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New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
High Registration
OF Women Pleases
Suffrage Leaders
Miss Hay Sees Great Prom
Use in al Per Cent Show
ing Made at Polls
Their "First Plunge"
figures Reached Despite Influ-
enza Epidemic and Liberty
Loan Diversion

Suffrage leaders are we'll pleased
over the al per cent showing Of the
women of New York at the registration
polls last week. Mary Garrett Hay,
chairman of the New York City Woman
Suffrage party, made the following
statement yesterday after the complete
figures had been made public:
~ am very much pleased with the
numerical showing made by the woman
voters of the city at the registration
booths. In spite of the fact that it is a
first registration. with all that implies
of ignorance and timidity on the part
Of the inexperienced woman taking her
first political plunge; in spite of the
fact that an epidemic is sweeping the
city, coniining women as patients and
the fact that the exciting drive for the
Liberty Loan diverts attention from
everything else, women have risen we'll
TO the occasion.
AS suffrage leader I am glad to
feel that the woman voters have juSti-
fed my faith in them, for thew have
take their political duties serious y and
hat they respond to the call of patriot
ism, whether it takes them into the po-
itcal or the industrial field. Women
have registered in order to support
those candidates who will stand by the
government and help to win the war.
Because of this and because Of the
numbers they have mustered, they will
be big factor in the coming election" >"
Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany, chairman of
Manhattan Borough, said:
"The fact that thirds az many
women as men registered last week is
highly gratifying to me as suffrage
leader. am sorry that Brooklyn
women mode better showing than
those in Manhattan, but at the present
time believe that there are more
things to district the attention of Man
haitian women than there are in our
big sister borough. Sufragists who
have worked for years to win the bal
lot Tor women can feel that their labor
was not in yain. For if women attend
so well TO their political duties when
the latter are strange and new and
when the times are abnormal, they
may be depended upon to make splen-
did showing when they are accustomed
to politics and when life becomes nor
nal again"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Drama
Vieux Colombier Begins Its
New Season-The Dun
can Dancers
By Haywood Bro,n

Jacques Copeau's Vieux Colombian
opened last night with a performance
CT Henri Bernstein's "Le Secret "
L9clenne Bogaert appeared IN thu role
wnlch FRANCES Starr played in English
mere several seasons ago. The two in
eerpretations varied widely. Miss Starr
maue an uaorielle almost complete in
genue. In her meddling there was no
premeditated malice. She merely drift.
ca INTO meddling. Mile Bogaert is
much more the schemer. She is more
caS> Ke and more cerebral Before her
Claws nash she measures the distance
ny all means hers is malicious mod.
ding in the first degree.
ouch an Interpretation hardly seems
e, 70 nave been intended by the author,
mere Is little in the text to suunort
~. Inc surprise which Bernstein in
tended e IS blunted and the forgiveness
constant seems i'll earned.
>, And yet the performance of Mile
biogaert remained decidedly interest,"
ing one. If her conception of the char
go to her unstintedly. In voice and
gesture she lost no opportunity of
rounding out complete characterized
ton. The women in the cast of a.
secret were somewhat better than the
men, although Copeau himself gave an
o|Eeitent performance.
French managers have discovered
something which is not yet known in
America. The French theatre of TODAY
is founded en- the unassalable assumn-
ton That it is almost impossible for a
beautiful woman to be an interesting
actress. Practically all the great wom-
en- of the French stage are what NAV
be most happily described as not beau.
tlful. This is an enormous ADVANTAGE
"A pretty face is complete thing. No
on, one ever hung upon the glances of the
ro]an Helen to catch a change Of cx-
preston. Nothing more was to be
hoped for. There was Helen and moth
ing could be done about it. People ran
away with her and fought wars about
her, but she could have filled no play-
mouse in Greece or Troy unless she
chose to appear in the lighter foEms of
musical entertainment with catchy
songs.
No play of emotion is welcomed in
beauty. 1t is impossible to repress the
wish tor it to smooth back again into
wei! trimmed loveliness. But the
world watches the woman who il not
beautiful while she weeps, or rages. or
smiles, because here is full field for
hope and for aspiration. In none of
her moods lies safety. The theory
may serve to explain in part why
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Rejane is a better actress than Maxine

KeJane is a better actress than Maxine
III! IL.
Both Luciennc Bogacrt and Suzanne
ping are decidedly interesting and
eharming Players. Lucien Weber, who
IS cast as Denis de Guen, farces his
role &c, somewhat heavily.
,o,ah; rhe performance at the Vieux Co.
ionlDlcr IS admirable. We think we
,nlght have enjoyed it even more if we
nad i grasped greater amount of the
nGlalogue. During our nights in the
renrh IN"" trc "" find ourself reflect
ing not lnfrequently that it is a long
time between "jamaises"
George Copeland. the pianist. and the
lsadora Duncan Dancers spent a week
end at he Ncighborhood Playhouse to
the great eight o. two large audi
ences. The Saturday night perform
ahce snarpened and strengthened our
conviction that this is one of the most
perfect entertainments presented to
New York. Nothing else which we can
think of has quite so high a quality of
excitement. 1t has beauty and speed
and rythym, which are the chief ele-
ments IN all forms of excitement from
cowboys to Chopin. And an evening
with the Duncan dancers has it's eli
makes. 1t is fortunate that the six
young women are not equally gifted.
All of us like to see somebody shoot
out of the group whether we are watch
ing football game or dancing pro-
gramme. Art must be r1ade safe for
autoc~acy.
Anna Duncan seems to us the rare
spirit of her group. If 1sadora cares
to hand down, at some distant date
a torch or a mantle or whatever it
IS that the next generation carries
on, we think that Anna Duncan may
be able to grasp it. Of course it is
impossible to tell yet how much crea-
tive spirit she will be able to bring
to her task, but unquestionably she
e. "m" and there never is much
She stands out from her fellows be-
{ brings to her dancing a
distinct dramatic sense. Sometimes
ths sense is expressed too strongly
Again it is just right and then the
result is very fine.
one of the young Duncans should shoot
ahead of the rest in this manner. Here
is a group which has received exactly
the same training after an absolutely
even start. Whoever arranged this
factor of inequality in the world has
probably decided wisely. 1t is fortu-
nate that a determinism exists in every
one which makes it certain that "bet-
ter" and best" shall not perish from
the face of the earth.
Miss Anna Duncan did her best work
in the Chopin numbers, while George
Copeland reached his most brilliant mo-
ments IN PLAYING Dcbussy's "Faune" and
"Danse de Puck" He was also stirring
in the playing of the Spanish darces
and more particularly Laparra's "Cale.
sera."
Sometimes when Anna Duncan is a,
her very best. we wonder if the urns
and the vases are not moved to trem-
bic. We fancy that we can hear them
rattle just bit.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

the Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn. followed.
other members of the party being a
scr of Miss Eckhart and male
friend. On their return. the story
AoNs. Mr.. Blakeley tod the plaintiff
how much he was impressed with her
and asked permission TO call the next
day. Thereafter, it is alleged, the al
ready married transportation man
"ardently courted" her.
He suggested trip to Boston, the
complaint continues, that he might in
troduce his future wife to his parents
They went to Boston August 9. but
the parents of Mr.. Blakeley were not
in town. Registering as Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh j. E. Blake.ey, the couple re-
mained two days at the Copley-Plaza
Hotel. it is alleged. Miss Eckhart says
she did not know until chat Septem ber
evening at the Hotel Claridge that Mr..
Blakeley was married and could not
keep his alleged promise to marry her.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Favorites on Palace
Bill This Week

The Pelham Naval Band again toots
for the Liberty Loan drive at the
Palace this week Under the leadership
of Bandmaster Schroeder it does many
clever and amusing things. The Pei
ham Band has no false notions of
being exclusive in its accomplishments
It's members can sing, dance, imperso-
nate and tell stories. The band in
udes several erstwhile members OF
the Philharmonic and New York Sym
phony orchestras, and several others
who in civilian life were we'll known
entertainers.
Florence Walton, minus Maurice, who
IS doing war work abroad, makes an all
too brief appearance in q series of
drawing room dances. Van and Schenck
manner
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Small Salaries
Endanger City's
Library System

To discuss the question OF q salary
increase for library workers in New
York City, who, according to the New
York Public Library Staff Association,
are leaving the service in "alarming
numbers" because of small salaries, a
public hearing will be h. .. to-day be-
fore the Board Of Estimate in City
Hall.
The meeting has been called to pro-
test against the tentative budget pre-
pared by the Board of Estimate wh ich
does not include salary increase for
library employees, and trustees Of the
library as well as the employees or
ganization, are supporting the move for
salary increases for the employees,
most of whom are women.
When his attention w-s called to the
matter President of the Board of AT
dermen Alfred E. Smith said yesterday
that he had not studie~ the question
and presumed that the library workers
had got the 800 salary increase that
all city employees on a wage of 81 500
or less had been accorded
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
French and Chinese
Art Exhibits Shown
Metropolitan Museum Has Large
Number of Rare Works
in Galleries

=, representative French art Of the
se1,r.eenth sf,eth century. Italian art of the
niteenth century and Chinese of the
sixth century are included among the
new EXHIBITS of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum OF Art. according to announce
ment made yesterday
me golden age OF French Gothic
sculpture is typified in statue of the
Virgin and Child, executed by an un
known artist.
An exhibit Of drawings by Leonardo
da Vinci. together with a wall devoted
to sketches by Raphael and the school
Of his period, has been opened in Gal.
lery 25. The da Vinci drawings were
purchased in 1897. but have never been
exhibited before and are attributed to
this master, but we're never certified
as his.
A Wei tomb entrance has come from
a sepulchre in the Cheng Tu-fu dis
trict Of China to the Far Eastern Art
Department of the museum through
various Chinese dealers. The gateway
was one Of pair leading into tomb.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Shop Early and Buy Bonds!

~ WEEK at Gmbel's begins to-day at
programme provided by the Stage Womens War Relief
sage VIII be set in the main tearoom eighth floor
ec "'' oe no admission charge. Tickets
Vie asking at the information the third hoobut it
rumored that first Liberty not
at the box office.
Among the attractions the opening performance
act by Mitzi players from Head Over Heels mar
rave OF her recent experiences in
ardson; recitation by Julia Arthur and singing
side Synagogue Choir led by Harold Vincent Mlgan
day T. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe present On Thurs
day. Going Up will the company and Emma
Dunn who to act as hostess will speak mothers.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
More Big Bowlders
Fly in Argument
Over Barge Canal
Sears Says Waterway Is
Now Being Used for
War Purposes
Smith "Comes Back"
In Reply Asserts Whitman White
Book Chairman "Begs
the Question:

Joseph II. Sears, chairman of the
whitman White Book Campaign Com
nittee, grieved because Alfred f. Smith,
democratic candidate for Governor, has
rolled various metaphorical powders
into the Whitman Barge Canal. ycster-
oay steam shovelled another statement
into the City Hall. to which Mr.. Smith
promptly gave his consideration. Mr..
Sears's statement, among other things,
says:
"The Tammany candidate has been
pretty generally reported as giving out
certain statements which gave the i'm
rression that the canal was lying idle,
and that Governor Whitman should be
turned cut of office because in this
war time he had not so arranged the
canal that it could be used for war
purposes. Now that Mr.. Smith denies
this, the matter is clear, and no longer
political issue. He agrees that the
canal is in operation and doing war
work. The fact that the Federal gov
crnmcnt Is operating it seems to sug-
gest that.
Every one knows that it was put
into operation under Governor Whit
mans administration by almost super
human efforts. Hence another Of the
Tammany candidates charges against
Governor Whitman falls to the ground.
The rest is all pleasant political camou-
iage Of the usual Tammany type The
canal is in operation. Boats drawing
eleven feet of water have come through
from Buffalo to Troy.
ut is probably true that certain
moneys have been appropriated for
canal terminals and have not been all
spent. 1t is chara :teristic of Tammany
psychology that Mr.. Smith cannot con-
celve of public money being appropri-
ated and not spent. Furthermore, what
Is really Of Importance, is. are you sup
PORTING the Federal Administration and
fighting against Tammany, or are you
supporting the Federal Administration
and lighting for Tammany? That is
the real issue in this state.'
: Replying, Mr.. Smith said last night:
ut must be apparent to any one who
studies Mr.. Sears's statement that it
did not take him long to get into the
spirit of dealing with great pub ic
questions as thew have been handled by
The present admin straton at Albany.
By q quibb' with words he comp 'ete ! y
lodges tho issue. have maintained all
along, md repeat it, that the Barge
Canal is no. finished. and the canal
terminals are not built, and if Mr..
Sears vii! come to my office will show
him the report Of the State Engineer
ard Surveyor for the month Of August
of this wear, which shows more than
So 600 coo worth of work yet to be done.
"He might as well be right about it.
He is without experience in dealing
with matters Of this kind and his repu-
tation as business man would suggest
that he should have sense enough not
to allow himself to be made the goat
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Custer of Teacher
For Paci6st Views
Upheld by Court

Miss Mary S. Mcdowell, a Quakeress,
for thirteen years a high school teach
er and recently assistant instructor Of
Latin in the Manual Training High
School. failed yesterday in the Su-
preme Court in an effort to obtain an
order directing the Board Of Education
to reinstate her after she had been
dismissed for her alleged unpatriotic
attitude.
Miss Mcdowell, graduate Of
Swarthmore College, is opposed to all
war. She was dismissed on the gene raj
charge Of conduct unbecoming a
teacher" and she contended that the
Board of Education was without juris-
diction and that no legal grounds ex-
listed.
"She says that her offence, if any,"
Justice Ph.lbin wrote in his decision,
was to disclose the state Of her mind.
her beliefs, and that there is no ele-
ment of behavior or conduct in mere
belief.
Her answers to the questions pro-
pounded to her may be summarized as
follows: She would not uphold this
country in forcibly resisting invasion;
she did not want to help the govern
ment Of the United States in carrying
on the present war; she would not urge
her pupils to support the war; she
would not urge them to perform those
Red Cross services which better the
condition of the soldiers in the field;
she would not urge her pupils to buy
thrift stamps; she does not believe a
teacher is under special obligation
to train her pupils to support the gov
ernment of the United States in it's
measures for carrying on the war, and
she is opposed to the present war
against the German government.
THE contention that the petitioner,
in spite of her views, may still be able
to do her full duty as a teacher in the
classroom cannot be upheld"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
France Gives Medal
To New York Woman
Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard Is Re-
warded 70, Work in Fight
;ro Ep;deyn;co
ing Epidemics


PARIS, Oct 14.-Mrs. Mary Hatch
Willard, president and organizer of the
surgical dressings committee of New
York, has been awarded the gold medal
for fighting epidemics by the French
government.
Mrs. Willard first conceived the idea
Of forming committee to make sur
eical dressings in October, 1914, when
she learned that the surgical supply
factories both here and in Europe were
taxed to their utmost and still could
not keep pace with the demand.
Soon the work extended to thirty
six states. and the committee sent out
as many as 100000 dressings-a a month
Distributing centres were then estab-
'ished in France, in Russia-anywhere
that there was fighting and wounded
men.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Women Republicans
Will Aid Campaign

Following meeting yesterday aft
ernoon Of the Women's Republican
Campaign Committee, at the Rcpub-
lican Club. it was announced that a
woman's committee of 1 900 had been
formed to work in conjunction with
the state committee in support of the
state and local candidates. Those
present included the representatives
of the Republican state committee,
Mrs. frankie Merson, of Keuka Park
Yates County, and Mrs Anna White
Marquises, of Norwich Mrs. Arthur
l.. Livermore. who is managing the
woman's campaign committee, pre-
sided.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Wilson Lauds Helen Keller

Miss Helen Keller, the blind writer.
has received a letter of commendation
from President Wilson for her work
IN getting subscribers to the fourth
Liberty Loan. She has to her credit
subscriptions from Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo Charles e. HUGHES,
Enrico Caruso Mary Coplcy Thaw,
Adolph Lewisohn. Elihu Root Kate
Doug as Wiggin anG Jacob II. Schiff
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Women Barbevs in New York
Prove To Be Big Success

Wor'~n harhcrs are being employed
in increasing numbers in the shops in
New York. They are taki-g the places
Of men who have been called for mill
tary service. and from al appearances
their advent is welc Nmed by customers.
Barber shops throughout the country,
particu arly in Western States, are
said, also, to be employing women in
considerable numbers
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Auction Castle plane Part

The fusilage of Captain Vernon
Castles aeroplane will be given by the
Stage Women's War Relief to the
buyer of the largest bond today at
the Liberty Theatre. The fusilage, still
pear; r;1g the number of CAPTAIN
casties plane, was given to tho thea
IRE organization by Bennett Kilpack,
VINO was IN Camp Benbrook with Cap
killed. ""'
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Scott Key, of 8
Park Avenue, this city, and great
granddaughter of Francis Scott Key,
who wrote "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner." died of pneumonia last night in
the Mount Vernon Hospital. She is
survived by her parents and four SIS
terS
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
MISS BESSIE EDWARDS

:, BALTIMORE Oct. 14--Miss Bessie
hM;owards, \; of Washington daughter of
Malor General Clarence Edwards, died
az St lamp Meade last night Of influenza.
sno mad been pupil nurse at the can
ttonment about TWO weeks, having en-
to France. ''N' '"N"NA '"O'''
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Obituary
JOHN MILLER

Greenwich. Conn. Oct. 14.-John
Miller one Of the oldest residents Of
Fort Chester, n. T.. died at the State
Hospital, in Poughkeepsie, yesterdav
aged nlntey years. lie was a trustee Of q,
the Port Chester Savings Bank and
q deacon and an elder in the First Pres
byterian Church for many years. He
IS survived by his widow and one sis
ter
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
LIEUT.. ROBERT S. JOHNSTON

OTTAWA, Oct. l4.-LieutenantRob-
ert S. Johnson, aged twentyseven. a
civil engiaeer, leaned to the Canadian
government by the United States gov
ernment for duties in connection with
the naval air stations on the Canadian
Atlantic coast, died at the residence of
Admiral Kingsmill here to-day of Span
!sh influenza He was a native of Ire
ton, Iowa, and the body will be taken
there
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

"Bianca." the new opera by Henry
Hadley, which will have it's premiere
Tuesday night at the Park Theatre in
the opera comique season of the So
ciety of American Singers, won the
Hinshaw prize Of $1,000. in which
eighteen American composers COM
nfnd
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
The Weather Report


,,N WASHINGTON. A Oct l4-prc-ure is low ov,r
the Calad an maritime provinces ,he Cmf oS >G o'er
ico and the Missouri valiey Rcwaen t III :" !ueA-
ths na ~eserm depressons high pressure extends from
t tae iaho region southwesward into ,he TsYas nom
handle and this considerable area Of hrh r pSn
consroonts "" ,ms weather ss east Of the pp As
last twenty -four hours. and marked ~ t- ,n 't'o nc
temperature from Maine sou:lwestwari into ~ ror III
nessee 'hto ich-
Higher temperatures are associate; with N. ,r
souri, valley depression. Generally west ~ w ~
Mlsssslppi River the temperature is aboyr the
shower weather is probable in Florida Tuesday
H ana Wednesday. ana showers indicated for
Wednesday IN the upper AXE region and along the
lower lakes Elsewhere OF the Mssissinni rair
weather Will prevail with slowly rising temperaur
Special Vicinity Forecast-Northern New Fnv-
land Fair Tuesday and "Wednesday. slowly ri.iss
Southern New England: Fair Tuesday: wednes.
day fair and slightly warmer. 'N'
District Of Columbia. Eastern New York. East
Tuesday and wednesday; warmer Wednesday an
We, Western New York Far Tuesday and probably
Wednesday. Warmer Wednesday,
Local on,cial Record..Thc following official rec
during the last twsn,y-;our hous in COMPARISON
lals 1917 1915 1917
) NON" y ! !, E E %;: );
Highest temperature yesterday 62 degrees tat 5
p M lowest. 81 degrees tat a. M. lowest, so
last thirty three years. j6 degrees.
T. m....67 l p. m....Ss p m......5s
Barometer Readings
a. m. 90 IS p. M. SIS p. m. 90 80
'u warmer Wednesday. light north winds becoming
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Plays and Players

"Petcr's Mother" dramatization of
Mrs de la Pastures book, will have its
opening at the Forty eighth Street
Theatre Monday night, October 81.
The cast viii include Selene Johnson,
Lumsden Hare, Philip Tonge, Gypsey
O'Brien Katherine Stewart and Walter
Howe.
Mary Nash has been engaged by A.
Fl. Woods for the leading feminine
role in "The Big CHARGE" a new play
by Grant Morris and Willard Mack.
There will be no performances of
"The Blue Pearl" at Loew's Seventh
Avenue Theatre, until Thursday matt
nee because of an automobile accident
to Miss Julia Bruins, the leading
woman.
Winchell Smith and John l.. Golden's
new production, "Three Wise Men,"
had its first presentation ut Hartford
last night.
Blanca" the new opera by Henry
Hadley, which will have it's premiere
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

ELIZABETH LLOYD KEY
NM ;MoENT y. VERNON, N. Y, Oct. IA
-''ss HaTabeth Lloyd Key, daughter of
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

Highest temperature yesterday. 62 degrees tat
y. M lowest. 81 degrees lat a. M lowest. 81
degrees tat 10 p M average. So degrees. ayerag
same date last year. so degrees: average dat
last thirty three years. SO degrees.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

xDrC 42d ST. W Of R'way Eves $50
l. M Mainees Tomw and Sat. 80
THE NOVELTY II 7 or lHE SEASON
Roland Vests Thriller of Thrulers