Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1929, Page 4

ORATORY JUDGES WELL QUALIFIED: Four Men and Woman Promi- nent in Nation Will Se- lect Winner. Four men and one woman, all prom- inent in affairs of the Nation or its Capital and each adequately fitted for the task, have been chosen for judges in The Star finals of the Sixth National | Oratorical Contest here Thursday. They are Nicholas Longworth, Speak- | er o fthe House of Representatives; Senator Moses of New Hampshire, pres- ident pro tempore of the Senate; Repre- sentative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida, ' Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of | the United States Veterans' Bureau, and Col. Wade Hampton Cooper, president | of the Continental Trust Co. \ These persons graciously accepted the invitation of Randolph Leigh, dlreclorl general of the contest, to act as judges to determine which of the eight boys and three girls who have won the cham- pionships of this region’s 11 contest dis- tricts, will enter the national finals here next month and who, by virtue of that competition, will travel for three months through South America with $200 in prize money in hs or her. pockets. Speaker Longworth and Senatew Moses were judges of the same phase of the contest last year while the remain- ing three of the board are participating in the oratorical contest in this region for the first time. Mrs. Owen, however, long has been associated with the con- test in Florida. All Are Well Qualified. Speaker Longworth, a graduate of Harvard University and of the Cincin- nati Law School, has been a member of the House of Representatives since the Fifty-eighth Congress. During that tinme he has heard numberless speeches on the floor of the House, ranging from brief talks to lengthy and formal orations. He was elected Speaker of | the House in the Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses. A Senator Moses, who was graduated ; from Dartmouth with the degree of master of arts in 1893, has been active in public speaking arenas almost since his college days. He was a delegate t othe Republican conventions of 1908, 1916 and 1928, and he was permanent chai) n of the recent Kansas City convention. He has been a member of the Senate since 1918. Mrs. Owen, Florida's new member of the House of Representatives, is the daughter of the late Willlam Jennings Bryan, who was known the world over for his oratory. Mrs. Owen herself has exercised an active interest in pub- lic speaking which led her to offer college scholarshins to winners in the national oratorical contests in her own Stote. Gen. Hines. graduate in law from the | University of Utah and honor gradu- | ate of the -Artillery School, has had a varied career in military service, both | in active fighting in the Philippines and in administrative positions of high re- sponsibliitv during the World War. He ‘was largely responsible for the develop- | ment of the organization which carried | 2,062.000 soldiers to France in 18 months and which returned them to the | United States in 8 months, During his interesting career, Gen. Hines hes| heard orations of every school. Mr. Cooper began his career as a Jawyer, but he later entered the bank- ing business. Subsequently, he under- took publishing, and in addition to his Washington bank connections. he has at present a publishing house in New York. Mr. Cooper is popularly known for his lecture on Abraham Lincoln. Separate Contests, ‘The Star finals will be held in 11 units with the 11 “district” champions speaking in separate auditoriums be- fore separate audiences. The board of judges will visit each hall beginning at 9 o'clock in the morning. When they have heard the final speech—probably shortly after noon—they will write in- dividual ballots to determine the vietor. In weighing the relative merits of the contestants, the judges will take into account their character, poise and personality as well as the oratorical compesition with which the bids for the regional champlonship are made. | In looking for these points in the speakers, the judges also will consider the abilities of the orators to sway and ocompel their listeners. COMMITTEE TO HEAR TRAFFIC ARGUMENTS Chamber of Commerce Unit Meets | da; Tuesday Evening, With Harland and Others Present. A meeting of the committee on police | and fire protection and public safety of the Washington Chamber of Commerce has been called by the chairman, Charles J. Stockman, for Tuesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock in the board room of chamber headquarters, Homer Building. The purpose of the meeting is to hear arguments for and against the present traffic regulation and the change which has been proposed by the Hoover con- ference in relation to left-hand turns, and also to consider the proposed au- tomobile titling act, proposed centralized traffic control and other matters now pending before the committee. Mr. Stockman has invited the follow- ing to attend: W. H. Harland, director of traffic; M. O. Eldridge, assistant di- rector of traffic; Inspector E. W. Brown of the Traffic Bureau, A. W. Koehler, secretary of the conference on street and hway safety, and Charles P. Clark of the American Automobile As- soclation. The committee on aviation of the chamber will meet Tuesday at 12 o'clock in the chamber offices. is an or- ganization meeting of the 1929 commit- tee, and consideration will be given to | H its program for the current chamber year. The chairman is Lieut. Walter Hintoh and the vice chairman is Creed ‘W. Fulton. 7 A= EIGHT CONGRESSWOMEN RECIPIENTS OF STATUES| Winged Victory of Samothrace Presented by Business # Club Federation. Each of eight Congresswomen who Clluush?n and Professional Women's ‘The' Winged Victory is the central figure_on the emblem of that organi- zatioff and the presentation was made to ml? incoming Congresswomen be- causé”seven of the group of eight are s of the federation—Mrs. Ruth McCormick, Mrs. Ruth Bryan t, M rs. Pearl P. Oldfield and Mrs. 11 being allied with i (Continued From First Page.) HOOVER OPPOSES DEBENTURE PLAN IN FARM AID BILL is in reality acceding to a request made to him more than & week ago by a sub- committee of the Senate committee. ‘The sub¢ommittee, headed by Chairman McNary, called upon the President at the White House to get his views on the debenture plan, which had been adovcated by Mr. Taber and other wit- nesses at the committee hearings on farm legislation. They were told by the President he was not prepared to give his views on the debenture plan; that it was a matter which required study. The Senate committee went ahead with its draft of the farm bill and in- cluded the debenture feature in it, leaving it to the discretion of the pro- posed Federal Farm Board when to bring it into effect, if ever. If the de- penture plan is provided for in law, however, it was pointed out last night, | there would be tremendous pressure brought to bear on both the Farm| Board and the President to have it| made effective. The effect of the debenture plan as written into the bill would be to give the farmers an added 21 cents over the world market price for wheat and to | &dd $10 a bale to the price of cotton. | 1t is not difficult to see that there would be a strong demand for putiing the | plan into operation, particularly if there was a bumper crop of wheat this year, | for example, and prices should break. | House Drives Ahead. While the White House and the | Senate maneuvered vesterday with the | debenture plan as the object of attack or defense, the House drove ahead with its consideration of the farm relief bill which was reported to that body last Wednesday and which apparently is satisfactory to the administration. It contains no debenture plan. The House committee turned down the proposal for inclusion in its bill with a thud before it reported the bill. It had been planned to conclude general debate on the farm bill in the House tonight, but & demand for more time to discuss the bill caused a change in the plan yesterday and general debate will con- tinue tomorrow. It is expected the bill will be taken up under the five minute rule for amendment on Tuesday and that it will be passed with little or no amendment by Wednesday or Thurs- Y. A stumbling block in the path of the defenture plan is the fear entertained by some of the Senators that it might lead to overproduction and . thereby cause & difficuit situation. This is the main objection which Senator Borah of Idaho, for example, finds to the pro- posal. Supporters Are Active. ‘The House leader has turned a deaf ear 5o far to the pleas of the support- ers of the debenture plan. Its sup- porters, however, gre activé at the Capitol, and yesterday were seeki o convince Senators and Representatives that the medsure should be adopted. House leaders have voiced the opin- jon that the debenture plan could not roperly originate in the Senate, since it was s revenue measure—dealing as 1t did with tariff duties, and that such measures under the Constitution had to Senate and not receive it if the Senate placed the debenture plan in it. It was pointed out, however, at the Senate end of the Capitol, that if .the House re- fused to permit a Senate amendment providing the debenture plan when at- tached to the farm relief bill, on this ground, the debenture plan could be inserted in the tariff bill when that measure comes to the Senate from the o1 use. ‘The Senate has a right to offer amendments to revenue bills which o te_in_the House. to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to THE MORRIS PLAN-BANK | Undor Supervisien U. 8, Treasury ‘!“ H STREET, N. W. . BIBLE CLASS RALLY HERE 1S ARRANGED Baltimore Convention to Be Opened May 4 After Meet- ing in Washington. A pre-rally of the sixth annual con- vention of the National Federation of | Men's Bible Classes, to be held in Bal- timore May 4 and 5, will be held April 28 at 3 o'clock, at Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue. Addresses will be made by Repre- sentative Arthur H. Greenwood, C. H. Gundersdorff and Dr. Homer J. Coun- cilor. A chorus of 100 voices will be led by Percy S. Foster. ‘The national meeting will be held in the 5th Regiment Armory in Balti- more, and will convene May 4 at 10 am. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland will deliver an address at the afternoon ses- sion, followed by Mayor W. F, Broening of Baltimore. ‘The address of welcome on behall of the Baltimore churches will be given by Rev. E. D. Stone, while Oregon Mil- ton Dennis will make the address on behalf of the men's Bible classes of Ealtimore. ‘There will be & business session start- ing at 2:50 o'clock, when reports of offi- cers will be made, and later there will be short talks on Bible class subjects and group discussions. . A parade of the members will be held on the downtown streets, followed by & banquet at the Lord Baltimore, Emerson and Southern Hotels. Senator H. L. Black of Alabama, Fred B. Smith of New York and Rev. Otto F. Bartho- low of Mount Vernon, N. Y., will be the speakers at the evening session. ‘There will be meetings with the vari- ous Bible classes in Baltimore on Sun- day, with & mass meeting at 2 o'clock at the armory. Rev. 8. 8. Lappin of Bedford, Ind., will make the address. Upper, left to right: Speaker Long- . worth, Senator Moeses of New. Hamp- shire and Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. Lower, left to right: Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, Representative from Florida, and Wade Hampton Cooper. ISTUDENTS PRESENT MUSICAL FESTIVAL Public School Groups Enter- tain With Wide Variety of Pleasing Selections. The triennial musical festival of the public schools was given last night and | | Friday night at the new McKinley High School, under direction of Dr. E. N. C. Barnes, director of music. About | 1,000 children participated in the pro- ' Graded and junior high schools— | chorus, band and orchestra—rendered | last night's program, while Friday, night’s program was devoted to an all- American evening, presented by the| high schools. Last night the grade| chorus, led by Lilllan G. Brosseau, and the grade orchestra, led by Laura F.| Ward, rendered selections. The junior | high orchestra, led by D. Robert Ed-! wards, and junior high chorus, led by | Mrs. E. N. Burgess, likewise entertained | the audience. “Old Uncle Moon,” by Scott, and a | vocal arrangement of “To & Wild Roee,” by MacDowell, appealed to the ! audience, while Herbert wasjrepresented | by & mediey of favorites. i ‘Works by Herbert, Cadman and Had- ley predominated in Friday night's pro- | gram, the organizations participating being the inter-high school festival | chorus, inter-high school festival or- chestra and band. The orchestra was directed by Ludwig Manoly and '.he; band was conducted by Sergt. Frederick | Hess. Miss Leah Effenbach of Eastern high school, played Chopin's “Varia- tions Brilliante.” Richard McCarteney was the baritone soloist. “The Father | of Waters,” the new cantata by Cad-} man, was rendered. ! A ‘chorus of 100 boys from the junior | high schools, trained by music teachers | from those schools, will sing in the city-wide festival of the church music | council and Federation of Music Clubs on May 8, under direction of Frederick \ Alexander, LT | Rumania Offered Hygenic Center.' BUCHAREST, Rumania, April 20} (®).—The Rockefeller Foundation has offered through Princess Mother Helen | to establish a national hygienic mnl-i tute in Bucharest to combat social | diseases. The offer was made con-| tingent upon the Rumanian Govern- ment bearing half the expenses. ! DURING APRIL LIBERAL ALLOWANCE for your old water heating equipment All you do is turn the faucet TKEMM&M Whether it is just after the wash-woman has filled: hez, tubs or at plentiful—instantly snd effortiess. Your water heated at the cheapest make your own terms. ‘o possible rate per gallon Come in today and let us demonstrate for you the size and type best suited for your home. 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