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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. APRIL' T. 191B.

PARENTS 00 TO SCHOOL. bodies of all "TJ -M wfOOnlUn 1 ia.it, 'Id. ion wm.i business mail fur' fresldPiitr 1 It may be thai General T. Coleman 1 ix out of thirty-six aviation oBceinj vote on control by those I lWW IN mourning the loss of mid borough salaries oral hundred, of eleelive officials; for hose Personal and Impersonal aylng for the advertising! I.el us not always look for a new toy d. ft he la, be Is slum in): wlWR MM Old ones refuse to work, of business capacity, ap- Whal need Is not more government, legitimate publicity.

The but efficiency in the government we to voters, for all volers have. Ten Cabinet officers are cer-r in.lire-1 tnwiyer. is a I a inly enough. The Republic Of Venice played In a virile and temperamental style last night, and evinced earnest desire to giv real music to her audi ence, giving the "Organ Toccata, No, 2," by Bach-Busoni, and two "Inventions," by Bach, playing the last numbers murvelously. The "Toccata" might have been a bit less dramatic, but it was conceived on large lines of interpretation.

The Beethoven "Sonata in A Major" was given with line differences of color in tho right and left hands, a crisp staccato touch at times, and remarkably fluent runs of caressing quality, for tlie "Scherzo," are dire. I Ot full- OM. Mimuiatne of re-) I 0 WtuUitlgtOU P.v. Prtril one our President has lieeu disiineih eu graduate of the business world, and not one of them has been thriftless and reckless iii his icrsonal affairs. The iiecuulary misforlunes of MeKitilcy before be became President, and Grant niter be lefl tbe White House, aroae from misplaced trust in fellow min.

MM even from business inea-taaWajtea pneity. Yesterday Inspection Day at Public School No. 5. iterday was parents inspection day at Public School Xo. 59, Leonard cet, between Dnggs and Nassau avenues.

Throughout the afternoon pupils of the school ushered their parents and relatives through the building. Special exercises were held in the auditorium, under the direction of the principal, Mrs. M. Youngs. run- mlcnt iocs .1.

Mi ahe ot the Thirty-fourth District attended the exercises ami addressed the par ents and pupils. The pupils went through drills and exercises, and in the classrooms others recited their regular studies for the benefit of the vititors. The hails of the huiMiiiK served as salons for the exhibition of work done by the pupils. Water color paintings, basketry work, knitted goods and artifully made paper products were shown to the admiring visitors. Among ne pupils win, toon pari in asseml.l oom exercises were; Sophie Kostyra, Jennie Schwartz, K.liih' ILnsenl.Iatt.

William ruler! J-eo Szpkowska. Frances Biers, Harry Goebel and Kathryn Biddluph. Last "Lucia" Sung; Brooklyn Concerts pari of the farewell week of opera by the Metropolitan Opera Com pany, Donizetti Lucia di Lammer-m00r" was given last evening at the Metropolitan Opera House. Not long ago music, and especially opera-lovers, realized that an operatic famine ap proaches and one of the largest audiences of the season gathered to hear Mmc. Harrlentos' colorature singing in the "mad" scene, for the last time this season in any opera, and also De Luca, who bad the role of Lord Enrico, for the last time in any capacity this season.

He sang admirably, as did Mme. Barrientos, who has shown, as she showed last evening, a voice of unusual purity and sweetness, skill in staccati and mezza di voce, while she has an excellent sense of dramatic values. The second production of Bizet' "Carmen" was given last night by the Abui Enchsh Grand ipera Company. at the Academy of Music, with several changes in the cast. Salvatore Ciior-dano, as Don Jose, and Eileen Castles, as were the new principals, Gertrude Francis again appearing as Carmen.

Giordano was a most satis factory Don Jose, and made a decided hit with tlie large audience. In voice, in his unusually effective acting, and with bis handsome appearance, gave an artistic presentation of the dashing brigadier. Miss Castles was dainty Micaela, her clear, high si prano showing to advantage in the role of the little peasant. The song recital by the Florian Glee Club took place last night in the Pouch mansion and the evening was made notable by the fine singing of the club and assisting artists. They were Miss June sopiano, and Mrs.

J. Irving Young, and Signer Felice de Gregorio. Mine. Agnes Florian (client training in tone-production color was evinced by the work done Glee Club and her soloists. 1 lie- vocal ensemble numbers were the Mn an.

merman; 111 Old Madrid," by Troteru; "Sweet Mist by Neidlinger. and the "Lltie Danube," by Strauss. Tho "Fairy li id a delightful quality of ton- and the "Old Madrid" number was ieh in Spanish color. "Sweet -Miss Mary" was mellow and Southern il effect, and tho "Blue Danube" finished neert with charming rhythm. Mullin.

who has been on a con jur, proved again all the gooi lualities which have sent her st on the professional road. Hoi "Thou Brilliant Bird," bj David, from the "Pearl of llrazil." wa. given with flute obligato by Joan Bradford and was brilliantly sung. Signer de (Iregorio gave the I logue to "Pagliaeei," by Ltoncavn in superb style, also Rossini's "Largo al Factotum." In the varying styles he showed fine resources both It! voice and training. Jeanne Abbey began the solos ny iinging well the Chaminade aria, 'Summer." Ethel Holmes had an other well-known song to sing in Del' Villanelle," doing it effective ly, and Jessica Mullin gave a less fa miliar song, "The Flower liiri, ny Bevignani, singing it ably.

The 'hanson Provencale, by Dell' Acuua. is brilliantly sung by Edna Condit Ramsey and "One Fine Day," by Puc cini, was atmospherically given by Irving Young. "Little Or- phant Annie," by C. Thomas, was given well by Edith Kimmerle. The duet by Mrs.

Young and Signor de Gregorio, "La Ci Darem," by Mozart made a delightful impression. After the programme there was dancing and the scene was a brilliant one. Many well-known musical and other prominent people of Brooklyn were present. The final morning musicale, assist ing the Brooklyn Musical Settlement, given yesterday morning in me a Mot, Mi: .1 Uive an-y Owens and Miss Guilia V. Grilli interpreted the programme, which was en tirely x-ocal.

The soprano airs in cluded "Fior di Vanlglla," by Signor- Bacca Dolorosa," by SiDelgi; omello," by Sinigaglia; "Berceuse," by Gretchaninon; "Train des Amours," bv Grieg; "Romance," by Debussy, and "Si les Fleures avaient des Yeux," by Massenet, for the first half ot the programme, and groups of soprano and mezzo-soprano numbers for Ihe last half, with a big aria for each or the singers following the groups, and a delightfully sung duet, an excerpt from "Madama Butterfly," for Miss Owens and Miss Grilli, for the finale. S. Constantino Y'on of Carnegie Hall the piano and the accompai ments were ably played. Til- vor.illMs sung well, and the il gramme was an exceptionally pleasi The soprano. i sa much flexibility and charm, and thamezzo-soprano, Miss Grilli, sang in rich, melodious voice.

Chaminade; "The Bitterness of Love," bv Dunn, and Tlawn in the bv Koss. Miss (iwcns gave lien schel's "Morning Hymn," Spross1 "Will tin- Wisp, and lingers "The Ktar, ffectivelv. The arias given by tho two singers were 'The Bird Song," from I by Leoncavallo. "Mon Coeur ouvre a ta Voix," from "Samson and Dalila," by Salnt-Saens, given respectively by Miss Owens and Miss Grilli. Leginska.

drawing tbe third largest house of the season in Carnegie Hall, Manhattan, Paderewski and Hofiuann preceding her in point of numbers, i v. I If, tTJ, (i. i I tk.n Ihatof oihn Evea ng Paper ol cU the Uited value AW Uamg bchaive Pre. Seivic tjMmi: Egi- A FINE EXPLOIT. Colonel Dodd's surprise attack upon Villa's encampment gives excellent ground for the hope that the object of the punitive expedition will be quickly attained.

In a military sense, the "bailie" was nothing more than a skirmish, but il proved that our cavalry is high ly efficient, ami also that I he resisting power of the Villista forces lias exaggerated. With Villa him wounded and incapacitated for leai ship, with bis command suffering ft the effects of defeat in their iirst tro outlook for itil.U irighlei The moral effect of the light is of evet more consequence than its mllitar.i results. It will lessen the prestige o. Villa with the Mexican i pie. Had he shoe li elude i that In l-Mlil long numerically supei British forces in the South African eiiuipaign.

lie would have added re cruits to his column and have elevated himself to the position of a natloua leader. Every American of intelligence who has traveled in Mexico knows that tbe Mexican people do not love us. and is aware of the danger likely to spring from a stimulation of that feeling leader like Villa, who has carried his defiance of a disliked country so far at to raid its soil. We are inclined to believe that tie failure of Villa to obtain any consider able body of reinforcements since bis Columbus raid lias been due rather a fear of American power than to an, respect for Carranza's authority. Many Mexicans who have been restlessly bratching events since our cavalry crossed the Chihuahua line have need-id very little encouragement to contort them from a state of passive dis -like and of act ho tilit.v Upon elen deep impression.

Mexicans will not like us tlie better because our soldiers but they will respect us the more and hesitate to identify themselves with what must be a losing light. When we entered Mexico tbe danger of the situation was everywhere recognised. Tlie attitude of Carranza was not exactly encouraging, although we were undertaking to do for him whal be was unable to do for himself. It was apparent that a prolonged campaign meant the liability of a widespread national movement in Mexico hostile to the United States, with consequent years of war and of military occupation and political reconstruction after war. it was apparent, also, that a swift campaign, ending in Villa's destruction, would be an object lesson of profound value to the Mexican fac-Uonallsts and to a very large extent a guarantee against the wholesale intervention which the Administration at Washington seeks to avoid.

It Is always risky to pi edict hether the predictions relate to war, politics or weather, and Mexican conditions are so complex that predictions concerning them are peculiarly liable to be at fault. Yet, there 1- good ground for of Store peace of the extrei terventlon at Whether AS TO A "BUSINESS" PRESIDENT. McHarg's "Business Meu'i Presidential League" is priming li many parts of the country as advertis lux an appeal which tells the taxpay Jllg Vol the Gov. n. in.

I that UtS. i llimur son, Jaf- ami I hanging the olleclion of taxes from May and No- ember to January and July: for cre ating a Department of Welfare and adjusting its duties with those of the Health Department; for changing the Bridge Department into a Department of Plant and Structure, so that it may take barge of work of Ihal sort which is now distributed among several departments; abolishing Ludlow Street Jail and fixing tbe salary of the Sheriff of New lork County at and turning over all fees to the city: and, finally, I separate referendum on Whether the city, the Board of Education or the State shall control the salaries of teachers. Some of these measures are obvious ly in the interest of economy. Tbe tight that will he made on some of those to be referred to the people, which are in the interest of economy. but hich would cut off the "pull" of favored officials with the State gov eminent, is prefigured by the tight in tlie committee on the county salaries bill, However, finding out what the people want is the first stop toward learning what sort of desirnble legis lation can be passed and what cannot.

THE ACADEMY MEETING. ar is always moral when it re deems a state of things worse than it- This sentence from the admir able address of Dr. Cadmau on pre paredness at last night's mass meeting in the Academy of Music summarizes in fourteen words the reason why nn Hons must prepare. There are things worse than war. Abject submission to foreign inatioii, pusillanimous render of national honor, the invitation to renewed insult by the failure to resent insult, are among these things.

They have no part in American history, they do not belong to American char acter. Brooklyn showed last night bow far it is willing to go that this nation may lie prepared. The suggestion for uni- ersal service, the only true demo cratic form of military service, was vigorously applauded. Tbe name of Theodore Roosevelt, with whom many of those present disagree on all issues except that of preparedness, heered. Political, racial and religious differences disappear in the face of 1 the great issue now before tbe American people.

He who is wise will follow where the will of the people leads THE EVENTS AT VERDUN. The capture of the village of Malan-nut, west of the Meuse, yesterday, and today's announcement from Paris of a German advance at Vaux, point to a renewal of the vigorous German irts to capture Verdun. It is li nulng to look as though the Frem bad reconciled themselves to the polb of giving ground lilt by bit whenever the attacking forces make their assault overwhelming numbers. It is 00-ious, therefore, that if both attackers and defenders continue tlie tactics so far pursued, Verdun must fall. But there is no certainty that this is tbe plan of General Joffre, even though it may be that of the Crown Prince.

Tlie French Generalissimo may be in clined to give way to a certain point. in the hope that the driving force of bis opponent will be exhausted In the preliminary attacks now under way. But the lines to which the French can withdraw without endangering their position at Verdun itself have about been reached. This is true west of the Meuse. The capture of Malancourt opens the way to A' court and the Foret de Hesse, from whence the German artillery would control tbe main line of the Verdun- Paris road.

It must be remembered that the larger part of the French troops defending Verdun are fighting With their backs to the River Meuse, and have only two main lines of supply. The loss of one of these lines would at once suggest the advisability of with drawing from Verdun to prepared positions west of the Meuse. We are witnessing the battle royal of the war, with the Germans making what is probably their supreme effort, but making it by a nibbling policy tit- lerly foreign to the smashing tactics they have hitherto employed against enemy strongholds. The result, while it may not be decisive, will undoubtedly have a far-reaching influence on tbo trend and duration of the war. If "Armenia for tlie Armenians" be established as a principle, the few residuary legatees will be among the largest landholders in the world.

Our infantry haven't yet diseov that the Teddy Bear is stuffed with sawdust. Blindness is another name for bliss. Condemned for seeking a crown, laughed at for rejecting it, Yuan Shih Kai can please nobody. His foes in -1 i st don't like bis face, and other oimmiions are superfluous. "The uncertain human fa blamed for accidents by the railroads is tolerably safe with adequate and regular sleep, Long hours of labor may be cheeked by legislation, but in dividual contempt for health rules is pretty difficult to deal with.

FOR LIGHT DREADNOUGHTS. IFroi Herf NothliiK could he sounder or more timely than Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt's suggestion, and If the House Naval Committee measures al its true worth the testimony of the expert seamen it has heard, eight dreadnoughts, four to be battle ships and four to be battle cruisers, will be recommended. Ilni if regrettable unwisdom rules and any culling down is agreed to, then not less than six dreadnoughts should be provided, and all of these should be battle cruisers. We have some battle ships not by any means enough but we have no battle cruisers, and that way peril lurks. References to Schiller hereafter ust be clarified by stating whether I pciet the pirate is being quoted.

At I27.SS a meal. Senators can't tonrplaiD that the State is less gener-ius than Lucullus was when he enter-alncd Caesar. Waitc was not so insane that he did not know that money goes a long way in buying criminal assistance in New York. He gol that much straight. Accused legislators are denying that ey were extravagant with State money at New York hotels.

The is, of course, to blame lor laking the cost of living outrageous ly high in this city. Schiller cowed the captain and crew i the Matoppo. If this isn't an argu ment for preparedness that no sane get away from, what is it? And this is getting pretty close to home. we wait until some bold throws infill sack over Con gress and takes it out and sinks it as might a mangy cat? The stockholders of the United tates arc not a small handful. To con vince a large concern under mutual management "(ieneral" Du Pont Spends money for campaign furniture and tbe trimmings of publicity.

His ideas on the issues of the day are all carefully clamped down and he stands unafraid on a simple platform: "Bus- Kmbalmer Kane must have known, having spent many summers at Ori ent, that Captain Kidd buried his treasure on (iardiner's Island. As Kidd's treasure has never been found, It must have occurred to Kane that the land of buried money and hard digging was at the Eastern end of Long Island. Farmer Halleek will be amazed to find that New York detec tives can extract more per acre from that soil than he can with his wonderful irrigation system and scientific crop rotation. Archibald 0. Harrington of Pratt Institute, nominated from Nassau County for the Annapolis entrance examination by Representative Frederick C.

Hicks, is brother of John M. Harrington, who recently appeared for the Government in tlie torpedo initiation with the B. W. Bliss Com pany. The younger Harrington learned only a few weeks ago that it mittht be possible to land a nomin ation by working hard at his books and taking a preliminary physical and mental examination.

He jumped at the chance and made good in Hie first round. For the second round he has three weeks loft to get ready. With his eyes on Admiral George Dewey's job, the rest ought to be easy. The only pork there will be in the proposition of the Waterways Commission calling for the dredging of channel through Great South Hay wil be pork for the State. Legislators should be brought down to Long Island to study the wonderful oppor- have her lor I in 1 -1 the nation with a submarine base in time of war and the people with cheap transportation In time of peace.

Here is a natural strip of canal water through a flat country, where private capital has shown at Baldwin Harbor and at Hrightwaters how the lateral anals may add enormously to land alues. What is Olean Creek to the Great South Bay? With the Barge Canal, the Marginal Railroad and the Cireat South Bay Canal all fitted ith terminal advantages, the dis criminating differential freight rate operating now against this port will be cut out by an irresistible competi- And don't forget the nproveiuent. All tliese projects, including the cross-island canal, are parts of a great whole Xew York State's commercial highway. The situation calls for big team work nong all leaders in every line of business. GIIU.S HAVE RAD FEET.

To correct defective feet of girls, caused in most cases by wearing high-heeled, pointcd-totd shoes, classes are to be organized at the University of Oregon, for special physical culture work and instruction. port just made public state- mat in in union oi me reel, or iweniy-three freshman co-eds revealed that onlv three hail "gooil teet ami not one had a perfect loeline. in the future all girls entering the univcrsitv will lane I heir footm-ints taken, the method of which is similar I he a iim: ot 1 llllllli print: Most of the prints taken in the test "When one wears high heels," Miss Preida Goldsmith, physical director said, "tlie muscles of the arches an, back part ot the toot are weakened and gradually the arch oreaks down. causing a flat foot, as well as many pnysieui uuurcera" STATE POLICE. I From I tic World's or Some one once asked a chief of the Texas Rangers to explain the remarkable exploits of his men In arresting desperate criminals single-handed.

His reply was: "A man that knows he is in the wrong can't stand up aeuinst that knows he is in the iuht a ml keens on cominij. That is one of the chief merits of all State police, whether they be Texas Rangers, Northwest Mounted Police or the State Constabulary of Pennsylvania. They are trained to "keep on coming. in the nine years that the Pennsylvania Constabulary has keit order it that State the number of times its Voive had to use their weapons eb.tivuiv verv small, and the deadly effectiveness with which they did use th-ni when they had to has made it possible, for example, for six men to quell a riol of more than 1,000 strikers ply riding slowly and silently through the streets. THE BREATH OF HOPE.

Hope breathes a sweetness through Ihe clay That saves the conflict and the fray-Hope, on her wings of morning sent To kiss once mote to dreams of May The blue vom or me nrmuimmi. Then faltering hearts awake once Then nerve and sinew, armed for war. Put on the strength of golden things, And sweeter than pit nearo ueiore A drift of golden music rings. ti. Host tho shadow and the irlooni.

The cark and care that hide the bloom Thnc and the World is While spring beside her sapphire loom Weaves il new vvviiuyi wi lli sv-wiv. ran an empire with ten men. and while il was autocratic, no one can deny that he famous Council of Ten was cm-lent. certainly want more aero- planet ami In particular we want bet er aeroplanes, but don't lei us go (Stray with the idea thai II will take i new Cabinet officer to get them. ROBERT BURNS WILSON.

isc to first place among America in the gentle art of poesy, and one of the leaders in painting. Robert Burns Wilson, who died yesterday in St Joint's Hospital, had almost UOlqUI sentiment and temperament Artists said of him that his "color memory ias wonderful, thai be could view a i cue and go away and reproduce it In bromattc perfection. He loved water- Oloi' work particularly. But those vbo knew him best will always think of htm as a poet rather than as I painter. His own passing gives a time liness two of his reflections on life and death: Between two nights, our day Of life is cast; Tbe morning flies, and soon We roach the burning noon; And night comes fast.

A hush, a silence, that is all, A closing of the day The shadows and the darkness fall, And we have passed away. Readers of Harpers, the Century, the Atlantic Monthly knew and admired his verse. His two published volumes had a considerable sale. He was temperamentally incapable of doing hack work. Yet he hail begun life poor, and until the great artist.

John Alexander, took him into his studio, had bad a hard time. He bad made his own way. That is an inspiration to other young Americans who have the art yearning that refuses to be suppressed. IS CONGRESS TO BLAME? Senator Chamberlain declared, on the floor of the Senate Thursday, that Congress, and Congress alone, is to blame for the unprepared condition of the United States Army and Navy. Hf cited the breakdown of tlie Army's aeroplane service in Mexico, the fail ure of the machine guns at Columbus and the general unreadiness of our -1 and for war Congress bears tlie blame to only limited extent.

In so far as emigres devotes to private pension bills and pork-barrel legislation, the time and money which should go to the national defense, it certainly deserves censure. In so far as Congressmen follow the established of sectionalism. working for their own districts, even When the interests of tlie country as a whole run against the interests of their district, they are carrying out the mandate of their constituents. Has any district ever failed to back uii its Congressman in such unpatriotic Has any Congressman failed of re-election because he placed the interests of his constituents above use of tlie American people? History ils to record an instance. We have few examples of Congressmen who ve been re-elected again and again cause of the pride taken by individual st rids in their national reputation a BStructlve statesmen.

But we havi any more instances where men in ingress, who were doing excellent jrk. failed of re-election be of Kepr, the bus i of (presentation. If our Congres elected from each State "at 1 it bout being chosen to represent navy-yard districts" or "sugar beet istriets" or "irrigation district- Alien vote districts," we might look orward to national legislation which would represent national interests. Any rliamentary district in the United Kingdom is proud to present, at the first opportunity, the name of any Member of Parliament of great repu tation Who may have been defeated in bis own bailiwick, There Is nothing in the Constitution to prevent a Congressman's living outside of the district he represents. Perhaps the time will come when our "nationalism" will he developed to the point where we shall insist that no Congressman can be permitted to re, resent the district here be lives, for fear of prejudicing interests of the country as a whole.

A CHANCE TO VOTE FOR HOME RULE. Tlie thing to be said in favor oi the Brown bills, reported out of the Senate Cities Committee, is that they propose a referendum by which man; of thoa by the ires shall be passed upon A referen of a presidential elec tion" is less desirable than one coming at a time when only local questions arc under discussion, and it may be, because of absorption in the presidential contest, that the bills will be approved or condemned by voters wholesale, when, In fact, careful discrimination ought to I xerc-ised in regard to thorn, Some of the bills ought to be passed and some ought to be beaten, while in regard to others it is doubtful If one voter in a thousand has any idea off band how he ought to vote, still an expression of popular opinion in re gard to these disputed matters oughl to be obtained and a referendum, even in ft erestUehthil year, will throw some light. Th Measures provide for con trol by tbe Board of Kstlmate and the Hoard of Aldermen jointly of all ex I pcndltures by the wuter supply and I court houses boards; for a popular pianissimo Was given with ex treme nicety of touch. The Chopin Scherzo in minor was rapturously duyed and the "Etude Heroique," by Lescheiizky, bad a broad, noble interpretation. The Liszt "Legend of St.

Francis de I'aule Walking on the Waves" was played with realism, and a by Liszt, charmed the audience at the finale of the programme. Eleven Chopin preludes played with appropriate of color and sentiment in the different numbers. The musicale In connection with tie eeting in the Bedford Library Ai-torium, last night, of the Eleventh id Assembly Districts. Suffrage party, had soprano solos uy endolyn Stocking and violin solos William Cooper Boyd, and the pianist was Alexandra MeKlwec. Mr.

il played with agreeable tone and sentiment, "Adoration." by Borowfki; Death," by Grieg; the "Ber ceuse" fn.m "Jucolyn," by Godard, and concluded his programme by giv ing the ever-welcome "Meditation" from "Thais," by Massenet. The so prano songs were well sung and included, "Absent," by Metcalf, and 'Just Awearyin' for Y'ou," by Carrie Jacobs Bond. Alexandra McElwea accompanied well. NEW VIENNESE OPERETTA 'Di Prinzessin vom Nil" Given at the Irving Place. If you want to find out how a wor-by Berlin man commandeered three irospective sons-in-law to pay his laughter's debts and "got away with see the pretty Viennese operetta, Di Prinzessin vom Nil," given a suc cessful first performance here last night at the Irving Place German Theater.

Judging by the cordnal reception accorred by the audience, thp operetta is a decided "hit." -aonu is the beautiful and extrava gant daughter of Pannekieker a laughable character and she comes into the lives of three suitors, a law student, a count and an antiquarian, in a roguish, coquettish manner. The rive at her father's at tho critical moment when that poor man is beset with a number of heavy bills that keep on coming and out of tbe fullness of their hearts help to pay him. He promises his daughter to each of them separately. What hapiiens when the trio meet simultaneously to redeem their claims well, see the operetta. The music is soothing and catchy, the dancing exquisite and the acting is characteristic ot that excellent botirlesque and pantomimic school that Continental light-drama olone can cultivate.

Naomi, the coquette, who turns out to be the spirit of a resurrected miiiiiy. formerly the Princess of the Nile, who does charming IOgyptlnn tabb -au-dancing, is played by Marga-rete Christians, whose presence is no less a pleasure to the eye than to the ear. Pannekieker, the comedian, is performed bv Christian Hub, who evokes laughter by his gesture and "make up" if not by bis lines. The demure little Asta, the. daughter of Nicodeinus Zeddelman, is represented naively by the appealing little ingenue.

Klsie Gergely. Kricli Hagen, the 'candidate-jurist," by Hanns Un-terklroher; Qraf Camaleja, by Gustav Paul Schuftz. and Ignatz Tobian, by l-hiuene Keller, are, respectively, de-bonaire. halting and practical suitors each of them amusing and exceedingly useful in a practical way to the woe-beset Pannekieker. The libretto, written by Arthur Lansberger and -ranz Cornelius, is.

for an operetta. iisisu nt and effective: while tin-' music, by Victor Hollander, has a haunts the ears long after the curtain has fallen and Naomi reappearing from her captivity in the Hilent sar cophagushas sung the enchanting FLORIAN GLEE CLUB CONCERT, Entertainment and Dance at Pouch Gallery. The Florian Glee Club, composed of the pupils of Mme. Agnes Florian, gave a concert last night at the Pmich Gallery. Miss June Mumn, Mrs.

j. Irving Young and Signor Felice de Gregorio also took part. There was lancing alter the concert, ne ntueers of the club are: Mrs. Marvin Hamilton Ramsay, president; Miss Angela Staplet vice president: Mrs. Wilmer L.

Abbey, secretary, and Miss Edith Kimmerle, treasurer. Among the members arc: Jeanne K. Abbey, Beatrice Gunther, Adele Hagen, Jessie Harsen, Mary Helena, Ida Hlllmuth, Jewell M. Hofer, Jorga Holm, F.thel Holmes, Edith Kimmerle. Kdith Gnight.

I.illie Wilson Moore, Jessica Mullin. Augusta I reuse, Edna i.aura At. r-enu, Angela Stapleton and Madeline Vose. Ihe patronesses or ine evening were: Mrs. William C.

Moore, Mrs. Edward P. Mullin, Mrs. F. O'Brien, Mrs.

Marvin Hamilton Ramsay, Mrs. Marvin Hamilton Ramsay Mrs. Alexander W. Ross, Mrs. George C.

von Sianiwitz, Mary wtapieton, Joseph Vollkiiinmer, Mrs. E. H. Vose. Harvey Ward, Mrs.

J. Irving Young. Mrs. Wilmer L. Abbey, Mrs.

Alfred Stephen Bryan, Mrs. Edward Northrup Burns, Mrs. Fred Demurest Condit. D. Edsail Oub- l.erfv, Mrs.

Joseph La Mee Harsen, Mrs. Edward A. Hillmuth, Mrs. George Whuleley Holmes. Mrs.

D. W. Kautze, Mrs. Charles E. Knight, Mrs.

Frank Kraft. Mrs. Louis Loew and Mrs. Manasseh Miller. Speak Up! hill to give A the right to reg of New Tort mbly li Albany.

i Stand forth, thou portly Aldermant Who soon wilt need a palm leaf fan, To cool thy phiz so red; And tell us, at the atart; What facts are rattling in thy heal About the masseur's art Speak up, thou waddling Alderman, No Ar.icc. though of Puuncho's cln Perspiring Is thy brow; Explain Reform's mirage, And tell us, frank, whal knoweet thou Worth while, ubuul Massage? Bui Americans have been proud to think that the highest li of this republic should go to those names stood for achievement on other lines than making. That Unaenl is ttill strong, it is not. i'ver. tlie thing that stands in the way of the Du Pont candidacy.

There are oilier considerations Ibai make this cHiididncj hopeless the present time. JUNKETING. pleasant as its activities inn veral men still in public life to some others who have retire' been retired, the Brooklyn Young Republican Club's committee lias formed a real service to the Stale in its analytical examination of vouchers for expenses of Senate and Assembly Committees on Privileges and Elections in lillX llllt and Win. ial provision of law gives to tlics mittees power to incur expenses without preliminary authorization, and such opportunities arc rarely used with moderation. The methods of milking the taxpay ers seem to have been almost idcnli- vitii those used by he Thompson Committee and exposed by Assembly man McQiiistiun of Brooklyn.

Mem hers of Committees on Privileges ant Elections, who lived in New York City should have slept til home, ami in i majority of instances did sleep a home, appear as having contracted room rent lolls for SOU. more, besides restaurant charges to larger amounts. Some of the men named deny knowledge of the charges. Senator Cat-swell of Brooklyn, for whom vouchers show in IfUM, $66 for room and for food, and In 1914, flLM for room and S344.60 for food. It quoted as saying: "1 never ran up any hotel bill against the Slate.

This is the first 1 ever knew that any suck expenses were charged to me in tbe State Controller's office." Former As semblyman Dennett, for whose room the State paid J190, and who is put down iis having 426 worth of food. goes further. He declares: "I was not even a member of that commltti in the Hotel Clearly some of these men are innocent as McQulstiou was of any looting. But the chairman of each committee bad to swear to the vouchers, and the presiding officer of Senate or Assembly bad to approve them. The Controller was compelled to accept such approval.

Who then is responsible for perjury and larceny? Tbe suggestion that comes to every mind is that part of the moneys paid out by the Slate went to persons who made the arrangements; that the "apportionment" of charges among members whether they bad been accommodated or not. was a part of a larceny conspiracy, and that the efforts at Albany to put the lid on McQulstiou, who demanded a general investigation, were not at all without motive. Repub mini, the first dee, second. No party capital can be made out of probing. Graft, as usual, is bipartisan.

But the disgust that honest citizens feel for petty thieves should have its effect on Election Day to the grave disadvantage of Individuals who have not yet been indicted and punished for their thievery, and have thf impertinence to ask again for the suf frages of their fellow voters, in Senate or Assembly districts. A SECRETARY OF AVIATION. About the most inane suggestion which the preparedness campaign has produced is that which would create a Secretary for Aviation and make him a member of the Cabinet, cause a Department of Aviation been associated with the French and Britisli ministries in the midst of a war crisis someone has to befuddle the real issue of preparedness here With such a proposal. Soon we shall hear from the people who want a Secretary for Motorcar Transport, a Secretary for Pacific Coast Trenches, and a Secretary for the Defense of the The Cab i il ought I Head of te why the Postmaster General should be in the Cabinet and the Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission should be out of it. We added a tary of Agriculture and a Secretary of Labor for political expediency and no! I ause of any need for two more Cabinet members.

Our political reforms usually go wrong because we jump for remedies without having diagnosed tbe disease. We discover a defect and then iiiime- Hatch assume lint by making a new law or by creating remedy It If this (JoTcrniuent bad purchased aeroplanes of the in ferior type that arc refusing to fly in Mexico, we should be no better off than we arc. Only instead of killing fcUbine-.