Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1923, Page 16

PROPOSES CHANGE IN SUPREME COURT Former Justice Clarke Would Put End to 5-4 Decisions. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 19.—A sug- gestion that the United States Su- preme Court decling to hold uncon- stitutional acts of Congress when- ever several of the justices conclude they are valid was made by John H Clarke, former nssoofate- justice of the_ tribunal, in an article. published yesterday by the American Bar Asso- clation Journal ; “It is no new suggestion ‘that If the court would give renl ‘aud sympa- thetic effect to an old rule by de clining to hold a statute unconstitu- tlonal whenever several of .the jus-. tices comelude that it ls valld—by conceding that two or more being of such opinion in any tase. mmst nec- essarily ralse a ‘rational doubt'—an end would be made of five-to-four constitutional decisions and great benefit would result to our coun- try and to the court. “To voluntarily impose upon itself suah a restraint as this would add Ereatly to the confidence of the peo ple in the court and would very cer- tainly increase its power for high service to the country, Any one at all acqu ed with the r of the peop] r: fear tha in_some ' r straint 1 be upon th court by Congress or by the people, probably s detriment of the nation.” Former Justice Clarke expressed opposition to any scheme that Con- gress might impose to restrict the power of the Supreme. Court. He ex- pressed the belief that people placed greater confidence in the court than at any time. BALDWIN POLICY CAUSES FIRST MINISTRY RIFT the serio; Overseas Trade Parliamentary Sec-| 17} retary Resigns as Protest on Tariff Issue. By the Associated Press. . LONDON, November 19.—The first defection in the ministerial ranks be cause of the permi tariff prop: s announced TDewspapers tos llamentary sec trade department, post on the ground that he has heen and intends to remain a free trader, and that he disapproves of the Bald- resigned his esented the Waterloo divi ashire as a conservative free tra > 1918, He is undecided whether to seek re- election. The Daily mail says today that Lady Irene Curzon, eldest daughter of the foreign minister, is to stand as a independent candidate. Her pro pective constituency is not mentioned, | ———— FIVE BUILDINGS BURNED IN TENNESSEE TOWN‘ Two Other Business Concerns in Lebanon Damaged—ULoss Set at $150,000. By the Associnted Preay, LEBANON, Tenn., Only one building was left on the north side of: the publi by a fire which broke out this ing In the rear of the C. R. Ligon | hardware store, and -destroyed five business concerns there and damaged | two buildings on North Cumberlund street, with an estimated loss of | $150,000., { The fire was gotten under control after an engine from Nashville ar- vived to reinforce the de ment. The buildings destroved w those occupied by the Ligon Hard ware Company, City Cafe, S Hardware Company, H. W. hardware store and army goods s Those injured were emploved Dixle Motor Company gar Peerless pool room. Several a | mobiles were burned. It was believed robbers caused th | ovember 19— | anding: | Wrote His Will On Collar While Dying Under Car By the A MONTEREY, November 19.—Tearing off his linen collar while lying under his overturned automobile last Wednesday, sufs fering from injuries that later proved fatal, Hugo Futterer, forty- five, a Monterey county rancher, wrote his will on the bit of cloth and also a last message saying that he believed ‘himself respon- sible for the accident, in which his niece, Erna Vogele, ninetéeen, also was fatally hurt. Futterer sent for the collar be- fore he died, however, tore it up. and: made a new wlll. - The mes- suge contained the notation that the accident happened at 10 a.m. and’ that the girl died at 2:10 p.m. The accident vietims ‘were not dis- covered until nine hours after the mishap. COUNTERFEITING RING UNEARTHED IN PRISON Oklahoma Jail Inmates Making Silver Coins, Federal Operative Finds. Associated Press AHOMA CITY, O November ret vice man, isoner in the Oklahoma reformatory gt Granite, un- a counterfelting ring operat- ag In the institution, R. I Maddox, United States secret service operative announced here Sunday. For months prisoners of the re- formatory had been making and. eir- culating silver coins in denominations to a ‘dollar, Mr. Maddox said. Spoons. knives and cooking utensils were down and made into cofns. stolen from the boiler room, ret service man declared. H. Cantrell, A. J. Webster and Absher, serving sentences for will be charged with coun- & Maddox said. Many of the ers were found in possession of pecle when they were officers, the operative It is sald guards and trusties ted the money outside the in- n. —_— PLATON IS RECOGNIZED HEAD OF RUSSIAN CHURCH Episcopal Council, Through Bishor Gailor, Repudiates Soviet Claimant in U. §. November . 19.—The pal Church, through Gailor, président of ouncil, has given official anction to the claim of Archbishop Platon that he is sole, authoritative | head of the Russian orthodox church country and Alaska, and dis- d the contention of John Ke- y, representative of the “soviet ing” church that he has been dele- gated to take the archbishop's place | s metropolitan. lie soviet church” said Bishop. RUSSIA HITS LEAGUE.. Declines to Take Part in Railway Transit Parley. THE EVENING:- STAR, “WASHINGTON, D. €, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1923. I MUTT AND JEFF—You Can’t Get a Whole Lot for Fifteen Cents These Days. THRee QuARTY AT 1§° CENTS A QUARY TO HELP PAY MY WAY THROUGH HARVARD T BOUGHT A Cow AND T SeL. THE | LK 0 STUDENTS. CLOSED BANK’S BUILDING | estimatea at $150,000. Bank wgn (;ilosefl early in C BURNS AT $150,000 LOSS | i "5t "355o0 “Wias " aise. A — meeting of the directors had been called for Wednesday to conslder Records and Securities Reported | plan of reorganization. Saved—Twenty Firemen Knnocked | ¢ Down by Blast. ERIE, Pa., November 19.—Fire yes- terday destroyed the Citizens' Bank bulding at Alblon, this county, for meveral hours threatened the tire business, district. The loss By the Assoclated Press. : November 19.—George | Tehitcherin, bolshevik foreign min- | ister, in @ note to_the league of na- tions, announces Russia's refusal to internal railway | onference at Geneva on the ! v o haracterize: political organization. Attentlon is - ecalled in the declination to the fact that Russia only received the invita- vember 11, while the con. ue to begin November 15. ith, Gen. Agent R. C. Smit @. C.'Dillard, Disf AT &8 t, P ;Fass. Agent nearby towns. fire to the one building. and was'in the drug store of A. short- | was dise - AN'T MucH BT 1T BuYs me A SPREAD oF HAM AND €665 AND The Citizens' | where the fire was discovered, but all ber by | ¢scaped Injury. The loss to the Citizens' Bank butld- the | other losses being Incurred Ly occu- ecur- | announced. |ing was estimated at $85,000, | pants. The bank records and | ities were saved, it w 29 HORSES DIE IN FIRE. Mrs. Clara Cherry, a telephone op- | rator, remained at her switchboard, | located in an adjoining bullding, and sent out calls for help to firemen from Their prompt arrival was held responsible for confining the of the by flames of unknown origin. Featuring WEST POINT, N. Y., November 19. | |—Twenty-nine horses. the property United States government, Twenty firemen were knocked from [were burned to death vesterday when en- | their fect in an explosion of chemicals [a large cavalry barn was consumed . Newman, LISTEN: TveE (3 GOT- A HuncH- You MiIx WATER BAREFOOT DANCERS Minister Tries Experiment With Lovely Girls and Col- 7 ored Lights. NEW YORK, November 19.—Bare- foot dancers, colored lights and stere- opticon views of sculptured master- church 'of St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerle the Popular “Coat Dress” Models Parfy Frocks ~ Business Dresses ;Well Styled . and Taétefdlly ' Trimmed ' All the New and Wanted Shades and Combinations 1 qugls IN NEW YORK CHURCH | A, Do You_ EXPacT te ™ MIx PowDeRed 3VGAR, CRACKED (€, AND A experiment (Copyright, '19°8, by H. C. Fisher, Trade Merk Reg. U. 5. Pat. OR) Pl me spolita music [1in metropolitan —By BUD FISHER | | D 3 1- [rleasr:u"g:ry';n:nheéutlkfi]ler.ec«;:yrxdfil;»d‘v;n | TALLEST POLICE DISBANT vtal arstosior | Dr. Guthrle read a libretto | accompaniment of orchestral {as the dancing of five beautiful girls |posed of some of the DUBLIN, November 19.—The Dut pollce force, core tallest polic nd the showing of pictures, bathed of any force in the world, has pass« | in lights of changing color, were used to interpret the theme, leading from i the perfection of the individual to| | the mutual understanding ot God and | mained with the mew organizatic man. out of existence. Many memb.s have retired, while others have re Fl which took up its new duties eark A throng, which filled every pew In |this month the church and overflowed to_the lob- pleces .were introduced to the old |bles, watched the {nitiation of the ex- periment. en’s A remarkable collection of smart new dresses—very ex- ceptional values at $15. " Party frocks are in georgette and chiffon. They show the new neck lines in long, short or sleeveless dresses. The trimmings include: Shirrings, many pleatings, combination pleats, beads, . embroidery, flounces, circular panels, tiers of ruffles and novelty buckles: Charmingly fashioned of CHARMEUSE SATIN-FACE CANTON CANTON CREPE TWILL BLOOM POIRET TWILL CHECKED FLANNEL GEORGETTE CHIFFON LARGE PLAIDS NEW NOVELTY MATERIALS DOWN STAIRS STORE Continuing Our Annual 7 .Novemrber Coat Sale - “A speéibal selling of new Winter Coats-at prices that afford large savings: Beautiful, fashionable coats of ‘rich pile fabrics and'the ma- jority handsomely fur trimmed. All silk lined ‘throughout. for women.and misses. DOWN STAIRS STORE Models Hundreds of the New York cig policemen were formerly members € the original Dublin force. Woodward & Lothrop Duwn tairs Store