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Evening star., 1928-02-22
MELLON URGES AID
FOR AUSTRIAN LOAN
Would Subordinate Americas
Lien to Allow $100, 900, 900
Improvement Issue.

In order TO enable Austria TO float a
loan of 500, ,000. 900 for program OF in
ternal improvements and reconstruc-
ion. Secretary Mellon late yesterday an
ncunced he would propose TO Congress
that this Government subordinate the
lien of the United States on Austria's S
assets and revenues TO the extent nee
essary 10 permit the fiotatior OF the
loan now proposed"
The United States along With other
governments, holds Austrian bonds Civ
en- in payment for supplies furnished
for Austrian relief after the war. and
the other governments. Secretary Mellon
said. had agreed 10 subordinate their
liens In favor OF the new loan
The Treasury Is advised" said Secre-
tary Mellon. that all OF the foreign
governments concerned have already
Informed the Austrian government that
they are willing 10 take the desired
action, providing that all Of the gov
ernments In similar position do ike
wise. II Is further understood that
the Reparati0n Commission has SIM
iiarly agreed 10 subordinate the repara-
ton lien on Auatrias assets and rev.
enues In favor Of the new loan. .
Since unanimous consent Is required. fail
ure of the United States 10 join the
other governments concerned In grant
Ing Austrias request would constitute
"A barrier 10 the floating Of the new
reconstruction loan"
The bond of the Austrian government
Mellon explained. is in the principal
sum Of s24 .055. .70s 81 given in payment
for supplies furnished for Austrian re-
! lie. IN 1919 and 1920,
Evening star., 1928-02-22
TARIFF HELD KEY
/. TO PEACE PROBLEM
Historian Says immigration
Is One of Chief ConSidera.
tions for Unity.

The tariff and immigration questions
and not disarmament or League OF Ma
iions panaceas are the chief considera-
ticns II America Is to avoid war and
really work for world unity, Herbert
Adams Gibbons. eminent historian and
former member OF the Army College
at Princeton University. last night told
the Public Educational Conference of
the World Unity Foundation In the au-
ditorium OF the National Museum
Mr.. Gibbons. one OF the three prin-
cipal speakers OF the conference. in
speaking on the topic OF Americas
Place In the World" charged that the
Anglo-Saxons are beautifully uncon-
scious hypocrites who love to fool them
selves about every item OF life"
He explained the unprecedented
prosperity OF the country as due TO the
fact that for over century and a half
the consuming capacity has kept a
little ahead OF our producing capacity,
but added that in the effort 10 per-
petuate this prosperity by tariff walls
! and immigration restrictions the United
States has aroused the antaGoaiSm Of
all foreign nations.
Or. John Herman Randall, dtret tor
Of the foundation. presided at the meet
ing and outlined the purposes of the
| organization.
Felix Valyi. editor OF the Review Of
Nations, published at Geneva. the third
speaker Of the evening. spoke ON The
Contribution OF the Orient TO World
| Unity"
The conference. which was sponsored
| by Miss l.. Helen Pearson, FOUNDER OF
the organization, was attended by a
large audience representative OF the
| educational. religious and social or
ganizations of the city. The senior
class Of the Mount Vernon Seminary.
who are 10 prepare their graduation
theses on World Unity" were present.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
NURSES HOME ITEM
OMITTED FROM BILL
House Committee to Make
Further Study of Columbia
Hospital Needs.

Within the coming year the House
appropriations committee hopes to help
in working out solution of the pecu-
liar situation at Columbia Hospital, un-
der which the committee did not feel
justified in including an item Of $780,
600 in the District appropriation bill
now under discussion in the House for
a new nurses home. This was ex-
planned to his colleagues late yesterday
in the House by Representative SIM
mons of Nebraska in charge OF the ap-
preparation bill. He said:
The committee did not include that
in the bill. and if you will read the
hearings you will find the reasons. We
think our action will meet the approval
OF the friends of that institution.
Briefly. the situation is this: The
United States owns the ground on
which the hospital is located. The Dis
trict of Columbia and the United States
Jointly built the building. 1t was built
by the United States. and later on one
half of it was charged to the District.
The hospital authorities claim that 1t
is a private institution. They are in e
public building. yet they ask for the
maintenance Of that building. and We
are furnishing heat. light and water
every year. We pay in the hospital the
same price for charity patients as We
do elsewhere. They have an average OF
so pay patients in the hospital all the
time. They are gradually running be-
hind: they cannot pay their way. We
have had 1t up in public and privat.
hearings with the officials of the hos
pital: we hope in the future-between
now and next year-that We can worn
out a solution of the present unsatisfac-
tory condition in Columbia Hospital.
Briefly stated. they feel that they
are entitled to the building that 1t
should be given to them. There is =
question of their legal and equitable
right in the building. and there is E
question in respect to the obligation
the Government as to them and the
they have to the Govern
ment Under that unsatisfactory and
condition We did not think |
was fair to the taxpayer OF the District,
nor was it good business, to go ahead
and build at public expense a nurses
home for that institution. So that that
item is one OF the larger items that /:
out OF the bill"
Evening star., 1928-02-22

complete understanding and co-opera-
ton. In the sonata the delicate poetry
of the loure, the more familiar beauty
of the gavotte and the precise charm
OF the minuet were colorful highlights.
This composer Is only really interpreted
to his fullest by artists such as Kreisler.
In excellent contrast to this work
was the primarily melOdious and pop
ular Mendclssohn "E Minor Concerto"
which is attempted by every tyro OF
the violin with varying degrees OF
achievement. The Oft-hcard phrases
received fresh emphasis and shading
and the intricacieS of technique involved
won a deceiving cloak Of simplicity
under Kreisler's magic fingers and suave
bow that brought bel canto beauties out
of this lovely work. The soft andante
movement was especially beautiful as
played yesterday.
Then came the group that means to a
Krcisler audience what group OF irish
folk songs means to a Mccormack au-
iience. A group of delightful and taste
fully contrasted short works, opening
with two of the violiniStS own works.
"Shcpherd's Madrigal' and a subtle
"Gypsy Caprice" 1t is obvious that
Fritz Kreislers audiences admire and
want Krcisler the COMPOSER quite as
much as Krcisler the violinist. They
we're especially enthusiastic over these
works and also Kreisler's ''Liebcsfrcud.'
the opening phrases of which we're
greeted with burst of applause and the
two final encores, his familiar 'Schocn
Evening star., 1928-02-22
DECISION ON NAVAL
PROGRAM DELAYED
House Committee Disagrees
on What Will Be Done With
'$74O,OOO,OO0 Plan.

Twenty suggestions as to what would
be done with the Presidents propose!
to construct II new warships at cost
OF $740.000,000 were made by the 2o
members of the House naval committee.
who sat in closed session yesterday
afternoon The committee will sit again
Thursday, 1t was announced. put no
decision is expected before Thursday.
When the meeting adjourned Chalr-
man Butler said that the Capitol post
man had told him that since the pro-
gram had been discussed he had deliv-
cred more mail to him than he could
remember ever sending to any one
member The chairman declared that
he was deluged with kilograms and let
terS. some urging support for the pro-
gram and others opposing it.
Security Of U. S. Cited.
During the day Representative Tread
way. Republican. Massachusetts. dis
cussed the program on the floor. pre-
dieting it would be cut before finally
approved by Congress. He said in his
opinion the President advocated the
ships because he felt this country
should maintain its standard Of parity
i'll some degree" with other nations. not
in anticipation of war. but as a means
of maintaining peace.
TreadWay contended that the failure
OF the Geneval naval conference puts
an entirely different aspect on the
whole proposition" declaring that
whatever the individual view of the
President may be or the opinions Of
the people of this country, We must all
recognize that we have gotten into
position of internationalism and are.
to certain degree. creature OF the
nations of the world"
Sees Change in Policy.
Also discussing the program. Repre-
sentative Black, Democrat. New York.
asked what had led to change in
position by President Coolidge on the
question of naval construction. Two
years ago in his message of 1926. Black
quoted the President as saying that
the American Navy was comparable
to any, adding that only a year ago
Mr.. Coolidge had opposed appropria-
ton OF funds to start the last three Of
the eight cruisers authorized in 1924.
The New York member also contended
that the program was based on what
other nations possessed. and therefore
a competitive one.
Are We building battleships TO fight
canoes?" he inquired.
Determined opposition to the Presi-
dents program has also been expressed
by church organizations in resolutions
submitted to the committee. according
to a statement issued last night by the
Federal Council of Churches.
Churches Hit Program.
These resolutions without exception"
the statement said. "deplore the pro-
posed naval program as being in danger
Of implying a threat to the peace Of
the world. as being out of harmony with
present efforts of the State Depart
.nent to outlaw war and as making II
increasingly difficult for the President
to continue his efforts for the general
reduction of naval armaments.
With unanimity the church bodies
in these resolutions express their opin-
ion that the entire movement for world
justice and peace would be seriously
jeopardized by the adoption Of the pro-
posed enlargement OF the American
Navy"
Evening star., 1928-02-22

The present birthday celebration
OF the first President OF the United
States, in which the Masonic fraterni-
tics of Washington and adjacent COM
munities are especially interested on
this OCCASION recalls that many OF
George WashingtOn's successors In the
chief magistracy Of the Nation followed
his worthy footsteps In becoming MEM
bers of the great fraternal order.
1t is noted that the great majority
of Presidents of the United States, from
Washington down to the late Presi--
dent Harding. have been members OF
the Masonic fraternity.
In comparatively recent years the
best known of these we're Presidents
Garfield. Harrison, Mckinley, Roose-
welt, Taft and Harding.
Garfield was a knight Templar and
was also a charter member OF Wash
ington blue lodge and remained on the
rolls until his death in 1881. President
Mckinley was also Knight Templar.
but with his membership in Ohio
Andrew Jackson was at one time grand
master of the Grand Lodge Of Tennes-
see. The affiliation of the late Presi-
dent Harding was with the local
MasOns
Evening star., 1928-02-22
lNTRA-STATE BUSES
FAVORED BY BETHESDA
Chamber Of Commerce Petitions to
Be Sent 20 Maryland Commits
sion Hearing.

flef3ai Jssss&| Z - IA< Eiaf,
EETHEEDA. Nd. February 22.-
Unanimous support WAS given by the
Chamber III Commerce last night
" a resolution urging the Mary
lanc Public Service Commission 70 grant
al !ntfaslaJe franchise 10 the Mont
gonsery Bus Lines. Inc, which operate
between Gz,t.4erSDQ.g, Rockville. Beth
eSda and Washington. Al present IN
ternedl&ue business is not served. Pas
Eenseys must travel between Maryland
srac Washington.
Every Y,aeu4Der u the chamber pres
ent signed petitions 10 be presented "
l.1e Public Service Commission a. lis
hearing oi2 the bus application Febru-
ary rs. 10 Baltimore. IEe Chambers u!
Commerce oi Rockville and Gathers
burg are Oh recorc faVoflHg the lntfa-
atate franchise. Opposition has been
offered ~ the Washington Railway IL
Electrlc ca. anicn mas a competitive
trolley !ne.
Ihe ci4asnier acceplsc All invitation
EXTENDED Dy Aopigotnefy County Of
1clals " hold It's meetings IN the new
OJUnty DDiIe.ag. Members Of the cham
Der VII! apseas before the County Civic
FeofTatloH legal committee " protest
against proposed changes affecting bie-
LIaOI4e SeFYlCE.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
Court Clerk Beats
Police Charge of
Overtime Parking

A novel situation occurred in Traf-
&c Court today when the clerk of
the court. Patrick j. Haltigan. jr..
read from the clerks seat an Off
cial paper charging himself with
overtime parking. then got up and
went around the bar to take his
place beside his lawyer. Robert l.
Miller. to plead not guilty to his
own arraignment.
Haltigan found a ticket" in his
car. parked on Sixth street near the
Police Court yesterday. he testified.
Under questioning the officer in the
case. Policeman A. r. Houck Of the
sixth precinct. admitted that he did
not see the car parked nor driven
away and that he did not know to
whom ii belonged. Judge Robert e.
Mattingly dismissed the case.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
FENNING HEADS ALUMNI.


professor 0f patent law at Georgetown
University. was elected president Of
the Washington Association Of the
Alumni Of Trinity College Of Hartford.
Conn at the annual meeting, held yes
Lerday at the Cosmos Club.
Other officers elected were: T.. Stuart
Fitzpatrick 0f the Chamber Dt Com
nlefte of the United States. vice pfcAi-
dent and Paul Harding. secretary
treasurer.
Quests Of ilODnf at The meeting were
President Ogiiby nf Trinity College,
Joseph Burlington, judge Of the United
States Circuit Court ot Appeals ut
Philadelphia. ana William q. Mather Of
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
Many Presidents Since Washington
Have Been Members of Masonic Lodges

During President Poosevelt's resi-
dence in Washington he was made an
honorary member OF Pentalpha and
Federal Lodge. No. /.
President Garfield vas a charter
membe: OF Pentalpha Lodge, no. %.
The late President Roosevelt and
Vice President Fairbanks joined the
Masonic order after they had been
chosen for the office Of Vice President.
Mr.. Fairbanks often visited a number
Of the local lodges, President Roosevelt
never visited the local lodges, as he
could not accept one invitation without
accepting others. which would have be-
come inconvenient.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
NJ u S | C.
FRITZ KREISLER PLAYS.

Fritz Kreisler, the worlds most pop
ular violinist and certainly deservedly
so honored. appeared in his annual
Washington recital yesterday afternoon
at Polls Theater The audience was
not only as large rs the standing room
would permit. but more dem0nstrative
of its enthusiastic appreciation than Is
customary. Also, the increasing num-
ber of children attending Mr.. Kreis-
ler's concerts was noticeable.
It is almost as thankless a task as
the proverbial gliding of the lily to at
tempt to say anything new or to add
to Fritz Kreisler's reputation as a
master artist Of music. 1t can only be
said that he played so superbly on this
occasion and so won his audience that
long after the last encore and while
his taxi was waiting at the stage door
there were hundreds who sat and stood,
still clapping until he took off his over
coat and went on the stage and bowed
a final good-by.
The opening number was Johann
Sebastian Bach'S Sonata in E Major.
with an interesting piano accompanl-
ment written by Mr.. Kreislcr and skill
fully played by Carl Lamson. who ac-
companied the violinist with his usual
Evening star., 1928-02-22

Rosmarin" and Caprice Viennois" His
arrangements OF Lehars "Frasquita
Screnade." with It's alluring rhythm
and haunting wisp of melody. and OF
Albeniz' Tango" both so delighted
the audience that repetitions were de-
mandcd. AlbcniZ ''Malaguena' was
likewise well received and was made
into charming violin arrangement.
The encore which received most APP
plause. due to its newness and beauty.
was the one played following the con-
certo 1t was Dohnanyi's 'Rulia"
Hungarian rural melody made into
composition by the Hungarian compos-
er-pianist. II. T..
Evening star., 1928-02-22
JUDGE p. M. MOiR DIES.


Word was received here today that
Judge Percy III. Moir, Go, retired. died
yesterday IN Roanoke. Va. Judge NOR
was d native of Virginia, but resided
many yesfs In Washington before going
to the Philippine Islands. where after
teaching In The schools for few years.
he entered the legal service. and later
became d justlce 1t the Island Eup,eme
C1ilft
Judge MoiT returned 70 Roanoke after
icsjgnlug his posi- tbfre IL 1921. and
pfactieed law until his death
He is survived by two sisiefs. Mrs
FoNhathn ItDuidin III IDjanDke, Va aud
Mrs j. J Norman III Winston Salem,
II. C., aud four brothers William Eoir
and CiisrIes Moif of Roanoke. Henry
Moir of Stuart. Va and V. =. M0if u
Winston Salem. n C.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
iDAHOANS TO GATHER.


Senator H0rah IN L1 be The principal
sneaker al the annual dinner of lhe
Idaho State ssociety here the night Ut
March 10
The dinner which Ii 10 be given al
24OG Sixteenth street, will be attended
by either members of lhe Idaho deIega~
ton In Congress Big baked p0tatnes
and apples, shipped here from lhe
State especially for the occasion, will
give lhe dinner \ particular Idaho
flavor
Evening star., 1928-02-22
Lottery Aids Road Fund.

Ae a result Of lottery conducted By
Mexican officials better roads will BE-
from Tia Juana into Lower
California. The first grand prize at one
OF the cravings was $4,000. and the
event attracted large crowd. Lucky
numbers were picked from tickets that
had been sold. placed in an arrange
ment of whirling wire baskets and
shuffled
Evening star., 1928-02-22
JAILS TARDY PAIR.

All defendants at liberty on bond who
in future fail to appear in court at
the time set for trial will be cited for
contempt of court and fined or i'm
prisoned. Judge Isaac r. Hit declared
yesterday. sentencing a colorcd man and
woman to "a hours in Jail for being an
hour late.
They we're Alexander johnson.
charged with illegal possession of liquor.
and Mabel Lylcs charged with sale and
possession. Both cases were called at
10 O'Clock and again at IL o'clock.
Finally they reported at about III 80,
only to find that their cases had Deen
continued and themselves sentenced to
jail.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
GAS VICTIM RESCUED.


AccifentIy overcome by gas while
preparing breakfast today. Mrs. Sarah
Ire. ~ years old. 3i04 Ihirly~fit.h
street northeast, was revived NY the
fire department rescue squad She Has
ttested also by Uf Laurence Murphy
of Casually Hospital. but did moi ~ u
the hospital
Police reported that Mrs. Ire had
failed ~ light burner in her gas cook
ing si0ys end WIS overcome gradually
~ she prepared tAs morning meal
Evening star., 1928-02-22
TESTS FOR OFFICERS.

hoard III Army officers has been
Mdefed " convene IN tiIls CITY W tE~
anime certain Drttts u debfmNlt
their fitness Tor promotion. me L1sfn
H. cDfnis9sed .! Cois. Charles r. Eii~
EouIfAe. C0aAt hftllisTy Corp William
IL Gibson, aItefnastef Corps, ana
roger + fitch, cavalry, and Ma -. n
w Grant and Capt Alfred II. Thomas
lsedlcsi C1yps. with Fiist Lie1t. Arthur
/ Enfls, Ar Corps, as tecpicef.
Evening star., 1928-02-22
$4,000 IS GEM LOOT.
Cincinnati Bandits Truss Two
Clerks and Rife Showcases.

CINCINNATI, February " ~. .-~
JiauiDflc YlLgs aUG Va1CisS Pa!aIed at
i>etB tfi5 %EDD1D ai3c a5U 300 were ahjiEi.
~ lao s8fi4 from ti4e ideal Lyan tt
Ja mtIGy 60 Itle tDday.
The ToIt,eIs uuaAeo Two clerks la
rear room with a SllGpU haSG D,iG,
lsx3seG tne St1ow caAs anG taftlec Git
three trays "a diamond rings They
escaped ia an auUDu4DDlIr.
Evening star., 1928-02-22

How q whale can stay below water VI
great deptils without discomfort from
the great pressure Aas never Deen
NnnaTstDo1.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-01
TWO OTHERS
ARE BURNED.
BUT ESCAPE
$4,000 Residence Of F. j.
Norrie and Furnishings
Worth $4,000 Destroyed
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY
Mr.. Norrie Telephones For
Fire Department, But Is
Unable 10 Save Others

Minneapolis, Feb. 1.@R3-Two
persons, = man and . woman, were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed the home Of +. J. Norrie
here early today. Two other per-
sons were burned but managed to
save their lives by jumping from q
second story window.
The dead are: Frank Barnes, Is
years old, Of Anoka, Norrie's broth.
er-in-law. whose badly charred body
was found in sun parlor q few feet
from the front door, and Miss Gena
Holman, II years old, . maid, who
was trapped by the flames and suf-
located in her room on the third
floor.
Mrs. Norrie was severely burned
about the face and body and H. F.
Griffith, 33, Of Philadelphia, . guest.
was burned about the nose and
mouth from inhaling smoke.
The house, valued at $4,000, and
its contents. consisting Of $4,000
worth Of furnishings, were de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Norrie Escaped
Mr.. Norrie, the only one to es-
cape unscathed, was driven from the
house after putting in q hurry call
for the fire department. He tried
to get back indoors, but was repelled
by the flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norrie and their two
guests retired about IL o'clock
Tuesday night in sleeping rooms on
the second floor. The maid was on
the third floor. At s a. m. today,
Mr.. Norrie was awakened by the
smell of smoke. He went down.
stairs and found the first floor in
flames. He managed to reach .
telephone and give the alarm but
the flames spread so rapidly that
he was forced to drop the phone and
run for the front door. He said that
when he tried to reenter the house.
the downstairs was like huge fur
nacc."
II ran underneath the bedroom
windows and shouted for my wife
and to Others" he said. 'Shortly
afterward Mrs. Norrie and Mr..
Griffith appeared at one of the
windows and / called to them to
jump"
W0man'c Condition Serious
They leaped to safety, but not be-
fore they had been burned by the
onrushing flames. Mrs. Norrie's
condition was reported to be serious.
Meanwhile, Barnes had awakened
and made desperate but futile ef-
fort to save himself. He succeeded
in getting down the front steps, but
evidently collapsed after staggering
a few feet further through the fire.
The house, = 12-room structure,
was burned to the ground. The
cause Of the fire is undetermined.
1t was first reported that the blaze
originated in the heating plant, but
Mr.. Norrie said it seemed to him
the fire started on the first floor,
possibly from wiring there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-01

UNPR0FITABLE
In CHICAGO
Gangsters Have Gone Back to
Gambling and Vice, Says
Prohibition Officer

Chicago, Feb. L. (AF) Beer
barons and alcohol kings no longer
reap the enormous profits they
once collected In Chicago, a federal
prohibition officer told w. c. T. U.
campaign strategists today.
"The gangsters have abandoned
tho beer and alcohol racket" Capt.
John g. Wallace declared at the
conference Of midwestern N.C.T.U.
leaders. They have gone back to
their old trade OF gambling and
vice, because the liquor traffic is
Improbable. The government pro-
hibition officers have driven them
to cover"
Rum row has been eliminated,
border rum smuggling curbed and
bootlegging druggists and doctors
checked In their illicit activities,
Captain Wallace said. The drastic
action oe e. G. Yellowley. district
prohibition administrator, IN revok-
ing Industrial alcohol permits has
shut of the illegal withdrawal Of
alcohol 70 remarkable extent. ne
asserted.
He denied that djSreSpect Tor law
can b trace6 % the prohibition act.
THE brewers, dlstjllers and ~
loon keepers violated every liquor
law ever placed On the statute
books" Captain wallace declared,
'.and the dlsrespect TO-; Law under
prohtbitloa = simply . continuation
o3 The old spirit q lawleSsness born
and bred II tho saloon. brewery and
distjllery.s