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Evening star., 1928-12-23

SLlG 4tlDIdIJ VI 1OAASlCcSs Ol1 IllC
" second floor, in the great hall
"A known as the South Curtain, is
4 "a now to be seen comprehensive
exhibition of prints drawn from
the Library's permanent collection, en-
sracing certain recent acquisitions and
representing artists Of several nations.
Arranged alphabetically according to
the surnames of the artists, the collec-
ton occupies a majority Of the cases
both to the left and to the right of the
corridor ard, with excellent lighting,
gives even the casual visitor abundant
material for entertainment and instruc-
ton.
This alphabetical arrangement brings
into juxtaposition artists of different
nations and not only gives opportunity
for interesting comparison but also helps
to demonstrate the fact that art Is es-
sentially international. For the most
part the artists represented are cotem-
porary, but In few instances works
by older and deceased print-nakers
have been wisely given inclusion. It
is gratifying to find in this collection so
large q percentage of the works of
American etcherS and engravers, and to
find, moreover, that they hold their
own with the works of the accom-
plished French and British etchers.
The Library of Congress has but a
limited sum to expend in acquisitions.
Therefore, unless the artists have been
unconmonly generous and donated their
works, as In some instances undoubted-
ly they have, 1t Is remarkable that the
collection which the Library owns should
be eS outstanding and UP, to date as it
is. On the other hand, those who fol-
low closely the art of print-making in
America cannot fail to note that In
good many instances the artists repre-
sented in this exhibition have produced
better and more recent work than that
shown herein.
Our American etchers undoubtedly
witness in their works to SenSitiveness
to beauty and lightneSs of touch, but
it must be admitted that for the most
part their works lack that evident sense
OF the permanence of art, that quality
OF poise and quiet assurance that one
finds in the works of their French con-
frereS
Another result of the alphabetical ar
rangement is to disregard methods and
mediums, to place an etcher and wood
engraver, q photographer and q wood
block printer side by side. II, there
fore. one wishes to acquaint ones self
with the art Of wood engraving in this
country and compare 1t with engraving
on steel or copper in France, it is
necessary to wander back and forth
among the cases and pick out here and
there notable examples.
Our American wood engravers stand
supreme, and though their art today
has fallen practically into disuSe and Is
in danger of being forgotten, so long
as our national print collection con-
tains such fine examples Of the works
ct Timothy Cole, Juengling, Kruell,
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Miscolored Stamp
Sells for $4,000

A mistake made by a Swedish gov
ernment printer in 1855 has turned out
to have been worth exactly $4,000,
though not to him. That amount was
recently received by Stockholm phila-
telist from Gothenburg amateur for
a Swedish three shilling stamp (equiva-
lent to about 11a cents) which was
printed with yellow ink instead of in
green, the color of the remainder Of
the issue. The stamp first came to light
IN 1860, when a school boy found 1t
on a letter in the attic of his grand
mothers home and sold it to a stamp
dealer in Stockholm for seven oere-
about two cents. Later it was sold at
a high price in Vienna, Paris and Ber-
lin, eventually returning to Sweden. 1t
has been suggested that the present
owner may present the valuable bit of
paper to the Swedish post Office which
now possesses one of the most come
plete and valuable collections Of stamu
IN the world.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

Daniel CARRIER. who Is better known
as a painter than as an etcher, is rep
resented by four exquisitely delicate
works, subjects which he has painted.
Kerr Eby Is at his best in a single ex-
ample, man plowing with a pair of
oxen.
There is a series Of etchings of ca
thedrals by Fitton a lovely view of
Gloucester Cloisters by Hester Frood,
an Englishwoman; figures and q Vene-
tian architectural subject, Ca dor"
Evening star., 1928-12-23
AT THE GALLERIES THIS
WEEK.
Corcoran Gallery Of Art.

Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
Permanent collection Of Amer
ican paintings rehung with re-
cent acquisitions.
National Gallery of Art, U. S.
National Museum.
Paintings of Gothic cathedrals
of France, by Pieter van Veen.
Smithsonian Institution, Division
of Graphic Arts.
Exhibition of etchings and dry
points, by Margery Ryerson.
U. s. National Museum, Arts and
Industries Building.
Pictorial section of Royal
Photographic Society Of London.
Freer Gallery Of Art.
Permanent collection-Oriental
art; WhiStler's works.
Library Of Congress, Division
of Prints.
Comprehensive exhibition of
prints selected from permanent
collection.
Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1904
Twenty-first Street NV.
Tri-unit exhibition of paintings
and sculpture Tuesday, Saturday
and Sunday afternoons, 2 to 6.
u lie Museum, 1880 S Street.
=, tapestries and other tex
cf the Near and Far EaT'
IQen Monday, Wednesday,
Friday afternoons, 2 to 5. &
mission by card, obtainable al
the Office of G. H. Myers, 1908 H
street northwest.
Arts Club, 2817 1 Street.
Exhibition of work by a group
of landscape architects: collec-
ton of work by commercial IL
Illustrators of Washington.
Gordon Dunthorne Gallery,
1925 Connecticut Avenue.
Etchings and other prints by
cotemporary artists; exhibition
of old and rare books, courtesy
of the Gardenside Book Shop of
Boston.
Yorke Gallery, 1000 S Street.
Water colors and etchings by
cotemporary American artists,
Arthur B. Davies, Childe HasSam,
Clifford Beal, Hayley Lever, etc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
FATHER SAYS
BABY GIRL WAS
GIVEN POISON
Pitts Claims Oldest Daughter
Told Him House Keeper
Gave Death Potion

Winchester, KY, Jan. 11.-(P)-
Mary Magdalene Pitts, three years
old. whose death after alleged tor.
ture December g is being investi-
gated by Greenup county authori-
ties, was given poison December 70
BY Mrs. Mary Frazier. his house
keeper, Robert Herman Pitts, the
child's father, told officers yester-
day. Pitts and Mrs, Frazier are in
jail charged with murder.
Although Pitts declared his at
torney told him not to talk, he con-
tinued to blame Mrs. Frazier Tor
the death Of the baby and said that
the woman had mistreated the
child.
leno died. Pitts said. "my oldest
daughter, Nancy Evelyn. 10, told
mo that Mary 1.-THE house keeper)
had Given her poison. ] asked Mary
about II and she said she had given
her sugar and pepper for . cold
when I came home from woYv the
noxt day the baby wae dead"
! M. sFrasier said that several
.s:~rs Pst4s tsld her he "wasnt
afrhid of .tle law In NGreerup coun'
IN. but asrnid W kSlt Mary because
they might find him out, and he
was wanted anyway
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
May Equip Airplanes
With Huge Parachutes

Seattle, Jan. 11.-R-Air mail
and passenger planes Of the Pacific
northwest operated by Walter 7.
Varney, between Pasco, Wash, and
Salt Lake City, may soon be equip
ped with giant silk parachutes,
large enough to ease the whole ship
to the ground in an emergency, il
tests Of the 'chutes California
prove q success, Frank H. Bell, gen.
eral manager Of the Varney air
lines, said here today.
A release for the plane carrying
parachutes has been perfected by
Verne C. Corse, president Of the
Pacific Air Transport, Bell said.
Preliminary tests are to be made
in California with sand bag loads
and, i1 these are successful, q plane
will be furnished by the Pacific Air
Transport company to make final
tests.
Bell said ! parachute equipped
plane was landed with slight dam
age in Los Angeles tests . year ago.
The parachutes now under constrlc-
tion arc larger than those in use
previously.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
Democrats Discuss
Many Questions Of
Interest to Party

Warrington, Jan. 11.-(AP)-The
eve OF the Jackson day dinner found
arrivals for the traditional Demo-
cratic get-together speculating to-
day on the nomination OF . candt-
date, the choice Of convention city.
the absence from the meeting Of
Governor Smith OF New York and on
many questions OF party interest.
Advocates Of Governor Smith we're
the most active among those arriv-
ing early, many giving optimistic
views on his chances. COMMITTEES
men from New York, Illinois, Cali.
fornia, Wisconsin, West virginia,
Washington and Minnesota asserted
that the New York governor leads in
sentiment In those states.
Numerous other names, Including
sfavorite sons" also were heard. il-
GLIDING Reed, Richie. Walsh, DonA-
hey. Woolen, Hull, Glass, Pomerepe,
Robinson Of Arkansas, George Of
Georgia, and Ayres Of Kansas.
Preliminary talk pointed To
fight among Chicago. San Francisc
Cleveland, Detroit and Miami for TIL
convention with several other cltlog.
among them 81. Paul and Houston,
Also possibilities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
Van SAINT Not Opposed
to Railroad Merger

New York, Jan. 11.-R-Former
Governor Samuel r. Van SAINT Of
Minnesota, who organized the op-
position in 1901 which defeated the
plan Of James ]. Hill, E. Hartman
and John Pierpont Morgan to unite
the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways, is no longer OPP
posed to = unification Of these prop
critics, officials Of the road were
advised today.
ATimes have chAngel since then"
said the former governor, who
pointed out that the objections he
had then were no longer valid.
MCompetition as . public safe.
guard has been replaced by highly
efficient governmental regulation
Ia 1901 competition was the only
protection the pubuic had. There
were no other railroads extending
to the coast IN this great territory.
There was no Panama canal. The
inter1tate commerce commission at
that time had little power. ! never
have been unfricudly to our trans
portation systems. because ] have
realised how dependent our north
west Is on adequate transportation
But four hundred million dollas
morgors were unheard Of IN those
dayG.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
Temperature and
Road Conditions

(Nercury readings ae . m.D
Bismarck-Clear, 80: roads fair.
Rochester-Clear, -: roads fair.
Minpt-Partly cloudy. 80: roads
fair.
Fargo-Clear, 81: roads fair.
st. Cloud Clear, 80: roads fair.
jamestown - Partly cloudy, 81;
roads Sair.
Hibbins Partly cloudy. .; roads
fair.
Duluth-Partly cloudy, -: roads
cair.
llankato-Partly cloudy, 50; roads
GOOD.
Crookston - Partly .cioudy. =:
roQdb mir.
1landaA Clear, q: roads faif.
D6vi1e Lake Clear, -: foe4e 1oir
Wtnoua Gear, s.: roads tAir.
Grand Torls-Clear. ~; roo6l
fair to good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11

ty; Einar Muus, Ward county; I
C. Martin, Slope county; G6rdd
Cox, Burleigh county; James n
Manus, Rollette county; L.
Twichell, Csss county; r.
Swendseid, Mountrail county; A. 4
Brown, Adams county; Charli
Stretch, Bottineau county; c. :
Freeman, Grand Forks county;
F. SWEET, Kidder county; A. ]. 1
lon, Stutsman county; Richard
bel Oliver county; n. C. MoAtgO
cry, Wells county and A. w. Fl
Ter, Cass county.
The division Of the house cor
mittee shows 10 independents q
seven Nonpartisans. Independent |
in addition to Traynor, are PeteIi
Muus, Cox. Twichell, Brown, Fret
man, Rulon, Montgomery, and Fow
ler. !.
In making the committee ID
public the speaker said he had triq
to give each political faction . RI
representation by including some 1
its strongest men and also had q
tempted to SEQ that every sectid
Of the state was represented.
To Use State Affairs Croup !,
Independents, at q caucus th@
morning decided that members I
the senate affairs committee will [
its representatives on the joi1
house and senate committee 4
handle the reviewing Of the gove(
nor's message and the inquiry in>
the affairs Of the state mill and Ell
vator. ".
Il the full membership Of II
state affairs committee takes par
there may be embarrassing cons(
quences, for all the members Of t1
fact-finding committee which mad
the reports on the mill, and who'd
reports are expected to be invcst]
gated, are members.
Named on the joint committed
they would be placed in the positidl
Of investigating and verifying the,
own reports.
The senate was expected 70 cod
plete its list Of employees today, q
employment committee haviI,
practically finished its work.
Witnesses - Be Sworn
It was generally agreed tod
that Whatever witnesses are caa4
in the mill investigation win gi@
their testimony under oath. VIII
the min question Was considered I
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
LAST HOPE FOR
3 CONDEMNED
PEOPLE FADES
Governor Hoped to Find Rea-
sons For Executive Clem.
ency, But Did Not
COUNSEL STILL ACTIVE
VIII Make Efforts to Secure
Execution Stay or Writ of
Habeas Corpus
COUNSEL STILL ACTIVE

New York, Jan. 11.-(F-Denied
clemency by Governor Smith, Mrs,
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray
apparently are doomed to die in the
electric chair ct Sing Sing tomor.
row night.
n had hoped that the appeal to
mo for executive clemency would
disclose some fact which would
justify my interference with the
processes Of law" Governor Smith
said. "But this did not happen.
have searched in vain for any basis
which my conscience, in the light OF
my oath of office, will approve or
which I might temper the law with
mercy.
No Extcnuation Shown
"Up to this writing there is No
extenuation shown for which the
seven judges Of the court Of ap.
peals, In agreement with the IL
jurors and the trial justice, have
found to be = deliberate and pre-.
meditated murder committed by
these defendants.
"The application for executive
clemency is therefore denied"
Last minute court moves to OBJ
tain . stay Of execution continued
to be planned by counsel for the
two prisoners as the hour ap-
preached for their execution.
Edgar F. Hazelton, chief of Mrs.
Snyder's counsel, called q confer.
ence Of his associates to discuss
further legal moves.
To Seek Sentence Stay
Samuel L. Miller, Gray's attor.
ney, announced he would file a. pc.
tition in the supreme court in
Queens county for 4 stay on the
ground Of "newly discovered evi.
dance," the nature Of which he "A.
fused to divulge. II that naoyx
failed, he said he would apply ia
the federal courts for . writ Of
habeas corpus on the ground that
his clients constitutional rights had
been invaded by the joint trial with
Word Of the governors decision
unless conveyed by their attorneys
or relatives, will be kept from the
two condemned people, Warden
Lewis f. Lawes of Sing Sing said
Their first intimation, 50 far as
prison officials are concerned, he
said, will come with the appearance
Of guards who will lead them to
the death chamber.
Mrs. Snyder, who embraced the
Catholic faith after her conviction
has received the sacraments. She
was formerly . Lutheran.
Grxy will be accompanied to the
death chamber by . minister.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
General Rasrd Considers Pri-
marily Governments Needs
For Its Naval Defense, Navy
Secretary Tells House Naval
Committee - Program Not
Competitive

Washington, Jan. 11.-R-
Strcssing his own belief that
"America needs . first class navy
Secretary Wilbur placed today be.
fore the house naval committee botf
his personal reasons and those o1
the navy general board for asking
congress to authorize z $725, ,OO0,
600 new warship construction pro.
gram.
"In the preparation Of this pro.
gram the general board has pri
marily considered the need Of thil
government for its naval defense,
he said. ut Is true that in deter,
mining this need the general board
at all times has taken into consid'
GRAFTON the condition Of other naviei
and their construction and replace.
ment program 80 far as they are
known to us.
willing to Accept Hazard
Future wars must be fought
largely by vessels already complet.
ed at the beginning Of the war
Great Britain announced ct the
Geneva conference that she needed
about 600, 900 tons Of vessels o1
the cruiser class. Our origina
proposal at Geneva was for cruiser
tonnage Of between 100000 and
SOC, 900 tons, q tonnage less thar
we felt necessary for our fleet. We
were willing to accept the hazard
Of building less tonnage than We
needed if the other powers would
accept similar hazards.
"Great Britain was not willing
to accept this limitation but felt
her needs for the larger tonnage o1
cruisers she proposed to BE- impera-
tive for the protection Of her ma
tional interests.
u. S. Has Definite Need
1.-THE insistence Of Great Britain
and Of her naval experts and o. hel
delegates at the Geneva conference
upon her absolute need for Z larg.
er tonnage Of cruisers, regardless
Of the naval program Of other pow
ers, is most persuasive evtdeuce
that we also have definite need
for cruiser tonnage, reGardlees q
the program Of other powers, IS we
are to have q well rounded feet fol-
our, defense, and also that such Z
program for us IL in, no sense COM
petitive."
The secretary said that the pro,
gram proposing construction o. 70
cruisers, i've aircraft carriers. nine
destroyer leaders, and three SUBJ
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
Hickman to Maintain Dual Character
$50 Far as AHeniStS Are Concerned
Ignores Three Prosecuting
Alienists When They Seek to
Question Him in Jail, But Is
All Smiles When Doctor Who
Will Be Defense Witness
Calls to Examine Him

Los Angeles, Jan. 11.-(N-Wil-
liam Edward Hickman, confessed
and indicted slayer Of Marian Park
cr, has demonstrated that he in
tends to maintain a dual character
so far as alienists are concerned.
The Fox" of the kidnapping and
Staying case yesterday ignored
three prosecuting alienists who
sought to question him at the coun-
A few hours later he was all
smiles when visited by DR.. j. w,
Fettis, Sioux City, Iowa, physician
the first Of the probable expert
witnesses Of the insanity defense.
l.; On his, return to his cell he told
(j&f1trs 66 w6hld not permit himself
to be examined by any states
specialists-s unless his attorney and
his own psvchiatrists were present
Makes Complete Examination
DR.. Fettis said he gave the youth
q complete medical examination, in
cluding a test of the spinal fluid,
sometimes said to be a factor in in
sanity tests.
Just before the Doctors arrival
Hickman had been reading a letter
purporting to come from an "An-
drew Cramer" of New York, who
assumed, in the missive, the entire
blame for the Staying Of the Los
Angeles school girl.
"That guys crazier than / am,
was his smiling comment.
Hickman's first confession should
cred the blame for the killing on an
"Andrew Cramer," who, he later
admitted. was . figment Of his
imagination.
Hunt Pleads Not Guilty
Welby Hunt, Hickman's 16-year.
old accomplice in the holdup Of .
Rosekill drug store on Christmas
eve, 1926, which resulted in q gun
battle in which C. Ivy Thoms, the
druggist, was fatally wounded, en-
tered q plea Of not guilty yesterday
to m indictment jointly charging
him and Hickman with the murder
Sheriff's officers placed little
stock in testimony given by girl
witness in a murder trial yester.
day, indicating that Hickman might
have been involved in another drug
store holdup killing. The witness
in the trial Of three men accused Of
numbering A. v. Miles, the drug.
gist, said Miles slayer looked more
like Hickman than one Of the three
defendants.
Officers pointed out, however
that the Miles staying was on No
vember /, and they were certain
that Hickman was in the middle
west at that time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
CARR APPOINTS
HOUSE MEMBERS
OF COMITTEI
Senate Likely to Be Repr(
scented on Joint Committee b
state Affairs Group
SOLONS MARKING TIM
Complete Reports Of Fal
Finding Body and Auditors
to Appear In Journal


North Dakota lawmakers we
marking time today waiting for q
publication Of the house journl
which will contain the various =
ports on the operation Of the st6l
mill and elevator. Discussion
these reports and . possible invesf
cation Of their background il d
pected to constitute the princip|
work Of the special session.
Edwin Traynor, Ramsey count
today was appointed by Speak,
John w. Carr to head the commi
tee Of IL house members which VI
join with = senate committee ii &
vestigating the state mill and el|
vator. The committee also is q
pected to steer the affairs Of q
special session.
Ii Farmer and Shippef
Traynor owns and operates q
Of the largest farms in the std
and is . heavy shipper Of grain. 3
has long been q leader In Ind
pendent political circles.
Other house members On the COD
mittee are: D. L. Peters, Pier
county; George Alicts, Wells cou|
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-11
Crude oil Discovery Is
Reported on Max Farm
Well Drillers on F. +. Solberg
Land, Five Miles Northwest
of Max, Bring Up Samples Of
Crude Oil After Recovering
Lost Drill, 500 Agent Says

Crude oil was discovered by we'll
drillers on . farm five miles north
west Of Max Tuesday, C. L. Simp-
son, superintendent OF the local de
vision Of the 500 railway here, vss
advised today by tho 1AllwaD oesnt
at Max.
The Max agent saAa tha* . esUv
drilling for wate9 on tho r. =. Sol
berg farm found oil. The dsi1toxH,
tho agent -aaldS lost their driM At
268 feet while pounding through
shala In recovering the dfil.. q
small quantity Of oil was found, he
said.
After recovery Of the drill, several
samples Of crude oil were brought
to the surface, according to the
agent. Tho oil burned readily and
resembles the oil reported to have
been found in the A. C. Townley
we'll at Robinson, he said.
Much Excitement at Max
Max and the vicinity Is seething
with excitement, the agent said,
several bottles OF the oil being cir
culated about the city.
Farmers and business men. OF Max
are planning further development of
the well and are reported to have
secured the services Of an expert oil
driller who will "shoot" the well,
the agent said.
Samples to BE Tested
Samples Of the crude oil in water
were sent to laboratories at Minot
and Fargo Tuesday afternoon, c. w.
Morton, cashier OF the First State
bank at Max, told The Bismarck
Tribune today.
Biologists OF the state university
reported a few years ago that the
earth's structure about Max would
lead them to believe that oil might
be discovered there, Mr.. Morton
said.
This report followed the digging
Of an artesian we'll by the 500 rail-
way two miles from the present
"oil site, the we'll drillers' log re.
vealing geologic structure favor
able for a possible oil basin. the
banker said.
The present oil discovery was
made at a depth of 2S6. feet, while
the 500 well penetrated 1000 feet.
Drilling for oil in North Dakota
at the present time is being carried
on at several widely separated
points.
A. C. Townley, originator Of the
Nonpartisan league, has reported the
discovery Of oil after operations in
the vicinity Of Robinson, N. D. At
the present time the well r. shut
down.
At Glenfield, n. D., near New
Rockford, . group OF North Dakota
men have been drilling Tor over Z
year on a geologic structure that
scientists claim should contain oil
shale.
Other oil drilling operations are
being carried on in the Mouse river
sector OF tho state, notably at Sou
ris, few miles west Of Mtnot.