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Evening journal., 1915-08-20

WASHINGTON. Aug 2O.-The com.
mission on industrial relations. after
two years of work, has been unable to
agree on any program of social legis-
lation TO be submitted to Congress.
The life of the commission expires on
August %. Two reports have been
prepared majority report signed by
the three representatives Of capital and
by Professor John r. Commons and
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and a min
ority report signed by Chairman
Frank p. Walsh and the three repre-
sentatives of labor. In a statement
Harris Weinstock of San Francisco,
an employee member of 'he commits
sion, said the members found them
selves to be unalterably divided on
social questions and that two reports
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
way Open NOW FOR
new STEAMBOAT Line

DOVER, Del. Aug. 2O-The com
mission. consisting of Edward G..
Walls and Walter T. Massey. of
Smyrna. and George Fisher Pierce. Of
Milford, which was appointed by the
State TO look into the matter Of
shortening the Smyrna River route
10 the Delaware Bay, has made a set
tlement with Charles F. Storz. of
Philadelphia, for a right of way
through his farm for the consider
alton of $780, This means that the
Smyrna Steamboat Company has at
last acquired the last link in the
chain of land parcels needed to
shorten the route to the bay, which
will give merchants and fruit ship
pers of Smyrna five-hour run from
Smyrna Landing to Philadelphia. The
company expects to have the new
route ready for navigation by next
spring.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
Thieves ROB OVERSEER
OF new MODEL CITY

Thieves entered the home Of George
Smith, foreman at the Viscose Com
pany plant. Marcus Hook, and over
seer Of Model City, Wednesday night
and walked off with considerable
plunder while the family was enjoy
ing a visit with friends. The Smith
home is located on Post road and is
opposite the Viscose plant. The family
made the discovery about 10 o'clock
and within a few minutes many peo-
pie from that section of the borough
were soon gathering about the house.
1t was found that the men had
taken a valuable gold watch, a gold
stickpin and considerable apparel. In
their apparent haste they overlooked
several articles of greater value that
lay in their reach and the Smith fam
lily expressed themselves as being
rather lucky. The matter was report
ed to the police of this city. No
trace Of the men had been found at
the noon hour today.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
CRIME WAVE ON
THE EASTERN Shore
Mother and Daughter Find
Colored Man in Their
Bed Room
EXCITEMENT AT
POCOMOKE CITY

SNOW HILL, Nd, Aug. 20.-A wave
of crime seems to be sweeping over
Worcester county. The States attor-
news Office has been busily engaged
receiving reports from various sec
tions of the county. In these reports
various phases Of crime are repre-
sented. from petty offenses to MUIR
der and possibly criminal assault.
States Attorney Johnson says he
cannot recall such a series of crimes
as are now occurring. The most sem
sational and the one giving the au-
thorities the most concern is the
Catham murder. Second to this in
importance is an assault case which
occurred in Ocean City, but the police
have the culprit safe behind the bars
in the Worcester county Jail.
Late Friday night two white wo-
men, Annie Bryan, of Philadelphia,
and May Garfield. of Parsonsburg.
employees of the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean
City, were attacked in their rooms at
the servants quarters by a negro
lad, Burton Nairn, of Baltimore,
Nairn denies he is guilty Of a serious
crime. He says he was looking for
his cousin, Ada Nairn, to deliver an
important message. and that he mis-
took the white servants quarters for
the house where the negro servants
are domiciled. He says he struck
the women on the head because he
was frightened out Of his wits and
did not know what he was doing.
The third case is a murderous as
sault by two colored men. Philip and
Joseph Johnson, upon an aged white
man. William Richardson. In this
case the authorities have made no
arrest. The attack occurred on the
main street of Berlin Saturday night,
in front of HarmansOn's Hotel. Both
colored men we're intoxicated and
would have killed Richardson had
they not been driven off. Attending
physicians are hopeful of Richard
sons recovery.
The lats case to be reported is of
such a serious nature that Sheriff
Charles Dale. of Pocomoke City,
where the assault occurred, has been
reluctant to divulge all the details.
The suspects are in hiding, and the
Sheriff expects to capture them to-
night, but as yet he has not made
known their names. The following is
his story told a correspondent over
the long-distance telephone:
Last night Mrs. Charles Davis and
her daughter, Annie, retired at the
usual hour. All doors were locked
and they felt secure. The women
slept in separate beds. About ? o'clock
in the morning each awoke with a
startling realization that a stranger
was in her bed. One of the women
discovered that the strange occupant
of her bed was a negro man. Botli
women screamed The men ran of
Upon investigation the rooms down
stairs we're found to be in disorder
being thoroughly ransacked.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
BANCROFT TO DOUBLE
Size OF Reading PLANT

READING, Pa, Aug. 2O-To meet
the increasing demand for their pro-
duct, the Joseph Bancroft and Sons
Company, owners of the large cotton
mills. which they purchased from the
Reading Cotton Mills Company sew
eral years ago. have taken out per-
NIT for the erection of three build
ings, to cost $4,000. They will double
the present capacity of the plant.
The buildings are to be completed
by January 1. when many additional
hands will be employed. increasing
the payroll at least 100 per cent. The
permits call for a factory IN addi-
tion to the present mill, new packer
house and several modern dwellings,
to be occupied by heads of depart
ments.
The mill property occupies a tract
of more than one full city block at
Ninth and Cotton streets, on which
the new buildings will be erected.
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THE SUMMER HEALTH DRINK
Horsfords Acid Phosphate
healthful. invigorating and delicious
tonic beverage-more cooling and refreshing
than lemonade.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
NeU Reduced
Grand Pianos
NeW Reduced
PIdyer-Pidnos

Sale Price
Henry & S. G. Lindeman
Player-Piano (twenty-five) .s345
Henry & S. G. Lindeman
Player-Piano (three) ....... 375
Lindeman Player Piano .... AIS
Henry & S. G. Lindeman
Player-Piano (two) ..... 425
Lindeman Player-Piano (ten) 425
Emerson Player-Piano 1000. 525
Schumacher Player-Piano 90. 625
Marshall & Wendell Ampico. $50
Schomacker-Angelus (seven) e.. $50
Knabe-Angelus .............. 800
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
WOMAN TRIES TO END LIFE.

CHESTER. Pa, Aug. 2O-The fourth
attempted suicide in three days oc-
Cured here last night, when Mrs.
Annie Burton, a negress. jumped into
Chester River at Fifth street. She
was saved by John Dutton. a negro.
The Burton woman is being closely
guarded at City Hall because Pat
rick Sullivan. an insane prisoner. on
Wednesday cut his throat in a cell and
died within a few hours.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
STRIKES MAN WHO SAVES LIFE.

SEAFORD, Del, Aug. 2O-Exerting
himself here to save Clarence Twill
ley's life, watchman Leslie at a grade
crossing here was repaid by being
knocked down with the butt of a whip
Leslie siezed the bride of Twilley's
runaway team just in time to prevent
it being struck by a fast train. Twill
ley was arrested. paid the costs and
later compensated Leslie for his in
jury.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
FARMERS ENLOY PICNIc.

PENNSVILLE. N. j., Aug. 2O.-Sa-
lem county farmers took a day off yes
terday for their second annual picnic
at Riverview Beach. They came from
all parts of the county and brought
their families along Some Of the
agriculturists brought along their
choicest fruits and vegetables for the
usual produce display, and prizes
were awarded for the finest speci-
mems.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
FARMER C0MMITs sUICIDE.

KENNETH SQUARE, Pa, Aug. 90
Eli Logan, a farmer, near London
Grove, committee suicide yesterday
by swallowing poison He was As
years old. and leaves a widow and
five children. No cause is known for
the deed.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20

was the only solution of the deadlock.
One of the rocks on which the commits
sion was hopelessly split was a
recommendation in the report drafted
by Chief of Stah Basil NJ. Manley and
fostered by Chairman Walsh that
Congress enact laws confscating
upon inheritance. all great fortunes
in excess of $1.O0O,000. In other
words. Mr.. Walsh and the three labor
members of the commission proposed
to forbid heirs of wealthy Americans
from inheriting more than Sl,000,00
from any one estate. All in excess
would 90 TO the federal government
Professor Commons. Mrs. Hartman
and the three members of the COM
mission representing employers. re-
fused to give serious consideration TO
such a proposal.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
A NEW 29c CANDY.

Everyday assorted chocolates have
been added to our candy department
A three-layer white and gold box con-
tanning forty high-grade cream centers
nuts and fruit pieces. 29c lb. Maxixe
cherries contain luscious cherries in
liquid cream coated with thick choco-
late, 29c box. Danforth Dependable
Drug, Market and Second Sts.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

BY capturing Tirlemont,
BY recapturing Tirelmont,
the allies believe they have de-
livered counter-blow offsetting
occupation of Brussels by the
Germans. Think Germans are
in grave danger of having main
army cut off from Northern
Belgian forces.
Antwerp is declared ready
for a long siege.
Germany demands 100000
600 from city of Brussels.
Namur vigorously bombarded
by Germans.
Russia's forces reaching Ger
many, via Russian Poland, esti-
mated at 100000.
Eighteen thousand foreigners
mustered into French army
The Anglo-American corps
formed.
British and French warships
lombard Cattaro.
Austria calls all ble-bodied
men from 20 to AZ years old to
arms.
4 4
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ROY OFT TOO LATE,

Probation Officer Farra is making
an investigation regarding boy
whom the police found on the streets
at $50 o'clock yesterday morning.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
USED PIANOS

2O5 used upright pianos, ranging in pric,
from $45 to S440.
% used pIayer-pianOs, SS note, $275 L
SS75.
% used grand pianos, SIS to $3.50.
30 used square pianos, $40 to S35.
4 used organs, $40 to SIS.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26
Random Impressions of Art
in Current Exhibitions

Last winter OF the most interesting exhibitions OF tc
organized at the Knoedler gallery by comnltee o o
hundred American artists brought together 10 render some ser
vice to their French colleagues who had gone to The war Inc
families the needed assistance The exhibition IN qe
ton was for their benefit Pictures sold fetched SOO and since
then it may be added subscriptions have raised the total Tor
warded to Paris to about $4,000 The members OF La Fraternte
des Ases of which NJ Leon Bonna president have shown
their gratitude characteristicay ctous fashion They have
sent over to Mr. William A. Coffin plenddy active in the a6or
OF the American committee collection OF paintings and drawings
to be presented to the many contributors to last winter
exhibition II will be shown the Ritz Carlton for fortnight
beginning January 2 and with tit be hopedhe huge dec
Grafton bv Benad which in last Thursdays papers was an
nounced to have gone astray in transit.
The exhibition OF works by Cezanne at the MonoSs gallery
will be opened Monday January3 At the Knoede gallery
ON January there will be opened exhibition OF paintings by
Monet Pssaro Cezanne Gaugun Carriere Coet Castor La
Touche and other modern renchmen On the evening OF the
same day the Association of Women Painters and Sculpors viii
open with reception the Municipal Art Gallery an exb
ton OF the designs received its post card competition he
drawings bv Leon Bas which follow the color by
Mr. Hawes at the gallery the Berlin Photographic Company
NAV be expected time early in January An exhibition OF
wood engravngs by Mr. Henry Wolf announced by the Camera
Club
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26
Recent Studies in Art
History and Criticism
Sbeaf of Books Intended for the Layman Well as for
the Specialist-Architecture the Subject
Chiefly to the Fore
BY ROYAL CORTISSOZ.

The current number OF "Ar in America (t. r. Sherman)
with some by Mr. Berenson Venetian paintings IN
Tinted States Bellnis in the Johnson and Davis col
and because they allied with the subject he treats also
br Gardner and Altman Mantegnas The first article IN lhe
ngton Magazine O. B. Townsend written by Mr. Horne
.be Altman Botcell the Last Communion OF St Jerome
M these excellent periodicals u OF interesting matter re-
70 problems Of aesthetic scholarship They have felt the
srre Of the war difficult just to obtain the usual
oa OF authoritative essays But somehow the subject is
~. Going In London both the Arundel Club and the Wapole
.v continue their mnistraons From Paris where certain
a organizations have had to suspend activity because the
40 oonsble for them have gone to the front we have never
sss lately received sumptuous volume on art M Volard
Del Cezanne All these decidedly comforting and IN
pnng. :, , l., A.. .h ";,4 hootp tync of
. bcation apparently dead Pharaoh II IT persists
rhere il has not all events, TO our attention vi inc
& numerous volumes which lie before to-day there is but
which makes its appeal through pictures alone he text
counts and is conscientousy prepared for the serious
de The illustrated publication we have to record is IN
% first place work Of literature This is Mr. Castor De we're
aon Of Vasar issued England by Philip Lee Warner ana
% America by the Macmillan Company The ninth OF the ten
which is be completed has just appeared me
hundred superb plates made for this book give it, no doubt
.a interest But Mr. De Veres merits that we would
v tribute now as have paid before This volume by the
& includes the biographies of Michael Angelo Titan and San
Oyno which that little more fascinating ha dill!
in the golden series.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26

one of the exhaustive memoirs. like
that by Symonds.
"The Barbizon Painters" Frederick
a. Stokes Company was written by the
late Arthur Hoeber out Of an unusual
fund of knowledge and enthusiasm.
Himself an artist, his feeling for Nillet,
Corot, Rousseau and the rest was more
that Of the disciple than of the histo-
rian. At the same time he took pro-
digious pains TO explore their biogra-
phies, 70 collect anecdotes, and, with
lively critical interest, to relate what
they accomplished in the broad cur
rents of modern art. He was man of
warm sympathies and loved a romantic
personality. He gave himself with a
kind of happy devotion 70 the portrayal
of masters whom he knew to be great
artists, but felt also to be very simple.
lovable human beings. This volume
serves a double end. At time when
the vogue of the cubistic and other
freakish painters is inimical to sound
standards it recalls the reader to
works Of authentic genius. Also II rs a
book framed to interest, 70 entertain,
book of friendly, vivacious talk. Ar
thur Hoeber had no patience with crlti-
cism Of the grand, gloomy and peculiar
sort. He wrote with q simple, heart
felt fervor on the themes he loved. In
these vividly engaging chapters he did
his best work, and they will be cordial
ly received by readers who wish to be
carried naturally and easily into the in
innate atmosphere of memorable
school.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26

based upon the volume on the subject
which the same authors published in
1898, but is really a new book. The
history of lithography is traversed, its
leading figures in the different coun-
tries are appreciatively celebrated, and
there are chapters on the instruments
and technique of the art. This latter
part of the book ought to prove Of solid
benefit to the beginner. collection
of seventy-nine illustrations serves ad-
miraby TO enforce what is said in the
text about the salient photographers in
troduced. A second volume TO appear
in this series will treat Of etching. II
is a good scheme, and the present pub
lication augurs we'll for its success.
The Michael Angelo" (Dufield & co..
of Roman ROLAND, which appears in a
smooth translation by Mr.. Frederick
Street, is the rather terse biography
which this distinguished Frenchman
wrote for a series of popular mono
graphs. 1t contains. therefore, little
less of that metaphysical analysis
which one would ordinarily expect from
the author of "Jean Christophe." But
NJ. ROLAND cannot shake off his natural
traits. and his swift recital OF facts is
interspersed with critical reflections
abundantly disclosing his instinct for
the subtler, more mystic elements IN
the great artists character and career.
It is very winning bit Of writing, the
work Of an artist. For the layman who
wishes an introduction TO the subject,
this book, with Vasari and Condivi,
would be more profitable, perhaps, than
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26

facing the door, two Of the most inn
portant objects in the entire collec
tion. They are Coptic tunics OF the
sixth or seventh century AID, woven
OF heavy wood and decorated WITH
tapestry bands and medallions. They
are the most complete tunics now
known and are practically unique. The
museum contains several of the roun.
dels and bands and portions of tunic&
as do all the great museums OF Europa,
but aside from these two whole specie
mems our knowledge of the way 10
which the decorations were used Gomez
entirely through the few paintings Of
the period showing full-length por.
traits. These tunicS have been in the
possession of the museum since 1909,
but have never before been shown.
On the wall 70 the right Of the door
are more examples of Coptic weayins
sll fine in color. High up is friezs
particularly interesting because of its
religious symbolism, having a cross
within wreath hanked on either sida
by a peacock. Among the specimens
on the screen opposite these is the
Oldest piece of Coptic weaving shown
and one OF the most important, bac.
chanalian scene in browns. fine in com.
position and strongly Hellenistic IN
feeling. 1t dates from the third CEN
tury. On the wall which cuts Off the
corner OF the room are some remark
able specimens Of prehistoric Peruvian
tapestry ry-weaving, lent by the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History. Tho
large shawl was found wrapt around
the body OF mummy. On the screen
opposite 10 these again are examples
of Egypto-Arabic weaving, beautiful in
design, and an extraordinary bit OF BY.
zantine brocade of the eleventh cen.
tury showing monsters in circular
fields upon a red ground. The latter
piece is loaned by Cooper Union. Thers
are also Italian brocades of the four-
teenth and fifteenth centuries. An in.
teresting point about all this earl!
weaving is the striking heraldic use o.
figures, both animal and human, mo-
tif which is soon lost.
In the case against the south wsll
Of the room is the wonderful Barberini
Cope of red and gold brocade. with
motif of the Barberini bee and the
arms of a Cardinal of that import ant
family. Il dates from the first half
of the seventeenth century. Behind
it is a beautiful piece of blue and
silver brocade with a large pattern, of
about the year 1900. Above the case,
on the wall, is magnificent Spanish
cope of the early sixteenth century,
lent by Mr.. George Blumenthal. The
screen opposite shows, among other
things, bit of exceptional Italian vel
vet brocade in crimson and gold, and
a specimen Of Spanish fifteenth cen
tury damask brocade in dark blue, pow
dered with gold grfon's claws. 1t
makes one think Immediately Of the
drapery behind the throne on a dais.
Hanging almost the full length of the
corner wall is strip of Venetian ff-
teenth century velvet brocade in GRIM
son and gold. and particularly worthy
of note. II is of great interest 10 COM
pare this design with that Of contem-
porary Asia Minor textiles. The pat
tern as a whole is similar, but the de-
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26

practical side Of study which is In
tended. indeed, not only TO give pleas
ure, but to afford helpful suggestions
70 the prospective builder Of home.
We would cordially commend it 10 the
latter as an entertaining and service
able anthology.
The Astrological idea is we'll carried
out by Mr. Lawrence Weaver In his
Memorials and Monuments, Old and
New" Charles Scribner's Sons),
portly little octave containing about
two hundred subjects chosen from
seven centuries. Works Of Continental
origin are illustrated, but most Of the
models are British. With notable
good judgment the aLthor pays little
attention 10 sculpture as such and he
practically excludes the monument OF
heroic dimensions. His speciality is
tho comparatively modest memorial,
the small tablet, the discreetly placed
bust. the design, In short, which makes
more Of lettering or heraldlc bearings
than Of architectural decoration In the
more ambitious sense. u Is one OF the
best books Of the kind we have ever
seen, for IL some Of its examples are
deplorably poor, the bulk OF them have
naerit of one sort or another, and an
are well calculated 70 set the resuei
thinking when he has q memorial on
his mind. Here he may compare many
types and, perhaps, develop precisely
the idea he Is hoping for.
II 4. difheult 20 speak with anything
like critical dislnterestedness about
Mrs. Charles HscVeagh's Fountains OF
Papsl Rome" Charles Scribner's Sons =
for II happens 70 be the book when
We have been waiting long time Tor
some one 70 write, and now that II
turns up and proves 70 be, Into the
bargain, just such book as we had
hoped the wished for book would be,
VIC can only sentimentally rejoice In IT,
Imagine al archeologist's book on
the fountains OF Rome, the erudite
value and bleak solemnity Of the
thing Mrs. MacVeAgh assumes no
p,ofundity Of learning. She is simply
performing labor Of love, and so
transmits through her graceful pages
the delicate emotion which is above all
things 70 be drawn from her subject.
She gives us dates, shs tells US who
commanded the erection ~ given
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26
Some Good Works by American Authors.

It is hardly in the nature Of things that
a work Of the sort should be readable.
II is enough that it should supply the
facts, when the latter are needed by
the student, and in that respect the
History Of Architecture" perfectly full
fills its hun-drum function.
A totally different kind of book is
Mr.. Samuel Howe's American Country
Houses of To-day" (The Architectural
Book Publishing Company. which as
sembles & quantity Of brief essays on
the works of some scores of our archi-
tects. Mr.. Howe has technical knowl-
edge Of his subject, and observes it
with a due sense of those elements of
design, of thoughtful purpose, which
lie beneath the surface. But his aim Is
essentially to interest the lay reader in
the beautiful spectacle presented by a
fine building and It's setting, to rob a
plan of its terrors, SO that it will ex-
press ideas Of home as we'll as Of con-
struction, and TO interpret FACADE in
popular terms. He has taste and fancy.
His lightly touched chapters form pre-
cisely the sort of introduction needed
to his voluminous array of picturesque
dwellings, photographed always at the
right season of the year and thus por
trayed when their surroundings are at
their best. There are also numerous
drawings in the book, strengthening the
New-York tribune., 1915-12-26

tails differ greatly. Among the pieces
on the adjoining wall. all Of them Per-
san or from Asia Minor. is a square
of Persian velvet with design Of tiger
stripes and three balls, imperial insIg-
MIA which are said TO date from the
time Of Tamburlaine. The motif is
used over and over again in Persian
art.
On the opposite side Of the doorway.
one on the wall and one on the screen.
are two wonderfully beautiful Indian
velvet hangings designed like rugs.
They date from 1900 20 1850. and are
lent by Mr.. Mortimer L. Schiff. The
north wall exhibits pieces OF Asia Mi
nor textiles. In the wall case is a
cope with a design of floral sprays on
a gold-colored ground. The next cor
ner wall is hung with three silver bro
cade sashes. two of them Polish and
the largest Persian. They were
made during the seventeenth and eigh-
teenth centuries. Chinese and Japan
ese eighteenth century textiles arc
shown on the wall to the right Of tho
entrance.