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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15

with the 10 other Minnesota cleo
tiers, for a long period of years.
Harry S. Truman, for president and
vice president of the United States.
On Sunday, April 16, Mr.. Boyd,
active Farmer Laborite for many
years, was named presidential cleo
tor by the fused Democratic-Farm-
er-Labor party. Acknowledged Ne
gro labor leader of Minnesota, Boyd
has also served as secretary-treas-
urer of the Twin City Branch,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers for a long period of years.
This will mark the first time in the
history of the State of Minnesota
that Negro has cast a ballot as a
presidential elector.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15
Frank Boyd
Casts Electoral
Ballot Monday

Frank Boyd, 443 Mackubin, St.
Paul, will report to the Minnesota
State Capitol, Monday morning,
Dec. IS, at 9 p. m. to cast his ballot
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15
Merton Ewing
Reelected Pres.
Cooks Walters, GA

Merton C. Ewing, 104 Highland
Ave-, was reelected president of
the Cooks and Walters Union Local
Ga at the annual election held re-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15
NOTE TO CHURCH
CORRECpONOEN

Please try to keep your weekly notes
down TO 100 words. Space Is valuable and
our church editor only promised the con-
gregations 90 words Of news weekly.
However. he Is willing 10 allow 100 words
providing you correspondents will keep your
wordage at that figure.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15
Christmas Edition
Copy Must Be in
Office by 18th

Advertising copy for the An
nual Christmas edition should
reach the Minneapolis offices of
this paper by December 16,
From advance dope it appears
that the 1914 edition will be the
biggest yet.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15

against NeBEOSS
by the Capital
Transit Company
in its hiring
practices can be
demonstrated no
more effectively
than by a few
quotes from tele-
phone CONVERSE
tons / had with
w ar Manpower
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15
UncOvering
Washington
BY Harry S. McAInin

The tremendous task facing the
FEPC in its hearings scheduled for
Jan. Is and 16, on discrimination
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15
Russian War
Relief Opens
It's Headquarters

Russian War Relief Of Mime
apolis is formally opening head
quarters at S13 Marquette, Monday,
December 18th, Mr.. Dimitri Mi
tropoulos, honorary chairman, an
nounces. Headquarters will direct
projects for collection of clothing
and packing of kits and medical
supplies to be used in rehabilita-
ton of Russian territory liberated
from Nazi control. There has been
no civilian production in Russia for
three years, three out of every four
homes destroyed in this area.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15

Do your Christmas Shopping
with friendly firms whose ads are
usually found in this paper.-adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-15

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Evening star., 1944-12-24
'SnOOkSOI0gy'

"Children's Art from Around the
World" an exhibition of drawings,
watercolors and prints by children 6
to 16 years of age, assembled by
Fannie Brice, actress and come
dienne and also famed as radios
Baby Snooks," will be shown until
the end of January, at the Children's
Art Center, 1744 X street.
From the adult viewpoint, it is one
of the best exhibitions put on there
for some time. More than 40 works,
done by Swiss, Czech, German, Aus
trian, American, French, Norwegian
and English children, represent
their efforts to make pictures resem-
bling as closely as possible, what
they saw or were familiar with.
But inevitably, certain childish
traits have crept in, giving the pic
lures appealing naivete, unconscious
humor, self-expression and the sort
of decorative pattern that one finds
in the work of primitives, which is
often very effective. One of the best
drawings in the show is Growing
Cock" by a Minnesota child of Nor
wegian parentage She has gotten
into the bird the very essence of the
lordly rooster. Equally intriguing
are the patterns of the straw in the
haystack on which he stands, and
the forest in the distance.
But contemporary art instruction
for children is quite different from
what 1t was when we endeavor to
make q speaking likeness OF an ap-
pie and q pitcher posed with q text
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Business Groups
Two YuIe Purties
On Weeks Program

Only one business association will
hold a regular meeting this week.
Two other groups have scheduled
holiday parties. The Independent
Food Distributors, scheduled to meet
this Thursday, have Cancelled their
meeting because of the holiday sea-
son. The schedule for the week fol-
lows:
Monday.
American Business Association
Christmas party, BIS Rittenhouse
street NV, 7 to 10 pm.
Friday.
Connecticut Avenue Businessmen's S
observation-disclosures party, May
flower Hotel, 7 pm.
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association-1756 K street
NV, 2 pm.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Retired Enlisted Men

Luther G. Franklin, who was re-
tired as warrant officer, Headquar-
ters 4th Corps Area; Willis A. Fern,
as master sergeant, Medical De-
partment, and Herbert Andar. as
staff sergeant, 74th Coast Artillery,
were admitted TO membership In
Association No. l.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, David j. Malenfant;
vice commander, Harry G. Yeager;
uuartermaster, Luther A. Grubb;
officer of the day, Peter Walsh; off,
Ger of the guard, Martin H. Case;
chaplain, Harry G, WE'LL; quarter
master sergeant, George Darhan-
ian. Installation will take place
January 20, followed by a family
gathering and reunion of veterans.
Andrew McNelisa will act as install
ing officer.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Bv Florence s. Berrpman

No visitor to the Arts Club in re-
cent weeks can complain of monot-
ony. Exhibitions in the gallery and
dining and reception rooms re-
spectively have provided consider
able variety. The present brace of
shows on view until December 80
likewise presents strong contrasts.
Naomi Holt Silvis' portraits (re-
viewed last week. are conservative
and as representations as she
could make them. The group of Is
block prints by three modern artists,
hung in the gallery, are radical
and abstract.
Werner DreWes, Louis Schanker
and Charles Smith have estab-
lished regulations and all are over
40 Consequently since they are hot
starry eyed youthful exporimenters
one is inclined to give their work
respectful attention. But certainly
the majority of the block prints,
those by Messrs. Drewes and
Schanker, hanging here will mean
little or nothing to most people.
Mr.. Smiths prints obviously are
done from blocks which were care
fully designed and painstakingly
cut. They have the stamp of good
craftsmanship on them. One of his
most engaging is "Juggler," in
which an abstract figure is holding
up with its foot a towering edifice
reminiscent of a Rube Goldberg
invention. No human performer
could do that, but the print con-
veys the strong sense Of super
human magic which impresses most
of us who watch juggler keeping
even a few balls in the air.
A curious thing about contem-
porary art is that it requires .lun-
dred times more explanation than
the art of the past, which spoke fol-
itself. The present show is accom-
panied by labels, which rot only
describe the process but also give
a critical analysis Of the works
The majority of us cali agree with
that concerning Charles Smiths
prints, that his work stems from
cubism,'' that it has balanced
handling of lines, planes, cubes and
spheres, that his forms are clean
and precise, formally arranged" in
space.
But that Werner Drewes' wood
cuts "evoke emotional experience
in sufficient number Of people tc
make the claim valid, is open te
question. The writer studied long
and earnestly his several variations
of dance motifs without deriving
from them the slightest impressions
OF rhythm, movement, music o,
Evening star., 1944-12-24
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Kathleen Faniconer, Is,
Montgomery Blair High School.

Mohtsomery BAR dlgh SCHOOL.
Charles Dickens once wrote: And
I do come home at Christmas. We
all do. or We all should. We all
come home for a short holiday-the
longer the better"
I'VE all come home"-the girls
and boys at college, sister Mary, who
married fellow in Cincinnati, and
brother Joe, who's a crack news
paper reporter in Pittsburgh-they
come, too. And so did Pfc. Johnnie
Doe, U. S. A.-for while.
Yes, Johnnie Doe spent two
Christmases at home with his folks
during his freshman and sophomore
sessions at the university. Then
came Pearl Harbor, and Johnnie
joined up. He didn't want to fight
he just wanted to get this mess set
tied, once and for all.
Johnnie spent three Christmases
after that in foxholes, bomb shelters,
troop transports-in war. Then
Johnnie realized he'd never cele-
Evening star., 1944-12-24
National Museum
Miniature Shoe

In the National Museum, under
the patronage of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Pennsylvania So
ciety of Miniature Painters is show
ing its 43d annual exhibition, OPEN
ing week ago simultaneously
with the exhibition in the Corcoran
Gallery and continuing until jan
uary 14th. This includes 80 exhibits
and Is likewise national in scope.
There are more portraits and figures
here than at the Corcoran Gallery
but the trend seems to be much the
same. Land and seascapes are
especially prominent: there are ex-
cellent still life compositions, BEAU
tifully rendered, and evidence, on
the part of the painters, recognition
of the importance of mastery of
media-good craftsmanship-as we'll
as artistic feeling On the other
hand it must be admitted that there
is no definite evidence of progress,
no new viewpoint nor fresh inspira-
ton.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
A Christmas Thought
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bp Patricia HoHebaugh, Is,

By Patricia HoHebaugh, Is,
Eastern High School
Christmas was never just holiday
For only fun and joy,
Because, on that day, there came to
earth
A tiny Baby Boy.
Twas in a manger that He lay,
Surrounded by gifts of glory,
And this was the very beginning
OF the age-old Christmas story
Things are very different now:
They've changed in every way.
Today, the war controls our minds,
And in our hearts we pray
That our boys who are fighting over
there
Could share our Christmas cheer,
And. talk, and laugh, and sing
with us
On this day we hold so dear.
When Jesus came unto the earth
He brought peace and truth and
love,
And now, with the war, we've lost
the peace,
But our faith lies in God above.
So dry your tears, hold your head
up high,
And be with us while we pray.
The spirit of our boys will be with us
On this blessed Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Christmas Cards
At Smithsonian

A unique and fascinating little
exhibition of artists Christmas
cards has opened in the Smithson-
ian Building under, the auspices Of
the division of graphic arts of the
National Museum. These are
prints, etchings, wood blocks, lith-
ographs, etc, made by skillful etch-
ers and engravers as Christmas
greetings to friends. They have all
been taken from the private collec-
ton of Ruel p. Tolman, etcher. and
chief Of the division, under the
auspices of which they are shown.
Not only is the exhibition timely
but in itself most charming. There
Is something very intimate about
them, something which reflects in
herent love of art and friendly CO.
operation. There are figures, land
scapes, great variety in subject
matter, and almost equal skill in
The majority of the
prints are small, but only in rare
instances are they diminutive. This
is an exhibition that no print lover
should miss. Again it confirms the
conviction that in this field - the
graphic arts-progress is being made
the light still burning.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Home for Christmas

brate Christmas at home again.
Never, never, again-and that got
him to thinking. Soldiers do a lot
of thinking; a lot of remembering
Yes, there it was, he could see it
perfectly-the shiny red bike Santa
brought him the Christmas he was
III. And other things were there,
too-that swell-looking plaid sports
jacket he got on his 18th Christmas
and brown teddy bears, and apples
and nuts and peppermint canes
and always a glittering tree.
Other soldiers remember, too
that's why we've got to preserve
the institution of Christmas. Keep
alive the tradition of Santa Claus.
snow, tinsel, reindeers, the star of
Bethlehem, chimneys, stockings and
the story of the birth of Jesus Christ
Because they'll come home-not "for
a short holiday'-but for a lifetime
OF holidays. Don't forget them this
year-and don't forget Johnnie Doe,
either. He was right about never
celebrating Christmas at home
again. Johnnie Doe was killed in
action during the invasion of France.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Prizes for Best
Contributions

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes Of 81 each for the best
contributions published each week.
Boys and girls of high school age
and under are invited to compete.
Here are the rules:
All contributions must be orig
inal. Write on one side Of paper
and give your name, age, address,
phone number and school. Type
written contributions must be dou-
BILE spaced. The editors choice OF
winners Is final and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
whatever form he deems advisable
regardless of whether it is awarded
a prize. Checks are mailed to the
winners the week following publica-
tion Of their work. Reporters cards
will be issued to writer's who in the
opinion Of the editor deserve them
No contributions will be returned.
Address The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington 4, D. G.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

In other words, the showing is es-
sentially national.
In connection 18th the word
miniature" one is apt to think of
portraits painted on ivory, and while
there are number of such in this
current showing, by far the major
ity of the paintings set forth are
landscapes, still-life compositions,
fl wers and animals. Some of these
are in oil colors, but the majority
are done in water color, some on
ivory and very skillfully. 1t is said
that the reduction in wall space in
modern homes has been favorable
to decreased dimentions in the pic
lures to be hung thereon. Certainly
the little picture is most intimate
and at the same time very effective.
Also, the cost comes within the Ca
pacity of the slender purse, which
is extraordinary The works ir this
exhibition are listed at from 81 up
to 5000, but the greater number are
less than $40 and many are pur-
chasable at IS.
PoSfaee-Sfamb Sized
Among the prints John Taylor
Arms shows two, Normandy" and
Vermont" very skillfully etched and
very tiny-in fact, scarcely larger
than postage stamp. Lee Atkyns
of Washington exhibits an etching
of approximately the same size, pic
turing, with frankness and force,
Flight Into Egypt" an amazing
achievement. But, after ALL such
small works are stunts in the field
of technique rather than exemplary
artistic productions, astounding but
not as rule stirring emotion.
One of the loveliest of the land
scapes shown is Road to Val Nor
in," by Jessie ConkIn of New York
State. This is on ivory and charm
ing in color as well as design. The
fact is that these little landscapes
are almost all pleasing; between
them it would be hard to choose.
There is group of water colors on
paper by Benson Moore which reg
listers, pleasantly, things and places
seen near at hand. There are some
excellent flower paintings and prints
the former by Elizabeth Muhl-
hofer, the latter by Minnie Briggs
Raul, whose husband, by the way,
exhibits two block prints of Madon-
mas, simply executed.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Uncle RAYS Corner

Wyatt were in a pool hall when two
bullets were fired at them through
a window pane. One bullet struck
the wall just above Wyatt's head.
The other brought Morgan to the
floor, mortally wounded
Morgan died soon after midnight.
Wyatt suspected that the murderers
belonged to the Curly Bill gang, and
later found that this was true. One
of the gangsters, known as Indian
Charlie, confessed after being
wounded In gunfight that he and
Curly Bill and two others had car
ried out the murder plot.
Curly Bill kept out of reach for q
time, going about with several mem
bers of his gang. Even before the
murder of Morgan carp, warrants
had been issued for Curly's arrest
because of two recent stage coach
robberies.
With four assistants, Wyatt fol-
lowed Curly's trail, which led
through a narrow, rocky canyon.
When he. was so feet from water
hole, the marshal had the feeling
that he might be near the criminals,
and got down from his horse.
Suddenly, one of his companions
shouted "Curly Bill" and the ter
ror of that name was such that, I
am sorry to say, all of those with
Wyatt turned to run to cover. Pei
lets from Curly Bills shotgun went
through Wyatt's coat, but did not
hurt him. At the very same instant
he had fired his own shotgun. Curly
Bill, with wild veil, threw up his
arms and fell to the ground-dead.
The men who had been with the
outlaw leader had run away as fast
as the men who had been With
Wyatt. Later, the other gunmen
were captured or shot, and the Curly
Bill gang became q thing of the past.
Wyatt carp lived to the ripe old
age of 80. dying In Los Angeles on
January 10, 1e29-just two months
short Of his 81st birthday. He lived
much longer than many men who
have had less dangerous work to do.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

From Ethel Francis Mundy has
come portrait in wax of Miss Amy
Sacker, sensitively modelled, In low
relief, and color, as a circular wall
panel of diminutive size. Elizabeth
Poe, who has lately exhibited at the
Arts Club, contributes four Of her
imaginative dramatic landscapes in
line and wash, while from Marian
Lane have come miniature books ex-
quisitely bound and things to be
remembered, beautifully lettered.
There are paintings in consid-
cradle number of dogs and cats,
other animals and birds. Also there
are miniature examples of these
friendly creatures, in glazed terra
Gotta, and other media Ruth Per-
kins. Stafford has painted an excel
lent portrait of Lucky" her wire
haired terrier, as well as two charm
ing interiors and a Boston back
street scene. Among the portraits
on ivory, special mention should be
made of three by Nathalie III. Jack
son, one of which shows the late
Childe Hassam printing, presuma-
bly, one of his own etchings. Here
also Is an excellent miniature of
Ruel P. Tolman of the National
Museum, painted by his wife, Nelly
NICK. Tolman.
Among the novelties are two floral
compositions made of tiny seashells,
the work of Lillian A. Dawson of
Bethesda, Md. The new president
Of the society. Mrs. Edith Hill, is
well represented by a miniature of
Maj. Edward Arms. From Santa
Fe., N. Mex, Eva Springer, one of
the earliest Of the members, has
sent portrait, Anne" and a floral
composition. There are q good
many new names among the ex-
hibitors which shows a growing in
terest on the part both of artists
and public. The exhibition as a
whole has been beautifully installed
in the gallery usually given over
to small sculpture, on the first floor
Of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

So many things happened in the
Wild West years of Wyatt carp that
a whole book would be needed to
describe them In detail. Let us
simply note that carp spent much
of his life as an officer of the law,
serving as marshal in several towns,
and as guard for stage coaches
of the Wells-Fargo Express Co. Most
of his fame as crack shot came
from his work in Wichita and Dodge
City, Kans., and in Tucson and
Tombstone, Ariz.
Skillful as he was at shooting
carp did not like to draw his six
shooters unless there was no other
way to subdue the bad men" who
caused trouble in those days in many
Western towns. If he was forced to
fire, he often tried to aim so as not
to cause a fatal wound. In one
case, he turned on young cowboy
who was aiming a six-shooter at
him, and simply shot the pistol from
his hand. There were other cases
in his life Of much the same kind.
The case Of Curly Bill was very
different. This man, also known as
Bill Brocius, was an outlaw who not
only was "handy with pistol" but
was known as a person who would
shoot another In the back.
While in Kansas, carp had some
dealings with Curly Bill, but they
did not grow very serious until after
both had taken up residence In
Arizona. Perhaps it Is hardly right
to say that Brocius took up resi-
dence," but, at any rate, he wan
dered about Arizona, stealing live
stock and robbing stage coaches. He
was the leader of a desperate gang
Wyatt was named marshal OF
Tombstone, q place which was
booming as center Of silver mines
Miners, cowboys and other hard
bold men drank liquor and gambled
their money in this Arizona town.
Two Of Wyatt's brothers, Morgan
and Virgil, joined him at Tomb.
stone. One evening Morgan and
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Recent Exhibitions at Arts Club
Offer Wide Variety of Subjects

dance. The best print by Mr..
Drewes would appear to be White
Ducklings," done 10 years ago.
Clarity of design and freshness of
color distinguish this work. Some
of his recent prints have coarse
lines, heavy forms and muddy color.
Mr. Schanker, too, is interested in
dance themes. One Of his prints,
entitled Dance" has a series of
forms so markedly resembling heavy
grasshoppers that it dispels any idea
of lightness and grace.
Mr.. Smith, native Of Virginia,
studied at the Corcoran School of
Art and Yale School Of Fine Arts.
He is an instructor in graphic arts
at Bennington (Vt.) College and
in summer, at the University of
Virginia. He is widely represented
in permanent print collections from
New York City to Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. Schanker is New Yorker
and Is self-taught. He is a mural
painter as well as graphic artist.
Mr.. Drewes was born in Germany,
studied at the famous Bauhaus. He
is an instructor in Columbia Uni
versity's School of Architecture.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Christmas
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Bob TAYLOR. II.

Mount Vernon School. Aexsndria. Va
Christmas Is here once again,
But 1t won't be like it's always been
Because the boys they won't be here
Nor hear the bells Of Christmas
cheer.
But soon they all will be back, we
hope,
After they mop up that TOTO dope.
So let's back 'em up over there,
Fill up that stamp book that looks
mighty bare.
Let's get behind Macarthur and
Nimitz,
In Europe it will only be q matter
of minutes,
So buy some stamps, Jenny, and
Mary and Steve,
Bring 'em back on next Christmas
eve,
Evening star., 1944-12-24
S. w. Wallace Heads
ColOred MasOns

Simpson w. Wallace was elected
grand master of colored Masons OF
the District at the 9th annual
communication.
Other officers are: G. D. Freeman,
grand secretary; DR.. s. F. Blackwell,
grand treasurer; T. E. Hawkins
deputy grand master; the Rev. M. j.
Key, senior grand warden, and A. w.
Bell, Junior grand warden.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Guide to New Books

The Golden Dictionary, by Ellen
Wales Walpole (Simon g. Schuster:
s150)-A book of information for
boys and girls, illustrated by Ger
trude Elliott. Children just learning
to read and write will find answers
to many questions, and older readers
will enjoy just browsing through it,
Walt Disney's Circus, written and
illustrated by the Walt Disney Stu
dios (Simon & Schuster: $D-A
whole trainload of Walt Disney's
animals in an amusing performance.
Twelve pages of touch me" mate
rials in three colors give the volume
added attractiveneSs.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

costume, she added, was that Of .
scarecrow.
Dressed like a cherry blossom,
Rita Lou was the Spirit" at the
festival held along the Tidal Basin
in 1885. Both alone and in reviews
given by her class, she has danced
at the Statler, Shoreham and May
flower Hotels.
This year, in Eastern's fall show,
Rita Lou did. novelty tap on q
pair of steps. The dance is an orig
inal routine by Rita Lou and her
sister, Roma Lee.
When Rita Lou graduates from
Eastern, she plans to study in New
York, where she hopes to have her
own dance studio. Rita Lou says.
Il love to dance, but it is more fun
to teach.'