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New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Georges Bak-
lnnoff, premier barytone Of the Chicago
Opera Company, said to-day that he
would appear tomorrow in "Tosca,"
regardless Of the letters written by DR..
Herbert L. Willett, president of the
Chicago Church Federation, to trustees
Of the opera company. demanding Bak-
ianoff's dismissal because of his NOR
ais. The American singers in the
opera company, headed by Ricardo
Martin, issued statement supporting
the Russian singer and decrying the
American people as gone stark mad on
busy-bodyism.
DR.. Willett's protest grew out of diff
fcultes which Baklanoff had last win
ter with Mile. Elvira Amazar, Rus
sian soprano, who had him arrested on
a charge of violating the Mann act.
"What is he?" inquired Baklanoff,
after study Of DR.. Willett's protest.
ooh, priest. But what does he think
that / am priest, too? No. l am
not priest-not even on the stage. If
I wanted to be priest l could not be
not in the opera. All priests there
sre bassos. Neither could this DR.. Will
lett--not even if he is a basso
"The opera has many stories of sin.
Yes, think opera is too much for Chi
cago preachers; they had better not go.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20

Glare Hummer has composed the in
cidental music for her new comedy,
"Rollo's Wild Oat," which. with Ro-
land Young, will open at the Punch and
Judy Theater Tuesday evening.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Pianist and Singer Give
Recitals in Aeolian Hall

Katherine Bacon, an English pianist,
whose training is said to have been
received In this country. played at
Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon. Miss
Bacon has many praiseworthy quail
ties. large, full tone, sound tech
nique, understanding Of various types
Of music. Her playing Of a group of
Couperin pieces was DELIGHTFULLY."- clear.
A little more OF this clarity In execu-
ton would have improved her perform
ance Of the first movement Of Chopin's
Sonata in fiat minor, which was a
trihe slovenly. There will be other
opportunities Of judging Miss Bacon's
mplishments, for she will give two
more recitals very soon.
A song recital by Jencie Galloway
John, soprano, who made good last
season, was given at the same hall in
the evening.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Norwegian Woman
Pianist i'm Recital
AT Carnegie Hall
Miss Stell Anderson Gives
Evidence of Mediocrity;
Hadley Again Conducts
Philharmonic Orchestra
By H. E. Krehbiel

The question which often arises In
the mind of a recorder Of musical do
ings in the metropolis, "Why do per-
sons come to New York from all points
of the compass, hire q hall and give a
concert, at cost Of from $500 to
$1,000, when they have nothing to offer
beyond what scores Of wiser and more
unassuming local folk might give ?" was
precipitated again last night, when a
Miss Stell Anderson gave a pianoforte
recital in Carnegie Hall. The young
woman was announced as a Norwegian
pianist, but that fact did not help her
at all.
Had she been born under the roof
tree Of Ole Bull, Backer-G Grondahl or
Grieg, she would have brought no
message to judicious knowers of
music, playing as she did. The kindest-
hearted, most generously intentioned
reviewer in the world would be put
her friends thought that she ought
to have Joined the lnnumerable cara
van Of mediocrities who are troubling
the public ear of this city in this sea-
son Of all seasons.
For the second time Mr. Henry Had
ley conducted an entire concert Of the
Philharmonic Society In Carnegie Hall
yesterday afternoon. There was a diff
ferent symphony on the program from
that performed Thursday evening, and
though Mr.. Toscha Sedel was again the
solo player, he produced a different
concerto - Mendelssohn's instead of
Bruchs, in G minor. The symphony
was Dvorak's From the New World"
which would be worn threadbare by
much playing if it were made of little
less durable fabric.
Mr.. Hadley brought out no beauties
that had escaped the eyes and ears Of
other conductors, but gave it reading
which was ightforward and intelli-
gent. The Philharmo onicans have often
played it better and frequently played
it not so we'll. The last number of
Ihqrsday's program, Moszkotfski's Suite
in F, was retained.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Central Union Ends Caro-,

The Central Federated Union -.
held its last meeting. Instead =, - ass
meeting scheduled for last n,ss. 'as aS.
labor Temple in East Eighty-tourss
Street, an announcement was mad. ,..s .a
the next meeting of represent.t,v..
the unions affiliated With II von,. VI
December 2, at Beethoven Hall ~.
Seventh Street, and would be III. a..
meeting of the United Trader an.
Dor Council Of Greater New York
The organization was rorr.a
instance OF Samuel Gompers ana " ~ .as
American Federation of Labor osnsr
to supplant the Central Federated dirSssr' rSs;a'
and offer membership to labor srs.n' nal0a
zations Of Manhattan, prook,vn saai-
Bronx and Richmond. OfFicers ~, ~, 'ae
elected and installed at the first y" n..s %
ing. A"s"'
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
The Stage Door

One hundred and twenty-five we'll
known Broadway players will be in the
cast of the Midnight Jollies of the
Actors Equity ball at the Hotel Astor
tonight. Hundreds of other stars will
be present as guests.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Geraldine Farrar
Appears in 'Zaza'
AT Metropolitan
Diva, in First Role of Season,
Gives Performance With
Same Spontaneity and In
tensity as Last Year

Miss Geraldine Farrar made her first
anpearance of the season at the Metro
politan Opera House last evening In
"Zaza," an opera in which she achieved
personal triumph last year. For the
creative spark submerged by seasons
Of Butterflies, Toscas and Indifferent
Carmens famed to white heat in her
portrayal of this incident in the love-
life of drab, originally concocted by
Pierre Berton and Charles Simon, re-
modelled by David Belasco and finally
retouched by Leoncavallo, who acted
as librettist for his opera.
Zaza of play and opera is dull, vul-
gar, insincere. Surely the craze for
fetal character, soon dried her tears
for Dufresne and urged her to new
adventures. Leoncavallo's music Is no
less mediocre than the stcry. But
against these heavy odds Miss Farrar
has succeeded to an extraordinary de-
gree in breathing life into puppet
stuffed with sawdust, in creating a
vivid illusion.
Her performance has the same spon-
taniety, the same intensity as last year.
Her sustaining power does not desert
her for an instant, from the flamboy-
ance and Grass vulgarity of the first
from her bag of tricks the oldest,
Il ~, ,c
repertoire Of the predatory female
for the ensnaring Of man to the final
curtain. Not in years has she por-
trayed character with such direct
ness, with such freedom from manner
isms vocal and histrionic. Not III years
has she been so eloquent in song as in
fer singing of Leoncavallo's music.
this feeble music which resembles q
book Of familiar quotations.. SO per-
sistent are the echoes of Mascagni,
Gounod and even of Leoncavallo him
composed eight years before "Zaza."
The climax of Miss Farrar's per-
formance comes In the third act at
Nine. Dufresne's. This scene she raises
to tragic heights by her profoundly
moving exposition of woman suffer-
ing the tortures of disllusionment
There are several changes in this
years cast. Mr.. Martinelli replaces
Mr.. Crimi as Dufresne and is as ardent
as his predecessor was wooden. He
was in excellent voice and sang with
spirit that cast glow Of warmth
over this weakling character. There
was also new Cascart in the person
Of Mr., De Luca. His impersonation is
in a different vein from Mr. Amato's
conception last year. He stresses the
comedy In the part, but both vocally
and histrionically he was satisfying.
The third change In cast, Miss Marie
Tiffany as Natalia. in place of Miss
Egener, detained in Europe by illness,
was less satisfying. Miss Egener's
portrait Of the maid left little to be
desired as to deftness and sympathy.
Miss Tiffany was equally full of SYM
pathy for the sufferings of her mis-
tress, but she was also clumsy, par
ticularly in the dressing-room.
Little Ada Quintina again won her
deserved share of applause, as did
Miss Howard, Miss Ingram and others
who were heard in this opera last sea-
son.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Travis Ordered to Jail
For Contempt; Paroled
Comptroller in Sheriff's Custody
for Half an Hour; Released
bY Habeas Corpus Action

State Comptroller Eugene NJ. Travis
for about half an hour yesterday was
prisoner of Sheriff David II. Knott.
having surrendered under a commit
ment issued by Chief Justice Ker-
rochan, of Special Sessions, who ad-
judged the Comptroller in contempt of
court.
The contempt proceeding grew out
OF the refusal of Mr.. Travis to answer
certain questions during a John Doe
hearing before Chief Justice Kernochan
regarding some bond purchases made
by the Office Of the State Comptroller.
Chief Justice Kern ochan declared him
in contempt and fined him $780, George
Il. Medalie, of counsel for Mr.. Travis,
Informed the Chief Justice yesterday
that his client would not pay the fine,
whereupon the court committed the
State Comptroller to Jail for thirty
days.
Ey arrangement between Ferdinand
Pecora, Assistant District Attorney, and
Mr.. Medalie, Comptroller Travis sur
rendered himself to Sheriff Knott, but
before he did that his attorney had OBJ
tanned a writ of habeas corpus for his
release. Technically under arrest. Mr.
Travis was taken before Justice
Giegerch, in the Supreme Court, by
Deputy Sheriff Murphy.
In court Mr.. Pecora requested an ad-
journment Of two weeks for argument
on the writ of habeas corpus, which
was agreed to by Mr.. Medalie. Justice
Glegerich adjourned the hearing and
paroled Mr.. Travis in the custody of
his counsel until that time.
In his petition for a writ Mr.. Medalie
argued that Chief Justice Kernochan
was without jurisdiction in adjudging
his client in contempt. Mr.. Medalie
said he would take the case to the high
est court, if necessary.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Barrio's "AIice Sit by the Fire.
Presented by Barnard Students

The class Of '21 of Barnard College
gave the first performance of Sir James
M. Barrie's "Alice Sit by the Fire"
last night In the Brinckerhoff Theater.
The play was produced under the d.
rection Of Mrs. Shelley Hull. The per-
formance will be repeated this evening.
Members Of the cast were Miss Olive
Riley, In the title role; the Colonel.
BY by Miss Elizabeth Mayer; 'li Amy, 'c by
Miss Jean Lambert; Cosmo, by Miss
Anne Schmidt; Ginevra. by Miss Nat
allie Weiner; the nurse, by Miss Mary
Jennings. and The maid, by Miss Mar
garet Montgomery.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20

William Sweetser dismissed the charges
Of homicide against Max Schwartz, of
457 East 166th Street; Barnett Vein
berg, Of 687 East 13Bth Street, pro-
prietors Of the theater at 7e 'Catharine
Street where the disaster occurred, and
Joseph Polani, janitor and ticket seller
at the theater.
Fourteen children who had been In
the theater on the night Of the panic
were in court. The three defendants
were given seats among the audience
and the children requested to pick out
the individuals who had sold them
tickets. On the testimony of three of
the children the men were held in $500
bail each on a charge Of violating the
law against admitting children to
theaters unless accompanied by parent
or guardian. The men are to be ex-
amined next Friday on that charge.
District Attorney Swami after the
conference said evidence was lacking
to show that any crime had been COM
mitted at thu theater.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Says Spite Fence Would Force
Use Of ROWbOat to Reach Club

John Kelly, owner of the Beechurst
Country Club, at Whitestone, in an
action brought in the Flushing Court
yesterday seeks to enjon the construc-
tlon of what he describes as spite
fence. and contends that if this fence
Is permitted to be erected he will have
to 60 to his business in a rowboat.
The action is lodged against Max o.
Jordan, president of the Beechurst
Property Owners Association. The
fence, Kelly says, Is to be built on the
boundary line Of his property. Its
construction, he asserts, would shut
him off from all land thoroughfare.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20

tonight. Hundreds of other stars will
be present as guests.
Ernest Truck will make his first ap-
pearance in the role of Dick Crawford
at the matinee performance of "Pitte1
Patter" at the Longacre Theater to-
day. Next week there will be Thanks
giving matinee, but there will be nc
Wednesday afternoon performance.
The movement started by William
Faversham, who Is starring in "The
Prince and the Pauper" at the Booth
Theater, to have the birthday of Marx
Twain, November 80, observed annually
is receiving widespread support. Mr.
Faversham also intends to present 6
cycle of plays made from the works OF
Mark Twain, and he also has an origi-
nal play by the author which has never
been produced.
At the last two performances Of "The
Guest of Honor" to-day at the Broad
hurst Theater tho leading feminine
role will be played by Ottola Nesmith
She will continue in this role with
William Hodge when he begins his tour
IN Pittsburgh next Monday.
The first public view of the mura
paintings by Willy Pogany will be hello
Tuesday, November %. at $3.50 D. M
when the Peoples House Auditorium
at East Fifteenth Street, will be dedi-
ceted by the Society of the Common
wealthy Center. A private view of Mr.
Pogany's wall decorations and paint
ings will take place Monday eyenine
at 9 o'clock.
Glare, Hummer has composed the in.
c1dental music for her new comedy
"Rollo's Wild Oat," which. with Ro-
land Young, will open at the Punch ano
Judy Theater Tuesday evening.
Rachel Barton Butler, who estab.
ltshed a Children's Theatre at the Lit.
tie Theater last spring, will resume
this season before the holidays, add
Ing to her repertoire group of holi.
Gay pantOmimes.
Happy Go-Lucky," Ian Hays COM
edy, which recently completed an en-
gSgement at the Booth Thcater. is
rlaylng to capacity at the Playhouse
Chicago.
Collector Of Internal Revenue Will
lam H. Chg BilD) Edwards enter
tanned party of ,hirty-fve, including
the entire Princeton football team, al
the performance Of "Hitchy-Koo 192O''
a the New Amsterdam The ater in cele-
tratlon of the victory over Yale last
Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Body of Man Is Found Under
Railway Bridge in Jersey City

The body of man about forty years
old was found under the Pennsylvania
Railroad bridge at Gates Avenue, Jer-
sey City. yesterday.
The name III. Z. Weidner" and the
address 1880 Paramount, West Phia-
delphia" were found in memorandum
book, as was also the name "Purrine,
7S Centre Street, Trenton, N. j." On
the right forearm were tattoo marks
with the letters ~. S. Conn, 1903"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-20
Film Proprietors Freed
Of Homicide Charges
Managers of Catharino Street
Theater Held for Admitting
Children Without Elders

A conference growing out Of the
motion picture theater panic Of last
Sunday in which six children lost their
lives was held in the office Of District
Attorney Swami yesterday. The meet
Ing was called to discuss means of
keeping children from such places Of
amusement unless attended by older
persons, and also to hear suggestions
which might safeguard lives In the
future.
Later in the afternoon Magistrate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
School District
Meets In County
Raise Estimates

oi o. he annual school meet
i held IL ~evry district in Grady
county Tuesday are reaching the of
flee of the county superintendent of
public instruction, o. A, Gasaway,
assistant superintendent, announced
this morning.
A large volume Of school business
is transacted at the annual school
meetings, according to Mr.. Gasaway,
A member of the school board is
elected, estimates for the ensuing
year compiled and reports of the va
rious officers for the past fiscal year
approved. This year, director Of
the board was elected in every school
district in the county.
That estimates for the ensuing
year will cal flor more money than
those one year ago, was indicated by
the first estimates to reach the
county superintendent office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
Conductor Still
Out As Result of
Wreck Near Norge

Conductor Art Lewis, who was in
charge of the Frisco passenger train
wresked at Norge, near here, on
Christmas day, 1918, has not been re.
instated in the companys service,
according to a statement made by
Mr.. Lewis, while the city today.
Five We're killed and several in
jured when freight train crashed
into the rear of the passenger train
in charge of Conductor Lewis.
A second degree murder charge
was filed here against Frank Hig-
gins, flagman on the passenger train,
Higgins was later freed by a district
court jusy. Both Higgins and Con
ductor Lewis were discharged. Other
members of both train crews con
tinued in the service.
Mr.. Lewis is now connected with
the traffic department of the North
American Oil and Gas company.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
AFTER VICTORY MEDALS

Oklahoma CITY, July 15.-Applica-
tions for the Victory Medal are pour
ing in the Army Recruiting office at
Oklahoma City in large numbers.
Most of these applications are from
ex-soidiers no% living in Oklahoma
City. Comparatively few applications
are received from the other parts OF
the state The army recruiting Off
Ger at oklahoma City desires all ex-
soldiers who were in the army dur
ing the war, wehther they were over
seas or not, to make application at
once for this Victory Medal to which
they are entitled. Hurry up and do
it now
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
HAD WONDERFUL TIME"

Kansas City, Mo.--After one week
as perfect lady with limousines
at her disposal, bell boys ready at
her beck and call and silk negligees
adorning her boudoir closet, pretty
Marie Rankin, 1S years old, is pay
ing the piper.
Marie, cashier at a meat market,
long dreamed of riches ana the en-
joyments therein. And, opportunity
knocked when her employer gave her
1855 of which $3.50 was in cash, to
deposit in a bank.
Instead, Marie visited department
store, laid in a supply of dainty lin
gerie, lived at hotels for week and
went taxicab riding. Her money
gone, she returned home and short
ly thereafter was placed under ar
rest.
At police headquarters, Marie smil'
in gthrough her tears, declared EN-
phaMcally that she had had a won
derful time"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
HIRES HUSBAND KILLED,
HACKS BODY TO PIECES
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Berlin, (by mail. )-One of the most
shockingly gruesome murders in Ber-
line police annals has just come to
light in the discovery that DR.. Hem
berger, an "Oberlehrer," was killed
at his wife's instigation and that the
wife assisted in hacking the body up
and secreting it.
Walter Protze, alleged perpetrator
of the actual murder, is said to have
written his wife later of the crime
urging her to reveal it to the police
and claim the 5000 marks reward to
help her out of financial difficulties.
Frau Hemberger, woman of 33,
was married to the teacher, sixty
or thereabouts. Their life was un-
happy and after two children had
been born to them, Frau Hembergei
moved to another locality. She in
duced Protze, it is alleged, to entice
her husband to her new abode and
then shoot him. This he did in the
wife's presence, and as she returned
he showed her the corpse, saying:
"The affair is settled; now you
have your peace
Frau Hemberger then helped Protze
dismember the body packing the
torso in an overcoat and throwing it
in the river while the remainder of
the body was buried in a nearby
field In the course of disposal OF
the body, Protze was questioned as
to what the package contained and
answered without attracting suspi-
cion, that it was ''meat, bought in
Schleichhandel"-th is illicitly.
A second woman believed to have
had a guilty knowledge of the affair
has been taken into custody, but the
police claim that they have hard
and fast case against Protze and
Frau Hemberger.
The case involved apparently no
other motive than a desire to be rid
of the husband. This is the second
case of similar natuF within a few
weeks. The other was that Of the
wife of a restauranteur in the VIII
helmstrasse who hired two thugs for
nominal sum to do away with her
husband, after which she planned
to flee with the family savings to
some nearby country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
Russians, Germans
Exchange Prisoners

(By Carl d. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspendent)

(By Carl d. Croat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
Berlin, June 19-(By mail)-Ex-
change of prisoners between Germa-
ny and Russia is on in full swing.
Conclusion of an agreement between
the German and Soviet governments
made this possible, but now as a re-
suit of the agreement the Soviet
representative here, Wigdor Kopp,
contends that Germany has recog-
nized Sovietism as the de facto gov
ernment. He points to the text Of
the treaty made between the Ger
man government and the Russian
Soviet government as proof of his
claim.
The hope of the Soviets that the
prisoner agreement would quickly
lead to a wider agreement, namely,
a business treaty, has not been full
filled, and the indications are that it
will not be consummated for some
time to come. In fact. the foreign of
flee has let it be known that it
doubts Russia's claims as to bility to
deliver the goods, while in a recent
speech in the Bavarian parliament
Secretary Won Mueller of Bavaria de-
clared that the Russian claims We're
exaggerated and her transportation
situation such that she could not be
a trade factor for some while yet
Meantime. Kopp stays on in Berlin.
In fact, he operates quite openly as
the German government considers
him an accredited agent and he now
has offices in Unter den Linden.
Many persons foresee the possibil-
ity that ultimately Germany-not
England or any other power-will be
the cne to exploit Russia. Japan is
constantly making friendly state
ments about Germany, and some OBJ
servers consider these are, the fore
runner between the Nipponese and
the Teutons wherein Germany will
exploit Russia, and Japan exploit
China.
For the present, however, this re-
mains only possibility. Germany
is in no position to undertake any
extensive business in Russia now.
But Germany has always had strong
representation in Russia and her bus
mess men know Russia, her Ian
guago, customs and people.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15

Defoe, 1t will be remembered, makps
Robinson Crusoe describe that he
had seen umbrellas employed in the
Brazils and that he had constructed
bis own umbrella in imitation of them
Il covered it with skins he SAID tie
halr outward. so that il east off the
rain like a pent house and kept OFT
tie sun SO effecmally that coulp
walk out ia the hottest weather With
-rcater advantage than ! could before
III the contest"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
Short Stories
Of the Town

Boy is Born.
William Preston, 10-pound boy
was born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs
M. Friedlander, at the Friedlander
home, corner of Eleventh street and
Minnesota avenue. Mr.. Friedlander
the father, is proprietor Of confec
tonery located at l1S Chickasha ave.
nue..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15
MR. AUTO OWNER.

Why not hire your own mechanic
and cut your repair bill in halt2
1 bring my tools and repair youl
auto engine or tractor at your OWL
home or ranch.
Fifteen years experience in this
business. Guarantee complete salts
faction. e. w. BARTLETT,
f1S Colorado Ave. Phone 255.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-15

chautauqua will be presented here
August 22-2S-24-25-26, Arthur Ersland,
a. M, A. secretary, nanounced today.
An attempt was made to get an en-
gagement in June but the attempt
aas unsuccessful, Secretary Ersland
said