Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1924, Page 18

18 CONDUCT OF SAILORS IN HONDURAS PRAISED American Minister Says Bluejack- ets Used Admirable Tact and Ducxplme. ARRIVAL BBOUGHT QUIET Declares They Kept Heads in Spite of Provocation. High praise for the tact and dis- cipline of the American naval forces landed at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, during the disorders in March which ed the negotiation of @ pe settlement and establishment of provisional government in the Cen- | tral American Republic is contained in a report to the e Department from American Minister Franklin E. Morales, at whose request the force from the cruiser Milwaukee was sent o the disturbed capital, kK too highly in praise satlors and nd foresight of their offic he difficult period after their " the message said. Praixe for Officers. Minister \(n Lewis naval de mander J way in which 150 said that handled their men, ymmande President ions which the leghtion. in front of the “the discipline xemplary and not for Troopw. nister Morales said his request nding force was prompted es in the city, March 17, word that the force d to quiet much of before the column “When they (the landing force) arrived on the he quiet and order! “While there wa ted looting _and -t shooting after the ar the force, there was nothing even 1 of March 17 COOLIDGE CONTINUES STUDY OF ALIEN BILL No Definite Decision Yet Reached, But General Feeling Is That He Will Give Approval. ‘ President Coolidge had reached no | @cfinite decision last night as to what action he will take on the bill now before him, providing for further re- striction of all immigration and for exclusion of Japanese immigrants after June 30. Having received during the day the report of the State Department on the legislation, Mr. Coolidge will give considerable study to the question before returning to his desk tomor- row. Whether he will th e abl to announce his decision was a ques tion that no one could answer I pight Ample time for executive consid- eration of the immigration bill prob- lem, however, yet period " allow close to were reluctant to s probable course of general feeling appeare he would approve the legislation, al- though there were some who ex- pected disapproval from the execu- t ¢ on his , but the Seccretary Hughes had a half-hour conference with the President late in the day, but there w indication Vither by the Secretary or at t White Hou = to the nature of the call. The tenor of the State T partment report on the bill, likewise, was undisclosed, THIRTY TO GET DIPLOMAS Preparatory School to Hold Com- mencement Exercises. The Washington Preparatory School will_hold its commencement exercises Wednesday night at 8 o'clock muditorium of the Y. M. Nireet northwest. Diplo awarded to thirty gradua: the four-year high school, grammar school, and two Three-vea c r mechanical drafting Blight, editor of the New 1 deliver the commencement G. W. Offutt will preside. In- on_ will be ‘pro- Bird of the A. V. Wilson, selections, The will address. soloist, will sing seve diplomas will be presented by J. A. Bell, director of the school, and A. V. Wilson, Raymond Eliason and T. G. Addison, ):rnith!.\lfi - Sues for Fall When Baby. \hw Louise Tugman of Schoolfleld, 1., has recently started suit for t'v 000 damages from the Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills at Dan- ville, Pa.,, for injuries suffered when she was a_baby mora than ten years agc. She fell into a post hole dug on the company's property, and her claim fs that her spinal injury inflicted then has become permanent and disabled For Farm and Garden —that's an interesting classification in The Star —interesting to those who are going into gurdemnc on whatever Tbe advertisers under this heading will serve Star readers satisfac- torily. 73 JOIN LEGION POST. Stuart Walker Unit Enrolling New Seventy-three new members were enrolled during the first week's mem- bership drive of the Stua:t Walcott Post, No. 10, American Legion, accord- ing to reports of the campalgn commit- tec made last night. that before the drive closes Saturday evening, will be increased to able it to name tional conventioi incidentally mak in the District. e members of the drive com- » will renew their efforts this THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. MAY FESTIVAL PLANNED. ‘Will Be Held at National Training wesk, with a hope of passing the goal “Several “stunts” will be put on by the post to Interest ex-service men of Washington who are not now mem- bers of the American Legion. A spe- clal committee will call at the War Department tomorrow and Tequest that Army aviators and planes be furnished to distribute membership applications from the air. If ar- rangements can be made with the yers will drop ap- riday or Saturday. that a radlo speech e day this week by Members. department, the plication bia It is expecte will be made Commander Charle - ynection with the V -| The three post orchestras, Happy Walker and his Golden Pheasant Orchestra, Gene Dormer's Band and > lecias and his Cafe L/Alglon ra, will take part in the mem- bership campaign. Predictions are the membership of the | 500, which will he dele th rive. /_ “Furniture Sale for June Brldes School Here. A May day festival will be held at Training School the Natlonal for C., MAY ate sermon by Rev. W. W. Brown of New York on Sunday, June 1. Under- graduates and the senior class will present their program Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday, June 2, 3 and 4. The meeting of the board of trustees will be held Wednesday, June 4, and the commencement exercises will he hel‘d :(hc following afternoon at 5:30 o'slock. Women and Girls Wednesday, which will be featured by an address by John H. Bartlett, first assistant post- The exercises will begin at 1 o'clock in the afternoon with an exhibition and sale of work done by the students in the and u demon- y the department of The music depart- ment will present Vincent's operetta, at 8 o'clock. at the insti- tution will open with the baccalaure- master general. making departmen stration dinner domestic science, “The I'ersian Princ: Commencement dress- SUBMITS PRIZE ESSAY. Student Awarded First Honors by Chemical Society. Landon Smith, student at the Randall Junior High School, won first prize in the essay award offered by the Am fean Chemical Socfety. The subject of his essay was “The Relation of Chem- 1924—PART 1. istry to the Development of Industries and Resources of My City. A special assembly wfll be held at the school Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, and the prize will be formally presented to Smith. N. E. Wedtherless, the colored schools, will preside, Among others who are expected to ! participate in the exercises incident to the presentation are Dr. Langworthy of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. St. Elmo Brady of Howard University, Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, W. L. Houston and Dr. J. Hayden Johnson of the board of education, Supt. W. F. Bal t Supt. G. (. Wilkinson, Hauilstorks, president of acher association. The first repeating watch is sald to have been suggested by a Con- gtantinople physician in 1642, head of the department of science of | “SEEKS TO fiESQIND SALE. 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