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New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Drama
Four Plays Revived
BY Proyincetewu PLAYERS

The post-season bill of the Province
town Players brought back to view fou,
the most interesting of their PLAYS
The Rope" The Angel Intrudes'
Ilckless Timo" and Cocaine ot
them all Cocaine" is the most theatr;g
cally effective. In -tormentea
garret two derelicts, a broken down
prize fighter and street woman. hath
drug victims, are bordering the fact
that they are at the end OF their ~.
sources The woman urccs s,;.;S.
and when she has persuaded Me- nm.
Wiling man that it is their onlu
course she turns on the gas. Rut
eheFe is found to be no ~ns III
meter mas run down and there is no
quarter with which TO renew y Ana
lust then dawn breaks and the mar is
glad of life. 1t is realism of n
stressed, extremely Solf-conscious eort
nuV IL ~ written IN mood of bitter
irony that carries over smashingiy.
-, me Angel lntrudcs' and "rickIopz
inc @re pieces in lighter vein. Tho
Angel lntrudes" is an admiration by
Floyd Dell from Anatole Frances a7,hSs
Revolt of the Angels" 1t oniv family
suggests the book A sonhisticateS
humor Is drawn from the unsophisticn.
ton OF an angel who visits the young
man of whom he is the guardian snir;t
the eve of his elopcment. He learns
good deal about the joys of an earthly
existence and foreswears heaven r.
elope with the young lady himself
"Tickless Time" is an extravapanf
satire by Susan Glaspell and George
Cram Cook about young couple whose
passion for absolute truth urges them
to give up clocks and to tell time only
by the sun: "The Ropo" is grin,
little play in New England settine
about q sailors return.
This bill, which continues until Che
the Provincetown Players.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Aviators' Ball Tonight
To Be Big Social Event
War Trophies From France
Will Be Decorations at
Ritz-Carlton Affair

Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, ir.,
chairman Of the entertainment com
mittee Of the aviators' bail, to be given
this evening at the Ritz Carlton, and
her assistants, have completed arrange
ments for the dance, which promises
to be one of tho largest and most elab-
crate affairs of the spring season The
decorations will consist of the emblems
Of the various pursuit and bombing
squndrons placed about tile walls, and
from the ceilings captured German air
planes will be suspended.
Numerous fiers stationed within pos
siblc flying distance Of New York plan
TO ny to the city in the afternoon, and
the ono making the longest distance
will receive a silver loving cup offered
by Majo. Clifford b. Harmon.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Art
Sale of the Charles Stewart Col.
lection of Oriental Art
Is Begun

The sale of valuable Oriental art
treasures from the collection Of the
late Charles Stewart Smith began yes
terday afternoon at the American Art
Galleries. The total amount realized
was $4,S4S.50 Some of the individual
sales were as follows: Japanese ivory
carving (Okimono). Seaman, agent,
$f5; gold lacquer inro (medicinc casc),
Yamanaka & Co., $l20; gold lacquer
section box for perfume. X. Oshima,
$50; collection of fifteen Japanese
knife handles, f. Kaldcnhcrg, Sl2o;
sword guard in Shihuich bronze,
amanaka Il Co., S10a: iron sword
guard, Howard Mansfield. $l60; pouch
ornament and button, h. OShtma, $40.
The sale will be concluded this after
noon. Among the objects to be dis
posed of are Chinese snuff bottlcs. "A
Jade sacrihcial cup, Chinese soap
stone and teakwood screen. Chinese
porcelains, Persian, European. Chinese
and Japaneze bronzes, Rhodian and
Greek pottery, Cloisonne and other
Chinese enamels.
At the Anderson Galleries the sale
OF rare books and manuscripts, the
stock of the late Edmund u. Brooks,
of Minneapolis, ended yesterday after
noon with a grand total of S20.424.S5
George ID. Smith was again q heavy
purchaser. His acquisitions included
The English Dance of Death" by
Thomas Rowlandson, $3.50; twenty-five
autograph letters from Mary Will
stonecraft Shelley to Leigh Hunt and
Mrs. Hunt, $205 Mrs. Piozzis copy of
"The Spectator" $210; thirteen auto
graph manuscript poems by Robert
Louis Stevenson, S305; Thackerays S
notebook on "The Virginians," $807 so;
original autograph manuscript of
Thackeray's unpublished poem, What
Might Hae Been s266. Other pur-
chases were ns follows: Robert Louis
Stevenson's copy of Family Prayers"
G.. J. c. Grassburger, s182.50; an un-
published letter Of Whistler. Mr. Grass
burger, $142.b0; frat edition of Words
worth's "Yarrow Revisited" Gabriel
Wells, Stb2.5O.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Father and Son Mourn
Each Otber as Dead. Nee,

TEMPLE, Texas, April gp.-Jobu
Henry, of Jefferson, Ohio, and Pat
Henry Of Dayton, registered et tbs
same hotel here the other day withit
= few hours Of eoch other. Trey were
father and son who hnd inoufned eaell
ether es dead for moro than fet1
years. IT was during food in tha
Miami River thnt their home wne nwepl
nway "nd ench behaved TINT the othe
wa drowned with no veetiee Of thesf
home left they atafted life anew.
By some tfiek of fnte business ealiad
them 10 Tezna at the enins time, and
II chanced that they cnue to Tempia
nnd met They recognized each otke !
at fret gance,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Committee 10 Determine
Fate of Court House Site

Mayor Hymn yesterday appointed n
committee Of three consisting OF Frnnk
/. Bowling. President Of tho Borough
Of Manhattan; Controller Craig and
Robert l.. Moran. prcsidcnt OF the
Bonrd Of Aldermen, to investigate the
mntter Of the court house cite with n
view to determining what should be
done with the property.
Under bill put through tho Logis-
iaturc this year, but not yet a law,
the Board Of Estimate and the Sinking
Fund Commission nrc empowered to
dispose Of the site, which cost the city
Sla, ,000.O 600.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Plays and Players
Oliver Morosco Offers $500
Prize for Stage Play for
Francis Y. Bushman

Having signed up Francis x. Bush
man as star, as he announced We'd
nesday, Oliver Moroscc now is look
ing for vehicle to hitch to him. Mr..
Morosco offers prize Of $500 to the
person writing the best play to be
hitched TO the new Morosco star The
plays must be submitted before July
IS. The judges will be Mr. Bushman,
Franklyn Underwood and William
Courtenay.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Women Get Laiiy Rights
ln NJ. e.. Church (An,sfI, !

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April N. Lnity
rights for women have been voted by
the eonferenee Of the Methodist fDls.
copai (soutb) Church.
Tho vote, announced to.dny. wns
4,22s TO 44D, substantial minority
over The required three fourtba vote
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Miss Douglass Engaged

ORANGE, n. j., April 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Douglass, of Llewellyn
Park, West Orange, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Marion Stone Douglass, to Or. George
Burgess Pierce, of Boston.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

After being the tailor for ss2 per-
formances in "A Tailor Made Man"
Grant Mitchell has become the prince
in "A Prince There Was" in which he
is filing the shoes Of George NJ. Cohan.
Mr.. Cohan has another pair, however,
and is able to get about.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

NtttfNnOn.
Ned Wayburn has assembled an All
Xicgfcld Midnight Frolic cast of stars
to entertain at the aviation ball to be
held this evening at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel under the auspices of Mrs. W.
X. Vanderbilt. Fifth Avenue buses
will carry the entertainers to the ball
and back in time for their acts.
performance for wounded soldiers
will be given by men of the battleship
Oklahoma at the Century Theatre Sun
day night. They will present "The
Fascinating Widow" The cast will be
made up of sailors. Red Cross Motor
Corps cars will carry the soldiers to
and from the theatre.
Gossip
Edward Clark. playwright. f7as been
engaged by Messrs. Shuber to stage
ooh, Uncle with new cast.
"Three for Diana is the first of
series of plays George Marion will
direct for Mr.. Williams to produce
Mr.. Marion is appearing in "Tobys
Bow
Oliver Morosco has accepted for pro
Picardy," by william Addison Lathrop
and Wilfred North. 1t is the dramatf-
zation of Mr.. Lathrop's novel.
The fIippodrome Monday matinec
will begin at 8 o'clock.
b, Phul M. Potter's farce. "pretty
Soft now IN rehearsal nj the Moroscn
Theatfe, ie m adaptation of ain Mar
molfe" (The Dortnouae1 nnd wns pro.
ducod In Paris in 1903.
liippodrome Victory Loan anbserip-
tions alrehdy exceed 1892, 600.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

Most theatres are TO have special
matinees on Monday, the Goth Regi-
ment holiday, but Arthur Hammer
stein announces there will be no per
formance OF "'rumble In" Somebody's
Sweetheart" and "Some Time" that
day, as the parade is TO be in the
Afte moon.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

american propaganda will be launched
AZ at inc concert. he declared. Tho
nerem, he said, had taken promi-
nent part in all Liberty Loan cam
palgns N"''
The sun., 1919-03-15

the terms OF a bill introduced by AS
semblyman Peter J. Hamill OF New York.
1t would substitute a commission to in
clude the Board Of Estimate and an
advisory board of eight.
General bills were introduced TO in
crease salaries of New York city officials
Senator Daniel J. Carroll of Brooklyn
would raise from $500 TO $4,000 the
pay OF the Presidents OF the boroughs
of Manhattan, The Bronx and Brooklyn
and from $4,000 to $4,000 the salaries
OF the Presidents OF Queens and Rich
mond borough5. Through another bill
he would fix the salary of the Justices
and Magistrates OF the New York city
inferior criminal courts at $1,000 year.
Senator John J. Dunnigan OF The
Bronx would increase from $1,000 to
$1,000 the salary OF the Superintendent
of Buildings of Manhattan, and from
$1,000 to $4,000 the salary OF the Su-
perlntendent of Buildings in The Bronx
and Brooklyn. The same measure would
double the salary, at present $1,000, for
similar position in Richmond.
Senator Loring NJ. Black. Jr.. OF Brook
Ign proposes reorganization of the New
York city Board of Health by provld-
ing that II shall consist Of commits
sioner tor Manhattan, The Bronx and
Richmond, a commissioner for Brooklyn
and Queens and the Police Commissioner
instead of the Health Commissioner, Po-
lice Commissioner and Health Officer OF
the port. The commissioner for Brook
lyn and Queens shall be appointed by
the Mayor at a salary OF $1,000.
The sun., 1919-03-15

stated yesterday by the National Civil
Liberties Bureau of Al Union Square.
This bureau, through Albert De silver
its director, asked William II. Lamar,
solicitor OF the Postoffice Department,
for information concerning the number
Of pamphlets and publications that have
been excluded from the mails and con-
corning the number of instances IN
which the Department has ruled that
mail is unbelievable.
In reply Solicitor Lamar wrote that
detailed information of this kind IL not
available for distribution to the public
but he gladly furnished a copy OF the
Postmaster Generals annual report. Not
locating in this document the nourish-
ment It sought, the bureau wrote once
more. this time to inquire IL the De-
partment would permit the examination
of its records by competent person
In some appropriate manner Tor the pur-
pose of obtaining therefrom the de-
tailed information referred to-" and VEN
turing the assumption that ut Is not the
purpose Of the Department to withhold
information of this character from the
public" Thereupon Solicitor Lamar
closed the correspondence with note
saying such an examination OF the
records would be contrary to the rules
Of the Department and could not there
fore be allowed"
The bureau complains that Information
to which the public is entitled Is being
withheld.
The sun., 1919-03-15
BIZ Ire Associntcd Pm

PEKIN, March 10 (delayed) The
leaders OF the Korean Independent move-
ment have arrived in Pekin and declare
the movement is a national one with
100000 adherents, including the Chris
tans, Buddhists, Heaven Worshipers
and nearly all the students. The leaders
say they do not countenance force in
obtaining their arms, but are relying
upon appeals to the generosity OF the
western nations.
The Independent leaders declare there
is widespread unrest in Korea and that
1000 persons already have been ar
rested and that Japanese statements to
the contrary are not true. They report
several instances of japanese mistreat-
ment. In one instance a girl who par
ticipatei in a Korean independence
demonstration was holding a manifesto
in one hand when Japanese soldiers cut
off tho hand. She raised her other hand.
the Eoreaps add. and It was also cut
off. Korean prisoners are tortured in
Japanese prisons, II is declared.
The leaders ass 1T the Korean indie
pendence movement is affecting the en-
tire. Orient and express the belief that
the Peace Conference cannot ignore Il.
The sun., 1919-03-15
MAYOR SIDETRACKS
ASHLAND PLACE LINK
Tells Board of Estimate City
Needs Money for Many
Other Purposes.

You know l have been away on
little vacation and have not had time
to familiarize myself with this PROPOSE
tion," said Mayor Hylan yesterday, ex-
planning why he wanted the Board OF
Estimate to put over for three weeks
action on the Ashland place connection
between the Fulton street elevated line
and the Fourth avenue subway in
Brooklyn. Residents OF the section TO
be benefited had expected this improve
ment, which mas been hanging fire for
more than year. would be passed, but
were doomed again to disappointment.
When told that the link would cost
about S2.750,000 the Mayor added:
IAN improvement may be ever so
necessary. but the first thing to be con-
sidered is how we are going TO get the
money to pay for IL. There are some
bills in Albany that will cost the city
S21.O00,0O IL they go through. We
must take these things up carefully and
proceed slowly. even though the Ash
land place connection may oe one OF the
most important"
Herbert l.. Carpenter, head OF the or
ganization OF taxpayers that has been
trying to push the proposition, urged
immediate action on the favorable re-
port OF the transit committee OF the
Board of Estimate. However. Comptrol-
had the report only twelve hours and
hc thought the Corporation Counse!
ought TO have at least three weeks in
which to study and make a report upon
It, OF those who appeared on the mat
ter twenty-five were in favor and four
in opposition, as developed when the
Mayor called for a rising vote.
Taking pity on the plight, of William
X. Walsh. Sheriff OF Richmond county.
to his sad story appropriated $4,000 TO
pay for three additional deputies. II
seems that the Court Hotfse was moved
from Richmond TO st George. but the
Jail is still In Richmond. eight miles
away. There are now forty-fve prisoners
in the Jail and there Is only one deputy.
The prisoners are transferred back and
forth between the Jail and the Court
House, when they are on TRIAL. In trolley
cars, With only enc deputy apparently
courtesy alone on the part of the pris-
oners has prevented the Sheriff from
losing some OF them.
The salary OF DR.. Henry G. MacAGam.
medical inspector in the Health Depart
ment who Is in his twenty-third year OF
service in the Health Department. was
increased from s2.2S0 TO $4,000 a year.
Not until DIR. MacAdam assured the
Mayor and the Comptroller that he had
no intention of retiring on a pension.
which ia fixed by the amount Of salary
received. did they consent 10 vote for
the increase.
The sun., 1919-03-15
LEvIATHAN TO CARRY $4,000.
Room for $500 on Promena d e
Deck and in Swimming Pool.

lncraese Of the troops carrying capa-
city OF the giant transport Leviathan by
approximately 1900. 50 thatthe ship will
carry. including crew more than 3 900
persons. Is contemplated by the Navy
Department. Il was announced yesterday
at the office OF Nice-Admiral Albert s
Gleaves. commanding the cruiser and
transport forces.
The increased facilities will be OBJ
tanned it was said. by utilizing space
devoted to the promenade deck and the
huge swimming pool. which was the
pride of the great vessel when she was
In the German mercantile service as the
|aterland. Soldier quarters also would
be augmented. 1t was stated, by reduc-
ton of the war time crew OF 2,1OO men
The sun., 1919-03-15

when THE Sun started its tobacco fund
numerous ministers had roared protests
that, the smokes would ruin the men,
knock their livers out and kick them in
the Stats. Yet the thousands of men to
whom smokes were supplied were able
to break the Hindenburg line"
About a year ago DIR. Wilson gained
rather brief notoriety by writing an
article he entitled Drunkenness Among
American Troops Abroad; Drink and
the Devil of Syphilis are Whipping
American Soldiers Who Have Reached
France Into the Guard House and Hos
pitfalls by Thousands" His attack ended
rather abruptly and nothing more was
heard from him on the subject, when
George Creel answered him in a state
ment entitled Aid and Comfort to the
Enemy" which contained a few facts
about the habits of the american soldier
overseas.
DR.. Wilson was known as a boy
preacher" and at 20 years of age had
been in the pulpit five years.
The sun., 1919-03-15
Origin of Trouble.

The State Department issued THU
statement on the demonstration:
The Department Of State has re-
ceived information relative to the re-
cent disturbances at Seoul and other
parts of Korea which resulted in the
arrest OF a large number of rioters
The trouble seems to have originated
through the circulation OF a docu-
ment signed by thirty-two Koreans
containing attacks upon the japanese
Government and declaring the indie
posed largely of students of japanese
and mission schools was broken up
by the police at Seoul Disorders oc-
CURED at other points, particularly
in northern Korea. where there was
reported a small loss of life.
"A telegram received by the De-
partment reports that on March IL
the street demonstrations had prac-
tically ceased at Seoul and elsewhere
and that it was officially announced
that only - per cent. of the active
participants were Christians that
the principal leaders were members
of a new political religious society
and that foreign missionaries were
not connected with the movement
The object of the demonstration is
stated to have been to obtain freedom
of speech, right of petition and use
of the Korean language in schools
and the correction of other grev-
ances"
The sun., 1919-03-15
GOV. SMITH DENIES DEAL.
Hopeful. However. That All His
Pet Measures VIII he Passed.

bpeClot DcspUtCN ~ NE Dun
ALBANY, March t4-Again to-day
Gov. Smith denied that he has entered
into deal with the Republican leaders
whereby he Is to sign a bill reconsti-
tuting the party State convention.
"ln Justice to the Republican leaders
want to say they never even sug-
gested bargain" said the Governor
There is a chart in the Governors pri-
vate Office showing each OF his pet
measures, with blank spaces for timing
their passage in the Senate and Assembly
and their receipt for signature in the
Governors office.
you don't need those lower spaces"
the Governor was told last week by one
Of the Republican leaders during a con-
ference.
you never can tell" said the Gov
ernor. "I'll try"
James A. Foley. Democratic leader of
the Senate. may be back in Albany next
week. having recovered from the in
fiuenza. and he probably will try to get
action on the Governors legislation,
The sun., 1919-03-15
LEAPS go FEET TO DEATH.
Man out of Work Jumps From
Manhattan Bridge.

Morris Kore,l, As, out of work and de-
spondent. left his home in BAG Madison
street yesterday just before noon, say
ing that he was going to look for job
in Brooklyn. Reaching the Brooklyn
end OF the Manhattan bridge he climbed
the five foot parapet and leaped over.
His body landed sixty feet below on the
sidewalk at Birmingham and Madison
streets. He leaves wife and ten year
Oil daughter
The sun., 1919-03-15
Three Held After Club Raid.

Felice Caramanno. manager OF the
Artists Club, 45 West For
ty-ssventh street, and two walters were
held in $500 bail in Yorkville court yes
terday charged with serving intoNicants
TO uniformed men of the army and navy.
The trio were taken in a raid week
The sun., 1919-03-15
PLAN
FOR CITY WORKERS
Senator Boylan's Bill Sets
Ages to Quit at SO,
50 and 60.
ESTIMATE BOARD FOR IT
Measure introduced to Raise
Salaries Of Borough Heads
and Other Officials.
Spkoiai Despntch 10 THE SuN.


ALBANY. March IA bill TO provide
New York city employees retirement
system was introduced to-day by Senator
Boylan of New York. 1t would apply
to all city employees not protected by
pension funds under the supervision OF
the municipality. The measure it is
said, has the approval of the Board Of
Estimate, whose secretary. Joseph Haas,
passed upon the text.
The retirement system would be a
mutual corporation including all workers
in the c!ty's service IL they abandon all
claim to benefits from other funds
backed by the city. Five funds would
be created, with the Board of Estimate
as trustee. The board would be re-
CURED to classify workers in three
groups: First, laborers. mechanics and
skilled workers; second. clerks, and.
third, administration and technical
workers.
Three Retirement Ages.
The minimum retirement age OF those
in the groups indicated would be respec-
lively 5s, 90 and 60 years The Board
Of Estimate would be required to en-
ploy an actuary, adopt mortality and
service cables and certify to the con-
tributh>ns Of workers.
The bill would authorize retirement
on a part allowance before the compile
ton Of the entire service period. The
following benefits would be provided for
Disability retirement, with the PEN
sion determined by the actuary.
Ordinary death benefit premiums
paid in together with six months pay.
Accident death benefit, premiums
paid In, together with one-half of
average pay for the preceding ten
years
Accident disa bility retirement, an
nuity, together with a three quarters
pension.
Assemblyman J. Fairfax ETcLaughlin
OF The Bronx introduced a bill to APP
propriate 100000 for construction OF a
terminal market in the Borough of The
Bronx. the market to be one of those
advocated by DR.. Jonathan G. Day, Mar
ket Commissioner.
Assemblyman Peter 4. Leininger OF
Queens offered a assure to have the
state appropriate $4,000 for a survey
and map OF a tunnel for vekicular traf-
nc from Astoria. l. J., to MAMMA tan
and 100000 for the expenses OF the
commission to be created and part of
the expense OF construction
Salary Raises Asked.
The New York City Court House
Board would be abolished according to
The sun., 1919-03-15

The proposed change in the constitu-
ton OF the commission would not end
the existing deadlock (between the pub
lie Service Commission and the Board
of Estimate)."
THE Governor" the Citizens Union
concludes, has ample power under the
Moreland act TO investigate tho Public
Service Commission. 10 fix responsibility
and thus get behind the administration
OF the public service law a body Of
sound public opinion which will support.
him in measures taken unmistakably for
the public veal.
AN insidious attack upon the whole
public service law in the guise OF n pro-
fessed desire to improve Its administra-
ton will not rebound to anybody's
credit"
The sun., 1919-03-15

WAsHINGToS. March l4.-Official adj
vices received by the State Department
to-day from the orient described the
independence movement in Korea as a
spontaneous one which had assumed
large proportions No effort at organized
resistance to japanese authority has
been undertaken. but demonstrations and
meetings have been neld throughout the
country.
Many OF the demonstrations We're re-
pressed by the japanese authorities but
it was said japanese labor has adopted
a more concilatory attitude aud might
treat the aspirations of the Koreans with
more sympathy. Immediate demands of
the Koreans included freedom of speech.
right OF petition and the teaching of
the Korean language in the schools
with ultimate independence for the
country.
The demonstrations at Seoul and
other points We're planned to take place
on the day of the former Emperor's
funeral. but after learning that the
Japanese had ordered gendarmes in from
the outlying districts, the leaders
launched the movement two days earlier