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Evening star., 1931-12-12

Seller, American Wood Preservers' As
sociation; F. II. Frankland, American
Institute of Steel Construction: G. b.
Mccullough, H. H. Houk, G. @. wick
line and A. L. Gemeny, United States
Bureau of Public Roads: r. H Emo.
research professor of highway engineer
ing, ONO State University: A. G,
Benkelman, research engineer: y. r.
OImstead, research assistant. Michigan
State highway department; r. l.. Nor
rlson, G. E. Pearce and Fred Burggraf.
Speakers Are Listed.
G. E. Hamlin. superintendent of
maintenance, Connecticut Highway De-
partment; A. N. Johnson, dean of en-
glneer1ng, University of Maryland: w.
Graham Cole. Metropolitan Life Insur~
ance Co; Burton w Marsh, traffic en-
g1neer, city of Philadelphia; H. c.
Dickinson, chief of the heat and power
division, Bureau of Standards; Stephen
James, director of extension, Highway
Education Board; Sidney ]. Williams,
director, public safety division, Nation
al Safety Council; A. A. Anderson and
H. B. Wright, Portland Cement Asso-
citation; T. r. Agg, assistant dean Of
engineering, Iowa State College: Ray
PauStian, Iowa State College; H. B,
Shaw, director, engineering experiment.
station, North Carolina State College,
and w. Z. Lay professor of mechanical
engineering, University of Michigan.
The meetings, purely technical I'm
scope, were presided over by H. S.
Mattimore, E. F.. Kelley and E, w.
James. The two-day sessions were to
adjourn this afternoon.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
DUKE ALUMNI MARK
DATE OF ENDOWMENT
Representative Lambeth Honor
Guest and Speaker at Associa-
ton Meeting.

The Duke University Alumni Associa-
tons annual meeting, celebrating the
endowment of the North Carolina In
stitution by the late James B. Duke,
was held last night at the University
Club. At the same time, similar ses-
sions were held by Sc branches of the
organization in all parts Of the country.
Representative J. Walter Lambeth of
North Carolina, was the guest Of honor
and speaker, while Col. Daniel c. Roper.
former commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, acted as tOaStmaster. A resolution
commemorating the memory of Repre-
sentative Lee S. OVerman of North
Carolina, Duke graduate, was read TO
the 100 persons present.
The following officers were elected
President, Richard E. Thigpen; vice
president, Miss Jane Elizabeth Newton.
and secretary William HDbbs.
Miss Newton, one Of the founders OF the
association and its first secretary, also
was elected a member of the Duke
Alumnae Council, with headquarters in
Durham, N. c.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
REHABILITATION BUREAU
PLANS PROBATION SURVEY
Chairman of Research Committee
Outlines Projects to Be
Investigated.

The Board Of Directors Of the Bu-
reau Of Rehabilitation, at meeting in
the Burlington Hotel yesterday, decided
TO launch a fact-f1nding investigation
to ascertain whether there is need for
additional probation and parole person.
mel in the District.
DR.. D. w. Willard, chairman of the
Research Committee, outlined a num-
Der Of projects recommended for inves-
llgation for the purpose of enabling
agencies and individuals to cooperate
on a comprehensive plan for the COM
pilation Of facts on the parole and pro-
baton system in the District.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
SPEAKER FORESEES DOOM
OF PARTY AGAINST DRYS
Chairman of National Law En-
forcement Group Sounds Warn
ing to Vets.

Clinton N. Howard chairman Of the
National United Committee for Law
Enforcement, speaking at a Joint ses-
sion Of the committee and the Inter
national Reform Federation in the
Methodist Building last night, asserted
the Republican party can only win the
next presidential election by standing
unequiVOcally by the Constitution, and
if it chooses the primrose path to per-
dition on the issue Of prohibition, over
the abyss it goes"
Declaring the American people are
not yet ready to cruelty their Con-
stitution," Howard said if the Demo-
cratic party takes the wrong side on
the saloon question as it did on the
slavery question 1T may as well save
itself the time and expense of holding
a nominating convention"
Howard will conclude his lecture
series with talks in Bethany Baptist
Church tomorrow morning and Foun-
dry Methodist Church tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
MOSES THREATENED
BY HOME POLITICS
New Hampshire insurgents
Urge Gov. Winant to Seek
Senate Seat.

CONCORD, N H. December IA
While insurgent forces in the United
States Senate are waging a silent bat
tie against the election Of Senator
George Moses of New Hampshire as
president pro tempore another inSur-
gent movement is brewing in the Re-
publican ranks of his home State.
Whether it will involve the Senator,
who must stand for reelection next
November if he is to retain his seat,
awaits the developments of local poll
tics, already Steaming in the heat of a
special congressional election campaign.
This campaign, which will end with
election called for January to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Repre-
sentative Fletcher w Hale, Republican,
is the opening skirmish in political
battle IN which there will be scant
let-up until the presidential election
next November.
Senator Moses is completing his sec
ond full term in the Senate. He first
was elected in 1918 to fill an unex-
pirad term and was reelected in 1920
and 1926 He is a candidate for re-
nomination and reelection next year
and he has expressed the hope that
he may be chosen by the Republicans
without primary fight.
Whether he will be called upon to
face a contest rests largely upon the
decision Of Gov. John G. Winant, leader
Of the insurgent group. Although the
Governor has remained silent, his sup
porters have been urging him to become
candidate for the Moses seat
The presidential campaign will get
under way soon after the special cleo
ton, with the selection of delegates TO
the national conventions. The delegates
will be chosen in a Statewide presiden-
tial primary in March, and the first
open test of strength between the lib
erar and conservative" groups, of
which Winant and Moses are the lead
ers, may come at that time.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
CENTRAL TRAFFIC
CONTROL FAVORED
Van Duzer Tells Highway
Board 36 States IndorSe
Unified Rule.

The desire for centralized control of
traffic is spreading throughout the Ma
tion, according to William A. Van
Duzer, director of the department of
motor vehicles and traffic, who ad-
dressed the eleventh annual meeting
OF the Highway Research Board of the
Division of Engineering and Industrial
Research of the National Research
Council in its auditorium, at Twenty
first and B Streets.
From the report submitted from 36
States and the District of Columbia. ~
Mr.. Van DuZer stated, "it would seem
the tendency Of centralized control of
traffic is spreading rapidly in widely
scattered sections of the country. and
the few States that do have rather
definite control over traffic in the mu-
inequalities appear to find satisfaction
in the conditions, the disadvantages in
few instances being in division of
authority and in lack of adequate power
centralized in one body or group The
tendency is apparently to place this au-
thority in the hands Of the engineering
department of the already organized and
functiOning highway department. Def
mite advantages have been expressed
of the possibility of making use Of the
already functioning machinery OF the
existing organization.
See Move Growing.
eve believe the reports from the 36
States give a pretty true cross-section
of the tendency toward centralized con-
troll. While the East has more States
with this centralized control, there is
no question the Western part of the
country is making decided and definite
steps toward this end"
Other reports and addresses were
given by T. H. Macdonald, chief of
the United States Bureau of Public
Roads; A. T. Goldbeck, director of the
Bureau of Engineering, National Crush
ed Stone Association; E. M. Fleming,
Portland Cement Association: j. F.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
BALTIMORE DEBATERS
DEFEATED BY GONZAGA
500 Hear Defense of Unemploy-
ment Insurance by High School
Team.

Supporting the idea of compulsory
unemployment insurance to which the
employer would contribute, debaters
from GonZaga High School defeated a
team from Loyola High School Balti-
more, at the North Capitol street school
last night. A crowd of 500 heard the
various speakers
John r. McCarron, Washington attor-
ney, served as chairman, while the
judges were former Senator Stanley Of
Kentucky, Rev. Albert II. Lucas. head
master of st. Adams School, and
Charles Hart, principal of Eastern High
School
The Gonzaga debaters were william
j. Shaughnessy, Robert H. Schombert
and David r. James, with Gerald r.
Gregg as alternate. Loyola was repre-
sented by William j. Langman. Ralph
B. Gehringer and Bernard D. Rice, with
Francis X. Wright as alternate. The
debaters for both sides were of the
classes Of 1882.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
FERRARA TALKS ON LAW
Cuban Ambassador Gives Address
in Riccobono Seminar.

DR.. Orestes Ferrara. Cuban Ambassa-
dor to the United States. last night
addressed a distinguished legal group
In the law library of Catholic Universi-
ty on The Relations Between Public
and Private Roman Law During the
Republic DR.. Ferrara, who also is a
professor Of public law at the University
of Havana, was the second lecturer in
the annual series sponsored by the Ric-
cobono Seminar of Roman Law IN the
law schools Of the District of Columbia.
The seminar, which is an informal
organization Of law school and legal
fraternity members in the District. is
an outgrowth Of a series Of lectures
on Roman Law delivered during the nc
aoemic year l928-29 at Catholic Uni
versity by Prof Salvatore Riccobono of
the Royal University of Palermo.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Partly cloudy
and colder tonight; tomorrow increaS-
ing cloudiness and colder followed by
northwest winds.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and colder
tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudineSs
and colder, followed by rain in east
and snow or rain in west portion in
late afternoon or night; fresh west and
northwest winds.
Virginia-Cloudy slightly colder to-
night tomorrow cloudy, followed by
rain in late afternoon or night; slight
ly colder tomorrow in northeast DOR
ton; moderate to fresh southwest 10
west winds
West Virginis-Cloudy and colder to-
night; tomorrow cloudy and colder, fol-
lowed by rain
Evening star., 1931-12-12
VETS TO HONOR HEROES
Russians Who Fought With Allied
Troops to Law Wreaths.

Russians who fought with the allied
troops during the World War will lay
a wreath tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock on the District Of Columbia
World War Memorial in Potomac Park
10 honor local heroes.
The wreath will be inscribed "Rus-
sian Veterans to Washington Heroes !"
The president of the Russian World
War Veterans Society, Lieut.. Gen. A. J.
Eishln, Will come 10 Washington from
Seattle to participate in the ceremony.
Is.v:sS@ 20 join - the exercises Gre:
Gen. John j. Pershing, Brig. Gen. Pei
ham D. GlassfOrd, superintendent of the
Metropolitan Police Department: Law
renee Richey. secretary TO President
Hoover; Col. Grant, Col Thomas Tay-
lor, aide to the national commander of
the American Legion; Henry L. Stevens.
1r., who has also been invited.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
OPPOSES RESUBMISSION
Mrs. Clement L. Shaver Says Dry
Law Plan Is Repeal Move.

Mrs. Clement L. Shaver, first vice
president of the National Womans S
Law Enforcement League, in a radio
talk over Station VOL yesterday, de-
clared those favoring resubmission of
the eighteenth amendment were "re-
pealers and turmoilers."
Mrs. Shaver said this resubnission
was no referendum, but a plain repeal
amendment, and that Congressmen
who voted for it would be considered
wet by Southern women.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
NORTH CAROL INA G. O. p.
ACTIVITIES TO BE PROBED
Grand Jury Will Hear Charge
That Funds Were SoIicited
From Office Holders.
BY the Associated Press

By The Associated Press.
GREENSBORO, N. c., December IL.
Judge johnson J. Hayes yesterday
called the Federal grand jury to meet
here next Thursday at the request of
E. L Gaven, United States district at
torney, who announced he planned a
complete investigation into evidence he
party leaders in North Carolina have
solicited monthly campaign contribu-
tions from Office holders in violation Of
the law.
Gavin seized the files of James s.
Duncan chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee, and Of w.
H. Foster, secretary-treasurer. He told
Judge Hayes he would have additional
evidence by Thursday.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
GLEE CLUB ELECTS

The following officers were elected
yesterday at the organization meeting
of the Y. M c. A. Glee Club: J. Nelson
Anderson, director; Seymour Goodheart,
associate director Marjorie G, Davis,
accompanist; Carl H. Horn, president;
c. Heath, vice president; Carlton F.
Smith, custodian Of music; A. E Jones
secretary-treasurer, and G. E. Chapman,
jr., publicity representative
Evening star., 1931-12-12
Two Overcome by Gas.

Lubenia Carter, Is, and Mrs. Alice
Barber, 30, both colored of 805 New
Jersey avenue, were overcome by gas
early this morning after sleeping all
night In the room with a leaking gas
Jet. The Fire Rescue Squad was called
and applied resuscitation methods. The
women responded quickly to treatment.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
FRASER TO BE GUEST
Gold Star Mothers Will Hold Meet
ing Tuesday Night.

Ferdinand c. Fraser commander of
the District Department Of the Ameri-
can Legion, will be the guest Of honor
Tuesday night at a meeting of the
American Gold Star Mothers in the
Hamilton Hotel.
A group Of Negro Spirituals will be
sung by Mrs. Julia Culbreth Gray,
while Mrs Elizabeth Gardner Coombs
will give a piano solo. Mrs. Lucia
Ramsey Maxwell will read poem on
George Washington, Of which she is
the author
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee will be held Monday night.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
STORE BANDITS JAILED

Two youths were arrested last night
when found in the warehouse of Louis
Sherman. in rear Of 479 I street south
west, by Policeman G. T, Brown as he
was checking up on business establish
ments on his beat to make sure they
were locked for the night.
They were held for investigation and
today were being questioned by fourth
precinct detectives concerning several
housebreaking cases in the Southwest
and Southeast sections of the city.
third young man was with the two
arrested when surprised by Brown, but
escaped. Brown said he found the trio
niling up meats and groceries.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
a. GIRLS SHELTERED
Crittenton Home Board Receives
Reports at Meeting.

The Board Of Managers Of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home, met yesterday
at the home on Conduit road. with
Mrs. Thomas z. Robertson, wife Of the
commissioner Of Patent once, presid-
ing.
Reports were submitted by officers,
committees and the superintendent Of
the home, in which there are at present
"A girls and 10 babies A new social
worker Miss Mae Nelson, graduate
of the Lucy Webb Hayes National
Training School, was introduced to the
board members. Luncheon was served
Evening star., 1931-12-12
MAS0NS ELECT BRADLEY
Veteran Associa ton Will Hold An
nual Dinner January %.

Charles Hamilton Bradley was elected
president of the Masonic Veteran As
sociation of the District of Columbia
at a meeting Thursday night in Ma
sonic Temple.
Other officers chosen include Lynn H.
Troutman, first vice president; Harry
B. Mason, second vice president; Ben C.
McQuay, secretary; Charles w. Pimper,
treasurer; Benjamin Franklin Lar
combe, marshal; David James Roberts,
almoner; Edward Kern, tiler.
The annual dinner will be held Janu-
airy %, st. John the Almoners day.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
Editor to Sneak on the Deaf.

Prof Irving Fusfeld will deliver an
address on THE Deaf and Interesting
Branch of Society" under auspices OF
the Olsm Club at the Jewish Commun-
tty Center tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock.
ProffFusfeld is editor Of the American
AnxsAk Of the Deaf. r.
Evening star., 1931-12-12

SlaStS at the
National The
a t r, brought
home llnequiv-
ocany the proof
that the latter
s C h DOL is all
wrong.
Miss Wigman
does not pre-
tend to be what
she isn't. Dane
ing to her isn't
a superficial ex-
hibition of mere
grace or beauty.
She is not a
believer in erie
b G a c h dances
with sprays of
fl1lln f-hl0Mn to
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the wind-neither does she prefer to
spin giddily on her toes after the
fashion of the late immortal Paw
Iowa She proved to those who
needed it Yesterday that her theory
of this art is all mixed up with her
self, and that 1t does not rely either
on the past or on the present. 1t is
the moment itself which counts.
Thus she creates out of herself
what most dancers heretofore have
created out of a mere mood sprung
from music or one of its allies.
It is perhaps hard to regulate
ones self to some of these express
sionistic eccentriCitieS. Most Of the
leading dancers of this time hail
these as supreme-and therefore,
they probably are. But there is still
a large dissenting voice Miss Wig
man dances on her elbows, she
stares at her audience with curiously
expressionless eyes, she supplied
herself with music, which at one
time lin the Death Call") sounds
like nothing so much as gong at
a prize fight; she stamps around the
stage, sits down, lies down-and does
lust about everything which sounds
not only trif1e foolish, but which a
few wears ago would have been
hooted out Of court. Yet nothing she
does is fundamentally radical. 1t
has all been done before. But never
with such shrewd theatricahsm and
never with such energy.
The question now arises does not
such a display become a trtfe
monotonous? Are there rot mo-
ments when you could willingly call
back some idyllically graceful dancer
who by the mere fact that she
seems to be scarcely dancing at all
Wakens another sense of delight in
you? 1t seemed, in fact, as if there
WaS-this year, not laSt-Something
of a sameness about Miss Wigman's
program However. by the second
half of the program, after she had
disposed OF the Sacrifice" dance
cycle and after she had disposed of
two kinds of death, she suddenly
frightened up and became as light
and as bright and as gay as you
hoped she might be before the end.
Her Summer Dance" and her al
legro AiroSoS" were among the most
successful of her works-and yet,
blAONC "1O dOiillIC SNtg ylI1ulB SIZE
does say there was nothing that she
didn't do to perfection! But don't
forget-there are still two schools of
thought about her.
E. DE s. MELCHER.
University Glee Club
Sings at Friday Music Club.
THERE was a full house yesterday
at the Friday Morning Club for
q return concert of the University
of South Carolina Glee Club, di-
rected by Maurice Mattheson. The
program was arranged by Mildred
Kolb Shulze.
The Glee Club sang first a group
OF beautiful Christmas songs-Bach's
" Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee"
from the cantata "Sleepers Wake;
Pedestrians 20 Bone JeSu." Praeto-
RUS While Shepherds" Josquin des
Pres Ave Verum" and Saboly's
Bring a Torch, jeanette Isabella"
The young men responded immedi-
ately to Mr.. MattheSons shading
from loud to pianissimo in this last.
William Boozer sang two bass
solOs-a simple, decisive aria from
the first act Of Lohengrin, and, with
great restraint, FranZ's Aus Meinem
GrOSSen SchmerZen." The Glee Club
followed with miscellaneous group,
the Miller and the Maid" winning
the most applause by its entertain
ing words Oliver Edwards, whose
voice has a very pleasing quality.
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Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

sang three tenor solos. Including
Hume's "Invictus' and WetzeTs *
Baby'S Hair Is Built of Sun"
On the invitation of the conductor
Mildred K. Schulze accompanied
her own arrangements of three
Southern spiritualS. These are dedi-
Gated to the Glee Club and were
sung in their delightful Southern
dialect with real feeling. This
manuscript group also included
Walter Keller'S Il Have a Rendez-
vouS With Death" and H. j. Wright
sons swinging and varied sea song,
Outbound"
Miller Simpson. accOmpanist for
the two Soloists, gave a piano soho
Rubenstein's 'Kamenoi Ostrow," It
was well formed and his tones are
warm and resonant. The Glee Club
concluded the program with Olpv
Speaks Morning" and Deems Tav-
lors StalWart and rather tvpicaiIv
early English song, "Oh. Caesar
Great Vert Thou" from the opera
The Kings Henchman." Fupena
Smoak accompanied for the Glee
Niuo' d. G.
The Concerteers Present
"A Musical Fantasy"
THE Mems Club of the parish of
St. Stephen and the Incarna-
ton Church last night presented the
Concerteers group of mixed voices.
directed by Mrs. Janet w. Torbert
at the church In "A Musical Fam
taSy. There were several arrange
ments Of the voices which proved
thoroughly enjoyable. particularly
the octette in the Negro spiritual
Deep River and their closing num-
Der selections from H. M. S. Pima
fore"
Solos by jeanette Bittner. Anna
belle Mccullough, Eugene Kressin.
Reba VIII, Roswell Bryant and Mary
Middleton were interspersed in the
program, These solos, all delight
fully sung, added much to the eve
ning's entertainment.
A trio, composed of jeanette Bitt-
ner, Mary Middleton and Reba Will
was another high spot of the eve
ming. Dawn" and Sympathy" were
particularly enjoyed by the large au-
dience. The quartet, a third ar
rangement of voices, sang Mandy
Lee" with much sympathy and un-
derstanding.
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Mary Wigman
Dances at the National.

Dances at the National.
THERE is only one school of
Mary Wigman-but there are
two schools of thought about
A. her-one that she is very,
very good, and the other
that she is terrible. Yesterday after
noon Miss Wigman, before rows and
rows of enraptured dance enthu-
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Report for Last "a Hours.
Tide Tables

Furnished by United States Coast and
GeodetiC Suryey)
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The Sun and Moon
Rainfall

Monthly rainfall in inches in tn
Capital fcurrent month to date:
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RAIL HEADS AGREE
ON AID FUND PLAN
Loree Line Vote Is Awaited.
Executives Expect 0. K.
From Directors.

The way was paved today for adop-
tion by the railroads Of the plan by
which needy carriers would receive as
siStance from a fund to be created by
pooling the receipts from Surcharges
levied on certain classes of freight.
The proposed set-up was approved
late yesterday by representatives OF viz
tually all the l78 Glass l lines in this
country and Canada, who compose the
Association of Railway Executives, at a
meeting in the MayfioWer Hotel. They
Will recommend to their respective
boards of directors that the arrange
ment be carried out, and it is expected
the decision will be favorable.
Action by December 21 Sought.
1t was agreed that action would be
sought by December 81, and in the
meantime the association will push pre-
limlnary arrangements SO no time may
oe lost In getting the plan into opera
ton once approval is had
The importance of obtaining unani-
nous adherence by the carriers was
impressed upon the rail leaders, who,
with one exception, put their approval
on the move.
Loree Line Vote Awaited,
The Kansas City Southern vote was
withheld because officials were unable
to get in touch with President Loree,
who Is in Canada The Delaware &
Hudson, another Loree line, voted for
adoption of the plan.
Under the plan the Railroad Credit
Corporation, guided by IL directors, will
be formed to administer the fund,
which will be available for loans to
those lines unable to meet their fixed
charges.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
Urges JobIess Help.

'sThe unemployment problem is a
problem of government that the Nation
expects this Congress-the most M
portant Congress, think, since the war
Congress-to grapple with, and I am
surprised that the message of the Prcsi-
dent Of the United States is silent on
this matter except in an indirect way"