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American Indian

Solomon McCombs. Amer
lean Indian painter who had
his first Washington one-man
show at Collectors Corner.
1925 Wisconsin avenue in
1854, is having another there
through March 30.
Most Of the "a tempera
paintings are naturalistic.
with meticulously drawn SUBJ
jects against single color
backgrounds. There is some
stylization and use OF Indian
symbols. Balance, obvious in
most folk painting and de-
sign, adds to the charm OF
these colorful illustrations Of
Indian life and activities,
which are explained in de-
tailed labels. The level Of
quality is even throughout
the series.
Buffalo Hunt" one Of the
largest, is outstanding in in
tereSt; another is "Galloping
Horses" full of action. One
which may be Of particular
interest to more modern
tastes is "Fireside Chat" in
which figures comprise three
fiat color shapes. abstract in
effect as compared to for
example) the detailed Little
War Dancers.
An extensive biography Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Justice Douglas Defends
Rulings on Civil Rights

convinced than ever that the
fight to preserve, protect and
extend basic constitutional
rights is far from won in this
country.
He cites instances and notes
trends he sees as putting
some Of those rights in still
greater jeopardy. The vast
range he explores and dis
cusseS with positive and often
controversial comments COW
ers almost everything from
congressional investigations
to governmental censorship,
and from the right to be let
alone to what he considers a
dangerously growing ascend
ency of the military over the
civilian authority.
Many Of his citations spring
from fairly recent Supreme
Court decisions. Thus, in
these few words, he meets
criticism Of the Mallory de-
cision: 1.-THE purpose Of an
arrest should not be to inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Stone Pictures

The creation of architec-
tural decoration and decora-
tive objects with inlays Of
marble and semi-precious
stones dates from ancient
times in Rome and Byzan-
tium, and reached a high
point in the Renaissance in
Italy, in such an outstanding
example as the work in the
Medici Chapel of the Church
of San Lorenzo in Florence
Richard Blow, American
artist and designer living in
Florence and long fascinated
by the beauty of this work,
began Immediately after
World War II to adapt an
cient skills to modern deco
rative design. A small COLI
lection of his pictures in hard
stones tintarSia) is on view
at Fantasy Gallery. 1865
Connecticut avenue, through
March 81.
He has used the stones
like strokes of paint to out
line reclining and standing
female nudes. as modern as
Matisse'S odaliSques; and
also shows still life, flowers
and marines, some COM
paratively naturalistic. 9TH
ers contemporary. all of them
piquant combinations of new
forms with ancient materials
in beautiful subtle colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Four Printmukers

An exhibition by four
printmakers of the Middle
West. at the Playhouse, 727
Fifteenth street, through
April 3, is an excellent col
lection. The artists have been
seen before in Washington
at the Library of Congress-
Pennell shows, Society Of
Washington Printmakers, and
the I. F. A. Galleries.
Rudy Pozzatti, professor Of
art at the University of In
diana, Bloomington. has con-
tributed a third of the show.
including his woodcut View
Of Pipila," which received the
purchase award for presenta-
ton to the Library of Con-
greSs. at the recent 22d ex-
hibition of the Washington
Printmakers. His mastery of
other media is demonstrated
in engraving, soft ground
etching and aquatint. His
large, somber "Ecce Homo" is
impressive treatment of a re-
ligious subject.
COlOred WOOdcuts
Edward Dickerson of Mich
igan, now teaching in Co.
lumbia, Mo, shows handsome
color woodcuts and a litho-
graph, all distractions of
coast and ship subjects. His
treatments differ, one wood
cut emphasizing vertical lines
and horizontal masses with
excellent textural effects. In
his Autograph, the varied
shapes of sails are triangular
and other geometric forms.
B. M. Jackson, born in
Kansas City. is now an in
structor in the University of
Illinois. where he obtained
his MIA. His etchings and
color blockprints have fetched
important awards. In con-
trast to Pozzatti, whose
themes are European, Jack
sons are drawn from his own
region. He depicts prairies.
woods and farmhouses in
comparatively traditional
manner.
Eugene Mecikalski of Mil
waukee is a distinguished
wood engraver. whose work
is in the Library of Congress.
His several engravings at the
Playhouse have linear variety
as well as varied themes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

LANCE. and half-lured, half
badgered into nightly drink
ing bouts with Callan.
The young soldier finally
breaks of the alcoholic ses-
sions with the topkick. which
is the beginning of his saliva
ton and the nosedive to de-
struction Of the sergeant. At
the climax, the reader learns
what he suspected all along
that the struggle was one for
physical as well as ethereal
domination. Callan's suicide
doesn't serve much better as
a curtain call than would
have any Of the tears he shed
beforehand.
Aside from the bizarre plot,
writer Murphy is a gifted
writer with a sure eye for
dramatic impact and char
acter definition. He will be
heard from again.
JERRY OLEARY. Jr.
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Modern Chinese

The first Washington exhi-
bition of a comprehensive
group of paintings by con-
temporary Chinese artists is
at Watkins Gallery, American
University, through March 81.
Every afternoon except Sat-
urday, 2 to So
These 10 artists-in-exile
from China live in different
parts of the world. Seong
Moy has long been a New
Yorker. also Chi-Kwan Chen,
Dale Joe and more recently,
Yuen-Yuey Chinn. The last
lived in Washington last year
and part of 1866, and taught
brush painting to many
Westinghouse. He had a
one-man show at Bader CAL
lery last fall, prior to his de-
parture for Paris.
The Common Link
Watkins Gallery says This
collective statement reflects
the strong tradition of
Oriental painting and the
common background of East
ern attitude and philosophy
that links them ALL"
This may be apparent to
people with considerable
knowledge of Oriental paint
ing. But if some of these
paintings were displayed to
most of us, without indica-
ton of origin, We should
probably not recognize them
as Chinese, or even Oriental.
Mr.. Chinn's work. for in
stance. takes its place in the
mass of international alb
Stract expressionist painting.
Seong Moy's also appears
akin to other international
abstract painting. AS the
world grows smaller" re-
gional and racial differences
tend to disappear from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
A Major Returns
To His Church
RACKLASH. NV Morris

BACKLASH. BY Morris L.
West. civilian Morrow g.
Co.; $780,
Mr.. West has written a ro-
mantle novel about the return
Of a young Britisher, Mai!
Mark Haplon, as command
ing officer of the occupation
forces after World War II to
the Austrian town where he
once studied to become a
Jesuit priest. His problems
begin Immediately with the
death of his sergeant at the
hand of an anonymous skier
the townsfolk seem unwilling
to give up.
Unhappily married, a force
full administrator who has no
clear image of himself, with
drawn yet not alienated from
his early faith, Mark Hanlon
is one of the few real charac-
tiers in a book in which almost
all is practicable. His old
mentor, Father Albertus. suf-
fers from idealization. Anna.
the girl he loves, enters to the
sound Of harps.
He is only able to return to
his church, a major pre-
occupation throughout the
book, after death removes the
wife who stood between him
and a second marriage with
its blessing. 1t is strange
that although divorce and
remarriage are unacceptable.
he finds nothing appalling in
the belief that God took an
other persons life so he
could have his cake and eat
it, too. BETTY MILES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
'Deepfreeze'

Robert Hogue, now MEM
Der of the exhibits staff Of
the Smithsonian Institution.
spent part Of 1867 with
Operation Deepfreeze"
where he made on-the-spot
water colors, ink and wash
drawings. and black crayon
drawings of the long Polar
voyage and impressions Of
life in Little America"
In conjunction with Inter-
national Geophysics Year. q
collection Of more than 20 Of
these sketches is on view in
the print gallery, Division
of Graphic Arts, Smithson-
ian Building, through next
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

GivesVoice
To India
THE GUIDE. BY r. X.
AYo. fxyii.s~ 40 raN

The GUIDE. BY n. X.
Narayan. Viking; $500
Liberation from British
rule had in one sense the
same effect on India as it had
on Ireland. That is, 1t loos-
ened the national tongue.
There has been a veritable
hood of books by Indian
authors since their nation
became independent. excep-
tionally good ones. too.
The latest example Of this
school is a sly, dry study Of
an operator who inadvertent-
ly promotes himself into be-
ing a swami. The position Of
holy man is thrust upon
Raju by a gullible villager
who surprises him in a tenn
pie on his way home from q
richly merited jail term.
Raju resists at first. But in
civilian life he had been q
travel guide and the transit
ton to spiritual guide comes
rather easier than he had
thought. Anyway. sit was his
nature to get involved in
other peoples interests and
activities" Being nimble-
witted, he is able to solve
many of the villagers minor
problems. So when a drought
comes. they are touchingly
sure that they merely have
to bring it to his attention
to have it taken care of.
Reveals His Past
Due to a garbled message,
Raju finds himself committed
to fast until the rains come.
In desperation, he conf1des
his unholy past to his most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Study Of Federal
Rule Over States
THE SUPREME COURT AND
STATE POLICE POWER,

HE SUFhEME OOJhl AND
STATE POLICE POWER,
a Study in Federalism. BY
Ruth Locke Roettinger.
Public Affairs Press;
S4:50o
The foreword, written by
a North Carolina educator,
comedies that Miss Roetting-
er's book may be considered
representative of the prevail
ing current opinions of the
South. :" 1t is just that,
in effect constituting a plea.
in a distinctly Southern &C
cent. in behalf of States
rights.
AS a brief for the Southern
viewpoint-however valid or
invalid-it is excellent. AS
a scholarly "study in fed
eralism," much is lacking.
For instance, Miss Roet-
finger quotes at length from
remarks by a freshman Sem
ator from a Southern State
criticizing the court for
ignoring the rule of stare
decisis in its school segrega-
ton cases. Yet she finds no
place for Justice Holmes
memorable observation on the
same subject, or for such an
evaluation of the rule as was
stated by the Court in
Helvering VS.. Hallock.
And if this was to be a
dependable examination Of a
much-litigated subject, one
might also question the use Of
such sources as articles in
popular magazines that have
only the flimsiest claim to
objectivity.
DAVID KOONCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

on an FBI-sanctioned story
about the Soviet gold being
poured into the United
States through Swiss banks.
But every time he decides he
has had enough of his blind
detective, someone tugs at his
sleeve and urges him to go on.
Saw New Chance
The last time. it was an
IL = year old Arkansas boy
who read" a Duncan Mac
lain story through a talking
book distributed by the Lii
brary of Congress. Blind
from birth, he wrote Mr..
Kendrick, saying 1T was the
first time I felt I ever had
a chance to do anything.
Please write some more"
Through the years he has
been getting letters from
crossroads readers in India,
itinerant Charles Laughtons,
who go from town to town
collecting crowds and read
ing to them for several hours
in the evening a week at a
time. Among their listeners
are many blind people, who
are enthralled by the COM
petence of Duncan Maclain.
Crossroads readers have
asked for permission to
translate the stories into the
native dialects.
A Hero Is Born
Duncan Maclain was born
through a wartime expert
ence Of the author. The first
American to volunteer in
World War I Che Joined the
Canadian Army an hour
after the declaration), Mr..
Kendrick in England met a
blind soldier in a hospital
ward who traced his entire
war record by lingering the
emblems on his uniform.
When Mr.. Kendrick de-
cided to take up writing as a
full-time profession, with
emphasis on mysteries, he re-
membered the incident and
his accompanying impression
that a blind man can do
anything if he gets a chance.
Duncan Maclain also
brought Mr.. Kendrick into
World War II service. The
author gave his services to
help re-educate the blind.
He taught more than 700
blinded veterans in hospitals
in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ken
drick in 1945 wrote Lights
Out" a story of the rehabili-
tation of a sightless soldier.
Organized Writer'S Group
Mr.. Kendrick was the or
ganizer and first president of
the Mystery Writers of Amer
lea. which now boasts 700
members and a record of
having made it easier for
them to eat from time to
time.
Now he wants to write an
other monastery story. That
would be about the plight of
Americas older folks, those
from about IS on who are
trying to get along on slen-
der pensions.
This is something he feels
he knows a great deal about
at the moment.
mo professional writer in
this country can make a
living on his books" he says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

ly known for his skillful
stories and novels. has coll
lected a series of stories at
tributed to a character who
was celebrated under name
of Col. Bowie j. Kirby. That
wasn't his name, and actual
ly he was a lawyer who spe-
cialized in mining affairs,
known alike in Washington
(our city, not the State),
Montana and Alaska. Some
Of his anecdotes and epi-
grams about poker were
spread in a Seattle news
paper by Kenneth Gilbert's
late brother. Joseph Gilbert,
a journalist remembered
with affection.
alaskan Poker Stories"
expose some of the tricks by
which sourdoughs bettered
their bankrolls. The sketches
by Mr.. Ziegler add to the
charm of this little book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Alfred { n a d b o u r. n, a
painter instructor at the Fa-
nous Artists Schools. West
port. Conn, is having his
first Washington one-man
show at The Obelisk Gallery,
324l P street NV. through
March 80.
The majority of the paint
ings. done in a palette knife
technique, are representa-
tional yet modern, with the
forms linear or rectangular.
Landscapes. industrial scenes,
harbors. still life, are sim
plified, but never beyond the
point of easy recognition by
the layman. Backgrounds are
abstract, divided into differ
ent colored planes, or COM
partmented by dark lines. as
in the window of a still life.
More abstract than these is
his Lamp and Cat" the
lamps glow turning the dark
patterned wallpaper into a
high-keyed circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
THE RIGHT OF THE PEO-
PIE. BY William o. Doug

las. doubleday a. Co.; $4O
The opinions, and especially
dissents, of Justice Douglas
on Bill Of Rights cases have
been so fully and firmly set
in the Supreme Court record
that this book at first glance
might seem superfiuous or
academic. 1t is neither, al
though drawn substantially
from his lectures last year at
Franklin and Marshall Col
lege.
At any rate. it is almost
superfluous to say that this
plain speaking volume. like
its seven predecessors, is pro-
vocative. That does not make
1t less important or timely.
Justice Douglas surveys one
Of the most important and
often misunderstood and
troubled fields affecting the
people of the United States
and the world. He is more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

we talked 10 MIN Dy Cele-
phone at his Fairfax home,
where he is recuperating
from a long series of illnesses.
"A good mystery is the
hardest thing to write" he
said, and the least appreci-
ated. except by mystery fans.
Most people read them look
ing down their noses"
Months of Research
Mr.. Kendrick would thank
such people to know that in
preparation for Clear and
Present Danger" which is
about uranium-nappers, he
spent six months boning up
on the subject at the Atomic
Energy Commission. the Blu
reau Of Standards and the
Bureau of Mines.
They never consider that"
Mr.. Kendrick said a trif1e
bitterly.
Fictional sleuthing is not
exactly the most profitable
line Of work a man could
choose, either. Mr.. Kendrick.
who has been at it for 35
years, once figured out that
in order to make $40 a week
a mystery writer has to write
four books a year.
People do not buy mys-
teries at S2.95 a copy" he
went on morosely. They rent
them"
Mysteries, it seems &C
count for SIS per cent Of
rental library business.
Won't Admit II
But most people will not
even admit they read mys-
teries.
AS a further handicap,
Mr.. Kendrick cites the dis
f1gurement of his hero.
People try to duck the
manned and the deformed,"
he says.
Still, with all these draw
backs, Mr.. Kendrick keeps
coming back to Duncan
Maclain. Between times, he
has written a couple of his
torical novels and is working
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
NEW OPENINGS

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL HALL.
MARK ART AWARD PAINTINGS.
Corcoran Gallery Of Art. March 20.
April -.
BIENNIAL ART EXHIBITION OF THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN
PEN WOMEN Natural History Mu-
scum. Constitution avenue at Tenth
street NV. Today-April 10.
PAINTINGS BY SUZUKI Barnett
Alden Gallery. l27 Randolph place
NV. Current-April 80.
PAINTINGS BY GEoFFREY HOLDER.
Domino Gallery, 1926 Wisconsin
avenue. Current-April Is
PAINTINGS BY G M W. SMITH.
Colony Lounge. 1877 De Sales street.
CurTent-MGy IA.
NEW GROUP OF PAINTINGS. Art
Rental Gallery, sos Eighteenth street
NV. Current indefinite.
PRINTS OF EARLY AMERICA. Lie
brary Of Congress. Current-May 81.
STUDENTS ART EXHIBITION. Guy
Mason Recreation Center. Current
March 80.
EXHIBITION BY DON scHAEFFER.
Wheaton High School Library, Cur
rent-March 2s.
DRAWINGS BY JOHN CHAPMAN
LEWIS. Dupont Theater Gallery Of
Art, 1892 Connecticut avenue,
through April -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
A Tale Of MoIodjustment
By q Bright Young Author
THE SERGEANT. By Dennis


Murphy. The Viking
Press; $3.500
Try to imagine Capt. Bligh
Of Inns Bounty overwhelmed
by an unnatural love for
Fletcher Christian and then
destroying himself. and you
have a rough approximation
of this bitter, intensely writ
ten first novel.
THE Sergeant" is a hard
hearted, hard-drinking old
topkick who arrives at a
quartermaster depot in post
war France and takes a
Stranglehold on the post
from the weakened c. o.
on down. In the course Of
events. Sergt. Callan dis
covers Pvt. Tom Swanson,
perhaps the only well-ad-
justed soldier there. and
launches a struggle to pos
sess his soul.
All-American boy Swanson
is cozened away from his
all-French girl friend, So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

models in executives and in
commercial methods. This
week we have:
THE MAN WHO BROKE
THINGS, by John Brooks
Harper; $3.50
Mr.. Brooks, who Is one of
the most def Of the younger
novelists, started with THE
Big Wheel" which dealt with
an editor Of q news maya
zine.
In 1.-The Man Who Broke
Things" his thiro' novel. he
describes q titan Of the
proxy era, who took control
of big companies through
clever manipulation of stock
holders. There have been
many such battles in the
last few years and more than
one financial parvenu who
could have served as a model
for Hank Haislip.
Kept Safe Course
Hank, starting with moth
ing in the '20s. learned his
way around Wall Street as
an employee Of q bucket shop.
He was never entirely scru-
pulous, but he learned that
there we're some things you
could get away with and
other methods that would
place you on the blacklist.
He always steered a clever
course.
This is the story Of Hanks
campaign for control Of a
huge enterprise called Great
Eastern. 1t is not only Hanks
story but the story of his
daughter, his mistress and
q young man from a news
paper he hires for public
relations.
Too Complex
Hank Haislip is a WELL
developed character. He is
ruthless and yet cannot be
dismissed with that label-he
is too complex. Mr.. Brooks.
like all novelists who try to
write close to life. realizes
that a person is not all one
thing or the other. neither
dazzling white nor coal black.
Hank has his softer. more
sentimental side, as probably
all men of his caliber have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
THE RUNNING MAN. BY
Ben Benson william Nor

row and Co., Inc: $685.
State Trooper Ralph Lind
sey hunts a hitch-hiker killer,
and tries to understand
wealthy, personable Billy
Nesbit, who wants to be a
trooper, but has a strange
affinity for the lawless. An
other good, though not the
best, Lindsey story. B. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Mellon Series

Sir Anthony Blunt, sur
veyor of the Queens Pic
lures and director Of the
Courtauld Institute. London.
will give this afternoon, at
the National Gallery, the
first of six consecutive Sum
day lectures on the general
subject of Nicolas Poussin
and French Classicism." The
series will continue through
April. Cards of admission
are not required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Poker Player

Despite the snooty brush
of which some bridge play
ers give it. poker remains a
fine. deceptively simple
game. a match of wits which
has delighted intellectuals
as well as characters who
rarely read a book or dis
cusS an abstraction. 1 think
anyone who has ever played
poker will be delighted
with ALASKAN KER
STORIES, by Kenneth Gill
bert. illustrated by Eustace
Ziegler Robert d. Seal Pub
locations; Seattle; $1.75)
Colonel Kirby
Mr.. Gilbert. a writer Of
the Pacific Northwest wide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
New Encyclopedia

All the important changes
in science including the
molecular atom, nuclear
structure, radioactivity and
others are covered in the new
VAN NOSTRAND'S SCIENA
TIFIC ENCYCLOPEDIA ID.
Van Nostrand Co., 500 and
brand-new material on sub
jects such as guided missiles,
color television, transistors,
antibiotics, computers and
thousands more make this
work a timely and invalu-
able reference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

selection. opened last Sunday
at the National Gallery, to
remain through April 27.
Comprehensive biographical
data were published in The
Stars news columns page
A-32) to coincide with the
opening.
OF outstanding Importance
from the viewpoint of the fine
arts was Stieglitz' crusade for
modern painting in the
United States, which, consid-
cred by the gallery to be well
known" is arbitrarily ex-
cluded" from the introduction
to the catalogue.
Stieglitz played a major
role in bringing to his gallery
at 291 Fifth avenue. New
York City. and exhibiting
along with photography, work
of the most advanced paint
ers and sculptors of his time:
Rodin, Cezanne, Matisse, Pr
caSSo and others, as well as
American painters working in
modern idioms: John Marin,
Marsden Hartly. Arthur Dove
and Georgia O'Keeffe.
Since Stieglitz was himself
an outstanding exponent of
the medium which more than
any other single factor had
caused a flight from paint
ing as it had been practiced
for centuries, his encourage
ment and promotion of the
work of painters who were
breaking new paths were
entirely consistent,