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NEW BOARD NAMED ON NAVY OFFICERS Admission Made That Presi- | dent Rejected Selections of First Group. Announcement yesterday that & new naval medical selection board had been chosen to pick the names of seven lieu- tenant commanders for promotion was followed by admission that the selections of the first board had been rejected by President Hoover. Tied. by Bandits OFFER OF CASH SPURNED BY ROBBERS. It was said late yesterday at the| Chief Executive's Virginia camp lhal" the recommendations had gone back o the Navy Department after the Presi- | dent’s disapproval for compilation of a | new list. | Earlier yesterday the White House had said Mr. Hoover had not read or studied the recommendations for pro- motion of seven officers to be com- manders, but had merely returned them upon request of the naval officials. Boone’s Name Missing. The name of Capt. Joel T. Boone, President Hoover's personal physician, who is a lieutenant commander on the permanent list of the Navy, although holding his captaincy during his White House incumbency, was missing from the list of prospective promotions sub- | mitted. 5 Regarding the action of the Presi- dent, this statement appeared in yes- terday Register: “This is the first time since the selec- tion system was instituted in the Na that the President has failed to ap- prove the recommendations of a selec- tion board. The unprecedented action of Mr. Hoover in failing to approve the recommendations of this medical selec- #lon board, presumably because some eligible officer was not among those recommended for promotion, is the oc- casion of vehement discussion in the service: and, to put it mildly, officers generally are incensed that the Presi- dent has sought, apparently in behalf of an eligible not selected by the first board, to influence members of a selec- tion board, the members of which are under oath impartially to weigh rela- tive merit.” New Selection Board. ‘The new selection board, which meets | here on July 27 to submit prospects | for promotion to President Hoover, comprises: Capts. William H. Bell, Per- cival S. Rossiter. Benjamin H. Dorsey, Harold W. Smith, James E. Gill, Nor- n T. McLean and Isaac S. K. Reeves. Fu!_ Comdr. John Harper, who is on uty in the publications office of the wreau of Medicine and Surgery here, named recorder of the board. Most of the members are serving on the East | Coast. | Naval observers are eager to see if | the new board will include the name | of Capt. Boone for promotion on the | permanent list, which its predecessor failed to do. No news was forthcoming on the previous board's deliberations, as its members are sworn to secrecy. The former board was convened on June 23 at the Navy Department and deliberated for 10 days. Shortly there- after its recommendations for the pro- motion of seven lieutenant commanders %o the rank of commander. were laid before Secretary Adams, who referred them to Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, Jjudge advocate general of the Navy, who 2aw that they were in due legal form. Then they were sent to the White House. Personnel of Old Board. ‘The personnel of the former selec- tion board follows: Capts. Charles P, Kindleberger, who has been selected for g;omoflon to rear admiral; Theodore . Richards, Eugene J. Grow, Charles S. Butler, John M. Brister, Robert E. Hoyt and John F. Murphy. The board recorder was Lieut. Comdr. John R.| ‘White. This board's recommendations | ‘were not approved by President Hoover and it is considered significant that not a single member of this board is included on the list of the new group that will meet here on July 27. The rnllowm% officers in their respec- tive rank of ti are eligible for selection for mander: Lieut. Comdrs. Harry Shaw, Harry L. Brown, Condie K. Winn, Andre E. Lee, Heber Butts, Philip E. Garrison, Earle P. Huff, Martin Donel- son, Dow H. Casto, Clarence C. Kress, James A. Bass, Charles L. Beeching, ‘William E. Findeisen, Arthur E. Beddoe, Louis H. Roddis, Horace V. Cornett, Howard A. Tribou, William B. Hetfleld, ‘Thomas A. Fortescue, William W, Har- grave, John Buckley, Charles S. Stephenson. Ruskin M. Lnamon, Ed- ward E. Woodland, Charles W. Ross, Carleton 1. Wood. Roscoe M. Water- house. William W. Wickersham, Wil- liam H. Michael. Talmadge Wilson, Joel T. Boone, Henry M. Stenhouse and Frederic L. Conklin, HALL SETS RECORD ON HOP TO HAVANA FROM LONG ISLAND (Continued From First Page.) countered during the entire distance made it difficult to make more than 175 miles an hour. HALL'S PARENTS LIVE HERE. Mother Awaits Word From Flyer, Set- | ting New Record to Cuba. i James Goodwin Hall is the son of | Mrs. A. V. Hall of 2440 Sixteenth street. | A native of Altanta, Ga., he was a| wartime flyer, having enlisted from Kearney, N. J., where he was employed when this country entered the conflict. The family home has been here for the past 15 years. | Mrs. Hall last night was eagerly awaiting additional word from her son. | A telegram yesterday morning advised her of his take-off. SEA FLYERS PLAN EXHIBIT HOP. Maj. Endres and Capt. Magyar Set Budapest Flight for Tuesday. BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 18 (#).— Capt. Magyar and Maj. Endres will take off on an exhibition flight Tuesday in the Justice for Hungary, the plane in which they flew here from Harbor Grace. Newfoundland. Endres was made a major and Magyar was made a capiain in the Hungarian Army. e Naval Medical Corps | com- | LONNIE T. QUEEN, tor of a drug store on Four- teenth street, who was held up by two men last ht and robbed of $100 in narcotics. robbers refused to take the money from Queen’s cash register. —Star Staff Photo. — CUBAN PLOT CHIEF S5 HINTED IN GOTHAM Mysterious “Dr. Blanco” Said to Have Arranged Arms Shipment. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18.—The mysteri- ous “Dr. Blanco,” supposed head of a (plot in New York to unseat President | Gerardo Machado of Cuba, had not | been located tonight, following upon & report in the Sun that Federal and local officials had checked his plans. No official of the Cuban consulate or other individual who might have been famillar with such a conspiracy or its abortion could be reached to discuss the report. In the local Cuban colony none was found who knew of the subject. The United States Department of Justice agents, the paper said, with the |aid of New York undercover detectives, had nipped the conspiracy after ar rangements had been made by the plot- ters to ship $1,000,000 arms and muni- tions to the island republic. “Dr. Blanco,” the report declared. had been warned to abandon all revalution- ary activities under pain of arrest and deportation. Unknown to Consul. Augusto Merchan y Cortez, Cuban consul general, said tonight he knew nothing of a revolutionary plot that had been foiled by Department of Jus- tice agents and police. “I left my office at noon,” the official said, “and had been advised of no plot by the Department of Justice or tne police. I have not recently made any complaint against any one in connec- !:on with possible revolutionary activi- ties.” Department of Justice agents here denled knowledge of the alleged plot, but suggested that fellow-agents might ave been working on private clues without their knowledge. Police Deny Activity. Police headquarters denied any activ- ity in connection with the plot. A mysterious “Dr. Blanco,” who, re- ports said, had been warned to aban- don all revolutionary activities or face arrest and deportation, had not been located. The Sun said the “plot” was instigated by a ‘“‘distinguished Cuban, now resident in New York—a political exile.” UNKNOWN TO CUBAN POLICE. | Head of Island Service Without Record ©Of “Dr. Blanco.” HAVANA, July 18 (#).—The Cuban secret police, unravelers of numerous lots against the Cuban government, Enov nothing of a mysterious “Dr. Blanco,” who has been named in United States newspaper reports as head con- spirator in an alleged schgme to smug- gle a million dollars worth of arms into Cuba and overthrow President Machado. Jose Medina, one of the highest men in the secret police. said he “couid not | imagine who ‘Mr. Blanco’ could be.” | “There are many disgruntled Cuban | politicians who have gone to the United States believing they could do more damage to our government there than here,” he said. TAMPA UNDER SURVEILLAN( Proximity to Havana Makes City Handy for Political Groups. TAMPA, Fla, July 18 (#) —The Tampa Daily Times today said this city, believed to have the largest Cuban popu- lation of any in this country. is being watched by Government agents. Its proximity to Havana makes it a likely place for the formation of Cuban political groups. Recent demonstrations against the re- gime of President Machado led to the | stoning of the Cuban consulate and the burning in effigy of the President, and caused Government officials to be sent here as observers after that, the Times said. CUBAN SLAIN FROM AMBUSH. Chauffeur Charged With Accessory in Senator's Death. HAVANA, July 18 (®).—The fatal shooting of Senator Rogerio Zeyas Bazan last Tuesday was today called “an assassination” by the Court of In- struction of Marianao. Judge Luis M. Cowley ordered Carloas Machado, the | chauffeur of Senator Modesto Maidique, held without bail as an accessory. The arrest of Senator Maidique was not ordered pending settlement by Sen- ate members of the question of his im- munity as a member of Congress. Judge Cowley declared evidence sub- mitted to him showed the shooting had been done from ambush. Senator Maidique is reported to be proceedings. PEGGY JOYCE GIVES UP JEWELS Surrenders Diamond Plaque May Buy It Ba By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18.—Peggy Hop- kins Joyce has figured out a way to settle her argument with the United States Government. i Customs agents charge that Miss Joyce brought a $10,000 diamond plagque into this country from France without declaring it. The plaque was seized and Miss Joyce was advised she was subject to pay fines that might m;n:hna r]nuch ; cksso,ooo in order to get_the plaque y began to figure. lly, her tt ided to ot revealed today, she Government keep the ue if to Escape $50,000 Penalty. ck for $2,500. it would drop its prosecution. The Government agreed. So, the attorney sald, the case is settled. But Miss Joyce is not intending to give the Government her jewelry if she can help it. “As I understand it,” she said, “the Government is obliged to sell the plaque, like any other seized article, at auction. Diamonds are down in price. It might just happen that I would be able to buy the plaque at a very satis- factory figure—say about $2,500.” The Government, according to Miss Joyce's attorney, is now busily scratch- ing its head. at his home awaiting outcome of the | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 19, 1931—PART O i The Old British Embassy ELLIN SEES FATHER MARRY OPERA STAR Postal Head and Anna Case United Before Gathered Families. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, July 18.~In the pres- ence of his daughter Ellin, whose mar- riage to Irving Berlin caused a three- year estrangement, Clarence H. Mac- kay was married today to Anna Case, concert singer and former Metropolitan Opera soprano. The 57-year-old chairmen of the Postal Telegraph & Cable Corporation, whose Irish immigrant father amassed millions in the gold rush days, and the village blacksmith's daughter, 42 years old, whose volce brought her world fame, were married in the Catho- lic Church at Rosyln, Long Island, where the Mackay Summer estate is situated. Only Families Present. Only members of the immediate families of the bride and groom were present, including Irving Berlin, who rose to international fame as a writer of popular songs, and his wife. e family gathering in connection with the father’s marriage was in strik- ing contrast to the marriage bureau nuptials of the daughter five years ago. Mackay, a devout Catholic, had rigidly opposed the marriage of his daughter to Berlin, a Jew. When informed that the wedding had taken place he an- nounced it had been done “without my knowledge or consent” and there- after refused .to receive his daughter or_her husband. ‘When a child was born to the tune maker of Tin Pan Alley and the social registerite daughter of millions, it was generally su| a reconciliation would follow, but this did not occur until the death two years ago of Mac- kay's mother, who had wished father daughter to forgive and forget. Bride Embraces Church. When Mackay fell in love with the woman who was to become his second wife, he found himself in somewhat the same position in relation to Miss Case as his daughter had been in re- lation to Berlin. For Miss Case was not a Catholic, but a member of the Duich Reformed Church. The singer, however, decided to embrace the faith of her fiance and was recently con- firmed in the Catholic Church. Miss Case had not been married be- fore, but Mackay was married in 1898 to the late Katherine Duer, a famous beauty. They were divorced 16 years later, and the day after the decree was made final Mrs. Mackay married Dr. Joseph Blake, a famous surgeon from whom later she also was divorced. Mrs. Blake gave her blessing to her daugh- ter Ellin’s marriage and befriended her during the period of estrangement be- ;w:fin father and daughter. She is now ead. No announcement was made of the engagement of the singer and the eom- munication magnate, but rumors began circulating last night that the pair would be married today, and this mom- ing a statement was issued from the Mackay offices announcing that the wedding had occurred at 8 o'clock and adding that immediately after a wed- ding breakfast the Mackays had left on a motor trip. Yacht Waits Honeymooners. ‘The Mackay yacht Manchonoch II was moored at Glen Cove today, and, though the official announcement spoke only of a motor tour, it was generally believed this would be short and most of the honeymoon would be spent on the luxurious yacht. By her marriage. the concert. movie and radio singer becomes mistress of the Mackay town establishment, the Mackay yacht and the Summer estate at Roslyn, which is called Harbor Hill ‘The latter mansion has been the scene of numberless elaborate society func- tions and the soclally elite of America and Europe, including the Prince of Wales, have been entertained there. For today's ceremony the bride, who at the height of her career was called the most beautiful woman in opera, wore & gown of white lace, a white hat and carried lilies of the valley. BANDIT ADMITS PART IN MARLBORO BANK HOLD-UP ATTEMPT (Continued From First Page.) the vault, took $5,200 and sped away in an_automobile. Mrs. Henry Ennen, wife of the deputy sheriff, who later was slain, and her brother, Clarence Smith, saw the ban- dits’ car leave the bank. Sensing what had happened, they gave the alarm and immediately set out in pursuit. Hard on the trail of the bandits, they forced their car into the ditch, where- upon the three jumped out and ran Jjust as Deputy Sheriff Ennen arrived on the scene and opened fire. Pal Is Wounded. Lanigan and Edward R. Felder, alias Eddie Byrnes, 32, who was wounded by Ennen, commandeered & passing car and made his getaway. Joe Jazorak, alias Mullchowmiski, 32, of Chicago. also wounded by Ennen, was said to have killed the deputy as he broke for freedom. ‘The hastily formed posse reached the scene of the shooting before the alleged slayer could make his getaway and captured him. Meanwhile an airplane had gotten in the chase and is reported to have directed the posse to Lanigan and Felder. Post office inspectors identified the three men as robbers of post offices Garden City, N. Y.; Miami Beach, Fla., and Clemson College, S. C. The in- spectors said they had confessed to the robbery of post offices ai Paxton and Lombard, Iil. while Illinois Bankers’ Association officials gave out the story of Lanigan's confession in the Upper Marlboro hold-up. Lanigan Indicted. Lanigan was named in indictments charging assault with intent to kill and assault with intent to rob after em- ployes at the Upper Marlboro Bank had identified him by means of photo- graphs in ession of Burns detec- tives, By the same means they identi- fied the red-haired girl seen in the bandits’ car just before the hold-up as Geneva Lanigan, and she also was in- dicted. Owen broke up the attempt on his bank by opening fire as soon as he realized that the trio were bent on rob- bing the institution, coolly “shooting it out” with Hayes, whose gun jammed. The shooting frightened the other men, and they fled without any loot, getting away in their car, which later was founa abandoned. State’s Attorney Alan Bowie of Prince Georges County said last night that if Lanj was not hanged for his part in the Illinois hold-up that he would be brought back to face trial. ‘The bandits are being held in Wa seka because of fears of mob violence at Buckley, according to reports. SHAW SMILES ADIEU LONDON, July 18 (#).—George Be! nard Shaw and Mrs. Shaw left tods for a visit to Russia. Shaw was smiling as he left, and be told friends that intended “no_bathing the Volga.” The length of their was not an nounced Marriage Comedy Causes Separation Plea by Funny Man By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 18.—Bert Roach, film man, today filed suit for divorce, charging Mrs. Roach, in true comedy style, heaved a bronze'elephant statue when he questioned her late heurs away from home. The comedian asked a division of North Hollywood property, now held in common with Mrs. Gladys Roach, his wife. A gen- eral allegation of cruelty was made in the divorce complaint. MA"KENNEDY GETS BY MENTAL TESTS Condition Does Not Warrant Psychopathic Ward, Alienists Report. By the Associated Pres: LOS ANGELES, July 18.—Mrs. Min- nie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPherson, the evangelist, late today weathered mll\n{‘ly and with the com- pliments of psychiatrists an examina- tion as to her mental condition. The tests, executed at the Hermosa Beach eottage where she retired after the initiation of proceedings to annul her recent marriage to Guy E. Hudson, were ordered by H. J. Gorm secre- tary of the County Lunacy Commission, ‘They resulted in a formal state- ment from Dr. Victor Parkin of Los Angeles, one of the examiners, that “Mrs. Kennedy's eondition at the pres- ent time does not warrant her being taken to the psychopathic ward.” ‘l enjoyed the examination,” Mrs. Kennedy sald after the doctors had withdrawn. “The psychiatrists acted as gentlemen, and I had a very nice chat with them. AIMEE “DESPERATELY SORRY.” News of Mother's Mental Disorder Shocks Evangelist. PORTLAND, Oreg., July 18 Aimee Semple McPherson is ““desperately sorry” about the situation in which her mother, Mrs. Minnie (Ma) Kennedy- Hudson, has become involved through her recent marriage to G. Edward Hud- son, she said here tod: She was told of an affidavit filed with the Los Angeles County Lunacy Com- mission by B. F. Clearwater. special Angelus Temple officer, in which Clear- water asserted Mrs. Kennedy-Hudson was “senile and afflicted with childish delusions.” “If Mr. Clearwater or any one else connected wit hthe Temple thinks my mother is insane, and if they want her committed to an asylum, it's only be- cause they want to protect her and me,” the_evangelist said. I'm desperately sorry over the whole situation. The evangelist sald she had not heard from her mother since she left California and that she had never seen “this man Hudson.” Mrs. McPherson left for Los Angeles tonight. “As for my mother being insane. no one likes to be told that one’s mother has lost her mind. But if it is a fact, it's a fact and has to be faced.’ The evangelist said no one connected with the temple would do anything to gain “cheap publicity.” Aimee said that after she arrived home and had met every one con- nected with the affair and had time to think it out, “maybe Ill have a statement to make. () BELLE LIVINGSTON GETS GAMING PERMIT Board at Reno Votes 8 to 2 in Favor of Former Night Club Hoste! By the Associated Press. RENO, Nev., July 18.—By a three-to- two vote the County License Board to- day decided to issue a gambling license to Belle Livingston, former New York night elub hostess. The vote was taken only after the board had gone into executive session argued over Miss Livingston's ap- plidktion for half an hour. Fifteen ranchers owning property ad- jolning the ranch leased by Miss Liv- ingston protested granting of the license on the ground that the night club she intends opening there would constitute a nuisance. They said they sought to protect one of the “nice” home spots of the county. ‘The ranchers also asked the board to thoroughly investigate Miss Living- ston’s character and reputation before taking any action. _ POLAND EXECUTES SOVIET SYMPATHIZER Maj. Demkowsky, Who Gave State Secrets to Foreigners, Refused Final Clemency. By the Associated Press. WARSAW, Poland. July 18.—Maj. Peter Demkowsky, who was convicted of espionage by giving away Polish state secrets to foreigners. was executed at 7:13 Moscicki clemency. Maj. Demkowsky was executed in civilian attire, because conviction of treason automatically expels an army officer from the rank: He was said to have testified at a court-martial that he spied upon Polish military operations because of his sym- pathy with Soviet Russia. KILLS SISTER AND SELF IN FIT OF DESPONDENCY By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ga., July 18—Carl Gordy, 30, shot and killed his sister, Mrs. Vera Tucker, 28, here today and then shot himself to death. Police said members of the family told them he had been despondent over financial matters. Mrs. Emma Gordy, their mother, said her son told her some time 2go, “I wish I was dead and Vera was, 100 ~that we were dead together.” DO-X TO CARRY WOMAN WHO TOOK GRAF TRIP By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18—Mrs. Clara Adams, of Tannersville, Pa., the first woman to fly the ocean as a regular paying passenger, has bought a ticket on the DO-X from Rio de Janeiro to the United States. Mrs. Adams traveled from Lakehurst, N. J., to Friedrichshafen, Germany, in the Graf Zeppelin in 1929. Leaving New York by train_tonight, Mrs. Adams plans to fly to Rio from Miami, arriving in Rio in time for the takeoft the acheduled of 2 July 28, e had refused to grant him pm. today after President | U WATSON 70 SHUN VICE PRESIDENCY Indiana Senator Interested in Campaign to Keep Present Seat. Senator James E. Watson of In- diana, Republican leader of the Senate, practically has eliminated his name from consideration in connection with the vice presidency. Senator Watson yesterday, im response to inquiries, sald he was not a candidate for Vice President, that he was not seeking the office, and that he had fully concluded to make the race for the senatorship in Indiana to succeed himself. Senator Watson made it plain that his ambition was to succeed himself as Senator from Indiana and that he had no desire to be Vice President. While he is entirelv aware that he has a first-class political battle on in In- diana, as it will be a doubtful State next year, he intends to make the fight and accept the outcome, whatever it may be. Senator Watson is sure of renomination, but it is well known the Democrats are planning to make a desperate contest to defeat him and to capture a Hoosler senatorship. Similar to Cannon’s Stand. The attitude of Senator Watson toward the vice presidency is similar to that of the late “Uncle Joe" Can- non, who in 1904 was offered the vice presidency on the ticket with Theodore Roosevelt. “Uncle Joe” not only re- fused the honor but took occasion to set forth some characteristic views on the exact place occupied by the Vice President in the affairs of Government. Senator Watson's decision to run for the Senate d keep aloof from the vice presidency aroused interest here yesterday in view of reports that he would like to be nominated for Vice President, but was not inclined to pro- ject his name into the situation unless assured that Vice President Curtis did not_intend again to seek the office. ‘There are conflicting reports as to what Curtis intends to do. Recent stories are that he had decided to run for the Senate in Kansas and that he has so informed President Hoover, whose guest he was last week cnd on the Rapidan. But the Vice President has emphatically denied such reports and declared that any announcement of his plans will await nexc Fall or Winter and that he alone wili make the announcement. Effect on Hoover Feared. ‘While the impression here 1s that he plans to run for the Senate, there is another side to the matter. This is that many Republican leaders feel that for the Vice President to say that he does not want renomination will be re- garded by the country as meaning he thinks President Hoover cannot be re- elected. Hence they think he ought to stand for renomination. The matter es on the more importanc> because of the agricultural depression and threats of a political revolution in the Midwest. Under the circumstances, in spite of | the reports, Vice President Curtis is planning to run for the Senate, it is as- serted here among leading Republicans that no final decision has been made and that he may go on the ticket with Mr. Hoover and. as nominee for Vice President, lead the fight to hold in line the agricultural West. It is well un- derstood here that he is being advised by some of his friends to do this. Should Vice President Curtis step out of the picture as a possibility for second place, the names of Col. Theo- dore Roosevelt, Secretary of War Pat- rick Hurley and Senator Dwight W. Morrow will be the most prominent of those considered. Another name like- ly to be mentioned is that of Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon, assistant Republican leader of the Senate and an astute politiclan. Chalrmanship Also Debated. With vice presidential gossip going the rounds, there al:o is continued speculation here about the chairman- ship of the Republican National Com- mittee. Senator Simeon Fess of Ohlo, present chairman, recently indi- cated he would hold the chairmanship until the next national convention. While this is viewed here as not un- likely, there is a lot of casting about under the surface for a new chairman. Ambassador Charles G. Dawes has been urged to take the place, but has de- clared he does not want it and would not take it. His admirers have told him that his acceptance of the chair- manship would “electrify” the Republic- an party. They have not abandoned hope of getting him to take the posi- tion, with all its responsibilities, but indications are he will refuse to be drawn into it. Postmaster General Walter E. Brown has the support of a number of the veterans of the Republican Old Guard They look on him as a practical political leader who could well fill the chairmanship both before the conven- tion and in the 1932 campaign. Although present indications are that Senator Fess will remain chair- man until the convention, it is con- sidered possible here that the subject will rise for consideration next De- cember or January when the National Committee meets in Washington to take up the time and place of the con- vention. “P.R.” FINDS MUCH TO BE DESIRED IN D. C. THEATERS (Continued From First Page.) “P. F.’ went to an official of the theater and asked, ‘How come?’ ‘Oh,’ said the official, ‘the trouble is with you. You are behind the times. You don't know that the people are all like that these . F.” however, points out that many of the most successful plays of the past few yrlbrlx have been “absolute- ly _unobjectionable.” yThereklre a number of people here, the “P. F.” continues, Who have been 50 offended by the nature of these plays that they have quit attending the ter. ""fi;vm“ he asks, “shall be done t? ‘b'oilrt ‘wuhlnmn. where these inci- dents occurred, there is plenty of law. An offending theater which is not amenable to police advice can be closed for a year. The Federated Churches should “take action. There should be conferences between leading church men and theatrical managers. A com- mittee should be organized in each church to watch the shows which are shaping the lives of the future genera- tion. Co-operation of the newmnpen should be requested. If the theater people simply will not cease offending against decency, n. e N Palp is fundamentally bad. tion pictures, although not foutb::le 3"": ? timate stage, and the theater are driving the American people toward censorship.” HEAT VICTIM BETTER Capt. H. L. Wilson Recovering at Mount Alto From Prostration. . L. Wilson, 1601 Argonne lfc.ept}et];lxed ‘Army officer and legisla- Piveofficer of the :3‘;."““.“‘{:’.‘; r comfortal Bere (R DO espital Iast night, after Alto ‘I:h‘:‘[c‘;c:rwme by the heat while walk- ing on Columbia road near his home . Wilson fir taken to Emer- Capt. tal, wl he was given 01 reatment £ later tranaterred o Mount Alto prosecution should be | A PILE OF DEBRIS RECALLS OTHER DAYS OF GLORY. BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. ‘wreckers have done their work, and the old British em- bassy, Connecticut avenue and | N street, bas vanished in the | mists of Memory Lane. Only a sorry heap of dusty debris remains to- day to mark for a little while the site of what was once the “second most famous residence” in Washington. Sgon a new structure will rise on the loca- | tion and it will not be long before re- membrance of the old house will be a matter of importance only to those who have a professional interest in the “an- clent history” of the Capital. Connecticut avenue was a new street ' when the British government decided | to buy lot 800, square 138. The tram | line to Dupont Circle, P street and the | car barn at Twenty-fourth street had Just been completed. It is recorded | that the property was purchased from | James M. Latta, trustee under deed | from Jessie D. Bright, July 24, 1872. | “The surroundings were not attractiv Nearby were old frame _buildings, | dilapidated barracks from Civil War days. and flelds of rank wild growth. | At Twentieth and P streets stood the | old Hopkins brick kiln. It is said that | the plan to build in such a neighbor- | | hood was opposed by certain critics | who considered it “unsuited.” Prussia Bullt First. ‘The Prussian government already owned a legation building at 734 Fis teenth street—the first European state to provide properly for its Minister in | Washington. Sir Edward Thornton, | representing Great Britain, was living | in a rented house at the northeast cor- ner of Farragut Square and I street— a residence purchased in 1865 by | Charles Knapp from Elisha Riggs. | With the increase in the importance | of the city, both as the center of the | Federal Government and as a town re- | flecting in its architectural character | the expanding political and cultural | significance of the Western World, Sir | Edward and the British Foreign Office | perceived that it was imperative to have | adequately impressive and permanent |quarters in Washington, and the ac- | | quisition of the land was the first step |toward the practical accomplishment {of their ideal. The house was planned in the Foreign Office in London. On Christmas day, 1873, “Eugenie” wrote to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York: “Sir | Edward Thornton is now building a| | magnificent mansion, in the English | style. It ... will be, when completed, | the most substantial building in Wash: ington.” Whether “the most substan- | tial” or not, the legation was intended to be a residence of the very best type. | It was constructed With care and intel- ligence, and the decorations were planned to be worthy of the character of tke edifice. The Foreign Office was not susceptible to the eriticism that “a show place” was “too grand” for the | purpose. Considered Handsome. In later years, when inevitable changes took place in the aesthetic Judgment of the people, the design was ridiculed as “old fashioned" and "ginger- bready,” but at the time it was drawn it represented the best of which con- | temporary architects were capable, and even to the end the old house still re- tained certain features deservedly con- sidered “handsome.” When first completed, it is fair to say, the legation was & good example of the cultural status of the British na- tion. It was, of course, the fruit of a somewhat weird period in human his- tory—the period of the Franco-Prussian War, the insurrections in Cuba, the Beecher-Tilton scandal in New York and the kidnaping of Charlie Ross in Pennsylvania; the period of the comet. President Grant was in the White House, his life made miserable by par- tisan criticism of a type which has dis- ppeared from American politics. Sir Edward moved into his new es- tablishment in 1876. Soon afterward the neighborhood began to boom. ‘Washington society migrated in the di- rection of Dupont Circle. The Shep- herd houses at Connecticut avenue and K street, the Phillips’ row in Connecti- cut avenue, the Gardner Hubbard house at Connecticut avenue and Nineteenth street, the Prof Graham and Charles Bell houses in Connectitcut avenue, the Blaine house at Twentieth street and Massachusetts avenue, the Leiter-Weste inghouse residence at Dupont Circle and New Hampshire avenue and the Stew- art “castle” at Connecticut and Massa- chusetts avenues were built. The lega- tion was known as 1600 Connectitcut avenue. Entrance Impressive. Entrance to the house was through a massive porte cochere marked with the British coat-of-arms. The vesti- bule had heavy mahogany doors, the inner ones being decorated with the im- perial symbols. When the doors were opened the visitor beheld a beautiful staircase with a portrait of Queen Vic- toria in coronation robes at the head of the landing. On the right in the lower hall, in later years, was a portrait of leen Mary. ‘To the left of the entrance were two drawing rooms and a ball room. In the latter were portraits of King Edward and Queen Alexandra. To the right of the hall were the Ambassador’s study and reception room. The state dining room, with a portrait of King George, occupied the west side of the building. 'mrourhou'. the ground floor there were crystal chandeliers. The windows were fine and high in their design. It is said that the mahogany doors and mouldings were brought from England. Furnishings ana draperies were rose, green and gold in color. Dark blue velvet carpet was on the hall and stairs. A fine rug, marked 1851, was in the ball room—a relic of the famous Crys- tal Palace exhibition. A solid silver service of great beauty was used on spe- cial occasions. In 1900 an addition of seven rooms was built for the chancery. the wooden office structure was erected in what had been the garden. For more than a quarter of a cen- tury the residence was only a legation. Then in 1883, when by act of Congress nations of the first rank were permit- ted to send Ambassadors to the United States, it became an embassy—the first in Washington, as its occupant, Sir Julian Pauncefote. later Lord Paunce- k:‘.; of Preston, was the first Ambas- sador. Occupants Recalled. ‘The entire list of official occupants of the mansion is as follows: Sir Ed- ward Thornton (1876-1881), Lionel 8. Sackville West, later Lord Sackville (1881-1889), Sir Julian Pauncefote, later Lord Paunccfote (1889-1902), Sir Michael H. Herbert (1902-1903), Sir Henry M. Durand (1903), James Bryce, later Viscount Bryce (1907-1912), Sir Cecil A. Spring-Rice (1912-1918), Earl Reading (1918-1919), Earl Grey of Fal- |lodon (1919-1920), Sir Auckland Geddes (1920-1924) (1924-1930). Practically all of these distinguished diplomats were noted for their hospi- tality. A countless list of famous en- tertainments of different varieties were held at the embassy. Many an evening the streets near the house were filled with curious crowds of plain Washing- tonians or visitors to the city who as- sembled to watch the long lines of car- riages rolling up to the door and dis- charging eminent men and women in- vited to attend one function or an- other in the palatial apartments within the quiet brown walls of the celebrated establishment. Here the Spanish In- fanta Eulalia and her husband were en- and Sir Esme Howard tertained, May 24, 1893. Here, too, the | Prince of Wales was a guest at a for- mal dinner, November 13, 1919. Before the first of these dates, and even after the second of them, the embassy was a society objective of almost unparalleled rank. To have been a guest there was to have been “approved” as entitled to the highest sccial consideration. Linked With St. John's. No sketch of the now vanished man- sion would be adequate if omission were made of St. Jehn's Church, H street, where the Ministers and later the Am- bassadors_ almost invariably attended service. It would be accurate to call St. John's “the Embassy Church.” Lord Pauncefote’s daughter was married there, February 24, 1900—"the motsz’{ | fashionable company ever assembled Washington” attending. The funeral of Lord Herschell was held there, March, 1899, Mackay-Smith officiating. There, too, were held the memorial services for Queen Victoria, February 2, 1901, at which Bishop Satterlee gave the ad- dress, and for King Edward, May 20, 1910, when Bishop Harding conducted the service. ‘The corner stone of the new embassy, Massachusetts avenue near Observatory Circle, was laid by Sir Esme Howard, June '3, 1928—the 63d birthday anni- versary of King George V. The design was the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens and the associate architect was Fred- erick H. Brooke. Perhaps no other evidence of the vast growth of the Capital is more readily available than that which is to be ob- tained by comparison between the beautiful old residence of Britain's Am- bassadors with the magnificent new palace which is now their home. Only in a city like Washington could such a thing have happened. Old Washington was a fine town, but new Wash- ington, ,still in pracess of development, will be the most beautiful capital in the world. As usual, the British are keenly alive to the trend of the times. ‘The new embassy, like the old, sets a e in its own particular field. How long will it be before a third British embassy will be needed? BANISHMENT APPROVED Toledo, Spain, Council 0. K.'s Move Agninst Cardinal Segura. ‘TOLEDO, Spain, July 18 (#)—The City Council today approved a motion asking the government to declare Car- dinal Primate Segura of Toledo, now in exile in France, expatriated for all time. The motion was backed by Socialist and Republican councilmen and op-| posed by Monarchists. Bishop Satterlee and Dr. Al| SEES INVESTMENTS IN RAILS MENACED F. R. Dick Tells I. C. €. Loss of Earnings Threatens Bond Position. By the Associated Press. 4 prowpt increase in railroad esrn- ings Was pronounced 8 necessity yester- day before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Fairman R. Dick, New York invest- ment expert, supporting the petition of the carriers for a 15 per cent increase in freight rates, said that unless the lines are given this assistance they will lose a principal source of their capital Investment Status Menaced. Unless earnings increased, he con- tinued, billions of dollars worth of rail- road securities must be wiped off the legal list of approved investments for insurance companies and savings banks. In many States the law requires that a railroad earn one and one-half times the fixed interest on its indebtedness before insurance companies and savings banks can buy its securities. Dick said inability to produce earn- ings of this amount soon would have the effect of taking $5,748,500.000 par value of bonds off the legal lists. The witness analyzed the situation from various angles to show how de- creasing revenues had increased the ratio of expenses to net earnings and departing from his prepared testimony | likened the railroad situation to that | of Germany. Comparable Only to Germany. “The country has no idea of the seriousness of the railroad situation to-" day.” he said. “It is only comparable to that of Germany. Capital is fleeing from railroad to utility, Government and municipal bonds and 1t will be very hard for the railroads to obtain capital Decessary to refinance maturing obli~ gations. “On June 1, the flight of capital was exactly comparable to the German situation. Since June 1 the flight of cavital from Germany has grown.” Comparing a large group of rafireed bonds on June 1 with German 5% and 7 per cent bonds, he said the railroad bonds had dropped 32 points from the 1929 high while German bonds h: fallen 17 points on the same date. Debt Ratio 72 Per Cent. Dealing with railroad capital, he said that in 1929 stocks of railroads having $10,000,000 or over in annual g10ss Tevenue had an aggregate market value of $10.331.080,000. while on June 1 last the market value had to $4.094.067.000, bringing the ratio of indebtedness to capital values from 49 per cent in 1929 to 72 per cent at the | present time as compared with the legal limit of 60 per cent considered conservative for real estate loans. Restoration of public confidence in rallroad credit. he said. is absolutely necessary to avoid disaster. Commissioner Meyer, before recessing until tomorrow, said that after the rail- roads completed their presentation “neutral” witnesses and any opposition ;pok&men who were ready would be eard. | GILBERT AND INA CLAIRE FAIL TO FIND ROMANCE AS MATES OFF SCREEN = {Canbutied Beni e Eage s | she said, was that they were not suited for each other, temperamentally. On numerous occasions she said he ordered | her in anger to leave their home. She | attempted to soothe his feelings by go- | ing to the homes of friends and on one occasion she lived in a house he rented for her, but each time she returned she suffered only further outbursts of tem= perament from her husband. | .. One statement in the complaint read: | “Among other things the defendent said that she was a woman of too much ine tellect and was unsuited to one of his | temperament and on said occasions be- | came angry without any apparent rea- |son.” ~ On the screen Gifoert often | played the roles of a tempestuous lover. | The event that led to a separation | occurred about August 21, 1930, the actress said. Gilbert became angered when she told him she would have to | 80 1o New York for a theatrical engage- | ment. In October she said she wrote him asking if he would come to New York or if she should return to Los Angeles. Gilbert's reply in effect was that she need not return here, she said. The following February, she came back to Los Angeles, but she said he refused to see her. Settlement Reached. No plea for alimony was made. The complaint explained a property settle~ ment had been reached. Miss Claire experienced a brilliant career on Broadway before she turned to motion pictures. ~Although the reac- tion of the public to her pictures was slow at first, she since has become one of the popular actresses of the screen. “Rebound,” her latest picture, is counted a hit of the season. She was married once before to John Whittaker Whittier. Gilbert is seen little in Hollywood. He was an outstanding star, with a record | r he Big Parade.” i h y “Flesh and the | Vi and others, until the advent of the talkies. Now he is attempting a comeback. He has married twice before—once to an extra player and the second time to the actress, Leatrice Joy. Both Gilbert and Miss Claire are working here on new pictures. She is seen frequently in the company of Robert Ames, the actor, and he has appeared in public several times with Joan Bennett of the famous Bennett family. Native of Washington. Ina Claire, native Washingtonian, was born here 39 years ago, the daughter of Joseph Fagan. She was educated 8% Holy Cross Acedemy and made her de- but on the professional stage in 1911. FAMOUS LANGHORNE SISTERS RECALLED B Mrs. Nora Phipps, Soon to Y WEDDING NEWS Marry, Is Fifth of Virginia Gitls, Including Lady Astor. By the Associated Pre; RICHMOND, Va, July 18.—An- nouncement from London of the ap- proaching inarriage of Mrs. Nora Phipps, sister of Lady Astor, recalls to Virginians the days when Nancy Lang- horne was a breath-taking romp, Irene 2 beauty whose features were later to become the model for her husband’s Gibon “Bad Girl,” and all five Lang- horne girls were leading among social functions A:::m the g;d Domll‘mon. Lady , who was Nancy Lang- horne, and Irene, who became Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, have most fre- uently been in the public eye, but all ve of the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Chriswell Dabney Langhorne are well remembered in Virginia because of their personal charm, as well as representa- tives of one of the State's most aristo- cratic families. The eldest of the sisters is Elizabeth Moncure Perkins, whose children are World War the old coach house or ga- [Ronald rage was remodeled and & Perkins and Mrs. Mrs. - who_was Irene Langhorne, has added to the fame gained through her hus- band a career of her own which has brought her, into prominence in na- tional Democratic political circles. In 1928 she was among those who strongly supported Alfred E. Smith for the pres- idency and was in the party which ac- companied him on a trip through her native State. Lady Astor, the third sister, is stijl recalled in Virginia as “our Nancy,” and those who knew her delight in recall: ing stories of her youthi On a visit to Richm she met and re geant, laughingly recalling the time when he was a patrolman near her home and she, as a little girl, had snipped a button off his uniform. Mrs. Robert H. Brand of Haydon Hall, England, was Phyllis, the fourth of the Langhorn girls, and the yo was Nora, who became Mrs. Phi of London. ere were two brothers, viving one being William H. of Warren, Va the sur-