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The New York herald., 1921-01-30

knew something about the house and the
door because Il is the business OF good
hremen to acquaint themselves with
such matters. He satisfied himself after
half a minutes inspection that gentle
measures would never win access TO
Cannelds and that II was a case for
rough work.
The door, which is OF solid mahogany,
reinforced and studded with bronze, is
two and a half inches thick. IL would
have taken an hours chopping with
axes to have made any impression, but
with the house emitting smoke from
every chink and the crackle Of the
flames within plainly audible there was
not even a minute to waste.
Ross combed the immediate neighbor-
hood until he found heavy length OF
timber that was being used on a con-
tracing job. Rushing the big stick up
TO the door, Ross attached six OF his
strong lads to II, three on side. got
them swinging Justify and in concert,
gave the word. and crash the timber
hit the Canfield portal A few more
solid smashes with the battering ram
and the door gave way. 1t Is uninjured
except for lock and hinges.
Plunginy into the smoke. the firemen
found themselves in a few steps UP
against another door. the inner entrance
OF the large marble vestibule. Breaking
that door down was relatively short
work, and then Ross and his men went
TO work in earnest They saw at once
that the fire had originated in the base
ment and that 1t had mushroomed up
ward through the house. The reception
room, where Canfield used to display
some of his finest paintings and which
no furnihsed elaborately, was already
blazing, the mahogany ceiling and the
gilded panels burning in patches. On
the floor above there was even more fire,
and the room where roulette wheels used
to spin and where men lost 100000 in
a nights play was lurid with fire. The
whole house by that time was like a
furnace and Ross's main nrohlern WAS
The New York herald., 1921-01-30

age was estimated at perhaps 1000.
while tho house next door was injured
to the extent possibly Of $4,000. For
the time being canGelds was unoccu-
pied Charles Il. Rricl<ley & Co. were
having the house renovated for use as
brokerage office. Alr. Brickley, the fa-
nous Charley Brfckiey. who was Har-
wards funbac< few years ago. had
placed some furniture ia the house
The New York herald., 1921-01-30

how 70 eonhne the Are to canheld's it.
self
The fire spread 10 No 7. next door
through the big pipes of the heating
plant, one plant serving both houses and
for half an hour the firemen had 70
hustle 10 save the adjoining building
Eventually they won out and drowned
the fire from both interiors. leaving Can
iield's sotlden wreck inside. The dam
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Taft Sworn as
Chief Justice of
Supreme Court
Associate Justice Mckenna
Forced TO Recall Words
Of Pledge That Is Taken
by Onetime President
Tribunals Term Opens
Plans Precedent by Appear
ing Before Congress Com
mistcc With Daughertv

fron' Tae Trj6usls'S WdSAincfo, R.s-rnu
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. William
Howard Taft took the oath Of office as
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
the United States today The court
met at noon for the regular fall term.
and the oath was immediately admin
istered By Justice McKenna. senior as
socia.o justice
Justice Taft is the first Chief JUS
tlce who also has been President Of the
United States. He bore his new honors
easily, and before the day had passed
there was much comment about the
Capitol to the effect that as head Of
the greatest court in the land he would
not cease 10 be democratic and afable.
1t developed that on Wednesday he
VIII appear with ATTORNEY General
!augnerjy before the Senate Judiciary
Committee to recommend legislation
Tor additional Federal judges. The ap-
pearance of member of the Supreme
Court Of the United States before a
Congre ssional committee in advocacy
OF Legislation is unusual
Ihe oSth administered was supplc-
mentary to the constitutional oath
which he took here July II. The event
was marked by the usual historic cere-
mony. When il came time for the oath
TO be administered. however. there was
no copy of it immediately at hand.
Justice Tat told Justice Mckenna to
administer II from memory. Justice
Mckenna did so, and Chief Justice Taft
later reminded friends that Justice
Mchenna had not erred in a single
word. The oath is longer than the
oath taken by either the President or
members OF Congress and binds the
CnleI Justice ito administer Justice
without respect TO persons and to do
equal right to the poor and the rich. -"
When he had taken rhe oath Justice
latD shook hands with Justice Mc-
henna, wno offered his congratulations
Inc Chlef Justice recognized Attorney
OF the United States. After that vari-
Gus attorneys were presented for ad.
mission to the bar and the court ad-
Jcuraed for the day
The Chief Justice and the associ-
ate justices. following the usual Gus
tom, Immediately after adjournment
went 10 the White House 10 pay their
respects TO the President.
A large number OF the old friends
OF Justice Taft were present when the
court opened TO see him take the oath
Mrs. Tart wss among those in attend
ance. Charles p. Uilles. Of New York
long private secretary to the Presi-
dent under Nj. Taft, also was among
those IN the courtroom
Simplicity Of manner generally has
characterized the men wno nave SAT
1T the head Of the Supreme Court. and
thlef Justice Taft to-day lived up 10
traditions. He rode TO the Capitol in
4 stree tear and his friends told tnc
story that two or three DAYS ago wren
ne wanted the water turned on in his
house ne walked to the District Of Co
lumbla Building himself and gave his
order to the water officials.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Miss Diusn1ore viii Be
T. NJ. Simcnds RS Bride

Miss Marion Carey Dinsmore, daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. William Brown
Dinsmore, of this city and Tuxedo
Park, who is to be married 70 Francis
May Simonds jr. on October II in the
Church of the Incarnation, has selected
for her attendants her cousins, Mrs
Charles H. Marshall and Mrs. Charles
Reed; Mrs. L. Powis Jones, Mrs. Philip
Kip Rhinelander, her young sister,
Miss Clara Foster Dinsmore, and Miss
Edith V. NJ. Simonds, sister Of the
bridegroom. Frederick Simonds Whit
lock, a cousin of Mr.. Simonds, will
serve as his best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry r. Schniewind.
Of 8 East Seventy Street, win
give dinner tonight for their daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Z. Schniewind, who is
to marry Warren E. Pond, son of Mrs.
Charles Edward Lydecker, Of II East
Eightyfrst Street, on Thursday after
noon in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Their guests will include the
members of the bridal party.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Livingston Della
field jr. who We're married Oh Saturday
III Ridgetield. Conn, are at BriarclitT
Lodge for a few days. Mrs Delafield
was Miss Ruth Lockwood Manierre.
She is a daughtey OF Mrs. Alfred L.
Manierre
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Mrs. Black Is q Hostess
1t Nesc Dining Place


Society gathered in large numbers
tslraced restaurant Of the Hotel Plaza
and many large dinners were given.
There was special musical program
during the dinner and afterward there
was an inspection Of the new ballroom,
ehich is 20 he opened formally within
fortnight, with the first showing Of
the film "Pcter Ibbetson" on October
a. Dancing followed. The restaurant,
with az entrance on Fifth avenue, is
done in Italian Renaissance, with q cell
ing OF white aud gold. On ore side of
the room is balcony and the opposite
wall is covered with mirrors. The room
IS lad out N three terraces, each
0ordored with q railing.
One OF the largest dinners was that
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Francis Lynch
On Oct. 8 " eds
Helen Barrett
Marriage Will Take Place
in Christ Church. Creen-
wich. With the Rev. Nj.
G.. Thompson Officiating
Bridegroom Was Aviator
Terraced Restaurant at the
Plaza Opens With Society
Present in Large Numbers

Mss Helen Adams Barrett, daughter
a Mrs. John 2. Barrett, viii be married
On Saturday in Christ Church. Green
wich, Con, to Francis r. Y. Lynch.
The ceremony will be performed by the
Rev. N. George Thompson, and recep-
ton Will follow at the homo of Mrs.
Barrett, Bellehaven. Greenwich. The
brides cousin, Mrs. J. Hamilton Ches-
ron. Of Philadelphia, viii be the matron
of honor, and Miss Beatrice Pynchon,
of Greenwich. the maid of honor The
other attendants will be Mrs. William
A. Rockefeller, of Greenwich Miss
Elizabeth Z. Lynch, of New York,
sister Of the bridegroom; Miss Eliza
beth CASTOR and Miss Mary Adams. Of
Greenwich. cousin of the bride. Cor
relus A. Lynch. OF New York. will
serve as his brothers best man, ard the
oshers Will be James I. Bryan, of New
York; !. Trubee Dawson. of Locust
Valley. Long Island; r. Barlow Read,
of New York; c. Conyngham Clifford, OF
New York; Charles D. Mccoy, of New
Mexico; Adams Ashforth, Simpson
Iynch. Reginald c. Coonbe and Ken
meth r. Smith. of New York. and Will
liam A. Rockefeller, OF Greenwich.
Miss Barrett has taken an active in
serest in charitable organizations. She
is president of the Junior League in
Greenwich and member of the New
York Junior League. Mr.. Lynch left
Yale University, where he was enrolled
at the Yale Scientific School, Glass 'lS.
before war was declared in the spring
OF 1917, with the first Yale aviation
unit. He later served overseas with
tae naval air forces as senior grade
lieutenant and was cited and decorated
tcr distincuish serGice
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04

Trend OF the Times" by Professor VIII
liam t. Guthrie. at Wedleigh High
Plays OF The Hour: Blood and Sand,
'Liliom, 'Sonya' and The Circle by
Miss Ada Sterling. at New York Public
Library. Woodstock Branch 75o East
l6oth street the Bronx
The Italian in America by John Horace
Mariana, Phi. D., at Public School ss
Eighty-eishth Street. east Of First Ave
nue.
The irish in Arnerico." by Miss Kathleen
Street and Wadsworth Avenue; stereop-
ticon vlevs.
The spirit Of 7s" by sydney y. ussher.
tory, Seventy-seventh Street and Cen
tral Park West.
Concert BY Miss Eleanor Patterson. con
yiohnist' Meta Schumann. pianist. AZ
Hunter College. Lexington Avenue and
Sixty eighth Street.
MAKERS OF America" by MISS Laura
Sedswiok Collins, at Public School IS
POS West Thirteenth Street; community
singing and stereopticon views.
The Russian in American Music, By Miss
NJ. Josephine Wiethan, at Pubic School
So 207th Street and Hull Avenue. the
..l,s Bronx; piano seleclions .,i I,.,.. na >,.
Upon American Music and Poetry by
Mss Sally iianlin, a. s. AnselIn's Hall
Bronx; recitations ana piano selections,
Brooklyn and Queens
Trend OF the Times" by Miss jennie NJ.
Davis, at Bay Ridge High school.
Fourth Avenue ard sixty- seventh street.
Book OF the Hour by Professor j. G.
Carter Troop. Brooklyn Public Lii
brsry. Pacific branch. Fourth Avenue
and Pacific Street.
THE Spirit of Is. 81 and Today by Dr.
Thomas r.. Potterton, At Boys High
School. Marcy and Putnam avenues
stereoptioon views.
The Irish in America" by Owen Nc
philomy, at Public school 80, Conover
and Wolcott streets.
"The Jew in America" by Dr.. Aiexander =
Lyons at Public school ia Dumont.
Alabama and Williams avenues.
Il he Scandinavian IN America by Mrs.
Emilia W ElacSman. IT Public School
"a, old House Landing noad, Little
Neck. l.. L.
THE French IN America" h. Jonas l.ipp
TurnplAs. LinoIeumvllIe. S |.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Learys at White Sulphur
MIR. and Mrs. W. ". Rothschild
Depart for New York
Special Di8patoN to me TY.bun,

Spec1Ot OioDdtCH 10 me IT5bunc
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.
Oct: 3:-Mr. and Mrs. George Leary
arrived at the Greenbrier today from
New Yopk, to be here during October
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hone Auerbach h
were other additions to the New York
colony.
Charles A. Spreckels returned to
New York last evening after short
stay at the Greenbrier, as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward r. Stettinus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ~ Rothschild
and family departed for New York this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard D. Brlxey are
also concluding their sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Tatum, Mrs
Harry Kay, Mrs. w. 8. Lawson, j. s
Lawson and Mrs. W. y. Gelshenen, Of
the New York colony, motored to the
Virginia Hot Springs yesterday for
luncheon.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
DIR. Butler Says
AEinOrities Place
Liberty in Peril
His Twenty Years as Pres.
idenE OF Columbia Cele-
braied by Dinner Civen
by the University Faculty

The twentieth anniversary Of DR..
Nicholas Murray Buffers accession to
the presidency of Columbia University
was celebrated by The faculties of the
institution last night with dinner at
the Hotel Pennsylvania. Dr.. Butler
and Professor John Bassett Moore, OF
the universitE's department of inter
national law, who recently was chosen
as a judge of the Permanent Court of
international Justice, sat side py SIDE
Professor Brander Matthews intro
duced Dr.. Butler as man with "an
international mind and national
heart" Or. Butler spoke Of the stabil-
izing influence exerted by institutions
Of learning at time when so many
individuals and influences are rocking
the boat of civlization.'
"Liberty," he said. (which once was
endangered by monarchs and by ruling
classes, has long since ceased to fear
either of these; it is now chiefly en-
dangered by tyrannous and fanatical
minorities which seize control for q
longer or shorter time Of the agencies
and instruments of government through
ability and skill in playing upon the
fears, the credulity and the selfshness
of men.
"When Columbia professor IS sum
moned to do public act cr TO share in
public counsels," he went on, "Whethe er
IN Washington, or in Albany, or in
China, or in Japan, or in India, or in
Persia. or in South America, his going
is looked upon not as Withdrawal
from academic activity. but as a mani
festatjon OF academic activity OF the
very best and most useful type The
INTERPRETATION OF society aud of the
state by the modern universities has
only just begun, This interpene ira ion
was probably greater in the twelfth and
thirteenth centuries than it has ever
been since, but life was far different
in those days, and life was simple in
deed when contrasted with this turbu-
lent and complex twentieth century,
$50 many individuals and influences
are rocking the boat of civilization, ap-
parently out Of curiosity as to
how far it can be tipped without
capsizing, that it is doubly important
for our universities 20 teach and to
show steadiness Of purpose, steadincss
Of method and steadiness Of compre-
hension in dealing with novelties as
they arise TO confront US. Common
sense ls the highest type of genius and
by no means the most rare"
kilograms of graduation were re
ceiyed from Duncan H. Browne, Dean
of st. Johns Cathedral, Denver Col
and Dr.. Henry Suzzallo, president Of the
University Of Washington. Edward d.
Berry, professor of Greek; William NJ.
Sloane, professor of history; James +.
Kemp, professor OF geology; William A.
Dunning, professor of political philoso-
ply; William H. Carpenter, provost
and acting librarian; Franklin II. Gid
dings, professor Of sociology and his
tory of civilization, and Munroc Smith,
professor of Roman law, were at DR..
Buffers table.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Man, Stricken in Street.
Dies in Trinity Church
Jersey City Milk Dealer Suffers
Heart Attack While Pass
ing the Edifice

A man identified by papers in his
pockets as James Howell, fifty years Old
a we'll Known milk dealer Of Jersey City
was stricken with heart disease while
passing Trinity Church yesterday after
noon. He was assisted into the church
who're he died few minutes later.
Thomas Meatyard sexton Of the Ca
thedral OF ST. John the Divine, ard
William J. Boyd, sexton Of Trinity
Church. were at the entrance OF The
latter edifce when they saw Mr. Howell
grasp the railing on the fence about the
churchyard and sink to the sidewalk.
Both ran TO help him, and, with several
others, cayried him into the church. An
ambulance WAS summoned and when DR..
Scheib, of Volunteer Hospital. reached
the church he pronounced the man dead.
The body was removed to the Old Slip
police statian, and the family notified.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Sir Harry Lauder Shows He
Can Be Grave as Well as Cav
After Expressing His Arms Limitation Prohibition
Temperance and Labor Views He Tells
Story of the Links

That little Seotchman. Lauder, the
one who used to sing "Roamin' in the
Gloamin'" and Il Love Lassie," dance
a bit. sound couple of whoezes and
get fortune fer i, has a difficult
time with the reporters since King
Georges accolade made him Sir Harry
and a presumptive statesman. They
insist on treating him as Sir Harry
Lauder the former comedian.
In the old days the reporters would
catch up with him, back stage maybe,
end say: DO your stuff, Harry"
Then he'd pass out few free laughs.
Now, yesterday for example, Sir Harry
Lauder is besought to tell what he
thinks of the arms Limitation confer
encc, prohibition, unemployment and
trade unions.
If any one cares to know. Sir Harry
believes (N that disarmament is i'm :
possible for the British Empire until
ali other great nations have disarmcd; !;
(2) that it should not be prohi bition SO
much as temperance; CD that unen-
pioEmcnt IS on the mend, and (4) that
trade unions in England have learned
-"-'N q : ! W SS4lSS ~ JUST d. certain 70
meet with opposition in individuals and
organizations as it did in the Kaiser.
He Tells Links Tale
Come. now pleaded Sir Harry,
crossing his bare knees and smoothing
his tartan of the Clan Mcleod. "Shoot
me couple Of funny ones. ASK me
something gude'
Well, Harry, We mean Sir Harry,
how's your golf game?'
"There's q lad Well, III tell ye.
Us Draw when there's nobody looking.
\ on know the one about Sandy and
jock Jock calls down from the top
OF hill, Iii, Sandy, hoo's your game .
Sandy puts his hands to his lips and
calls back in a stage whisper. the while
his foot is working his bali into bet
Ter lie, we got EN- two down, but
we're chcatin' somethin' awful You
spell that a-w-f-u. We got 'em two
down. but we're cheatin' somethin'
awfu.'
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04

Mercati, Miss Mercati, Countess E.
Moroni, Mrs. Guy Norman, Baroness
PAuge, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Phelps,
LORD and Lady Pirrie, Nh. and Mrs. ".
5. Pitcairn, W.. and Mrs. James 6.
Regan, Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Simpson, Mr. and
Mrs. MaXilian Toch, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank $. Turnbull. president of Rogers
Peet & Co.; Mrs. Henry Devereux
Whiton, Lady Wimble and Leslie VIM
he
In the first cabin Of the George
Washington are Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
!: Benson, Mr.. and Mls. Charles A.
Blgelow. Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Buhler.
Miss Edith Buhler Mr.. and Mrs. +.
tablan, Francis J. Dugan. Dr. and Mrs.
Alexander Fekete, Mrs c. W. Fletcher.
Herman Fletcher, Mrs. ". Hodoldgs,
MISS Joan Hodekiss, Mr.. and Mrs,
Adolph Kahn, Miss Klare Kartun7. Mrs,
jeanette A. Marquis. Mr. and Mrs,
LOUIS Mayer, Herman c. Mergenthaler.
Captain and Mrs. Maynard Miller. Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Snyder, Mr.. and
Mrs. George K. Stern Countess &. Ia
veggl. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Winston
and Kew DR.. i. A Zahn
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Mrs. n. K. Perry Wins
Stockbridge Golf Event

SHcCeNS ~NSputci5 70 j no ITfOtns
LENOX, Mass, Oct. 3.-Ihe woman's
ring tournament on the Stockbridgc golf
course was won to-day by Mrs. Newman
kershaw Perry. Her selected score of
rs was the best of the season in a field
of twenty-five players, and she received
. silver cup ofere by Mrs. William
Marshall Bullitt.
MIR. aud Mrs. Carl A. de Gersdorf
have Mr.. and Mrs. George B. de Gers
dorf, Of New York, as guests at their
villa at Stockbrdge.
Mrs. ]. Frederick Schenck is to be At
the Lenox Club for while after closing
her house. on October 10. She is to
sail the first week in November for
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Turnure have
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph H. Kssel jr., of
Morristown, N. j., and Mr. and Mrs.
George K. Livermore, Of Winchester,
Mass, guests at Lenox.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
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New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Three Passenger Ships
Sail for Europe To-day

Three vessels will SAT- f,sr Europe to-
day with large lists of passengers.
They are the Aquitania, Of the Cunard
Line, for Southampton via Cherbourg,
with AGO first class, 275 second class
and 400 third class passengers; the
George Washington, of the United
States Lines. for Bremen via Plymouth
and Cherbourg, with 200 first class, 325
second class and $50 third class passen-
gers, and the Guglielmo Peirce, of the
Peirce Line, for Naples and Genoa.
with full list Of passengers.
Among those booked to sail on the
Aquitania are Mr.. and Mrs. Myron !.
Borg, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Crichtor,
Mrs. Delos ". Cooke, Lady Mackay
Edgar. Peter Fletcher NJ. P. Gano, Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Cough. Joel Hillman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Housman, Count
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Miss Downs Is Bride
OF Robert I. Fisher
Speciol Dispotoll 70 Tic 1rin1ln

Hpscfo7 DlSpofcN 20 Tic 7ribNNe
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3.-The we'd
ding Of Miss Sarah Atlee Downs,
daughter OF Mrs. Norton Downs, Of
Ford Hook Farm, Three Tuns. to
Robert l.. Fisher, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Fisher, of 876 Park Avenue,
New York, took place this afternoon in
the Episcopal Church of the Messiah,
at Gwynedd. The Rev. Benjamin NJ.
Bird, rector of the church, officiated.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother, Dr. Thomas Mexican
Downs. She was attended by Miss
Anna Sophia Yarnall as maid of honor.
Mr.. Fisher had for his best man +. B.
Elbrldge Stratton, OF Bronxyille. n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Obituary
MRS. EDITH NJ. PAULsIIER

M0NICLAIR, n. j., Oct. Mrs.
Edith NJ. Paulmier, wife of Louis s.
Paulmler. died today at her home, "a
Pleasant Avenue, after a long illness.
Ine family had lived here for several
years and Mrs. Paulmier vas promi-
nent IN church and charity work
She was born in brooklyn, the
daughter Of James Mitchell. at one time
chairman Of the New York Stock Ex-
Grange. She took an active part IL
the work at the Clinton Avenue Con
gregational Church before she moved
here. She is survived by her husband.
who is associated with the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Company; three
sons and one daurhter