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Eleventh street, Congress Heights, heard
the glass shattered at about 4 am. He
hailed q taxicab driver, Clifton H.
Scott, 222 Third street, who notified
police.
Policeman Samuel Davis Of the first
precinct arrested Strother at Ninth and
@ streets a short time later. Thirteen
watches were found in his pockets, it
was said, and another was picked up in
an alley near the jewelry store.
Strother, according to police, said he
recently was released from the Mary
land Penitentiary after serving five
years for theft Of an automobile. He
was taken - the first precinct station,
where he was held for investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
COLORED MAN CAPTURED
IN JEWELRY STORE THEFT
Suspect Held to Have Crashed Win
dow With Brick in Stealing
10 Watches.

Joseph M. Strother, 80 years old, col
ored, who said he lived at the Saliva
ton Army, Seventh and P streets, was
arrested today after anegedly throwing
a brick through the show window OF
Castleburg's jewelry store. 1904 F street,
and stealing several hundred dollars
worth of watches.
A watchman. Archie L. Finagin. 3218
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Nearly 10000 people attended the last
annual fair at Cologne, Germany.
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nights audience, who claims to
have heard the Rubinsteiners sing
for many, many years, said that he
honestly thought that Deems Tay-
lor's arrangement of the Ethelbert
Nevin's cantata from THE Quest"
called specifically THE Land of
Hearts Desire" was the most STIR
ring thing they have ever under
taken. Certainly the singers
brought to it much fine blending of
tone and a precision that would be
hard to duplicate. Director Claude
Robson led his small army through
the intricacies of what is a really
remarkable lyric tone picture with
particularly lucid results-although
somewhere in the middle wasn't
there, perhaps. just a suggestion of
lethargy displayed? At any rate, 1t
was mostly quite admirable, and the
club and its director, and Adele
Robinson Bush, the accompaniSt,
deserve much praise for the out
come of this difficult and attractive
song undertaking.
Miss Hamlin's solos were well re-
ceived by. the audience. Except for
the fact that her enunciation of
French and German songs, to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
LEADERS PUT pep
IN JEWISH DRIVE
Less Than Half of 100000
Goal Attained in Relief
Campaign.

With less than half of their $4,000
goal attained, workers in the United
Jewish campaign are redoubling their
efforts, spurred on by their leaders.
A pep" meeting was held at noon
today at the Jewish Community Center,
with Joseph D. Kaufman, publicity
chairman, as the principal speaker.
Yesterday Elwood Street, director of the
Community Chest, and Isidore Hersh-
field, cochairTnan Of the drive, addressed
the workers.
Half of the funds raised are to be
devoted to Eastern European relief and
the remainder to the upbuilding of
Palestine. The drive is scheduled to
close Sunday.
The following contributions were an
nounced by Drive Chairman Harold H.
Levi:
Mrs. Clara Berliner, $500; Lansburgh
& Bro, 81 $50 (including the contribu-
tons of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Gold
SMITH; Hecht & Co., $1,000; Simon
Lyon, $1,000: The Evening Star, $3.50;
Morris Cafritz, $500; Harold H. Levi,
$500; S. Kann Sons, $500; Herzmark &
Safer, $500; Giles Heilprin, $3.50: Dr.
and Mrs. Harry Lewis, $3.50; Isidore
Hershfield. 5000: William Hahn g. Co.,
5000; Maj. Julius I. Peyser, 5000; I. J.
Mao, $125.
The following made contributions of
$50 each: D. j. kaufman, j. D. Kauf-
man, Harry Viner and Charles Schwartz
g. Son.
Contributions of 500 each were made
by George r. Beneman, I. F. Turnover,
Herbert Glassman, Joseph Ottenstein,
William Bush, Moses Y. Needle, Leopold
v. Freudberg, Joseph A. Wilmer, Fulton
Brylawski, H. Buchbinder, Meyer Davis,
DR.. j. Davidson, Bernard DanZansky,
Ben Ourisman and George D. Horning
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RELATIVES TO GET
MONROE TABLET
Woman's Party to Present
Old Capitol Relic,
to Virginian.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. April %.
Although not a brick from the Ma
TONS Old Brick Capitol is left on Capt.
toll Hill, Washington, a bronze tabSt
that hung on its walls, recording the
Inauguration of James Monroe, has
been preserved and will be the subject
of simple ceremonies here Sunday COM
memorating the 173d anniversary Of his
birth.
Monroe's Inauguration took place on
the steps of the Old Brick Capitol, later
the headquarters of the National Wom-
ans Party, at 81 First street northeast.
The handsome old house was used as
the Capitol of the United States from
1915 to 1919 while the present Capitol
was being repaired after 1t had been
burned by the British.
Old Capitol Condemned.
The National Womans Party waged
a long battle to preserve its historic
HEADQUARTERS. The Government, how
ever, decreed that the site of the Old
Capitol was needed for the Supreme
Court Library, and it was demolished
after being condemned and bought
from the WomanS Party.
The bronze tablet concentrating
President Monroe's Inauguration was
reverently removed and guarded at
Ava BeuNOuL I1OusSi t4lS ~" AiN
quarters of the Womans Party, also
on Capitol Hill When Mrs. o. H. P.
Belmont, president of the Woman
Party. learned of the James Monroe
law office in Fredericksburg, now a
shrine. restored by Monroe's descend
ants. She said the tablet should be pre-
served among the other relics OF the
period.
Ceremony Set for Sunday.
The womans Party, upon her sug--
restion. decided at a national council
meeting to present the tablet to Mrs.
Rose Gouverneur Hoes, great grand
daughter of President Monroe, for the
museum. It will be officially presented
here Sunday, April &c.
The presentation will be made by
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, national chair
man, on behalf of the Woman's Party.
and Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes will
accept it for the descendants OF Presl-
dent Monroe Mayer Jere H. Willis OF
Fredericksburg will deliver an address
on the significance of the ceremony.
Members of the National Woman's
Party from Virginia, Maryland and the
District of Columbia will attend the
presentation There viii be luncheon
for them at 2:30 pm, preceding the
ceremony.
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OFFICIAL REFUNDS
$1,000 TO COUNTY
Fairfax Supervisor Returns Funds
Collected for Sale
of Gravel.
apscial DISPATCH to The Star.

FAIRFAX. Va, April 23-The Fair
fax County Board of Supervisors yes
terday accepted from G.. H. Powell, Su-
pervisor of Falls Church district, a
check for approximately 81 900 as COM
plete refund of all the money re-
ceived by Powell during the four years
he has served as supervisor, for his roy
atty on gravel purchased by the county
from the gravel pit owned by Powell
and leased by him 70 Harry Birch o1
Falls Church.
Powell states that he leased a gravel
pit on his property to Birch before MS
election as a member OF the Board OF
Supervisors Under the terms OF the
lease he was to receive royalty on
each cubic yard Of gravel sold by
Birch, who was to have entire man
agement of the pit.
During the past four years the
county has at different times purchased
gravel from this pit, all payments being
made to Harry Birch. Attorney +. ,.
McCandlish stated that Powell was I'M
der the impression that as long as ne
was not operating the pit himself there
was nothing questionable IN the county
purchasing from this source. When
informed that the procedure was illegal
he offered restitution, not only OF the
money received during the past two
wears. for which the county can Legally
collect, but for the entire period during
which he has held Office, with interest.
Commemorative Attorney w. M. Farrr,
who presented the case to the board,
stated that neither he nor County En-
gineer F. N. Larkin nor other members
Of the board were cognizant OF TINS
situation until complaint was flled
within the last few weeks by citizens
of the district FAIR pointed out that
he has repeatedly stressed that no
member Of the Board Of Supervisors
can sell the county anything, either d.
rectly or indirectly.
Several citizens of Falls Church dis
trict. including James Foster, vernon
LYNCH. c. w. Oliver, Mason Hirst and
others. appeared To protest that the
quality of gravel in this pit is not salts
factory for road building. County En-
gineer Larkin stated that the county
has ceased using gravel from this pit.
He stated that while the best OF the
gravel has been used and it is now nee
essary to strip a large portion OF the
top soil in order to reach the gravel de-
post, such stripping is less expensive
10 the county than the longer hauIs
necessary when a pit at much greater
distance from a road construction prof.
ect is used.
The supervisors granted the United
States War Department permission TO
dredge Hunting Greek. Several poor re-
lief cases were sent TO the District
Aims House at Manassas. The board
reiterated its refusal To pay the tull
amount of the expense accounts rem
dered by the auditors for the State
treasurer's office, who charged their ex-
penses on the basis of bills incurred in
Washington City instead Of Fairfax
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
NEW TRENCH SlL0
BOON TO FARMERS
Silage Preserved in Ditch at Great
Decrease in Cost of OPP
Grafton.

SHREVEPORT, La. (P.--A novelty
in silo building here has attracted vide
attention among farmers and agricul-
tural agents.
1t is the trench sIlo. introduced in
Webster Parish as the first of its kind
in Louisiana.
The trench silo is expected TO prove
a boon to small farmers and live stock
owners. 1t is simple IN arrangement,
cheap and effective. 1t is trench
about six to eight feet deep, as long
and wide as is desired.
Into the trench is poured the silage,
corn tops, sorghum, vines and other
crops. then thin layer of hay or straw
is thrown over the top and about 10
inches of earth placed over that.
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Music and MMsicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

Sonata for Violin and Piano." by
John Alden Carpenter, and the
Powell Sonata Virginianesque.
OPP. T." the same skill and grace Of
bowling were shown. Especially to be
noted was the rich finale of the
allegro movement in the former and
the lifting strains of the Negro folk
song themes in the latter which grew
to difficult heights and were splendid
climaxes for a program of such in
tereSting dimensions.
Miss Klein at the piano was one
of the most satisfactory accom-
panists we have ever heard. Not a
jot ahead or jot behind. she kept
an even pianistic keel throughout,
and in the most difficult moments
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that week, with different musical
organizations singing or playing at
the theater every afternoon and
evening.
Leon Brusiloff, musical director of
the theater, yesterday announced
that several groups had already ac-
cepted the theater's invitation to
participate, with several more tenta-
lively making plans to join in the
movement. Those already entered
include the Catholic University.
George Washington University, the
Mckinley High School, American
University and the Central High
School Glee Clubs and the Chris
ttani and Joseph Caspar Orchestras.
Well known musicians and critics
VIII act as judges. and the Fox
Theater will award two silver cups
TO the organizations adjudged the
best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
CONSTABLE INDICTED
IN PRINCE GEORGES
Earle Blackwell of Seat Pleasant
Charged by Grand Jury With
Malfeasance.
BY stan Correspondent Of The star.

by q Otd1 Correspondent VI lIle
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April 23
Constable Earle Blackwell of Seat
Pleasant was named In an indictment
charging malfeasance in Office returned
today by the Prince Georges County
grand jury.
The incident on which the indictment
is based occurred a few weeks ago when
Blackwell is alleged TO have failed to
Jail a woman after being given COM
mitment by a justice Of peace.
The woman had been arrested some
time previously on traffic charge, but
had jumped her bond it is alleged. She
was taken into custody a second time
by the officer and ordered committed 20
the Marlboro Jail by Capitol Heights
magistrate, according TO the charges
Blackwell is alleged to have taken the
woman to the Jail, signed her name to
the commitment book, but never turned
her over to the warden.
The next day the woman posted a
new bond, so was never ilcarcerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
Concert Of American Music
Repeafed Twice in One DaY.

II LENA DE SAYN and Charlotte
- Klein had busy time of it
yesterday. The Societe des
IL Concerts Intimes presented
them in a concert of Ameri-
can music in the morning and then
again in the evening. This was due
to the fact that much interest had
been shown in this musical event,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
REWARD is POSTED
IN CLUBBING DEATH
Allegany County Offers 81 900 for
Conviction of Mans
Slayer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

optCAaI Dl6paELN 20 Lt bLdFs
CUMBERLAND Md, April 23.-The
Allegany County commissioners today
posted $1,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction
Of the persons responsible for the
Staying of John K. Cessna, retired To-
connective engineer. Cessna, who was
81, maintained house here as bach
elor quarters. Police say the motive
was robbery. Out-of-town detectives
have been assisting local officers dur
ing the past four weeks, but no tangi-
bic clue has been discovered. 1t was
said Cessna's home had been robbed
three times during nine months prior
to the killing He was dubbed to
death in his bed room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
SEVERE STORM KILLS
RAGING FOREST FIRES
Lightning Skaters Windows and
Splits Trees-Hagerstown
Swept by Gale.


HAGERSTOWN. Md, April 23.-
Lightning here yesterday shattered win
dow panes and split large trees as wind
hurled broken limbs a hundred yards.
The storm, one Of the most severe in the
county in many years, ragged for several
hours, but the peak was reached be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock with the city
bearing the brunt More than an inch
of rain fell. quenching serious forest
fires that had burned in the nearby
mountains for days.
In the residential section pedestrian
walking across the street during the
time the storm was at its peak saw a
bolt of lightning strike a window in a
house 100 feet away splitting the glass
to bits. He escaped uninjured.
In all parts OF the city limbs were
torn by the wind from trees and car
ried great distances. Some trees, many
years old. were split in half and others
uprooted.
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back row, was not clear, she dis
played well trained voice and q
range that was high and clear.
Her best number was the aria from
la Vergine del Sole" and her
many other interesting selections in
cluded Two Kentucky mountain
songs and songs by ALBERT, Strauss
and Ilgenfritz.
The club opened the program with
"Mustc of the Spheres" sang the
usual selections from the Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite" particularly eff
fective when Mrs. Howard Blandy
played the second piano., and in
the Nevin sequences presented I'M
usually good soloists in the persons
OF Edith White and Herman Fakler.
Z. de S. NJ.
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Miss Maris S. Wakefield 80-year-old
inmate of the Home for the Blind at
Belfast. Ireland, has learned to opar-
ate a typewriter. The Blind Persons Act
Committee recently gave her type
writer. and she typed a neat letter of
thanks en- the new machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23

ana IIldb Tile Size
of the Stone
leigh Court ball
room forbade
mere than a
small maximum
filling it,
The program
chosen for this
occasion was es-
pecially inter-
esting in that it
included a work
of Mrs. H. H.
B e a C h, t h e
Largo con Do
lore" from So
nata Opus "a.
Mrs. Beach, in
cidentally. o r
.4I.o. - a,,at
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dentally, was a distinguished member
of the morning audience, and rose to
acknowledge the special tribute that
was paid to her after the rendition
of this notable composition.
Miss de Sayn, prominent violinist,
played Mrs Beach's sonata as she
did the others with a remarkably
sweet tone and an ease of bowling
and technical proficiencies that made
the compositions seem much easier
than they really are Whether or
not her violin is a Stradivarius, she
makes it sound like one, her vibrato
and the legato tones produced being
as mellow and as true as one could
ask for. In the other two works, the
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Rubinstein Club Presents
Final Concert of Its Year.


GTANDING against a bower of
~ potted palms at the end of the
long ball room of the Willard Hotel,
the members of the Rubinstein Club
last night outdid themselves in song
renditions as the finale to a splen-
did concert season. The vast hall
was crowded with its audience, and
applause was showered freely and
frequently upon these ladies who
have fashioned themselves into one
Of the best singing groups in this
city.
The voices last night were well
tempered and nicely balanced. And
they seemed to be weary only when
there was no more to sing. Except
for an occasional whoop from an
over-exuberant member, all went
well, and Anna Hamlin, the soprano
Soloist, must have felt that she had
splendid support throughout.
A distinguished member of last
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Most Major Powers Q. <. Republic.

MADRID, April % (P).-Alejandro
Lerroux, minister Of state, today COM
municated to the cabinet that every
important nation in the world except
japan and the Vatican State had recog-
niaSd the new Spanish Republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
Tournament of Music
Announced by Fox Theats

ONE OF the many important plans
for observance of National
Music week was announced vester-
day by the Fox Theater. which ia
to have tournament of plee clubs
ana groups of instrumentalists.
The tournament of music will be-
gin May and continue throughout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23

swept all triumphantly and yet
modestly before her.
E. de s. MELCHER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

Another Anniversary sensation-this gorgeous crystal choker - pendant necklace with beautifully cut stones
 strung on chain with gold rondels. Earrings to match. Complete set in
 an attractively lined gift box. Linn lted quantity--come carly!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-18
'CONKEY WHITEHEAD
FACING NEW SUIT
New York Girl Asks 100000
Breach of Promise in Action
Against Sportsman.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, April 49,
-Conkey p Whitehead, wealthy Allan
ia and Havana sportsman, is involved
in his second breach of promise suit
within three years. An action for $780,
900 was filed in Circuit Court here yes
terday by Miss Selma r. Miller, a
young brunette, who gave her address
as New York.
Early in 1929 Frances Porter, an At
lanta dancer. charged breach of prom
Use against Whitehead and filed suit for
S250.000, which was eventually settled
out of court on all iinannounced basis.
Divorced Same Year.
In June of the same year Whitehead
was divorced by his first wife, Julia
Murphy Whitehead, and on November
IA 1929, he was married to Marion
Dean Hughes of New York daughter of
walker A. Hughes, a broker and sports
man.
No bill of particulars was filed with
| Miss Mil1er's suit. E. B. Donnell, her
attorney. said she would allege White
head had become engaged to her, but
that during the past week or more he
had evaded her and shown evidences
he did not intend to go through with the
marriage contract
They met, Donnell said, in Havana dur
ing the Winter of 1929-30 and were to-
gether a great deal during the season
lust past, both in Havana and Key
West.
Not Found on Yacht.
Other than that she was visiting
Nine jeanette Gals at Palm Beach, lit
! tie was known here of Miss Miller. She
told her attorney only that she was
from New York, he said
Whitehead, Miss Miller told Donnell,
was aboard his yacht in Lake Worth.
but no trace of him could be found
when the authorities went to serve the
papers.
The suit against Whitehead by Miss
Porter followed a disagreement aboard
his yacht. the Maivean. in Havana It
was alleged she struck him with slip
per and stuck him with hat pin.
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the organ. In one Summers lesson she
mastered the fundamentals. And as
young as she was she began TO cast
about for a chance to apply her new
talent, and finally found 1t in moving
picture theater. From this Job to big
ger and bigger ones she finally landed
in the Paramount Theater in New York.
Here Columbia officials heard her, gave
her an addition, and negotiated a con-
tract for IL radio recitals a week
Miss Leaf is one of the most diminu-
tive artists on the air. She stands only
4 feet IL inches. and because of her
size her friends cali her 'Mitey."
THE broadcast of the first act of the
l. opera "Rosenkavalier" from the
Covent Garden in London, recently
announced by Columbia for April 81,
he's been Cancelled. Unexpected trans
mission difficulties is Given as the rea-
son. A session Of tne National Com
mittee on Prisons and Prison Labor on
April 80 will be broadcast by an N. B.
G network. Gov Roosevelt of New
York is to be the principal speaker.