Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1932, Page 18

NS FLLED IR GVES Colored Victim Dragged 75 Feet by Hit-and-Run Car; Wild Taxi Hurts 3. A colored woman was killed by an automobile, which fatled to stop, and four other persons, including a police- man, were injured in traffic accidents last night and late yesterday. Less than an hour after the death of the woman, who was not identified, Stewart A. Hardy, 26, colored, went to the fourth precinet police station and | acknowledged he was the driver of the car which struck her, The mishap oc- curred at Delaware avenue and H street southwest and the woman apparently was dragged about 75 feet. Inguest Tomorrow. Hardy was held pending the outcome of gn inguest to be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Policeman J. P. Day, first pre- cinet, and two other persons were hurt when a taxicab ran wild on Fourth street near Pepnsylvania avenue, hit- ting a police machine and another automobile. The taxi driver, Walter J. Morrison, 32, of the 500 block of Second street, | was arrested by Policeman L. O. Tomp- kins, who charged him with driving while under the influence of liquor. The oab, accorang to Tompkins craghed into a car operated by Joseph C. §ilas, 52, colored, 200 block of N street, careeped across the street and struck the police machine, causing it to strike Walter Johngon, 32, colored, 300 block of B street southwest, After hitting the police car, in which 'ompkins was sitting, the taxi struck oliceman Day, who was standing nearby. A few minutes later, Jahn Edmondson, 60, colored, reported the cab also had hit him. Treated at Hospital. All the injured were taken to Emer- ency Hospital, where they were treated for guts and Bruises. Day, who i 33, lives in the 1700 block o! northeast, The eab, according to Tompkins, narrowly missed crashing into a police patrol parked near the intersection. An automobile, parked in the 1600 block of Twenty-second street south- east, drifted from its parking place and struck Miss Vivian Warren, 18, a resident of the block, hurting her about the head and legs. She was taken to Gallinger Hospital. The ma- chipe is said to have been owned by C. Wilson, also a resident of Pirst street SPURNED MAN KILLS WOMAN AT DANCE Turns Gun on Self ‘After S8hooting at Miami Beach, May Not Live. Second Woman Held. By the Associated Press. MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 12— Catherine Vervantacy, 24, of Shrews- bury, Mass, a beauty parlor operator, wag ahot three times and instantly killed at & pler ball room here today by George Younes, 54, of Weston, Mass, ‘Younes shot himself in the neck after killing Miss Vervantacy and is in a eritical condition in & Miami hospital, e Rt s the ln‘u hogl recen that they o';N ejected Baturday for non-payment rent. Officials #aid they believed Younes, said to haye a wife and two children, became of the woman because she broke their friendship and shot her when ghe refused to renew the acquaintanece, hgmmphydulnmmth lere. Mrs. Margaret Pearson, who refused identify herself other than to sa is married, is here for her heal and was a com of Ver- vantacy, was in jail for in 8- tion because of threats to leave the city. U. S. RENEWS INQUIRY IN BOMB PLOT ARREST Government Believes “It Has a Good Case” Against Chicagoan Beised as Suspeot. 3 By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 12—The Govern- ment has reaffirmed its belief that Columbo Boeri was the perpetrator of last December’s frustrated national bomb plot against prominent Fascist sympathizers and Italian government officials in this country, which was re- sponsible for the deaths of two postal clerks and a dynamite expert at Easton, Pa. When Boeri was arrested Tuesday and a large quantity of explosives was found in his home with anti-Fascist literature, Murray W. Garson, special t to the Secretary of Labor, said he was confident Boeri was gullty. Wed- nesday Assistant United States District Attorney James C. Leaton declared the investigation against the man had col- lapsed. But R. P. Clark, assistant director of immigration, said Thursday the Gov- ernment “has a good case” against Boeri and that Garson was in the East gathering evidence. CABINET PLANS TO BUY CHAIR TO GIVE MELLON Would Be Presented as Relic of Years as Treasury Head Under Three Presidents. A movement has been started in the President’s cabinet to purchase from the Government the chair occupied by Andrew W, Mellon during the years he served as Secretary of the Treasury and in which he sat during the bi- weekly cabinet sessions to present to Mr. Mellon. From the THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. Jack Holt Puts Force Into Secret Service Role. CURRENT vogue of the drama of relentless cruelty is re- sponsible for the new motion 50 obviously features Jack Holt, that Borls Karloff, traditional nifica- tion of dominant wickedness, takes second place in the story. Mr. Halt has grown in stature as the films have called upon him to present charac- ters that would be consistently rugged and Courageous, with obvious response to fine senti- ments, A voice that rings true to the part that he upholds in & story s ocom- bined with ath- letio build, and l‘ u;uciteymw~ ", give expression Sl to VATYing emo- tions. He is easily the heroic type, and has no difficulty in meeting the demands of the play of action. It is not necessary to read anything into his work, for the good quality of effective fiction is made obvious, Mr. Karloff, however, does excellent work as the man to whom life of others is unimportant when it is necessary to escape detection. “Rehind the Mask" is an incident in the suppression of the traffic in drugs, and 1t is notable for the suc- cession of incidents showing that the taint of the law breaker may extend into the circles that are as- sumed to be devoted to upholding the law. Time after time, as the play proceeds, these who are fight- ing the drug ring believe they have solved their problem, only to find that some of their supposed support has been dominated by the drug ring. Mr. Holt, in general, gives an exhibition of shrewdness, but in the closing scenes is caught napping, with prospect of' complete defeat. This disaster is averted by accident, when the young woman Julie comes to the rescue. = This feminine role is played by Constance Cummings, and while its demands are not so great as some that have been met by this actress, her talent is well devoted to the task of creating a well knit drama. The stage program at the Earle offers the customary variety, but there is an exceptional amount of originality in the acts that gives them quality above the average. On account of illness, which affected the original booking, Russ Brown and Eileen Cook have been added to the program, and they demonstrate their comedy skill along with the sight act that they present. Dave Jones and Peggy, with David Kraft, Marjorie Johnson and Emily Verdi, are masters of the dance in many forms, while Chris Charlton ‘offers mnew magic, and the Three Cossacks have about the best of all skating exhibitions. Another feature of the program is a short film by Bing Crosby, in which there is spirited comedy along with the songs of the star. D. o O British Film Featured at Keith's. Tmmz‘l something peculiarly sa isfying about “The Office Oir! this week's film at R-K-O Keith's. A Britiah product, known in jelly England (and muc| Ml- Tiadeap, mugteel preduction, with the madcap mi uct . o pleasantest and foolishest humor seen ‘round and about for a long time. Distinctly “different,” it is recommended to those who have flmusn that the screen can be oc- caslonally witty, and it is also pos- sibly the first example of & John Bull film which is head and_ shoulders above gome of the Union Jack's out~ put on the same order. "'Office Girl" is, of course, not to be taken seriously. Distinetly light—it 1s also ridiculously bright. It has as chief assets that grandly satirical clown, Jack Hulbert, known inti- mately to London musical revue & diences, whose duties in this are the main source of merriment, In fact, all cholr leaders, orehestral condue- tors, and a eapella choristers in town are urged to view that particular &cene in the peer garden where Mr. Hulbert leads his whiskered tenors and bassos through a series of songs. ‘This “garden” flesta, and its ::urnc consequences, are reasqn enough for enjoying a film which only occasion- ally becomes trite, and which is more often than not a pleasing and a more than satisfying diversion. Among the high points are Re- nate Muller, a Viennesse actress, whose smile is a knockout (even if she is inelined to giggle incessant- 1y), & series of lilting songs which should soon be strong on the mar- ket, the comedy supplied by Jack Hulbert and the manner in which music, dialogue and situation merge. While the story is the old one about & girl who falls in love with her employer, it never gets in the way, and gives ample oppertunity for these concerned to evoke their grandest talents. Perhaps we are wrong, but the whole thing seemed full of chuckles and gurgles and put us in the best humor since Mae West suddenly announced that she would play “Lady Macheth. To augment the week’s merri- ment, Manager Meakin has handed himself an ‘“elegant” stage show. Included as spotlight entertainers are such celebrities as Miss Lee Morse (a trifie out of voice in her first early morning venture), Nina Olivette (who was once such a great part of “Hold Everything") and her dancing partners in amusing skit of knock-me-down-if- you-can, Charles “Slim” Timblin in a riotous ‘“sermon,” with a partjeular], partner and “A Dash of Argentine,” with Aussie and Ozsech. While none of these will bowl you out of your seat, none of them will suggest that you take your leave—and by the time you are preparing to exit you will be whistling that theme song from “Office Girl" “Today I Feel 8o Happy, So Happy, 8o Happy"—which is the most insist- ent, insidious melody written since someone flung “Life Is Just a Bowl of Valleys” on the market. E. DE 8. MELCHER. Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column should be received at the State office, Room 501, N, E. A. Building, Sixteenth and M streets northwest, not later than first mail on Wednesday preceding the Sunday on which publication is desired. A_conference of the District of Co- | lumbia Congress of Parents and Teach- ers will be held Tuesday at 1:30 pm, at the Thomson School. Mrs. James W. Byler, director of the department of public welfare, will be in charge of the program, and will be assisted by Mrs. J, T. Hamaker, chairman of the Child Guidance Committee; Mrs. Mor- gan Otterback, chairman of the Re- ceiving Home Committee; Mrs. Ralph Hoagland, chairman of the Juvenile Court Committee, and Mrs. E. J. Dow- | ling, chairman of the Student Aid Com- mittee, | At the meeting of the board of man- agers last Tuesday a report of the The. ater Investigating Committee was made and the board went on record as favor- | ing a resolution asking managers of the- aters to raise the standard of the plays | —both motion picture and legitimate. The board also went on record as op- ?osed to the proposed amendment to he child labor law which would permit \;hlldrcn appearing on stages after pm. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, president of the District Congress, will act as mis- tress of ceremonles at the celebration of the Grant Association commemorat- ing the 110th anniversary of the birth of Gen. U. S. Grant and the fiftieth an- niversary of the founding of the Grant | School, April 4, Mrs. Oliver P. Bowles, State conven- tion chairman, announces the annual banquet will be held at the Kennedy- | Warren April 19. The convention will be held April 19 and 20 in the audi- torium of the Interior Department Building. Ed Muth will direct and stage “The Deestrict Skule.” a play. for the benefit of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers about the middle of April. Mrs. Wallace Perry is chair- man in charge of the performance, and each member of the board of managers is a member of some one of the various committees. Treasurers of local associations are asked to forward to Mrs. Z, D. Black- istone, State treasurer, Room 501, N. E. A Building, Sixteenth and M streets, before April 1 the membership dues which are payable before that time, as the treasurer's books close April 1. Adams. The Adams Association met last Mon- day at the school. J. Fitzgerald, presi- dent of the Kalorama Citizens' Associ- ation, made a brief address. Plans were completed for the card party to be given April 8. Miss Kemp's room won the attendance banner and $2 prize, Langley Junior High. The Langley Association will meet Tuesday st 8:05 pm. Dr. W. Sinclair Boewen will be the speaker, his subject dealing with the spistual and moral training of children $ the home. Stu- dents of Langley will present a play, It is customary for retiring cabinet | “The Washingtons at Home." officers to purchase the chair occupied | by them at the cabinet table, but in the case of Mr. Mellon the members of Mr. Hoover's official family have been moved by Mr. Mellon's long service under three Presidents to present his chalr to him as a tribute of their af- fection and appreciation of his public Parents will be given the opportunity to consult with teachers in the class rooms between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Truesdell. A benefit movie will be given at the Colony Theater March 16, at 3:15 p.m. The children of Mrs. Wright's and Miss | under the le | Mesdames service. Searle’s kindergartens gave a play, *“Co- This historic chair is still in the cabi- lonial Days” to raise money for the net room, not at its former place at|kindergarten convention fund. The P.- the end of the table to the left of the T. A. donated $25 to this fund. President’s seat, having been moved to Brookland-BunkerHill-Noyes, & corner of the cabinet room to give oo The Executive Board will meet March Why toithe new chiairoosnpled mow Bl , o et tenchiers’ oot ot Ko . the Brookiand Building. The study group meets each Thurs- BARNARD COURSE ASKED day at 10:30 am., in the Brookland Building, under the leadership of Mrs. o e Ralph Hoagland. A resolution provi or uc- tion in the District public schools of a Benning. course in the Florence Barnard time| The association met March 1. The and money management plan was in-|second grade entertained with a George troduced in the House yesterday by | Washington play, the fifth grade with Representative Edith Nourse Rogers, a cumulative of George Washington and Republican of Massachusetts. | the seventh grade, represented by Mar- The Board of Education is author- garet Gray, gave a reading, “ ized by the resolution to appoint spe- ton's First Inaugpretion.” clal teachers to give the ction. and’rhereur‘:ternvtlwnlm- | tion of making & plaque. | The §1 attendance prize was awarded to the second grade. This association won third prize in the State member- | ship drive. ‘ Blow-Webb. The assoclation met March 1. Miss Marie Turner, administrative principal, explained the dutles of grade mothers. The assoclation voted to help toward furnishing milk to & needy family in the community. The Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. Carey, sixth grade teacher, sang lsuldlncl study group. ership of Miss Marle Graff, met Tuesday. ‘Wheatley. Wheatley School pupils, through grades one to six, accompanied by Mrs. Press and Miss Horvath, teachers, and Knight, Martin, Stevens, Lawson, Hawley, Drugkenbrod and Pap- talardo, grade motheérs, made a pil- grimage to Mount Vernon over the new v last Monday. They were also ccompanied by the Wheatley Boy and Girl Scout troops in uniform. Miss M. Grubb, kindergarten teacher |and pre-adolescent study group leader, held a discussion meeting in the parent- | teacher club room Tuesday, and Miss Bertha Taylor, research teacher, con- ducted the study group in the library | Thursday. Central High School. The Central High School Association | is sponsoring a track meet April 13, at |3:30 pm., in which no letter man will be permitted to compete, There will be 17 events, with three medals for each | event. The special feature this year is & 100-yard dash for freshmen, sopho- mores, juniors and seniors, each group | competing against men in its own class. Dr. John C. Eckhardt, president of the Parent-Teacher Association, has offered a cup to the section winning the most points in the meet. Eliot Junior High, The executive board met at the home of the president March 8. Mrs. Rabb, | historian, reported progress being made in the formation of the first copy of | the history of Eliot Junior High School. The student council announces th: its monthly dance will be held April { Raymond. | Miss Mildred Getty will address the | meeting of the Raymond Association in | the school auditorium Monday at 8 | o’clock on “Echoes of the N. E. A. Con- | vention.” Mrs. Lester A. Schlup will sing several contralto solos, accompa- nied by Jewell Downs of the Downs | Studio. | several selections. The child Gage. ‘The Gage Association will meet March 14 at 8 pm. Dr. W. Sinclair | Bowen will be the guest speaker. | Barnard. ‘The Barnard Association met Tues- day at 8 pm. Maj. Gen. Amos Fries spoke on “Washington's Place in Ameri- | can History.” Three playlets were pre- sented by the Dramatic Club, Job's Daughters. Powell Elementary. The executive board met last Mon- day. A school luncheon is planned for March 17. The next meeting of the association is tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Yeager, community singing leader, will sing a solo; pupils of the community music and dancing classes will entertain. The guest speaker will be Ethel Bray, ‘whose subject will be “Industrial Art.” Stuart Junior High. ‘The association met March 2. Mr. Schwartz, principal of Stuart, spoke on “Children in the Home.” The orches- tra played several selections. The pu- plls of the school entertained in & num- Mrs. Leo) | chairmy | Domd Oyster. A An executive board meeting was held | subject will be “Citizenship and World i members of the Nominating Commit- in the principal's office of the James ¥F. Oyster Behool last Monday morning. McKinley High, The meeting of the McKinley High Bchool Association was postponed from March 8 to March 15 in order that the first advisory reports of the semester will have been issued. The meeting will be held from 2 to 3 o'clock, at which time Miss Cooper, assistant principal, will discuss “School Problems.” From 3 to 4:30 o'clock the school will hold “open house,” at which time teach- ers will be in their respective rooms to confer with parents. Grant., Mrs meeting of the Grant Association Mon- day afternoon, her subject being the membership drive. Miss Crowley, as- sisted by puplls from several grads gave a short recital. The parenf téndance banner was won by the third grade, taught by Mrs. Lentz. An outline of the pr m to be given at the celebration of the 110th birth- day anniversary of Gen. U. 8. Grant was given. The celebration will be beld on April 4, and will also commem- orate the 50th anniversary of the found- ing of the Grant School, A benefit movie show will be given at the Circle Theater on the afternoon of Aprd 19, at which time “Huckleberry Phin" wit1be the feature attraction. Edmonds-Maury. The association will meet at the Maury School at 7:30 p.m, March 14. Mr. Linn C. Drake, scout executive, will speak. ‘The Executive Board, at is meeting last Monday, appointed Mrs, Cornell, Mre, Crenshaw and Mra. Mullady as a nominating committee. The children, through the third grades, will be given the diphtheria | toxin-anti-toxin treatments. Mrs. O, C. Kirby is in charge of this work. A card party for the benefit of the kindergarten convention fund was held last Friday at the Maury School. Peabody-Hilton-Carbery, The executive board enfertained the Carbery teachers at luncheon last week, | those present being Mesdames Parsons, Jaeger. Freed, Biggs, West, Handy Marland, Noel, Bmithdea), Schrader, Lamb, Grosskurth and Hendricks, be- sides all the teachers. It is planned | to have this courtesy extended to the Peabody and Hilton teachers later. Parkview Platoon. Dr. James G, Cumming, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Diseases of the District of Columbia, was the speaker at the meeting of the Parkview Platoon Association Thursday evening. Vocal selections were sung by a girls' trio, consisting of Misses Kathleen Piazza, Ruth Velde and Dorothy Tenn, accompanied at the piano by Frank Ogle, a_ former pupil of Parkview. Miss Helen Genevieve Wagner played piano solos. The pre-school study group was con- ducted by Miss Schmucker, February 26. | | Emery-Eckington. | The next meeling of the association | will be Agnl 8, at 8 pm, in the Emery School L. Haycock, assistant super- | Intendent of schools, will speak. There will be a luncheon at the Emery School March 17, to raise funds | toward defraying the expenses of the | kindergarten ‘convention to be held in | the Spring. The attendance prizes of $1 each were awarded at the last meeting of the association to Miss Endicott's and Miss Volland’s kindergartens. at Eckington, and to Miss Hanley's 6A-B, Miss Lewis' 5A-B, and Mrs. Bisson's 4A-B grades at Emery. The latter three tled, so prizes were awarded to each. MacFarland Junior High. MacFarland Junior High School held open house Monday afternoon, under the auspices of the parent-teacher as- sociation. Tea was served to mothers and teachers. The association is planning a card arty at the school March 16, for the | enefit of the school library fund. M. C. Owen is in charge of the distribution’ of tickets. Whittier. The association will meet tomorrow at 8:15 p.m., at the school. It will be Dad’s Night, with Representative Clyde Kelley of Pennsylvania, as speaker. His Good WilL" The child study group held its semi- monthly meeting ~ Wednesday. The emotional side of the subject, “The Im- portance of Habit,” was discussed by ():dl:skJonel. Mrs. Dunham and Mrs, Tk, Keene. The Keene Association met’ Tuesday. | The attendance banner was won by the | fourth grade, Miss Grove, teacher. H. | J. Overman, Mrs. J. C. Brown and Mrs. J. C. Ahearn were named as Giles Scott Rafter spoke at the ! | Association MARCH 13, HAWARAN CRIME REPORT DELAYE Must Await Investigators’ Ar- rival in Washington, Says Official Sailing. By the Assoclated Pres HONOLULU, March 12.—A Depart- ment of Justice investigation into crime conditions in Hawaii has been com- pleted, but a report must await the arrival of the investigators in Wash- ington, Seth W. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General, said today. Mr. Richardson, who has been in Hawall six weeks, sailed today with his party on the Malolo. tion was ordered following a series of criminal attacks on women. The Assistant Attorney General ex- pected to reach Washington March 22 He said he then would report to At- torney General Mitchell and the United States Senate, which directed the in- vestigation be made. Publicity Possibility. “Undoubtedly if the Attorney Gen- eral finds my ultimate opinion worth while, full publicity will then be given.” said Richardson. “But until then no one has the shadow of a right to say either that I have reached definite conclusions, or what such supposed conclusiens may be." The chief of the several attacks upon women in Hawail, which aroused wide- spread attention within a few months, was made September 12 upon the wife of Lieut. Thomas H. Massie of the Navy. A jury disagreed as to the guilt of five men. and they were released on bail pending retrial, One of them, Jo- seph Kahahawai, Hawaiian, was kid- naped and shot to death January 8. Discovery of Body. A few hours later his body was found in an automobile driven by Mrt. Gran- ville Fortescue, mother of Mrs. Massie. In the car were also Lieut. Massie and E. J. Lord, enlisted man of the Navy, Another enlisted man, Albert O. Jones, was arrested while on guard at the Massie home. As & result of the Massie and other cases, the Hawailan Legislature was called in special session and the Hono- lulu police force reorganized as one of its recommendations. SCHOOL PLANS PARTY Brightwood Parochial Event Mark St. Patrick’s Day. An outstanding event in parish ac- tivities for the year, the Parent-Teacher _of Nativity _Parochial School, Erightwood, will celebrate St. Patrick's day with a card party in the parish hall, 6000 Georgia avenue, on the evening of March 17, it is an- nounced. Two hundred valuable prizes will be given away. The affair is being arranged by a committee headed by George H. Bmith, assisted by John T. Burns, Mrs. John H. Prishett, Willlam T. Keane, Mrs. Elizaveth Tucker, Charles E. Combs, Mrs. Willlam Poore, Mrs. William A. Kehoe, Mrs. M. father, Mrs. Leo Cavanaugh, Thomas W. Lyons and Mrs. George H. Smith. to Five industrial groups, states the United Business Service, have main- talned earnings ability in face of shrink- ing volume and drastic price declines. These are chain stores, tobaccos, dairy products, drugs and chemicals. —— and tap dancing groups and a dramatic group meet. Athletic group, bridge in- struction, Friday evening. Burroughs Center, Eighteenth and Monroe streets northeast: Girl Scout Troop No. 44 meets Tuesday afternoon; Wednesday afternoon, rhythm and tap dancing classes practice. Macfarland Center, Iowa avenue and Webster street: Rhythm and tap danc- ing groups meet at Barnard Monday afternoon and at Powell Elementary Wednesday afternoon. Thursday after- noon, at Petworth, the Sock and Bus- kin Club have a meeting. The gym- nasium has closed for the season at Macfarland, but the center is open for tee. 8. E. Kramer, assistant superintend- ent of schools, and Dr. Paul Ewerhardt, director of the Washington Institute for Mental Hygiene, spoke on the sub- Ject “Character Education." ! Col. Charles I. Stengle of the Bi- centennial Commission spoke on the events of this year from now until | Thanksgiving day. 1 Powell Junior High School. The association met Wednesday eve- ning with . Graham, education | specialist of the United States Govern- | ment, as guest speaker. His subject was “Problems of the Junlor High' School Child." The card party which will be held Thursday afternoon in the cafeteria of the school, is in charge of Mrs. Paul | White, Ways and Means chairman. Community Centers e et sy | Community Center Department, Mrs. | Elizabeth K. Peeples, diréctor, Frank- Un Administration Building. National Central Center, Thirteenth and Clif- ton streets: The Community Institute presents Clara Clemens in cences of My Father—Mark Twain" Tuesday evening. Friday afternoon children will rehearse for the “Rip Van Winkle Dance Pantimime @which will | be presented as the Community Center | Spring festival on Saturday at 3 o'clock. Athlete and drill groups meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday eve- nings. Chevy Chase Center: The Bicenten- nial program will be given Friday eve- ning at 8 o'clock at E. V. Brown School. The music section of the Chevy Chase Woman's Club will give a musical play, “The Washingtons at Home,” with vocal | and violin solos. The Thursday tap class will present “A Military Parade” | and “Yankee Doodle.” The Rebecca Dial Studio Players will present the play “Martha Washington at Valley Forge.” | A minuet by members of the social dancing class and a “Colonial Tap” will complete the program. Columbia Heights Center: Due to the closing of Wilson Teachers’ College the | activities at this center have been trans ferred to the following_ buildings Tuesday afternoon—Rhythmic danc- ing, Raymond School. Tuesday evening—Columbia Players, Citizens' Forum of Columbia Heights, Powell Junior High School. Thursday afterncon—Tap dancing, | Johnson School. Thursday evening—Columbia Players, | “Reminis- | ercup meetings on Mondey, 4 and Friday evenings, " " oonerda | McKinley, Second and T streets northeast: The finals of the One-Act Play Tournament will be held Tuesday | cvening. A. A. U. games are being x;lu\?d every evening of the week at pm , Park View Center, Warder and New- ton streets: Wednesday afternoon a rhythm group meets for instruction. The activities Friday evening include tap woodwork, games, dramatics, china Fainting and athletics. Southeast Center, Hine Junior, Sev- n{llh and C streets southeast: Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday eve- nings for athletics and drill. Children in the “Rip Van Winkle” dance panto- mime will meet to go by bus to Cen- tral for a dress rehearsal at 3:45 p.m. The Jolly Junior Club, art group and Plano group emeet on Saturday morn- Ing. Saturday, at 1:30 o'clock children Wh are in the' “Rip Van Winkle” dance bantomime will meet to go by bus to Central High School. A special pro- gram has been arranged for Saturday evening, which will mark the closing of koys’ night for the season. Buchanan, Thirteenth and D streets southeast: Rhythm and tap groups meet Monday' afternoon. A St. Pat- tiek's dance will be the feature event 0 the Thursday social evening. Fri- day at 3:45 pm. children in “Rip Van Winkle” will meet bus at auditorium entrance to go to Central for dress re- hearsal Saturday at 1:30 p.m. chil- dren will meet bus to go to Central for the performance of “Rip Van Winkle." Thomson Center, Twelfth &nd L streets: Bird study groups are held Mon- day afternoon by the Audubon Society for children and adults. ‘Thursday eve- ning an adult Bicentennial play, “Whea the General Goes Home," will be pre- sented. Dance and music groups meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday after- noons and Saturday morning. Birney Center, Nichols avenue and Howard street southeast: Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after- noons for music groups and club meet- ings. Tuesday evening game groups, social clubs, handcraft groups and a dramatic club. Burrville Center, Division avenue and Corcoran strcet northeast: The usual music and recreation groups meet Mon- day and Friday afternoons. Tuesday evening the Burrville Children’s Chorus Will present “The Golden Whistle Operette.” Saturday, a matinee dance. Dunbar Center, First and N streets Basket ball league games. Armstrong Vs. Arrows, Cardozo vs. Hilltop, George- town vs. Southeast. Garfield Center, Twenty-fifth and Alabama avenue southeast: Wednesday evening the Garfield Chil- The investiga- | Ye Olde Tyme Dance Club, Powell dren’s Chorus will present “The Golden Junior High School. Friday evening—Boy Scout Troops No. 40 and 41, Girl Scout Troop No. 12, Powell Junior High School. Saturday morning—Rhythmic danc- ing at Powell Junior High School. East W in Center, Seventeenth ‘ashingt! and East Capitol streets: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, athletic groups. jero, | Saturday evening a community pro-| gram, moving pictures and social danc- ing are conducted. getown Center, Gordon Junior, Thirty-fifth and T streets: Wednesday . | afternoon a contract bridge group and Drama Club meet. Thursday afternoon Girl Scout Toop No. 71 meets and in- structions are dancing. Langley Center, Second and T streets ortheas! t. Friday afternoon, rhythm given in rhythm and tap ' C; Whistle Operetta." Garnet-Patterson Center, Tenth and U streets: Monday evening—Basket ball league games, Anacostia vs. Arrows, Royals vs. Pleasant Plains, Hilltop vs. Monroe. Tuesday evening—Basket ball league games, Shaw vs. Pleasant Plains, Van Dykes vs. Pleasant Plains. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings the center is open for athletics, arill teams, music groups and recrea- tion groups. West Washington Center, _Jrancis Junior, Twenty-fourth and N“streets: Wednesday evening, center open for athletics, drill teams, glee club and Red Toss sewing unit. Friday evening, games in the basket ball league, Ana- costia vs. Georgetown, Royals vs. Hill- op, G. A. C. vs. I Siweet. 1932—PART ONE. Commands Akron FORMER OFFICER ON LOS AN. IGELES TO RELIEVE ROSENDAHL, COMDR. ALGER H. DRESEL, Former commanding officer of the dirigi- ble Los Angeles, who was assign March 10 to command the dirigible Akron, now undergoing repairs as a result of a recent accident at the Lake- hurst, N. J. hangar. He will relieve Lieut. Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl, who is due for promation to commander and who will see some sea service be- fore being promoted. Rosendahl's new duties will take him aboard the U. 8, 8. West Virginia, —A. P. Photo, TAX BILL BREAKS OLD PARTY LINES Far-Reaching Act Arouses Turmoil and Tests Leadership. By the Associated Press. The most far-reaching peace time revenue bill in American history has thrown Congress into turmoil, broken party lines and sorely tested Demo- cratic and Republican leadership in both branches. The fate of the controversial manu- factures sales levy that the $1,- 096,000,000 measure is built around and the proposed beer tax, will be de= termined this week, so far as the House is concerned. How far either might go in the Senate remains uncertain, but bitter preliminary jousting, heavy with political significance, is indicative of ruthless battles to come. Throw Down Challenge. Deeply entrenched opposition to the sales tax in the House has been met by its proponents in three days of House debate, with questions on how else to get the money necessary to balance the 1933 budget and stop the Government from issuing more bonds. Although weary, the party leaders determinedly are on ‘their dis- agreeable task of seeking to place the bipartisan bill on the statute books in the belief the immediate burden it might impose on the people will react to good purpose through quick eco- nomic recovery of the Nation. They have not receded from their position that the sales tax is the most Just and least burdensome of any that might provide the bulk of revenue needed to meet the anticipated Treas- ury deficit of $1,241,000,000. But both Democratic and Republi- can sponsors of the bill have asked its opponents to choose between the heavy excise levy on selected industries pro- posed by the Treasury and the Ways and Means Committee program. No choice has yet been made. Wets Press for Vote. Anti-prohibitionists virtually are certain to get a vote on the amend- ment to be offered by Representative Cullen, Democrat, New York, for a $5-a-barrel tax on beer of 2.75 per cent alcoholic content. The prohibi- tionists are confident it will be de- feated if put to a vote, although & number of drys have indicated they prefer its estimated yield of $350, 000.000 to the sales levy. The Democratic leadership, includ- ing Speaker Garner and Acting Chair- man Crisp of the Ways and Means Committee that rejected the amend- ment, have expressed the view that it could be included in the bill if the text is such that it does not affect ex- isting dry laws. Representative Bankhead, Democrat of Alabama, selected by Speaker Gar- ner to preside during consideration of the bill in the committee of the whole House, undoubtedly will be called upon to rule on whether the proposal can be inserted in the bill under House rulses, X " peaker Garner and Representative Snell of New York, the pRepubltcm leader, believe they can muster enough bi-partisan strength to put the bill through without drastic changes. How- ever, the independents and a group of both parties from rural districts hx;‘\‘i: delslarcd nz:érl\st the sales levy, while others avowedly are phases of the legislation, oot %0me Fight Tax on Oil Imports, New England and Atlantic Seaboa; members are fighting the cone-cem-:r-l gallon tax on petroleum imports. Oth- ers from California and the Mid-Con- unzml pet:glcur[n producing States are opposing e four-cents-a-| on ngbncannz ofl. RSl Tlevy orts are to be made b, - ents to boost the income ymu;dempend‘ rates on individuals. The bill provides a maximum 40 per cent surtax rate on incomes in excess of $100,000, which with the normal 6 per cent levy brings the total to 46 per cent, excluding ex- emptions. They are seeking a 60 per cent maximum on incomes of $250,000 and abcve, which is equal to the war- time rate. With the surtaxes and doubled, but suz,ono.nonmfiwe‘;p::xt:s in 1933 from the increase, while the corporate tax boost from 12 to 13 per cent will bring only $21,000,000. By doubling the ‘estate tax to a 40 per cent maximum and levying a top 30 per cent gift impost, $35,000,000 is expected. amusement tax of 10 per cent on admissions of 25 cents and above is to return $90,000,000 on the basic of treasury estimates. An excise tax on stock transfers, raised from 2 to 4 cents, is counted on to vield $28000,000; levies on malt Syrup, grape concentrates and wort, $50.000.000: telephone, telegraph and m?“dmfis:xc wx;s. $35,000,000; im- pofted ofl levy, $5,000,000, and lubri- cating oil, $25,000,000. S et Reductions of $125,000,000 in the | budget estimates for 1933 and $25,000,- )000[ 1;) the postal deficit also are ex- | pected. PLAN ANNUAL BANQUET Plans for the annual banquet of the | Simmons Club of Washington, to be ‘helfihAprfl 2i.hl'm h:flmnned at % T r monthly me cl at- the 'Huguenot T:‘m 1359 Connecticut avenue, az 7 o'clock Wednesday evening. The annual banquet will be held at the Women's City Ciup, with Dr. g,obe::m M.l Gsny. head of the English 3 ent. Simmons e, & penchier spesker. M ETR Mitchell, 140 B streev northeast, 18 generzl chairman, CONFEREES AGREE ON LABOR BILS Legislation to Outlaw “Yel- low Dog” Contracts Nears Final Approval. By the Assoclated Press Legislation to restrict the use of in- junctions in labor disputes and to out- law “yellow dog” contracts neared final approval yesterday in Congress. The last legislative obstacle was re- moved when conferees from the House and Senate smoothed out differences in the bills which passed their respective branches of Congress by overwhelming votes. The agreement virtually assured that the bill which was introduced by Sena- tor Norris (Republican, Nebraska) in the Senate and Representative La Guar- dia (Republican, New York) in the House will go to the White House this week. President Hoover is expected to sign it. The conferees reached a compromise on the terms of the twg bills respecting | jury trials in cases of contempt. The Senate bill provided for jury trials in ‘ux contempt cases, the measure only for those growing but of labor dis- putes. { | Under the compromise the protection of jury trials also would be extended to the press, but would.ngt include liquor “‘padiock™ cases, which the House sought to exclude, | Virtually no change was made by the conferees in the major provisions of | the bill under which the injunctive power of Federal judges in cases grow- |ing out of labor disputes would be strictly limited The approved bill also declares the right of labor to organize and outlaws “yellow dog” contracts under which employes agree not to belong to labor unions. The bill declares such contracts con- trary to public policy and seeks to make them unenforceable in Federal courts. SPEAKER FOR MEN’S CLUB Rev. 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