Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1932, Page 4

FA4 » THE SUNDAY STAR¢ WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 24, 1932— ZIEGFELD FUNERAL 10 BE HELD TODAY Private Services Arranged. Body Will Be Put in Vault Pending Burial. By the Associated Press. | HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 23.—Will| Regers, cowboy humorist, who learned the rcad to fame under Florenz Zieg- feld, announced today funeral services for the producer would be held pri- vately tomorrow at a time and place not to be anncunced. escorted the producer’s | rcme night _following Zieg- death, took rge of plans for funeral angements. The comedian explained Miss Billie Burke, the wife,| was in a prostrated condition and she | desired to keep the funeral plans secret to avoid crowds. Following the funeral the body willy be placed in a vault. either here or in| New York. a point which has not been { decided. There will be no burial until r completed a picture on which she is working. The burial will | be somewhere in the East. Rogers said she will return to her work at the| studio next Wednesday ! Besides his widow, the producer is| survived by his daughter, Patricia, 15; a brother. William, and a sister, Mrs. | ‘William Bue! both of Detreit. Autopsy Ordered. Dr. E. C. Fishbaugh, one of the ate tendinz physicians, ordered an autopsy | performed by Dr. Herman Teiler. pathol ogist at the hospital. to establish defi ne that a heart condition had caused | have been represented at the camp this year. dea Miss Burke visited her husband yes- | terday afternon and they talked for a| long time. Although weakened, he was | cheerful. At 6:30 p.m. the actress and | Patricia’ dined with him in his hos- pital room. Th a few minutes together after dinner and then Miss Burke left for a studio, where she is making a picture, her spirits elated by provement he had shown. Hardly four hours later she sped madly in an automobile to the hos- 5;13’1 and arrived two minutes after he e It was a_few minutes after 10 o'clock when sudden pains attacked his ab- domen. A nurse summoned one of his attending physicians, Dr. Marcus Rab- The doctor knew and Ziegfeld knew. “He knew shat death was coming, Dr. Rabwin said, There were two sudden gasps from | the figure on the bed and life was gone. Down the hospital corridor came the sound of running _feet. | Through the door plunged Miss Burke, ashen-faced Ziegfeld came to Hollywood about & | week ago after resting in a New Mex- ! ico sanitar: He was suffering from | pleurisy and a general nervous condi- tion. He improved daily and, although | r. Rabwin and Dr. E., reported he was still in | . they held hope for a recovery. Might Have Been Farmer. purpose of his trip to Holly- recovery of his was not disclosed, although it had been rumored that he might enter talking motion picture production and it was known that he had considered | a_reproduction of the famous here during the forthcoming Olympic games. His wife had hoped | that he might settle down “on a farm.” She and her daughter had been living in Santa Monica. Along New York's Broadway the idea of Ziegfeld settling down to the uneventful life of a farmer did not ring true. There were too many mem- ories of the glorious productions which had been synonymous with his name for 5o many vears. One even was Tu ning when' death came. “Show Boa one of his most succes: although it was revived from 2 previous show His _newest production had been “Hot Cha.” which had not approached previous successes. There were even Tumors that he died “broke.” for he was a prodigal spender in giving the public shows thousands of dollars deep in lavishness From childhood his life had been a succession of vivid events. Born in Chicago 64 vears ago. March 21, 1868, e left home at the age of 13 to romp in the Western shows of Buffalo Bill, but parental objections prevailed and he became a director of the Chicago Musical College, where his father was conductor. The World's Fair in Chicago 40 years ago first projected him into the role of an_ imp and starmaker. He gave America Anna Held, married her and they were divorced. In New York he began his “Follies” and the names are familiar on many tongues, “Rio Whoopee.” *Louie the Four- d Smiles,” “Sally” He searched the girls and dressed = or beaut. It ity of the stage began to become more commenolace he suffered dignity and announced that eforward his chorus giris would lly gowned. He clung to this idea r some years, but in his newest pro- ductions he was coming ence more back to the Ziegfeld of old. Ziegfeld’s Mother, Unknowing, Nears Her Son in Death ~Woman, 83, in Coma, With Slight Hope Held for Recovery. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 23.—Unknowingly, Florenz Ziegleld, sr., neared her death tonight The 83-year-old woman, mother of the master Broadway showman, who died early today, was reported by rela- ives at her home here to be in a coma. She does not know her son is dead. V. the aged mother attains semi- ness, the hush brought to the the death of Ziegfeld is turned ed cheerfulness to make the mother think that everything is all right. The shock of knowing her son is dead might kill her. Dsctors said there was little hope for Mrs. Ziegfeld's recovery. GRIEF-CRAZED LOVER KILLS GIRL AND SELF Bweetheart at Last Moment Pre- ferred Another—Shooting Takes Place in Street. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 23.—Only a week ago Herbert Souther, 21, crippled by infan- tile paralysis, got himself a new job as drummer in an orchestra and saw his way to get married. Then Mildred Char, 17, decided she favored Harold Peterson, the youth who had introduced her to Souther. Crazed with his grief, Souther ob- tained a pistol. Last night he accosted the girl and Peterson. “What are you trying to do, be smart?” he challenged her. “I want to talk to you alone.” As Peterson complied with the girl's Tequest that he step across the street for a moment, he heard four shots. ‘The girl lay dead eon the sidewalk. Souther, having slain her, turned the ‘Wweapon upon himself. He died - couts Practice Live-Saving CAMP ROOSEVELT TEEMING WITH KHAKI-CLAD BOYS. WIMMING, canoeing, sailing, woodcraft and games are occupying the host of Boy Scouts now enjoying the fourteenth Summer season at Camp Roosevelt. on the Chesapeake Bay. To add a new element of interest to camp life the boys have been divided into “tribes —Apache, Bhiu:k r}o\:’:l ‘Comanche, Dakota, Erie and| ois—each arranging their own section of the camp. | Imqumuud betweengchesapeake Beach and Plum Point, the camp has 8 fine | | beach and is surrounded by woods. to afford every facility for studying nature. ' Congress who will be friendly to brews Competent teachers are engaged to instruct the youths in various sports and water supply Is provided from a deep artesian well, while bal- anced rations of wholesome focd, especially designed to build up the youngsters, ™ The camp’s Te forthcoming frcm the commissary. More than 30 troops in the District and nearpy Maryland and Virginia morning for a two-week sojourn | | | ! A new group will leave tomorrow | REVIVED "SHOW BOAT" SAILS ON. A GESTURE TO HONOR ZIEGFELD Performance Will Continue on Broadway Though It play to Backer, Eulogizing Dead Producer. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 23 —Florenz Zieg- feld’s name twinkled cheerily in the | white-light belt tonight as the players in his revival of “Show Boat” carried on. The usual Summer night audience milled about the foyer as curtain time neared ; Backstage, shortly before the matinee performance, the players were called to- gether to hear a brief, emotional speech by A. C. Blumenthal, Ziegfeld's banker friend, who has undertaken financial responsibility for the show. Blumenthal explained the revival would continue until November, when he expected it would take to the road Even if it played to empty seats it wWould continue on Broadway, he assert- ed, a gesture in tribute to Ziegfeld's memory. “We are all sad, shocked,” Blumen- thal said. “We do not feel like singing and laughing. But Florenz Ziegfeld would want the show to go on. In a way it is our tribute to him. Now go out and act.” And they went out and acted. Paul Rcbeson sang “Old Man River” in the sad, heartbreaking manner that Zieg- feld inspired. Helen Morgan sang her plaintive songs as Zlegfeld wished her to sing them long ago. Charles Win- niger was his gayest as the old river boat showman Backstage again, Blumenthal said he had been designated by Billie Burke, Ziegfeld's widow, to take charge of the producer's affairs in New York until Miss Burke finishes the picture in which she is appearing on the West Coast. menthal said the future of the “Follies” series, which Zicgfeld made famous and then dropped when he be- came interested in talking pictures, re- mained in doubt. Whether the series will be continued. or what disposition will be made of it, has not been de- cided Surrounded by lawsuits during his lifetime, it was believed Ziegfeld's Empty Seats, Says estate, too. would be subjected to claims. The attorney who drafted his will was | abroad, but reports were current that | the testament leaves the entire estate to Billie Burke and their daughter, | Patricia | Zicgfeld began with Sandow, the strong man, and ended with “Hot Cha.” In between times he glorified the Amer- ican girl, | “Show Boat,” tured by Jerome Kern | to the book by Edna Ferber, was in re- vival, the last brilliant gesture of Zieg feld, but “Hot Cha” was his last new | production, and while it was not a failure, it did not approach the suc- cess of his earlier productions, despite the antics of Bert Lahr, the vivacity of | Lupe Velez and the presence for a time of the Kansan, Buddy Rogers. Ziegfeld picked his girls for “glori- | fying” impartially from the four pomnts | of the land—East Side, West Side. South Bend, North Platfe, it was ali| the same. The latest star to shine in the Ziegfeld constellation was Ruth Etting from Towa. | Among the stars he developed was' the Claremore, Okla, gum-chewing champion, Will Rogers, who ad libbed to fame in the early “Follies.” There | was, too. Eddie Cantor, graduate of Gus Edwards’ Troupes, and Helen Morgan, | trom the night ciubs. Bert Williams, colored comedian, gained his fame in Ziegfeld shows, | slouching across the stage and singing | lugubrjously such songs as “Nobody” and “My Landlady.” Beautiful girls, premier comics, H ing tunes and sumptuous settings were | the Ziegfeld recipe. Always doing things in the grand manner, he sought always to excel himself. The more| money a show made the more he spent | on the next. If he died without wealth. | he opened the way to millions for | others. Flo Ziegfeld, starting as the impre- sario of a strong man, graduated from brawn to Broadway. “Show Boat” sails melodically on. But its skipper is deadrl OPTIMISTS SELECT D. C. 1933 Convention of International to Be Held Here. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (#).— Washington was chosen as the 1933 convention city for Optimists' Interna- tional at the closing session of the an- nual gathering here today. Milwaukee also had sought next year's convention. David Onan, Minneapolis, was elect- ed president. Vice presidents elected were Sam Ferris, Edmonton, Canada; Jefl Barnette, Houston. Tex.; Maurise Walsh, Birmingham, Ala, and Henry Schaffert, Washington. | _The output of central electric stations | in Canada last year was 16,610,000,000 | | kilowatt-hours. MT. VERNON STEAMER Charles Macalester ! Under U. S. Government Inspection. Leaves Seventh St. Wharf Daily 10 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. Round Trip, 85¢ Admission, 25¢ Cafe and Lunch Counter on Steamer. Mount Vernon Not Open on Sundavs Character Security for Loans When anyone thinks of| Lorrowins money, he not only considers the rate which he wi.u l)e cl’mrsed an tl'le ‘manner o‘f pay- ment of the ol;]ismion—lxe is concerned with the type of security which he can put up in order to obtain the loan. Under the Morris Plan no plmysicn] property is required The Morris Plan has made it po:sil)le for a persen of som‘l clmracter. sleatlil’ employecl, to obtain money -(lxrousll en- dorsement, that is, the signing of a prom- issory note, by two of his friends. ‘We loan on the reputation and char- acter and earning a!:il_ity of the borrower nm'l lul two comaLen. Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H Street N.W. Loaning Hundreds to Thousands [MPORTANCE SEEN INLABOR'S STAND Refusal to Even “Commend” Roosevelt Coincides With Wets’ Plan. ‘The refusal of the Executive Council ©of the American Federation of Labcr to give Gov, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo- cratic presidential nominee the “com- | menation” which was the least his fol- | lowers hoped wculd come out of its At- | latic City meeting, is regarded in politi- | cal circles here as likely to have an im- | portant bearing on the campaign. This view is emphasized in considera- | tion further of the flat refusal of the prohibition modificaticn group in the federation to accede to the demand of the Brewery Workers' Internationai Union that™ the group indorse Mr.| Rocsevelt. Center on Congress. ‘This, it is explained, does not mean that the modification group. which is| headed by Matthew Woll, is any less keen for beer than it was before the conveptions were held. Its members are | as keen fcr modification as ever, but, as stated by some speakers in the Af lantic City conferences, the majority feels it can best attain its object by | centering on the election of members of | with more than one-half cf one per cent alcoholic content. 1 By this course, it 15 argued, thos) who favor modification will not alienate friends who are with President Hoover, and by not making it a_partisan mat {er. leave the way open to pick up Re. Publican_ votes in Gongress that® they otherwise would lose, thus recognizing that any change in the law must come by vote of the Congress and not by | presidential decree. | Reminiscent of Gompers. ‘ To the outsider, it is pointed out, this looks like very practical politics | and reminiscent of the Gompers policy | of “reward your friends and punish vyour enemies,” which the Anti-Saloon League adopted in its efforts to put over prohibition. i It is not to be inferred, however, | that_there is no opposition to Mr. Hoo- | ver in the ranks of labor. As an indi- vidual, President William Green of the federation is against him. The Demo- crats also hope to enlist a considerable section of the railroad group and the metal trades through the influence of William G. McAdoo. These trades are being reminded that, as administrator of raflroads during the war period, Mr. McAdoo was extremely considerate of the rallroad men and that Mr. Roose- velt, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, always had an open door for A. J. Berries, then president of the Metal Trades Department, and his co-workers. STRIKE IS AVOIDED New York Lieutenant Mediates in Garment Industry. NEW YORK, July 23 (#)—Threat of a strike in the garment industry was ended today, largely through the efforts of Lieut. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, act- ing as mediator. The Garment Workers' Union, manu- facturers, jobbers and subcontractors agreed to recommendations calling for a limitation of contractors, ending abuses growing out of alleged unfair competi- tion and the method of payment of wages. ‘The question of wages is being nego- tiated between the union and the em- ployers. Governor Joins Chapter BANK HEAD NAMED TO CATHEDRAL GROUP. ! " P NANGAPARBAT NEW ROUTE FOUND Himalaya Expedition Reports Progress in Attempt to Conquer Peak. BY ELIZABETH KNOWLTON. ember German-American Himalayan ) e of Expedition. X BASE CAMP NANGA PARBAT, | Kashmir, July 16 (By runner to As- 4 | tor, July 22).—Fritz Wiessner and Felix ROBERT V. FLEMING, President of the Riggs National Bank. has been elected a member of the Chapter of Washington Cathedral, lhe' is | Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop a4 of the importance of reaching the of Washington, announced yesterday. Among the other laymen serving on | the Cathedral Chapter are Gen. John J. | Pershing, George Wharton Pepper, Corcoran_Thom, Dr. William Holland ‘Wilmer, William R. Castle, jr, Under- secretary of State, and Alanson B. | Houghton, former Ambassador to Eng- | land and Germany. TENNESSEE INGOME TAX LAW HELD VOID. $2,000,000 Statute Pronounced Un- constitutional by State Supreme Court. By the Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 23.—Ten- nessee's new general income tax law, estimated by officials to have a poten- tial revenue value of between $2,000,000 | and $3,000,000 annually, was held un- constitutional and void by the State Supreme Court today. The court ruled that since the Ten- nessee constitution specifically empow- ered the Legislature to levy a tax on the income derived from stocks and bonds “not” taxed ad valorem, necessary inference and logical deduc- tion followed that no other income tax could be levied.” A tax on the income from stocks and bonds was imposed in 1929. The general income tax act fixed a graduated rate ranging from 1 to 5 per cent on the net income of indi- viduals and a flat rate on the net profits of corporations that in effect | was a 1 per cent increase in the 3 per cent excise tax already levied. SLAYER GETS 45 YEARS MARION, 1I, July 23 (P).—George Gahm, 54-year-old former Johnston City banker and merchant. was found guilty late last night of murdering his son-in-law, Owen Stilley, and was sentenced to 45 years' imprisonment. Gahm's_only ~daughter, Mrs. Mary Stilley, who was the only witness to the shooting last January 7, testified for the State against her father. The former banker contended he shot Stilley in self-defense. Jewelers of Washington Since 1873 THE NEW ADDRESS OF Boldsmith & To. After August First Is 310 SEVENTH STREET N.W. On Seventh St. Next Door to Kann’s New Department Store HERE AUGUST 1st In a Completely Modernized Jewelry Store We Will Present THE HIGHEST QUALITY DIAMONDS ALL STANDARD SILVER WATCHES MERCHANDISE AND NEWEST GIFT SELECTIONS The Same Personnel at Your Service! LAST FEW DAYS... REMOVAL SALE Offering Extraordinary Value! Roldsmith & To. For Remainder of This Week Only at al & Surplus, $250,000 1225 F Street N.W. Near Thirteenth Street “the | | Simon, who ‘set out to_establish camp lNO. 5 and to make a final exploration of the approaches to Nanga Parbat’s | sky-scraping summit, have returned to | report favorably on the route arcund | Rakict Peak and up the ridge between that peak and the North Peak. S | They say the route is practicable !There may be unforseeable difficulties | beyond the ridge, but the experience of this climbing expedition has been that | parts of our undertaking which have | looked most impossible have eventually | proved to be otherwise. { " A rough, general idea of our route ridge may be given by using the Im- | perial Crown for comparison. Such peaks as the 23,170-foot Rakiot and the North Peak, 25572 feet, form the spikes | Charles C. Glover, Dr. William C. Rives, | of tpe Goronet. We have been chmb. ! ing laborously up the side of the Coro- | net with the spikes of Rakiot and North Peaks to tally along under Rakiot and up the ridge betwee~ Rakiot and North Peaks. Summit Difficulties Unseen. After the ridge we shall have to as- cend the much gentler and probably crown to where the unseen difficultics of the central spike, or summit peak of Nanga Parbat, await us. Probably three more camps will be needed to reach the ridge, After that, we do not know, Meanwhile, we have sufficient prob- lems just ahead The route to the ridge, though somewhat protected by a huge ice wall, is threatened by ava- lanches. Also, there are steep, danger- ous places where we anticipate diffi- culty in getting the coolies up. But ap- parently nothing is impossible, too dif- ficult or too dangerous. For the first time our climbers are making tentative jokes about the sum- mit. Two uncertain qualities are the weather and the porters. The weather has been marvelous so far. As for ti porters. they are tempermental and it is always hard. uncomfortable and dangerous work for them. Porters Become Enthusiastic, But at moments the porters become enthus ic, look at the mountain, flex their biceps, pound their chests proudly and boast in their only English E}Nfix;;a Parbat! Nanga Parbat! My At other times they are timorous and easily ciscouraged. and every day one or two are mountain sick. But they work on. The provisions go steadily forward as the camps are established and im- proved At present Rand Herron and Herbert Kun: are building a snow cave at camj 0. 5. These caves are proving very practical. Three are now | completed. ~Each has its own special features The cave at camp No. 2 has on one side a sort of window that opens into inky darkness, and into which coats must be stuffed every night. The dig- gers inadvertently had broken through mto a large crevasse. At camp No. 3 the cave boasts a handsome central Sa $1.95. SPORTS SHOES easier slopes of the cap part of the)Emerald McHale, 17 Unanimous EASILY WINS TITLE OF “SWEETHEART” OF RODEO. Without a dissenting vote Jan> auburn _beauty wen the _title Salinas, Calif., —A. P. Photo from Placerville, of sweetheart odeo. calif., of the pillar. Herron and Kunigk, the design- ers, are very proud of this. The cav which is at an altitude of almost 20,- 000 feet, is divided into several rooms with a connecting corridor. This will serve for the storage of provisions and as a rest camp for both climbers and coolies. Crevasses Are Opening. Less elaborate caves will be con- structed at every camp, so long as the altitude will permit the exertion of ~digging. As I write we receive the troublesome news from our leader, Willy Merkl, and from Fritz Bechtold, who left this camp vesterday, that crevasses in the glacier are opening and snow bridges breaking so fast in the Summer heat that the present route from the base camp to camp No. 2 must be abandoned in a few days and a new, ro'indabout way found. ~ At present all our efforts must be devoted to removing provisions from camp No. 1 to camp No. 2. If the German-American Himalavan expedition reaches the 26,630-foot sum- i of Nanga Parbat, it will have es- tablished a world record in mountain climbing. The American members of the expedition are Miss Knowlton of Boston and Springfield, Mass., and Rand Herron, New York. (Copyright, 1932. by North American News- ce, Tnc) 19 paj Pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Young, aged 100, and oldest resident of Scotland, in- cluded her youngest son, aged 62; five grandsons -grandson. PENNSY OFFICIALS No Formal Action Expected Before Directors Conside<r Situation. | Bs the Assoctated Press | PHILADELPHIA. July 23.—Official | silence was maintained today by Penn- | sylvania Railroad officers in regard to published reports that the company | was dissatisfied with some phases of the railroad consolidation plan as | now stands. No formal action is expected to be taken until the situation is laid be- fore the board of directors, but con- ferences of President W. W. Atterbury | with other high officials and with di- rectors will be held to decide on a plan to be recommended to the board. “Unofficially” Displeased. | Unofficially it was learned the Penn- sylvania is disappointed with the plan as announced by the Interstate Com- merce Commission on Thursday, with reference to the New England situation. | While there are some objections in other directions, they are not regarded | vital to prevent final adoption of the | consolidation plan. The Pennsylvania, it is understood. objects to heing thrown out of New England and the New York Central al- lowed to remain there. Railroad men here say the propesed —consolidation plan did not embrace New England, but stopped at the gateway and that the New England situation was to be dealt with later. For this reason Pennsyl- vania Railroad officials are said to feel the co ould ‘ot have sug- Bested. At least at this time. that the Pennsylvania give up its interest in the New York, New Haven & Hartford. ‘ Pennroad Corporation Control. | _ Objection also was voiced at what | was described as an attempt by the | commission to exercise control over the Pennroad Corporation, which is outside the jurisdiction of the commission. ‘The Pennroad Corporation, an in- vestment concern holding large amounts | of various railroad securities, is closely but not legally identified with the Pennsylvania. 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