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New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
League Will Fight
Greedy Landlords
New Organization Plans an
Appeal to President
Wilson

Miss Rose Schneidermann and Mrs.
Mary Mardfin, leaders of the newly
organized Tenants League of Greater
New York, issued general invitation
yesterday to all dissatisfied renters to
attend conference at Peoples House,
Z East Fifteenth Street, June 19. The
new organization represents tenant
leagues of all the boroughs and at next
weeks conference plans to elect COM
mittee to call on President Wilson in
Washington and ask him to urge Con-
gress to enact legislation forbidding
landlords to further increase rents
during the war.
Mrs. Mardfn said yesterday that
apartment house owners throughout
the city have raised rents 80 to $15
during the last nine months and are
forcing tenants to sign leases which do
not guarantee either hot water or heat
during the winter.
Assemblyman Samuel Orr, of The
Bronx, is member of the new leagues
ways and means committee, which is
devising local and state measures de-
signed to take the place Of obsolete
legislation which the leaders of the
league declare permits landlords to do
practically as they please
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Women Teachers to
Discuss Plans for
Increased Salaries

a special meeting in the interests
VI increased salaries for women teach
sl sIS VIII be held under the auspices of
tue interborough Association of Wom-
en- teachers at o'clock this afternoon
on the eleventh floor of the Metropol-
Man Life Building, Madison Avenue and
lwenty-third Street.
,Meports on salaries will be present.
co oy Carrie A. Hawthorne, of Public
oehooi 30, Brooklyn. who will recon-
% senc nc schedule with maximum of
ec1n,Aoofrom cn the kindergarten through the
CO. and by Lillian l. Powers, of Public
S.nooi b. Brooklyn, who will recon-
90 Mena nc a schedule with maximum of
ss,a0O from the IA to 8B classes.
The proposed pay for assistants to
principals will be discussed by Lulu
n. Sheehan, of Public School 93, Man
nattan; and that for principals by Te-
,esa M. Barnholx, of Public School 10.
nanhattan. High school teachers will
oe represented by Anna E. McAuliffe.
VI the Newtown High School.
Inc revisions desired for special
siasses of teachers will be discussed
~ ~ Kate A. Fowler. of the Brooklyn
saIaining School for Misunderstanding
sccnoois; E. Wemyss Burns, of Public
sshool s.. Brooklyn, for ungraded
sslassses; Ada A. Lawton. of Public
oshooi ~. Manhattan, for crippled
s,asses; Miss Hodges, for anmmic
tt.asses, and F. Ursula Payne, for M odeI
seachers and others.
.1race Strachan Forsythe, president
"a "a The association, said yesterday that
tsne campaign for increased paw would
y. pe launched in the hall where the In
ssloorough won and celebrated its equal
pay victory,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Bullock Likely to
Succeed MacBride

William Bullock, director of the bu-
reau of City Inquiry, who was active
in furnishing much Of the campaign
material used by Mayor Hylan in his
prediction speeches last fall, will
probably succeed James E. MacBride as
president of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission. Mr.. MacBride recently
rendered his resignation to the Mayor,
to take effect July l.
Mr.. Bullock supplied most of the evil
dence to the District Attorney on which
indictments were found against ex-
Senator Reynolds and others in connec-
ton with the so-called land scandals at
Rockaway Park and Dreamland. Bullock
was prominently mentioned for the
office of Commissioner of Accounts
after Mayor Hylan's election, but this
place was finally given to the Mayors
close friend, David Hirshfeld.
A good deal of pressure has been
brought upon the Mayor recently from
Tammany Hall to put Bullock in Com
missioner's MacBride's place, and it is
considered likely that the Mayor will
appoint him.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Campaign On to Save
4, 700 New York Babies
House-to-House Canvass Begun
To Enroll Every Child
Under Five Years Old

- house-to- house canvass to enroll
every child in New York City under
live years Of age was begun yesterday
under the direction of DR.. Josephine
s. Baker, of the Bureau of Child Hy-
giene Of the city's Department Of
Health: At the milk station of the
New York Diet Kitchen. 1863 Mott
Street, the first examination of children
was made in the morning, and at the
W1lloughby Settlement, in Brooklyn,
MISS Mary e. Thornton, Of the Univer-
slty Extension Society, gave the first
OF a series of lectures in the baby
saving campaign.
Several hundred children were en-
rolled in the Henry Street Settlement
district: At Lenox Hill House, 511
East Sixty-ninth Street, where the
Canvass was begun last Wednesday.
more than 100 children have received
the required physical examination.
The campaign for the saving of child
life has been urged by the Federal
government New York City is asked
to save 4,7oO babies this year. More
than 1o3 day nurseries, settlement
houses and similar organizations are CO.
operating in the campaign.
The City Food Kitchen is devoting
its afternoon lecture hours to child hy-
giene and feeding. This afternoon DR..
Sara W. Lyons will speak on diet af-
fecting the health of the child.
Miss Mary Thornton will continue
her lectures tonight at the University
Settlement, the Hamilton House and
the Salvation Army House, "a Cherry
Street
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Christie Mcdonald
Charms at Palace
Former Musical Comedy Star
Makes Appearance in
Vaudeville

Christi Mcdonald, who has been
lost to view for some time, came to
the Palace Theatre yesterday in
"Cupid's Mirror" an act made Of
ephemeral but charming material.
The former stare of "Miss Sprinetime"
is seated before an antique mirror
Curiosly enough, she is more inter-
ested in the ornamental figures on
each side of her looking-giass than
she is in her own reflection. She
sleeps and dreams they come to life.
There are seven songs and some in
cidental strains reminiscent of Miss
McDonald's former successes.
Whenever anything artistic enters
Palace. This week "Moon Down." by
John Reed, is payed by Ruby Craven
and Regina Connelli. 1t is a hand
me-down from the Washington
Square Players, but that only means
it has not been seen by great num-
bers of people. The plot may seem
improbable to dwellers in Harlem or
Fifth Avenue, but (surely great
many romances in and about Green
wich Village start that way. A youth
approaches a girl to whom he has
not been introduced and remarks,
"Look at the moon. Does she not seem
like woman with silver hair?" COR was
it feetas) Adding quickly, "You are the
most beautiful Of all the nights things.
Will you marry me?" And she does.
Why not? At least. their married
life will be different.
Many acts on the Palace bill this
week are playing a return engage
ment. They are Jack Donahue and
Alice Marion Setwart. one of the most
amusing acts that ever played ain one.'
Hobart Bostworth, Of the movies. in
"The Sea Wolf; Williams and Wolfus
in "Hark! Hark! Hark!" Jack Will
son also has danced this season at
the Palace.
Albertina Rasch, billed as "the un-
surpassable exponent of choreo-
graphic art" took this art trife
heavily. She was assisted by Con
stantin Koboeloff and ballet. Kari
Emmv and his clever dogs and George
and Dick Rath, athletes. completed the
programme. SIS.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

I'll pay your dentist bill, whatever
it is, if that will help" Miss Bates Of
Tered. The recruiting officers accepted
both the boy and the actresses promise,
Family No Excuse
The navy did not mince words in
talking to citizens. Mrs. Julia A.
Wheelock, chief petty officer, said tho
only excuse an able-bodied man could
was cowardice. "The fact that a man
is married and has children to support
is no reason to keep out of the war;"
she said "The more babies he has
the greater his motive to fight and
make the nation safe for them when
they grow up. The man who hides be-
hind wife is usually the sort of hus-
band woman. would be mighty glad to
get rid of anyhow"
lands call for help. "I was in tie
trenches a few months ago, and when
told my comrades I was due for q
short trip to the United States they
he said. "For Gods sake. America,
hurry! We need all the men you can
throw into your army, but also we
need them for the ships. Pm going
back to France in few days and Pm
counting on the American navy to get
me across the water. You men hero
are sthe men who later will have to
keep open the ocean lanes"
Song Wins Recruits
>, Seaman Reilly, U. S. NJ, sang "Xeeu
Your Head Down, Pretty Boy" SONG
that caught the fancy of the crowd and
added half dozen recruits to the total
Lieutenant Gitz Rice gave new
American finish to his martial lyric
about "giving 'em hell at Neuve Cha.
pelle, and here we are again." It had
to do with what will happen when the
full strength of the United States
lighting forces stand 20 the work along
side the French and British.
Another singer was Miss Edna joyce
who wore the sleeve insignia Of frs,
class petty musician.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Call Of War in City Hall Park
Lures Is From Business to Nayv
Pleas for Recruits Bring Ready Response at Monday
Blanche Bates Among the Lunch Hour Speakers
-Stenographer Abandons Letters

Seventy-fve, business men were uncx-
pectedly detained from their offices
during the rush of yesterdays lunch
hour and will be late for work by as
many months as the war continues.
The navy got them, bundled them into
waiting auto trucks and hurried them
away to man Uncle Sans fighting
ships.
1t happened during the recruiting rally
held yesterday noon in City Hall Park.
Blanche Bates, Lieutenant Gitz Rice
and other speakers appealed to the
Americanism of the passing throng.
"How can you go back to your pifling
little jobs when there is real mems
work to be done on the high seas 2" the
crowd was asked.
The wavering ended right there
Clerks, stenographers, budding fnan-
ciers-enough almost to man de-
stroyer-forgot they were due back in
bowed their way to the platform.
Joins Navy in Rush
Owe got fifty important letters to
get off this afternoon, but the boss can
worry" said one lank youth in a Pana-
ma hat. "1'm not even going back to
shut my desk"
A lusty war whoop from Miss Bates
greeted the first recruit. 1In Phila-
delphia not long ago 1 offered to kiss
every boy who enlisted" she .splained
II found they preferred to be sent on
their way with an oldfashioned cheer
So here goes"
A boy from brokers' office pushed
his way to the stand with dozen
other Park Row tars, and then hung
a4 PACK Wistfully at the foot of the steps
.What's the matter with you 2" asked
Miss Bates. Don't you want to fight :,
"You bet your life," was the answer
"But my teeth are no good. They won't
take me-"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Herbert Rawlinson in Smashing
Through"

Herbert Rawlinson is appearing at
the Broadway this week in a smash
ing melodrama called Smashing
Through" In this picture Mr.. Raw
linson does many things that no one
else would care to do unless perhaps
it were Douglas Fairbanks, and we
don't believe even Douglas would like
to ride underneath a train going sixty
miles an hour with white hot steam
enveloping him. That is one Of the
things Rawlinson does, and we can't
understand why any one as handsome
as he should think it necessary to do
stunts.
Rawlinson is a mine owner and he
thinks his mine is no good and the
But one Of these mine fakirs has
beautiful sister and she resolves that
Herbert shall not lose his mine, SO they
go through many hazardous expert
ences together. But the mine proves
to be productive of good fat check,
mercenary mammas' objections are re-
moved, bad brother is reformed, and
SO they were married! H. u.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Fl iirst or Second
Glass;" New Cry
Of Ticket Agents
Travelling Public Finds
European System in
Operation Here

Yesterday marked new epoch in
railroad travel in the United States, in
PRODUCING to the travelling public not
only increased rates, but a class sys-
tenn of transportation comparable to
that long used in Europe.
"Firsto second class?" was the
question confronting the man long used
to q fiat rate on railroads.
That settled, the problem for the
ticket seller was the new cost of
tickets, which involved the following
computations:
If first class, 31A cents a mile, plus
8 per cent revenue tax. plus the estab
lished rate for Pullman or parlor car.
If second class, 3 cents q mile, plus
per cent war tax.
Because of these new rates there
were longer lines than usal at the
ticket sellers booths at all railroads
stations, for the simple reason that
the agents, unused to the new rates,
were delayed by necessary computa-
Delays at Train Times
Indecision on part of both pas
sengers and ticket sellers caused de-
laws before train times and added to
the confusion at the stations. The
crowds at the stations seemed larger
than usual because they were handled
less rapidly.
Passenger agents agreed last night
that there was no material cnange IN
the volume of business, except In the
case of some commuters, who have the
alternative of riding in the subways or
elevated lines. Many of them refused
to nav the increased rates and rode on
the electric lines.
No Aversion to "Second Class"
Nor was any general aversion noted
to "riding second class" There is
well-defined feeling >railroad circles
that the man who patronizes pullman
and parlor cars should pay not only
the additional tariff of the operating
companies, but also an increased rate
to the railway.
"If a railroad carries bed for you,
why shouldn't you pay extra Tor nav
inp it hauled?" was the way one pas
senger agent put it. "You pay no more
for q berth than for bed at good
hotel"
The man who rides in Pullman or
parlor CIR hereafter will pay, not only
The additional fare for extra service,
but also is 2-3 per cent more for his
railroad fare than the man who rides
in coach or chair-car. With this ad-
ditional charge it is likely that many
of the daylight passengers will forego
the prestige of ''first class" travel.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
On the Screen
Elsie Ferguson Is Good to
Look at in Ibsen's =" A
Dolls House

Elsie Ferguson is at the RiaIto this
week in a screen version of Henrik
Ibsen's "A Dolls House" It has been
told in the form of q joke that one
Of the provincial producers in small
town advertised for his theatre, Com
ing-'A Dolls House, by Heinrich Ib-
sen. Bring the kiddie!" But we can
not see anything particularly funny
in that, inasmuch as there is nothing
in the Ibsen play which the kiddies
might not see. One must start them,
and if they are to be initiated gradu-
ally it is necessary to select dramas
of half century or so ago.
Nora to-day does nothing radical
when she walks out into the snow,
only we should have liked to see her
return with a neat typewriter under
her arm and say, "That for you, my
DEAR" to her husband. We knew that
she would not do it, however, for she
had no "twelve-pound look" in her
eye as she closed the door.
We do not care for Ibsen's plays.
Nothing happens and there are no eli
makes. For instance, we think it would
have made a much better ending if
"The Master Builder" had been rescued
from the top of the pole by an air
plane than to have fallen down and
broken his neck; and, by the same
Nora divorce Helmar and marry DR..
Rank and live happily ever after.
Which proves that we don't know any
thing.
However, what matters it? Plot OF
photoplay, cast or direction. makes not
an ounce of difference to us if we may
watch Elsie Ferguson, and it is prob.
able that most people feel as we do
as Nora. Miss Ferguson does things
which she never has had chance te
do on the screen before.
Miss Ferguson has made so few
pictures that one is fascinated by the
idea of always seeing a new character
ization. though it is doubtful if any
exhaust her infinite variety. Elsie Fer
guson is a wonderful woman, who has
stored up in her hair or soul vast
array Of beautiful things to offer te
her public.
In the new picture Miss Ferguson
wears her hair done low on her neck
! eats macaroons out of a paper bag
dances an Italian pas seul with tam
BOURNE and decorates Christina.
tre. 1t seems difficult to believe tha
she is Lilly" or Jennie" or "Rose," o.
the lady whose husband went out t.
shoot BarbAry sheep.
The picture was directed by Mauric,
Tourneur, and it is extremely vel
done. Evidently Mr.. Tourneur doe
like Jbsen, for he has not sought t,
improve on him. In the supportin,
cast are Fl. E. Hubert, as Helman
Alexander H. Shannon. as Kroestadt
and Ethel Grey Terry, as Mrs. Linden
AS prelude to the picture, Ami,
Rosner sang the beautiful Solveig'
song, The overture was Johal
Svendsen's Norwegian Rhapsody.
Carlos Megia sang "a Furtive Tear.
from "L'Elisir D,Amora." An operati
nightmare was played by the or
chestra.
The comedy was 1.-TWO Tough Ten
derfeet."
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Dwight o. Gilmore

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June TO-
Dwight o. Gilmore. aged eighty, owner
Of the Court Square Theatre and other
theatre properties in this city, died to-
day. He was the city's largest indi-
business real estate, and was rated as
several times millionaire. He was
Mayor in 1899. He was native of
Stafford Springs, Conn. He was un-
married, and leaves no near relatives.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

Enectlve July l. these salaries will
De advanced to $1,000. Salaries in ex-
Iess OF this new minimum figure will
De increased less sharply, according to
81 s9ch n new schedules as the committee
o1 m Ihe Board of Education formulates.
=. me lnroads of advancing prices on
.ne iow-salaried teachers have been so
great that it was fel. that the S9O6, 600
spuspius pap IN the salary account of the
board OF Education would be dist1ib-
used among them as an emergency
measure, which was agreed to at the
conference yesterday.
9, mnlie "nn the teachers just over the
SS!,oVo minimum also have been hard
mt aas,;y by advancing prices, there was a
ieeiing that their cases were less
Urgent. They will be taken care Of,
however, however, according to present indica-
IONS, IONS as soon as the Board Of Eduea-
uon's salary committee can arrange
equitable increases in the complicated
schedules, since the Board of Estimate
ass., mas now been definitely committed to
geherai increases for the entire teach
ing staff.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Board of Estimate Sees
Necessity of Granting
Educators Request
July l Marks Change
Schedule Including Raise for
All Instructors Is Being
Arranged

A general increase II salary for the
city's $4,000 public school teachers, in
cluding the immediate establishment Of
a $1,000 minimum for the 1000 who
are now being paid less than that, is
practically assured as result of the
conference held yesterday afternoon be-
tween representatives of the Board of
Education and the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment.
The Board of Education, sitting as a
committee of the whole, following the
conference, heard the report of Presi-
dent Somers, and voted tentatively to
add 5000 to the initial salary, pending
formal approval at the regular board
meeting Wednesday.
Teachers who have been receiving
$500, 5000, ss4o and $3.50 annually
will find their July pay checks made
out for SS3.33, one-twelfth of the new
minimum salary.
The Board of Education was instruct
ed to revise the salary schedules for
all other teachers and submit its find
ings to the Board of Estimate.
President Arthur S. Somers, Superin-
tendent William L. Ettinger, Auditor
Henry r. NJ. Cook and Frederic L.
Mills represented the Board of Edrca-
ton at the hearing. Mayor Hylan and
Controller Craig were present with the
entire Board of Estimate.
The conference, lasting less than an
hour. was entirely harmonious. Both
boards appreciated the necessity for
revising the teachers salary schedules.
and showed disposition to distribute
such funds as were available equitablv
among the teaching staff.
Establishes Minimum immediately
President Somers pointed out that
the Board OF Education had enough
money on hand to establish an i'm
mediate minimum of $1,000, which
would be made effective July if as
surance was had from the Board of
Estimate that the new schedule would
be provided for in the 1919 budget.
After brief discussion the Board of
Estimate, sitting as a committee of the
whole, agreed that the new minimum
willingness to provide for such other
reasonable increases for the entire
teaching force as the Board of Educa-
tion might recommend
Auditor Cook said last night that an
additional S12,000,000 would be re-
quired to make effective the proposed
increases recommended by the Teach,
ers' Council. Some compromise in
crease will doubtless be arranged to
cost Several million dollars. which
President Somers thinks will be re-
CURED to revise the schedules.
Seven Thousand Affected
About seven thousand teachers in
the elementary schools, practically all
women. are at present receiving less
than $1,000 annually under the exist
ing schedule, which includes the fol-
lowing sub-S1, 600 salaries:
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Gift of Financier To Be
Displayed at Metropoli-
tan Museum To-day
Treasures Priceless
Artists Declare Group Invalu-
able to Students as Means
of Perfecting Study

The great Morgan collection of deco
rative art from the twelfth TO the sew
enteenth century will be opened to
the public to-day in the new Pierpont
Morgan wing of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art. Yesterday members of
the museum and leading artists of the
city were afforded a preliminary view
OF the priceless treasures, at last in
their permanent home in the institu-
ton.
Above great Spanish retabIe of ala
baster, which extends across the end
of the main hall of the wing, has been
placed the following inscription:
THE
PIERPONT MORGAN WING
CONTAINING OBJECTS 2GATHERED BY
JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN
1837-1913
AND GIVEN BY HIM AND HIS SON
TO THE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
FOR THE INSTRUCTION AND PLEASURE
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Galleries Rest Visitors
The galleries in which the objects,
chiefly of ecclesiastical origin, are en-
shrined do credit to their contents.
The wells are of soft mauve color
that conveys restful feeling to the
visitor and shows off the marbles, the
wood carvings and the masterpieces in
metals of all sorts TO the best advan-
tage. The light Is also modulated to
suit the ancient bits OF art.
Among the subdivisions of the col
lection are groups representative Of
certain art periods that can be equalled
| for their extent and diversity nowhere
else in the world. The Byzantine room
probably stands by itself as the best
and most complete of its kind.
From here the development of dec
orative art is traced through the Mer-
of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif-
teenth centuries. Then follows the
art of the Renaissance and that of the
Louis XIV period.
Among the pieces of the Renaissance
period is the great Cellini cup, a mas
terpiece of the master goldsmith and
sculptor. There are also seven ex-
| amples of the precious Henri ii, ware
| and numerous trinkets and jewels, gilt
tcklHS dSdiuSL Dlue VelVeC backgrounds.
The majority of the objects are of
ecclesiastical origin or carry some re-
ligious significance. There is splen-
did Romanesque Madonna and also a
quaint statuette in silver of the Virgin
and Child.
Artist Praises Exhibit
Several altar pieces and many ex-
amples Of woodcarving from Spanish
and Italian churches enrich the group.
with the new accessions this md
| scum may justly be called national
institution" said Jerome Myers, one
of the artists present yesterday. "Stu-
dents from all parts of the country
could come here and study instead of
going to Europe. No one who has not
travelled in the old country can real
ize the tremendous Importance of this
exhibit"
Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee, daughter
of the collector, acted as hostess at the
reception and told of the pleasures
and satisfaction" which her father had
derived by gathering this collection.
Others present included Elihu Root,
Edwin Blashfeld, Fl. W. Kent, Charles
w. Gould, DR.. Edward Robinson, Will
lam Church Osborn, Mrs. James B.
,, Ludlow, Mrs. Bayard Cutting, DR..
, George Kunz, Daniel C. French, How
ard Mansfield and, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Pierson Hamilton.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
Rev. L. A. Johnston

MINNEAPOLIS, June 10.--The Rev.
L. A. Johnston, president of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Augustana Synod %
America since 1911, died to-day at his
home in st. Paul. He was made a
by the King Of Sweden last year, in
recognition of his church work in the
United States.