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THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, MATCCII 14. 1018. QUESTION AND AN ANSWER -flLVT ttzS I do with nj money la these cl uncertainty and Euy shares la rt-i ivzxznlted by Mortgage Ccrripany. GUARAIITeE trust i 5 5,000,000 11.000,000 W. T.

1 TS Inun it, BVira. I IJAJOR HIGGINSOH DEFENDS DR. MUCK Boton Symphony Founder Say Mra. Jiy't Statement Con tain "Miataken" MAY PROTEST FROM STAGE Declare He Will Appeal te Amer can Spirit of Fair Play If a Ola- turbance Occure Tenlaht. omartlyCut Shoes' rrytWnj that good style ia otwear requires rt put into nrw DR.

A. 5 HOES. YouTl Ae the war they look on you much as the way they feel. felt and cork just beneath each will prove to you that a ol looking shot can be per- ear from th first -irirj. i SOLD ONLY AT 1372 CrMJw.T, at 37th St.

I 1 l.rW ru, YVelwrth KUg, P.iMlTM SrCC Ca and the Mm conductor, and all the world knew that the United Ftatea would declare war In a few day, which It did. When the ticket were sola last Mar and June for the concert ol tne present aeaaon. we had declared war and the conditions were as they are now. At that time no protests were made, and people. In buying- those tickets, knew what they were to hear and how the orchestra was composed.

I contracted to deliver certain concerts bv m. mi-tain orchestra, and a certain conductor, and. in honesty, can do noth ing; eiae, "How about the people wno bought their tickets snd wish to bear the concerts? Are they to be deprived vy Mrs. Jay and other Wf Major Higgtnaon, whose statement was issued in New York by the local office of Jre. Htgglnson is known at his heme in 'Boston as a.

fighter for his principles and one with sn honorable record in the elvit war. He was brevette Colonel In that conflict, but his old army mates stuck to his title of Major, white that of Colonel I -I M. I tlAalaii far Id I lavs Your Fitted by an Expert A Corset no matter how it may be fails unless i suited to your parta Here each onens r.ttei by an experienced cor-' That is why thou- inJ ct the best dressed i women in New York coma ta us for their Goasard Cor jyeU. We have the largest i Aortrnent Gossard Front I -iced in New York. carry in stock over 60 rent models, eo that vott ran be sure we can fit YOU, i matter what your figure I expert will gladly help i yo'i select the corset best i si; ted to yoa.

0U.1STEAD COMPANY wth st MW YORK i tri Ann I21LL CACIMEHTS AMD windows roit Major Henry Lee HIggtnson. founder the Boston Symphony Orchestra and for thlrty-eeren years iu guarantor against less, finaittiUI or artistic, noU fiitd Manajrer C. A. ClUa yesterday that a was eonsins; to New Terk today to be present In Carnegie Halt this evening, when the orchestra waa to give It final evening; cos cert of tre season, followed by two others la Brooklyn and Manhat tan tomorrow and conducted by Dr. Karl Muck.

Because of attacks on his chief musician. Major Htgglnson said that. If any attempt should be made at disturbing; tonlg-ht's concert he proposed to take the sUge himself, as ho has done elsewhere, and put the entire ease up to the public in an appeal te the American; spirit of fair play. Major lllg-glnaea sent te Naw ToaK Tinas and to ether newspapers a tats men in which he' answered what he declared te be mistaken assertions by Mrs. William Jay.

a Director of the New Tork Philharmonic Society, conducted by Josef Btransky. In this rejoinder Major Hlggintin stood by Dr. Muck, who. he said, la a ciUsen of the Swiss Republic and whose status has been duly eiamlned by ofTJoers of the United States Government. Dr.

muck. he further declared, hsd never refused te play The.SUr-Spangled Banner," nor had he ever made any remark discourteous te the Amertesn naaror peo ple. Those who subscribed te the con certs tier and In Brooklyn, all so4d out by tho year. He added, had ea ruuy Informed of tho facts before they bought their tickets last Fall The lei lowing was Major ztig-ginson a Statement "As Mrs. jay ana otner iaaies are viRorously opposn-ur the two concerts of the itoston Hymphony Orchestra which are due this week, and are mistaken In various statements they make, let me elve you the facta: following an attack er The Providence Journal in Norenaber.

based on a fa lee statement that lr. muc naa rw-(uaed te play The ftiar-Spangiad Ban ner," various people nave conewvea inu Dr. Muck la dangerous to the United States. Citlsea of Pwttserlaad. Dp.

Muck waa bom at Darmstadt. Germany, was made a Swiss ciUsen in his childhood, and bears Swiss dUsen-shlp papers and passport today. He has eterclsed his profession In various places, and last in Xieriin. He came here some years ago, stayed two years. went back to complete his engagement In Berlin, which hs did In 1912.

and then returned here, lie has not been loansd by anybody, and is under no engage ment to He has never reran ea nli The Ktar-Saanrled but. on the contrary, did so the first time I asked him, which was In November. Ho gave mo his resignation, which have not refused or i put the whole case before the United Ptates legal authorities And received their statement that there was nothing against any member of i the orchestra. Including Dr. Muck.

ILter I went to tho Department ot Juxtioe la Washington, where the whole case had been stated clearly, and on Dec. received leave to play anywhere In the United States, except In the District of Columbia, being barred frvm that place by a recent law with regard to aliens, there being some allenn In the orchestra. Mrs. Jay seen fit to go to the newspapers and. therefore.

I ask you to publish this statement for me. Toe will see by reading the later articles in The Herald that various of Mrs. Jay's statements are incorrect. Among other things, she states that various cities have barred the orchestra out. The management of the orchestra, gave up those cities, except Baltimore, because th- local managers feared a loss of money and possible trouble.

My last letter to Mrs. Jay The Herald of yesterday, and I repeat it: I have your letter tif March 7lh. It sevme to me idle to carry on this cor-reepondenre. As reawrds the set of Trailing; with the Knemy, I sought In person Instructions from the Department of Justice In Washington and have or-eyed those instructtena with Recalls ttlT Concert. About March 13 1917.

the Boston Symphony Orchestra played in New Terk the Faust Symphony, together with a chorus of 180 men taken from Boston, and that concert waa reeeired with great applause, and was satisfactory to the Aadjeoee. It is the same orchestra reserved ia rtoeion ior the late Colonel Thorns Went worm Htgglnson of another family. Two, of Major Higgtnaon'a brothers fought in tne union Army, ana one oi vawm, mmm 4rktt1VH hv the Confederates. A cousin. Colonel Robert Could 8hawf- was killed In action while commanding the firat regiment of n.

r. imAM frnm the North, and his monument by HaintOeudens is one of the chief memorials on tsoston common today. Mrs. iay Retorts. Aided, by Mra.

Story. Mrs. Jay returned te tho attack lat night by sending to the newspapora an open letter" te Dr. Muck, ia which TRIAL OF QUAKER TEACHER IS ORDERED Miss McDowell Suspended from Duty Because of Pacifist Views. SHE REFUSED TO RESIGN Certain Schools to be Partly Closed That Teachers May Attend Exchange Lectures.

It wss announced st the meeting ef the Board of Education yesterday that MlM Mery 8. McDowell, the Qualer teacher of Latin In the Manual Training High School In Brooklyn, whose pacifist views proved obnoaious to the Board of Superintendents, waa suspended from duty on Tuesday by Dis-trlct Superintendent Koylan. acting under orders, and she will be trlwl by tho Board of Education for conduct unbecoming a teacher. Khe was asked to resign, but refused to do eo. A com mittee, consisting of Messrs.

Witaey. city. Chlcairo has selected the following I dal of rv1 wmiM accfnrtlfcd bv to speak here: Clarence K. Iarrow. it.

Th llniM of Huprrtniid.no askd do what It could in lnwm tti tim lol by the of th piyMic schools Th lcclur rlc arranged In conjunction nh the National tr-turlty Irituc The 1toar1 of riiminfi a rommunlrat Ion to 'he het mrilvt ef mairisininc a uffKi-nt satlfa torv ir' hrrt for Khofl i The)- he r. solutions praldlrs for --urris tetter cn teri -Uoh belren lilh si'h'is a rvl trimiri Bchooln. f'r itniittirg praMkal tai le special iiih)eet ari1 riiten esanunatirmii. for the matter or grj. UStea of lluri'er anl rit) I mattT of purninf and tralmrs a plan rri-atltig cPtU" n'n-graJ rr.ur.n in trajr.

Ing iw-hol anl rther i -1 1 j-thorttlng the hol.tin for lj So 1 In c.ther ra ih city, anl rrntl' tenion of time Until Npell Telr rev-ei th rtoa-d of hutefinifMn fri irt -iJeratMn Th- hnt. pr.we ir radical and rratl; affe. appl for pvltmna a taeir lawyer. W. A.

Kvans of Th Chicago Tribune. Franklin II. Hall of the Northwestern University. Judge Marcus Kav-anagh, Profeaeor Andrew McLtugh-lln of the University of Chicago. Dr.

John Dill Robertson. Commissioner of Health. Chicago, and Profeasor Theodore G. Soarea of the University of Chicago. The New York Bo.nl of Kduca-tion hs chosen the following to jek in Chicago: Thomas W.

'hurehlll. former I reai dent of the Board of KTi cation: Job K. Hedger. J. J.

lnxing. rro-frior Robert M. MeKlroy. and Dr. Tal-cott Williams.

Mr. Wilsey proleated against putting the tiuhllc school children on the while the teachers were attending the. sututes. lectures. Acting City Superintendent mentar Strauhenmiiller naid that It was Important to Inform the teachers as to the greatness of this country and the reasons for being Satrintic.

The lectures were arranged for school hetiees. he said, hecnuae then the eachers would have to attend or he depnxed of their pay. President 8omers said that It wait an Important step and no doubt a creaC she asked him a series oC questions, rtyan and Tork a and Mrs. Murray, has answered in part by Major Higgln-son's statement yesterday. Among other things aha were: "Have you passport issued by the Swiss Government? Have yeu ever served in the German Army? It yeu have papers attesting to your 8wlss gJUsenshlp.

will you show them to a representative of our group, before you appear in Carnegie Hall? Mrs. Jay also Invited Dr. Muck in the event of his not ana waring the questions to retire permanently from pub-lie, musical life." Mrs. William Cummlng story. Hon orary President of the Daughters of the American Revolution, said yesterday that she had sent the following letter to Mrs.

Jay: our splendid condemnation of the toleration el enemy eJlena will find a response In the heart of every true American. 1 would urge' all women who may have an opportunity through holding seats for the Boston Symphony concert, which Is led by Dr. Muck, to express their disapproval by refusing- to occupy those seats, and to decline that ineir toyaity la too deep to permit them to tolerate any person who is- In sympathy with our enemy across the. sea. an enemy that we are giving our hearts' DIOOO IO COnOtier.

I tieli.ire that the Daughters of the American Revolution wtll wish to declare their loyalty to the principles their ancestors died to preserve, and that all true Americans will unite in ineir support of your stand In ttilw 1 1 HONOR DR. FRIEDLANDER. Jewish Distribution Committee Makes Him a Mamber-at-Large. The Joint Distribution Committee of tho American Fonda for Jewish War Sufferers has adopted a minute "regretting that unfounded rumors caused Dr. Israel Friedlander te resign from the commission which the American Red Cross is sending to take part In the reclamation of Palestine.

The minute follows: 7 The Joint Distribution Committee records Its approval ot the action of its sub-committee In the selection of Pro- fttssor Israel Friedla-tder a a member of the commission which She American Red Cross is sending to Palestine, and regreta that unfounded rumors have led te his voluntary withdrawal from the commission. It expresses ta confidence in his loyalty and patriotism American cHlsen, and assures him of the unqualified respect of every member of the committee, in token whereof he Is hereby elected a member-at-large of. the Joint Distribution Committee." fTiedlander's selection as a mem ber of a commission to go to Palestine under British Invitation caused criticism based on allegations that, previous to America's entrance into the war, he had been pro-German, and that under such circumstances -would be unwelcome to the British. Although no hints were made in any way deroratory to Dr. Krtedlsr.der's Americanism, he felt that his presence on the commission might detract from tho fullest measure of Us success, and so resigned Tuesday, Bethlehem Sued on Russian Contract The refusal of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation to fill an order from the Russian Government for steel rails amounting; to S1O.6SO.00O waa revealed In tho Supremo Court yesterday, when Alexander do Bottati filed suit against tho company.

The plaintiff alleges that ho got the order on April 4 last, and that, after it had been accepted, the company refuse, to nu iu for cnmmlssioni, been appointed to conduct the trial. Miss McDowell, as alleged, refused to sign the loyalty pledge, and said that she could not conscientiously work for the Red Cross or the sale of Liberty bonds. Nathaniel Decker, laboratory aaist- nt In the Morris High School, will be tried by the same committee on charges of Inefficiency, incompetent service neglect of duty snd insubordination. He as been suspended pending trial by th Acting City Superintendent. There wss no mention at the meeting of a "successor to Dr.

William 11. Max well as City Superintendent of the pub lic schools. President somers said after wards that the board had not decided whom would appoint to the va cancy, and that the election would not take place for some time. Among the many candldstes are Acting City flu perlntendent Strsubenmulier. Associate supertntenoents cumitrr ana ontiiow, -nil Albert Shlels.

SuDerin tender of th schools In Los Angeles, who was Dlrec- tor Oi ncierrncw no in in New York Department of Kducatton. As part of tne nation-wide movement of Americanization It was decided to close certain schools for the morning aesslon. and other schools for the after noon session on March lf--J In connection with the series of exchange lectures srranced by the Chicago and New York Boards of Kducatlon. These lectures will be attended by the teacher of this Heme Caere! Arsiy kWfaiaf am iJie a-ae -I r.f Iimh brwMi aMwi I -i Crvt.wi 'J S-L Im Ca i iiji.ii 4 HKKltWlw wwS I Tw. JS tln-wr-MISl'jal In Hwliii mm r.viart Umm Mre Mr4 ml tmt wSM mam, a.

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