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MRS. Gi OVER DIES
OF LONG ILLNESS
Wife of Assistant Postmaster
General Succumbs at
Age of 52.
Mrs. W. Irving D over, wife of the
Assistant PoetmasU r General, died
shortly before noon today at her home.
«tt the Wardman Park Hotel, after
a long illness. She was 52 years old.
Mrs, Glover was born in Green
Point. Brooklyn, N. Y., and was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Englis.
Her father was one of th? early wooden
shipbuilders of the country, and was
formerly operator of the Hudson River
night boats between New York City and
Albany. .
Active in Society.
Mr*. Glover* heme was at Engle
wood, N. J„ but since her husbands
appointment to the Post Office Depart
ment in 1921 she .had lived at the
Wardman Park. Until two years ago
ahe was active in society and was
•specially interested In the ladies of
the Junior cabinet.
Mrs Glover attended Dobbs Perry
School, in New York, and was an ac
tive member of the Dobbs Washington
Alumnae
An ardent Philatelist', she had been
collecting stamps since she was 14
vears old and her collection is re
garded as one of the most interesting
In the country possessed by a woman.
She was the first woman member of
the Collectors' Club of New York and
was a member of long standing in the
American Philatelic Society and As
sociation for Stamp Exhibitions 8he
possessed a collection of "first day
covers," said to be among the best, con
taining several unusual Lindbergh
covers
Member of G. O. P. League.
Mrs Glover had been affiliated with
Republican organisations, both in New
Jersey and Washington, and she was a
member of the League of Republican
Women here. She was a member of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. , _. ,
Besides her husband she Is survived
by three children, Thomas, Warren Irv
ing Jr., and Prances Glover, and three
sisters. Mrs. J. R. Melcher, Mrs. Charles
D. Sayre and Mrs. John H. Emanuel,
•11 of Englewood.
* Funeral services will be held at the
"New York Avenue Church Monday aft
ernoon. Burial will be In Greenwood
_ Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE WEATHER
District of Columbia—Rain tonight,
probablv ending tomorrow morning;
colder late tonight and tomorrow; low
est temperature tonight about 45 de
grees; increasing southeast and south
winds, shifting to northwest late to
night. . . .,
Maryland—Rain tonight, probably
ending tomorrow morning, except snow
flurries in extreme west portion tomor
row; colder late tonight and tomorrow;
Increasing southeast and south winds,
shifting to northwest late tonight.
Virginia—Rain tonight, probably end
ing tomorrow morning; colder tomorrow
and in west and extreme north portions
late tonight; fresh southwest, shifting
to northwest, winds.
West Virginia—Rain and much cold
er, probably changing to snow flurries
In north portion tonight; tomorrow
Sen era 11 y fair and colder, except snow
urries in northeast portion.
Report for last 24 Hours.
Temperature. Barometer.
Yesterday— Degrees. Inches.
4 p.m. (0 30.05
8 p.m. $7 30.09
Midnight. 54 30.11
Today—
4 a m.. 52 30.10
8 a.m. 51 30.07
Noon . 52 29.98
Highest, 61, 3 pm. yesterday. Year
ago 48.
Lowest, 51, 7 am. today. Year
ago, 26.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High . 7:55a.m. 8:40 a.m.
Low . 2:29 am. 3:11a.m.
High ....... 8:55p.m. 8:59p.m.
Low . 2:27p.m. 3:11p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
8un, today ... 7:22 5:18
Sun. tomorrow 7:22 5:19
Moon, today.. 5:26 p.m: 7:44 a.m.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Rainfall.
Monthly rainfall in inches in the
O pital (current month to date):
Month. 1932. Average. Record.
January .... 4.01 3.55 7 09 '82
February. 3.27 6.84 ’84
Marrh . 3.75 8 84 ’91
April . 3.27 9.13 ’89
May . 3.70 10.69 ’89
June . 4 13 10 94 '00
July . 4.71 10.63 ’86
August . 4.01 1441 28
September. 3 24 10.81 '76
October . 2 84 8 57 '85
November. 2.37 8 69 ’89
December . 3.32 7.56 ’01
Weather In Various Cities.
^Temperature
g -a
Stations. » 2* Weather.
. “ Z *
: 3
Abilene. Tex... SO.16 40 36 0 04 Clear
Albany. N Y... 30.20 46 26 . Cloudy
Atlanta, Ga_ 30 10 70 56 . Cloudy
Atlantic City . SO 14 60 46 .... Rain
flltiiBOre. Md . 30.00 60 50 Cloudy
irmmgham ... 30 02 72 62 OOlRatw
lamarck, N D. 30 30 26 6 . Clear
Boston. Mass .. 30 24 40 32 0 20 Cloudy
Buffalo. N Y 30 02 42 32 . Cloudy
Charleston. SC. 30 16 74 56 Clear
Chicago 111- 29 96 38 34 0 08 Snow
Cincinnati, Ohio 29 68 54 48 0 34 Rain
Cleveland, Ohio 29 94 42 40 0 01 Cloudy
Columbia, 8 C. 30 18 72 54 .... Pt c loudy
Denver. Colo... 30 50 34 16 _ Pt cloudy
Detroit. Mich... 30 00 44 36 .... Rain
El Paso. Tex... 30 16 54 30 _ Clear
Galveston Tex. 30 OO 70 58 1 02 Rain
Helena, Mont... 30 58 30 18 .... Clear
Huron. 8. Dak. 30 24 26 10 .... Clear
Indianapolis,Ind 29 86 50 44 0 28 Rain
Jacksonville Fa. 30 18 74 62 Clear
Kansas City Mo 30 14 34 28 0 01 Snow
Los Angeles.... 30.26 62 44 Clear
Louisville. Ky.. 29 86 56 46 0 66 Rain
Miami. Fa. 30 16 76 72 ... Pt.cloudy
New Orleans 30 00 78 68 0 08 Pt cloudy
New York, N Y. 30 16 54 52 Rain
Oklahoma City. 30 22 56 32 0 10 Cloudy
Omaha. Nebr.. 30 20 28 20 _ Cloudy
Philadelphia . 30 14 56 48 .... Rain
Phoenix. Aril... 30 22 60 30 Clear
Pittsburgh. Pa . >0 00 52 46 0 26 Rain
Portland Me 30 26 32 24 0.02 Cloudy
Portland. Oreg.30 54 44 32 .... Clear
Raleigh N. C. 30 19 72 54 Cloudy
Balt Lake City. 30 60 26 8 0 01 Clear
Ban Antonio 29 98 72 52 0 02 Cloudy
Ban Diego. Calit 30 24 62 42 ... Cloudy
Stn Prancltco. 30 32 56 44 .... Cloudy
St. Louis. Mo . 29 94 42 36 0 20 Cloudy
Bt Paill. Minn. 30 04 20 14 .... Snow
Seattle. Wash . 30 5# 42 32 .... Clear
Spokane. Wash. 30 76 36 12 _ Clear
Tampa. Fa ..30 16 80 60 .... Fog
WASH.. D C... 30.06 61 51 .... Cloudy
FOREIGN.
(7 lb., Greenwich time, today )
Stations Temperature. Weather.
London. Enaland. 47 Rain
Paris Prance.. SO Posey
Vienna, Austria. 30 Cioudy
Berlin, Germany. 30 Poesy
Brest Prance . 50 Cloudy
Zurich. Switserlsnd. SO Part cloudy
Stockholm. Sweden. 37 Part cloud?
(Noon, Greenwich time, today )
Harts (Fayall. Arores,.. 58 Part cloudy
(Current observations)
Hamilton. Bermuda . #4 Part cloudy
San Juan. Porto Rico... 7* Part cloudy
Havana. Cuba. W Clear
Colon. Canal Zone. 78 . Cloudy
In the last fiscal year Canada im
rted from the United States for use
highway work more than 34.000.000
pounds of calcium chloride, which is
used in the hardening and curing of
cemcnC
From the Front Row
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Reviews and News of Washington s Theaters.
Charlie Chan Play at Fox,
With Effective Stage Show.
THERE Is enough mystery In
“Charlie Chan's Chance,’’ at
the Fox Theater, to keep an
audience on the alert for the
fine points of the plot, for
there is an international hunt for
a criminal, with crimes on both sides
of the Atlantic. There is pleasure
in following me
a d v entures of
this character,
which has been
Identified with
the personality
of Warner
O 1 a n d, physi
cally the em
bodiment of the
police genius
who has been
made the sub
ject of a series
of stories and
plays.
In addition to
the work of the
keen but humor
Warner Oland. «>US Mr. Uiana
and his screen
associate^, there is a well organized
stage performance, with numerous
talented performer*, and two or three
outstanding feature acts in a per
formance that never lags. There is
evident throughout the performance
that attention to detail which is cus
tomarv at the Fox. especially the co
ordinating of the show in such a
w'ay that the effect is of a continu
ous program. From the standpoint
of originality and personal talent,
the contribution of Zelda Santley is
most effective. In a period of the
dominance of sight acts she points
the way to the restoration of the
traditional to the stage and the
demonstration that good acting is
the ultimate requirement in such
performances. Her style is asso
ciated with genuine personality, and
her ability to imitate known char
acters is cleverly demonstrated.
There is also much interest in the
elaborate feature, which is both a
farewell to Les Stevens and the
Diplomats and an introduction to La
Mae and Alice Louise in finished
demonstrations of the tango and
other dance numbers. Their accom
paniment is uniquely conceived, ar
tistic in effect and remarkably ap
propriate to the nature of the dances.
One of the further unusual features
of the program is an exhibition of
daring adagio on a darkened stage
with white costumes, in which
"Three Jacks and a Queen" score
emphatically. Others on the pro
gram who do their share with mu
sical and comedy features are Kirk
and Lawu-ence, with imitation rodeo
horses: Lee Wilmot, Ralph Peters
and Kathleen Kay.
In the Charlie Chan play, which
has a typical Chan plot, there is ex
cellent work by the associate play
ers. especially H. B. Warner, Alex
ander Kirkland and Marian Nixon.
The Fox also offers short subjects,
including some musical selections
characteristic of the Tyrol.
D. C. C.
•‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
As Good and Gruesome as Ever.
UIAR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE"
is a pleasantly unpleasant pic
ture. Based on the gruesome legend
of duo-eccentricity written many
years ago by Robert Louis Stevenson,
its cinematic resurrection has been
cunningly executed by Director Rou
ben Mamoulian and brilliantly acted
by Frederick March. The first audi
ence yesterday, at the Columbia, sat
properly enthralled and refused to
wiggle until the last of Mr. Hyde
had been seen.
Mr. Mamoulian, who used to be
the Theater Guild's fair-haired di
rector. has caught the spirit of hair
raising horror to an amazing degree.
By pitching his camera at almost
anv angle, he has done things just a
little different from any one before
him. with the result that he has
made Mr. Stevenson’s story seem not
so cld as it is, and has done so well
by Mr. March that the latter may
now definitely be nominated for
John Barrymore's crown, whenever
the latter chooses to relinquish it.
The most exciting minute, of
course, which is far too complicated
for youngsters to see, is when Dr.
Jekyll mixes a kind of chemical
bromo-seltzer and. tossing it down,
changes himself into a grim monster,
with lavish tooth display and a head
of such hideous proportions as only
a very tender mother could love.
This change from handsome man to
unhandsome beast has been treated
with great skill, the lines in Mr,
March's face gradually receding in
favor of the blotches and effronteries
of his animal successor, and his
manner of grunts and groans com
ing in as a funeral theme song.
When this is done (most effectively)
in front of a mirror, the audience
may be seen to cringe and the fright
to be as great as any caused by
cinematic wizardry this year.
Mr. March is splendidly grotesque
as Mr. Hyde and properly amorous
and otherwise as the eccentric doc
tor, who feels that man is two dis
tinct and separate entities. This is
by far the best piece of work March
has done—and may be ranked
among the season’s best. He is splen
didly assisted by that delightful
actress, Miriam Hopkins, and to a
lesser degree by Rose Hobart, who
loves the strange doctor nigh unto
death. E. de S. MELCHER.
Lew Ayres at the Rialto
In “Heaven on Earth.”
D OMANCE of a sort is offered In
-*'■ “Heaven on Earth," Lew Ayres’
new' picture at the Rialto Theater.
The showr probably will be a box
offlce success, because Ayres is be
coming a favorite with the women. It
undoubtedly will appeal to the ultra
sentimental. The plot is all clutter
ed up with broken hearts and shat
tered illusions. A feud between a
steamboat crew and a shantyboat
settlement is thrown in for good
measure.
One of the bright spots of the
picture is the exceptionally good
character acting of Elisabeth Patter
son. She plays the role of aunt
somebody or other, who promotes
love affairs with a new’ type of magic
wand which she calls “goofer dust.”
She smokes a mean looking corn
cob pipe, which the audience can
almost smell, and tvards off ghosts
with a “spirit bag’’ made of mosquito
netting.
Most of the cast affect a Southern
drawl. They talk as if they never
had been south of Brooklyn or possi
bly Philadelphia. Hollywood pro
ducers—all of them—don’t seem to
realise a Southern accent, regard
less of its merit, cannot be success
fully imitated. It's like rheumatism
or the seven-year-itch, one either
has it or one doesn’t, and once you
have it you can't get rid of it. Not
that any one with a Southern accent
ever wanted to talk in any other
fashion.
Youngsters will like the picture be
cause of its performing dog and the
backwash antics of a disgruntled
steamboat captain, who knows how
to make his vessel do everything but
talk. D. B. W.
Locw'i Palace Offers
"This .Heckle* Age.”
A VERY human, truthful and en
tertalnlng story of two doting
nrents and their son and daughter,
1 plfylng the youth of today with Its
li responsibility and thoughtlessness,
but Its fundamental straightforward
ness, efficiency and lovableneas. Is
entertainingly portrayed In "This
Reckless Age," the week's feature at
the Palace.
Every parent of offspring of high
school or college age should see the
picture. It sqfgnds an optomlatic note
at a period when ominous prophecies
and shakings of the head accompany
all stories and plays woven about
tlie convention-careless younger gen
eration. It shows that, despite the
extravagance, thoughtlessness, and
defiance of all well established rules
of society, on the part of our “wild"
young people, when It comes to a
showdown, they are all right, and
efficiency and action take the place
of foolishness and extravagance.
The weakness and incredibility of
the story, in which the brilliant,
family-loving father finds himself In
serious trouble through the careless
signing of an important paper. Is
forgotten by the excellent acting of
the cast throughout. Although sup
posedly a story of today's young
people, it is pre-eminently a por
trayal of the problems, Joys and
worries of the average modern
mother and father. For once, the
cinema does not represent the father
and mother of an 18 and 20 year old
son and daughter as old. decrepit
creatures, lacking In charm and per
sonality. merely living to lean on the
shoulders of their children.
Frances Starr is the typical, at
tractive mother of today, young
enough to sympathize with the love
of "flesh pots" of her pretty, dancing
daughter.
Richard Bennett as “Dad.” is what
“every boy should have," sacrificing
personal necessities and keenly en
joying his sacrifices in the knowledge
that it will give his boy an educa
tion. His disappointment when his
son returns from college with the
news he is to marry, Instead of
graduating, affords opportunity for
a bit of superb acting.
Briefly, telling the story of the
Ingles family—mother, father, son
Bradley and daughter Lois—the play
introduces the parents awaiting the
Christmas homecoming of their col
lege boy and girl. After a series of
complications, including telegrams
for money, staying out all night,
wrecking other people’s cars and
causing innumerable petty disap
pointments to their parents. Brad
ley and Lots and Mary, Brad's
fiancee, emerge victorious and
triumphant in solving the problem
of Mr. Ingles' financial difficulties.
“This Reckless Age" is by no
means what its title would imply.
It is an appealing and frequently
humorous portrayal of the problems
of today's society parents, sitting
up until 6 in the morning for daugh
ters to come home.»
The cast includes Buddy Rogers,
lovable as Bradley; pretty Frances
Dee as Lois, Richard Bennett as
Dad, Frances Starr at her best as
Mrs. Ingles, Peggv Shannon as Mary
and Charlie Ruggles as Goliath, the
wealthy bachelor friend of the fam
ily, godfather of Lois and eventually
the man she marries—frankly, the
one disappointing feature of the
storv.
Included on the program are some
interesting short-reel pictures, in
cluding a very lovely travelogue of
Ireland, throughout which old and
popular melodies of the Emerald
Isle are introduced. This is one of
the few short reels which deserve
particular mention and its con
clusion was marked by hearty and
enthusiastic applause.
On the stage the “Hollywood Col
legians" entertain with numerous
popular songs and novelty numbers,
while Marcelle Williams and Helen
Carltons add some entertaining
terpaichorean bits. G. 8. 8.
20,000 TAKE V. F. W.
OATHS OVER RADIO
Tribute Paid Commander De Coe
at Banquet—Patman’s Bonus
Speech Broadcast.
Initiated over the radio, 20,000 ex
service men last night became members
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, their
oaths administered by Commander in
Chief Darold D. de Coe. while he was
guest of honor at a banquet in the Na
tional Press Club.
After nearly a score of officials, legis
lators end military officers had paid
tribute to Comdr. De Coe, and Repre
sentative Wright Patman. Democrat of
Texas, had spoken over the air on his
plan for cash payment of soldiers’
bonus, the commander Initiated the new
members of the V. F. W. in 2,500 posts
throughout the country.
Representative William P. Connery,
Democrat of Massachusetts, was toast
master and introduced the guests of
honor, who included Gen. Frame T1
Hines, director of the Veterans’ Admin
istration; Admiral Robert E. Coontz,
Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller. Brig. Gen
Henry J. Riley, Thomas E. Campbell
and Representatives Lamar Jeffers,
Paul Kvale, John J. Corcoran, Wilbur
White and Ralph Horr.
MRS. HANNAH KENNEDY
DEAD HERE AT AGE OF 81
Long Illnes* Prove* Fatal at
Daughter's Home—Resident of
District for 20 Years.
Mrs. Hannah Lithgow Kennedy, 81,
wife of Logan P. Kennedy, died today
after a long illness at the home of her
daughteV. Mrs. M. H. McIntyre, 3106
Thirty-fourth street.
Bom in Louisville March 7, 1851,
Mrs. Kennedy was married there in
March. 1871. She and her husband
celebrated their sixtieth anniversary
last March. She had resided in the
District for 20 years.
Mr*. Kennedy is survived by her
husband, two daughters. Mr*. McIntyre
and Mrs. Henry C. Bonnycastle, both
of this city; seven grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery,
Louisville.
■ —-— » - •—
OFFICERS ARE ORDERED
TO DUTY IN FRANCE
Group Assigned in Connection
With Pilgrimage of Mother*
and Widows of Soldiers.
Officers ordered to Paris for duty in
connection with the pilgrimage of
mothers and widows to the ceme
teries of Europe, include the following:
Maj O. B. Bolibaugh at Fort Sam
Houston Tex.; Maj. E A. Casserly at
El Paso, Tex.; Maj. A. R. Oaines at
Denver. Colo.: Maj. W. L. Starnes at
Fort Bennlng, Ga., and Maj. F. O.
Stone at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., all
of the Medical Corps, and Capt. R. H.
Bacon, Field Artillery, at Des Moines.
Iowa, Capt. D. G. Barr, Infantry, at
Fort Knox, Ky.; Capt. S. J. Boon,
Cavalry, at Fort Russell. Tex.; Capt.
Clarence Longacre, Quartermaster Corps,
at Duncan Field, Tex. and Lieut T.
W. Hammond. Jr., Infantry, at Fort
Washington Md.
Other officers ordered to duty at
New York City In connection with the
pilgrimage to Europe are Capt. J. E.
Grose, Infantry, at Vancouver Bar
racks. Wash.; Capt. J. P. Ratay, Field
Arthlery. at Fort Hoyle, Md.; Capt.
W. R. McReynolds. Infantry, at Gettys
burg. Pa., and Capt. C. O. Shelton, Coast
Artillery, at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Turkey has restricted th^TSm porta
tion of motion picture films;
D. C. LIVING COSTS
8.4 PER CENT LOIR
Figure for Year Is Based on
$2,OCX) Income by Bu
reau of Statistics.
The cost of living for families in
Waahington whose Incomes are not more
than $2,000 per year has decreased 8.4
per cent during the last year, the Labor
Department's Bureau of Statistics an
nounced today. This means the pur
chasing power of the homemaker's dol
lar is now valued at about 72 cents, as
against an even $1 in 1913.
The purchasing power of the dollar
at the end of December. 1930, accord
ing to the bureau, was a fraction less
than 66 cents.
At the same time the bureau com
puted the cost of living for the entire
United States at 9.3 per cent lower than
in December, 1930, as based on a survey
in 32 cities. The index number for the
cost of living throughout the Nation is
145.8, based on the coat of 100 in 1913.
In other words, the purchasing power
of the dollar among the working class
is now a fraction more than 68 cents,
as against an even *1 in 1913. The
dollar's value at the end of 1930 was
62.2 cents, showing an increase in its
power during the last 12 months of
only approximately 6 cents.
Increase During Slump.
In December, 1929, two months after
the Wall Street crash, which started the
prevailing depression, the Nation had a
dollar purchasing power of 58.3 cents,
revealing an increase for the entire
country of about 10 cents during this
slump period. Locally, the buying power
of the dollar has Increased 8 cents dur
ing this period.
When the Welch act increasing the
salaries of Government employes went
into effect on July 1, 1928, the dollar
here was netting at that time about 63
cents, as against 72 cents at present for
those earning less than $2,000.
Since 1914 to December 31, 1931,
the working class in Washington, ac
cording to the statistics compiled by the
bureau, has felt an increase in food
cost of 17.8 per cent; clothing, 39.7
per cent; rent, 27.9 per cent; fuel and
light, 34.9 per cent; house furnishing,
79.9 per cent, revealing a general aver
age of 39 per cent.
For the entire Nation the cost of liv
ing. figured on a percentage basis, has
decreased 14.9 since the depression
started in October, 1929. At the same
time employment in 54 leading manu
facturing groups has been cut down 28.9
per cent and pay rolls of the same
group have been reduced 34.7 per cent.
New Budgetary Survey.
Commissioner Stewart is now advo
cating a new family budgetary survey
to supplant that of 1918, because the
cost of living figures published by the
bureau are extensively used in the ad
justment of wages in the various in
dustries.
"Thousands of establishments,” he
said, "have entered into agreements
with their employes to change their
wages, based in general on the changes
in cost of living as compiled by the
bureau.
"The present system is acknowledged
to be very much out of date, and it is
believed by many that it does not ac
curately represent conditions at the
present time.
BILL WOULD EXTEND
D. C. WATER SERVICE
Tydings Measure Proposes Un
limited Connections in
Maryland.
A bill to broaden the scope of the
law under which District water is sup
plied to adjacent communities in Mary
land was introduced yesterday by Sen
ator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland.
The original provision, contained in
the District appropriation act for 1918.
specified three locations on the boundary
line where mains were to be connected,
namely: Chevy Chase Circle, Georgia
and Eastern avenues and Rhode Island
and Eastern avenues. Under the
amendment the connecting of mains is
not confined to any specified points.
The bill w'ould re-enact the terms of
the prior law, setting forth the condi
tions under which agreements are en
tered into between the District Com
missioners and the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission, Including
the proviso that the amount of water
shall at no time be more than can be
spared. No change is made in the pro
vision that the rates be based on the
cost of delivering the water, including
Interest at 4 per cent and an allowance
for depreciation.
Births Reported.
Irvin M. and Mary I. Rogers, girl and boy
twins.
Harry L. and Gladys S. Tayloe. boy.
Harry C. aud Margaret E. Grenawalt, boy.
Allen and Annie \l. Slepp. boy.
Janies R. and Edith E. Allison, boy.
Ralph 6 and Sallye Kirby, boy.
Hubert M. and Hulda Reid. boy.
Hairy F. and Ruth E Hanson, girl.
Thaddeus J. and Virginia L. Clark, girl.
John E and Emily A. Loving, girl.
Carl A. and Louise L. Moor*, boy.
Anthony J. and Gladys L. Schmidhammer,
boy.
Henry H. and Margaret J. Weidner, boy.
Charles R. and Helen J. Orndorff, boy.
Carl and Shirley Lindley, boy.
Richard C. and Isabel H. Coupland, boy.
Roy L. and Marie L. Bowlin, boy.
Victor L. and Nina D. Adams, boy.
Ralph H. and Ruth M. Sievers. boy.
James P. and Mary A 8t. Clair, boy.
John W. and Velda F. Rogers, boy.
Francis A. and Frances R. Roll, boy.
Roger G. and Zada L. Miller, boy.
John B. and Frances A. Pitman, boy.
Lester E and Frances L. Judd. girl.
Samuel and Hazel M. Latzen. girl.
James C. and Dorothy E Lindsay, girl.
Frederick ami Marzie V. House, girl.
William K and Ruby G. Gardner, girl.
William L. and Elva V. McKercher. girl.
Lindore and Lavinia A. Leiser. girl.
Clarence R. and Els E Edwards, girl.
Charles M and Lou T. Bus bee. boy
Walter B and Marie K. Fletcher, girl.
Thomas T. and Gertrude Bruce, girl.
William H. and Anna McKenney. boy.
Richard A. and Anna Stewart, girl.
John R. and Eleanor M. Meyer, girl.
Leonard F and Emma E. Pinkney, boy.
Augustus and Dorothy Primrose, boy.
Alonzo S. and Ethel B Gaskins, girl.
Robert and Priscilla Atkinson, girl.
William H. and Marylene Thorne, girl.
George R. and Anna Shelton, girl.
Raymond and Mary E. White, girl.
Samuel and Emmie McCaskill. girl.
Earle and Sarah Springgs. girl.
Ernest and Cora Carter, girl.
Elsworth and Efts Craig, girl.
Francis and Rosie W. Medlev. boy
Charles H. and Charlotte V. Stubberfleld,
bo.v.
Robert and Juanita Nelson, boy.
Harry and Dora Fields, boy.
George R. and Mary C. Sims. boy.
Marriage Licenses.
Wayne D Kieffer 36. end Dell* Mae
Hunsberser. 30 Rev. A. F Poore.
Joseph H. Poore. 23 and Ida E Keeler.
19 Rev. O. P Sampson
A. J. Abel. 22. and Margaret Sebastian. 16;
Rev. J. C. Murphy _ _
John D Reinhardt. 24 and Clara C. Tay
man. 23: Rev. P. J. Daugherty.
J A. Thompson. 20. and A. E. Fenlason,
16 Rev. M P. German
C. W. Carroll. 29. Hyattsvllle. Md.. and
Alice Gibbons, 21, Washington; Rev. Thomas
S Davis.
D H. Chaffman. lr,. 24. Baltimore, and
E A. Knell, 24, Baltimore: Rev. A H Mehm.
J H. Moses 38. and Shirley Bargrosser.
28 Rev. ,1. T. Loeb.
George C, Naylor. 24. Baltimore, and
Wanda A. Knoph, 21, Baltimore; Rev. Wil
liam Pterpont
Otis H Burpe. 22. Culpeper. Va.. and
Mary Hoffman. 27, Culpeper; Rev. A. F.
Poore.
J K. Lamberih. 34. Baltimore, and Mabel
Oregor, 27. Baltimore Rev W. S Abernathy.
J. Y. Upham 23. Richmond, and L. M. LU
lard. 22. Washington. Va Rev. J. C Palmer.
W. J. Webber. 22. and Lillie Green, 20;
Rev L. I. McDougle.
John H. Klntloe. )r . 23, and E. M. Burpee.
21: Rev G. G Johnson.
P.obert M. Desper. 24, and Virginia Robb.
17: Rev. A. J. Olds.
David D Price. 25. and Hope Ferguson, 24;
Rev. Robert Anderson.
Charles R. Chapman 23 and Elisabeth
Green. 35: Rev. W. A. Murphy.
Ernest Twrman. 38, and M. Turner. •>;
Her. H. T. Gaskins.
Held for Ransom
KIDNAPERS DEMAND $50,000
FOR DENVER MAN.
BENJAMIN P. BOWEB.
By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo., January 23.—A
written appeal of Benja.nin P. Bower,
62, Denver bakery manager, to “send
$50,000 Immediately, * * * they will
kill me if you don't," spurred officers in
the quest of his kidnapers today.
The letter was made public early to
day by the chief of police, who said
Mrs. Bower had received the letter Fri
day morning, but had kept it secret.
The letter, which Mrs. Bower identi
fied as written by her husband, said he
was alive and unharmed. It designated
a rendezvous on a road west of Denver
and Instructed Mrs. Bower how to
handle the money.
“Make a bundle of all cash,” the
letter said, “and wrap it in an old
newspaper and cover it with red cloth."
The letter added the money was to be
given to men who would meet her two
miles from Golden, a town about 15
miles west of Denver.
Chief Clark would not reveal the time
designated. The letter was postmarked
Thursday evening. Bower was abducted
from his home by gunmen Tuesday
night.
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Many Old Favorites, How
ever, Kept in Revised Book
of Church Songs.
By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, January 23.—“Rock
of Ages,” surd "Nearer. My God, to
Thee” will live on in the hymnal of
the Methodist churches.
A commission yesterday culled age
and exaggeration from the hymn book,
but when the music and words of the
old-timers favorites rolled from piano
and • human throat, they passed un
challenged. There was none to deny
the power of their appeal.
The commission represents the Meth
odist Episcopal, the Methodist Prot
estant and the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. The hymnal is being
revised while other commissions con
sider a proposal to unite the three de
nominations.
Passed Unchallenged.
The rich, baritone voice of James R.
Houghton of Boston University, was
lifted again and again in the parlor of
a hotel while clerical and lay commis
sioners listened. Houghton had a piano
accompaniment.
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,” sang
the baritone.
Not one present was willing to say
"Rock of Ages” should go into the dis
card.
“Jesus, Lover of My Soul, Let Me to
Thy Bosom Fly."
Never an objection raised to the old
familiars.
But other old-timers did not pass.
They are. the commissioners say, the
least known and favored of the hymns.
Thev includ" "Church Triumphant,”
"O Come With Me," and "O Perfect
Love.”
And Houghton sang some new hymns.
About 200 of them were welcomed to
the new book They passed Inspection
as fitting company for the ancients.
725 Songs in New Book.
In all. aporoximately 200 hymns were
removed. The old hymnal contained
714. The new will have 7^5.
6ome of the hymns removed were
taken out because thev w°re regarded
“imoossible.” and contained "exaggerat
ed imagery” or are obsolete. The words
of others did not fit the music. Some
were largely repetition of others.
Commissioners say the modern hymns
will make even more beautiful the de
nominations' collection of tunes. It Is
the first revision of the book in 25 years.
GALLAUDET *STUDENTS
SEE PARK LECTURE
An Illustrated lecture on the national
parks was presented last night to the
students of Gallaudet College in three
ways.
Randall Jones. Cedar City. Utah,
first displayed his colored slides on
the screen at Chapel Hall, explaining
them as he went along Then Dr
Perclval Hall, president of the college,
interpreted the lecture for the students
in the sign language.
Dr. Hall said it was the first time
an illustrated lecture had been pre
sented in a hall necessarily darkened
to permit display of slides. The feat
was accomplished by diffusing light
so that Dr. Hall's figure was thrown
into relief so he could be seen by the
students without Interfering with the
darkness needed for presentation of
the slides.
BICENTENNIAL EMPLOYES OFFER
FREE WORK ON SATURDAYS
Volunteer for Night Duty Also if Necessary to Keep Up
With Daily Mail.
The United States Bicentennial Com
mission. Its appropriation cut by sev
eral thousand dollars by Congress re
cently, announced today its em
ployes have "volunteered 100 per cent”
to work without pay on Saturday after
noons, which are legal holidays for
Federal employes, In an effort to cope
with the increased work of the commis
sion.
If necessary, the commission’s an
nouncement said, they also will contrib
ute night work to meet the increased
demands on the bicentennial body in
cident to the aoproach of the celebra
tion period and the requests for ma
terial from al! parts of tbe world.
Six to ten thousand letters are re
ceived every da* at the commission
headquarters, ana it requires four
clerks, working 8 hours a day, to keep
abreast of the flow of dally mall.
It Is planned to place several clerks
on a night shift so that all mall may be
opened and distributed by the time the
department* of the commission report
for work In the morning
"I do not like to have our people
work extra time without additional
compensation," Bui Bloom, director, ex
plained. "but because of the great In
crease In the number of letters received,
all of which must be answered, It Is
absolutely necessary. Instead of being
able to put on extra help, I find that
we have to cut right and left In order
to keep within our budget.
"But,” he added, "I am proud of these
employes. Their willing co-operation is
indeed gratifying."
COAL RATE HEARING
D. C. Dealers to Continue
Baltimore Plea at Ses
sion Monday.
Hearing on the application of coal
dealers in the Washington area for a
reduction in the rates on shipments
from the anthracite fields of Pennsyl
vania, which was In progress in Balti
more earlier in the week, will be re
sumed here Monday morning at 10
o’clock at the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
W. J. Stroebel. rate expert for the
coal merchants, will conclude his argu
ment after which the petitioners will
rest their case, it was said todsyr by
John T. Money, their counsel. The
carriers will then start with their de
fense.
Ask for “Fair” Rate.
The local coal dealers are asking that
the commission set a "fair’’ rate, and
that they be awarded reparation for
alleged overcharges during the statua
tory period which covers the past two
years.
Tile present rate averages $3.28 a ton,
as compared to the $2 rate which
existed up to 1918 At that time the
rate was boosted to $2.60. two years
later it was raised to $3.64 and then
in 1928 It was brought back to the
present figure.
The shippers are contending that if
the railroads fix a lower rate it would
not compensate them for the traffic
over the distances which coal is now
hauled.
Also Seek Rate Cut.
The Baltimore Coal Exchange is also
seeking a reduced rate from the Penn
sylvania fields to that city and its argu
ment was also heard in Baltimore this
week. Mr. Money said that he as well
as the Baltimore shippers may have
rebuttal testimony to offer when the
carriers have rested.
Y. W. C. A. RE-ELECTS
NINE AS DIRECTORS
Two New Members of Board, Mrs.
Joel T. Boone and Miss Elsa
Peterson, Elected.
Nine members of the board of direc
tors of the Y. W. C. A. last night were
re-elected to serve for 1932, while two
new members were chosen.
The new members were Mrs. Joel T.
Boone, a present member of the Health
Education Committee of the associa
tion, and Miss Elisa Peterson, vice chair
man of the Girl Reserve Committee.
Members re-elected were Mrs. E. E.
Danley, Miss Margaret Pox. treasurer
since 1911: Miss Elizabeth Haney, chair
man of the business and professional
women’s department: Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes. Mrs. Arthur Jones, chair
man of the Food Service Committee;
Mrs. William Adams Slade, chairman of
the Personnel Committee; Mrs. Ben
Temple Webster, chairman of the Eliz
abeth Somers Committee: Mrs. Charles
Will Wright, chairman of the Member
ship Committee, and Mrs. Fred E.
Wright, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the education department.
The election was a feature of the
annual dinner and membership meeting
in Barker Hall. More than 200 were
seated at dinner prior to the business
meeting.
Mrs. A. Chambers Oliphant, president
of the association, gave her report for
the year of the activities of the group.
Following reports by various other
officers of the association, Miss Anne
Guthrie, continental secretary of the
South American Y. W. C. A., addressed
the meeting on “The Countries and
Peoples of the Southern Continent” and
told of the work of the association there.
BOYS ARE ENTERTAINED
Civitan Garden Club Group Guests
of Edith Reed's Troop.
The Civitan Boys’ Garden Club was
entertained by Edith Reed’s juvenile
troop at their meeting in the Y. M. C. A.
Auditorium last night.
Club members also were shown a
motion picture comedy, Indulged in a
good swim and topped off the evening
with a buffet supper. The club, com
posed of 70 underprivileged boys from
all sections of the city, was organized
by the local Civitan Club. On land
loaned by the Government on the
Anacostla flats the club maintains a
number of gardens, Where, under expert
supervision, the boys are taught to grow
vegetables.
ENGINEER ’ RELIEVED
War Department Names Man for
Baltimore Area.
MaJ. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., district
engineer for the War Department in
the Washington area, who for several
months has been carrying additional
duty of district engineer for the Balti
more area, will soon be relieved of his
extra duty. War Department officials
today announced that Col. Elliott J.
Dent, now in command of the 13th En
gineers at Fort Humphreys, Va., will
take over the post of district engineer
at Baltimore, about February 1.
Deaths Reported.
slrihKu^5tth K»ihlfrt’ 93- 1518 Allison st.
wtnVl %'*&&*' Homeopathic HrrplUl.
Henry 8. Miller, 79. 1318 Levia at. n.e.
35, Q*lUn«er Hospital.
a Samuel B. German. 75. 1333 Lawrence st.
'&,*£"«»«»»• Ih 19’’ Tuckermsn st.
William Holly, 73. 612 O st
Jacob RosenberK. 65. 5100 7th st
William J. Babblnaton. 64. 622 Maston pi.
n.e.
John Marti. 53. Georgetown Hosnltal
Richard G. O Dea, 42. United States Naval
Hospital.
Michael McGlynn. 41. 233 Mass. ave.
Francis R. Haidineer. 35. 2U1., Pa ave.
Jennet R. Cover. 26. 1310 Shepherd st.
Infant to William and Anna McKennev. 17
hours. Galllnjter Hospital
Hannah Odem. 76. 1934 12th at.
Catherine Waters. 54, 1417 Columbia st.
Jerry gearing. 47. Oalllnger Hospital.
Ethel Keys. 46. 2277 (llii st
James Henderson. 26 Emerge nor Hospital. ,
Infant to Alvin and Sidney nlxon. 8 hours.
1324 B st. n.e.
Infant to Alohonso and Minnie Purvis. 6
hours. Oalllnger Hosnltal.
Woodward & Lothrop
10'■ ii'" r*»» o ST**iT»
If you are giving
Gifts to
Graduates
—these offer smart suggestions, from
countless gifts all over the store.
For the girl
These wisps of chiffon thst
call themselves handker
chiefs are in smart demand.
White, peach, black or Nile
green are popular
shades in this one
sketched .
Handkerchiefs
Aisle 20, First Floor.
All the smart young things
are wearing clips—so gradu
ation time is a particularly
nice time to present one, or,
more smartly, a pair.
Charming rhinestone ones,
L;„:ri'd each, $1
Novelty Jewelry
First Floor
Silk pajamas—another very
smart thought for girl
graduates—particularly these
rather tailored ones in tearose
—with a bit of blue
trimming for contrast ’P*'
Silk Underwear
Third Floor.
If one is going away to
school after graduation—this
fitted case makes a most at
tractive gift. It is of fine
leather—Slack or brown—
and most attractively fitted.
Unusually low
.pri«d.'"“'h $12.50
Luggage, Fourth Floor.
An Elgin watch, 7-jewel
movement, in 14-lr. white
gold-filled case—with smart
ribbon strap—much lovelier
than you would
$17.50
Jewelry, First Fhboi'J
For the boy
Initialed linen handker
chiefs offer still another
idea—one, or preferably a
half - dozen, of these fine
linen ones with hand-em
broidered initials in blue,
green, or
brown...
Handkerchiefs
Aisle 20, First Floor.
The pajama ensemble, in
fine broadcloth—includes pa
jamas and a matching robe
—and may be had in tan,
green, or blue—for as
little as .
Boys’ Store, Fourth Floor.
There is such a satisfaction
in having a dressing case of
one's own. And this one of
pigskin, completely fitted, is
our idea of a really smart
one to give to any d* I A
young man graduating. T * ^
Luggage, Fourth Floor.
An excellent suggestion, we
think, is this Elgin watch—
7 - jewel movement, 14 - k.
white gold-filled case—with
leather wrist strap. An un
usual value, indeed—and a
gift certain to be d'OA
well liked .
Jewelry. First Floor.
The Beitogram is another
smart choice for the young
man graduating — nickel
plated, with a fine black
line decoration — and in
itialed, of A d*0
course. 5©Tr y*
Boys’ Store. Fourth Floor.