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The New York herald., 1920-01-03
RIP VAN WINKLE IN OPERA
BY DE KOVEN AND MACKAYE:
IS PRODUCED IN CHICAGO

invented. once more becomes young and
narries the girl OF his choice.
! II think that the fact that this opera
us entirely free from any suggestions OF
the seven deadly sins which are the basis
and feature OF most modern operas. marks
Ia new departure in opera writing and
lone which the public who after all love
Ia lover and like happy ending 70 an op-
ieratic tale will enjoy and appreciate.
Whhe from harmonic standpoint the
music or the opera is quite sufficiently
lmooern' II is innate with that melodic
itluency. that real artistic simplicity which
rs feature Of that great art which con
iceals art The score. which plas;ically
follows the story is at once dignified. coll
Iorful and rippingly melodic The music
is SO well written for the voices that il
is pleasure 10 sing it, and each and
every part contributes In well considered
structure to the effect OF the whole.
Love Interest In Old Legend.
"Os hardly secondary Importance to
my own principal role is the role Of
"Peterkee." a character invented by Mr.
Mackaye to supply the necessary love in.
terest for the old legend. and this role is
so sympathetic and was so charming and
winaingly played and so effectively sung
by Miss Evelyn Herbert that there can
be no question that her contribution to
the success OF the piece as a whole was
SQUt-l 10 my own. ana ] cannot put say
that the whole cast. including especially
that great artist. Hector Dufranne. who
gave a vivid and effective performance Of
the somewhat mystic role OF Hendrick
Hudson Miss Darch who was sprightly
and sufficiently shrewish Katrina. Miss
Noe. vocally effective Goose Girl: Mr..
Huberdeau as Derrick Van BummeI. Mr.
Nicolay as Nicholas Vedder and Mr.
Warnery. who added a note of delightful
comedy to the representation as Jan. made
up together cast of balanced efficiency
such as is seldom seen.
II would like to say 90. that one and
all Of us whether Americ ans or foreigners.
did our very best to present this work to
the American public as 1t should be pre-
sented. not only for the work itself, which
merits the best attention of any artist,
but also because of its undoubted value
and influence upon the DEVELOPMENT of
Americal. operate art
II ca only wish for II in the future
the success which ii deserves as dis
tinct operate achievement which is in
my judgment, both original In matter and
distinctly American. In that II has not
followed foreign models and Is thoroughly
national and characteristic. ! feel sure
and my greatest wish now is after pre-
senting my role to the best of my ability
and having seen II accepted with enthus-
asm by a first night audience. that ii
may become as popular with the Ameri-
ca n public. who have shown great interest
in the production as 1t deserves to be-
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
MISS GRIGGS TO BE MARRIED.

At an Informal dance last night Mr.. and
Mrs. Maitland II. Griggs. of No. 15i East
Seventieth street and Ardsley on Hudson.
n. Y. announced the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Dorothy Maitland Lee
Griggs. to Mr.. Francis King Murray. son
Of Professor and Mrs. Augustus Il. Muir
ray, of Palo Alto, Cal. Miss Griggs was
raduated from the Westover School and
entered Bryn Mawr College, but cut short
her college course last year to engage in
war work. She has not yet made her
social debut.
Mr.. Murray was graduated from Leland
Stanford and recently returned from
France, where he served with the Fortieth
Engineers, u. s. A. He is brother OF
Mr.. Lindley Murray. national lawn tennis
champion in 1918
The New York herald., 1920-01-03

With the growing scarcity
Of all-wool woolens, especially
the finer qualities, we might
have found it difficult to keep
our manufacturing humming,
had it not been for our close
and personal relations with
the great mills of Scotland
and England.
It's this way:
Australian woods, which are
the finest in the world, are
controlled by the British Gov
ernment.
Home needs naturally come
first in time of stress. But we
have been much favored as
long established customers,
our imports having been on a
large scale for many years.
Not only got our usual
yardage, but landed Scottish
and English woolens at prices
under those of domestic fab
RIGS of less fine quality.
This is one of the reasons
why we can continue to offer
clothing for men and boys of
precisely the same high stand
ards of ante-bellum years-at
prices no more than those
asked elsewhere for quality
not nearly SO good.
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Young Pianist Talks and Plays.

Guy Maer, very young pianist. gave
concert for young people yesterday In
Aeolian Hail. Before playing each piece
ne told the story and rlayed the themes
not once. but twice. ESQ his hearers would
be thoroughly familiar with them by the
time they heard the pieces in their en-
tirety.
In Debussys "Toy Box" he talked as
he played. The children enjoyed hearine
about the snoring elephants, the French
doll Fiji. the handsome blue coated sol.
dier and the wicked Polichinelle. Mr.
Maier, however. should either have made
his remarks predatory to the composition
or else played IL n second time without in.
terruption. AS II was. he violated the
pedagogical principle of the unit whole
or. nusically speaking. the music whole
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in-law and sister Of Miss Bull gave In the
Sherry apartment in the Waldorf
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Cant. OF No. 47l
Park avenue and Greenwich, Conn. intro
duced their daughter, Miss Lucy Barret
Cant at dance in the Hotel st. Regis
lasl night. In the receiving party with
Mrs Cant and her daughter were Miss
Dorothy van VIE, Of Orange, N. j., a
cousin Of the debutante. and Miss Sophie
Sites Among the two hundred additional
guests were Misses Katherine Knapp,
Helen Gould, Marie Jenney. Dorothy
Quinn. Charlotte Phillips. Laura Mabon.
kathryn ,Haggerty. Helen Schinewind and
Ada Heinze.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank c. Henderson, of
NO. lOo Central Park South. gave a recep-
ton and dance last night in Villa Marina.
their country place at Roslyn L. I. They
VIII leave for Palm Beach in a few days
FOR the remainder Of the winter
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Social and Personal Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Douglas. of
Providence, II. l.. are at the Hotel
Chatham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Bishop. OF
brooklyn. are at the Ocean Huose New
smyrna. Fla, for the winter. Mr.. Bishop
is president OF the Iron Steamboat Com
pany and an enthusiastic fisherman
Arthur Loew. son OF Marcus Loew, who
is TO marry Miss Mildred Zukor, daughter
or Adolph Zukor. head OF the Famous
Players-Lasky Company, next Tuesday
will be the guest of his business associates
at bachelor dinner in Reisenweber's to-
morrow night
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Announcement is made by Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie c York. OF No. 7SS Riverside Drive.
Of the engagement OF their daughter Miss
Marguerite II. York, to Mr.. Casper Iage-
meyer.
Mr. and AIrs. Charles Il Smith, OF No.
az Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. announce
tho engagement of their daughter. Miss
Dorothea Peyser Smith. to Lieutenant
Colonel Edward L. Kelly. Coast Artillery
Corps. Z. S. 4.
Announcement was made Of the engage
ment Of Miss Ruth 1Sstelle Lyon, of Arling-
ton. y. j., TO Mr. Ormond Freile, also OF
Arlington at card party at her home on
last Saturday.
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70 Entertain Jewish Blind.

The Community Workers OF the New
York Guild for the Jewish Blind have ar
ranged to entertain the blind and their
guilds in the Auditorium ofhtheJ ouns
vVomen's Hebrew Association Building.
No. 3l West 10th street, tomorrow after
noon, at half-past three o'clock. The con-
cert will be under the personal manage
ment of Miss Lillian L. Bradley.
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
CASPAR-HARRISoN.

Major and Mrs. Abraham Harrison an
nounce the marriage of their daughter.
Miss Thekla Harrison, TO Mr. Max Cas-
par on Sunday. December 2s last. at
Beaumont. Tex.
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
"Dry" Assembly In Philadelphia

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD.1
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Friday - The
first OF the two assemblies OF 1920 was
held In the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel to-
night and was as dry as the managers
could make II. No alcoholic drinks were
served with the supper and guests were
discouraged from taking any
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Georges Baklanoff Sings the Title
Role and Analyses Work
for the Herald.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Friday.y-A world prem
lere Of unusual Importance and signifi-
cane to American music and American
opera took place at the Auditorium Chi
cago tonight when the Chicago Opera AS
sociation presented before brilliant au-
dience yith cast OF unusual excellence
and delightful misen-scene RIP Van Win
kle." folk opera in four acts and seven
scenes. the text by Percy Mackaye, the
music BY Reginald de Koven.
II anything may be Judged from the
temper and real enthusiasm Of first
night audience for a work that Is really
the first American opera, it is safe to say
that RIP Van Winkle.' we'll made and
interesting piece from a dramatic stand
point and essentially nelodious and
charming from a musical standpoint. may
we'll become as universally popular as Mr..
de Koven's Robin Hood"
Critics and musical wiseacres may differ
as to whether this new opera by Messrs
Mackaye and De Koven may or may not
be the long awaited great American opera.
because future audiences. the great pub
lie, which. after all. decides as TO the
Ultimate value Of any work OF art, will
have much to say on the subject.
BUTT is safe TO say. after a single hear
ing. that this opera, heard for the first
time last night, is quite the most charm
ing and artistic operate work yet writ
ten by American authors. In view OF
the Importance to American music and
its operate development. the HERALD
. tt,n,, a. ka tt1fe
its readers and those interested in the
development OF operatic art in America to
present the views and opinions OF the
work Of its principal interpreter. for, after
all. the opera is RIP Van Wrinkle" and
rip Van Wrinkle" as played and sung by
Georges Baklanoff. dramatic barytone. is
the opera: new RIP" to those familiar
with the legend and who remember the
famous inpersonation of Joseph Jeffer-
son, who made the familiar legend. one
of the few natural legends we possess.
household word throughout the country
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Miss Tjader To Be
Married in June

Captain Gypsy rat Smith. 4 Scotch evan
|gelist. who was born and reared in gypsy
tent. arrived here few days ago on board
the Adriatic. but he does not expect to
The New York herald., 1920-01-03

Everything men and boys
wear. Also Sporting Goods
and luggage.
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Bv GEORGES BAKLANOFF.

Mr.. BaklarOfT SaIQ 20 the tfEhALp.
II was dubious. in the first place. about
accepting the role. because l had never
sung in English. and because Furthermore
i realized that to properly interpret Mr..
lMackaye's highly poetic and fanciful
aiding OF the legend I would naturally
have to stand comparison with one or
Americas greatest dramatic artists; but
after reading the book and hearing Mr..
De Koven's wonderfully melodious and
sympathetic Interpretation of the story IN
music felt that it was role that
could not afford to miss. not only because
tof it's musical and dramatic possibilities,
but also because ! felt that as America
had been so kind TO me could not afford
to miss the opportunity which this opera
gave nIe to further the cause of operatic
art in America.
"T.e principal role Of rip Van Win
kle. which. after all. is the opera. IS
worthy of the attention of any artist. not
only because of its dramatic possibilities.
but beca use Of It's musical opportunity. as
the music, is eminently vocal and written
for the voice and the singer. The piece
| is q difficult one in many ways. perhaps.
| because of its artistic simplicity. and !
| do not deny that Il has taken much
thought and hard study to give a charac-
teristic representation To the character as
conceived by Mr.. Mackaye, which differs
In many important respects than that so
ably portrayed by Mr.. jefferson.
| II have felt all along that the public
familiar with Mr.. Jeffersons impersona-
tion, might be surprised and perhaps even
annoyed by the inevitable difference in
the portrayal of the role demanded OF me
| by Mr.. Mackayes text Mr.. De Koven
j from the start very wisely advised me to
know nothing Of what Mr.. jefferson
ibid or how he looked, so that my interpre-
tation of this character is wholly and en-
trely my own without any hints from
what Mr.. Jefferson may or may not have
done in the role.
The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Thinks Public VIII Like II.

'I think that the American public are
going to like the new RIP Van Winkle,'
because he is human and poetic, with a
wide range of character from a young
dreamer in the first. to an old man in
the last act, and through a life giving
draught from the magic flask, an Incl
dent of the old story which Mr.. Mackayc
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Mr.. Rogers Explains.

I'VE have to have very high-grade
men of extended education. who can
speak at least one, and usually two
or three languages. besides English"
Representative Rogers explains. THE
absence Of either future or present
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URGES SCHOOL FOR TRAINING YOUNG MEN
FOR DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICES

grounded in the science of diplomacy
and foreign trade. There is nothing
of this kind now in the United States
as a governmental institution. al
though the plan has worked extreme
ly well in France.
Members of the foreign affairs COM
mittee and of the House generally
agree with the recommendations in
Secretary Lansing's recently published
letter, that some changes should be
made in the State Department in WASH
ington Congressman profess to be-
lieve, however, that most of these are
purely administrative and can be done
without legislation. The changes af-
fecting the foreign service, however,
as mentioned above, are considered
much more important and require ac-
ton by Congress. To give effect to
these proposals Representative Rogers
introduced his bill and will urge 1t for
the earliest possible action.
In discussing the particular concern
of the business interests of the coun-
try in the commercial attache service,
and their fear that the new legislation
might seek to upset this service, Rep
resentative Rogers made his position
clear.
IT think that Congress and the busi-
ness interests Of the country are not
satisfied with the Department Of State"
he said. That's why they allow the
Department of Commerce to retain the
jurisdiction over the commercial at
taches. If the Department Of State.
after being given it's chance under this
legislation, can make good and win the
confidence of the business interests, the
desirable result WILL in my judgment.
follow that all aspects involving our
foreign relationships will be combined
into the one natural depoSitory-the
Department of State"
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BY FRANK H. sIsfoNDs.

A MOTHER week Of German dis
~ order has served to confirm
the earlier impressions, which
have aOa1y1ed T., ~, ,-t;,Ia
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to kill him. An acquaintance
offered to put this enemy out Of
the way for a considerations
in fact, for SIS. But to this Mr..
Owen demurred. "Why not? He's
planned to have you killed." per-
sisted his would-be defender.
Instead of accepting the offer.
Mr.. Owen engaged the man and
another for a sum of money to
himself first was killed. Then he
saw to it that word of the bargain
reached the man who was seeking
his life. It proved an effective
way of dealing with the situation
and Mr.. Owen was not troubled
further by the same party.
Senator Owen took a leading
part in drafting the constitution
at the time Oklahoma became a
state. It was largely through his
efforts that a provision for pro-
hibition was included in the In
strument He had become i'm
pressed during his sojourn among
the Indians with the evils result
ing from the sale of intoxicating
liquors. He took a stand. too, for
woman suffrage in the constitu-
tional convention, though his
friends argued with him that he
was counting political death. I'm
der the tribal law of the Cherokee
nation children took the tribal
1t was the women who preserved
the history Of the tribe. Senator
Owen was in a measure born to
a recognition of the Importance of
women. There existed between him
and his mother. a woman OF I'M
usual talent, a strong bond of
sympathy and comradeship, which
largely Influenced his views as to
suffrage.
He was elected senator by the
unanimous vote of the democrats
in the state legislature December
II, 1907, and took his seat few
days later. It was not long after
his advent to the Senate that Sen
ator Owen entered heart and soul
into the consideration of the so
called Decentralization emergency
grasp Of financial matters in one
Of the most eloquent and able
speeches made on this measure.
His interest in financial legisla-
ton has never tagged. He has
been prodigious student of
finances, both domestic and inter
national When the Wilson admin
istration came in, and the con
troll of the Senate swung to the
democrats, in 1918, Senator Owen
became chairman of the Senate
committee on banking and cur
rency. He was in charge of the
bill creating the federal reserve
system while the measure was be-
fore the Senate and had much to
do with it's final draft. He piloted
the federal farm loan act through
the Senate. too. Today he is the
ranking democratic member Of the
banking and currency committee,
and has sought to obtain the back
ing of the administration Tor
measures to aid in stabilizing Tor
eign exchange. particularly the
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salary" he continued, means that
there is only one appeal left-an Aps
peal on the social side. The cost OF
maintaining the duties OF the posi-
ton are very high, 80 that pooi
man finds himself automatically ~
Guided. The result Is that only is ine
rich, butterfly class IS as d ioie'
terested to enter. x
"Snobbishness and spats are ire
ouently the only apparent assets y.
some secretaries" Mr.. Rogers asseIts.
He also defines the diplomatic seI ..sre
and the consular service as M M
water tight compartments, WIN III IL"
terchange between them.
Provision Included in Bill.
T, h;s biI1 he proposes the follow
First. To provide for promo.iohs i 10
the rank of minister OF worm me
secretaries. This would sive e'
the future which is now lacking. u
Second. To give them a oecem., CIV
ing wage, which nc . Will Ds which they
must maintain, (b) with the special
lied education which they must navo
obtained before entering the service,
and (c) with the Importance Q. tnelr
duties. This will enlarge tne n 70 LII ~
eligibles. it is believed peIa rneana
allow the young man wlthout heahs
to enter.
Third. To provide for the easy IN
terchange between consuls ana sec C.
retaries. Many a secretary Woulo De
q better consul and many consul
would be a better secretary. There
is no reason" Mr. Rogers ,d,t says nst w Why
these two branches OF the united
States foreign service.
He proposes to accomplish this de-
sideratum by amalgamating the dlp-
S6fV-
ice into one. to be known as 1.-The for
eign service of the United States" He
would then allow the easy and ire
quent interchange, as matter OF ad-
ministration merely. of secretaries
and consuls. The additional expert
ence which would thus result would
be Of benefit both to the individual
and to the service.
The proposal for Congress to estab-
lish a training school for foreign
service akin to Annapolis and West
Point IL with the idea Of assuring a
large number of men thoroughly
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RELATIVES OF $4,000 DEAD
SOLDIERS ASK u. S. BURIAL

from Siberia" says a recent statement,
by Secretary of War Baker. 'one hum
dred and eleven from north Russian
some Of those buried in southern Eng
rival of other bodies from the same
region Is daily expected; all bodies
from the Brest region in France are
soon to arrive; and the graves regis-i
tratfon personnel Is actively operating
in various European centers. 2
1.-THE War Department wishes to re -,
iterate its pledge that no body will
remain abroad which is desired by the,
next of kin to be returned to this,
country. and no effort will be spared
to accord fitting and tender care to.
those which. by request of the fami-.
lies concerned. will remain overseas
in the fields of honor :
Though removal of bodies from the,
zone of the armies, where more than
two-thirds of the American dead are.
buried, Is now prohibited by a minis--
terial decree. the graves registration
service is carrying on its work off
Identification and concentration there
From more than $4,000 isolated sin
gle graves. and from about 2,406-
small burial plots the bodies of our
men have been concentrated into less
than 500 locations.
Reference to isolated graves was
made in a statement from the office of
the quartermaster general on April.
8, which said:
Some relatives insist on having the
bodies OF their dead remain WHARF
they were flrst buried. Necessarily
the decision adopted by the War De-
partment places the responsibility for.
the concession and future mainte-
nance of the graves thus remaining
scattered throughout France anL
England upon the relatives of the de-,
ceased. The better plan would be-
for the relatives of the deceased to-
permit the War Department to place.
these bodies, at it's expense, in our.
permanent cemeteries in Franco
where they will be under government
control and maintenance withouA
their being any expense whatever at-s
taching to the relatives of the soldier,
dead"
1t is estimated that each bodp
brought back will cost about $500,
and each interment in the Field ~
Honor abroad will cost from 5000 %.
$3.50. involving a total expenditure,
of approximately $30,o0o.oto.
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Of tho United States. Originally
he had an agreement with the
Cherokee nation for a large per-
centage fee in the event he sue
ceeded. He requested the Court
of Claims, however, to fix the COM
pensation. 1t was fixed by the
court at 100000. About 100000
Mr.. Owen had to pay out in con-
nection with the prosecution of
vested in real estate in Muskogee,
then in it's early stages Of devel-
opment. Today the city has a
population Of $4,000, and Senator
Owen owns large tract of real
estate in the very heart OF the
business center.
This was only one, however, of
a number Of important cases
which he has handled for the In
successful in obtaining for his
clients large sums of money.
While he was acting as Indian
agent he was instrumental in pre-
venting a deal between members
of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
Association and other persons. who
were about to obtain lease OF
100000 acres Of land for 100000.
Senator Owen held that the sum
the Cherokees caused a rejection
Of the lease, and in the end they
obtained 100000 rental.
Out of this contest grew dra-
matte incident. Besides putting
an end to the hope Of easy money.
Mr.. Owen had brought about the
Indictment Of one Of the men in
volved. This man threatened the
life Of owen. He came to the Of
flee Of owen with the avowed in
tention of killing him. But Owen
was not q man to sit still ana
allow himself to be killed. His
enemy reached for his gun. Quick
as a flash, Owen grasped the mans
wrist. At the same moment he
the muzzle against the mans
With the tables turned COM
pletely against him, the man
pleaded for mercy.
"Yous don't want to kill me.
Owen" he said. Mr.. Owen replied
it was time to put an end to the
threats and attempts on his own
life. His assailant caught sight
Of a Masonic pin on Mr.. Owens
waistcoat I'm Mason. too"
he said. Finally. after promising
to cut out the gun play in the flu
ture, the man was released by
Mr.. owen, and went back to his
cronies, to whom he had been
Boosting he would make Owen
show his hand"
"well, did you make him show
his hand?' they asked.
YES" the man replied, "but he
had a "A in it,
Those were times in the Indian
Territory when human life was
held moro cheaply than today.
Word came to owen that another
enemy had hired a couple Of men