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The Washington times., 1924-01-08
MARCEL DUPRE
GIVES ORGAN
RECITAL
French Composer Delights Dis
tinguished Audience at
Church Of the Epiphany.
By WILLIAM MOORE.

The fine art Of organ playing is
sometimes overlooked in the deluge
Of vocal and instrumental recitals
that annually swamp the National
Capital.
It was therefore a delightful re.
spite from the usual type Of recital
to spend ninety minutes in the
beautiful Church Of the Epiphany
last night and listen to the worlds
greatest organist," Marcel Dupre,
Of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
Marcel Dupre Is q true genius of
the console, manipulating the stops
ana combinations with grace and
ease. Many organists walk rough
shod over their manuals in an en-.
deavor to shift quickly from one
combination to another. Dupre skill.
fully shifted stops" and brought
out the natural warmth and color
OF the strings, woodwinds and horns
with apparently no effort.
Distinguished Audience.
1t was a distinguished audience
that gathered at the Church Of the
Epiphany. The list OF patrons was
headed by M. Jules Jusserand,
French ambassador to the United
States, and Nine. Jusserand.
Dupre Is not only a great organ
list. He. is a composer Of note, also,
Two of his compositions were
played. The most skillful, but by
no means the most pleasing, was
his F minor scherzo. His Cortege
and Litany appealed most to this
reviewer. It is an excellent bit of
lmpressionistic writing, but thor.
oughly melodious. Throughout the
entire composition runs a deep re.
ligious theme, and an insistent sup
plicatory passage played on the
flutes.
Master Of Bach,
Dupre is master Of Bach. The
difficult, but inspiring. toccata, ada
gio and fugu0 in @ major were
played with exquisite interpreta.
ton.
To many, the Cesar Franck B
fiat finale was the outstanding
number on the program. Personal.
ly liked the. Canon OF Schaumann,
The Washington times., 1924-01-08
JAMES E. WALKER POST
TO INSTALL OFFICERS

Officers Of the James e. Walker
Post No. 30, American Legion, Will
be installed Thursday night at
o'clock at the Mu-So-Lit Club. 1927
r street northwest. Paul j. Mo.
Gahan, department commander OF
the legion. here, will be in charge
Of the installation.
Watson B. Miller, chairman OF
the National Rehabilitation Commit
tee will deliver an address. E. Les
ter Jones, James A. Drain. and John
Lewis Smith. past department COM
manders, will be present. James B..
Lomack, Milton T. Dorsey and
Clinton H. Wooding. members Of
the post will furnish music.
The Washington times., 1924-01-08
SIGNS REVEAL
STATES|NEN'S
HOBBIES
Ozard Mountains Advertised
on Congressman's
Door.

1t isn't always necessary to go
into the offices of members of the
Sixty-eighth Congress in order to
learn the characterization Of the occu-
pants. This is especially true OF
House members, many OF whom ex-
tend their personalities even into
the corridors outside their offices.
Congressman Melvin o. McLaugh'
lin Of Nebraska. IL an ardent pa
triot. Merely entering the east cor
ridor Of the fifth floor Of the House
Office Building IL all that is neces-
sary 70 demonstrate the fact. In
front Of his door. extending well
out into the corridor, IN O staff
from which flies the Stars and
Stripes.
Congressman Joe. J. Manlove is
widely known al a champion of the
beauties of the Ozark mountains,
from which he halls. He leaves no
doubt az to this In the minds OF
paasersby In tho corridor from which
his office opens. On his door are
q number Of folders extolling the
virtues Of the Ozarls.
Congressman Lamar LETTERS ex-
tends his cordial welcome into the
corridor. Outside his door, in large
white letters on q dark background
IL the sign, "Jeffers. Ala. Come
In"
Congressman William A. Ayres Of
Kansas, a member of the District
Appropriations subcommittee. has
his name carved in handsome bronze
plates which grace either side Of his
door.
Congressman Harold Knutson's
door is enlivened by a glaring notary
public sign.
There are many other examples
which. to the psychologist. make
a tour Of the corridors a good study
Of the characteristics Of the mem
bers.
The Washington times., 1924-01-08

with its grace and delightful har-
monte combinations.
The program also included Louis
Vierne's ''Pastorale" from the First
Symphony" and "Soeur Monique,"
by Francois Couperin.
This was the first Of q series Of
organ recitals to be given at the
Church of the Epiphany by M. Du-
pre-. The second viii take place
January 20.
The Washington times., 1924-01-08
JAP ATHLETE WANTS TO
CURB VIOLENT RIOTERS

TOXIC, Jan S~-More gentle
manly tactics on the part Of root.
era for the various Japanese schools
Is advocated by TOkuichi Tal1ahama,
one of the stars in athletics at the
Keio University. in Toxic. Taxa.
hama suggests that in order to
prevent enmities between the uni.
veraities In Tokyo the rooters for
each team should be limited and a
certain amount OF school super
vision exercised to prevent discord
between the student bodies.
The Washington times., 1924-01-08
164, 500 ACRES OF LAND
OPEN TO WAR VETERANS

The opening Of $4,000 acres Of
land IN Nevada, New Mexico and
Utah to world war veterans was
INTRODUCED in the House yesterday by
ment today. The land includes:
Nevada, 46,500 acres In Washoe
and Eureka and Eulke counties;
New Mexico, $4,000 acres In 60
zorro and Valencia counties; Utah,
10000 acres in Tooele and Beaver
counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
NOT TO PUBLISH
 RUSSIAN LETTERS Hughes Says Letters Of Good rich Would Not Aid Public

WASHINGTON, Feb12.-tPublication of letters on the Russian situation written to the state department by for mer Governor Goodrich of Indiana. would be incompatible with the public interest, Secretary Hughes says in a letter transmitted to the Senate by President Coolidge. The communica- tiOn was in response to a resolution of inquiry by Chairman Borah of the Rus sian Investigating committee.
 Secretary Hughes informs the Senate, however, that the letters will be made available to senators privately if they wish to examine Athem. One is dated November 2 192fs. and the other Jan uary F, 1922. The secretary states that no reports have been made to the state department within the past six years by William Boyce Thompson. Raymond Robbins, Major General Graves, Major Slaughter or Major Faymonville. all of whom, together with Mir. Goodrich. are named in the Borah resolution: General Graves and Major Slaughter did make reports to the war department, which were available to the state department, but Mir. Hughes. sug- gested that if the Senate desires them it submit its request to the war depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
ACREAGE !FORECXST
 REPORTS ABOLISHED
Planting Intention Held Gusses
 By Committee To Depress Mart

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Members of congress from the cotton states have been assured by Secretary Wallace that the department of agriculture will not make an Intentions to plant re- port on cotton acreage this year. Rep resentative Rankin. democrat, Missis- sippi,. chairman of the group committee on the readjustment of cotton crop es- inmates and reports, announced today.
 Representatives of the agricultural department in recent conference with southern congressman. said MT. Rank in indicated 1t was intended to issue an intentions to plant" report in 1924. but rumors that such a report would be made public prompted Mir. Rankin to get in touch again with MT. Wallace.
 e""It is the contention of the commit- tee" said Mir. Rankin in a statement, ..that the publication of these .inten-. ton reports, based on highly inflated guesses as to how much cotton the farmers are going to plant, has had a depressing effect on the cotton mar ket from which it did not fully recover until after the entire crop had been gathered and placed on the market, thereby costing the cotton growers many millions of dollars instead of benefiting them."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
TO QUIT SEEKING
 SO MANY REASONS
Scientists Assert Explanations
 For Everything Not Necessary

BOSTON. Mass. Feb. 2-What is the use of it? was the question that used to be asked by an investigator when he found strange structure or substance in a plant or animal. writes Dr. Edwin E. Slosson, in fhe Tran script.
 He then set himself to finding out the use of it. and sometimes when he could not find out for sure what it was good for he invented a more or less plausible reason for it's existence and peculiari- ties. It never occurred to him that the reason he had difficulty in getting an answer to this question might. be that there was no answer to get.
 Biologists of the present generation have given up the expectation of find ing use for everything for they do not now assume that everything is use ful in the sense of being benefit to the creature possessing it. The charac- teristic under consideration may be an accidental or inevitable sccompani- ment of it's general development. It may be a mere by-product of it's life process.
 This modern point of view was ex- pressed by A. G. Tansley. president of the botanical section of the British As sociation for the Advancement of Sci ence at a recent Liverpool meeting. when he said:
 An organism may produce parts which are useless or even harmful to it, provided that the whole is still able to;carry on and reproduce itself in its actual conditions of life.
 "k regard to multitude of char acters there is not only no proof but not the smallest reason to suppose that they have now. or ever did have, any survival value at all This view will relieve the zoologists and batanists of lot of the bother they have had in trying to hatch UT reasons for everything. | Man may be "the measure of all things" as Protagoras said. but he i. 1 liable to mislead himself when he at tempts to put his own meaning into ina | ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
AUTHORITY ON HAREMS

Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair. who recently visited this country on his way to Australia to take mp the posi- ton of governor of New South Wales. has had career that reads like all Arabian Nights tale, says the Argo. naut. He is said to he the only officer in the British navy now living who can speak from personal experience of life ill Oriental harems.
 As a midshipman in the Egyptian war of 1882 Sir Dudley, sent with dis patches to the 0utposts of Ramleh. lost his way. was taken prisoner and was sent under strong escort to Cairo. Because of his exceptional good looks and very bOyish appearance the unfortunate midshipman was handed over 10 the harems in something of the capacity of q page.
 Incidentally. Sir Dudley might be languiShing yet in Oriental leisure if it had not been for the efforts of Ferdi- hand de Lesseps. creator of the Suez Canal. who interested himself in the boys case and to please whom. Arabi Pasli, the msurgent leader, finally re- leased the middy who has become an admiral and colonial governor as well as aX authority on harens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
STATE DELEGATIONS
 HOTELS SELECTED
New York Hostelries Provide
 For Democratic Convention

NEW YORK. Feb. :.-George F. Mara, assistant to the chairman of the National Democratic committee. has announced that after conference with George w. Sweeney. chairman of inc convention committee of the Hotel as sociation. and John k. Young of the Merchants Association of New York, state delegations to the Democratic con vention will be quartered as follows:
 Alaska. Belmont; District of Co., lufnbia, Imperial; Georgia, Pennsyl- vania Greater New York COmmo- dore Hawaii. Belmont: Indiana. Prince George; Kentucky, McAlpin :; Maryland. Astor Maine. Murray Hill :: Nevada. Seville; New Jersey. Pennsyl- vania Ohio. McAlpin; South Carolina. MtAlpin; West Virginia. Imperial :; Wisconsin. Commodore Wyoming. Pennsylvania.
 In every ease the hotels have con tracted to furnish rooms with bath for all members of the delegation. Each hotel is donating ball rooms or private dining rooms for the accommodation of the delegation meetings and caucuses
 Hotels for delegations of other states have not yet been named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
HOLDS ELDERLY
 PEOPLE BURDEN
British Engineer Declares Re-
 duction In Death Rate Un- likely And Undesirable

2, LONDON. Feb. 2.-Many English men boast of their declining death rate and the large numbers of their race who live. in their slow and easy way. to be 90 or 100 years old. But the new president of the Institute of Sani- tary Engineers. J. s. Afford. is not one of them. In his first presidential ad- dress, delivered recently, he put forth the opinion that further considerable reduction in the death rate was not only unlikely. but undesirable.
 The trouble with most of these old timers. Mir. Afford seemed to think. is that they keep on living but stop pro- ducing, thereby adding to the national burden of the unproductive.
 There is obviously limit to the weight we can carry in that respect" i" the speaker said. If it becomes too heavy the, nation will go down before another which is not so encumbered, and which may be far less intelligent. 1 know many reasons why we should help a man to be useful, or happy, but I know none why we should exert our selves to prolong his unproductive pc riod." $,
 Mir. Afford then had something to say about equality of opportunity was a good rule for application to the young. but not for men and women oyer 20. It results inevitably in in equality of achievement, he said. and political theories which do not recog nize this are in conflict with nature, ''and nature ,is bound to win in the long run"
 Discovery is needed in education, for instance. of how to select the dis tinguished best and to give the neces- sary basic instruction to all, without at the same time proceeding to lengths which result in super-abundant gifts being conferred on those in whom they prodrice discontent rather than cul- ture."
 The day Mir. Afford expressed his thoughts about old age and productive ness, the press of Britain was rejoicing that the year 1923 had brought down the death rate to 11.3 a thousand, the healthiest year ever known in this country, At Bournemouth, health resort only a few deaths occurred dur ing the year. and 40 of them were of persons beyond 90. Dorsetshire also is boasting of its many aged residents. oIts latest census figures listed four women who had passed their ninety eighth birthday and 214 inhabitants be- yond 90. Those whose years exceeded 80 numbered almost 2,500. The coun- ty had 9S domestic servants in the sev- enties, and 13 bar-maids who can never see 65 again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
WINSTON ROAD < MAY BE CHANGED
State Highway To Connect Haleyville And Double Springs

HALEYvILLE, Ala, Feb. 2.Spe- cial. )-There is probability that a part of the route of the, new highway, now being constructed between Haley vile and Double sSprings may be changed, according to rumor now prevalent The difficulty has arisen in regard to the construction or building of bridge at the Pickard pond,S one mile east of Haleyville, and the desire of the contractors to construct the new road off of the old route of the road.
 Should this be done the new high way would run by the places of John lowing the original route of the old road. The road should this change be made, would enter Haleyville in a northwestern direction instead of from the east. The remainder of the road will follow practically the old route between the. two cities.
 \ Infant Dies
 The infant daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Guy Drake died at the family home Monday and the interment took place at the city cemetery Tuesday after noon. W ~N-Missi0nary Speaks
 pr. J. D. Pointer, 6 returned mis- sionary, who has spent the past ten years in Portuguese, Estt Africa, de- livered an interesting lecture illustrated with stereopticon views at the Method ist Episcopal church Monday night to a large audience.
 Coal Mines Opened
 G. E. Cagle has opened up a new coal mine five miles northwest of this city and is mining good grade of coal, which he is readily selling on the local market. J. F. Teahue's mine is rum ming on full time near the city and there is no coal shortage in Haley vile.
 Returns From Hospital Jeff Donaldson has returned home from a Birmingham hospital, where he recently underwent treatment, and, his health is slowly improving in health.
 Farm Meeting Held
 The farmers and business men meet ing, which was held Wednesday morn ing at the court house in Haleyville was well attended. and some very interest ing talks were made by those present. W. K. Ellsberry, of the cotton asso- citation c. F. Boyd and J. T. High, of the extension service at Auburn, were present and took an active part in the meeting. One of the. objects of the meeting was to map out safe. farming plan and to give the farmers definite and specific advice obtained by the test of several years experience by agri- cultural experts.
 Move Into New Home
 Paul Smith and family have moved into their new bungalow in South Haleyyille
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
LARGEST FOSSIL IS
 GOAL OF BIOLOGIST
Railway Will Have To Be Built To Remove Huge Specimen

NEW YORK. Feb. 2-W. F. Cutler of the University of Manitoba and a fellow of the London Geological society, sailed today on. the Cameronia for Londonderry. en route to German East Africa, where. at the invitation of the British government they will search for what is thought 10 be the largest fossil in existence. The fossil. known as the Gigantossaurus Afriranus. is expected to be found. he said. in q cretaceous he'd of the Morrison geological age, which has been slightly investigated by the Germans. It is estimated to be from eight to ten millions years of age. 20 feet high and so feet in length.
 Construction Yf a miniature railway through the African hush and the serv- ice of 100 natives probably will he re- quired to move the specimen. Mr. Cut Ter Sa iu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
CALLS HIM 1DEALIST
Paris Petit Journal Sums Up
 French Opinion On Pacificist

PARIS. Feb. 2.-"SoOn the great voice of the idealist the democratic pacifist. will be stilled forever" Petit Journal thus summed up French opin- ion today as the nation waited anxiously for news of Woodrow Wilson-the man who brought the United States into the WOrld war and saved France from the iron hell of d German conqueror.
 Throngs stood in front of newspaper bulletin boards today for the latest cables from Washington.
 Wilson. lying on his sickbed. has witnessed the crash of his works" Petit Journal said, referring to the persistent refusal of the American people to enter the League of Nations. but France remembers him only with sympathy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
APPROVE RUM CONTROL FUND President Forwards Proposal for Coast
 Guard Appropriation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-President Coolidge has forwarded to congress the treasury proposal to appropriate S13.S ,9S9 to enable the coast guard to deal more effectively with rum run nerS.
 The coast guard proposed to procure from the navy 20 torpedo boat destroy CTS of the second line and two mine sweepers of similar type of vessels and to have built 223 cabin cruisers" tyre motor boats al Il coast of $3I ,500 each with necesSary equipment including rhdio, and 100 "Seahright dory" type motor boats costing $S.O00 each.
 The plans also call for the reopen ing of 19 life saving stations now on the inactive list and the organization of 24 section bases for supervising the activities of craft engaged in the pre- venting of rum smuggling
 It is estimated $2,00O,O00 would be required to recon6ition the destroyers and $l1O,000 to refit the mine SWeeDerS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
. Shipping Activities Of AL0bdnaa Seaport

s MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 2.-(Special Leased Wire9-One arrival and eight departures during the day composed the activity in the port during the cargo carriers outwardbound were in cargo, while the arrival brought in a cargo of nitrates from the Chilean beds. This was the British steamer Silverash, which arrived during the late afternoon, the importation being by Nitrates Agencies, Limited. The ves- gel went into Pier 3 to discharge.
 The American steamer Mariana Page & Jones) was the first to depart. and sailed for San Juan after quickly load ing flour and lumber at Turner ter minais. She was followed by the American schooner Isabelle C. Harris (to the same firm of brokers). proceed ing to Ponce with 734,O00 superficial feet of lumber. Then followed the Carbonia Limited States shipping board, Waterman Steamship corpora ton. agents) for Oporto and Bilbao. Two hours later the Jacona (same own CT and agents) sailed for Genoa and Naples with a general cargo.
 - The Mexican tanker San Antonio, which underwent annual oVerhauling and repairs, at the plant of the Ala bama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding com pany, cleared and sailed for 'rampico In ballast The Norwegian steamer
  cleared Friday, sailed for Puerto Cas- tilla in ballast.
 Two thousand tons of steel rails from Birmingham were shipped to Houston aboard the American motorship Steel Motor (Norton Lilly & Co) The sis ter ship, Steel Vender. will arrive Feb ruary 10 to load another 2,000 tons of rails.
 The Swedish steamer Ivernia, which also brought nitrates from Chile, sailed for Havana for the Aluminium line account. after going on charter to the Nosa line. This steamer was the final departure of the day.
 The Claverack United States ship ping board, Waterman Steamship cor poration, agents) is scheduled to sail Sunday afternoon for Hamburg and Bremen.
 The Norwegian steamer Stavanseren Is scheduled to sail Sunday for From tera, Mexico, to load fruit for Mobile. for Richard Murray 6, Co.,, agents for the Gulf Steamship company.
 The American schooner Lady Marion (Page & Jones) shifted to Turner ter minals. where the British schooner Frederick P. Elkin is loading for Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
PRINCETON CONCERNED
University Formerly Headed By
 EX-President Watch Condition

PRINCETON, Feb. 1.-All Prince ton men regard with anxious concern the news from Washington on Mir. Wilson's alarming illness and hope that they may be soon reassured that his present condition is not so serious as has been reported. said a statement issued tonight by President John Grier Hibben of Princeton university.
 Mir. Wilson, who was president of the university before he. became gover- nor of New Jersey mad then President of the United States. is regarded affee- tionately as the most distinguished of Princeton's alumni. Hourly bulletins from Washington are being received at President Hibben's office and are then conveyed to the student body.
 Members of the faculty and the en- tire student body, gathered tonight on the campus to hear the latest news from Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
NEW AUTOMOBIL ERA PREDICTED BY HENRY FORD

DETROIT-The dawning of the new year sees the automobile com ing into a greater era of popular ity, declares Ford Motor company in statement issued this week.
 The statement is based upon re- ports from all sections of the coun- try and upon dealer estimates for 1924. These indicate not only a growing condition of prosperity but a greater tendency toward the use of the automobile both as a pas senger carrying vehicle and for commercial haulage.
 Spring buying is expected by the company to start earlier than in previous years, and as a result the customary car shortage period is expected to come several weeks earlier than previously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
RICKENBACKER'S TRIBUTE

CHICAGO. Feb. Eff the allies had followed the ideals represented by Woodrow Wilson that brought the armistice Europe would not he in the condition it is in today, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker ace of aces in the world war. declared tonight in tribute to the, former President in an address be- fore the German club of Chicago.
 II am republican at heart he said. cbut great credit is due to Wood row Wilson for what he did in the cause of humanity. The history of fu- ture generations will accord him his rightful place. Not only our own coun- try but the Ipeoples of the world, in cluding Gefmany, will recognize his services" -