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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
DoUGHBoYS LIKE LOUVRE BUT
PREFER PANTHEON DE LA GUERRE

boy n primarily soldier: he II also
eternally a smar1 boy. II he Is inn
pressed by tho armies OF France and
the guns. the tableaux depicting the
efforts Of the allies, and the great
painted terrain OF the western front
which nineteen artists have painted
in n background he Is even more
amazed by the fact that 1t looks
real Each one Of the I'VE thou
sand French heroas--soldicrs, states
men. Tiers. plain men and women
who stand painted on the steps OF. the
Pantheon. has been sketched from tho
living model or from photograph
The painters, Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
and Augusta Francois GorEuct, went
into the trenches and up and down
the camps in search OF their modeh
1t IL significant Of tho French In
stfnct for catching the present. before
It becomes the past. that this canvas
was conceived and begun in Septem-
her. 1914. shortly after the battle of
the Marine The artists painted their
heroes as each was made: tbs canvas
background on which the western
front was sketched developed as tho
tual armies locked m northern
France and Belgium. %
The soldiers and sailors. who crowd
the Pantheon de Ia Guerre are an
awcstruck, overwhelmed lot. It Ii not
the fine art they fan for; that element
h decidedly lacking in some corners
Of the canvas. but t Is the impression
Of triumph. paid for BY heroes and
the nation, introduced by a series OF
panels which tell. in one highly-col-
ored scene after another, OF what
each allied nation has suffered In put
ting down the Hun. The American
soldier sees this and feels. Il, and he
In silenced. Most Of the sightseeing
dougbboys In other art haunts chatter
necessarily: In the Pantheon dc la
Gusrre. they say little. Tho -Ys'
guide tells the story and there arc
few Of the flippAnt comments with
which Bill Smith from Riggs Corr
f1ers, Mo-, greets the treasures Of the
Neo- Circumstance in the Louvre
The Pantheon de In aGuerr0 II q
good piece Of patriotic art-lf art
can wave hag-and q splendid COM
mercial proposition. II with the A.
=. r. It has lowered the hating av-
erage Of the formerly popular Venus
dc Milo and tho weary-li dded Mona
Lisa, Il has put over an unconscious
and solid bit OF propaganda II has
sent home many q doughboy and sail-
- 0nconscioualy realizing that thePe
WaD . war IN Europe before he and
President Wilson went into Il: and
tha3 : nakann which can produce
5000 heroes In four years Of suffer-
tng and screw y people not to ~
yeEcaaxxtng a1@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
,ny AGNES pUnKE.,

Paris. Aug. ..--A three dayx leave
man Inspecting tho Louvre. turned
sway from one Of tho worlds greatest
masterpieces with hts calm unshattered
and his face unmoved- He had once
worked In an art store. ana he WAS NOT
one 70 deny that thing had merits. nc
matter how fmperceptible to the casual
military eye. But he had his likes and
dislflkeA
say" said he to an American girl
who WAS also looking into art this
In all rfght--this classic stun: but Tor
real live human art. give me the Pan
theon d In 00erre."
Which perhaps Is the doughboy's an
swcr to the problem. You can talks
sem to the Louvre. but can you make
'em like II? walter PAter may have
written eestatic pages about this or
that lad In Its galleries, but when
tho A. Il. r. II settling It's artistic
opinion after . three days stay tn
Paris. pinning the wreath - u were
on the greatest French achievement
It bothers not with thu judgments OF
the ages. II follows its own instincts
ana votes almost solidly for the PAN
theon de Ia Guerre. Venus IN lovely
thing. this or that sergeant will admit
Now md then , stray student ut the
Sorbonne viii rhapscdise over some
picture or sculpture Of which the aver
ago layman never heard. But for the
army that viii 70 back 10 the offics
ana the Subway. the bleachers on Sat-
urday and the beach on Sunday. the
Pantheon de II Guerre IL the ultimate
In art
dtctment Of army taste. For tho Pam
theon de IL Guerre 10 less a master
piece than panoramic contribution
TO the ArchiveaAof the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17

besides.
It Is to enable the Brotherhood of
St Andrew to continue this boys
work that the nation wide campaign
figures in It's plan to extend and en-
courage the activities of the church,
for by inspiring men and women 1t
will Re enabled to continue this work
among tho boys 50 that mothers and
sons can be brought more closely to-
gether until all boys will write:
There Is no ono best thing about nay
mother
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Snakes End Dance;
Girls and Partners
Leap Out Window

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Winamsvlfe.
no broke up the uace ~
tinsnam nome ana near Sl
the girls INTO hyseeA oy ~ u
coupe OF nusAy' wssns ~
SNAKES tnroueh an open "in
Inats wna1 ms yuuns p0ols.
70 know "nose oanc'"s ~ -
interrupted. -. -,.ns
Al one moment tne $3.50 ~ Sss
the strains OF dance M 49, 1
pat-pat or ,rm, pp @
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Smokes 2l.Year-Old Cigar.

Cotusa. Cal. Aug. 15-w. Fl. os-
terie. who attained his majority a
few days ago. celebrated the occasion
by smoking his hrst cigar. That
within itself is nothing unusual. but
the history nj the cigar Is. It was
given him at his birth ny a. friend
OF his parents They decreed against
smoking IN youth. and carefully pre-
served the cigar until their son
reached manhood. It Is not known
whether or not the cigar made the
smoker sick
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17

cflitfos and Insufficient nurses.
Most cases Of illness or accident
needing hospital attention IN this coun-
try never get 1t because the patients
are too far away to b brought In -
was "Siim" Behn's daughter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Rationarv SUICIDE.

Lancaster, Pa. Aug. xA-V3oo0s
bye. I am rational" So wruAe -
fessor Ashei Phelps piehera4 0u4Aa
of number OF books on human bees
terment.- Just before Commits -
eide Professor Picheraa - r
Frenchman and came to Lmncaeo
from IlIinoia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

MORE COURAGE NEEDED AT
HARRISBURG

A GROUP Of bills providing for conf
"A mission TO suggest changes in the
State Constitution and fixing the conditions
under which a constitutional convention
shall be held have been introduced in
Harrisburg
This does not mean that the Constitution
will be revised in the immediate future,
for nothing is easier than to get bill
introduced in the Legislature. Cnfortu-
nately, the State political leaders seem TO
be afraid to undertake the work. They
have been using the same old arguments
that have been offered for years as reason
for postponement They want to wait
until more opportune" time.
But so long as they are unwilling no time
will be opportune. Franklin once said
he was glad that man was a reasoning
animal, for he could find a reason for any
thing that he wanted to do. Likewise, man
can find a reason for not doing anything
which he does not want to do.
We have waited long enough for consti-
tutional revision. There is no better time
than the present. The group of bills intro
duced in Harrisburg. if passed, would ar
range for a most satisfactory method of
revising the fundamental law. The men
who control legislation should have the
courage and public spirit to insist on their
passage this winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
BURIAL SERVICES STILL NECESSARY

THE Presbyterian ministers of this city
L were told at their last meeting that the
prohibition amendment is now part OF the
Constitution and that those who attempt
TO disregard it are violators Of the law and
should be summarily dealt with.
The amendment Is without doubt a
part of the Constitution. In one or two
OF the States where it has been ratified it
may be necessary for the people TO indorse
the action of the Legislature to satisfy
local laws, but the ratification is valid
under the Federal Constitution when the
Legislature has acted.
But the amendment is not self-enforce.
able. Congress or the States, or both. must
provide penalties for its violation or it will
be mere dead.letter declaration OF prin.
ciple, like the citizenship amendments in
the South. The amendment itself indicates
this. for its second section provides thu
"congress and the several States shat
have concurrent power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation" The
temperance people will. OF course, attempt
TO secure the passage of the necessary laws
in every State. A prohibition bill is now
under consideration by the legislators in
Harrisburg and prohibition bills are before
Congress.
When the States pass prohibition laws
they can be enforced within the State
boundaries just as II no prohibition amend.
ment had been adopted. provided Congress
does not act. What will be the force of a
state law II Congress shall pass an act
providing penalties for violating the pro-
hibItion amendment and defining intoxicat-
ing liquors the courts will have to decide
There are able lawyers who hold that the
~concurrent power" section invalidates the
whole amendment. because Il Is impossible
~ two legislative Jurisdictions to pass en-
frrcoahle laws affecting the same territory
1111 <he nWs are identical. Common
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

law would be supreme and dlsplace the
State laws where they differed; but the
matter will remain in some uncertainty
until the Supreme Court has made Its de-
cislon in a suit framed TO test the cues.
tion.
The liquor people appear prepared to
take refuge In all the techncallties they
can find to postpone the day when they
are finally driven out Of business That
day will come. but it is mistake to as
sumo that the adoption of the amendment
automatically puts an end to the manufac-
ture and sale of liquor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

course. unable to draw up specific rules
for each of the manifold contingencies
which arise. But we can keep in mind
Lincoln's hatred OF anything which failed
to recognize the fundamental OF govern
ment for the people and by the people.
the loathine in which he held the false
philosophy Of revenge and the greed OF
selfish conquest.
II Lincoln belongs to the ages" as
Stanton said, he is indeed among the most
precious Of all manltind's possessions to-
day. Some Of his immediate post.bellum
successors, lauding him with lip service.
defiled his memory with deeds which
failed to wreck the land. In whose history
the awesome hand Of Providence can so
often be traced. but they did provoke n
season Of mocking agony. The world Is In
no mood for recurrence on international
lines.
Chronologlcally those who love freedom
are far from Lincoln now. Spiritually
they are very near. Certainly 1t Is ad.
missble to see in a society OF nations.
seeking the maintenance of peace with
rectitude, a concept with which the heart
of Abraham Lincoln would be in profound
and rhythmic sympathy. Certainly it is
equally unavoidable to see in dynastic and
ustful land ambitions a policy which
would revolt his great soul. The celebra-
tion of his birthday without the persuasive
growth Of his ideals is an empty honor.
Emulation Of the principles he stood for
is the worlds vital need, as It would be
Lincoin's greatest glHy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
LEADERS OF MEN
WHEN they are dead we heap the laureis
w b,,b

WHEN they are dead, we heap the laurels
w high
Above them, where Indifferent they lie;
We Join their deeds to unaccustomsd
praise
And crown with garlands of immortal
bays
Whom, living, we but thought to cruelty.
AS mountains seem less glorious, viewed
too nigh,
So often do the great whom we decry
Gigantic loom to our astonished gaze,
When they are dead.
For, shamed by largeness, littlenesses die;
And. partisan and narrow hates put by,
We shrine our heroes for the future days,
And to atone our ignorant delays
With fond and emulous devotion try,
When they are dead!
Florence Earle Coates, in THE Book Of
Lincoln"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
THE JEALOUS BEE

THE presidential bee that has been
L bothering Mr.. McAdoo for several years
has finally been shooed away. Winging
hither and yon, as the poets say, in search
of victims. it went from Mr. McAdoo TO
General Wood and wounded that warrior
in still another place.
There is no double meaning in the state
ment just issued by the former Secretary
of the Treasury. He doesn't want the
presidency. Why should he want II, with
corporations of movie queens and kings
begging him to accept 100000 a year and
a career of ease and plenty in plain sight?
There are scores of men in my party
who are fitted for the place." observes Mr.
McAdoo, with the fine gesture of renun-
citation with which the most troublesome
of insects was ordered from his presence.
one might be moved to ask the name OF
the oculist who provides this representa-
tive Democrat with magic spectacles. But
we will let that pass.
The tone and color of General Woods
recent addresses would indicate that the
General looks with greater kindness upon
his winged but perilous visitant. The more
acute leaders of the Republican party can
not observe this elimination with en-
thusiasm. The Republican party could use
another Roosevelt. But it cannot afford
to propose an echo for the presidency.
There is a fatal weakness in General
Woods case. If he were actually to be
nominated the Democrats might counter
with General Pershing.
Then. my lords, what a pretty complica
tion there would be in this our land!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
What DO You KnOtU?


QUIZ
/. The assent OF how many States was
necessary for the ratification OF the
United States Constitution?
.. Who is Ole Hanson?
g. Where Is Reunion Island and to what
nation does 1t belong?
4. What kind Of an animal is sometimes
called partlet?
s. What is buskin?
6. What is pemmcan?
2. Thomas A. Edison celebrated his birth 3
day on Monday. How old was he?
s. What distinguished British statesman
has gone blind?
Q. What is an agglutinative language?
10. What party has the largest number Of
representatives in the German Ma
tional Assembly at Weimar?
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz III
/. Four kings Of England were named VIII
liam.
2. de rigueur." as used in English, means
required by etiquette.
3. The American commissioners appointed
TO meet the Bolshevist representa-
tivcs at Prinkpo are william Allen
White and George Davis Heron.
4. A burgee Is n small tapered pennant used
by yachts etc.
s. In 1911 the population OF France was
given as 30.602.25S
6. Georgia celebrates as legal holidays the
birthday OF Abraham Lincoln and the
birthday OF Jefferson Davis.
z. Millard Fillmore and Andrew Johnsen
were tailors in early life.
8. reheran Is the capital Of Persia.
.. The height Of Niagara Falls u ~
feet. ~ l I|<
- 4hs ~ nsss x - Tso,shy : zsDv<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

While the Young
wonders Of Time Women's Christ a
Association in Eng
land has actually voted to permit smoking
among it's members, band OF students at
the University Of Pennsylvania has started
a vigorous propaganda to dscredit tobacco
There are times when an American doesn't
know whether to feel hopelessy old-fashioned
or ultra modern. Obviously the mind OF
England and the mind Of America are not
moving in the same direction, Are We going
forward or back?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

Nat Goodwin was said at one time to be
millionaire. Whether his press agent
started the report or not we are uniformed.
But the inventory OF the estate of the bril-
liant comedian discloses that II was worth
only $4,000 at his death. This does not dis
prove the report OF wealth. for Nat was .
free spender. n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

Mr.. Edison can stretch his arm at right
angles and kick his palm with either foot
and can work twen,y-four hours without
sleep He is celebrating his seventy second
birthday by starting on vacation trip TO
Florida. where that other energetic young
man, John Wanamaker. is planning what he
will do when he is a hundred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
THE CHAFFING DISH

the New Arabian Nights he really had
something to say; the rest OF the time he
was playing the fool on some one else's
instrument. You know style isn't some
thing you can borrow from some one eles;
it's the unconscious revelation of mans
own personality"
We agreed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

That proportional representation system
for the election OF members OF a reorganized
City Council may have theoretical advantages
over the present system, under which each
faction elects as large a proportion OF the
Councilmen as possible, but 1t would probably
work out very much In the same old way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

Thieves who used to visit the jewery
stores seem now to be invading the butcher
shops and carrying off precious steaks and
chops. They know which commodity Is the
more valuable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

Mr.. McAdoo says that he does not want
70 be President. lie doubtless knows that
the pretty girl always says that she would
not marry the man who Il courtins hsr--
WITH - ssks bszi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

How widely the pur-
You Never poses Of statesmen diff
Can Tell fer in various parts
Of this mysterious
world. Here is Japan, for example ap-
parently intent upon making China unsafe
for the Chinese.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
Visiting Poets

ME WE'RE giving young English poet
a taste of Philadelphia. trying to show
him one or two of the simple beauties that
make life agreeable to us. Having just
been photographed, he was in high good
humor.
What a pity" he said that you in
America have no literature that reflects
the amazing energy, the humor, the raci'
ness of your life. woke up last night at
the hotel and heard a motor fire-engine
thunder by. There's symbol Of the eX-
traordinary vitality Of America! My, II
/ could only live over here couple of
years. how I'd like to try my hand at it.
It's a pity that no one over here is put
ting down the humor Of your life.'
Have you read o. Henry?" we suggested.
Extraordinary country" he went on.
"Somebod turned me loose on Mr.. Nor
gan's library in New York. There was
librarian there. but ] didn't let her bother
me- wanted to see that manuscript of
Endymion' they have there. | supposed
they would take me up TO glass case and
let me gaze at it. Not at all. They put
II right in my hands and | spent three
quarters of an hour over it. Wonderful
stuff. You know. the first edition of my
boo, Is selling at a double premium in
London. It's been out only eighteen
months"
How do you fellows get away with it?"
| we asked humbly.
ct HOPE Pond isn't going to book me
i I'm for too many lectures" he said.
| 1--WE got to get back to England In the
| snr,np There's q painter over there wait
ing 10 do my portrait But there are so
| many p,aces I've got to olecture-everybody
ssers TO want to hear about the young
| English poets
II hear Philip Gibbs is Just arriving IN
| New York." we said.
"rs that so: Dear me, he'll quite take
| the wind out OF my sails won't ne! Nice
Chap. Gibbs He sent me an awfully
| CHEEKY note when ! went out 10 the front
as a war correspondent. Said he liked my
,,un about the sodgers. He'll make pot
| % money over here. won't Lee"
WE SKIPPED across City Hall square
| w abreast OF some ttolieS NoiS'
"I saw. these trans keep one moving,
don't they%' he said. you know, l was
tremendously bucked by that department.
| ,,ora yo,, took me TO see. That's the sort
~ mace one has TO go TO see the real art
., America. Those paintings in there, by
.n.. elevators, they were done By young
Er,l,sh girl. Friend OF mine-in fact, she
d,d the pictures for my first book. Pity
you have so few poets over here. You
nous,n,t make me lose my train, I've got
a dat. with Vachel Lindsay and Edgar Lee
uo.,ers in New York tonight. Nachel's
On amusing bird. l must get him over to
england and get him started. I've written
80 rdmund Gosse about him. and I'm
Going 20 write again. What a pity Irwin
Cohh doesn't write poetry. He's great
writer. What vivacity.' what rich vo
cabulary!"
quavered.
"oh. Marks grand when he's serious;
hut when he tries to be funny, you know
,ts too obvious / can always see him
feeling for the joke. No. 1t doesn't come
an You know an artist simply doesnl
exist for me unlsss he has something e
~. rhsfs ~ 9.fes e - snnoye<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
Pessimism

Now and then Il Is
Pessimism impossible 70 resist the
feeling that President
Wilson, after he has helped to make the rest
OF the world safe for democracy. will have
to start and do the job all over again in the
Senate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
WHAT WOULD LINCOLN DO?"
HIS BIRTHDAY REMINDS US
In the Justice of His Reconstruction Ideals
May Be Found the Basis Of an Inspiring
Program for the World Today

"Now he belongs to the ages" cried
~ Stanton over the deathbed of Lin
coin To the past age, yes. The grief.
stricken Secretary of War interpreted the
judgment OF history with fervent veracity.
But could lie have foretold the immediate
future the pathos Of his utterance would
have been intensified.
The great American whose birth the
nation celebrates today did indeed belong
to the ages, but in the epoch which fol
lowed his passing his inspiration played
no effective part. There was the true Lin.
coin tragedy.
There is no bittcrer chapter in Amer
ica's annals than that of the so.called re-
construction period after the civil con.
fllct. The fame OF the first American"
was secure The entire world acknowl
edged its lustcr. And then the eternal
ideals for which he stood in war under.
went that ignobe reputation in peace
which prompts uneasy inquiry as to what
the memory of n great man is really
worth.
Is it to be wrapped in the papyrus of
history. grandIosely slowed away in a
lofty niche of fame and then ignored un.
needed?
Must 1t be so today when the mlghtiest
task of reconstruction with which civiliza.
tion was ever confronted now calls for
action?
The question gives TO Lincoln's birthday
this year a depth OF import it has never
had since the stormy days of Andrew
johnson.
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ct WONDER if there aren't some clubs

ct WONDER if there aren't some clubs
around here that would like to hear
me talk?" he said. You know, I'd like to
come back to Philadelphia If could get
some dates of that sort. Just put me wise
old man, If you hear of anything. l was
telling some of your poets in New York
about the lectures I've BEEN giving. Those
chaps are fearfully rough with one. You
know, they'll Just ride over one rough
shod IL you give them a chance. They
hate to see a fellow a success. Awful
tripe some OF them are writing. They
don't seem TO be expressing the spirit the
fine exhilaration, of American life at all.
If | had my way Id make every one in
America read Rabelais and Madam Bovary.
Then they ought to study some OF the old
English poets, like MARVEL, to give them
precision. It's lots of fun telling them
these things. They respond famously.
Now over in my country we poets are all
so reserved. so shy, so tacturn.