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MCCORMACK IS HEARD
IN FAREWELL RECITAL
Eminent Tenor Sings Before
Audience That Fills
HippOdrome.

John Mccormack gave his farewell re-
cital FOR the proSeu. season ~ the HIP
podrome last evening II was his elcN-
enth appearance in this city and aN-
parcntly he might make several more.
The great auditorium was filled, and So
was the stage. with eager listeners. the
programme was composed Of numbers
given in response 10 requests and Tor
thai, reason contained popular numbers
in the distinguished tenor's repertory.
The selections were not all 81 ON
'cmporancous ballads, for Puccini, Schu-
mann. Rachmaninov and M"ndelssohn
were represented. or Course there were
some Irish folk songs and lyrics by Dunn,
kreisler. Schneider ,Mr. Mccormack's
a~ccompanisD and Jules Granicr. The
singer was in excellent voice despite the
arduous lahors Of a long and active
season. His tones were smooth. even
and clear and were delivered with ease
and natura. manner
Occasion has been taken here several
times to speak Of the finish Of Mr.. Nc
cormack's art, but II inpresses itself
anew upon the hearer at every concert.
He IL essentially a lyric tenor and is
happicst when he il voicing end sem
,iment or poetic reflection rather than
heroic passions. lie is wise enough TO
keep to his best line Of effort and thus
10 give unalloyed pleasure.
His inRing OF che gelida MAMMA
from l. Roheme.'' for example, was an
example Of lyric singing ~ the mos,
adnigable type, Phrasrd perfectly and
enumerated exQuis,tely. the song flowed
naturally n beautifully and had i's
full value. Mr., McCormack's diction is
always a delight and to II he owes no
small part or his great public favor.
lie sings almost everything in English
and his hearers know what the meaning
of the song is, He was assisted last
evening. az usual. by Donald McBeath.
who played several violin solos.
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FILM EXHIBIT OPENS TODAY.
win Continue ThrOug bout Week
II Grand Central Palace.

The third international exposition Of
the motion picture art will begin at the
Grand Central Palace to-day under the
auspices of the Exhibitors I.cague of
America. The exposition will continue
throuchout the week. A part OF the
receipts each day viii he devoted TO
charities of the allied and central Eu-
ropcan Powers.
Prominent actors aud actresses Of the
hlns Will appear in person. Al the biz
photo play companies viii he represented
by exhibits, there viii he booths FOR
the sale of autographed photographs.
an amateur scenario contest in which
tho winning play will he filmed. with
a cast of amateurs, and shown ON the
screen. and many other interesting fca-
lures. including dancing each evening
and special music.
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DIED.

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re-, denre. Edith Cooper Bry &c. beloved
vii" ~ Lloyd : Bryce and daughter
o: the lat" Edward cooper.
Funeral services viii be hold at Grace
church on Monday. May /. at ~
o'clock.
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ftaok Gilbert Br,son. beloved husband
Of Ella T!tz Gerald Rryson
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In New York To-day.

Commission in Building Districts. dinner.
City club, I 80 y, NJ.
Socialist Labor Party. May Day meeting,
Cooper Union. 8 p, NJ,
Polytechnic Hospital. dinner. Hotel wal
d~orf-Astoria, 6:+5 y. NJ.
Daughters Of American Revolution. re-
ception, Holland House,
Republican dinner TO Thomas r, Gleason,
Terrace Garden, 1880 =, NJ
Political Equality Association. meeting
IS East Forty nrs' street, $50 y, Nj
polytechnic Institute ALUMNI dinner,
uot.i Rrsslir, Major, Gen. Wood N speak.
TM r, Nj
New York school ~ Philanthropy, ks'h
arinc n. Davis on TYPES Of sociRi work -
100 Fest Twenty second street. S:lo p. ~.
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10 DAVIDSON.

| was very much impressed to see on
my return to America that at last a
.covemeut 10 on Foot 10 obtain FIR artists
A lifetime equity in their work. A SINH
lar movement In France having been de-
Crat.d by the present war. I am glad to
rote that II has fallen to the lot or Amer
ir, to become a pioneer In a movement
So thoroughly in keeping with its pres
cnt artistic development.
However, would like 20 say that tho
suggested percentage or the Increased
value from the original selling price II
In. work ~ hardly adequate. consider
inn that by the time the work reaches its
zenith the artist is in all probability
ppSt his producing stage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
TO BUY LINCOLN PORTRAIT.
Association Formed with Object
Of P~urchaAing Marshall pnin,iuy.

Announ""mcn was made Yesterday or
the organization of the Marshall Lincoln
Association. for the purpose of purrhas-
ing by popular subscription the painting
Of Abraham Lincoln by the late VIII
lam l.. Marshall and presenting II TO
the nation.
The association has headquarters at
the Hotel Biltmore, and mnong the
members or Inc advisory committee
are Postmaster General Burleson, Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. Gutzon Rorrlum.
J, Alden Weir, prcsiden, of the National
Academy Gen. Roger A Pryor. Hudson
Maxim and MaJor-Gcn. Charles T.. Hoe
George Petit lie Brun is secretary.
The Marshall picture 81 Lincoln is lilo
.ly". and was painted in tho closing
days of the civil war.
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&. DAVIES.

Blakelock as example Is one of moral
satisfaction. whether We succeed In
making our people recognize the neces-
Ety OF maintaining the well being Of It's
instruments or not. II is also siynif-
cam of the intrinsic value of an artistic
operation.
Should a sign of recognition by our
people take some form Of assessment on
sales Of works OF art, it's scope should
be international and serve the common
good in employing fully the materials
Of expression I'm such artistic produce
tions and which can never be perfect
enough.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01

III. u.u,. ,.h ,o,. ~.
rro,a,, ro,,id ha .r,.,.d tr,o lao. 1-har.
ia no crra ,o- 10, .bi,kirr tx. a,
10 dr,ft \ law such n law
would no, work equitably. II would TOO
often inure to the advantage of the self
advertiser and of the popular" painter.
How many auctions of the same work
should be taxed per annum? Often a
work OF art does not increase in value
until after an artists death. To draw
the line AT his death nigh, work hard
shin to his family. Then, too. what II
the artist is dead or in the state OF Ne
braska? Would his . per cent. rave to
be held ~!ndefnitely'
II New York Sta'c alone passed the
law would all the artists Of the country
hock mere Goa ''ln'd
The artist is a a rule not a practical
man. While men of uS.ne are making
fortunes the artist builds his castles
in tho air and creates beauty From tne
worldly point of view he ~ ofteh 'ouu.ti
a failure. because the world iofse's Inal
many worlds successes nave o''"
founded upon failures
ihat Is nov 10 say '"at ,,-,,,
the man OF genius Is to he nIi'ed' WIZ
lam Blake was u~nrecosnlzed ana uhre,
warded while he liNed hut "no N"uh
presume To say 'hat bIaHes was "'' d"
happy me-. ..
! disUNe 10 thihN 4" ar.,N.n ~
made oy law 'lro''lN ocf',,'"' u,o. -.
results OF auction 49, ~ v,g,,,sr,
proposed law "nefe lH.'' ~. :, =, co,,,a
nIans ..a, w. ~" mod or, ,bcre would.
be rracticaI.F WorNeu "U'. 30 ,onL
l rear ne my 49,
ing 10 h'ahe d p'""' ~ ~
Such a law could not discriminate
| While making = law for the oen'n' or
protection OF men or rea' genius WIZ
are rare. the mediocre artis'S an" t"e
self-advertisers would ne the ch''' ""e'
70 proft
Instead OF enact'ng an 'ron'I" NV"
chanical law providing mat "trH 80.
or sculptor SHAH receive q eo.ni',so.
upon the sales OF his WORKS my paH'
would be TO tax 'he pro.etuH =. a, r' =,
lie and auction sales OF arr onJ'esS, ~
create A FUND out OF we '''V'r'S W ~.
taxation and 10 hes'oW d r"n.'i Wy.
worthy and m'r',orouS "..'n va,
Ime way 'hh r.nelain '"''" "
artists and men o' 'et''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
JULES PASCIN.

In view OF the position taken upon
this question by men Of letters n
musicians who not only enjoy authors
rights on their work during their life
time, but can transmit them for several
decades to their heirs. this demand for a
law that will assure to artists a slight
share in the subsequent increase In alu
alton of their works seems to me very
modest. Above all. however. 1t SHOULD
be by collectors and picture dealers that
this generous move Gle beau gcste)
should be made. although Il Is to be
hoped that in ceding the privilege they
Will not consider that they have been
making too great a sacrifice for artists.
For II seems to me that in this country
where the public greatly inclines toward
confusing the artist with the business
man. 1t would he n mistake were the
artists themselves to insist too much
upon their rights. In general. in Amer
lea. 1t appears that the public Judges
the artist too much upon his material
success. and allows itself to forget the
artist who eve though gifted does not
understand the science of making money
out of his work. as does. perhaps. some
second rater. The artist who has nc
social position because of his art and
simply to make himself respected is
forced 10 play the s~hopkeeper in order
"to improve his situation" Such pre-
occupations naturally are disastrous
even to the finest talents.
You have surely known artists in Eu-
rone who, ever though famous. live very
modestly. and even in poverty. They
are not only o but proud Of their
poverty. which is a proof OF their dis
dain ,mepris) of the public. believe
that here where the bourgeois" has al
most no consideration for the artist and
uhaf,4 fhn artfSs ngsnn blE tAo ptt,h
regard for the bourgeois II is time the
public should understand that the aims
Of an artist are not for material success
and that the true artist. ever though
poor. occupies a position more noble than
that held by a man who has gained a
fortune by commercial cleverness.
In "A word. that which is desirable
for the artist is less the possibility to
enrich himself than the possibility TO
remain poor without permitting the first
parvenu who happens along to assume
a position over him of superiority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
HAS l2 EARLY BLAKELOCKS.
PAINTINGS Given 10 OrRanist Years
AR0 ny Artist.

EAST ORANGE. y, j.. April 3o.--Aibert
T.. Schoch ~ "a Evergreen place believes
that a dozen paintings by Ralph Albert
Rlakelock. which the artist gave him
years ago. are now quite valuable.
B~lakelock. who has been for seven
teen years In the Middletown Insane
Asylum, lived in orange In the sos. AT
that time Mr. Schoch was orRanist OF
the Grace Episcopal Church and he and
Blakelock were friends. The paintings
the artist gave him. Mr.. Schoch says.
are good examples OF Blakelock's early
WORK,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
MAsQUE OFFICERS WILL DINE
Otto n. Kahn, Shakespeare Cele-
bratiOn Chairman, Host.

Otto II. Kahn. chairman Of the
Mayors honorary committee OF the New
York City Shakespeare Tercentenary
Celebration, Inc. will give n dinner next
Thursday evening at Sherry's for the
officers and directors OF the organiza-
ton and the workers actively inter
ested IN the production Of the Shake
sIearc Community MasIue to toe per-
formed in thu stadium OF the city Col
lege from May 23 to 81.
The speakers will include James NJ.
Rcck. Augustus Thomas, Patrick Fran
els Murphy, Percy MacKaye, who wrote
the masQue, and Arthur Farwell. who
wrote the music for IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
PAUL ". BARTLETT.

In regard to the plan advocated BY
the Authors League to grant artists n
life equity in their work. I really feel !
know too little about IL Ia say anything
worth while. or anything which IL not a
repetition of what l have heard abroad.
Nevertheless. ! feel hat in the present
state of Commercialism the scheme is not
feasible, and that in art a post-tax OF the
kind proposed would dc more harm thar
good.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
Mrs. ~nrnh Mario <cvmnn.

'iRrrSwrCrL Conn. Anrll m-Sarah
Mario Newman, wife of Hczckiah New
man and daughter of the late Capt. .lohn
Ferris, dicd at h,r ho'uc n Sound Beach.
Conn. this morning, aged - years. She
was q descendant " one of the oldest
families - the place and had always
lived here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
MISS CECILIA BE.AUX.

do not see how there can be other
than one opinion on the plan to grant
a life equity TO artists in their work. l
nope that the movement Will succeed
and that artists will he able TO reap some
Of the benefits OF n late coming appreci-
alton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
DR.. lillian =. stevens.

f;osT"~. N'rii 9o-nr William SAN
ford Stevens died last night a. his home
here from enforcement Of the heart.
aged -. Ito was = member ~ ~" class
Of 50 at Harvard. 81 which Theodore
Roosevelt is a member.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01

Edward j. DE Coppet, head OF tho
banking firm of DE C"ppet * roremus,
~ A. broadway. died suddenly last
night at his residence, Sli West Eighty
nth street. He Is survived by his wife
and two children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01

Daniel ~. Skiunell. who made "A for.
tune in the silver plating business and
retired a few years ago. died yesterday
At his home. 10 West Thirteenth street,
Whitcs'one, l.. l., aged So years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01

best periods? Renoir. Degas, Cezanne,
Carricrc, Puvis de Chavannes and SO
many others!
II is just, then. that when fame ar
fiNcs he who has enriched the specu-
iator by his genius should participate In
tile benefits realized upon II afterward.
In other days. In the epochs Of great
art--of. to put II better, when art was
one of the reigning forces governing in
tellect-one was entirely ignorant OF the
market value Of works OF art. A
Giotto. the creators Of c%athedrals. the
painters of the renaissance and the sew
en'centh century worked for a spiritual
aristocrary. whether for the clergy or
the nobility. In the present epoch the
unwlcldy combinations OF finance have
established a Wall street (Bourse) In
the Temple of Art.
Now tina the temple Ia profaned a tax
must he paid. 1t is just and necessary
We're 1t but rccompense for the sins 30
often committed to the detriinent Of a
gifted artists production-were II but
an indemnity for the wives and children
OF those h have suffered poverty to
offer fine things TO the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
JOHN QUINN.

Whi'c I am IN sympathy with the idea
of giving an artist q lifetime equity In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01

ON the programme OF thc performance
Ia he given AT the Metropolitan Opera
House next sunday night for the benefit
Of ti,S GraH&!rs c'nh'"" wiz b" R""-
thovcr's trio in u major for violin.
cello and piano, played by 'ta'reW"ki
kr,!slnr ami CA.als. Tie seat sale for
the benefit begins tomorrow.
The second annual t'olli"s Ball which
takes place tonight on the roof of the
New Amsterdam Theatre, Will present a
dazz,iur array ~ l~ovclireSs, Resides all
the members Of tho Midnight FrolIc, all
the principals of the 'Fotlies OF 1915
cOmrany will he present. Additional
features are promised, including Nahar
Franko's orchestra
Ion Tollcg"n has recovered from his
illness and win ho able to resume
hts engagement in "a King OF Nowhere, 81
n, the Th.g!y-nAth street Theatre to-
night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27
Arthur Henderson of War Council
Declares Compromise With Ger
many Impossible.
MOST DANGEROUS PERIOD OF
WAR NOW FOR DEMOCRACIES
Frightful Strain May Lead to Mort
gage of the Future to Impe-
rialism.

Paris, Dec. 26.--In addresses at the
national congress of the French So
cialist party Arthur Henderson, the
British cabinet minister, and J. H.
Roberts, member Of the British par
lament both affirmed, amidst enthu-
siastic cheers, that the war must be
fought out until full guarantees have
been obtained for a lasting peace.
"ln my opinion" said Mr.. Hender-
son "if France and ourselves were to
enter into negotiations under exist
ing conditions we should be nations
in bondage. Nothing less than that
is the price and our enemies would
exact for peace today"
Emil Vandervelde the Belgian So
cialist leader said:
"Our comrades who have remained
in invaded Belgium during German
dominion with admirable frmness
have made of themselves heroes.
Nothing but encouragement reaches
us from them. SO that it would seem
that the persons most hostile to war
are those farthest from it,"
Nj. Vandcrvelde also declared that
the struggle must be carried on until
Belgium and Serbia are delivered and
"Caesarsm is laid low"
In his speech Mr.. Henderson said:
'ln my opinion we have now reach
ed the most dangerous and difficult
period of the war. During the next
few months the democraces of Eng
land and France are going to be test
cd as never before DO not misunder-
stand me. | do not mean that the
stress and strain of fighting in the
field will be more severe although
do not ignore such possibility. But
the danger is of entirely different
character
"Our stupendous losses, our un-
preccdented sacrifices, our horror Of
war, our love of peace may lead us
to mortgage the future. With such
awful experiences we are apt to for
| get the great moral, eternal princi-
pies and ideals for which we are en-
tered the struggle. We are not only
fighting a negative answer but we are
engaged in Il great spiritual conflict
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27
XMAS AUTOMOBILE MARRIAGE
Couple Caught Preacher as He Was
Leaving Church.

Cope, Dec. 25.JQuit late on ycstcr-
day afternoon Mr.. Roy Williams, Of
near Moray, ana Miss Matte Boltin,
OF near Cope, motorcd into town in
quest of preacher and having found
Rev. x. +. Halford, who had lust
finished conducting service and was
leaving, they engaged him, and as
they sat in the auto he soon pro-
nounccd the words that made them
man and wife. Word having gotten
out that marriage was on hand sev
cral gathered directly and they, with
one or two friends already in the auto,
witnessed the ceremony.
AS they were leaving Mr.. Ashton
Antlcy and Miss Kathleen Kirkland,
OF Cope, accompanied by Misses Eloisc
Kirkland and Rita Barton, and Mr..
Herbert y. Antley, left in an auto for
Orangcburg, where Rev. Davis. of the
Baptist church, performed the ccrc-
mony which made Mr.. Ashton and
Miss Kathleen man and wife, ana a
little later they boarded tn" train for
Columbia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27
KILLS BROTHER IN
FAMILY QUARREL

Florence, Dec. &c. Wilbur Dan
iels was shot and killed by his broth
cr, Anderson Daniels, at Hannah, in
the lower part of the county Sunday
night. Before his death Wilbur made
and signed a statement generating
his brother, saying that he had pro-
voker the trouble by trying to attack
Anderson in his room.
The brothers had disagreed over
the marriage of Wilbur, and in resent
ment for his refusing to meet him
and his wife when they came to his
house, Wilbur made the attack and on
his return, after having been taken
away by another brother, Anderson
shot him as he entered the house.
They were sons of a prominent
merchant and farmer of the lower
part of the county recently deceased.
Anderson Daniels is a son-in-law of
Sheriff Burch, of Florence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27

again.
The final calculation of the inter-
state commerce commission as to the
earnings of the roads for the year
1916, which will be completed early
next year, are expected to show an
unprecedented total There is no
doubt that the commissions findings
will be generally used in an effort
to influence proposed national rail
road legislation, nor that it will ma
terially effect the wage controversy
between the railroads and their ope-
rating employees.
Railroad officials, say, however,
that the conditions growing ont of the
European war have induced an alb
normal increase in business and that
it would be unfair to base future cal
culations on the figures for the cur
rent year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27
Stock Market Rises.

New York, Dec. 26.-Publication of
the latest German proposals was fol-
lowed by moderate increase in ac-
tivity of the stock market today with
gradual rise in prices. The market
had previously been extremely dull
and Immediately preceding the publ
cation of the German communication
prices Of important stocks were mid
way between the high and low Of the
forenoon.
The rise that followed appeared to
be due to short covering more than
anything else. United States Steel ad-
vanced 2 Sd points from the low quo
tation of the morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27
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MALBURN MAY RESIGN.

Washington, Dec. 26.-William p.
Malburn, of Denver, Colo, assistant
secretary of the treasury, admitted
tonight a probability that he will re-
tire to private life. He stated, how
ever, that his plans had not taken
definite shape, and that his contem-
plated resignation may not be pre-
sented. He denied friction in the de-
partment. Andrew j. Peters, assist
ant secretary of the treasury in
charge of customs, denied reports
that he contemplated rcsigning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-27
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EXPLOSION KILLS ONE.

Bethlehem, Pa, Dec. 26.-A gas ex-
plosion that destroyed the Thiessing
and Chawkey gas scrubbing house at
the Bethlehem Steel company today
temporarily put many departments of
the Lehigh plart out of business, not
ably the blast furnaces and news mer-
chant mills. The explosion is said to
have been due to the sudden cutting
off of the water supply to the gas
plant through the breaking of main
line water pipe. 4, S