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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
VIM. |. ALUMNI PLAN
TO PAY BYRD HONOR.
Capital May Be Represented
Officially at Reception
in New York.

The National Capital may be off,
cially represented at the celebration in
New York in connection with the return
Of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, the
intrepid polar explorer, whose arrival in
the United States is scheduled for the
middle of next month, according to ten
tative plans made at the luncheon Of
the Washington Chapter of the Virginia
Military Institute Alumni Association,
held yesterday at the Army and Navy
Club.
Although their school curriculum is
up June Is, the cadets of v. M. l., of
which Admiral Byrd is an honor gradu-
ate, recently voted unanimously to add
SUFFICIENT time to participate in the
ceremonies in Gotham and act as
guard of honor.
1t, therefore, is being planned for
members of the local alumni association
to lend their support in the celebration
now being arranged in New York, by
making a trip there and take their
places in the welcoming program.
Further arrangements will be made
by Washington members of the V. M. l.
Association at their next luncheon,
which will be held June 2 at the Army
and Navy Club at 1890 o'clock.
Final arrangements for the celebra-
ton of New Market day MAY 15) were
made yesterday. It was announced that
l.. W. H. Peyton, president of the Ma
tional Alumni Association, and member
of the board of visitors. will be the guest
of honor and principal speaker at the
informal smoker which will be held at
the Army and Navy Club at 8 O'Clock
in the evening.
E. H. Russell is president of the local
chapter, Gen. N. D. Hawkins, vice pres
ident, and J. c. NOEL, secretary
treasurer.
Stuart B. Marshall is chairman of
the smoker committee, which includes
James Greene, Col. Harry N. Cootes,
Col C. c. Collins, w. Roberts, Col. Ed
ward Hickman and G. Adams Howard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
From the Front R0w
Reviews and News of Washinston's Theaters.
"Abie'S Irisi, Rose"
At Its Old Tricks at Polls.

"Abie's Irish Rose"
At Its Old Tricks at Polls.
THE spirit of posy seems to be
l. mysteriously entering into the
passing of the historic old Albaugh's
Grand Opera House. afterwards
Chase's, but now, and only for a
short while at most, Polls, where
"Abie's Irish Rose" that immortal
of the stage, reappears, as it were,
to impart to the theater itself a
touch of its own Immortality, or at
least to prolong its existence. If, as
1t has been facetiously insinuated,
"Able's Irish Rose" is indeed immor-
tai who will say that its reappear-
ance at Polls, after formal and
positive announcement that Polls
would pass out with the last per-
Torrance of Walter Hampden, may
not supply enough life blood to keep
1t going even after its demise.
"Abie's Irish Rose" in its day, has
done almost anything 1t pleased with
audiences. 1t is said to have made
its author, Anne Nichols. a million
aire lady, and after it had apparently
cleaned up the earth as stage at
traction, 1t swooped down from the
movies and added still more to its
financial fame.
And now "Abie's Irish Rose" is
back with us again on the stage
articulate and human, more familiar
perhaps than it used to be. but
nevertheless possessed OF sufficient
mystic power to resurrect Polls at
least for a week and certainly to
charm those who have never yet
seen it and those who, having seen
it. may wish to feel again the
strange power OF its attraction when
first seen.
All the world knows its romance
of the Jewish boy and the Irish girl,
which ultimately leveled racial diff
ferences and opened the vista to the
Brotherhood of Man. William Nc
Fadden. who was the Able with The
Chicago company, and Kathleen
Robinson. who was the Rosemary
Murphy in Boston, impersonate the
Able and the Rose" in the Poll per-
Torrance. They are well supported
by a cosmopolitan company that in
cludes players of the original COM
pany and others gathered from the
four corners of the earth It is an
adequate collection-and. "Abie's
Irish Rose" being immortal, no COM
pany could make it otherwise.
There is nothing for the amIse-
ment seeker to do but go to see the
play and Able, unless it be to Give
the Little Girl a Hand" as Texas
Guinan might say-and that every
body does. w. H. L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
LINER LEAVES CALLAO

CALLAO, Peru, May 6 (P.-The new
Grace Liner Santa Clara left here dur
ing the night for Valparaiso, Chile, in
completion of its maiden voyage begun
at New York 10 days ago. The steamer
broke all commercial ship records from
New York to Callao by days, % hours,
8 minutes.
Among the passengers aboard the
Santa Clara is Jack Flynn, one of the
pioneer engineers in the construction
of the Panama Canal. He saw the
canal filled with water for the first time
when he passed through few days
ago. He is going to Antofagasta on
personal engineering business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
MISS SHERMAN ON LEAVE
President of Women Voters to Be
Absent Eight Months.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 6 (P).-Mrs.
Roscoe Anderson. st. Louis, and Miss
Marguerite M. Wells. Minneapolis. vice
presidents of the National League of
Women Voters. will share the duties of
Miss Belle Sherman. president, while
she takes an eight-month leave of
absence, the board of directors decided
here yesterday in a post-convention
meeting.
Mrs. Anderson will take up the duties
Of the presidency Immediately. She
headquarters in September by Miss
Wells =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
MEXICAN BANK ROBBERY
PLOT LAID TO AMERICAN
Attempt to Reach $725,Oo0 in
Vaults Is Frustrated by En-
ploye-6 Suspects Held.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 6.-Mexico City
police yesterday investigated reports
that an attempted robbery on the
downtown branch of the National Bank
of Mexico last Saturday night was
planned by an American
Six Mexicans were arrested in cannHe-
ton with the attempt. The police
refused to disclose the name Of the sus-
pected American. They said the
attempted robbery bore signs of having
been planned by an expert safe
cracker, number of whom are said to
have come from the United States re-
Gently.
About l SOC. 900 pesos (about $725 000)
was in the banks vaults at the time.
The cool-headedness of an employe was
credited with frustation of the plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
INDIANA PRIMARY VOTE
BEING RECORDED TODAY
Both Political Parties at Polls to
Nominate for Congress and
State Offices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 6.-Indi-
ana's primary election was held today
to nominate Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress, the State
Legislature and for county Offices
Delegates to the State conventions to
be held next month also were to be
elected.
Each of the States Is congressman
seeks denomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

half of the eve
ning's fun came
from the Threats
of the specta-
tors, who let
] Sc such a
string of hyena-
like calls as
must have wax
ened the most
sandy-eyed her
mits at the Will
lard Hotel. The
noise, in fact,
was such as has
S e ] d o m been
heard at any
mystery I a r c e,
and gave every
indication t h a {
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
a05 Residents in Riverdale Heights

Especially .-Riverdaie Heights, for which
no census report was made in 1920, has
405 residents, according to the census
enumera tions. made public at the of
flee at Annapolis of Joseph Allen Will
mer supervisor of the census in South
ern Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

William de Morgan, the English
novelist, did not start writing till he
was 66, when his first novel, Joseph
Vance," appeared. He was manu-
facturer of stained glass and colored
tiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Wooden Kimono"
A WhoOpee of Horror.

V WHILE pistol shots last night
were bursting in air,
wv while lightning flashed,
thunder growled and the
elements we're generally
upset, nothing on the stage was quite
as hysterical as Che audience which
was assembled at the National to
see wooden Kimono." Certainly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Nj u S &c
GUILD OF oRGANIsrs, PROGRAM.

GUILD OF ORGANISMS PROGRAM.
An enjoyable and inspiring service, in
which the Chesapeake, Virginia and
District of Columbia Chapters of the
American Guild of Organists partici-
pated, was given at the Universalist
National Memorial Church last night.
Preceding the service, a demonstra-
toin Of the new four-manual organ was
given by DR.. Albert w. Harmed, organ
list and choir director of the church
with the assistance of the builder of this
organ.
Between the demonstration and the
service proper dinner was served
Following an address of welcome by
Lewis Atwater, dean of the local chap
ter, talks were presented by DR., Harmed,
DR.. Perkins, minister of the church,
and A Gottfried of Erie, Pa.
In the service three groups of organ
numbers were heard. The first was Of
fered by John Eiterman, dean of the
Chesapeake Chapter, A. G. o.. his
numbers being the Grand Choeur
Dialogue" by Gigout. which he played
unhurriedly and with dignity, and the
"Reverie," by De PAW, in which some
very lovely flute and string voices were
brought out.
Inc second group was given by Mr..
Atwater. He chose compositions of the
modern school, playing "Cortez," by
Vierne; Three Short Pieces" by
Schoenberg, which were admirably
brief. In the Prayer by Ernest Bloch,
Mr.. Atwater seemed to be fully in ac-
cord with the spirit of sincerity which
permeates this work
The third group was played by Louis
E. Weitzell, subdean of the Virginia
Chapter, A. G.. o. He gave the Allegro
Moderate" from the Fourth Concerto
of Handel; the typically Spanish Pan
tomime.' of De Falla, and the Ballet"
of Debussy. Mr.. Weitzell was at his
best in the Debussy. He played it with
evident enjoyment.
The choir of the church sang two
numbers with excellent effect. They
were: 20 God, Say Once Again Let
There Be Light" by Spross, in which
work appear some passages sung
capella. and the "150th Psalm" by
Cesar Franck. DR.. Harmed was at the
organ for these numbers. He also played
the three hymns sung at this service.
r.. w. S.
EFFENBACH-CARoW RECITAL.
Leah Effenbach and Glenn Carow.
the two youngest of the ten advanced
student members, featured in the eighth
annual festival of the Washington
Pianists' Club, offered the second joint
recital of the series last night at Co
lumbia Heights Christian Church before
a capacity audience.
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, organizer
and head of the club, again presided
and after briefly sketching the origin
of the organization, introduced Mrs.
Lyman B. Swormstedt, the guest speak
er. who told of her appreciation of clas-
steal music and mentioned the benefit
of such festival as this to all who
could hear it.
Miss Effenbach, presented in her Sec
ond recital by Arthur D. Mayo, WASH
ington teacher, attempted an ambitious
program. She began with Bach's Pre-,
Jude in G Minor" and then introduces
the difficult and rarely played "Fugul,
in E Minor" by Handal, which she
masterfully sustained. Beethoven's in
frequently heard Sonata, Opus 70" Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-04

HOLLYWOOD, June (N.A.N.A).-
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., and Joan CraW-
ford celebrated their first wedding ami
versary last night, although Monday
was the date Shooting schedules some
times do that to our best Hollywood
celebrations.
Douglas Fairbanks ST., fastened here
by plane for the event, and not to cele-
brate his own anniversary, as this gaga
reporter said Monday. But when I
heard that the Fairbanks had arrived
post haste from his British Isles visit
"for the anniversary" I rushed into
conclusions. as there was but precious
ave minutes left to rush copy to the
wire.
Doug, IT., and Joan are still the out
standing sweethearts of Hollywood, sell
dom seen outside of working hours one
without the other; absorbed in each
other when they are glimpSed in public
and absorbed to the exclusion of
everything else. unless it happens to be
O play or a picture. Then Joan is as
thoroughly professional in judging Of
the merits of the performance as Is any
director in the colony.
zasu Pitts, known in private life as
Mrs Tom Gallery, is one of the most
enthusiastic mothers in Hollywood vii
lage.
For several years her family has con-
sisted Of one child-the adopted son Of
Barbara La Mari. The two women had
been close friends. The beautiful La
Mari was devoted to the handsome little
boy, and zasu Pitts became a second
mother to him in the fullest sense.
Within the week her family will be
augmented by four more children. Her
6ister-in-law's death in the East left
four little ones motherleSs, so ZaSu
Pitts sent for her brothers four chill
dren to adopt.
They are en- route to Hollywood now.
Meanwhile there Is scarcely a day that
This coincidence is not called upon for
y character comedy role in one Of the
outstanding films Of the moment. She
invariably finds her way into Ernst
kAahitsch's pictures. This director UNI
Rerstands the value Of zasu Pitts. Talk
has added to her quality. She has
The limp tone which provokes gentle
EhuckleS from the audience, regardless
q what the lines may be.
Hollywood is full of actresses who can
make the public laugh II they have a
good funny line handed to them, but
the Pitts makes them laugh without a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-04
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
By MoLLIE MERRICK.

witty speech. Anc that is priceless In
q day when all of our jokes have been
worn threadbare by repetition.
Reginald Denny, that handsome Brit
iSh lad who once thrilled the fans OF
silent pictures, is steadily mounting the
ladder with the talkie craze.
He threatens to steal the place which
Conrad Nagel has held these many
years now Denny has the advantage,
in that he is not only very good actor
with clear. fine enunciation, but he can
sing splendidly.
Cecil De Mile chose him for the
leading man opposite Kay johnson in
Madame Satan" and now he gets the
leading role in the Grace Moore pic
ture, Jennie Lind"
For a time Denny produced his own
pictures. This may be a satisfying pro.
ceeding in one way, but the indepen-
IDENTIFY made picture comes up against
difficulties in distribution.
Noah Berry has weird ways of Turing
guests to his Paradise Trout Club. One
of them Is just to ask the chaps nom
chalantly. Later on the lads find that
they are paying guests.
Two publicity staff members from a
local studio were thus invited. They
rode and swan and f1Shed at the jovial
suggestion Of their host, who spent the
entire day with them. At the conclu-
sion of their jaunt and just as they
were putting the nice silvery trout into
the rumble of the car Noah provided
them with little bill for SIS.
They paid cheerfully. Then on the
homeward journey they took counsel
with each other about such tactics. It
seems they had taken some very fine
shots Of the club. Their camera skill
was unquestioned. They had the Aims
enlarged and brought them in to Noah
Berry.
"These are the handsomest pictures Of
Paradise I've yet SEEN" said Berry, adj
miringly squirting at the lovely per-
spectives.
the two.
"Surel Say, boys, that's nice of you.
I'd like about doze.. Of these to frame
and put around. It would stimulate
interest"
He got the dozen and a neat little
bill of SIS with them.
Proving your game is never so clever
that the other fellow can't play 1t.
(Copyright, 1880, by North American News
paper Alliance0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-04

witty speech. Anc that is priceless In
a day when all of our jokes have been
worn threadbare by repetition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
COURT ASHER IN
JAIL ON LARCENY
ATTEMPT COUNT
D. C. StephenSon'S Former
Associate Accused at
Mankato, MINI.
BIZ Times SDeciai

% Y 4 iMfN NNEEfuf
MUNCIE, Ind. Sept. 27-Au-
thorities here have been advised of
the arrest at Mankato. MINI, of
Court Asher. whose nanie has APP
peared on court dockets here and
who claimed to be a close associate
of D. c. Stephenson, serving a life
prison term for murder after a
meteoric career as a Ku-Klux Khan
leader in Indiana.
Asher is charged with attempting
to commit grand larceny. 1t is said
that under the name of Carl NJ.
Dairy he approached E. w. Willard,
Mankato real estate dealer, and
said he was interested in buying
farm land. Later he said he wished
to buy some old copper company
stock that had been bought by Man
kato residents.
Several shares Of stock were de-
livered to Willard few days later
by r. G. Grace, Hudson. Wis. and
the real estate dealer, who had be-
come suspicious, introduced Sheriff
Frank NJ. Cords as his partner. The
sheriff arrested Grace, in whose
possession some letters bearing
Asher's name were found. Asher
was arrested the same day.
1t is believed by authorities that
Grace and Asher planned to sell
the stock to Willard. It is declared
to be worthless.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27

BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept 27-Fu-
neral services will be held at 2 Sun
day afternoon for r. James Wig
more, 49, state trustee Of the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles, who died
Thursday of heart disease. He was
elected at this years convention Of
the order.
He was a leader in the old age
pension movement Of the Eagles
and as worthy president Of Wayne
aerie, was instrumental in increas-
ing its membership to a point where
it became the largest of the sixty
five in Indiana, position it still
holds.
Born in Richmond, he had spent
his entire life in the city. During
the World war he was stationed at
Camp Taylor In addition to his
affiliation with the Eagles, he was a
member of the Loyal Order Of
Moose, the Order of Druids, Harry
Ray post Of the American Legion
and st. Paul's Episcopal church.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Flora
Wigmore; Two daughters, Alma and
Harriet, and a son, Cecil; his
mother, Mrs. Harriet Wigmore; six
sisters, Misses Minnie and Elizabeth
Wigmore, Mrs. Phillip White, Mrs.
Roy Meeks, Mrs Anna Hamilton
and Mrs. Ralph Hyde, and broth
er, William.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
Dispositions of Two State
Prison ConviCtS to Be
Obtained.

BB Times SDccidt
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. pa
continuance has been taken in the
case of Maurice Pierce. %, Indian
apolis. who is on trial in Madison
circuit court on charge of robbery
while armed
The case is the result of the rob-
berry of the Lesson store at AleXan-
dria on Jan. 8, and abduction Of
Gene Foster, manager Of the store.
Four bandits accosted Foster as he
was about to leave the store after
checking up the days receipts.
Money and checks amounting to
81 500 were stolen from safe The
bandits then forced Foster into their
automobile and held him captive
until they reached the outskirts of
indianapolis, where he was liber-
ated.
Foster identified Pierce as one of
the bandits.
Joseph Faccone, who was brought
here from, the Indiana reformatory
where he is serving a ten to twenty
year sentence, admitted having been
implicated in the robbery. He
named Pierce, his brother, Paul
Pierce, and Donald Joseph as his
accomplices. All are residents of
Indianapolis
Judge Carl F. Morrow ordered a
continuance of the trial until
dispositions of Paul Pierce and
Joseph, both inmates Of the state
prison, are taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
MURDER TRIAL
TO Be TUESDAY
Head of Victim in Marion
Case Never Found.

BIZ Times Special
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept. 81.
Ed Blotz, SO, Marion, will go on
trial in Blackford circuit court here
Tuesday charged with the first de-
gree murder of Thomas Tucker. The
case was brought here on a change
of venue from Grant county.
A dismembered body which the
state declares was that of Tucker
was removed from Seegar creek at
Marion, Oct. IS, 1929. The head VIA
never found. This is expected to be
the main point raised by the de-
Tense on lack of a corpus deficit. A
son Of Blotz is said to have given
authorities information which led to
the fathers arrest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
CONFESSION IN
ROBBERY PLOT
Prisoner at NobIeSviIIe Ad-
mitS Effort to Get $500.
By Tim es Specidl

BIZ Times SDecidl
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Sept. 81
Charles Ashcraft, arrested at An
derson and brought to this city, has
confessed that he was one of three
men who attempted to hold up Ed
ward KrauSe, manager of a local
grocery, a few days ago.
Krause ditched his automobile,
ran through a cornfield, threw $500
which he carried in bag into a
fence corner and escaped and also
saved the money. Ashcraft was first
arrested on suspicion that he had
stolen a car.
Police are attempting to connect
Clifford E. Wright and Ronald Webb
with Ashcraft In the attempted hold
up Webb and Wright are under
arrest at Marion on charges of
holding up several filling stations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
Fl. Wayne Publications
Win in First Two
Divisions.

ByURited Press
FRANKLIN, Ind, Sept. 27.-The
lions share Of awards in the first
two divisions of the Indiana High
School Press Association contests,
announced here, went to Fl. Wayne
schools.
Winning stats will receive awards
at a banquet at Franklin college
Oct. II.
Awards, by divisions, papers and
ANIMALS, are as follows:
Division l tenrollment more than 1Oool
high shoo F Ma Sae secend sf Pe s6o
light. Central high school. Fl. Wayne
Division 2 enrolment 700 to 1000
First, the Northerner. North Side. high
Columbus high school, and the Pennant,
Lebanon high school, tied.
ConnersyilIe Wins
First. the Clarion. Connersville high, school;
second. Gold and Blue. Charlottesville high
school: third. School World Huntington.
and Rushlite. Rushville, tied.
Division enrolment under 300)-Ffrst.
the Paolite, Paon high school; second. the
Warren Owl. Warren Central.
Division Junior high schools) First.
Woodrow Wilson News. Woodrow Wilson
school, Tere Haute: second. the Ratchet,
Washington school. South Bend.
Yearbook Awards
Division 1.-The Totem. South Side. Ft.
Wayne: second. the Dunes. Hammond.
Division 2-First. the Legend. North Side.
Fl. Wayne: second. the Cactus. Marion.
Division 3-First the Aeolian. Garrett;
second. the Modulus. Huntington.
Division first, Rawlings. Decatur:
second the Indianan. Montpelier.
Division 5-First. Junior Traffic. Cen
trail South Bend.