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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
Church TO |NSTALL
+. DR.. A. J. 'CARTNEY
New Pastor to Take Charge
at Special Services Planned
for Tonight.

DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney will be
installed as pastor of the Church Of
the Covenant tonight at 8 o'clock, with
special services under the direction Of
Rev. Bernard Braskamp, moderator Of
the Presbytery of Washington City.
The exercises will open with an
organ prelude by George H. Wilson,
organist and director. DR.. John C.
Palmer, pastor of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church, will give
the invocation. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo,
pastor of New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, will read the Scripture
lesson and the sermon will be preached
by DIR. Clarence Edward Mccartney
former moderator of the General AS
sembly and pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mod
orator Braskamp will conduct the con-
stitutional questions and DR.. wallace
Radcliffe, former moderator OF the
General Assembly and pastor emeritus
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will give the prayer OF installa-
ton. The Covenant Quartet will sing
Rev. John A. Nesbitt, pastor of the
Gainesville Presbyterian Church, Ca
louisville, Md, will give the charge to
the pastor The charge to the people
will be given by DR.. Charles Wood
former pastor Of the Church of the
Covenant DR.. David A. Robertson
president of the Washington Fedora
ton Of Churches; Rev. John Gregory
and Bishop william F.. Mcdowell Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church will
present Fluctuations. The benedictton
will be offered by DR.. Mccartney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
COL. J. NJ. KENYON
NAMED BAR HEAD
Prominent Civic and Federal
Lawyer Succeeds Maj.
PeySer.

Col. J. Miller Kenyon. prominent at
torney In civic and Government legal
circles of Washington, was last night
elected president OF the Washington
Bar Association at its annual meeting
attended by the largest gathering in
the history Of the association.
Col Kenyon succeeds Maj. Julius L
Peyser. other officers elected were
Charles w. Arth, first vice president;
Paul B. Cromlein, second vice president;
William w. MILAN, treasurer for eight
zenith term. and George c. Gertman
secretary for twelfth term. Mr.. MILAN
and Mr.. Gertman were elected by ac-
clamation.
Three new members were elected to
the board Of directors. They are Lucian
H. Vandoren, Paul z. Lesh and Samuel
McComas Hawkin.
The board Of directors urged the
adoption of the bill now pending In
Congress proposing the appointment of
two additional judges to the District
bench. The board further urged, in
opposing the present method Of ap-
pointing local judges from the Nation
ct large, to limit these now appoint
ments TO washington lawyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
HOW COMMUNITY CHEST HELPS
One Of Series Of Short Articles Practical Results Of
Cooperative Charity
BY MISS LYDIA A. III. BURKLIN,
Head Resident, Friendship House.


Without attempting to enumerate all
the advantages flowing from the exist
ence Of the Community Chest in Wash
ingtoi, there are certain ones which
appeal to me as especially worthy OF
notice at this time
The assurance of adequate funds to
meet the annual budget has been the
source Of great relief by removing the
uncertainty which formerly existed.
Also the effort to interest people in the
work Of Friendship House is free from
the constraint that formerly arose from
the implication Of Its involving an ap-
peal for funds.
The much wider publicity given to
/ the needs Of social welfare work BY
the Chest has been of great benefit
The basence in this city Of the condi-
| lions, common in so many others, thai
give rise to the more spectacular forms
OF distress requiring aid has largely
limited In the past the number Of peo-
: pie. interested in social welfare work
The large increase in numbers of con-
tributors to welfare work brought about
through the services Of the Community
Chest Is most encouraging.
The conference Of the executives of
the different social service agencies, pro-
NOTED by our director, will result In q
greater spirit Of cooperation and reali-
Eation Of the broader aspects Of the
problems we have to solve.
The more adequate financing Of the
Chest Of the Council Of Social Agencies
has enabled 1t TO enlarge the scope Of
Its activities ina way which, believe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
OUTLINES PROGRAM
District Body to Inaugurate Ninth
Year of Welfare Service at
Meeting Tomorrow Night.

The Catholic Charities of Washington
win inaugurate its ninth year Of welfare
service In the District Of Columbia at
its annual meeting at the Maydower
Hotel at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow night.
The meeting will be under the direction
of Allen Pope, president. The principal
speaker will be DR.. Fulton Sheen OF the
Catholic University.
The annual report which will be pre-
scented by DIR. John OGrady shows
great increase Of work in the past year.
In 1929, this organization handled 1852
families an increase of 345 over the
preceding year. The actual material
relief Jumped from $23,500 to $32, 337
This expansion of work was made posi-.
BILE largely by the Community Chest, OF
which the Catholic Charities is a MEM
Der agency.
The Catholic Charities has gradually
! become a co-ordinating unit as well a.
a clearing house for other Catholic IN
stitutions doing welfare work In the
District. A report for the executive
committee with special reference to tnt
relation of the central once OF Catholic
charities to other Catholic welfare
organizations will be delivered by DR.
| Charles p. Neill. The meeting Is oper
10 the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

itself does not change, notably long
periods Of stagnation are likely to set
in, but there Is never any actual reversal
to a parental type and the organism
remains in a position to go forward
again when the proper stimuli are
given.
There is also some evidence, he indi-
Gated. that that life cycle of birth, sene-
sciense and death, which controls the
destiny of every individual of every
species, may be the general law of
nature for species themselves. but this
Is impossible to prove at this time.
Presenting the possibility that pro-
gressive evolution Is inherent in all
| nature, DR.. Hrdlicka said that the con-
troll of this natural law, except for
| small details, apparently belongs to the
days OF the superman. but the progress
| already made in producing new species
Of animals and plants when they car
be kept under strict control is begin
ming in that direction.
Humans Might BE Changed.
BY the same methods, he said
changes might be brought about in tse
human race itself. But 1t will be neces-
| sary to learn much more Of the laws OF
nature than any one pretends to know
| at present. In any event there will be
ho AHONA6 uaCAWdLu, AOh AobutC ~
parently has provided no mechanism
for the reverse process OF evolution.
Degeneration and elimination Of facul-
ties lead either to the extinction Of the
species or to greater adaptation.
Evolution by mutation, he said. Is
merely variation of the process Of
evolution by natural selection and the
fixing Of favorable adaptation and sell
dom Is desirable since 1t causes ire
mendous strain on the newly evolved
organism to 1T itself to its environment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
LIGHTS ARE ORDERED
I'm PORTABLE SCHOOLS
Steps Taken to Prevent Early Ad-
journment During Dark Win
ter Days.

Long criticism Of the fact that
children at the portable schools are
compelled to quit classes early in the
Winter, or else strain their eyes read
ing In the dark, led the District Com
missioners to take steps to secure cleo
trio lighting for five of the portables
yesterday.
The city heads ordered installation of
electric lights by the Potomac Electric
Power Co., in the Dahlgren Terrace
portables, Tenth and Franklin streets
northeast; the Bates road portables,
Allison street northeast, north of
Soldiers Home Cemetery; Kalmia street
portables, at Kalmia street northwest:
Broad Branch portables at Thirty third
and Oliver streets, and Wesley Heights
portables. at Forty-fourth street and
New Mexico avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
NOTE GIVES CLUES
IN GREEK MURDER
important Information De.
cIared Received in Restau-
rant Mans Staying.

An anonymous letter received by po-
lice today may lead to the murderer Of
Christos Haralampidis, 6O-year-old Ninth
street restaurant proprietor, who was
found in his third-door living quarters
above his restaurant yesterday. his skull
crushed with brick, which was on the
floor beside him.
Inspector William S. Shelby, chief Of
detectives, who is supervising the MUIR
der investigation, characterized the in
formation contained in the note as
very important" Members of the
homicide squad are running out clues
it furnished today.
Meanwhile, a search is being conduct
ed in New York by Headquarters De-
tective John Flaherty for two Greeks
suspected of killing the restaurant pro-
prietor. The officer left for New York
last night upon receipt Of information
that the pair had gone there, where
young woman, the reported flancee Of
one Of them lives.
According to Inspector Shelby, one
suspect was seen running down the
back stairs of the restaurant at 511
Ninth street the night Of the killing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
RELIGIOUS TILT IS PROVOKED
AT 13-MONTH CALENDAR DEBATE
Dr.. CT. Marvin Losses ChaI-
Ienge, Saying That "This Is
a Christian Nation"
Rabbi SchWefeI Answers 0p-
ponent in Meeting at Jew
ish Community Center.

Reference to small religious
minority" as opposing adoption of a
simplified 13-month calendar, coupled
with a declaration by DR.. Charles F.
Marvin, chief of the United States
Weather Bureau, that this is a Chris
tan Nation" provoked sharp religious
controversy that overshadowed other
issues in the calendar reform debate
held last night at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
DR.. Marvin's statement, made during
the course of a cold, diSpaSSionate
analysis of arguments in favor of the
proposed calendar reform, drew rebuke
and challenge from Rabbi Louis j.
Schwefel in rebuttal, after he had
interposed serious objections to any
change.
II challenge my opponent to produce
any responsible historian or student of
political science who will uphold this
claim" Rabbi Schwefel said referring
to the statement that this is a Chris
tian Nation"
Shocked and Amazed"
II am shocked and amazed that DR..
Marvin should make such a declaration
before this audience and for the press.
This Is the first time that such a
declaration has been made in all the
discussions which have read and heard
concerning calendar reform.
With all respect to Christians. I
deny that this is a Christian Nation
and claim that such a statement is
entirely irrelevant to the question we
are discussing here tonight"
Rabbi Schwefel demanded that if this
is Christian Nation, whether it meant
that no Jew can ever be President of
the United States? Il doubt whether
epy political party would subscribe to
any such declaration" he asserted. He
quoted former President Coolidge, when
the latter dedicated the Jewish Com
munity Center, as saying that lit was
Hebraic morter that cemented the
foundations of American institutions"
DR.. Marvin, pointing out that such
a calendar would cause a Slight inter-
ruption in the perfect continuity of the
said: Ultra conservatism
and dogmatic opposition by a small
Is Of course expected, but can
not prevail to deprive the world at
large from benefits which the great
majority seek and are entitled to-"
Cites Benefits of Plan.
Under a fixed calendar, he claimed,
no laws would prohibit Sabbatarian
or Jew from voting, should an cleo
ton day happen to coincide with the
day he chooses to call his Sabbath
Nor would such a calendar, he added,
'abridge the rights of any citizen,
either civil, constitutional or religious,
as claimed by the Jewish religious
leaders"
The debate drew large audience of
Jews and Gentiles and was presided
over by Maurice Bisgyer, director Of
the Community Center. DR.. Marvin,
who Is vice chairman of the National
Committee on Calendar Simplification,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

The parrot fever scare has social
ramiications. it appears.
The So-called "hysteria" over the
strange malady has disrupted the en-
tertainment activities In at least one
Washington home, where parrots are
household pets, it was learned today.
The home in question is that Of
Comdr. and Mrs. Archibald G.. Sterling
of 2237 Bancroft place. Comdr. Ster-
ling is attached to the U. S. S. Florida,
now in the Caribbean.
Has Two Healthy Birds.
Mrs Sterling. like many another naval
matron. numbers parrots among her
children's pets. She has two splendid,
healthy specimens of the talkative bird,
Lolita and Baby. Lolita Is an un-
usually large bird, with striking plum
age, a fine vocabulary and a particular
affection for John Bull, young son of
Mrs. Sterling Baby Is smaller type,
but equally garrulous and friendly.
Lolita is quite distinguished parrot,
having accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Hoover from South America on the
U. S. s. Utah a year ago. She has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
HASTINGS TO ADDRESS
BUSINESS MEN AT DINNER

Senator Hastings Of Delaware will be
the principal speaker at the annual din
ner OF the Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association at the New Amster-
dam Hotel Fourteenth and Fairmont
streets, tomorrow night.
The guest list will include District
Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty and
Mrs. Dougherty, Corporation Counsel
w. w. Bride and Mrs. Bride, Mai.
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of po-
lice; Maj. d. A. Dawson, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner, and Mrs. Davi-
son, and Milton r. Vollmer, president
Of the Georgia Avenue Business Mems
Association.
B. A. Levitan. president of the Co
lumbia Heights Business Mems ASso-
citation, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
WATCHES IDENTIFY
BODIES OF FLYERS
Two Airmen Missing Since
Last Friday Found Dead
in Connecticut Woods.
BY the Associated Press.


AMSTON, Conn, January 15-Two
watches, initiated wv. K" and ID. M"
proved yesterday afternoon 10 be the
means of identifying airplane wreckage
In the woods beside Lake Amston rs
that of the Fairchild cabin monoplane,
missing from Farmingdale, L. l., since
last Friday and determining that the
two burned bodies were those Of Will
liam Kirkpatrick and Daniel Maria,
pilots.
The plane had crashed after collision
with an oak tree on the outer edge of
woodland bordering the lake and only
200 yards away from the water. Deep
in the woods and nearly a mile from a
house, there was no help for the two
pilots If they had lived after the crash.
State aviation officers had plotted the
probable course of the plane as it few
through fog between 10 and IL O'Clock
last Friday morning. tracing it from the
time 1t swooped down over fog-hidden
Bethany Flying Field so miles away and
then over toward the eastern part of
the State.
Fred Rowly. a gamekeeper, plodding
through the woods in the pouring rain,
came upon the plane. The body of one
man was partly under the plane and
the other had been thrown clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
BTG.GAME HUNT FOR "PANT1ER"
YIELDS 9 LIVES DEAD
Terror Wave in Southeast Washington Found Due to
Providing of Overgrown Feline.

to be only an especially large member
Of the tomcat breed.
Meanwhile the powers-that-be Of the
Beaver Dam Country Club want Ia
know "how come" the rumors that the
panther" escaped from their club
house. They state with emphasis that
there never was. Providence willing
never will be, q panther as part of that
establishment. They point out that
they are in the business of providing
golf, not panthers. for the tired busi-
ness mans diversion.
Now the police Of the eleventh pre-
cinct are wondering just what 1t was
that since last Monday has been var
iously reported 10 have attacked four
women and to have killed one dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

The panther" which has terrorized
all of southeast Washington for the
past few days, gave up all nine Of Its
ghosts last night, and in the giving did
quite considerable shrinking.
1t shrank, as a matter of fact. down
to the proportions Of one Of its city
cousins, a denizen Of the alleys. a vet
eran of many a back-fence night howl
and a gentleman well acquainted with
the garbage cans of his neighborhood
The panther" whose fearsome,
cleaning eyes and flashing tail brought
into play the trusty shotgun of Arthur
Green, colored A., of the $500 block OF
c street southeast, last night proved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

around the world on naval vessels, and
is thoroughly sophisticated.
Mrs. Sterling wouldn't part with
either of these pets for any amount Of
money. Yet, to her CONSERVATION, she
has found that the birds are threatening
to come between her and her many
friends in social circles of the Capital.
Some of our friends won't come to
see us any more, since all this talk
about parrot fever" Mrs. Sterling said
today. We've had these birds for a
long time and they have become dear
to all of us. I have talked with off,
Gals at the Zoo and with physicians
about the possibility of infection, but
they have assured us we would be fool
ish to get rid of Lolita and Baby. They
are perfectly healthy. We handle them
every day and none of us has been
made sick.
Scare TOO Ridiculous"
IT think 1t is all too ridiculous for
words. and have decided that Lolita
and Baby are going to stay with us as
they always have, parrot fever warn
ings to the contrary Notwithstanding"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
FORM SANITARY LEAGUE.

The Washington Sanitary League was
organized at q meeting last night Of
prominent master plumbers and Gov
eminent sanitary engineers. Edward
P. Herges. sanitary engineer Of the
Veterans Bureau, was elected president,
and william E. Miller, master plumber,
was elected secretary-treasurer.
Meetings will be held at weekly
luncheonS at the Hamilton Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
BAIRD ESTATE TO WIDOW.

Lieut.. Col William Baird, U. s. A., re-
tired. who died January g. owned no real
estate, but had cash and securities es-
timated at 1924 ,443.35, according to the
petition of his widow. Mrs. Minnie D.
Baird, for the probate of his will. He
is also survived by two children. Maj.
John A. Baird, U. S. A., and Cornelia
B. Hicks. Under the terms of the will
the entire estate Is given TO the widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
CHEcK-CHARGE SUSPECT
TO BE RETURNED TO CITY
Man, to Be Released From Prison
at Chicago Thursday, Will Be
Arrested by Keck.

Detective Sergt. Ira E. Keck left
yesterday for Chicago with a warrant
for the arrest of Andrew Donohoe,
45-year- alleged fraudulent check
writer, who will be released from the
Chicago prison tomorrow morning after
serving a sentence for passing worth
less checks in that city, police say.
Donohoe will be taken into custody
as soon as he is released from the jail
and will be brought here by Sergt. Keck
to answer to several check charges In
the District. involving approximately
$500, one Of which is a check for S125
hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

had accepted the invitation of Rabbi
Schwefel to debate the question, which
is opposed by Jewish religious leaders.
mainly on the ground that the 13-
month calendar, once each year and
twice in leap years, would cause the
Sabbath to fall on an eighth day, con-
trary, according to Jewish doctrine, to
divine command.
Rabbi Schwefel declared that mil
lions of others" who believe the Sab
bath day should be the seventh day,
joined in opposing the change.
In urging the reform at the outset,
DR.. Marvin characterized the proposed
change as progressive twentieth
century movement" favored by the
business interests and economically
sound. This was challenged by his OPP
ponent. He declared that the United
States Chamber of Commerce had
favored the reform in a referendum by
a majority Of only per cent Of the
vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
BRIDGE BIDS ASKED.
IL Spans Are Included in Mount
Vernon boulevard Project.

Bids for the construction of bridges
along the Mount Vernon boulevard,
which, when completed, will connect the
District with the home of George WASH
ington, were called for today by the
Bureau of Public Roads.
The bridge work includes IL struc-
lures, and bids will be received February
20 at IL o'clock at the bureau. Bids on
the grading and drainage Of the new
road will be received January %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
Civic League to Meet.

A meeting Of the Livingstone Heights
Civic League will be held in st. Mary's
Church. Glebe road. Friday evening,
January II at o'clock. william Hull,
chairman Of the Federation Of Civic Or
ganizations of Arlington County and
Edwin A. Mooers will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

will eventually bring about a well bal
anced social service program for WASH
ington. The attainment of this end I
conceive to be one of the most important
objects Of the Community Chest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-19

practiced In this self-criticsm nc minimizing
of progress is necessary. However complete
understanding of the paralyzing shortcomings
must be had. Minimizing progress can only
feed the pessimsts. But failure to corpie
bend our weaknesses and understand oar
rors hinders the awakening of the Pa1;y 20
the possibilities of the moment
One of the most important shortcomir~s of
our fight against the right danger is the lack
of concreteness in criticism and the failure to
follow up criticism The result is that activi-
ties, revolutionary in phrase but opportWist
in practice become a chief obstacle in our
Party's progress. 1t is not uncommon, for
example, that the greatest bearers of right
tendencies in the trade union fractions are also
the greatest mouthers of revolutionary phrases
in the street nuclei. Thus some comrades in
the printers fraction, are against issuing shop
papers and industrial bulletins which carry
forward the T.U.U.L. program. These COM
rades have even prevented the issuing of
shop paper in Hearst's plant because the dis
trict insisted that an attack on shop conditions
be included and the situation in Typo Union
No. be exposed. But amongst these COM
rades are many who in the sections speak
most ghbly and with blissful vagueness about
Revolutionary overthrow" of capitalism.
Breast Beating Is Not Self-Criticism.
sion, especially among the functionary cadre,
in tendency to accept every criticism made,
even foolish criticism, but to correct nothing.
Comrade Amter in his article mot Only Self
Criticism But Self Correction pointed this
out clearly. Thus the entire Party, from the
Central Committee through the District Com
mttee has been critcizing itself. for
failure to pay proper attention. to
the keeping of our members To
date, several months after the membership
drive closed, no systematic and checked up
program has been followed to correct this gre
vous error. Such self-criticsm is useless. 1t
is only for the record. Concrete measures to
correct every proven shortening is the only
way to fight opportunism in practice. The gap
between the decisions in our resolutions and
the failure to carry out the decisions must be
eliminated. Better to budget work, under
take less and achieve more, than to undertake
with great bombast and achieve almost moth
ing.
Bolshevize the Party.
Since the elimination of the organized right
elements from our Party we have made some
progress towards Bolshevzation. We have far
to go yet. This convention can make tremen-
dous contribution to the political progress of
the American revolutionary movement by seri-
Gus attention to this paramount problem of
the struggle against the right danger, of eli
minating the shortcomings in that fight and
thereby fastening the Bolshevization process
in our section of the Communist International.