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Evening star., 1931-12-13

- YER since the first baf1ed spectator
stood before that famous first mod
- ernist picture-"Nude Descending
Staircase"-and shook his head and
- asked-'What particular insane asylum
is responsible for this?" opinion as to
the modern school of art has been divided
Some fairly intelligent citizens agree with
the rapt mother who exclaimed effusiVely as
She viewed product of Charles Demoth:
why, my little Willie can do as well as
fhat Next year L shall enter his dear little
kindergarten drawings in this exhibition"
Again, other puzzled art lovers have pom
dered over that exchange between the worried
little woman and the grand Seigneur, who was
q distinguished patron of art They were
standing before that famous modernist picture
sScrambled Eggs in Czechoslovakia," when the
worried little woman bewaied-
ST do want to love art, butt cannot say
that like this Scrambled Eggs!"
Neither, madame" roared the great con-
noisseur, neither does a cannibal like caviar"
gNcE, therefore, this question of the worth
and significance of modern art has been
tsoubled one from the time of the Armory
Show IN 1913, the question was eagerly asked,
when Mrs Harry Payne Whitney was about to
open her museum of American art:
VIII this distinguished lady, who is an
american sculptor of eminence and a patron
of the arts as well-will she include in her mu-
Scum of American productions any of the mod
ern school?" The question was taken to Mrs
Whitney, who replied, with gentle emphasis:
Certainly I will include many paintings of
the modern school"
After which the inquiring reporter followed
gith the queries-"What does this modern
school mean? At what is it aiming? Aren't
these modern painters really very mad-are
they, in fact, as mad as their pictures seem?"
And when these questions were put forward,
Mrs. Whitney replied:
sIfaese modern pictures have deep signif-
Evening star., 1931-12-13

"Age of Innocence" Which, surely, is explana-
turns from these representations of still life to
modernist portraiture he thinks things in his
heart. For the modernist portrait usually shows
person with hopelessly distorted face and
enlarged or twisted features. But Mrs Whitney
explains that all Of this Is done to "giye baI-
ance to the composition" and that the artist
usually finds one quality in the face and seeks
10 emphasize it. The result is picture that
Is truly significant to the modernistic painter
and critic, but that looks like something os,t
OF nightmare to the ordinary observer
THERE is story of a woman who was sucf-
denly removed to DR. soothems sanitari-
um, gesticulating with her hands in geomet-
rlcal pattern, emitting from her lips sounds
that combined the steam whistle and the whir
OF an egg beater. When DR.. Soothem diag-
noseo her case, he pronounced it nervous pros-
tration from too much modernist art.
Some years ago Stuart Davis well known
modernist, sent painting to an exhibit of
mooernlst art. Later, when he called to view
ms work, the curator noticed that he looked
at it critically, stepped off, shook his head and
then remarked brightly:
xeS, thlnk 1t looks better hung this way.
Why asked the curator, "isnt that the
usual way to hang it?"
An my GEAR lady," he said, this, as it
happens Is hung upside down, but no picture
Is realiy we'll done unless it can be hung up-
SIDE down or sideways Or topsy -turvy A really
good picture should look well from any angle.n
a 8 result. Mrs Whitney believes that mods
ernist art must be, for some time yet per-
haps always, caviar to the multitude She bes
neves that those who have fixed their stand-
ards OF art by the Sistine Madonna win be
disappointed by the nnOderns r,odarys
artist must be dissecter an eliminator and
all his works, like a high-born lady, must be
viewed again and again before all their SUBJ
tleties are revealed. >,
Evening star., 1931-12-13

This picture, by Stuart Davis, is called Egg
Beater, No. One" Mrs. Whitney says "It is an
example OF completely abstract modern pic
ture, and it is important as tour de force in
design and color. When studied by an open
minded obseruer, believe it wiH take on sig
nifcance The title is simply a little jest of the
artist This picture, by the ,oay, has been
printed upside dOtcn to proUe that it doesn't
matter.
Evening star., 1931-12-13

This is arrangement With Phonograph," By
Jan MatuIka 4 Says Mrs Whitney, 1T repays
second and third view. At first only the phono-
graph is seen, perhaps. Later study reveals
mandolin, and upon third inspection the
thick, flat lips Of the mask of an A tfrican witcH
doctor are revealed to the observer. Therefore,
why may not feel that this picture appeals to
the mind and reason?"
Evening star., 1931-12-13

In Stuart Dauis' 'Tt0o Trees,' Mrs.
Whitney points out, ''we again meet the
semi-abtract, iUhere nature is reduced
to design and toater is expressed in a
series of dotted lines, as tUas done. first
OF all, by old Egyptian painters"
Evening star., 1931-12-13

the street has probably never in his rrL.
maddest moment felt that any paint ''''
ing of the modern school could be SEN
timental or romantic. But Mrs Whit All pl
ney and her aides at the new mu-
scum assure that the hearts passion
and the hearts yearning and love and romance
may well go into modernist painting and have
many time. Mrs. Whitney selects two as
examples of this. First is painting called
Skunk Cabbage"
'iTHIS is done by Georgia O'Keefe, woman
who distorts nature in her utter feel
ing for it," she says. Looking at Skunk Cab
bage' you feel as If you could put your face
down into its damp green vitality, and draw
back some of the rankness, some of the wild
swampiness of the object.
again, in Last Evening of the Year the
artist, Oscar Bluemer, has dealt with what to
him was most romantic subject He sees ma
ture as q musician, and transposes life into
terms Of art.
Those who may question the accuracy with
which such picture depicts portion of time
should consider the manner in which the n1u-
sician depicts, for instance, the sounds of
country morning in Midsummer. Out on those
Evening star., 1931-12-13

4heSe modernS are, probably an
acquired taste, like an appreciation for the music
of Wagner. But however that may be- the de-
sign of them is studied, the thought behind
them is dynamic and original. Into them the
artist has put forth his spirit; they are his in
depreciation of things felt and seen, and
they deserve their place and attention"
a ND so, with patience and clarity, Mrs. Whit
ney explained some Of the things which
typical modernst paintings In her museum of
American art may signify.
There is, for instance, a picture called Chi
nese Restaurant" To q casual uninitiated OBJ
serVer-this loainting-a mixture of a little bit
of everything-might look as If the restaurant
had been sketched just after violent tornado
or earthquake. But Mrs. Whitney explains
THE different elements Of the place as they
affect the artist are noted down on his canvas
They are, indeed, put together in an artistic
Evening star., 1931-12-13

Aaortrait," by Henri Burkhard, is an example
p} H,odernistic portraiture. 'The unusual" says
Mrs Whitney, SIS explained in the tech
pique of the modernist. The face is long, the
person is seemingly caricatured, to give balance
to the composition. The human face is used as
p design The n,odernist, ,ohen painting people,
batea chooses quality to express and
btress that, Leauing out everything else.'
Evening star., 1931-12-13

"My Egypt" by Charles Demuth, is "neithe<
entirely abstract nor frankly expository." :.
1T depicts" says Mrs. Whitney, 'an industrial
phase of american life on a huge SCALE In cer-
tain curves, ,oe get suggestion of a gas tank.
Yet feU Americans haze discovered beauty here
This, believe, may present light to blind eyes,"
All photographs this courtesy of the
whitney Museum Of American Art.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
Tells You How to Appreciate
These Modern Paintings, and
Why They Get Place in Her
New Museum of American
Art.

canoe for American life. Undoubtedly,
they depict the mood of America bet-
ter than any mere storytelling pic
ture. They have utterly departed from
tradition.
"These moderns are probably an
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
81 P0RTABLES
KEPT IN Use

More than half the portable
buildings now being used by the
District public schools will con
, tinue in use after school recon
venes in September, according to
a report submitted to the Board
Of Education by DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools.
From total of 5e of these
buildings now in use, 80 will be
used next year for classroom pur.
poses and four for other school
use. 1t is expected that four will
be discontinued before September
The Board of Education has
requested the District Commits
sioner to remove the remaining
portableS, but those that remain
will be continued in use until ad-
ditional school construction will
warrant their removal.
The portables to be continued
are / at the Bates Road School,
Allison Street and Fort Drive N. E.;
/, .Benning School, AnacoStia
Road and Benning Street N. E.;
4, Cleveland School, Eighth and
T Streets N. E.; 2, Fillmore
School, Thirty-fifth and S Streets
N. w: S, Garrison School Twelfth
and r Streets N. W.; 2, Giddings
School. Third and G. Streets S.
E.; 3. Harrison School, Thirteenth
and V Streets, N. W.; 2. Jefferson
Junior High School, Sixth and
D Streets S. W.; 2, Keane School
Blair and Riggs Roads NJ W.;
/, Ketcham School, Fifteenth and
q Streets S. W.: 2. Orr School, |
Twenty-second and Prout Streets
s. E.; 2. Shepherd School, Four
teenth Street and Kalmia Road
N. W., and 2, Syphax, Half and
N Streets S. w.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Bureau of Standards
Scans Pipe COrrOsiOn

Although the results of investi
cations which have been con.
Quoted by the United States Blu
reau of Standards with regard
to soil corrosion have indicated
the majority of soils are noncor-
rosive or only slightly so. there
are number of soils in various
parts of the country that are
severely corrosive with respect
to the commonly used pipe ma
terials. the bureau declares.
-Four methods of preventing
corrosion in these soils have been
considered, Cd the surrounding
of the pipes by noncorrosive soils
transported from other regions;
CD electrical or Cathode protec-
ton; CD metallic and bituminous
protective coatings, and % the
use of corrosion-resisting metals.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Peril Turks in Any
Old Oak in Storm

KENT, Ohio, June 26.-Persons
who seek shelter under oak trees
during a thunder storm are tax
ing heir lives in their hands as
It attracts lightning, according to
a ulletin recently issued by the
Davey Institute Of Tree Surgery.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
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The Washington times., 1931-06-26

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La gaceta., 1931-08-14
T DE POLITI6l
~~~ams LOCAL Y

Ns amigos de Henderson
en- numero de $50, celebrarAr
anoche un mitin en- la avenida
de Magnolia, barrie de Hyde
Park.
Los oradores fueron ell pro,
pic Henderson, ell abogado
Morris y ell joven periodista
Jose R. Mickler, redactor del
Tampa Daily Times"
Henderson manifesto que 81
no reconoce en- Chancey condi
clones para la ACADIA, por ha
berse dedicado siempre a de :
fender casos criminales 0 acu-
sar y ser al presente abogado
de la compafiia Seaboard Air
Line.
Asegur6 que Chancey no
quiere ell reparto de los ear
gos en- las mesas electorales
porque es amarillo y esta
apoyado por la iunta electoral.
Joe Mickler, Ell joven perio-
dista, declare que Henderson
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
Sc LOS PRE-
MOS A LOS
DE AE-
ROPLANOS

Los muchachos constructors
de aeroplanos presentaron aver
sus modelos en- ell parque de Mac
Farlane, en- un concurso que ini-
clara ell comite de recreo del a
yuntamiento, y los ~jueces otor-
garon Ell primer premio a J. P.
Johnson, de Gary.
Su aeroplano Sc mantuvo en-
el aire durante 25 segundos.
Don L. Six, del parque de Ora
ham, gan6 dos primeros pues-
tos.
La nnice nina que present6
un modelo, Doris Morgan, al
canz6 ell cuarto lugar en- la ella
sificaci6n.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
ROBO ~FRUSTRADO

Ell poIicia John Spencer evit6
anoche que robaran en- la esta-
ci6n de gasolina McGucken, ST.
tuada en- la septima avenida y
Gale %.
Dice ell vigilante que al pasar
por ALI vic que un hombre ira
taba de saltar por una ventana,
llevando la GAIA regiStr0.
Corri6 el ladr6n al verse per-
seguido, desapareciendo.
Dos individuos de aspecto sos
pechoso fueron detenidos.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
Esos dias Sc han lido para ne volver.

s~fecibira, ell dia primero, dos de
cada tres votos honrados que
Sc Deposition en- las urnas.
Sugirio una divisa para la
campana electoral: "Hagamos
que los pandilleros Sc manten
gan fuera de la casa consisto-
rial"
Aludi6 al case de Morris Gil
vens y dijo de Skinner que era
un pobre pero voluntarioso"
funcionario, con $4,000 de
sueldo.
Termin6 alegrandose de que
lie hubieran dado la "brava"
en- favor de Bledsoe.
Morris elogi6 a Henderson
y 10 describe como ell hombre
con las mejores condolences
para ell cargo.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14

Defendiendo la candidatura
de Tom Henderson pronunci6
aver un discurso en- Ell parque
De Soto, ell conocido abogado
Howard p. MacFarlane.
Manifesto ell Sr. MacFarla-
ne que 81 Chancey es electo lie
seran contados los votos por
ell mismo metodo que enviara
a Pat Whitaker al senado.
Tambien habl6 ell candida
to Henderson, expresando SUI
intenci6n de unir mas estrecha
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
mente a esta comunidad.
Los dos oradores atacaron
a la junta electoral.

Ell candidate Il. +. l.. Chan
cey va a imprimlr mayor acti-
vidad a SUI campana, a partir
del pr6ximo lunes.
Chancey celebrara un mitif
ell lunes venidero, en- la secci6n
del Gary. La tribuna Sc levan-
tara EN- la esquina de la Sept.
ma y Gale 81.
FL martes hablara en- Jack
son Heights, en- la esquina de
Bob, avenida 80 y Gale Sd.
En- West Tampa sera ell mi
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
FL TEMPO

Ntblados parciales y lluvias.
Vientos . moderados dele este.
Maxima temperature aver, SO
grades; mfnima, "a.
Marea alta a las :06 a. m.
y 2:45 p. m; marea baja a las
z:54 a, m. y 9:23 p. m.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
INFOR
DEL PUERTO

A cargar fosfato arribo aver
de Norfolk el vapor sueco Wan
ia.
En- lastre, procedente de la
Isabella de Sagua, Cuba, lego la
goleta auxiliar Rubens, de ban
dera inglesa.
Ell Cuba sali6 hacia la Haba-
ma llevando pasajeros, carga y
correspondence.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14

Frank D'Arpa, % y Rosa FL
~carrotta, 81; Hubert Allen, 26,
Y Luisa Sealey, %; Rufus H.
Chambers, SO, y Rebecca Lecora
Washington, 40.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14

Como ell ~visitante es una per-
soma de %prominencia y trae un
mensaje que deben escuchar to-
los Odd Fellows, pidese la
asistencia de todos los MEM
de esas logias.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14
LIGA AMERICANA
LA TENIDA DE ESTA NO
CHE

Las logias Ideal No. SIS y Pro
greso No. 81 celebraran hoy una
tenida conjunta, en- su palacic
de la Gale Ounce, para DIR j
uno de los directories de la Ind.
pendiente Orden de Odd Fellow.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14

tin ell microbes, en- la arena do
boxeo de la Gale Main.
FL jueves hablara en- Hyde
Park y Ell viernes en- ell parque
De Soto.
La gaceta., 1931-08-14

Cincinnati tic, 22h, De; Bos-
ton &c, Oh, lie.
Cincinnati &c, Oh, 2e; Boston
&c, All, lie. J
Pittsburg 7c, 12h, lie; New
York SC, 11h, Be.
Pittsburg 1c, 10h, lie; New
York &c, 10h, BE. @
LIGA AMERICANA
Washington SC, Tn, Be; Chica
go 1Oc, 12h, Be.
Filadelfia SC, 10h, lie; De
troit &c, All, lie.
Boston &c, 13h, Be; st. Luis
sc, 15h, 2e.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
NATIONS AGREE
ON Chief FOR
ARMS PARLEY
Achievement Hopes High as
Arthur Henderson Is
Named Chairman.

By ScrippS-H0pGrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, May 8.-Hopes
for real achievement in the world
disarmament conference at Geneva
next February frightened today.
with the receipt Of private advices
from London that the four principal
European powers had agreed upon
Arthur Henderson, British foreign
secretary, for chairman Of the as
sembly.
With this delicate problem out
OF the way, The powers now are
free to tackle the problem of land
and air ornaments for the first
time since they promised at YER
sailles to reduce their forces below
pre-war strength.
The agreement on Henderson is
a victory for American policy.
which was shaped more than a
year ago with a view to assisting
in the selection of a European chair
man.
Henderson has long been an ad-
vocate Of the doctrine that Europe
must disarm before her economic
recovery can begin. He was not
Frances preferred candidate for the
craftsmanship, but the failure of Eu-
ropean diplomacy to maneuver an
American into the post finally
forced the agreement on Henderson
as the alternative to abandonment
Of the whole project.
For this latter step, no nation. in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
BARNHART AGAIN
is PHONE Chief
All Officers Reelected by
Association.

Henry A. Barnhart Of Rochester
former congressman for Indiana'S
Thirteenth district, again is presi-
dent of the Indiana Telephone AS
ISOLATION by virtue of election al
the closing session of the associa-
tons twelfth annual convention
Thursday.
All officers were reelected. R. V
Achatz CT Aurora was renamed frs
vice-president. Samuel Tomlinsor
of Plymouth is second vice-presi-
dent, and w. H. Beck of Indian
apolis is secretary-tre and
general manager.
Directors elected for a three-year
term are Barnhart, Frank E. Bohn
Of Fl. Wayne, H. F. Farwen Of Terre
Haute, F. NJ. Lantz, Monticello, and
Samuel TonlinSon, Plymouth. j
H. Klinger Of Brazil is director for
an uneXpired term ending in 1888
Five hundred twenty-five at
tended sessions Thursday, 20 per
cent increase over what has been
the biggest meeting by the state as
ISOLATION. A banquet and dance at
the Claypool Thursday night closed
the convention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

When mother is wearing such
charming afternoon clothes, wouldn't
you love some, too-if you we're a
tiny girl?
OF course you would. Here's a
favorite with capelet collar and
beruffled skirt. It's daintiness it
self in pale blue handkerchief linen.
Picot edge, which is done profess
sionally finishes the edge Of the
cape collar and the ruffles.
There now is very little for
mother to do to make it. For there
is only a ore-piece front to be
joined to the one-piece back. 1t is
slashed from neck at center-front
and finished for opening.
Style No $50 is designed for
toddlers of 2, 4 and years.
Size requires 23s yards of 49,
inch material.
Our large Fashion Magazine
shows the latest Paris styles for
spring and summer for adults and
children. Also instructive lessons
in sewing.
Price of book 10 cents.
Price of pattern Is cents in
stamps or coin (coin preferred
Wrap coin carefully.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
Department
Shifts Made
IN Sessions

An important feature Of the clos
frq mcetir of the Wonan's De-
parsmcrt Club wednesday at the
clu@rouea was the combining OF
departments to reduce their number
from seven 10 four.
The departments which have COM
bined are literature and drama, and
the American home. applied educa-
ton and music
It was announced that the life
membership list has reached its
quota of 100 members. with two
homes on the waiting list.
The following gifts to the club
also we're announced: A silver tea
service literature department. dish
towels. community welfare depart
merit: 500 American home depart
meat: sloO, applied education de-
partment fer The permanent club
house fund; SIS to general fund and
S25 to the education fund, com
murity welfare department; $50.
drama department, and $50, music
department
MIS-. Everett ScnOHeld has ap-
pointed Mrs. Clayton H. Ridge pro-
gram chairman; Mrs. Philip A. KEEL
Ter publicity chairman and Mrs.
Jcnn Conner, yearbook chairman.
Mrs. Schofield will continue as
president until election of officers
next March.
Membership committed an
nouneed a club membership Of Sol
members.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
For
TEETEIING
troubles

+ USSY, fretfui -. of course
babies are uncomfortable at teeth
ing time! And mothers are worried
because of the little ,upsets which
come so suddenly then. But there's
one sure way to comfort a restless,
teething child. Castoria - made
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It's perfectly harmless, as the
formula on the wrapper tells you.
It's mild in taste and action. Yet
it rights little upsets with a never
failing effectiveness.
That's the beauty of this special
children's remedy! 1t may be given
to tiny infants.as often as there
is need. In cases of collie and similar
disturbances, it is invaluable. But
it has everyday uses all mothers
should understand. A coated tongue
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

from nlInSeu.
Meighan has the role of the
physisal culture trainer, played with
distinction and force, and in the
cinema version, one Of the outstand-
ing merits Of the play.
The story reYolves around Gene
Gibson, the e'er-do-well, the
drunkard, the bully-gradually re-
gaining his normal balance under
the influence of his new master.
Not the least among the reasons for
this reformation is the converse
ton that the erstWhile untamable
Gene overhears one night when his
trainers son visits the lone cabin
in the woods.
The words of confidence ex-
changed as between father and son,
the cleanliness of spirit, the good
craftsmanship which exists there,
shock and inspire the now rejuvenat-
ing Gene Gibson and set him think
ing Of his own unwholesome posi-
ton, his narroWness and his weak
nesses.
Hardie Albright, late star of the
New York success, THE Greek had
Word for It." has the role Of the
ne'er- do-welI son. Dorothy Jordan
is seen as Albright's fascinating
sweetheart.
James Kirkwood plays the part of
the millionaire father and Cecilia
LOTUS is seen as the socially ambi-
tious mother of Miss Jordan.
Il 4
Indianapolis theaters today offer:
Brooke Johns in a new show at the
Indiana, new double bill at the Cir
Gle, "Rell Bound" at the Apollo,
The Secret Six at the Palace,
"Skippy" at the Ohio, your Uncle
Dudley" at English's, Meet the
Wife" at the Lyric, movies at the
Colonial, and burlesque at the
Mutual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

view Of the state of world opinion,
would dare accept responsibility.
The hopes Of European diplomats
here that President Hoover's address
before the international Chamber
Of Commerce this week suggested a
willingness on the part of the
United States TO accept the chair
manship were quickly Debated by