Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1930, Page 105

distinct sense of -adventure in be- , It was & glorious morning car pulled divinely. I had had her overhauled. in Hollywood, and American me- chanics are simply brilliant—the “Baby” seemed as if she had just been born when they finished with her! The next stage of my journey was by steamer to Wellingion, New Zealand, stopping at Tahiti en route, Adventure began in Australia. I was lunch- ing on the edge of the Coorong Desert at a Jittle town called Robe. An Austrian sitting at my table told me he had just motored over the desert, but “Never again!” quoth he. “I shall ship the car back.” Then he went on to speak of aborigines, snakes, “old man”. kanga- recs and emus, telling me I should probably meet the lot! Aborigines in the north, he said, had recently captured a white woman who had been shipwrecked, had made her the wife of the chief and were feeding her on big white cted 2 “leg-pull” and was not unduly when I was actually on the desert, vind and sun made me fe:l sleepy ad only to contemplate being wife and dining on If “step-on the gas” our over tracks that rist would not believe wonder now how ¥ful moment wher te, ‘about 6 feet ] ight in my track. “Wizard” Smith’s warning ¢ mental -picture of the deadly t @roind. me. If I pulled up, howes be right on top of it, so I took it at tame a.few ghastly moments ef sa: s then I breathed again. It had not been caught up by the wheels! » a’ horrid festooned 1 should A PART ixom ihe various unpleasaninesses it 5 _for the -motorist, the, Coorong, like . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MARCH 2, 1930. “A pair of particularly villasinous looking fellows halted us and nearly frantic. -THeir everlasting hum got on my nerves and their hites covered my arms and ornia gesert,is weirdly beautiful, wild, " __.neck, causing me to think ruefully of a certain Howers of magnificent coloring abound after rain, and at certain seasons bird life is plentiful. e i Colombo was my next port,gt:mll. and I spent several very pleasant daysiin Ceylon be- fore proceeding to Calcutta for' my dash across dndia to Bombay. T : i This proved to be by no means the least in- feresting portion of my long journey. For the Hirst 50 miles or so out of Caleut!a the road was rather bumpy, but not nearly so lonely as I had expected. Indeed, to one unacquainted with India, it teemed with interest, for I met crowds of Indians traveling by camel, buffalo, donkey, ox cart or afoot, each of them a fresh and unknown type to me. At Baraker I put up for the night in a dak bungalow—my. first experience of these institutions—and I Cannot eay that I was very comfortable. For one thing, the mosquitoes drove me green georgette frock I had bought for evening wear in Bembay. The frock, I knew, would look. yery nice, but what my. own appearance would be by the time the insects-had completed their fell work I shuddered to think. I did what I could with a mosquito spiral and a spray, but most of the time saw me hud- dled up in my ceat, with a car cushion for a pillow, praying for the morning. + I decided then and there that I had no use for dak bungalows, an opinion that was con- firmed when I had to stay in another at Kudra. Here there were not only still more mosquitoes, but a small animal about the size of a rat was running about the room all night. It was prob- ably only a mongoose, but I wasn't sure. One thing that struck me as I went along, all the way from Calcutta to Bombay, was the constantly changing types of people one met on the road. Here I would encounter short men, Notes of Art and Artists rather with the purpuse of evoking, through memory or association, emotions. Of exceplional interest is a water color by Olive Rush, “Charros Before a Parade,” which shows a certain relation in adaptation to the primitive art of the Indian and to the very ancient art of the Chinese—an impression of rhythm of line, of motion and of fact briefly, but very sensitively rendered. These painters for the most part speak a new language, employ an entirely new idiom, a language which may eventually be modified, an idiom which may in time be cast aside, but which today give evidence not only of discon- tent with things of the past, but of a welling up of new springs of inspiration. Such works ennnntbejudzedhymysundndo!th_emt, nor can they be regarded as indicative of a new future. They are essentially works in transit, concerning which one must seek and find individual and personal interpretation. IT is of interest to note that in commissioning works in sculpture for the adornment of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the entrance to Rock Creek and Potomac Parkways, sculp- tors rather than models have been chosen. It has been announced that James Earle Fraser has been chosen by the Arlington Me- morial Bridge Commission to do the two figures representing the arts of peace to be erected at the entrance to the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, and that Leo Friedlander has been commissioned to model the two figures on the bridgehead proper, representative of the valor of war. . ™n this way the sculptors, who have proved their ability, will be allowed free scope in the matter of designing and modeling works suit- able for particular placement, and will be able to adapt their work to the exigencies of need with the assurance that it is eventually to be given permanent placement. In other words, will be able to work with assured purpose. James Earle Fraser, it will be remembered, is the sculptor who designed the 5-cent piece now in common usage; also the statue of Hamilton on the south steps of the Treasury, and the memorial to Ericsson in Potomac Park. Among his other notabic works are “The End of the Trail,” San Prancisco; the John Hay Memorial, Cleveland, and “Canadian Soldier,” Bank of Montreal, Winnipeg. Mr. Friedlander was born in New York City and studied at the Architectural League of New York and at Ecole des Beaux Arts, in Paris. From 1913 to 1916 he held a fellowship in sculpture at the American Academy, in Rome. He is the sculptor of the allegorical life-sized bas-relief in the United States Cham- ber of Commerce Building in this city. His “Three¢ Wise Men” is in the chapel at Berkeley, Calif., and his sculptural works adorn public buildings throughout the country. “Mallards At Evening,” an Etching by Frank W. Benson. ’ro enable promising young man and woman students in the fine arts to prepare to teach graphic and plastic arts in colleges and universities, the Carnegie Corporation of New York has recently set aside a fund which will provide for a limited number of scholarship grants for such students. .The fund will also clad only in loin cloths, with long, black hair hanging around their shoulders; a little fa,rthm- on were others who looked like Arab sheiks, dressed in beautiful robes of red, orange and violet. It seemed to me that changes like this took place every few miles, the inhabitants altering not only in countenance and dress, but also in demeanor. At Delhi I visited the romantic Palace of Rajahs, being particularly charmed by the tiny stream of rosewater which runs through the palace rooms and ends in a pond of lotus flow- ers. Could anything express more beautifully the spirit of the romantic East? In order to take advantage of the cooler hours, I left Delhi at 4 am, and while it was still dark I saw in front of mec what looked like two bicycle lamps on the road. They proved to be the eyes of a jackal, which bounded away at my approach. “Anyway,” I said to myself, “thank goodness, it wasn’t a tiger!” I reached Agra about 7 in the evening, and demanded money.” there I was taken to view the Taj Mahal by moonlight. It proved to be the sight of a life- time, and I canndt express the beauty of the wonderful building seen under these conditions —the shadowy cypress trees, the exquisite red poppics made of precious stones that embellish the tombs, the carved marble lilies, all bathed in the wonderful silver radiance of an Indian moon. From Bombay I went by sea to Venice. Venice saw me on the road again, with oply one thought in my mind—to get home as soon as possible. I traveled via Milan, Genoa, Boedi- ghera, St. Raphael, Avignon, Beauvais to Calais, and at Dover was officially welcomed by the mayor, being afterward escorted to Folkestone. Another mayoral procession followed at Maid- stone, and the final scene took place in London, where I was entertained to luncheon at the Connaught rooms. Most complimentary things were said about me, but I was much too shy to respond personally. All told, my tour lasted nearly seven months. (Copyright, 1930.) Continued From Nineteenth Page provide for the reappointment of a number of those who have been the recipients of the scholarship grants in fine arts made by the corporation in former years. The grants range from $1,200 for first-year graduate students to $2,000 in certain cases for advanced study abroad. While no formal pledge is required of in- cumbents, it is understood that applications received will be made in good faith by those who are planning to become teachers. The de- sire of the corporation is to attract promising young persons to the teaching profession rather than to recognize merit and accomplishment on the part of those who are already members of the profession. Applications for scholarship grants for 1930- 31 should be filed with the Carnegie Corpora- tion Advisory Group on Scholarship Grants, 522 Fifth avenue, New York City, before March 15, 1930. The group will make selections on or before March 31, 1930, and applicants will be notified as soon as possible thereafter. AN exhibition of water colors by Mrs. Flor- ence C. Estabrook opened a week ago in the club room, in Stoneleigh Court, of the District Branch of the League of American Pen Women, to continue until March 9. There are between 50 and 75 paintings on view, chiefly landscapes, with a few marines, river and harbor scenes and studies of wild flowers. They represent all sections of the United States, from Oregon and Maine to Florida. Some of the most attractive Forest Profit for States. THE national forests of the country, entailing a huge annual outlay which, in 1928 reached a total of $20,000,000, are returning some of this sum, and the return, with the development work complete, will be even greater 24 in the opinion of forestry experts. For the fiscal year ending June 30, the Gov- ernment received back $6,400,000, made up largely of payments for grazing and timber privileges. Of this sum one-fourth, or $1,- 500,000, went to 30 States in which the forests were located, under a provision whereby the Federal Government allows the States to share in the profits in lieu of paying taxes. The money going to the States must be used for school or State roads work, under the agree- ment with the Federal Government, Because of the overproduction in the lumber business little effort has been made to dispose of the national forests timber, but this over- production is expected to end in the mot too distant future, ‘either throtgh ‘regulation’ ‘or the depletion of private timber lands through careless and wasteful lumbering operations. When this time comes, it is expected that the return from the Federal forests will reach important figures. Many cities and other communities are fol- lowing the lead of the Federal Government and are setting aside funds for forest lands which are to be developed as town forests. In future years, it is expected that in these communities the burden of taxes will be reduced to a mini- mum through the application of the revenues of, the forests to the current expenses. This movement has received a considerable impetus in the New England States in particular. The payment of the 25 per cent interest ¥ Federal forests to the States varied from $188.94 to Alabama to $356,606.10 to California. Other States receiving more than : - Island-of Porth Riso, which received $0248:* subjects were painted on Roan Mountain, above the clouds, of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee. Mrs. Esta- brook is a native of Sewell, Mass., and studied at the Boston Museum School. She has been a resident of Washington for about five years. The exhibition is open to the public from 3 to 6 daily. Siphons Give Relief. INJATURAL GAS, which almost refutes the old saying that “‘you can't get something for nothing,” has one natural handicap that puts *“something” into the “nothing.” = The wells are more or less bothered by water, and removal of the water presents a problem which adds constantly to the cost of gas production, The prime object, of course, is to exclude water from the well, but because of the nature of the strata through which the gas passes coming to the surface, it is next to impossible to prevent water entering. Where the wells are older and the pressure of the gas dimine ishing the problem is more difficult. Many methods have been tried in the past for removing the water. Pumping, blowing, bailing and swabbing all have been tried, with success none too great, for the expense has been high by these methods. The Bureau of Mines now is presenting a substitute method— siphoning—which, it is believed, will be far more economical than any of the former methods. In fact, when the siphon once is in< stalled and in operation, it is expected that the mihel!wmdotheworko(riddmtheny the objectionable water. 4 The water is detrimental in many ways, not least of which is its habit of freezing in weather and stopping the flow of the or seriously curtailing it when it is wanted ost. Use of Soy Bean Grows. T}mmbunmwbethesmthhmfly of the vegetable kingdom, judging from the numerical superiority of its family members. W. J. Morse, forage-crop specialist of the Department of Agriculture, has been on a seve eral months' trip to Japan to find new varie- of the bean, and during that time secured -