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New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

Friend wife" and 'friend husband''
are American slang terms. but. like
many of our idioms, they express sound
sentiments. The average man in this
country to-day would be disgusted with
a girl whose only desire was to "please.
ffatter and coddle him and beg for the
privilege of serving him." Sugar is
the most sickening thing in the world
when taken frequently in large GUAM
titles.
The suggestion of the very, very
young officer that some Americans
would return to France to wed because
of the fortunes coming to women
through the death of male heirs is an
unworthy thought. If there are such
American soldiers our girls will be well
rid of them.
The manhood of the United States
would be in sad state if their ideal
Of wife was reduced TO woman
with slavish desire to please and with
large dot to bring to her husband
But let us take comfort in the fact that
the very young officer and his very
young informants are very wrong The
French girl is not as he pictures her
nor is the American man the Oriental
fortune hunter he is described to be.
We have no doubt that the returned
soldiers will have kindly feeling for
the French girls (when he thinks Of
them) for their many kindnesses in
their lonesome hours, but when II
comes to marrying will pick out good
independent American girl-the kind
the lads in khaki left behind when they
sailed for wars. He will find on his
return that not only does she surpass
the girls of the Old World, but that she
has become much more attractive
and vital person.-St Louis Republic
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Brilliant Programme
Ciuen by Raoul Vidns al
Second Violin COncer

Raoul Vidas gave his second violin
recital yesterday afternoon in Car
negie Hall. He confirmed the impress
sion which his first appearance last
month made. of young man of un-
usual maturity in his art. He showed,
as before, an admirable repose of man.
ner and poise, fexibilty and control in
bowling, brilliancy of execution, tonal
beauty, delicacy and finish in phrasng
On his programme were "Chaconne," !"
by Leclair; Concerto in G minor" by
Bruch; the Beethoven Romance in G."
Ries's "Perpetuum Mobile" Chopin
Sarasate's "E fat Nocturne" and Sara
sate's "Airs Bohemiens," in all of
which he was accompanied in a some
what dry manner by Walter Golde.
Mr.. Vidas possesses eloquence and q
singing tone. There is no more praise
worthy or more appealing quality in
the violinsts art than this, when kept
within the bounds of good taste In
the Beethoven Romance" and the
Chopin "Nocturne" ne was perilously
near overstepping this bound. The Le-
clair "Chaconne," on the other hand,
was played with classic beauty and
sincerity.
The audience was of good size and
enthusiastic, and there were the usual
encores. E. /. T.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

Murder" It is being presented by
Harry Rapf, the producer, at the
broadway Theatre this week
Many kaisers have received their just
dues at the old Broadway. Olive Tell
disproved .of one Of them and the
Grown Prince for good measure in .'To
He'll With the Kaiser" Douglas Fair
banks made away with another, and
now it is Charles Raven who has the
honor to choke Mr.. Hohenzollern to
dream. More luck.
Mr. Kaufman's new play is just an
other war picture, Of which there sure
ly has been no lack. only it shows the
end of the war and the boys marching
on to Berlin. OF course this have been
done before, but he shows them as they
are-the other pictures were merely
predictions.
Elaine Hammersten is very appeal
ing as Corinne, the French girl, who
is rescued by one of the Yanks and
brought to America. She is the only
French heroine we ever have seen who
used her woman's wiles to outwt a
German officer. GLOW big and brave
and strong you are." she said, smiling
at him ingenuously.
Here VIC applauded vigorously We
always have wondered why some one
them did not try it, and here it is
tried out and not found wanting. She
held his attention until her lover could
shoot him through the heart.
If any one likes war pictures they
surely will like "Wanted for Murder
II. u.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

ADDS to the expenses of operation. to
nnd the increased rates and fares with
"nIch to pay those expenses; and
- Inc assertion of the right of the
FEDERAL government to control the rail
.oau situation as a whole in the ma
tional interest, in spite of conflicting
sla'e laws and obstructive state com
missions.
He outlined four principles, the en-
oodlment of which in law, he asserted,
would mean "that the public would
gam immense advantages by the
promptest possible return of the prop
critics to their owners"
The four principles are:
i, A plan of government regulation
which will be scientific and not po-
iltical; which will apply the same point
OF view to approving rates as to ap-
proving the chemical composition of a
steel rail
2. Concentration in the regulating
authority which adds to the expenses
of the roads of responsibility for the
rates with which those expenses must
be met.
3. Provision that initiation of rates
shall be in the hands of the carriers;
that rates may not be suspended, ex-
cept upon complaint and after hear
ing, and that final decision must be
made within sixty days.
A. Establishment by Congress, itself,
Of the fundamental principles to gov
ern the reasonableness of rates, such
principles to include fair reward for
excellence of service, efficiency of
management and prudent foresight in
providing new facilities against future
nQedS
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
A r t
Miss SherwoOd's Water COlors
Pastels and Drawings
Attract Attention

An exhibition of water colors, pas
tells and drawings by Rosina Emmet
Sherwood is attracting much attention
at the Cosmopolitan Club, 1873 East
Fortieth Street
Miss Sherwood's cleverly handled
water colors vibrate with color and
light, and in Mother and Child" n
charming scheme is achieved of brill
liant reds and dull green's.
In pastel portraits of children the
artist excels in catching the evanescent
mood of each charming sitter. Perhaps
one of her best is "Portrait Of Baby"
delicately suggested in soft pinks and
grays.
The drawings are more tightly hand
led and lack the happy freedom char
acterstic of several Of the water colors,
as in, for instance, "Portrait Of R. E..
S." a spontaneous rendering of Cana
dian officer in his gay trappings of kilt
and plaid stockings against a back
ground Of rocks and dark foliage. The
exhibition is open to the public until
January 3.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

Patriotic Music at a Concert of
the Symphony Society

MI. Walter Damrosch sent the listen
ers at the Symphony Society concert
out OF Aeolian Hall yesterday after
noon in great good humor with them
selves, the orchestra and its conductor.
and with hearts warmed with svmna-
thetic admiration for Belgium, it's peo-
pie and their old Flemish folksonps.
The songs In orchestral transcriptions
ended programme which contained
besides them Mozart's G minor sym-
phony, DIndy's "1star" variations and
Lalo's Spanish symphony for violin. the
solo part of which was played by Efrem
A1mbalist in place of Toscha Seidel,
temporarily incapacitated by illness.
Mr.. Zimbalist undertook an extremely
difficult task on very short notice. and
acquitted himsclf to the great admira-
tion of the audience, though his play
ing was far removed from his usual
standard and more marked by dash and
technical dexterty than beauty of tone
or finish Of execution, for which de-
fciencies there was ample excuse under
the circumstances. The tempest of ap-
plause which followed the final move.
ment was better evidence Of the popu-
larity of the sterling young artist than
of discrimination. Yet the perform
ance was superficially brilliant
The Flemish transcriptions were in
effect short fantasias on three folk
songs, the first sentimental, the sec
ond rollickingly humorous, the third n
stiff, stout, political song Of the six
teenth century, written in derision of
the Duke of Alva and prompted by
that oppressor's erection of statue of
himself in the market place at Brus-
sells. So said Mr. Damrosch, who called
attention to its appropriateness at tho
present moment when Belgium was just
rescued from tyrannical visitation
which did not culminate in statue of
the oppressor as did the conquest under
Alva. The composer who set the pieces
IS Arthur de Greet, professor at the
Brussels Conservatory. The pieces are
brilliantly harmonized and arranged
and the political song worked out into
capital little tonepoem, with a short
satircal paraphrase of the theme, with
clicking castanets and Spanish
rhythm in the middle and riotous
picture Of battlo (somewhat in the
manner in which Berloz treated the
Nahocly marcn j. WIN tne sound OF can
nonading at tho end. 1t was joyously
received by an audience which Sang
"The StarSpangled Banner" at the be-
ginning in spirited fashion. Mr.. Dam
rosch has developed his Sunday con-
gregation into fine choral body. We
wish he had not meddled with the
rhythm of the song in his arrange
mont. But that is a matter, possibly,
for future consideration. H. e. K
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Mrs.>.BoI,n Purroy Mitchell to
Aid Red Cross Drive

Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell, widow of
Major Mitchell, will take an active part
in the Christmas Rollcall, which the
American Red Cross will hold the week
before Christmas in an effort to in
crease membership. She will work with
the hospital section of the Mid Town
Division, of which Mrs. Charles Cary
Rumsey is chairman.
This division will enroll the tenants
and employees of Office buildings, small
stores and shops in the district
bounded by Fourteenth Street, Irving
Place, Lexington Avenue, Fifty-ninth
Street, Eighth Avenue, Forty second
Street and Seventh Avenue. Women
Who wish to volunteer their services
ere asked to come to a meeting at the
Hotel McAlpin next Thursday at 2;50
p. m.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Shonts Would Have
U. S. Regulate, Not
Own the Railroads
Private Operation Under
Safeguards Will Mean
Greater Economy as Well
as Progress, He Declares

Theodore P. Shonts gave out state
ment yesterday advocating the pri-
vate ownership, operation and devel-
opment of the nations railroad sys-
tenn under "scientfic and not polit1-
cal government regulation. He of
fered his views, ne said, as citizen
because he believed that President
Wilson's confession of doubt on the
subject invited such offers.
The supreme test" he said, (which
we in this country must apply to our
plan of dealing with this question must
be this: Which plan will provide the
necessary transportation at the low
est possible cost ?"
Economy Is Needed
Only sane recognition of individual
test, in Mr.. Shontss opinion. Gov
ernment ownership, with deficits pro-
vided for by taxation, would not tend
to economy, he said, nor does he think
any system of government control
could be devised which would permit
such projects in the future develop
ment of railroads as were conceived
and carried out by Hill, Hartman and
Flagler.
Reasonable profits must be permit
ted, he declared, or it would be impos-
sble to obtain the capital necessary
to develop the railroads to meet the
growing needs of the country Certain
advantages resulting from government
operation, Mr.. Shonts said, ought to
be and could be retained with private
ownership. One of these was the
"embalming" of the Sherman act
For Pooling Agreements
The other advantages he specified as
follows:
The pooling of equipment and ter
minals;
The elimination of unnecessary
trains and duplicated service;
The more economical loading and
routing Of freight;
The unification of passenger ticket
offices;
The elimination of the frills of the
business, such as observation cars for
which no adequate fare was paid, etc.;
The frank recognition of the neces-
sity on the part Of government, which
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
$l2,OO0,OOO Worth
OF German Drugs
Landed i'm U. S.
Defence Society Learns
Chemicals Arrived in Last
Few Weeks and Starts
Move to Prevent Sale

Informed that within the last few
weeks no less than S1200O,00O worth oil
e.manmadc drugs have been landed
in the United States, the American De-
tence Society has formed committee
to work among physicians, druggists
and the public to prevent the sale OF
use of these products. The makeup
of the committee and its plan of action
will be announced in few days.
Our information" said Richard M
Hurd, in report to the trustees Of the
society, "is that the value of the drugs
which have begun to come in since
about the time the first lot of German
toys ao~ was as landed is in the vicinity OF
$l2,000000. There is every reason to be-
leve that more are on their way. We
have taken steps to block the use OF
the drugs and we are arranging to
keep strict watch on future imports.
"While all of this stuff is landed in
this port or other ports along the At
lantic seaboard. much of it comes in
bond, consigned to interior points
which technically are ports of entry
This may make tho matter somewhat
more difficult to handle, but it can be
handled.
There is, the best medical authori-
drugs in this country. The United
States is making everything that is
needed, and making it as we'll or better
than the Germans ever made it,
Mr.. Hurd is of the opinion that an
appeal to physicians not to prescribe
German made goods and to druggists
not to dispense them will be largely
effective, and where it ia not the
patients and customers may be depend
ed on to use their influence.
II am frank enough to say, however,
ne added, that it is in matters like drugs
that he need of a law compelling those
who handle German products to ad-
vcrtlse that fact in their stores and in
the publications they may use is most
apparent. Articles of wearing apparel
cutlery and stuff of that sort may be
marked Made in Germany This is
warning to all who may wish to buy. 1t
cannot be marked on the drug itself
though it may be on the containcr
which the buyer probably never sees"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
French Girls as Rivals
A Returned Officer Dwells on
Their Merits

A returned young officer Che must
be very, very young), writing in "The
Globe-Democrat," opines that the Am
erican girls are going to have a difficult
time reganing their holds on the
youths Of the A. E. F. who have met
up with the jeunes files of France
his mouth fairly waters as he spreads
forth the Turing charm of the irresisti-
Die Marie and the fetching Fanchette.
He is enchante
AT home" says this very, very
young ofhcer, a girl makes you think
you are lucky if she let's you take her
cut and spend $25 and a ton of energy
pleasing her"
In France, he has discovered, girls
invite men to their homes. The
maldens there "beg American men to
esSondescend to permit them to serve
lnem. When it comes to pleasing, fat
l1erlng, coddling, in general making a
NIT with man, the little French girl
IS IN class by herself"
from the remarks of this very, very
young officer we conclude two things:
lie knows very little about French
girls
He knows even less about American
girls.
We have no doubt that the French
Girl IS a charming creature. We have
no oouDt she makes an excellent wife
ana mother. We have no doubt she is
nosp'taDle by nature and is very CRATE
Ial to the young men who helped re-
deem her country
Our very, very young officer has
probably mistaken gratitude for in
laatuatlon. He also overlooks the fact
mat ynat most of the young Americans in
france hadn't seen women to talk to
lor months before meeting the French
girls on social basis, and any girl
would have appeared charming under
the circumstances.
We venture the prediction that 80
per cent of the Americans, when they
return to the United States and again
mInlngle with home girls, will forget that
there are women in France. Experts
assure US, and we know ourselves, that
tne American women have no equal in
tne world. Thousands of Europeans
marry American girls every year.
now many American men go to Europe
for brides?
The very. very young officer or his
Ihlormants picture the French girl in
an almost Oriental slavish attitude
toward men. We don't like the picture
and don't think it is real.
The time has passed when American
men want cringing wives, even if there
was such time. Our youths are not
looking for women TO work for them
ana serve them as slaves. The cling
hg,vine and smelling-sa salt era passed
with the Civil War.
ne American man to-day wants a
pal as well as wife. He wants a com
psnlon with whom he can deal on terms
ol equality, one who can take an in
terest in his business. share his prob
lens and be an all-around friend.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Relief Body to Continue
Making ChiIdren's Clothes

An extension of the activities of the
Children's Garment Service, which has
been furnishing to French children
clothing made from old stockings, mill
ends and other bits of cloth, was an
nounced yesterday at reception at
the home of Mrs. Simon Frankel, as
West Eighty eighth Street.
Mrs. Frankel and Miss Geraldine
Farrar made known their plan to con-
tinue the service. primarily war
measure, for the benefit of American
children. Churches, settlements social
service organizations and individuals
throughout the country are asked to
take up this work and will be provided
with patterns by Mrs. Frankei, chair
man. at her home.
An exhibit shown yesterday of almost
half years work consisted mainly of
small garments Of various sorts made
with surprisingly effective results from
old stockings.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Cut-Rate Butcher Slain;
Business Rivals Suspected

Gera Acconzo, who ran cut-rate
butcher shop at 179 Court Street,
Brooklyn died yesterday at Long
Island College Hospital from bullet
wounds suffered Saturday night when
two men entered his shop, drew re-
volvers and began firing at him. Three
bullets hit him.
Antonio Corneni and Frank Vindetti
were arrested although they are
strangers to the neighborhood The
police declare that Acconzo was shot
in business feud, rivals having been
rendered desperate by his price cut
ting and being particularly indignant
because he lowered the price of tur-
KEYS lust before Thanksgiving
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
On the Screen

A soldier in whose judgment we
that we should not like "Under the
Greenwood Tree" He had seen it in
Washington and disapproved strongly
"Elsie Ferguson doesn't look like
gypsy, you know She is a lady" was
the way he explained it.
SO when we went to the Rivoli yes
| terday to see the first showing of the
picture in New York we were all pre-
pared not to like it-and then we did.
Certainly, Elsie Ferguson does not
look like gypsy, but she looks like
lady playing at being a gypsy and
that is just what she is.
We confess to a weakness for Elsie
Ferguson. If she chose to do little
Eva we should undoubtedly think it
was wonderful and probably it would
be. Elsie Ferguson can reach out
across the screen and take you by the
hand and lead you where she will
Yesterday she chose to lead US in
green pastures and beside still waters
The exterior scenes are beautiful and
no one blames Mary for electing to
spend the summer under the green
wood tree.
Mary Hamilton is q girl who is bur-
dencd with money She wishes to be
loved for herself alone, but she never
can be sure that she is until she meets
Jack Hutton. There are Sir Kenneth
Graham and the Earl of Hexham and
another impoverished but titled suitor
who insist on laying their coroneted
hearts at her feet. So Mary buys an
abandoned gypsy van and starts life
! in the open.
One day, when she is in swimming
and, by the way, Miss Ferguson Ger
tainly can swim-she meets Jack Hut
/ ton. This part is played by Eugene
O'Brien, so it is not difficult to under
stand her instantaneous capitulation.
Jack wadeS out into the lake after
her and finally captures, not Mary, but
an invitation to dine with her in the
glade at moonrise. She goes to the
discovers the crest on her "solid sill
yer" knives and forks she tells him
that she has stolen them from the big
house on the hill.
lot of exciting things happen after
this, and when Mary and her lover are
nearly beaten to a pulp by the nice
gypsies, from whom She bought the
van, she decides to marry Jack and
live IN house, even though she hates
the narrow conhnes of her palace.
"Under the Greenwood Tree" is not
the best thing Elsie Ferguson has
done, but it is entertaining and much
better in screen form than in the orig
inal version. Eugene O'Bren is him
self as Jack Hutton, which is the high
est praise we can bestow on our favor
ite leading man.
Madelaine D'Espinay sang "Un peu
D'Amour" before a beautiful John
Wenger setting. Emanuel List sang
the ever popular Little Gray Home
in the West" The overture is the
symphonic poem, Ideals" by List
S. Jay Kaufman has written photo
drama and has called it "Wanted for
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Obituary
CLARENCE L. BARBER

Clarence Lindlsley Barber, no was
an Assistant Corporation Counsel from
1903 to 1915, died yesterday at his
nome, 500 West 144th Street. He had
practised his profession in New York
FOR twenty-five years. From 1888 TO
1886 he was District Attorney of OF
sego County and from 1898 to 1895 was
Deputy City Attorney of San Diego,
Cal. His widow, Mrs. Mary Hooker
Barber, and two sons, Benn Barber, Of
New York, and Clarence l.. Barber, Jr.,
of Boston survive him
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Lille Merchant Executed by
Germans Is Made Knight

PARIS, Dec 8.---A governmental de-
cree just issued names NJ. Jacquet. 4
merchant Of Lille, knight of the
Legion of Honor. He was executed by
the Germans on September %. 1915,
for having secreted French and Eng
lish soldiers and assisted them to es
cape.
He died heroicalIy, his hands un-
bound and his eyes not blindfolded,
crying, Long live France. Long live
the Republicl'
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
MGR. J. H. STRZELECKI

Monsignor John II. Strzelecki. pas
tor of St Stanislaus Polish Catholic
Church. who died Saturday night, viii
be buried from that edifice Wednes-
day Monsignor Joseph Mooney will
celebrate Solemn High Requiem Mass
and Monsignor Michael J. Lavelle will
preach the funeral sermon. The body
will lie in state in the church to-day.
Monsignor Strzelecki was born in War
saw ffty-seven years ago, and has been
pastor of St. Stanislaus for more than
twenty years.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
VICTOR Fl. YOUNG

Victor H. Young, recently Vice Pres
ident of the Philip Kobbe Advertising
Agency, died yesterday after long i'll
ness at his home, 803 West 18Oth
Street. He was forty-nine years old
and was born in Sweden Mr. Young
came to this country when he was ff-
teen and shortly thereafter became as
sociated with Charles H. Fuller, an
advertising man of Chicago. His widow
survives
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Bandits Hold Up Bath House

Three men carrying revolvers entered
the Mount Morris Turkish Baths, at
1914 Madison Avenue, early yesterday,
and while one kept Milton Cohen. the
cashier, quiet, the others went through
the bathers' lockers, getting about sl0O
in cash and considerable jewelpy They
departed just before the police arrived
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

S. Jay Kaufman has written a photo
drama and has called it Wanted for
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

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