Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1935, Page 19

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 17, 1935—PART ONE. FAILURES BARED Firm Built Only Two, Both Crashed, Naval Court Is Informed. CAIRNS AIRPLANE | | | | By the Associated Press. = ! A naval court of inquiry was told yesterday that the Cairns Develop- ment Co., which Comdr. Ralph D. Weyerbacher offered to serve as tech- nical adviser, built only two airplanes and that both of them crashed. | Norman C. Finninger, vice president of the company, told the court, which | is inquiring into the offer of Weyer- | bacher to serve the private concern, | that it rejected Weyerbacher's om‘r! and ceased the effort to build air-! planes. | Weyerbacher's attorneys said the ! commander, as aircraft procurement | officer for the Navy, had nothing to | do with the subsequent rejection by | the Navy of the company’s planes. | The court of inquiry was ordered ' by Secretary Swanson after Edmund | Cairns, president of the company, presented to a House military subcom- mittee the letter in which Weyer- | bacher suggested a retainer of $1,500 a month and a share of stock. in addition to $100 a day and expenses for working time, for his and Lieut. C. B. Harper's engineering services. The offer was made in 1930, when ‘Weyerbacher was manager of the naval aircraft factory at Philadelphia. Cairns testified yesterday that | ‘Weyerbacher and another aircraft of- ficer, Comdr. R. D. MacCart, fright- | ened him last year when he said the | failure to hire Weyerbacher and | Harper was responsible for the loss of Navy business. They were aboard a boat with him at the time he made | the statement. “I didn’t know what they might do,” Cairns said in describing the incident “I anticipated for a moment I might ; be thrown overboard.” Livermore Backer. Finninger said the Cairns Develop- ment Co. was financed by Jesse L. Livermore, Wall Street operator. Fin- Donates First Book in Drive CITIZENS PROPOSE VOTE FOR DISTRICT Representation in Congress Advocated by Federation Committee. ! (Continued From First Page.) Opening the American Merchant Marine Library Arsociation drive to get books for Coast Guard vessels, lightships and lighthouses, Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet is shown n of the Junior League Commit.ee for the campaig: v begins tomorrow and wi s are sought, and may be handed in to Junior League head- thousand boc quarters, 1520 Connecticut avenue. presenting a volume to Mis Helen The ill last through next Seturday. Five —Star Staff Photo. First Report on Shrine Drive For Conventionto Be Made Soon Leaders in $150,000 Campaign Meet Tuesday—Co-operation to Make Meeting a Success ninger as his agent wished to secure engineers, but he said Cairns object- | ed to all suggested experts He added that a Lieut. Harper had | talked to Col. Charles A. Lindbeigh about the latter's desire to buy a metal airplane and that Weyerbacher | suggested the two officers might aid in | developing a plane that Lindbergh | ‘would buy. | Finninger said Weyerbacher and | Harper secured permission from the | Navy Department for the employment | provided it was not with a ccmpany in | “contractual relations” with the Gov- ernment. Meanwhile, he said, he and | Livermore had decided that they | would lose money on the Lindbergh plane and the idea of employing the two officers was dropped. e - HOLY NAME RALLY WILL HEAR WALSH Senator to Address Group at| Fort Dupont C. C. C. Camp Tomorrow. Senator David 1. Walsh of Massa- chusetts will be guest speaker at a rally to be held by the Holy Name | o0 "onoe"ay or a large part of the First reports of the success of the | Finance Committee of the 1935 Shrine | committee on the campaign to raise $150.000 for the entertainment of the National Shrine here in June will be made at a report meeting at the Willard Hotel Tuesday. Francis G. Addison. finance chairman, said yesterday. Robert P. Smith, poten- | tate of Almas Temple, is director gen- ral of the Shrine Committee and headquarters has been established at Almas Temple, 1315 K street north- west. The convention. which is to be held June 8-15, inclusive, is expected to bring more than 100.000 visitors to Washington. Between 30 and 40 temples have already notified head- quarters of their intention to attend and at least enough more are assured o bring this number up to 80. ac- cording to Shrine officials. This would mean between 30 and 40 thousand Shrilers, in addition to their families, and, according to figures - from past conventions, the additional visitors attracted by the display would bring the number well above the 100,000 mark. Whole-hearted support of the drive was urged yesterday by prominent citizens, including the president of the Board of Commissioners, heads of department stores and the presidents of two public utilities. It was pointed out that the Finance Committee ex- conclave Urged by Others. Acacia Life Insurance Co.: “Wash- ington is the most beautiful city in the world. Its massive buildings, its monuments, and its extensive parks are of the greatest interest to people from all parts of the globe. Many important improvements have been made in the last few years, and Washington is practically a new city It is fortunate that 100.000 visitors of the convention of the Shrine next | June will have an opportunity to see their National Capital. Washington will be the host of the great conven- tion, and we must see to it that we take our place at the top of those important cities that have entertained the Shrine. It is essential that a suf- ficient guaranty fund be subscribed now to make complete all of the preparation.” “Great Asset to City.” W. W. Everett, vice president and general manager Woodward & Loth- rop: “We do not want to overlook any steps in our early preparation for the Shrine convention of 1935. This convention is always a great asset to any city in which it is held. Not only does the Shrine convention at- | tract country-wide attention, but it is also of great advantage in bringing many visitors. Thousands of persons will have the opportunity to see the ‘The public-spirited people of Wash- ington regard it as a distinct honor will Society of St. Francis Xavier's Church | guaranty fund will be repaid. at the Citizens’ Conservation Corps camp, Fort Dupont, Benning, D. C..} tomorrow at 8 p.m. ! Among those attending the rally will be Caesar L. Aiello, president of the Archdiocesan Union of the Holy Name Society: Leo A. Codd, past president of the Washington rection of the Archdiocesan Union: William H. Collins, president of the Wash- ington section and formerly assist-| ant United States attorney for the District; State Deputy Herring of the} Knights of Columbus, Harry J. Kane, jr. grand knight, Carroll Council; Patrick J. Haltigan, House of Repre- | sentatives reading clerk. Delegates of local branches of the Holy Name So- ciety have been invited. An entertainment program, includ- ing numbers by George H. O'Connor and his accompanist, Matt Horne, will be staged. Music will be played by the Holy Comforter Boys' Band, un- der direction of Rev. Joseph F. Denges and songs will be sung by the Calvert Glee Club Quartet of St. Matthew's Church, headed by Rev. William Stricker. John Chiro will play accordion selections. | The rally will be held in the camp’s | Tecreation hall before the entire per- ! sonnel of the Citizens’ Conservation Corps company. A remembrance will be presented to Benjamin R. Swann. past president of the Holy Name So- ciety. Michael Burke will preside at the rally. Rev. Joseph V. Buckley. spiritual director of the society, will be host to similar directors of the various society branches in Washing- ton. Capt. Harry Myers, Coast Artillery Reserve and commander of the Citi- zens' Conservation camp, and Rob- ert N. Fechner, director of emergency | camp work, also will address the group. CREDITORS EXTEND | GERMAN AGREEMENT | Reich Foreign Trade Declared Still Slipping, but Internal By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, February 16—Foreign creditors of Germany agreed tocay after two weeks of negotiations to extend last year’s “stand-still” agree- ment, covering the Reich's private debts abroad, until February 29, 1936. The agreement reduces by i and 1, per cent the maximum interest rates. A statement said Germany's exter- nal trade exchange situation has de- | teriorated in the past year because of greater obstacles to free international trade. To the contrary, considerable im- provement was found in Germany's dnternal conditions with a “marked Tise in production and a correspond- ent unemployment decrease and im- proved public finances.” The conferees expressed belief the ,position of many debtors has im proved remarkably, so that the prob- lem of liquidating has, for the time being at any rate, “more or less ceased ‘to exist.” e Austrian Prices Higher. Wholesale prices in Austria are above the 1933 and 1934 averages. Hazen’s Appeal. In the statements regarding the ne- cessity of making the convention a success, the citizens said: Commissioner Melvin C. ‘Hazen: “It is an outstanding honor for any city to be selected as the convention city of the Mystic Shrine. Washington had this honor in 1923 and will have it again in June of 1935. I am sure that the distinction that thus comes to the city is greatly appreciated by all of our citizens.” | Merle Thorpe, editor Nation’s Busi- | ness: “Washington's hospitality is | well known. It is no mere happen-so. | It endures because our citizens are | careful to keep it in good repair. It | is memorable because its spirit has | been sustained with effective sub- | stance. “Next June Washington will again welcome the Anclent Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. To make thousands of Shriners and tens of thousands of other visitors feel at | home is a job that must begin months before the week of the convention. “It takes money to play the host. | A finance committee, headed by Fran- cis G. Addison, jr., is working to raise a guaranty fund of $150,000. The committee expects that all or a major | part of the fund will be repaid. Sev- | eral millions of dollars probably will be spent by the Shriners themselves, | and the crowds of visitors attracted | by their national convention. “A subscription to the guaranty fund is an investment which should yield dividends as convincing in their substance as in their refreshing reve- lation of the underlying fraternity of American citizenship.” Recalls Last Meeting. John H. Hanna, president of Cap- ital Transit Co.. “We all remember the Shrine convention of 1923, which was held in Washington. We remem- bér its colorfulness, its pageantry and its gaiety. We are now making plans for another similar convention, to be held in Washington, June 9-15, this| year. We of the National Capital must see that the program presented | in June will be second to none that | has been given at any other city. We must shoot close to the mark set in 1923. We are all interested, and there must be no slip-up in the prep- arations that are being made now. ‘We must co-operate fully with the committee.” William McClellan, president, Po- tomac Electric Power Co.: “The Mys- tic Shrine is an organization of world- wide renown; its conventions, marked | by brilliance and pageantry, give the inspiration that is necessary in carry- ing out its philanthropic work and its good fellowship. ‘Washington again has the honor of entertaining the Shrine convention in June of this year. This responsibility is accepted with pleasure. Every citizen, I am sure, will do his share in preparing | for the reception that will be accorded the thousands of distinguished vis- itors who will come to spend a week | in the National Capital.” William Montgomery, J 'OUR PLUMBER/ president, :INCORPORATED* to have the opportunity to entertain | this great fraternal organization | which in the last several years has | cared for 50,000 afflicted children in its hospitals over the country—a serv- ice that is given without cost and without regard to creed or color. I feel sure that there will be full and spirited co-operation in raising the necessary guaranty fund to provide for the expenses that must be in- curred to assure a program creditable to the National Capital.” James E. Colliflower, president | Merchants & Manufacturers’ Associa- tion: “The Nation's Capital has a duty and an opportunity in entertain- ing the Shrine convention in June, 1935. The Shrine is a great, powerful organization. It manages a large number of hospitals where treatment is given to afflicted children. These hospitals are open without cost and without regard to creed or color. It is my sincere hope that every busi- ness man and every other public- spirited citizen will join in the efforts to make the Shrine convention in 1935 one of the most successful in the history of the organization. A. C. Case, general manager Palais Royal: “While it is true that Wash- ington entertains more than 2,000,000 visitors each year, it is also true that any one event that brings 100.000 visitors at one time must be regarded as of great importance. Very con- servative estimates are that the at- tendance at the meeting of the Shrine in Washington. June 9-15, will be not less than 100,000. A convention of this kind is a great advertisement for the city and one that should at- tract, in time, many additional per- manent residents. Business in Wash- ington will be greatly stimulated by the Shrine convention and the civic spirit of the city will be muct: en- riched. It is absolutely essential at this time that we raise a guaranty fund sufficient to assure a successful Shrine program. I do not have any doubt that the co-operation that will be shown will be such as to insure the complete success of this event.” Hotel Men Contribute. Arthur Harnett, president, Hotel Men’s Association: “The Hotel Asso- ciation of Washintgon already has| subscribed in a most material way to | the Shrine Guaranty Fund. We, of the Hotel Association, wish to co- operate with all of the citizens to make the Shrine Convention of 1935 one of the most successful in the his- tory of the organization. We shall do our part in carrying out the plans | Corp., organized under the laws of the State of Arizona, would be given vir- | tually a grant of $200,000—money be- | longing to the taxpayers of the Dis- | trict. The federation voted that the legis- lation, if passed. should be amended to make the sums payable to the per- sons who have paid the taxes on street paving and the like; or their execu- tors or administrators, and to waive the statute of limitations to such | claims. | Fingerprinting Opposed. By a resolution forwarded from the | Dahlgren Terrace Citizens’ Associa- | tion, the subject of universal finger-! printing was brought to the attention | of the federation, The Dahlgren Ter- | race group recommended universal | fingerprinting, but the Committee on | Lak and Legislation opposed it. It |is contrary to the traditions of the American people,” the committee re- ported, though it favored voluntary fingerprinting. The federation went | on record as opposed to the universal | | system. | William McK.-Clayton, chairman of ! | the Utilities Committee, told the fed- | | eration that the Chesapeake & Po- | tomac Telephone Co. has promised to | co-operate in the campaign against| gambling by reporting those gambling places which are subscribers. The Takoma Park Citizens' Associ- | ation had forwarded a resolution ask- ing that the gambling laws of ihe District be strengthened. In advocat-. ing passage of two anti-gaming bills | now in Congress, the federation re- | iterated its stand against legislation to legalize gambling in the District. Traction Service Rapped. ‘The Southwest Citizens’ Association | claims its members are being discrimi- nated against by the traction com- | pany, and that the service is inade- quate. The Federation adopted a reso- 1i\mnn condemning the alleged dis- crimination A long discussion took place over the proposed removal of street car tracks on Kennedy street. It was the opinion of the Utilities Committee that the street car tracks should re- main on Kennedy street, from Georg.a avenue to Fourteenth street, so that the cars from Takoma Park may con- tinue to function. The federation b>- ! lieves better service from Kennedy | sireet downtown might be affected by | having the Takoma Park car cut { across New Hampshire avenue and | down Eleventh street, operating on a | “limited-stop service.” 1In favoring this plan, the Federation specified that two important stops be made, one at Wilson Normal and the other at Con- tral High School. — . | GERMANY GIVES DOLLS With a gift from the German Em- bassy of six dolls dressed in typical German costumes. Friendship House announced yesterday it hopes to have eventually “a gallery of international dolls.” Each of the German dolls is clad in the costume of one of the differ- ent provinces. The gift was the re- sult of a request made last Fall when | Friendship House held its “Round the | beauties of their National Capital.| World Carnival.” Miss Lydia Burk- | lin, head resident of the settlement house, conceived the idea of asking the embassies and legations to supply dolls dressed in native costumes. The gift from the German Embassy was the first answer to the request. - for the program to be presented in Washington June 9-15 of this year It is an honor and a pleasure for the City of Washington to act as host for this notable organization.” Thomas P. Littlepage: “Washirgton is known chiefly throughout the coun- try as the center of governmental activity. But there also exists among the citizens of Washington a very fine community spirit. Over a period of a great many years, it has been my observation Washington has never | failed to assume a responsibility. This year it will have the very delightful responsibility of entertaining a great organization, the Mystic Shrine—an ‘orgnnization that is known through- out the world. It will be a pleasure to present the Shrine program for the thousands of uniformed, marching men that will come to the city to enjoy for one week the hospitality of their National Capital. Experience | leads me to say that there will be no | failure anywhere along the line in the preparation for this great event of June 9-15, of this year. A committec of public-spirited men, headed by | Francis G. Addison, jr. is now at | work raising the money to meet the expenditures that will be necessary in carrying out the Shrine activities. This committee deserves, and I am sure it has, 100 per cent support from the entire population of the | city.” . Julian Brylawski, president, Mo- tion Picture Theater Owners, District of Columbia: “We are all looking | forward to the coming convention of the Mpystic Shrine next June, which | will bring perhaps 100.000 visitors | Judging from the past, I am sure that | nothing will be lacking in the re- | ception that will be extended to these | distinguished men, and there is no | doubt that the extensive and beautifu’ improvements in our city since thei last visit will make a durable, favor- | able and lasting impression.” | Mattresses ¢ Remade || The Stein Bedding Co. || 1004 Eye St. NW. ME. 3490 | Rock Wool Insulation Department Manager Wanted Knowledge building construction, sales experience, honesty and ability essential. Salary or drawing account against com- missions. Call Mr. Beatty, Sales Corp., Permanent connection. The Iron Fireman National 9343 IVoting on “Best” Film Stars Reopened to Satisfy Critics Bette Davis and Others May Oppose Claudeite Colbert, Norma Shearer and Grace Moore for Title. By the Assoctated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., February 16. —An unprecedented ruling today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences probably will enable Bette Davis, star of “Of Human Bond- | age,” and other actors to oppose Claudette Colbert, Norma Shearer and | Grace Moore in the final voting to|the voting and places the final de-| | designate the “best” feminine screen | cision, to be rendered February 27, in performer of 1934. to quote you rates. Answering criticism of the nomina- tions for the seventh annual awards, the Awards Committee decided to permit academy members to vote upon persons and films other than those whose names appear on the final ballot. The change in the rules reopers the hands of academy membérs—the B—3 individual writers, players, producers and technicians. The academy said the alteration in rules came as & result of expression from nominees—Norman Krasna and Robert Riskin, writer, achievement nominees, and Frank Capra, director nominee. There was considerable criticism after results of the “primaries” were announced and Miss Davis was not | included in the list of feminine nomi- nees. In this connection, Howard Estabrook, acting academy president, said: “Criticisms have appeared with such uniform content that they raise the question as to whether the criti- cisms are based upon genuine opin- | ion or propaganda. Despite the- fact the criticism fails to take into consideration that the nomina- tions have been made by the unre- stricted votes of each branch, the Awards Committee has decided upon a change in the rules, throwing the final voting for any individual achieve- ment or picture award in addition to Why ACACIA LEADS AST YEAR was another year of forward march for Acacia, as the Summary of the An- nual Report, herewith, testifies. 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