The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-03
D0MsT0CK RAIDS
| ART Students
LEAGUE At n. Y.

New York. August 3.--Anthony Com
ock got a patrol wagon yesterday and
|lided the rooms OF the Art Students
ague at 2l5 West Fifty-seventh street.
IN hen the wagon drove of IL carried all
|1e copies of the June number of the
pagazlne. published by the school, that
Pie raiders could find In the building. A
|oung woman bookkeeper, who seemed
l be I'm charge. was taken off TO the
Nest Side police station. a prisoner on
Jane Doe" warrant issued by Magis-
Fate Mayo.
Mr.. Comstock's opinion of the schools
pagazipe. which is also it's catalogue. ID
| pat IL In an obscene, lewd, indecent,
|lthy and disgusting book" 1t has pic
ires In II OF men and women who have
D clothes on, and the names or the ar
|sts who made the pictures are shame
| ssly appended.
| The hornets were not I'm the nest yes
rday. but they are likely to be heard
|et out OF town II they can. The few
| ho could be found last night were de-
|dedly angry and talked about taking
Ieps To find out whether the secretary
Ice had any right 20 enter the school
I ld carry off its property. and what kind
an act II was IL he no right
1.-THE Art Students league is one or the
psf known art schools I'm the country,
fhving as instructors Kenyon Cox. Frank
{lncent Du Mond. Gutzon Borgium.
{eorge b. Bridgman Alice Beckington,
Irwin c. Taylor and Thomas Fogarty.
{lt Is one OF the three societies which
rm the American Fine Arts society and
part owner OF the big Fine Arts build
kg In West Fifty-seventh street. Last
II tho school started the publication of
Ie American Student of Art, 10 be pub
Ehed monthly from October TO July,
tn Andre Champollion as editor.
IThe June number contains articles on
hitting. sculpture. etc, by Gutzon Borg
m. Leon Dabo, Albert Sterner. J. l.. s.
the school decided TO combine the fall
dialogue with the June number. and for
at reason number OF illustrations Of
awings made by pupils and instructors
the school were published. These rep
sent all the phases OF art studies. from
portrait OF George Washington TO va
BUS samples OF unclothed art. which
ere calculated TO impress prospective
N students with the kind OF teaching
&ne at the league
Mr.. Comstock said last night that the
nbined June number catalogue would
We lodged him entirely IL a man had
It sent a copy through the mail and
ID him he found II I'm the hands OF his
ildren. He then went before Magis-
tie Mayo yesterday morning and OBJ
ned a warrant
At the league rooms he found I'm charge
young woman bookkeeper. who gave
r name as Anna Robinson. He asked
N about the June American Student of
~, ana she showed him copy. lie, put
% under arrest as gently as possible.
10 told her TO hand over all the copies
n had.
bhe gave him 16. and then led him TO a
pm on the third floor OF the building.
Itch was heaped up with catalogues.
wrapped up and ready TO mail Some
them were even addressed to young
Emen. Mr.. Comstock admitted. In hor-
r-struck tones.
n lawyer, who had been summoned.
q hV a ff,a ha
Il there. and had the hearing In the
BE set down for Tuesday afternoon.
Ee young woman was paroled i'm his
Istody. He went away from court I'm a
Irry, declining to discuss the case be-
use he said he did not know anything
Xout IL as yet.