Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1940, Page 13

Capper Bill for Vote Backed by Citizens 0f Columbia Heights Unit Deplores Blast On Harvard Street as Threat to Order The Columbia Heights Citizens’ Forum last night indorsed in prin- ciple the Capper bill for direct participation in national primary elections for residents of the Dis- trict. The action was taken on the recommenation of William H. Mon- dell, chairman of the District Suf- frage Association and member ol the forum. Mr. Mondell told the citizens that the question of local suffrage is now “directly a political one,”_and that “each citizen of Washington should appear personally before in- terested members of Congress to demand active co-operation in se- curing both local and national rep- resentation for the District.” The forum indorsed the Randolph bill to increase the District gas tax for highway maintenance. On a motion offered from the floor by Sparrel G. Wood, president, the forum “deplored and condemned” the recent explosion in the 1300 block of Harvard street N.W., dam- aging numerous residences in the neighborhood, as a “threat to law and order.”, The resolution asks that every effort be made to appre- hend and punish the parties re- sponsible. Construction of the proposed Ab- bott Vocational School on the site of the old Tuberculosis Hospital was opposed. The forum then reiterated shore line. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON & Ll SUGAR CITY, COLO.—LAKE MOVES, LEAVING FISH—A farmer gathering some of the millions of fish that were scattered over the countryside recently by the freak action of Lake Meredith. Meredith is a shallow storage lake about 6 miles long and a mile wide. A strong wind struck the lake from the north and pushed the water as far as half a mile beyond the south Then the water suddenly receded and left the fish stranded to die. mostly carp, and it is estimated that the dead ones would il 30 freight cars.—Wide World Photo. The fish are a former action asking that the site be reserved for a new Wilson Teachers’ College. A resolution .was adopted asking that length of streetcar loading zones on Fourteenth street between Fairmont.and Newton street be lim- ited to 60 feet each, in the belief that traffic congestion will be less« ened in the large business area. PRICE Telephone Special! RADIO SERVICE 1942 School Budget Parley Set for April 29 The Board of Education has an- nounced it would hold its annual meeting with representatives of civic groups, April 29 at 8 pm. at the Thomson School, Twelfth and Check-up These . Trained Courteous Men Call at ‘' Your Home to Help You With Your Radio Problems Call George's Today for These Checkup Features Check Tubes Check Antenna and Ground Connections Analyze Chassis Adjust Speaker Replace Pilot _+ Light Clean Chassis L' streets N.W., to consider items for the 1942 school budget. The board meets each year with the delegates of the various organi- zations to consider needs, and then meets again in the fall to report on what items to include in the esti- mates. D. C, WEDNESDAY, New Plan Presented To Seffle Symphony Salary Dispute Orchestra and Union Officials Meet With U. S. Conciliator ‘The National Symphony Orchesrta seemed to have a new lease on life today, after s meeting yesterday afternoon between representatives of the Musicians' Protective Union and the Orchestra Association Board. ‘While nothing definite was ac- complished, a spirit of conciliation was said to have been displayed at the meeting. A new formula of settlement, details of which were not made public, was submitted and left for the sponsoring organization and the union to consider. The conferees met in the office of John R. Steelman, director of con- ciliation of the Labor Department. .| Mr. Steelman’s adviser was Samuel Rosenbaum, vice president and member of the board of the Phila- delphia Orchestra. After the conference, Mr. Steel- man said: “Efforts were made to devise' a plan to be submitted to both parties for consideration. Some ,progress can be reported. The conference adjourned to meet again on call of the conciliation director.” The conferees included A. C. Hay- den, president of the union; Paul J. Swartz, business manager of the Bob Gatta, a union board L. Corrin Strong, presi- dent of the ofchestra association; Walter B. Howe, vice president of the association; C. C. Cappel, or- chestra manager, d Frederick APRIL 17, 1940. Spaulding, chairman of the finan. rganizal with the musicians on & new salary scale. The final concert of the present season was given Sunday afternoon. Lincoln Memorial Draws 48,124 for Day’s Record Sunday was the biggest day en record for the Lincoln Memorial. Randle B. Truett, chief of the memorial section of the Office of National Capital Parks, said today that the number of visitors to the Lincoln shrine reached an all time high for a single day of 48,124 and anall time week-end high (Saturday and Sunday together) of 69,264. ‘The previous one-day high, Mr. Truett said, was 32,000, registered during the shrine convention in 1923. Preyious week-end high was approximately 50,000 during the same period. “Cherry blossoms” was his ex- planation for the record total. . Episcopal Session Ends A service of solemn evensong and | benediction last night concluded the | Catholic Life Conference, attended by several hundred laymen and clergymen from Episcopal churches of the Washington Diocese, in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, on Twenty- third street N.W., near Washington Circle. The Rev. Roland F. Palmer, Canadian superior of the Order of Bt. John the Evangelist, preached and the Rev. Robert Kell of Balti- more officiated. Instruction on prayer life and sup- per preceded the final service. The Rev. Arlington A, McCallum was host rector. Archives Get Indian Language Recordings A large collection of unusual sound recordings has been transferred by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, to the Na- tional Archives, James D. Preston, : assistant administrative secretary, announced yesterday. The collection includes more than 3,000 recordings of Indian and primitive songs and dialects gath- ered during the last half century | by ethnologists. Among the collec- tors were Francis Densmore, John P. Harrington' and Francis La Flesche. The recordings are mostly cylin- ders of the old Edison and dic- taphone type, Mr. Preston said. In- Period Furnit cluded are some early examples of disc recordings made in 1894. One recording is of an address to Indians a:fl:;n 1915 by President Woodrow Heidt Accepts Bid For Dinner Dance Horace Heidt, the band leader, and several of his featured enter~ tainers have accepted invitations to appear at the annual dinner-dancté to be held by the Young Democrats of Washington Saturday night at the Willard Hotel. ‘The dinner, in honor of Thomas Jefferson, will have Attorney Gen- eral Jackson as one of the principal speakers, with Senator Lee acting as toastmaster. ure, Georgian Silverware, Tapestries, Bronzes, Objets D’Art, Oriental Rugs, A 0il Paintings TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION Today, Tomorrow and Saturday at 1 P.M. Oil Paintings to Be Sold 722 13th St. N.W. 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