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New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Good Acting Features
"Medecin Malgres Lui"
At Colombier Theatr.

Moliere's "Medecin Malgres Lui." the
ELABORATION of little farce in which
Moliere himself acted in the provinces.
was presented at the Theatre du Vieux
C9olombier last evening. Refreshing
humor featured the play, which was
staged with perfection of artistic
simplicity that recalled somewhat the
scenic atmosphere of "The Man Who
Married a Dumb Wife," as produced
by Granville Barker. Moliere wrote
the farce while recovering from an i'll,
ness, when he felt impelled to amuse
himself at the Doctors expense. Mr..
Jouvet, who played the title role Of
the bibulous peasant, forced in spite
of himself, through his wife's practical
Joke to assume the role of a physi-
clan, acted with appropriate joviality.
Ihe supporting company was excellent.
The farce was preceded b de Ban
ville's "Gringoirc." Many actors have
fancied themselves in the role of the
lean poet, upon whose defamation the
interest If the audience is usually
centred. But last evening the French
company gave unusual dramatic force
to each of the six characters. so that
the finished acting of Charles Dublin
as Gringoire did not command exclu-
sivc attention. Mr.. Dullin's Louis XII
was an exceptionally vivid portrayal.
and Robert Bogaert's Olivier-Le- Daim
was a no less vital and commanding
figure. The picturesque setting added
to the charm of the occasion.
Next week the play will be Ibsen's
"R Rosmersh olm."
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Music

Merle Alcock, who gave a song re-
cital yesterday afternoon at Aeolian
Hall. possesses a contralto voice Of
Unusual beauty and, what is equally
pleasing, she knows how to use it,
though it might be wished that she
would strive to tighten somewhat its
dark color. The clarity Of her diction,
especially in the French songs, was
also greatly to be admired. She was
best yesterday in Lully's "Amour que
veux tn dc moi" in Rossi's "Ah. Re-
dimi." in Debussy's 'Le Jest d'Eau' and
in Chausson's "Lc Temps des Lilas." "
The want of lghtness in her singing
caused, however, at times a monotony
which rendered Viullemoss "Cecilia''
singularly ineffective. We can i'm
agine what Nine. Yvette Guilbert
would have made Of that song. Kent
SCHNEIDER furnished throughout most
sympathetic accompaniment The au-
diencc was both large and enthusiastic.
Edna Blanche Robinson gave a song
recital last night ut Aeolian Hall. She
played her own accompaniments and
opened her programme with the mad
scene from Lucia She was at least
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Swa7ra's Inquiry
Into MIX Prices
To Start Monday

District Attorney Swann's investiga-
ton of the price of milk, undertaken
at the request Of Mayor Hylan, prob
ably will begin Monday before Chief
Magistrate McAdoo in the form of a
John Doe inquiry. Mr.. Swami had a
conference with Magistrate McAdoo
yesterday If the chief magistrate
finds he is unable to preside he will
assign one of his associates. Assistant
District Attorney John T. Dooling will
present the evidence.
While the District Attorney has
pointed out to Mayor Hylan his belief
that under the amended state laws it
will be practically impossible to prose
cute the milk producers, he says he
now entertains the belief that he will
be doing the consumer good turn if
he tries to bring out all the facts both
from the standpoint of the producer
and the distributors. Mr.. Swami still
maintains that the real inside" of
the distributors business will never be
known by the public unless some one
on the inside gives up"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26

enough, she did not show her greatest
skill in the biggest act, nor have the
playwrights devised the action without
error. Some of Miss Cowl's faults in
this act were at least instigated by the
text. She went through her entire
task of saving the French division in
state Of hysteria. That is not the
effective tradition for heroism. The
girl who sticks to the switchboard in
the face of fire or food or Boches ought
to keep up 100 per cent efficiency or
thereabouts if she is to get the last
ounce of appeal out of her herois
gesture. Last night, for instance. we
could not help wishing that there had
been better telephone operator on the
line while all those Frenchmen were in
danger. Peggy Lawrence's intentions
may have been all right, but when she
tried to get SCISSORS by shouting
through the receiver we thought of
here as less of a heroine than a singu-
larly ineffective young woman on big
job.
Of course, the rather clumsy han
ding of the instrument was a mere
matter Of first night nervousness, but
even If that is passed by the scene is
conceived wrongly. BY taking her
scene at top pitch from the beginning
Miss Cowl impairs the big smash
Wnlcn Sne gets when she makes her
decision to let her lover go hang and
save the army instead. Above and
beyond that, the scene as played, and
perhaps as written, is an entirely false
conception of woman in the war. 1t
is nonsense to suppose that woman
cannot work just as smoothly and
efficiently under high pressure as a
man. Millions of soldiers know that
she has. In her. as in men, the Job
spirit can come along and simply
throttle out every emotional drive. We
were glad that Jane Cowl's Peggy Law
renee saved a French division but we
wished that she could have done it on
the bit.
In developing a whim of our own.
we do not want to suggest that the
big act of "The Crowded Hour" is
not tremendously effective, for it is
quite the most exacting thing which
all the war plays have brought to US.
Like THE Big Chance" THE Crowd
ed Hour" develops the theme of the
regeneration wrought by war. 1t
seems to US that Pollock and Selwyn
have conceived this theme in a much
broader spirit than Willard Mack, and
that the new play also possesses a dis
tinction of writing in certain places
what similar predecessor. However,
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Drama
By Haywood Broun

There can be no question that Edgar
Selwyn and Claiming Pollock have pro-
vided crowded hour. In the third act
of the new play at the Selwyn Theatre
they have jammed the seconds together
until there is not even a free strap.
The appeal of "The Crowded Hour" de-
pends largely on this act. Fundamen-
thrust into a novel frame and the de-
velopment breaks bit of ground.
The heroine is at the telephone in a
town toward which the Germans are
approaching rapidly. Already their
shells are falling close at hand She
must do her job quickly. Two tasks
are presented to her. She may tele-
phone to village through which her
lover and few companions are passing
and warn them that they must turn
back to escape destruction, or she may
send a message elsewhere in the line
and save French division. The Ger
mans come on SO rapidly that she can
not complete both jobs. She makes her
her lover to his fate. 1t was one man
against twelve thousand, she explains.
The scene is undeniably Of great dra-
matte power, and it also marks an ad-
vance in dramatic morality. Most of the
civil plays hung upon some such stu
alton, and in all that we ever saw
the heroine saved her lover and let
the armies go hang. 1t is hardly fair
to say that "The Crowded Hour" is a
one-act play, for the playwrights have
shown great skill in holding the fourth
and final act up to a high level of in
terest despite the terrific pace of the
act which has gone before. In prepar-
ing for their crowded act they have
not been so skilful. The early acts of
the play are of much slighter worth.
Here the interest was held up very
largely through the superb perform
ance of Jane Cowl, who did some of the
best work of her career last night. Her
best work is good work. for she is sure
~ among the most accomplished Amer
lean actresses.
Still 1t is fortunate that she does
some, things so exceedingly we'll, for
she does others quite badly. Curiously
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
MICHAEL O'CONNOR

Michael O'Connor, a well-known
building contractor in the city, died
Sunday at his home, 100 HERMAN
Avenue, Jamaica, in his sixty-fourth
year. An attack of pneumonia last
June was the indirect cause of his
death. Mr.. O'Connor built the Herald
Square Hotel, the State Hospital for
the Insane at Rochester, and st
Mary's~ Hospital, Brooklyn, and many
other public and private structures
He was one of the Board of governors
of the Brooklyn Democratic Club
His wife and five children survive.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Belasco Cleared of
Plagiarism Charge

Judge julius NJ. Mayer in the Federal
Court yesterday dismissed the suit
brought by John Underhill, as agent
Of the author of -@he Spanish play,
The Cradle Sorg," in which David
Belasco, producer of marie Odile" was
accused of plagiarism.
Judge Mayer took this action after
Belasco and Miss Frances Starr testi-
fed concerning the play, written by
Edward Kncblock. and in which Miss
Starr was starred.
y have for many years been called
thief and plagiarist. Now that my
hair is white, / think it about time
that I should be protected from these
would-be play claimants" said Mr..
Belasco.
The contention of the plaintiff was
that Knoblock saw '.The Cradle Song"
N Madrid in 1911. and that between
1912 and 1914 Beiasco was in posses
SION of the manuscript of the Spanish
Play and in the changes ne made in
knoblock's Marie Odile" he adopted
and used dramatic situations from the
foreign authors work.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Food Conservation
Urged Here to End
Anarchy Abroad
Fred c. Walcott, Represent
ing Hoover, Says Nation
Must Aid Stricken
Pleads for Poland
County Officials Are Told
That Work of Saving Is
Not Really Begun

An appeal for sustained food con-
seryation to enable the United States
TO aid Europe's starving people and
save the continent from anarchy was
made yesterday by Fred c. Walcott
representing Food Administrator Hoov-
er, IN an address before a conference
Of county food administrators of New
York State at the Hotel Plaza. Women
delegates from each county were pres
ent.
Mr. Walcott voiced scathing de-
uunciation Of Germany's surrender
calling it "the most disgusting exhi
bition of cowardliness that civilization
has ever seen" He declared positively
that Germany will be given no consid-
Grafton or aid whatever until help has
been afforded the nations It sought to
destroy
America S part in saving the world
IS but half done, he said. The portion
vet 10 De executed is that of a national
Good Samaritan.
Famine is the mother of anarchy
and the only artidote Of famine that
is available is food and plenty of it,
he declared. Anarchy and famine have
brought a discomfort that is spreading
over the ashes Of Europe like a pesti-
lential wind, threatening everything
that it comes in contact with. 1t might
spread to this country. 1t might come
overseas to our shores quicker thap
the influenza did, and be far more ter
rbe in it's results"
Charles E. fireman, Federal Fooc
Administrator for New York State out.
side Of the metropolitan district, pre-
sided at the conference. Brief ad
dresses were made by John Mitchell
chairman of the Federal food board
Arthur Williams, Federal Food Admin
istrator for New York City, and Pro
fessor Fl. E. Babcock, of the Bureau Of
Conservation.
Mr.. Mitchell declared that the fooc
situation could be improved immeas
urably if the men from agriculture
states were the first to be demobilizet
from the army. After the meeting, hi
said in an interview that agriculture
men would have no trobule in finding
positions, as the demand for farm
workers is great and growing.
Men from sections devoted to the
preparation of foodstuffs for consump
tion should be the second class re
leased, he declared. Those employed i,
war work plants, except shipyards
should be released for the purpose O
engaging in food preparation work. h.
declared
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Obituary
F. Carter Childs
Dies of Pneumonia

Overwork as publicity director of the
United War Work Campaign in Brook
lyn is believed to have been a con-
tributory cause to the death of f. Car
ter Childs, secretary to F. J. H. Kracke,
Public Service Commissioner. Mr..
Childs died yesterday at his home, 1918
Avenue N, Brooklyn He was stricken
with influenza week ago and pneu-
monia developed. Mr.. Childs was
thirty-fve years old and a native of
Missouri. For time he was Albany
correspondent for the "Brooklyn Daily
Eagle" He became Mr.. Kracke's secre-
tary while the latter was Bridge Com
missioner in Mayor Mitchels admins
tration. He was secretary of the
Mitchell Fusion Committee in the last
municipal campaign.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26

of France. Arrangements for the mat
inee are in charge of the New York
Committee of the Fatherless Children
of France, Inc. Among the patronesses
are Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Mrs. Au
gust Belmont, Mrs. w. Emlen Roose-
welt. Mrs. Oren Root, Mrs. Monroe i.
Robinson. Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, Mrs. Charles T..
Alexander, Mrs. Willard D. Straight.
Mrs. Arthur Scribner, Mrs. Joseph b.
Thomas, Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson, jr., and
Miss Luisita Leland.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
HENRY r. WALLACE

Henry E. Wallace, financial writer,
for thirty three years on the editorial
staff of "Bradstreet's Journal" died on
Saturday morning from pneumonia fol-
lowing paralytic attack. Mr.. Wallace,
who was born in 1855, was the son of
Henry E. Wallace and Hetty Dongan,
Of Philadelphia. His father was editor
Of "The Legal Intelligencer," of that
city. Mr.. Wallace was graduate OF
the law school of the University of
Philadelphia Mr.. Wallace, who is sur
vived by Mrs. Wallace, resided at III
Tyson Street. New Brighton, Staten
Island
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
City Eggs on Sale
Storage Supply Placed
Market at SO Cents

A huge supply Of eggs which were
placed in storage last spring by Jona-
than P. Day. Commissioner of Mar
kcts, was placed on sale yesterday in
public markets and health stations.
The price fixed for the capdled, stor-
age, Grade A eggs is so cents dozen.
In the price list of the Federal Food
Board, issued yesterday, eggs of this
grade are quoted at 60 cents dozen.
The Mayors War Board agreed on
the sale of the eggs.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
LOUIS PATRICK BOLGER

CALDWELL, N. j., Nov. 25.-Louis
Patrick Bolger, cashier of the American
branch of the Thames and Mersey
Marine Insurance Company, died at his
home in Wootton Road, Essex Fells, of
pneumonia early to-day. Mr.. Bolger
of Education. He leaves a widow and
two sons, Louis, jr., and John Bolger
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
ADDISON S. WHITE

MONTCLAIR, N. j., Nov. 25.-Addi
son S. White, seventy-thre years old
a wealthy, retired shoe dealer, diet
Saturday at his winter home in Or
lando, Fla. He served one year as
Councilman and declined a renomina
ton. His wife died two years ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26

original in this. Otherwise there was
little tc call for comment in the pro-
ceedings for though Miss Robinson
had apparently a voice which nature
had made pleasing, art had neither
! controlled nor embellished it G. Y.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-26
Performance of "Daddies"
For War Orphans Of France

A benefit performance of "Daddies"
will be given this afternoon at the
Lyceum Theatre for the war orphans
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-07-12
Former COrOner's Left Lung
Found Defective And He
Is Ordered Home.
FIRST TO JOIN THE
ARMY FROM CAPE co.
Had Applied For Captaincy When
Defect is DiscOvered-HOme
In FruitIand.

DR.. Chester A. Poe, coroner of Cape
GiraSdeau County, who enlisted in
the medical corps of the United
States army more than a year ago,
has been discharged from military
service because of defective left
lung. This information reached Cape
Girardeau yesterday in letters from
DIR. Poe.
He was the first physician from
this county to enter the service. He
was commissioned a lieutenant when
he Joined and was promoted to first
lieutenant several months ago. He
has been in Alexandria, La, for sew
eral months and made a distinguish
ed record as health preserver.
He recently applied for a captaincy
and was compelled to submit to an
other examination. The examination
board found that mis- left lung was not
in perfect condition. While his con-
dition does not impair his health it
units him for overseas service, and
he was ordered discharged.
His home is in Fruitland to which
he will return some time during the
next week, his relatives have been in
formed He was nominated for cor
oner by the Republican party two
years ago and elected. While he has
been absent from the county for more
than a year, his place has not been
filled, and upon his return home he
will resume the duties of the office.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-07-12
DEAD SOLDIER TO
Be HONORED TODAY
Care Girardeau Will Hold Mem.
orial Services In Honor Of
Private Mattingly.

Memorial services will be held in
the court house park at 2 o'clock this
afternoon in honor of Private Randol
Mattingly, who was killed in France
several days ago. He was the first
soldier from this county to die in ac-
ton.
Capt. Allen L. Oliver of the Cape
Girardeau Home Guards land Rev
Minor, pastor of the Christian church
in Charleston, will deliver eulogies in
memory of the dead soldier.
A huge crowd is expected to be
present The speakers will deliver
their addresses from the band stand
in the park. The local company of
Home Guards will attend in a body,
and will take seat in the band stand,
The services will last from 2 o'clock
until 5. Capt Oliver, who will be in
charge of the ceremony, has request
ed that all patriotic people attend
this meeting. Private Mattingly, who
was in the fighting lines, was slain
as he and his comrades went over the
top.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-07-12
CAPE COUNTY SHORT
ON SAVINGS QUOTA
People Must Raise 100000 To
Come Up To Government
Expectations.
By Miss Elizabeth Davis.

Cape Girardeau County must raise
the 100000 of her War Savings quo
ia still unpledged and that shortly,
according to Lyman Donlin, represen-
tative of the Eighth Federal Reserve
District, who arrived in Cape Girar-
deau yesterday to find out what is
wrong with Cape Girardeau and the
county.
A meeting of prominent men of the
county will be held at Jackson the
last of next week to advise with a
representative of the Eighth Federal
Reserve District as to the best plan
for getting the required pledges i'm
mediately. Similar meetings have
been held in Dunklin and Pemiscott
Counties. They have beeh largely
attended and have brought results.
"The District gives Cape County
credit" Mr.. Donlin says, "for good
work in the Liberty Loan campaigns
but there is no resting on old laurels
in war time when the government
says it wants a campaign finished by
June %, it mean it; and Cape Girar-
deau and every place else must wake
up to the fact that the call is well
considered and must be met.
"T'his idea of waiting for har-
vest to pledge money to win the war
is ridiculous. The government is ask
ing for pledges of future savings not
for cash. Pemiscot County with cot
ton crop no where near so sure or so
early a market as the wheat in this
county went over the top in forty
eight hours after the meeting of rep
resentatives from all over the county
realized that the government means
business in the War Savings as well
as in the Liberty Loan campaigns.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-07-12
LESLIE PATTON
WRITES OF FRANCE
Tells Parents OF Roses That
Grow Wild Back OF The
Firing Lines.

Leslie Patton, the son of DR.. and
Mrs. w. c. Patton, is now with the
American fighting men in France. In
letter received by DR.. Patton from
his son yesterday, he described the
ladscape beauties of Europe and now
he enjoyed the experience.
Leslie Patton, who was one Of the
most popular young men of Cape Gil
rardeau, entered the service almost
one year ago as a volunteer He went
with TIE band in Company l..
He arrived in France with the con.
tingent of Cape boys a few weeks
ago. He told his father that ne was
passing through a large French city,
which, of course, he was forbidden to
name. He could hear the roar of the
cannons, he wrote, but they were so
far in the distance that the detona-
tioas could barely be heard. 1t is
presumed by this that he was many
miles behind the firing lines.
He wrote that ne has not received
single letter or paper from home
since he reached Europe. His family
and friends nave written regularly
but it is presumed that these COM
munications were missent or have
been delayed. Lieut.. Howard n. FRS
sell is another Cape soldier who had
not heard from home. When then
mail finally locates them it is quite
likely that they will receive a large
amount.
Mr.. Patton told his father of the
beautiful roses that grow wild II
France. They equal the hot house
plants of this country he said. The
letter was forwarded by Doctor Pat
ton to his wife, who is now visiting
her daughter who lives in Washing
ton.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-07-12

New York Harald the government
took over the Anheuser-B Busch Brew
cry; also Mrs. Busch's New York
home. Just what they should do if
they were aliens.
1t is sure quiet here in this town.
We are about s miles from a big
city. Have not been there yet
but hope to go soon. Our big camp
is there. We can't move yet because
they are building barracks and wait
ing for troops to move out.
TIE people here in this town are
sure religious. There is Catholic
Church in the same block and they
go to it all day long. They wear
wooden shoes and it is Just like read
ing from a book to see the two wheel
carts and the way they beat the dirt
from the clothes instead of rubbing
it out and all is just like a story.
England was a pretty country, but
| like France far better. The people
are more friendly and they want to
help us learn to talk French.
Mother do you remember where
grandma came from? What town or
part of France? So write me. may
run across some old people that knew
her or knew of her, so don't forget
the next time you write.
Your son,
Corp. E. w. KaSsel,
1913 F. A. Band,
A. E. E.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-07-12
Won HINDENbuRG IS DEAD:
ROW WITH KAISER PROVES
fatal TO ARMY'S LEADER
BOY WALKS into
A BED OF fire
Robert Anderson Is Badly Burn.
ed While Visiting Cement
Plant

Robert, the 13-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs Robert Anderson of the
500 block on South Ellis street, was
severely burned on the feet and
hands when he fell into hot ashes
and cinders at the cement plant at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Anderson is employed at the
plant and the boy is in the habit of
going there in the afternoon to play.
He was hunting cattails when he
stepped into the hot cinders which
had been cast into the weeds and
grass wnere it could not be seen
easily.
The boy went into the ashes above
his ankles. became overbalanced and
thrust both hands into the hot debris
up to the wrists. He ran to the Of
fee Of the company with the bottom
of MS trousers on fire and on the way
thrust his hands into trough OF
water to ease the pain.
James Thompson, the chemist Of
the cement company, always gives
emergency treatment to any one who
is injured at the plant until a physi-
clan arrives, and he helped to extin-
guish the blaze on the boys clothing
and give him emergency treatment.
The boy was sent 60 the st. Francis
Hospital. where th.a burns were dress
ed by the company doctor.
The Anderson boy is the third boy
who mas been burned by stepping in
to hot cinderS at the cement plant. the
physician said when dressing the
burns at the hospital Saturday after
noon. The place is not enclosed by
a fence or other barricade.
The burns are not dangerous but
are very painful and the boy did not
rest very well during the early part
of last night. His hands were COW
cred by blisters partly caused by put
ting his hands into the water trough.