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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

it is thriving community of $4,000 in
habitants. The modern name is Bergama
Since it was the centre OF most SEN
suous form of pagan worship and since
it was a place sacred to all pagans, the
Jews and Jewish Christians of the early
church held the city in such disrepute
that it was supposed to contain the throne
of Satan. This is recorded in Revelation
2:12, IS: "And to the angel of the church
in Pergamum write | know where
thou dwellest, even where Satan's throne
Carl Human, civil engineer, who had
travelled in Asia Minor, induced the Ber-
lin Museum to fit out an expedition to
excavate for the hidden treasures of an
cient Pergamum In 1886, at the close OF
the third campaign, Human and friend
named Come unearthed the Great Altar
and the site of the library. Subsequent
expeditions uncovered many treasures. The
Great Altar was shipped piece by piece to
Berlin and reerected in the Kaiser Fried
rich Museum. few parts of it are in
Constantinople However, the central and
main portion Of Satans throne is in Ber-
lin. With the throne of Satan in Berlin it
is not difficult to understand the military
ambitions and actions of the German gov
eminent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

Use of it in the formation of new chemical
compounds is still altogether in the ex-
perimental stage. G. Carlton Smith, B. S.,
instructor in general chemistry in the
school of applied science at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology, one of the lead
ing authorities on the explosive, notes that
there many known chemical reactions
for the six different forms of INT. He
believes that, while many of them are little
better than theoretical, some may form a
basis for separation Of the trinitrotoluenes
1t is the nope of the chemists now at
work on the problem at Washington and
elsewhere throughout the country to de-
veop some means of utilizing INT either
as base for dyes or for fertilizers The
three best known forms of the explosive,
which constitute virtually 100 per cent of
the production, all react with aniline But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

$1,000, goodly sum in those days and
far in advance of what the managers hoped.
1t represented real help to the hospital
in which most of the prominent women Of
the day were interested. The managers of
the Nursery and Child's Hospital at the
time of the ball were Mrs Cornelius Du
Bots, who was the first dircctress; Mrs.
l.. M. Van Buren,, Mrs. T. B. Bronson, Mrs
I. A. Emmett, Mrs. F. C. Jacket, Mrs. J. C.
Johnston, Mrs Hecksher, Mrs. Gerard Stuy-
vesant, Mrs. David huston, Mrs. H. B. Dc
Routh, Mrs. G. T. Elliot, Mrs. A. Mott, Mrs
l.. M. Rutherford, Mrs. j. C. Peters, Mrs.
P. S. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. John Wurts, Mrs.
S. Henry Remsen, Mrs. H. Anthem, Mrs.
Oswald Cammann, Mrs. 7. C. Doremus,
Miss Wendell, Mrs. William Aspinwaly,
Mrs. James Renwick, Mrs Isaac Bell, Mrs
Il. Renwick, Mrs. Frederick Foster, Mrs.
Lewis James, Mrs. William Curtis Noyes
and Mrs. Sherman H. Bacon. The trustees
were Moses H. Grinnell, Cornelius Du Bots
and Theodore B. Bronson.
The Nursery and Child's Hospital, which
is now situated at the corner of Amster-
dam Avenue and Sixty-first Street. was
pioneer institution of its kind When it
was founded in 1852 it was the only insti-
tuition in America for children under
twelve years of age. 1t began its work on
st. Marks Place and moved from there to
the Tonnele estate, at Sixth Avenue and
Fourteenth Street, and later to Lexington
Avenue and Fifty-frst Street. At the time
of its founding there was a great deal of
prejudice against caring for illcgitimate
obi butt I, sf.,J
poor little unfortunates and that of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Not a Welcome
Transient

shortly after the armistice was signed
reports were circulated that 100000 pounds
OIL explosives had been stored either at
one OF the overseas shipping points or at
munitions plant somewhere in the vicinity
Of the Port Of New York That rumor
never got far enough to cause any general
uneasiness. But Wilmington, Dell, century,
old home of the great du Pont powder max
ing industry, which has lived for genera
mons within reach of really dangerous ex-
ploslVes, became almosA panic-stricken at
about the same time when it became known
that 145 freight cars of INT had been
standing on the tracks at Pigeon Point. six
miles south Of the city on Delaware Bay
The Mayor and the Delaware Senator's AMI
congressman, and everybody with any in
rucnce, was appealed to. AS result the
cars were moved 1t was reported at the
time that large consignment Of shells hal
been taken out into the Atlantic and sent
TO Davy Jones, but later this was denied.
These shells, or shell, the military men
have 1t, were owned by the French govern
ment.
AS a result Of this scare it is not con-
sidcrcd good form in army circles 10 rive
L.,
particularly when it happens to be near a
large city. The army knows, and the makers
Of the explosive know, that INT is the most
tractable explosive made, far easier TO
handle, for instance, than smokeless powder,
a stick Of which can be held in the fingers.
ignitcd and blown out without danger. But
tho public is inclined to be FESTIVE, and
therefore nothing Is said about most OF the
storage places. Towns like Hammonton,
N. j.. where nearly everybody works in a
munition plant do not seem to mind. And
therefore it can do no harm to say that more
than z0,000,000 pounds of the highest cx-
p!osivc known is now in the magazines at
the plant Of the Atlantic Loading Company,
six miles from Hammonton
This plant was originally designed to load
only certain types Of projcctiles and bombs.
Following the explosions ut the Gillespie
loading plant, it's programme was shifted
TO the Atlantic Loading Company When
shell loading was stopped by the Ordnance
Department on December II this plant had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
To the Dance
I'm SleighS

So the ball was held, and according to
all reports was a brilliant success. Tho
hall, according to report in The Tribune
of December %, 1857, was decorated in
smilax and evergreens, and music was sup
piled by Hammers Band and the band Of
the state militia Luxuriously heated
limousines were undreamed Of in those
days, and the guests arrived early in stately
coaches open sleighs, we'll bundled in
furs and with od-fashioned foot stoves to
keep their slippered feet from getting
chilled. The fashions of the day called for
ball gowns of rich silks and satins brocaded
in velvet flowers and made with full
hoopskirt and short, tight bodice They
were cut quite low over the shoulders and
were worn usually with fine underbodice
or fchu of fine net or lace One gown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Among the
PatrOneSSeS

Among these might be mentioned Mrs.
Lispenard Stewart, who was Miss Mary
Rhinelander and patroness of the ball
for many years, and whose daughter, Mrs,
Frank Spencer Witherbee, is secretary of
the ball for this year; Mrs. James Gerard,
who was a patroness in 1870 and whose
daughter-in-law, Mrs. James w. Gerard,
wife of the former Ambassador to Germany,
is of this years vice presidents; Mrs.
William Aston, who rigidly observed the
custom of keeping the date of the Charity
Ball free from all other engagements; Mrs.
Agernon Sidney Sullivan, who was presi-
dent of the ball for over forty years and
who is still ce-president of the hos
pital and vitality interested in its affairs;
Mrs. James Roosevelt, who attended the
ball in 1857; Mrs. Edward Cooper, Mrs.
S. B. Schieffelin, Mrs. Frederick Benjamin.
Mrs Elbridge Gerry, Mrs William De Pey-
ster, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs. E. A. LIE
Roy, Mrs. Oliver Iselin, Mrs. Cornelius Du
Bots and many others. Mrs. Edward J. Ber-
wind, president for this year, was treasurer
of the ball for fourteen years.
1t was always customary to invite the
Governor of the state and the Mayor, anc
ILLS CuotOiu Is SIlll duNpreQ 10.
Representatives of the army and navy,
including the commander of the Depart
ment of the East and the commandant of
the Brooklyn navy yard, were always in
vlted. This year, in addition to the COM
handing officers, the committee has decided
to invite a number of wounded GONZALES
cent soldiers from the different base hos
pitfalls in New York. Boxes from which
they can comfortably observe the dancers
will be provided for them
Edward VII, when Prince of Wales was a
guest at the ball, as were many other Eu-
ropean notables
When the old Academy of Music began tn
wane in popularity the ball was held in the
old Metropolitan Opera House until that
burned down. and it then went to Maids n
Square Garden and later, when Mrs. F.
Charles Grswold was president and led
the grand march with Governor Morton,
it moved to Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall
was found too small and inconvenient At
ter year SO the ball was held ut the
Waldorf-Astoria.
The officers of the ball for this year are
Mrs. E. j. Berwind president; vice-pres;-
dents, Mrs. c. B. Alexander, Mrs Lawrence
Gillespie, Mrs. James w. Gerard, Mrs. &. II.
Hartman and Mrs. Frank Pearson; Mrs
Frank Witherbee, secretary; Miss Lena R.
Curtis, treasurer; floor committee. Mrs. H.
e. Sanford, chairman; Mrs. Delafed Mr.
Parrish, Mrs. Thomas Denny, Mr.. Mcclure;
advisory committee, Mr.. Philip Livingston
Captain Rowland Pell, Mr. Oakley Rhine
lander, Mr.. Benjamin Wells; aids, Edward
Brewster Livingston and Lawrence Gillespie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

children whose mothers we're obliged to 60
out by the day to work aroused the sympa-
thy of Mrs. Du Bots and other prominent
women of her set, and they determined to
fight their battle in spite of popular dis
approval. The necessity for funds to meet
the expenses of rapidly growing institu-
ton was the reason for holding the first
Charity Ball. and it proved such success,
both financially and socially, that the d.
rectors of the hospital have continued the
custom of holding it ever since. 1t is, in
fact, the sole survivor of the social life
and social functions of the past, and the
names of practically every person of social
Importance in New York of fifty. twenty
five or even fifteen years ago are linked in
some way with the Charity Ball.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

wv YHEN Germany started her march
M of victory" from Belgium and
w France toward the Rhine she
was running toward a menace
o. ner own invention developed far beyond
anything the most efficient Of her militar-
M's and PROFESSIONAL terrorists had ever
Planned; retribution that was even more
OF threat to her civilian population and
:" sne army behind the army than the hard
pressing French, British American and
belgian troops were to the beaten German
soldiers But for the first time in four
bloody years Germany developed trace
VI common sense, to say nothing of pedes
1figides. With just four days to spare she
'lgaed an armistice, and now the chemical
sharps in the Ordnance Department at
washington are cooperating with the agri-
cultural chemists and other scientists try
ing % Inquire out method Of using a little
matter Of two hundred million pounds of
I'M and allied explosives
Most Of this would bave been sent to the
'efmans in the shape OF high explosive
saeiis. But large proportion of it, to
say nothing Of quantities unknown of an
''ner explosive that probably will be kept
secret by America and her allies was to
nave gone into German munitions plants
sad cities via the bombing plane and the
Nsgest aerial bombs Of the war. In due
sne the details will be made public of the
"sasest aerial raid in history, raid that
"ss never made Pending that publication
may be said that plans had been made
~ launching four squadrons Of bombing
p'anes against Germahy's industrial army.
nha IN all probability this would have been
s,aaisaneous with & similar raid by sea-
pahs against the Kicl Canal
would be unfair and coId-blooded TO
~ mat the war ended too quickly for the
yaohahce Department. But the fact cannot
= aoczsd that when one starts out TO learn
soaS IN 70 be done with the huge storcs
: INT and other high explosives manu-
ssssafed in American plants and stiil I'M
ssea he finds out frat What was to have
sssn done With them IL the Germans hadn't
Ieha out the same thing In time TO quit
ssofs IL happened to them. Too many
american and Allied liyes we're faycd by
~ spaing Of the war for any one TO feel
- fsSf&t over the waste Of TINT and other
fial, however. And, therefore, the Ord
.s"ss department 10 attempting TO find
1er tbs stuff, although such veteran
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Re-enter the Charity Ball, Born Sixty-Two
HNHE announcement of the reopen
ing of the Charity Bali at the
Waldorf Astoria next Friday even

TNHE announcement of the reopen
ing of the Charity Ball at the
Waldorf Astoria next Friday even
ing calls to mind that last year
Vas the second time since its inception
sixty-two years ago that the Charity Ball
failed to take its place in the social cal
sndsr Of New York's winter season. The
other time was during the three dark
wears of the Civil War.
In an old edition of THE Herald" Of
December, 1857, appears the following ad-
yertisement:
"Charity Ball and Promenade Tuesday
evening December %, at the Academy of
Music. Charge. So. Tickets may be OBJ
tanned from William Hall & Son, 239
Broadway; T. j. Grower, 600 Broadway;
Schafenberg & Louis, 769 Broadway, and
Nunns & Clark. 7s5 Broadway"
And in The Tribune of December 21.
1857. appears the following announce
ment:
ave wish TO remind our readers that
the Grand Ball for the benefit of the
Nursery and Child's Hospital takes
place at the Academy of Music to-mor-
row night This, no doubt, will be the
most brilliant entertainment during the
winter. Tickets may be obtained at this
Office
These we're the leisureIy days of old
New York before the telephone and tele-
graph and wireless, before the great ocean
steamers had brought the hordes Of adj
vsnturous foreigners from all part of Eu-
rope Only sailing vessels made the trip
in those days, and the population of the
city was about 100000.
Fourteenth Street vas quite far uptown
then and Central Park was still a beauti-
full tract of wild country, recently pur-
chased by the city Prominent people still
maintained their stately old homes at the
Battery overlooking New York Bay, and
at St. Johns Park opposite the old St.
Johns Church below Canal Street on the
West Side. The old stone church, very
similar to St. Paul's, is still standing.
though the site of the park has been oc-
cupied this many q year by the great
gaunt freight terminal of the New York
Central.
However, Fifth Avenue was coming into
prominence as "a promenade and dwelling
place Of wealth and fashion" long arti-
Gle on the subject was published in 1.-THE
Herald" Of that year Other important fam
lilies were moving uptown to Washington
Square, Greenwich Village, Gramercy Park
and Stuyvesant Square
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

instead hold Calico Ball, as is customary
among those who wish to give entertain
ments for charity?"
However, the managers Of the ball were
wise in their generation. "Why must virtue
ever be drab and unattractive7 Why must
charity always go clad in calico?" they
asked themselves, and paid little heed to
their critics. They knew that the dollars
Of those who attended merely to be amused
or to obtain social prestige would go Just
as far toward providing shelter and buying
milk for their babies as would those Of the
people whose hearts were In the work.
Then, too, it was an excellent and pleasant
way of bringing the work before the minds
OF these needless and unthinking ones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Two Ways to
Get Rid of 1t

According to experts of the du Pont COM
pany, who furnish the unofficial estimate
Of the total supply now in this country,
there are two methods of disposing of TINT
other than using it high explosive. One
as has been said, is to throw it into the
ocean; the other is to boil it away-the
first plan being the least expensive. There
is no known method of breaking up the
stuff into it's original chemical elements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

Furthermore. picric acid has high melt
ing point, 1928 degrees, while the melting
point of INT is low enough that it may be
poured into the she'll in the molten state
without danger from fire"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

explosives in the country will leave rough
Iy, about 13O,O0000O pounds to be disposed
of, assuming that production Of the stuff
was stopped by government cancellation of
orders on the same date shell loading was
stopped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

makers Of explosives as the du Points saw
the only peaceable way to get rid of it is
to dump it into the ocean.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

skirts looking like animated flower beds
set to music.
The ball in the first year brought in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

o in s.
of the in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
By William A. McGarry

wv 7HEN Germany started her march
~ Of victory" from Belgium and
w France toward the Rhine she
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
.BRAUER OUTFIT. SWAMPED
TAKA-KOLA CLUB SHUTS
OUT OPPONENTS, 10 TO o
Only Three Braucritcs Get on Bases
In Face OF Pitching of "Big
boy" DnSfs,

Taka-Kola defeated r. B. Brauer
yesterday afternoon at Byrd Park to
their lead for the city championship.
The soft drink lads showed class
from beginning to and during the seven
frames of the game and once more
convinced the great crowd who turned
out to witness the struggle why they
COPIED the bunting in the Commercial
League.
At no stage of the game did the
Brauerites have look-in, owing to
the splendid pitching of Big Boy"
nanis Nv, who sd drew the hurlins assign
that only twenty-one men faced him
during the contest and only three Of
these were fortunate enough to get on
the paths, only one of whom reached
third base.
Score Eight In Second.
SO heavy was the barrage spread
over the diamond in the second inning
when Kennedy offered his most choice
slants to the kola boys that when the
smoke finally cleared away the soft
drink lads had registered eight times,
greatly aided by the hard hitting OF
Harry Carter and Chcesy Licbs, the
former connecting for triple and
cleared the paths of runners
Although the kola boys did not pros
cnt their usual lineup. owing to the
bad .dFf n Gt s na1'o Rr who has very
who were out of the city. Their places.
Shelton 5, y i, and China Carter. the other
mGmhers OF the pitching staff.
Powell played we'll for Brauer
Fielding of High Order.
or the eleven hits garnered nv the
hoia boys, Harry Carter. Shelton and
Liebs secured six of them which came
At a time when hinEles count the most
The heldinE. of course. was up to
their usual standard, every player dis
playing the pep which spells victory.
This makes three straight wins for
the kola boys in the city championship
series. and they are confident of win
nlne the game to be played Monday
afternoon at Byrd Park when they
again meet Silent Athletics. winners
IN the Richmond League, in the last
game of the season.
The contest is scheduled to begin
promptly at 3 o'clock and it is ex-
rectcd a large holiday crowd will be
on hand to cheer their favorites
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
NORMAN BROOKES LOSES
! IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Great Australian Player Eliminated
From Singles Championship by
William IT. Tildcn, Jr.
M'LoUGHL1N ALSO BEATEN
Three Eastern and One Western
Tennis Star Still Remain in Run
ming, Two of Them Former Nation
al Champions at Net Game.
IBy Associated Press. J

FOREST HILLS. y. y. August SO.
All danger of the 1919 national turf
abroad at the end of the season was
removed here today with the elinina-
ton OF the last foreign comre,itSSTis
tournament OF the National Tennis AS
ISOLATION.
The completion of the fifth round
racqet expert still in the running and
given fair weather the new titleholder
will be evolved from among William
F. johnson. and Wiliam T. Tilden. H.,
both OF Philadelphia, and r. Norris
Williams OF Bo os!,n;,s OF ,s THIS guar ;so
national titles. Williams won in 1919
and 1916. while Johnston was crowned
champion in the 1915 to to, ma -
of two famous International Davis cup
stars and the American utleholder OF
twelve months ago
fell before the tornado like drives and
smashes Of Tilden. while l.. Lindlcy
the championship from Tlden a year
ago. bowed before the racquet w-izardry
of Johnston.
Mclaughlin Also Loses
AlonE with Brookcs went Maurice
West Side Club turf defeated Brookes
and Anthony ,Wilding in the sre na !.
any part of the world.
Brookes made a far better showing
In his elimination match against TIL
den than Mclaughlin, when opposed
by Williams Notwithstanding that the
Australian is many years older.
Tnden defeated Ero9kes So. g.;
rs. 6-3. but not until the veteran hal
given a remarkable exhibition OF the
court play, which has made him famous
in all lands where tennis is in vogue.
The tall Philadelphia employed alb
Solutely stunning speed and power in
almost all his strokes, and had II not
been for the fact that this power was
mixed with extreme wildness would
have won in all probability in straight
sets.
In defeating Murray. the 1915 cham
eliminate Patterson Yesterday. The
match also showed the versatility and
court strategy OF J9hnston,s same;
Patterson TO come close 10 the net and
play low shots around his feet. today
he endeavored with fair success to
keep Murray in tho back of the court.
where he could not employ his smashcs
and drives for sure placements points.
the latter. however. frequently upset
Johnston's playing. and particularly N
the first set was able 10 secure a posi-
= tion of advantage a. the barrier.
At such times he smashed or played
to JohnSton'S back hand with satisfaC
3 OF Johnston once he got well into his
game drove Murray 10 the haS Sc line.
while the winner would force his way
we'll into the fore court and there with
with snap-like strokes the heavy
smashes OF Murray until he forced an
opening for a winning shot.
80. a these times the rallies We're fire.
( RAPIDLY tina, IL was almost impossible
to follow the flight OF the ball.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
zEkE SMITH AND OISHE TO
MEET MONDAY AT BROADWAY
1apanere GruppIer Is Middlewetrht lin
Jltsu Expert and Fast ns
Lightning.

Labor Day will furnish an Interest
ing calendar OF sports for the lovers
or athletics in this city. In the after
noon. Boulevard Field will be the ha,-
tieEround OF contest between the
Richmond and Petersburg baseba n
CLUBS. while in the evening an interest
inS wrestling card will draw fans 10
the Broadway Athletic Arena.
Japan viii have representative in
the combat at the Broadway, Matsuda
oishe. jiu jtsu expert and exponent
or the catch as-catch can art beinc
hooked for a finish match with Grade
tLeke) Smith, whose mat skill is
marked by the fact that he is a Rich
monder.
Joe Turner won a clean-cut victory
over Oishe here Thursday, but the
match served to demonstrate that Oishe
Is not an easy one to beat. Turner's
superiority in the catch-as-catch
game was established, but il Is prob
able that the situation would have
been reserved If the pair had Crap
ped jiu jitsu style. 1t is believed that
Jiu 1itsu contest between Turner
and oishe may be put on here before
The work of the Japanese clearly
TO see him in action again. The Jap
will face IA sturdy opponent in Smith.
and fast and spirited bout is in
view.
An interesting preliminary match
will hold the attention of the fans
until Smith and oshc sail into each
other. the first bout heng scheduled
promptly at $50 o'clock. Women will
be admitted free.