Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1923, Page 24

HARVEY SHATTERS ROYAL TRADITION Brings News Writers and Duke of York Together at Dinner. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, October 27.—Ambassador Harvey continues to shatter the an- cient traditions and formalities of the royal court of St. James. Untll last #ight no member of the royal family had ever taken bread and meat—and wine—with ordinary American news- paper men, but.now the King's second #on has been initiated into the fellow- ship of journalism. Col. Harvey Invited the Duke of York to meet some friends at the Marlborough Club, made famous by the duke's grandfather, and when the duke arrived he was introduced to the guects—English and American journalists and correspondents. Dimner Unique, The dinner was unique from ai thor angle, inasmuch us the cOrr spondents were able to attend a func- tion featuring royalty and diplomats witheut having lo listen to long speeches and then go to their offices to write about it. ] Among the ambassador's were Sir Arthur Willert, forme; Wushington correspondent’ of the London Times; John L. Balderston of the New York World; L. R. Holme: New York Times: Joseph Gring, Ne York Herald; Arthur Draper, New York Tribune; Hal O'Flaherty, Chi- cago Daily News; John Steele, Chi- W. H. Milgate, Detroit M. Collins, the Press; Lloyd Allen, Frazier Hunt, International News Service, and Sidney Thatcher, Philadelphia Public Ledger. UNEARTH FISH HEAD SIX FEET IN LENGTH Other Fossils in Excavation, Evi- dence That Ocean Covered Cleve- land Centuries Ago. gues News: clated Pres: CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dctober fish head six fect long, and which Prof. Jesse E. Hyde, head of the depart- ment of geology at Western Reserve University, estimates must have been part of a fish that attained & length of twenty or thirty feet, has been ua- carthed near here. This became known with the an- nouncement by Prof. Hyde that ex- cavations for remains of fish which lived in the ocean that covereu ibe viclnity of Cleveland centuries ago have been in pugress since May by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. One fish, of shark found entire, six feet long. Prof. ig a_species Hyde sald. A dozen fossils of other varie- | tise of fish, almost 2il of them entire, also have been uncovered and taken to the museum. which, he said, when the work is compieted, will have on of the: largest cxaibitions of these rare specimens. The six-foot head belonged to a type known as the Tipanichthys (or glant fish) of the Arthrobbre group. Prof. Hyde gaid. The fish lived and died In what geologists call the De: vonian period of the earth's geolog cal history and was the largest ani- mal that ever lived upon the face of the earth up to that time—20,000.000 to 40,000.000 years ago. “The Tipanichthys failed to survive in the struggle for existence.” Prof. Hyde said. “and there is nothine liv ing today of which the Tipanichthvs ean be considered ths &NV strete f imagination. The shark-llke foss'l. however. is unquestionably the remains of the ancestor of the present shark. The fossils have been found in the so-called “Cleveland shale” ing mreat quert'ties of “h. stone ard ““hacrin shale tn cracle hods and valleys in the vicinity of the sity. TAKE STEPS TO REMEDY FARM LABOR SHORTAGE Equipment Manufacturers Estab- lish Research Department to Aid the Agriculturists. By the Associated Press, CLEVELAND, October 27.—To put the American farmer back on his feet, the National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers, which closed its annual convention here yes- terday, has established & research department through which it hopes | to remedy the farm labor shortage, which threatens to break down farm production. “Some 2,800,000 farmers hire outside help in normal times” said Finlay P. Mount of Chicago, executive chair- man, in presenting the plan to repre- sentatives of 260 manufacturers and 16,000 local dealers. “The 1919 census showed that farm hands’ cost the farm- “Government figures reveal that under the pressure of labor short- age Zarm labor has been affected in ways—abandonment of farm facturing have been the biggest ma; and increasing wages averag- round 20 per cent over last year, with the tendency still upward and no relief in_ sight.” H. J. Hershiemer of La Crosse, Wis. was elected president of the asso- clation. Resolutions adopted call for the re- Deal of the La Follette seaman's act Adamson act and immigration lim| tation, oppose soldiers’ bonus, gov. <rnmental price fixing or market in- tervention to maintaln wheat prices and prison manufacture of farm im- plements, favor open shop in indus try, standardization and simplifica. tien of industrial pl increasing anthracite miner; wages, advocate repeal of "burden- some war taxes,” especially those on commercial paper and telegrams, and -oppoge amendment of the transpor- tation act of 1920, REGARDS WORLD’S CRISIS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHURCH PROVIDENCE, R. I, October 27.— Picturing the world crisi portunity for Methodis: a ocalamity, Bishop rns of Helena, Tai Charles Wesley ont., known as told the Union last are age es.”” He sal “The most pathetic flgure in this changing age is the man or woman ‘who does not realize that things have uh%u‘ed he bishop also saw a great op- portunity for Christianity in the flooding of the United States by for- eigners, declaring: “We are talkin gloomily of our polyglot population, but ought to thank God for it. The very puly{lnt population ought to make us thank God that the rogenitor by AMUSEMENTS Actors’ Fund Benefit. “A strange hodge podge, but you will like 1t.” So declared Miss Julia Arthur in the prologue of ths annual |benefit performance in behalf of the actors’ fund of America at the N tional Theater yesterday afternoon, and she was quite right. The quaint conglomeration offered by a group of men and women, notable in the theatrical profession, was delighttully entertaining and most pleasantly re-| ceived by a house of proportions that must have helped to a considerabie extent the philanthropic enterprise of the stagefolk. In addition to Miss Arthur, the talentod. caste included Ina Clal Patricia Collinge, Amelia Blngham, Gladys Walton, Macklyn Arbuckle, Bruce McRae, Clarence Harvey, Arthur Deagon and a host of others scarcely less important in the world of mimicry. The audience, too, was one to be expected of the nation" Capital. Society, residential and gov- errnmental. generously patronized the affalr, but none seemed to find more enjoyment in it than Dame Margaret Lloyd George, wife of Britain's war- time premier, and her daughter, Mis: Megan. As ‘a tribute to these dis- tinguished guests, Miss Arthur re- cited “England, a poetic panegyric of the land across the sea. The entertalnment sparkled with comedy from beginning to end, but there were interspersed musical num- bers—both vocal and instrumental— junusually pleasing; dancing, conven- tional and eccentric, and even feats Jn{'strenglll. here was something for every one, and he would be hard Indeed, who did not get a thrill of pleasure at some time dur- ing the afternoo Perhaps the most distinet hit of the program was xcored by Miss Clair. {Mr."McRae and others of the com- P he Awful Truth” this “week. They “The Triangle,” a burlesque, by Alexander Leftwich. that takes all prizes for brevity. There were but nine lines. yet the playlet contained {more genuine humor than usually is packed into two hours of many of our so-called farces. Mackiyn Arbuckle. version of the eternal trlangle. most- {1y in more serious vein, in “My ‘\'um-l | too. gave a in, an.” Supported by Miss Frederica Going and Rollins Grimes, jr. Ar- buckle admirably enacted the middle agcd husband. exposing to his Kirl- {Ivifc the shallowness of her would-be lover. Miss Collinge and others of “The Lady in Ermine" company were cast In John Kendrick Bangs' “The Real Thin; an extraordinary conception of the servant problem. It was the first presentation here of the New York actors' fund performance suc- cess and was enthusiastically jcelved. Others from “The Lady Ermine” company to entertain_were liss Nancy Gibbs and Walter Wolf, | who sang the love scene from the ! musical attraction. Ae the ardent, | | though inebriated, wooer, Mr. Wolff | left nothing to be desired and was in excellent volce in_his duet with . Miss Gibbs. ' Herry K. Morton and | Zella Russell of the same company | | &ave a speclalty in which Mf. Morton | scored signally with his tale of the stuttering blacksmith and the stam- | mering job-seeker. H JFrom Keith’s came Rae Samuel “the blue streak of vaudeville": | . Ethel and Florence Fleming. | concert stars; Alex Cross and Ralph ! cal “culture exnonents, . & charming ar- tiste, remarkable for her versatility, | Miss Samuels' songs were new and | jmirth-provoking, the Flemings play- jed entracingly.’ the little Tiberio H and danced her way {Into the hearts of the onlookers and {the athletes performed marvelous!y. ! Then there was Amelia Bingham ilong a_ favorite of the theatergoe {assisted' by Beth Franklin, | Vaughn and John Bowle, jcompahy presented that scene from | "Mme. Sans Gene." Sardou's ddama, { wherein the one-time laundress takes | to task in no uncertain manner the haughty Queen of Naples. | And last, but not 1. there was Arthur Deagon of the “Little Nellie clley” company. Arthur not only | proved a most capable announcer i throughout the afternoon. but had |part of the program to himself. In | that, he sang some songs and stepped |some dances In a manner well worthy of one who has passed through r less vears. Deagon's rendition of Farewell to the King's Highway, which he sang more than two dec- |ades ago in_ “The Highwayman, drew great applause, Washington contributed itz bit of ,talent, the Le Paradis Orchestra | |opening the performance. | Daniel Frohman, the New York iproducer, and Miss Elsie Ferguson were there, too. Mr. Frohman spoke briefly, but Miss Ferguson told at length of the great work done at the jactors’ home on Staten Island, N. Y, The entire afternoon was a splendid | I tribute to the stars of today to the| {stars of yesterday. “Sistine Chapel Choir.” Fifty-two boys and men of the Sistine Chapel Choir made an un- {usual and imposing picture as they {stood crouped in purnle cassocks and {lace-trimmed surplices on the stage of Poli's Theater vesterday afternoon and sang wonderful old Latin chants to an audience that filled the house to several rows of standingz room. In the center of the picture, in robes of cardinal red and delicate {lace, Mgr. Antonio Rella, conductor of the r. dominated the scene. |His is a striking personality and, in {the atmorphere of the old Gregoran {chants, written or revised by Pales- itrina in the sixteenth century and t This little 1 by Perosi 300 vears later, Mgr. Rella might have been a living' image of a portrait by da Vincl. In the singing of these solemn. simple melodies in sometimes a many as ten voices and usually in at {least four or five, the unity of pitch, ibreath control and the sharp clear- rnss of attadc were insniring. The littlest choir boys at either end of the front row, almost hidden behind ponderous music books, their big ;eyen glued in cherubic awe of the {kirdly leader, as well as the power- ful basso singers in the last ro and all obeyed the of direction. The music tiful that it seemed al it sacri- legious to applaud, vet the audience could not have desisted from an- plause, so high was the enthusiastic {appreciation. The deep richness of the bassos was something to marvel at and the tenors had unusually sweet, round tones. The lboy sopranos had that chaste clearness tin their voices that is never found in women's voices and the altos were very R though not so rich, perhaps, as feminine contraitos. The clarity of jenunciation was especially noticeable in the last two numbers, Vittoria's “Ave Maria” and Palestrina’s “Exsultate Deo,” both of which were repeated. Perhaps the most impressive of all the selections was Perosi's “Alleluia,” in which the organization was divided into two choirs, the bassos and tenors singing from the front of the balcony to the others, Who remained on the stage. Unusual echo effects and all the subtle nuances of a ten-voice com- position were thus emphasized. This number also was repeated, as was Refice’s “Greetings to the American which both opened and closed program. b “O Salutaris Hostla “Tu es Petrus” were examples of the choir's ability to give fine shading to the soft- er notes, while “Domine Jesu Christe™ and “Exsultate Deo” were striking ex- amples of robusto singing. Not once during the entire program was the fact that any instrumental accompaniment might increase the effect brought to mind. Mgr. Rella seemed to draw sonorous volume from these men and boys with his very finger-tips which vibrated like the strings of a violin with intensity of musical feeling. The choir is Indeed a great institution. HACKER WAS OIL MAGNATE. OCEAN CITY, N. J.,, October 27. John Trout, sixty-nine, who was known to visitors here as the driver of a one-horse hack. but who once held large holdings in the Pennsyl- vania oil flelds, was buried yesterday. According to local tradition, Trout knew John D. Rockefeller when th Pennsylvania ofll flelds were firsi being developed and lost most of his wealth when he refused to follow Mr. Rockefeller's advice to move with him to_ anothe: on of the ofl region. and | photographers. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT THE BEGINNING OF A B AT A HoTEL A STRANGE Town SE R NI SPEMD S 15 MINUTES STUOYING A STEAMSHIP AD, 0) HAS MUCH OF A CHANCE 1 THEY { 1L FLYERS DARN STIRS FRENCH ACE Lieut. Elliott’s Stunts in Bad Wind Thrill—Nungesser Pays Tributd. By the Associated Press. MITCHEL FIELD, N. ¥. 27.—The peak of dare-deviltry aeronautics was reached yesterday by First Lieut. M. L. Elliott, who not only flew upside down on a straight- away course for a halt mife, but hung by a safety belt for the benefit of The stunt was per- formed in a treacherous wind and produced frequent thrills that brought | shudders even to callous Army air- men. The topsy-turvy record topped oft a series of oth daring feats by Lieut. Elliott. One of these was to describe the figure “8" while flying upside down in the same treacherous gale. Several loops and weird bank- ing maneuvers also were executed. The most Lieut Elliott could get out of the little Spe messenger in making the figure was 3ixty-five miles an hour. A thirty-five-mile wind Increased the velocity of fight. Capt. Charles Nungesser, French fiying ace, ran across the fleld and was the first to wring Lieut. Elliott's hand. “If T am the French ace,” he sald, “you are the American ace. a never seen such daring flying before. CARNEGIE FUND AWARDS FOR ACTS OF HEROISM Silver and Bronze Medals Dis- tributed—Pensions to Dependents of Those Who Died. By the Associated Press. H PITTSBURGH, October 27.—Thirty- six acts of heroism were recognized by the Carnegle hero fund com- mission at its fall meeting here late yesterday. Eight of the heroes lost their lives and to their dependents the commiseion granted pensions. In five cases silver medals were award- ed. while in thirty-one cases the com- mission bestowed bronze medals. In one instance, where a hero ‘was in- jured, he was granted diseblement benefits. In eight other cases $12,800 was appropriated for educational purposes and $13,000 for othee worthy Durposes. H are a hobby with us beeause we know how they last when put onto a house properly. We've investigated them thoroaighly and the mills we buy of today assure us our Shingles ave all dried slowly under a temperate heat so as to.retain their life. Whether repairing an old raof or putting on & new one you o //// ACGAINWITH DEM " MATCH Hier PSEY ! S g5 {WOMEN BREAKING AWAY ! FROM HEATHEN SECTS| | | Methodist Missionary Society Told | Non-Christians Turning From Their O1d Beliefs. | i | By the Associated Press. | | DES MOINES, lowa, October | Women of non-Christian countries are makipg steady progress from the sub- Jugation of heathen religions and are | looking to the missionaries of America for inspiration, guidance and ideals, | delegates to the annual convention of | the Women's Foreign Missionary So- | ciety of the MetBodist Episcopal Church | were told by Mrs. Charles Bayard (Mitchell of St. Paul, Minn., who re- turned recently from an extensive tour of countrles where the society main- tains the missionaries, | The women of these countries, she declared, were becoming more and more . interested in the work of the mission- arfes. Much is being done, Mrs. Mitc! ell declared, in decreasing the great| death rate of children in foreign coun- tries. Mrs, F. J. Connell of Pittsburgh, P: told of the educational work being done by _the missionarie Chinese women, ghe said, have orga: ized a “league of political participa tion," which has for its purpose the de- sire to place the women of that country | on an equal political and social standing with men. Florence Hooper of Baltimore, M national treasurer, revenue for last vear was $2,303,225, increase of $63,000 over the previous year. MUSSOLINI RELIEVES PRESS. MILAN, Italy, October 27.—Premier | Mussolini has revoked the orders to the prefects of Triest and Friull,! stipulating that must foreign columns. The order provided seques- | tration for papers which failed to comply. ON, D. SITS Dowe AND CurseE s FATE FOR STRANOING HiM 1IN SUCH A KOLE ( |_)Q|° e SAav L oo! \Wry, FIRPO WILL KNOCK THAT BIRD ForR A S WHATCHA Doin’ Os MA':JY HAVIM' DINMER WITH ME KISS VERDICT VOIDED. Justice Says Jury Was Influenced by Woman’s Youth and Beauty. NEW YORK, October 27.—Setting aside a verdict of §5,000 for a stolen kiss, awarded by a Brooklyn jury last Tuesday to Mrs. Alice Mercer against Louls Goodman, Supreme Court Justice May yesterday sald the test'mony of Mrs. Mercer and her husband was unworthy of be- 1lef and that the jury had been in- fluenced by the woman's youth and attractiveness. ‘ A motion for a new ‘trial was granted. Black leopards are the most diffi- cu't of all cats to train. As a Matter of Fact, Are Your Real Estate Invest- ments Profitable? 1i they are not, we would suggest that you talk with us. Perhaps we can offer a sug- gestion that would be of in- terest to you. We are willing to hear your real estate trpubles. Gardiner & Dent, Inc. 717 14th St. N.W. 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By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, October 27.—Modern statecraft and the byways of twen- tleth century life often are paved, like another road.” with good inten- tions. but they “lead throush a jun- gle of words and sentences to am- biguity and nowher. 8ir William I. de Courcy Wheeler, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, declaged last night in his fellowship address at the eleventh convocation of the American College of Surgeons. Bir William, together with Surgeon QGeneral Hugh 8. Cumming of the United States public health service and Alfred B. Webb-Johnson of Royal ot Surgeons of England, were rary fellows of the Amer- The convocation, which marked th close of the present clinical congry of the surgeons, bestowed American fellowships upon 527, including more than 100 from foreign nations. More than 500 representatives of the pro- fession, attired in cap and gown, at- tended the closing session “Color Blind” in Polities. Sir William told of the 140 years' history of the Surgeons’ College in Ireland “through the fluctuations and vicissitudes which have so peculiarly characterized the government of Ire- land.” ascribing the survival of the institution to the fact that it “has been color blind since the day it was born and hence unable to distinguish one political color from another.” Modern statecraft “appears to be based on the belief that the world can_assim 'The term politiclans does not in- clude those great statesmen to whom we owe the very life of liberty, nor does {t Include those unostentatious, whole-souled individuals who give their lives to public servic ABSENCE OF SCARS WINS MAN FREEDOM IN COURT Wife Seeking Deserting Husband Convinced Wrong Man Held by New York Police. Associated Press. EW YORK, October 27.—Absence appendicitis scar and a black mole on the chest of Barnett Lubinsky of the Bronx yesterday won his relea: iafter he had been 'identified by a daughter of Sam Lubinsky as her father and the man who deserted her mother and five children in Richmond, Ind., eight years ago. The mother ~testified at habeas corpus proceedings that she was not 80 sure as her daughter about the risoner's {dentity, and told of the y marks. Detectives failed to find them, after David Lubinsky, brother of the missing man, had asserted Bar- im. — e i nett wasn't Sa: Garage Soon Available Northwest Residence Section Three Floors About 25,000 Sq. Ft. F. H. Smith Co. Smith Building 815 15th Street N.W. Dig Up Ancient City in Italy, Find Many Rich Tombs By the Assoctated Press. . FERRARA, Italy, October 27. Ruins of an entire ancient city, believed to antedate the Romans by perhaps a thousand years, have been discovered near here. More than & hundred tombs have been uncovered, together with the re- malns of a number of persons buried in them. There are traces also of an im- mense temple, fragments of which are being placed together in an ef- fort to decipher the markings and trace the origin of the city. Wear- ing apparel and numerous jewels and vases with elaborate artistic designs resembling Greek forms were found in the tombs, Some experts point out that it may have been an Etruscan city, the language of which is still un- known, s no traces are left to form sufficient material as a basis for translation. Others believe it to be the ancient town of Spina. —_—— EVANGELINE BOOTH ILL. Balvation Army Head Undergoes Third Operation. EW YORK, October 27.—Com- mander Evangeline Booth, leader of the Salvation Army in the United States, underwent a third operation yesterday in Booth Memorial Hospital after having undergone two others recently for removal of abcesses in the nasal passages. 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TALSS L UAONASSSSN NN NS SRS Betier Business Bureau of Washington Progress Main 6830 SASSSSARARSSSINNN N NSNS The seventh of a series of constructive ideas sponsored by the Achievements of permanent and lasting value require time in their development. These mark PROGRESS. Such are the achievements of the Better Business Bureau in its three vears of operation. The constructive results of this work are made apparent by a com- parison of newspaper advertising in Washington three years ago and news- paper advertising as it appears in Washington toda; of Washington While PROGRESS has been made, our work is not done. Business men of vision and foresight are co-operating and lend- ing both moral and financial support to carry this work forward. Better Business Bureau