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Roosevelt moves to reduce agencies' requests for statistical repts from business; asks Central Statistical Bd to rept
The fare of the Hudson Manhattan Railroad between New Jersey stations and downtown Manhattan should not be increased from six to ten cents, as proposed by the railroad, but an increase to eight cents would not be unreasonable,
Repub proposals; Sen Nunan asks for more Cong dists
Conflicting claims issued on Suchow situation; civilians flee Japanese siege; Gens Pai Tsung-hsi, Li Tsung-jen and Feng Yu-hsiang reptd in area; 5 Amers remain in city; Japanese reinforce Kaifeng forces; Gen Chen Cheng appeals to League for collective sanctions in protest against Japanese poison gas use; Japanese warships shell Kiuhsien; landing party repulsed at Chungshan
1938Janet Fish, American painter and academic[†]
Janet Fish is a contemporary American realist artist. Through oil painting, lithography, and screenprinting, she explores the interaction of light with everyday objects in the still life genre. Many of her paintings include elements of transparency, reflected light, and multiple overlapping patterns depicted in bold, high color values. She has been credited with revitalizing the still life genre.