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that with the Introduction of impression
ism a new art was born-art is d constant
stream flowing eternally from a single
source-but the current was turned and
flowed freely in new direction, gaining
strength as it made its way onward.
Now again fresh influences are lending
impetus, two new currents are flowing
into the main stream, and whether they
VII strengthen or pollute cannot yet be
determined. One is a disregard for the
amenities Of grace in expression which
results in the use of a simplifed almost
brutally frank, journalistic dicton, and
the other is a development of sensuous
use of color.
The spirit of the age demands vital
truths, we are impatient with detail; We
do not want to husk our own corn: We
do not want to have to search for beauty:
We have not the spirit of discoverers. o
IAN extent this indicates "a people of ac-
ity. THE Polo Crowd by George Bel
lows, in the Corcoran Gallery's exhibition,
illustrates most admirably this tendency
1t is bold and brilliant piece Of paint
ing, fine in color, correct in drawing and
immensely impressive in effect. There is
no waste: the vital truth is set forth with
simplicity and directness. 1t rings with
sincerity. THE Beach at Coney,i by the
same painter, is in similar style, but Yer-
haps a little less successful in the ulti-
mate analysis. This painting was included
in the American collection exhibited at
the recent international exposition at
Rome, and attracted much attenti n
among foreign critics.
The second tendency to which refer
ence was made, that of developing the
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The Undesirability of Noise.
from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

rum SieVelnnd PiAln Dealer.
Noise Of battle has always been con-
sidered an indispensab BILE part OF warfare
1t is. however. a thing unnecessary and
undesirable. The efficiency of a gum
powder weapon is measured by Its kill
ing capacity. The more noise II makes
the fewer 1t kills. The booming battery
Is like the rattlesnake. Audibly IL warns
of its presence. The snake that lies low
and strikes silently claims the most VIC
Tins. The Maxim silencer Is intended
to make guns less noisy and more useful
in their specific field Of activity. The
quite nOiseless gun would be more de-
sirable than the wholly smokeless pow
der from the standpoint Of the warrior.
Now comes the complaint that the mill
tary aerOplane Is deprived Of much OF its
usefulness because of the tremendous
noise of its whirring propellers. At night.
when the flyers dart about above the
darkened camps, their presence 10 adver-
tised to the ear. In daylight they have
to- fly high to dodge bullets. at night
they might swoop down low enough to
gain accurate information were II not
for the inevitable noise Therefore the
inventors are striving to devise q noise
less aeroplane. IL noiselessness Is desirable
In warfare how much more Is II to be
sought in humdrum times Of peace? The
business OF war is to destroy life. and
noise is a handicap. The business OF
peace Is to prolong life, and to make
life happy, and noise Is a still greater
handicap. Cities are becoming saner.
muffier on some kinds of utterly sense
less clamor. But there remain many
cacophonies that might easily be elm
mated. Anti-noise societies should find
war is falling in line for their reform.
War would seem to be the final strong
hold Of noise, and silent battles the last
dream OF the optimist.
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New York, of which Mr. Evans Is a
prominent member. and will be sent d.
rectly from there to Baltimore. There are
in the collection some rarely beautiful
works-paintings by such men as Inness,
Wyant, Homer Martin. Ranger, Walker
Dewing, Twachtman and others
A FTER an absence of two years, Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Andrews have re-
turned to this city and reopened their
home on 10th street Mr.. Andrews, it will
be remembered, was instrumental in es-
tablishing the Corcoran School of Art. OF
which for many years he was director as
We'll as instructor. To his sound academic
teaching not few today owe large in
debtedness for subsequent success. Nota-
BILE among Mr.. Andrews paintings Is the
portrait of Martha Washington which
hangs in the White House. Mrs. Andrews,
too, has place among cotemporary paint
ers, though. for some years, she has pro-
duced little. Her work is vtrile and indt-
vidual, and to the local exhibitions she
has always been q welcome cont ributor.
Their studio in the past was a rendezvous
for artists and art lovers.
r
A MONG the Washington artists now re-
4 siding in other cities who are in town
for the holidays are Everett L. Warner.
Miss Edith Ogden and Miss Clara Hill.
LEILA -ME~HLIN.
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of the Smithsonian Institution from 1887
to 1906 which in the spring Is to be
placed in the vestibule of the Smfthsoni-
an building a memorial. The panel
shows Prof. Langley seated in an arm
chair on a balcony, presumably watching
the fight of an airShip, of which he made
the first test. Beside him are two or
three books. and delicately indicated
above to the left are two birds whose
flight he studied so assiduously and an
aeroplane. The composition is uncom-
monty good and the modelling is subtle
and sensitive. A more satisfactory form
of memorial could scarcely be found. As
a work of art this panel promises to be
notable
MUCH commentator has been given
AVA an exhibition Of small paintings by
William p. Silva, which has lately been
set forth in Los Angeles. Cal. Later by
special invitation the collection will be
shown in Denver under the auspices of
the Denver artists.
X
A N interesting and important exhibition
will be held in Baltimore directly
after Christmas, at the Maryland Insti-
tute. 1t will consist OF sixty or seventy
paintings comprised in Mr.. William I.
Evans private collection. These paintings
are row on exhibition IN the Lctos Club,
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temporary American artists.
This exhibition is not only notable for the
high standard it upholds. but for the va
riety and catholicity of its exhibits. 1t is
an interesting, thought-provking display
and one which we'll rewards careful con-
sideration.
There is nothing fixed nor stagnant
about current production in the field of
art. Never perhaps were there at one
time so many styles and so much diverg-
enee Of opinion. In some instances this
individuality is lost-or il may be that
some follow the wrong lead. mistaken
mannerisms for originality. But so long
as there is movement and dissatisfaction
there is hope, and even f some of the eff
fort seems to be expended in wrong d.
rections 1t is better than IL 1t were not
exerted at all. In art. as in everything
else IN life. every forward step involves a
risk and IN most instances ii is taken at
some cost. When the impressionists first
exhibited they were regarded as little less
than rnadmen, but we know today that it
was these clear sighted. clear thinking
painters who opened for us the windows
of tradition and let in the light and air.
This does not mean that the impress
sionistic style is superior to all other
styles which preceded it. but that 1t add
ed something to art which is of inesti-
mable value. 1t is not to he supposed
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE VOICE. BY Margaret Deland.
Illustrated by w. III. d. koerner
New York: Harper & Bros.
JOHN AND BErrY's SCOTCH HIS
TORY VISIT. BY Margaret William
son, author of John and Bettys
English History Visit" Illustrated
from photographs. Boston: Lothrop,
Lee & Shepard Company.
A LOYAL LOVE. BY EleanorAtkinson.
author of "Greyfriar's Bobby" Bos-
ton: Richard Badger.
THE CALL OF BROTHERHOOD, and
Other Poems. BY Corrine Roosevelt
Robinson New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
THE PICTURES OF POLLY. BY Mary
King Courtney. Illustrated. New
York: Harper & Bros.
THE CAMP AT SEA DUCK COVE. By
Ellery II. Clark. With illustrations
by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company.
TRAINING THE LITTLE HOME
MAKER, BY kitchengarien Meth
/ ODDS. BY Mabel Louise Keech. A. B.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Com
pany.
AURELIE. BY Arthur Sherburne
an" etc. With illustrations by Eliza
beth Shipper Green. New York:
Harper & Bros.
POETRY AND DREAMS. BY F.. c.
Prescott. Boston: Richard Badger.
THE JAPANEsE TWINS. By Lucy
Fitch Perkins. illustrated by the
author. Boston,: Houghton Miffiin
Company.
THE GARDEN OF DREAMS. By
Clarice Vellette McCauley. Chicago
A. c. McClurg & CO.
THE TORPEDO UNDER THE ARK,
'Ibsen and Women" BY Ellen Key.
authorized translation from the
Swedish by Mamah BoutOn Borth-
wick. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher
Seymour Company.
THE FALL OF ULYSSES; an Elephant
story. By Charles Dwight Willard
Illustrations by Frank Yer Beck.
New York: George H. Doran Com
pany.
THE LADY OF THE LANE. BY Fred
erick Grin Bartlett. Illustrated by
+. c. Caswell. New York: The Cen
fury Company.
THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP
By Katherine Holland Brown. author
OF "Philippa at Halcyon." etc. IL
Illustrated. New York: Charles Scrib-
ner'S Sons. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
BROTHERLY HOUSE. BY Grace s.
Richmond. Frontispiece by Thomas
j. Fogarty. New York: Doubleday.
Page & Co. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
THE LOVERS BAEDEKER AND
GUIDE TO Already. By Carolyn
Wells. With twenty illustrations
and a cover by A. d. BIashfield and
maps by George w. Hood New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Company.
PEGGY STEWART AT SCHOOL. BY
Gabrielle E. Jackson, author of
Peggy Stewart" etc. illustrated
by Alice Beard New York: The
Macmillan Company.
THE ELECTED MOTHER; n Story Of
WOman's Equal Rights. BY Maria
Thompson Daviess, author of 1.-The
| Melting of Molly, etc. Indianapolis
Bobbs-Merrill Company.
THEIR CITY CHRISTMAS; a-story for
Boys and Girls. BY Able Farwell
Brown. With illustrations by Sears
! Gallagher. Boston: Houghton Milf
fin Company.
MIR. PERRYMAN'S CHRISTMAS EVE,
! the story a, a Life of Faithful Serv-
ice. BY Frances S. Porcher. Chi
cago: The Reilly Britton Company.
BEAUTY AND THE JACOBIN; nm
Interiude Of the French Revolution.
! BY Booth Harrington. With illus
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
LIST OF NEW FOREIGN BOOKS
CONTINUED.

The list of new books in foreign lam
guages at the Public Library IS continued
this week by the following list OF Italian
and French books:
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italian Literature.
Poetry and Drama.


Annunzio. Gabrielle d.; Cannoni Della GestA
d'Oltremare. Y35P- Ap7S6c.
Annunxio. Gabrielle d.. Fiaccola Sotto II Moggio.
1905. Y3oD-An7ssa.
Foscolo, Ego. Ariche scelte. 1910. YsSP-
FS73.
Giacomo. Salvatore di. Poesie. 1909. YsSP
G347.
Marrsdi, Giovanni. Poesie. 1901. YsSP. Ms47.
Metastasio. Z. A. Drammi. 1907. Y3SD-
Pascoli. Giovanni. Can't di Castelsecchio.
Pascoii. Giovanni. obi Innl 1907. YsSP-
Psscen: Giovanni. Poemi oonviviali. 1910.
Pascoli, Giovanni. Poemi ItaIici. Ys5P- P263pi.
c. xsis' Ana ' Soipe. ,oos s6 0p'
Annun,io. Gabrielle ID d, Forse che 81, FOr'e che
Amunzio. Gabrielle d.. L1nnocente. YsSF-
An7S8in.
xnnun1io. Gabrielle a.. II Piacere. YssF-
AnnniAlo. Gabrielle a.. Prose sceite 1909.
Bandsllo; Mstteo ouattro PART de Ia Novelle.
Barrili. A. G. Conquista dAlessandro. 1870.
BarriIli. A. G. Conquista dAlessandro. 1870.
Barrili, A. G. Ira Cielo Terra. 1907. Y35F
B274tr.
Deledda, Grazia. Anime Oneste. 1910. Y35F
D373an.
DeIedda. Gra.ia. Giuochi Della vita. y8ST.
D373gi.
Deiedda. Grazia. Mel Deserto Y35F- D373n.
Deedda, Grazia. II Nonno. 1909. Y35B-
D373no.
Deiedda. Gra.is. Nostaisie. 1905. YssF-
Deiedda, GraEia. Nostro Padrone. 1870 yasF-
D373np
Deledda Grazia. Ombra del Pasnto. 1907.
Y35F- D373om.
Deledda, Graxia. Sino al CUnhne. 1870 YS5F-
D373s
Serao. Matildc. Capelli al Sansons. 1900
Y35F -Se6S2o.
serao. Matilde. lie Amant. 1907. Y35F-
SeSS2ama.
Serao, Matilde. Capella di Sansone. 1899.
Y:,5F -Se6S2c
Serao, MatiIde. Conquista di Roma. 1910.
-Y35F -Seet62c.
Serao. Matilde. Evvfva Ia Vita. 1905 Y06F-
Se6S2ev.
Serao, Matilde. Paese di Cuccagua. 1910.
Y35F- Se6S2p.
Serao Matflde. Romano Della Fancula. 1909.
Y35F- Se6s2ro.
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French Literature.

French Literature.
Poetry.
Poetes de la Pleiade YasP-sP753.
Verhaeren Emile. Les Heures Claires. 1902.
verhaeren. Emile. Poemes. YssP.v5s4
Biography and Travel.
Baratier. A Travers rAfrique. 1910. a7s-
Dupont, Etienne. Mont saiut-MicheI Inconnu
CALLER H. de. Usagcs ct Moeurs d'Autrefois
Hill, d. J. LEtat Moderne ct Reorganization
Internationale. JAJ-HJ53w.F.
Iyray Jehan d, pseud. Au Occur dn Hareni.
Lannelongue. o. NJ. Tn Tour du Monde. 1910.
Philippe, C. l.. Lettres de Jeunesse E-P53e
Phipin de Piepape, L. NJ, g. Une Petite
e. 2S5p.
Barres, Maurice. Tn Honue Libre. Y39F-
Bordeaux, Henry. Lac Noir. 1903. YssF-
B647l.
Bourget, Paul. Tn Divorce. 1904. YssF-
Coolies cc,IGd ,o c. Pssaa Les Aventures de pi
As s@s is 5 psssa sas'de 'u o'euFI0men'
;, Co, Gomne T.: pseud. L'Enfant de commuse
Combe, T.. pseud. Petites Gems. 1895 YseF-
:. Conc Gonceurt. Freres de. Charles Demailly Isoe
:. Goncourt. Freres de. soeur Philouiene. 1907
Lafon, Andre. Eleve GILES Y39F-Ii34e
Lesueur PANEL. Pseud. Au Tournant dos
Provost, Marcel .aissctte. 1910. Yssr.
:. Roland; I Roman: Jean-Christophe; la FIN du
silve. Claude. Cite des Lamps. Y3oF s3ss
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John FLANAGAN of New York. the
sculptor, by the way, of the hand
some ornamental clock in the rotunda Of
the Library Of Congress. has just finish
ed portrait in relief of the late Sam
uel Pierront Langley, who was seer tary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-21

PHE great event this week has
been the opening of the Cor
coran Gallery's fourth biennial
exhibition of paintings by CO.
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BOOK REVIEWS.

don shop Girl. BY Horace w. &.
Newte. author of "SparrOws," etc.
New York: John Lane Company.
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THE Public Library has compiled and
I printed for free distribution a refer
ence list of the published literature on
the artists represented in the Corcoran
Gallery's fourth exhibition of cotemI O.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
NO WATER IN BIG FACTORIES
Committee on Safety Inspectors
Find Flagrant Conditions.

Following an investigation by inspectors
for the Committee on Safety, 1t became
known Yesterday that factories and sweat
shops throughout the city have been with
out water for either sanitary or fire protec-
ton for periods Of from two to four weeks.
The most fragrant conditions were found In
FIVE buildings housing nearly five hundre1
men. women and young girls.
According to the inspectors, the employees
are forced to work under conditions mat
are both an outrage to decency and men
ace to life and health. 1t was revealed that
these unsanitary conditions were main
,ained with the full knowledge of the op-
orators in almost every instance.
When these conditions were made known
Yesterday TO Dr. Ernst j. Ledcrle, Health
Commissioner, ne said that his department
would take immediate action to-day TO
remedy them.
The inspection will be continued anu
every building, factory or shop discovered
without water supply will be reported I'M
mediately TO the Health Department by
telephone. Among the buildings found to be
without water were a seven story building
in Henry street. six story building in
Frankfort street. a six story building in
Chrystie street. a five story building IN
Forsyth street and a six story building IN
Suffolk street.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Oriffal T,ccord and Washington,
Ian. pa severe storm has reached the North
Pacific Coast, and the general rains forecast on
Sunday have set In over Washington, oregon
Idaho and Northern California. Over the re
malnder OF the country the weather was gen.
erally fair. except from the lake region east
ward. where there were light SHOWS following
the passage Of the disturbance Tuesday.
II is considerably colder In the central val
leys the lake region and the East, with tenn
peratures 10 20 degrees below the seasonal
average In the South temperatures are mod
erately high, and over the western half OF the
country they have risen generally.
Rains will continue In the Pacific States, and
there will be rains and SHOWS Thursday and
Thursday night IN the Northern Rocky Mountain
region, extending by Friday into the middle
plateau and the central Rocky Mountain region
and the Northwest States generally.
In the central valleys. the lake region, the
East. South and Southwest fair weather viii
prevail during Thursday and Friday. II will be
warmer In the plains states on Thursday, and
on Friday in the central valleys and lake region.
In the Atlantic and Gulf states temperatures
win not change materially. Storm warnings are
displayed on the Pacific Coast from San Fran
cisco northward.
The winds along the New England Coast will
be moderate northwest. middle ATLANTIC Coast.
moderate northwest and north south Atlantic
Gulf Coast light variable; west Gulf Coast
light 20 moderate east and southeast; Lake
Michigan moderate north. becoming variable,
Steamers departing Thursday for European
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
COLORADO MIDLAND SUED
Colorado & Southern Seeks Sale Of
Stock. Fearing Default.

The Colorado g. Southern Railway Com
many has filed a suit in the Supreme Court
alleging that the Colorado Midland Railway
Company. a large majority Of the stock OF
which is owned Jointly by the Colorado Il
Southern and the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad Company, is in danger OF default
ing the interest on its first mortgage bonds
The action has been brought against the
Trust Company OF America and the Central
Trust Company, as trustees under the first
mortgage.
If foreclosure proceedings are started, as
is practically certain. the complaint says
the plaintiff companys interest in ne Col
orado Midland stock will become valueless'
Blair & Co. the complaint says, have made
an offer of $4,000 for plaintiffs stock In
terest, and the court is asked to direct the
trust companies 10 consent TO the sale.
The Colorado Midland operates lines hav-
ing total length OF 33S miles. in the MIN
ing district of Colorado. For several years
II has shown deficits, which have been
made up equally by the Colorado South
ern and the Denver & Rio Grande; and the
complaint alleges that its credit is such that
IL cannot procure additional cash by new
stock issues.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
OPEN PIPE LINE INQUIRY
Interstate Commerce Commls
sioners Begin Hearings Here.

The inquiry into the affairs OF the OIL
nine lines of the country by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, after hearings III
Los Angeles. Houston and other western
cities. shifted to New York YESTERDAY
In this proceeding. which was started on
its own initiative, the Interstate Commerce
Commission makes the Standard on Coili
Many and sixty-one pipe line companies re-
spondents
The hearings i'm this city will be held at
the Custom House They will be conilhcu
to the operation OF pipe lines east OF the
Mississippi. particularly all lines belonging
to the Standard Oil Company ard the
Pure Oil Company. an independent con-
Germ. interests In which are said to con-
troll the United States Pipe Line Company
operating as an independent.
George Chcsebro. of No. q Broadway
secretary of the Indiana Pipe Line Com
pany. the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, me
New York Transit Company ana otneT
companies, was on the stand all day
From questions put TO the witness ~
Franklin u. Lane, commissioner preslu-
ing, and August G.. Guthrie, counseI 10 tIIe
commission, IL was evident that the govern
ment wished 10 learn all the Circumstance's .'
surrounding the sale of pipe lines IN New
Jersey and MARYLAND, owned by the New
York Transit Company and the NatlonSaii
Transit Company, 10 the Standard Oli'
The acquisition of these lines. II was salu'
gave the Standard Oil control OF the e&-
port oil business OF the country.
MIR. Chesebro could not give this tntorma-
ton. but Martin Cary, representing the
Standard Oil Company, PROMISED 10 oHer
witnesses who COuld.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES'
Three-Gun Turrets for New Bat
tIeShips Criticised.
From the Tribune Bureau. ]

JdHudIy ~
BATTLESHIP ARMAMENT.-The Navy
Department, having signed the contracts
for the two new battleships, the Nevada
and the Oklahoma. is now confronted with
the question of passing finally on the new
type OF armament for these vessels. The
department some time ago decided that the
new H-inch guns should be mounted three
in turret instead OF two, but there has
been considerable question among the ex-
perts as to the military advantage OF this
distribution OF the heaviest guns OF the
ships battery. Many officers adhere to the
opinion that with all the benefits to be de-
rived from the three-gun turret there are
risks In having so many guns In one turret,
all OF which might be put out of commits
sion with single fortunate shot by the
enemy. II is the old fear of carrying too
many eggs In one basket"
When the question came before Secretary
Meyer some weeks ago he decided that II
would be wise TO take the view Of the
General Board and most OF the officers
who are interested In gunnery and adopt
the three-gun turret. Now another ques-
tion has been presented to the department.
involving mechanical aspects of the prob
'N'''' S''hN VI tiC btllCNV tiC "a
perimental mount, which is being construct
ed according TO departmental designs. will
not prove success, and that IT will be
necessary to abandon that type and return
to the two-gun turret Nothing can be
determined I'm a definite way until the ex-
perimental three-gun mount is fully tested
at the naval proving ground at Indian
Head, Md, early in April. The question is
a most important one in connection with
the batteries OF the Nevada and the Okla
homa. and II there is any change in the
design Of the turrets there will necessarily
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
STEEL MAY SHOW DEFICIT
Earnings for Last Quarter of 1911 To
Be Announced Tuesday.

The earnings OF the United States steel
Corporation for the final quarter OF 1911
will he made public on Tuesday. Wall
street estimates of what the earnings VIII
be vary considerably. but the consensus OF
opinion In the trade appears 10 be that they
will be in the neighborhood OF s23.oo0.OoO.
This would compare with earnings OF S25,-
9O1.729 for the same period year ago
and would be considerably under the amount
needed to meet all fixed charges and divi-
dend requirements.
Provided the above estimate OF the earn
ines for the December quarter IL correct,
the total earnings for the year 1911 Will be
approximately S1O4,150,OOO as compared
with s14I.454,754 in 1910. As the sum OF
approximately sio5,ooo,o oO0 is required to
meet the fixed charges for the year and
dividends on the common and preferred
stocks, such A showing would mean small
deficit on the years operations.
The corporation. however. has surplus
of about $40. 900. 900 on hand. so that even
il the earnings for the year fall slightly be-
low the sum needed for requirements II is
not believed that any change will be made
in the dividend on the common stock at
Tuesdays meeting, particularly as the pres
ent business outlook is understood 10 be
excellent.