Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 241, 21 August 1918 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND UN-TELEGRAM.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21, 1918. PAGE THREE

DIRECT CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ARE DISCUSSED

City Engineer Prepares Map of Chautauqua City Engineer Davis is accommodating the Chautauqua patrons by making a contour map of the chautauqau grounds which will locate all the trees and give the elevation of the ground so that hereafter, prosri.ctive campers can tell exactly whether their lot will be shady or sloping. For some time the chautauqua management has wanted to b.ve such a map, as it will be of greatest value, but the task is so tedious, and instruments which the city does not have were required to do the work, so that it never was attempted until Civil Engineer Davis borrowed the instruments and used his spare moments to begin the work Tuesday afternoon.

Fire of Purpose Will Bring Sure Success to U.S. in War, Says Bennett

IRVIN GGBB WILL BE HERE THURSDAY

Irvin Cobb, the noted author from the battlefields of Europe, who will deliver the evening lecture at the chautauqua Thursday evening, will arrive in Richmond Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, according to word received by A. D. Gayle of the First National bank, who will entertain him. Mr. Cobb, in his letter of acceptance to Mr. Gayle, speaks of remembering the Richmond man when they both were in Louisville, Ky., in 1902. At that time Mr. Cobb was a reporter on one of the Louisville papers and was often about the state house where Mr. Gayle was then situated as assistant auditor. It was Just after the then notorous Goble assassination, and Mr. Cobb, being one of the best reporters, was sent to the state house to get all the points in the trial. "He was pretty chubby then," said Mr. Gayle, "and I remember him well atlhough he was not then as famous as now. His home was in Paducah, Ky., on the Ohio."

Bentley Describes Ultimatum to Servia Which Gave Germany Excuse for War. Wednesday Night. 7:30 p. m. Catherine A. Logan, whistler. 8:15 p. m. Concert, Schuman players. Thursday 9:30 a. m. Miss Florence Norton. 10:30 a. m. War Lecture, J. H. Bentley. 2:00 p. m. Concert. Vierra's Royal Hawaiian Singers and Players. 3:00 p. m. Speaker from National Woman's party. 7:30 p. m. Prelude, Vierra's Hawaiian Players. 8:15 p. m. Lecture. Irvin Cobb. The Austrian-Servian controversy, which was the immediate cause of precipitating the world war was discussed and explained by J. H. Bentley, principal of the High School, in his third lecture of the excellent series he is delivering during the mornings of chautauqua. "That Servia had committed a wrong was not doubted, and some reprisal had to be made to Austria which Servia was perfectly willing to do. But the asFassination of an Austrian official was in no wise severe enough an offense to call forth such an ultimatum as Austria sent, which had to bo answered within 48 hours. "The whole situation was preposterous, a big nation backed by a still larger one, demanding practically a complete surrender of all national power, or else war. And Germany denied all knowledge of the affair. "But Servia did all she could. Out of the ten demands which were made, she accepted eight, and practically accepted the other two. Furthermore, Servia laid, "If this answer is rot satisfactory, we shall be g!ad to Fubmit the matter to the Hague conference." "The answer was thrpe nnirpa lnnir

and was ha vied to the Austrian am- GKmDSe Into Sculptor's StUtaspndor at 15:58, two minutes before i . r . i n

the time limit of 48 hours was up. at Fix o'clock on tUtu.-day evening. The ambassador toi'i tiiat document, on which the lives of millions of men and the history of ri tions has rested, read if over, decided it was entirely inadequate and rejeoted it, had his entire belongings paclld. his passports in readiness, had niched the station and wns gone on the 6:30 train, exactly 33 minute after the answer had - been handed to him. "It is because of such an affair as that, that we are fighting," said Mr. Bentley. "When a single man can disitilps as tremendously important a natter as the answer to an ultimatum with the shrug of his shoulders, and le.ivp for home within half an hour, it is too much power within the hands

r-T n single mani "Such a proceeding fully

that the ultimatum to Servia was a mere pretext, and that Austria was determined to make war."

SCULPTOR'S WORK IS EXPLAINED BY LORADO TAFT

dio is Granted Chautauqua

Audience Tuesday Night.

"Every ship at sea today must have a searchlight, an engine and a captain; and every man that wants to be

a man Instead of a great hulk of camouflage must have imagination, a mill power and a conscience," said William Rainey Bennett In his lecture at chautauqua Tuesday afternoon. "Imagination in machinery, now days, why there's no limit to the things that It can do. I even heard of a new invention of a noiseless spup spoon the other day." "And health, why that's largely a matter of imagination, too. What you think about most you become. If you keep on reading advertisements for patent medicine in almanacs, the first thing you know, you've got every pain it describes, and then you buy six bottles of the stuff for five dollars. "And then will power. You know I

always like a bull dog, because he's

got more will power than any other animal I know. He hangs on, and because he knows he can do things, he has self-respect. Nobody ever kicks a bull dog twice. And no bad boy ever tied a can to a bull dog's tail. That's the difference between a bull dog and a yellow cur." "Use your will power. Don't act like you feel, (or you'll act like the devil). Act like you ought to feel, and be a man who can." 'But the greatest thing is conscience. Do you know that our soldiers under John J. Pershing are cleaner over there than they ever

(were at home? One dark night in a little shattered village over there In I northern France, a mother and her ! daughter were on the narrow street

when a soldier bumped against them in passing. The mother screamed, but as the soldier removed his hat and begged their pardon, the mother's cry of fear changed to joy as she said, 'Thank God, it's an American.' " "But the Germans have a conscience too, and they are doing their best to live up to It. They say, 'Go ye into all the world and shoot our Kultur into every creature. " The speech ended with a vividly sketched story which summed up the qualities of the "Man Who Can." "An old white haired man had spent his life in the pioneer country of Illinois, and from the days of his young manhood the menace to the homes in his community had been a savage black

At the Chautauqua

HEARD ON THE GROUNDS "All Chautauqua campers who have any talking machines they wish repaired just come around to the south j.at.e; we can fix most anything." Harlow Haas. "Say, did you see that aeroplane Tuesday morning?" "I thought I felt that propeller just glazing my left car." "I wouldn't mind if we had salad demonstrations every day, would you? Interested Camper. "No, if I had my spoon with me, but when I got back from getting it up at my tent everything wa3 eaten up, anil my mouth watered so hard I thought it was leaking." Slighted Neighbor.

"Nothing like having Washington Theatre musicians to entertain you all right, was there? Fine sleeping, I'll tell the world." "Say, do you know one tent that doesn't have a ukulele in it? I'd like to shake hands with those people." "Oh-h-hh, did you ev-v-v-er se-e-e such a per-r-r-fectly w-w-wonderful moon! And to think Dick's down there in that old training camp." "Well. I'll tell you, some of those trills and warbles in high Q arc pretty fine, but didn't it just go right through you when they played 'Comin' Through the Rye'?" In the wee small hours of the night - "Hey, Boh, roll over and let a fellow have a few covers. You don't have to have them wrapped around you twice." "It certainly was a miracle, due to two nineteen year old volunteers with their Ford that I ever got here," said Mr. Bennett. "My regular lecture tour is over and I was going to leave at once for our summer home in Michigan Monday night, when along about two o'clock in the afternoon I got a telegram telling me to be here two the next afternoon. I was in Berlin, Pa., and it took me two hours to figure how I ever could give my lecture that night and get here In time. But these two boys had just enlisted and were leaving Saturday for their training comp so they were not busy and drove me forty miles Monday night at half past ten, bo that I could

catch a midnight traiu and reach here at twelve Tuesday noon."

Here are some of the good things in Bennett's speech: "You're never down and out till you admit it." . "Nothing can stop you but yourself." "You can beat the game awhile, but It will bat you after while." "Every crook leaves a track." The slickest thief kicks over a chair in the dark and the kaiser's done it." "If you don't give un you'll eet un "

Lorado Taft, the eminent sculptor who gave the Richmond audience a glimpse into an artist's heart as well as his studio in his unique lecture Tuesday evening, was one of the most enjoyed lecturers ever on the chautauqua platform. "When I received my list of assignments for this season, I was glad when I saw Richmond," said Mr. Taft in response to his introduction. "Whenever I think of Richmond, I think of Mr. Bundy, and next I think of your fine little art gallery in your

proved j school and tnen 1 tnink ot my friend,

William Dudley Foulke, whom i met on a steamer as we were going abroad, and of Mrs. M. F. Johnston, that wonderful woman who is creating art

I circles in so many community centers."

"In beginning his lecture, Mr. Taft took a natural sized modeling bust and explained how it is constructed, for he said, "I never meet a splendid audience like thjs where there are so many little boys and girls crowding about the front, without hoping that some word of mine may influence them to begin an artist's career and find themselves; and so I explain in detail just how it is done." With a frame made of a straight board for the base, a pipe for the neck and a hollow wooden box for the head, covered with moistened clay, Mr. Taft called his assistant, Leonardo Cornelle, and with a few swift strokes of his pallet knife and a few dents with his thumb, the shapeless mass of clay soon resembled the man. Mr. Taft then turned over the bust to Mr. Cornelle "to finish" as he said, and while Mr. Taft was giving the rest of his lecture, the skillful assistant transformed his clay portrait into a beautiful girl's head. Going into the construction of his art, Mr. Taft brought out a huge skull, which he said was the foundation of understanding successful modeling, explaining the wonderful mechanical construction both of the skull and the muscles , of the face, which, he said were the parts of the most efficient machinery ever invented. During his lecture, Mr. Taft explained in detail how plaster casts were made, both of bas-reliefs and of rounded busts, but he advised any boys and grils who might like to try the simple process to experiment out in the back yard instead of in the house, for, he said many a youthful genius has been nipped in the bud by a first false step. One plaster cast which he had was of a little baby's head, and had been the first attempt of Mr. Cornelle in sculpturing, said Mr. Taft. Years ago, in preparing for the Chicago World's fair, when Mr. Taft was in charge of the decorating, he heard of the boy Leonardo Cornelle. who worked in the coal mines at that time, but spent his Sundays modeling, and so, becoming interested in the boy, Mr. Taft sent for him to come and help with the roughest labor.

t Only a short time after he had been J there, he went home to visit over the

week-end, but when he came back he brought the modeled head of their new baby, and at once he was recognized as an artist and a sculptor. This head has been awarded a medal, but even a higher tribute than a medal has been paid to it, said Mr. Taft, for one day a woman came into the room whee it was exhibited, thinking that no one noticed, she picked up the little head and nestled it in her arms.

wolf which no one could capture, but he had made his ambition to bring in the hide of that beast and use it as a relice on his fireside.

"Years had passed and he had !

trained his best thoroughbred, a black horse so sleek that he glistened in the sun, until his muscles were like twisted bands of steel. Then one night as the moon rose over the hill top, the figure of the old black wolf was seen against the circle of light, as he raised

his head and uttered a long wierd i

howl, his breath freezing on the cold February air." "Calling all the men of the community together the old man started on the hunt for the beast, and all that night and all the next day they hunted, until the other men turned back, but the old man with his eyes still burning with the fire of his purpose, stayed on, until suddenly there was a streak of black as the wolf burst from cover followed by the yelping pack of dogs, and the man's ambition was filled." "That old man has lived many years and his name is Uncle Sam. But the same fire of purpose is still burning in his eyes, and now when he is hunting for the old black wolf of Europe, he'll never give up until he ' brings home that wolf hide as a relic, for he is the Man Who Can."

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MEN CAN REGISTER AT CHAUTAUQUA

Voters present at the Chautauqua sessions either Thursday afternoon or evening may register. The county registration board is to be in session in the headquarters tent of the Rotary club for tlie purpose of listing voters who have not yet registered. If any considerable number avail themselves of the oportunity to register, the board may assign clerks to the chautauqua for other sessions.

War Food Demonstration Given by Miss Nation Corn bread, oatmeal bread and coffee cake were demonstrated by Misa Florence Norton at her lecture on hot breads Wednesday morning. Thursday she will demonstrate canning fruits without sugar, and also will can several jars of vegetables by the cold pack process since no utensils had arrived for the Monday lecture. Meat substitutes will be given Friday, and Saturday will be devoted to simple desserts.

SCHUMANNS ARE MUSICAL TREAT

Children's compliments to great artists are the highest tribute they can receive, and it is significant that after the short concerts, which the Schumann Quintet gave Tuesday afternoor and evening, not only the most cultured of Richmond musical folk waited to express their deep appreciation of the interpretations, but even little boys who are usually most undemonstrative, were first to say, "I like those songs." But so far the Quintet only has been "getting acquainted" aa;ain with the Richmond audience. Their real concert will be given Wednesday evening, when they will give a program largely devoted to old folk songs of all nation. There will 'be Indian music, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, featuring the Peer Gynt Suite and other favorite selections of Greig; and with the concert, Karl Lambert, the Director, will give a little explanation of the characteristics of the country, which will greatly aid in the appreciation and interpretation of the music. Any request which is given to the company within an hour before their concert Wednesday evening, will be played. Leon Lichenfeld, the 'celloist, will play as solo numbers, "The French Village Song," by Popper, and "An Elegy," by Massanet. Miss Fickett, the pianist, also will give solo numbers for the first time, and all the members of the company will do solo work as well as ensemble numbers. Israel Berger, the seventeen-year-old Russian violinist, will give several

i numbers, and take leading parts in ! the music of the evening.

'The concert will close with the Star Spangled Banner.

Six thousand five hundred and thirteen women are holding down sixtyone different classes of jobs on the Pennsylvania railroad lines east of Pittsburgh.

Children to Take Part in Chautauqua Program Almost fifty children are rehearsing with Miss Buhl for the entertainment to be given Saturday afternoon. Recitations are coming along "just fine," said Miss Buhl .Wednesday morning, and all the children seem interested. The program has been all mide out and exceptional ability has been, found in the children, even in this short time.

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