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Walter. betrothed to Anna. meets
Loreiei and is smitten with her charms,
When she learns that he is engaged to
another lady she swoons, while one Her
mann, who loves Anna. invokes Father
Rhine's vengeance. Lorelci makes her
appeal 10 the Rhine maidens and they
tell her that it is a case for Aiberich,
who. as every one remembers. had become
lord of the Rhine by the simple process
OF stealing the gold. Lorclci swears
fidelity to Albc,ich and is transformed
into a regular acknowledgements siren
with golden locks and the golden comb
with which to comb them.
When Waiter and Anna are solemnly
marching to church TO be wed they are
met by Loreiei. who exercises her new
lure on Walter with the result that he
filings away Anna and rusheS into the
SIRENS arms The Loreli lady pops into
the Rhine. leaving the disconsolate
swain behind. Anna is 80 shocked that
she dies, and in the last act We witness
her funeral
WGiter takes his turn AT being shocked
and swooning. LOreici mounts her rock
and does little more vocal alluring
But now the Rhine daughters warn her
to be faithful to Aibcrich. and so Walter
heaves himself into tho river. He meets
his just reward in cold water death.
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HYLANS GUESTS AT
PALM BEACH DINNER
r. Clarence Jones Entertains
for Mayor, His Wife and
Daughter.
BREAKFAST ENDS EVENT
Many Remain for Wheel Chair
Party to Watch the
Sun Rise.
BREAKFAST ENDS EVENT
special Despatch TO TIE sux.


pAtN BEACH. Fla, Feb. 13.--Mayor
ana Mrs. John +. Hylan and their daush-
tor, Miss Virginia Hylan. of New York
were guests last night of L. Clarence
Jones OF New York at a dinner dance
given a the Country Club. The dance
lasted all night. About sunrise tile guests
formed wheel chair parties and with tho
exception of the Hylan party and a few
others, gathered together later for break
FAST
Among the guests at the Hylan din
ner were Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, JUS
tce +. X. Pendleton. Mrs, Charles Il.
Alexander. Senator Davis Elkins. the
Duchess de Chaulnes Leonard Replogle,
Mr. and Mrs Pierre Lorillard Barley
and Mrs. Pendleton. More than 100
others attended the dinner. including
Mrs William Thaw I'D Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward y. Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
lev g. Mortimer. Mr.. and Mrs Devices
Div orth. f. Roosevelt Scovel. Edward
Crozer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick F'reling-
huysen. Mrs. William DBston. NIrs. John
Wanamaker. Jr., Mr.. ard Mrs. Kenneth
X Van Ripper, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton q.
Dixon. Richard LounsbTy. Mr. and Mrs.
Sherwood Aldrich. Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Kingsland, Mr.. ard Mrs. Leland
Sterry. Mrs. Rodman Nanamaker. Jules
S Bache, Scott Cameion. l.. Harrison
Dulles, Jr and Mrs. Raymond Belmont.
Mr.. Hylan. with AR Untermyer, will
motor to Miami on Saturday to serve as
judges in the regatta.
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD,

St. Valentines tea will be given
this afternoon to members of the Ma
tional League for Womans Service. MT
257 Madison avenue The hostesses
will be Mrs. Edward Mcvickar and Mrs.
Winthrop Burr.
Mr.. and Mrs John !. Watson, Jr.. left
the Plaza yesterday for Ormond Fla.
dance for the benefit Of tho TAM,
Corps Club will be given tonight at ob3
Madison avenue. Among those inter-
ested are Mrs. Philip A, s. Franklin.
Mrs Ernest T. Lorillard. Mrs De witt
Clinton Falls. Mrs. Charles A. Van Rens-
selaer and Mrs. Everett Colby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Learv and their
son, James d. Leary, will give n dance
at Sherrys the night Of February %,
Mrs. Hamilton Nick Tuorh,, col
Fifth avenue. gave a luncheon Yesterday,
The performance of The Village" TO
be given by members OF the Amateur.
Comedy Club tonight at the Garden
Theatre will he for the benefit of the
Permanent Blind Relief War Fund.
Among the members of the executive
committee OF this fund are Edmund /.
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HARDNESS ESTATE
SUED FOR SIS. 900. 900
Kentucky Wants Back Taxes
With Heavy Penalty.
Special Despatch 10 The srv.

LEXINGTON. KY, Feb. 13-Backed by
the State Tax Commission, Revenue
Agent Walton Byars and County Attor-
ney Hogan filed suit here to collect taxes
of more thap 100000 from Mrs Flor
ence g. Hardness OF New York. widow
of harry darkness. John w. McMiller
of New York. executor OF the estate, is
made a party 10 the action. The petit
TONERS hold that Mr.. Hardness at the
time OF his death. January 23, was a
legal resident Of this county, In that his
father, l.. V. Hardness. also deceased.
owned the Walnut Hall stock farm here,
and that Harry Hardness. with his sis
ter Mrs. McComber of California, and
Mrs Lola Edwards of Pittsburg. con-
tlnued to own It after l., V. Harkness
died.
In the petition back taxes are sought
on the $1,000. 900 estate for three years
with a 20 per cent. penalty for default
The claim OF the Kentuckians grows out
of the fact that the Hardness heirs, after
l.. V. Harkness's death, when cited for
taxation in Kentucky and New York, &C.
cepted Kentucky as their legal residence.
thereby enriching Kentucky $2Ss, 900.
but costing New York more than that In
loss OF Inheritance tax. Harry Hark-
ness was seldom In Kentucky. but his
father spent much of his time here Just
before he died and after his wife had
died in New York.
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OBITUARIES.
BROTHER A. p. KENNEDY.

Brother 4. p. Kennedy. master OF
novices in this country of the teaching
order of the Christian Brothers of Ire
land, died Wednesday night in st.
Marys Novitiate. Mamaroneck, in his
sixty"fourth year. Ten days ago in
nursing one of the novices under his
care he contracted Influenza which de-
veloped INFO pneumonia.
Brother Kennedy was born IN Kill
common, County Limerick, Ireland. in
1855, and entered the order of the Irish
Christian Brothers in 1875. In 1882 he
began his labors on this side of the At
lantic as teacher in the then recently
opened schools at st. Johns. Newfound-
land. where he taught for thirty-four
years. being transferred in 1916 to the
at New Rochelle. as master of novices.
This simple yet splendid old man was
beloved by thousands of his boys" as
he always called them. though many
hundreds have attained 10 high honors
In ecclesiastical life one is now Arch
bishop of Newfoundland and another
Speaker of the House of Assembly OF
Newfoundland.
The funeral will be on Saturday morn
ing after a solemn requiem mass which
will be celebrated at 10 o'clock in the
Holy Trinity Church, Mamaroneck The
celebrant will be Mgr J. w. Power of
All Saints Parish, New York, an old
friend. 1nterment will he at Holy Sep
ulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle.
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whom had had for years was AFRAID
would get dependent upon him. Eow
do for myself.
Must Work Out own Salvation.
you have to start thinking If YOU
cannot see. and the process OF contin-
ued thinking brightens your wits In a
way that viii surprise you. You have
got to work out Your own salvation. L
think you fellows will face the situation
with resolution. with the same never to
be tlowned spirit that you faced those
damned Germans with over there at the
front You will win the victory. but 1t
Is a harder fight than the one where
you got blinded You will be very proud
of yourselves, and your friends and re-
lations will be very proud of you"
He told them OF what the boys were
doing at st. Dunstan's in London, and
said Evergreen, where the boys are
going, will be just that sort OF place.
Lieut.-Col. V. w. Gibson. command
ing officer of the hospital. and Major
Charles F. Neergaard of the Red Cross
show the men every possible attention.
and as result they are quite cheerful.
The morale is remarkably fine. The
soldiers have music and enjoy dancing
more than anything else. A few nights
ago they occupied the Astor box in the
at Faust" and another
night they went to the Winter Garden.
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"For Charity and 'FRONT.'"

II was asserted at that time that the
Golden Rule Alliance was an offshoot Of
the international Sunshine Society that
Holman left the society where he had
been collector on 90 per cent COM
mission basis. to form the alliance. 1t
was alleged that Fanny J. Crosby, the
blind writer of hymns. was president Of
the alliance. but that its affairs were
wholly In the hands of Holman, the
treasurer, and Mrs. Mabel F. Holman.
The alliance was incorporated for
charity and profit" Holman wac asked
about the contradictory terms. He ex-
planned that he had learned through ex-
perience with the International Sunshine
Society Of the Troublesome features at
tending the use of funds collected for
the blind in profit making venture such
as the Sunshine Societys Bens Snhurst
sanitarium
Holman said that It was the idea when
the alliance was incorporated to use
funds collected for blind In building n
home for blind girls The funds would
he but temporarily diverted. he OK
planned, /and ultimately the blind would
benefit THROUGH the return OF profits
from the home
The examination convinced the minis
ter OF the unwisdom OF combining BUSH
ness and charity in the manner he pro-
posed and he promised to have the papers
OF incorporation changed
During the first investigation Il was
said that the alliance was receiving $3.50
month from mite boxes in New York
One of Iiolman's collectors was arrested
in Newark in 1918 and was discharged
when Holman promised to remove the
societys boxes in Newark
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JOHN quincy ADAMS, PH. ID.

DR.. John Quincy Adams, assistant
secretary OF the Municipal Art Commits
sion. died from pneumonia Wednesday
at his home in Tompkinsville. Richmond.
Born in jefferson county, New York,
while the civil war was raging, his
early life was spent on n farm. Later
he attended Northwestern University,
being graduated in 1889. Several years
Of study at European universities In
France. Germany and Austria Hungary
followed. In 1892 he received the de-
gree Of doctor of philosophy from Halle
University. For the next seven years
ne acted as secretary and executive Of
ficer OF the Association of Colleges and
Preparatory Schools OF the middle
States and Maryland On october 10.
1907, he was appointed to the Municipal
Art Commission. He lectured extern
sively throughout the country on art in
its relation 10 life.
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MARRIAGE DATE POSTPONED.
Illness Miss sharplcss's Sister
Causcd shanEe in Arrange uts,


PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13.-The date of
the marriage of Miss Mary Dixon Sharp
less, daWhter of Mr.. and Mrs. T Wilson
Sharples of Chestnut Hill. to Ma ior Eric
-AleXandr Pearson. which was TO have
taken pAce February 90. has been post
poned osing 10 the illness Of the bride S
sister
The Engagement is announced OF Miss
tatharne Wright. daughter of Mrs.
Waite Wright OF Pasadena. Cal. to
1ame' Spencer Brown. Jr. of Montclair.
Miss Wright has just returned from
NrlTc, where she was engaged in Red
Iros work.
Mss Gladys Williams. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams, will ell
rain AT luncheon next Wednesday for
-IT. Holstein de Haven Fox.
daior Guido Barbanti of the Roya!
Titan Navy. who was visiting Mr.. anu
NtS- r II. Lewis in Swarthmore, has
latunci TO Washington.
Mss Ella Herbert. who has been Wis.
= Dr. and Mrs. Russell Boles in Over
% OK, has returned to her home in New
Ndk
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MIAMI RACES BEGIN TO-DAY.
Many Visitors Arrive for Fifth
Nidwinter Regatta.

MIAMI. Fla. Feb. ia worlds re-
ord may be lowere, in the fifth mid
winter motor boat regatta opening to-
morrow. Interest will centre in the eX-
press cruiser races and hydroplare
events.
There were several grill parties at
the Royal Palm this evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles r. thatcher entertained In
honor of Capt. edgar Vale. Col and
Mrs. John f. Hatcher and Lieut.. and
Mrs. Frank p. Sleer. A tea was ar
ianged this afternoon by Mrs. James II.
Gilman for Mrs William Shanklin, Jr,
81 New York.
Among those arriving to-day at the
ROYAL Palm were Claiming Wiley, Mrs
Oliver II. cutter. Walter Prindle and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graves.
Ward f. Trrer. a New York painter.
Is giving an exhibition of pictures this
week at the Royal Palm.
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SKI RACES AT DARTMOUTH.
Eighth Annual Carnival Opens
with "A Play and Dance.
Special Despatch 10 THE suv,

HANOVER, y. H., Feb. 13.-The pre-
sentation Of Nothing but the Truth" by
the Dartmouth Dramatic Association
featured the opening night of the eighth
winter carnival of the Dartmouth Outing
club here tonight. The programme
opened with a supper dance in the coll
lege hall dining room and the per-
Torrance was followed by dances given
by different fraternity groups, More
than two hundred and fifty girls are
guests of the eighteen fraternities that
are holding house parties.
The first of the outdoor events will
take place tomorrow afternoon when the
ski and snowshoe races will he held on
the golf links. A team OF ten men has
been entered by McGill University of
Montreal and Middlebury. Colgate and
Williams also will be represented.
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NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

Edward Robins has engaged Rolnrd
Young for the leading role in Luck in
Pawn" Mabel Taliaferros new starring
vehicle. Others in the company are Ann
Warrington. Robert Adams. Harry Ash
ford. Edna Renard, BENJAMIN Kauser
Florence Short, Robert G. Fisher, Relna
Caruthers and Malcolm Bradley
A unique transaction is the disposal OF
the London rights to "a Sleepless Night
before its first New York presentation
These rights have been acquired by Lor-
rilard 4 Grossmith. The New York
premiere OF the comedy will be Mon
day night In the Bijou Theatre.
The French Theatre on Washington
Birthday will present an episode fro m
Percy MacKaye's play washington, "
which has not yet been produced. Rep
resentatives OF several patriotic and the
atrical organizations will attend.
Four extra rows OF seats have been
added to the orchestra OF the Lyric The.
atre on account Of the great demand "a
see Roland Vests thrilling melodrsma
The Unknown Purple"
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MARSHALLS TO GIVE A DINNER.
Senator and Mrs. salisbury VIII
He Guests at Event To-day.
Special Despotch 10 THE sux.


WASH >oN. Feb. 13.--Vice- Pres ident
and Mrs. Marshall will entertain at din
ner tomorrow evening for the President
pro tenn OF the Senate and Mrs Sauls-
bury
Mrs. Daniels wife OF the Secretary
of the Navy. will return tomorrow after
weeks absence.
Mrs. Gregory, wife of the retiring At
torney-General. was guest OF henor at
II ncheon given to-day by Mrs. George
j. Denis Of Los Angeles. Cal.
Assistant Aforementioned and Mrs
George G. Todd entertained at dinner
this evening in honor OF the retiring At
torney-General.
Mrs. William Bayard Cutting of New
York is visiting Mrs William Phillips,
wife of the Assistant Secretary OF State
Among dinner hosts this evening were
Nine. Hauge. widow of the former
Norwegian Minister; Minister OF the
Netherlands and Nine. Cremer and Gen
and Mrs, Charles l.. McCawley.
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DIED.

CHrM.--At River Edge. y. j., on Thurs.
day February 10. Frederick II, beloved
husband Of Louise Maltbie.
Fan"ral services Saturday. February Is,
~ .i5. from Church Of Annunciatlon
OrsdeH. y. J. Train leaves Chambers
street, Erie r. II, at p NJ
lEASER-Suddenly. on Tuesday morning
February II, 1919. Eleanor Kevan,
widow Of James Fraser.
FUNERAL services at her late residence
III East Seventeen street. on Friday,
February u, at 10 A, NJ. Kindly omit
Towers.
HAN--A, Nutioy. y. J., on February 10.
1'l9, Sarah Anna Hay, wife OF James
Hay and daughter OF the late
Richard Kingsland.
FUNERAL Saturday. from his residence, on
nc arrival of 2ii train from Jersey
city. Newark branch of Erie II. r.
"EELER-James, on February 10. Ser
vices THE FUNERAL CHURCH."
Broadway and Sixty-sixth street Crank
F.. Campbelrs). Sunday. 3 o'clock.
h-NNEDY,-At the novitiate OF the Chris
Tan Brothers OF Ireland. Orienta Point.
Namaroneck. the Rev Brother Andrew
Peter Kennedy. February 70.
Solemn requiem mass Holy Trinity
church. Msmaroneck. Saturday. 10
o'clock. Interment Holy sepulchre
'N'teTy, New HocneHe.
MASON Frank. on February l2. Ser
vices THE FUNERAL CHURCH."
Broadway and Sixty-sixth street Drank
e. Campbell's). Friday, s +. NJ.
oDAJlAN.--Parentz. on February IL. Ser
vices THE FUNERAL CHURCH."
Broadway and Sixty sixth street (Franll
=. Campbelrs), Sunday, o'clock.
riILLlPs,-At st. Johns Hospital, Brook
!ln, Thursday. February Is. Mary
Eleanor. beloved wife OF George Phillips.
Funeral Sunday. P. NJ. from Church
~ the Holy Spirit Bay Parkway
tTwenty-second avenue). Bensonhurst.
lnterment Greenwood.
iDrPIN-
Military order Loyal LeglOn.--Passed
Asst, Engineer John ID. Toppin. u 8. ".
lretredD. died February H. Funeral
20 Bathgate place, Newark. Friday.
$50 Il. N. Delaware and Lacka~anna
1858 Hoboken for Roseville avenue.
Companions will attend. BY order OF
George Putnam. Lieutenant and Adju-
lant. Commander: VIM s. Cogsweli.
Recorder,
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1S BLIND SOLDIERS
HEAR PEARSON TALK
Sightlcss British Publicist
Cheers Patients in Hos
pital Here.
URGES FIGHTING SPIRIT
Tells Them to Keep Their
Courage Up and All
Will Be Well.
URGES FIGHTING SPIRIT

Thirteen soldiers blinded in battle on
the French front sat around a table In
the DEGRADATION Hospital No. 5, Grand
Central Palace, yesterday afternoon and
listened to the greatest blind man of the
war. Sir Arthur Pearson. the noted Lon
don publicist, who has been godsend
to the slghtless Tommies of Great Brit
ain. He gave them n heart to heart talk.
as one man who has been blind for sew
eral years and has won the victory over
the handicap to men who are just real
izing that they will never see again. He
said
First OF all I want to tell you this
thing is nothing approaching half so bad
as 1t seems TO you at the present mo-
ment. You have just lost your sight.
otherwise you are ordinary. sound. hui
man beings. We keep the idea of nor
mality before us. We say we have no
blind just normal men who do not see.
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MRS. MARY MATHEsON.

Mrs Mary Matheson. wife of William
Matheson of the queens Bridge Depart
ment, died yesterday in her home. 1ll2
Emerald street Woodhaven Mrs
Matheson recently was appointed TO the
executive committee of the Queens
County Democratic Committee, the first
woman 10 receive such an appointment
Chairman Smedley in Long Island city
announced last night the appointment
of the following committee to represent
the orga nization at her funeral this af-
ternoon: Peter +, Albrecht, William "
George. John r. Higgins. Mrs. Elizabeth
Doyle. DR.. Maria Ninton and Mrs. Dor
othea Courten.
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ramsey. $50
fark avenue. formerly of Cincinnati.
announced yesterday the engagement OF
their daughter Miss Julia Ireland Ram
sey. TO Capt. Cortlandt Waite Handy,
L. s. "A. Miss Ramsey, who was intro
duced TO society last season, is a great
great randdaughter of the Rev. Gard
ner Spring. who for sixty-three years
was pastor Of the Brick Presbyterian
Church. Capt Handy is a son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Parker Douglas Handy of this
city and Glen Cove. l.. l.. and was
graduated from Princeton in 1911. He
served on the Mexican border with
Squadron \ in 1916 and the following
year entered the air serviceSof the army.
No date has been set for the wedding.
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JUDGE JOHN W. BOGERT.

Judge John w. BoGert 20. for twenty
four years on the New Jersey Court Of
Errors. retiring four years ago died
yesterday at his home in Hohokus. y.
J. lie served in the Assembly and in
the Senate up to 1891 and also two
terms as county collector Judge Bogcrt
was a staunch. Democrat. lie leaves a
daughter. Mrs. Stephen Nanemburgh
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TUMBLE IN HAS premier,
II n m merstein Piece Is Presented
TO Wilmington Audience.
Special Despatch 10 THE SIN

WiLMINdToN. Feb. lS.-Attention Of
the theatrical world was turned to the
premiere here tonight OF Arthur liam
merstcln's Tumble In" musical com
cdv
Representing Mr. lIammerstcins third
musical piece of this season. Tumble
In opened before an appreciative
audience. Among those present was a
gathering OF theatrical men and Broad
way first nighters, who journeyed from
New York by special car.
Tumble In is of the saucy. ptuuant
type of entertainment. Its cast Includes
Zelda Sears and Charles Ruggles. Peggy
O'Nell. William Haldsan. Edna Hib-
bard. Elsie Lawson. Fred Lennox, Olga
Mishka. Fred Solder and other Broad
way flNoritcS
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OBITUARIES.
BARON HENRI VAN oLDENNEEL,
Special Drspatch 10 THE sux.

NP'VTUF EV0VHTIN TO TIE SIN.
Baron Henri van Oldenneel died YES
terday in his home. 3O2 Chestnut street.
Roselle. y, J. He was born at Houthem.
st. Gerlach, Holland, siXty-seven years
ago the son of Baron Charles IIyacinthe
van Oldcnneel and Theodorina de Billet
de WILLIAMSON. He retained his Dutch cit
izenship.
Baron van Oldenneel was patent at
torney. specializing in foreign patents,
and was noted particularly for his lit
erary and linguistic abilities. He spoke
seven languages. He had studied at the
University OF Louvain in Belgium. He
leaves a widow. one son. a brother and
three sisters. The latter live in Holland
The sun., 1919-02-14
NEW WORKERS AT SPRINGS.
More Families VIII Join White
sulphur Colony Next Week.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va, Feb
l3.-Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. Moorhesd
of Rye, y. Y. arrived at the Greenbrier
to-day. Lieut.. and Mrs. Albert Wet
helm of New York motored here from
Hot Springs for luncheon and were
guests Of Miss Marjorie Veith and Mrs.
Joseph q. Mayer of New York at after
noon tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Kount and Mr..
and Mrs. George Rose of New York have
made reservations here for next week.
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LIEUT.-COL. HIRAM J. sLIFER.

Word OF the death in France of Lieut.
Col. Hiram ]. Slfer, formerly of East
Orange, y. j.. prominent railroad man
ager and engineer was received yester-
day by Mrs. Henry +. Pratt a daugh-
ter OF East Orange. The message said
that Col. Slifer died Of pneumonia Feb
ruary 3. lie was one of the first con-
suting railroad engineers TO be sent to
France, having left Camp Merritt in
December, 1917. He served with the
Twenty-frst Light Railway Engineers
and was promoted on the field for his
building of transportation lines for the
advancing American armies. He was
injured in an accident several months
ago when inspecting a new section OF
track, and pneumonia developed.
Lieut.-Col. Slifer was manager OF the
Panama Railroad and Steamship Com
pany and later went to Chicago as man.
ager of the Rock Island and the Chi
cago Great Western railroads. He was
about 60 years old.
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MRS, MARY +. PHILLIPS.

Mrs. Mary Eleanor Phillips. 81 years
old. formerly secretary OF the Brooklyn
branch OF the New York State Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. died
Yesterday in St. Johns Hospital. Brook
Ign. Her home was in 1924 West Ninth
street and that borough. Funeral ser
vices will be held Sunday afternoon in
the Church OF the Holy Spirit Bay Park
way and Eightysecond street. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs Phillips came to this city from
Canada when she was a child. She was
connected with the anti-suffrage move
mert for twenty-five years and or
ganized many local committees through
out the city. Her husband survives her.
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French Com mi-sioner Wcds Here

\ civil marriage was performed yes
terday at City Hall uniting Hlare Sem
tubery. 81, a member of the French
High Commission. and Miss Mabel Con-
over, 81, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Oldham Conover of Woodstown, " j.
Miss Conover has been living at the
Hotel Martin. this city. 4 religious
ceremony was performed recently In
Baltimore. NJ. ]. Cruise. deputy City
Clerk. performed the ceremony
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cRowDER GETS MORE H0NoRs.
Senate Couhrms Nomination for
Judge Advocate General.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-The nominal
ton OF MaJor-Gen. Enoch Crowder to
be Judge Advocate General OF the
United states Army was sent to the
Senate early to-day. Almost as soon
as II was received 1t was referred TO
the Committee on Military Affairs. then
sitting. which after ca brief executive
session made favorable report to the
Senate.
The Senate then at the close OF the
day sat for a few minutes in executive
session and confirmed the nomination
without debate. The compliment thus
implied Is a high one. 1t Is rarely that
the Senate takes such speedy action.