Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1929, Page 14

T0 REVIEW PLAYS Six Evening Discussions Are Features of First Annual Meeting Here. Six evening sessions including talks | by well known dramatic authorities and round-table discussions of all phases of the theater, have been by the Community Drama Guild of Was] ington for its first annual conference this week, tomorrow to Saturday, ln-l clusive, at McKinley High School, Second and T streets northeast. The guild announces that the con- ference is not to be confined to its own members, but was planned primarily to stimulate interest in the drama throughout the city. All persons who are interested in drama, production and stage “mechanics” are invited to regis- ter_for any one or all of the sessions at the office of the Drama Guild, Frank- lin School Building. Judge O'Toole Testimonial. The opening meeting tomorrow eve- ning will be a get-together dinner at 6:30 o'clock in the cafeteria at McKin- ley, with Judge Mary O'Toole as toast- mistress. Mrs. Frederic E. Farrington, chief speaker for the evening, will give her sudience the latest news from New York theaters. Denis E. Connell will give & resume of past seasons on the amateur stage of Washington. The deadline for dinner registrations is, set tomorrow morning. Tuesday evening will be devoted to the study of costume and scenic art. J. P. S. Neligh will illustrate his talk on “Costume ot the Ancient and Mod- ern Players” with patterns, materials and living models. Miss Sibyl Baker will speak on “Stage Business.” The second half of the evening will be divided into brief talks. Make-up and pageantry will be the topics of the Wednesday evening con- ference. Pageantry and its organiza- tion will be discussed by Mrs. Marie! Moore Forrest and Miss Pauline Oak. ‘The Thursday evening program will be on the general subject of “Acting,” and will be given over to speakers. Friday evening, Barrett Clark of New York, literary adviser, will talk about plays and royalties; Addison Pitt, di- | rector of the National Theater Players, | will speak on “The Direction of a Play and the Choice of Players.” . ° The final conference Saturday eve- ning will be devoted to discussion of he development of Community Drama in_general. ‘The Public Library, co-operating with the guild, has published a list of books | +nd one-act plays which are interest- ing to those interested in both profes- sional and amateur dramatics. FARMER CONVICTED | ON LIQUOR CHARGE| Prominent Spotsylvania Resident Sentenced 60 Days for Possessing Still. Bpeeial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., April 6.— James A. Jones, prominent Spotsylvania farmer and member of the county school board, was found guilty by a jury in Spotsylvania Circuit Court last night' of possessing a still. He was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail with a Ane of $50. Immediately after the tria’, Jones was taken to jail to begin his sentence. . The first trial of thé case resulted in a hung jury. The present trial lasted for two days and both Jones and his wife took the witness stand. Jones was nrrested on February 15 after threej negroes had informed local officers that they had purchased from Jones, and a search of Jones’ farm, about 2 miles from this city, disclosed a still in full operation. Two negroes in attendance claimed ownership and testified on the stand that it belonged to them. Judge Frederick W. Coleman of the fifteenth judicial circuit asked to be relieved of hearing the case and both trials were heard before Judge Joseph W. Chinn of Warsaw, who was designat- ed by Gov. Harry F. Byrd to sit in the VIOLENT RAINSTORM HITS NEW YORK STATE| Dozen Persons Are Injured—Prop- erty Loss Estimated at Quarter Million Dollars. By the Associated Press. SYRACUSE, N. Y:, April 6—A rain- storm of terriffic violence broke over Syracuse and Centrai New York early today, causing inj to a dozen per- sons and property loss estimated to- gighz at more than a quarter millios lollars. Many highways and traffic lines, blocked for hours by washouts and debris, were re-opening tonight. The chief danger was in the lowlands, with the menace of flood from swollen streams. A special New York Central, train was derailed by a washout between Haven and three | bulls Corners, near Ithaca. At Bald- winsville, near Syracuse, the damage by flood waters was reported heavy. OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED. STAUNTON, Va., April 6 (Special). ~—Public inspection by Right Eminent James H. Price of Richmond, of Steven- son Commandery, No. 8, Knights Temp- lar, and installation of new officers elected Tuesday evening, took place here Thursday night at & conclave of ; H. second ; Joseph W. Gayhart, third guard, and J. Lewis Gibbs, prelate. At a banquet Thomas N. Hisey, re- "me‘mm‘ commander, Wgs toast- aster. L New House Members Brighten Up Offices MRES. FREDERIC E. FARRINGTON. Trousers Are Torn Off Man by Storm; Horse Blown Mile By the Asociated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, April 6— Stories of animals flying through the air, of bundles of straw suddenly pos- sessed of Herculean strength, a creek blown out of its bed and all manner of freak incidents, were told today by resi- dents of the storm stricken - area of Minnesota and Wisconsin. In North Minneapolis three horses were reported to have been carried & quarter of a mile by the wind and then set down with little inconvenience or damage. A fourth horse was reported to have ridden the wind for a mile near Fridley without damage. Near New Brighton residents reported some geese were paddling about a bab- bling creek before the storm struck. A few minutes later the creek was a lake and the geese were said to be still pad- diing. It had been moved across & road into a shallow spot. The storm literally tore the its off Thomas Edmunds, 20-year-old radio operator at the transmitting station of “WRHM” five miles from Columbia Heights, wrecked the transmitting ap- paratus and blew the building so far it has not been located yet. Edmunds said he had $20 in the pants, too. A bundle of straw, driven by the wind snapped a steel pump in two on the| farm of F. Flannery. WARNING IS—S.UED AGAINST ANTI-ABATTOIR POSTERS Arrest Faces Any One in Arlington County Who Will Not First Get Permit. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, Va., April 6.—Arrest faces any one attempting to post one of the anti- abattoir posters prepared by the Alex- andria-Arlington-Falrfax Real Estate Board without & permit, according to a issued tod: by Common- warning ay wealth's Attorney Willlam C. Gloth. ‘The rd has had W 5,000 of ht against the rs in their establishment in ' the county of an abattoir by the N. Auth Provision Co. of Washington. + NOWEST STORM - 14 Are Reported Dead in Wisconsin, § in Minnesota and 1 in lowa. _ (Continued From First Page.) damage. Although the storm was described in some reports as a tornado, the Federal weather bureau coid it was “a low pres- sure area” with St. Paul almost in the center. The wind there reached 8 maximum velocity of only 36 miles an hour, but was estimated at almost dou- bled at some other points. The weather bureau said the.low pressure area had moved out over Lake Superior today. FARM BUILDINGS WRECKED. Near Tornado Sweeps Over Lafayette County, Wis. MONROE, Wis., April 6 (#).—A near | tornado which swept over Lafayette | County, in Southwestern Wisconsin, | wrecked farm buildings, caused thou- sands of dollars damage and seriously irijured at least one man. Unverified reports were current here that between five and ten persons had been killed, but a visit to the eastern section of the county revealed no fatalities. Whether there were any casualties in the western section could not be de- termined: There was a report that one man had been killed at Blanchardville, Wis., but communication with that city could not be obtained as lines were down. ONTARIO REPORTS 7 DEATHS. Floods Demoralize Transportation and Communication Systems, l By the Assoclated Press. TORONTO, April 6—Seven deaths transportation systems throughout Ontario. Roads and bridges were washed away; | lines were blown down. resulted from the storms. Two railway engineers were killed when their trains were wrecked. At Darlington, engineer Robert’ Milne was buried beneath his engine when it left the rails because of a washout. He was the only victim of the wreck. A Oa- nadian Pacific freight train was de- railed at Bowmanville and Jack Kennedy was fatally injured. A man and woman drowned when a bridge colla] under their automo- bile; a truck driver lost his life when his truck crashed a bridge; a man was drowned when a dam &t drowned in the Matiland River at Stratford. trains were wrecked and telephone and | Brehon Barrie gave way, and a seventh victim | e: * Are Rapidly o Sk e caold t of the Capital 'ut;?i'd. with monumental structures testifying to the expansion that has followed the ‘World War. Devel of the Wash- ington Monument ns in a modi- is shown, with a better ar- " of Virginia g avenue as a nnlghl vista to the Washington Monu- men New Triangle Suggested. otA triangle in the Northwest section ment and Munitions Buildings, is sug- buildings, which ‘will have to be moved off The Mall to make way for the ex- tensive development there. ‘The Naval Hospital ‘would: be moved north of its present, situation adjoining B street, to make way for an extension of New York avenue into Lincoln Memorial Plaza, under tentative plans that have ‘been drawn up. ‘The square occupied by the American Red Cross is to be completed, adding two more permanent buildings to make a eompl‘ete qi{n:i::nxle. ‘The plan of 1 as prepared by the McMillan commission is the basis of the study, concerning the great avenue from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. had been proposed by Maj. L'Enfant, but it was only by the action of the last that this project was officially au ized. Across the Potomac River, the studles show. the proposed system of roads access fo Arlington Me- morial ige. The tentative plans call for the acquisition of Analostan Island as a park. This area is to be linked up by reads and bridges with Rosslyn, Va., and Columbia Island. ‘The cross-axis shown on The Mall on P opmtlu the new Department of Justice building, to be erected on the site of Center Market, across to a new building forming patt ¢ | of the Smithsonian group. Water Front Expansion Planned. © ‘The scheme shows the improvement of Water street, with the new water- front expansion advocated by Maj Somervell, the War Department engineer for this area. The Somervell plan is now in the office of the chief of A Engineers, where it is being closely | stu ‘The proposed double roadway oir'Water street is shown, running along the wholesale district that is now being constructed there. ‘The new Botanic Garden and con- servatories are depicted in the study, as is the new National Gallery of Art. ‘The new Supreme Court Building and the new House Office Building near the Capitol have been definitely fixed, but much of the other development is yet in the tentative stage. the ‘development map in the easf section of the Capital is based on ideas advocated by Mt. Elot. Heretofore, the Washington xpansion has been all to the west, and, as the city planner points out, it is LB, 0.5 AP 75 YEARS HENCE Many Projects Are Tentative, but Others| Taking SIuPe ) Here. of the present Navy Depart- | would be placed gested as the future home of these two | maf the States, there are :‘o nnl:re fo: the exist! n and A eouple of more that might be added to the sovereign family. i At the end of East Capitol street at Anacostia Park is a location’ for a great stadium, such as the Roosevelt Stadium that is being talked about for Washington. A monumental entrance to the city is projected at that point, olso, as shown by the game or other great gatherings of pub- lic_import. Eastward, .~ across the Anacostia River, are proposed industrial exhibi- tion and eircus grounds and further up the hill, the suggested Fort Drive. with Port Chaplin ‘The development of Gallinger Hos- T, g area ltm!.‘fltuuth and H streets and Maryland avenue as a plaza is shown in the tentative and the develop- ment of Barney Circle, at the junction of Kentucky and Pennsyl- vania-avenues and Seventeenth street southeast, are set out. An Rosedale pla; L too, prominent place on the maj Such p. just as important for a balanced growth be ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW 1929 ORIOLE The merits of the “Oriole” Gas Range need very few words from us by way of commendation. It has been one of the leading ranges for many years and num- bers among its staunch friends thousands of Washington housewives. The New 1929 Oriole . Is Really a Beauty No expense has been spared to make it the equal of any range on the market today. 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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn., April 6 Wilijam Green, president. of the Ameri can Pederation of Labor, will arrive here tomorrow to address a public mass meeting called following the reported kldunh:“-;:k:hwu-yumm officials, six men face charges of kidnaping and felonious assault. 2| ; While it was reported yesterday that more arrests were likely today, mone , | Were made and the situation remained . ; | quiet. - | Edward McGrady, vice president of Otho | the American Pederation of Labor; and Alfred L. Hoffman, Southern organizer -|of the United Textile Workers of America, reported they were forced at pistol point by a band of men to leave i ! i1l i i § a_ i g nflmflmoflmnfi-fim’m&m will be duplicated by the director, Percy Oliver, Circus seats slanf % of the first floor has . G. 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