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Mississippi Bubbles
Romantic Story
JESSAMY JOHN
Doubleday;


BY Phil Stong. Doubleday;
S2.50.J
Mr.. Stong wrote "State Fair" and
other novels about his native Iowa
in his own era. Recently, like lot
of other novelists turned histori-
cal, he produced his version of Cath
crime 1 of Russia His new novel
delineates John Law, the fabulous
Scot who combined the gentlemanly
virtues of love-making and swords
manship with mathematical
knowledge of cards that made him
infallible at the gaming table and
a financial genius that brought him
world fame.
Jessamy John left England hur-
riedly, the unfortunate result of a
duel in London that ended fatally,
duelling being in disfavor at the be-
ginning of the 18th century. In
Holland, John, who had an amazing
grasp of economics and a new con-
ception of a monetary system. found
the first modern bank under way.
No worse off financially himself. he
went to France and drifted on to
other countries. In 1715, Philippe,
who became regent of France on
the death of Louis XIV, invited
Law to organize a state bank. The
Scot was made tax collector, vir-
tually financial dictator of the
country. His idea-still considered
sound enough-was that a country
could distribute currency based on
it's entire productive capacity, not
on it's gold supply alone.
But the very success of Laws eco
nomic measures in France, sound
money and general prosperity, in
time brought their collapse. Shares
in his new Louisiana Co. sold at
soaring, infationary prices. What
was to become historic as the Mis-
sissippi Bubble, burst. The state
bank and all that went with it were
swept into ruin. John Law had tc
leave France, but he returned safely
to England, forgiven by this time fo1
casual homicide.
Mr.. Stong takes a sympathetic
and romantic view of this honest
and gifted historical character. The
story is interesting, but it is good
deal of a conversation piece, with
forid exchanges of rhetoric fre.
quently slowing up the narrative.
| &C, 3. ].
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Young Author
Reveals Great
Literary
THE HOUND

THE HOUND
BY Frederic Morton. (Dodd,
Mead; S275.)
The Dodd, Mead intercollegiate
literary fellowship competition has
brought to light many fine young
talents, but none more remarkable
than that of Frederic Morton, a
22-year-old native of Vienna, who
is now living in New York. In his
story of a pampered young Wen
nese bourgeois Intellectual, Mr.. Nor
ton shows a mastery of English that
is little short of astonishing. Ger
tain excessive passages bespeak a
kind of intoxication with his new
medium, but for the most part he
uses it to create an unusual emo
tional intensity.
The theme of the novel, as we'll
as it's title, derives from Francis
Thompson's THE Hound of Heaven"
and is implemented through the life
of Lothar Edgar Zahn. child OF
wealth and position who betrays
IllOSc VIII lOfS ll1l1ly VIII ui1AaSo-
tionably gives his expedient loyalty
to the Nazi invaders and finally
achieves a long-deferred identifica-
ton with the rest of mankind on
the eve of certain death in Nazi
prison camp.
Mr.. ~Morton's recreation OF the
forid, reactionary society of Vienna,
which prepared its own doom, is
painstaking and solid. His deeply
limned characterization of Lothar,
whom he understands but evidently
does not forgive, reveals an uncom-
mon maturity and aWareness which
can be traced to his own expert
ences. His father was sent to Da-
chau and he worked his way to this
country.
He is one of the most promising
young writer's to appear this year
M, Meg,
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Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings and sculpture by great
masters. The Art of France,
through January
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
lection of Fine Arts, Constitution
avenue and Tenth street-Ameri-
can paintings from private collec-
tions and other gifts and loans.
National Photographic Society's
5th annual salon, through Wednes-
ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING,
Jefferson drive and Ninth street
Decorative arts collection. Photo
graphs by New York Camera Club
through Wednesday.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division
avenue and Tenth street-Etchings
by Charles Dahlgreen, throush
January 4.
FREER GALLERY OF ART, Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-Ori-
entail and Far Eastern arts: Paint.
ings and etching by Whistler ana
other American artists: changing
exhibits.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART,
Seventeenth street between. New
York avenue and E street-Ameri-
can Paintings and sculpture @ @snd
the VI A. CLARK collection. New
lists of WASHINGTON and vicinity.
Alexander James Memorial Exhipl-
ton: Wars Toll of Italian Art;
through January D.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY.
1900 Twenty-first streetEPaint-
James McLaughlin, Laughlin Phil
lips and Augustus V. Tack. through
January 5.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, East Capt.
tol and First streetS-Dlvlsion, OF
Prints. Photographs of early archi-
ts1ture by xtsrged gsanfes &c BENJAMIN
Exhibition by Landscape Club OF
Washineton through Friday.
WHYTE GALLERY at United Ma
tionS Club, 1901 Nineteenth street
NW-Haitian popular paintings,
through Wednesday.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY, 1877
Randolph place N.W.-Paintings
and other works by Elizabeth
Catlett through January 36.
WATKINS GALLERY. American Uni
versity campus-Artists' Guild
show through January 4.
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Eighth and K
streets N.W.-Illumination by
Marian Lane, through Wednesday.
DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION,
1903 Thirty second street N W
Byzantine art. Closed Mondays.
Open daily. 9 am. to 4 pm; Sun
days, = to ) pm.
BUSH & WEEKS GALLERY. 2O1O 9
street W.-Exhibition by Jozet
Pielage. through Wednesday.
PAN AMERICAN UNION, Constitution
avenue and Seventeenth street
NW.-Paintings by Carlos Prado
Of Brazil, through January 5.
CONNOIsSEUR'S CORNER, zoos @
street N.W.-Drawings by Cusu-
manO
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - Por-
traits by Boleslsw Jan Czedekow-
ski in Copley Hall through Janu-
ary 10.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY. 6th st. and
Howard place NW--Paintings
from permanent collection, through
Wednesday.
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Reading and Writing
Nonfiction Publishers Here Consider
Their Books Worthy of More Notice

In connection with this, the COL
onel noted rather ruefully that an
Infantry Journal Press book, Amer
ican Military Government, Its Or
ganization and Policies" by Prof.
HALO Holborn, which came out last
February. went relatively unre-
viewed, although it is the only source
of certain information about occupa-
ton policies.
M. B. SchnaDOer, editor in chief
and general manager of the Public
Affairs Press, which will celebrate
its 10th anniversary in January,
agrees with Col Greene that little
of the New York spirit of co-opera-
ton and conviviality could be profit
ably imported.
Mr.. Schnapper said that his au-
thors, many of whom are Washing
tonians, have complained that their
books are neglected after publica-
ton, situation which he intends
to remedy. AS starter, they plan
natter jackets than heretofore have
incased their studies of the social
sciences and current issues. They
hope that jackets with such lively
designs as the cigar store Indian
which graces Guide to America" 4"
by Elmer Jenkins, AAA travel di-
rector. may bring them a mention in
other media than the professional
journals. The Guide" Mr.. Schnap-
per points out, is the first American
Baedeker to appear since 1898
Their chief support, Mr.. Schnap-
per explained, COMES from the 1000
libraries scattered over the country
which have a standing order for
every one of their books. He was a
little nettled with the speed records
claimed by New York publishers.
Public Affairs Press received the
Baruch Report on War and Post
war Adjustment Policy" on a Friday
and had it printed and bound by
the following Tuesday.
X x y
Chief postwar innovation at the
Brookings Institution, which pub
fishes reports on it's own research, is
the organization of a special group
to study international relations.
Their findings will be published in
projected 40-volume series with
numerous supplements. The work
is under the direction of Leo Pas
volsky, one-time special assistant to
the Secretary of State. J. K. Ander-
son. director of publications, reports
that the initial volume, Major
Problems of United States Foreign
Policy has been characterized by a
high State Department official as
"the first constructive work in the
field for 20 years"
Mr. Anderson feels they have met
the problem of the high cost of
printing squarely in the preparation
of this book, which was printed by
offset from plates made from type
written sheets. 1t cut printing cost
by tWo-thirds, he says. Although he
feels that it is hard to sell books in
quantity further South than Phila-
/ delphia, Mr. Anderson thinks that
meetings of local publishers might
produce some felicitous results.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Artists Own Christmas Cards

The incalculable numbers and
bewildering variety of Christmas
cards make comprehensive the
claim that Americans send out some
billions of these greetings annually.
Among them are not few cate
gories of collectors items, of which
the CARDS made by artists for their
own use constitute an important
one (as distinguished from paint
ings and prints made by artists for
publication and distribution through
commercial channels and such Or
ganizations as Associated American
Artists, which classes of greetings
also rank very high. The New
York Public Library, for example,
has large collection of Artists
Own Christmas Cards." and Ruel
Tolman, director of the National
Collection of Fine Arts. has private
collection, which he exhibited at tho
National Museum two years ago.
Washington artists are active in
this field. This Christmas, Gustav
Trois sent out an original etching,
an appropriate and appealing
glimpse of the interior of church
in France, the sketches for which
he presumably made when he was
overseas in the Army. Benson B.
Moore for years has sent out an
original miniature etching in color,
of an animal or bird (These fire.
quently appear later in exhibitions
of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors
and Gravers' Society of the District
of Columbia) This year it is a
blue and yellow macaw.
Theodore Kane and Lee Atkyns
had cards with tipped-on reproduc-
tions of their own paintings, with
religious themes. Mrs. Kane's is
the Mexican Madonna shown in
her solo exhibition at United Ma
tions Club in November Mr..
Atkyns depicted the Magi under a
starry night sky.
Charles Dunn created a distin-
guished folder in 18th century
formal, the cover being notable
piece of Typography, and the inner
page carrying a hand-colored cut
(made with a knife on scratch
board) of children shedding under
a moonlit sky, accompanied by a
charming "tercet for Christmas"
composed by the artist, who seems
to be at home in many media.
Clifford and Jim Bergman had
cards made from pen drawings by
the same method as their cartoons
are reproduced. The senior Berry
mans is his 18th; he always en-
deavors to relate Christmas to some
outstanding event or situation OF
the year, as the Marshall plan, IN
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Art Notes
Exhibitions Extended =;
Carlos Prado's Work
At Pan American
By Florence 5. Berrymon

The Christmas holidays, extending
to the New Year weekend, provide
so much of interest in many fields,
that art galleries and museums
usually prolong the exhibitions
opened early in December. Washing
tonians who have overlooked some
of the worthwhile shows now cur
rent, will be able to see most of them
through Wednesday, and others
through next Sunday or longer.
Art lovers who have not spent all
of their Christmas checks, will find
items well worth acquiring in the
Division of Graphic Arts, Smith
sonian Building, where the third
annual display of Dahlgreen Fund
prints is on view through January 4.
1t is comprised of 40 etchings and
drypoints by Charles w. Dahlgreen
in the Smithsonian Institution
edition. This group is selection
from the first and second exhibitions
which comprised separate series OF
40 prints each. -Four etchings, not
previously shown, have been in
cluded in this third annual show.
These etchings were made from 80
copper plates donated by Mr.. Dahl
green in 1945 and 1947. The artist,
now SO years old, suggested with his
initial gift, that prints should be
made from a selected number OF
them and sold to the public at
moderate prices. the proceeds to
make up fund for the improvement
of the Smithsonian graphic arts
collections. AS result OF good
public response, an illustrated
catalogue has been prepared and
will be mailed free of charge upon
request. To date, approximately 300
prints have been sold.
Mr.. Dahlgreen's etchings are
naturalistic, with feeling for deco
rative pattern and a strong sense OF
beauty. The majority are land
scapes, many Of them snow scenes;
there are occasional urban views.
Having acquired two from the
Christmas 1945 exhibition. can
testify to the continuing satisfaction
and livable quality of these prints.
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Interestingly illustrated, appear such
colorful campus personalities as big
Mike" Mahoney, Shorty Bahen of
tragic memory, "Ooch" Moriarity,
Skip" Wymard. "zube" Sullivan,
Gloomy Gus" Malley. "Mush' Du-
bofsky, TONY" Plansky, OK Bor-
deau and many other names that
will call the memory back. The
author starts in with the very be-
ginnings of football at "the Hilltop"
when a "Sassenach" name in any
lineup was a rare occurrence and
no one dreamed of such surnames
to come as Bozek, Blozis, Baronow-
ski, Abbaticchio, Matuza, Lilo, Pater-
noster and Cohen. All these and
many more have played their part
in a gridiron history of six decades.
Our "Notre Dame"
Through the years the "Hoyas'
have entertained more customers
than any other local amateur team.
Noncollegian Washington has, to
a certain degree, adopted them as
it's team to root either for or against
Somewhat as Notre Dame is to
the nation, so Georgetown is to the
District and its environs. No mat
ter whether one be an adherent
admirer, enemy or just critic, he
has to. admit that the men in blue
and gray have scarcely ever failed
to put on a good show. whether in
one-sided victory, overwhelming
defeat or close game.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
New Novel Portroys
XII Century Life
In Holy Lands

Sin PAGAN
BY Henry J. Colyton. (Creatiue
Age Press, $3.)
Sir Pagan de Beaugency. illegi-
innate son of Count Stephan de
Blois. was hard-hitting. nard-flght-
ing and unruly young man. His
amours and his quarrels make this
account of 18th century life in the
Holy Lands one of great excitement.
The author gives great substance to
his novel by his authentic geo.
graphic setting in Jerusalem and in
such torrid desert areas as the grim
valley of El Arabah. running from
the Dead Sea southwark to the Gulf
of Aouaba IN. P.
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~ i - " SANN ~
the opportunity
to get acquaint-
ed with a new
artist from that
country, for in
r e c e n t years,
c o n t e m porary
Brazilian art has
come to be iden-
t i fl e d in t h e
U n / t e d States,
with C a n d i d o
Portinari. There
must be propor-
tion a t e y as
many artists in
RraZil as in any
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WHILE so SERVING
BY Eleanor Hart. (Kelly.)

This book is dedicated to the $4,000
women of the Nation who during the
last war donned the uniform of the
WAVES. Also it is a collection Of
official Navy photos showing these
warriors -in-skirts at work and play.
f. A. G.
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Here's Story of Georgetown University
Football Heroes, Washington Fovorites
HE GEORGETOWN HOYAS

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Bv Morris A. Beale columbia Publishing Co.; $780,
R NJ KAUFMAN.
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Bea another outstanding
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football which
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publication THE washington Senators
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INTRODUCTION TO IRAN
BY Elgin Groseclose. (OIford
T1n;.ero3tn proec. c250

University Press, $780,
This is a timely and authoritative
work on a country that is close to
the news today. The author was a
mission school teacher in Iran, then
known as Persia. in the early 1920s
and returned there as an employe
of the Iranian government during
World War II. He deals with both
domestic and foreign problems,
against the background of the past
and in the light of the future.
j c. H
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Brazilian Art Displayed

Carlos Prado from Sac Paulo,
Brazil, is having a one man show OF
tempera paintings at the Pan
American Union through January S.
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Pielase's Variety

Paintings by Jozef Pielage will
remain on exhibition at Bush g.
Weeks Galleries through next We'd
nesday. The artist has not pigeon
holed himself, for his work varies
to the extent that 1t appears to have
been done by several people. He
is kinder in his paintings to objects
and plant life than to human beings.
His "Poinsettia" is a beautiful
Christmas painting; his Studio
struck me as the most knowing de-
sign in the group, and his Still
Life" Nos. and 2 are effective.
On the other hand. he has been
merciless in his self-portrait, and
cruel in one of a middle-aged wom-
an named Beatrice. His dumpy
Madame" is a caricature, and
Kurt" hard and grim.
Mr.. Pielage was born in Holland,
came to America in 1923, and for
some years worked as a house
painter to finance his education. He
obtained an impressive one, attend
ing some six institutions, including
New York University for his M. A.
and fellowships at Harvard and in
Brussels. He came to Washington
in 1910 and now teaches at the
School of Adult Education of the
YWCA.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

other natiCn; but since the early
1905, when a comprehensive ex-
hibition of paintings from Brazil
toured this country. there has been
little to further our acquaintance.
But presumably only this one
glimpse of Sr Prados work will ee
Brazilian" for he came to the
United States few months ago
and plans to make his home here
His wife, Yara Bernette. a pianist
recently had concert in Carnegie
Hall, New York City. Eventually he
will be claimed as an American
artist. as is the case with many other
artists who have come to us from
Europe and Latin America.
Sr. Prado had no instruction In
painting; but he is by no means a
primitive, for he obtained his degree
as an architect in the Polytechnical
School of Sac Paulo. His initial
one-man show was held in Sac
Paulo four years ago. He has eSN
hibited with groups in Brazil, Argen-
tina, Chile. London and New York.
The present ONe-nlan snow came 10
the Pan American from the Klee-
men Gallery. New York, where it
was exhibited in October, his initial
Aroerican solo.
An atmosphere Of melancholy per-
vades his paintings. which depict
the landscape of Southern Brazil,
villages and people. He works in a
modern idiom, interpreting people
as short, bulky types, with sad faces
He uses somber. grayed colors which
accentuate the feeling of moodiness
Certainly the impression he conveys
of his native region does not co.
incide with the mental concepts
most Americans have of 1t.
It will be interesting to see what
Sr. Prado does with United States
subject matter.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
For Boot Lovers
THE SEA CHEST:
A YACHTSMAN'S READER
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over the past several decades is en-
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cred by a well-known yachting edi-
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New York City. Mr.. Rimington
prior to the war edited quarterly
magazine known as the Sea Chest,
which contained current and past
writings on yachting subjects. From
that publication Mr.. Rimington has
culled the cream of stories and
articles. The result is highly
readable volume of some $50 pages
with 40 separate articles to please
the most discriminating sailorman.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Gift to Catholic University

Two Chinese interpretations of
Christian art, Our Lady of Ref
ugees" and The Good Shepherd,
recently were presented to Catholic
University by the internationally
known artist, Nine. Ching -Chih Yee,
under joint auspices of Catholic
University and the Institute OF
Chinese Culture.
Nine. Yee worked for two years on
these paintings, using imperial Chi
nese colors 300 years old, which will
remain bright and true for 1000
years to come. Born in Hanch ow,
she comes from a distinguished
family of artists. she is one of the
few contemporary Chinese artists
who remain free from Occidental
influences. Her work is noted for
purity of Chinese conception and
distinctive Chinese technique.
Mime. Yee is the founder and di-
rector of Shanghais Chinese Wom-
ems Art Society. She also founded
the New York Chinese Art Club.
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During a world tour in 1887, her
works were shown at international
exhibitions in France and Canada,
and later in the United States. She
was invited by the Brooklyn Museum
to demonstrate Chinese technique to
art students. Earlier, some of her
work was exhibited at the Metropol-
itan Museum of Art, New York City.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Reissue Stirs
New Interest
In CeIine

DEATH ON THE
INSTALLMENT PLAN
BY Louis Ferdinand Celine
Translated by John H. P. Marks
(Ne10 Directions; s3.75J
Reviewed by
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-29
CALIFORNIA YOUTH WINS
PLANE IN MODEL
TOURNEY

Indianapolis, Ind. - Frank
L. Cummings, Jr., "a, of Los
Angeles, Calf, is the 1947 ma
tional model airplane cham
pion and winner of the grand
prize consisting of $4,000
two-passenger light airplane.
Announcement of the award
and grand prize to Cummings
was made here by Acting Ma
tional Adjutant Henry H. Dud-
ley of The American Legion
following receipt of the final
scoring of points from the Con-
test Board of the Academy of
Model Aeronautics.
Young Cummings earned the
winning points at The Ameri-
can Legion National Model
Airplane meet held in Mime
apolis and Monticello, MIMI,
August 18 to %. More than
1000 youthful contestants
from every section of the Unit
ed States competed in the meet
in which Is world records
were made.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-29
WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY
IN TOKYO. JAPAN

Private First Class Tennes
R. Morris, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sadie Morris of 271O Gilead
Avenue, is a trooper in the
famed First Cavalry Division
which is now standing the oc-
cupation guard in the ten pre-
lectures of the Tokyo-Yoko-
hama area.
Young Morris entered the
Regular Army in May of 1916
and after eight weeks of high
ly intensive basic training at
Fort Mcmillan he was sent
overseas. After his discharge
he intends to enter college I'M
der the CT Bill of Rights.
Now attached to the Mill
tary Police of the Cavalry he
works in the capacity of a
highway patrolman.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-29
FIRST SAVINGS AND LOAN
HOLDS BOARD MEETING

The regular monthly Board
meeting of the First Savings
and Loan Association of Zion,
was held at the offices of the
association, 2641 Sheridan
Road, on Monday night, Octo-
Der 18th at 8 p. m.
Various matters of interest
to the association were dis
cussed, and official business of
the association was acted up
on.
Eight of the nine directors
of the association, and the as
sociation's attorney, L. Eric
Carey, were present at the
meeting, and it was generally
agreed by the Board members,
that the affairs of the associa-
ton were progressing very sat-
isfactorily.
Following the regular board
meeting, the special Loan Com
mlttee of the association met
and approved two additional
loans.
The experience Of the asso-
citation since it's organization
in June, indicates that there
will be no difficulty in earning
a sufficient return on loans
now being made, so that at
least 80 dividends can be paid
on share deposits. The first
dividends on deposits in the
association, are scheduled for
June 80, 1913, at which time
interest will be paid, on an
equal basis to all shares, from
the date of deposits to the date
dividends are declared.
Various directors of the as
ISOLATION indicated that inter-
est in this new enterprise is in
creasing, and that the associa-
ton will become a factor in
making it possible to erect new
homes on some of the vacant
property in Zion.