Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1933, Page 4

THE EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, Plane Folds Up Like a ( Chair {15660 BANKS OPEN, SURVEY INDICATES D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1933. am@“maamfifim,’mmmwwmm TWALT EXPLANS AT ST PETERS DOOR LESSONS IN SAFETY LEARNED IN QUAKES Reviews and News of Cup;fnl'l Programs. HARRIMAN DELAY Bays Bank Examiner Held Up Report Because of Fear of a Run. F. G. Awalt, acting controller of the Burrency, today explained that the de- 1ay in forwarding to the Department of Justice a bank examiner’s report on al- leged irregularities at the Harriman Na- tional Bank in New York was due to the pritical banking situation then existing. Tried to Aid Bank. Questioned regarding a story in yes- ferday’s Star disclosing that the Trias ury delayed from July until December in calling the case to the attention of the Eusnce Department, Awalt said the examiner endeavored for five months to strengthen the bank’s condi- tion before prosecution was instituted sgainst Joseph W, Harriman, head of the bank. Senators previously had threatened en investigation of the delay, laying re- sponsibility on the Department of Jus- tice. Awalt, explaining the Treasury’s point Jn the aflair, said the examiner reported first to the department on July 25, 1932, that the bank’s affairs were in bad con- dition, but he asked time to make it ore liquid before any prosecution was n. Awalt said John W. Pole, the ontroller at that time, had not seen the letter from the examiner, as it was Imerely one of thousands coming to the ffice. Sought Co-Operation. The examiner was said to have con- t‘mued his eflorts to put the bank's Tairs in shape, “hoping to get co- pperation from Harriman” until De- gcember 23. On that date he presented {:.h formal report and Awalt ordered it nt immediately to the Department of Pustice. On December 30, Awalt said, Henry E. Cooper, new president of the bank, and its vice president talked to Awalt nd asked more time to get the bank liquid. “That's up to the Department of Fustice,” Awalt said he told them. They replied they had sought his ecommendation to the Justice Depart- ent and upon that basis Awalt sald he talked to Nugent Dodds, the As- sistant Attorney General in charge of the criminal division, and told him he *didn't want him (Dodds) to do any- thing inconsistent with the aims of | ice. . Awalt added that he suggested tho| depositors would profit by holding off prosecution temporarily. Bank Run Feared. ‘Throughout this period, the acting| controller pointed out, the officials wsre' acting on the premise that grand jury ngs and accompanying publicity start & run on the Harriman 1t said that with his recommenda- | Department of Justice did halt | dings temporarily since the | statute of limitations was not involved | in the case and action could be started > Justice Department said today | William D. Mitchell, Attorney Gen- eral in the Hoover administration, ew nothing of the Harriman case, but it was all handled by subordinates. HARVARD AWARDS NEW FELLOWSHIPS consin Doctor to Study in Eu- rope—Research Posts Also Filled for Law School. By the Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 25.—| The Harvard Corporation has an-! nounced the award of a William O. Moseley. jr., Travelling Fellowship, (en- abling students of the Harvard Medical School to study in Europe) to Dr.| Charles V. Seastone, jr., of Madison, - w a research fellow in bac- terio! and immunology. Awards at the law school included, Research Fellowships (under which professors of law from other law schools | are brought to Harvard for research work) to Assistant Prof. Amos H. Eblen, University of Missouri; Edward G. Jennings y to W. S. Kenyon, United it Court judge, Forg Dodge, Iowa, and Thomas A. Cowan, former instructor in law, University of Penr The Brandeis Fellowship at the law school was awarded to Lester B. Orfield, assistant professor of law at the Uni- versity of Nebraska, and the Judah Philip Benjamin Research Fellowship ‘went to Howard A. Judy of San Fran- ¢isco, now a graduate student at Harvard Law School. HE new seaplane which fits in a Navy by Grover Loening submarine, built for the Uniied States Co., Garden City. N. Y., being carted to Port ‘Washington for tests. The plane which has speed of over 100 miles an hour folds into 8-foot tube in 3 minutes (as shown in photo). ‘The pro- peller is mounted aft. The pilot sits out in front. It has a tail surface that folds forward and wings that fold alongside. —Wide World Photo. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Rain tonight, probably clearing tomorrow morning; slowly rising temperature tonight, low- est tonight about 36 degrees; moderate southeast and south, shifting to west winds, Muylmd—mln in east and snow or rain in west portion tonight, probably clearing tomorrow morning; slowly ris- ing temperature tonight. Virginia—Rain tonight, probably clearing tomorrow morning; somewhat warmer tonight, colder in extreme west portion tomorrow, West Vi -Rain or snow this afternoon and_tonight; tomorrow gen- erally fair and slightly colder. Outlook for March 27 to April 1. North and Middle Atlantic States— Fair Monday, rain Tuesday or Wednes- | day, possibly beginning as snow over north portion, then generally fair until about Saturday, when rain is again probable. Slowly rising temperature Tuesday and Wednesday, colder Thurs- day and warmer by Saturday. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers very | muddy today. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. Degrees. . 39 37 31 Yesterdn’y - Record for Lnt 24 Hours, Highest, 40, 5:00 p.m. yesterday. Year | ago, 67. Lowest, 29, 6:00 am. today. ago, 33. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 74, on March 14, Lowest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Tomorrow. 8:14am. 2:33a.m. 8:44pm. 3:04 p.m. | Year | ‘Today. High . kB Low High Low 120 p. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today .. 6:05 Sun, tomorrow 6:03 Moon, today.. 5:42am. Automobile lights must be turned on | one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capnal (current month to date): onth, Average. 3.55 3.27 3.75 3217 R.ccord 6 86 884 9.13 10.69 10.94 10.63 Junuary February March April . May June July August September October . November 3 5YBIH Statlons. £wp1159; LORTON PRIS.ONER TAKEN | AFTER AVENUE CHASE Employe of Penny Restaurant Cap- tures Floyd Armstrong Believed to Have Escaped Saturday. After being chased last nigh{ along Pennsylvania avenue, Floyd Armstrong, 33, colored, an escaped prisoner from the penal institution at Lorton, Va., was captured by Hays Callahan, an loye of the penny restaurant in 900 block of the Avenue. Armstrong, who was serving seven years on & robbery charge, is said to | N have escaped from Saturday night Guards came here to look for him and last night had received information Armstrong was to meet a friend at| Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. The guards confided this in- formation to Callahen to get him to | aid them. Armstrong appeared on the scene as exnected but spied the guards and soon outdistanced them. Cajlahan, however, soon overhauled the man. GERMANS N=SIZGE STORE Stench Dombs Thrown at Wool- worth Branch in Halle. HALLE, Germany, March 25 (P). —The Telegraphen Union News Agency reported that stench bombs were thrown at the new Woolworth branch store on its opening yesterday morning. After minor incidents, the attitude of the crowd became so menacing the police temporarily shut the doors. Attempts to reopen were thwarted by even larger crowds besieging the store and filling nearby thoroughfares. Simi- lar crowds gathered in large Jewish stores, making it necessary _to close them. The police were able to keep control. . “WHAT MEN LIVE FOR” At the Lutheran Church of the Atone- ment tomorrow morning Rev. H. E. Sny- der will preach on “What Men Live For.” The Senior Luther League will have charge of the service in the eve- ning. when Miss Clara Borjes will be the principal speaker. the prison last Abilene. Tex. £55% | quaru gse Snowing Baining Clear Snowing . Clear Clear . Cloudy 36 Pt.cloudy 0 Seattle, Wash. Spokane._Wash Tampa, Fla... WASH., D. “Tuberculosis” Is Topic. Dr, Kathleen Jones King Will address the Columbia National Forum at the Whitelaw Hotel tomorrow at 3:30 on the subject, “Tuberculosis.” Dr. King is an instructor in bacteriology at Howard Universltz. A Special—Worth Walking a Mile for Bituminous-Smokeleu COAL.SZ er brings you Union Lenten services will be held Monday evening, when Rev. Henry Manken, jr., will preach. The Men's Brotherhood will have charge of the evening services, The g of Christ in motion pictuses will gilgn. s (ull 2240 lh of this good | the policies of Hitler. coal in egg size. ICE & Co 3rd & K Sts. NW. = NA. 0990 Hitler’s U. S. Agent Hopes to Win Favor Of American Public Weekly Paper and Lec- tures Used by Propagan- dist to Aid Nazi Cause. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, March 25.—In his photo- finishing shop ‘here, Adolf Hitler's per- sonal propagandist for the United States quictly is carrying on his effort to bring the American public, espacially those of German descent. to look with greater favor on the policies of Ger- many's National Socialist party. Herr Heinz Spanknoebel has had his title of “leader of the Hitler movement in the United States” since September, 1932. He carries on his campaign in meetings, lectures and through a weekly paper—the German Outlook—of which he is the editor. A World War feteran, he first visited the United States in 1922, making an- other visit in 1929. In 1932, he was back in Germany and was attracted by ‘Without con- sulting any one, he embarked upon a one-man campaign in his native Prussia 5,328 of 6,891 Members Over. Country Do- ing Business Again. By the Associated Press. A today t.hn)y nwr:“ institutions in the ‘coun- the approximately 6,891 institu- tions that are members of the Federal mmsyml Were doing busi- P least 10338 of the 12 437 Mmfllm that lfiwmb Kentucky Lousiana Maine .. Michigan .. Minnesota . Mississippi . New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico which brought him to the attention of | Ohio Dr. Hans Nieland, of the National So- cialist party's department of foreign propaganda. Dr. Nieland, he explained, summoned him to Hamburg and there proposed that he return to the United States as leader of the Hitler move- ment. He has carried on that work here since, supported so far, he explained, by the proceeds of his own business and contributions of Germans in the United States. New York. He said he was encouraged by the number of letters received frcm all over the country. He and other Hitler followers plan for America, he emphasized, only to bring a knowledge of the movement | under way in Germany. FIRST BAPTIST PASTOR NAMES SERMON THEME Dr. Samuel Judson Porter to Preach on “From Chaos to New Birth.” “From Chaos to New Birth” will be the subject of Rev. Dr. Samuel Judson Porter, Church, tomorrow morning and in_the evening, “How to Face Life's Disciples.” At the church meeting Thursday | evening, T. J. Moore was elected a life deacon, and Arlie Johnson and J. L. Russell to serve until May. 1934. Next Thursday Dr. Porter will give his fifth lecture on New Testament churches, taking “Colossae—the Hereti- cal Church.” vedish services will be held at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow, Dr. Knut E. Carlson preaching. Monday evening the Scan- dinavian Mission will hold its fourteenth annual Spring festival, with addresses by Pastor Frithiof Wahlborg of Newark, N. J.; Dr. Porter and Dr. Carlson; mu- " | sical ‘selections and a soctal hour. The Dramatic Club will give “An Evening of Poetry” at the church Tues- day evening. pastor of the First Baptist |- In Detroit he has about | W 40 members. _There is also a branch in | Wyoming .. Total ............12,437 (a) Approximately. (b) Others open, with restrictions, but exact number unavailable imme- diately. (c) Figure not immediately available (many open). 10,338 e Rebel Money Burned. SAO PAULO, Brazil (#).—Rebel paper money issued during the civil war last Summer, has been burned follow:ng re- demption of the notes by the state’s reconstruction government. The issue totaled $24,000,000, and all except $38,- 000 was turned in. Collectors held out the balance. NEURITIS! means inflammation of the nerves. To gain relief you must remove the cause. Find out how you can aid natural processes within your body. Phore or Write Today for Information, Booklets and Sample Mountain Valley Water For 75 years the Prescribed Water at HOT SPRINGS, ARK. 1405 K St. NW. 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Ideal location for entertaining clients in view- APPLY SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE ROOM 630 OR NA. 5000 BUILDING AN IMPORTANT AND CONVENIENT ADDRESS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL the key position to the ok ki kR Rk o kR K ki oKk Rk Kk ok K K kR kR R ko Reserve| excellent Christian Chi stricf religic charac e t of ‘worl n e m rs of different nationalities, with Pnletmm the cen- a pro- e ah il 14 Engtish and German writers to modern Russian and later day nmnmmu of old ‘The voices 'ere used softly for the most part, which in no ny inter- fered with M clearness of diction and made it possible for the audi- ence to follow the songs without printed text. ‘The crescendos were P squslly. casy and Jogica, wer was ly easy an w :q nmc';x:l nl:ol: quality throughaut from soprano to the low bass which is responsible e ear. “bunging. i Singing sureness that proves the serious musicianship which is the founda- tion of the choir's training. With simplicity and no apparent effort the singers caught the tone and wound _through complicated fugues and difficult melodies with perfect ease on the technical side, giving exact value to each musical phrase. Seldom has the rare beauty of these splendid revelations of re- ligious feeling been so feelingly brought home to the casual listener or their deep significance made so clear. There was dignity and com- pleteness in the interpretations that left nothing to be desired. Max Noah, who is responsible for this splendid work, had arranged a program which had no moment of sameness in spite of the similarity of the subjects of the compositions. Bach's “All Breathing Life, Sing and Praise Ye the Lord” was a magnifi- cent example of fugue singing, while in the “Ave Verum Corpus,” by Willard Byrd, the pliancy of the choir was demonstrated by the sharp attacks and quick releases which gave power to this splended hymn from the early seventeenth century. Nikolsky’s “The Lord Said Unto My Lord” presented unusual difficulties of intonation which were apparently not_difficult for the singers, while Tschesnokofl's “Salvation Is Creat- ed” was rich with a quality and volume of sound that was never forced beyond the proper boundary. The unusual “Song of Mary,” by Kranz, from the Spanish of Vega, was a beautiful arrangement for & solo soprano (sung by Mrs. Noah) against the harmonious humming of the choir. It would not only be pleasant but of great value '.o heu' more of such singing. st st s v rrrrersrsrsslisrersisienln Truly )k kR Rk ok kR ok kR ok kR ok ok ok ko ok ok ok Kk ok Kk ok kX the of Gretche: mod,whowuumblatolnpeuu y and Mary Park clmenu and Julia Robertson, violinists, who played & “Concerto,” by Vivaldi, for two vio- lins. Mr. Preund has s warm, well trained voice, which shows to the lv’::lnzlnwphnmntmou Wwermemndmuownunthh wne. are somewhat sacrificed and lotaly the oo of bis safter Pl work. He sings with taste and feel- %mvu,unwh"eum of each word and conveying it Hills of Home,” by Fox, and “Nac- turne,” by Curran. His singing was received with great applause and he returned for several encores. Chopin’s “Etude No. 2” and Debussy’ “‘Clair de Lune” were the three num- but her light touch is unforced and excellently suited to the interpreta~ tion of Chopin or Debussy. Her suc- cess was instantanecus and she was recalled several times until she played another Chopin number as encore. Delightfully clear and expressive was the playing of Mary Park Clements and Julia Robertson in the “Concerto for Two Violins.” Their excellent, well blended tone and re- gard for nuance made this number by Vivaldi Vi!ll and interesting. Much buu portrayed in the la thelr singing tone was well xusningd and rich in Aentl- ment and the interweaving of mel- ody clearly defined. Lucy Bricken- stein aided the finish of the per- formance with her sympnnutlc IC- companiment. VESTED CHOIR TO SING Takoma Park Baptist Pastor Takes “Life’s Tests” as Theme. At Takoma Park Baptist Church to- morrow morning the services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. E. La Rue Music will be furnished by the vested choir, Mrs, Isabel P. Middlekauff, organist and director. The sermonette for children will be on “What Zangara Might Have Been.” The regular ser- mon will be on “Life's Tests.” The service at 7:45 p.m. will be in | recognition of the youth of the church. | of Churches will be the speaker. The junior choir and members of the B. Y. P. U. will sing. The pastor will | give the final sermon in a series on the | church, the wpic being “The Church— | Its Servic a Good Coffee . . . One That Will Please the Great Majority of Coffee Drinkers. Ceremony Prepares for In-|California Studies Have Re- auguration of Holy Year. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, March 25.—The ceremony of the “recognition of the door of 8t. Peter's took place yes- 8y, prmnuon for its formal'| opening and inauguration of the Ca Dominioni, nu.ner ‘of the Papal Chamber, presided, with Archbishop Luigi Pel- n.uo, lecrmry of St. Peter's Bufldmx Committee, of which Cardinal delein, Chicago, is a member. Remove Marble Sheet. ‘The prelates, with the aid of at- tendants, removed the thin marble sheet covering the brick wall which consti- tutes the door. Inside the wall they found two little boxes of zinc, lined with wood, placed there January 28, 1926, after close They opened the boxes in the Chapter Hall. One contained more than 100 medals, of which nine were gold commemorating the holy year of the annual medals of the years 1922 1923, 1924 and 1925, and a parch- ment with the list of the meda other contained s parchment [ivmg @ register of all the objects walled up in the door. These are re- membrances of religious associations and individuals. The list referred to special bricks of | the door, which are the property of the assoclations. Some bricks are highly decorated. Some contain parchmeni lists of signatures. Offered Remembrances. One brick offered by the Central Committee for the 1925 Holy Year con-i m.ns oflcml remembrances of that year, im's badge, commemorative mednh, ets, special railroad tickets, etc. Some of the bricks are of marble, | with commemorative epigraphs. Within the next few days the in- ternal wall of the door will be torn down. The external wall will be sawed completely around and then bound with a band of iron. in readiness for the moment when Pope Pius strikes it with a gold hammer to break it down and usher in the Holy Year. Similar ceremonies of “recognition” took place for the holy doors of the Rome Basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Paul and St. Mary Major. | R SPEAKERS ARE LISTED Tufts and Etchinson to Talk at| Church of Brethren. Two events are scheduled for the | Church of the Brethren tomorrow. At | the morning service, Col. W. O. Tufts, | chairman of the Washington Federaxltol; | | pm., Mr. Page McEtchison will give an | illustrated lecture on “The Passion | Pley of Oberammergau.” The olm- sted Players will present “St. Claudia,” a religious drama, Tussday evening. | sulted in Improved Con- struction Codes. BY WALTER B. CLAUSEN, Associated Press Staff Writer. LOS ANGELES, March 25.—Cali- fornia earthquake history, while rich for the sclentist and proving to be one of the most fertile fields for research in seismology, is outstanding in one characteristic. It has built up safety codes, devel- oped means of earthquake-proof con- struction, established principles for the preservation of life and property, with none of the vast scenes of havoc that have accompanied the convulsions of the earth’s crust in other parts of the world. In Southern Italy, Japan, China, Ja- maica, Martinique, Persia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Spain, Egypt, Morocco, Seily, Ponugal and other places great earthquakes have caused life losses running into the thousands. Earthquake investigating laboratories of California have demonstrated the theoretical principles of safe building construction and have seen these put to_test in earth movements. Many shocks have passed almost un- noticed here, while shocks of similar in- tensity in other regions of the earth have resulted in disaster. Scientists comment this shows that terror can be taken out of earthquakes, that danger is due not to the earth movement, but to the individual cases of careless construction and the fail urre tm take the simple precautions mr salety Among precautions taken in Southern California are earthquake drills in schools. Instead of the usual fire drill, providing for evacuation of the build ing in the quickest time, the earth- quake drill provides for safety stations in the class room against falling plaster. Minute Mysteries Solution to CLASS DAY. (See Page A-3) Summers had an iron-clad alibl for 4 am. He murdered the milk- man at the END of his route and then took his body back near the START of his deliveries. He thought the finding of the body near the BEGINNING of the route would make him unsus- pected Because of his unquestion- ablc allbi for that time. He stupidly forgot the im- portant fact that it could he proved that the driver had de- livered milk to the end of his route. Therefore, his alibi for 4 am. was of no account whatsoever. He was convicted of the murder. STUPIDITY—UNCONSCIOUS IGNORANCE. H W. Shaw. 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