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New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
An Arabian Nights Palace

W n THE palace Of Blu Jelud,
4 General Lyautey's home when
Il he is in l7ez, the stranger is at
first bewildered by the mysteri-
Gus atmosphere OF the East, says
the Morocco correspondent OF The
London Morning Post. From the
brilliant sun Of tiled courtyard,
surrounded by colonnades Of dainty
columns, he plunges INTO the pleas
ant shade Of orange tree and cy-
press. and thence INTO a lofty room
Of many colors and cool with the
splashing Of a fountain in the court.
II is room Of the Arabian Nights,
with its finely painted doors and
fretted ceiling and the delicacy of
its arabesques adorning It's walls
that seem carved in ancient IVORY.
One end Of the room is screened off
By curtain of purple and gold, and
behind II lies the Generals sanctum,
which Is bright with many colors
and curiously decorated with Moor
lsh plaster work of marvellous fine
ness that forms a frame 10 d fire Of
burning logs. 1t is hot outside in
the sun, but inside the thick walls
of the palace, built for sultan,
there is a feeling Of freshness that
makes the fire-a Western innova-
tlon-a delight in spring.
1t is fitting palace for the great
Pro-consul. With gray lair cut
short and square above the forehead,
with frank blue eyes and heavy
blond mustache which half con
ceals the determined mouth and
chin, General Lyautey looks every
inch of him the fine administrator,
the resourceful soldier and cult
waited artist that his work has
proved him. Though he is no long
er young and his health has been
sorely tried by the hardships Of
lfe of colonial warfare, his move
ments are still active and vigorous.
In conversation he exercises a fine
economy Of words, giving decided
expression to his thought in the
tersest form; except when urged on
by enthusiasm his eloquence takes
wings and his words gain hvelier
color and reality from the gestures
Of his artistic hands. In the pecu-
llarly French art CT clear explana
ton he is a past master, and the
visitor can learn more about Mo
rocco from few minutes spent in
front Of d map with General Lyau-
tey than from many hours of study.
AS soldier General Lyautey
combines mastery of detail and
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Artistic Genius and L0vabe Traits of Stanford Whit
Sketches and Souvenirs ILLUSTRATING a
Fruitful Career in a Memorial
by His Son

made, White entered Richardson s
office as craftsman, and there met
McKim, who was filing the same
role. His son points out that it
was also at this time, when Rich
ardson was working on Trinity
Church, in Boston, that he formed
his friendship with Saint-Gaudens.
There followed in 1878 travels in
Europe which are noted in this BIZ
ography as having marked a turn
ing point in Whites career. They
widened his horizon, fertilized his
mind and enormously enriched his
imagination. When he returned
from them and formed partnership
with Charles F. McKim and William
+. Mead he was equipped to play q
leading part in the reformation Of
American architecture, then ap-
preaching its most critical stage.
Mr.. Lawrence White gives some
admirable indications Of the dis.
tribution Of qualities among the
members of the new firm. McKim
was the calm, deliberate scholar":
White was "exuberant, restless.
skyrocket of vitality Mead, with
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

passing to one or two other person.
alities then counting heavily. Just
across the way George Fletcher
Babb was doing fine things of last
ing value, and in Whites own office
there was man whose name should
never be forgotten in any chronicle
Of our architectural renaissance,
Joseph NJ Wells. Wells was as au-
thentlcally a man Of genius as Rich
ardson or Mckim or White. He was
both creator and critic, by Whites
side, the helpful colleague as well
as the beloved friend.
The Friend of Merit
And, I may add, it is on this note
of friendship that we NAV apnro-
prlately turn to that larger asnect
of Whites career which I have in.
dicated. Possibly the best thing
that could be said of him is this.
that he was the friend of every
sound current flowing into the broad
stream of American art and taste.
the comrade Of the best men we had
IN the arts, and hence a source Of
energy for artistic betterment. We
near of him specifically in this book
as collaborating with Saint-Gau-
dens' Tor example; as designing
covers for books and magazines or
picture frames, or in some other
way manifestine his versatility.
This is pertinent, but it is even more
important to dwell upon Whites
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
An Alleged Quotation

Later on the article gives this a.
legged quotation from the pastors ser
mon:
"She asked forgiveness from you
men and women, she told you publicly
how her soul was tortured by the just
condemnation OF her city. l say to
you that she was not Christian
woman. She has strayed from the
Masters path and is wandering blind
Is in outer darkness
According to the reporter. these
sentences were "thundered' from the
pulpit by the minister.
The widespread publication OF this
article in the press throughout the
eeuntry brought forth food of let
:, IS, ranging from the anonymous
"''C abusive 10 those OF sincere in
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
pOOK COVER design by
I'D Stanford White

range as promoting the solidarity
of good taste. Good taste prevails
through the efforts Of the men at
the top, and the men at the top
hoclled around Stanford White.
Who were they? In architecture
rather than naming names | would
choose the juster process of citing
almost en- masse the leading spirits
all over the country, who will con-
fess that if they have been designing
creditable buildings it is because
they worked for time with McNim,
Mead & White, Or, as Observers,
prohted by a great example In
painting Whites intimates were
such men as LIE Fargo, Sargent,
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A Romanticisi at Heart

He could be cia-sical when he
chose, as classical a NcKim: bu.
l think he was d romant.cist al
heart, a sworn levotee Of the pic
turesquc. The trait comes out even
in so careful a drawing as hi,
Cathedral Tower, Coutances." and
it lies more obviously or the surface
of the bulk Of his drawings from
French churches and chateaux. 1t IS
good TO have these impressions Of his.
as impressions, and they are We
come also as souvenirs Of Z fine
technique. The frontisplece to this
book, done in colors. The Cathe-
dral, Laon," is a little masterpiece.
1t recalls the brilliant artist and II
recalls the man. There is a rich.
endearing personality 1hat seems
positively to vibrate through all OF
Whites work. His was warm. ger
erous spirit, and this book con-
memorates not so much series Of
achievements as steady glow OF
enkindling force.
l have indicated the manner IL
which other loyal workers in the
arts gathered around him Il Wa
because they responded to his Ideas
and to the everlasting bosl-h, lo'
able conrradeship in which he e.
coilad
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
An Early Ambition

NHE toe that kicks the foot
ball is kicking the spirit of
II religious hatred out of
Syria. The basketball and
the hockey stick are aiding in the
task, in the accomplishment of
which, however. the baseball bat
has not yet proved to be effective.
For harmonizing the agc-old diff
ferences in race and religion, which
has been one of the Near Eastern
problems most difficult Of solution,
the spirit of American athletic ri.
~valry has been found by Professor
j. Stewart Crawford, of the An erl-
can University in Beirut, to be tne
most potent factor so far discovered.
1t has shown satisfactory rcs.,lts
among the thousands of students
that have been educated at the uni
versity during the last sixteen years
that Professor Crawford has been
member Of the faculty. But even
more successful has been its in
PRODUCTION among the orphans in
the Near East Relief asylums that
Professor Crawford has had charge
Of since their establishment shorty
after the armistice opened up Syria
to American relief workers.
Professor Crawford recently ve-
turned to this country on a years S
furlough. his frst-owing to delays
caused by the war and his subse-
Quent relief activities--in eleven
years. With his wife he came to
visit their four children, two of
whom they have not seen since their
last furlough in 1909.
Long before the World War in
tens,ticd the hatred Of the various
races and religions of the Syrian
natives" Professor Crawford de-
cared. I'VE found that the athletic
tie-d was the one common meeting
ground of all the native youths.
. Jews and Gentlles, Mahometans
= and Christians, all were numbered
among the students at the univer-
sity."
when the orphanages we're
opened to take care of the thousands
of children made parentless and
homeless by the war and by starva-
ton we admitted all, regardless Of
race or creed.
"The policy that had worked so
we'll in the university was applied
10 these young wards of American
charity We had fine field at the
university, we'll adapted for football,
! asketball, hockey. soccer and track
athletics. Somehow baseball had
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
GRAVESTONE desio,,ed
By Stanford White

a genius for planning, was also the
indispensable balance wheel.
There is a story in which Mead
is quoted as saying that it took all
MS time to keep his partners from
making damn fools of themselves.
and Saint-Gaudens once drew an
amusing caricature Of Mead strug-
giing to fly two kites, labeled White
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
An Influence Which Resulted In the
Reformation of American
Architectural Taste

Thayer, Dewing, Bunce and Weir.
He knew, in fact, all of our most ac-
complished painters, and they we're
his friends
The last word needs to be en-
phasized, for it bears upon the crea-
tion of an atmosphere, the stimula-
ton of those mysterious forces
which do far more than any formal
teaching to make school of art.
White. Influence
Whites influence counted because
he erected beautiful buildings. II
counted still more because he diff
fused the JOY that belongs TO the
making Of all beautiful things. Moth
ing was alien to his genius Be
sides his picture frames and coTccS
there are reproductions in this book
of tombstones and stained glass
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
The Preachers Story

Then ] went TO see Mr.. Irvine
who asserted with all the sincerity
at his command that he had never
referred to Mrs. Mcintyre in anv
way IN his sermon, and that he GER
talnly had not denounced her. More.
over, he produced two witnesses in
the shape of the leading lawyer and
leading merchant Of the city who
were also at the service and who
asserted with equal emphasis and
sincerity that nothing like that
claimed by Mrs. Mcintyre and GER
tainly nothing like that printed in
the sensational newspapers had
been said.
After which the Rev. Nr. Irvine
wrote out this signed statement for
The Tribune: '''
Mrs. Mcintyre, who 4s under bail
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bellishment Of which he ransac.s,
Europe, bringing from the ol5
World paintings, carvings. tame.
tries and furniture TO adorn ;.
new.
In this matter Of house decors.
ton his influence has not been a,.o
gether steadying. The carren.
craze for antiquities which he d;a
so much to foster has led manv
decorator to give TO 4 nrjva,s
drawing room the ar o, bo,s,
lobby
But when White started .bi.
movement there was nothing mere.
tricious about II. He served only
cult for beauty. II one Of the le,te~.
quoted by his son White gees into
ecstasies over the famous wax bs.
at Lille. In another ne refers Wit
admiration to the descriptive mag.
nifcence in the Book Of Job. TIA.
is very like him | had memora.
bic talk with him once about the cor
nice Of the tiffany Building, ore G.
the most severely beautiful thing,
he ever did, but presently We
branched away from that 10 hi.
cornicc on the Gorham Building
his success il 4 totally d.Feren,
vein. and before We got through
White was going into dithyram6s
over the old farm buildings Of
France, rising to climax with the
famous Manor d'Anco.
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quiry. 1t also occasioned editorial
comment in some Of the leading Jour
nails The prevailing tone Of certain
Of these editorials was to the effect
that / seemed to be in ignorance Of
the Masters compassion for the crrirg
as eXemplified III his treatment Of the
poor woman when He said:
Let him that is without sin among
you cast the first stone at her"
Calls Story Untrue
Had the incident been true 7 would
have been entitled to the strongest
censure that could have been heaped
upon me. The reason for this rep,v
IS primarily that the report as pub
hshed in the press is utterly false in
so far as it relates to my connection
with this incident.
But another and more important
reason lies in the fact that a s.orv
such as this, false as it may be. is
made the occasion OF vast amount Of
UNJUST and unfriendly criticism of the
Church. An illustration is afforded
IN this reporters own story, in which
ne alleges that the woman's husband
said to him as he reached for the bip
family Bible:
People Ike that minister make you
hate to look at Bible"
This IS of part with great ma
lority OF the unfrendly criticisms d.
rected at the Church and ministers of
the gospel
What is the real attitude OF the
Church toward offenders? As an
answer to this question permit me to
challenge the reader with this emery.
Have you ever in your church at
tendance heard ar accredited minis.
.er o. the gospel denounce in a per
sonal way poor erring woman?
Is not your criticism aroused bv
the reading of some such sensational
article as this under discussion. or
an equally sensational and unfound-
ed hearsay? From somewhat ex-
tended knowledge Of ministers and
churches venture the assertion
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
LIAR and sanctuary lamp at the Charch the Paulst
Fathers. fFrOn q photography

and McKim, which were pulling in
different directions"
The matter of direction was all
important in that crisis.
have spoken Of the reformation
of American architecture To think
of Stanford White at this point is to
think Of something which might per
haps be called the reformation of
American taste. Architecturally
speaking, we swerved in the sos a
little from Hunts Ecole ideas and
even more from Richardson Ro-
manesque. 1t was a swerving that
went on most significantly "behind
the curtain" if may so express it;
that is to say, professionally, among
the younger architects who were to
dtermine the evolution of style
in the United States for at least a
generation.
Rival Camps
can vividly remember, for was
a youth in the midst of it, the ardor
with which men of talent in the
formative period enlisted under the
banner of White and his partners.
TO come to it from Richardson's Of
flee was literally like going from
one camp to another.
Those were exciting days. Archi-
lecture was the only art on earth
and its sanctuary was at 81 Broad
way, corner Of Tin Pot Alley, where
the new and soon powerful partner
ship held sway
l cannot forbear an allusion in
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

windows. There is a clock and there
are articles of jewelry. In a few
plates there are also illustrated
some of those interiors for the en-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
By Royal Cortissoz

NEEDED service to the his
IN tory Of American art has
4 n been performed by Law
renee Grant White in the
preparation Of Sketches and De-
signs by Stanford White, a hand
some folio just issued by the Archi-
tectural Book Publishing Company.
Some months ago there was sue
cessfully launched in this city a
movement for the erection of a pair
of bronze doors at New York Uni
versity in memory of White, and this
will make his fitting monument. But
it was desirable that some more per
sonal record of the man and his
work should be framed, and this has
been produced by his son in a vol
ume which first presents concise
and we'll written biographical sketch
and then assemblies rich collection
Of drawings, supplemented by photo
graphs. Herd@n brief compass is
stated all that it is essential to know
obn,,t ro -, ort- 5s1o p$ c{
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His Broad Influence


His son rightly portrays him not
only as an individual but as a broad
influence. The truth is that while
White would have been a salient fig
ure at any time his advent was
peculiarly significant because it
synchronized with q fateful transi-
tional period.
He was born in this city in 1853
and entered his profession as q
young man just when the status Of
that profession was being made over,
when American architecture stood
at the parting of the ways. Certain
potent seniors of his had already
started our renaissance. One of
them-a master whose ministra-
tions must ever be gratefully re-
membered-was Richard NJ. Hunt,
who drew his inspiration from
France and the Ecole dcs Beaux-
Arts, and left an indelible mark
upon his time. Another was II. II.
Richardson, who drank deep at the
springs of the Romanesque period
and attracted to his atelier in Bos-
ton many Of the young talents COM
ing into view in the 'SOs.
An Early Ambition
White had begun with the aspira-
tlons Of painter John La Fargo
told me that these aspirations were
to some extent rooted in natural
gifts, but that on the whole. when
White came to him for advice, he
felt that in architecture the young
man would go furthest. The choice
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-27
SHERIFF SLAUGHTER ..
 STOPS ROMANCE


 At five o'clock Monday morning sheriff Slaughter was awakened by the ringing of the telephone The sheriff of Graham county was calling fIm over the long distance The telephone conversation was to the effect that an anxious mother wanted the Greenlee county sheriff to enter fere and stop a marriage that was planned to take place in Clifton that morning. At 7:30 a, m. Sheriff Slaughter stopped a car on the Clifton Stafford road containing two young men and two young ladies from Saf- ford The sheriff soon identified the intending bridal couple and took them in chs Lge sawaiting the arrival of the mother later in the day. To make doubly sure that no wedding would take place the sheriff separated the couple, taking the girl to private residence. Upon the arrival of the mother the sheriff turned the young couple over to her, who stated that she had TO objection t., her daughter getting married but she had never seen her would be onin law and that she would also like to be present at the wedding. It is highly probable that the wedding will take place upon their return to Stafford The contract ing parties were Miss Lilly Meachem and MT. Andrew Farmer. s
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-27
DEMOCRATIC TICKET IS GAINING IN
 WEST

Washington, D. C.-The Democratic ticket is steadily gaining strength in the West, in the judgment of Repre- sentative James F. Byrnes. of South Carolina, who has returned to Wash ington after a tour of the West.
 After visiting California, Or -gon, Washington, Wyoming Montana and other Western States, said Rnpresen- tative Byrnes, q am confident that COX will carry nearly all of the States carried by President Wilson fo'lr years ago. Where a year ago the Republi- cans confidently claimed all of the West, they now admit that it is a 'horse race in that section of the country. -Westerners regard Senator Harding as the candidate of Penrose and believed the Old Guard were so confident of winning that they con cluded to risk one who had always proved true to them. The independ- ent Westerher is asking what the Sen ator hase ever done to justify his se- lection. They say that instead of a platform, the Republicans aC Chicago constructed fence and or the fence placed straddler. Viewing CoX's record, they expect him to knock the Republican candidate off the fence be- fore the campaign is over
 Democrats admit that prior to the Republican convention the Republi- cans seemed to have the better chance, but since the convention Western Democrats have become optimistic, while gloom has settled over the camp of the Republicans I feel confident that Cox vii carry Montana, Utah, Idaho, California, and that the Demo- crats have the best of the fight in Wyoming, Washington and Colorado" :"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-27
TAFT STILL FOR LEAGUE WITHOUT
 RESERVATIONS
Civilian Howard Taft in the Phila- delphia Public Ledger, Aug. 1, 1920)

I |,
 When MT. Wilson brought to this country the league covenant as re- ported to the Paris conference, urged On the same platform with him, that we join the league. I thereafter recommended amendments, some of which were adopted in it's final form.
 Had I been in the Senate would have voted for the league and treaty as submitted;. and I advocate it's ratification accordingly. I did not think and do not now think that any thing in the league covenant as sent to the Senate would violate the Con stitution of the United States or would involve us in wars which 1t would not be to the highest interest of the world and this country to sup press by universal boycott and, if need be, by military force.
 I consider that the moral effect of Article X on predatory nations would restrain them from war as the decla- ration of the Monroe Doctrine has done, and that the requirement Of the unanimous consent of the representa- tives of the great powers in council before league action would safeguard the United States from any perver- sion of the high purpose of the league Moreover, I believe that the issue of the league transcends in it's impor- tance any domestic issues and would jutify and require one who believes so to ignore party ties and secure this great boon for the world and this country.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-27
SAMUEL SMILEY'S
 SAYINGS
The Retired Statesman" Answers Questions By His Anxious
 Friends

find in my mail the following questions from my former constitu. ents, bearing upon the national cam paign:
 Question. How do Cox and H compaire with each ither as candi dates
 hammock.
 o. Will Harding stick to the front porch?
 He'll be stuck anyhow.
 0. What is a mandatory
 A. Boies Penrose. ~'(You see, a mandatory is somebody set up over the weak or the helpless until they can get up out of the rocking chair.)
 O. What kind of a peace would we get by Harding's plan for declara- tion of peace by Congress?
 A One-half of one per cent.
 o. Where is Trails End'?
 A After March 4, 1921, it will be located at the White House.
 o. How did I like Franklin Roose- velt's' speech?
 A It convinced me that the Roose- welt progressive spirit didn't die with T. R. Particularly I liked that refer ence to Governor Cox as the "engin- eer-candidate" It means a candidate who knows what he's doing and how to do it; in other words, it means eff ficiency. Harding is an engineer candidate, ~too-stationary engineer.
 o. What did I think of Governor Coolidge's speech?
 A. It was very convincing i1 one respect If Governor Coolidge pays only 3450 Q month rent. any lan1 lord who would charge Senator Hard