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REVIEWS OF WINTER BOOKS
The Importance of the New BiographyFashons Books
Have Changed Since World War-Novels
From the Publishers.

treasurer. Philadelphia. Published
oy the company.
PEGGY BY REQUEST: the Love Story
OF Noel and Peggy. from The Keep
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OF Some Of My Readers. BY Ethel
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HIGH GROUND: a Novel. BY JON
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Bobbs-Mcrrill Co
RED PLUME RETURNS. BY Edward
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Plume" etc. illustrated ny Morg<.5
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Inc.
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an Analysis Of It's Force as a Sales
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ing Statesmen. Advertising Agencies
and Retail Merchants BY Carl
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THE CALL OF THE WILDS AND THE
FARM; for Protection. Propagation
and Conservation, the Forest
Streams, Wild Life and Farm. By
Neal S. Whisenhunt. illustrated
Boston: The Christopher Publishing
House.
DEFENSE OF THE WEST. BY Henri
Massis. Translated by F. s. Flint
With Preface by G. X. Chesterton.
New York: Harcourt, Brace 81 Co.
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temporary artists are proving moor
rect
The Ranger fund was established. it
viii be remembered. by Henry W.
Ranger. Through bequest. and is admin
istcred by The council OF the National
Academy ot Design. II represents all
G! Gr. Rangers estate. which vas given
70 establish q fund for the purchase OF
paintings produced by American artists.
Between 1919 and 1927 62 paintings
were purchased through funds from this
b@cQeg'. On al! of these paintings the
National Gallery of Art has option I'M
III q period Of IS gears after the artists
death. Meanwhile the paintings. !! not
;ys1usec.aely desired by the National
Gallery q Art, can DE-. and are, assigned
temporarily 70 other art museums
throughout the country. Thus oar ma
tIorsI collection Of American paintings
is continuously built up and other art
sa@3tIsslD.4s :i?.Oughou: tire country
temporarily enriched.
II wss largely through the interest
s9G .!3sgenre &. Henry W. Ranger that
william q Evans made rs notable gift
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soya beans rs the rotation crop. The
sova bean Is strong nitrifler OF the
soil After extracting the oil from the
bean. the refuse. including the stalks
and meal, can be p!owed back into the
soil. The income from the oil. which
has many uses. will partially offset the
lack Of income from corn In the years
of change OF crop. Thus the cycle
would become complete by the chem
!s;ry of nature and the energy Of the
sun would be converted perennially to
many uses OF man.
Long Fight Forcseen.
Depletion OF the forests and OF
mineral resources and advances In
chemistry and engineering will have
much To do with the measures of sue
cess which may be achieved in turning
these agricultural wastes into wealth.
AT best. 1t will take much time. research
and Development,
More than research. engineering
industrial development and financing
will BE- required. Useful and valuable
new commodities may be produced. but
successful production at a fair price
may not bring economic success, AS
has we'll been said The fight for
recognition for new produc. Is al
most as hard to wage as Is the fight
tor new idea"
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RY LEILA NYECHLIN.

TIME Corcoran Gallery Of Art Of
ficially announces the opening
Of the Clark collection in th'
new Clark wing on the evening
Of March 10, with a private
view and reception. From March II
the collection may be seen by the pub
lie, becoming one Of Washington's per-
nlsnent assets in the field of art. Tt
the preview and opening art museum
directors, artists and other prominent
persons from various parts OF the
country will come. This opening viii
include not Only the Clark but the new
Corcoran wing. and will definitely marx
an epoch III the development OF Wash
ington as an art center.
THE National Gallery of Art has late
IL received notification OF an add
tiona! gift. through the Ranger fund. o!
q painting by Be,more Browne. entitled
The Chiefs Canoe" This picture was
Included in an exhibition Of Mr..
Brownies paintings held in the Macbeth
Gallery. New York. during the past
fortnight II is scene in the Cana
dian Rockies. lake in the lap Of the
great hills. partially snow covered and
cloud-cspped. A painted canoe with
high prov. a type now as extinct as the
people who man it, moves from the
shadow Of a great cliff. making scarce
u a ripple in the ynirroT-like surface OF
the water.
a writer in a recent issue of the New
York Times has declared Belmore
Browne 10 be "a Stout-hearted natural
ist," having for the past seven years
Lived IN the high mountain regions of
the Canadian Rockies exploring and
painting Among the paintings shown
ct the Macbeth Gallery one of deer
feeding high up in the mountains is
said to have given eloquent testimony
10 the persistent search Of this explorer
for remote and engaging subjects.
The early painters of America
Church and Bierstadt and Moran
likewise searched out monumental
American subjects to picture. with a
desire 10 produce work typical Of this
country. They. however. we're essen
tally realists, copy!sts of nature. The
men and women who are painting to-
Gay are striving 10 render not mere
fact. bit emotion. 10 interpret truly the
impression Of grandeur and bigness
that they find ii the awe-inspiring
presence Of these great manifestations
o. nature untouched by man. When for
q tine interest in the Photographic
works of the early painters palled. our
great West was declared unpaintabie, /;
declaration which the works o. our CO.
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ily continue to May, thus giving the
public and students opportunity TO in
spect the collection not once, but many
times and to become fully familiar with
the works shown.
The Phillips Memorial Gallery. at
1908 Twenty-first street, Is open free to
the public on Tuesday, Saturday and
Sunday. from 2 TO 6 o'clock.
IN connection with this exhibition a
very beautifully illustrated brochure.
Bulletin OF the Phillips Collection. has
been issued, with Illuminating notes on
the exhibits b. Mr.. Phillips.
n
IN the Smithsonian Building. under
the auspices OF the United States
National Museum. division OF graphic
arts, an exhibition OF etchings by
Charles W. Dahigreen will open tomor-
row and continue 10 March "a.
"
A ENCOURAGEMENT has been received
"a of memorial exhibition Of the
paintings OF the late William Baxter
Ciosson 10 be held at the Grand Cen
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trail Galleries. New York, March 13
to "a.
Mr.. Closson was we'll known in
Washington. Mrs. Closson being a
daughter of DR.. Edward NJ. Gallaudet
of Kendall Green. He was member
Of the American Federation of Arts and
the Washington Arts Club. as well as of
number of other prominent art as
Sociations. He was born in Thetford.
VT. and the greater part of his life
was spent in or near Boston.
Mr.. Closson first attained distinction
through his engravings OH wood. for
which he was awarded many honors
both in Europe and America. He be-
longed to that now famous coteric OF
wood cngravers whose works cmbel-
lished Scribner's. the Century and
Harpars Magazine from the late 70S
to the carly COS Proofs of his
engravines are In the leading museums
and libraries throughout the country
During the latter years of his life.
when the photo-cngraving process did
away to great extent with wood en-
craving. he took up painting and at
tanned with this medium distinctive and
distinguished results. He followed
somewhat in method the style Month
celli. and his pictures we're for the most
part glimpses Of fates-gayety in syl-
van setting. He had an unusual color
sense. and his imagination was OF rare
and engaging quality.
1t will be gratifying to all of Mr.. and
Mrs Blossoms friends In Washington
that he will be fittingly memorialized
by this exhibit OF his works at the
Grand Central Galleries. New York.
u y X
4 T the Dunthorne Gallery. 1905 Con-
1 necticut avenue. there is now on
view an unusually interesting cXhib!-
ton of etchings by two contemporary
American etchers. c. JAG Young and
Harry Mickey.
C.. JAG Young is Bavarian by birth
but received his artistic training In this
country. having been pupil OF c, Y.
Turner and r M Ward at tho Nation a |
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lof American paintings to our National

of American paintings to our National
Gallery Of Art.
DURING the first fortnight that the
~ Society of Washington Artists an
nual exhibition was open in the Ma
tional Gallery of Art five paintings were
sold. These were "Dogwood" by Mrs
Abbott. wife of the secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institutions; Maryland
landscape by William H. Holmes. Gircc-
tor of the National Gallery of Art and
honorary president CT the Society OF
Washington Artists: a still life by Doro-
thy Gatchell: Garden zinnias," by L,
NJ Kcplinger. and An Unfrequented
Way" by J. c, Claghorn.
One Of the new exhibitors this year
was J. Howard Ians OF Washington.
Pa. 10 whose very beautiful still life
medals was awarded. 1t is interesting
to know that Mr.. 1ams has only been
exhibiting for three years. and that
during that period he has shown at the
Art Institute OF Chicago's annual eXhi-
hilton. the National Academy of Design.
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts and with the Associated Artists
of Pittsburgh. He has works in three
noteworthy annual exhibitions at the
present time, and his pictures appar-
entity have proved good sellers.
Mr.. Iams is a pupil of Malcolm Par
cell. whose painting The Trudger" is
one Of the most notable works included
in the Pennsylvania Acadery's l23d
annual exhibition. now in progress.
ON March S. at the National Gallery
~ If VI S>tll Ia
lection OF cotemporary works by Brit
isll painters, assembled by a distin-
guisiled committee in Great Britain
under the personal direction Of Miss
Pearson. This collection. which is to
be sent 10 other cities. will have its
first showing here in Washington.
A the Arts Club, 2ol7 I street, there
open today exhibitions OF paintings
by Mrs. Thomas Wood Hastings and
by May Malone Ashton.
Mrs. Ashton has been for number
Of years teacher of art at the Bust
ness High School, She studied at the
Corcoran School of Art under the late
MFR Andrews, Mrs. Andrews and their
associates. and along with her teach
ing has kept up her own professional
work.
THE current exhibition at the Yorke
Galleries. consisting of paintings
and drawings by Pasquale Monturiol,
Is, as it should be. essentially Spanish
in flavor. the painter himself being a
Spaniard and his subjects for the mos,
part representing scenes and persons in
his own native land.
There is invariably a dramatic note
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IDA GILBERT MYERS.

new. biography is today run
ming a ncck-and-neck race with
the novel itself in public favor.
You recall that, not so long ago,
The Washington times., 1928-02-22

Bedford Il available to players on
the proper card.
The Plymouth Country Club has
an excellent. 1S-hole course, three
miles from town.
North Adams has q good nine-hOle
course, available to hotel guests.
IWilliamstown is well situated for
golf. The Taconic Club: half mile
out OF the village. provides a good
nire-hole course, now In process OF
extension to 10. Six miles away Is
the North Adams course and to the
north 4 14-mile run takes the en-
thusiast to the Bennington course.
In BerI1shlres
The Lee Golf Club at Lee, In the
beautiful Berkshire Hills, provides
q good nins-hoIe test.
Pittsfield boasts three courses
the Country Club, Berkshire Hills,
and the Lake Golf Course. Visitors
are welcomed on proper introduc.
ton.
At Lenox there is the 1S.hole
course Of the Lenox Club with play.
ing privileges available to guests.
The Stockbridge Golf Club at
Stockbridge, Is holes, is one OF the
choice courses OF the East. The
leading hotels, in addition to fur.
nishing introductions to the club,
are also owners of q ninehole
course In very good condition.
Stockbridge features a tournament
Of some kind every Saturday. 1t il
one Of the pioneer courses of the
country, It's thirty-first annual anna
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teur contest having been held here
on August IL.
Newport, r.. +, has q private or
ganization, WanunetonOnX Golf
Club, where visiting golfers may
play.
Al watch hin, there are two
clubs, the Winnapaug and the
Misquamicut both having 1s-hcle
courses. Visitors, properly intro
duced, are privileged to play.
COnnecficnt Clubs
In Connecticut there are many
highly favored spots for gclf. IN
the vicinity cf New London, there
il the nine-hole course 81 the New
London Country Club, and the Nor
witch Country Club ct Norwich. At
Eastern Point, facing on the sound,
there II the famous ShenecCssett
Golf Club.
\ New Haven boasts of several
two eighteen's ct the Racebrook
Country Club, to which intrOducs
lions may be had IN year round.
The New Haven Golf Club ~ one
OF the pioneer organizations Of the
State and enjoys q beautiful Iocar
ton three miles out Of the city.
The Yale Golf Course ii available
between June Goth and September
goth.
waterbury Is quite 1 center for
the sport and visitors, with the
usual cards, are welcomed at the
| Waterbury Country Club The
Shuttle Meadow Club, 4 2O-niiIe run
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Continued from Page 81

with two exceptionally fine fS.hole
courses. The Ekwanok Country
Club is Of championship rank. The
1914 national amateur event. at
which Ouimet was crowned, was
held here. In 1926 a new "1S" was
laid out, with Walter j. Travis as
architect. It was opened on June
IL of this year with an exhibition
match between Jesse Sweetser and
Francis Ouimet. The new course
is controlled by the principal hotel
and introduetions are arranged Tor
guests.
At Rutland the Country Club has
an excellent nine.hole course, good
greens. good fairways and splendid
views Of the surrounding noun.
tains. Nine more holes, now under
constitution, with Wayne Styles
supervising, will be ready for play
in 1928.
At Burlington the Country Club
provides play for visitors. The
beautifully situated 1S-hole course
overlooks Lake Champlain and the
Adirondacks on one side and the
Green Mountains on the other.
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Good Golfng Spots
In East

Golfers are welcomed at the fine
club house.
Golfers Haven
The Bay State forms q golfers.
haven. Around Boston are many
fine club courses available to Wis.
itors on arrangement through lead.
ing hotels. Among these might be
mentioned the Commonwealth Coun.
try Club at Chestnut Hill, Wood.
land Golf Club at Auburndale, Bel
mont Spring Country Club al
Waverley. In Franklin Park is the
public course, but this is usually
quite crowded.
Visitors to Gardner may play on
the course at Wipchendon or on the
Oak Hill Country Club course at
Fitchburg.
Greenfield has . good 1S-hole
course at the Greenfield Country
Club.
Springfield, Mass, offers the
player good sport at the Springfield
Club, the Mt. Tom Club, and the
Longmeadow Club through the
usual introductions.
The New Bedford Club at New
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TO New Britain, also offers GOOD
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rARIE--nHis Tiger Lady" "

subjects by the Metropolitan Concert
orchestra, Alex Podnos, conducting.
Evening star., 1928-06-13
PALACE--"The Actress Z

Norma Shearer viii be the star at
sI.oews Palace, commencing Saturday.
jim THE Actress" adapted from the IA
snaouS play, "Trelawney of Wells" In
(which she appears as Rose Trelawney.
Through the breakdown of a carr
sTiage in which the company are going
ITO a picnic, Rose meets Arthur Cover,
san English arlstocrat, falls in love with
him and eventually goes to live at his
laoIne. But here is the point that dis
Einguishes drama from the familiar sem
Nimental love story Of Cinderella.
The little actress finds that the home
npf the aristocrat is too cold and gloomy
sto bring her happiness and that she
Can only be happy IN the realm of the
stage. The resulting problem is solved
ali q manner which proves satisfactory
10 all and at the same time is differ
sent from the conventional ending.
Ralph Forbes is seen as the leading
man. owen Moore is the penn!less
playwright, and o. P. Heggie portrays
Ihe part of Sir william.
On the stage Loew-P -PubiiX will pre-
sent John Murray Anderson's unique
&resentation. "Xylophonia" featuring
sWeSiey Eddy and his Palace Syncopa-
Aors: Chester Fredericks, eccentric
singer and dancer: Olive May, soloist;
abe Musical Johnsons. 10 xyiophone
Foster Girls.
Charles Gaige at the organ, short
sub ject, the M-G-M newsreel and the
Palace Concert Orchestra, under Harry
sBorJes, viii complete the program.
Evening star., 1928-06-13
LITTLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Revenge"

Commencing Sunday, the Motion Pic
ture Guild will present the UFA pro-
duction ''Kremhilds Revenge" at the
Little Theater.
This perturbation of the celebrated
story from Teutonic legends Is the
sequel TO "Siegfried.' which was shown
here last month. 1t Is complete within
itself. and recounts the salient features
Of the murder of Siegfried and Kriem-
hiid's vow OF vengeance against King
Guntier and bis uncle. Hagen Tronje.
who perpetrated the crime.
1t Is said that "Kriemhild's Revenge. :"
though not so well known q legend as
'Siegfried," brings out in a beautiful
pictorial way the spirit Of the theme of
the Nibelungen Saga In far more au-
thentic and stirring fashion than the
first production. which showed the adj
Evening star., 1928-06-13
Attractions i'm
Washington Theaters
NATIONAL PLAYERS--"six CyIinde
Love"


4 "Six Cylinder Love" a play FASH
sioned around a young married couple
4and their ambition to outshine their
kneighbors, win engage the attention of
athe National Theater Players next week.
j William Anthony Mcclure built hts
story around a newly married couple
HgWho plunge deeply into debt merely for
sthe sake OF buying an automobile
STARED in the face by grim disaster, the
syoung husband efnbezzles money from
4hiS employer, With this predicament,
athe playwright provides a series Of OBJ
sseacjeS that makes for high-powereti
sc0nlf dy-~not to say melodrama.. How
1the young fellow gets out of the scrape,
sehow he shakes of the crowd Of sppne-
Gers who accept his hospitality without
Caring one iota for his welfare and how
alle eventually redeems himself are part
annd parcel of one OF the most human
Splays seen on the boards In inany day
Leneta Lane. leading lady of the Ma
stional Thester Players, viii have John,
SWarner to piay opposite next week.
Stanley Ridges having joined the Good
News company bound for Europe.
i The usual Wednesday and Saturday
smatinees win BE-. staged. 4
Evening star., 1928-06-13
NORRIS BLAMES COOLIDGE
FOR THIRD PARTY MOVE
Says Veto of McNary-Haugen Bill
and Disregard of Muscle Shoals
Are Responsible.

Senator Norris. Republican, Of Me-
braska, in statement last night
charged President Coolidge with "al-
most forcing third party to enter the
presidential race this year by vetoing
the McNary-H -Haugen farm relief meas
ure and failing to sign the Muscle
Shoals resolution.
Senator Norris said he is opposed to
third party, but the question Is square,
ly up to the convention" "A Republi-
can President" he declared, has stood
In the way of relief for agriculture and
the preservation Of our natural re-
sources and submitted to domination by
the power trust. A Republican Congress
takes the opposite side. If this conven-
ton repudiates Republican Congress
in favor of a Republican President, IL
will second the move of President Cool
idge for third party"
Evening star., 1928-06-13
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