Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1930, Page 13

FACTS ESSENTIAL, DECLARES WILBUR - PLANS T0 RESIGN Secretary Tells Editors Hu- man Life Must Be Dealt i, With Differently. Secretary Wilbur of the Interior De- partment told the American Society of Newspaper Editors today that if the future of the Nation is to be one of achievement, it will be because they as educators succeed in causing factual knowledge to prevall over the influence of political units. “The bread line is no longer a factor in our life,” Mr. Wilbur said. “The problem is the practices of democracy versus scientific knowledge, the prob- lem of training democracies to look to facts. “We must deal with human life in & different way if we are to have suc- cess,” Mr. Wilbur said. “We must use facts instead of emotion, and I think the newspaper will determine what is going to happen. “If the newspapers are to be scream- ing, emotional and volatile, then some overforce must be brought in,” he said. Radio Viewpoint Given. Secretary Wilbur's address was one of three in discussion of “What Changing Conditions Confront Us” M. H. Ayles- ‘worth, president of the National Broad- casting Co., discussed the subject from the viewpoint of radio development and Paul B. Williams, editor of the Utica. N. Y., Press, spoke of the relationship of radio to the newspapers. Williams said he was opposed to the use of radio by the press. ‘The editors planned to bring their annual convention to a conclusion this evening with a dinner in the Willard Hotel at which President Hoover will be a guest and speaker ‘The President’s remarks will not be available for publication, it being the policy of the organization to zegard the President's address as informal. Addresses will be delivered by Rollo Ogden, editor of the New York Times; H. Wickham Speed, former editor of the London Times, and Andre Geraud, political editor of the Echo de Paris. “Shop talk” luncheons were held by the editors at noon for the discussion of problems confronting the chiefs of reportorial staffs and other depart- ments of the newspaper. This afternoon addresses were deliv- ered by Frank E. Gannett, president of the Gannett Newspapers, and David Lawrence, president of the United States Daily, on the general topic Action Is Expected as Soon as Parliament Passes Insurance Law. BY WILLIAM BIRD. By Cable to The Sta: PARIS, April ~—The Tardieu cabi- net will very likely resign as soon as it obtains a vote on the social insurance law, which both the government and Parliament have pledged to pass before July 1. ‘The bill, however, is in such chaotic form, on account of demagogic amend- ments, that, although Parliament has foregone its Easter vacation to debate it, there is much doubt whether an agreement on a coherent text can be reached in the time set. Premier Tardieu has virtually prom- ised that he would not endeavor to pro- long the life of his cabinet beyond the completion of current business. True, the condition which he stipulated— namely, that the opposition parties re- frain from obstructionist tactics—has not been fulfilled. Sniping has been constant, and the cabinet has had to fight every inch of the way. Neverthe- less, the chances are strong that Tar- dieu will resign anyway. What will follow? Barring the un- likely event that Raymond Poincare feels himself able and willing to take over the responsibilities of government this Summer and form a broad center coalition, similar to the one he headed until the question of health forced him to Tesign & year ago, it is clear to political observers that the dissolution of the Parliament and the calling of new elections is the only stable solution. Plan to Make Party Truce. Yet so ingrained is the French re- luctance to dissolve Parllament—re- membering the disastrous effects of the only occasion when this constitutional measure was taken—that every expedi- ent will be tried to avoid it if possible and special efforts will be made to bring about a party truce, permitting the formation of a coalition cabinet under some colorless Senator. Government, in the sense of vigorous leadership, is at a standstill in practi- cally all parliamentary countries of Europe. Chancellor Snowden's long- dreaded budget so carefully steers the “Trends in Journalism.” Mr. Lawrence addressed himself to the subject of co-operation between the bench and the press. Huge Dailies Forecast. Mr. Gannett made a prediction that daily newspapers of a hundred or more pages, with natural colored photo- graphs, will eventually make their ap- pearance. “It seems to me there is little evi- dence of a trend toward smaller news- papers,” he said, “smaller either in page size or in number of pages. The tabloids seem to be making little head- ‘way except in one or two of the very largest centers of population. And while, as a result of a slight decline in business expansion, there has been a decrease in the aveage number of pages in most newspapers, this decrease, I believe, is only temporary, and just as we have seen ‘the big day’ on news- papers in the larger cities climb from 36 to 48 to 64 and to 72 , we may expect to see them climb until the 100-page point is reached. In- deed, I would not set the limit at 100 mes“ No one can say what the t is. “Of course, few persons read every ‘word in a newspaper. Our papers have become, I believe, great literary depart- ment stores. The growth of the size of department stores has not been checked merely because every custo- mer did not stop and buy some mer- chandise at every counter. “Soon, also, I believe, we shall be producing daily newspapers in colors— not the somewhat crude color effects of our comic supplements, but color work to compare with the best magazines. Already very creditable color work is done on ordinary newsprint, but so far the process has not been speeded up sufficiently * * * Chance to Improve. “I believe that the average news- paper picture today is not nearly so good as it should be, either in interest or in photography and technical pres- entation. * * * We need to watch our step in the picture field, particularly because of the fine pictures presented, with speed comparable to the enter- prise of newspapers, on the movie screen. ‘The teletypesetter will speed up trans- misison of telegraph news, he said, and added that “the development of a photo composing machine may still further revolutionize the printing industry.” ‘This would substitute film for type in the composing room, and although de- velopment of a satisfactory device has been “a difficult problem,” he asserted that he was confident photo-composing some day would displace the metal type- casting machine. “Along with the photo-composing de- velopment,” he said, “there must go an improvement in our engraving methods. ‘The present process is too slow and too costly. years we have made no progress in en- v We are still using the same old slow method of etching a hard metal by using a slow-eating acid.” Liguor “Right” Denied. In one of the few extended addresses has delivered in recent months, Chairman George W. Wickersham of the National Commission on Law Ob- servance and Law Enforcement de- clared before the editors yesterday afternoon that the individual has no “inalienable right” to procure and con- sume liquor. Urging prohibition law observance, Chairman Wickersham said that opin- jons differ as to whether it may be found desirable to modify the eight- eenth amendment. “But I appeal to you,” he said, “and through you to the ress of America, to ald in demonstrat- rn: that so long as the law stands as it now, no patriotic American should advocate flouting its provisions or boast of violating its commands.” A “strange confusion of ideas” is ap- parent in the position of those who protest against prohibition, the chalr- man said. “It is comparatively venial for one to break the law, with one's eyes open to the consequences, but to ( unite with others in openly aiding and ‘abetting the violation of any law, upon the plea that it ought not to have been enacted and cannot be enforced, is in- viting revolution and anarchy.” #Experience has demonstrated” Mr. ‘Wickersham said, “that when there is a- widespread popular demand for a in the Constitution it is not cult to secure amendment. On the r hand,” he said, “no minority, however militant and clamorous, can modify or change the fundamental law, except through the supine indifference or apathy of the majority.” ] Plea for Observance. . “=kersham asked the editors: “Will y.a not choose to exercise your in behalf, not of restricted nse, but of observance of the law?” Prohibition was the topic of discus- sion at one of the “shop talk” lunch- eons of the editors preceding Mr. Wick- ersham’s address and enforcement con- ditions in several sections of the coun- try were reported on by editors who also reported on the sentiment toward prohi- It is strange that in all these! bition in their communities. The dis- cussion was informal and the consensus of those who reported was that wet sentiment is growing despite the more articulate drr —‘ng. An arraignment of the press for its attitude toward was drawn safe middle course that it arouses more opposition among the Clydeside Labor extremists than among the die-hard Conservatives. The German cabinet lives pitifully on the majority of a handful of votes and seems destined to die of starvation when the Reichstag reconvenes. Dr. Hein- rich Bruening, the chancellor, has been reduced to bargaining with the Con- servatives for crumbs and he has ap- parently ylelded to pressure for more “experimental” cruisers. The success which the Ersatz Preus- sen, the first experimental cruiser, en- joyed, at least from a publicity view- point, is seemingly to be followed by the construction of another 10,000-ton cruiser. As the Versailles treat lows Germany six vessels of that size, no foreign power can fairly protest. France Congratulates Herself. But the imminent decision of the Germans to continue naval construction causes PFrance to congratulate herself anew that she did not yleld at the London Naval Conference to the pres- sure for reduction without suitable guarantees. Obviously Germany is not_expecting to rival France on the seas. The whole purpose of the German construction program_ apparently is to acquire con- trol of the Baltic and thus hold Poland in check, which, it is clear, can be ac- complished with & relatively small fleet of modern ships. And only a month after the signing of the Warsaw commercial treaty be- tween Germany and Poland, which was supposed to end their customs war, we find Germany increasing tariffs against Poland and the latter threatening to denounce the treaty so lately signed. This makes it plain that any new ele- ments of friction in that quarter may be exceedingly dangerous. Poland, indeed, if cut off by sea from French support, loses all independence of action and becomes a vassal of Ger~ many or Russia, or both, which situa- tion France obviously won't tolerate. But the weakness and vaccilation of parliamentary governments, driven to every compromise in order to maintain themselves in power, is causing Europe to drift into many dangerous passes from which extrication may be long and laborious. (Copyright, 1930.) “FOUNTAIN PEN” GUNMAN ARRESTED IN NEW YORK Subway Worker Accused of Selling New Type of Weapon That Discharges Tear Gas. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 19.—A subway welder was arrested yesterday, charged with possession of 24 fountain-pen guns. ‘The man, Marcel Lucas, 33, admitted, police said that he had been actin an agent and distributer for a Chi- cago concern which had sent the weapons by express. The guns, which closely resemble fountain pens, discharge tear gas or fire a pistol cartridge by pressure of a heavy spring. Police belleved hun- dreds of the guns had been sold here during the last few weeks. up by Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, youth- ful president of the University of Chi- cago, whose address caused considerable comment among the editors and led the president of the soclety, Walter M. Harrison, to_speak in rebuttal to some of Dr. Hutchins' statements. After telling the editors that his generation did not have years enough in which to overcome the harm wrought TARDIEU CABINET | THE EVENING STAR, NATACHA RAMBOVA, HIS WIFE The Truth About Rudolph Valentino Actor Married Second Time in Mexico Against Lawyer’s Advice. Dunrg the filming of “Blood and Sand” Rudy was granted his interlo- cutory decree .of divorce from Jean Acker. It was handed down March 4, 1922—but accompanied by the discour- aging announcement that the decree would not be final until March 4, 1923, Rudy and I did not like this news. We did not choose to wait a year for our marriage, and the more we thought about it, the more foolish it seemed to | do so. We knew so many people who had evaded this disagreeable law by crossing the line into Mexico for the civil ceremony there. There were Dagmar Godowsky and Frank Mayo, who had married in Tijuana immediately after Mr. Mayo's divorce decree was given. And not only motion picture people, but others of the so-called saner world—bankers, politiclans, business _men—everybody was doing it. Why should Rudy and I wait? Against the advice of our lawyer, Mr. Gilbert, we just decided we wouidn' As soon as “Blood and Sand” was fin. ished we would motor to Mexico and be married. ‘That is exactly what we did. It was such a wonderful wedding that we never regretted. it, in spite of the rude awak- ening it brought and the long year of heartaches and agony. Married in Mexicali. I want to tell you about our wed- ding, for no one ever had one like it. With the last scenes of Rudy's pic- ture filmed, we set forth for a short vacation at Palm Springs, accompa- nied by Rudy's friend, Douglas Gerrard (known as Gerry, an Irish-English ac- tor). Here we were the guests of Dr. White, a wonderful woman physician, a woman of middie age, with a heart of gold, one of our best friends in the world. For her charity practice Dr. White tended the native Indians and Mexicans of the Mohave desert. With her snow-white hair knotted in a little bun, dressed in a linen riding habit, she was a famillar, much loved figure riding over the sands. Here in the midst of a grapefruit' grove at Palm Springs, an oasis in the desert, Dr. White had two lovely little Spanish patios, one of which she was loaning to Rudy and me for our honeymoon. After a brief rest at her home the four of us, Dr. White, Gerry, Rudy and I, motored to Mexicali, the little village which, as the name implies, sprawls across the border line between California and Mexico. _Arriving in the early evening, Dr. White and I took rooms at a hotel on the California side, while Rudy and Gerry._crossed the line to arrange with the Mexican mayor for our marriage next day. ‘Toward midnight the boys geturned with the thrilling news that thé mayor insisted we be married at his own house at noon and would not take no for an answer. The marriage of such distinguished guests would be a festi- val, a gala occasion, a holiday for the whole village. We had not planned a celebration like this, but Dr. White said, “Let them have their fun!” and with amused resignation we agreed. Anthem Special Honor. Next morning the mayor, accompa- nied by the chief of police, called at our hotel to escort us to his home. We made a strange wedding party. We had driven miles over the desert in the grilling heat, planning to go through a brief ceremony and return to Palm Springs at once. I wore a yellow sports frock, a felt hat crushed over one eye; Rudy was in riding breeches and a solled khaki shirt; Dr. White in the riding habit in which she looked so much like a man, and ()e\'-r¥l in the lish-cut clothes which he wore by their generation Dr. Hutchins ac- knowledged the power of the press as a disseminator of information and said that he found himself believing every- thing the newspaper said about every- body else, notwithstanding “the many lies printed about me.” Editors Sharply Criticized. Criticizing the editors for what he said was too much attention to student activities and too little attention to educational standards and developments, Dr. Hutchins said that now it takes “a million dollars and more than a thou- sand students to make the front page’ and that when other news is available in quantity the foundation of a whole school doesn’t even make the paper. Stating that a newspaper business manager was authority for the state- ment that newspaper making is a money-making activity, Dr. Hutchins suggested that an experiment be made with . an endowed newspaper which might devote itself to informing public without regard for revenue, As president of the society, Mr. Harrison said he hesitated to speak in rebuttal to “the brilliant Dr. Hutchins,” but thought the educator had brought too broad an indictment against the press. He said that the press had been complimentary to Dr. Hutchins as a man, and to his knowledge had printed nothing about him that would reflect on_his character or his ability. Newspapers give an increasing amount of space and attention to education, he said, not only in the fleld of pure science, but in urging the financial tifutions. sup- port of educational insf ) with an Irish swagger. ‘The mayor lived in a small frame house set in a withered garden, upon which the sun poured down that day with the heat of molten lava, As we approached it down the hot, dusty road, a8 mighty volume of music burst forth, When we looked at the mayor in bewilderment he explained with vis- ible pride that it was the Mexican na- tional anthem played by the military brass band in his rden. He had wired the governor for permission to play that sacred anthem in our honor. The tiny room where the ceremony took place was filled to capacity with guests, relatives and friends of the mayor, resplendent in their Sunday best. All the rest of the village hung over the fence, held back by the vil- lage constable. Every one was chat- tering Mexican, of which I understood very little, until the place was a babel of sound and a hades of heat. At high noon the ceremony began, CONFEREES TACKLE EXPORT DEBENTURE Turn From Tariff Rates to Administrative Provisions of Measure. By the Associated Press. The Senate-House tariff conferees passed today from the rate sections of the Smoot Hawley bill to the bitter con- troversies involved in the administrative provisions of the measure. The most important of these, the Senate amendments attaching the ex- port debenture plan to the bill and re- voking the President’s authority to pro- claim rate changes, must be brought back to the Senate for votes before an agreement is reached. Both of these amendments were adopted by the Senate in opposition to President Hoover's wishes. Adminis- tration leaders hope that the votes yet to be taken may remove them from the bilL - Most Schedules Completed. All of the rate schedules had been completed by the conference except those dealing with sugar, cement, lum- ber, shingles and silver. Before an agreement is reached on these, the House conferees have pledged them- selves to bring the schedules back to the chamber for separate votes on the amendments of the Senate The tariff controversy flared out on the Senate floor late yesterday with Brookhart of Towa terming Representa- tive Tilson of Connecticut, the Republi- can leader, the “water boy for this Wall Street committee, which calls itself the Republican national committee.” Assails Tilson Statement. He proceeded to assail Tilson for a statement issued several days ago in which the House leader said the sup- porters of the export debenture plan were “inconsistent.” The Iowan went on to say that the 15 Republicans who_voted for the de- benture scheme had ‘“‘refused to be ruled by Wall Street” and added that many Republicans would not be re-elected if they “followed the advice” of the party's national committee. Informed of Brookhart's speech, Til- son observed that he would “rather be a water boy than nothing and added that the Iowan's statement deserved “no further reply.” Winter Back in Balkans. VIENNA, April 19 (#).—Winter con- ditions have returned generally through- out Southeastern Europe. There were snowstorms yesterday throughout Ru- | mania, Bulgaria and the Tyrol. Traffic was blocked ky the drifts. ¥ A firep! uhehm;unlmnlt. nificence of his home in Hollywood. trate from an enormous book. lasted for more than an hour, while the suffering bride and bridegroom were supported by four witnesses, the mayor and chief of police behind Rudy, Dr. White and Gerry behind me. Rudy Forgets Ring. My own Spanish was wabbly and halting; Rudy’s, fortunately, was fluent. When it came to the “I will's” and “do’s” of the ceremony the questions must first be translated into English Spanish. When the magistrate sang out the Spanish equivalent of “With this ring I thee wed,” Rudy gasped and looked at me helplessly. We had never thought of a ring! But Dr. White met this crisis by offering me her own. So the knot was tied and the grueling ceremony over. Immediately every one embraced every one else. With true Latin fervor, the mayor and chief of police kissed each other on both cheeks and this fond salute was extended not only to the bride and groom, but to Dr. White, Gerry, the magistrate and most of the guest We all fell warmly into each other’s arms, and literally melted there. At the close of this demonstration of affection the band struck up again and dozens of school children marched in to present us, each one, with a bou- quet of wilted flowers, a sweet, very touching little tribute. And now come the wedding feast. You may judge of its abundance and glory when I tell you it began at 2 o'clock and continued until 9 in the evening. I was told that many of the villagers had sat up all night prepar- mg for it. t was preceded by bowls of Mexican cordial, the specialty of the country, a drink as strong as vodka, so by the time we sat down at table, everybody was happy. Wilted collars and coats had long since been removed; Sunday finery looked bedraggled—but nobody cared, for champagne, wines and liquors flowed freely with each course. Even Dr. White, who never touched a drop Jf anything, however rare, was prevailed upon to fill up her glass. If she didn’t, the mayor would be offended. Speeches Between Courses. The removal of each course was the occasion for more embracings and speeches in every language. It made no difference whether any one understood a word or not—each speech was greeted with cheers and hurrahs. The music by now was augmented by a stringed or- chestra on the front porch. The brass band was kept out in the garden. At closer range it would have burst our ears. Rudy had provided wine and beer for the musicians and, in token of their gratitude, they never stopped playing for a moment. They played the na- tional anthem of every country repre- sented—Mexican, Spanish, Italian, 0Qil Stocks BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. (This 15 the twelfth of a series of brief analyses by Mr. Hughes of the principal oil stocks. ‘The intent 18 not to reco mend the purchase or sale of any P ticular stock, but to give the (nves such. information as may enable him intelligently to chart his own course.) In the year 1929 Barnsdall Corpora- tion reported the best earnings in its history, a_curious commentary on the general belief that this year was one of exceptional difficulties for oil pro- ducers, a conviction that was eloguent- 1y reflected in the market for oil stocks. Nevertheless, Barnsdall reported net profit for the year ending December 31 last of $7,205,161, equal after all de- ductions to $3.20 a share on the 2,247,- 602 shares of capital stock outstanding. Barnsdall has no funded debt outside of several small issues of subsidiaries. There are two classes of stock, the “A” and the “B,” both of $25 par value, read in voluble Spanish by the magis- | 1t | Wearing of the Green,” so Gerry, feel- for me, then answered in my uncertain | shij and the only difference being that the | “A” has voting power and that the “B” has no voting power. The “B” | however, is exchangeable, share for | share, for the “A” and there is only a | small amount of the former outstand- | per share per annum, which as will be | seen from the income account quoted | above is covered by a fair margin. The 1929 balance sheet showed a strong position, current liabilities of $2,435,435 being more than covered by the cash item of $2,832,886 alone. In- ventories are much larger than they were a year ago, but that is a condi- tion common to oil companies in these times of overproduction. Barnsdall Corporation was organized in 1916 and has had a record of almost continuous growth since. It is a hold-, ing company, the subsidiaries of which have producing, transportating, refin- ing and marketing facilities. It has large holdings, developed and undevel- oped, in the midcontinent field and in California. Both from the standpoint of property held and from that of financial condi- tion, Barnsdall is in & position to benefit from any improvement in the oil trade. ‘The stock, obviously a speculation, is suitable only for those who can afford to take the risk involved. — Prisoner Weighs 861 Pounds. | PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 19 (#)— Charles H. Kelly, weight 160, superin- tendent of police at Pasadena, Calif, has a task ahead over which he ex- presses confidence. He has come to take William A. Coleman, weight 361, to Pasadena to meet defrauding charges. Kelly brought along a ball and chain, but it is too small to attach to one of Coleman’s ankles. 110-Year Tenants Move. NEW YORK, April 19 (#).—For 110 years Arthur Curtiss James, financier, and his ancestors have had the same business address. He is moving to the fiftieth floor of a new skyscraper, taking | alos ing. The present dividend rate is $2 |, some andirons for a wood-burning Rudy, who loved to dramatize himself, became a silken lounger in the mag- American, But they didn't know “The ing the Emerald isle must not be neg- lected, got up and danced an Irish jig. Yes, it was a wonderful wedding. I shall always love the Mexican people for the happiness they gave us that day. Nothing was too much for them to do. When at 9 o'clock we tore our- selves away, every one wept at our de- parture as through bidding farewell to lifelong friends and the mayor and ‘chief of police escorted us back to our hotel vowing eternal love and friend- D. We motored back to Palm Springs that night, arriving toward dawn, dirty, bedraggled and exhausted, after a verilous drive in which Rudy, at the wheel went like the wind, as usual. At top speed we hit a water dugout, such as one sometimes encounters in the desert, which sent us hurtling to the roof of the car. Fortunately no necks were broken, though Gerry suffered a twisted thumb and made such a fuss about it that not until we reached home did we learn that Dr. White's head was badly cut. Such was our beautiful wedding day. Keyes Hurls Bomb. ‘Toward nocn we were happily break- fasting in our charming honeymoon house when Rudy was frantically sum- moned to Hollywood by long distance telephone. June Mathis, calling from the studio, announced the disrupting news that a watrant was out for his arrest on charge of bigamy! ‘Without even stopping to pack tooth- brushes, we leaped into the car and drove back to Los Angeles at break- neck speed. Here we were met by our lawyer and all the officials of the studio, fo be told this was not a practical joke but_the unhappy truth, The affair was a contemptible pub- licity stunt on the part of District Attorney Keyes, who is now servin sentence in State's Prison, so I can tell the truth. Mr. Keyes' own actions at that time were under investigation; he was being grilled by the State for the very crimes of which he was later convicted. So, thinking to divert attention from himself to some one more prominent in the public eye, he chose this master stroke of making a “test case” of Rudy’s marriage. His trumped up charge of bigamy against Rudy would raise a screen of excitement behind which Keyes himself might hide. The “test case,” however, was missed after a police court hearing in which dear Mr. Gilbert defended us with his unusual ability and wit. On his advice I left immediately for New York to join my mother. The agony Rudy and I both went through at this sudden and heart-rend- ing parting can easily be imagined. Such was the tragic and immediate ending of all our happy dreams. (Copyright, 1920, in the United State foreign countries by Natacha Rambova. rights reserved.) CLARK EXONERATED OF MANSLAUGHTER Leesburg Trial Frees Youth Charged With Running Bown Clarence Slack. and Al Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va, April 19.—After hearing witnesses for two days in the case of the Commonwealth against Al- vin Clark, 21, of Wheatland, who was indicted at the October term of Circuit Court in Loudoun County on a man- slaughter and hit-and-run charge, the jury returned a verdict of not Ruilli’. They were out 10 minutes. It was al- leged that Clark ran over Clarence Slack, 35, who was found dead August 25 near Hamilton Station. It was brought out at the trial that another car, the identity of the driver not being known, passed along the road where the body was found earlier than Clark and at the hour at which Slack was supposed to have been struck. Wit- nesses said Clark passed over the road after the man's death. Women were in the car supposed to have struck Slack, and in Clark’s car there was only an- other young man, Robert R. A. Bold of Purcellville, who has been held as a material witness and who testified yesterday that he and Clark drove over a body lying in the road. The jury took the view that Slack had been killed before Clark's car struck him. The defendant was not called on to testify. The jury who returned the verdict were W. J. Hay, foreman; John Hill Carter, T. M. Fendall, W. B. Cross, Julius Dove, John G. Abel, George R. Hess, Harvey Poland, Milford Everhart, T. L. Caylor, Roy N. Grubb and Elcon Holliday. Commonwealth Attorney John Gal- leher was aided by Senator Cecil Connor in the prosecution and Attorneys Wilbur C. Hall and E. E. Garrett were defense lawyers. Water Shipped From Vienna. BERLIN, April 19 (#)-—Kemaleddin Sami Pasha, Turkish Ambassador, has water shipped from Vienna in large bottles and all coffee served at the embassy is made with it. He believes it flmlku the most palatable Turkish coffee, Storm Hits Arkansas Town. FORREST CITY, Ark,, April 19 (#).— A church, a fraternal hall, a store and a number of buildings on farms were damaged and trees were uprooted by a windstorm that swept over this section Thursday night. Rain and hail ac- companied the wind and streets here were flooded. No injuries had been reported today. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 19, FROST IS FLECTED |7 | October 4, 1897. 1930. LIBERTY DIRECTOR 33-Year-Old Bank Board Member Is Active in Club Circles. BY EDWARD C. STONE. Norman B. Frost of the law firm of Frost & Towers was elected a director in the Liberty National Bank at the monthly meeting of the board yesterday. Mr. Frost is only 33 years old, having been born in Montgomery County, Md., After attending the District public schools and Washington Preparatory School, in 1916 he entered the Georgetown University School of Law. He interrupted his studies to enter the Army, saw service overseas and upon conclusion of the armistice was assigned to the staff of Commis- sioner Henry White at the Paris peace conference, where he remained on duty until the Versailles treaty was signed. ‘While completing his law studies in 1920 he became law clerk to one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and in 1921 was admit- ted to the bar. When Frederic D. Mc- Kenney was appointed by the State De- partment in 1922 to prosecute the Lan- dreau claim against Feru before a special arbitral tribunal at London he took Mr. Frost abroad with him as his assistant. Upon returning to the United States in the Autumn of 1922 the present firm of Frost & Towers was formed for the general practice of law. Mr. Frost is married and lives in Chevy Chase. He is president of the Barristers’ Club, a member of the Co- lumbia Country Club, University Club, Okwanok Country Club, Manchester, V1 and of the Masonic fraternity. Big Dairy Merger Announced. Acquisition of the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Co. by the National Dairy Prod- FINANCIAL. about nine of the 12 months of the ar. “Notable improvement appeared also In the movement of equipment. In each month the average locomotive miles per day exceeded the figure for the corresponding month in 1928, and, with the exception of November and December, freight car movements also were greater than in the preceding year.” Burruss Bond Club Speaker. William B. Burruss, sales engineer, will address the Washington Bond Club at its regular weekly luncheon meeting at the Carlton Hotel at 12:30 o'clock Tuesday, according to announcement yesterday. His subject will be “Shake- speare the Salesman.” Exceptional interest has been aroused in members of the club in the coming lecture from the fact that it has be- come internationally known, having been delivered by Burruss in a great many citles in this country as well &s in Europe. Chesapeake Corporation Reports. Chesapeake Corporation reports for the quarter ended March 31, 1930, net profit of $1,534,986 after expenses, in- terest, etc., an increase of $598,766 over the corresponding period of last year. Pirst quarter 1930 earnings are equiva- lent to 85 cents per share on 1,799,745 no-par shares, against $1.04 per share earned on 900,000 shares in the first three months of 1929. Report of the S. S. Kresge Co. for the March ?\llmr shows net income of $2,769,000 after Federal taxes, compared with $3,177,981 in the first three months of last year. . BRIAND NEARING RECORD Has Directed French Foreign Af- fairs Five Years. PARIS, April 19 (#).—Five years ago today Aristide Briand took over the di- rection of French foreign affairs and, except for a break of two days held the foreign minister portfollo ever since. * A-13 BANK CLEARINGS. Bank clearings this week at lhdi clties in the United States of $11137, 170,000 show a decline of 7.2 per cent from those of last year, Dunn's Review. At New York clearings of $7,645,000,000 are 5. cent lower, while the aggregate for the principal centers outside of New York of $3,492,170,000 is 10 per cent last year's. Losses continue at points, but are very much less than in the earlier months of the year. This week’s report completes the return for the first half of April, and the decline in bank clearings for that period, 4.3 per cent, contrasts with one of 17.9 per cent for March and 23.3 per cent for February. Clearings for the week, as repori to R. G. Dun & Co, and average dally bank clearings for the year to date are compared ierewith: Per cen! Dec. Dec Boston . 6. Philadelphia Baltimore R EBES as 0ale Cincinnati St. Louts eaZutautions. o S uans o euienua Seattle . Total . New Yor Total all 11,137,170,000 12 Burnett Leaves Peru. LIMA, Peru, April 19 (#).—Lieut. Comdr. Henry P. Burnett, U. 8. N,, who has been here on a naval mission as a submarine expert, departed for the United States Thursday. He has been replaced by Comdr. James P. Comp- ton. The chief officers of the Peruvian navy entertained Comdr. Burnett pre- vious to his departure. Real l.':lhh Loans Made Co. Only Talleyrand, Guizot and Delcasse had longer terms of office in that ministry. o ‘The ancient Romans were unsur- passed as builders, and it is said that ucts Corporation was voted at a meet- ing of directors of National-Dairy in New York. The acquisition will add about $85,000,000 to the annual sales volume of the corporation, bringing it to more than $400,000,000. The deal will involve the exchange of the assets of Kraft-Phenix for about $33,175,000 in 5% per cent debentures, $6,400,000 in cash and 663,500 shares of common stock. This would be on the basis of about $25 in debentures at par, plus one-half of one share of Na- tional Dairy, for each share of Kraft- Phenix. As & part of the plan, 60,000 shares of Kraft-Phenix preferred stock will be paid off by National Dairy for the $6,400,000 cash. At the stockholders’ meeting prior to the directors’ session the proposed in- crease in authorized common from 6,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares was ap- proved. This latest move is of special interest to Washington as Chestput Farms Dairy, Inc, is a unit of the National Dairy Products Corporation and considerable National Dairy stock is owned locally. Murphy Notes Rail Efficiency. “A composite index of operating effi- ciency of railroads for 1929, combining 13 separate factors, registered an in- crease over 1928 of 2.6 per cent, com- pared with a gain of 2.4 per cent in 1928, and of 1.5 per cent in 1927, In G. M.-P. Murphy & Co. state in their current Fortnightly Review in a dis- cussion of “Rallroad Operations in 1929.” “This index, compiled by the Bureau of Rallway Economics, is now about 25 per cent above the 1922 level, one indication of the results achieved by capital expenditures of nearly $6,000,000 in the last seven years,” the Review continues: “At least 12 separate measurements of operating efficiency reached new high levels during 1929. 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