Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1930, Page 5

CATHOLIC CHARITY MEETING 0 OPEN Secretary of Interior Will| Speak at First Session Tonight. ‘The sixteenth meeting of the National Conference on Catholic Charities will be opened with pontifical high mass in St. Patrick’s Church at 10 o'clock this morning. Right Rev. John M. Mc- Namara, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, will be the celebrant of the mass and the sermon will be preached by Right &v. T. C. O'Reilly, bishop of Scranton, ‘Thomas F. Farrell of New York, presi- dent of the conference, will welcome the delegates at the general meeting in the Catholic University gymnasium at 8 o'clock tonight to mark the official opening of the sessions. Secretary Wilbur of the Interior will speak at the initial session. Right Rev. Mgr. James Hugh Ryasn, rector of Catholic University and honorary presi- dent of the conference, also is scheduled to_be heard tonight. ‘The committee on families will meet at the Willard Hotel, the conference uarters, today and the speakers at this session will include Mrs. John Glenn, president, Family Welfare Asso- clation of America; Bruce Mohler, di- Tector, National Bureau of Immigraticn, National Catholic Welfare Conference; Mrs. Herbert F. Fisher, Hartford, Conn and Mrs. Charles P. McNeill, vice presi- d'gnt. of the Christ Child Society of A round-table conference for the sis- ters will be conducted this afternoon by Dr. John M. Cooper, director, Na- tional Study of Child-caring Home. The meeting of the Society of St. incent de Paul will be held at 2:30 'clock this afternoon in the Willard - IRISH POET URGES FARM POPULATION George Russell, “AE,” Would Have 20 Per Cent Remain in Laural Communities. By the Associated Press. YORK, September 27.—Fore- peril to American life in re- Nation's agricultural cent of America’s popu- would remain on the farm. t & dinner given in the first of a series of ad- make throughout the mist’s figures that population can pro- for the other 90 one room that life will fester -into —— . THE SUNDAY STAR, NEW ' AGRICULTURE BUILDING STANDS FORTH sk g ‘With the old administration building of the Department of Agriculture finally giving way before the steam shovel, the monumental new home of the department now furnishes an imposing view at the lower end of Thirteenth street. —Star Staff Photo. Well Balanced Program Offered at the Palace. «@ ELL balanced” is the term that should be ap- plied to the program for the week at the Palace Theater. “The Santa Fe Trail,” which is entertainment, but does not involve any strain upon individual talent, is not too long to combine with one of the most satisfying of the Loewstage-pres- entation units. Spanish and Indian sources, with the abun- dance of action to be e where sheep - and cattle are Richard Arlen, bred and juvenile smart ness is so mingled with antics by those of a more mature class as to hold the constant attention of ad- mirers of Western stories. Richard Arlen has had better roles than that of Stan Hollister, the young sheep owner of “The Santa Fe Trail” but he makes the most of all that may be found in the ? it maddens one to think that the immortal, 3 FAST DRIVERTHWARTS CHASE WITH SMOKE Policeman Martin Halted After Being Nearly Run Down on Georgia Avenue. a speeding auto- iped his patrol car and continued without halting, Police- man Henry J. Martin of the thirteenth Eechet, gave chase last night only to mug :'wom:lnch “duy whe;x the occu] pursued car released an e%‘e.;:tiu smoke screen attack. Martin was examining the permit of a truck driver he had just arrested in the 6000 block of Georgia avenue for flashed by, grazed the side of the parked m car and kept going with una- ‘The oflur yelled to the arrested truck driver, Ivan L. Polas of 135 Utah street, to go to No. 13 station and wait for him. Martin then started in pursuit of the hit-and-run car in the police road- ster. Two* bloc;g ;wny& ‘however, lhte man operating the smoke ‘screen equipment of the fleeing automobile, released a cloud of smoke too dense for Martin to drive through, and the policeman was forced to abandon the chase. He did Dot obtain the tag numbers of the car. Palos, in the meantime, had complied with Martin's instructions to report to the thirteenth precinct and was reward- | ed for so doing when the officer Ip-‘l peared and voluntarily released his prisoner on personal NEW PANTAGES TRIAL | OBJECT OF PROTEST | Prosecution Demands Appellate | Court Rehearing in Decision for Theater Magnate. nce. \ By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 27. ~—District Attorney Buron Fitts an- today he would seek imme- diately a rehearing in the Appellate Court of its decision ordering a new trial for Alexander Pantages, theater mfinl(e convicted of criminally as- saulting Eunice Pringle, young dance: After conferring with Robert P. Stev art, chief deputy, and Daniel F. Beecher, chief trial degu . Pitts issued a state- ment saying he deemed it his duty to seek & rehearing, and if that is refused, to ask for a rehearing in the State Supreme Court. WILL DURANT TO MAKE . DEBUT AS D. C. SPEAKER ‘Will Durant, philosopher and author of “The Story of Philosophy,” will make his first Washington ‘appearance Wednesday evening, November 19, in the Jewish Community Center, it wes announced yesterday. He will discuss subject, “Is Progress Real?” character. The sureness of lcu the force that part volved in the intrigue of a fight be- tween cattle and sheep men, and Eugene Pallette as “Doc” Brady, the -natured, but hard-hitting friend of Hollister, is an admirabls figure in the play. Mitzi Greep as Emily, robust juvenile perforczer and , creates a icuous element in the action, and lends a humorous 'h‘:l‘}c!?l 'ilbh h}:: constant -“I don't re_it.” T young companion, “Old Timer,” is in the capable hands of Junior Durkin. Others in the cast are Hooper Archley, Luis Alberni, Lee Shumway, Standing Bear, Blue Cloud, Yowlache and Jack Byron. An orchestra of young women, de-~ scribed as Alex Hyde's Melody Maidens, co-operates with the house orchestra in one of the most effective rograms of instrumental music eard here in a long time. Mar- velous tap dancing by the. “Three Queens” is a feature of the program. Loma Ruth, acrobatic dancer, does the most difficult things in this line, with apparent ease, while Sylvia Mil- ler displays musical talent. “Our Gang” appears in “Teacher’s Pet,” a comedy which has no dull moment, and the newsreel shows the latest events. D. C. C. Comedy at R-K-O Keiths Has a Few Good Laughs. “HALP SHOT AT SUNRISE,” the current cinema opus at R-K-O Keith's, has about as much sense to it“as the title. But thanks to_the mad pirouettings of those two buffoons, Woolsey and Wheeler, there are moments of it that are pretty funny. & Although nothing of this comedy 120 4% 6% 6% 6% 4% "0 4% ¢ % ¢% o%% o ogrfegeelefecioloatestefedecds 0;0 °e <% < -, o o Specializing in Perfect DIAMONDS Also complete line of stand- ard and all-American made watches. Shop at the friendly store— you're always greeted with a ;mfle—wflh no obligation to uy. Charge Accounts Invited M. Wurtzburger Co. 901 G St. N.W. X FOR RENT D Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Hall Southern, Eastern and Western Exposure. Electrical Refrigera- tion. Reasonable Mr. Durant is one of several lec- of prominence the Jewish Com- Center has obtained for its Fall m season of the National Forum. Jacob Ben-Ami, founder of the Jewish Art Theater, will open the series of lectures Sunday evening, October 26, with an address on the subject, “An Evening in the Theater.” Rental. THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road N.W. ?rom the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. essentially original, there is enough old stuff well rehashed to carry one through stretches of interspersed dullness. Mr. Wheeler, clad in his glasses and very personal apparel, does a dance in and around a foun- tain that is silly and entertaining. And again, Mr. Woolsey, as a waiter on a pair of skates, skirmishes among his patrons with side-slip- ping results. Apart, however, from a few cyclonic laugh moments such as these, the sum total of it all does not do much to the old blood pressure. It remains a mild and occasionally amusing little comedy. The admirers of these two recently successful clowns no doubt will con- sider that they are funnier than ever before. And they will claim that Dorothy Lee and the fair Parisian Olga have never been more alluring. All of which is probably true. But somehow, in the pot-pourti of laugh gags that have been inserted, there are so many that cry their ware house heritage that by the time the good ones are reached a yawn may be in the offing as well. The plot has to do with the war, two soldiers distinctly A. W. O. L. and a colonel who scented love letters by mistake in place of important news to the commander-in-chief. Amidst all this there are two M. P.’s on an with moments of wit, carry the entire picture on their shoulders, and whether they get away with it or not depends, perhaps, on the level of one's disposition. This one found itself on the wane. An amusing trifle, “Humanettes,” a Knute Rockne foot ball exhibit, and the sprightly R-K-Olians com- Pplete the bill. E.deS. M. |- “4nimal Crackers” Keeps Laush Pace at Columbia. FOR A second week the four Marx brothiers may be seen at the Co- lumbig, thro their audience into lavzna fits. In most recent con- #oction, “Animal Crackers,” they Headache-Eye Strain Eyes Examined reach just about the height of their art—which is an explicable thing and one strictly local to their na- tures. They have never been funnier nor more effective in their totally mad way. They make no sense. Their plot might be thrown over- board before it starts.t But they cavort through an hour and a half of cinema bandinage with such suc- cess as seldom comes the way of comedians. Just why they are funny is unfathomable. They are them- selves—that is, three of them are— the other might as well be a cousin or a distant relative by marriage. The rest of the film isn’'t even fair—it's just hopeless. But that part is so small, and the moments 80 few when one or other of the brothers isn’t around, that one doesn’t have to worry about it. Un- fortunately, the usually comely Lil- lian Roth is lost in the shuffie. But what with Harpo to listen to strum- ming away on his harp, Chico play- ing away at the piano and Broucho talking in the “asides” of “Strange Interlude” there is plenty to lure you to the Columbia. DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OPEN BUREAU OF INFORMATION Council Would Be Glad to Inter- view Volunteer Workers to Aid in Project. An information bureau for the benefit of absentee voters is being maintained in room 1066, National Press Building, by the District of Columbia Demo- cratic Women's Educational Council. The council announced yesterday that it would be glad to interview volunteer workers in order that the work of ob- taining information of the . registra- tion and voting laws in the States might go forward. Mae Helm, president of the council, said trained workers were available af the offices at all times to advise resi- dents of Washington about voting regu- lations in the several States. Apartment Robbed of Clothing. More than $100 worth of apparel was reported stol:n from the apartment of John Tunis, 3026 Porter street, during the tenant’s absence yesterday, accord- ing to a report made to police of the Fourteenth precinct. Four dresses and & p'gzlewere among the articles reported stolen. Positively Relieved By DR. A. S. SHAH TéflCUnusual Oftfer This Week READING GLASSES '3 Kryptok Invisible Bifocal Lenses + Toric Kryptok Bifocal Lenses (one pair to see near and far). price this week ....... 25% Discount on Oculist’s Prescription Make sure of the Special 7 .00 real condition of your eyes by having them ex- amined by an Optometrist—practicing in an Exclusive Optical Establish- Established 17 Years ment. -SHAH, PTG 81 the Address g.uou Not & Jewelry Store W. V. Moses & Sons Established Eleventh and F Streets Washington, D.C. . 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Government aid to enable the bank to resume business promptly had been anticipated, but as yet no word has come from the President to indicate hecwul m)til;mrlz dlucge:mdlunce. ‘arlos Miguel de Cespedes, secretary of public works, and one of the more important depositors at the Bank of Commerce, said he felt certain Presi- dent Machado would return here some time tonight or early tomorrow to in- vestigate the situation. Depositors Call Session. Reassured by this, a number of the largest depositors, including leaders in the sugar and tobacco prominent merchants and real estate men, called a conference and issued a statement expressing their confidence in the bank and its officers. American banks here were not serious- ly embarrassed by the Bank of Com- merce’s difficulties. Many of the smaller depositors withdrew their accounts, but the larger depositors refused to be con- cerned. Ample emergency funds_are available to these banks from the Fed- eral reserve bank. A series of conferences with some of the larger depositors was held this aft- ernoon. Inadequate System Blamed. Some of the latter said they were told that the suspension of payments was attributed to the ‘“present diffi- culties in rediscounting first-class cred- its due to a shortage of currency, and the lack of an adequate banking sys- tem similar to those in existence in the United States, France and other countries, which Fmvldu the necessary elasticity of credit in such cases.” The Demetrio Cordova Banking Co., which closed its doors when the shut- down of the Bank of Commerce this morning started a general run, was clared to be secure. Demetrio Cordova, president, was sald to have closed his bank 4s a precautionary measure when prospects of a run loomed, but will re- open Monday.! BANCO COMERCIAL TO OPEN. Vice President Says Business Will Be Resumed Monday. NEW YORK, September 27 (#)—Al- fredo Canal, vice president of the Banco Comercial de Cuba, said today that the Banco Comercial would be open for business as usual 'in Havana Monday morning. He rrolnud out that despite the similarity of names, this bank has no 1 WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 28, 1930—PART ONE. Prohibition Insignia Not Police “Billy,” Declares Woodcock ‘Three™ n's clubs and & pair of mm are not the of the Prohibition i iticn Director Amos W. W. Woodcock flatly declared yesterday. He found these things hanging over the entrance of a prohibition office at Wilmington, Del, and police. Ours is an inves- tigative ¢ A connection with the suspended Banco de Comercio, or Bank of Commerce. The Banco Comercial de Cuba repre- sents the Giannini banking chain in Cuba. Quarry Colored Stome. ORLEANS, Ind. (#).—An experiment in qui colored sandstone is being made near here. Promoters of the en- terprise hope to persuade architects of skyscrapers to use it for color effect COLLEGE BOARD HIT BY RESIGNED HEAD Asserts Milliken University Needs Clerk Instead of Pres- ident to Run It. By the Assoclated Press. DECATUR, Ill, September 27.—Dr. Mark E. Penney, fifth president of James Millikin University to resign in the past 17 years, declared in a re- port made public today that the in- stitution needs a clerk rathér than a president as its chief executive. His report, covering the academic year 1929-30, has just been submitted to the university’s board of trustees. ‘“The authorities concerned in run- ning the college really do not need a president for the institution, but a lerk who will do their bidding, take no credit for any achievement and quietly and meekly assume responsibility for “The outline I have submitied here e that wrong,” Dr. Pene ;':;flmfl goes 8. indicates the t of psy- chology at the Unlvé“mm,h CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Outing Club; Hike, Red Triangle Canal and New Cut roads, meet at 2 pm. FUTURE. Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phl Pra- ternity, University Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Card party, Ladles’ Auxiliary No. 256, Knights of St. John, Sacred Heart Au- itorium, Sixteenth street and Park road, Wednesday evening. Dance, Gaelic-American Club, Play- house, 4 N street, Thursday even Pianos To Loan FRE Frankly, we have too many pianos now in stock. Of course, we would like to sell them. Some new, some used instruments, Every piano in the sale will be sacrificed at a price almost unbelievable. The slashing reductions on Grands, Players, Uprights should cause many to be sold immediately. All pianos not sold outright will be placed in the homes of familiesinterested in owning a piano in the immediate future, particularly homes where there are children. You must call at the store to file your request. Positively No Charge Of Any Kind We, of course, reserve the right to select the homes in which the pianos are to be placed and they may be used indefinitely until we need them. CHAS. M. STIEFF, INC. Open Evenings Copyright, 1930, L. C. Gorsuch. SALE - Remain 1340 G Street N.W, MONDAY and Tuesday of this week are the last days during which prices, in effect through September on all items in our stock of home furnishings, will continue. Whether you plan the furnishing of an entire home or a single room, or simply the replacement of a piece of furniture, a-rug or a lamp, we believe the values which you will find here will be espe- cially interesting during these days. = W.&J. SLOANE 709 TWELFTH STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C.