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Evening star., 1924-12-06
WERRENRATH GIVES
VARIED PROGRAM
Songs in English Predom-
mate in Recital by Ameri-
can Baritone.

For the second time this week
Washington enjoyed listening to an
American singer who looked and act
ed typically American, and was, in
fact. born and raised in Brooklyn,
n. y, when Reinald Werrenrath,
baritone, was heard in a generous and
sSaried song recital In Central High
School Auditorium last night. Like
tAnna Case. the Anne rican soprano, Mr..
Werreurath allowed songs in his ma
tive tongue to dominate. This was
especially interesting, AS d great
many school children were present at
the high school community entertain
ment. However, it was noticeable
that the adults enjoyed hearing their
own language, and the songs In Eng
lish received much heartier applause
than those in foreign tongues. not ex-
cepting the notable prologue from
Leoncavallo's "Paghacci," which, Mr..
Werrenrath explained, he studied un-
der Victor Maurel, the great singer,
who wrote the words for il at time
when he was overwhelmed with grief
because OF his fathers death.
The opening group included Mozart g
alma" and Legrenzis "Che Fiero Cos
tune both in Italian, and sung with
smooth artistry Hang Spicrs arrange
ment Of the old Irish song, Would God
which was introduced here last year by
John Mccormack, was given fine shad-
ing in tonal qualities. and Purcell's
III Sail Upon the Dog-star" was a
dramatic finale to the group. Another
Irish song, Mary Cassidy" was the
encore.
Teutonic and Scandinavian songs
comprised the next group. Schubert's
''Du Bist Die .Ruh" and Der Doppel-
gaenger" were sung with fine German
enunciation and much dramatic color.
The latter, Mr.. Werrenrath stated, was,
| in his opinion, the. greatest song of the
lieder type.
A new Danish song. "Sne," by Eyvind
Alnaes. q famous composer in Europe,
! but scarcely known in America, and a
Swedish song, ''Evig Var" by Yrjo
Kilpiucn, both of which the singer dis
covered or his recent trip abroad, were
given their Debut" The snow song had
an unusually beautiful accompaniment =;
Tie Swedish song reflected the rugged
u,ss If its nationality, but was one Of
those songs which should bc heard seV-
crIl times to be fully appreciated. a
Finnish lullaby by Melartin entitled
"SchlummerWeise" was the encore
The last two groups were both in
English. John Masefield's lyrics were
used in the first four, AN Old Song
Resung'' and Beauty" the music of
both by Easthope Martin; THAI eta"
by Harry Spier, former accompaniSt
Evening star., 1924-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Van Volkenburs Recital.

4 yeritable little theater' in her
If" Such was the description given
~ Robert Bell in introducing Miss Ell
IN Van NolheuDurg. an cXtraordinur-
y talented young woman, who ap-
cared yesterday afternoon at the
IIardman Park Theater in an imita-
i've reading of the Maude Adams
company playing What Every Wo-
man Knows"
a silver-gray figure stepped out
before the deep green hangings amid
epattering of applause and assured
her audience that she had never seen
the manuscript of the play she was
about to present to them and that
she had had an opportunity Of seeing
hs Maude Adams company give the
play only once.
BY magic for which She Is the lone
wizard, she opened the door to the
J. ONE OF the Wileys, kindly Scots
md shrewd, loving more than any
'itng in tho world their sister Mag
i ;sic. who Is. as all the world knows,
IL woman without charm. Not one
them can define that subtle word.
I'Ily Maggie. il the high sweet voice
"f Maude Adams preceding each sen
nee with q ripping throaty laugh
or. biVes q negative definition of it.
And so. when her brothers have pro
ktA urea lot LeF llle promise oil q nus
band In the form OF one John Shand,
an uncouth student, Maggie pro-
|ceeds to substitute for that charm
which she has not knowledge of
books, OF typing, of French (of the
Scotch Variety. During the years
that follow that raw fellow. John
sShand. studies electioneers, marries
EIaggie, and falls in love with a bored
ady OF tho English aristocracy. And
fdaggie, by the wit which has been
allied charmIess, saves her John and
Is career for herseIf-for Maggie
wiley.
: To sustain the illusion Of big
brother Alice, to make other humans
So John Shand wiping' his nose with
ae back of his hand, to bring from
&c magic hat the lively Countess La
4 ;riere and the bored Lady Sybil, to
i resent the distinguished Charles
enables, to give the charm of Maude
dams to the Charmless Masgie-tU
u these things required all the grace
movement and gray matter any
SIoman could desire. Miss Van Vol
Ekenburg bad both and used them.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
INTERIOR FUND BILL
FURTHER DELAYED
House Accomplishes Little in
Considering Measure-FeW
Members Present.

Slow progress Is being made today
on the Interior Department appro-
priation bill, with slight prospect
that the House will complete consid-
Grafton of the bill by sections today.
None of the District of Columbia
items in the bill! for Howard tTniver-
sity. Frecdmen's Hospital. Columbia
Institution for the Deaf and st. I1liz-
abeth's Hospital had yet been
reached.
The House today rejected an
amendment offered by Representa-
tive Sinclair of North Dakota for a
$4,000 appropriation for the Willis
ton project in North Dakota.
Representative Rinker of CaliSor-
MIA led opposition to the Salt Lake
basin project in Utah.
Spanish Springs Eliminated.
The Spanish Springs reclamation
project in Nevada, in behalf of which
Senator Key Pittman. Democrat, of
Nevada, waged filibuster in the
closing hours OF the last session of
Congress thereby preventing the
passage of the second deficiency ap-
preparation bill. jumped into promi-
nence again in the House late yester.
day
The House rejected an amendment
10 the Interior Department appropria- :
tion bill to make 100000 available
for expenditure on this project dur
ing the coming fiscal year.
Only 80 Present to Vote.
The amendment. offered by Repre-
sentative Richards, Democrat, Nevada,
was lost on a viva voce vote, with
less than 80 members on the floor, AS
reported by the appropriations COM
mittee, the bill carries no funds for
Spanish Springs.
Only handful of members were
present in the House yesterday. when
the Spanish Springs amendment was
brought up. Representative Cramton
OF Michigan, chairman of the sub
committee in charge of the bill. In
opposing the amendment, presented
z telegram to him, signed by l.. 4.
Beckstead, secretary of the Lahuntan
valley Water Users Associations. CD
posing the amendment
Other Projects Approved.
\ number Of other projects. how
ever were approved practically with
cut debate, including those ut Yuma.
Ariz.-Colo.; Oriand, Calf; Grand
Valley, Colo. dncluding Orchard
Mesa division); Cncompahgre, Colo.
Boise, King Hill and Minico-
ka, Idaho; Huntley, Milk River and
Sun River, Montana; lower Yellow
stone, Montana-North Dakota; North
Platte. Nebraska-Wyomi Newlands,
New: Carlsbad, N. NJ, and Rio Grande,
New Mexico-Texas.
An amendment by Representative
Sinclair, Republican, North Dakota,
to make available $4,000 for con-
ttnuance of the Williston, n. D., pro-
Ject, ordered abandoned by the bill.
was pending when adiourument was
taken. On Il rising vote the amend
ment was lost II to II and the House
carried the matter over until tomor-
row.
Mr. Sinclair declared tho proposal
to abandon the project was based on
the agricultural depression that had
prevailed I'm the last three years.
Settlers on the project, he said, have
taken up the sugar beet growing
industry and prospects for success
appear promising.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
FOLLOW B00S AND KISSES
WITH ACCLAIM OF PRAISE
Women at Mayor Hylan's Board
Meeting Considering Subway Sit
uation Change Their Views.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 6.-When
Mayor Hyian and the Board of Estimate
met yesterday to discuss the subway
situation, 200 women representing
Brooklyn and Washington Heights or
ganizations emitted prolonged boos and
Kisses.
. The mayor, Controller Charles l..
Craig and Chairman John H. Delaney of
the Board of Transportation informed
the women that transit officials, Repub-
ican legislators and 'bankers' clique"
were responsible for Illustration Of ad-
ministration plans for more subways
When the session ended Mayor Hylan
asked how many Of the clubwomen still
were opposed to his program. One hand
was raised. All the rest were clapping
an accompaniment to vocal praises of
the mayor and his administration
Build subways now banners had dis
appeared.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
SECRETARY GORE ILL
IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL
Agriculture Head Has Bad Cold,
But No Evidence of Pneu-
monia Is Found.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 6.-How ard NJ
Gore, Secretary Of Agriculture and
Governor-elect Of West Virginia, was
taken to hospital here yesterday Suf-
ferins from an attack Of bronchltia
Doctors at st. LIhe's Hospital, whcr,
he is . patient, said his condition IS uui
serious, and that lie will probably bs
able 10 leave the Institution in u few
days.
At the time Secrt tary Gore was taker
to the hospital 1t was thought he was
threatened with pneumonia, but doctors
who made an examination said no trace
Of this was found. He had been suf-
fering from heavy cold when he lef,
Washington, his secretary said.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

for Mr.. Werrenrath, and CAPTAIN
Stratton's Fancy" set to fascinating
music by Deems Taylor Then came
Liza" by Eastwood Lane; why
Thomas Cam Was Grumpy" by Peter
kin: "Duna," by McGil, and Gilbert's
setting of Robert Louis Stcycnson's
t'lrate Song. bVolak'E Coin
Home, Oiey Spcaks' "Uu tn. Road TO
Mandalay' and "Fuzzy Nuzzy" we're
request encUreS.
Herbert Carrick was a sympathetic
and capable accompanist, playing The.
Danish "Sne" song accompanimeut
especially delightfully."-.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
SCHOONER IN DISTRESS.
Tug Stands Alongside to Take Off
Crew.
By the Associated Press.

PENSACOLA, Fla, December g.
After a battle of two days to remain
afoat until she could make port, the
four-masted American schooner AL
phena of Mobile, Ala, sank Thursday
night as she was attempting to cross
ST Andrews bar, according to a. dis
patch to the Pensacola Journal last
night from Panama City. The vessel
was bound from Mobile to Tampa
with a full cargo Of gravel and had
almost reached her destination. when
heavy South winds and furious seas
started Il leak. Power pumps out of
order and water surging through the
damaged hull too rapidly to be
pumped out by hand, capt. Errington
decided as a final resort to make i
run for the nearest port.
The tug Dewey of st. Andrews is
alongside the disabled craft and the
Owner, H. B. Turner of Mobile is on
his way to st. Andrews aboard the
tug Nimrod to salvage his vessel.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
ROCKEFELLER HEIRESS
IS COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR
Grandniece of John ID. Teaching
Biology at Columbia, Fam
ily Admits.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 6.-Miss
Isabel Rockefeller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Rockefeller of New
York and Greenwich, Conn, and
grandniece of John D. Rockefeller, is
an instructor in biology in the Teach
ers' College of Columbia University,
1T was acknowledged last night by a
member of Miss Rockefeller's family
over the telephone from Greenwich.
1t was also learned that Miss Rookie
feller has been on the faculty of
Teachers College ever since the Fall
term began.
Miss Rockefeller, who is also the
granddaughter Of the late James
Stillman. for many years president of
the National City Bank, was intro
duced TO society two months ago, but
mas never taken conspicuous part
In social activities. She has devoted
much of-the tine since her debut "a
study and the many charities with
which her mother is identified
She could not be reached last night
but from a friend It was learned tbs
Miss Rockefeller has been STUDYING
advanced biology at Columbia for !
year or longer to prepare herself to
teach.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
BIG REALTY MERGER
IN AIR, DU POINT SAYS
Consolidation of Big Holdings at
Stage Too Indefinite to Dis
cuss, He Asserts.
By the Associa ted Press.

WILMINGTON, Del, December G.
Gen. Coleman du Pont, in a statement
yesterday regarding reports that ne
sotiations were in progress to con-
soltdate the real estate holdings of
the United States Realty and I'm
provement Co. with those of Gen. du
Pont, said that proposals to that end
had not gone far enough for him to
take 1t up with those associated with
himself in such holdings. Ills state
ment follows:
1t is a matter OF almost daily oc-
chEEtncc Tor some broker. real estate
aG Gnut or indiN iduaI in New York to
come in ana ask me il I want to sell
II" Waldorf. the Equitable, the Belle
Nue. etc. ! always give some Kind
Of an ansW er, but this do not call a
nGgOtiatioG
Evening star., 1924-12-06
PREPARATION AGENTS.
SALARIES ARE FIXED
). Parker Gilbert Heads List
at $47.5OO a
Year
BY the Associated Press. q

by the AssocIated Press j
PARIS. December 6.-seymour Par
ker Gilbert. as agent general for
reparation payments under the
Dawes plan, will get salary of
10000 gold marks annually, or about
$4,000 under the scale of pay for
the various Dawes plan officials ap-
proved by thesreparation commission
November 2S and just made public.
The other salaries are: Railroad
commissioner, 105,000 gold marks
bank commissioner, $4,000; other
commissioners, SO, 700 gold marks.
The various trustees viii get rs. .0O0
gold marks each. The members of
the transfer committee, who meet
once a month, are given $4,000 gold
marks each and expenses.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
CONVICTED OF CRUELTY.
Two Men Said to Have Tortured
Vfrginian Who Would Not Dance.
Special Dispa tch to Tbe stor

SPec4ai DIspAtcn 10 Inc star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, December
6.-Davfd Franks and Gilbert Riggs,
mountaineers living west of this city.
were found guilty OF cruelty to vii
liam Grimm of Winchester, Va, who
is alleged to have been tortured when
he was unable to comply with their
demands that he execute a dance The
men are said to have been intoxicated
and to have gone to the home of John
Hite, in the mountains, where they
found Grimm. When he refused to
dance they knocked him down and
he fell into an open fire He was then
dragged outside the house, It is said
and finally abandoned, " hen q WON
an pleaded with them.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Talked With Black.

Alr. Black and I, as individuals
have talked over on several occa-
sions the advisability of consolidat-
ing his interests and the interests of
his associates in Office buildings with
the interests of my associates and
myself in Office buildings, and his in
terests and his associates interests in
hotels with the interests of my asso-
ciates and myself in hotels, but the
matter, has not gone far enough to
make any statement that would be of
interest to anybody, or even far
enough for me to take up with my
associates.
~ could write 80 pages of what
might happen, what could happen,
what could have happened, but can
give no information that could be
definite, concrete or of any value"
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Editor Forsythe's Sister Dies.

SAN FRANCISCO, December g.
Miss Catherine Forsythe of Boston,
sister of Thomas Forsythe, owner
and publisher of the Boston Post
died in San Mateo. suburb, yester-
day. She ha been Ill for about three
weeks. The body will be shipped
East for burial tomorrow
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Alleged Swindler Caught.

EEW YORK, December G.-Theo-
dore Franklin, ~, said to be wanted
n Atlanta. Ga, on a charge of
swindling Charles S. MadiCa out of
ST. 900 through a stock deal, was ar
rested here yesterday on fugitive
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Veterans to Meet May IL.

NEW ORLEANS. December 6.-AIaj.
Gen. Hampden Osborn of Columbus.
Miss. recently appointed adjutant
general and chief of staff of the
United Confederate Veterans, an
nounced yesterday that May 10 to
15 had been selected as the dates for
the Dallas reunion.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
MARSHAL FRENCH ILL.
Undergoes Minor Operation in Paris
Hospital.
Nv tSs lsssdsted Prssz.

PARIS, December 6-The Earl of
~pres, formerly Ffeld Marshal French,
p1o was commander-in-chi Of the
British Army, was taken suddenly Ill
p hils passing through Paris yesterday.
After an operation, at a hospital, sur
Eeons reported his condition as salts
factory. II was added that the opera
: on was Of q minor character-for the
= cztirpation Of q small, feshy tumur
Evening star., 1924-12-06
SHIPS CREW PICKED UP.
Captain and Six Men Taken From
Open Boat.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 6.-The Pa
cifc line steamer Ebro at noon yes
terday picked UP a boat with the
captain and six men from the abau-
doped schooner Rachel W. Stevens
at u point 80 miles north Of Diamond
Shoals lightship, said wireless mes
sage received late this afternoon. by
the liners agents here. The Ebro' 5
captain said lie would land the ship
wrecked men at Havana, where the
Ebro is due on Monday.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
FAMED MODEL DIES.
Antonio Corsi Posed for Many Mas
terpieces, Including Hosea

Antonio Corsi Posed for Many Mas
terpieces, Including Hosea"
By the Associated Press
Los ANGELES, December 6-An-
tonic Corsi. famous as an artists
model, died here yesterday as the
result Of a long illness. He was 56
years old. Masterpieces for which
he posed included Sir John Sargeant's s
Hosea" Sir Edwin Abbeys Holy
Grail" series and ''rhe End of the
Trail" statue FOR the San Francisco
exposition.
The snall-limbed, slim Roman, with
his almost perfect aquiline features.
was q, familiar figure in nearly every
prominent artists salon from London
to San Francisco.
Corsi came to California in 1914 70
pose for a series of statues, friezes
anu mural decorations which adorned
the exhibition walls In San Francisco
1T 1915. Fifteen mural repetitiops of
his lineaments are on the walls of. the
New Amsterdam Theater, New York.
The easy mark doesn't know how
easy he IL until some salesman OF
worthless stock or bonds has his
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04

ing to them as time goes on. He also commented in glowing terms on the emancipation of women. saying that the country will some day realize the good which Is derived in giving the women the rght to vote.
 He also dealt with the child labor question, saying that man is the only animal that lives on its young. asking "1f children are brought into the world without their consent. why should they be brought into the world at all unless they can be fully equip ped for life?" ..~
 He did not stop on the ideal of equality. but dispensed with 1t, by saying that 1t is believed in and that legislation is passed advocating it.
 The last deal, that of service. was emphasized, every sentence of it. The people of the United States have no use for a parasite. Money doesn't mean thing to the American people unless the man having the money has done something of service to his fel- low man." He said tha: there are many who want something for noth- ing. One fault he said he has to often noticed in the younger genera tion. is the fact that they are bunch of grafters. @
 In summing up his talk he said that Americans would, if need be, die for their ideals in order that they might become the heritage of a world demo- eracy.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
). ). VAUGHN ON
 AMERICAN IDEALS
Boston Man Talks to Central Parents and Teachers Assn.

Through the knowledge of chemis- try that man now has, the next wal will be more terrible than the past one. said David D. Vaughn of Boston University at meeting of the Central Parents and Teachers association last evening, his lecture being one oi the most interesting of the season. He prophesied another war within ten years, a war in which not only the fighting men will be killed but one in which women and children will be in- cluded in the toll taken. Soldiers will not be of much use. Through the perfection of deadly gases, airplanes will be able to swoop down on cities, dropping deadly gas bombs and wip- ing out the entire population in few hours.
 'The trouble with the world today is sheep. Sheep. sheep! What the world needs is independent thinkers '' he said.
 Professor Vaughn's talk dealt with American Ideals" What does Amer Nica stand for?" was the first question asked. We are willing to go out and die for American ideals, but do we know what they are? What does the old flag really stand for?"
 He brought out the fact that the United States really has ideals which should be known by all. The ideals considered American ideals do not inn press European nations and the peo- pie In the far countries think of Americans in different light than they think of themselves. For in- stance, he said, in England they think of American jazz as being typi- cally American. Others characterize as being American the fact that Yam kees like to boast and tell big stories about themselves and the country. The art of making money is thought by many Europeans to be another American ideal.
 Professor Vaughn stated that Amer ica does have ideals. We in the United States consider ourselves the most idealistic nation in the world" he said. And that thought is not pe- cnliar to the United States. That be- lief is held In all frontier countries, as well as in the United States.
 Tho real American ideals were then discussed, the speaker taking each in turn and explaining 1t. This eSplana- ton was achieved, sometimes by stories and other times by the reel tation of facts, The first ideal to be thought of he asserted, is truth.
 People seem 10 have strange ideas about truth, he declared. He went into discussion of evolution. which, he said, is bound to pop up every where. Here. he said. one must make the choice of two theories.
 One Of them is that man was de- seended from monkeys and the other is that man come from mud. "Mon- keys or mud" he said, "we must make our choice" Either We came from a perfect man and arc on the way down, or we sprang from animals and are on our way up."
 The appreciation of truth is not born in people. They must come by Il afterwards. Just as a baby is not
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
MARDI GRAS TODAY
Today is Shroye Tuesday and New Orleans Is City of Mad Gaiety As People Celebrate.

New Orleans. March I.-Mardi Gras --Shrove Tuesday-the last day before the beginning of the Lenten period of forty days of abstinence from gaiety for most of the city's population broke forth with the customary mad whirl of fun and frolic.
 As early asssunrise revelers garbed in every conceivable kind of costume appeared on the streets. AS the hours advanced the ,eddying throngs of maskers swelled, until at ii o'clock, the hour for the appearance of Rex, king of the carnival. the route over which he was to pass with a gorgeous pageant of score of floats was a mass of exuberant humanity. Throughout the day and until sunset when. under a police regulation. they were required 10 discard their dis- guise, the maskers had their own way.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
KISSING TEACHER OUSTED
Kansas High School Instructor Who Did It On a Dare Doses Hts Job As Result.

Kansas City, Kansas, March 4.--- The city board Of education last night unanimously voted 10 oust E. E. Da. mon, high school printing instructor for kissing girl senior. Damcr claimed he was the victim of n plot and nearly 300 students at tho meet ing spplauded when he finished an. swering the charge.
 The girl whom Damon kissed ad- dressed the board in behalf of the instructor. She said Damon kissed her "on a dare," and I've would have thought we had scored against an, teacher If he had refused a dare"
 The girl told the board that Princi' pal c. T. Rice had reported the kiss ing incident after she told him of Il in confidence. Damon said he would file charges against Rice.