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The sun., 1918-11-20
COMMITTEE CHOSEN
FOR VICTORY ARCH
Rodman Wanamaker Will
Haze Able Assistants.

The appointment of committee on
art for the erection Of victory arch
In commemoration OF the city's heroic
dead and to welcome home the soldiers,
sailors and marines now being demob-
iized was announced last night by Rod
man Wanamaker. who was chosen by
the Mayor to arrange for the structure.
Mr.. Wanamaker is to be chairman OF
the committee ex offlcio~ Paul w. Bart
lett is TO be Its president and Thomas
Hastings its vice-presldent The direc-
tors are Grover Whalen, Frank NJ Dow
ling, Daniel G. French. Cass Gilbert,
Eugene a. Gallatin, Alfred ]. johnson,
DR.. George +. Kunz, William NJ. Ken
dali. Frederick Macmonnies. Lewis r.
Pitcher Philip Berolzheimer and Whit
ney Warren.
The sculptors and architects of the
city have offered their services free. It
will require some years for the compile
tlon of the permanent arch that Is
planned, but II Ia believed that n tenn
porary model in plaster can he put up
In several months. 1t has been sug-
gested that a peoples offering for the
arch be taken up for one week. COM
mencing with Thanksgiving Day.
The sun., 1918-11-20
PRINCETON GIVES
CREDIT FOR SERVICE
Men Who Won Commissions
Jumped for Term.

Princeton University announced yes
terday its policy with regard to the
large number of undergraduates who are
In the military or naval service. In
regard TO undergraduates who left the
university without completing their
courses prior to June, 1918, 1t has been
decided 70 give credit for a terms work
to all those who, after completing
courses In some officers training school,
have obtained commissions. In other
words successful completion Of a course
In a training camp viii be counted as
equivalent to a half years university
work.
All men in service who were members
Of the university in June, 1918. or who
entered by examination as freshmen or
as upper class men in September and
have since left for training camps will
be given credit for the first terms work
in case they return by January 1 and
complete the year satisfactorily, thus be-
ing readmitted to their class without
loss.
For the present year the university
will continue on three term basis, and
the second term will begin January /.
The university is preparing to resume
Its full academic programme as rapidly
as possible. though the present military
work will be continued, in accordance
with the orders from the Government.
The sun., 1918-11-20
PLAN URGED TO VOTE
NEGROES IN SOUTH
Republicans Threaten Cut in
Congress Members.
Special Despatch to TuE srv.

WASHINGTON, Nov l9.-The practice
long in vogue in the South Of parccll.ng
out Congress districts on the basis Of
population and then permitting only
white men to vote is to be attacked by
the Republicans the minute they assume
control of the next Congress. A
measure will be introduced apportioning
the number of representatives in each
not by population.
That the bill can be put through there
is no doubt, but whether II will ever
become law depends on the attitude the
President takes. The fact that the
negroes OF the South were called upon
without question to do their part in the
war in the draft army and otherwise
will be pressed by the Republicans as
evidence of the feeling that they should
receive the rights OF citizens II they
are to be called upon to perform the
duties Of citizens.
II Is certain that Southern members OF
Congress will make a bitter fight
against the innovation. It would mean
that instead OF the big delegation now
in Congress from the Carolinas, Georgia.
Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida
Virginia and Tennessee there would be
probably one-quarter as many
II the President listens to the pleas
Of the Southern representatives he will
veto the measure when It gets TO him.
1t is doubtful II the House even with It's
big Republican majority next year
could pass the bill over the veto. II is
certain that the Senate could not do 1t.
The sun., 1918-11-20
DIED IN HOT FIGHT
AT DEAD MANS HILL
Capt. Franklin Wood Fell ut
Head of Company, His
Brother Reports.
so GERMANS PAY PRICE
StOrmed Point Bristling with
Machine Guns, MOrtars
and Shippers.

"I need not tell you that Franklin died
as an American officer and gentleman
should instantly. pistol in hand, at the
head of his company in front of strong
point bristling with machine guns trench
mortars and snipers."
Thus wrote Lieut.. Norman Wood In o
letter to his parents telling of the heroic
death in action Of his brother. Capt
Franklin Wood The engagement TOOK
place In front Of Dead Mans Hill. north
west Of Verdun, October 8. lie says MS
brother never knew he was hit ana dto
not seem to have an instants pain.
Two German officers and forty-eight
privates paid the price then and there"
he adds. land more will in our next
fight"
Cant. Franklin Wood was son OF
George s. and Mary Bentley Wood, for
merly of Brooklyn, now of ChicagoA he
was attached TO the 1920 Infantry. HIS
brothers, Norman Il. and George WOOD,
both L!eutenants, are also In the SER
vice. Franklin Wood received his COM
mission as Captain the week before he
died.
Capt. John F. Callahan. a lawyer and
Il graduate of Cornell and Fordham, was
killed in action. Capt. Callahan was a
member OF the 106th Infantry, and be-
fore his enlistment was connected with
the Public Service Commission here.
saved Life of Omcer.
The parents Of Lieut.. Alexander Grant.
wounded August "a, have Just heard
from him to the effect that, though he
had been hit by a shell fragment, ne
has completely recovered and back on
the firing line. Lieut.. Grant was for ten
Regiment, N. @. n. Y. He went to the
Mexican border, and upon Americas en-
try. into the war was transferred to
Company I, l05th Infantry.
Private Louis FRANKIE. 81 Poningo
street. Portchester, is in the Convalescent
Hospital at Biltmore. y. c.. recovering
from gas and n machine gun bullet
wound in his leg. Private FRANKIE has
written to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
August A. T. FRANKIE, telling of an en-
gagement in which he risked his own
life to save that OF Lieut.. Edward b.
I.arned after the latter had been
wounded and was in danger OF being
gaSsed.
April 90" he Gays, when the Crown
Prince and Hindenburg sent their 'trav-
cling circus over to Seicheprey, we had
10 fight hand TO hand for three and a
half hours in chlorine and cloud gas
attack and it was impossible to see what
YOU were doing. My Lieutenant. whose
life had the good fortune to save by
lending him my mask when he was
wounded in that great twenty-eight hour
gas attack March lion the Chenip des
Danes, said to me as we crouched in a
shell hole, Keep your nerve. kid. I
think we're done for this time. Stick II
out to the last and remember God is
with you.
Five gorillas OF the Prussian Guard
were coming at US with fixed bayonets
They were in the same AK as we were,
with no ammunition. The Lieutenant
and made about $50 moves in the next
five seconds. He got three Of them and
| got the other two"
FRANKIE is Pc and was employed by
the Remington Arms Company at
Bridgeport He enlisted in the spring
Of 1917 in the famous New England
The sun., 1918-11-20
is CHARMING IN RAGS
Good Support Given by George
Gaul, Orrin Johnson and
Others in Cast.

Florence Nash, who has been admired
TO-, her skilful delineation OF types Of
New York girlhood. was n star last
night in the Morosco Theatre. when
Charles Emerson Cook presented" her
in The Remnant" Miss Nash waved
briefly as a star in THE Land OF the
Free" last winter. Many OF her friends
were In the theatre last night and floral
tributes" of the approved type blocked
lack good wishes in her new emlnence.
Many Of her colleagues occupied the
boxes and orchestra seats.
The Nash girls-fo, the heroine Of the
latest enterprise Is a sister of the gifted
Mary-have always been popular. Miss
Nash's particular eminence dates from
the time Of her appearance as A0oie in
'Within the Law"
She was acting last night as a street
waif of Paris in 1910. She wore the
frocks of that period, but transportation
20 the banks of the Seine did not rob
her OF her New York voice. The heroine
OF THE Remnant" which is by Michael
Morton from the French of the Argen-
tine. Darlo Nicodemi, found her way
into the studio OF young engineer.
She Grows Into Civilization.
Although embarrassed by another en-
tanglement, he received the waif and
she grew into some sort OF clviliZa ton.
1t was, however. just that degree OF
civilization that made her say frankly
what others only thought and kept her
a species OF terrible child that might at
any minute break out. But her fine
natural qualities her phenomenal wis
dom which invariably develops in such
characters and her affection for her
benefactor make her and him happy at
ter she has learned more of the world
in which she is expected to move,
Remnant is a naive play made up OF
the familiar odds and ends traditionally
used to develop the character of such a
girl It was received with favor by Miss
Nash's friends. Her simplicity and hon.
csty won hearty applause from them
Makes a Charming Picture.
Miss Nash was a charming picture In
her first rags and in the modish frocks
which she later acquired. Her personal
success seemed to justify the courage
of Mr. Cook in placing her high in
the dramatic firmament. Somewhat
greater variety In her playing. however
would be an attractive quality TO less
prejudiced admirers than those that ap-
plauded her last night.
George Gaul acted her engineer lover
with fervor and his usual delightful die
ton. 1t was a shame that he had moth
ing to say that anybody wanted to hear
Orrin Johnson as the fashionable states
man who fell in love with her and Ell
enne Girardot as a waiter were other
well drawn types. Corinne Barker. by
her personal loneliness, relieved the dis
agreeable nature of the character she
played. Dorothy Cheston was an al
Turing embodiment of the modish beauty
of her period.
The sun., 1918-11-20

Regiment formerly the second Con-.
necticut Infantry.
Lieut.. Parker Vanamee, Twen,y.,b,,.
Infantry, machine gun company. died ~
France october 2 of pneumonia follow
ing wounds received while leading Nj,
company at ST. Mihel September 10
He was commissioned First Lieutenan.
after having attended the Plattsbury
Camp. He sailed for France in sen
British school for officers he wa,
wounded by n bomb from an airplans
Last July he was assigned to tia
Twenty-third Infantry of the now 10!
nous Second United States Army AMI
was in the thick of the fighting q Vauy
Scissors and ST. Mihiel. Lieut.. Var
aimee was born at Middletown, n. Y. in
1885. He studied at Trinity Collede
Hartford, and later engaged In newsr,o.
per work In New York. lie entered tho
General Theological Seminary in l9oe
and in 1912 became rector of Calvary
Church. Burnt Hills. n. Y. In 1918 he
Essex, Conn.
Gold Star In Chinese FIna.
A gold star has been added to III.
ten star service nag of the Young China
Association, 8 Mott street, of which Phi
vate Henry chin, just reported killed
in action. was a member DR. Chin HIng
Lang. his father, is the oldest medical
practitioner In China town. Private chin
was 33 and entered the service y,.l
Company II. 3osth Infantry, last June
Lieut.. Cortland A. Johnson. 2S. In.
wood, L. l.. has been severely wounded
He Is a member of Company l., ls5th
Infantry. to which he was assigned
after receiving his commission at the
first Plattsburg Training Camp. He is
a lawyer
Sergeant Edward J. Vahy. l45 South
Fourth avenue, Mount Vernon, Is the
first Of the four sons of William Vahy.
wounded in the service. His three
brothers have betsl in the thick of III,
lighting. but all came out uninJured
Sergeant Vahy was disabled in action
July 80, and he Is now in a base hos.
pital.
The sun., 1918-11-20
LEAVES 100000 TO PUBLIC.
sarah NJ. Mowers VIII Gives Art
Works to MetrOpoIitan.

Religious and charitable institutions
are remembered in the will of Sarah VI.
Mower. who died May II in her late
home. 222 West Twenty-third street.
The will. which disposes OF an estate of
about 100000. was filed for probate
yesterday In the Surrogates office After
making small cash and other requests to
friends the testatrix willed her estate as
follows:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, many
works of art; Harvard College. $26. 900
and stocks and bonds; Columbia College.
$4,000 and stocks and bonds New York
Protestant Episcopal Missionary Society.
$4,000: Women's Union Missionary So
ciety OF America for Missionary Lands
$1,000: st. Luke's Hospital. $1,000
American Museum of Natural History.
a valuable diamond solitaire ring New
York Historical Society, a copy of the
New York City Directory for 1900. two
paintings. a number of medals and a
gold cup and saucer the Church Period
ical Club. all her books, and the Chill
dren's Aid Society $1,000.
The sun., 1918-11-20
SENATOR FOLEY TO MARRY.
Charles r .Murphy's StepdauEhter
VIII He Bride.

Tammany Hall buzzed yesterday with
tho announcement that State Senator
James A. Foley. who went to the upper
house of the Legislature first as the
representative Of Charles f. Murphys
district will be married soon to Miss
Mabel Murphy, or Graham. stepdaughter
OF the Tammany chieftain. No formal
announcement OF the engagement yet has
been made, but senator Foley reluctant
ly admitted that he would be married
soon He refused. however. to say what,
IL any. date had been set for the cere-
mony.
Miss Mabel Murphy is the daughter
OF Charles f, Murphys second wife, who
was a Mrs. Graham. For several years
she continued the use of her own name,
but some time ago adopted that Of her
stepfather Senator Foley. a son OF old
Jim" Foley, who for many years was
one of Mr.. Murphy's closest political
friends, is about 81 years old. Miss
Murphy Is ten years his Junior. She Is
fond Of outdoor life and passes much OF
her time at her fathers country place
at Good Ground. L. l.
The sun., 1918-11-20
CAR VICTIMS WILL FILED.
Mrs. Thompson, Killed in YOnkers
Celebration, Leaves 100000.

The will of Mrs. Louise u. Thompson
OF Ossinlng, who was killed with her
daughter, Marjorie, by street car No
vember in the first peace celebration
in Yonkers. was offered for probate in
Westminster yesterday. She left $40, 900
in personal property.
Her son, Howard l., receives $500
and a cup presented to his father,
Howard. by an Emperor OF Russia. and
his fathers watch. Jerome w. receives
the same amount of money and the
Legion of Honor decoration bestowed
upon his father by the French Republic
also a diamond ring. a retainer IN the
family, Eugene Chanterau. receives
$1,000 for loyal service during ten
years"
The sun., 1918-11-20
ACCOUNTANT ENDS LIFE.
Edward A. BentOn. Jr.. Calls Law
yer, Then Cuts Throat.


Edward A. Benton. Jr., an expert
accountant, with offices at 70 Wall
street, cut his throat last night and was
found dead in the bathroom OF his
apartment Mt the Hotel Royalton, in
West Forty-fourth street. A few min
utes before the body was found a man
who said he was Bentons lawyer ar
rived at the hotel and announced he had
an appointment with the accountant.
The lawyer, who refused to give his
name. went up to Benton's rooms. but
hurried back to the main floor In q few
moments, carrying a sheaf Of letters and
an envelope which he said contained
Benton's will. George Williams clerk
at the hotel. went back upstairs with
the lawyer and found Benton dead.
His throat had been slashed with a
razor.
The cause for the suicide could not be
learned, but the hotel clerks said Benton
had worked hard during the Liberty
Loan campaign. They said he had not
been well recently and that he had sum-
moned a brother from Minneapolis. who
now is on his way here. They said also
that Benton recently bought a home for
his father at Guilford, Conn, and that
the elder Benton also was on his way
here. Benton was not married and was
SO years old.
The sun., 1918-11-20
BEAUTY" SUES FOR 100000.
Winter Garden Girl Says r. Sea-
ger Beat and sIandered Her.

Miss Beatrice Cloak, appearing as
Beauty in the cast of "Sinbad" at the
Winter Garden, filed suit yesterday de-
manding $4,000 from John f. Seager,
secretary and treasurer OF the Westing-
house. Church & Kerr Company. 81 Wall
street. In another proceeding Miss
Cloak seeks like amount fom the
wealthy defendant for Islander.
In her complaint Miss Cloak, through
her guardian ad Item. Volga Cansino,
wife OF Eduardo Canslno. the dancer,
swears that Mr.. Seager, July rs, seized
her by the throat and blackened her
eye. This happened. she said, some
where on Broadway" Miss Cloak lives
In the Devonshire apartments, 18TH
street.
of the charges.
The sun., 1918-11-20
U. s. TRANSPORT BURNS; 2 DEAD
Ophir and Army supply Cargo Are
Destroyed at Gibraltar.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.--Destruction b,
FIRE of the army cargo transport Ophr
in the harbor of Gibraltar November II
with the loss of two of the crew was
announced tonight by the Navy De-
partment. The vessel was en- route to
Marseilles France. with army supplies
which also were lost The fire started
while the ship was at sea.
The men lost were Grant Comstock
Oakland. Cal. and Oscar Wilson, Bed
ford HILLS. \. Y
The sun., 1918-11-20
Yale Law school Open to Women.

New HAVEN. Conn, Nov 19-Women
may study and obtain degrees in law at
Yale according to an announcement by
Arson Phelps Stokes, the university sec
retary,\ To-day. The recommendation Of
The faculty OF the law school that women
who are graduates of recognized colleges
be admitted TO courses for degrees was
ratified This will place the law school
on the same basis as the graduate and
medical schools OF the university.
The sun., 1918-11-20
ARMY NEEDS KNIT GARMENTS.
Comforts Committee Issues Cali for
Soldier. and Sailors.

An urgent appeal for sweaters and
knitted garments of all kinds for men
of the navy and soldiers in France
and GermaEy-who will continue in SER
vice through the winter was made yes
terday by Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee,
chairman of the Comforts Committee of
the Navy League, with headquarters at
405 Madison avenue. Mrs. Satterlee
called attention to the fact that the
American soldiers In Siberia will be
called upon to endure greater hardships
and colder weather than they have ex-
perienced before in their lives, and that
sailors who carry supplies to them there
will also be called upon to endure I'M
usual hardships.
Wool for the garments, Mrs. Satterlee
announced, may be bought at cost at
the headquarters OF the league.
The sun., 1918-11-20
MRS. WILSON SEES WAR FILM
Attends show for BENEFIT of Conva-
descent Home.

Npet7d' DeSpdIcN 70 The Sun.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.--Mrs Wilson
entertained box party at the Knicker-
booker Theatre this afternoon to see
the spectacular film LAFAYETTE, We
Come" given for the benefit OF the
Interior Department Convalescent Home.
which attracted many prominent off,
cial, diplomatic and army and navy
people. Mrs. Wilson's guests included
Mrs Gregory. Mrs Burleson, Mrs. Hur-
ley, Mrs. Gulick and Mrs. Boiling
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
who had box, gave It to members
of the French Educational Mission and
they were guests OF Mrs, Lane. pres!-
dent OF the board OF lady managers of
the home. whose other guests were
Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Davis. wife of the
American Ambassador TO Great Brit
ain. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
The sun., 1918-11-20
Chicago 81" Get. o Cent Fare.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills. Nov. 19.-The State
Public Utilities Commission to-day au-
thorized the elevated railways of Chi
cago TO charge n six cent fare until De-
cember l, 1919. The company had asked
seven cent fare.
The sun., 1918-11-20

QuITo, Ecuador. Nov. 19,-The vol
cano OF Tunguragua. in the southern
part of the Ecuadorian province of that
name. is again showing activity. Ashes
are reaching Quito The volcano is
about 1900 feet high.
The sun., 1918-11-20
8 Army Aviation Death. in Week.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.--Five fatalities
occurred ~ army aviation fields In this
country In the week ended November Q,
the War Department announced tonight.
The sun., 1918-11-20
1000 CAMP DIX MEN
HOME WITHIN WEEK
Discharges to Be Hurried on
Account of Thanksgiving.

CAMP DIX, n. j.. Nov. l9.--Between
1000 and 10000 OF the limited service
men now at Camp Dix will have been
discharged in time TO eat their Thanks
giving dinners In their homes il was
announced to-day by Major-Gen. Ss,ott
the camp commander. 1t Is expected
that the first OF those to be discharged
will leave camp Thursday.
According to orders issued to-day
officers In the various depot brlgades
may apply for immediate discharge from
the service, Indications are that prac-
tically all will ask to be returned to
civil life at once.
The class A men will be discharged n G
soon as the limited service contingent
has been disposed OF. Hundreds of these
live In upper New York State and in
New Jersey II Is possible that some of
them may be at home BY Thanksgiving
although camp officials say the work OF
rehabilitation may take fortnight
Enough class A men will be retained 10
form four depot battalions Of lii men
telegraph service also will be kept with
the colors.
Everett Colby Of West Orange, n. j..
former leader in the Progressive
party, whose enlistment in the tank
corps created comment a few weeks ago
because OF his prominence and wealth,
obtained his first pass this afternoon.
He at once left for his home and will
visit New York before returning. He is
keenly disappointed, he says, at not be-
ing able to see active service In France.
ADMISSION, Ala. Nov. 1s.--orders have
been received here for mastering out of
the service 1900 men In the 18TH Depot
Brigade at Camp Mcclellan. The work
Will commence tomorrow and the men
will be discharged at the rate OF 500
day.
The sun., 1918-11-20
Losses fin France.

The total casualties in France were
2,7l9.652. OF this total 32.769 officers
and 526.S43 men were killed and died
of wounds or other causes. The wounded
totalled 1S33.3+5. comprising s3.142 on
GERS and 1.75o.203 men. The missing
including prisoners, totalled 326,695.
comprising 10.s46 officers and 3l5.s49
men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-27
THE VIGHANTES PLEDGE
~ pifI1zf y,
State Supt. Pub. Inst.

The Vigilantes, the organization Of
writer's who are giving their time and
talents to the work of winning tho
war gave "wheatless-meatless" din
ner to hundred or more in7uentia,
New York men at the Harvard cluh
recently Because Of a sudden illness
OF Theodore Roosevelt, who was er-
pected to make the address of the
evening ne was not able to be pres-
eht. others spoke and their words
aud manner of speaking left no donbt
that the authors of America are bac,,
OF the war and mean to give their
pest until it is won.
in many respects the dinner NO,
remarkable. Representing soma Am
authors and artists the dinner was .
pledge that they would serve tno -.
'ior without pay and without reward
until the war was won,