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Evening star., 1944-07-23
Canoe Can Serve
AS Tent With Little
Extra Equipment
By Walt Messeneer.

When out on Q canoe trip, 1t II
not necessary to carry along tent.
Instead, pair Of wooden frames
and two pieces of light canvas are
included in the DUNE, which, to-
gether with the canoe, make .
waterproof shelter for the night.
The frames are built Is inches
high and just a little wider than
the canoe. The tops are notched
SO when set up they At snugly to
the gunwale at either end of the
canoe. They are easily carried, as
they fit right into the bottom Of
the canoe, and the rest of the
DUNE will pile right on top. They
also add protection to bedding in
case you ship little water in rough
going.
Choose q well-drained place to
pitch the canoe-tent. A premeas-
ured line runs between the tops
Of the frames, and the outside of
each Is held In position by guy
lines. The canoe is laid across them,
bottom side up to form the roof.
Two strips Of canvas, 2 feet wide,
are fastened to the inside of the
gunwale. These are then drawn
out taut and tied to stakes, leaving
one corner to be fastened down after
every one is in at night These
should be just long enough to cover
the distance between the frames.
The total number Of guy lines
from the frames and the canvas
make this q shelter that is secure
even in q hard rain or windstorm,
and there is never any danger Of
the roofs leaking.
The underside of the canoe seats
Evening star., 1944-07-23

"Greuze's portrait of La Live de
Jully'-also included in the Kress
gift-the work of Greuze, is a skill
full analysis of the typical amateur
and patron of the time. Something
of a musician, dabbler in the
arts, one Of the first historians Of
French painting La Live de JULY
was well known in the artistic and
literary circles of his day.
Madame Bergeret. as we see her
in the portrait by Boucher, is just as
typical of the cultivated lady of the
18th century. Her husband was one
of the first patrons of Boucher, and
her brother, the Able de Saint-Non,
was the protector of many artists,
among them Fragonard. Her por-
trait suggests the exquisite manners
and sophisticated charm of life at
the court of Louis Quinze.
"Boucher's portraits are extremely
rare. He is better known for his
decorative qualities and this phase
of his activity is superbly repre-
sented by his two allegories Of
Painting and Music executed for
the elector of Bavaria. 1t would be
difficult to find better examples of
the flowing brush work, the rich but
subtly fused colors, the virtuosity of
draughtsmanship, which mark the
rocco style at its best" -r
These excellent descriptive notes
cannot fail to induce interest and
create pleasurable anticipation of
Evening star., 1944-07-23
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bv Al Schwarfz, IS,

Holy Name School.
Harold Allen, 623 Twelfth street
NE, is a collector of fish.
Out of his weekly allowance Harold
saved enough money to buy a 7h-
gallon tank and q collection Of small
tropical fish. About two inches of
sand covers the bottom Of the
aquarium and there are many va
rieties Of tropical plants and rocks
to make the fish feel at home. At
the top of the tank are food con-
tainers and a thermometer. The
temperature of the water is never
permitted to fall below 10 degrees.
Angelfish, which cost 81 each, are
the most priced items in Harold S
collection. These are red and about
the size of quarter
Other inhabitants of Harold's s
aquarium are black mollies, guppies,
zebras. red moons and swordtails
Harold also has several species of
snail, including the mystery snail
red snail and black snail.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Virginia Girl Tells
OF Wartime Travel
inconvenience
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION,
ID ~ - n ~ y -
By Mary Beth Koenig, IS,
Washinpton.Iee Hiah School


Yes, travelling these days is rather
inconvenient. This trip I am de-
scribing was my second on a train.
My mother and I were returning to
Washington from Pennsylvania.
The 1890 pm. train arriving in
Lewistown was 10 minutes late
About so people were gathered on
the small station platform. Many
others remained inside the station
to avoid the beating sun. They all
had the same thought-to get aboard
the train and find a seat.
From the conductor we learned
the Washington cars were at the
very end of the train. The two cars
meant for Washington travellers were
too crowded for us to find seats.
Between them we're two baggage
cars where we were compelled to
stay Mother and I sat on our
baggage. 1t really wasn't so bad
and we were not alone Several
naval officers we're playing bridge
to pass the time.
The Navy men later left to 60
into the adjoining baggage car. One
came back shortly to report it was
much cooler in there. The word was
passed around and many of us
moved into the other car.
BY no means was it quiet. 1t was
quite hard to carry on a conversa-
ton over the clatter of the train
The officers continued the card
game.
There were two small windows in
our car. AS We neared Harrisburg
I got up to look out one of the win
dows. 1t was wonderful view
looking out over the river we were
about to cross-the Susquehanna
The trees made the mountains look
new and magnificent. Across the
river, about 10 minutes later, we
came into the Harrisburg station
where We moved into another car.
Just as we were about to settle
down the conductor told us we would
have to move to another car. The
one we were in was going to be
transferred to another train. About
five minutes later we found ourselves
in still another car.
For the first time we had our
choice of seats. The rest of the
trip was quite pleasant. Finally, by
6 pm, we reached Washington. We
were tired and very glad to be get
ting OF OF the train.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Work of Lansanky, Argentine Printmaker,
On Exhibition at Whyte Gallery.

Supper" Little Donkeys" and
Changes" for example, resemble
primitive work, with stiff and angu-
lar figures. Stanley William Hayter,
with whom Mr. Lasansky has been
working recently at the New School
of Social Research in New York
City, finds Indian influence in these
prints, as well as the imagery Of
the child" But since Mr.. Lasansky
is sophisticated adult some Wis
itors to the exhibition may wonder
why he should devote time and
energy endeavoring to recapture the
outlook of childhood.
The wonder is all the greater be-
cause he has done mature series
of drypoints of great beauty, deli
cacy and richness of tone which
have a Renaissance flavor Some
of these are compositions dominated
by the heads of women in medieval
costume, with surrelaist details,
drawn in some cases from the age
of chivalry. There are also a few
portraits, among them Emilia, -
which was shown in the large ex-
hibition of Argentine prints at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York City, last September. A dry
point study for a self-portrait and
a superb study of an older man
which recalls the elongated, aristo-
cratic face of an Ell Greco grandee,
belong to this group of mastery
drypoints.
But Mr. Lasansky, who came to
the United States on Guggenheim
fellowship, has been working with
group of modernists and has en-
tered upon an entirely different
phase in his career, to Judge from
the prints of this year, the majority
engravings on copper. One may
hope that he has not abandoned
completely the exceptional work he
was doing in drypoint two or three
years ago.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Odd Fellows Plan
Annual River Outing

Odd Fellows of the District will
have their annual outing on the
steamer Mount Vernon July 81 at
$50 pm.
Recent installation of officers are: !:
Columbia Lodge, Charles B. Run
yen, noble grand; N. w. Stansbury,
vice grand; r. E. Michel, ST., record
ing secretary; w. A. Hutcheson,
financial secretary, and S. G. Taylor,
treasurer.
Covenant Lodge, Isidore Katz,
noble grand; Joseph Rein, vice
grand; Herman Wetrogan, record
ing secretary; Samuel Lebowitz,
financial secretary; M. M. Fonoroff,
treasurer.
Phoenix Lodge, Grover S. Prince,
noble grand; I. w. Potts, vice grand:
C. D. Wagner. recording secretary;
c. L. Combs, financial secretary; O.
C. Splitter, treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
By Florence S. Bergman

Mauricio Lansanky, young Argen-
tine printmaker whose work is on
view at the Whyte Gallery until
July 81. is an artists artist" That
he is a master of mediums is ap-
parent in the exhibition OF more
than 80 prints. including etchings,
drypoints, autographs, linocuts and
engravings on copper. Furthermore
he works on exceptionally large
plates-some of them appear to be
Is by 80 inches in dimensions. 1t
is said that he spends as much as
two years on a single etching, a
statement one can easily believe
after studying the amount of work
in one of his prints.
Added to his technical mastery,
his remarkable patience and indus
try, is a zest for experiment which
has produced variations in the char
acter and handling of different
media, as we'll as changes from one
cycle of years to another. every
year since 1896 is represented in
the current display) All of these
factors will arouse the admiration of
other artists and of laymen inter-
ested in virtuoslty in graphic me-
diums.
But the average person, who
judges only results and prefers
pleasant ones, may not find all of
Mr., Lasansky's prints satisfying
Some have the appearance of prim-
itives, others are surrealist, and the
most recent work is violently express
sionistic, with hint of Picasso' S
"Guernica. Whether this versatil-
ity in handling is the result of Mr.
Lasansky's racial heritage is mat
ter for speculation. But it is thought
provoking to learn that he has Pol
ish, Jewish, Spanish and Indian an
cestry.
A number of the earlier prints
Evening star., 1944-07-23
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 ORIGI-
NAL. Write on one side of paper
and give your name, age, address,
phone number and school, Type
written contributions must be double
spaced. The editors choice of win
ners is final, and ne 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-
ton 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. C.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
~ EAA~R

makes an excellent place to store
clothes during the night, and as
sures that they will not get wet.
Before spreading out the bed roll.
it is wise precaution to feel the
ground over we'll for stones and
sharp sticks. The waterproof blan-
ket can then be placed next to the
ground. Beware of thinking that
sand is a soft bed, for, while it may
seem to fit like a featherbed when
you first lie down, the first time
you turn over the hollow spots are
in the wrong places and for some
reason will not shift to fit the new
position.
For canoe trips, either overnight
or longer, this simple arrangement
takes up very little space and as
sures one of adequate shelter at
night or in case of a hard storm.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Uncle Rays Corner

filings between them. Then tap the
paper and see what happens to the
filings!
The positive pole of one magnet
will attract the negative pole of the
other. Yet two negative poles will
not attract each other, and neither
will two positive poles.
An electric current can give the
power of a magnet to a piece of
iron. This fact was discovered 124
years ago by men working with
electricity in Denmark and Eng
land.
A few years later q shoemaker in
England produced what may be
called the first real "electromagnet."
This man was named William Stur-
geon, and he used his spare time
to follow the hobby OF making tests
with electricity and magnets.
In 1925 Sturgeon wrote q letter
to the Society Of Arts in London
and told them about q soft iron bar
which he had turned into the shape
Of . large horseshoe. He had
wrapped copper wire around the
horseshoe and had sent an electric
battery current through the wire.
The result was that the iron be-
came q powerful magnet as long a.
the current was passing through it.
The news travelled across the At
lantic. In 1881 an American scien-
tist named Joseph Henry started
making electromagnets. One which
he built for Yale College had the
power of lifting weight Of 2,086
pounds.
Since that time electromagnets
have proved of great importance
in the field of electric power. With
out them we could not make nearly
such good use Of electricity as we do.
One use of the electromagnet is
to lift heavy iron weights. A crane
with such . magnet may easily lift
an iron ball Weighing 10 Or Is tons.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Some Fishes Readily
Change Color When
They Sense Danger

Quick as a flash, some fishes can
masquerade in disguises which make
them look for all the world like a
weed, green and waving with the
currents of the water, or like a
stone. gray and solid and marked by
the fms of fishes and the soft touch
of the water.
1t all depends on what the bottom
of the sea or lake or river looks like
Some fishes. including the skate
have scales that act like tiny mir
rors. When they lie quietly in the
water the mud or yellow sand at
the bottom is reflected in the scales
at the fishes sides and belly until
one can scarcely tell fish from the
sandy ocean floor.
Still other fishes have even
stranger devices for "hocus pocus'
changes. If they are swimming
above dark, muddy river bottom
their eyes send kind of message
through their nerves which makes
their skins brown. Then the little
cells which coat their skins can
shrink, so as to hide the brown, or
open wide so as to show it, accord
ing to whether or not they sense
danger near.
If, on the other hand, these willy
fishes find themselves suddenly in q
lake whose bottom is golden sand
they quickly change their color to
yellow, so that in case of attack by
al enemy the little cells can widen
and 10, the fish can hardly be dis
tinguished from the sand.
But it is only when they can see
with their eyes the color of the sur
roundings that they can change
color. Scientists have learned this
by putting the fishes tails in light
tanks and keeping their heads in
dark ones. The foolish fishes neye,
know that their tails can be seer
plain as day behind them. They
change their skins to match the
dark tanks which they see at Their
heads.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART,
Constitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings and sculpture by great
masters. International loan collec-
tions from France and Belgium; also
American Battle Paintings" 1916
1918. to September 4.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National
Art Collection. Constitution avenue
and Tenth street N.W.-Permanent
collection, gifts and loans, paintings
and other objects OF art, Special ex-
the William T. Evans collection, July
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Divi-
sion of Graphic Arts, Independence
avenue and Tenth street s.W.-Dry-
points, by Diana Thorne, Louis c.
''fSR FRER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and Independence avenue S.W.
Chinese paintings and sculpture.
from Near and Far East. Paintings
and etchings by Whistler. also Pea
cock Room.
CoRCoRAN GALLERY OF ART.
Seventeenth street between New York
avenue and e street N.W.-Amer-
A. clark Collection. ton sculpture 'A' w.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY.
1900 Twenty-first street NW.-spe-
cial exhibitions. oil paintings by
Raoul Duffy and by Arthur Dove,
water colors and tempera paintings
by Washington artists, July and
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Divi-
sion Of Prints and Photographs,
East Capitol and First streets-Orig-
insl prints by American print makers.
Special exhibition, American Battle
Prints" to September 4
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and X
streets N.W-Drawinss by Helen
Catch Durston to August 81.
THE ARTS CLUB, 20l7 I street
N,W.-summer exhibition OF paint
ines by members. to September.
WHYTE GALLERY, 1920 Connec-
ticut avenue NW.-Exhibition Of
prints, etchings. etc, by Argentine
Artist Mauricio Lasansky. through
July
D. A. r. MUSEUM, Seventeenth
and D streets-Colonial silver by
American silversmiths, throughout
the summer.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Woman ShoveIs 40 Tons
Of Coal in One Doy
IY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-Mrs. Margaret Bal
lard helps her husband, Willard
keep the home fires burning for
their seven children by shoveling
coal-tons and tons of it.
Mrs. Ballard, 43 and weighing III
pounds, got job as a coal shoveler
a year ago and daily assists her
husband. Their usual stint Is
emptying a 55-ton car in five and
q half hours, but often she does a
bigger Job. Recently, for example,
she shoveled 10 tons-which is 675
times her own weight-in coal.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Daughters of America

Meetings this week: Monday
Progressive, Old Glory, Goodwill
Independent; Tuesday, Martha Dan.
bridge. Fidelity, Kenilworth, Unity
Wednesday, Anacostia, Loyalty
Esther, Red Cross Unit; Thursday
Triumph, Pride of Washington
Friday, Golden Rule, Peace.
Loyalty will have q public install.
lation July rs.
State Benevolence, July 28 aj
Northeast Temple.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
SWV Auxiliaries

Col. James s. Petit Auxiliary will
meet at Fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenA Sc. Monday at 8 pm
Arrangements will be made for travel
to the national convention in Gin
cinnati.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
will hold house warming and en-
tertainment at 419 Seventh street
NV. July 28 at 8 pm. Members OF
camps and auxiliaries invited.
Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary will
hold a dinner at the Fairfax Hotel
July 26 at $50 pm.
The department will hold q MOON
light ride down the Potomac on
July 81. Gertrude e. Miles should be
contacted for tickets and informa-
tion.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

n a lures OF Virginia kandlett.
frankie Carle, Adaline Heidi (wife
of Horace, Johnny Morris (of
"Paraddidle Joe" fame). Tony Pas
tor, Vincent Lopez and Woody Her
man. Maj. Edward Bowes also is
represented in het collection, and
she has many minor members of
orchestras, vocalists and stage ar
lists
Ginny also is interested in journal
ism. She was art editor of her jun
ior high school newspaper and at
tended the annual Columbia Scho-
lastic Press Convention in New York
City
Evening star., 1944-07-23

personal acquaintance when the en-
tire group will be placed on view.
Such gifts do not very often drop
as this has from the sky. Mr.. Kress
and the Kress Foundation have
again placed all art lovers under
deep obligation.
The attendance at the National
Gallery of Art during the past fiscal
year, ending July /, 1914, was 2,060,-
OIL. which, aside from public in
terest, gives indication OF the far
reaching munificence Of such dona-
tions of works of art of supreme
quality as that now announced.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

signatures very
long, many of
her schoolmates
envy her because
of the celebrities
her album has
reached. Her IA
vorite is the guy
with the voice ,
Frank Sinatra.
A m o n G t h e
screen stars are
Virginia Weidler
and Linda Ware.
Musicians are
her specially and
she has the sig
Evening star., 1944-07-23

'RIZE CONTRIBUTION


PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Mary Theresa Sch,carz, II
Academy OF the Holy Names.
What is Truth?" believe that I've
oft heard you say.
Truth is an army, to drive foes
away;
1t fights every vice, so corruptive to
youth
A valuable asset to mankind is
Truth.
What Is Truth? It's q virtue, q
great one, at that
All forces of evil it has to combat.
If we stick to it steadfastly, we will
come through,
And each word we utter will always
ring true!
What is Truth? It's a torch that
is lighting our way;
1t blazes new trails, makes false
hoods decay.
But that day will come, of the liars
downfall,
When Truth. Right and Justice will
rule over all!
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Garbage Transfer Station Plans Authorized


the sa ss d
h.. been located on this property since 1900 and
disposal problem has been the subject by District oa
s sus o s s s
mendatons submitted the National Capital Park Planning
sa s:s
sa o s h apsss that 9 sns @ s nsa at n sp
station All garbage collected all sections the
carried by rail the Southern Railway Cherry H
This transfer station which has been operated for than
e4ed e tire ssrs m M anss no m sns by nas
the air During weather with the best
offensive odos
siding entering the building and to be made eny
with the ese ns aaans sn % a % The M building n will
trucks These modern methods will eliminate valid
hood its will completely with
sic s problem in the of
consisting %
Rs oSao Health e S George Rnhnd Lar ssnts1
aa nder Plant an This sat into the
Part statistical data and records of handling
ss ns ssse P III
alternate sites which had been for the
transfer station recommendstions
disposal Of Of the garbage shipping
with presenable brick structure with
steel frame and adopt methods
lonensiveness Of the plant as then operated
Cd Buzzads Point plant sewage pumping
station street ncinerao
Bennng Vaduc 90 four subsaons
60 United States Experimental
o ne Blue Plains area The committee weighed carefully
paccabty OF these several sites which
by those who had practical of the problem
station at Dupont circle ~ Vic '""0A 0
Ihe problem location which
was to find Site belonging
housa area and SO Immediately adjacent to permit
spur track to enter the building All
ocaton have resulted in the findings
pose Tor period OF A
dents OF this problem modern station
"nlcn 10 be located here will be substantial
neghborhood. r " '
sent out to various cities
100000 population The replies
transfer stations which garbage
which railroad moved the garbage
showed that the use station therefore
lefty. -
The reduction plant located effective
and eent OF disposal the
reclaimed which
existing demand for such product substantial
sale OF this SUFFICIENT in
event of of the other disposal falling
may be shipped there.
The recommendation of the to abandon the prac
ce OF permitting farmers take
mas never been followed The farmers
loads at the transfer station points Here It is fed
high value this material for
the District But for their additional
for collections from hotels would
have to be - ~
Transfers farmers would be
of in the also
by truck
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Democrats Work Hard for D. C. Plank;
Garbage Transfer Station Plans
BY JESSE C. sUTER.

D. C. Democrats Plead for National Representation
While the earnest efforts Of the District delegation the Democratic
Naaoal failed to obtain plank the 1914 platform
Of national
warded by getting the suffrage Aided influential
supporters they and intelligent
milton Of the voess and unpresened
plank would have been in strict haymony with the
cpes to which that party long has been committed.
hopes OF the advocates national
raised high pitch because the sympathetic high
the councils OF the Democratic feeling
that the Democrats adopted Republicans
out for the thing despite their deliberate
proposal from their platform
Reduced to the lowest there
against the the the
and Vice President elect
usually raised in whisper politicians
Negro population In the District Columbia
objection that this Nations
United
representing all Of
the desire Of the people throughout
the District OF Columbia belongs all Of
The first objection especially amusing
the great striving the the
untenab when population
population which
which suffer no Ill effects through Negro suffrage.
To those who raise the objection
soundness everything they
the claim for voting participation
Columbia In the councils Of the Nation All the
that they recognized participating citizens
would other their Nation
ment OF the National Capital
They Of also
President to which they entitled
States.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
The Art World
Work of Lansanky, Argentine Printmaker,
On Exhibition at Whyte Gallery
By Leila MechHn.

The National Gallery Of Art announced this week the receipt
paintings
Samuel Kress and the Samuel
whom the National Gallery Art has already been
italian paintings sculpture
outstanding in and quality.
welcome
of the this famous
collection
th1s lied and mos
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Silver Spring Girls
Autographs Are Envy
OF Her SchOolmates
Bv Kathleen Faulconer, IS,

Montgomery Blair High S<,ol.
Virginia Randlett, 17-year -old
junior at Silver Springs Academy of
Holy Names, has a variety of names
among her autograph collection.
Although Ginny has not collected