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New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Bridegroom Quite Terse,
Breaks News i'm Verse
Ditties He Sends to All His
Friends, Telling Them How
His Romance Ends

Warren A. Brown, real estate op-
orator, didn't surprise his Hampstead
IL. ~ friends when he announced that
he was married and on his honeymoon,
but he did surprise them with the
manner in which he announced it.
Instead of relying on conventional
prose he decided that he could better
convey the message in verse, and several
Of his close friends yesterday had in
their possession choice bits of verse
conceived by Mr., Brown just prior to
his departure on his wedding trip.
One of the specimens was this:
I'm sending you this little note
10 let you know 1t is no joke;
You said that 1 would surely we'd
You are some prophet old friend Ed"
Another friend received this:
I'm writing letter to let you know
On wedding trip like to GO
four Gays on my honeymoon I'll be away
Day"
Mr.. Brown is sixty years old. His
bride, formerly Mrs. Joseph st. John. is
twenty-nine. She obtained divorce
six months ago She married Mr..
friends did not learn of it until thew
received Mr.. Browns verses.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Oriental Rug Collection
Brings Total of $75.869

The entire collection Of Oriental
rugs. comprising the Ali Ashraff Soul
tanoff collection. which was sold at
the American Art galleries, brought
s,I5,sG9.50. During the three days of
the sale $50 rugs were sold Yester-
days sale brought $24, ,S07.5O, of which
$1,000 was paid for one item, an an
tique Kahn Karabagh carpet, formerly
part Of the collection of Prince Bekh-
mem Mira Kadjar. The purchaser
was l.. j.. O'Reilly. 1T is described as
ct Iran design, in fine floral decora-
ton Of rose and other colors with a
center medallion pendant.
Another fine carpet Of the Mir Sara
Dand type was sold to G. Ormond for
the next highest price. 1926.
Among the other sales We're:
An antique Honda Karabagh carpet, to
L. J. 1O'Reilly, 5000; Kirman carpet. to
L. L. ). 0'Reilly. s525; Feraghan carpet to
f1.o. q. IL sniyer $500: Tabriz carpet, to Louis
kysn Ky s41o: antique Meshed carpet to 'sJ L. j.
carpet to Il Hateh s4so pan antIane tkIn5aGsgh psT
;ar slan hug rug to Kent cos,iiSyan. $500; Mir
antique Bahshis carpet, to s. Bslsoysisn yisn'
szso; 2S antique Yamuth Bokhara rug, to
uTIer shah rug siannins' N s2so antiqus Herman
gnan gi rug, to r. Rose, 1925; antique Tera-
ghan rug, to II. Rose. s245; ROYAL Eolsha ra
t rug to Fl Michallyan. s24o: old Iferat rug,
bash anes rug sm'th to sTIo antique Khan Kara
L,,ahnsnis =, rug. to Kent Costikyan, s22O:
Anorassan m carpet, to L.. j. O'Reiily. 500:
! ~ ~ ~ ue t.era rug, to Newcornb Carlton
5000. 0s' ~ L. Hose,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Park Bear Family Grows;
How Many, ,Nobodyknows
Jack Struts, but Rose Is Cross.
and Brooklyn Keepers Sud
denly Grow Rashfu1

An interesting event-probablv two
or three of them-has occurred in the
bear den at Prospect Park, BROOKLYN
occupied by Jack and Rose, it was dis.
covered yesterday. Jack was struttine
ABOUT the foreground of the den most
OF the day inviting attention as the
paternal parent of an indefinite num-
per OF kosettes and Jackettes, but Rose
was III the depths of the cave. snupclino q
her tiny blind cubs.
Until Rose offers her family for in
sspectlon 1T is probable that no one will
Know whether they are twins or triplets
or What. Zoo keepers are we'll aware
tnat no animal is more jealous of its
young than the bear, and, with whole
some respect for Roses claws. not one
OF them stepped inside the den yester-
day in spite of their curiosity.
Park Commissioner Harman was in
cllned to think that Roses attitude was
all wrong and that even sensitive
mother bear ought to realize that she
was IN a public park and that her off
spring should be on public view. He
called for volunteers to enter the ma
ternity ward.
A lot of information about bears in
general and Rose in particular was
volunteered, but nothing else. Then
Commissioner Harman announced he'd
go alone and count the cubs. The
Keepers made respectful way for him
and he walked toward the door Of the
den. just as he reached it an idea
struck him. He stopped.
There are seventeen baby lambs over
at the sheepfold,' he said, "and we'll
nave them on exhibition Tomorrow
it's Palm Sunday"
good idea '@N
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Harold Sings Lohengrin
Replaces Sembacll, Suffering
From Cold. at Matinee

Orville Harold sang the title role
i'll yesterday afternoons performance
of "Lohengrin"' at the metropolitan
Opera House, replacing Johannes Sem
bach, who was suffering from cold.
Others in the cast were Miss Florence
Eastpn, Nine. Julia Claussen and
Messrs. Whitehill, Gustafson and Leon
hardt.
On Monday, March %, there will be
8 special matinee for the. benefit of
the Opera Emergency Fund. Four acts
from four different operas will be
given, as follows: The second act of
the Barber Of Seville" with Mines.
Chase end Berat and Messrs. Diaz, De
Luc% Mardones, Malatesta and Au-
disi6, Mr.. Papi conducting; the first
act OF "Pagliacci," with Nine. Easton
and Messrs. Crimi, Amato, laurent
and Paltrinieri, Mr.. Moranzoni con-
ducting; the fourth act, scene one, of
I'll Trovatore," with Nine. Peralta and
Messrs. Kingston, Zane1li and Audisio,
Mr. Papi conducting; the second act of
Carmen" with Mines. Farrar, Mellish
and Ingram and Messrs. Harold,
Whitehill, Martino, Leonhardt and Pal
trinieri, Mr.. Wolff conducting.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
ssB. L. r., 2 Hunorist
OF Chicago Tribune,
Dies Of Pneumonia
Initials We're Made Famous
by His Daily Column, "a
Line o. Type or Two =
Conducted for 20 Years

CHICAGO, March 49, Bert Lesion
Taylor, we'll known humorist, and con-
ductor of column in The Chicago Trib-
une, "A-Line-O'Type or Two" died
of pneumonia at his home here early
to-day after an illness of two weeks
His wife, who was Miss Emma Bonner,
Of Providence, r. l., and two daughters
Alva and Barbara Taylor, survive.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Goshen
Mass, in 1865, and received his early
newspaper training on q newspaper in
Plainfield, N. II. In 1895 he came
West. to edit the Duluth. Mimi, News
Tribune, where he remained for three
years. Coming to Chicago in 1899 he
went to work running column, on The
for two years, when his bent for the
humorous side Of journalism led him
to start the column for which he be-
came famous in Tie Tribune as
In 1903 he left his "Line-O'- Type
column and The Tribune to contribute
for several years to Puck, The Morn.
ing Telegraph and other publications
in New York. In 1903 he returned to
The Tribune. resumed his famous coll
umn and continued it until few days
before his death.
Among his better known writings are
Smoke Carry" "The Charlatans," "Afot-
ley Measures" and "a Line o. Verse or
Two"
During the last days he was able to
work u. l.. t. frequently referred to
his illness in his writings. Reprinting
an item from a small Wisconsin paper
IN which typographical error made an
advertisement read, "Three-year-old
cold for sale," he added, 1--WE have one
we will dispose Of at sacrifice and
will throw in prescription pint
Another day he said: eve ought to
go to bed for two or three days and
cure particularly vicious attack of
bronchitis, but we fear we should for
get what happened to the pink shirt "a
mysterious garment mentioned in q
series of satirical sketches), so we are
just walking around to save funeral
expenses
Discovering a piano firm which ad-
vertised that Gin order to carry out a
Contract we are compelled to ray for
this space whether we use it or, not -
4. L. T. wrote that Gin order to comply
with our contract of a column day
With this great family newspaper we
are compelled to fill this space whether
we like it or not
B.. L. r. was famous for his sIast
lines" generally framing some partic-
ularly pungent remark into few
words which took only line or two at
the end of his column. His last line
was: "You know the infallible sign of
sprlng-father on the back porch
cleaning last falls mud from his golf
shoes"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Legion to Present Concert
Noted Artists on Program a,
Apollo Theater To.nioht

A concert by~nationally known artists
VIII be given this evening at the Apollo
Theater under the auspices of the Riy.
erside Post of the American Legion
OF which Arthur M. King, an attorney
is commander.
Among those who will appear on the
program are Maud Klotz, soprano.
Henri Scott, Metropolitan barytone !:
russell Kingman, of the New York
philharmonic, and Walter Kiesewetter
the pianist. Ex-Governor Charles s.
Whitman will speak on "The Power Of
the American Legion" ~
Major General Robert L. Bullard and
AIamiral tI Mcdonald will be guests of
cts may be obtained at the theater at
S1.1o and $1.65.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Many at Pain, Beach
Are Going to Europe
CocO0nut Grore Remains Omen
This Week and Poincia,a
Season viii End Thursday
Special Dispntch To The 7,,;L,

NpeCtu@ DtSDdtcN 10 me Ir(DEne
PALM BEACH, Fla, March 19.--Miss
Elaine Rosenthal, former woman golf
champion of Florida, gave a farewell
dinner on board the Elaine last even
ing, with moonlight sail. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. C.. w. Copp,
Wesley, Alfred and Carlton Copp and
Thomas Davis, of New York: Miss
Aline Stumer, Miss Lois Stumer, Miss
Dorothy Klotz, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Hill, Roger f. Hill and Charles Kubin.
Joseph Ritter. who has left for New
York, will sail for Europe Tuesday.
Among the Palm Beach visitors who
will spend the summer abroad are Miss
Rachel Dierks. Chauncey Dierks, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold O. Whitney, Roger r.
Hill, George Meservey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis G. Kaufman, Mrs. j. Fred Zin :
norman, f. Ray Comstock, Andrew
Fulton, Miss Amy Lyman Phillips and
Mr.. and Mrs. Quentin Feitner.
The Cocoanut Grove will remain open
all next week for the cottagers. The
Poinciana will close Thursday, and
many guests will go to- the Breakers.
The first Easter Sunday services ever
held in the Poinciana Chapel will be
conducted by the Rev.>George Morgan
Ward, and Miss Doris Doe is arranging
special music program.
Harry S. Black arrived from Miami
on board the Bay Shore to- spend the
day in Palm Beach, and started North
last evening.
Albert Hickman, of New York, is at
the Breakers.
Miss Alice Delamar and Miss Ger
aldine Hall gave beach party at Hor-
ace Chase's beach last evening, and
started for New York tonight, after a
stay of two weeks at the Everglades
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Seward Webb will
remain at Palm Beach until April g.
going to New York then in their pri-
Yate car
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Pershing Breaks In
AT Flower Exhibit
And Starts Parade
General Has to Smash Door
to Enter When Elevator
Stalls, and Crowd Trails
Him Eagerly Down Aisles

General Pershing shared honors with
the prize-winning roses yesterday at the
Flower Show. A crowd of several hun.
dred excited women and children fol.
lowed him through the narrow flower.
trimmed aisles of Grand Central Pal.
ace, and many rose that leaned toe
far over its garden wall lost it's head
in the crush.
General Pershing was the guest OF
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany in the Bellevue
Tea Garden, where Miss Mary Cam
eron presented to him bunch Of rose.
and cup of tea. The parade then re-
formed, headed by the reception com
mittee, Theodore Havemeyer, r. R.
rlerson, Frederick Newbold, John
Young, and Fred w. Payne. They
followed by Mrs. Tiffany, Mrs. Hal
stead Freeman, Mrs. Linzee Blagden
and Mrs. James Shewan, with General
Pershing and his staff bringing up the
rear. '''s
The General fingered for several
minutes at the "Dugout," presided
over by Mrs. Edward Mcyicker and
Mrs. Charles De Rham, where garden
n1cknacks made by wounded soldiers
are on sale.
This is the best thing I've seen" the
General declared, and listened with ap-
proval as the women told him about
the soldiers workrooms at the Dug
ouN; at 150 East Sixty-frst Street.
The private elevator in which Cen
eral Pershing and his staff entered the
building broke down and the party
were obliged to transfer to an unused
elevator, whose exit on the second
floor was blocked by a wooden, door.
1t was to the crashing of tirnbers and
the crunching of plaster that General
Pershing made his appearance on the
second floor, but he smiled calmly. as
If ruined doorway were nothing new
to him. ''S"
/. Adolph Lewisohn is the champion
flower grower of the show. He ex-
hibited in fifty-five classes and Won
first place in twenty. Mrs. Paune
whitney won first in several classes.
while the two Persons as usual
divided the honors for roses. Mrs.
Whitney won first place yesterday in
the contest for dinner tables, DECORATED
with orchids and maidenhair ferns.
Easter lilies will be the special
flowers for to-day, and famous motion
picture actresses will visit the
Bellevue Tea Garden.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
DEATHS

BETTs-on Friday, March Il 72s7 =,
pWn1ss,u,.monia, W1s,,. Mary a. Samson. widow Of
nsua mniiam n; Hetts. In her s1sr year Flu.
s nsIAs service at the residence OF her
IW' npece' Mrs MIS- George e. Constantine. sso5
west ssth ST.. Sunday afternoon at. Z
dence. 81 Willow st.. Brooislvn An,,,a rsnt- ~
only daughter of the late WiiiiaIn II H'
uaar uaa Eliza Dodd niashneld. In her ssth
niease cann runerst private. Boston papers
n1hRONE-on Ssis Msrcn IT. 1921; Antnn,o
Csns,,d CCsioSed husband OF Marie Borrone fnes
frsana faspeaiin' IN IN his e7th year. Relatives and and
Fratelianza Italiano and uohnSns h.1ns
attsgG modsei No; Ssn ~ p O e. are inSised to
aio eyT W.s snneraI from his late residencc
=, Monaay "a March n: at 9:i5 4. m: ls thssnca On
Tsrsrsor 70 s,, rrancis,s Church. corner Sd and
a ndga srass ss; VIII be held for the hapnv -.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Many Sojourners Flock
To Virginia Hot Springs
Mrs. Frederick Sterry Enter.
tains House Party, Including
Mrs. Martin w. Liffleton
Spec'cl Dispatch to The Tribune

cpecs0t O1epQtch to The Tribune
HOT SPRINGS, Va, March 19.-The
Nsprlng season at the Virginia Hot
Springs already has started with
marked gayety, and the week brought
number of interesting arrivals to the
Homestead. - 'A'
Mr.. and Mrs. Irenee du Pont arrived
early In the week with a party, which
included DR.. Samuel Eyde, the Nor
wegian Minister, and Mrs. Eyde: M.
and Mrs. F. w. Fuller, of Sprinpf;el :
Mass. and William de Kraft. of Phils.
dclphia. Mr.. and Mrs. Booth Tarkinc-
ton arrived Monday from IndiananoIis
70 remain two weeks. Mrs. Ernest Se-
TON thompson was an arrival early in
the week. 40
Mrs. Frederick Sterry has opened her
csessase' the Pillars, for the Easter hol-
ldays, and Is entertaining house party
for her daughter, Miss Virginia sterrvy y
MRS. Sterry's guests are Mrs. Martin
~; Littieton jr:. Miss Eleanor Francke.
MISS Kathryn T. Slayback. Miss EEse
morrill,, Miss Christine W. Crane and
Miss Helen johnson. A
Sir Ashley and Lady Sparks ent.r-
tained Mrs. Benton Cooke at luncheon
early in the week. so''
mr. and Mrs. Stewart W. Wells are
AZ tne Homestead from New York.
H' @Au Mrs. y. Harper. Bounell ara
arrivals from Syosset, L. I.
Other arrivals from New York in
ciude Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Brrwar
Y, Mrs. John T. Brush, Miss Natalie
Brush, Mrs. Lester Cuddihv. Mas
Aiicia Cuddihy, Miss Florence barritv'
Mrs; ., Charles Daniel Orth, Dr.. Arthur
" Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. KIN.
near. Mrs. w. G. O'Sullivan. Miss Mcna
0Sullivan. Mrs. Duncan MacMart;n h
samuel A. Clark, E. j. Smith. Marvan'
Gosgrove. Edward Shaughnessy and
Samuel Emlen Pixa. anu
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wadsvorth
town, Conn. s- A'uuis-
Arrivals from Saratoga, N. Y. dur
Ing the week were Mr.. and Mrs. Georro
Ostrander, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q
Furness. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. TudIor,
Mrs. D. Walter Msbee and Mrs. LONE
Marvin. - - = Aons
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Bradley
Miss Cornelia M. Bradley and Miss
Florence A. Brown, Of New Haven. and
+. Elliott and Miss Katherine M.
Elliott, of Montclair, N. j., were ar
rivals during the week.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Caby Deslys's Art Works
Sold for Benefit of Poor
From The 7ribuns,s Euro,ec,, R,,,...,

LONDON, March 12.-The art treas
nres of Gaby Deslys's London home at
K4ensington 4 Gore have just been sold
of which will go to the poor of Mar.
reilles, the birthplace of the famous
actress. Rare and beautiful objects of
art, great collection of silver and
Plate ra and many pictures were disposed d
e. The religious pictures and orna-
ments shown gave the public side Of
rhe actresses life of which little hith-
erto has been known.
Her famous gold bed with gilded
snerubs snes oa. and ID odr ddrraped canopy said to
and two of the varicolored cushions,
Of her boudoir sold for $50 each. A
fourteenth century water clock, in which
the hands were moved by drop of water
falling at minute intervals, sold for $3.50.
while q set of ivory chessmen was bid
up to $165 by eager contestants for sou
venirs Of the estate,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
r Pershing's Nephew
And Buster Browns
"Mary Jane'' Elope
Daughter Of n. f. Outcauli,
Who Inspired Famous
Cartoons, Weds at Little
Church Around Corner

Mary Jane Outcault, daughter of
Richard FELTON, Outcault, originator of
the Buster Brown cartoons and known
to millions of people throughout the
world as "Mary Jane" OF those car
toons, was secretly married at "The
Little Church Around the Corner" yes
terday afternoon to Captain Frank Ed
win Pcrshtng, nephew Of General
pershlng. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father w. w. Davis, senior
curate OF the Church Of the Trans
tiguration
While yesterdays wedding came as
a surprise to the parents OF both the
bride and the bridegroom, it was un-
derstood that they were to have been
married soon. The two. families have
known each other, for many wears. and
at one time Mr.. Outcault and Mr..
Pershing, father of the bridegroom,
were associated in the advertising
business in Chicago, where the young
! couple met as children.
Captain Pershing attended the Uni
versity of Chicagor and was captain of
the varsity football team there in
1917. When America entered the war
he left college and enlisted in the Ord
nance Department. He was commits
stoned and sent overseas in Nav, 1918,
and saw service at Chateau Thierry,
st: Mihiel and the Argonne forest as
field officer in charge oil the first army
ammunition depots. Alter the signing
of the armistice he was attached to his
uncle's personal staff for nine months.
He received the Croix de Guerre from
the French and the Belgium Order of
the Grown, the former being conferred
upon him by Marshal P6tain and the
latter by King Albert himself. Ere is
twenty-six years old and is in the oil
business in this city. He has made
his home while here with his father
and mother at the Madison Square
Hotel.
The bride, who is twenty -four years
in Flushing, and during 1919 and 1920
she played in "Lightnin' with Frank
Bacon.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left for the home of the bride,
where they will make preparations for
their honeymoon at Atlantic CITY
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Kotlarsky Well Received
Pianist Heard at Aeolian Hall:
Program Conservative

Max Kotlarsky, who gave a piano re-
cital last night in Aeolian Hall, dis
closed conservative virtues. His pro-
gram ran to no extremes, either in
choice or in performance.
In the opening number, the Brahms
Sonata in f minor, there was much
effective playing. He cxcels in a finely
restrained expression of sentiment, q
quality which large part of this SON
alta demands This was followed by
French music. Capriccio by Dandrieu,
a Sarabande by Lully and Gigue by
Loeilly, made by Godowsky.
lie is not a brilliant player, and in
his Chopin group he was more success
ful in the Nocturne than the Polonaise.
His technique is fluent, however, and
generally accurate, and he has a good
touch. He was well received.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Frederick Kanter, Leader
In Cryptic Masonry, Dies
Was Past Grand Master of New
York Grand Council of ROYAL
and Select Masters

Frederick Kanter, past grand master
Of the Grand Council of Royal and Sc
lect Masters of New York, died at his
home, in Waikiki, n. Y, yesterday.
after protracted illness. Mr.. Kanter
won. renown as Mason for his work
IN the Cryptic Rite and was a leader
in Crytic Masonry.
Mr.. Kanter was born in the. ancient
city OF Helmstedt, Duchy Of Bruns-
wick, in 1852, where his father, Gott-
heb Elias Frederick Kanter, was an
esteemed citizen and prominent Free
Mason. He was educated in the schools
OF his native land, and learned the
trade of matchmaker and jeweler.
= After travelling extensively on the
Continent, he arrived in this city in
1874, working here for the foremost
wAtchmakers and jewelers.. He was
made Mason in Kane Lodge in 1882,
ruary IA, 1883, and in 1897 he was
elected grand master Of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masters.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
College Women Arrange
Reception for Mime. Curie
Welcome Planned for French
Scientist i'll Carnegie Hall
on MAY l8

Representatives of 100000 college
women Of America will welcome Nine.
Marie Curic, the famous French scien-
tist, to the country at reception in
Carnegie Hall on the afternoon of
May 1S.
AS Nine. Curie is the greatest woman
scientist living, it was considered fit
ting that she be received in this coun-
try by university graduates of her own
sex. To this end a conference of the
ofncers of the Association of College
Alumna. officials of the Woman's Uni
versity Club and the executive commit
tee Of the Marie Cure Radium Fund
was held and q program arranged.
AN organization has been perfected
to aid in the collection of the $4,000
needed to buy one gram of radium for
the scientist, SO that she may continue
her experiments with the element to
eradicate cancer.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Mime. PATHS Castle Sold
Welsh Memorial Association
Buys Late Singers Horne


LONDON, March ls.-Craig-y-Nos
Sastie' IN Wales, the home of the late
ta Mnea " Aoeilna Patti, has been sold to
ton, but the residue of the. eststa
comprising farms. sheep runs. NOM. noun.
tain pasturage, limestone auarr;es.
ground rents and cottages will be sold
When the castle was first purcha ased
ny Nine. Patti it only had limited ac-
csommodation, but to enable her to
nave her friends around her and to
entertain on considerable scale.
which she was very fond of doing,
Nine. Patti had extensive improve,
ments carried out which cost her
nearly 100000. Included in the al
terations was the construction Of Z
small theater With seating capacity