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New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Dram a
New Show at the Hippodrome,
Called ''Happy Days." Has
High Spots
By Haywood Broun

The new Hippodrome show, which is
called Happy Days." follows the for
muia which has been established at the
big playhouse. The elements are IA
m1liar ones, for the most part, which
may account for the fact that the first
performance did not seem overabun-
dantly supplied with zest. The list Of
notable performers has been 1onger In
other years. However, there are high
did all his remarkable riding trick and
his amusing clowning to the complete
delight of the big audience.
, Next in the order of meHt was the
team of Claudius and Scarlet, who play
the banjo and continue to induce the
audience to sing the choruses of the
familiar old songs they play by the
simple device of having the words
filmed on a large screen.
The pewholdcrs in the Hippodrome
joined in just as heartily as the mid
night folk we're wont to do on the
Ziegfeld Roof couple of seasons ago,
so apparently the habit of community
singing has not necessarily been de-
was fine and inspiring thing Satur-
day night to hear many hundreds of
people lifting their voices to lament
the ocean voyage of their bonnies and
to shout the battle cry of freedom. 1t
is also interesting to find that such
successful results as those obtained by
Claudius and Scarlet can be achieved
by such simple means.
The performance was generally less
imaginative in its more elaborate de-
vices. One or two effects we're strik-
ing, but only the Chinese number
seemed to US to have any claim to
beauty. The usual tableaux of famous
personages we're recruited this time
from fiction rather than history
Shakespeare, who introduced the
pageant, remarked that he had not had
a day off in hundred years. Appar-
emily he has forgotten the week in
which Laurette Taylor played Juliet
Belle Story sang pleasantly, and
there was some excellent dancing by
Clyde Cook, Sam Elton and Valodia
Vestoff. Powers's elephants are as
amazingly intelligent as ever. Still we
felt little chagrined to see the largest
elephant in the troupe doing one-step
with precision and grace. 1t reminded d
us of the long and bitter winter dur
ing which we tried and failed. In
other respects, the elephant was not
so smart. He allowed little chorus
girl to lead him about by the ear.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Equitable Life to Open
60th Convention TODAY

Inc sixtieth annual convention of
me Equitable Life Assurance Society
VIII start to-day at the Waldorf
astoria Hotel. About 1900 members
ol the societys Quarter Million Club
and Century Club are expected A rep
fesentative of the society said that the
business OF almost every insurance
company for the first seven months of
MY exceeded the total business OF
each in 1913.
William A. Day, president of the So
Sle'y, will give reception for the
uelegates at the Bankers Club at $3.50
p m. The first business session will
pe tomorrow. The convention will enc
s,nday with luncheon at the Waldorf
astoria Hotel
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Mrs. Yawger Favors Local
Daylight Saving Laws
President of n. Y. State Wom-
ems Republican Association
Regrets Congress- Action

Mrs. John Francis Yawgcr, president
of the New York State Womer's Re-
publican Association is in favor of the
campaign, recently started, to preserve
daylight saving by local legislation in
towns and cities.
81 can't understand how any one can
be- opposed to daylight saving" said
Mrs. Yawgcr yesterday. at will save
millions of dollars. The movement to
preserve the custom of setting the
clock ahead in summer is purely pa
triotic.
daylight saving economies in gas
and electricity, it gives an hours recre-
alton to the workingman when he re-
turns from his job, it gives the busi-
ness man chance to rest, and it en-
ables his children to play longer. Its
advantages are so obvious that I can't
realize that some persons do not see
them.
at is greatly to be regretted that
Congress has repealed the daylight
saving law. But we can still save the
custom by passing daylight saving laws
in our cities and towns"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Viscount Inherits $25O,OOO

LONDON, Aug. 23.-Undcr the will
Of Mrs. Walter II. Burns, sister of the
late J. Pierpont Morgan, who died sud
denly July 20, Viscount Harcourt, her
son-inlaw, receives S25O,00O The total
estate of Mrs. Burns amounts to So
$4,000.
Mrs. Walter H. Burns, the mother of
Mary Ethel Burns, who was married to
Lewis Vernon Harcourt in 1899, was
the, wife of the late Walter H. Burns,
who was head Of the London branch of
j. P. Morgan & Co. Viscountess Har-
court is one of the most popular leaders
of Anglo-Amercan society. In 1912 she
entertained the Prince of Wales and
was his first hostess. She is a close
friend of the Queen Mother Alexandra
Her husband was Secretary Of State
for the Colonies in the Asquith Cabi-
net.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Church Friendship Board
To Meet at The Hague Sept. 81

The International Committee of the
World Alliance for international
Friendship Through the Churches will
meet September 80 at The Hague, &C.
cording to announcement yesterday
German delegates will confer with the
members of the committee represent-
ing the Allied nations for the first
time.
The American delegates will be the
Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, the Rev
Charles S. Macfarland, the Rev. Peter
Ainslee, the Rev. Frederick Lynch, the
Rev. Arthur j. Brown, George A
Plimpton, George Nasmyth and DR.
Henry A. Atkinson.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
American University to
Repay Debt to Europe
To DO Ii. Educators Must Re
Given Living Salaries.
Saws Eliot Wadsworih

Europe is depending upon America
cal and commercial progress, and
Americas universities must supply
the educated men TO direct that prog
ress, yesterday declared Eliot Wads-
worth, jointly associated with Thomas
W. Lamont. of J. p Morgan & Co..
in the direction of the Harvard Alumni
campaign for an additional endowment
of s1l 100000.
81 wish said Mr. Wadsworth. that
every one could carry IN theiv mlnds
d picture Of the destruction in Es
rope. ! mean not onfy the running
of houses. factories, schools and liarar-
les. but the wiping out of the brood
and fundamental fabric Of civilization.
Conditions Of international trade.
finance and transportation are so dis-
iointed that even the wisest men he's
itate 20 predict when we may expect
q return to normal conditions.
Europe has contributed largely in
the past TO our own civilization. TIE
United States has benefited in endless
ways from the product Of European
educational institutions.
NO one can foretell how soon these
European institutions will recover
Thousands Of brilliant young men arc
dead who might have been the leaders
and teachers of tomorrow. America :
da-y is clear. We have the wealth and
population with which 70 carry on in
every field. One. perhaps tie great
est, Is to carry Oh the torch OF learn
ing
ITO do our work in the best man
ner, our professors must be provided
with their needs. They should have
enough to live on in their proper social
position. Harvard, with which | am
more familiar. has paid its teachers
on a scale adopted thirteen years ago
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Roxburg!les Dinner Guests
-Four New Members Named On
Casino Board at Newport
,Spcciri Corrcsnondc,


NEWPORT, R. l., Aug 24-The Duke
and Duchess of Roxburghe were the
guests of honor at a dinner given by
Mrs. Hamilton Nick. Twombly at Vim
land last night. Dinner parties in
cluded those given by Mrs. Barkle
Henry, James J. Van Allen, Mrs. c.
Whitney Carpenter, Mrs. Robert G.
Shaw, Mrs. T. Lathrop Ames, Mrs. Fred
erick Frelnghuyse Mrs. James ".
Gerard. Mr.. Charles Frederick Hoff-
man and Mrs. James Il. Duke.
Luncheons yesterday afternoon were
given by Mrs. Marsdcn !. Perry. Mrs.
J. Stewart Barney, Mrs. Robert X. Cas-
satt and Mrs. Joseph F.. Widener.
Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs. Barger Wal
ZACH, Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer and Miss
Ruth " Twombly have been finally
elected to the board of governors of
the Casino.
Mrs. Rogers Pratt gave children's
party in honor of her son.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
'Constitution Day. Plans
Celebrations in Schools in Half
States Promised

The National Security League an
ceived assurances from superintend-
ents and commissioners of education
in several states that it's plan for a
nation wide observance of "Constitu-
tion Day" on September II will be
marked by exercises in the schools of
at least half the states Of the union
"Constitution Day" is intended by
the league to constitute the climax OF
its campaign against "un-Amercan
radical doctrine" Eight leading ma
tional patriotic societies have joined
the league in planning for the observ-
ance of the day.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Socialists Seek British Orators

1t was announced yesterday from the
office of the Socialist party. East
Fifteenth Street, that Adolph Germer
national secretary of the party, was in
communication with James Ramsay
Macdonald and Robert Smile, the
British Socialists and labor leaders, in
an effort to have them come to Amer
ica for speaking: tour under tn the
announcement followed one by the
Labor party that it was bringing
Arthur Henderson to the United States
to arouse greater sentiment for the
new party.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
De Valera Leaves To-day
On Eastern Speakino Tour

Eamonn de Valera, president of the
tfisn Republic" returned to the Wal
u''ii uorf- Astoria yesterday from a visit
"'n friends in Syracuse. He will start
Sw.oay on speaking tour of the East,
hs hrst address being before the Mary
s1d Legislature in Baltimore.
;, headquarters have been opened in
ona onts city for the flotation Of the $10,-
tswooo Irish Republic" loan under
sken by the American Commission on
'flsh independence.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Service Club House Closing

CINE me Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Gf!uo, established by the National
league for Women's Service in the
ddsriy days of the war, will close its
soors tonight. The club occupies a
laUur-story house at 251 Lexington
~'shue, nas, lent by James Speyer. Dances,
ma eames and d2rmitories in which service
aen could obtain lodging for 25 cents
hight were provided. Mrs. Daniel
~maggenheim is chairman. The club
ss the pioneer organization of its
nnd IN this city.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Calls Material Prayer ''Forgery
Upon Bank of Heaven

Persons who pray for material ia
vors Commit forgery upon the bank
of heaven" said DR.. E. II. Hughes,
Methodist Bishop of Maiden, yesterday
in sermon at the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian Church.
"Ofttimes," he added, "people say in
their prayers, 'Oh, Lord, help me pros
per in my business for Christ's sake
when in reality it is for their own
sake. We should help ourselves ma
terially and pray for spiritual bless
ings." -. --.-...-.-4..-s.Ax.2a
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Hermit Foodless Nine Days

At Armidale, New South Wales. a
man known locally as a hermit who
was found at the bottom Of a gorge
1000 feeet deep, stated that he had
beben foodless for nine days and had
been suffefing from influenza. He was
extricatted with difficulty and il now
recoverinn
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

Thurston has given practical
demonstration of his powers by apply
ing them to the actors and the man
ayers and pledging them to let him
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

May Buckley will support Walker
Whiteside in "The Master of Ballan-
trae," adapted from Robert Louis Ste
vcnson's story. H.U.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

SO that the rehearsals of "The Film
Girl may be continued without inter
ference, Gus Edwards has taken the
company up to his farm in Mount
kisco for combination of vacation
and rehearsal.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

Ethel Barrymore has chosen Conway
Tearle to play with her a second
week at the actors Equity show at the
Lexington. 1t is Miss Barrymore's de-
sire that he wear the Romeo costume
from Maurice Barrymore's wardrobe
one Of the family's cherished posses
sions. This costume never has been
used since Maurice Barrymore played
the Shakespearian hero. The scene
will be the balcony scene
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

Edgar MacGregor has accepted for
production new play, entitled Her
birthright," by Edward Peple.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

continue to prove that the hand is
quicker than the eye He will make
his debut at the Globe Theatre to-
night.
Whitford Kane, co-author of Dark
Rosaleen," returned to New York last
week, but he rapidly retreated to
Maine. 81 am an lrishman," he an
nounced, "and love a fight, but this
one is so big don't see any place to
butt in" And Georges Plateau sent a
cablegram from Paris, 1--WE have long
been unionized. 1t isn't as bad as it
sounds"
"Lusmore," the Irish play by Rita
Olcott and Grace Heyer, will have its
premier at Saratoga next Saturday.
The following Monday it will come to
the Henry Miller.
The 125th performance of John
Ferguson" Mll be celebrated next
Wednesday matinee at the Fulton
Theatre
William J. Burns, the detective,
visited the Playhouse to see "At 9:45,''
and he expressed himself as greatly
mystifed as the veriest layman.
Daly's old theatre. which for two
and a half years has been closed. is
not to be torn down, after all 1t has
been leased to Milton Gosdorfer, OF
the Plaza Theatre
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Plays and Players
COsmo HamiIton's "Scandal''
to Open at 39th Street
Theatre September 4

Walter Hast will present Cosmo
Hamilton's Scandal" at the Thirty
ninth Street Theatre. September A..
Charles Cherry and Francine Larri-
more head the cast, which includes
William David, Malcolm Fassett, G. II.
Trader, Frank Gregory, Isabel O'Made-
gan, Alice Putnam, Marjorie Hast,
Mary Cecil and Doris Duane Mr.. Hast
is putting into rehearsal AN Ex-
change of Wives,' also by Mr. Ham
ilton.
One feels inclined to say to the
management of the Greenwich Village
Follics make up your mind" Again
they have decided not to take the
Follies up to the Nora Baye- Theatre,
but to remain at the little theatre
down in the Square. Bessie Mccoy
Davis, James Watts, Ted Lewis, the
twenty famous models and Tiny Tim,
the candy maker, will remain with
them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
PALMER HEARS
LEAK EVIDENCE
Will Summon Suspected Lawyer
In Supreme Court Slip
Today.

Attorney General Palmer returned
to the Capital late last night and
this morning all the evidence gath
cred by the Department of Justice
in its investigation of an alleged
Supreme Court Teak" on the war
time prohibition and other impor-
tant decisions will be placed before
him for action.
Al the department yesterday t
was said the investigation was be-
ing pursued. but no further details
were divulsed. Judge c. B. Ames.
Assistant Attorney General Stewart
and Capt. Frank Burke. of the Bu-
reau of Investigation. are in charge
Of the inquiry here and they are
being aided by William ]. Flynn.
chief of the Bureau OF Investiga-
tion. who has been in New York for
the past week on the case.
Three persons have already been
connected with the case-one out
side" lawyer. a lawyer employed by
the Department Of Justice. and a
minor attsche of the Supreme Court.
MIR. Palmer will summon the De-
partment of Justice lawyer involved
for a conference this morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
UP
TO CIVIL COURTS
Secretary Baker Refuses to
Deal Further with Objector.
Legion Head Is Told.

Allan :. 5roms. released conscient-
ious obiccior. " guilty Of agitation
scainSt the government, as charged
hv American Legion officials. could
taIy OF War Baker said yesterday in
a letter 10 Franklin D'OIier. national
comma ndrr Of the legion
Bakers opinion WAS rendered fol-
lowing n conference with the Judge
Advocate General who advised tina
sim'" The Secretary Of War had de-
GLUED oI previous o,casfuu to au-
thorize 5romS' IearresI. the matter
WIS entirely bryoud hts Jurisdiction.
us ras- fr the sINI authorities
now. TIA" I,"i;- Advocate General
ruled
F'"I!nwIus t",cIpt m Bakers letter
III" American l.rsun comma fri,.r :
went inIu cNrruIiNe srssIuu aud de-
c,i.ri Ia refer the culture uatter 10 tI,.
executive "ounmItIr- which me,.ts iu
IniiHraIniIs mrSt saturday
IIoruS. nrirInaII> >-ui"ur,,i to I.caN =
.nwnih Federal rtisuu Gnr twenty
N~nrs hah rr-IV.ri d Communication of
:-uiem'e ." the" yeats. aud iasI
Mnrrh was -rclviSrd through q nus-
take.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
REFUSED SUITE,
new BRIDE SUES
Alleged Election from Hotel
Resented by Widow of
French Officer.

Mrs ftearlette coqueiet. wife of
Lieut.. iienri Coquelet. a French
army officer whom she married a
couple of months before his death In
this city ou October 30. has tiled a
suit In Baltimore for sc5.OOo against
the Casweil Hotel Company. Of that
city. for alleged improper ejectmcnt
FROM the hotel on June Il last. ac-
cordiug to word received her. last
night.
Mrs. Coquelet declares that she and
her husband registered at the hotel
In the proper manner and that as
they were on the way to their room
the clerk stopped them and told them
they could not occupy it,
She further alleges that the order
was given before a crowd OF persons
and that her reputation was greatly
injured by the malicious and scan
dalous words and actions OF the
clerk
Lucius q. c. Lamar. Of R.itiu,ore. Is
Mrs. Couuelets attorney.
Lieut. Coquelet had been in this
country more than year before he
died. coming here after he had been
wounded and gasscd la the war zone.
Al nrst physicians said that he had
been so badly gasscd that IL would be
impossible for him to live Nrvcrthe-
less he married and lived for several
mouths.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18

Collections in
Schoolroons
Board Of Education Ap-
proves Order Forbiddins
Solicitation.

Washington school children no longer
will be called uaon by their teachers
10 con:-'bCte 20 the various char
liable drives wasej in This city each
year.
Act!ns on a number OF formal COM
plants received from both parents
and citizens associations and a host
OF personal complaints from mothers
OF school children in the District the
Board OF Education at their regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
in the Franklin School approved an
order which makes Washington school
children immune from solicitation in
their class rooms for any fund other
than strictly patriotic one.
Entirely Too Frequent.
This drastic action WAS taken by
the Board of Education because they
were convinced that solicitations for
charitable funds have been entirely
too frequent in recent years. taking a
good deal OF time from their class
room studies.
Another phase which has been
pointed out Is that the teachers
have. in the collecting of contri-
buttons to charitable funds from their
pupils created a spirit of COM
petition with other classes in the
school building and other schools in
the city. resulting in considerable en-
CONTINUED on PAGE NINE
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
H. C.L.FACES
REAL CONTEST
Wooden Man Would Build
Big Store to Force
Prices Down.

Lawrence. Mass. Dec. T.-Wiliiam
NJ. Wood. president ~ the American
Wooden Company. talked with repre-
sentatives OF merchants today with
the object Of lowering the cost ot
living here. He plans 10 build a 10
story department store II prices are
not lowered.
Daniel A. Donahue. spokesman for
the merchants. submitted lists OF their
prices for the necessities OF life. which
they claimed were less than In other
large cities.
Wood. after looking over the prices.
reiterated his ultimatun. lie askeI
that the merchants furnish him with
more complete price lists. which lie
said he would consider later.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
BRITISH TO FREE
AMERICAN GOODS
Shipment Seized During
War Will Be Released
By Prize Court.

Great Britain has decided To release
American owned goods seized during
the war.
The State Department, in an an.
rouncement yesterday. said that the
American Embassy in London had re.
ceived a note to this effect from the
British Foreign Office. The releases
are 10 be granted upon such terms
as the prize Court may regard as
just. the announcement said.
The state Dena riment was unable
to say the total amount OF the An,eri-
can claims against the British gov
ernment
The Department Of Commerce. IL
was reported earlier Ia The day. had
sent TO The Stale Department a COM
piete tabuIntiou OF all the claims, nd
the estimated value OF the seized
goods. They are believed to total more
than SioO 40 900.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
MISSES DEATH
FLEEING HOME
Detective Rescues St. Elizabeth
Man from Electrocution
In Baltimore.

How a 20-year-old war veteran.
Louis STREET.. who escaped from st.
FL izabeth's Hospital here Tuesday in
order that he might get home for
Christmas. was rescued from being
electrocuted yesterday in the belt-line
tunnel just outside OF Baltimore. was
told last night by a detective who
brought him back TO Washington.
According TO the story. STREET.. after
his escape Tuesday. boarded an ex-
press train for his home in New York
When the train reached Camden Sta
tion the former soldier was found
stealing a ride between the coaches.
and was forced to alight.
He rushed TO catch another train
He was within two feet of the third
rail when the detective seized him
Streit was sent to St. E:lIzabelh's
about three weeks ago. He told the
police that he had not seen his parents
for two years and was particularly
anxious to be home for Christmas.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
PORTA NOW PREDICTS
MT. LASSEN ERUPTION

San Francisco. Dec. I7.-one re-
suit "f t"dsy's planetary conhrura-
ti"n and ITS attendant disturbance
"f gravItstion viii be storms Of un-
usual violence. volcanic oruptions
and -arthquskcs. according TO Prct
Albert 4. Porta. who was credited
with the prediction that the world
would be joIted out of its orbit to-
day by a stray star: a predict on
which he has repudisted.
Mount Lasscn. the California VOL
ran", the professor does say. how
"N"r. naN be expected TO erupt
within tic next three days. On
the strength OF this prediction q
motion picture party has gone To
the mountain TO take pictures Of
the eruption and flow Of lava from
the crater. IL is recalled that Prof.
purta predicted the last eruption
of Mount Lasscn.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-18
HOUSING BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Adjustment of Wartime
Housing Corporation
Approved.

BY unanimous vote-l03 to O-the
House yesterday passed a bill abol-
ish,ng the United States Housing
Corporation by repeating the Act
which created IL. The bill is ex-
p-cted To be passed by the Senate
carly In January.
The measure transfers jurisdic-
lion and possession of all property
in the District Of Columbia ACQUIRED
under the Housing Act from the De-
partment Of Labor to the Public
Building Commission.
The Government dormitories on
the Union Station plaza will be con-
Quoted by the Commission as hotels
for Government workers for the
period OF one year after the passage
OF the act or 50 Ioug as. in the judg-
ment ot the Commission. tSey are
actually needed--without cost to the
Government--under an anne ndmen mt
which was offered by Representa-
tive Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, and
accepted by the House.
Property outside the District of
Columbia under the bill. will be
sold. The Secretary of the Treasury
is directed in selling to give prefer
ence TO those who wish to acquire
homes and Is restricted from selling
more than one house to an indi-
viduaL
All vacant and unimproved land
within the District acquired under
the act also to be disposed of by
the Treasury Department