Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1927, Page 4

BELCHER FORESEES ARLINGTON AS CITY Chamber of Commerce Gath- ering Counseled on Steps for Greatness. Al Dispatch to The Star SARENDON, Va., January Arlington County as Rebert W. Belcher, ry of the United of Commerce, the r at the annual meet on County Chamber erce, last night declared that rcise of proper vision and the dual responsibility must ctors. ston County has unlimited pos- sibilities and the Chamber of Com- merce has a unique opportunity to perform a great public serv . Mr. Belcher declared. Arlington Coun is soon to undergo many radical nges, he said, and the people will 1o the chamber and other busi- ness and clvic organizations to map out and determine what is best for it. ss of the type of development whether chiefly residential or industrial, or both, he said, it is the duty of the chamber to start at the bottom and make a careful study of all problems to insure an orderly de- v pment ‘P!]\(;:“ Belcher advised the chamber to be cautious iy laying out its program of activities. “Don’t make your pro- grams too elaborate, he said.” Side- step things you cannot hope to ac- complish, because if you fail in them you will lose support of the people. Plck out standing things that offer a geasonable chance of success and con- gentrate on them.” Evidence of Opportunity. Plans for regional development of Washington which embrace Arlington County, Mr. Belcher sald, are the best evidence that the county has a great portunity. The people of Arlington gumy are, indeed, fortunate to be a party to this great movement, and should feel complimented that its sponsors are looking to them for ad- vice and counsel. Mr. Belcher paid a high tribute to American business standards. The fmpression prevails, he said, in some quarters that there is no rothance in business, and it is but a scramble for wealth. To disc:~dit this he called at- teiion to the millions of dollars that ®ave been spent by business to make possible the many scientific achieve- ments which have increased the hap- piness of life. He assured his audience that the United States Chamber of Commerce was sincerely interested in the Arlington body, and stood ready to render any assistance possible. The meeting was held in the cafe- teria of the Washington and Lee High School, and was preceded by a delight- ful banquet service by the domestic science department of the school. President C. R. Ahalt, who presided, praised the spirit and enthusiasm of the membership of the organization, ‘which, he said, had growd in a little over a year from a small group of men to 201.° He gave an encouraging re- port on the chamber’s activities to raise a budget of $10,000, stating that approximately ninetenths of the amount had been pledged. Mildorf Witts, the newly appoint- ed secretary-manager, was intro- duced, receiving an enthusiastic re- ception, following which he gave a brief outline of his activities in chamber of commerce work and an insight into his hopes for a progres- sive and effective campaign by the local chamber for the improvement of Arlington County, Chamber Is Congratulated. Christopher J. Metz of Manassas, Va, congratulated the chamber for the progress it had made in arous- ing the interest of the people in civic affairs, which he sald was apparent by the size of the attendance at the banquet and the enthusiasm dis- played. An amendment to the by-laws was adopted changing the method of electing directors. The original article provided for a board of not less than 11, that could be increased by unanimous vote of the board or by majority vote of the chamber in general session. Under the amend- ment the board will consist of 15 members, § three-year terms, 5 two- year terms and 5 one-year terms. The election for members of the board resulted as follows: Three-year terms, Clarence R. Ahalt, William P. Ames, Harmon B. Green, M. E. Church and Ashton C. Jones; two- Yyear terms, K. A. Krumbach, W, R. Boyer, W. S. Hoge, jr.; C. A. clair and R. V. -year terms, C. Eugene Doyle, E. L. Kirk- patrick, W. U. Varney, T. E. Sebrell end C. W. Fitch. Entertainment features Included chorus singing under leadership of Harold M. Brown, with Mrs. J. Forney Donaldson at the piano; songs by Misses Anna Mendell and Marian Moreland, with ukelele accompani- ment by Marshall Cook, and songs by Miss Elizabeth Ellis and Mr. Brown, with Mrs. Donaldson as the accompanist. Invocation was by W. D. Mabry. 20 bryo ofty, U. S. ACTRESSES HELP CUT BADDELEY CAKE Edith Day and “Rose Marie” Com- pany Take Part in Unique London Affair. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 29 Day and the meraber ie” com- pany officiated at the cutting of this year's Baddeley cake. Robert Bad- deley, an actor of bygone days, was first engaged to appear at Drur Theater 1d was the Moses “A School for Scands On November 19, 1794, he was about to play Moses when he became sud- denly ill and dled the following Raddeley left his house in Surre De used as an asylum for de actors and “100 pounds per cent Consolidated Bank annuities, which | oduce 3 pounds per annum, to pur- | a cake, wine and punch, which | the ladies and gentlemen of Drury Lane Theater are requested to par take of every twelfth night.” Since his death this request has been ol served annually. PLANET OCCULATION ALSO OBSCURED HERE, Naval Observatory Unable to Get Miss Edith Good View of Event Because of Cloudiness. The occultation of the planet Saturn by the moon ear esterday morning was hidden from astronomers here by the extremo cloudiness, Prof. Asaph Hall of the Naval Observatory said. Astronomers throughout the United States were disappointed in the same way. At Washington the immersion of the planet behind the moon was due to take place at 7:14 am. two minutes after sunrise, and it was to { C_lL:(e of Base In all the pride of health and vigor, Hi Hecksmith laughed old faiths to scorn, the faiths upheld with seemly rigor by multitudes ere he was born. “I think you're wrong,” he told the pastor, “your words are likely to de- celve, when you maintain that fell dis- aster will get us it we don’t belleve. I think you're wrong when you inform us of punishment beyond the grave, that penitential fres will warm us unless we brace up and behave. Man lives, and makes his best endeavor to be good, decent, true and fair; man dies and then he sleeps forever, and there’'s no waking anywhere. Man lives and works and bears his burden that while he’s living he may thrive; there is no punishment or guerdon he doesn’t get while he's alive.” He caught a cold while he was hunting, pneumonia clogged his gasping breath, and while he lay, all Wi in bunting, the sawbones k" nearing death.” And while that s bones placed a plaster upon his thorax, stern and grim, he whispered, “Call the village pastor—I wish to have a word with him.” The parson ne, all primed with learning, to about the great white throne and Hecksmith, to his childhood tur: ing, recalled the texts he then had known. “He died,” explained the kind- pastor, “‘his faith restored, all un- ved; into the void he shied hhl‘ ter, serene, believing, unafraid. So ! many say that faith’s a flivver, and all our sacred bulwarks fakes, when they are sound in limb and liver, and fit to whip their weight in snakes and when at last they find they're fac- ing the judgment they declared a| wraith, ali through the fog their souls go chasing for something they may know as faith.” WALT MASON. (Covyright. 1927.) ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 29 (Special)—~Amendments to the building regulations of the special THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, VIRGINIA HIGHWAY PARLEY ARRANGED Lexington Session Next Week to Get Views of Eastern Road Builders. Special Dispatch to The Star, FAIRFAX, Va., January 29.-—Fol- lowing a custom inaugurated with great success last year, the Virginia State Highway Assoclation has ar- ranged a two-day conference on high- ways, to be held February 8 and 4 at the Virginia Military Institute, Lex- ington, Va. The State Highway Com- mission and the board of supervisors of Rockbridge County are co-operating in arranging the program, which will bring together the boards of super- visors of the different Virginia coun- ties, road engineers, contractors and all officials interested in highway prob- lems in Virginia. Opportunities will be provided for informal group meet- ings in order to discuss special prob- lems, emphasis being laid on local con- ditions in Virginia. Those in attend- ance will hear the leading road build- ers of the KEast discuss the ever- changing problems of organization, maintenance, construction, finance, highway location, contracts, survey: machinery and allied subjects. Equip- ment and material producers have been invited. C. L. Kinnfer of Fairfax, resident engineer for Fairfax, Prince William and Culpeper Countles, will attend, and the entire board of supervisors has been appointed a committee from Fair- fax County. Many of the subjects covered on the program touch on prob. lems being met in local road construc- tion. The program has been arranged un- der the supervision of Prof. James A. taxing area of North Chevy Chase, recently adopted by the citizens' committee of the subdivision, have been approved by the county com- missioners and are, therefore, effec- tive. They provide that on Connnec- ticut avenue and the State road from Chevy Chase to Kensington the minimum distance from the center of the road to a bullding or entrance porch shall be 80 feet; on Montrose driveway, 56 feet, and on Kenilworth driveway, Inverness driveway, Mont- gomery avenue and Jones' Bridge road, 70 feet. The county commissioners have adjudged Mrs. Lottle F. Pulliam’ to be of unsound mind and directed that she be committed to Springfield Asylum, Sykesville, Md. Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the marriage of William Stearns, 30, and Miss Lillian Harowitz, 36, both of Washington, and John Irving, 24, and Miss Lucille Simms, 19, both of ‘Washington. Club Officers Meet. The presidents, vice presidents, sec- retaries and treasurers of the 13 home demonstration clubs of Mont- gomery County met in the court- house yesterday afternoon and. planned activities for the current vear. The meeting was under direc- tion of Miss Blanche A. Corwin, home demonstration agent for the county, who addressed the gathering, as did Miss McPheeter, nutrition ex- pert of the University of Maryland. In celebration of the forty-second wedding anniversary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield White, Mrs, Tipton of Chicago, entertained at a card party Thursday evening. Stanley Dade and Francis Marshall, young Washington negroes, were foundl guilty in the Circuit Court here yesterday of charge of stealing an automobile belonging to Harry B. Janode of Galthersburg several months ago. The machine was re- covered in Philadelphia. Marshall was ordered returned to a reform school at Blue Plains, D. C. Checker Games Monday. The second set-too of the checker players composing teams represent- ing Dickerson and Poolesville in a tournament to determine the checker championship of the upper sectfon of the county is scheduled for Pooles- ville Monday night, instead of at Dickerson, as announced a day or two ago. Poolesville is now ahead, 36 to 28 games. Observance of the bishops’ cru- sade in Christ Church, Rockville, which began last Sunday evening, was concluded last evening, when Rev. Charles T. Warner of St. Alban’s Church, Washington, preached. Ser- mons were dellvered by visiting clergymen every evening during the week and large congregations were the rule. Members of the Gaithersburg Council of Knights of Columbus and friends were entertained by Court Archbishop Curley, Cathollc Daugh- ters of American of Gaithersburg, at a card party and dance in St. Mar- tin's auditorium, Gaithersburg, Thursday evening. Mrs, Edward P. Schwartz and Miss Lillian Gloyd headed the committees in charge. FARMER DIES IN FIRE. Overcome in Barn Trying to Save Stock, Near Somerset, Md. Special Dispatch to The Star. GRANTSVILLE, Md., January 2 —While attempting to save live stocl from a burning barn on the L. B. immerman farm, near Somerset, ark Bittner, aged about 50, a tenant farmer, was burned to .death. It is believed he was overcbme by smoke while endeavoring to unhalter his horses. Relatives and neighbors made futile attempts to rescue him. The body was found beside the charred car- casses of horses. Bittner leaves his wife_and seven sons. Real Estate . Loans No Commission Charged You can take 12 years to pay off your loan without the expense of renewing. $1,000 for $10 per month, including interest and prin- cipal, half of which is ap- plied to reduction of debt. Larger or smaller loans at proportionate rates. PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Largest in Washington Assets Over $13,500,000 Anderson of the department of civil engineering, V. M. I. The session will be called to order at 10:30 by H. G. Shirley, chalrman of the State High- way Commission EMBARGO ON AIRCRAFT FOR MEXICO RESTORED Ban on Shipments of Non-Military Planes, Lifted Last July, Put Back Again. The embargo on shipments of air- craft into Mexico was restored yester- day by Secretary Kellogg. The embargo against non-military aircraft in effect since the general embargo was crdered on arms and munitions was lifted last July. Under yesterday’s action both military and non-military alrcraft are under the ban for exportation into Mexico. THREE KILLED IN CRASH. Fourth Member of Party Hurt When Train Hits Auto. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., January 29 P).—A woman and her two young daughters were killed and her hus: band was injured when' their auto- mobile was struck by a Missouri Pa- cific passenger train here yesterday. The dead: Mrs. Fred C. Rexer, Little Rock painte; 2-year-old daughter. Rexer’s condilon is said to be not serious. ‘The machine was said to have speed- ed past the flagman at the crossing, narrowly avoided & northbound pass- enger traln and was hit by the south- bound train. wife of a Agnes, 13, and a o e Rebuilt Church to Open. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, V January Tomorrow the restored Grove Avenue Baptist Church, destroyed by a fire a year ago, will be occupied for the first time. The repairs to the building cost $125,000. Special services will mark the opening. The Rev. J. W. Storer is pastor. Woodward -~ make or type. A phone call Cor. 11th and E N.W. JAMES BERRY, President. reappear at 8:36 a.m. Prof. Hall, how- ever, was only able to catch a brief JOSHUA W. CARR, Secretary. AWARDED ERROR WRIT. Alexandrian’s Suit Over Property Deal Goes to High Court. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 29.— John H. Lloyd has been awarded a writ of error from a decision of the Corporation Court of Alexandria. Lloyd sued Howard K. Smith, ‘ Carlin, John ssie and W. P. Woolls, all of Alexa alleging fraud in inducing him to buy property. The verdict in the trial court was in his favor, but the court sustained the demurrer of the defense, and on this phase of the case the plaintiff ap- pealed, with the result above. The case may be reached at the next term of the Supreme Court, which be- gins in March. RICHMOND SENATE ASPIRANT STIRRING Vacancy to Be Filled by Demo- oratic Committee in Time for Special Session. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 29.—The Richmond vacancy in the State Senate has engaged the attention of the pofi- ticlans since Gov. Byrd recently called a special session of the Legislature. The city Democratio committee will have the right to name the candidate: There is some objection to this pre cedure, The man chosen will have just 30 days to serve, but if successful is ex- pected to offer for the full term at the election this Fall, when the city will elect three members of the upper and seven for the lower branch of the Assembly. There are not less than a dozen candidates, Including women, The special election has been ordered by the governor for March §, which is just one week before the speclal ses- sion of the Legislature. JUVENILE COURT AMENDMENT 0. K.’D Public Welfare Measure Will Go to angress With Approval of Commission. (From the 5:30 Editlon of Yesterday's Star.) A bill amending the act creating a juvenile court, prepared by the Commission on Publlc Welfare, was approved yesterday by the District Commissioners and will be transmitted to Congress with a request for its introduction and enactment. Only one minor change was made in the commission’s draft of the bill and this was done at the request of the Board of Public Welfare, which objected tc a provision to require investigation of the circumstances of minors alleged to be delinquent by “an officer of the court,” meaning the Juvenile Court. At present such investigations are conducted by the Board of Public Welfare. The board sald inclusion of the phrase “an officer of the court” s unnecessary and might lead to con- tusion by suggesting a doubt as to whether other investigating agencies than those who are actually officers of the court could make Investiga- tions as they have been and are now doing. The bill would change the name of the court to the Juvenile and Do- mestic Relations Court of the District of Columbia. Its principal provision recognizes the common law theory of marriage as related to minors who might be adjudged delinquent. Under existing laws when a minor is under jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court marriage of the minor emancipates him from guardianship. The bill also gives the court au- thority to commit minors only to the Board of Public Welfare or in cases of delinquents to the National Train- ing School for Girls or the corre- sponding school for boys. & Lothrop 10th, 1ith, F and G Streets A Liberal Allowance on Your " Old Electric Cleaner For a New Hoover For the first time, through a special arrangement with the Hoover Company, we are able to offer a liberal allowance on your old electric cleaner, regardless of The New Hoovers offered to- day combine the three principles of beating, sweeping and air cleaning by “positive agitation,” a perfected principle in home- cleaning science, sponsored by the world’s largest and oldest maker of electric cleaners. will bring our representative, who will explain this offer in detail. Electrical Appliance Section, Fifth floor, STEDMAN 8 TODAY: OLDEST IN HOUSE North Carolina Representa- tive Also Only Confederate Veteran in Body. Representative Stedman of North Carolina 1s 86 years old today. He is the oldest member of Con- gress and that body’s only Confederate veteran member. Mr. Stedman comes from Greensboro in the fifth congres- siona] district, and he has served in the House from that district since his election to the Sixty-second Congress in 1911. He was re-elected last Fall, and, following the expiration of his present term fn March, Mr. Stedman will return for another period of office. Mr. Stedman is taking his birthday as a matter of course. His trim white beard, erect bearing, firm voice and business activities belie his years. He aid this morning that the only ob- ervance he will hold of his anniver- sary is attendance at a banquet in his honor tonight at the Hotel Hamilton, glven by the North Carolina State Soclety. Too much activity, he sald, “is tiring for a man,” and between his official business and “the kind, welcome but so numerous calls of my friends from home, yvou have no idea how much work there is to this office.” Maj. Stedman, for he was a major In the Confederate forces at the close of the Civil War, was born In_Pitts- boro, N. C., January 29, 1841. He en- tered the University of North Caro- lina at the age of 16, and had earned his degree in 1861. Before receiving his diploma, however, he enlisted in the 1st North Carolina Regiment, the Fayetteville Independent Light Infan- try. Later he joined a battalion of Chatham, of which he became major. He fought through the war and was wounded three times in the battle of the Wilderness, and finally sur- rendered at Appomattox. In 1884 he was elected lieutenant governor, but later he was defeated for governor by a very small majority. Since he has been a candidate for of- fice In the congressional elections, however, he has been elected by some of the largest majorities ever record- ed. His district is the third largest in population in the United States. e Postmaster Escapes Fire. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. FINZEL, Md., January 29. — The post office and store building at Fin- zel, owned by Francis McKenzie, was destroyed by fire early yesterday. McKenzie, who had sleeping apart. ments on the second floor, barely had time to escap oo SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 2 Celebrates Birthday REPRESENTATIVE _STEDMA) MISS CAROLINE HUNT IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Member of Scientific Staff of Home Economics Bureau Dies of Pneumonia in Chicago. .. .. Caroline Hunt, 61 years old, been a member of the scien- tific staff of the Bureau of Home Eco- nomics, United States Department of Agriculture, since 1909, died of pneu- monia in Chicago Thursday, according to word received here. She had beep called to the latter city by the illness of a sister. At the time of her death Miss Hunt was an assoclate specialist in food and nutrition in the bureau. She came to the Capital after exten- slve experience in home economics work at Hull House, Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin, where she was a teacher. She was also actively identifled with negro welfare work in the Capital, where she made her home at 1432 R street. She is survived by two sisters in Chicago and a brother In Kansas City. Funeral services were conducted in Hull House this afternoon. 2 PR Dog Bites Young Girl. Eight-year-old Stella Hoffman, 3550 Tenth street, while playing on Spring road between Tenth and Rock Creek Church road yesterday afternoon, was bitten on the leg in three places by a stray dog, police report. She was taken to Garfield Hospital by her par- ents and treated. Her condition is not serious. Pag f 33 U VA O WS R (IR, M N A I W NS lection of “bow-frocks” from which to choose. PRESIDENT FINDS PEOPLE’S COUNSEL CHOICE DIFFICULT (Continued from First Page.) the President was represented as say ing that in his opinion his procedure has beon such as to almost approach 4 point of giving public_hearings in relation to suggestions. He has been glad to receive suggestions. Suggestions Welcomed. Ho was represented as saying that he has recelved any one who cared to come to the White House and discuse local appointments. Many of the citd zens from time to time have come to him and have given opinions and sug. gestions, and he always has given con sideration to them. In an endeavor to explain how care- ful he has been fn making selections, the President was represented further as explaining that his method has been to make a careful study of the names presented to him for some place ahd to make inquiry about those consid ered qualified and worthy to serve. In making these inquiries various citi- zena of the city have been asked for opinions regarding one or more of the candidates under consideration. These opinions are sought principally to learn more about the character and real qualifications of the candidates, the President was represented as ex- plaining. Satisfled with Selections. President Coolidge is satisfled that his appointments thus far have been made in accordance with the apparent merits that have been disclosed as a result generally or inquirles made of citizens of the city. Therefore, he can not see how his methods of making appointments could be described as be- ing surrounded with secrecy. He has not made up his mind whom he will appoint as people’s counsel in place of Blaine Mallan, whose name he withdrew from the Senate last week. He wants a man of experi- ence and outstanding legal a ments. However, he realizes that it is very much easler, of course, to sit in his office and draw up specifications of what he wants than it Is to go out into the eity and find such a person. R L PRESIDENT VETOES INDIAN CLAIMS BILL President Coolldge yesterday re- turned to the Senate without approval & bill authorizing the Shoshone In- dians of Wyoming to submit claims to the Court of Claims. This was the first time the President has exercised his veto power this session. The bill was sponsored by Senator Warren, chalrman of the appropri- ation committee, who sald he would not pres for its passage over President’s veto. The legislation was disapproved largely on the ground that its pro- posal to pay interest from the date of flling the claims was an unjustified departure from Government policy the STEPHAN ELECTED - M. & M. PRESIDENT Association Goes on Rgcord in Favor of Industrial Survey in Capital. Gen. Anton Stephan president of the M facture: Assoclation at g ¢ Hr was ts and Manu the annual succeec Frank vice presides second vic were: Lot ward D. Shi Rosenberg The Andrews. chosen first treasurer; redary, and M. ral counsel. ion approved of the plans for an jindustrial survey of Washington, to be conducted by the various trade bodies, and made an ap propriation for its part of this work It is planned to send a questionnaire to all manufacturing concerns in the District, to publish the results of the survey in the form of a directory of manufactures and products, mulate a definite indust to meet needs shown and to form a joint e the trade bodies to hand The survey will be made by the secre tartes of the trade organi ons. The association went on record in favor of the Rathbone bill to create a national war memorial museum and veterans' headquarters in the Ford Theater Building, which also would hold the Lincoln relics A vote of thanks for his long serv ice was given to Deputy Chief Engineer A. J. Sullivan, who has just retired from the Fire Department after 48 vears of service Ross P. Andrews, retiring president said in his report that one of the significant developments during past few months is the transformatio of the business section of the city Stores’ Growth Praised. and better equipped stores o be the order of s men have of one accord determined to make Washing. ton’s business section as attractive and outstanding from a business standpoint as the Nation's Capltal is architecturally.” During the past year, Mr said, new records wer the production and goods here, Mr. Shaw, the secre nual report, pointed out ways in which the association been of service to Its members and to the city in general. Among other things a traffic department was es- tablished and a successful shop early campaign promoted. Progress has been made in securing wider streets A course in salesmanship was placed in the public schools. A study of the parking problem was made and a milk bottle campaign co; d, Andrews established in consumption of The Smartest Frocks Are Wearing Bows Chanel introduced this charming fashion—and almost every other Paris couturier has given us his or her individual version—and what with smart adaptations, one has an exceptionally varied col- From the simplest sports frocks, to the most glorious robe de style that makes its appearance at smart Washington affairs, nightly— there are bows, and bows. We sketch six fashionable versions— A Junior Misses’ Frock, of peach crepe, $29.50. A Dance Frock, satin crepe and tulle, $65. A Green Crepe Sports Frock, $39.50. Misses’ Afternoon Frock, compose colorings, $25. Misses’ Daytime Frock, in a new print, $29.50. Women’s Afternoon Frock, crepe roma and lace, $39.50. Jashion, Sectione. Third un floor. ior Misses' Séction, Fourth floor. ward & Lonthrop | 30th, 13th, F and G Streets