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F. A. SCHERMERHORN
LEFT Big REQUESTS
Mrs. David Lydig Gets $780,
900 and Institutions Are
Named in Will.

Mrs. Hannah Minthorne Lydig, widow
OF David Lydig. who has been prominent
in social and philanthroplc activities in
this city for many years. receives $780,
900 under the will of Frederick Angus
tus Schermerhorn. bachelor and presi-
dent of the Union Club. who dropped
dead In March while making a speech
Mt the club. Mrs Lydig's husband was
close friend of Mr.. Schermerhorn, and
a codicil to the will, dated NRrch 81,
1913, shows that Mr.. Lydig was named
originally as one Of Mr.. Schermerhorn's
trustees and executors under the will.
The will was admitted for probate In the
Surrogate's Court yesterday.
Mrs. Lydig was referred to in the will
BY Mr.. Schermerhorn as my lifelong
and dearest FRIEND The clause emu
merating her share in Mr. Schermer-
horns estate originally bequeathed to her
s55o,000, and Mr.. Schermerhorn's estate
and other properties at Lenox and in the
towns Of Lee and Washington, Mass.
Just after Mr.. Lydigs death, however,
Mr.. Schermerhorn changed his will. Civ
ing Mrs. Lydig 5000. 900 in lieu OF the
properties. Concerning this change a
second codicil says:
Whereas, David Lydig died October
ASAt Il appOiut MS place my TREND
William NJ. Cruikshank of Garden City
as trustee and executor. and whereas
now feel that under present circum-
stances tho possession and maintenance
of this property would involve for her
an undesirable expense. care. trouble and
responsibility / revoke clause s, and in
lieu thereof give her the sum of $780,
000." The original clause bequeathing
Mrs. Lydig $4,000 remained un-
changed. thus leaving her beneficiary to
a total of $3.50, 900
Mr.. Schermerhorn was a director in
many corporations and trustee of Co
lumbia University. The total value of
his estate has not been disclosed. His
sister, Mrs. Ellen S. Auchmuty Of 1o1
University place. receives under the will
$4,000 in cash and the income from the
residuary estate. Other requests are
100000 to the New York Trade School
and $4,000 to the Charles Sedgwick Ii
hrary at Lenox. On the death of Mrs
Auchmuty the residuary estate Is to be
divided equally between Columbia and
the New York Institution for the Blind.
The bequest of Mrs Lydig. however, Is
to her. her heirs and assigns forever"
The Lydig residence is at SO East Sew
enty-ninth street.
Mr.. Schermerhorn was "a years old
when he died.
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COLUMBIA STAGES
DEBATE ON LEAGUE
Senators and Others to Discuss
Covenant Here on
Thursday.
COMMENCEMENT BEGINS
Academic Procession at 3
o'clock To-day-Class Ac-
tivities start Tomorrow.

An all day debate on the League OF
Nations will be the most prominent fea-
ture OF Columbia Uuiversity's 165th
commencement. which begins to-day
with the baccaiaureate service IN the
university gymnasium.
The discussion covering the covenant
Of the League of Nations will take place
on Thursday, and tho speakers will be
Senator Cummins of Iowa, President pro
tenn of the United States Senate; sena-
tor Borah OF Idaho. foremost opponent
Of the proposed pact; A Mitchell Pal
mer. Attorney-Generai OF the United
States; George w. wickcrsham. Senator
Pittman Of Nevada, Abram I. Elkus,
former Ambassador to Turkey: Robert
c. Pell. Jr.. Representative; Dwight W.
Morrow. Arthur X. Kuhn and DR..
Stephen p. Duggan-
The commencement this year Will be
the longest in the history Of the uni
versity. 1t will begin this afternoon
at 3 40 o'clock. when the academic pro
cession will form in the library and
proceed to the gymnasium. preceded by
the members OF the faculty. After these
will walk thirteen groups Of applicants
for degrees.
Tomorrow will mark the opening OF
class activities. OF which there will be
greater variety than In any other
commencement The senior class will
conduct its exercises on the lawn be-
tween Earl Hall and the School OF
Mines. This year a tree will be planted
in memory Of Columbia's soldier dead.
After the exercises the baseball team OF
Columbia will meet Syracuses nine.
Later in the afternoon the seniors will
be the guests at a university tea. In
the evening there will be dances at the
various colleges
On Tuesday, following various class
activities. Frederick p. Keppel, former
ly dean of Columbia College, will de-
liver the Phi Beta Kappa Grafton. his
topic being The War as a Practical
Test of American Scholarship" Florence
Wilkinson will read a poem.
On Commencement Day Viscount
Ishii, the Japanese Ambassador, Major
Gen. Enoch II. Crowder, Edward P
Mitchell, editor of the SUN and George
Arliss will deliver addresses. Follow
ing the luncheon there will be Il base
bal! game between Columbia and Penn
sylvania. In the evening cabaret sup
per will be served In the gymnasium.
The conference in the Academy of Po-
ritical Science on Thursday will con-
clude the commencement exercises
There will be two sessions OF this meet
ing. one beginning at 10 80 A. NJ. the
other at 2 80 p. NJ Between these a
box luncheon will be served at P NJ
on the lower campus. entrance TO which
may be had at 120th street between
Broadway and Amsterdam avenue. The
general admission will be free to the
public.
So much interest has been displayed
in the Roosevelt Memorial exhibition
that the curators have consented to keep
Avery Hall open to the public unth
Friday June s.
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SURROGATE CLERKS ADVANCED
o'Hara and Lynch Have Served
Long Terms in once.

Recent deaths of members Of the Sur
rogates' clerical staff have resulted in the
promotion OF two veteran employees.
James OHara, long in charge OF the de-
partment OF supplies. was advanced yes
terday to the position of clerk OF the
trial term of the court. John Lynch was
advanced from assistant to the chief
clerk to be assistant administration
clerk
OHara has been in the Surrogates'
Office for twentv-seven years. He Is an
officer of the Huron Club. on Varick
street, and a Democratic worker In the
Second Assembly district. Lynch has
been in the Surrogates' office for fifteen
years and also Is prominent In district
Democratic circles. Both appointments
are civil service ones
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BELGIAN sAvANTs ARRIVE.
Come to Attend American Medical
socfety's Conference.

Gen. Leopold Melis. chief Of the Med
ical Service OF the Belgian army. ar
rived her on the Rotterdam yesterday.
He is the head of the Belgian delegation
to the American Medical Society's con-
ference at Atlantic City. June to 10.
Gen. Melis said that although food Is
still scarce and expensive in Belgium.
there is no longer actual hunger as
existed at the time of the German &C.
cupation and especially IN 1917. The
situation Is constantly improving. he
said.
Prof. Pierre Nolf and Prof. Jules
Duesberg, members of the delegation,
come from the University OF Liege,
which reopened last January after hav-
ing been used as barracks by the Ger
man troops during the war. They said
that much damage had been done to the
archives by the German soldiers and
valuable books had been destroyed or
stolen.
The delegation is at the Pennsylvania
Hotel.
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REPORTS CONFLICT
ASTO ODESSA'S FATE
Red Guards in Control After
.EUacuation by French.
ny MAJOR PHILIP GRAVES.

Special Gable DespdtcA TO THr Sun from the
London Times serrtcs.
Copyright. 1873; al rights reserved.
CoNsrANr1NoPLE, May 31.-Refugees
who got out of odessa after its evacua-
ton by the French troops say the city
was occupied only for brief period by
the Ukrainian Revolutionary Peasant
Army under Gregorief.
The refugees state that II was gov
erned by a local Soviet with an execu-
tive committee composed chiefly Of local
Jewish revolutionary commissionaires
from Is to rs years OF age. They do
not hppear to have seen any mass execu-
tons of the bourgeois or OF moderate
Socialists, though several persons were
killed, thanks to the Red Guards habit
OF firing down the streets when they
were drunk or nervous. Many were i'm
prisoned.
One day IL is said had been fixed for
the decentralization OF the working
classes who were allowed to loot shops
and private houses. but after four hours
trial of this measure the Bolshevik
authorities. alarmed by the trays and
quarrels over the loot to which it gave
rise. withdrew IT.
Some French soldiers who were taken
prisoner but afterward were able to es-
cape said that Lieut.. Jacques Sadoul, q
former French officer. who Joined the Boil
shevists in 1913, was used by the Soviet
forces as an intelligence officer and
propagandist.
The French soldiers do not appear to
have been Ill treated. but for some rea-
son fear the Greek military prisoners
taken by the Reds were put to death.
When these refugees left there was
great uncertainty and anxiety among
the Bolshevists as to the attitude of
Gregorief, who adopted an independent
attitude and was extremely hostile to
the Jewish revolutionaries and was ac-
cused by them of having a progrom as
his sole programme
According to the latest-ureport from
Sebastapol which ! give with all re-
serve. Gregorief. with the Ukrainian
peasant forces. captured Odessa whipped
out the Jewish revolutionary force and
relieved the local Soviets of their plum
der
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SWISS REFUSE TO BLOCKADE.
Declare ban on Germany Would
Exceed War Restrictions.

BERN. May 31.-The Federal Council
has handed to the French Ambassador
for transmission to the allied Govern
ments a. note stating that the Entente
request that Switzerland prohibit all ex-
ports TO Germany. II the Germans refuse
to sign the peace treaty, would require
the complete breaking OF OF economic
relations with Germany. The note says
that the action requested by the En-
tente would go beyond all the restric-
tons imposed during the war.
The Federal Council again asserts the
neutrality of Switzerland and says 1t
does not consider itself able to comply
with the allied request. The allied Gov
ernments. the council declares. will I'M
derstand its attitude.
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BY agreement yesterday between Dis
trict Attorney Weeks OF Nassau county
and Charles N. Wysong. counsel for the
defendant. the trial OF DR.. Walter X.
wilkins, previously set for tomorrow,
was adjourned to Tuesday. DR.. Wilkins
is charged with the murder Of his wife,
Julia Wilkins, at Long Beach. L. l.,
February 81. Justice Edward Lazansky
OF the Supreme Court will preside at
the trial, which will be held at Mineola
Court House.
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10000 SEE LAUNCHINGS.
Yards At Port Jefferson Send Tw,
Hulls Into Water.

PoRr JEFFERSON, L l., May a1.-Ten
thousand persons witnessed a double
launching at the Bayles Shipyard. Inc,
here this afternoon.
The first OF the boats TO be launched
was the Bastrop. a $50 foot ocean tug.
which slipped into the water at 12;4s
p. II. It was cii-iStened by Mrs. c. r.
Dillon. wife of the resident agent In
charge Of the yard. At 2 O'Clock the
steamer Osiris was chrlstened by Mrs
Basil Mayor, wife of the district man.
aRer of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton. The Osiris is a 5000 ton cargo
steamer.
The sun., 1919-06-01

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May
31.-The Nicaraguan Government Is dis
arminG and arrestlng all Costa Rican
revolutionists crossing the border from
Costa Rica. Lack OF ammunition is said
to have caused the failure of the rebel
invasion OF Western Costa Rica from
Nicaragua
The sun., 1919-06-01
Wreck Blocks ID. a A. Railroad.

RUSSELL, Mass. May SI.-AlI traffic
east and west on the Boston and Al
bany Railroad was at a standstill to-
day as the result OF train wreck, a
locomotive and four freight cars oelI.g
derailed one mile west Of this station,
blocking both trunk lines Ralph I'd
wards engineer. u. \. Ryan. brake
man. and IL Whitcher a fireman, all %
Rensselaer,. y. Y. were injured slightly.
Property loss was heavy. the ears be-
ing loaded with motorcycles, meat prod
uets Gutter and furniture.
The sun., 1919-06-01
rhi. Il. "Church Restoration Day"

To-day Is Church Restoration Sun
day" in New York. and a special effort
will be made by the Interchurch Com
mittee for Christian Relief in France
and Belgium toward raising the $4,000
900 needed 20 restore ruined Protestant
churches and to maintain destitute pas
tors. William Sloane Conn Is chairman
OF the campaign committee, whose head
quarters are In 2ss Fourth avenue.
The sun., 1919-06-01
One of Anaconda's Mines CloseA.
Special DespatcA 10 THs Sun.

BUTTE. Mont. May s1.--A shortage OF
500 miners tonight forced the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company to suspend OPP
erations at the Diamond mine, one OF
It's large copper producers. The shat II
will be concreted to make II fireproof
during the suspension. which will tie
up the property for at least several
months
The sun., 1919-06-01
BARs AIR TRIPS IN MEXICO.
Carranza Says U. 3. COmpanies
Can't Garry PayrolIs I'm Planes

WASHINGTON. May 3l.-The Carranza
Government has refused to permit
American oil companies TO transport
their payrolls from Tampico to the fields
by airplane. The request was made be-
cause OF frequent bandit attacks.
The companies, it was stated, had OBJ
tanned the services OF American hiers
and had arranged to purchase planes
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Cornell to Increase Salaries.

ITHACA, May sl.-Trustess Of Cornell
University meeting here to-day voted 10
increase the salaries Of all members Of
the faculty and also to raise the tuition
fee. After announcing gifts of 100000,
the trustees made public q plan under
which the engineering colleges will be
merged.
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Fun for Youngsters.

Well. then came Tony sa7g's Mario
nettes-the old music teacher at the plano
giving a music lesson, and the man dane
ing. and the funny dog that does tricks,
and all the rest, and how the children did
laugh II is rarely that large group
of children, most OF them from institu-
lions and homes" will laugh the free,
Joyous laugh of untrammelled childhood !;
observers at children's day at the circus
have more than once noted their I'M
childlike gravity; but whether II was the
influence OF the great out of doors OF
what, laughter yesterday rang out joy
ously from these small ones. most of
whom wore telltale cards on their frocks
with which institutions are wont to
mark. their charges on an outing a.
charms against losing any of them.
Mr.. Vanderlip, having a half holiday
from his bank. forgot his gloomy prog
nostications about the state of the coun-
try, and laughed like a boy at the MARI
onettes. He had to go around to the
back and see Just how II was all done,
whereat Grandpa Cox, Mrs, Vanderlips
father. laughed and observed TO the
motherly nurse who was minding Baby
John: 4, AA@A
He'll be buying one Of those things
now :"
Sure. and l suppose he viii" laughed
the nurse. And perhaps. since Mr.. Van
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18
AT THE THEATERS

COLUMBIA-Tonigh and Thurs
day: Wallace Reid in TOO Many
Millions" a story of s40,000,00000.
It's lot Of money but Wallace found
that he did not want it after all his
trouble of inheriting it, losing it, chas-
ing it and finding it. Also a Chester
Outing Scenic and a Ford Weekly.
Matinee daily.
HALL-Friday and Saturday Mary
Pickford in her last Paramount Pic
ture entitled Capt. Kidd. Jr.," a story
of a lost treasure which was almost
found. Mary is the daughter of an
old Scctchman WHO ruaL Cv store
and in one of the books she finds di-
rcctions for locating a hidden treas
ure. How she started a whole lot of
trouble trying o find this treasure
forms an entertainment such as oriy
Miss Pickford is capable.
There will also be a Mack Sennett
comedy, RIP and Stitch Ta crs."
BROADWAY ODEON - Tonight:
Priscilla Dean ia The Wicked Darl-
ing" There will also be a current
events film and a two-reel comedy,
Good Night Turk" shown. Tomor-
row Louise HUFF in Hearst of Gold"
and Tom Mix in The Man Within"
will be featured. A Christie Comedy
"All Dressed Up" will be shown.
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"THE MODERN HEALTH CRUSADE.

II is an accepted fact that to have
health in our old age we must take
care of our bodies when young. Rec
ognizing this, the National Tubercu-
losis Association has organized a
great national movement within the
last three years under the name. THE
Modern Health Crusade" 1t has en-
listed three million children in this
movement, whose "lives are pledged
to a new order of chivalry-the chiv-
airy of clean living and clean hearts"
This crusade is now established in
every state in the Union and in many
states it has been inaugurated as part
of the daily programs of schools, both
urban and rural. 1t makes its ap-
peal to the children in that we must
have health before we can perform
great deeds II likens the crusade for
health to the crusade of King Arthur
and his knights. After enlisting the
children through this campaign the
association has laid down a list Of
health rules which they are to follow.
A child rises in the order of the chiv
airy of health, according to the length
of time he obeys these rules. BY COM
petition between children as individ-
uals and in classes this movement has
become an important part Of many
schools. 1t not only saves and pro-
tect the children from disease but
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18
FOR BETTER SIDEWALKS

There is cause for rejoicing in the
action of the City Council Monday
night. Columbia is to have some new
sidewalks. One of the worst in town
was condemned and a new one ordered
it. And the mayor went on record as
favoring further action along that
line.
Anyone who travels some of Colum-
bias sidewalks in rainy weather
knows that new sidewalks are needed
in several places badly enough. 1t is,
when you come to think of it, during
bad weather that sidewalks are really
needed.
The walk on South Ninth street has
caused hundreds of people to walk
pigeon-toed, tip-toed and on their
heels in an effort to avoid splashing
through puddles of water. Others, or
maybe the same ones, have been pro-
voked to profanity over the condition
of this sidewalk.
Columbians are proud to say that
Columbia has more miles of good paw
ing than any other city of its size in
Missouri. But pedestrians are pro-
voked to think a better pavement is
provided for horses and autos than
the sidewalks provided for those who
have to get along by their own loco
motion.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18
FORWARD, COLUMBIAi

Who knows of a more promising city
than Columbia?
After marking time" figuratively in
its civic improvements for two years
in accordance with the government
request to delay all undertakings
which might require raw materials
and transportation facilities, Colum-
bia has started new progress.
Some of the city's dangerous street
corners are being rounded off to make
them safe for traffic. In making them
safe the idea of beautifying them has
not been overlooked.
Bonds for the new county hospital
have been voted This hospital will
fill a long-felt need of Columbia and
Boone County.
At Jeast two large buildings are be-
ing erected in the city-one the new
Jay H. Neff Hall and the other the
Knights of Columbus Student Home.
The City Council has under consid-
Grafton the building OF new ana larg-
er sewer system for the city-one
which will be large enough to serve
the city continually as it grows.
The administration of the city af
fairs during the war was in the hands
of competent persons and the cOndi-
tion of the city treasury today is proof
of it. These civic improvements were
rightly delayed until now. When Co
lumbia gets all the new building and
additional paved streets now under
consideration, no one will know her.
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ther Schlundt. Mary Susan Estes, Sa-
bra Niedermeyer, Elizabeth Fyfer,
Thelma Oliver, Dorothy Dorsey, Mar
garet and Marian Williams, Ruth
Moore and Mabel Bandy.
Edgar Logan left today for Mill
grove, where he will spend several
days with his grandfather, Joseph A
Logan.
Miss Lesae Jackson of Kansas City
will arrive tonight to be the guest
of Mrs. C. 0. Selders for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beech Wilson and
daughter, Virginia, of st. Joseph are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Logan this week. Mr.. Wilson left
Sunday for Cincinnati to attend the
Shoe Finders Convention there. He
will return to Columbia Friday.
Mrs. W. G. Manly entertained the
following guests informally at her
home ON Maryland place yesterday
afternoon: Mrs. W. s. Williams, Mrs.
Jane Hurry, Mrs. S. p Pierson, Mrs.
]. S. Ankeney, Mrs. W. E. Persons,
Mrs. S. ]. Rutherford, Mrs. H. M.
Belden and Mrs. John l.. Lawson.
Mrs. r. b. Ware gave a tea this
afternoon complimentary to her moth
er, Mrs. G. V. Small, Mrs. Ella V.
Taylor and Miss Elizabeth Ransom
served tea in the dining room.
Miss Mary Dalton and sixteen guests
gave a miscellaneous shower this aft
ernoon for Miss Era Lightner, who
will be married next week.
Wilson Smith and mother, Mrs.
Mary Smith, left Monday for Canada
where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Stine left yes
ter1ay morning for Winona Lake, Ind.
to spend the summer
These pupils of the Venable School
of Music will give a recital Satur-
day morning in the Elvira Building:
Misdred Smith, Miriam Smith, Pauline
Adams, Max Finnicum, Helen Sylves-
ter, Virginia Hunt, Martha Ann Mar
tin, Marie Koeppen, W. F. Baur, Es-
ther Griffith and Grace Diddell.
Miss Alice Benson will give a line
party at the Columbia Theater tonight
for her guest, Miss Katherine Card
we'll, who leaves tomorrow for her
home in New Florence.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18

Unless you have tried it one of these
warm June mornings, you cannot
know how invigorating a cold show
er bath is before breakfast. 1t takes
the place of the customary cup of cof-
fee
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18

it is also laying the foundation for a
broader and better appreciation Of
public health on the part of the next
generation"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18

The style czars have yet to learn
that the war is over. Now comes the
announcement of collapsible caps
which can be rolled up and carried
in the pocket. Can't they realize that
the average American is tired Of his
overseas can?
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18
Makes 5000 on Farm In Day.

An Excelsior Springs man bought
farm Of 175 acres, paying s145 an
acre, and sold it the same day at an
advance Of $4,000.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18
California Veterans Hold Session.

California Veterans Hold Session.
By United Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1s.-Dis-
charged soldiers whose right arms
have learned to remain passive when
an officer approaches and who are
again eating out of dishes, donned
their uniforms today and came here
in large numbers from all parts of
California. The first California en-
campment of American War Veter-
ans opened three days session to-
day.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18
Favor Contest for Ford.
limited Press

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Investiga-
ton Of the Michigan senatorial cleo
tion in which Henry Ford is contest
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18

Mrs. C. c. Bowling will entertain
at dinner Friday night DR.. and Mrs.
Dan G. Stine, Miss Ethel Wylder OF
Jacksonville, ILL.,, Captain and Mrs.
John F. Rhodes and Miss Juliet Bowl
ing
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-06-18

ing the election Of Senator Truman H
Newberry, Republican, was recon-
mended unanimously yesterday by the
Senate Privileges and Elections Com
mittee.
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THE DOT RED Cross
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