Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1932, Page 6

'~ A—6 wa - CIVIC GROUP BEGINS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Takoma Park-D. C. Citizens to Continue Campaipn for Several Weeks. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md., April 18— The membership campaign_under the suspices of the Takoma Park, Md.- District of Columbia Citizens' Asso- clation was inaugurated today and will continue for several weeks. Resi- dents of the town becoming members during the “drive” will be considered active members throughout the re- mainder of the association year and through to October 1. 1933, in ac- cordance a resolution adopted by the association at its last meeting President S. E. Blassingham ha: ap- pointed the following Sp Cam- aign Membership Committee: Herbert alton Rutledge, chairman; Waltcr | Irey, vice chairman; S. Handlesman, | Burt W. Andrews, David T. Blose, Capt. | C. L. Boyer, John W. Coffman, Dr. Guy Clinton, William A. Creath, Dr. J. Walter Dudley, Dr. C. C. Galloway, L. R. Grabill. Dr. William A. Hooker, Preston C. King, Chester C. Waters Mrs. William L. White, Daniel M. Goodacre, S. D. Grove, J. H. Lightfoot. Charles R. Normandy, Homer C. Skeels, C. A. Reed. Ralph L. Perry. Frank A Pritchard. H. R. Smalley. John Walker, Alexander Sterling. Mrs. Louis C.| Vogt, Irvine H. Ware. R. A. Turner,| D. M. Snodgrass, William L. White. The association is now engaged in thering historical data and materials in connection with the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the organ- ization in 1934, when appropriate cere- monies will be held. 1t is also proposed to compile all data and information and put it into book form in time for the celebration. Prof. L. M. Mooers, a pioneer resident of the park, has been engaged for years in filing historic facts of the town. Ar- rangements will also be made for pre- serving these records after the work is completed. Takoma Park was founded on August 16, 1884, by Benjamin F. Gilbert and the association plans suitable recog- nition of his work at the approaching celebration. The town annually holds memorial services at Mr. Gilbert’s grave in Cedar Hill Cemetery, with which he was for many years an official. A me- morial will, in all probability, be erected | this? Attempts Bridge Hurdle AUTO IMPALED ON CULVERT ON LEE HIGHWAY. D he rrif W. HOUSE of Georgetown, morning when his car hit the Lee Highway near such fcrce that it n; and parts of the c deputy town sergeant of field, Va. ls Chur THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, CAR HITS CULVERT; SMITH IS OPPOSED MANISBADLY HURT| TO'U.S. PAY CUTS Capital Resident’s Crashes at Shockeys Bridge, Near Falls Church. Special Dispatch to The Star. MERRIFIELD, Va., April 18.—B. W. House, 2120 G street northwest, Wash- ington, was rushed to Georgetown Hos- pital at 3 o'clock yesterday morning in & critical condition as a result of an accident on the Lee Highway between Merrifield and Falls Church. It is feared that he may be hurt internally and an X-ray is to be taken today to determine the extent of his injurles. Both legs were out of joint, his kneecap C, was seriously injured early Sunday concrete culvert over Shockeys Run, on The car hit the bridge with | driven to the center of the machine | led 50 feet forward. A. P. Shumots, | ch, is standing beside the machine. —Star Staff Photo. | CARDINAL O'CONNELL SCOLDS Declares Individual Address “Froth™ to Has No Right to “the Whole World.” Assails “Hysterical” Utterances. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, April 18—William Cardi- nal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, speaking as a “Catholic citizen,” said yesterday it is wrong for an individual priest to try to talk to the whole world Speaking before the Guild of St Apollonia, the cardinal ref; d to “hys- terical addresses from ecclesiastics” and said “there is a man Florida or Michigan who talks every Sux noon (on the radio). He talks to the whole world. What right has he to do If he talks about things purely in to his memory es part of the ceremonial | religious and established Catholic truths exercises two years hence. DEATH IN BURNING CAR TO BE PROBED Inquest Tonight at Upper Marl- boro in Finding of Charred Body. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md.. April 18 —The death of Kenneth Vieth, 2855 Monroe street northeast, Washington, whose charred body was found in the yemains of his burned automobile off the Crain Highway near here early vesterday, will be held at the court house tonight 5 Although burned beyond recognition, Vieth's body was positively identified yesterday by means of a ring. . The burning automobile was dis- covered about 2 o'clock yesterday morning by County Policeman Elon| Turner and two Fedéral revenue agents, who noticed the reflection of a fire in the mirror of their car as they rounded the turn at Wells' corner. They called the Marlboro Fire De- partment and rescue squad. Justice of Peace Horace Taylor ordered an in- quest and Constable Harry Morris im- paneled a jury. Vieth was a member of the real es- tate firm of Woodward & Vieth, de- velopers of Kenwood Beach, He was returning . from that place when the accident occurred. He was a graduate of McKinley Technical High School, Washington, and a member of East Gate Lodge, A. F. and A. M. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Prances| Vieth, and two children. He will be; buried with Masonic rites at Fort Lin- | coln Cemetery tomorrow morning. ROOSEVELT REPEATS | RUM-CONTROL VIEWS Favors Return of Regulation to States, He Tells Liberal Civic League. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, April 18— William ' H Mitchell, secretary of the Liberal Civic League, today made public a telegram which he said had been received from Franklin D. Roosevelt, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomina- tion. It was in answer to a request by the league for Roosevelt's stand on pro- . telegram, Mitchell said, read as oliows Please consider T still maintain 100 per cent my earlier expression of opinio; g the return of conirol | of to the several States. Tha I have on many oc- casions with your statements that has come for definite action.” CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES AGAIN AT ROCKVILLE Case of Berry E. Clark, Accused of Embezzlement, Is Scheduled. Boecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILEL, Md, April 18.—After recessing since Friday morning, the Circuit Court for the county resumed functioning here this morning with Judge Robert B. Peter on the bench and a jury in attendance. AL present, «civil cases have the right of way, but & number of criminal cases are vet to be tried and are expected to be reached within a few days The most important criminal cases sel to be tried at the present term of court are those against Berry E. Clark, formerly clerk to the county commis- sioners, who is under indictment for wlleged embezzlement of county funds. e { and teachings, we do not m “I am deeply convinced tha aNogether too much talk. It is too ser ous a time to talk unless somet: serious and constructive is said—som thing of reel use to the community. Confusion will not right this problem. in it—will not help. mday after- | Proth—sometimes froth with real poisen | “The Catholic Church is & tremen- dously serious organization. It deals in human souls. You cannot toy with the welfore of humanity. The Church is for all. The teachings of Christ's Church are for all. The doctrine of the Church knows no class. You | cannot blow up the rich, laugh at the bankers, make sensational accusations against the banks or utter demogogic talk to the poor in the name of the C]h‘urch, which is for all, rich and poor “This Sunday afternoon radio ad-| dress has been stopped for the season. | I am glad, as it had gone a little too far. We have our radio programs. We are working for the welfare of the country and the salvation of souls. We cannot have people making themselves popular at the expense of one or_the other. Popularity does not last. It is like a bouquet thrown at the opera singer—sometimes it hits on the head. They may cry hosannas today and crucify you tomorrow.” OLIVE BORDEN LEAVES HUSBAND FOR STAGE Returns to Vaudeville, Though She Says It Means a “Friend- ly Separation.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. April 18.—Olive Boxden, returning to the stage in & vaudeville act tonight, indicated today that her action marks a friendly separation be- tween her husband, Theodore Stewart, and herself. “Ted wanted me to quit the stage, but I simply cannot do it," the actress said. “I have been in the profession quite & while, and I love it. We could not agree on the subject. so we decided the only thing to do was to separate.” Stewart, an investment broker, is on the Pacific Coast. A talking Budgerigar (love bird), which was exhibited at a bird show in England recently, can recite two poems and say 12 sente; 22027 2 77 7z 22 6-Lb. Electric Flat Iron 7 ‘When asked if a change of venue was being considered, one of Clark's at- lied that the place for him is at home, which is inter- lorneys rej %ud to mean that Rockville will be e b RS very *:r future. PR .! FORMER GRID STAR WED Frank Abbey's Becret Marriage February 27, Revealed by Father. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, April 18 (). $2.49 !“POUND BABY” GAINING, WEIGHT NEARLY DOUBLES | Ransas City Infant on First Trip to Scales Tips Them at One and Seven-Eighths. | By the Assoclated Press. | KANSAS CITY, April 18.—Charles [Bemard St. John is almost a 2-pound baby now. The infant, whose weight | when he was born April 4 was esti- | mated by a physician at 16 ounces, weighed 173 pounds on his first trip to the scales yesterday. He was weighed by Dr. Albert J. Welch. Then his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William St. John, hastily replaced him beside the hot water bottle in his erib. = o Argentina Conductor Dead. . MILAN, Italy, April 18 (#).—Ferrucio | former director of the Ar-| Catellani gentine Philharmonic Orchestra, died was crushed and left leg fractured. In addition, he was almost entirely scalped by the broken glass of the wind shield. The accident occurred at Shockeys Bridge, where Roger L. Calvert, man- ager of the Broadmoor Apartments, met his death a year ago. At this point the Lec Highway makes an angle turn at the culvert. The site is so dangerous that the Chamber of Commerce and the | Board of Supervisors have both peti- icned the State Highway Commission to straighten the road. The pegs set by State in its recent survey for the of the highway between ~alls Church x indicate that this danger point be eliminated when th road fs improved According to Town Sergt. Paul Herr- man of Falls Church, who investigated the accident, House had been drinking and was traveling fast. The impact drove his car up on the bridge abutment with such force that the hood cover and headlights were hurled 50 feet up the road and the engine was driven through the front of the car. The rum- ble seat was picked out of the creek. When the wrecking crane pulled the car off the bridge it fell into pleces as though disjointed. House was picked out of the wreck- age by a passing cab driven, who stopped at the Falls Church police sta- tion en route to the hospital. House's companion, a young lady, was later taken to Emergency Hospital for treat- ment for minor injuries. DISCUSSION TONIGHT ON MAPES MEASURES Inter-Federation Conference Meet at United States Cham- ber of Commerce. A further discussion of the Mapes financial bills now before Congress will take place tonight at the meeting of the Inter-Federation Conference to be held at the United States Chamber of Commerce Bullding, with Stephen James, chairman, presiding. ‘The conference is made up of dele- gates from the Arlington County Civic Federation, the Montgomery County Civic Pederation and the District of Co- l|l1mbln Federation of Citizens’ Associa- tions. Other matters which are expected to be discussed include the question of proper zoning near the various portals |to the District of Columbia, the ex- tension of Western avenue and the naming of delegates to the Montgomery | County conference on the renaming and renumbering of streets in the suburban area of that county. KOHLER of KOHLER Kitchen Sinks Are Acid-Repelling 4100 Georgia Ave. AD-0145 | here Saturda: ter a brief illness. 40c Size Squibb’s Tooth Paste % $1.00 Size Listerine Black and White CIGARS 5¢ Ea. Watch Our Windows for Daily Specials 10c Size Lux Toilet Soap 85c¢c Size Jad Salts 48c Genuine Thermos Bottle Pint Size 89c¢c Special at l-'ountas All eek Hot Fudge Sundae We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities to Auto!Virginia Representative D. C, Speaks at Annual Banquet of Fairfax C. of C. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNANDALE, Va. April 18.-—Rep- resentative Howard Smith of the eighth congressional district, speaking Satur- day night at the annual banquet of the Fairfax County Chamber of Com- merce, put himself on record opposing reduction of salaries of Government employes. “The pruning knife in gov ernment is needed today,” Smith declared,” “but it is a dangerous instrument to wield Many branches of the Government are necessary, but I belleve more harm can be done by indiscriminate cutting of salarles and bureaus than by leaving them alone now and taking time to work out the problem properly. I am willing to mgree that the Government is overgrown and that the unnecessary features, which are riding the people to death with taxation, should be cut out.” | Protests Propaganda. Smith protested the prevalence of organized propaganda and its attempts to influence legislation While he fecls that the people should let their representatives in Congress know their withes, he feels equally strongly that these represcntatives should answer each roll call in the light of their hon- est convictions. In answer to a plea from the toast- master, Wells Sherman. that he infect a controversial note info the evening's discussion, Smith refused to comply, but promised that when the time came to meet any controversial question on the floor he would cast his vote in ac- | cordance with his best judgment. Allen’s Speech Is First. The opening speech of the evening was made by Delegate Edmund H. Al- len, who was followed by Louis C. Carl, president of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce, and by Roy 8. Braden, county manager, all of them | stressed Fairfax County's unusually fortunate situation and opportunities for growth. E. Russell ite of the Division of Foreign Mails of the United | States Post Office; Willlam May, presi- | dent of the Alexandria Chamber of | music written by Mrs. Thurlow White | Commerce, and Senator John Rust of | of Baileys Cross Roads, was sung by | Fairfax completed the list of speakers. | Two Seconds by Direct Elevators to MONDAY, APRIL {Byrd Pilot to Fly Plane.| | will attempt in 1933-34 a new 18, 1932. NEW POLAR FLIGHT PLANNED BY BALCHEN AND ELLSWORTH 2,900-Mile Hop to Reveal Topography of Vast Antaretic Land. Party of 12 Included for Venture. By the Associated Press NEW YORK. April 18- Two adven- turers of the frigid ends of the earth, | Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen. | “voyage of discovery” in the South Polar re glons. | Their plans, as announced by the | American Geographical Society of New York, call for a 2.900-mile fiight mn- stop. over the great Antarctic continent from Fram heim on the Bay of Whales (where Byrd had his “Little America" headquarters) to the Weddell s headqu ell Sea, and Plan to Miss Pole. | The fiyers do not intend to fiy ov the South Pole, but will fly on a| stralght line between the two. pointe The purpose is to determine the gea: graphical features of the great smow continent—5,000,000 square® miles o land_only one-quarter of which ever has been seen by the eye of man. Ells- worth explained that the first Trequisite to ientific ploration is to deter- mine the main outlines of the topogra- phy. Balchen, who flew Admiral Byrd across the South Polé in 1929, will be &t the controls during the flight A special high speed plane will be used. | Party to Include Twelve, | ‘The adventurers, with a company of | a dozen men, expect to leave New York | in September, 1933, and make the fiight | s 500n _after establishment of their base at Pramheim as possible | BERNT BALUHEN. LINCOLN ELLSWORTH. President John W. Brookfleld presided. The turkey dinner was served by the ladies of the Annandale School League 150 guests. dancing by a local orchestra. An orig- | inal song, dedicated to the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, words and Joseph Hummer. Music was furnished | cial) Tt during the dinner and afterward for |Slon Chu Will Hold Card Party. ‘TAKOMA PARK, Md., April 18 (Spe- ‘Takoma Park Catholic Mis- will hold its annual card party tcnight at 6000 Georgia avenue northwest Nativity auditorium. All invited. e B emeel X American office appliances are being used in Guatemala. [} COFFEE PLANTFRE PROBED BY STATE fSilver Spring Policeman Finds Indications of In- cendiary Origin, By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md. April 18— Evidence pointing toward incendiary origin of the fire Sunday night that swept the interior of the plant of the Diplomat Coffee Co. on Georgia avenue Just north of the District line, which Sergt. Guy L. Jones of the Silver Spring rolice reported finding when he in- rected the premises yesterday, will be ummed over to Inspector Joseph Daugh- ty. special investigator for the State e marshal's office, according to police. oline-soaked ‘coffee bags and a gallon can, which, police say, may been used to carry gasoline into the building, were reported found by Sergt. Jones yesterday. The saturated bags were found in a storeroom on the second floor, which the fire did not reach, Sergt. Jones said. | Damage to the building, which was estimated by E. C. Stull, manager, st $15.000, was confined to the main floor of the plant by the firemen of the Sil- ver Spring Volunteer Fire Department. The roasting and grinding machinery was damaged and a stock of coffee, tea and baking powder destroyed. The exterior of the building, which is of stucco, Spanish-type construction, was not damaged Traffic on Georgia avenue was jammed during the fire by motorists who stopped to view the blaze. The Silver Spring firemen, in command of Chief Charles Deffinbaugh, had the flames under con- trol .Em No. 24 engine of Washington arrived. CHAIN STORE ROBBED Thieves Loot Place on Edmonston Road Over Week End. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. . | RIVERDALE, Md., April 18 —A chain store on the Edmonston road was rob- bed over the week end by thieves who broke in the rear door of the store, ac- cording to a report received by Prince Georges County Police today. Pending an investigation, police were unable to | state the amount of Joss. 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