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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
AUTHOR ACCUSES
VOICE TEACHERS
Exact Thousands, but Give
Opera Aspirants Little Aid,
BercoviCi Says.
By the Associated Press.

! By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 28.-Konrad
Bercovici, Rumanian born author, was
In a pointing-out mood today and
pointed out the music racket as a crying
evil.
He is publishing q novel about this
same racket. One of the characters sings
and eats like Caruso. This character is
blackmailed by ClacqueS, as Bercovici
says Caruso was.
Young aspirants to opera and the
concert platform are mulcted, he as
serted, by predatory teachers and man
ayers.
York alone at 1000, he expressed 3 be-
| lief that not 10 OF them were competent.
He said that $4,000 pupils pay tribute
to them In Thousands OF dollars as long
as the money lasts without getting very
| far toward a concert career.
Daughters Experience Cited.
His daughter Rada, studied six years
In Paris conservatory under competent
! teachers, he said, and then was unable
to get q New York hearing unless she
paid exorbitant managerial fees.
Her experience has been SUCH, he
said, that although she is an excellent
singer she never sings"
As 1t is, she has turned TO short-story
writing.
The teachers, Bercovici said, "extort
advance fees, part Of their promise
| being the use Of influence with concert
managers and impresarios."
The minimum tutoring fee Is SIS for
Commute lesson. The maximum Is
He exonerated the recognized gchools
and Conservatives OF his charges, which
were directed at the private teachers.
when there is still money left in
any of the relatives pockets" he said,
"the students generally 90 abroad. Usu-
| ally the last teacher recommends a
| foreign maestro"
In Europe the process Of drilling out
! dollars is repeated.
Then he took up what he called the
manager racket.
"Only two or three new singers q
year appear on the. legitimate concert
staae." he said. but hundreds give
concerts for which they pay them
| selves"
High Cost Of Debuts.
ut costs about $4,000 to get to the
point of a New York debut. The debut
costs another $1,000 or 50.
THE purpose of New York debut,
4 OF course, Is N get q TepubdLlon, 80 Tic
singer may obtain concert appearances
elsewhere. But the New York debut
| is not the end. The critics usually say
the singer needs more training, so the
| teachers continue their work.
Some OF the managers hire the halls
of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chi
| cago and other centers for the best
| dates two and three years ahead. II
the singer wants hall for one of those
dates he has to put himself in the
hands of the manager controlling IT. J"
Even after q singer attains the oper-
attic stage, Bercoyici said, he still must
pay tribute, but to the clacques. In
his book, the tenor says, zone good chef
de clacque Is worth three conductors"
zone chef de clacque, named Sam
uels, used to come here in the Fall for
the season, and the next Spring he
would 60 TO Europe for the season
| there" said Bercovici.
He now is retired and lives in Paris
as a connoisseur of music. He said he
was getting too old to clap his hands
properly. He had begun to miss some
OF the cues"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
RAILWAY MUST PAY
$4,000 ON BONDS
Receivers for seahoard Airline Co.
Save s1,s5e,s e5 Due IN
Interest.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, February 2e. Re-
ceivers for the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way today were authorized to pay eiiss-
200 in interest due on certain bonds.
and were ordered by Federal Judge D.
Lawrence Groner not to pay 81 ,e5e, e25
in interest due on other bonds. The
receivers further were directed not To-
pay certain rentals due 10 the Heaboard.
Al-F1orida Railway As lessor Of the
Seaboard Airline Railway foo three
railway lines in Florida.
Under Judge oroner's orders the re-
ceivers are TO pay the 1liSs20O for
semi-annual interest on. Seaboard Air
line. Atlanta Birmingham first mort
gage per cent bonds. This interest
is due on bonds aggregating IS, eco
in principal now In the hands Of tie
public.
According 10 the applications and
orders In the litigation, interest u due
today on $6l ,ee7,500 Of Seaboard Air
line first and consolidated mortgage
s per cent bonds and on S23,o70, 500 OF
the same bonds pledged with various
81, s59, Gas, and, approving the recon-
mendations OF the receivers, Leigh n.
Powell, jr., and Ethelbert w. Smith,
Judge 0roner authorized them not to
pay this interest until ordered BY the
court to do so.
Judge Groner also issued orders for
two Richmond banks to appear In court
and show cause, II they could, why
they should not be required to deliver
certain funds held by them for the
Seaboard Airline ct the time the re-
ceivers were appointed on December -.
TO the receivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

90 per cent OF The. Dcned cities have
less than 10000 population, 30 that the
State law Is excluding the majority Of
the communities that would have zon-
ing laws, the chief engineer states.
When the recent census revealed the
population Of Salisbury to be slightly
more than 10000, the town authorities
Immediately had q coming ordinance
prepared, thus showing the demand for
regulation and restriction Of residential,
commercial. industrial and other build
tngs, Mr.. Root declared.
The mayor and council Of Rockville
have studied the proposed bill and are
anxious to have It enacted, Engineer
Root says, so they can use the city
planning authority.
Special Acts Needed.
If the statewide act is not adopted,
1t win be necessary for each individual
town under 10000 inhabitants, to have
special act passed to permit zoning.
Such an act was passed for Rockville
in 1929 and has been drafted for
Gaithersburg for introduction at the
current session.
Evidence of Maryland's backwardness
in coming and planning, Mr. Root says,
Is revealed In q recent survey which
showed more than 900 zoned cities and
over 700 cities with planning commits
sions in the United States, while in
Maryland only the town of Frederick
and the washington metropolitan area
has zoning and planning.
The proposed bill contains no finan-
cial provisions, merely delegating zon-
ing and planning authority to town ofIi-
Gals. Individual counties could also
adopt development plans, or several
counties could join In regional plan
ming. under the bill.
Although drawn by the same author
ity that framed the laws applying to
the Washington metropolitan area the
proposed bin is slightly different from
that legislation as the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning Conn
mission has the power to provide parks.
The new bill Is Endorsed by the Mary
land Association of Engineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
MARYLAND coming
BILL is PREPARED
Statewide Measure to Be
Offered at Annapolis
This Week.
BY GEORGE PORTER,


ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February ga
statewide act, giving all municipali-
ties, counties and larger regions outside
the washington metropolitan area, zon-
ing and planning authority is in the
hands of the Montgomery County dele
CATION and scheduled for introduction
when the Legislature convenes next
week.
Is General ZOning Law.
The bill was drawn by Alfred Bett-
man, legal advisor of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, in cooperation with Irving G..
Root, chief engineer of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and Is designed to give
Maryland O blanket" planning and
coming act similar to those already in
effect in "a States.
One of the most important features Of
the bill, according TO Mr.. Root, is real
estate subdivision control regulation, giv-
ing city planning commissions control
over future streets. This would elimi-
nate, he says, the frequently encoun-
tered condition of building being erect
ed in position which blocks the proper
extension of a street.
Another effect of the bill, II enacted,
would be to remove the population re-
striction on towns that want to enact
coming ordinances, according to Mr..
Root.
Limited by Present Law.
Under the present Maryland law only
cities with q population Of 10000 or
more can zone their territory. A survey
Of the entire United States shows that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
TWO SLAIN; ONE HELD
IN THWARTED H0LD-UP
Memphis Police Ordered to Shoot
20 Kill If Necessary TO Pre-
ven Robberies.
D. the Asnoclated Prem.

~ the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 28.--Two
would-be bandits were dead and q
wounded companion was in jail, and
police here were given orders TO shoot
: TO kill II necessary to thwart holdups.
Ebert Stagner, as, Stewart, Tenn, died
of gunshot wounds received in police
barrage, which also killed an unidenti-
ned man.
John Leighton, %, Albion, Me-, was
held in city jail. He was slightly
wounded.
THE detective squad which shot them
said Leighton had just lifted a res
taurant proprietor's pistol from coun-
Ger when the officers entered the cafe
and trapped them. The trio had no
guns.
Leighton said he did not know the
unidentified man and accused the other
two Of planning the robbery. He said
q was his first endeaYor u crime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
NeedlewOrk Prize
Awarded Man, 81,
In Georgia Contest
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, February 20.
--Georgia's needlework champion
IS q man.
The selection was made by
seven Atlanta women, all prom
tnent in civic and club work and
all needlework experts. They were
judges in the Atlanta Journals
bird life quilt contest.
The vote for the prize winner
was unanimous, as was the
Judges establishment when they
learned the winner was j. j.
Hardy, S1-year-old resident of
Americas, Ga.
Friends Of the winner said he
had been crippled since he was
IL years old and had made EN-
broidery a life work as well as a
hobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Baby Born to Empress.

Adds ABABA, Abyssinia, February
% (R.--Onhcial announcement was
made tonight Of the birth Of = sixth
chilA TO the Empress Of Abyssinia.
Thousands of her subjects massed OUT
side the imperial palace by moonlight
for an enthusiastic demonstration. The
palace guns doomed necessarily from 8
o'clock until midnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Banker Admits Shortage.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, February 20
lP1. - willard j. 6tailey, secretary
treasurer Of the Southern Illinois Trust
Co. here, arrested today on warrant
charging ernbezzlement, has admitted q
shortage Of 437,7 In his accounts, ac-
cording to ofacials Of the bank. Etailey,
80, hac been In the employ OF the bank
for more than ~ years,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
accordance with other parts q me

accordance with other parts q the
county.
Following as it does the Four Nile
Run Valley the road will be IN ac-
cordance with the parkway plans of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission for the eventual establish
ment Of q public park along the Four
Mile Run route.
length and win be 50 feet in width
The contract, which was awarded to
the p. 7. McDerrnott Co, calls for q
gravel surface, but since the road Is to
be taken into the state system on
July ! Il Is presumed that Il win soon
be hard surfaced. The contract price
was sl6,s24.so.
Work This Summer.
According to the supervisor from
Jefferson district, the remaining link
In the encircling roads win be provided
this Summer by the construction Of q
new road from Glebe road at Cowden
station to the highway running by the
Epicopal Seminary and thence TO the
Alexandria-Fairfax road. With the
completion OF this road persons wishing
to reach any part Of Arlington County
or to 80 to washington from the section
of Fairfax County served by the Alex
dria-FAirfax road may do 30 without
having to pass through Alexandria.
The public hearing on several pro-
posed changes in the coming ordinance
is to be held at 10 o'clock on the
morning Of March 81. In the meantime
an effort viii be made to acquaint the
taxpayers with the nature Of the pro-
posed changes.
The board decided at its meeting to-
day TO turn the coming and building
permit fees over to the coming admins
traitor. Up until the present time the
administrator has performed his duties
without any salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
ADDS
TO ROAD SYSTEM
Supervisors Let Contract for
New Four-MiIe Run
Highway.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP.
star Correspondent OF The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, February 2s.-By the
awarding Of q contract for the con-
struction Of new road along -Four Mile
Run to connect the washington Alex
andria pike and Glebe road, the Board
Of County Supervisors today came one
step nearer realization Of their plans
for system Of highways entirely
circling the county. Another important
action at today's meeting of the board
was the setting Of March 81 for y
public hearing on several proposed
changes in the coming ordinance.
The Four Mile Run road project IS
considered by the board to be one OF
the most forward steps taken by that
body, since the new road will for the
first time In the history of the county
provide q cross-country route for trafic
that desires connection between the
main Southern route and Glebe road.
the only direct north and south road
IN the county.
Important Features.
The new road has several important
features. One of these Is that persons
wishing to reach the washington
Alexandria pike from the Northern end
of the county may do so without hav-
ing to navigate route that is almost
impossible for q stranger to deeper
and that adds several miles to an other
wise relatively short distance. Another
is that 1t VIII open UP territory that
has heretofore been inaccessible TO traf-
f1c and hence has failed to develop In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
india Budget Has Deficit.

NEW DELHI, India, February % up.
"A deficit of nearly $55,000.000 Is
shown in the Indian budget which was
presented to the Legislative Assembly
today.
1t may be covered by increased tax
alton and higher customs duties, Sir
George Schuster told the Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

American leather Is being used e.
tensively in China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Survivor Of Morgan Band Dies.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February % (P).
The Oldest member Of the Baltimore
Police Department, Sergt James Robert
Moog, Confederate veteran, died today
at the age Of 30. He had been on a
pension 10 years. Moog. at one time q
member OF Morgan's famous cavalry
raiders, was wounded in the foot at
Gettysburg and watched Its anputation
without aI1esthetic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-11
1 H0lLuWO0D
 lJlNzDmaJnZlzzy
By ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD - The heroine of Hollywoods latest behind-th cam era romance, Joan Blondell, has had one of the most rapid ascents to favor known to this town of swift careers.
 The blond wisecracker, who will play her first straight romantic lead in Union Depot" has been here less than two years. But in that time she has gained such popularity, although she is not yet a star, that she is rated unofficial ly-by exhibitor opinions-as fourth only to Edward G. Robinson, George Arliss and Joe E. Brown among Warner First National personali- ties.
 That popularity jed to her being borrowed by United Artists for ''The Greeks Had a Word For It." and in Joan's case the word" was romance For it was there she met George Barnes, the chief cam eraman whose work on Street Scene" drew much comment, and it was there began the romance eliminating in announcement of their engagement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-11
CAPITOL SHOW WIS. 'SEED' AGAIN AS
 ITS HEADLINER
Gay Diplomacy Will Fea- ture Program to Be
 Previewed Tonight

Seed" a challenge to women in love, will be shown again tonight at the Capitol theatre.
 Gay Diplomacy" will be the fea- ture of the program that will be presented tonight at tn e1 o'clock matinee.
 In Seed" Lois Wilson, as Peggy is a devoted young mother to her flock of five little kiddies; but be- cause she busies herself so much with them she cannot find leisure or patience to sympathize with or understand her husbands ambi- tions. He drifts to another woman who understands" him and whose inspiration and help lead him to fame as novelist. Could you blame Bart Garter, the husband, played by John Boles, for drifting to the other woman, Mildred Bronson, played by Genevieve To- bin? Or was it the fault Of Peggy Garter?
 Battle and Intrigue Gay Diplomacy" alterrates the thrill of battle with the intrigues Of spies.
 Women spies and men spies, hat ing, loving and perpetually schem- ing, are the central characters that dominate this entertainment. AL though the action is of anecessity vigorous, striking boldly into the realms of melodrama at times, a romance pervades the picture.
 The story is laid in St.Petersburg where a captain of dragons, play ed by Ivan Lebendeff, is dispatched to Bucharest for the purpose of shearing the wings of a beautiful woman spy who has wrought chaos in the Russian communica- tions system.
 Pretty Girl On Train
 He meets an attractive girl, en- acted by Genevieve Tobin, on the train and because of suspicious circumstances suspects her of be- ing the spy Later, at the mag nificent embassy ballroom, he meets a baroness, played by Betty Compson, who further complicates his mission by showing too per sonal an interest in him.
 The picture interest is central izsd about the characters of these two beautiful women, both sus- poets, and concludes with the sen sational exposure of one of them as the spy.
 Splendid work is done by the Misses Tcbin and Compson and by Iebendeff, who, incidentally, fur nished the plot for the story out of his own war experiences.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-11
OWLS, EAGLES HAVE EDGE IN TOURNAMENT
 BOWLING LAST NIGHT

S It takes the women to bring out the bowling fans and to instill new life into the game. A goodly num- Der of spectators were again on hand last night at the Elks' alleys to cheer the bowlers of both sexes 'as they competed for honors in the mixed tournament s In the first match the Owls tri- umphed over the Kingfishers in two games out of three, and the Eaglse captured two out of three from the Sparrows, the second con- test by single pin
 Mrs. Lavenik topped the femi- nine division by rolling high score for single game, 176, and high average, 156. Davis hit high mark for the men with 199, and Barra- gar rolled consistently for high average, 192.
 The next matches will be played tomorrow night: Snowbirds vs, Eagles; Robins vs Hawks.
 Last nights scores:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-11
A THREE DAYS. COUGH IS YOUR
 DANGER SIGNAL

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 Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfac- tory in the treatment of persistent coughs and colds, bronchial asthma, bronclitis and other forms of respira- tory diseases, and is excellent for building up the system after colds or flu. Money refunded if any cough or cold, no matter of how long standing, is not relieved after taking according to directions. Ask your druggist. (adv.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-11

mains, conduits, etc, of any by the Grantee herein.
 Sec. 4. Said Grantee, NELSON WATER COMPANY, shall within one month after the passage of this ordinance, on it's own behalf, and On behalf of it's successors and as- signs, fife it's written acceptance ot the terms and conditions of the same with the City Clerk of Ju- neau.
 Sec. 5. In consideration of the rights and privileges hereby grant, ed the said NELSON WATER COM PANY, it's successors and assigns said corporation agrees to conduct and maintain said water works sys- tenn in such a manner as to inter- fere as little as possible with the streets and other property of the City, and its inhabitants, and further to abide by the conditions and limitations hereinbefore set forth, and further agrees that all water shall be supplied at reason able rates for the family and do- nestle use of the inhabitants of Juneau and for power purposes.
 Sec. 6. The rights, privileges and franchises herein granted shall be construed to be in force and ef- feet for a period of twenty (20) years from the date of the ap- proval hereof; and nothing herein contained shall be construed to grant an exclusive franchise.
 Sec. 2. This Ordinance shall be published on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November II, 12, 13 1881, in the Daily Alaska Empire a daily newspaper published in Juneau, Alaska, and shall be post ed in three conspicuous places in said City, and shall take effect from and after it's passage, ap- proval, publication and acceptance by the Grantee.
 Passed by the Common Council of the City of Juneau, Alaska, and approved this 9th day of November A. D. 1851.
 THOMAS HUDSON, Attest: Mayor.
 H. R. SHEPARD,
 City Clerk.
 First publication. Nov. II, 1881. Last publication, Nov. 13, 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-11
MOUSE
 CLUB FORMS ITS
 OWN ORCHESTRA
Youthful Players Worried
 Over Lack of Orches- tration Music

Musicians in the Mickey Mouse Club have organized an orchestra. It will make it's first public ap- pearance at the matinee meeting Eof the club in the Capitol Theatre Saturday afternoon.
 The orchestra consists of 12 kyoung musicians. It has held sev- | eral practices in the theatre. The next practice will be Friday. E@ 'The cnly thing that is worry | ing the orchestra" said Eric Paul. fson, Manager of the theatre, lis the lack of orchestration of musi- cal selections. At the music stores
 have failed to obtain such or chsstration I shall be delighted
 if any person having any will com municate with me"