Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1931, Page 5

THE ‘EVENING STAR. WAS HINGTON, D. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY. 18, 1931, i ALSY CITIZENS PROTEST WEST POINT PLAN Nearby Residents Demand U. S. Pay Indemnity for Land Tax Loss. Contending they were being treated | unfairly, citizens'of the section adjacent m the Military Academy at West Point, Y., today made personal calls on mambern of Congress, seeking amend- ment of a bill for the purchase of land to be used in expanding the academy. The measure opposed, sponsored by Representative James of Michigan, was favorably reported to the House yester- by the Committee on Military Af- fairs. * The bill would authorize the Government to buy, through condemna- tion proceedings if necessary, some 15 acres of land near the present military reservation. It carries an appropria- tion of $1,500,000. ! Under War Department plans the property would be used to provide a water supply for the institution, rifle and artillery ranges and a landing fleld for airplanes. Tax Loss Predicted. Amendment of the measure was de: manded by Jacob L. Hicks,, former su- pervisor of the township of Highlands, N. Y., and Abraham Kopald, member of the board of the township of Highlands and attorney for the village of High- | land Falls. Hicks and Kopald explained the area | be taken over by the Government comprised approximately 9C per cent of the township of Highlands.' They poin‘- ed out that such expansion of the academy would reduce by about 20 per | cent the annual tax revenue of the arca, which was $128,000 last year, Ask Indemnity. Citing outstanding bonced indebted- | ness aggregating $353,000, or more than $612,000 including interest, they insisted the Government, should make some ar- rangement to bear a portion of the bond burden due to the reduction in taxabie | property. They bredicted the township | would become insolvent unless the Gov- | ernment met such demands. The New Yorkers said the citizehs in- | volved would be willing to accept the | James bill should it he amended to pro- vide payment by the Government of $150,000 to school district No. 2 of the township of Highlands; purchas: by the | Government of the water system of the village of Highland Falls and its con- | vevance back to the villaze without any | consideraticn as indemnity for the tax | loss; an arrangement for a free tap on | the ‘water system of thesmilitary reser- vation for the hamlet of Fort Mont- gomery, and the payment of $25,000 as indemnity to the town of Highlands. MOVING IS PROPOSED. | Bill Presented for “Transfer of U. S. Military Academy. A bill to move the United States Military Academy from West Point, N, Y. to a new Jocation offering indu Jand, funds or both, was introduced yesterday by Representative McSwain, Democrat, of South Carolina. McSwain ntroduced the measure after the House Militry Affairs Commit- tee approved a bill to authorize $1,500,- 000 for acquisition of about 17,000 acres of land for the West Point reservation. McSwain's measure wculd suthorize the Secretary of War to invite States, counties, towns and cities to submit of- fers for the relocation of the Academy, or a branch of it. l} DEATH HALTS FIRE COMPANY SESSION Mother of Cabin John Treasurer Expires Suddenly—Meet- ing Adjourned. | By a Btaft Correspondent of The Star. CABIN JOHN PARK, Md, Febru- ary 18—A speclal meeting of the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire De- partment last night called to decide the question of ~the legality of a recent election of department officers was halted by the sudden death.of | Mre. Loretta Tuohey, mother of David | Tuohey, treasurer, who tendered hia‘ resignation two days ago. The meeting had been under way | but A few minutes when Mr. Tuohey | was notified that his mother had suf- | fered a heart attack and died. Presi- dent A. A. Potter adjourned the ses- sion at once. | Mrs. a life-long resident of the’ vicinity of Cabin John Park. She was & wid-w and was survived by but one child. The Cabin John department is to be host Thursday night in the Glen Echo-Cabin John School to the Mont- | gomery County Vclunteer Firemen's Association. FAIRFAX RAILWAY MAY QUIT CAPITAL Directors Ag'ree Not to Oppose| Abandonment of Operations in Washington. By 8 Btafl Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY _ COURT | HOUSE, Va., February 18.—Th- Board of Directors of the Arlington and Fair- fax Railway Co., today announced that they have voted to offer no opposition if conditions make necessary the aban- donment of rail operations in Washing- ton of the Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Washington Railway, whose rails are used by the former company to reach its Washingion terminus. In announcing the relinquishing of the fight to continue the operation of its cars into Washington, the di- rectors state that the railway will con- tinue to serve its patrons in it believes will be which will not invol over the Highw; nounce later its plans to furnish this | gervice if it must disccntinue opera- | tions into \Va<hmg"\n LIEUT. BRIGGS HONORED Appointed Communication Reserve Commander for D. C. Capt. Claude ,C. Bloch, commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, has des- janated Lieut. Clark A. Briggs. United Gtates Naval Reserve, owner and op- crator of amateur radio Station W3CAB, #s communication reserve commander for the District of Columbia. This an- nouncement in the Naval Reserve bul- Jetin asserted that “organization and activities of the Volunteer Communica- tion Reserve are-now under way” here, The bulletin continues: ce in the Fleet Naval Reserve Armory in the Washington Navy Yard has been partitioned off for the com- munication office and it is understood that present plans contemplate the in- stallation of high-frequency receiving and transmitting radio equipment. ‘There are a considerable number of ex-Navy reio men and well qualified radio operators residing in the District. Present plans call for interesting these men and enlisting in class V-3. The Jocal fleet divisions and the Volunteer Communication Reserve will co-operate | i1 the handling of rodio schedules and the enlistment and instruction of Re- and will an- | i save personnel,’ Tuohey was 67 years old and fmlme"l accorde | White Sister of Sioux CALLED “OGALALLA"—BEAUTIFUL. s Above: Mrs. Samucl McKelvie she was made a member of the Siou Kill-a-Hundred. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. | Mrs. Samuel McKelvie, wife of the wheat member of the Farm Board, be- lieves in the slogan “America first” and hes demonstrated her belief in an un- usual way. Turning her attention to the first people in America, the Indians, Mrs. McKelvie has for many years concen- trated the energies of an unus tive personality in learning the the customs and traditions and the guage of the Sioux, whose reservation is locaied within a few miles of the Mc- Kelvie Summer home in South Dskota. Although the Sioux are perhaps her | closest friends among th> red men, and | Mrs. McKelvie has been adopted into their tribe as a sister, every Amer Indian frcm the East o th> Wes! possesses the affection snd tho of “Ogalalia,” the white sister of & Sioux. “Ogalalla,” meaning “beau’ifn was the name given to at the time she was adopte Sioux tril Peace Pipe Passed. “It was a very simple ceremony.” st explained, “but impressive. It took place at Dark Canyon, in the Black ! Hills, several years ago. 1 had boen going in and out of the Sioux reserva- tion since I was a young girl and I had written articles helpful to them, and had proven to them my riendship and my interest. - “During the adoption cerzmony continued, “I sat next to ‘Kill-A-Hiundred,” w.th the other side, and a circle was formed, including sonie of the medicine men and chiefs. The peace pipe was passed around, and after Chief ‘Kill- dred’ had placed around my n porcupine necklace, he took my nand and gave me my Ind:an name Mrs. McKelvie has fluent inowledge of Chinook. one of the Sioux dialects, and with *his knowledge hus acquired a close and intimate friendship with the Indians, seldom accorded to a whité woman. Charges Mistreatment. Expressing her indignation d McKelvie said: inally 4 super-or peopte with 8 o intellect and admirable ideals, the In- dians have been suppressed for so long that they have retrograded. g people wouldn't? They = P06 meraers, it tatead o their prairies and giving them a chance to become self-sustaining and independ- ent the Government has given thom farming implements and a few seeds and tried to make gardeners of them. It fust_can't be don “Some of the young people will go |away to the Indian collezes, RESIDENT OBJECTS TO PARK PURCHASE Prince Gecrges “Not Now Able to Buy,” Says Attorney | Peach. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 13— S. Marvin Peach, & former State’s, ot- toracy for Prince G-orges C téa sont a letter to State Sena G. Sasscer of Prince Georges y opposing the suggastion made in & Ter cent lett r from T. Howard Duckett to the Senator that Prince Georg:s County join in the legislation which Mont- gomery County is proposing to buy park_lands through Pederal aid. Mr Peach said he is convinced that th people of Princ: Georges are “not now able to buy parks.” Mr. Peach thoroughly in fication of the District of Columbia and adjoining territory in Maryland and Virginia that he hesitated to raise a dissenting voice esp-cizlly in view of the fact that he realized that Mr. Duckett had carefuily studied the proposition. In substantiation of his contention that the county is not in shape now to undertake the park purchases, Mr Peach pointed to the county delinguent tax list, now being publi-h:d, which he said scldom has been longer, and to the fact that the county is being called upon for a tremendous expenditure for public schools and has the expenses of th: Washington Suburban Sanitary Com- mission’s operation and other taxes to pay. necessities but he does not so regard the park purchasing plan. Rotarians to .Tam in SQrwce, Washington Rotarians, in accordance | with their annual custom, will join in holding religious services at St. Alban's Chapel at 8 p.m. on Sunday night. The Rev. C. T. Warner will conduct the services. The Club Committee i charge | consists of Paul P-arson, chairman, and | L. Bert Nye, Maurice E. Horton. Frank A. Kerr, Dr. Charles L. Smith. Creed W. Fulton, Charles A. Stott, Algernon | P. Reeves, Charles R. Denny, John E. | Eice, and Dr. Eugene C. Rw he was so He points out these are actual | - | i Mrs. McKelvie when On the right is Chiet T loom. Bel Indian tribe. good docs it do them? People sa: sond them away to school? They go home and ‘return ct” Why do cturn bianket'? Simply because sarvatim y means nor_the it 10 go into business for themselv.s. v must do ns the agent 12ls them | ¢ cannct even leave the res- vy without oblaining why d the_country be- the Indians are citizens. Which " Mrs. McKelvie laughed. | vhat my good friend, Red Fox, | chief of the Blackfoct Indians, replied to a well known New York lady who | met him in ler e he was| being feted. Red sang beutifully end talked well, e quite a sen- New York | about her ‘One cf my great grandfathers,’ ‘came over on the Mayflower.’ Th:t's interesting,’ the chief replied, e mine cerved on the committee | Teceived him when he landed! " | Knows Blackfoot Tribe. Mrs. McEelvie became closely associ- ated with the Blackfcot Indians, | through her writings, friendly tcward Indians, which have appeared in nu- | merous periodicals. “No Indian ever passed through my home in Lincoln, without coming to “It was in y t=" men, nerican telling Indians and it was in our Indian lodge, adjoining my home, that I was adopted ints the Blackfcot tribe.” | Mrs. McKelvie, in addition to having | written a history of the Sioux Indians | and learning to speak their tongue, also | has made many friends among the Hopi | and Navajo Indians upon numerous ts to the Scuthwest. She mastered | rt of the Indian weaving, having her first lessons from her | Mrs. Iantha Fellers, who is also an expert at Indian rug weaving. | Will Write on Redmen. DROUGHT BROKEN IN SOUTHERN AREA Recent Rains Put Soil in Good Condition—Farm Work Far Advanced. By the Assoclated Press. Rains in the last week have put the scil in good condition for growth of all vegetation over practically the entire Southern half of the country. The Weather Bureau reported today the rainfall was “widespread and gen- erous in amount practically everywhere from the lower Missouri and Ohio Val- leys southward to the Gulf, with the weekly toials uniformly frem about 1 to 11 in: In the Atlantic States the falls were lighter, though rather generous in amount in meny places south of Vir- ginia. More Needed in East. From the Central Mississippl Valley eastward to the Atlantic Ocean, how- ever, the bureau pointed out that much more mcisture is required to condition the subsoil and restore normal water :supply to streams, wells and springs. As the rains were mostly light to moderate in character in this area, there has ben li'tle run-off and con- sequently only the smalier sireems, ponds and cisterns have receiv:d ma- terial benefits. At the same time the water situation, domestic and stock has at-rially improved over nearly all_the drought seciior Seasonal farm work has been favored by mild, open weather and is abnor- mally edvanced over the :outhern half of the_ country. Much and truck planting has becn done under favorable condi‘ions well north of a normal limit for such work. More than the usual amount of Spring plow- ing has been accomplish-d rather gen- erally. Early Crops Planted. Early truck crops have been planted as far north as Southern Virginia and Northern Arkansas. Some Spring wheat was secded during the week and ear. sown oats are coming up as far north as Southern Kansas. Queen DEBUTANTE HONORED IN MARDI GRAS FETE. MISS ADELE JAHNCKE, Daughter of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke, wh crowned queen of the Atleans their ball, one of the most brilliant of the series of entertainments attend- |Ing the Mardl Gras in New Orleans. Miss Jahncke made her debut in Wash- sring garden | ngton November 25 and in New Orleans later this season. Will Celebrate Anniversary. The Aid Society of the Lutheran Cliureh of the Atonement, Norti Capitol | strect and Rhode Island avenue, will celebrat? its twenty-first anniversary to- morrow. The observation will include a luncheon at 2 pm. and a dinner at 5 pm. Bicvcle racing is popular in Berlin, Germany, this Winter. DIETING IS FATAL 10 LOUIS WOLHEIM | | Bad Man of Films Expires| After Reducing Weight to Portray Role. By the Assoeiated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 18.—Lduis Wolheim, bad man of the screen, but beloved film character of Hollywood, | died at 6 a.m. today. | Death followed an operation on Mon- | day. His condition had been reported satisfactory until a few hours before death. He was about 40 years of age.| He was suffering from an abdommal | allment brought about by a strict dlet‘ which he had followed to reduce hls welght for a part in a picture. ‘When he entered the hospital he hnd lost about 30 pounds. i After the °¥'““°“ an attending sur- geon, Dr. Clarence Hopkins, said a | oondmon had been disclosed which | might necessitate another operation when the actor recovered, but death came as he tried to regain his strength. | WAS FORMER TEACHER. | Actor sushlned Famous Broken Nose Playing Foot Ball NEW_YORK, February 18 (#).— | Louis Wolheim was a mathematics teacher in a preparatory' school, when he was “discovered” by Lionel Barry- more at a chance meeting in a New York cafe. He was born in New York City on| March 28, 1880, educated in the city schools and was graduated in engincer- ing from Cornell University. | He played halfback on the Cornell foot ball team in 1904. A Univi Ly | | of Pennsylvania tackle smearing a play apd breaking Wolhelm's nose, wa: credited with a hand in “making Wol heim’s face his fortune.” After his graduation from Cornell, Wolheim taught mathematics for six | years in Ccrnell Preparatory School. | His career as an actor began with John | Barrymore in “The Judge.” His greatest stage success was @s| Capt. Flagg, the hard-boiled hero ‘of “What Price Glory.” Whil time to support John Burn'more in a ! motion picture production of “Sherlock | Holmes.” He was the prize fighter in | Actor Dies J 5[IAUF0RNIA SEEKS | S160000000 LOAN Delegatlon in Capltal to Ask Advance for Navigation and Flood Control. By the Associated Press. A delegation seeking for California & Federal loan of $160,000,000 for flood |control and navigation works today | sought to interest Government authori~ [ties In the plan, with a view to legis- lation at the next session of Congress. ‘I'm! ; ‘W. E. Garrison, State director of pub- lic works and head of the delegation, |outlined California’s request before go- |ing to.the House Appropriations Sub- | committee with an invitation to come |out this Summer and see how and where the money would be spent. The fund, he said, would be used for flood control and to improve navigation | upon. the San Joaquin and Sacramento LOUIS WOLHEIM. | “Little Old Ne'.\" \Ianon Davies’ film, York.” Other films in which he kad impor- roles Included “Two Arabian | Nights,” Barrymore's “Tempest,” “Sor- | rell and So “The Awakening” and | “Condemned. WOMEN DISCUSS LAWS | BariGroup tberei Bpeakerton bR for New Inheritance Statute. | Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews, | | chairman of the legislative committee | of the Women's Bar Association, was | | the principal speaker at a meeting of | | the gorganization last night at the ‘ C. Mrs Mnuhov«( discussed the bill re- | | cently introduced in the Senate by | Srnnmr Capper to revise the inher- | itance laws of the District, pll!clnl women on the same footing as men. | Dr. Emma Wold, technical adviser w< BOGO’ e _he was|the United States delegation to the —Harland Bartholomew, playing the role in New York he found | recent conference on the codificayon |of St. Louis, of law at The Hague, also spoke. I M. Connelly, president of the associ: tion, presided. Rivers, under a plan evolved from the report of the Hoover-Young Commis- sion. Garrison said the State would repsy the 50-year loan, and sought it from th: Government to save on interest an | amount he estimated at approximately $1,500,000 yearly. This saving, he argued, might make the margin of economic feasibility. War Department engincers, he said, had re- ported the plan practicable from an engineering standpoint. ‘The delegation called upon Reclama- tion Commussioner Mead yesterday and | visited the Caiifornia members of Con- gress. It is to put the idea before Sec- retary Wilbur todas. Nun Killed in F; NEW ORLEANS, February . Losing her balance and falling acci- dentallv into an elevator shaft, Sister Mary Genevieve, 72, was killed aimost instantly today at the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy here. She was one of the oldest sisters in the convent. Bogota to Retain Planner. ITA, Colombia, February 18 (#). city Pllnner Mo., is to be retained .J the city of Bo(otl the e“ifl" He is to come ml MME. DAHLS r of Stockhoim MARGUERITE HOARE of London PESSL At her home in Lincoln, Mrs. M- | Kelvie has a large studio, about which | attered many gay Indian rugs | she has made. i ‘Washington, denied her! lcom an(‘ therefore, one of her fa.| vorite pastimes, Mrs. McKelvie has| spent much of her time with oil paint- | ing. cne of the many acc:mplishments this versatile lady | “I love to pant.” she said, “and also | love music. But writing is my favorite hobby, and when I return to Neoraska | T hope to spend considerable time writ- | ing. I want to write about what I| know about the Indians and the in- justices they have suffered. The ause cf the Indians is my deepest nterest today. | CHARTER AMENDING BILL IS REPORTED' Glen Echo Mea:ure Gets 0. K. of | Montgomery Delegation in Annapolis House. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md. February 18— Advancement of a bill amending the charter of the Town of Glen Echo and introduction of a measure amending the charter of the Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of. Montgomery County were the | only cfficial actions of the Montgomery and Prince Georges delegations during last night's session of the Legislature. The Glen Echo bill, presented last by Dr. George L. Edmonds, was s Teported by the Montgomery County delegation and placed on third reading. Qualifications of ndidates. It specifies that the candidates for mayor of that town be at least 35 years of age, instead of 30, as at present, and | equires councilmen to bz at least 25 of age, owners of real property and residonts of the town The bill further gives the town au- therity to borrow up to 5 per cent of its assessed valuation. Fofmerly its bor- rowing limit was $500. I was intro- g at the request of Mayor Willlam McCuen. 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