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Washington News L00T OF THIEVES HERE IN 2 NIGHTS REACHES $20,000 Record Total Believed Due to Relaxed Vigilance in Residential Area. JEWELS WORTH $14,000, LEFT IN AUTO, STOLEN Customs Court Justice'’s Home Robbed—Number of Hotel Guests Report Losses. Robberies here during the last two nights were the heaviest ever experi- encd, police admitted today as reports of thefts reached the $50.000 mark. Many of the thefts, it is believed, were undertaken as a result of relaxed police vigilance outside the business area, necessitated by the massing of police during the inaugural ceremonies. Henry Defoe, Philadelphia, was the wvictim of the largest theft. He reported that jewelry worth more than $14,000 was taken from his automobile by thieves who had stolen the car and left it in another part of the city. According to Defoe, the auto was taken from in front of the Capitol Park Hotel while Mr. and Mrs. Defoe, en route to Florida, stopped for dinner. ‘When the car was recovered at Tenth Voteless District’s Plight Shown in Exhibit A view of the exhibit at the Willard Hotel, arranged by the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation, to | portray to the inaugural visitors the plight of the voteless residents of the District. The WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933. —Star Staff Photo. D. C. YOUTH DIES ON AUSTRIAN HIKE Joseph Tarshes, 22, Was street and Pennsylvania avenue later the bag containing the jewels was gone. Justice Bland’s Home Robbed. ‘Two antique dueling pistols, a mov- ing picture camera and other articles were reported stolen from the home of Justice Oscar E. Bland, 2950 Macomb street, by burglars who jimmied a win- dow. Justice Bland is a member of the United States Court of Customs Ap- eals. P Directly across the street at the home of Thomas E. Rhodes, 2946 Macomb street. burglars cut telephone wires, but | no valuables were reported missing. More than a score of dancers and visitors at the inaugural ball reported loss of coats, wraps, silk toppers and | other clothing from a check room at the Washington Auditorium. The high hats seemed to catch the eye of the thieves, and quite a number were reported taken. Some wraps and cloaks valued as high as $700 were stolen. Hotel guests, most of them inaugural visitors, were robbed by thieves work- | ing with duplicate keys. Hotel Rooms Ransacked. At the Annapolis Hotel, Irene Hanra- han of New York City said jewelry val- ued at $1,500 and $105 in cash was stolen from her room while she was out. David S. Sent, also a New York City guest, at the Annapolis, reported the theft of jewelry worth $150 and $70 in cash from his room. Eleven other rooms at the hotel were ransacked for loot estimated to be worth around $600. Mrs. Mae Evans of Lynn, Mass, a guest at the hotel, gave police a de- scription of a man who unlocked her ! door and entered, then ran down a fire escape and disappeared when he found the room occupied. Police today sought this man, said to be white, about 30| years old, for questioning in connec- tion with all the hotel thefts. Housebreakings, purse snatchings and other minor thefts were reported from all parts of the city. Hold-ups were few. Two tickets to the opening game of the Washington base ball season. along with $7.50 cash and other papers, were ! in a purse reported lost on the street | (during the crowded hours by Mrs. Mabel \Cook, 1212 M street. WARREN COUNTY ARTIST SHOWS STAINED WINDOW Memorial Will Be Erected in Bal- timore Church Next Week. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., March 6.—Mrs. Frederick Baurenschmidt, Baltimore, soon is to have erected a memorial win- dow in Zion German Lutheran Church, that city, in memory of her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Wehr. The window, made of stained glass by G. Wilmer Gettier, Warren County, Va., artist, has been on private exhibition at Massanutten Lodge, home of Mr. and Mrs. Gettler, near Front Royal, and is to be taken to Baltimore, probably next week. The window is in four Gothic arches, 20 by 7 feet, and the subject is “The Sea of Galilee.” The dominant colors are blue, amber and red. GOSHEN-EMORY CHURCH CONFERENCE IS OPENED Dr. John Paul Tyler Presides at Second Quarterly Parley Olney. | | EBpecial Dispatch to The Star. LAYTONSVILLE, Md., March 6— ‘The second quarterly conference of the Goshen-Emory Churches, Rev. D. L. Blakemore, pastor, opened today at the home of W. J. Hoyle, in Olney, con- ducted by Dr. John Paul Tyler of Bal-! timore, presiding elder. { Church officers participating in the conference are: Goshen—J. C. Higgins, Z. M. Cooke, E. E. Stup, L. B. Arm- strong, George Plummer, Francis Plum- mer, Hugh Carter and Miss Ella Plum- mer. Emory—Charles Barnsley, Calvin Bready, R. P. Soper, T. A. Barnsley, Graduate of George Washington: Joseph Tarshes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Tarshes of 1707 Lanier place, died today of two bullet wounds in- flicted while ne was on & hike in the mountains near Vienna, Austria, ac- cording to an Associated Press dispatch. He would have been 22 years old this month. Julius Tarshes is a retired merchant. Vienna police said the youth's death was suicide, but they were holding his companions for _questioning. Their names were not- learned. Tarshes’ family sald he left Washington to g> abroad alone. Tarshes was a graduate of Business High School and George Washington University here. He had gone to Aus- | tria_about eight months ago to recover his health, his mother said this morn- ing. While in Vienna he took up the study of medicine, and had written home recently that if successful in his examinations in June he might go on with the work and become a physician. During his ~ high school _career, Tarshes was a captain of the Business High cadet corps and was active in athletics. He also attended American University for one term before going on to George Washington to obtain his bachelor of arts degree. He graduated in_1931. In addition to his parents, he is sur- vived by three brothers and two sisters. They are: Benjamin, an employe of the Internal Revenue Bureau: Joseph, an employe at the House Office Bulidng; Robert, a department manager with the Ourisman Chevrolet Co.:. Miss Belle‘ Tarshes end Mrs. T. Pelzman. STATE D. A. R. DRAWS CONFERENCE PLANS Virginia Society to Convene in Staunton at Invitation of Two Chapters. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., March 6.—The State conference of the National So- ciety, Daughters of the American Revo- lution, which will convene in Staunton March 21 to 23, inclusive, by invitation of the two local chapters, the Beverley Manor and Col. Thomas Hughart, have completed plans for the session. The hostess chapters are giving a re- ception Tuesday at Gaymont, the home of Mrs. A. M. Prichard, regent of the Col. Thomas Hughart Chapter, for dele- gates, all chapter members at large, visitors and officers of the National Daughters’ conference. A midday luncheon Wednesday and Thursday for the delegates will be served in Trinity Parish house. Wednesday afternoon a tea will be given by Mary Baldwin College, to which all members of the two chapters are invited, as well as members at large E COUNCIL HYATTSVILL WILL MEET TONIGHT Delegation of Citizens to Urge Steps to Lower Tax Rate of Municipality. . Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md. March 6—A special meeting of the mayor and Common Council has been called for tonight at 8 o'clock to hear a delega- tion of citizens, who will urge that steps be taken to lower the town tax rate. The town Legislative Committee also has been asked to attend. Capt J. M. Edlavitch, a former mem- ber of the Council, has organized the E. S. Barnsley, J. W. Barnsley, A. E. Stonestreet and W. J. Hoyle. WILL STUDY BUDGET Arlington Civic Federation to Re- ceive Report Tomorrow. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., March 6.—Report of a special committee on county bud- get is expected to be chief among a number of important matters to be con- sidered by the Arlington County Civic Federation at its March meetifig tomor- row night in Community Hall of Lyon Park. It is also planned to bring before the federation the renovize Arlington County campaign. Resolutions from the Ashton Heights and Rosslyn Civic Asso- ciations designed to put the federation behind the movement will be presented, it is said. > URGED FOR POSTMASTER Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, . Va., March 6.— Thomas R. Moore, a leading Democratic chieftain, has been recommended by Representative Jennings Randolph for postmaster at Charles Town, W. Va., near here, according to an authoritative announcement, which added that the choice appeared to give general satis- faction. He will succeed John W. Irvin. citizens’ delegation. He pointed out to- day that the Hyattsville tax rate of 55 cents on the $100 is high in comparison with the rates of other towns in this section of the county. A study of the situation made by him shows, he said, that the only items which, apparently, capnot be eliminated or curtailed are street lighting and trash and garbage collection. GARDEN CLUB ORDERS 1,500 DOGWOOD TREES Winchester and Clarke County Members Aid Campaign of Virginia Organization. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va, March 6.— Orders for over 1,500 dogwood trees, to be planted in this vicinity, already have been placed by the Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club, members, according to Mrs. James P. Reardon, chairman of the committee in charge of planting. The club expects to order many additional trees. ‘The project was launched recently by the Garden Club of Virginia, which has interested other organizations in the movement to have at least 1,000,000 dogwood trees planted in Virginia by the Spring of 1935. The dogwood is the State’s flower. { 3 Traffic Violators Allowed Time to Raise Their Fines Police Court Judges Sus- pend Many Sentences Due to Crisis. Police Court judges acknowledged the shortage of cash this morning by cases where leniency coulg be exercised. | Judge Gus A. Schuldt, in Traffic | Court, allowed approximately 50 vio- | lators of the law to go free rather than | put them in jail for minor infractions. | Fines were imposed in only half a dozen cases of & serious nature. | In the District of Columbia courts, where violators of city ordinances are | tried, Judge Ralph Given stated he | would allow time for offenders who had money in the bank to pay their fines. He said in cases where there | were no serious circumstances he would | allows persons who had money n the | | bank a week or 10 days n which to | make good their fines. OVERFLOW CROWD HEARS EVANGELST | 12,000 Unable to Enter Audi- torium to Hear Prayer for Roosevelt. After being kept out of his own meet- ing for half an hour by a seething crowd of 2,000 persons which blocked entrances in frantic efforts to join the capacity throng of nearly 7,000 within, | | Elder Michaux, widely known colored | radio evangelist, finally prayed in the Washington Auditorium last night that President Roosevelt be made national | dictator and given prayerful support of the Nation. Elder Michaux, whose evangelistic preaching opens the day's program for radio station WJSV, reached the Au- | ditorium after his audience. Every entrance was jammed by throngs intent | on galning access to the hall. After nearly 30 minutes of futile efforts to | enter the Auditorium, Michaux was led |to a stage door and hustled inside. | . Once on the stage, the evangelist saw firemen striving to maintain aisles. | Several boxes had been seized by hold- ers of unreserved seats and excitement | ran high. | However, the elder stepped into view with the musical introduction of his famous “Happy Am I1.” Order pre- vailed, but excitement continued. | In his prayer for President Roosevelt, the evangelist asked Providence to be- | stow upon the new Chief Executive * full dictatorship and a prayerful Na- tion to assist him in leading the Nation out of the depression.” He paid tribute to Roosevelt’s smile, saying the “man who can smile away the cares and burdens of life is & man who can help another.” Proceeds from Michaux's meeting will \m used for the care of evicted fam- es. {1917 ENEMY TRADING ACT | AUTHORITY FOR ACTION Wartime Legislation Gives Presi- dent Power to Issue Banking Proclamation. President Roosevelt took the authority for issuing his &anking proclamation from the war-time enemy trading act enacted in 1917, The act vests the Secretary of the Treasury with “the executive adminis- tration of any investigation, regulation or prohibition of any transaction in foreign exchange, export or earmarking of gold or silver coin or bullion or cur- rency, transfers or credit in form (other than credits relating solely to trans- actions to be executed wholly within the United States) and transfers of eidences of indebtedness or of ownership of prop- erty between the United States and any foreign country, or between the resi- dents of one or more foreign countries, by any persons within the United States.” ‘The power may be turned over to the Federal Reserve Board. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. . Meeting, _Washington _ Automotive Trade Association, Racquet. Club, 8:30 pm. Meeting, Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m. Bingo party, Justice Council, No. 2, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, South- ern Dairjes’ Auditorium, 60 M street northeast, 8 p.m. ‘TOMORROW. Luncheon, Board of Directors of the Lions Club, Mayflower Hotel, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Dartmouth Club, Harring- ton Hotel, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Columbia Heights Business Men's Association, New Amsterdam Hotel, '12:15 p.m. Meeting, Excelsior Literary Club, 923 Decatur street, 3 p.m. : | suspending sentences and fines in all | CHARITY T0 SHARE INAUGURAL PROFIT Patriotic and Financial Suc- cess Seen for Capital Ceremonies. The Roosevelt Inaugural Committee | today was starting to mop up the af- fairs of what is expected to prove the most successful inaugural in the history of the Capital, both from a financial and a patriotic standpoint. It could not be ascertained this early | just how the financial arrangements of the Inaugural Committee came out, due to the bank moratorium and the tre- mendous amount of paper work that! still remains to be done by the Finance | and Audit Committees. i That there will be a substantial sum to be turned over to charities here was | indicated by the fact that two of the| money-raising features of the inaugural, the ball and the concert held at Con- stitution Hall, were complete sell-outs, while the sale of seats in the inaugural stands was almost capacity. A few of the higher priced seats were unsold when the parade started, but the Ticket Committee is still checking on the sales at the booths established at the stands. At the uncovered stands, and the cheaper covered stands, the committee reports there was practically | a sell-out. Washington citizens and business or- | ganizations put up a guarantee fund of | approximately $100,000, which must be | paid off along with the expenses of the | committee for stationery, clerk hire and general office expenses before any money can go to charity. Just what proportion | the expenses will bear to the income of the committee will not be known for several days. ANSWERS TO BE FILED, IN PROTESTS ON PARK| Virginia Conservation Body to Re- ply to Exceptions to Valua- tion of Land. | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. | LURAY, Va, March 6—Within a fortnight answers will be flled by the State Conservation and Development Commission to exceptions filed by land- owners in the proposed Shenandoah National Park area on the commission’s valuation of their land. The answers ' are rapidly being prepared and will be | filed in all the park counties, to be ' taken up there by the next term of | court in the hope that the park may | porters be acquired by July 1. Many of these exceptions have al- ' ready been withdrawn. Some are left out of the 160,000 minimum acreage required, so that only & small pro- | portion of absolutely necessary land is holding the park up. | Money is now available for going ahead with the work 4s soon as the | park is acquired. . D. A. R. REPRESENTATIVES | FROM ST. MARY'S NAMED One Delegate and 10 Alternates | Chosen for Congress in Wash- ington April 17. Spegial Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md., March 6.— ‘The 1 delegate and 10 alternates who will represent the Maj. Thomas, D. A. R., Chapter of St. Marys County at the National Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution Congress at Continental Hall in Washington April 17, just ap- pointed and announced by the chapter, will be as follows: Delegate, Mrs. Justin R. Sypher of ‘Washington and St. Marys County. The 10 alternates will be Mrs. Rol Blackistone of Washington, Mrs. J. PFrank Coad of Charlotte Hall, Md.; Miss Nora Duke of Clinton, Md.; Mrs. George C. Peverly of Mechanicsville, Md.; Miss Delia Maddox, Mrs. Joseph H. Key, Miss Bruce Colton, Mrs. Ar- thur Reamey and Mrs. Lelia Mattingly Hodges of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. E. French Owens of Chaptico, Md. LIVESTOCK MEN FORM MARKETING BRANCHES West Virginia Raisers Take Steps to Organize New Units of ! Eastern Association. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., March 6.—Steps have been taken. to.organize branches of the Eastern Live Stock Marketing Association in nearby West Virginia counties, chiefly Berkeley and Jeffer- son, and already most of the Elnnciptl growers of live stock have indicated their interest by attending meetings, at lans and methods of the asso- ing discussed. VOTE FOR DISTRICT CAMPAIGN IS AIDED BY MANY VISITORS City’s Plight Described to Thousands, Here for Inauguration. HOPE FOR ACTION LIES IN HELP FROM STATES Message Taken Back to Homes, Telling of Proposed Amendment. Campaign work among the thou- sands of visitors to Washingtor was carried forward enthusiastically today by members of the Citizens’ Joint Com- mittee on National Representation in their drive for granting District resi- dents a voice in their own government. ‘Workers reported many of the vis- itors, here for the inaugural ceremonies, were amazed to find that nearly a! half million Arserican citizens were deprived of the fundamental right to participate in their government. Many of these visitors also declared their willingness to carry the word back home and to join in the movement seeking adoption of an amendment to { the Constitution which would give Con- gress power to provide Washington with elected representatives in the House| and Senate, on the same proportional basis as are citizens of the various States. Plight Explained. Quantities of Yiterature, explaining the plight of the legal residents of the District of Columpbia, and their petition for representatiofi, are being distributed to out-of-town guests from three cen- tral campaign headquarters. ‘These are in the Rotary Club offices in the Willard Hotel, in the store build- ing of Frank R. Jelleff, Thirteenth and P streets, and in the offices of the Postal Telegraph Co., in the Washing- ton Building. Fifteenth street and New York avenue. From these points the campaign work will be continued throughout the day. This work, directed by Theodore W. Noyes, chairman of the Citizens' Joint Committee on National Representation, and under the immediate supervision of | Jesse Suter, committee vice chairman, already has brought many new sup- to the movement, it was reported. Rotarians Help Drive. Visiting Rotarians, who called at the Rotary Club headquarters in the Wil- lard, have been given detailed expla- nations of the condition of disfranchise- ment here, and many declared a willing- ness to carry the word back home. The same work is being carried for- ward at the other two distribution points. ; support for the movement by the eiti- zens of the various States is necessary for final approval of the constitutional | amendment. The submission of this amendment to the States now is pro- pre vided for in a joint resolution which will be brought before the members of | the new Congress. Many visitors to Washington were told the story of the “Forgotten Man"” of Washington in the large-size posters on display at the three campaign offices. 'INAUGURAL STANDS BEING DEMOLISHED Hechinger Engineering Corpora- tion Puts Wrecking Crews to Work. Demobilition of the inaugural stands was begun earnest today by the Hechinger Engineering Corporation. A vwrecking crew of 50 men was placed in action early this morning on the private stands at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Stanford E. Abel, foreman in charge, explained work was started there to await removal of all chairs from the structure near the Treasury Department, the Riggs Na- tional Bank, Lafayette Park and the White House. Previously the collapsible parade stands, which are set up at strategic points during almost every parade held in the city, had been pulled down. They are fashioned like circus seats, and are stored until needed again. The Hechin- ger company also removed its own seats yesterday from the site of the old Met- ropolitan Hotel. Mr. Abel estimated all the inaugural buildings, including those at the Capitol, will be torn away in 10 days. ac- celeration of the task is demanded, how- ever, he said a larger force will be put on the job. It is not believed this will be necessary. Removal of the stands is part of the agreement of the con- tractors who built them. The contracts stipulated they shall be taken out be- fore March 20. The Virginia pine and fir material used in the stands will be reclaimed by the wrecking company. No figures were avatlable today on the total cost of erecting and outfitting the stands, but the report of the com- mittee in charge is expected to be filed tomorrow. e g COUNCIL TO STUDY TAX Capitol Heights Heads to Consider General Business Levy. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., March 6.— | kindly The Town Council will reconsider the general business tax ordinance tonight at a special meeting in Firemen’s Hall, Wallace Rollins, president of the Coun- cll, announced. The ordinance, which went into effect March 1, was protested last Monday night by many business jmen and citizens. Young Roosevelt’s Ancient Car Draws Order to Move On By the Associated Press. An ancient and somewhat bat- tered car drew up at the front entrance to White House ay. M on, thove on,” shouted the sergeant on duty there. ‘The man in the car re- g!;e:l"mflfl!: “But I'm stopping o I :Any _,Hn to the President?” W e e X o and is in school st Groton. This is held of great importance, since | { | | President Attends Church On the arm of his son James, "nmm-.s' Episcopal Church after attending his first divine service since inaugu- | ration. | | ROOSEVELT GOES T0 CHURCH SERVICE President Attends Morning Rites; Unable to Be Pres- ent at Cathedral. ‘The administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt opened under religious aus- pices. Following his attendance at St. John's Church, Sixieentn street, on his way to the Capitol to be sworn Sat- urday morning, the new Pregident went to St. Thomas' Church, Eighteenth street, vesterday morning and was pre- vented only by the emergency banking situation from being present at a great patriotic service of dedication at Wash- ington Cathedral yesterday afternoon At the latter he was represented by his mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt. The service at St. Thomas' was as homely and intimate as it might have | been had the scenc been St. Mark’s, the little Church at Hyde Park where the Roosevelt family has worshiped for many years. There was an informal quality about the occasion. Rev. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, rector, attempted no pul- pit oratory. a brief discussion of immortality as view by agnostics, doubters and unbe- | lievers. A story he addressed to the younger members of the congregation— some 50 children who restlessly filled half a dozen pews in the south tran- sept—seemed symbolic of the thought which he wished to convey to Mr. Roose- velt. A little boy, he said, was about to be punished for disobedience. He asked if he might pray and the request | was granted. Falling on his knees, he addressed his maker,“Dear God, if ever you have had a mind to help a little feller, please do it now.” The Presi- dent smiled at the anecdote. St. Thomas' was crowded to its doors when Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived. Dr. Smith met them at the west door and they were conducted to a place midway toward the altar. The Presi- dent leaned on the arm of his son, James.. He was followed by his mother, his daughter, Mrs. Curtis Dall, Louis McHenry Howe and other members of his personal and official family. The service began as soon as the party had been seated. Appeared Refreshed. Dr. Smith twice made direct ref- erence to Mr. Roosevelt. He spoke of his attendance at St. Thomas’ from 1913 to 1921 and welcomed him back, the first President to be a member of jthe parish. Again, in a prayer he asked the Holy Spirit to guide and guard “thy servant, Franklin.” At the opening of the communion ritual he carried the elements from the chancel to Mr. Roosevelt and the President par-{ took as he sat in his pew in the elev- enth row. Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Sara Roosevelt, Mrs. Dall, James Roosevelt and Mr. Howe took their places at the rail with other. worshipers in the cus- tomary manner. The President appeared rested and refreshed. He was closely attentive throughout the 90 minutes of the service, following every word of Dr. Smith’s short sermon and listening in- tently to the music. The choir of men and women sang Kipling's “Recessional” impressively and Mr. Roosevelt's counte- nance was bright with appreciation of the hymn. During momentary inter- ludes he glanced about the church, quietly smiling to persons he recog: nized. Many were present who had known him when he was a vest at_St. Thomas'. 4 ‘The whole spirit of the service was warm and friendly. There was general agreement in Dr. Smith's simple and expression of the sentiment of “welcome home.” Outside a crowd much larger than that accommodated within collected to see Mr. Roosevelt depart. They cheered when they caught sight of him entering his car for the trip back to the White House. He lifted his hat and smiled as he was driven away. A large detail of the metropolitan police guarded the President’s party. The Cathedral service was a much more formal occasion. Crowds had be- gun to gather in the close early in the afternoon. By 4 o'clock the Great Choir was filled. It was not until the last moment that the Secret Service ad- vised the Cathedral authorities that the President would be unable to be present. Three dark oak chairs stood empty in the front row. They had been reserved for Mr. and Mrs. Roosvelt and their son James, his father's unfalling companion. Rev. Dr. Raymond L. Wolven had of the service arrangements and led the liturgical recitations. The Old Testament lesson was read by Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, lain of the House of Representatives, and the Berney T Philips, chaplain of the Sen Z ips, of - ate. The choir, conducted by Priest, sang John Stainer’s ] t” and “Nunc Djmittis in B Flat.” In the name of fbe Oheistian eom- He contented himself with | Society and General President Roosevelt is seen leaving St. —A. P. Photo. [} | munity of the Nation Bishop Freeman. | opening his sermon, pledged the new | administration loyalty and _whole- | hearted support. He chose for his text | the first and second verses of the 127th | Psalm, “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” The present hour is one of deep | solemnity and high expectation, he said, and at such a time the people recognize | | their essential unity and solidarity. | “Today conditions, new and strange, | have compelled us to lay aside our con- ceits and prejudices and to affirm once| again our loyalty to the commonwealth whose benefits we mutually share as citizens. Too frequently, when pros- perity is our lot, we lost our faith in God, grow selfish and insular in our practices, and loyalty to our avowed | ideals suffers impairment. * * * Our seeming weakness has afforded oppor- tunity for a fresh exhibition of our inherent strength and disclosed a genius for surviving misfortune and disaster that, in less trying days, we knew not of. Nothing so develops our individual or corporate strength as a crisis. Noth- ing so conspicuously discloses the strong qualities of our character and our for- | titude, as a period that tests and tries us to the very utmost.” | Loyalty a Supreme Virtue. | He declared that, “No finer demon- stration of our capacity to endure has been furnished in our entire history |than that which we have witnessed dur- |ing these eventful and trying years. |* * * No State, as, indeed, no human institution has, as yet, attained perfec- tion. Only as we exercise eternal vigi- lance shall we safeguard and preserve to posterity the precious heritage that is ours.” Loyalty, Bishop Freeman said. “is a | supreme virtue. It is indispensable to our peace and our continuing security. * * * America may for years to come be a melting pot out of which, ulti- mately, a oy is to emerge that will constitute a metal of surpassing worth. | The misfortunes and disasters we have | experienced have been largely the in- | evitable penalties of forgotten and dis- | regarded precepts. Increasing wealth and power, selfishly and unlawfully | used, have ushered in conditions that | have checked our progress and seriously impaired our heritage, but we are learn- ing these solemn truths anew in these days of disturbed revelation, and it is the learning of them that may eventual- ly make this period one of the most fruitful and beneficial in our whole ex- istence. * * * We believe there is suffi- clent wisdom here within our own con- fines, once it 18 mobilized and enlisted in the service of the Nation's rehabili- tation, to return us to ways of happi- ness, prosperity and peace. The task is a very great one, its opportunity for privileged service and self-sacrifice is compelling and its rewards inevitable and justly compensating. * * *” The immediate obligation, the bishop considered to be “the easing of the strain that has brought misery and a consistent discontent to millions of our people.* * Bishop Freeman quoted President Wilson, “We shall not survive materially unless we be redeemed spiritually.” Must Turn to God. “There can be no revival,” he con- tinued, “that gives promise of reason- able national prosperity until the people of this Nation turn again with humility and quickened devotion to Him in whose hands are the issues and destinies of the people. ‘In God we trust’ is not & meaningless phrase. It is the affirm- ation of our people that, ‘except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it So it is with fresh cour- age that we embark upon the enterprise that challenges us today. It is with a chastened pride and the sense of our utter unworthiness that with high re- solve and firm determination we enter upon our new duties. To him who is to lead us we pledge our wholehearted loyalty and support, praying that God may give him wisdom and courage for his great tasks, and that the everlasting arms mlumwct him from every ill. As a uni le, as citizens of this great Republ we once again met in this national cathedral solemnly dedi- cate ourselves, ‘our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor’ that ‘this Nation, %fl' God, shall not perish from the The cathedral congregation included many notabilities of the new and past administrations. Cabinet members, Sen- ators, Representatives, Army and Navy ent offi- cities and tees, nearly the whole of the mectnrl;xe c::l.lin, lu numerous d;lmtloln from lomatic An( o nent educators from mmmnml- versities sat the service and ! Committee have |to have occurred when the PAGE B—1 HOUSE COMMITTEE WILLING T0 STUDY NEW D. C. BUDGET 0ld Figures, Bill and Report to Be Used if No Revised Estimates Are Drawn. DELAY IN CONSIDERATION SEVERAL DAYS LIKELY Difficulty of Ways and Means Group in Determining Slate of Appointments Seen. If the new budget director, Lewis Douglas, desires to call for new esti- mates from the District Commissioners and to submit a new District budget to Congress, the House Appropriations Committee will promptly consider his budget. If Mr. Douglas does not sutmit a new District budget, the Approp:ia- tions Committee will go ahead, using the old budget figures, the hearings, the bill and report on the District bill, which failed on the night of March 3, due to opposition led by Representative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, a member of the Conference Committee. However, while Representative Bu- chanan of Texas, the new chairman cf the Appropriations Committee, intends to have the District bill come before | the House as soon as possible, commit- tee consideration will be delayed for several days and perhaps longer, de- Pending on what trouble the Demo- cratic members of the Ways and Means in determining the slate of committee appointments and the slate prepared by the Republican Committee on Committees. Considerable Delay Likely. With an unprecedented number of new members and a larger number of committee vacancies to be filled on all the major committees than ever before in the history of Congress, there is likely to be considerable delay before the committee appointments are made. Only two Republican members sur- vive on the House Appropriations Com- mittee and both Republican members of the subcommittee on the District appropriation bill were defeated. This wipes out the entire Republican repre- sentation on the subcommittee. Under these conditions it is probable that the subcommittee on the District bill may be forced to hold hearings all over again on the District items. Regrets Bill Failed. Chairman Buchanan today expressed extreme regret that the District appro- priation bill had failed owing to the necessity for adjournment on the clos- ing night of Congress. “It was a good bill and should have been passed even though the con ferees were not unanimous. We would have passed it if we had had time, The membership of the House knows pretty well what the District people want, what the needs are and what the bill contains. I do not anticipate any delay in getting the District bill acted upon as socn as the formality of or- ganizing e committees has been car- ried out.” GIRL FATALLY HURT AS CAR OVERTURNS James K. Hughes, Cousin of Vic- tim, Seriously Hurt at Sheridan Circle. Miss Juanita Montgomery, 18, of Steubenville, Ohio, was fatally injured and her cousin, James K. Hughes, 22, Washington attorney, was hurt, when an automobile driven by the latter was wrecked as it turned over near Sheri- dan Circle early yesterday. The girl died at Emergency Hospital several hours after the crash, believed youth swerved to avold hitting another car. Hughes, who is a brother of Denny Hughes. well known Washington attor- ney, and of Detective Sergt. Van D. Hughes of the Metropolitan Police De- partment, is at Garfleld Hospital suf- fering from a possible fractured skull, concussion of the brain and lacerations. He was released in the care of his brother, Denny, shortly after the acci- dent, but when, later in the day. he began to complain of pains in the head and to talk confusedly, he was taken to_Garfield. Miss Montgomery, who was visiting at the Hughes home in the Westchester Apartments here, had been in the city about a week. She was a student at the University of Ohio. Eugene Fish, 20, of 6509 Eastern ave- nue was injured yesterday when he lost control of his motor cycle and ran into a tree along Massachusetts avenue, just west of Observatory Circle. He was treated at Emergency Hospital for a broken right leg and scrious lacerations. FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR MISS HELEN SMITH Daughter of Army Officer Suc- cumbs to Injuries in Fall From Window. Funeral services for Miss Helen Smith, 18, who died Thursday of injuries re- ceived December 27, when she fell from & window of her third-story apartment in the Ontario, were held this after- noon in the Fort Myer chapel. Inter- ment was in Arlington National Cem- etery. Miss Smith, daughter of Lieut. Col. Rodney H. Smith, U 8. A, lost her balance when she opened the window. after complaining the room was too hot. She was taken to Walter Reed g:’pl!l], where she remained until she A certificate of accidental death was issued yesterday by Acting Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald. MOUNTAIN STORE BURNS Fire Razes Building in Blue Ridge Near Shenandoah. through joined in the prayers. In the front row ‘was Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the wartime President whose aide Mr. Roosevelt was as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Further back was the new President’s time, former Secretary of the Danlels. thowmlnthewtg:oirn Edgar | Electoral Special Dispatch to The Star. SHENANDOAH, Va., March 6—Fire completely destroyed a store belonging to Fred Meadows, three miles southwest of here, early yesterday morning. Elkton and Shenandoah fire companies were called out, but could do nothing to save the structure, which was a mass of flames when they arrived. The store was located in Thoroughfare Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. ‘The fire was of unkown’origin. Loss :oauumudnu.mmmma