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New-York tribune., 1922-02-21

SIMPLE reference to dates. The Blue
Boy first appeared at the Royal Acad-
emy IN ITO. The words just quoted
from Sir Joshua were not uttered TO
the students until late in IT'S. Some
com mmentators not only take this as
destroying the legend but surmse that
reynolds was merely giving back
handed slap at a picture he dsap-
proved This latter hypothesis is fshy.
Reynolds was not that kind of man.
and ne sho~s. moreover, in mis- pane
gyrlc on Gainsborough, in his four
teenth discourse. delivered after his
rivals death, that he had too high and
sincere an appreciation Of that rivals
genus ever to have attacked him, OF
all men, even in an indirect manner.
Moreover, It is singular that historians
should have overlooked the probability
that Sir Joshua's view as to cold"
color must have been bruited about for
years before he formulated it in one
of his discourses. Gainsborough may
have come across it in studio talk long
prior to the date Of THE Blue Bov."
And it may have struck him Just when
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21

techncian. than he reached in his por-
trait of Master Buttsll. "The Mall "
Tor example, the landscape with figures
now in the Frick collection. is For en-
chantment and subtle mastery. great
er and perhaps more characteristic
work of art This gives a richer glimpse
into a deeper world and has a more
personal quality.
But we make the note only in pass
,nR' IT Is ensy enough to understand
MISS Moser's gusto; the swift grasp
upon hcr senses enforced by Gains
borough's moving realism. A vivid
truth was one of the great sources OF
ms power. In letter to Mason about
the exhibition Of 1881, Horace Walpoie
says: "Galnsborough has two pieces
with land and sea. so free and natural
that one steps back for fear Of being
spiashed." 1t is with this convincin0
Veracity that Master Buttal is por-
trayed. Whistler speaks Of Velasquez's
way of dipping his brush in light and
air, and causing his people to stand
upon their legs. So "rhe Blue Boy
stands, in landscape that is itself
eloquent Of the living world. The bow
is detached from his background: hc
exists IN the scene, not against it.
Human Vitality
One apprehends first in the picture
ITS human vitality, its truth to Nature.
the warm coloring in the face. the
smooth and almost polished drawing.
and the beautiful construction of the
head. About the head especially there
is evident both n skill comparable to
Van Dykes and something in the
method suggesting conscious emulation
OF him. When we come to the blue.
simply as so much blue, we think Of
Gainsborough alone. His method was
essentially personal Alluding to the
caprice that marked it, Edwards saws
that some OF Gainsborough's pictures
deserve the epthet bestowed upon
them by witty lady, who called them
moppings." Ultimately these mop
pings" Of his developed into the famous
"feathery touch" which makes Gains
horough's finest surfaces UNIQUE in
their Pickering delicacy.
The Blue Boy" is marked by
wcighter handling than that which the
master later achieved. But there is
nothing sluggish about this weight
ness. The brush work is as animated
as fluent ns it is powerful and the
tonality, for all it's solid richness
passes through notably subtle modua-
tions. 1t has a jewei-like transpar-
ency, and the effect of this is height
ened by the manner in which high
lights are picked out in pure white
as deftly, as piercingly as by the
flashing brush of Goya. 1t is with
reference, of course, to his treatment
of his main problem, the transforms
ton of his mass Of cold blue into
something like s glow. that we call
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21

ne was In the mood of one OF his lot
urs TO his friend Jackson. letters dat
ing from the very period Of our MIC
cure. The painter writes:
am so pleased with your remarks
ana your indigo that l know not which
" hofnlre most or which to think Of
n'oS' immediate use; the indigo-you
leape me IN doubt whether there be anv
more TO be got. whereas am nrettv
rure OF some more Of your thoughts
now we are fairly settled into n cor
iespondence; your observations are like
All yours. just, and not common: your
!lo'So IS clean, like your understand
loe' ana pure as your music, not to
say exactly of the same blue as that
heaven from which your ideas arc re
nected. TO say the truth of vour in
olgo, tis delightful, so look sharn for
some more (and III send you draw
lnG)."
An Adventurcr on Canvas
ooviously Gainsborough had pas
s,on lor good blue, as, indeed, he
shows not only in this fragment and
IN The Blue Boy" but in other paint
lngs. What more natural than that
echoes OF Sir Joshua's dictum should
nave played right into the hands of
peV enthusiasm and started him OFF,
~ must be remembered too, that he
mad precisely the temperament for an
episode of the sort. Read of him NOT
only III the biographies but in discur
s've pages like Angelo's. VOW ara
aware at once Of the laughing. com
pauVc artist who would have iumped
a' 'he chance to traverse an oracular
judgment spoken by Reynolds or by
ANYBODY else The whole testimony Of
ms career goes to show that he was
adventurous upon canvas if ever an
art'st was. he was just the painter In
essay tour &c force, and ''The Rlue
BOY as 1t happens, is nothing if not
a tour de force. 4 NV
nose who have never seen it before
may be Interested TO learn that if nro-
cams itself such even more TO-DAY
,han 1t did in Grosvenor House Jts
nrllilance was veiled there by more
man one old layer of varnish. These
layers having been removed. the naiot-
ing comes forth from behind the veil
ana 's revealed in all its dazzling
beauty. When the artist Marv Moser
sa" 1t at the Academy Of 177n shc
wrote TO Fusel: at is ONLY teI,;ng
YOU what you know ALREADY 90 som r,tsnt +,,.t
Gainsborough is beyond himse1f Z, the
Van Dyke habit - "
Tho modern observer, privileged to
range through the whole length of the
SieIs. si nequest to posterity. might
uispuIc MISS Moser's phrase beyond
himseif' Gainsborough reached ]oft;er
helgh's' as creative artist and as a
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21

NNcE month, frequently, we issue publication
called Baten's Wedge Each issue devoted to single
editorial phase of business If you are business
executive and would like receive copies. write us
Evening star., 1922-07-24
ALLOWED TO RUN BUSSES
INTO ROCK CREEK PARK
Utilities Commission Grants Right
to w. R. & E.-Line to Begin
in Mount Pleasant.

Authority to run motor busses into
Rock Creek Park was granted the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company today by the Public Utilities
Commission.
1t is the companys plan to run the
busses on Saturdays. Sundays and
holidays during the months of the
year when weather conditions max 70
/. the park a desirable outing place.
i, The busses will start from tho end
of the Mt. Pleasant street car line to
the park by way of Park road and
Unto the park as far as Milk House
ford by way OF Pierce Mill and Beach
drive.
+ Two-cent transfers from the street
cars will be good on the busses as
far as Pierce Mill From that point to
Milk House ford and additional token
will be required.
The company's petition must also
be approved by Col. Clarence q. Sher-
rill. in charge of public buildings and
grounds.
This will be the third venture Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company into the bus business. Its
first route was a crosstown line from
18th and Park road to Soldiers Home
Last week the company obtained
permission to run second bus line
on Saturdays. Sundays and holidays
into the Zoo grounds by way of Har-
ward street.
Both the Zoo and the Rock Creek
Park buses are expected TO prove
great convenience TO families not pos
sessing automobiles.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
D. c. HEADS TO TAKE
UP GASOLINE TAX
Will Decide What Auto Reel
procity Legislation Should
Be Recommended.

What legislation. II any, should be
recommended to Congress to bring about
automobile reciprocity tax with Mary
land on the basis Of gasoline tax. will
he decided by the Commissioners in the
near future.
time awaiting the result of q canvas OF
local automobile owners by the District
cha pter of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION. This canvass has been COM
pleted. and will be communicated to the
Commissioners following a meeting of
ton at = O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
Col Charles Keller, Engineer Com
missioner, who has been making
thorough study of the problem of
reciprocity. has been invited to attend
the advisory board meeting. At that
time. it Is understood, the advisory
board will be in a position to inform
the Commissioners Of the views of
members of the association on the
question OF reciprocity by means of
q gas tax.
With the Information obtained from
the A. A. A. the city heads probably
cision as to what the Districts at
titude should be on the proposition.
A gas tax already has gone into
effect in Maryland and the law pass
ed in that state provided that it
should form the basis for discus
sion of reciprocal automobile priv
ileees with the District whenever the
national capital should also adopt the
gasoline tax.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
HELD FOR NON.SUPPORT:
SECOND WOMAN APPEARS
Prisoner Denies He Is Married to
One Who Reported Him
as MISSING.

John Harrison Davis, thirty-four
years old. of 41s Sd street southeast,
was arrested today by Detectives
O'Brien and Livingston. on complaint
Of his wife, Lula Davis, of me same
address, charging non support OF her-
self and two children.
According 70 the police, Mrs. Davis
obtained an Indictment several months
ago on this charge. When brought
to police headquarters. Davis walked
into another complication. For upon
reference to the missing people
book" 1t was found that one John
H. Davis enswerink his description,
was reported missing by another
woman, claiming to be his wife. and
residing at 22s Indiana avenue: This
claim also stated that he had dis
appeared from his home there, leay-
ing her And one child without funds;
This entry was made on July ~. and
declared the disappearance took place
July s.
According TO detectives. Davis de-
clarod that the second weman. waa
not marrted ta him and that her fAsne
Is Mamie Taylor. Detectives are con.
linuins the inyestiSa ton. a
Evening star., 1922-07-24
GIRL DIES OF POISONING.
Note to Friend Said to Have Ex-
oneratsd Him Of Blame.

MYRTLE Virginia Hall. nineteen
years old. of $40 l. street southwest
died at Emergency Hospita1c yester-
day afternoon from the effects OF 4
mixture of poisons, according to 4
notice report She was found uncon-
scious in the home of her sister, Mrs.
Mary Ryon, 924 7th street southwest.
early yesterday morning by her
father, William Hall. and removed to
the hospital Immediately.
Police declared that a note found
addressed to q man named Carl"
which declared that he could not be
blamed for "this,-and expressing ab-
sence of malice against her family.
Acting Coroner Martyr issued q
certificate Of death from suicide The
girl was q paroied resident of the
National Training School for girls,
according to the police.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
JOHN I. BARDROFF
IS MADE ASSESSOR
Chosen Assistant to Fill Va
: cancy Caused by Retiring
of J. w. Beale.
LONG IN TAX SERVICE
C. M. Davis in Charge Of Field
Work-Miss Entwisle Given
Office Promotion.

A veteran employe of the assessors
office. John T. Bardrof. has been
; named a member of the board OF as
sistant assessors to I'LL the vacancy
created by the retirement of John W.
Reale.
Charles Nj. Davis has been placed in
charge of field work. gathering sales
and other data. the position formerly
held by Mr.. Bardroff.
Miss Agnes Entwisie. also an en-
ploye of the city for many years. has
been promoted to assistant assessor.
in charge of Office work. She pre-
viously held the position of clerk to
the board of assistant assessors.
Cotton New Clerk TO Beard.
C. s. Cotton becomes clerk to the
. board in place of Miss Entwisle.
Mr.. Bardroff is a lifelong resident or
the District. lie attended graded
schools here and graduated from the
/. Western High School in 1897, AR.
Pardroft Immediately entered the real
estate business and I'm 1908 was ap-
pointed clerk in the assessors office.
When the United states entered the
. war Mr.. Bardron was commissioned
captain in the finance branch. =.
NJ. c., and served eight months as ex-
change officer at Rrest. France,
Wnere ne was at tue tiiiie VI ''e
signing of the armistice. lie re-
turned to the United States in the
latter part of June. 1919. aud was
mustered out of service the same
month. He resumed his duties in the
assessors Office July l. 1919.
Active In Civic Affairs.
Mr.. BardroN was a member OF the
Washington Board OF Trade. being
secretary of the public order commit :
Nt.Nl. al.
mittee. He Is also Il member of the
City Club. Columbia Heights Ciu-
xens' Association and a knight Tenn
, plar. and a member ot the George
: Washington Post. American Legion
. MIR. Bardroff Is the possessor of two
letters from his superior officers in
France. the chief of staff anG dis
bursting Quartetmaster. praising him
for his excellent work with the Amer
ican expeditionary forces.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
SHANTUNG PARLEY
SUFFERS SETBACK
Chinese Insist Wharves and
Warehouses Are Not
Rail Property.
BY WILLIAM r.. GILES.
BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.

by Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922
PEKING, China. July 24.-The
smoothness of the Sino-J apanese con-
ference regarding the settlement of
the Shantung question was seriously
interrupted yesterday In fact. the
meeting broke up temporarily when
the Chinese delegates attempted to
force the Japanese to agree that
the Tsingtao wharves and ware
houses and similar property pertain
ing to the Using ng-tao-Tsinanfu
railway were private property and.
therefore, should become security for
treasury notes which the Chinese
propose to issue to repay Japan for
its Shantung properties. The Jap
anese strongly opposed this view
and insisted that the properties were
included in the railway proper.
Transfer of Railway.
Article Il of the Shantung agree
ment provides that Japan shall
transfer to China the TsinstsoTsi-
nanfu> railway and it's branches. to-
gether with all properties appur-
warehouses and other similar prop
critics"
Article 16 provides that ION COM
pletion of the transfer China shall
pay for these properties in treasury
notes secured by the properties and
the revenues OF the railways for If
teen years. but redeemable at China's
option after five years from the date
Of issue" Article s provides that
China shall not give compensation for
public properties in Shantung except
for improvements made thereto.
Break of Conference.
AS neither side would give in on
the dispute as to whether the wharves
and warehouses were private or rail-
way property. the conference broke
up. Many prominent legal authori-
ties here consider that the japanese
delegates are entirely right in her
contention.
Through all the sessions Japan has
shown willingness to come to a
reasonable understanding. The Chi
rese seem to have interpreted this as
a sign of weakness and are exploit
ing 1t. 1t is believed here that the
latest move by the Chinese delegates
Is part Of the plan of their chief
who has been severely criticized,<to
re-esta blish himself in popular favor.
Anything anti-Japa panese is considere
to go well with the public. The atti-
tude of the Chinese delegates Is con-
sidered foolish in view Of Japan's ef-
fort to reach broad-minded settle
ment
Evening star., 1922-07-24
FEDERAL SEIZURE
SEEN LAST RESORT
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roads in settling their differences. If
the men are permitted to deal with
Individual roads, it il believed in a
number of instances there will be
prompt settlement and the men will
go back to work.
Deluged with TeleErams.
Senators are being deluged with
telegrams from different parts of the
country declaring that. the situation,
because OF lack of coafand transpor-
tation, is becoming desperate. Senator
Willis of Ohio had such q telegram
from Marsyville, where the water
works were in danger. -.
Senator. Nicholson of Colorado put
into the record q telegram from WAL
ter j. Hollands. chairman Of a meet.
ing he'd in Delta. Col. attended by
Representatives from several towns.
declaring that the railroad situation
must be relieved or financial ruin
faced both Delta and Montrose county,
where perishable products are now
ready to move. The telegram urged
the national government to take
charge Of the railroads.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
RAIL HEAD BACKS
NOW WORKING
Loree DECLARES Interests Of
Employees Should Be Con-
sidered in Any Steps.
STRIKE CLAIMS DIvERGE
Union Figures Number ON Strike,
While Railroads Announce Total
Reported on Job.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July GA challenge
to President Harding and Ben w.
Hooper. chairman of the United
States Railroad Labor Board. to study
the rail strike situation not only
from the strikers standpoint, but
from the standpoint of the present
employees" was issued today by. L
F. Loree, president of. the Delaware
and Hudson and chairman of the
eastern railroad presidents confer
ence.
M. Hooper is quoted as saying.
AS might be supposed, the President
seeks to know this situation from
every angle-from the viewpoint of
the carriers, the employees. the Labor
Board and the public" said Mr.
Loree.
WOrkers' Viewpoint Lacking.
"As far. as 1 am advised, neither
the President nor the chairman OF the
Labor Board has ever made any effort
whatsoever to Ascertain the view
point OF the employe. The strikers
point Of view has been developed at
great length, but no effort has been
made to develop the employees point
Of view"
Mr.. Loree's open espousal of the
cause of men who remained at work
or were hired since the shop crafts
strike took form when he called a
meeting today of the presidents of
forty roads. members of the eastern
conference. to discuss formation of
company unions on all roads. to
succeed the six striking crafts which
are affiliated with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
Differ on Figures.
The opening of the fourth week of
the railroad shop strike in the New
York district finds union leaders esti-
mating the walkout 65 to 80 per cent ef-
fective in various centers. while
spokesmen for the roads cut these
figures in most cases below 80 per
cent and in few instances to less
than 10 per cent. In these estimates
the unions refer to the number of
their men on strike. the employers to
the number of old and new men at
work.
Union leaders are taking the move
ment to form company unions more
seriously than al first. Pickets' and
others charged with keeping check on
goinSs in the shops have been
ordered TO watch closely for any
developments looking toward the or
ganization OF rival unions.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
PICKETS SAID TO PESTER
STRIKEBREAKERS' HOMES
Unions Declared to Be Checking
Up Work Of Substitutes in
Potomac Yards.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

F. ALEXANDRIA, Va, July "a
Pickets for the striking union forces
of Potoplac yards. Virginia. are begin
ming to harass not only the men who
are working in the yards. but have
been surrounding the houses of the
workers in and around Alexandria.
causing considerable worry to the
families while those who have taken
work in the yards are on duty. par
ticularly during the night hours. 1t was
charged today.
Whenever the workers leave the
yards after a period Of duty, IL was
reported today, the pickets accost
them in a menacing manner and at
tempt to keep them from continuing
at their jobs.
That representatives Of the strikers
are yet on duty in the yards making
detailed reports to the union also
was learned. One worker who was
accosted and told that he would have
to quit work told the strikers that
he was not performing duty that
would be carried on by the strikers
themselves. Although he had gone
to work in the yard but six hours
before, he was shown detailed copy
of his time card. and when confront
ed with this evidence he had to ad-
init that he was filling a strikers
Job He was told to quit. pickets
were placed around his house and SO
worried his family that he was fore
ed to give up the work.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
Coal Price Increases.

CHICAGO, July 24.-The price. of
coal in large quantities in Chicago
has jumped from s5.15 a ton to s1l.e5
and $13 since the miners went on
strike. while in small quantities the
cost has increased s5.25 and Sc a ton
to S15.25 and SIS, according to figures
given out today by a large industrial
concern which ranks among the larg
est users of coal in the middle west
The concern made public the follow
ing prices it has paid: May s. west
screenings, sc delivered in Chicago at
s5.l5 q ton plus freight: May 12. the
price was 35.75; June 8 it was $6lb:
July 6, $7.15; July Is. 1915, and July
22, s11.65 to Sl3.
1t was estimated by the concern
that there are only 10000 tons of
anthracite coal in Chicago.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
scHWALls GOLD BOX BACK
Stolen Cigar Container, Gift Of Bal
timore, Returned From Germany.

NEW YORK, July 24.-A gold cigar
box. valued ct 5000. the gift Of the
city Of Baltimore to Charles M.
Schwab. which wal stolsn from Mr..
Schwab's home by German foot
man two years ago. was brought back
on the Carcnia today by =. W. Cum
msr, European representative of the
Duff Manufacturing Company Of
Pittsburgh.
A message was reeeivAd from Bsr-
lin in November. 1890, stating that
the box had bean found In loot seized
by the police Of that city; The own
found said they haA paid 1900 marks
for it to two seaman, who ware later
arrssted In New York but were altar
ward discharGed becan1s Mr. Sckwab
would not appear against them.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
INDICTMENT DROPPED
AGAINST 5 ACCUSED IN
KNICKERBOCKER FALL
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not we must know what he ought to
have done. which he has wholly omit
ted to do or what he has failed to do
in proper manner which he has un-
dertaken to do. and then. and not un-
til then. can 1t be perceived whether
he has been negligent or not.
Negligence Is a conclusion from facts,
the facts being those of which there
has been total failure to do or per-
form which one was obligated to do
or perform. or doing In a careless
man, in some way. mething or
some things that one has undertaken
to do.
7, Not In Harmony.
The contention of the government
that . general charge Of negligence is
.sufncient is not. in the opinion of the
court. at all in harmony with the COM
,rnandins rule in the federal courts. The
Court Of Appeals In the Ainsworth case.
6Salins with this question. said, as we
have already seen. Hence. facts, and
not mere conclusions from facts, or
conclusions Of law must be stated.
tunderscoring supplied). To contend
therefore that IL Is enough to charge
that q party has been negligent ia 10
charge that which is q conclusion from
tSSec, anu 'thto VIII bOk 10. NSkH&onCe
may we'll be an ultimate fact, and IL
certainly is in the sense that whom
such charge Is made 1t is to be as
eertained as . matter of fact whether
or not the party SO charged has been
negligent.
so far as this court has been abba
to ascertain. the Court OF Appeals ha 8
never modified or undertaken to mod :
fy the rule stated in the Ainsworth
case. which finds Its sanction not on
~ in constitutional guaranty, in the
decisions of the Supreme Court of
the United States. in an almost un-
broken line of judicial authorities 8
which control in the courts of the
District of Columbia. but, this court
thinks. it has the sanction of reason
and essential principles of Justice, as
we'll"
i Attorneys George p Hoover and Ber-
nard & Johnson represented Mr. Ford.
former Justice Daniel Thew Wright
appeared for Mr.. Geare, Attorneys
Barbour Garnett for Mr.. Downman,
attorneys Ellis 4 Ferguson for Mr..
Fletcher and Attorney W. C. Sullivan
for Mr.. Wallace.