Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1931, Page 3

Too Late Tomorrow if ACUTE INDIGESTION strikes tonight! Be ready with Bell-ans always. BELLANS NS YOUR CAR WASHED CLEAN MINUTES 95‘: Wax_Polishing . Oil Polishing . Simonizing ) o SHEEHY Nu-Way Auto Laundry 24-26 H St. NE. WHILE YOU WAIT Oysters Broiled in Crumbds on Toast 7280 YEAR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the Home Building Association for the election of Officers and Directors ard for such other business as may properly come before the meetin: v\)ll ve held at the 3 Penn- interest tallment Stock. ks now open for subscription. Books FRMES M. WOODWARD, Secretary. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DIS- trict of Columbia Chapter, American Red Cross, will' be beld’ Monday, January 1 931, at 4 p.m. at chapter’ headauarters, ' B st nwe foF the election of offcers and_transaction of necessary business. MRS. THEODORE W. RICHARDS. Secretary. 11° THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of A. S. Pratt & Sons. Inc., will be held at the offices of the company.' Wilkins Butlding, Washington, D. C.. at 11 o'clock m. on Tuesday. Janiary, 130 13th, 1931, M, Secretary. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the Norfolk & Washington, D. C., St at_Company will be held 'at the general offices of the 0 Washington, D. C.. 'y i2, 1921, at 12 o'clock noon sharp, for the exmmn of directors for the ensuing nd for any other business which may eeting. Transfer rom February 3 to ve. Secretary. Fusmznt i IN THE MATTER OF THE WASHINGTON AMERICAN LEAGUE BASE BALL CLUB We, the president and s majorilyof the f the Washington Amer- Ball Club, hflibyn certity §._SMITH. CDARENGE F. NOR thousand dollars (5200,000). and the' outstanding bonded and other indebtedness amounts to about o undred ~ fifty thousand dollars CLARK C GRIPFITH, President. et of Columbls, foswit: trict of Columbler foo D OBt president of the Wash- Base Ball Club, do fcan League Base Ball Club, are e true to the t of my lnnwlednklntomluun and ¢ e G esi ndCaworn. o before me this m-&un ot satury, AD. $031 AH LAUB, Notary Public, D. C. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOOK- Polders of Gude Bros. Co. will be held st e’ fice of the L Tor 3i officers for the ensuing Zoar 3o B The trafsaclon o Sich Bual DeS8 88 MY RVRLLIAM F. GUDE. President. SEVENTH STREET SAVINGS BANK—THE annual meeting of the stockholders of this bank, for the clection of directors and such other business as may Droperly come be- fore the meeting, will be held in the bank at k pm. on ay, January 13, JOHN M. Di 0, Cashier. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR pANY | han'my- I WILL NOT debts ‘contracted by anyone other seit. 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Pace allowing him to operate a_truck |line between here and Jacksonville, The opinion sof the Supreme Court reviewed the 1929 act of the Legislature, | Commission, calling it a “General Pub- | lic Utilities Commission vested with vast entire State.” | that if the Railroad Commission does { not look into th: question of whether |the railroads are serving adequately mits, the time will come when all pas- senger and freight, except “heavy, bulky, low grade, basic commodities,” will pass from the railroads, which own property and pay taxes, to motor lines which operate over highways built and maintained by the public for public use.” in the Pace case, the opinion said, would be “to bankrupt, or seriously cripple rail lines, thus throwing thou- sands of railroad employes out of work, cause a tremendous increase in freight rates,” while rapidly wearing out pub- lic highways, impeding ordinary use of roads and increasing the dangers of life and limb. The court suggested the law should be so construed that per- mits to truck lines would be granted only where the public was not already adequately served by established car- riers, whether rail or motor vehicles. - o STOLEN GEMS RECOVERED Mrs. Thompson's $15,000 Jewels Secretly Returned to Her. CHICAGO, January 9 (#).—The Chi- cago Tribune said today that $15,000 worth of jewelry, stolen from the wife | of Mayor William Hale Thompson dur- ing a hold-up at the entrance of her home last October, had been returncd to_her. No information as to how the jewelry was returned was available from police records, the newspaper added. Samuel Battaglia, accused of hold- ing up Mrs. Thompson's chauffeur at the time the theft was committed, was acquitted after a jury trial. Soeslan GIFT WINDOW HEEEIVED Chicago Pastor Accepts Lotta Crab- tree's Memorial to Mother. CHICAGO, January 9 ‘(#).—The late actress, Lotta Crabtree, in memory of her mother to an Episcopal church in New York, but refuszd there, was re- ceived yesterday by St. Stephen's little, church at the end of the road.” Rev. Irwin Sty John Tucker, rector of St. Stephen’s, \ccep'.ed the gift from Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, admin- istrator of the Crabtree estate, and said it would be dedicated upon the next visit of Bishop George Craig Stewart to the church, February 1 e EINSTEINS SEE FILM MADE HOLLYWOOD, Calif., January 9 (). —Leaving the problems of relativ- ity in their Pasadena bungalow, Dr. yesterday to see how motion pictures are made. They saw a talkie in the making, and viewed the picture “All Quiet on the Western Front,” which was barred in_Germany. The Ematelm were guests of Carl Laemmle, president of Universal Pic- tures, also a native of Germany. Will Rogers Says: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Don't get a farmer who is hollering for food mixed up with a Red who is hollering for devilment.. This morn- ing’s paper had some pretty bright news in it. It wasn't anybody’s “pre- diction.” It was that over 100,- 000 men had just been put to work. That's not 5000 000, but it's a start. An awful lot of new governors going to be sworn in this week and next. Now, if we can just keep 'em from wanting to go to the Senate, they are liable to make good men. Florida Supreme Court Holds| The Florida Supreme Court yesterday | quashed a permit to a motor truck line | The permit had been issued by the | which gave new powers to the Railroad | powers Bflccting public welfare of the | The court advanced the prediction | | when motor truck lines apply for per- | The result of the commission’s policy | impair efficiency of railroad service or | sta\ned-ghss window donated by the | and Frau Albert Einstein came here | INSPECTED COAL THE EVENING S TAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY -9, 1931 - is Bill Abernathy, bass, and manager an Annis, first tenor. QUARTET WILL SING WARTIME BALLADS‘ “Pershing’s Trouba doursj Over There” to Present ‘ Songs Known in Trenches. | An unusual radio program, remi- | niscent of the life of the American doughboys behind the front line trenches in France a little more than | a decade ago, will be broadcast tonight at 9:45 o'clock by station WRC. The presentation will be known as | “Pershing’s Troubadours Over There,” the program to be dedicated to the | reat leader of the American Expedi- | tionary Forces, whose own story of his | experiences in the World War begins | serially in The Star on Monday. | Program’s Background. ‘The program will have a distinct war- time atmosphere. The setting will be a few miles behind the battle lines, amid scenes of frenzied activity, with the roar of mighty cannon in the back- ground and the more pronounced med- ley of marching feet. A company on its last lap to the front stops for a brief respite. The soldiers forget momen- tarily the seriousness of the war lndl burst into song—melodies and ballads that keep up the spirit of the fighting men in that epochal period of conflict. The popular Radiotone Quartet of | broadcast fame will provide the music. The songs it will sing inc] Long Way to Tipperary, Meet ‘Again,” “Keep the Home Fires Burning,” “All We Do Is Sign the Pay | Roll” and the haunting war song of :,ndless verse, “Hinkey Dinkey, Parley | ous.” Members of Quartet. The quartet is composed of Bill Abernathy, bass, and the manager and director; ' Blaine Cornwell, baritone; George F. Ross, accompanist and ar- ranger; Arthur Rogers, second tenor, and Louis Annis, first tenor. Another program of similar character and dedicated also to Gen. Pershing, will be broadcast tomorrow night at 8 o'clock by WRC. The quartet will be | heard again in a different group of | famous war songs. LOYALTY COSTS LEG Miners’ Secretary in London to Be Operated on for 0ld Injury. LONDON, January 9 (#)--Devotion to the cause of the miners may bring directly the amputation of the leg of A. J. “Emperor” Cook, secretary of the Miners’ Federation, who was sent to a hospital for treatment of an old | injury. ‘The confinement came just at the moment when negotiations for ending the stoppage in the South Wales coal mines had reached a crucial point. Working to the last minute on uhion matteps for his “boys,” as Cook terms the miners, he finally had to give in to_doctors’ orders and rest. He was injured in a mine 23 years ago, the mjury being aggravated recently by hoodlum kicking him at a labor ‘ Expeienls Are Costly i | In Heating Your Home Why experiment, at your own risk, when Hessick’s good, rich D & H Anthracite offers you every advan- tage of all other fuels——and many | and George F. Ross, accompanist and director. | Nominations in Congressional Or-| | League of Pen Women. | NEW OIL cut ANNOUNCED d director of the quartet. Standing, | POPULAR QUAlfi‘ET TO BROADCAST WARTIME BALLADS “Pershing’s Troubadours Over There,” who will give a special radio program, to be bjoadcast at 9:45 oclock tonight by Station WRC and dedicated to the great leader of the American Expeditionary Fo! * Seated, left to right, are BiY e Cornwell, baritone, left to right, are Arthur Rogers, In the foreground second tenor, and Louis SUIT REVEALé 'I:OM IiIX WANTED CIRCUS LUXURY Actor Alleged to Have Broken Con- tract—Asked $10,000 Weekly, Private Car and Entourage. | By the Associated Press. NATCHEZ, Miss, January 9.—Tom Mix is not afraid of work, but must have his comforts. So said a telegram from him saying he would consider a $10,000 a week salary from a circus on condition that he have a private car and accommo- dations for “two horses” a Rolls- | Royce automobil: and an entourage of | seven people. The telegram was _introduced in evidence in the suit of Col. Zack T. | Miller against Mix for $50,000. Miller claims Mix broke a contract with the 101 Ranch Shows and appeared with [ the Sells-Floto Circus MRS. HOMER HOCH. MRS. HOCH BACKED FOR CLUB PRESIDENCY ganization to Take Place on January 19. Priends have made plans to bring | about the election of Mrs. Homer Hoch, wif> of the Representative from Kansas, as president of the Congressional Club, | it was learned today. A successor for the incumbent, Mrs. Porter H. Dale, wife -of Senator Dale of Vermont, is to be elected in February. Mrs. Hoch long has been active in the affairs of the organization. She is chairman of the Hostesses Committee and a former vice president. In Kansas, Mrs. Hoch was president of a district federation of women'’s clubs and been an officer of the National She is a news- paper writer and interested in Wash- | ington affairs. Nominations will take place January 19, and the elecllon two weeks later. Stabilized California Industry As- sured by Curtailment Head. SAN FRANCISCO, January 9 (#).— Paul Boggs, chairman of the State Oil | Curtailment Committee, announced to- day California’s crude oil production would be cut from 535,000 barrels to | 500,000 barrels a day by the first of next week. The program, he said, as- sured establishment of the industry on a sound economic basis by the end of e if You Really Want a JOB m Here it is Mix wore a | boots in court. riding costume and Look for the Gold Schwartz Clock on & JANUARY the most popular month ENGAGEMENTS —and because January is the most popular month for en- gagements Chas. Schwartz & Son_presents special _displays of Perfect Diamond Rings. Engagement the extensive s of Chas Schwart® & Son PERFECT D\AMONDS Perfect "W'd"’d Select your Ring from selections The $100 Take a Ye s»n ‘190 $200 & up ar to Pay CHAS SCHWARTZ & SON Perfbet Diamonds 708 Tth Street 709 14th Street Open Saturday Evening We are putting to work 100 men at once— HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. 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Coleman Nevils, president of Georgetown University, presided over | the ceremonies, the feature of which | was the presentation to the school of a | bronze memorial placque by the Societe | | Jean Labat, which is the new name | taken by a student organization founded | by Prof. Labat. Members of the facul wearing their academic robes, filled tI broad platform and lent a colorful touch to the simple ceremonies. The presentation was made by Andre de Porry, president of the “Societe,” who, in his brief remarks, made evident the sincere personal affection in which the late faculty member was held by those he_taught. Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S. J., regent of the School of Forelgn Service, ac- cepted the memorial on behalf of the school and paid eloquent tribute to his late colleague, as did Dr. James Brown Scott, professor of international law of the school. “Notre Ami—Notre Inspiration,” read the legend on the bronze, the wording of which recited the fact that it had been presented by the French organiza- tion “to its founder and its best {riend.’ Paid Many Tributes. A memorial pamphlet was prepared | for the occasion which contained the | funeral elegy pronounced by President | NEW NIGHT CLASS JAN. 13 | ADVERTISING J. 3. MeNally, Teaching Register Now We do not sell glasses. What we DO sell is eye comfort, better vision, better golf scores, safer motoring, better work- manship, less mistakes, quicker perception, easier learning and a score of other benefits which glasses bring. ETZ Optometrists #4217 G St. N.W. —3 Nevils at the time of Prof. Labat's| funeral in June and also brief tributes from the pens of Maj. 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