THE SUXDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 26, 1900,
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Portland Association, Reorganized. Works on Broader Lines, Great Improvement in All Classes Resulting.
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THE impulse towards, artistic crea
tion, so strong a force at present,
nia.w now find means of training
nd growth In the school at the Museum
of Art.
A wider Interest in the work of the
Portland Art Association is needed to
meet the demands for such technical edu
cation ,as well as to provide for the more
general culture in the appreciation of the
beautiful which the Museum exists to
give. An Interest In art Is awakening
everywhere, and If Portland Is to be a
great city, it cannot be without this es
sential part of a city"s life. A generous
feeling le necfessary to build this work
on the broad, true, deep and inclusive
lines on which important a structure
. should rest.
The Art Association has recently been
reorganised ao as to give it a broader
and more flexible working basis. One
director is to be elected each year to
erve for seven years. The- present trus
tees are Miss Henrietta E. Failing. W. M.
1-adii. W. B. Ayer. Dr. T. L. Eliot, Dr.
Holt C. Wilson. C. E. S. Wood and
Ucorge Good. The committee In charge
of the different departments of work are
as follows: Membership, George Good,
William D. Wheelwright. Mrs. H. C.
"Wortman. Mrs. W. Brewster, Miss
Klizabeth Cadwell and Miss Anna M.
Cremen; building and collections, w. B.
Ayer. Dr. jaiot and George Good; art
school. Dr. Holt C. Wilson, Mrs. Lee
Hoffman and Judge C. H. Carey;, finance,
r. T. U Kliot. A. L. Mills and Rodney
T. Gllsan; exhibitions and lectures. Miss
Henrietta E. Failing, I. N. Fleischner and
C. E. S. Wood.
The Sunday afternoon opening of the
Museum Is proving a success, many visi
tors coming on that day who otherwise
would not have the opportunity.
The last notable exhibition of paintings
was that of Hermann Dudley Murphy's
work, recently hung in the galleries. Mr.
Murphy's most conspicuous quality is
that of beautiful tone. Portland may be
congratulated that several of these paint
In tr are to remain here.
The remarkable collection of photo
graphs by Alice Boughton. of New York.
vlil be on exhibition until January 10!
These photographs show a wonderful
command of artistic resources, and are
Typical of the artist's work. Miss Bough
ton studied art in New York, Paris and
Rome, with the intention of becoming a
Fainter, but was won over to the camera,
and her work distinctly suggests familiar.
NEW YORK STOREKEEPERS HAPPY
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Major-General Wood Defies State to Enforce Speed Limit Laws Against Federal Autos Minister Who Defends
Bartender Surprised That Folks Are Interested in His Action
BY LLOYI F, TuONKRQAX.
NCW YORK. Dec, 35. (Special. The
storekeepers of Manhattan are high
ly pleased with the kind of a
Christmas that has been dealt out to
them this year. For they never sold so
much, or received such good prices.
The stores have been Jammed since
early in the month, and expensive fab
rics have been gobbled up just as If
they were cheap bargains. Everybody
seemed to have money, and, what was
more important, they seemed willing
and even eager to spend -v.
And so far as the children are con
cerned, they had every reason to be
pleased with the liberality of Santa
Claus. who excelled himself In the mat.
ter of making gifts, after years In
which he laid himself open to tne
charge of being stingy.
Mot' to Be Disintegrated?
Behind stn action now pending in the
United States Circuit Court is believ-u
to be a plan of big financiers to force
the disintegration of the Metropolian
street Railway system, now in tne
hands of a receiver.
One of the most important parts of
ity witfi the brush and oils. Miss Bough
ton is one of the "new" photographers
and haa & prominent place In the circle
of New York artists. Her work Is welt
known in the East both through exhibi
tions and as illustrations in many maga
zines. The scope of the artist's power is well
shown in this exhibition, where the sub
jects Include such virile portraits as those
of W. B. Yeats and Maxim Gorky, de
lightful and poetic interpretations of na
ture and life in the "Pan." "Sunshine,"
"Grief," "The Musicians" and t.te famous
series of "The Healing Miracles." These
last show great mastery in the grouping
and composition, and are a distinct
achievement not only in photography but
as illustrations of the Bible. Walter
Hampden, who made "The Servant in
the House" such a success, offered his
services as model and appears In each of
the eight photographs in the beautiful
costume which he wore in the play. This
exhibition gives the people of Portland
an opportunity to see work, not only
typical of Miss Boughton's attainments,
but a late resutl of the "new" or "artis
tic" photography.'
Among the. plans of the Museum of
Art for the future are: An exhibit of
the work of the art department of the
city High Schools: an extensive ex
hibition by the Arts and Crafts So
ciety of work done here and In Cali
fornia, with some Eastern exhibits, in
cluding one from Pratt Institute; the
regular annual exhibit of the draw-tag.
painting and manual training work of
the grade schools; the Architectural
piub's exhibition; and the first annual
exhibit of the work of the Art School
of the Portland Art Association.
In the way of lectures, the Art As
sociation Is making efforts to secure
the. series delivered by Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Pennell on Whistler, on En
graving and on Illustration. The
friendship between Whistler and the
Pennells and the fact that Mr. Pen
nell is, himself, an artist of such note
and so thoroughly acquainted with tire
subjects on which he speaks, make
these exceptionally interesting lec
tures. They will be richly Illustrated
with lantern slides and with etchings
and lithographs both by Whistler and
Mr. Pennell.
The Wednesday morning class is
now using the splendid collection of
Greek casts in Its interesting study of
the architecture and scupture of the
time of Phidias.
High School students are making
the "Met" is the Madison and Fourth
avenue line. This is owned by the
New York & Harlem - Railroad, the
original basis of the New York Cen
tral, because in olden days the steam
cars ran down Fourth avenue to the
downtown station at Canal street. In
1S9S the Metropolitan, then being
formed by William C. Whitney, leased
the line for 999 years at an annual
rental 6f $400,000 and all charges.
Against this particular surface line
there have accumulated franchise taxes
amounting to $1,000,000, and recently
city officials took steps to sell the
property at ..auction. This, however,
was held up temporarily by an order of
the court.
In the meantime the directors of the
New York & Harlem became alarmed,
fearing that a tax sale might affect
their title. These directors are the five
foremost financiers of America J.
Plerpont Morgan. William Rockefeller.
William K. Vanderbllt. James Stlllman
and George F. Baker, president of tne
First National Bank. They notified the
receivers that they had paid the city
$400,000 on account to stop the tax
sale, and demanded the prompt repay
ment of that sum. and the deposit in
use of the comprehensive collection of
photographs of great paintings in
studies auxiliary to their school work.
But perhaps the most stirring and
important work of all is that of the
Art School, under the direction of
Miss Kate Cameron Simmons. The
school has an enrollment of 74 stu
dents, a number of whom are taking
the full course. The classes in de
sign, drawing, color, sketching from
life, are working enthusiastically,
with excellent results. The students
of the school have the great advan
tage of artistic surroundings, the use
of the best casts, reproductions of the
masterpieces of painting, and loans of
many fine modern things, all of which
cultivate the taste Insensibly, as tech
nical skill is being acquired, and give
the young artist the power of self-expression
on a higher plane.
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On this page four of Miss Boughtsu's
photographs that lend themselves to
reproduction are shown. Of these "The
Mexican" is a study of a young woman
with a basket of fruits on her head,
in beautiful tones of gray and black.
This is very decorative, truly artistic
and photographic. As well it is a
good example of the restraint and har
monic use of the camera as an art ex
ponent. "The Madonna and Child"
shows a beautiful woman holding a
child, a strong, and serious represenr
tation of this never old subject.
The others are two of the miracle
pictures. One, the healing of tfte
lame, blind and halt, is a most inter
esting study. The lines of composi
tion are remarkable for their beauty,
and the expression of the characters
portrayed is striking. The straight,
dignified lines of this -composition are
an interesting contrast to the circu
lar effect of the lines in the other pic
ture shown, where all the figures are
bending over the woman who is re
ceiving the healing touch.
Miss Boughtsu's portraits number
34, and besides those shown, includes:
"The Servant in the
House"
Child Blowing Bub
bles. "Radha."
The Musicians
Girl With Harp.
Sisters.
Portrait.
Florence Bradley.
KUith CraiE.
The Healing Mlraoles.
Peace.
By the Lake.
Water Sprites.
The Swans.
Pond Lilies.
Win terf east."
Danish Girl.
"Everyman."
A Maeterlinck Group.
Maxim Gorky
Father and Child.
Naztmova.
W. B. Yeats.
Nature's Protection.
The Sea.
Winter.
The Seasons.
The Bisr Boulder.
Mountainside.
trust of $600,000 additional to cover in
full the amount of tne franchise tax
due. The receivers refused to do this,
and the directors have taken the mat
ter to court. The eventual result of
the litigation, it is believed, will be the
splitting up of the various lines of the
surface system. ' so that they may be
easily taken in separately if desiredl
Governor Hughes has been warmly
complimented by Justice Dowling for
the masterly report that he has given
as referee. But the principal interest
of the case, to laymen, lies in the fact
that this particular suit illustrates the
folly of going to law.
Three men were in business as bro
kers, with offices in New York and
Chicago, and seats on the exchanges
in the two cities. They quarreled and
decided to dissolve the business. In
stead of acting sensibly about it, they
foolishly went to law. That wa in
1S96.
What has been the result? Well,
by constant attention to law, they have
finally reached the stage where a Jus
tice of the Supreme Court has approved
the findings of a referee. Ail the part
ners are dissatisfied with the ruling,
and have determined to keep on fight
ing. They will go in turn to the Apel
late Division, the Court of Appeals, the
United States Supreme Court, and can
probably keep it up until all their
money is gone. It must not be for
gotten that it has taken 13 years to
dispose of the preliminary- stages of
litigation.
The only happy chauffeurs in town
at present are those who are in the
employ of Uncle Sam. for they can ig
nore speed regulations and such little
things as licenses and lights. This
has been demonstrated in a recent con
troversy between Secretary of State
Koenig and Major General Leonard
Wood, commander of the Department of
the East.
General Wood recently secured a new
auto, and wrote to Mr. Koenig at Al
bany, suggesting that he send him a
number. Mr. Koenig complied and en
closed with the license the polite in
formation that the fee Imposed by the
state was $2. Iater he wrote again,
and got a letter from General Wood, in
forming him that Uncle Sam had no in
tention of paying a cent, and adding
in polite language, that local traffic or
speed regulations are of enly academic
Interest to the United States army. He
kindly stated, however, that "whenever
practicable," speed and traffic regula
tions would be observed. But any po.
Hceman who holds up Wood's auto, is
told to beware of the majesty of the
United States law, 1; he tries to make
trouble for Its driver.
No effort is being mad to test this
declaration of General Wood, and if it
is a bluff, he eertainly is getting away
with it in fine style.
Preacher Defends Bartender.
A number of our most sensational
ministers are walling bitterly because
Rev. F. S, Fiath. pastor of St. Paul's
Lutheran ehurch, in Brooklyn, defend
ed a barkeeper arrested for violating
the Excise Law. Mora than that, he
calmly announced that he often fre
quented -the back room of the saloon
himself, and that everything was run
in an orderly fashion. . This the pastor
made clear n a letter to the court.
Rev. Mr. Flath is a calm, hard
working little German, who Is well
liked by his floek. He is much ur.
prised by the commotion that ho has
caused.
"The saloon is here with us," he says,
"and we should do everything possible
to raise the standard of it. Saloonkeep
ers who obey the law should b com
mended and defended. That Is only
common justice."
There are all kinds of queer persons in
Brooklyn, but Miss Eva Strlngham, of
Russall street, is in a claes by herself.
Miss Stringham and her mother were
members of the First Methodist Church of
Greenpoint. The mother was taken ill.
and- the daughter asked the minister to
call. She asserts that Rev. Charles H.
Grubb Informed her that he had SS9 calls
on his list ahead of hers, and that he
would visit her when the time came to
fulfill that obligation.
Did Miss Stringham scream or strike
the pastor? Not at all. Her conduct was
most "lady like," But she got even In a
way that nobody except a Brooklynite
could ever have thought of.
Rev. . Mr. Grubb's' neighbors have been
interested recently in the frequent ar
rivals of delivery wagons from depart
ment stores of Manhattan and Brooklyn,
bearing parcels addressed to the minister's
home. They also noticed that in nearly
every case there was a long consultation
between the minister and the delivery
boy, and that at the end of it the pack
age was returned to the wagon.
Woman's Jtevenge Unique.
Grubb investigated and found that Miss
Stringham was responsible for the an
noyance that had driven him distracted.
When the woman was brought to court,
she admitted the facts in the case, and
told about how her mother was neglected.
Magistrate Naumer admonished Eva,
and adjourned the case until January
24, telling Rev. Grubb that if the an-
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Warrant, whereat the minister lamented
loudly.
"I have been compelled to suffer un
just criticism from many members of
my flock." he declared, "and I insist that
this woman be punished, and that the
punishment be so severe as to strike ter
ror to her heart."
"Get off the bridge," yelled a court
officer, and Mr. Grubb was in the street
before he realised where he was.
The finest thing ever done by our big
cheery President Taft was his midnight
visit to the Bowery Mission recently. Go
and ask Manager J. T. Hunt about it,
and he will show his enthusiasm im
mediately. "I doubt if Mr. Taft will ever
know the good he did to struggling hu
manity by coming down here and put
ting heart into the boys," says Mr.
Hunt.
"1 have an agent out making a can
vass of the city for places of employ
ment. They find it easy sailing now,
persons we, approach say:
"The Bowery Mission! Why that is
where President Taft went the other
night. I guess that is recommendation
enough for your men. You can send up--and
then they name the number they
can care for. I have found work for a
hundred since the President spoke here,
and am sending men all over the country.
"Mr. Taft said ho was trying to lessen
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desired, it would be an easy matter to
cut a door through between the kitchen
and the adjoining bedroom. It will be
seen that every inch of this house Is
used to good advantage and there Is no
waste room whatever. The complete
plans and specifications for the house
either as shown above or reversed
cost $10.00. -
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the chasm between the rich man in the
office and the poor man in the street, or
something like that, and he has done it,
even to the extent of keeping our tele
phone in constant operation ever since." .
And the man in the street murmurs:
"Good old Bill." It is something no j
President ever thought of doing before, j
and it has brought happiness to - many
disheartened mon. . j
During an investigation the other day 1
Into the condition and conduct of the city
hospitals. Dr. S. Means Gregory, of
Bellevue, save some ' entertaining testi
mony. Good Men Won't Be Xurses. I
Dr. Gregory is now in charge of the
alcoholic ward, but at times has been
acting superintendent and physician in
charge of the. psycopathic ward. He de
clared It was Impossible to get Compe
tent male. nurses, "because the average
man will not select nursing as a profes
sion unless there Is something wrong
with him."
The witness said that "rounders" still
make Bellevue a sobering up place. - They
spend their final pennies on bad whisky
and then go to the hospital to recuperate.
He. believes the evil could best be rem
died by having a .policeman on hand to
attend to cases of plain habitual drunks
by sending them to court for commitment
to the wcrkhouse.
The day after Dr. Gregory testified, a
discovery was made which added point
to pis testimony. HJio policemen, who
are on guard in the alcoholic ward, found
a strange man in the eellar undernch.
fast .asleep .behind a pile of boxes.
Tne man wore a straw hat. a linen
duster and a blue sweater. When aroused
he called out:
'How did I get here? I don't know.
Maybe the angels dropped me."
vv nen told to go upstairs for the pur.
pose of being regularly entered as a pa
tient in tne alcohotlc ward, the peculiar
stranger put up a stiff fight, and finally
landed in a straitjacket.
His name is Patrick Fitzgerald and he
is a waiter. How he got through the
streets in his straw hat and linen duster
is as much a mystery as is how he got
Into - the hospital cellar without being
observed.
Mr. Fitzgerald would be grateful to
anybody who could tell him' where he
got his strange raiment. For he never
owned clothing of that kind, and does
not believe he could buy it even if he
so desired. -
Debtors' Prison Reality.
Sheriff's counsel Maurice B. Blumen-
thal announces that he will resign at the
end of the year. This i not particularly
exciting, as Sheriff-elect Shea is a Re
publican, and will have a Republican ad
vissr. Blumenthai is an ardent Tam
many man. '
.But-Blumenthal, in his letter to Sheriff
Foley, says that in addition to looking
after his private practice, he intends to
cubiish a book on the "Law and Pro
cedure" relating to the Sheriff's office.
and work for the repeal of all statutes
permitting arrests in civil actions except
in cases of contempt.
It is generally supposed, savs Mr.
Blumenthai. "that imprisonment for debt
has been abolished in this state. My ob
servations as Sheriff's cotmsel. however,
have made it plain that under one pretext
or another, citizens are daily incarcerated
in Ludlow-street Jail for what really
amounts to nothing more than a civil
liability."
The reform proposed by the Sheriff's
counsel has aroused much Interest and
has caused favorable comment from many
sources.
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reled just once. But as a result of that
quarrel they are- both in a hospital, and
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"I am going home to mother," said
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"Good-bye, Morris." said the girl (she
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Cossack With $4000 Arrested foi
3ot Knowing Trench.
PARIS. Dec. 25. (Special.) Simeon
Katzef, a Cossack, came to Paris, and
after various adventures landed in the
pplice court. He has got oft with a
fine of 3.50 and he deserved no worst
punishment.
But, while there were many extenu
ating circumstances in his favor, allow
ances were also to be made for the
hotelkeeper who prosecuted him. Si
meon arrived In his hotel at 4 A- M
and asked for a room, in Russian, spo- '
ken with the accent of the Cossacks
of the Don. The landlord, to wham
Russian of any kind was Greek, an
swered n Parisian that his hotel was
full up. The Cossack, who does pot
know a word of Parisian, paid no at
tention, and merely walked upstairs to
the third landing, where he curled him
self up on the floor and went to sleep.
The police,' called by the landlord,
woke him up. took him off and searched
him. In his pockets were found an
enormous revolver, fully loaded, and .
J4Q00 in specie. His dress-bulgingr kick
ers, top-boots and a tunic, ornamented
with a pattern of cartridges, increased
the suspicion with which he was re
ceived. To be found without means
of sustenance is bad, but to be found
bearing $4000 and a loaded revolver is
worse.
In the police eourt the Cossack did
say much, and what he said was in
Russian, translated by an interpreter.'
"Who are you?"
"A Cossack."
t "Why did you come to Paris?"
"To learn Spanish."
"Are you sure you mean Spanish?"
"I am."
"Why did you come -to learn Span
ish?" -
"To go to the Argentine Republic to
settle."
"Why had you $4000 with you?"
"To set up as a cattle-dealer in Ar
gentina." The court came to "the conclusion
that the Cossack really had come
straight from the Don to learn Span
ish In Paris before sailing for the Ar
gentina to buy a ranch there with his
J4000, and merely fined him 2-B0 for
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