Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 17

Yok S HARDING PAINTING PRESENTED TO NEWSPAPER MEN OF THE COUNTRY. With impressive ceremonies, a painting of the late President Harding, speaking at Vanco uver, B, C., was presented by the Vancouver Sun to the newspaper men of the United States last might at the National Press Club. The presentation was made by the British ambassador, Sir Esme Howard, President Coolidge receiving the gift for the newspaper men. THE DREAM OF A YOUNG WAS and Ringling Brothers' circus is ¢ Sunday, and the voung Washingtonian is unabl school affairs, home duties. ete. three days - Monday. Tuesds MRS. VIRGINIA SPEEL HEADS CLUBWOMEN Federation of Women's Clubs Names Officers at Annual Meeting. 60-40 TAXATION UPHELD Proposed Lump-Sum Appropriation | Disapproved Mrs 7 . elected president Columbia Clubs at federation terday first v Other Roe Fulke Mrs. H. J : Mrs. John L. le, corresponding | secretary; Mrs, Rocke, treas- wrer, and Mrs. John Boyle, jr., audi- tor. Mrs. John W. Frizzell was elect- ed a director to the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs. The federation adopted resolu- tion, proposed by Mrs. Anna 1. Hend- 1oy, disapproving the proposed abol ishment of the so-cailed 6 of taxation for the District of C. bia and the substitution sum_appropriation by Congre federation also voted support citizens' joint committee in ing the 60-40 proposition Another resolution adopted favored the classification of law enforcement officers—with particular reference to ! the eighteenth amendment—under the civil service law. The federation voted to request that pay patients be admitted to the callinger and Tuberculosis hospital and to have established a separs reformatory for woman prisoners, so 1hat they will not have to be in the | wame prisons the men. The eration also favored the trans the work of the personnel clas 1ion board to the Civil Service Com- | mission. Among those who read reports per- taining to various phases of the work of the clubs were: Mrs. Augustus Knight, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley 1. S. Tincher. Mrs. Frank Odenheimer, Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle, Mrs. Wi %. Chamberlin, Mrs. L. B. Stine, Marie Mills O'Keefe, Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, Mrs. Charles T. Grandfield, Mrs. Saber Stevenson, Mrs. Otto L. Deerhoff, Mrs. Court F. Wood, Mrs. ENis Logan, Mrs. Ella S. Knight, Mrs. | S. W. Morris, Dr. Della R. Du Comb, Dr. Margaret Huddleston, Mrs. H. Hodgkins, Mrs. L _O.. Woodle: ogers Tracy, Dr. Edith S. Oale, M homas Robertson, Mrs. Redwoo vandergrift and Miss Elizabeth Reiss. | Differences of opinion developed in | the federation over a proposal to amal- mate the public welfare institutions | of the city. A resolution presented Wednesday by 'pr. Edith Coale, chairman of the com- Tnittee on public welfare, proposing | amalgamation, met with such’objec- Tion that it was referred to the com- mittee on resolutions. Mrs, J. W. Frizzell, retiring presi- Gent, in her annual report urged the federation to make use of the late: scientific inventions to forward their | ideals. Mrs. I. O. Woodlev told of the work ©of the divisions under her department wf American citizenship. Mrs. Faber Stevenson told of the | efforts of her committee on motion | pictures to elevate the standard of The piotures shown in this city. She Jeferred to talks given at mee of the federation by A Reid and Charles Ray during vear, and lauded the cfforis of these iwo '$8 make the motion picture in- dustey of service to humanity, and th an appeal o the mem-y was of Women's | eting of the Hotel District Feder: the in the A t yes- K » was elected Mrs. ¢ siden »n, second v Harr ding secret: a 40 basis lum- to support- | repertor: HINGTONIAN. Barnum & Bailey oming to town. unloading sometime to concentrate on The circus gives performances of and Wednesday. Plans Mothers’ Tribute E. C. E. Cn AUDITORIUM IS PRAISED. | Expert Cites Superiority of Local Institution. The new Washington Auditorium is declared to be far in advance of most auditoriums of the country stage space and capacity of equipment by in | Technical Expert Beatty of the Chicago Civie Opera Company, who came here to examine the project, according to a letter received by Col. Robert N. Harper, | president of the Washington Auditorium Corporation, from A. H. Haahen, agent of the Chicago organization ‘“We can with comfort, he wrote, “produce any opera the Chicago Civic Opera Company would i in its for »pera, in fact, except You have not ieft space in the floor for a tank, which is required in “Salome.”” The seating ar- | rangement will be excellent. The breadth of the auditorium brings even the last rows within a good distance from the stage, both for seeing and hearing. And the shape of your auditorium should provide entirely. effective acoustics. All in all, T believe you are providing a real opera house for Washington that will bring the National Capital into her rightful place among the capitals of the world, where brilliant grand opera will be an annual event, and where grand opera will become an asset in its finan- cial success.” Lens Inventor Dies. RIDGEWAY, N. J. May 9—R. Gray, said to be the inventor of the first perfected camera for making colored motion pictures, died here yesterday. His inventions as a lens expert metted him a fortune. He was born in Cassello, Ind, sixty-seven years ago. bers of the federation to use their efforts to create a demand for the higher type of pictures. Mrs. John L. Steele made an appeal for loyal support of the bill to be given for disabled veterans of the world war. Reports of the vear's work were given by Mrs. Elizabeth Philips, chairman of the committee on drama; Mrs. Walter Hagen, chairman of the committee on revision; Mrs. Jesse Cunningham, chairman of the division of citizenship training; Miss Grace Diggs, chairman of the com- mittee on waterways, and Mrs, Au- gustus Knight, chairman of the de partment of fine arts Mrs, Sarah Deeds, chairm flag committee, recited poem on th flag written by M M Parkes, n of the| PROMINENT IN BRYN MAWR F Nutional Photo ESTIVITIES. Miss Eleanore Maria Chamberlain, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Weston P. Chamberlain of Washington, who is taking a lead at her college, today and tomorrow. 'Presidential Action Expected OF ALL PRESWENTS? On Lodge’s World Court Plan |TREE FOR MOTHERS JBix‘ch to Be Planted on White House Lawn To- mMOrToW. i |COOLIDGE IS TO SPEAK National Tribute Is Plan of Mrs. Eva C. E. Chase. | The mothers of all Presidents of |the United States will be honored |tomorrow by the decication of a |birch tree in the White House |grounds. The ceremonies will be opened with an invocation by Rev. J. | J. Muir, President Coolidge will speak and Mrs. Coolidge will sprinkle he first earth on the tree. A program of patriotic songs will be sung by hundreds of school chil- dren and a section of the Marine Band will play. Thirty bouquets of white flowers will be banked around the tree, and at 12:30 p.m., when the dedi- cation takes place, the chimes of Epiphany Church will ring out “Home, Sweet Home.” Mrs. Eva C. E Chase, who arranged the program, will tell the “Story of the Tree." ‘When the American Forestry Asso- clation last year nationalized the white birch as a testimonlal to the spirit of motherhood, Mrs. Chase conceived the idea of planting the tree, and, having submitted it to the Anthony League, of which she is vice president, and to the Federation of | Women’s” Clubs, of which she is a member, she was requested to carry it through under the auspices of both organizations. She immediately got in touch with the American Forestry | Association, secured its active co- operation and that of Col. C. E. Sher- rill, to_the end that the association donated the white birch—taken from Mount Vernon—and Col. Sherrill, in charge of public grounds, offered the | facilities of his staff in the execution of the planting and of the ceremony of_dedication. Mrs. Coolidge will use the spade with which the original mothers’ |tree was planted on the shore of Lake Antietam, Pa., and which is the property of the organization. It is the hope of the association that be- fore long every village, town, city and sovereign state will have its white birch tree planted in some | public place to commemorate the | motherhood of America. When Mrs. Chase presented her | project to the American Legion in | Hyattsville, a _white birch was plarted at the Cross in Bladehsburg to honor the gold star mothers whose sons never returned from the war. — Arts Club Has' Program. At the Arts Club last evening, fol- lowing a club dinner at which Miss Aline Solomons and * Miss Helen Wright were hostesses, an enjoyable program was rendered. Clifford K. Berryman gave a talk on the London “Punch,” tracing the history of that periodical, and presenting reproduo- tions of 'some of its most famous cartoons. He also drew quick illus- trations of a few of the caricatures that have been made famous_by Punch artists. Following Mr. Ber- ryman, Baroness Maydell, whose exhibit of silhouettes has been dis- played at the Arts Club several days, | briefly told how she came to turn her | taste” for drawing into this line of work. Her silhouettes have won the highest admiration for their remark- able grace and claborateness of de- sign, 3 ing part in the May day celebrations National Fhoto, {Proposals for New bunal Some definite reaction | White House and State was awaited today to new world | | court plan propoded in detail vester- day by Senator Lodge of Massach setts. Republican leader and chairman of the foreign relations committee, which has before it a number of pro- posals dealing in different ways with the same matter enator Lodge's resolution proposes the setting up of a world court through The Hague conference, which would be rcconvened at the call of the President for the purposc, and makes no reference to the Court of International Justice established un- der the auspices of the lcague of na- tions. Comment on the plan, which was submitted to the Senate without ex- planation, was withheld yesterday in executive quarters, and it was mnot disclosed whether the President or Secretary Hughes had been informed in advance of Mr. Lodge's intention Indications appeared clear, however, that Mr. Coolidge had not altered his view, formally set forth to Congress, that ‘the United States should accept membership in the international court already in existence, as recommended by_President Harding. Senator Lodge's plan is regarded by |some of his colleagues on the foreign from the Department | relations committee as complicating | the world court situation in the Sen- ate, in view of the muitiplicity of pro- posals pending. He gave no indica-s tion of his Intentions with reference to seeking action on the proposal, but some members expressed doubt that, in the present situation, action on any |of the measures could be expected at | the current session of Congress. | Memorandum Submitted. Along with his resolution Sen- ator Lodge submitted a memoran- |dum prepared by Chandler P. An- derson, a former State Department counselor, who now is a member of |the German-American claims com- | mission and who for years has been |a student of international arbitra- | tion. This memorandum reviewed | the various world court proposals of the past and the objections made to them, suggested that steps be taken by the American government “to transform the present league court into a worlid court of justice as a part of The Hague peace organiza- tion” and made this gemeral state- ment: “The United States should resume its former position of leadership in the development of international law and the organization of the world for peace on the basis of respect for law and jural equality of all nations.” The Lodge resolution, a docu- ment of some 5,000 words, pieces out every detail of the proposed world structure down to prescribing the official language of the court and setting forth with nicety and precision the involved intricacies of its procedure. i The court would consist of sixteen members—twelve judges and four deput; udges—but that number ool be Inereased later if desired to fifteen judges and six deputy judges. They would be selected from among those who in their respective coun- tries possess the qualifications neces- sary for appointment to highest ju | cial offices. The members of the court would be chosen by an clectoral commission, composed of two branches—a generai committee on which all signatory of Justic | diate Opposition in Senate. Mabel Owens Wilcox as Rosalind in s You Like It.” to be produced Wardman Park May 15 by the Shakespearean Society Players, for the benefit of the Woman's Welfare Association. By Capital Art Co Howard Carter, who had_charge of the exploration of King Tuts tomb, a caller at the White House vesterday. He delivered a lectare in Wachington last night. Natiopal Phote. International Tri e Meets Imme- special committee made up of repre- sentatives of the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and five other nations to be selected by the al committee by majority vote. >uld be made by the sion on the basis of | the national groups Court of Arbitra- tion at The Haguc. The general com- mittee and the special committee would vote independently, and those having an absolute majority in both | branches shall be considered elected Only one judge or deputy judge of ¥ one nationality could hold office vt | sch_judge would be elected for a | i of nine vears. and the terms of -third of them would expire every three years. The deputy Jjudges would have terms of Six years and would act as judges when vacancies occurred in that grade. No judge could exercise any political or ad- ministrative function or take part in decision of any case in which be pre- viously had been Interested profes- sionally. A judge or deputy judge ould be dismissed by unanimous vote of his colleagues or impeached by a two-thirds vote in the geperal committee. Would Sit at the Hague. The court would sit at The Hagus, would hold a regular session annually, beginning June 15, and could be sum- moned into extraordinary session at the discretion of the president of the court, who would be chosen by the court itself. In case of vacancies and absences nine judges could hold court, and three could act as a sum- mary court at the request of the con- testing parties. If the court nominations Permanent includes a judge of the nationality of one of the con- testing parties, the other contesting party could choose from among the deputy judges a judge of its own nationality. The salaries and per- quisites of the judges, fixed at 60,000 Dutch florins each, and other ex- penses of the court would be paid by the signatory powers. The court would be open to sigma- | tory powers, and other nations could avail themselves of it on a basis of equality by treaty. The signatories could declare if they desired in creat- ing the court that they would recog- mize “as compulsory ipso facto” the jurisdiction of the court “in all and any of the class of legal disputes concerning the interpretation of a treaty, any question of international law, the existence of anv fact which if established would constitute a breach of international obligation and the nature or extent of a Tepara- tion to be made for the breach of an international obligation.” When a treaty or convention in force proyidds for a reference of a matter to a tribunal to be instituted by the league of nations the court could take jurisdiction as between the parties to such treaty or con- vendjon. The hearings of the court wonld be public unless the court, upon writ- ten request of one of the parties, de- cided otherwise. All questions would be decided by majority vote of the judges present. Decisions Final, The decisions would have no bind- ing force except between the partle: and in respect of. that particular case the judgment would be final and without appeal. A state which con- sidered its interest affected by a case under consideration could be permit- ted by the court to intervene as a | third party. A signatory power could withdraw from the court on two years' notice. By way of reservation, it is stated 4nations would ,g pepresented, and ain the resolution that the court.would Creek | Potomac parks are expected to re- sult shortly from the UNITED STATES SEA FIGHTERS IN HONDURAS. American forces are occupying Puerto Cortes as a re. sult of a revolmion, and these “gobs™ are taking no chances. Without tzking the trouble to “dig in.” the sailors are prepared for any sort of trouble. By United News Picture SUMMER MILITARY TRAINING AT CAMP MEADE. One of the preparatory rifle teams going through a drill under supervision of Army experts. But all is not work at the training camp. athletic events social affairs filling in the spa re time of the men in training. nd WROTE THE BEST ESSAY: MEETS THE PRESIDENT. Duano Squires (center), a student of the University of North Dakota, who wrate the best essay on “The True Functions of the Government,” and received a trip to Washington as a prize. (at right). MAY IMPROVE VALLEY OF ROCK CREEK SOON Secretaries Mellon, Weeks Wallace and Col. Sherrill Make Tour of Inspection. and Plans for the development of Rock Valley which will Leautiful boulevard to serve as a con- | necting link between Rock Creek and | create a inspection of | the valley made by Secretaries Mel- | lon, Weeks and Wallace and Col. C. O. Sherrill, officer in charge of public| buildings and grounds, members of| the Rock Creek-Potomac Parkway | Commission. With Col. Sherrill as the guide these members of the commission walked through the parkway from Lincoln Memorial all the y to P| street and then continued through | the valley on the west side of Rock Creek to the Zoo Park, returning to their starting point along the east side of the little sream. All were greatly impressed with the rich and natural beauty cffered along this val- ley, but each was outspoken regarding what they termed the neglected possi- | bilities. It was pointed out by Col. Sherrill that no appropriation has been made for the mamtenance or improvement of the parkway sindk 1916, and it is thought likely that the commission since its imspection and enlighten- ment will see to it that plans for im- provements are not delayed much longer. They will soon determine what additional land should be ac- quired and whether by purchase or condemnation One of the most gent needs, Col Sherrill told members of the commission, construction of a sea wall street north to G street. Michigan Alumnae to Meet. ‘Washington alumnae of the Uni- versity of Michigan will meet at the residence of Mrs, Frank Whi 13th street, tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock, to’ signalize the opening of the nation-wide $1,000,000 campaign for a woman’s building on the crowd- ed university campus. The meeting will be held simultaneously with more than 100 similar gatherings in various sections of the country. The principal mesting will be held in Detroit, proceedings of which will be broadcast by station WWJ. the is the from B not have jurisdiction to render ad- visory opinions on any question which affects the admission of aliens into the United States, or the admission | of aliens to the educational insti-| tutes of the several states or the territorial integrity of the several states or of the United States, or concerning the question of the al- leged indebtedness or money obliga- tions of any state of the United States or any question which depends upon or invelved the maintenance of the traditional attitude of the United States concerning American questions commonly described as the Monroe doctrine, or other purely government policy, or any question which is con- strued by the government of the United States to be a domestic ques- tion. The court would be bound by the principle that international law rec- ognizes the authority of the laws of the United States within its own ju- risdiction as applying to foreigners or foreign owned property therein whether in times of peace Or war. Before a case in which the United States is concerned could be sub- mitted to the court, a special agree- ment must be concluded between the Unjted States and the other parties in interest defining clearly the mat- ter in dispute, the scope of the power of the court, and the periods for the several stages of procedure, and such special agreement on the part of the United States can .only be made by the President of the | | States and with the advice and con- | sent af the Soats, | | entered the Fravel Howard U. Group to Present “The Exile” Tonight. ile,” a drama written by Prof. 2. C. Williams, head of the de- partment of romance languages of Howard University, will be presented by the Howard Plavers in Rankin Memorial chapel, om_the university campus, tonight’ at 8 o'clock. The cast consists of forty players. There will special musical and dance features, “The Exile” is a classical Italian drama and differs from the regular plays produced by the Howard Play- ers. university “The E 8 orchestra under the direc- tion of Dorcy Rhodes and Wesley Howard. The scenic effects will be under the direction of Alma Thomas, Montgomery Gregory will direct the avers he plot of “The Exile” is laid in fourteenth century and deals with 4 romance centering in the rivalries of the families of the Salviati and the ici. Those who will take leading are Theodore Spauiding, Mar- ha Jones, Merwyn Coy, Lee \Wilson, Slaughter' Murrell, Melvin Greene, Arthur Burke, Charles Willi Vernon 'Rich, Herbert tanley, Jesse Atkins r, Helen Heartwell, Marcella F. Davis, Virgin Carsen and ¥. Beowns HUSBAND WINS BALM. Awarded $5,000 for Alienation of Wife’s Love by Roomer. Omar H. Fravel, forty-four years old, cabinet maker in the Department of Agriculture, was awarded a verdict for $5,000 damages yesterday against Harry E. Trenerry, an insurance solicitor, for alleged alienation of the affections of his wife, Bessie C. Fravel. The verdict was rendered by a jury circuit division 2 before Chief Justice McCoy. At a former trial Januas 1923, “the jury gave Fravel $1,500, ‘but Justice Hitz, who presided, granted Trenerry a new trial. The Fravels separated in July, 1931, and the hus- band claimed the separation resulted from the attentions of Treserry (o his wife, According to his testimony, Trenerry home at 628 3d street northwest as & roomer in January, 1920, and_shortly thereafter began taking Mrs. Fravel to places of amusement. ~ Attorney I Q. H. Alward appeared for the husband. Will Show Aviation Pictures. Motion pictures detailing the story of aviation will be shown in the audi- torium of the Cosmos Club next Fri- day night at 8 o'clock in connection with an address by Rear Admiral W ¥. Fullam, U. S.” N, retired. The fiims were prepared under the dire. tion of President F. B. Patterson of the National Aeronautic Association. All principal undertakings of the Army, Navy and air mail services will be shown. “The lesson to be drawn from the pictures,” says an announcement from the District of Columbia chapter of the Aeronautic Association, under whose auspices the picture will be presented, “is that by building up a powerful commercial air force we may have a reserve fighting force for the Army and Navy in time of war that will protect this country from inva- sion by armies and navies from over- seas.” A AN Fletche Dumas, Weds Girl 15, Gains Release. James Henry Sprouse, thirty-one vears old, of 4101 Canal street and Miss Genevieve Crampton, fifteen, of 3800 K street were married in Munic- ipal Court today by Judge Robert E. Mattingly. Three weeks ago Sprouse and Miss Crampton eloped to Balti- more and, on complaint of the girl's mother, were arrested. Sprouse was charged with violating the Mann act and was placed in jail. When he pro- duced a marriage certificate today Assistant District Attorney Ralph siven dismissed the case and cleared Bim of the charges against him, P Music will be furnished by the! The young man was introduced to President Coolidge by Senator Ladd Copyright by Harris & Ewling | STUDENTS TO GIVE PLAY. MUCH ACCOMPLISHED ’ BY DOGWOOD DRIVE | Wildflower Society Finds Fewer | Persons Gathering Blossoms Near Capital. | FILMS SHOWN AT MEETING Garden Club Committee Head Voted Thanks for Week. The Wildflowe at a meeting tional Museum heard | members living widely | sections of the community ity that the campaien fc tion of the dogwood had uc much. Few persons had her in automobiles or on servation Soc in repc a last night in cattered r preserva omplished be i n the beautiful flower More broken dogwood o seen on the street cars in th automobiles, according report: while the most of it had been |from the section alongz the Grea | Falls car line, which had not been reached so thoroughly by the cam | paign and by posters. | No member of the | 1ast night had_ seen | automobiles this { wood, they said Campaign a Success. P. L. Ricker, who presided. su | marized the efforts which have heer made during the campaign, and de- | clared that in his opinion icier |real progress had been acn call the campaign a success. The society extended a vote of thanks to Mrs. Frank B. Noves, head of thé committee of the National |Capital Garden Club of America. for | her successful activity in the cam | paign | " Pictures showing the dogwood i | various phases of its natural beauty being stripped from the trees an destroved were put on the screen Three reels were presented revealing scenes in White Mountain National | Forest, N. H.; forest firc protectior and Gallatin National Forest, in Mon tana. |“ALF’ TAYLOR TO LECTURE. Ex-Governor’s Subject Before Ten- | mnessee Society “Up Salt River.” Former Gov. “Alf" Taylor Tennessee will deliver a lecture Salt River,” before the Tennesser State Society tomorrow night at § o'clock in the main ballroom of the Raleigh Hotel. “Uncle Alf,” as he is known in hic state, came into national prominence nearly forty years ago, when as Re publican rominee, he opposed his brother, the late Senator Robert 1. Taylor, the Democratic nominee, for Throughout the campaign wore a_white rose as an em blem, while “Bob" wore a rose of red The ‘campaign was characterized as “The Battle of the Roses.” “Uncle Alf” finally realized his am bition 1o become governor of his state in 1920, when he played a prom- inent part in placing Tennessee in the Republican column —_—— Machine Strikes Trolley Pole. ‘Three pegsons were injured yesier- day when an automobile struck trolley pole between the car tracks at Connecticut and Cathedral avenues removal of which has been sought by civic organizations. The car was driven by William T. Lee. colored 1508 13th street, who with two other occupants, Mrs. Ethel Lee and Emma | Foster, were injured. Mrs. Lee sus tained a probable fracture of the left leg, while the others were less seriousiy hurt, than society present more than two vear carrying d ved ‘