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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-13
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
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|. Where is the island of Tobago!
2. Which state is nicknamed cne
Hawkeye State?
3. Of which body of water IS 'ne
Ionian Sea a part?
4. Name the author of the AaLle
Duck" amendment to the Consti'u-
ton.
s. Which English King was caiieo
Occur de Lion?
6. Why are jewels used IN Watches
z Has the moon an atmosphere?
8. What does "pro and con" mean!
9. Are Chinese admitted to the =. ..
as immigrants?
10. Name the father of Noah?-
Evening star., 1937-01-16

removal Of the Senate from the quar-
tiers it had occupied for so many years.
With the exception of that period
directly after the burning of the Cap
ttol spent in temporary quarters, the
United States Senate had occupied
this chamber since 1910, and the Su-
preme Court, excepting the same
period Of reconstruction, had occupied
the chamber Underneath it. Nov,
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GN11 Sll-ec.e CoS- -ovec lSL-.a
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manned in this chamber until It's re.
-=:.:ovz. - tss S7==:g c: 1885 70 Is
pa!at:a! .ew quarters Y the Supreme
Court Building opposite the Library
of Congress.
REFORE the Senate vacated the
chamber. in 1859, Mr.. Crittenden
asked permission of Vice President
Breckenridge to "be indulged a few
words of parting from this chamber"
What he said on that occasion could
as well be applied to the emotions
the various justices must have felt
who last year were called upon to
vacate the same scene Of past &C.
tivitieS
Many associations, pleasant and
proud" said Mr.. Crittenden in 1859.
bind us and our hearts to this place.
Mr.. President, We cannot quit this
chamber without some feeling OF
sacred sadness. Sir, great men have
been actors here. The illustrious dead
that have distinguished this body in
times past naturally rise to our view
on such an occasion. This hall seems
to be q local habitation for their
names. This hall Is full Of the pure
odor Of their Justly earned fame"
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an interesting phase in the deve,p-
ment Of painting in America. In 172
Moran established himself In lew
York. and in 1884 was elected to ull
membership in the National Acadny.
w. P. A. Art Workers Exhibit
At the Public Library.
A T THE Public Library. main bild-
ing, the current exhibition, on
tinuing throughout the month. on
sists Of works produced under the
w. P. A. Art Project by local worers.
In cases on one side are shown pint
ings and drawings by adults, an, on
the other. works by children uder
instruction, while specially featured
and set apart are examples of pottery
made by students at Howard Uuyer-
sity, where kiln has been sc up.
Allan Flavelle Is represented b. de-
tail sketches for mural painttg in
the ceiling Of the District Of Columbia
Children's tuberculosis Sanitaium.
Bernice Cross shows sketches for
murak in the Children's Hpital.
Others represented are DaN l..
Morris and Hugh Collins by water
colors; Allan Kroon by drawings,
Nicolai Cikovsky by a paste and
Richard Flesch by sculpture sldies.
Mr.. Flesch is making a marbl head
Of Chief Justice Marshall an has
modelled types for the DistEt of
Columbia marionette project.
The children's work has beel care
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Tnomcs MorCB'S
CcnSencry McYIer.
Bulletin of Exhibitions

CORCORAN ART-Permanent collection
paintings and sculpture Barge bronzes Clark cectonEropean
Exhibition Washington
sculpture Munip Comfy
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, UNITED STATES NATIONAL
Permanent collections
stained windows John other
water coors and echngs by Thomas
celebration Of artists centenary
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, DIVISION OF GRAPHIC ARTS
Of echings by Polly Knipp Hill Florida.
ART-Permannt collections Whistler paintings
etchigs drawings Peacock Oriental paintings
hronzes. pottery, miniatures etc.
NATIONAL Tenth street and Constitution
Exhibition Of wrought iron.
NATIONAL and Industries BudngPctorial photo
graphs by E. W. Blew of California.
collection paintings
and modern masters sculpture Drawings and
prints by Clifford Beal acquisition "St Peter" by Goya
STUDIO HOUSE-Exhibiton Of drawings by Sopher.
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
collection other textiles the Near
Mondays Wednesdays Fridays to Admission by
George
ARTS CLUB OF OF water OF
Carolina plantation Alice Raven Huger Smith of Charleston
And photographs from American Annual of Photography 1885,
CONGRESS- DIVISION OF FINE ARTS-Exfibition
Autographs; drawings
original illustrations Appleton
Pictorial photographs Of the Statute
jeanette Griffith
INTIMATE BoOKsHoP LITTLE water colors
by Philip Coffin Frank Let's and Col Ftzmaurice Gay
ART GALLERY. HOWARD UNIVERSITY Exhibition of by
Guggenhem Fellows
by local artists under w. p. A.
PLEASANT BRANCH LIBRARY-prints by members
Society of Washington Etchers.
LBRARYPaintings members
Club
NORTHEASTERN L1BRARY-Panings by OF
: Landscape Club.
LITTLE GALLERY prints by
at moderate prices.
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black and white, also in colors and
drypoints. Subject matter Is varied,
including landscapes. river and harbor
scenes, architectural subjects, birds,
interiors, plants and a portrait. But
there Is complete unanimity as to
character-all Of the work shown IS
in the traditional mode.
Ruel P. Tolman, president, shows
a large etching Of a Colonial porch
seen through a frame of trees. Cab
sence Of catalogue made it impossi-
bic to obtain the titles OF all the
entrteS) 1t Is reminiscent Of the
south front Of the White House. Inez
Demonet Is represented with three
etchings, "All Hallovs Guild" "All
Hallows Gate" particularly attractive,
with q spacious vista seen through the
gste) and "Ponte Vecchio, Florence"
all beautifully executed. Another pic.
tureSque foreign subject Is Ia Vleille
Maison. Rouen," by Frederick West
man. who also exhibits an etching of
O wharf.
Gabrielle Dew. Clements and Ellen
Day Hale, long masters" of the color
etching, are represented with exquisite
prints, although not recent ones, %
far as can be judged. Miss Clements
print Of rowboats in a cove Is dated
1896; but its colors seem as fresh as
II just printed. She also shows
Charleston Roofs" in a soft and deli.
cate color harmony. Miss Hale con-
tributes "Megido." "tone poem" in
lavender, blue, yellow, and green, all
OF which colors merge into one an
other. A second entry by this artist
appears to be an evening view Of
Santa Maria della Salute, seen across
the Grand Canal in Venice. Lesley
Jackson's "Sparrows in Winter" Is q
color etching in white, brown, and
blue-grays, markedly decorative, and
reminiscent Of japanese work, in
handling Of the subject matter; en-.
tirely charming. Her "Old Landmark
in Georgetown" (Washingtons head
quarters) Is equally attractive, but in
a different vein.
Still another contributor Of color
etching is Benson B. Moore, who
shows jungle Fowl" on a branch.
against an unrelieved white ground.
His strong colors and crisp handling
afford contrast with the other color
etchings. He also shows two mono
chromatic etchings, "Old Wharf" and
"Mallard Drake" in both of which
his velvety dark tones and contrasting
lights show to good effect.
Evening star., 1937-01-16

GOYA WORK LOCAL TREASURE
Water Coors Present Beauty and Charm of Rice Fields South
Caroina-Saire and Caricature Presented by Famous
Exhibitor at Studio House.

But Miss Smith has done more than
this, for she has recorded for all
time and with particular subtlety,
sympathy and veracity, phases of nat
ural loveliness peculiar to this section
Of our country. There Is something
very elusive about this beauty, as well
as idyllic, and few (if any) have been
able to capture it as has she. ObW-
ously it is q case of the skilled hand
and the understanding heart. Again
an artist, finding q worthy theme, has
lost herself in giving 1t expression.
And yet the personality Of the artist
Is obvious In all she does, uncon-
sciously and unavoidaoly so.
But Of the. paintings themselves.
What could be more charming than
"a Lagoon by the Sea" with its blues
and browns, the mirror-like surface
Of the lagoon contrasted with the in
coming surf on the sandy beach be-
yond, or more enchanting than the
glimpses of swamps and forests given
in ''The Grove Of Oaks" and "The
Reserve in Winter" In many of these
paintings Miss Smith has introduced
figures, workers on the plantations,
sewing, reaping, shaking the rice, thus
Evening star., 1937-01-16

Kenneth Stubs, represented by a
handsome portrait sketch, Philip Bell,
who shows still-life studies; Mar
guerite Mum and Roland Wehrhein,
each Of whom shoWs Characteristic
examples. This gallery Is open to the
public from 2 to daily, including
Sundays. and on Tuesday and Friday
evenings from to o'clock.
Flower Paintings on View
at the Shorehdm.
MISS ELIZABETH MUHLHOFER
A'A is showing throughout the month
q group Of 10 Of her flower and still
life paintings in oil and water colors
at the Shoreham Hotel. Miss Muhl-
hofer Is a member Of the Society Of
Washington Artists and the Wash
ington Water Color Club. and has
been a frequent prize winner in these
and other exhibitions.
Satire and Caricature
By Aaron Sopher.
T OVERS Of caricature, specifically
- social satire, will find interesting
and stimulating the exhibition by
Aaron Sopher, which opened at Studio
House January z, to continue through
out the month. Approximately 100
drawings I'LL the hall and large front
gallery, and overflow into the rear
gallery. The majority Of the drawings
are small, some Of them being only
an inch or two in size, with the largest,
perhaps, 10 or IL inches In dimensions;
hence, they invite close scrutiny, and
will be found packed with dynamite.
People never recognize themselves in
caricatures unless the latter are care
fully labeled, but they are usually
keen in recognizing other persons, as
far as types go, which IS all to Mr..
Sopher's benefit.
In holding up to ridicule and scorn
the foibles and vices, to say nothing
of the physical imperfections Of his
fellow man, Mr.. Sopher Is exemplify-
Evening star., 1937-01-16

later, because It enabled him to get
out Of making a graduation speech.
The lumber business. set up with
money borrowed from his father, was
successful from the start. Sufficiently
so, at any rate, to enable Andrew
and Richard to repay their fathers
loan with interest and then to sell
the enterprise at profit.
Pleased BY tie outcome c- tie ven
uune, Judge Mellon .-.MJec rs SOUS
70 joL--., 60. - TIE bs--1A-g eu6--a>SS.
Aco. GSTUe - toCL: &c -eXoer--
ecoe, Acoev vsS give. authority 70
grant loans Is he saw ut.
--..:e te:I 6: -.:o.-..as Melon &
Sons, when subsequently became tie
Mellon National Bank, with Andrew
as its president, was conducted on q
plan somewhat as follows:
Find an honest man who Is capable
of running a business. Give him all
the capital he needs, taking shares in
the enterprise and giving him free
rein to conduct it in his own way.
When the loan is repaid, do the same
thing for other men Of the same type.
Thus, opportunity Is given to men de-
serving Of it, and they, in turn, pro-
vide employment for many others.
THROUGH adherence to this prin-
ciple, Andrew Mellon took his
fathers fortune-placed under his
management when the elder Mellon
retired-and multiplied 1t many times.
Using this wealth as sort Of revolving
fund for the promotion Of enterprise
in the Pittsburgh area, he invested
In steel, railways, unseed oil, traction,
water power, construction, coal and
coke, insurance, electricity, plate glass,
locomotive, ships, iron castings, sta
tionary engines, motor trucks, gun
carriages, steel cars, towns, whatnot.
From an office on the second floor
Of the handsome Mellon National
Bank Building, which occupies an en-
tire block of Pittsburgh's busy Smith
field street, he directed the affairs Of
this vast industrial empire. He car
red on his activities SO quietly, how
ever, that the hugeness Of his fortune
11AAo bklC CAVClAI Va LILO A3AuC4ASC WCAS
scarcely even guessed outside Of the
business and financial circles In which
he moved.
Shy to an almost painful degree,
Mellon went to great lengths to avoid
the spotlight. He did not wish to be
a great public figure. He did not ask
for the Treasury portfolio-it sought
him out.
Warren q. Harding, after his elec-
ton to the presidency in 1920, found ,
the Treasury secretaryship the most
difficult Of all his cabinet posts to
MI satisfactorily.
TN up q tree" he confided to the
late Philander G. Knox. 1--WE decided
upon all my cabinet appointments
except one. The Nation Is "a billions
In debt, and I need an unusual man
for Secretary Of the Treasury"
"Ths man you want" Knox re-
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Showed Remarkable Talent
in Business Circles From
Early Days.

piled, "is Andrew Mellon. He Is the
ableSt Ecacc.er -c the country. and
ne. maze = grcaG Secretary OF las
TrcAIfy."
40 ACCEPT tae appointment Mel
= Ion resigned 6.rectorates =
corporations w.t.. a.. aggregate ca7::t1:
Of more than $4,000, 600. 900. In WASH
ington, he made no attempt to live
within his s15,000-a-year salary as
a cabinet officer, occupying 16-room
apartment on fashionable MaSsachu-
sets avenue and spending huge sums
for the art treasures which he Is now
turning over to the public.
In his personal habits, however.
Mellon has always been unusually
abStemious for q man Of such vast
financial resources, which, perhaps,
accounts for the fact that at 81, he
still IS as vigorous as many a man 20
years his Junior.
Passing Mellon along the street, you
would never suspect him Of being one
Of the worlds richest men. He dresses
neatly, but not In q manner calculated
to attract attention.
Despite the incident with which this
article opened, Mellon does not often
ride in taxicabs. If he rides at all,
It Is usually in one Of his several
high-powered cars, one Of which Is the
only all-aluminum automobile In the
world. Weather permitting, he pre-
fers to walk. In fact, walking Is well
up on his list Of favorite diversions.
While attending one Of the annual
dinners Of the White House Cor
respondents Association, Mellon was
called to the telephone outside the
banquet hall. A girlish voice said:
"Is that you, dearie?"
Whom do you want to talk tor"
Mellon countered.
IT asked for Mr." The woman
mentioned correspondent.
This Is Andrew Mellon"
do you know If Mr. is there?"
'In try to find out for you"
"Never mind-youW do. VIII you
take q message for him?"
The message was to the effect that
Mr.- should come to q certain
apartment Immediately after the
dinner and bring several boy friends"
because q number Of Tive ones" were
on hand. . boot-legger had delivered
plenty of good stuff," and every.
thing was set for Q swell time"
In his meticulous way, Mellon
listened attentively, jotted down the
gist Of all the caller said. found the
correspondent and-reading from his
notes-delivered the message.
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Constitution avenue, . group Of his
paintings and etchings drawn from
the national collection. This group
comprises three very representative oil,
paintings, one Of the Yellowstone
Valley, one Of icebergs in the North
Atlantic and one Of the Shoshons
Falls.
Although born In Lancashire, Eng
land, Thomas Moran lived most Of hi,
life in the United States, being brough.
here as boy Of 2. He began his pro-
fessional career as q wood engravG
in Philadelphia, but was, as . painter,
chiefly self-taught. His brother,
Edward, gave him the benefit Of what
education he had acquired. On 4
visit to England in 1862, Thomas
Moran saw the paintings Of Turner
In the National Gallery and was pro-
foundly Influenced by them. but in
herently he was too much Of a realist
to be actually carried away. Like
Bierstadt and Church, Moran was
inclined to seek the grandiose in ma
ture and among his best works ARD
faithful transcdptions of our magnifi-
cent Western scenery. He represents
Evening star., 1937-01-16
By Philip II. LWe.

TT WAS a rainy day in Aril, more
than IS years ago.
A taxicab drew up tothe curb
L on the Fifteenth street s.le Of the
Treasury Building and a AiDt, gray
haired man stepped out.
"Two-eighty," the driver announced.
slapping the flag on tn aximeter
back into place.
The well-dressed "faie reached
into a pocket of his care.uy creased
trousers. His lean face rddened as
he exclaimed:
"By jove! I've come ou Without my
Wallet"
"Old stuff" the hacke sneered.
"Come across with the jsk-or I'll
call q cop!"
There Is no need to iothat," the
embarrassed passenger sad quietly.
"Just wait q moment, and Il send the
money out to you" He stated up the
Treasury steps.
"Nix!" the cabman criedseizing the
strangers arm. I'm wse to that
game. In this door and ut another,
eh? Nothin' doin', kidd,P
"But I'm Secretary Mdln-"
"Yeh-and I'm CleoInfa! Don't
try to pull that stuff oi me. I'm
wise-see?"
Recognizing the futilty Of arguing
further with the excite t.xirnan, the
cabinet officer sent a Newspaper boy
into the Treasury with hinftructions to
tell my secretary, M. Sixsmith, to
give you $3.50 for MI. Nellon." A few
minutes later he was BILE to purchase
his freedom from thekompletely fab
bergasted driver-wh by this time,
was spluttering on@ apology after
another.
But the hackers intake was not 80
stupid as it may appef on the surface.
After all, Mellon haebeen Q member
Of President HardinS cabinet only o
short time, and hi fame as "the
greatest Secretary the Treasury
since Alexander Hamilton" was yet to
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ing an old tradition. which began with
the Egyptians. and perhaps earlier.
A large majority Of his drawings In
the current exhibition are pen draw
ings, in outline: some CT them have
had the sodition Of 6 wash in one
or more coiors or INK; there are also
a few etchings, crypo:n:s and htho
crayon drawings. Some critics have
compared him with Forain and
Daumier. but to the present reviewer
he seems more akin to 0eorg GrosZ,
internationally famous German Carl
caturist, who came to this country
a year or two ago. Mr.. Sopher Is not
so savage As Gross In his Indictment
Of the human race: nevertheless, he
exploits, with considerable success, the
greed, ignorance and brutality, and
more frequently. perhaps, affectation
and pretense. In studying the draw
ings, one recalls Albert Jay Nock's
query of scme years ago: "Are human
beings human?" A large number Of
those who inhabit Mr.. Sopher's
graphic world would seem to answer
it in the negative.
He Is master of a highly expressive
and economical line, with which he
can pungently round out an over
indulged paunch, q sagging throat
overwhelming its diamond choker; .
greedy gesture, ribald pose. In a
few Of his works, such as the bitter
little etched vignettes Of crippled war
veterans, entitled Making the World
Safe for Democracy" and the hopeless
figures of unemployed men wandering
to and fro before factory fence bear
ing the notice mo Help Wanted"
Cent by Mrs. McCook Knox one
catches what seems to be a glimpse
Of strong personal indignation on the
part OF the artist over such a state
of affairs. But his viewpoint con-
cerning most Of his victims" Is not
readily discernible, other than the
fact that he considered them ridic-
ulous, hence proper subjects for q
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No Evidence of WeaItl Put
Into His Daily Contct
With Busy World

Philip II. Lope, q nemberot the
ecitori1Z ss1f Of The St1r, s the
n1.cA.or OF "An-LrcD w. Het-or tn:
Men cn.S ais Wor~," rne fy: IT,
.<sn5rr o.1rcpry o. rs or~-
cscyGo,y OF .ke -,a.sL,y chs
tollo,otng article Is a bri:i study
OF TIE 1rSM...:1y. cGSrcc1 cnS
career OF the Pittsburgh multi.
millionaire, whose gift to te peo-
pie OF the Nation promises t make
Washington one of the oorld's
greatest art centerS.
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fully selected and In some instances
shows very definite gift or at least
aptitude. There are, at this time,
$3.50 children under instruction In
this Washington project. The ages
range from II to 13 years; the pur-
pose is to provide graphic medium
OF expression and TO open avenues
to appreciation.
Notable in the ceramic exhibit are
Q number Of figurines done from per-
sonal observation Of dancers, musi-
clans and those occupied with domes-
tic activities.
Current Exhibitions OF the
Washington Watercolor Club and
the Society OF Washington
Artists.
THE Washington Watercolor Club
closes its Forty-first Annual Exhi-
biiton in the Corcoran Gallery OF Art
on Wednesday Of next week. The at
tendance has been exceptionally good
this year and 13 sales were listed.
The Society of Washington Artists
will open its Forty-sixth Annual Exhi-
bition in this same gallery on Janu-
ary 80. which will be Vanishing
Day" Entry blanks must be sent
in by January 20, and works pur-
posed for exhibition delivered at the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art, New York
avenue entrance. on January %. A
special prize Of 500 Is being offered
this year for the work shown which
shall be adjudged outstanding.
The Little Gallery
Sh0,DS Oils.
DURING the month Of January
there will be on view at the Little
Gallery, now called Blue" at 2o40 S
street, group Of oil paintings by local
artists who have already "won their
spurs," but are willing to sell their
works at moderate prices-none more
than 500. These include Rowland
Lyon, who was a happy color sense !;
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Mellon Noted for Great Modesty and Friendly Ways

be achieved. Although rated as the
third richest man in the United States,
he still was virtually unknown outside
Of the business and financial circles in
which he had spent most Of his sc
years. Among the working classes,
which make up the bulk Of the popu-
lation, he was, In fact, the least known
Of al the major public onicials in
oeace ct tt.e time. To tae csb:caa-
maze suspicious, pcrhapS, by exoca-
o-ce W.T.. nay g c-2q1es=2S r4S-
Se-ge--.S e, - We. S as
appearance. :aust Aave been about Is
unfamiliar ss an E.nstein equation.
IF YOU would understand how Q
man Of such great wealth-his for
tune has been variously estimated at
anywhere from 5000 0,000, 900 to $780,
000, ,000-could remain so little known
to the general public, you must know
something Of his character, PERSONAL
ity and background.
Andrew William Mellon was born in
Pittsburgh on March "a, 1855. His
father, Thomas Mellon, had come to
this country from County Tyrone, in
Northern Ireland. Settling In the
Western Pennsylvania city, and mar
rying Sarah Jane Negley, the immi-
grant took up the practice Of law, later
becoming Judge Of the Allegheny Court
Of Common Pleas.
Thomas Mellon, true to the instincts
Of his Scottish ancestry, saved his
money and invested it In enterprises
which seemed to him to hold possibilt-
ties for future profits. BY 1869 he was
in position to retire from the bench
and establish q private banking house.
It was not long before his friends and
business associates were rating him as
q millionaire-"Perhaps Justly so," he
conceded.
From his earliest boyhood, Andrew
Mellon was trained for q career in
finance. His father not only instructed
him in such elementary subjects as
reading, writing and arithmetic, but
worked constantly to give him q firm
grasp Of the rudiments Of business In
general and banking In particular.
This home education was supple
mented by several years in the public
schools, followed by an uncompleted
course at the Western University of
Pennsylvania (now the University Of
Pittsburgh.
JUDGE MELONS training was so
y thorough that Andrew was ready
for his first business opportunity at
an age at which most boys are de-
voting themselves to the pursuit Of q
good time" Andrew was only l8
when he saw q chance to make some
money in lumber-and took It.
With graduation only . few months
ahead, he quit the university and. with
his brother, the late Richard 3. Mel
lon, established lumber business. He
was glad to have q reasonable excuse
for leaving school, be said many years