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New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

much of that air of aping permanent
decoration which the plan as n whole
tries to avoid But in the main there
Is enough that is spirited In the series
of pictures to keep it from settling
down into the immobiiity of conven-
tional mural decoration. 1t makes a
friendly, pleasant episode and has an
interest rare enough in our not too
fortunate schemes of festal embellish-
ment.
Apropos Of things festal, the searcher
after them would do we'll to glance at
the water colors by Mr. Purcell Jones
which hang in the Knoedler gallery.
They are offered sedately enough as
drawings Of old English costumes, but
their charm is one of pure gayety. Mr..
Jones draws the periods, dipping briefly
into Greek, going on to English dress
as 1t was worn from the fourteenth
century down to the first James and
the second Charles, then playfully
lndulging IN an eighteenth century
Venetian interlude and glancing at the
America of the same epoch. He has
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

exhibition of paintings by NJ. Dickn-
son Ryther. The Orange gallery, in
East Fiftyseventh Street, is showing
group Of pictures by Samuel Weiss,
Olaf Olson, David Karfunkle and John
Folinsbee
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

exhibition of paintings by NJ. Dickin-
son Ryther The Orange gallery, in
East Fiftyseventh Street, is showing
group of pictures by Samuel Weiss.
Olaf Olson, David Karfunkle and John
Folinsbee.
The American Art Galleries will open
tomorrow an exhibition of the ANTIQUES
from the Fifth Avenue galleries of
Raoul Tollentino. This collection con-
sists of Italian Renaissance furniture,
bronzes, marbles and terra cottas, Greek
and Roman antiquities, early paintings
and other things. 1t is to be sold on
the afternoons of May l and 9. At this
place there will be shown on May 10. to
be dispered at a sale beginning on the
18th, body Of more than 1900 Japa-
nese color prints belonging to Mr.. Jud-
son D. Metzgar, of Moline, III.
The sale at the American Art Gal
leries next Tuesday and Wednesday af-
SNAiNOiio III WI. JCuii bOlaUu COIlGC-
tion of the etchings of Axe Haig re-
wives interest in Swedish artist who
long ago made for himself a place alb
solutely his own. He was never a prac-
titioner of etching for its own sake,
craftsman of the line of Whistler. Mer-
yon, Haden and the rest Younger men,
like Cameron, have easily outstripped
him in the race for that distinction
which belongs to the mngicians of line.
Indeed, Haig hardly figures in the COM
pany of purely linear types of etchers.
But on the other hand he has not by
any means been outstriped by those
juniors of his who in recent years have
explored his field, the field of archi-
tectural picturesqueness There he has
preserved the authority of man gifted
in the art of making a portrait of @
place. He has etched the great cathe-
drals, inside and out. He has studied
palaces and public buildings, undauntad
by their bulk, being in no wise cast
down by Whlstler's famous disparage-
ment of the big plate" The big plate
has given Haig the elbow room for an
imposing kind of composition, When
he tackles u theme like Mont st. Michel,
for example, he knows how to combine
a full statement of the facts with .
skllful pictorial massing of them. He
la the laureate In etching of tho historic
building, making truthful record Of 1t
and one with certain handsome,
nainter-like effect, The poland eollec~
ton, started twenty-five years ago and
formed with unhagging devotion, Ia Of
y scope to give tho amateur preeissly
che right opportunity il appeals espe-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

Carl Melchers and Mr.. Adolphe Borie.
The collection of thirty-five canvases
is truly contemporaneous in quality,
and Is interesting. DR.. Grant is to be
congratulated on having launched a
good scheme in the right way.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

In the rooms of the Architectural
League, at the Fine Arts Building,
there is an exhibition of textile prints
by Mr.. j. Monroe Hewlett, illustrating
a new type of ornamental decoration.
At the Waldorf Astoria there is an
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06
A RACCOON PET
Tn a comparatively short time.

Tn a, comparatively short lime. zi,, as ske grew larger her nan,a e,a,.- shorter-graduated from the bott1e or milk to bread, and soon to a va flety of food, either animal or vege- tanIe' says Dr. Bigelow in "On Na- lures IratP' in the October iss11e rr Boys Llfe- 'In the wild state 2. rac- coon will eat nuts, cherries wild grapes, blackberries, bugs and even reptiles It is said that it even ooz, fishing, lying in wait at the edre of the water and capturing it's fish bv a stroke of its strong claws. Protect- ed by it's thick fur, it can with com paratively little danger rob a, bee tree or dig out bumble-bees' or a. hornets nest.
 IL IS very handy with it's forepaws. ana uses them very much like a. pair of hands. One of the most inter- esting things is to watch a ,coon manipulate an ear of corn of which IL Is very fond. In the natural state a raccoon washes meats of all kinds before eating, and zippa applied this rule to all her food, even bread. son ping it up and down in the water with her paws until a human being would wonder how she could ever eat It. The Latin name for a raccoon is Fryocyon Iotor, and the last part re- fers to this habit of washing it's food.
 Although much smaller, raccoon, are closely related to the bears which they resemble in many ways. and they are naturally one of the widest of wild creatures. A full grown raccoon cannot be tanned: bIt a very young coon is easily dornes- tcated and can be taught several clever tricks Raccoons in captivity. however, must be confined and not allowed to wander at will for they never lose their love of the farmers hen roost or his cornfields, and will do serious damage in either They can be easily trained to wear a col lar and can be given a daily airing by means of a leash. Zippa appar- ently enjoyed a walk as much as any pet dog.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06
Especial Correspondence)


 The outward political calm prevail ing in Germany is construed by opd- mists as a sign that the country is settling down to steady work, while pessimists fear that 1t means that time is being taken for preparations and collection of forces for some fresh coup dEtat- It would certainly be very unwise at the present moment to prognosticate- What is certain is that as the Social Democrat Erwin Earth wrote a few days ago: There is no one in Germany who is satisfied with the present state of affairs, and everyone has a right to be dissads- fled
 Signs of this discontent are mani 4ested daily, but no party or faction shows its hand It is evident enough, however, that a keen propaganda is being conducted under the surface, and that the Monarchists on the one hand and Communists on the other hand, and moderate parties standing between them are consolidating their offensive and defensive forces.
 The New Armies
 What is happening in regard to the arnIy is somewhat a mystery. Pla- cards on public buildings in towns and villages, and advertisements in newspapers, invite youths to volunteer for service in various corps, and ev- erybody knows that men enrolled are treated generously, and with grea consideration. Everybody knows also that all kinds of organizations hay, been formed among civilians with tn object of offering armed resistanc to any attempt on the part Of tn Communists to establish a species Bolsh hevist dictatorship. Funds ha been voted by many municipalities t wards defraying the expenses of arr ing this Burgerwehr.
 The Independent Socialists. on tl-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06
GERMAN FERMENT CAUSES BELIEF
 NEW REVOLUTION MAY BREWING

other hand, ag1tate unceadngly, and in all kinds of ways, against the Im- periaI defensive army, and against this civilian force, as, of course, they do not wish to be thWarted in their en- deavors to gain Germany for Bolshev- ism.
 Clash Feared in the Winter
 Rumors are in circulation. and have been for weeks past, that the com ing autumn and winter will see Spar tacist rtsings all over the country, and rumors are also current that the Monarchists will attempt a counter revolution in the near future. Inde- pdendents and SpartacistS moreover are perpetua1ly declaring that promi- nent members of the Socialist section of the government, and especially the Army leaders, are collaborating, and will co1laborate with the Monarchists
 Independents and Spartacists are endeayoring to lull the public into a sense of security by announcing that they have come to the conclusion that their cause will not be furthered by m cans of armed revo1ts, and that con- flicts with Imperial troops will be avoided in future, but the Imperial authorities continue to be on their guard and to prepare for all eventuali- ties.
 Each faction will also naturally seek to turn to its own account the effect
 produced on the masses by momen-
 tary circumstances. The Communists and Spartacists, for example, will ex- ploit in the interest of their own | cause the discontent of the murmur- | ings that are bound to be produced ] by cold and darkness in the homes he p1oyment, all of which they have sn instrumental in bringing about, ile the Monarchists will take ad- ntage of the vexation and dejec- n that will be inevitable when
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06

people fully understand what liabili- ties have been accepted in their name by the Revolutionary Party, which demoralized the German Army and thus caused Germany to lose the war;
 Independent Socialist Aims
 A great impression was made by an article published in the Leipzig Volkszeitung before the meeting, in which the author, Kurt Geyer, ad- vocated the alteration of one of the main features of the programme of the Independent Socialist party. This clause runs: '"The aim of the In dependent Socialist party is a dtcta- torship by the proletariat represent ing the great majority of people es a necessary preliminary to the req lization. of Socialism Geyer main tained that the situation in Ger many today is practically the same as before the revolution, that the enemy Is on the right and not on the left, and that the words: Represent ing the great majority of the people, should be omitted from the party programme.
 He argued also that the party should clearly understand that the main weapon in the fight for Social ism was a system of councils, and that all other weapons, including Parliaments, were auxiliary. The majority of the functionaries seem to be of opinion that the Parliament and electioneering campaigns are very important for propaganda and enlightenment purposes, and are i therefore also to be made use of In | the future as @ means towards the end, and the consensus of opinion
 was that what must be aimed at by ] every possible means was Dictator
 ship through Councils. It appears to ] have been stated at the conference
 that the Independent Socialist party 1 has now 750,000 adherents. though
 no definite statistics were forthcom- l ing.
 | A General Strike
 An impression has been made or the other parties that the hdepend- ents contemplate another revQlutior l this autumn and probably just at thk
 time when winter stocks of potatoes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06

and coals are being transported to towns.
 There is the possibility that Inde- pendents and Spartacists are plan ming a general strike on all the State railways simultaneously with a stop page of the supply of electricity and gas, even if necessary of water. Ev- cry preparation to deal with such a revolt is being made however. Thou sands of volunteers, engineers, artf- sans, and men with technical knowl- edge, as well as unskilled workers, have been organized all over the country and will step in if required to keep the railways running and main tain the supply of electrical energy and gas, while others are ready to act as bakers, butchers, and so on, and keep the population supplied with food
 Herr Nosl1e, too has stated at the conference of the Majority Socialists at Dresden: q intend to oppose with every possible energy any attempt to introduce a Russian system in this country. There can be no question as to our attitude when 1t comes to protecting hundreds of thousands of peaceable citizens against a few thou sand madcaps. It is true many of our officers are Monarchists, but when reconstruction is necessary we must have men who understand the business. When I have to choose be- tween an inefficient Social Democrat ic officer and an able, reputable, and honest Conservative officer my choce falls on the Conservative.'
 The Independents will undoubted- 
 and for this reason the trouble in the metal trade Is viewed with anxiety. It seems to be an open question at the present moment whether all the workers in the metal trades will or will not strike, and a1- though the conflict has nothing to do with Spartacism, strike in such an important branch of industry | might set the ball rolling.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06
''THE BLACK GATE"

The Black Gate has been defi- nitely decided upon as the title of Earle Williams next feature. This is MT. Williams first picture since he appeared in Eugene Walters stage success 'HThe Wolf'' and will be fol- lowed by ''The Far East by H. H. Van Loan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06
ALICE'S REWARD

Alice Lake, the leading woman for Bert Lyte1I has been rewarded for her excellent work in this latest of the stars picture 'Lombardi, Ltd" by being given the leading part in the picturization of 'sTess of the D'Urbe- yilles.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06
LOANED TO METRO
In Siberia.

Jean Acker has been loaned by Metro to the Jesse Hampton com pany to play opposite William Dos mond in 'The Blue Bandana''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-06

In the cast of ''A Fugitive from Matrimony" H. B. Warmers new pie ture, are Seena Owen, Adele Earring ton, Christine Mayo and Walter Per-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-04
GENERAL

international Paper Company reach
ed agreement to run one year with un-
ion workers.
Department of agriculture reported
more than 100000 bushels Of wheat
in sight in the United States.
Construction of traffic tunnel under
Hudson river connecting Jersey City
and New York will begin as soon as
President Wilson signs bill.
Postmaster General Burleson was
firm against any concessions to strik-
ings telegraphers and intimated to rep
resentatives of the. American FEEDER
alton of Labor that the strikers would
not be taken back.
Congress gives up all idea of special
prohibition enforcement legislation be-
fore July l, so that only notification
Of wartime prohibition by the President
can stop the measure becoming elfec-
tive.
Harry Dorsch, an alleged radical,
who was arrested in AnSonia, Conn.,,
in connection with the strikes, was
taken. to Boston. 4 quantity Of |. w.
". literature was found in his room.
Eastern brewing interests win par
tial victory Wren the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals holds that
beer prohibited UIitier the wartime law
must be in fact Intoxicating.
.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-04
SPORTING

Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey have
entered on the last days of training for
their heavyweight championship fight
in Toledo on July 4.
The White Sox, in my opinion, will
win the American League pennant,
snid Connie Mack. The Chicago play
ers, collectively, are smarter than the
Clcyelands and Yankees.
The United States made a clean
sweep in the individual rifle compoti
ton of the interaliicd games OH the
GAvoure range.
Strunk and Barry were traded by the
Red Sox to the Athletics in exchange
for Roth and Shannon.
Benny Leonard shows by the record
that Jack Dempsey can hit n more
powerful blow than Jess Willard. near
Iy forty per cent. of the challenSer'S 5
bouts having been won in the first
round.
= American athletes won a majority OF
the preliminary track events at the
Pershing Stadium.
George Kelly, first baseman on the
Rochester team in tie international
League, established a Batting record
ut Reading, Pa, when lie hit four
home runs over the fence i'll succession,
strucoout once and made twO-bagger
on his sixth trip TO the plate.
There will be lots Of side money for
the winner Of the> Will;ird-DempScy
bout. One moving picture concern
has offered each of them $4,000 for d
set of fi!mSif case he wins.
Oscar FeIsch of Chicago established
what is believed TO be worlds rec
ord for put outs made by Il major
league outfielder wien he caught eier-
rn flies i'll regulation i..ne inning
game. Some of his chances were diff
cult ones.
Time was when Steve O'Neill was
regarded as weak hitter, but the
Cleveland backstop is anything but a
weal5ling with the stick now.
Pop Geers will have one of the
largest stables of his entire career
this season. ..5 ".
Chicago plans some high class box
ing shows if the assembly passes the
Hicks boxing bill, which was adopted
by the senate recently. The law calls
for ten round bouts. ~ .s
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-04
FOpEECN

Cunard Line will inaugurate Balti-
more to Bristol service. -.su +.
1t is reported in London that disord-
ers are increasing in Berlin.
Three American divisions east of
Rhine can be moved out of Germany
by August l.
Owing to inability to sell 100000
pairs of army shoes in France, war
department ordered them. returned to
this country to be put on sale.
According to an estimate, there are
at present 10000 lepers in, Japan.
It was announced in Toronto the
FRINGE of Wales will start the aerial
race leaving Toronto and New York
simultaneously on August -.
President Ebert, Premier Bauer and
other German ministers issued procla-
nation to the German people an
nouncing conclusion. of peace and
urged its fulfIIment.
=. German Minister OF economics an
nouhced tie shipment Of cotton at
Hamburg was for the Czech govern
ment and the Germans will not receive
cotton for the time being. '- ..-..
According to Berlin reports, Ger
many faces nationwide railroad strike
for higher wages. @-
The utter collapse of the first de-
termined effort to force Bolshevism
upon the Canadian people is epitom-
lied by the Montreal Gazette. ~.
The trial of Alfredo Cocchi at Bo-
Iogna, Italy, charged with the murder
of Ruth Cruger in New York in 1911,
is indefinitely interrupted to enable the
court to examine the American eyi.
lence. ~, . ... .. .
The Hungarian Communist Congress
ordered the general mobilization of al;
workmen. .-.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-04
May Hold Holland Responsible.

Washington. The former German
crown. prince was interned by the
Dutch government on the island Of
Wieringen, and if he preserves his
status as a soldier the opinion Of in;
ternationaFl law authorities here is that
the Netherlands government may be
held accountable by the associated
powers for his escape. .
It was explained that the rules of
war and neutrality require the govern
ment OF any nation that affords asylum
TO a fugitive soldier to intern him for
the period Of the war and that in this
instance that period technically had
not elapsed Officials said one effect
of the escape undoubtedly would be to
cause the authorities of Holland to re-
new precautions to prevent the escape
Of The former emperor .. .-
Because of the bitterness manifested
by the extreme Socialist element
against the former royal family Off.
cials here were somewhat puzzled by
the action of the former crown prince
They assumed, however, that he ethel
must have had some encouragement,
from his friends in Gerpany to be.
lieve flat whatever government sur
vired the present crisis would refuse
10 surrender, him to the associated
powers for trial under the terms OF the
peace treaty should his name be on the
prescribed list, or that coup detat
was in contemplation, involving the
conservative elements and officers OF
the army who have strongly opposed
signing of the peace treaty.
Different opinions regarding the
plans and intentions o@ the former
crown prince were voiced in miIltar!
and diplomatic quarters. Many army
officers seemed inclined to doIbt thai
he would undertake Il coup dctat, Dni
at some of the embassies there was
conviction that tempting bait had been
held out to the younger H0henzollern
and that definite assurances mad been
given him which resulted in the iilglii
from Holland.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-04
EXX- CROWN PRINCE:
BREAKS PAROLE.
German Military Clique Said to
Plan Coup to Restore
H0henz0IIerns.
STIR IN PEACE CONGRESS,
Considerable Speculation in Peace
Circles in Next Move That viii
Develop in German Situation.
Holland Held Responsible.

Paris.-The sudden flight Of Fred
erick William HohenZollern from Hol
land to Germany, breaking his parole
and word of honor, reused further ap.
prehensiOn here that the German mill.
tarists are scheming some coup that
will bring them back into power.
The escape of the eX-crown prince
comes upon the heels Of demonstra-
tions Of the military party at Weimar
and the resignation Of Marshal Won
Hindenburg. g..
Much that has been going on at
Welmar> since. the Assembly decided
to sign the peace treaty is not known
here. 1t is evident from fragnentary
reports, however, that the military
chiefs have played a strong role in an
effort to prevent the surrender Of the
eX-kaiscr and the army and navy chief
'tains who are to be tried for war
crimes. e.. .-. .....
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-04
ENFORCEMENT BILL
SPLIT INTO, PARTS
The House Judiciary Committee
Makes Wartime Laws
Regulations Less Drastic.

Washington. "wets' in Con-
gres won what they consider victory
when the House Judiciary Committee
adopted a proposal to divide into three
parts or "titles" the legislation for
enforcement of prohibition.
The "drys" fought for the same en-
forcement legislation for wartime pro.
hibition, as it was to be enacted in the
Constitutional amendment. They were
defeated, and the machinery for the
enforcement of the July>1 dry law Will
be less drastic than that created Tor
the national prohibition.
The attitude Of the "dry' members
of the committee has been that they
want prohibition no matter what tho
authority may be- When prohibition
is provided for under any form, they
have argued, Congress has the power
TO legislate for as rigid enforcement
as it may desire.
The ''wets" took the position that
the rider to the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, providing for wartime prohl
bition, simply prohibits the manufac-
ture and sale Of Intoxicating liquors
for the purpose of conserving the ma
terials which go into the production oil
food and feed. It was not enacted, they
argued for the purpose of putting an
end to the use of alcoholic beverages
because of the evils of drink, as was
the constitutional amendment.
Therefore, being distinctly different
from the constitutional amendment, the
"wets" held, wartime prohibition ought
not to be subject to the same enforce
ment legislation as provided for in the
permanent law. The "wets" made a
fight for separation OF. the legislation
into the bills, but this was voted down:
Then came the vote to divide the bill
into three parts.