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The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Cre0finQ
NeW Art

Can art, in the full abundance
of all its colors, come to architec-
ture?
The answer is definitely yes,
according to an exhibition of color
in architecture with concrete, held
from Monday through Wednesday
at the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building.
Examples of the work Of Lee
Lawrie, sculptor, on the Wichita
Art Institute, were shown to illus
trate the color treatment of cast
stone as it is carried out at the
main entrance to the Wichita In
Stitute in a series of panels depict
ing the American Indian arts.
Permanent color effects in
architectural design and decora-
ton have been achieved by the
combination of the ancient mo-
sale art with a new technique in
which crushed vitreouS and cera-
mic materials in a wide variety
of colors are used for concrete
aggregate.
It was pointed out in connec-
tion with the exhibition that the
new Department Of Justice build
ing in this city has ceilings in
which are woven patterns of
crimson, blue and black concrete
on a sparkling background of
white.
Another old art has been re-
created for the benefit of modern
architecture. It is the ancient
Roman sagraffito, which has been
brought to life again by Miklos
Gaspar, creator of murals in in
laid woods and fresco painting.
Several precast panels Of his
sGraffito were on view.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
The Best
Sellers

FICTION
The Doctor
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Farrar & Rinehart
The Last Puritan
George Santayana scribner
Honey in the Horn
H. L. Davis Harper
Lust For Life
Irving Stone Heritage Press
Jamaica Inn
Daphne Du Maurier
Doubleday -DOraR
Sparkenbroke
Charles Morgan Macmillan
NoNFICTION
Wake Up and Live
DOrOthea Brande Simon shuster
Inside Europe
John GuntheF Harper
Man, the Unknown
Alexis Carrel Harper
Contract Bridge, Complete
Ely CulbeFtsOn winston
MY Ten Years in a Quandary
Rohert BenchIey Harper
The Way Of a Transgressor
NegIey FarsOR HarcOurt Brace
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A Bad Start

She was a doctors daughter and
she decided to be a doctor herself
rather than exchange her ambi-
ton for the security of marriage.
But, unfortunately, she got off to
a bad start.
She was called to administer
first aid after an East Side shoot
ing and was successful in dislodg-
ing a bullet embedded in the body
of one of the victims, but much
to her surprise discovered that
she had jeopardized her life and
professional reputation by mixing
up with the underworld.
All this takes place in doctor
joanna" a hospital romance by
Robert N. Webb. Published by
Arcadia.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13

A group of 100 works have been
selected for the exhibition, the
selections having been made by
Duncan Phillips, Marjorie Phillips
and c. Law Watkins.
OF the 100 works included in the
exhibition, only about Is are de-
signs for murals, but these COM
prise a very interesting section
of the show. The subjects are so
varied and far-reaching that they
might be said to exemplify a def
mite trend in modern American
art.
The subjects range from design
inspired by the first mission in
California to contemporary sport
ing scenes.
Aside from the murals, the ex-
hibition presents a real cross-Sec-
ton Of what has been accom-
plished under the Federal Art
Project. According to the Phillips
Memorial Gallery, the exhibition
presents a wide range of express
sion and yigor and independence
of STYLE"
Still lifes and highly imagina-
tive compositions are hung side
by side. Some reflect aspects Of
the American scene, the wheat
fields of Illinois, Pennsylvania and
Vermont villages and Minnesota
steamboat scene.
Much of the work comes from
artists in their early twenties, be-
cause of the projects interest in
developing talent among young
people. However, it is interesting
to note that several of the we'll
known older painters are repre-
Sented, and that one of the water
colors was done by man past 10.
In general, the Phillips Gallery
points out, the exhibition gives
evidence of the healthy results Of
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read their primers.
Such a group of children, rang
ing in ages from Z to IA, are show
ing the fruits Of their artistic
laborS in an exhibition at the
National Museum.
The children are the students
Of Works Progress Administration
art teachers, who give instruction
throughout the country in classes
organized in schools, public agen-
cieS and institutions.
Through this instruction, a
statement from the Federal Art
Project points out, children Of the
under privileged groups have
found a creative outlet which is
generally recognized to be of great
social value as a deterrent to
juvenile delinquency"
Although the directors of the
propect realize that only a small
percentage of the pupils will act
ually develop into artists. the
statement further points out,
nevertheless it IS felt that art &C
tivities provide an important
channel for general cultural de-
velopment, and furthermore is an
important medium for learning"
The sea, various types of land
Scapes, clowns, animals, still l1fes,
all kinds of Misunderstanding
the elephant and the donkey
comprise only a few of the sub
iects that the children paint.
Although the work on eXhibi-
ton comes from many States, a
large proportion Of the children's
work on view is taken from the
local centers where art is being
taught to children.
they include the Americaniza-
ton and Thomson Schools, the
Southwest and Northwest House,
the Y, w. C. A. and Y. M. c. A.,
the Georgetown Children's House,
the Chevy Chase Community
Center, Friendship House, and
others.
In addition to the children's ex-
hibition, the show includes
graphic arts works done by WPA
artists throughout the country.
Etchings, Autographs, aquatintS,
woodcuts and drypointS are in
cluded in the display.
over and above their aesthetic
appeal, these prints reflect the
background of the artists and the
modern life, its tempo and vicis-
situdeS. .
The exhibition of the work Of
the artists under the Federal Art
project is not confined, however,
to prints. There are several very
fine oils, some Of which are ira
ditional and some very modern.
Prints made by these WPA ar
lists are allocated to public insti-
tutions, and it is estimated that
since last October, $500 Of them
have been distributed to schools.
hospitals, libraries and other pub
lie buildings.
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Tested Sailing
Theories

Harcourt, Brace & Co. is pub
fishing a book which they hope
will be as valuable to the racing
yachtsman as his compass. Wind
and Tide In Yacht Racing by H.
A. Callahan and John B. Trevor,
jr., comes with a new navigating
instrument in a pocket on the
cover.
It is the first book to give an
exact analysis of the effects of
wind and tide during the course
Of a race. It tells where to take
advantage of an approaching wind
shift, where to sail when you don't
know what the wind will do.
Mr.. Callahan is the author of
several books on sailing and Mr..
Trevor is a mathematician as well
as yachtSman.
Their theories have been proven
in actual sailing practice, and are
diagramed on the endpapers of
the book for quick reference dur
ing the progress of a race.
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sula known to the visitors as Es.
tancia Mana and to Patagonia as
the hideout of El Jimmy, the
hardest case on the pampas."
Hard as he was, FL Jimmy made
an Incompatible host and the
depression honeymoon" extended
into its first anniversary before
Mr.. and Mrs. Childs came back to
the States to put the story of Ell
Jimmy into a full-length book.
The result is long, engroSSing
tale. It tells Of the nomadic life
of the gauchoS, Of wild Indians
and white masSacres and of Ell
Jimmy eluding the long arm Of
the English law and making q
new life for himself on the pam
pas.
-ou learn about the Fuegian
and the Tehuelche Indians, about
the early days in the sheep indus
try, about Ell Jimmy'S escapades
as a fugitive from justice and Of
his fight to get a contract" for
land. And, in addition, you OBJ
tain an extremely interesting por-
trait Of the outlaw as a family
man.
It seems a lot to cover in a
single book. It took Ell Jimmy 40
years to live it after he left his
native England. And it took Her
bert Childs a year to hear the
whole Of it,
Eel Jimmy" outlaw of Patago-
MIA, by Herbert Childs. Published
by Lippincott.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13

At any rate, Mary Tudor, SIS
ter of Henry VIII, was anything
but dull. She is the same lady
that led Charles Major such a
chase when he put her in the fic-
tional "When Knighthood Was In
Flower" Now, Beatrice White goes
off on the same track with de-
lightful and imaginative piece
called Royal Nonesuch."
On the surface it is the story
of Mary and Charles Brandon,
Duke of Suffolk, and their secret
marriage contracted when Mary
was regarded as the prize Of the
royal marriage market.
But it is also the story of Henry
and five of his six wives. An
author can no more keep Henry
VIII out of such a book than Miss
Otis Skinner could keep him out
of her Tudor Sketches" 1t is ap-
parent that Miss White never
wanted to keep him out. The
story goes on after Mary's death
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Herbert hadn't much money.
But he had a bride and they both
had a lot of curiosity. So off
they went to Patagonia to inter
view an old man who didn't know
how old he was or where he was
born.
Contrary to tradition the inter
view didn't take place over a
gourd of hot mate, which is
Patagonian for ice-breaker. 1t
went on for months during which
the old man remembered his past
and Herbert led his bride over the
lakes and lowlands to his destina-
ton, an almost inaccessible PENN
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was never hit in vital spot,
When asked for an explanation
Of this, he said:
mo fellow in the wrong can
stand up against a fellow in the
right that keeps a-cOming."
Those last three words tell Colo.
mel Houses story and Bills too.
But in case you want to read it
for yourself Reynal and Hitch
cock have put out a Texas Cen.
tennial Edition which practically
covers all the Macdonald stories
from the cradle to the grave.
"Biding For Texas" the real
story Of a real Ranger. Published
by Reynal and Hitchcock.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Current
Art
Phillips Memorial Gallery

Phillips Memorial Gallery
Exhibition Of WPA oils, water
coIOrs and designs for murals, be-
ginning Tuesday.
Library Of Congress
Exhibition Of drawings by Ed
ward Penfield and of wOOdcuts,
sketches, oils, water colors, pas.
teIs and drawings by Alice Bar.
ber Stephens
Arts Club
Summer exhibition Of members
work.
Public Library
Exhibition of photographs BY
George W. Harris.
Yard School of Art
Exhibition Of students work.
National Museum
WPA exhibit of children's work
and graphic arts.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Star Spangled

PARIS.-Star shapes are the
latest and very patriotic form for
perforations on footwear and
gloves. On gloves the kidSkin is
punched right through and the
STARRY" perforationS scattered
generously all over the back of
the hand. On shoes, however, the
stars are lined with kid of a con-
trasting color; white or the shade
that is the accent of ones cos
tune.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Music Charms

PARIS.-Little crochets and
quavers sitting on five little
gold lines and complete with a
very decorative treble clef COM
prise the form of the newest metal
charm. Two small but perfect
bars of music. Has the theme Of
your favorite melody always
evaded your memory? Then there
is a charming end to your trouble.
One little gold melody was in.
scribed onto the corner of a white
kid bag, another was attractive on,
a black suede bag or, in the form
of a clip, could be worn on the
lapel of a tailleur.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13

a program which has given the
artists a new sense of identifica-
ton with his local background and
traditions"
The exhibition will be on view
week days from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
and on Sundays from 2 p. m. to
5 p. m.
At the conclusion of this exhibi-
ton, the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery announces it will be closed
until October when it will reopen
with showings of its regulation
collections.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13

but since Miss White calls it a
Tudor Tapestry it should.
If Miss White suits your taste
as a historian she will also enliven
your evenings as a story teller. Try
her and see.
Royal Nonesuch," the story Of
royal princess, by Beatrice
White. Published by Macmillan.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
VaredArt Works Shown
at Phillips Gallery

An exhibition Of national Importance comprised of paint
ing water colors and designs for mura done under the
will open Tuesday at the Phillips Memorial Gallery 1900
Twenty first st. N. W. and will view until July s.
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Riding for Texas Timely
Adventure Story

Riding for Texas is the true adventure story of Capt. Bill
Macdonald famous ranger who began where Billy the Kid
left off, Or Colonel Edward M House told Tyler Mason
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Depression Honeymoon
Lasts a Year

So you thought you cutting when you gave
the trip to Europe and compromised bridal suite
looking the Atlantic City board walk? AS matter of fact
you probably being very reasonable about it, but for
something unusual in depression honeymoons lend
to the story of Herbert Chd erswhe correspondent
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Observation-Disclosures
Given Creative Outlet

No Rembrandts or Rubens these but in their sphere
artists
All children love to draw and paint but when they given
regular instruction art when their creative wanderngs
encouraged under expert supervision then they students
though they not yet be able write their and
The Washington times., 1936-06-13
Story of Royal Princess
Interesting Reading

Somehow the Tudors always with Perhaps because
It takes an exceedingly dull Tudor to spoil story
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
S. RECLAMATION
Dual Headquarters a
CACHES FAR PLACES

purchasing offices in the country is
maintained at the Denver office.
The department places orders for
all large quantity purchases. pre-
pairing orders from designs. The
work is made more important be-
cause the bureau furnishes all ma
terials going into construction Of
reclamation projects. Contractors
furnish only labor
Laboratories are maintained by
the Denver office for research work
in design of structures. dams, de.
sitting works and other items. In
these laboratories a small working
model of the canal desilting works,
as well as a working model Of
Boulder Dam, was built and tested
before the final designs were com
pleted.
Contracts on reclamation prof.
ects, although announced from
Washington. are approved at Den
yer and forwarded TO the capital
with recommendations. Bids for
these contracts usually are opered
at the bureau office nearest to the
scene of work.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
GREAT WALL
g 2 WATER WILL
RUSH IN CANAL

-e will be no wall of water
4 down the dry bed Of the
terican canal, like the torrent
esert canyon after a cloud
when the first water is turned
le biggest irrigation ditch in
rid in the fall OF 1888.
,ad. there viii be a trickling
.n that a l2-year-old could
oaround i'm with impunity.
A. taking no chances Of ruin
Ie biggest ditch they've ever
sre those bureau of reclama-
sagineers. They want TO close
res and seal up the seams be-
ney set the canal to the daily
poarrying its water supply TO
ial Valley.
o,r viii be turned into the
nrom the diversion works at
<al Dam a little at a time, u.
Namaiion bureau engineers at
nexplained. Gradually it will
& along the entire length of
haal until the flowing water
criacod the sides and bottom
canal with It's own protective
p aaainst seepaee and wash
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

river in a night-long hunt for the
boys body.
Principal difficulty faced by off
GERS at the dam site is the automo-
bile traffic problem Of the net
work of roads that spreads over
part of the river valley and along
the rocky hillsides. a majority con
sists of private thorOughfares over
which huge, heaYily-loaded trucks
sweep at high speed. These private
roads are kept up by the contract
ors for use of their employees alone.
Frequently, visitors stray from the
main highway and travel the private
roads, interfering with building
activities and running greater dan
ger of accidents
Were perfectly willing even
anxious" Jensen declared, ito have
visitors at the dam site and con
struction camps. But for their own
safety, they must keep off the
private roads The main highways
are clearly marked and signs indi-
cate the lanes kept free for con-
struction activities"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

'ags which operate the far
reclamation projects OF the
g States Bureau OF Reclama-
Including the All American
ooproject, reach a common CEN
Z the Denver office OF the bu-
'lominally called the operating
tent chief Of the bureau unde-
Erection Of Secretary Of Inter
l,rold L. Ickes IS John G.
Il acting commissioner OF rec
on. appointed after the death
)mmissioner ElWood Mead.
1makes his headquarters in
(agton. D. c., but actual oper-
of the bureau is centered al
ntirely in Denver.
F. Walter chief engineer Of
lreau of Reclamation, is in
of the Denver office, and so
tly is in charge of all bureau
S. His interest in the prof.
.lder MS direction IS such that
cquainted even with minor
of the larger projects. He
sited the All American canal
as well as others super
,,,y his bureau.
chief engineers office pre-
Engineering designs for every
q. working from data furnish
ii the field crews. Specifica-
.,,pon which bids are based are
i by the Denver office. and
e.sements for bids authorized
70
y of the largest governmental
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

order throughout the entire con-
struction area.
The department is normal ad-
junct of construction camps fin
anced wholly by the contractors
themselves. General headquarters
is located at the MUW. offices.
Jensen has had years Of experience
in this line of police duty. He came
here direct from duty at Boulder
dam.
No serious trouble has been en-
countered so far among the workers,
Jensen declared. A few of "the
boys" become a bit obstreperous oc-
casionally but are easily brought to
hand. Besides, it's only 80 beer," p"
Jensen added.
Role Demonstrated
An example Of the part peace off
GERS play in community life at the
dam was demonstrated recently
when young Fred Frapero, son OF a
construction foreman, lost his life
while swimming in the Colorado
river below Laguna dam. Jensen
joined a party of searchers recruit
ed from various camps TO drag the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

it must be spread only to a thick
ness Of four to six inches and
/ then rolled sixteen times by Sleeps
foot tampers.
A sleeps foot tamper is : huge
roller drawn by q tractor. On
the roller are myriadS of spikes.
In passing over loose soil the
weight Of the roller is thrown en-
tirely on the prongs which heavi-
ly pack the earth.
High Embankment
This IS a government require
ment. necessit5ted as a precaution
against seepage through the canal
| or Weir walls.
Some Of the embankments are
built up to height Of as much
as % feet. every six inches having
been heavily impacted by repeated
rolling.
And onca the earth is in place
the contractor is TO haul rocks OF
stipulated size and cover slopes
TO varying thickneSses-an accord
ing TO government specifications.
approximately a third of q mil
hon dollars in equipment IS re-
quired to perform the task In
this long list is included twelve
gigantic SS,-Wheel trucks com
posed Of a powerful tr3ctruck haul
ing large Euclid buggies capable Of
carrying ten 10 twelve cubic yards
Of earth at a lead. These are
mounted o. huge tires, each cost
ing $500
Other Equipment
In addition to these are four
side-dumn trucks; four end-dump
trucks three water tank wagons
for watering roads and wetting
down each layer Of earth while
it is being impacted. Five trac-
tors are used on the job 10 draw
the tampers. and elevating graders
are constantly at work smoothing
tbs road from borrow pit to de-
sitting works. In addition are
the tampers themselves and two
shovels costing $4,000 each and
a dragline costing considerably
more.
Active work was started in Feb
ruary. according to w. c. Cole,
part owner ana field superinteu-
dent on the Job. and though the
contract permits them TO finish
as late as the spring of 1888. they
are endeayoring to have their job
complete by June OF 1887.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

Q Ton after ton of dirt is picked up by power
shoyes loaded into trucks and carried to the desilt
ing works where it is dumped and tamped into solid
embankments and weirs by the George w Condor
company. The pictures below show parts of the
Condor operation.
Upper Left: A powerful caterpillar tractor haus
the sheep's-foot tampers back and forth over the
layers of dirt. RECLAMATION Dept. PhOto).
Upper Right: One of the huge "buggies" dumps
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

From years of experience, and
modern day perfected methods, the
company knows that time is money
and, that greater efficiency can be
realized by supplying rolling stock
with everything from repeated oil
ing, greasing and attention, to
smooth roads over which to travel
One Of their tasks is to transport
a million cubic yards over a two
mile route to the desilting works
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

huge heavily loaded tractrucks are
not rushing along at 80 miles an
hour. The road is maintained
smooth as a boulevard TO gain speed,
as we'll as save tires, and any pleas
ure car which gets in the way of
the big speed wagons would be
crushed as by a locomotive.
Fourteen hours of every "a see
the continuous round trips, the driv-
ers working in two seven-hour
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

snce to the specifications
|laing the moving of 2,550600
Il yards. Only by gaining an
|qof where and how this sol
1 BE- handled can the layman
|,,o the fun extent o. the pro-
| both ends of the dam itself.
lures are 10 be built. the
ure at the cast end to lead
The ella canal ana tEs one
he California side To led
he All American canal.
|lboth localities. IL Vas neceS-
to cxcavate down TO solid
|eek i'm order TO TGaI the con-
abutments. The resi- Of each
|ture required the removal Of
+ amounts Of earth
= the California side. earthen
were thrown into the river
beling the shore and Golfer
/ built to hold back The water
bold areas which. after water
ge was pumped out. We're
|pted to make way ior the
ng OF heacEates and slWc7-
T. Of vaiying sizes covered
/, Of tne bottoms Whsre the
|,,nerican canal de<ins works
l. be. These were 10 be re
and wasted" o. thrown
in out-of- of-the-wsy spots.
4 We're to be removed and lit
re-erected at what was TO
y railroad head. where ware
r were TO be built And in
places, hills were eat away
|eulleys nl=d to make wy
|she official and permanent
Fhment highway To the end
h dam.
Is TOpseil stripped
bsddition, it was necessary to
r three TO five feet Of top
|lscm the entire area where
| |eeslting works We're 10 be
tins, however. WAS only a
4 E,ing-a mere slight portion
ID big and min JOB.
lie was the necessity OF bring
Apm a borrc T p.s 10 miles
some milll5n l5ns OF gov
|-nt-ssle ted soil with which
q the many Weirs in the de-
= works and the main canal
kments Gown te station Sc"
only was this earth TO be
htcd by Condor S shovels, but
,oaing carried Iha two miles,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

% 900 pounds of dirt which it has iAst brought
from the big borrow pits Note the large tires
they cost about $500 each (PostPress Photo prepar
ed by Nelson Studio).
Lower Left remarka lie picture, snapped
bv Press photographer showing the long
lines of mammoth trucks used on the Condor job
just starting duty for the late afternoon shift
They have lined up in the borrow pits, as the big
power shovel starts filling them with ten or twelve
tons of dirt each photo prepared by Nelson Studio)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

This. in terms of every day pounds,
means carrying 2,8OO,000,0O0 pounds
of earth over the long route, and re-
turning empty trucks a similar
distance.
A Long Journey
AS each of the huge "Euclids' can
carry almost 10000 pounds at load,
the job is the equivalent of sending
a single one of these trucks on 10
trips around the world