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Putnam patriot., 1926-07-09
More Protection Is Needed to Safeguard City's Supply of
 Gas
Common Council Holds shor, Meet.
 ina-Hayor Absent

Fire ehiaf Ralph E. Thurstou, who s also iacal sperintendeni Of tne ,, 4l- nam Light G pewer Company told the common cuaHeil at its regular meet ing Tuesday evening that f had been the intention t General Manager Lar ahee to file @ request with the council asking for e fire fylran- and a ttre alarm box near the company gas plant on Arch street
 Wr Tharrtar sad that the nearest t0res are a- Che corner of South Man and Center streets. and the corner Of South Main and Grove streets. These are at A considerable distance and would cause fhe loss of valuable time ir the event Uf a fire. especially fl there was an explosion that put the telephone alt 0f commission.
 T. was stated that everything pos sihIe had been done 70 minimize the fire hazard st the plant. but e insure continuity sf service better protee- i ton was needed T. is customary ln all cities. according ts Mir Thurston. to have a fire hYdraHt and fire alarm box near a gas plant. The whole city depends upon the plant for lllamlnaf- ing and fuel gas. The nearest ny- drant at present Is near the Arch street bridge. and it would require eight or nine hundred feet Of hose to reach from there 10 the gas house This would reduce the force Of the stream. The matter was referred Co the fire committee. and at the next meeting a formal petition will be filed by the Light < Power Company.
 Connecticut Compiinentsd
 Chief Thurstou stated that he at- tended the New England fremen' 8 convention at Manchester. N. H. He heard Connecticut eomplimented for having uniform couplings. He also heard discussed the removal Of snow in the winter to allow Of the use of fire trucks. He told members of the council that if the convention is ever held near Putnam and they are able to attend. they would learn that the fire department is a very important branch Of tho city government.
 The police report showed sixteen ar- fe=ts during June. Four prisoners were sant . 5aI. fHes and costs cal- iected amounted ta Sgs.4s. Seven tramps wera lodged
 l. Was reported that there was aag t5e public water situ- atiaB 8t3 rnaH-af-iaree Richard wha was acting nHsaH lH tha absence - Mayor GHaHI#IaHa who at the beach tat.# -Hat fad latter from Engineer Paineraf $afa and that more Inform teazH=#s af fhe next meeting
 Trolley Tracks
 The acting mayor aIza -fste# that the matter H removal af the trolley tracks has been decided yet He said that j.. sea1ld make a a ference whether the city orders them up. er the state, and the states attitude is not known
 i Chief Thursten brought up the matter of lighting the belfrg ef the . Congregational church for the benefit of the superintendent of the fire alarm system who has to climb up there in the dark to wind the fire alarm. A member of the church committee had requested the lights as damage had been done the clock bv someone step ping on the works while la the belfry darkness
 After the current bills were order cd paid. the acting mayor gave short talk on Thomas Jefferson before the council adjourned
Putnam patriot., 1926-07-09

The worlds wool crop Is only five times what f was a hundred years ago, while cotton production has in- creased twenty times
Putnam patriot., 1926-07-09

Lifeboats are now being fitted with small cabins, in which are installed wireless transmitting and receiving sets.
Putnam patriot., 1926-07-09

or the 1000 prisoners In Federal penitgHtiaries, thirty-fve Der cent are vi0lators of the narcotic law
Putnam patriot., 1926-07-09

Bewhiskered hotel walters were first hanished in New York in 1898 by the Waldorf
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my eye bore out this asSumptiof 10
the fuIl. And other people must have
recognized this devotion and - fruit
age, Tor, in the course Of time. there
came to the artist requests to put her
Hover pictures on exhibition. This has
already been done both In New York
and Washington. So, little by little,
grew the idea of the big enterprise
that is to be embodied finally in Mort
american Wild Flowers" Five vol
umes, 400 pictures painted from life,
ana a fneiS adequate textile whole
copsttuting great work and great ant
as well
"A selhess work. too from the ma
terlaI point of vtew-this long and la,
bor1ous and happy achievement.
EFT DIS hope that some day North
American Wild Flowers" will
sned its purple and fine linen TO step
down TO the Common levels of home
spun. If it should do this, then all OF
us-the botanist. the. general student,
the artist in need of inspiration and
suggestion, the Industrial decorator
and designer looking for motif and
general suggestion--every one Of US.
can follow this great flower pageant
In It's delicate beauty and, what is
more, we can read into it the persist
ence, the industry, the courage, the
art and the final achievement that a.
these. in combination, are bound to
secure. Till that day comes you ma
be able to see this book IN library OF
other place of common assemblage-
and you would better try to do JUS
this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
JUSTIFIES ALL HOPES
WITH IT'S RECORD DURING 1925
Relation of Locarno Pacts Avert Var Close to &c.
neva Protocol and Treaties Are Continuation
of That Movement.

sor is defined in the Localuo pact as
that power which goes TO war refus-
ing the appropriate tribunal for pa
cific settlement of the dispute. Three
such means are indicated: The World
Court. an arbitration tribunal. and a
permanent commission for conctlia-
ton. The council Of the League of
Nations is to be used as a mediating
body to assist the governments in
finding the proper means OF settle
ment for each particular kind of dis
pute: and the whole structure of jlfs-
tice Is 10 be harmonized with the
covenant Of the League Of Nations
This means that the Locarno pact not
only definitely brings Germany within
the league, which Is a cause Of re.
toicing at Geneva. but the further fact
that the alternative for war which has
been accepted by the great powers
Of Europe Is an alternative within the
structure of the league. From now on
there can be no further doubt in any
mind but that the league embodies
not only the effective framework for
international Cancellation but the life
principle itself
The best way to understand the re-
lation Of Locarno TO the league Is to
consider carefully all that Is implied
in the historic summing up of the sit
uation by Fiscount Grey Of Falloden.
who can speak In such question with
an experience and authority beyond
that of perhaps any other living
statesman. Speaking in Queens Hall
on June % last lit was before Lo-
carno was signed, but the facts are
the same, Lord Grey summed up
Britalns new peace obligations as fol
lows: Britain" he said. 'henceforth
would fight only for two things: to
defend itself when attacked. and to
defend the covenant Of the League of
Nations and the principle of arbitra-
ton" When one compares this pro-
nouncement with the historical role
Of the British Empire, one sees what
a challenge to the world has been
created by the movement for world
peace incorporated in the League of
Nations.
fCnnxriHhf lnosA
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NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Arrangements Made Extend Notable Loan Exhibition
National Gaery-Local Artists Show Paintings
UNIQUE Exhibition at the Smithsonian

She, too, is a member of the National
Academy Of Design and has won nu-
merous awards. Her pictures of chill
dren are most engaging. Her Girl in
Gray" is owned by the Toledo Museum
of Art; Virginia and Stanton" is
owned by the Art Institute of Chicago.
while the Syracuse Museum of Art
has her Girl in Green" to mention
only few. There is every reason to
anticipate from these two artists a
notable and impressive showing.
A T the Art Club, 2017 I street. two
n very attractive exhibitions by two
well known local artists opened today.
In the upper room are displayed por-
traits, still-life and other subjects in
oil and pastel by Hattie +. Burdette.
while in the lower room are to be seen
landscapes in water color by Elizabeth
Sawtelle. Miss Burdette is q Wash
ingtonian by birth and has studied eX-
clusively here. She is a gifted de-
sIgner and has done excellent illustra-
tive work, but her chief reputation
has been won as q painter Of portraits
and still-lfes. Her portraits have
been and are commonly in oil or pastel
or In miniature. and in all these medi-
ums she does equally we'll. The por
traits now on view in this collection
are almost without exception recent
works and include an interesting group
of child portraits, the son and daugh-
ters of Senator and Mrs. Thomas f.
Bayard.
Miss Sawtelle, a daughter of the
late Gen. Sawtelle, Is likewise a Wash
ingtonian. She is a pupil of Wood
bury, and he water colors have won
admission in some of the leading exhi-
billions held throughout the country
She uses n full brush, and paints
broadly. somewhat in the manner of
her master, yet in way quite her
own. Miss Sawtelle spent last Winter
abroad and a number of the water
colors included in this exhibition were
executed during that time. They are
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BREAK IN POLICY OF ISOLATION
SEEN In u. S. ARMS FARLEY ROLE
Gen. Allen Declares Step Toward International
Cooperation Is Welcomed bv
increasingly Large Group.

creasing numbers. of greater destruc-
tiveness and at far greater costs-up
to SIS, 900 900 each. A similar state.
ment may be made Of submarines and
destroyers. In any discussion of the
reduction Of land or sea forces sound
national policies must figure largely,
yet universal diminution measured
in ratio to actual strengths should
not be considered harmful to the sta
tus quo of any given nation.
1t Is quite possible that congress
sional approval of the Presidents at
titude toward greater cooperation in
world matters will be secured by ask
ing Congress to vote the necessary
expenses Of the delegates rather than
to pay them directly from current ap-
preparations for contingent expenses.
This new step toward greater in
ternational cooperation is hailed with
deep satisfaction by the ever increas-
ing number Of internationally minded
Americans, who recognize in it not
only greater material advantages to
the country, but also an advance in
the moral leadership that the new era
has imposed upon the United States.
1t Is to be hoped that the duties Of
the chairman Of the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations may not be
so pressing here as to prevent his par
ticipation there.
(Copyrtght. 1925.l
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OF the Salmagundi Club. the American
Water Color Society. the New York
Water Color Society and the several
societies of etchers. He was elected
last year an associate in the National
Academy Of Design. His prints are
Included in the permanent collections
of the Library Of Congress, the Public
Library of New York. the Museum OF
Fine Arts. Boston; the Art Institute
of Chicago, the Museum Of Fine Arts.
San Diego, and the City Museum. Sa-
Louis. and have been purchased by
the Uflzi Gallery of Florence and by
Queen Margherita of Italy. The ma
jority are Of foreign scenes. architec-
tural. and are beautifully rendered.
Frank Jewett Mather. jr., professor
of art Mt Princeton and one OF our
leading authorities on italian art, has
said:
What l still like about the etch-
ings Of Ernest d. Roth. is what first
years ago-a strenuous observation,
modesty In respecting the character Of
place, a touch at once alert and in
finitely patient. These seemed to me
qualities that would carry q young
etcher far amid the host OF merely
stold or merely clever men who are
globe tfotting. needle in hand. And
/ have not been disappointed. Roth
has lost nothing OF the old fidelity.
while he has gained immensely in
ease and in congressional sense.
Nothing would have been easier than
to force the picturesqueness of scenes
already superlatively so. and nothing
more popular. Roth's probity forbids
such an exaggeration; his task Is not
to make picturesqueness. but to re-
veal what is there. He stands on APP
pearances and not much on states of
mind. How he studies appearances
the exquisite pen and pencil sketches
shown alongside the etchings testify.
How a touch so light can be so search
ing is the miracle. And the touch Is
ever dictated by the form, always
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impressive for their breadth of han
ding. their colorful and virile qualities.
These exhibitions will continue for
fortnight.
y x x
IN THE Smithsonian Building. under
= the auspices of the division of
graphic arts of the National Museum.
is now to be seen Il collection of etch-
ingS by Ernest ID. Roth. one of the
foremost of oar American etchers.
Mr.. Roth WAS brought to this country
from Stuttgart when only five years
of age. He was educated in the public
schools Of New York. studied art at
the National Academy of Design and
learned etching from James d. Smil-
lie. From 1905 to 1908 be lived abroad.
The years 1914 he spent in Italy and
France, and the years 1921 he was in
Spain. The intervening years he was
in New York City. He is a member
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BY GEN. HENRY r. ALLEN.

BY CEN. HENRI L. ALLEN,
Who Commanded the American Army
on the Rhine.
BY participating In the preliminary
conference on reduction of ornaments
at Geneva in February-and in con-
sequence in the resulting general con-
ference on disarmament-this coun-
try associates itself with the other
nations of the world in a cause which
our Presidents and Congresses have
espoused since the first Hague con-
ference. Not to have accepted the
invitation would have indicated a
glaring inconsistency incompatible
with the dignity of the Nation.
This step strongly suggests that in
future conferences bearing on the ma
jor activities Of man, even though
under the aegis of the League Of Ma.
tons. this country Will justly have
official representation. This step in
Inmates that partisan hatred is yield
ing to national welfare and also that
this great Nation is deciding to take
its proper place in international coun-
ellis. We are no longer to pigeonhole
unanswered communications from &C.
neva.
The restrictions imposed by us in
accepting the invitation are of no Sc
iIouS HioiIleit, loT Neither security
pacts nor enforcement of agreements
probably would appear on the agenda
whether or not our participation in
such were not disavowed in advance
Moreover, the other comforting ma
tons probably would have recognized
that the present strength of our land
forces IL in conformity with the min
imum that will be accepted by other
countries as essential to interior or
der. Thus far there has not ap-
peared to be any objection to our
representatives agreeing to the in
clusion Of poisonous gases and air
machines in the conference.
Since the Washington conference in
1921. ending in the big regional four
power pact, the maritime powers have
engaged in rival construction Of the
unrestricted 10,000ton cruisers in In
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specific, never a matter OF dot, dash,
and formula. These are drawings,
consummately delicate. strong and
alive
II y 4
"HAT is known as the chapel Of
w the Smithsonian Institution-that
is, the far west end of the building
is given over at the present time TO
unique exhibition OF drawings. model
ing and handwork made In settle
ments, assembled by the National Fed
GRAFTON OF settlements and sent on 81
circuit Of cities. There are over 800
exhibits, the majority of which show
the influence of qualified designers
and directors, more than average skill
in art, the application of original i'm
pulses in design, and good craftsman
ship on the part Of the workmen.
These exhibits were made chiefly by
the foreign. born with whom the set
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ARTISTRY IN BOOK MAKING
First Volume of Mary Vaux Wacotts North American Wild
Flowers" Comes From the Press-R m k able
Pictures In a Portfolio

being forgotten. And here. in iustifi.
able pride, the artist paused, her ex
PLANTATION ended. A most interesting
revelation II was to me, too--but it
wasn't enough.
*:
TO be sure, ! was glad to hear about
the technic of these amazing re-
productions. elated and proud to lie
told of the processes that produced
such Il surface--So absorbent and at
the same time SO evocative-of those
that printed color upon color for the
sake of perma nency and subtle tint
and the full truth to nature. But /
wanted to hear more. And so | began
away back to where the pictures
themselves took their first start. And
there was the story-as the story of
any great work is never in this
particular output or that one, but in
the years going into the wvrk instead,
In the hopes that Powered around it
and persisted and Powered again.
This work by Mary Vaux Walcott
is, Individually, great work. Indeed,
it is a monument Of achievement.
Think of it! Completed in it's five
volumes, here will be 400 pictures
true and exquisite pictures, every one
Of them painted from life by Mrs
Walcott herself-projecting the native
flowers of North America. Not all OF
them, but enough to give a very wide
spread of habitat, great variety of
family and kind. more than one Gu.
rious exemplitication in plans Of obe-
dfence to the laws of environment, as
man himself, as all life, exempIifies
this fact of development. With each
picture will go a plain, exact, under
standable text, describing the essen
tiaI features of that flower and giving
its important. relationships in plant
life.
Y
RUT to get back TO the real story.
~ 1t begins with the story of a
little girl who was forever busy draw
ing and painting the flowers around
Her. This was an important sign to
which wise parents gave heed and
encouragement So. in the Summer
time. when the family left the city
for the mountains, this little girl
went on with her beloved occupation
In added Zest. And the years went
by, she all the time absorbed in the
engaging business of painting the
flowers. Ease and skill came with
practice. to be sure. A sense of grow
ing power, no doubt. added to the
work its best incentive. The little
girl grew to be big girl and then
TO be a woman-still painting the
flowers
There came then the opportunity to
travel through the North and the
West and the Northwest in a company
that was scientific in purpose and pur.
suit. And all the time the woman
Mrs. IValcott - followed her chosen
business under all sorts of difficulties
| and delights. questing the native flow
ers and transferring them to the safe.
keeping of canvas. 1t seemed 10 me
| that a very pointed devotion went into
| this period as it had already gone into
preceding ones. The pictures under
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IDA GILBERT MYERS.

NORTH AMERICAN WILD FLOW
ERS BY Mary Vaux Walcott
Published by the Smithsonian IN
stitution, Washington, d. {.
~ OOkS, like people. sum to a
general average of the com
monplace. Yet now and then
- a book appears--just as once
in long while a man or a
woman appears--whose clear oistinc
ton of quality commands lmfnediate
attention and consideration. Such
book is Mary Vaux Walcotts Nortn
American Wild Flowers, now pelns
published by the Smithsonian lnsti'
tuition and bearing the seal OF that no
table school OF scientific research.
THE first OF the five volumes max
ing up the completed edition or
this work is now at hand. Plainly
here is a striking example or the pur
pie pattern OF modern bookmaklng. A
big and impressive volume-substan
tial. beautiful. perfectly adapted IN
form to it's ultimate uses, simple, COM
plete, exclusive. Not for everybody 10
own, this edition de luxe, but a dellght
for many, nevertheless, to see and TO
feel The body of the book consists OF
so loose-leaf flower pictures, each car.
rying it's own explanatory text. Al
finished, the five volumes Will oner
400 of these pictures. A portfolio bind
ing assures the most satlsl actory
handling OF this material. as 1t also
serves in a deliberate artistry to give
tit guardianship to the art infolded by
il.
In an exceeding care one opens the
big portfolo-itself a Requirement;
the serviceable boards dressed in sort
gray linen. bound together with leath-
Ell, deep blue, and bearing upon its
face. in silver sheen, a reproduction
of the Smithsonian seal. once INSIDE
there. leaf by leaf, spreads the frst
section Of this pageant OF the WIG
flowers OF North America. Many of
them are old friends. Many of them
are strangers. But all of them look
out in the spirit of being alive. This
effect is in part. no doubt, due to one
own imagination inspired by the soft
and vital quality OF the. work itself.
BY some means unknown to me.
though no doubt quite clear TO the ar
fist, these flowers had seemingly
sunk themselves into a soft bed of sus-
tanning life, from which. quietly, but
eagerly alive. they looked straight
back at me. each In it's own person
and in the full implication, besides. or
It's native home and its habits ana all
It's ways of being. An odd effect. due,
probably, TO my lack OF sophistication
in art. Curious, I asked Mrs. Wal
colt about this vitality Of appeal And
she told me the story of the many ex-
periments that went into the repro
duction of these pictures. Of the many
trials and tests and fresh beginnings.
After long time and no end of effort
particular make Of paper was
brought into use, q special process
was invented cost was for the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
BY DIR. JAMES L. SHOTWEIL.
Historian and Authority on World
Affairs.

AS the new year opens great year
closes for the League of Nations. In
the first place 1t has been a testing
year. In 1924 the league had written
Its name into the greatest chapter Of
idealism that the political world has
ever seen, the protocol of Geneva.
This great effort to outlaw war by
what amounted to joint guarantee
against an aggressor failed Of accept.
ance by the realistic British govern
naent- The British felt that they
might be made policeman all over the
world and. however, much the Brit
ish Empire stands for peace. it does
not relish taking the full responsibility
for the ungrateful task Of peacemaker
everywhere and anywhere that quar-
rels may arise. 1t was but natural,
therefore, that last March Mr.. Cham
berlain. the British foreign minister.
should reject the protocol Of Geneva
as involving Britain too far and too
heavily in the maintenance Of world
peace.
This rejection Of the great docu.
ment by Britain was at the time
hailed in many quarters as giving the
death blow to the league itself. In
an article which | wrote at the time
I pointed out how absurd that inter
probation was. Britain was already
engaged upon negotiations looking to-
ward a limited application of as much
of the protocol of Geneva as could be
accepted at any one time by an en-
pire with worldwide responsibilities.
The agreement at Locarno has justi-
fed these hopes. 1t is based upon a
part of the protocol Of Geneva and
the American plan which was con-
sidered at Geneva at the time. Arti-
Giles III and V of the Iocarno peace
pact accept the principles of the out
iawry Of war. which was the basis of
the protocol, but adjust It to a much
more practical scheme than had been
worked out previously either In this
country or in Geneva. The aggres-
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Elements come in contact-those from
z to 80 years of age. There are
some excellent wood carvings. baskets
and lighting fixtures, and there Is
wide range both of kind and quality OF
needlework and weaving. This work
to a great extent has all been done by
foreign-born women who have &C
quired their skill in the country of
their birth and evidence the impor.
lance of conserving this precious gift
brought to America through immigra-
ton. There are numerous examples
OF Italian design in stitChery. lace.
cut work etc. There are fewer but
equally fine examples OF Armenian,
Greek, Syrian and Ckranian design in
needlework. From the Children's
Art Center Of Boston comes an ex,