The evening world. Newspaper, December 7, 1912, Page 4

LOSS OF EVIDENCE IN EQUITABLE FIRE LEDTO ASIDE J. 1, Valentine, Designer of Schools, Grieved Over Lost Suit, Court Is Told. HE HAD SUED FOR FEES. Son Renéws Attempt to Com-| pel Payment of the Sum Claimed. adverse report in a sult he brought but coull not prove, be- cause his evidence was destroye tn the Equitable Building fire last winter, was the secret grief which drove John I. Valentine, the noted building engineer, to kill himself by asphyxiation last March, according to a statement to Supreme Court Justice Pugs to-day vy lawyer Harry E. Herman. ‘The lawyer appeared for the mutcid ude H. ntine, who Is pr ing @ new sult against George Hilde- brand, the bullder of many of the public schools of the city. The son declares that Hildebrand owes his fathe somo $17,000 for services in dra plans of school houses aggregating %,- 900,000 in cost. The elder Valentine had collected 32: 09 from: Hiklebrand in fees when a dia- pute arose between the men, and Val- entine then went to law to recover what he considered a balance for his work on three buliding contracts, The case was referred to William C. Arnold, as referee, to hear both eldes and report to the Supreme Court Justice, Arnold heard the story of the elder Valentine and also that of Hildebrand. He then reported back that all the bulldings called for under the second of the three contracts were not finished and that he could not say, therefore, just how much was due the engineer. Some of the money already paid, the referee said, might be due for work one on the first and third contracts, ‘The H tie cceee |snctent civitizations and the habits and n Practices of the people who made them. ney said, the| UD to the seventeenth century of the file bedroom | Christian era public dancing by women | ‘York Mr,|Was unknown. As in plays, where all tragedy would |the women characters were acted by lermen said |men, eo in the matter of dancing. Men a. $2 Reve /aia it ail ° FRANCOISE PREVOST PIRST OF come in Scotber sore, ne neve WOMEN DANCERS. lawyer opposed a motion which,| “Among the first of women dancers to if granted, would have ghut the son off | attract attention was Mile, Francoise Fr ee aloe Pate er gn’ Prevost, who danced before Louls XIV. Would reserve decision after an attorney |°f France, somewhere about 170, She nae y| wore long ekirts and danced only the ady | Stately steps that were considered sdeal <email somnine Prince Loule First Sea Lord. LONDON, Dec. 7.—Prince Louls of Battenderg has been appointed Firat Sea 1 Sir Francis C. B, Bridgeman, resigned. Rear-Admiral John R. Jeli. coe has been given the appointment of Second Sea Lord. —_— “THE SECRET OF SUZANNE” FOR NEXT FRIDAY EVENING, Wolf-Ferrari's charming one act opera, “The Secret of Susanne, will get its first Presentation by Mr. Getti-Casazza’s company at the Metropolttan Opera Houge next Friday evening. Hitherto, in America, it has been permitted to remain in the repertory of Mr. Dippel’ Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company The cast will consist of Geraktine Far- rap as the young wife, husband, and Bada as the Polacco will conduct. “Pagiiacct,’ ‘weresia Borl, Caruso, Amato, vant. follow, Frances Alda, who ts the wile of Mi Gatti-Casazsa, will make her fire, pearance this season on Wednesday e' as Mimi in “La Boheme,” On Saturday afternoon Margaret Mat- wenauer who has married since she wae here last season, will appear as brunn- with Olive 4 Mme. Cahier hilde in “Die Walkure,”” le In the cast will be Cari Bugrian, Putnam Griswold, Ruyrdael, and a charming bevy of Valkyries, Alfred Herts conducting. The formance will begin at 1.9 o'clock. “Aida,” with Emmy Destinn, Louise Homer, Dinh Gilly, Rothter and Ross! In the cast, Polacco conducting, is the Magic vil for Monday night. "The Flute,” with the original cast, is nounced for Thursday night. ‘Trov: tore” will be sung at the Brooklyn Acad. emy of Music on Saturday night. At to-morrow night's concert the solo- {ste will be Eugene Yeaye, the Belgian , Violinist; Amato and Vern Curtis, Po- lacce conducting. Scottl as the with Dinh Gilly and Bada, Sturani conducting, wil! with Amato and Dinh per- Gave BY SYLVESTER RAWLING. “sS’ you think me responsible for the revival within the; last few years of public ap Preciation of the art of dancing,” said Adeline Genee when I called to con- Gratulate her after her succcssful ap- Dearance at the Metropolitan Oper: House. “Thank you! It's a pre:ty compliment. But why dwell so much upon the youthful freshness and spirituality that you find in my work? Aren't those qualities the very foun- dation of the dancer's art? Of course you know all about the evolution of dancing in modern times? No? Then may I tell you?” Of course I sald I should be de lighted. “Well, just forget for a moment any- thing you know or think you know of|* and, the only ones known at the time. But ehe was ingenious and @oon became mistress of many new and (eecinating steps. She was the teacher of Mile, de Caimargo, herself the daugh- ter of a dancing master, of whom she became jealous after Mile, de Camargo had made an Impromptu hit, With Mile, de Camargo come into fasiion shorter skirta and new steps. It was ehe who introduced the ‘entrechat,’ the crossing of fee: in the air, £ Marie de Salle, who discarded the hoop ekirt for eimple Greek draperies. There were many successors to ese great dancers and during the Freno& revolue than the waltz came into vogue, HOW A CLEVER MANAGER SOLVED A DIFFICULTY “Coming down to the days of the crinoline and the Empire, among the great dancers were Carlotta Grisl, ‘Tagiion!, Lucile Grahn and Fanny who danced at Her Majesty's Theatre, in London, in 3845, And I must tell you ® story about them, appear last on the programme, appear first and the oldest last. That settied it, The matter was amicably ar- ranged, “Only one of the four is ving, Fanny Cerrito, who has a home at Passy, near Paris, and whom I know well, but some years ago, when 1 was dancing in Munich, I met Lucile Grahn, who. like myself, was @ Dane, “All these dancers and their spectal 1) dances, with appropriate music, 1 shall | ilustrate at my next appearance at the Metropolitan. “You will see then—at least, I shall hope to show you~that at every period i | Of the development of the dance there was what you have called spi There was never anyti q | or improperly suggest It was all Ddeauty and grace, all poetry and | }- | agination, Of course individual tempe ament must disclose itself in dancin, in any other art, and that makes for variety in method and variety of charm, I dance as I feel and aa I think. 1 could dance tn no other way.” ' RE fom 6 ‘thor howe, d its of an C= vincera. Lal ne that to dance in such places as the Metropolltan Opera House, with her own company, and accompanied by a sym- Sf “The change of atmosp advamages, 1 admit.” sax) Miss Genvo: “but I have spent many years in vaud vitle housee—happy years and profitable years. If Mr. Klaw had not found me im one in Landon and brought me to America, see what I should have missed, LAA. By so Going I just love America, and #0 does my YSPEPSIA husband. Why, even when ! have no Foul Stomach, Biliouanes wii |C2S8eement here we come over for a ae the food that is eaten ee | Jolly holiday, and we get it. My hi the | band 1s on hie way here now. He is 5 A feel due to arrive on Dec. 13," “Bo le Mr. Toscan! T remarked, 4 “A contemporary of La Camargo was | T Hoodoo ‘‘13’’ Is Genee’s Best Mascot; er Chance to Dance for King GIES WIFE CHANCE WITH HOMICIDE AFTER TO SUMMON BANKER - ADELINE GENEE “Are they on the same steamer, and will your husband lind on the ith? 1 doubt If Mr. Toscanini will “Nonsense!” sho exclaimed, laughing merrily. “Don't be so absurd! I don't know whether Mr. Toscanini and my dusband are on boat, but, If they are, my hus , 1th oF no 14th, and so, I believe, will Mr, Toa- cantnl. NO HOODOO IN “13” FOR MISS GENEE—IT’S A MASCOT. “I'm not @ bit superstitious and as for ‘13,' why, it's my mascot. Once, when 1 was living in London, my house num- ber was 13, 1 was offered an engage- ment at the Palace which I accepted and I began on the 13th of the month. My number on the programme 1 and it was the thirtenth anniversary of the house's opening. Hoodoo? Indeed not! I made such a suc that I was summoned to appear before King Ed- ward VII. and Queen Alexandra. I have had the honor of appearing before royalty since, both In England and Den- mark, but that was my first expertence and I was greatly dotlichted.” “DIE MEISTERSINGER” SUNG FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. "Die Metstersinger” was presented at the Metropolitan Opera House last night for the first time this season, The cast was good, jf not ideal, and the opera was sung with unde: acted with spirit. The p acters had famill impersonator Emmy Destinn, as Karl Jorn, as Walther; Hermann Weill, as Hans Sachs; Putnam Otto Gorits, Griswold rogner; Albert Willlam Hinshaw, as was somewhat hoarse. ter singers were satisfactory and chorus was excellent, the great Inst scene being finely the choral in the sung. Alfred Hertz conducted effectively and was made to share in the numer- ous curtain calls. Ernest Schelling, an American plantst who has been living abroad for some years, gave @ recital at Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon. He produces a jarge tone and sometimes thinks too much of dynamicg, but he has taste and individuality and his playing Fach wanted to | seemed to,plense an audience of good | size, His compositions &y Ch pin and 1 rosramme was given up to at, the la Staly at Mme, Saun y owska gave lesson ri of the ve yesterday afternoon, Her subject this time was “Modern iusic,"” and her {illustration included compositions by Cesar Franck, Saint- Sacns, Paderewski, Tachalkowsky, Arthur Whiting and Chadwick, In ad- dition to her Mluminating playing Mme Bzumowska's talk was as charming as it was instructive PHILHARMONIC TO PLAY TSCHAIKOWSKY’S FIFTH. transky an! o n of the evening and Jay afternoon, Cures Makes fleshand strength 3) School No. 18% “What Is Good Music," | \™. ¢ concerts at Carnegie Hall next Thurs-|! yy, Without or poisonous drugs Seth er John's fedicine ee, HE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 PUNCTUALITY ALONE Series of Fateful Numbers Ended in “‘Command” to Appear Before Royalty. “Twinkletoes’’ Admits Vaudeville Houses Brought Her Much Happiness and Gain. larly She Would Not Be Divorced To-Day. | Jules T. Racot, a banker, was served, after @ Jong search, with papers in action for divorce brought by his wife. Gabrielle Bacot, an actress, because of the punctuality with which he has in- | duiged in his daily shave at the Hotel | Astor for the last two years. The !n- | cldent of the service became kn to- day when Justice Gerard signed an in- terlocutory decree in favor of Mrs, Bacot. The Bacots had parted, and Mra. Baoot was unabdle to find him, At her husband's firm the process server was told he was not in. It was finally brought to Mrs. Bacot’s attention that the banker entered the barber shop at precisely 4 o'clock each afternoon, Wth a process server named Frederick Jones, she waited near the barber shop and was rewarded by seeing her hus band enter the hotel, Mrs, Bacot point- €d him out to Jones. Next day Jones, with his papers, was on hand as the banker, punctual to the dot, came into the barber shop. Jones served him with the paers. Mrs. Bacot charged that her hus- band's friendliness for an unknown woman in an apartment house at One Hundred and Sixteenth street and Am- sterdam avenue was the basis of her suit. Mr. Bacot did not defend the ac- tton, WAL STREL Opening higher, the stock market to- day continued to move upward during the first hour under the lead of Union Parific, Reading, Stee! and the Hill shares. In many tnstances gains of over a point were recorded, Great Northern preferred was very conspicu- ous, With a jump to 135 7-8 from an opening figure of 134 1-2. Stocks continued tn good demand and a moderate upturn was in progress in the subsequent period, ‘Trading became quiet in the final hour. Operators taking profits reduced the list to about the lowest of the day at closing. Techatkowsxy's fifth symphony. Bixet's ‘L'Arlesienne’ ulte and Dorak’s seren- ade for strings will also be played, Henri Leon Le Roy, leader of the orchestra’ clarinet choir and gold medal man o! the Paris Conservatory, will be the foloist in a new rhapsady by Debussy. The concerts of Dec. 19 and 20 will be in memory of Joseph Puller, and the Programme will be devoted to his vorite composers, Beethoven, Lisst and Wagner, with the assistance of Karl Jorn, the Metropolitan Opera House tenor, and the Arion Club chorus, ‘The Board of Education's free rectais| Net changes were mixed, with the for next week are: Monday, at Public | changes restricted to fractions, School No. 188, ‘olk Songs of Ger- —.- many,” by Walter 1, Bogert, and at joning Prices, St. Columba Hall, “Voice Production,” by Walter HH, Robinson. Tuesday, at Wadleigh High School, “Siegfried,” by ' Thomas Whitney Surette, and at Public lowest and last prices of changes, aa compared with, y of net Yesterday's final figures, areas follows r. Amal, Copper x by Florence E, Alten, Wednesday, at ole Borden Thursday, at Public Sohool No. 5 by Margaret Anderton; at 8t Hall, “Lisat,’ “Irish Musle," by Helen at Morris High School, by Daniel Gregory Ma- Frida Public School No. 6, | ()" ¢ A oenigskinder,” by Caroline K. Gold-| (ol Pucl & iroo.. ; at Public School No, 8, Bedford | Corn Prod, ¢ | Park, “Scottish Music,” by Katherine | {ish °* Hoad, and at Public School No. 2, |‘Songs and Stories of American Pion- cers.” | “Mendelssohn, The Flonzaley Quartet, which has grown steadily in public appreciation Juntit {t 1s become a prime favorite, wil |give the, first of its eubscription con- | certs for its #ixth season at Aeolian Hall | © lon Monday evening. ‘The principal num- |ber will be Twchaikowsky's quartet tn D major. Mozart's quartet in D major |No. 7, and the Haydn quartet in G ma- Jor, opus 76, will also be played. ae Hebb bee itt eee itti+ PEE EPLPPRCE TOILE EF SSReRay: ++ Donna Easley, a young American s0- prano making a first appearance in New York at @ recital In Aeollan Hall on Monday afternoon, will interpret songs in German, French, Italian and English Her accompanist will be Edith White Griffing. * The statement of the actual condition of Clearing House banks panies for the week shows that they held $3,015,200 reserve in excess of requirements. This is an incre $8,078,150 from last week. Sousa and his band will give a second 1918. TOMMY, 14, |S CHARGED ' Later Died, ‘and They Say Johnnie Is Responsible. Tommy McMahon, fourteen years old and living at No. @® Coltimbia stro rooklyn, trembled to-day when he stood before Justice Hoyt in the Chil- dren's Court, Brooklyn, and managed to whisper “Not guilty” to the charge of homiotde. age homicide has a pretty terrible sound. It all came about because little eleven-year-old Johnnie Azzarra died after a football game in which Tommy w e star line bucker. The boys of Tommy's crowd were down in @ vacant lot at the foot of Congress street, Brooklyn, Thursday, playing with a dilapidated football. Tommy dackled Jonnni in doing 80 slammed him up against @ brick wall pretty hard. The younger boy crumpled up in a heap and went white, A police- man heard what happened end had an Ambulance come around from the Holy Family Hospital, The doctor took Kittle Johnnie there and he died yesterday. Tommy McMahon felt badly enough when he heard of that, but when people told him the dead boy's parents said Tommy had kilicd their boy, because he was a bully and wanted to hurt him, things looked awfully black, It was at the instance of the Agzarras that he was arrested and taken to the Children's Court to-day. Tommy had no lawyer’ his parents had mot thought things woukl be as serious as they were. So Justice Hoyt put his case over for a week. peck Hed te CURRAN SCORNS ANSWER OF MAYOR TO LIBEL SUIT. Tosses It Into a Drawer d Says He'll Ask Court to Strike It Out. When Alderman Curran received to- day a copy of Mayor Gaynor's answer to the former's libel suit for $100,000 he threw it into @ drawer of his desk, ex- claiming ‘1 shall consult with my counsel at once and move that the answer b stricken out. 1s a malictous and cowardly advantage which the Mayor has taken. He taken the oppor- tunity not only to include myself but all the present and former members of the Board of Aldermen in reiterating graft charges. However, he refers to me mildly. [decline to be made a cat's paw of by the Mayor, even though he presumes to let me down lightly. ‘shall move that the answer be stricken aout. Alderman Curran would not. permit the Mayor's answer to be read. He sald he would withhold {t until the proper time for publication. Following a series of severe criticisms of the Mayor voiced by Curran, the Mayor wrote a letter in which he in re- turn attacked the Alderman, who was then active tn the organization of the present Aldermanic police investigating committee. The Mayor inferred that there was graft and insinuated that an investigation of the handing out. of jstand permits in Curran'’s own district might reveal that certain standholders were required to pay for the permits they received. concert at the Hippodrome to-morrow | night, the last until after the holidays. The soloists will be Virginia Root, Nico- line Bedeler and Herbert L, Clarke, ‘The first Sunday night concert of the season by the University Settlement, in ldridge street, is anmounced for to- | morrow. fhe eoloists are to be Olive ‘Mend, Mrs. John R. MacArthur and | Mrs, James Goldmark. Leo Onustetn, the gifted young pianist, |is to give a recital at Aeolian Hall thie jevening. Mls programme includes works |by Schubert, Franck, Coopin, Liszt and yone ‘of his OWn compositions, Prof, Samuel A, Baldwin will give fre eitals at the City Col! mn tor morrow and Wednesday afternoons, IDA MARCELLA COWEN—Write to avid M_"nes at the Music Setilement street morphine Colds Be Ambiticus—full of energy—healthy. Don’t put in another day with that “‘halfsick, down and out” feeling. It isn’t necessary. Your Stomach, Liver and Bowels are only calling for assistance and HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS will help you back to health, vigor and strength. It isfor Indigestion Constipation . Liver Troubles Colds, Grippe and Malaria We urge a trial to-day INGIST ON HOSTETTER’S LOT FOOTBAL GAME If He Hadn’t Shaved So Regu- {He ‘Tackled Johnnie, Who For a boy of Tommy's} AMERICAN CALLED "SLAYER AND SUIODE BY ENGLISH UR Gave Wife ‘Sleeping Draught,’ Took One Himself— Was Insane. é BRIGHTLINGSEA, Engiand, Dec. 7.— A verdict of “wilful murder and suicile while insane" was returned by the Cor- oner’s jury at the inquest to-day on the bodies of Junius Booth, an American, | and his wife; who were yesterday found | here shot dead in bed, | None of tie witnesses called was able |definttely to identify Booth. They all described him as an Americun who con- |duoted cinematograph shows, and som |of them declared that he was addicted |to the taking of drugs, Evidence was | given to show that he was excitable and much Worrled because his show hud | failed to pay. A note was found which said: ; “T have given my wife a sleeping draught to ease her pain. As I cannot |Uve without her I will give myself an- other.” in the bedroom STEAMSHIPS. TO-DAY, | New York, Southampton Momus, New Orleans, | Carmania,’ Liverpool, Minnewaska, Londot President’ Grant, fl Sol, ton, nebe, Jacksonville, Lampasas,” Tamp, City of Savanna: More Truth Than Poetry “It was a cough «_ That carried him off; It was a coffin They carried him off in.” The action of the Board of Health to | urging citizens take against the prev: brings to mind the old ji most of the deaths in this country to-d: are the result of diseases which had thei origin in neglected coughs. There is no better prescription for giv- ing immediate relief to acute coughs and speedily breaking up the most severe colds than that of a famous throat spe- who always advises his patients | to shake together two ounces of glycer- ine, eight ounces of whiskey and half an ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine, and to | take a teaspoonful of this simple remedy | every four hours. Any druggist can supply you with! genuine Virgin Oil of Pine, which comes only in sealed half-ounce vials in wooden: cartons bearing the label of The Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati. SRO GALES DIAMONDS ON CRE ROYAL GEST VALUES (N THE CITY EASIEST TERA | DIAMOND & WATCH C0. 7 MAIDEN, PHONE 5208 CORT. 7 [WN LANE., |\DIAMONDS ON CREDIT} rr fewelry, 110 W. sath, | vss dd Ay, | DIAMONDS, . delivered; contenient pay. ments accepted . resentative calls; telephone, “BYNDICATE COW ANY,” 11 Bast 14th, DIAMONDS, wntsbest eoty terme; confidential AULE = DIAMUND precautions DIT demeley and Miaxial's, ig coughs and colds | ¥ gle. Probably & It’s Thrifty To Buy Hub-Mark Rubbers As a nation we have always been criticised for extravagance—especiall i i buying about which we know little or not . AM th passing, Progressive manufacturers have come out into the open to back up their goods, Now we expect_it and hesitate to buy anything except by name. Rubbers, for instance. Surely no one will continue to buy unknown brands when a factory known for sixty years steps forward ready to guarantee every pait it makes. When buying rubbers, look for the Hub- Mark. es evidence they made by a factory that is in the business to stay and counts upon selling you rubbers senson after season. Illustrations of various atvies of Flub Mark rubbers are appearing in the street ers’ The If your dealer cannot supply you, write Boston Rubber Shoe Co. WE TRUST ANY HONKST PERSON, PRICR, DIAMONDS | + QM CREDIT WATCHES 8 DIAMOND WELP 4AAGEST ASSORIVYETIT 3 -LOWEST PRICES 6 MAIDEN LANE. -iiviree 2 DIAMOND I ry $1 wel 7 ia " Prediction—“Dozs No “The Missing $100,000 “Warning to Girls,” by College “A Battle of Wits” By G. K. Chesterton, Essayist. SEE EDITORI Get These! “When I Was a Bride,” by Mrs. Tom Thumb; Bear Hunt Stories, by Christy Mathewson; A 24-page Magazine A 16-page Joke Book A Song Hit—wWords and Music ! 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