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New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
sTyphus Case Found
On La Savoie; Ship
Held in Quarantine
Third Glass Passengers Sent
to Hoffman Island fol.
Observation: NOtables on
Board; Philadelphia In

The French liner La Savoie, which
arrived late Sunday night from Havre
with 500 passengers, was held in quar-
antine until noon yesterday because a
case of typhus fever was discovered
in the steerage. The vessel was fum-
gated, and all passengers of the third
class who were exposed to the con-
tagion were removed to Hoffman Island
for observation
Among the Savoie's passengers were
A. X. Mackay, of Lenox, Mass; Mrs. J..
w. Converse. the Count and Countess
de Charnace, Judge Harry Fisher,
of Chicago, and Rudolph Schild-
kraut, a Jewish actor Schildkraut, who
IS we'll known in Berlin and Vienna,
comes here for q season at the Jewish
Art Theater in this city.
On the American liner PHILADELPHIA.
from Southampton, came 7s1 passen-
gers. Among the saloon travellers ives
Mrs. H. T. B. Harris, widow of Rea.
Admiral Harris, who died recently on
his arrival at Southampton. She was
met at the pier by group of friends.
which included Rear Admiral C. S.
Williams, Mrs. II. Chester and Captain
T. Lcutze, U. S. ~ 1t was announced
that the Admiral's body is coming
across the Atlantic on a transport,
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
By Haywood Broun

The momentum of an excellent idea
serves to carry "The Charm School"
through hazards which develop dur
ing the round 1t rolls into pits now
and again, bet nops out again. 1t is an
agreeable entertainment which might
we'll have been more than that. The
touch is decidedly heavier. than that
which animated Mrs. Mller's novel of
the same name.
In utilizing the material for the
theater, Alice Duer Miller and Robert
Milton have been too intent on making
their effects broad enough to get home.
There are moments when the modu-
lation which was taught in the Charm
School might we'll have been kept in
mind by the authors. The play tells the
story cf young man who inherits a
girls boarding school and undertakes
to manage it himself. This is a notion
which might we'll inspire playwright
to light comedy, to farce or to a
musical show. Mrs. Miller and Robert
Milton have not quite been able to
make up their minds which treatment
to adopt and accordingly they have
employed all three. In its light comedy
phases "The Charm SCHOOL, is delight
VI. AtS 1dIClCAf lIOIHcutS dIc nOI 81
good, and it's one brief lapse into
musical comedy is terrible.
Perhaps this is a little captious
New ideas and good ones are so rare
in the theater that they deserve a low
kowtow. Still, even a critic with his
forehead on the floor cannot help see
ing from the corner Of one eye that the
idea has been somewhat overdressed
He must make his protest, though he
does it reverentially beating his heac
against the ground.
In the book, as we remember, two
young men were introduced into the
girls school, In the play, in order tc
make it funnicr, the authors have usec
five. According to theatrical mathe
matics this ought to be two and a hall
times as funny. 1t isn't. The law ot
diminishing returns, or something like
that, sets in around this point Their
the novelist sketched in the various
girls with a touch of banter, and YET
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

Something for Nothing is the
name of three-act play to be pro-
duced by Michael Goldreyer in the
latter part of September. 1t is by
Wilson K. Nixon.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Cest Says Rail Raise
Is Blow to Theaters
Producer Declares Many Road
Companies May Be Forced
tO ClOse


The new railroad rates announced
for September l will be the most seri-
Gus blow the theatrical business has
received for many months. according
to Morris Gest, producer, whose bag
gage, express and freight charges
year.
These heavy increases" he said
yesterday, will, of course, cause many
companies to close their tours. The
old rates We're almost prohibtive, espe>
cially with the compulsory obligation
for the managers to pay all Pullman
charges for players on tour. With
these rates up higher still and all
theatrical concessions abolished on
party tickets, the managers face a
most serious situation.
~ just have paid $1,000 to move tive
'Chu Chin Chow company, for ex-
ample. from New York to Quebec. The
increased rates would make that cost
more than $4,000.
"The smaller cities will suffer most,
because these new rates mean that the
onenight stands will be eliminated
entirely. In playing big cities the COM
panles travel only once, but for the
one nighters' it means six or seven
journeys a week, and these rates can
rot be paid"
He said he did not expect to pro-
duce more large plays, suSh as he has
produced in the past, because of the
changes in rates, but expected to send
out companies with fewer persons in
the casts.
"If theatrical managers do not get
together with the Interstate Commerce
Commission and reach some agreement
on rates the managers will have to 20
out of business and hundreds of stage
hands and actors will be out Of en-
ployment."
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
New Idea and
Good One, Too,
I'm Charm School
New Play at Bijou Profitsby
Momentum of Its Notion
and Comes Through Haz-
ards Aided by Miss Duprce


THE CAST
Austin Bcvans s............. Sam Hardy
An automobile salesman with ideas,
which
David Mackenzie. ......... Ivan Simpson
though
Ne"'ke Nv! u. 'JHineS Ns'eHbon
an expert accountant. IL willing to CO.
operate, and so are
Jim Simpkins. ns...,............ Neil Martin
Tim Simplsins s............. Morgan Farley
who toll not and have never seriously
considered spinning.
Homer Johns Rapley Holmes
is the guardian OF
Ellse BenedOtt.. Miss Marie Carroll
the president of the senior class at
school presided over by
Miss Hays Miss Margaret Dale
who is loved and feared by all who
know her. including the secretary,
Miss Curtis. .......... Miss Minnie Dupree
who is always trying to think we'll OF
the senior class, consisting of
Sally Boyd. yd..............M Miss Blyth DAILY
who Is Georges sister, and
Muricl Doughty Miss Florence Mcclure
Ethel SpelVin... Misa Carolyn Arnold
AK Mercer ..... Miss Theodore Larocuue
Lillian stafford Miss Frances Mclaughlin
Madge Kent Miss Mary Mead
Charlotte Gray ......... Miss Camilla Lyon
and it Is hardly worth while to men
ton Junior.
Dotsie. ...... Miss Constance Mclaughlin
who Is always In the way.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Ex-Cerman Ships Delayed
Towing of Surrendered Cruiser
Holds Up Arrival

Difficulties encountered in towing the
disabled cruiser Frankfort will delay
the arrival here until Saturday of the
five German warships allocated to this
country according to wireless informa-
ton received yesterday by the Navy
Department. The Frankfort is in tow
of the United States army transport
Hancock and it is reported to be MAX
Ing only six knots.
The only craft Of the former German
feet not under tow is the battleship
Ostfriesland, flagship of Vice-Admiral
Schmidt during the Jutland engage
ment with the British. The battleship
is steaming with the other vessels in
case they should need her help. In ad-
dition to the cruiser and dreadnought
there are three destroyers, all veterans
of the Jutland fight.
The ships will anchor in the Hudson
and be open to public inspection for
two weeks.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Price of Raisins at Peak
$50 Carloads Sold Here for
Nearly $2,OOO.OOO

New high prices for "booze" raisins
were reached yesterday in a sale on
the Mercantile Exchange Brown &
Secomb offered 150 carloads for a
group of California merchants. The
first carload was purchased by n
Chinese firm at q fraction over %
cents pound, there being $3.50
pounds to a car.
The prices on the other 149 cars
jumped to "a cents a pound. These
cars We're Immediately bought in by
E. z. Foley, of Fresno, Calf, a packer.
The average price for the day was
almost $14,000 bringing the total for
the $50 cars to nearly S2,000,000.
These prices are 10 per cent above
the wholesale cost of raisins a year
ago. Merchants said yesterday the
raisins were unfit for domestic use,
but adapted to brewing purposes.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Beauty and Music Feud
Holds the Palace Stage
Harry Carroll's ''Varieties of
1920" Pitted Against Pat
Rooney,s sRings of Smoke"

Two young captains Of showmanship
marshaled their forces of music and
beauty into the arena of the Palace
Theater stage yesterday afternoon, and
battle as pretty and as filled with
thrills and Zero minutes as ever was
waged there was seen.
Pat Rooney, the dapper little Irish
dancer surTosnded haa.d by ,s sq1Mad Mdro1 of
Bent, sang and played his way through
Rings Of Smoke" leaving the big the
ater ringing with cheers as his curtain
dropped. Then, when Harry Carroll, of
ballad fame, brought forth his "Va-
rietes of 1920" written and staged by
himself, there were so many stunning
girls, such a dazzling array of costume
creations and such a selection of new
ly written song numbers it appeared
that the only way in which the audience
could allow the performance to go on
would be to affect some sort Of peace
without victory"
Mr.. Rooney is now in his fourth week
at the Palace. Nh. Carroll does not
know when his run" may end. 1t
started yesterday A curtain speech
alone ended the applause that followed
his net. Mr.. Carroll sits at the piano
throughout his "Varieties Of 1920' and
guides the young singers and dancers.
He is assisted by Grace Fisher, the
prima donna; Harry Miller, Higgins
and Bates and others.
But there was another strong con-
tender yesterday. Nine. Doree's Opera
logue, in which a dozen singers give
limitations of grand opera stars, was
splcndidly done. The Metropolitan
Opera House has head voices not far
superior.
Bert Fitzgibbons, the man who walks
upon the stage without the usual make
up, told some Of his newly arranged
dafydils, danced bit, talked bit in
dear old London drawl just to remind
his hearers that he once was rejected
Cor was it ejected?) at the end Of his
nut" act in the English capital, and
scored another rousing hit. He was
assisted by his brother, Lew. Parish
antics, did nicely. and Clifford and
Wills, in rural station agent sketch,
also showed signs of holding up the lat
ter part of the program by the ap-
plause that followed their showing.
Mr. Clifford is an unusually talented
character come dian, and Miss Wills
sings we'll The Four Lamy Brothers
gymnasts, opening the bill, are to be
congratulated upon having a real nov
city Offering, and Mario Lo, the
poseuse, in an artistic creation called
"Art Studies." completed the variety
bill. There was a news reel and the
KnOgrams.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Jenkins Will Seek Damages

MEXICO CITY, Aug. z.-William O.
Jenkins, former United States consular
agent at Puebla, Mexico, will instiu-
tute damage suit for his recent i'm
prisonment, according to Puebla dis
patch to "El Universal" The identity
of the defendants is not disclosed. Mr.
Jenkins is said to have copies OF
alleged false testimony and other dccu-
ments.
The trial against Jenkins for false
declarations will be speeded up, accord
Ing to the Attorney General. Obs
patches received from Puebla late in
June said that testimony was being
heard before the Third Criminal Court
there.)
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
suited to him that he cancelled his pas
snge and has started rehcarsals.

Sir Thomas Upton and n party Of
friends attended the performance Of
"The Midnight FOUNDERS" at the Gen.
tury Theater last night. A cong in his
honor was introduced and was warmly
applauded by the yachtsman. Tea was
served at midnight.
Nora Baycs, after a successful sea-
son at the head Of her musical comedy
company, returned to vaudeville yes
terday, when she appeared as the star
Theater.
"The Night Boat" entered its twenty
seventh week last night at the Liberty
Theater. Since the opening of the
musical comedy not one seat has been
unsold and not one member Of the cast
has been absent
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
General Alvarado Denies
Mexican Loan Deal ReDort

General Salvador Alvarado. Mexican
Minister of Finance, at present in This
city, emphatically denied report yes
terday that he had attempted to me-
gotiate loan for Mexico of $4,000 900
from American financial interests. Of
fsring in return guarantees tantamount
to an American receivership for his
c6untry.
The minister said that he had neither
conferred with the American govern
ment nor American bankers on any
such suggestion. The report, he be-
lieves, has been put into circulation by
interested parties to sound Mexican
opinion -
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
The Stage Door

"The Americans in France" the
latest comedy by Eugene Brieux, will
be presented at the Comedy Theater to-
night by Leo Ditrichstein and Lee
Shubert. 1t is play dealing with
after-the- conditions IN France and
the influence of Americans in that
country. The cast will include Blanche
forka, Frank Kingdom, Wayne Arey,
JefYreys Lewis, Madeleine Durand.
L'Estrange Millman, Franklin George,
William Balm and Master Richard
Dupont.
Something for Nothing is the
name of three-act play to be pro-
duced by Michael Goldreyer in the
latter part of September. 1t is by
Wilson K. Nixon.
A. H. Woods is to present new
farce called Ladies' Night" on Wcdnes-
day night, August IL, at the Eltinge
Theater. The cast includes John Cum
berland, Charles Ruggles, Evelyn Cos
nell, Eleanor Dawn, Stuart Robson,
Allyn King, Claiborne Foster and Ed
ward Douglas.
Singers, ballet, swimmers, divers,
comedians and speciality artists, COM
prising the cast of Charles Dilling-
hams new Hippodrome production
Good Times" assembled yesterday on
the stage at the Hippodrome for the
first of series of dress rehearsals in
PREPARATION for the opening next Mon
day night. More than $500 costumes
were taken to the thcater from the
costume houses yesterday. One small
cart carried them all.
Norman Trevor had made arrange
ments to leave New York tomorrow
for vacation in England when he
was offered the principal mans role in
Enter, Madam the play by Guila
Cont and Dolly Byrne, in which Brock
Pemberton will present Glda Vercsi at
the Garrick Thcater Monday night
August 16. The part appeared so well
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

an eye to faithfulness. Last night the
ladies of the seminary seemed chorus,
and it was quite unnecessary to
heighten the effect by setting them to
sing song.
On the other hand Miss Minnie Du-
pree gave a performance which was
fawless and much more than that.
1t was not so much that the spectator
was constantly pleased by the fact
that she made no mistakes as that he
was entranced by the many deft things
she did which he would never have
thought Of or course, once seen it
was the natural reaction to say, Eyes,
that's just what she should have done"
We wish it had been feasible to allow
Miss Dupree to play all the parts. Or
at most to have had James Gleason as
her sole assistant. These were the high
spots in the evening.
In sense, Sam Hardy gave remark
able performance as the hero The
part is one which you would naturally
assign to some one like Tom Powers.
Mr.. Hardy seems in no sense the type,
and yet he poured himself into it in
within the role. but it WAS impossible
not to realize that he had made an
effort and was still making it.
Marie Carroll, Blythe Daily and
Rapley Holmes were all agreeable, and
it seemed to us that Miss Carroll did
one serious scene with a good deal Of
gush and feeling. However, Miss Du-
pree and Mr.. Gleason were the only
ones who were entirely right. They
seemed to be funny quite against their
will. They played without once look
ing out Of the boat. Moreover, MISS
Dupree was able to bring a tenderness
too laughable and made it much more
amusing. We wish all the play were
like that. 1t might have been. Now
quite bit Of it is Just funny.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
On the Screen
Revolution Mixed With Love
Thrills AstOr Audience

"Under Crimson Skies,'' a screen
portrayal Of Central American revo-
luton with Elmo Lincoln in the lead
ing role, was produced the hrst timo
last night at the Astcr Theater. Pre-
sumably the title Is fgurative, for the
play is devoid Of anything crimson sx-
cept fierce battles, and the sky 10 sell
dom visible.
A mutiny aboard ship, the casting
into mouse-rAden dungeon Of tho
skipper and flrs< mate, escapes, beach
combers, dens, much shooting and moro
killing and love story furnish = series
Of thrills sufficient for the most jaded
Of adventure seekers. The skipper and
first mate, on their way to deliver q
cargo Of pianos to Puerto Cortex, dis
cover. when they decide to haul out .
piano for the amusement of a lady,
that the musical instruments arc load
ed with ammunition. II happens that
ship who is smuggling the arms to
Ramon, waiting in Puerto Cortez to
start revolution. The crew arc in
the conspiracy.
When the skipper and the mate dis
cover the explosives the men mutiny.
The skipper shoots the ringleader in
the hand. Yet because Of his innocent
love for the lady, or perhaps to make
amends for not being able to furnish
her with a piano while on board ship,
he consents to stand trial at Puerto
Cortez for attempted granddaughter. He
and the skipper are sent to vile
IN
to the beautiful lady were: "1'm not
asking for pity, nam; but I'm thank
full for good woman's prayers"
OF course, the skipper and mate are
not long in the dungeon before they
contrive to escape. The escape is made
easy because Of the forgetfulness Of
jailer who enters without locking
the door behind him and is chokcd to
death.
Meantime the revolution progresses.
General Ramon is seen target prac-
ticing with a popgun. A wild war
correspondent with a vest pocket type
writer is disclosed sitting under an
umbrella and writing furiously without
having been bothered with any battles
AS no rival war correspondents are on
the scene the correspondent succeeds
in obtaining Ramons inaugural address
in advance of its delivery.
The final scenes are vivid enough,
with street battles, the banging down
of the American Consuls door and
shooting ad lib. Naturally the revolu-
ton, not being on the side Of the love
story, fails. The husband Of the beau
tiful lady who wanted to play on the
piano is killed. The final scene shows
the lady and the skipper making love
on their homeward journey, not ct ali
discomfted by the lack Of piano.
The story is by ]. c. Hawks and tho
production by Carl Laemmle.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Concert for Upton Tonight
Affair in Central Park Arranred
i'm Hnnaf. Nf Sis. Tloa

A concert in honor Of Sir Thomas
Upton has been arranged by the CITY
Chamb rlain, Philip Berolsheimer. At
Central Park tonight at O'Clock.
The Goldman Band, under the direc-
tion of Edwin Franko Goldman. will
give musical program which will in
cclude Tschaikowsky's "Marche Slav."
the overture from "Tannhauser." bv
Wagner, selections from Verdi's
Aida" and two new compositions bv
Mr.. Goldman.
Miss Emily Begin, soprano, will sing
and Ernest S. Williams, cornet soioist
will play. The concert will be free.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

which also will bring over the body Of
Major General William c. Gorgas, of
the United States Public Health Serv-
ice, who died recently in London.
Another traveller was Professor How
ard McClenahan, dean of Princeton
University, who had been in England
to attend the Princeton Oxford dual
meet. an event which, he said, had
greatly strengthened the friendly spirit
between the two universities.
Among the Savoie's saloon passen-
gers WAS Miss Jean Groenings, seven
years old, who came from London
alone to visit her father, Oswald Groen-
ings, agent in this country for Brit
ish produce company.
The Philadelphia carried $4,000, ,00O
IN gold consigned to Kuhn, Loeb & Co
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gates discuss financial remedies at
all they can hardly avaid touching
on the matter of German liabilities.
Discusses International L0an.
Project for an international loan
such as is on the program at Brus-
sels might harm the prospects of the
French internal loan,, which Is about
to be Issued, for 1t could offer higher
rates of interest than ours. AS be-
tween international and. national
loans France has much more conf
dence In the latter. Although we dc
not approve of the Congress we will
send delegates to it. They will be
instituted to take no definite decisions
lin the name of France. Probably
some learned and rhetorical papers
will be read and minor points dis
cussed, after which the assembly will be
dlsbanded without further ade,"
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RANCE SHOWS DISPLEASURE
WITH LEAGUE SECRETARIA1
Accuses Body Of Attempt to Create a
Superstate-Disapproves Of Holding
Financial CONGRESS In Brussels.

bition that stretch far beyond the lin.
its of propriety. For instance, It ar
ranged the order Of the day at Brus-
sells without consulting US on q single
point. have reason to believe that
the British government too, is dissat-
isfied with this attitude. France be-
lieves that the time for an international
financial conference has not yet come.
The indemnity problem ought to be set
tied first international loans should
not be disposed Of before national ones
are considered.
Germany should not yet be allowed
to have a voice in reconstruction matters
affecting the allied countries. When the
Brussels meeting was called every one
thought the reparations matter would
soon be a problem. of the past; the
meeting at Geneva in July was to
settle that, but that meeting was
never held. and therefore, we think
that the Brussels assembly has also
lost its raison7 d'etre. II the dele.
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WlRTH LEAPS TO FRONT
IN TEUTON FUND CRISIS
Minister, Presents Appalling Fig
ures on Germany's Tangled
Finances and Wins Support.

BERLIN. September % (by-the As
ISOLATED Press)-Under threat Of re-
signing his post and thereby precipitat-
ing crisis, Herr Wirth, minister of
finance, not only succeeded In forcing
the cabinet to tackle the problem Of the
nations tangled finances, but also OBJ
tanned for himself an ascendant infiu-
ence in governmental affairs.
At an extraordinary session of the
cabinet Herr Wirth presented an I'M
vanished analysis of Germany's
financial condition. hurting billions of
marks of deficits at his colleagues and
charging that the "Yretched finances
are but an expression of maladminis-
tration."
Herr Wirth told the cabinet that
Germany's total debts, including the
funded debt Of $1,000. 100000 marks,
amounted to 242,700, 100000 marks.
The deficit in the current budget,
according to Herr Wirth, will reach
SIS, 700. 100000 marks. The nation is
facing claims for indemnities to sub
jects growing out of the war and the
peace treaty totaling 131, 000, 00O, 900
marks. The operation of the state
railways had been responsible for
deficit of 10000, 00O, 900 marks, while
the operations of post and telegraph
were 100000 marks short Of their
anticipated returns. The national debt
had been increased by 47,5O0,OO 900
marks during the current year, said
the minister.
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BY WILLIAM e. NASH.

By Cable to The Star and ChicagotDnily NEW.
Copyright. 1920.
PARIS. September 24.-The French
government. learn 10 discontentedswith
the International secretar1nt Of the
league Of nations. It accuses that body
of trying to create q superstate and
It disapproves Of both the principle and
the program of the financial congress in
Brussels summoned by the league for
September "a.
I'VE draw distinction between the
International secretariat and the legiB-
lative council" said the chief OF an i'm
portant governmental commission to mo
today.
Ambition Beyond-PropEfety.
1.-THE latter Is an inonensive body
which occupies itself with minor mat
tiers. The former, on the contrary, has
given proof Of an Independence. and am
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LEVER ACT DEFENDED.
d. S. Files Briefs in Connection
With Appeal.

Constitutionahty Of the Lever food
control act was defended in briefs
filed by the government today with
the Supreme Court in connection with
appeals now pending involving that
question. About a dozen cases from
cutions instituted by the federal au-
[thortties under the so-called profiteer-