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Evening star., 1923-01-27
S|NGPAEANS0f] JOY
AS ASTHEYREAcHP'ORT
Members Of Berlin Opera
Company EIated Over First
- :
View of America.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 27.-As the
President Roosevelt. bringing the los
members of tho Berlin Grand Opera
Company, plowed her way through
ice-choked water to her pier. song
birds of the company stood barehead-
ed on deck. singing lusty paeans OF
Joy as they thought OF the salaries
of millions Of marks which soon were
to replace tho starvation wages OF
their homeland.
The company's full chorus OF sixty
men and women intoned the chorus
from wagner's opera, 'The Master
Singer" while the principals OF the
company crowded. radiant-faced. at
the rails feasting their eyes on
America.
"More Than Happy" Prima Donna.
Happy" exclaimed one OF the
prima donnas. mo. I am more than
happy Only a few months ago I
sang in a provincial German opera
house and received $4,000 marks a
month for my work. That was 80
cents in your money. and was the
best-paid singer in the house NOW
i will receive the equivalent OF mil
lions OF marks a month. and the ter
rible struggle with want ana worry
will be at an end"
Other members OF the company
pointed out that the best operate
stars in Germany are paid maxi
mum of about 100000 marks. or q
month. while minor singers received
so cents a month.
In America, II was declared, lead
ing members of the company would
be paid the equivalent OF 2o,Ooo.OOo
marks a month, while even the lesser
singers and musicians would get sew
eral millions.
First of Glass 70 visit U. 8.
The opera company. which was said
rector, to be the first German COM
pany to be brought to this country.
will tour the United States. opening
its engagement In Baltimore on Janu-
ary 81, then filing engagements here
and In Philadelphia
Leo Blech, director of the chorus.
said the visit had been made possible
by the depreciation of the mark.
"At any other time" he declared,
"our VISIT would have been tmpos-
sible, but with the dollar quoted at
more than 10000 marks many things
have become possible for those for
tunate enough to possess dollars.
Foreign Patrons Pay Big Price.
Herr Blech said that despite the
economic suffering prevalent In Ger
many the opera houses and theaters
were always crowded to capacity. A
large portion of the audiences, he
said. was made up of foreigners, who
pay from five to ten times the ordi-
nary prices for tickets.
The company includes Jacques Urlus,
former German tenor at the Metro
politan Opera House: Elsa Alsen,
dramatic soprano; Jessyka Koetrik
and Ottilie MetZger-Latterma and
twenty-seven other principals. The
repertoire includes all the Wagnerian
operas. the Flying Dutchman," Die
Fledermaus,' "Salome" and "Das
Hofkonzert."
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported I
the health department in the last twenty -fou
hours:
Raymond W. and Mary A. Deppe. girl.
Claude X. and Barbara r. Foley. boy.
Harry r.. and Sarah Sperlng, boy.
Harold William and Stella Snyder, boy.
Edward W. and Margaret Downey. boy.
Frank ID. and Myrtle Poland. boy.
George n aud Victoria J. Cross. boy.
Basil F. and Sarah f. McAllister, girl.
Maurice J. and Ethel l.. Dwyer. girl.
Morris and Fannie Chupreck. girl.
Milton II. and Mabel " Armand, girl.
James G. and Lillian 4. Humes. boy.
James B. and Mildred N. Shelhorse, girl.
Robert and Lena Carter. boy.
James A., and Blanche Anderson boy.
FrederickiD. and Eta A. Bush. boy.
Alfred e. and Naomi Smith. girl.
Charles S. and Erlena Chisolmn, girl.
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SHIP OWNER DIES.

NEW YORK. January 27.-Fields
S. Pendleton. descendant OF a long
line of New England ship owners,
ship builders and masters OF sailing
ships, Is dead at his homo in Brook
lyn. Ships that he and his brother,
Edwin S. Pendleton. controlled, as
the firm of Pendleton Brothers. are
known in almost every port along
the coast, in Central and South Amer
ica and in the West Indies. He was
president of the Atlantic Carriers
Association.
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By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 27.-Charges
that Thomas L. Chadbourne, jr.,
prominent corporation lawyer. had
connived with George j. Gould to
make large commissions out OF the
administration of the s7s.ooo.o 900 es-
tate of the late Jay Gould were laid
before the appellate division of the
supreme court here by the grievance
committe of the New York Bar AS
sociation.
Disbarment was asked. The court.
after hearing counsel for both sides,
reserved decision. requesting briefs
from the bar association and Mr..
Chadbourne's lawyer.
The principal allegations against
Mr.. Chadbourne were that he was
guilty Of unprofessional conduct in
conniving with his client, George j.
Gould.
William D. Guthrie. representing
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Mr.. Chadbourne, declared his client
was guiltless in that he believed Mr..
Gould's transactions had been con-
summated with the knowledge and
approval of the other beneficiaries of
the estate.
The principal allegation in the bar
associations complaint concerned
Mr Chadbournes part in the sale of
22so52 shares OF Western Union
Telegraph stock belonging to the es-
tate, in which Mr.. Gould. as trustee,
was alleged to have received a COM
mission Of 1901 900. Mr.. Chadbourne's
part in the sale Of Missouri Pacific
stock by the trustee also was at
tackled.
The disbarment proceedings have
long been in abeyance, the bar as
sociation having announced it's con-
templated action last March.
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SHIP ESCAPES IN STORM.
Schooner Helvetia Expected t;
Reach Charleston Today.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. January a7-
The schooner Helvetia. long overdue
and disabled at sea. is expected to
arrive in port some time today. The
ship. reported slightly damaged in
the recent coast storms. is said to
have been succored by a steamship.
the identity of which has not been
learned.
The crew is said to have under
gone suffering from shortage of food
and water The vessel last night was
reported anchored eighty miles off
the Charleston harbor entrance.
The Helvetia sailed from New York.
December L.
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F. M. WO0LWORTH DEAD.
London Director of Chain Stores
Planned Trip to q. s., Though Ill.

LONDON. January 2T.-Fred Moore
Woolworth, prominet American bust
ness man. who has been seriously
i'll in London for some time. died at
the Ritz Hotel today.
Mr.. Woolworth. who was the Lon
don director of the chain store organ
store organization in the United
States. was taken i'll last october
when he suffered stroke. He was
the victim OF second stroke on
Wednesday after period Of recu-
peration during which II was be-
iieved he would probably be able TO
leave for the United States about
February I, and spend the remainder
OF the winter IN Florida.
Mr.. Woolworth's mother, Mrs. G.
s. Bailey lives in Portland, Me.
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PRINTER. DROPS DEAD.
Arthur Symonds Was Employe of
Government Printing ONCE.

Arthur J. Symonds. member OF the
night force in the proofroom at the
government printing office. dropped
dead early today just as he was about
TO quit work. The deceased. who re-
sided at Arlington. Va. was born
there July 9. 1858.
He was appointed compositor in
tho government printing Office in
June, 1883. Several years later he
resigned. He accepted a second ap-
pointment later, and was given a
position in the proofroon. His death
was duo to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Evening star., 1923-01-27
TEN OF TANK SHIP CREW
MISSING; 19 INJURED
Fire Damages Steamer and De-
stroys Wharf on Lower Panuco
River in Mexico.
By the Associated Press.

TAMPICO, Mexico. January G7.-Ten
members of the crew of the Mexican
Eagle Oil Company's tank steamer San
Leonardo are missing and nineteen 9TH
ers are suffering from burns as a con-
sequence of a fire which partly de-
stroyed the tanker and burned the COM
pany's wharf on the lower Panuco river
Thursday night. The vessel. which
changed from the British TO the Nexi-
can flag last September, is listing
badly.
Twenty five thousand barrels of the
10000 barrels oil cargo were saved.
The refineries and tanks OF the Mexican
Eagle and Royal Dutch Shell companies
are close to the wharf. and for time II
appeared as if they might be set on fire.
The San Leonardo carried a crew of
forty-SlX. all MexcanS.
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TRAMP FAR TO SERVE.
Canadian Councillors Travel on
Snowshoes to Meeting.

GAGETOWN. n. B.. January 27.-
Councillors w. A. Kierstead and Otty
o. Black Of Brunswick have been
given places. on the Queens county
council roll of honor for faithfulness
to their public duties. To attend the
semi-annual session Of the council
they tramped twenty-five miles on
snowshoes In arctic weather to
Petitcodia, where they took q train
to this shire town.
Before this performance Warden A.
F. Barton Of Marlborough held the
record. He never missed . meeting
for forty years, and once attended
on crutches with a dislocated hip.
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OTHER CHURCHES JOIN.
Eight Congregations Now in Wash.
ington Federation.

During the past ten days two addi-
tional churches have voted to join
the Washington Federation. Mount
Pleasant Congregational, at 14th
street and Columbia road. and Beth
any Baptist. at I'd street and Rhode
Island avenue. Both will be valuable
additions to the membership of the
organization.
This makes q total Of eight congre-
cations added within the last three
months. A number of others are con-
templating early action. All evangel-
ical Protestant churches in or near
the city are eligible to membership.
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GIVEN MEDAL OF MERIT.
Red Cross Speaking Service Direc-
tor Honored by Polish Body.

Announcement has just been made
that the Red Cross of Poland has
conferred upon DIR. Thomas Edward
OF the American Red Cross, its medal
of merit in recognition of assistance
rendered by him, in connection with
Evening star., 1923-01-27

The Honorable Richard Clere Par
sons superintended the design and
construction Of the water and drain-
age works OF the city Of Buenos
Aires and prepared complete designs
for q drainage system for the city
Of Petrograd in 1908. He also de-
signed and carried out plans for
numerous works OF this character.
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DRAINAGE EXPERT DEAD.

LONDON, January 27.-The death
fs announced of the Honorable
Richard c. Parsons. long noted as a
water work and drainage expert.
Evening star., 1923-01-27
Old-Fashioned Family Remedy
for Colds, Grip, Pneumonia

~~
Father Johns Medicine Builds
New Strength During the Get.
ting-well Stage After Any Illness.
A Doctors Prescription. Free
From Alcohol and Dangerous
Drugs-67 Years In Use.
The getting-well stage fof. grip is the most
dangerous of all because the body, weak
ened by the grip, is wide open to attacks
of other lurking disease germs.
That is why all the organs of the body
must be kept in their best working order,
not only to drive out the poison left by
the grip germ. but that the patient shall
regain strength as soon as possible to
avoid further attacks resulting from the
poisons in the system.
AS means toward good health after the
grip, Father Johns Medicine builds up the
body because It IS all pure wholesome
nourishfnent and free from opium, NOR
phine, chloroform or other poisonous
drugs or alcohol Father Johns Medicine
has had sixty-seven years success for
colds and throat troubles. coughs and sore
throats, and as a tonic and body builder.
Evening star., 1923-01-27

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1923-01-27

Australia is the only country in the
world where cane sugar is raised wholly
by white labor,
The Washington times., 1923-06-05

in a glass case about fifteen
years ago and is not used except
on great occasions. The frame
is of mahogany, inlaid with white
holly and upholstered in leather.
USED FOR IL YEARS.
Another interesting relic 10 the
front door key of the Bastile,
weighing five pounds. presented
by Lafayette.
In addition to the Invaluable
Williams portrait Of Washington
the lodge also owns another pic
ture by Peele, known as 1.-THE
Pope Peele Picture" also said to
be Of great value; painting Of
the Marquis de Lafayette by
Peele: a life-sized painting Of La
fayette in Masonic regalia, by
Hurdle, Of Alexandria; and a
painting of Thomas Fairfax,
painted in London in 1880 and
now valued at $4,000.
All these relics, revered by all
Masons and patriots, are to be
placed in the magnificent new
Memorial.
Under the provisions Of its
charter, granted before the time
Of the First President. the Alex
andria- Washington Lodge must
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button cut from Washington's
coat at his first Inauguration; a
piece Of canvas from his army
tent, used during the revolution;
Washington's medicine scales and
a medallion.
A clock, shown in another
group, was on the mantel In
the Generals bedroom at the time
of his death. AS Washington
died his physician cut the cord
suspending the weight and the
clock stopped. at 1920 p. m. It
is said to be the only piece Of
furniture in the death room which
was not returned to it's place.
The Lesser Lights are the original
lights of the lodge and were used
during It's most important occas-
ions, among them the laying of
the cornerstone Of the Capitol, in
1898; the funeral of Washington,
in 1893; and the laying of the
cornerstone Of the Washington
monument in 1S4S.
The old chair occupied by
Washington when Worshipful
Master of Lodge Number %, is
one Of the most priceless relics.
It was in continuous use for
seventeen years. It was placed
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always meet in the City Hall Of
Alexandria. Because Of the In
adequacy of this building to house
such priceless relics and the ever
present danger from fire the con-
struction of the memorial was de-
cided upon.
NATIONAL INTEREST
The movement to erect the
memorial to Washington was fire.
quently discussed and at one time
as much as $4,000 was raised
but the undertaking was subse-
quently abandoned. This effort
was purely local.
The establishment Of the electric
railroad to Mount Vernon and the
opening Of the lodge to the public
brought many influential members
of the craft to the institution and
produced a national interest In the
collection. which resulted In an
appeal from Most Worshipful Oscar
LAWYER, Past Grand Master Of
California, who. observing the
lack of fire protection, advocated
the erection Of the memorial and
urged prompt action on the part
Of the lodge.
The lodge appointed eleven mem
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Al MenaH1 Comes to
Capital i'm Force

AMID the galaxy Of temples to
be represented in Washing
ton during the meeting Of the
Imperial Council, few stand out
more prominently or are more
representative OF the Common
weaIths from which they hail.
than AL Menan Temple, Of Nash
vile, Tenn. Chartered May 8
1912, by grace of the Imperial
Council, sitting at Los Angeles,
CAL, the temple has steadily
grown both numerically and in
the esteem Of middle Tennessee
ans until 1t has become an organi-
zation to be reckoned with.
This temple. under the leader
ship of illustrious potentate, Ira
e. Parker, brings to the Imperial
Council q band Of fifty pieces. a
drill team of thirty-five men and
a drum and bugle corps OF TWEEN
ty-two. In addition. some seventy
five of the local nobility Joined
the pilgrimage.
The representatives Of Al Menah
Temple are CHARTERED at the
Washington Hotel. while the uni
formed bodies and many Of the
nobility are lodged in the Pull
mans parked in the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad yards.
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bers to compose the Local Me-
mortal Temple Committee, and
Most Worshipful Joseph w.
Eggleston, Grand Master Of Ma
sons in Virginia, in the fall of
1909, invited the Grand Masters
Of the United States to meet in
Alexandria on February %, 1910,
to organize a National Masonic
Memorial Association with the OBJ
ject of erecting memorial to
Washington, the Mason. Eighteen
representatives of grand lodges
were present and the organization
was effected.
In its constitution the associa-
ton provided that the temple was
to have one floor to ''be set apart
forever as a Memorial Hall to be
under the control of the several
Grand Jurisdictions in the United
States Of America" The perma-
nent organization was affected on
Washington's birthday in 1911,
with President Taft as speaker.
The permanent constitution. AMI
bylaws were adopted at the Sec
ond annual meeting on Washing.
tons Birthday, 1912.
The laws provide that the
memorial building is to be In the
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ed this service, and for that
reason It has been decided to
make this sunrise Easter service
an annual event, as 1t has had the
effect of dissipating the idea that
the Shrine Is forever blowing
bubbles"
CIRCUS PAID.
During last November, Egypt
Temple Shrine purchased q cir
Gus for two days, or for five
performances, apd to support the
publicity 1t edited a special edi-
ton Of the Tampa Morning Tri-
bune daily. This special edi-
ton was run in two colors. It
was the means Of adding more
than $1,000 to the fund Of the
temple.
The proceeds Of the circus net.
ted a profit Of $1,000, which is
available for any necessary pur.
pose. And besides the financial
benefit obtained. the temple had,
as its guests to the circus the
orphan children Of Tampa, those
confined in tho detention home,
and the inmates Of the. poor farm
and old peoples homo. Proper
chaperones were IN charge of
each delegation. and saw that no
expense was spared to provide a
day outstanding In the memories
Of those who are denied by cir
cumstances the ordinary pleas
ures Of life.
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Patriotic Shrines Of CITY
Across the Potomac Have
Strong Appeal to Every
American Visitor

; Ramsay home has been occuuied
by the Ramsay family and their
descendants since 1851. In this
house Miss Ann Mccarthy Ram
say raised over $4,000 for the
Revolutionary cause.
MANY HISTORIC SPOTS.
Every effort has been made to
mark every place Of historical in.
terest to tourinsts preparatory to
convention week. Among the moro
prominent points Of interest in
the city are:
Christ Church u7s3-ss), where
George Washington attended and
was vestryman. Gen. Robert E.
Lee was also confirmed here and
attended church.
Lees boyhood home, 1s11-1s25,
Hallowell house, where Lee at
tended school.
Friendship Engine House otto,
General Washington was a mem
Der of the company.
Carlyle house 1752), where was
first suggested Colonial taxation
by General Braddock to Lord
North's government. Here was the
famous council Of governors; plans
were also laid here for the Brad
dock campaign against the French.
City Hotel. Here Washington
met the charming Widow Gusts
Tor the first time. John Paul
Jones and General Lafayette first
met here. General Washington
also gave his last military order
to the Virginia militia from this
place.
Washin g toms headquarters.
Washington recruited his first
command in 1854. Washington
started on his march to Great
Meadows and saved the remnants
OF Braddock's army.
Relics in Washington Masonic
Lodge, Of which Washington was
at one time master. All these
relics are reliable and authentic,
and among the most precious in
the history Of masonary.
The oldest house in Alexan-
drin, built in 1851. at which
Washington was a frequent Wis.
itor.
Lloyd House, built in 1892.
Robert e. Leo here received his
commission as commander-in-chi
Of the Confederate army.
Lafayette House, where General
lafayette was guest in 1924,
OLD JAIL SITE.
Washington Free School, built
in 1885. This was the first free
school in Virginia and endowed
by Washington.
| The site OF the old Colonial 1ail.
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~APT. c. B. EVANS, Of the

@RT. c. b. EVANS, Of the
Alexandria Chamber of
~ Commerce, led a project to
mark with bronze tablets Of
beautiful design all places Of his
torical interest in and about
Alexandria, in preparation for
the Shriners' Convention. It IL
expected that no less than two
hundred thousand patriotic citi-
Gems will visit Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon, around and in which
more historic interest attaches
than any place Of its size. In the
country.
Captain Evans says there are
numerous historical landmarks
that are little known. particu-
larry the. first fire engine in
America, which IL kept in the
Friendship Engine house. This
fire engine caught the eye and
fancy Of General Washington
when visiting in Philadelphia in
1874. He purchased 1t at a cost
Of eighty-five pounds and pre-
scented it to the city fire depart
ment.
UNIQUE IN DESIGN.
Unlike our present-day fire
fighting apparatus. operated by
steam and gas. with great reels
Of hose and water towers and ex-
tension ladders, this engine was
operated by means of hand pumps.
The hose is made of heavy leather
riveted together and in sections
of about six feet each. These sec
tons were carried in q compart-
ment on the engine, and when a
fire broke out the engine would
hasten to the scene Of the fire, at
tach the first six-foot length of
hose to the engine. then another
and another, until they had con-
nected enough sections to reach
NHO oil C0AA Va "Cll 1Lbu1 "LI4Ch
they desired to pump.
The engine, resembling a pump,
was in the center Of four folding
platforms. On two sides the han
dies reached over the engine and
down far enough so that four or
five men could operate them. Then
on the other two sides were SINH
lar handles, also capable of being
operated by four or five men stand.
ing on platform on opposite sides
OF the engine. Luckily this was
in the days Of cheaper man-power,
for the services of from sixteen
20 twenty men were often used in
operating this one small engine
The home of the present Cham
Der Of Commerce of Alexandra
was the first Treasury of the
United States and also the first
Sub-postoffice, built In 1898. The
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The little implement has been
used on many important occa-
sions, among the last being the
laying Of the cornerstones Of the
new Masonic Temple in Washing
ton, by President Theodore Roose-
welt and the grand master OF the
District Of Columbia, and Of the
new Scottish Rite cathedral.
In the group may be seen
Washington 8 Masonic apron and
sash, worn by him as a Master
Mason at the laying Of the cor
nerstone of the Capitol The
apron has seldom been worn
since the death Of Washington,
among the half-dozen who have
had this honor being General
Lafayette and former President
William III. Taft.
MANY RELICS KEPT.
On either side of the apron are
the Generals wedding gloves, and
beneath, his farm spurs. On the
right is his pruning knife and d
black glove worn while he was
in mourning for his mother. To
the left is a little pearl handled
knife, a gift from his mother dur
ing his boyhood.
Among the other relics on ex-
hibit are Washington's pocket
compasses, cupping and bleeding
instruments, the last piece Of
sealing wax used before his
death: a bootstrap worn by
Washington at the defeat of
Braddock; copper plate owned
and used by John Hancock while
president of the Continental Con-
gress and presented by the Han.
cock family to Washington; a