Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-19
ART TREASURES TO COME IN
Passage of New Tariff Bill Will Bring
Millions to America.
VALUABLE COLLECTIONS ABROAD
Fine Pictures and S~tatuary VIII Soon
Grace Public and Private Bal
IerIes of the United
States.

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Under the new
provision of the proposed tariff which per-
mits the Importation of paintings and works
of art more than twenty years old, duty
free, art treasures with values estimated
at more than 100000 are expected soon
to grace the private and public galleries
here and IN other art centers In the United
States. Discussion of the new tariff on
works Of art among artists and collectors
today brought out that fact that the art
possessions abroad OF one American. j.
Pierpont Morgan. represent a monetary
value of nearly $60O0.0O0. 1t Is we'll known
that Mr.. Morgan is one OF the most enthu-
sisstic trustees of the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art, and that the removal OF duty duty
which has kept his art treasures in London
will now permit Of their being removed to
New York. Among tho treasures OF Mr..
Morgan abroad are Raphael's Madonna of
st, Anthony Of Padua,'' upon which a
value of $500 ,0OO is placed: Ruben's "Por-
trait Of the Grand Duke" worth SIPS, 900,
and the famous Gainsborough canvas,
Duchess of Devonshire." for which $780,
900 was paid.
Depew IL standpatter.
Andrew Carnegie was the guest OF honor
tonight at the house warming banquet in
the Lotus clubs new home on F4fty-sev-
enth street. Among the speakers who paid
their tributes to Mr.. Carnegie were Charlie
magne Tower, former ambassador to Ger
many; Senator Chauncey M. Depew, Henry
S. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie
Foundation; Richard Watson Glider, editor
Of the Century, and ST. Clair McKelway,
editor of the Brooklyn Eagle.
Senator Depew told Mr.. Carnegie that he
did not agree with his position on the tar
IF. "A veteran ~standpatter like myself
he declared. thinks that those who, suppIe-
mentinE the tariff with extraordinary busi-
ness ability. have accumulated large for
tunes, should now leave TO the other fell
lows, who have like ability, a like tariff
opportunity"
Parade six Miles Long,
ST. Patrck's memory was honored TODAY
In New York city by a parade in which
1000 persons were in line. The parade
was more than six miles long. Archbishop
Farley and the heads OF city departments
reviewed the parade from a stand. Just
prior to the parade a military mass was
celebrated at St. Patrick's cathedral.
Brooklyn had a celebration all it's own
which came near eclipsing the Manhattan
event.
Down on the water front the battery
boatmen had their annual marine process
sion. A long line OF boats covered from
water line TO topmast spar with green
bunting was on hand at the hour appointed
for the parade. The course OF the process
sion was from the Battery to the Statue
OF Liberty and return. There was a short
stop at Liberty island. where refreshments
had been provided for the marines. The
crowd Joined in singing the Wearing Of
the Green
Ben Hur Pictures EnJoined.
The United States circuit court OF APP
pesls, in a decision today. ruled that a
moving picture is a stage representa-
ton" within the meaning of that term in
the copy right law. The question arose
In a suit brought by Harper & Brothers
and Klaw & Erlanger against the Kalem
company, manufacturers OF moving pic
ture films, To enjoin them from producing
exhibitions Of Ben Hur."
The film company. while admitting the
scenes pictured were taken from General
Lew wallace's book. urged that the repre-
sentation was only an exhibition of pic
lures" and not a dramatic performance
within the meaning OF the copy right law.
The courts decision holds that in order
20 produce a moving picture It Is necessary
TO prepare a synopsis or story which is in
eject a drsmatizstion, and that the author
alone has the right 20 make or authorize
a dramatiZation.