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GERMAN ART EXPERT IS
CALLED TO PHILADELP
DIR. Wilhelm yaicntIner VIII Pre-
pare Catalogue of Widcncr
Collection.

BERLIN. Dec. 24-Tho Berlin art
expert DR.. Wilhelm Valcntlncr. has
been summoned TO Philadelphia to
prepare catalogue OF tho Widencr
collection. DR.. Valentlncr, before the
war was director OF one OF the de-
pnrtments OF the Metropolitan Mu-
scum.
German critics place high esti-
nation on the Widener collection,
particularly the Rembrandts. which
1t is declared. are the finest array
outside the great old public galleries
or Europe. 1t is reported from Wien
ma that Joseph Strygovski, professor
of art and history in Vienna Univer-
sity. Will leave for the United states
In n few days to deliver n series Of
lectures.
Copyright, 1921. by the Public Led
ger Coz
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TIE WORLDS STRANGE EVENTS FLASHED ACROSS THE 81

suggestive rather than realistic, the
art OF Max Reinhardt fits with u sort
OF inevitable perfection into tho real-
ly huge proportions and massive
symbolic forms OF the Crosses
Schauspielhaus.
And then there was IIerminc Koer-
'ner. Never-but never-has the
writer seen any acting OF this or
der. Under tho severe test OF the
powerful emontional acting aud the
proximity of the apron stage to the
audience, sho emerged as an actress
OF Shakespcarean caliber, n worthy
colleague of Reinhafdts.
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lspecial correspondence.l


MANILA. L. l.. Dec. Ex-Governor
General Leonard Wood has appealed
to the newspapers OF the Philippine
capital to help him help the papers
so the Filipino people intimately E,ay'
be helped. The new Governor Is M
pressed with the fact that ono OF I'VE
greatest weaknesses in the Phi. -
pines Is tho lack of large readi :,
public. which would mean strong
public opinion.
A conference OF Manila editors wao
called by the Governor and attempts
made to discover means by which
government support could be given
to efforts to widen the sphere OF in
nuencc of newspapers in general. The
Governors point Is that he cannot
help tho Filipinos as he should until
he can reach the people and that he
cannot reach the people until The
papers are able to reach them. He
wants to work out plan to get
more people to read md then he
would do his utmost. officially and
personally. to give the newspapers
every Legitimate opportunity to grow.
He suggests that small govern
mental or semigovcrnmcntal paper
be issued for wide distribution 90
create in the people n desire TO read
This paper. according TO his sugges-
ton. would not carry advertising ex-
ceDt periodicals advertisements. and
would print bulletins from govern
mcnt offices, digests OF WORTHWHILE
stories and papers and Other matter
designed to serve AS appetizers for
the mind.
The absence OF wcll-defincd and
wcll-developed public mind In the
Philippines may he attributed to a
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Poor Countries Take Adj
vantage of Levies on Gre
dentials of Americans.
GERMANY LEADS IN
EXACTING EXTRA SUMS
Plan TO Secure Wise Good for
One Year From
Tcutons.
By =. II. ConEcr.
Especial Cable Dispatch. ]


BERLIN. Dec. 24.-Negotiaiions ara
In progress here looking 10 sim
piification ard cheapening OF the
passport wise procedure under which
American travellers suffer in Ger
many. rs In most other Euroncan
countries. Taking advantage of the
American precedent OF charging $40
for passport wise. the Germans.
heretofore have como the state De-
partnent one 'bcttcr and have
charged the equivalent OF $40 for n
wise for limited period. For each
person mentioned on tho passport
they have eIacted another $40 and
MISC tho ssmo sum for every extern
sion.
Other poor countries Of Central and
Eastern Europe have done likewise
with the result that the average
American passport. after a compare
lively short period OF travel, repre-
SCENTS the investment OF {: small for
tune.
Germany likes Plan.
Tho United States embassy and
consulate are now negotiating with
some prospects OF success, TO secure
for Americans, for n moderate foe.
= German wise good for one year
iermany's Willingness TO negotiate
IS due 10 certain extent to the de-
sire 10 re-cstablish the health resort
traffic, which before tho war brought
thousands OF rich Americans to
Baden BADEN, Wicsbaden and other
German spas, usually TO reduce their
aNoirdupoiS and pOckcttooks in
equal proportions. This stream OF
travel Is slow in rc-starting, largely
owing TO the complaints of tourists
and np1lI q lSnrG ~ -
she'll ont repeatedly passport fees and
other cSact!ons TO the accompanl-
!nent OF considerable annoyance.
Receive Many Complaints.
The embassy la now receiving a
food OF complaints from Americans
travelling, from Germany co Poland
ana the new Baltic states. who are
agGr!cvcd, not only by the high pass
port payments and the frequent ac-
ton or the Poles IN dragging from
the International sleepcrs passengers
not provided with Polish vlsas 10
cross the Polish corridor (v!eas
which are not required on German
trains on the same route). but also
orcr the senuestrat!on BY German
authorities OF ali currency In excess
~ 5000 marks, the l!rl!t, unfor-
Inmates entering Poland are per
mittrl 70 change from dollars into
Polish marks.
Copyright, 1921. Public Ledger Coz
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Reduced Railroad Fares
Account Christmas HOLIDAYS
Atlantic Coast Line

Round-trip tickets at one and one
half fares Viii be sold on Decembcr
2lst 22nd. gard. 2ith ana 2Lth. tnai
UNIT midnight january !. l922--Adv
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CHRYSANTHENlUM DOC'' is ENTERED
IN PARIS EXHIBITION OF ''DOGS DE LUXE
tspecia, Gable to The rimes.pispateh.1

PARIS Dec. 24The has for
Of lap
stir
am
and resembles huge and called
and it's hair long its body small the
is
Tho
OF
rho Ledger Col
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25

The outstanding feature of tho
thcatcr this week or the Berlin stage
OF this season can DO said to have n
center OF gravity ut all) Is undoubt-
cdly the Max Reinhardt version OF
Goethe's "Gotz Won Berllchingen."
Sumptuous. but simple pocticalIY
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Gires rlrure. nn Germon mem.

BERLIN, Dec. IA Berlin news
paper has calculated that the German
deb, to the allies. $4,000. 900. 900 gold
marks, would weigh. in 20-mnrk gold
pieces. $1,000 tons. TO transport IL.
eighty-five freight trains of forty
trucks each would DO needed. the
journal estimated
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ErectInr rmo nle On rnnI.

PAV0- PAGD. AMEKItAN EhMOA,
Dec. 2as~--Thc Cnited state Shipping
Board Is erecting Two hug oil tarHs
hero to fuel Hoard vessel on the
tyans-P Pacific. run. The material 70.
tho tanks WAS brought by Inc stcan.
ehlp "Eas3rn queen.
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AIR TRAVEL REACHES TO
LUXURIOUS STANDARDS
Danger From Fire and Engine
Trouble Reduced to
Minimum.
ENEItY COMFORT Is FURNISHED
Experts Declare AirpInnes VIII PLAY
Most Important Part In Red Cross
work OF Future Wars and In Re-
lief wors.
EVERY COMFORT IS FURNISHED
IBv Associatedprn..l

PARIS. Dec. 24-Amplo proof that
travel by air has now reached the
same luxurious standards MS travel
ny land was given in the seventh
annual aero salon held hero.
No longer need prospective air
travellers hesitate FOR lack az con-
Nen!encc, comfort and, experts say.
also safety Dagger from fire ana
engine trouble has been reduced to
minimum hy the latest inventions
IN aviation. Promoters o: CONT
rental air transportation guarantee
smoother travel through the air AZ
speed 81 l25 miles an hour than is
possible 70 experience on even the
s!owcst trains
VIII Play mtg Fart.
The airplano will play most i'm
portant part ia the Red Cross work
"f future wars Air operating rooms
with fun equipment and air arnbu-
iances for less urgent cares. arc n
practical reality. Several unusual
machines were shown 10 prove this,
one II complete aero hospital. accom-.
lnodatine Two patients on stretchcrs
n doctor ana IN assistant with corn.
pletc operating necessities, including
. table. The newest stabiiizine an
n!ianceS permit the surgeon 10
operate while the machine goes
through space at 100 miles an hour
There were several air ambulanccs
with space for two or four wounded
soldiers.
VIII Garry - Passengers.
The last "ord in dc luxe ali. traycl
IS tremendous machine built to
carry twcnty-fcur PASSENGERS AT n
speed or 100 miles an hour. II I, a
veritable "air Limited" with ali tho
features of m American ,ranvconti.
mental express except tho otserva-
ton platform IL contains a bath
room. "a snoIinE-room with card
tables. comfortable lounge chairs
which are made into bcd> for night
travel, card tables, pltchcnette leo.
hox and stove. Room Is also pro-
"ided for p crew or three
Increased Hizo IN Wings Ia rroyidcd
on all lntc machines as means OF IN
creasinX stability. Soinc 81 the pas
senger machines have LOCKOUT cabins
for observers and one machine mas
TWO tail seats for experienced air
travellers
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WAR IS FORGOTTEN
ON BERLIN STAGE
English, French and Russian
Plays Divide Honors
With German.
FROM FARCE TO DRAMA
Max Reinhardt's Version of
Goethc's "Coetz Won Der.
lichingen" Is Noteworthy.
FROM FARCE TO DRAMA
Especial Correspondence

BERLIN. Dec. 24.-The war Is about
over at last. as far as Berlin theatri-
cal life is concerned. Tho glory Of
the Berlin stage Is being upheld at
present by such Tcutonic names as
Tristan Bernard, whose 'Huhnerhof"
is meeting with as much success rs
If ii were the "Cour dc poulaille" or
the 'POultry-Y Yard; Castor de Call
iavat and Robert dc Flers, in Die
Fahrt ms Blaue"; Fraulicu Josctt-
meme Frau" by Paul Gavault and
Robert Charvey; 'Kiki," by andre
Picard: Die Fremde Frau" by Alex
andre Bison; "Das Ewig -MannIiche,"
of Roman Coolus; plays by Fcydcuu.
Charles Mere. and more still, and II
will be seen that the peace signed
ut Versailles has been ratified in the
box office.
Add to this the plays by 1bsen,
Shaw, Caldcron. Barry, Shakespeare
and Tagoro. and ono Will be tempted
To ask. "Whaddya mean. German
stago?"
Still there is plenty OF room for
all. Two OF the younger drama lists.
Fritz Won Unruh and Casimir Icdech-
mid, are getting hearing Mt the
"Deutschcs Theater' this week. Her
mann Bahr, whose book on EXPIRES
sionisms" last year announced his
allegiance to tho new artistic faith
of Germany. IS also represented by
"Das Konzert" deliciously subtle
presentation OF what an artist has to
face today.
New wine out of an old bottle Is
Gerhart Hauptmann's "tragi-comcdy,"
Peter Braucr." Here, too, tho lead
Ing chnracter-thcre are no more
"hcrOes"-is an artist, IL one stretches
the term far enough to include a
dauber who does portraits OF Kaiser
Friedrich at four marks apiece. bluffs
n country gentleman into thinking
him n second Valesqucz and evcntu-
ally Is shown up. to relapse into dis
iliusioned corner-Erocery existence.
Hauptmann has not been so success
tui In his new medium as in his
sterner works--aftcr artist types like
CHAMPION and Kramer, his Peter
Braner Is unconvincing and even
clogged up with dramatically use
less detail. The old vitality. how
ever tho keenncss OF characteriza-
ton, the Opaque Silcsian atmosphere
preserve the play from damnation.
The outstanding feature of tho
thcatcr this week Gf the Berlin stage
of this season can DO said to have n
center OF gravity Mt all) Is undoubt-
cdly the Max Reinhnrdt version or
Goethe's "Gotz Won Berllchingcn."
sumptuous but simple. POLITICALLY
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
ID. C. National Guard

An examination was held Thurs
day at the National Guard Armory
to fill two vacancies now existing
in the rank of second lieutenant
Engineer Corps, District National
Guard. The company commanders
were recently requested to nomi-
nate not more than two noncom-
missioned officers for the competi-
tion. Seven candidates presented
themselves before the board Thurs
day night. They were George Z.
Rinehart, Daniel II. Cave, Carl A
Steger. Lewis A. Burns, J. n. Moore,
r. II. Fugett and George n. Lloyd.
Mai. Charles +. Roberts, who has
been attached to the stan of Brig.
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding
general. has rendered his resigna-
tion. on account Of his business in
terests. Mai. Roberts is well known
in National Guard circles. having
for a number OF years served in the
old Fourth Battalion of Infantry.
Capt. ]. r. Mckay. Engineer Reg
iment. has been assigned to COM
mand of Company A of that regi-
ment to fill the vacancy caused by
TIC NdpN- % L.
The resignation of Capt Smith has
been accepted by the President. He
has accepted a position with the
government in the Philippine ISL
ands.
Sergts. Alvin NJ Bowers and John
r. Burns. who were recently recon-
| mended by Brig. Gen. Anton Ste
phan. commanding general. to take
the examination for entrance to the
United States Military Academy al
West Point, have reported at the
Army Medical School for their ex-
aminations.
Lieut.. George L. Evans, Engineer
Regiment. has been assigned 70
command the Headquarters Com
pany. relieving Capt. ]. r. Mckay
who has been detailed to command
Company A OF the same regiment
Lieut. Evans has been On duty with
Company c since its organization.
| Sergt- Oswald E. Camp has re.
enlisted in Company A. Enginee,
Regiment, having recently compIet.
ed one three-year enlistment with
credit to himself
Plans are practically completed
for the first dance to be given b.
the officers of the United States Ma
val Reserve at the o Street Armory
foot of Seventh street southwest, OF
March 81.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Knights of Pythias

The final games of the seasons
series by the Pythian bowling
league are scheduled for the current
week. as follows: Monday nighS,
Webster and Calanthe: Thursday
night. Franklin and Capital: Friday
night, Columbia and Century-De-
catur Lodge teams
Columbia Lodge will have work in
the knight rank at their meeting
Wednesday evening y. Girardi. who
was recently elected grand inner
guard. was rendered a reception last
week.
The board Of directors of the
Fythisn Hall Association will hold
their regular monthly meeting to.
morrow evening.
Rathbone-Sup Lodge will
hold a knight rank ceremonial on
Friday.
Capital Lodge on Tuesday evening
conferred the knight rank on several
esquires.
~ lNOAhN
presided at the meeting of HON,
Lodge on Monday evening. SRmue
ID. Boss was enrolled as a member
of the lodge. and II. q. Tegeler wa:
elected to membership.
Calanthe Lodge held a meeting
Monday evening and conferred IN,
knight rank on a class Of esquires
A class will be presented for tn,
page rank at their next meeting.
Webster Lodge met on Tuesday
evening with Chancellor Command
Smith presiding. w. p. MansfielC
and Sergt. John Butcher. both o.
West Virginia, were elected TO Eoa
orary membership. Keeper OF Rec
ords and Seal Morton. on behalf 9
Webster Lodge, presented a Pv
THAN emblem gold ring TO retiring
Chancellor Commander John T. Nc
Grew.
Chairman Boyd reported tina
badges for the class ceremonial Ia,
been received, providing a badge fo
all officers. speakers, supreme N
GERS and the grand chancellor. MI
Manner presented a cash prize 70
the member most successful in IN
membership contest.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Miscellaneous Notes Of Activities
In Washngton's Fraternal Circles.
Topics Of Interest in the Club Field

The parliamentary law section Of
the Twentieth Century Club Will
meet Tuesday morning at IL o'clock
at the Y. w. c. A. building, 1888 r
street. The section of archaeology
will meet at. $3.50 Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs John Lowe.
2e22 woodley place. On Wednesday
at 3 o'clock the French section will
meet at the residence Of the leader.
Mrs. John Van Schaick, 1417 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Assisting host
esses for the day are Mrs. Ernest
p. Bicknell and Mrs. Edward Il.
Clark. On Thursday Afternoon at .
o'clock the art section will meet at
1447 Irving street. when the subject
to be treated will be "Anatoie
France"
At a recent meeting Of the Rialto
Club. Inc. the following were elect
ed officers for the ensuing term;
william Goldberg. president: "
Dodek, vice president; s. Kipnis
secretary; r. Shuman. treasurer. and
!. Friedenberg. financial secretary
The club, which has recently been
incorporated. has donated $50 tc
charity.
A dance will be held April a,
Elks' Hall. which Is expected tc
be a great, success. Prizes will bt
given for the best combination
dance and the most popular girl.
The Washington College Of Law
which has its new quarters at 1917
Is street. now has its own college
paper. The College Grit. 1t Ii Z
weekly publication. william G
Jones of the senior class was th'
originator. The staff consists Of
William G. Jones. managing editor
George H. Birdsall. J. Gordon I,oyi'
and Attilio di Girolomo, associate
editors; Maude Fellheimer. business
manager: Robert Conroy, assistar
business manager: Ella Van Fos
sen. circulation manager.
The Capitol Hill Literary Societ,
met Monday evening at the nome o
Mr.. and Mrs. Don c. johnson. AZ
Shepard street northeast. Presiden
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
D. A. r.

independence Bell Chapter. D. A.
r.. held its March meeting at the
home of Mrs. Frederick X. Sparrow.
Mrs. Henry churchiIfcook. regent.
presided. Reports by Mrs. Joseph
II. Wheat and Mrs. Mary Gardner
Henry were given and approved.
Appropriations were voted to Near
East. Americsnization and enter
tainments for the D. A. Rs.
The chapter unanimously in
dorsed Mrs. Howard L. HcdGkins. of
this city: Mrs. William H. Wait. Ann
Arbor. Mich: Mrs. Moss. st. Louis.
No. for vice presidents general in
the coming meeting Of the Conti-
mental Congress. The Home Life
ot General George washinSton. at
Mount Vernon in 17S5." was read
by Mrs. Mary Gardiner Henry. the
recording secretary.
Frederick K. Sparrow. jr..
played several piano solos and Miss
Marshall Brooke sang a group or
songs. The hostess was assisted in
the dining-room by Miss Brooke
Mrs. Engle. Mrs. Rodgers and Miss
Mary Richardson. Mrs. Samuel
willard Beakes. of Ann Arbor
Mich. was the guest of honor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Hibernians.

Division No. 7, Ancient Order OF
Hibernians met In their hall in
Twentieth street last Sunday after
noon. Vice President Matthias p.
Grimm in the chair. Final plans
for the mass, held last Thursday
at ST. Patrick's Church were made.
The election of new officers for the
coming year followed the resigna-
ton Of President J. F. Sheahan.
The following officers were elected
to fill the unexpired terms: Mat
thias p. Grimm, president: Francis
J. Rafferty,. vice president and
Francis A. McCann. chairman Of
the standing committee. A COM
mittee on press and publicity was
elected as follows: Francis A. Nc
Cam. chairman: Daniel N. Stanton
and James P. Moriarity.
A communication from the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Council
was read. inviting the division to
affiliate with the National Council
of Catholic Men. Action was taken
and the necessary appropriation
was made.
The annual communion for all
Hibernians will be at St. Patrick's
Church on April "a at o'clock
mass.
Division No. will meet on April
10.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Royal Arcanum

The twenty-seventh annual ses-
sion of the Grand Council of the
Royal Arcanum for the District OF
Columbia will be held on Monday
evening, April 4. in the New Ebbitt
House. when new officers will be
elected.
The Grand Council officers made
their annual visitation Tuesday
evening to Oriental Council. in Py-
THAN Temple. where the entertain
ment provided by Orator Fl. NJ. Grif-
fifth included a song. by r. T. Dyer:;
a monologue. by Edwin Smith; a
recitation. by ]. p. Clark: reminis-
cences on works of art. by Supreme
Representative C. J. James: an ad-
dress on fraternal friendships. by
Grand Treasurer Guy F. Allen: an
appeal for constructive work for
the order. by Past Grand Regent j.
Ed. Swaine; a talk on prizes and
prize winners. by Grand Secretary
Edwin A. Mess, and a general sur
vey of conditions in the order in
this District, by Grand Regent
Evans.
Grand visitations scheduled for
this week are: Wednesday evening
District Council. Perpetual Build
ing. 1101 e street northwest; Thurs
day evening, 4:45, Farragut Council
Navy Department; Capitol Council
p. m, Pythian Temple, and S:45 p
m. Kismet Council. Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Tho
last visitation of the series will be
Monday, March 2S, to Municipal
Council. Perpetual Building.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Catholic Fraternity

st. Rita's Assembly. No. 8. Catho-
lie Fraternity met in st. Peters
Hall on Friday evening with Mrs
Norman ]. VoIkman presiding. This
was the first meeting held in the
new hall and was well attended.
Several candidates were initiated.
Reports from the membership COM
mittee show a steady increase in
members.
Washington Chapter of the Catho-
lie Fraternity announces that their
will be a complimentary dance to
all members and their friends in
st. Peters Hall on Friday evening.
April !. The members Of st. Pat
rick's Dramatic Association have
been invited to be the guests of the
fraternity.
Capitol Assembly, No. 6, will not
meet on Friday next as same will
be Good Friday. a day of special
devotion.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

q. II. Fresr presided. The topic dis
cussed was Joel Chandler Harris.
The third composite story on the
Midnight Express was read by
Mrs. Laura B. Lawson.
Members Of Joppa Chapter. No.
"a, are much eiated over the sue
cess Of the entertainment given for
the benefit Of. the equipment OF
the new building. One Of the feat
ures was the. presentation to the
chapter by Mrs. Lillian r. Sower-
butts Of q very beautiful American
nag. Degree work was given on
Tuesday night.
Societa Italiana vittoria Smanuelle
II has elected the following offi-
GERS for the year: President. NJ.
Robertielio; vice president. Vito
Francesca: corresponding secretary,
@. B. Paroni; financial secretary.
Antonio Bertolini; treasurer, Od-
denino Luigi; vice treasurer. Nencioni
Natalie; trustees, Angelo Chicca
Gionanetti Armando and Antonio
ParrelIa; chief Of the vigilance COM
mittee, Francesca Petroni; mar
shals, veneIiano Giuseppe, castelli
Raphael: standard bearers. Amedeo
Chiezi, Dattore francesca; American
nag bearers. Antonio Tassa, Oriani
Luigi; Italian nag bearers. Sapienza
Giuseppe, Paolo Scandone.
Charter members of the College
women's Club. with Miss Emma
Harper Turner in charge, will bt
hostesses at the Monday Afternoon
tea from 4 to 6. A program ha,
been prepared by the charter mem
bers.
Hon. william Tyler Page. clerl
of the House Of Representatives, will
be the guest Of honor at the informa
reception at the clubhouse, 1892
street, on Wednesday. March %. a
o'clock p. m The subject OF hi,
talk will be Congress" Mrs. Enoci
Johnson will be hostess, assisted b,
Mrs. A. A. Steele. Mrs. Susie Roo
Rhodes. Miss Esther Jonas, Mis-
Waus and Miss Scluagenheim. Mis-
Jessie Mcdonald will assist Mrs
Basil Manley In receiving.