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New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Lindley NJ. Garrison

the Ohio flood. Every one agreed
that Mr.. Garrison made good in
handling this exceedingly difficult
situation, involving the fate of thou
sands of lives and millions of dollars
of property. The expeditions man
ner in which he handled the prob
lem won him the admiration of the
whole country.
AS Secretary Of War Mr.. Garri-
son gave many evidences of execu-
tive and organizing ability. One i'm
portant phase Of his service was the
handling Of the Panama Canal,
which is under the jurisdiction of
the War Department. Mr.. Garri-
son undertook a personal investiga-
tion Of the big waterway in an ef-
fort of finding a way of combating
the frequent slides. In other re-
spects he helped in getting the max
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
: L'nique Features

Indians who have generations of
startling history behind them are
anxious to have him see them. Lum-
bermen want him to run the rapids
and to see their unique method of
Jogging and shantying. There will
be many naval and military feat
ures.
1t is likely arrangements will be
made for profuse and special deco
fations OF government buildings
aere and at many of the centres
nat are to be visited.
At the Quebec tercentenary a spe-
a, feature was ball which 5000
aE5cnGed-said to be the largest
trer held in Canada. It is not
oHn yet what social features ~ill
allowed, but undoubtedly the
'ince will be presented to all the
9vlncial lieutenant governors and
II receive profuse addresses of
welcome from the mayors of vari-
Gus cities.
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in moro ways than one. She was
the first player ever to win all three
events-singles, doubles and mixed
bles-for three successive wears.
In Seattle tournament in 1910 she
won a match in which her opponent
did not score a single point, this
being record of it's kind. At
Niagara -on-t the-Lake few wears
ago, playing May Sutton, she lost
the first set, 60, and Miss Sutton
had lead of 50 on the second.
but never won another game, the
final score being %, Is, Go
for Mrs. Wightman.
George, jr., Virginia and Hazel
Wightman add distinction to their
mothers record, for Mrs. Wight
mans interest in tennis has not
turned her attention from her home
"The children have kept me eff the
tennis court very effectually for the
last half dozen years." she once told
a friend, "but l must admit that
they have had me jumping about as
fast as ! do behind the net In fact,
they have kept me in training"
She expects to defend her title
until she is beaten, and then, per
haps, will devote herself to perpetu-
ating the family's championship
tradition through one of her lively
youngsters.
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work has borne fruit and is destined
to WELD great influence upon the
future development of the army. On
leaving his post Mr.. Garrison turned
over to the new Secretary, Newton
ID. Baker, a complete plan for the
Mexican campaign, worked out in
detail long before.
AS Secretary of War Mr.. Garri-
son was looked upon in Washington
as the ablest man in the Wilson
Cabinet. Throughout his term Of
service he showed a disposition to
grapple with problems at the start.
to act decislvely and plan wisely.
He piloted the army through some
of its most trying years and left
the service in much better shape
than it was when he found it.
1t is generally known that Mr..
Garrison quit the Cabinet because
his scheme for a continental army
was not supported by the Admin
lstration after he had received as
surances of such support. This
scheme, briefly, provided for reg
ular army Of 100000 men, Ma
tional Guard of 100000 and a con-
tinental army of 100000. The lat
ter was to be distinct from the Ma
tlonal Guard, with enlistment for
six years. Members were to be re-
quired to drill two months a year
for the first three years, receiving
regular army pay while with the
colors. During the second three
years they would be subject to call
at any time. Mr.. Garrison, after
long consultation with army chiefs
and close analysis of the subject,
saw in his plan a great reserve
force Of troops for any demand.
Had his plan been adopted, it is
said, the United States would have
had 100000 men at the outbreak
of the war with Germany ready to
take the field. He developed this
plan with infinite pains, and when
he saw it go to pieces, with COM
promise offered between the cont
mental army and the National Guard
he promptly resigned. But it was
without resentment or any idea of
political effect, as he assured the
country at the time. Following his
resignation, Mr.. Garrison returned
to legal practice in New York and
joined the firm Of Hornblower, Mil
Ter, Potter & Earle
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Personalities in the Mems
Receiver Garrison, Who Defied
The Carmen of the B. r. T..
INDLEY M. GARRISON,
noted jurist, former Secre-
4 tary of War, and receiver

INDLEY M. GARRISON,
h noted jurist, former Secre-
A@ tary of War, and receiver
for the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company, comes again into
the public eye because of the transit
strike resulting from the refusal to
recognize the Amalgamated Associa-
tion Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees.
He was born in Camden, N. j., on
November 2S, 1864, a son of the Rev.
Joseph Fithian and Elizabeth Van
arsdale Garrison. He comes of old
American stock on both sides. Mr..
Garrison first attended the public
schools of his home city, then
entered the Protestant Episcopal
Academy, Philadelphia, where he
studied for two years. This was
followed by two years attendance
at Phillips Exeter Academy. He next
entered Harvard University as a
special student with the class of '86,
remaining there one year. In the
mean time Mr.. Garrison had been
reading law in the Offices of Redding,
Jones & Carson, in PHILADELPHIA,
where he was admitted to practice in
his Harvard year. He continued
with that firm and it's successor,
Jones G. Carson, until 1888, when
New Jersey granted him the right
to practise in that state.
From that time onward until 1898
Mr.. Garrison was located in Camden.
His clientele included some of The
biggest firms and corporations in
New Jersey and he came to be looked
upon as the leader of the New Jer-
sey bar. In 1899 Mr.. Garrison
opened Offices in Jersey City under
the firm name Of Garrison, Nc
Manus & Enright. During the next
five years it was one of the most
active legal partnerships of the day.
At the end of that period, on June
l5, 1904, Mr.. Garrison went on the
bench as Vice Chancellor of New
Jersey. He occupied the post until
March 8, 1913, when he was ap-
pointed Secretary of War by Presi-
dent Wilson. His judicial record
was equal in every way to his efforts
before the bar and in national af-
fairs.
Only a short time after assuming
his Cabinet duties in Washington
Mr.. Garrison was called to a big job
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10


and prepared for with the
greatest interest. 1t has already
been announced that the young
prince will visit New York, and
undoubtedly he will also be seen at
several other Of the more important
United States centres.
While the Prince of Wales will
participate in many functions, the
most important, from national
standpoint, will be the opening of
the new Canadian Parliament build.
ings here, which are costing more
than $S,000,000, and which, re-
built as a result of the disastrous
fire Of some years ago, are now
rapidly nearing completion.
State Department officials here
are already preparing for the arri-
val and trip across the country that
will be taken. General Burstall, a
widely known Canadian soldier, who
ir charge during the Canadian tour
The main arrangements of the itin-
erary as so far announced have al
ready been published in The New
York Tribune.
1t will be of interest to New
Workers to recall that the father
(present King of England) and the
grandfather of the prince have
both honored this country by visits.
Programme on u. S. Soil
The Prince of Wales, as an
nounced, will cross the Atlantic on
the battleship Renown and will live
aboard that ship when in New York
harbor. 1t is of special interest now
to recall what members of the royal
family did while on American soil.
Despite his incognito, his royal
highness then, and later King Ed
ward Of England, was greeted with
enthusiasm when he went to several
American cities. Detroit, Chicago,
ST. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh.
Baltimore and Washington were
among the places visited. At Wash
ington President James Buchanan
was presented to him, and both
there and at New York City a num-
Der of important functiogpwer
held in his honor The pance and
his suite sailed from Portland on
the steamer Hero on October 20,
1860.
The second visit of an heir ap-
parent was when the Duke and
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Lost No Time

But still the gay Mrs. Atherton,
whose beauty, perhaps, was her
greatest liability, lost no time in
seeking other conquests. One of
her chief delights was in being as
near the front as possible, and it is
said she on one occasion aroused
the ire of Lord Kitchener to such
an extent that he requested her to
be more discreet in her conduct.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Boer Woy DAYS

This woman whose beguiling of
England's titled aristocrats thrus-
her name into the limelight on three
continents first came into public
notice in the days Of the Boer War,
when, with Colonel Atherton, she
took residence in Cape Town. At
that time her charm and youth were
part OF the gossip of the exclusive
set of the South African metropolis,
for she was barely twenty-eight and
in the fulness Of her beauty.
With the departure of her hus-
band to the front with the 18th
Lancers Mrs. Atherton soon became
the central figure of the gay and
titled society Of Cape Town, and it
was at that time that the young
Duke of Westminster lost his heart
to her, forgetting in his infatuation
the girl at home to whom he was
betrothed, a daughter of Mrs
CORVALLIS West, and who brought
her grievance against the young
nobleman to the attention of King
Edward. This monarch lost no
time in recalling the erring duke
for a personal reproof, which, it is
said, set the young man in his right
senses and avoided a public scandal
of unlimited possibilities.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Mother OF Three Holds
Fifteen Tennis Titles
might be

Fl F''nsssmsoT1" n'+sss.,is,, san"srS "'se' be be
the tennis career of Mrs.
George ". Wightman, of Brookline,
Mass, who recently won the singles
championship Of the United States
the fourth time. Fifteen is the num-
Der Of national titles she has won
IN ten years, and love, while it
stands for "nothing' in the score Of
tennis match, means three attrac
tive children in Mrs. Wightman's
case. To achieve such a family and
so many tennis honors in decade is
record that stands without
parallel
She Won the women's champion
ship In singles for the first time in
1903, when she was Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss, of California. In 1910
and 1911 she repeated the feat, this
IN itself being most unusual, for
Miss Mary K. Browne, of Santa
Monica, is the only other woman to
accomplish it. Miss Elizabeth II.
Moore won the title four times dur
ing period of ten years and Miss
Molla Bjurstedt won the event four
times, although once was when the
title was suspended because Of the
war.
Mrs. Wightman's record is unique
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
One Hundred Years AGO
Charles A. Dana Was Born

Europe as correspondent. Within
two years of his connection with the
paper Horace Greeley made him
managing editor of The Tribune. He
soon showed the strength of his
character and Greeley placed great
faith in him.
During the time Mr.. Dana was
managing editor of The Tribune he
found time to lay out and compile
the American Cyclopedia. In conncc-
ton with his friend of Brook Farm
days, George Ripley, he worked
from 1858 until 1868 on the cyclo-
pedia. The first edition, published
in 1868, comprised sixteen volumes.
When Mr.. Dana left The Tribune,
IN 1862, he accepted subordinate
position in the War Department at
Washington under the Lincoln .Ad-
ministration. Soon afterward he was
made Third Assistant Secretary of
War under Edwin M. Stanton. Dana
went to the front and kept Lincoln
and Stanton posted as to the char
acter of the men who were con-
Quoting operations and the meaning
of events as they appeared. The
qualities which made Dana a good
journalist made him a vivid and ac-
curatc reporter of military happen
lngs. President Lincoln once re-
ferred to him as "the eyes of the
government at the 'front.'"
"1he S'm" Vas Dana
Dana held a government position
until the end Of the war. In 1865 he
went to Chicago to take editorial
charge of "The Republican" a new
paper established and supported by
a ring of Illinois politicians and fl
nanciers. "The Republican, which
was the first newspaper absolutely
under Mr.. Dana's control, did not
succeed. After one year Dana aban-
doned Chicago and returned East.
The Sun" was purchased from
Moses y. Beach in 1867 by coterie
of which Charles A. Dana, William
M. Evarts, Marshall O. Roberts and
Fred Conkling were the principal
members. Before long the paper be-
came financial and popular sue
cess. 1t pictured on every page
Dana's own powerful, cultivated,
passionate self. The Sum was Mr..
Dana. Mr.. Dana was ",The Sum-
He remained in complete control of
the paper until his death, which oc-
Cured in 1897.
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British Beauty, Loved by
Many Men, Kills Herself

w nth the suicide in Lon
w don recently of Mrs.
Arthur Eliot, better known
as Mrs. Mabel Louise Ath-
er>on, divorced wife of Colonel
Thomas James Atherton, formerly
of the 18th Lancers, and one of
England's most noted society beau
ties, the ashes of series of scan
dals which have touched three con-
tinents we're raked before the pub
lie view.
Known for years as the "most
fascinating Of disturbing elements
In London social circles, this woman
was found shot to death in her
room, with the top of her head
blown away by a shotgun which lay
beside her. Her maid discovered
the body only after she had forced
an entrance to her mistress's apart
ment, the door of which had been
locked and barricaded with furni-
ture
Thus ended the career of woman
whose penchant for gay company
had many times brought her name
into the British courts and whose
lntrlgues at one time led King Ed
ward VII to take an active hand in
behalf of the young Duke of West
minister, who had become infatuated
with the famous beauty while or
duty at Cape Town, South Africa.
Mrs. Atherton, subsequent to an
affair with Captain John Reginald
1arde-Buller, now Baron Churston,
which led to her divorce from Colo
rel Atherton, became the wife of
Captain Arthur Eliot, noted in Eng
land as dramatist and as the
grandson Of the Earl of St. Ger
mans. Her marriage to the play
wright took place in the early days
Of the recent war, and led to much
speculation as to whether the noto-
rlous beauty had decided to forsake
the counting Of gallantries for a life
of peaceful domesticity.
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special welcoming features unique
in Canadian history then began.
4 Dampened Programme

In this country, as elsewhere on
the tour, it was understood that as
the period of court mourning for
the late Queen Victoria had not ex-
pired, no balls or public banquets
we're to be given and that enter
tainments in honor of the duke and
duchess were to be limited to Off
cial dinners, concerts, receptions
and reviews. Although this order,
Of necessity, limited a full express
sion of the welcome, yet in every
manner possible Canadians strove
to show their loyalty and devotion
to their royal visitors. Public
manifestations of rejoicing were
further restricted during the early
days Of the tour by reason of the
death of President Mckinley, who
succumbed on September IA to the
injuries inflicted by his assassin
eight days previously.
Since 1908, with the exception Of
the Duke of Connaught, no other
members of the royal family have
come to Canada, and the coming
visit is thus of special significance.
Hundreds of the returned war vet
Grams are anxious to show their
loyalty, and there will be scores
Of demonstrations and special ova-
tons. These will only be limited
by what the authorities in charge
of the youthful prince will allow.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Canada Prepares to Welcome
Prince of Wales

Duchess of Connaught-now King
George and Queen Mary-visited
Canada in 1901. The request made
by Sir Wilfrid Laurier of King Ed
ward was granted and the duke and
duchess began a memorable tour.
Sailing on the palatial yacht Ophir
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

they visited Gibraltar, Port Said,
India, Australia, New Zealant
South Africa, and reached Quebec
on September 16, 1901, Lord
Mimic, as Governor General, and Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, as Premier of Can
ada, met them, and series of
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

On one of these sojourns near the
firing line Mrs. Atherton formed an
acquaintance with Captain John
Peginald Yarde- Butler, an Officer
of considerable prominence in the
British forces. Her affair with this
gentleman led to her divorce from
her distinguished husband in 1907.
he naming Captain YarAe-Buller
as correspondent This divorce
brought the name Of Mrs. Atherton
upon the lips of the gossips, for the
evidence revealed was Of decided
ly sensational character, Of such a
nature, in fact, that upon being
divorced by Colonel Athe-ton she
later sued the debonair captain
for 100000, alleging breach Of
promise. Nothing came Of the case,
however, excepting a verdict in her
favor without damages
Mrs. Atherton was a woman
of considerable intellectual repute,
having written novel. GREY
Sand" which won more or less favor
in England With her beauty shc
possessed a talert for music and as
a conversationalist she had rare
cu3litieS
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
. HIS weeks special contribu-
ton toward making 1919 the

ton toward making 1919 the
greatest centennial year. on
record is the hundredth birthday
anniversary of Charles A. Dana, for
many years editor of "The New
York Sum-" and the man who is
credited with having created the
profession of journalism in America.
Mr. Dana was born in the town of
Hinsdale, n H.. August 8. 1919. He
had two winters in the country
schools, and at the age of fourteen
was sent by his parents to Buffalo,
where he became a clerk in his un-
cles drygoods store. He mastered
the Latin grammar while clorking
in the store, and when eighteen
wears old resolved to have an edu-
cation. With his own savings and
with some help from relatives he
entered Harvard at the age of
twenty-one. His eyesight having be-
come impaired. he was obliged to re-
linquish the college course at the
end of the second year
One year later he became q men,
ber of the Brook Farm community
at Roxbury, Mass. For three years
he remained at the experimental sta
ton, which was started by devotees
of transcendental philosophy. Dur
ing his stay he took his first lesson
in journalism. Associated with
Parke Goodwin and others, he con-
ducted weekly publication de-
voted to Fourieristic doctrines. FL
naly he severed his connection
with Brook Farm owing to his hold
ing views which clashed with those
of the founders and to his conclu
sion that social conditions were not
to be revolutionized by such COM
munity experiments.
Comes to Tribune
He went to Boston and assumed
editorial charge of The Chrono-
type" which was published by Eli
zur Wright He was then twenty
five years old. He had improved his
time at Brook Farm to add to his
knowledge of the classics and to
begin the acquisition of that vast
fund of cyclopedic knowledge which
became Invaluable to him later.
In l847 he came to New York as
reporter on The Tribune at $40 q
week He became city editor, and
in lS4S he spent eight months in
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

Ottaaca (By MaW.
ME Forthcoming visit of the
d Prince of Wales to Canada
M is being looked forward to
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4g0i.. IN LinaeIighf

Only a few years after heY eX-
perience in the divorce courts, anl
with her affair with Captain Xarde-
Butler still fresh in her mind, Mrs.
Atherton again came into the lime
light in a divorce case brought by
the Laird of Kipnendale, John Alex
ander Stirring, against his wife,
formerly Clara Taylor an American
actress, and daughtor Of Charles
Henry Taylor Of Washington, D. c.
In this suit the Laird named Lord
NOrthland as correspondent, and
Mrs. Stirling filed cross-suit nam
ing Mrs. Atherton as resting highly
in her Laird's affections. This suit
ended with a decree in Strings
favor, although certain If the tes-
timony introduced by his wife in
dicated that Stirling and Mrs. Ather-
ton had upon numerous occasions
established residence in the Cadogan
Hotel. The night porter Of the
Cadogan Hotel, in fac. asserted that
he had many times let 3lrs. Ather-
ton into the hotel after midnight
with gentleman VINO hc Identified
at the trial as the Laird If kipnen-
dale. He declared he sAo,gcd then.
up TO lirs. Atherton's suite.
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4 maker

In this case Mrs. AthcrtoN tcgti-
fed that her sole interest IN the
family affairs of the Ni5pendale
house was that Of a peacamaker. She
asserted that she was cogtizant OF
the growing friendship Of Mrs.
Stirling for Lord Northland and
that for the sake Of preserving tho
integrity of the Stirlinr household
she had on more than one occasion
demonstrated with both Mrs. Stir
ling and her titled consort.
In the course Of her examination
she declared that Mr.. Stirling.
while in a very excited state over an
approaching crisis. purchased 2 re-
volver and threateded to Kill Lord
Northland if he failed to marry her.
She said to me: I won't be
treated as you We're said Mr..
Atherton. This was an allasion =
Captain Yarde-Buller's desertion Of
Mrs. Atherton. Mrs. Stirling was
also quoted BY Mrs Athcrton as
having said:
If he won't marry ne, III shoot
him, sure
At the time OF her tragic death
she was about forty-eight years old
and still retained much Of the
beauty and charm which played 50
strong part in her corqeests.
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DISCUSSING GRIEVANCES.
London Manufacturers and Workers Met
in Conference.

London, Sunday, Feb, o. Representa-.
tiyes OF many London manufacturers
met in conference to-day delegates repre-
senting over twenty trades unions, in an
effort TO define the obstacles to more cor.
dial relations. After a long discussion
in which Baron Balfour Of Burleigh and
w. A. Appleton, secretary of TIE general
federation Of trades uians, were chief
speakers, joint committees were elected
with a view to reaching an agreement on
program.
Large meetings of workers were held
to-day in most of the bog towns and there
were discussions of labor grievances. Is.
pecially the question of working hours.
AT mass meeting of locomotive engi.
neers held in London tonight. Presi.
dent Cooke, Of the engineers union at
tackled the government, accusing it of is
suing distorted statements" and gross
fabrications for the purpose of conceal
ing from the public the true state Of af-
fairs"
He also declared that week ago a
new understanding had been reached be.
tween the government and the railway
interests, by which government control
OF railways should continue for two
years after peace Is signed. He said that,
therefore, naturalization would be long
DELAYED.