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'DEGAS DRAWINGS ON
VIEW IN MUSEUM
Chinese Paintings Also Put
on Exhibition Among Re-
cent AccessiOns.
A COURBET Is PRESENTED
Plans Announced for COnven-
ton Here Next Week of
Federation of Arts.

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
placed on view yesterday it's recent ac-
sessions, among which some original
drawings by the great Degas are con-
spicuous. A special exhibition of ancient
Chinese paintings also was opened.
The Degas drawings came from the
sale Of the dead artists effects in Paris
and bear the red stamp of the sale. They
will not only arouse the enthusiasm of
the legion Of Degas admirers, but will
doubtless assist in the correction Of what
Mr.. Burroughs calls tho most conspicu-
Gus lack in the museums collection of
modern pictures-ths absence of any
Degas paintings" Having these, more
will be desired.
The drawings have been fortunately
chosen. Three of them, in the early
manner which followed the style of
Ingres, are of Edouard Manet. There
are portrait drawings of Nine. Lisle.
Mme Loubens and Emile Duranty, and
several superlatively fine nudes. The
study OF Duranty Is instinct with life.
The writer Is seated at his study table
pressing the fingers of one hand against
his forehead in an intense search for an
idea. The brilliant eyes. the determined
mouth. the crisp but sparse curls all are
admirably characterized. 1t is a great
drawing.
Another accession Is rare Persian
miniature painted about 1910 in the late
Mongol period. This miniature Is. in
fact, series OF miniatures separated
by interesting caligraphy. There is also
SHOWN in the room OF recent accession,
fine example OF eighteenth century
cabinet work, a mans dressing table.
The design OF the piece is simple and
elegant. depending for ornament upon
panels and bands OF veneers. A novel
feature is the curved glass hood to pro-
tect the owners boxes OF wig powder
from dampness.
In the Bulletin of the museum Is an
article by the president. r. w. de Forest,
in praise of the American Federation
OF Arts system Of travelling art exhi-
bitions. Announcement is made of the
latest arrangements for the annual con-
vention Of this Federation, which begins
next Thursday in New York. by invita-
ton Of the museum. At the first days
sessions, which will be devoted TO the
subject OF War Memorials" Elihu
Root Cass Gilbert and T. H. Blashfield
will be among the speakers There il to
be preliminary reception on Wednes-
day At the museum for the delegates.
when an opportunity will be given to
the visitors to see some OF the most
famous private art collections in the city
DIR. Edward Robenson. director of the
museum, announced also that one of the
paintings in the Courbet Centenary En-
hibition. the Portrait of Gueymard as
Robert lie Diable," was to remain in
the museums permanent possession.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Anderson having
made the gift.
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Every Motor Driver in This City
Must Pass . Test.

Governor SMITH quite senslbly said,
when he signed the Knight-Wheelock
motor vehicle bill, that he was not
thinking so much Of the owners Of
automobiles as he was of pedestrians.
Every one will hope that the licensing
Of drivers including owners, only after
an examination of their fitness will
result in reducing the number Of acci-
dents in this city. One or two per-
sons killed and thirty injured is the
present daily rate. If this is In part
due to the inexperience or incapable
ity Of drivers the death and injury
figures should drop
1t would be better II the new law
applied to the whole State instead 81
to this city only. In New Jersey,
where a similar law has been in eff
feet for several years. all parts Of the
Dor State has found that Its list of
casualties from automobile accidents
grows smaller. No Jerseyite may
drive without having passed cxamina-
tons touching on his knowledge of his
car and of the law. In this State we
see men and women buying cars and
driving them without first learning
the motor laws, the rules OF the road
or the first thing about the mecha-
nism Of their cars. This city will
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mination has meant determine ton by
himself. 1t has worked any way and
oil ways for the advantage Of the
self-determined League idea. Eng
land and France and Japan have &C.
cured everything they have had the
face to ask for or demand. Italy has
achieved the aim of her natural and
rightful, though nationally selfish, de-
sires by swinging over the President's
head the shlllalah, or whatever may
be the Latin equivalent Of that essen
TALLY Celtic weapon of menace. China
has been outraged almost beyond hu-
man belief in order that Japan might
not follow Italy's example and
threaten destruction to the all pre-
cious covenant. Self-determinatlon In
Poland, It is true, and perhaps by
some of the peoples Of Austria Hun
gary and the Balkans, and the Turk
ish vassal provinces, when those cases
come before the President in his con-
sidemtion of the peace treaties not
yet concluded. But what OF self-de-
termination for Egypt, for Shantung,
for Ireland even?
Such is the score; study It'll Such
is the tale up to date of the bargain
ings and tergiversa tons of an Ameri-
can President who without warrant
except for his own volition has put
on the purple Of world reorganizer.
Study 1t, THE sun begs its readers
in Congress and elsewhere, with re-
gard TO the legislative action needed
to unite this nation from a frlghtful
and unnecessary ENHANCEMENT, in
volving us In the future sacrifice of
thousands or hundreds Of thousands
Of American lives and in expendi-
lures beyond the thirty billions or so
already spent and cheerfully con-
tributed for a definite and legitimate
American purpose. Study 1t, We re-
peat, in order that we may get as
soon as possible back on the straight
American road.
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$l6O FOR DRINKING BOWL.
Art Collection Brings S4.834 Mt
Auction Here.

At yesterdays sale in the American
Art Association Galleries a number OF
interesting reproductions by Christofie
of Paris and ELLINGTON of Birmingham
England. were disposed of The best
price Of the afternoon was $3.50 paid
by Miss r. II. Lorenz, agent. for No
26s. drinking bowl artistcally deco
rated with lilies. griffens and amorlui.
Nher sales We're; No. "a, salt cell
lar, after sixteenth century design
to F. kaldenberg for $40; No. $40, a
cup and cover Of copper gilt, to j.
Robinson for $50; No $50. a bronze
statuetts OF Augustus Caesar, to F.
Baumeister for s55. Mr. Baumeister
also got No. 3S3. a Japanese bronze
incense burner for ss5.
The total for the afternoon was
s2,32s.50, making a grand total Of
S4,634 for the collection.
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EVENTS TODAY.
Victory Loan drive. day and night

Victory Loan drive. day and ntxht
pum nf"a o., n n. h0 a1S St Father Francis ?
starting at ls5th street et" ahd IN.
S Strand nc. Coneogr's ending at KinSsbr.ds
s.1 The ,.r Princeton Triangle Club win pre-
Astoria, $3.50 p, N. "A'o'f'
ship yard band contest for the chan,
Regiment Armory Sixty second street an
C.rsmbus avenue. p. NJ.
me symphony Club OF the Y. NJ II. A
me auditorium OF the Y. NJ. II. A. build
ing, Ninety second street and Iexinston
Hy6rids; How Produced. Their Uses" New
iTrk BotSnieai Garden, 4 IL NJ.
ton" - and Marks Ks. WIN speak on ,Il!umins
stt'ute OF America in the assembly room
OF T me MetT 1, Building at 10. A; N
al the New York Botanical Garden ali da
Aiumnae Association, MoatcIair stat
Nopmsi School. luncheon, Hotel McAlpir
=, Carlton Club. dinner. Hotel MoAlp!n,
~ Rutsers Alumnae. meeting. Hotel Nc =
?, Packer Institute. class 1917. lunch.or
Hotel McAlpin. P. NJ.
,I I'M Alpha Fraternity dinner, Hot.l N
Woman's Press Club. meeting. waldorf
Athehe CLUB. Iunchson, Waldorf Astoris
A: st. Mars g's AIumnae meeting. Waldorf
Middle States Regatta Association. meet
Ing, New York Athletic Club s p. NJ
Dr. william Starr Myers. professor o.
politics at Princeton University. will give
or his popular Current History" review
A field trip to Interstate Park, Paiisad~s
Will be conducted by George C. Woo
meeting at the ferry. foot OF Dyckns
street Manhattan. at 1880 p. NJ. Menrbe-s
Of the Institute Chess Club meet as usut
for the purpose of play at > ana p. "
in the art room OF the academy.
Hotel Pennsylvania: University &C..
Club, dinner. p, M; Manhattan ChApte
Eastern star. lunch, p, NJ
Exhibition drlll and ball Of tho Unite
states Woman sentry at the Twenty-sec
ond Regiment Armory. lsSth stree, a.
Broadway. ) =. NJ
The family auxiliary of the so2d Emf
neers Train, Seventy seventh Division, W
give dinner and dance at the Hot
Savoy, Fifth avenue and Fifty-ninth stree
to the soldiers of the train in honor
their services to their country. Majo-
gen. Robert Alexander. Col {. o. Shert
tam !, Manning will deliver addreSses
The Bronx Congress, non pa rt,ss
civic organization with headquarters
Slt Prospect avenue, will hold It's Arr
monthly dinner in the knights OF Pythias
Building, a. l49th street and Mott avenu"
dinner to Congressman Anthony ]. Gri.
I'm. Senator Peter A. Abees and Assem-
blyman Maldwin Fertig, +. NJ.
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At last one concrete example of
army training tried and found want
ing is afforded by the pathetic case
OF a discharged army cook. Driven
to desperation by the servant problem
New York woman applied TO the SOL
diers' Unemployment bureau for a
good army cook at once" The posi-
ton was tempting: $50 "A month and
board with a private family. After
the perilous existence OF being respon-
sible for the Chow" for band Of
ravenous khaki clad soldiers how
pleasant it was to contemplate the
ease and bliss Of cooking three meals
4 day, with plenty OF provisions from
which to draw, for a small group OF
polite people! But alas, all the poor
army cook could do was to contem-
plate and dream; for he sadly con-
fessed that the only supplementary
education military service had given
him in the culinary arts was in the
Singing" Of hash.
The sun., 1919-05-10
THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRU-
MENTS LAW.
The Clearing Houses Reasons for Fa.
voring Its Amendment.


Prom the argument submitted yesterday
6V Charles =. Rushmore. counsel for the
Nep York Clearing House association, TO
Governor Smith at a hearing on Dill 40
Amend the Negotiable Instruments Lao IN
Relation to what Constitutes Notice Of
Detect
The reasons thus urged upon your
Excellency for the approval OF this bill
may be summarized as follows:
1. The settlement of the uncertainty
Of the law on this subject, which gives
rise to conflicting advice and opinion
and consequent embarrassment in han
ding accounts.
The practical impossibility OF
avoidance of risl, under modern COM
mercial conditions
8. Tho imposition of such risk upon
a bank dealing with corporate officers
who have been duly accredited by their
respective corporations. Such officers
are selected by the corporations them
selves and held forth as worthy Of con-
ndence.
4. The power rests within the cor
porations themselves to provide against
wrongdoing on the part of their on
GERS by instruments requiring counter
signature or otherwise. The power
rests in them to give special instruc-
lions to the banks in respect of their
dealings with such officers. II special
instructions arc required.
8. Tho power rests in tho corpora
tions to protect themselves by being in
IDENTIFIED againat wronRdOinR on the
part Of their officers or agents
6. The banks are not relieved from
the necessity Of inquiring where checks
OF the character described are used to
tho profit of the bank.
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when War Time Prohibition Ends.

In despatch from Washington
printed yesterday by our neighbor the
Tribune DANIEL c. ROPER, Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, was re-
ported as saying that:
Although 1t is plain that war time
prohibition will become effective July
!, it is not plain when 1t will cease
to be operative. because nobody
knows when rehabilitation will be
completed. because there is no way
of defining rehabilitation. Demobi-
lization will be over when the army
is back TO a peace time footing. But
nobody knows what peace time
footing is"
We think Mr.. RoPER's opinion must
have undergone some alteration in
transmission, because the Jones rider
TO the food production stimulation
bill is explicit in its provisions for
the termination Of the period Of ma.
tional bonedryness which It was de,
signed to produce. !
Twice, according to the text of this
measure as printed in THE Sun OF
November 10, 1918, It is set forth that
the terms Of the prohlbitory statute
shall continue in force until the con.
cluslon Of the present war and there.
after until the termination Of demobl.
lization, the date of which shall be
determined and proclaimed by the
President Of the United States"
Definition of the period of demobl.
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lizatlon was thus made the duty OF
the President of the United States, a
fact Of legislation with which Com
missioner Roper is undoubtedly as
familiar as anybody else In the United
States. When the President is con-
WINGED that rehabilitation is over
he will issue his proclamation to that
effect, and the traffic in intoxicating
beverages will cease to be prohibited
by the terms Of the Jones rider.
Thus the restoration of the liquor
trade depends on the judgment and
decision of President WILSON.
The sun., 1919-05-10
ALL AMERICAS DIVISION.
Men From Every State in the Union
in the Eighty second.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: We
still notice, as we did all the time we
were in France, that the Eighty-second
Division, now returning. is credited by
the American press as being made up
OF men from Florida, Georgia and Ala
bama.
This idea OF its makeup Is erroneous.
The men originally sent to Camp Cor
don. Atlanta. were from the three States
mentioned. but in few weeks they
were shipped to Camp Wheeler. The
division az finally organized after No
vember 1. 1917. contains men from every
State in the Union. but the majority. or
approximately So per cent, are from
Pennsylvania, New York and New Eng
and.
We hope our home States will here
after he credited with their part OF the
Eighty second. GUSTAV SASDBERG,
307th NJ. o. r. S.
m
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CHURCH TO AID Poems IN chill
MethOdists Take over Ranch fer
Vocational Training.

The Centenary Board Of the Met
odist Church has acquired ranch ~
800 acres at Angel. Southern cha
for the vocational training OF room,
who are now illiterate and. it Is said
scarcely above the level Of serflom
The announcement was made yes,e,
day by Bishop William r. Oldham
head OF the missionary work in Sou
America. The estate formerly wa
owned by Don Manuel V. Bunstcr. a
Chilean baron of English extractio.
and was purchased at cost OF S.-S
900, II Is fully stocked and will Otto
an excellent school for Industrial an
agricultural education.
Bishop Oldham said that while tho
enterprise 1, undertaken especially 90
the benefit OF Methodist converts ~
that part OF Chill. all who care 10 com
will be admitted, The estate is .N-
pected to be self supporting Poems
graduated from the school will he abb
to take up Government land
The sun., 1919-05-10
senator Hum bert's Trial.

The Humbert trial, which ended In
Paris on Thursday, followed the col.
lapse Of Germany's secret warfare on
France, just as the historic meeting al
Versailles the day before followed the
collapse Of Germany's open warfare
and for both victories France Is in.
debted to CLEMENcEAU.
By insidious propagandism working
through the conspiracy in which BoIo
Pasha was the most conspicuous fig
ure Germany sought to destroy the
efficiency of the French army, as that
Of the Italian army was temporarily
injured; to persuade the French peo-
pie that they had been defeated and
to induce France to make a separate
peace. CLEMENcEAU ably performed
the task entrusted to him as Premier
Of shattering the conspiracy and pros.
ecuting the defeatists, no matter what
their rank.
BoLo has been shot, and Of his
dupes one has been executed. another
has been condemned to death, others
are in prison or on the way thither,
and Senator HUMBERT has been &C.
quilted by the narrow margin of a
vote of four to three. With this illus.
tration before them of the ultimate
futllity Of INSCRIPTIONS intrigue, 1t
would be strange If the Germans were
really relying on the old dlscredited
methods to SOW discord among the
Allies and to mitigate the severity of
the peace terms; but perhaps 1t would
be according to German psychology.
The sun., 1919-05-10
TO DEVELOP WILLYS TRADE,
Export Corporation Is Formed to
Aid Foreign Business.

The John " WHY'S Export Corpora.
ton. with Offices at 1875 broadway, has
been organized. according to Boston des-
patches received here yesterday. The
new company has been formed by John
y. WHY'S, president Of the WHY'S Over
land Company, for tho direction of the
export sales of several WHY'S interests
and will conduct campaign for the ex-
ranslon and development OF the Willys
foreign trade.
Associated with Mr. WHY'S In the new
organization are Z. q. Morse and John
MacFadyean, both OF whom have been
connected sor several years with the au
tomobile and export business. Mr. Morse
IL vice-presldent and general manager OF
tho new corporation and Mr. MacFad-
yean vfce-p. esident in charge OF sales.
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= "
Moon sets.....s:i7 M
Eastern New York, New jersey nm,
southern New England, rein to-day ana
propaoiy tomorrow, Iontin'ied cooler
strong east winds.
Northern New England, cloudy. prob.h,,
Followed by rain to-day; to- morrow 49,.
moderate east winds. SIM
western New York. rain to day; to- ro,.
row cloudy. preceded by rain, continw.i
cool; strong northwest winds
WASHINGTON, May s--The storm thu,
was central Thursday night over the Io~st
Mississippi Valley advanced ea.twara 80
Friday night It's centre was over san; anu
tennessee. II has been attended nv gsr
erai rains east of the Mississippi River.
ern New England. Another d,stur ro.1n.
covers the Rocky Mountain and mia go
regions, and II has already been attends
Mountain region and light rains In III.
northern Pacific States. Fair weather nr.'
vailed In the upper Mississippi Valley AMI
below the normal except In the north,rn
PAM la,ns states and along the south Atlantic
S TpsS Cooler weather prevailed duIins
ONO valley and Tennessee and warn.r
weather occurred In the region OF In
E re- lakes and the northern plains state.
rainy weather Saturday and Sundsy
S6hrsousnoHt the Atlantic States, the upper
ohio Ohio Valley and the lower lake region
sunday In the upper lake region and ths
lower Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys
me me temperature will be lower Saturday
exst tulf states. eastern Tennessee and
west Virginia, and cool weather will pre-
, xelI elsewhere east of the Mississippi ravsr
Storm warnings arc displayed on ths
1ntiahtlc coast at and between Delaware
sreahwater and Provincetown. MaxA
The sun., 1919-05-10

TTUWTJ INC LFUVTTV NUTUWOf
W r, Norton has a pr. robin at his
home which follows him into the garden
and hops on his hoo and keeps pecking
at It until Mr.. Norton digs 1t a lot OF
worms At first VIII thought II Just did
It inadvertently. but after the bird had re-
peated the performance several days In
succession he found out what was wanted
and now IT Is ono OF his tasks TO dig
worms for the robin twice daily.
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THE COST OF THE G. w.
Presumably the President VIII Inform
the People as Soon as Possible.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sr: Why
don't you give us the facts regarding the
provisioning OF the George Washington
for President Wilson and his personal
friends and disclose TO the public the I'M
believable extravaganza and waste dis
played In this undertaking? do not
know Of any one thing that more COM
pletely and conclusively proves the self
ishness and insincerity OF the President
in regard to his own living and comfort,
as contrasted with those in need. than
a complete expose of this performance
VIC uld disclose.
TIMOTHY D. MERwIN
New YORK May g.
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THE NEXT AMENDMENT.
4 Constitutional Way to Keep Heads
Of the Government at Home.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: The
Constitution of the United States hav-
ILg been amended by the Eighteenth
amendment SO as to prevent any citizen
who might desire drink of strong
spirits in his pursuit OF life, liberty or
happiness from gratifying his wish.
might | suggest a nineteenth amend
ment that would run somewhat along
the following lines?
No Presiden: OF the United States
elected after the second day of Novem-
be-. one thousand nine hundred and
twenty, shall during his term OF oetce
depar; from the confines OF the United
states some OF the Territories
thereof. In the event OF n President
being absent at any one time from the
seat of government OF the United States
for a period OF more than ten days the
duties ofthe once shall thereupon de-
Nolve on and be transacted by the Vice.
President, and II such Vice President
declines or refuses to discharge such
duties, In that case they shall be dis
charged by the Secretary OF State.
The Secretary OF State Secretary OF
War or Secretary OF the Navy shall
not. nor shall any one u them. In any
case depart from the United States
without having first obtained permis-
sion to do from the United states
Senate. There shall not be employed
in the diplomatic service OF the United
States as Ambassador, Minister or con-
adentisl representative OF the President
any person who has not been first con-
ARMED In such once by the United
states Senate.
This amendment would, think, have
the effect OF saving in the future this
country from a Don QuiXote President
going around Europe accompanied by a
Ssncho Panza conhdant seeking peoples
whom he may subject 10 his will. and l
have not much doubt it would stand a
good chance OF passing the present Con-
gress. X. F. NJ
New YORK Nav g.
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The Age at Which a Dairy Farmer
Should Retire.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: The
man that milks eight or ten cows 1870
times each year - that mlks $500
quarts OF milk every twelve months
should retire at 40. Had he received two
cents a quart net for twenty -four years
work his fortune should be nearly
$4,000. d. C. KENYON.
CARBoNpALE. Pa, May 3.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Tho greater portion OF tho coir nbre In
ported into South Africa is used for mat
tress making
A discovery OF copper Is reported from
near Beaudoinville, a port at the southern
end OF Lake Tanganyika. Belgian Congo,
Africa.
An Italian merchant wishes to purchase
hides and skins furs. leather. leather
goods. dyes for cotton and wool ana heavy
chemicals
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TO MEET THE WAR DEBT.
individual Enterprise Must Be Al
lowed to Work Freely.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Si. II
We are going TO make start in &C.
cumulating something toward providing
for the war debt individual initiative
must be speeded up by leaving 1t free as
possible from governmental and other
restrictions.
Greater productivity is needed TO re-
luce the high cost OF living, and Ameri-
.ans will do their full share toward that
end II left to their own proper devices.
JAMES j. MOORE.
NEW YORK MAY O.
The sun., 1919-05-10

Rapid has been the rise OF the
cent In other and now almost for
gotten seasons the minis had to in
crease their production OF the copper
units for the use OF those who bought
penny ice cream sandwiches. But now
it is for the more expensive duty OF
paying the war tax on sundae or ice
cream soda that the Treasury Depart
ment orders the creation OF 1000, 900
cents a day
The sun., 1919-05-10
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT
MANHATTAN

christopher Columbus" nv Garrett ?
Serviss, Cooper Institute. Eighth stree
and Fourth avenue.
Joy and Fear; or Personality, Plus ar
Minus" by Prof. Samuel {. Schmucks
Pm, D.. Hamilton Grange Library. sos We
l+Jth street
oliver goldsmith, y by Frederick Pau
ing, Harlem Y, NJ. c. A. West 1855.
street.
The sun., 1919-05-10

Though the treaty makes no men,
ton Of their disposition. and they were
not included in Germany's recent
counter-claim for naturalization, TO
the junk pile irretrievably go kultur-
kampf and the goose step.
The sun., 1919-05-10

From the Je,CsH Republican,
Here's the Ak Bert Varney was in !sst
week. Last Sunday was his wedding day
and Bert had tho mumps.
The sun., 1919-05-10

With one British aviation company
planning to rent its air machines the
step is not far TO the institution OF an
aerial taxlcab service. which will
emphasize the fact that money has
wings.
The sun., 1919-05-10

Arkirda correspondence Foreman Sun.
Nearly every one in Arkinda Is making
a garden this week and news items are
scarce.