Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1929, Page 5

[ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7T, 1929 NEW YEAR TRAFFIC FJAM RILES CHICAGO Wicious Storm, Sweeping Over City Just After Midnight, Dampens Joy. [Bv the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 1.—The New {Year, slapping celebrants with a vicious fnowfall, got itself tangled up shortly mfter midnight in one of the worst Winter trafic jams the city ever has een. Automobile horns, that first were gounded only to add to the general Wedlam of other noisemakers, took on a | tulant, business tone as motorists, und to or from bright spots in the ptorm, found themseives stalled in a ¥nad maze of machines. Streets were soaked with half-frozen pleet. Many motor vehicles were caught in the storm, having been beguiled irom garages by the Lorelei promise of Parly evening mildness. dering visibility, amd lay a thin white tcoverlet quickly upon the city. The predicted frigidity did not make fitself felt until most of the revelers had gone home. Death Toll Slight. Considering the weather conditions, the deaths and accidents incident to 1928's wake and 1929’s christening were not as numerous as police had feared. Two women were Kkilled when struck down by an automobile, and a hit-and- run motorist fatally injured a patrol- jman. Stray bullets from celebrants who | referred guns for noisemaking resulted | R\ several persons being wounded. A | ~woman, standing looking from a third- ktory window, was struck by a bullet | red in the street and was wounded, | Eo.ulmy fatally. A street-car conductor fwas shot in the left eye as he stepped | drom the platform of his car. On the south, in the negro colony, usketry sounded. Police said there | vas intermittent shooting for several ours along South State street, South rk Way and Michigan avenue, espe- iclally in the vicinity of Thjrty-fifth ptree t. From the standpoint of liquor law yiolation, George H. Hurlburt, first as- sistant to the prohibition administrator, called it “the quietest New Year eve I ever have witnessed.” Hour after thour, prohibition agents telephoned that ghere was “nothing doing.” Says They're Tired of Liquor. *T think the people are tired of the fbootleg and gangster wars over liquor,” ‘Hurlburt said. Only one raid had been reported up #o early today. That was at the Putney fe on East Ontario street, where uor was seized. Morning newspapers differed from the prohibition department’s view of the tuation, reporting that many of the 1l known night clubs and cafes were packed, with considerable open drink- ing. Managers of Loop hotels esti- mated 14,000 guests at their dining rooms, and the general ‘expression was /that it was the liveliest and noisiest icelebration in many years. Numerous jnight clubs began turning down reser- {vations & week ago. ‘Watch meetings at churches through- jout the city presented the other side of ithe holiday picture. For those wanderers of the street to whom the New Year seemed to offer only wretchedness and despair, gospel misslons and other havens for the meless held services, and offered ‘what physical comforts they could. SNOW USHERS 1929 INTO SOUTHWEST | | Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado Blanketed by Heavy Fall. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, January 1.—Forgot- #en by the weather man in the kind jof meteorology needed for an ideal Christmas, the Southwest awoke today to behold the first day of the new vear glistening in a snow frock. The snow ushered in yesterday by mild temperatures in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and parts of ad- Hoining States was the forerunner of & cold wave from the Northwest ex- . to strike today and send the mercury. tumbling. The Weather Bu- reau reported that the wave would be ishort-lived and that some moderation icould be expected by tomorrow. Street workers in Kansas City and other large cities of the snow-covered States managed to_clear the thorough- fares of a 4-inch fall in time to make motoring easy for celebrants of the new year wending their way home- ward in the early hours. Highways ‘were being cleared and patrolled. In Oklahoma and Kansas the heaviest gnowfall was in the wheat sections and armers rejoiced at the crop benefits Jdue to the additional moisture. The now melted rapidly in Colorado, but ¢ Missouri, where the fall continued, kHe blankef became heavier and re- mained. e . ARTS CLUB DINNER PLANS OUTLINED BY DEVEREUX Speeu\cle on January 28 Will Be Featured by Prizes for Original Costumes. Pollowing an Arts Club dinner to fmembers znd guests Thursday cvening, Dr. John Ryan Devereux, director of the 1929 Bal Boheme, will outline plans which he has made for the fancy dress carnival and dramatic spectacle at the Willard Monday evening, Jan- uary 28. Dr. Devereux will point out that, while fhe theme for this year’s ball will be ‘Egyptian, there will be no restriction of the participants to Egyptian, or even Oriental, costumes, save in the case of the Arts Club Players, who appeer in the court spectacle and dance feature ‘which opens the ball. ‘While one of the costume prizes will be for the most beautiful example of Egyptian dress, the wther prizes will go to the most original costume of any period and for the most emusing attire. Chairman Devereux has announced the personnel of his executive commit tee, comprising Lynch Luguer, Mrs. Ful- on Lewis, James Otis Porter, Frances njamin Johnson, Weldon Fawcett enry Jay Staley, Mrs. Anne P. Gay- or, Theodore F. Gannon, Carlton van alkenburg and Roy L. Neuhauser. ARLIAMENT STUDIES FRENCH WHEAT CROP PARIS, January 1 (#).—An increase the French wheat crop, sufficient to eet national requirements, is urged by hrliament. France consumes 311,000, 0 bushels a year, but raises only about 0,000,000, which leaves approximate'y 000,000 bushels to be bought abroad. Fifteen years ago France raised a rplus of wheat on 16,000,000 acres. bw the acerage is down to 13,000,000 hd the great problem is how to get the rmers to increase it. ‘The farmers ggest lower taxes and higher prices Ir wheat. ‘The consumers say the rmers pay less taxes than any other izens and_ are more prosperous ough the high prices already ‘paid fr mAnt sgrenttmral- provt: The snow | piastered itself upon windshields, hin- | AMERICANS CELEBRATE. U. S. Residents Visiting in Cuba Welcome New Year: HAVANA, January 1 (#).—About 8,000 American visitors in Cuba joined the 4,825 Yankee residents of Havana in celebrating New Year eve. All hotels were crowded to capacity, two large liners were docked here over- night and the Casino Nacional, Jockey Club and smarter hotel cabarets re- ported all reservations gone early yes- terday afternoon. |WASHINGTON WOMAN KILLED IN GEORGIA | Mrs. Ruth Payne Dies in Bus Col- lision During Trip to Mother’s Funeral. | Prcpared to return to Washington from Atlanta, Ga., where she had been attending her mother’s funeral, Mrs. | Ruth Payne, 25, 436 Irving street, was | killed yesterday when the bus on whica she was riding collided with an oil | truck near Athens, Ga. The body of | the bus was torn from the chassis by the impact of the skidding truck. Mrs. Payne, whose husband died in 1923 of tuberculosis contracted during | the war, came to Washington in 1928 {from Atlanta. Since that time she has { been employed in the Navy Department, and purchased her home with her earn- ings. Her widowed mother dying on De- cember 19, Mrs. Payne made the trip to Atlanta to make funeral arrange- ments. After interment of her mother she visited the home of an uncle, the Rev. William Coil of Athens, Ga., and it was during her return that she was killed. Letters to friends in Washington in- dicate that Mrs. Payne had intended {pmrmng to Washington within a short | ime. According to Associated Press dis- patches, another passenger, Edward L. Crawford, 35, of Sylvester, Ga., died of | injuries sustained in the same accident, INCREASE PREDICTED Collector of Port Expects 1929 to Be Better, Despite Losses During 1928. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 1—Philip Elting, collector of the port, predicted yesterday that customs receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30 next would exceed those of 1927-28, despite the fact that receipts for the calendar year Jjust ended fell under those of 1927 by $5,770,000. He based his prediction on the average daily receipts of $1,172,000 dur- ing the first six months of this fiscal year, which are far in excess of those of the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. 1If the present pace is ls'r;]l;t‘:llt;l{l:d u:he rfecleipts of 1928-29 p those of last year by al $10,000,000. % s Duties collected at the New York Customs House in 1928 amounted to $328,182,218, compared with $333,952,- 883 in 1927. The figures showed that merchandise imports declined appre- clably, while exports increased about $45,000,000. Gold and silver imports also decreased, while the e: of bullion rose by about $362,000,000. The table of imports and exports for the two calendar years follows: 1927 1928 $2,042,355,703 $1,960,797,008 1,689.741,51 BTS00 T LTIOISIIE 37,456,823 107,951,690 204,267.708 329280300 323,148,007 4,672,583 5,034,910 The miscellaneous receipts cover fines on undeclared merchandise and other income. Receipts from fines last year were greater than in any 12- month period in the history of the port. BAD LIQUOR DEATHS INCREASED IN 1928 Total New York Fatalities for Year Are 1,565, Showing Gain of 256. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 1.—Dr. Charles Norris, chief medical examiner, issued figures today showing that. bad liquor or its effects caused 256 more deaths in 1928 than in the previous year in New York. The total figures for the year were 1,565. Dr. Norris attributed a larke num- ber of deaths in motor accidents, homi- cides and accidental death from falls {o poison liquor. “While only 130 alcoholic deaths are recorded for the year,” he said, “there was a marked increase in homicides, motor accidents and accidental deaths from falls. Most of these are directly traceable to poison alcohol.” The medical examiner said there is as much drinking now as when saloons were running and that the liquor now being sold is mostly bad. “In fact, there is no such thing as a safe drink nowadays,” he added. CHICAGO ABANDONS SUIT IN $27,000,000 BOND SALE Sanitary District Drops Injunction Plea Which Followed Revela- tions of Pay Roll Padding. By the Associated Press. . CHICAGO, January 1.—After seek- ing for several weeks to have dis- missed an injunction against the sale of $27,000,000 worth of its bonds, the | sanitary district of Chicago last night | abandoned its efforts. No explanation of the action was forthcoming, The injunction suit was brought after reve- lations of pay roll padding had -been made several weeks ago. In seeking to have the suit set aside the board has contended that failure to sell the bonds would result in.lying | up $13,000,000 worth of contracted con- | struction and temporarily halting a | proposed $22,000,000 sewer project, be- ides keeping a completed $31,000,000 sewage treatment plant from going nto operation. i | Californians Are Advised to Plant Early ¢> Avert Loss. | SACRAMENTO, Calif, January 1 (#).—During some seasons wheat and | barley in various sections of California | are damaged by Hessian fly. Producers have been advised by ag- | ricultural specialists to plant early, the reverse of advice for the Winter wheat belt, where it has proved advantageous to delay planting until after the main Autumn flight of the fiies. In California Hessian fles usually do not emerge until late Winter and early Spring, and the principal injury to | wheat takes place in March, April and May. PR RO 1 FELY Golf Added to Study Course. PASADENA, Calif. (/’).—The science of golf has been added to.the course of ¢study in the-Pasadene-public-sehools. | vania, who is ill, but who has been BREWING IN SENATE Friends of Senator-Elect Ex- pected to Protest Action Unless He Is Heard. By the Assoclated Press. A formidable row is brewing in the Senate over disposition of the contest against Senator-elect Vare of Pennsyl- given the right by the Senate to plead his case on the floor. Senator Reed, Democrat, Missour, chairman of the special Senate com- mittee which investigated the 1926 Pennsylvania senatorial primary elec-| tion, is prepared to go ahead and ask that the Senate act on the committee’s report protesting excessive expendi- tures in that campaign by Vare. Friends to Protest. ‘The committee will seek to make a final report on the Vare case Friday. The Senator-elect has been invited to appear before the committee then, but he has sent word through physicians that he is unable to because of his health. Vare's friends in the Senate are ex- pected to protest a final decision on the question of seating the Pennsyl- vanian until he has been given the opportunity of making his plea to the Senate in accordance with the terms of a resolution adopted some time ago. Senator Reed is prepared to answer that the committee and the Senate have waited long enough to hear the Senator, who was stricken last Summer. Wilson Fate Delayed. Meanwhile, the contest, of William B. Wilson, Democratic opponent of Vare in the 1926 election, is still pending before the Senate elections committee mittee will be able to act during this session. This delay would defer, any- way, a final solution of the long-stand- ing controversy over Vare's seat until the next Congress. VARE WEAKENED BY TRIP BEGINS REST IN FLORIDA Senator-Elect, . Refusing Inter- views, Enters Upon Period of Convalescence in South. By the Associated Press. FORT PIERCE, Fla., January 1.— Weakened by his long trip here, Sena- tor-elect William S. Vare of Pennsyl- vania was at the Fort Pierce Hotel to- day, beginning a period of convalescence from an illness which has kept him in bed for many weeks. Upon arrival here, Dr. John J. Shaw, personal physician to the Senator-elect, said the “Senator’s condition remains unchanged. He is in bed most of the time, although able to get up in a wk;)eel gilluir a ?;m{lg time daily.” r. Shaw sa e Vare party would remain at the hotel here un?fl tge latter part of the week, when his home at St. Lucie is ready for occupancy. In the megntlme,t 1Mr4 v“ie is seeing no visitors and granting no interviews political smfis. Ssln POLICEMEN ARRESTED IN NEW YEAR KILLING Witnesses Say Reveler Slain by Patrolman>—Manslaughter Is Charged. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January. l+-Beuren Gar- rell and Harry Lee, patrolmen attached to the Canfield station, were arrested early today on charges of manslaughter after the death of Harold Burkhart, 25, a New Year reveler, who, witnesses said, was struck by a bullet fired by ong“::l thels;glicemen. An _assistant prosecuting attorn said charges of msnslnughtgr would a preferred against the person or persons VARE SEATBATILE NOISY WELCOME and there is little hope that this com- | firing the shot. Stephen Kim, one of Burkhart's companions, was wounded in the shoul- der in the fusillade of shots which struck down Burkhart. 1929 FORESEEN AS GOOD YEAR FOR U. S. BUSINESS Outlook for Laborers Is Held Brighter Than Year Ago, Jones Says. By the Assoclated Press. A prediction that 1929 would be a good year for business and industry has been made by Francis I. Jones, director general of the United States Employ- ment Service, who said that the out- look for workers during the new year was generally better than it was a year 80. “The business world enters into the new year with greater confidence and on a better employment basis than it did in 1928 he declared. “Our pre- diction that several lines of industry would mark new high levels in 1928 is now a matter of history. After a care- ful survey of business and industrial conditions and improvements and de- velopments now in the offing, we pre- dict that 1929 will be a good year.” SAYS POLICE BEAT HIM. Officers Declare Prisoner Destroyed Property in.Cell. Failure of police to comply with his wishes was. the reason given by Man- ning Jones, colored, for destroying property and making as much noise as possible at the eighth precinct when locked up for drunkenness, when he was arraigned in Police Court yesterday. Jones told Judge Ralph Given that he had asked for a drink of water and that his captors had dashed it in his face. He also attempted to verify his statement that he had been beaten by exhibiting a bruised eye. _Police declared that Jones created a disturbance by raising his cot from the floor and letting it fall, breaking the attached chain. On this account he was charged with destroying Govern- ment property. Suspending sentence on this charge and that of drunkenness, Judge Given ordered Jones sent to Gallinger Hos- pital for mental observation. $2,000,000 GIFTS MADE. California Palace of the Legion of Honor Benefits. SAN FRANCISCO, January 1 (£).— Herbert Fleishhacker, president of the board of trustees of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, announced yesterday that gifts valued at more than $2,000,000 had just been made to that institution by Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. S. Williams of New York and Paris. The gifts include a million-dollar art collection, consisting of 53 great paint- ings by some of the foremost European masters of various schools and periods and several articles of period furniture and four fine tapestries. In addition, the Williams have created \a trust of a million dollars with the Na- tional Bank of Commerce in New York to be used ultimately to purchase more art works for the palace, GIVEN NEW YEAR New York Celebrations Are Somewhat Curbed by Wide- spread Liquor Raids. By the Associated Pri NEW YORK, January 1.—The side- walks of New York and her churches attracted thousands to welcome the New Year. The ancient chimes of Trinity mingled with the squawk of tin horns as 1929 was born, while crowds beyond the scope of traffic police surged through Times Square. ~ Gayety was the keynote of the city's welcome to the New Year, and cafes, restaurants, night clubs and hotels were taxed to capacity to provide for | the merrymakers. Raids by imported Federal prohibition agents were made in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and on Long Island. So widespread was the celebration that the raids were more or less local to the district in which they occurred. | The raids were widely scattered and included all classes of places. In none of them were patrons and merrymakers disturbed. Much liquor was seized. The raiders numbered 200. Hotels were the scene of many private parties as well as the gathering place of impromptu groups. Despite cover charges running as high as $25, night clubs and cafes were crowded to_capacity. The streets were crowded with merrymakers, who paid little heed to police regulations and surged about, blowing tin horns, tossing confetti and making merry in a good-natured mob. While radio carried watch services and other New Year features into/ homes, thousands gathered in the churches to greet the New Year. DAIRYMEN ADD TO HERDS. GAINESVILLE, Fla, January 1 (#) —Hamilton Brown, State extension dairy specialist, says Florida dairymen are slowly but surely building up their herds. ‘Thirteen pure-bred Jerseys were pur- chased at a sale in Georgla and will go_to farmers in six different counties 5f Florida for the purpose of stimulating interest in adaptable dairy stock. Brown and several county agents have returned from cattle shows in Tennessee and made preliminary ar- rangements for the sale of three car- loads of Jerseys. Wins Music Prize THOMAS GRISSELLE Of New York, winner of the $10,000 prize in contest open to American com- posers for the best short musical com- position in the modern spirit. GRAND JURY TO HEAR ‘MORAL MURDER’ CASE Inquisitorial Body to Convene Monday at Canton, Ohio, to Make Thorough Probe. By the Assoclated Press. CANTON, Ohio, January 1—The next chapter in the Fearn-Heldman slaying and suicide will be written here next Monday. A grand jury will con- vene at that time to consider a “moral murder” charge against Wilbur O. Held- man, whose wife, Margaret, killed her- self after confessing to him that she had slain a Canton coal man on De- cember 6. Heldman, 27, a Lorain furnace sales- man, was held to the grand jury with- out bonds on the murder charge late yesterday at the conclusion of a pre- liminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Donald Smyth. The State charges Heldman told her she would die in the electric chair. The question the grand jury will con- sider is whether Heldman was morally responsible for the suicide of his wife as Heldman was bringing her here from Lorain to answer for the slaying of Vernard E. Fearn, whom she admitted killing because he made “life for me a hell on earth.” CAPITAL, SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS $7,152,503.81 MEMBER AMERICAN BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION MAIN OF 15th St. and Penn. Ave. BRANCHES: 1140 15th St. N.W. 7th and Mas 8th and H Sts. N.E. 7th and E St AFFAIRS OF 1378 PASSED IN REVIEW Association of Oldest Inhab- itants at Annual Meeting Greet the New Year. \ Standing on the threshold of the new year, members of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, meeting today in the old Union Engine House, at Nineteenth and H streets, reviewed in detail the major happenings of 1928 and reminisced beyond the “old year” into those which preceded it, in accordance with their regular New Year day custom. ‘While on previous january 1 meetings the association was obliged to hasten through its business session in order to attend the President’s reception at the White House, the members today were able to proceed with leisure through their order of business. Called to order at 10:30 o'clock, the meeting was to have been marked by the election of two vice presidents. John Clagett Proctor, a vice president, read the chronicles for 1928 in which he mentioned all the major events of the year. At the conclusion of the reading, brief comments were passed upon Mr. Proctor’s review. ‘Washington Topham, a vice president, presented a frame picture of the former governor, Alexander H. Shepherd, to the association. The picture was given to the Association of Oldest Inhabitants through Theodore W. Noyes, president, by Mrs. Mary V. Shepherd, widow of Washington's former' governor. Mr. Tovham presented the picture of several other former governors of this city, also. ELOPING PAI.iSON FREED. Justice Dismisses Charge He Took $12 of Church Funds. MECHANICSBURG, Pa., January 1 (#).—Peter Wise, gray-haired 63-year- old evangelist, was freed last night of the charge of having misappropriated $12 from the Salem Church, an unat- tached church near here. He was given a hearing before Justice of the Peace W. A. Cornman. Wise had been arrested after he eloped with 20-year-old Annie Shiclds, a teacher in his Sunday school. They were found at a cottage near Dillsburg. The girl returned home with her pa- rents, but declared she was in love with the evangelist. In dismissing the case the justice of the peace said there was not evidence | to warrant holding Wise for court. For Impaired Vision —comit s Eye Physician The preservation of your eyesight should be your first consid- eration. : ONDS A \ O;PThC|AN === 915-Fifteenth. Street Makers of Eye Glasses and Spectacles Exclusively since 1899 GEORGE F. HANE Announces That He Has Acquired the Entire Assets of WILCOX, HANE & CO,, INC. Real Estate Brokers Rents —as of the close of business December 31, 1928. Mr. Hane will hereafter personally conduct the business of the former corporation, and he solicits a continuance of the valued patronage of its clients. GEORGE F. HANE Main 3964-3965 1422 “F” St. N.W. Sales Loans Insurance Condensed Statement of Condition December 31,1928 ASSETS Cash on Hand and Due from Banks. . ........ .cocomeeme v oo . $6,179,691.31 and securities of other Corporations. Pension Fund INvestnenit, . ... ....oco poiciandiasodedvaniis tates and Munncgpzljtis of the Uni.n:d. States and bonds Cash in our vaults and funds on deposit in authorized depositories. United States Government Bonds and Notes ..............¢.. Liberty Loan Bonds and other bonds and notes of the United States Government. Other Securities ....... Bonds and obligations of St 3,871,169.58 7,227,891.46 50,000.00 Securities set apart, income of which is used for the purpose of paying pensions to employes. Real Estate Loans. .. ; Loans secured by First Mortgage on real estate | 7,295,762.47 istrict of Colum- bia and vicinity, having a markat value greatly in excess of the amount of the loan, chiefly on the homes of residents. Collateral Loans Loans secured by pledge of Governm stocks or other approved securities having a market value largely in excess of the amount of the loan. Discounts Sy Short time obligations of Corporations or Indi standing and demonstrated financial responsibility. Real Estate, Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures Land and bank buildings occupied by the Main Office and branches of the Com- pany, including furniture, fixtures, vaults, equipment and real estate purchased for the purpose of enlargement of banking houses. Other Resources Including interest receivable and miscellaneous accounts. Customers’ Liability Under Acceptances and Letters of Credit 9,934,827 46 2,722,888.07 iduals with an approved credit 1,744,027.42 310,770.51 ceeeesnieatare 171,270.34 Obligations of Customers for the payment of drafts which we have promised to pay upon presentation. TOTAL. ok e ZoleLefole 1o WLOTS 91 1o BOTo V] o 10 (MISIo ) ote BEwie B 550 ) oio O $39,508,298.62 LIABILITIES DEposits: .. ... ...iheem Funds to the credit of our 71,000 deposit accounts payable to them on demand FICE or at an agreed time. Clerks’ Pension Fund and Income. ............... “The amount set apart from the profits of the Company together with the accum- 51,584.12 ulation of interest for the payment of pensions to employes. Reserve for Dividends. .. Dividend declared by the Board of Directors ary 10, 1926. Other Liabilities . .. Including amount accru 170,000.00 and 'l;a;';ble to sto;:kholders Janu- 179,476.35 ed for interest, taxes and miscellaneous accounts, Agreements to Repurchase United States Government Bonds Sold . ... ... Acceptances and Lette; rs of Credit OQutstanding............. 454,851.25 171,270.34 Our agreement to pay upon presentation certain drafts (offset by the item “Cus- tomers’ Liability,” listed in our Assets). Capital, Surplus, Undivided Profits. ........ 7,152,503.81 The excess of the amount we have over the amount we owe to Depositors ans s. Ave. s. S.W. TOTAL. . .eseotonemosetatosoioioss whonoivcs o oo e other creditors which stands as a guarantee that the obligations of the company toward its Depositors and other customers will be fulfilled. (In addition to the above amount the Depositors have as additional security the double liability of our stockholders for the amount of our capital stock, $3,400,000.00.) . $39,508,298.62° otois.