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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-28
CONSUL CERT|F|ES
VONS|ATSKY WE'D
RUSSIAN WOMAN
Alleged Wife No. 1 of Ream
Heiress's Husband Sends
"Proofs" Here.
SHOWS v. V.'S LETTERS.
Offered Money to Keep Silence
and "Stay Poor" She
Says.

PARIS. April 2s.-.The Russian
Consulate here to-day announced It
had certified a marriage certificate.
showing that Anastase vonsiatsiy,
husband Of Mrs. Ream- Stephens.
American heiress. had been married
at Yaika on March 6, 1890, to a Rus
sian girl here who claims to be his
wife.
Letters from the young Pole, whose
romantic marriage TO tho Rearn
heiress In New York was heralded as
the triumph OF love over gold. were
shown by the Rusran girl.
"You know the terrible struggle for
life which am trying to overcome by
this marriage" one alleged vohslat
sky letter said.
81 am forced by necessity Of cir.
cumstances to make this marriage, 5
This letter was dated on the eve "
the Poles marriage to Mrs. Stephens
Another letter read: Don't worry.
there is nothing between me and Mrs.
Stephens"
The Russian girl declared vonsi-
Atsiy was seeking TO annui their
marriage. She said he accused her Of
being Jewish, which she denied.
Since his marriage to Mrs. Stephens.
she declared. Vonsiatsl<y has spent a
lot of money endeavoring to prove her
Jewess, which would make II pos
sible for him to have their marriage
annulled.
The Russian girl said she would
press a bigamy charge against Vonsi-
stsky. She insists their marital
status be recognized.
She charger In denying her the
young Pole Is trying to build his hap
piness on her unhappiness. She has
sent to the Metropolitan Of the Rus
sian Orthodox Church In New York
certified translation Of her marriage
certificate along with other docu
ments tending to show Vonsiatsky's =
marriage to her should not be invah.
dated secretly by the church.
The marriage certificate sets forth
that the marriage WAS performed nj
the time specified according to the
Russian Orthodox ceremony. The
bridegroom is described as having tn,
military grade "Juncker OF q
squadron OF cadets OF the Nicola
Naval School," and his full pame l.
given a. Anastase Andraevitch ven
siatskoy Vonsiatsky, while his wi.e's
name Is 'Liouboff Mahielovna
Mouromsky."
The religion Of both Is given as Or
thodox. and II Is stated that each Is
contracting q nrst marriage. She
says:
Everything went well after our
marriage until the defeat OF Gen.
Wrangel. when we were forced to nee
to Constantinople. After several
months there, where was registered
with the Dutch Consul as vonslatsky's
wife, we succeeded In reaching Paris
with my father.
I'VE had lost almost everything. but
friends helped US as much as possible
vonsiatsky wanted to remain n Paris.
but he had trouble with a Russian
military leader.
"Then Vonsiatsky went to America.
| and when he saw the opportunity for
| marrying the wealthy Mrs. Stephens.
the tone Of his letters began to change.
"He implored me never to reveal that
he had been married before. and evon
offered me $50 or $40 u week so long
as l should remain single and poor,
if I allowed things TO take their
course"
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THE WORLD TRAVEL sUREAu,

Arcade, PuIltIeI lworldl Building, SS-sA
Park How. N City TelsphOns beekman
1000 Check room for baggage and pArceis
open day and night Money orders and
travellers chscks tor sGls.-Advt-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-28
POLICEMAN SAVES
4OVERCOME BY GAS
Late Worker Smelled Fumes. Pa
trolman Forced Door: Found
Stove let Open.

Returning to his home at No. 326
Randolph Avenue. Jersey City. early
to-day. one OF the residents smelled
gas coming from the apartment OF
George Schroeder. He called Patrol
man Burke, who forced the door, and
found Schneider. his wife, Madeleine
and their children. George jr., nine,
and Fred, four, overcome in bed by
gas.
Gas was escaping from an open
cock in the gas stove. An ambulance
surge, from City Hospital revived
them.
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Bstclay 81 topp WoolsOTth hlls9 vii II I, dsy
and Saturday S2S Nuns aud YGuna hsn's Spring
SuitS and TopcoAta In the seAsIn'S nrwest Hhai-s
oi bnss bToEns and hsrrnslonsa- sPor nOdrla
single and dol.blr bvasted all hlrsi sold ywhsTs
IS Our ;S PSs Ss '1s s.S. sSS., .as slsA s'i; n, "a
HUn Ci0Ihisls BToadNaJ. or bshcAy SL-AAsG
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-28
Senator La Toilette, in Vitriolic
Attack, Says Grab Robs
Public of Millions.
ROASTS OIL MONOPOLY.
Owners of Autos or Gasoline
Engine, as Well as Navy,
Would Be Gouged.
From Staff Correspondent OF The
Evening World,

"A WASHINGTON, April 2s.-There
y speculation in Washington whether
President Harding may decide to
overrule the action of Secretary Fall
in leasing the Wyoming Naval oil re-
serves to the Mammoth Oil Company.
1t was learned to-day that the White
Houre has called on the Interior De-
partment for all the papers in this
case, the details Of which have been
handled with such secrecy. The con-
tract with the Mannpe.h Oil Com
pany-.was given out iast night With
out notice or explanation, by the In
terror Department, and this was re-
garded as an effort to forestall the
demand of Senator La Toilette, in
the Senate to-day, that light be
turned on the transaction.
Some friends Of the Administration
say that the President merely wants
no know what Secretary Fall has "let
him in for" in this questionable deal,
now arousing national attention, the
details Of which we're first published In
The Evening World.
Launching into a speech In the Sen
ate this afternoon, Senator Lafayette
read kilograms he had received from
NDr. G. b. Morgan, State Geologist OF
3>Ryoming, and others. denying the as
-sertion of Fall and DENLY that the
contract with private interests war
necessary on account Of he Govern
ment's oil holdings in Naval Reserve
Number Three being drained by out.
side interests sinking wells nearby. III.
also quoted DR.. David White, Chief
Geologist of the Government, denying
that the Geological Survey had any
information to support this claim.
The. excuse that the naval reserve
in in danger OF depletion by draining
into private wells on contiguous
lands is as old as the date of its
withdrawal" said Senator La Toilette
1T has ever been the specious plea
upon which those desiring to exploit
this rich field have based their efforts
to secure access to 1t.
"Mr. President, there is a deeper
underlying issue involved here than
our national safety, for the protec-
ton of the mere property rights and
equities for the Government" 1t Is
ye,rue that over an unbroken period OF
more than decade three Presidents
Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson-main-
tanned the policy of protecting the
naayl oil reserves, which has nov
been repudiated and deversed within
j the first year Of the administration
of President Harding. ..-.
"It is true that Admiral George
srDewey, as President OF the Genera
t75]oard of the navy, more than dozer
Y years ago, declared the necessity ol
an ample oil supply for the navy, anC
that Thomas A. E5ison, probably th'
greatest creative. technical mind II
American history, as Chairman of th'
Naval Consulting Board in 1916, eaY'
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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ASKS COMMON LAW
RIGHT TO THE AIR
ELEGISLATED OUT
Criggs Tells Convention Measure
Prevents Development of Conf
mercial Flying.
ATLANTIC CITY. April 2S.

ATLANTIC CITY. April 2S.
Laurence La Touroutte Griggs,
founder OF the American Flying
Club, declared to-day before the
annual convention of the Am, ri
can THEOLOGICAL Association that
commercial aviation will never
thrive in America until the Com-
mon law right to the air above
the land is taken from private
property owners.
He pointed out that under COM
mon law a land owner owns
everything above as well as be-
meath his property. Congress
, would have to amend this law,
he said. before hard headed busi-
ness men would invest money in
the development OF ayie.LlVn.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-28
PANTRY BOY CONVICTED
OF KILLING LADY WHITE

LONDON. April 2S ASSOCIATED Press).
Henry jacob. a nineteen year old
hotel pantry boy. was found guilty to-
day by the Central Criminal Court OF
the murder OF Lady Alice White.
widow OF Sir Edward White, former
Chairman Of the London County Coun-
ell. on March "a.
He was sentenced to death.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-28
SHAVING BARRED
BY SACRAMENTO
FOR WHOLE MONTH
SACRAMENTO. April Is.

The City Council passed an
emergency measure last night
prohibiting men here from shaw
ing until the days OF '4s celehra-
ton Is concluded May -.
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
The School Boards President

The Board OF Education, since it
became Hylanized, has not been a
body which has enjoyed high pres
tlge IN the community. 1t is com
posed too much Of members with
little fitness for their important ask
and small vision and too much dis
posed to conduct school business ac-
cording to the usages Of Tammany
politics. All Of this appeared in a
threatening form last winter when
a plan to dismiss superintendent
Meleney and McAndrews and Build
ing Superintendent Snyder was frus-
trated at the last moment by the
publication of the Mayors phone
message from Palm Beach to
Dave
The board has been officially head
less since last December, but this
weakness is at last removed by the
election of George J. Ryan as pres
ldent. The selection, in view of the
field to which choice was restricted,
is better than was for long time
expected. Arthur H. Somers, both
in experience and in character. is
conceded to be the best qualified
member OF the board, but as he was
vetoed by the Mayors hostility, it is
fortunate that the election fell to
Mr.. Ryan. It raises hopes that the
City Hall at last sees the wisdom of
hands-otf policy and that the raid
Of the politicians on the schools has
been beaten off.
Mr.. Ryan has been an industrious
board member. There is no reason
to doubt his heart is in the schools.
He has denied being party to the
Meleney McAndrews conspiracy and
when the test came voted straight.
The program he outlines is one that
Will command approval, and if firmly
carried out will end further anxiety.
The Tribune, it is perhaps unnec-
essary to state, will give him its sup
port in all that he does which truly
makes for the upbuilding of the
schools and restoration Of condi-
tlons which long gave pride to every
citizen Of New York.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Borrowing on Debts

In times past the doctrine has
found acceptance that would be
borrower is able to borrow proper
tioaately to his good name or his as
sets. Reliability OF collateral-one
or both of these-bankers have asked
before making q loan.
Old xtuff. It's not in tune with
mcdernist ideas! Behold a new and
better dispensation The way to es-
.abiish credit s to show yourself un-
worthy Of any confidence and to bor-
Iow not on your assets but on your
aebts. The more you owe the richer
you are.
Russia ROW owes i've billions. On
tins Tchitcherin tells his friend Lloyd
George that lie viii deem himself
cheated ii he can't get a loan of
billion Then he will owe six bill
lions. ana. coming again next year,
car drar craft for billion and
one-afta. So, <dding to her debts
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
them only too glad to believe such
obviously unfounded charges as
those made in "The Nation
Not a Gutter

General Wood never left task
unfinished. and he can be depended
upon to remain in the Philippines as
long as he is needed there. I'm
questionably he is the abiest and
most influential governor the United
States ever sent TO the islands.
His great reputation, his high
character and his unusual executive
ability fitted him admirably to prove
to the Filipinos the benefits of an
enlightened government and to in
spire in them the desire to learn the
art Of self-government.
He accepted the post when ii was
offered to him because he believed it
was his duty to accept it. He has
remained there not because he en-
joyed absence from his own country,
but because he knew that he could do
excellent service both to the people
of the islands and to the United
States.
lnasmuch as General Wood is will
ing TO continue in Office as long as
he is needed, it is to be hoped that
the University of Pennsylvania will
postpone its claim upon his services
IN favor Of that Of the whole
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Why Is Whalen?

The official title of Grover WhaIen.
formerly private secretary to the
Mayor, is Superintendent of Plant
and Structures. If Mr.. Whalen de-
voted himself to the superintendent
Of plant and structures he would be
very busy man. The plant and
structures of New York need a great
deal more intelligent superintend-
ence than they receive
But Mr.. Whalen's real business
apparently is to act as adjutant for
his chief. In that capacity he has
succeeded in irritating the Board of
Aldermen to the point of revolt, and
when Tammany aldermen revolt
against a Tammany Mayor they
must have been aroused to an ad
vanced pitch Of evaporation.
AS a matter of fact, the Mayor
uses Mr.. Whalen, one of the few
suDordlnates who is really close to
him, as sort of bosss messen-
gel. OF late he has been run
ming to the Board Of Aldermen de-
manding appropriations for depart
ments with which he has nothing
whatever to do.
1T is Whalen who comes here
when the police want anything,"
said William T. Collins, Tammanv
leader of the board 1T is Whalen
Who appears when the Dock and
Health departments seek anything.
1t is Whalen who is spokesman
never representative of the depart
ment." The aldermanic feeling to-
ward Whalen is not dissimilar to
that of Democratic Senators toward
Tumulty.
Mr.. Hylan would run every de-
partment himself, overriding all his
commissioners. If he conducted their
affairs ably this would not be a seri-
Gus matter. But he knows as little
of the departments as he knows of
the traction situation, into which he
has injected himself-and Whalen-
with disastrous results to the city.
The Mayors mixture Of ignorance
and arrogance is too much even for
Tammany Board Of Aldermen. 1t
objects to dictation and errand boy
government. 1t is willing to take
orders, but would have at least a
show Of respect.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
year by year, Russia In decade will

year by year, Russia In decade will
succeed in owing something more
than twenty-five billions and in two
decades have sll the wealth there is.
Mulberry Sellers was born too
soon. Ponzi operated on too small
scale. Miller. of $50 per cent fame,
was too modest. Tchitcherin's the
led who has discovered the shortest
short cut to the land Of Get Rich
Quick.
Not less engaging is Tchitcherin's
second reservation-namely, that
Russia's right to settle frontier
questions directly with the nations
concerned must he recognized. No
pact providing Tor aggression,
he says, is tolerable unless this is
conceded, Russia will in no way
limit her liberty to negotiate by use
of n club with Poland. the Baltic
States, Finland. Hungary, Rumania,
Georgia, Armenia, Persia and other
small neighboYs
Yet the latest reports from Genoa
are to the effect that parleys with
the representatives Of Bolshevia are
still in progress, and the assumption
of many correspondents still is that
the proceedings are not joke.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Ncn-Interference in Mexico

The vigor Of the State Depart
ment's denial Of the charges made
in "The Nation" by Henry G. Ais
berg that the United States is at
tempting TO take control of the in
ternal affairs Of Mexico should serve
to silence those trouble makers who
seek by representation to stir UP
hostility between nations.
The more specific charges which
the department brands as false in
detail and false in toto" are so pre-
posterous as to be unworthy of no
tice except for the harm that they
do when spread throughout Mexico.
These are that the American gov
ernment has sought pledges that
certain prominent Mexican radicals
shall be excluded from the coming
elections and that they and their
KIND shall be deported; that the
American government also demands
special rights for American capital
lists over capitalists of other nations
and insists that the American minor
ity stockholders Of the Mexican rail-
ways shall have control of them de-
spite the fact that the Mexican GOV
ernment owns 81 per cent Of the
stock.
Even the policy of watchful me1.
ding pursued by Mr.. Hughes S
predecessors could hardly have been
characterized as going to such ex-
tremes. Ever since taking office
the members of the present Admin
istration have made it clear in word
IS we'll as in deed that they neither
desire nor intend to interfere In
the internal affairs of Mexico. and
that they ask no special privileges
for Americans which will not be
accorded to other foreigners.
Contrasting the present policy
with that Of Mr.. Wilson. Sehor
Manuel Calero, former Ambassador
to the United States from Mexico,
recently wrote that My. Hughes WIS
recommending diametrically oppo-
site course of action to that of his
predecessor. namely, one (which
recognizes the right of the Mexican
people to settle for themselves
their problems, and which proclams
at the same time The right Of the
United States TO demand from the
Mexican government the fuIfillmert
of certain fundamental obligations
as defined in international law"
Informed Mexican opinion wil]
agree with Ambassador Calero. Un-
fortunately, however, there are al
ways those whose prejudice makes
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
The Belgian Policy

What is this Belgian policy toward
the Soviet government that is 80
prominent i'll the news?
1t is merely that Belgium insists
that there shall be complete restora-
ton of private property and that
there shall be adequate guarantees
that the Russian authorities will
henceforth respect contracts and will
desist from spoliation and inter
ference with the legitimate activities
of business.
Belgium has been burned. Always
active developers of foreign busi
ness, the Bclgians before the war in
vested upward of two and a half bill
lions Of francs in Russia. They con-
trolled about one-third of the pig
iron output Of Russia, nearly half of
the sheet-iron production and about
three-quarters of the chemical out
put. Besides this. they were inter
ested in various construction prof.
ects. The stocks and bonds of these
enterprises were well distributed
among Belgian investors, only small
portions being held by large banks.
That Belgium should insist on a
complete restoration of all confis.
Gated foreign holdings in Russia is
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Negro Music and Mr.. krehbiel

Negro Music and Mr.. krehbiel
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The negroes Of America join
with the nation in honoring Henry
Edward Krehbiel. He has been fore
most among those who recognize the
power and influence Of negro music
as expressed in the negro folk songs.
moro sympathetic and kindly refer
ence to this music has not been made
than that in Mr.. Krchbiel's book
"Afro American Folk Songs" Here
he tells in graphic and interesting
way Of the circumstances that brought
that music about and how it expressed
the soul OF people crying in the
wilderness. He is brave enough,
rightly so, to call it the native Ameri-
can music.
Music was the negro's weapon with
which he had to fight II he would sur-
vive. Because he could sing he did
survive. and keep his place In the
social order, All Of this and more Mr..
Krehbiel has said. Negroes who love
their music are grateful to Mr.
krehbiel and others who joined in
She movement to preserve ii. On his
fftieth anniversary as Journalist he
has the best wishes Of every member
Of my race, who wish him many more
years of active service.
Professor J. Wesley Work. of Fisk
University, the leading negro authority
on negro music, in his book Afro
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

believe under the circumstances J"
would and 8 New England eohsel'i'
a handy tool to work with. =.
You go to your Office radiant w. =.
the Joy Of living, only to has :
Genoa Easco, tho bonus bun. - ::
Enright waiting 70 Be- dsplesse' =. -
so, as Briggs would say. ySus o., =.
day IL spoiled. But hsd 30 -
England conscience you wea'' H :,
in the gloom; the gift 10 70 W. ~.
easier to be borne with than 70 -. .
vate. And I cannot CONSIDER
Inability, even in an editorial s'ns' :,
that the New England eonsciens. ~.
you note, "seeks TO drivs 10 WV
to incessant mental activity.
PLYMOUTH RocI
New York, May 10, 1923.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

istered addicts limited by law to
moderate daily dose Of the eserai,,
narcotic.
Steel is tempered in the ds,.u
flames and regulations are made b.
vicious attacks, often unwayrau.w
Men OF wide experience In tie m
OF nalevolence are careful no. :.
abuse the objects OF their mslisn.-
On the contrary, they seek to rnir.
mine them hy crafty praise, Mos,,
well its demoralizing effect. Thss h
why ] do not envy those whose bs.n
are so agreeabIy scratched and w
return the favor so promptly.
do envy them, however, for As
pleasant, care-free lives. Luneas
hero and dining there, chatting Vii
this one, dropping IN on the otie, O.:
chatting with the third, and tcre1r
cleaning scraps Of genial personal h.
formation, their days and nights aer
on like an untroubled dream. Ths,
unexampled facilities for meeting s.!
amiably scratching the backs Of d
classes OF persons, including even
few ! have heard Of. must lead
time to an urban acausinssnes wi6r
than anything my philosophy hss n
dreamt Of
Los-roliing is undoubtedly N ssrst
able calling, though q futile one, n
il leaves those who follow II TO tiz'
for real work, and have noticed ths'
the most assiduous rollers make be;
| little headway in the profession ssF
claim as theirs. Not even the h'f
liest and best-meant efforts to Get ono 1
OF their mum Der "suppresssd' ifoosH
any public interest, and the susaof''
ties permit them to handle sas N
portant problems Of lie feasissS
and frankly" without rebuks Or isss''
ference.
Of the many manuscript buyers ""
were 50 highly praised In the sisnue
| but few survived the ordeal, snd sse
were the ones OF ability. But ! eoas
nsme several of the scratching gs"'
who made names for themselves y
later years through sheer force Of "F
ent and industry and, Is thsy ea
tinued 20 live, without the psa'ss y"
was accorded only TO departed sdf''
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Back

The mutual puFery termed back
scratching or 'logrolling' recently
treated in this column by Percy Ham
nond is q topic that appears to occupy
the public mind to an extent that can
be best indicated BY the employment
Of that dreadful word "intrigued"
confess that | do not view with
aiarm-to quote from the lexicon of
( Eeritos and Pro Bono Publco - the
ectivities of the scratchers and rollers
who SPEAK so highly of one another in
print and from the platforms OF
women's clubs, where they are billed
as members of an interesting group
Of the younger writers. Indeed, for
lSuch Of them as possess real talent I
am sorry, for f1attery has killed more
which destroy nothing but the outer
cuticlo of vanity and egotism.
But my concern is only for those
whose backs are scratched. The work
of scratching is excellent practice for
any one contemplating literary career,
for it may lead to press agency,
profitable form Of endeavor and one
that accurately reflects the spirit of
the age in which we live.
It Is no now thing, this mutual adj
mirstion. 1t fourished in the earliest
days Of the printing press and was
doubtless carried on verbally before
the invention Of letters gave it the
vogue that it enjoys to the present
day. When first came on the literary
turf nearly half century ago found it
prevalent, but in ne-sided form, for
it was the writer's who did most Of the
scratching, and the editors and pub
fishers who reciprocated, if at all, by
buying their wares At that time the
market was limited to "The Century
Magazine" "The Atlantic Monthly"
and various Harper publications, and
such journals as "The Ledger and
Frank Leslie's.' and it was "The Cen
tury's" editor who held the tuning
fork while We strove to join in the
chorus.
The backs most assiduously
scratched then were those of the buy
ers Of manuscript, and the practice is
so ancient that used to wonder II the