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Funtusy Survey

Artists whose work has been
exhibited at the Fantasy GAL
lery, 1865 Connecticut avenue,
from April, 1854. to May, 1856,
are having a group encore,
through June 4. One or more
works by each of II painters.
and several japanese 18th
century drawings, compose a
varied collection, reminding us
how good most of the Fantasy's
shows have been.
The group runs a gamut
from Leonid's naturalistic,
beautiful Lobster Traps" and
Fishermen" to John Wells
handsome abstraction "Crys-
tails and Shells" composed of
oval and diamond shapes. Ira
Schwartz row of Brown
stones" with reflections in
their windows, is Startlingly
realistic. John Piper's romantic
Dark Quarry" Kurt Selig-
MAINS haunting Surrealistic
Dutch Settlers" and Picasso's
delicate. expressive line draw
ingS are among the highlights.
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OF LAW AND MEN. BY Felix

OF LAW AND MEN. BY Felix
Frankfurter. (Harc court,
Brace & Co.; $6.75.)
In his view Of government
and law. and especially gov
eminent under law, Mr.. JUS
tice Frankfurter pleads guilty
to being an "old-fashioned
liberal" Doubtless to the sur
prise of any who have accused
him of inconsistency in his
half-century career as teacher.
scholar, jurist and crusader.
this book provides plenty of
evidence that he is his own
most effective witness.
"Of Law and Men" is COM
piled from his papers, letters
and addresses since he went
on the Supreme Court II years
ago. 1t thus portrays his vast
and zestful interests perhaps
even better than a formal
autobiography. The observa-
tions. reflections and recollec-
lions achieve this to a great
degree by centering on other
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ing Nets with it's swagged
lines, is outstanding, to semi
abstract items, including two
of rocks at Great Falls. stress
ing weight. size and bulk. Mr..
Jackson studied watercolor
with Eliot O'Hara. and last
summer. oil in Hans Hoff-
mans Provincetown class. He
said his effort now is to blend
that experience with his pro-
fessional work.
1.-The emotional momentum
attained through working in
an abstract manner" illus
trated by several distractions
in both media in the show
seems best tempered by bit
of the discipline developed in
the commercial art field"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27
RUBY McCOLLUM: WOMAN
IN THE SUWANNEE JAIL.
BY William Bradford HUE.

RUBY McCOLLUM: WOMAN
IN THE SUWANNEE JAIL.
BY William Bradford HUE.
(Dutton: $685.
August 8. 1852. was a Sun
day. At 1884 am. in Live
Oak. Fla, most folks were in
church. Two who were not
were Clifford Leroy Adams
and Ruby McCollum. They
were in a medical office down.
town, and the woman was in
the act of pumping lead into
the body of the man.
This is neither the most
novel nor the most exciting
situation in the annals of
literature. What brings it out
of the ruck are these consid-
erations, as related by Mr..
HUE:
. Adams was a white man,
a doctor who specialized in the
treatment of the po' folks
with whom Suwannee County
abounds, and a politician of
considerable accomplishments
and even more considerable
ambitions,
. Mrs. McCollum was a Me-
gro. the wife of a prosper
Gus numbers operator. and a
person who (metaphorically
Speaking) seemed to know
where the body was buried in
the doctors past.
. Additionally. Mrs. McCol-
lum was pregnant by the
doctor-for the second time,
and apparently was beginning
to tire of the experience.
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SMALL SOUNDS IN THE

SMALL SOUNDS IN THE
NIGHT. BY Eric Sevareid.
ALFRED A. Knopf: $500
Eric Sevareid deSignates his
listeners as "night-duty bar
tenders. taxi drivers and in
somniacS." While modesty is
ever to be encouraged among
the tribe of pundits. it simply
won't do here. Mr.. Sevareid
is one analyst over whom
many radio listeners gladly
lose sleep.
For them Gas for those who
are not within the sound of
mis- voice. he has performed a
real service in collecting his
nightly four minute essays.
For the only flaw in listeners
enjoyment of his civilized pc
RODS is that they so often try
to grasp his words out of the
air and memorize them as he
speaks.
Anti-Balderdash
His commentaries were
written to be listened to, but
they read equally well. That
is partly because Mr.. Sevareid.
unlike many of the other
chaps who tell us what's what
every day. has a great deal of
respect for words and great
skill in using them. 1t is also
because he is not trying to
frighten us to death with tales
of impending doom, of rats
gnawing at the foundation Of
the republic and of his own
derring-do in averting inter-
national catastrophe or do
nestle skullduggery. His eff
forts are directed towards pro-
ducing what the BIC in its
weather reports calls bright
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For the Parent
Or Purent-to-Be
THE PARENTS HANDBOOK.

BY Allan tromme. Pn.D.
(Simon g. Schuster: $3.50
A book written exclusively
for the present or soon-to-be
parent. DR.. Fromme's hand
book covers parental problems
from getting a child to go to
bed. to preventing thumb
sucking, to educating about
sex
Conveniently indexed and
cross-referenced, it offers a
quickly available and easily UNI
derstood solution to all or
nearly all baby's major and
minor distresses. This is not
a book for the shelf, but one
which should occupy a place
convenient to all your child's
activities.
GLADYS Ellison.
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Author Revisits Scotland
In RoIIickinq New Novel

cause of her indecision. There
is action aplenty. Mrs. Speas
is an accomplished storyteller,
and what is more-and more
alien still to the historical
novel-her characters are as
plausible as ones next-door
neighbor. All in all. we have
here escape reading at its best.
DAVID KOONCE.
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Middle East

Two local ladies', sisters,
have culled the wisdom of the
Middle East for our delecta-
ton. They are Dalai Khalil
Safadi and Victoria Safadi
Basha. who have compiled "a
THOUS SAND AND ONE
ARABIC PROVERBS" Some
of the selections have a rueful
sound. Example. HE who has
money can marry the sultan's
daughter" Others are more
like western maxims. Ex-
ample: Beauty will pass
away, brains and kind deeds
are the best maxims.
For scholars, the original
Arabic text is also given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

and M. Batigne founded the
VallauriS museumS) promi-
nently hung in the exhibition,
demonstrates most effectively
how well adapted the designs
are, for the modern artist. Also
by Mrs. Batigne are many
watercolors of design details
on view. simplif1ed or modi-
fled in color.
This exhibition Eliminates
in a striking way, the wealth
of resources in the Textile
Museum and in the larger
sense, of all such collections,
for art lovers and students.
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in World War II. Mr.. Obolen-
sky'S novel is called ROGUES'
MARCH random House;
$4.50). 1t shows such a re-
markable talent, such a nat
ural fair for writing and char
acterization, that it is an I'M
pleasant duty to record that
the book is a strangely uneven
performance.
Whether it's merits or faults
tip the scales I do not know.
"Rogues' March" is a long,
too-long story of a small town
in the Hudson River Valley
which the author calls Red
Brook. He was brought up in
Rhinebeck, N. Y, on the
Hudson.
A Complicated Story
The narrative moves from
1884 to 1945. 1t concerns
largely a few families-the
rich and powerful Dills, the
looked down-on Harpers, who
are the local morticians; the
political boss, Dave Tenvroos;
AL Teetlebaum. the police
chief, and Frank Beckwith,
editor of the county paper.
The story is vast and COM
plicated, but we'll managed.
Gradually Steven Harper. who
turns his back on his fathers
funeral parlorS and becomes a
lawyer, emerges as the leading
character. There are several
women who occupy the stage
at various times, but the most
important is Sylvia Dill, the
strange and promiscuouS
daughter of the towns leading
family.
ImpreSSiOniStic
Much of the book is written
in a modernistic, almost an
experimental style, which at
times is irritating. When the
author forgets this self-con-
scious writing and lapses into
plain English, he is most eff
fective. His descriptions of the
town and its environs and the
peculiar problems clutched be-
hind the facades of all houses,
are vivid indeed.
Unfortunately Mr.. Obolen-
sky was aware that he was
writing modern novel and
felt he had to bring in a great
deal of sex in specific terms
and to use an unnecessary lot
of words which used to be con-
sidered unprintable. His novel
would have been more artistic
if he had given the readers
credit for more perception and
implied rather than spelled
out some Sordid situations. He
need not have left out the sit
uationS. Because of the ex-
IRENE candor with which the
novel is written at times, it
can be recommended only to
those who are not shocked by
such things. but can read be-
yond them into the finer de-
scriptions and deeper motiva-
tions which make the book
worth while.
Shades of Anderson
"Rogues' March" is. in ef-
ect. an over-complex Spoon
River Anthology" 1t might be
wondered, in passing, whether
Mr.. Obolensky was not intiu-
enced, as lot of us were once,
by Sherwood Anderson's
"Winesburg. Ohio" Or does
the youth of this generation
still read it? I might guess,
too. that the young author had
read Thomas Wolfe with ed
miration. And I might be
wrong.
But there is no question of
Mr. Obolensky's gifts, and I
am confident he will do a bet
ter novel.
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American Federation of Arts.
The artist, born in Russia in
1914. was driven out with his
family by the revolution. Early
orphaned, he was educated in
Catholic church schools in
Belgium, also at the Beaux-
Arts in Brussels. In Paris at
10, he had years of struggle
and privation, served in the
Foreign Legion during World
War II. In the late 1940s, he
began to achieve success, both
personal and in his work, and
his sudden death last year by
his own hand, when only Al,
is difficult to understand.
Mature examples of his work
are here; not only the travel
ing exhibition. but several adj
ditional paintings from the
Phillips collection, besides
those the gallery lent to the
federation. The Phillips Gal
lery had a one-man show Of
de Stael's work several years
ago.
De Stael's distractions are
strongly individual, with vari-
atoms over the decade. The
first six Q946-48) are charac-
terized by compositions done
in heavy impasto of oblique or
diagonal heavy lines in white
and warm grays, with occa-
sional touches of brighter
colorS.
In characteristic works of
the next few years, the paint
is applied In rectangles, color
is more varied. Subsequently,
de Stael nroorpSSed toward I'M
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itarian trips to Germany, will
visit California and Germany
to seek further information.
Mr.. Lochner. who reported
German affairs from 1921
1912 tried to do something diff
ferent in always the Unex-
pected." He tried to convey
not only the glory of being
in on Notwithstanding events
but also the day-to-day drudg-
cry that claims the foreign
correspondents time when
history is not in the making.
Reading dry newspapers was
part of the daily chore and
hanging around the Office at
odd hours to give some foreign
country the rate of its cur
rency was, too.
Mr.. Lochner, who lives in
Red Bank, N. j. these days,
retired gracefully from the
newspaper business in 1916
and hasn't had an idle mo-
ment since. Always the I'm
expected" was his sixth book,
the seventh is in the making,
and the end is not in sight.
Louis Fischer at Work
Another veteran foreign cor
respondent now graduated to
book writing was also briefly
on the local scene. That was
Louis Fischer, who came here
to see some old pals and
doubtless pick up a few i'm
pressions. Mr.. FiScher's THIS
is OUR WORLD" foreign
correspondence in the grand
manner, is just of the
press. It takes up where his
Men and Politics" left of
Q945. took him around the
world several times, and has
him recording the views Of the
mighty and the everyday peo-
pie who make the world what
it is.
MIR. Fischer also gave us a
little insight into how he
works: I'm Rome or Washing
ton. Tokyo or Jerusalem, New
Delhi or New York or Bonn or
Saigon or London or any
where" he says. whenever I
have an interesting interview
of conversation / write it down.
sometimes verbatim, and file
it. Occasionally l write it in
the form of a letter to my
family or a friend and keep
a carbon copy. These diary
entries are supplemented by
notes of my impressions, OBJ
servations. and reflections as I
travel abroad and in the
United States.
Il also keep bullying files of
clippings from newspapers and
magazines of several countries.
To these, from time to time,
I add letters that come from
persons throughout the world
about their living conditions.
work and thoughts"
Busy Rebecca West
And also for a little while,
Rebecca West. who has been
called "the greatest reporter
IN the world" was in our midst.
Miss West has not forsaken
journalism. but for time.
other matters have claimed her
Illuminating attention. This
winter she delivered the Yale
School of Drama lectures, and
she has completed a novel. her
second in 80 years. Those who
remember The Thinking
Reed" as the headiest fiction
they ever read are looking for
ward to the authors new VEN
ture with the greatest relish
imaginable. It'll be here in
the fall.
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Ancient-Modern

The fifth and best Cor most
interesting from the viewpoint
of the visitor) in a series of
annual exhibitions lent by the
Textile Museum to George
Washington University. is on
view in the library, 1923 G
street. through June 6. It is
a fascinating show. entitled
Modern Design in Ancient
Art" including ancient and
modern textiles, tapestries and
rugs from Peru (some 1000
years old or thereabouts). In
dia, Bali. Persia, Asia Minor,
Belgian Congo, the Balkans,
Mexico and Navajo Indians.
The director of the Textile
Museum, Rene Batigne's def
milton of art in his introduce
ton to the catalogue, is a little
masterpiece.
His wife, Claire Voight
Batigne. has done much to
emphasize the value of the de-
sign elements in this eXhibi-
ton. Her large tapestry. de-
signed from ancient textiles
and woven in the Aubusson
factory in France (where she
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Navy in Pictures

flCIUhE h1SIOhI Ot
THE U. S. NAVY, by Theodore
Roscoe and Fred Freeman
(Scribner, $12.5O is a valu-
able addition to anyone's Ii
brary. This comprehensive
and ornate book is lavishly il
Illustrated with sketches and
photographs tracing our Navy
from its earliest days. The
text is confined to captions.
The modern section is much
briefer than the Revolutionary
and Civil War portions.
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ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
De StoeI Paintings
On View at Phillips
BY FLORENCE 5. BERRYMAN

memorial exhibition of paintings by Nicolas de Sael is
view at the Phillips Gallery through June L. Twenty-Five
oils executed between 1916 and 1854 selected by Theodore
Schempp Of Paris dealer and friend Of the artist lent by
private collectors and the United States including
the Phillips for national circulation under auspices Of the
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Books
Important First Novel
Shows Fine New 7 oIent
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES

passing interest to note that Ivan Obolensky who
massive and interesting first novel, Is the
Prince Serge Obolenky and Alice Aston He born in
but his parents brought him to the United
States weeks DID, and his home since has been
this country graduate Of Yale and served in the Navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

inhibited purity of color, more
thinly applied His large
landscapes and marines of the
last several years. still alb
stract, nevertheless suggest
the subjects in dazzling blues.
reds and other colors, and are
memorable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
3 Men Convicted
In Hub Cop Theft

Three men, including one who
worked as a counselor at the Dis
Itrict Welfare Departments Chill
dren's Home in Laurel, Md, yes
Iterday were found guilty OF
stealing hub caps by a Municipal
Court jury.
They are William M. Walker,
IN, of the 800 block of Twenty
first street NE; Joseph Fowler,
%, of the 1900 block of Rosedale
street NE. and Joseph Meach-
UNI, 26. of the 1000 block of
Claggett place NE, all Negroes.
They were arrested on Septem-
Der % in the 700 block of Nine
Iteenth street NE. by Pvt. Preston
K. Scisci, who discovered two
auto hubcaps in the back of their
car.
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COLLEGE NEWS
3 Washington Girls
Honored at Smith

! Three Washington girls re-
Gently received scholastic honors
at Smith College, Northampton
Mass.
Miss Drusilla Andre Chartrand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r.
lChartrand. 1910 Biltmore street,
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa
national honorary scholastic
society.
Two members of the sopho-
more class named first-group
scholars are Miss Diana Dane.
niece of Miss Ruth Beatrice
Dane of 1851 Tennyson street
NV, and Miss Judith r. Heller
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Heller of 1880 Appleton street
NV.
Miss Margaret ]. EIstead
daughter of President and Mrs
Leonard M. ElStead of Gallaudet
College. has been named one of
the 4S Sarah Williston scholars
at Mount Holyoke College, South
Hadley, Mass.
Each year the college confers
this honor on members of the
junior class who have achieved
outstanding academic rank dur
ing their first two years.
4 x
The Board of Education of
the M ct h dist Church has
awarded the National Methodist
S C holarship to Charles r.
Wierer, son of the Rev. and Mrs.
Robert B. Wierer of 100 Otis
street NV.
\
Miss Priscilla Snow WilbOurn.
daughter of Mrs. Snow w. Will
bourn of Bethesda, was the recip-
lent of this years Mount Hol-
yoke Club of Washington Award.
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freshman from Washington.

freshman from Washington.
4 X \ X
Miss Susan Gregory Dawson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Dawson of 1922 Newark
street NV, recently was
awarded freshman honors at
wellesley Mass College, for
highest academic achievement
during her first year.
A graduate of Woodrow Will
son High School, Miss Dawson is
now a sophomore and is active
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ADVERTISEMENT
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

Miss Welbourn, who attended
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School, was granted the award
as the outstanding incoming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

in sports and political science
activities.
u X X X
The freshman class of Dubu-
que University has elected as its
vice president Miss Joyce White,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
White of 7410 Georgia avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1956-03-25
LIFE IN
THE COUNT RY
WooIIy Bears Have Really Made Good
BY JAMES RlRcHElELD

The heavy snow Of last Sun
day caught US unprepared. Just
at the time when we had gotten
tuned to spring. the weather
threw q fast one at us.
J. r. Lintner, who has been
keeping track of the weather for
a long, long time in our neigh
borhood, said he couldn't re-
member a heavier snow this late
in the year.
Mr.. Lintner and / took stock
first thing last Monday morning.
and decided we had something
near to four inches. A lot for
this time of the year.
And this seems to bear out
the predictions last fall Of our
woolly bears. Fora time I was
afraid they had fallen down on
the spring end of the year, but
this blizzard came just in time.
II you remember, the woolly
bears last fall indicated we would
have o hard winter at both ends,
and I would say that a three
of four inch snow fall in the
18th of March sort Of supports
their predictions.
This time last year we were
ctying for moisture, and now we
Would like to see a little sun
and wind to dry out what we've
got. Which all goes to show that,
no matter what the weather is,
it can't please the countryman'
Our land is like a well-satu-
rated piece Of blotting paper.
Evening star., 1956-03-25
Lee to TuIk Tuesday
On Shady Gurden'

"The Shady Garden" will be
the subject of an address by
Frederick p. Lee in the Garden
Evening star., 1956-03-25

There Is no tree that pro-
vides beauty and shade without
providing leaves to rake. Into
each home owners life some
leaves must fall. But one of the
closest things to a leafless tree
is the thornless honeylocust, 1t
has a compound leaf made up of
small leaflets only an inch or two
in length. Leaflets are so small
the litter is relatively light when
autumnal shedding occurs.
The dark green foliage offers
a light, lacy shade in summer
giving a unique effect. And the
lightness of the shade is bene-
fetal to lawns.
Other advantages are the
trees ability to withstand dis
ease and its wind resistant
branches, 1t also comes in a va
riety of types Some are distinc-
tive in themselves and others
are somewhat similar to the
American elm. The height OF
native trees ranges from so to
80 feet.
Growth rate is good and the
tree thrives in any but the most
Evening star., 1956-03-25

Everywhere you step, water bub-
bles up. The ground is so wet
now that 1t just won't take any
more water.
A little sun is now in order,
For, after all. we've got to start
thinking about getting the back
field In shape to plant to some
sort of hay crop for next winter
II the long range forecasts
are correct-that we are enter
ling q cycle of cold winters and
wet, cooler summers-we've got
Ito get started raising more hay
for our animals.
I wish we had gotten that
field planted last fall. We would
be in fine shape now. But that's
the way it is. No use regretting
Charles Monroe, principal OF
the LeeSburg Elementary School
and prominent resident of Ash
burn, said he always knew his
home town would be on the mar
some of these days.
Now, with the plans of the
town Of Fairfax to, dam Goose
Creek for a municipal water
supply. Charles says 1t looks like
Ashburn is going to become q
"port town." .
He already is getting his FISH,
| ing gear laid out against the
time when Goose Creek becomes
a lake. Won't have to drive al
the way down to the Bay to dc
! his fishing.
Evening star., 1956-03-25
'Treated.Posts
Resist Decay
And Termifes

Home owners and farmers can
treat their fence posts against
decay and terrnites by a simple
soaking process developed by the
Forest Products Laboratory OF
the USDA Forest Service.
BY standing the round green
posts first in a water solution OF
copper sulfate and then a water
solution of sodium chromate, the
two chemicals diffuse into the
post and combine to form copper
|chromate. This combination is
toxic to fungi and insects. prac-
tically inSoluble in water, and
will not leach from wood placed
in a damp soil.
OF 100 pine posts thus treated
and set in 1912 in Mississippi
only one has decayed. This is a
region of high decay and ter
mite hazard, where the average
life of untreated pine posts is
about three years. The average
life of hardwood posts also has
been extended considerably by