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with q murder. But he can re-
member nothing Of what hap
happened the night before and
no one viii tell him what he Is
supposed to have done. Before
he is locked up his weeping
mother and distracted father
see him briefly. But he can
tell them nothing. Circum-
stances leave no doubt in any
ones mind that the boy killed
a little girl whom he often sat
up with while her parents went
out. But no one can imagine
why. There is nothing abnormal
about Hickey. He is an excel
lent student, liked by his play
mates. athletic. an all-around
sort OF boy. The psychiatrist
called in is convinced Hickey
Is telling the truth-he can't
remember.
UnreIieved Bitterness
This psychiatrist, q humane
police captain. a reporter with
q conscience and Rickey's par
ents are characters well de-
lineated. What actually hap
pened Is not brought out until
the end Of the trial.
The central situation is grim
enough, but the author has
added to 1t characters who seem
unhappy aside from the tragedy
they are involved in. The re-
suit Is unrelieved bitterness,
which is lachrymose at times.
A touch Of triviality now and
then would have helped. And
yet the author shows he can
write a fast; tense story filed
with suspense.
"The Red Carnation" is q
more conventional story of q
youth. It Is set In Italy in the
'20s. shortly after Mussolini's
triumph. The boarding stu
dent. Mainardi, who is II. and
many Of his schoolmates join
Fascist marches. What boy
wouldn't have found the revo-
luton exciting? But the mar
rative is more concerned with
Mainardi's romantic longing for
an inaccessible girl and his
more earthly attachment to q
girl who is readily accessible.
We peer, meanwhile. into the
lads other problems-his DIM
culties with his studies and with
his family.
Mr.. Vittorini has told the
story sensitively and at times
POLITICALLY. The translation by
Anthony Bower Is smooth and
unobtrusive.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Two-Artist Show

The Wick Byron Gallery in
Silver Spring. 8614 Georgia
avenue, is showing through Au-
gust, q collection Of 10 paintings
by Marguerite Burgess. and IL
by Milton Davis. both artists of
nearby Maryland. Miss Bur-
CESS is well known in Washing
ton, an active exhibitor and
long associated with the Phil
lips Gallery.
Miss Burgess exhibition is
drawn from her work of the
last four or five years. Not q
few Of these paintings have
been seen separately in group
shows here. She Is an express
Sionist with an individual View
point. sometimes whimsical,
again moody. and occasionally
romantic In her reactions. Her
work is uneven, some of her
paintings looking as If they had
been done rapidly with heavy
hand.
But when she is good. she is
very good" as In "City Mosaic"
her charming waterway" and
her romantic Water Street."
Her Clown Ring" surrounded
by shouting kids. appears to
have, been painted from q
Child'S viewpoint.
Milton B. Davis. q resident of
Silver Spring, employed in the
Government, became interested
in painting about five years ago.
He began to study with Ralph
de Borgos. is now working under
Peter Blanc. in the latter's
studio and also at American
University.
Mr.. Davis is still feeling his
way. essaying various modes of
expression, as observers can
see from his varied collection Of
oils and watercolors at the Wick
Byron gallery. It ranges from
the detailed. naturalistic "Old
House" to the abstract Dance
Of Atoms" Those which i'm
pressed me as his best in this
group are his large clean
patterned Sleepy Village"
Weary" q figure simplified. to
stress attitude. and "Old
House."
Mr.. Davis has been repre-
sented in local group shows
lately: The Corcoran's area an
nual last autumn, the WASH
ington Water Color Clubs an
nual, and the Montgomery
County art show in the Wick
Byron gallery In June.
Evening star., 1952-08-17

From the evidence Of these
AZ of his best, Mr.. O'Connor.
Ireland's finest short story
writer, seems to be In a state Of
humorous despair over his coun-
trymen. He finds them confused.
repressed and vindictive. With
all Of their piety, he feels. they
do not know the difference be-
tween right and wrong. When
q question Of principle arises.
they fee from dispassionate
consideration Of ethics to the
warm comfort Of custom and
loyalty.
The best illustration Of this
last point Is to be found IN two
notable selections. In "The
Idealist," an Irish schoolhoy.
feeding on tales Of admirable
English players Of the game.
tries to introduce into q class
room presided over by the Mur-
0CICIp 6k1G k0CSsS W sAeS SAASAsSN
field. Thrashed for his pains.
he returns to the easy morality
Of the comfortable lie. The
priest Of Peasants" also tries
to uphold principle. He insists
ON prosecuting the emhezzler
Of the club funds. His parish
toner's persist ID their attempts
to cajole and even bribe him in.
to dropping the charges. When
the young criminal turns out
badly and becomes . money
lender who shadows all their
lives they still blame the priest
for not having let them send
him TO America IN the irst
place.
But Il Is when they come tQ
grips with the "facts a. life"
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Art News;
Edwin Scott Show
Tribute to Puris
By Florence S. Bergman

Paris is one Of the worlds
best-loved cities: and being one
Of the oldest great cities (it
celebrated its second millenium
last year, has been the subject
Of more writer's. poets. musi-
clans and artists than most
others. ''Reveries of Paris" ID
Edwin SCOTS tribute to the fas.
cinating metropolis. This ex-
hibition OF paintings now on
view In the foyer. Of the Natural
History building, through Au-
gust ~. takes It's name from q
critique Of the artists work
written nearly twenty years ago
by Henri Focillon. The title Is
well chosen: for these paintings,
depicting famous buildings,
squares, winding streets and the
Seine, look as II they had been
done from q poetic memory of
the respective scenes.
Born in Buffalo, N. Y. during
the Civil War, Edwin Scott
spent his youth In Indianapolis,
studied in New York City. He
went to Paris in his early twen-
ties. and lived there most Of
his life. Hence he is little known
in his own country. Thomas
M. Beggs, director Of the Ma
tional Collection Of Fine Arts,
which is presenting the exhibi-
ton, has written an appreciative
biographical and critical fore
word to the illustrated cata-
logue. available at the Museum.
The Scott exhibition is q case
where the trees are better than
the woods. The general effect
Of the large collection (55 paint
ings) Is monotonous. due to their
grayed, monochromatic color
schemes. Most Of the pictures
have a dominant grayish brown
tonality, others a gray-blue.
which Seem dull to contempo-
rary eyes. accustomed to the
glare Of bright colors.
Yet studied individually, each
painting conveys a message Of
q gifted artists reaction to- the
nobility Of architectural mas
terpieces (Notre Dame, the
Madeleine. Chamber Of Depu-
ties building. etc., the spacious
ness Of q great square place
de la Concordel. the pictur-
esqueness Of an old street, or
a harbor (Hondeur. Cherbourg).
But nearly all Of these are. seen
rs through a veil. or mist, or
at duSktime. In short, they
have the look of things remem-
bered. The incidental figures
and orse-drawn carriages in
some scenes add to the atmos-
phere Of past times. AS a mat
ter Of fact. most of these
paintings were done during the
period of World War I. before
and after.
But Scott could handle color
when he chose to do so. as re-
vealed in his large painting Of
an Italian girl at fountain,
and a group Of women near q
mosque. His self-portrait shows
him vital looking man. some
what resembling Robert Louis
Stevenson. II .s
Fifteen Of these paintings
were lent by the artists long
time friend, the Rev. Thomas
r. Hazzard Of Millhrook, N. Y:
10 were loans from the artists
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kee charac-
ter and ideas.
and an in
hnitely more
S p iri t e d
writer. If ev-
cry bit as
skilled a sat-
irist. Against
the quiet but
varied back
ground Of a
sm all emi-
nent N e W
England coll
lege. he has
1annAd an In.
Evening star., 1952-08-17

olrS OF an
uncommonly u
crowded life.
He is Galen
L. TAFT. nine
times chair
man Of the
r e p u blican
State Com
m ittee OF
Maryla n d.
His book.
"W e s tern
Pioneering" "
has recently
b e en- pub
1ieland
Evening star., 1952-08-17
BY Gerald Y

Gerald Warner Brace. whose
name is not exactly q household
word. just happens to be 0ne Of
the best novelists writing in
America today. He made that
perfectly clear in "Tlae Garrett
son Chronicle" which was pub
1ished five years ago this sum-
mer. His new one, "The Spire."
while no better, and perhaps
even not quite so good. is equally
strong evidence that he is q
master Of the art of fiction.
Mr.. Brace works the same
field cultivated more famously
by Mr.. Marquand. but he is a
deeper. warmer student Of Yam
Evening star., 1952-08-17

son. winthrop Scott; his daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs. Humphrey
Scott. and his grand daughter,
Edith Scott. all Of Washington.
and his former pupil. Philip
Chadbourn Of Alexandria. Thir-
ty paintings came from the
artists widow still living in
France. These are all to be
added to the lending collection
established In the National Col
lection Of Fine Arts by Mrs.
Laura Dreyfus-Barney In mem
ory Of her mother, for loan to
educational institutions.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Democracy
BY Henry Adams. fFarrar.
StrGuS & Young: $780,

Mr.. Henry Adams novel Of
manners about Washington.
first published anonymously
IN 1879. Is q timely reissue.
since its theme is the durable
one Of corruption in govern
ment. In his Immaculate. epi-
grammatic treatment Of the
question. the investigator is q
beautiful, high-minded. world
weary widow named Mrs. Light
foot Lee.
Mrs. Lees elegant parlor soon
becomes q meeting place for the
great Of her own and other
governments. Her most glitter
ing prize Is Silas r. Rat
ellie. Senator from Illinois.
. massive. shrewd and plaus-
ible operator who likes to
be known as ''the Prairie Giant
Of Peonia." Smarting still at
being done out Of the presidency
by an Indiana dirt farmer.
Silas applies himself to the task
Of making the new Chief Execu-
tive not only beholden to him
but actually his plippet. While
courting his old enemy. he also
courts the exquisite Mrs. Lee,
who Is herself almost corrupted
by . vision Of power to accept
his mellifluous proposal.
A Healthy Current
Mrs. Lee says at one point
that underneath the scum
floating on the surface Of poll
tics (shel felt that there was q
sort Of healthy ocean current
Of honest purpose which swept
the scum befcre II and kept the
mass pure" /" But for the most
part she sounds like q contem-
porary antiad ADMINISTRATION Cd
itorial writer wondering where
the public good could enter at
aN into 'this maze Of personal
intrigue. this wilderness of
stunted natures =
Evening star., 1952-08-17

President Benjamin Harrison.
hitherto given short shrift by
biographers. has now come into
the hands Of a brilliant young
Jesuit writer who finds the life
story Of the 23d President so
interesting he thinks it is worth
two volumes. The first will be
oil the presses on September 20.
DR.. Harry j. Sievers. s. j..
now in residence at Georgetown
University. has devoted three
years to his project. He gives
q variety of reasons for the
neglect which has up to now
enveloped Little Ben" who
served in the White House from
1893 to 1897. Prime among
these was the fact that during
his lifetime Harrison had the
reputation of being a rather cold
fish, an austere. Calvinistic type
who was known around town
as "the iceberg of Washington"
Even more inhibiting to schol-
ars was the fact that the volu-
minous Harrison papers, in
trusted to the Library of Cen
gress by the second Mrs. Har-
rison. were not made public un-
til her death in 1948.
voluminous MoterioI
Then. too. the mortality rate
among his would-be biographers
was high. Harrison's ewn
chosen Boswell, John Grifiiths,
was given many notes and
memoranda by the President,
but before he could fully utilize
Them he died at his consular
post in England. This material.
impounded at the time, later
found its way back to the Liz
brary Of Congress collection.
which contains 100 volumes Of
papers in addition to Sc volumes
OF scrapbookS.
The most serious previous at
tempt was made in 1924, when
group Of Indiana citizens sub
scribed to a fund substituting a
University of Ohio professor, in
the writing of a life. so far
the only result of this prof.
ect has been a one-vol-
ume collection of the corre-
spondence between Harrison
and James G. Blaine, his one
time friend and Secretary Of
State and later an arch-rival
for the presidency.
Now hard at work at volume
II Of the biography. DR.. Sievers
has already rejected the popular
Interpretation Of Harrison.
Eorly Days in Indiona
On one particular point DR..
Sievers Is anxious to set the rec
ord straight. It was Harrison
who originated the front-porch
campaign. Delegations from all
over the country swarmed over
his indianapolis home to meet
him and hear his views. Sou
venir hunters dismantled the
front porch, too. 1t had to be
rebuilt. Since that time the
Arthur Jordan Foundation has
restored the Harrison Memorial
Home. The same group has
commissioned DR.. Sievers' biog-
raphy.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Mckinley, Too

Another great gap in the pres
idential history Of the post-Civil
War period will be closed with
publication Of a biography Of
William Mckinley by Margaret
Leech. Miss Leech, who is in
private life Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer,
will be remembered as the au-
thor Of that scintillating Civil
War history. ''Reveille In WASH
ington." just how so sparkling
and gifted a historian should
be drawn to the rather lack
luster figure of Mckinley is q
question agitating literary circles
at the moment. It has been said
that Miss Leech's research has
given her new insight into the
romance between Mckinley and
his wife. to whom he was deeply
devoted.
Adlui Stevenson
One Of the least neglected
White House residents. Abraham
Lincoln. has recently been paid
q beautiful tribute by q yisi-
tor and would-be occupant,
Adlai Stevenson. Writing In the
lucid. graceful and forceful prose
which his readers have come to
expect of him. Gov. Steven
SON says in an article entitled,
Lincoln as q Political Leader" !"
in the current issue of the Abra-
ham Lincoln Quarterly:
The true function OF q po-
litical leader In q democracy is
not to impose his will upon the
people. but to aid them In max
Ing proper choices. Harder than
charting the course Of public
policy. harder even than con-
verting generalities into details,
/ Is the indispensable task Of ex-
PLANTATION: indispensable because
the political leader only pro-
poses. but the people dispose.
He must explain and try to lead
them 10 the truth. Such will
fugness to allow the people to
make what he holds to be nis-
tekes nuts aWesome responsible
Evening star., 1952-08-17

Z . Z IL
A swift-moving novel Of ad-
venture. Bruce Wetheral, who
has come home from the war to
. dull job as q clerk In London,
Is left his grandfather's estate.
The estate consists Of land on
top OF mountain In the
Canadian Rockies Ia stretch
known as Campbell's Kingdom.
The old man had drilled for oil
there, but never found it and
had been in serious trouble with
the law for promoting his en-
terprise. Bruce finds most peo-
pie In the British Columbia
community think old Campbell
was . crook, but the young man
has confidence In his grand
father. Bruce's refusal to sen
the 'kingdom" and his efforts
to drill for oil throw him into
collision with an unscrupulous
crowd.
II It's entertainments alone
you want these dog days, this
story probably will be your dish.
II you also insist On plausi-
hility. you'll feel let down. Bruce
leaves London with . third
strike about To be called on him.
A noted specialist has told him
he's incurably III. has . few
months at most. You know. be-
fore you've gone far. that hen
beatsthe zap and also triumph
over al1 the other obstacles that
atreW his path, Naturally there's
3 romance. Mr.. 1nnes has dona
. slick job. CHI.
Evening star., 1952-08-17

MI. 1ait WfOte the DOCK, ne
explained the other day, be-
cause Of q half-century -old
misconception on the part Of
some Maryland politicos. When
he came into the ranks in
1896. after playing q major
role in the settling Of the West,
they thought he was "a country
boy who didn't know anything
about politics"
Nothing could have been
further from the truth. AS
a boy in his teens. he did
political organization work in
Chicago. holding a city hall job
which involved the vital busi-
ness Of deciding who would get
in to see the bosses.
He was part Of the great
Cherokee run Of 1893. He and
his father acted as agents for
10 Northwest towns and also
had 16. towns in Texas, where
for five years they operated II
the perilous Government real
estate business.
When he came to Maryland
in 1896. he bought the land now
known as American University
Park. Real estate work here,
was. Of course. much quieter
than he had known In the West.
Politics was pretty much the
same. though, and Mr.. TAFT rose
to great eminence in his party.
He is proud to have launched
Maryland's present Governor,
Theodore r. McKeldin. on his
political career. ~
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Art Book Reviews

Art Book Reviews
Amodeo Modiglioni
BY Jacques Lipchitz.
Paul cezonne
BY Meyer schapire.
Paul Gouguin
BY John Rewald.
Degos
BY Daniel Cation Rich.
Toulouse-L0utrec
Harry N. Abrams: s1.25 eGch.I !
These compact portfolio edi-
tions with short texts especially
written for them, are illustrated
with 10 plates In full color, the
same as those used in the $40
volumes Of Abrams Library Of
Great Painters" and as many
or more black and white cuts.
Evening star., 1952-08-17

Books in Review
Two New Novels Deal Profoundly
With Problems Of Adolescence
Rickey
BY Charles Calitri fScribners; s275J
The Red cornotion
BY Eio Vttorini LNetD Directions; $3J
Reviewed BY Corter Brooke Jones
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Forthcominq:

Another volume in Sean
O'Casey'S wondrouS autobiog-
raphy. this one to be known as
Rose and Crown" A biography
Of Billy Mitchell by his sister,
Ruth Mitchell. MY Brother
Bill" Arthur Koestler's auto
biography. ARROW In the Blue"
A study Of American women
from Freud to feminism. called
The Revolt Of American
Women" by Oliver Jensen,
husband Of Novelist Jean stat.
ford. =.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Service Set
On the Move

Col. and Mrs. Sam. p. Triffe
and their son Philippe left Thurs
day for q three weeks vacation
at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. En- route
they will visit friends at Sea
Island, Ca. and when they reach
Royal Palm Island. Lauderdale
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Combs.
Capt. and Mrs. Larry Smith will
be leaving shortly for Norfolk
Capt. Smiths new duty station.
In the meanwhile they have had
as their house guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Dalzell of Montclair, N. j.,
who left today for their home
Their daughter Marilyn, a fresh
man at Mary Washington College,
Fredericksburg, is planning to join
her parents in Norfolk at the end
of the school term. The week end
of May II. the Smiths will be the
house guests Of Col. and Mrs. Har-
Ian Cooper in their home in Nor
folk.
Col. Dennis w. Wilson is leaving
at the end of the week for the
Philippines. where he will be with
the advisory group to the Re-
public of the Philippines. He will
motor across this country and will
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Wilson, at North Platte,
Nebr. Mrs. Wilson will follow later
when schools close for the summer.
Col. and Mrs. Robert Quacken-
bush of Carlisle Barracks, Pa,
were the house guests of the VIII
sons on Thursday and Friday,
returning to Col. Quackenbush's
duty station at the Army War
College.
Another popular service set
couple who will leave here shortly
are Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Howard. Comdr. Howard goes to
Japan the latter part of June, and
Mrs. Howard, together with their
children, Michael, Kenneth and
John, will join him later.
Mrs. Howard plans to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira G. Silver,
at San Diego about June IS, and
will then proceed to San Francisco,
to await further instructions re-
garding travel.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
.Vernu KeIly
.BetrOthed

The Mayor Of Rockville, Md
and Mrs. George La Mar Kelly, jr.
announce the engagement Of their
daughter Verna Mae to 2c
Officer Roy James La Couse Muir.
ply, British merchant service
He is the son of the late Mr.. ano
Mrs. Howard Pellessier Murphy Of
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland.
The bride elect is a graduate o1
Hannah More Academy, Reister-
town, Md, and attended the
Women's College of the University
of North Carolina in Greensboro
She was also a student at the
University of Maryland. where she
was a member of Gamma Phi.
Beta sorority.
Second Officer Murphy is serv-
ing aboard the M. v. Cingalese
Prince which docked in Baltimore
last Thursday. He is a graduate
of Wesley College. Dublin. and the
nautical branch of the University
of Southampton, England.
The wedding will take place in
the early fall.
Evening star., 1952-05-04

Gen. Lemuel Shepherd, Comman-
dant of the Marine Corps and Mrs.
Shepherd, Comdr. and Mrs. Lau-
renee E. Williams, Mrs. r. j.
Archibald and Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe.
Others planning to attend are
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Bretsch,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Wilson, Vice
Admiral and Mrs. v. r. Murphy,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. George
Fort, Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Francis S. Low and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Byron Hall Hanlon.
The gay affair will be for the
benefit of the 1852 Navy relief
drive and is sponsored by the
Navy Relief Society.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Mrs. Kin0boII to Be Honor Guest

Mrs. Dan Kimball, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, will be the
honor guest at the Navy Supply
Corps Officers Wives Club lunch
con Tuesday, May 13, at the
Army Navy Country Club.
An interesting program has been
arranged, including a presenta-
ton of poems by Mrs. Alfred M.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Navy Relief Ball Neurinq Date

May % is the date for the
forthcoming Navy Relief Ball
Much entertainment is promised
and both the Sail Loft and OFF,
GERS Club will be opened to ac-
commodate the many people ex-
pected.
Among those who have already
made reservations are Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Dan Kim.
ball, the Undersecretary and Mrs
Francis P. Whitehair, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Herbert R. Askins, Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
John F. Floberg and Admiral and
Mrs. William M. Fechteler. Also
Evening star., 1952-05-04

Roster. on the vicissitudes of serv-
ice life.
Wives or widows of Supply
Corps Officers in the area are in
vited to attend the luncheon.
Reservations can be made by CALL
ing Mrs. F. L. Lawrence, XII. g.
1853; Mrs. S. E. Dorrance, Ordway
3474, or Mrs. j. P. Szyperski, JE.
3-8729.
Evening star., 1952-05-04

Announced

Col. and Mrs. Ray w. McDuffet
of Falls Church, announce tht
engagement of their daughter
Lois June to Pfc. Edward j
Dimock II. U. S. M. c., son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Dimocl
of Monticello, N. Y.
The bride-elect is q graduate
of George Washington University
in this city, while Mr.. Dimock i.
"a graduate of Yale University il
New Haven.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
| 1t. Caldwell
Takes Bride

Miss Alice Elizabeth Feather
stone, daughter of Mrs. Mary
West Featherstone of Syracuse
N. Y, was married recently to 1t
Kenneth Simrns Caldwell, u. S. A.,
of Washington. He is the son OF
Mrs. Margaret Peterson Simmer
macher of San Diego, Calf. The
Rev. Christian P. Jenson per-
formed the ceremony which was
held at Zion's Evangelical Luth-
eran Church in Syracuse. A re-
ception was held after the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Auqust Weddinq

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Weiss of
Washington announce the engage
ment of their daughter Ruth to
Mr.. Bernie Levin, also of this city.
He is the son of Mrs. Max Levin
and the late Mr.. Levin.
The wedding will take place in
August,
Evening star., 1952-05-04
MRS. GEORGE SIBOLD
The former
Miss Patricia L. Brown.

The Fort Myer Chapel was the
scene of the wedding yesterday
of Miss Patricia Louise Brown
daughter of 1t. Col. and Mrs
Thomas Alan Brown Of Arlington
and Mr.. George Grady Sibold
He is the son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. George G. Sibold of Roa-
noke, Va.
The Rev. Emmett L. Walsh off,
ciated at the ceremony. There
was reception at the Officers
Club. Mr.. and Mrs. Sibold will
reside in Arlington.