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1 BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, ATRIL 1, 1 OH 1 Men and Women Figuring in the Neics of Ihe Day Free Will Idea Absurd, Says Clarence Darrow Heredity ami Environment Are Main Factors in Shaping Otir Course of Conduct, Lawyer Tells Overflow Audience at Union Temple Maybe you think you have something to say in the scheme of living, exercising your free will in the course of conduct. Such an opinion is "absurd," Clarence Darrow declared in an address here last night which analyzed the human Renus as a creature of circum- Clansmen Honor Miller at Dinner As a mark of apptociation Oi his r-ix year work as chairman of the mint committee the United Scottish Clans of (iicitcr New York New Jersey. D.ivid Miller. Past Chief of Clan M.irDo:iald. 33.

Older of Scottish Clans, was the guest of hiinor last night a dinner held at the Elks club. Livingston St. and Itocitim Place. Mine ihim 120 mom-litis attended Speeches lauding the guest of honor were delivered by Duncan Machines. Hoynl Chief.

Oidei of Scottish Clans and -hief acrnunlant on (he stall of City Controller Charles W. Retry. MacTVmald Johnston and Frar.K Falconci Wants Cit) Air Police to Hunt Smoke Evil KoImN II. Ira Tliinli Their IW WoiiM llrlp lo A hair NiiNanre The aid of the city's aerial pnhrs In reporting flagrant violations of the smoke code was suggested today bv Robert B. ta Mr.

Ica is chair-man of Ihe smoke abatement com- jmittee of the Brooklyn Heights Association. Pointing out advantage thes pilots have of dally viewing smoke conditions while on their regular rounds, Mr. Lea declared surh aid would require little If any departure) or Interference from their regular work and might do much toward eliminating the evil. Frequent violators could he reported on completion of the polirs flights and the health department could follow up these leads," Mr. I'a said.

Oiiniiiriiil The Eagle Mr Lea commended The Eagle in aiding the campaign for smok elimination being carried on by the Heights Association, declaring a definite change has occurred since its co-opeiallon In Ihe form nf articles Arab Aristocracy Obstacle to Jew in Palestine-Samuel Five Percent of Arab Popii-at ioii Owns 75 Percent of Land, Writer Savs Wf; PA -II II enry Kern Dies Al Ae of One. OfOMcslM asons Iiiilciiiiil Services Will ho 11,1,1 I in a ii it INilil al I nkc Home Il-tiry Kern, one of lltooklvns oldest Masons, died yostTonj. aged HH. at his late home, 158 Berkeley Place For 6.1 years he had been affiliated with Masonic curies and a member nf Cnsmopoh. Lodge, 585.

at his death. Born In Darmstadt. Ootm.inv Mr Kern had lived 80 of hi vcais in Brooklyn, and condurtetl a meat business here for almost half a cen tury until his retirement 15 years ago. Last. October he celehra'ed his 55th wedding anniversar v.

which was also the 20th anniversary ol his daughter's marriage to Henry E. A. Oct (en. reslatirateirr. Ho Is survived by his widow, 1 Mary; one son, Otto nud two daughters.

Mrs. Oct Jen and Mrs. Carl Bardes. Masonic services will be held Sunday night, and Ir lenneiil will be ln Lutheran Cemetery on Monday afternoon. All I I) TODAY Mrs.

J. Elliot Kennedy of Lenox Road and Mrs. Anna Rader of Jersey City. N. left today on the Bermuda to spend the Easter holidays in Bermuda.

1. Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, State president of the W. C.

T. who declares publicity by wets shows up their weakness. 2. The Rev. W.

A. Kerwin, who has been returned as rector of Our Lady of Solace R. C. Church at Coney Island and for whom the parishoners will give a welcome home banquet April 15. 3.

Capt. Nicholas H. Heck, chief of the Government Division of Terrestrial Magnetism and Seismology, who has started to California to survey earthquake condition. 4. Inez Norton, whose claim to $20,000 insurance on life of Arnold Rothstein reached the Court of Appeals yesterday.

on air pollution and smoke abatement. "Phe Eagle has heled very definitely to arouse the public to what can be done in eliminating Ihe smoke nuisance." he said. "The situation has Improved noticeably In the past few months. We have noticed increased interest and co-operation in the problem aiming residents, and that, of course. Is the important thing.

People are now smoke conscious) where before they were Indifferent and prevented accomplishment of lesulls. In one sense, this ls half of the battle. "The situation cannot be clearr.t over night nor in a few weeks, however, but. requires continual Insistent ro-operatlon over a long poriori. "Other sections of the city should be aroused now to the probleny.

This would be another big step toward Ihe goal of cleaning up metro polllan area." Knglish Seeking To Put End to Dr. John II. Melish Conducts Passion Service at Trinity Urges Restraint ii Use of Man's Power a i a 1 i I i -llils Faith The passion service was held at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Montague and Clinton yesterday. The Rev. Dr.

John Howard Melish, pastor of the church, preached the seven sermons. Dr. Melish urged that people employ their power witli the rcst-auit of God. God's restraint is not the restraint of a despot who at one moment will crush his people to the dust. It restrains our inclination to use our knowledge to harm oiVicrs.

"The man with the Rift of speech uses it to talk the other man down the stronger mother uses her strength to dominate her daughter and crush her individuality." Reduce Significance In stressing God's interest in each individual, he said: "Knowledge of humanity has reduced the individual to almost insig-niiicance. There are so many of us on this earth and we know there have been so many before us. How, therefore, can we feel that God could have any interest in our personal sorrows or joys? "God, ourself and the neighbor are inextricably bound no together. We cannot find the God of Jesus Christ who cares for each one of us, until we realize that these three are bound together. "God's kingdom is a community, We have come out of an era of in- riivirliinlRin that, has eiven its con-: tributicn to the world, but had its limitations in that it made it so hard to realize this idea.

The Jews understood better than we this need for nationalism. We are all peoples in the making. It is the part that is being molded today that may need the apology before God. If all the world was com posed of people like you and me would the world be better or worse than it is today? Acid Test "The acid test of our religious be- lief came8 when we are in S011.0W or nain. Then we begin asking search- i Bogus Mediums! Leading Organization of Spiritualist!) Will Try to Ml i in ina I Tliem Mollis mediums have fallen on Wid limes In England and are now few and far between, according to P.

W. Hawker, secretary of the Maiylubone Spiritualist Association. the largest Spiritualist organization in tne united Kingdom. "By Iwgus mediums." he said to the London Dally Mail, "people usually mean physical mediums who profess to produce voices, ma- teriiilizatlons, the removal of ob- Jects and so on. "There are not at present more than a dozen persons in the whole country professing to produce such phenomena.

Of these we believe the majority to be genuine, after searching tests i i i ii. Nol a I a.viiiB Jolt "A Spiritualist central council has Just been formed, one of whose functions will be to expose bogus mediums. We have written to a woman medium asking her to sub- mit to a test. If she reluses the test we shall publish her refusal. If she accepts and is proved a fraud we shall publish the exposure.

"Tlw timtilwr ti- diums is much greater. We have 30 I attached to this association and there are probably about 100 in London. "They do not profess to produce physical phenomena and the public can test them for themselves. If a medium professes to describe a man's dead mother and the description is nothing like her, he knows what to think of the medium. "Perhaps the chief reason for the decline in the number of bogus mediums is the fact that it is hardly a paying job.

"A medium whom we believe to be genuine came to London some months ago and gave marvelous demonstrations of physical nie-diumship, bringing objects into a room where he had been searched and bound and watched. But he could not make even the humblest living out of it and had to return home." The great obstacle in the way of the Jews acquiring a homeland in Palestine is the Arab aristocracy, ac-I cording to Maurice Samuel, writer and Iraveler. He spoke last night I at the Friday evening service nf Temple Sinai, Bradford St. and Arlington Ave. "There are 7iC.OOO Arabs and Jews in l'alestine," said Mr.

Samuel. "Five percent of the Arab population own 75 percent of the lands." He said they live in luxury beyond the highest standards of the West. Their fear of losing that heritage impels them to exert every effort against democracy in Palestine, the Writer stated. He described living conditions among the lower classes as the "most horribly impoverished in the world." Mr. Samuel contended that if the rest of the world turned its back on Palestine and became disinterested mentally and financially, the country would still po on.

"The three or four million dollars a year sent to Palestine is ludicrous. Without it, Palestine would not grow as fast. It would progress slower. But it would go on." Mr. Samuel answered the contention that the Jews need not settle specificallv in Palestine.

"They could settle in the Argentine, in China, anywhere. But they would do that in body. Palestine represents the Jewish soul." Talks were made by Rabbi Morris M. Rose and Jacob H. Cohen.

Can tor Ephraim Spivack officiated at the service. Describe Crucifixion At Baptist Temple The crucifixion of Christ was impressively illustrated by pictures, music and the spoken word last night at the Bantist. Temple. 3d near Flatbush of which the Rev. Russell Morse Broughcr is pastor.

Several selections from "Crucifixion," by Stainer, were given by the temple choir of 90 voices under the leadership of Cornelius Van Rees. Coincident with the showing of stereoptican slides rf ihe trial, death and resurrection of the Saviour, the Rev. Mr. Brougher read the scripture describing these events. The pastor delivered a Gooc' Friday message and then held a communion service for ihe congregation.

More than ftOO attended Outlines History Of Passion Play An illustrated lecture on the 1930 Passion Play of Oberammergau was Riven yesterday af'rvnoon by Dr. Henry R. Rose, lecturer and author, under the auspics of the Dramatic Art Department of the Brooklyn Institute of Aits and Sciences, at the Academy Music. It was the first in a series of four illustrated lectures on grot religious dramas to be given at the Academy by Dr. Rose.

He outlined the historv cf Ober- ammcl gaUi and told of in? religious nature of the people who presented the play. How Couples Hold Hands in Dancing A London Mail writer recently compared the different ways in which the men held the right hand of their partners while dancing. Investigation proved that practically no two held them similarly. The most elegant, undobutcdly, was the method adopted by a spectacled young man, who only alowed the thumb of his left hand to rest against the thumb of his partner's right, holding it on a level with his hip. The regular dance-professional held the four fingers of his partner's hand between his thumb and fouth finger on a level with his shoulder.

Others held their hands palm to palm, others fingertip to fingertip, while some held their fingers Vierco -Arrow Wfcriiig: Fierce-Arrow offers ii few new ears of an earlier series of very reeeiil proline-lion al really red need firiees. Pirc-Arrow Snl-s Corpor.it ion 90 A I Ian lie A stance. A great deal depends on birth in which you exert no choice at all, he pointed out. Your color, sex, social standing, -venlth, intelligence and potential strength are all determined then, he said, by the mere fact that your parents were who they were. Shapcrs of Destiny Nor do you in later life show any markfd evidence of being master of ymir late, he claimed.

Environment and social factors, spiritual and economic, are ihe things that shape jour destiny. Yet prison and hell, the penalties of man and God for evil, are based upon this "most foolish and cruel theory that was ever invented," the theory of free will, he found. Blind Hatred "It is blind hatred. Thousands of men are in prison who had nothing to do with the crime' that brought them there. Soon we shall see that they are no more at fault than the insane or the sick." We no longer punish the insane for being mentally defective nor the sick for being physically so, he reminded.

Soon we shall find an analytical remedy for that analogous ill, crime, which is a moral delect, he predicted. "Churches have to have the free will theory to justify themselves and keep their congregations. Only thus can they sentence man to hell for his own actions, for otherwise he would not be to blame. In plnying upon this theologic fear, religious organizations have grown sleek." Not "Captain of His Soul" As Mr. Darrow told it, there is little in a life history to make a man believe he is "captain of his soul." Crossing a street a man met a air! whom he later married.

It is as simple as that. But if either had been a minute late, there may have been no meeting, no wedding. "Where was the tree will when you wanted to be a prize Tighter or a football player? You could not even have been a man unless fate-had made you so. You may have wanted to be President because you wereold that any one can be President. After looking at some you might believe that any one can be resident but still it does not show that every one has the chance." Depends on Location' "If ypu had been born in Constantinople, you would probably be following Mohammedanism with the same zeal and as much investigationas you pursue your own creed now.

You would probably have four wives all at once, which is forbidden in America, where you must have them one at a time. "Even your religion and your political views are largely your heritage at birth and you have made very little change in them. If you are a dwarf at birth, how can you become a giant, or if an idiot, how become a genius? Aid Imagination "There can be no free will." Dar-rnw roncludod. "If so. where is It? Doctors search and find other parts of human anatomy.

Just because free will docs not exist, people find it easier to believe in it. It gives greater play to their imagination." The guildin? factors in life, Darrow said, are heredity and environment. "We can have nothing to do with the former and, with the latter, almost nothing until it is too late," he said. 'Remolding the World' "Science is remoulding the world lowly and surely, without creeds or i rfnmnas. It is realizing mai me universe works with a certain consistency in which the human being is just a part, having nothing to do with itself.

We must find the needs and the rarabilities of men. adapt them to this world and make it a real one," hp said. "But there can be no place in it for such crass ignorance as (he theory of free will." Many Turned Away Darrow drew an attendance of almost 2.000 persons who crowded Union Temple at 17 Eastern Parkway and many were turned away. He' was introduced by the Rev. Dr.

Sidney S. Tedesche, rabbi of the Temple, who looked to his opinions for "freedom from superstition on this festival of freedom, the Passover Sabbath." L. I. Kiwanis Clubs Plan Staff April 23 Members of the Brooklyn Kiwanis Club will attend a stag dinner and entertainment given by the rlubs of the Long Island district. Their guests will be the Kiwanis rlubs of Manhattan, Westchester snd Richmond, at the Leverich Towers, on April 23.

Charles A. Wheeler, chairman of the dinner, expects 500 representatives. Amo.ig the prominent guests and speakers to be present are: Nw York District Governor Frank C. Huntington of Onconta. N.

Y. Past Governor Dr. Christian P. Spgard of Manhattan. Past International Vice President William Alexander.

Lieut. Gov. Paul Magly. Farmer De BraaRa. chairman of the New York State district Intercltib relations committee.

Samup! Toback. chairman of the Long Island lnterciub committee. HEADS HONOR LIST Harkettstown, N. 4 Miss Sylvia Saylan of 567 4Sth Brooklyn, today was at the head of the honor list at Centenary Junior College here, wheie she is a sophomore. Miss Saydan active in athletics and dramatics on the campus.

I MOOSE DIRECTOR Edward Vogel Is Elected Dictator Of Moose Lodge Other Officer Named by Rrooklyn Lodre, I lll.slullatioil April 2J Edward Vogel, attorney of 20 Court was unanimously elected dictator of Brooklyn Lodge, 14, Loyal Order of Moose, at the meeting in cuiDiiouse at, 48 franklin Ave. 'Bst night. Mr. Vogel has been active in fraternal and political circles for several years. He is past president of the Harry Wolkof Association and the W.

Caro Lodge. I. O. B. and is a membet of the United Regular Democratic organization of the 16th A.

D. Brooklyn Lodge lias a membership of 2.500 and is one of the most active lodges in the metropolitan area. Installation April Mugi.ilrale George M. Curti'i Jr and Dr. Luuis D.

Gross will induct omcers at ceremonies lo be Held uuier omcers elected are: MiiHistniie George M. Ciulis Jr. senior pusl rlictalor. Reuben b. Smith, Junior nasi dlctalor.

Homer 1. Harris vice dictator. Ronnl Maclenn. prelate. I.

I ustre. Dr. Joseph D. Srenhens. treasurer.

I. SchweinleM. secretary. RfUbiMl R. Smith, delebale to thP sit-nieme convention.

George M. Curtis alternate. Josrob I. Sih elnftst. delegaK to the Stale convention.

Iilore Jark'on. alterntte. Phillip Goldman is shown above as Jury, the comedy lead in "Lucille." musical version of "A Tale of Two Cities." which tii" Ft. John's College Fta-ris tonight and tomorrow at the Brooklyn Little 'lhcaiu. Kdwarrt Vogel I FUNNY FKLLOW im ii i Fearsome Animal Act Features This Cii eason TUS illi (iliair and (iiii Youii" Trainer Makes Rig Cat I'erform Here May 1 1 By JO ANSON Con jure a vision of more than 30 fierce lions and tigers housed in a cage with onlv a slender young man.

You have a lair picture of Clyde Bealty doinii his act In Ihe Ringllng Brothers unci Bi iii'inim Bailey clr- on i j.sn Square C.i'rden. Beatlvs act will make your hair NlamJ up- vlu lelvc yo with molst and quivering heart, Those lions and tigers with which Bcatty plays aic no toys. They strike out bitterly at their trainer and claw one another with gigantic paws, W(n Rfvowr Bd Th" tigers and lions are driven 'nLo lne ccnl-pr ca8fi- Bcatty enters wlln onlv a cna'1- ln one lland ani a plsLo w)ln cartridges and a whip in the other. Blanks when fired off are supposed to keep the animals on good behavior. P'ii-Ht.

the lions refuse lo move an(j ls red. They trudge t0 their proper places and Bcatty orders tiuei tn mrivp It It snarls and J'fls a paw, roars and is ready to jump. Bcutly glares into Its eyes. The tiger ghres back and slowly the cruel feline crawls on the floor to the place designated by the trainer. The entire act is a fasci- nating, harrowing event.

It gives you the shivers and makes you mar- vcl at the audacity of this young man. C'nllcario Nets liravos Then, too, the old familiar faces are back on circus lot with their ever reliable, entertaining and amazing stun's. The great Con Col-leano with these acrobatics on the wire is thrilling again this year. 1 Collcano's fro iu and reverse somer- faults last nWht brought bravos. And the Waiiendas, those sensational high-wire individuals, had every one on edge.

This act has always gone over big because the Waiiendas work uuickly and smoothly. Hugo Zucchini is again shot from a cannon and apparently enjoys himself every time he is hurled through the air. ine Kenteii Brothers, the Cyrillo Brothers and the Mitzirose Sisters are the equestrian lenders in the arena. Mme. Bradna ln the center ring offered her "Act Beautiful" which consisted of fantastically colored birds being liberated from a little house.

Harry Rittley's "Toppling Tables" Is also back to amuse us as are all the high perch performers the Karoli Brothers, the Olivera Brothers, the Arleys and the Jahns. Freaks Have Share Many of the freaks who paraded around the' arena last night wore formerly observed in the various side shows of Cone Island's Surf Ave. The giant, the blue man and the Cuban who blows smoke through his ears were familiar sights last season in the island. Dexter Fellows, word manipulates announced last night that Alfredo Codonvi, the trapeze artist and husband of the late Lillian Leitzel, will make his appearance in the circus today. Mr.

Fellows in a whisper also announced that tiie circus would come to Brooklyn on May 11. Declares Complete Freedom Is Myth Rr. Abraham Holtzberg. rabbi of Temple Har Sinai. Trenton, N.

was exchange preacher at the Tem-' pie Beth Elohim, Garfield Place ana 8th last night, Discoursing on "Why Be Free Men?" Dr. Holtzberg said absolute freedom in society does not exist, Freedom is doing all that the law permits, he said. "Be free, so that you may serve God by serving humanity well," Dr. Holtzberg advised. ins questions about the wisdom th clubhouse April 29.

SENATOR I.OVK TO I IXTl ItE Aer.alie.1 Applauded Senator William Lathrop Love! Lucita Leers, an aerialist of fame will give an illustrated lecture on in Europe, dot a solo at the Garden "Honolulu, the Paradise of the Pa- the trapeze which last night ciric." at the Brooklyn Museum. I brought considerable applause. Of Washington Ave. and Eastern Park- tnc wil'e dancers on the bill, Maximo way, at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Senator ana Don Francisco occupy the lime-Love toured Honolulu on a visit to i Your big opportunity to win a big down payment on home oi your own ..4 i a PICTURE No. 4 in the COMPOSITE HOUSE CONTEST will appear Tomorrow in the EAGLE God and try to interpret the mean ing or all this pain. "The solution does not he in rebellion or submission but in trying to get the best out of the situation." Dr. Melish declared that the cross should be the great symbol of our lives. "The cross is a part of Jesus Christ himself." he said.

The pastor scored materialism as a religion, "It is easier to believe in Christ than it is to believe In electrons. The Christian faith is much more plausible." LEASE JAMAICA STORE Brunswick Praver Nassof, of Jamaica as brokers, this week leased to the Adler Shoe Company the premises at 162-04 Jamaica Ave. for Michaels Brothers, owners. The property measures 16x94 feet and calls for a rental of $150,000 during the 12-year term. The Jamaica Ave.

store constitutes the 28th link In the Adlcr chain. the "wooden" culture of the Assyrians. Egyptians and Babylonians. "Wood, marble and metal imagery were worshipped by the Greeks and Romans, who lacked insight into the beauty behind their art," Rabbi Braun stated. "The Jews' migrations from Egypt.

Babylon and other countries were in the main due to their rebellion to the culture of these countries," hv "To me the Passover story carries all the earmarks of an attempt on the part of Jews to establish real culture in the world." In other respects Rabbi Braun believes the book is one which should hold a place among thp classics. He urged members of the con- gregation to read it- Rabbi Braun Refutes Charge Jews Have No Sense of Beauty his brother Col. Robert Love, stationed at Fort Chapter, in that city. Obituaries KDW.4KD J. JlrCOKMU of Baltic died vesterday at his home He was 1 born In (he 6th Ward and was formerly active in Democratic affairs ln Ihe lid I A.

D. He was a district ceptaill for many years. He is survived bv his wife. Mrs. Josephine Rciliy McCui -illicit I son.

Edward and a daughter. Mis. T. A. Hogun.

The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at o'clock with solemn requiem mass in E't. Paul's R. C. Church, Court and CoriRress Sts. CIIARl.KS II.

I1KI.KNAP nf 2-H7 Ditmas a real estate broker, died yesterday after a short illness of heart trouble. He was 62 years old and was a member of Lexington Lodce. F. A. M.

He Is survived by his wife. Mrs. Katherine Insraham Belknap, and three daughters. Services will be held privately on Sunday. WALTER J.

C.KOilllMiAN. a retired member of the New Yolk Police Department, died Friday In St. Peter's Hospital after a few days' illness of pneumonia. He was connected with the Butler 8t. police station duruiR- tile lime he was in the Police Department.

He lived at 5''d St. and was a member of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the Police Department Vetetans" Assocui, ion. He ls aur-vived by a brother. John Cii-oulieKan. nnd a Ulster.

Mrs. Mary Moriin. 'I lie funeral will be held Tuesday at a.m. with a solemn requiem mass in St. Peter R.

C. Church tit 10 8.U1. Interment will he in Holy Cross mctcry, II ATT I KMMA U.I III K. wife of Harry M. Reeder of WiUets Point Road.

Whilestone. L. died at her home on Thursday. Besides her hushand Mrs. Reeder Is survived by a daughter.

Mrs. Florence M. Latterman. The funeral serv-leea win he held al the home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'rlv and tha Interment will raadt in Cjpress mils Cemetery. i 1 I Are Jews cultured? "They are," says Rabbi Frederick Braun, and so contradicts Charles Gray Shaw's book, "The Road to Culture." Rabbi Braun discussed the book last night in a Passover sermon at the Temple Ahavath Sholom, Avenue and E.

16th St. "Jews have never been able to worship anything with a sense of beauty," Rabbi Braun quotes the author as saying. Refuting the statement, Rabbi Braun pointed to the Passover observation by Jews. He said that it as the Jews' sense of beautv which prompted their breaking away from I Down payments will he to wit'-iicfs ott their choice of nine home- in the finef Jcvclop-incnts of Brooklyn and I.ong Man 1. In the case of a tic duplicate prics will he civtn.

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