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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
BAY STATE TO HONOR
SPEAKER CILLETT
COP. Leaders Go to See Him
Assume His New Post.
Special Despatch TO THE Sun.

BOSTON, May lS.-A party of twenty
prominent Ray State Republicans left
early this evening on the Federal EN-
press for Washington to pay honor to
Representative Frederick II. Gillett of
Springfield. the new Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives
The Bay State delegation will occupy
seats in the gallery when the House con
venes in special session 20 watch and
applaud when the first Massachusetts,
man since Gen. Nathaniel L. Banks. who
retired in 1857. takes up the duties of
Speakership.
The party Will give n dinner to-mor-
row evening at the Washington in honor
OF the new Speaker. Senator Lodge and
tho Republican Representatives from
Massachusetts will be guests.
In the party will be Joseph T. l..
Warner, Speaker of the Massachusetts,
House of Representa- lives: Senator
George B. Churchill; Frank H. Hall,
chairman of the Republican state Com
mittee; George II, Ellis, president, and
Charles II Glidden. assistant secretary
of this Republican Club OF Massac hu-
sets Senator Francis Prescott, Frank
w. Stearns, Edward A. Thurston OF Fan
River, Thomas o. Marvin, secretary of
the Home Market Club Seward w.
Jones. Newton; Charles $. Goodrldge,
Ralph g. Bauer and Thomas T., T. VIII
son OF Lynn, Horace A. Keith, Brockton
Atherton Clark. Newton Joseph Walker,
Brookine, Eben S. S, Keith. Sycamore
w. c. Brownson. Springfield; j. Weston
Allen, Newton George II. Dale. Water
town Charles Nichols, Chelmsford Jo-
seph w. Martin, Jr. North Attleboro,
and Benjamin f. Felt, executive secre-
tary of the Republican State Com
mittee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

The new Central Purchasing Board
for the city. established as the result OF
a legislative bill which both the Mayor
and the Governor signed and soon TO
be put In operation. will supervise the
expenditure OF fully s25. 100000 a year
and is expected to revolutionize the
present system OF purchasing supplies
for all the city departments. The city
administration expects to save 1900. 900
a year by the new system.-The neps OF
yesterday.
Even in these days OF billions the
saving OF $1,000, 900 is not to be looked
upon with contempt; we hope the Cen
trail Purchasing Board will Justify the
predictions made on its behalf. The
theory on which It is set up Is admit
rable; 1t ought to stop many a leak in
the public purse; there Is ample room
for intelligent economy. and yet the wise
man experienced in governmental COM
missions and their ways VIII wait until
the board reports before he gives way
to unrestrained rejoicing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
EVENTS TO-DAY.

National Safety Council, meeting 0, e1.
ecutive committee. Hotel Biltmore, morn.
ing session and luncheon.
National Association of Manufacturer
convention. Waldorf-Astoria, all day
begins.
Reception and dinner TO Lieut. Gen
modore, 7 p. II.
>. Reception to delegate. and msme.r. o:
sixteenth floor. 10 A. NJ.
Ancient Art" by Prof Ernest A. Gard.
nor; Haveme 'r Hail. $40 P. NJ,
Hat sale iOr Fatherless Children o,
France Fund. II West Forty-si1th street.
New York Academy OF Sciences section
OF geology and mineralogy. Museum o
Natura! History. s:i5 p. NJ.
Post. American Legion. $40 Nassau street
Hearing of public health committee Of
the Reconstruction Commission, Acsden!.
II West Forty third street. p. NJ
Wholesale Stationers Association OF tha
United States. convention. Hote! McA'p'I'
irish Republic mas. meeting, Ki.ms,
avenue. Brooklyn. p. NJ.
Lecture on "Neighborhood Centres ini
Associations" by Mrs. Mary X. StrnkAo,
witch. ~ Washington Square south 81"
Retail Furriers Association. dinner, w'.'
dorf, p NJ
Evangelistic Rally. Holy Trinity Ep'',o-
pal pal Church; l22d street and LenoA ave.
Prohibition mass meeting, Calvary R'9.
tist Church, Fifty-seventh street, near
Sixth avenue. 2:so and P. NJ
Lecture on Across Siberia Win NJ
ton. st. Columbia Hall $40 West r0sn"'
eighth street, s:l5 p. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
WHITNEY STUDIO
CLUB HAS SHOW
Members Exhibit Their Sculp-
ture and Decorative Paint
ipgs in Galleries.
CORENE COWDERY'S ART
1t Shines Among Others-Her
"Song Of Rolling Earth"
Is Modern.
CORENE COWDERY'S ART

An exhibition Of sculpture and decora-
tive paintings by members OF the Whit
ney Studio Club, which has a careful
setting in the clubs galleries. will re-
main on view until June 1. An unusual
number Of artists participate. doubtless
young persons whose names are un-
familiar to the general public. None Of
them is unworthy of the favor of the
exhibition and at the same time few OF
those not already known deserve ex-
tended public criticism. The benefit OF
allowing the young artists to make self
comparisons is no mean one, and in
fact is one of the objects of the club.
Among the painters, Corene Cowdery
Is moro successful than most. Her
decoration, Song Of the Rolling Earth
Is modern in tendency, and the figures.
spotted like Perugino's, against a back
ground Of soft and moist green hills. are
drawn strangely but decoratively. War
rem Dahler who seems to have picked up
few good ideas from Bryson Bur-
roughs. also signs an undeniably decora
tive work.
A Maine Coast Marine" by Rock
well Kent, Is one Of his early oils and
not one Of his best. There is much
facile painting init. but facility does not
always insure quality. The whole sea
foreground has been achieved cleverly
but unthinkingly and the water line OF
the nearest promontory Is a bad line.
The most interesting bit of sculpture
IL contributed by Salvatore Belotti. q
Garden Figure" and the worst thing
that may be urged against this, too. Is
its cleverness. Although almost life
size. the figure is still but a sketch and
from the knees down has been no more
than indicated. There 10 much that Is
attractive. however, in the head and the
| bent torso.
Other contributing artists are Flor
| ence G. Lucius. Antonio de Filippo. Ben
jamin Greensteln. Grace Mott Johnson.
Arthur Lorenzani, Nicolo Tocco. Arthur
Crisp. Robert w. Chanler and Frank
Van vleet Tompkins.
In addition to the French art brought
| here by the Comtesse de Fontenailles
and to be sold for the benefit of the
| hospital al Hericy, France, the Kingore
Galleries are showing a group of sculp-
lures and paintings by contemporary
American artists The collection runs
chiefly to portraits.
A portrait of "bill" by John Flanagan
| Is one Of the most workmanlike of the
! lot. with an easy pose. sure proportions,
and a human structure beneath the
clothes. 10 Davidson shows q curious
portrait of Robert w. Chanler and Mary
Mortimer contributes two portrait heads
OF Miss Julie Lentilhon and Mrs. John
| Cutler that are a lively, modern style
Mrs. Tiltons portrait of Mrs. Walter
Rosen Is a most expressive likeness and
| as far removed from the academic as
possible. Mrs. Tilton, in turn. has SAT
| for her portrait TO Prince Paul Trou-
! betskoy. Other portraits are: Lewis
Chandler, by Albert Steiner: Miss Con
suelo Vanderbilt. by Prince Pierre Trou-
betskoy; Hunt Diederlch. by John Tay-
Tor Roberts; Iris Tree, by Curtis Moffat
and Master George Vanderbilt, by Lydia
| Emmett.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

The Republican members OF the
House OF Representatives OF the Sixty.
sixth Congress held their caucus on
Saturday and were so harmonious
several Of them were bored by the pro-
ceedings. Such unanimity of the Re
publicans as they face the heavy task
before them gravely offends the Demo-
Gratis, who have done their. best to
stir up trouble in the majority. The
prospect Of Congress in which the
dominant party ignores personal and
fractional differences for the good OF
the nation Is incomprehensible to the
Democratic leaders
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
Germany,s Military Defeat.

German authorities themselves are
revealing practically every day the
conditions in Germany in the later
days Of the war. days when Germany
was still Boosting Of her power and
the outside world was eagerly spec
ulating upon the actual strength of
her army to resist the ever increas-
ing forces the Allies were sending
against her.
A peculiarly Illuminating bit of EVIL
dence upon these conditions is fur,
nished by General Won HINDENBURG In
q letter written to Prince MAX OF
Baden October 8. This letter came
into the possession of the French War
Office and 10 published as an appendix
to a document issued by that depart.
ment. The German Marshal wrote:
1.-THE Supreme Commander Of the
Armies adheres to his request, formu-
lated on Sunday. September 20. 1918.
for the immediate offer of peace to
our enemies.
'In consequence Of the collapse of
the Macedonian front and the diminu-
ton OF our reserves for the western
front which has resulted therefrom,
and in consequence also of the i'm
possibility we find of making good the
very serious losses that have been
inflicted on us in the combats of the
last few days. there no longer remains
any hope. 50 far as It is possible for
man to Judge. of compelling the enemy
to make peace.
1.-THE enemy on his part is daily
throwing fresh reserves into the
struggle. Nevertheless the German
Army remains arm and Is trium-
phantly repulsing all attacks. The
situation. however. Is becoming more
critical every day and may force the
High Command to take decisions in
volving very serious consequences.
Under. these conditions It will be
better to cease the struggle to avoid
useless losses to the German people
and their allies. Every day lost is
costing us the lives OF thousands OF
brave soldiers"
According to this letter the Su
preme Commander of the German
Army eoA1sssed his inability to stem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
A Professors queer Notions.

Another professor rises to inform
tho United States as to its national
duty. This time It Is Mr.. HERBERT A.
MILLER, professor of sociology In
oberlln College. At a conference held
ct the Department Of the Interior
In Washington he said:
Tho foreign born resident needs
from America an insistence that
there be an adequate League Of Ma
the past In Europe. He will never
forget the land Of his birth so long
as injustice prevails there. He will
always be longing to help those Of
his racial brothers left behind"
America has kept its doors open tc
unfortunate Europeans on the general
theory that they could gain happiness
here and, by becoming Americans
benefit this country. Most sensible
immigrants proceed to forget, as soor
as they can, the evils from which
they fed and to devote themselves tc
the pursuit of happiness. If the i'm
migrant longs to help those Of hi.
racial brothers left behind" he send,
to them enough money to pay theil
passage hither and then finds a jol
for them.
Any foreign born resident who will
not be a good American until he re
ceives assurance that America is goinl
to make herself a busybody in thu
affairs Of Europe ought to be sen
back to Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
VICTORY CELEBRATIONS.
A Special Memorial Day Parade ant
Block Parties Proposed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sh: May
I make two suggestions? One is that
under instructions from General Organ
all former members of the different
State Guard organizations. such az
Squadron A. the Seventh and Sixty
ninth Infantry Regiments. and the
others, who still possess their old uni
forms, should wear them on Decora-
ton Day and march up Fifth avenue
the Grand Army could march through
the Ninety-seventh street transverse
road to the different monuments on
Riverside Drive.
AS l hope that by the beginning OF
July all those who went "over there
will have returned. I think that those
who had block parties last year should
have their service flags fixed. and II
any golden stars are missing. should
have them put in. and that those who
have returned should have block par
ties to welcome them.
H. HENRY d. KLINKER.
NEW YORK, May II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT,
MANHATTAN

MANHAIJAN.
Pioneers In American Music" by HAT
School, 40 Irving place. illustrated "
Present Day Struggle for pemorracl
by Nathan L. Goldstein, Assistant G'Ip,'
ration Counsel, at Public Schco. -. FoI"'
second street. east OF Third avenue. 49,
Songs Of tho southland, BY Miss Ma.
guerite Potter, Illustrated by songs sven
in costume, at Public School ~, t'''-
street and ST. Nicholas avenue Co..
circumstances" by Theron W =.
mer. NJ. D.. at Public School 80, - ~.
Fifty-seventh street. ILLUSTRATED - s's''
The United States; Wealth an H.
man Service" by Louis I. WlN-'s, r.
Lift. d. at Public School g., Hester ana
Essex streets. ., Sc
Russian Folk and Peasant Songs
Edward BromberE, illustrated h' Rr -I
of the most character!sttc az. EIAt
folksongs, at Public Schooi ~, - N'''
olas avenue and l27th street -,.... r,
Philip KeArny, Soldier and Ia'F.- 10.
his daughter Mrs. Susan kaaTnE SCI
at Public School 1855. 225 West l''iA s''''~
Edmond RoStsnd," by Pr1t @. II. H.,
ter Troop. Phi. d, at RIule School AA"'
I'll West Fifty-siNth street. -..,st
Across Siberia with the 'Ae r' - W.,
Army" by c. N. II, Anterior. FAT ~ eH
lumbla Han. S4S West Twrnt
street. illustrated by steTeopt't'" f'
BRONN. ,,.-,., .iret.
Programme Music" BY pr bahl,t
ory Mason Of Columbia tni'".-' a..
Morris High School. lGeth street asa D
ton road. ,,..-..- o..s..
The Value OF a Smile by VIM. w..
sell, at Public school AZ, lyfth S'i"T. '
tween Bainbrldge and BrlggS a't"''s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

at IL o'clock noon. to the end that
the people may DO relieved. through
Legislation, from present and impend-
ing danger and distress"
An extra session proclamation more
important than either Of those from
which we have quoted wac issued by
ABRAHAM LINCOLN on April Is, 1861,
at the end of his call for $4,000 troops.
1t reads thus:
'Deeming that the present condi-
ton OF public affairs presents an ex-
traordinary occasion. I do hereby. In
virtue OF the power in me vested by
the Constitution. convene both houses
Of Congress. Senators and Represen-
tatives are therefore summoned to
assemble at their respective cham
bers at ~ o'clock noon on Thursday,
tho 4th day of July next, then and
there to consider and determine such
measures as. in their wisdom. the
public safety and interest may seem
to demand"
Nothing was said by President LIN
COLIN to indicate that he was calling
Congress together ito receive such
communications as may be made by
the Executive" Also, he specifically
left the important work Of Congress to
the wisdom of that body.
The form of the preamble used by
President WILSON would be a model
for the use of the Governor of New
York. The Constitution Of this State
provides that when the Governor calls
the Legislature together in extraor-
binary session 1t shall consider only
the subjects recommended by the Gov.
ernor for consideration. But the Con.
gress of the United States is not linn
tied at any time to subjects put for.
ward by the President. It may limit
Its own deliberations to certain sub,
jects, but once the President has
called 1t together he may not say t
1t, This is your programme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
LEGION POST MEETS TODAY
Aid of Draft boards 10 De S"us"
in Getting Names.

The first meeting of Theooar" !, 'y'
vet Post. No l, Of the American I'E.'
w,l be held to-day at + NJ ok
Nassau street The legion Is .'F.s
from the draft boards everywhere -
names and addresses of drafted mon -.
tho purpose OF informing them al Nv
purpose OF the legion and cnAs'"S ''''-
in its ranks. -.
II was announced yesterday h' W.
wickersham. chairman Of III" "" >'.A
state branch of the legion, '''l '
American Legion is in no way ''.
with the Private Soldiers and HN.'
Legion, which 1t has been reported wa
go before Congress to-day with
mand for $500 bonuses Al me
Louis caucus OF the American Lego" o.
was unanimously decided max o."
bonuses would be asEed for boy ia
organization as it was wished 50 S'
that the organization is formed ~
what its members may obtain t.r ''s,.
selves but for what they can do !"
America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

President Hadley of Yale has an arti-
Gle in the June Hdrpers on educational
problems In America. Herbert Adams
Gibbons writes OF tho Industrial efforts OF
France in the war and Roy Chapman
Andrews tells OF q trip across Mongolia
in motor car. Among the stories are
tales by Mrs. Henry Dudeney and Mary
Esther Mitchell. Margaret Cameron dis
cusses psychic phenomena and Robert p.
Utter discourses on interesting changes
that have affected our spoken language.
Sergeant Kerr Ely presents some impress
sions gained in the war by member
Nof the Engineers Camouhage. There are
poems by Clinton scollard. Mary Pine,
Richard lie GRllisnns and others
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

The gallant attempt of HARRY
HAwKER to cross the Atlantic in his
Sopwith will be watched with the
most sympathetic interest in this
country. The circumstances under
which he undertook his flight excite
the highest admiration for his cour-
age and determination and for his
confidence in his machine and himself.
The difficulties in the way of a sue
cessful completion Of his journey are
tremendous, and 1t is the universal
wish that he may successfully accom-
plish It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
A SOLDIERS VOICE.
Some Thoughts Of n Man VIII
Fought for the United States.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: am
just out Of servico-home again after
nearly two years Of It. And I am
thankful for that
am also very thankful to ind that
there Is one real American newspaper
being printed. a newspaper not afraid
to tell the truth.
am led to believe that 1t is still
considered pro-German, or rather antt
Administration, to tell the truth about
public matters OF the past two years
expect that they will have to put a
lot of our boys in the truth telling class
and they will hardly dare call them
pro-German.
TOO proud to 1ght"-four million men
did not believe that.
HE kept us out Of war''-sixty-hvt
thousand on the honor roll. two hundred
thousand crippled, twenty billions of wal
expenses.
open covenants Of peace, openly ar
rived at win say so.
League OF Nations'-weu. lot oil
US immisrated to the United States &c
get away from the policies. politics and
poverty of Europe. with its damnablt
class distinctions and military and
social systems, and now we are agar
compelled TO accept the rulings ant
regulations of the same crowd that We
thought we had escaped II this 30
called League Of Nations goes through.
Give us Presidents Senators and Con
gressmen that are not too proud to fight
for the right. who will fight for Ameri
can traditions and Americas rights. WHIT
will stay at home and execute the dutie!
, of their Offices without embroiling US II
the mess of decaying and rotten royal
istic politics OF Europe. SERGEANT.
NEWARK, N. J., May II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

Before our unaccustomed eyes
A figure strange We scan;
Behold to-day our Uncle Sam
Become a sandwich man.
lie marches up and down the world
And yet is scarcely seen.
The signs he carries are so wide
His form Is lost between.
He has the Treaty on his back.
Tho League hangs down in front.
And advertising Some One else
He has to bear tho brunt.
MCLASDBURGH WILSON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

do these things, must do them. But
while 1t is doing them 1t should not
fall to give the needed time, energy
and ability to digging out and holding
up before the eyes of the American
people the CHASTITY facts Of the contln-
ued incompetence and incurable mis-
management, after as during and be-
fore the war, Of Mr.. WILSON'S Ad-
ministration and Of Mr.. WILSON'S
Congress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

GENOA. April 26. 1919.
"Genttemen.. I am in receipt OF your
very much.
1T Is impossible to do business
till the situation do not change. be-
cause the Italian Government do not
allow at present import licenses.
I'm the future. when the situation
will be normal. please to quote me
your products.
IT beg to remain, gentlemen.
Yours faithfully,
Wilson brand In not more good
seen in Italy, and nobody will not
more employ II. owing to his political
ideas of these days"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

For eastern New York-Fair to-s,,
warmer in north portion; to-rnorror
cloudy. with probably showers; moa.,
ate variable winds. mostly south ana
southwest.
For New Jerssy.Psrtly cloudy to-d,,
cloudy. with local showers and mild 1T
perature tomorrow; gentle variable vinS'
For northern New Bngland-Fair n'dSA
cloudy. probably followed by showers ~
morrow; moderate temperature: moders,.
For southern New England-Fa,r tad
cloudy. with probably showers to-morrn,,l
somewhat cooler in interior; nOdsr',,
For western New York--psr,,y o,or,.
and warmer to-day; showers to.moryos.
moderate variable winds.
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Air pre,.u,. =.
low over practically Ali parts OF the oous.
the st. Lawrence Valley and the sor,h
Rocky Mountains and plateau rerions u; =
- relatively high over the north pl,,n,
east of the Rocky Mountains and Vi,hi!y
the last twenty-tour hours there wa.a
rains In the north Atlantic Statea alons
the south Atlantic and Gulf and on IN.
States. Temperatures are much above non
NAL over interior districts west Of w" ~.
Rocky Mountains and generally normal \,
$500 pe'to u tho Sountry IN the mtddl.
Atlantic and New England States ~.
upper Ohio Valley and the lower ,sS.
region fair weather on Monday will hs 80
lowed by cloudy weather and prohaSi.
showers Tuesday without material chan.
In temperature. In the south Atlanta ~
Gulf states, Tennessee, tho lower Ohio wy
icy and the upper lake region the wes,b.-
perature and local showers Monday am an;
Tuesday. anu
Observations at Omitted States Weather ~.
reau station taken at 8 P. M YESTERDAY i5S
meridian time: WE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

The army wants men to enlist for
service with the air service. and has
prepared a statement showing the ma
terial advantages enjoyed by those who
accept its offer. The conditions are
truly attractive; young men should
study them carefully. Yet 1t is safe to
say that the navy's performance in
sending seaplane from Newfoundland
TO the Azores will do more to stimulate
interest in aeronautics and induce
more men to sign with Uncle Sam than
any exposition Of the good pay and
good treatment promised in the army
can be hoped to do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19
why Not Sink the Meati

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. In
the matter OF finding n plan to get rid
OF the enormous surplus of meat, sc
as not to affect the market price and
thereby possibly reduce the cost to the
consumer. why not sink it along with
the German feet? 4. NJ. c.
NEW YORK, May II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

the tide of the allied advance and was
pleading for Germany to make peace
forty-three days before the armlstice
was signed, Such an authoritative
statement should put an end to the
contention that Germany did not suf-
fer a complete military defeat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

A good many policemen OF this city
who paraded in the rain on Saturday
sympathize with the New Jersey SOL
diers who chose that damp day to
show their resentment of alleged dis
courtesies by refusing to march in a
May festival in Monmouth county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

Joseph Hergesheimer. A. Washington
Pezet, L. Cabot Hearn and Elizabeth
Robins contribute fiction to the Century
for June. The war and its effects pro-
vide subjects for Glenn Frank, I.othrop
Stoddard, G. Ward Price and for Will
lam Stearns Davis In collaboration with
william Anderson and Mason w. Tyler.
william Dinwiddie writes on air travel
posi- bIlities, Anne Bosworth Greene on
childhood in England In the sos and
Zoe Atkins contributes a poem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-19

Despite the tact that it is not of jazz
or rag tempo. France seems rather
anxious TO possess the copyright of
the once popular musical composition
Die Wacht am Rhein."