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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vfcinityi Part
ly cloudy tonight and Saturday;
probably thundershOwersj not
much change In temperature.
For Eastern PennsyIvaniai Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday,
with probably occasional thunder
showers; not much change I'm
temperatures light, variable
winds.
The Susquehanna river and it's
principal branches will probably
fall slowly. Local rises may pos
sibly occur as q result of heavy
local rains. A stage of about 80
feet In indicated for Harrisburg
Saturday morning.
General Conditions
Pressure is relatively high over the
Southeastern and Northwestern
States and has increased some
what over the Missouri Valley.
Showers have occurred over n part
OF the Lake Region. in the Upper
Ohio and Lower Missouri valleys.
in the Middle Atlantic and New
England States.
Temperatures a. M, 20, 2 p. M, IS.
Suni Rises, 5.O2 a. mt sets, 7.22
Moons New moon, August 10, 5,52
p. m.
River stare, al feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, 20.
Mean temperature. 20.
Normal temperature, 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
FAINTs ON TENNIS COURT

Miss Ruth Starry, SS South Eigh-
popular tennis stars, was taken i'll at
Reservoir Park last evening. Near
the close of the match in which she
played, Miss Starry tainted. She re-
covered soon after and was about
again to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
NO RELIEF FROM HOT
WAVE YET IN SIGHT

No immediate relief from the pres
ent hot wave is in sight. The entire
country east of the Mississippi is in
the grip of abnormally high humidity.
Occasional administrators accompanied
by light winds are expected to tone
the temperature down during the next
few days
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
WORK OUT BIC WAR
PROBLEM AT GRETNA
Regular Army Troops Mingling
With Militiamen; Keep Them
Posted on Points
By Associated Prcss

Mount Gretna, Pa, July 80. - The
big tented city over the hills from
Mount Gretna, where have dwelt for
the last six days the militia cavalry
men of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Maryland and a detachment of two
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
Mutt and Jeff
Are Coming Back !

N|ES, and right in the midst
of the vacation period,
- too. A cablegram from
the European War Zone to the
editor of The Telegraph brings
the glad tidings. Mutt and Jeff
have been "all shot to pieces"
at times since their disappear
ance last February, but it
takes more than German
rapid fire gun to get" Mutt
and JEFF. And they're coming
home. Yes, sir. No fooling
this time. And the readers of
The Telegraph who have miss
ed their smiling countenances
for so many weary months will
count the days until August 8.
Yes, that's the date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
RACING MoToRBoATs
WILL BE ARMORED
Bv Assoeiated Press

New York, July 80. = ]. Stuart
Blackton. who owns a fleet of fast
motorboats, said to-day that after the
motorhoat races in August he will have
his boats armored so that they can
be used as auxiliary coast defense YES
sells
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
[Continued on Page 12.]
TEXANS LYNCH MEXICAN

Alleged Murderer and Horse Thief
Hanged by Masked Men
BY associated Press
Brownsville, Tex, July 30.-Adolfo
Munoz, a Mexican, was lynched near
this place late last night.
Eight masked men took Munoz from
Deputy Sheriff Frank Carr, who held
him on charge of murder and horse
theft, and hanged him to a tree.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30

Pay Director United States Navy Re-
tired To-day
A Harrisburger, John N. Speel, 124
Walnut street. was included in the list
of United States Navy officials, retired
to-day. Jack" Speel, as he was
known at home, has been a member
of the corps of pay directors for many
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-30
CONCERT TONIGHT

A concert will be given this evening
at Reservoir Park under the auspices
of the Harrisburg Band Concert Asso-
clation by the Municipal Band.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

hi, ue co,,,t M. ,,r.. 4, a.,
WAY. Va u,art.d b,,r s,,,,,r r,,o,
il tho NAV o,r Tow ,..d % A., nj.
thinking" be oad.d.
..rhe commi.,,onnr ,o,L., ~. ,,o
for n ana a.Lod. .pa,,,o,, /.
all this pure .tun,d,,y or to 4, . ,,rd
form of mental alteration
my dear friend I replied. feeling
a little shocked, you must not take
1t 10 seriously. should prefer "a
think that IL was simple Ignorance"
For them SCULPTURE il nothing more
than a statue--the statue of some one
they wish to honor. Decorative forms.
poetical symbolism expressed In sculp-
tural language, do not appeal to them
as yet. although this may come.
-.ey are no, thinking NJ beou,v
Memory "a their sole object. Tho n,
mula Of their SUPPRESSION NJ memorv
IL unfortunate, no Goubt. and al, thess
statues might no nroper,,. termc,
civic memorial tombs. In most
cases a simple bust would no sufHciep,
and fulhl their ultimate which
Is. although o always known to
them. the e~xaltation of the spirit Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

-UE a,drt SIS by Paul Bartlett be-
fore the Academy of Arts and
= letters last Thursday i'm Bos-
80 had this singular title. An Amer
"a, Mania as Seen by a Foreigner"
The address had so much caustic COM
mani upon the present Conditions in
l,hc American art world that 1t will be
.onnd Of especial interest at this time.
AZ Bsr,lctt's cmirencc as a sculptor
md his successes In France give en-
,sasis 10 hs opinions, so picturcsquely
,,s,r:s.. The address in part fol-
iows:
"Nr. President, my dear co:,saRues.
ado. and gentlemen: I have here a
.,re,ully prepared classic apolo gy. but
,s the tinc IS short ! will put 1t aside.
I'm this apology l spoke OF the
s,nor Of speaking to you. ] spoke Of
ry Colleagues. ! threw a few pebbles
d, the art critics. | It'd a story on my
H., spoke of my shortcomings. I
,scgod for indulgcnce-all perfectly
roper and perfectly useless.
In tive story | am about TO tell you
.lc conversation was really carried on
, French. My versi II is a free trans
Atom. A wee bit incohcrent. but 1t all,
,avpcuod that way. Ny version is
slso expurgatcd. az the foreigner said
,hinss not III FIR publication.
zone morning some weeks ago on
,say.ns Boston for New York | met
n the train the Royal Commissioner
d, Fine Arts from a foreign country
=, tho ranaina-pacihc Exposition. I
had made his acquaintance at the fair:
NO had served together on the inter-
national Jury Of awards and. In spite
Of that. had become good friends. lie
greeted me heartily:
St. Here ! am at last. ] have nearly
finished my grand our of America.
And am delighted. ! have been
,yeryN here, seen everything. Your
great cities, some of them barely
famos before. have m~aterialized for
me Your country is %grandiose' What
-rea, field for art. for architecture,
;or painting. for sculpture. What an
Inspiration yu Americans ought 10
have
cit was "A revelation 10 me- lie
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Still Life" by Leon Knoll; on exhibition at the Mcdowell
Club.

not deny that at present We have
more skill han genius. but in II
countries are attained the great
heights. Our past looms up with the
majesty OF ages in forms Of mag
nihcence and dignity. Our knight
hood is not at stake in spite OF our
errors and vagaries.
1.-The beauty of our inheritance Is
a guarantee for the possibilities OF our
future. Why cannot America profit
by our experience? You are spending
more money than we are, M imi-
tating too often our failures. How
can the gentlemen of your committees,
In face OF such lamentable results.
imagine. as I understand they do, that
they ave any special artistic insight?
"'They are reckless because they
do not feel they have anything TO
lose. while they are really losing sight
Of the main chance, the chance OF
building up not only great cities but
also handsome ones
II remained silent, so he calmly
went
81 was thinking OF all these ques-
tons the other day on my way from
Quebec to Boston, and ] also Thought
with distinct relief and pleasure:
"Now l am approaching Boston. The
great, the old. h respectable classic
city of New England. Everything
there will be different. There I will
find harmony" In act you toll me
so yourself.
"He stopped, looked at me severely
for a moment and burst out: How
,,,,Il ,,o,, haye dared to deceive n
friend. a stranger?
deceive you?' ! retorted, blu I
assure you--
Eyes, yes, he said, with somewhat
OF a sneer. You assured me that
Boston was the one city in the United
States where art was studied, ne.
loved and respected. Now, all that
may be true, but it must be an inner
grace. and ! am accustomed to more
palpable exterior evidences
well I argued. quietly. did yor
not, feel there a certain peaceful and
tranquil spirit, a certain quiet and
enthusiastic energy, different In quail
ity from anything else in this II
try: Did you not feel there a GER
tain grandeur and strength. n certain
poise and distinction, "A certain mel
iowness and ambulance. akin and equal
to that Of your own old cities? Yes?
We'll, then? / did not deceive you
after an
HE apologized, lie had spoken
hastily.
"'I was thinking he said, more
specially of your national brand OF
' statues which I was surprised to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

Bequests of works of art having an
appraised value of about SIS, 900 have
recently been received at the Brooklyn
museum from the estate of Robert u
Woodward. Among these hoducSts ar"
fourteen oil paintings. four water
colorS, t~hirty-siX pieces OF trmc"-Ro-
man glass and other miEco.lan""nN
works of art, with n total appraised
value of about 100000; and a collection
of Chinese and East indian carvings
in Jade and other semi-prrcious hard
stones, having AN appraised value OF
about s6S, 900,
Among the PAINTINGS may nc men
toned F"dor Enck"'s portrait of Rob
crt u. Woodward: Georges Michel,
"Evening on the Great Mnor,": llar-
pignies, "Nillows on the Banks of the
Loire: Jacob Maris, "Fish, rwoman ON
the Beach at Schcvening"n'; y,
Mauve, Cow, in Pasture, Jan Bos-
boom, Castle by the Sea-" and TWO
pictures by Boudin, elmer llarhor. -.
Valery' and "Trouville Beach"
As a collector Col. Woodward was
especially interested in Jade and an
Gent glass. His Jade collection had
always been destined for the BROOKLYN
museum AZ his death. hut during hI>
lifetime he had given no i4dos to tn
museum. ON tine other hand, he had
been extremely generous in his gift,
to the museum of GrWCu-liomau glass,
50 that II ALREADY OWNS n large itni
very excellent collection. Tho THIRTY %
six pieces Of Gruco-lioman glass above
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

other day one Of your art critics said
to me: You know so and so-he
speaks more and acts more like a
genius than any one we have" and
he added. tho people like H."
'Charlatans are without
ability. For them art is not art. but
business (artful business). For them
every monument becomes a moneyed
transaction. Every statue is a deal
and the legitimate sale OF pictures Is
reduced to a traffic"
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.r'.,ttci d moment. then softly said:
6at ! have discovered that you al
'eady have II mania
"A mania | exclaimed.
Yes he said sadly. 4 cannot call
arr, ana I would not call 1t sculD-
Nre- Americans have a mania for
Portrait statues
on understand | answered.
Fon have seen some of the cousins
W your masterpieces of the Campo
>tnio OF Genoa, not to speak of some
DAerE I'm France or England
Yes fee admitted. and / am pro-
indly scanned of the relationship.
! %d'llore this modern form OF produce
."n on principle: but %grotesGue as
.Aey are. hopeless as the modern Co.'S
'N'ne certainly is for "A sculptor, u
'A'les, oven AT Genoa, show at least
an attempt toward feeling and senti-
"e't While yours, a few fine eX-
'I1lles sci apart. SHOW nothiug-stif
photographic m%annequins that they
er" many Of them not ever Mt for "A
Try goods store
They ar" Ia he found everywhere
u he United States and Canada, in
'oorS and uut of doors. They are
paced ~ YOU NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. any
more regard for architectural style
sNd rhythm than IL style and rhythm
ad not exist. These statues must per-
''fce, they think, harmonic with I'll
'Ylcs.
IN ID" West | visited some towns
''''' were stiIl in the pebble stone
- east iron fountain period. But in
eP'e Of that the statue was always
omniprcscnt.
II u rad not come II was on the
"iy Sometimes they only had one.
sometimes two, three or more. In
- Paul, for instance, | discovered a
Ivy OF them, four, all huddled to-
e'Ner IN the Capitol, and one which
"' spilled over on the steps, The
'''il" 'h"r" did not seem to he dis
''rdr"d, a. they have prepared ped
t'4lS for moro.
was hown these things with
"'. and while ] felt very confused
"'lnH obliged to comment upon and
"SSelnh'" my feelings, the innocence
my hosts was 70 obviously sincere
'"a' ! could not even feel angry. hurt
~ insul'cd
'n" ~ them said: II am very
''o1d Of his statue because ] helped
,, pay for IT," Another n remarked
ION Ih"N. ! have been very much
.'''S'ci N this kind Of work since
nav" hoon connected with u new
,.n''"r'' A third n explained
inc sculptor Of this statue wanted
w make u standing because the sub
~ was hort and had a large head
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Portrait of the Marques Alvarez de BunWiss,b by ALDER Sterner Pastel in the exhibition
at Knoedlers

made n fortune and a name by pro-
ducinC works which have little more
value than the materials In which
they are executed.
at would also be willing to con-
fer the same title upon the painter
OF the same grade of talent who by
skilful manPuvring manages to sell
his pictures at fictitious prices. the
frames in this case being the only
valuable assets. Americans like the
trumpet and the bass drum: only the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
CURRENT NEWS OF ART
AND THE EXHIBITIONS

A : the art season Eete under way
n the art exhibitions grow in
interest and importance. The
pas, wcck Witnessed a number Of
'openings' all Of which will be found
worthy Of attention.
First is the Macdowel. Club OF West
Fifty-tifth street, where Robert Henri,
George Bellows. Henry McFee, Leon
Kroll, Kathleen Cunningham. Randall
Davey, Andrew Dasburg and others
contribute to the best group" exhibi-
ton of the year. II has been already
praised In TIVE SIN.
AT knoedler's Will be found some
new portraits in pastel, in full co.ors,
by Albert Sterncr, and n collection Of
works by eighteenth century English
artists. Across the e in the
Hahlo Gallery a representative show
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Thousand dollar prizes are not so
plentiful In the art world out that the
awarding of them creates a deep in
t"rest everywhere, and this is particu-
larry - when tho prize Is TO: "A poster
or an illustration Tor then the many
unknown strug%Icrs AFTER tame reel
they nave at last their heaven sent
opportunity. n all compete en-
m'tssc. Consequently the exhibition OF
b posters for the 21Oth anniversary
of tn" founding OF Newark had
scarcely been placed upon tn" walls
OF tn" Anderson Galleries before the
rooms filled with solemn students who
examined the work upon display so
thoroughly that the conclusion was
inevitable that these We're the
disappointed competitors.
However, II they were tho losers
thty We're good losers, None or them
contested openly tho decision of the
jury h gave the first prize to Adolph
Treidler and the second TO Miss He.eh
Dryden
II jury. however. must have round
II diilicult To choose among all these
designs, for they are amazingly even
in quality. Probably ihc specifications
tor h drawings were very particular.
for the posters submitted are so SIM
liar IN handling and style that N
could easily imagine them all turned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
THE Immigrant in America" by F. G. Apologize of Trenton,
N. ], winner OF the third prize in Mrs.
Whitneys competition,

thcy reveal a power " artistic con-
position end a harmony OF form ana
taste u~uait.uucd by European art in
dlIstry of tho saIno age
The Col Woodward iadc collector
Will hn placed ON public view in the
Brooklyn Museum beginning to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Jadeite bowl in Col. Robert Woodward's bequest to Brooklyn
Museum.
Museum.

and so, he does not make statues, he
sells them!" We even had once a
sculptor who was commonly known rs
"Le sculpteur en- Gros."
1.-The amusing part in your case
Is that the criticism is not only silly,
but that it Is also %fallacious, as, I'M
bcknoWn to you, perhaps. "A certain
number of your artists have become
very efficient business
"'The guild would not deny, for In
stance. that title, say. to "A sculptor
Of second or third rate talent who has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

The Rcinhardt Galleries show n
number of landscapes by Harry B.
I.achman of subjects found here and
there in we'll known European sketch
ing grounds. Toledo, Notre Dame, the
Madeleine" Venice. Brittany and GER
tain Alpine villages are agreeahly. II
not sensationally. portrayed. Mr..
Lachman has been painting a very
few years and has already placed a
great many CanVaseS AGAINST his rec
ord. It is not, of curse, expected Of
any one that they should develop great
individuality of style Instantly upon
starting to paint and Mr.. Lachman
ia not an exception to the rule. At
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

ing OF Zorn etchings is made In honor
Of three recently arrived new plates.
The Central Museum Of brooklyn
opens to the pubic to-day its impor-
tant Jade collection, the bequest OF the
late Col. Robert II. Woodward: Miss
Agnes Pelton has IN exhibition at the
Dora Brophy, Inc, gallery; the Durant
Eilns are showing their newest ceram-
les on West Fifty-sixth street; the
Newark Posters are in the Anderson
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

Galleries at Fort!e:h strcctand Madison
avenue; the memorial exhibition OF
works by John W. Alexander is in the
Arden Gallery; American sculpture In
the Gorham Gallery: Edgar !" Patti
sons etchings n Samuel Schwartz's
Sons Gallery; the competitors for the
Mrs. Whitney prizes exhibit in Mrs.
Whi,ney's studio on West Eighth
street. and the show OF French toys
made by wounded soldiers and now
visible in the old knickerhocker Club
building. which must he considered
works Of art. round out n busy and
interesting week.
Marius De Zayas. director OF the
Modern Gallery. has Just returned
from "A flying trip To Paris, where he
procured for the Modern Gallery "A
series Of unusual examples OF modern
art. including work by Van Gogh, the
complete evolution of Picasso Gnclud-
ing his very last paAting), Brarcusi's
last piece Of sculpture, important
Cezannes. a new and rare group Of
negro sculpture. &c.
Tomorrow there will he shown the
following eight Van Goghs: "Ber-
ceuse." les Baux." "Nuag-s.' 'Niegc,"
Vase de Soleils,'' "Fleurs-I.ilas,' "HIol-
landaise,'' Les I%Iarengs.' These will
he on exhibition for three weeks.
Albert Sterner has written a little
defence Of the use Of pastels for the
catalogue Of his exhibition AT knoed-
ler's. but doubly proves his case by his
work. His portraits are in fun color;
he has been lucky enough to secure
highly representative citizens to sit
for him: he has approached his tasks
seriously and ne accomplished much,
for pastel il very we'll suited to his
artists facile style.
Because so many Of the masters
who have worked in this medium have
devoted it to "A study Of fortunes IA
vorites. We have rather associated IL
with the official delineation of fashion,
and II In not a surprise, therefore. to
find Mr.. Sterner following the tradi-
ton and painting Everybody we
know" In colors that are mot subject
to chemical or ~hygromctric changes
Giving "place aux danes in the
polite assembly one notices among the
fair sitters the keen, clever, inquiring
faces Of Miss Elsie de Wolfe, Mrs.
Stephen DIN and Mrs. j. Philip Rem
kard. There IL also "une femme In
connuc" not mentioned In the cata-
logue. a charming creature In II gown
Of the sort all pastellists love, an affair
in broad black and white satin stripes,
and who Is more vivaciously presented
than the others. Mrs. Olin's portrait,
however, is more important work
from the serious point OF view.
All the men "ici present" are
straightforwardly painted. They sit
easily. and comfortably and do not
have the air Of being ashamed OF hav-
Ing their portraits taken. n feeling
that too many Americans before them
have been unable to conceal from their
faithful portrayers.
Evert Jansen Wendell, Paul Chalfn
George CasamaJor, Lewis Stuy-
vcsant Chanlcr, Carr Frcund and
the Marques Alvarez de Ruenavista
have all gone through the ordeal with
flying colora, the word "fying' being
used this time fguratively. The sar-
' torial honors are carried OF by the
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bttn H. schneider, who had an OK
hibitiou of pictures In the Louis KatZ
Galleries during the past week, went
to Porto Rico for his subjects. lie
paints in bright color II has recorded
many artistic bits" of that apparently
completely artistic region. Among his
hes, are his market Doorway" prom
My window" Moorish Doorway" and
street in san Juan" Mr.. Schneider.
who Is an Iowar. studied az the chi
cago Art Institute. the Art Students
League and at the Academic Julian,
Paris,
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Marques de Buenavista. which is nat
ural enough. for the ~Spaniards turn
themselves out better than any men in
Europe with the exception of the
English. Students who take the study
of costumes seriously are recon-
mendcd to pay especial attention to
the coat In this portrait. II has the
cut that's obligatory in London this
year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

scum N Boston, and although the
museums Of Brooklyn and Philadelphia
may be "unimportant,' they are grow
ing rapidly and will be sure to get
there some day.
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present he paints like a great many
other people. In choosing his subjects
he is excessively conventional and
there are certain indications that the
individuality Of his work will eventu-
ally depend upon his color.
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The bulletin of the Detroit Museum
OF Art mentions our Metropolitan. and
the art museums of Chicago, Buffalo,
Minneapolis. indianapolis. Cleveland
and 81. Louis, and adds: The above
named are the important museums of
art in the United States
There is also quite a nice little mu.