Collier's for February 19, 1938

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KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD By Freling Foster

Many apartment houses, hotels and office buildings in European countries charge their elevator pas­sengers for riding both up and down, the fee averaging about three cents in American money for a round trip. —By Harold W. Fountain, St. Helens, England.

India has many little "holy men" as young as twelve years of age, who have renounced all earthly al­legiance, smeared their bodies with ashes and taken up their abodes un­der trees where they sit, day and night, in religious meditation, sur­rounded by disciples who, often old enough to be grandfathers, pray to them as though they were gods.

Some oases in northern Africa may be classified among the world's most fertile spots. The Kufra oasis, in the heart of the Libyan Desert, consists of five cities with thousands of inhabitants, and contains more than 1,500,000 trees, seventy per cent of them date palms, which stand on land valued as high as $5,000 an acre.—By Keith W. John­son, Eureka, Kansas.

In a large New York bank, well known for its dignified and formal atmosphere, the president and each officer keeps his hat on his desk all day. The presence of the hat, when the executive is away, indicates that he is still in the building. Its ab­sence indicates that he is out to lunch or has left for the day.

Connecticut is believed to be the only state that, in recent years, has enforced a case of "double jeopardy," or compelled a person to undergo a new trial for a criminal offense of which he had once been duly acquitted. The case in point occurred a short time ago after the state's right to appeal had been up­held by the Supreme Court of the United States.—By Vernon D. Brown, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

An astonishing number of musi­cal works with identical titles have been written by different composers. The index of the American Society of Composers, Authors 8E Publish­ers, shows that "Lullaby" is the title of 721 pieces, "Romance" of 628, "Reverie" of 615, "Nocturne" of 548, "Barcarolle" of 496, "Memo­ries" of 530, "Longing" of 313, "Maybe" of 291 and "Someday" of 190.—By John Bigelow, Spokane, Washington.

During the World War, an unfin­ished novel fell into the hands of the British censor who, after much study in collaboration with code ex­perts, was positive the papers did not contain the alleged story or a secret message. However, he did summon a man of letters, who stated that the writing "bore some faint resemblance to literature." So the censor returned the manuscript of James Joyce's "Ulysses," which is widely known today as a master­piece of modern fiction.

Five dollars will he paid for each interestini: or unusual fact accepted for this column. Con­tributions must be accompanied by satisfactory proof. Address Keep Up with the World, Col-tier's, 2,^0 Park Avenue, New York City This column is copyrighted by Collier's, The National Weekly. None of the items may be reproduced without express permission of the publisher

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Collier's for February 19, 1938

Who buys Hammond Organs? Thousands of Hammonds have been sold. They are being played in palaces and cottages. Great symphony orchestras—the Philadelphia Orchestra is one—own and use Hammond Organs regularly. More than fifteen hun­dred are in churches of nearly every denomination, ranging from lofty cathedrals to tiny missions. Other hundreds have been bought by conservatories, schools, colleges, hotels, restaurants, radio stations, hospitals, lodges, etc.

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Is it difficult to install? The Hammond fits in a four-foot square. In the average home, installation is merely a mat­ter of putt ing the console and tone cabinet where you want them and connecting to the nearest electric out­let. The Hammond is easy to move; two men can carry it anywhere, (above)

Why are pedals used? Pedals (right) really make an organ easier to play. Organ chords, unlike piano chords, do not keep on sounding after the fingers are lifted. But with a single pedal note j 'ou bridge over the fingering gaps and make the music flowing and sustained.

Is It true that many different Instrumental tones can be played? Yes. Fo r ins tance , you may use a flute t o n e t o c a r r y t h e melody and a string chorus for the accom­paniment. By touch­ing two"stops"(aiof'«) you can switch to a French horn solo over a background of wood winds.The Hammond offers you hundreds of tones for playing and experimenting.

How are the tones created? In the conventional organ the tones are created by vibrat­ing columns of air in pipes. But the Hammond originates its tones as minute, puLiating currents of electricity, (right) T h i s m o d e r n p r i n c i p l e makes possible an instru­ment remarkably compact and rugged, which cannot get out of tune.

Is the Hammond Organ easy to play? Many claim the Hammond is easier to learn than the piano. With the piano, volume is regulated largely by the strength with which each key is struck, and a great deal of time is spent developing proper touch. With the Hammond, it makes no differ­ence how hard a key is struck, because volume is controlled by the swell pedal. Aside from touch, the instruments are very similar. Any­one who plays the piano can, almost imme­diately, play rich and interesting music on the Hammond Organ.

Why are two keyboards used? Two manuals (right) allow you to use two tones a t the same time — one for solo, one for accompani­ment. Thus you achieve brilliant contrasts that make rich and satis­fying nuisic out of simple tunes.

What kind of music can be played on the Hammond? Because of the electrical prin­ciple by which the Hammond creates its ex­quisite tones, its attack is instantaneous— even freer from "lag" than that of a piano. I t s dynamic range is tremendous, its tone variety virtually unlimited. Thus classic, modern or popular music of any type can be played on the Hammond with an ease and brilliance of efi'ect never before possible on the organ.

Can I afford a Hammond Organ? Yes—the Hammond is in the price range of fine pianos, \ \ i t h a small down i)ayment, you can finish buying it out of income. Upkeep is negligible; it w'lW g i ie you a lifetime of service. Repairs are almost non-existent; it never has to be tuned. While being played it uses no more current than two 100-watt light bulbs. • The Hammond dealer in your city will be glad to play the Hammond for \ou . Go to him nou—try its lovely voices yourself. Let him show you how quickly you can learn to play interesting and satisfying music. Or write to The Hammond Organ, 2971 N . Western Ave., Chicago. In Canada, address Northern Electric Co., Ltd., Montreal. $1250 and up f.o.b. Chicago.

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Collier's for February 19, 1938

THE OTHER DAY we Overheard a remark that opened our eyes. A woman in a radio store suddenly exclaimed, "Do you

mean that you can buy one of those 'No Squat' Philcos for only $7.95 down? That 's news to me— good news I''

So maybe it 's time we told Collier's readers that they can buy " N o Squat . . , No Stoop . . . No Squint" Philco models as low as $79.95. That 's the price tag on the 7 Double-X . . . and for only $7.95 down your Philco dealer will put one in your home. He'll give

you a liberal trade-in allowance on your pres­ent radio, too!

For a down payment of just a few dollars more, you can own the Philco 4 Double-X, an Inclined Control Panel model wi th a world of power, sparkling purity of tone,, and truly as tounding d i s tance-ge t t ing ab i l i ty . Your Philco dealer has a more than liberal trade-in offer on this model, too!

For those who want all that radio can offer . . . the world-famous Philco 116 Double-X is as always the High-Fidelity instrument that sets

M r s . B . ."It's so much easier to tune this new Philco!"

M r . B . . ."Much easier on the eyes too. I mean your eyeSj of course! You don't have to sq^utnt any morel"

the world 's standard of radio reception. Amaz­ing as its performance will prove . . . i t 's hardly more amazing than the trade-in allowance your Philco dealer will make for your old set!

See . . . hear . . . compare all the " N o Squat . . . No Stoop . . . No Squint" Auto­matic Tuning Philcos. Your present radio may be traded in as part payment or you can buy a Double-X Philco for as little as $7.95 down and about $1.00 a week. Ask your dealer about this special Philco-Commercial Credit Com­

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Collier's The National Weekly for February 19, 1938

On a coUon planlalion north of Vicksburg lives Aunl Florida, a Negro woman who is almosl in­credibly old. She was the slave of Joseph Emory Davis, elder brother of the President of the Con­federacy. She witnessed the growth of the Davis plantations, the stir and romance and bitter disap­pointment of the Civil War. From her vivid though random memories Mr. Dickson has woven together a unique, informal story of the Davis men and the colorful plantation life of the Old South

Marse Jeff Davis By Harris Dickson

THE OUTLAWED

PRESIDENT

RIDES HOME

FROM tho best she can now re-membei' it must have been dur­ing the late autumn of 1870 when

a middle - aged motherly - looking Negro woman came to the door of her cabin carrying a baby, her only child born in freedom. After bear­ing more than twenty children Aunt Florida had every right to look motherly. A while she stood there glancing both ways along the street of the old slave quarters, and no white intelligence could fathom what might have been passing in her mind. For she was still unable to compre­hend a world that had turned upside down. She was born here on Hurri­cane Plantation, the slave of Joseph Emory Davis, brother of Jefferson Davis, whose Brierfield Plantation adjoined Hurricane, both properties being on an island in the Mississippi River twenty-seven miles below Vicksburg. Slave or free, Florida knew no other world and now stared out upon the wreckage of a war that had ended at Appomattox five years before.

Mournfully she surveyed the double row of Negro cabins that had now gone for so many seasons with­out their annual coat of whitewash. A little distance away Florida could see the ashes and fire-scorched chimneys of Hurricane House, whose rambling collection of rooftops and gables had vanished from a grove of oaks while Union troops were quar­tered there. She might still see the giant trees that once surrounded her master's mansion, their branches burned and dead, but the sweet old home was gone. Near it in a new-made grave her generous master lay buried beneath a mound on which the grass had not yet grown.

Maybe she was thinking of another mansion two miles away, the home of Jefferson Davis before he left it to become President of the Confederacy. When departing Yankees fired the house his faithful Negro servants had smothered the fiames so that Brierfield residence still stood. The building was there, but not its former owner, for while Jefferson Davis was held prisoner in Fortress Monroe his brother Joe had sold both plantations to an ex-slave named Ben Mont­gomery.

Many queer things, many terrible things, had happened between 1860 and 1870.

Under the chinaberry trees in front of her caoin four black boys were now

"Don't you remember the day that lit­tle Jeff rushed home, so angry and so outraged by his teacher, announcing that he'd never go back to school?"

At left: Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy—the portrait in the Mississippi state capitol Hall of Fame

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