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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
M AY ASK FEDERAL
OFFICIALS TO help,
in LOUISIANA PROBE

MONROE. I.a.. Jan. 3f.-Fcderal au
ihoritiss viii probably he asked to take
some action In connection with the re-
cript yesterday of u threatening letter
ny Robert T.. Dadr. mayor of Mer Rouge.
il was learned here to-day. The letter
warned the mayor 20 leave town within
ten days Or -berome corpse Dadc
was an important witness Of the state
at the Basirop open hearing.
The letter. dated Janna's -. aud
believed 10 have been mailed nj Hot
Springs Ark. huS been forwarded by
the mayor 10 Governor Parker and later
will be turned over 10 the attorney gen
eraI for investigation. II was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
NO MORE APPLICATIONS
FOR NARCOTICS GRANTED

WASHINGTON. ~. g.. Ian. IL The
federal narrntic control hoard nm
neuuced today that II would grant n"
more applications 10 import narcotics
pending "A decision as 10 the total
amount " drugs II waiild bc advisable
"a admit during the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
NEGRO MAKES ATTACK
ON LANCASTER WOMAN

LANCASTER, Texas. lac. 3i.-Burrc;l
warren. a negro. WAS taKrn to Dallas
today for safckccpinr GLOWING an az
legged attack on a vi, ~ woman hstr
The womans screams rs she strugvsrd
With her assailant hr lSehi help am.
caused her. assailapt 10 flee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
PHONE OPERATOR
OUTWITS TORNADO;
SAVES MANY LIVES

ABILENE. Texas. Jan. 3i.-G. W. Will
lams. n telephone operator at Dudley,
near here, ouiwitted a tornado late yes
terday. after the storm had struck near
Dudley he telephoncd 10 farmers in the
path Of the storm and warned them to
seek the storm cellars. The result was
that no one was injured. although many
buildings were wrecked or damaged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31

LONDON. Jan. 3i.-Thc offerings at
the wool auction sales today amounte-S
to l2.76S bales Grades Of good quality
met with ready sale at full rates.
while medium and inferior qualities
were quiet and irregular.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
BIG ENGLISH OIL
FIRM TO OPERATE
In TEXAS FIELDS

AUSTIN. Texas. Jan. 81. A permit to
operate in Texas was granted by the
secretary or state to the Cory Brothers
Company of Cardiff England. oil opcr-
ators. The company is capitalized at
Sl.sii ESQ. with headquarters at KosSc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
Believe ESQ
Miners Dead
in Explosion

BERLIN. Ian. 3l.-Fire damp. fol-
lowing an explosion. cut off $50
miners In the Heinitz mine al Bcu-
then. in Polish Siicsia. according
to Central News message. Several
bodies have already been recovered.
and very little hope - entertained
of the rescue workers heing able to
save any cf the imprisoned miners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
DEMisoH ENGINEER HURT

FF1y TIT tNN"'IHF'H f'~N'F
FORT WORTH. Texas. Ian. ~ .--
Harry Horton. engineer for the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas was slightly
hurt ia freight derniIment in the
local yards this morning. Ills home II at
DrniSuu.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
BANDITS ROB BANK

RIPLEY. okla. Ian ~ The Farm
ers State Bank ~ this city was robbed
M 80, o'cl"ek Tuesday III nm unknown
amount by tw" masked men who locked
u. NJ. Stewart. assistant cashier. and MT
unidentified customer in the vault and
escaped in a motor ear. The men were
still IN the vault an hour after the rs.b
berry. efforts ~ open tllr dv.r having
failcd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
BLISS SWEDEN MINISTER

WASHINGTON. Jam. 3i--The sen
ate TO-DAY confirmed the nomination Of
Robert Woods Bliss of New York. now
third assistant secretary - state 90
~ minister a. sweden.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31

Los ANGELES. Calf. Jsn. si.--viola
Dana. motion picture actress. WAS tx-
pected to undergo m operation for -
pcndicits In hospital here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
WOULD CREATE ANOTHER
SUPREME JUDICIAL DIST.

AI'STfN. Texas, Ian. 81 Senator
Eurkets today introduced bin creating
The tenth supreme Judicial district w.
Gated III EnsiIanh county. The senate
committee. reported favorably the Woods
bill accepting federal vocational trim,
ing ah. Committees also reported fav-
orally ~ the medical practice measure.
AUSTIN. Texas. Jan. 81. The senate
passed the Lewis bill this morning pro
vidinR for the renewal of the state priS-
on board notes totalling $7b0.oDo and
approprinting that sum 10 become avail
able in 1926 20 meet the notes. The bill
passed nv vote ~ ~ 10 4. The notes
viii become due tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
TO |
GERMANY WILL
BESENT TODAY
Belgium and France Will De-
mand That Germany Full
fill Reparations Program
and Execute Treaty j

(By The Associated Press-l
BRUSSELS. Ian. 3i.--BeIRium and
France will present the German
government with nm uitimatum
demanding for the last time that
Germany fulfill hr.- reparati0n<
program and exe~nt. the treaty gf
VcrsailleS. IL was announced here
this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
GRAVEC0NCERN EVIDENCED
OVER SITUATION IN NEAR
.EAST--TURkS ASK DELAY
tBy The Associated Press.)

tBy The Associated Prcss.)
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan st.
Dispatches from Angora. purporting
10 reflect the official attitude Of the
Turkish nationalists. continue Of the
gravest tenor. II Is reported that
the council of ministers have made
important decision on measures ne
eessitated by developments in the
Lausanne conference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
fBv .he Associated Press.l

Dt- -ESSEf4DORF. JAN 3l.-Coal proc
duction in the Ruhr II rapidly decreas-
ing The Cologne Berlin telephone and
telegraph cable has again been cut In
the virinity of Essen. thereby cutting
Essen off from the rest Of Germany
A Coblenz message announces that
"a German civil officials were expelled
today from the Rhineland. Seine En-
giish correspondents state that the
French are preparing ~ send ilnmedi-
ateiy To Berlin notification equivalent
10 an ultimatum demanding reversal 0f
the sierman policy regarding the Ruhr.
(Ey The Associated PreSs)
COBLENZ. Jan. 31.-The water ser>
vice in Coblenz was shut off yesterday
and the electric tight service last night.
Except for few trains manned BY
French crews the railways are still ia<
operative. 1t is feared the transit situa-
tion will interfere somewhat with the
plans Of the remainder OF the American
officers and men who are due 10 sail
from Antwerp cs board the steamer
America February 7.
III conditions require "a majority OK
the men may be sent BY automobile to
unoccupied Germany whence trains are
running TO Antwerp.
BERLIN. Jan. 3l.--Onc tcn-thousandth
or its pre-war value was the German
marks official rating on the Berlin
bourse yesterday. There was . lively
demand for dollars In the pest t-bourse
trading on basis OF $1,000 and sctual
offers Of $4,000 flat. For the first Tins
In its careening downward flight. the
mark today rushed past The tOJQ00
notch. and II Is believed To bs making
seven league boot strides In an effort
to ovcrtake the Austrian crown
A disrupted and dispersed Ruhr In
dustry with the resultant compulsory
purchase Of English coal and Swedish
ores. is named ms one immediate cause
for the catastrophal drop. while the M
tibnal floating debt OF l.s2i 0.OO0.0 900
marks and total currency issue of
655.000. 100000 are viewed as contrib
uting factors In the unchecked process
Of German currency disintegration.
Financial critics concur in declaring
that the mark has given up the ghost
that there IL therefore there ns no use
In lamenting over the collapse of Ger
man finances everytime the mark takes
a fresh tumble.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
AMERICAN OFFER is
ACCEPTED BY BRITISH

LONDON. Ian. -. .-t;rcat Britain has
decided % accept the American offer in
regard fo funding the British war debt
a. the United States.
The decision was rcs-n,I AZ cabinet
mccti~g. Terms Of three J., recent for 4 q
years and three and ~. half per COL:
thereafter were agreed rlon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31

WASHINGTON. - a.. Ian. ,l.-The
british decision To accept the American
debt funding suggestions was said today
~ Secretary Mellon to omen the way
for the immediate drnbting ~ recon
mrndations TO the president for changes
in the funding law to legaize the terms
suggested ia the American proposition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31

The weather II generally cloudy and
unsettled over the greater portion of
the country this morning. Rain was
fairly general in Texas. with heavy To-
cal thnndcrShcwers over the west CEN
trial portion, thence northward into Ok
lahoma. Light to moderately heavy
rains occurred also in the southern Mis-
sissippi valley. Tennessee. Georgia. and
the middle Atlantic states. and moder-
ately heavy SHOWS continue in the Plat
eau region.
Temperature changes since yesterday
morning were mostly unimportant. II il
somewhat warmer this morning from
Central Texas northeastward 20 the
New England states. also over the far
Northwest and the southern Rocky
Mountain region. aud colder over the
upper Mississippi valley and over the
south Atlantic states. Sub-zero temper
stures occurred again last night along
the northern border, and il is quite
cold also in the western portion Of the
Plateau region
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville aud vicinity: Unsettled
weather. probably with showers tonight
or Thursday not much change in tenn
perature.
East Texas: Cloudy tonight. showers
except in southeast portion; Thurs'sy
cloudy with showers. Moderate to fresh
southerly winds on the coast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
Russian Dances
Feature of Fair

TT has been announced that at
the Russian fair to be given
at Wardman Park Hotel on April
10, there will be an entertainment
for children during the afternoon,
when some of the pupils of Paul
Gardiner Tchernikoff will dance.
In the evening Tchernikoff, with
Miss Elizabeth Gardiner and some
other dancers, will give a group
of delightful Russian dances and
an entertainment typical Of
Russian village.
. Society women will preside at
the various booths. where Russian
costumes or headdresses will be
worn. Mrs. Lansing and Princess
Cantacuzene have ordered 100
dolls from Paris dressed by the
Russian refugees there, and this
will be only one OF the many at.
fractions.
Mrs Edwin DENLY is honorary.
chairman, Mrs, George Marye is
chairman and Nine. Mishtowt,
vice chairman, while many of the
most prominent women in Wash
ington are serving on their CONT
mittee
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around and discovered me ct the
farther end OF the studio.
:. We'll. Emile, Whist 10 the
matter with it?' he asked.
".I don't like It. ] replied
bluntly, whereupon the distin-
guished gathering looked amazed
and also shocked at my auda-
city.
why not?' came the artists
question again.
- don't like his compile xion.
Mr.. Berliner likes his little joke.
The human scientist is one Of our
greatest benefactors and the touch.
ing poem printed elsewhere on this
page shows another side Of the
man. who rose at dawn one morn.
ing TO write 1t. that It might bring
comfort to his friends in grief.
AsrUsICAL SCIENTIST.
"I've come to the conclusion"
he continued in another fascinat-
ing DEPRESSION s'that the ultra
French music-no, not the ultra
ultra, but the middle ultra came
into existence to let In the Jap.
Washington heard the state
ment's justification In. the Eich-
helm Japanese symphonic work
played by the Philadelphia Orches-
ira last Tuesday.
when was in Paris the last
time, heard some modern French
music-of the Debussy type-writ-
ten by a Jap. He had been edu.
Gated in Europe, it 10 true.
. "Here was something essentially
akin to the Jap, something he
could feel belonged to his thought
in sound. Yet 1t had also Joined
our musical experience. In this
music he put something distinctly
Japanese-short abrupt endings,
idiom Of interval, yet in the vein
Of modern music"
It was a broad cycle Emile
Berliner had taken the writer
around. At parting he repeated
his inestimable offer, which we
should hasten to make use Of:
LET me know when you are
ready to erect your Stadium plat
form. / will superintend it."
went about seeing what we
could do to utilize this man Of
genius for our civic needs. But of
that another time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
Faust AS Civic
Art development
=
Opera Head aises
Friendly Aid of
Civic Groups

~ IL splendid possibilities for
magnificence Iii civic art
development. through the
fiendly cooperation Of various
vic grouns, WIN be strlkingly IL
astrated In the forthcoming dedi-
alton production of the new
,dition 81 Faust III English,
which the Waahingtonians,' z un-
der the direction Of ROliln Bond,
win present ct the Central High
auditorium during Easter week,
April 3. ands 5.
''Civic cooperation BY highly
developed units Mr. Bond states.
rs what makes possible . civic /
srt development the MAGNITUDE Of
which could not be achieved BY
Professional Or commercial organ
cations. Faust" IN English win
De presented III d form which
viii undoubtedly appeal more di-
rectly to the delight and com.
prehension Of the public than It
ever did In its original form. Ger
tain long-drawn-otlt recitatives
have been omitted, and the story
sustained ~ spoken lines of strong
ana direct appeal, although AL Of
the finest 81 Gounod.s score has
been retained. note Tor note. It's.
uch an edition a. that of the
bohemian Girl, which conduct
ga here ii the spring of 1919. for
he War Camp Community Serv.
ice. and which won highly favor
able criticism and public apprecia-
ton
Augmenting the Washington
ians all-Washington cast Of prime
cipals ana chorus Of fifty. win be:
the Washington Choral Society.
100 trained voices. which forms the
celestial choir; Miss EstelIe MUIR.
rays corps de ballet Of twenty
dancing ''dryads'' which. with the
'sWashingtonians' chorus viii
present, for the first time On any
stage, the novel Dance Cycle"
wherein the famous Gounod ballet
music win ali be delivered In
chorus.
"A group Of chamber music play
ers. many Of whom were members
Of the Washington symphony or
chestras in the past, forrns the
basis OF the orchestra. and will be
augmented BY active professional
musicians. The cast consists OF
Frank Duggan as Mepfisto pheles.
Harry Stevens rs Faust, RAYMOND
q Moore as Valentine. Royal a
Tinker as Wagner BESSIE NaaTf
as Marguerite. Cecil ~. Sale a.
Martha. The combined enssAabi
Of 200 represents real civic opera
which has Else Jorss as Siebel.
Both the choral society and the
ballet win appear In the final angel
Transformation scene, the ballet
forming the central group Of white
robed, winged angels, with golden
trumpets, bearing the spirit o.
Margarita heavenward. while the
choral society similarly clad. sings
the final impressive. inspirational,
spiritual Gounod choral. with the
neutrality-suspicious." chorus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
CEnaliapin i'm Recital
At Polls ON Tuesday

FEODOR CHALIAPIN, the great
Russian bass' will be heard
the first time in Washington at
Polls Theater. Tuesday afternoon,
April 3, at 4:3O, under the man.
agement of Mrs. Wilson Greene.
Chaliapin is the most famous
of living bassos and one of the
outstanding figures In the musical
world today His art, like that of
all the greatest artists. seems SO
simple because it is so complex.
Many threads have gone to the
weaving of that wonderful tex
ture. Every phrase, every part
Of every phrase. 10 modelled upon
the words. The mystery Is how,
with this close fidelity to verbal
liberalism, he contrives to make
his voice sing with the freedom of
line and the infinite variety of
shading Of a great instrumental
player.
Few remaining seats now on
sale at Mrs Wilson Greene's Con.
cert Bureau N Droop's, Thirteenth
and G streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
Calve, Greatest of
Garments Here Soon

~~G A@4SAA0S IVA ~ ~VVAA
NINE. CALVE will be heard in
recital at Polls Theater, FRI
day afternoon, April 6, at 1870,
under the management Of Mrs.
Wilson Greene. 80.
Nine. Calve, the great French
prima donna, returned to the con-
cert stage last season and made
a phenomenal success, having sung
to six sold-out houses in New
York City. The critics were
unanimous in their praise Of her
voice and marvellous art, and
claimed that mo young singer
should ia ! to hear her. as it was
a great singing lesson to any as.
piring student"
Nine. Calve commands today as
securely as she ever did all those
indiv dual characteristics that frs
endeared her to the American
public
Remain ng seats now on sale at
Mrs. Wiison-Greene's Conc err BIZ
reau n Droop's. Thirteenth aud C.
streets northwest. -..+
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r. MI. Nj. G. To Meet At
Eighth Street Temple

IN Friday morning. April 6, the
regular meeting Of the Fri
day Morning Music Club viii be
held at the Eighth Street He
brew Temple. A program. ar
ranged through the courtesy Of
Lewis G. Atwater. organist OF
The Temple. win be given by the
quartet Of the church, consisting
Of Mrs. Gawier. Mrs BrylaWski,
Louis Thompson and George
Miller. A short talk on the
Music Of the Synagogue wiz
be given by DR.. Abram Simon.
There will be no meeting Of
the Club on Good Friday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
Louis Potter Enters
List of Composers

,OUlS A. POTTER, Well-knoWn
orean'eF Of this c'te en-.
tered the lists OF composers at
a recent concert. one OF the SEE
ries Of free concerts being given
at the First Congregational
church. Tenth and G streets.
Mr.. Potter's ''Fantasie for Or
gan and Piano, written for
these concerts. was given its
first performance with Mr.. Pot
ter at the piano and Mr.. Mueller
at the organ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

Verses the occasion of the funeral
services of young girl sOhO died recently
BY EMILE BERLNER.
THE roads in heaven And slowly, with look OF
crowded today ru.., psacs, - & L...,.n,.
Chanting and music resound rest ~ - : 49, -
Laughter ge She winds her steps through
play the welcoming crowd
OF beautiful angels that AO"aTo the seats Of 1ne
round Where the angel Of mercy, with
They scanning the skies arms outstretched,
for a radiant light Whispers to her the parole
AS silvery clouds unro mat = gVen 20 Lnoss whom
Oos Ss;1ht e - And who harbored a beaut-
The glimpse of a beautiful ful soul.
Ye who are sOrely smitten and
And children that LETT their Will you dry your
eaE!nly MONIES ,A: For she whom you loved is at
With dimples and laughing rest TODAY
rr races -. ~. Far beyond your dread and
heavenly domes, The STRUGGLES Of life she has
Watching with merry fled and flown
that the shad Passed shoal.
oWy eartn' And she left the wonder
They will catch sight Of rar- The memory bright
est worth, -. The celestial light
Inc gleam OF DeauI1uI Of and beautiful soul
soul.
The roads in heaven crowd
anu heart, pNNO Chanting and music resound
Sensing glory from affair." Laughter and gee the faces
Turn their steps to where the play
part OF beautiful angels that
And they the gates aJar. round
They start chant welcome They scanning the skies for
And festival bells to toll, As silvery clouds 1nroE
AS celestial strains in the dis Joyous and eager for lovely
Hail the coming of beautiful The glimpse of beautiful
soul. soul.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

II problem presents lISeH
that has to do with acoustics,
Washington's first thought is:
"Ask Emile Berliner."
For Emile Berliner. probably
one Of the greatest scientific
authorities on acoustics. is . resi-
dent of the National Capital and
also-which is most important
is an ardent worker for his
home city, as. he is for Human
ity. written large with a capital
: n.
The present problem Is:
what can we do to better
our facilities for an outdoor
concert place this coming sum-
mer?''
And so the writer asked Mr..
Berliner. And it started some
thing. STARTED SOMETHING.
OF course it started something!
The genius brain of this great
scientist Immediately responded
to the civic need.
when. you are ready to con-
struct sounding board for
your. concerts" he answered.
at win superintend it for you"
Do you realize what that
means?
r..,si. ra~Is,,s,. xv1,o dis.
covered the ''transnitter" that
perfected the Bell telephone, when
nothing had yet been invented
to make the voice clear in speak.
ing over the telephone. It was.
the most valuable thing In maxi
ing long distance phoning +possi-
BILE, the finely and highly sens
sitized instrument that removed
all distractions to the clear car.
rying quality Of the voice.
We have this man of genius
at our disposal, thanks to his
Ynagnanimity. So I went about
seeing how best we could utilize
ulSz great OIISEs
One cannot acquire such an Of
fer except from the heart Of the
giver. And this we have with
MS. We know that from Emile
Berliner's great tuberculosis
fight that IL being waged now.
We know it from his great fight
for pure milk for the babies.
ACQUISITION IN STADIUM.
To erect an "acousticon"-a
great sounding shell-in the
Stadium at Central High School
Is the first thought.
Round about and round about,
we may go. to discover the ways
and wherefores in the case. But
we're off!
There are more beautiful places:
The Sylvan Theater, Meridian Hill
Park (Mrs. Henderson's Park, we
of the old settlers call it, at Six
teenth and Florida avenuel, or the
beautiful Reservoir Park, further
out Sixteenth street.
So there we are! But to return
to Mr.. Beriiner.
at recall a similar need in Wash
ington," he said, where I fitted
into the breach. 1t was in the
days of the Inaugural Balls-in the
old Pension Office you know.
There we did have hard problem
in acoustics" and Emile Berliner's
eyes snapped with merriment at
the thought.
"An exceedingly. simple arrange
ment was devised. The idea was
not my own, merely remembered
an experiment made by some Johns
Hopkins students four years be-
fore, when they were seeking the
best material for rejecting sound.
Of-course their experiment was on
q small surface with direct con-
tact of sound. It's broader ap-
=. plication was obvious though"
Obvious, yes, to the inventive
mind!
CORRUGATED IRON.
I'VE used a corrugated iron
screen across one end of the build
ing, with large rlbs-the size be.
ing important. They were one and
one-half inches broad, the ribs run.
ming up and down. The screenRas
thirty feet long and about twelve
feet high. Above this we put an
awning shaped piece OF the iron,