The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
[aTlSTS IN MENDlCANCY.
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~, psnnett, who says that he was
.srly editor OF Success and Ia now doing
.,,t Tor the sopolitdH. hastonsd to
r., srs Office yesterday to state that no
y. Do NJ longer connected with tho Press
L,s, League whose canvassers have
. ..,v be.n making touches In Wall Street,
THE SUN told yesterday. Mr.. bennett
M not back from abroad dAy before
.',.,day. said that he had served notice
,hs league some time ago mot 70 use his
~. He was also very sure that his
..d George NJ. Baxter, TO whom SUBJ
.s,,tion blanks asked that checks be made
.,shle as treasurer, had served similar
nice last May.
.Mr. Outcault, Mr.. Baxter and myself did
ii. said Mr.. Bennett, "when we found
y, certain persons. who pretended to be
,.rlins in legitimate way, were In reality
1,aiters.' The league was started by
Z. Pommery, Organiser Of the Maritime
:. rue, in which Senator Thurston became
.,rsnned. Mr.. Outcault allowed his narne
b. nsed az president and Mr.. Barter was
v.ssursr, but I'm quite sure they didn't
.odle the funds. Mr.. Pommery ran it.
/, Md not know that . Subscription list
:. be;np circulated until after several
ambitions had been given. I simply re-
lived money for some pictures exhibited,
nd that was all
Mr.. Benefits wishes regarding the use
his name seem to have been disregarded
the present manager Of the league.
he latest stationery gotten out preparatory
holding what Is advertised as the sixth
nnual exhibition has him down as MEN,
Or Of the executive com mittee. Mr..
axer's name and Mr.. Outcaulte do not
prear. George Bleekman 10 chairman, and
Ia otber mai are Bert Cobb and F. Gil
et Edge
The headquarters Of the league are In the
mexican Tract Building and not In the
ark Row Building, as was stated yestcr-
~. A Sun reporter found a young woman
enogra pher in charge Yesterday, full Of
10. She said she was Employed by Mr..
srter head OF the United Newspaper
slreau. started by him recently and oc-
upving the same Office as the lea que.
30 look out for the Press Artists League
or Mr.. Ia xter. she said. 1T IL true that
Mr.. Baxter and Mr.. Ben net are no longer
onnected in way. When Mr.. Ba xter
s,nt abroad with MIR. Rennet he turned
yer the lea gne to MIR. B. eekman to run as
,ana ger. a.r. B.eekman ieorganizeG it
ut after the last exhibition. beti last May
the As. or. lint exhibition wasn't a
uecess You see, the CAnvassers get all
be money. Mr. Ba Xier got lea discDtIu geti
eepng track OF them.
lou sec. some OF them want 90 per cent
the checks they bring in. Then the
rists have TO get their share and there
mt much for the ieaglH. AIT. Baxter
mployed people who came in here 10 act
carivassers. they didn't collect much
x the last exhibition, but We sent invita-.
oas to eli who subscribed to come anc
kct their pictures. II they didn't come
wasn't our fault
Mr., Bleexnsn hasn't heen around fol
No. Some csnvassers did start out tC
h albscril TORS for the next exhibition
81 | don't think they have turned IN any
Oasy, because, you zee, Mr.. Bleekmar
asnt shown up Most 81 the canvasserss
ave stop,s cd work for the summer.
paly don't know who the canyassers we're
nsver beard Of Mr. OK .n nsns s on.
HI SuN printed this morning was last
ears. Our latest ono asks that all check,
made tayable to the league, and not t
II. Baxter Who Is the treasurer? Well
II. Bleekman, as mana ger. caSheS al
hecks made rayable to the leagre, but
y say no checks are coming In now:
II anything wrong IL being done In
70 heard Mr.. Baxter say time and tins
gain to the canvassers not to beg but thu
invassers aren't in sympathy with tht
lthts They want to get all the money
hsy can for themselves and want half o.
10 checks"
ne stenographsr is Mrs. A. l.. swsxey
Her name appears on last years subsorip
hid she had had that discontinued. She
nd It was really too bad she couldn't tel
Aos much I he lessle had collected in behalf
4 the artists or show any books.
We have always made point Of showing
bur books to any one, she said, and one
Bsy some one took advantage Of this ane
|tole our ledger. We think 1t was som'
i0 OUnuc<1cu WIFI OIc VI VLO0O iANoh VI
ssnizations that aren't all they should
b. Mr.. Baxter could tell you about tn
nonev II he was here, or even Mr.. BIeek
nan'
Ths nav subscription blanks Of the lea g',e
Whch the canvassers don't appear to b
hsng. announce that competitive a!ardi
free art scholarships viii be made OF
tn I. 1t doesn't mention where thest
scholarships are: Mrs. Swazey said sh'
tdnt think the league had env i"=e nc-
ut had some had In the past; just wher'
NE didn't know.
'Mr. Pommerv hasn't been nectet
nth the lea cue for some years, she said
H le!t under somewhat unnleasant cir
20 instances. Mr. Baxter withdrew Be
ause he was going hack into the newe
tper business He is now In Paris start
ne bureau over there"
Another organization OF rhi'anthropist
the Newsrarer Artists Association
rave an exhibition at the Hotel Asto
Nav, tor, hut Mrs. Swszey said It WASH
al sllied with the Press Artists Leagve
NJ scheme of this examination vas t,
~ stock to the artists and raw Q Fer cent
viaends on this stock out Of the proceeds
didn't attract many artists. bit Il In
SEQ harmful spirit Of competition II
~ bashess OF the artist bepears.
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