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The evening world., 1919-07-08
CHILD'S OMEN OF DEATH
SOON FOLLOWED BY HIS OWN
After Calling Attention 10 Omen of
Falling Picture, Lad Touched
Third Rail.

"Some one will die, mamma said
Gordon Hiberts. ten years old. to Ms
mother at their home. No. 522O Fourth
Avenue. Brooklyn, telling OF the falling
of a picture in a nelghbor's house yes
terday.
II vas but two hours later when the
little lad, In attempting to cross the
elevated tracks at 66th Street and Third
Avenue, Brooklyn, touched the third rail
with his knees and was shocked to
death.
The evening world., 1919-07-08
Balloon Pilots BODY washes Ashore.

TOLEDO, O., July S,-The body Of
Sergt Joseph Marquette, pilot Of the
army observation balloon, which broke
from its moorings during the Willard
Dempsey exhibition here last Friday.
was washed .-nOre yesterday two miles
from where ~ craft fell into Lake
Erie. Marquette came here from his
home al Clayton, MasS.
The evening world., 1919-07-08
KIDNAPPED ON WEDDING EVE
Corporal says He Was Taken Off
Unconscious and Robbed.

lAIeCal 10 The Evening Nolld,)
STANFORD, Conn July S.-COrpl
Charles stevens OF Springfield. Mass.
the army recruiting officer who disap-
peared last Wednesday on the eve OF
his marriage 10 Miss Anna sehotanus OF
Sound Beach, returned to Stamford to-
day. He said he accepted the invitation
of two prospective recruits to ride in
their automobile. that he drank from a
bottle that he supposed contained soda
water and that, when he recovered
consciousness. he was In a Wilmington,
Del, hotel.
His comrades had departed, he added,
and he was minus about 500 He re-
turned to Stamford TO make peace with
the young woman. Miss Schotanus told
him that II he could satisfy her that
his tale was true. she would forgive
him and become his bride. The Corporal
has asked the Delaware police to help
him obtain the proof.
The evening world., 1919-07-08
CAR STATION BIDS ASKED.
eleven 10 he Built on Pelham Hay
Park Line.

Bids for the construction OF eleven
stations on the Pelham Bay Park
branch OF the Seventh-IeXington Ave
nue. Rapid Transit Line have been asked
by Transit Construction Commissioner
Delaney. The bids are TO be opened on
July "a and work Is to be completed
within six months. Steel work for the
Pelham Bay Park Branch OF the city
owned transit system will be finished
'within two laopths.
Beginn nS q Whitlock Avenue and
ending az Pelham Bay Parkway, the
sta atoms will be known as Whitlock Ave-
nue., Elder Avenue. Classon Point Road
~. Lawrence Avenue. East l77th Street
castle GIill' Avenue. Zerega Avenue
Westchester Square, Mlddletovn Road
Buhre Avenue and Pelham Bay Park
iNaA
The evening world., 1919-07-08
nanauet and RIan for Robt. VaneII1

banquet and Ring for Hobt. vanrIIH
More than 200 persona attended
dinner At cOney island last nishe eiFf'H
In recognition Of Robert vaneila's 'elfeIIa
to improve conditions among he cqtH-
trymen In the James Street nci9H1u
master, the speakers being Judge EfoNINI
Of General Sessions, Assistant ui4tfIHI
Attorney Cardone and Robert Han|-
angelo. who presented Mr. VauoIa 9
ring.
The evening world., 1919-07-08
II Will Be Second Time She
Has Come to Native Land
Since Her Marriage.

Lady Decies is expected shortly at
Georgian Court. the estate OF George
J.. Gould. for a summer visit. The
family later may go TO Newport and
The evening world., 1919-07-08
BROOKLYN WINS a ckNNoI


Brooklyn wins captured Germ.
cannon az a reward FOR the largest tII|
subscription OF the I'VE boroaehe ~ NsI
York City In the Victory Liberty Loan
Nine other communities In the "a N4I|
eral Reserve District also get c4uU||
By the Llberty Loan COMMITTEES. IN
are the winning cities and town1i
Brooklyn, Waikiki. Ulster EINN
Union. Broome County and pei4I4N
Bayonne, East Orange. West ofantE
South Orange and scotch Plain1' Uu'rN
County, n. J.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
YOUR TOWN

MOORE than one evidence that snring
'A IL hero and that summer is ran
idly approaching can be noted at vari.
GUS times during thoae hAlmy days in
Central Park. An the sigma" are
there from early morning until after
dark.
The morning hours bring out the
long rows of baby carriages, trundlod
by nurse girls, who show signs of hav-
ing spent most OF their time recently
indoors, Flocks of children accom-
pany the carriages and play in the
not-yet- green grass.
Later in the day, when tho schools
let out, these intrudcrs are supplanted
by the youngsters who believe in lay
ing aside their homework until some
time later in the day. while they 30
out and have their game Of baseball,
tag or whatever it may be. Then-~
twilight.
That is when, these days. the park
begins to hum with activity. Symposi-
ums, adjourned since last fall, arc be-
ing renewed Nightly, one can hear
the high pitched voice of some orator
trying to explain to his group the
why's and whercforos Of the league of
nations or some other important topic
In other words, Central Park is liv-
ing up to its reputation of being a
barometer for those who want to know
what season Of the year it is.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Tony Sarg's Marionettes
At the Punch and Judy

The little Punch and Judy Theatre
last night fulfilled the purpose for
which, judging by its name, it was in
tended by housing Tony Sargs highly
intelligent and diverting band of pup
pets. They presented dramatization
of Thacherays THE Rose and tho
Ring" in which the Thackerayan So
tiric strain is very mild indeed it is
a fairy tale, filled with incident, how
ever, which allows opportunity for a
really astonishing display of marionette
cleverness. With the aid of the back
stage voices quite extraordinary char
acterizations are accomplished. The
cast includes a wonderful beneficent
lion blood brother to that other de
lightful lion of "Androcles,' as we'll as
a puppet horse who is spirited beyond
description. 1t is pity that puppet
shows seem constructed solely for
juvenile consumption. With plays
trifle less exclusively Juvenile these
shows would make excellent entertain
ment for grown-ups.
The settings and lighting for this
miniature production are excellent.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Plays and Players

Morris Gest arrived in New York
yesterday after six weeks trip to
London and Paris, where he was in
search of new theatrical material. He
has brought back with him the "Aphro-
dite' Of Pierre 1euys, the musical
comedies, "Phi-Phi" and "Flup" and
the comedy farce, "Thc Inhertor of the
Bal Tabarin" from Paris. These plays
will all be produced in America by
Comstock and Gest.
Ashes's fantasy, "Mecca,' and the sec
ond edition of "Chu Chin chow" and
ashis own personal enterprise. Percy
Hutchinsons mclodrama. The Luck Of
the Navy" He arranged for produc-
tion in London of "The Wanderer" and
Experience" by Elliot, Comstock and
Gest. The Wanderer" will be produced
at the Drury Lane Theatre, and "Ex-
perience" at The Sir Henry Irving
Lyceum Theatre. Both productions will
have all-American casts. Plans to pro-
duce various Century Roof Midnight
Whirl numbers in the Alhambra in
London were completed.
Mr.. Gest says that the best of all his
finds" is "Aphrodite,' but he has his
doubts. What shall miss in my pro-
duction of 'Aphrodite' is the effect that
Paris witnessed in the crucifiction of
the nude woman. To my mind there is
nothing more beautiful than the human
body and nothing more vulgar than
tights. But New York censors insist
upon tights" and Mr.. Gest shrugged d
his shoulders.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

1t contains an abundance of comic
scenes, little genuine sentiment and
enough of a creditable, imitation sort
to make it serve as good theatrical en-
tertainment for the average theatre
goer. That is if we know the average
theatregoers, and inded if there is any
such person. For the rest there are
true moments of fine playing by Miss
Huban and Miss Mercer which should
be sufficient reward. The best of the
work Of Kane and Hepenstall is excel
lent. The worst is q good deal worse.
David Belasco has assembled a good
cast and has worked the possibilities of
local color to the last possible quaver-
ing note of the inevitable blind fiddler
Dark Rosaleen herself appears on the
stage, and we found her pretty but
rather unimpressive horse from a rae
ing standpoint. We doubt if she could
carry much weight over a distance. but
then there are probably few Eternals
or Billy Kellys or such like in Ireland.
Her price was twenty to one, and she
won in common canter. Still, she did
it off stage.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Children to Fill
May Baskets With
Dimes for French
Funds Will BE Raised in 80
States to Care for the
Homeless Little Ones I'm
til Parents Can Build

May baskets filled with dimes for
French children arc to take the place
this year of the old-fashioncd flower
flled baskets which children used to
hang on their playmatcs' doorknobs in
celebration Of springtimc.
Governors of thirty-six states have
promised the American COMMITTEES for
devastated France. to appoint May Day
as special day for an interchance of
greetings between the children Of the
United Sites and Of France. Postcards
bearing gaily painted May baskets. With
tive holes into which children NAV slim
i've dimes, have been prepared by the
thousands for the committee and are
now being distributed all over the
country.
In addition to many May parties
which children will hold in their homes,
each little guest coming with his Nav
basket filled with dimes for French
Children, there will be Childrcn's
Garden Fete under the auspices of the
committee at the Cosmopolitan Club,
Mrs. Cass Gilbert, chairman of the
Chlldren's Committee of the American
Committee for Devastated France. is
arranging the city-wide celebration, and
NJ rs. +. +. Hewitt is arranging the de-
tallS OF the tete. There Will be Nav
queen and garden of "fowers" dane
ing attendance upon her.
The May baskets for dimes will be
distributed at the hotels and restau-
rants on May day as place cards, and
many other agencies are cooperating
IN the distribution. At the Metro.
polltan Museum and the Museum of
Natural History, child in the costume
Of Alsace- Lorraine will preside over a
mammoth May basket.
The money received from the Nav
baskets will be sent to Miss Anne Nor
gan, of the Committee for Devastated
france france 1or the support Of its fhildren's
French children whose homes have been
destroyed are given shelter and school
ing until their parents can rebuild
their cottages and provide proper home
conditions again.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Drama
Dark Rosaleen," "a Horse Race
Play Of ireland, at
the Beiasco
By Ifeywood Rroun

good many types Of plays are
combined in Dark Rosaleen," which
was presented at tho Belasco Theatre
last night. "ln Old Kentucky" and
Romeo and Juset" have been com
bincd and the resulting product trans
ferred to Ireland. ". y. ucpcnstall
and Whitford Kane, the authors Of the
new romantic farce comedy. seem more
interested in the comic possibilities
or Intensive studies in local color
than in plot. The story Of the play
is slight and hating. Although Ozark
Kosaleen" is play about race horse,
the authors are seldom willing to give
the piece its head. Most of the fun
of the entertainment lies in the de-
velopment of the comic possibilities
OF characters who are often slightly
connected with the theme of the play.
These iNterludes are generally shrewd-
~ devised, and in some cases brill
iantly acted, and they served to amuse
the hrst-night audience to a high
degree.
None Of the possibilities of the Irish
question is allowed to 60 by the boards
whenever the playwrights have been
IN any doubt as to what to do next
they have almost invariably decided to
iet somebody say something about Ire
land fettered or Ireland free Pessi-
mlstlc summaries Of Ireland's present
state and optimistic prophecies of her
future were received with equal en-
thusiasm Personally, we can see no
good reason why Ireland should not be
bn !
nave been able to understand the emo
tional stimulus which audiences of
lrlsh extraction or sympathies seem to
derive from the sight Of number of
comic characters in a play sitting
about and weeping in their beer for the
wrongs of poor old Erin. We never
could figure out just how this was
supposed to help along the cause of
self-determ,nation for the much dis
tressed country. However, there seems
to be no doubt that material of this
SORT Is sure IRE IN the theatre, and so
1t proved last night.
Dark Rosaleen" tells the storv of
two conflicting households, the Young
est members of which are in love +
goes on to solve their problem bv al
loving the young man to ride the
morse of the young girl to victory in
race through which she earns enough
money to pay off her fathers debts
and save him from eviction. The
honor and glory of the exploit on the
track suffice to unite the warning fac
| tions.
Eileen Huban plays the part of the
young Irish girl with a great deal Of
skill and charm even though the part
IS 50 sentimentalized at times as to
make it hard to carry. Henry Duffy
who played young Whitcomb Riley in
Home Again." has pleasant quality
OF nervousness, but ne sometime $
outdid even his part in sweetness
Probably the most successful perform
ance of the evening was given by
Beryl Mercer in the role of an old
peddiling woman: She brought a fine
flood of humor to this part and made
every one of her appearances on the
stage delightful. There are also good
performances by Walter Edwin
Thomas Mitchell, Dodson l.. Mitchell
and Robert Cummings.
Dark Rosaleen" is much too slight
ai.d too scattered to be good play but
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
fractional Strife
Of Teachers To Be
Aired ut Luncheon
Radical" and "Conserva.
tive" Leaders Will Speak
ON Freedom in Schools at
Hotel McAlpin Saturday

The strife which has been going on
for months between radical" and
conservative" factions of the teaching
staff OF the city's public schools. will
be brougt into the open at luncheon
conference under the auspices of the
Public Education Association in the
Hotel McAlpin on Saturday noon.
Freedom and Initiative in the
Schools" will be the subject for dis
cussion. This will be treated from
the radical and conservative points of
view by DR.. Henry Linville, president
% the Teachers Union, and Dr. John
L. Tildsley, associate superintendent
of schools, respectively.
More general phases of the problem
will be touched upon by Zecheriah
Chafce, assistant professor of law at
Harvard, and DR.. George Drayton
Strayer, president of the National
Education Association and professor
of educational administration in Teach
ers' College.
will come during the speeches of Dr..
Tildsley and DR.. Linville. The former
has been most active in quashing the
so~called radical" tendencies of q
group of teachers. Dr. Linville. as
president of the Teachers Union,
which has ben denied the privilege Of
of holding meetings in the public
schools by the Board of Education.
always has been regarded as the chief
exponent Of the radical movement"
Mr.. Chaffee will discuss the problem
from more general point of view and
DR.. Strayer will summarize the dis
cussion and also will address himself
to the national aspects of the situation.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
THE Marriage of Jeannette";
Benefit at Selywu Theatre

Victor Masses operetta "The Mar
riage of Jeanette which hasn't
been given in America for nearly halt
a century, was sung yesterday after.
noon at the Selwyn Theatre for the
benefit of the New York Anti-Vivi.
section Society The little work is ne.
lodious but utterly outmo oded. 1t gave
however, to Richards Hale, who took
the part of Jean, an opportunity to
display an excellent voice, little
nasal at times, in its production, but
of ample power. In addition he showeo
an excellent theatric sense and for {
beginner an unusual feeling for
comedy. Jeanette was sung by Mel.
vlna Passmore, whose voice in its up
per register was of considerable
charm.
In addition to the operetta there
was performance of play, "Unde,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Robert Burns Poem
Brings 5000 at Sale
Other Rare Manuscripts of
Brooks's Collection Are
Disposed Of Hero

The sale of rare books and manu-
scripts, the stock of the late Edmund
d. Brooks. of Minneapolis, began YES
eerday afternoon at the Anderson Cal
lerles, Park avenue and 59th street. A
copy OF the First Edition of the
Bishops Bible" printed in London in
1868, was brought by George D. Smith
Tor 500. E. ?. Dutton and Company
paid S86 for "American Book Prices
Current" 1s98-19O4, 1906-1917. Bos-
wells "Life of Samuel Johnson. includ-
ing Journal of his Tour 20 the
Hebrides, Tour in Wales, Correspond
ehce with Mr.. Thrale, etc. with numer-
ous aooltions by j; Wilson Croker, re-
vlsed and enlarged by John Wrirht.' ~
brought 500 and was purchased bv
j. S. Phillips. ~
a letter from James Boswell to Sir
John Dick, concerning himself and
quoting from Gays "Beggar's Onera "
Went to G. Wells at S2l5. The same
purchaser paid $3.50 for an original
autograph manuscript by Charlotte
hronte. Other purchases by George D.
smith were "The Complaint and the
consolation; or Night Thought" with
90 ehRravlngs, by William Blake, $1OO;
Ssebastian Brant's "Stultifera Nauis,'
o. 2, 10; SIX original pencil drawings by
pr Edward Burne-Jones, sl05; original
nolographlc poem in Robert Burns
autograph, "Fororn, my Love, no Com
tort near" $3.50; Robert Burns letter
to Lady Henrietta Dorr, 1925. The total
proceeds of the afternoon amounted ia
S5,9bS. The sale will be continued this
afternoon and evening.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Music
Miss Louise ilcwcilyn Again
Heard i'm Concert at AcoIiar


Miss Louise Llcwcllyn, who had been
heard hero before, gave a song recital
last night at Acolian Hall, and agar
proved herself an cSaltcd ar.ist ~ folk
songs and in songs which do not re-
quirc any great vocal powcr Such
numbers as the old Breton "Lc Solcl
Montc,' Faurc's "Soir," and Iarccki's
arrangement Of Chopin's "Nunnka"
found her at her best. Here her in.
tclligencc and her pure though light
voice stood her in good stead, and the
quhlity Of her middle register proved
exceedingly charming But such
things as Ilandel's "Ohl Had Jubal'a
Lyre" arc beyond her range.
Miss Licwcllyn's is distinctly IN in
tricate style, and when she forces her
voice beyond it becomes shril and un-
certain. In her field, however, she is
altogether excellent. She was warmly
greeted by a large audience. and after
her second group of songs her piano
was quite buried in flowers. 6. v
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

tion and encouragement at first. But
she had optimism and determination
and IN course of time substantial
board stood behind her The nursery
hrst started on East Sixth Street, grew
to such dimensions that new build
ing had to be put up on the same site
Today 1T houses from eighty to ninety
children.
Miss Wheeler was largely respon-
sible, also, for the opening, some seven
years ago, of the Bleecker Street Me
moral Nursery for Italian children
a new and larger building is now be-
ing erected on this site.
lhe day nursery stands first, for
the preservation and maintenance of
the home" says Miss Wheeler. at
dlsengages the arms of the mother
and gives her the freedom to utilize
her time"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Society at Charity
ElltertainnaentfOr
Benefit of Nursery
Decorations at Brilliant
Affair in Ritz Carlton
Suggests Hall of Mirrors
at Versailles Palace

Another brilliant entertainment for
charity was given last night at the
Ritz Carlton. The beneficiary was the
Virginia Day Nursery, a charity of New
York that dates back nearly half a
century, The ballroom and dining
room of the Ritz were beautifully
decorated for the occasion, the former
room suggesting corner of the Hall
OF Mirrors in the palace at Versailles.
The dining room was hung with
Oriental draperies to furnish a suit
able background for the Eastern
dances OF Evan Burrows Fontainc. The
programme girls and ushers, headed
by Miss Mary Colt and Miss Miriam
Hartman, wore the picturesque cos
tunes of French shepherdesses.
In addition to the dancing of Fon-
tame, others who entertained were
Paul Reimers, Blanche Dufneld, Bea-
trlce HEREFORD and Michio Itow.
Every box was occupied by promi.
nent members OF society, and among
those who had tables for the dancing
carnival were Mrs. ]. Horace HARDING
Mrs. y. Hunter McAlpin, Mrs. Peter
Cooper Bryce. Mrs. Ramsay Turnbull,
Mrs Stuart Duncan, Mrs. X. Fairfield
Osborn, Mrs. Shepard Krech, Mrs.
Sidney W, Fish, Mrs. Alvin W. Krech,
Mrs Newbold Lc Roy Edgar, Mrs.
George f. Baker, .r, Mrs. Oliver Gould
Jennings. Mrs. Joseph Walker. Sd. Mrs,
samuel Sloan, Mrs. C.. Lcdyard Blair
and Mrs. Charles Steele
Among the programme girls and
ushers were Miss Mario Louise Blair
MISS Shcila Byrne, Miss Helen Krech
Miss Mabel Sattcrlee, Miss Katherine
Mackay, Miss Audrey Rikcr, Miss Caro-
,,ne Stevens, Miss Ruth Ogden and
Miss Lanier Comfy.
Among those who had boxes were
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Will
lam Douglas Sloane, Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. Wal
ter 2. Bliss, Mrs. Devereux Milburn,
Mrs: Charles w. McAlpin, Mrs. Warren
McConlhe, Mrs. John n. Willvs and
Mrs. Richard Colt
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
AutO1nOtives

Anything like the present bull mar
ket for used automobiles in this city
is hard to recall. Dealers in all
grades of second hand machines have
their floors pretty we'll cleared Of
goods, and are scouting around to have
stock on hand This tends to make
prices higher all round, and some re-
markable things are happening.
For instance, the used car depart
ment of factory branch was quot
ing yesterday $3.50 on discontinued
model two years old that never sold
above $3.50 when il was new. All the
old ideas about depreciation" go in
the discard in the face of such prices
as these. Another discontinued model,
year old, was offered at $500, the
price new being Sl,065 or thereabouts.
As for almost current models, thev
were selling practically at the price
asked for them when new.
And at that, the salesman smiled
blandly and said: eve can't get en-
ough cars, as it ia, We have more
customers than automobiles, and we
would be glad TO get more machines.
We don't keep them on the floor very
long"
NS"tPNAtu " StNll OF tNlS SORT, mll-
iion-share days on the Stock En-
change are small-timo performances.
group OF Italian engineers con
nected with the Fiat factory, after an
exhaustive examination into American
automobile manufacturing methods.
has returned to Italy to lay the re
suits. of their Investigations before
the heads of Turin. Plans are be-
ing developed to apply the best of
American methods to the best Of Ital-
ian methods, and to turn out cars
on quantity production basis in GER
tain models. Announcement of the de-
tailed plans of the company will be
made soon by J. S. Josephs, who rep
resents Fiat in this country
Report has it that the leading in
'erest IN Maxwell Motors has acquired
control in Chalmers as we'll, so that
the combined Maxwell Chalmers is now
IN Z single hand Also report is that
no deal with General Motors will go
through, although one was pending
Cor time. c. f. r. $.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Many Dinners Planned
Events to Precede Military and
Naval Ball To.niohf

Many dinners will be given this
evening previous to the Military and
Naval Ball at the Hotel Commodore.
ior the benefit of the New York Asso-
cation for the Blind, Of which DR..
John II. Finley is the president. Among
The hostesses will be Mrs. J. Edgar
Bull, Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris.
Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg, Mrs. f. Ashton
de Peyster, Mrs. Albert Shaw and Miss
Daisy Rogers. Charles s. Butler also
VII give dinner to thirty guests.
On the executive committee Of the
ball are: Mrs. f. Ashton de Peyster.
Mrs. Gardner ". Millett. Mrs. Lewis
Gouverncur Morris, Charles Stewart
Butler, Henry Morgan Post, Major
General Charles r. Roe. Louis S. Tread
we'll and +. Coster Wilmcrding. It is
expected 6 large number Of officers
from the feet will be present.