Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1924, Page 13

THE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL INVESTIGATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Senators selected to ‘conduct special probe into the affairs of the Attorney General's d hart (chairman), Jones and Ashurst. ROUND-THE-WORLD FLYERS GET DOWN TO WORK. All the Army aviators who are to make the flight around the globe are now at Clover Field, Calil., from which point the flight will start March 16. The photograph also shows the first of the big air cruisers to be completed. MARINE BAND NOTES SILVER ANNIVERSARY Notables of Many Lands to Attend Special Concert Arranged Tonight. COOLIDGES ARE PATRONS Organization Will Perform as Band and Orchestra. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the reorganization of the Marine Band will be commemorated with a concert tonight in Central High School audi- torium at §:15 o'clock. The celebra- tion will be under the patronage of President and Mrs. Coolidge, several cabinet officers and their wives and a distinguished list of officials of the government and officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The diplomatic corps, the gover: ment officials and leaders of the so- clal and business life of the Capital will be present. The supply of tickets for the concert was exhausted several days ago, and all available space will be taken by the time the concert starts, it is predicted. The concert will mark a distinctive period in the history of the band, dur- g which time it has evolved 'from a strictly military band to an organ- ization capable of rendering orches- tral music on a par with that of the best symphony orchestras in _the world, ~Under the leadership of Wil- llam H. Santelmann, its present head, the policy was adopted of requiring each member of the band to play a stringed instrument for the symphony orchestra as well as a band instru- ment for strictly military duty. As a result the Marine Band has acquired & dual character as a musical organ- faation which is without a parallel among organizations of the musical world. Capt. Santelmann will direct the con- cert, which will be in two parts. In the first part the band will appear as an orchestra, and will render a program in- cluding orchestral selections and solos. Jn the second part it will play as a mili- tary band, rendering march music and other band selections. At the coriclusion “The Star Spangled Banner” will be played by the whole organization. The concert will be broadcast by radio for the benefit of thousands of music lovers all over the United States. Features of Program. The program will include: PART FIRST. (Orchestra.) . Henry Hadley, “Op. 28, Overture,” “In HBOuvaud, " Camille Saint-Saens, “Op. 33, First Con- certo for Violoncelio.™ (Musiclan Fritz A. Mueller.) Johann Strause, waltz, “On the Beauti- ful Blue Danube.” Concerto in G (a) Prelude at adaglo. (b) ‘Finale, allegro energico. (Musician, Willlam F, H. Santelmann.) Edward Elgar, Op. 39, grand march, “Pomp and Circumstance.” Intermission—ten minutes. PART SECOND. (Military Band.) RMichard Wagner, overture, hauser.” Guiseppe Verdi, romance, “Celeste Alda.” in c (Musician Robert E. Clark.) Serge, “Le “Tann- Rachmaninoft, relude Sharp Minor."” Haydn Millars, grand fantasia, v Reve d'Amour."” (Musician Arthur 8, Witcomb.) Trang Tiest. “Hungarian Rhapsods, 0. 2. *The Star Spangled Banner.- JOINS PARTY CONCLAVE. Mrs. William W. Smith at Re- publican Women’s Meet. Mrs. Willlam Wolff Smith, wife of the general counsel of the United States Veterans' Bureau, left for New York Sunday to participate in the “Political Plattsburg” for republican women, which is being held this week at the Women's National Republican Club in New York city under the aus- pices of the New York republican Wwomen’s state executive committee. The “Political Plattsburg” is an in- tensive training for woman speakers in the coming campaign and is divided into three courses, morning, after- noon and evening, know as the red, white and blue courses. Mrs, Smith will take all three courses, as she expects to take an active part in the campaign for the nomination of Presi- dlem Coolidge and later for his elec- tion. SONG DEVELOPMENT TRACED IN RECITAL Nicholas Douty Wins New Wash- ington Admirers by Lecture and Singing. Nicholas Douty of Philadelphia, long a favorite with Washington music lovers, appeared In a.lecture- recital last night at Central High School under the auspices of the So- clety of Fine Arts and won many new admirers. Mr. Douty, who has. a delighttul tenor voice, traced the .development of different song forms from the days of Bach, Handel and Mozart to pres- ent-day song, with explanatory notes and songs by the masters as illus- trations. From the simple folk song of one tune to the arla with two tunes and coda, Mr. Douty portrayed the progress of vocal music. Liszt's “Lorelel” was given as the finest example of composition of mu- slc. Then followed gypsy melodies, the Italian bel canto and the French sustenuto. Illustrative of this last- mentloned type Massanet's “Ah Simes Fleurs” was beautifully sung and captivated the audience that Mr. Douty repeated it. Next the Russian influence witk. the oriental augmented second was dis- cussed and fllustrated with Rimsky- Korsakoff's “Romance Orlentale.” In this number Mr. Douty impressed his audlence with the use of the latest development in vocal art, mask sing- Ing. ‘The whole-tone scale, generally ac- credited to Debussy (though found in much earlier works), was taken up with Gounod'’s “Death and Life, written in the middle eighties, as e ample. “The forelgn influence has been so great upon American composers that there can hardly be said to be Ameri- can music,” sald Mr. Douty. “Kramer, a clever critic and composer, follows the lines of Debussy; has written things probably more truly American, her ‘Dawn’ 1 arly and interésting; Ward-Stephen: in his ‘Some One Worth While, makes an apeal to the heart throbs.” The program was closed with two interesting songs composed by Mr. Douty, and with “Sithouettes” as en- core. Mr. Douty played his own ac- companiments, 9 A Pearl Curran | Copyright by Pacific & Atlantle Photos. MATTHEW F. TIGHE REPORTED BETTER Nationally Known Newspaper Man Critically Ill—Officials Send Cheering Messages. Matthew F. Tighe, nationally known newspaper man, and who is seriously ill at his home here, 1309 Irving street northwest, was slightly improved today, although indications were that he is fighting a losing battle for his life. Dr. Joseph Arthur Jeffries, physician: in attendance, has called a consultation of doctors over the case. Mr. Tighe was taken suddenly il Sunday morning, suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He is more than seventy years of age and his body is said to lack -the strength needed after a serious attack, although his mind is clear and he possesses a great amount of courage. High Washington officlals with whom Mr. Tighe has been associated in his newspaper work sent expres- sions of cheer and hope for the stricken man yesterday. Among them were C. Bascom Slemp, who called at the home to extend the President's wishes for a rapld recovery; Secre- tary of State Hughes, Secretary of War Weeks and_Senator Dial of South Carolina, Mr. Tighe's home state. ENGLISH VILLAGE CITIZENS ORGANIZE Association Is Formed at Meeting at John Eaton School—Maj. L. C. Crawford Is President. A citizens' association whioh will be known as the English Village Citi- zens' Association was organized at a meeting in the John Eaton School last night. Maj. Lawrence C. Crawford was elected president, E. R. Woodson vice president and Dr. Willlam E. Eaton secretary and treagurer. The ex- ecutlve committee includes the offi- icers of the asuociation mentioned, and M. H. Rittenhouse and . H. | Holcombe as additional members. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. The territory which the assoclation considers within its jurisdiction 1s bounded on the north by Woodley road, on the east by 29th street, on |the Wwest by 34th street, and on the south by Cleveland avenue. It was announced that Harry Ward- man had donated a triangular plot of ground. between Woodley road and Cleveland avenue and near 32d street to the association, which will en- deavor to develop it into a playground for the children of the community. The newly elected president of the association was authorized by the members to appoint a committee to take action toward securing a new school in the vicinity. A school is necessary, it was said, because the |John Eaton School is oversrowded and the population in the community is fast increasing, which will neces sitate a school to take care of an esti- mated total of 2,000 more children in the near future. 'The assoclation also announced its intention to endeavor n of government work. Photograph taken yesterday at the Capitol. Left to right: Senators Wheeler, Moses, Brook- National Federal Reserve Board, sailing aboard the steamship Olympic for an indefinite stay abroad as a member of the commission for Hungarian relief work. Wide World Photo. FIRST CALL AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Sir Esme Ho\urt’l. the new British ambassador to the United Stats counselor of the embassy, after Hughes yesterday afternoon. Breakfast Tables ‘A sliced ilama and cream, waiter.” Sorry, sir, but we are all out of {lamas. “How about a marang, then “It is out of season for marangs.” “Then, bring me half a mango- steem—"" ST Or. If this particular restaurant where the above conversation may be taking' place in 1950 is out of mangosteens it is possible that the customer can get zarda melons, cara- baos, paradisiaca plantains itzamnas or a'dozen other fruits now unknown on the breakfast tables of the United States. These particular ones have been in- troduced this winter by the bureau of plant industry, United States De- partment of Agriculture, and_experi- ments are under way to' determine if some of them, at least, may not be made available for the American market. They now are confined to out-of-the-way sections of the world, mostly tropical. “Peach and Pineapple.” Especlal attention will be given mangosteen, an oriental fruit of re- markable deliciousness, which has no duplicate in America. It is large, reddish-brown, thick skinned with the meat arranged somewhat like that of an orange, but with a flavor half-way between those of a peach and a pineapple. It is be- lieved that this can be grown in Porto Rico. The young plants will be kept for two years in the green- houses here before they are dis- tributed for cultivation. The ilama, which grow P. R. R. BUYS 11,000 CARS. Additional 1,000 to Be Purchased for Earliest Delivery. The Pennsylvania rallroad system announced today it has placed orders for the purchase of 11,000 freight cars and is negotiating for the purchase of 1,000 more, making a total of 12,000 new cars to be delivered as soon as the equipment companies can com- plete their construction. The 12,000 cars consist of 3,000 all- steel automobile cars, 8,000 all-steel box cars and 1,000 steel underframe stock cars. The automobile and box cars have been contracted *for and the stock cars are still under nego- tiation. It is the hope of the railroad com- pany that all may be avallable by the close of the summer. sparsely ELECT NEW PASTOR. Hebrew Congregation Selects Nor- folk Clergyman. Officers of the Southeast Hebrew Congregation, located at 9th and Penn- sylvania avenue southeast, convened in the house of Frank May, 641 Penn. sylvania avenue northwest, and elect- ed the Rev. M. Lavine of Norfolk, Va., as pastor of the above-named church painting, yesterday. Mr. Lavine will conduct services and lecture in English one Sabbath!academy in 1922, when she was over | world in volume of traffic Strange Fruits May , and Henry Getty Chilton, their it with Secretar; Adorn American Thirty Years Hence Mangosteen, Queen of Tropical Delicacies, Intro- duced in Porto Rico—Bananas That Grow in Cold- er Climates Brought From Southern France. in the foothills of southern Mexico, is a relative of the sugar apple. The fruit sometimes weighs a pound. the color varying from pale green to magenta pink. Brought From Philippines. The marang has been introduced from the Philippines. The fruit is oblong in form, about six inches long, with the surf: studded with soft, greenish yellow spines. tire fruit se| ted into about the size of a zrave, which cling to the core. By passing a ife care- fully around and through the ring the edible flesh may be pulled out of the core in a form resembling a bunch of white grapes. It somewhat resem- bles the breadfruit, but is superior in quality. Another Introduction from Manila is the tizon, a citrus fruit which somewhat resembles the orange but is more acid. Department experts claim_it would be excellent for the American breakfast table. Banana of North. Of especial Importance among the fruits introduced this winter is the paradisiaca plantain from southern France. The fruit is about-one-third the, size of the common banana, but is much hardier. It may be possible, if the experiments here prove success- ful, to extend banana culture into ooler regions. O3 Somewhat belat8 introduction is the nipa palm from the Philippines. The Jjuice obtained by tapping this palm s a promising source of sugar and alcohol. The greater part of the 3,000,000 gailons of proof alcohol pro- duced annually in the Philippines comes from this pall WILL TELL OF SMYRNA. Maj. C. C. Dayis to Describe Relief ‘Work at Burned City. Maj. C. Claflin Davis, lawyer and educator, will describe his dramatic experiences as head of the disaster relief committee of the American Red Cross chapter at Constantinople at national headquarters of the ‘Red Cross Friday, March 7, at 4 pm. The generak-publi¢ is invited. Maj. Davis was picked up by. an American destroyer at Constantinople and rushed to the burning seaport of Smyrna just as it was being evac uated by the @reek army_retreating before Mustapha Kemal. ~His experi- ences during. the exodus of nearly 1,000,000 refugees, who were cared for by the Red Cross through a win- ter of desperate trials, comprised one The en- egments of the inglorious "incidents of Nunll history. Maj. Davis, during a period of four years, first as director of the Amer- ican Red Cross at Constantinople and later as chairman of the disaster re- 1ief committee of the Constantinople | chapter, had a leading part in the care and evacuation of over 250,000 Mre A L. Swynnerton, “New-risen Hopa.” been purchased by the Royal Acad- emy, was selected member of the whose has EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 4 1994 REPAIRING DAMAGE DONE BY THE LEVIATHAN IN NEW YORK HARBOR. ow York-Jersey outlet pipe was hauled from the harbor, disclo work, a sevent ve-ton section of the N After two months of ing serious damage caused by the steamship Leviathan when she went aground off Robbins reef, in De cember. REPUBLILAN W struction for "republican women. The Leviathan is now in dry dock at Boston. OMEN OFEN “POLITICAL PLAT{SBURG.” IN NEW YORK. The f The “Plattsburg,” which opened vesterday, is auspices of the Women's National Republican Club, and the photograph show Butler speaking on “The Theories of Parties.” SENATOR TO SPEAK TO DEMOCRATS HERE National Club at Raleigh March 11. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi will be the principal speaker at the rally of the National Democratic Club, to be held in the gray room of the Raleigh Hotel March 11. The chair- man of the committ charge of compiling data for democratic voters of Mississippi who reside here, will preside, and, in addition to the gen- eral nature of the rally, special ef- fort will be made to get residents of Mississippi out on that night. Fred P. Myers is chairman of the speakers’ committee which is arrang- |ing the affair. A meeting was held at the home of Dr. Albert H. Putney, 1725 H street northwest, president of the club, yesterday afternoon. Frank Hiram Snell and Mrs. Waiter Everett Hutton were appointed the committee having charge of ing the woman chairmen and taries of the various state voter: ganizations in the District affili with the club. Women will be given equal representation on the commit- tees from each state. Col. W. F. Murphy, George R. Mar- tin and A. A. Koorie have been added to the business staff of the new demo- cratic publication being sponsored by the club, HURT BY AMBULANCE BEARING AUTO VICTIM Hewit; Foley Is Run Down—Two Other Traffic Accidents Reported. Hewitt Foley, forty-nine, 539 #th street southeast, was knocked down late yesterday afternoon at 14th street and New York avenue by an Emer- gency Hospital ambulance on its way to the hospital with the victim of an automobile accident. Foley Mso was taken to the hospital and treated for brulses and shock. Suftering from a probable fracture of the skull, Bernard F. Garvey, three, 3518 11th street northwest, yesterday afternoon was taken unconscious to Emergancy Hospital from an alley near his home, where he had been { knocked down.’by the automobile_of Frank X. McKenna, eighteen, 3549 13th street northwest. The acoldent occurred when the child ran out from the yard in rear of his home, McKenna was paroled 1 by_the police to appear {f wanted. Four-year-old John Therell, 1323 Rhode Island avenue northeast, ac- companied by his mother, ' was . knocked down at 15th and H streets ; mortheast last night by the automo: bile of Raymond B. Mason, 1305 Cor- coran street northwest. He was only | slightly shocked. sans Coen e S v The_largest railroad station in the is the Harrison Will Address Rally of | FROGRESSIVES TO MEET. D. C. Organization for Political Action Considered. The advisability of organizing a District of Columbia branch of the conference for progressive political action will be considered by the unity committee of the District of Columbia and other progressives, including rep- T ntatives of trade unions, at a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the |boardroom of the Machinists’ build- ing, 9th and K streets northwest. It was stated today that after this meeting it is probable that only regu- larly elected delegates from labor unions and other qualified organ tions will be seated in this ne ganization. CORONER IS PROBING DEATH AT HOSPITAL Elizabeth’s Attendant Held When Injured Patient Dies of Pneumonia. St. An _investigation has been begun by Coroner Nevitt to determine if Francis Owen Hengensbach, twenty: two, an attendant at St. Elizabeth’ Hospital, is responsible for the death of James- Rafferty, former soldier, seventy-three, a feeble-minded pa- tient, who died Sunday. Rafferty had been an inmate of the hospital since 1889, Hengensbach was arrested yester- day afternoon by police of the eleventh precinct, and held to await the result of a coroner’s inquest scheduled this afternoon. 1t is stated that the attendant fell on the patient and fractured his leg the afternoon of January 24, while jumping over beds in the ward, where Rafferty was lying. Hengensbach had made a wager that he could leap over all the beds in a row. Rafferty developed pneumonia and ded. INO U. S. SHIPS FOR SALE ABROAD, PALMER SAYS Any Bids Must Be From Americans ‘Willing to Xeep Them in Service. Annouricement recently of new terms and conditions for disposition of the government's merchant fleet | heralded no change in policy and was *merely an act to comply with the law, !Leigh C. Palmer, president of the | corporation, declared in a statement *last night. He wished to emphasize this fact, Mr. Palmer said, in view of apparent misinterpretations both in i this country and abroad. Althugh the fleet corporation 1= willing to sell its ships to privats operators, Mr. Palmer explained, is its determined policy that “Ameri- can ships must be maintained in per- manent passenger and freight serv- ice whether operated by government or private capital.” “We want to seil to Americans,” he {added, “who will maintain the routes and Keep up a permanent merchant marine, and it should be understood to secure better street lighting facili-|in each month and also on all holi- | seventy-five years of age. .She was|South station in Boston, which last abroad as well as-at home that the ties inethe community and other im- provements, l1s2g #0-honored, - passengera, & His charge begins April 15,!the first woman in over & century to be | year handled & total of lD.flS,EE'iAmeflczn merchant marine is here to stay.” Copyright by Pacific & Atlantic Fhotos session of the in- nducted under the Miss Sarah_Schuyler Coprright by Underwood & Underwood. M’ADOO IS TARGET AT G. 0. P. GATHERING Accused of Using Data Gained in Office to Promote Claims Against Government. QUESTIONS HIS STATUS. Representative Foster of Ohio Ad- dresses Woman’s League. Representative Israel M. Foster of Ohio arraigned William Gibbs McAdoo immediately follow- nation from the cabinet s director ing his re and cessation of his duties general of railroads in an address before the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbla at the Gordon Hotel vesterday after- noon. He quoted Lincoln: “Nothing is po. litically right that is morally wron and said, “If Lincoln were right I think that I can prove that McAdoo should not receive a single vote in the United State: Cites McAdoo Activities. He gave an account of the activities of Mr. McAdoo and charged he used his knowledge of affairs to press claims against the government be- fore the period of two Years was up. He quoted a statute which said-that an employe of the government shall not use his knowledge to prosecute any clalm against the government or give out any information which he has about governmental affairs with- in two years after he has ceased be- ing an employe of the government After the meeting he called atten- whether or not McAdoo could classed as one being employed by the government or not, but said that he would leave it to the people to decide Criticizes Oil Probers. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, presi- dent of the league, condemned those who are making political capital of the oil investigation, and stated that she did not believe those who had been arraigned in the Inquiry had done_anything wrong. Representa- tive Foster, in his address, had gone 80 far as to say that he belleved there was more honesty in the republican party anywhere in the United State than there is in the democratic party. The meeting was opened by the recitation of “The Pledge to the Flag” and the singing of “The Star Span- gled Banner.” A piano solo was ren- dered by Miss Winifred Michaelson. Mrs. Henry D. Fry, corresponding sec- retary, reported that there was more than $400 in the treasury and read other reports. She also announced that there had been a gift of $200 to the league by one of its members, but stated that the member did not wish to have her name divulged. ILLNESS HALTS WOMAN'S SUIT AGAINST CANDLER DECATUR, Ga. of the iliness of March 4.—Because member of defense counsel, the suit of Mrs. Sarah G. By- fleld for $100,000 against Walter T. Candler was postponed until tomor- row _when the case was called in the De Kalb county superior -court here today.