Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1932, Page 2

» A2 JORNPHLP SOUSH | " DIES SUDDENLY “March King” Has Heart At-| tack Following Banquet in His Honor. (Continued From First Page) to prevail to the last, for the name of | the hotel in which he lived was Abra- ham Lincoln. Best Known for March. i Best known for his “Stars and §tripes Forever” march, his activity as a band- master, first with the United States | Marine Corps and l:ter at the head of his own world-famous organization, has | been equally notable. The mounting years have never been able to strike the brisk baton from his hand. To the last he was the trouper-bandmaster- musician. It has been only recently that Lieut. Comdr. Sousa had permitted broadcasts on a regular schedule of his band's music. For vears he remained one of the few artists who denied themselves to the air waves. Instead, he submitted to the rigors of annual tours, sweeping through the Nation with his band and soloists, carrying the classics to com- munities ignored by many other artists who failed to see, as Sousa saw, the need and appreciation of good music in smaller places He was the “march king” without counter-claimant to the throne, filling it completely, as did Straus the throne of “waltz king.” But his stylus was versatile, and he wrote in virtually all | other categories, including opera and | musical comedy. Funeral in Washington Likely. ‘The coroner immediately notified the composer-bandman’s home in Washing- ton, D. C.. and word was awaited early today as to plans for his funeral, which probably will be at the Capital Sousa made his last appearance in Washington as leader of the massed Army, Navy and Marine Bands at the George Washington Bicentennial cele- bration on Washington's birthday. The xl;?:: played at exercises on the Capitol The eminent composer in November, 1930, presented to President Hoover the score of “George Washington Bicenten- nial March,” which he composed for this event. At the White House, the famous band leader once again led the Marine Band, which he brought to prominence. The Chief Executive thanked the march king for his latest production and the brief ceremony was broadcast by radio. A career of more than 50 years be- fore the public, during which he com- posed more than 300 works and had di- Tected his famous band in all the prin- cipal cities of the world, made one of the most widely known of con- temporary American musicians. Although an accomplished musician early in his teens, it was his work as director of the United .States Marine Corps Band that served as the step- ing stone to a position of prominence the musical world. > mflofl&l Nflnm.!ewl mh!‘mbe‘r lo! the Ma- 7 rine when only 13 years of mvuzh 8 scheme hatched by ~his father, a member of the band, to| thwart the boy's plans to run away with & circus band ‘The father had him enlisted as an grmuce. and among the regulations t were read to the recruit was one that desertion would be pun- “shooting at sunrise.” The often told that story Jlater : “I didn't ‘'want a ing s0 I stayed in the in life -like that to band.” Gave Violin Lessons, After about two years, however, Sousa left the Marine Band to strike out for himself, and put in several years con- du ical and other orchestras and giving wviolin X first engagement of importance was in 1877, when, as first violinist, he toured the country with the orchestra of Jacques Offenbach, composer of “Tales of Hoff- man. One month before his 25th birthday, Bousa returned to the Marine Band as conductor and remained with the or-' tion 12 years. During that time e developed the organization to a high standard of proficiency and placed it in the front rank of military bands. However, the musicians were poorly paid and Souss had made considerable financial sacrifice to remain as director. In 1892 an opportunity came to the bandmaster to carry out a plan he had had in mind for a long time—the or- ganization of a band of his own to resent the works of great composers fore audiences which operatic com- panies and symphony orchestras could not hope to reach. The annual tours of his band created a familiarity with and an appreciation for good music throughout America, and this is re- garded by many as Sousa's greatest service in the field of music. Made European Tours. The band has played in every city of size in the United States, and has made several tours of Europe, one started late in 1910 being extended to a tour of the world, which continued | until the early part of 1912 His musical library was one of the most complete in the world Acceding to the wishes of his au- diences, Sousa was one of the first fa- mous bandmasters to introduce popu- lar music as encore numbers at his concerts. In recent years his programs included a fantasie of jazz, made up of half a dozen first-class jazz composi- tions. The approval expressed by the audiences, he said, vindicated his judg- ment in doing that 1t would be difficult to say whether Bousa won greater fame as a band- master or as a composer. In the latter role he was prolific and seemed always to have a new thought and melody. His music is of the s ing kind with a martial swing and nearly all of his sitions have enjoyed unusual pop- Sousa’s musical works include 10 op- eras, many songs and suites, more than 100 marches and “The Last Crusade,” | perhaps his most pretentious work for orchestra, organ and choir. His | marches, however, are the best known of his works. Marches Won Favor. | The question “What do you consider | your best composition?” was often put | to Sousa. Invariably he replied: “In that respect 1 feel like the woman with several babies: there is some good in all of them.” And as frequently he ex- pressed his pride in his famous “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” which he believed to be his most popular march with the American people. Among athers of Sousa’s Imarches that were popular favorites were “The High School Cadets,” “Semper. Fidelis," “The Washington Post,” “King Cotts “El Capitan,” “Liberty Bell,” “Manhat- tan Beach” ‘The Thunderer.” In fact, nearly every one of his marches was regarded as a favorite by a certai lowing. His operas included Smugglers,” “Queen of Heart: Capitan," “Pride Elect,” “The Charla- tan” and “Chris and the Wonderful D In addition to musical composition Bousa was books, among them " town Sandy. ‘World” and “The Transit of Venus The famous bandmaster had the dis- tinction of service in three bran of the Government's military forces His first was his long service in the Marine Corps, as director of its band: _"his second. was as musical director of the 6th Army Corps, to which he was inted for the War with Spain, ai e third, his direction of the musical activities at. the Naval Training $ta- reat Lakes, Ill, during the Worlg War. Sousa was proud pf what [} | Mrs Bandmaster Dies JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. he claimed a record for having di- rected more and the largest massed bands than any other bandmaster. Born in Capital City. He was born at Washington, D. C., November 6, 1854, the son of Antonio and Elizabeth Trinkhaus Sousa. His musical education began at the age of 6 and included vocal study as well as instruction on the violin, plano and several other instruments. Millions who had never seen him were familiar with his likeness from his pictures which until the World War always showed him with & neatly trimmed beard. When he shaved off his beard some said he did it because he did not want to look like an old fellow among thou- sands of young huskies. all anxious to get @ chance to go overseas The bandmaster, always of a Jjolly, humorous nature, made the loss of his beard the subject of a story, de- claring that it was responsible for win- ning the war. He used to put it that the Kaiser, when he heard Sousa had shaved off his beard. 1:‘"' declaring that there was no use fighting a people who would make such sacrifices. Although he devoted his entire life to music, Sousa found time for recrea- tion and exercise, his favorites being horseback riding and boxing. He also was one of the most expert trap- shooters in the country. He served a term as president of the American Trapshooters' Association He was honored with decorations by the British and French governments and the Fine Arts Academy of Hainau, Belgium. In 1879 Sousa married Miss Jane Bellis of Pennsylvania. Inspired by Special Occasion. hen Sousa’s golden jubilee year, lv;’;. was approaching, it was suggested to him that he write & march to com- memorate the event, and for the first time he said “I can’ in response to an assignment to issue a new Composi- Uik me” sald the famous band- master, “to write a march on any other theme and I will go to it, regardless of what the public may think of it when it sounds forth. But I can't write & march for the personal glorification of John Philip Sousa.” Explaining that his compositions were inspired by some special occasion or event, the march king revealed that “The High Sckool Cadets” came to mind when he learned that the pupils of the public schools of Philadelphia were assembling and dispersing to an tune, the old “Heidelberg March.” His first visit to a newspaper office, that of the Washington Post, in- spired the idea for the march of that title, and “Semper Fidelis” was written one night after Soysa, In. tears, had heard his comradeshofr the Marine Corps at Quantico sing their famous hymn. ‘The theme tfir “Manhattan Beach” came to his mind while he was playing a Summer engagement at that once popu- lar resort. “The Stars and Stripes For- ever” was inspired by the outbreak of the war with Spain, and “The Invincible Eagle” was dedicated to the treaty of peace with Spain. “I wrote a wedding march in war time in answer to the protest against using Wagner's or Mendelssohn’s,” Sousa concluded. “Whenever my im- agination was grasped by an event or a person I wrote a march. But I can't write 8 march on the golden jubilee of John Philip Sousa. I can’ GASOLINE EXPLOSION GRAVELY INJURES GIRL ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 5.— Eight-year-old Alice Blevins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blevins of Fair- ax, Va. 1s in a serious condition at the Alexandria Hospital as the result of burns received early tonight when & can of gasoline with which she and several other children were playing near her home exploded. One of the children is believed to have thrown a match into the can, causing it to set fire to the girl's cloth- ing. She was burned about the face, neck, chest, arms.and legs. Hospital authorities regard her condition as very serious. In attempting to extinguish the flames about her daughter's clothing, Blevins received bumns to both hands. She was also taken to the hos- pital for treatment Your Income Tax No. 6 Husband and Wife May File Joint or Separate Returns. Husband and wife may the may t living together income of each or their be included in a single If a joint return is filed turn is treated as a return of a tax- 2ble unit and the income disclosed is inco | subject to both the normal tax and the surtax. ‘Where separate returns are fil husband and wife, the exempt $3,500 may be taken by either spouse divided between them, the husband. for d by cxample. claiming $2,000 and the wife | £1,500. o in However, where the taxable in- e of one spouse is $4,000 or xcess of the personal exemption to the advantage of the couple tich spouse claims the total n evemption, the reason bein; ference in the normal tax ace 11 per cent o net income above teredtts, etc $4,000 and 5 per cent on the balar The case of a husband whosa net come was $7.500 and a wife whose net ome was $3.500 is an example, the claiming the total personal ex- and wife 1 and wite | avold the 3 per cen surt The com: cl income. succeeding articles. utations do not in. cach make a separate return of | the. 25 per cent credit for earned which will be the subject of THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH 6, 1932—PART ONE. PAY BOOST-WINS, 160135, IN HOUSE Treasury-Post Office Bill Eliminating Ban. went on record in favor of normal pay increases during the next fiscal year for | Treasury and Post Office emloyes. Receding from its previous stand against promotions and filling of vacan- cies in the Federal service, the House, in passing the Treasury-Post Office sup- ply bill, voted to strike from the meas- ure a clause restricting pay increases for employes of those departments. Belief was expressed in Senate cir- cles last night that yesterda: vote in the House probably will lead to aban- donment of these restrictions as a gen- eral policy on appropriation bills at this session of Congress. The same limitations remain to be finally dis- posed of in the several other appro- priation bills to which the House had previously attached them. It was pointed out last night, however, that when these questions come up in conference on the agricultural bill within a week the stand already taken by the Senate against the restrictions will be strength- ened and supported by the House vote yesterday on the same questions in an- other bill. Switched by Roll Call. A viva voce vote had indicated the salary raise ban would be incorporated in the Treasury-Post Office bill, but when a roll call was demanded by Rep- resentative La Guardia, Republican, of New York, the standing switched from 90 against and 102 for the restriction to 160 against and 155 for it. The vote was recorded in approving an amendment by Mr. La Quardia to strike from the bill the provision limit- ing ‘employes' pay. The amendment was added to the bill during a heated session Friday, but opponents of the amendment confidertly had predicted its rejection by the House when the time came for final passage of the bill. Republicans and Democrats divided evenly in registering 160 votes for the strike-out amendment, while 42 Repub- licans and 113 Democrats lined up against the La Guardia motion. The House previously had included pay raise restrictions in several other supply bills, including those for Agri- culture, Interior, State, Justice, Com- merce and Labor Departments. The Senaté, however, had taken & stand against such pay limitations. Chairman Byrns of the House Ap- propriations Committee, leading the fight to retain the promotion ban, served notice before the vote that if the clause was eliminated he would seek to prevent inclusion of the re- strictive provision in other supply bills. He bitterly assailed the action of his colleagues as inimical to the Govern- ment's economy program. Warned by La Guardia. La Guardia, in leading the forces supporting the employes’ pay, argued that to tamper with the existing pay and promotion system would be a seri- ous breach of contract on the part of Uncle Sam. The final vote was preceded by spirit- ed debate from both sides of the floor and was followed by a flurry of charges that members had deserted the econ- omy program. Chairman Byrns declared that those who had voted to lift the pay ralse ban must “answer to their constifu- ents” for the added increase in taxes :'hlch he said their action would pro- uce. Representative Woodrum, Democrat, | Virginia, who voted for the restriction, expressed his “surprise” that Chairman Byrns had been “left alone” to conduct the battle for maintenance of economy. In explaining why he had voted to j strike out the restrictive clause, Rep- resentative Gifford, Republican, Massa- chusetts, said he felt that in view of the passage by the House Saturday of the ~ $132,000.000 appropriation for | roads, there was “not much use to economize by taking a little money from the Government employes.” The discarded clause not only would have prevented employes from gaining any promotion before July 1, 1933, but would have preciuded the appolntment of additional employes to flll vacan- cies unless specifically requested by the President. The debate preparatory to taking a | vote was brief but fiery. Chairman Byrns opened the argument | by “declaring that the Appropriations Committee inserted the pay restriction as an essential economy measure, with |a view to preventing further tax bur- dens on the people. He sald those who voted for the restriction would be “real | friends of the postal service." Salary Contract Solemn. Representative La Guardia responded that Federal salaries are paid under a ‘solemn contract” made with the em- ploye by the Government, ard that Uncle Sam could not afford to break faith with its servants. He said it was utterly wrong in principle to remove “all hope of promotion” and that the example thus set would be a bad one for private industry to observe Chairman Byrns reminded the House that President Hoover has gone on rec- ord against pay increases, to which Representative La Guardia replied that the question at lssue was not one of increasing pay rates, but of maintain- ing the regular flow of promotion under existing wage scales. Representative Michener, Republic Michigan, sald he was in favor of the pay-raise ban because he was sure the employes were patrictic enough to want to co-operate in the economy plans of the Government. He added, “They are | lucky to have their salaries remain in | status quo.” When a vote was demanded on the bill, Chairman Byrns asked for a scpa- | rate vote on the La Guardia amend- \ment. The viva voce vote against the | amendment. followed, but when the roll | was called many members changed their | | position. | Conference Action Next. The next important development on question of salary promotions and ng of vacancies will come this week, the agricultural iminated the House restrictions, to conference. ator McNary. in charge Republican, agricuitural vots on it In in which enting the two branches Hbably be appointed of th ek Lo begin adjusting amendments this will be the first of the annual supply bills to reach rencs stage, it will offer the orportunity for joint discussion between House and Benate managers on the whole question of whether Con ss should lay down a hard and fast | rule against any salary promotions, and prohibiting new appointments except when the President declares them to be essential, or whether department és should be given discretion to de- e to what extent economy should be practiced in these directions g the Senate hearings on ral and on the interior is, officiala the ap- promotions snd appointms When the Senate opriations Committee knocked the restric- tions from wmnfi EHJ later from the {Non-Partisan Vote Passes| | however, dec: | Tierney | (R |m appropriation | from which the Senate already has | 18| of | cane | | non 1 in both instances it was taking that step “without prejudice” in order to throw the whole question into confer- ence, where more information would be nvag:sle and further discussion could be had. Modifications Suggested. In the course of the Senate hearings on the agricultural bill various modifi- cations were suggested to render the original House restrictions more flexible ment heads. ttee, ouse provisions in their entirety and leave the question for final settlement in con- ference. As the House continued to add the | same language to other appropriation By a surprise vote that broke pcrty‘ lines to pieces, the House yesterday | bills, it appeared that the real test as to the final outcome of the matter would occur when the conference re- port on the agricultural bill was brought in. The question remains for consider- ation in the conference report on the agricultural measure, but the action of the House yesterday in reversing its| previous stand, by striking the restric- tions out of the Treasury-Post Office bill, will strengthen the position of those who believe these provisions should be left out entirely. The promotion and vacancy restric- tions also still Temain at issue in the Interfor bill, which will come before the Senate for action as soon as the Agriculture bill is passed and sent to conference, probably by Tuesday. 1t is safe to presume that whatever is done on the first bill to be finally en- acted will be followed on all the other appropriation bills. ‘When the action of the Senate Ap- propriations Committee in eliminating the House restrictions from the Agri- cultural bill came before the Senate for approval several days ago Senator Trammel, Democrat, of Florida, declared he was opposed to any curtailment of salaries of employes in the lower or medium classification grades, but would not object to placing the limitation on promotions above $3.000. He according- ly obtained permission to modify the House language by confining the ban on promotions to $3,000 or over. After the Senate had consented to this modifica- tion in the House language, however, it followed the recommendation of its Ap- propriations Committee by striking out the restriction as amended entirely. The line-up on the Guardia amendment to restore normal pay in- creases for Treasury and Post Office employes follows: For—Adkifs (R.), Tllinois: Allen (R.), Tllinois; Amlie (R.), Wisconsin; Andrew (R.), Massachusetts; Andrews (R.), New York; Arentz (l}b, Nevada; Auf der (D.), New Jersey. L s ) West_Virginia: Bar- bour (R.), California: Beam (D.), Tli- nois; Beedy (R.), Maine; Black (D.), New York; Bloom (D.), New York; Bohn (R.), Michigan; Bofleau (R.), ‘Wisconsin: Boland (D.), Pennsylvania; Boylan (D.), New York; Britten (R.), Tllinojs; Brumm (R.). Pennsylvania: Brunner (D.), New York; Burdick (R.), Rhode Island; Butler (R.), Oregon. Cable (R.), Ohio; Campbell (R.), Towa; Campbell (R.), Pennsylvania; Carley (D.), New York: Carter (R.), California; Carter (R.), Wyoming; Chavez (D.), New Mexico; Christgau (R.), Minnesota; Condon (D.), Rhode Island; Connery (D.), Massachusetts; Cooke (R.), New York; Crosser (D.), Ohio; Crump (D.), Tennessee; Cullen (D.), New York; Curry (R.), California. Dallinger (R.), Massachusetts: Dar- row (R), Pennsylvania; Delaney (D), New York: Dieterich (D.), Illinois Douglass (D.), Massachusetts; Dowell (R.), Towa; Dyer (R.), Missouri. Eaton (R.), Colorado; Eaton (R., New Jersey; Estep (R.), Pennsylvania; Evans (R.), California. Fernandez (D.), Louisiana; Finley (R.), Kentucky; Pish (R.), New York; Fitzpatrick (D.), New York; Foss (R.), Massachusetts; Frear (R.), Wisconsin. Gambrill (D.), Maryland; Garrett (D.), Texas; Cavagan (D.), New York; Gifford (R.), Massachusetts: Gflchrist (R). Iowa; Goodwin (R.), Min- nesota; Goss (R.), Connecticut; Gra- nata (R.), Illinois; Granfield (D.), Mas- ; Griswold (D.), Indiana. )), North Dakota; Hardy (R.), Colorado; Hartley (R.), New Jersey; Hess (R.), Ohio; Hill (D.), Washing- ton: Hogg (R.), Indiana; Holmes (R.), ‘Massachusetts; Hooper (R.), Michigan; Hopkins (R.). Missouri; Hormer (D.), West Virginia; Hull, Willlam E. (R.), Iilinois Jacobsen (D.), Towa; (R), Michigan. Kading (R.), Wisconsin; Kahn (R.), California; Karch (D.), Illinois; Keller (D.), Illinois; Kelly (D.), Tllinois; Kemp (D.), Louisiana; Knutson (R.), Minnesota; Kopp (R.), Iowa; Kurtz (R.), Pennsylvania; Kvale (D.), Minne- sota. La Guardia (R.), New York; Lamber- ton (R.), Kansas; Lanham (D.), Texas; Lankford (D.), Georgia; Larrabee (D.), Indiana; Leavitt (R.), Montana; Lehl- bach (R.), New Jersey; Lindsay (D.), New York: Linthicum (D.), Maryland; Lonergan (D.), Connecticut; Lovette (R.), Tennessee. McClintock (R.), Ohio; McCormack (D.), Massachusetts; McFadden (R.), Pennsylvania; Maas (R.), Minnesota; Magrady (R.), Pennsylvania: Major (D.), Tllinois; Maloney (D.). Louisiana; Manlove (R.), Missour; Cansfield (D.), Texas; Mapes (R.). Michigan: Martin (R.), Massachusetts; Martin (D.). Ore- gon; Mead (D.), New York; Millard (R.), New York. Niedringhaus (R.). Minnesota; James (R.), Missouri; Nolan Norton (D.), New Jersey. (@), ©O'Connor. New York: (D.), New York; Overton (D.) ana. Palmisano (D), Maryland; Peavey (R.), Wisconsin; Pittenger (R.), Min- nesota: Prall (D.), New York. Ransley (R.), Pennsylvania; Robin- son (R.), Iowa: Rogers (R.), Massachu- setts; Rudd (D.), New York Babath (D,), Dlinois; Sanders (R.), New York; Schafer (R.), Wisconsin; Schnelder (R.), Wisconsin; Schuetz (D.). Illinois; Seger (R.), New Jersey; Seiberling (R.), Ohio; Selvig (R.), Min- nesota; Shannon (D.), Missouri; Sin- clair (R.), North Dakota:; Spence (D.), Kentucky; Stalker (R.), New York; SBtewart (D.), New Jersey; Strong (R.), Pennsylvania; Sullivan (D.), New York; Summers (R.), Washington: Sutphin (D.), New Jersey: Swank (D.), Okla- Oliver Louisi- | homa; Swanson (R.), lowa; Swing (R.), California. ‘Temple ason (D) (R.), Pennsylvania: Thom- Texas; Thurston (R.), Iowa; (D.), Connecticut; Tinkham Massachusetts. Weich (R.), California; White (R.), Ohlo; Whitley (R.), New York: With- row (R.), Wisconsin; Woicott (R.), ichigan; Wolverton (R.), New Jersey; Woodruff (R.), Michigan; Wyant (R.), Pennsylvania: Yates (R.), Tllinois. Against—Abernethy (D.), North Car- olina; Allgood (D.). Alabama: (D.). Alabama; Arnold (D.), Ayres (D), Kansas Baldridge (R.), Nebraska; Bankhead (D), Alabama: Barton (D.). Missouri; Tinots; Beek (R.), Pennsylvania: Bland (D.), | Blanton (D.), Texas; Boehne (D), Indiana; Brand (D.), Georgia; Browning (D.), Tennessee; Buchanan (D.), Texas; Bulwin olina. Burch (D.), Virginia: Busby (D.), Misslssippl; Byrns (D), Ten Canfield (D), Indiana: C: Carden (D.), Kentucky (D.), Oklahcoma; Cary Chapman (D.), Kentucky (R.), Ilinois; Christop! (R.), Bouth Dakota: Clague (R.), wnesota; Clark (D), North Carolina; arke (RL), New York; Cochran (D.), Mizsourt, Cochran (R.). Pennsylvania: jle (R), lowa. Cole (D.). Maryland; Collina_ (D), Mississippt; Colton (R.), Utah, Cooper (D.), Tennessee: Cox (D.), Virginia n (D.) Mizsourt Cart- wright Keutucky Chiperfield | Geargin, Croas (D.), Texas; Crowe (D.), Indiana, Culkin (R.). New York. Duvenport (R), New York; Davis (D), ‘Tennessee; De Rouen (D.), Louisi- ans Dies (D), Texas: Disney (D), Okishoma: Doxey (Do), Driver (D), Arkansas ¥ Ohin, Phburne nagsn (D), Virginia; Pree (R.). Cali- fornia, Prench (R, Idaho; Fullbright (1)), Missourl; Puller (D.), Arkansas; Fulmer (D), Bouth Carolina. Gurier (). Oklahoma; Gasque (D.), Senith Carolins . Glover (D.), Arkansas: Green (D), Plarida, Greenwood (D.), Indiana, Oregory (D), Kentucky; (h“:l (i), Kansas (D.), Pennsylvanis; Hall N Miss , Hancock (R.), New :‘2; Almon | (D.), | Mississippi; | ans (D), Montana; Plesinger (D.), | (D.), Virginia; Flan- U EX-CROWN PRINCE | MAY BE CANDIDATE Friederich Wilhelm Cheered by 15,000 at Nationalist Meeting. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March 5.—Former Crown | Prince Friedrich Wilhelm emerged to- day as a possible candidate for Presi- dent in the event that none of the candidates now in the fleld achieves a majority in the first balloting & week from tomorrow. The former heir to the throne was dramatically presented last night at & Nationalist campaign meeting at the| Sportpalast and he was enthush\xncallyi cheered by the 15,000 persons in the audience. Political commentators _interpreted this incident as a trial balloon to de- termine what the public reaction to his candidacy might be. Dr. Alfred Hugenberg, leader of the Nationalist party, was reported highly pleased over the reception accorded the former prince, It is known that he hopes Friedrich Wilhelm would prove acceptable even to Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader, in the event Hitler did not win out in the first voting. Will Stick to End. President Paul von Hindenburg is declared by political observers to be determined to stick through to the end no matter which candidate may be pitted against him. In the Communist camp one Wing has been strongly advocating that in | the event of a second ballot enough Communists vote for Von Hindenburg to put him across, even though Ernst Thaelmann, the Communist candidate, be kept in the race for party reasons. ‘The Communists are said to be mo- tivated by the consideration that rela- tions between Germany and Soviet Rus- sia now are normal and in the event of & Hitler victory they might be badly dis- turbed. Government Optimistic. In government circles there was buoy- | ant_optimism that President Von Hin-| denburg would be re-elected on the first ballot. The government figures that 80 per cent, or about 36,000,000 persons will yote, and that of these at feast 18,000,300 may be relied on to support Germany's grand old man. The cabinet is taking next week off to help in the campaign, and Chancel- lor Heinrich Bruening will gon on the stump at Cologne, Duesseldorf, Dort- mund, Berlin and Breslau. Reports from all political camps agree that this will be the hotest election since the founding of the Republic. 10 IN MACHINE GUN BANDIT GANG SEIZED Leader Wounded in Chicago Hold- up; Police Saved as Wea- pon Jams By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 5.—A machine gun gang of 10 robbers, who were be- lieved to have preyed for weeks on gambling resorts, was captured tonight after an attempt to rob a North Side handbook. The alleged leader of the gang, Prank Lanmer, 40, was shot by a policeman and wounded, probably fatally. A machine gun, carried by one of the bandits, jammed after one shot had been fired, probably saving the lives of police. In Lanmer’s pockets, police found a will directing that all his property be given to a brother, Joseph Lanmer of Cleveland. LOUISIANA LEVEE BREAKS Martin Parish Farm Lands Being Inundated. LAPAYETTE, La., March 5 (®.—A 75-foot break occurred tonight in the levee of the flooded Atchialava at Cypremont Point, east of here, starting inundation over fertile farm lands in St. Martin Parish. The water is expected to affect sev- eral hundred families and spread over thousands of acres of land. There is no immediate danger to lives. as the levee had been straining all day, and per- sons in the section were ready to evac- uate. The Atchafalaya has been in flood stage for weeks. FIRE DESTROYS BOAT HULL, Mass, March 5 (P).—Fire today destroyed the Santa Rita, 42- foot Boston fishing boat, several miles off here. The Santa Rita's crew of five fled to their dories and were picked up by another fishing boat, the Santa Maria Coast Guard and other craft stood by until the Santa Rita burned to the water line, apparently unable to save the craft. 8t. Hancock (D.), North Carolina; Harlan (D.), Ohio, Hart (D.), Michigan; Has- tings (D), Oklahoma; Hill (D.), Ala- bama; Hoch (R.), Kansas; Hogg (R.), West Virginia; Holaday (R.), Illinois; Hollister (R.), Ohlo; Hope (R.). Kan- sas; Howard (D.), Nebraska: Huddle- ston ( D), Alabama; Hull, Morton D. (R.), Tilinols. Jeffers (D), Alabama. Johnson (D.), Missouri; Johnson (D), Oklahoma; Johnson (D), Texas; Jones (D.). Texas, Kerr (D), North Carolina; Ketcham (R). Michigan. Kieberg (D), Texas; Kniffin (D.), Ohlo Lankford (R.), Virginia; losier (D), Missouri; Luce (R), Massachusetts; Ludlow (D), Indiana McClintic (D), Oklahoma; McGugin R), Kansas. MoKeown (D), Okla- roma: McMillan () ), South Carolina; McReynolds (D), ‘Tennessee. McSwain (D), South Carolina, May (D), Ken- tucky; Michener (R), Michigan: Miller (D), Arkansas, Milligan (D), Missouri; Montague (D.), Virginia. Montet (D.), Louisiana; Moore (D), Kentucky; Morehead (D.), Nebraska Nelson (R.), Maine; Nelson (D.), Mis- souri; Norton (D.), Nebraska; Oliver (D.). Alabama Parker (D). Georgia: Parks (D), Arkansas: Parsons (D.), Illinois: Part- ridge (R.), Maine; Pettengill (D.), In- diana; Pope (D.), Ohio; Pou (D.), North Carolina. Ramseyer (R.), Towa: Ramspeck (D.), Georgia: Rankin (D.), mm..m. Ray- burn (D.), Texas: Reed (R.), New York; Reilly (D.), Wisconsin; Rich (R.), Penn- sylvania. Sandlin. (D.). Louisiana; Shallen- berger (D.), Nebraska; Stmmons (R.), Nebraska: Smith (D.), Virginis: Snow (R.), Maine: Sparks (R.), Kansas: Staf- ford (R.), Wisconsin; Steagall (D), Alabama; Stevenson (D), South Oaro- lina; Strong (R), Kansas; Summers (D.). Texas Tarver (D.). Georgla: Taylor (D), Colorado; Thatcher (R.), Kentueky; nderwood (D.), Oblo; Vestal (R.), In- diana; Vinson (D). Georgia; Wason (R), New Hampshire: Weaver (1), on (D), Mis- ), Massaehu Missourt, Wil Texas: Willilamson' (R ) HOOLer ‘Tiews Art Exhibit PAYS UNEXPECTED VISIT TO WASHINGTON DISPLAY. The renowned Lansdowne portrait by the owner, the present Lord Rosel Loan Exhibition which opened with a coran Art tennial Commission. RESIDENT HOOVER made a surprise visit to the Corcoran Gallery of Art yesterday after- noon for a private preview of the George Washington Bicen- tennial exhibition of porpraits, which o‘lmk?:d with a private viewing last night. Accompanied by Theodore G. Joslin. | one of his secretaries; Col. Campbell Hodges, his military aide, and two se- cret service men, the President walked from the executive offices at the close of the day's work to the gallery. He wore no cvercoat because of the Spring- like warmth of the day. C. Pcwell Minnigerode, director of the gallery, met the President and took him immediately to the exhibit, which had just been installed for the formal preview last night. Encounters Charwoman. So unexpected was the visit that as the President turned the corner into one room he came face to face with a charwoman carrying a scrub bucket in each hand as she went about for the fina! cleaning up of the section housing the Washington collection. She stood in open-mouthed amazement at the sudden meeting. Mr. Hoover had little to say, doing little more than acknowledging with a nod as Mr. Minnigerode explained the various pictures. He expressed interest in a painting of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Wright and commented, “There is a rather interesting Franklin at the ‘White House, too.” Yesterdav's visit was the first the President has paid the Corcoran Gal- lery in several months. After he saw the Washington exhibit he remained to | look over the permanent collections, in- cluding the famous collection of W. A, Clark, late Senator from Montana. He strolled quietly back to the White House unnoticed, for the most part, by the passersby. The Washington exhibit includes 158 portraits of George Washington and his official family. They were assembled by the George Washington Bicenten- nial Commission. Greatest Collection. Never before has such a collec- tion been assembled, and in all prob- ability to reassemble it at a future time would prove impossible. The Portrait Committee in charge of this national historical loan exhibition includes Mrs. McCook Knox, F. Lamont Belin, Mrs. Willlam Corcoran Eustis, Mantle Field- ing, Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, George B. McClellan, John Hill Morgan, Dun. can Phillips and Alexander W. Weddell, Mrs. Knox has exceptional knowledge of early American paintings and their location in both public and private ownership; Mantle Fielding is one of the leading authorities on works in this country by Gilbert Stuart, and John Hill Morgan is an outstanding author- ity on all early American paintings, This committee was assembled more than a year ago and has been busily at work ever since. The art museums and private collec- tors have been generous in making loans and many paintings are included in this exhibition which have not heretofore been nublicly shown. Through the courteous co-operation of the British Ambassador, the world famous full- length portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, which was originally the property of the Marquis of Lans- downe, was lent to this exhibition by its present owner, Lord Rosebery. This portrait was painted by Stuart on the order of Willlam Bingham, & delegate to Congress from Pennsylvania from 1787 to 1790 and United States Senator from 1795 to 1801. His own portrait by Charles Willson Peale lent by the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, is in- cluded in this same showing. A replica of the Rosebery portrait owned by Rob- ert L. Plerrepont and painted to order for his great grandfather hangs at the opposite end of the Washington Gallery and save in the matter of tone is identi- cal with the supposed ogiginal. Three Stuarts Shown. There are three bust portraits of Washington by Gilbert Stuart of the Lansdowne type in this collection; one which is usually referred to as the original portrait from life of this type comes from the Thomas B, Clarke col- lection; another, and far superior, is from the Richard de Wolfe Brixey col- lection, and the third, which incident- ally vies with the last named, is lent by Mr. Mellon. ~Apparently both the Mel- lon and the Brixey portraits have happily escaped the ravaging hand of the expert restorer. ‘The Boston Museum of Fine Arts did not accede to the request to lend the famous unfinished Atheneum portraits. but there are in this collection numer- | m: ous replicas of the Atheneum portrait of George Wi , Which has come in time to be regarded as the authorita- tive type. Stuart himself is known to have made many such copies of his own original work, and 1t is interesting to note among those set forth at this time how the artist himself varied both his style and his original interpretation. South Dakota: Wilson (D.). Louatana Arkansas; Wood (D)), (D), Virginia, e place of honor has suitably been tven in the Washington room to arge p;mua of ® Wi family by :m Savage, ihrough repeated reproduction painbing which eomes feom ton po o T | of Washington by Gilbert Stuart loaned bery of London, and in_ the Historical private pre-view last night in the Cor- Sallery, sponsored by the United States George Washington Bicen- B. Clarke collection was produced be- tween 1789 and 1796, and may have been painted for the panorama which Savage produced for exhibition in New | York. It shows George and Martha Washington on the porch of Mount Vernon with George Washington Parke Custis and Eleanor Parke Custis ex- amining a map laid on a table between them, and their now famous “black boy” standing behind Mrs. Washing- ton’s chair—an excellent piece of work. To the right and left of this great canvas hang portraits of George Wash- ington and Martha Washington, sep- arately, both by Savage, purposed without question as companion pieces, and painted for John Adams during Washington's first term as President. The Adams family have preserved the receipt for these paintings. It is as fol- lows: “Received, New York, April 17, | 1790, of the Vice President of the United States, 46 and 2-3 (dollars) for a portrait of the President of the United States and his Lady.” Likenesses Found Different. There is another interesting and ex- cellent portrait of George Washington's “Lady” in this exhibition by Charles Willson Peale, lent by the Virginia Historical Society, and a third by James Sharples lent by the descendants of the Lee family. Among the many representations of Washington shown here at this time, not least interesting is that by Joseph Wright, the Quaker artist, painted during Washington's presidency, with a map on his knee of the future City of Washington. Neediess to say there is great divers- ity in the matter of likeness among these portraits, evidencing perhaps a diversity of viewpoint on the part of the artist both in the matter of re- semblance and character. But there is, even more than one might expect, a similarity, an entity, which may be traced throughout. In the second gallery, of the group set aside for this Bicentennial exhibi- tion, are portraits of eminent jurists— | members of the Supreme Court during | Washington's administration. Every Justice of the Supreme Court is repre- sented in this collection, but an ex- ception has been made which permits the inclusion of a number of portraits by a contemporary painter—Seyfert— rendered in a brm&f‘mxnner but old | style, suitable to the subject, yet lack- |ing, one must admit, the ring of authority. To an extent the visitor is compen- sated in this room for the bridging_ of time by a superb portrait of John by Gilbert Stuart, which bears com- parison with the best works by the great masters of the British school. | An outstanding example of fine por- | traiture and superb painting is to be found in the portrait of Alexander Ham- ilton by John Trumbull, on the end | wall of the third gallery, lent by Mr. Mellon. In this same room, unique in- terest attaches to a portrait of John Adams by Gilbert Stuart, lent by C. F. | Adams, and a charming portrait of Mrs. i John Quincy Adams seated at a harp, {lent by Miss M. L. A. Clement, the painter of which is unknown. There are two excellent portraits of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, one lent by the | Worcester Art Museum and the other | by Miss Josephine Pinckney, both by James Earle. There are, furthermore, two delightful portraits of Samuel Washington, the third of Mary Ball | Washington’s children, and his wife, Jane Champe, painted by John Hessel~ ius, who died in 1755, both lent by Mrs. Samuel Walter Wash! g The Corcoran Gallery has lent its | portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Jo- | seph Wright: Wi and Lee Uni- | versity its portrait of Marquis de Lafay- | ette; the Polish embassy a portrait of | Thaddeus Kosciuszko. There is an in- | teresting portrait of Mrs. James Mon- roe by Benjamin West, lent by Mrs. Rose | Gouverneur Hoes, and a very quaint por- | trait of Betty Washington Lewis, lent by the Kenmore Association. It is, in short. | a remarkable assemblage in celebration | of the 200th birthday of our great gen- | eral and first President. | This exhibition, opening today to the | public, will be on view until next No- vember. ‘The members of the National His- torical Loan Exhibition Committee in- cludes the Vice President of the United States, Mrs. William H. Taft, Mrs. Cal- vin Coolidge, the Mexican Ambassador, the roval Italian Ambassador, the | French Ambassador, the German Am- | bassador, the Polish Ambassador, the | British Ambassador, the members of | the cabinet, the Swedish Minister, the Venezuelan Minister, the Governor of Maryland, the Governor of Vi | Admiral Willlam V. Pratt, Gen. MacArthur, Maj. Gen. B. H. |Leo 8. Rowe, C. Bascom Slemp, | Charles G. Abbot, Alexander Wetmore, F. Lamont Belin, Miss Mabel Board: an, Frederic A. Delano, Mantle Pleld- ing. Henry Ford, Miss Helen C. Frick, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Henry W. Kent, Mrs. McCook Knox, John F. | Lewis, George B. McClellan, John! Hill Morgan, Charles Moore, Duncan Phil- | lips, Potter Palmer, George A. Pope, | Walter G. Peter, Robert Wirt Wash- | ington, Alexander Wilbourne Weddell, Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes. | LR o | has ‘ 11.%.000. ac consus, lation of nearly to the recent CHANGES VOTED N PARKWAY BIL |Virginia Measure Not to Be Effective Until Commu- nities Accept. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND. va marcn 5.—The| George Washington Memiria) Parkway] bill was advanced to engrossment to= day after the adoption ot important amendments offered by Delegates Ed- mund H. Allen of Fairfax County anq Hugh Reid of Arlington County The Fairfax Delegate offerea an amendment providing that none of tae provisions of the bill shall become fective within the territorial jurisdice tion of any county or city until they have been accepted by the governing body of such county or city The measure applies to Arlington and Fair- fax Counties and the city of Alexan- dria. Arrangements First Required. By the amendment offered by Reld the bill would not beconte effective un- til suitable arrangements have been made between the localities affected and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission with respect to the proper drainage of territory adja- cent to the parkway and to the water rights and certain other rights of prop- erty owners, In a speech on the floor of the House, Delegate Allen declared that the bill provisions. “While I appeared as a patron of th bill,” he said. am reserving the rigl to oppose it if it does not meet all the requirements of my county. bill has far-reaching effects, he sal and should not be acted upon hastily) Delegate Allen also offered an amends| ment to strike out the emergen: clause, which would have made t measure effective immediately upon passage. All amendments were adopted. Acquisition of Lands. ‘The bill authorizes the State Con- | servation and Development Commission | to acquire by gift, purchase or con- | demnation the lands necessary for the park, which would extend from Mount Vernon to Great Falls, and to transfer the land so acquired to the United States. As to what effect the Allen amend- ment will have upon the establishment of the park, the Fairfax Delegate was not able to say today, as he is not as yet advised as to whether the governing body of Fairfax County will favor the transfer of the jurisdiction of any part of its territory to the Na= tional Capital Park and Planning Come mission. A $25,000 State appropriation is con- tained in the budget as passed in amended form by both houses of the General Assembly. The appropriation was not questioned on the floor and cannot now be removed. SNOW FALLS IN SOUTH AS TEMPERATURES DROP Freak Weather Brings Late Winter to Louisiana and Other States in Lower Dixie. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., March 5.—Snow fell in lower Dixie today and freezing tem- peratures were widespread as ‘Winter made a belated attempt at self- expression that was all out of season. | At Monroe, La., where violets usuall bloom this time of year, the snowfa late in the day and continued as night wore on. A heavy fall set in at Memphis soon after the noon hour and continued, accompanied by near-freezing weather. Forecasters warned of 20 degrees or lower in portions of Mississippi, Ala- bama, Arkansas and Texas tonight or $OmOrTOW. Less severe cold was predicted in Georgia, most of Tennessee, the Caro- linas and Virginia, but the western part of North Carolina was expectant of snow, and Atlanta was in store for a period of freezin; Northern Florida, as well as the cen- tral portion was fearful of frost. Miami and Tampa, however, basked in warm sunshine. Farmers and fruit growers in several States said buds and blooms have been killed, but no great damage has been done thus far. HUSBAND IS HUNTED IN WOMAN’S “SUICIDE” Failure End Own Life, Threatened in Note, Arouses Police Suspicion. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 5.—Balked in an effort to verify a suicide threat of Gerald Greenleaf, found shot to death in their room, wlicemwdny sounded a general lh'gl for him. e woman, who was 35, was first believed to have committed suicide. Notes written by Greenleaf and found in the room by detectives on Thursday said he had been in the bath room, heard the shot and found his wife dead. So distraught by the incident, the note said, Greenleaf decided to end his life by leaping from a ferryboat. Failure to verify this suicide attempt, Detective Howard Clancy sald, prompt- ed the sounding of the general alarm for the man, who was head of the stenographic department of the New York Credit Association. Mr. and Mrs. Greenleaf came to New York from Santa Barbara, Calif. to as Cuban Ships Warned of Storm. HAVANA, Cuba, March 5 (#).—Storm warnings for vessels in the Gulf of Mexico were issued today by the National Observatory, which reported a disturbance moving over the Gulf to- ward Florida out of Arizona, where it formed. Intensity of the disturbance had increased, the Observatory said. LENTEN SERVICES NEW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Daily, Excopt Saturday and Sunday 12:20 to 1 O’Clock $p Tomorrow— DR. W. RUSSELL BOWIE Rector Grace Episcopal Church, New York City Auspices Federation of § Churches