Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1930, Page 13

. HOOVER UNABLE TOATTEND DINNER Cancels Engagement as Hon- or Guest of Correspondents Because of Taft’s Death. banquet of the White House Corre- spondents Association last night in the | Willard Hotel. President Hoover, who was to have been the honor guest, was compelled at the last moment to cancel his en- gagement because of the death of former President Taft | Among the distinguished guests were Secretaries Mellon, Hurley, Hyde, Wil- bur, Postmaster General Brown, Acting Secretary of the Navy Jahncke, former Postmaster General New, Under Sec- retary of the Treasury Mills, George Akerson and Walter H. Newton, secre- taries to President Hoover; Speaker Longworth, Senators Walsh of Mon- tana and Connally of Texas, and Representative Tilson of Connecticut, majority leader of the House. Affair Most Elaborate. The ball Toom on the top floor of the Willard Hotel was the scene of the festivities and there were no dull mo- ments throughout the entire affair. This was the hfi:t and most elaborate din- ner of its kind ever given by the White House correspondents, More than 350 Persons were present. Wilbur Forrest of the New York Herald-Tribune, president of the asso- ciation, presided, and in a brief speech welcomed the guests and then turned his mttention to the presentation of the various features of the entertain- ment. The whole program was tinged with. the atmosphere of the film and radio world and it actually started on | McKinney, a sound motion | McLeod, Alan McMullen, Michael M. its happy way when ture was upon the screen ie g: ich the r men assigned | Malone, George H. Manning, Avery O, whic Tnewspape! gn B g AveryiS to the White House formed the cast of & playlet entitied “Hovering With Hoover,” or “Life Under the Handout System. ‘With this concluded the entertain- ment took on the form-.of a broad studio, with Graham Mc- Namee, the nationally known radio an- nmouncer of the National Broadcasting Co., directing in stars familiar to radio fans all over the country. Amos 'n’ Andy in Person. The outstanding feature of this part appearance in person of Amos 'n’ Andy. This served @5 the first time these two popular radio performers have appeared at a uet .since they entered upon their Fresh ‘Air Taxi Cab Co. radio féature. They did not appear in blackface make- up, but just'as they are in real life— Preem: an Cosden, who portrays Amos, | \p :nn% Charles J. Cortell, who portrays ly. Other: stars drawn from the talent @f the National: ing Co. and famed for their phonograph records and stage a) a3 well as their radio hours were ‘James Melton, the tenor, and the Revellers, who &lso sing under the name of the Sieberling Singers; “Doc” Rockwell, the “Quack,” “Quack” monologist, and the Happiness Twins. Jane and Ginger igers, farceurs, who “write their own,” and who have sung :z many Wéflu Hou-a aorrupot'n.hd- ents’ dinners, and George O'Connor,, the well known Washington tenor, with Matt Horne, his accompanist, made up the rest of the program. A short s was made by Senator Tom Connally, the Texas Democrat. Those invited to ‘the dinner were: elps H. Adams, Robert C. Albright, | len Alexander, Robert S. Allen, Paul #Anderson, R. R. Armstrong, sr.; B. ‘Armstrong, jr.; John C. tchison, George Authier, M. H. Ayles- ‘worth, Joseph H. Baird, Kendall Ban- ning, Carlisle Bargeron, J. Edward ¥ Barry, Norman W. Baxter, Willlam L. | Beale, jr.. Samuel W. Bell, Laurence | M. Benedict, K. H. Berkeley, Richard B. Bevier, Sidney Bieber, George illings, Representative Loring H. lack, Representative Sol Bloom, John . Blue, K. Boal, Lieut. Comdr. J. T, Boone, Lester W. Bosley, W. E. Bowman, John Boyle, T. W. Brahany, Harllee Branch, Andrew D. Brashears, gem J. Browne, Merwin H. Browne, | B. Bray, Harold Brayman, Wil- L. Bruckart, Capt. Allen Bu- Vincent Callahan, Representative Gtky”!. Campbell, Thomas H. Carens, Ju Nathan _Ca Chambl; yton, Walter W. lin, §r.; William W. Chance, jr.; iovh'n P. Chester, James Chinn, G. ie Chipman, Wells Church, W. Brice Clagett, Edward T. CI Fran- ¢is W. Clark, Kenneth ‘W. , Dr. . B. Clements, Harvey Cobb, Martin el, C Coffin, Walter A. Collier, James E. iflower, Ralph A. Collins, Edward A. Conroy, James Cope, Charles J. Correll, Kemper F. Cowing, €. C. Crowe, Frank Cuneo, John T. Cushing, Clarence Dalrymple, Charles J. Davis, Howard Davis, Albert F. Dawson, Robert H. Denton, Arthur A. De Titta, Rudolphe de Zapp, C. B. Dickson, C. B. Dodds, William H. Doherty, Willlam J. Donaldson, jr.; George M. Dorsey, Em- met rty, Joseph ‘Dowdall, Ar- thur 8. Draper, George E. Durno. Stephen T. Early, Thomas F. Ed- munds, John W. Elwood, E. H. Ely,| hcutt Ely, Fred A. Emery, Parke | Nort! ¥. Engle, R. B. English, Paul B. Fen- lon, Carter Field, Alfred ¥. Flynn, Wil- Hiam P. Fiythe, Edward T. Folliard, Trvin D, Foos, Wilbur 8. Forrest, Mark Foote, Edwin W. Gableman, George H. | 3!1!, Harry L. Gandy, Harry L. Gandy, .; J. H. Gilliat, Chris Gockeler, Frank 8§ Goodwin, Freeman F. Gosden, les O. Gridley, W. H. Grimes, Maj. Many men prominent in official and | professional life attended the annual| | | Harry A. Karr, Col. William L. Keller, ! W. E. Kelly, | meyer, Harold B. Lafount, Ben Lamb, | . Laml Harold F. Lane, |H 4 | WILBUR FORREST. P. Kapnic, Maurice Judd, Charles L. M. Kemp, Edward Ken- nedy, Frank R. Kent, Russell Kent, Carroll H. Kenworthy, Charles P. Keyser, O. C. Kiep, Thomas Kirby, Don Kirkley, Cyril F. Kissane, F. A. Kors- John T. bert, Lynne M. Lamm, Maj. John W. Lang, . S. Leggett, Dr. Rudolph Leitner, Oliver B. Lerch, Edward MCcE. Lewis, Fulton Lewis, G. Gould Lincoln, John Lorance, Phillp G. Loucks and Robert Lucas. William P. MacCracken, jr.; Robert B. McClellan, H. G. McCoy, William J. McEvoy, Paul J. McGahan, P. H. McGowan, Malcolm McKaig, Guy D. Representative Clarence J. McNamee. jr.; Paul R. Mallon, Paul Marks, jr.; Lorenzo W. Martin, Dr. D. H. Mast, Herbért L. Mattocks, Larkin Mead, Hardie Meakin, Rice W. Means, Benjamin Meiman, Henry Miller, Kirk Miller, Pierce - Miller, ald P. Mitchell, L. W. Moffett, Capt. J. K. Montgomery, James O. Moran, W. H. Moran, Lieut. Comdr. Ben Moreell, Lloyd A. Morrison, W. T. Mossman, Ralph C. Mulligan, W. C. Murphy, jr., and William 8. Neal . John E. Nevin, Harry S. New. Graham B. Nichol, John G. O'Brien, Daniel E. O'Connell, Dr. Charles E. O'Connor, George H. O'Connor, Kenneth O'Con- nor, Joyce O'Hara, Herbert O'Hare Richard O'Nelll, H. C. Parmelee, Geof- frey Parsons, Fred W. Perkins, Harold K. Philips, Harold W. Phillips. M. I. Pickens, R. S. Pickens, W. M. Pickens, Leo J. Pinkus, Allen Powley, Byron Price, Henry F. Pringle, A. A. D. Rahn, . L. Ramsay, Representative Sam Rayburn, Ogden M. Reid, Robert Remy, J. S. Richardson, Roy G. Richardson, George B. Roberts, Osgood Roberts, ' N. W. Robertson, 8. L. “Roxy” Rothafel, | Comdr. H. D. Rouzer, Frank M. Rus- sell, Carl D. Ruth. Leo. Sack, Ben Saunders, K. M. Schroeder, Oswald F. Schuette, William D. Schulte, Louis Schultz, Robert Scot- ‘harles Shipp, . | Sisson, B. Smith, Charles O. Smith, Hal H. Smith, Ira L. Smith, John Lewis Smith, Robert B. Smith, Stanley H. Smith, Ben H. Spence, Dr.'Camp Stan- ley, E. W. Starling, James H. Stephens, Prancis M. Stephenson, Charles J. Sterner, Thomas L. Stokes, Henry Suy- dam, Henry L. Sweinhart. - Sol J. Taishoff, Harold M. Tolburt, George L. Tarry, Aubrey Taylor, H. T. Taylor, John T. Taylor, Tieut. Comdr. Robert E. Thomas, Denman Thompson, Robert 8. Thornbrugh, Merls Thorpe, Melvin P.’ Thrift. Elliott L. Thurston, Charles B. Tibbs, Niles Trammell | Glern 1. Tucker, Ray Tucker, H. M. Van Tine. Leroy T. Vernon, Earle Venable, Senator Robert P. Wagner, Richard H. Waldo, Alfred Waldron, jr.; Walter' K. Walker, Harry Ward, J. Paul Ward, Roberf Warren, Everett C. W kins, Robert Watson, James L. West, Warren: Wheaton, John T. Whitaker, George W. White,: Lisut. Alford J. Wil- liams, E. M. Williams, Gladstone Wil- I liams, Lewis Wood, Willlam H. J. goodggrgrh Paul Wooton, James L. ., Thomas Wrigley, Hicklin Ya Pl 'C. Fava 3. Frecil o, Ystes, Further discoveries are ted wi :Lla h.dl‘mn" g out of therldm hellmdm n dierne, Fran e B ear U a ce, shift; eighteenth century, and which sands recently disclosed with coins the e beneath the deck. o T Y Excursions T o] Aiken, S. |§ Mobile, Ala |} Gulfport, MARCH 14 and APRIL 19, 1930 " Practically one fare for round trip. W. Griswold, F. P. Guthrie, Arthur Hachten, ‘James Haley, Frank A. Hall, Willlam E. Hall, Charles A. Hamilton, - Spencer 'Hart, Stuart S. Hayes, Louis Jay Heath, Thomas F. Healey, as Healy, A. E. Heiss, Robert D. Heinl, RA;AZ. Henle, Frank Hight, Maj. Robert B. Hill, Col. C. B. Hodges, Kenneth C. Hogate, George R. Holmes, John R. Hood, Matthew Horne, Sid Houston, Willlam® E. Hull, C. B. Huntress, Willlam K. Hutchinson, Harvey £. Ingley, Walter C. Jacobs, Archie M. Jamieson, W. E. Jamieson, Johnstone, Dr. Max Jordan, Stopovers permitted in each direction. | Liberal limit returning. | Southern Railway Il City Ticket Office THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 89, POLICE FINE TOTAL SURPASSING 1973 D. C. Tribunal Declared to Be Nation’s Most Profitable Court. Police Court fines and forfeitures for the first two months of 1930 exceeded by $3,368.22 the total for the same | period last year, the largest financial year in the history of the operation of | the cou! Tt Pinancial Clerk Sanford reported $78,081.68 received into his coffers during Janu and February, as com- pared to $74,71346 in 1920. While January, 1930, fell slightly behind last year, February of this year, far ex- ceeded the same month of last year. One of the busiest days in the his- tory of court was experienced on Feb- ruary 24, 1930, when Clerk Sanford and his assistants handied $19,812 in the few brief hours of the court's day's operation. Almost 75 per cent of ti | was given back to the people, as some was posted as collateral for court ap- pearance and others received their money on being exonerated in court. Police Court is regarded as the most profitable of District institutions and is saild by authorities to be the most profitable tribunal in the country. Over & half ‘million dollars, credited to the District, was taken into the court. o While crossing the river at Kigale, Africa, recently, a ferry containing a European named Barratts and 12 na- tives sank, and as the bodies have not | been recovered it is believed they were devoured by crocodiles which infested | the waters. GIDEON A. LYON TO TELL ART LEAGUE OF JAPAN Associate Editor of Star Will Give Illustrated Leecture Next Thursday Night. QGideon A. Lynch, associate editor of | The Star, will lecture on Japan Thurs- I'day evening at a meeting of the Art and Archeology League in Corcoran Hall'of George Washington University. The talk, to be illustrated with col- | ored lantern slides from pictures which Mr. Lyon made while in Japan, will deal plfl.h:uhrl‘y“ with the life of the Japanese, touching upon the recovery of the island kingdom from the earthquake disaster of 1923, and its religions and traditions. The occasion of Mr. Lyon's recent trip was a tour by American newspaper men under lus?lcn of the Carnegie dowment for International Peace. Ruxton as maid of honor. 1930—PART ONE, LAUNCH HAMPTON FERRY. New Craft Will Ply From Old Point to Willoughby Spit. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 8.—The ferry City of Hampton was launched this afternoon at the Maryland Dry Dock CGT':I plant. e sponsor was Miss Ads K. 1 of Norfolk, with Miss Be.lric!x.’l:lme: g’ John H. Rodgers of Norfolk, president of the Chesapeake Bay Co., owners of the craft, and other officials attended, while Mayor James Bickford of Hampton was the guest of honor. A luncheon at the Chesapeake Club followed the ceremony. ‘The cuw Hampton will ply across Hampton ds from Old Point Com- fort to Willoughby, and will be the last connecting link in the historic tidewater trail. It is 157 feet long, 43 feet beam and has a draft of 6 feet. It is powered by Diesel motors and has a capacity of 40 automobiles and about 300 pas- sengers. P [BUILDINGS IN BALBOA ARE CRACKED BY QUAKE Panama Canal Is Not Affected, However—Masonic - Temple Is Slightly Damaged. By the Associated Press. BALBOA, Canal Zone, March 8.— Residents of Panams, in taking toll of the earthquake which shook the isthmus last night, today found cracks that were not visible last night in the walls of houses. The Administration Bullding on Bal- boa Heights, which houses the prine cipal offices of the Panama Canal, had cracks that in in |and dishes were broken in numerous | homes,, Nodml’ewmmmcmlm locks was, found, however, and ships passed throu edule tod: NEW SERVICES OPENED. ‘l'-l-'plmn.'cm‘:nmflu Now Is Possible With Helsingfors. ‘Transatlantic telephone service from Washington and other points in the United States and Cuba and the princi- pal cities in Canada and Mexico will be available tomorraw to Helsingfors, capital of Pinland. 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