Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1933, Page 4

HAMILTON HEADS GORCORAN GALLERY Glover Made President Emer- Rus and La Gorce Trustee, Replacing Melchers. Several important changes in the officers and the election of & new mem- ber of the Board of Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art were consum- mated at the annual meeting of the | board, held this morning. Charles C. Glover, since 1906 president of the board, was elected president emeritus and George E. Hamilton, first vice presi- dent and acting president. was elected president, while Dr. John Oliver La Goree, vice president of the National Geographic Society, Wwas trustee to replace the late Gari Melchers. Corcoran Thom, formerly second vice president, was elected first vice presi- dence to replace Mr. Hamilton, and Charles Carroll Glover, jr., was elected second vice president. C. Powell Min- nigerode was re-clected secretary and director of the gallery and Robert V. Fleming was re-elected treasurer. All elections .and re-elections were unan- | imous. Mr. Hamilton has been acting head of the art institution for several years because of the long-continued ill- ness of Mr. Glover. Mr. La Gorce, a native of Pennsyl-' vania, has resided in Washington for a number of years. He is well known here and is also widely known nationally and internationally. He is the author of numerous books and special articles dealing with various topics pertaining to geography and exploration, and also science, literature and art. He has served as essistant setretary of the National Geographic Society and as assictant editor of its magazine. At precent he is its associate editor and is also vice president and life trustee of the society. His interest in the world of art in general, and in the Corcoran Gallery in particular, has long a keen one. STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT APPROVED Hyattsville Council Acts When Property Owners Fail to Protest Levies Approximating $12,500. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., January 31— Assessments against abutting property owners for street improvements, most of them in the fourth ward, were levied last night by the mayor and common council, following faflure of property owners to protest. The total cost of the work is approximately $12,500. George B. Furman was appointed a elected & | Peaceful Solution Held Pos- sible Despite Approach of Colombian Expedition. Head of Nation Says Pact Was Forced in Face of Un- favorable Sentiment. Perw’s point of view in the con- troversy with Colombia over Leticia is presented here by the Peruvian President. | BY COL. LUIS M. SANCHEZ CERRO, President of Peru, | LIMA, Peru, January 31 (NAN.A) — | The best way for Colombia and Peru | to reach an agreement in the contro- versy over the City of Leticia is by ! dinect negotiation between these coun- tries, having in mind the national honor and dignity of each | _ No person loves peace more than I. {I am making great efforts to maintain | peace, and to do this without resorting to propaganda by radio or by other means. Peru is faithful to its traditions of peace, though our international p"“‘"i supporting these traditions has brought us only losses of territory. Despite these | losses I am no skeptic regarding the usefulness of international law. Peru is not an aggressive country. Its government has limited itself to | elementary measures of precaution and | defense in the face of an aggressive Colombian expedition proceeding up the | Amazon River toward our frontier. Dispute Result of Treaty. This expedition is not yet an obstacle to & peaceful solution. “But my office as President of Peru impresses upon me the responsibility of watching out for my country’s interests. Should it be- come necessary Peru would act with energy where at present it is moving | with dignity in conducting negotiations. It is logical to assume that if we are ‘Afluked no way is left to us but to! retaliate. | The incident of Leticia is a natural | consequence of the inconveniences re- sulting from the treaty of Salomon- | Lozano. (Under this treaty, signed in | | 1922, Peru ceded Leticia to Colombia. The present government of Peru now contends that this treaty was forced | upon Peru. Last September an un- official expedition of Peruvians seized Leticia.) | The Peruvians are now seeking to negotiate in order to adjust the border | line, at least along the Amazon. The | problem of Leticia, brought about by | violent measures in & compulsive pro- | cess of “Colombianization,” is solely | | an_internal one. | The people of Leticia do not wish to | | Minister, member of the board of the public |submit to a change of nationality, library, maintained by the town, for a | which was imposed upon them. In this term of six years to succeed Prof. M. M. | patriotic attitude they are amply pro- HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DIRECT NEGOTIATION FAVORED BY PERU IN LETICIA DISPUTE pyeerng LUIS M. SANCHEZ CERRO. hour, against national public opinion. Peru seeks a rectification of border | lines through the revision of the treaty. International treaties are meant to fos- | ter closer and more intelligent rela- tions between peoples. The provisions of the treaty of Salomon-Lozano not only were not carried out by Colombia, but created an acute problem of ir- redentism within the limits of the zone unduly ceded to Colcmbia by Peru. (Copyright, 1941, by North American News- 1 paper Alllance, Inc.) CHANCELLOR 1S HOPEFUL. Brazilian Official Has Every Reason for Optimism, He Says. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, January 31 UP)—After receiving the Peruvian Ventura Garcia Calderon, Chancellor De Mellofranco yesterday said that he was “highly optimistic” re- garding negotiations over the Leticia situation and that he had every reason to belleve that peace would be main- tained. Brazil has proposéd a formula for the settlement of the question which in- cludes a provision that the border city be turned over to that country tem- porarily and that it then be given over to Colombia, which claims it under treaty rights. It was understood sev- eral details of the Brazilian formula were still being worked out. Plan School for Dairymen. ARGENTINE, CHILE | MOVE FOR TREATY Revival of A-B-C Relationship Seen Probable Outcome of Mendoza Parley. _(Continued From modus vivendi with Chile which ended & tariffl war between the countries and permitted re-opening of the trans- Andean railway, closed early in 1932 be- cause Argentine cattle exports to Chile had ceased. Also Consider Economics. Chancellor Miguel Cruchaga, who re- cently resigned as Ambassador to the United States to enter the new Chilean government under President Arturo Alessandri, will represent his country at Mendoza. “Without a doubt the international present circumstances demand has ad- vanced through our rapprochement with Brazil and this will be complemented with renewal of our traditional link | with Chile,” Chancellor Lamas of Ar- gentina said before his departure. “The interview mot only will refer to pacifistic efforts’ which must be or- ganized as effectively as possible, but also to the transcendental economic |and commercial themes which we | South American countries must con- | template in view of the exceptional | straits of world economics.” Continental Brotherhood. He stressed the note of continental brotherhood. both politically and eco- | nomically, as the theme of the Men- | doza interview, in comparison with the | apparent emphasis on Argentine-Chil- | ean_relations. particularly commercial, by Chancellor Cruchaga of Chile, who proposed the interview. Diplomatic circles believed the re- habilitation of the A-B-C relationship (among the three c- untries—Argentina, | Brazil and Chile) o - an altruistic con- tinental plane was increasingly certaln to emerge during 1933. Renewed activity to bring an end to the undeclared war between Bolivia {and Paraguay was anticipated, and Chile and Brazil already have acted to avert a boundary conflict between Peru and Colombia. HUNT DATES PREPARED Master of Loudoun Fox Hounds Announces February Fixtures. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., January 31.—W. H. Lipscomb, master of the Loudoun Fox Hounds, and W. F. Peach, secre- | tary of the club, have announced the following fixtures for February, weather | permitting: February 4, Big Spring; | February 7, Kicaids Gate; February policy of continental solidarity which |, STRIKES MADE ILLEGAL Danish House Bans Labor Troubles for 12 Months. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, January 31 (A).—Lockouts and strikes wiil be illegal for 12 months as the result of & Dbill passed by the Folkething (House of Commons) early this morning. (The Employers’ Association has post- ed lockout notices for February 1 in- volving 100,000 ironworkers and others as a result of wage differences.) The decision was reached by a com- promise by the government with the Liberal opposition concerning the terms of & reduction and stabilizing of the Danish currency at 670 kroner, equal to $100, and the canceling of 20,000,000 kroner in taxes on landed property. TWOMEN ARE HELD ON DRUG CHARGES Bonds Are Fixed at $5,000 on | Not Guilty Pleas—Hear- ing February 16. ‘Two alleged drug peddlers were held under $5000 bond each when they pleaded not guilty to charges of sale and possession of narcotics at their ar- raignment before United States Com- missioner Needham C. Turnage this morring. They will be given a hearing February 16. Counsel for the men—Elwood O. Ste- vens, 38, and William Tierney, 36— requested a continuance of the hearing on the ground the two men are in need of medical attention. They were sent back to Gallinger Hospital where they have been under treatment. Stevens and Tierney, who sald they lived at a small downtown hotel. were arrested several days ago after thev are alleged to have sold narcotics to Head- quarters Detective Sergts. D. H. Jones and R. A. Sanders. Their car and a quantity of narcotics were confiscated. Police have been unable to gain any detalled information about the drugs through questioning the men. Investigators learned the men had| about 20 customers on their list, to whom they sold on street corners after arranging to meet at designated loca- tions. They never met at the same place twice, police sald. Pederal Nar- cotic Argents L. B. Connell, L. C. Roc- | chicolll and A. L. Raphel assisted metropolitan police in the investigation. JANUARY _ 31, 1933. THEFTS REPORTED CLEARED BY FOUR Quartet Charged With House- breaking After Robberies Probe. A number of thefts were reported cleared up today through checking up on four men, arrested several days ago and charged with housebreaking. Two of them had additional charges of viola- tion of the Harrison narcotic act placed against them. Meanwhile only one $3 hold-up was reported last night, and the two bandits committing it fled before bullets fired by traffic policemen, who arrived on the scene immediately afterward. Four Men Are Charged. ‘The four men charged with house- breaking are Archie Lyles, 22, of the 1300 block of Twelfth street, and Jimmie Moy, 22, of the 700 block of Fifth street, both of whom are also charged with violation of the Harrison narcotic act; Charles Kennedy, 22, of the 900 block of G street southwest, and Herbert Shepherd, 21, who said he lived at Sixth and F streets. Nearly $400 worth of prescription liquor and a small quantity of drugs were recovered. Dr. Bernard Van Zandt, proprietor of a drug store in the | James A. Simpson, owner of a drug | store at Sixty-first and Dix northeast, and Walter Armstrong, gist, with a store at Eleventh street and Park road, identified loot taken from their stores, police said. Last night's hold-up victim was Clyde D. Owens, who was robbed of $3 by two men at the gasoline station at Twenty- fourth and M streets. As the two men emerged from the station Policemen C. | C. Johnson and W. K. Bowen of the ‘Traffic Bureau arrived on the scene, and Owens motioned to them to arrest the fleeing men. Police Fire at Bandits. One of the bandits drew a gun and pointed it toward the officers as they started to make a getaway. Johnson | and Bowen both fired. Police are mak- ing a check of hospitals to see whether any one had applied for treatment. Alfred M. Marwin, m at downtown hotel, reported to police that | $300 worth of samples of women’s wear- |ing apparel had been stolen from s |in | sample room of a downtown depart- ment store. William E. Weigle reported $244 | worth of gold mountings and glasses stolen from the office of the Huske 4900 block of Wisconsin avenue; Dr. | BASE BALL HEARING Inspector Edwards Goes to Harris- burg on Sunday Games. Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, super'n- tendent of police, left today for Harris- burg, Pa, to testify before a committee of the Pennsylvania Legislature con- sidering a bill to legalize Sunday pro- fessional base ball in the State. Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, - missioner in charge of police, author- ized Inspector Edwards to make the trip at the request of officials of the ‘Washington base ball club. He is ex- pected to tell the effects of Sunday base | ball in Washington. 'CHASE AND SCHOFIELD 'PUT ON RETIRED LIST | ——l | Two Rear Admirals Entered Navy Year Before First Steam War- ship Was Launched. By the Associated Press. ! Two of the Navy's highest-ranking | officers, who joined the service the | year before the first steam warship was | launched, retired today because of age. They are Rear Admiral Jehu V. | Chase, & native of Pattersonville, La., |and Rear Admiral Frank M. Schofield of Jerusalem, N. Y. Both were appointed to the Naval States fleet, with the rank of admiral, the highest naval post. Chase recently has been chairman of the General Board in Washington and Schofield has served as a member. ‘Their retirement is mandatory, as under the law a naval officer must leave the service at the end of the month in | which he became 64 vears old. Chase |reached this age on January 10 and Schofield on January 4 ‘The vacancies created on the General Board are to be filled by Capts. Alfred Wilkinson Johnson, assistant chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and Frederick Joseph Horne, chief of staff of the 14th MNaval District, with headquarters at Pear]l Harbor, Hawall. They will have the rank of rear admirals. 1 | — Optical Co, in a downtown office build- Sewelry valued at $270 was reported stolen from the home of Henry Dre- wood, 3108 South Dakota avenue north- east, by some one who entered with a duplicate key and ransacked the house. AMERICANIZATION SCHOOL IN SECOND SEMESTER |Day and Evening Adult Classes | Open Tomorrow at Tenth and H. ‘The second semester of the American- | ization School, the only public school in | the District open for both day and eve- | ning adult classes, opens tomorrow at | Tenth and' H strects. | The program carries, in the day classes, courses in citizenship; begin- | ning, intermediate and advanced Eng- lish, both for the foreign born and native born; mathematic; typing; & coaching class which prepares foreign- (born children under 16 to enter the graded schools with their own age group; a kindergarten for children of the neighborhood: & nursery for small children whose mothers are studying in the achool; a sewing group for mothers, bus classes for mothers and field cla:ses at the Seaton and Curtis Schoo's, the Gospel Mission, Young Women's Chris- tian Association and in the homes of those who cannot reach the school. Night courses include English in all grades, citizenship, typing, special ceaching and mathematics, Between 800 and 900 students have been enrolled in these day and evening classes during the first half year, PRICES DISCUSéED | Retail Ledger Editor Addresses Washington Marketing Society. | _ John Guernsey, editor of the Retafl ‘streets Academy in 1886 and later served as | Ledger. discussed price as a measure of s der in chief of the United | VA€ in consumer purchasing before the Washington Marketing Society last | night. | Members of the Merchants and Man- | ufacturers’ Association and the District | Federation of Women's Clubs, headed {by Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, met with the society to hear Guernsey’s talk, the second in a series on consumer buying standards. designed to brinz the con- sumers and retailers together for am | exchange of views. | | | | Man Tumbles From Roof of Gaso- line Filling Btation. Glenn Rogers, 21, of 1307 Thirteenth street, was reported improved today at | Casualty Hospital, where he was taken | last night after he fell about 15 feet | from the roof of a gasoline station at Sixth and Maryland avenue southwest, y photographs were to be taken to determine whether he received any bone fractures. He was badly bruised in the fall FALLS 15 FEET Proffitt, who had resigned. Mrs. Myrtle ‘ tected by basic principles of interna- E. Pierson and Mrs. Hontas M. Sturgis, | tional law, which are far above the supervising principal of the Hyattsville | intangible clauses of a treaty. Elementary School, were re-appointed| The treaty of Salomon-Lozano was each for s imposed upon Peru in a very unhappy PURCELLVILLE. Va. January 31 11. Morven Gate: February 14, Dry (Special) —Experts from V. P. I, Mill Bridge; February 18, Bals Bluff Blacksburg, will conduct a school for | Road: February 22, D. M. t Lane; dairymen in Purcellville st the town | February 25. 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