The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
EX-CADET WINS
PRIZE FOR ART
Youth Who Resigned From
Naval Academy Captures
Highly Coveted Honor.
NEW YORK WATER FAMINE
FOLLOWS DRYEST SPRING
Big Fire at Coney Island May
Be Benefit in Disguise
After All.
BY Leased Wire to Tho Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to Tho Tribune
NEW YORK, June I0.-Raymond
Perry Rodgers Nelson has won the prin-
cpal prize FOR painting at the Art Stu
dents league of New York and the spe-
Cal commeudation OF the jury as the re-
suit OF three years study OF ART after
leaving The United States navy. He is
1t grandson of Rear ADMIRAL Raymond
Perry Rodgers {. $ n. president Of the
Naval War college, and is connected with
the Belmont family. His incnations
towards svt were SO compelling that he
gave up a naval career TO devote himself
10 painting.
Mr.. Nelson has received the general
prize witn an award OF 500 for the most
mcr!rorious works displayed IN the eNhi-
lbt!on ~ caENasScs by students The eX-
l.ibii!ou WAS opened In the Fine Arts
building recently. Ills contribution con-
sists ot seven life-sizcd paintings. The
liguscS aye made nude OF semi-nudc. He
won enthusiastic praise for the painting
of figure with the back to the obserr-
cY which showed excellent modelling and
superior knowledge Of anatomy.
MIR. Nelson was a member OF the class
OF 1905 at the United States Naval acad-
emy al Annapolis. and when midship-
burg. The wedding took place In 1906.
While devoting himself 10 art he has been
living at Cedarhurst. l.. |.
Dry Season in New York.
New York is becoming really alarmed
fer It's waller supply. While the cry OF
water famine is about as familiar in
these parts when the first warm day spell
comes along as the killing of the peach
crop is further south after the last hard
frost, this time there really is some cause
for alarm.
All through this section in fact there
has been an unusually light rain and
snow fall during the winter which
watershed from which the city gets its
supply rIn run unusually low, Then
came along the dryest spring i'll years.
Now thore is the smallest reserve sup
Fly OF water known at this time Of the
year which the records show.
If We have an unusually good rain
fall this summer all VIII probably be
wei. but il the summer continues as the
spring has been there Is going TO be
trouble.
Another feature OF the situation which
as yet has received little attention but
which TO the poor particularly is likely
70 cut. big figure. is the effect of
"A trip around the country from which
New York draws the bulk of her vcge
table and small fruits leads TO the be-
lief that the prices of these commo-
are parched. the crops are stunted and
backward. and nothing short Of good
drenchinE rains can possibiy give relief relief,
wiped out goodly portion of that ia
nous resort is likely to prove not un
mixed evil
which VIII lie the greatest thing of the
kind that has. ever been known. The
city owrs the beach front above the
burned district nnd is now building q
municipal oathhouse with 5000 capacity.
II y proposed 20 taEe advantage OF the
fire and extend the city's beach hold
.ngs at least To the limits OF the burned
district and 10 build great board walk
all the way up to the Oriental point
Il this is done IL will Concy Island
finer wax even than the famous one at
Atlantic City, II this is done il is prob
able that the walk will be extended the
other Way down TO Sea Gate. the eX-
tremc western end OF the island. which
would wipc out. or al least radically
change the. character Of the least de-
sirable section OF the island and make
Il all clean.
Preaching in Tents.
One cf the summer features OF New
York are the tent and out-of-doors re-
licious meetings From now until the
cod weather comes IL VIII be next 20
impossible Ia take an extended walk
through the busy streets Of the city OF
half A GozcD street religious meetings.
The men who conduct them as Il rule
are business and professional men and
they ar" doing good work
/ stopped al one OF these meetings a
few evenings ago and recognized the
sneaker as very successful piano man.
bldFluTPT I'M ollCcr III one pl me prln-
cipal PRESBYTERIAN churches in the city.
He was not an orator but he was
preaching a plain. practical sermon. In
language which could he casly under
stood. ard nc WAS listened to earnestly.
He tells me that the men OF his church.
many of them wealthy business and pro-
fess'onai men are conducting series Of
these meetings and viii continue them
throughout the summer. These men take
turns at the work. each agreeing to give
one night week 10 H. When their
turns come they return to the CITY from
their country homes. II their families
have left The city for the hot term.
II the people won't come to church"
said my friend, why, will take the
church 10 The Deople.
He informs me that the men of a num-
Der of other churches are doing the
same thing.