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Valley frontiersman., 1950-09-01

delegates from the Alaska Devel- opment Board, Federal Housing and Army personnel.
 Visitors were taken on a tour of inspection of the telephone eX- change, fire hall, airport, water works, electrical plant and wealth CT bureau and CAA installations located in Anchorage.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-09-01
Navy Calls for Bids On Kodiak Airport

A call for bids for the extension of the runway and construction of a new taxiway at the Kodiak Air Station was issued this week by Capt. w. F. Wesanen of Sev- enteenth Naval District Head quarters at Kodiak. Bids will be opened at three pm. on Sept. 18 at Kodiak.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Current Exhibitions
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stttution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings. sculptures by masters.
seaDsars and 18th g ssptar1
January 90.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National COL
lection OF Fine Arts. Constitution
avenue and Tenth street-Ameri-
can paintings and old masters.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division
nue. and Tenth street-Prints.
FREER GALLERY OF ART, Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-Orien-
tai and Far Eastern arts. Paint
ings and etchings BY whistler and
other American artists; changing
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Sew
enteenth street between New York
avenue and Z street-American
paintings and SCULPTURE and the
W. A: Clark collection. Abramowitz
PHILIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY,
Inss and Te prints. EshiSitions hfSinSy BY
uary 10.
ARTS CLUE, 2O17 I street-Pafnt.
ings by johnson and Korthener.
DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION,
1703 Thirty.second street NV
PUBLIC LDRARY, Eighth and K
sI.xtnu, d1rssfn hWGssct.on sv cGo4s 1r los
Exhibition by Ellsworth Opie: pho
tosraphs from Columbia Historical
Society Through January.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, East Cap.
itol and First streets-Prints,
elofd fRa K msmoaa ssneltaGn'
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 1920 8 street
OF the Near and Far East and
Peru; Open Monday, Wednesday
ssrq Hewitt Myess 7so sssnsS sss &
street NV.
and c streets N.W.-Paintings By
CAntu. through January rs.
SILVER SPRING ART GALLERY,
9216 Flower avenue. Silver Spring.
VA TUns.n,n y ts1oaab slsSn ys9 te9. Matter
Moholy.ssssy memorial. 'ttssaSsa tsaossa
January 16.
BARNETT ApEN GALLERY, 127
Randolph place N.W.-paintines 81
sylvia Carewe. through January.
A0WAED UNIvERsfTY A1T GAL
LEkY. sixth street and Howard
place N.W.-Five centuries cf
prtnt.makiilg.
DUPONT. THEATEk ART GALLERY,
connscticut avenue near n street.
0ne-man show b. Perlmutter,
through January IL.
PLAYHOUSE THEATER ART GAL
LERY, Fifteenth street near New
York avenue N.W.-Christinas ex-
hibition.
HEBREW CONGREGATION - Group
show.
UNITED NATIONS CLUE, i70I Nine
teenth street N.W-WashinSton
Loan Show, opening Tuesday.
WATKINS GALLERY, AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY-Sevent annual OF
Artists Guild, opening today.
CHEoUIRE HOUSE, 202 King street,
Observation-Disclosures b. Omar
Carrington.
GINNS AAT CENTER. silver spring
work By Shirley Lchtmen. through
January.
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Story Of the Jefferson Statue

tion's auspices on the 3sth ami
versary Of the Battle Of New Or
leans, January 8, 1883.
Up to this time there had been
but one equestrian statue exc
cuted and set up in the United
States. and this one, a statue of
George III, was dedicated on Au-
gust 2l. TITO. before we had
broken ties with the mother coun-
try. 1t was a leaden, gilded af-
fair and was removed on July
8, 1776, by patriotic sympathizers.
broken up and sent to Litchfield,
Conn, where it was melted into
42,038 ball cartridges, which were
undoubtedly used to good ad-
vantage by those who fought in
the Revolutionary War.
Mills undertook his task with
the added handicap Of never hav-
ing seen an equestrian statue. but
that he had genius few will deny
and that he had resourcefulness.
courage and determination. judg-
ing by his accomplishments, Is
self-evident. In order to model
the horse from life, he actually
trained q horse to stand on its
hind legs that he might get the
correct pose.
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Mills Got $4,000

Replicas Of the statue stand in
New Orleans and Nashville. For
the one In Lafayette Square, Mills
received from Congress 5000
The jackson Democratic Associa-
ton OF this city. which was formed
in 1928, contributed toward its
erection $4,000. It was unveiled
and dedicated under the asSocia-
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Gen. BedeII Smith
Gives an Inside
View Of Russia )
MY THREE YEARS IN MOSCOW
BY 1t. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith.
II. B. Lippincott Co.; $3.75.)
Reviewed by
GARNETT D. HORNER

GARNElI -. HORNER
What is life like in Russia to-
day? How does the Soviet Gov
ernment operate? What sort Of
men are its leaders? Do they mean
to plunge the world into another
war? Those and many other ques-
tions about our recent ally turned
cold war" enemy are of vital in
terest to Americans. Gen. Smiths
account Of his experience and con-
clusions as American Ambassador
for the three years up to last
March provide probably the best
available answers.
With refreshing frankness. Gen.
Smith writes in as fascinating de-
tail of interviews with Stain and
his impressions of the Soviet strong
man as he does of his battle
through Soviet red tape to buy
some chickens so the Smiths could
have eggs for breakfast.
Preparing for War.
From his book emerges q pic
ture of a country ruled by band
Of ruthles men who have kept the
Russian people ignorant of what
personal liberty even means. and
who are bent on extending Soviet
control over the whole world by
whatever tactics seem most prac-
tical at the moment. He believes
the Soviet leaders will limit their
expansions to "all means short
iof war" until they are convinced
the Soviet Union is more powerful
than the United States, but that
they are preparing by all possible
means for what they believe to be
inevitable conflict.
Altogether, it is a book Ameri-
cans who are seeking an under.
standing Of what is going on the
world hardly can afford to miss.
Parts Of it already are familiar
to readers Of the Saturday Eve
ming Post and the New York
Times. which have published ex-
cerpts in serial form.
Evening star., 1950-01-08

Jefferson in the Capitol stood for
40 years in the White House
grounds, facing the Avenue.
This statute was executed by
David dangers in his studio in
Paris, on order of Uriah P. Levy. a
lieutenant in the United States
Navy. 1t was modelled from an
excellent portrait of Jefferson by
Sully. in the possession of Gen
Lafayette, and which Is said to
have passed the ordeal of that
venerated patriots criticism.
In 1884 Lieut.. Levy presented
the statue to the Federal Govern
ment, but its acceptance by Con-
gress was withheld for many years
In ARTS and Artists of the Capitol
of the United States of America, u
Charles E. Fairman has this to say
on the subject:
Lieut.. Levy presented this
gift by a letter, one copy Of which
was sent to the Speaker of the
House Of. Representatives. the
other copy to the Vice President
The letter. upon being read, was
in each case referred to the Lii
brary Committee for a report. The
report was favorable and it seems
to have been the intention OF
Congress to accept the statue
and the Library Committee prac-
tically anticipated the action o1
Congress and sent to Mr.. Levy
a letter OF thanks for his gift. II
appears that a resolution passed
the House accepting the statue
and requesting the concurrence
of the Senate therein. and that ar
almost identical resolution passed
the Senate in which the concur
renee of the House was asked
For some reason or other. 1t doe.
not appear that final action was
taken upon either of these resolu.
tions, although both branches o1
the Congress had practically votec
to accept the gift.
"Just why 1t happened that the
statue was placed in the rotunds
when Congress had voted to place
1T in the square at the eastern
front of the Capitol is not under
stood. Neither is there any deh-
mite record, so far as has been
found. showing the means by
which the statue was taken from
the rotunda and placed in the
grounds Of the Executive Mansion
After the lapse of 40 years. Mr.
Jonas P. Levy addressed a letter
to the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds in relation tc
this, statue and requested that II
it was not the purpose Of the Gov
ernment to accept the statue II
should be turned over to the heir.
of 1t. Levy, who had presented
/ 1t to the Government. The letter
was referred to the Committee or
Public Buildings and Grounds anc
Senator Morrill, presented the re-
port Of that committee. From this
report much information Is OBJ
tanned. It appears that the statue
never was placed in the grounds
east OF the Capitol, the location
selected by the Congress at the
time of the introduction Of the
resolution Of acceptance. A reso-
luton was introduced February Is
1885. nearly year after the statue
came into the possession Of the
Government, which throws some
light upon the subject but does
not wholly explain how it hap
pened to be located in the grounds
of the Executive Mansion. The
resolution referred to is as follows:
Resolved, That the commissioner
on the public buildings and public
grounds be directed to remove the
bronze statue of Jefferson from
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Art
Decorative Objects
In Collection Tell
How Early Patrons
Lived i'm Grandeur
BY Florence S. Berryman

- oSbs
Art treasures from the Vienna
Collections. lent by the Austrian
Government, will be on view at
the National Gallery of Art only
two more weeks. Attendance in the
seven weeks since the exhibition
opened has reached the impressive
total OF approximately soc. 1000,
and for that reason it might seem
superfluous to call attention to it
once more.
But what continues to surprise
me, after years Of gallery-visiting,
is the American public's obvious
preference for paintings over other
forms Of art. Painting is not the
favorite art medium Of every ma
ton or Of all times. To 60 back
to ancient Greece. for example,
Charles Seltman In "A New Ap-
proach to Greek Art" tells us that,
to judge from careful research,
decorative arts were the most
highly regarded.
At the National Gallery, the
Cellini gold salt cellar, the emer-
aid unguent jar and q few other
items. because of their fame and
publicity in the press, draw crowds.
But generally speaking, the visitor
is obliged to look over many more
shoulders to view the Vienna Mu-
scum paintings. than to see the
superlatively beautiful decorative
arts on the second floor and the
fine collection of armor near the
west entrance.
Habsburgs Were Practical.
Certainly the Habsburgs, who
assembled the collections during
nearly four centuries, had o lively
appreciation of decorative arts in
many eategories. Not only were
they considered valuable parts Of
the royal collections, but also were
used. some Of them as recently as
30 years ago.
In many instances, these vessels
are miniature sculptures in gold
and other precious materials, en-
amelled and set with jewels. The
fact that for decades they were in
use as household equipment, al
fords q vivid realization of the
sumptuousness of imperial life
through many generations. ANY,
one who fails to study these orna-
mental objects is depriving him
self of q rare experience.
The most ancient objects on
view are Greek and Roman. most
Of them canoes Of onyx and chal-
cedony. Compared to these large
and magnificent carvings. the
heirloom cameo brooches some
Of US wear today seem hopelessly
tnconsequentia1.
The Alexandrian and other
early worries and those Of the
Middle Ages (dont miss that de-
picting st. Gregory industriously
writing with the Holy Spirit dove
on his shoulder) are exquisite in
details. The superb Wilten chalice
and a few other ecclesiastical OBJ
jects should not be missed.
A Key to Fabulous Living.
But these are too remote in
origin to reconstruct the glory of
surroundings and daily life in
noble and royal households, as
do the many objects Of the 18th,
18th and 17th centuries. Cellini's
nine-pound gold salt cellar. with
its beautifully wrought figures
and myriad details, alone con-
jures up an entire era. In associ-
alton with it are jugs. goblets,
bowls. plates and other vessels Of
gold. rock crystal, silver gilt, lapis
lazuli, green quartz, agate, jasper,
onyx, jade, amethyst and such un-
usual materials as palm nut and
Evening star., 1950-01-08
By John CIosett Proctor

Some Objected
Mr.. Fairman also tells us:
There had been from time to
time considerable objection to the
acceptance of this statue. which,
however, never materialized as
bearing the support of a majority
Of the members Of Congress. One
of the objections was based upon
the theory that If Congress de-
sired to have a statue Of this dis
tinguished man (Jefferson) 1t
would be more consistent with
the propriety to procure one for
themselves than to be indebted
to any person whatever. At the
time the resolution was intro
duced for its removal from the
rotunda. one of the members in
discussing the question said that
a present ought not be accepted
from any but q distinguished
source. After being absent from
the rotunda for about 40 years
the statue was returned to the
Capitol and has since been con-
sidered q valuable accession to
the art works of the Capitol"
After the Jefferson statue had
been in the White House grounds
for a few years, the bronze lost
its luster and became dark, which
caused it to be referred to fire.
quently as the BLACK Thomas
Jefferson"
Thus two statues, which for
merly stood in the open, were
finally placed where they would
have a minimum of conspicuous
ness-the Washington statue In
the old chapel of the Smithsonian
Building and the Jefferson bronze
figure in the rotunda OF the Capt.
tol surrounded by many others.
Jackson Statue Stays
But Clark Mills statue of An
drew jackson still remains in its
original position. having survived
the last suggestion for its removal
through the timely action of
Senator McKellar of Tennessee
back in the spring of 1928
Through the timely action of the
Southern Democrats, and particu-
larly Senator McKellar, the mat
ter was checked and every one
in Official position denied inten.
ton to remove the statue. But
maybe some day, when Congress.
and the people are not looking
some one will slip q joker into 9
bill and before knowledge leak.
out. the statue will be taken dowr
and stored away-just as they
did in the case Of the statue o1
Lincoln In front of the Court
House. which. however. was later
restored.
Andrew Jackson's statue should
lend courage and determination
to any President, just as the
monument to Washington to the
south Of the White House should
inspire the Chief Executive with
those lofty ideals with which the
Father of His Country was SO
freely endowed.
Mills Got $4,000
Replicas Of the statue stand in
New Orleans and Nashville. For
the one in Lafayette Square, Mills
received from Congress $40, 1000.
The jackson Democratic Associa-
tfon Of this city. which was formed
in 1928, contributed toward its
erection $4,000. It was unveiled
and dedicated under the associa-
Evening star., 1950-01-08

the artists first public showing
Cat the Chicago Art Institute. ir
1880. He Is one Of the oldest prac.
ticing artists In the United States;
he was born in January. 1868.
His daughter Helen, . native
Washingtonian. and her husband
Jerry Farnsworth. are also ma.
tionally well-known painters. They
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer are
long time winter residents of Sara.
sofa.
Mr.. Sawyer's exhibition is en-
titled Corners in SPAIN" includ.
ing many of the paintings done
during nearly 10 years sojourn in
that country before World War II
This is their 30th display. In 1886
SO, they were sent on a tour of
the South, q circuit arranged by
Leila Mechlin, for many years art
critic Of The Star.
Mr.. Sawyer is represented in
many permanent collections, in
cluding the National Collection of
Fine Arts here, and the Corcoran
Gallery. His association with
Washington goes back to the '90s,
when he was employed by the Divi-
sion of Illustrations in the United
States Geological Survey and Bu-
reau Of Ethnology. He was subse-
quently in charge of design and
inspection of furnishings for Fed
eral buildings.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
ICONS: Religious Art of
Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe
BY Alfred Werner. (Wyn; 81
More than 20 Byzantine, Greek,
Russian, Romanian and Serbian
icons, 18th through mid-19th
centuries, are illustrated and dis
cussed in this volume, small
enough to slip into coat pocket.
The color plates, not larger than
4 by 5 inches, are remarkably clear
and true. They were printed in
Switzerland,
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Sawyer in Florida

Wells M. Sawyer, for many years
a Washington resident, is having
a one man show Of paintings in
the John and Mable Ringing Mu-
scum Of Art in Sarasota. Fla. The
exhibition was planned to COIN
eide with the Goth anniversary of
Evening star., 1950-01-08
FRA ANGELICA
BY German Bazin. Hyperion
Edition. Macmillan. $7.50.l

oy 0C4 AAc&ll ooA1ll. ny pC1 lOll
Edition. (Mdcmillan; $780,
Fra Angelica, as an outstanding
artist Of the transition period be-
tween the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance. combining certain
virtues of each age. is the theme
Of this beautiful book, illustrated
with Is color plates. many over
printed in gold. and 100 photo
gravures. This gallery" is intro
duced by a 40-page text by Ger
main Bazin, curator of the Louvre,
and a noted authority on Italian
art.
The text has been translated by
Marc Loge, into scholarly and
grammatical but peculiar English,
kind unlikely to occur to any
writer whose native tongue it is.
AS the reader travels on through
the chapters dealing with different
facets Of the gentle Dominican's S
personality, he will find that the
information and Interpretation
are well worth excavating.
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TRADITIONAL 2-Pc. LIVING ROOMS

Kroeher lngroo Suite Fneed bose Soto and chair SI7e
Kroeher Sofobed Suite Soto opens sleep With choir slss
Kroeher Doveno Sofa, nnersprng moess and $2S8
Fourth Washington; Spring.
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TRADITIONAL SOFAS

Frnsedbese Sofas in styles Royon moeIosse-----l3ee5
Foom-rubber Sofas in styles Frineed base -----179e5
Coved-frome Sofas in styles Hoir-fied Frinee-lse.o5
Fourth Spring
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BEDDING AND SLEEP FURNITURE

Eclipse Twin nnersprine Hollywood Bed Pebui border $50
Eclipse Foomoke lnnesprne Mottress Prebu border $40
Simmons Innersprng Mattress hair top and botton-S3e
lnnerspns Hollywood Bed 3d. 80" Sizes mattress box spring.
legs
Simmons Hde-A-Beds Innespring Mattress Sleeps 2 sss
Charlton sofoBeds With bedding compartment Sleeps S54
Famous nnersprns Studios. Steel Frame metal bock-s5s
Charlton Sofokters Innersprng Mattress Sleeps 2 Sl34
Innerspns Studios with nnersprng Cushions
Fourth Spring. Co.
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TRADITIONAL CHAIRS

Barrel. Loose PowBoek Lawson Club Royon domosk
1895
Wing Barrel and Club with fringe bose Royon brocoteIe $3s
Frnsed Lawson, BoneI Wing Club epow bock-5ss5
Foam Rubber Chairs, 5
Wing and Club Chairs in expensive oyon moteIosse
Duron Plastic Occasional Arm Chairs Choice of coors SIG
Cricket Choir chntz Mopefnished hardwood Frame 1875
Sway BerkIoek Chair Floral tapestry assorted coIors
S36
See Boudoir Chair with handsome chntz uphoIstev1oe5
Fourth he
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SILVER, CHINA, GLASSWARE

zo-pe Dnnerwore "Modern Ivy Greenbrie"- -----4.4e
e5-pe. Noroke Imported Chino, service for eight44ee
Dope Roya Jackson Chino "ArIngon service for a. 1895
sIverpIoted Hoowore, godoon border 10 pieces eoch7o
Swedish stemwore, hand blown, pieces eoch-----4ee
Large Wood Lozy Susan. relish Dishes salad bo--1.ee
Sepenth Spring
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BEDROOM AND DINING FURNITURE

Solid Maple Bedroom, pvood Sides Bed chest dresser $40
COLONEL Bedroom Maple finished TupeIo Bed chest dresser
1926
Mr. and Mrs. 3drower Chest vners and hardwood
1895
"Hunserord" Solid Mahogany Bedroom. Bed chest dresser
24ee5
epe Dining Room Buffet breokfron table chairs 57ee5
Genuine Mahogany Panel Bed Chest Dresser--16ee5
Bed Chest Dresser by white" Swirl mahogany venees and
Wisconsin" Dnette Table and chairs finishes
Huntington Fown Oak table, chairs buffet chino-zsee5
LINED Oak Suite with table, chino buffet choirs-s4e5
Bed Chest. Dresser in wheat Cordovon Tones-l4ee5
Modern Coroton Bed Chest Dresser Brds-eye maple We
neers and hardwood observation-disclosures IS
Bed Chest Dresser Walnut lined oak and hard
Fourth Floor Washington;
BEDSPREADs
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TELEvISION AND RADIOS
NURSERY FURNITURE

Poy PEN wood floor, coIIopsible, on costers---soe
Stroller, aluminium, carry shoulder when foIded-s.eo
innesPring Crib Mattress hair top and
CoIier-keyworth Corroge ----------------28oo
Thoyer" Upholstered Hi Choir. postic-cooted fobricoeo
Edison" Crib odjustble spring. full panel hardwood
Edison" Crib doubledop side. adjustable
lnnesprns Crib Mattress white cotton felt and 1919 shredded
foam rubber ----------------ooo
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MODERN 2-PC. LIVING ROOMS
2-Pe LWng-room Suite jacquard moho bouce-----15ee5
Koeh'er INneoom Suite Frenchknot nohoir bouce-
Fourth Floor Washington;
Evening star., 1950-05-23
North Carolina Trucks Lead
virginia Load Violations
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 23.-
Nearly half the trucks detected
violating Virginia's highway load
limits during an intensive check
early this month near Richmond
were registered in North Carolina,
the State Highway Department
reported today.
OF a total of 464 violators, the
department said. 212-or 45.6 per
cent-carried North Carolina Ii
cense tags. About 3,400 vehicles
were checked by High Depart
ment weighing party during the
drive.
Virginia vehicles found violat-
ing the statutory weight limita-
tions numbered 73 and accounted
for 15.7 per cent of the total.
Other violators included:
Florida, As; South Carolina, 80;
Pennsylvania. %; Maryland. 1s,
and the District of Columbia, S.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Knee Injury Blamed
As Boy Hangs Himself

Robert Crawford, IS, son of a
Washington man. hanged himself
in Woodland Beach, Md, because
"a knee injury prevented his play
ing baseball, friends believe.
The youths body was found
yesterday dangling from the limb
Of a pine tree. It was about 80
feetfrom his home in Anne
Arundel County.
DR.. John M. Claffy, county
medical examiner, issued a verdict
OF suicide. &
"A student at Annapolis High
School, Bob played shortstop on
the baseball team at Woodland
Beach. which is near Beverley
Beach. A trick knee caused him
to be sidelined a week ago after
his team defeated Mayo, 22-3. He
was a spectator Sunday when his
fellow players won their eighth
straight game.
That night he sat at home eat
ing ice cream and watching a
television program. His mother,
Mrs. Dorothy Shank, said he
switched off the set and left the
cottage. She became alarmed
when he failed to return in a rea-
sonable time.
After an all-night search the
body was found. It had been sus-
pended from the low tree limb by
three belts, police reported.
Bob's father is Malcolm Craw-
ford, AZ, laundry salesman here
who lives in University City, a
new subdivision in Prince Georges
County.