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New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Wagner to Push
Bill to Regulate
Prices of Food
Measure Is Only Matter of
Importance Impending
at Albany Now

ALBANY, Feb. 3.-Apparent lack Of
public interest in the work of the
Legislature is the chief feature of the
present session. War preparations,
heatless Mondays, wheat conservation
and other developments arising from
Americas participation in the world
conflict have diverted attention from
the proceedings of the w-making
branch of the state government Even
the political aspects of the session thus
far have failed to create any degree of
enthusiasm among students Of state
craft.
The most significant evidence of this
absence of interest in the proceedings
of the present Legislature is the
marked decrease in the amount of mail
received by the members. The chair
man of one of the most important COM
mittees, who in previous years has re-
ceived between sixty and hundred
letters a day, now has less than one
half that number sent to him.
Letters Differen, in Character
The character of the letters is vastly
different. Formerly many of the COM
munications, although mailed from diff
ferent sections of the state, were of the
same general nature, indicating that
their transmission to the legislators
was part of an organized propaganda.
Now, however. letters OF this desCrlp-
tion are not received.
The lack of public interest is also
manifested to lesser degree in the
work of the Bill-Draftng Commission.
While the labors of this body arc con-
siderable, the number of requests for
drafts of bills this year has been some
what less than is ordinarily the case.
Up to the present the commission has
been asked to draft very little legisla-
ton of an important character.
The reason assigned is that there
are very few legislative committees
that arc preparing important legisla-
committees are conducting invcstiga
tions. The Whitney committee, which
is studying the habit forming drug
problem, and a joint sub committee Of
the war committees is conducting an
inquiry into the question of increased
food production.
Wagner Hopes for Action
Minority leader Robert F. Wagner of
the Senate hopes to get action this
week on his bill to amend the Food
Commission law so as to give the COM
mission power to regulate retail prices
by fixing the margin Of profit. The
amendment has been reported favorably
by the Senate War Committee, of which
majority leader Elm X. Brown is chair
nan. 1t reads as follows:
of the commission becomes salts
fin1 hat n
tees of trade, including speculation
gambling or charging excessive profits
detrimental to the public interest in
dealing by wholesalers, retailers OF
any other person in the nccessares OF
life which interfere with the distribu.
tion or sale Of such necessaries or any
Of them at reasonable price, the com.
mission may enact and publish such
rule or rules as in its judgment will
provide for the correction or discon.
tinuance of such practices, and may ir
such rules fix the difference between
the purchase and selling price SO as tc
prevent excessive profits"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
lStaf CORES p0ndencel


WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.~-The Ma
tonal Committee Of Patriotic Societies,
through its secretary, William Mather
Lewis, has urged both the food and
fuel administrations to place restric-
tions on the "lobster palaces" and
cabaret restaurants of New York and
other large cities as food and fuel
conservation measure.
In letters to, Herbert Hoover and DR..
Harry Garfield the committee suggests
that local food and fuel administrators
in New York. Chicago, Philadelphia
Boston and elsewhere be instructed to
compile statistics as to the number Of
tons of food and coal used in these
restaurants each evening.
Enough food is consumed along
broadway between II and o'clock each
night to feed several army divisions"
the committee declares. "The coal con-
sumed in heating restaurants, cooking
the food and furnishing the millions Of
electric lights would send many a need
cd transport across rhe ocean. Add to
this amount what is disposed of in the
theatre districts OF Chicago. ST. Louis
and San Francisco, and it is not hard to
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
On the Screen
Men Who Have Made Love
to Me" Explains Interest
Mary MacLane Inspires

Mary MacLanc has personality
Also, we believe that she is the sort ot
woman whom other women are mac
ABOUT or hate intensely. We believe
'oo' that many more men may have
made love to Mary than those which
are depicted on the screen at tho R;a1+o
.nis week. The picture is called "Mcn
who Have Made Love to Me-" but il
probably means "some of the men who
have madc love to me-"
Mary MacLane is not beauty, and
at 'lrst sight you say ""This isn't going
TO be interesting" but it is. and i
must be because of The personality Of
Mary. You see a woman. not vonnc
with prominent nose and dishevelled
na'r' and then the first thing you know
you begin to understand the interest
"n'ch Mary inspires in the oppositc
SEX You notice that she has beautiful
nands and exquisite feet and ankles
ana a certain impudcnt style in wear,
NIX "er ciotnes which charms.
v, nome OF the men who made love to
MnrS appeared to be of the stuff sue
eess1ul lovers are made of. At least
oi course, every man will be successful
witn somebody, but we quite ayroed Il
with Mary as she gave each in turn
his range. ''' 'ur"
!, FIrst came the Callow Youth. nlavod
by Ralph Graves. He was allowed but
a, q very short reign, and was ousted bv
IN, me Literary Man. r. Paul Harvey was
TINS crudite person who insisted nn
reading aloud from his latest booI
when Mary wished to be- told that ,, sh"
mad eyes like the sheen of tho nhcas' sso
ants wing in the sunlight" So Marv
turned him out and in his place she
TOOK Ihe Younger Son. Cliff Norman
played this person and we felt from
Mary. '"''' Win
Along about the time that he took
Mary to dine i'll Bohemian place
where people sat in booths which
looked like Pullman car this Younger
Son had begun to pail so that he
looked to Mary like stepson. and as
soon as Red the Prize Fighter. came
INTO the place we knew that he was
to be Sons successor.
Mary managed it 80 clcverly that
Red came to her rescue when Son
said something she didn't like. What
Son said did not appear in the titles,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Funeral of Joseph Kaufman
Motion Picture Director Will
Be Buried To-day

More than five hundred persons Wis.
tied Camphell's funeral chapel, Broad
way and SiXty-sixth Street. yester.
day for the services for Joseph Kauf
man, thirty-fve years old, who dice
Friday of pneumonia. Mr.. Kaufman was
the organizer Of the Motion Picture
Directors Association in the East. lie
was the chief director for the Lasky
Players. His wife is Ethel Clayton, the
actress. The funeral, which will be pri-
vatc, to-day. will be attended by only his
immediate family, and interment will
b9 in Washington Cemetery. The Rev
Dr.. Goldsmith. Of the Free Tabernacle
preached the sermon yesterday.
Many prominent theatrical people
viewed the body Among them were
Marguerite Clark, Elsie Ferguson, Billie
Burke, Carlyle Blackwell. Sam Harris
Hugh Ford, Wally Van. Hobart Henley
AL Kaufman, Charles and Ashley Miller
and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Zukor.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
General Thomas Shryock
Prominent Baltimore Mason
Succumbs to Pneumonia

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3. - General
Thomas Shryock, prominent in busi-
ness, political and financial circles,
died to-day Of pneumonia. He was
siXty-seven years old. For twenty
three years he was grand master Of
the Grand Masonic Lodge of Maryland,
several years longer than the tenure
Of the late King Edward as a grand
master He was we'll known in Ma
sonic and Knights Templar circles all
over the country. He took an active
interest in military and political at
fairs in addition to being the president
of I. j. Shryock & Co., extensive lum-
ber dealers. He was also director in
various banks, public utility companies
and trust concerns.
Mr.. Shryock had the distinction of
being the only Republican ever elected
State Treasurer of Maryland, serving
two terms. He had been treasurer and
chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee, a member of the Police Com
mission of Baltimore, an officer in the
9TH Maryland Regiment and Il general
on the honorary stats of Governor
Lowndes Of Maryland and Governor
Reayer of Pennsylvania
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
| 200 Clereymen to Meet Here To-day
To Aid National War Savings Drive
Ministers in Pulpits to Urge
Members of Congregations
to Buy Thrift Stamps
Labor Leader Announces
Investigation Soon to Dis
cover Persons Not Owners
Of Certificates

The national war savings drive has
the complete support of organized
American labor and religion, it was an
nounced yesterday by the local war
savings committee.
Church congregations soon will be
admonished from the pulpit every Sun
day to buy thrift stamps or war saw
ings certificates. Plans for this effect
i've method Of campaigning are almost
completed: The clergy of New York
will be organized and the plan will be
detailed at meeting in Acolian Hall
at II o'clock this morning. More than
1900 clergymen, representing every de-
nomination, are expected to attend
To-day's meeting is under the aus
pices Of the general religious commit
tee of the New York War Savings Com
mittee. Addresses will be made by
Arthur Guy Empey, Elihu Root, Fred
eric w. Allen, state director for New
York; the Rev. DR.. Nehemiah Boynton,
chaplain of the 18th Coast Artillery
Corps; Mrs. F. Louis Slade, of the
women's committee of the war savings
committee, and the Rev. DIR. Walter
Laidlaw, secretary of the New York
Federation of Churches.
c. L. Baine, of Boston. labor's rep
resentative on the National War Saw
ings Committee in Washington, pledges
the complete support Of all labor unions
III statement issued yesterday.
There is no excuse now for any man
or woman who is able to work for q
living not showing their loyalty to this
country buy buying at least one of
these stamps. In very short time
there will be some investigation made
in this country, and any one we find
who cannot show at least one war saw
ings stamp is going to be put in the
class of slackers," says Mr.. Baine in
his statement.
I'VE know that the members of our
unions as we'll as the wage earners
generally, those who have shown thrift
and those who have some money in the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Exploding Motor Fires
Streetcar Near Postofhce

Passengers in a postoffice bound
Fourth Avenue surface car, many of
them women and children, had & mar
row escape from injury when the car
took fire opposite the Tribune Build
ing, early last evening. Congestion Of
SHOW in the slot, causing a motor in
me forward trucks to explode, spread
names up the sides of the car and made
block long blue fare along the slot.
The passengers fled from the car in
great disorder, but no one was hurt
traffic was delayed about fifteen min
utes. The motor, which is valued at
ei'oVO, was entirely destroyed. The
car was crippled and had to be towed
to the barns.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04

i't nut Mary's answer did Here it is:
Your proposition is very funny. but
~ does not interest me-" So Red flew
70 the lady's rescue and became her
champion and lover number five. This
Is the way he talked: "Of all the James
ever seen youse is the swellest see %
And~yet Mary was intensely interested
and he really was the incest Of them
all. Alador Prince played this bellig-
erent young athlete.
Then just for fun Mary became en-
gagged for eleven days to bank clerk
from Squedunk, and allowed him to
mold her hand and everything that
bourgcoise engaged couples do. When
she wished to rid herself Of him she lit
cigarette and drank cocktail. All
OF his dreams were dissipated and he
decided to ask another to 20 on his
honeymoon to Naples with him.
AND then came the married man, the
husband of another. And Mary came
very near getting in trouble lure, but
Pargrim, her faithful French maid. ap-
pearcd on the scene just in time to pre-
vent her mistress from being dragged
about by the hair. And Mary said to
Pargrim, "ls there any such thing as
real love?" And Pargrim said, "Oui
mademoiselle." That is all
A Christie comedy is on the pro-
gramme. 1t is called give to Five"
The overture is Franz LISTS "Les
Preludcs." Nine Maubourg, of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, sang the
"Habanara" from Carmen" and the
march from the same opera was played
by the orchestra, with the Ralto
Chorus assisting. Riclle Dorree and
Yvonne Robert danced q gavotte to the
rf
MADAME Jealousy" could be much
better than it is, but at that it is much
better than it might be, because those
allcgorical pictures are difficult things
to handle. The picture is the feature
at the Strand this week, with beautiful
Pauline Frederick in the title role.
The story gets away to good start,
but after introducing lot Of people
like Falor. Finance, Commerce, Pride,
Charm, Display and Mischief, it slumps.
Thomas Meghan is Valor, and he
looks just like him, only it seems
strange to see him marry some one else
when Pauline Frederick is in the pict
ure. Valor marrics Charm, a decidedly
pretty girl, played by Elsie Macleod.
Charms mother and father are Pride
and Commerce. Nalor's parents arc
called Finance and Display, though we
fail to see just why Vaor should be a
son of two such Unworthy ambitions.
The picture is beautifully staged and
the settings in lcnlousy's domain are a
delight to tho eye; so is the jewel in
the setting, for Miss Frederick never
looked more lovely. Mchief is a good
piece of work. 1t is done by Frances
Cappellano. This Mischief helps Jeal-
ousy in all of her work, and Dame Ru-
NOR takes Il hand and starts run on
the bank of Finance. Edwin Sturgis, as
Ireachery, does ono Of the best bits of
acting in the picture. All of the char
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Curb Lobster Palaces and Cabarets.
Patriotic Societies Urqe

understand why tears have come to the
eyes of recent European visitors to this
country as they have compared condi-
tions across the water and here"
AT time when the government is
emphasizing the matter of eliminating
n-essentials If we are to win the
war" says the statement signed by
William Mather Lewis, executive secre-
tary of the committee, "steps should be
taken to stoo the fiagrant waste Of food
and fuel III these places. Their patrons
have already partaken Of three hearty
meals during the day, so no element of
necessity enters into the matter. The
patriotism 'of a man who consumes four
daily meals when starvation is facing
some OF our allies may we'll be ques-
toned. He is taking needed supplies
from them. is causing unnecessary use
of coal and is drawing labor from es-
sental industries.
"Why should the honest efforts Of
the patriotic citizenry to save, even
to the extent OF sacrificing common
comforts, be neutralized by the glut-
tony of the white Way habitues,
whose interest in the war consists in
cvading active service for their coun-
try? Nero with his we'll known fiddle
may yet be put to shame by those who
gourmandize while world cries out
for food"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Germany Ridiculed
On Prussian Monev

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 3.-The artist
who designed paper money Of the de-
nomination of so pfennigs which is
now being circulated in several rural
towns of Prussia has been arrested at
Nieberlahnstein on the charge of hold
ing up the Fatherland to ridicule. His
offence lay, according to the "Maas-
bode," Of Rotterdam, in the ornaments.
ton on the margin of the bills.
After the money had been in circula-
ton for some time it was discovered
that the marginal decorations consist.
ed mostly of drawings of articles OF
food. Above picture of q ham the
artist inscribed in microscopic letters.
"A tender memory and a fond hope -
Over a design of three turnips ha
wrote, This is how the Germans live. -
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Abram P. Morris

, NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 3.-Abram P.
s,lcrr's, president of the Morris Ma
en'nery Company, died to-day from
pneumonia in his home, at l434 North
hhroad Street, Lyons Farms. He had
S Seen III eight days. Mrs. Morris was
uorn IN Norristown, Penn, fifty-four
sears ago. He amassed a fortune in
second hand machinery. He was
member men Of Cosmos Lodge of Masons
sne OF Elizabeth Lodge of Elks. A
w;,aow, three sons and daughter sur
hn,, hMe him. Funeral services will be
nsia ,sat the Morris home tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
William M. Chase

CONCORD, n. H., Feb. 3.-Wiliam
NJ. Chase. Associate Justice of the New
Hampshire Supreme Court from 1891
to 1907. died at his residence here to-
day. He was eighty years of age. His
son. Arthur II. Chase, is state librarian.
Justice Chase had figured prominent
ly in public activities aside from his
work as a jurist. He was member
of the state Senate from 1909 to 1911,
and was trustee of Dartmouth Col
lege for many years. He was gradual
ed from Dartmouth in 1858 and later
received the honorary degrees of A. NJ.
and LID. from that institution. He
was chairman Of commission which
codified and revised the public laws of
the state just before his elevation to
the Supreme bench.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Music

Pablo Casals played at yesterday
afternoons Philharmonic concert in
Carnegie Hall rs the cello is rarely
played even by himself. The piece
was Schumann's beautiful concerto,
Opus 129, with its lovely slow
movement and its fine camaradcric Of
solo instrument and orchestra. He
played purely, ardontly, fluently, COM
passing it's technical difficulties and
its songful eloquence with the ease
tership.
MIR. Stransky may have had his diff
culties with the Brahms FIRST Sym
phony, on the same programme, but the
audience had its troubles, too. 1t was u
little depressed by the "erazioso"
movement and wondered if the last
movement ICON brio" needed to be sc
heavy. Mr.. Stransky's intention was
clear, as it usually is. He sought in
this last movement to stress the sensu-
Gus tones Of the music, as, for instance,
that Of the vioins in unison in the
main theme. This tempted him to hold
back the tempo and, in consequence, he
seemed to miss the steady march of the
movement.
lie was obliged to alter his tempo
frequently and to hurry through the
bridge passages as though they were
out of the scheme of things. Perhaps
it is because the full effect Of Brahms
can never be got by stressing any one
particular quality beyond the rest that
this composer so battles many musi-
clans Of romantic" temperament
Mana Zucca's "Fugato Humoresque
on Dixie played for the first time
at these concerts, closed the pro-
gramme. Ii is not without its deft and
resourceful touches. but, after all. it is
little more than scissors-an paste mu-
sic, and its thick scoring further OBJ
Scurco its content.
At the Princess Theatre, in the even
ing, Gordon Kay, barytone, sang pro-
gramme of songs. with Rhea Siberia
at the piano. Mr.. Kays voice, which
Is pleasant to hear, is not used so as to
tring out its full value, and the sing
ers style seems hardly flexible enough
for the variety of a full Evenings
programme.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04

acterizations are good, but the picture
is full Of anticlimaxes. That's the rub.
In some places the lack Of continuity
was 80 glaring as to suggest that the
picture must have been cut>by ruth
less. hand. After starting q run on the
bank of Finance and strike in the
factories Of Commerce nothing more is
seen of them. Valor is discovered
walking beside the River Of Despair, or
possibly it was the River Of Doubt, and
just as he is about to throw himself in
lts dark waters Sorrow joins him and
tells him that Charm is dying. When
he arrives at her home he finds he has
a daughter named Happiness, and SO
jealousy and Sorrow and Mischief all
fly away and every one lives happy
ever after in spite of the fact that
Finance has lost his bank and Com
merce his factories.
The thing which we liked the best on
the programme was the Barcarolle
from "Tales Of Hoffman," sung by
Rosa Lind and Anita Tagel. It was
beautifully rendered and delightfully."-
staged. Harold Edel is responsible for
the production, which is out of the
ordinary. The Egyptian Ballet" was
ouarde conducting. Andre Enrico sang
the Spanish serenade Lolita" by
Buzzi-Peccia
The comedy was Billie Rhodes in
"Her Friend Brown"
At the Lyric Theatre. where "Lest
We Forget" is playing, counter at
traction was provided IN the lobby yes
terday.
A clean-cut. athletic looking young
man gave brief but vivid description
Of the thrilling episodes which attend
ed the historic disaster of the ILL
starred Lusitania He is Matthew
Freeman, an amateur fcatherwcight
champion of London, whose pluck and
courage saved seven lives. Freeman
was in the water for seven hours be-
fore he was rescued, as was Rita
Jolivet, the star in "Lest We Forget"
Freeman holds the medal of the Royal
Humane Society of Great Britain.
Under glass is a replica of the medal
designed in Germany and distributed to
commemorate the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. A large picture Of Captain Max
Valentincr, commander Of the U-boat,
shows the type of Hun which executes
the ruthless orders. In front of the
theatre are two large placards showing
the impertinent warnings" given to
prospective passengers by the German
government itself. H. y.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Ezra S. Axtell

1RVINGTON. N. j., Feb. ezra S.
Axtell. eighty three, a veteran of the
civil war and once a leading mason
contractor of Newark, died Yesterday
in his home, 1o12 Sanford Avenue,
Irvington. He saw service in the Army
of the Potomac. He was active in
politics in the old Tenth Ward, New
ark, and represented that section sew
eral terms in the Board Of Freeh oldcrs.
Mr.. ANtell was twice married. He
leaves his wife and two sons.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Rarnes-Brown Forces Said
To Be Preparing for At
tack in Legislature
Appointments Assailed
Governors Supporter Charges
Disappointed Office Seeker
Inspired Criticism
ISt0f Correspondence

ALBANY. Feb. Ex-Governor Whit
mans friends are looking for real
s.ht with the Barnes Brown forces in
The Legislature within very few days.
They have found new issue IN the
Governors appointments to the Farms
and Markets Council.
These appointments. which were sent
TO the Senate for confirmation two
weeks ago, were attacked by farmers at
The first meeting of the Joint Legisla-
rive Committee on Agricultural Prob
lems held in Rochester last Friday.
Senator Elos Il. Brown. majority
leader of the Senate and leader of the
anti whitman forces in the Legislature,
;s chairman of the committee. He was
nresent at q special meeting of the
farmers and fruit growers of Western
New York, which resolved itself into an
anti. Whitman demonstration.
The council. which is headed by John
Mitchell. the labor leader. was char
acterized by the agriculturists In con-
demuatory resolutions as made up of
men who for the most part have no
knowledge of agriculture or its re-
ouirements. The councils secretary,
Charles II. Belts. owner Of "Thc Lyons
Republican" was censured as "a news
PAPER editor we'll known for his politi-
cal activity and absolute lack Of knowl-
edge Of agriculture. His resignation
was demanded.
To Hear Other Farmers
The only member Of the Brown COM
mittee here to-night was Senator Ber-
nard J. Downing, Democrat, of New
would so into other rural centres with
in the next two weeks to learn the SEN
tinent Of the farmers.
"Onc thing that most of the farmers
who appeared before us pleaded for,
said Senator Downing, was the exemp-
tion of skilled farm labor from the
drafts. They were practically unani-
nous against laws enabling the state to
draft farm labor. One Of them oppos-
ing this proposal said it would result
in tramps from the city being PVT tc
work on the farms. Another wantec
the age standards in the labor laws let
down so that boys of twelve could be
put to working on farms during har
vest time"
Senator Brown has expressed himself
in favor of {. Encouragement of labor
standards, even to suspension of all the
safeguards thrown around the employ
ment of women and children, if the
successful prosecution of the war de-
pcnds upon it.