Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1929, Page 28

LOVE-BREAGH SUIT LOST BY MINISTER Letters Asking Money From Aimee’s Mother Result in Dismissal. By the Assoclated Press. SEATTLE, Wash,, October 8—Two letters, both requesting money, resulted yesterday in the dismissal of the $50,000 breach of promise suit brought by Rev. H. H. Clark against Mr. Minnie E. Ken- nedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPher- son, evangelist. Superior Judge J. T. Ronald at the eor-ning of court granted a defense mo- tion for non-suit, throwing the case out of court. The former minister had sought damages from Mrs. Kennedy, charging she failed to marry him as promised and that it left him “‘desti- tute” and “morally unfit” to carry on his work. Clark was the only material witness during the entire trial. When he had finished his case the motion for dis- missal was made. The court’s decision ‘made it unnecessary for Mrs. Kennedy to take the stand in her defense. Letters of “Heart-Broken” Man. Judge Ronald said the non-suit mo- tion rested entirely upon the construc- tion put on two letters which Clark admitted writing to Mrs. Kennedy and ‘her companion, Miss Kay Burbeck. The defense charged the letters were black- mail, but counsel for the former min- ister said they were appeals for financial help from a desperate and heart-broken man. Referring to the letter to Miss Bur- ‘beck, the court said: “I'view of this letter in which Clark told Miss Burbeck of his acquaintance with the defendant, a thing which she had specifically told him not to do, she was entirely justified in not marrying him.” Gordon McGauvran, _attorney for . Clark, said he was considering filing an appeal to the Supreme Court. Tells of Meeting. Clark, whq was on the witness stand most of last week, had testified that he met Mrs. Kennedy here and knew her as a “Mrs. Klark.” He said she had promised to marry him and provide him with a new church, but she left him without carrying out the promises. He later learned she was Mrs. Kennedy, he said. During the trial the defense iniro- duced letters which Clark had written to Mrs. Kennedy and to Mrs. McPher- son esking for money. In one letter, which Clark admitted writing, he asked for a $200 loan with & promise to “fade out of the picture” if given the money. It was these letters which Mrs. Ken- nedy’s attorney charged were “black- mail” that Judge Ronald referred to in his decision. MUSIC THE FIRST FESTIVAL PROGRAM. | Alert enthusiasm and anticipation of the program, which opened the festi- val of chamber music of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge foundation at the Library of Congress last night, were noticeable qualities in the audience which gathered in large part fully half an hour before the time set for the event in the corridors of the music di- i vision. Carl Engel, chief of the music division, and Herbert Putnam, librarian, held informel reception. Mrs. Frederick S. Coolidge, founder and donor of the foundation which has made these festi- vals possible, first on South Mountain, Pittsfield, Mass., and four years ago | brought to Washington in the Library of Congress, is abroad. The program itself was one to arouse alert attention. It was a masterpiece of | musical contrasts. The first two selec- tions were by composers, Who lived in the same period over 100 years ago. I Nothing could have been more differ- [ent than these two selections. Franz | Danzi's “Quintet in G, opus 56, No. 2,” which opened the program, is very Mo- | gartean in character. In this day when ! wind instruments are put through such intricate paces in jazz composition, the smooth flow of simple melody with its coloratura trills for Mr. Barrere's flute, and the utter placidity of the andante movement especially, seemed almost to drag. As the quaint accented, i ‘hurdy-gurdy-like melody of the minu- | etto burst upon the unsuspecting audi- ence amusement swept the auditorium. It was a musicianly amusement, how- ever. The ensemble work of the Barrere group in this composition was complete- 1y ‘admirable and Mr. Barrere's playing was delightful. He played the accents of the amusing passages, too, with ap- parent relish. There followed Harold Bauer’s ar- rangement for two pianos of the four- hand piano transcription made by Bee- thoven himself on his grand fugue. The fugue, originally written as the finale of the “String Quartet in B flat” was very unpopular with audiences of that time. The indications were last night that, even with a particularly musical audience, the two-piano arrangement of this grand fugue was not much more popular, It is a clever arrangement. Mr. Bauer, himself, played many of the passages with charming lyric feel- ing, bringing out soft beauty from a work generally rugged in character. Fugues are planned to be many voiced. This one was two-voiced throughout the entire evening, so different was touch and style of the two pianists, Mr. Bauer and Arthur Loesser. The latter appeared to much better advan- tage in the Huettel work later in the evening. During this very “un-Beetho- venish” Beethoven composition, both pianists pounded away lustily, but they did not achieve impressive results. Pos- sibly a two-plano ensemble more . matched in tonal color would bring outkn great deal more beauty in this work. The mugcal and artistic joy of the evening was Johann Sebastian Bach's “Sonata in E major,” beautifully in- terpreted by Mr. Barrere at the flute and Mr. Bauer at the piano. It is a lovely score and was in the happilest hands with these two artists. It ap- proached. the summit of perfection. It was awarded applause, which soon turn- ed .to_soft ns in_anticipating the CHOICE PIANOS FOR_ - EN FREE TUNING {UNDER RENTAL CONTRACT 4 . ? -+ WORGHS . 1HO G Est1879 THE EVENING :|SEVEN BORGER CITY - - m and also Oriental melodies with a par- ticularly eloquent wail for ‘bassoon ever so often. There are the inevitable glissandos for piano and other modern- istic tricks, including dissonances have become fairly famillar by There is no doubt that this music has broken away from the old intelli- gently, or rather, knowingly, and he employs g;wop-uon most astutely. Even so, musical message seemed meager and there were many moments when the auditor found 1t for- getting what was going on entirely and thinking of other things. The majority of the audience seemed relieved when it was over. The wind instruments were earnestly played by Mr. Barrere, flute; ix, ; Fred Am- S“ulgl- Munant o van rgh, clarinet; Ru Puletz, horn; Angel del Busto, buloa-inh s ‘This morning a program of American folk soi and jazz compositions was presen! and this afternoon the Roth String Quartet appears in work by Bruckner, Wolf and Brahms. H. F. A PUT BELLS ON FELINES. Miami Beach Citizens Take Step to Protect Birds. MIAMA BEACH, Fla. pulati cats several years, 3 sneers at the town’s jingling felines. An Increase in mocking birds is at- tributed to a police request that all cats be equipped with bells with a suitable jingle—to' warn birds. Cats without ding-dong accessories are shot by the city jail custodian. (). —Miami d by ives and LATEST | floor —Floortex and Inlaid Linoleum / OFFICIALS - JAILED 555 fias o= Texas Guardsmen Continue Clean- Up Campaign in Wi}d 0il Towa. S By the Associated Press. BORGER, Tex, October 8—Seven present or former city and county offi- cers had been jailed last night as Bor- ger swung into its second week of clean- up under martial lJaw. The arrests, it was understood, were made as a part of the campaign to break up the “en- trenched criminal ring” which investi- gators have charged existed here. Officials arrested today, all for posses- slon of liquor, were: Deputy Sheriff Cal Baird, Clint Millhollon, & policeman, and former Policemen D. T. Blassingame and J. D. Lee. All were arrested on or- ders from the military court, which is investigating the alleged ring and seek: ing, at Gov. Dan Moody's ore , to de. stroy it. ‘Three officers, besides those arrested yesterday, have been arrested since the assassination, September 13, of District Attorney John A. Holmes. Mayor Glenn A. 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