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Evening star., 1936-10-11
Laundry More Important.

CLEVELAND P.-County Prose-
cutor Frank T. Cullitan was right in
the middle of q 100000 police
graft investigation when the mailman
tossed . post card in his lap. 1t
read:
"A Chinese laundry has got pack
age Of my laundry left to be done.
It seems he has sold 1t. II he doesn't
pay for IL or produce Il, III smash
up his Joint. Bee II you can get It
far me-"
Evening star., 1936-10-11
H0[T'S INFLUENCE
SUFFERS DECLINE
Speech Broadcast After He
Was Booed Fails to Stir
Politicians.
BY ROBERT H. HORNER,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. october 10.
The booing of United States Sena-
tor Rush D. Holt Monday night be-
fore an audience at Fairmont, w. Va,
the home town Of his senior colleague,
Senator NJ M. Nicely. seemed to an
swer the query of what influence the
junior Senator will WELD in West Vir-
ginia in the coming election.
After trying several minutes to
speak in the face of the boos, Senator
Holt deserted his court house audience
and delivered over State radio hook
up his speech denouncing Senator
Nicely and the w. P. A. organization.
Political circles here paid little at
tention to Hollis speech because, they
said. he had repeated 1t too often. 1t
Is generally believed the youngest
Senator will be unable to turn away
many of Neelys votes. Nicely has the
Endorsement of the United Mine Work
ers, under the leadership of Van A.
Bittner. State president. Holt had the
miners support when he ran in 1884,
but now, according to Bittner. has
lost 1t.
100000 in Mine Organization.
Support of the mine organiza tion
which claims a membership of los, 900
in the State, means much In West
Virginia.
Senator Nicely Is being attacked from
business sources and by such groups
as the Jeffersonian Democrats and the
Independent Coalition of American
Women, to say nothing of the vigorous
campaign being waged against him by
former Representative Hugh Ike Shot
of Bluefield, his Republican rival for
the Senate.
At the time Of his speech Monday,
Holt limited his position In the cam
paign in regard to the New Deal. Un-
til Monday night. he had refused to
declare his support of President Roose-
velt.
After his speech. referring to Nicely,
Holt said: He tries to make 1t ap-
pear that am the one who Is attack
ing the President. challenge any
one to put up the record OF Rush Holt
and Senator Nicely together and see
who supported the President"
This was as near as Holt has come
yet to saying where he stands with
regard to the President, though he
has continuously denounced the w. p.
A. and relief organizations in the last
10 months.
Speculation Growing.
Speculation on the outcome OF the
election In West Virginia increases.
The Republicans have attracted at
tention by the vigor Of their campaign
both against the New Deal and the
State ticket.
The larger business interests OF the
State seem strongly against the New
Deal. according to reports reaching
the State Capitol. Smaller businesses
are reported divided, however. with
many of them toward the New Deal.
As for the State ticket, big business
is divided. Satisfied with the tax
structure built up by Gov. H. G.
Humps administration, many busi-
ness interests are looking favorably
upon Attorney General Homer A. Holt.
the Democratic candidate for Gov
e1noS.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
MISSISSIPPPS ORATORS !
USED IN OTHER STATES
Democratic Voters More Interested
In Road-Building Program
Than in Campaign.
BY REX B. MAGEE,

DIX hEA d. mATEE,
Special Correspondent of The Star.
JACKSON. Miss, October TO-
Mississippi Is so strongly Democratic
its political orators have been drafted
for use by the Democrats in doubtful
States. None has been drafted in other
States for Mississippi.
With q $42,00o,000 road-building
program under way. part of which Is
due to Federal funds, the Democratic
voters are more interested In State
business conditions than swelling the
Roosevelt majority In this State.
Contracts were let for $4,000, 900 in
the road-building program this week,
thus making available $40, ,000, 900 for
almost immediate highway construc.
ton.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL
IN NEW MExICO'S RACE
Excellent Chance Of Putting In
Entire Ticket Is Seen If
Landon Is Victor.

erecial Dispatch to The Star.
SANTA FE, N. Mex, October TO-
With the election less than q month
away. Republicans are expressing con-
fidence Of bringing New Mexico back
into the g. o. p. fold.
II LAndon carries the State-and
they say there Is an excellent chance
he WILT will mean the election of
their entire ticket, including two
United States Senators.
They assert Senator Dennis Chavez
and Gov, Clyde Tingley, rated the
weakest men on the Democratic ticket,
will run from $4,000 to 10000 votes
behind Roosevelt.
In the event . split ticket Is elected.
indications are the Republicans will
put over at least four Of their candi-
dates-one Senator, . Governor jus
tice Of the Supreme Court and . State
land commissioner. II Roosevelt car
ries the State. there may be . split
ticket, for If he wins out at all, 1t will
be by greatly reduced plurality. II.
on the other hand, he loses. 1t is not
believed that any Of the Democrats will
get across.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
Half. Blind Girl Wins Prize.

Doris Somerford, II years old, Of
Nunhead, England, is so sighted
that her teachers have forbidden her
TO read out Of school hours, but that
has not prevented her from forging
ahead Of schoolmates who can see
clearly. All her writing is in large.
printed letters, and that was the form
in which she submitted an essay in .
contest sponsored by the Royal Ma
tional Lifeboat Institution. It won
the first prize. She is the youngest
child ever to receive the award.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
KNOX |NTENS|F|ES
JERSEY CAMPAIGN
Faction Leaders ReconciIed
by Edge, Accompanying
Special Train.
BY EDWARD M. GILR0Y,


TRENTON, October 10.-A two-day
tour Of New Jersey by Col. Frank
Knox, Republican nominee for Vice
President, quickened the pace Of ths
Republican campaign here this week
after period Of comparative in.
activity.
Col. Knox toured the State In q
special train, making more than 20
speeches in 13 of the largest cities.
1t was the most ambitious speaking
tour nominee on the national ticket
has made here in years and 1t revived
a rather listless campaign for presi.
Dental year.
Faction Leaders Reconciled.
Aside from the crowds attracted
by Knox, the tour also enabled Walter
E. Edge. campaign manager. to bring
together dissenting elements Of the
party in several counties. Leaders OF
various factions boarded the train
as 1t went from city to city. and
Edge persuaded many of them to
submerge their disagreements over
State politics in drive to get out
the vote for Landon and Knox.
The aggressive campaigning bv
Knox helped, too, to Offset the result
of President Roosevelt's visit to Jersey
City. Mayor Frank Hague, Democratic
State boss, turned out an unpre-
cedented crowd of 100000 TO greet the
President and the well-organized
demonstration caused Republican
leaders to worry until Knox went
around the State.
Another welcome sign for the Re.
publican campaign was the evidence
that Gov. Harold G. Hoffman and
his personal organization are cam.
paigning aggressively for Landon. de-
spite differences with the regular
campaign organization.
Record Vote Indicated.
The heaviest vote recorded In the
State is indicated by registration fig
ures, which are up in almost every
county. Essex, largest county in the
State, has registration of 100000.
nearly $4,000 higher than ever before.
In national elections the county has
been strongly Republican.
Two weak spots in the Republican
campaign are among the Italian and
Hebrew Clubs. No money has been
allotted to these organizations by the
Republican Campaign Committee and
several leaders are fearful the party
will lose many Of its former followers
in these groups. Support of Mayor
La Guardia of New York for Roosevelt
has influenced many Italian voters in
New Jersey. Many Hebrew organiza.
tions are leaning to the President.
apparently on the basis he has &C.
corded recognition to their race.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
Glasses in Contract Bridge.

The Community Center Department
Is holding contract bridge classes each
Monday afternoon at / O'Clock at the
John Burroughs School under the
SUPERVISION of Mrs. M. E. Myers.
Glasses will also be held every Thurs
day evening at 7:30 at the Wheatley
School.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
To Speak on Lighting Trends.

Speaking on "Today,s Trends In
Lighting" A. L. Powell, Incandescent
Lamp Department, General Electric
Co., New York. viii address the Amert.
can Institute Of Electrical Engineers
at . O'Clock Tuesday night In the
Potomac Electric Power 90. audi
torium, Tenth and = streets northwest.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
BRAILLE WORK TO BEGIN
Activities to Be Resumed by
Red Cross.

Braille work, which includes tran
scribing, shellacking, processing,
printing and binding books for the
blind, will be resumed by the District
Chapter of the American Red Cross,
1880 Z street northwest, Tuesday.
A free course in Braille transcript
ton will soon be organized to obtain
more transcribers to supplement the
regular volunteer groups. Informa-
ton on the lessons or other activities
may be had from the chairman Of
the Braille Corps for the local chap
ter, Mrs. L. 3. Wolfe.
Evening star., 1936-10-11

q z p q r I uTe 1OT
P hila d e ! phia,
where he will
speak over q ra-
dio network Mon
day at the invi-
tation Of tn e
en- sylvia mia
D e m o cratic or
ganization.
Senator Robin
son was sched-
uled to speak at q
c arroll County
Democratic rally
at Berryville Fri
day, but the ma
tional ca m paign
-
Evening star., 1936-10-11
ROBINSON SPEECH
ON AIR TOMORROW
Arkansas Senator to Speak
Later at Des Moines and
in Indiana.
BY THOMAS J. BRANsFORD


LITTLE ROCK. Ark, October 10
Arkansas is giving little evidence that
a campaign is under way. A high
point was Senator Joe T. Robinson's
Evening star., 1936-03-07
PAINTINGS BY GORDON GRANT,
Human Interest Which Directly Relates Life Makes
Strong Appeal in These Ships-Water Coors by Philip
Bell and Other Art Features of the Present Moment.

Of the most famous clippers that was
ever built, the Sovereign Of the Seas,
2,241 tons, is beautifully pictured in
this exhibition in a painting lent by
Melville Grosvenor of this city. These
clippers were amazingly fast. The
Flying Cloud once sailed 374 miles
in "a hours and made the trip around
the Horn from New York to San
Francisco in 80 days and 20 hours.
That was in 1851,
In her delightful book, "Under the
Black Horse Flag" Mrs. Larz Anderson
tells graphically of the fleet of ships
owned and operated by her grand
father, William Fletcher Weld, of
Boston; of the difficulties they en-
countered and the adventures they
met. Among these ships were barks,
brigs and clippers, such as Mr.. Grant
shows in his paintings, calling at
New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Charleston and New Orleans, and
carrying cargoes to all parts Of the
world. The ships logs of many of
these voyages are still in the Weld
Office. yellow with age, brief in entries.
but fully evidencing the seamanship
of those who sailed them, as well as
the love of the captains for their
ships. w. D. Howells wrote of the
Boston fleet, "Those beautiful ships,
clean as silver. every one of them.
and manned by honest Yankee crews. "
Those stately, white-winged ships are
now gone, and who that has Q drop
Evening star., 1936-03-07

cent-agreeably so-of the masters OF
the Daumier era.
Alexis Many is represented by
study, dark and rather grim, OF
Northern Mexico" which was seen
a couple of years ago in mis- one-man
show at the Art League. From Row
land Lyon have come The Wind Mill''
and "Provincetown Lane" both rather
thinly painted and not his best. C.
Law Watkins contributes landscape;
Richard Sargent two portraits, boldly
delineated but ungracious; and Ber-
nice Cross is represented by group
Street Musician" surrounded by
chance listeners, which has interest in
design, but not in composition nor
technical handling.
These would seem to be the best OF
the 49 paintings shown, the majority
of which not only leave the observer
cold, but depressed by their Grass
ugliness and unskillful workmanship.
To those who look to art as reve-
lation of beauty, much of the painting
one sees today cannot fail to be be-
wildering. Why, one asks oneself,
when the world is full of beauty,
should artists waste their time doing
hideous subjects or even drab, ugly
ones?
There is, Of course, wide opportu-
nifty for disagreement in regard to
beauty, but not in extreme cases. No
one would think dump heap more
beautiful than a well-ordered garden;
none could prefer a smoke stack to a
Evening star., 1936-03-07
Bv Leila Mechlin.
nor those who love the sea and
. ships, the exhibition of paint
inps by Gordon Grant, which

.TOR those who love the sea and
l. ships, the exhibition of paint
ings by Gordon Grant, which
4 opened this afternoon in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art under the
Washington Society of the Fine Arts,
will certainly have allure.
Thirty-one pictures fill the walls
of the gallery set aside for special
exhibitions, and collectively present
a pageant of the sea, which. alas,
belongs to the days of the past. be-
fore machinery, steam and oil super
seded the winds from heaven and
man-power. And what romance there
was in it, what tragedy, triumph and
adventure!
In these canvases are vividly re-
called the merchant ship which
brought the wealth of the Indies, to
say nothing of China, to our shores;
the privateersmen, which sometimes
practically preyed on the former;
barques from Biscay and Mediter-
ranean ports, the whaler, the frigate,
the clipper, the windjammer, be-
sides others, roaming the high seas,
meeting valiantly the forces of ma
ture, winning and losing, but always
with good courage and cheer.
In each instance they are shown
under sail, riding the sea with grace,
and in some instances hauteur, in
fair weather and foul. Sometimes
the sails are shadowed, sometimes
Evening star., 1936-03-07
Cameras Art Reproduces Historic Old Virginia Homes
Rediscovered Places Made
to Contribute Interest
to Modern Scenes.

lish facts in regard to age. This
alone would be an extraordinary
achievement, but Miss Johnston has
done more than this, she has
transcribed the atmosphere of place.
TECHNICALLY she is q most ac-
complished photographer, but in
addition she has the eye of the artist,
and knows, as do few, the rules OF
composition and the magic in light
and shade. Her prints are always
three dimensional-one can walk into
them-and even the oldest and barest
house is beautified by caressing sun
shine and kindly shade. It is this
pictorial sense, highly developed,
which makes her prints so charming
as so convincing.
Miss Johnston was a pioneer IN
press photography. She has had
some interesting assignments. AT the
International Congress of Photography
in 1900 she was the only woman
delegate, and read paper on women
Photographers in America" She
studied art at the Julien Academy IN
Paris, meaning to be an illustrator.
and she was one Of the first to use
q camera as q medium for ilustra-
ton. She was a pioneer in color
photography, experimenting with the
Lumieres. This led to her making
photographs of gardens, which has
become one Of her specialties. And
from this it was, after all. but
short step to the survey OF Virginia.
Quite collection of Miss Johns
tons Fredericksburg prints are on
exhibition in the Library Of Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1936-03-07

sylvania was erected in Harrisburg.
Miss Oakley was commissioned to ex-
ecute murals for the Governors recep-
ton room and the Supreme Court
room, as well as in the Senate cham
ber. Those in the reception room
illustrate THE Founding of the State
of Liberty Spiritual" Penns Holy Ex-
pertinent" while those in the Senate
chamber witness to THE Creation and
Preservation of the Union" The Su-
preme Court series, on the other hand
are devoted to the general subject,
Law Triumphant" and embrace The
Opening of the Book Of the Law" and
THE Miracle of Geneva" These
epoch marking paintings have been
reproduced in color and published, by
subscription, in two portfolios. with
text written or edited by the artist. su-
perbly printed-typographically works
Of art.
These portfolios were issued, respec-
lively, in 1922 and 1927. and have been
circulated not only In this country but
abroad, supplements of the text being
printed in French, German, Italian,
Spanish and Japanese. During the
eighth, ninth and tenth assemblies OF
the League of Nations in 1927 '28 and
'29, Miss Oakley was in Geneva and
made many portrait drawings of men,
bers Of the League and distinguished
visitors in attendance. These, it will
be remembered were exhibited here in
the Corcoran Gallery of Art in April,
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Miss Johnston to Lecture
in Presenting Results
of Her Survey.
r THE Sulgrave Club, on Wed

4 THE Sulgrave Club. on We'd
~ nesday morning. March II,
Il a ston will exhibit, by invita-
ton, a collection of her photographs
Of old houses in Virginia and give
an illustrated lecture on "Old Virginia
Rediscovered," in which she will tell
how, by following many trails along
forgotten byways, she has found these
early examples Of Colonial building
for her virginia Survey" sponsored
by the Carnegie Corp. of New
York Both the exhibition and the
lecture will be previews of more
comprehensive showing that Miss
Johnston will make the latter part
Of this month in the new Virginia
Museum, Richmond.
THE importance and the extent Of
this work that Miss Johnston has
given herself to, almost completely, for
the past few years, may not be gen.
orally understood. It began with q
series of negatives of old Fredericks-
burg, made in 1890, under the patron
age OF Mrs. Daniel b. Devore Of that
city, negatives which are historical
documents, preserving not only facts
but atmosphere, environment to q re-
markable degree.
Prints from these negatives were ex-
hibited in the Library of Congress
about the time that DR.. Leicester B.
Holland became the head of its De.
partment Of Fine Arts. Being an
architect. and something Of an arche-
ologist, he Immediately recognized the
value Of this work. and when Miss
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BULLETIN OF EXHIBITIONS.
Corcoran Gallery of Art-Per-
manent collections. Exhibition
'The Sea and Ships" paintings
by Gordon Grant. Special exhibi-
ton etchings by John Taylor
Arms.
National Gallery of Art, United
States National Museum-Per-
manent collection and special ex-
hibition of Spanish fans. @
Smithsonian Building-Exhibi-
ton etchings by Mildred Bryant
Brooks of Pasadena.
Freer Gallery Of .Art-Perma-
nent collections, paintings, etch-
ings and drawings by Whistler.
Oriental paintings, bronzes,
sculpture, potteries. Persian mini
atures, etc.
Phillips Memorial Gallery
Permanent collection paintings by
old masters and modern artists.
Studio House-Exhibition of
paintings in oil and gouache by
Harold Weston.
Textile Museum of the District
of Columbia-Rare and beautiful
textiles, rugs and embroideries,
chiefly Of the East.
Arts Club of Washington-
Paintings of Williamsburg, Va,
by Tom Brown and color block
prints of Santa Fe and the
Southwest by Gustave Baumann.
Library of Congress-Prints
and drawings from permanent
collection. Exhibition of illustra-
tions by Alice Barber Stephens.
Junior League Gallery-Exhibi-
ton of photographs by leading
pictorial photographers.
Howard University Art Gallery
Exhibition of Autographs and
etchings by Kathe Kollwitz
Public Library, main building
Water colors by Philip Bell.
Northeast Branch-Twenty wom-
an painters. Southeast Branch
Landscape Club. Georgetown
Branch-Works by Washington
artists.
District of Columbia League Of
American Pen Women-Paintings
by Mary E. Saltzman.
International House, Y. w. c.
A.-Exhibition of paintings by
members of the Society of Wash
ington Artists.
Dumbarton House-Permanent
exhibition of furniture and fur
nishings of the early republic.
Evening star., 1936-03-07

Wren tower. As great scientist was
recently heard to say, Beauty is both
within and without" and unless one
has perception, the seeing eye, that
which is without may be passed un-
seen. Artists are supposed to have
the seeing eye and are therefore looked
to as interpreters of beauty. The
noblest works of art of all ages have
possessed this quality; none without
tit is safe to believe-will endure
Certainly the public is not attracted to
paintings which depict ugliness unless,
beneath the surface, is spiritual sig
niflcance, or, in the manner of inter-
pretation, semblance of beauty.
But this is a matter about which
each must think for himself. There
are fads and fashions in art as in
other things: they pass, but they leave
their imprint. 1t is not easy to be
open-minded and not swayed by pass
ing trends. Every one who has to do
with art should search out his own
convictions and in all sincerity, for
though art reflects life 1t also affects
life, and If civilization is to 60 on, the
torch of art must be kept burning and
held high. We cannot afford in these
critical times to lose one of the stars
by which our destiny is guided.
Mrs. Meyer Leads
Discussion at Arts Club.
MRS. EUGENE MEYER led an in
N teresting discussion on present
trends in art and the status of the
artist, at the Arts Club of Washing
ton last Sunday evening, when, after
buffet supper, the club auditorium
was filled by capacity audience.
The speakers were both artists and
laymen and among the latter, giving
the discussion an interesting and un-
usual turn, were number of scientists
from the Bureau of Standards and the
Naval Research Laboratory. Among
the artists who participated were Mr..
Bittinger, president of the Society Of
Washington Artists. and Mr.. Eugen
Weisz. vice principal of the Corcoran
School of Art.
The former expressed the opinion
that the public liked pictures they
could understand. but admitted that
taste changed from generation to gen.
Grafton, although fundamentals re-
NAMED the same. The latter drew at
tention to the fact that, in many in
stances, the modernists believe them
selves the descendants of the great
masters and the keepers of tradition,
but declared himself a believer in the
aristocracy of art and its endurance.
Like Mr.. Bittinger, Mr.. Weisz in
sisted that whereas some phases Of
art will only be understood by a re-
stricted circle-the few-the great
body of art must address itself to the
people at large and have for them an
understandable message. Also that
from them it must have its support.
The scientists gave suggestion Of
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Paintings on Vie,o In the
Georgetown Branch Library.

OyeLOtOTG 0IuUCik LtOfUfys
EULLER review was promised a
= fortnight ago Of the exhibition of
paintings by Washington artists set
forth in the Georgetown branch Of
the Public Library. The artists here
represented do not, with few excep-
tions, belong to the groups previously
exhibiting, and it was the purpose Of
broadening understanding, as well as
allowing equal privilege to all, that in
duced the assemblage of this collec-
ton.
The two paintings contributed by
Mrs. Phillips are very characteristic.
They are landscapes painted presum-
ably near her Summer home, in West
ern Pennsylvania, and show broad
views of open country in which hills
rise fold upon fold. They are deli
cately indicated with subtle suggestion
and in color of a frosty, high key.
Eben Comins is represented by a
portrait of a young woman painted in
a manner borrowed from the Chinese
and very cleverly imitated-an arrest
ing work, partly because of novelty.
Olin Dows shows two landscapes,
painted last Summer in Vermont, and
in the style evolved first by Edward
Bruce from the Oriental tradition
modernisticaly interpreted. Charles
Dunn shows two little figures, Gel
loist" and "Crucifix," both reminis-