Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1931, Page 10

BALCHEN FOUGHT INNATURALIZATION U. S. Commissioner to Object to Byrd Flyer Being Made Citizen. United States Raymond F. Crist, Institute Head SWARTOUT TO BE INAUGU- RATED BY HOMEOPATHS. commissioner of naturalization, yester-! [ day reiterated that the Government wil! i enter a technical objection to Bernt| Balchen's application for citizenship on | the grounds that he was outside the, territorial limits of the United States| while a member of the Byrd Anmcnc:‘ é expedition. Crist said he had been advised by Harold P. Woertendyke, divisional di-| rector of naturalization at Newark, N.! J., that the latter had issued no state- ment to the effect that the time which Balchen spent with Byrd in Little: America would count as part of the fl\fel years' residence necessary to naturali- | ration. Five Years Not Up. “Woertendyke denied making such a | one an interview,” Mr. Crist said. “The | one an interview,” Mr. Crist said. The | situation wi regard to Balchen is| ashingtor who will be inaugurated president of the | American Institute of Homeopathy at the | organization's Dr. Frank A. Swartout of Wi n, eighty-seventh annual convention in Cleveland from Sunday to Friday of next week. - The mesting of the institute, which is the oldest medical soclety in America, THE. SUNDAY 'RAILROADS ASKED | | TOFILE RATE PLAN I. C. C, to Study Increases That Might Affect Farmers. By the Associated Press. Rallroads seeking a general 15 per cent increase in freight rates were di- rected by the Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday to specify what commodities they intend to exclude from the proposed changes. Agricultur- al products were placed at the head of a list of commodities on which the com- mission asked this information. Farm leaders have expressed unqualified op- position to approval of the general in- crease. . The data was requested by the com- mission in an order instructing the railroads to file bills of particulars with- in 15 days. Al the same time water carriers and rail lines not included in the original g:mlnn were given an op- portunity to become parties to the case. ‘The commission. announced also that & committee representing State railroad comrxfi‘mlons would sit with it when hea are begun. eAppl cations for higher intrastate just this: Baflchen entered this country i is expected to be attended by many rates are planned by the roads as a June 23, 1926, so that hi period ordinarily would expire on June | 23 next. At that time he may apply| to the courts for his final papers. “The department, however, cannot | recommend that citizenship be granted Balchen until he hos spent five years of continuous residefice in this country, according to law. We intend, at the | proper time. to give to the court all the | data we have on the Balchen case and to call specific attention to the fact that Balchen was out of this country with Admiral Byrd during the five years since his entry. Court to Decide. “If the court should see fit to con- strue Balchen's stay in Little America as legal residence within the United States, that will settle the question.” The Government’s objection in Balchen’s case will be wholly a techni- cality. There are indications that Fed- eral officials would like to see Balchen admitted to citizenship. NEWTON TO RETIRE Veteran Policeman Has Been With Force 30 Years. ‘William S. Newton, veteran police pri- vate attached to the seventh precinct, yesterday filed an application for re- tirement with Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police. Newton is 60 years old, and has been connected with the police force since July 1, 1901. For eight years, from 1922 to 1930, he was stationed at the White House. is five-year | other Capital homeopathic physicians. |complement to the petition for inter- Dr. Swartout, who has been active in | state increases. a number of homeopathic groups, served | several terms as president of the Wash- ington Homeopathic Soclety, besides Information on the commodities to be excluded was asked so that their roducers may be saved the time and king appearances acting as chairman of the advisory |Inconvenience of mal board of the organization for a number 2nd representations in the case. of years. He also was secretary-treasurer of the Southern Homeopathic Medical Society for six years and chairman of the advisory board of that group for 10 years. He was elected president of the institute at a meeting in Atlantic City about & year ago. Among the Washingtonians expected | to attend the conclave are Dr. G. C. Birdsall. Dr. G. C. Curtis, Dr. J. Ross, Dr. J. Green and Dr. J. Baird. OIL COMPANIES SUED Russian. Firms Name Standard and Vacuum Defendants. NEW YORK, June 20 (#)—The Standard Oil Co. of New York and the Vacuum Oil Co. were named defendants in suits filed in Supreme Court today, demanding $105,000,000 in connection with the alleged purchase of 35,000,000 barrels of oil from the Soviet since January, 1925. The plaintiffs are M. Salimoff & Co. and 25 other Russian oll companies, whose oil concessions re- ceived from the imperial Russian gov- ernment were seized by the Soviets. The plaintiffs declared the two American oll firms bouil:: the oll with knowledge that it had 'n wrongfully seized by the Soviets. Today's order said that if the rail- roads do not intend increasing all rates, they must state the exceptions, particu- larly whether they are prepared to make increases “in all existing rates on grain and grain products, cotton, other agri- cultural and horticultural products, in- cluding live stock, non-ferrous metals, iron and steel articles, petroleum and its products, lumber and automobiles and in all existing class rates, and if not, what exceptions as to these rates they propose to make.” ‘The commission directed that all car- riers wishing to be considered parties to_the case make written appearances. It also asked a statement as to wheth- er railroads operating into Canada and Mexico were included in the petition and whether it was cont in by these roads, and by water lines and carriers participating in rail and water tes. rates. ‘Telegrams from Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Towa and the Kansas Rallroad Commission opposing the in- crease were made public yesterday by the commission. P Brookhart insisted in his telegram that railroad values were inflated un- der present conditions and that the railroads should be willing to take a rate of return similar to that enjoyed by other capital, which he said is now below 4 per cent. The Kansas com- mission said that agriculture could not beat the increase tex and Linens Made to Sell for More! for men and yourg 5 prs. for durable. ors. Sizes 10 to 12, stout and long sizes. New Shipment of 1, Men’s Woven Fancy Socks Palais Royal—Men’s Dept.—Main Floor Unusual Values! 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C, JUNE 21, MUSIC SPIER PUPIL RECITAL. -’l‘WO individual plano recitals by Eleanor Callan Craun and Jes- sie Blaisdell, puplls of LaSalle Spier, were given Friday evening in the auditorium of the American As- sociation of University Women club house. Mrs. Craun played a Bach “Prelude and Fugue,” the first movement of the Schumann “Sonata, G Minor,” a group of three Chopin numbers, the Brahms “Scherzo Op. 4” and two movements of the Beethoven! *‘C Minor Concerto.” She has a great deal of natural ability and plays with facility and ease. Her pl 3 tone-color and clear rippling runs are especlally commendable. Her best work was in the Brahms “Scherzo,” which was dramatically and brilliantly J’"’“‘ Mrs. Blaisdell's program consisted of the Bach “Capriccio” on the de- parture of the well-loved brother, the first movement of the Schumann “Fantasie, C Major,” three modern French compositions, by Ravel and Debussy and the first movement of the Chopin ‘‘Concerto, E Minor.” She is a mature and gifted pianist, whose natural aptitude is fortified by a remarkable memory. Her inter- retations were characterized by readth of style, intensity of feeling, brilliance and power. Her entire program was beautifully Dhnfi. A U. S. FOREIGN SERVICE CHANGES ANNOUNCED Clarence E. Gauss of D. C., Consul General at Tientsin China Trans- ferred to State Department. Recent changes in the United States foreign service include the assignment of Allan Dawson, Iowa, now at the State Department, as third secretary of legation at Bogota, Colombia; the as- signment of Gerhard Gade, Illinois, now here on leave, as second secretary of legation at Athens, Greece; the transfer of Clarence E. Gauss, District of Co- lumbia, consul general at Tientsin, China, to the State Department; the transfer of George R. Merrell, jr., Mis- souri, second secretary of legation at Panama, to the State Department; the transfer of Benjamin Muse, Va., from first secretary of legation at Bogota, Colombia, to Montevideo; the assign. ment of Julius Wadsworth, Connecticut, now in the United States, to Oslo, Nor- way, as third secretary of legation, and the designation of Carlos J. Warner, Ohio, now in the United States, as sec- retary of legaticn at Bogota. i SRl When Fremanagh, Irish Free State, was asked recently to take over as an encient monument the fort on Inishee Island, where a battle was supposed to have been fought in 1499, investigation showed that the island was bare, and the offer was rejected. Club Chair-. . Three Pieces dollars. in our stock. SEE RUSSA AR ROUTE OVERPOLE Soviet Professor Predicts U. S. Service Outcome of Graf’Flight. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, June 20—Prof, Rodolphe Samollovitch, who came here from Rus- sia to confer with Dr. Hugo Eckener about details of the Graf Zeppelin's forthcoming Arctic flight told the As- sociated Press that observations made on the polar flight wwldnmobably show the feasibility of an ah p route be- tween Russia and the United States via the North Pole. ‘Whether such a route will be estab- lished some day, depends on the Zep- pelin’s air worthiness under Arctic con- ditions, he sald. Samollovitch, who will be scientific pllot on the Graf Zeppelin flight, was confident the big airship which sailed :;ound the world, would prove equal fo e task. ; “Anyway,” he sald, “we are provis- ioned with supplies enough to last thri months if the worst happens. before has there been an expedition 50 extensively and so carefully equipped. We are not, however, going to take lnr unnecessary risks if the weather is . We value too highly our cargo of 46 men and the airship itself which is the pride of the German nation. “We are not out to make any ne ye Strain 1931—PART ONE. records, know, barring unfavorable ‘winds ‘gt.n Graf Zeppelin will easily stay in the air for six days and we can take our time.” Samollovitch said that in all likeli- hood no ltumrt would be made to cross the North Pol e in the Graf unless Sir Hubert Wilkins lmh there in the submarine Nautilus. “I am sure that if the Nautilus is made ship-shape,” he said, will prevent Wilkins from the pole, knowing him as I do.” # Samollovitch predicted that if the expedi feasibility of an airline between Russia and the United States over the North Pole, airships would eventually be oper- ated between the two countries on a three-day schedule. D. C. BICENTENNIAL GROUP TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS Offices Will Be in District Build- ing—DLos Angeles Man Ap- pointed as Aide. Headquarters for the Washington Bi- centennial Commission of the District of Columbia will be ogened early this week in the District Building, éhllr- man Cloyd H. , ident of George Washington University, an- nounced yesterday. The Executive Committee has ap- pointed as an aide, Arnold Kruckman, who was bmufhc here from Los Angeles after the qualifications of a number of technical men had been examined. The work of extending the activities of the commission will go forward vig- orously, Chairman Marvin announced. Detalls’ of some of the plans for the lo- cal celebration will be made known in a few days. Plans have been worked out for complete co-operation with the Na- tional Bicentennial Commission. Positivel Relieved : Eyes Examined Free! By DR. A. S. 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