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New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Elsie Ferguson at Rivoli

1t is difficult to write Of Elsie Fer
gusons new picture, Rose Of the
World" without resorting to those
prerogatives of the press agent-ex-
travagant superlatives. The picture is
being shown at the new Rivoli this
week, and it is truly splendid But
consider-Agnes and Edgcrton Castle
wrote the story, Maurice Tourneur di-
rected it, and Elsie Ferguson played
the title role. And what, pray, would
one expect from such triumvrate? ?
One tremblcs to think what might
have happened to this most impressive
story had a corporation less than the
Aircraft attempted to produce it.
With Elsie Ferguson before us, pas
sionate in her love, dominant in her
anger, pitiful in her grief, and always
lovely, picture flashed across our
mind of what another actress might
have done to that part. In less skilful
hands Rose of the World" would have
become rank melodrama, with conjured
spirits, miraculously returned hus-
bands, trumpedup Arabian Wallets and
hair which turned white over night.
10 tell any Of the story would be to
spoil it for all those who have not read
the book and who will see the picture
SO we shall refrain, much as we should
enjoy narrating it.
Wyndham Standing plays the role Of
Captain Harry English, and he is most
likable in the part. He has some little
tricks of makeup which add greatly to
the illusion. For instance, he is sup
posed to have worn a heavy beard for
some time, and when he is compelled
to dispose of it suddenly his face is
darkly burned only on the upper part.
Percy MarmOnt is we'll cast as I,ieu-
tenant Bethune and Clarence Handy
side perfect as Sir Arthur Gerardine.
June Sloan is Aspasia and Ethel Martin
Lady Cunningham.
Dance of the Hours" from "La Clio
conda," was played as the overture.
Alberto Bachman, vioiinist, rendered
"Air Varie," by Henri Vieuxtemps, and
Gladys Rice sang "Thy Love Is Thine,
from "The Queen of Sheba." The
comedy is Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew
in "Our Mutual Motor" II. u.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Rockefeller Fund
Aids Y. w. A. Drive

The Rockefeller Foundation started
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion on the road to success in its ST.
100000 drive yesterday with con-
tribution of 100000. Solicitors about
the city returned with $4,785, and
cheered when the news was announced
at the headquarters, at $50 Fifth Ave
nue.. The fund is to be used in war
work.
"The officers of the Foundation" said
DR.. George Z. Vincent, president Of
the Rockefeller Foundation, after
careful study are convinced that the
war work of the Young Women's
Christian Association is of funda-
mental value and is being followed
out intelligently and effectively by a
we'll trained and experienced staff of
social workers."
The money raising campaign will
end on January IA. Each day of its
continuance there will be addresses
and music at headquarters, and tea
will be served at p. m.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

woman made was when she learned to
cook. Then man found out that she
was willing to cook for him and her
economic slavery began. Economic
slavery began long before sex slavery
oman was n luxury for man in the
cave era and has been so ever since.
"Housework in itself is not dcgrad-
ing, but it is not economically valuable.
am not going into the moral side Of
1t or answer the question for you
whether you ought to do it. do house
work myself. The point is that house
work is at the lowest scale Of the eco
nomic ladder. Tie $25 week stenog-
raphcr who marries and does her own
houseworl at the rate of S. week has
sunk just so far in the economic scale.
Talk of Babies Barred
Don't you think am doing a nobler
work in the world" interrupted an in
dignant woman, "if bring up three
children than if | punch typewriter
keys all day."
"There we &C on babies" Grief Mrs
Gilman. 81 won't start discussion on
babies or we'll be Mt it all day I am
talking about economic independence
and not about love and marriage"
Mrs. Raymond Brown opened the suf-
frage school at 10 o'clock with 100
women present despite the ice-covered
streets. To-day Mrs. Brown will pre-
side over the morning session with
two classes in organization of govern
ment, and in the afternoon DR.. Bril- f.
Shultz will talk on Good Government
a Business" and Professor Benjamin
Kcndrick on "Ilistory, Political, Eco
nomic and Social"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Debate on Babies Enlivens
Opening Of Suffrage School
oht Studs own Meetings and the Tariff Also Injected
Into Their Quest for knowledge of
Citizenship

Babies and the tariff, shirt studs and
town meetings provided what the facul-
ty would call a erich curriculum" for
the first session of the suffrage school
for citizenship, at 303 Fifth Avenue.
yesterday.
frederick c. Tanner, former state
chairman of the Republican party, mace
the first out and out proposal the debu
tante women voters have vet received
although divers political swajns have
been hanging around ever since tho
her 6,
1T you ladies are looking for poll
tlcal party to tie up to, | submit the
Republican" he said. The women ap-
plauded this in way that brought
1ro"ns to the eyes of two visiting
Democrats. If the Democrats had
waited a bit longer, however, they
would have learned that the women
were not committed by that applause to
the Republicans.
Problem of Shirt Studs
Within ten minutes they had for
gotten all about Mr.. Tanner and were
plunging into the problem of shirt studs
for husbands. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins
Gilman came out fair and square
against shirt studs and all other servilc
instruments in the hands of indepen-
dent women voters.
You do your husband great
wrong" she said, "when you put his
shirt studs in for him and baby him.
Only children and tho aged should be
waited upon. The primal mistake
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

sor, there is still enough of sensa-
tlonalism left in the theme to make the
play a popular success. Fifteen years
IS an epoch. Looking back, it may have
seemed to enthusiasts that old fogic5
like Professor Borneman must be
bowled over by the rush Of progress,
but they stand to-day as firmly in
trenched as ever against change in the
relations of the sexes.
AT one point the free love thesis be-
comes very weak Karen's mother asks
her what harm marriage ceremony
would have done if she and her lover
intended to live together marriage
would have greatly simplified matters,
but Karen's only reply was that she did
not seem to care about it. The same
question is raised in "Why Marry 2" by
Jesse Lynch Williams, and the inevita-
bic answer seems to be that the "medi-
@val incantation" would work no great
mischief.
In "Karen" the object of the first
lover seems to have been obvious
enough, particularly when it appears
that he deceived his sweetheart. There
may be much truth in the arragnment
or economic conditions that initiate
against early marriages, but the con-
clusion is inevitable that amelioration
Of such conditions should be sought
rather than a change in relations which
would lead to the abandonment Of per-
sonal responsibility and an ever in
creasing extension Of promiscuity
The play must be regarded as an ex-
ceptional case, but the progressive de-
velopment of the situations make i.
dramatically strong. The premises are
set forth with exemplary simplicity and
clearness. The striking antithesis be.
tween the views of the father and the
experiences of the children receives an
ever increasing emphasis. Each shock
that Professor Borneman receives is g
little stronger than the preceding. HI
learns that the sculptor who put
Karen's likeness in marble was not hel
first lover, and finally that his wife
had learned long ago of these faults
and had condoned them on account Of
the experience of her other daughter
whose unhappness had eliminated il
insanity. Finally Warren takes leave d
her parents, to return to Paris and liv.
her own life.
The acting improved in effectiveness
as the action develorcd. Mr.. Meltzer
who appeared in the third act as the
sculptor, left nothing to be desired II
point of verisimiitude. The parents il
the early part Of the play were rathel
spruce, perhaps, for the progcnitors O.
six lively subjects, the wife being still
ccmely and the father suggesting de
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
BENJAMIN Mather Furman
Funeral Service for Noted
Artist To Be Held To-day

The funeral of Benjamin Mather Fur
man, artist. preacher, gold seeker in '49
and one Of Brooklyn's most picturesque
figures, who died on Sunday. will be
held from the chapel. at 396 Gates Ave
nue., Brooklyn. to-day. Mr.. Furman,
who was ninety-one years old. leaves q
daughter. five sons and eight grand
children.
Mr.. Furman. during his long career
as an artist, painted the portraits of
many well-known New Workers.. His
last notable work was done five years
ago, when, at the age of eightysix,
he painted the portrait of Fanny j.
Crosby, the famous hymn writer.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

Herein is the holy estate of wedlock
fricasseed to make village holiday.
Karen" is b-Ibsenisrn without being
tin-pot lbsenism, but one can't help
wondering what the great Norwegian
would have done with the theme if he
had read Ellen Key and Havelock Ellis.
The progressive, dramatic growth of
the action is impressive. The only
doubt is whether the premises are uni
versal or hold true only of a special
case, that Of a professor of theology
whose family were ovcrsexed.
Kristen Borncman had small in
come and six children. Two married
sons were unable to support their
families, the youngest was unable to
support wife, and of his three
daughters one was mad as result of
thwarted marital hopes, one in love for
the first time, and Karen an "advanced
woman" The old professor had de-
voted his life to teaching Christian
morality and had written book to
prove that children were necessary to
sanctify marriage. The shock of
karen's revelations was overpowering
Although the freshness of frte love
propaganda has somewhat stalled since
"Karen' was first produced fifteen years
ago and prohibited by the Danish CEN
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Tells
Bankers to Give
Up Luxuries

One hundred Of New York's most sue
cessful business men, principally bank
crs and financicrs, gathered at the
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday after
noon to consider questions in connec-
ton with the development of the cam
paign of the War Savings Organization
for Greater New York, were given some
plain but pertinent pointers for per-
sonal economy by Frank A. Vandcrlip.
president of the National City Bank.
should IKE to know what sugges-
tlons you could give such an audience
as this by which necessary economies
might be effected" said Herbert L.
Griggs, president of the Bank of New
York and director of numerous com
pan1es,, after MIR. Vanderlip had out
hned the war savings plan.
You all know what you can do-you
know better than any one else can pos
sibly know" replied Mr. Vanderlip.
You think back to the first prosperous
time in your life, Mr.. Griggs. Compare
your expenditures then with what YOU
eXpcnd now, and | am sure YOU will
find you can do with out much that YOU
have and still remain as good CITIZEN
as you now are. If you cannct do that,
send me your last weeks bills and |
VIII suggest some reductions. Just
eliminate everything that is unneces-
sary to proper living. Our young men
are facing death in the trenches, not
ooIetully but gladly. We should not be
so very. sad because 1t is required Of
US to give up our luxuries."
The meeting, called by the commit
tee of banks and trust companies of the
war Savings Organization, was for the
purpose of explaining the governments
purpose IN inaugurating the war saw
ings movement at is not merely to
raise money-money can easily be OBJ
tained," explained Mr.. Vanderlip. "The
purpose is to prevent the demand for
reealess non-essentials which competes
with the government by withdrawing
labor from necessary tasks. The
amount of articles required by our
army is stupendous. 1t is impossible
to manufacture them unless there is a
large increase in labor. Do not think
that, by our plan, business will be made
to suffer; there is no possibility of the
huge business in non-essentiais being
seriously affected by the suggestc d
economies. England and France, de-
spite legislation for the purpose, have
failed to create a situation in which
trade in non-cssentials is not almost
booming.
"1he tragedy is not that we are go
ing to disrupt business, but 1t may be
that we will not get the idea of econ
omy sufficiently into the minds of the
| people in time to prevent delay in get
ting supplies to the front"
Frederick w. Allen, State Director OF
War Savings for New York City, an
nourced that several hundred women
would begin a Eouseto- house canvass
in the interest OF the campaign in ten
days. Eventually, he said, it is cx-
pected to have $4,000 canvasscrs work
ing in the cltV
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Mann at the Colonial

called "The Good for Nothing" at the
Colonial this week The play makes
no effort to conceal the fact that it is
propaganda. and when Mr.. Mann was
compelled to respond to curtain call
or stop the show he, too, admitted it.
He said, among other things, that the
hearty applause proved that the peo-
pie in front were all Marcovitchs and
none of them Marcos.
The story teaches that you must not
end in witch" or imam" or "water
end. For instance, two brothers, Jacoi'
and Abraham, we're born Marcovtch.
One of them, Jacob, was proud of it
and he prospcred although he wore a
beard and a frock coat. The other
was ashamed of his origin. SO h"
changed to Irving Marco and married
a girl with prospects. OF course
Irving lived to sec the error of his
ways and to hear his simple brother
tell John Rockefeller over the tele
phone, to go to a place which is not
heated by oil. all because he disagreed
with him as to which way the market
would lump. In the cast are William
o. Williams. Frances Woodbury.
George Wallace and Ruby Hallier.
Ray Cummings and Ruth Mitchell
presented that little act called "One
Afternoon" in which the painted drop
plays SO important a part.
Nine. Doree again presented her
celebrities. which include Caruso,
Destinn. Tetrazzini, Farrar Scott and
Homer. They are quite excellent.
John Barclay, of the Sd Dragon
Guards: Jack Stewart of the Argyle
and Sutherland Highlanders; Dan
Davis, of the I'd Battalion, Princess
Pats, and Paddy Doyle, of the Munster
Fusiliers, presented a little skit called
"SomeMhere In France"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Wor,nel, of State
Organize FOX
Next Election
Republican Vote Will BE
More Than Doubled,
Says Glynn
Some to Seek Office
Chairman Asserts Ambitions
of Fair Sex Will Be
Supported
[Stdf CoYvespondencei

Albany, Jan. 7.-George A. Glynn,
chairman OF the Republican State Com
mittee. announced tonight that reports
received from most of the siXty-two
county chairmen indicated that the
women voters were organizing and get
TING ready to take active part in the
nrimares and in the fall elections.
az have every reason to believe that
the granting of the vote to the women
will more than double the Republican
vote throughout the state" said Mr..
cvnu to The Tribune correspondent
tonight
an most Of the counties have heard
from the women are joining the local
Republican organizations. and it would
NOT surprise me to see women present
in an oficia, capacity at the next meet
ing Of the Republican State Committee.
"Of course, until the necessary leg
;slation is passed and signed by the
Governor women will not have any
legal standing in county committees
ar in the state committee, as member
shin in these is regulated by statute.
EXPECT that this legislation will be
nsssed and signed before month is
over and since there is little hkeli-
hood of the state committee meeting
before then. it will be possible to have
women acting as members of the state
committee"
Will Back Women
Mr.. Glynn said that Republicans
would back women for Office in vari-
Gus districts throughout the state this
fall, notably in New York City.
There is every reason why women
with ambitions for office and qualified
for it should have the same chance as
men" said Mr.. Clynn. at is not q
question Of chivalry. but fair play.
would like to see q goodlv number Of
women in the Legislature. But the
experience of other suffrage states is
that women are not overanXious for
Office. The proof of it is that we find
hut one woman in Congress. But you
can rest assured that women if they
want to hold o.fs:ce regardless of what
the Office may be will get a square
deal. 1t is no longer a question Of
women; it is question of voters. And
the increase in the number OF voters
will make for better government"
Mr.. Glynn said that the increased
number of voters because Of the car
rying of the suffrage amendment would
necesstate certain changes in the cleo
.;on lou
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
500, ,248 to Red Cross
From Keith Circuit


Formal Acknowledgment was made
yesterday by Chairman H. ?. Dawson
Of the War Council of the American
Red Cross of the receipt in certified
checks Of S96,24S from f. f. Albee,
half-owner with A. Paul Keith of the
Keith vaudeville circuit, representing
the sum raised in vaudeville theatres
Oh Theatrical Red Gross Day, Deccm-
ber Z.
Mr.. Albee, as chairman Of the vaude-
Vile division of the show world, or
ganized farreaching campaign to
raise funds. In New York alone the
Keith theatres took in more than S19,-
900 on Red Cross Day, the Palace
Theatre alone contributing S3233.50
Every Keith employe was drafted to
aid in the work. and Mr.. Albee gave
his entire time to the campaign.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Offers $1,000 Prizes for
School Thrift Stamp Sales

Jacob Wertheim, real estate man.
offered $4,000 last night to the Board Of
Education to provide prizes for the
public schools which sell the largest
number of thrift stamps and war saw
ings certificates berore May 81. The
gift probably will be accepted at the
next meeting of the board.
Prizes Of $3.50 and $3.50 for high
schools and 500 for elementary schools
will be provided for the institutions
which show the highest per capita re-
suits on the basis Of the average daily
attendance from January to May. More
than 100000 pupils will be eligible to
compete.
He suggested that the prize money
n, may be used s;, to buy Liberty bonds, per-
educational equipment of permanent
character. or ma be added to the
School Welfare Fund.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Soldiers Voted Nearly
2 to / for Suffrage,
Official Count Shotus
7 StCH CO7.respOndence

ALBANY, Jan. THE official can
yass Of the soldier vote, completed here
tonight. shows that Uncle Sans fight
ing men were almost two to one in
favor Of woman suffrage.
The total vote was: For woman suf-
frage, 1864; against, 1880; majority,
1I9o4.
The soldiers from upstate as we'll as
from New York City voted heavily for
suffrage The anti suffragists among
the soldiers carried but FOURTEEN Of the
siXty-two counties.
The soldiers in Livingston County,
where United States Senator James ".
Wadsworth, jr., one of the leaders Of
the ants, is political boss, went for
suffrage So did the soldiers of Albany
County, where William Barnes, another
foe Of suffrage, helps to direct it's des-
tiny.
The soldiers gave suffrage an over
whelming majority in each of the five
boroughs in New York City. The vote
h. k@.,.x f.>l1
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Welch in The Love Arbor'-
Rapid Changes of Scene in
Columbia Show

Ben Welsh and his big show are
extravaganza called The Love Arbor''
The first act is laid in a villa on tn
Hudson" which accounts for the title
The second act is quite different. It
is called "Izzie at the Movie" He was.
and thereby hangs tale. It is told
IN half a dozen scenes, which take one
from a motion picture studio to a
chateau in the Alps
Besides Ben Welch, the cast boasts
Pat kearney, Frank Murphy, Billy
Wild, Elva Gricves and frankie Martini
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Wireless Class
For Girls Is Opened

Eighteen patriotic girls forged
through the storm yesterday morning
70 take their first lesson in wireless
telegraphy in new class for women
opened by Hunter College under the
instruction of Professor Lewis D. Hill,
of the department Of physics. The
girl students are all taking up the
work in hope of serving the govern
ment as operators, although no gov
ernment department has yet made any
provision for the employment of wom-
en- for this kind Of work.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
MISS Hauserman Bride of
Lieutenant A. F. Re;nert

Miss Frieda Charlotte Hauserman,
tS;ushter tS;ls OF Charles Hauserman, of
t",s sm city. was married to Lieutenant
tMpert taut +; Reincrt, of the 106th In
p%ttsry, =. s. A., last evening, in St.
Avon A.ers Lutheran Church, Lexington
.nue and Flfty-fourth Street. The
AIl.,sinony was performed by the Rev.
aired iid Moldenke.
maid s'asS Elsie Gommel was the BRIDES
wssu OF honor and the bridesmaids
were Miss MAZDA Noller and Miss Au.
llSs,a lSs,S Noller. Robert Reinert. Of the
.sSEMa sDM Machine Gun Battalion, Of Spar
,r,s ,r,pII'g' vas to have been his broth
ehta pest man, but he was unable to
bv b'T1n ~. leave, and his place was taken
& ushs Lieutenant James Doyle. The
Herb. were Frederick Renert and
ana a's!e s: he'nert. Lieutenant Reiners
=. ms bride will 60 to Spartanburg
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Music
Dorothy Fox, Singer, and
Joseph Bonnet, Organist,
in Aeolian Concerts

Miss Dorothy Fox, a young singer of
considerable promise. gave q song re-
cital yesterday afternoon at Aeolian
Hall. Despite a tendency to sing off
the key. She gave considerable pleasure
in varied programme. including a
group of songs by Dwight Fiskc, which
she gave to the accompaniment of the
composer. Miss Fox possesses a voice
Of moderate power, but Of marked rich
ness of timbre, and a good deal Of in
terpretative ability. Her audience was
of good size and displayed a sympa-
thetic interest.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Hillquit Answers Women


=. New York suffragists who regard
Morris Hillquit as an improper lecturer
Tor the course in american Citi-
zenship," which began yesterday at
state headquarters Of the Woman Suf-
frage party, 3o3 Fifth Avenue, are
privileged to remain away when Mr..
Hllquit lectures there next w Mednes-
day afternoon, he pointed out yester-
day.
Many complaints from prospective
Students reached the organization fol-
,oWlng the announcement that Mr..
hlllqult was to talk for the Socialist
party.
Mrs. Victor Morawetz, who arranged
lor the lectures, met these objections
with the explanation that Mr.. Hillquit
was regarded as an authority on the
particular question of socialism,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Johnson-Ernst

-, MISS Elsie Mathilda Ernst. daughter
~ y. mr. mr.: and Mrs. c. Charles Ernst, jr.,
y " rittsheld, Mass, was married to Dr.
MLehheth Johnson, first lieutenant in
o one Medical Reserve Corps. u. S. A.,
,t vn saturday evening at the Church of
.ne transportation. The ceremony was
EIerlormed Ied by the Rev. DR.. George c..
..lIougnton. and dinner followed at
me Holland House.
MISS Ethel Mary Ernst was her sis
so sos maid OF honor. G. Haldane John
'0r served as his brothers best man.
u Ut. Johnson is son OF Mrs. Charles
-. -, Johnson. Jr., of Montclair He and
ms, ms orlde will live at 226 West Seven.
eleth Street until he receives nrdnrs
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

gree Of roguishness. One might think
that the cares which had weighed upon
them would have left an indelible
mark.
Miss Marinoff played the title role
very convincing]y and acceptably, but a
light wig would have made her some
what more scandinavian, besides in
creasing the family resemblance. There
seemed to be something in the sugges-
tion that a woman of twenty-e ght
should have taken to life with an hon
est fellow in preference to the pursuit
of unlimited freedom,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Thomas Furlong

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7.--Thomas Fur
long, head of private detective
agency, is dead here at the age of
seventy four years. He established for
the Pennsylvania Railroad the first
railway detective service IN the United
States In 1880 he came to St. Louis
to organize a similar service for the
Missouri Pacific.