Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1930, Page 4

rAS W MEMORIAL RITES ' FOR GOLORED ELKS Lodges Meet at Three Cen- k ters and Pay Tribute to > . Deceased Members. Colored Elks lodges last night held imemorial services for the members who have died during the last year at three different centers of the city. At Francis Junior High School, Morning Star Lodge and Forest Temple joined in services; at Armstrong High School there were Columbia Lodge and Colum- bia Temple, while at the First Baptist Church, Deanwood, there were Bruce Evans Lodge and Love Temple. Eulogies Pronounced. At Francis Junior High School Rudolph Burrell, as chairman of the Morning Star exercises, introduced W. B. Harris, master of ceremonies. Rev. W. L. Washington and Edna Marshal delivered eulogies, and others taking part included Fannie Green, the Elks Band and choir, Clara Gardner, Thelma H. Simms, Crescendo male chorus, Alberta Brown, Lawrence B. Curtis, Forest Temple Glee Club and ‘Trio. The lodge of sorrow was.opened and closed by Dr. Leo S. Holton, exalted At the Columbia Lodge exercises the ieeremonies were opened by Herbert E. Jones, exalted ruler, and closing cere- monies by Aleytha B. Williams. List of Participants. Others participating were: Rev. Frank ‘Williams, Georgia Henry, Edward Tur- mer, Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham, Nannie H. Burrol joseph H. Munnerlyn, Lu- ella Jo n, James Ross, the lodge uartet, Columbia Band, the Imperial | artet of Alexandria, Columbia Tem-° le Chorus, Pauline Robinson, Clyde liver and & quintet from the People's Congregational Church. Church Service Program. At the First Baptist Church, W. Bruce Evans Lodge and Love Temple were welcomed by Martin L. Jackson and others taking part were: Doswell Brooks, J. Oliver Hill, Rev. Leon S. ‘Wormley, Prince Washington, Harrison GOOdflgl, Katle Castor, W. S. Crouse, Lottie Kellum, Harmony Four Quartet, W. H. Swann, Loise Brown, Hattle Givens, T. H. Ward and Rev. L. H. Hall. — HARMON FUNERAL IS HELD Interment Is Made Beside Her Hus- ¢ band in Arlington. Puneral services for Mrs. Anna Har- mon, 82 years old, who died at her residence, 1801 Calvert street, Friday, ‘were conducted at the home of her son, Altemas . C. Harmon, 2840 Twenty- th street, this afternoon. Rev. Dr. Piske Dudley, rector of St. #tephen’s Episcopal Church, officiated. “sterment was in Arlington Cemetery beside her husband, the late Yohn M. Harmon, Union Army veteran. Besides her eon, Mrs. Harmon also y'- & aaughter, Mrs. E. G. Chewning, this city. Mrs. Harmon was a native of this city and was active in church and soc circles here. THE WEATHER |District of Columbia—Cloudy and colder tonight and tomorrow, probably spow; lowest temperature tonight about 18 degrees; increasing northerly winds ‘bécoming fresh. iMaryland—Cloudy and colder, prob- ably followed by snow tonight and to- ow; increasing northerly winds be- ing strong on the coast. A irainiaShow and sleet and colder tonight; tomorrow colder followed by sgow; Increasing northeast and north winds, becoming strong and probably gale force tomorrow. Wirginia—Snow, mostly light, this aft- efnoon and tonight, colder tonight; to- morrow generally fair except light ow and colder in extreme east por- H Record for 44 Hours. { Thermometer—Saturday, 4 p.m., 42; & pm., 40; 12 midnight, 40; Sunday, 4 am., 37; 8 am, 36; noon, 39; 2 pm, 3Y; 4 pm, 39; 8 pm, 39; 12 midnight, 38; today, 4 am, 36; 8 am, 34; noon, 3. Barometer—Saturday, 4 pm. 30.04; 8 p.m., 30.03; 12 midnight, 29.90; Sun- day, 4 am, 29.90; 8 am, 29.86; noon, 2085; 2 pm., 2088; 4 pm, 2093; 8 g.am., 30.00; 12 midnight, 30.04; today, 4 am, 30.13; 8 am, 30.20; noon, 30.22. Highest temperature, 39, occurred at | 30 pm. yesterday. Lowest temper- | sture, 34, occurred at 7:40 a.m. today. , Temperature same date last year— Mighest, 70; lowest, 40. Tide Tables. Purnished by United States Coast and | ' Geodetlc Survey.) ! Today—Low tide, 10:33 am. and $1:44 pm.; high tide, 3:55 am. and 4:28 pm. Tomorrow—Low tide, 11:27 a.m.; high tide, 4:52 am. and 5:22 pm. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 7:19 am.; sun sets 4:47 pm. Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:20 am.; sets, 4:47 pm. Moon rises 2:37 am.; sets 1:44 pm Automobile lamps to be lighted one- Balf hour after sunset. Water. | Shenandoah and Putomac both clear this morning. sun Temperat Btations. +a9jaru0INg ‘Colo... M Oklar ©om hiladelph! 1i hoe: ittsburgh, 0 §Portiand. M rel Ore leigh. 'N. C... 30 alt Lak 7 . an Antonio.. . 30.1 n Diego, Calif 30.08 FOREIGN. Greenwich time, today. ial | shut-ins and families the heads of | conference would disband some time THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1930. Marines Bury Flannigan ||VIRGINIA JUDGE'S Scotch Terrier Who Preferred Guardhouse Life Is Given Full Military Funeral With Band, Buglers and Firing The guard house won't seem so much like home after this to certain of Fort Myer’s irrepressibles. For 6 years now it has been a fairly cheerful “place, thanks to Flannigan's pranks, his tricks and his wagging tail. It was that long ago that Flannigan forsook a fine home at the command- ing officer's house and voluntarily put himself “in_hock.” At first Flannigan, only 4 years old then and spry, would race down to the guard house and yelp a friendly greet- ing to the prisoners. ‘They tossed him choice bits of their food, made him sit up, roll over, play dead. Flannigan, a Scotch terrier with simple tastes, preferred the life of the guard house. One morning he was missing from Col. Harry N. Coote’s kennels. Flann'- gan had found his place in life—Flanni- gan was behind the bars with his pals. Since then he has lived in the “mill’ a prime favorite with the inmates, go- ing out only when they were lined up and marched off to mess. Squad. At such times Flannigan would kee; close to the prisoners’ heels, wlmnu‘: s0 much as a glance for the officers or for the rank and file of the regiment. A soldler, until he became a prisoner, was just another soldier to Flannigan. Once “in hock,” he became Flannigan's friend. But Flannigan was getting old. Of late the men had to bring him his food. His old eyes tricked him and made him blunder against things, his old pins w::btled & bit when he tried to scamper about. Last night Flannigan died, as he had lived—in the guard house. This after- noon there was a funeral. Every prisoner in the guard house was turned out for it. The regiment, too, was mostly there. And when the tiny casket was consigned to a resting place not far from the fiuurd house, it was buried with full military honors. ‘The fort band turned out, played a funeral march. A full volley was fired as & final salute. ‘Then taps for Flannigan—the pris- oners’ pal. A A A. EMPLOYES WILL HELP NEEDY Yule Party Canceled, Funds Will Be Spent on Christ- mas Baskets. Sacrificing their usual Christmas party this year, the 200 employes of the American Automobile Association have donated the funds they would have spent on the party to purchase Christ- mas baskets for the needy and unem- ployed. The service cars of the A. A. A. will go out on Christmas eve, not with their normal equipment of towing ropes, oil, gas, batteries and the like, but with the baskets of Christmas good will and good food. The distribution will be made under direction of the Salvation Army. Ernest N. Smith, executive vice president of the A. A. A, in asking Maj. James Asher of the Salvation Army to select the beneficiaries, tendered the use of the service cars in order to reach the “shut- ins.” Mr. Smith’s letter to Maj. Asher said in part: “The 200 employes at our national headquarters have unanimously voted to go without our usual Three A Christmt party this year and devote the money usually spent on this celebration to furnishing Christmas baskets to the poor of Washington under the direc- tion of your own excellent organization. “It occurs to us that there must be which, because of illness or complica- tions, cannot visit your headquarters. Such being the case, may we not take the responsibility of delivering the baskets to the homes? Our own service wagons, accompanied in each case by Santa Claus, will deliver our Christmas baskets into such homes as you will select at the appointed time. In addi- tion we shall be glad to distribute other baskets if it will be of aid to your organization.” GERMANS STAY AWAY FROM SUGAR PARLEY Conference to Prevent World-Wide Overproduction Faces Failure if They Do Not Change Stand, By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, December 15. — Ger- many's _delegation, the only holdout at the International Sugar Conference, falled to appear today as the discus- slons were renewed and the other na- | tions thereupon entered a council of ! war to determine whether any hope of accord was left or whether the meeting would be forced to break up without having achieved practical results. Cuba, Java, Poland, Hungary, Bel- glum and Crechoslovakia all have agreed to make drastic reductions in | sugar exports for the next five years in an attempt to save the industry from the evils of overproduction. They want Germany to do the same, but | Germany is demanding the right to | export 220,000 tons a year more than the others think is the German share Thomas L. Chadbourne, creator of the so-called Cladbourne production con- | trol plan, who has been fighting the | sugar battle for six months in a world campaign which culminated here, | seemed worn this morning, but he ap- | peared determined to keep on fighting. | The general expectation was that the today, without agreement unless the Germans should surrender at the last moment, as the Javanese did at Am- sterdam 10 days 8go CROSS-EYE WARNING IS GIVEN FOR PARENTS By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr, December 15.—At- tempts of parents to change their chil- dren from left to right handers, or vice versa, are liable to cause their | offspring_ to become cross-eyed, Dr. George Oertal of Syracuse, N. Y., told the American College of Optometry. Dr. Oertal expressed this -belief in a paper, read by Dr. William Feinbloom f Brooklyn, N. Y. being unable to CENSUS EMPLOYE DEAD W. W. Matchett, 55, Had Been Ill for Past Three Weeks. Willlam W. Matchett, 55 years old, an employe of the Manufacturers Divi- sion of the Census Bureau, died at his home, 3600 Thirteenth street, yesterday after ‘an illness of three weeks. Mr. Matchett was & graduate of the Washington College of Law. He had been with the Census Bureau since 1917 H- is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mabel E. Matchett; a brother, Howard W. Matchett, and 'a sister, Mrs. Lida Howard, all of this city. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. = . MRS. E. C. COBLENTZ DIES Mrs, Elizabeth C. Coblentz, 88 years old, for many years a resident of this city, died at her home, 3423 Fourteenth street, today after a long illness. Funeral services will b: conducted at Interment Temperature. Weather. 3 Ciea ance....: ] Sweden Spain. Clear (Noon, Greenwich time. today,) Horta (Fayal), Azores. 67" Part cloudy t b ons. ) the residence Wednesday. will be at Middletown, Md. Mrs. Coblentz is survived by four daughters, Mrs. A. B, Carty, Mrs. Della E. Knock, Miss Annie M. Coblentz and Miss Clara Coblentz. She also leaves three grandsons, Roy F. Carty and E. Barrett Knock of this eity, and REDS BUY 87 PCT. OF GRAIN DESIRED Soviet Collection of Taxes Is Less Than Half of Ex- pectations. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD, By Radio to The Star. MOSCOW, U. §. 8. R., December 15. —With only 20 days remaining of this Soviet year, the commissariat of supply Teports that the total grain purchases of the entire Soviet Union have reached 87.4 per cent of the program. The state and collective farms have fulfilled 97 per cent of their quota. Considerable grain is reporied to have spoiled in private, peasants hiding it in ditches andpits in order to avoid selling it to the government. ‘The government's collection of taxes is considerably lower than its purchases, reaching only 40.9 per cent of its ex- pectations, While most regions exceeded their program, the Ukraine, which is the largest grain district in the union, ac- complished only 83.9 per cent of all grain and of wheat only 65.8 per cent. a4 | The Kazakstan district, around Alma Ata, in Southwest Asia, lagged the farthest behind, with only 77 per cent. Alarmist appeals for greater efforts in timber cutting continue, with_ the announcement that more than 1,000 Komsomols (members of the Com- munist youth federation) are being sent to the forests from the Moscow dis- trict, also that stagnation obtains in the Amur region in Eastern Siberia. Instead of the 81,000 men and 17,000 horses needed in that snowbound re- gion, only 10,000 men and 700 horses have materialized. The district reports that while the government supplied double the number of boots needed, only 250 overcoats instead of the 21,000 and 800 mittens instead of the 54,000 need- ed were furnished. (Copyright, FOX PAYS $20,000,000 FOR 7 PUBLIX HOUSES Pacific Coast Theaters to Be Taken Over January 1 and Show Paramount Pictures. 1930.) By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 15— A. M. Bowles, division manager of the Fox West Coast Theaters, announced yesterday the completion of a $20,000,~ 000 transaction, in which seven Pacific Coast theaters were acquired by his organization from the Paramount-Pub- lix Corporation. The transaction involves three thea- ters in San Francisco, one under con- struction in Oakiand, two in Portland, Oreg., and one in Seattle. The transaction, Bowles said, was completed at a meeting last night in New York between Harley L. Clarke, president of Fox; Oscar Oldknow, vice president, and Harry C. Arthur, East- ern Fox executive, representing the Fox interests, with Adolph Zukor, Sidney R. Kent and Sam Katz, officlals of the Paramount-Publix organizations. Bowles said the deal also included arrangements for Fox West Coast to exhibit Paramount pictures in Pacific Coast theaters. Fox West Coast will take over the operation of the proper- tles on January 1. 1ftt [;ltris 8 TheGift $25 The gift a man would select accessories. o Articles Held Until Christmas Franklin Knock of Detroit, and a great grandson, Pranklin Knock, | for himself—This | catch Gladstone bag of solid : cowhide leather with English twill lining—roomy shirt fold and zipper pocket for small HOME IS BOMBED Three Explosions Occur Over- night in Textile Strike Area. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. NVILLE, Va., December 15.—Three explosions, one of which at 4 o'clock this morning wrecked the front of the home of Magistrate R. S. Fitts of Schoolfield, occurred overnight. One did severe damage at the Cabin Filling Sta- tion, & mile and one-half away, across the line in North Carolina, while the location of the third had not been as- certained early today. 8o far as known no one was injured. Shock Felt in Danville. ‘The strike situation otherwise was peaceful at the opening of the mills thlskmomlng. with non-union labor at work. Civil and military authorities had made elaborate preparations after re- ports over the week end that efforts would be made to prevent an anti- cipated influx of workers into the mills following the invitation Saturday of H. R. Fitzgerald, president, to workers to return. This influx, however, failed to materialize. Although pickets were at their posts, no crowds congregated. All three dynamite blasts shook the village of Schoolfield and were felt in Danville, Occupants Are Uninjured. Magistrate Fitts, his wife and two grandchildren, Philip, age 10, and Patricia, age 6, were in thelr home when the explosion occurred, but all escaped uninjured, due to the fact that they were sleeping in the rear. The front door and adjacent panels were blown to bits and debris scattered about the front rooms. Pieces of wood and glass penetrated French doors, pep- pering the bed room of the children, neither of whom were awakened. A section of the porch flooring was ripped up, all windows shattered and the roof of the porch lifted three inches from the joists. The magistrate was getting up when the blast occurred. Mrs. R. 8. Fitts, jr., wife of the mag- istrate's son, who lives next door, re- ported that immediately following the blast she saw two cars drive off toward Schoolfield. ‘The magistrate stated that the out- rage was probably perpetrated because of his recent telegram to Gov. Pollard urging that troops be kept at School- field during the strike. He stated that he had been warned by an anonymous telephone caller that “you had better have the militia guard your home.” He has tried none of the cases incident to the strike, however. The official expressed the opinion that the explosive, believed to have been dynamite, had been planted by men in the two cars. It was evident that the explosive had been placed di- rectly against the door. Third Blast Location Songht. ‘The explosion at the filling station late last night damaged the rear, but | four persons who stayed there were un- injured. Among the occupants was Ted Campbell, a non-union miil work- jer. Officers today were seeking the location of the third blast which also shook the section. |, The day was expected to determine | the real “strength of the strike with ‘lhe invitation before the idle workers to return. Police and militia were pre- pared for any eventuality this morning, but there was no attempt at mass de- monstration such as took place & week ago when tear gas bombs were used to dlzpersed the crowds. cordon of militia was placed across the street at Ballou Park Efll!x’ the line in Danville and inspected all cars going to Schoolfield, only those giving satis- to pass. Others were turned back. TROOPS TO REMAIN Governor to Protect Danville Area Till Disorder Ceases. RICHMOND, Va., December 15 (#). —Gov. Pollard sald today there would from the textile strike area at Dan- ville while disorders continued. Brig. Gen. Samuel G. Waller of Front Royal reported to the Governor today to take over his duties as acting adjutant general during a six-week leave of absence granted to Adjt. Gen. W. W. Sale. Dance to Aid Firemen. BOULEVARD HEIGHTS, Md. 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