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Show ART STUDIOS RAIDED BY ANTHONY COMSTOCK Pictures in the Nnde Objected to By New York's Moral Censor; 1 NEW, YORK, Aug. 2. Upon a warrant war-rant sworn out. by Anthony Com6iook, secretary of the Societv for tho Sup. grfcssion of Vies, the studios of the Art Students' league, one of the most noted art schools in America, were today searched and tho bookkeonor, Miss Anna Bobinson, wns placod under arrest rest. It was chargod by agents of the society that tho reproductions of figures in the nude, contained in the fall catalogue, cata-logue, which the loaguo was about to issue, were of an immoral character. A patrol wagon load of the catalogues were secured and taken to the polica court as ovidence. , Magistrate Mayo adjourned for a further fur-ther hearing on August 7 the chargos against Miss Robinson, tho only person placod undor arrest. i88 Robinson was arraigned as "Jane Doe" on tho charge of violation of an act for tho suppression of traffic in obscene literature, illustrations, nic-lures, nic-lures, etc. ' 1 The pamphlets Beizod by tho society 'a agents is the one jaaued JfPgB fall to prospective tnaenw2 pictures of the vroTk turnea students of the leagqfr, styled the "American btnNW and the specimens picwMM are seen m any art s'0?1; In the book there ars hat devoted to tho nudo. The Art Students' M in 215 TVest iWty-AjSJS dios and apartment .fWJJM fine arts. No V&0i!M raised before as to tBKM pamphlets issued or of jB |