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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

See Abbotts display OF silk and WOO
dresses.
Ten per cent discount on all goods for
only one day, Saturday, ut Vaughan's
Mrs. Potvin, who has been spending
several days in the city as the guest OF
Mrs. james Canton and with other Barre
| friends, returned this morning TO her
home in burlington.
A September weather record for Barre
was probably established yesterday, al
though numerous reports OF unparalleled
mercury ascents in different sections Of
the city have not the solid authenticity
of government readings. One man whose
daily scrutiny of the thermometer is
second in regularity only to his daily
perusal OF the Bible, notes that a mark
of 80 was the highest registered by his
Indicator. Another's thermometer dis
played tube of mercury whose head
was suspiciously opposite the 100 mark
and divers readings ranged anywhere
from 90 to 100. No heat prostrations
were reported, but humanity seemed to
be suffering intensely under the scorch-
ing rays of the sun.
A bear cub captured by John Hood of
East Barre in the untracked forests OF
northern Vermont in Essex county early
in the summer is rapidly adjusting him
self to domestic conditions, as passersby
at the Hood place have had occasion
lately to notice. Bereft of its mother,
whose struggle in behalf of her offspring
80; sts,F; H..
the cub at first seemed to spurn all
friendly overtures, but latterly the little
one has shown more amiable disposi-
ton. Bruin jr. has learned a number Of
clever tricks and seems to delight in
performing for people who stop in front
of the Hood home to watch the children
playing with their strange pet.
Passengers aboard the interurban
street car due to arrive in Barre at 9:45
o'clock were more than startled at the
crossing near the Dodge bridge
on the Montpelier road last night when
a party of motorists came within an ace
of possible death by being run down by
the car. Evidently the fog and the |
glare of both the auto and electric car |
headlights confused the chauffeur, for he
drove his machine directly in front Of the
approaching trolley car and stood square
" on the track, when the motorman,
with unusual presence of mind, brought
MIS- car to such a sudden halt that the
were nearly thrown from
their seats. An examination of the
suto's position showed that the motor
sts' escape from collision was matter
If inches. The license number on the
Machine was 922s, which is credited to
William Writer'S in the Vermont auto
egistry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-17

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-17
CHARGED WITH BREAKS.
Indictments Against Rowell, Webster
and Dalton at Woodsville, N. H.

Woodsyille, n. H., Sept, l7.-Among
indictments returned here yesterday are
the following: Walter Rowell, Herbert
Webster and Ernest S. Dalton, breaking
and entering.
A jury was impaneled in the case of
Greenley a jackson VS.. Oxford Mutual
Fire Insurance Co, an action TO recover
insurance on building which was de-
stroyed' on May !, 1913. After taking
testimony counsel reached a settlement
and the jury was excused.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-17
BULLET HOLE IN HEART.
Mike Philips Killed al Peterboro, N. II.
Revolver Seven Feet Away.

Peterboro, y ~. SEPT. l7.-About
$50 O'Clock yesterday morning a report
of . revolver vas heard Al the Central
house IN this village and upon investi-
cation. Nike Phnlips. = native ~ Rus
sia. aged a. Was found lying on his bid
with = ballet hole tilrungh the heart.
Alert seven fest from the bed. On a
b1irenu behind q small lamp. wss q 81
calitrs revolver which bad been used
reerrtiv.
II nrlrears Impossible 20 THE nutberi-
ties that the usn shot himself. dropped
the revolver and then reache1 tlie bed.
70 Al sppesrsnees. Be DIED without a
stFrirEis
f'hips had teen warking for ". s.
HadlsY 8 farnnfs IL this town. and rut
fhrnuTt lsst Meaday ~ account ~ tsing
iatrtiastad BE was in oomuarF VITA
tw-o rnsN Wednesday evening and wes
r. tiier ruou IL fhs sstus hguse less
ti.an urs huur i-fcrs his d.sth H. ief
tsttis Fl iinaa - taNf time an1 e.
sseH tls twn men - erirk wftk him.
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Mstsrer nna Haunur ere irTess irztia0
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-17
ARRESTED AT FAIRGROUNDS.
New York Man Held for Trial in Yer
mont Court.

Manchester, Sept. 1.-THE Battenkill
valley fair closed yesterday afternoon
with large attendance, despite the ex-
tremely high temperature. Three race
events were the feature of the program.
Deputy Sheriff Purdy arrested George
Rolongh of Salem, n Y, on the charge
of selling liquor Illegally He was taken
to the Manchester Jail
The race summaries:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-17
BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Y, 1915.
The Weather

Fair and cooler tonight and Satur
day; moderate west winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
SPRING PICTURES
AT THE ACADEMY
VoluminoUs Collection, Containing
One Masterpiece and Generous
Number of Clever THINGS.
BY ROYAL C0RTISSOZ.

the opening of the Spring Academy below the end
the in sight but other things still to be expected and
me promises to be Of remarkable significance This is the loan
ambition which is to be brought the Knoeer gallery ON
pl the benefit of the WOmans Suffrage Campaign of 1915 II
Will be composed of both old and modern pictures illustrating
m notable those of Degas Mary 1t appropriate
rat the these be together Nearly forty
Years ago. when Miss Cassatt developing talent picture
refused at the Salon Degas inviting
exhibit with him and the other Inpessns group
she gladly accepted for she has Segard Already
had recognized who my Nane Courbet
,d Degas. hated conventional began
her old friend will the forthcoming show appear cxempars
Ae same tradition They will be finely represented the private
tons being upon for this containing
e memorable productions With these pictures there
viii be exhibited twenodd paintings Of the old Dutch
Flemish Italian schools, among them Renbrandts Glider" Vemeer
Woman Weighing Pearls Bronzuos Duke OF Ubno. will
he liant
the Academy wihdraw from the Fine Arts Building the
ries be taken by the Allied Artists of America the organ
un made its appearance last year This affair scheduled
May Presumably will be the last of the spring 1t the present
moment work be than aouncnt Be
td the Academy American Painters,
he Knoeder gallery discussed in The Tribune last Friday At the
Ynt gallery there will open Tuesday exhibition Of American
paintings sculptures drawings mostly by artists of the
advanced" persuasion.
An amusing campaign by the Association Of Women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
CARRIED HIS WAR
SECRET TO GRAVE
Lord DundOnald Asserted His
Invention Would Destroy an
Army at One Blow.

kf"OR the welfare of the human
race, we think it advisable
that your Lordship should
carry your secret with you to the
grave"
Such were the impressive and en-
phatic words uttered by Lord Exmouth
and Lord Keith, 20 whom Lord Dun
donald-"after the death Of Nelson the
greatest naval commander of that age
Of glory'-to quote an historian, sub
mitted, in 1911, plan which, he con-
tended, would destroy entire armies at
one blow and at very small cost.
Lord Dundonald was no crank or
visionary. He was practical inventor,
who devised many plans for the great
Ell efficiency of the navy. 1t was he
who foresaw the day when "a kettle
Of water" would drive ships across
the sea, and as early as ls43 he was
urging the necessity Of adopting steam
power and screw propellers for ships
Of the line. Indeed, he spent $4,000
from his own pocket for that purpose,
but with very little result.
Then came his great Inventions
terrible engine of war. Having sub
mitted the idea 20 the government,
they appointed a secret committee, con-
sistng of three admirals and two sci
entifc persons. who reported that, in
their opinion, .the plan would be per-
fectly infallble and irresistible, but
inhuman, and for this reason they
would not advise its adoption.
Still Lord Dundonald persevered In
his endeavor to get the government to
accept his invention. Lord Palmer
ston submitted it TO various scientists,
who reported favorably, and in 1856
Lord Dundonald said he was prepared,
if his plans were adopted and his SER
vices accepted. without fee or reward,
to demolish every Russian fortress in
the Baltic at an expense OF less than
100000. But the offer was declined.
What Lord Dundonald's secret plan
was has never been disclosed. The
governments great objection to IL
seemed to be that it could not be re-
tanned exclusively by this country,
and, consequently, in the case Of
great war, it would result in I'M
parelleled humiliation and extermins-
ton on both sides. The consequence
was that the plan was secretly iled
away at the War Office, and it is prob
ably there to-day.
Many guesses have been made at the
nature of Lord Dundonald's plan, and
the most feasible seems 10 be that he
discovered the secret of an even great
er explosive than turpinite. which
paralyzes and petrities regiments
Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

number Of facile, creditable things,
and, among the subject pictures, only
one painting, Thayer's winged Fig
ure." which possesses the signal inter
est of creative art. 1t is in the main
commonplace, and very nearly skirts
the brink Of failure. If il is decisively
saved from that peril it is thanks 70
the landscape painters, who in this eX-
hibition. as in so many Of its predeees-
sors. supply the needed elements Of
originality and emotion. The men who
on this occasion deal with the figure
tread. after all, much the same path.
The men who gather their material out
Of doors have an engaging way OF
doing so in different moods and a still
more engaging way Of using different
methods. They have all profited By
the influences of the Barbizon school,
our own pioneers, such as lnness, and
the later impressionistic movement.
But they all have ideas Of their own,
and while these may not invariably be
epoch making, they are at least gen
uine, they have at least the charm OF
personality.
We have indicated the lack Of imagi-
nation in the show For an instance
Of the fulness with which it is oc-
casionally supplied by a member Of the
landscape contingent we would refer
the reader to the "All Halloween" Of
Mr.. Charles H. Davis, with its ex-
pressive trees, its romantically glow
ing sky and its salient virtue of fresh,
sound composition. A picture like that
consoles for a lot of arid cleyerness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
Cleverness as Resource and ID a
Mark of Limitation.

1t is a great thing to be clever. But
it is not the greatest thinc in the world.
A survey Of an exhibition like this
might easily be made sequence Of
checrfully appreciatiye remarks-if one
took it for granted that the artists
duty was fulfilled in painting tolera-
bly workmanlike picture; if. in other
words. all he had to do was to be clever
and let it 90 at that. But after looking
al a lot Of merely clever pictures one
feels as if one had been chewing saw
dust. If they are to be really enjoyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

then we must throw overheard the ex-
acting ideals which a Thayer can sat
isfy and set what we can out of spirit
ed technique. or that there is plenty,
and to spare, in the Spring Academy.
There may not be any individuality to
speak of in most of these pictures, but
they are amusing enough, and by good
luck, now and then, some one In the
company will contrive to lift his, or
her, work TO slightly higher power.
Take, for example, the group OF three
painters who have gone to the theatre
for their material. Mr.. Clifford Beal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

And it has many companions-not
many, perhaps, that are 80 fervid, but
scores that revive the wholesome
glamour of nature. In particular we
would mention Mr. Hassam's Portland,
Oregon" as lovely in its delicate
greens and yellows as an Italian scene;
the stately villa subjects painted by
Mr.. r. Sloan Bredin; the exquisitely
poetized subject Of Mr.. J. Francis
Murphy; the almost stridently realistic
but still admirable winter scenes OF
Mr.. Gardner Symons and Mr.. Jonas
Lie; the strong simplicity of Mr.. Leon
Kroll's North River Front" And still
the tale is but half told We turn to
Mr.. Joseph Pearson and Mr.. W. j.
Hays for landscape synthesized into a
simple pattern; to Mr.. Chauncey F.
Ryder, or Mr.. Robert II. Nisbet, or MIR.
John +. Carlson for more lyrical i'm
preston; to Mr.. Hayley Lever for a
kind of direct statement akin to that Of
Manet; to Mr.. W. j. Beauley for the
bold delineation of an urban theme; TO
Mrs. Smell for mellow picturesque
ness; to Mr.. Gay or to the late Mr..
Shurtlef for pastoral sweetness or
sylvan grace-and in every one of
these many instances we are abundant
ly satisfied. Is there anywhere to be
noted an extraordinary manifestation
Of style, pure and simple? Hardly
that. But we are in no wise perturbed.
What these painters offer is too ac-
complished, and too saturated in the
truth of nature, for US seriously to
miss what they do not pretend to give.
There are a number of sculptures in
the exhibition, some of them meritori-
Gus enough, but the sole object to at
tract special attention in this category
is the Bronze Statue of Girl" by
Mr.. Rudolph Evans. 1t is a rather
grave type of adolescence that he has
studied, set in an upright attitude of
wide-eyed innocence. The composition
is beautiful in line, classically pure,
but not severe, and throughout the
form is subtly modelled. Mr. Evans
obviously has reflected on the qualities
of antique sculpture, but he has emu
lated them without turning his back
upon modern naturalsm. Lofty in con-
ception and worked out both with
sensitiveness and with sure manual
ability, this bronze is an authentic
work of art
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

the connoisscur Of technique with joy.
But the important matter is Thaycr's
concept on Of his work as a whole, his
ability TO paint in the grand style. His
masterpiece does not occupy the place
in the exhibition that is commonly re-
garded as the place of honor. but that
IS of no consequence. Who're the
Winged Figure" hangs, there Is the
place Of honor.
1t is the only painting of its kind in
the show, the only painting, that is,
in which technique is put almost art
lessly at the service of a creative idea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
HAD WATCHED 1T GROW.

In a North country village a local
character, who preferred emphasis to
the verities, was a witness in a petty
case involving an auger. lie positively
identified it as his property.
But" asked the solicitor for the
other side, do you swear that you
know this augerN
yes, sir"
How long have you known it!" no
continued.
II have known that auger," said the
witness, impressively, "ever since it
was a gimlet"- Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

There are not few works Of fancy
presented, but most Of them arc feeble
things. Of the two or three that rise
little above the average, perhaps the
best is The Unknown" by Mr.. Charles
S. Chapman. This forest scene, uncer-
tain in its definition Of tree forms and
painted in too restricted scale Of
sombre tone, nevertheless justifics it.
self through the skill with which Tie
artist has enveloped his subject in a
kind Of terrifying mystery. The man
who covers in the obscurity Of one cor
ner Of the picture expresses its mood
with unusual subtlety and force. Mr.
Chapman has the talent that promises
we'll, the talent that is enriched by
emotion. For the poetic impulse shat
VIC note in "Thc Passing of Autumn"
by Mr.. Henry Prellwitz, and for the
grace in Mr.. Louis Vaillants neatly
drawn startled" we are mildly CRATE
ful, but neither Of these pleasing oict-
ures is Of any great weight. In fact
where Imagination in the treatment Of
the figure is concerned il is a case of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

Long ago ar Illuminating distinction
vas drawn by shrewd critic Of the
arsc,ers placed upon the stage by
NO great French dramatists. In the
q. case they were impressive by
rrVs Of the fine things they said. In
lie other they were impressive with
%; saying anything. The same cri-
anon Is applicable in the sphere Of
hIniing. A creative artist may have
i'''ory to tell, but by the sheer com
fAihg power % his imagination he
VII irresistibly sway the beholder.
'at point is beautifully illustrated at
@' Spring Academy, opened yesterday
the Fine Arts Building. Out Of the
"s'al hundred works displayed there
''ns which is Immediately recognized
somehow dwarfing all the rest, Mr..
'''yer's Winged Figure" This noble
PAINTING, first seen in New York at
'1sller show q month or so ago, makes
" even stronger appeal when it is
ven for the second time. And why?
-" because the artist is embarked
T'a any esoteric symbolical purpose.
~osed, II this were at the back of his
~'Du' be would hardly cause his angel
Taa'p her knee in her hands, like any
@''ern girl in an attitude of lazy
-sa'lessness. The meaning Of the
"''''e' II angelic, is human. too. Pre-
~''y What it is we do not pretend to
" But that il is a high spiritual
'ag lie obvious, and in so far as
y would attempt to explain It we
=, siy u, simply, with the painters
" beauty. 1t is a beauty hu
'O' yes, but purged Of all earthly
w 1t is the beauty, instantly and
''eurely felt, which we recognize
"'h sculptures Of antiquity and
modern design like the master
VI Saint-Caudens, the Adams
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
QUOTED YHE HORNETS.

II was in a railway carriage, and tho
occupants were several travellers and
a staid, pompOus old gentleman. Vari-
Gus and unsuccessful efforts were
made 10 draw him into conversation.
At length one of them said: Come,
sir, | know you are one Of US. Tell US
what you are travelling in"
young man." answered the torment
ed one, glarRg at his interlocutor, II
am travelling in very Objectionable
and inquisitiye company, and the car
rage Is full of samples"
lie was not disturbed after this
Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

The American Society of Miniature
Painters bears a part in the Spring
Academy, filling several cases with the
works of its members. Certain of the
latter, always dependable, Miss Hills,
Mrs. Hawley, Miss BeckingtOn, Mrs.
Fuller and one or two others, make the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

exhibition and sale of the library left
by the late General Brayton Ives,
treasure house Of first editions and
other literary rarities.
At the Anderson Galleries there is on
view the second part Of the collection
formed by a Massachusetts, amateur Of
pewter, old English salt glaze, china,
lustre and Staffordshire fgurines. The
sale is fixed for the afternoons of
March 81 and April /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
Some Studies of Character and Some
Decorations.

.
Decorations.
Portrait painting at the Spring Acad-
envy oscillates between realism and
frou-frou, with the prevailing tendency
in the latter direction. There are a
few studies Of character, and these, as
it happens, are works of ability. The
"Dr. Felix Adler" by Douglass Volk. is
an excellent portrait, conservative in
style, restrained in tone and invested
with & genuine psychological interest.
There are signs of an endeavor to come
to grips with the subject in Mr. Ran
dali Davey's "Unclc Dan" in Mr..
George Bellows's young Girl" in Mr..
Leopold Seyfrerts "Mrs. II. L. Slim
son." in Mr.. Charles Hopkinson's "Miss
f.. c. Putnam" and in Mr.. NJ. Molarsky's
"My Father" These are all good
paintings, too. For the rest. we have
to reckon with that decorative motive
which is often agreeable but seldom
develops matter of much import. 1t is
diverting to observe the vivacty, the
SNAP" with which Mr.. William Cotton
has painted his Mrs. Cotton" the
sumptuous elegance of Mr. 0linskys
"Vera" and Ione," the cleverness Cal
ways the clevernessD of VI. Jean Nc
Lane, Eugene Speicher, Edward Duff
ner and divers others. But these ami
able processes cannot detain US long.
We pause, indeed, to note only one
more of the portraits, the study of his
son painted by Mr. Emil Carlson. That
is full of the fine craftsmanship with
which he has so often triumphed in
his pictures of still life, and in the
light color scheme he has produced
perfect example Of his fastidious TASTE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

INSPIRATION " Hiahe iS"'iS b'NN
of sculpture out Of this subject, and
much of the material here shown IS
sadly unnspired. The more interesting
examples are those of Malvina Hof-
man. Robert Aitken, Bella Pratt, Janet
Scudder, Louis Potter and Abastenia
Eberle At the Reinhardt gallery there
are sculptures by Prince Paul Trou-
betskoy, also paintings and drawings.
IN his sketchy, picturesque way he is
fairly effective.
The Kraushaar gallery offers an in
terestng group of five or six paintings
by some strangely assorted artists.
Whistler's early and famous Brittany
Coast" faces a sombre landscape by
Legros, its glorious blues almost
quenching the gray light in the French
mans picture. An early portrait by
Fantin Latour, suave, serene, classical
in its sentiment, is confronted by one
of Besnard's most assertive studies Of
fashionable type. The remaining
space is filled by two recent figures
painted by Zuloaga, Spanish dancers
portrayed with the hot color and the
heavy-handed notation of details in
costume which seem more and more 10
characterize him. 1t is decidedly a
varied exhibition, and one worth see
ing.
The Yamanaka gallery is given up TO
an exhibition of paintings and prints
by Hiroshige, who came late in the
hierarchy of Japanese art, but proved
himself the honorable custodian of it's
tradition. Stress has always been laid
upon the brilliancy of his work in land
scape, and the point is justly made. but
he is rich, too. in those purely decOra-
tive effects for which the Oriental
schools are famous. Witness especially
his marvellous studies of birds, mar
vellous above all for the manner in
which the given subject is adjusted to
the dimensions of print. This show
is packed with fine impressions Of his
works.
At the Enrich gallery here is an ex-
hibition of the eighteenth century Brit
ish school, paintings by Gainsborough,
Reynolds and Raeburn. There may also
be seen at this place a collection of
iewelry By Mrs. William II. Knapp. The
Folsom gallery displays portraits and
paintings by Howard Logan Hide
brandt. Pictures in oils and pastel and
some mural decorations by Arthur
Crisp 90 to make the regular fortnight
ly exhibition at the City Club. The
Gamut Club shows flower drawings by
Amy Mali Hicks. At the Arlington Gal
lery there are paintings of the Roman
Campagna, Of Lake Maggiore and other
scenes by Onorato Carlandi. Paintings
by Hamilton Field and carvings by
Robert Laurent will be placed on view
at the Daniel Gallery next Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

A considerable group of American
sculptors is represented in an exhibit
ton at the Macbeth gallery. devoted
entirely to the dance. There are about
forty pieces, and the ensemble is ac-
cordingly little depressing. 1t takes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
IONS AND OTHER MATTERS OF FINE ART

the late Mary A. p. Diapers minia-
lures, porcelains and furniture. will
also be shown this week a. the Aineri-
can Art Galleries, and sold on the af-
ternoons of March 26 and q. This irm
announces for early next month tho