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New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Going On To-day
DAY


American Museum Of Natural History.
Admission free.
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. Admission
New York Historical Society. ITO Central
Park West. Admission free.
Aquarium. Admission free.
Can Cortlandt Park Museum. Admission
free.
Geological Park Admission free.
Lecture by Mrs. Jackson Fleming on
American and World Problems" Town
Fall, 1873 West Forty third Street: II
O'clock.
Police conference meeting at the Commo-
dore: 10 o'clock.
Luncheon Of the Broadway Association,
Hotel Astor; 1880 o'clock
Luncheon OF the Kiwanis Club Hotel Nc
Alpin; 1880 o'clock. Address by Frank
lin D. Roosevelt
Convention of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton. Hotel McAlpin; all day.
Luncheon Of the Life as Fine Art Club,
Hotel Commodore: | o'clock
Private view Of Napoleonic coins and med
ais at the museum of the American Nu-
nisnatic Society, Broadway and 155th
Street; 2 o'clock.
NIGHT
Ascension Oratorio Society performance of
Parlrer's ''Hora Novissima," Church of
the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and Tenth
Street; 80 o'clock.
Lecture by Branson NJ. De Cou on THE
Greater Yellowstone Park" Brooklyn In
stitute Of Arts and Sciences. Academy of
Music; S:l5 o'clock.
Lecture BY Michael 1. Pupin on Progress
in Physics in the Last Decade" Columbia
University. Havemeyer Hall; s:1o o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge
HOn0red at Reception
Official Washington Atiend.
Large Function Cires BY the
Speaker and Mrs. (1sL1eff

From The Tribune's Washington Burccu
WASHINGTON, May 3.--The Vice.
President and Mrs. Coolidge were
guests of the Speaker and Mrs. Fred
erick n. Gillett at reception at the
New Willard tonight. To it were in
vited the members of the Cabinet, the
diplomatic corps, Supreme Court and
both houses of Congress and others
Both bathrooms were used, the colorful
decoration of flags put up for the polo
ball last night sufficing to lend bril-
lance to the event. The Vice-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge stood with the
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett in receiving.
There was an orchestral program for
the reception and another for the dance
which followed.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain and
Lady Geddes, who had arranged to go
to Canada for visit and were to be
guests at Government House, Ottawa,
Cancelled the engagement to be present
at the Gillett reception and to meet
several other important social events.
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs of
Venezuela and Nine. Gil-Borges enter
tanned at dinner tonight at the Shore
nam the Under Secretary of State and
Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher and other State
Department officials, Latin-American
diplomats and members of the Venez-
uelan mission being of the company
Mrs. Richard H. Townsend enter
tanned guests az dinner tonight, later
taking them to the reception in honor
of the Weep President and Mrs. Cool
idge
Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale has re-
turned to her apartment at the Con-
necticut, after spending some months
in New York.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Patrick ]. Scully,
City Clerk, Dies
At Summer Home
Veteran Tammany Leader,
Head of Marriage License
Bureau Here, Passes Away
at the Age of Sixty-seven

Patrick Joseph Scully, veteran Tam
many district leader, ev-County Clerk
OF old New York and greater New
York's only City Clerk, died yesterday
morning at his summer home, at At
lantic Highlands, N. j.. after an illness
of several years. He was sixty-seven
years old. His Manhattan home was at
Columbia Street.
To the present generation Mr.. Scully
was known as the head OF the Mar
riage License Bureau. To the old
New Workers, he was 'Joe" or "P. J.'',
the man who for more than forty years
was the ruler of the old 18th
Ward, which covered the East Side
territory between Grand Street, Hous-
ton Street, the Bowery and the East
River, in the days when "Pat" Farley,
of Doodle Alderman" fame; the Sulli-
vans, Tom Foley and John F. Aheafn
looked after Tammany's interests be-
low Fourteenth Street.
Mr.. Scully left his bookkeeper's desk
in the Office of Ward B. Smith, New
York's pioneer rigger and truckman
Tor the handling OF marble and gran
ite in the old Corlears Hook section
OF the East Side, to enter public life
as deputy clerk of New York more
than forty years ago.
When the old 18th Ward poll
ticians decided to depose William J..
McKenna, then County Clerk and later
chief clerk of the District Attorneys
office, they selected "Joe" Scully to
make the fight for the leadership. He
won easily and became boss of the
Columbian Club, on Grand Street near
Ridge, one of the oldest Tammany
clubs in the city.
Several years ago, when the methods
pursued by runners for various Alder
men, who hade speciality of marrying
couples grew into scandal, the Legis-
lature created the Marriage License
Bureau. under Scully's supervision. He
had performed thousands of ceremonies
since.
In recent years Mr.. Scully had not
taken an active part in the affairs of
Tammany. Several years ago, under a
reappointment, he lost his district and
became co-leader with the late John
F. Ahearh, of the old 7th Ward, now
known as the 4th Assembly District.
Mr.. Ahearn, who was State Senator
and President of the Borough of Man
haitian, died only six weeks ago.
Mr.. Scully is survived by his wife,
Harriet Parsons Scully. The funeral
arrangements will be announced to-
morrow
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
DR.. William Brooks,
The Comet Finder, :
Dies in 77th Year
Hobart Professor, Famous
for Years as AstronOrnist,
Widely Honored, Gave
Scientific Lecture at 18

GENEVA, N. Y, May 3.-Dr. william,
K. Brooks, professor of astronomy at
Hobart College since 1900, and recog-
nized as the discoverer Of more comets
than any living astronomer, died at his
home here tonight. He was born 1t
Maidstone, Kent, England, in 1914.
"The Comet-Finder" was the title
long ago popularity bestowed upon Will
liam Robert Brooks, because Of the
extraordinary number Of those erratic
bodies which he discovered. He was
credited with finding no fewer than
twenty seven new comets, in recogni-
tion of which achievements he re-
ceived more than dozen medals from
learned societies in all parts Of the
world.
Although generally regarded as an
American scientist, he was born in
England, at Maidstone on June II,
1874, son of the Rev. William and
Caroline Wickings Brooks. He was in
structed in local schools until his
thirteenth year, when the family re-
moved to this country and settled at
Darien, N. Y. Then he completed his
academic education in school at Mar
ion, N. Y.
In 1862, when only eighteen years
old, he delivered in his fathers church
his first astronomical lecture, which he
illustrated with homemade charts. At
this time he also gave much attention
to natural philosophy and mechanics.
Worked in Iron Foundry
For three years he was employed in
iron works at Buffalo, making steam
engines and heavy machinery, and there
perfected himself in mechanical drafts
manship, an art which he thereafter
practiced for some time as an expert
at Syracuse. Providence, Worcester
Miss Mary E. Smith, of Edwardsburg
Mich, and settled down at Phelps
N. Y, as the village photographer.
Studied Solar Phenomena
In addition to discovering comets
which was, in fact, merely an Incidental
avocation-he was a diligent and
profitable student of solar and plane
tary phenomena, and gave much atten-
tion to transit work for the determine
tion of time, and to double star and
spectroscopic observations. He also
engaged in celestial photography to q
considerable extent.
Generous recognition Of his achieve
ments came to him with gratifying
promptness. In 1887 he was elected, 8
fellow of the Royal Astronomical So.
ciety of Great Britain, and Of the
Liverpool Astronomical Society. rn
1890 he was elected q member Of the
British Astronomical Association. and
for many years ne was member OF
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science. Hobart College
made him an honorary master of arts
in 1891, and Hamilton College made
him a doctor of science in 1898.
He won more than 81 900 in Warne.
gold prizes for astronomical research
and received ten medals from the AS
Economical Society Of the Pacific TO,
his discoveries of comets, the Lalande
medal of the Paris Academy OF
Sciences, q special gold medal at the
ST. Louis Exposition of 1904 for his list
and photographs Of cometary discov.
cries and special gold medal ano
diploma from the Astronomical Society
of Mexico upon his discovery Of his
twenty-fifth comet.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Coolidge and Wife TO Visit
Coast Within Three Weeks

From The Tribnne's Washington Bureau
w WASHINGTON, May 8. While
President Harding was unable to state
definitely that he would make a trip
to the coast soon, the President
informed the Cabinet at the meeting
to-day that he was planning to visit
the coast within the next three weeks.
1t was stated at the Vice-President's
Office, however, that Mr.. Coolidge's
plans thus far were tentative. He is
not going at the request of any or
ganization or society, but will take
the trip, accompanied by his wife, for
relaxation and sightseeing. In all
probability he will deliver few
speeches while on the coast, but as
yet nothing definite is known concern
ing that phase of his trip.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04

Once in our precinct they will be
settled in our comfortable, sunny
dormitory, without lock or key, to
await the report Of our investigators
or the arrival Of their parents"
Ihe women's station, shining with
white paint and gay chintzes, brought
many gasp Of astonishment from the
veterans of the force who were in
vited to the opening reception. This
was the building which was condemned
two years ago because of the rats
which disturbed the slumbers of the
patrolmen off duty.
Whats become Of the rats!" one
OF the visitors whispered to Mrs.
Hamilton.
ut takes woman to put house in
order" she retorted. Call we did to
get rid of the rats was to clean out
the cellar and plug up the holes. Then
we have two lovely cats who will help"
Dark Cells Tell of Old Methods
The cats were not on exhibition yes
terday, but everything in the house
was open to visitors, from the horrible,
dark cells, where women under arrest
used to be placed, to the spotless
sunny dorlnitory and the clinic in the
basement, which is under the direction
of Health Commissioner Copeland.
Mayor Hylan and Commissioner
Copeland attended the opening cere-
monies, standing before the lieuten-
ants desk, bower of pink roses and
flags.
II am proud" said Mayor Hylan, ssto
see so many women here, proving their
interest in the affairs of the police de-
partment. When ! was a judge in
Brooklyn used to be concerned over
the unsympathetic attitude of the men
police toward wayward and runaway
girls. resolved to do whatever /
could il the opportunity ever arose to
secure more kindly treatment for such
cases."
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Hylan Sends letter to Chicago
Mayor on First Trade Plane

to Mayor William Hale Thompson Of
Chicago by the first commercial air.
plane to fly from Hazelhurst Field,
Long Island, to that city. The letter
read:
"Dear Mr.. Mayor: I send you via
the first Of the regular line of CONNER
cial airplanes to fly between New York
and Chicago message of greeting, and
! say it with flowers. These are Roway-
ton roses, the finest of their type, and
are grown in this city. Are they not
suggestive Of New York's prominence
in more than mere commercial enter
prise?"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Spring Exodus
Abroad Thills
Society Ranks
Ao,,itania Sails With Heavy
Passenger List, and the
Adriatic To-day Is Taking
Many More to Europe
Sisters Brides on June ]
M;llicent Horton To Be We'd
ded to W. A. Hafner, Miss
Dorothea to Emory Wales

All the steamships sailing for Eu-
,o.e Il, the last few days have been TAX
inc many members Of society abroad
The Aquitania. which went out ycster-
dsy. had the largest passenger list OF
;hs spring and as many persons OF
orominencs are leaving by the Adri-
s.ic to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. George e
yahys have closed their house 777
park Avenue and sail for England on
,he Adriatic. They will remain for
the polo matches and on their return in
luly will 60 to Hilaire, their country
p!aee at Locust Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Richard sail
On the same vessel for France to pass
The summer abroad, and others depart
Ing to-day are Mrs. Lewis Cass Led
vard. Mrs. I. S. Mckee and her daugh-
Ter, Miss Harriet Mckee; Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Talmage. Mrs. Arthur
Pyle, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Suydam,
Mrs. Walter E. Maynard, Miss NJ. e,
aayhew, the vicomte de Suzannet, DR.
and Mrs. f. E. Du Bois, Mr.. and Mrs.
James T.. Wyckof and Mrs. Robert
Wood Bliss, wife of the Second AS
sistant Secretary CT State.
Among those who sailed yesterday
Watts Sherman. who will remain
sbroad throughout the summer as
guests Of her son-in-law and daughter
Lord and Lady Camoys; Colonel and
Nrs. Edward NJ. House, Mrs. Frederick
v. Whitridge, Herman Oelrichs and
Frederick H. Allen, of the Priory, Pei
Who has been in Paris for several
months.
Mrs. Louis G. Kaufman, who was to
have sailed, Cancelled her reservation
at the last minute.
A doube wedding will take place at
the Hotel Gotham on June /. when
two sisters, Miss Millicent Jane and
Miss Dorothea Mae Horton, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Horton
Of sl4 West Seventy-hfth Street, will
become brides at s O'Clock in the eve
nins. Miss Millicent Horton will be
married TO Walter Alfred Hafner, and
Miss Dorotnea to Emory Wales. The
former will be attended by Miss Beu-
lah Pack, of Lakewood; Miss Florence
Griffin. of Syracuse; Miss Hope Rob
ertson. of Brooklyn; Miss Marion Rat
kin, Of Montclair, N. j., and Miss Alice
Hafner, sister of the bridegroom
Nj. Hafner will have his brother, Otto
Hafner, for his best man and the
ushers will be Eiwood Horton, Kenneth
Bernard, Harry Meyer and Max Hoetle.
Miss Dorothea Horton will have for
her attendants Miss Kathleen Kitch-
ing Of BROOKLYN; Miss Evelyn Hor.
ton. sister; Miss Winifred Wrigley
Miss Jean Kingsley and Miss Mar
guerite Linderval Roger Wales will
serve as his brothers best man and
the ushers will be Homer Conroy,
Clinton Frazier Gerald Moore and
Hugh F. Horton.
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany is booked to
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04

Commissioner E. W. Bloomingdale
and State Engineer Frank NJ. Will
liams, of the New York Bridge and
Tunnel Commission, held conference
yesterday with Commissioners Adams
Boettger and Richards, of the New Jer.
sey commission, in an effort ia
straighten out the differences between
the two bodies with regard to the ex-
pense of widening streets in Jersey
City for approaches to the new tun.
mel, construction on which was begun
in Manhattan October IL.
Attorney General Charles D. Newton
is to be asked to compose the diff
culties between the two commissions
as to street widening expenses, in
which the New Jersey commission
holds New York should share. If the
Attorney General holds that Che New
York commission may legally sane
tion spending of money for street
widening in Jersey City, it is said
ground will be broken for construc-
ton on the Jersey shore within three
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Movement Launched for
Memorial to Burroughs
Association Incorporated to Pre-.
serve Various Homes of
Naturalist

KINGSTON, N. Y, May 3.--Eforts
to acquire and preserve the homes and
to promote the spirit and teachings of
John Burroughs, the poet-naturalist,
eliminated to-day in a certificate of
Incorporation Of the John Burroughs
Memorial Association being filed in the
Ulster County Clerks Office here by
Judge A. T. Clearwater, one of the di-
rectors. who is also counsel for the
Burroughs estate.
The properties to be acquired are
Woodchuck Lodge and Memorial Field,
where Burroughs is buried, both in the
Catskill Mountains; Riverby, his home
at West Park, and Slabsides, his noun
tain retreat in the Shawangunk Noun
tains. The mountain cottages are the
scenes of most of Burroughs's literary
work.
Among the incorporators and direc-
tors are, Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, Ham
lin Garland, Mrs. Henry Ford, Kermit
Roosevelt, Robert Underwood Johnson,
Mrs. Finley j. Shepard and Harvey S.
Eirestone
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Dorn,itory Displaces Dungeon
At W0men's Police Station
No Lock or Key, but sympathetic Care for Runaway
Girls, Rule at Cheerful Quarters Evolved by
Feminine Hands Out of Condemned BUILDING

Red geraniums in the window-boxes
and . canary singing in blue cage
by the lieutenant's desk set the pace
for the new Womens Police Precinct
station, which opened yesterday at 434
West Thirty-seventh Street
This is the headquarters Tor all the
feminine activities of the Police De-
partment, from the training school for
patrolmen to the club Of patrolmen's s
widows. 1t will handle no cases of
women criminals; those who pictured
crooks to be disposed of by women women
lieutensnts were disappointed when
the program Of the Women's Precinct
was explained. The only connection
Of the precinct with the practical
working Of the Police Department. will
be in the detention Of runaway girls.
No women pickpockets will ever sit
on the chintz cushions and tell their
stories to Mrs. Mary Hamilton, director
OF the precinct. but foolish youngsters
who have come to the city to be picture
stars may sob out their troubles on
fer blue and yellow cushions.
Sympathctic to Runaway Girls
eve do not believe that the runaway
girl is criminal and we object to her
being placed under arrest and detained
with hardened Offenders" said Mrs.
Hamilton. Personally, I sympathize
with the runaway; know she must
have had great trouble at home and
great moral courage to take such a
step. believe in getting at the heart
Of her"trouble and remedying it. Most
of the runaways come from Boston
don't know why.
I'VE shall have agents at the rail-
road terminals to meet runaway girls
about whom we have had warnings
from the police of the home towns, and
these agents shall not place the truants
under arrest unless they are obstinate.
They can have their choice of coming
with US quietly or Of being arrested.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
To Honor Poet War Hero

A memorial tree will be planted in
Washington Square on May 16 in honor
Of Alan Seeger, the young American
poet, who was killed in action while
serving with the French Foreign Legion
during the World War. The Writers
Club win conduct the service.
Seeger was born in New York in 1883
and was educated at Horace Mann
School and Harvard University. In
1918 he went to France to live and i'm
mediately after the war began he en-
listed in the Foreign Legion, fighting
through some Of the greatest battles
of the war. He was killed at Belloy-
en-Santerre. on July a, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Widow of Buffalo Bill''
Seriously Ill in WYOMING
Special D;,nntcb N m. r,

Special Dispctch to The Tribune
DENVER, May 3.-Louisa M. Cody,
widow of Colonel William F. Cody,
Buffalo Bill" is dangerously i'll at
her home in Cody, Wyo., according to
telegram received to-day by Johnny
Baker, Cody's foster-son. Baker left
Denver this evening for Cody.
~ received letter from Mrs. Cody
last week informing me that she was
i'll of bronchial pneumonia" said Mr.
Baker this afternoon. 1.-THE illness
but / presume complications have set
in. Mrs. Cody is past seventy-fve
years Old"
Three grandchildren are the only
relatives at Mrs. Cody's bedside, ac-
cording to Mr.. Baker. All of her chill
dren died.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
ALDIN PEIRsON

Adm Peirson, an artist, employed by
The American Magazine, fell dead in
front of the list Regiment Armory or
Monday night. His body remained in
the morgue until last night. when
Identification was made by his wife
Catherine Peirson. also an artist. who
lives at 143 East Twenty-tirst Street.
Mr.. Peirson was born in Baltimore
He was the son Of George Peirson, OF
Philadelphia. He also is survived by
a daughter, who is a student at Rad
cliffe College.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Moccasins Await Harding
Girls Prepare Loom; Need Only
Presidents Shoe Size

Doris and Edith Brown, Camp Fire
Girls. living at 1880 Bailey Avenue
Kingsbridge, N. Y, want to send Presi-
dent Harding pair Of beaded mocca-
sins, and have written to the White
House asking the Presidents size.
Yesterday afternoon at the girls
home Edith. thirteen years old, said
that they had received no answer to
the letter as yet, but they expected to
hear from either the President or his
secretary.
She displayed loom and variety
Of colored beads that were to be used
in the making of the moccasins.
"All we need now is an answer from
the White House telling us the size
the President wears and the moccassins
will soon be ready" said Edith.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
HENRY c. MURRAY

Henry C. Murray, seventy-four years
old, who at the time of his retirement
several years ago was the oldest engi-
neer on the New York Central Rail
way, died yesterday in st. Francis Hos
pital after an illness of several
months. His residence was at Spen-
certown, N. Y.
Mr.. Murray is survived by a SON
Herbert Murray, and by, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lottie Van Alstin and Mrs
Lucinda Schlafer. The funeral serv-
ives will be at the residence of Mrs
Van Alstin ON Friday evening.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
sail for Italy on Msy 10 to pxse the
greater part Of the summer abroad

sail Tor ITALY on Msy 10 to pxss the
greater part Of the summer abroad
Mrs. Hamilton Fish gave dinner
last night at the Ritx-Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Brown have
closed their apartment In The, Hotel
st. Regis. and have gone to the Piping
Rock Club. Locust Valley, Long Island.
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Rich steers and
]. Rich Steers jr., will sail for Europe
on June 25 on the Olympic.
Mrs. William Alexander has re-
turned to the city from Garden CITY.
Long Island, and is at the Hotel st.
Regis. =
Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly has
closed her house, 6S4 Fifth Avenue.
and has goae to her country place at
Convent, ~. ]. Later she and her
daughter, Miss Ruth v. Twombly, will
sail for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Osborn
have gone to their country houses at
Garrison, n. r., for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould will take
possession Of their country place at
Ardsley, N. X, on May 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stuart Forbes
have arrived in the city from Boston
and are at the Hoel Plaza. t
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Dana are in
town for few days from Lenox and
are staying at the Hotel Belmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Van Bell Berg,
of 129 East Eighty second Street. are
being congratulated on the birth Of
q daughter few days ago. Mrs. Van
Bell Berg was Miss Elizabeth Hender-
son Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold C. Richard are
receiving congratulations on the birth
OF son at their home, $40 Park
Avenue. Mrs. Richard was Miss Vera
Van Buren.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Italian Antique Furniture
To Be Put on Sale Tomorrow

Italian antique furniture and textiles
to be sold at Silo's Fifth Avenue Art
Galleries, commencing tomorrow aft
ernoon, may now be seen on display
there.
The collection is composed of painted
Venetian furniture. tapestry needle
work chairs, peasant chairs, Renais-
sance tables. chests and commodes and
a group Of carved choir stalls, together
with pieces of rare textiles.
The sale will continue Friday and
Saturday
New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Lyons Calls RumOrs of His
Resignation ssPipe Dreams
From q Staff Correspondsn

ALBANY, May 3.-Secretary Of State
John j. Lyons to-day described as
"pipe dreams" reports that he would
resign his Office and either take Fed
eral position or become q candidate
for mayor Of New York City on the
Republican ticket this fall.
"There is nothing to this talk that
/ plan to resign" said Mr.. Lyons, who
returned to Albany this afternoon after
nm absence Of several days. "The fact
l was in Washington was not due to
any desire on my part to get Federal
job as the reports have it. My visit
there was solely q personal matter"