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they are twins and take both their
flesh and vocation seriously. Without
being vulgar. it is immensely anus
ing. What a delightful faculty this
artist must have of finding merriment
in the commonplace and without un-
kindness! 1t should also be remem-
bered that he has the gift of sharing,
and in a manner thoroughly sound
and artistic. Both the current eX-
hibitions in the Arts Club continue
until March IL.
Numerous Sales Made
In Local Exhibition.
NUMEROUS sales were made in the
Society of Miniature Painters,
Sculptors and Gravers' exhibition,
which also came to conclusion in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art on the aft
ernoon of the ed Four of Eleanor
Parke Gusts street scenes in gouache
found purchasers. as did two of Eliza
beth Muhlhofer's little still-llfe paint
ings. Both of the etchingS shown by
Minnie L. Briggs were sold, as was
one, Spanish Woman" by C. Allen
Sherwin, and two or three in color
by Benson B. Moore. Also among these
sales was a cat-"Benn," by Margot
Broxton. None of these works was
costly, but the number of purchases
made gave encouraging evidence CT
desire for acquisition.
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Bulletin of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY ART-Permanen collection American
paintings and sculpture bron Clark coecionEuopean
paintings tapestries Drawings by Sargent Special
exhibition of portrait drawings Elisabeth Telling
NATIONAL GALLERY OF National MuseumPer
colectonsEvan Gelat Ralph Cross Johnson Harriet
Lane johnson and Herbert African sculptures Stained glass
windows by John La Fargo and William Wi Paintings and etc-
by Thomas Moran.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION ARTS-Ex
hibion Of echings by Charles B Keeler
NATIONAL MUSEUM INDUSTRIES BUHDING-Exhibi-
ton Of photographs of flowers and other objects by Lillian Guernsey
FREER GALLERY OF ART-Permanent collection paintings drawings
etching Whistler Oriental paintings
bronzes, pottery miniatures, etc.
GALERY-Permanent collection paintings by
modern masters sculpture Recent acquisition
Peter Special exhibition print and
water coors by L. M EiShemus
STUDIO HOUSEExbion of paintings made under the w. A. art
project by artists in the Virgin Islands opening March
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF DISTRICT OF COLUMB1A-Permanent
collection other textiles OF the Near and Far
Open Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays to pm Admission oy
ootanabe office Hewitt Myers 730 Fifteenth
exhibition of paintings by
exhibition etchngs drawings and water
by Harrison Cady.
OF CONGRESS- DIVISION OF FINE ARTsExhbtion OF
other prntmak Penne ntno-
graphs drawings by American illustrators
PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN OF prints and draw
Richard Lahe Northeast Banch-O paintings by Wasnng
artists lately shown the Gallery Of Art Takona PARK
Branch-Paintings by members Of the Landscape Cmo
WOMENS CITY CLUB-Waer coos by Susan B. Chase .
exhibit furniture articles OF ull-
pictures.
GALLERY oil paintings by
Anthony j. ssti
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Providing Diversions for
Winter Months When
Nature Is Asleep.
By Molly De Ford
ElnOre.

UR American dish-garden Is
garden in miniature. 1t may
be constructed by ones self,
~ following ones own concep-
ton of a chosen idea or possibly in
spired by a fancy o. the moment This
type of home decoration affords end
less pleasure, especially during those
long Winter months while the real
garden is sleeping. The joy of such
creation can be attained by any one
who has the desire to transpor. choice
bits from the outdoors to a sunny
window inside.
The composition may be OF the
simplest at first, merely a few speci-
mems planted in small dish or bowl,
and so arranged as to form pleasing
contrasts in depths of color, as well
as in the varying heights Of the plants.
Even though the living material be
entirely of evergreens, it is surprising
what variations may be had, running
the gamut from the lightest yellow
green to the deeper shades bordering
on reddish blacks.
A garden, however, with a iudicious
admixture of perennials takes on a
deeper and livelier interest. Little
evergreen trees ST. = form the body OF
the structure, giving an impression
and an assurance Of permanency, while
the lighter material affords a grace
and rhythm not to be attained other
wise. Vines may be used to advantage
also; English ivy, if used spariagly. as
a vine or upright as tree" Ever
green vinca is good, and common
honeysuckle runs it a close second.
Low sedums are indispensable for
small clumps dotting the Landscape"
as miniature shrubs. and pliable
MOSES are ideal as ground covers. One
may thus Create an arrangement sug-
gestive of corner in the perennial or
wild flower border. or a scene carried
in memory from elsewhere.
THE principles of composition fol-
low those of lower arrangement.
heavier material forming the ground
work, and airy fronds reaching into
higher levels. The same principles
hold good when, with the approach
Of Spring. q garden may feature the
violets and many other small per-
ennials, whose flowers give touch Of
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ANIMAL KILLERS

teristic bite on the back of the neck
or head, the killer then pulls down its
prey for eating. If its lust for killing
is not satisfied the bobcat often con.
tinues its work quietly until large
number Of lambs has been destroyed.
In hunting the bobcat, as in hunting
certain other predators Of the feline
species. oil of catnip is often used as
a lure, to attract it to a certain To-
cality.
OFFICIALS of the Bureau OF Bio
logical Survey in the Department
OF Agriculture in Washington, Of
which Ira N. Gabrielson is chief, re.
port that predatory animals are be-
coming increasingly abundant in
North Dakota and Missouri, and
urgent requests have been received by
the bureau from these quarters for as
slstance in control. In Mckenzie
County, in North Dakota, losses from
their depredations were as high as IS
per cent of the lamb crop, and severe
losses we're also sustained among
f1ocks of turkeys and chickens and
among calves.
Profits in the live stock industry, as
we'll as desired increase among va
rious species of game animals and
ground-nesting birds. have been seri-
ously affected by continuing increase
of predatorS. especially coyotes, over
wide areas in the Western part Of the
United States. Federal and Coop
erative hunters report that in the last
six years and two months in Webb
County. Tex. 23,235 predatory ami
mails. consisting of coyotes. bobcats.
mountain lions and ocelots, were
taken. This means that one predator
had been taken over the whole Pc
riod on each 1857 acres of Webb
County, which is 2.060, ,l60 acres in
extent. decrease in the catch of the
predators in this county has been evi-
dent, however, each year, and at the
same time the number of game ami
mails. particularly deer has increased
materially.
In Western Colorado, six years ago"
relates Gabrielson. "a take of 100
predators was considered a good years
work for an individual man During
the past year one man working in this
area took total of 500 predators, con-
sisting of 368 coyotes, 1l9 bobcats and
2 bears. These large individual takes
show that predators, especially coyotes,
are more abundant than they were six
years ago on the same areas"
The need for and interest in preda-
tory animal control work was demon-
strated in Texas during the past year
when wolf clubs" organized for rais-
ing funds for control work: county
commissioners courts local game conf
missions and individuals, provided
S46,990.83 in funds for prosecution CT
control in their respective communities.
When predatory control work was in
augurated in Texas in 1915. it was not
unusual, states the director, for men
engaged in sheep and goat raising in
Tom Green. Crockett, Schleicher. Sut.
ton and neighboring counties to SUE
tain annual losses of 10 per cent or
more from coyotes. But losses in this
section during the past year, due to
control work, were not more than .
fraction of per cent.
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Floral Arrangements Give
Form to Decorative
Devices in Home.

branch Of locust or such. We note
the lichens on it, its curved shape
and natural branches. The fisher
man gloats over his catch" dangling
over the improvised river beneath
him, while dog Bingo locks on con-
tentedly.
DLANTS have been so chosen that
with a bit of imagination they
may simulate waterside growth of will
low. birch or sycamore. American
lockwood, with its small leaves and
spreading tendencies: clumps of
Queen Anne's lace and other twining
perennials; sedums to overhang the
stream, and ivy "grapevines" swing
ing overhead-all giving an impress
sion of seclusion in deep woods.
This Is a versatile number: II the
catch lies across boys lap. our fisher
man may f1aunt to the world, Believe
1t or Not: if in the water it looks
like the "One That Got Away" and
other jolly titles suggest themselves
to the interested gardener.
There is a wealth of American
plants which thrive in these minia-
ture gardens, if planted with reason
able regard for their simple needs
and cared for as to moisture, warmth
and light.
It is to be noted that use is made
of manv of our commonest Wayside
wildings. Little cedar seedlings are
exceedingly valuable; they lend them
selves to varied situations. thrive in
any healthy environment and last for
several seasons. They surpass all
others in responding to the clipping
of their tips, by coming out in few
weeks with fresh curly shoots that
are a delight to the eye. Hardy ferns
are good, as are feverfew and many
other fragrant herbs.
COLORFUL mountains" are made
Use of in the serious subjects.
They are in the form of tall struc-
lures thst -pring from a loI-y but
honest ,6igin. The garden. Green
Pastures" features this element and
a stream as well. Then there are
Rock of Ages" and THE Spirit Of
Motherhood" "Altar-Stairs' is Sug-
gested by Tennyson's lines:
"The great worlds altar-stairs.
That slope through darkness up to
God"
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Dish Garden Making Offers Pleasure for Household

real color. They bloom for several
weeks, after which their foliage adds
note of distinction to an otherwise
regulation Winter garden.
The field is so broad and the pos
sibilities are so vast that one can
scarcely fail entirely in the undertak-
ing. Even hit-or-n1iss gardener may
follow sudden urge, with nothing
planned in advance, and attain most
pleasing harmony; again. another may
evolve very definite effect which he
or she desires, employing some theme
chosen beforehand, and work it out
to very successful conclusion. With
this latter plan there is greater crea-
tive ability manifest, and deeper sig
nificance, since one may select some
thing jolly or gay, serious and digni-
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been run. The circulation OF these
exhibitions should do much TO burst
the bubble and prove its instability.
The visual arts like music, poetry
and the drama have field all their
own, beyond the boundary of which.
however, they cease to signify If not
to exist A work Of art which requires
elaborate explanation fails to fulfill
its legitimate function and is there
fore beyond the pale. The works Of the
great masters which have endured
the test of time speak to us today as
understandingly and unequivocab bly, as
when they we're first produced. 1t
will always be So
Striking Portrait
OF Justice BrandeiS.
A PORTRAIT of Mr. Justice Louls
D. Brandeis Of the United States
Supreme Court by Eben F. Comins
of this city has been placed tempo
rarily, as a loan. on view in the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art, It is three
quarter length and shows the eminent
jurist seated in chair turned slightly
to the lef. His hands, which are ex-
tremely characteristic. are crossed in
his lap; the face is toward the observ-
er and very expressive. Strangely
enough. there is a look of Lincoln
in this strong face with its marked
features and signs Of deep feeling and
thought, and yet none could mistake
the likeness to the sitter. 1t is un-
derstood that Justice Brandeis asso-
ciates have approved this portrait and
that one Of the great law schools
of the country is negotiating for its
purchase. in which case it may event.
ually be hung in the Supreme Court
Building.
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fed, or just plain pretty and colorful.
To this end, We suggest a Jolly
Dish Garden" one which is not SIM
plest of construction nor yet the most
elaborate. for a subject of study.
Since We are naming it in advance.
we'll call it the Jolly Fisherman
miniature to recall Summer days,
when our thoughts are inclined to
wander to that alluring spot down
under the old sycamore. We are for
tunate enough to find in the shops a
little American figure of 2-inch height.
in sitting posture, hand resting on
knee and holding tight in his grasp
a fishing rod with line and sinker.
Since he is to look very comfortable
and jolly, We visualize him on dead
log" fashioned from a weathered
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~ UR American dish-garden Is a
garden in miniature. 1t may
be constructed by ones self,
~ following ones own concep-
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ings have been acquired by art
museums. The Phillips Memorial GAL
lery owns quite few and Mr.. Phillips
was among the first to recognize
Eilshemius' unique ability.
A Dutch artist. William de Groot,
who has lately taken up residence in
Washington, will open an exhibition
of his work in his studio. 2162 Florida
avenue, tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. de
Groot studied in Amsterdam and is a
representative of the new school Of
painting which has arisen in the
shadow of one of the greatest schools
that the world has known. He is a
traditionallst. but also an innovatOr
and has specialized in mural painting.
for the most part for churches. For
the past few years he has been living
and working in San Francisco.
Fantastic Art
On Museum Circuits.
IN THE Baltimore Museum of Art
a comprehensive exhibition Of
Cubism and Abstract Art is to be seen
until March IT, while in the Pennsyl-
vania Museum. Philadelphia, Sur
realism, the Art of the Fantastic and
the Marvellous" since January 80, has
held full sway. Both exhibitions were
assembled and are circulated by the
Museum of Modern Art, New York,
where. with additional material. they
were originally shown, the former in
the Spring and the latter in the Fall
of the past year. New York critics
declared the first OF these exhibitions
bewildering in the extreme, and of the
last, almost with one accord. they
had nothing good to say-in it the
gamut of absurdity seemed to have
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why force choice Of two evils? Why
not hold to that which is really fine?
Cezanne. Van Gogh and Gauguin all
had genius which today overshadows
their technical shortcomings, but SO
often their followers lose sight of this
and exalt their faults
Anthony Sisti is pupil of Felice
Carena of Florence and a member
Of the Royal Academy of Italy; he
calls himself a modernist and has
experimented with serious intent
along many lines. He is not one who
has cast away tradition or discounts
the value Of fundamentals. He has
had varied experience. He was at
one time a prize fighter, he has
Travelled extensively in Asia and
Africa He takes his art very seriously.
For this reason 1t merits serious con-
sideration, which it also rewards.
Among the works exhibited are por-
traits of Mr.. and Mrs Julius F. Stone.
jr., of this city.
Exhibitions OF Note
Opening Merit Week.
NUMEROUS exhibitions are open
ing the first of next week. At
the Smithsonian Institution in the
room given over to the graphic arts,
an exhibition of etchings by Charles
B. Keeler will replace that of etch-
ings and Autographs by John E.
Costigan which has. during February,
attracted so much favorable atten-
ton. Mr. Keeler was born in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. and studied at the Art
Institute of Chicago but now halls
from Los Angeles County, Calf. He
is member of the leading societies
Of etchers and is represented in
various notable collections. This is
his first one-man exhibition here.
On Monday for two weeks a COL
lection of drawings and water colors
by Louis NJ. Eilshemius. will be
exhibited in the print rooms of the
Phillips Memorial Gallery. This artist
has been much in the public eye in
recent years and many of his paint
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ond to this work In number of votes
received was the portrait of Miss Lip
pitt by Hattie E. Burdette Among
the works in sculpture, the Goose
Girl by Franc Epping. was most
popular with the public-'or at least
those voting.
Exhibition for Red Cross Fund
Notable Success.
1T MAY also be noted with satisfac-
ton that the exhibition and sale
held by local artists at Garfinckel's for
the Red Cross food sufferers fund
was very successful. netting in less
than week approximately $500. The
method of silent votes proved an en-
gaging innovation. and in several cases
bids were raised by the bidders two or
three times. The generosity with
which the artists responded to the
call should always be remembered.
An Italian Artist Exhibits
At HoUdrd University.
AN EXHIBITION of oil paintings
by an italian artist. Anthony j.
Sisti. now residing in Buffalo N Y,
opened in the art gallery of Howard
University this week to continue to
March 13. The collection includes 80
canvases. a number of which have
been lent by private owners. A great
variety of subjects are set forth, land
scapes. figures. portraits. life-size
nude. buildings. street scenes. still
life and flowers. Several have won
awards in Buffalo exhibitions. All
are modern in manner and to an ex-
tent reminiscent of Cezanne and the
post-impressionist school The work
is strong and fairly we'll constructed,
the mode of expression is blunt and
bit labored, the color rather dull
but harmonious. the observer is very
conscious of the medium employed.
If one must choose between work OF
weak and artificial suavity and that
of rough inelegant strength, undoubt-
edly one would take the latter, but
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friend and agent of John Marin. and
it was in the pages of his magazine,
Camera World. that Gertrude STEMS
writings on art had first publication.
There will also be shown in this eX-
hibition photographs of the Civil War
period by Mathew A. Brady, who is
credited with having some 1000 mega
tives of persons of contemporary fame,
many of which plates supplied the
data for lithographic and painted por-
traits.
A feature of this exhibition will be
photographs in color and their repro
ductions as appearing in some of the
best-known magazines. In this sec
ton Edward Steichen-a colleague OF
Stieglitz' and scarcely less we'll
known-and Anton Bruehl, will be
represented.
Lee r. Wdrthen's Painting
Voted Popular Prize.
THE popular prize in the Society OF
Washington Artists Forty-sixth
AIllfudl EhIllDlJlUIl, WHICH, ClOStO ldSl
Monday, was voted by exhibition visit
ors to a painting entitled "Schoharie
County Farm" by Lee R. Warthen of
this city. This choice again empha-
sized the liking of the public for that
which is recognizably real and attrac-
tive. The country in Schoharie Coun-
ty N Y. is rolling and picturesque.
The painter set it forth with great lit
eralness In the foreground are
house and barn and cattle grazing; at
the extreme right runs curving road;
beyond rise the hills. partly wooded,
A woman sits by the roadside watching
little girl roll hoop; vertical ele-
ment in the composition is supplied by
two tall NAPLES in full leaf. 1t is
essentially a pleasing scene. but I'M
doubtedly a large part of the charm
of the picture is to be found in the
way it was painted The compost
tion is essentially in three dimen-
sions, and the effect of air and sun
light is we'll presented. A close sec
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Noted Photographers to Be
REPRESENTED in Exhibition.

THE Junior League is again spon-
soring an important Photographic
exhibition. which will open in the
League Gallery. Twentieth street and
Massac achusetts avenue. March Z, and
continue on view until the 21st An
nouncement is made that among the
well-known exhibitors will be Alfred
Stieglitz. who came to this country at
the turn of the century and was the
prophet of the new photography. 1t
is this same Stieglitz who is the hus-
band of George OKeeffe and the
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Elisabeth Tg Work. Endowed With Life and Inspired by Contacts Of
Traveller Shown al Cooran Gauery-Memonal Exhibition
Arts Club 1umor in Ehhngs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
News Behind the News
- Cold ShouIderinq AT of |

WASHINGTON-Th cold reception given the
A F. of LIS latest proposal for wage-hour legis-
lation is largely due to prevalent belief that
1t couldn't possibly pass Congress and that even
if it became law, it could not be enforced.
President William Green and his executive
council aren't being taken quite SO seriously
since friends of the pending wage-hour bill
spanked them by forcing the measure out OF
the House Rules Committee
The executive councils demand for a rigid
wage minimum of 40 cents an hour is generally
considered unrealistic and impossible of accep-
tance The pending proposal would permit
board 10 set lower wage rates in the South and
other areas where immediate imposition of
SIG weekly wage or maximum 4O-hour week
would be Impractical
Accumulation of 2I8 signatures to the petit
ton forcing the House Labor Committees bill
to the floor, coming after Green's denunciatlon
of the measure, was most of all a victory for
the House bloc of 40 or SO progressives and
Labor's Non-Partisan League acting in concert
and with the active support OF Majority Leader
Sam Rayburn of Texas and Democratic Whip
Paddy Boland of Pennsylvania.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect OF the
battle was the degree to which many A. F. OF
L. groups, repudiating Green, went to bat with
the League in its pressure campaign although
the bulk of pressure came from CIO and in
dependent unions.
Most of the old familiar lobbying tricks, so
often denounced by pro-labor liberals in Con-
gress were used. E. L. Oliver, the Leagues exc
cutive secretary, was entirely responsible for
organization by liberals of last summers rebel
lious caucus which resulted in Rayburns prom
Use to fight for the bill and paved the way for
the discharge petition.
Hundreds of kilograms went out TO local
unions with requests for pressure on individual
congressman A girl at League headquarters kept
telephoning members offices to ask if they had
signed. Those who stalled often found fires break
ing out back home.
Several congressman found themselves pres
sured by farm organizations with which the
League has connections Lieut-Gov. Tom Ken
nedy OF Pennsylvania, United Mine Workers
e-president, transformed Boland from luke
warm into active worker. Maryland congress-
men signed after Amalgamated Clothing
Workers delegation came visiting. New YorkS
American Labor Party made the Tammany boys
hit the trail The A F. of LIS brewery workers
went to bat hard Some Florida. signatures were
driven in by A. F. of L. unions.
Field generalship provided by Rayburn,
who became angry and made it personal issue,
by Boand and such progressives as Maverick
of Texas, Heaey of Massachusetts, Voorhis of
California, Keller OF Illinois and the Wisconsin
and Washington groups
The threat of urban congressman TO block an
amendment to the farm bill which would cover
the next cotton crop brought in at least ten
signatures.
In the end it was Rayburn who, through per-
sonal pressure, sent mansfield of Texas rolling
up in wheel chair to add the 2l8th signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
Photographs

In 1886 there were more than
lie, 900 federal, state and local
governmental units in the United
States, according to the report OF
the national resources committee.
A dark lampshade may absorb as
much as 30 per cent of the light
given off by an incandescent bulb.
TWo-thirds of the United States
supply of mushrooms is produced
near Philadelphia, Pa.
Hawaiian islanders consider flesh
of the octopus a delicacy.
A new electrical camera, small
enough to be swallowed without
difficulty, is used to take pictures
of the interior Of the human stom'
ach.
Approximately 40 per cent OF al
accidents in the United States ant
Canada are caused by slipping o.
| falling.
Tea was first known to the Eng
lish- speaking world at CHA.
In Quito, Ecuador, women III
their hats to men.