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New Britain herald., 1926-04-23

Sciences; that in physiology or medi- cine by the Caroline Institute It. Stockholm; that in literature by the swedish Academy and that for peace by committee of five elected by the Norwegian Startling. The board having charge Of the fund transfers annually to the awarding bodies S2O0,000 to be distributed as Nobel prizes. December 1O, the anniver- Sary of Mr, Nobel's death, is the date on which awards are made.
 c. Has Niagara Falls or River ever been damned to keep the waters of Lake Erie high enough so that boats can navigate better around and near Cleveland, Ohio.
 A. The Niagara River or Falls have never been damned to raise the waters of Lake Eric but report WaS made on the project of damming the Niagara river in 1900 by the |. S. Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways Survey. The proposed plan would raise tho waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The project has hcen discussed at various times since, but no action taken on it.
 Q, Where do fishes go when it rains so they won't get wet? A, Fish often swim far below the surface during rain storm. We cannot say however, that this pre- vents them from getting slightly damp.
 e. Wha' does Il hppopotamue eat in captivity? A rhinoceros?
 4. IIppopotaums cats hay and Vegetables, A rhinocoros east hay. cornmeal mush, and few ycgc- tables.
 e, What is thr velocity of sound?
 A. About 1,1oo feet per second.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23

American spring and summer tourists has begun in London.
 As nearly all American travellers are supposed to be millonnlres, large diamonds have been dusted off and placed on display. All the
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23
Loan of 20 Million
 Made 10 .Argentiuia

NaW NorN April "@ RI-A 1oun "T S@o, ,roo.uu for the government of Argentina has been arranged hy J.. r. Morgan and company anl the National City company lnhNr of 'orine of ciX per cent bonds will be rlad" al 9S.
 Proceeds Of tho u"W loan. which will mature in l9Co, will be used for rofuuding and consolidating various short term issu"s.
 The last previous tnanrjng by Ar gontina in tlis market was handled last September by th" same bankers who floatcd Il $20.70O.00O long term siN per cent bond issue at GGi2.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23

down town antique shops have had window signs painted announcing that all silverware, furniture and other articles more than a hundred years old are admitted duty free in the United States.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23
HAND-PAlNTED POSIES

A the recent Paris openings one of the most startling evening gowns was of silver velvet, hand painted with gold flowers, and worn over a pctticoat of silver cloth.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23
PREPARE FOR TOURISTS

London, April 23 tR -- Window dressing designed to attract the
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23

Noar fhe summit Of Mi. Everest, climbers have been known to fall in the snow from sunStrol", though the air was below freezing.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-23

sold today but he Is of the opinion this is due to increased population.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Tourists Find Tipping
Differs i'm Many Ways

In Vienna you split a dinner tip
SO much for the wine waiter. and a
tiny dole for the bus boy who brings
In your foOd--and does all the work.
In Paris they usually add the tip to
your bill--l0 per Cent-but they eX-
pect more. In Rome they do like
wise, except that in Rome they add
10 per cent or 20. depending upon
where you eat and the boldness OF the
waiter They expect more, but show
no rancor if they do not get 1t. In
Germany they add 10 per cent. They
expect no more. In Constantinople
they add 10 per cent, and If you are
unwise enough to think that enough
the walters suddenly become deaf.
The inclusion of the tip in the bill is
a deception. Nobody believes that the
waiter ever gets tit is just the pro-
prietOrS graft. SO you have to tip
again in self-protection. In Bucharest
YOU do not have to worry about tips,
because the Ruma mans come up and
ask for them. But in Simpsons, the
roast beef trea sure trOve of old Lon
don, tipping has reached fine art.
Here, when one of the white-suited
servitors wheels before your eager
eyes huge silver salver, bearing the
red glory of a steer killed in his prime.
here YOU give the tip first. You reach
over and place pence in the honest
mans hand. "A large, thick slab.
please. with some fat. All, yes, and
Just another cut from, say, there.
Then YOU lean back and sigh content
edly.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
REVIEWS OF WINTER BOOKS
New Natural History Makes Interesting Readng-Late
Novels by John Buchan, Martha Ostenso Earl
Derr Biggers and Others.

that remoter ideal, the ideal Of cul-
tural philosophy of life.
y X x y
THE DANCING FLOOR. By John
Buchan, author of "Greenmantle,
etc. Boston: Houghton Mift1in Co.
UCREENMANTLE" insured the
~ popularity of John Buchan as
writer of adventure that projects iife
as something high and daring and
slamourous. Since this first mover
three others have merely accented
that which "Greenmantle' so clearly
achieved. 1.-The Dancing Floor, by
virtue of the sense OF beauty that
pervades it and the sense of poetry IN
which it is projected and sustained,
goes back to Mr.. Buchan's first mover
for it's direct derivation. An 1sland
of the Aegean is the scene OF TINS
story. Upon it live a backward people
whose traditions and superstltlons are
of pagan type, even more prlmitlVe
than this. In hard times, when mar
vests fail. there are whisperlngs OF
angry gods. When the sea overrldeS
the islands in destruction there are
mutterings of sacrifice. The lord OF
this island is a girl. the last OF her
race, a modern absent landlord, so 10
speak, living the fashionable lie OF
London. In her company is young
Englishman, a quiet. remote feiiow'
looking away off for something be-
yond the reach of his eye. Clrcum-
stance takes the girl back to her
island with the determination to sue
cor her poor people from themselves
to do something for them, to get them
to do something for themselves.
While she is there one of the PERIOD
ical crises of religious fear and mama
seizes upon them. Down in the lovely
hand-breadth of valley, down on the
dancing floor" sinister meetings are
taking place and muttered lmpfeca-
tions are heard against the lord or
the island. Well, that's enough to
tell YOU. If you come along right
here YOU will witness one of the most
beautiful scenes, and the most terri
fying. that you can imagine. Leading
up to this, and departing from 1t.
John Buchan has surpassed himself
in a structure that is simple, austere,
graceful and classic. at the same time
that it counts, always, the human
heart as the blocks with which 1t is
built.
THE DARK DAWN. BY Martha Os
tense, author of wild Geese"
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
THIS American girl. born in Nor
L. way, has with 1.-The Dark Dawn
drawn her second novel from the
prairies of the Northwest. You'll be
interested to see if the author has
Evening star., 1926-12-05

brandt would have recognized in Mr..
Myers an interesting disciple"
1t is said of Mr.. Myers that, having
engaged a room in beautiful country
place for several weeks sojourn one
Summer, he remained but single
night, declaring himself too homeslck
for the city and his beloved East Side
to endure the silence of nature.
But that Mr.. Myers is an artist.
heart and soul, none who sees that eN-
hibition could doubt, and whether or
not one likes his pictures one must
salute him for his artistic achieve
ment Dreary and drab as are his
subjects, he renders them with evil
dent enthusiasm and makes out OF
them, most often, colorful mosalcs OF
tonal richness. His method seems to
be to create a brown, highly finished
background with what might be
termed Il lacquer surface, on which
he places strokes of pure, undiluted
color. His Dance Fantasy" in TINS
exhibition, while suggesting an accl-
dental placement of tigureS-and there
are more than 40 in the composition
shows in reality a carefully thought
out design. His nocture, wonder
land" should find its place in folklore.
His picture The Little Mother on
the other hand. is eminently realistic,
as is his painting entitled "Evening on
Pier" and both have a pathetic in
ference. The types ha chooses to pre-
Evening star., 1926-12-05

these earlier days, he studied under
Theodore Kaufman. an excellent
teacher, who had a studio and con-
Quoted a class here for some years in
the 70s I'm rs and 80 Mr.. Holmes
was abroad, studying in Munich, max
ing trips 10 Rome, Venice. Naples and
other Italian cities.
In 1850 he had the good fortune TO
join Mai Charles f.. Dutton on a sur
vey of the Grand Canyon and Colo
RADIO. These trips added to his inter
est in archaeological research. and be-
fore 10 wears had passed he was trans
ferred to the Bureau of Ethnology.
then under the direction of Maj.
Powell.
In lS94-95 Mr.. Holmes went on an
exploring expedition to Yucatan with
Mr.. Allison Armour of Chicago in his
yacht TUNA, the result of which was
notable publication, for which he
made illustrations. In 1897 he was
made head curator of the department
of anthrUpology in the National Mu-
scum, which included, besides archie
ology and anthropology, the collec-
tions OF technology, history and art,
and in 1902 he became chief of the
bureau, retaining, however. the posi-
ton of head curator OF the National
Museum.
Meanwhile he had made scientific
expeditions to Cuba, Jamaica and
Mexico The trip to Cuba was in com
panv with Secretary Langley tor the
purpose Of assisting in a study of the
flight OF turkey buZZards in order to
learn something of the science of
flight with relation TO the develop
nent OF the flying machine, OF which
Prof. Langley was the first inventor
All this while Mr.. Holmes art has
gone hand in hand with science
Wherever he went he painted, and his
paintings as works of art have been
quite as worthwhile as his published
papers on scientific research. AS a
water colortst he stands among the
foremost in this country. In this
medium there is, in fact, no more
brilliant technician than he.
Mr.. Holmes has the distinction OF
having had two mountains named
after him, one in the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park, the other In Utah. he
has been the recipient or numerous
prizes and honors. lie was at one
time president of the washington
Academy OF Sciences. He has been
for wears now president of the So
ciety of Washington Artists and the
Washington Water Color Club. In
1898 he was awarded the Loubat prize
of 81 900 by Columbia University for
the most important work In the neld
of American archaeology.
But there is no doubt that despite
ali of the applause Mr.. Holmes has
won as a scientific man he is first
and always the artist, keenly sensitive
10 beauty In nature. passlonately
eager for beautiful expression. For
some years before the National Gal
iery of Art was set aside by Congress
"a separate unit Mr. Holmes com
hined his scientific duties with the
duty of curator or director Of the
national art collection, rendering in
valuable service without pecuinary
reward. For the past few years since
thH National Gallery of Art has been
sn entity he has, as its director, ar
ranged and set forth several notable
exhibitions, among which mention
should be made OF the Italian exhloi-
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Mussolini Life Story
In Rome Book Stores

MussoliniFs biography, which is to
be part Of the course of study in
Italian schools, has been prepared and
now is available in Rome book stores.
The first paragraph translates as fol-
lows:
"Remember little Italian boys and
girls, that if today you can pray end
sing hymns in church. if you are
taught faith and courage, if your ma
tive country is respected and adored
the world over. and you can be proud
of being Italians if peace, serenity
and well being are found in your
homes, if rich harvests cover the
fields. if people are busy in thriving
factories, if you remember it is a
blessing to be able to work, if you
know that your life is safe and your
happiness is made sure--then always
remember, little Italian boys and girls,
that all of this you owe to FaScism
and Mussoini.
Study of the biography is hence
forth TO be compulsory. 1t is dis
tributed free.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Special Honors for William H. Holiness Director of National
Gallery of Art-Exhibitions in the Capital.
News of the Studios.

ton and the exhibition Of early Ameri-
can portraits, miniatures and silver
shown in the gallery last year, besides
displaying admirably the gallery's per-
manent exhibits. And, despite the
handicap of meagre appropriations, he
has succeeded in demonstrating the
great need as we'll as the possibilities
of a national gallery of art. 1t would
he impossible to do more than pay
meagre tribute to the national service
that Mr.. Holmes has rendered in this
particular, or to properly voice APP
probation of his own works of art in
such short space. 1t is fair TO say,
however, that while n scientist, he Is
essentially an idealist and that there
is no work that he has put forth that
has not re-echoed and remainfested
beauty in nature.
THE second of this seasons series
of special exhibitions in the Phil
lips Memorial Gallery opened yester-
day and consists of paintings by
jerome Myers. Nine or ten in num-
ber, these pictures mostly present
scenes in lower or East Side New
York--transplante foreigners, living,
to a great extent, in extreme poverty.
In his introduction to the catalogue
Mr.. Phillips tells us that jerome
Myers was born in Petersburg, Va,
but has spent most Of his life in New
York, where he went to study art and
where he has remained ever since,
seeking his subjects on the East Side
and other ragged fringes Of the city,
in congested districts, where he finds.
not melodrama nor sociological data,
but roma nee and poetry in the lives
of the foreign-bOrn people. He has
spent half of his life collecting notes
and innumerable drawings, with a
particular interest in the children of
the crowded streets and recreation
piers. Now he is building upon as
simulated facts a rich poetic fantasy
and a mellow personal philosophy. j"
Mr. Phillips holds that although he
idealizes, yet he never falsities his
theme, his observations are philo-
sophical and pass logically into day
dreams" and it is his belief that Rem
Evening star., 1926-12-05

sent are Of the least pleasing sort,
but they exist. and they should not be
forgotten. The gayeSt picture in this
little show is his Paris Market Arch"
but Paris is seldom dreary.
No doubt. Mr.: Myers is a keen OBJ
server of life. He has also a very
individual genius.
TFITZHUGH BROWNE
gave a private view of her lately
completed portrait of Senator William
E. Borah in the boardroom of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art Saturday
week, after which the picture was
Immediately forwarded to New York,
where it is now included in 'one-
man" exhibition which the artist is
holding in the Ainslie Galleries,
The Borah portrait is real achieve
ment-well drawn, firmly modelled,
spirited and excellent as regards like
ness. 1t shows the Senator seated at
a table, provided with blotting pad and
inkstand, holding a letter in his left
hand. AS background is the heavy
carving of a stone mantel and the
dark shadow of an open fireplace,
while to the right a hint of book
shelves we'll filled is given. 1t has
been said that the great masters Of
portraiture in olden days invariably
supplied their Sitters with suitable en-
vironment, the environment with
which they were associated in the
minds of their friends. This is less
often done today. 1t is most difficult
to do, but Miss Browne has done it
and admirably. 1t is through the spe-
cial courtesy of the artist that we are
privilePed ia raprOduco this pOrtIait
at this time.
Among the paintings included in the
exhibition now in progress in New
York Is portrait of Mrs Douglas
Robinson, the sister of the late Plesi-
dent Roosevelt, WHO has won for her
self great distinction as a writer Of
poetry.
X X X X
THE activities of the Washington
- Society of Arts and Crafts with
view to opening a clubhouse have been
Evening star., 1926-12-05

studio. at which the question of flu
ture activities will be discussed and
positive action taken.
FOrtY-nine designs were received in
the advertised competition for an EN-
blem or insignia. \ prize of SIS will
be awarded before Christmas. The
Judges are III. *. Bush-BroWn, Alvin
". Hall, Felix Mahoney and Alexis
Many There is prospect of Il Spring
exhibition. This. too, will be de
termined at the January meeting.
A r the National Gallery of Art an
exhibition Of paintings Of Venice
from Dawn to Dusk" by Herbert
Waldron Faulkner. is now on view.
This exhibition Was reviewed when
shown at the Arts club last month.
In the Smithsonian institution Build
ing, under the auspices of the United
States National Museum, division of
graphic arts, an exhibition of etchings,
drypoints and block prints by B. j. O.
NordfeIdt opened November y and
Will continue to January 2. Fuller
notice Of this exhibition will be given
later.
= * 4 X
At the Arts Club, 2O17 1 street, are
L n now to be seen exhibitions of
drawings by W, \. Rogers, lately
shown at Gordon DunthOrne's, and Of
Paintings by Charles Dunn.
:: y x x
CARI KRYZANONSkY. a portrait
~ painter, came To Washington from
Detroit last month, being commits
stoned to paint a portrait OF Peter
B0rras. proprietor of the Madrillon,
Spanish Village, s.. Marks and other
local cafes. Attracted by the city, she
has decided to spend the balance of
the Winter here and has taken a
studio at 1929 G street. 1t is under
sood that Mime. kryzanOvsky uses
Water color chiefly as n medium, buJ
turns occasionally to caricature and
decorative design for diversion. She
also makes wool cuts and is at pres
nnt al work on series of these last,
illustrative of fairy tales.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
BY LEILA MECHLIN.

VILLAIN II. HOLMES. direc
~ tor of the National Gallery
wv of Art, celebrated last Wed
nesday his S0th birthday
Evening star., 1926-12-05

postponed by the board of governors
until after the first of the year. This
project contemplated the establish
ment Of sales and exhibition room,
but was contingent upon the success
Of a membership drive and upon Sc
curing adequate financial backing
Unfortunately, the Summer season in
tervened and the preliminary work
necessary for success had to be post
poned. 1t is now announced that Il
meeting of the society Will be held
January 6 at Miss Lillian Burke $
Evening star., 1926-12-05

kOL VI lliC A>dliOlldl OoAiSAJ
wv of Art, celebrated last We'd
nesday his S0th birthday.
In the evening of that day
dinner was given Mr. Holmes by his
oileagueS, at which he was presented
beautifully bound volume of letters
~om friends all over the world con-
ratulating him upon his achievements
nd expressive Of genuine admiration
nd deep affection.
Mr.. Holmes and the Smithsonian In
tuition, under whose egis he has so
ing labored. were born the same
lonth and the same year-December,
346. His home was in Ohio, whittier
is family had emigrated from Boston.
e early showed an aptitude for art,
ut he began his career as a teacher.
= desire to see the National Capital
rought him to Washington en- route
} Boston, where it was his intention
% continue his studies, better fitting
himself as a teacher. But once here
! g determined to stay. While sketch
ing brightly colored bird in one of
ne Showcases in the Smithsonian he
/ as observed by naturalist of the in
-itution, and was encouraged to at
.mpt scientific Illustration. This led
} his employment by the Smithsonian.
In 1872 he was appointed artist to
he United States Geological Survey,
nd that Summer was spent by him in
ne Yellowstone country, now the Vel
'pwstone National Park. The follow
ing Summer he was in Colorado, work
ing among the great peaks. Three
, ears later. while in the same State,
lie made a record for himself by climb
ing II peaks averaging 1900 feet in
eight, being the first to reach the
oln1mit in each case While carrying
n tn s work Mr.. Holmes fitted him
alf as a geologist. and in 1875 he was
iven charge of the survey of the San
uan country in New Mexico and Ari-
ona, the home of the ancient cliff
wellers This led in turn to an inter
est in* American ethnology. on which
lie became one Of the leading authori-
lies.
For a time, while in Washington in
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Nizarn Of Hy,lerabad
To Mid Mecca Mosques

The Nizam of. Hyderabad, the pre-
mier Moslem ruler of India, has Of
ferad Sultan Ibn Saud of HedjaZ to re-
pair the mosques of Mecca, which
have been damaged by the lombard
ment during the fight between 1bn
Saud and King HuSsein.
The orthodox sections OF the Mos
lens in India have thanked the Nizam
for his ma@nifcent gift, but they have
requested him to get the repair work
done bv his own accredited agents in
stead of relying on the Wahibi King,
who is not in favor OF rebuilding the
snrines BY outsiders and is likely 10
refuse the offer of the NiZam.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

here held to the smart pace that made
wild Geese" a prize novel. The
Dark Dawn" Is a somber, story
throughout. it's spirit sourced, one
thinks. in the dark fiords of Norway.
rather than in the smiling wheatfields
Of Dakota. However, when 1t comes
to the human heart. there are no
boundary lines set between the tanned
and the untamed. Away down at the
bottom of this story you will find the
rapacity of the female in fulfilling her
destiny. An unconscious rapacity, to
Continued on Seventeenth Page.)
Evening star., 1926-10-04

Alexander.
The result of the two games played
in New York, which left the Yankees
and the Cardinals even UP on the
series so far, mean that both Miller
Huggins and Rogers Hornsby have
veteran pitchers to call upon again.
Higgins will surely come back with
Pennock, and there is another great
game in the old soup bone of Alex
ander unless all the signs of pitch
ing greatness have failed and the
exertion of the Sunday game proves
too much for him.
Shocker's Crusty Errors.
And that brings out the fact that
there was little eXertion in the pitch
ing of Alexander. He went better
after the third inning than he did
at the start and he slid through all
kinds of hard slants to hit that the
Yankees couldn't find. But while all
kinds of honors are due to AleXan-
der for a great game, it must not be
overlooked that two crusty errors
by Urban Shocker did a lot to give
the Cardinals their 6-2 victory on
Sunday.
In the third inning, with two run
ners on the bases, one out and Bot
tomley at bat, Shocker did the very
comfort and. peace of mind. He
showed Jimmy a nice high one below
his arm pits. over the plate. Bottom
ley raped the ball to right center
and two runs were over the plate
and the score tied.
After that, Southworth came to bat
in the seventh inning and If Shocker
had only known that there is one
kind of ball which Southworth can
float to right field, high and safe,
perhaps Shocker would not have
thrown such a thing-but he did.
SouthwOrth raped the ball over the
screen in right field while Babe Ruth
tried to climb the wire like monkey
and get the floating sphere. He
climbed and fell back licked.
Much Trouble for Pitcher.
When two men can bat home five
runs in a world series game, there is
likely to be trouble for the pitcher who
slips the ball to them.
Some of the time Shocker pitched a
beautiful game, and at other times he
was very lame in his Judgment
almost one-legged, in fact.
The top end of the st. Louis batting
order and the tail end of the batting
order have caused Shocker a heap of
, trouble. Tom Thumb Thevenow
crossed the great spitballer twice and
hit timely and safely through the
nfield when hits counted. Thevenow
batted a long. high fly into the sector
of the fence in right field in the ninth
inning Ruth ran at top speed for
. the ball and when the fence threat
ened his life he stopped short. Mean
while, he had lost the ball and Theve-
now raced all around the bases while
; Ruth tried to get the scent of the lost
sphere like q foXhound.
Alexander was primed to pitch and
the old boy pitched one of the greatest
games of his career. His control was
admirable and he was breaking a
! nasty little curve on top of home
plate. using speed ball that actually
seemed to unfold slowly because of
the skill with which he handled it.