Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1930, Page 3

! val v RED RIVER FLOOD THREAT LESSENED Shreveport Levee Workers Cheered—Large Area Inundated. By the Assoclated Press. SHREVEPORT, La., May 24.—A pre- diction of fair weather today cheered workers along the line from Shreveport to Alexandria in their task of strength- ;l}ln:lndrull.n(uvmnlmem ver. A respite from rainfall not only fa- but \ge would result from the high water which the Government ‘Weather Bureau has sald soon will ap- proximate the stage attained in the flood of 1927. Work continued here today on the secondary levee that has been con- structed around the section of the Red River levee at Shreve Island, just below here, that appeared to be crumbling early yesterday. Highways Flooded. Highways into Shreveport from the I'orth and East still were flooded from tiae overflow of streams swollen by rains. ‘Traffic on the Dixie Overland high- way was stopped at the eastern end of the traffic bridge in Bossier City, just across the Red River from Shreveport. ‘The Pershing highway was closed from Bernice to Shreveport. Thus far there has been no sustained interruption of railroad traffic in and out of Shreve- port. ‘While the Shreveport section still bore the brunt of flood waters mainly from bayous and overflow, the Red spilled over yesterday on both sides in Red River parish and was moving into Natchitoches parish with telling effect. A newspaper .survey .of the back- water around Shreveport revealed thou- sands of acres of inundated land, but few people or live stock were re- in danger. T. J. Wilkinson, planter of Red River parish, narrowly escaped with his life ‘when his horse stopped swimming in a swollen stream and floundered. Ouachita River Rises. o levll’u(:l t‘ht 1927 flm at Calion, noy of here yesterday, reports said, inundating more lands and com- pell further evacuation of homes. ly 500 of this town's 900 residents have left their homes, and are sheltered elther in private homes or in approxi- mately 100 box cars under the care of the Red (xogs.d o One thousand oil wells, put out of ope.nt\boer‘lnln the smted kgve! :‘Creek area, were g _inspec y oil com officials to determine the repairs nmlf sary for an early resumption of op- erations. SEDATE BUSINESS MEN TO BE CLOWNS TONIGHT Washington “¥’s” Men’s Clubs Plan Circus to Benefit Boys De- partment of Y. M. C. A. Ordinarily sedate business and - fessional men will transform themum into clowns, acrobats and “human freaks” tonight for ‘the big show staged annually by the ¥'s Men's Club of ‘Washington for the benefit of the boys’ department of the Y. M. C. A. The cir- cus will open at 8 o'clock in the gym nasium of the Central Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street. Funds raised by the performance will be used to purchase added for the boys of the Y. M. C. A, who have their own building at 1732 G street. ‘There will be nine acts, under the ring generalship of 8. Percy Oliver, himself a clown juggler of note. Walter Laidlow, 77 years old, reputed to be the aldest trick roller-skater alive, will give an exhibition of his art. Numerous stunts, feats of strength and skill and other features will be ted. be offered by the Boys’ Club of Wash- . Music will be furnished by the ithras Sanctorum Band, No. 100, Frank Kidwell, leader. ‘The is open to the public, in- eluding women and children. —_— STOLEN CAR RECOVERED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY Policeman King Arrests Three Men About to Strip Machine Taken From Home. Pive minutes after Daniel Murphy and his wife, at 17 T street, told lice their automobile had been taken rom in front of their home this morn- ing they were told of the recovery of the vehicle by Policeman W. J. King of the ninth precinct, in the vicinity of Ho{tdn avenue and Second street north- east. King is reported to have seen colored men apparently about to strip the car and he placed three men under arrest. prisoners regist:red as James Wright, 30 years old, 1338 Riggs street; George Pendleton, 23 years old, 1410 ‘Twenty-sixth street, and Richard Mc- Griss, 25 years, 422 Elm strcet. They were booked for investigation. American Film Men Hit. MEXICO CITY, May 24 (P).—The newspaper, La Prensa, yesterday at- tacked American motion picture dis- tribution in Latin America, charging ‘The tariff law is enforced by the Bureau of Cus- toms, but in 1916 Congress created an independent United States Tariff Commission; a board of six commissioners authorized to investigate the admin- istration, operation and effect of the customs laws and their relation to the Federal revenues. The {;cud ’:evelop;dml:y P:hemcomml lldfll%l; are phcded at e disposal of esident and Congress and spe- clal investigations are made at the direction of bopv;:. The commission cannot make a tariff rate, the alone. question and Constitution having reserved that power to Congress The “flexible feature” of a tariff law usually grants the Presideit power to modify rates within & 50 per cent limit. For the Chief Executive to pro- claim a change in any one rate, the commission con- . ducts an inves tion into all phases of the case in vises him of the facts on which to base his proclamation. % The commission has set up an advisory board to From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. *part is $mall, she is certainly one of the luminaries, sharing with James Gleason and Claude Gillingwater, . Who also have minor roles. Barbara Kent and Robert Armstrong, as the lovers, don't seem to be particularly xppy about it—nor can one blame em. One of the brightest of former “Follies” entertainers, Joe Frisco, is to be seen on.the stage. He has the usual cigar and cane properties and uses his feet with his accustomed agility. He and the Pathe and Para- mount newsreels are the best fea- tures of the program, which includes a_series of comedies, one of them, “Who Pays?” of which the less said the better. The Earle Orchestra rounds out the bill very nicely with selections ‘from “The Vagabond King.” E. de 8. M. “The Vagabond King” Seems to Meet All Expectations. peregrinations of that im- mensely _romantic figure, Francols Villon, have finally landed him on the screen. Amid Technicolor’s most tasteful color schemes, he may be seen in “The Vagabond King,” the Metropolitan Theater's: current cel- luloid opus. ‘This rewarmed version of Mr. McCarthy's play, “If I Were King,’ is recommended unhesitantly. It ‘ seems really - the first of the trans- massacred by llywood. Its present - form is mnot only cut up to.the pattern of its original shape, but the additions that have been tagged on bear Hoffman-Hoskins Revue Delights Belasco Audience. 'HE Shubert-Belasco Theater was alive last night with embryonic Paviowas, Marilyn Millers and Mary Eatons, the occasion being the an- nual revue of the Hoffman and Hos- kins School of the Dance. . seems better than ever; the scenes g0 by with none of the usual eye- aches that accompany colored pic- tures, and the general atmospheric irritant of defective sound apparat- us is almost entirely lacking. It is, glmdnfly speaking, a mighty . good m. ; “The Vagabond King” has, of course, an excellent story to begin with. The sudden rise of the young poet and frequenter of Paris’ most notorious tavern to the kingship of France and the heart conqueror of Louis XI's niece is a theme that romises well wherever it may be. n case, thanks to Dennis King's singing and O. P. Heggie's acting, blossoms with renewed vigor. The added sequence of Vil- lon’s waking to find himself meta- morphosed from a brawling tavern drunkard into a grand marshal of France is, furthermore, not only a pleasing sidestep from the original, but a highly amusing one. . Another surprising thing about this picture is that the producers have refrained from introducing a trained chorus for dancing purposes every second or so, thus turning a Louis XI story into a vaudeville show, as they had every chance to do. Dennis King's vocal contributions in the title role are among the film's B verdoneespecialy uring. thé over = ly during. the “Vagabond Song,” when his arms move like early-morning calisthenics. . P. e plays the part of Louis na appeal as niece, and Lillian Roth is the most satisfying of this century's Hugettes, From 8 o'clock until well along in the evening there were exhibitions of the terpsichorean art that in many instances outshone more ma- ture professionals. . Children from & foot high up showed the most be- wildering array of youthful dancing talent seen on the local boards this season. Well trained, showing none of the usual earmarks of stage fright, these youngsters provided an eve- ning of entertainment that older devotees of the muse well might envy. This year's revue had for its theme a Zeppelin ride that stopped over and hopped from one country to another, and in the course of the evening almost every country had its .inning, represented by the twinkling toes of its representative dancers. Starting at Broadway, where little Lorraine Imlay did a “gold digging” dance, one of the hits of the revue, the “Zep” passed in quick succession over England, Ire- land and ice. The stop in Ireland proved one of Mary Hampton, Audrey Heathcote and Catherine - Dengler contributing some of the cleverest steps of the show. In France little Jane Stanton, Betty Raymond, Flora Blumenthal and “a cute duet” proved themselves mis- tresses of grace and.technique, and in Germany's attractive “Toy Shop,” Margaret Mary Edmonston brought cheers for her dance, as also did Lli- lian Hoffman, one of the most minute of the entertainers. Other stopping points along the Other things of interest on the program include Graham McNamee announcing The Evening Star-Uni- versal newsreel events and a comedy that is better than the averag E. de B. M. way were Honolulu, Japan and Hol- lywood, which concluded a program of astonishing merit. E. de 8. M. Seeks to Divorce Husband, Whatever His Name May Be the Film Feature. THE best scene in the Earle's cur- rent aftriction is when the hero takes the heroine over his knees and gives her.a good spanking. The lady is one of the dumb-bells in “Dumb- bells in Ermine,” which bids for a career with the help of a few quaint ahuck!u and a few quaint situa- ons, ‘The “quaint situations” in this distilled version of the former stage play, “Weak Sisters,” are most evi- dent when the girls from the “speak- easy” (here the shadow of Mr. Will H. Hays is apparent) come to get a lecture from a reforming_ preacher before they leave town. is impossible minister, yearning to get himself a wife to go to the Kongo, who is last seen running away after one of the speakeasy lassies, who has reminded him in the course of his lecture that she has seen him before. Thus hypocritical righteousness re- * cetves a setback, which is the cue for the prizefighting hero to step in and run away with the girl. ‘Through & melee of impossible characters, ranging from the proud mother, who says that her daugh- ter's future has been arranged for, Joe Frisco at the Earle Overtops By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr., May 24.—Mrs. Edna May Marco wants a di- vorce from Adolph D. Marco, or whatever his name is. Although she has been married eight years, she states in her pe- tition that she is not just sure what her husband's name is. It may be Adolph D, Marco, she said, or A. D. Martin, or Duff Marco. In seeking alimony, Mrs. Marco asks the court to grant her suit- able amounts under each name, if necessary. She states her hus- band banks under the three Mh. and owns property under eac! that above all the American motion ture is the arm of propagandists to “Saxonize” the Latins, and is ding essentially political. SPECIAL NOTICE. CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY — FOUR sites on driveway near chapel; posts and railings. Address Box 277-8, Star office. 35* I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts “other than those contracted by my- H. H. CARPENTER. 4217 12th PL. N.E. 8% to the heroine, who allows herself to become engaged to the smitten preacher, passes that always delgiht- ful actress, Beryl Mercer, with her usual effectiveness. Although her Franklin 8127—8128—8129—7458 Special rates for b Philadelphia and New York, UNITED STATES STORAGE CO.. INC., 418 10th St. N.W._Metropolitan 1845. REMEDY FOR SICK ROOFS, Yn\l"lll wet wrsr.}i(nl’ nolg!un&m B TS b, o e et 07 in years. Tell your rooter ROSE BROS. CO., 3120 GA. AVE. NORTH 0347. Happy Days Are Here Again ~—time for us to perfect your printing plans for Spring 1930 The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D 8t. N.W. _Phone National 0650 Wanted—Load =from New York. Philadeiphis, Richmona. Ta.t, Shicaso. WL e i Il-’fillrlh N. ¥.. Cumberiand., Mad., and %. Pa. A Smith’s Transfer & Stor:ge Co., 1313 You St + =+ Noi 3343 ROOFWORK 1t th; d 1 fooled’ Riter B Braduca H00% KOONS compaty. “Distr ‘Diatrict 0933 Falntlng—?arerix‘\g 7 ©ur prices are hi:!i:fi: ] Edwin S, Rucker AN 8 WW. Nat. 0a. A new roof Don’t Let Juhe First Cost You Money Look on your calendar—until May 31st prices on Coal will be the Jowest of the year. When June steps in prices step up—month by month thereafter Coal prices rise until Fall. Why not do like thousands of other foresighted Washingtonians — call Hessick today —get the finest Coal tha's mined —hear the clink of UNION CONSIDERED BY PRESBYTERIANS Southern Church Given Plan for Uniting Four Or- ganizations. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 24— The questiop of organic union with four other churches was brought before the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church here yesterday in reports and addresses of committees and visiting speakers. With the preliminary work of re- celving and referring reports of com- mittees completed during a busy day the assembly is ready to receive recom- mendations today for active considera- tion. One of the important reports on today's program is that of commitee on home missions. Union Is Urged. ; Organic union of all Presbyterian bodies was urged before the assembly today by the Rev. John McNaugher, rmident of the Presbyterian Theolog- cal Seminary of Pittsburgh, Pa., and & representative of the United Presby- terian Church. A general union in- stead of merging only the Southern Presbyterian and United Presbyterian Churches is favored by his church, he sald. He made a special a 1 to the Southerners in behalf of the Northern Presbyterian Church, urging against a disposition to be “proud of sectional- ism.” ‘The Southern Presbyterian Church and the United Presbyterian Church can dictate the terms of a gen- eral union, making it as conservative as they wish, Mr. McNaugher declared. Report Presented. ‘The report of a special committee favoring union with other Presbyterian bodies was .laid before the assembly, naming specifically the Northern Pres- |the byterlan Church, the United Presby- terians, the Reformed Church in Amer- ica and the Reformed Church in the United States. Dr. Willlam R. Dobyns, Birmingham, Ala., who retired yesterday as moderator, is chairman of the com- mittee which recommended that cem- mittees be instructed to draft a plan of organic union to be handed down church ready_ for union when a plan is approved. Renewed vigilance against atheism was sought in an address by Willlam H. Matthews, general' secre- tary of the American Tract Society of New York, who said the objectives of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism are being rapidly spread through moving pic- tures, colleges and theaters. “Even our ministers,” he declared, “sometimes wish to tell their congregations how much they do not’ believe rather than how much they believe.” DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ARE ON ANNUAL OUTING 650 Travel to Randalls Beach and Seaside Park, Chesapeake Beach, for Yearly Affair. About 650 boys of the District of Co- lumbia Council, Boy Scouts of America, celebrated their annual outing today at Randalls Beach and Seaside Park, Chesapeake Beach, where they were guests of the park management. The boys traveled to their outing resort on special trains of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Co. and planned to return to o'clock tonight. 6, 7 and 8 Rooms Colored Porcelain Bath and Kitchen Fixtures - is | Anaconda Employes Will Get 50- > APPLICATION for INVESTIGATION co-ordinate the activities of its staff of lawyers, examiners, cost accountants, transportation experts and statisticlans. A tariff rate based on the difference in cost of prod: America and the cost and transportation of like for- eign manufacturers. Ascertainment of costs occa- sions the most painstaking and time-consuming effort. Before rate changes are made, public hear- ings are held. economists, is generally luction in briefly above. how laws are made on Congress in Action.” A great maze of jumbled facts and figures must be unraveled. The unavoidable routine which must be followed in almost every single case is outlined And now, we have before us the new tariff law of the seventy-first Congress—let us see (ALl rights protected. ~‘Trade Patent Ommice.) CHEAT THE MOTHS Send furs and clothing to Cold Storage. Securiip Starage 1140 FIFTEENTH ST A SAFE DEPOS|TORY FOR 38 YEARS CAASPINWALL . PRESIDENT Capitol Hill. Monday—*“The mark registered U. B. *King of the Ivories” Who Gained Fame In Prison Plans Return to Microphone. wfllcloaeofithl‘a‘vlu'ummnd.nd L hill stand, with the un.oi a cl ™ e 1 ck E Reasonable Rental It was the microphone that gave him| Since August Harry glected the national distinction when he was only a number in the Missouri Penitentiary. the prison band. e g oo WS TR | pnch ™St Beopatin e, | Speaker Longworth, Secre- iy e e oI tamy Hunleysand wOtens: Snodgrass was released from the pen- itentiary six years ago and immediately caught on as a vaudeville attraction. A ear ago he quit the entertainment usiness and settled here. He wanted RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS BEGIN TOMORROW Series of Three Broadcasts Will Replace Winter Schedule of National System. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 24—Summer re- liglous broadcasts, consisting of three serles of programs, are to be inaugu- rated Sunday, June 1, by the National Broadcasting system, it was announced today. The series ends October 12. The Summer programs, similar to those of last year, will replace the ‘Winter schedule. They will consist of the friendly hour, with Dr. Stanley Durkee, pastor of the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn; the National Sunday Forum, featuring Dr. Ralph W. Sock- man, pastor of the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, New York, and Twilight Reveries, conducted by Dr. Charles L. Goodell, executive sec- retary of the Commission on mg:]hm of the Federal Council of Chur of €hrist in America. The programs will be conducted by the department of religious radio of Greater New York Federation of federal council. The Friendly hour will go out each Sunday at 2 p.m. (E. 8. T.) over WJZ and stations, the Sunday Forum on 'WEAF and network at 3 p.m. and Twi- :um Reverles via ‘WJZ and chain at pm. MINER’S PA.Y REDUCED Cent Cut June 1. BUTTE, Mont., May 24 (#)—Wages of the daily pay-roll employes of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. will be reduced on June 1 by 50 cents a day. ‘The announcement was posted yester- day at the mines, smelters and plants of the company in Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls. Similar reductions will be made by other mines operating com- panies in the Butte district. The reduction in wages is the result of the decline in the price of copper. The basic wage for miners at Butte under the new scale will be $4.75 a day. 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Open and Lighted Until 9 O°Clock P.M. 5 B INGORPGRATED 130 HESTREET! 1063 31st St. Attic Play Rooms Pool Room for Adults Garages Open Fireplaces new months and is “hopelessly out of touch with the world,” Harry is sure he can catch up. Job. When , WO school is out this Summer he'll settle to ! Although he has .not had a piece of sheet music in his hands for Will Rogers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. —We final- ly got the real low down on the intelligence of ‘the Senste. ‘The Capitol Building put in dial telephones and out of 96 mem- bers only two knew enough to Three Bed Rooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bath and Large Reception Room. Electric Refrig- eration. NOTABLES LISTED FORCOLLEGE HONOR THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road Degrees Bestowed Upon Le: Your PARKING PROBLEMS at Home By the Associated Press. CHESTER, Pa., May, 24.—Col.. Frank K. Hyatt, president and commandant of the Pennsylvania Military College, announced yesterday the honoraryde- grees' will be conferred on Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House; Sec- retary of War Patrick J. Hurley cad five other persons at commencement exercises June 18. The degree of doctor of laws will be conferred on Speaker Longworth, Sec- retary Hurley, the Rev. Dr. Milton G. Evans, president of Crozler Theological Seminary, at Chester, and Col. Hyatt. The degree of doctor of tary science will be conferred on Maj. Gen. John A. Lejuene, United States Ma- rines, retired, and commandant of the Virginia Military Institute, and Maj. Gen, Fred W. Sladen, commander of khe 3d Corps Area of the United States No Charge for Extra Passengers 35c Any Distance Infant Falls From Counter and Is —Mrs. Max Janowsky, hunting a bar- gain, has lost her 19-month-old baby. counter in a Cedar Rapids store while | she shopped. The baby fell head first ' to the floor. Yesterday the child dic? work 'em. And rmy. City Proper both these mem- Rear Admiral Robert Edward Coon! Shopping C: 1.10 Pes bers were men |United States Navy, retired, will reofl% City Dflvln‘:"sl’.so ruruno:'r" who had been de- feated at the last election. Showing they knew en- tirely too much to be in there. Carter Glass - thought it was a rat trap and baited his with cheese. So they are going to have them taken out. There is nobody to put the blame on but geouml! if you get the wrong num- . They want nothing connected with the Senate in any way where the responsibility can't be shifted. P, 8.—] Angeles census is not out set. Our surveyors are still an- nexing more territory. We had Mexico City, and the League of Na- tions made us give it back. SHOPPER LOSES BABY the degree of doctor of naval scien 4831 16th STREET N.W. (N.E. Cor. of 16th and Emerson Streets) & 10 Rooms—4 Baths—2-Car Garage Has not been occupied PRICE, $23,500 (Brokers protected) Open Sunday—2.to 9 P.M. 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