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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

Then Nine. Walska spent too much
time ut teas and affairs and would not
give the requisite study to her WORK.
1t was always a life Of Sayety. ard an
opera singer, to be successful, must
drudge. So when the debut came the
people were disappointed.
Nine. Wnlska grew very angry. and
made those silly charges when she
came back to New York. 1t is ridicu-
lous, but it is unfortunate.
Relentless in her purpose to become
Il greut prima donna, Gamma Walska
hired teacher after teacher. She thought
nothing of paying SO an hour for in
struction. When she grew tired Of one
teacher she engaged another.
: Some time later, after two years of
welded life, DR.. Fraenkel died, late
In 1919. She inherited the bulk of his
estate, including the house. but the
doctors brothers threatened suit against
her on the ground that her marriage had
been illegal, no proof Of the death of her
first husband ever. having been pre-
sented. However, the divorce papers
turned up later. She inherited from
$10O, 200 TO 5000 600. The entire mat
ter was adjusted satisfactorily to both
sides when she married Alexander
Smith Cochran, in the fall of 1920.
Cochran had inherited $15, ,OOO, 900
from his uncle, and control of the largest
carpet factory in the country. lie later
increased his wealth to more than
$7O, 900. 900. He had never married. and
designing mothers and ambitious debu.
tantes gave him up us hopeless.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
Another Husband? Neuer!
EUen a Fiance Is Bad

1t was at this juncture that Gamma
made her famous remark concerning
husbands and slaves. ~ cannot think
of marriage" she exclaimed. in frac-
tured English. To me art is every.
thing.
Husband? Never again. as you say
In this country. He is a hindrance to
art. he gets In the way, he refuses to
sacrifice for my sake. Even a fance
Is bad.
my husband must be my slave" "
she sighed. 1T Is hard to find men in
this country who are willing to be
slaves. They are most quick to offer
themselves In marriage. All, but yes.
They see you once on the stage, and ark
you to wed them the same night. l.
even I-have received dozens of pro.
posals.
Everything ID done In a rush. l
do not like that. A man should take
time. and come and talk, and Airt, a
long time before be offers himself. ..
"But no. One, two, three-married
and divorce after that. Mr.. Palmer,
he was very nice--a very strong man.
He has q will OF his own, and l, alas, l
also. saw there would soon be clash
First, he wanted Inc to change my music
teacher for q woman. He said she was
better for my voice training. put
down my foot. i said No."
Soon after this unhappy affair much
time was devoted to her music by Nine.
Walska. She was much In the company
Of william Thorner, her teacher.
Through his influence she met nearly
every one Of prominence In musical
circles, and was Welcome guest at
every gathering. because u her charms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

lost In snowstorm with his outfit and
1t proved very little help to him.
GENERALLY speaking, most OF In.
~ manity is moving steadily tow.,,
some gold field or another, and few
there are who properly outfit for Tho
Most Of them want to take with thai.
stocks Of useless frippery acquirem.nts
that will be Of no possible value anS
habits that will be a positive d.tr,.
ment. ue'r''
Despite the fact that accurate knor,.
edge OF the sort of outfit required for
every journey can be had from tho wis.
dom OF the past, most of US start insnf6-
ciently or overabundantly equipped.
THE best outfit for this journey i, .
sound education, and a settled nu,,
pose In life. Given these and the yo,,n.
person has a reasonable chance to mr..
rive at destination Just as distant nnd
inaccessible MS was Dawson CITY in tba
late m's. Without such an ontft ths
voyager will be found by the wovsids
by and by, without so much AS n vcstis.
OF the gear he supposed could carry him
safely on his journey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

where she was credited with having
played Sonia" in "The Merry
Widow" and she was supposed to have
played in other European capitals.
Her voice is soprano. and would be
good. 1t is said, II she could keep on
the key. At any rate. Gamma moved
from the Sonoma to the Hotel Ansonia
at Seventy fourth street and Broad .
why, and engaged teacher for the
voice. He was the former valet of the
late Jean de Reszke. He also was a
Pole.
Within a few months came announce.
ment Of her engagement to Lowell NJ.
Palmer. Jr.. Of exclusive Columbia
Heights. president of the Palmer Lime
and Cement Company. He had met her
after seeing the play at the Century,
His first wife was Amy Burnham, Of
Portland. Me-. who had divorced him.
Six months later. without apparen,
cause. the engagement was broken. It
became known later that Mr.. Palmer 8
father had violently opposed the match,
threatening to alter his will II the
ceremony took place. At any rate.
Mr.. Palmer's father soon died. and tho
engagement was broken. -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
HAROLD f. MCCORMICK
"One.TlD0.T .Three-Married'
Is u. S. Way, Says Cams

"MY husband must be my
" sluve," said Gamma Walska.
ut is hard to find men in this
country who are aoilling to be
slaves. They are quick to offer
Themselves in marriage-but-
"They see you once on The
stage, and ask you to aUed them
the same night. I-epen I--havs
received dozens of such proposals..
"Everything in America 10
done ,oith a rush. do not like
that. Tho man should take time
to come and falkland firt-S
long a0hile before he ofers him
self.
but no--one, t,co, three-md0
ried-und divorce after that"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
Golden POultices Fail
to Bring Golden Notes

GAMMA WALSKA, superbly
beautiful, is determined to
become famous p,insa donna.
She has lavished ,vealth upon the
best teachers, has studied and
contrived-only to be hissed from
tho stage in Havana. }.
She had rehearsed and made
every arrangement for her
appearance in the title role in tho
operate version of "Zaza," only
to retire from the Chicago Opera
Company tho night before her
scheduled debut. Z
Her qdventurss into ,natrimony
haze bSsn supremsly succssstul-
out haze meant little to her. Her
attempt to sing haze brought her
untold humiliation, ,yst her heart
has remained set upon it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
Gamma Told She Lacked
Worldwide ReputatiOn

II told her that she did not have a
worldwide reputation, and that that
IL needed to draw people In Havana.
I explained, to her the fact that we
might lose money. 1t was delicate. was
at mot? But Nine. Walska said that
would be adjusted. She personally
would guarantee us against loss. So,
OF course, she went to Havana. b.
Mime. Walska gets dreadfully nerv-
GUS when she Is in rehearsal. Every
thing must bS just so. And before the
audience 1t is impossible. She gets
what seems to be stage fright. She be-
comes III. She, loses her voice. 1t il
unfOrt,lnate -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

Finally Cochran divorced her in Psris
early in that month. on grounds Of in.
compatibility, the decree to be absolute.
and both being free to rewed. Upon
the heels Of this announcement came
that Of the approaching marriage OF
Gamma to Mccormick, whose own di.
vorce has just been completed. Ganna
and Mccormick. it is expected, vim
marry in the autumn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
NINE. GAMMA WALSKA

and called the trip of. He gave away
s1,ooo,oOo in public and private chari-
ties.
He had defeated the Kaiser's yacht
Meteor. in 1910, the schooner West.
ward taking away the Jubilee Cup, much
to the Kaiser's disgust. When the war
broke out he went to Belgium to aid the
victims. He donated several vessels
to the British Government. Later he
gave the Warrior. the big steam yacht
in which he had secured the seas.
When America entered the war. King
George placed Cochran in command Of
the Warrior, and this made him an
officer in the Royal Navy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
me. Walska's Vaudeville
Attempt Simply Dreadful

n sae looked interesting. shs dressed
s'y IN black. and had a ready smile,
'ne most delightful Of foreign ac .
..'' Soon she obtained her chance
1ppear upon the stage. She appear .
~ French sketch. "sllle. Nitou.
u the Century Theatre roof.
was n failure, and brief appear !.
vaudeville was declared to have
h simply dreadful"
.se shubert than took a hand and
"er part in Hands Up" a
Ia' comedy that died upon the
bany. ''o"' "a
anu over again she told Of hs,
I'A"'e IN q lisht opera Ia Kiev.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

representing the difference between the
actual receipts Of the night Of. her de.
out and the sum that would normally
represent the total receipts ...
Whether or not the soprano followed
the continental custom of paying for
her debut, much attention was attracted
in Havana by her gorgeous costumes.
and her brilliant jewels. Immediately
after the, unfortunate performance Of
Fedora" she became Ill. packed up
and returned to New York.
Discussing the affair, Mr.. BaRarozy
said, Mime. Walska told me that
through her husband, DR.. Fraenkel, she
could get hearing at the Metropolitan.
But the Metropolitan takes only singers
OF experience. thought that she. a
nice-looking stylish woman. would look
good in Fedora and besides, she
knows something of Russian life. -. !
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
Built Yacht Vanitie,
American Gun Defender

. He built the yacht Vnnitic for the de.
tense of the Americas Cup. The boat
won five races agains, the Resolutc. III.
syndicate built boat. and, lost enough
more to lose out as defender. lie then
built Q three master auxiliary steel
schooner. the Sen Call, for a trip 90
the tropics, but strapped her suddenly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
|WOULD-BE NIGHTINGALE
|LONGS FOR HAPPINESS AFTER
THREE ENATRIINONIAL TRIES
Called Failure on the Ope,atic Stage
\ and Her Taudeville TentNre Termed
"Simply Dreadful" WiW This Beau
nful Woman Try Either Of These
Ventures Again !? ..-~'... .'......

s the story Of Bird Of Paradise who would Nightingale be-
paradox phenomenal poisoned by the bitter Of
|hfure. .t' 49,.
the story exotic ueeyed beauty from out Of Poland
ans daughter has just divorced him who "Amercas
and who will another Of weahiest
pu wihs passion
k life is to be pma And she sing the
|uiics ....
~ It is in fact story Of Gamma Waska.
Gamma married three times and again. Gamma
@ had laid her feet poured her head hung her
r person the jewelsye unhappy
She wants the the multitude but failed mserab
n. .,orv,b;ro she has attempted the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
SLATED FOR $1,000 JOB
:. Y. Smith Probably VIII Have
School inventories In charas

=. The Board Of, Educstion's rinancs
Gommittee yesterday, recoiumsnded nm
Edward York Smith, Of HO1D Cathhri.s
street; Be appointed clerk In ekerss cf
the taxing OF and maintsining the 1chsoi
,nysnsoriss spSnN RE st. q : salary mot 70 ssessd
The committse slso aprsoSea 4 80.
porary- loan Of &2.OQO. % If ,.esss,i
expensss. This loan w011 ~ rSSn ri -
the taxss are reseiye1 - ~ MI. 3 !: q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
"Richest Bachelor" Has
Title He RelinQuished
HTHANK God, am still a


bachelor" ',...r
These are the words Alexander
Smith CoehyGx, ",Oorlds richest
bachelor" took back whsn he
married Nine. Gamma Walska,
beautiful, picturesque and auda-
cious Polish singer.
NoW tho Cochrans have been
divorced, and tho "richest bach
slor'' has a free foot once more.
He Is free to marry Vhom he
chooses, under the terms of the
divorce decree, and society is
UaitinS to soc Whsthsr ono un.
happy plunge will Do sufficient TO
deter him from sxotksr ottsmpt,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
WOLF ON MISSION TRIP
Attorney Named to Body Which
VIII Study Conditions Abroad

VIII Study Conditions Abroad
Morris Wolf, a Philadelphia attor-
ney, has been chosen as one Of the
commission to investigate the condi.
ton Of the Jews of Poland, Rumania,
Hungary and other countries and re-
port to the American Jewish Relief
Committee regarding the most desirable
way of expending the $17. 200, 600
raised in the recent campaign for Jew
ish war sufferers.
The commission, which IL headed BY
q former Philadelphian, DR.. Lee X.
Trankel. vice president of tho Metro.
po!iten llte Insurance Company, viii
sail tor Europe on June 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
5000 At BAND CONCERT
New Leader, Pasquale 6ianeuII
Given Warm Reception

Given Warm Reception
The plaza In front of the Municipal
Band stand at Broad street and the
Parkway, was occupied by at least
1000 persons last night on the occa :
sion Of the first concert of the season
by the Philadelphia Band.
Each number was greeted with ap-
plause. The leader. Pasquale Bian-
culli. new in any Of the city bands.
proved himself equal to the occasion
and carried his men through n diversi-
fed and interesting program.
A march composed by the leader and
played for the first time was warmly
received. He had termed 1t the "Sesqui-
Centennial" and dedicated II to Mayor
Moore. Throughout its martial strains
could be heard the note triumphant Of
success for Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
Visits Doctors Office,
a Photo. Then Marriage

Upon her first visit to his office she
noticed on his desk the portrait OF
young woman. ....-
"How do you happen to have my
photograph" she asked, as the portrait
resembled her to remarkable degree.
"Unfortunately, that is not your
photograph" answered the specialist
"but it is the picture Of girl, with
whom was In love twenty years ago.
The elderly scientist was bachelor
and this meeting eliminated in their
marriage. He was Twenty-Five years
her senior, and almost recluse, as far
az society was concerned. She moved
to his home in East Ninety fourth street
and began giving series of musicals.
The leading singers of the world and
the fashionables of New York crowded
her drawing room, and frequently there
would be met Caruso. Geraldine Far.
rar, Muratore or CALI i-Curci. Ganns
was most tactful. Often she would ask
them to sing-but she never sang her
self. 49,.
This agreeable life continued for two
years, bmt 1t was darkened by the trag.
edy Of her failure to secure nm engage
nient at the Metropolitan Opera
House and the fasco in Havana.
Director Gatti, of the METROPOLITAN,
stcadfa silly refused to engage her. She
was on the '.artists' list" Mt the door of
the Metropolitan. and before her mar
riage had attended every performance,
queening it, with her gowns and jewels,
ur and down tho promenade. T..
From Gannn's viewpoint never was a
prima donna subjected to a more humili-
ating experience than the affair in
Cuba. In 1917, Mrs. Fraenkol. or
Gamma Walska. az she continued to call
herself. went to Havana for her operatic
debut there. Her experience, was a
stormy one. She. was to have sung the
role Of "Thais," but later was per-
suaded to appear in the Russian opera
Fedora" instead. The audience
hooted her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
|WilI Gamma Try Again
For Operatic HOnOrs?

Next she is to marry Harold F.
Mccormick, Of the international
Harvester Company. Will she try
ngsin for operatic honors? No one
but herself can tell.
The man who would be her hus-
Aand must be her slave. She has
paid so herself. Evidently the role
pf slavery did not please good.na-
lured, easy-going, steady, reliable
Did Aleck Cochran. Anyhow, he
gave her 100000, and recently the
divorce was arranged.
At about the same time McCor-
nick-who has been buzzing around
Gamma for quite some time-obtains
divorce from Edith Rockefeller
Mccormick, daughter Of John D.
Rockefeller. Now he is ready to try
sing a slave to the imperious
eauty from Poland.
Just who Gamma Wslska is and
Fhat she is has only been ascer-
mined from herself. And she chooses
be mysterious. The greatest
nystery of all is how this Polish
It'll, of most obscure parentage,
managed to marry twice to New
'orkers, and got the opportunity to
rake two stupendous fiascos on the
tage, all within the space Of a few
|ears.
To begin with Gamma Walska is, in
er early thirties. is about five feet,
10 inches in height, is aristocratic
boxing, and refined. Her parents arc
Napoleon Puaoz and Caroline Ulakow-
q, Polish peasants of Warsaw.
Her eyes are cold steel blue. her pro-
le perfectly Grecian, and her lips full.
ne weighs about $50 pounds. She Is
dm'ttedly one of the most beautiful
omen ever to arrive at New York.
lttle or nothing was known about her
men she first landed.
sne bore with her, among others, a
ster Of Introduction from Anna Held
Diamond Jim" Brady. She sub.
"a fantastically furnished apartment
the Sonoma Apartment Building,
Broadway and Fifty fifth street,
ose to the bright white lights Of
roadway, A part of the Byzantine
coratlve effect was huge bronze bowls
~ mad formerly occupied positions in
Cafe de Ia Opera.
Her husband, she said, before their
.vorce, had been "Baron". Arcade
I'nsorne, a captain in the army of
y Gar. She did not mention the
'ofce then. She was to have made
American debut in Hammerstein's
victoria Music Hall. in February
iolo, but professed to have received
w' OF her husbands death in East
russia 80 prostrated was she that the
f'ormance was called of,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
Uncommon Sense Quitting for the Journey
BY JOHN BLAKE

CTRANGE were the sights on the
- wharves Of Seattle during the first
rush of the Klondike gold fields.
Thousands of men and few women
were all bound for the land Of for
tune, all or nearly all with outfits that
would take them thither.
There was a wide divergence in these
outfits.
On the wharves men stood amid teams
Of barking dogs. which they meant to
harness and drive over the White or
the Chilcoot Pass and down to Dawson
City.
Some men had piles Of blankets and
fur coats, some had impossibly heavy
and clumsy tents. Some had piles OF
blankets and cumbersome camp stoves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

Strangely enough, she suffered Sc.
verely from neurasthenA. Gay and
light .hearted among her friends, when
alone she was subject to moods Of the
deepest, darkest depression. So dis.
tressing became this malady she went
to see DR.. Joseph Fraenkel, a specialist
on neurotics and a man many years
her senior. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13
EOOD supplies varied from pemmican

l. to crates of hams and bacon.
One man had whole load of house
hold furniture. and spent three days
trying to convince the distracted freight
agent of northward bound ship that
there would be plenty of room for it in
his already overcrowded hold.
A gambler from Portland, Ore, had
in his pocket solid packet containing
800 500 bills.
This is my outfit" he said. slapping
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

She became the wife Of Alexander
gmith Cochran, Yonkers carpet king,
|and she yearned for the thunder OF
applause that greets a successful
appearance. In Cuba they hooted
her from the stage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-13

it proudly. Twenty days later he wa,
lost IN snowstorm with his outfit, and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-29
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
CONTINUED from Page l.

history of the order and its principles,
the first lodge being formed in Balti-
more in 1919 and the purpose being to
visit the sick, relieve the suffering, bury
the e and educate the orphan. 1t in
10 way supplants the work of the
church and never was intended to sup
pant 1t. Those who say the fraternal
orders take the place of the church do
not know what they are talking about.
The church aims to bring into the right
relationship with God, while the Odd
Fellows n similar organizations, aim
to bring men into the right relationship
with each other. Men interested in the
church ought to be in the Odd Fellows.
The speaker said he was more inter
ested in the principles than in the sym
bols and added that the secrets of the
Odd Fellows are no more than the Sc
crets of a well ordered family and no
more h a the secrets which men in
business keep to themselves. The cere-
monies. which have a deep significance.
consist of obligations and VOWS, but
vows are taken when joining the church,
in the marriage ceremony, in entering
the service of the government.
In commenting on a remark which of
ten Is heard that the members would not
render help to others han members.
Rev. Mr.. Wood said that if In Odd Eel
low refused help to Others hen he had
not learned the significance of Odd Eel
lowship, because Odd Fellowship means
a great human brotherhood. 1t is based
IN a system or chain of morals. the prin-
cipal links of which are friendship, love
and truth.
He called attention to the large
amounts of money expended in benefi-
cent work by the lodge and its affiliated
organizations and said: "There is no
better way in which we can develop our
selves than by trying to do good for
someone else
In closing, the speaker referred to the
social side of the order. declaring that
men with the best of homes want to get
where men are. and congratulated Wan
tastiquet lodge on its w~ell-aupointed
and beautiful temple, both for the work
of the lodge and for the social life. and
IF the members do not appreciate it they
should visit other lodges.
Benediction pronounced by Mr..
Knight closed the program.
Ice-cream and cake were served in the
h%anauat hall. where Shows orchestra
furnished music for dancing. .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-29

days when it suddenly weakened and
died, much to the disappointment of
many who had become interested in it.
Walton's Vermont Register is now
under process of construction for 1923
by the futile company of Rutland. The
summer is chosen for time of publication
in order to include the new town officers.
also officers of state societies, most of
which hold their annual meetings in May
or June. In order to obtain the infor-
nation included in the Walton Register,
it is necessary to consult local editors
in the PAT towns and cities of the state
as well as officers in agriculture, educa-
ton, medicine. religion and a large num-
Der of fraternal organizations and mis-
cellaneous societies. Information on COM
mercial and civic organizations of the
various women's clubs in towns will be
given a place this year as in the past
editions and the secretary of any new
state organization not represented is in
vited to send Gin at once to the Tuttle
company a list of officers and date of
annual meeting.