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New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
On the Screen

"Wives of Men," which is being
shown at the Casino Theatre, is so we'll
produced and SO beautifully acted that
it might have been done in one less
reel. This would bring the dramatic
incidents in the picture closer together
and do away with the impression that
the characters are spending more time
thinking about what they are going to
DO than they are in doing it.
In the case of Florence Reed, who
plays the lead, this is not fault, as
one would be entertained if he merely
looked at Mss Reed. She is the epit-
ONE of elegance in dress-the last
word in grooming She always re-
minds one of fine thoroughbred eag-
er to get away, and she is one of the
few actresses who have been able to
carry their stage success to the screen.
Miss Reeds shadow is almost as allur-
ing. and as convincing as Miss Reeds
self. Few actresses can excel her
in beauty, brains or ability, ever since
pany when. at sixteen. Florence played
"Madame Sans Genc" and played it
we'll.
Frank Mills is the husband, and he
plays with his usual repression and
force. Charles Jackson is the boy in
the picture. He is the clever child who
appeared recently in "Cecelia of the
Pink Roses"
The story is not happy one, al
though it is beautifully done. 1t opens
with wedding and Lucille, the maid
Of James Randolph Emmerson, jr., be-
comes Mrs. James Randolph Emmer
son, jr. On her wedding night she
finds her husband gazing at the pict-
ure of beautiful girl on the back
of which is written ito My Husband,
from Grace"
Lucille keeps silence, but for twelve
years the thing rankles in her heart,
until finally she can stand it no longer
and she forces a dcnouemcnt.
The ending is effective, but it would
be much more so if it were not so
long deferred. The explanations at
times seem intermnable.
Miss Reed is absolutely regal as the
wife. People who are prone to call
every little girl who tears her hair and
has close-ups or real tears rolling
down her cheeks dramatic actress
should 90 and see Miss Reeds perform
ance.
The picture was made by the Pioneer
Film Company and directed by John
A ctah1 II. y.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Lewis Asks Whitman
To Take Subway Trip

Attorney General Lewis. candidate
in the Republican primaries against
Governor Whitman in view of the re-
fusal of the Governor to discuss the
subway situation. yesterday invited the
Governor to take a ride in the sub
way, starting at Ninety-sixth Street
around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and
try to make the trip to Brooklyn.
"Should he do this" said Mr.. Lewis,
81 have notion that he might feel
differently about the subway situation.
with three members of the Public
Service Commission residents of
Brooklyn, Brooklyn people are unable
to understand why the service between
New York and Brooklyn is so unsatis
factory and inadequate.
THE people of The Bronx, too, arc
curious about it. There was a vacancy
recently on the Public Service Com
mission which could have been filled
by the appointment of a representa-
tive citizen Of The Rronx, but the Gov
ernor refused to make such appoint
ment OF the five commissioners in
office three are from Brooklyn and two
from New York. Perhaps The Bronx
is Just as we'll off without any, as
Brooklyn seems 70 be worse off with
three than when it had one
"ln any event, the Governor ought
to tell the people of New York City
what he thinks about the subway situ-
alton. If this subject is too abstruse
for him to grapple with. he might tell
them what he thinks of the, members
of the Public Service Commission, un-
der whose administration the present
subway conditions have been made pos
siblc."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Woman Cheers Up
Workers i'm Effort
To "Sell the War"
Mrs. Clara Taylor Called
an Emma McChesney"
by Federal officials

Selling the war to the workingman
is the job that has been put in the
hands of a woman, Mrs. Clara Sears
Taylor, who has just come to New
York to address the convention of
city editors.
Mrs. Taylors official title is Acting
Director of Publicity for the Depart
ment Of Labor, but "the Emma Nc
Chesney Of the War" is name that
has been given her in Washington.
Previously Mrs. Taylor was at the head
of the Women's War Work Division Of
the Creel Bureau, which was abolished
some weeks ago.
Selling the war to the working
man. said Mrs. Taylor yesterday
''means making every workingman
and every working woman in the coun-
try feel that this war is his or her per
sonal affair.
Brings War to the Homes
"My job is to put war before them
every day of their lives; to make them
feel every morning that their tasks for
the day are vital to the outcome. We
have reached stage where every one
must work, and work until the war Is
over. No one is too small to be
touched Even the ribbon girl has a
place and should stay behind the rib
bon counter as long as she is needed. y
Writing stories that will show the
beauty of the sacrifice of our soldiers
stories of soldiers who were formerly
workingmen, is Mrs. Taylor's method
: \ 4 l. 70 flNo L.
ingman. AS an example of this, she
cites one of her stories.
Recently she took a mechanic from
one of the great plants near Washing
ton to visit wounded soldier at Wal
ter Reed hospital, where some 1900
men returned from the war are trying
to get into shape to go on with their
lives. The soldier had also been a
workingman, a skilled mechanic. In
Flancc he had lost both hands. The
work of his whole life was gone-all
the years spent in attaining his skill,
all the prospects which that skill
promised. And yet as he talked to his
fellow workmen there in the hospital,
he could smile.
Has Message of Cheer
For a variety of viewpoint on this
little sidelight of the war, Mrs. Tay-
lor assigned the interview to news
paper man from Boston and news
paper woman from the Middle West.
"Such stories" says Mrs. Taylor,
whether they be written by men from
Boston or women from the Middle
West, will affect the spirit of the en-
tire working world. And it is this
spirit which is now all important to
the maximum production for which
bo ~ Of ohn~ tri1
One of the difficulties Of Mrs. Tay-
lor's work is the ever present an
tagonism of employer and employe
she says. To show them that their
interests are identical is her aim. All
of her stories must appeal to labor
and to capital and directly influence
the spirit of both.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
"Lightnin' " Strikes Full
Into Centre of ".Success''

1t seems too bad that more actors
cannot be playwrights, or at least col
laborators. Then there might be more
plays like "Lightnn.'" According to
Frank Bacon. co-author with Winchell
Smith and the Lightnin' Of the play,
an OF the clever parts were written by
Mr.. Smith, but in second speech
which was demanded of Mr.. Smith he
denied the allegation and gave the
credit to Bacon-a concession which
William Shakes speare has never made.
The first play we ever saw was "Rip
Van Winkle," and unless memory fails
after this lapse of years "Lightnin' "
is not unlike that play. Perhaps we
fancied this because Mr.. Bacon bears
such striking resemblance to Joseph
jefferson. We were afraid we weren' t
going to like the play. Afraid because it
is so much moro difficult to say un-
pleasant things than it is to say pleas
ant things. Even now, viewed in retro
spection, we can't see that that pro
logue does anything in particular to
the play. 1t really starts in the next
act in the office of the Calwada Hotel,
a hosiery which has half of its recep-
tion room in Nevada and the other half
in California.
In this way John Marvin was able to
tell the. sheriff to go to a warmer state
than either of these by the simple ex-
pedient of jumping across the rug into
California after the warrant was issued
in Nevada. 1t was most effective cur
tain for the second act.
Jane Oaker was excellent in part
which might easily have been over
played. She is Margaret Davis, vaude
Vile artist, who has taken advantage
of the rest forced upon her by a broken
ankle to go to Reno and get a divorce
AS Margaret says, she's been booked
solid for seven wears and hasn't been
able to afford the time to get one
The last time we remember to have
seen Frank Bacon was in the "Cin-
derella Man" Then he played the
gentleman's gentleman and we
wished that he had more to do. In
his new play he certainly has it, and
he is quite as wonderful as we ex-
pected him to be.
Jessie Pringle does some. good work
as Mrs. Jones, and Beatrice Nichols
is adequately attractive as Mildred
Buckley, the girl in the case
We have feared, at times, that we
knew nothing of plays or players, but
we predict that Lightnin " will be
seen we'll into the winter, and if we
are wrong this time then we shall
know that our fears are not ground
less. II. U.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
kissel Loses Fight
10 Keep Travis Out
W State Primaries
Justice Hiscock Rules 1t I'm
practicable to Convene
Court of Appeals Now

ohief Justice HiscocS of the Court
- 1ppeals yesterday, in a telegram to
LOUIS j. Altkrug, attorney for John
hisSel' said it was impracticable 70 con-
sene sitting of the Court of Apneals
Tor the purpose of hearinc tho orcr,
ment IN the action brought by Kissel to
nave state Controller Travis's nomi-
na'lng petition declared invalid. JUS
'lce Cropsey declared the petitions in
valid on the ground that the county
clerks had not certified them to the
secretary of State.
Inc Appellate Division last Frida,,
unanimously decided certi6cation hv
'he county clerks was not necessary
e'uS restoring the names of Travis and
''a''"el fraser to the Republican nr-
mary ballot
Appeals for kissel
MR. Altkrug, for Kssel, gave not;ce
Of OF appeal, and supposed until bo board
rom rom . tice Hiscock yesterday that tho
SaSe would come up in the Court of
appeals to-day. Justice Hiscock,s tolo'
gram Sald:
ASIDE from other considerations. T do
not regard 1t practicable to now con.
vene court and consider further an.
puJ's puJ =: wltnout so delaying preparation
anu M oistflDution of ballots as to endan-
ger safe and proper conduct of pri.
mary elections" pr
lhls means that the names of Con
troller Travis and Mr.. Fraser viii I'm, no
on t, 1he Riepublican primary ballot. and
lnat ina II Mr.. kissel desires to prosecute
MS rs appeal he will have to wait until
after the primaries, and perhaps until
a1ser the election in November.
MI. Altkrug said yesterday that after
re PRIMARIES he would proceed with
the appeal in order to settle once and
Tor all the legal question involved.
Gratified at Decision
81 cannot help but feel gratified a,
the announcement of the court" said
controller Travis, in Albany "My pc.
tltlons are the same as they were in
1914 and 1916, and are exactly the
same as the petitions of every other
candidate in New York for office OF
party position"
At the Office of Secretary of State
Hugo it was said the instructions tc
election officials regarding the printing
OF the primary ballots have been mailed
They bear the names of Mr.. Travis
Samuel Fraser and John Kssel, as Re
publican candidates for Controller, and
also bear Mr.. Travis's name as the Pro
hibition party candidate.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Y. nj. C.. A. Credited
With Putting "Pep"
Into Italian Army

The Y. NJ. C. A. in Italy is given
much credit for rallying the Italian
armies after the disaster of 'Caporetto
by Ugo Ara, musician and a member
of the ISlonzaley Quartet, who has just
returned to America on furlough after
fifteen months at the front
Mr.. Ara declared yesterday that the
Red Triangle men so raised the morale
of the Italian fighters by vast enter
prise of athletics, entertainments and
personal good cheer that the finging
back Of the Austrians from the Piave
and the heights of the Asiago was a
foregone conclusion.
DR.. George w. Braden, chief physi-
cal director of the Y. NJ. c.. A. in Italy,
according to Mr.. Ara, was really the
man who ACCOMPLISHED the miracle of
one Of the greatest come backs" in
history. The Italian government rec
ognized this splendid work for its full
value. At meeting between DR.. Bra
den and the Minister of War, at which
the musician-soldier acted as inter
prefer, the minister said:
"The work of the Y. NJ. C. A. is not
only a touching manifestation Of the
high generosity and high humanitarian
feeling of free America, but also a
tangible proof of the bonds Of friend
ship existing between that country and
ours, friendship which certainly will
reach its elimination the day, not far
distant, when the young, strong and
fearless overseas soldiers fight elbow
to elbow with the valorous heroic de-
tenders of the Piave."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Want Training of
Nurses Changed to
Fill War Shortage
Hospital Heads Say Bakers
Rules Prevent Meeting
Demands of Army

The immediate necessity of provid-
ing more nurses for war work and the
failure of the government, thus far, to
take steps to preserve the integrity of
the hospitals of the country, led to the
appointment of a committee yesterday
by the New York Civilian Hospital Con-
ference to go to Washington and lay
the matter before the proper authori-
ties. DR.. John E. Bannon, of Bellevue
Hospital; Theodore l.. rockingham,
president of the Brooklyn Hospital, and
Howard Townsend were named as the
committee.
The conference was called originally
to consider request from the Office
of the surgeon general regarding the
supply of nurses and hospital assist
ants needed for war service in the i'm
mediate future. 1t was said 10000
women will be needed for war work by
July /, 1919.
Rules Must Be Changed
In a statement prepared by Dr.. S.
Goldwater. formerly Commiss oner of
Health and now member of the direc-
torate OF the American Hospital Asso-
citation, attention is called to the fact
tnat on June secretary OF w ar Baker
declared that first and second year stu
dent nurses would not be called on for
war work. If the demands of the Sur
geon General are to be met, it will be
necessary to call on students who have
had only a few months training, It was
declared.
The conference pointed out that at
present the War Nurses Training
School can provide $4,000 nurses and
the various civilian schools .possibly
$4,000. These figures, the maximum
counted on, still leave a deficit.
In his statement Dr. Goldwater de-
clares that an analysis of the situation
shows that the shortage of nurses in
the army cannot be met under the
present system of training. If it is to
be even partially met. he adds, it will
impair the efficiency of the civil hos
ritals
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Jazzarirnba Hailed
As Jazz of Jazzes
BY Expert Jazzer
National College of Dane
ing and G. Hepburn Will
SON Come to McAlpin

The annual convention of the Inner
Circle and the American National Col
lege of Dancing has brought to New
York and the Hotel McAlpin that
nimble dance director, G. Hepburn
Wilson, the Jazzarimba and the
Trench Trot and an extraordinary
proportion of dancing mistresses. The
dancing masters who adorned con-
ventions in former wears are dancing
TO the new Foch trot. and most of them
are doing 1t with sixty pound packs
on their backs.
But next TO the war. the Jazzarimba
is considered by Professor g. Hep
burn Wilson as about the greatest
product of the age It's Just a Jazz
dance, a sublimated jazz dance. a veri-
table jazz cocktail frappe of dance
1t is compounded of Hopi Indian jazz.
pulverized Esquimau jazz, cowboy
Jazz, Honolulu Jazz and assorted South
American jazzes. all jazzed in to-
gether and thoroughly shaken An
expert like Professor G.. Hepburn Will
son can detect the various fiavors in
TIE concoction; it's a regular forty
rod dance.
An tNe uaiicinE mlStreSSeS joined
IN letter to the Secretary of War.
offering their services as instructors
at the camps nearest their homes.
They have invented masculine dances.
which they are sure will be extremely
popular in camp and in the trenches.
which are, as the press agent deli
catcly phrases it, for men only and
more masculine than the ballroom
numbers"
''All of the new dances SAVIOR of the
military" said Professor c. Hepburn
Wilson jazzily. The new Trench
Trot is one which I believe will be
come very popular this winter It's
movements follow the zig-zag course
of the trench. with attack and retreat,
concluding with an over the top"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27

were other interesting French types.
Pedro De Cordoba was ardent and eff
fective as the nero and Lewis Stone
sufficiently objectionable as the villain.
Such good actors could not let the
play fail TO score at times. As long
as the authors were content to stick to
the story the play went along we'll
enough. Indeed it found most ex-
citing and effective finish, but as yet
there are far too many speeches about
outside happenings. Il have seem
speeches in SIX chapters must be
distinctly we'll written and spoken if
they are to carry conviction. The one
which fell to the lot of VIII Deming
last night was neither.
OF course the play is still in the
somewhat fluid state Of new produc-
tlon, Later on Marjorie Rambeau Will
decide definitely whether or not she is
going to use q French accent
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
The ribune
Fresh Air Fund

Yesterday, the first day of the tenth
week of the Tribune Fresh Air Funds
vacation season, found nineteen par
ties of boys and girls in various coun-
try places enjoying outings to which
the fund had sent them.
All told there were 1920 lads and
iassies in the crowds that were busy
turning milk and sunshine into bone.
sinew and vitality Of that number
997 were being entertained in the
funds fresh air homes and 223 in pri-
vate families.
One hundred of those being enter
tanned IN the fresh air homes, the lit
tie mothers at Eunice Home, BEGAN
their vacations Yesterday and had a
fortnight of fun before them. Thev
were the sixth party of 100 entertained
at the home this season.
Two hundred and fifty others, the
boys at the Shepherd Knapp Farm,
were Just about finishing up their
snare OF the country They return to
New York to-day and will be replaced
tomorrow by another crowd of the
same SIZE, who are to finish up the
season at Shepherd Knapp.
Eighty-eight more, little girls at thc
Devereux Home, left their country
playground behind them before the
day was over, reaching their homes in
the city after dark last night Ninety
other small girls will take train this
morning to fill up the places their ten
ement cousins left vacant. Thew are
to remain at DcvereuX Home until
September g.
ne other youngsters at the other
homes We're all just beginning their
outings and had the best part of a fort
n'ght OF country before them. The
chlldren in the private families were
at various points in their vacations.
ihcy Will return to New York from
day to day between now and Scptem-
Der 7. '''
Some of them were at Bellows Falls
Vt; some at Greene, N. Y: some At
Bath, at Sherburne, at Mamakating. at
Auburn and at Herkmer, n Y. Others
We're being entertained at Danburv
Lyme, Essex and Deep River. Conn
Still others were at WASHINGTON. n. +
The party of children who began
their vacations yesterday and those
who begin them to-day and tomorrow
are some of the children for whom the
Tribune Fund has been pleading for
help during the last few days. Several
days ago the Fund made the statement
that these children could not be sent
away unless $4,000 to pay the expenses
OF their outings was contributed be-
fore Wednesday of this week. Up to
date about $1,000 of this amount has
been secured. This will not pay the
bill for more than one-ffth of the out
lnngs, but the Fund decided to take the
chance of impressng the public with
after the children had been sent out
If it could not be done before.
The sending Of the children does not
indicate that there is no further need
TOR the money asked for. On the other
hand, it means that now the money
must be raised in some way, since the
expenses of the vacations have actual
ly been incurred.
The Fund leaves the matter in the
hands Of the friends of children
Contributions to the Tribune Fresh Air
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Lieutenant Shaw to Marry
Miss Van Wrinkle, of Boston

engagement of Miss Augustine Van
Winkle, daughter of Mrs. William l..
Mckee, of Boston, to Lieutenant
Quincy A. Shaw, jr. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw, I'd, of Pride's
Crossing.
Lieutenant Shaw was a member of
the Class of '19 at Harvard, and left
the university to attend the officers
training camp at Plattsburg. He was
sent to Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, and
later to Camp Taylor, Louisville, XIV.
where he was commissioned. He is to
go to Camp Jackson, Columbia. S. c..
for duty as an instructor.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Plays and Players

Klaw & Erlanger's first production
for the new season, "The Girl Behind
the Cum" by Bolton, Wodehouse and
Caryll, had it's first performance at At
lantic City last night The piece is
adapted from the farce, "Madame ct
son flleul," which had long run in
Paris.
The cast is headed by Donald Brian,
Jack Hazard, Vida Bennet and Ada
Mead
The Sam S. Shubert Memorial Thea
tre, the new million dollar theatre
erected by the Shuberts on the site of
the Horticultural Hall in Philadelphia,
Was opened last night with perform
ancc Of "Chu Chin Chow" The theatre
zeats 1000 persons and has an I'M
mense stage.
Edith Taliaferro viii play the Fay
Banter role in "The Kiss Burglar"
The Majestic Theatre in Brooklyn
will open for the season on Labor Day,
with a matinee Of "The Man Who
Stayed at Home"
A special performance Of "The Blue
Pearl" VIII be given on Sunday night,
under the auspices Of the Stage
Womcn's War Relief. All soldiers and
sailors will be admitted free to the
Lonxacrc.
George Parsons has been added to
tne cast of "She TOOK Chance" the
musical comedy made from "A Full
House." which Klaw e. Erlanger will
produce in Atlantic City on September
g. Mr.. Parsons will have the role he
created 10 the original comedy.
The Hippodrome, deprived Of it's
ammonia, and consequently OF it's ice
akating, has turned itg big blowers
out into the auditorium through its
Yentilators and now boasts Of it's tenn
peraturc.
Galli-Curci, John Mccormack and
Rosa kaisa will be the leading sing
crs Of the Hippodromc Sunday night
eoncerts. Other artists will be Mischa
klman, Yzaye, Anna Fitziu. Cantor
kosenblatt, Didur, Mile. Didur, Nine.
frances Aida, Martineili, Lazaro, De
Lucca, Franko's orchestra and the Gin
einnati Symphony Orchestra.
Ben Hur" will begin rchcarsals on
Slcnday for itg latest season, the first
81 which ~ now lost in time. There
"i'I De new production this year.
Harold de Becker, last secn in "rhr
Willow Tree" will have n part with
ion Wise in the new Harrison Rhodes
comedy, Mr.. Earnum."
.ysonr hundred United States marines
,rsnj h@ entertained to-njght ut the
S1gasJ.hrst Street Theatre under the
p.naeees p.3,1ees Of the stage Womcns War
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Farley Reported Better

Cardinal Farley is still in a critica
condition at his summer home, ir
Mamaroneck, according to Monsignol
Lavele.
"Thc CARDINAL" he said, passed a yer,
restless night, but during the day has
shown signs of slight improvement
He has been lowering between life anc
death, but the doctors nave hope fol-
him"
Monsignor Lavelle added that the re.
port of Cardinal Farley having had &
turn for the worse was incorrect.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
To Celebrate Lafayette Day

The Womcns National Committee
Of the American Defence Society, of
which Miss Elisabeth Marbury is the
honorary president, has plans under
way for a chidren's fete to be hello
on the Mall in Central Park on La
fayette Day, September 6. The purpose
Of the fete is TO impress on the minds
Of the New York children the memory
Of LAFAYETTE.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Capt. MacLaughlin Weds
Miss Werhan. of Nvack

Miss Beatrice Emo Wcrhan, daughter
Of Mrs. George E. II. Werhan, of Nyack,
Grace Church Chantry, this city, to
Captain Harry B. mclaughlin. Of the
5th Artillery Corps, U. S. A., Spartan
burg, S. c.
The Rev. DR.. Carhart performed the
ceremony. The bride was attended by
her sister. Miss Marion Werhan. An
drew MacLoughln was his brothers
best man