Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1931, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON,- D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1931. TEXANS REMEMBER GARNER'S BIRTHDAY Democratic Leader’s Career ¢ From Tuberculous Youth % Recalled by Friends. | - By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex.,, November 23.— The | folks down here in Texas who sent| John N. Garner to Washington 29 years ago grinned with & sort of “I-told-you- | s0” satisfaction today as the man they | expected to be the next Speaker of the | House of Representatives celebrated his 62d birthday anniversary in the Na- tion's Capitol. For Garner's neighbors in Uvalde re- called their Representative's own ver- slon of his introduction to Democratic pasty leaders soon after the turn of he century. “The autocratic party leaders” Gar- per sald, “thought I was just another cow thief from Texas. They entolled me on committees with minor assign- | ments.” But the story ends with a bit of péthos. Sat With Longworth. “When I kicked they put me on the Foreign Affairs Committee and, being the last Democrat, I was forced to sit beside the last Republican, Nick Long- worth. That was how we struck our friendship. “It was darned peculiar that a sil- ver-spooned aristocrat like him and one of the common people like me should | hit it off, but we tried to outsmart each other ever after that.” Even as the last Congress came to its end, Garner chided his friend | “Nick” about the Democrats organiz- ing this Winter's session. Mr. Long- worth's death soon afterward was only one of several deaths of Republican Representatives that made possible Garner's succession to his closest friend'’s office in Congress. Texans Like His Way. Out in the mesquite thickets around Uvalde, where Garner comes between congressional sessions to ride horse- back on his ranch, hunt and look after his cattle, the folks like “Chaparral Jack” so well they seldom ask him to make flowery talks at graduation ex- ercises. 'nfiy listen to Garner cam- paign speeches made by some one else and then elect him anyway. ‘They like the way he attends to business. They liked the way he made himself a close friend and confident of President Wilson and took an import- ant part in shaping legislation during the World War_ period. They might have been & bit sur- prised at his activity, however, for in all the time Garner represented them in the Texas Legislature, he introduced but one bill. That single measure, vetoed by Gov. Sayers, but still advo- cated by its sponsor, proposed dividing Texas into five States. Wants More Power for South. The South, Garner argues, should have more political power. A split-up of Texas would increase the Southern representation in the Senate by eight members and add eight electoral votes to the 20 Texas now has. That, Gar- ner says, is only right for a territory !sufldm 220 States the size of Rhode an ‘The robust, hearty-looking Repre- sentative is beloved throughout his dis- trict because his friends know he has worked hard to overcome poverty, boy- hood i1l health and lack of educational advantages. They thank a slight attack of tuberculosis while Garner was still In his "teens for bringing him to Uvalde. He sought higher altitudes and a drier climate than could be found near his birthplace at Blossom Prairle in Red River County. He rode the range punching cattle by day. At night he studied law in the office of a friend at Clarksville. ‘Hunting and fishing also contributed to his recovery and made of him an ardent sportsman. The sports still lure him to Mexico on one or two trips each Sum- mer. ‘Was Judge at 20. Four years after Garner’s admission to the bar, when 20 years old, he was elected Uvalde County judge. After two terms he went to the Texas Legislature for two sessions. He was only 34 when elected for the first of 15 consecutive congressional sessions to represent 32 counties covering an area as large as the State of New York. His wife, the former Miss Ettie Rheiner, whom he married in Uvalde November 25, 1895—three days after his twenty-sixth birthday—has served as his secretary ever since. She attends to virtually all of his correspondence, greets callers at his office and, like her husband, cares little for social life. She is an early riser, whether at home or in Washington, so early, in fact, that Garner once sald she “usually has half a day's work done before most people get up.” P Hait! expects a larger coffee crop than \FIRE CHIEF RESCUES MAN, 86, TRAPPED BY Battalion Leader Discovers and Braves Blaze to Aid Victim, About to Leap. Chief J. R. Groves Crosses Gap Between Windows and Prevents Plunge. - Willlam M. Keeler, 86 years old and partially blind, owed his life today to the personal efficlency of Battalion Chief J. R. Groves, who discovered a fire in Keeler's residence, at 1456 Park road, yesterday and rescued him from an upper floor, where he was trapped by_smoke ard flame. In reaching Keeler’s side Chief Groves had to brave the heat of a burning staircase, crawl under flames which were sweeping a corridor on the second floor and project his body frcfn a rear window. across to a window in an adjoining wing through which Keeler was about to jump. Groves was passing on Park road when he noticed smoke coming from the upper front windows of the resi- dence. He ordered his driver to turn in an alarm and sprinted for the front door, Keeps Man From Leaping. There he was met by Mr. Keeler's daughter, who,said her, father was trapped upstairs in & front room. The | fire had started in a closet near the stairhead and was spreading down the steps and along the corridor. ‘ Once on the upper floor, Groves searched the front rooms and then the rear without finding Keeler. He had to pass from room to room by crawling along the corridor. Thrusting his head through & rear window for air, Groves saw Keeler pre- Music and Reviews and News of Capital's Programs. Recital Given by Member Of National Symphony. ANTONIO FERRARA, who is & member of the National Sym- yhony Orchestra and also faculty of the Washington Musical Institute, gave a violin recital late yegterday aftermoon at the institute quhrters. He was cordially received by an saudlence which filled every inch of space allotted it. ‘This recital must be set down as one of the real musical events of the season. Mr. !br;-n c!gnl: 1. difm- cult program and a scholarly one. He played the Vitali “Ciaccone,” the Beethoven “Concerto in D Major,” the Sami i “Canto Amoroso,” Elgar’s “La Capricieuse” and two en- cores which were richly deserved— among them the much-worn “Mo- ment Mausical,” which for the first time in an eternity sounded inter- esting rather than hackneyed. Mr. Ferrara is endowed with un- common technical facility. There are occasions when his fingers get the better of his bow, and cnce or twice he pressed rather too heavily on the strings, thereby causing a slight discoloration of tone. In the main, however, his tone was rich and warm, and in the always-satis- 1y! “Canto Amoroso” the tread of his measure seemed doubly mellow and vibrant. ‘What endeared him to his audi- ence perhaps the most—after the Vitall “Clacconne,” which he played with discretion but not too great dis- tinction—was the “allegro ma non tr ” movement of the Beethoven. In this difficult bit of violin saga he demonstrated the extent of his con- siderable technique and rattled off the whole at a t&eed which, while not as swift as a Heifetz, yet proved him & master whose system is well worth imitation. The *“larghetto” which followed was by no means as brilliant, but any deficiencies in the latter were well made up for by the final “rondo allegro,” which he brought to a noteable climax. For some intangible reason—since the rest of the program.was of ex- tremely high caliber (although the Elgar is not one of this department’s favorites)—the first _encore, the Pugnani-Kreisler “Prelude and Al- legro,” seemed the most perfect bit of expressionism on the program. ‘The long, strenuous bowing in this was perfectly mastered and the tone truer than it had been at any time heretofore. It was as perfect a ren- dition of this well known composi- tion as has been heard on any re- cital platform. Dorothy Coggeshall proved & sym- pathetic accompanist, except for a moment or two during the Beethoven “Concerto,” when she seemed to lose sight of what she was driving at. For the most part, however, she de- Et of last year. serves much credit for capable sup- Reorganiz ation Sale ORIENTAL RUGS 500 Room Size Oriental Rugs, in- cluding 200 just received, priced as follows during this sale « + & HUNDREDS OF RUGS included. SCATTER SIZE 9x12 Saroukhans, $195.00 9x12 Ispahans, Khorassans and Mesheds, $265.00 KERMANSHAHS, KESHANS, BOKHARAS, FEREHANS, HAMADANS, SAROUKS, MAHALS and every fine make of Eastern rug in Ml sizes, weaves and makes, reduced at same ratios Scatter Size Persian NAZARIAN LI v Nara Rugs From $13 Up BROS. CO. an ¥ Hebimian, Ine il 1426 Conn. Ave. — i FLAMES IN HOME CHIEF J. R. GROVES. paring to jump from a vath room win- dow in the adjoining wing. There was no time to go around and he swung himself over the sill, reaching the other in time to restrain Keeler from leaping. Victim Expected to Live. In the meantime the engine compa- nies had arrived. The water from thelr hose beat down the flames in the cor- ridor and staircase enough to enable Groves to assist Keeler safely down them to the street. Keeler was taken to Garfleld Hos- pitar and treated for painful burns about the back, arms and face. Doctors sald he would recover. Groves said the fire started in an upstairs closet stored with old clothes. Police and firemen were unable to de- termine the cause of the blaze, which caused about $500 damage. Musicians port in & distinctly interesting pro- gram. E. de 8. MELCHER. ows of the Music e Sunday Star stated that the violin recital by Carl Jaspan would be given December 30. ‘The concert w.ll take place on No- vember 30, and will be held at the Carlton Hotel. Seats are on sale at the hotel and at 1028 Connecticut avenue. —_ WOULD FREE FILIPINOS Shortridge Plans .to Reintroduce Bill to Restrict Immigration. PALO ALTO, Calif, November 23 | (#)—On the eve of his departure for Washington for the opening, December 7, of Congress, Senator Samuel Short- ridge, Republican, Califcrnia, sald yes- terday he intended to reintroduce his bill to restrict Pilipino immigration into the United States. He also said he favored early granting of inde- pendence to the islands. 01d Organs in Pisa Repaired. PISA, Italy (N.AN.A).—Two organs DEMOCRATS HOPE T0 WIN ELECTIONS Leaders Expect to Capture Two Seats, in Texas and New Jersey. By the Associated Press. Democratic leaders are counting on special elections to increase by two their majority in the House of Repre- sentatives before Congress convenes. ‘The Republicans, however, are con- ceding ‘nothing. Representative Garner of Texas, prob- | posal able Speaker, has been informed in re- cent telegrams that Democrats will win the fourteenth district in his State and the fifth New Jersey district, both for- merly held by Republicans. Texas Called “Hoss Race.” Should these forecasts materialize, the Democrats would have 219 seats, the Republicans 214 and Farmer-Laborite 1. There is & vacancy in the first New Hampshire district, which will be filled at a special election later. The Texas election tomorrow is viewed by Representative Wood of Indiana, chairman of the Republican Congres- much like a sional Committee, “ver: avorable to the ‘hoss race’ which looks Republican candidate. Three Democrats are running against one Republican, Charles W. Anderson, campaign manager for the late Repre- sentative Harry M. Wurzbach, Repub- lican. The high man wins, New Jersey to Elect December 1. The election of a successor to the late Representative Ernest R, Ackerman in the fifth New Jersey is slated for Tuesday, December 1. Although both Percey H. Stewart, Democratic nominee, and Donald Mc- Lean, Republican, are anti-prohibition- ists, the Democrats expect to fill the usually Republican seat in view of the victory of A. Harry Moore for the gov- ernorship. Moore, Democrat, carried the district early this month by 10,000 over the Republican, David Baird. The vacancy in the fifth New Hamp- shire district created by the death of Representative Fletcher, Republican, will be filled January 5. Because of protests that it would be an advertisement for modern co- operative societies, the British Broad- casting Corporation had to abandon an educational lecture for children on those organizations. Now s Only BOND I3SUE URGED Piecemeal Construction Held Too Costly at Mississippi Valley Parley. * By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, November 23—A Gov- ernment bond issue to insure rapid completion of the inland waterway sys- tem was proposed to the Mississippl Valley Association at its opening ses- sion here today. A vote on the pro- Was ex) late this afternoon. Gathered from all parts of the coun- try, the delegates to the con heard speakers both for and the proposal. 8ponso! bond issue method ited out costliness of piecemeal construction of waterways, the dela) nd the amount of work which it was necessary to do over because of lack of continuous con- struction. Economy Need Cited. An increase in appropriations by Congress, always a battle cry of for- mer conventions, was not stressed to- day, even the most ardent of waterway enthusiasts bowing to the demands for economy in Government appropriations and expenditures, « Outstanding in the addresses in be- half of a Government bond issue was that of Senator Henrik Shipstaad of Minnesota, who told the convention that the full use of a completed sys- tem of inland waterways would add $622,500,000 to the Nation's wealth an- nually in the form of freight savings. Sees U. 8. Income Growth. The increase in wealth, he main- tained, would enlarge the Government income tax coffers $31,000,000 annually, which would be ample to pay the in- terest on and amortize a Government bond issue of $800,000,000. Such a bond issue would be twice the amount necessary to complete all of the author- ized waterway projects in the country. 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The promise of revealing the lure and romance of travel in the most pic- turesque Y"“ of Italy was ade- quately fulfilled by a comprehensive arrangement of beautifull ored {llustra- Mr. Holmes’ carefully chos- en and always delightful planations of each scene, theme being “Italy.” The wonder- ful and rather breath - taking heights of Mont Blanc were un- folded to the audience in a imes, MOSt modern S way, as viewed from the small windows of an ob- servation plane as it climbed up and up through the foamy clouds, over the sharp peaks and down into the glacier-covered valleys. From there the audience was led into the peace- ful peasant life revealed at the foot of Mont Blanc, as contrasted with the émpty vastness ¢ the peaks towering above. A glimpse was given of the forbid- ding Italian side of the Matterhorn, on through the beautiful valley and ancient city of Aosta, followed by exquisitely colored scenes of the in- comparable Italian lakes, particular- ly Lake Como, which seemed to be the epitome of all beauty. Mr. Holmes paused a moment here to pay & beautiful and heartfelt trib- ute to a fellow lecturer, John L. Stoddard, who lived the last years of his life in a peaceful old chateau on Lake Como, dying there, at the age of 81. The beautiful old city of Genoa, showing the quaint little house wherein Columbus was born, was particularly interesting, as was also the city of Verona, the locale 1. S. WATERWAY | From the Front Row News of Washington's Theaters. of Shakespeare’s immortal “Romeo and Jullet"—although a little dis- appointment was felt in the quite ordinary looking balcony where Ju- liet was so eloquently wooed. The delights of travel by water were adequately revealed as the audience was carried up the Grand Canal of Venice, under the quaint arch of the Rialto and the famous Bridge of Sighs, into the surprising- ly narrow byways and back “streets” not often revealed to casual travel- ers. The romance of the graceful gondolas was shown in several love- ly moonlight scenes. ‘The beauti- ful little Isle of Capri; Naples, with a glimpse of awe-inspiring Vesuvius in the distance; the ruins of Pom- pell; the magnificent architecture of the Eternal City with its cathedrals and galleries of exquisite sculpture and paintings continue a source cf never-ending pleasure for all ~i) view them. 1 . Holmes gave a brief glim of ' .mself in the Italian trenches during the World War, where he served as war correspondent. He also paid tribute to the splendid courage of the Italian army, which lived and fought under terrible con- ditions. Next Saturday afternoon and eve- ning, due to the fact that the Na- tional Theater will be dark this week, Mr. Holmes has announced that he will give a repeat of his lec- ture on “Hollywood,” which proved 80 interesting two weeks ago. D. L. 8. . ACTOR SUES DIRECTOR |Damages of $50,000 Are Asked From Lubitsch for Crash. LOUS ANGELES, November 23 (#).— Demanding $50,000 damages for & | scarred face and other injuries, John James Dunn, actor, has sued Ernst Lubitsch, motion picture director, an@ the latter's chauffeur, Otto Warner, as the result of an automobile collision. Dunn said he was taking a neigh- bor's 6-year-old daughter to school and that both he and the child were in- jured when his car was struck and o;:rlurned twice by the Lubitsch ma- chine, MARCHTOCAPTOL. HELD “RED” PLAN National Civie Federation Hits Proposed “Hunger” Plea Here as Communistic. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 23.—The National Civic Federation, in an open letter to members of Congress, asserted yesterday that the proposed “hunger march” on Washington, set for Decem- ber 7, is a Communist attack upon the Government and upon the President’s Nation-wide emergency unemployment relief organization. The communication says the call gr the march embodies ~ revolutionary propaganda and that the “Unemployed Councils Committee” is a ‘red” or- ganization fostered by radicals who seek the overthrow of American institutions. Public Urged to Watch. ‘The National Civic Federation calls upon the public to “observe the march and its aftermath” and form its own conclusions as to the “impossible de- mands” the marchers will make, for | the purpose of “fostering class hatred.” “Whatever else comes out of this flamboyant attempt to stir up the fires of class hatred,” the letter adds, “it may serve to arouse Congress to a realization of the fact that the Govern« ment today is perfectly helpless in ths matter of keeping itself informed upon the machinations of these forces of dis- order directed and financed by Moscow. See “Red” Cusb as Outcome. “In fact, it may serve to secure leg- islation to protect our Government ‘and our institutions against the underground movement which to day is operating in this country without let or hindrance.” lihu Root is honor:& president of the federation, and Matthew Woll, Z&e president of the American Federation of Labor, is acting president. 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