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New-York tribune., 1919-01-12
By Royal Cortissoz

~ NCE in blue moon an eNhi-
bition turns up that is a pure
joy. Such an exhibition is
that which has been arranged
at the Macbeth gallery of paintings by
the late John II. Twachtman, the prop
erty Of his widow and estate. There
arc eighteen examples, early and late,
and they make a collection Of extraor-
dinary interest Twachtman was a
born painter, which is TO say that he
had in him at the outset the principle
of growth, so that his works are not
TO be divided into good and bad, weak
and strong, according to period, but
have, at whatever stage of his develop
ment they appear, certain vitality
spart from other questions of merit or
dcmerit. 1t is always so with the gen
uine artist. Every great painter
springs, in a sense, full armed from
the brow of Joye. In the earliest Of
Michael Angeles drawings there is the
germ of the Sistine ceiling. But it is
pcrceptible in the shape Of accent,
gesture, atmosphere. You feel the
prophecy of great things to come not
in any very definite way, but rather in
the broad sense of power conveyed 1t
is this stamp Of potency, fascinating by
itself to any connoisseur, that made
Twachtman notable figure even be-
fore he achieved his full fame 1t was
often possible to criticise his work,
adversely, and sometimes to deplore
lapses in him from the standard which
he had beaten out for himself. It was
never possible to ignore him.
In the excellent little catalogue pre-
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12
ORIGINALITY IN ART, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL

and middle years, the faculty for max
ing a good picture according to an old
recipe, but with a touch of his own
giving it freshness and charm.
He shed the purely Fictitious side of
the studio tradition very rapidly, re-
tanning from Duvencck's teaching all
that was sound and carrying over moth
ing from it that was alien to his spon-
taneous, wholesomely human talent.
Mr.. Hassam, in brief note prehxed to
1.-The catalogue, speaks as having always
been impressed by his friends "great
beauty of design 1t is the right
phrase. Only we would underline the
beauty" Twachtman achieved good
design largely for the reason at which
we nave already glanced, because he
received rigorous training. He
raised it to a higher power because he
had passion for beauty This is the
element in his work which manifestly
enkindlcs it and holds it together. We
remember how at the great exposition
In San Francisco three or four wears
ago the room dedicated to Twachtman
carried off all the honors, wearing
distinction which no other individual ex-
hlblt could quite claim. 1t fairly ex-
hailed character, and this not because
of any towering technical superiority, /
but because the pictures in it were ell
SO alive with d beauty as original and
delicate as it was unmistakabe. Fol |
low the rough sequence provided by the
present exhibition and you will see
how easily his prominence is explained.
He begins by knowing his trade, paint
ing in all the earlier, cooler, more con-
ventional landscapes a type of picture
that is beautiful in composition and
truthful into the bargain. Then, as
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

I vogue IS created fer Independence" +"
which at bottom amounts to nothing
more than untrammelled egotism.
We are reminded by the contrast be-
tween the exhibitions we are surveying
to-day OF the eternal difference be-
tween true and assumed originality
Iwachtman had ideas of his own to ex-
press. First, ne learned how to paint
and in ihe process leaned upon the
idiom OF other men, but as his talent
matured he spoke naturally and freely
a language of his own. We have al
luded to his debt to Claude Monet 1t
is obvious to the wayfaring man, but it
would be absurd to say that it counter
balances the essential originality in
Twachtman's art Miss Thayer, as it
happens, has had TO suffer an equally
severe test. Her work is placed in
evitably in juXtaposition with that Of
her father, one OF the most powerful
personalities in American art Yet it
emerges unscathed from the conpari-
son. The explanation is simple Both
III Twachtman and Miss Thayer we have
artists who are burdened with some
thing to say and take great pains to
learn comprehensive way Of saying
it. They are not ashamed to use meth
DDS which have been used before them.
They know that they may trust to old
instruments if their ideas are new.
our modernist knows trick which.
he thinks, is worth two of that. Since
! he has nothing to say he Will wreak
himself upon new way o. saying it.
Ii the reader questions our use of
the word "impertinencc' let him look
at the ''picture' in which Mr.. Charles
+ sheeler, at the Montross gallery. re-
duces this whole movement" to its
last absurdity, the Bucks County
Barns" 1t is such drawing as
school child might produce, the build
lnes being defined in halting line upon
white ground. Where, pray. is the
picture" which an artist" is supposed
to offer US when he appears in pub.
lie exhibition? 1t certainly is not
here. The drawing is, on the contrary,
only an affront to those in search of
aesthetic pleasure. Now. it might be
argued that this is an exception, that
it is the checklist thing in the show,
and hence not really representative,
but as a matter of fact practically the
whole collection of more than thirty
pieces is on all fours with this eyre
gious performance. There are other con-
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

time goes on, and he discovers the pos
sibilities in the impressionism of
Claude Monet, the new retinements of
atmosphere, tire subtler nuances of
light and color, he discovers himself
also and finds that with this more
flexible method he can give fuller ex-
preston to his instructive prediec-
tions. He no longer paints Salon pict-
ures. He paints Twachtmans, and that
not in the vein of the popular success,
who repeats himself, but in the vein
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

~ NCE in blue moon an eNhi-
bition turns up that is pure
joy. Such an exhibition is
that which has been arranged
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

But look, on the other hand, at "The
River and the "Arquc de Bataille," or
at the Gray Day" which we would
surmise to be somewhat later than
either of these, and yet is informed
by the same spirit. 1t is the spirit of
the Salon, which can be hateful when
it spells mere mechanical picture max
ing, but which can be delightful when
it spells the easy, free mastery of
the mechanics of picture making. That
is what marks Twachtman in his first
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12
SUMMER

the technical virtuoso. And in, per-
haps the greatest of the three, the
splendid Summer" he is the master of
landscape art in something like the
grand style, planning a big scene, de-
fning his ground forms in broad, bold
manner, and cnvelopine them in air.
atmosphere, with stroke that we
would call panoramic if it were not for
the note of intimacy which here, as al
ways with this artist, has a way of
creeping in.
1t was, after all, the imaginative in
terpreter in him that had the last
word. Throughout his many moods he
was faithful to his feeling, for what
ever in nature was dainty, elusive, ten
derly charming. We wish few of
his pastels of flowers could have been
included. They expressed perhaps the
most fragile sentiment in the scale
through which he ranged over the
poetic, more evancscent side of nature.
One or two of his cascade pictures are
shown, interesting things, which re-
veal his characteristics hair for such
fugitive magic as may be pursued
through tumbling waters, but the prob
lem in this case was a shade too baf-
fling-he rarely solved it with com
plete success. The "Horseneck Falls"
the better of the two canvases to
which we refer, is a pleasant picture
without being one of his triumphs.
But we end as we began, not caring
overmuch whether a given picture of
Twachtman's is complete triumph or
what may be termed, for the sake of
the distinction, lesser achievement.
In any case, it is always vivid, per-
sonal impression original and true.
He was only forty nine when he died,
seventeen years ago American art
has never suffered a more regrettable
loss.
In ninety-nin cases out of hundred
artistic inheritance means artistic
blight. The painter following in his
fathers footsteps is generally lost amid
the enfeebling allurcmcnts of stere-
otyped imitation. But now and then
the parent passes on his gift free from
all impediments; it is developed in the
disciple of his hearthstone, not as
technical habit or point of view, but
simply as an impulse toward beauty.
This is what has happened in the
transmission of Mr.. Abbott Thayers in
spiration to his daughter Gladys, who
has an exhibition of flower studies and
portraits at the Knocdler gallery. She
left an impression of healthy inde-
pendence in the collection of land
scapes, sea pieces and portraits which
she brought forward at the same place
about two years ago, but we can see
now that she was making then only
rather tentative atfirmations. To- day
she asserts her full pretensions as an
artist, and justities them With amaz-
ing aplomb. Of the flower studies we
can say nothing moro appreciative than
that if Twachtman were alive he would
be among the first to applaud them
They exert much the same sort of
spiritual. enchantment which he COM
manded, reproducing all the frail
swaying beauty of delicate blooms, and
with it the mysterious charm which we
signify when we talk about "the soul
of flower" Alone these would make
welcome little exhibition. Neverthe-
less, it is N the portraits that Miss
Thayer's artistic stature is nost i'm
pressively disclosed.
Two years ago we found her taking
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

There was begun yesterday at the
American Art Galleries an exhibition
OF modern paintings collected by the
late John w. Sterling and the paint
ings and other art property brought
together by the late Governor Oliver
Ames of Massachusetts. These things
will be sold in two sessions at the
Plaza Hotel, the Ames collection being
scheduled for January Is and the Ster-
ling pictures being disposed of on the
following evening.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

OF the lover of nature and beauty who
sees new combinations in every land
scapc problem he attacks.
1t is interesting to observe the variety
IN this exhibition. The chronological
nature of the collection in itself offers
q challenge on the point. One NAV
compare the young Twachtman, paint
ing his Blue Jay" with a Duveneck-
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12
Modern Paintings

By Foreign and American Manters.
Including Several Fine Examples OF
George Inness.
4 VERY IMPORTANT GATHERING
of Venetian glass by DIR. Salyiati. Tos-
tolini and Nenezia Murano Compagna-
Beautiful Pate Tendre Sevres Vases
from the famous Mary 1. Morgan Col
lection, superb Salon Pate Sur Pate
Vases from the same collection. A large
quantity of beautiful service plates and
other table China in Sesres, Mintons.
Copeland and Crown Derby, fine table
glassware, artistic bronzes. marble
sculptures, clock sets, art furniture,
many rare Oriental rugs. and
The Famous Dennis Vase
from the Mary J. Morgan Collection. re-
puted TO be the finest and most impor-
tant example of cameo glass in exist
ence.
- illustrated Catalogue mailed on re-
ccipt of Is Cents.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

The Enrich gallery announces an ex-
hibition of Unusual Paintings by Old
Masters" 1t will continue during the
present month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
TAX AGENTS TO
Get ASSISTANCE
Revenue Men to Be Aided by Two
Additional Collectors During
Remainder of Week.

On account of the rush at the in
come tax collectors office. two as
sistants will aid T. ]. Cavanaugh
and H. N. Smith in the work during
the remainder Of the week, or until
the office closes Saturday, March
Is.
Beginning yesterday A w.
Dilzer of the Peoria Office, recently
at work in East Moinel, will be in
this city during the remaining after
Moons this week. Thursday morn
ing, H. W. Rudel, deputy collector,
will arrive here. He is to aid in TAX
ing returns until the office closes.
1t is announced positively by the
local revenue men that no returns
will be accepted on incomes after
next Saturday. Those delinquent
will be forced to file through the
Peoria office and will be subjected
to so per cent additional fine plus,
perhaps, a maximum fine of 81, 900
or a term of not more than one year
in prison.
Much trouble is being caused by
hOA-A ColuCAL dIChby WIN DtCduSC
they are not citizens are taxed II
per cent. Many who claimed this
status when called in the army
draft, now disclaim previous asser-
tons and maintain that they are
residents in order to escape the
added tax on their incomes. Inves-
tigation has revealed many slackers
who according to the law, are liable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
MINISTERS PUT
Up BOXING BILL
Measure Said To Be Endorsed by
Chicago Ecclesiastics Would
Make Sport a Joke.

Springfield, Ill.,, March 12-The
ministers boxing BILL" said to be
Endorsed by Chicago ministers, who
have led the opposition to boxing
bill now before the legislature, will
probably be introduced in the gen.
eral assembly, before the week is
over. Representative r. Church of
Evanston, is preparing it.
He outlined it as follows:
No decisions, no purses. no
prizes, no regulating commission,
10 ounce gloves, no bout over six
rounds and no round, probably,
over two minutes.
No state license, no license fee
of any kind.
For amateurs only.
"I am trying to draw the bill in
agreement with the wishes of Chi
cago ministers" Church said last
night. Professionalism will be
ruled out. No man who has re-
ceived pay for athletics in any way
within two years can participate.
A small admission fee, limited, per-
haps to so cents, may be charged,
but no tickets will be sold. This
is to avoid scalping."
Few here, of course, take the
Church bill seriously. Sub-com-
mIttees Of both house and senate
will probably get together this
week in an effort to agree upon
some sort of a boxing bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
URGE FARMERS
To Join DRIVE
Booster Meeting of Rural Citizens
to Be Held at Advisors Office
Saturday.
THEME TO BE ORGANIZATION
Secretary of State Agricultural
Association to Address Gath
ering on Work Done.

Rock Island county farmers are
invited to attend the booster or
ganization meeting which is to be
held. at the Office of the county
farm advisor In the court house
Saturday afternoon.
1t is announced by Palmer r.
Edgerton, county agent, that at the
gathering David o. Thompson,
$40, 1000 a-year secretary of the
Illinois Agricultural association.
will speak on what the association
has been doing and what it intends
to do in protection of the farmers
interests. w. G. Eckhardt, advisor
OF De Kalb county and former
Rock Island county man, will ad-
dress the meeting on 1.-THE In
portance of Organization" in re-
lation to the farmer. Mr.. Eckhardt
has the distinction of being the
Oldest county agent in the state.
Beginning Monday, solicitors and
teams secured to canvass the rural
communities in the new member
ship drive Of the Rock Island
County Farm bureau, will be
schooled in the final instructions.
Their training will be completed in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
JACK WHITE rs
GIVEN TERM IN
FEDERAL PRISON

LeaVenworth, Kans.. March H.
Jack White, who claims to be the
United States army lightweight
champion, arrived here yesterday to
serve a five-year term in the United
States disciplinary barracks at
Fort Leavenworth for striking an
officer.
It will be remembered by local
fans that White performed in a
Rock Island ring against Johnny
Donahue, being knocked out early
in the bout, after stalling during
the initial sessions. Far from being
a lightweight championship claim
ant as the foregoing dispatch states,
he seemed but poor fourth or fifth
rater. The fans who. witnessed his
exhibition here will concur in this
opinion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
HERZOG MAY GO
TO YANKEES IS
BOSTON RUMOR

New York, March 12.-President
Grant of the Boston National
league Club, met Charley Herzog
here yesterday. HerZog has con-
tract with the Boston club which
calls for = salary Of $4,000 for the
season of 1919. 1t is said that
waivers have been obtained on
Herzog and that the second base
man might come to the New York
Americans.
Grant and HerZog were in con-
sultation for over an hour. After
they separated both stated that
they had arrived at no agreement
regarding a proposed, change in the
contract HerZog stated that
Grant wanted to cut the salary of
$4,000 and he would not consent.
At the Offices of the local Ameri-
can league club denial was made
that any attempt had been made to
negotiate with Herzog.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
REYNOLDS

G. L: Boyles has returned from
Mrs. c. *. Clark of Sherrard was
visitor at the home of the Misses
Sherrard Monday.
Mrs. w. J. McEnfry OF Rock Island
was in Reynolds Saturday.
Thomas Curtis delivered SIS head OF
hogs at this station Wednesday
Emil Meurling and Nicholas G.
LEM attended a tractor school in
Peoria last week.
Harry Smell, after an experience
Camp Grant. was in the village We'd
nesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Mcomber
and children, Paul and Louise, were
in the tri-cities Wednesday.
william Gauley was in the tri-
cities Monday.
A reception was held Friday even
ing at the Methodist church in honor
of returned soldiers.
John Dings. who for some time
had been stationed at Waco, Texas,
is again at his home here.
All the way from a city in Porto
Rico comes to Emil Meurling an in
quiry from a professor OF music.
asking prices and particulars about
the kind of pipe organs that Mr..
name is Julia c. de ArteaEa. and
atory of Paris, received his pipe or
gan training in the New York state
university, and is now a director OF
orchestras and choruses.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson were
weekend guests OF C. w. Schiess
and family.
Down In Dixie" a comedy drama
in four acts. was given at Waynes
hall Saturday evening under the
auspices of the Milan band
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
CARS IN EXCESS
STOCK DEMAND
More Furnished by Food Admins
tratiOn Now Than are Requir-
ed for Hog Shipments.

For the first time In many weeks
the number of stock cars allotted TO
shippers in this section by the food
administration is in excess of the
number of hogs available for mar
ket, railroad officials announced to-
day.
Shipment of hogs has decreased
gradually until the number today
is equivalent TO approximately so
per cent of the cars allotted by the
food administration.
The heaviest shipments OF hogs
were made in January and Feb
ruary when some difficulty was en-
countered in handling the move
ment owing to the embargo and the
limited number of cars allotted 20
the shippers at that time by the adj
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
PARSONS AGREE TO
SCRAP BUT ORDERS
IN ARMY PREVENT

New York. March 12.-Boxing has
become such a popular sport among
the American expeditionary forces
in France that the enthusiasm has
spread even to the army chaplains.
The Rev. Earl A. Blackman, One
Hundred and Sixtieth field artillery,
recently challenged the Rev. Chas.
Rexrode, Three Hundred and Six
teenth M. P, for ten round bout at
the Palais de Glace in Paris. The
fighting parsons" were all ready
for the bout when orders came from
the army authorities placing a ban
on the bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
SPORT NEWS
TONY CAPONI is
RECENT ARRIVAL
Freak Wop Bantamweight Boxer
Drops on Rather Here Last
Night-To Perform Soon.

The prodigal son has come back
Tony Caponi has returned to the
fold.
Looking like a million dollars,
hard as nails and weighing just
about four pounds more than when
he left, the wop hoped of a rat
tier last night and dropped in to
see Babe Meanor, Rock Island Ath-
lstic club promoter.
To those who understandeth not,
let me say that Tony is a f1ghtin'
boxer, freak, it's true, but one of
the best little fellows that Rock Is
land can boast of producing within
the last few years. Hes been in
the army-nearly a year now-and
although he got across the pond a
little too late to get into the mix,
it wasn't Tony's fault. The wop
thrived in the army, like a flower
in a dollhouse, the while dreaming
of the day when, with the Hun
licked, he could come back to Rock
Island and show 'em thing or two
in the squared circle.
That he will soon have a chance
to demonstrate his wares before the
home bugs is assured by Meanor.
I'm going to try and match the
wop with Pal Moore" Babe said
today. He'll give the so-called
champ a surprise if they ever tam
gle, you can bet on that"
By the way, we might Just as
well begin now and quit calling
Tony the "wop," for though of for
eign extraction and seriously hand
icapped through lack of educati
he is to the core loyal AmC. -,
one whose patriotism should make
many of our so-called cultured"
citizens blush with shame. So
here's to Tony Caponi, 100 per cent
Yank, soldier and boxer-welcome
homei
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
RICHIE MITCHELL
AND DUNDEE WILL
MEET ON APRIL 4

Milwaukee, Wis, March ~
Richie Mitchell will meet Johnny
Dundee here on April 4, Promoter
Tom Andrews of the Cream City A.
C. announced yesterday. The bout
scheduled between the pair for
Monday night was called off by the
state athletic commission late Mon
day afternoon, when it was learned
Dundee was suffering from an at
tack of tonsilitis.
The New York scrapper's condi-
ton was improved yesterday and he
is expected to resume training In a
few days. The boxing commission
has ordered that all contestants in
the future be here three days before
the date of the bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
FANS TO RECEIVE
ADMISSION BACK
IF NO FALLS HAD

New York, March Ito the
finish" has taken a new meaning in
the worlds championship wrestling
match between Wladek Zbyszko,
Polish giant and stranger" Lewis,
to be held here next Friday night.
If neither wrestler is unable to Sc
cure a fall the spectators will re-
ceive their money back and the
wrestlers will get nothing for their
efforts, the promoters announced
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

preparation for the launching OF
the drive March "a.
Drive to Last Week.
According to the county agent
the principal campaign as to last
but one week, that of March "a to
% inclusive Plans for energetic
solicitation among the farmers
have practically been finished
Advertisements and publicity in
the shape of letters, posters and
handbills will be distributed. Mr.
Edgerton is confident that the
present membership of 425 can be
doubled as was done in a whiri-
wind drive recently completed in
Vermilion county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

to deportation from this country as
undesirables. No leniency will be
shown those who are discovered
takingthis dodge to escape the tax
as provided in the new revenue bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

Colds Cause Headaches and Pains.
Feverish Headaches and Body
Pains caused from a cold are soon
relieved by taking LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets. There's
only one "Bromo Quinine." E. w.
GROVES signature on the box.
30c.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
DAVENPORT FIVE
IN RUNNING FOR
BOWLING HONORS

Des Moines, Ia, March 12.-Des
Moines teams, through excellent
performances late Monday night,
topped the list of leaders in the five
man event when play was resumed
yesterday in the Iowa state bowling
tournament here. The leaders in the
event, including ties for fifth place,
are as follows:
ToJdo Scales. Des Moines. -. .2,s7S
STAFF, Des Moines. 1888
Ellis-Holland, Des Moines. .2,7S5
Hopkins Bros, Des Moines. .2,7S1
Old Timers, Webster City ..2,763
Black Hawks, Davenport ..2,763
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
MASON WINS BOUT.

South Bend, Ind, March IL
frankie Mason won a popular de-
cision over Pal Moore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
RGES BETTER EMPLOYMENT

Washington, March 12-Improve-
ment in employment conditions
was recommended by the United
States employment bureau.