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Evening star., 1925-08-30
JAZZ GRAND OPERA
DELIGHTS ST. LOUIS
"The Music Robbers" Orchestra
ton Proves Entirely Devoid of
saxophone Part
sneciaI Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, August 29.-In the
presence of 5000 music enthusiasts
crowded in the st. Louis Municipal
Theater in Forest Park, under the
glow of a three-quarter moon, the
first grand opera in jazz measure had
it's world premiere last night. Music
by an American composer, lyrics by
an American newspaper writer, pre-
sented by an American manager and
sung by a native cast, THE Music
Robber" constitutes a remarkable geS-
ture in the development of the wide
" advocated opera in the vernacular.
The surprise of the evening was not
the generous use Of syncopation in
the Interpretation in the musical
theme, but rather the absence of peak
Instrumentation in the orchestra. The
latter, drawn from the ST. Louis Sym
phony, was guiltless of saXophone or
any of the bizarre Instrumentation
popularity associated with jazz.
The production was, save for a GER
tain lightness and swing in rhythm,
so completely in accord with STAN
dardized operatic treatment that those
who came to beat time with their feet
remained to cheer Isaac Vangrove, the
composer, when he was forced to
mount the stage to acknowledge the
ovation that followed the close Of the
performance.
Vangrove, former assistant conduc-
tor of the Chicago Civic Opera, shared
honors with Richard L. Stokes, music
and dramatic editor OF the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch, creator Of the lyrics.
Guy Golterman, the daring impress
sario brought the demonstration to a
close by refusing to acknowledge the
clamor.
"The Music Robber" Is in three
acts, although only the first was sung
last night. Following the premiere
Elda Vetton sang "Santuzza," in
"CavaIeria Rusticana," the direct an
tithesis of her first role Of the evening.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
NEW MOSQUE STUNNED
BY MOSLEMS IN BERLIN
Was Built to Further British In
terests, Refugees in German
Capital Declare.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 29.-Local Mo-
hammedan circles are agitated over a
new mosque which stands ready for
dedication, but which will apparently
have few worshippers. '
Altogether there are said to be 500
Mohammedans of various nationalities
in Berlin, which is a popular gather
ing place for Oriental students and all
sorts of refugees and exiles from the
various troubled nations of the Levant
and the Far East.
During the war the German military
authorities built wooden mosque for
Mohammedan war prisoners in a Ber-
lin suburb, and this house of worship
still is being used by the Moslem popu-
lation.
Prof. Sadr-nd-Din, who belongs to
the sect of Ahmadijeh, caused a new,
permanent mosque to be constructed
near the center of the city. 1t is now
reported that only four or five Mo.
hamrnedans in the capital will have
anything to do with this sect, which
its opponents charge with acting in
the interests of Great Britain
Plans are now under way to move
the old wooden mosque in the center
of the CITY,
Evening star., 1925-08-30
VALUABLE GEMS HELD.
Police Seize Deposit Box Of Pail
Taken on Suspicion.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, August 20
R.-Police late today secured ap-
proximately $4,000 worth of dia-
monds and settings from a safety de-
posit box in a local bank after Louis
Krashin and Jake Rabinowitz had
been arrested on suspicion.
The arrests followed attempts by
the men to sell or pledge part OF the
jewelry. Advertisements have been
appearing in local papers requesting
loans and Offering to pay big bonuses
with diamonds as security.
Police are making inquiries over
the Nation to learn IL the men are
wanted. Unless something is brought
against them by tomorrow they may
demand their release.
Rabinowitz claims he formerly was
a member of the Kansas City police
department. The men are said to
have been operating on the east coast
of Florida recently.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
SURVEY FUND ALLOTTED,

The s840, ,290 appropriated by Con-
gresS for survey and resurvey of
Government public lands during the
next fiscal year was allotted yester-
day by the Interior Department as
follows:
Federal supervisors office. S125,-
500; Alaska, SAT 300; Arizona, s57, 500 :;
California, $4,000: Colorado, S52, ,040:
Idaho, s50,500; Montana, S59,160; Ne
braska and South Dakota, S41,420;
Nevada, $4S,040; New Mexico.
$4,000; Oregon. s59.590; Utah, s63,-
$50; Washington, S3S,040; Wyoming,
$4,000: Eastern districts, S45, 900.
Thirty thousand dollars was set
aside for surveying on Indian reser-
vations, distributed as follows: Ari-
zona, $1,000; California, $4,000; Colo
rado, $500; Eastern district, $4,000;
Montana, s17.500; South Dakota,
$500; Washington, reserve fund, $500.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
WALDORF SHERIFF
DENIES SPEED TRAP
Will Continue Fight, He Says,
to Punish City SpeederS on
"Auto infested Highways"

Although processing the utmost
contempt and uncOnCern for the uh-
complimentary publicity his alleged
speed tran at Waldorf has received
here. Sheriff Joseph II. Howard OF
Charles County, in a 1900 word letter
TO The Star, denies the existence OF
such a weapon in his jurisdiction.
Characterizing. as 'hhelouS raise
hooCs'' newspaper accounts of law en-
forcement methods at Waldorf, Sherh
Howards letter declared that tne
greatest menace to public safety In
this county has been the constant
disregard of speed laws by motorists
-especiallv those from the cities.
at is no uncommon thing, the let
fer continued. for some of these
drivers to speed through incorporal-
cd towns and along automobile IN,
tested highways IN open defiance or
sneed regulations and in utter dlsre-
gard for the safety of the puoilc.
Complaints have come to my ONCE
from every section of the county pro-
testing against conditions.
Admits Taking Fees.
"Tt is true that hundreds Of arrests
have been made for violations of the
motor vehicle laws. Niolators are
taken before the most available mag
istrate and tried according to law.
should they feel aggrieVed by. the
Judgment of the magistrate they nave
the right to appeal TO our Circuit
court. All fines are imposed by the
MAGISTRATE. collected by the olilcer
making the arrest and turned over
TO the magistrate. .
AS to the matter of the shernI 5
right TO receive the costs" that IS
added to each fine, Mr.. Howard ad-
mitted that the question of his rlght
20 this fee has been frequently
raised" He cited the statute that
permitted it and added that no one mas
vet been called upon to pass on the
legality of the practice. And
have uniformly collected the fees
prescribed by the act he added.
There is no campaign pelns
waged by myself or any of my depu.
ties against any motorists, Sherlft
Howard's letter concluded. AS a
citizen and taxpayer and pubic
officer welcome all law-abiding
people to our county, but l am Wag-
ing, and shall continue TO wage, a
most vigorous campaign against
motorists who seem to think there IS
no speed law beyond the limits OF
the big cities
Evening star., 1925-08-30
KING GEORGE, SURE SHOT,
TAKES DIFFICULT BIRDS
Soyal Bag of Grouse Is Better
Than That of Most of Guests
or Oldtime Sportsmen.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated fresS.
LON d o N, August. 90 King
George, who is now taking his an
nual holiday in Scotland-the only
real vacation from his job that he
ever gets-has blossomed forth as one
of the best shots in his Kingdom. His
bag of grouse, on the great royal
estates in the region of Balmoral
Castle. has been better this Summer
than those of most of his guests or
of the old-time sportsmen who spend
the year round in thar vicinity
Not only has the king acquired the
reputation of being a sure shot, but
his companions have noticed that he
always takes the most difficult birds
and rarely misses, and that he seldom
merely wings his game, but usually
registers a deadly hit.
The King does not believe in the
easy shooting in vogue in some dis
tricts, and the system used on his
estates is calculated to give the birds
the best chance, with a correspond
ingly difficult chance for the man
with the gun.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
BELGIUM DENIES
SECRET DEBT PACT
MADE IN AMERICA
CONTINUED from First Page.J


in Ramsay MacDonald's s ministry, com.
municated with NJ. Clementel in Pre-
mier Herriot's cabinet; they trailed
along, it is pointed out by a spokes-
man of the French treasury, without
progress until early July, when French
experts conferred in London with
British experts.
This conference, while 1t cleared the
way for subsequent conversations, ar
rived at nothing specific. The feeling
was expressed in London that some
thing more definite ought TO be done
before the debt mission went 10 Wash
ington, and that 1t was hardly
courteous to begin negotiations and
show no further interest in continuing
them. A measurably clear under
standing of the respective positions
now has been attained, but there has
been no exchange Of signatures.
The French attitude, the Associated
Press correspondent is informed au.
thoritatively, is to defer definite action
until after the Washington settle
ment.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Learns Old Trick for $40.

The old pocketbook trick cost Min
ME Ferguson, colored, of 529 Twenty
fourth street. S49 late yesterday aft
ernoon. She told police at the third
precinct that two colored men met
her at Twentieth and / streets, claim
ing to have found a pocketbook, in
which there was apparently a large
sum of money. They We're SO fixed,
they said, they could not wait and
claim the reward, and they sold their
interests in the reward to Minnie for
$40, giving her the pocketbook. filled
with a few dollars wrapped around
paper,
Evening star., 1925-08-30
30 Days for Intoxication.

One of the highest sentences and
fines in an intoxication case was i'm
posed yesterday by Judge Isaac r.
Hit in Police Court when he SEN
fenced Lorenzo Walton, colored, to
serve 30 days and fined him 500. As
a mitigation the defendant stated that
he had been married % months and
had only slapped his wife once, but
the court was unmoved,
Evening star., 1925-08-30
LEGION AND KLAN UNITE.
Both Will Attend Funeral of Fire
man j. L, Mann.

Representatives Of the American
Legion and the Ku Klux Klan, ac-
cording to present plans, will combine
forces to attend funeral services in
Arlington National Cemetery tomor-
row noon for Private J. L. Mann 70
No. 21 Engine Company, who was
killed Thursday in an accident at
Fourteenth and Harvard streets.
Private Mann's death resulted from
the collision of the hose clrriags on
which he was riding with street car
at that intersection.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
AUSTRIAN PRINCE
WEDSAN AMERICAN
Washington Society Repre-
sented at LabkoWicz-Lihme
NuptiaIs at Watch Hill.
By the Associated Press.

WATCH HILL, R. l., August 29.-
In the little Watch Hill Union Chapel
today Miss Anita Hegeler Lihme of
Watch Hill, New York and Chicago,
became the wife of Prince Edward Jo-
seph Lobkowicz, son Of the late Prince
August Lobkowicz and the former
Countess Irma Palermy of Austria.
Rev. John F. Vincent, pastor of
the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church of Westerly, performed the
ceremony, by special dispensation of
the Pope.
After the marriage a reception to
about 400 guests from this place.
Washington, Philadelphia and other
cities took place. The bride. is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bal
Lihme, the father giving his daughter
in marriage.
James w. Gerard a Guest.
James W. Gerard, former Ambas-
sador to Germany, and his wife, to-
gether with Representative and Mrs.
Richard S. Aldrich of Providence and
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Charles S. Dewey and Mrs. Dewey
were among those present.
The ushers werei Count Francis
Vetter, Prince Eugene Lubormiski Of
New York and Vienna, Count George
Apponyi, Baron Rometio Miller
Aicholz of New York and Vienna,
Frederic Allen, Austin Gray, George
Larski, Albert Dewey, jr., of New
York, Harold Lihme, brother of the
bride, and Clement A. Griscom Sd Of
Haverford, Pa, brother-in-law of the
bride.
The six bridesmaids and the matron
of honor We're: Miss Sarah Mellon of
Pittsburgh. Miss Mary Star Griscom
of Philadelphia, Miss Narcissa Wander
lip of New York, Miss Marjorie Del
Oelrichs of Newport, Miss Helen
Isham Of Chicago, Miss Margaret Nc
Cargo of Pittsburgh, Miss Dorothy
Rhodes of Watch Hill and Detroit, and
the brides sister as matron Of honor,
Mrs. Clement A. Griscom Sd.
Prince Ferdinand LobkowicZ, the
bridegroom's brother, was best man.
The prince and princess will sail for
Europe on the steamship Paris on
September and will visit the bride
grooms mother in Vienna. After re-
turning to this country they will re-
side in New York City.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Although gasoline in Africa is priced
at so cents a gallon and kerosene at
so. power from engines operated by
either is cheaper than that supplied
by the electric light companies.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
FINANCE IS NEEDED
FOR GRAIN SURPLUS
Russia Will Have 100000
Tons More Than Its
PopuIace Can Use.
BY JUNIUS h. WOOD.

BY Cable 20 The Star and Chicago Daily News.
OSCOW, August 29.-Private cap
ital must be welcomed to aid in ham
ding the 100000 tons of surplus
Russian grains this year, according
to the Moscow Pravda, the newspaper
organ of the Communist party.
After several conferences" says
Prayda, regarding organization and
the problems of attracting private
capital to assist in handling the grain
surplus, it is realized that caution is
needed, as private capital Is very
powerful in this field If the CO.
operatives and state agencies could
quickly absorb the surplus without
demoralizing prices, private capital
would be unnecessary. However. as
this cannot be done in all regions,
private capital is necessary.
73,8e0,OO0 Ton Crop.
Soviet Russia's grain crop is figured
at 73,S00,000 short tons. according to
reports received from all parts of the
country. The figures were made pub
lie, together with an analysis Of the
economic problem accompanying the
record harvest by Leo Kamenev, vice
chairman of the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics.
The present crop allows, 1,OS5
pounds per inhabitant. figuring the
population at 1876 900 900, as compared
with 720 pounds per inhabitant last
year, when the harvest totaled slight
ly less than 49, 100000 tons. Should
the final returns equal present hgures
the current harvest Will set a new
record for Russia, the best previous
year being 1911. with more than s2.-
900 600 tons, or 925 pounds per capita
for the then population of 18O 100000.
Figures on the estimated surplus
were obtained by deducting ll,fOO,UOO
tons needed to feed the population ana
a. 100, 900 tons needed for stock feed
ing and seed, from the total. The es-
innate includes all grains, from the
oil-producing sunfiower seed TO wheat.
NJ. Kamenev says IA per cent OF the
peasants possess 81 per cent OF the
surplus grain. Thirty-one per cent
have not enough for their own needs
and must buy. He believes govern
ment agencies should regulate prices,
keeping them in line with prices In the
world market.
$4,000, ,000-Ton Reserve.
From the surplus the government
expects TO have reserve supply or
IA 900 900 tons, compared with re-
serve of 5000, 900 tons last year and
1000 900 tons the year before.
Russia hit the high mark in world
grain trade in 1918, when she export
ed IS 900 900 tons. The low mark was
in 1917. when she exported less than
500 600 tons. She passed the three
million mark In 1928, but dropped to
1850 900 tons last year, which was
further reduced by 675 900 tons of i'm
ports.
The Ukraine and North Caucasus
regions produced bumper crops this
wear, the former around 27 900, 900 tons
and the latter 10000 tons. Siberia
reports slightly less than 100000 tons
surplus, and other sections smaller
surpluses. The Volga and Samara
sections, which were the heaviest suf-
ferers in the famine era, each report
sllrpluses of around 500, 900 tons.
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News Co.)
Evening star., 1925-08-30

More than half the people in the
world live IN Asia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
New Soviet Decree
to Stop Landlords
Abuse Of Peasants
Especial to me Daily Worker)

MOSCOW, (By Rosta) The Presi-
dunn Of the central executive commit
tee of the Union Of Socialist Soviet
Republics has approved the bill de-
priving the former landlords of noble
stock and their families of the right
to use and live in the goods that had
belonged to them prior to the nation
alization Of land in 1917 This law
will affect 5,123 ex-landlords, who
have still been living in their former
goods covering total area Of some
$4,000 dessiatins (2.71 acres) of land.
In the motives produced in expla-
nation of the new decree, it is point
ed out that seven years experience
has amply demonstrated that not only
did those landlords who were left on
their lands fail to carry on cultural
economy, but, on the contrary, in most
cases, they have been running the
property which the state had left
them in charge of, sabotaging gov
eminent efforts to raise the general
level OF agricultural industry in the
Union of Soviet Republics, and-gen-
orally trying to exploit the peas
ants in some way or another, thus
often causing sharp dissatisfaction
among the farming population.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
LOvETT FORT WHITEMAN
IN TALK ON NEGRO LABOR
CONGRESS- IN MIL WAUKEE

MILWAUKEE,, Wis.,. April a.
Lovett Fort.Whlteman, national or.
aanlzer Of the American Negro La
Dor Congress will speak here on
Wednesday, April 20, at 8 p. m, at
the Y. NJ. !. A. Hall, corner 3rd and
Walnut streets. Whlteman Is a we'll
known Negro organizer and speaker
In Chicago. He has some interesting
things to relate about the congress.
Every white worker as we'll as
Negro should become acquainted
with the aims and scope Of this or.
ganlxatlon.
The meeting Is held under the
auspices OF the Milwaukee com.
rlttee for the organization OF the
Negro Labor Congress 10 which
the Workers Party gives lie full sup.
port.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
PRICELESS ART
.OBJECTSlN The
MOSCOW MUSEUM
Numerous Additions of
Famous Paintings

A special article in the cultural sec
ton of the Russian Review for May
/, describes the remarkable progress
accomplished since the revolution by
the famous National Hermitage Muse
UNI of Leningrad.
The collections, which had for the
most part been evacuated to Moscow
for safety, have not only been restor-
ed, but numerous additions Of price,
less paintings, sculptures and other
art objects have been made.
Famous Rembrandt Room.
Despite the enormous difficulties
and hazards of such an undertaking
the evacuated art collections were re-
turned unframed to the museum early
in November Of 1920. Scarcely week
after the arrival of the material, the
Rembrandt room, probably the most
famous art group in the world, was
opened to the public, and within six
weeks all the twenty rooms of the
picture galleries had been restored.
Among the new exhibits opened by
the Hermitage Museum is an import
ant one covering the applied arts Of
the middle ages and the Renaissance,
which consists of Is rooms in a re-
serve wing occupying one-half Of the
winter palace. The porcelains in this
division are of such wealth and oom-
pleteness as to arouse the envy of any
European museum.
Eastern Collection.
Many other precious acquisitions
have been made and interesting new
exhibits have been organized by the
museum, including a collection Of
laces of the seventeenth and eight
eenth centuries, and sections of
Egyptian, Mussulman, Scythian, and
Chinese art.
In connection with the various ex.
hibits number of splendid illustrat-
ed catalogs have been published by
the museum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
PROGRESSIVE
BARRIERS FORM
CHICAGO GROUP
Plan to Give Series of
Lectures for Members
BY |. ElTINeoN.

The progressive BARRIERS of Local
54S Of the present cannot be compared
with any former factions in our I'M
ion that called themselves progress
sives. Such former progressives were
not so different from the present re-
dictionaries who control the union.
They never represented anybody
except themselves, and were plainly
nothing else than job seekrs and hold
rs.
Their interest laid in other fields
than the raising Of the rank and fle
morale. They always considered the
mass in the union as a buch OF cattle,
ignorant and satisfied. The principal
interest of the presessive group is our
union. The men who believe in the
principles of the group are the most
advanced and militant OF the rank and
hlers Every one of them works all
week long at the barber chair. They
represent the best as far as mechanics
are concerned. Many have large fam
lilies which they support.
Want Real Fighting Union.
The best interests of the union are
those of the progressives. They want
union with a backbone, and a union
that is able to enforce its will against
the bosses, instead of weak organi-
cation which has to cooperate and fol-
low the dictates OF the master BARRIERS.
The group is therefore, a voluntary
association Of members of Local 54S
who think in much the same way con
corning the problems confronting our
union.
For Workers Not Capitalist Politics
The group aims at the betterment o.
our union, and union united on an
international scale. One that believes
in its workers having their own po-
litical party and one that win be in
dependent of capitalist political par
ties and bosses. We want union for
the rank and file and not an organiza-
ton gathered for the purpose Of pay
ing business agents salaries or of be-
ing a branch of the bosses union to
follow their will.
The main aim of the group is to
educate the workers in our craft. To
this end we are going to give series
Of lectures on problems vital to the
workers. These lectures will be given
by brothers active in the union and
nationally known labor leaders will
also be invited to speak .efore US.
The Lectures.
The series of the lectures to be Civ
en- by the Chicago BARRIERS Progress
sive Group will deal with such sub
jects as economics, arbitration in la
Dor disputes, the struggle of classes.
the dynamics of trade unionism. and
other interesting subjects to workers.
The time and place will be an
nounced later in the DAILY
WORKER. So don't miss an issue
from now on. The first lecture will be
given by Brother Joe Giganti on the
subject Of economic background Of
class antagonisms. Don't fail to come.
II you will write TO /, Eitingon, 1928 n.
Artesian Ave, he will inform you as to
the date and place. Every barber in
Chicago is welcome.