When Vote Stealing Is A Crime
Feigenbaum, William M.
When Vote Stealing Is A Crime By WILLIAM M. FEIGENBAUM NOW that someone haa "peached" and threatens to invalidate tha elect ion of a Republican congressman, how abqut tha crooks who stole the...
...The triangular motif of tha play is familiar enough...
...should live, it is not amiss to remind Mr...
...Meeting to Protest Alien Registration The Progressive Women of the Bronx and the Women's Citlsenship Committee, realizing that (he bill colling for compulsory registration of aliens now pending in the United States Congress is only one of the steps taken by the Covcrnment in a long line of restrictions aguinst the aliens, has railed a protest-meeting for Saturday evening, January 24, 8 p.m., at the Claremont Casino, 170th street and Third avenue...
...Giocondn," Saturday night, for the benefit of the Italian Hospital, with Easton and Gigli...
...Then it waa postponed...
...afternoon...
...The principals include Mmcs...
...Joab H. Benton, a most honorable man, who thrills to the ideals of an honest election...
...It was inevitable, perhaps...
...Four Tammany men are under in, dictment for that, but Mr...
...Ann Andrawa, aa the moro serious, romantic wife of Devant, acquits herself aplendidly In the last act...
...i____ Revival of "Goetterdamme-rung" at Metroplitan Opera House ''Goetterdammerung" will be revived Saturday afternoon, January 31, at the Metropolitan...
...Ha was suave aad kindly...
...Banton's own party...
...written by myself, giving details of the thievery in one election district af tor an other The chapt aad verse ef the law was esietai te show that every single mleeoant, every single mutilation ef a tall* sheet, Is a felony, Day after day tne evidence waa piled up...
...This applies to th* women more than to the men, for in every ' ion people who apply for citisenjship, ninety are men and only ten j are women...
...Bnnton's own party) stole the election, and tho Tammany Board of Elections gave tho certificates of election to Murray Felon-¦ttin, a Tammany ycuth of twenty-one, in whose Interest several thousand votes were stolen...
...It man Marcal, whose evidence before a legialative committee gave Claessens his mount, is a painter, and he has lost over 1.160 in wages attending court and hearing legal stall after stall...
...His program will cover th* modern composers...
...Since the stealing was against the Socialists, Mr...
...I wrote Mm on behalf of Tha New Leader a year later aad delicately hinted that ha waa stalling an behalf of bil party...
...After weeks, months, years of stalling, T called on Banton...
...Those indictments have never been tried...
...Tha Philharmonic String Quartet will glvi a loncirt In Aeolian Hall en Monday evening...
...And again and again and again...
...Now that an election steal ii news, and the people are horror-stricken that creatures so low' as to mil-count votes 'and mutilate" ballot...
...And yat flyman loyally declare* that ha will stick, that he will sppear again and again until the men are tried...
...PHILHARMONIC Tomorrow afternoon it Carnegie Hall, Mr...
...Then it was called again, and postponed...
...That was nearly a year ago—that "aoen" hasn't happened yet...
...Other operas next week: "Fedora," Monday evening with Jer-itzs and Gigli...
...5, Tchaikowsky...
...Ruth Rodgers, assisted by Isidore Luokstone, will give her recital at Aeolian Hall, on Tuaaday afternoon...
...A special farewell concert for Willem Furtw*engl*r has been arranged for Friday evening, marking th* last appearance thia season of th* Philharmonic gueat conductor...
...The result is huge headlines...
...n Alexander Borovaky, pianist, gives hla reeital Thursday afternoon, *t Aeolian Hall...
...Taucher and Schorr...
...And If you don't like your Ibsen, your uneaeineea 1* increased by tha suspicion that he won't keep awake long enough to prevent the wife from going out into the night, after all...
...Two Married Men" set* * fashion in American husbands -till now th* most docile of humans...
...Karl Carroll's production of "The Rat," the Parisian Apache pluy by David Lestrangc, will have its American premiere at Poli'i Theatre, Washington, this Sunday evening...
...This la a benefit society including tha Rand School, the Teachers' Union, and the Women's Citizenship Committee...
...Also Rachmaninoff's concerto No...
...The last time he eara so was in an angry letter to The New Leader last March, j Vote thieves will be tried as soon 1 as possible, he said...
...Lee Shubert will present at the Bijou, Wednesday, February 4, a new play by Gilbert Emery, entitled "Episode.'1 Alex Morrison...
...HI indignantly denied tha insinuation and dsclsred that tha case would be oalled "soon...
...It ia in this laat act that the play assumes a seriousness and ring of truth for which the listener ia scarcely prepared, but of which he does not like to ba robbed by so trivial a thing as a decanter...
...Except for a aenso of too studied posing at times, she Is good throughout...
...Ban-ton...
...Ethel Liglnaka who, made her recent debut aa conductor with th* Now Y« r k Symphony, will give * piano recital at Carnegie 11*11 on Monday evening, when * Chopin-Liszt 'pro-grim will lie present-d...
...h§ Among the speakers for the Saturday evening protest meeting will be Mr...
...The election board, under the chairmanship of Daniel Piatt-..nil under the instruction, it ia charged, of Charles Firestone, mutilated the tally sheet so shamefully that nnttn' tha complaint'of S. John Block, So-cialilt county, chairman, tha board was arrested and the count ca/n plated in,the station house...
...Third Suit*, Tscliaikowsky...
...Benton's office hain't tried them yet...
...He was anxloui to go ahead...
...Jacob Panken, Abraham Shi pine off and Theraaa Malkiel...
...One of the quickest remedies against this impending evil la for the alien men and women to become citizens, or at least take out j their first papers as soon aa possible...
...ha will n**d it for protection againat *n athlete husband who swings a wicked right and knocks her cold when ah* threaten*, Nora-like, to slam the door in hi* dis-illuiioniiing countenante...
...Minor Watson, as the smiling, wife-confident husband, John I levant, makes the most of a rola which lig-inga fi Kin straight, good-nalureil comedy to drink-befuddled bullying...
...David Gray first concocted "The Best People" as a serial for "Tho Saturday Evening Post," where it appeared under the title "The Self-Determination- of tho Lenoxes...
...Thaddeui C. Sweet (now Congress, man—a party colleague of Mr...
...Dinorah," Friday evening, with Gall'i-Curcl and Tokstysn...
...The cast includea Florence Johns, Charles Richman, Margaret Dale, Gavin Muir, George Gro-ham, G. Pat Collins, Hope Drown, Sua Van Duzen, ond William Valentine...
...Lawrence's knockout husband is an unconvincing specimen of caveman, who haa to brace himself repeatedly w(th whia-k*y before lie can deliver th* blow...
...while Frances Carson gives a tailing portr*yal of that wife, especially In the "coming to" scene...
...Pearlfnan f The gentleman whe is charging Mr...
...And when he triad it in hla own home, ha appeared to ua too drunk to b* effective...
...You don't even know if his tense husklnass in the final scene is deep emotion or sheer light headednesa...
...Concerto No...
...All organ iaation* desiring speaker* can apply for same to The Women's citizenship Committee, 110 East 16th atreet, New York...
...Sunday sftar-| noon's concert in Aeolian Hall, with j Alfred Cortot aa soloist, will include, Vaughan Williams' "A London Sym-j phony," Mozart's Ballet "Les Petits ; Rieru," snd th* same cdmposer'a Turkish March...
...The program: Andante can labile and Valse from Symphony No...
...Ada Viol* Wood, contralto, will glv* her debut Aew York recital at Aeolian 1*11, on I" el* it v afternoon, January 30...
...Admission is free...
...The four indictments were voted six months after the election, after Comrade Claessens, through a recount, had served out his term, receiving full pay, together with expenses, for the recount contest...
...It L. H, Broadway Briefs The Jewish Theatrical Guild will have only two speakers at thsir annual dinner at the Commodore Hotel, Sunday, February 1, Rev...
...New that the confession of this gentleman who says ha was disappointed in not baiag given a good job for destroying perfectly good Tammany vote* seems to indicate the seating of a Tammany Hall Congressman, Tammany Hall ia all far a clean election and an honest cottRt—when it will do them good, But how about Daniel Piatt, Charles Firestone and the other gentry who have not yet appeared in court to defend whet they did on the night of November 2, 1921...
...Devant ia th* exponent of the knockout cure for wives...
...Cobra," Martin Brown's dramatic play, will ba the following attraction...
...Perhaps ii'a tht whiakey that baffles th* audience most...
...Air and Gavotte In K, Bach...
...Jascha lleifctt will give his second violin recital of the anson at Carnegie Hill, Sunday aftornoon, February 1. Mary Bennett, soprano, makes her dobut Thursday afternoon, at Town Hall...
...The case waa not called until January, 1)23...
...Wednesday evening, with Galll-Curci and Flcta...
...Indeed, no one cared, except the Socialists Who were engaged in a row with the Communists at the time, and were urging people to uie the ballot, and not violence, as a means of emancipation...
...3 in F Major, Brahma...
...Novae* returns for a second plane recital at Aeolian Ball, Saturday afternoon, January 31...
...Banton of the Claessens case again...
...Judging from the general sentiments expressed in official circle's, thd tittle ft" nof far off when every alien will have to carry a card describing who he Is and bow...
...The wifs'i despair at "the tricks life plays en us" when aha finds her love for her husband gone—"for no reason, with no one to blame, snd no one to gain by It"—had a note of anguiah that hushed an audienco which had been fed tha not unusual domestic-wrangling comedy fare most of the evening...
...Tammany Responsible But consider the loud indignation of Tummany Hall now, when a man ronfesse* that ho stole away a Congress seat from Tammany Hall and gave it to Mr...
...In this case it is a double triangle, with one single man serving as a foil for the two devoted husbands »nd their wavafirig wives...
...Banton'a party) who gave orders to go ahead and mutilate the tally sheet...
...The play is due here February V. "The Best People," • af Bronx Opera House Avery Hopwood, author of "The Harem," has collaborated with David Gray on the comedy, "The Best People," which Charles Frohmun will present nt tho Bronx Opera House Monday...
...That aort ef ring Is an old story, and it haa been used by both parties against tha Socialists for years...
...And on the witness stand he will declare that it was not Piatt and hia pali whe did the job, but Firestone, their attorney, and a Tammany captain (member of Mr...
...IVith the Orchestras NEW YORK SYMPHONY The fourth Symphony Concert for Young People under the direction of Walter Danirosch will be given at Carnegie Hall, this Saturday afternoon, with Alfred Cortot as soloist...
...Although the least delineated of the characters, (his man, Hunter, as portrayed by George Gaul, reveals a gruff Sincerity which lifts the part above mere philandering...
...The Progressive Women of the Bronx and the Women'* Citizenship Committee are planning a vigorous campaign to stimulate the desire for citizenship among women...
...When Vote Stealing Is A Crime By WILLIAM M. FEIGENBAUM NOW that someone haa "peached" and threatens to invalidate tha elect ion of a Republican congressman, how abqut tha crooks who stole the •lection of August Claessens in 1921...
...Fie happened to be in the United States...
...It ii to laugh...
...Shaw's "Candida," at the 4Blh Street Theatre, Monday night, will be under tho auspice* of tho Theatre Club...
...Nathan Krass and Will Jtogers...
...Larsen-Todsen, Mueller, and Messrs...
...In the Second Election District alone, 394 votes wire miscounted In' the interest of the Tammany1 man, the member of Mr...
...3 in D Minor/ Rachmaninoff, for \ piano and orchestra...
...state symphony - I'lrcy Grainger will be th* soloist with th* Stat* Symphony Orchestra, Tueaday...
...Along with peaeaa* frocks and blouses enters n*w thf p*aaant husband...
...Hutcheson glvta hla sixth piano recital in hil series "The Literature of th* Piano," this evening at Aeolian Hall...
...That was in May, 1922...
...Kvery time tha ease i* called they lose a day's pay...
...Ignati Waghaltor twill conduct the following program: Symphony No...
...Louis Mann and "Milgi im'a Progress," now at Wnllack'a, will move to the Longacre Theatre, Tuesday night...
...j The same Joab II Banton was district attorney in 1921, when' August Claessens was elected to the Assembly by u considerable majority and Tammany thieves (members of Mi...
...The program comprises "Oberon" Overture, Tichaikowsky'* B Flit Minor pl*no concerto, with Ely Ney »• soloist, and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony...
...Piano Coneertd In 0 Minor, Saint-Sams...
...If the stage is the precursor of th* mode it is reputed to be, then the American wife h*d better drop her bridge and the daniint* at once and devot* herself to boxing...
...Perl-man with having hired him to mutilate Tammany ballots (to the fearful horror of Tammany Hall...
...He would try the case at aoen ae he could...
...All interested in the subject are urged te come, Music Notes Following, the return from the southern tour, which extends from January 28 to February 21), the New York Symphony Orchestra will, resume its New York schedule on Saturday m6rr)ln'if;, February 21, with thi Symphony, Can-cert for Children *t Carnegie Hall...
...Two Married Men Vincent Lawrence's New Comedy at th* Longacre A well entertained, if somewhat baffled audience witnessed * rather novel type ot American husband—two American hutbaada, to he accurate— In the presentation of "Two Married Men," the new Vincent L»wr«nc* comedy at the Longacre Theatre...
...Mutilating the Ballots The election w*s stolen on N\>" vember 2, 1921...
...The reoount-was held 1n January, 1922, ahd (flaii-sans was shown to Have had a majority, in over 1 (Hoe'food vrterlfwr-' ing been iniscuuiitcd, m spit" of hundreds of mutilated ballots...
...Thi* Will he her first appearance In a complete recital thia season, although ah* haa been heard at thi Gag by Morning Musical* at tlm' Waldorf - Astoria, December 16, and with Han* Kind lor in a joint reclul December 20, aad will also be heard a* soloist with th* Harlem Philharmonic Society, at the Waldorf Astoria on February 19, and soloist at the Mltrapolitan (ipt-ia Ho*** Sunday concert ri March 29...
...Rigoletto...
...Ho has told msaso frequently...
...America's champion and golf instructor, has been added to the cast of "Artists and Models," at tho Astor Theatre...
...i • ——— Adele Verne will give her second piano recital at Aeolian Hall, Tuesday •venlng...
...Caprle* Espag-| nolo, Kimsky Korsakoff...
...Banton'a party) displayed to the District A i.turnny a ring with a place for a bit of lead With which' to mutilate ballots...
...At Sunday night's Opera Concert, Saic'til Jacobsen will be the soloist...
...In 1919, Alderman Abraham Beckerman, Socialist, got hold of one of tha rings, and it was, photographed and tha picture print-cd In The New York Call...
...That tally'sheet is • in existence.' The sheet is prima facie1'evidence that the men' who handled it'hre felons and should be sent to jail...
...Tho district attorney of New York County is Mr...
...For weeks, The New York Call carried a daily front page editorial headed "How About it, Mr...
...Banton'a equanimity, and the silence and calm of hit Tammany friends, colleagues, confreres and pala upon that occasion, the failure to institute an inquiry, waa the hist Communist propaganda against legal methods in that hectic year, and it was only surpassed by Mr...
...You can't h*lp wondering what the befogged "atrong" man will do when he is sober...
...Thais," Wednesday matinee, with Jeritta and Errollo...
...James Wnodside, barytone, will make hla debut Wednesday orenlng, at Town Hall...
...James Dale la very good as th* high-strung, jealous husband of an irritatingly frivolous wife...
...Paralysis mi tha Law Then the indictmeata ware voted for aa* election district aleae, at least a dosen other* ia which stealings from forty to eighty-five veto* were perpetrated being ignered...
...Ha go*di hla friend on to test th* remedy, anil aeea him get a lockout from horn* as a reward...
...William Buchaus gives the flrat .of three subacription concerts* at Aeolian Hall, on Wednesday craning...
...Only the voders teen h**n't the courage of his fists...
...3 in D Minor, for piano snd orchestra...
...The witaease* are largely Socialist watchers...
...SfCoii fan Tutte," Thursday evening, with'Easton and, Xesdor...
...Banton did not get hysterical and awear that the sanctity of the ballot must be maintained...
...Fuartwaengler will conduct the following program: Mendelssohn's, "Flngal's Cave" Overture, Strauss' "Don Juan" and Tschalkowaky's Fifth Symphony, Th* Students' Concert takes place it Carnegie Hill, on Wednesday evening, with Willem Van Hoogstraten conducting...
...Perl-man) a few weeks later...
Vol. 2 • January 1925 • No. 4
