'Vl 4- i, f - V1 1 ' ,r '.-, '' 'f? H E IiEFT CITY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS .'V tfm tti-On sis tif Sehtet and Obmmon Coun- l:lh presWent of the Pennsylvania IB M inHHV ruKI icuihii ma I Of thS DUblfc k'clty should fall to accent and Into the stipulated atTeemtnt within sttM the collection la clven to the olKan lluieum of New York. .'PROVISIONS OP CODICIL last codicil to me win. canceling me rfons of n. , previous codicil, wan ex- February II. 1917. In it Mr. jonn p Increased. the nnhultles he had made In Mn Instances. He sranted 13000 a year Ills brother and 12000 a year to his HMr'a wife Carrie in event or nis Aher's decease. To his secretary, Charles toDermott. he left nn annual Income or 10. To Nellie McDonald he left 400 rr. . . Pp each servant in the House zuu in cam. siltw library1 and law pamphlets he he- thed Frank P. Prlcliard. one or nis law Relates. Duplicates ko to Morris n. Saul. rlyle II. Hoss tccelves $2000. i:acli bale 'stenographer receives jzuuu oui. ht Each ofl ce boy will be Bivon ji'uu. ke stenographers must have been In his nploy three years and the omce uoys two bars to Dartlclrtate. 'Annuities for members of the family lire: fas, Norrls, $18,000; John Norrls, her son, . will receive Jl 2.000 a year upon her death. ' Marguerite Rldgloy will receive $18,000 nn- tually. There will bo J12.00Q n year di vided among the children of John Norrls &,'fcad. descendants of dead children of his. r? ' aWllowIn the decease of Ida Norrls. If there - . -- ;B),8Uch children. The wimo applies to cnn ,ren and dcscciidants of dead children of JkUrgeurlte llldgoloy, nfter her death. The j nnMiiorv ltirmn ttttet tn flfnArnl MnrrlL r,hrhe offices In the Land Title Uulldlng vnre 10 ue intiinuuueii uy iii i-niio " m. Kf tjinnthu "an thnt tl.nun wlin linifi lippn IIHSn- F. iifpd with nr hcliiltiir me mnv make their rwturc nrrn.nBem.entn carefully All salaried .' bo paid during such time." ric i i!Tr.ii.'u rtu- atit wnnk't: "" ft' Tlin. flnpnklnr nt hlu rnllortlnn, the Rfjff lawyer wrote: "The leisure moments of my SfvWf lire have been spent In maKlng this conecr f.Atlon. My hopo has always been that It will Ki be accepted by the city of Philadelphia upon V the not onerous conditions I will Impose. I ,fvlftvo lived my lire In this city; I want the .'collection to have Its homo here; but If the .- ondltlons bo not accented It must co else- & ','j, where. I feel bound to add that I t jjnwiii oe exceedingly sorry ic it snail so nap- ,Wn that lne city of Philadelphia ishall not ;,'hr'ke, and that the collection will require iMJw go 10 mo city oi iew lorn. the city accepting the gift within six months and making proper provision f.r keeping It, and he answered that he would gladly underwrite that proposition himself. I ure nt ,he (left of havlnK tn cMtMorx gUiy AS TO PICTURES . &?te l.il, ..- . . . ---.. . .L ... -m i ino provisions relating" 10 mo mil oi fijthe pictures are as follows: f& r devlR0 to tho city of Plilladelphla. ?.cS If, It accents the beauest to It In rav j'M Will, and enters Into the hjieclficd con- -C1' tract, concerning my art objects, my !;j houeo and lot. No. C10 South Drond W v atreet, with all the appurtenances, all ii ch1"'8- saving money, securities ..Jand objects of personal use and orna ' A went. All objects of household use ; and ndornment shall go with the house. llk't 1 wish It to be maintained ns a museum Jl( a. public museum to stand pretty '.ft'jj, .Touch b It will be at my decease. X ' I direct that It shall bo forover kept wftf aiiu ,i,M,i4,uiiii;u ia nutii iuudcuiii ill Which my art objects shall be exhibited. This, dovlce will cave the need of the city contributing to building an art gallery, unless the house shall be o Injured or destroyed as to require repairing or rebuilding. In such vent' the city's contract shall obllgo It, if there be enough art objects left to make It worth while, to rcstoro or to rebuild on the same site. So far as the original directions about a build ing In my will shall be reasonably ap plicable, Uicy shall be followed. ft The art objects shall not be removed ". "or- permanent exhibition to any other V PiBGv, umena sume exiraoruinary siiu jy ation shall arise making It exceedingly ujf (Judicious necessary to niauo some KA'i) rs ik P' $ ?VfS- i !k ? rl-W. Jv'. .P m- m., Kh K i5 V . S 'J i) It will be jUVreeulatlons for such admission of tho i fiuhltn an will nrnnirlv firntprf thj, hrnn. fc fk erty. I direct that from time to time lf eucru regulations may be made by tho 9"t majority of a body to consist of per sons, viz.; ine men prcsiaeni or tne Academy of the Fine Arts, the president of tho Pennsylvania Company for In surances on hives and Granting An nuities, the president of tho Philadel phia Councils (of Select and of Com mon if, there shall bo two bodies) and the president of the Pennsylvania Mu seum (Droad and Pine). It will be necessary to devote a con siderable annual sum to the upkeep, heating, lighting and care of the mu seum, the placing In charge of a. 'curator, the keeping of a competent start of workpeoplo and caretakers, the proper restoratlonJand care and repair of pictures, frames and other objects. Upon the decensp of my son I direct that the Income which shall he paid to .him, i( and whilst alive, shall be de voted, as far as possible, to this pur pose. To the University of Pennsyl vania shall go only so much of the In come of my residuary estate as shall not be properly usable for this purpose. Pjty, wniisi me trusts or my win continue s '?.' . active, the determination of what sums iJi. shall be thus.exDended and how thev typ .shall be expended shall be by tho trus- jSSj, tees oi my resiauary esuuo. iney snail j contract ine uuis, uruer tno wotk ana ,, ...- ... ,. To such extent as my Income appllc- ',, Jable to the purpose shall prove Insuffi cient, the city of Philadelphia, In the "You may rest assured that we will he only too glad to comply with any provision that Is demanded. I am delighted that Philadelphia should get the collection and nothing la too much to do In' return." Members of the art Jury were dellrhted, too, and.lt waa learned that they hnd known of the provisions of tho will for some time. Speaking formally for the art Jury, An drew Wright Crawford, Its secretary, said: "Wo are all delighted that this great collection of a Phlladelphlan should remain In his home city. It means a great deal to this rirt center. There. Is no doubt that tho city will gladly accept tho gift and comply with all Km provision"." UNIVKRSITVH S1IAIIK . No authoritative statement could be ob tained an to the value of Mr. Johnson's es tate apart from the art treasures. Inti mate range from $3,000,000 to $ IB, 000,000, but they were all guesses. The question was raised as to how much the University of I'cnnslvanla would fin ally get and when. The first part of the question could not be answered, but It was explained at the old law office of Mr. Johnson that the University would not come Into the possession of the rtaln until the deaths of CJcnorol Mnrrcll, a stepson; Margaret llidgeley, a grnnddnughter of the late Mrs. Johnson; Mrs. Ida NnrrK a stepdaughter; mid her noii, John Norrls. That will he many years from now. There are contingent bequests Amounting to about $400,000. These are principally to old servants, it whs s.ild. It was learned Inter this afternoon that the two wltneses to the will wero Ralph R. Kvani and William J Fisher Mr Fisher. when nuked us to what prolslon had been mndp for A f Johnson, brother of the law yer, said that n ccrtnlu sum would be paid to him during his llfo nml on his death this would be paid to his widow until she died. As t' tho upkeep of the art museum, tho city w 11 have to pay all expenses until fieri oral it rrell's death. It was explained Then most of the burden will bo lifted from tho city to the estate. The attitude of the city, however Is that It will not bo a burden, but a privilege, to pay for the upkeep of the public museum It was announced today that tho law firm founded by John II Johnson will now bo known as "Prlcliard, Saul, Hayard & nvans." Tho members will be Frank P. Prlchard, tho now head of the firm; Maurice Rower Saul, James Wilson Hayard, Ralph R. Kvnns. Carlyle llowartli Ross, RenJamln O. Frlck and Joseph Ncff living. Mr. Prlchard, the new head of tho firm, declined to make a guess as to the value of tho estate this afternoon Ho said that nn Inventory was necessary to establish the worth of the estate. main in the Johnson .home, and to this end they urged Immediate steps to see that the provisions of the will are complied with. "It Is a great satisfaction," said Leslie W. Miller, director of the School of Indus trial Art, vice president of the Art Jury and secretary of the Falrmount Park Art Association. "It Is fine, and when I think of It I don't know how to express my pleas- where It Is. "It will be a stimulus to art In this city nnd will be as great as the Wallace collec tion, which wns similarly willed and which now stands In Iiondon." Miss Violet Oakley, mural decorator and painter, said: "It Is most essential for the city to keep the collection. It would be nn Irreparable loss If It were to be let go. Tho value Is beyond money; It Is not only of value to the city life, but nlds the progress of art through Inspiration. ' John Frederick Lewis, Jr., president of the Academy of tho Fine Arts nnd member of the Art Jury, said Jio preferred to with hold comment for tho present, as It was "too sfllomn" a matter to be discussed with out thought. COLONIAL DAMES FAVOR SELECTIVE DRAFT PLAN JOHNSON'S PAINTINGS DECLARED PRICELESS Since John O. Johnson died last Satur day thousands of persons have been nsklng a question without getting any especial sat isfaction. They have wanted to know how much tho Johnson) nrt collection Is worth! The question was taken today to Prof. Pasquale Karli,a. along with ii list of al most 1200 of te works In the great col lection as they havo been catalogued. The intention was to have Professor Farina set down tho value of each ono of tho works. Trofessor Farina Is more Intimately ac quainted with the Johnson collection than any other man He was Mr. Johnson's firtlRtln nilvlMAP iinrl Qiwinl almncf nu immli time at the Johnson home. 510 South Rroa.l PHILADELPHIA GREETS nw . tv, n lie it IU III II in IMtll EttUUlW. IdJI Society Abandons Traditional Aloofness in Cause of Patriotism The Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America Indorsed universal mili tary conscription today nt a meeting In F.dtey Hall. The Indorsement came after a spirited three-hour session In which the foices of lit log on the patriotism of the past were ranged alongside of the patriot'sm that menus coming to the nlI of America. now today. The, Colonial Dames, of whom there are 075 In Pennsylvania, have primarily for their object the pi curving of Colonial relics nnd the Inculcating of respect nnd patriot ism for tho men who fought for America In Colonial times To dato ns n society, they have not token active part In present day vvnr crises movements. Today's meeting registered a practical breaking away from this custom When the conscription resolution was In troduced the point was mudo that It was not vvltlilr. tho offlcn of the Society of Colo nial Dames to raise Its volco on matters that had to do with tho politics of tho na tion. Tho answering cry was that the mat ter of war nnd conscription Is not one of politics hut patriotism. It was held to be the duty of women who are win king to pre serve the rich nnd brave past of America to work equally hard to mold the American side of history In the making today. The matter was brought up that the Colonial Dames have not been lepicsented In the various patriotic i allies that have been held of late. A motion was accord ingly passed which empowered the presi dent, of the Pennsylvania Chapter. Mrs. James Starr, to attend ofllclally all such public meetings nnd conferences In future. A motion urging the enrolling of the members of the society In the Women's League for National Service was nlso cr- rleil. JMIJ1JBItigr m liiMiiiiilfioi7"-i ---' i?n . . (MOTHER I FATHER I I . yW T EXPERTS IN TOBACCO , 1 ' Partners: Father Time AgesVELVET. Mother Nature Mellows It An unbeatable team: Time and Nature. When tobacco manufacturers try to substitute hurry-up curing meth ods for slow, natural ageing of tobacco, you smokers pay the price. Jt9m2mmmmm The remainder of the $20,000 fund whicli Is to bo used for a Maltha Washington window nt the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel was pledged at the meeting today. Only $1000 was needed to complete tho fund. Tho window, the largest ono to be placed In the chapel, has been donated nnd is perpetually endowed by tho Colonial Dames, f y && VJl t. 1 m. I A' m contract, must agree to pay from time )m' time, as demanded by the said trus- 7UA "' "-"". ""- "X trustees, who shall only make the se- !$,7i lection after thorough Investigation. I 'V -wish no Jobbery In this selection. As fy&f ve ' there must Proper light- M .... . , ...- .....- BH ,,.uuw Zi ,e Kept in goou condition; caretakers, i. -T Art mMjrn tarn 4nl w An tt AM m Av a 6 ha A f iWi rn.,iiiin, i.iici, n, must ' 4.vA " iirovlded. Intelligent restorations ib'i'X In order. Cradling from time to time SO' 'i.-'taMUvt Via. rinno. kl ,v It. Is, Impossible to more than guess' jjv -nat win oe neeaea; but as much as iitt.uuu a year may De neeaea, The city nust, agree to pay what my estate In .wne will not suffice to do, promptly tu' demanded. If, 5-VAny 'residuary Income, not applicable, IfV. ., after alf tho purposes of my wm.ana cocucu are accomplished rully SlImS 'nrorjerlv. tn tha TTnlv-rallv nf Pnn. J sylviaja. That body shall have no right 4 V 'pomnlain of the amount expended. p& f'Ouvimimii the cltv mnv hi thna om. IU4 to, pay, subject to continued pay- IHBliyttr In and year out, In the end, :o there shall be surplus Income, tttirsmbursed out of Income before the itJWV-rslty can take. not wish the city to bear any ior ine oeneni or the unlver itch ran be reimbursed con- wltn my testamentary dlrec of my estate 'iBComa. . ce or tno estate is given 'In trust Income to Various members of ;m Upon, the termination of the uary estate M given to the rtsseenaants of 8Aw.nl -. sdaoase of his death leavlnr its survlvlng.then the residuary lo.uwunirersiiy pr fennsyi- TOR DBIvMHTKD ,v yntypM of the Johnson b m ha ut fsr'Wa'shiMtlori. trjr to .' far the .vtolf- to ,eon to a i . Lm.j . If ftp M 4MptWsstalif H. ajpsj sjavp m Arch street. The Johnson home had a spe ciai wornrooin set asldo for him. . At his studio today Professor Farina told why h& could not valuo tho Individual works, or even tho whole collection for that matter. "It Is ridiculous," he hald, "to place a money value on Mr. Johnson's collection. You might say It is worth $30,000,000 or even $50,000,000, and tho figure would ho approved by any artist If any figure would be. Tho plain truth Is that tho collection Is beyond value. It Is simply priceless. It Is foolish of putting a valuo on It, for when thcro Is only ono thing of a kind In the world such a thing is beyond a money equivalent. "Mr. Johnson's collection Is like that There Is no private collection In the world like It. Jn museums, yes, hut even so I doubt If it has a peer. "The collection Is chronologically perfect. One could not fnlrly value any of the pic tures outside the collection. Why. there are somo that If you took out of tho. col lection they might not bring $10 at an auc tion sale, and yet they help to make that collection the priceless thing It Ik "It may be that Mr. Johnson spent $5,000,000 gathering It. Perhaps if It wero to be sold In separate pieces It would not bring half of that. Hut every time he bought a picture he had his whole collection In view; he was working out a deflnlto plan and ho has an almost perfect result.. "I nm nn artist," concluded Professor Farina, "and know little else, but if Mr. Johnson was as good a lawyer as ho was an art critic he must havo been a very great lawyer." PATRIOTIC NEW ORLEANS ARTISTS PLEASED BY J. G. JOHNSON LEGACY Artists and art patrons of Philadelphia rejoiced today when told that tho art col lection of John O. Johnson would remain In this city. They foresaw new Inspliatlon for the art llfo of the city nnd for art students by means of having the priceless paintings re- Mayor and W. L. Rosenbcrgor Wire to Rotary Club Assembled for Luncheon There Is a great patriotic luncheon being held today ill New Orleans, and echoes of Philadelphia's great patriotic rally in In dependence Square nie ringing there. Two telegrams of congratulation went from Philadelphia to Xew Orleans today. They were as follows: William A. 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