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New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Father Zahn Dead:
Aid e d Roosevelt
In South America
Catholic Scientist Writer and
Traveller Widely Known
Here and Abroad as an
A dvanced Evolutionist

WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.--Father
John A. Zahm, c. S. c., VINO accompa-
med the late Theodore Roosevelt on his
trip through the South American wilder
ness, died to-day in Munich, according
to a cablegram received here by his
brother, DR.. Albert Zahm.
Father Zahm was born in New Lex
ington, Ohio, June Ia, 1851, the son Of
Jacob M. and Mary Braddock Zahm
He was educated at Notre Dame Uni
versity, was graduated in 1871 and
then entered the Order of the Holy
Notre Danes scientific department in
1874, and was for years curator of the
Notre Dame museum.
He was best known as an advanced
evolutionist and devoted many years
to a study Of South America. Under
pseudonyms he wrote Following the
Conquistadores Up the Orinoco and
Down the Magdlena." Following the
Conquistadores Along the Andes and
Down the Amazon" and "Women in
Science" Under the name of j. A.
Zahm he wrote "The Quest of Edo
RADIO" and "The Great Inspirers."
He was the author of number of
important works under his own name,
dIuoHB tHeiH UelHS CVOiuClOn an0
Dogma" Bible Science and Faith" and
"Catholic Science and Catholic scien-
lists"
He lectured extensively throughout
the United States, appearing at many
schools and universities. He was a
member of the Societe Franchise de
Physique, Paris, the Societe Scien-
tifque, Brussels, and the Dante So
ciety of Florence. He travelled in
many countries.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Methodists to Plan Union
Northern Church Bishops Oper
Session on Program

DETROIT, Nov. 11-Seeking to map
plan that would result in reuniting
the Methodist Episcopal Church, North
and South, the Commission on Metho-
dist Uniication, composed of bishops of
the Northern Church, began a two-day
session here this afternoon. The meet
ing is the first held by the commission
since it's appointment at the last general
conference of the church.
The commission went into session
without definite program, it was an
nounced. An effort will be made, it was
said, to agree upon tentative plan Of
unitication that will be submitted to a
similar committee of the Methodist
Church, South. The plan will not be
made public at this time, it was indi-
Gated.
Unifcation would make the Methodist
Episcopal Church the largest Protestant
denomination in the country, according
to leaders of the church.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Roosevelt Film Exhibited
Special Dtspdtc1, to The Tribune
W IIITE CIII pIIIID CpD fhrCc 11r w.

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va,
Nov. lin observance of Armistice
Day a two-reel film, portraying inter-
csting Incidents in the life of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, sent by the Women's
Roosevelt Memorial Association, was
shown tonight in addition to the usual
picture in the Greenbriar ballroom be-
fore the dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Thomson, of
Cincinnati, entertained a party at din
ner tonight, including Mrs. Edward
McKenna, of New York, and MIR. and
Mrs. Cecil II. Gamble, of Cincinnati
Mrs. George Brewster, of New York,
gave dinner party for eight guests,
which included Mrs. Orson d. Mum,
Mrs. Rufus Patterson, of New York, and
James Waller, of New York.
New arrivals to-day who registered
at once for golf included W. B. Pol
lock, w. S. Chapman, DR.. and Mrs
Russell M. Rome, Of New York; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Baird, of Balti-
more; Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Scott. of
Chicago; Ainslee G. McDougall, Wash
ington; Vincent r. Schenck, Jersey
City, and Ethelbert I. Low, of New
York, who arrived to join Mrs. Low,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Junior League Elects
95 Provisional Members
incomplete List for 192l-'22.
With Miss Maud Cabot Chair.
man, is Announced

An incomplete list Of nincty-five pro-
vlsional members of the Junior League
for 1921-'22 has been announced. Those
already elected are Miss Maud Cabot,
chairman; the Misses Dorothy Achelis,
Katherine Adams, Mary Anderson, Mar
gerry Andrews, Leila Baldwin, Rosalie
Barclay, Mary Alice Barney, Alice Lee
Bcadleston, Katharine j. Blackwell,
Rosamond Borland, Katharine Boston,
Alice Bowker, Katharine Bright, Eliza
beth Brooks, Mary Burchell, Anne
Burr, Eleanor r. Bushnell, Betty
Carey, Anne Chamberlin, Ethel
Chard, Charlotte Church Dorothy
Clemens, Gwendolyn Coombe, Kath-
arine Conner, Isabelle Craig, Margaret
Cromwell, Jane Currier, Betty Cush-
man, man, Lydia Dadmun, Anita Damrosch
Emily Davies, Mary Louise Deming,
Clarisse de Rham, Marion de Rhani,
Emily Fordyce Dodge, Josephine
Dodge, Jocelyn Farr, Felicia Fisk,
Eleanor lie Flagg, Ann G. Fraser, Susan
Gibney, Margaret Gilbert, Sylvia God
dard, Adden Gray, Claire Green, Har-
riet P. Greene, Adele Hammond, Kath-
crime Harper, Lawrence Hewlett, Helen
Hines, Dorothy Hodgman, Rosemary
Hollister, Dora hovchkiss, Dorothy
Hughes, Lucy Hunt Olivia Johnson,
Emily W. Keyes, Florence Lockwood,
Louise Lusk, Edytha Macy, Judith Mar
vim, Edith Mccullough, Frances McFad-
den, Margaret McMillin. Dorothy Nor
rill, Elizabeth Boardman Mosle, Mary
P. Noyes, Harriet Payne, Eugenia Pea
body, Louise Peters, Louise Post, Kate
de f. Prentice, Betty Price, Margaret
Ramsey, Grace Raymond, Rosalind
Robinson, Dorothy Rose, Margaret
Schniewind, Lispenard Seabury, Mary
Sheffield, Cecile Simonds, Jane Spader,
Katherine Starr, Mary Steers, Olivia
Sterner, Betty Strong, Nsartica Sturges,
Elizabeth Sturgis, Elizabeth Swords,
Mildred Taylor, Adele Thompson, Edith
Walton, Josefa Watjen and May S.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Going On To-day

American Museum of Natural History, ad-
mission free.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, admission
Aquarium. admission free.
New York Historical Society. admission
free.
Van Cortlandt Park Museum. admission
Geological Park admission free.
AssI 7at oA Resiment M t'e Armory, M thirty fourth
Street and Park Avenue. all day.
American Birth Control Conference. Hotel
Plaza. $50 o'clock.
Limitation of Armaments," Town Hall.
12a West Forty-third Street, II o'clock.
Womens Peace Society and the women's 3
Peace Union. forming at Washington
Square. at 2 o'clock and starting up
Meeting of the women's Press Club, Wal
dorf-Astorta, 2 o'clock.
National Game Conference, WaldorfAs-
Meeting of Shorthand Teachers Associa- :
ton, McAlpin. O'Clock.
NIGHT
Dinenr of the American Birth Control Con-
ference. Hotel Plaza. 1880 o'clock.
Dinner OF the Military Order of World
War. Hotel Assor 7 o'clock,
Dinner of the Associate Alumni of the
College of the City of New York. Hotel
Commodore. o'clock.
BOARD OF EDUCATION LECTURES
Manhattan
Trend of the Times" by Professor Nelson
y. Mead at Townsend Harris Hail. Col
lege of the City of New York. Amster-
dam Avenueb13sth andf139th streets.
"Relativity." by Professor George q.
Pegram. at American Museum of Nat
ugal History. Seventy Street and
Central Park West
Evolution of the Modern Productive sys-
tenn" by Charles Ferguson. At Cooper
Institute. Eighth Street and Fourth Ave
The first OF course OF four tee
lures THE New Machine"
story Land. by Mrs, Blanche c; Pen
West l25th Street. Miss Margaret
EraEer accom- pa Mat
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
MOSES ESBERG

Moses Esberg. of 4sO West End Ave
nue.. died Yesterday at his home from
injuries received in an automobile acci-
dent at Central Park West and l06th
Street last Tuesday. Mr. Esberg was
fifty-nine years old.
He was born in this city and was a
graduate of the College of the City OF
New York and the Columbia Law
School. For nearly twenty years he
had an Office at 800 Broadway.
Mr. Esberg is survived by his wife
a son and two married daughters. Fu'
neral services will be held tomorrow
at 2 p. M, with interment in Mount
Neboh Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
COMMODORE E. P. BERTHOLF

Commodore E. P. Bertholf, former
commandant of the United States coast
guard and widely known in naval and
shipping circles, died early yesterday
at Breton Hall Hotel, where he had
made his home for number of years
He was fifty-six years old.
Commodore Bertholf received the
Congressional Medal of Honor as g
member of the relief party which went
to Point Barrow, the northernmost part
of Alaska, in the winter of 1898. He
also made a memorable trip alone on
sleds across Siberia in the winter OF
1908, for the Department of the In
terror, in connection with the intro
duction of reindeer into Alaska.
He is survived by a widow and q
danphter
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Art Objects From Home
OF A. B. Spencer To Be Sold

The contents, including art and fur
nishings, from the home of A. B. Spen-
Ger, of this city, will be on sale to-day
at the newly opened art galleries of
La Place, Rains G. Co., 1928 Broadway
AT the session which begins this
afternoon at 2:30 p. M, paintings, mir
rors, lamps, silverware, sculpture and
other objets dart, together with fine
Oriental rugs from miscellaneous col
lectlons, will be offered to highest bid
ders.
A fine library Of modern books,
choice library sets and others volume IS
in fine bindings, will be sold at the
concluding session Of the auction this
evening.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Henry P. Dawson Adds $4,000
To Vassar Salary Endowment

II. P. Dawson, of J. P. Morgan e.
Co., has contributed $4,000 to the Vas
sar College salary endowment fund, it
was announced yesterday This brings
the amount raised to date to $454,-
953.13 for the metropolitan district.
The districts quota is nearly 81 ,o0O,-
900.
Of the money contributed s1ss 1926. SO
is from the alumn@ of the metropoli-
tan district. Two anonymous contribu-
tions of $4,000 each and one of S30.-
900 have been received.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Prof. Walter Nernst Awarded
Nobel Prize in Chemisfrx

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 11.-Professor
Walther. Nernst, of the University of
Berlin, is awarded the Nobel prize for
1920 in chemistry by the Swedish
Academy. The prizes in chemistry and
physics for 1921 are being reserved.
DR.. Nernst, in addition to being
director of the Institute of Physics and
Chemistry at the University of Berlin,
is Fellow of the Berlin Academy Of
Science.
The 1921 Nobel prize in literature
was awarded yesterday to Anatole
France, noted French author.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
CHARLES +. M'GINTY

GREENWICH, Conn, Nov. IL
Charles F. McGinty, well known con-
tractor, died at his home here to-day.
AS a member Of the Charles 7. Willis
Company, of New York City. he built
a number of residences and officers
barracks at West Point. He is sur
vived by seven children, all Of whom
make their home in New York City.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Eighth Avenue Mission
To Celebrate for Week

Beginning with to-morrow's services
the Eighth Avenue Mission, 290 Eighth
Avenue. will celebrate for week its
twenty-second anniversary. Each day
we'll known minister will preach and
soloists will sing. Tomorrow the Rev.
George Stewart, associate pastor of
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will oficiatc, and Miss Joyce
Borden will sing.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Scouts To-day Gather Corn
To Feed Starving Armenians

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 11.-Thou-
sands Of Boy Scouts will sweep Iowa
tomorrow to gather corn for famine
relief in the Near East. Farmers will
cooperate by permitting the boys to
quantities from standing corn.
Free elevator service, milling and
transportation for the corn have been
arranged, and it will be sent immedi-
ately to the famine regions in Armenia
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
WILLIAM III. BRICKLEY

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
PLAlNFIELD, N. j., Nov. 1l.-Wil-
liam H. Brickley, sixty-seyen years old,
of Jersey City, died last night at the
home of his neice, Mrs. Louise Lund,
of 931 West Front Street, Plainfield.
He was born in Jersey City and was
a rigger by occupation. He was a
member of the Masons and Odd Eel
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Funeral of Arthur " Wiltsie

FuneTaT SERVICES TOT Arthur V. WlIt-
sic, a Brooklyn insurance broker who
died Thursday, took place last evening
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Laura
Wiltsie Lake, $50 Eighty-first Street,
Brooklyn. Interment will be at Pough
keepsie to-day. Mr.. Wiltsie was mem
Der of Newport Lodge, F. and A. M.
He was known in musical circles as a
frequent singer in Brooklyn churches.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
New Workers Sail From France
Special Cable 10 The Tribune

Copyright. 1921 New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, Nov. 11-Among the several
thousand passengers sailing to-day for
New York on board the Paris were
Mrs. Paul Warburg and her daughter,
Bettina; Mrs. Whitney Warren, Mrs.
Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex B. Clark,
Countess Guillaume de Balincourt,
Roland S. Palmer and George Blumen-
thai
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
JOSE yILLEGAs Y CORDERO

MADRID, Nov. 11.-Jose Villegas Y
Cordero, former director of the Prado
Museum and president of the section
of painting of the Royal Academy Of
Fine Arts, died here yesterday. He was
born in Seville in 1848 and was widely
known in European art circles.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. John Sandison Brown and
George Lippincott Brown have closed
their place at Neponsit, Long Island,
and are at 1872 East Nineteenth Street
for the winter
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
MRS. ARTHUR HAMMERsTEIN

RENO, New, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Arthur
Hammerstein, formerly Claire Nagel,
actress. of New York, and wife of the
son of the late Oscar Hammerstein,
died tonight at local hospital
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Hubbell,
CaptainfGeorge W. Hubbell jr. and Mrs.
Hubben Rowland have returned to
town from their country place at
Greenwich and are at 1913 East Thirty
fourth Street for the winter.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. Samuel Nelson Hinckley is at
the Ambassador Hotel for a few days
before opening her apartment for the
season.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. W. G. Read jr. and Miss Edith
Read have returned to town from
Woodbury., Conn, and are at the Hotel
Buckingham.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
K. H. Clapp to
Wed In London
November 20
Will Take Miss Vivienne Bur-
roughes for Bride: Couple
to Make Home i'm New
York; MissMerck Engaged
Hewlett Wedding To-day
Mrs. F. N. Goddard to Pre-.
sent HerTwo Daughters TO
Society at Dance Tonight

An engagement of interest which has
lust been announced in London Enc.
iand, is that Of Miss Vivienne Bur-
roughes, daughter of Mrs. James s
nurroughes. to Kenneth H. Clapp. son
or Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Clapp. Of
II East Elghty-sccond Street. New
ork' Miss Burroughes is a member
OF an old English family and is socially
prominent in London. Mr.. Clam was
graduated from Yale in 1914 and dur
,ng ,ne war served as lieutenant in
the Naval Air Forces. The wedding
N WI aa TAKE place in England on Novem-
make their home in this city.
announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Linn Merck, daurh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs George Merck of
llewellyn Park. West Orange. N. I
to George W. Perkins. son Of the late
George W. Perkins and Mrs. Perkins,
OF THIS city. Mr.. Perkins is a graduate
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Elsie Rosalie Morrill danehter
Of II. Haywood Morrill,, of 12o- East
Elghty-second Street and Greenwich.
Conn. to l.. Albeit Post, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Jackson Post, of this
Slty.. Mr.. Post is a graduate of Stevens
Institute of Technology. "
The wedding of Miss Laurence Hew-
lett and Robert Page Burr will take
place this afternoon at st. Johns
Church. Lawrence, L. I. There viii
oe large bridal party, and
tne autumnal season will be character
,zed IN the gowns of the wedding at
tendants. in which tones of brown and
olue Will predominate, and in the dec
oratons' which will consist of chrys
anthemums and autumn leaves used
in profusion Throughout the rooms. ~
Mrs +; Norton Goddard will formally
present her two daughters, Sylvia and
Celestine, to society at a dance in the
ballroom of the Colony Club.
Mrs. Dickson G. Thompson and Miss
Mildred Thompson who returned on
The Scythia after four months in
FRANCE and England, are at the Hotel
Chatham
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Pierce and
Miss Elizabeth Pierce, of Santa Babara,
Calf, are at the Hotel Plaza for the
winter
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Miss Dorothy Morrill,, daughter Of
II. Haywood Morrill,, of 129 East Eighty
second Street, will make her debut at
a dance on January 4.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Ambassador Woods Entertained

MADRID, Nov. 11.-Cyrus E. Woods,
United States Ambassador to Spain, and
Mrs. Woods were guests of honor at a
reception given here to-day by the
American Consul, Ely E. Palmer, and
Mrs Palmer. The entire American col
ony in Madrid attended.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
''Blue Boy Picture
Reported S old to
Henry Huntington
Sir Joseph Duveen, Here OH
Visit, Denies Famous Paint
ing Has Changed Hands;
100000 Purchase Price
From The T,iounc's European Bureau

LONDON. Nov. u.-Henry E. Hunt
ington, of New York, a director Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, has become
the owner Of Gainsborough's famous
picture "The Blue Boy" at price of
$64O,000 according to report current
here to-day.
This picture, with Reynolds's "rragic
Muse" was recently bought by Sir Jo-
seph Duveen from the Duke of West
minister's collection for $1,000,OO0.
Mr.. Huntington finally concluded the
deal after wireless search for Duveen,
who was found aboard the Olympic in
mid-Atlantc. The picture remains in
London for some weeks before it will
be shipped to America.
1t is reported that Duveen is negoti-
ating with the Duke of Westminster to
purchase another famous picture.
Sir Joseph Duveen deuied last night
at his apartment in the Plaza Hotel
that Gainsborough's "The Blue Boy"
had been sold to Mr.. Huntington.
When asked to verify the reports of
the sale of this picture Sir Joseph
said:
"It's all wrong. The painting has
not been sold to Mr.. Huntington. At
present it is being exhibited in the
National Gallery, London. From there
it will be taken to Paris for exhibition.
If l am unable to sell it in England l
may bring it over here"
Il L,
prospective purchaser for the famous
picture.
Mr.. Huntington, VINO is reported to
have purchased 1.-THE Blue Boy" ha
collected many fine paintings and is the
possessor Of one of .ne finest libraries
in the world. His New York residence is
at East Fifty-scventh Street In 1915
Mr.. Huntington instituted suit again st
Lewis g. Simmons, art dealers, for
100000 for selling him bogus Rom
ney and won his case. The painting, a
portrait of Mrs. Siddons, is the same
subject as the painting purchased by
Sir Joseph Duveen along with the ia
nous Gainsborough. 1t proved to be a
work of Humphrey.
Among Mr. Huntington's sensational
book purchases have been the E. d.
Church collection of Americana for
$1,500000; the Beverly Chew collection
of English authors for $500,000 and the
famous Gutenberg Bible of the Hoe
library for $4,000. 1t is known that
he already has several Gainsboroughs,
among which is the portrait of the
Duchess of Cumberland.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Pierre's. Her
guests included her two daughters,
Mrs. Rutherford Mills and Mrs. Bar
bara Hatch. Others who entertained at
luncheon there were Mrs. Stuart Dun
can, Mrs. Jewett King, Mrs. Albert
Gould Jennings, Whitney Warren and
Charles May Oelrichs.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Mrs. J. Sfe,cart Barney to
Cire Dance for Doughfoy

Mrs. j. Stewart Barney will give a
dance on December % in the new bali
room OF the Hotel Plaza for her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Mary Alice Bar
ney.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. Arthur Lehman will give small
dance at the Hotel Plaza on Christmas
Eve for her daughter Miss Dorothy
Lehman
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

per dances for this season will take
place tonight in the Della Robbia
Room of the Hotel Vanderbilt.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

present their daughter at dance on
December 26
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. James Henry sMcCoon will give
dance at her home, 109 East Seventy
ninth Street, on December 21, to in
froduce her daughter, Miss Carolyn
Frances McCoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

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New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Bos
ton, of 80 East Fifty-sixth Street. will
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

Mrs. Dickson G. Thompson and Miss
Mildred Thompson who returned on
me Scythia after four months in
Chatham.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-05-19
BUYS FINE CATTLE

G. G. Sherman and son, Lloyd, last
week shipped in seventeen head OF
full blood Shorthorns, Scotch cattle
which they purchased at Sibley, Ia.
! Included in this bunch are indlvid-
uals from the famous Clipper, "
Victoria Clara Undine,' 'Claret,,
and 'Alexandriana,' families.
One of the "Victorias" was first
prize winner in her class at the Inter-
national show in Chicago. Another OF
the bunch is Lulu Long" famous
winner of state fair prizes. The new
herd sire is "Gainford Superb"
This shipment brings the Sherman
herd total to forty females and two
bulls. AS all are individuals OF pro-
nounced merit, the presence OF tins
fine herd gives stockmen of this ter
ritory a grand opportunity to build
up their herds with the best to be had
in this strain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-05-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

With the end of the school year
close at hand many things aIe hap
pening fast that are of interest.
Last week Thursday the seniors
gave their class play entitled, Moth
ing But the Truth" The play was
well given and enjoyed by all. Much
credit belongs to Miss Rooney, who
coached it. A large CROWD turned out
to see the play
Last Saturday the Juniors gave
their annual reception to the Seniors
in the High School gymnasium, which
was deliberately decorated. The prom
was well attended and everyone
seemed to have a good time. Many
parents came there to look on, such
a thing is to be encouraged. Parents
are always welcome.
Next week will be week OF exam
nation for the students. Students
receiving 90 or above in a subject are
exempt from the examination in that
subject, but all students must write at
least one examination.
Next Sunday night the parents and
friends of the graduates are invited
to hear the graduation sermon
preached by DR.. Thrush in the Con-
gregational church.
Next week Thursday is Commence
ment. The exercises will be held IN
the Normal school Auditorium. The
program follows:
Professional. Ofchestra
Prayer ...... Rev. ". a. Dlru
Salutatory. Gladys Herum
Music. !. High School Violin Class
Address. !. Prof. A. B. Hall, U. OF w.
Duet. Catherine Chapman
Winfred Bird
Valedictory ....... Elvira thomson
Comforting of Diplomas
Benediction
Mr.. Hall, the main speaker, IS one
Of the best orators in the country and
we can be proud to have him here for
our commencement. The public is cor
daily invited.