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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
GOVERNOR HOLDS
A PEOPLES DAY
Applicants for Jobs and Ten
ants League Delegation
Among Visitors.
IDA Won CLAUSSEN THERE
Woman Asks Redress for Many
"WrOngS" at Hands of
Officials.
IDA Won CLAUSSEN THERE

Governor Smith had his second "Peo-
pies Day" in the historic Governor
Room at the City Hall yesterday. Be
ginning at II O'Clock in the morning he
had a steady stream OF callers until 3
o'clock, when he went into conference
with the Board Of Estimate.
The Governor expects to be in Buffalo
next Saturday. where he will see all per-
sons who for any reason are not able TO
make the long trip 20 Albany. Later
he may have similar days In other cities.
The callers yesterday here were
greater in number and even more varied
than week ago. They ranged from a
man who had come all the way from
Providence to ask for the appointment
of a friend to a womsn who wanted the
Governor to find out whether her boy,
who had been a prisoner OF war, was
st!ll detained in Germany.
sylvan Levy OF Brooklyn. who Is a
mcmber OF TIE Inebrety Commission
was not at all bash.ul about coming
right into the Governor and saying that
he was a candidate for head of the Pub
lie Service Department, when the bill 10
do away with the present Commission
was passed. Later Mr.. Levy asked the
Mayor to intercede for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
BROOKLYN PLANS WAR HONOR
Victory Celebration Committee to
Hold Meeting.

Announcement was made at the
Brooklyn Victory Celebration Committee
headquarters by the chairman, Nathan
S. Jonas, that a mass meeting would be
held at the Brooklyn Academy OF Music
Wednesday evening.
James NJ. Beck will be the speaker OF
the evening. while James II, Post will
preside. A host OF distinguished artists
will he on hand TO entertain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
l,4OO BOLSHEvIKs ARRESTED
Argentina Prepares for DepoTta-
ton of Red Agitators.

BUENos AyrEs, Jan 25.--Fourtecn
hundred prisoners charged with Maxi
malist activities are op board cruiser
here awaiting deportation according 10
secret service operatives
The majority of them are Russian
Jews. Some Spaniards are among the
number.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
RENE FIAMMETTE'
Is A GREAT PICTURE
Anisfeld, Russian Artist, Did
Scene and Costumes
for Opera.
CRITICS ASKED TO JUDGE
Miss Farrar in Her Magnifi-
cent Robes "StoOd Out" in
General Effect.
ny HENRY MCBRIDE.

One sign of the anarchy Of the times
Ia that art critics are now asked TO
take note Of stage performances. Anis-
field, the Russian who was talked about
40 much before his pictures were shown
at the Brooklyn Museum and so little
after. has been doing the scenes and
costumes for the new "Reine RAM
mette" at the opera. and as II was fet
that the matter was more than music
critics might care to handle, the wig
makers were had in to look at the wigs,
the jewellers for the Jewels, the ART
critics for the scenes-and in fact every
body was had in, except possibly the lit
ersteurs for the literature, for In opera
II is thought that the libretti get along
better without being looked at. All this
OF course is just as It should be and just
like Paris
The wig makers. who occupied the
front seats at the dress rehearsal, were
| unanimous In praise OF all the new eff
| fects. The art critics were duly I'M
| pressed with the scenes Not carried
away, you understand. but impressed
| The couturiers alone were silent. In
fact they had nothing. or at least very
little to exercise their faculties upon.
The chief costume was missing. Miss
Geraldine F8rrar, as la Refine Fam
| mette" was discovered in the second
act sitting upon throne chair attired
In a neat and shor. black silk walking
dress edged with fur. and without a
trace OF makeup upon her countenance
Ard such makeup was needed IL faces
were TO stand out or into Mr. Anis-
fields scenes Two ladies in the lobby
friends OF Miss Farrar--said that her
robes were magnificent. that she must
| have spent thousands of dollars upon
them, &C., &C. but nothing that they
said had any modifying effect upon the
! costume critics. Couturie-s, like jury
men. refuse to ACCEPT things at hearsay.
Not being a Couturier. and having
learned how TO ratioclnate from Mr..
| Poes novels. | accepted readily enough
| from Miss Farrars friends. who knew
her well. that Miss Farrar would stand
out at the actual performances. But
now that a bona fle artist is employed
upon the Metropolitan's mise-en-scene. /
must learn, and Miss Farrar must learn,
too. not to stand out" hut to stand into
the pictures
This is easier said than done, for Mr..
Anisteld IL Russian and belongs to the
cumulati NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. school. This
Ia a new term. coined for the occa sion
TO describe Mr.. Anisfeld's and his mas
ter Leon Baksts tendency to pile COM
plexity on compleNity. Both put every
trick they have ever tried into each new
scene and discard nothing. Simplicity
is not Russian
But Il can he done, Mr.. Rothier. IN
his brown monks robe of the first act
and Mr. Didur, In his handsome red
garments of tho later scenes, did belong
20 the general tone but many Of thr
other actors wero as Ear from the
Bologna of the Russian artists in,agi.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ON VIEW

The public will have access until
March 10 at the Grolier Club to one o
the finest exhibitions of rare books that
the club has ever sheltered. Over one
hundred OF the volumes are Of vellur,
the great majority OF them being illus
trated and many OF them illuminated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
INFLUENZA CASES INCREASE.
Pneumonia Also Gains. as DO
Deaths From Both Diseaser.

Reports 10 the Health Department
yesterday showed an increase of 30 in
new cases of influenza and OF in
pneumonia. following two twenty-four
hour periods OF decreases Influenza
Deaths numbered 80, an Increase of 25
Pneumonia deaths were ll5. against 81
the day before
New cases reported yesterday by Dor
ouRhs were:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
McCOoey Drops In.

Then came John H. McCooey. he who
is Democratic leader of Kings county.
But there was no politics about the visit.
Oh. no. He simply wanted the Governor
to attend the annual ball OF the Emerald
Association of Brooklyn at the Waldorf
on February IA. The Governor thought
this might come under his prohibition
against evening dinners and similar af-
fairs. He was told, however. that the
proceeds OF the ball went to charity and
he said he would sec what could be done
to find way to break his rule.
George +. Parker, at one time secre-
tary to Grover Cleveland. wanted the
Governor TO attend Cleveland me-
mortal meeting at the New Amsterdam
Opera House on March IS.
Next came Ida Won Claussen-Dona,
whose controversies with the public au-
thorities over their attempt to keep her
in an institution have attracted more or
less attention In past years. She wanted
the Governor TO help her in her attempt
to get redress for what she considers
the wrongs that have been committed
against her by public officials In the
past. The Governor was kind. but said
her matter UP.
At this point there arrived dele
CATION from the Tenants League, VINO
wanted the Governors support for the
bill OF Assemblyman Solomon. Socialist,
Of Brooklyn. which is aimed 10 prevent
landlords from depressing their tenants.
The Governor promised TO read the bill
carefully.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
NOTES.

A naval officer. now "commandant."
but at the time OF the episode an
"aspirart." has given Pinturicch!o of
lie Garnet de Ia Scmdine these curious
details upon the manner in which Gau-
gum came to leave Tahiti.
Paul Gaugutn had received from one
OF the rich natives OF tho island a fat
terins letter asking his terms for por
trait. The would-be model probably
was not any too handsome. for the por
tratist with very bad grace. replied
simply. II am not an animal painter
The native, furious. stirred up such
a violent race feud that the consul was
forced to ask Gauguin to take to the
sea. A departing war vessel was desg-
mated to carry him. The consul neg
lected to explain to the officers OF the
ship what guest he was sending them.
SO he arrived at the dock. a big fellow
with wild eyes. costumed only in n
sort OF apron. II was the artist and he
asked. when can ! fetch my luggage"
The astonished commander, thinKing
his luggage was perhaps but a change
OF aprons. said. Whenever YOU wish"
The next day a string OF islanders
wound their way 70 the boat with ten
enormous cases. The officers were pug
zed What are in them" they asked.
| They insisted on seeing. They argued
! They rowed. For forty-eight hours the
boat was transformed into a temple OF
art and discord. An ensign ordered a
portrait from Gauguin. The clan anti
| Gausu!n!st became raging. The en-
syn proclaimed the genius of Gauguin.
His colleagues replied, Hes q fool and
! so are YOU" The ensign provoked n
| duel 1t became time for the boat 10
make its port. Is 1t necessary to add
that the affair arranged itself and that
| the encounter did not take place. And
, all that, Pinturicchio adds, took place
long ago and does not prevent Pau
Gauguin from being an admirable deco
| rator
The following letter is one recently
addressed 10 John Sloan OF the Society
OF Independent Artists:
JANUARY .. 1912.
My DEAR SLOAN: In the circular an
DCuncing your third annual exhibition
I find the following passage, and desire
TO draw the attention Of your directors
to some considerations concerning Il:
Artists who believe in the principle
OF the society and who desire IL to con-
tinue and permanently succeed should
not only send to the exhibition, bu,
should see TO It that others do so"
The principle referred 10 Is evidently
that which flows from the elimination
Of the system of jury and prize giving
and IL ia my sympathy with that princi.
pie and my desire 20 see Il continue
effectively that prompts me to make the
observation that II cannot "permanently
succeed" without a more intelligent an,
nlication of II through a different plar
OF hanging from shat which has beer
SO far employed The democratic prin
ciple upon which the exhibition rest,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
"The PIayboy." a New Review.

10 GATE stuU. Anu 80 WIN ~,
exonerations one may take kind leave
Of him.
"The Playboy." New Review.
Last week, for a small sum. pur-
chased from a secondhand book stall.
the "Intent!ons" OF Oscar Wilde and
straightway fell to rereading them. i
CHANGED upon this familiar passage, just
before realized II was time to quit
idling and to go to work:
colbert. The appeal OF all art is SIM
ply to the artistic temperament Art does
not address herself to the specialist. Her
claim is that she Is universal, and that
In all her manifestations she is one. In
deed, 80 far from Its being true that the
artist Is the best Judge of art. really
great artist can never Judge or other
peoples work at all. and can hardly. In
fact. Judge Of his own. That very great
concentration Of vision that makes man
an artist limits by It's sheer Intensity
his faculty OF fine appreciation. The en-
ergy OF creation hurries him blindly on
to his own goal. The wheels of his
chariot raise the dust as cloud around
him. The gods are hidden from each
other They can recognize their wor-
shippers. That Is all.
ernest You say that a great artist
cannot recognize tho beauty OF work dif-
ferent from his own
gilbert: 1t Is impossible for him to
| do 20. Wordsworth saw In 'Endymion
merely a pretty piece OF paganism
| &C. &C.
When / turned to my work and sur
| veyed the papers upon my writing table'
; / discovered that the first duty awaiting
me was the perusal of The Playboy.' a
new review of art and satire that has
just emanated from Greenwich village
and the f1rst moroccan in It that ! read
was this appreciation by Robert Henri
of work by Arthur q. Davies:
| 'One OF the most beautiful expressions
OF child life Is a painting by Davies-the
scene OF two children bidding each Other
good night. a house in the country. \
| simple growth OF vines by the porch or
which the mother stands. who is stated
as simply as Ibseu would state her. l,
IS dusk-time TO go to bed-the two chill
dren are saying good night-not much
but there IS in the order OF the whole
there is in the slight attitude OF the chill
dren toward each other a suggestion o.
the greatness OF the moment. 1t is real
This wonderful thing that is happening
between the two children at the end o.
their day of play. Tho sympathy anc
human relationship that Is beautiful Il
them without effort. unconsciously. IT !!
a thing that Is common enough. Yet
great thing Is made OF 1T
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would, In my opinion. be grea,,v
strengthened and dlgni1ed II pictures
OF a sort were hung together, instead of
scrambling antagonistic forces whose
only excuse for Juxta position lies in an
entirely irrelevant accident relating 10
the first letter of their authors names
The fact that there are Opposed
Ideas" and different tendencies" is az.
knowledged In your circular. and {,
would seem logical that Il should he
recognized by hanging committee hv
so disposing the pictures that the vsri.
Gus sorts would have "A chance to a,pea-
TO advantage rather than to disadyan.
tage.
The fear of discrimination through
places of honor" 1t seems to me i,
greatly exaggerated II 1t should he al
lowed to confuse the policy Of hanging
The present alphabetical plan of hang
, ing Is responsible for certain loss IN
the society in membership and acts as
an obst Gle to recruiting new members
and 1t may, consequently, he hoped tina,
a more intelligent plan may be lnaugu.
rated with respect to the Forthcoming
exhibition. Very sincerely yours
W. SHERMAN Po7-rs
| In sending me a copy OF his letter
Mr.. Potts asks II sympathze with the
plan he outlines In II. 7 do
Three recent portraits ny the Eng.
fish artist. II. Harris Brown, will be
exhibited for ten days at Knoedier's
| Galleries. beginning tomorrow. The
paintings are of Charles II. Sabin, presi.
dent OF the Guaranty Trust Co. Mrs w
| a. Slater. Jr. of Washington, y. e.. and
Miss Geraldine Authoritarian. daugh-
ter of Mrs William Miller-I;raham o.
Santa Barbara and New York Tn.
purchase OF his portrait of Mrs. Boyd"
of Glastry by the French Government in
1902 added the name of II. Harris Browr
to the list of non-Frenchmen whose
paintings have been pla ced upon tho
walls OF the Luxembourg. He has been
| for many years member OF the old
| Royal Society of Portrait Painters ~
d, London. and is an original member ~
the New National Society OF PORTAL
Painters.
1t has just been announced tha' N.
series of four portraits Of the allied
commanders chief. accompanied nv
their generals, which has been the fca
ture of the exhibition OF military works
by the Polish painter. Jan V. Chelmln-
ski. 1T the Kleinberger Galleries are %
become the property of the pubic. ~
the gift of a well-known art collector
whose name is being withheld mill
the gift IL formally announced Event.
ually there Is to be a fifth portrait that
of Gen. Daz. the italian commander
who was too busy with his drive agairS,
the Austrians 20 st for his portrait vher
the painter visited the battlefieds
| Each of the portraits shows its Sub.
ject mounted or a charger followed ~
a group OF his generals With Marsha
Joffre are Gems. Pau. de Castelnau
Franchet d'Fsperev and Petain. all o.
whom were his aids at the first Rattl,
OF the Marine, and each of whom sal
personally for the portrait with Mar
shall Foch are MaXime Weigand. Hum
bert, Degoutte, Gouraud and Mangjn
With Field Marshal Haig are Rawlinsor
Plumer. Horne and BinC. which Cen
Pershing Is accompanied by March. Bur
land, Bliss. Lggett and Dickman.
These paintings will remain on ex
hibition at the Kleinberger Gallerie
throughout the month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
SMITH TAKES HAND
IN SUBWAY DISPUTE
Governor After Three Hours
Fails to Bulge Mayor and
Comptroller.
HINTS AT 4 WAY OUT
Believes Single Headed Public
Service Commission Might
BE q Solution.
HINTS AT A WAY OUT

Gov Smith had It out with the Board
OF Estimate in the City Hall yesterday
afternoon in conference that lasted
nearly three hours on tire question of an
appropriation to enable the Public Ser
vioe Commission to carry on the subway
wo-k From his frame of mind at ad-
journment It appeared that he had not
made much Roadway with Mayor Hylan
and Comptroller Craig. who have locked
horns with the commission. Although
none OF the conferees would acknowledge
1t. It is understood that there was some
heated debate in which the members OF
the board were told that II would get
them nowhere to cut off their noses to
spite their faces.
Senator Foley formerly counsel for
the Contractors Association. was present
and argued for sufficient funds for the
commission. but he was told that the
commission had been obdurate in not
giving sufficient attention to the requests
of the Board OF Estimate for informa-
ton.
1t was said there was no discussion
OF the settlement OF the contractors
claims by the Comptroller without con-
sultation with the Public Service Com
mission. but the chance OF passing Gov
Smiths bill for one Public Service Com
mission and commissioner to have
charge of rapid transit construction was
brought up.
The Governor told the members OF
the board he had hopes that the bill
would he passed. as many of the Re-
publican leaders had shown themselves
IN sympathy with it.
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cent rather than an actual plagiarist
and II he borrows at all he borrows up
to date stun. And so with all THESE
generations one may take a kind leave
Of him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
Seeks 10 End Quarrel.

When the Governor was seen after the
conference he said:
II read the letter of complaint sent to
me by the Public Service Commission.
The Board of Estimate says that certain
information asked for was not forth
coming The commission asserts that
the information was produced as re-
qucsted.
There are two sides to this question.
] cannot decide anything for the Board
of Estimate. The only thing | can do is
10 urge both sides to stop Quarrellng
and the Board of Estimate to vote the
necessary appropriations to finish the
subway
Did you do that" the Governor was
asked.
II have been doing that to the best OF
my ability all afternoon"
The Governor was asked II the Board
OF Estimate promised to cooperate. He
did not make direct reply, but said the
board insisted that the situation was
not its fault
Are they going to adopt your plan in
Albany for n single headed commits
sion?' the Governor was asked.
That's the only solution, l guess" he
replied.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26

Comptroller Craig made this state
ment after the conference
For more than a year the Public
Service Commission has been promising
in writing to furnish definite information
concerning unfinished subway construc-
ton under the dual system. Promises
repeatedly made have been as repeatedly
broken. The Public Service Commits
sion went SO far in December. 1918. as
practically to lock its doors on the ex-
aminers OF the Board OF Estimate and
10 refuse any information whatever in
support of their request for appropria-
tons.
Under such conditions an appropria-
ton was made on December 80, 1918. for
the first three months for 1919. There
upon Commissioner Whitney directed
tho dismissal of a large number Of em-
ployees and made public statement at
tempting to charge the responsibility for
this and for all the prior misconduct OF
the five wears to the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment
1T believe Il stands admitted that a
transfer of s22, If requested by Com
missioner Whitney, would have avoided
the excuse for his discharge OF eighty
eight men. This is sample of the
ruthlessness and disregard Of the public
interest with which he has proceeded
whitney BIames Estimate Board
Replying to letter from the Fifth
Avenue Association In regard 20 The
shuttle service between Grand Contra
station and Times Square acting Chair
man Whitney of the Public Service Com
mission said yesterday:
Some suggestion has been made that
the rapid transit work could be brought
to q more prompt conclusion II 1t were
conducted under a single headed re-
sponsibility. This suggestion possibly
overlooks the fact that the work IN!
been carried on for a great many year
under a single headed responsibility
namely the chief engineer of the Public
Service Commission. who IL Re sponsibl,
nike for the plans and for the super
vision work The difficulties that hav,
arisen relate not so much to the charac
ter OF responsibility which supervises TIL
work as to lack of responsibility In tn
appropriating body Of the city"
Speaking Of the recommendation o
the association for a local service from
Times square 10 the City Hall loor
Commissioner Whitney said that tn
commission had already had this II
mind Alterations would cost 100000
ne said. but preparation Of plans ha
been suspended because Of the layof
of employees brought about by the Gu
in the appropriation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-25
Observation-Disclosures

The story of man who, living for
life's riches, lost himself and was
saved by the woman he persecuted.
Prosecuted by the unwritten laws of
society, the woman waits, and suffers
until the hand of fate strikes at her
prosecutors and then she fights, fights
ior those she loves, her prosecutors.
Known to fame as "The Peacock
Vampire" Louise Glaum attains the
most brilliant success of her career
IN "Wedlock," the story of noble
woman, who wins life's battles
through the nobleness of her being.
1t presents the foremost deiineator
of intense situations, in the pinnacle
of her illustrious career at the lngo-
mar tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-25
NEW YORK STRIKE OFF
Building Trades Workers and SYM
pathiZers Ordered TO Work

Building Trades Workers and SYM
pathizers Ordered TO Work
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 25-Al!
worIvmen on strike in the New York
Building Trade dispute and all other
sympathetic strikers were ordered
back TO work last night under an
agreement reached at conference
here between representatives OF the
Building Trades Association. the un-
ion and the Secretaries Of War and
Labor.
1t was agreed that all matters in
dispute would be placed before con-
ference committee composed of three
men selected by the employers and
three Of the wcrkmen. All matters up
on which the committee failed to agree
after three days wanl0 be submitted
to Judge Henry p. Dugros, of New
York city. whose decision would be
made within two weeks and would be
final.
An advance in wages was the only
question involved, and the employers
were said to have expressed wiling
nes.. to concede an increase. The !ner
demanded an advance Of 81 to $3.50
a day.
Approximately 125,000 men were in
volved in the strike, which threatened
to become nationwide 1t was es-
timated that 90 per cent of Govern
ment construction would have been
stopped if the strike had spread.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-25
HE'LL FOR RENT CHEAP
Billy Sunday Stirs Philadelphia
Throng With Cracks at Kaiser.
The Devil and B0lslieviki.

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.--Hell will
be for rent cheap, the devil will bank
his fires mad hang Grape on the door
when the nation goes dry. Billy
Sunday told told a crowd that packed
the Metropolitan Opera House last
night while thousands were left on
the outside with tickets, clamoring
for admission.
Billy is conducting revival in
Richmond. Va. and gave his off-day
this week to the Pocket Testament
League. of this city, g stimulate
subscriptions to give a pocket Testa-
mcnt to all the American soldiers.
Kaiser Wilhelm. the devil, John
BarIeycorn and Bolshevism were the
main objects Of his fiery dcnunclatlon
and thc Bible the recipient of his
greatest laudation.