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The New York herald., 1921-05-01
Days with the
Empress Eugene

THE TRUE STORY OF THE EN-
PRESS EUGENE. BY the Count de
Soissons John Lane Company.
The life of the Empress Eugene.
so romantic in its opening years and
enduring far past the usual human
span. ought to furnish literary ma
terial approaching lively fiction in in
terest. That it does not in this book
must be the fault of the author He
gives many anecdotes. but they fail to
illuminate In any large sense.
1t devotes several chapters TO the
early years of Eugenie's life, when,
with her mother and sister. she was
running about Europe, visiting in the
season the sojourning places of the
idle rich. While the present author is
no more successful i'm conveying a
hint of scandal, the wish to do so is
evidently present. Eugenie had the
free and charming manners of Spain
but she governed her actions wisely
and the most enterprising chronicler
of spicy stories failed to make her the
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"Limercks." just published by the
!. H. Lippincott Company. and ar
ranged and illustrated by Florence III.
Gardiner. had been issued before un-
der the title of THE Smile on the Face
of the Tiger" and contained a coll
lection of about one hundred of the
most famous limericks. Charles X
Bolton, librarian of the Boston Athe-
neum, was responsible for this. but
found after he had gathered the verses
together that he could get no ono to
put them out. Publishers thought
limericks would not SELL Mr.. Bolton
thought otherwise and hired some one
to print them for him, at the same
time placing the name of an imagi-
nary firm on the title page. on the
cover was grinning tiger waRging
his tail at the title. The book began
10 sell as soon as it appeared and
within a year 10000 copies had been
disposed Of which leads one To believe
that the tiger was not the only one
to smile.
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EUGENE IN EXILE. BY
Agnes Carey The Century Company.
For ten months in the year 1886
Agnes Carey was privileged to be one
Of the ladies of the Empress Eugenie's
suite at her home i'm Marlborough
England In keeping with a lifelong
habit she maintained a family corre-
spondence and recorded her days
doings in a diary, often, as the reader
IL made to realize, at the cost Of con-
siderable effort and fatigue, for the
exigencies of such life made count
less demands on the writer's waking
hours. The resulting text has the in
terest and charm of spontaneity and
not a little humor. for the letters and
diary are given 70 the reader without
any harmful or prigRish editing "a so
often occurs in memoirs of this kind.
That the volume now appears lis due
to the editorial foresight of Richard
Watson Glider. who advised Miss Carey
to publish parts of the book many
years ago The recent death OF Eu-
genie removed tho tactful scruples the
writer had during the lifetime of the
former Empress Of the French.
As might be expected. the letters and
diary present very intimate picture
of the Empress in her daily life at
home. the charm OF her personality,
her all -pervadinR kindnesses To high
and low her poignant grief for her
son, the Prince Imperial. who was
killed In the Zulu campaign. par
ticularly amusing chapter Is the one
devoted to month in which the EN-
press and her suite spent on the Isle
Of Wight as guests of Queen Victoria
al Osborne Cottage in which the reader
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approving the notion that they (the
clergy) should regulate the affairs Of
the community. / suppose, although
] never heard her say so, that she
believed in the necessity Of temporal
power to enable the Pope to maintain
his independence and dignity"
The authors association with the
Empress AZ her secretary during the
Regency Il gone into In detail and
without establishment. Here as in
the biography throughout he con
vinces by simple declaratory state
ment. She played no part, he says,
when war was declared between
France and Germany in 1870. Her
feelings We're those of the majority
Of French women She had been told
that war was inevitable and that inn
mediate action was preferable to let
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sand million francs. At the end of
January peace required giving up
Alsace, a part of Lorraine and I've
thousand million francs"
NJ. Filon on his own responsibility
was the one who obtained for Regnier
the photograph with an autographed
message that became the pretended
plenipotentiary's passport.
Gen. Trochu is another mysterious
personality whose character stands
out.
The royal exile In England IS
graphically presented. a visit Of Queen
Victoria. the death OF Napoleon III
1878, the education and death Of her
beloved son and her griefstrickon
pilgrimage 70 the place IN South
Africa where he was killed hghtne
like a lion
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themselves, and that they must not
try to express me. Has not
each and every one of them his own
strongly marked individuality, as a
player. and his own individual style?
/ have never tried to mould my pupils
to any narrow asthetic theories of my
own, but only to teach them the broad
general principles of taste, out of
which individual style develops-I
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Gossip of the Third Empire

will realize what difficulties attended
on being guest of royalty. Miss
Carey's description of the way Queen
Victorias immediate family always
sought to escape from the royal pres
ence is realistically grotesque. and If
1t were not already an established fact
would be almost unbelievable. The
glimpse Miss Carey gives Of Prince
Henry and the Duke Of Connaught
bolting out of Osborne Cottage by a
back way TO escape the Queen sug-
gests comic movie" scenario rather
than an episode, apparently common
i'm the life of the English royal family
in the days OF Queen Victoria There
are many unusual photographs TO add
to the interest OF this wholly charming
volume
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FORGET TECHNIC
INSISTS FAMOUS
FIDDLE MASTER
VIOLIN PLAYING As 7 TEACH 1T
By Leopold Auer Frederick
stokes Company.
Reviewed by RUTH RAY.

sT HAVE had but one purpose in
the writing of this volume: to
place at the disposal of teach
ers and students of the violin a brief
Straightforward presentation of what
ii has taken me a lifetime to learn
in the hope and belief that what I
have written may be of help TO all
students who are sincerely and hon
estly trying to become masters of that
wonderful instrument-the violin"
So says the giant among violin
teachers. Prof Leopold Auer-adored
Of his pupils-in the preface to his
book, Violin Playing as l Teach It.;
and that this book is of tremendous
value to all violinists is unquestion-
able To those of us who have had
the great privilege of working under
his direction his familiar prepare the
finger" - violin up" - semi tones
don't press"-"don't viber" tmeaning
the over-use of tremolo) )-stand out
from the page in his own voice. How
many times we have heard these pre-
cious words OF wisdom
His technical suggestions are here
given so clearly. have so truly "all
been verified by years of experiment
and observation" that they will be
eagerly received by student and teach
r The chapters How to Practice" F."
Tone Production" "Nuance" and
style" should not only be read but
should be lived with by all serious as
pirants of the instrument. Technique
is conceded to be the first necessity,
but art begins where technique
leaves off"
"Monotony is the death of music, =
"to make the violin speak-these
words sum up in single phrase the
whole matter of variety in expression" "
His arraignment of the student and
teacher for carelessness, slovenliness
and self satisfaction demands vigor-
Gus application of the blunt, judicious
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MEMOIRS AND MUSIC

have always allowed them all freedom
except when they have tried. to sin
against the aesthetic principles of art"
In him there is nothing narrow, nc
pedantic prejudice. He declar boldly:
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His true greatness Is shown in Il
have taught many years and still
take pride in the fact that l have al
ways insisted on the one great prin-
ciple-that my pupils must express
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CREOLE FAMILIES OF NEW OR
LEANS. By Grace King The Mac
milan Company.
The New York herald., 1921-05-01

IT HAVE had but one purpose in
the writing of this volume: to
l. place at the disposal of teach
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-02-12
STORM is FACTOR
IN ALBANY STRIKE
Management Of System There and
Troy Hampered in Effort to
Start Cars.

ALBANY, \, Y, Feb ls.-The
weather has become an important
factor in the street car strike in Al
bany. Troy and nearby munici palities.
The immediate ability OF the United
Traction Company 10 obey the order
Of the Public Service Commission to
operate cars apparently depends upon
the weather.
A car preceded by a gang Of less
than twenty strikabreakers with
shovcs and picks, from the North
Albany barns by hard work proceed
ed at approximately the rate OF less
than a block an hour this morning.
More wire cutting took place last
night and early to-day in Albany.
Troy, Green Island and WatCrvliet.
In South Troy strike sympathizers
sawed of many poles supporting
trolley wires. The poles were the
properly Of a telephone company.
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Threat Is Made
H. Letter Sent
E. T. StOtesbUry
Plan to Capture Writer Failed
When Police Seized the
Wrong Man.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12.-Dctec-
tives early to-day Inadvertently
spoiled the capture Of a man alleged
to have attempted to eXtort money
from l.. T. Stotesbury, widely know a
banker aud member Of j. P. Morgan
and Company, New York, on a threat
OF harm to him and his family,
A letter had been sent TO Mr..
Stotesbury instructing him 20 place
a sum of money n a BLACK box at the
entrance OF a certain church. Detec
tives carried out the instructions ana
hid in a dark corner. When a man
came along and picked up the box he
was covered with pistols by the detec-
tives. Thinking he was being held
up by bandits the man started to
hand over his money and watch. He
claimed he was on his way to work
when he saw the box.
Tho police after an investigation
found his story true aud released him.
There is no clue TO the writer OF the
letter
Detectives said a number of per-
sons socially prominent have recently
received similar letters. Mr.. Stotes-
bury is in Florida.
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KIDDIES BITTEN
BY DOG; BLUECOAT
PUTS HIM TODEATH
One Tried to Save the Others
and the Animal Nipped Him
on the Hand.

A dog. apparently suffering from
rabies bit three small children and
a fourteen year-old boy who went to
the assistance OF the little ones at
noon to-day in front OF the apart
ment house No. 29O5 Eighth Avenue.
The children were treated at Harlem
Hospital and sent to their homes and
the dog was shot by Policeman Her
man j. Lusson Of the West 135th
Street Station.
Thomas Gallagher aged four of
No. 29O5 Eighth Avenue; Georgiana
Notary aged five, No. 124 Brad
hurst Avenue, and Joseph Peters,
aged three, No. 3O1 West 151st Stree t.
were playing on the sidewalk in front
of the Gallagher boys home when
the dog, which had been running
around the neighborhood for half an
hour, suddenly attacked the group
The Gallagher child was bitten three
times on the face and the McGarry
and Peters children were bitten on
the hands.
Young Miller attracted by the
cries of the children, ran to their aid,
and the dog bit him on the hand.
Then the policeman arrived, kicked
the dog into the vestibule OF the
house and Killed It.
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BOOTLEGGER SLAIN
ASPART OF PLOT TO
HIDE AUTO GRAFT
This Is Belief of Mr.. Whitman
and His Aide in Probing
Murder of Frank Walsh.
LIKE KILLING OF ECKERT.
Prosecutor in New Jersey Joins
Forces With New York Off
cialS to Solve Crime.

With, the earnest belief that Frank
Walsh, known bootlegger and pros
pective informer against bootleggele
and automobile thieves, was shot by
a member OF his own band on the
Lincoln Highway near New Bruins
wick, n. j., Friday night, Prosecutor
J. f. Stricken OF Middlesex County
informed the New York authorities to-
day he was ready TO begin co-operu-
ton with them 10 the utmost. Former
Gov. whitman, who had arranged ia
get testimony from Walsh regarding
the murder of Frank p. Eckert,
master bootlegger and keeper of an
automobile fence, on staten Island
last August, will accept Mr. Stricker's
offer.
Mr.. Stricken said to-day that he
had dispelied all doubt that Walsh
was murdered by members OF the
band who under his leadership had
seized a trucklOad Of whiskey a few
hours earlier and murdered Leo
Sllamandra Of Trenton. He is Of the
opinion that Salamandra, Offering
$500 to the bandits TO spare his life,
wa. shot by them in order to make
al appearance that Walsh, already
doomed to death, might seem 20 have
been killed in battle between the
smugglers and the bandits
The position OF Walsh's body when
found by the New Brunswick police
huddled in the back Of IA Cadillac
roadster on lonely road near New
Brunswick, Mr. Stricken said, indi-
Gated that Walsh was sitting on the
rumble seat Of the car and that the
shot was fired by some one on the
front seat. The pow der marks prove
it was a contact wound-that the re
volver was pressed 10 Walsh's right
eyS at the moment the weapon was
discharged.
on the other hand, the Federal Pro-
hfbiton officers who regard New
Brunswick as a great clearing house
for bootleggins operations know that
there we're bitter rivalries within the
illegal business. The opposed groups
made headquarters oF different restau-
rants and could be heard openly ours
ing their oOmpe itOrs. The Salaman-
dra liquor had been on the market for
some weeks, and II was known that
CONTINUED on Fourth pageJ
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ATTEMPT TO WRECK
WEST SHORE TRAIN
FOILED BY ALARM
Money Car With Collections
From Many Stations At
tached to Train Soon Due.
RAIL ALMOST REMOVED.
Former Brakeman Discovered
Gang at Work-Armed
Posses Search Neighborhood.

An apparent attempt to derail the
West Shore train to which is at
tached the money car" which
nightly collects the receipts Of all
station agents from Albany to Wee
hawken, amounting 70 many thou
sands OF dollars. was made last eve
ming near Tappan, n. Y.
a gang OF six men working with
fla ashlights drew the spikes Of the
inner southbound rail, removed one
OF the angle bars supporting il and
Would have had the rail off the ties
M 'shori-tine had an alarm not dis
persed them.
For more than an hour all traffic.
both north and south, waa halted on
that part Of the line, and for some
time after a wrecking crow Of the road
had reset, and secured the rail all
trains crept past Tappan At a speed OF
not more than five miles an hour.
Armed posses headed by Sheriff
Blakely and several volunteers secured
the countryside in motor cars until
after 2 o'clock this morning, but the
potential train wreckers were not
caught
Discovery Of the men at work was
made by G. l.. Kaufman, proprietor
of a moving van service in Tappan
and a former West Shore brakeman.
who at 9.15 O'Clock last night was
walking up the track from West Nor
wood, two miles to the sOuthward. He
noticed the recurring glow Of a flash.
light beside the track about 200 feet
below the Tappan station.
His railroad experience told him
that these were not regular trackmen
or members Of a repair gang, so he
crept closer to see what they were
about.
When he was convinced OF what the
men were doing he lodged into the
deeper shadows beside the track and,
slipping by, n-de Off as fast as he
could for the Tappan station.
When he had related his discovery
TO the station master the latter i'm
mediately communicated with the
chief train dispatcher at Weehawken,
who flashed an order to hold all
southDOund trains above Tappan and
stopped all those bound north. Then
a wreclSing crew was summoned and
FASTENED 10 the scene.
News Of the attempted wreck
spread quickly in Tappan and some
one, through ignorance, rang the fire
alarm, summoning all the townsfolk
and thereby giving the wreckers time
70 flee.
The train which, apparently, n was
intended to deran Is known as No. 18
and has four express cars, the money
car and four passenger cars. II was
due to pass Tappan about half an hour
after the time Kaufman discovered
the wrockcrs at work
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Mother Gives Her Blood
To SaUe Life of Girl Shot
At Work in B. Il. Z. Office
TRANSMISSION Gives Eleanor
Grove Even Chance to Re
cover, Says Physician.
VICTIM Is STRONGER.
TypiSt was Wounded When
Revenue Inspector was
Cleaning Revolver.

Strengthened 10y gift OF blood
transfused from her mothers veins
Miss Eleanor Grove who was acci-
dehtally shot yesterday in the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company's office, where
she is employed, &as described at the
Broogyn Hospital, to-day, as having
IAN even chance" for recovery.
John J. McFreeley, assistant super
visor OF revenue inspectors OF the b.
X. T., was cleaning his revolver when
il was accidentally discharged. The
bullet went through the left side OF
Miss Grove. a typist, and lodged in the
liver. 1t was successfully removed but
the girl had lost so much blood DR..
Johu J. Jennings said TRANSMISSION
would be necessary BOuh parents at
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-02-12
SMALLEST PLANE
TAKES A FLIGHT
Only Seven Feet Long With
a Wing Spread of
20 Feet.

WASHINGTON Feb l2.-The
smallest airp!ane in the world" was
hown in Lincoln's Birthday exercises
at Boiling Field to-day
The plane, which is seven feet long
and has only twenty-foot wing
spread, IS designed as an aerial mo-
torcycle" for messenger work
The night accompanied laying the
corner stone" for the frs, national
alrway-an Identification mark ID. G..
/" al the starting point OF the Wash
ington- Dayton (Ohio) route soon to
hs established
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Full Power of State to Be Put
Behind New COM
mission.
NO CITY OPERATION
Actual Present Value of
Roads to Be Basis of
New Deal"
By Joseph S. Jordan.
(staff Correspondent Of The Evening
WORLDLY

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb, l2.-Guessing
is ended as to Gov. Millers position
on the transit situation Of Greater
New YORK.
He wants II three headed commis-
sion which shall be vested win abso-
Lutte power over the situation.
The commission shall be selected
from Greater New YorN
The city will participate In the
formulation Of a plan 10 remedy the
situation and in the negotiations 20
put it into effect
But the commission must be given
the whip hand over all concerned and
clothed with all the powers which
the state can give it,
He wants all inter company leases
eliminated.
He wants the city to take over all
lines not owned by the city.
He wants the provisions Of the dual
contracts for preferential payne nts
eliminated.
As an incentive to efficient manage
ment he wants an Increased return
on capital as fares are decreased and
a reduced return as they are in
creased.
He makes no suggestion as TO .
temporary boost in fares.
So much discussion and criticism OF
the Governors proposed traction
measure has arisen from all over the
State that his advisers suggested that
way be found 10 make to the pub
lie more detailed and comprehensive
explanation OF it than was contained
in his traction measure sent 70 the
Legislature three weeks ago.
The way was found through an Open
letter to Brig. Gen. Oliver u. BrRix-
man OF No. So Broadway, New York
City. IN answer to his request for a
brief outline OF what the Governor
expected the commission, II ap-
pointed, to undertake.
The Governors reply does not
change his recommendation in his
message, but does throw more light
on his meaning, and tells whore the
city win stand and where tho transit
companies will stand under his con-
templated reorganization plan. He
says that no inquiry was needed to
demonstrate Utle necessity OF creating
CCOntdnRed on Second Paga)
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who went to Yonkers yesterday and
seized the alcohol and the still.
Late last night Hughes and other
agents entered the battered old barn
OF the Standard Express Company
across the street from Wickstein's
place and found there five barrels Of
what they declare TO be alcohol. Louis
Goldstein, Wickstein's brOther-in-la W,
owns the Standard Express Company
and the prohibition agents think he
owned the alcohol. He and Wick
stein were arrested and held in $500
bail
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ArchIIshOP DOuEherty 10 sail Next
saturday.

PHILADELPHIA, Fob. l2.--AN,h
bishop Dennis J. DougherJy who. Il Is
reported. Is 10 be elevated 70 the Car
dlnalate next month. has definitely de-
cided 20 leave for Rome next Saturday.
sailing from New York on the steamship
Nleww Amsterdam He will be accom-
panied by several priests from the PhIa-
delphia Archdiocese.
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LAWYER FIGURES
IN NEW KIDNAPPING
B. |. Hobbs, Tarred and Feathered
at Houston, Carried
Erou, AI,,',
From Alvin

HOUSTON. Tex. Teb, Eight
masked men kidnapped b. /. Hobbs
former Houston attorney. on the streets
of Alvin to-day, and escaped to the
country, according to reports from that
place.
A Sheriffs posse which started in pur-
suit lost the trail and'returned TO Alvin.
Hobbs was kidnapped in Houston last
Saturday night and tarred and feathered
and ordered to leave Houston within
three days, He went to Alvin last
Monday