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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
Kenyon
The Traits of an Artist
Hard for Us to
Lose

When Kenyon Cox was a student in
Paris, under Gerome and Carolus-D u-
ran, he achieved prodigous repute. He
could draw then with an ability that
astonished his masters and his COM
rades. 1t was as man of unique abil-
lty-and training-that he started his
career in this country. The fame of a
remarkable craftsman followed him
all his life long. But the determining
element in his art, which he brought
back from Paris, was really one which
he had taken with him on his Youthful
journey to the French capital. 1t was
an instinct for the life of an artist as
something more than an affair of tech
nique, of the things that can be &C
CURED. He made himself a sound
workman as a means to an end. The
end, as ne saw it, was art enriched by
thought and imagination. He was a
type of the old school that, as the say
ing has it, mixed its palette with
brains
He cared for what the French ex
emplars of his youth loved to call the
ordommamce of a picture, the orderly
arrangement in it of logical ideas At
the root of this preoccupation of his
there resided splendid sincerity and
self-respect. Whatever he did he
CT 70 RI IL
ago he made for "The Century Maya
zine" certain drawings from photo
graphs Of noted French actors, Coque-
lin, Mounet-Sully, Rejane. Those were
the days of the pen, golden days, in
which artists accustomed to that in
strument used it with the conscien-
tiousness of painters using the brush
Cox was, in this particular field, as
brilliant as when, in Paris, he had
drawn from the nude. His portraits
from photographs were not perfume
tory. They were works of art. He had
a rich experience as illustrator, max
ing a memorable series of designs for
Rossetti's "Blessed Damozel" but he
had a large, intellectual feeling for
his art, and it was inevitable that he
should have sought commensurate OPP
portunities, becoming one of the lead
ing mural painters of his time. He
gravitated to wall decoration with
kind of natural authority. l we'll re-
member watching the first real bur
geoning Of our school as a school, seiz-
ing it's first great public chance, on
the occasion of the Worlds Fair at
Chicago in 1898. Cox took hold of the
space allotted to him, one Of the
domes, with the grasp of an old hand.
Strengthening that grasp all the time
as the years went on and as one impor-
tant commission after an yther came to
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III
Whether he gained her lore or had
her scorn
Full happg vas his fate.
He sac her, heard her speak; he
lCds not born
-Four hundred gears too late.
"
The palace throngs in every room
bat this
Here am left alone.
Lore, there is none to see-I press
Kiss
Upon thy lips Of stone.
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Mas and there is actual exhilaration
in the Chrysanthemums" of Miss
Anna Fisher, a sumptuous canvas full
of good color and of bold, we'll di-
rected brushwork.
Miss Fisher figures with merit
among the open-air painters with her
Hauling Timber" and she has per-
suasive companion in Miss Felicie w.
Howell, an artist who has recently been
moving to the front and who now as
serts herself in her "Mender of Nets"
more effectively than ever before. The
sea and coast appear to have given un-
usually profitable inspiration to more
than one exhibitor. Mr. Jonas Lies
Sunset Cliff" with its sharp staccato
notes of color, reveals his typical WV
ldness at its best and shows nothing Of
surface which occasionally visits him
Mr.. Armin Haven, a newcomer in our
experience, gives remarkable promise
in his Salmon Trawiers," a piece which
has underlying it something that is
more than clever. Perhaps in the flu
ture he will make us feel even surer
than now that he is not unworthy
follower of Winslow Homer Mr. Emil
Carlson and Mr.. F. ]. Waugh send good
marines, such as we have come to ex-
pect from them. Mr.. H. B. Smell, in
"The Eternal Turmoil" the picture of
tragic coast, lifts his realistic motive
to higher plane.
We observe no new names in the long
of the familiar painters have made un-
expected excursions. 1t is interesting,
for example, to recall Mr.. w. L. Lath-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

"Princesse.' 1t was portrait of Miss
Christine Spartali, daughter of the
Greek Consul General in London.
When she first came to pose, accom-
panied by her sister, the scheme of
the canvas was already fixed. "The
Japanese rug robe was ready, the rug
and screen were in place, and he gave
the pose at once" The Pencils add
that there are a number of small
studies and sketches in oil and pastel
that show how he had perfected the
idea Beforehand The painting of the
photograph is obviously one of these
preparatory studies.
Whistler worked at the portrait
twice week all through the winter
of 1S63-1864. 1t seems to have alb
sorbed him to an unusual extent.
When completed it was sold, through
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Impressions of current erhibi-
tons appear IN the main news sec
tioa.)
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had upon him the effect OF vulgar af-
front. He fought eccentric pretence IN
art, not out of any wanton opposition
to progressive ideas as such, but be-
cause he knew that instruction, disci-
pine, conscience. are inseparable from
the painting that endures. He was no
follower of convention, no idolater of
great names. When foolish and indis-
criminate admiration of poor drawings
by Rodin revolted him he frankly said
so. Nothing old appealed to him
simply because it was old. He turned
to the past, to Veronese or to a Hol-
bein, because he had the inspiration to
see wherein the past was superhly
right. In lectures and in books he in
terestingly upheld its best lessons. In
the education of American taste he had
unquestionably a most salutary in
ffuence. The Bolsheviki did not like
him, and whenever Cox stumbled as a
colorist, whenever he failed to equal
ordonnonee with emveloppe, they were
wont to objurgate both his example
and his precept. They missed the es-
sential point of his work, which was
point making honestly and construc-
lively for art in the grand style.
Cox had, too, besides his power as
craftsman, vein of very fine, delicate
emotion. l recall an afternoon with
him on the veranda of his New Hamp-
shire home and his talk of the beauti-
full elements of design in the scene of
hill and valley roundabout. If it was
tribute to what he knew of arrange
ment in art it was also tribute to
what he felt in the imponderable charm
of nature. Reproduced on this page,
with the drawing he made of the ex-
quisite unknown Woman" of the
Louvre, is also the poem which he
wrote in honor of that masterpiece Of
the Renaissance. Only a man who was
an artist in the soul of him could have
written those Ines
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the intervention of Rossetti, to 8 col
lector, who died, however, not long
afterward, and then it was bought by
Frederick Leyland. In his house it
ultimately became a salient factor in
a kind of shrine Of Whistlerian decora-
ton, that famous Peacock Room, which
has accumulated a literature of its
own. Painting and room have long
been in the collection of Mr. Charles
L. Freer, of Detroit, and will be pre-
served in the Freer Museum now
building in Washington. The "Prin-
cessc," it will be remembered, was
lent by him to the Whistler memorial
show in Boston fifteen years ago, and
again to the similar exhibition later
held at the Metropolitan Museum. 1t
is interesting to have one of the origi-
nal studies made for it come to light.
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A Whistler With
Peculiar Interest

A peculiar interest attaches to the
picture by Whistler, LA Princesse du
Pays de la Porcelaine," which, as re
Gently reported in The Tribune, has
been sold for $4,000 by the Howard
Young gallery. We reproduce photo
graph of this souvenir of one Of the
most important excursions the painter
ever made into that field which held
for him the charm of Oriental in
auence. The Pencils, in their biog-
raphy Of Whistler, relate how he en-
barked upon the painting of the
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preston left by the Academy portraits
this year is one Of sincerity and Of
adequate workmanship. There is ex-
cellent still life by Mr.. Fromkes and
young Mr.. Dimes Carlson, the latter
fortunate prize winner on this oc-
casion. and for once the flower sub
jects play an affirmative part. Moth
ing could be gayer or more engaging
than Mr.. H. l.. Hildebrandt's "Petu-
Evening star., 1919-09-06
ALLEGED H0LD-UP SHOT
SCALING BOTANIC WALL
W. c. Barron Receives Bullet From
Policeman Wilson's Pistol
as He Flees.

A man who gave his name as Will
liam Chile Barron and who told the
police that he had no fixed residence
is being held on charge of holding
up Maurice J. Powers of 921 9Th street
northwest at Sd street and Missouri
avenue northwest last night The
prisoner. with a bullet wound in one
Of his shoulders. is at Washington
Asylum Hospital
Shortly after 9 o'clock last night as
Policeman H. K. Wilson of the fourth
precinct turned the corner at Sd street
and Missouri avenue he saw Barron
with pistol showed in the face of a
man while colored man was going
through the pockets of the clothing
of the victim. The colored man saw
the policeman first and made his get
away. Barron, still holding the pis-
tol in the face of his victim, turned
to see what made his colored comrade
disappear SO quickly. 1t was then
that he discovered the policeman COM
ing toward him with pistol drawn.
BarrGn started for the Botanic Car
den. where he attempted to scale the
big iron fence surrounding that prop
erty. Policeman Wilson jumped on
the running board of a passing auto
mobile. and, standing in that position,
III GU oho suol d. barron dS ne was
going over the fence. Barron was
hit in the shoulder and dropped to the
ground.
Barron told the police that he had
no home and had only recently been
released from the United States Navy
He had no discharge papers to sub
stantiate his assertion. He said that
he did not know who his colored as
sociate was, that he had picked him
up half an hour before arrested.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR ALLEGED INJURIES
E. o. Cutler Names Street Car
Company and Owner of Taxi
in Which He Rode,

The collision Of street car with a
taxicab and the consequent injury to
a passenger in the latter vehicle
forms the basis of a suit to recover
$4,000 damages. filed in the District
Supreme Court by E. o. Cutler against
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company and John NJ. Bridget, said
to be the owner of the taxicab Mr..
Cutler says he hired the taxi to take
him from Wardman Park Hotel to the
Benedict apartment. April 25 last.
and that while crossing 18th and
streets the collision occurred. He was
thrown to the floor of the vehicle
and sustained serious injury, he as
serts.
William Fletcher has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the Ana
costa and Potomac River Railroad
Company for alleged personal injury
While attempting to cross 11th street
southeast between NJ and N streets.
August 1 last. he says, car of the
company struck him and inflicted
permanent injuries.
Suit to recover $4,000 damages for
alleged personal injury has been in
stituted by George Erskine against
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. He says he was driv-
ing a wagon June IS last, when a
car of the defendant collided with
his vehicle, throwing him to the
ground and fracturing shoulder
blade, in addition to inf1icting other
injuries.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
CONCERTS BEGIN OCT. 2
AT THE. KNICKERBOCKER
Philharmonic Orchestra Elects Of
ficers-American Composer Will
Feature Opening Performance.

Announcement is made that the sea-
son of Thursday afternoon concerts of
the Philharmonic Orchestra is to open
October at the Knickerbocker Thea
ter. Officers of the organization were
elected at a meeting Thursday after
noon in the knickerbocker, N. A.
Cello. f1utist, being chosen chairman.
Others elected were Chris Arth. leader
of the National Theater orchestra,
vice chairman; O. Eioni, clarinetist,
manager and secretary; A. Feldman,
librarian. Henry Sokoloff is to con-
tinue as concert master Heinrich
Hammer. director of the orchestra,
stated that Sokoloff is to be featured
as program soloist at several concerts
during the winter.
At the opening concert of the win
ter. October 2, the place of honor on
Evening star., 1919-09-06

the program is to be given to an
American composer. Director Ham
mer will also conduct the first per-
formance Of his own First Symphonic
Waltz" Other numbers to be included
in the program are La Jeunesse
d'Hercules." symphonic poem. Saint
Saens: and Andante Variations from
Eeethoven's String Quartet, Up. IL,
No. s, arranged for all the strings.
A new plan of financing the orches-
ira for the season has been formulat-
ed. with a popular membership fee OF
81. With this plan carried out to In
clude $4,000 members che goal set by
those in charge-many improvements
are contemplated.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
CARDS OF THANKS.

OOOIEY. We wish to extend our thanks and
appreciation to the Plate Printers Union and
the many other friends for their Kindness
and horal tributes for our father and brother.
WILLIAM J. DOOLEY.
By THE FAMILY. .
HARR. We wish to express our appreciation
and sincere thanks TO our friends and rela-
tives for their kindness and sympathy shown
and for the beautiful floral tributes at the
death Of our dear husband nd son. JOHN +.
HARR. WIFE AND MOTHER.
RUCKER The widow and daughters Of
GEORGE II. RUCkER. late of Alexandria
county. Va, desire to express their sincere
appreciation and thanks for the kind offices.
floral tributes aud messages of coincidence re-
ceiyed by them at the hands Of his many
friends in Washington. Alexandria county
and vicinity.
MRS. GEORGE H. RUCKER AND DAUGH-
TIERS 1s
SCHIEK. We wish to extend our thanks to all
friends and relatives and to the societies
connected with the Concordia Church for
their sympathy and floral tributes at the
death Of our beloved sister, Mrs. ELENORA
SCHIEK (born Voegler).
HER SISTER AND BROTHER.
woHLFARTH. We wish to express our thanks
TO relatives and friends for their kind
Of our daughter and sister, CHARLOTTE T..
W0HLFARTH.
MRS. MARY B. WOHLFARTH AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Deaths Reported.

Inc following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty-fo
hours
Llscus H. Emmersom. 70, 61s 10Th street
northeast.
Frank Mil1ward. SO, Garfield Hospital.
Sarah Paper, IS, 615 street.
Hannah &, Patterson - o1o N
southwest.
east
Byron Taylor. II. $40 Pennsylvania avenue.
infant OF John W. and Frances Cox, 90
days. 1s street northeast ~
Charles Crawford, IS, Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
DIED..

AMMoN. On Friday. September s. 1919. at
e:15 am. ELIZABETH AMMoN. beloved
wife of Conrad Ammon and devoted mother
Funeral from her late residence. 225 10th st.
Sc. Monday. September 8. at 2:3O pm. In
terment at Cedar Hill cemetery, Nd. -
AMMoN. The Ladies' Aid Society Of Concordia
Church will please attend the funer"l of our
late sister. Mrs. ELIZABETH AMMON. from
her late residence. 225 10th st. Sc, Monday,
EMMA THoSMFoRDr. President. .
CARROLL On Saturday. September g. 1919.
at S:25 am, at his residence. Az Washing
ton st. NV. FRANZIE H. CARROLL. the
beloved husband OF the late Eva Tfnney Car
roll and son of the late Patrick and Emma
Carroll.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DAVIS. On Friday. September 5. 1919. at II Is
am, passed peacefully to rest, after long
illness. at her residence. IS f st. s.w., KATE
DAVIS. Survivors: Husband. Joseph; two
sisters. Georgeans Jones and Ella Ianham
one daughter. Anna L. Besle. and other rel
Funeral notice hereafter
HoRIGAN. On Friday, September s. 1919. at
Georgetown University Hospital. MARY F..
daughter of the late John and Hannah Hori-
gan
Funeral from T.. T. Clements undertaking par
lors, 1241 Wisconsin ave. Monday Septen,.
ber 2. thence to Holy Trinity Churh. where
solemn high requiem mass will be celebra ted
at am. 1nternent Holy Rood cemetery. Z
JENNINGS. On Sunday. August 81. 1919 at
Jennings. Va, ROBERT Z. JENNINGS. be-
loved son of Genevra NJ. Brown (nee Jen-
nings) and brother Of Louise 3. Jennings
aged nineteen years.
Burial made at his old homestead at Burke
vile, Va. g.
MINIS. On Wednesday. September 3, 1919 at
pm, at his residence. sos st. NV
JOHN A. MINIS, beloved father of Annie J.
Stewart. Mary A. Jones and Naomi Grinag
and father.in-law of George E. Stewart.
Funeral Sunday. September Z, at 1:30 p.m.,
from Galbraith A. NJ. E. Zion Church, 9th
st. between L and II SITS. NV. Friends
invited. g.
EAsAHL. On Friday. September 5, 1919,
ROBERT c., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb
Nasahl, in his twenty seventh year.
Funeral from his late residence. So ST. NV,
Monday. September 8. at $50 am, thence
Celebrated at am 1nterment (privatel at
PATTERSON. On THURSDAY. September 4.
1919. at 11:20 am, HANNAH G., beloved
daughter Of the late Robert c. and Maria G.
Patterson. aged forty-one years.
Funeral from the residence Of her sister, Mrs
William Price. $40 st. s.w. on Monday
September 8, at l 80 pm. Services at the
Westminster Presbyterian Church. 7th and
SITS. s.w.. at O'Clock. Relatives and
friends invited to attend. Interment at Alex.
andria. Va. &c
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued IN tb,
following:
Robert r. Jones and Mary L.. gorum.
>. harry q. Harvey of Glendale, Nd, and Ad
die Z; Abigail of Bladensburg. Nd
r ManAall Spencer and Ruth Motley.
Frederick Murray and Frances waller
Henry NJ. Cook and Amy Carter.
yohn r. Henderson and Alice Jenkins.
Joseph X. Trotter of Cnnniugham Tenn
and Helen Q. Dunbar of Canton, Mass.
NORMAN e.. Troutman and Ida NJ Grinder
y. Allan Bisplinghoff and Evadna A. Coz
both OF Chattanooga, Tenn.
Edward Reines Of Brooklyn, n. Y. ant
Louise d. Meyers Of Johnstown. Pa. '
James P. Murrin of Dorchester. Mass srJ
Hazel L. Flaherty Of Pitts6eId, Mass -'''
", Roy d; Money and Ottie P. Roller, both O,
James H. Harris of Charlotte, N. G.. .nd
Bessie T. Willis of Orange Courthouse Va
Inomas e. Houser and Mary X. Moore.
y,i, Gustav kopsch Of Royersford, Pa, and Heller
Robert c. Hagans and Lillian PAGE
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
the health department in the last twenty.for
hours:
William H. and Henrietta Waters, girl,
Nelson A. and Elenor Tracy, girl.
John and Amelia NJ. Turley, girl.
Harvey NJ. and Gladys May Saeger. girl.
Albert F. and Florence f. SculIy. girl.
John and susia Smith. girl.
william and Jessie Rabak. boy twins
Israel and Katie Milofr. boy.
Claud g. and Lillian F. Levy. boy.
Roger F.. and Mary l.. Lansdale, girl.
Henry B. and Mary Lawson, boy.
Abe and Rose KRISTEN. boy
Walter II: and Carrie y. Harvey, boy.
Eugene W. and Mary r. Goodwin, bow.
Harry B. and Nellie l.. Grifith, boy.
Joseph N. and Mary NJ. Geyer. girl.
George J; and Sarah Burt. boy
Georse w. and Macy Absher. girl.
Robert and jamie Williams, boy.
John ID. and Ella Underwood girl.
Anderson n. and Mamie Z. Scurlock. boy.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Quotes From Debate.

Mr.. Neff quoted from debate in the
Senate showing that Senator Kenyon
intended that this provision should
apply only to newspapers published
at the stockyard
This means that Senator Kenyon
intends to include only papers pub
lished at stockyards." continued Mr..
Neff. why this Discrimination"
But even if this narrower inter-
probation is correct, all that has been
said thus far concerning the applica-
ton of this proposed law to news
papers in general applies in the case
of the stockyard papers. If you, gen.
tlemen, see fit to enact such legis-
lation now. you will establish a prin-
ciple which sooner or later will be
applied to all publications of what
ever purpose and frequency of issue"
Evening star., 1919-09-06
HOST AT CRAB FEAST.
Edward S. Schmid Entertains Mem.
bers of Florists Club.

Fifty members of the Florists Club
of Washington were the guests of
Edward S. Schmid last night at crab
feast. The dinner followed the busi-
ness meeting of the organization, at
which the question of the flower week
for Washington was discussed. 1t is
contemplated having Individual shows
for each store with prizes to be Of
fered for the best display. George c.
Shaffer. chairman of the committee.
has charge of the display feature.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
SAYS SENTENCE IS INVALID.
Harry Weinberg Granted Writ to
Have Son in Court September 8.

Justice Gould of the District Su-
preme Court has issued a writ of
habeas corpus directed to George A.
Stirling. superintendent of the Ma
tional Training School for Boys, re-
quiring him to have in court Septem-
ber 9, Samuel Weinberg. committed
by the Juvenile Court in August. 1918
The writ was sought by Harry Vein
berg. the boys father. who questions
the legality of the proceeding under
which his son was sentenced. The
father says the boy was convicted
of the larceny of $117. which being
a penitentiary offense was beyond the
Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court and
his sentence by that tribunal is there
fore invalid, the father asserts.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
THEFT OF WHISKY REPORTED
Owner Values Five Cases at $125
Police Saw Far Too Modest.

D. L. Hickey of 1915 18th street re-
ported to police headquarters last
night that thieves had entered his
cellar and carried off five cases OF
whisky, valued at s125. The valua-
tion was modest, the police say. as
whisky is now quoted at $40 a quart
With a dozen bottles in each OF the
five cases. that would be sixty quarts,
of a value Of $500.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Injured in Auto Wagon Crash.

NJ. J. Johnson. 926 Shepherd street,
driver Of bread wagon of the Corby
Baking Company. is at the Casualty
Hospital suffering from a fracture OF
one of his ankles. While driving on
street southeast late yesterday
afternoon his wagon was struck by
an automobile, said to have been
owned and operated by John Ritter,
tr.. Of 512 11th street southwest.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Not Member Of Firm.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I beg to state that Samuel S. Blick
is in no way connected with the ice.
coal and wood business located at 500
Florida avenue. as printed in your
paper, The Evening Star. Of Septem-
Der 4th, he being an entirely tnde-
pendent dealer.
WALLACE D. BLICK.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
ADVERTISEMENT.

The people OF Mont
gomery County are
much interested in the
fight in the Democratic
Primaries for the noni-
nation of State Senator
between Mr.. Bowie F.
Waters and Mr.. Andrew
]. Cummings, who is
better known as Mr..
ICY" Cummings. Mr..
Waters is one of Rock
ville's most successful
attorneys and also oper-
ates a farm near Ger
mantown. Mr.. Waters
is a son Of the late Hor-
ace Waters, who was
a prominent farmer in
Montgomery County
near Ger ma ntown,
where Mr.. Bowie +.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Admiral Harris Returns.

Rear Admiral and Mrs H. Tudor B.
Harris have returned to their home on
Rhode Island avenue after being alb
sent for the summer.
Miss Nancy Gordon Jones. daughter
or Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Jones, who
returned to this country not long ago
after serving with the Y. NJ c. A. in
france, Is now with her mother in
Maine. They are expected back in
washington some time this month.
DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Sothoron have
returned to Washington from Asbury
Park and Atlantic City, where they
spent the late summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert n. Jones of
Georgia avenue are spending some
time in Winchester, Va, where they
were present at the wedding of a sis
ter of Mr.. Jones on Wednesday.
Miss Helen Whyte is spending sew
eral weeks in New York, the guest of
Mrs. Lester Sisler.
Mrs. Rose Stohlman of 1920 35th
street, accompanied by Mrs Nettie
Croker, left Washington last night
for California. Before returning they
will visit all the principal cities Of
the west.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Works New Confidence Game Here.

A confidence man. the police say.
has introduced new game in this
city. He locates In q good hotel and
advertises that he has auto buses and
pleasure cars for hire. After recetv.
he disapnaarA,