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Evening star., 1939-04-02
Bethesda Mural
Gates Wins Commission for
Post Office Decoration.

Post Office Decoration.
Another Washington artist, Rob-
ert Franklin Gates. has won a COM
petition for a mural painting for the
lobby of the post office at Bethesda,
Md. This will be 13 feet wide by 5
feet high, and for the commission
81 artists competed. AS a result and
because of the excellence of the de-
signs entered five other Washing
ton painters received invitations to
prepare and submit preliminary
sketches for murals In five other
nearby post offices. These artists are
Auriel Bessemer, William Calfee,
Nicolai Cikovsky, Alexander Clay
ton and Shef1eld Kagy. The post
Offices are at Arlington, Va; Taze-
well. Va; Towson, Nd; st. Marys,
w. Va, and Luray, Va, respective
ly. Mr.. Gates winning design has
for its subject the Montgomery
County Farm Women's Cooperative
Market" The jury in the case of
this competition were. In addition
to members of the Section of Fine
Arts, Adrian Dornbush and Richard
Lahey, both professional painters Of
standing.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
but do they stir admiration-pleas.
urable emotion?

urable emotion?
1t was the over-ripeness of civil
ization which is said to have sent
Gaugin to the South Sea Islands;
possibly this, too. is accountable for
the present decadence in our art.
But Mr.. Sterne, 1t is understood, re-
fuses to teach his students how to
produce modern art, insisting for
them upon the same traditional
foundation which he has had, ar
guing perhaps that only those who
know convention can venture to
disregard it. Certainly when he
takes to sculpture he follows Greek
tradition and produces work Of
beauty in perfection.
But what of his paintings? There
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Work of Bernice Cross
Has Symbolic Flavor
Recent CorcOran Students Show
Promise in Joint Exhibition
At Georgetown Galleries

morously, again with pathos, as in
her little painting "All Gods Chill
luns Got Shoes"
Her work has a certain symbolic
flavor in its inclusion of such ele-
mentary objects as the rising sun
and Growing cock in Early Morn
ing" the round. full moon in Eve
ming in Foggy Bottom" the crescent
moon in Milk Wagon" and the ice
cream cones clutched by the chill
dren in Spring Time" The "mille
fleur' background definitely height
ems the artificial gayety Of "Hurdy
Gurdy"
The benign expression of the ma
ture Student" as the birds converge
upon him, the brave show of
Farmer in the Dell" and his bride,
clad in their pitiful best" are
among the subtle bits of observa-
ton. New York City," on the
other hand, with its towering sky
scrapers and empty streets. OBJ
viously represents an emotional i'm
preston.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
C0l0rful Work of Marv Cav
And Xavier Gonzales Seen
Mural by Mitchell Jameson
Installed Recently at
Laurel Post Office
Bv Leila Mechin.

So great
Contemporary American Oil Painting which opened in the
exhibitions which
At opened, April
exhibitions Mary Boston,
Orleans both significant Miss Gays paint
the gallery while
than fill those of the reception dining and hall Bo
colorful
a grm
and serious
something charming in the water coors that Miss
of the wordGreece Switzerland
and New and refresh
eawakenng
its
knowing medium best
quality her paintings which
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Studio Gallery
Fine Portraits and Sketches BY
Burtis Baker ON Exhibition.

Burtis Baker, formerly vice prin-
cipal of the Corcoran School of Art.
is showing at this time in the Studio
Gallery of George Washington Uni
versity. 2131 G street NV, a group
of portraits and sketches in oil,
which, while neither new nor COM
paratively recent works, are well
worth seeing and studying. Mr.
Baker is perhaps academic in his
leaning, but only when that word
is interpreted in its true sense. He
paints broadly and vigorously, but
his paintings have atmosphere and
spirit and they evidence. on the part
of the painter. sensitiveness and
feeling for beauty. There is great
charm In his large canvas. included
in this exhibition, entitled "Old
Taffeta," which, even upon long ac-
quaintance and the change of cur
rent style. does not pail. Not only
is it delightful in color and compo-
sition, but rendered with very fine
understanding. The small portrait
of his father has some of this same
vital and impressive quality.
Maj. Ernest Lee With Dog" Is
distinctly an outstanding work
and his portrait sketch Of Robert
Parsons of the Corcoran Gallery
staff is an excellent likeness and a
tour de force. The portraits Of
Elizabeth Perrin and of Theodore
M. Dillaway are perhaps less Sue
caccf,,1 h1t fhov foo ipforprot mar
sonality with keen insight into char
acter. Included among the sketches
Is portrait study of a little girl,
Martha Shinn, with a white bunny
under her arm, and group of out
of-door studies, best of which would
seem to be my Backyard" a city
picture, pleasing because of the
transcription Of effects of light, and
New London Harbor, Moonlight" q
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Exhibition Closes Today

The Decorative Arts VIII Be
ShoWn In Museum of Modern
Art Gallery.
The Museum of Modern Art GAL
lery of Washington closes today its
exhibition of "A Century of Amer
ican Painting" which has proved very
successful, being visited by over 5000
persons, and on April II will open to
the public an exhibition Of art and
decoration designed and executed in
the United States. This will in
clude ceramics, textiles, glass, wood
carvings, decorative panels and mu-
raj designs. With this forthcoming
exhibition, continuing to May Z, the
current season will be closed.
OF the many contestants in the
Century of American Art" identif1-
cation competition only two named
all the artists correctly, but 81 made
a record of rs per cent or more. for
which the award was IS contribut-
ing membership. From the stand
point of interest as we'll as educa-
ton the results accrued in connec-
ton with this competition were felt
to pe very gratifying.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Drawings by Sterne
A Special Feature of Corc0rdn

Biennial Exhibition.
AS a special feature in connection
with its 10th Biennial Exhibition of
Contemporary American Oil Paint
ing the Corcoran Gallery of Art Is
showing in cases in its upper atrium
group of drawings by the chair
man of its jury of selection and
awards, Maurice Sterne. This is not
only an appropriate compliment to
Mr.. Sterne. but in q measure an
index to the exhibition which he
Evening star., 1939-04-02
The Eternal City
Anti-FasciSt Painting by Peter


In the Bookshop Gallery, 916
Seventeenth street NV, there is
being exhibited under the auspices
of the American Artists Congress,
known as an anti-Fascist organiza-
ton, Peter Blume's much discussed
painting entitled THE Eternal
City," which was one of the $500
paintings offered for the Corcoran
Biennial Exhibition and rejected.
This painting, which was shown in
the Julien Levy Galleries. New York,
last December, represents Mussolini
as a jack-in-the-box, popped up in
the Roman Forum, or its ruins.
With a green complexion and evil
eye. he surveys the havoc wrought
under his dictation. To one side, in
spot light, is grief stricken Christ:
beyond are the suffering people and
finally In the distance the everlast-
ing, unchanging hills. AS vivid
protest against fascism there is
much to be said of the work, but
as q contribution to art 1t has no
more value than the chromos of the
middle Of the last century. It is
thing apart, and so to be regarded.
The Washington representative of
the American Artists Congress is
Nicolai Cicovsky, and prominent
among its national officers are
Rockwell Kent, Manship, Blume and
Zorack. Blume, 1t will be remem-
bered, was the surrealist whose enig-
matical painting, South Of Scran-
ton." won one of the much coveted
prizes in the Carnegie International
some years ago. Later. as q Guggen-
helm fellowship holder, he spent
some time studying art (and fascism)
In italy.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Mural at Laurel
Historic Maryland Mural BY

Jameson Installed.
On March % there was installed
In the post Office at Laurel, Md, a
mural painting, IA feet long by
feet 10 inches high, by Mitchell
Jameson of this city. This paint
ing, in oil on canvas, represents
THE Relay of the Mail Coach at
Laurel" and is placed on a long
wall above a doorway. The coach,
which has stopped to change horses,
occupies the center of the compost
ton. There are houses to the right
and left, with vista of open fields
meeting the low horizon. To the
right, in the foreground, a stable
man is holding two alarmed or spir-
tied horses with some difficulty; to
the left there Is group of figures
two couples presumably bidding
adieu and boy carrying a travel
ers bag toward the coach, the seats
on the top of which seem already
filled. Obviously an illustrative
work, 1t makes pleasing picture,
and one composed and drawn with
very considerable skill.
Mr.. Jameson has also done q
mural panel for the post office at
Upper Marlboro, Md, one larger in
dimensions, being IL by feet in
breadth and height, and also locally
representative. This, which, by the
way, is reproduced in the most re-
cent bulletin issued by the section
of fine arts of the Treasury Depart
ment, illustrates the cutting of to.
bacco. A horse-drawn cart, which
Evening star., 1939-04-02

very attractive nocturne. This ex-
hibition continues through Friday,
April s, and is free to the public
from 9 a m. to 5 pm. except on Sun
day, when the gallery is closed.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
New Exhibitions
Annual Shouting OF Etchtngs

Opens.
In the Public Library, Eighth and
K streets NV, the Washington So
ciety Of Etchers will open tomorrow
its annual exhibition, to which 1t has
invited contributions from we'll
known artists out Of town. In the
Smithsonian Building, on the south
side Of the Mall, a collection Of etch-
ings by Elizabeth Orton Jones may
be seen during April.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

but what Of those less fortunate
are not they in many instances &C
cepting his dictum because Of the
short cut it would seem to offer, and
so putting first things last instead
of where they rightly belong-such
things as good drawing, command OF
medium, an ideal of perfection based
on conception of beauty and those
fundamentals which since time i'm
memorial have been the basis of
fine art.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

Eccentric Genius
Burliuk Is Exhibiting in Phil
lips Memorial Gallery.
The Phillips Memorial Gallery is,
through an exhibition of his paint
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-04-06
Text of Greenbelt'S Protest to lCC

During this period survey had been commenced TO
ascertain the transportation requirements OF the
the Committees published recommendations. Also,
March 6, 1889, the we're approved
in their entirety by the Citizens Association OF
Greenbe1t. (See attachment "B")
The Comm further carried the recommendations
the Council, receiving its approval ,and con-
ferences subsequently held between Capitol
Transit Company and the Committee March - 1877,
at both Of which conferences the OF
the Capital Transit Company expressed agreement IN
principal with these recommendations In their
entirety and further agreed that their application
would effect economies anticipated and would form
satisfactory basis for continuance Of this serv-
ice with the single provision that responsible
any excess Of cost over revenue with an expressed
limitation Of 10000 per month being placed upon
each guarantee. (See attachment "c")
At the latter of the above conferences the Transit
Company representative assured the Council members
that every effort would be made to bring about
necessary changes in line with the Committees
mendations in that, should the Council under
take to guarantee this agreement for trial period
Of three months, they might such costs
to remain within the 10000 Imitation. By tele-
phontc communication the 18th Of March, which
followed by confirmatory letter, the Capital
Transit Company informed the Council that, contrary
to mutual expectations, savings could be expected in
only very nominal AMOUNT
second conference ensued between this Committee
and the Capital Transit Company to determine why
estimated savings of nearly 10000 per month,
previously agreed to in principal, could not be
realized. The opinion of the Committee, resulting
from this conference, that the realization of
its estimated savings could not be accomplished in
opposition to costs which obviously planned to
defeat such purpose.
Having reached the point where both parties
the present have served notice Of with
drawal therefrom and there being satisfactory
substitute service in vieW the Committee is faced
with alternative but to urge the Commission to
exercise its powers under Section 2l6(g) of the tor
Carrier Act of 1885.
Transportation Committee of the Greenbelt
Acsoo
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-04-06
Gentlemen:

The Greenbe1t Citizens Association, through its
Trans Committee, and in with
like action by the Council the of Greenbelt,
desires to enter protest with the Interstate
for the suspension of Supplement No. to
81, which supplement cancels M-1cc-No.62,
effective April 8, 1889.
The above tariff MP-IcC-No. 81 was with respect
to the present service between Green
belt, Prince Georges County, Maryland and points in
the District of Columbia, and approved by the
Commission February %, 1888.
Pending the expiration Of the present service
arrangements Committee definite proposals
to the Capital Transit Company for certain changes
to be made In the service which would effect savings
to extent that would have induced the Two Govern
ment to guarantee based upon the
application Of those proposals to the present
service, and In an amount not to exceed 10000
month.
The Council of the Town of Greenbelt conferred
with Capital Transit Company and placed itself on
record in the above natter.
This Committee began its work in January, 1899,
with only the view Of effecting improvements the
schedule for the greater convenience of the citizens
Of Greenhe1t, with eye to incorporating these
improvements in extension which It expected
would be executed between Farm Security Administra
tion and Capital Transit Company the expiration
Of the present contract.
In the course Of its investigations the Committed
determined that the present contract based upon
meconomica1 operations and excessive unit costs.
The determination of these facts induced the Commit
tee to propose further changes, the application of
which would effect important economics in operation
It anticipated that by of these economics,
and by increased patronage induced by the improved
schedule, operations could be carried by Capital
Transit Company without loss and without guarantee
(See attachment saw
It Learned curing the early days of March that
Farm Security Administra ton unable to extend
its contract with Capital Transit Company
due to ruling BY the Acting Comptroller General
with respect to the legality of guarantee to
Capital Transit Company Of payment Of Of cost
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-10

peared in 1899 as he was riding to the
ranch from Hamilton His body was
found later in the Bitter Root river.
No trace of the slayer was found.
HAMILTON-A premature explosion
of chemicals cost John Hendley three
fingers of his left hand The fingers
were amputated at the local hospital.
Carl knudSon, contractor, suffered an
eye injury in the same accident
BILLINGS-C. M. Wall of Helena
was reelected president of the Mon
tana Implement and Hardware asso-
clatlon at Its recent annual conven-
ton here. Great Falls was chosen for
the 1910 convention city.
HAVRE-R. G. Linebarger, Hayre
newspaper publisher. has been named
United States commissioner here to
succeed the late Charles E. Artman.
The appointment was made by United
states District Judge James E. Bald
win.
HELENA-Copeland c. Berg, former
Helena and Great Falls newspaper re-
porter. won the $500 first prize at the
eighth annual Portland, Ore, Museum
Art show. The painting is a still life
study of a brown jug on an old chest.
hibited
CUT BANK-Plans are under way
to organize community chest here.
A committee composed of F.. E. VAN
Denmark. Mrs. j. L. Miller Mrs. Glenn
Green, Mrs. A. A. Arras, Dan Whet-
stone. Mrs. Edgar Small and H. C.
Davis are drawing up the preliminary
arrangements.
HELENA-A buffalo skin Indian
lodge. the gift of Mrs. L. o. Evans OF
Butte to the Montana historical IL
brary, will be pitched in the rotunda of
the state capitol. Librarian John Ritch
said tepees made of buffalo skins are
becoming very rare. Mrs. Evans gift
Is made of 16 dressed buffalo skins
HARLOWTON-T school bell that
has called Harlowton school children
to their studies since 1903 has been
moved from the old high school to the
Edison grade school. The county has
purchased the old high school and the
building will be converted into a court
house.
BUTTENA total of 1883 miles of
streets and 900 miles of alleys in the
city of Butte were oiled during the
1889 season. City Engineer F. R. Cur
ran reported. With the completion of
the 1910 program, all of Butte's SO
miles of streets and Al miles of alleys
will be surfaced.
HELENA-Msgr. Victor Day, for
merly vicar general of the Helena
Catholic diocese. has arrived safely in
west Flanders, Belgium, after a eau
tiouS trip across the Atlantic, friends
here have learned. Msgr Day resigned
as vicar general in August to devote
the remainder of his life to writing
IN his native country.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-10
The Case Of the Gandhi Tab|e@

! had collected so cunningly and pa
| tiently during the years following the
revolution were of vital importance to
the world at large.
England. naturally, was frantically
concerned about them-they disclose
the whole of the soviet plot in the
| Far East. India, as well as in Europe.
England was willing to pay me an
enormous sum for the loot and I had
been in contact with Sir Percival for
some time. Soviet Russia, of course,
was after me and would have stopped
at nothing in order to secure the docu-
ments and destroy or suppress
them
There was a moment when fear
almost unnamed me-and that was
why played that shabby trick with
the table on you. I knew I was being
followed by soviet agents and that
they'd concentrate then on the table,
since I had stage-managed the whole
show so as to make them believe that
the papers were hidden in it.
Meanwhile. fear squirting me on, I
had decided to clinch the deal with
Sir Percival and get rid of the whole
nightmare. 1t was that God-sent mis-
hap on the way out to Mont Agel
that made me change my mind After
all. am no International spy, willing
to sell himself to the highest bidder.
ments then keep them on file and
nobody would know about them. NV
aim, however, Is to bring about a
world coalition against the soviets and
in this case, there are the powers
whose anticommunist policy meets
with my approval
When that car stopped in the dark
street and the chauffeur stepped out,
I skunk out of it and hid in the recess
OF wall, behind a stack of crates
Later, when the lorry had departed
and the chauffeur went to that cafe
70 telephone. popped out again and
went off in Sir Percival's car. NV
passport was in order-I had the papers
with me-my suitcases were in the car
by morning I was safely in Italy and
no questions asked :"
He paused, rubbing his hands and
smlrked at me with undisguised glee.
SoVlously, SO far as he was concerned,
the story was finished.
And are you satisfied now that YOU
nave made the best use of your pre-
cious documents?" asked politely.
EFT comment" he gloated. "You
know naturally of the anti-Komintern
pact, helm? Well, isn't that a successp"
ms was the last that I've seen of
my erstwhile friend, the resourceful
HasSan Bey. I have heard since that
ne lives mostly in the Far East, with
occasional Temperatures in Europe
centra! Europe for choice.
he mas also, as far as I know, re-
vised his ideas on International spvine
ana I was told sometime ago that he
700, IS not above angling for the high
But in the Secret Service circles as
m others. gossip is not always worthy
of credence.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-10
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

AvON-Arthur Conway and Walter
Swan recently bagged a brown bear
weighing 600 pounds.
GLASGOW-Plans for next years
department convention of the Ameri-
can Legion are being made by Valley
post No. Al. The legion convention will
be held here next June.
CUT BANK-F'ollowing a preliminary
inspection of the new Glacier county
courthouse. the board of county COM
mlssloners has set Nov. 10 as the ten
tatlVe date Tor a public open house.
TOWNSEND-Work has been COM
pleted on the Townsend Canton feeder
road. The work included crawling,
surfacing and construction of small
drainage structures. The total cost was
$50, 374.
SUNBURST-Amil Kleinert of Sum-
burst, who pioneered in raising mus
tard seed in Toole county, still favorS
that crop. In 1888 Kleinert harvested
400 pounds of seed an acre on ITO
acres. an almost unheard of yield.
SWEET GRASS-virgil Langford of
Sheridan. Wyo., is building a refinery
here to process Cut Bank and Kelvin
Sunburst crude oil. The plant will be
of 6O0-barrel capacity and will be in
operation by next March l.
PLENTYWOOD-Leo Furst, 11-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Furst
of the south Plentywood community,
is the Youngest taxpayer in Sheridan
county. The boy pays taxes on small
flock of lambs.
FORT PECK-The Fort Peck dam
was brought to within Is feet of its
ultimate height few days ago when
the dredge Missouri completed oper-
atoms at the east end of the main
structure
HAMHTON-Discus of the 40
year-old mystery of the death of Billy
Edwards. pioneer Bitter Root valley
rancher, was revived with the sale Of
the ranch Edwards and Sam Kyle
homesteaded to Charles Baird, Los
Angeles publisher. Edwards disap-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-10
BY MARIE BRETT-PERRING
Copyrieht 1899: BY News Syndicate Co, In
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO

In lWO fAhIS-PAkT TWO
We did, that very afternoon. Her
erractic courses between the Rue de la
Marble and the Place Massena had
been followed automatically by the
various policemen on point of duty
firstly because she seemed to be an
unknown member of the flower-selling
fraternity and as such, came under
their notice; secondly, because Just
at the corner of the Place she had
met with disaster, in the guise of q
Nice to Monte Carlo motor bus which,
swinging round a curve, caught her
broadside and knocked her into a heap:
Thirdly for-when transported to St.
Roch's hospital and examined for her
mjurieS-the unconscious flower-seller
was found to be a man in disguise.
All this came to the colonel's office
IN a series Of messages increasingly
dramatic and significant 1t was given
me, In the general excitement, to ask
the obvious question: Where is the
table top?"
But, once more, that had disap-
peared. as also had the pushcart with
its load Of flowers. In the confusion
following the accident nobody had
thought of the cart. When later the
police looked for it, it was nowhere
to be found.
The only hope was the gravely in
tured thief, if he ever recovered, to
be questioned. But that hope too was
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-10
''Powder River" Jack Gets
Publicity at Washington

Powder River" Jack and Kitty
Lee, of Deer Lodge in particular,
but of the whole wide west in gen.
eral, recently achieved a three-c0l-
umn spread in the Washington
Times Herald. sharing the spot
light with Senator James E. MUIR
ray.
Dressed in their usual western cos
tunes, Jack and Kitty visited Senator
Murray's office on Capitol hill, and all
had their photographs taken, with
Senator Murray wearing a Blackfoot
war bonnet. to advertise the Montana
State Society's Golden Jubilee dance
at the Shoreham hotel on Nov. 10.
Jack and Kitty. youthful in spirit.
although both in their SIXTIES" re-
ported the Times Herald. have per
presidents and the crowned heads of
Europe They sing cowboy songs, play
several instruments, and in their youth
could ride and shoot with the best Of
Them"
Both Powder River Jack and Sena-
tor Murray are adopted chiefs Of the
Blackfoot tribe.