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in his very first studies out OF doors
he reaped the reward of all this pre-
paratory work and his progress was
marvellously FASTENED. His earlier
works met with extraordinary sue
cess and after having received medals
from the Salons Of 1867, 1869 and
1870, in 1872 he was decorated.
Until this time, when quitting Paris
each spring to ind some sequestered
corner OF the country where he might
pursue his studies uninterrupted'y,
chance or caprice had decided his des-
tination; and It was chance, too,
which decided what his methods should
be-horses or mules. goats, sheep or
cows-which posed for him in the va
rious picturesque corners of France
Landes, the Pyrenees, Normandy,
Brittany or the Sologne. Ultimately
he settled in Normandy on the land
of his adoption.
Now that artists are urging Ameri-
can craftsmen to perfect themselves
in wood carving and similar methods
of decoration. it is interesting to read
OF a time when the American efforts
in this direction amounted to genuine
ly artistic achievement. Roger Cage
in Arts and Decorations writes of
decorative wood carving in Colonial
days and at an even earlier period. He
says:
THE decorative wood carving
wrought as an architectural accessory
in America during the Colonial period
and in the early years of the post
Colonial era, has a history from
which We may derive not little in
spiration to meet the needs of the
present day. The work of that age is
replete with precedents that we may
well make use Of now that we have
happily outgrown the prejudices and
mental poverty that obtained through
out most of the nineteenth century.
While some Of the work to which
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we shall refer is said to have been
sent out from England, and probably
was. a great deal more was unques-
tionably executed by craftsmen born
and trained, or at least working, on
this side of the Atlantic. and though
the names of many of them be now
forgotten, or not so well known as
that of Samuel McIntire of Salem,
their performances deserve our rever-
ence and emulation, for what they did
was, almost without exception. good
in design and honest in execution and
showed a knowledge of and sympathy
with the medium in which they sought
expression.
"UpN to about 1885 or 1740 the
amenities of interior woodwork con-
sisted very largely Of well devised
mouldings and carefully proportioned
panels. Before that time, of course,
we do find such exquisite work as that
which adorned the staircase at Rose
well in Virginia, or the vigorously
wrought embellishments in the State
House in Philadelphia, but such fin
ished manifestations of the architec-
tural wood carver's prowess were
rather exceptional than otherwise an
tecedent to the dates mentioned. One
of these interesting exceptions was
the cupboard designed and made in
Philadelphia in 1888 to contain the
bequest OF scientific instruments made
TO the Philadelphia Library by the
Hon John Penn. It is an admirable
example of architects furniture,
being purely architectural in contour,
and is enriched with carving that does
great credit to the craftsman who
wrought it. Apart from such instances
as those just mentioned, one need not,
as a rule, expect to find much else
than an occasional egg and dart
moulding or buxom rosette or acan-
thus leaf.
From about 174o. or shortly after
ward, there was greater amount and
a wider variety of carved ornament
employed. Rosettes, acanthus leaves,
flowing conventional foliage. fretwork,
cookie shells, Mosques. urns. pine
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Henri Matisse is the most provocative
artist under the sun, and though his
force is so great that he always makes
us remember his work, we cannot al
ways like 1t. Two of his exhibits at
Heals, a Van Goghish fiowerpiece and
his Lady With Rings" are all right,
but nothing to write home about. His
Nude" which 1 gather is quite re-
cent work, is an excellent example of
his black outlined figure painting. But
Lady on Terrace" is another matter
altogether. 1t is n brilliant little mas
terpiece which no other living painter
could have executed. 1t appears so
simple and slight at close range that
a careless visitor might easily pass it
by without appreciating its splendor,
But step back from 1t and see how ra-
diant it becomes, hoy suffused with
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works OF consummate art in this d.
rection. Any account of his exterior
woodcarving would be incomplete
without special mention of the gate
ways he designed for the east and
west sides of Washington Square in
Salem in 1906. The gateways were
elaborate arches enriched with carv-
ipgs. 1t was for the western gateway
that he carved the Washington me-
dallion just mentioned. a piece of work
3S by IS inches in size and executed
after drawings from life that McIn-
tire had made upon the occasion of
Washington's visit to Salem in 1889.
When the gateways were taken down
in 1850 this medallion was removed to
the Essex Institute. Another piece of
his exterior work also is entitled to
special mention - the pediment he
carved for the old Custom House of
Salem, the chief device being an
American eagle in high relief. with
shield, thunderbolts and olive branch.
"The high relief Mosques, such as
are to be seen on the tower of Christ
Church. Philadelphia, and on the lin
tells of the tower windows of the State
House. are obviously close kin to
ships ffgureheads and constitute a
striking bit of establishment that
might well serve as inspiration for
architectural adornment at the pres
ent day The carving executed upon
furniture attained a high order of ex-
cellence, but this phase of the carvers
art requires a separate consideration"
After having expressed their dis
appointment over tine work of British
artists under the influence of the
war, London critics find little more to
praise in a collection of paintings by
the Frenchmen. One of them writes:
What effect has the war had on
the art of France? We know what
has happened in England; the was has
made Paul Nash and Nevinson; 1t has
produced Bruce Bairnsfather; it has
stirred up w. L. Wylie to paint the
airplane or birdseye landscape-et
VOLTA tout. For the rest, our painters
| who were interesting before the war,
are still interesting; the painters who
always used TO be dull are dull still.
THE result in France seems to be
| much the same, If we may judge by
the exhibition which opened yesterday
at Messrs. Heals Mansard Gallery.
This is the first exhibition OF ultra
modern French art which has been
held in England since the war began,
and though shipping and railroad
difficulties still make the transport of
large works a troublesome and I'M
| certain business, the collection got to-
| gether by Osbert Sitwell and his
| brother may fairly be described as
representative and not inadequate.
'One thing the exhibition at Heals
does very thoroughly is to smash up
the hope expressed in certain quarters
that the war had killed post impress
sionism. Here 1t is very much alive
again, and We see the cleverest young
artists, not only in France, but all
over the Continent, still under the
spell Of the Big Three-Cezanne, Van
Gogh and Gauguin. So far as France
is concerned, the war does not seem to
have revealed any new talent OF out
| standing distinction. The most re-
markable of the new men whose work
| London sees for the first time at the
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To secure the maximum of har-
mony and distinction in the set
ting of art advertising, and there
by place all dealers on an impair.
tial basis, no heavy gothic or
block type will be used. nor any
eccentric typography; no white
lettering on solid black back.
ground, nor thick or whimsical
borders for any advertisement on
the Art page of The Sunday Sun.
For small announc ements, in
Guiding those for the minimum
space of twenty lines, the borders
used are single one point rules
with alternating square and
curved edges. Single two point
borders can only be used for ad-
vertisements of forty or more
lines; parallel one point borders
for thirty or more lines. All
light, fanciful borders are subject
to individual rulings. Besides tht.
overtaxed Cheltenham, there 1rnl
many desirable type faces, inc'ud'
ing Caslon, Bodoni, Schoeffer, De
Winnie, Century, Della Robbia and
Bookman. The underlying prin'
ciple OF correct typographical ar
chitecture is one face for display
and if one other be added, this is
to apply to small and body type
only.
All Art page advertising must
be set within these we'll known
limitations.
Minimum space, 20 lines; maxi
mum, 100 lines. Present rate, soc
per agate line. No rebates; no
transfers of direct orders.
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RADIUM AS A CURATIVE

The late DR.. James Douglas of New
York city and DIR. Kelly of Balu-
more joined forces with the bureau,
and as a result there was formed
the National Radium Institute. By
reason of the agreement entered into
at that time a radium recovery plant
was built in Denver and began
operations in June, 1914. Between then
and January. 1917. when it stopped,
about 81 grams of radium had been
extracted at cost of only about one
third the current price for radjuU.
The contract between the National
Radium Institute and the Bureau of
Mines expired in 1916. As a conse-
Quence of the work under that agree
ment, the Bureau of Mines was able
to demonstrate that radium could be
produced at an outlay much less than
the selling price; and IL also showed
how losses in the mining and concen-
trating of carnotite could be prevented
and our resources of the precious ele-
ment conserved. At an expenditure
of less than sSS, 900, the Bureau re-
ceived as it's share more than 100000
worth of radium. Six years ago
radlum bromide was bringing any
where from so to 800 per milligram
which, at the lower price. cores
pended TO 100000 per ounce. The
Investigations OF TIE bureau have
therefore resulted in putting this
wonder working mineral within the
reach Of physicians and hospitals that
otherwise could not have obtained it.
Radium Is coming into its own, and,
month by month. the surgeon. the
scientist, and associate workers are
disclosing positive ways in which this
radioactive substance can be used
effectively in arresting, in eradicat-
ing and even in preventing disease
from obtaining a foothold.
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life. Her hegemony in the pic,or,.,
and plastic arts was gradually estaA
lished during the reign Of Louis XIV
and the Regency, when France cor'
stituted herself first patroness ana
then heiress of the~art Of Italy.
In those glorious days French oaM.
netmakers. SURPRISING their Italan
masters, created masterpieces ot.deco.
rative furniture which are still tho
wonder and envy OF connoisseurs: tbo
furnaces OF Vincennes and Sevres M.
gan to put forth porcelains which M
other European factory could excsI
and Boucher introduced new notdNo,
pale and delicate colors into theSI,s
tapestries of the Gobelins.
She had good painters before ths
Philippe de Champagne, LIE Seur and
the Clouets-but II was Claude Ior.
raine and Nicholas Poussin who dea.
nitely diverted the main stream a,
European painting from Italy II
France and laid the channel for tA.t
great French tradition which succeed.
ing masters have maintained unbro.
ken and undiminished in lustre till tie
present day.
Even more unquestioned than IN
painting-for here there are alwav,
Constable and Turner to be reckonsa
with--has been the supremacy Of
France in modern sculpture. Sinoe
the days of the great Florentines M
nation but France, no city but Paris
can show so mighty a line Of master
|
an isolated enthusiastically neglected
England her Alfred Stevens, Italy
her Medardo Rosso, Belgium her Con.
stantin Meunier; but from Falconnet
and Houdon, through Rude and Barye
| to Rodin, France has always had a
| great sculptor on hand to add to the
| imperishable monument of her glory
| But after Rodin? Who are tina
| young sculptors of the rising genera.
| ton who are now continuing this
grand tradition? This is the question
we had hoped to find answered in the
exhibition of modern French art at
Messrs. Heals Mansard Gallery Qs5
| Tottenham Court road. The answek
is not given. for the collection does
not represent French sculpture with
anything approaching the adequacy
with which it covers the tendencies IN
contemporary French painting.
| To be in any way complete 1t should
have begun with some examples of the
art of Bourdelle and Maillol, who II no
| longer in their first youth are Ger.
| tainly the two French sculptors after
Rodin most worthy of serious con-
sideration. Both have executed decor
| alive work that will live for its In
dividuality and distinction. Then L
should have had a bronze or two BY
| Henri Matisse, whose paintings are
really the most important things N
| the exhibition.
1t is true that Matisse also belongs
| to the rising generation in spirit
| rather than in actual years, yet since
his pictures have been included, a
place might also have been found for
| his sculpture. 1 agree that Matisse is
a painter first and foremost, and that
his sculpture is, as one might say, a
side line" but it has had great
| influence, and for that reason canno,
| be ignored.
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ton.
Even more significant perhaps is the
larger still life, another recent work
sober in its quiet realism, magnifi-
Gently solid in construction and so re-
served in color that it is practically a
study in black and white.
OF the newcomers at the Mansard
Gallery the one who interested me
most was Utrillo, the Spaniard. His
work has the hallmark of an in
dividuality strong enough to make it.
self heard without shouting At the
first glance his three paintings ap-
pear to be snow scenes, but closer
observation reveals that this artists
affectation for white is decorative
rather than naturallstic. The tend
ency of his painting is impressionist
rather than post-impressionist, except
that he contents himself with a syn
thesis rather than an analysis of
color.
The figure subjects of the Italian
Modigliani are wonderful for their
beauty of line and clean. pure color,
but wilful little in their excessive
elongation of necks and faces, a dis
tortion which does not seem impera-
tive for the sweep of the contours he
loves.
AS the exhibition remains open till
September 6, l propose to deal later
with the sculpture, which had not all
arrived in time for the press view,
and / must also return to some of the
other paintings. But there are a few
other exhibits to which l would like
to direct attention Immediately: the
sombre "CrucifiX" by Mondsaln, the
large Severinish place Clichy" by
Fernand Leger-most abstract Of the
eXhibits-Soutine's red Violin" a
most distinguished piece of still life
painting; LHote's AT the Seaside, -
and his almost Holbeinesque head of
the girl in this painting, and the very
noisy, but amusing, Dancing Girl'
and Tomatoes" by Kisling. who's
color irres!stibly recalls our own Mari,
Ccrt!ct IL His most Bank IIoiday
mood.
The note of enthusiastic approval
Is also missing from the accompany
ing account of contemporaneous
French sculpture:
There is no need to insist on the i'm
portance of any exhibition OF contem-
porary French art. For close on 500
years France has led the world in the
practice and perfection of those fine
arts which adorn and dignity human
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.T HERE'S no doubt a lot of
profteering is going on in
this country" said a travel

this country" said travel
ling man who had just got back to
New York from trip through a part
of the West. but you often find that
some of the hardest kickers are tho
ones who would and often do as much
'Rouging' as they can put over 10
they get the chance.
Il had some business in a village
with a man prominent in the section,
a pillar in the church and honest to
the last cent. During our business
conversation the high price question
came up, and he rallied at what was
charged for shoes, clothing coffee and
other things that had to be shipped
into the district.
Later he was telling mo OF his
buying wheat and shipping It, his
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Mansard Gallery are not French; they
are the Spaniard, Utrillo; the Italian,
Modigliani. and the Norwegian.
Krohg. The French artists who com
pei our attention and respect are all
men we knew before 1914-Derain,
Vlaminck, Othon Friesz, L'Hote, and,
greatest of all, Henri Matisse. We
miss Delaunay, Herbin, Chabaud, and
some others"
1t is not enough to say that tine
Matisses are all very good Matisses."
The state herald., 1919-11-21
Lynch Negro In Missouri.

Moberiy. Mo.-A negro. one OF four
said to have beaten nnd robbed Ed.
ward Thompson. farmer here. was
lynchcd by mob OF 100 masked men.
The negro's three companions. who
had been tnkcn from tho jail nt Macon
md spirited here, escaped. but later It
wns reported two hnd been captured
and incnrccrn'ed nt point unknown
to the mob. Local authorities said the
negroes admitted they were I. ". w.'s.
The state herald., 1919-11-21
LISTEN TO AMBITIONS VOICE
Desirable Companion May Fall to Call
Again u She 10 Not Accorded
Recognition.

Most young people seem to think
that ambition Is q quality that Is born
In one and which cannot be materially
changed. but the greatest ambition may
be materially injured In many differ
ent ways. The habit Of procrastina.
tlon. Of postponing. the habit Of pick.
Ing out the easier tasks and putting
Oh the dificult ones. for example. will
very seriously impair the ambition.
Whatever affects the ideals affects the
ambition.
Ambition often begins very early to
knock for recognition. II We do not
heed its voice. II It gets no encourage
ment after appealing to us for year..
II gradually ceases to trouble US, be-
cause. like any other unused quality or
function. 1t deteriorates or disappears
when unused.
BE careful how you discourage or
refuse to heed that inner voice which
commands you to 20 forward, for II
you do II will become less and less In
slstent until finally It will cease to
prod you and when ambition is dead
deterioration hns set in.-From "AmbI.
tion and Success" by OrIson SWEET
Marden.
The state herald., 1919-11-21
Held for Murder,

Marysviiic. cni.-Mrs. Fred J. WI.
son a. . her brother. frnnk A. Mccor.
mick. must sinnd trial for flrst.degrcc
murder for the killing on Nov. OF
Charles Brown, wealthy sheep
raiser. following n preliminary hear.
Ing. Brown was shot to death during
aunrrel TINT wns alleged To have
been prccipltntcd by charges VI Mrs.
Wilson and Mccormick that Brown
Ind been paying undue attention 10
Nr-. q. J. Howard. u sister Of McCor.
mex nnd sirs. Wilson.
The state herald., 1919-11-21
HIS SCHEME DIDN'T WORK
This Colonel Evidently Was Wise a.
to the Foxy Ways Of His
Junior offieers.

In the regular army 1t Is one Of the
customs Of the service, when at reg
ular army post. for the junior officers
to call upon the senior officers. To
comply with this custom without max.
ing the calls, the junior oficer fire.
Quently waits until he knows the senior
officer is away and then calls at his
lone and leaves a card. One night
when was stationed at a post In
Texas, I saw the colonel down town
and on my way home stopped at the
colonel's quarters and put my card
under the door. was just leaving
the porch when I noticed q car at the
gate. and on closer inspection I noted
that the colonel was In the car and
was awaiting me at the gate. He
laughingly said: kind Of late to maks
a call. isn't 1t. Lieut.T This became
one OF the colonels best stories. and
to say that was more than once
embarrassed would be putting II mild.
Exchange.
The state herald., 1919-11-21
WI. CARLISLE ESCAPES
NOTED TRAIN RoseER GETS OUT
OF PEN.

william l.. Carlisle. the train robber
who held up three limited Union Pa
cific trains In Wyoming within ten
weeks early In 1916. has escaped from
the penitentiary nt Rawlins. wyo.. ac'
cordlng to ndvices from Laramie. He
was given life sentence May II. 1916,
but this was committed TO twenty-five
years Sept o. 1919. He was Identified
as having held up the Overland limited
In the city limits Of Cheyenne April I,
1916 lie was accused also of robbing
the California limited. between Lara
mie and RawiIns, April 81. and the
Portland flyer, between Rock Springs
and Green River. Feb. o. 1916
The state herald., 1919-11-21
HsIp for Chin ps.dleek.d.

Washington. - Differences between
the United States and Japan nrc pre-
venting the organization and opera'
tion OF the international consortium
for financing Chinn. II wns admitted
ut the Stntc Department that there
WINS deadlock. with Japan refusing &c
withdraw her reservations concerning
Mnnchurin and Mongolia and the
United States declining to permit Jap
mn TO participate In the consortium un
less she does withdraw them.
The state herald., 1919-11-21
THE NATION IS ROUSEO
ARMED CITIZENS TURN OUT TO
PREVENT JAIL DELIVERY.
FEDERAL AGENTS ASSISTED BY
STATE OFFICERS START
CLEANING.
w..,.rn Newspaper Union New. Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Tacoma, Wash, Nov. IA report
that I. W. W. were gathering ut Bor-
deaux, WASH, in preparation for ut
tacklng the Thurston county jail at
Olympia to release three men arrested
ut Centralia, brought every available
citizen who could secure weapon to
the Jail. a message to the Ledger from
Olympia says. Members Of the sher-
ifs force and local police, aided by
former soldiers, boarded Tacoma
eastern train Mt Bismarck. suburb,
and on arriving in Tacoma arrested
eighteen passengers, alleged TO he l.
w. W. Other suspects are believed 10
have left the train just before reach
ing Bismarck, and posse went In
search Of them. The men arrested
came from Mineral, Wash.
The prisoners, 1t was stated. in.
clude Commodore Brand, suspected OF
being the slayer OF Lieut.. Warren
Grimm: Attorney Elmer s. Smith and
John Doe Reynolds.
While armed citizens were assem-
bling mt the Jail. the three prisoners
were rushed into an automobile and
were started for the state refOrma'
tory at Monroe, Wash.
Seattle, wash.-Raids were con.
ducted In Washington and Oregon
cities by state md federal officers on
Industrial Workers of the World
headquarters, and many arrests were
made OF alleged members OF the or.
gnnization.
Governor Louis +. Hart announced
he would organize n statewide round.
up OF Industrial Workers Of the
World. Bolshcviki and other radicals,
and cailed upon all state officers to
cooperate with federal and county Of
flcers to work TO that end. The gov.
ernor received messages asking him
TO convene the Legislature 10 pass
stringent nntl-Industrlal Workers oi
the World lnws.
Federal officers raided the office
OF the Seattle Union Record. seized
the entire plant and arrested several
employees. including Il. II. Ault. editor.
The raids were the outgrowth Of the
killing Of four former soldiers at Cen
trnlln. 100 miles southwest Of here. By
alleged ]. w. VS..
Scventy-four alleged members OF
the Industrial Workers were arrested
In n hall Mt Spokane. and nt Portland,
Ore, men alleged to he members Of
the Organization were being held for
"a .minntlon. One OF the men arrest.
ed Mt Portland. Frank Brlcy, told his
nrresting officers he believed the
Ccntrnlin outrage was "frnme-up
ngninst the I. W. W"
The state herald., 1919-11-21
TaxIco IL. MIIlIensIres.

Under the new scale Of income tax
imposed BY the recent United States
revenue bill every citizen In receipt Of
$4,000 or more year must pay at
least half Of II to tie state.
Mr.. Henry Ford. for example. 10 said
to have an income Of "a. 100000 q
year. Of which the rsvsnue authorities
will claim between 31b.000000 and
go, ,000. .000-a sum sufncient to keep
1000 families In modest comfort for
ever.
But even Mr.. Ford gets OF lighter
thnn Mr.. John d. Rockefeller. who 10
rcputcd to have an income Of $780,.
100000 a year. Mr.. Rockefcller's
contribution to the treasury. II is said.
will not fall short Of fS0.000.000 for
the current year-a sum which repre-
scnts 1000 times his weight In gold.
The state herald., 1919-11-21
nInd.nsura kI.... lud.naerff.

Bcriin.-During the demonstration
Mt the arrival In Berlin Of Marshal Won
Hindenburg. the field marshal kissed
Field Marshal Won Ludendorff on both
cheeks. II wns the first meeting In
several months. Both were ch~cred b.,
tho crowd In the rniirond station. led
by former officers. Only 4 fist fight
among the crowd nficr their departure
mnrrcd the oyntion. This was caused
by the Socialists yelling. "wholesais
slnughter!"