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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-22

Sell, l9, botn OF oklahoma city.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. l. M Slaughter, Hollis,
Okla. grl
Mr and Mrs Felix Kaut, Coz West
Second street boy
Nj. and MIS-. william r Brown. llli
North Shnrtrl avenue. girl
Mr and MTs Lewis +. Richardson,
zoo West Twenty fourth street, hoy
Chell and Lcona Bates. negroes. 23l
Vest Choctaw avenue. boy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-22
Vital Statistics

Marriage Licences.
Bernard MuComh. a. and Lillian NJ.
Sell, lq, botn OF oklahoma City.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Circus Lion Eats Cuban:
Show Driven From Isle
Toe Dancer Safe in America
After Exciting Experience
Under Big Ton

La Viva, the toe dancer, otherwl7e
Miss Etoia NJ. Hausere, came into port
yesterday on the Munson line steam
ship Munamar. She came from Cuba,
whittier she had gone in company with
man-eating lion and other appurta-
nances Of O'Halloran's circus and
whence she had fled to escape the rigors
o influenza and the rage of .he popu-
lace of Santiago.
La Viva let it be known that she Ia /
led a perfectly contented life around
Western vaudeville circuits until sle
was induced to take a fling under the
big top" The influenza put most Of
the troupe out of commission when I
reached Cuba, and then the prize lion
Prince ate a Cuban boy in Santiago,
necessitating hurried flight on the part
Of all hands.
The Munamar also brought Captain
Eugene Leighton, erstwhile skipper Of
the three -masted schooner Andrew
Nebinger, and his eighteen-year oil d
bride They were married in Bermuda
( year ago and lived on the schooner
TIL about three weeks ago, when She
ran into a coral reef at Puerto Rice
Point and had to be abandoned. The
Munamar rescued Captain and NHs.
leighton and the crew.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Nora Stanton Blatch WEEDS
Becomes Bride of Morgan Bar.
nev at New Rochelle

NEW ROCHELLE, n Y, Feb. 13.--
Miss Nora Stanton Blatch, daughter
Of Harriet Stanton Blatch and former
wife OF Lee De Forest, was married
here to-day by Mayor Frederick H.
Waldorf TO Morgan Barney, a naval
architect, with offices at 20 Broad
way.
The couple went together to the
Marriage License Bureau and after
filling out the necessary documents
there, walked into tho Mayors office
and asked him 10 marry them.
Mrs. Barney ia thlrtytive years old
and was graduated from Cornell Uni
versity in 1905, the first woman civil
engNeer to be sent cut by that insti-
tuition She WAS divorced from her
first husband, she said In her appli-
cation to-day, in May, 1912
Several years ago she figured proni-
nently in the newspapers because Of
action which she brought against the
American Society % Civil Engineers.
She had been elected to junior mem
bership by that body and attempted
70 force the organization to admit her
as an associate member. She lost her
cave.
Mr.. Barney lives at A5 West Castle
Place, New Rochelle. He is forty years
old and native of New Bedford, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
$500 for Engraving
Print of Louis XV. French King.
Brings High Price

AT the third session of the sale of
the Frederick R. Halsey print collec-
ton, conducted at the Anderson Gal
leries last evening. an engraving Of
Louis XIV, King of France, by L. NJ.
Bonnet. engraved in crayon manner
and printed in colo-s after the en-
graver's own drawing, brought the
high sum OF $500 from T. Hodg-
klns. NJ. hnoedler q Co. also paid sev-
eral hlgn prlces-Sl,5O0 eaca for "A
Lea Garden" and st. James Park "
both by G.. Morland, printeo in colors
with stipple by F. D Soiron; SLIPS
for lie Repas des Moissoneurs." en-
graved by Janinet after Vile fls;
5000 for "Faux Hail." by T. Rowland
son, and 500 for Venus Attired bv
the Graces,' by a. Kaufman. stipple
by Bartolozzi
George D. Smith was also among the
keen bidders last evening and secured
portfolio containing n;nety-tive
plates and Impressions bv f. Morghen
and portrait of the artist engraved
by Paolo Coronni for S77o. and a col
lection of two hundred and one en-
cravings by ". Sharp for $S25. Two
companion prints, "The Anglers Re
past and A Party Angling" by
George Morland. the first with mezzo-
tint oy W. Ward and the second With
mezzotlnt by G. Heating. were uur-
chased by J. P Sabin for $500 each.
Last evenings session brought a total
Of S23 SIG. making d total to date Of
S46,6l3. The sale will be concluded
this evening.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Baker to Be Guest at
Military Ball Here
" elfare League of Quarlermas-
ter Corps Will Celebrate End
of War on Wednesday

One Of the most pretentious military
functions arranged since the entry Of
the United States into the war will
take place Wednesday night in the
Pennsylvania Hotel, when Secretary
Of War Newton D. Baker and scores
Of other prominent government a.
fcials viii be the guests of honor at
ball given for the benefit of the
Welfare League of the United States
Army Quartermaster's Corps
Brigadier General Harry Z. wilkins,
chief Of the corps and zone supply
officer in New York, is the moving
spirit behind the plan for the benefit
Tor the organization, which is com
posed of the girl and young women
employees of the corps His aid,
Captain John f. Miller, is il charge
OF the arrangements.
On Wednesday afternoon a special
train will arrive from Washington
bearing Secretary Baker and the
other guests from the national capital.
Ihey viii be received by General and
Mrs. WIlkins, and after dinner at the
Hotel Pennsylvania will be escorted to
the ballroom, where, it is antie ,pated,
they Will be greeted by more than
$500 members of the league and their
guests.
Boxes have been reserved for the
officers of Governors Island and
Camps Upton, Mills and Merritt
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Mime. Louise Homer SoIoist
At the symphony Concert

Ottorlno Respighi's symphonic poem.
+ ontane di Roma had its first Amer
lcan hearing last night at the concert
Of the philharmonic Society.
Mr. Respighi singled out four Roman
fountains for musical presentation
the fountain of the Vale Giulia. the
Triton fountain, the fountain of Trevi
and the fountain of the Villa Medici.
OF the four parts of the poem. the
FIRST Is by far the most pleasing. and
the least pretentious. This is supposed
TO depict "a pastoral landscape with
droves Of cattle passing and disappear
;ng on the fresh damp mists Of a
Roman dawn"
The rest of the music IS SNOWY and
IN the modern Italian manner. while
the closing part is of negligible sig
nificance
Nine. Louise Homer was the soloist.
She sang. Franck's LA Procession. >
LAS recitative and aria from De
bussy's "Prodigal Son. the recitative
and aria from Tschaikowsky's Jeanne
q Arc. E" The other orchestral numbers
were Brahms Tragic Overture and
kallikow's Symphony No. 1 in c minor.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
RAYMOND Burns Weds
Widow of Auto Racer
Second Romance in Family Of
Noted Detective Shown BY
Marriage Records

Announcement yesterday Of the en-
gagement of Miss Kathleen Burns
daughter of William J Burns, the de-
tective, to Cy King, Detroit avi-
ator, revealed another romance in the
Burns family, when the head of the
detective agency made known the fact
that Raymond J. Burns, his son, and
secretary of the Burns National De-
tectve Agency, had married Mrs
Gladys Madelin Sykes Greiner.
Mrs. Greiner's trial divorce from
the late Art Greiner, the auto racer
attracted countrywide attention few
years ago. She eloped with him in
December, 1910, and the marriage was
kept secret until the following Me
mortal Day, when CNeiner was injured
in a crash during the running of the
international Sweepstakes at the In
dianapolis Speedway In July, 1912, she
obtained divorce in Chicago and they
were remarrled the following October
after d wnlrlwind second courtship.
In 1915 Greiner got a divorce in
Chicago, while his wife was in New
York, and married Gertrude Wilkins.
He died in 1917 and there was con-
test over his will between the two
widows"
Raymond Rurns ands his bride were
married at the Burns home, Scarbor-
ough- on the Hudson, and went to
Florida afler the wedding. They now
are in Chicago. Their wedding trip is
70 last two months.
Miss Kathleen Burns will be mar
ried on March a. King served as an
aviator in France and but recently re-
turned from overseas.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Three Barrylnores in
E'Peier Ebbetson" Film

Arrangements were completed yostcr-
DAY afternoon between Jesse l.. Lasky
and Lawrence GiFen, of the Alice
hauser Office, for the engagement Of
John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and
Lionel Barrymore to appear together
IN a screen version Of Du Maurier6 ia
nous book and play. peter !bhetsou
to be produced by the Famous Players
lasky Corporation
John and Lionel Barrymore appeared
together in this stage success last sea.
con. The photopIay VIII mark the hrst
appearance of all three Barrymores IN
cAe production on either stage or
screen.
John Barrymore is at present appear
ing IN Paramount pictures III addition
to playing on the stage.
Published first in serial form in "Har-
per's Magazne' in 1891. Peter Ibbet-
SON became widely popular and Vas
tut into book form the following year.
The story was dramatized by John y
Raphael and first produced at the Re
public Theatre by the Shuberts.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Ants Protest to
Hays, ON Choice
OF Suffrage Aids
Women Voters Predict Split
in Ranks of Republican
Party Unless Change in
Plans Can Be Obtained

a general protest is being made by
the Women Voters Anti-Sufrage
party to Chairman VIII 7. Hays CON
corning the Republican National Com
mittee of Women. This organization,
the anti-sutfragi contend. has been
turned over to sufragists as tool for
their party while the anti-suffragist
element has been totally disregarded.
A set of resolutions has been drawn
up and is being sent 10 anti-sutTrage
organizations throughout the state.
Action viii also be taken on it III a
number Of other states. The resolu-
ton Is TO be sent to the county chair
man of the Republican party, who will
forward 1T TO the state chairman and
thence to the National Committee.
Miss Frances Benson. state secre-
tary of the Women Voters Anti-Suf-
rage party said yesterday that the
Republican party in giving recognition
TO suttraglsts only. was Offering a
direct afront to the anti-suffragis st
element of the party and that its
action Is resented as such While
politicians are evidently working for
results declared Miss Benson, "there
are some VINO think the way to obtain
IN@W is Oy p4acaIlNg the aggressive
faction and amothering the anti-suf-
ragists."
She said further that men do not
understand the psychology of women
and pointed to the Hughes and Whit
man campa Gns which she said should
serve as examples Of what happened
when the party played UP the aggres-
sive T inority and ignored the great
silent maiority.'
"The Hays Committee Of Women, -
she concluded. lis apt to prove the
third in line unless the party changes
its tactics considerably
Following a Lincoln Day lunch cor
Of Albany County Republican women
at the Hotel Ten Eyck, Albany, Mrs.
Leroy Blattner. chairman of the third
judicial District Of the Women Vo-
ters' Anti-Sutfrage Party called an ex-
ecutive meeting Of anti-sufrage Re
publican women of the district After
prolonged discussion, the resolution
was adopted. The conclusion read:
"Resolved That Chairman Hays be
urged TO refrain from such future &C
tivities as would continue to Identify
the Republican party in the minds Of
the people as 2 manipulated vehicle for
votes for women, and Will inevitab !,
create two factions within the ranks
Of the nartXN
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Community Council
Is Women's Hope of
Saving Organization
Members of National De.
fence Committee Seek to
Perpetuate United Work
Undertaken During War

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Com
munity Council is the organization by
which the women's committee Of the
Council of National Defence would
keep itself alive now that the war
IS over. Members Of state divisions
Of the women's committee who met in
Washington to plan some way OF con-
tinuine the work Of their organiza-
ton hope to see their Community
Council plan develop into govern
mental department.
For weeks members Of the commit
tee have been striving to formulate
suitable plans for keeping together the
organization Of the women's commit
tee. Now that Red Cross work, army
nurse recruiting and other forms of
volunteer war work have subsidized, the
committee wants to turn the strength
Of the American women brought out
by their war work toward civic study
and other lines for the betterment of
the country, There is some other
work to be done yet-the raising Of
the Victory Loan and helping in the
work of getting soldiers back to their
homes and their jobs.
The response made by leading Amer
lean women to the call to Victory
conference brought about the meeting
Of the women's committee Of the
Council Of National Defence. The COM
nitrec received letters from all parts
Of the country from women who were
to attend the conference. The plans
they made were transmitted to the
women at the Victory conference to-
day and viii be taken by them to their
homes.
Committee of Five Chosen
A resolution was passed at the meet
ing creating a committee of five wo-
men to formulate a plan to continue
the activities OF the state divisions of
the women's committee in this COM
munity council system, which Will In
clude both men and women This spe-
cial committee includes Mrs. Il. c.
Thompson. Of Wisconsin,; Mrs Samuel
lnman, Of Georgia, and Miss Alice
Hunt, Of Rhode Island, with Mrs. Stan
ley Mccormick and Miss Hannah j.
Patterson, OF the women's committee,
as ex-otiicio members.
Representatives from Mississippi,
Georgia Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Vermont New Jersey, Tennessee,
PENNSYLVANIA, Wisconsin and Virgin a
were present Special discussion was
held on the question of women in in
Gustry, with the result that resolutions
were passed indorsing the right of
women in industry to hold their posi-
tions if they are competent, and equal
wages for equal services rendered.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
'aiior Claims 1000, 900 Estate

~ - new claimant to the $1,000 600
w. ne l1fe Daniel H. Tolman, VINO
49,. L.e@n a. King Of the Loan
to 40 -. IN on his nay to Philadelphia
Ill insult Ta4 attorneys. he is DAN
= ,.ssii0agh ard expense mooev ~ 10 Spo rnake a
sEip from Camp Farragut lie
Iss@as. Is no ia a grandson Of the money
lsfs me son of John II. Tolman. mho
fzss.sa az fathers home because his
The - ialsapproyed Of his marriage
ts;,.ssrs ss.'ors parents died when he was
saaI,,a4 years old The information
he a go oy lawyers who are settling
SEA ssstsse, ss., Daniel II. Tolman ] having
aad H. ts'essste, is that John II. Toirnan
ssas, s'a VIE died, leaving son. The
1 n@w~n .aan saw thsir adys srtisennert in
Tia apaf'er and started on his guest.
sa9 90 e"sy lenders widow and surviv-
lsse. "~'s inherited part Of the es-
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Convicts Enjoy ''Movies7

Every night Thomas Murphy walks
the corridor in Sing Sing prison with
a rife on his shoulder to see that the
convicts sleep soundly. Then in the
morning he buys ticket to New York
and goes to one of the big moving
picture exchanges to bring back film
for the evening entertainment of his
charges, members of the Mutual Wei
fare League
Murphy spends s14 a month for car
fare in this labor of love Five film
companies. by arrangement with the
Mutual Welfare League, give MIN reels
to exhibit to the prisoners. Murphy
himself never sees a show. All seats
are reserved for convicts.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Bar association Beats
Nore to Admit Women

WoMEN EN-. 'ounssll0rs oars at law
the Brooklyn Bar Association, al
though more than half the mem
bers present at meeting of the
association last night voted to
amend the constitution to admit
them. Norman S. Dixie introduced
resolution to eliminate from the
qualification for membership the
word Male A secret ballot was
demanded and resulted 2S to "a in
favor of the change A two-thirds
majority is necessary to amend
the constitution, however, and
the women members of the Brook
lyn Bar will continue to remain
outside the portals of the rooms Of
the association at 127 Remsen
Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Opera
New Italian Work Introduced to
New York at Lexington by
Chicago Company
BY H. Z. Krehbiel

Mr. Campanini's company intro
duced new opera to New York at the
Lexington Theatre last night after
after having given it It's first Amer
.ean performance in Chicago q few
days before coming here. Ihe work
is entitled "Loreley.' and It's COM
poser was Alfredo Ca,alani, concern
ing whose gifts we learned something
when signor Gatti-Casazza produced
his La Waily" at the Metropolitan
about a decade ago
There is no time TO discuss the work
heard last night which preceded La
Nal-y" by TWO Years, row. At half
after 10 o'clock the audience at the
East Side opera house was still wait
ing TOR the beginning OF the third act.
All the hearers, except the harassed
recorders OF the occurrence .or the
newspapers were gratifed, possibly,
Tor the respite which the long inter-
mission gave them from the noise
which Mr.. Poiacc0 and his orchestra
had Glnned in their ears from the be-
ginning Of the opera. the conception OF
dynamic uuance winch prevailed seem
ing TO range from l0uI TO as loud as
louder stili-like the indications N
one OF Schumann's compositions, We
be eve
There are reasons for considering the
circumstances accompanying. surround
ing and ali but overwhelming the opera
deploraplc. SO far - could be judged
from the musicaliy rude and scouica4lly
and dramatically crude performances
"Loreioy' Is worthy OF careful consid-
eratlon. In it the composer. who died
three years after its production, at the
age OF thlrtY-slN years. uttered more
melody. exhibited more musical state
and ancientry disclosed a greater plen-
ltude OF ideas and q more perfect com
mand Of his material than are to be
found in all the French and Italian nov
elites that the Chicago company has
brought out put together. We should
have been pleased with an opportunity
to consider their merits.
The story of the opera. which was
told in the Tribune last Sunday, is a
rather foolish exploitation Of the old
Rhenish legend concerning the siren
who lures men to destruction. but it
admits OF interesting musical treat
ment and it received it IN larger
degree from the composer than from
the lbrettists and last nights per
formers
Mr.. Polacca directed the work like
an organist who thought the full organ
the only proper medium of utterance
for orchestra and chorus. Miss Fiuziu,
to whom fell the privilege of imperson-
ating the heroine, sang as if She mad
pulled out the tremulant stop and
thrown away the knob, while Signor
Dolci displayed a naturally beautiful
voice with bewildering variety If
tone production. Tuneful, straightfor-
ward singing, the only singing of the
kind, was that Of Miss Macbeth in the
character of maiden who dies OF
broken heart because the siren lures
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Plays and Players

Otis Skinner viii come to New York
with reviva Of The Honor of the
Family as soon as Charles Frohman
Inc can find suitable theatre in
which to present the play.
Frank Stevens. brother Of Emily
stevens, is temporarily playing the
leading role in The Invisible Foe" in
place OF Percy Marmont, who is ILL.,
The Hattons have in preparation a
play for Grace Valentine which Oliver
Morosco IS to produce early next sea-
son.
The Winter Garden announces the
following programme for its next Sun
day concert: Irene Franklin and Bur
ton Green. Adelaide and Hughes. Chic
Sale, William and Condor Doolev Wat
son Sisters Ralph Herr, Sam Ash,
Fred and Adele Astaire and Constance
and Irene Farber
The cast of Tumble In the next
musical piece which Arthur Hammer
stein will produce here, is to include
Selda Sears, Charles Ruggles, Peggy
O'Neil, Elsie Lawson. Edna Hibbard,
Roland Hogue. Virginia Hammond and
Fred Lennox.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Dance 10 Aid Cripples' Home

The Sewers Will give dance on Fri
day night, February 2S, at the Ritz
Carlton, for the benefit of the Darrach
Home for Crippled Children. The pat
ronesses include Mrs. Milton Black, Mrs
Frank Dodd Mrs. Charles Henry Guye,
Mrs. Henry B. Slayback, Mrs. Z. de
Forest simmons. Mrs. Louis Sayre
Kerr Mrs. Montague Howard, Mrs.
James Reginald Foster and Mrs. Edwin
". Lancaster.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Miss Dorothy Snow TO We'd

Miss Dorothy Snow, daughter of Ell
bridge Gerry Snow, jr.. viii be married
to Abbott P Brush, of Greenwich,
Coma. on February 26, in the Church
Of the Ascension. The ceremony viii
be followed by a reception at the home
Of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ell
bridge Gerry Snow, 1S0 West Fifty
ninth Street, with whom she makes her
home
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
l. ". c. A. Campaign Lags

"a ane large campaigns recently held
ss, osrs'n funds for war work have
- nyss'aousiy hampered the roeular work
Hany established organ cations which
ss,. sseHerlng from lack Of support. ="
s,,arz' az arz' William Henry HAYS. who is
49, shg an appeal for $500 900 with
Ya,s-a 70 carry on the work Of the
SS.g "omen's Christian Association
S-,.ng the coming year.
,,s ne casn2aign began on Monday
s.,a. s.,e eioses February 20. The total
Tyan' Ts received !. date is S65, ,037.75.
tr's o. = cam palgn is for the regular
~ u A. work Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Service League to Give Tea

A st. Valentines Tea will be given
this afternoon to members of the Ma
tional League for Woman's Service at
the Sailors. Soldiers and Marines
Club, 257 Madison Avenue Tea will
be served between I and o'clock and
the hostesses will be Mrs. Edward Nc
Nickar and Mrs. Winthrop Burr.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
singers were virgilio Lazzari and Gia-

singers We're Virgilio Lazzari and Gia-
como Rimini
We cannot help wondering what the
opera would have looked and sounded
like II Mr.. Toscanm had elected to
roduce y instead Of Ga Waliy. an
other opera with German legend at
its base, at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
At the Metropolitan Opera House
the opera last night was Boris Co
dounof,' with a single change in the
cast as employed at previous perform
ances this season. Nine Matzenauer
replacing Nine Homer as the Polish
princess.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
METROPOLITAN OPERA

Tonight at s15 Rlgsoett Barrientos Perrin
Hacektt. De Luca, Rothier. Cond.. Moranzoui.
Sat. at 2. Lodoletta- Easton Caruso. Chalmers
Maatesta Didur Cond.. Moranzoui Pstruschka.
Cali. Bolm. Bonhgllo Cond Monteux
Sal. al S:15 Csc to so Tcsca Farrar; Lazaro.
scott Rossi Ananian. Cond.. Morsnzonl
Sun. Eve. Concert soc to s.. zimballst. viounist.
Muzio Braslau: Chalmers orch Cond.. HaReman.
Next Mon at s.l5. Boheme. Aida, KomAlne
Crtml Scoui. Didur. Cond.. Papi
Wed, s.l5. PagIi Iiacci. Eastou; Carso Montesanto.
Werrenrath debut. Cond Morauzon Petruschka
Cali; Bom. Con. Monteux.
Thurs. at 3. Double Bill Cav. Rusticana- Muzio
Lazaro Chalmers Cd. Moranzoni. Coo Or. Barri-
entcs Diaz. Didur.-Galu Boim Cond. Mouieux
Fri., Special Mat at Isl 10 S5) Carmen.
Farar. Romane; Marlineiu. WhitchA segurola
Cond. Aionteux
Fri. at 8. Prophetic. Muzio. Matzenauer; Caruso
Rothier Diaz. Mardones. schegel. Cond Bodansky
HARDMAN PLANO USED.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

gcUUDsEp West 42d ST Evgs al 80
nEF D6LaS Matinees Wed and Sat. So
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

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New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

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New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
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New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

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