Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1924, Page 4

BULGARS SEE PEACE . ASSURED BY PACTS Foreign Minister Holds Negotia- tions Will Cement Harmony Among Balkan States. ANXIOUS FOR GOOD WILL Agreements in Progress With Greece, Rumania and Jugoslavia. By the Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 19.—"If #he negotiations recently concluded or now approaching conclusion are successful, the dange- of war will be averted in the Ealgans for many vears,” declared Foreign Minister Kalloff todas “The latest of these agreements, that with Rumania, will be signed iwo or three days. The preliminary agreement already signed provides for joint action to prevent incursions o0ss the Rumanian frontier, with two mixed commissions sitting. A blanket agreement covering ail points of possible dispute, including p: ment by Bulgaria for the war seiz- ures, is practically completed. only a fow details remaining to be settled. “The agreement with Jugosiavia is working_out w The situation be- tween the two consid- erably cased Negotiations With Greece. “The negotiations of the mixed ommission regarding Greece are pro- ceeding with excellent prospects of rarly agreement. The chief difficulty there iy the question of repatriating and re-establishing the refugees. but that does not appear insuperable, as refugees of Bulgarian or Greek onality are involved. e 100k forward to the time when the Balkan states shall co-operate i ctead of disagree. As a defeated ¢ we are especially desirous of the sympathy of the great wlich is indispensable to the esumption of our normal national lite is countries Paid for Occupation. agreement to pay the occu- pational expenses removed the last big issue with the powers: only minor questions remain, the principal of which are covered in a new agree- ment. As payment for our share of the expenses incurred, a strip of ter- ritory was turned over by Turkey to us, but in view of the other and far heavier obligations we shoulder- ed thi e considered negligible.” Sy D.AR., IN FINAL SESSIONS, PASS MANY RESOLUTIONS (Continued from First Page.) Our Lincoln's birthday & legal holiday in Washington, and placing the immigrant station at Angle lsland, Calif.. under the same committoe that handies_the society’s activities at Ellis Island, N. Y. On Border of Politics. Mra. H. E. Draper of the District of Columbia threw the congress into | hero thereby | coast. THE EVENING Before He Came to Congress the erstwhile amateur lightweight boxing champion who fought his way acress the continent from the Pa- cific to the Atlantic and was a parlor in the days when “a nifty boy with his fists” was quite the vogue—Representative Fred A. Britten of Tllinois In 1892 he won the amateur light- weight championship of the Pacific In 1833 he won the central championship at the Chicago Athletic | | | | | Club. In 1894 he won the eastern championship in hte bouts between Chicago and Bos B. A. A, Boston, intere in this country were George Siler and Nels Innes. who were on Chicago and Boston = newspapers, respective. Fach of these commented in the pub- lic press that Fred Britten's side- stepping, feinting and ring general ship compared more favorably with the science of Jim Corbett than those any other youth and that he han- | dled himself like a professional Right here it must be emphasized that Fred Britten never boxed profes- sionally. He still holds a museum of medals, silver goblets, statues, water sets, watches and such gim cracks in fond remembrance of pum confusion when she rose immediately | meling matches which were held in following the reading of the resolu- tion whickh would oppose attempt to give the United States Congress the power of veto over the Supreme Court, and declared it to be a political question. Admitting _herself to be a Repub- Yian, Mrs. Draper sald she did not think it would be fair to her “many Democratic {riends” to ask them to vote on the resolution without hav- ing studied it more carefully, as she asserted it to bear directly upon a Molitical issue. Instantly = dozen Wemen wore asking for the floor. After some discussion the resolution was adopted unanimously. When the resolution by which the society would demand the employ ment of sufficient prohibition enforce- ment agents to enforce the cighteenth amendment was reported it was re- ceived with marked tension because | of reports that so-called “wet element society had “pulled its teeth.” After | 4t had been read, the only change | moticed was that the clause uring | the government to place its enforce- ment officers under civil service had been climinated. A warm discussion ensued. A delegate from Wisconsin declared that she considered it unfair | to ask the Congress to vote upon such | a proposition. because she knew it| to be a fact that many of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolation had signed the roster of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment The resolution was adopted without a recorded dissenting vote. EARLY AGREEMENT SEEN ON ALIEN CURB (Continued from First Page.) was increased by $1,200.000 for pay of immigration inspectors, which was adopted by a vote of 72 to 58. As passed the measure shows an Sncrease of $4,300,000 over last year, a5 the amounts include an appropria- tion of 33,500,000, made once every tfive years. for the census of agricul- ture. Exclusive of this appropria- iion, the amount made available is 31,000,000 more than requested by the budget bureau. Unamended, the measure provides for $214,000 less than the bureau request Chairman Johnson of the immigra- tion committee proposed an amend- ment to increase the amount from 300,000 to $4.300,000. A substitute 10 this proposal. to raise the amount 10 $4,500,000, was offered by Repre- sentative Hudspeth, Democrat, Texas, and adopted. Members of the immi- zration committee warmly indorsed the amendment, pointing out the additional funds would enable the inaintenance of 486 inspectors on both the Canadian and Mexican bor- ders. —_— CONTINUE MEETINGS. The Reese-Farr meetings at Fifth Bantist Church will continue through onday night, when a large number will be baptized Mr. Farr will teach the Baraca class in Sunday school Dr. Reese will preach and Mr. Farr will sing both at the Sunday school and tho morning service tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Sunday afternoon there will be a mass meeting for men, women and <hildren, when Evangelist Reecse will preach on “The Sins of So-called Modern Society.” Dr. John ¥. Briggs will preach at night. and Fifth Bap- tist choir will render a special pro- gram of Baster music. The evangelistic compaign will lose Monday night,swhen Represcn- tive Upshaw of Georgia will preach and Dr. Brizgs administer the ordi- zanco of baptism. = WILL CONCLUDE SERVICE. Rey. C. R. Stauffer will conclude a week's special evangelistio service at the Ninth Street Christian Church to- morrow. There will be an early prayer meeting in the church audi- lorium at 8:30 o'clock. At 9:30 o'clock Maj. W. W. Kirby will as- semble ths Bible school, At 11 o'clock the pastor will preach an Faster sermon on “The Living Christ” At 4 p.m. a special baptism service will be held. The two Chris- tian Endeavor socieites will hold their regular meetings at 6:45. and at 7:46 the evening service will be conducted, with a scrmon on “But Some Doubted.” The chorus choir and orchestra. under the direction of Joseph Harrison, will furnish special mausic throughout the day. The annual meeting of the church, at_which officers are to be elected, Wil be held in the church auditorium Thursday evenins. Fat had b |a swimmer and ranc: that had been circilated |L,7¢ in many aquatic events on the high favor at the time when umatear boxers were _transported around the country and feted as foot ball players are today. Rapresentative Britten has thirty big fights chalked up credit. He refereed bouts of the United States fleet during maneuvers at Panama a year ago. “Young” RBritten made his trans- continental debut when he came to the Chicago world fair with a team of athletes from the Olympic Club of San Francisco, and that trip caused him to change his residence perma- nently from San Francisco to Chir cago. He took part in the national sprints and won the 100-vard dash, beating John B. Crum. who afterward made 100 yards in 9% seconds, which is the present world record for amateurs and professionals. Britten was also ¢ diver and took about Pacific Coast He still holds the record shortest amateur bout on record. Johnny Mackler had won the world fair bouts and was being groomed for the intercity bouts in Boston. Harry Cornish was trainer at the Chicago Athletic Club, and when he saw Britten sparring for exercise one day was so impressed that he ar- ranged a special bout between him and the champion Mackler. Mackler was bigger and stronger, for the | WESTMINSTER HOLDS ELECTIONS FOR YEAR The annual meeting of the congre- gation of Westminster Presbyterian Church was held in the chapel Thars- day evening. The financial reports of the several church organizations were received. Leidy S. Depue was clected presi- dent and Howard C. McCauley secre- tary. J. W. Blakelock, B. F. Ander- son and C. W. Church were elected trustees for three years. Pastor Is Extolled. A vote of confidence and esteem was given to the pastor, Rev. Henry W. Tolson, for his efforts in the past year. J. W. McKerichel was clected treasurer for his tenth term and J. W. Blakelock named as his assistant. Westminster is the only Presby- terian Church in the southwest sec- tion of the city and is one of the oldest, having recently celebrated its seventieth anniversary. BIBLE CLASS BANQUETS. The Calvary M. E. men's Bible class recently held its annual banquet and elected officers, as follows: John R. Poulton, president; Stuart A. Vipend, vice president; W. D. Wells, secre- tary: D. B. Groff, treasurer; W. Alfred Faiconer, assistant secretary, and Frank Holljger, historian. Dr. A. C. Christie was chosen teacher of the class. Representative Charles E. Winter made an address. Roy H. Wolf, the outgoing- president, was toastmaster. Others who spoke were Rev. John R. Bdwaids, district superintendent: Rev. Dr. Shera Montgomery, Maj. W. W. Kirby. superintendent of the bureau of engraving and printing, and Dr Christie. Dr. Joseph Dawson, a for- mer pastor, delivered the invocation. s SPECIAL EASTER SERVICE. At Immanuel, .the National Baptist Memorial Church, the Easter services will be of a special characte:, uegin- ning with a Bible school Easter ses- sion and program at 9:30 a.m. The morning service at 11 o'clock will have special Baster music by the choir, under the direction of Mrs. E. G. Dickinson, and sermon by Rev. Gove G. Johnson. At 7:45 p.m. the choir will render an Easter cantata, followed by a sermon by the pastor and baptismi. Friday evening there will be a recital by the blind musi- cian, Dr. Adam Geibel of Philadelphia. RE g e e WILL STAGE PAGEANT. Dr. C. E. Rice, pastor of the Church of Our Father, will have for his subject tomorrow morning, “Mysteries of Life.” A special musical program is_to be given by the choir. Under the auspices of the church school a pageant, “The Resurrection,” will be rendered at 4:30 p.m. to his | but while he was crouched for a heavy right-hand swing Britten feint- ed at his stomach and drove him through the ropes with a smash on the chin. so that he fell over onto the newspaper Boys at the ringside. Brit- ten achicved this knockout in 12 seconds. He was the only winner at the B. A. A_games, where he carried the colors of the Chicago club. Britten’s boxing attributes and at- { tainments were forced on him by a licking he got as a youngster when he climbed over the back-vard fence to chastise one Johnny Flynn. who was acting unkindly toward his mother. Johnny proceeded with vigor to wipe up the chicken yard with Britten and did a thorough job of it, much to the chagrin of Mrs. Flynn Johnny subsequently found employ- ment on a lumber schooner sailing {around Cape Horn from San Francisco to England. Fred Britten, smarting under “Johnny's blows, immediately | sought out Walter Watson, the | mous boxing instructor, who had just brought out Jim Corbett. Young Mitchell, Joe Choynski and other top- | notchers. After a few months’ lessons Britten was ready for a real try-out. and it was not long befors he became light- weight champion of the Olvmpic Club, winning his first important bout in 1 minute and 40 seconds. and many subsequent bouts in less than 1 minute by_the knockout route. fa- | STAR., WASHINGTON, COOLIDGES’ EASTER LIKE OTHER SUNDAYS Church Attendance in Morning and Mayflower Cruise in After- noon Planned. BLOOMS ADORN WHITE HOUSE Illinois Delegation Indorses Graham for Justiceship. Easter Sunday will be observed at the White House just about the same as any other Sunday, there having been no arrangements for the intro- duction of any features of observance. However, there will be a more elab- orate display of flowers about the rooms and halls of the house. | As morning. their custom each Sunday President and Mre. Cool- idge will attend the service at the First Congregational Church, after | which they will return to the White House, and following luncheon will go aboard the Mayflower for a cruise down the Potomac river, probably as far as Quantico, Va. and return to Washington about 8 o'clock. ever, this little river excursion, it was 'said at the White House today, depends to a large extent upon the weather. | Mauy Gifisx of Flowers. Tiesides innumevable choice and | colorful offerings from the White House greenhou: scores of plants and flowers have been sent to the| President and Mrs. Coslidge bearing Faster greetings. Lilias and hya- cinths predominated in the L'a:l«‘ri offerings. | The only house guests at the White | House are Frank Stearns of Massachu- setts, personal friend of the President and Mre. William M. Butler, wife of the President’s preconvention campaign manager, and their two children. Th guests and probably half a dozen others will accompany the President on the Mayflower cruise in the afternoon One of the President’s first confer- ences today was with the 111inois Re- publican delegation in Congress which added its indorsement to thé movement to have the President appoity Kepre: sentative William J. Graham of {llinois to the Court of Appeals of the rict to fill the vacancy caused by the récent death of Chief Justice C. J. Smyth. Opposition Is Likely. ? Senator McKinley of Tilinois urged | he President to make this appointment several days ago, and was not in_to- | day’s delegation. Representative Gra- ham also has been indorsed by Repre- sentative Longworth of Ohio, majority leader of the House, and by other indi- vidual members of the House. Although the District of Columbia Bar Assoctation has not indorsed any one for this bench appointment, it is known that the White House has been given to understand that an organized protest against the ap- | pointment of Representative Graham will be made within the next two or three days. In the meantime it is| thought ik that the bar associa- tion will have centered its strength behind one member of the local bar who will be put up as a local can- didate for the vacancy How- Then came the most satisfactory bout of his young career with the re- turn of Johnny Flynn, big, strong, hardened by a strenuous sea vovage, | willing and tough. They met again in_Flynn's back yard, where the | tables were neatly turned and Brit- ten cleaned up the place with his bigger and stronger but untrained and crestfallen adversary, who couldn't understand the phenomenon. Johnny was unable to figure out where his boyhood playmate had ac- quired the punch and speed. After that there was complete harmony over the fence between the Britten and Fiynn properties. | When asked by colleagues in Con- | gress whether he cared to put_the gloves on today, Representative Brit- | ten replied that he would “prefer to | trust to his former sprinting ability" | than to his ability to give and take a | punch. | | Having gone through the miil and |observed the efect. Representative | Britten says that he is a firm believer | | in teaching young boys to box and to | defend themselves, on the theory that if a boy knows how to fight and handle himself in a physical argu- ment_he is rarely called upon to do | so0. When the boy has confidence in | his own ability he almost invariably avoids a fight. This probably ac- counts, ‘he says. for many of the wind-hitting and loppy matches when men of maturer vears allow their tempers to run away with their dis- cretion or better judgment | DAUGHERTY' COMING HERE ‘Will Attend Annual Dinner of ! Gridiron Club. ASHEVILLE, N. C., April 19.—Harry M. Daugherty, former Attorney Gen- eral, will leave Asheville tomorrow for Washington, after which he will visit Ohio and deliver an address at a non- partisan dinner to be given in his honor |at Columbus April 23, he anounced last | night i'he former Attorney General has been busy for the past few days on h address. Mr. Daugherty plans to at- tend the annual dinner of the Gridiron | Club at Washington. April 26, and fol- lowing this will return to Asheville for a brief rest. Mrs. Daugherty probably will remain in this city for at least a month, having taken a cottage. FRANCE DISTURBED BY BRITISH POLICY REGARDING PLEDGES (Continned from First Page.) | | and that it was high time he was re- turning home to attend to it. Mr. Robinson is declared to have given a similar answer to a proposal that he accept the chairmanship. The Americans are not looking for any more trouble in connection with putting the experts’ report into prac- tical execution, They sum up the situation as being most favorable for a real solution of the reparations trouble. Apart from cash payments the Americans are inclined to believe the German deliveries in kind will prove most fruitful under the plan of the experts, yielding from one billion to one billion and a half marks an- nually during the first few years. STRESEMANN TELLS PLANS. By the Assoriated Press. BERLIN, April 13.—Goaded by the baiting of the Nationalist leaders who are already making a united attack on the government for its acceptance of the experts’ report as a basis for reparation negotiations, Foreign Min- ister Stresemann went before a con- ference of German editors today and informed them that the German gov- ernment was accelerating all prepa- rations for the impending discussion. It would submit the data requested by the reparation commission at the earliest possible date, he said. As the report of the experts has been accepted by Germany in all its fundamentals, there could be no ad- vance discussion over any specific de- tail, Dr, Stresemann told the editors, adding that the problem would have to be definitely clarified before June 15, to which date the “Micum” agreec- ment between the Industrialists and the Franco-Belgian administration in the Rubhr had been extended. PLAN SPECIAL EXERCISES. The junior department of the Park 18 JAPANESE ENTER ILLEGALLY, IS CHARGE Seattle Authorities Make Arrests Following Discovery of Smuggling Plot. By the Associated Prees. SEATTLE, Wash., April 15.—Au- | thorities are investigating the method | by which eighteen Japanese, arrested | in the past four days in western| | Washington, entered the United | States, Luther T. Weediz, United | States immigration commissioner, an- | | nounced yesterday. The arrest of the Japanese followed | | the unearthing of a plot to smuggle | Japanese into this country, he said. | | The eighteen in custody are believed to have come to the United States as stowaways, and deportation proceed- ings are to be brought against them, Mr_Weedin announced Five of the prisoners were taken into custody at Aberdeen and the oth- | ers in logging camps at Walville, Na- tional and Onalaska. ~Teiuchi Yoshi- tomi, arrested at Aberdeen, is ac- cused of being the leader in the al- leged smuggling of the others into the country, according to Weedin. Hawali to Depert Fourteen. HONOLULU, April 19.—Thirteen Chinese and one Japanese will be re- turned to the orient next week, hav- ing failed to prove their claim to en- ter Hawaii. according to a statement by A. E. Burnett, chief of the immi- gration forces —_— CANTATA BY CHOIR. Rt. Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander will be the celebrant at the low celebra- tion of the Holy Pucharist at 7:30 am. at the Church of the Ascension tomorrow. The celebrant at the choral calebration at 11 o'clock will be the rector, Rev. Thomas Worthington Cooke. In the evening there will be a can- tata by the choir. BISHOP TO VISIT CHURCH. Bishop Freeman will visit the Church of the Ascension, 12th street and Massachusetts avenue northwest, May 11 at 11 am. to administer the apostolic rite of confirmation. This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of the present parish church, which was for some years the procathedral of the diocese. PLAY TO BE PRESENTED. At Trinity Community House Tuesday the Junior Brotherhood will meet, and there will be a rehearsal for the min- strel show. Wednesday a cast of play- ers from St. Mark's Church, assisted by visiting artists, will present a play, “Sacred Flame,” at 8:15 p.m. Th Miss Brightwell will hold her dancing class for girls at 4 pm. Friday at 7:30 p.m. the Order of the DeMolay will pre- sent their “DeMolay Darktown Doll- ies” in addition to the regular motion picture entertainment. The Social Hygiene Association of ‘Washington is to meet April 28 at § p.m. in Trinity Community House for its April meeting. PLANS SPECIAL PROGRAM. Foundry Epworth League will have an especially armnged Easter pro- gmm under the direction of Rev. bert Moulten Gatke, young peo- ple's director. An Eaater solo will be sung by Miss Mildred B. Gurney. It is expected that Rev. Titus Lowe will make an address. Tuesday evening the Foundry Ep- worth League Plvers will present “The Sky Riders” at Walter Reed Hoaspital for the entertairment of the soldiers. Emigrants Form Soviet. CHERBOURG, April 19.—Russtan emigrants fleeing bolshevism, who have been employed here as steve- dores while awaiting the opening of the new American quota, declared the formation of a soviet last night and refused to handle the thousands View Christian Church Bible school will have special exercises at 9:46 a.m. tomorrow. of mafl bags carried by the Olymple. The passengers were forced to re- main in the harbor overnight, pro. ceeding to Paris this morning. D. Hearings on 59 Bills to Modify Dry Law Called Fifty-nine bills for modification of the Volstead act will be the subject of a hearing Monday be- fore the House judiclary com- mittee. Those bills, which are identical, substituts 2.75 per cent for the ome-balf of 1 per cent provided in section 1 of the Volstead act as applied to cider, Leer and other similar beverages. The hearings will consume all of Monday, a large part of Tuesday and per- baps will run into Wednesday. . Changes in Stations of Army and Navy Officers Of Interest to Capital ARMY. Maj. X. H. Price, Corps of Ingi- neers, secratary of the American bat- News Item: The Advertising Club of Washington, in conjunction with the Washington newspapers and merchants, are offering prizes to the general pub- SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1924, t'a monuments commission, has been igned to duty in the office of Gen. Vershing, chief of staf. Col. W. 8. McNalr, fleld artillery, in the Panama Canal Zone, has been assigned to duty In New York city, and Col. . E. Wyllie, Coast Artillery Corps, In Hawall, to ¥ort Winfield Seott, Calif. Officers on duty in this city have been ordered to other stations as fol- lows: Lieut. Col. ¥. J. Grifin, Signal Corps. to Baitimore, Md.; Majrs. L. C. Sparks and F. . Wallace, field ar- tillery, to Fort Sill, Okla.; Maj. A. L. Webb, finance department, to Fort Monroe, Va.; Maj. E. W. McLarren. finance department, to Governor's Isiand, N. Y. Capt. Willlam MeFar- land, Medical Administrative Corps, to Fort Benping, Ga; Capt. M. A. Dresback, Quartermaster Corps, to Louisville, Ky, and First Lisut. Frank Stefner, Medical Corps, to Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Cavalry officers have been detailed as military instructors as follows: Capt. ¥. C. Delangton, to the Univer- sity of Georgia, at Athens; Capts. A. T. Lacey, C. E. Dissinger and D. A. Young to the Norwich University, at Northfield, Vt.; Capts. R. C. Wood- ruff and P. R.'Upton, to the Univer- sity of Arizona at Tucson, an Lieut. W. A. Holbrook, jr. to ‘g.,éflf ver Military Academy. Culver, Ind. oldeut. Col. & M. Whaley, Medicnl ‘orps, has been transferred fre ¥ort Blll, Okla., to this eity; o K. Brown, to the Sth Cavalr: Riley, Kans.; Maj. 3 Medical Corps, from Fort S8am Hou: ton. Tex.. to Langley Wield, Va.; Ma. F. M. Hoimes, inspector general, fro; New York city, to this city; Capt. H. D. W. Riley, 1ith Bngineers, to Fort Humphreys, Va., and First Lieut, H. 1. Hogan, cavalry, from Lexington, Va., to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Capt. O. W. Reed, 13th Infantry, at Fort Benning. Ga., has been detailed as a military instructor at the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia. Navy. Rear Admiral J. 8. Carpenter, Supply Corpe, has been relieved from all active duty and will proceed to bis home. Capt. F. H. Brumby, at the Wash- ington pavy yard, has been assigned to the command of the New Mexico. Commander H. ¥. Leary of the New York has been detailed as assistant naval attache, at London, Paris, Ber- Un, Rome and The Hague. Lieut. Commander C. E. Reordan of the Oklahoma has been assigned to the command of the Farragut. He relieves Lieut. Commander J. F. Mc- Clain, who bas been ordered to the Oklahoma. Medical ldeut. F M. Clements, lic for an essay on The Best Advertisement The Best Advertisement The best advertisement sticks to the facts and leaves fic- Corps, hias been transferred from the Naval Medical School of this city io the Asiatic station, and Commander R. W. Ryden, Construction Corps from Balboa Helghts, Panama, to th bureau of comstruction and repuir Navy Depurtment. Officers on the Asiatic station have been ordered to the United Sta‘es most of them to the receiving ship at San Franciseo, as follows: Com manders J. 5. Abbott and R. A. Dawe Lieut. Commanders K. R. 2. Wallac W. A. Vogelgesang, Medical Corps; 1. Conkling, Medical Corps, ard Lieuts. C. N. Smith, L. C. Frost. . 8. Tichy and H. J. Le Salle. Deatal Corps, and Lieuts. T. C. Gibbs, W. B Beacham and A. B. McKay, Supply Corps. MARINE CORPS. Col. H. C. Snyder, at Quantico. Va has been assigned to the 2d Marin- Brigade. in Santo Domingo. He wil relieve Col. C. C. Carpenter, who has been ordered to marine headquarters this city. Col. A. T. Marix, at the Naval War College, Newport, has been ordered to the navy yard, Mare Island, Calif Maj. R. S. Kingsbury. at Philadeiphia has been transferred to the Depart ment of the Pacific; Maj. (. 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