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New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Two Young Singers
Give Rival Recitals:
Both Show Promise
Miss Penelope Davies and
Miss Edna Mampell Pre-
sent Programs of Merit
at Princess and Aeolian

1t is seldom that one afternoon brings
forth two SUCH excellent singers as
Miss Penelope Davies and Miss Edna
Mampell. who gave rival recitak YES
terday ut the Princess Theater and
Aeolan Hall. Both singers are young
and both are highly gifted.
Miss Davies, who sang at the Princess
Theater, is mezzo soprano. At first
her voice appeared somewhat light and
restricted in color, but as the program
progressed her reserves of tonal color
were amply revealed for intcrpretative
purposes. Miss Davies has more sub
tlety than is given to the average
singer. whose strength lies chiefly in
the voice itself, and her unconventional
program, which included Wagner's
Sorrow" and "Dreams," scandinavian
group and songs by Borodin. Poldowski
Tremisot and other composers, was
delightfully."- interpreted. Three songs
by Bertha F. Wegener- -Koopman, set
tings of poems by Tagore, sung for the
first time in America showed little
striking merit. "Do Not Go, My Love-"
for instance, has been much better
done by Mr.. Richard Hageman. Coen-
raad Y. Bos, whose name on the pro-
gram of little known singer is al
ways an encouraging sign, played ad-
mirable accomplishments.
Meanwhile Miss Mampel was sing
ing at Acolian Hall. AS dark as Miss
Davies is fair, her voice is a rich con-
tralto, of wide range and poignantly
dramatic in quality. That she was at
home in matters of style was immedi-
songs by Gluck, Paisiello, Handel and
Vivald. Then, having proved her
ability in sophisticated singing, she
gave freer rein to her emotional ma
ture in the songs that followed by
Franz, Schumann, Duparc, Staub, Chaus-
son, Carpenter and others.
With such a fine vocal, technical and
emotional equipment, Miss Mampell
would do we'll to improve her dicton
for she was not always intelligible in
English and French. This was par
ticularly true in her singing of Poldow-
skis "Cortege' and Debussy's "Ballade
des femmes de Paris" and these might
be called test cases, for both songs re-
quirc exaggerated clarity in enuncia-
ton.
On the other hand, Miss Mampell was
Vore than successful with Loeffers
ITO Helen,' a song as difficult as it is
beautiful. This singer, too, was pro-
vided with an accomplished accompanist
in the person of Mr.. Richard Hageman
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Slim Chance Seen
For City to Enter
The Milk Business
Swann's Plan to Use Money
Left From Army and Navy
Sales Rejected by Mayor;
Schools Held Unavailable

Funds left in the hands of Philip
Berolzheimer, City Chamberlain, from
the sale of army and navy foodstuffs,
will not be available to carry out Dis
trict Attorneys Swann's proposed plan
for the sale of milk by the city.
Mr.. Swami, after comforting with Of
ficials of the Dairymen's League, an
nounced that it might be feasible for
the city to use public school houses
and welfare stations for the distribu-
tion of 100000 quarts of milk, which
is said to be the daily surplus farmers
are unable to sell to the distributing
companies. To handle the milk and sell
at reduction under the prices fixed
by the companies, Mr.. Swami was told
/ 1T would be necessary for the city to
provide 10000 cans at cost of $4,000
| together with refrigerating and steril-
izing plants.
At Mr., Berolzheimer's Office yester-
day is was said that only $4,000 of
the 100000 fund left from the sale of
government foodstuffs remained and
that Mayor Hylan intended to use the
rest for relief work among the poor
This, in the opinion of city officials, put
at end to all suggestions that the city
go into the milk business
The milk conference board which has
been meeting in the Offices of the
Dairymen's League, 3o3 Fifth Avenue
has not fixed the retail price of milk
During the first months of the year
the prices are regulated on a declining
scale. 1t was reported yesterday that
in accordance with this custom the
price of Grade B milk would be re-
duced by Borden from IS to Is cents
quarter, and by Sheffield Farms from
II to 16 cents.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
'Parsifal' Will Be Sung
At Good Friday Matinee
Program for Twentieth Week
of Opera Season at the
Metropolitan

"Parsifaw will be sung at special
Good Friday matinee at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House. The cast will in
cludc Nine. Easton (frst time here as
kundry) and Messrs. Harold, White
hill, Rothier and Didur.
Other operas next week-the TWEEN.
tieth week of the season-will be "Rig-
oletto" Monday evening, with Mines
Barrientos and Braslau (first time this
season. and Messrs. Lazaro (first time
this season), De Luca and Mardones
and "Manon" Wednesday evening, with
Nine. Farrar and Mesrs. Hackett
Chalmers (frst time here as Lescaut)
and Whitehill (first time here as Count
des Grieux)
Eugene Oncgin" will have it's sec
ond performance on Thursday evening
with the original cast. including Miss
Muzio and Messrs. Martinelli. De Luca
and Didur. "Tosca" will be given again
on Friday evening, with Nine. Farrar
and Messrs. Lazaro and Scott.
"L'Elisir d'Amore" will be sung at
the Saturday matinee by Mines. Bar
rientos and Ellis and Messrs Caruso
Scotti and Malatesta. "Boris Godunoff'
will be the popular price opera on Sat
urday evening, with Mines. Braslau ane
Deinunois and Messrs. Didur, Harold
Rothier and De Segurola.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Mrs. J. Phelps Warren
Wins Divorce Decree
New York Woman Granted the
Custody of Child by Rhode
TsIand SuneriOr Court

PROVIDENCE, March 23.--1t became
known to-day that Mrs. J. Phelps War-
ron, New York and Watch Hill So
ciety .7oman. recently was granted a
divorce from her husband IN the Wash
ington County Superior Court. & de-
cree was secretly entered at Kingston.
Desertion and non-suppcrt were the
allegations.
The case was surrounded by the
utmost secrecy and was heard in the
chambers by Judge Chester W. Bar.
rows. The deere is interloctury and
Mrs. Warren is given custody of ore
child. Judge Harry c. Curtis, attorney
for Mrs. Warren, to-day declined to
discuss the case as did Stephen j.
Casey, attorney for Mrs. Warren. "
Hrebert Caswell, clerk OF the Wash
ington County Superior Court. said he
was not permitted to give any infor..
nation. Dispositions of residents Of
providence. Pittsburgh and New York
wero read at the hearing.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Edwards Opposes Plan
To Eliminate Bonus
Collector to Fight for Extra
Pay for Federal
EmDlOvees

William H. Edwards, Collector OF In
ternal Revenue for Manhattan, an
nounced yesterday he is opposed to the
elimination of the $240 bonus to Fed
eral employees whose salary is under
$2,750 year, and said he is prepared
to make fight to see that Congress
does not do away with the extra pay.
He declared the proposed elimination
will cripple the government service by
resignation of employees.
Collector Edwards said the govern
mcnt is pursuing a policy with re
spect to its officers and employees that
is absolutely indefensible. In the last
year more than hundred members of
my office force have resigned. Natural
ly the government. because of it's
parsimony, is the sufferer.
"'The bonus Of $240 was granted to
care for the high cost Of living. Why
take it away at this time? Is living
any cheaper than it was year ago
food decreased? THE legislators at
Washington should pause and consider"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24

against that fencc-post He was shak-
ing ali over with fear, but he appeared
very bold His lips were drawn back
showing all his teeth, the hair on his
back stood on end, and he snarled and
growled as fercely as he knew how.
Old Man Coyote stopped few feet
off and grinned. When he grinned he
showed all his long teeth and they
made Johnny Chuck's teeth look small.
Hello. Johnny Chuck" said Old Man
Coyote ~ certainly am pleased to see
you. l don't know when l have been
mNre pleased to see anybody. The
faA. is l was thinking Of you early
this very morning, but really didn't
expect to find you so far from home
May | ask what you are doing SO far
away from the far corner of the Old
Orchard ?"
Johnny Chuck made no reply. save
to growl and grit his teeth and try to
make himself seem very fierce and un-
afraid. Old Man Coyote chuckled. The
f1ercer Johnny Chuck tried to make
himself appear the more Old Man
Coyote chuckled. It tickled him to
think that Johnny should even trv to
scare him.
Eyes" continued Old Man Coyote .1
was thinking Of you this very morning.
I was thinking how good Q Chuck
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Boston Court Withholds
Decision in Science Suit
Petition of Mrs. Emile B. HUI
len, of Brooklyn, Taken
Under Adyisemei,t
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BOSTON, March 23.-After hearing
arguments all day on the petition Of
Mrs. Emile B. Hulen, of Brooklyn, for
permission to enter the Christian Sci
ence case for the purpose Of taking
care of the interests of the First Mem
bers of the Church, Judge Decourcey,
of the Supreme Court, took the matter
under advisement. He will not rem
der his decision until counter affidavits
him tomorrow.
Evidence of further discord in the
situation came to-day when Edwin A.
Krauthoff, of Washington, one of the
counsel for the directors of the Mother
Church, withdrew from that position
ana asked the permission of Judge De-
coUrcey to hear him as a member Of
the church. 1t is limited that he has
views on the controversy that he is
rot free to express as counsel foS the
church.
Attorney Charles F. Choate jr., rep
resenting Mrs. Hulen, opened proceed
ings, arguing in favor of'the allowance
OF the petition to intervene. He also
offered an amended petition, which, he
said, was changed from the original
only in that it referred to the report
of Judge Frederic Dodge, who, as mas
ter, heard the evidence in the case anc
reported his findings to the court.
Mr.. Choate said that fifty First Mem
bers of the Church attempted to pas:
their authority in the church to the
board of directors III 1908, and in 1905
supposed that they ceased to exist. As
Judge Dodge holds that the First Mem
bers had no right to. pass their author
ity, Mr.. Choate. maintained that they
therefore exist, and that Mrs. Hulen
as one of them in good standing, has a
right to intervene.
Miles M. Dawson, of New York, per
sonal representative of Mrs Hulen
arguing for allowance of the petition
contended that the church was organ
lied in 1889, and not in 1892, and that
therefore, the report of Judge Dodge
was based upon a wrong supposition
He said it was Mrs. Mary Baker G
Eddy's desire that the directors of the
church should be supreme, with the
trustees controlling the church publ
cations.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
On the Screen
''Mary Ellen Comes to Town"
With Dorothy Cish in
Leading Role

In spite of too generous mixture
Of lurid melodrama in the plot of
"Mary Ellen Comes to Town." the fea-
ture bill at the Rialto this week, Dor
othy Gish turns the picture, by virtue
of her personality, to the right path.
AS an unsophisticated, ambitious young
Southern girl the opportunity for
whimsical and appealing characteriza-
tion is so finely taken advantage of by
Miss Gish that one does not mind the
very villainous villains very much.
Mary Ellen, with histrionic ambi-
tions, leaves her sleepy little South
ern town for New Y York at the same
time as Bob Fairacres, who is bound
to the metropolis to collect a large in
heritance. William Cursor, the most
heinous of the villains waiting for these
employer and Bob's prospective shearer
AS the proprietor of shady cabaret
Cursor frames up" Mary Ellen with
a view to forcing her to draw Fair
acres into the trap set for him and
his money. But Mary Ellen at the
last moment refuses to sacrifice the
man she loves to save herself; prov
dentially enough the police arrive and
seize Cursor and his satellites. After
that there only remains the honey
moon trip back to the sleepy Southern
town.
The story would be nothing, robbed
of the decorative touches which Dor
othy Gish brings to it; but these are
appealing and amusing enough to make
any one welcome the story as an ex-
cuse for her appearance.
Charles Chaplin appears in revived
version Of "The Champion" boisterous
enough slapstick to bring several peo-
pie near us to the verge Of hystcrcal
apoplexy. 1t is the sort Of thing that
seems to be rude but effective, like
the traditional pounding on the back
10 bring an infant back from the
threshold of Sir Oliver Lodges domin-
ion.
The musical program at the Rialto
includes Drdla's Souvenir" and the
Professional March from "Lohengrin'
played by John Priest as an organ
solo.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Selwyns to Open Two
New Theaters in Fall
Times Square and Forty.second
Street Playhouses for
Own Productions

Two new theaters will be onened by
the Selwyns early next fall, according
to plans announced yesterday. The
playhouses, twin structures, are now
being erected. They are Times Square
and the Forty-second Street, and are
located on the north side Of West
Forty-second Street, adjoining the
Lyric Theater and directly opposite the
New Amsterdam. The Times Square
will have seating capacity of 1900
and the Forty-second Street 1,1OO. 1t
IS planned to use them exclusively for
Selwyn productions.
AS part Of the plans for the new
season nine plays have been accepted
tor production and many actors have
been placed under contract. Included
among the plays which are being made
ready are "The Mistress of Chance u
by G: W. Albyn and c. W. Bell; "The
Double Bar" by Martin Brown;
"Rollo's Wild Oats" which has been
tried out with Roland Young, by Glare
Hummer; "Love and Learn" by Edgar
Selwyn and Vincent Lawrence: "The
Voice of the Minaret," by Robert
Hichens; play by Avery Hopwood, not
yet named; play for Leo GARLIC,
which will be produced in conjunction
with Adolph Klauber, and another by
Salisbury Field, in which Margaret
Lawrence will be starred.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Bedtime Stories
By Thornton ". Burgess
Old Man Coyote Takes His Time
A dinner IS not yours It'll eaten,
Nor have yoW lost race TIL beaten.

Not since he was very little fellow
just venturing out into the Great World
had Johnny Chuck felt so frightened
as now. Here he was with his back up
against an old fence-post and no place
of safety he could possibly reach And
there was Old Man Coyote coming
straight toward him. By the express
sion of Old Man Coyotes face Johnny
knew that Old Man Coyote saw him.
Old Man Coyote didn't hurry. He
took his time. For one thing, he rather
hoped that Johnny Chuck would try
to run away. 1t would be much easier
to catch and kill Johnny if he were
out in the open. Johnny would fight;
Old Man Coyote knew that. But he
would be able to fight great deal
harder with his back to that old fence
post. If he were out in the open Old
Man Coyote might be able to get him
from behind, SO he hoped that Johnny
would run.
But Johnny didn't run. He stayed
right where he was with his back
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24

would taste for breakfast. 1t is a
long, long time since I have tasted
one, and | am very fond Of Chuck.
wish you were little fatter There
is nothing better than fat Chuck But
thin Chuck is better than no Chuck
at all. Ive had a hard winter, Johnny
Chuck, a very hard winter All the
time you were sleeping so comfortably
l had to hunt for living, and it was
pretty poor hunting most of the time,
can tell you. That's why l am so
glad to see you now. You don't seem
glad to see me-"
Still Johnny Chuck said nothing, but
he had stopped shaking with fear. He
was growing angrier every second. He
knew that 4 Man Coyote was simply
trying to torment him for fun, just as
Black Pussy, the cat at Farmer Browns
house, torments q mouse she has
caught. Johnny wished that Old Man
Coyote would hurry up and attack him
He knew that he hadn't much chance
against Old Man Coyote, but it would
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Mrs. Osborne Entertains
NotabIes in WASHINGTON
Peggy Baker Is Host at Party;
Other Social Functions En-
liren The National Canifnl


From This Trioune's washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Mmc.
Jusscrand, Sonora de Riano, Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt, former Secretary
of State and Mrs. Robert Lansing. MrE
Henry White and Mrs. Herbert Hoover
were among those at the tea to- day of
Mrs. Lithgow Osborne,Nif of the
diplomatic service of the United
States, assigned to duty in the State
Department. Mrs. Osborne's works of
sculpture were shown and the exhibit
viii continue for two weeks at 1143
Connecticut Avenue.
Mrs. Osborne was before her mar
rage Countess Lille Raben-Levctzau,
daughter of former Minister of For
eign Affairs of Denmark. Mrs. Os-
borne's grandfather was Danish Min
lister to this country in the '70s, and
her grandm other, Nine. de Hegermann-
Lindencrone, is the author of some
we'll known books depicting diplomatic
and court life.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Ba-
l6er to-day celebrated the eighth birth
day anniversary of their youngest
Peggy is ss pupil at IT the the Monteasori ssleri
preparatory school in Georgetown
and that her little friends might en-
JOY the midday celebration with but
tlessnterruption to their school du-
ties all of the refreshments, gifts and
appurtenances of real birthday party
were taken to the school for the mid
day recess.
Miss Betty Baker, the elder daugh-
ter of the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker, will have two or three young
girl visitors from Cleveland for the
Easter holidays, the party including
Miss Alice Kean Stockwell and Miss
Katherine Stockwell.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24

be better to have it over with. Johnny
meant to fight just as Tong as there
was breath in him.
But Old Man Coyote wasn't in a
hurry. You know there is lot of
pleasure i'll thinking about something
you are presently going to enjoy Old
Man Coyote felt absolutely sure of a
good breakfast, and he enjoyed think
ing about it. He couldn't see q pos
sible way of escape for Johnny Chuck
and so he wasn't in any hurry to put
an end to Johnny and his troubles
He made two or three short rushcs at
Johnny as if to seize him, and then
backed away pretending that he was
AFRAID. 1t was very hard on Johnny
Chuck. but it was fun for Old Man
Coyote. But at last there was a change
in Old Man Coyote. A fierce glare
crept into his eyes. The hair on his
shoulders rose ever so little. Johnny
Chuck knew that Old Man Coyote was
about to end his focling, and Just then,
for the first time, Johnny remembered
Jimmy Skunk and wondered what had
become of him. "a nice sort of friend
he is" thought Johnny Chuck bitterly.
Copyright, 1920. by T. W. Burgess)
The Next Story: Old Man Coyote
Suddenly Turns Very Polite.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Rudolph Polk Heard
Here inViOlin Recital

Rudolph Polk, young American
violinist who had been heard here be-
FORE gave a recital last night at Car
regic Hail. Mr.. Polk is sincere and
rightly an ambitious artist, but
whether his art would not have been
more perfectly at home in an audi
torium of less grandiose proportions
might we'll be asked. Yet Mr. Polk has
youth. energy and unquestioned talent.
He lacks as yet in the deeper and more
imaginative reaches, but he plays with
assurance, technical iuency and taste.
His two chief numbers last night
were the Tartini G minor Sonata and
the Saint -Saens Concerto No. 3 in B
minor, but he also played number of
shorter pieces. His audience was of
gotdly size and it gave him sympa-
thetic reception. Mr.. Polk has promise
as we'll as considerable measure Of
present attainment.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24

llclal statement has been received to
this effect.
John Barrymore will give only one
matinee performance a week of "Rich-
ard Ill" at the Plymouth Theater here
after, the Thursday matinee being
eliminated. No matinee will be given
tomorrow, and tickets for this per-
formance may be exchanged at the box
office.
Ethel Barrymore has recovered her
voice and will resume her perform
ances of "Declasse" at the Empire The
ater at the matinee to-day. Miss Bar
rymore suffered an ucute attack Of
laryngytis on Monday and completely
lost the power of speech, and it was
impossible for her to play on Monday
night. Her physician forbade her to
attempt to use her voice again last
evening.
Major Biddle, chairman of the Army
and Navy Board Of Boxing Control, has
secured tables for Thursday nights
performance OF the new Ziegfeld's Mid
night Frolic atop the New Amsterdam
Theator for the entertainment of
Georges Carpenter, French heavy
weight champion boxer, and his party
Max Spiegel, vice president of the
Strand Theater Company, has secured
a sixty-three- year lease on the prop
erty included in PAS to 256 West Forty
fourth Street, and will build theater
to seat 1000. Mr. Spiegel intends to
devote his new theater, which will prob
ably be called the House of Melody, to
musical productions exclusively.
will open at the Globe Theater, Allan
1t is due at the Century Theater on
Monday night, April 5.
One of the five playlets to be pre-
sented at the annual dress rehearsal of
the Green Room Club, at the Astol
Theater. April A, will be melodrama
"Thc Messenger" by Langdon McCor-
mick, author of "The Storm The
cast, which remains the same as when
the playet was presented at a club
smoker recently includes Rollo Lloyd
Earle Mitchell. David Mitchell Murray
and Desmond Gallagher.
Thursday and Friday performances of
''The Piper" at the Fulton Theater, will
begin at .: 80 instead of 8 hereafter
"Martinique.' which is being pro-
duccd by Walter Hast. will have its
premier at the Shubert Theater, New
Haven, Monday evening, March 20.
Dorothy Tierney will play the role of
Mrs. Mitchell in my Golden Girl" at
the Nora Bayes Theater beginning next
Monday evening. She replaces Marie
Carroll.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Teachers at Albany to
Lobby for Pay Increase
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

ALBANY, Marsh 23.-Schoo teach
ers from all over the state began to
arrive here tonight to appear at the
legislative hearing tomorrow on the
Lockwood and Mullan teachers salary
increase bills. The former appropri-
ates 100000 and provides an in
crease of from 20 per cent for the
higher paid teachers to 40 per cent for
those with lower salaries. The Mullan
bill appropriates $26.500,00O and fixes
the increased salaries.
The New York City teachers favor
the Lockwood bill, while those from
upstate are supporting the Mullan bill
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Would Lift Theater Ban
Methodist Conference Also
Takes Liberal View of Dancing

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 23.-The
Central Pennsylvania Methodist Con-
ference to-day adopted a resolution
suggesting to the General Conference
the elimination of the Church rule
making members who attend theatcrs
dance, play cards or indulge IN other
worldly" amusements liable to expul-
sion.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Bagnell, pastor
Of Grace Church, Harrisburg, who Of
fered the resolution, explained that the
rule was not generally enforced. 1t
was adopted, II to 66, after heated
discussion.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
HAYES Gives to Jewish Fund

Archbishop Patrick j. Hayes yester-
day sent personal contribution of
800 and letter of Endorsement to
the Greater New York Campaign for
Jewish War Sufferers, which is out to
raise the city's share of national
fund for relief of Jews in Europe The
Archbishop wrote:
IL wish to assure you that l am in
deep sympathy with this movement for
relief, and l both commend it and
wish it every success"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
Miss Ruth Dorfman Engaged

Mrs. Waldemar Dorfman, of 1871
Broadway, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss R,th Dorfman,
to Sergeant Robert A. Tausig. Miss
Dorfman's father Was The late DR..
Waldemar Dorfman, prominent ply
sican of this city. Both Mrs Dorfman
and her daughter took part in war ac-
tivties. Sergeant Tausig is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Tausig. Of New
York. The marriage will take place next
month.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-24
The Stage Door

"Musk' closed its engagement at the
Punch and Judy Theater last Saturday
night. 1t is said that The Hole in the
Wall" will open at the thoater on Fri
day evening of this week, but no Of
fetal statement has been received to
this effect.