Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1932, Page 16

A—16 %% THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SBATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 193 REDIT UNION BILL ELAYED N SENATE State Society Entertainers ALABAMA} AS BANKS OBJECT Condemnation and Claims Measures Appréved by District Committee. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES | DEFENDED BY CAPPER F. G. Addison, Jr., Declares Plan Would Set Up Unfair Competi- tion in Finance abit homa | Raps Blue Sky A ists, + | capacity permitt $5.10 the per aver- POLICE SEEK PAIR ° IN STORE ROBBERY Man and Woman Are Seen Driving Away From Jewelry Shop g store of A} enuc takir to elry extent A $1.000 valued store an £300 was ASTOR WILL GIVE FIFTH SERMON IN HIS SERIES H. Jope Chooses Theme, Church—as Christ Thought It as Christ Thought of h in a series of sermons on 1 is the subject by Rev H. Jope, pastor of th tian Church, tc At the evening servi subject “The G C n he has pel Gold- r So- : Miss lead the Alpha lass will Fold a monthly Monday evening at and Tuesday evening will hold a" business home of Mrs. C. B Montague street. The will present a play in the It Sunday e title is “That’s One a at 1347 departm Society It at 8 pm hold its reg cvening the prayer ponsored by the- Friday evening a al Board will be h house meet serve the lar will will will i | The Misses Carol. Jerry dance at the Alabama ball on i Under Way at 7:30 at Auditorium. i under Autc open Auc | | i tomor- 10:30 30 pm e two floors of t S splays of 25 ¢ shop and 10 acc Ged ce exemplif and beau vels ere mc Those in charge of the Richard J. Murpt | Washington ~Automotive Trade ciation;. Fred I. Haller and Joe B president and vice president, re- pectively Boat to Be Displayed. > red. white and blue con row and r boat t of the 1 bottomed tanks the boat is untipable for six ch boat 5 as an Flat | seat under ANIMAL STORIES WiN RECOGNITION Don Lang of WISV Signs Commer- cial Contract for Chicago Broadcast. Richard P. [ ‘ Don | mal ies over WISV t since December 14 commercial contract Ic | broadcasts over WGN | will say farewell to his Wa audience tonight at 6 o'clock A fim which manufactures dog rem- cdies will sponsor L: WGN broad- | casts for which he will be paid a flat- sum for two 15-minute talks a The manufacturer also is plan- | ning to put Lang’s anim etches on | a Columbia network in the near future, which will bring them back to Wash- ington through WMAL Lang’s rise to fame | has been meteoric. Hi followed the refusal of a Washington station to give him an audition. After |a few weeks on WJSV he became one ! of the station’s most popular regular broadca; | A dog fancier, Lang has devoted his | series to these pets as well as other | animals, many of his sketches being based on animals at National Zoo Park | His talks have been called “Intimate Glimpses of Animals You Have Met.” a adcaster t at WISV “|ST. THOMAS’ SERMONS | TO BE ON CHRIST Dr. C. Ernest Will Tomorrow at 11 A.M. and 4 P.M. Th Smith Preach | _The rector of St | Dupont Circle, Dr. C. Ernest Smith, will preach tomorrow at 11 o'clock on ving of Christ's Hard to Understand At 4 o'clock there will be a short eve- | ning service. when the rector will speak on “Why We Join the Church.” At this service the unconfirmed are especially invited to be present, but as the instruc- tion which is given'is of a_very general 1 nature, it is hoped that all those who | roquire some further _instruction in | church doctrine and Bible truth will endeavor to attend. The Rectors' Aid Society will hold its uary meeting Thursday. The main k of the society for this year will be a fund for the future endow- of St. Themas® parish. | MAPES BILL ATTACKED " parish, near | Febr | we poses Passage of Measure, The Mapes' bill, which would creasg District of Columbia taxes, was Idt‘ ribed as unjust, un-American and i discriminatery in a resolution adopted Thursday nght by the Jemes Edward Walker Post, No. 26, of the American | Legion. The resolution called on all service men in both houses of Congr to “take a stand on the side of justice and Amcricanism and defeat the pro- posed lcms.lunon.” Asso- will be Walker Post, No. 26, of Legion Op- in- | TO GIVE and Lynn ‘ebruary 4 at the Willard Hotel | tomorrow evening BALL FEBRUARY 4. Ala., taff Photo. Yates of Birmingham Star £ AUTOMOBLESHOW SHOKESCREEN CAR WILL OPENTONIGHT FROM HERE SEIZED 12th Annual Exhibition to Get Two Capital Men Arrested as Baltimore Police Check Stories. Disp: 0 The BALTIMORE, Janu of whom were ating an automobile a smoke screen early toda chase of about a mile throug! tion of this city locked up at r their they ident [e) equipped with following a the down- Central Police policemen, Frederick Wast on, and Ru { Baltim Glenn the license nu th to ha polic d ing the a taxica The chas where the revolvers, curb. d Capt oh ral district co e admitted ow ining he from a man n Gordon, 1821 Four Washington. later, he contir stole ce to he nself ed to notify police Capt. Mintiens said a tion card of Winslow h street charges nen, while without cards were nt, P H M R pur- regi George were placed drivir on of operator’s lodged € been asked to LEGION POST SCORES D. C. TAXATION BILLS Cengress Is Asked to Reject Plans for Further Levies Until Fran- chise Is Granted ing itself emph taxation witho District citizens, the " n Victory Post, No. 4 before the House District” Committee its request that Congress reject all of the ion measures that came out ial Mapes Committee’s study protest against a other of further taxation upon the cf izens of the District of Columbia 1 h citizens shall have been giver ht of citizenship in franchise a sentation in Congress.” This same organization approves the Capper firearms control bill The Progressive Citizens' Assoc registered its indorsement of Mrs ton’s old-age pension measure and poses the bill to extend the powers of the District gommissioners DR. BRAMMELL TO READ ntil n OWN POEMS IN PULPIT! Official Give Progrom at Church of Interior Department to Brethren Tomorrow Night. At the Church of the Brethren Dr P. Roy Brammell of the Department of the Interior will read original poetry the morning service, 11 o'clock, Dr. F. F. Holsopple. the pastor, will speak on “What Is Worthwhile.” The Woman's_Society will give a public program Monday evening, fea- turing a pageant, “Living Waters.” On February 5 it will sponsor an oyster supper. The Christian Endeavor and B. Y. P. U. will meet Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. SET ONE-WAY TRAFFIC Officials At Prepare New Signs for Lincoln Memorial. One-way traffic will prevail hence- forth around the Lincoln Memorial This was decided today by Lieut. Col U. S. Grant, 3d. director of Public uildings and Public Parks, and the nited States Park Police made ar- rangements immediately to put up of- ficial signs in time for today’s traffic. The Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway again will be opened to the public this week end. The hours will be from 1 to | 5 pm. today and from 8 am. to 5 pm tomorrow. ADDRESSES GRADUATES Walter MacPeek Stresses Necessity of Overcoming Obstacles. The necessity of facing and overcom- ing obstacles as a means of developing character was pointed out by Walter MacPeek, educational director of the District of Columbia Boy Scouts of America, in the graduation address be- fore members of the graduating class of the Lenox Vocational School yester- di afternoon. Viola Thompson is ident of the class. who will | forced | additional | IBUSINESS CURRENT RATE REDUGTIONS GIVEN APPROVAL $540,000 Saving Made Pos- | sible by Commission Action, Effective Monday. {DOMESTIC SCHEDULES CUT LAST TUESDAY Street Lighting Charges to Remain Same as Last Year—List Made Public Reductions in the commercial sched- of charges for electricity in Wash- on, designed to cut electric bills | $540,000 during 1932 approved by { the Public Utilities Commission yester- | day. ‘The reductions in the domestic schedules had been made Tuesday. The ates are all effective Monday s follows hedule B—For batte | electric mot welding, ¢ 3.9 cents per kilowatt hour. Minimum bill, $2 Schedule C—For separately metered public lighting service and motors in apartment houses and office buildings 28 cents for the first 400 kilowatt hours 3.1 for the next 1,450 and 2 cents for all current in excess of 1,850. Minimum bill, 75 cents charging. Industrial Lighting. D—General ind tor 3.8 cent | 450 kilowatt hours | next 1,500, 3.1 cen land 2 cents f arge, 75 c Schedule E—For any commercial pur- vose. where the demand is not less than 20 kilowatts, fixed charge of $2 per kilo- watt for the first 100 kilowatts and $1.30 for each kilowatt in excess of 100 Energy charge of 1.9 cents for the first 113,750 kilowatts, 1.2 for the next 25,000 0.7 for the next 150,000 and 0.6 for all in excess of 188.750 kilowa Schedule F—For high ter re the demand is fixed charg the first 100 k in excess c - ion se than of $1.60 per kilo- owatts and $1 100 kilowatt. per kilowa the 25,000, 0.6 c 150,000 and 0.5 cent not less 20 Industrial Motors, Xt 2 150,000 and 0.5 cent commercial hea 39 c ice | first 10 kw d 2 cent tes o main the same as la EDUCATOR WILL GIVE ELDBROOKE M. E. SERMON Dr. Arthur Preach Jennings Jackson to Tomorrow Morning. New Members to Be Received. vices in Eldbrooke Methodist Ep: h will begin Sunday with urch school at 9:30 am. At the 11 am. servee Arthur Jennings Jack- | son of the Tt University will preach. New members will be received and the sacrament of baptism will be administered The Oxford League will meet at 7 p.m., with Miss Margaret Burgess as the {leader. The Yc People’s Society meets at t N with Alle! win leadi The ch At 8 pm | will begin ur W. Wagner a series of spect direct 1 meetings th n of Glenn | angelist. He will be as- | sisted by Roy Abbott as song leader and | Ted s s pianist. These meetir 1 be held each evening except Sat vy, beginning on week days at 7:30 o'clock All circle meetings for February will be held at the church on Moncay eve- | ning following the revival se \BIBLE SCHOOL MEETING | | Teachers Officers From 20 | Groups In and Near City | Will Convene. | . Teachers and officers from all of the | av schools in and will meet in the 1al Lutheran Su: y > Friday evening in tion, at Second itheast. Dr. John homas P. Hickman 1 arrangements e institute will be e Luther Place city and Dr. Lewis C Manges of Harrisburg, Pa. The public is invited to the evening service at 8 o'clock. Group conferences, beginning at 5 pm., will be conducted by the | following workers: Mrs. N. K. Gardner | Miss Grace Brame, Miss Martha Folk, | Rev. E. H. Meuser, Mrs. H. E. Beatty. |Rev. Charles Enders, Miss Frances | Dysinger and Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen. TRIO ROB NEWSBOY Police today were ored boys reported have held up Robert Mansh. a newsboy, and robbed him of nearly $6 last night | Mansh, who lives 18 First street, the' hold-up occurred in_an alley | near North Capitol street and Randolph plece. One of the boys, he said, was med with a knife. and Church of t and B str Weidley, pastor is in char Church in t eeking three col- Declares He Wants to Settle Fine, if Any, for Somewhere in Washington there is | a taxicab driver who, in the opinion of Carroll Briscoe, 2 man with consider- able experience as a taxi passenger, is unique—he drove off the other day without bothering to collect Mr. Bris- | coe’s fare. And Mr. Briscoe, who has never had such an experience before, was so | greatly impressed by the unusual fel- low, he declared today, that he is not | only anxious to pay the tariff, but{ also is willing to reimburse the hacker in the event he is arrested for double parking. Mr. Briscoe doesn’t remember what kind of a cab he was riding in, he said, but he hailed the driver Wednesday near the National Press Club: After making a stop near Pennsylvania ave- nue and Twentieth street, Mr. Briscoe Colored Church Feeds White Unemployed ALL RACES AND CREEDS Her: one of t ago by recorder SENATE APPROVAL OF MCARTHY DUE Last Credit Board Member Expected to Be Passed Upon Menday. est colored churches in t The crowd of 5! the District e la he church of deeds of Seeks Speedy Action. der of the econom hy to the pend 1 $375,000,000 dire but without 1 a try to put it back A Demo- Senators 11l make ther d Black of Al their | in the mean- Teport on speeding the action of t ) Corporation 3 conferen of the 1 at the board and Com Farm Loan Bu: of the Me the Pederal Be corporation Going Ahead With Plans. ahead with ments, but it is is will be loaned by before Dawes, Jones ng the corpor and Cc ion n: be submitted for confirmation when it No doubt over his Both Sen- 1 Democratic leader. tor Watson, Republican leader, ed him nator Robinso id he did not re- banking let 3 slation as he It w visions as ma: shall be made e brought forward consideration a action as soon as practicable ught the bill ought Senate in a few days, not able to announce be anuicipated, any, in th These mat must be given further consideration by the (banking) subcommittee and others.” ROSENWALD RITES SET Memorial services will be held Mon- day evening in honor of the late Juliu Risenwald_at Lincoln Congregational Temple. This service is being sponsored by a committee of one hundred citi- zens of the District, of which Bishop E. D. W. Jones R. W. Brooks and Dr. H. B. Taylor form the Executive Committee. The program will consist of special music by a double quartet from Howard Jniversity. Addresses will be delivered by Rabbi Abram Simon, Representatitc Oscar DcPriest, Dr. Mordecai Johnson and others. The public is invited. to get the f am ct 'FARE SEEKS TAXICAB DRIVER WHO LEFT WITHOUT COLLECTING and Is Also Willing to Pay Double Parking. asked to be brought to the Star Build- ing Having a few other calls to make, he requested the driver to wait for him There were no parking spaces he but the chauffeur said he would a chance and park double. take When Mr. Briscoe returned about 20 | minutes later, however, the taxi Was gone “I don't know whether the driver was arrested for illegal parking or just got tired of waiting,” Mr. Briscoe said “But I've kept a lot of hackers wait- ing in my day, and he’s the first one that ever drove away without being paid. T must owe him a couple of dollars altogether, and I'm anxious to pay him. I'm even willing to pay his fine, in case he got into trouble.” Mr. Briscoe added that the driver can reach him at the Press Club. FORGOTTEN BY he 00 handled in was hite men and colored men white- llar men and no-collar men, laboring men ard fighting men, despondent and cheerful whose only common ground their hunger, yesterday afternoon ate. under the roof of colored church, food provided by colored church members as their con- tribution toward relieving distress among the city's unemployed As they ate or awaited their turn U the tables, all differences of race or te were forgotten Each Friday afternoon the scene is cted in the Metropolitan A. M. E irch, on M street between Fi nd Sixteenth streets Since January the church has thrown open its doors one day eac 2 clock t and i one it of a job and and ‘eat his fi of those who ac- was that it was men was who was to come in 500 men, almost Food That “Sticks to Your Ribs.” cabbage, white potatoes. sweet corn bread, white brea ans, tomatoes, were on the generous portions e man ilist. as he gulped sweetened coffee with meal thar Th d man’s ribs.’ Mean- ile anot ist was eating on he other side of the room A few days after New Year day the fon decided on this method of ing the poor of the city and, under t rection of Rev i mittees were Organiz and money Everyt nated_b; has been members Women of Church Cook Food. members of the e food and s who are sea large room on the first floor rch les are inadequate to take se seeking food, so the s conducted in relays, e the doors of the church open to the hungry 206 whom were white, were time there were only 54 were white. A 262 men were were white. Yes- of the charity evidently 1l sections of the city e the previous high number of men served was almost doubled /hen first the charity was inaugu- the meal was served from 5 to 5:30 o'clock in the aiternoon, but it Was found that a number of men with jobs were eating along with the unem- ved. As a result the hours were to 2 to 4 oclock, so the doors be closed before employed men reach the church. could "WHAT DO YOU LIVE BY?” WILL BE PASTOR'S TOPIC What Do You Live By?” is the ser- »n theme for Dr. F. W. Perkins at the U ersalist National Memorial Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock. This is the fourth sermon in a series which Dr Perkins is preaching on the subject in Religion.” The church ol will meet at 10:15 o'clock, except adult class, which follows the rch service, Dr. Perkins attended the thirtieth annual retreat of Universalist ministers the Wayside Inn mainder of the week in Boston ry_Scattergood, chief of the Bu- reau of- Indian Affairs, will address the February meeting of the Optimist Club on Tuesday evening in the Romaine- van Schaick room of the parish house. On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock the board of management will hold its regular meeting. will meet on Friday evening at 7:30 in | Perkins Hall, | TOPIC FOR LUTHERANS “Little Windows,’ | ject tomorrow at 11 am. in Georgetown Lutheran Church by Rev. Beatty, nastor. Sunday school is at | 9:30 am., the subject of discussion in | the Senior Christion Endeavor Society | at 7 p.m. will be, “Our Church’s Service for Christ.” At 8 pm. tne sermon subject will be, “Negative or Positive Lives."” The Church Council will meet Tues- day at 8 p.m. Business session of Sun- day school workers Wednesday at 8 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. The Lutheran Sunday School Institute will assemble Friday at 5 pm. in the Church of the Reformation. WILL DISCUSS “A VOICE” | _The congregation of the Metropolitan | churen will meet tomorrow for worship in the Chapel of the Mount Vernon | Seminary. - The sublect of the sermon by Dr. J. S. Montgomery will be “A | | Voice.” This will be the last time the congregation will meet in the chavel, as on February 7 the new church will be | dedicated. A farewell expression of appreciation will be given to the dean | and the faculty of the seminary at this time. The Epworth League will meet in the Simpson Chapel at 7 o'clock. Rev. | Frank E. Sutch will conduct the service. South Sudbury, | He spent The Boy Scout troop | will be the sub-| Harold E.| MEMBERS. 1s a cross-section of the 500 men, both white and colored. who gathered at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church ountry, for the weekly “feed” for the unemployed, instituted about a month about two hours yesterday afternoon. in charge of the arrangements for feeding the men, stands at the rear of the table Jefferson S. Coage, Star Staff Photo . C. LEGION HITS GHOUR DAY PLAN Executive Committee Votes to Fight Proposal of Na- tional Commander. Henry L. Stevens, jr. national com- mander of the American Legion, was criticized in a resolution adopted by the local Executive Committee of the Legion for his suggestion to the House Civil Service Committee that civil serv employes be asked to accept a ix hour according to an anno ment today by C. W wning, ad tant of the department of the Dist of Columbia F. G. Fraser, the department com mander, was directed to “‘use ev Fonorable means within the powel this department to defea day, six-hour pay suggestion” In its resolution, the Executi mittee said resolved, That the Execut ee of the Departme of Columbia, th Legion, opposes vigorously oppose national commander a copy of this resolut national commander and Senate Civil the chairman of the House day ur ve Com- ed has appe own_pe initiative of placing his E ideas before the membe House Civil S 1 doubtedly to their embarrass embarrassment of this t tion pol gested T be asked to accept a six pay basis. This insisted, * iment of the American ment of the Distric is contrary to the id interests of an efficient Civ the majority of the membe e department.” PROBE OF TOURIST CAMP DEATH BEGUN Three Separate Agencies Investi- of Columbia and best Service part gate Gas Tragedy in Po- tomac Park. Three separate investigations were being made today in the case of Paul E. Richardson, about 40, who was found dead in his cabin at the Potomac Park Tourist Camp yesterday, appar- ently tr tim of carbon dioxide poisoning One of the ing Capt. Ray C. Montgomery. super tendent of park police, immediat after the discovery of Richardson body | A short time later, Deputy Coroner A. | Megruder MacDonald, began a probe of | the case, which is the third in which | guests at the camp have been found | dead under such circumstances within | the last few months. At Dr. MacDonald's request trict building inspector’s office als opened an investigation. The deputy coroner said an inquest would be held Monday or as soon thereafter as he re- ceives reports from Capt. Montgomery and the building inspector. Mean- | while, he added, he plans to perform an_autopsy on the body. Richardson, whose ~home was in | Rome, Me., was found by an_employe of the camp, who entered the cabin after recefving no response to knocks A gas heater was burning and the windows were elosed. Capt. Montgomery, under whose su- pervision the camp is conducted, im- mediately ordered discontinuance of the use of gas heaters. Most of the camp’s | visitors, he explained, are from rural sections and are not familiar with gas. Plans for installation of a steam- heating plant have been completed, he added, and the new equipment prob- ably will be ready for use within a month. “SELF ROBBERY” IS TOPIC s was begun by Petworth Baptist. “Self Robbery, row morning of Rev evening, “Tools of Master Workmen." Baptism at the evening service. “This Universe of Our. and Miss Helen Tucker, the church quartet, will members sing. eration B. Y. P. U. The senior B. Y. P. U. will hold an informal “Seth Parker” song service | Sunday evening after the church serv- ice. held with Ralph Cole, 4121 Seventh street. p of | Rev. H. J. Smith Will Preach at| is the subject tomor- Henry J. Smith at Petworth Baptist Church, and in the Dr. Edgar C. Higbie, president of the Wilson Teachers’ College, will address the B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening on Harold King of Miss Louise Pledger will have charge of the Bible Quiz in connection with the Efi- clency campaign of the Columbia Fed- | Sunday evening's service will be ANCIENT STATUARY SPECIMEN FOUND IN IMAYA CITY'S RUINS Remarkable Discovery Re- ported to Carnegie Institu- tion From Chichen Itza. WORKERS CONCENTRATE THERE FOR CONFERENCE Work in Yucatan to Cover Many Fields of Research During 1932 Season Discovery of a rema of ancient statuary in Maya city of Chichen nounced in a tele terday at the Carnegie Washington from Dr. Sylvar ley, director of its archeological Yucatan, This was described by Dr. Morley a: a beautifully sculptured and painted Maya platform with & design, sc tured in high representing { elaborately costumed priso bo with ropes, who are approaching armed ruler, standing upon two pros- trate hu 1 The scene is framed by four plumed serp The discovery was Ruppert, Carnegie directing exca ruins at Ch Temple of Wa completing the excavation and r tion of the Temple of Wa has been resumed on ot the group under a permit Mexican government an funds supplied by the Carnegie Cor poration of New York. Workers Meet There. The discovery was almost ous with the arrival at Ch Dr. John C. Me: Carnegie Institut a concentratio various fields t | l sea \ - | ru Itza relief, 1d an Karl who is roup of ch the | befor lieved tants per ce This may lead to the i many of the animals used by ient Maya sculptors |AERIAL BICENTENNIAL EXHIBIT IS DISCUSSED Representatives of War, Navy and Commerce Department Attend Session. Plans for arranging an aer exhibit for the period of nial Celebration in Wash as sponsoring other s in connection with the official p in the National Ca were discussed at a meeting yesterday of the tical Committee of the tennial Commission in | Press Building Maj. Burdette S. Wrigk Wright Airplane Co. is ch: committee. Rej Department, Nav merce Department, and air lines were at One of the days sele mission for aeronau August 19, Orville Wr anniversary, which will be apy ly observed. iDR. DAUGHER.TY TO GIVE 2 SERMONS TOMGRRO | United Brethren Sch Plans Pre-Easter Crusade for nautical he Bicenten- as well tion local Sunday Increased Attendance. At the Memorial United Br Church tomorrow, the minister, Dr Daugherty, will preach in_the mor; on “A Radiant Certainty,” evening on, ‘“Staying Youn Growing Old;" vital. human | tions will be a ning message. A’ pre-Easter cr attendance and enrollment W augurated at 9:40 am. in the c school. The Christian Endeav cieties will serve tea at 6 o'clock to- morrow evening and immediately follow- ing at 7 o'clock, the Sunday_even prayer meeting will be held. "It is de nominational day, and the minister will lead the meeting. The week-night service of obr praise and Bible study will be | Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock Ladies’ Aid Society will be in char and the minister will make an address After this meeting, the Official Bo: and Aid Society will hold t 2 meetings, The Tech Glee Club, by Mrs. Alice Hodge. reader, will a concert in the Sunday school hou Friday evening. U thren