Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1930, Page 2

A—2 ax THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1930. MEETINGS NAME ISENATOR FLETCHER |TRACTION APPEAL BANK DIRECTORS Important Promotions Made at Annual Gatherings Throughout City. More new bank directors and impor- tant promotions among officials were re- ported in connection with further an- nual - stockholders' meetings - held in ‘Washington late yesterday. ' _ At the organization meeting of the . Franklin National Bank, Thomas P. Hickman, who has long been vice pres- ident and cashier, relinquished the du- ties of cashier and Samuel M. Thrift, an assistant, was raised to cashier, At the same time another assistant cashier, J. G. Stephenson, was elected a vice presi- dent. ent. The Continental Trust Co. elected & new manager. Charles W. Warden, first vicé president and treasurer, WAas re- lieved of the.mmuul;uhln lnld }tleldthtlrlel!f Scott, 2d, nt, was_ elec! - urer, This bank also elected Willlam L. Browning, vice president of the May- flower Hotel Co., a director. The Lin- coln National added a new director, John F. Brawner, member of the firm of Waggaman, Brawner & Co. Park Savings Bank Elections. At the annual meeting of the Park Savings Bank late yesterday afternoon the following directors were elected: Frank E. Altemus, Wade H. Atkinson, Charles W. Bolgiano, L. T. Breuninger, Joseph W. Cox, H. F. Dismer, Peter M. Dorsch, G. W. Forsberg, J. O. Gheen, E. T. Goodman, J. H. Holmead, C. F. Jenkins, A. F. Jorss, E, S. Kennedy, N. Mountford, C. M. Murray, Claude W. Owen, Robert L. W. Owens, Norman W. Oyster, H. A. Polkinhorn, George A. Prevost, Maurice Schlosberg, J. Robert Sommerville, Warren W. mcer, Rob- ert S. Stunz, W. B. Todd, W. M. Walles, George E. Walker, George W. White an C. C. Wineberger. the evening the board elected the t8llowing officers: George E. Walker, president; George A. Prevost, vice pres- 1dent and general counsel; Wade H. At- kinson, vice president; A. F. Jorss, vice president; Robert S. Stunz, vice presi- dent and cashier; Willlam C. Strauss, mssistant cashier; Russell A. Houser, as- sistant cashier, and W. B, Todd, secre- Chevy Chase Savings Bank. All of the Chevy Chase Savin Bank directors were re-elected, as fol- lows: Frederic Ernest Farrin , W. Perry, Joseph A. Burkart, ‘Thomas man, Clyde D. Garrett, Ed- o su' Murphy, John . Walker, rge Frederick Samuel Peacock, Frank Simpson, Hinton, Hu#:n Mo;‘t:t:‘e' r.; man 3 i :rhlo& !’hdwud J. Walsh, Ralph Given and Ben T. Webster, Lincoln National Adds Director. F. Brawner, member of the firm o(’%nmn, Brawner & Co., was added to the board of directors of the Lincoln National Bank at the annual stockholders' meeting. He takes the place on the board caused by the death of his father, John W. Brawner, who served the bank in_this capacity for many years, John F. Brawner is one of the younger business men in the city and the youngest member of the Lin- coln National's board. The other di- rectors are Floyd E. Davis, Albert S. Leary, Howard. . Pumphrey, man, Fred A. Smith, William D. kins. » Union Trust Elects OMI( s nization meeting of P | & of the Un ‘Trust Co. late g:;fedg{l u‘imfl J. Stellwagen, presi- t; George E. Hamilton, viee f attorney and trust officer; ent; Edward L. Hillyer, vice > &T"f\‘c‘md second assistant trust n&:. Edson B. Olds, vice president and treas- urer; Irving Zirpel. secretary and '.hll"f assistant. trust officer; W. Prank Herron, assistant treasurer; 8. Miller, assistant treasurer; G. Elmer Flather, assistant treasurer; Willlam 8. Lyons, assistant secretary, and George E. Hamilton, jr., assistant attorney. Franklin Officers Promoted. t chan and promotions we!:m‘ in cm:‘\:'c(lon with the or- nization meeting of the directors cashier. g: g'een one of the assistant cashiers he main office, at Tenth street and gz:mylvnnh avenue, was raised to cashier, J. G. Stephenson, another as- sistant cashier, was elected & vice pres- t. e bank's official staft is now com- ickman, vice president Hicl , vice pro 3 son, vice president; Samuel cashier; Harry E. Mercler, B. L. Bsuser- man and George R. Suter, assistant cashiers. Northeast Savings Bank. ast Sav! Bank officers re- by follows: L. P, Steuart, president; George F. Hoover, first vice matdenl:dl)l", ;ere’l‘vllufllll. vice president; W. R. Lewis, J. o.pc-rdm,’ assistant cashier; J. B. Flynn, counsel. Directors re-elected were Arthur G. P, H. Brodnax, Dr. James . Earley, William H. Ernest, James B. Flynn, Henry E. Glotzbach, Per- cival Hail, George F. Hoover, Dr. Henry W. Jaeger, Herbert R. King, W. Reginald Lewis, Ike Nareisenfeld, Charles H. Potter, Michael R. Ready, Guy T. Steuart and Leonard P, Steuart. Seventh Street Savings. e Officers and directors were re-el by the ve:lh S:re:{t l"l‘\:l‘n'? m’r-‘. ‘They are: August L 3 - den?: Harry Kaufman, vice president: John D. Howard, vice president and cashier; John R. Wright, vice presi- dent: John M. De Marco, assistant cashier; Charles 8. Shreve, counsel. Directors: W. Elmer Bacon, Thomas 8. Sergeon, Henry G. Bergling, Isadore Freund, Harry Kaufman, Rod| O'Hanlon, August H. Plugge, Charles ls. sg;eve.c.vohn F'hnw;,gco?fi ::':l; oughby 8. Chesley, John J. 3 A %chaeler and Joseph B. Thomas. Citizens’ Bank. jThe Clttsens, Ban| elected these directors: W. C. Allard, Ed Arnold, J. 8. Barr, George M. Crosland, Charles L. Haight, A. L. Haislip, L. V. Lampson, B. N. Meeds, Mason E. Payne, Dr. E. K. Richardson, George L. Wallace and Ed Zupnik. Prudential Bank. The Prudential Bank re-elected these directors: John R. Hawkins, Edward A. Baker, W. L. Board, James A. Cobb, A. M. Curtis, J. C. Dowling, J. H. Greene, Talley R. Holmes, Allen P. Jackson, J. | Isl Hayden Johnson, L. Melendez King, M. 8. Knonc;. &hghfl E. MltcheAll. A, ~ earson, Pe ce, George A. Robin- :m, 8. W. Rutherford, Louie A. Schenck, A, 'N. Scurlock, W. H. Thompson, . Wilkinson and Wi 1 Wison. William H. e The directors re-elected the following officers: John R. Hawkins, president; A. M. Curtis, vice president; P. W. Price, vice president; Thomas Walker, vice president; Edward A. Baker, cashier; Joseph H. Greene, t et 3 Industrial Savings Bank. r Tndustris] Savings Bank officers directors re-elected were the following: W. H. E. Brown, president; John H. Sholes were added to the Continental Trust Co. directors, all re-elected, are the follow- ing: Wade H. Cooper, president; Charles W. Warden, first vice president; James L. Karrick, second vice president; J. Winfree, Satley, W, W. Grifith, Meivin C. Hazen, | 2., ant Mlo“mn; A. R. Reid, Daniel 8. Ring, .| ett, Curtis Walker, directo! Potomac Park, | in SENATOR FLETCHER. Simms, vice president; Willlam A. Bowie, cashier; Walter L. Carter, assist- ant cashier. . Directors: William A. Bowie, Joseph A.-Briggs, Walter 8. Carter, William H. Jackson, John H. Simms, James ‘ashington. Jesse H. Mitchell and Wi ter L. Carter, jr., were elected directors, succeeding the late Louis Faulcon and Howland Powell. Second National Organizes. At the organization meeting today the directors of the Second National Bank elected the same officers for the coming year, as follows: , Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of board; Victor B. Deyber, president; Wiliam M. Hannay, vice president; Jacob Scharf, vice president: George M. Emmerich, secretary; Alexander Wolf, trust officer; Edward F. Colladay, counsel; W. W. Marlow, cashier, and J. K. Seyboth, assistant cashier. 3 Metropolitan Elects Officers. In connectipn with the organization for 1930 the directors of the National Metropolitan Bank have elected the fol- lowing officers: George W. White, presi- dent; O. H. P. Johnson, vice president; A. A. Hoehling, vice president and trust officer; C. F. Jacobsen, cashier; R. P. Hollingsworth, assistant trust officer; Charles E. Bright, assistant cashier: A. H. Bedford, assistant cashier, and C. L. Eckloff, assistant cashier. United States Savings Board. At the annual meeting of the United States Savings Bank the present board of directors were re-elected, as follows: W. W. Anderson, William D. Barry, Oscar Baum, Wade H. Cooper, William T. Davis, Willam R. DeLashmutt, Charles A. Goldsmith, W, E. G. Penny and Wilbur H. Zepp. Home Bullding Association. All of the Home Bullding Associa- tion officers and directors were elected, as follows: Fred L. Vogt, presi. dent; Dr. R. L. Quigley, vice president; C. Edward Beckett, second vice - dent; James M. Woodward, secretary: treasurer; Alfred , A. Lynn Mc- , Luther Sweet 3d, B. Dowell, G. Fl W. Linkins, Parker H. directors. Continental Trust Election. ‘William L. Browning and William H. board of the Officers and Mary ncreur{; Nathan B. Scott, O ormain Biseher, trust oicer: ; Norman er, tr i ‘Holden, audi “‘-v A. Douglas, general coun- Directars: Wade H. Cooper, C. C., Cal- houn, David A, Baer, Norman Fisc] . Evans, Charles , Frank T. Hines, James L. Karrick, Leon imer, Nathan B, Scott, 2d, Luke S , Conrad H. Syme, Willlam Clark z::lur. D. W. Thayer, Charles W. War- Prudential Building Association. Prudential Building Association offi- cers and directors re-elected are: Luther C. Steward, president; Prank A. Birg- feld, vice president; E. J, Carlson, sec- retary-treasurer; John B. Colpoys, Hugh [ , T, Howard Duck; TS, Grant retired from the board. ‘Woman Insurance Official. Mrs. Thomas Spence was named an additional vice president of the Na- tional Defense Life Insurance Co, OM- cers and trustees elected were: R. E. Coontz, president; H. A. Jung, Mrs. A. J. Brosseau, Mrs. Thomas Spence, vice Mark L. Hersey, secretary- aruldenu; & urer; trustees, Mrs. Willlam Sher- man Walker, Hobart H. Hawkins, H. h Burton, Camden R. McAtee, ord R. Allen. Real Estate Title. Real Estate Title Insurance Co. offi- cers and directors re-elected are: James J. Becker, president; W, Spen- cer Armstrong, Edgar M. residents; Charles E. Ma: lward 8. McKnew, Harry J. Kane, j *| John C. Weedon, William J. Flather, George E. Fleming, William D. Hoover, Harry L. Rust, Charles C. Glover, jr., J. Leo Kolb, Christian Heurich, Leon ‘Tobriner, William C. Miller. J. Luchs is & new director. Equitable Life Insurance. All officers and trustees of the Equit- able Life Insurance Co. were re-elected, as follows: Henry P. Blalr, president; Joseph Sanders, first vice lrnxldnnt: Allen C Clark, secretary; Gilbert A. Clark, ac uary; Maurice D. Rosenberg, counsel Lauriston H. Hannah, assistant super- intendent of agencies; trustees, James G. Bennett, Henry P. Blair, Allen C. Clark, Appleton P. Clarke, jr., Gilbert A. Clark, J. Leo Kolb, Willlam H, Rap- ley, William W. Rapley, E. Francis Riggs, wurice D, Rosenberg, Joseph San- g.-rra. ;.slh C. Strider, Henry A. Wil- AMMONIA LEAK HALTED. Fire Rescue Squad Closes Pipe in Denrike Building. Fire Rescue Squad No. 1 checked an ammonia line leak in the basement of the Denrike Building at 1010 Vermont | o avenue early today. Employes of the bullding endeavored to reach the base- TOTALKIN FORUM American Merchant Marine to Be Discussed on Air Tomorrow Night. “The American Merchant Marine of Today and What Is Being Done for It” will be the topic of Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida, the speaker in the National Radio Forum tomorrow night at 10:30 o'clock, Eastern standard time, The forum is arranged by The Star, sponsored by Columbia Broadcasting Co. and broadcast locally by WMAL. Senator Fletcher has for years taken a keen interest in the upbullding of the merchant marine. He was chairmanof the Senate committee on commerce, which handled the bill creating the United States Shipping Board. He played an important part in the legis- lation looking to providing an te marine during m"w:u Democratic mittee, The Government has undertaken to foster the development of a privately owned American merchant marine ca- pable of carrying on a fair share of the great commerce of this country with other nations. One of the measures un- dertaken through congressional action is the provision of mail subventions to American lines carrying the mails to foreign countries. What is being done along this line will be discussed by Sen- ator Fletcher. The interest in the American mer- chant marine has increased tly in reeent years. More and more privately owned overseas lines, flying the Ameri- can flag, have been put operation. Shipbuilding in this country has grown apace and the outlook for a permanent merchant marine appears better than for a long time. The merchant marine is of mmi:ngo‘mm v‘nhle to A::fl-le:;n commerce e of peace ant - garded as of great importance in the event of war. o CLOSE VOTE SEEN ON SUGAR TARIFF Regular Republicans Confident of Victory With Some Support From Democrats. By the Assoclated Press. The Senate's raging controversy on the sugar tariff will be brought to & vote by moon tomorrew and a decision made which may wield a measureable influence upon the eventual disposition of the Smoot-Hawley bill as & whole. The issue, at the center of which is the question of increasing the duty on imports from Cubs, has not only caused & widespreasd division in party ranks, but has even produced differences of opinion among the elosely-knit factions that exist within the parties themselves. Concededly, the voting will be close. | Regular Republican leaders, however, | are confident that they will scors at least a partial victory in their effert to increase the present tariff rate on the Cuban product from 1.76 cents a pound to 2320 cents. y cated, may settle the issue. “BLACK DUCK” JURY CLEARS RUM FORCE Investigators Report No Bill in Probe of Coast Guard Raid Slayings. By the Assoeiated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I.. January 15.—A e | special grand jury called to ‘consider wvidence in the slaying of three men :burd“t.he rum runner Black Duck by Coast Guardsmen reported in Illrrlor Court here l.:.‘ night that it had found no_indictment Among the 22 witnesses heard were eight of the erew of the Coast Guard trol boat 200, which fired on the DEFENDED INCOURT Dismissal Motion of Commis- sion, Claiming Fare Rule Plea Still Open, Opposed. The year-and-a-half fight of Wash- ingten streets rallway companies for an increase in fare was renewed today be- fore Justice Wheat in the District Su- preme Court, with the companies bat- tling to prevent dismissal of their ap- peal to the court from an order of the Public Utllitles Commission denying them & higher fare. Justice Wheat took the case under advisement after hearing opposing counsel. A decision is expected in sev- erdl days. Declare Redress Possible. The arguments ere U a motion o(‘gg m:fi‘:lzn‘;ar dumwl':nl of the suit of the companies for a fare of l"tll cents cash or four tokens for 30 cents. ‘The commission contends the order g;lxlu the fare increase was not & one and that the companies still have an opportunity to seek redress by 8dding to their case before the com- mission, The arguments are prelimi- nary to a hearing on the request of the companies for a temporary fare in- crease order which has been set for ?fi‘,"“‘“ y, January 30, before Justice Principal Assistant Corporation Coun- sel Vernon E. West, who represented the commission, questioned the right of the companies to appeal from anything except & final order of the commission and pointed out that the proper pro- cedure would have been for the com- panies to reappear before the commis- sion and ask that its order be made final before filing an appeal. He also said the evidence submitted in the rate case before the commission last Summer did not afford a basis for final determination of the application for higher fares and that the commis- sion has held the case open to permit the companies to submit additional evi- dence of the need of relief. Counsel for the companies, George R. Dunlop of the Capital Traction Co. and 8. R. Bowen of the Washington Rail way & Electric Co., contended that the order of the commission was final be- cause it had denied the application for & higher fare, Dunlop also explained that the ap- peal of the Capital Traction Co. was “double barreled,” in that it not only Was & statutory appeal from the com- mission's order, but it also constituted & bill in equity to grant relief to the company on the ground that the pres- ent rates of fare are confiscatory. Companies Would be Helpless. “If the order of the commission isn't final then the companies are helpless,” Dunlaz declared. “In such a case the commission could always deny the ap- plication of the companies for various reasons and the companies could never get into court. This court has juris- diction to set aside an order of the commission regardless of how often the commission may choose to deny its ap- plication.” Dunlop also claimed that the court has statutory powers to fix rates and to review any order of the commission, whether it is final or not. The real in- tent of the commission in denying the fare increase, he said, was to forestall any change in the rates of fare, pending & merger of the rallway comg:mes. “If the Public Utllities mmission ‘wants to stand on the ground that the appeal we are making from its decision in that case is im r,” he declared, “then we are willing to go ahead and argue the case from the standpoint of confiscation of property.” Bowen, likewise, cited the power of the court to modify or amend the or- ders of the commission and denied al- legations in the commission’s formal order in the car fare case that the companies had not exhausted remedies for financial relief and had failed to prove the present values of their re- spective properties. He declared there was “uncontradictable” evidence that the valustion of the Washington Rail- way & Electric amounts to $19,- 310,899, l‘!‘l‘fl ex that & reval Ll undoubtedly would result in & substantial increase above t Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chair- man of the Utilitles Commission, and Harleigh H. Hartman, vice chairman, listened to the arguments. HEARING ON MERGER. A hearing to get the public’s view- point on the latest street car merger proposal will be held by the Senate Dis- trict committee Wednesday night of Antieipat that a night session will make possible a large attendance, Chairman Capper is considering hold- ing the hearing in one of the spacious 5 | committee rooms in the Senate Office Fairhaven, Mass. Charles Travers, wounded survivor of the rum boat crew, likewise testified. After reporting no_ indictment to Judge Capotostoko, John H. Balcom, foreman of the jury, read the following “In view of the great public interest in the matter under investigation by the “:Z;;o"“o"‘n' the so-called Bla that this time. We believe that the attor- ?l:gmmfl.flm"m" ted g G h“ll the m‘ ly us al - dence available which would assist us in arri it & decision in the matter. The investigation and consideration has been completely carried out. We mmfly Teport that we find no true . | statement: MACDONALD LOOKS TO U. S. DELEGATES TO AID WITH JAPAN (Continued From First Page anese conversations prior to convening of the,London Naval Conference. From the wording of the British ins vitation to the conference the Japanese ar to have received the im m’l’:m preliminary eonwrumm ment to close valves, but were unable to eir way through the A call for the rescue squad was turned in and members of the squad respond- to the alarm donned their masks, entered the basement and shut off the valves. Repairs were made to the sys- tem shortly afterwands. None of the offices in the bullding were occupled at the time of the break. ———— DESTROYER CALLED OUT. BHANGHAI, January 15 (#).—The United States destroyer Macleish was heading for Hoibow, city of Hainan and, today to protect 15 America: ins who reported that Communists had U. |launched a campaign of slaying and looting there. ‘The American destroyer was dispatch- ed from Swatow upon orders from Rear Admr‘u Charles McVay, commander of Unl States naval forces in Chinese waters. Canton authorities also sent five gunboats in an effort to regain con- trol of the city. ENVOY NOMINATED, John Motley Morehead of North Carolina todsy was nominated by Presi- dent Hoover to be Minister to Sweden. intended to enable the participants to reach early tentaive agreements. The disappointment that is now felt is to some extent that the conversaions re- m‘mfi: in little more than an exchange of views. Comment in the native press make this plain, and indications are not lack- ing that this reflects also the official view, although officials are endeavor- ing to minimize their d intment and have expressed the lief tha Reljiro Wakatsuki, head of the delega- tion, has at least succeeded in impress. ing Mr. Macdonald that Japan's claim for a 70 per cent naval ratio is not unjustified. Meanwhile certain Nationalist ments are endeavol strenuousl; rouse the nation to necessity of Japan making demand for the 10—10—7 ratio, and are ul a resolution to this eff t meets, Janu- ect when their ends the embarrassed ele- ary 21 1t “they achieve gov- ernment will be atly, since the aprumm rtles make political capital of the situation at the anticipated general election if the gov- ernment atempts to turn down the reso- lution. ‘This the government almost surely will do, since it cannot afford thus to tie the hands of the Japanese delegation at e ‘The of the honey bee is in size utw:.tfimmmmkm § Duck , its members feel a lh‘mmd be made at t:‘ Building. James Ring, clerk to the committee, is sending notices of the hearing to officials of the commission, the companies and civic groups. ‘The pendin, ‘essen! principles of the m reso~ lution which & majority of the com- mittee a) but Utdlities ber of changes and there indieations already that these modi- fications will remove some of the ob- ctions raised against the legislation the former Congress. Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin, who was the chief :gponent of the old plan, has said that the present proposal ap- pears to be less objectionable to him. MRS. GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ HURT IN FALL FROM HORSE, Wife of Real Estate Operator ‘May Have Received Frac- tured Skull. Mount Loses Foothold and Throws Young Woman on Way to Park. Mrs. Gwendolyn Cafrits, 19 years old, wife of Morris Cafritz, real estate operator, was seriously injured this morning when her horse lost its foot- ing on the slippery cobblestones at Thirteenth and B streets and pitched her headlong to the pavement. Mrs. Cafritz was still unconscious sev- eral hours after she was taken to Emer- , and physicians say she gz e, 1o, phpiclnt 500 ly to|to ddled at 4 Ohio avenue for her_cust in Po- tomac Park. It was while she was proceeding from th bles to the bridle path that the accident occurred. Picked Up By Motorist. A passing motorist, Henry D. Rappe of 1927 wrence street northeast, picked up the unconscious woman and took her to the ital Mrs. Cafritz was identified through attendants at the riding club, Mrs. Cafritz is the former Gwendo- lyn Detre, daughter of Dr, and Mme. Laszlo Detre of ludl:rk Hungary. She met Mr, Cafritz while visiting rela- plan is based on the | D the Dr. McCoy believes that, while reports PREPARE TO WAR ON “PARROT FEVER” MALADY Surgeon Gen. H. S. Cumming (above center), United States Public Health Service, placed Dr. Charles Armsirong (above left), epidemologist, in charge of a Nation-wide investigation of the widely scattered iliness attributed to “par- ht) of Warren, Ohio, have been quarantined with the disease. rot fever” or Percy Q. Wil ( has not been afflicted. FEHTISNOW TOLL OF PARROT MALADY Federal Health Authorities| Act to Prevent Further Spread of Disease. ittacosis. By the Assoclated Press. With a growing list of fatalities from the mysterious disease of parrot fever, or psittacosis, Federal health authorities concentrated today upon an effort to prevent any further spread of the malady. Five deaths were reported within the last 24 hours, bringing the total num- ber to date to eight. The most recent vietims were: Roger Buchanon, Yonk- ers, N. Y.; Mrs. Leon F. Swears, Johns- town, N. Y.; one person in Queens- borough, N. Y., whose identity was not revealed; Miss Catherine Tierney, To- | ledo, Ohlo, and Mrs. William Burns, Baltimore. ‘The deaths of Mrs. Percy Q. Willlams of Toledo, Mrs. William Shields of Pittsburgh and . Louise Schaeffer of Baltimore were reported previously. 26 Cases Reported. In addition 26 cases were reported in New York, Connecticut, Maryland .and Ohio—three at Brooklyn, one at Yonk- ers, four in Queensborough, one at Johnstown, three at Toledo, two at Pittsburgh, five at New Haven, three at Baltimore. and four at Aberdeen, Md. Several other cases in these States ‘were reported as either virtually re- covered or recovering. 4 On the assumption that the disease cannot be communicated from person to person, but is contracted only from parrots who are themselves afflicted, the health officials confined their ac- tivities to tracing out the infected birds. The belief was advanced that the present outbreak came from a single shipment of parrots which reached this country shortly before Christmas, although the possibility that the birds became afflicted after reaching this country is not being overlooked. Cities Being Checked. A ticular effort was made to de- termine in what cities parrots that may have been infected were sold. Reports on & wholesale canvas of New York pet stores by agents there were awaited together with requested information on suspicious cases or absolute diagnoses from several States. Dr. Charles Armstrong is in charge the outbreak, of a first-hand study o! T, G . McCoy, director of the Hyglenic Laboratory, is taking part. Because of the method of contagion, of & few more cases may be received, the epidemic will die out within a very short time. He said the publicity given the iliness was worth “the work of 50 doctors,” as it J;Ve warning and should bring precaution. ‘With Surgeon Gen. Cumming he re- iterated his warning that a sure method of avoiding contagion is to “keep away from parrots.” MRS. GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ. 1ade tives in this country and the couple was married at the Mayflower Hotel last July. Expert Horsewoman. Their honeymoon took them to Australia and thence to the bride’s homeland of Hungary. Since returning to Washington Mrs. Cafrits has ridden almost daily in Po- tomac Park, and stable atten she is an excellent horsewoman. Mr. and Mrs, Cafritz live at the Am- bassador Hotel. Mr. and Mrs, E. W. McEntire ( | amounting to approximately $50,000, the | hi ams (below center) of Toledo, Ohio, died from the malady, and his wife (right) is seriously ill. AIMES 15 PROPOS Methods of Encouraginfi tellectual Life Would: Gone Into. ISURVEYUF‘EULLEEE | Establishment of a commi ! three competent leaders of thought snd interpreters of life to undertake an in- quiry to value the purposes of Ameri~ can undergraduate colleges of libersl arts and sciences and their present methods of encouraging intellectugl life, at a cost of $50,000, was proposed today to the Assoclation of American Colleges, in session at the Willard Hotel. The project, which has been called the “intellectual life project,” was said by Dr. Robert L. Kelly, executive secre- tary of the association, who presented the proposal, to have the earnest back- 1ing of six national organizations: The American Association for the Advance- ment of Science, the National Research Council, the American Council on Edu- cation, the Social Science Research Council, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Asso- clation of University Professors and-a long list of individual sponsors. It is proposed that the commission appointed to undertake the study should visit the.institutions to be selected and appraise the work done. Catholie Aim Ts Given. ‘The aim of the Catholic college, Dr. GPD;"]! -;ol;nwn of the Catholic Uni- versity of America said, is “to produce that intelligence and ehnnclerpln the student which will enable him to lead his life in conformity with the prinel- Their -Associated Press Photo. Tells of Broadcasting M. H. AYLESWORTH, President, National Broadcasting Co., who testified on radio broadcasting be- fore the Senate committee on inter- state commerce hfi% 4 h —Underwood . MUSIL SAYS ACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS Tells Court He Does Not Re-| call Where He Went After Leaving Ship. Lieut. Charles Musil, naval paymaa- ter, accused of having taken $54,651.21 in Government funds, today told the special general court-martial board, sit- ting at the Washington Navy Yard, that he does not recall where he went after leaving his ship, the U.'S. 8. Gilmer. “I don’t know how in the world I left the ship or what happened,” Lieut. Musil said, after recounting to the aourd a long series of domestic difficul- les. In response to questions by Alvin L. Newmyer of defense counsel, Musil told the eourt he did not consciously have any intentions of converting the money to his own use or to any other use as the property of the Government. The officer said that while at Charleston, 8. C., on one occasion his wife threat- ened with a hammer and later picked up & shotgun. Apprised of Act in Chicago. ‘The first knowledge he had of hav- ing left the ship was when he was in Chicago and was shown an article in a newspaper, dealing with his case. He left a couple of days afterward for Washington, intending to go back to the Gilmer, but when he arrived here, he sald, he decided it was of no use and wandered around for two days. Then, he recalled, he decided to go to New York and surrender. A letter from his father here gave him the first information that might have buried some of the money in a_chicken yard on his father's farm at Blue Plains, D. C. The money, was found by investigators in chicken yard. Pitness reports from the files of the Navy Department were read in evi- dence showing that since 1918 )‘ul!ll has been a valuable and conscientious | and capable officer. ‘These reports were put in evidence by Joseph A. Kaufmann, Washington at- torney, who, with Mr. Newmyer and Lieut. Arthur C. Spencer, is represent- ing Musil. Fitness Reports Identified. Lieut. Miller V. Parsons, the judge advocate of the court, identified the fitneas reports as they were introduced in evidence, and read the mflnmt ;.‘n‘il‘v‘rfn relative to the efficlency of ! FIRE El RESORT HOTEL. he| man that a man had been appoinf ples taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ as interpreted by the éllhohc Church.” “ i ‘Consequently,” Dr. Johnson added, ‘the fundamental aim of the Catholic college is the same as that of the church. It is one of the instrumentali¢ ties used by the church in the prosecw tion of her mission to mankind. Dr. Johnson said there are 162 Cath- olic colleges in the United States at ENGINEERS STUDY RADIO GONGESTION =22 5 2 . " 1 National Broadcasting Com- |deciared, emphasis ‘s piced for” the most part upon the humanities. “Re- pany Head Asks Govern- ligion is not treated 1solaty branch of the curncul.u‘m ‘:ut u’ue«g ment to Be Patient. heart of the program and the spirit which illumines every other disclpl!s\e." A reception for the delegates by Pres- ident Hoover at the White House was followed by another busin Syneronization of radio programs 80| the Willard this afternoon. “2’3”‘2?8 as to alleviate the present congestion on | o'clock this afternoon the delegates the air is being studied by engineers, | Were to be the guests of the American the Senate interstate commerce com- | Association of University Women a$ mittee, considering the Couszens com- | the club house, 1634 I street. munications bill, was told today by M.{ People of the world have come to uh- H. Aylesworth, president of the National | derstand the futility of armed conflict Broadeasting Co. since the World War, in the opinion of In a prepared statement submitted to Sir Esme Howard, retiring British Ame the committee Mr. Aylesworth told of | bassador. ® research along this and other lines and Addressing & banquet of the Associa issued a warning against adoption of |tion of American Colleges at the Wil- any mesures that might hamper de- "§§ Hotel last night, the Ambassador ve sald: ment. “I believe most firmly that the - Far Ahead of Europe. ples of the world, especially in Europe, “Last Summer,” he said, “I went to | Which is the danger spot of the world, Europe with engineers to see what was | have grown to understand what an ex- being done there toward syncronization. | traordinarily futile and stupid thing I found that our own engineers are far | war is.” ahead o{l lnhy oth':n in e’:‘d.ubmkb 3 m{ American Attitude False. confidently suce ut we must | Charles Moore, chairman of the Na- is impossible 10 | tional Commission of Fine Arts, told the v that never oo uuzu tzhuedn pan':'l,e‘x%f America have se a art. He sai Mr. Aylesworth said he has no ob- thgylookupon-nunluxuqmnu: Jection to governmental regulation de-|of an' essential part of life. A ull:icd:fi protect the public interest in Earlier in the day 'the Council .of radio broadcasting. Ohurch - Boards Education closed its sesilons with the election of officers and a visit to the Washington Ca- thedral. Bishop William F. McDowell of Washington addressed the council early in the afternoon at a union mass meeting at the Willard. Dr. E. E. Rall of Naperville, IIl, was chosen & presi- dent of the council to succeed Dr. Boothe C. Davis.. Other officers chosen were: Miss Mary Markley, vice presi- dent, and Hi T. Stock recording secretary. . Additions to the executive committee are: Dr. F. E. Stockwell, Dr. Frank W. Padelford, Dr. William 8. Bovard and Dr. Robert L. Kelly. Guests Visit Cathedral. At the Cathedral yesterday the guests were addressed by the Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, Canon of Washington, ered | who described the ideals and purgmu ted of the Cathedral. - The guests v by other members of the local group. |the Chapel of “th T oA doasting 85° & pel e Resurrection, the gard newly opened College of Preachers and public service, subject to regulation as|other points on the Cathedral . such, but not as a publie utility,” .fl' ol A S " Tt | CHEVROLET SALESMEN GUESTS OF COMPANY ;nmnry necessity; and it is not paid Those Who Sold More Than 100 for direetly by the public. The latter fact especially d! es it from Cars Last Year Will Be Honored at Banquet. “It is my earnest hope, however,” he said, “that the regulatory measures may have flexibility adequate to accommo- date the technical advancement that we_confidently expect. To Ulustrate radio progress, Mr. Aylesworth pointed out that three years ago broadcasting was ‘“seasonal” be- cause of weather influences. Now, he said, ptg’n.ml are sent out “with cer- :;Imy reception” every month of e year. Need Cleared Channels. One of the needs of the industry, he said, is for more “cleared channels.” He said he was inclined to favor the eeri) iggestion that small sta- point-to-point communication by radio fo':] ’?n. which beyond doubt is & publie utility.” 2 Existence of radio stations de ds on their popularity with the public, he said. If they lose public confidence their usefulness is ended. For Tea- son they are subjected automatically to severe public eensorship, exercised “by the turn of a dial,” it was explained. WHEELER DEMANDS PROBE. More than 100 Chevrolet salesmen the Middle Atlantic States, each g: whom sold more than 100 automobiles last year, will be guests of the Chevro- let Motor Co., at a banquet in the Hotel myfl:nwer %on(l}lhm llnbcobnn’ectmn with e annual Crevrolet business she A e i o usiness session, with approxi- mately 800 attending, was held pgl the ayflower today. Speakers included H. Klingler, vice president and general Charges That Commission Is “Political Foot Ball.” By the Associated Press. Investigation by the Senate inter- state commerce committee of reports that an attempt was being made to make a “political foot ball” out of the Pederal lo Commission was de- manded today by Senator Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, as the commit- tee continued hearings on the Couzens' communications bill. The Montana Senator said he had Teceived & Teport from & newspaper more zone manager, and W. F. Knight, Richmond zone manager. . Baltimore zone officers of the “Hun- drel Car Club,” installed at the meeting are: W, A. Mulligan of Washington, p ent; H. M. Sherman of Cam- bridge, Md., vice president; D. W. Meyers of Hagerstown, Md., secretary, and W. E. Miller of Hagerstown, treasurer. The Richmond zone officers of the club installed are: J. G. Bann of New- port News, president; T. W. Lewis of Hampton, ' Va, vice president; J. Altschul of Norfolk, secretary, and W. 8. White, also of Norfolk, treasurer. This afternoon the delegates were to view the Chevrolet sales exhibit in the Washington Auditorium. TAFT, IN HIGH SPIRITS, ARRIVES IN ASHEVILLE By the Associated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. C., January 15.— Chief Justice William Howard Taft of the United States Supreme Court ar- rived here this morning for an indefi- nite stay at a resort hotel. attorney for the commission who had. had no experience in the radio field, and that it was the purpose to appoint two colored men from Ohio to assist im. The latter, he added, had had no experience, either. He did not name the newspaper man. Thad Brown, Co- lumbus, Ohlo, attorney, was recently named attorney for LL Radio mission. “If the Radio Commission,” Wheeler said, “is to be made a political foot ball, then we are wasting our time trying to pass a new law.” He suggested that Charles K. Saltz- man, & member of the commission, be called before the committee, but no immediate action was taken, Chairman hcon-en -nnwnalng the matter would later. Wheeler also sald he received a re- port_that Lawrence Richey, secretary to President Hoover, had asked for! information about the political amlia- tions of all persons connected with the commission who were drawing salaries of more than*$3,000. “It's time,” he told the committee, “that we look into what's going on, and Baltimore Woman Among Guests Carried Down Ladders by Firemen. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., January 15 () —Several its, including Mrs. E. Arnold of Baltimore, were carried down d;n by firemen_durl d been trapped The fire was discovered by Patrolman Morris Heller and Charles Haryis, & rivate watchm: While Heller ran to Harris and another officer went through the burning build- ing lmenl:f most of the 50 or more ests and aiding them to the street. ey were unable fioor /¢! nts say th able to get to the top flames were part of the structure with s loss esti- | Mi e fire sf mated by fire officials at $3,500. I suggest Gen, Saltzman called.” Senator Dill, Democrat, of Washing- ton, observed that the situation ing the commission's attorneys was “bad,” explaining thattwoof them had retired an important case was ‘Wheel )" oeler sald, “wants to psy "Zem to the Negro race, it ought not to put them in a place where they are fi""" to break down the efficlency of. the Radio Commission.” ‘The Chief Justice was accompanied by Mrs. Taft, Dr. Thomas H. Clayton, his personal physician, and a nurse. Mr. Taft seemed in high spirits as he waited to be assigned to rooms. The party had an uneventful trip from Washington. CHURCH BENEFIT LISTED. The vestrymen of Grace Episcopal Church will donate, prepare and serve a benefit supper tomorrow night in the SRR itis (R parish hall of the church, Ninth and D British Man-o'-War Aground. | S0 ") bwest. © Braceeds from e LONDON, January 15 (#).—An Ex-|supper, to be served between 4:30 2’:1 mwhm a‘l,:m- from Malta | 7 o'clock, ‘will go toward a fund bei the itish battleship Ramil- | raised to defray the cost of painting *hcg;l.‘m '-n;c' in the g!u'zl-oru::: !zrh"eu church. Rev, Mea While smtssieg the porv. #e1% & chatrman of the pastor of the churel supper dommittee;