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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
A POINT OVERLOOKED.

Two things answer this criticism and at the
same time emphasize what Mr.. Dresser be-
lieves about genius. And one of them is that
neither in the book nor the title does the au-
thor say that Villa is genius. For the word
genius" in the title is inclosed IN quotation
marks, as many OF the critics evidently have
failed to observe, and the liberties allowed by
usage through that typographical arti6ce arc
many and varied.
II haven't committed myself at all" he said,
when asked why he used the quotation marks
there 81 merely put it up to the public.
The other thing is the one already men
tioned-Mr. Dreiser's stand that an artist IS
not necessarily genius or genius neees-
sarily an artist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
One Lacking 1t May Yet BE known as an
Artist and One in Its Power Does Not
Necessarily Express What the
World Accepts
as Art.

textbook for the history OF the United States"
and he has portrayed "a loud medocrity" (and
hasn't that been favorite trick of great writ
ers since none knows wheno. but he has not
completed work of art-"by no means" Z
So then, Witla is not a genius because he
is not an artist' And Dresser is a genius but
not an artist?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05

a different idea concerning genius-or, II you
prefer. you may call it his conviction-would
have quit trying.
Theodore Dresser didn't. He became an
editor himself. and when he had earned sui
ficient money he became publisher-his own
publisher-for the sole reason of completing
what he had started out to do.
That work. completed at such a great ex-
pense to the creator and em5odying no hope
of touching the public purse provoking the
public applause, is recognized to-day as having
merits from the superficial standpoints do not
count in an estimation of its significance, and
there is no reason for supposing that Mr..
Dresser hoped they would. He merely had
the idea that doing the work was the most
important thing in life for him. And so the
work was done And on his own evidence,
then. he is a genius. He obeyed an urge that
commanded and compelled him.
SOME SEVERE CRITICISM.
There are some critics, particularly among
those who most viciously attack Mr.. Dresser
who hold that genius must be an artist in
one respect or another. Or, to put it more di-
rectly, that an artist is a genius This brings
out an interesting point Of Mr.. Dreiser's be-
lefs. He declares unreservedly that an artist
is not necessarily genius.
writer in The Little Review" admits that
Dresser is a genius because he has not fol-
lowed the conventional novelist who makes
his villain repent or perish. But such mega
tive virtue significant as it may appear in
given conditions, does not qualify an artist.
The Genius is not art. 1t is instructive; it
is of great value for the study of contemporary
America. l can imagine that in the
twenty-frst century The Genius will be
used as a textbook for the history OF the
United States in the end Of the nineteenth
century. Instructive yes; but art, by
no means"
And in discussing the principal character OF
"The Genius" who happens to be designated
as Eugene Villa, the same writer says:
"A LOUD MEDIOCRITY."
Mr.. Dresser filings dehantly into the faces
Of the terrified philistines: Villa is all right
He is an artist. He loves beautiful things
Is he? Throughout the long book we are toio
time and again that he is an artist. Unless we
take the authors word for it we are inclined
90 doubt il very much. do not con-
denim Villa, although dislike him, tor ne Is
a loud mediocrity"
Such comments probably make Mr. Dresser
IL TT. has written what the critic pre-
tends to believe possibly will be used as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
+, Demands UnQuestiOning Service De-
cIares the Author Of ''The Genius"
and Is Not TO Be Confused with
Talent, Trickster OF Brilliant but
Insignificant Facility.

appreciation. Genius is great work demand
ing to be done. And il will be done.
Martin Luther was a genius. He could
not have suppressed the great work he did.
He could not have reckoned with the possible
consequences to himself. The thing demand
ing TO be done possessed him and compelled
his obedience
Edwin Booth was genius. He worked
always under the spell of vision which dom-
mated him. He was forced to see and try to
express certain things, whether he wanted to
or not.
POE AND WHITMAN CHOSEN.
Poe and Whitman and Goethe were gent
uses None Of them had the choice OF doing
less than he did Nietzsche was a genius.
Considering his work and that of Goethe, can
any one doubt that power greater than their
own wills and wishes drove them forward in
spite of manifold difficulties, until they had ex-
pressed the Great Thing demanding to be ex-
pressed?
"Gerhardt Hauptmann in The Weavers' ex-
pressed true genius. That work is emo
tonal outburst no amount of effort could have
suppressed.
Genius makes TO concessions. Whatever
itdemands becomes to the person in its power
the reason for acting, for working, for living.
The direction it takes need not matter. The
particular form in which it is expressed does
not necessarily determine its quality. Amy
great urge which forces a man TO make the
expression of it his aim in life is genius"
NO "UNEXPREsSED GENIUS"
mentioned the theory that genius unex-
pressed is still genius, and that conceit or
sentimental desire to do something for the
benefit of humanity may have something to
do with the utterances of the inspired. But
as to "unexpressed genius" Mr.. Dresser merely
repeated that genius is something which COM
pels expression, provided that expression is
possible.
And as for the latter point, the idea that
desire for or an enjoyment of public approval
has something to do with artistic expression,
he recounted some of his own experiences in
putting his work before the world
Theodore Dresser used to express himself
through the limited field OF special writing for
newspapers and magazines. He had written
a book because, to use his own form of ex-
preston, it was his business to write it, and
he wanted to have it published. But Dresser
in every one OF his books has tried to break
"the lockstep of society" he terms it, and
society most assduously watches its step.
In time, however he found publisher who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
Ry Bennett Mcdonald.

RI SIX Theodore Dresser what genius is"
u That was the order l received.
The war occasioned in the ranks
=, -. critics by the appearance Of Mr.,
n..;.,ys new novel The Genius was dying
.,,,. and as is usual in the discussion Of
n,.ser novel the only result was disagree
nm, To the old charge that Dresser can't
.-,,.s-whstever that may mean-the "anti"
Element had added that he is not genius,
evidently does not know what genius is and
certainly has failed to depict genius in the
o,;neioal character of the book. His friends
and admirers had replied that The Genius"
il not only story of genius but work OF
s.nius. And there the matter stood.
LET US ask Mr. Dresser what he has TO say
specifically on the subject of genius" said the
editor.
NOT AN APOLOGIST.
Mr.. Dresser was willing to talk, but not as
an spologst for himself. He never has plead
ed for public approval. And one recalling all
the showers of mental buckshot that have fol-
lowed the explosion Of each OF his forty-three-
centimetre blasts at our snugness must feel
that his consistent standing Of his ground gives
at least the strength of sincerity to what he
thinks and says Also, as we shall see, it
lends significance TO his definition of genius.
What is genius3 Well let US begin by see
ing what the dictionary says about it"
And in spite of my protest that wanted
his views, not those of the photographer, he
insisted on our reading together all that the
unabridged has to say on the subject. For the
benefit of those who have not investigated the
matter and believe that genius can be defined
briefly and arbitrarily let il be known that
eight paragraphs are required by the lexi-
cosrapher to set forth all the theories and
facts concerning genius and geniuses.
But it was not in any of these paragraphs
that MIR. Dresser found what seemed to be the
best expression Of his own ideas. 1t was in
an epigrammatic little sentence Of Lowelrs,
used TO amplify one of the more formal def
nitions The sentence was to the effect that
talent is something which a man possesses,
but that genius is something which possesses
the man.
That is it." said Mr.. Dresser. Genius COM
mands and compels. 1t is that which cannot
be neglected or suppressed, no matter what
the possessor-or, more properly, the pos
sessed-would choose for himself
PANE NOT AN INCENTIVE.
Love of the renown or the material ad-
yantsses that may be acquired through 1t has
no fundamental connection with real genius.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05

What the Author of "The GeniuS Thinks About Genius
possesses len the
suppressed IL had
who
in he change of his day
yfbe, hone
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
BENEFIT AT MRS. WIZARDS.
Ball for Dobbs Ferry Hospital
Yields About $1,000.

TARRyrowN. Oct. AT Thornloe. the
country home OF Mrs. Henry Willard. the
annual charity hall for the benefit OF
the Dobbs Ferry Hospital was held
this evening. Nearly $1,000 was real
lied. The entire lower floor was thrown
open to the dancers. and the rooms were
prettily decorated with autumn foliage.
Mrs. Willard received. assisted by
some OF the ~patronesses. including Mrs.
John ID. Archbold. Mrs. Edwin Gould.
Mrs. Adolph Lewisohn. Mrs. Orlando ].
Smith. Mrs. Cortland Smith. Mrs. Albert
Shaw. Mrs. W Usher Parsons. Mrs.
waiston ". Brown. Mrs. Franklin Q.
Brown. Mrs. Howard Carroll. Mrs.
Robert Ingersoll. Mrs. jack W. ShifYer.
the Misses Masters. Mrs. F. C. Sayies.
Mrs. George +. Shrady. Mrs. F. l.. STALL
man. Mrs. e. ID. Fraser. Mrs. Maurice
Leon. Mrs. Leo Arnstein. Mrs. c. X.
Judson. Mrs. Henry v. ID. Black. Mrs.
Franklin a. Chappell, Mrs. Lehman n
Mss Fraser.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
MRS.. BENJAMIN GIVES
LAST LENOX DINNER
Tennis Cup Goes to Mrs. Field
in WOmen'S Handicap
Tournament.

LENox. oct. l.-Mr. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton Fish Benjamin gave their final din
ner of the season at he LenoN tiGh
last night. They will return to New
York on sunday. when Mrs. Benjamin's
mother. Mrs. william b. Bacon, is to
close her house.
Mrs. william II. Osgood Field won
the cup to-day which was offered by
Mrs. Carlos NJ. de Heredia for Lenox
clubwomen in a handicap competition
tournament. Allen II. Fenno won the
cup given by Mrs. de Heredia In the
mems
David Turner Dana captured the ten
mis- championship OF the Lenox Club in
mems singles to-day. defeating Hamil-
ton Fish BENJAMIN. g., 6-3. In the
women's singles Miss Grace f.. =. Bris-
ted Ia to play Mrs. David T. Dana to-
morrow morning in the semi-final ound.
The winner will meet Miss NJ. Sympho-
rosa Bristed.
Joseph II. Choate returned to Stock
bridge tonight from New York. Mr..
and Mrs. George b.. de Gersdorn are
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Choate.
Arriving to-day at the Curtis Hotel
in Lcnox were Mrs, Benjamin g. Porter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Charles Welsh,
Miss Mabel f. Welsh OF New York and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Endicott of Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Il. Scott Of Wash
ington and Mr., and Mrs. Sidney G. Berg
OF I%rvington. n. Y, are at the A~spinwall'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
CITY MAY GET DIR. HEISER.
..Nau who Cleaned III Manila" for
Dr. GOIdwatrr's job.

DIR. Victor G. Heiser. "the man who
leaned up Manila" formerly Director OF
Public Health in the Philippines, now "A
member of the International Health
Commission, will be DIR, Goldwater's
successor as Health Commissioned FOR
this city II the present salary OF $500
a year Is considerably increased. Mayor
Mitchell may ask the Aldermen and the
Board OF Estimate TO raise the salary,
possibly to $4,000. The Mayor recently
said that 10000 was none too much II
the city could get the right man.
Commissioners Goldwater announced
last spring that he would have to resign
In order TO keep an agreement with the
trustees Of Mount Sinai Hospital by re-
turning to that institution as superin-
tenhent.
DIR. Helser was born in J~ohnstown,
In 1873. He entered the Federal
health service In 1898 and has spent
much time In Canada and Europe. pay
ing special attention to problems related
to immigration. He was chief quaran-
tine officer for the Philippines before
becoming Director Of Public Health
there. He planned the Philippines Cen
eral Hospital, the College OF Medicine
and Surgery and the Julie leper colony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
VERDICT FOR w. c. DE MILE
Not Guilty OF PlaxiariHing sketch,
Rules 4. y. Judge.

Judge Sheppard in the United States
Dist ric Court yesterday decided that
William c. de Mile and not Gershon
jacobson Is the author of the playlet
Poor Old Jim" The Judge accordingly
dismissed the copyright infringement
suit brought by Jacobson In which he
accuses DE Mile of having adapted the
ideas and situations in "A farce written
by the plaintiff entitled "Reilly's Last
Spree"
The Judge holds hat the central
theme in 10Th playlets. dealing with n
woman who tries to cure her husband
OF drink by ~persuading him that he Is
dead while he Ii in a drunken stupor. is
altogether too Did to form the basis for
an allegation OF plagiarism. Such
similarities as were evident in the execu-
ton of the theme in both playlets, the
court holds. would probably occur in n
case where two imaginative minds
worked on the same plot.
Jacobson included as defendants in
his action Joseph Jefferson. who played
the leading part in the DE Mill" sketch.
and Cecil Il. and Beatrice DE Mile. who
are partners with william De Mile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
THE SEAGOERS.

Arrivals yesterday by tho American liner
ST Paul. from Liverpool;
Alb.r, j. Armstrong e u q Montague.
Mrs. RAYMOND Beazley. Mrs. Harriet A. Nut
Orville n Beebe. TAI,
Mrs Carolyn R~llairs. Mr.. and Mrs, George
Il Gordon Hlackic. Rheims
Charles A Lyman. d &C shattuck,
Sailing to-day by the French liner Espagne,
for bordeaux:
Paul Il Bronson, w J.. Hester.
George +. Crowley, Emile Paihe
Mood Fosdick. Charles Pathe.
Harold W Gould. Archibishop Seton,
Nv the white star liner Cymric, for Liver.
pool;
MIR, and Mrs, X, r. c. II. Carruthers.
Alley. Mrs, Rose Dodge.
BY the Italian liner %Stampalia, for the
Mediterranean.
Mr.. and Mrs yelling Mrs. Giovanni Garda
iSn Tie ward Ward liner Havana. for Nassau and
Havana:
Miss Dorothy Jellicoe, Hess,
A. l., Brown.
by the Red Star @-- stephano, for Nov,
fouttdland:
A.. $. Brown, Mr., and Mrs. l. W
j. W, Draper. Rowe,
j. r. Peabody,
BY the United Fruit steamship Metapan,
for ports of the Caribbean:
Mr., and Mrs, G. r. " g Stevenson.
Thayer, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Or. aud Mrs. A, ". Chadwick,
Shaw.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
GRACE FILKINS SUES
WILLIAM ZIEGLER,JR.
Actress Says lie Kept Her
From Collecting $3,116
Salary Judgment.
SHE WAS TO BE STAR

Charges Of fraud against William
Zicgler, Jr., in connection with the New
Era Producing Company. Of which he
Is alleged to have been the hacker. were
made In the Supreme Court yesterday
In a suit filed against him and the rom
pany by Miss Grace Filkins. the actress,
who Is the wife of Rear Admiral Adolph
Mark. u. S. ~. retired. Miss Filkins
got a judgment for $3,l1s against the
company for breach Of contract to star
her in "The Rule Of Three which failed
| after nearly $4,000 had been spent to
keep 1t going.
The complaint states that the New
Fra Producing Company had n capital
stock of $4,000 and that l49 shares ~
the stock were held In the name Of
Joseph =. Bickerton. Jr., the president.
! and Isl shares by Oscar Hungerford.
was all paid for by Ziegler and that he
controlled the company.
Miss filkins charges hat on May IL,
1914. the company. lat the instance Of
said william Ziegler. Jr, and with the
knowledge, intention and purpose OF
hindering. delaying and d~efrauding the
creditors, particularly the plaintiff.
caused the entire stock to he transferred
to Ziegler illegally and fraudulently."
II is alleged that Zicgler hen converted
the shares of stock and the properly OF
the company for his own benefit.
The complaint states further that the
transfer of the stock to Ziegler was
secret and unrecorded.' and that the
continued doing business 'as II
all it's assets were Intact and legally
vested in said corporation. when as a
matter of fact after said transfer the
said corporation had nc tangible assets
and was a mere shell without ability
to respond to or meo, any obligation TO
any creditor, including the plaintiff"
Miss Filkins alleges that the COM
pany's assets were worth more than
so, 300 and were ample to pay her judg-
ment of s3,llS. For this reason she
asks that the transfer Of the stock be set
aside or that Ziegler be compelled to
pay her the amount of the judgment.
She says she has demanded the money
from him and he has refused to pay II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
MRS. BARCLAY HAS $3.50
and OWES S1,oS0,249
Schedules in Bankruptcy Filed
by Woman Once Reputed
Worth $500, 900.

Schedules In bankruptcy filed by Mrs.
Maude Brevoort Barclay. . West Nine
ty-second street, show that although
onc reputed to be worth &2.5O0.0Vo
she now has 500 In cast distributed
among three banks She still owns
equities In real estate. however. which
are valued at $4,000, n a three
carriages and several hundred dollars
worth on clothes. which under the law
are not attachable.
Mrs. Barclays liabilities are esti-
mated at $~1,OsO,249, although at the
time the bankruptcy petition was fled
against her In August II WAS estimated
that her debts would total only SIS, 200.
OF the liabilities 100000 consist Of
mortgages OF her real estate In various
parts of this city, but mainly on the
Fast Side.
Mrs. Barclays largest unsecured cred
itors are the Corn Exchange Bank. with
a claim OF $51.65S. and Sarah A. Bre-
WORT. $4,000. for money loaned. The
alleged bankrupt owes a number OF
smaller debts, mainly FOR living en-
penses.
Mrs. Barclay is the wife of Wright
Barclay. president OF the real estate
company of Wright Braclay. Inc. 293
Broadway. The latter had to pay a fine
Of $3.50 recently to keep his wife out OF
Jail. Justice Guy OF the Supreme Court
having adJudged her in contempt for
falling TO appear for examination In sup
Elementary proceedings
Mrs. Barclay inherited a fortune from
her first husband. Augustus Browning
Prentice, who became insane through
worry over the management Of his large
estate and died in Bellevue. A petition
In bankruptcy was filed against her by
the Tottenville National Bank and two
other creditors on August II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
RAISING 100000
TO HONOR DR.. ANGEL
Michigan University Men at
Smoker Here Begin Fund
for Memorial.

Tho campaign to raise ,l, 200, 900 as "A
fund to erect. equip and endow n suitable
building at Ann Arhpr for the univer-
sity OF Michigan Union as a memorial
TO DR.. James Burrill Angel. pre- h-ent
emeritus of the university, was begun
with a vfm last night by 1875 Michl-
gan Union members living hereabou,
at a smoker In D~elmonico's. There are
1000 Michigan men In New York and
vicinity and they expect to raise $3.50.
600 as their share OF the fund. Last
nights subscriptions amounted to abou,
$4,000.
The smoker was one of hundreds of
similar gatherings that will take plac.
In the immediate future In different
parts of the country at which efforts
Will he made to raise the nccessar y
amount. The campaign will continue
during the month of October.
william McAndrew. an assistant
superintendent Of schools of New York.
presided at the smoker Earl ID. Babst.
president Of the American Sugar Refln-
ing Company, Is treasurer of New York's
share in the fund. A model of the pro-
posed memorial building occupied a con-
spicuous place on the platform and into
it were dropped the pledge cards as
they were signed.
Meetings will be held every Friday
evening during the campaign at the
Yale club. where subscriptions will be
received.
Among those who responded to old
Michigan's call last night were Col. Bir-
mingham. u. s.. A.: DIR. a. A. Boyer.
Franklin T.. Adams. John y. Blair. o.. II.
Cheney. Howard l.. Chickeriny, L. X.
Comstock. DR.. II. -. Corfusier. q. T..
Cutler. Addison Ely. Jr, DR.. w. A..
Owing. T.. l.. George. II. c. Hutchins.
DIR. II. II. jackson. r j.. W. jerks.
Col H.. u. Prout, Charles A. Riegleman.
Henry X. Seager. William A.. Starrett,
Goodwin Starrett, Prof. Calvin Thomas,
Franklin A. Wagner and Bryon $.
Waite.
John Dewitt Warner. founder and
ex-president Of the Cornell University
Club. made an address.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
TOURISTS BY AUTOMOBILE.

WATERBURY,. Conn. Oct. l-MotorIst =
arriving ~ the Hotel Elton today we're
2 " conklin. New York;, and e q,
q. q smith, New York ,PackardC; Mir.
and Mrs. Herbert J. Wells ana thu Misses
Wells, New York tCadillacI; Mr. and
Mrs, T.. stiles Ely, Lynn. Mass. MIR. and
Mrs A. w Russell. DIR, and Mrs. u. n
Iinell, Norwich. Conn. ,PruttI; Georxe
Lander and Miss Lander, Pit,sburg; Mr,
and Mrs, y, II. Wood and Miss ", u,
Weyman, Worcester. Mass. twinton) Mrs.
l.. e. Eastmrnt and Mr., and Mrs. John ~,
iammach, Glen Cove, n, Y. NStudcbakerI
Mr. ana Mrs, II, ID. Saxton. New london
Conn. Oakland; John Hubbard, New
York ~,Simplex), "
MANCHESTER. Vt, oct. l.--Arrlys,s hv
automobile at tn" Equinox House today
include Miss NJ. l., Fitch. Miss T.. !. Fitch.
Mrs, T., l.. Johnson. bridgeport ,Haynesc :
Mr., and Mrs, william e, Bramhali, Yves
ton. Mass. tStudehakerl; MIR. and Mrs.
David Bennett King, New York ,Over,
landl: Mrs. X, X. HIT. Mr.. and Mrs. X. =.
x hit. Washington Packard: Mr.. and
Mrs, W. q pelano. hoston tPopeI: Mrs
Il. s Russell. Miss Ahler, Boston (Pierce-
Arrow: Mrs. Edward +. Caldwell. Miss
Burgess, Iarchmont; Mrs. Henry l., Bry-
ant. Thomaston. Me. packard MIR, and
Mrs. l. l.. Daniels. ST. Paul tBuich1
Winslew y: Pierce, Miss Grace ID. Fierce,
Bayville., L. l.; Mrs. Ann Winchester.
New York tOldsmobileS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
wendell ESTATE TAX PUZZLE.
Heirs Say $4,000. 900 Can Re
Taxed, OmcIals e12,OOO,O OO,

MOUNT VERNON. N. T., Oct. Twill
lam c. Clark. State transfer tax ap-
praiser for Westchester county. held a
hearing to-day in connection with the
appraisal Of the estate OF John q. Wen
del. who owned much valuable real
estate In Manhattan. Not much testi-
mony was taken and II is believed
thai 1t will be six months before the
appraiser can make his report as 10
how much the inheritance tax will be.
The heirs admit that there is s3.-
00O, 900 of taxable property In New
York city. The value of the prop
erty over which there Is n dis
pute as to whether or not il
liz taxable IL estimated at about sl2.-
900, 900. II is said that the State off,
Gals believe there Is property on which
at least 100000 should be paid in
transfer tax.
The heirs are contesting the taxing
OF any property that Mr.. Wendell trans
ferred previous to his death.