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Evening star., 1943-03-21

The 18th biennial exhibition of
contemporary American oil paint
ings, which opened at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art with a private view
yesterday afternoon, represents an
achievement in the first place,
merely in having been brought to-
gether. No previous biennial has
been assembled in the face of such
difficulties as the present national
transportation situation and labor
shortage.
Yet today there is urgent need
for such events as the Corcoran
biennial because it represents
living culture which is part Of the
way OF life" for which we are
fighting. Furthermore, it provides
opportunities for our artists, who
as a group, are among the first to
be showed aside for practical rea-
sons" in national emergencies.
Finally, the spiritual values of art
exhibitions 90 not have to be argued
to any one who has seen the crowds
of people, including servicemen, in
Washington galleries during week
ends all winter.
Those who contend that we are
only ankle deep in war, and should
slough off non and get
on with practical things, need only
be reminded of the Importance
Great Britain and Russia attach to
art. Those nations are surely up
to their chins in war, yet they con-
tinue their cultural activities. Con-
sequently, from every standpoint,
the Corcoran Gallery's trustees and
director are to be applauded for
their determination to hold the
biennial.
Evening star., 1943-03-21

kinsons triple portrait of architects
William G.. Perry, Thomas Mott
Shaw and Andrew Hepburn; self
portraits by Sidney Dickinson and
Leopold Seyfert; Wayman Adams
lively capture of Hobart Nichols,
president of the National Academy
twho is himself represented with a
deep-toned mountain landscape) =,
and Ivan Olinsky's Madeleine"
A full-length portrait of Miss Buff
fie johnson by Alexander Brook is
much more theatrical in pose than
Eugene Speicher's Actress" which
has a lovely color scheme. His con-
vention in painting eyes gives all
his women a family resemblance.
Another full-length portrait, Pa
tricia Pike" by Guy Pene du Bois,
is handsome subject, beautifully
rendered, but it lacks the spark of
life which one finds, for instance, in
Harold Weston's unprepossessing
self-portrait in the same gallery.
Mr.. Weston subjects the visitor to
an almost embarrassing scrutiny.
Children have inspired such out
standing works as Franklin Watkins
Rosemary Thompson" a dainty girl
in pinafore, whose thoughts are far
away from the piano at which she is
seated (this work received the Lip
pincott prize at the Pennsylvania
annual, and Gladys Rockmore
Davis Noel With a Violin whose
sensitive face and burning eyes pro-
claim his love of music.
AS a matter of fact, there seems
to be more compelling work proper
tionately in the portrait and figure
painting categories than in any
other, perhaps because mans chief
interest is man. 1t is regrettable
to have to pass with scant mention
such works as Jack Levine'S tour de
force, String Quartette." and such
excellent nude studies rs those by
Jacob Getlar Smith. Robert Brack-
man and Isaac Soyer, to mention but
a few.
Evening star., 1943-03-21
Paintings in the
Prize.Winnine Gr0ut.

The public, generally at odds with
1uries Of award in art exhibitions,
VIII doubtless find three Of the pres
ent prize winners bathing. But.
whereas the winners in the 18th
biennial had the effect of being
Evening star., 1943-03-21
Exhibition Is Judged
Most Admirable.

The initial impression one gets
from the 18th biennial as an entity
comprehends its good painting,
animated color and varied and
interesting subject matter. 1t is
markedly superior to the biennial
of l94l; it is one OF the best the
reviewer can recall. AS would be
expected of an invitation show, work
by artists of established reputation
predominates, and any one who
keeps in touch with the art press
will recognize quite number of
paintings which have been repro
duced in the past two years. having
been included in exhibitions in other
cities, where not few of them
received awards.
Yet the Corcoran Gallery always
friendly to lttle-known artists. has
not failed them in the present bien-
NAL. At least so Of the 264 in
cluded are names unfamiliar from
the national standpoint.
The Committee Of Selection OBJ
viously endeavored to assemble an
exhibition truly representative of
different schools and aspects of
painting in the United States today.
The result is a show dominated by
artists in between the extremes of
academic naturalism and radical
abstraction These middle road
ers" represent many phases of con-
temporary painting.
Evening star., 1943-03-21
Concessions Made
To Meet Conditions.

Concessions have had to be made
to present conditions. Whereas in
former years, the biennial has been
open TO all living American artists,
and the jurors have examined hun
dreds of submitted works (more than
2.500 in 194D, the 18th biennial had
to be restricted in scope. 1t has
been confined largely to invited
work, secured by the Committee of
Selection.
This committee. composed of
Richard Lahey, Jerry Farnsworth
and Edward Hopper, visited num-
ber of important exhibitions and
had representatives in distant parts
of the country in an effort to make
the biennial a national display.
Approximately $50 artists were in
vited to submit one painting each.
This arrangement eliminated about
80 per cent of the shipping usually
involved in an exhibition of this
size.
Nor is this invitation basis unique
this year: The Pennsylvania Acad-
emy Of Fine Arts annual, for in
stance, which opened in January,
was also an invited show.
Washington artists and others
living within 25 miles of the Cor
coran Gallery, were permitted to
submit one painting each, on the
old basis. There were $50 entries
from this local group. About 25
artists of the District of Columbia
and nearby Virginia are represented
in the current biennial and some
of these were invited
The exhibition is demonstrably
national in scope. Of 264 paint
ings py as many artists, l06 come
from New York City and % more
from elsewhere in New York State.
Pennsylvania is second, with 26;
California, II; Massachusetts,, 13;
Illinois, IL; Connecticut, 7, and II
other States in New England, the
Middle West, Southwest and deep
South, sent from one to four each
The atrium and all but two of the
galleries on the second floor of the
Corcoran are given over to the bien-
NAL. The hemicycle and its ante
room have been devoted this season
to studio use,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
TAX BILL TO
SIGNED BY
FDR, He SAYS

Y WASHINGTON, June g. = Presi-
dent Roosevelt has stated he will
sign the new pay-as-you-go tax bill
and further recommend to Con-
gress the enactment of higher taxes
to raise additional revenue by which
1T is expected initiation will be
'curbed.
The new tax program, he said.
will go to Congress before it takes
q summer recess, and probably will
include a combination of higher
taxes and compulsory savings.
The President said he opposes a
general sales levy because it hits
the poor people of the country
and most people fall into that clas-
sification. His objection to gem
ernl tax, he explained, does not ex-
tend to individual excise taxes on
specific commodities.
The Treasury, it has been learned,
has already drawn up new tax
program A heavy tax on consumer
spending, with large compulsory
saving feature, is said to be the
keystone of this program Other
features, official sources say, will
be limited increases in corporation
and individual income tax rates.
u Nh Roosevelt said everyone must
realize that the initiation gap must
be closed. There are two ways to
close the gap, he declared They
are compulsory savings and higher
taxes.
The new tax program which he
will recommend, he declared, proba-
bly, will be a combination of both.
Meanwhile, congressional leaders
declared taxpayers could rest as
sured there will be no further tax
increases on 1943 incomes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
HEARING IS
SET IN MIN {
CONTROVERSY
Speculation as 10 Whether
Lewis VIII Attend
W[B Meet

WASHINGTON, June 8. The
War Labor Board has set a public
hearing for Thursday in the soft
coal controversy in which John l..
Lewis and mine owners have be-
come deadlocked.
In a telegram to representatives
of the owners and to Lewis, the
Board said it will be ready to re-
ceive at that time such reports
that any party in the dispute may
care to submit on the issues still
in dispute or on any phase of the
Boards directive order of May %
in order that the Board may pro-
coed to its final disposition of the
controversy.
The controversy has been boil
ing thus far for three months while
Lewis has consistently refused to
recognize the Boards jurisdiction
and declined to appear at any OF
its hearings.
Today's order, therefore, posed
the question of whether Lewis will
now cooperate with the Board or
simply hold aloof and make nc
change in the present working or
der. He has instructed the miners
to work up to and including June
20
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
FUN, MELODY
AND GIRLS AT
10Th CENTURY
Rise and Shine" Is Riot
Gus Musical Comedy
"Opens Tonight

Jack Oakie, the All-American
chowderhead; George Murphy the
guy who rescues romance from the
rumpus; walter Brennan,
grandpa who romances the field
Linda Darnell the loveliest love
interest that ever gave heart
lift--she sings, too--and Milton
Berle, whinnying Seabiscuit, are
the fun mad people of Mark Hell
fingers Rise and Shine" the new
musical comedy which dances into
the goth Century tonight.
Set on a college campus at the
height of the football season, Rise
and Shine" has several new Robin
and Ranger songs, dances, girls,
laughs and fun.
With Clayton College expecting
its biggest year on the gridlron,
football star Jack Oakie is sent to
live at Professor Donald Meek's
home
on the scene comes Murphy,
former American, and Raymond
Walburn and Ruth Donnelly, a
down at the-heel couple posing as
retired educators. Murphy goes for
Linda Darnell and helps her keep
Oakie in shape When Sheldon
Leonard wants the football player
kept out of the big game, so he
can bet on the opposition, Murphy
rebels He takes all precautions to
protect Oakie, but the star is kid
mapped the night before by Milton
Berle-who portrays character
called "Seabiscuit.p Oakie must pe
found or the big game will be lostl
How he escapes makes hilarious
ending to a splitting comedy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
Conferences on Soft
Coal Contracts Break
Down; Charges Result

WASHINGTON June 9. Soft
coal contract negotiations broke
down last night.
Operators and miners accuse
each other of turning the confer
ence into a farce"
1t was announced late last night
the operators planned to make a
report of failure" sometime today
to the War Labor Board
John L. Lewis, President of the
United Mine Workers, charged
qualification of collective bargain
ing on the part of the confer
Iences.
Former Senator Edward Burke,
of Nebraska, President of the Sou
thern Mine Operators, charged
Lewis is to blame for the "farcical
proceedings
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09


Chang. Why, it may be asked,
was Churchill's visit so hush-hush,
and Madame Chiang's so we'll ad-
vertised. Simply because Madame
Chiangs visit had to do with mold
ing public opinion, while Church
ills had to do with secret confer
ences over future United Nations
war strategy. In the former there
was every reason for publicity
in the latter, every reason for Sc
crecy.
1 couldn't say for sure. but
would be willing to bet that the
Secret Service would rather take
the President TO Moscow under this
new system of secret continent
hopping than to take him to Kan
sas City on an announced speaking
tour.
You can find the best argument
for censorship today in the COM
paratiye safety with which our in
ternational bigwigs skip around the
world.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
CLASH OF DUAL
PERSONALITIES
FORMS THEME
Calling DR.. 6iIIespie" In.
PRODUCES New Charatt-
ers in Capitol Series

A romance, a strange case OF
dual personality, and thrills and
mystery in q great hospital go into
M-G-M's Calling DR.. Gillespie" a
gripping dual personality mystery
showing at the Capitol tonight. Its
thrills and mystery are blended
with many moments of hilarity as
well as a tender love story.
The story deals with the discov-
cry by DR.. Gillespie, played by
Lionel Barrymore. and DR.. Ger
neide, portrayed by Philip Dorm,
of symptoms of strange dementia
in Roy Todwell, young socialite de-
picted by Philip Brown His wealthy
parents and society doctor scoln
their warnings, until the youth de-
velops spells" during which he
becomes a homicidal maniac He
finally invades the hospital intent
on killing the older doctor, who
is saved in surprise climax.
Donna Reed. who plays the mani
ac's socialite fiancee, turns in an
emotional and deeply appealing per-
Torrance. Philip Dorm, remembered
for his doctors role in Escape,
plays a young doctor from Holland
come to this country to study with
the veteran diagnostician Gillespie
whimsically portrayed by Barry
more.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
BOOST IN
RAIL PAY
IS HINTED

WASHINGTON, June 9.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt discloses he has
written railway management and
brotherhood leaders inquirin 6
whether incorporating rail en-
ployes should not be paid time and
half for overtime on the same
basis as employees in other indus
tries.
A special presidential board re-
Gently recommended that more
than one million incorporating en-
ployees be given an eight-cent all
hour wage increase. The President
called attention to the fact that
these workers are not paid time
and a half until after torty-eigft
hours, whereas overtime pay starts
in other industries after forty hours.
Asked whether the arrangements
and brotherhoods were prepared to
settle the wage dispute on u g basis
of the boards report, the President
replied with a discussion of the
overtime feature. He remarked that
the only question he could discuss
now was something that had not
been taken up by the niediators.
He said there are large number
of workers, including track walk
ers and white collar employees, who
are not paid on mileage basis as
are engineers and conductors, and
also have not been getting time
and a half for overtime until alter
forty-eight hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
pANTELLERIA
GIVEN BLAST,
NAVAL FORCE
Flying Fortresses Stimuli
taneousIy Bomb Is
land Fortress
Continued from Page One)

self, but losing two members of a
landing party
This was obviously the same &C
ton reported by the Axis yester-
day which said Axis forces had
repulsed a determined effort by
five companies of commandos to
take the island.
Continue Air Attack
At the same time, Allied air
forces shuttled across the narrow
seas to keep up a ceaSeless pound
ing of targets on Sardinia as well
as on Pantelleria.
Reconnaissance ph t ogra p h S
showed that Saturdays Fortress
raid on the Laspezia naval base in
northwestern Italy greatly dam
aged light italian cruiser of g.
300 tons, and hit another naval
vessel as we'll as heavily damag-
ing the naval base installations.
1t also was disclosed that the
Liberator raids on Reggie Calabria,
May 81 and "a, had the spectacular
result of knocking out the railway
bridge linking Naples to the toe
of the Italian boot, tumbling a
train crossing the bridge when the
bombs hit into the chasm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
Alaska Navy
Man May Be
vite-Adn1iraI
Kineaid Nominated for
Promotion for Work
si
at Attu Island

WASHINGTON, June 9. - Rear
Admiral Kincaid, 55, Commander
of the joint military operations
against the Japs in the Aleutians,
has been nominated by the Presi-
dent to be Vice Admiral.
Kincaid, whose home is in Phil
adelphia, is given much credit for
the high degree of coordination at
tanned among the Army and Navy
and their air forces in the conquest
of Attu.
Kincaid has been in the Navy
since 1908 and received the Dis
tinguished Service Medal from
Chester Nimitz in September fol
his part in the Coral Sea victory.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09

Jap attack on Pearl Harbor our
enemies in the Far East were win
ming victory after victory while
Britains beleaguered isle awaited
the blow and the initiative was all
the enemy's," Knox said we have
had to reorganize our Navy, as
semble and train our Army, and
today, less than two years later,
I'm happy to say we have assembled
a mighty Army and we have
assembled a new fleet"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
JAN vALTIN
TO REPORT
FOR DRAFT

NEW YORK, June 9.-Jan Valtin,
author of Out of the Night" a
book relating to the activities of
communist and Gestapo agents, has
been ordered to report for exam
ination to his Selective Service
Board at Bethel, Conn, where he
is living with his wife and child.
His ga status was given to him
in October 1910 by the New York
board where he registered.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
DR.. GEORGE HAYS
SOUTH BY PLANE

Expecting to leave shortly after
noon today, DR. George Hays, liai-
son officer with the Territorial De-
partment of Health, is making a
short trip to Seattle on depart
mental business.
While in the Elliott Bay City he
expects to confer with DR.. r. r.
Hendrickson, tuberculosis special
list who is coming to Alaska to
work with the Department of
Health, and expects to arrive
shortly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09

NEW YORK, June 9. - Herbert
Hoover predicts that food supplies
for American cities will be tighter
next winter than during the last
few. months.
Addressing a meeting of the
Farm Bureau Federal. he advo-
Gated nine point program for
regulating food, including the ap-
pointment of the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture as the supreme food
authority in all food administra-
ton.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
TERRY PEGUEs LEAVES

Young Terry Pegues, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Pegues, returned
to Skagway last night after spend
ing some time with his grand
Mrs. Tom Radovich, in this
city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
DENTIST RETURNS

Clayton Policy, well known dem
fist, returned last night to his prac-
tice in Skagway He had been in
Juneau for a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
I& E!!!!E9 THE APE
YOUR BROKEN LENSES

Replaced in or own shop. Eyes
Examined. DR.. Rae Lillian Carlson.
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
REGIONAL FORESTER
LEAVES FOR SEATTLE

Regional Forester B. Frank, Heint-
zleman left Juneau by plane today
for an official business trip to
Seattle where he will remain for
about 10 days in connection with
the affairs Of the Alaska Airplane
Spruce Project.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
MRS. JAMES COOPER
FLIES OUTSIDE TODAY

Mrs. James c. Cooper left Ju-
neau by plane today for a trip to
Seattle for medical attention.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09

The American pronghorn ante
lope has been clicked at a speed
of sixty miles an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
NAVY Chief
SAYSENEMY
IS FEARFUL

Continued from Page one)
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ranean, Atlantic, South Atlantic,
South Pacific, North Pacific, Russia
and China :
Recalling that shortly after the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-09
Secret Service Had
Problem in Guarding
First Lady Of China

Continued from Page one)
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Truck Strike
Continued From First Page

We aren't going back until the sit
uaJion is cleared up"
Another meeting is scheduled for
tomorrow.
Some 1900 union truck drivers
and helpers are idle in what both
their leaders and employer spokes-
men said was protest against
"tardiness of the War Labor Board
IN taking action on long-pending
negotiations for increased wages and
longer vacations. The strike is un-
authorized, various union spokesmen
said.
A "satlSfactory' response to an
ultlmatum that drivers return to
work or lose their seniority was
received by an operators commit
tee, spokesman said after a meet
ing today. While many of the
drivers reported fer work this morn
ing, they were not sent out "in view
of the uncertainty of the situation"
the spokesman said.
Army Trucks Not Yet Used.
The Army had not used its trucks
late today to move any materials.
although Maj. E. J. Bennett, of the
Army Air Forces industrial rela-
tions section, announced yesterday
Army trucks would be used to keep
the freight moving.
Several trucks of Army materials
had been abandoned" at various
terminals by striking drivers in At
lanta, an authority said, adding
prompt steps were taken to get the
goods moving again. The Army also
tock steps to move goods by other
transportation means.
The Army's 4th Service Command
headquarters in Atlanta announced
that Robert Borden, international
representative of the union, had
agreed to make every effort to move
war materials tied up by the strike.
Will Identify Freight.
The statement said local Army
offers would identify freight dis
patched for war purposes. Upon veri-
Evening star., 1943-10-10
& u. 5. Agencies Exceed
Third War Loan Quotas

With 48 agencies over the top,
incomplete reports indicate Govern
ment employees have met their
$134 100000 Third War Loan quota,
E. F. Bartlett, chairman of the Inter
departmental War Savings Bond
Committee, announced last night.
Reporting agencies DO not include
the War and Navy Departments
with their large payrolls, and 13
others have not received final fig
ures from their field organizations,
Mr.. Bartlett said Available data on
field personnel, however, Shows they
have oversubscribed their quota in
most cases.
Agencies from which returns have
been received show 1898 per cent
subscription of total quota of
s28,537,000, while SO of rs agencies
declared purchases in the District
of Columbia totaling Sl3,42e,30O
or 1912 PET cent.
Meanwhile the Treasury's latest
tabulation showed that sales of bonds
in the SIS 0O0,0oO,00O Third War Loan
have reached $18,302 900, 900. This
is an increase of S93,0O0,0OO over the
total announced Friday, and the re-
turns are still incomplete,
Evening star., 1943-10-10

fication that any load is Govern
ment freight, business agents
(union) will call upon truck drivers
to move it to its destination"
The Army said it had no interest
in the strike, which was a matter for
the companies, drivers and local off,
cials to solve.
The WLB in Washington asked
Daniel j. Tobin, president of the
union, to Cooperate in terminal
ing" the strike. A spokesman fer
the board said it was now nearing
decision on the drivers"
Although truck freight was movig
through Knoxville, G. E. Smith,
manager of the Hoover Truck Co.,
said his terminal was handling no
freight because of the strike and
that war goods would have to remain
in storage until the situation is set
tied.
At Memphis transportation facil-
tiles of Is lines operating out of the
city have been paralyzed and the
strike is spreading, a trucking COM
pany official said. Approximately
100000 pounds of freight, in
Guiding perishables, is tied up by
the work stoppage, another oper-
| ators' spokesman estimated.
Louisville Union Statement.
Pat Ansooury. business agent OF
the Louisville (Ky) Truck Drivers
Local SO, AFL, denied any partici-
patton in the walkout saying he
had threatened six of his driver
members with expulsion unless
they move their trucks out of Nash
Evening star., 1943-10-10

Mississippi. A tea was given at
Gadsby's Tavern in honor Of Mrs.
Heaton.
Other officers elected included
Mrs. Mary E. billiard, Lynchburg,
vice president; Mrs. N. E. Rollins,
Arlington, secretary; Mrs. John E
Timberlake, Fredericksburg, treas
urer; Mrs. John Unberger, Wythe-
Vile, registrar; Mrs Winston Ed
wards, Danville, historian; Miss
Lelande Short, Petersburg, librarian
and curator
Junior officers are Nancy Harri-
son, Alexandria. president; Roderick
Sowell Arlington, vice president;