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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-01-10
Webb-Kenvon Prohibition. Bill
Held Constitutional In Su-
preme Court Decision.

Washington, Jan. SIN the
most sweeping of all decisions
upholding prohibition laws, the
Supreme Court today upheld as
constitutional and valid the
Webb-kenyon law prohibiting
shipments of liquor. from "wet"
to dry" States. 1t also sustain
ed West Virginia's recent amend
meat to her law prohibiting i'm
portation in interstate commerce
of liquor for personal use.
= After having been vetoed by
President Taft, who held it un-
Constitutional, and having been
re passed by Congress over his
veto, the law was sustained by
the Supreme Court by a vote of
7 to-. Leaders of the prohibi-
ton movement declare it is to
their fight second only in i'm.
portance to the proposed consti.
tutional amendment.
Lawyers for liquor interests
who heard the decision today
admitted it upheld and applied
the law ''in its fullest sense"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-01-10
BOIL WEEVIL NEED NOT COME

BULL "EENlL NEED NOT COME
The farmers of this section
are not TO be caught mapping
when the boil weevil comes as
evidenced by the contracts sign
ed here Monday to grow at least
one hundred acres of carfta-
loupes and one hundred acres
OF watermelons. The Seaboard
experts impressed the farmers
with the importance of growing
other money crops than cotton,
and put the emphasis on melons
and cantaloupes. The railroad
company will furnish the seed
for the first year. Then buyers
are to be here to buy and pay
for the melons when they are
loaded on the cars. Co.opera
ton was the thing stressed most
perhaps. The farmers were ad.
vlsed to cooperate in every pos
sible way. A local organization
was advised. And there is some
likelihood that such an organi
zatlon will be perfected. The
Seaboad will furnish informa
tion as to the proper methods of
planting, fertilizing, cultivating,
packing and shipping. This
progressive road is taking the
initiative and meeting the farm.
ers more than half way. We
believe the farmers in this sec
ton will not fail to see their op
portunity and grasp it.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-01-10

No: Your gallon will not be
helI up because the Supreme
Court of the United States hand
ed down. a decision declaring
the Webb. Kenyon bill constitu-
tional. This decision means
nothing,to you until the State
legislature makes it unlawful
for you to order LIQUOR from a
wet state, but when this is done
you are a goner. We shall
write each of our legislators
from this county asking that
such a law be passed at this
session. Will you write them?
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-01-10
Gone To Georgia.

Messrs. ]. w. and Ed Terry,
Adam Mills, Zeb Smith and
Prof. John Terry lett this morn.
ing in car for Georgia to spend
IA few days. 1t is = reliably re-
ported that Prof. John borrowed
;'li the money he could in the
reighborhood before he started,
and his return is considered
Rewhat doubtful.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-01-10
Farmers Fed on Meat and Solid
Facts


Facts
Monday was big day for the
farmers of this section. The
SeabUaTd-~ officials and experts
were here to talk cantaloupes
and watermelons to the people,
and big crowd of eager farm,
ers were here to hear them.
The barbecue furnished by the
railroad was splendidly prepared,
and was enjoyed by all. The
speaking was done near the
public we'll in the open air, as
the day was unusually fine for
occasion.
Mr.. C. Lane, general manag.
er of the G.. & L. greeted the
people and stated the purpose of
the meeting. He stated that the
boil weevil is near at hand, and
that the railroad is ready to take
the iniative and serve the peo.
pie. Railroads and farmers
must cooperate.
Mr.. Prosser, assistant devel-
opment agent, was glad to see
so MANY present. saiS -
farmers are prosperous lis hie rail
roads are prosperous.
Mr.. Bagwell, general manager
of the Seaboard, is railroad man,
not speaker. Interested in the
railroad; had improved condi.
tions. andvwould yet make i'm
provements when possible.
Truck crops will furnish money
to the farmers when there is no
money in circulation. Prepared
10 furnish transportation. Sug-
gests melon and cantaloupe club.
Hope you will decide to plant
these crops. We shall try to get
the buyers here.
Mr.. B. L. Hammer, develop
ment agent; not in railroad ser.
vice long; still farmer. No
profit to farmer If he grows a
bumper crop and can't sell it.
The railroads get their profits
from business furnished by farm,
mine and factory. If you are
not prosperous, the railroads are
not. Plant few acres and your
chances for profits are not worth
five cents but plant more acres,
and the buyers can afford to
come. Plant the same kind of
seed, at the same time, pack in
the same kind of packages and,
the market is ready. People in
Florida made mint of money
in this way. By co operating
we get your products to mark
ct The boil weevil will come
this year. We have studied
your soil and climate. and be
lleve you should plant water.
melons and cantaloupes. The
railroad here now is not paying
expenses, but July and August
truck crops iwill make it pay.
co operation in your nelghbor-
hood will place you where
nothing can beat you. Plant
one crop, stick to it and "go
broke" Diversity and your
lands will sell for $1O0 and $50
an acre.
MIR. Poyner, representative of
express company: Farmers over
in North Carolina have been
growing these crops, and now
ride in fine cars.
Facts given by other speakers
will be published next week, as
our space is limited this week.
-Editor)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
The Characteristics of the
Modern Russian Artist
His Academic Pasta School of Painters Dedicated to
Ideas at the Cost of Technique-lts Outlook
at the Present Time
Bv ROYAL CORTISSOZ

In one OF Tourgenefs letters Nine Nardo there is a
poignant passage death OF Cogol There single
Russian moment he says whose heart not bleeding
To us he was more than wrtehe had explained us to
ourselves To he was than one the spiritual
OF Peter the These words may to
aggerated prompted by grief But YOU did not know him.
only the least OF his works and knew them
all would still be difficult you understand what he meant
us. One be Russian to feel it. his written in
1852 long time ago. yet how much nearer we to u APP
prehenson OF Gogol Tostoy OF their conymen
great since interpret the Russian genius
to West We all remember Mr. Howes sturdy propaganda
novests who have been widely read for French
English TRANSACTIONS and of late they have into new
lease of life among American readers Then Mr. Graham MI
Barring and others have been shedding precious light on Russian
life and with the coming OF the ballet and NJ BakSt with re-
peaed performances of modern Russian music there thou
sands dare say who believe that they have been made quite
intimate with the genius aforesaid But do they really know:
Zone be Russian feel that phrase OF Iourgene
still holds about many Russian things We recognize the force
of it when reflect upon what going forward in Russia
and visualize the painters group specializing as to what
they may the republic Pat to the moment comes
book "he Russian School OF Painting (Altred A. knopf)
by Alexandra Benois himself Russian and painter which helps
lis difficult task
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

The exhibition of "Introspectlve AT"
AZ Mrs H. p. Whitneys studio, where
it is open to the public, Will not set
the public on fire. The collection IN
cludes paintings by Abraham Harrlton'
BENJAMIN d. Kopman, Claude BUCK
Jacoues r. Chesno and Van Deering
Perrine. who happens here as II by
accident; pastels and monOtypes oy
Felix Russman. and wood carvings by
Robert Laurent.
Introspective. in Webster's diction-
ary. appears as. TENDING to or m
volvino introspection; inspecting; sell
conscious" and introspection as, "A
Wow of the interior; looking inward
sno.;f determination the cognitlon
bv the mind of its own acts and states
Tbore was a time when people De-
lisved implicitly in the sprnted word
The Young men of to-day deny every
thing. They deny even the dictionary
Tbev deny most of all those common
threads of thought. those common sym
bols. by which the people OF hXed
world are enabled TO hold intercourse
with their neighbors. ,
The Christs, the Madonnas, the sun
white ladies bleeding to death on now
cred hillsides. the moaning winds, the
swaying poplars, the skulls, the be-
iewelled fades of Baudelairian fancy
tho silvered ripples of moonlight on the
languid streams of luxurious night
the incense. the perfumes, the heavy
mists that crowd the poems of this
band. prove them to be anything you
will but. most of all, sentimentalists
and romanticists. interpretive they
are. also. perhaps. but interpretive
only as the word is label placing
them as might a good caricature. This
inverse looking is truly not what 1t is
cracked up to be. Men find such strange
things within themselves, and youthful
hermits. besides, have such good mem
orics memories of adoescent tintin-
nabulations that occur in poems of as
thetic sensualists, in works Of exotic
e-Raphaelites, memories of touches
Of William Blake, Of slumberous for
ests where rides Gsutier's velvet-habit-
cd princess. all black upon her white
palfrey. interpretive! Are these
clean. untutored, uninfuenced souls,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
Random Impressions
In Current Exhibitions
The Independents Near at Hand-Russan War Posters
retrospective Art-Pictures by Leon Dabo-
More Prints and Portraits

The Society Independent Artists formed to give the painter
and sculptor their opportunity without the Intervention OF Judge
or iuy will soon bow the public he opening o inc
.b;ton at the Grand Central Palace for April More
~ two thousand exhibits are expected We like by the
the designation adopted by smaller body OF artists presently to
SHOW, their works at gallery OF The Penguin They call
themselves "The Temporary Group In the ballroom oil the
Plaza there will be given the evenings OF APr II ana i "
or Of Russian war posters brought this country by Mrs
= rver The show will be for the benefit OF the Maria Paw
vna HOSPITAL at Petrograd and the Russian Refugee fund
Russian music dancing and wrestling will be included IN the en-
ertainmen Beginning at the Anderson Galleries.
there will be an exhibition of paintings by NJ Francois Cachoud
for the OF Les Ams DIES Artstes On thursday and Fri
M evenings there will sold this place the Revolutionary
d Nanoeonic engravngs the alsey collection The
bon Of the late Henry W. Rangers landscapes began yeer-
da at the American Art Galleries. where the sale will be held on
Thursday and Friday evenings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

high order, and, at its best. was mould
ed by artificial influences. Dmitri Le-
vitski, their best eighteenth century
man. had undeniable abilities as a por-
trait painter but was altogether a type
of Partisan elegance. NJ. Benois
speaks of "his wonderful, purely French
technique" Wonderful. yes. but
French. not Russian, and Borovikovski,
his pupil, invites the same comment.
Both these men had a certain courtly
charm 20 add to their polished adroit-
ness. But as the founders Of ma
tonal school they simply do not exist.
And after them comes that period TO
which Tourgenieff so pathetically al
ludes, a period in which the Russian
painter. though he might. like lvanof,
possess the loftiest ideals, mistakenly
gave to his subjects the devotion which
he ought to have given TO his craft.
"With the exception of Alexander
Ivanof. who stands somewhat aloof
from the main stream of Romanii-
cism." SAYS VI. Benois. "this movement
did not produce in Russia single
great and original artist And for
our own part we can hardly discern IN
Ivanof either an original or great
artist. NJ. Benois. traversing long
and fairly crowded procession of
painters, naturally makes the best OF
their best traits, but we observe that
even his appreciation is expressed IN
very moderate terms. His charming
naces take on a warmer tone only as
they approach the artists of our own
time. the men like Repin. Korovine'
Pasternak. Somof and Maliavine' who
have been touched by the broader cur
rents Of European painting. We can
we'll remember the pleasure that II
was 10 meet at the exposition IN Paris
!, 1900 NJ. Korovine's les Espagnoles'
q picturs in which light. texture and
h. handling generally had the better
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

the atmosphere has begun TO lift, 50
that we see long wave roll ana turn
over, and even. a number Of yards De
yond il, another preparing to crash
down upon the pale beach; and then
We may better understand the enee
pernicious fog. now become beheyo-
lent 10 US. for il il hides anything ~
hides a weakness. Mr.. Dabo's forms
are as ephemeral as his fogs. and we
prefer that quality in the fog.
BY Clifford W. Ashley and Louis H..
Richardson. at the Arlington gallery,
are thirty-eight canvases done IN and
about New Bedford. Mr.. Richardson Is
self-taught. His pictures. for the most
part landscapes in which scruooy
ground. purple and green, and trees OF
a certain indefinite drawing are char
acteristic, though more colorful than
the other examples, date from a PERIOD
of landscape painting when no man
learned in drawing considered the
painting Of any subject but one that
permitted the introduction of figures.
Mr.. Ashley, as q pupil OF Howard Pyle,
knows how TO introduce literary ro-
nance and illustrative quality into his
pictures. This latter quality sometimes
leads him to stray from the truth, as
in the spray-bespattered four-master,
full rugged. ploughing Through the
Straits" or in the Ancient Tramp" and
"Quest-ce que c'est que ca?" eve
quote the catalogue. wondering why
mermaids speak French and the sail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

cago Fair. Turning to his notes on
that episode, the present writer mas
that there were four paintings out oil
total Of ia which seemed to him to
repay careful examination. AT Paris IN
1000 the proportion of good works was
bsrdlv more encouraging Yet one hesi-
tated about drawing too drastic con
illusions. Was this all that Russian
art had TO say? One could not be sure
Little by little, however, clews have
como out of that immense mysterious
land In the Gazette des BeauX-
Ar,s" in the book on the exposition
ORGANIZED at Petrograd in 1909 by the
art magazine, "Starye Cody" and in
other publications, some illuminating
documents have appeared. They elar'-
fed especially the situation on whien
Tourgeniefr, again, had spoken some
suggestive words. Writing to Madame
viardot of another deplorab!e DEATH
that of Ivanoff. who was stricken by
apoplexy just as he had hhisheu '|0
labor OF twenty-five years on his
famous "Apparition du Christ the
sorrowing novelist said: "As for his
nicture. it undoubtedly belongs to that
neriod OF art upon which VIC entered
a century ago or more, and which u.s. 1t
must be confessed, a period OF deca-
dence. It is no longer painting pure
and simple, but philosophy, poetry
history and religion as we'll" There
Is obscurity here, too, for moment.
when Tourgenieff said that sit is no
longer painting pure and simple was
he speaking in general terms, or simply
for Russia? We know now that II he
meant Russia alone he was mistaken.
Russia had. never practised painting
pure and simple There lies the key
IN her backward state in art, and the
explanation of the poverty in those
exhibitions which we had thought
might only be impsrfectly representa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
A School Only Slowly Revealed

Part Of the difficulty, for Americans,
Las always resided in the mere prac-
teal question Of getting access to Rus
sian pictures this side of Russia. 1t
must be about twenty-five years since
huge wedding scene by Konstantin
Makowsky was exhibited in New York,
a gaudy, theatrical canvas, shown ap-
propriately enough, as we recall, in a
jewellers shop. 1t was not jewel, By
any means, but it attracted vast atten-
tion from its novelty. Later Verest-
chagins military pictures were brought
over. There was Russian section
in the Fine Arts pavilion at the Chi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

painters OF the last century and TINS
one have not won the highest European
rank il has not been because they have
lacked ideas, inspiration. II has been
because they have not developed a
beautiful technique. Will they develop
il as the revolution expands the whole
national life and brings Russia into
closer communion with the ideals OF
the Western schools? How trivial that
question seems, with the world at war
But art. too, is one of the interests o.
the people. and those who care for II
will pause in contemplation of this vast
political upheaval to wonder If, among
other things. it is going to take Rus
sian painting into the march OF prog
reSs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

even while IL seeks to realize the
dreams Of the poet. It's sincerity,
again, is its greatest hope, rising above
the old academic formula and the taste
less, asthetically mannerless modes
which took their place. And with SIN
cerity there must grow up a hner'
sweeter, humber feeling for the recti-
tude of technique and of the materials
of art. Russian color must be checked.
Russian taste must be purified. There
is wisdom in the sentence with which
NJ. Benos concludes his book, Free
dom without knowledge is the most
bitter slavery" What shall it profit
the men Of individuality to whom he
refers if they neglect to master the
tools of their trade? If the Russian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

tive. As a matter OF fact they did
Russia no injustice.
She has had her artistic period, but
it was that of the collector. The
Hermitage is there to show how richly
the old masters have been appreciated
by the Slav aristocracy. and in the eX-
hibition of 1909 to which we have just
referred it was made plain that nu-
merous private galleries in Russia con-
tanned not only fine things of the
eighteenth century French school but
masterpieces Of earlier periods. The
trouble with the native school was that
the talent in il was never of very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
On the Passine + air

Think when Night wipes all hcr S'aiS away
With her black velvet buster, and they shower
Down the white sleeps of Dawn, where walks the DAY
With sunrise-think you grow still and dOur
Iamenting Beautys death: Or when the flower
OF noon falls faded on the dusk-hung grass
That men CRY, inconsolable, "AlaS,
'.All Life is gone; ended the golden hour.
Or think YOU when the Spring upon the bough
Stands quvering in the raucous gusts that men
Crieve the departure of the Winer-friend:
Or when brown Manhood on Youths sken brow
Sets the firm kiss of Death the joyful end
Which piyes him birth, that then all men take vow
To have no moro of Life since Youth is flown:
III .ns,cr it is written in the drone
OF bees at dawnng, on wind strumtncu ie"
Through worlds of gladness'
All things pass and go
To bring forth new ones; if we STAND whiic
The universe swings by us in its now
Rearirg all life So let wait - ana S"ne'
"'''"s al nv ARCHIE
American French and English flags were waved
as the audience screamed "Yes" when hooen " Tte
6.h. - - o ye 70 unite with the Ahies! Inc
Tribune 49,. &c frort;callv if
Still the flags should have been waved just "' ""'''
the audience had screamed NO
Last night Mr. sbonts dropped cent n O ~ is
Grand Central Nothing eventuaed though we "So' '
Why won't you listen?
The Young American has all but vanished s .,o
fiction but the Times prints a Lost adVer'''s'''
Ren,lernans gold watch.
81 .d borever was supplied him w'tn '"e "e'''
ssry funds."-From 9TH the Clock S'op'' y "
Whom you? sald gym MI,
IAN Germany wants way Oreathe' n ne T"into
What Germany wants u 10 tn''" ~"
high, and abolish all traffic laws
o. in o. w. a one-vay universe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

story from Buffalo to the effect that Billy Sunday going
to eliminate much of his wonted slang from his New York
One deeply rooted faaces is that Sunday slang
He verbage that ceased to be slang between ten
and thirty years Real slang is the kind make
discard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

Loft" He is happier in the Noon
day Rest, Jamaica" "Cuttyhunk Wharf
and "Octagon Building" though these
never become truly painter-paintings.
free of too persistent descriptive in
tention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
THE LETTERS OF DULCINEA


Did you that article in the New Republic about the bana?
was "ddndy The author simply can't remember his name
always forget of the people who write the Stories but
after all it's the story itself that matters isn't itsaid we'll
don't exactly remember his words but banaty wasn't terrible
he said know what mean. 1t perfect pedcH of an
article
am still reading "Susie Lenox" Isn't it-weI, never
read anything quite like it.
winter would end but suppose summer Will be
here before don't really have Springs
anv more Oh Mr.. Harrison the other dayhe
who wrote "Queed "B. VS. Eyesremember? He's dear
that's But he didn't the least attention to me- That
is he seemed not to.
Well the river
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

22An day desk, and for petrowaggon ride
in the evening with wife Finished reading Sinclair Lewiss
Te b which deemed far the best book he has written me-
true warm picture Una Golden he hath drawn save when ne
caleth on Coincidence to help him.
23-Early Office where all the day; and with H. Fore
and D. TAYLOR to dinner thence to the haequnade the MUS
traitors wrote and played; found it all merry the pest
of being the pantomme of o. Herford and c. Falls and r. Go0d
acting in it. late, and read R. Hughess I'm Lue lo"h
and deemed Pop" the best Of the tayles 49,
2To the Office enough to finish my STINT and theh
for a ride
Would Hits and Misses do title for that booK ASKS
Tired cor it too much Haywood Brouns stu 1t woudn'
Do the hits would be overcondence and the misses would De
nborv roodv AS for any similarity Maj Brouns stuff we
only wish we knew how to achieve It,
We don't like that title repeat; but youths and Misses
mightnr be bad.