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New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Whitman Favors
State Ice Harvest
Approves Plan to Save Am
monia by Cutting Natural
Stores

Governor Whitman said last night
that he wGs heartily in favor of the
state going into the ice business, as
provided N the bill introduced by
Senator Wagner and backed by re
pubhcans and Democrats alike
ut looks TO me as il there would be
a very large shortage Of ice in this
city the coming summer unless the
state at once sets about the work of
harVcstirg the ice" said the Governor.
II am iully aware OF thc scope OF the
bin, and with the fact that Senator's
nrown and Wagner conferred with c:,-
Governor Odcll with the idea Of giving
the general supervision Of the harvest
.ng TO Mr. Odell. il he will take that
responsibility upon himself. think the
whole idea is founded on common
sense. and ] expect that it will be
brought to pass.
-. would be a sorry lack Of fore
sight for the State of New York, with
is officials knowing that the Federal
government is going to need all the
ammonia it can get for munitions, thus
involving a greatly reduced production
OF artificial ice. TO neglect the chance
TO cut and store the natural ice along
the hudson and Mohawk If it should
develop that there is a shortage of
labor to do the work I am in favor of
using the inmates OF Sing Sing prison
As far as they will 20 in the work OF
ice harvesting. With proper handling
it will be q good thing for the prison
ers. and perhapjs avoid the suffering
incident 10 al ICE famine next sum
ucI'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Art

The exhibition OF African negro
sculpture in the Modern Gallery, 500
Fifth Avenue. shows how very old is So
called "modern art" The negro artist
put into wood his primitive emotion,
and there it stands, vital remem-
brahcc Of what the artist thought,
felt and was at the moment.
The sculpture consists of forty-one
pieces, including human and animal
heads. masks and statuettes collected
from the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sudan,
Congo and Gabun. They are fetichcs
having talismanc attributes ascribed
to them by their creators. Each has
a history full Of miracles, some hav-
ing decided victory in battle; others
cured disease, allayed love troubles
and give to man the power to repel
evil
This negro art shows the expression
Of emotion rather than the expression
of vision, and this, the modernists
say, is the truth therefore the beauti-
full in art. However, the exhibition is
very interesting, whichever viewpoint
one takes of it, and will be open to
the public until February 9.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Striking Newsdealers
May Lose Licenses
Commissioner Gilchrist Asked
to Revoke Permits of Those
Refusing to Sell Papers

Save for slight further detection in
the ranks OF the "striking' newsdeal-
crs, the boycott on New York morning
and evening papers continued yestcr-
day unchanged.
The attention Of the Commissioner
of Licenses was called TO the fact that
many news venders having licenses to
sell papers in public parks or on public
property connected with the elevated
and subway stations arc refusing to
maintain their stands or to sell any Of
the principal papers.
Commissioner Gilchrist was asked to
revoke the licenses OF those newsdeal- -
ers who continued TO refuse to make
such use Of public property as was
originally intended.
The Commissioner of Licenses. or
hearing these complaints. decided to
serve notice upon the holders of news
stands operating under licenses from
the city that such licenses were grant
ed for the public convenience. and un-
less this public convenience was served,
steps would be taken Immediately to
abrogatc the licenses.
Following the example of a group
of forty Grcenpoint dealers, who de-
cided to pay the $1.40 hundred price
on Thursday and have resumed busi-
rcopcned yesterday.
Strikers overturned a "WorlG" cir
culation wagon at South Ferry. put its
crew TO rout after brisk battle, and
burned the newspapers it carried.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Denies Railroad
Would Rule Under
West Side Plan
Commissions Chairman
Says Hervey Couldn't
Have Read Its Bill

William II. Van Bcnschoten. chair
man of the Commission on West Side
Improvement. which submitted its
recommendation for a solution of the
West SideNcw York Central problem
TO Governor Whitman Thursday, issued
q statement yesterday in reply TO the
criticism of the commissions report BY
publc Service Commissioner Harvey.
Chairman Van Benschoten declare d
that Commissioner ilervcy had evident
ly not carefully read the report and the
proposed bill creating a new commits
sion to handle the problem.
The chairman OF the commission
took strong exception TO Commi ssioner
Hervey's statement that the passage
OF The proposed bill would place the
city and state at the mercy OF ine New
York Central and prevent solution
except on the railroad companys terms.
81 do not believe he could have rcad
the BILL in full, If he made such q state
ment,' said Mr.. Van Benschoten "The
situation exists that here is an almost
criminal condition to be rectitied as
must be placed in some one if correc-
tion is ever to be made and New York
is to free itself from the appalling
situation which now confronts it as
regards its freight terminal facilities
and the consequent results.
"The commission thought that a body
made up of the Mayor and Controller
of the city, two representatives o.. the
Public Service Commission of this dis
jrict and three men named by the Gov
ernor, with the approval of the Sen
ate, would constitute body IN which
such confidence and trust could be
placed, with great hope that at last
efectual results could be obtained and
an end made Of the present conditions.
"This is a time and age of concen-
tratedr power 70 secure large and i'm
portant results. The West Side Com
mission fully considered the provisions
Of the Ottlnger Law. to which Com
missioner Hervey refers. and after It's
Investigation believed that the mos
effective and advisable course to pur-
sue is TO create some body having full
and complete power
The chairman pointed out that the
proposed act restricted the powers OF
the Public Service Commission in re-
gard to the improvement Of terminal
facilities, and said that it might be
that Commissioner Hervey objected 10
this Slight restriction
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Music
Fritz kreislcr Is Again Heare
With Quartette at
Aeolian Hall

When Fritz hreisler played for tho
hrs' time, Il few weeks ago, as first
Vlollhlst OF the new quartet, whose &c
naming members were formerly Of
the kneisels," he showed tendency
TO take the bit in his teeth little
lh's was certainly unconscious, the
impulse Of virtuoso long accustomed
to sway audiences by his personal
power.
But last evening, at the second re-
cital at Aeolian Hall, there was no
trace Of this tendency remaining. Nr.
hrelsier has schooled himself into tho
retlcsncc required of one member OF
the classic commune OF four. The en-
semble in tho Intervening weeks has
become as perfect as one is likely ever
10 End III the concert hall. Messrs.
Lctz, Svcncenslii and Wllclle now play
with graclousncss which was too
often lacking in the old days. They
nave almost matched their new first
vlolinlst in beauty of tone and grace
OF execution. Doub.lcss much OF this
added charm is due TO the good Offices
OF SIR. kreisler. But no one last even
ing could feel that the controlling pur-
pose flowed from any one Of the four
musicians. The fuslng of personalities
has become well nigh perfect Mr..
kreis er's splendid musicianship is re,
vealed as admirably in his present self
etfacement as in his former artistic
self-assertion.
AS the new quartet stands to-day it
blends beauty Of tone. clcarness Of
melodic line. and sorority of the har-
monic ensemble-the sensuous and in
tcllectual qualitics-with great vigor
OF concept and execution. In the early
Beethoven quartet in 7 major they
played last night with an unexpected
delicacy and reserve. It was the
luscious Brahms quartet in A minor
opus 81, which called out the utmost
OF The emotional cNpressivencss Of the
new organizations. The Haydn quartet
in D major closed rare and delight
ful evening.
1t may be repeated, to clear away any
misunderstanding, that Mr. Kreislcrs
share in the proceeds of these con
certs is donated to the aid Of needy
musicians
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02

so though sly--l,ow could you so
SO neutrality-suspicious. to u suffering
soul, who hns realized the vanity of
human aspirations and the nothingness
OF human greatness, the loug-coveted
mandate, Thou faithful servant, go in
peacc! or otherwise, even. if only
permitted to go without actual dis
honor? What evil have I done that
thou. my friend and respected superb
or, should deliberately withhold the
word of hope which would have cheered
my dropping spirits and the ray Of
light which would have guided my
eager steps toward that little chapel
or official forgetfulness termed cX' for
The consultations Of which, in the mercy
OF Providence. you yourself may some
times anNiously yearn ?"
The letter closed as follows:
with unaffected sympathy for the
sorrows Of theehext chairman, and with
heightened respect for the sorrows Of
my predecessors, [ remain-shall l say
for the last time ?-sincerely yours.
"SEYMOUR VAN SANTVOORD."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Mrs. Lewis B. Woodruff Gives
Luncheon in Honor of Sister

Mrs. Lewis b. Woodruff gave a lunch
con yesterday at her home, II East
Sixty eighth Street, for her sister, Miss
Evelyn Byrd Smith, Of Alabama, ana
her cousin. Miss Sheila Byrnc, tho
debutante daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
James byrne. The luncheon was served
at small tables. over each one os
which a "litcrary hostess" presided.
The hostesscs wore Mrs. France.
hodgson Burnett, Mrs. Kate Douglas
Wiggin, Mrs. Mary Rinehart, Mrs.
Eleanor Gates. Mrs. Alice 1lcgan Rice.
Mrs. George Madden Martin and Mrs.
Woodruff
The guests. most of them debutantes,
included Miss Evelyn Scott Miss
Flora Whitney. Miss Ellen Semple,
Miss Ruth Anderton. Miss Marie
Louise Blair. Miss Grace Bristed, Mis-
Leslie Morris, Miss Katharine r.
Enmet, Miss Ethel Rose. Miss Claire
Van Lennep, Miss Sylvia NJ. Selmour,
Miss Lucille Baldw in, Miss Elizabct!,
Hyde, Miss Edith Pratt, Miss Kathe-
rlne Kent. Miss Martha Yuille. Miss
Mary llurd and Mss Margaret Flint.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Water Famine Near
In Northern Jersey
Only Relief Seen Is to Use
Forbidden Unfiltercd
Supply

PASSAIC. \. j.. Feb. ALL the
cisies and villages in this section of
New Jersey, including Passaic, Pater-
son. Montclair. Bloomfield and East
Orange. were notified to-day by the
Jersey Water Company that water
famine threatened them within four
days. The only possible relief, the
water company stated, was for it to be
allowed to turn 10 per cent OF unl]tered
water into the mains. This the com
pany has twice been forbidden 10 do by
the State Board of Health.
When the first water famine threat
cned the communities supplied by the
Jersey Company the officials met the
situation by increasing the supply of
filtered water by 10 per cent of water
that had not been passed through its
filtration plant.
An epidemic OF intestinal trouble
from which at least l 800 persons in
Montclair alone were affected, followed.
That the illness came direct from the
untiltcred water was the positive state
men, Of DR.. K. b. Fitzrandolph, As
sistant Director of the State Depart
ment of Health. after a thorough an
alysis OF the watcr.
Cnder orders Of the State Health De-
partment the valve through which the
untiltered water was turned into the
mains was sealed. Last night the water
company broke the seal aud again per-
mittcJ :he water TO flow through. This
morning it notified all the places
supplied by it of what it had done.
Mayor George VI. Scgcr tclcgraphed d
protest to the State Health Depart
ment and the water company was again
ordered TO close tho valve, which it did.
The warning of famine followed.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Opera
Mime. Raisa in "Aida" Shows
Great Voice Insult
hciently rained

Aida" was the opera last night at
The Lexington Theatre, and large au-
diencc appeared to enjoy it to the VT
most. The only outstanding feature OF
the performance was the appearance Of
Nine. Rosa Raisa i'll the title role. II
Nine. Raisa were a finished artist.
Which she is far from being at present.
she might very we'll be the worlds
leading dramatic soprano. Hcr voice ia
one OF great beauty aud power. but her
ski! IN phrasing is at times embryonic.
and shc is altogether too much con
cerncd III filling the auditorium with
sound.
Some of her singing last night was
very good, indeed, and some far from
good. When she learns the virtues of
nessa uocc, Of tone color. and of re-
stralnt, Nine. Raisa Will be "A singer
OF the first order. The Rhadames was
FORREST Lamont. whose excellent natu-
raj voice was again in evidence. and
also his faulty tonal emission. Cyrena
van Gordon WAS in the lower regions
OF her voice unequal to Amneris Our
old reliable and bulky friend, Nittorjo
Arimondi, as Ramfs. sang the music
very we'll, indeed. Mr.. Rimini was the
Amonasro. 1t WAS not exactly an en-
citing performance.
At tho Metropolitan Mascagni's 90
doletta" was repeated to a capacity
house. Enrico Caruso sang Flammen.
as VIC hope he will continue to sing
tor many years to come, and Miss Eas-
ton gave her art and her beautiful
voice to the service Of Lodoletta. Tho
rest of the cast was as usual. except
that owing to the death of Miss Ege-
Ner's father Miss ilelcnc kandcrs
look her place as Maud
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Van Santvoord, of
Troy, Quits P. S. c.:
Chides Governor
He Wonders Whether the
"Head Hunters" Had
Forgotten Him
LStot Corrcspoudence]

j
ALBANY, Feb. 1.--Cbarles p nm
Que OF the city commissioners OF
buffalo, is slated fer the upstate Pub
iic Service Commission in place of Scv.
mour Van Santvport, of TROY, who
mailed his resignation to Governor
Whitman to-day. Another Buffalo mar
IN the race is John G.. Wickser, former
Republican state committeeman.
There will be second vacancy II
the commission WI on the Governor
accepts the resignation Of james O
Carr, Of Schenectady Mr.. Carr, whose
term does not expire for two years
rendered his resignation more than A.;
month ago. Mr.. Carr wants to resume
his law practice.
Mr.. Van SantvoorG's letter informct
the Governor that:
Even if unde~ tho stress OF
wclghticr matters you had overlooked
inc tact that my tenn Of office expires
on February |, it IS inconceivable that
the Most Noble Order os Head Hunters
has not recalled it to your mind. Thus
have been both surprised and disap-
pointed that your oXcellency has MOI
seen fit either to advise me when
am to realize the jow os welcoming nv
successor or TO honor me with any sug.
gestlon Whatsoeve. of your wishes it
the matter"
After telling of the volume Of WORK
which it had been necessary for him tc
perform, Mr.. Van Santvoord wrote
And thus, my deas Governor, | thins
1T must be plain to you that no tawdr,
salary would tempt me to stay lasheo
to this JXion's wheai for one moment
longer than the imperative sense OF
duty commanded.
Governor, Governor. Why did 70,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
pioneer Bulletin, Thrift Stamp Weekly
10 Boost Drive, Makes First Appearance
Periodical to Obviatc Neces-
sity Of Frequent Meetings
Finley Peter Dunno,
Creator of "Mr. Dooley, :"
Editor, and Arthur r. Fer
gusson, Associate Editor


THE Pioneer Bulletin an eight-
page weekly publication devoted to
boosting the sale of thrift and war
savings stamps, made its first appear
ance yesterday. Hereafter it will be
issued each week by the Pioneer Di-
VISION OF the War-Savings Committee.
chairman.
- FINLEY Peter Dunno, creator og "Mr.
11,oolcy,> will DC editor, and Arthur K.
rergusson associate editor. The cir
culatlon already amounts to 10000.
composed of those who rre taking am
acavc t1, part in furthering the campaign.
me Builetin' will contain sugges-
0.ons and instructions which will OBJ
Viatc the necessity Of FREQUENT meet
'hgS OF tho campaigncrs, and will do
much toward pushing along the drive.
throughout the city the work Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
METROPOLITAN arEK; arf5 :

To-Day. .:15. Daughter Of tho Regiment Flenpel
MsttYe.d Carpi. Scott. D'Angelo, Cond. Tapi.
Msriinellt. Nlliehlll. Chalmers. Conc.. Monou4
Sun. Eve Concert PuCciNl.VERD ptograInlne
Muz!o Garrison. Braslau. Sparkes; Diaz, kingston
Chalmers. MardoEee. Orch Cond.. pap
NEXT WEEKS REpERTORY:
Mon. at s5 Butterfly. rarrar. Foraia: Me.
wed. at s, Francesca da RIminl. Aida, s,ndcl.us;
Martinelli. Amato. Bada. Cond.. Morsrzoni
Thurs. a: 3. Le Prophete. Muz.o. NIatzenauer: Ca.
ruso Didur, ,Merdones. Bloch. Scegel Cond BotlanzAy
Fri. at S:l5. Tosca. Farrar. Braslau: Lazaro
Scout. Mala:csts. Rossl. Cond. Moranzoni
Sat. at .. siarta. iIempei. Ierini: Cargo. De
Luca. Mala'csta. Coni. BodanzSy
Sat. SIS (75c to so. Saint Elizabeth. Easton
NlSzen3uer: Nhtehill. Schlegc Ruysducl. Leonard
CoMd.. BOdaizhy
SEATS ROW ON SALE.
IiARDMAN PIANO USED.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Weddings Of Misses Taylor,
Seligman, Mayer All To-day


Miss Dorothy kccro Taylor. daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Edward |. Frost and grand
daughter OF the late James X. Keene
will be married today TO Valentino
Molina at the hone Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frost, S63 Park Avenue. Only re!a-
tlves and few intimate friends will
be present at the Wedding.
Another marriage to-day is that OF
Miss Margaret v Scligman. daughte,
OF the late Isaac Newton Scligman and
Mrs. Grcta Loeb scligman. to Samuel
Adolph Lcwisohn, III the Temple
Emanu-El.
The marriage OF Miss Rosalc Min
turn Mayer, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd Minturn Mayer, of Newport. 20
city, stationed at Camp Upton, takes
place day at the home of the bride.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Plays and Players

y company OF recognized and sue
ccssful American actors has been or
ganized by Winchell Smith and John
Golden for the purpose Of playing an
entire season exclusively Cor the sol
diers i'll the camps throughout the
country. The troup is under the aU-
spices of the government
Tie dramatists' own play. 'Turn to
the Right is the one to be given, and
the authors are building the produce
ton and accessories at their own cX-
pense. All the scenery must be spe-
cally devised and built in sections
readily folded for boxing, and the sets
muse be so designed that they may be
nailed to the walls of the camp the
atres, as transportation facilities will
he limited.
Three war plays will be presented for
the American Fund for French Wounded
at the Harris Theatre Tomorrow even
ing. This benefit is TO bring before the
public The work of the American fund
both in its hospital and civilian aspects.
-Four Thousand hospitals are on the iis.
TO be helped. While the American Red
Cross primarily looks after the Amori-
can needs, the Fund for French
Wounded holds to its original intention
Of caring for the soldiers in our sister
republic who for more than three years
have been our first line Of defence.
The three plays give psychological
study IN q hospital, the story OF a de-
Vastated village and a new presentation
Of Joan of Are. The plays arc "The
Unseen Host" by Percival Wilde: "A
and "a Belgian Christmas ENc.' by AL
fred Noycs.
The last two performances Of cover
the Top will take place at the Forty
Fourth Street Theatre roof theatre to-
day. Miss Justine Johnstone. star of
The production. VIII bid goodby tempo.
rarily to her friends and admirers in
New Work.. She is going OH d tour Of
the six big American cities with Cover
the Top" after which She Will return
70 New York to star in another produc-
ton
In the second act Of the Elisabe tn
Marbury and Mcssrs. Shubert produc-
tion OF "Girl o. Mine" at the Bijou,
tender, there is as much fun for the
cast as there is for the audience. The
ingredients the comedian uses in his
connections arc genuine. and his VIC
Tins never know what kind Of a drink
they are going to get.
George Broadhurst has placed in re-
hears;sl a play by Lillian Trimble Brad
ley and himself, called "Thc Woman on
the Index founded on short story
published in "Munsey's Magazine.' The
cast includes Miss Julia Dean. Miss
Amy Ricard. Miss Alison Skipworth,
Nine. Camilla Dallbcrg, Miss Dagmar
Godowsky, Lester Lonergan, George
Probcrt. Frederic Burt. Frank Wcnter-
ton, Roy Fairchld, Walter Bingham,
Robert Bristo and NJ. Leo dc Nalery.
Yesterday afternoon the 275th pres
entation Of "Checr Up." WAS celebrated
at the lHppodromc. The attendance
record for this number Of performances
this season exceeds that OF the last two
years BY nearly l25,00O patrons.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Follow the Girl" Given
First Trial in Stamford

eo.,l ilashfORD, Conn, Feb. Hitch
NJ NV. a, q Goetz presented here Tonight
sim 4, .he Stamford Theatre, for the first
c",u ,,e on any stage, their latest musical
lWVm1eoy, Follow the Girl" featuring
whn whal'er Catlett and Margaret Yomanc,
r rrmo scored heavily, as did Mercedes
lvsshz; lsnz Harry Fender. Jobina Ifow-
S;nIa3, SS;na, William Danforth and George
Haze. Haze. The book and lyrics arc bv
Psrasy, Blossom and the music by Zoel
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Brooklyn Boy Dies in France

Mrs. Thea Christie. of tel Seventy
ninth Street, Brooklyn, was notified
yesterday of the death of her only
sou, Albert Sogerdell. in France. from
pneumonia. He would have been TWEEN
ty-scvcn years old next week. He ell
listed in the 501st Engineers last sum
mer and Soon after his arrival in
France wrote to his mother that he
was in the best of health.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02

nounce the engagement Of Miss Grace
Leslie Johnston, daughter of Mrs. Nc
Carroll and the late William j. Johnston,
TO Lieutenant Albert Musgrave Hyde.
eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fillmore
Hyde, Of 10 West Forty y-seventh Street
Miss Johnston is at present in Bel
GUM. serving as volunteer nurse in
a hospital at La Panne.
Lieutenant Hyde is a graduate of
Harvard. class of ~, and is mem
Der OF the Union, Racquet and liar
yard clubs. he IS attached 10 the
field artillery in France. The we'd
ding Will take place in Paris in the
spring
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Missk. .Blodgett
Is Engaged to
Morris Hadley
Bridegroom-to-Be Is Son of
Yale President and Young
est Major in Army

Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood Biodgett,
OF this city, yesterday announced the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
Katherine Cumnock Blodgett. to Major
Morris Hadlcy. 302d Field Artillery,
Officers Reserve Corps. Miss Blodgett
is granddaughter of the late Delos
A. Blodgctt, Michigan's pioneer lum-
herman and philanthropist, and of Alex
ander G. Cumnock. Of Massachusetts.
She is niece of Arthur J. Cumnock,
who married Miss Mary Cutting, and
OF Victor I. Cumnock. She was gradu-
ated from Miss Spence's School year
ago and made her debut last winter
ct large dance given by her parents
at Shorry's.
Major Hadlcy is Il son of President
Arthur Twining Hadley Of Yale Uni
versity and a grandson Of the late
Luzon Burritt Morris, Governor of
Connecticut. He is graduate of Yale,
class of >16. He was prominent in ath-
letics and was a member of the
PSI Upsllon, the Elizabethan Club and
Skull and Bones. After graduation he
spent year at the Harvard Law
School.
He is now in charge Of the brigade
school of fire at Camp Devens, Aver.
Mass: He is the youngest officer hold
ing the rank Of major in the army. He
is nephew Of Mrs. Charles NJ. Pratt,
Of New York and Glen Cove. Long
Island
Hydc-McCarrolI Engagement
Mr. and Mrs William McCarroU of
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Society Asks New Name

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 3l.-Ihe
German-American Alliance OF Kansas
City filed a petition in the Circuit
Court to-day asking that its name be
changed to the American Citizens As
sociation of Kansas City.