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New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Mrs. Paget Left Estate
OF About $4,OOO,OOO

Mrs. Pauline Whitney Paget, wife Of
Almeric Hugh Paget, Of London. and
daughter of the late William C. Whit
ney, former Secretary of the Treasury,
had an estate Of about $4,000,000 at the
time of her death, in Surrey, England,
November %, 1916. The transfer tax
appraisal of Mrs. Paget's estate, filed in
the Surrogates' Court yesterday, places
the value of the property taxable in
New York at SOCIAL.
Nine months before her death Mrs.
Faget gave S4,000,00 to her two daugh-
ters, which amount is not included in
the present valuation of her estate.
Nor is the State Of New York inter
estcd in this gift for tax purposes.
The Federal government, however,
under the present law taxing inheri-
tances, will try to collect tax of S405,
600 on it,
Mrs. Paget had in other parts of the
United States stocks, bonds and divi-
dcnds due, $2,704, ,463. Her estate in
England consisted chiefly of stocks and
bonds, f115.696, and cash, sos 1867, max
ing total Of Sill ,564, or $S16,648.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Art

At the Touchstone galleries there
may now be seen small but interest
ing exhibition of medals, miniatures
and jewelry by May Mott Smith. A
few we'll known people are portrayed
in the mcdallions. that of 1sadora Dun
can being specially pleasing. The jew
clry, original and quaint in design, con-
tanning many precious and semi
precious stones, was awarded medal
at the Saa Francisco Exposition of 1915.
Also to be seen at the Touchstone gall
leries are some fine examples of Batik
work. The exhibition will continue
until January Is.
Those interested in folk crafts, in art
applications and in CzechoSlovaks will
be pleased to learn that Mrs. Gusta
Vaskova, of Rochester, has sent to the
Bohemian exhibit now displayed at the
Metropolitan Museum an interesting
addition of rich costumes, ancient pot
terry and rare cmbroideries. The mu-
scum authorities have extended the
period of the exhibition to January Is.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Britain Keenly Interested
In Suffrage Victory Here
Action in Congress Comes at the Time When
House of Lords Is Also Wrestling With the
Question of Votes for Women

and lay -ecclcsiastic, he is sure that
one power and that is all--the power to
select their tyrants and masters and
ultimately to dismiss them
Recognition Of Citizenship
1t IS very important power, but to
me, at any rate, the vote has had an
other significance than that. 1t is a
recognition of citizenship. 1t is an
honor in itself. 1t is a badge of lib
erty: 1t links nation with that ma
tion's history.
For these reasons I believe in wom-
ems suffrage. 1t is useful antidote
TO the fashion plate. And, as a stranger
IN your midst, / look forward with in
tense curiosity to the verdict of your
senate, recalling that our own House
OF Lords has indorsed the suffrage onlv
'hls week. Indeed, the topic teens with
interest. Some Of my friends tell me
'hat Australia defeated conscripton be-
cause, unlike Canada, the women had
Ine r vote there. But, then, the Duke of
Devonshire, Governor General of Cam
aga, has apparently told your President
mat Canada will soon have womcn's
suffrage, and the duke, a good patriot
'''""Eil, uocS not seem to mind. Per-
sonally, l doubt very much whether
women IN England be found to con-
tam any perceptible percentage of
pacihsts. lhey will never accept defeat
at the hands of Germany And while
am unable to express any opinion IN
anaifs IN your own country, | do not
cIscover among my hostesses anv in
cllnatlon to justify the theory that
suffrage states voted for President viii
son because he kept the country out
OF the war" and that they may now
vote against him because he has since
brought the country into the war,
was told that on the boat coming over
But l still await the evidence.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Opera
LISTS Saint Elizabeth |,
Repeated in English at
the Metropolitan

Lists Saint Elizabeth was repeat
ed last night at the Metropolitan, ard a
large audience listened with evident in
terest to the slow unfolding OF the
story. Miss Easton again gave her
beautiful impersonation OF Elizabeth
an imperscnation which will. if any
thing can, bring popularity to the work.
Mr. Whitehill is manly as Ludwig. and
Nine. Matzenauer, Mr.. Schlegel, Mr..
Ruysdael and Mr.. Leonard all do ex-
cellently, while Mr. Bodanzky gives to
the orchestra the best that is in him.
One thing the presentation of Saint
tlizaoeth' proves If it proves nothing
else-the perfect practicabilty of Eng
llsh opera. The translation of Ro-
quetti's libretto made by Constance
Bache is an admirable one, dignitied
poetic, sngable. Moreover, all the ar
fists in the cast sing it intelligibly
fully as intelligibly as is the case in
any Italian or French opera. The rea
son for giving Boris Godounow" in an
Italian rather than in an English ver-
sion grows vaguer and more vague.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Admiral Howell.
Naval Inventor.
Dies il, Virginia
Perfector of Self-Propelling
Torpedo Served Forty
four Years in Navy

WARRENTON, Va. Jan. 11.-Rear
Admiral John Adams Howell, retired.
died yesterday at his home near here.
Admiral Howell was tho originator
OF the gytoscopic steering torpedoes
and other naval weapons. He was born
IN Bath, N. Y, on March 1G, 1870, and
was graduated from the Naval Acad-
emy in 1858. The funeral will be held
here on Saturday.
Rear Admiral Howell had many use
full naval inventions to his credit but
his chief claim for distinction rests on
his perfection of the self-propelling
torpedo. The novelty Of his device re-
lated to the mode of driving the screw.
Whereas Whitehead stored compressed
air in chamber of his torpedo and
placed in an adjoining compartment a
small engine to be operated thereby
Howell employed heavy fywheel,
which was put in rapid motion Just
before the torpedo was launched by
connecting, its projecting axle with =
steam engine entirely independent of
the proje6tile
Admiral Howell's invention, which
was first patented in 1871 and has since
been improved upon and used exten-
sivcly in the United States Navy, Writ
ually revolutionized torpedo warfare.
Admiral Howell was the originator of
the disappearing gun carriage, an i'm
portant factor in coast defence, and OF
an amphibious craft designed for pur-
poses of coast patrol and fishing, which
attained a speed of seven miles an
hour in the water and twelve miles
an hour on land. This invention was
perfected in 1910, but little use has
been found for it.
Admiral Howell saw forty-four years
of service in the United States Navy
and fought in two wars. In the Battle
of Mobile Bay he commanded the Os-
sipce and participated in many other
engagements. From 1884 to 1855 he
was member of the naval advisory
board, and from March, 1896, until the
outbreak of the Spanish-American War
served as commander-in- chief of the
European squadron. He retired or
March IS, 1902, and since that time
had devoted his time principally to the
writing OF professional books, which
have had wide circulation.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
James III. Breslin Dies;
Long ON Tribune Staff

James H. Breslin, proofreader on
The Tribune staff more than twenty
five years, died yesterday. He was
sixty-six years old and made his homo
with married daughter at 378 Ogden
Avenue, Jersey City.
Mr.. Brcslln came to The Tribune
after the adjustment of the Typo
graphical Unions strike about quar-
ter of century ago. He had been
one of the labor organizations dele
gates and was one of those most prom
inent in eventually bringing about a
settlement Of the strike.
Although in poor health several
years, Mr.. Breslin, with few exceptions,
was always able to be at his desk, and
in point of service was one of the
oldest employees of The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Music
Sascha Jacobsen and Phil
harmonic Give Recitals in
Aeolian and Carnegie Halls

Sascha jacobsen, a young vloilnlst
who has appeared in New York be
fore, gave recital last night in
Aeolian Hall. Mr.. Jacobsen is an
artist possessing already considerable
pose, warm, full tono and much
technical fuency His chief defect
seems to be tendency to sentimental
ism. but aside from this his playing
throughout was finely articulated.
His programme consisted Of the
Nardini E minor Concerto. Lalo's
Symphonic Espagnole,' Rogers Pre-
lude and Fugue and those by j. S.
Bach for violin alone. and shorter
numbers by Debussy, Henriques, Juan,
Burlcigh, and KettenLoeifler. The
audience was large.
The somewhat faded imprcssionism
Of Frederick Delius was on view yes
terday afternoon at the Philharmonic
concert in Carnegie Hall. The work was
the idyll, 'ln a Summer Garden" as
pretty a piece of tone painting as the
modern French school has produced.
MIR. Stransky did notably we'll with its
water color tones" though his pref
erence is usually to paint in oils.
Alfred Megerlin, concertmaster of
the orchestra, played the SAINT Saens
b minor Concerto (recently performed
by Mr.. Heifetz) quite admirably. and
Mr.. Stransky kept his orchestra to a
most discreet accompaniment The gi-
gantic Bruckner Symphony No. ("The
Tragic') opened the programme.
Berioz's "Rakoczy March, which
c]CcoN +ha a aftorrOOn Was nlQVpN Ouitp
it be that such minor pieces are per
formed quite without rehearsal? Is
the schedule of the Philharmonic mu-
sicians too severe to permit of careful
nreparatiOn?
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Retention Of German Books
By Librarians Called Follv
Vgantes Decline to Accept Refusal of Newark Trustees 70
Consider Protest Against Enemy Propaganda in Pubics
Reading Natter-leuon Works Branded as Criminal

The Vigilantes, 'an anti-pacihst or
sanitation of authors, artists and
others.' with Offices at sos Fifth Ave
nue.. declined to be pacitied by the re
fusal of the trustees OF the Newark
Free Public Library 70 consider scri-
cusly the protest filed by Miss Marion
Couthouy Smith against retaining
enemy propaganda books in the library
Bliss Carman. poet and editor, said
yesterday:
"The controversy between Miss Mar
icn Couthouy Smith. of the Viyilantes.
and the librarian and trustees OF the
Newark Free Public Library in regard
20 the presence of Objectionable pro
eremy literature upon its shelves, as
reported IN The Tribune, is not one
that can be dropped where it is Grant
:nr. OF course, that the D.. riotism OF
the trustees and the librarian is un-
Questioned. | cannot but think their at
t,tude is entirely wrong. and if logical
" followed throughout the country
would be the means Of spreading a. vast
amount of German propaganda of the
most subtle and pernicious sort"
Miss Smith, who is we'll known
writer Of verse published in the lead
ing periodicals.. lives in East Orange,
Nj. She explained yesterday her part
in the controversy over the eight OBJ
iectionabie books in the Newark
library.
"My entrance into this library ques-
ton was entirely accidental.' she said.
an looking for new war books in the
East Orange Free Public Library I
found number of pamphlets violently
pro German in argument, which were
not signed but bore list of German
names indorsing the contents. This
started me examining the contents of
shelves devoted to war books in the To-
cal libraries. Miss Hinsdale, librarian
in the East Orange library, who is a
personal friend of mine and 81 loyal
American. said the inclusion OF the pro-
German pamphlet was an oversight.
Later spoke to Miss Elizabeth Wes-
son, ibarian of the Orange Free Lii
brary, who promised to see that moth
ing remained there which could assist
German propaganda.
"Having been encouraged by the
treatment accorded me by the local Ii
brares, ! went into the Newark Free
Public Library and made a Sufficient
investigation of the group Of war books
to satisfy myself that there were some
volumes there which were better ab-
sent | took q list of these publications
and spoke first to Mr.. Dana, the libra
ran. on the telephone. After some con
troversy, he asked nc to put my opin-
ions in writing and send them to him.
The result was the spondence pub
hshed in The Tribune
Extracts from Newark library books
complained of by the Vigilantes as pro-
German follow:
From The King, the Kaiser and
Irish Freedom" by James K. Mcclure:
Page 81 The private life and domestic
virtues OF William of Germany typify in
their practice and indestructible features
AL that Is best in the German character.
He is one Of the few kings in the history
Of the world onstained by scardal or weak
ened BY vice And beneath the picture of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Brooklyn STANDARD Union

The amendment got through on a two
thirds vote by the narrowest margin. 1t viii
have to do much better than that when sub
mitted to the states. And in the states the
resolution will encounter the opposition of
those who adhere tenacously to the belief
that the franchise should not be made a part
of the Federal Constitution. 1t is regretted
by many thinkers that no provision was made
by Congress to submit the amendment direct
ly to the people themselves or TO state con-
ventions chosen especially to pass upon suf-
fragc and the prohibition measure. That
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
The Evening Pest

On the surface the Republicans were
overwhelmingly for the amendment: the
Democrats almost equally divided upon It,
But. Of course, this was not party di-
vision. 1t was sectional division. Not
the Democratic party. but the South, was
refusing to give its adherence to votes for
women Only two Democrats from New
York, for instance. were recorded against
the amendment, while of the 1875 negative
votes, So came from below Mason and
Jixon's lina.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Miss Hazel III. Ford to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell Ford. who are
at their winter home in Florida. an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Miss Hazel Helen Ford. to John
Charles Faulkner. jr., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Faulkner. of Keene. n.
II. Mr.. Faulkner is serving in the 30l IT
Field Signal Battalion, stationed at
classmate at Harvard. '13. of Miss
Ford's brother, Torrey Ford. at pres
ent in the United States Ambulance
Service.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Miss Jennie Fassett to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sloat Fassett, of 395
Park Avenue. announce the engagement
Of their daughter. Miss Jennie Fassett,
to Ensign Ethelbert Paul Nevin. U. S.
N. R., son Of Mrs. Ethclbert Nevin. of
this city. Miss Fassett's father was
for eight years a member of the New
York Senate, and the Republican nomi-
rec for Governor of the State in 1891.
He was a member of Congress from
1905 to 1911.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12

ing the dedication. Cleveland Moffett
has written letter about it which will
be read at the matinee.
The Stage Women's War Relief begs
subscriptions for the families of act
ors who are serving in the army and
navy. Checks may be sent to 366 Fifth
Avenue.
The only workless day for the Hippo
drome staff this season is tomorrow,
and the stagehands say they have
changed their minds about unlucky
numbers.
That admirable play. "The Weavers.
Of Hauptmann. will be given Monday
night in Adlcr's Grand Theatre, with
Adolf Link as Old Baumert. S. S.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Plays and Players

Al Woocs has hit upon two daring
IDEAS for his next ventures. The first
Is an illustration of the extent to which
hospitality prevails in India and the
second is the co-starring of Sam Ber-
nard and Louis Mann, His Hosts
Wife" is a three-act farce and "Our
Friendly Enemies" deals with the war.
Both productions will be made early in
February.
Girl o. Nine" by Philip Bartholo-
mae and Frank Tours will crowd odds
and Ends" from the Bijou Theatre to
the Norworth on January 2s.
The four one-act plays of the Wash
lngton Square Players will have their
ifteth performance next Monday even
ing.
Nine. Yorska will give a special per.
torrance OF "a Daughter Of France
sunday afternoon at the Harris Thea
ire Soldiers, sailors and knitters are
Particularly invited Nine. Yorska
wrote the playlet in French and dedl-
Gated it to Theodore Roosevelt. vera
Bloom made it over into English. snar-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Tho World


Tho World
''The Worlds" famous question, "Shall
the Democratic party die" has been an
swered The historical Democratic party is
dead.
We do not mean that the Democratic or
ganization has ceased to exist We do not
mean that there are no more Democrats
Nor do mean that the Democrats party
is dead in the sense that the Federalist
party is dead, or the Whg party is dead.
or the Grcenback party is dead. the Pop
ulist party is dead What has died is the
Democratic party of Jefferson and jackson
and Tildcn. The principles Of government
which they enunciated and advocated have
beerl obiterated What slavery and seces-
SION and silver were unable to accomplish
has been brought about by Prohibition and
woman suffrage.
The death blow to Jerersonan Democracy
was delivered by the Democratic Senators
West under the leadership of William j.
Bryan. who carried through the prohibition
amendment: The coup de grace was ad-
minlstered by Woodrow Wilson, President Of
ne United States, in indorsing the Federal
suffrage amendment to the Constitution.
Tho Sun
We congratulate the ladies' upon their
notable victory. The readicst explanation Is
that it has been won by the astutc but per-
fectly legitimate employment Of what may
be termed the political dlemma-that is. by
stimulating tho Presidents proper concern
tor the safety of the Democratic vote by
exhibitions of interest in the Republican
| camp Let us not too hastily assume that
this was the producing cause of the phe-
nomenal change of attitude Many persons
,vlll prefer to accept the theory that Mr..
wilson was convinced long ago by argu-
,ncnts addressed to his ntelicctuals and that
nc has only been waiting for the arrival of
the psychological moment for the announce
ment of his conversion.
Rosy this morning is the prospect of the
success of nationwide woman suffrage by
me constitutional amendment; and brighten.
ing ever may that prospect continue to bel
The Herald
Primarily the objection to this sufrroce
proceeding is the same that lies against
that relating to prohibition. 1t is dan.
gerous practice, and perhaps more dan.
Kerous precedent, to undertake to amend the
+ constitution at a time when the country is
at war. No such question as is involved in
'ther of these proposed amendments shoulf
be raised to distract the minds Of the peonlf
rom the mighty problem which should have
the undivided attention Of all Americans
that of winning this war
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
War Weddings Il
Interest Social -
Circles To-day
Miss Margaret Van Buren,
Mason To Be Bride Of
Lieutenant Colt -

Several weddings Of much interest to15<xssss
the social world viii take place to-day,S@4S
and most of them will be of a military
nature. One of the most notable will
be that OF Miss Margaret Van Buren, en9e~
Mason, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,asa
George Grant Mason, of Tuxedo Parisss-s
and S54 Fifth Avenue. so Lieutenant =
Samuel Sloan Colt. L. S. r., at noon
At the home Of her parents. The cere-.s y
mony viii be followed by reception
and wedding breakfast.
The brides father is a nepAew of
the late James Henry Smith and waz.s.
the residuary leeatee OF his large es-s =
tate. Miss Mason was introduced toSss
society TWO years ago. Since then
she has been active in social and phil
anthropic WORK. She is a member of
the Junior League.
Lieutenant Colt is son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard c. Colt. and ggandson-,--
of the late Samuel Sloan, hnaneier andss
railroad president. He was graduated g.
from Yale in 1914. He is detaiied to
the Ordnance Department in Washing
ton, where he Will take his bride.
The marriage OF Miss Dorothy
Welsh daughter of Mr. and Mrs Her
bert Welsh. to Andrew c. Imbre OF -,
brie, of Princeton, takes place thisf Y
afternoon in old st. Peters Church,
Philadelphia. s4-''
Miss Irene Wood. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William NJ. Wood, Will bef
come the bride Of Captain B Lucas
Sutclife, of the Northum berland4s q
Fusiliers, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Sutcliife, Of Halifax, England. this
afternoon, at the home of her parents.,-~.'
$50 Park Avenue. Mss Rosalind Wood
will be her sisters maid OF honor and Sc
Francis L. Sutcliffe VIII be his
brothers best man. -
The wedding Of Miss Alva Burreii,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Frank RI
Burrell, to DR.. Robert Willis Tate. N.
R. c., now stationed at Camp Dix.nast
takes place this afternoon in All
Saints Church, Brooklyn 90
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
BROOKLYN Daily Eagle

Most observers were surprised at the close
ness Of the House vote. after the President
had taken his affirmative stand. The expla-
nation is. of course the persistent fear of the
South that new irritations may come from
giving the vote to negro women. Such op
position is based on sentiment not on theory.
and is hard to overcome
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
The Globe

The proposed amendment reads that "the
right Of citizens Of the United States to vote
hall not be denied abridged by the United
states. or by any state. on account of sex"
Tie language thus rc2eals the words of the
Fifteenth Amendment. which forbids suf-
frage discrimination on account OF race,
color previous condition Of servitude"
Let hope, if the amendment is ratified
that fate will be more kind to it than to ts
predecessor. 1t is a lamentable fact that
there is suffrage discrimination on account
of color Perhaps the women, more wise and
just than the men. will see to it that others
IS well as themselves enjoy their ccnstitu-
tional rights.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
The Evening Mail

For Congresswonan Jeannette Rankin,
and for the many women who awaited for
twelve breathless hours the result of the
debate and the balloting, yesterday was 4
day to be marked on the calendar For the
American people at large the days verdict
was a hopeful omen of the future. 1t was
an indication Of the realization by the House
Of the self-evident fact that a democracy
which disfranchises hat its population can
not be democracy
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
William, II. Rushmore

William II. Rushmore, a retired stock
broker of Huntington, L. l.. died last,
night at his winter home, II Lefrertss
Place, Brooklyn. He was seventy-five
years old, the son OF the late William :
c. and Henrietta Dikeman Rushmore.
He leaves two sons-William A Rush ~
more, cashier of the City Savings
Rank, Brooklyn. and Harry s. Rush
more, q newspaper man. 81
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
New York American

We heartily congratulate President Wilson
upon his part in helping the women Of
fragc. 'N-
1t is wise man who can change his mind
VINO has the courage to be convinced. and
VINO can acknowledge that he has been mis-
taken.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Rivalry Of Matron and Maid

There is no more terrible rivalry IN
the human race than the rivalry be-
tween matron and maid. To ignore the
matron and promote the maid would
have meant war, only differing from
Lincoln's war in that it would not have
been civil To reduce numbers, there
fore, we had TO fall back on age. l he
vote IS granted to every woman who
will admit and declare, despite all ap-
pearances to the contrary, that she is
over thirty. OF my own acquaintances
T do not know Of more than one or two
who will agree to fulfil the condition.
Rnt they. at least, will have the vote
all to themselves.
incidentally, the munition girls VIII
be excluded. save from the waiting list,
and most Of the other girls whom our
gallant soldiers left behind them after
war weddings and quick, sometimes
tragic and eternal, separations, are not
vet Of the required age. But at least
the Young women of England are pro
suective voters. They cannot be over
looked by chivalrous and calculating
statesmen. They have to be counted
on. One alternative would have been
to admit all women Of every age to the
register. but reckon five female votes
as equal to three male votes. Bat this
scheme was regarded as an insult, and
the onlv question was whether the
arithmetic should not have been fixed
the other way.
Lord Hugh Cecil, our High Church
man, does not mind how many people
have the vote. because, as an arlstocrat
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12

sub-minor matter. The House has done
what was expected of it. If by the smallest
possible margin. In the Senate. with its
longer tenure and smaller anxiety about
fences" the amendment is like to find
harder sledding
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12

,he Raiser these words are printed 'Thcy
nave forced the sword into my hands.
cannot do nfh