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New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
On the Screen
Woman God Changed" at
Rivoii Foroeful, Fasci-
mating Film Story
By Eiarriette Underhill

What did you think of Che picture 2"
asked President Dunning, whom we met
outside the Rivoli Theater, where "The
Woman God Changed" IS the feature
IT'S a great picture" we answered. +.
but think DR.. Frank Crane must have
written the titles" "He did" said Mr.
DunninR, and we wondered if he meant
1T. we didn't know that DR.. Crane
wrote titles, but if he did the titles for
this picture he certainly wrote true 10
form. Every one carries a sermon IN
1t. They would have seemed p little
more forceful to US if they had been
little more s}mple-for instance. where
Jansen, the Wanton, says to Mccarthy.
the plain clothes man, "You are so pure
and hfgh-minded and noble that nv
soul is being purged of it's sim" or
something like that. Any one who is
familiar with New York detectives felt
that she might be trile flowery in her
speech. Mccarthy probably was a good
fellow vita a strict attention to his
duty, but her word picture of him
seemed to put him in class by himself.
However, "The Woman God 'Changed'
is one Of the most interesting pictures
OF the year because it has novelty to
recommend it. Not only has it q pure,
plaln-clothes man, but it has a plot
which has net been used before SO far
as we know, and Robert Vignoia has
directed it in such forceful way
that it is fascinating right from the
start. From the moment the court
room scene was flashed on the screen
no one in the theater, coughed, moved
around nor whispered 1t is gripping
picture and Mr.. Yig1cla certainly be-
longs in the very small list of directors
with imagination. The story, done
differently, might simply have become
claptrap on the screen.
Mr.. Vignola has done it by begin
ming at the end, and then going back
and telling his story through his wit
nesses who are brought on the stand.
AS each witness adds his bit the story
unfolds on the screen.
The opening scene is the courtroom.
Anna Jansen, the prisoner, is in the
dock The people in the courtroom
whisper and point and their comments
give one an inkling of what is to fol-
low. Then the colored maid goes into
the witness chair. She is followed by
restaurant owner, who tells the story
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Arrest 20 Auto Drivers
La Albany Trolley War
No Repetition of Rioting Fol.
lows Move to Drive Out
.Eitneys

ALBANY, May 23.-MOre than sew
enty drivers of automobiles charged with
doing passenger business in competi-
tion with the United Traction Company,
which since early in February has been
operating cars with non-union crews
because of strike of former employees,
We're arrested by the police to-day. The
concerted attempt to drive these convey
ances out of business, however, did not
cause any disturbances as on last Thurs
day and Friday nights. State troopers
policed virtually the entire city and had
no difficulty in maintaining order.
Troopers not only were posted at all
points of vantage along the streets, but
were on tops Of high buildings in order
tc prevent repetition Of stone throw
ing or gun play from the roof tops.
The eonstabulary closed several
places Of business in the vicinity Of the
Union Station. These included cafe,
and two cigar stores, where it was
charged that crowds gathered.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Upson Is Believed
Victor i'm National
Balloon Contest
New Yorker Comes Down ut
Stuart, Va, After Flight
From Birmingham; Shot
Al by the niountaisneers
Special Dispqsch to The Tribune

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 23.-Ralph
upson, Of New York City, appeared to-
night, on incomplete and entirely un-
official figures, to have won the ma
tional elimination balloon contest from
the eight other pilots who ascended
here last Saturday in long-distance
1ace.
Upson, in the "Birmingham Semi
Centennial" landed at Stuart, Va, at
7:40 o'clock this morning, after flying
over the West Virginia riot regions and
being shot at by mountaineers. None
of the other entries, it was reported un-
officially, had progressed farther than
Eastern Tennessee.
Upson, whose home is at % East
Seventeenth Street, New York, already
has won notable honoTs in the air, for
he brought the James Gordon Bennett
cup home from Europe in 1913. The
winner of the national elimination con-
test, which ended to-day, will represent
the United States in the international
race in Belgium.
Upson's voyage in the clouds, he re-
ported in personal message sent from
Mount Airy, N, c., to-day, was the
most interesting in his career.
1t is the first race in myexperience, !"
said Upson's message, where the dis
taIACs WAS liniLSu Dy WinQ 21OOe. w G
landed only after exhaustive tests at
al: attitudes showed no wind which
would increase our distance from Bir-
m:ngham, For hours we were be-
Gained over mountains of eastern Ten
nessee. Once we found a current
which took us up through Kentucky
ard West Virginia, where twice we had
the honor of being shot at. We
crossed the Tug River during the night,
l. seemed quiet enough, considering
recent reports Of industrial war. From
r.oon yesterday until 6 o'clock this
morning hardly a single good landing
place was in sight-almost nothing but
mountains and trees"
Liententn II. f. Halland, OF the navy
balloon, which was forced down at
Lewsburg, Tenn, after ascending to n
height Of $500 feet in an effort to ride
out storm, was bruised about the hips
and face in an earlier landing near
Columbia, Tenn. His companion end
commander of the balloon was Lieu
tenant Commander Louis j. Roth. j. S.
McKibben, of ST. Louis; H. Z. Honey
well, Of Clayton, Mo-; Roy Donaldson,
Wade T. Van Orman; Lieutenant Colo
mel Lahm, commanding an army bag;
Bernard Hoffman and Captain John
Barry were the other contestants.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
John Ferguson Revival
Opens at the Garrick
Success Indicates Enduring Grip
of Meiodrama on Tastes
of Public

ST. John Ervine's play "John Fer
guson" opened last night al The Gar
rick Theater, in most respects the same
production &Aat it was when the Thea
ter Guild la reduced it here two years
age. Therefore it's revival is significant
in the annals of the theater only as
indicating again the qualities Of
perlmanence which this grim play has.
Augustus Duncan, as John Ferguson.
is as gripping g figure as ever, in his
struggle of Scriptural faith; Dudley
Digges is equally sure as James Caesar,
and the hand that he received last
night upon entering showed that the
audience expected him to be. Angela
McCahill, as Ferguson's daughter, is
easy to look at the vital in her role.
and Barry Macollum, as "Ciutie" John
Magrath, pipes well the Celtic note in
drama which otherwise is sterply
Scotch
The others in the cast, Mary Hamp-
ton, as Sarah Ferguson; Warner Rich
mond, as Henry Witherow; T. Henry
Handon. as Sam Mawhinpey, and
James Marr, as Sergeant Kernaghan,
should be commended for the sincerity
Of their acting.
Doubtless the lasting value of this
play is not in any specific production
of it, although poor presentation
drama. and waste the playwrights
success in character delineation The
play is big and enduring because it
states once more the old riddle that
vcxed Job, and is no nearer solution
now: Why is human suffering, what is
The purpose of grief, and in the day of
sorrow where is God?
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
New Limit at Princeton
Graduate School 10 Restrict
Enrolment to 200

PRINCETON, N. j., May 23.--Prince-
ton graduate college will limit it's en-
rollment for the coming year, accord
ing to an announcement which has
been made by Dean Andrew Fleming
West. 1t is understood the enroll
nent will be restricted to 200. Presi
dent Hibben announced some time ago
that the undergraduate body at Prince
ton would be limited to 1000
In making the announcement, Dean
West commented on the increase in the
number of applications for the graduate
school. Applications for residence at
the graduate school," he said, "are now
about 80 per cent in excess of the ap-
piications at this time in any previous
year.
"If this ratio continues until autumn
the qualified applicants for admission
Will easily exceed the number author
lied by the trustees as a limit"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
On Leong Tong on Outing
Star Athlete Display Prowess by
Coraliing Royalty

The On Leong Tong of Chinatown
had lnost successful outing yester-
day, taking their annual trip to Bear
Mountain on the steamer Mandalay, no
shadow Of gloom being cast over the
festivities by the absence of Charley
Boston. the sleek and chunky China
man who was head of the tong and
has been known as "lnayor" Of China
town since Tom Lee Joined his ances-
tors.
Not only was Charley absent from
the picnic but it was said that he had
not been seen at the tong headquarters,
II Mott Street, recently and that the
anti-Charley party in the tong was in
the ascendant.
In spite OF the inclemency Of the
weather, the usual games took place,
and Che Fu-sa, a noted athlete Of Mott
Street, won new renown by holding a
royal flush and never having anything
less regal than three queens through out
the COnteS.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Mrs. StiIl1llall
To Press Fight
! H Farley Fails
Negotiations Which May
End To-day i'm Settlement
of Suit Have Not Halted
Preparation of Her Case
Guys Birth Chief Issue
Guardian Passes Morning i'm
Conference; Insists Legit-
inaacy Must BE Admitted

No settlement had been reached last
night In the divorce suit of James A,
Stillman. millionaire bank director.
against Mrs. Anne Urquhart Stillman.
after conferences of attorneys which
lasted all day. 1t was reported on
good authority that az agreement might
be expected to-day.
While meetings are going on look
ing to complete solution of sill the
Stillman difficulties, it was said that
attorneys for Mrs. Stiilman see no rea-
son to cease activities in her behalf
until an actual settlement has been
reached. Ii was added shat there had
been no cessation in the work Of gath
ering and preparing possible evidence
to be used at the hearings should the
negotiations fail.
Gun play threats, familyinhuences
and i'll health all have been mentioned
as having bearing on bringing the
case to an early end. Receipt OF
threatening letters by Mr.. Stlllr1an
has caused his attorneys TO provide him
with body guard. While most of the
warnings are believed to have come
from cranks, still it has been deemed
advisable to protect their object.
There was q report yesterday that
Mrs. James Stillman, mother of James
a. StIlman, has come to this country
from abroad. This was denied by a
member of the family. 1t was said
that the elder Mrs. Stillman was in
England, where she has resided for
years.
Yesterdays settlement conference
began at the Offices of Stanchfeld g.
Leyy' Ley attorneys for Mrs: Stillman, at
l20 Broadway. John Z. Mack, of
PoUghkeepsie, guardian ad litem for
Guy Stiliman, whose birth was cues
toned by Mr.. Stillman in his suit, an
peared early and is said to have made
quite clear what he desired TO be writ
ten into any settlement.
Mr.. Mack declared there would be
no peace so far as Guy was concerned
unless the legitimacy Of the baby was
admitted. Mr.. Mack has asserted at
al times that he has evidence to prove
that his charge is the son of James A.
Shllman and that the allegation that
Fred X. Beauvais, Indian guide, is the
haby's father is untrue.
DIR. Mack said that any settlement
would have to include such recognition
Of Guy Stillman as would entitle him
TO his full share under the S7.o00,000
rust fund established on the death of
James Still1nan.
Mr.. Macks business at the Office
occupied tho entire morning. In the
afternoon John T. Brennan, of Yonk-
ers, was coued in and was in confer
ence win MIR. Stanchfeld and Abel l.
Smith, who, it was said, were consider
ing the amount of money allowance
Mrs. Stillman was entitled to at the
hands Of her husband.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

"The Tavern" was restored to the
New York stage last night at the Hud-
son Theater by George M. Cohan and
the company that had presented the
play all last season in Chicago. SO far
: New York playgoers were concerned
The cast was fresh and, most refreshing
Of ell, Mr., Cohan himself was in the
part Of the Vagabond.
For those Who were seeing 1t again,
the chief interest perhaps lay in the
comparison of the art Of George NJ
Cohan and Arnold DAILY. But such
abundance of diversity was supplied by
the other members of the Chicago cast
that the entire performance exhibited
material for an interesting contrast.
Considering the two productions on
the whole, the chief difference appeared
to be in the performance of the first
act. In the earlier production the first
act was played more or less straight" ]"
with no little bewilderment ia the
audience as to what all the shooting
was for. In the second act. however,
the target of Mr.. Cohan's satire was
clearly visible, Last night, on the
other hand, both acts were played
broadly, the vein OF Durlesque hardly
ever dipping out of sight.
My. Cohan recently made sweet moan
over the capital punishment OF Jokes.
Don't poke joke to death with q pile
driver" he pleaded, bat forebore caution
against strangling it with its swaddlmg
clothes. Last night, however, all the
Jests of "The Tavern" romped at large,
perspired freely and were roundly ap-
plauded. And the misunderstood and
traduced first act was so cordially re-
ceiVed that ten minutes of intermission
were stormy with applause.
Mr.. DAILY was q more romantic vag~
bond, with superb advantages of voice
and personal pulehritude, but Mr..
Coh@n invested the character with that
appealing quality which is his con-
spicpous resource. Mr., Cohan also
clarified the intent Of the piece And
whether our suffrage goes to DAILY or
Cohan, at least we now know how Mr..
Cohan intended the Vagabond to be
played-what more can be asked!
oseph Allen has he rele Of the Hired
Man, hitherto associated with Spencer
Charters, and exhibits several new de-
grees of bewilderment at goings-on in
the tavern. The entire cast has ex-
cellence and, on the dstaf sic, much
grace and beauty.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

OF the shooting. Then comes Thomas
Mccarthy, the detective, who travelled
to fur island in the Pacific to bring
back the murderess. The ending IS
highly improbable, but it still has the
charm of novelty-and who wouldn't
prefer being surprised to being con-
vinccd? You couldn't possibly afltici.
God Changed" has devised to get evsry-
body out of their predicaments. II is
ingeniousi
Scena Owen plays the dancing girl
who murdered her protector when he
wavered in his affections, and she plays
it beautifully. Il. X. Lincoln is nicer
than we ever saw him as Mccarthy, the
high-minded detective. The best part
Of IL was that he didn't act pure,
he just acted natural. 1t was only The
titles which made him SO. Henry Sed
ley is the man who Is murdered, and
LILLIAN Waller, our old friend
"Dimples," is the girl who entices him
away. Fl. Cooper Clif'e is the lawyer
for the defense, and Templer SAKE is
tho COMMISSIONERS. With such .
fear for it's presentation on the
screen. The adaptation was made by
Doty Hobart from the story by Dom
Byrne.
There is a Pathe comedy called
"Blue Monday" and an Indian Idyll, ar
ranged by Josiah EURO. Mary Fabian
and Georges Dufrafne are the SOLO
lists. The overture is "Oberon,"
At the Rialto Bebe Daniels is seen
in "Two Weeks With Pay" an adap-
tation OF one Of Nina Wilcox Putnam's
fascinating stories of Marie La Tour,
the motion picture star. The story
loses some Of it's favor when put on
the screen, because its spice is found
not SO much in it's plot rs in
it's dialogue; no attempt is made to
show how amusing Marie La Tour is.
lures of Pansy ODonnell, millinery
saleswoman, who inpersonates the
motion picture star at summer re-
sort. Miss La Tour must have been
an Annette Kellermann sort Of person,
beause she is cast to do q high diving
act at benefit, and Pansy, the imper-
senator, cannot even climb a step
ladder without doing a flop. Goaded
on, however, by the threats of the vii
lain and the fear Of exposure she
climbs the tower and prepares to sac
rjtice her life rather than give in, In
the mean time Miss La Tour is hur-
rying along in her motor car, and you
believe she will get there in time 10
dive and save Pansy's life. 1t is much
more amusing IS it does happen, but
we shall not tell what the end is
Miss Daniels plays both Pansy and
Marie. Jack Mulhail is the hero. We
never have cared much for him before,
but in this picture he resembles Eu~
gene O'Brien, and that is the highest
form of praise. Walter Heirs is
NV y-fy -E,A Z, Ao1 Il
The comedy is Larry seuon IN "The
Bakery" and there is al amus.u. reel
called Jungle Vaudeville" The over
tnre is "Capriccio Italien" George
Richardson, an excellent barytone,
sings "Tim Rooney's at the Fightin' -
and Lolita Miles sings "When Eyes
Meet Eyes" So there really is q girl
named Lotta Miles. We always thought
ii was only tire advertisement.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Brooklyn Edison Co., Inc.


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heart of Brooklyn ON the water front at Hud
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.he bond behind the mortgage, that of
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ot principal and interest will be guaranteed
by the Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Com
Pany.
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1t will net you 5I2@o interest and you can
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1t is for sale at any Of our Offices and in
terest begins from the day you leave your
money with us.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Muratore and Cayalieri to
Sail on Aqssiiania To-day

Lucien Muratore, dramatic tenor Of
wife, Lima Cavaiieri, will sail to-day
on the Aquitania for France. They are
accompanied by Miss Muriel McCor-
mick, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Mccormick, of Chicago Mr.. McCor-
mick will be at the pier to see his
daughter off. Miss Mccormick is to
study abroad, and the Muratores are on
a vacation, both having been engaged
by Mary Garden to sing with the Chi
cago Opera Company next fall. Both
win return late in the summer.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Moscow, where they win
ti Trade possibilities and The laboTr bTss5gats ssg
As yet Johnston and Mulhol,s,a
not 9, received permission 10 enter @~S ~. savs
ihu3sia, but as they have been bS' aesa' asgavle'
lzed " by the international Assessor Sg.sof-
OF asaenlnIsts to make ar inyestiastioh inyestsi.,stioh
On n 1 rs oehalf it is expected tbss bs'slon s9
s! s!heyik Minister in Riga win illI4s s,tt3 POI
them TO proceed into Russia =" casois
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Machinisfs' Officials 10 Study
Trade and Labor in Moscnw

BERLIN, May 23-(By The Asgociat-
ed Press) William II. Johnston,
president Of the international Associa-
tion of Machinists, and Frank L. Null
holland, Of Toledo, attorney for the
same association, who recently arrived
here from the United States, will de-
part tomorrow for Riga on the way to
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Ambrose Mcneil Bequeatlles
S20,00O.O00 Estate fo Widow

GOSHEN. N. Y, May 2S.--The estate
Of Ambrose Monell, nickel magnate, in
sued to-day to his widow, is estimated
at between s15,O0O,ooO and $4,000, 900.
The entire estate, including four farms
near Washingtonville, was left to his
widow.
Mr.. Mcneil lived in Tuxedo Park and
held the rank of colonel in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces. He died
Nav @
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Would Bar State.Taxed Coal

WASHINGTON, May ga bill to
prevent interstate transportation Of
coal on which special state tax has
Ibeen imposed was introduced TODAY
ny representative MacGregory, Re-
publican, of New York. He said it was
aimed at Pennsylvania 11a per cent
Tax on anthracite. PSS S''''
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Senate Postpones Action on
Blair Nomination to Thursday

From The Trib0ne's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 23.--The case
of David H Blair, of North Sarolina,
nominee for Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, came up in the Senate in
executive session to-day. 1t was ex-
pected the entire afternoon would be
devoted to the confirmation Of Blair
and that it would be disposed OF. In
the absence of Senator Reed, of Mis-
souri,, however, it was agreed to defer
action until Thursday and vote on it
then. Senator Reed Qeslres TO address
the Senate on the Blair nomination.
Senator Hiram Johnson, of Califor-
mia, who is opposing Blair, spoke Tor a
short time but did not complete his
argument.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Canada Cuts Freight ON Coal

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 23. - The
Board of Railway Commissioners to-
day ordered a 10 per cent summer re-
duction IN freight rates on coal moved
in the prairie provinces. The lower
rate is effective from June / to Au-
gust 21.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Leo Ditrichstein and Achmed Abdullah
are to col!aboPate on the adaptation of
several oneaet plays from the French. of
the type presented at the Grand Guignel
in Paris
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

r. Alfred Jones, house manager OF the
Strand Theater, has taken up his duties
again after a ten-day absence, due TO IN
ness.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Tho New Peek-a-Boo" began the Sec
ond week OF its all-summer engagement
at the Columbia Theater yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Grace La Rue and Halo Hamilton sail
for London to-day on the Aquitania for
summer engagement at tho Palace Thea
ter.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Arthur Hammerstein sails to-day for
London and Paris on the Aquitenla
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

The bin at Mosss Broadway Theater
this week is well .diversifed, with Burt
Gordon and Gene Ford in ''Recitai
Classtque" as the star act and aBob Ha1np
ton of Placer the film feature.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
'kIick-Klick'' mt Palace
Unsurpassed in Charm
B,ulesques in New Revue Are
Original, Costumes Fine
and Cast Excellent

Hats off to Hassard Short and to
Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer for
their revue, produced yesterday for the
first time at the Palace Theater, under
the title Of "Kliek-Klick," for which
the ingenious use of camera lens
charmingly presented act does not exist
in the vaudeville field and the only
fault that the most captious critic
could find is that there is not more
of it. The settings arc all artistic, the
"take-offs" of the various shows origi-
nal, the costumes really beautiful and
the whole thing in excellent taste.
Santley and Sawyer are supported by
Roy webb, Helen kronen, Madeline
Van and the Trado Twins, also by a
small, dark star named Mary, who
played her part quite as it should be
played and made her bows with her
back to the audience.
Another strong attraction of this
weeks bill is the Courtney Sisters, who
return after all absence of two years
to find their popularity undminished
Frank Dobson and his Thirteen Sirens
provide an entertaining girl act. Rome
and Gaut have an original eccentric Of
fering that is amusing, and both do
some clever foot work. We will include
a. Robins, "the walking music store";
Willie Solar, Pete and His Pal, Fred
Lindsay, the Australian sportsman, and
Jim and Betty Morgan in their own
song.
Kitty Gordon is at the Riverside this
week. She is assisted by Marvel, the
dancer Mabel James, Ida Clement,
Elsie Neville and Burton Brown. Jack
Wilson, with Frank Griffith and Vera
Beresford and others. presents his new
act "Ihe Surpris Sc ~ Otbars ON 80
bill are Dave Roth, William Kent, Sell
hini and C.rnni,,i - -
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
The Stage Door

"sonya." q drama from the Polish Of
Zapolska, with Violet HeI1inR
and Alfred I,unt In the leading roles, viii
be produced in August by Marc Klaw. INC,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

The Sewen sisters are the latest addition
to the cast for the new "ziegfeld Follies."
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Alice Lake. IN ''Uncharted Seas" was
the screen feature at LosW's American
Iheater Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Mollie and Charles King top the second
weeks bill at the New Brighton Theater
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

June walker. OF the "Toto" company. is
taking 4 course in play writing at Celun-
bla.