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.-..telj, during these years, gave himself to the
expression of experiences and emotions which
commonly are not regarded as paintable. Re-
ducing recoIections Of boyhood to visual forms
he created for himself and perhaps for Others
new language. Strangely enough, the man
who today stands among artists as q leading
exponent Of realism is here revealed as one
devoting himself almost exclusively to abstract
expression.
For example, 1.-THE Night Wind,g strange
conglomeration Of weird forms-a house which
may perhaps be boat-waves which may rep
resent hills; openings which may be doors, may
be portfolios, may be automobile tires-and,
withal an intensity Of dramatic effect which Is
almost unbelievable. The intention of the artist
was ito represent the feeling of child sitting
cozily in his home, with the wind roaring
outside, filling his mind with visions Of phan-
toms and monsters flying overhead"
Church Bells Ringng-Rainy Winter Night"
represents the artists attempt ito portray .
child's emotion on a black Winter night-the
church bell terrifying him. the thought Of
candlelight and Christmas trees comforting and
consoling him."
Most engaging and unusual are milder
scenes, THE Song of the Katydids," painted
on an August morning during q drought, and,
as the artist says, "the pitiless sum mounts high,
the insect chorus is heard, heat waves and
monotonous sounds envelop everything trees,
houses sky" The scene is utterly unpoetic,
plain little house In plain little country town.
The songs of the insects are represented by
little black strokes like croquet wickets Glossy
placed, yet giving an impression of motion-yes,
if one has sufficient imagination, of sound
In Insect Chorus" Mr.. Burchfield has re-
duced metallic sounds to an equivalent in
pattern-pure conventionalization- excursion
far from realism and into the abstract. This
last-named work is the property of. Edward w.
Root son Of Elihu Root and professor Of art at
Hamilton College. 1t is to Mr. Root that the
discovery of these works by Burchfield is
accredited. 1t was he who, coming across them,
was attracted by their originality and urged
that they be shown. To his own private collec-
ton, which has been assembled with great dis
elimination he added not only the insect
Chorus" but also Dead Sunfower," included in
this exhibition and Of especial merit
Obviously, If one has sufficient talent, II one
is genius. one can do almost anything and
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the other has to do with its skillful use By two
prominent Mexican painters, Rivera and Orozco.
who have, during the past year or more, been
working in this country and much in the pub
lie eye. The works Of these men have been
produced, however. for interior decoration.
In Los Angeles a third Mexican painter,
David Alfaro Sigueiros by name, has been do
ing fresco painting out of doors, producing first
q painting a garden wall in Los Angeles
school of art, and later, through the CO.
operation Of group of Los Angeles painters,
on the exterior wall of house in the Mexican
quarter.
There is quite a difference, however, in the
climate of Southern California and that Of
Washington, and but for the fact that Mr..
Comins has discovered and employed a means
to prevent injury from weather, this beautiful
work Of his here would not endure By this
new method it is, he claims, perfectly pre-
served and will last as long as would stone or
other permanent material.
Other frescoes by Mr.. Comins are in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Atherton Of
this city; one by him is on the ceiling OF the
Presidents room at the United States Capitol.
A small fresco called Labor was included re-
Gently in the local exhibition at the Washing
ton Art League. A few years ago an exhibit
ton of Mr. Comins' frescoes was shown IN
the Corcoran Gallery of Art by invitation. This
exhibition included very large fresco entitled
Steel" representing this branch of labor.
4 IUCH interest mas been aroused and dis
wi cussion created by the loan exhibitions of
early water colors by Charles Burchfield. and
of oil paintings by Louis Elshemus Cor Eishe-
mius, as the artist sometimes signs HIMSELF
which opened in the Phillips Memorial Gallery
November to continue to February Is. Both
Of these exhibitions have been chosen with the
purpose Of illustrating freshness Of vision in
painting. But how utterly different they are
one the work of young man, untried and fear
less. the other of man mature in years but a
child in thought, sophisticated and at the same
time innocent
Burchfield was born in Ashtabula Harbor,
Ohio, in 1893, and studied as young man in
the Cleveland School of Art The paintings in
the present exhibition were produced between
the years 1916 and 1918, long before he had
ever seen painting by Van Gogh or had be-
come enamoured Of Japanese prints. Aided
and abetted by his teacher. Keller. he DELHI
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- BEN F. COMINS of this city has just
completed unique and beautiful fresco
in the garden Of Gen. and Mrs. Daniel
Devore, adjoining their home, wyoming
avenue and Twenty fourth street. It
represents Diana with one Of her dogs.
and has the appearance of sculpture In the
round The face is seen in profile; the right
hahd is uplifted; the right foot slightly ex-
tended as in motion; the dog leaps up with
paws against her, toward her outstretched
hand To all appearances the figure is set in
a niche, but the fact is that the panel upon
which it is painted is perfectly fat.
Almost in monotone, when examined closely,
both figure and background are found to
possess considerable richness and variety of
color. The background Is q gray-brown or
brown-gray, and the pigment has been applied
with great freedom. The figure and drapery
are in white and cool grays There are no
strong shadows, no glazing high lights and the
effect is very pleasing.
This arched panel closes a vista and on either
side of it stand magnolia trees, greatly en-
HANGING the decorative effect. Some may find
the work reminiscent Of the classical; others
may argue that It's derivation is French or
English Georgian. But after all, what differ
ence does this make so long as it is well done,
suitable charming?
1t is, furthermore the first permanent fresco
ever painted in the East out-of-doors. As
every one knows, the great mural paintings of
some of the leading masters in the days Of the
Renaissance were in fresco. Because Of the
difficulty of the process, however, it fell into
disuse, and only lately has again come into its
own. One of the first mural paintings to be
executed in this country, a painting by William
Morris Hunt for the adornment of the New
York State Capitol at Albany, was II f-esco
but when the Capitol was burned it r2-tShed
Now and then other works have been done in
ffesco in this country, but two influences have
arisen within the last five years to bring
fresco painting into vogue. One Is the fact
that it has been taught, and well taught in the
American School of Art at Fontaineb!eau, and
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Calendar of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Sepen-
teenth street and Neo York auenue.
Permanent collection. Carl Melchers'
Memorial Exhibition. Exhibitions OF
Handicratts by members OF the South
ern Mountain Hdndicrdft Guild.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Tenth
and 3 streets Constitution dpenue).
Geliatiy collection.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. DIVISION
OF GRAPHIC ARTS, UNITED
- STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Etch-
mas by Louis c. Rosenberg. october
80 to November &C.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Tpeltth and
B streets southwest. Permanent col
lection.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINT d.
VISION Permanent collection.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY. 1900
TWenty-frs street. Permanent collec-
ton. Open Deek days, II am. to
pm, Sundays to s pm Saturdays
and Sundays free, other days rs cents
admission. Exhibition OF pictures OF
people: early 1pater colors by Charles
Burchfeld; paintings by Louis Elsh-
emus.
E,
northwest. Paintings and Drawings by
American artists, opening November
IS
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. 1880 S street north
West. Rugs, tapestries and other ter
tiles Of the Near and Far East. Open
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
2 to o'clock Admission By card
obtainable at the office OF G. H. Myers,
$50 Fifteenth street northwest.
ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON, 2017
street northwest Paintings by Hattie
E. Burdette; Pictorial photographs by
= Clara E. SippreH, November II to 26.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, CENTRAL BUILD
ING, Eighth and X streets. Christmas
books for children, November II to 80.
BRANCH Observation-Disclosures 1 to
80: Northeastern Branch-Portraits by
Washington portrait painters. South
eastern Brdnch-Ldndscdpes by Beuldh
Weaper and Angela Hurd. Takoma
Park Branch--Flotoer and still life
paintings by Washington artists. Mount
Pleasant Branch-Washington Water
Color Club Eastern High Sub-brdnch
Water colors by Margaret Lent. Ten
lev MISUNDERSTANDING by Kdth-
drine Bedmdn.
DUMBARToN HOUSE. 2715 Q street
northwest, headquarters OF the Ma
tional Society of Colonial DANES OF
America. Museum OF the Early Federal
period. Sundays rs pm. iDeek days
10 q m. to 5 pm
HOUSE OF THE SEVEN. ARTS. 24o1
Fifteenth street. Exhibition, Leon Car
roH mater colors of fo,oers, under the
auspices of the Arts Group of Wash
ington.
ART LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON, 1903
T,penty-frst street northwest Works
by Washington artists.
TEN O'CLOCK CLUB, 1903 X street.
Independent artists exhibition, OPEN
= ing November IL.
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make 1t interesting. Burchneld IN these later
days holds firmly to facts but none can deny
him the interest of this adventure into the
realm Of the unknown and to fields still un-
plowed.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
COL. HOWE SEES
BONUS GROUP
AGAIN TODAY
Disabled Vets Charge Aim Is
Publicity, But March by
$4,000 Is Forecast

A conference Of the threatened
bonus march on the Capital will
be held at the White House to-
day, when Col. Louis M. Howe,
secretary to the President, will
meet with spokesmen Of the vet
erans' liaison committee.
Members of the committee de-
clared the agreement made last
week to call off the march was
not authorized, and said $4,000
ex-service men will arrive here
and expect the Government to
feed and house them.
William Conley, national COM
mander of the Disabled American
Veterans, said he doubts if there
will be another bonus march, and
branded the move as publicity
scheme.
Vets Dissatisfied
Veterans dissatisfaction with
their leaders may lead many
members Of the rank and file to
cast in their lot with the new
bonus march, according to word
reaching washington today.
Federal employees and veterans
who have recently come from De-
troit, assert that there is strong
feeling there in favor Of the pro-
posed new march, and that un-
employed veterans generally in
that city are wearing the "B. E.
F." insignia.
Many veterans, it is said, feel
that the policy Of the American
Legion, in particular, has too
readily echoed the desires Of the
Administration.
See Political Influence
They feel that President Roose-
velt is not unfriendly to them,
but they think he may have been
influenced too much by certain
groups eager to slash veterans
compensation.
Reports that Louis johnson,
national commander of the
Legion, Is slated to succeed Brig.
Gen. Frank Hines. as head of the
Veterans Administration July /
have likewise affected the rank
and file of Legionnaires, it is
said.
Many Legion officials have
gone in for politics, but though
many have obtained appointive
offices few have been elected to
positions Of prominence.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
D. c, C,ORCHESTRA
NEEDS SS10,200

The sum still to be raised be-
fore the National Symphony Or
chestra can continue plans for
next year stands today at $4,000.
Figures show that in the last
three days the sum needed was
reduced by more than $4,000.
The women's committee of the
orchestra association, which is
conducting an extensive drive to
raise funds for the continuation
Of the orchestra, will meet Thurs
day to decide whether or not the
orchestra is to be disbanded.
Yesterday DR.. Hans Kinder,
director of the orchestra, ad-
dressed a group of teachers at
Immaculate Seminary, stressing
the necessity of music in the de-
velopment of genuine culture.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01

was frank confession pointing to two things: that
business and finance lacked leadership and that business
and finance not controlling the of the Ad
mnistraon If the first true-that leadership
lacking-t good thing for the country that the
second also truethat the eaderless business world
did not control the political world
Spring Fevers
At the end of March, market letters still think that
there is reason for fear of initiation, but by the mid
ole of April tone appears. The Administration it
rs believed, will go with its moppng up campaign,
which eliminating weak spots before aggressive
effort to stimulate business is made For the present.
says one letter, ths rather trying times for
everyone in all walks of fe but promises better for the
long pull than if any of the crazy panaceas proposed
few months ago had been attempted" (Ths must be
reference to Technocracy.)
Finally, says the same letter. Financial and business
leaders will have to take some punishment and the
sooner they realize it and cooperate much pos
sble with the Administrations efforts the faster the
necessary changes can be made Whether or not
anyone personally likes the New Deal it may as we'll
be realized it is going to be carried for while,
that commitments should be made accordingly
Market letters were notoriously misleading in the
days when brokers happy as larks. They may be
misleading now, but think that little realism has
crept in and that few financial gentlemen, at least
are admitting facts which they would rather not
cept wonder whether the writer of the phrase about
"crazy panaceas" thinks that so-hour week with
crazy a panacea. Probably he feels that the law
inR7yp H7 pass land commitments should be made accord
Who's Loony Now?
One cnange IN nat1Onal opinion may be made 1t the
present advisers of Mr. Roosevelt continue in office
and, with him. carry the country out of it's despair
That is change in our opinion of the PROFESSIONAL
mind The brains trust largely recruited from the
universities and it operates in several feldsin inter-
national policy through Mr. Moley, in agriculture
through Mr.. Tugwell in economies through Messrs
Berle and Feis Il omit the titles of honor so as not
to retire these gentlemen to private life)
So far they have proved themselves practical in the
that they have the confidence of the Executive
They suggest methods which embodied in bills and
the bills become laws passed by Congressman who,
presumably share the doubts about professors
but have choice. After ALL the practical men were
in control of the country in the years before the
panic the practical the country in the three
schemes were not wild, they certainly not prac-
dcal in the simplest sense. You could put them into
operation; but you couldn't make them do any good
to the country
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
30-HOUR WEEK
HIT At QUIZ.

Strong opposition to the Black
30-hour week bill was voised be-
fore the House Labor Committee
today by spokesmen for American
sugar refineries and milk dealers.
Charles r. Crisp, former acting
chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee, appearing
as counsel for seven American
sugar refineries, said the bill
would destroy the American refin-
ing business unless foreign plants
were also required to operate
on a five-day week basis.
President Roosevelt is opposed
to the amendment to the bill
which would place embargoes on
foreign goods not produced on
the same basis as the 30-hour
plan, Chairman Connery CD Of
Massachusetts, told the committee.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
TO- O,OOOChecksof TwoBanks
Ready for Depositors

Distribution Of $2S5,O0O to de.
poSitorS Of two Washington banks
which went into hands of re-
ceivers last July began today.
At the Departmental Bank,
1000 checks, totaling about $780,
600, representing a 20 per cent
dividend on deposits, are being
given out under the supervision of
w. B. Altman, receiver.
Banking hours for the first
three days this week will be from
$50 q. m. to 8 p. m. for convent
erace Of Government workers.
After that regular hours will be
observed.
This is the second dividend paid
by the Departmental, a 80 per
cent payment, totaling 1926, 900,
having been paid in February.
At the North Capitol Savings
Bank, 5000 checks, representing
q 1914 per cent dividend Of about
$125, 900, are being distributed to
depositors, under supervision Of
John S. Ryan. receiver. This is
the first since the bank closed
last July.
Within the month Claude H.
woodward, receiver for the Bank
Of Brightwood, which also closed
its doors last July, expects to dis
tribute checks for a IS per cent
dividend to depositors, releasing
about $4,000.
This would bring the total divi-
dends paid by this bank to Is per
cent. as a 20 per cent dividend
was paid in February.
IN the meantime, Treasury De-
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
GUNF|RE HALTS
THUG G'SFL|GHT

Constable J. H. Davis, of Be
thesda, early today arrested Syl-
vester Wilson, 25. colored, of the
$500 block M st. N. w., on a
charge of hold-up and robbery.
Edward L. Ring, of the 1000
block Thirty-seventh st. N. w.,
taxi driver for the Yellow Cab
Company, reported he had been
held up by two colored men on
River Road at Brookside Drive.
Davis accompanied by Clarence
Hurt, of the Bethesda volunteer
fire department, went up Wilson
Lane to head off the cab. Davis
pulled up behind the cab, but
the driver would not let him pass.
The constable pulled out his
revolver and shot with his left
hand while driving the car, dis
abling a tire. The driver escaped,
as Hurt, stepped on the running
board Of Davis car, and caught
Wilson before he had much of a
start.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
Cholmondeley Robot
Detects FlexurGl
Hysteresis

Cholmondeley j. Robot is
now able to tell you:
That's a fine piece Of
goods"
The Bureau of Standards,
which is always doing extraor-
binary things, has now devised
a mechanical hand to deter.
mine the handle" feel" or
"drape" Of textiles and paper.
The mechanical contraption
reveals the flexural work, the
flexural residence and the flex-
ural hysteresis of the speci-
mems it is testing, whatever
those qualities are. However,
textile men say it is quite an
achievement.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
SALES REPORTS
ON BEER ARE
BE|NGF|LED
Will Determine Amount of Tax
to Be Charged Against
District Merchants

The first reports on beer sales
in the District are being received
at the office of Charles A. Russell,
deputy assessor, today as mer-
chants are filing the monthly
statements of sales required un-
der local regulations.
Up to noon about Is merchants
had filed their reports, showing
total sales of slightly more than
$50 barrels. This is less than /
per cent of the total number Of
permit holders, and a number Of
others are expected to file during
the day.
Under the law the merchants
have 10 days in which to file
their reports. A local tax of 81
per barrel or 8 cents per case is
imposed on all beer sales, and
the reports are for the purpose
Of determining the amount Of tax
chargeable against each mer-
chant.
In the meantime, the Beverage
Permit Board continued it's check
up of holders of temporary beer
permits with a view to issuing
permanent licenses. The permits
are first being checked at the
District Building to determine if
the holders have proper occu-
pancy permits, have paid their
water rent and other taxes and
like information. They then go
to the Police Department for a
character investigation and an
inspection of the premises.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
LOSING SIGHT,
ENDS LIFE

Fear, that blindness would blight
the remaining years Of his life, is
believed to have caused John
Gale, II, an invalid of Soldiers
Home Hospital, to end his life
last night at the home of his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. S. Quinn, of the $500
block Wisconsin Ave-, Bethesda.
DR.. Benjamin c. Perry, Of
Bethesda, who issued a certificate
of suicide, said the n.ayl died some
time last night. He was found in
bed early today by Mr.. Quinn.
A razor was found on the floor
and Mr.. Gales throat was cut on
the left side.
Members Of the family told po-
lice that Mr.. Gales furlough from
the Soldiers Home would have
ended May u and he had been
told by doctor that he might
never be able to see again.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
MRS.R0OSEYELT.
STRESSESFOOD

Food, housing and recreation
are the three great essentials in
the proper care for American chill.
dren, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
declared today in radio address
dedicated to the child health day
exercises being observed all over
the country. She declared:
"Let us forget appearances
and deal primarily with neces-
SitieS-and count among these
necessities the welI-fed, healthy
body and cheerful spirit. Food
is vital and not merely any food
which you may happen to have,
but the right kind of food.
1--WE should remember that as
far as possible the chiIdren's
housing should be heaIthful and
what money we have should
be spent on rent, on food, leav.
ing only what money is actually
needed for the minimum amount
Of clothing.
"ThiS is the time above all
others to cultivate in our chill.
dren a love for the kind Of
amusementS which can be had
for little money. With the new
development Of the park Sys-
TENS, very little equipment is
needed for camping as this is
the cheapest way to spend a
holiday"
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
RESUMES TALKS
ON ECONOMIC
SUBJECTS
italian Spokesman to Arrive in
Capital Tomorrow; Soong,
Others on Way Here

Back from his weekend Po-
tomac River vacation, President
Roosevelt today prepared to re-
ceive foreign ENJOYS to continue
discussions preparatory to the
London trade and economic con-
ference, begun last week with
Prime Minister j. Ramsay Mac
Donald of Great Britain and
Edouard Herriot, former prime
minister of France.
Thomas LIE Breton, Argentina's
ambassador to France, and Felipe
Espil, Argentine envoy at Wash
ington, were to see the President
today.
Italian Group Due
Tomorrow Guido Jung, Italy'S
minister of finance, and eight
fiscal experts will visit Washing.
ton for conversations of interest
to the country of Mussolini.
On Friday, DR.. Hjalmar Schacht,
president of the German ReichS-
bank, and two assistants will ar
rive here, while Alberto j. Paul,
Mexican minister of finance, will
come the following day.
SOOng on the Way
AS the Italian representation
comes to Washington, T. V.
Soong, Chinese minister of fl
nance, will be docking at Seattle.
Late this month a Japanese
delegation headed by Viscount
Kikujiro Ishi, former foreign min.
lister, and Eigo Fukai, deputy gov.
ernor of the Bank of Japan, and
a Brazilian delegation headed by
j. F. De Assis Brasil. Brazil's am
basador to Argentina, are to visit
the Capital to present their coun.
tries views to Mr.. Roosevelt,
The Washington times., 1933-05-01

partment officials are studying
ways and means of releasing ap-
proximately $32,00O,0O0 deposits
tied up in 13 local banks which
failed to reopen after the banking
holiday.
Although officials of some Of
the affected banks are quoted as
being Gin the dark as to what the
Treasury officials want" merger
of some or all Of the institutions
now being conducted by conserva-
tors is predicted.
The Washington times., 1933-05-01
GLEN ECHO GETS
NJ CARL BREAK

Manager Leonard B. Schloss, of
Glen Echo Park, will save SIS a
month for that amusement place
this summer, according to the
troller General j. R. McCarl.
The ruling, addressed to the
Secretary of War, deals with the
case of a special officer assigned
to the park by the District En-
gineer's office. During the sum-
mer this officers pay, at 500 a
month, is assumed by the park,
and he is merely carried on the
War Department rolls in order
that the District Engineer may
have supervision over his work.
McCarl's ruling, in accordance
with others on similar subjects, is
that th1 officer must take the IS
per cent cut under the new econo-
my act, and that the park this
year will be billed $85 month for
his services.