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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
SAYS
FASCIST BASE
SEIZED TO-DAY
Italy Voices Regret
Over UnintentionaP
Attack On Yugoslauia

B E L GRADE, Yugoslavia,
Nov. 18-(R-Yugoslavia, an
nounced tonight that Italy had
expressed regret for an ''unin-
territorial mistake'' by Italian
aiers whose bombs killed nine
persons and wounded Fl in the
Yugoslav border town of Bitolj
on Nov. S.
1t was the first official word
on the identity of the planes in
that raid.
A Yugoslav communique said
Italy agreed in principle to
Yugoslavia's request for dam
ages.
"In this way, thanks to the
friendly relations between the
two countries, the incident can
be considered closed" the
cOmmuniuue said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
SCHOOL Building Repairs
Are AskedByG Jury

Sspairs to county school buildings.
bons. 'ion OF parts of the court
sytira 'uiiolng, and provision of fire
ssfe,s suishers in school buses as a
in measure were recommended
The Ne Mr. report of the grand jury at
o'ember criminal term of New
Th y'er superior court.
by u grand jury report, submitted
HIM. W. Wells, foreman, and A. ].
that pnrey' secretary, recommended
Soon e'essary repairs be made as
The VS. possible at the majority of
inps hAile and colored school build.
IS ISL IN the county.
sointsa, eport, released yesterday, also
ssnora4 out the need of necessary
''i0n work in various offices
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19

in the courthouse building and in
cluded a recommendation for the
dredging of a slip SO that the fire
boat Atlantic" could be moored in
the proper place.
Mayor Thomas e. Cooper, the re-
port said, informed the grand jury,
in view Of recommendations pre-
viously made, that the fire depart
ment has amply sufficient materials
on hand to take care of hazards
created by the hauling Of gasoline
through the city.
The grand jury also recommended
that necessary repairs be made as
soon as practicable to the fire sta
Continued on Page Two; Col. p.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
PICKETINC UPHELD
BY u. S. TRIBUNAL
Unanimous Decision Hand
ed Down In Chicago La
Dor Union Case

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. - Up -
The supreme court today ruled that
a Chicago labor union was free to
carry on picketing activities even
though the activities were alleged to
interfere with interstate commerce.
A unanimous decision by Justice
Black held in effect that the Norris.
La Guardia act earring courts from
issuing injunctions in labor disputes
except in certain circumstances took
precedence over the Sherman act
Barring actions which restrain in
terstate commerce.)
The court also refused to review
two cases challenging controversial
Continued on Page -Four; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
PAY RAISE VOTED
FOR BUS DRIVERS
us Monthly Increase Fol-
Operators OF School.
Vehicles Approved

a sl5 monthly salary increase
W. oil school bus drivers in New
ss aaloVef county was voted yester-
.sy by the county commissioners
s.'er a brief conference with the
09 "a Of education.
In -ae commissioners agreed to set
auolaonal funds in the school
fba pplement budget to take care OF
ms increases for the remainder of
Il current fiscal year. =
IecuVe N ovemb 1, the
b,,a u1ily salaries of IS white school
uiiVers in the county will be
Nontinued on Paoo V,,,,o. fol ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
F. N. LITTLEJ0HN
RECAINS POSITION
Reinstated AS Charlotte De.
tectives' Chief After
Charges Dropped

CHARLOTTE, Nov. 10. - Up -
Frank N. Littlejohn, former chief OF
city detectives, was reinstated in the
Charlotte police department today
after Superior Judge j. H. Clement
Continued on Page -Four; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
WEATHER


North Carolina: Fair and warmer
Tuesday; Wednesday partly cloudy and
warmer.
(By o. 8. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:3O p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
1870 a. NJ. "A; 1880 a. m. 80; 80 p.
m. SO; 7:3O p. m. 81; maximum 81
minimum 81; mean 4S; normal So.
Humidity
1:30 a. m. II; 1880 a. m. II; 1:30 p.
m. Al; 1870 p. m. 65.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours. ending 7:30 p. M,
none; total since first Of the month,
1.55 inches.
Tides For Today
High Low
Wilmington --------- O:O9a 6:42a
12:4op s:16p
Masonboro Inlet ---- 10 GOA 4:O1a
10 :30p 4:44p
Sunrise 6:49a; sunset 5:06p; moon
rise Clip; moonset 10:27a.
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-19
BITTER FIGHT RACES
10000 Italian Soldiers Call
For AirpIanes To Cover
Their Retreat
PRISONERS CAPTURED
Greeks Say They Continue
To Crush Enemy Lines
Oh Resistance

LONDON, Nov. 19-(Tues-
day. (AP) Reuters, Brit
ish news agency, in a dispatch
from Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
said that the Italian base of
Koritza in Albania fell to
Greek troops at l a. m. today.
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"a AkllG SOAOA ll2 Va COO Va
ornament. All are on white paper
and approximately uniform in shape
and size Mr. Comins Is an excellent
craftsman. but there is an excellent
good drawing in these portraits. for,
to an amazing degree they give in
dication of characteristics both racial
and personal. 1t is this fact which
gives them more than passing i'm
portance.
Up to five years ago, it was Mr..
Comins' habit to spend his summers
at Gloucester, Mass. Then came the
suggestion of a visit to Mexico,
which, put into effect, led to the
production of the series of portraits
now on view. Once in Mexico and
on the alert for subject matter, as
every artist invariably is, Mr.
Comins' attention was attracted by
the faces and bearing of those who,
he was told, were of pure Indian
blood. Directly, he made up his
mind that 1t was these people he
wished to portray, but to get them
to sit for him was not easy Per-
sistent friendliness, patience and the
cooperation of kindly Mexicans.
finally won the day, and as the work
progressed, sitters became more will
ing. Also. the artists interest and
admiration increased, the field was
extended and five summers were
given to the work, which is still in
complete. territorially. After Mexico,
MIR. Comins went to Guatemala,
Bolivia and Peru. Finally, last
summer, he visited our own South
west, and there made portrait draw
ings of representative members of
the Hopi, Navajo and Zuni tribes,
living among them, winning their
confidence. He has still to do the
so-called Feather Indians'-those
of the plains-the Cherokees of
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Miss Tepper's landscapes, painted
presumably around Woodstock, N.
Y, where she habitually spends her
summers, are quiet in subject mat
ter and low in key, giving the OBJ
server q restful feeling. Miss Tracy,
who lives in Florida, contributes
two large paintings of great gnarled
swamp trees, draped with gray moss.
The themes are further carried out
in the frames, which appear to have
been cut from such trees.
The guild, now in its 18th year,
is a clearing house" for the arts
and an exhibition center. Although
1t Is a non-proflt membership or
ganization, afiiliation is not essential
for exhibiting with the guild.
Jugtown Pottery.
Supplementing the guild show is .
small exhibition of Jugtown pottery,
lent by Mrs. Juliana Busbee and
comprising small and simple pieces
for unitarian and decorative pur-
poses. The history of this ware Is
one Of the most interesting In the
field Of contemporary American &c.
ramics. About a quarter century
ago Mrs. Busbee, connoisseur of
arts and crafts, was engaged at .
county fair in her native North
Carolina.
Endeavoring to purchase tin plates
to hold food exhibits she was given
a dozen plates of brilliant orange
glaze, fired from native clay, which
she recognized instantly as products
Of the kickwheel and kiln. Her hus.
band, Jacques Busbee, q painter,
shared her excitement over the un-
expected find, and searching for her
native potters he discovered a group
In Moore County, which had been
settled in the 18th century by Q
colony Of potters from Stafordshire,
England.
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can be given. But while these are
among the more elaborate Of his
compositions, the average t. merit
throughout is well upheld. Not only
is Mr.. Jex a painter of summer pic
lures, but also of mountains and, by
choice, mountain views ending vistas
or marking horizons constitute a
majority Of the q oil paintings of
which this exhibition is composed.
Not only has he painted our nearest
mountains in Virginia and vicinity,
but also the Rocky Mountains in our
Far West, giving them strength and
solidity and at times majesty as well.
But almost always Mr.. Jex paints in
full rather than half ught-the
mountains sharply outlined against
the sky, rather than veiled in mist.
or the moist-laden atmosphere which
makes our Eastern ranges 50 very
ethereal.
OF interest to many will be the
picture Mr.. Jex is showing Of his
one-time camp in Glacier National
Park, set up in the heart Of a great
forest which dwarfs imagination and
certainly man, but fllls the observer
with an overwhelming sense of Ma
lures might and grandeur. In this
the painter has rendered admirably
the feeling Of place, but as compared
to the simpler themes it is perhaps
bit stilted. Nature on this scale
almost defles transcription-it Is too
overpowering.
This Is not a day Of landscape
painting. and more's the pity. Our
workshops need more windows OPEN
ing upon our beautiful outdoor world,
If for no other reason than that Ma.
ture In her indifference and stability
gives reinsurance and consolation
when other foundations of faith
seem giving away, as is customary
in times of war and retrogression.
There is reason, therefore, for
special gratitude for the exhibition
by Mr.. Jex which the Arts Club Is
now presenting. Incidentally, it is
further interesting to know that the
Landscape Club is to hold q large
and comprehensive exhibition Of
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Garnet lex Exhibits
President of Landscape Club
ShoDS Paintings at Arts Club.

1ft0Wc ~SfkCSftSc w <3f 70 SS~Os
The exhibition of landscape paint
ings by Garnet w. Jex, which opened
in the gallery of the Arts Club last
Sunday, with the usual private view,
and will continue through March 20,
gives, on the part of the painter,
indication of deep love Of nature
and very real gift In the matter Of
transcription. Hamilton Mabie once
said that art was "the open window
in the workshop" and certainly none
have done more to prove this asser-
ton than have the sympathetic and
capable painters of landscape, among
whom Mr.. Jex, now president of the
Landscape Club Of washington, is
to be numbered.
Owing to the fact that Mr.. Jex
has given much of his time to illus
tration, scientific and otherwise,
working for some of our Government
departments and at one time for
Nature Magazine, his landscape
painting has, to q large extent, been
done on off days and holidays-in
way as recreation, the thing he
wanted most to debut always seri-
ously and sincerely. This explains
to q degree the prevalence of mid
summer pictures-the hardest of all
to paint-green foliage, blue sky, hot
Highland perhaps little tightness
in the matter of execution. But few
have a better sense of composition
than he or a fuller understanding
of the potelltialities Of his medium.
Unlike much of the painting done
today, Mr.. Jex's brushwork is never
slovenly. Nothing is good enough, 1t
would seem, but his best, yet, con-
trary as it may appear, some of his
most charming canvaSes are those
which have apparently been painted
swiftly, and, one would suppose, at a
single sitting, such as "A Cloudy Day
Near the Blue Ridge" "Flowering
Apple Tree" and "Dogwood."
"Stone Bridge at Antietam" is an
elaborate composition and extremely
well carried out, figures, buildings,
trees and mountain view taking their
places in a unified whole, effectively
and without overemphasis in any
instance.
Much also may be said in praise
of AFTER the Service, Haymarket.
Virginia" by which Mr.. Jex was rep
resented In the Society Of Washing
ton Artists most recent annual ex.
hibition. and . Shedding. Water.
ford. Virginia" high commenditiou
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Bulletin of Current Exhibitions


THE CoRcoRAN GALLERY OF ART. Seventeenth
New York collections Sculpture wood
by Alec Miller. March 16 to April 7.
Paintings Garnet ex small oils by Herbert Knif and nho-
graphs Of cats by Mabel Greer, to March 2s
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY, 1900 Twenty-nrst street
MWExbition Of hand-cooed echinss BY Rouaut illustrating
Knaths to April l.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and Nw-Abstract and
tive prints through March.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Division Of Fine Recent
n sa sg and
FREER GALLERY OF ART the Mall at Twelfth street s.w-
Oriental art paintings DRAWINGS and prints
American artists.
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 1880 N:w-Russ. tapestries
Hewitt Myers 75o Fifteenth street NV
Studio Guild Group New York collection Of justovn Pottery
THE wHYTE GALLERY 17c7 street nw-Recent paintings
by Bernice Cross. to March 80.
BooKsHoP GALLERY, Seventeenth Nw-Exhibi-
ton of the work Of Carl Nyquis to March "a.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. Natural History Building Tenth
% ane o M e loD rnssl s
on foyer auspices Section Photography twin exhibition
and s e s0's' Oh
NATIONAL MUSEUM Arts and Industries Building south side
Camera Clubs Pictorial Photographs '''''''
o SIS .7eau: % aes .9
the Community Project Art Section Open daily from to
cHnDRENs GALLERY, Independence avenue sw.-work
by talented children.
MUSEUM OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVO-
LUTION-Exhibiton Of antique snuhboxes, to April l.
WoMENs CITY CLUB 7se Jackson place Nw-Paininss
prints by B. Moore.
GALLERY Interior Building-Pora drawings by
Eben Of Indians Bolivia Guatemala Mexico
United States through March %.
STUDIO GALLERY George Washington University, 2l31
street NWDegns and interiors by Donald Kline to March a.
CHALET NoNPARE1I 7los Old oeorgetown road Bethesda
MdWood carving and pottery from lent by Dr.
Anton Lang: prints Of famous Madonnas to March 81.
THE LITTLE GALLERY: s2o2 street N.w-Exhibition Of
paintings by Ralph J. Totten March 18 to 80.
GALLERY OF MODERN MASTERS 1867 Connecticut
NW-Repoducons distinguished
temporary Dutch artist, Van KonitnenbWg
STUDIO District Branch League
exhibition
Badgey Dorothy 0atchen today pm
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and in Europe was In either marble
or bronze. OF late, however, there
has been change, and works in
wood and stone and other SUBJ
stances-even soap-have become
equally popular, If not more so.
One of the first to produce portrait
sculpture in wood was Alec Miller
of Chipping Campden, Gloucester
shire, England, a collection Of whose
work in this medium was placed
on exhibition yesterday in the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. Scottish by
birth, Alec Miller, when only 13. was
apprenticed to wood carver in
Glasgow, and for 10 years did what
ever work was assigned to him, from
the simpler forms used for the
ornamentation of furniture to an
elaborate relief illustrating Dante's
Divine Comedy" by which means
he became master of his craft.
Meanwhile, he studied, when he
could, at the Glasgow School of
Art. In 1902, when only %, he was
invited by Charles r. Ashbee to
take charge of a department of the
Guild of Handicraft. which had set
up headquarters at Chipping Camp
den. Those were busy, happy days,
every one working with an almost
holy zeal, and producing works of
outstanding merit. In collaboration
with Mr.. Ashbee, who is. 1t will be
remembered, an architect as well
as town planner and author, Mr..
Miller executed many works of
sculpture both in wood and stone,
chiefly for churches and cathedrals
under distinguished private pat
ronage. Among his works Of this
period were little figure in silver
for an altar cross in Litchfield
Cathedral, and a figure of St.
Michael, more than feet high,
in teakwood, for Coventry Cath
edral. Also, he did some garden
figures in stone. But all his sculp-
ture was carved, not modelled and
cast, which, according to his think
ing, is as it should be.
Scattered all over England are
numerous memorials, which Mr.
Miller has executed In collaboration
with other architects, many taking
the form of medieval crosses with
figures; but outstanding Is the
reredcs that he did for
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the Cathedral Of Montreal, made
and carved in Oxford, which has
seven 4-foot statues and, on seven
panels, illustrates in relief the life
of Christ from the annunciation
to the ascension.
In 1918, when Mr.. Miller made his
first portrait in wood, he returned.
as it were, to medieval tradition, and
he has since held to 1t, along broad
lines. This was a portrait of his
wife and infant son. and it imme-
diately met with approval, winning
a prize at a London exhibition and
securing orders. Frequently since he
has exhibited at the Royal Academy
and elsewhere in England. His sit
ters range in age from 10 days to
"a years. Among the last works he
did before coming to this country
last autumn were portrait Of Sir
Arthur Keith, the distinguished an
thropologist, and a Madonna and
Child" for Tewkesbury Cathedral.
It is interesting to know that, in
doing his portrait heads, MIR. Miller
never asks for sittings, but rather
for the opportunity of close observa-
ton and study. There is no posing
or sitting still; also, he never uses
photographs. In this way, he thinks
and quite rightly-that he gets
more vital transcription. AS a rule
his portraits in wood are about two
thirds life size and take a week to
execute, sometimes more. The woods
he uses are lime or linden, yellow
poplar. cherry, pear, walnut and ma
hogany. His treatment is very SIM
pie and direct. -f
Mr.. Miller paid his first visit to
the United States 80 years ago, at
which time he did q series Of gar
goyles in stone for Bryn Mawr
College. The Telfair Academy of
Art, in Savannah, Ca. is fortunate
in owning a little statue Of his
"Artemis," full of life and grace,
modern and, at the same time, ira
ditional, exquisite in workmanship
and finish. His portraits have found
their way into many American
homes. He has exhibited extensively
In New York, Philadelphia, Cleve-
land, Detroit and other cities and
has lectured on sculpture in some
of our leading colleges and art mu-
seums. The collection which he has,
at the invitation of the Corcoran
Gallery, brought to Washington is
unique of its kind and, at the same
time, typical Of his best. He helped
install the present exhibition and
was present at the opening yester-
day.
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Florida and the Blackfeet and others
OF the Northwest.
Diversity in Aspect.
In viewing those portraits, it is
Interesting to note the diversity in
aspect of the Indians, not only Of
different countries, but sometimes
of the same land and tribe. It is
these which Mr.. Comins has search
ed out and made manifest with great
skill and keen sympathy. One does
not have to be scientifically learned
to note in those Indian heads fine
bone structure and strong modelling
of features, or to get in them here
and there a startling glimpse of re-
lationship with races dwelling in
distant lands. There is, for instance,
more than a touch of the Oriental
in the grave Navajos, and a strain
Of the people of Southeastern
Europe in the Indians of Peru. True
or fancied, this opens the way to
engaging speculation.
An excellent example of the
Navajo Indians is Pete Price," an
outstanding medicine man of Fort
Defiance, whom Mr.. Comins has pic
tured most admirably, with face
turned directly toward the observer.
OF the Peruvian Indians, the draw
ings Of Father and Son" from
Sicuani, and of Manuel Huallpar'
Of Pisacc, are especially impressive
and, at the same time, picturesque;
while Mexico and Guatemala are
well accounted for by portraits of
pedron de la Cruz, the fisherman
d Patzcuaro, and a triple portrait
o. "Men of San Juan, Atitan," all
ofs whom claim descent from the
mighty Mayans.
But there is little to choose be-
tween these portraits in matter OF
interest or execution. Each of the
80 and more faces that look out
from the walls on which, framed
they are hung, has its own story to
tell, its own individuality to i'm
press and is strong and vital. With
utmost care, Mr.. Cornins has &C
uuainted himself with native Gus
toms and habits, such as those OF
ceremonial dress and hair arrange
ment; not only in order to give au-
thenticity to his portraits, but te
win the regard of his subjects, ad'
,miration for whom seems to nave
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and four cities In Illinois.
Like the former exhibitions
(sculpture and water colors), the
present group consisting Of 81 oil
paintings, Is . trio" show-each
artist is represented by three works.
This guild plan is advantageous In
that the artist has an opportunity to
display more than one aspect Of his
work, and that the public can yet
enjoy the variety provided by a
group exhibition.
Predominently conservative in
character, the paintings include
variety Of subjects and treatments.
There are portraits, landscapes,
figure paintings, flowers and still
life. Two nationally known artists,
Leopold Seyffert and Wilford s.
Conrow, have contributed portraits.
Those by Mr.. Seyffert, distinguished
by his strong feeling for design, are
primarily good likenesses, and they
depict picturesque subjects. Mr..
Conrow is leading exponent of the
late Jay Handbags theory of dy-
manic symmetry as applied to por-
traiture; but however intellectual
this may sound. 1t will not be ap-
parent to the average person, in the
artists STRAIGHTFORWARD capture Of
his subjects.
Flower Arrangements.
Persons acquainted with the work
of Jane Peterson will recall that
she essays almost every type Of
subject; in the present show she
has two vivid flower arrangements,
her "Zinnias In q Yellow Bowl" be-
ing one Of the most captivating
paintings in the exhibition, simple
and decorative, painted In fresh
primary colors.
Edith Bry's work is the most pro-
gressive Of any group in the show.
Two Mexican themes are included,
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rather amusing in character. Rou-
ault, as many must know, fascinated
by the work Of the medieval glass
makers and paints-and also, 1t
would seem, etches-in similar man.
ner. Whatever figures he does are
In this mode, crude, simple; un-
learned yet striking, for he has
caught the spirit of those he imi-
tates well and transcribe it faith.
fully. The figures he sets forth are
as If they were in medieval glass,
blue, green, red, yellow and purple,
nat and clear, separated, and at the
same time held together by heavy
black lines, irregular and sweeping,
which take the place Of the original
leading. They are, as 1t were, pic
lures from an old book-that Of the
Cathedrals Of Europe with
devotion by simple, ilnterate crafts
men for the glory Of God, and the
delectation Of their fellow men. But
these craftsmen in most instances
pictured saints and Biblical scenes-
whereas Rouault's subject In this in
stance-as well as sometimes in his
paintings-is the circus, chiefly the
clowns, and they often in meager
dress. What establishment this
would cause the ancient glassmakers,
but-for they loved a joke-how they
would laugh! What . commentary,
however, ON the art Of today, when
the world Of nature is perhaps love-
lier than 1t ever was before and man
more scientifically and mechanically
knowins-that when we wish to be
original We search into the past and
ind something to copy. Cezanne
wanted, according to Ellie Faure, to
be primitive; sculptors Of today to
get attention initiate the carvings Of
African craftsmen untouched by
civilization; Rouault takes his cue
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in which impersonal figures Of q
shawled woman and white-clad men
with large, round hats are effec-
lively utilized, with q particularly
strong design in "Orizaba."
Celine Baekeland, Natalie Topper
and Lois Tracy are landscapists.
The aforementioned was born in
Belgium, but her delicate, poetic
landscapes, entirely in the tradi-
tional mode, are completely unlike
any work in the large exhibition of
modern Belgian painting shown at
the Corcoran Gallery some years
ago.