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Cormicks millions which, year by year,
make up the deficit caused by the enor-
nous salaries given to opera singers,
Just rs the Metropolitan In New York
has to make up because Of these same
enormous salaries. There seem to be
little doubt that Mr.. Harold Mccormick
thinks Gamma walska can sing and likes
to hear her.
II appears that back in July Mr.. Nc
Cormick arrived at the Hotel du Rhin In
Paris, bearing blank contracts needing
only the signature of Gamma Walska and
Mary Garden to give her another opportu-
nifty at Chicago. Up TO that time the Coch-
rams had been living peacefully In their
magnificent new mansion at IL Rue Lubbock
There had been no hint up to then as to
the phantom whisperings OF the late DR..
Frankel, or any spiritual urgings for ser
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aad stay at home with'him and be nice
companionable wife.
II sing because I must" she said. Il
have married. But also pursue my pro-
fession. II my husband should object to
my singing not for long would he
be my husband! A woman must have her
interest Never could become so. inter-
ested in man so narrow-minded that he
would not permit me to follow my career
after marriage"
This was not direct answer to the two
questions, but AZ the time II seemed to
cover them. And this, most Of musical
Paris thinks, Is the reason for the break
ing Of the romance. And 1t may be that
the shade Of DR. Frankel has referred to
this matter. 1t Is conceivable that he
might have said to his widow, In whatever
way Spirits" do:
cree, Britain kirhts Reserves.
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yacht when friend sent him by wireless
the news that his wife was planning the
divorce. As soon as he received II the mil
lionaire turned the boats nose around and
made for London as fast as steam scould
carry him. Without wasting minute in
London he jumped into an aeroplane and
few to Paris. There he went straight to
his attorney. Samuel Untermyer, who hap
pened to be at the Ritz Plans were i'm
mediately. made to prevent Madame Coch-
ran from procuring divorce.
whether 1t is love that makes Mr.. Coch.
ran SO determined not to let his wife d.
vorce him is not kAown. There may be
other reasons. II Madame Cochran should
secure q divorce she would have, conceiv.
ably, q substantial claim upon the wealth
Of her third husband. On the other hand,
II Mr.. Cochran should secure the divorce
she would not have such claims.
At any rate, Mr.. Cochran is quoted az
saying that he will spend every cent of
his fortune II necessary to prevent his
beautiful wife from carrying out her In
tentions
But there are those in Paris who do not
believe that Madame Cochran is entirely
sincere in thrusting the responsibility for
her actions upon the ghost" OF poor old
DR.. Frankel They say that instead OF
phantom voice she has been listening again
to the siren call Of her career"
Madame Gamma walska has always been
very closely tied up with her career"
She has an Overwhelming ambition to sing
In grand opera. She has made her debut
several times, II will be remembered by
those who have followed with interest her
career" But each time something hap
pened to sidetrack her.
Other grand opera singers have said
very frankly that the trouble with Madame
Gamma walska's career as an opera singer
is that she thinks she can sing but can't
This Of course, the prima donna naturally
puts down to professional jealousy and
envy. Nevertheless, some very curious
circumstances have beset her career"
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Four years ago she made debut in Ha-
vana, Cuba, in the opera Fedora" The
first act was received by the audience
quietly, but there was demonstration
during the second. The audience, It Is
said, became much excited and noisy and
shouted the Spanish word which means
"out"
"They are calling us out!" Madame
walska is said to have exclaimed joyously
as she seized her fellow artistes and led
them before the curtain.
Rut afterward It was explained that that
was not at all what the audience meant, and
the manager had to lower the curtain and
refund the price OF the seats to the dis.
satisfied patrons
Then something happened out in Chicago
after the Cochran marriage when an.
nouncement was made that Madame Gamma
Walska4 Cochran was to make her debut
there In the role OF "Zaza." Mr.. Cochran.
stayed at home IN New York while his wife
went through the rehearsals. She never
sang In "Zaza," however. The night be-
fore her appearance she packed up and
left Chicago and came to New York and
applied for passports to 90 abroad. There
were many stories Of what had happened
in Chicago. One of the most persistent
was that at the final rehearsal the singers
voice cracked and that Gino Marinuzzi.
the conductor OF the Chicago Opera Com
pany, refused to let the opera 60 ~ with
her in It.
Madame Cochran was not discouraged,
however.
But Il may be that Mr.. Cochran was.
And that is Just what Paris is now dis
cussing. ,.s
few days before the nishap to her
career" in Chicago the prima drnna gave
out very interesting interview She had
been asked what truth there was In the
story that Mr.. Cochran had spent very
large sum Of money to procure her debut In
"Zaza," and whether 1t was true that he
had stipulated that II she did not succeed
this time she had to give up her career
70, issi. by star Company.
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alton or divorce from the American mil

aration or divorce from the American mil
lionaire. -
But Immediately after Mr.. McCormick's
entrance on the scene life in the Cochran
mansion suffered several abrupt and as
tonishing changes.
Cochran starred off in hurry for Scot
land. where his yacht was tied up in the
Firth of Forth Arriving ON board he be-
gan a lonesome cruise Of the North Sea.
And the next day Madame Walska fitted,
bag and baggage. from her Paris home.
and nuttered to Dieppe, where she has
since been living in stately solitude in an
expensive suite Of the Hotel Royal.
Her first act there was to install grand
piano, and throughout the day and night
the sounds that emanate from her apart
ments indicate that she has plunged into
the midst Of musical preparation. In Paris
the opera circles even go so far as to say
that Madame Walska will sing "Manon""
next Winter In Chicago. but there is no
confirmation Of this from the singer her
self.
Here. then, is an astonishing situation
ska's explanation that the spirit OF her
husband, after advising her to marry the
eighty-million-collar American millionaire
came to realize Il had been mistaken and
Is now forcing her on to- claim divorce,
what a plot, indeed this would give the
novelist, r..l. do
And II the explanation OF the spirit
promptings Is rejected there still remains
a wonderfully interesting social situation;
We have the prima donna, ambitious and
devoted to career" Then there Is Mr..
Harold Mccormick, arbiter Of the destinies
Of the Chicago Opera Company, with the
Harvester Trust millions at his back, and
who believes, il would appear, like the
prima donna, that her career" Is the most
important thing IN her life. There is the
spectacle of the merry party upon the ship
bound for France, In which Mr.. Mccormick
introduces Mr.. Cochran to his prima donna.
Then there Is the amazing and unexpected
marriage. Then comes the feverish prep.
arations for "Zaza" and the mysterious
cancellins Of the contract. -
And finally there Is Mr.. Mccormick again
in Paris with the contracts for Madame
Cochran, the disturbance at the hotel, the
spirit messages" the news by wireless and
fight by aeroplane Of the husband to block
the proceedings, and finally the report that
against the eighty millions Of Cochran are
set the equally as many millions Of the
McCormicks for the prima donna's career"
One thing in all the mystery r. clear
Madame Gamma Walska must have supreme
confidence In her voice to thus so lightly
give up such fortune as her third husband
possesses just BECAUSE it will not buy her
" one thing on earth she wants. G..
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temps oc-
Gu TT Q d.
that II was
repo rted
b q W a .
" ithdraw-
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n q n c ial
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have been
disastrous
to tn Q
CO mpany.
because Il
Is Mr.. Nc.
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d0nna's latest To
nance BEGAN. 1t is
remembered tn at
Madame Gamma Wal
ska was q protegee
Of Mr.. Mccormick,
who was and still is
a great power in the
Chicago Opera Com
pany.
In fact. so strong
was his displeasure
when the "zaza"
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"Here Is Alec Cochran. fine man, worth
eighty millions OF dollars. He could buy
you whole opera house anywhere, II he
wanted to. Why, he could even buy an
audience to listen to you. Go ahead and
marry him ana your career is assured"
And It may be that II Mr.. Cochran really
did Insist that the Chicago performance be
test that the shade Of DR.. Frankel may
have whispered:
That Is all right. You know you can't
fail Go ahead and make the promise. He
doesn't meant y, anyhow, and II any acci-
dent should happen. sooner or later Alec
win do what you want him to do"
But perhaps Mr. Cochran really did mean
what he said. and It Is this determination
and cruel indifference to Madame Gamma
walska- Franksl- Cochran's career" which
has SO disappointed the Esprit" Of DR..
Frankel.
n these are the facts. and much Of Paris
believes that Iney are the facts, then Mr..
Cochran's money could NOT give much hap
piness to the prima donna. There is no
doubt that she firmly believes that she can
sing and can take her place with the fore
most of grand opera prima donnas. Time
and again she has said that her career
means everything TO her-more than hus-
band or home or anything else.
And, of course. II this Is so and Mr.
Cochran's millions won't help her to
realize her career. there is no doubt that
Madame Gamma walskaC ochran's life is
not happy. Another strong element OF
mystery is the assertion that Mr. Harold
Mccormick has pledged himself to help
with his millions the singers career. This
is indeed extraordinary. as Mr.. Cochran
and Mr. Mccormick are old friends. and
II WIS on an ocean voyage in which Mr..
Mccormick. Mr.. Cochran and the prims
donna were co-voyagers that the prima
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
SPEEDWAYS PLAY FINAL
GAME At ASBURY TONIGHT

The Speedway basketball PLAYERS
Of this city, undisputed champions
OF the third congressional district,
are scheduled to play their final
game of the season in Asbury Park
tonight against the Company H
team of that place. To date the
Speedways are credited with twenty
two victories eight defeats and one
tie game. The Speedway team has
broken even in two games played
with the Asbury Park combination
this season.
Manager Bradley's warriors are
DESTROYS Of closing the season with
a victory, just as 1t was opened,
and it is likely that Bob Handler
han, Bradley, Brownminer. Hank"
Thomas and Rufe Allen will be the
players used in tonight's contest.
The Asbury Park combination, like
the Speedways. have had one of
their most successful seasons this
year, and also are DESTROYS of bring
ing the 1920-21 season to a close
with a win. The soldier boys de-
feated the Original Auditorium
team of this city in a series, de-
feated the Harmony Club five, Ma
tional Turner'S of Newark, Nor
woods of Long Branch and numer-
Gus other strong outfits.
The home team will take the floor
with Jeffries and Clancy, forwords;
Newbury,' center, and Coleman and
Tarrx guards. The Amboy players
H[A+s-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

Captain Clarence Wright's team
took the lead last night in the BUSH
ness mems volley ball league when
they took two straight games from
~PickersgilTs combination which had
been in first place. PETE and Klein
broke even in their games. Tuesday
night the teams of Wright and Klein
clash as do those of Pickersgill and
PETE.
The varsity volley ball team, which
will play Germantown next Satur-
day night, had a long practice last
night with a picked combination IN
der Captain Shoe. All Of these play
ers were Monday Nighters." Five
games were played. the varsity win
ming all. Captain Sharp used his
regular lineup consisting of himself,
Johnson. Nielsen, Peakes, Dover and
Rankin. The team last night show
ed marked improvement over last
week, the players having perfected
the knack of working the ball up to
a right height for the "spikers" to
kill it.
Tickets for the games with Ger
mantown have been printed and can
be secured from members of the
team or at the ~" The games will
start at $3.50 being the best out of
five. The varsity will hold another
practice Monday night after the
business mems class.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
South AmboyH Happenings
In The World Of Sport

SOUTH AMBOY, April 23.-All
members Of South Amboy Council
knights of Columbus, interested in
baseball are requested to report to
the manager, "Bill" O'Toole, tomor-
row morning for a practice. Bill
will enter his team in the county
baseball league and is anxious to
get the best material possible.
The High School baseball team
opened their seasons schedule with
a victory yesterday. They have a
number Of excellent games sched-
uled. A number of new teams are
on the schedule this year the strong
est of which is the Bayonne High
School.
The Girls Tennis team of the local
high school is fast rounding in shape
and will start it's schedule within a
few days.
Sturdy" O'Leary's success in the
fistic circles is encouraging a num-
Der of other local boys in this di-
rection. If South Amboy had a good
gym" where these boys could be
developed the city would be well
represented in the Squared circle"
There will be a baseball game to-
morrow afternoon on Whitehead's
field between the Athletics of this
city and the Carteret Baseball club.
Game will start promptly at 8 o.
Weather permitting the married
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
SOUTH AMBOY HIGH OPENS
SEASON WITH A VICTORY
IBy Evening News Correspondent

b Evening News Correspondent
SOUTH AMBOY, April 23:-The
high school baseball team travelled
to Helmetta yesterday afternoon and
defeated the Jamesburg. high school
team 5-4, the game being played on
the clubhouse diamond. Like the
local team. the Jamesburg boys are
without a home diamond and this
neutral field was secured.
Notwithstanding that four errors
were chalked up against the South
Amboy team they were on the right
side Of the score at the end of the
ninth inning. Gominger, who did
the twirling for the locals. was in a
number of tight places during the
game and either by his own good
pitching or lucky catches in the field
he was able to pull through"
Lawrence was high man with the
lat, driving four clean hits through
five times at bat. Gominger was
touched for ten hits while his team
mates collected fifteen hits, a num-
Der of which were extra bases.
This was the first game for the
South Amboy team while the James
burg combination had been under
fire before. Their next game will be
in Woodbridge on Saturday. April
80.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
AMbOYS READY
FOR |R0NS|DES
Joe MuIIen's Team Will Clash
With Newark Nine on R. C.
W. Field Tomorrow.
The second game on the schedul,

The second game on the schedule
of Joe Mullen's Perth Amboy base
bali club will BE played on the Rar-
tan Copr-r Works field tomorrow
afternoon. the strong Ironsides from
Newark being the opposition book
ed for this game. The contest will
o'clock. The Royal Colored Giants
defeated the Perth Amboys in the
game staged ON the local field last
Sunday, the opening contest Of the
season.
The Perth Amboy team will take
the field tomorrow afternoon, with
Loeser In left field, Romer in center
field, Meyer Larson right field,
Christopherson or GIoff on third
base, Andy Kane Of South Amboy in
the shortfield position, Fullerton at
second ,"Stretch" Burke at the first
sack, Applegate or Jensen on the
mound. and Coughlin behind the
bat.
The lineup Of the ironside team
for this game has not as yet been
announced, but the manager has
promised to bring his strongest team
down. The Ironsides defeated the
Perth Amboy in a whirlwind game
on the local field last year, the final
score of the game being 5-4. Man
ager Mullen is DESTROYS of making
up for this defeat by scoring a win
tomorrow afternoon.
Ed Grassick. Woodbridge catcher
who received a tryout with the New
York Yankee team, and also the
Suffolk, Va. combination. may be
on the Perth Amboy roster again,
before many a Sunday has passed.
Monk Armstrong. crack Railway
infie1der, also will be seen in a Perth
Amboy uniform, as Don as he re-
covers sufficiently from a recent
illness. and Alb Herman. Midtown
tosser. will play his first game
with Mullen's nine on May l..
Andy Kane South Amboy tosser,
the Perth Amboy combination in
the game tomorrow afternoon, and
reports from Eddie Regain and
"Pud" Stinson from Danville, are
to the effect that the ball tosser
from across the river should make
good. A big crowd from South AM
boy will turn out to see Kane In ac-
ton with Mullen's outfit.
Manager Mullen is doing every
thing possible to give this city n
of the strongest baseball mines Sc
durable, and within three Aveeks It
is likely this city will have a crack
representative nine. The Amboy
will stage two games on
Sunday afternoons hereafter and
will also play several Saturday af-
ternoon games in this city. The
Perth Amboy team will play travel
ing games on Saturday afternoon,
Manager Mullen has announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

men and the single men of the
American Legion will get together
this afternoon at the Star field for
the purpose of a baseball game.
Manager Mulrain in this manner
hopes to get O line OF prospects for
his team.
1t is likely that a twilight base
ball League" will be instituted in
this city this year. Steps in this di-
rection are all ready under way
The representative of the High
School Tennis team will travel Ito
Woodbridge on Monday and meet
the team representing that school.
King. Ellams, and Gominger make
up the local squad.
Organization OF a u club Is be-
ing urged by q number of local men.
A meeting in this direction was held
on Thursday evening for the pur-
pose of taking initial steps toward
organization. The project was first
urged by Howard d. Little. George
w. Crane and f. H.. Eulner.
South Amboy at one time had a
number of crack shots. For the past
few years the sport has been dead
in this city and this Is an effort to
revive the old time pastime.
Traps, sites and other details have
not been worked out as yet but the
organization committee has all these
matters in mind and a definite an
nouncement ts expected within a
week or so.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
SENIORS WIN
FROM
High School Upper CIassmen
Have Little Trouble in Win
ming Game.

The senior class baseball team of
the local high school defeated the
freshman class nine in the opening
game of the inter-class series on the
Raritan Copper Works field yester-
day afternoon by a score of 1913.
The freshman team was defeated in
the first inning when the upper class
players sent five runners across the
pan.
Widerstrom pitched the entire
game for the winning combination
and was touched for two bingles,
both coming in the final session of
started on the mound for the
.sreshies, and after the first inning
Eent to shortstop and Hudanish
Vent to the box. Later in the game
Kochek, a brother of Charley Ko-
chek, varsity first baseman, went to
the mound for the first year players,
after which Hutton and Hudanish
yer again given a whack at the
pitching.
The senior players scored eight
runs in the fifth inning and two each
In the sixth and seventh stanzas.
The freshies scored one run in each
of the third, fifth and seventh in
nings. Macmillan walked twice
nd scored on each occasion, while
luton knocked in the third run in
e final stanza.
The sophomores and juniors are
eduled to fight for supremacy on
II r. G. w. field Monday after
no .
I Q score by innings:
Semi IS ........ 5 0 0 8 2 III
Frea men ..... 0 0 10 1 0 l. 3
Ba eries-Widerstrom and Park
strom Hutton. Hudanish, Kochek
,nd u lei
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
SOUTH AMBOY BUSINESS men
WIN FROM KEANSBURG FIVE.

SOUTH AMBOY, April 23.-The
South Amboy Business Mems bowl
ing team won two out of three
games in a match rolled against
the Keansburg firemen on the Y. M.
C. A. alleys here last night. The
first game went to the business men
by 81 pins, Clayton's PA being high.
In the second game the visitors came
back strong. winning with seventy
six pins to spare. In this game Lud-
low. of the visitors. with PIG. was
high. In the third and deciding
game the South Amboy men won by
two lone pins. Karl. anchor Ia
for the visitors, made high score for
the night in this game, 220. High
average honors for the contest also
went to Karl. 1872, while Dixon with
an average of $50 led the business
men.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
BASKETBALL
SEASON ENDS
Last Game Tonight -Audito-
rum to be Scene of Battle
Amboys VS.. Harmonys.

- The local basketball season will
brought to a close tonight with a
game on the Auditorium court be-
tween the Perth Amboy basketeers
and the Harmony basketball tossers.
The contest is slated to get under
way at 9:15 o'clock. -
The Harmony team for this game
will be chosen from the following
players: Pete Hanson, Yves Hanson,
shank" Thomas, Evans, Glochau,
Parker, Smith or possibly Rufus
Allen. With this team Manager
Melko expects to take the Perth
Amboy tossers into camp.
Bill Manning's team will go OF the
floor with REILLY. McWalters, Ewing,
Harrigan and Dave. Chuck Solador
will referee the game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
MERCHANDISE EVENT At
GUN CLUB SHOOT TODAY

the Perth Amboy Gun Club officials
were confident hat 1t would clear
off in time for the shoots to be
held this afternoon ON the club
range in outer Smith street. A
change in the events was announced
this morning. Instead of three fif-
teen bird events to begin the days
shooting, there will be two ~fifteens
and n twenty. a total of fifty birds
for merchandise prizes. All of the
gunnerg will be handicapped in this
fifty bird shoot, so as to give all an
equal chance to win. The other
events will be a twenty-five target
two man relay and a fifteen bird
doubles shoot. The club member
making high score for the shoot will
be awarded a high gun prize.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
WAS IN BED THREE DAYS.

Mrs. Josie Reed. 217 n. Exter st.,
Tulsa, Okla, writes: IT was in bed
three days with my back, I took
Foley Kidney Pills and in two days
was at my work again. l cannot
praise your medicine too much"
Foley Kidney Pills stop bladder ir-
regularities and strengthen the kid
neys. They help eliminate from the
system the poisons that cause back
ache, rheumatic pains. stiff joints,
sore muscles, swollen hands and feet.
puffiness under the eyes. Sold every
.Asss.HAdy ~s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

The team OF the Tottenville high
school evened up matters with the
team of the Curtis high school of
New Brighton yesterday afternoon
on the grounds of the T%ottenville A.
c., when they defeated them by a
score Of 6-5. In a game played at
tbs team were the victors. The third
game will be played at Curtis next
Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

Games Today.
Buffalo at Jersey City.
Syracuse at Newark.
Toronto at Baltimore.
Rochester at Reading.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

The Hopelawn F. C. team will
play the Amboy Feds on the Hope
lawn baseball field tomorrow after
noon. An interesting game is ex-
pected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

Marathon in the tele-
graphic track meet of the two New
England schools should send in their
reports by night letter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
League Standings
AMERICAN EAGUE
YcSfernaY,S Results

Philadelphia, IL: New York, 4.
Cleveland, s.: st. Louis, Z,
Neutrality-suspicious., rain.
Detroit Chicago, rain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

Games Today.
New York at Philadelphia.
Washington at Boston.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Detroit at Chicago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
New York. 2; Philadelphia, /.
Brooklyn, 4: Boston. ..
Pittsburgh, s: Cincinnati. l..
Chicago-St. Louis, we grounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23

Games Today.
philadelphia at New York.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.