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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
CLUB WARMED up
Membership Campaign Reaches
the Serious Stage.
sClub Will Close Doors, Warns
One Member

Friday and Saturday are objected
to be big days in the military member
ship campaign OF the Topeka Com
mercial club. An enthusiasm meet
ing held in the noon hour today and
attended by more than one hundred
members Of the club resulted in a de-
termination of those. present to reach
the goal Of fifteen hundred members
or know the reason why.
Many Of those present actuQllx en-
listed in the ''armies'' and win be in
the field for work this Noiek{ for at
least half a day. Others Nif1& eDNBt at
8 o'clock Friday morning When they
report at the club quarters TOR duty.
Members of the club hayes failed to
large numbers; that is, the force of
workers has been small. Consequently
the "captives' or new members have
been comparatively few. There Were
some things said at the meeting today
by members Of the board of directors
and others that made the men present
'sit up and take notice."
Must Give q Half Day.
Unless the men in this room will
agree to give. q half day or q day to
this work we will ,have-st0 CLOSE the
doors of this club said W. ~. Webb
The whole trouble has been that the
majority Of the members have been
for members to the other fellow"
One of the worst drawbacks has been
that instead Of going around personal
" to pay their dues to the secretary. a
large number Of the members have
made it necessary for some commit
tee to call and collect the money.
Col. George Godfrey Moore said he
was getting tired of being made the
sgoat'' in campaigns. He thought that
others should assume the brunt OF the
The Speakers.
Those who spoke were: General
Frank Curry. J. F. Haskell. president
Of the club; w. w. Webb, Colonel
Moore. Col. E. S. Pettyjohn, Samuel
z. Lux, Scott Hopkins, w. j. Rtcken-
bacher, L. M. Penwell and T. A. Bor-
man.
The club membership has been
boosted to more than 800, but the
goal is still a long ways off. The
armies of the Kaw and Long View
broke even in their fight for members
this morning. each getting dozen
''prisoners." Majorss Hugh f. Fisher
field together under Colonel Pettyjohn
of the Army af the Kaw. prpcured ten
members. w. J. Rickenbacher and H
H. Hall were the majors, under Colonel
Moore of the Army'O OF the Long View
The latter army is still in the lead in
the race. The winners will be given a
line party at q local theater.
Following are among those who
have agreed to work this week: w
W. Webb, DIR. Roy B. Guild, J. F. Has
kell, Harry c. Snyder. c. s. Elliott, E
c. Arnold. T. F. Carver. E. w. Rankin
G. @. Blakely, w. E. .Atchison, Mr.
Tanner, r. F. Tasker. George p. Nc.
Entire, c. E. Hubbard, H. w. Bonn.
gardner, H. s. Putney. DIR. w. S. Lind.
say. J. Gerstley, c. d. Skinner, p. H
Forbes, o. H. White, B. E. Cooking
ham. f. e. Goodrich. j. A, Cook
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
SAYS CITY IS SLOW.
Hotel Proprietor Claims That Topeka
& Promised to Pay : BIN.

The city does not pay it's bills. II
CHARGES 6Ded against 1t today In the
court OF Topeka by c. A. Wfburg. pro-
prietor Of Frisbie's hotel. are true. Mr..
Wiburg asks $130.92. which he de-
cIares Commissioners w. L. Porter
promised to pay. and the city clerk. at
the commands of the commission. re-
fused.
Erisbie's hotel az Kansas avenue.
was quarantined by smallpox from jan
1ny1se to January -. One OF W1burGab
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
POTATOES

Choice Colorados, 60 lbs. to
the bushel ............9 SOC
Onion Sets, per lb. ..... Zoe
Beef Roasts, shoulder cuts, from
prime cornfed cattle, lb. 1zf
Bananas, fancy good size,
dozen 10f
Dry Onions, medium size
QcCA wy
Matches, good quality, 2 pkg. %
Rice, clean, broken, z ID. for 18f
Steak, prime shoulder cuts,
lb. .16f
Creamery Butter, fresh churned
fancy quality, 1 ID. prints 32f
Cabbage, new, lb. AZ
Pure Lard, 15c grade, ID. .12Mf
Canned Salmon 15c qual.can ZOE
Potatoes, choice Colorado,
60 lb. to the bushel. !. 800
Peanut Butter, extra fine, lb. 14f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
President Wilson's callers.

Warrington, March 1s.-Before Presi-
dent Wilson took mp his routine engage
ident Judson. Of the University of
Chicago. who was introduced by JUS
tice Hughes Of the supreme court.
Federal Judge Aldrich. of New Hamp-
shire, came with Senator Hollis to pay
his respects. Sir johnson Forbes-R0b-
ertson and his wife were also in the
group of visitors that met the preei-
dent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
COST OF The STORMS
New York Expended 81, 400, 900 ON
Street Cleaning.

New York, March 19.-Some estimate Of
what the snow storms OF the winter cost
the city OF New York was had today when
the street cleaning commission an
nounced that =. 400 600 had been spent. and
another 100000 would be expended before
the streets were in normal condition Al
together more than 5000, 900 cubic yards of
snow were removed.
There were eight storms In the city dur
Ing the winter and about IS inches Of
snow fell Its total weight is estimated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
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OSBORNE SCHOOLS.
The Town Il Justly Proud ,s0f tn
i School System. s

Osborne, Kan. March 1s.-Osborne,
citizens believe that no investment
pays 4 community better than that
placed in educational advantages. 50
from the kindergarten through the
high SCH DOL Osborne has provided the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19

Richard Young, colored. aged Is, died
of pneumonia this morning at his home
at Twenty-fourth and Madison streets.
The funeral arrangements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19

kilograms received in Topeka this
afternoon announce the death of Harry
A. Mayberry in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Mayberry was resident of Topeka
and lived at 1414 West Eleventh street.
He was As years old and q mechanic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19

Uno Rodell. age A. died this morning
at his home at 219 Taylor street. The
funeral will be held at his residence at
2:30 o'clock Sunday. Interment in To-
pel<a cemetery. He had lived 81 years
in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
DEATHS And FUNERALS.

Harry F. Courtney, age 80, died this
morning at his home at 1922 Elmwood
avenue. The body will be taken to
Collyer, Kan, for interment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

introduced the artist 10 the medium,
printed his Autographs for him, and,
i'm short. had a knowledge Of the sub
iect which covered she whole OF
Whist-cr's Htuograpfic career Mr.
WAYS introduct.ons 10 the two editions
Of his catalogue are reprinted and pre-
fixed 90 these. there d. capital new
b;ocraorical note, especially traFerslng
Tho ST 10 Of Whistler's art with which
the present work deals. The three
score pages have been made into a
beautiful folio at the De Winnie Press.
and b. themselves they would be ot
solid value. But the indispensable
thing /. the portfolio OF reproductions
which goes with the catalogue. These
lGG plates. three i'm colors and the rest
in photogravure. give Us record that
Is unique. almost mirror OF What
Whistler did upon the stone. They DO
not prctend 20 possess the quality OF
the originals, hut they come astonish-
iDrlv near 90 70. especially ~ the mat
ter of the giaver tones. ne blacks
miss the yrlrety. transparent charm
which couuo,,seurs Of NhIstler's nth
.ograph, know so well The grays are
.oftca remarkable. And. happily, u was
In his crays that Whistler most char
5rteristicaly expressed the special ac-
cent of his genius.
ANY artistic idiom vas, 10 him, neces-
sarily q thing OF delicacy, OF the tender
nusnce rather than Of the Dc!d, Iorth-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

clio. Gnirlandajo. pen and wash draw
ings By Norocchio, and one even by
Dona.eilo drawings by these men, and
ink and wash drawings at that wan
defed past them with listless sort Of
air. I was on hunt for something
else. even d wax head by Raphael /
couldn't find 10. and was about 20 appea.
20 the guardian, when suddenly, etc
Holy Moses, Gin and seltZeri' Every
thing. anything. would be but as travis
in the whirlpool. When you have made
up your mind that a thing should look
one way and il looks another, you are
very apt 20 be disappointed. For a
moment | gasped for breath. The
next, xe a vessel changing tack. my
sails shook in the wind and ] said, is
this th ing right? And then the utter
loneliness Of it swept all other feelings
aside Do you know that X Is co.0red,
and that all 10 needs IS eye lashes TO
be what people call a wax igure.' that
the skin 3 flesh color, the lips red, the
ewes chestnut. the hair auburn. the
dres, blue. and the pedestal gold 10
i- eas. enough 20 take exception % all
this. an. your reason VIII Immediately
tell you II Is wrong. But then, when
you 20 and look 40 IT,, you wish YOU
NAV die or something. You no more
question its not being high art than
YOU think of a yellow harvest moon
being but a mass Of extinct volcanoes.
Il Is no use going on, l shall have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

more which are. by the same token,
rather homogeneous. The "old' school,
as il seems by contrast, is well repre-
sentcd IN the "Lowlands' Of Mr.. Alex
andcr Schilling. There is great ten
dernesS in his Interpretation of land
scape sentiment and he is true. in his
technical method, 10 the conservative
and sound tradition. But there is too
much here Of the so-called advanced
stuff. which really illustrates no ad-
vance AZ all The Armory Show, as We
noted az the time. was bound 10 pro-
duce a lot of travesties of strong" art.
They are quite unintercsting. But of
its better fruits there are, fortunately,
some striking examples i'm this exhibit
tion. Mr.. George Bellows Is invariably
good to see. even when he throws every
last chance of charm overheard and
relies upon nothing but sheer force.
Look at either of mis- two portraits. the
Girl with Red Hair or the Geraldine
Lee No. - and SAVIOR I'm them the
tang OF sharp, slashi1g brush work, the
Of form truly observed and
rendered. These are un-
lovely performances, but we would not
miss them for many "a picture well
enough given TO beauty. Another IN
tcnsely modern type IN this company
is Alr. Guy Peue Du Bots, who sends IN
his group of pictures a couple Of his
aclid notes on contemporary manners.
He. too. is to be priced Tor an uncon-
ventional kind of power. There are
some good landscapes by Mr.. Jonas
Lie. some delicately painted portraits
bv Mr. Edwin Booth Grossmar and four
beguiling drawings OF lsadora Duncan
dancing by Mr.. Van bearing Perrine.
The show a : a whole swell, TOO "ad-
vanced' for one who cares for good
painting.
Mr.. Charles Demuth invites much the
same comment by his exhibition Of
watercolors at the Daniel gallery.
VAGUELY we make out. at the bottom Of
his broad sketches Of mountain and
tree forms, wholesome zest for color.
For the res: we can discern nothing OF
any artistic interest in his crudlties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

with greater determination Die ambI-
lions for German sea power. Again and
again he cited 10 as am instance OF Oh.
danger confronting the unprotected
German merchant flag. Gradually the
need of a great navy permeatcd Ger
man thought; and from that incident.
OF little significance in itself. dated
decisive victory for the great Won
TirpitZ.
Year by year expenditures on ships
climbed higher and higher despite the
fact thar the nation gr0aned under the
increasing burden Of taxation. IN 1895
the Fatherland's fleet expenditure had
been about S30OcO000. Under the
constant and dominating influence Of
the great admiral. this sum was
doubled and then almost quadruplcc.
The navy grew 70 Che tune OF >ll',-
100000 last year.
If there was any question Of German
needs or German standing. all that had
10 be done was 90 ask Won Ilrpltz. Per-
haps there is no man IN the world TO-
dav who ha. IN mind such g stock OF
naval information. DC is said that bee
can repeat by rOta the name OF every
battleship aioaJ. It's tonnage, The date
OF its construction. It's displacement
and the details of It- armament. More
than osce has the Reicr-tag been
amazed when Won Iuni'z gave them
pictures oi the powers at sel
s consuming passion underlying ali
this activity has been the desire to
build % navy able 20 cope with Great
Britain. For years he has favored the
two-to-.hree standard. Tie has placed
his faith Don the possession OF a fleet
two-thirds as powerful ln offensive
units As the British navy such
strength. be believes, is sufficient 60
prevent the combined naval operations
Of France and England against the
Fatherland.
On the superiority Of German guns
and the perfection OF torpedo service
the great sea commander relies prln-
ciallv for Germanys victory whom OBJ,
titanic struggle for the mastery OF che
sea shall come The British have "a
vision OF Won TirDltz cast down tcesr
days. They imagine his fleet oo-tied
ND iu some home stronghold. o. may
be. however. that w1a. reyeres have
come ONLY serve as food for ron rcso-
luteucss that has never been known
to fail Nothing else can be- imagined
than that when the great crisis come
the unwayering courage and determine
ton which have won so many Veto
ries iu politics win be cXerted 20 their
uttermost 90 win the one oyertOwering
victory on which rests an this pow
erful admiraNs fame and perhaps The
very prestige Of this Fatncrand. De
troit Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

Of the effect Of the war upon the Euro
pcan market. The collection OF Baron
Albert Oppenheim was to have been
sold AZ Rudolph Lep.e's auction rooms
i'm Berlin on October 27, but only a day
or two before tina, date postal cards
were received in New York CURLY stat
ing that the affair had been "indefnite-
ly postponed" Buyers VIII have TO
wait for the opportunity 20 compete
for some forty-odd masterpieces Of
the Dutch and Flemish schools. The
collection has long been known by
rebate. anc the superbly illustrated
catalogue gives pretty clear eNplana-
ton of It's fame One plate I'm il, by
the way. is given to Spanish por-
trait. which is only attributed" 20
Nelasquez, and seems. indeed, almost
certainly by some other hand, but
whatever its origin, il is a work Of UNI
questionable beauty. The second vol
ume OF the catalogue describes Baron
OpDenhcim's ceramics. stained glass,
furniture. bronzes and other objects
of art. These treasures are perhaps Of
greater rarity than the paintings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01
New a IN G ri c q m
PaimtimG S-PrimGs
from Foreign
Hands.
Il, ROYAL CoRTSSOz.

For several years now 10 has been the
practice of the Metropolitan Museum to
provide the art season with the impor-
tant event which might otherwise be
lacking Even whom things Of high
significance are developed st other
sources % still coutrivcs 20 maintain its
asccndarcv. So it promises TO be this
wear. Nothing that can occur elsewhere
IS likely 90 rival the opening at the
museum, about the middle or TINS
month, OF tho rooms containing the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01
THE FIRST SHOWS
OF THE SEASON

as he found II and lett it 10 sneak for
itself. confident Of the artlcss human
attractvcnesS that 10 possesses. And
In the painting of II he has struck
what Is, for him, a new note, more
Suave, more quietly luminous than any
thing We have hitherto known from his
hand. Tn, light is perfect. the whole
scene being Justly envolcped in cool,
pure tone. Surely this is one of the
good pictures we are looking for.
There are others. in very different
veins. One or Two are purely dccora-
tive -the sprightly open air subject by
Nv. +. {. FricsckC. "Ihy ID. ,dc. Chair
giving an excellent aCCc-r' ~ elf m
this category. and Mr. ... VIusky's
studio piece, "Thc STAT, rowing
almost as persuasive. . say sal
most" because this we'll painted por-
trait OF a pretty woman contains ono
OF those unlucky passages which. once
noticed. will not down. The right hand
and wrist arc defined i'm bungliug and
even ugly fashion. But apart from this
detail "The StatuOtte" is uucommonlv
good, both in the sensitive handling OF
the green's I'M the color scheme and m
the firm. fluent brushwork to he OBJ
served throughout. Mr.. Ohnsky makes
remarkably rapid progress. He, like
the others we have cited, seeks to paint
things as they are. Mr.. c. ". Haw-
thorne is custom8rily 10 be credited
with the same ambition, but occasion
ally he doubles his realism with a spc-
cihcally imaginative intention. and in
the present instance he develops It on
a religious theme.
In his "Annunciation" he gives Us one
more study of his familiar type of
grave Young womanhood, but shows her
half EMBODIED in the wings of the
divine viSitaut. IL is a touching vet-
sion of the old theme. and so rich IN
the interesting personal quality that
he communicates to all his pictures
that we are very nearly convinced.
Very nearly, but not conclusively. The
artists fervor. for all its unmistakablc
genuineness. has not quite carried him
through. He is a shade outside his
natural million The ANGEL helps the
decorative design little but is not
otherwise impressive and, as though to
ratify our discomfort, the painting o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

picture frame. where their momentary,
sensuous appeal is, rs we have said,
amusing, but Of no serious consc-
quence.
Associated with him on this occasion
is Mr. Herbert Crowley, who fills one
of the smaller rooms with his paint
ings and drawings. The former, a col
lection of ten or twelve small panels,
all in low tones, have winning quail
ity both I'm their color and IN the dim.
mysterious charm OF the ideas they
illustrate. One could dwell quite SYM
pathetically with certain of Mr.. Crow
lcy's modest allegorics. His pen draw
ings. indicative Of an almost unbc-
lievable manual skill. leave one with
positively painful emotion. II is posi-
BILE TO admire the decorative quality I'M
the "Frieze of Fish or the Initial
Letter" and so one does not think Of
the labor that went 20 the making OF
them. But 20 LOOK M THE Temple
Of Dreams" for example. Is 10 think
only Of infinite. and frutless. toll. The
toll seems fruitless because there is no
Imagination shown IN the design IN
question. nothing but pillng 40 OF
mechanical forms. We think OF what
with tine right inspiration. Mr.. Grow
Khan's stately pleasure dome on paper.
With only his deXterlty 20 help him
out he builds up "a Temple of
Dreams" not even remotely suggestive
of dreamland. lie has humor, rs sew
eral of his "grotesques' show. We
wish he had given it a freer play when
he sat down 20 elaborate his more am
bilious drawings.
The Goupil Gallery announces an eX-
hibition OF paintings and lllumlnations
by Mrs. Da Loria Norman, OF London:
The Scribners are showing the original
charcoals Of MIR. HopEinson Smiths
Illustrations for his new book, IN
Dickens London" IN the Avery Ii
brarv. at Columbia University, there
is an exhibition of twelve ancient tap
estries. including Renaissance, ba-
rooue and eighteenth century pieces
The show has been arranged by Mr.
George Leland Hunter. author OF an
excellent book on tapestries, who has
also undertaken a series OF lectures on
the subject OF Columbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

right statement lie has been called
"the shrill McNeill," but the expression
applied only 10 his habit in argument
and in those witty out not always well
advised remarks which he loved 20 put
into print. When the impIshness in
him subsidized and he turned artist
again, his vision Of life was touched
with poetic feeling. despite his abhor-
renee Of anything that savored of "lit-
erature' in art, and he strove TO re-
produce only what was exquisite and
dainty in the appearances of things.
For such n purpose TYPOGRAPHY gave
him an incompatible instrument, for
# il deprived him OF the color he could
get with pastel, for example, it afford
Cd him, on the other hand, marvellous
iineness and richness Of tone. Lithog-
raphy was fitted also to the swift,
spontaneous nature of his best impress
sions. Il is q medium for the improvis-
atore, ii ever there was one, and that
was a part which Whistler was born TO
play. Research into the profundlties
Of form was not for him. That is why
the nudes and semi-draped figures in
the body of his photographic work leave
a good deal 10 be desired. Their beauty
lice in the investiture of style that he
gives 10 them, not IN any conspicuous
elements OF truth. He drove at a grace
Of his own, leaving anatomy TO the
anatomists, perfect drawing 10 the
draughtsmen. With the clothed figure
he had better luck, and with architect
are and the street scenes which always
had n particular fascination for him
he was absolutely at his ease. For the
study of all this and Of much more
the portfolio before us is precious. To
turn these plates over is to apprehend
Whistler as a photographer at full
length, TO follow the ramificatiOns Of a
design through its different States
to place in a better perspective than
ever before was possible one of the
leading strains in his artistic evolution.
The work was worth doing and it has
been done superatiyely well
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01
Some New Figures in the Art OF
Etching.

Al this time. when the season is just
opeuing. there always seem TO be an
unusual number OF exhibitions OF
prints. Mostly they are OF old trends,
"a "a SAY. but occasionally there ls
sometime new. The fresh mateua!
this wear NAV be seen at the hnoedlei
Gallery. where the works OF two UNI
familiar British etchcrs are displayed
They are very different types. Nj.
lanes McBey uses thln, almost
rneagre. but not at all hard line, m the
sketching of Moorish and EngilSh
GENES In a slight way he recalls the
STYLE of Bauer, but not tnat plcJu-
rasnue artists dramatic touch. MS
.tndies of architecture are good. Tech
picslIv there is nothing remarkable
nbout his work. The personal strain IN
his art is very attractive. lbs com
nanion in this show, Mr.. William /.
Robins. belongs 10 what we may call
tbc classical school. the school OF KEN
brandt and Seymour Haden. lie Is
yo,,ur man. we gather from the tala-
ioouc His youth does not reveal ltae!l
in his mates in any way 20 ms clsaG-
tartaoe. I'm fact ne uses the needle
Win all the ease and aplomb M the
world He. too. like Mr.. McBey' is
agreeable 20 meet.
Four etchers, all well known nave
tho walls at the koppel Gallery, Bone
Cameron, Lepere and Iorn. Ihelr TRAITS
hardly need 10 be discussed at this
late day. and save TO note the exec
lence of the impressions we Woulu' or
dinarily, have TO comment TO mart
Rut IL is impossible 10 encounter
groun of Leperc's landscapes without
1ausipp for a brief tribute 20 their
t5s.;r.1;or There was time when
,bis Frenchman was known more lot
the broad picturesqucness Of his WOOD
cuts than for anything else. but pc
ids being q powerful! craftsman ne
ia am artist given 90 revcrie and beauty
a Iover of landscape capable OF rising
"a the lyrical emotion ii CLAUDE. bohe'
Cameron and Zoru, iu this cNhlDltIoh'
arc All his peers IN mere technique. bul
= - Iapere who does most TO tOuch
Tho imagination, to bring out the spirit
nf fine things. Zom Is also TO be
studied at the Hahlo Gallery, and IN
This case he has all the space to MN
self. with more than eighty prints. ne
;mnressions. good from beginning TO
IA .re in some cases of a rare bril-
iisrc4 At the Ederheimcr Gallery
fbere has lust been opened an mn
nortan+ exhibition of "chlarOscuro en-
cravings. II Is of exceptional interest
for the student, illustrating as IL
does the early German and Italian
masters who LAID the foundations lot
fine DEVELOPMENT of the color print
In the print room of the PUBIC LlDlaIy
an exhibition Of Jean Francois Mlilets
etchings has been arranged, 20 com.
memorate the hundredth anniversary OF
his birth.