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New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
to elect controlling majority in Con

W "iece d comforting majority M fo7-
Eress.
I'VE have abou, completed our or
ganization IN each state lt says. "Dgr
committee includes IN its membership a
repro Sentative in Coagros- from every
state N th" Union that has Urmocraf 'r
repres cntation I'D the national ia,,nas-
ing body. There arc nov twenty three.
states tnat arc without Democrat c.r.l,.
resentat on IN Congress" IN AN ovao..
five cf these states NJ. Rouse has a-
poil ted prominent Democrat 20 ro,
recent the state on th. committee a 4
the organization viii be comp ofef
within the next week. Tso. committee
viii also have womao rerr--onta .ipf.
~ cach state. and abort hsir Of tho e
appointments have been madc
Chairman Rouse said he had ~oce.t-c.f
a large number Of report on the noi-+-
ical situation. and "thcy arc o. tire r.. ,-.
favorable charactor'
"The reports that arc coming -fo..
the Eastern scaboard. throngh tnr
Northern states and cioar out .o tse
Paci'ic Coast indicate that the people
are not satisfied with the prese,,. A.
min'straoon and are especially dis
pleased with Congress hecao-e filtrc
Ha' pe'H cofnpl't" 1aliun" 10 redtff.
the promises of relief tnat wore made
during the campaign The statemenf
said. Business conditions througneu
the country are rotten. even worse laa.
three months ago. The emergency tar
If law which was passed last SUM r.er.
cstensibiy to ncip tho farmer has a.e,.
an ahso'ute f4liiIie. = IS shown nr H..
fact that some of the f@rmcrs in r.,
corn and wheat growing section Of the
country are using corn for fuel wHic
IS sad commentary on their caal.
tIcr.'
New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
Bulgaria to Give Greece
Seized Archaeological Relics

From The Tribune's Woshiaotoa Rurcnu
WASHINGTON Feb. ). Advices were
received by the Greek Legation to-day
that the archaologist. Soteriou hac
left Athens for Sofia 20 receive from
the Bulgarian government valuable ob-
jects seized from the Greeks in thc
war and which Bulgaria in conformity
with Article 1875 Of the Treaty OF
Neully is obliged to return
Bulgaria was prepared to meet treaty
obligations, it was said, and the relics
territory. Perhaps nowhere else in the
world are there more valuable relics
than those found in Greece, and the
restoration of this material and data
was said to be awaited with keen in
terest by scholars.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
Taylor Played in D,rn Stock
Con, f3any in Alaska i'm 1900

JUNEAU. Alaska, Feb. William
Desmond Taylor. motion picture di-
rector slain at Los Angeles. played in
ms own stock company at Fairbanks,
Skag"ay and other Alaska towns dur
ing the winter of 1909, according 70
residents here.
ne once was interested in mining
dixie district
New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
Stokere' Strike Settled and
Rochamheau Sails From Havre

HAVRE, France, Feb. 5.-The French
liner Rochambeau sailed FOR New York
at o'clock this afternoon after the
trouble with the vessels stokers was
settled. The steamer was to have left
yesterday, but fifteen Of the stokers
declared themselves on strike.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
Tornado Hits Alabama Town

ENTERPRISE, Ala, Feb. 5.-Sam
Jones, negro boy. was killed and sew
eral persons we're injured to-day in
storm which wrecked forty buildings
here. The disturbance. resembling
tornado. cut a swath three hundred
feet wide through a suburb.
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Society in Washington

informal tea dance for her grand
al Henderson castle. That was We'd
nesday. The guests were mostly the
group of young diplomats who have
been playing tennis on Mrs. Hender-
sons courts and enjoying her swim
ming pool all during the summer
Beatrice left the next day for Fox
croft, Va, where she win attend
school. ] saw her the other day in
pretty slp-on sweater of dull blue
wool. blue satin pleated sport skirt
ana a smart blue felt hat, trimmed
with white wool. Practically all the
new sport hats, you know, have some
trimming on them this season. Her
blouse was a silk one with round col
lars and cuffs.
DR. and Mrs. A. Ross Hill had a
dinner Friday night for Sir Claude
Hill of England, director general
OF the League of Red Cross societies,
who is visiting them.
An Interesting Party
Another interesting party OF the
week was given by Countess Trip.
whose husband Is secretary of the
siamese legation in Japan: she en-
tertained at a tea, and the Siamese
minister, Phya Prabha Karavongse.
was a sort OF assistant host. while
Mrs. Edward LOTUS, wife of the sec
rotary OF the legation, poured tea.
Countess Trio was q Washington girl
before her marriage, and her husband
was once attached to the Siamese le-
cation here. Interstate Commerce
Commi ssioner and Mrs. c. c. McChord
had a dinner party, as did also the
secretary of the Netherlands lega-
ton and Nine. Hubrect. Mrs. Ira
Copley had a luncheon party, also
Mrs John Allan Dougherty and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Hertle. who enter
tanned for Mrs. Tracey Drake of Chi
cago.
There was an interesting luncheon
Thursday when group of promi-
nent diplomatic and consular officers
entertained as a farewell for Roger
Culver Tredwell. who left Friday to
undertake his new tour of duty as
United States consular general at
large, for central Asia and Africa. He
will be gone about three years. An
other gathering of interest was the
reception given in honor of the ma
tional officers and delegates OF the
national convention OF the Daughters
of America. Then Mrs. Robert Nc
Kenzie entertained at tea for Nine.
Zaldiyar. widow OF the former min
lister Of Salvador at Washington. who
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By DOLLY
DALRYMPLE

short while in the schools of~Ger-
many. Dr. Ebinger received his
elementary and his classical educa-
ton. His theological education was
received at the College of St Alban
and the University OF Basic, after
wards taking postgraduate course
under Professor Godet. the rector of
the Academic Libre at Neuchatel
tswitzerland).
The lure of his native land induced
him to come back to the United states
where he has served as missionary
pastor in several states and at small
err and larger places. TWENTY-FIVE
years ago he came to Birmingham.
taking charge OF the mission on Ave-
nue. r and Twenty-first street.
He remembers joyfully that it was
a Confederate soldier who told him
to go down to Birmingham" and he
remembers gratefully the encourage
ment OF dear old Episcopal friend
who told him: You go down there,
and if you cannot win out alone, we
shall help you"
The Glory Helongs TO God
Il am happy to say" DR.. Ebinger
declares, that God has helped the
cause and the glory belongs to him
lie held his hands over the church
when the tornado in 1901 laid low
dozens of houses; when fire destroyed
the Third Presbyterian church, and
when a stroke of lightning tore up
the tower from top to bottom of the
church.
No one is more willing to praise
the progress our city has made in its
sanitation than l. and all other pro-
gresslve measures. civil and other
wise. I recall having had physicians
in my home for nearly so weeks on
account OF having typhoid fever in
my family, every member suffering
from this awful disease and have
reason to thank God that he kept up
courage to work and my willingness
to walt patiently for results
"The congregation at my church
has the best prospects and a bright
future and is ready for greater work
in this growing, splendid, progressive
community"
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websters Unabridged Dictionary
gives the following definition Of the
term 'EvanelicaL"
No. l; OF, or pertaining to, the
Gospel or the four gospels; as the
Evangelical books of the Bible;
2. Holding or conformed to what the
majority of Protestants regard as the
fundamental doctrines of the gospel
such as the Trinity, the fallen con-
dition of man. Christ's atonement for
sin. salvation by faith. not by works
and regeneration by the Holy Spirit;
spiritually minded: as, an evangelical
church or denomination; evangelical
religion
Co1eridge in his liable talk" de-
clares that. Luther is. In parts. the
most evangelical writer I know. after
the apostles and apostolic men"
Armed with this meagre bit of
knowledge regarding the Evangelical
church 1 sought the pastor of St
Johns church. DR.. s. A. Ebinger. the
only church OF its Kind in the state
OF Alabama. located right here in
Birmingham and asked him to tell me
something Of the church which he
20 ably represents and what It stands
fer and what 1t has accomplished.
Dx. Ebinger Speaks
vVshan asked to outline THE EVAN
gsitual Church and What it STANDS
Fox~ q subject which to my way of
thinking IN of interest to hundreds Of
Christian poopta. who. while knowing
something OF this church and its
b~aisfz and It's purpose, would, like
xuyseak Ike 60 become better &C.
aHsssnssd with It and know more OF
tn we-az. Dr. Ebfnger. rnodestly saidi
s7appnecfate the interest manifest
ed m our little church and I know
e~ezx member Of the congregation
VII essa gEatafui xlsol
sWa are asfrg cur work IN so
qzsas . wzx. that We are seldom
zsz1w6s u q perhaps q fault Of oursI
pSpsxxhslssa. am pleased to mention
wnesswer Of isresrest there is to relate
snrnexnfns che church represent
YIN shs first place. when tia
B<angsficas church was established
N ear country, shout 80 years ago,
many were of the opinion that its
aans-&o bxtng together tho denomi-
usxaons-was visionary and not even
q desirable thing
sThs church was then q very small
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body; IT had but eight pastors and
about as many parishes, but the word
of Christ, Father. pray Thee E.
that they may be one lived in these
preachers hearts, and it was a com
mand to them.
To-day the church has 1850 con-
gregstions. LOO pastors, 20 hospi-
tails and orphans homes. and prop
erty worth millions. and following
of over 100000 souls.
Aim Not Visionary
Thus the Evangelical church has
proved that its aim had not been Wis
ionary and that there were thou
sands to whom Christ's wish could be
made the greatest thing to live for.
1t will keep on exalting Christ and
inviting the divided brethren to find
a platform on which all Christians
can stand.
THE Evangelical church reJoices
to see that now all denominations
desire to come together and that a
church whose Influence is greater.
the Episcopal church, has taken up
the leadership in this work
aside from the work the Evangei-
ical church does in the United States.
It works in Honduras, and will short
ly begin to work in Bolivia. 1t sup
ports a mission in India, where IL
has a hospital for lepers. in which 1t
takes care of over 500 leperous men
and women and children, studying
this awful disease and ameIiorating
the sufferings of many.
Alabama's One Congregation
-The Evangelical church has but
one congreg ation in the state OF Ala
bama. This congregation Is the ST.
Johns Evangelical church of this city
at Avenue F and Twenty first street,
south. A little less than % years
ago a few men and women banded
together fors the purpose OF giving
to the Evangelical Christians coming
to settle at Birmingham a place of
worship, to worship in the way they
were used to.
.-rhe men were few In humber.
their means were small and many Of
them had come from the old coun-
try, from Switzerland. from Germany,
from Denmark. and from other places.
In tho short time of two years. three
pastors (all Of them northern mem
had come and had left The last of
them left when the present church
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SafeF atReduction

Reduce, reduce, reduce. is the slogan Of
all fat people Get thin. be slim. is the
cry of fashion and society. And the over
fat wiring their hands in modification and
helplessness; revolving at nauseating
drugs, afla.d of violent exercise, dread
ing the un Welcome and uns atisfying diet,
until they nit upon the harmless Marmola
Prescription and learn through it that
they may safely reduce steadily and easily
without one change in their mode Of
life. but harmlessly, secretly. and quickly
reaching their ideal of figure. with a
smoother skin. better appetite and health
than they have ever known. And now
comes Marmola Prescription Tablets from
the same famously harmless formula as
the Marmola Prescription. 1t behooves
you to learn the satisfactory, beneficial
effects of this great, safe. fat reducer by
giving to your druggist one dollar for
a case. or sending = like amount to
the Marmola Company. 1912 Woodward
Avenue, Detroit, Mich, with . request
that they mail to you case Of Marmcla
Prescription Tablets.--Adv.
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CEMENT IN 1919
From Scientific American.

From Scientific American,
The war years were marked BY
declines in the output of hydraulic
cement. but 1919 showed good gains
both In production and shipments.
Production In portland cement in
creased IA per cent in quantity and
II per cent In value, and shipments
from the mills exceeded productions.
The quantity was 13,550.153 long tons
and the price per ton SOL The
plants engaged In this manufacture
numbered III and our per capita con-
sumption was about ~ barrel
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rTMRocK TRAIL

BY kffan Dunn. The Bcbbs-Merrill
company, publishers, Indianapolis.
Stranger. meet three knights of
the rowing heel three guardsmen OF
the range. three stars of the Three
Star Ranch:
Mr. Sandy BCurke. the gentleman
with the curly dark-brown hair, the
broad shoulders and the well-strung
frame. SANDY" refers to his grit.
You'll do well to remember that and
take no chances.
Mr.. Soda-W Water Sam, his friend
with the enormous dropping mus
tach1. suggesting the horns of a
Texas steer, inverted. He seems sad.
but n only shy-except with gun.
His nickname Is satirical.
Mr. Mormon Peters, tho venerable
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A CONCEALED STATUE

From the Scientific American.
There is in the Crystal Palace.
near London. an equestrian statue 80
feet high. In 1859 II was decided to
be too heavy to move. and the pres
emit grand orchestra was built up
around 1t. OF the millions that fire.
quent the palace. few have any sus-
picion OF the statues existence.
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.-rzzu PRAIRIE CHILD"

By Arthur Stringer. The Bobbs-Mer-
rill company, publishers, Indian
.arhe Prairie Child" Arthur String
er's story, tells the story OF the
prairie mothers ruling passion. me
thought of him controls IN the crlsis
when she realizes that her husband
no longer loves her and In all that
develops after. SO he earns the right
to the title role.
But It is his mother we think Of
most, as she fights for his happiness
and her own. She yearns for under
standing and sympathy, but never
betrays self-pity. She strives to
bridge the gulf. but never loses hold
on the solid facts of everyday ex-
istance, on saving sense of humor,
on a wise and sustaining philosophy.
A wonderful woman fearlessly re-
vsaied-
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From Scientific American.
The third reduction in price within
a year occurred when the Interna-
tional Paper company announced a
drop of SIS a ton. making the new
quotation $50 ton; this is $50 less
than the peak quotation of 1920-1921,
and is only 81 .e5 more than the price
fixed by the federal trade commission
during the time of government con-
troll
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- -
YOUR BOYS ROOM

From the Delineator.
II is true that some boys would
not appreciate a room that his mother
might furnish for him, especially II
she gave him mahogany and chitz,
but il the mother studies her boy and
tries furnishing his room just to suit
him, II won't be long before he
brings the fellows" home, and, l
believe, spends many happy hour
in his room.
The necessities are, of course, a
beo. chest of drawers, a mirrcr. a
desk, a chair or two and rug. The
walls should preferably be painted
or tinted. Tan. gray, or even the
yellows, would be good colors with
stained oak or walnut woodwork. A
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Cscan.
For comfort during the study hour.
Windsor or tufted armchair
should find its way to securely
fixed lamp. 1t may be fastened to
wall or be placed on substantial
table. A carefully hung mirror,
tic rack, plenty Of shelf room for
trophies and wireless apparatus, a
sizable closet with an abundance OF
hangers, will help the care-free boy
assume the responsibility OF caring
for his things and taking pride In
his belongings.
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"THE SHREK

By Charles Sommerville; w. J. Watt
& Co, publishers, New York city.
Charles slmmerville, popular and
talented newspaperman, has turned
his attention to writing one of the
most amusing of "parodies," If it
might be called, in THE Shrek"
which has appeared in many moons.
With all the glow and glare of the
orict.t, with it's weirdness and its
mystery the author has surrounded
his characters and certainly the
''gr uchiest" of us will laugh with
"Vel yeena"-the heronie--who Is at
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is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward
man.
Washington is delighted that Nine.
Zaldivar is going to stay here this
winter and also that her sister. Prin-
cess Ghiki, will be with her. These
popular women. and attractive, too, l
can tell you. are English women by
birth. but one married the statesman
from Salvador and the other Rou-
manian.
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DR. EBINGER AND THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

/ building was in the course of erec-
ton and It looked as II the work had
no future. 1t was then that 1 took
up the work here u901).
Twenty Years Passionate
In the 20 years of my pastorate.
the congregation has paid for the
church, furnishing 1t modestly, and
Installing a pipe organ which the
present organist. Mr.. W. F. Schaefer.
has played for many years, giving the
congregation every Sunday musical
treat
THE congregation has now a mem
bership of 400 souls. It would be by
far larger, but many of its members
were already old when they Joined
the church and have left US for the
better country where there Is the re-
naming city.
Far over $40 members sleep their
last sleep in the beautiful cemeteries
of Birmingham. Nearly as many left
Birmingham again, finding their
homes elsewhere. A few did seek a
church homs with other congrega-
lions. but In all these years the little
congregation has done it's work in
quiet, unassuming way, still be-
+, lieving that exaiting Christ and low
ing ones fellowman' is the best way
to bring the divided Christians to-
gether."
Pastor Native of Texas
The pastor of st. Johns, Dr. Ebin-
ger. is a native OF Texas, his father
and grandfather being pioneer set
tiers of the Lone Star state. and his
father was one OF the founders of the
first Lutheran church OF Texas.
DR.. Ebinger was born at Brennan,
Texas, in 1857. and shortly after his
birth his father moved to Galveston,
having become the pastor of the First
Lutheran church there. The mother
of the family having become blind,
tho family moved TO Zurich. switzer-
land, to consult then famous spe-
cialist. As the Civil war was then
s,,sA, nv ta,,n,,a.. no.
'eenei i'es ne NY
made on two-masted schooner ana
| IL took 81 DAYS to make It, The cap
tatn - ~ shtv, hod - oo u9,,, dov,n
70 cape 81 ANTONIO eeupa1 70 eF'ue
| being caught by northern ships.
| Educated Abroad
In the public schools of switzer-
land at Aarlch ana berhe' ana ioi
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The wastage Of natural gas in the
United States Is about half the total
production. 1t Is estimated that
$36.000,000 worth of natural gas
could be saved annually by proper
adjustment Of cooking appliances
alone.
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once fascinating and amusing. The
story is amply illustrated and alto
gether original and clever. and its
famous predecessor THE Shiek," is
not more unique.
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BbnllSHdn IN the Gndlrp now DIT
stout for saddle-ease. He's not too
high to be high spirited.
and the ladies are strong for him. as
yCu might gather from his monniker
And meet their mascot. Molly.
FRUIT GROWING"
BY BENJAMIN Wallace Douglass. The
Bobbs- Merrill company, publishers
Indianapolis.
Benjamin Wallace Douglass, author
Of Fruit Growing" lives in one of
the largest privately owned orchards
in the country, and so keeps in close
touch with his subject. This ac-
counts for the freshness and vitality
Of his work. He is never cut and
dried, but always delightfully."- inter-
esting.
His books and his articles In The
Country Gentleman have placed him
in the front rank CT horticultural au-
thorities. His advice is sought by
thousands in this and other countries.
But he is not a book farmer"
His personal experience, extensive
study, and wide travelling among the
fruit producing sections Ct the coun-
try enable him to give real practical
help to the man who wants to know
how to grow fruit for profit.
"SLAG"
By Donald McGibney. Bobbs- Merrill
company, publishers. Indianapolis.
Donald McGibney's Stag" is tho
story of industrial unrest in the great
steel mills, marked by a sharp sense
of reality. American and allen, cap
italist and laborer. the agitator, the
man at the ticker. the man at the
desk, the man at the blast furnace,
the anxious wife in the little home.
the society girl dabbling in bolshe-
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THE VALLEY OF CONTENT"
By Blanche Upright; W. J. Watt &
Co, publishers, New York city
Three keys, they say, open the door
to the happiness of woman-love,
domestic interest, pride of personal
achievement.
In one word these spell content.
Without it-what can matter?
On this theme the author of THE
Valley of Content" has written a story
rich with character and emotion.
She Is new author, Mrs. Upright,
but her sure, swift strokes show her
knowledge of life, from the simple
idlyllic existence of the dweller in
American country towns to the rest
less lives of those who throng the
metropolis She has woven here
tremendous drama of the heart of a
woman with its joys and sorrows. It's
happinesses and sacrifices.
Hers Is the ability to tell. not alone
of things seen, but of things felt 1t
is the things felt that have made
Marjorie Benton, the heroine of this
tale, a character who will draw all
your sympathies and understanding.
"The Valley Of Content" is presented
with tenderness. pity and a sympa-
thetlc knowledge of the feminine
heart.
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vism-all are etched sharply and Wv
idly characterized. The authors pen
is fresh. vigorous, simple, youthful.
He creates a dramatic sensation and
solves it in an American fashion that
is distinctly of the new generation.
FREE RANGE I4ANNING."
BY George owen Baxter. Chelsea
House, publishers. No. ~ Seventh
avenue. New York City.
Free Range Lanning." by George
Owen Baxter. IS a tale of love and
adventure, of strong men and a beau
tiful woman. The scene is laid in the
glorious west-the land of far-flung
mountains and wide prairies.
Free Range Lanning" takes you
west in spirit. The land, the charae-
tiers, are all real to the reader.
While che reads of Andy's dramatic
lCve-making in the face Of capture
one can actually see the startled ex-
preston in Anne Witheros eyes and
the look of grim determination and
unbounded admiration in Andy's.
Whether And became an outlaw
by choice, or aot, still he is mans
man amt this book will appeal to
every man and woman who like a
good, square. outstanding fighter. un-
daunted / y ODDS.