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New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

said any group can get together and
elect president and secretary. In
the typical group, the secretary dis
tributes pledge cards on which each
member certines his or her willingness
to buy a given number Of thrift stamps
each week. The secretary then is
charged with the duty of ascertaining
weekly whether the members are full
filing their promises.
Mrs. William Henry Hays, vice-pres-
ident Of the woman's section of the
National War Savings Committee of
New York, who presided, said that the
immediate task before the women was
TO perfect u skeleton organization of
$50 election district and Assembly dis
trict leaders, each of whom will be in
charge o. q group Of women. who in
the aggregate will reach $4,000 advo-
Gates of thrift. Many suffrage district
leaders, she said were unable to take
up the war savings campaign work be-
cause of other duties. and there is,
therefore, an opportunity for scores of
other women to become leaders
Those interested were requested, i'm
medately to communicate with Mrs
Hays, at 81 Chambers Street Mrs. F.
Louis Slade IS at the head of the
woman's section in the greater city.
and Mrs. Hays is leader in Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Archbishop
OF Philadelphia
Is Dead at Is
The Most Rev. E. F. Prem.
dergast Succumbs After
Short Illness

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-The Most
Rev. Edmond Francis Prendergast
Archbishop of Philadelphia, died to-
night of diabetes at the archiepiscopal
residence here, aged scventy-hve years
He was stricken December 5 last and
had been confined to his room since.
Archbishop Prendergast, who ruled
over the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Tor seven years. was appointed to his
office in May, 1911, by Pope Plus X.
He succeeded Archbishop Ryan, whose
office he had filed temporarily two
years after Archbishop Ryans death.
The Archbishop was born in Clonmcl,
County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1912, and
came to this country when seventeen
years old. He entered the st. Charles
Theological Seminary and was ordained
to the priesthood on November IT, 1865.
After several assignments he became
permanent rector of st. Malachy's
Church, Philadelphia, where he re-
manned until elevated
Made Vicar General
Bishop Prendergast first came into
notice shortly after the Council of Bal
timore, which made imperative provi-
sion for diocesan consultors. He was
first selected for this Office with other
irremovable rectors by Archblsh hop
Ryan. Archbishop Ryan in 1895 fur
ther recognized his merit by choosing
him as his vicar general, post he
ably filled until the death of the Arch
bishop.
In 1896 Archbishop Ryan, feeling the
increasing weight of his duties and his
advancing years, requested Rome to
make Father Prcndergast his auxiliary.
This was done, and Father Prender-
CAST was consecratcd Bishop on Feb
ruary "a, 1897, in Philadelphia, Cardi
nal Gibbons occupying the episcopal
throne.
Was Active Worker
On being raised to the episcopacy
Father Prendergast received the title
of Bishop of Scillio. The See of Scillio
is in Africa, and is practically extinct,
the diocese being only titular one.
AS rector of st. Malachy's Arch
bishop Prendergast was active in build
ing up the church properties. As Arch
bishop he was a factor in establishing
many diocesan institutions.
Archbishop Prendergast was man
of imposing appearance. Standing six
feet four inches and weighing more
than 200 pounds, he was said to be
the tallest Bishop in the Roman Cath
Ollie Church.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
War Not to Disturb
Schools, u. S. Plan

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Feb. 26.-
The war policy of the United States
with regard to schools was outlined
this evening by Philander =. ClaXton,
United States Commissioner OF Edu-
cation, before tht Bureau of Education
OF the National Education Association,
Department OF Supterintendents. Sub
stantiaily it declared that the entire
spirit Of the government is that the
war should in no way be used as an
excuse for giving children less educa-
ton, in quantity or quality, but, on
the contrary, that schools should do
everything possible to improve their
efhclency. 1t declares that minors un-
der sixteen years Of age can be of no
assistance N meeting labor shortage
on farms, that the army and navy do
not want or cannot use boys under
eighteen and that the best thing high
school boys can do toward winning the
war IS TO remain in school until they
complete their courses.
1t hints that young men eighteen
Years old and over may later be called
to take special technical war training.
Governor Charles S. Whitman OF New
York termed the Huns 'world highway
men," asserting that there can be "no
peace by adjudication, but only by
sword 1t was time, ne said TO stop
camouhaging about our fight being
against German leaders. 1t should in
clude .'all those who are impregnated
with the false philosophy of frightful-
ness"
Professor J. X. Francis, of Columbus,
Ohio, declared ''this war win not have
been fought in vain if accomplishes
nothing else than blowing up the whole
educational system as at present con
stltuted and substituting in its stead
d system that is human and ligical." +"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Brown Art Collection
Willed to Relatives
testament Provides for Distri
button Of Valuable List
Of Works

Abbott Brown, artist and art col
lcctor who died February at the Muir
ray Hill Hotel, distributed a valuable
collection Of art in his will, filed in the
Surrogates' Court yesterday. Two old
masters, not named in the WILL are left
to Mrs. Elisabeth Hill Gallatin and Mrs
Annie l.. Beekman, sisters-in-law, who
also received some rare editions, Shelf
field plate, Chippendale furniture and
antiques. Mrs. Emily +. Stewart
Brown, another sster-in-law, receives a
collection Of mezzotints by Anne Du-
pont.
To his brothers, Melville, Dawson
and Edgcrton, and his sister, Miss Mary
Ann Brown, the testator Left the fol-
lowing paintings: "Gazette,' by Neu-
hugs; "The Angelus," by lie Role :;
EARLY Morning." by eissenbruch: :
"Nenice," by Smillie; "Pont Brique,
Bologne," by Ranger; "Moonlight," by
Feudel, and study in black and white
by Carriere.
Mr.. Brown also left to his brothers
and sister a collection of etchings by
himself and some old prints. Mrs. Lu-
creta Titus Harman Brown, a sister
inlaw, receives the painting East
Gloucester" by Cook.
The residue of the estate is divided
-two-fifths outright to thirteen nieces
and nephews and three-fifths in trust
for the brothers of Mr., Brown, the
principal to go to othcr members OF
the family at their death.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Opera
lie Cog dor" to Have
American Premiere in Met
ropolitan Next Wednesday

"Le Cog dor" Rimsky- X orsal1o.f' S
fantastic opera-p -pantomime in three acts,
will have its American premiere
Wednesday evening of next week at
the metropolitan Opera House. The
story will be mined by the ballet and
the music assigned to each character
sung by the artists groured on stair
ways on each side of the stage. The
production has been in charge of
Adolph Bolm, late of the "Ballet Russo"
and Willy Pogany has painted the
scenery. Pierre Monteux, who, with
chorusmastcr Giulio Sctti, has re-
hearsed the work musically, will con-
duct the performance.
The double cast is as follows: The
Queen, Rosina CALI and Nine. Bar
rientos; Amelia, Miss Smith and Miss
Braslau; the King, Mr.. Bolm and Mr..
Didur; the General, Mr. Bartik and
MI. Ruysdacl; the Astrologuer, Mr.
Bonfiglio and Mr.. Daz; the Prince, Mr.
Hall and Mr. Audlsio; a Knight, Mr..
johnson and Mr.. Rcschiglian.
lie Coz dor" will be preceded by
"Cavalleria Rustcana," sung by Mines
Easton, Perrin and Mattfcld, and
Messrs. Lazara and Chalmers, Mr.
Moranzoni conducting.
The other operas next week will be:
"Manon Lescaut" on Monday, "Sam-
son ct Dalila" Oh Thursday evening.
Carmen" on Friday evening and "AIda"
at the Saturday matinee.
At next Sunday nights concert Miss
Alma Gluck and several artists of the
Metropolitan Opera Company will sing.
Richard HaGeman will direct the or
chVstra.
81 Puritani" will be sung on Saturday
evening Of next week at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Hands to War
Conference Board of Mediation Commission Must Solve
Problems Of the Closed Shop and an Eight
Hour Work Day

with labor unions in so far as the
unions represent tneir employees. but
they will insist on dealing separately
with employees who do not beloug to
the unions.
The outcome will likely be that the
employers will concede the right of
unions to proselytc among their en-
ployes and will agree not to discrimi-
nate against union men, but will de-
mand full protection for non-union
men and the right of unrestricted
employment. There is little likeli-
hood that the employers will agree to
accept organized labor as the general
counsel and attorney for all labor.
Employers take issue with the
declaration Of the mediation COM
mission that the eight-hour day is
the established policy Of the country.
They hold that the eight-hour day
contention is a device for obtaining,
say, a tenhout wage for eight hours
work, but not for reducing the num-
Der of hours of work a day. In prac-
ticc, they say, the eight-hour day
simply means, as a general rule, a
certain rate an hour for eight hours
and an increased rate for time in eX-
cess of eight hours.
They say that the surest way to
provoke strike in any Of the eight
hour industries is to announce that
the plant will run only eight hours q
day. So, they say, that to extend the
eigAt-hour day now is only another
way Of increasing wages, and that as
a matter of fact the workers are not
getting any of the benefits that are
supposed to pertain to not more than
beight hours of work day.
The men get ten hours pay for
eight hours work, and then they keep
right on working the same old hours,
partly because they want the extra
money and partly because employers
find that the eight-hour day does not
give economical results.
They hold that the mediation COM
mission should have said that it is
the established policy Of organized
labor to obtain ten hours pay for
eight hours work, so that the country
would not be fooled into believing
that the so-called eieht-hour day
means a prospec Of social and cult
ural Improvement Of the workers
through increased leisure.
The eight-hour day, though, what
ever it means, has come to be a popu-
lar shibboleth. and the outlook is
that the conference board will ar
rive at some satisfactory decision
that will generally favor the eight
honr unit, no matter wat kind OF
unit it is.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
DR.. S. c. Dixon, Noted
Bacteriologiist, Dies

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2s.-Dr. Sam
uel G. Dixon, Commissioner of the
State Department o. Health, who is
credited with having placed Pennsyl-
vania among the foremost states in
public health work and in the treat
ment of tuberculosis, died at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania to-day after
long illness from anama He was
siXty-six years old. He was appointed
Commissioner of Health in 1905, when
the department was created, and was
renamed by each succeeding Governor.
DR.. Dixon was born in Philadelphia,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Harry Payne Whitney Is Sued
For $4,000 by Teamster

Harry Payne Whitney was sued in
the Supreme Court yesterday for S25,-
600 damages by Charles Linden, for
merly employed by him on his country
place at Westbury, Long Island. Lin
den, who is teamster, complains that
on October Is last a wagon that had
no brake went down Hill with such
velocity that ii was overturned and
threw him to ;he ground with such
force that he became "sick, crippled and
disordered in health, and was in a pub
lo hospital for two MONTHS
Linden alleges that his injuries were
due to the negligence of Whitney.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Record Broken
For Art rices
AT Hearn Sale
Three Paintings Bring High
est Figures Ever Given
for American Work

The American paintings of the Hearn
collection were sold at the Plaza Hotel
last evening under the auspices of the
American Art Association. Three rec
ord-breaking prices were paid "The
Wood Gathercrs." by George Inness.
brought $30,S00 from Scott & Fowlcs:
I'm the Adirondacks,' by Alexander
Wyant. was purchased by Bernet.
agent for $2l 800, and "Landscapc.." by
John Francis Murphy, went to cx-Sen-
ator w. q. Clarke for $15,600.
Bernet, agent, also purchased a
landscape by Ralph Blakeock for
SIT 800. "A Summer Landscape" by
Alexander Wyant brought $1,000 from
IL. Reinhardt q Son.
Other prices fetched were as follows:
For "Grove and Field" by j ohm Francis
Murphy. p. W. Rouss paid $500; for
"Girl Sewing" by Theodore Robinson,
the Cochran Art Galleries paid $5 900;
for "Berkshire Hills" by George lnness,
Belnet, agent, paid $500. The Mac
beth Galleries purchased the follow
ing. "Spring Plowing,' by Horatio
Walker, $4,200 summer" by Alex
ander Wyant, s4,1oo; "Moonlight and
Clouds" by Ralph Blakclock, $2.1oo;
and ga Glimpse OF the Sea-" by Homer
Martin, $4,000.
Ex-senator Clarke also bought "Sum-
mer Landscape" by Alexander Wyant,
for $500. Sunset by Blakclock,
went for $4,000 to W. George "Rain,'
by Murphy, brought S3,SO0 from Scott
d Fowles and "Meadow Land in
Vermont" went to Bernet, agent, for
So 900.
The total for the session was 1885,,
$50. The sale will continue throughout
the week.
burst of applause greeted the an
nouncemcnt during She afternoon that
after much spirited bidding a black
hawthorn vase from the same collcc-
ton had been sold to Duveen Brothers
Tor $4,000 This is the highest price
ever paid in America for a porcelain at
public sale.
The bidding was between c. T. Loo.
Roland Moore, Yamanaka e. Co. and
Parrish Watson, who was the under
bidder The vase is twenty-eight and
half inches high, of deadened black
surface and has the Cheng hua mark
OF the Ming dynasty, within ring, un-
dcrneath the foot.
Roland n. Moore paid LOO for
blue hawthorn ginger jar and $40 for
q large Chinese jar. An imperial deco
rated vase brought $500 from f. w
White, and Yamanaka & Co. paid $50
for a massive decorated jar of the
Ming dynasty. The total for the after
noon session was $35,423
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Marjorie Ranbeau
Breaks Leg Skating

:, Marjorie Rambeau, star of "The
Eyes of Youth at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, fell, and broke her right leg
Just above the ankle while learning to
skate at st. Nicholas Rink yesterday
afternoon. Norma Winslow, her under
study, appeared in her role last NIGHT
1t was said at the theatre that Miss
tambeau would be unable to appear
Tor some time. Her doctors set the
time at five or six weeks.
Miss Rambeau has been eager to
learn to skate all winter At the ur-
gent request of her managers, however
she has refrained from attempting it.
few days ago, she took her first les
son and has been an ardent devotee Of
the sport ever since.
Miss Rambeau was taken to St
Luke,s Hospital, where her physician
DE-. w. A. Downes, set the fracture
temporarily. An X-ray examination
Will be made to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

was privately educated and for time
practised law. Not being in robust
health, he became a student of medi-
cine, attending medical schools in Eu-
rope and America, and earned a world
wide reputation IN the field of hygiene
and bacterlo!!ogy He was probably
best known for original and advanced
work in the prevention and treatment
of tuberculosis.
The death Of Dr. Dixon recalls the
famous controversy between himself
and Professor Koch, OF Germany, over
the priority of discovery of a method
of preventing tuberculosis in lower
animals. which created considerable
stir in the scientific world
Dr.. Dixon was for many years presi-
dent of the Academy Of Natural Sci
ences and a member of many scientific
bodies
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Sale of Robinson Library
Nets $1S,663 at First Session

Tho first session of the sale by auc-
tion Of the library of the late Mark
y. Robinson took place at the Ander-
son galleries last evening, when the
price of $3.50 was paid by George d.
Smith for the complete original auto
graph manuscript of "Sardanapalus,' y
by Lord Byron.
Autographs OF the sgners of the
Declaration Of Independence also went
to Mr. Smith for $3.50. The total for
the session was Sl9.6G3.75. The sale
will continue tonight and tomorrow
evening.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Miss Lydia Cady Bride Of
No. Dakota Attorney General

Miss Lydia Cady, daughter of J.
Cleveland Cady, the architect, was mar
ried to William LANCER, Attorney Gem
eral of North Dakota, yesterday after
noon, at the home of her father, PA
Riverside Drive. The bride, who was in
gown of white satin, trimmed with
rose point lace, and tulle veil, had no
attendants. Robert s. Erskine served
as best man.
reception for few relatives and
intimate friends followed the ccre-
mnony; After their wedding trip Mr.. and
Mfs. LANCER %lll live n Bismarck. N D
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Texas University Buys
Wrenn Library at $225.OOO

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The John II.
Wrenn library, collection of original
manuscripts and first editions dating
from the prc-Shakespearian period, was
sold tonight to the University of Texas
for $225,0o0 The money Tor the pur-
chase was gift of Major George w,
Littlefeld, Of Austin, Tex.
The library was collected by the late
John II. Wrcnn, Of Chicago President
Robert Evinson Of the University OF
Texas. who came here to complete the
sale, said an appraiser estimated the
value of the library at 100000.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Plays and Players

Philip Bartholomae and Frank
Tours, authors of the Elisabeth Mar
bury and Messrs. Shubert production
of Girl O. Mine," at the Bijou Thea
tre, are collaborating on another mu
steal comedy, which Miss Marbury will
produce next season. The locale is laid
in the jungle on the Amazon River,
South America.
Henry ". savagc's production of
"Toot-Toot," musical comedy based
on Excuse Me- the farce by Rupert
hughes, will open an engagement at
the George M. Cohan Theatre on Mon
day evening, March II, following "The
King" in which Leo Ditrichstein is
now appearing there.
The two hundredth performance of
"Jack o. Lantern" will be given this
afternoon at the Globe. More than a
quarter of million people have al
ready seen Fred Stone in this musical
comedy.
Besides the distinction of playing
two parts very engagingly in "Her
Country" at the Punch and Judy The
atre, Bertha Broad had her picture in
last Sundays Tribune. 1t is worth
while to look it up. But there was ?
slip in the lettering of the name, owing
possibly to the haste with which it
was written on the back of her photo ,
graph.
Brandon lyman, star of Success" )"
now playing at the Harris Theatre, will
address the Comedy Drama Club at the
Hotel Astor, March 4, on "Robert En-
met" which he wrote when a boy, in
the shadow of the historic Jumel Man
sion on Washington Heights.
Bessie Mccoy is planning an elab-
crate dancing act for Keith vaudeville,
i'll which she will be assisted by Paul
Frawley. She will have an early book
ing at the Palace.
Eva Tanguay viii be headlined at the
Palace Theatre next week in her new
act.
The Wednesday matinee at the Plym-
outh Theatre marks the Tooth perform
ance of "The Gypsy Trail
Messrs. Weber and Fields yesterday
engaged Louis Hirsch to compose the
music and Henry Blossom to write the
lyrics for their forthcoming musical
play, in which Joe Weber and Lew
/ Fields will reunite in the latter part Of
March. The book has been written by
Frank Stammers, but the name has not
been decided upon as yet.
Miss Vida Sutton presents the Lenox
Players at the Lenox Little Theatre,
80 East Seventy-eighth Steet, Friday,
March |, at $50, in THE Dark Lady OF
the Sonnets," by Bernard Shaw, and
"Wooings and Witches,' by Lucine
ance will be for the benefit of the Finch
School Day Nursery.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Amherst Men Meet Z o-night
Will Have War Smoker in the
Waldorf Astoria

The Amherst Association of New
York will nave war smoker this even
ing in the Waldorf-Astoria, which will
be the fall smoker the spring smoker
and the annual dinner rolled into one,
those events having been omitted last
year.
Professor john Mason Tyler will give
the records of the 700 Amherst men
in military service. The speakers will
be Will Irwin. who saw the Italian
offensive and the Italian retreat, and
Captain Arthur Rudd, who was special
assistant % the American Ambassador
in Petrograd last year.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Cosrno Hamilton Denies He
Is Flying Corps Lieutenant

Cosmo Hamilton, writer, has endured
as long as he is able, statements made
by newspapers, among them The Trb-
une. to the effect that he is lieutenant
in the Royal Flying Corps.
Il am not and never was" Mr.. Ham
ilton writes. q can only lay claim to
having served for year as an officer
in the British Anti-Aircraft Corps, at
tached to The Royal Naval Air Service" "
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
William Fl. Berg TO Marry

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Donaldson Brown.
OF Mapleweod, N. j., announce the en-,
gisagement of their DAUGHTER, Miss Lii
iian Gibbs Brown. TO William II. BERG,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Berg, Of
orange, N. j. Mr.. Berg IS graduate
OF Yale, class of 'l6. Sheffield. The
wedding will take place this spring.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Mitchell-Collins Engagement

Announcement has been made Of tho
engagement Of Miss Elinor Buel Col.
Inns. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Atwood
Collins. of Hartford. Conn, to Spencer
Trask Mitchell, of this city Miss Col
Inns is a sister of Mrs Matthew G. Ely
OF $40 West Seventy ninth Street. Mr.
Mitchell is a son Of Professor Edwin
Knox Mitchell, of the Hartford Theo-
lncIcal Seminary
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Muriel Gessford Engaged.

The engagement has been announced
OF Miss Muliel- Josephine Gessford,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G.
Gessford, OF this city, to Lieutenant
Henry G. Amy. L. S. n. A., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis H. Amy, of SO East
Fifty-third Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

VN ASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-
w The two recommendations
w Of the Presidents medi-
alton commission that will cause the
most contention in the deliberations
of the conference board are those
that declare that ."some form Of col
lective relationship between man
agement and men is indispensable"
and that it should form an accepted
Part of the labor policy Of the ma
ton, and the declaration that the
eight-hour day is the established pol
icy of the country, and should be ad-
hered to even in war times.
To most employers "collective re-
lationShip" means the "closed shop"
or dealing with regular labor organi-
cations. To enforce it with that
meaning would, they hold, be a prac-
teal impossibility and an irksome
Interference With the freedom of the
individual.
Object to Business
With "Outsiders'
They dwell on the fact that less
than one-tenth Of the workers OF
America belong to unions and they
ask whether the other nine-tenths
are to be forced into unions so that
collective relationships may be es-
tabhshed. They maintain that a
majority of the workers do not want
to belong to unions. that they prefer
to retain their individual freedom
and initiative.
Employers say that they are will
ing to deal collectively with their
own men, and that they know the
time is at hand when industry must
be looked upon as a sort of partner
ship of labor and capital in which
labor shall have a voice as to poll
cies that concern it, but they object
to doing business with "outsiders.' -
BY outsiders they mean officers OF
unions who are in no way part Of
their establishment. They refuse to
permit these outsiders TO "dictate''
to them or to their men who do not
belong to the organizations. Doubt
less they have an underlying fear
that the establishment of collective
relationships means general unioni-
zation. To the employers the labor
union is the enemy of efficient pro-
duction.
Employers Against
The Closed Shop
The conference board will nave to
find some middle ground here The
employers viii insist on freedom OF
employment and win oppose the
closed shop. They are willing to deal
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
Employers Against
The Closed Shop

The conference board will nave to
find some middle ground here. The
employers VIII insist on freedom OF
employment and win oppose the
closed shop. They are willing to deal
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

The two hundredth performance of
"Jack o. Lantern" will be given this
afternoon at the Globe. More than a
quarter of million people have al
ready seen Fred Stone in this musical
comedv