Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1932, Page 17

FEDERAL CONTROL BF MINES S URGED Davis and Kelly Offer Bills| to End Waste in Soft Coal Fields. | Legislation aimed st Federal regu- lation of the bituminous coal industry | was pending in Congress today. follow- | ing introduction yesterday of identical bills in the Senate and House which would permit formation of voluntary as; sociations of operating companies. Thé bills, according to their sponsors, would | stop ‘“demoralization and waste” in production. | One was submitted by Senator Davis and the other by Representative Kelly. both Pennsylvania Republicans. Davis said much of the measure was based on conditions he found in the industry while Secretary of Labor. The prime objeciive of the proposal 1s the lcensing of every company pro- ducing soft coal for interstate or foreign commierce, under a commission of five appointed by the President Pool Control Sought. In addition, the commission would pass upon formation of marketing pools or co-operative seiling _assoclations. Such groups would agree on a measure of production with their product to be sold at a price set by the commission after public hearings to which con- sumers would be invited A balance between consumption of coal, sought by the Jegislation, was said by Davis and Kelly to be “imperative.” In a joint statement, they asserted “The continuance of tem with its cut-throat means destruction to every element in the industry—operators, mine workers | and owners of coal company securities “Pifty years and more of actual ex- perience proves that the proble il not solve itself. All the efforts in the industry have also resulted 1n failure and jungle conditions still continue.” Fair Return Denied. They said not a single coal company *“js earning a fair return on inve: ment” at the present, “with unemploy- ment of miners causing ‘misery’ to themselves and their families The bill was drafted, they added, along the lines suggested by “numerous s well as mine union ng John L. Lewis, presi- the United Mine Workers of production and the present competition Intended to waive anti-trust law re- strictions, the bill, in effect, -would make coal companies public utilities. The sponsors said their proposal is | an enlargement and improvement over | & bill introduced in 1921 at the instance | of the United States Coal Commission, | appointed by President Harding to in- | quire into the ills of the industry at that time. That measure failed of enactment, | i) | CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. | TODAY Dinner, League of Republican Women, Willard Hotel, 7 p.m Dinner, _Educational _ Committee, Knights of Columbus, Mayflower Hotel, 6 p.m Meeting, American University Park Citizens' Association, Hurst Hall, Amer- | ican University, 8 p.m. Meeting, Parkview Citizens’ Associa- tion, Parkview Platoon School, 8 p.m. Meeting, Washington Philatelic So- eiety, 1518 K strect, 8 p.m. | Dinner, Business and Professional Section, Women's City Club, 736 Jack- son place, 6:30.p.m FUTURE Luncheon, Kiwanis Club, Raleigh Ho- tel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Phi Gamam Delta, Univer- sity Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. | Luncheon, Cornell University Alumni, University Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Citizens' Service Assocm-‘ tion, University Club, tomorrow, 12:30 pm. | Luncheon, Department of State, Uni- versity Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Card party, Keane Council, Knights of Columbus, 918 Tenth street, tomor- row, 8 pm Dinner, Ladies’ Ald, Lutheran Church f the Atonement, North Capitol street Rhode Island avenue, tomorrow, 5 pm. FUMES OF REFRIGERATOR SERIOUSLY HURT WOMAN Apertment Tenant Overcome as ‘Workmen Repair Plant in Basement. Mrs. Nina Haducosta, 54 years old, of | 924 Third street, was in a critical con- | dition at Casualty Hospital today after she was rendered unconscious in her apartment ‘yesterday by fumes leaking from the compressor of an electric refrigerator system. Mrs. Haducosta, who lives with her daughter, Elain, was,_ alone in the apartment while workrhen were repair- ing the refrigerator plant in the base- ment. 1t is believed that the fumes were forced up the lines to the apart- ment which Mrs, Haducosta occupled A tenant on the floor below smelled | the vapor and found Mrs. Haducosta unconscious upon investigating. She called the fire rescue squad and Mrs. Haducosta was taken to the hospital, where her condition was described as serious today. | FALLS INTO POTOMAC A dip in the chilly Potomac_before daw more t! a wetting for Julian Cunning 58-year-old night watch- man, of 501 Eighteenth street northeast Cunningham,” who works for the United States Engineer Department, g the seawall while on n the Lincoln Memorial when he stumbled and slipped into the river. He was rescued by two unidenti- fied men The night watchman was treated for exposure at Emergency Hospital and allowed to go home waters of the today proved no blr('sh south and southwest winds. | December ... . Sei Spokane, | Havana, THE WEATHER || SO District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, probably rain tomorrow night; somewhat cooler to- night; moderate south and southwest winds. Maryland—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; probably rain tomorrow in extreme west portion: somewhat cooler tonight in the interior; moderate to Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; somewhat cooler tonight; moderate to fresh south and southwest winds. West Virginia—Fair and somewhat colder tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness, probably followed by rain. Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. Barometer. Degrees. 4 pm. 55 808, o Midnight 4am. 8 am. Noon Highest Lowest . noon. noon. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey). ‘Tomorrow. | S 12:20 a.m. :01a.m. 49 pm. 7:36 p.m. High Low High The Sun and Moon. Sets. Sun, today 5:07 Sun, tomorrow 5:08 Moon, today. . 11:00 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Rainfall. onthly rainfall in inches in the al (current month to date): 1932. Ay rage. Record 401 455 7.09 '82 327 6.84 3.75 8.84 3.27 9.13 370 10.69 413 1094 471 10.63 4.01 14.41 3.24 284 237 332 Various Cities. Cap! Month. January . Februa March April May June July ... August . September October November Weather in Stations. 20.80 2996 3016 30.20 Tex . Cloudy ;¥ Cloudy Atlants, Ga Atlantic_City Baltimore. Md." 30.06 Birmingham ... 30.1 Bismarck, N. D. 29.72 Boston, Mess... 30.12 Buffalo, N. Y..[ 20.74 Charleston, 8.C. 30.28 Chicago, Iil....20.68 Cincinnati, Ohio 29.94 Gleveland,” Onlo 20,82 lo. .. y 50 0.48 Cloudy 52 0.44 Clear 54 006 Cloudy ain 16 0.23 Snow 50 0.64 Cloudy Cloud: Huron, Indienapolis.Ind 29.84 Ang Loulsville. Miami, Fia Orleans ew York, N.¥.30.12 Oklahoma_ Oity. 29.74 8an _Antonio. .. San Diego, Oalif 29.86 4 San_ Prancisco. 20.72 4 50 0.24 Cloudy 38 ... Cloudy 28 0.06 Cloudy i8 ... Cloudy Cloudy . Cloudy ampa, 64 WASH.. D. C.. 54 FOREIGN. (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) ns Temp:rature. Weather England ... 48 Rain France.... Vierina, Berlin,’ Germany ., Brest,' France.... g Stockholm, Sweden. : (Noon, Greenwich ‘time, today.) Horta (Fayal). Azores... 56 Part cloudy (Current observations.) Bermuda, ... 62 [ 0 Austria Part cloudy Part cloudy Part cloudy Part cloudy Hamilton. San Juan, Cuba Colon, Cansl French Air Budget Studied. PARIS January 13 (7 —The Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies began_consideration today of the air budget which calls for an expenditure of 1,900,000,000 francs (about $76.- 000,000), of which about $65,000.000 would be for military purpose and 1ight)y over $8.000,000 for civil aviation. PSSR RS R RS R R A AR b 3 You'd Be Surprised CAMELS' HAIR BRUSHES Proof of This Statement Will Appear in Our Advertisement Monday too, at the differenice in the dry cleaning work we do. Up-to-date methods —that insure the absolute safety of your wearables. Reliabie de- liveries. mfi\\\\“}\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\W\\‘\\‘ ’ Z / ’ ’ ‘ ‘ ’ ¢ ’ ’ I IA I ’ ? J A 4 ’ A : PHONE MET. 0200 Monday's Proof The kil: belongs wholly to the i d was never used the Lowlands at any time. Even in the Highlands now the kilt is almost extinct. Only & few societies, aiming to preserve tradition, use it today on occasion. Is your rupture held at the RIG THE EVENIN( T STAR, WASHINGTON, iy (B WEDNESDAY. . ANUARY CIETY (Continued From Second Page.) nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter Nathalie to Mr. Maurice Levitan. The first regular meeting of the Al- pha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Soror- ity will be held at the Carlton Hotel this evening 8 o'clock, when Miss Ella Mae Powell will be the guest of honor and will spegk on the import- ance of voice training. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Ellis Logan, District sponsor of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, will present the chapter with a gavel Which has an historical background, being made of wood secured from EgYDt. i Arts' Club to Have Play 2 By Shaw Repeated Tomorrow. George Bernard Shaw's play “Pig- malion,” given with great success by the Arts Club in November, by special | request will be repeated at the club to- morrow evening, when the hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hepner. When Washington__sorority women gather for the Pan Hellenic luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel Saturday, Jan- uary 23,at 1 o'clock, they will be greeted by a Reccption Committee of “repre- ntative sorority women. Members of the committee include Mrs. A. E. Nes- bitt, general chairman; Miss Helen Dyer, Miss Meude O'Flaherty, Miss Ermyntrude Vaiden, Mrs. R. J.” Posson, Mrs. R. M. De Shazo, Miss Mildred Blandford, Mrs. J. H. Lapish, Miss | Myrna Stdgwick, Mrs. John Warlick, | Mrs. George Martin, Mrs. J. M. Gongwer, | Miss Dale Wynn, Miss Judith wood.} Mrs. Harold Stehman, Mrs. C. M. Jansky, Miss Jane Dibble, Mrs. D, W. Davis, Miss Vivian Robb, Mrs. George | Galloway, Mrs. James G. Cumming, Mrs. John G. Ladd and Mrs. George | C. Schaffer. In addition to this committee, the presidents of all alumnae chapters ir. Washington will be asked to assist and their members_asked to attend. They are: Mrs. H. Bissell, Alpha Delta Pi Mrs. H. B. Smith, Alpha Delta Theta: | Mrs, George R. Heine, Chi Omega: Miss Vivian Robb, Delta Zeta; Miss Maude O'Flaherty, Kappa Delta; Mrs Thomas L. Stokes, Kappa Kappa Gam- ma; Mrs, L. D. Whitaker, Phi Mu: Mrs. Arthur Nesbitt, P{ Beta Phi; Miss Helen Coburn Smith, Sigma Kappa; MIs. L. | Briggs, Zeta Tau Alpha; Mrs. F. R.| Painter, Alpha X1 Delta; Mrs. J. T.| Irwin, Phi Omega Pi; Mrs. Georg: Galloway, Kappa Alpha Theta; Mrs. Howard Hosmer, Delta Delta Delta, and | Mrs. H. D. Ralph, Delta Gamma. Res- | ervations should be made through Miss | Maude O'Flaherty, 1012 North Carolina | avenue southeast. | Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the George Washington University, is to be the gu:st speaker. He will falk on the Bicentennial plans for the Dis- trict of Columbia. | | The Towa Society of Washington has | arranged to hold its first entertainment | and dance for 1932 in the ball room | of the New Willard Hotel Saturday eve- ning. The speaker will be Mrs. Herbert | D. Brown, author of “Grandma Brown’s | Hundred Years.” There will be danc- ing and cards. The music for the | dance will be furnished by an orchestra composed of Towa men. This being the At Luncheon:— first party of the year it is expected that all Towans will attend. Washington members of Delta,Delta Delta Praternity will be entertaifled in the home of Mrs. W. L. Fulton in Chevy Chase Priday evening. Miss Ann James and Miss Eleanor O'Neal will assist Mrs. Fulton. Following the monthly busi- ness meeting, there will be a program of music and stunts. One of the prettiest events of the social season will take place Saturday evening at Meridian Mansions Hotel when the New England States will stage their annual costume tacky party and dance. Mrs. Lena Dakin Gibbs has arranged to have Miss Oba Jan Gibson and Mr. Arthur Parsons as the guest soloists, accompanied by Miss Willa Semple of radio fame. Miss Gladys Gibson will render a tap solo. Miss Merriam Ehrmantrout will do an acrobatic waltz. Lee and Cody O'Neill will do a spe- cialty number. The Ryan Twins will sing & duet, and Miss Helen McHale will also do an_acrobatic solo. Mr. Billy La Salle will be master of cere- monies. The grand march will start promptly at’ 10:30 o'clock and prizes will be awarded for the prettiest, funniest and most_original costumes. The president of the soclety also announces that tickets for the Bicentennial ball may be secured now at the Willard Ticket Exchange. All New Englanders are in- vited to both events. Preparations are being made by the members of the Adelphian _Sorority, now known as Lambda Sigma Delta, for their subscription dance which will be given Saturday evening at the Beaver Dam Country Club. Music will be fur- nished by & well known orchestra, and no invitations have been issued. Mrs. Ida S. Yost was hostess to the Golden Rod Club of the Daughters of America today at a luncheon, followed by bridge, at the Dodge Hotel. A meet- ing preceded the luncheon at which the president, Mrs. Yost, presided. Those present were Mrs. Lulu Schwenk, vice president; Mrs. Fannie B. Joiner, secre- tary; Mrs, Roberta Gravatte, treasurer; | Mrs.'Ella Chappell, chaplain; Mrs. Ella Pfl:fl:fim fl January CORSET SALE Imported and Domestic 209 oFF After-inventory Clearance of broken sizes. All sizes, 32 to 48, inclusive. 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The District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, of which Miss Charlotte Klein is dean, will entertain at dinner this evening at the Dodge Hotel, in honor of Dr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert, world famous organist and composer, of Leipzig, Germany, and his daughter. Dr. Karg-Elert is on tour in this country January, February and March and he played at the Coolidge Auditorium in the Library of Congress this afternoon. of the local chaptey, there will be guests from Baltimore and Richmond attend- ing the dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Groves of Savannah, Ga., are passing some time at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Hayden of Brunswick, Ga., are at the Fairfax Hotel for & short stay. Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Rowland of In addition to members | Picayune, Miss, are at the Shoreham | for a week. They will visit New York | before returning to their home. | | NATIONAL LEADERS REPRESENTATIVE TO TALK | OF Y. W. C. A. TO MEET TO PATRIOTIC SOCIETY | Foreign Division of U. 8. Board to Hold Annual Meeting Here Be- ginning Saturday Afternoon. T | Royal C. Johnson to Address Sons | of American Revolution January 20. With most of the sessions scheduled The annual banquet and ladies’ night | 8t local headquarters, the foreign divi- ot DBt e Gal sion of the Natoinal Board of the Y. W. e e ponumbla Soclety of | "4 vall hold its annual meeting for n S rican Revolution | three days here beginning Saturday. will be held at the Mayflower Hotel | It will open at 3:45 o'clock at the home Wednesday, January 20, with Repre- [Of Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, 2000 Twenty- sentative Royal C. Johnson of South | OUth street. - Other features on the opening day in- | Dakota the principal guest speaker. | clude & siesta of international music in There will 2lso be greetings by repre- | the evening at Barker Hall and a plat- sentatives of “brother and sister | form meeting Sunday afternoon at 3:30 patriotic organizations.” | o'clock, with prominent speakers. A There will be installation ceremonies | special session for secretaries is sched- for those elected to membership. uled also for Saturday and other ses- | Tickets for the ball are being handled | sions will be devoted to the formulation | by C. Y. Latimer, treasurer, while gen- | of policies for forelgn Work. eral arrangements are directed by The meeting and its varied features | Robert C. Tracy, president. has been arranged by a committee head- B—3™ ed by Mrs, James 8. Cushman of New York City and including Mrs. John H, Finley of New York, Miss Elizabeth K, Lamont of New York, Mrs. Philip L4 Boutillier of New York, Mrs. E. C. Care ter of New York, Miss Henrleita Gibsoni of Albany, Mrs. Robert Lansing of thiy city, Mrs, Pred E. Wright of this city, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker of this city, Miss Gertrude Nickerson of Baltimore and Miss Julia G. Moore of Richmond. The New York members of the committes represent the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association. 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