Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1930, Page 16

THE EVENING STAR STOKHOLDERS SUE YD REELECTED 10 SEIZE CONTROL OF SMITH COMPANY Preferred Holders Ask Court to Cancel ‘All Common Shares. y DEFENDANTS ACCUSED OF ILLEGAL ISSUANCES Suit Attacks Stocks Held by Pitts, Henry, Zihlman, Crissinger and Anadale. With the four principal officials of the P, H. Smith Co. scheduled to go on trial here within the next few days on ctiminel charges, a group of pre- ferred stockholders yesterday took legal action to cancel all common stock of the concern and wrest control from the present officers. The suit of the preferred stockholders, filed in Wilmington, Del., asks the court common or _votin: “l{uflo:lld ‘b‘;’ &he Bryan Pitts, Slmuj J. Henry, Representative Prederick N. Zihiman, Daniel R. Crissinger and C. Elbert Anadale. Stock Issuance Called Illegal. The plea for cancellation is based on the allegation that of the common stock now in the hands of the defend- ants was issued without lawful consid- eration and by unlawful and improper action.of the board of directors, and is, therefore, unauthotized, iliegal and wveid.” If the suit is successful the defend- ants will lose the control of the com- that they exercise through voting stock, for, under the Dela- trol of a corporation shifts The suit, filed by law firm of Marvel, M A in behalf of the Preferred Stockholders’ the man- original and the and Henry of the voting that 18,750 - | With the clerk of the House a statement to tem- defendants. from Pitts, iforerly the in the or- sued by Henry, former the Delawars : R zig!;es%xe 135 i tee has intervened in this suit. DISTRICT EMPLOYES - ARE PAID BY CHECK g"‘“"“ 7 e poseie Repair Shop Experiment May Be | P’ Used in Other Branches if Successful. to other branches of the District that finally all payment of | be made by check insf 2,258 § 2, § District Bullding, Maj. James , District disbursing office the Commissioners for another which the cash for the pay- salaries could be kept, saying had about $100,000 in his m:l;gu;nd t“‘h. flprehen'srl;e y of a hold-up. The foners had no extra I’l'ooum vaillable but decided to reduce the temptation to hold-up by making some payments by checks. ‘There is an average pay roll of 400 men getting something more than $50 | each at every bi-weekly pay day. ASSOCIATION VOICE CHARGE AGAINST POLICE | Civic Federation to Investigate Complaints of Mistreatment Filed by Colored People. ‘The Federation of Civic Associations | at its meeting last night appointed a | committee of seven to hear and in- | vestigate complaints of maltreatment ' by policemen of members of the colored race and bring the same to the atten- | tion of Maj- Henry G. Pratt, super- | tendent of police. Edward F. Harris, who offered | i 1 | Bunche, who teaches | sclence at Howard University, | ‘the influence of civic associa- betterment of conditions in municipalities in con- | trast with that wielded by politicians RECALL ANNOUNCED V. 8. Envoy to Spend Two Months Here Before Going to Uruguay. to | Mather, Cleveland, $5,000 each; Oliver tead | lips, jr., Butler, Pa.; John L. Severance, | lll:‘ldy have been pledged ! % | volved, and the outcome more uncertain. Group at right: Sergt. Rol of staff, U. of D. 8. WETS PLAN REPORT ON CAMPAIGN FUND Statement Shows Receipts Total $78,717, Expenditures $110,717 in Two Months. The Association Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment planned today to file showing receipts of $78,764 and expendi- tures of $110,717 between September 1 and Octcber 21. Henry H. Curran, president of the tion had been under an “exhaustive” investigation by the Senate Campaign PFunds Investigating Committee. n gn on the back razil. Sometimes life seems like just one dry Senator after another.” Senator Dale’s Statement. association Dhlur)_ed, “but I do not even know of Senator Dale helieved the committee had no authority to go into the activi- ties of any of the organizations inter- ested in the prohibition controversy. Fund Contributors Listed. ‘The assoclation, as were: Harry York; Stanley announced by Payne Bingham, New Field, Chicago; Samuel G. Jennings, Fairfield Conn.; Cornelius | F. Kelley, New York; Thomas W. Phil- Cleveland, $2,500 each; E. B. Dane, Boston; Arthur Lyman, Boston, $2,000 | each; and the following $1,000 con- tributors: Mrs. Isabel Anderson, Ji maica Plain, Mass.; Hazel Draj Ht e, Mass.; George R. A Boston; H. M. Hana, Cleveland; Conrad P. Thatheway, South Lincoln, Mass.; | John H. Hord, Cleveland; C. Wilbur Miller, Cockeysville, Md.; George W.| Roosevelt, New York, and Alfred H.; Swayne, New York. Ligiba 2 s HAVENNER-STENGLE RACE BECOMES WARM Dark Horse Threatens Upset in Citizens’ Federation Presid- ency Vote. The race for the presidency of the Pederlflxr;? olcgtueng Afifim l.m; W 4 Ty 3 (":hc:xrllc‘l I S'Enll:eteuchtd the predic- tion stage today, with both candidates: apparently confident of election. ‘Supporters o Stengle announced that 60 votes, or, enough to insure election, te. Dr. Havenner, who is seeking a third term, claims he has enough pledgad votes already to return -him to presidency for another term. The showdown will come next Sate urday night when the election is held in the board room of the District Build- ing. By that time, however, if reports in the ranks of organized citizenship are true, a dark horse will have entered the race. and make the election :nore in- SAILORS CALLED AWAY Mine Sweeper to Leave ‘Washing- ton at Noon on Navy Day. n::{be}hvydnyhrlmfl. of the service to Fort Myer yesterday attending reunion here. Top row, left to bert Sedusky, holder of the Distinguish Jchn H. Keating, Corpl. Perry R. Shuey, D. S. C., and Sergt. Bottom row, left to right: Frederick » lock, bolder of Congressional Medal of Honor; Gen Charles P. Summerall, chief 8. A, and former division commander, and Louis L. Kowaski, holder T 7, | Yesterday, several hundred more were principal contributors to the | | rangements for the luncheon. Meeting, Army and t{C. A. B. 107 Grafton street, CI e ed Service Cross; Sergt. W. Green. R. Cushing, D. 8. C.; Sterling More- —Star Staff Photo. VETERANS T0 PAY HONOR 10 THE DEAD Massing of Colors and Me- morial Services by 1st Divi- sion This Afternoon. Im| lve memorial services for members of the 1st Division who have died will be held at the 1st Division monument, south of the. State, War and Navy Building, by members of the division reunion here this afternoon at_2:30 o'clock. who have given their lives for their coun! On the monument is inscribed the names of all the 1st Division members who were killed in action or who died of wounds or other injuries resulting from the World War. Addresses Scheduled. Gen. les P. Summerall, chief of staff of United States Army and former commander of the 1st Division, and former Chief Justice Walter 1. Mc- Coy will make addresses at the exer- cises. Appropriate music will be ren- &l’ed'?i the Army Band and tion be delivered bi Col. J. Dickson, former chaplain of the lst Division. In addition to the members of the to arrive here for the services at the monument this afternoon and the annual et of the reunion to be held in the Wi Hotel tonight at 7 o'clock. ‘The banquet is to be one of the fea- tures of the reunion and election of of- ficers will be held and other business at that time. 1st Division, O Eriated Droara decorated_ with programs, decora sketches drawn by A. B. cartoonist of Tulsa, oy Division veteran, be used banquet. The sketches will depict va- rious events in Gen. Summerall’s career. ‘Yesterda were guests of E and F Troops of the 3d Cavalry at luncheon at Fort Myer, with the 16th Fleld Artillery assisting a8 hosts. After the lunch an exhibition arill was sta; for the veterans’ bene- fit by Ca and Artillery at Fort yer. Group Hears Gen. Summerall. Gen. Summerall, addressing the group at luncheon at Fort Myer, referred to the accomplishments of the 1st Division and the spirit of comradeship that al- ways has existed among its members First Sergt. T. D. Moffett of Troop F, 3rd Cavalry at Fort Myer and formerly | a commissioned officer with the 1st Di- vision in Prance, was in charge of ar- R — NAMESAKE OF NAVAL HERO IS GIVEN 10-YEAR TERM, A colored namesake of the hero of Manila Bay—Admiral Dewey Cooper, alias Dewey Wright—was sentenced to- day by Justice Peyton Gordon in Dis- trict Supreme Court to serve 10 years in the penitentiary. He entered the store of Charles Rosenberg, 3136 M street, and robbed the proprietor of $12, a watch and pocketbook. He was in- dicted forerobbery. Julius Epps, colored, recently con- victed of a charge of manslaughter, was given a term of eight years, the jury having recommended the prisoner to the mercy of the court. Epps was ac- cused of shooting John Grant, also col- ored, June 22, 1929, at the Silver Slip- per Dance Hall, 1200 U street. A sentence of seven years in the peni- tentiary was imposed on Clwr! Snipes, colored, for shooting his wife, Rosie, June 12. The court told the prisoner he was fortunate in not being charged with a homicide. 1 T Ok AL CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Card party—Wanderlusters Club, club house, Franklin Park, Va., 7:30 p.m. Card party and dance—Bethlehem Chapter. No. 7, O, E. S, Arlington Hotel, 8:30 p.m. M —Order- of Alhambra, Willard Hotel, cabinet room, 8 p.m. ‘Tea dance—Trinity College, Willard Hotel, Willard room, 4 to 7 p.m. Dinner—8ociety of 1st Division, A. E. P, Willard Hotel, large ball room, 7:30 p.m. party, Parent-Teacher As- sociation, cclumb{l Park School, 8 pm. Navy Soclety, hevy Chase, Md., tonight. Hike, Red mmcu’ouun{ Club, meet at Canal and New Cut roads, tomorrow, 2 p.m. One-day retreat for women, Nazareth Social . Service Center, 200 I street, | y the 1st Division veterans| g |ROBBED SEVEN HOUSES, C. OF C. SECRETARY AT BOARD MEETING Stowel Again Will Serve as| Treasurer and Balderston as General Counsel. OFFICE IS CREATED FOR MRS. MARIE ROGERS President Jose Announces Commit- tees and Six Major Departments, Dorsey W. Hyde, jr., secretary of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, ‘was re-elected by the board of directors yesterday at the board's first meeting since the annual election Tuesday. Willlam McK. Stowell was re-clected treasurer and Walter C_ Balderston general counsel of the chamber. Mrs. Marie C. Rogers, assistant sec- retary of the chamber, was made an officer of the organization with the creation by the board of a new office to be known as that of assistant secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce, to which she was duly elected. . Rogers has been employed in the office of the chamber for several years. Committees, Supervisors, Rudolph Jose, newly elected president of the chamber, announced the appoint- ment of the standing committees for the ensuing year. Mr. Jose also an- nounced that in pursuance of the five- year expansion program of the cham- ber, six major departments or bureaus had been created, each with its re- spective supervisor. These follow: Civic-Federal Affairs, Thomas P. Little- page; Community Advertising and Publicity, Willlam C. Miller; Industrial Development, George A. G. Wood; Traffic and Transportation. H. A Brooks; Trade Promotion, Martin A. Leese; Membership Forum, Charles H. e. The co-ordination of the work of the various committees with these newly created bureaus will be outlined before the next meeting of the executive com- mittee of the board. ‘The following were appointed to serve on _the executive committee: Rudolph Jose, Harry King, . G. Wood, Walter C_ Balderston, H. A. Brooks, Charles T. Clagett, Charles W. Darr, George E. Keneipp, Martin A. Leese, Thomas P. Littlepage, William C. Miller, Nicholas J. Whelan Chairmen and Vice Chairmen. Chairmen and vice chairmen of the flnflm: commitiees were appointed as ollows: Audit—Joseph D. Dreyfuss, chair- man; O. T. Wright, vice chairman. Aviation—Walter Hinton, chairman; John 8. Wynne, vice chairman. Building Industries—A, Leftwich Sin- clair, chairman; Sidney L. Heckinger, vic:. chairman. Ci.arities—Mrs. ~ Whitman Cross, chairman; Merritt O. Chance, vice chairman. Conventions—Darrell P. Aub, chair- man; D. L. Moorman, vice chairman. Development of Great Falls—Creed W. Fulton, chairman; Frank W. Ballou, vice chairman. District National Guard — Anton Stephan, chairman; Samuel T. Ansell, vice chairman, District Finance—E. Goring Bliss, chairman; Edna J. Sheehy, vice chair- an. Harbors and Waterways—John H. Small, chairman; Charles T. Clagett, vice chairman. High Water Pressure—] M. Bedell, chairman; Willlam J. Eynon, vice chairman. House—Charles H. Prame, chairman; Bernard A. Baer, vice chairman. Insurance, Banking and Brokerage— Ernest E. Herrell, chairman; Frank Fenwick, vice chairman, Law and Legislation—George B. Fraser, chairman; Mary O'Toole, vice chairman. Manufacturers — John A. Eckert, chairman; L. Stern, vice chair- man. Membership—Aage Ewaldsen, chair- man; Harry T. Peters, vice chairman. National Legislation—R. H. McNeill, chairman; John Z. Walker, vice chair- an. National Representation—Thomas P. Littlepage, chairman; Mrs. Caroline B. Stephan, vice chairman. Parks, Playgrounds, Highways and Bridges — Elwood Street, chairman; Thomas 8. Settle, vice chairman. Police, Fire Protection and Public Safety—Charles W. Darr, chairman; Charles J. Stockman, vice chairman. Public Health—Wallace Hatch, chair- man; Dr. J. A. Flynn, vice chairman. Public Schools—Charles H. LeFevre, chairman; Miss Gertrude H. Bowling, vice chairman. Public Utlities—Harry King, chair- man; Walter C. Balderston, vice chair- T Ahacostia_Flats—Maurice Otterback, chairman; Dr. George Havenner, vice chairman. Retall Trade—Isaac Gans, chairman; Stephen H. Talkes, vice chairman Transportation and Freight Rates— George E. Keneipp, chairman; Edward Merrill, vice chairman. Universities, Colleges and Private Schools—William O. Tufts, chairman; Miss M. Pear] McCall, vice chairman, ‘Wholesale Trade—J. Edward Heberle, chairman; Ross P Andrews, vice chair- man. SAYS COLORED PRISONER Police Say Confession Accounts for $1,500 Loot, Peddled and Sold for $100. Police yesterday said they had con- fessions from Thomas W. Martin, 31, colored, of the 900 block of First street southwest, that he had robbed seven houses in the past few weeks. Martin is being held on a corresponding num- ber of housebre g charges. ‘Martin was arrested several days ago by Detectives Charles E. Warfield and J. E. Kane. Under questioning, the detectives say, Martin has admitted taking valued at approximately $1,600 in seven houses, and has peddled his loot about town, receiving about $100 for the whole lot. Clothing and jewelry formed the major portion of the lot. At the home of Richard Gai, police say, Martin saw Gal leave the house with his wife to go to a hospital, and broke into it, taking a quantity of clothing. The next day, police say, Martin returned and took jewelry from the Gai home. WHEAT ON VIRGINIA TRIP D. C. Chief Justice to Attend Wash- ington and Lee U. Ceremony. Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the District Supreme Court left the city last night for Lexington, Va, to attend the inaugural ceremonies of Dr. Francis Pendleton ' Gaines as the thirteenth president of Washington and Lee Uni- versity. Chief Justice Wheat will rep- t Dartmouth 3 Morrison’s, Inc., 1109 F street, a women’s apparel shop, large part of the District’s fire fighting was swept by fire apparatus and 15,000 people gathered to Iast night. Four alarms brought out a wateh the fire, which was mostly rmoke, —Star Staft Photo. MOVE T0 PENSION to Act on Liberalized Retirement Order. ‘The District Commissioners yesterday moved to include within the benefits of the liberalized retirement law certain per diem employes, a matter which has | been under agitation for years. ‘Thelr action was somewhat indefinite. It was to direct District Auditor Daniel | J. Donovan to “take the necessary steps” to carry into effect an order “that all per diem employes of the government of the District, including laborers and me- chanics, who are employed for regular, continuous service, and who are thus entltled to leave of 15 days per year, are hereby brought within and declared subject to the provisions of the retire- ment act approved May 22, 1920, as amended.” ‘There is nothing in the papers ac- companying the order to show how many men will receive these benefits or whether they will be required to put up a cash sum equivalent to the deductions made from the salaries of the persons on the regular annual rolls in order to come under the benefits of the law or how much money is involved. These are the subjects which Donovan must decide. He will confer with Federal officials at the Pension Bureau and controller general’s office before reach- ing & decision. Terms of Liberalized Law. The terms of the liberalized retire- | ment law, as adopted last May, spe- cifically state: “All regular annual em- ployes of the municipal government of the District of Columbla, appointed directly by the Commissioners or by other competent authority, including those employes receiving per diem com- pensation paid out of general appro- priations * * * " are to be included. Several Congressmen, including Rep- resentatives Moore bf Virginia and Gib- son of Vermont and Senator Golds- borough of Maryland, have written the Commissioners asking for action on the bill. Col. Gibson wrote: “Yestcrday at the meeting of the committe we dis- cussed this subject at some length and, after reading the law, we could not see how it could be worded more clearly as showing the intent to take this class of employes within the benefits of the act.” Believes Mandamus Justified. Mr. Moore wrote: “I have had this matter up off and on for several years with Maj. Donovan and received a great deal of encouragement, but there has been no practical result. My own belief is that the law is so clear as to justify a mandamus proceedin The object of limiting the : benefits of the act to those now entitled to 15 days’ annual leave was to exclude cer- tain temporary employes taken on for & few days or weeks during rush periods and immediately let out as soon as the rush is over. THREE OVERCOATS GONE Sneak Thief Visits Strayer College Late Yesterday Afternoon. Anticipating a decided drop in the temperature a sneak thief, late ter- day afternoon visited the fourth r of Strayer Busiress College, |G. U. DENTAL STUDENT | DIES OF HEART ATTACK PER DIEM WORKERS City Heads Direct Donovan, Alfonso Yanerella, 23, Suffers Col- lapse, and Expires as Medical Aid Is Summoned. Alfonso Yanerella, 23-year-old dental student at Georgetown University, died | suddenly this morning of a heart at- “ceketm his room at 1424 Thirty-third street. His roommate, Carl Angerer, told police that Yanerella cried out suddenly at 6:30 this morning and then col- lapsed. He died before aid could be summoned. Dr. E. 8. Lydanne, who ar- | rived a few minutes later, pronounced him dead. in Beacon, N. Y., said suffering for some time with heart di- sease. |Five Patrol Wagons Called to Transport 50 Persons to Police Station. Raiding an_alleged gambling house on the third floor of 1415 I street yes- terday afternoon, police found it neces- sary to call five police patrol wagons to transport the 50 alleged gamblers and patrons from the establishment to the station house. Five persons were charged with per- mitting gaming, and five others were booked as witnesses. The five charged with permitting gaming were booked as George Henry | Johnson, 32 years, steward, 1415 I street; Ralph Carroll Russell, 32 years, salesman, 1743 P street; Percy May, 3 years, painter, 18 Cedar street, Takoma Park, Md.; John L. Robinson, 28 years, clerk, 2129 Eighteenth street, and Jack Turner, 32 years, boxer, 604 H street. Police said that games of blackjack | and craps were played in the rooms and that bets were made on races. Al gambling paraphernalia_ and about $600 in cash were seized by the raiders. Sergts. George M. Little and N. O. Holmes and . several members of their squad participated in the raid. . Bond for the appearance of the five defend- ants was X.:ed at $500, while the wit- nesses’ bond was fixed at $100. The 10 men furnished the bond and were re- leased. Friends of Yanerella, whose home was | he had been | HOLSE 1S RADED TWOD.C. EMPLOYES HELD IN BUSH CASE | Both Accused of Withholding Information Relating to Recent Murder. On the theory that they withheld in- formation relating to the murder of Louis Bush from police, two District employes were arrested yesterday after a coroner’s jury had ordered Frank Mahoney, William H. McKay and Mrs. Sarah M. Sullivan held for grand jury | action in connection with the slaying. The coroner’s jury named Willlam Joseph Carnell as being the actual slayer of Bush, who was shot to death on October 6. The men placed under arrest yester- day are James T. Dolan, 33, an employe of the District Refuse Department, and Joseph H. Mills, 23, employed in the | District Water Department. Police had been informed that they discussed the e with the alleged perpetrators, but Dolan and Mills yes- {erday denied they had any actual knowledge of the killing. Assistant United States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw may order their release today. More than 1,000 illustrated circulars asking for the arrest of Carnell have been sent out by Inspector William S, Shelby, chief of detectives. The cir- culars contain both the photograph and fingerprints of the fugitive. Carnell is described in the circular as being 31 years old, 5 feet 8% inches tall, of slender build and having me- dium brown hair and dark hazel eyes. In addition to the copies sent out under the direction of Inspector Shelby the Department of Justice also is cir- culating copies to their agents through- 0 |out the country. D. C. BOY APPOINTED President Names Daniel J. Carr for ‘West Point Cadetship. Daniel J. Carr, 1809 Varnum street, this city, has been appointed by the President a cadet at large at the West Point Militery Academy, subject to ualification at the entrance examina- in March next. Similar appointments have been given Louis J. Gulliver, jr., Meridian, N. H., and David Quinn, New York City. Seeking big ants for small spectators, ‘William Mann, director of the National Zoological Garden, yesterday left for Central America. F Mann, an authority on ants, has in-~ vented a plan whereby he can exhibit a manner they can learn from - tion all the curious daily habits of these traditional 3 He intends to make it one of the| th | novel features of the new and ultra= dern reptile exhibition house to be mo¢ at the Zoo in ber. United States ants are so small dies " ly see NATIONAL ZOO DIRECTOR TO HUNT | BIG ANTS FOR SMALL SPECTATORS William Mann Leaves for Central America to Obtain Large Specimen for Children’s Exhibit. creatures, say an inch long, from Hon- duras—if I can find them.” Mann had excellent luck hunt- Once ing ants in Honduras. Ten years ago, he | Class identified more than 60 new species there, and some of them were very large. He also 1dmufle=ndlnd described the an ant-hill to child watchers in such | three observas his quests for ants to amuse child visitors and to the Sulmm o(:fifi]- not :mlsgle from He re: November to nging & TRAFFIC CLOGGED AS 15,000 WATCH FOUR-ALARM FIRE 3-Story Downtown Building Destroyed at Estimated Loss of $50,000. 20 COMPANIES CALLED TO FIGHT NIGHT BLAZE Police Reserves Clear Jammed Streets, Reroute Trolleys, Move Parked Autos. Sweeping through the three-story structure occupied by Morrison’s, Inc., at 1109 P street, a four-alarm fire de- stroyed the women's and misses’ wear- ing apparel shop at the height of the theater rush hour last night, while 15,000 persons watched firemen battle the stubborn flames. Only the outer shell of the in ate its way through the elevator shaft to reach the upper floors. e flames had gathered great head- way before the first of the 20 com- panies thal on the traffic in 15 minutes. Police Clear Traffic Jam. Heavy traffic prevented Chief Wat- son’s men from more than one Police reserves and a detail on duty at_the West Vi ibsided. The audience at the Columbia Thea- ter across the street was not disturbed by the fire and was surprised to find-the bullding razed by flames when they left the motion picture house. ‘The building occupled by Morrison's was erected in 1902 and had been leased a New York firm by Richard W. Henderson of this city. i GRAND VISITATIONS MADE T0 3 LODGES Money Customarily Used for Floral Decoration and Music Is @iven to Charity Homes. An exceptionally large attendance was noted at the Masonic grand visita- tion last evening to Hope 20, at 8 o'clock, and to Lodge, No. 11, and Trinity, Lodge No. 8:30 o'clock. All three ¥ place in Masonic Tem- ple, Thirteenth street and New York avenue. Charles J. Diller is master of Hope Lodge, George 1 master of St. John’s Brooke Nyce is master of ity Each was congratulated by Grand Mas- ter James A. West on records of their organizations for the past year, while the grand secretary commended reports | presented by secretaries, This was aug- | mented by felicitations by the grand treasurer, on the efforts of the treas- urers, In lieu of the usual floral and patri- otic decorations and orchestras, Wor- shipful Master MtGinty explained that the amount usually expended for such outlays would be contributed to the Ma~ sonic and Eastern Star Home. The next in the serles of grand visi tations of 1930 are scheduled for Mon~ day evening, when official calls of cere- mony will be paid by the grand master and his officers to Stansbury 24, and to Brightwood Lodge, meeting in Brightwood Masonic Hall, Brightwood, D. C, Grand Master West, with the as- sistance of the Grand officers, this afternoon is laying corner stone of the Western Church, H street between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, in accordance vw“x;‘ ancient custom and Masonic ritual. 0DD FELLOWS PAY VISIT TO CAPITAL Delegations of Order and Daughters of Rebekah From Pittsburgh ! Call at White House. 41, jointly, at yisitations took . No. 0. 42, ‘Three hundred Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah of Pittsburgh; paying a fraternal visit to the Colum! , No. 10, I. O. O. in Washi this morning. The conferring of degrees on local candidates and a visit to Dresident Hoover will feature the two-day pro- gram of the delegation. Headquarters have been established at the Les House, Afwr a visit torthe White House at ncon today, the visitors will make an extended sightseeing tour of the city; 'This eveaing, with Columbia Lodge, No. 10, as host, a meeting will be held a§ t{\e Oddt Fellows' Temple, 419 Seventh street. The Theodora Rebekah Lodge of Pittsburgh will confer the Rebekah des gree on & group of local candidates, The - second degree of Odd Fellows will be cons ferred by Stokes Lodge of Pittsburgh. ‘Tomorrow morning the will attend the Vaughn Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church, con= ducted by Homer J. cilor, local Odd Fellow: A final tour of the city in the afterncon will conclude the it. SUFFERS :SEVERE INJURY Thomas J. Cunningham, 65 years‘old, - I”mmmmum!:r res lmby:m-nm:og.fln. an Governe, ningham o