Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1924, Page 17

PRESIDENT T0 HEAR PORTO RICO PLAINT New Head of A. F. of L. to Make Statement Bearing on Recent Elections. Willlam Green, new president of the Amerlean Federation of Labor, it was announced here yesterday by Caye- tano Coll Cuchl, member of the dele- ation from Porto Rico, will prepare statement on the recent elect in that island and present it pers ally to President Coolidge in a day The American Federation of Labor at its El Paso convention a short time ago, Mr. Cuchi recalled, directed that this action be taken, after Sena- | tor Santiago Iglesias, a delegate from | Porto Rico. had called the matter to its attention Comment by Iglesias. In a letter written to Chairman Fairtield of the House insular com- mittee, under date of December 24, s forwarded to each of his lleagues, and made pub- s sald of “Two of Ilw political parties, rep- |r\9n'1ng not less than 50 per cent of the local voters of Porto Rico, are | accusing the local administration, and | particularly some officials of the De- partment of Justice, of with the political party in power and certain big industrial interests innumerable frauds, vio- corruptions in the said with the result that the ple have been robbed at the polls eir legitimate suffrage rights nd Tous Soto ompanying them do| not_represent any more the people of Porto Rico as a whole, but solely a political party. Action by A. T of L. | ederation of Labor | support to any | ation until the elec * Senator Igle withdrawal of support of a bill that would election of the Porto Rican Governor by popular vote. Chariman Fairfield csterday that he, questions seriously whether his committee has jurisdiction over the slleged election ~ frauds, but in- dicated that should any considerable wimber of the committee petition for 2 hearing he would comply with their requests Should Appeal to Courts. I to me that the proper place to bring a matter of this kind woulil be befc urts in Porto | Tico. rted. “T can- not 1 ot ¢ administration there, including the courts, are venal and would in ar Tend them claim against honesty in elec- | seem . Towner of Porto Rico is new 1y to Washi reach here BISHOP BR'ENT DENIES OPIUM FIGHT FAILED' Treaty Proposed Declared Disgrace- ful and Big Powers Did Not Sign, He Says. pal diocese luncheon elty in re in opium confe that lie did not conside a failure and that he in disgust Tie describec ceded hir withdraw arence and the treaty cight nations which was made known a week before it was to be signed and +hich he said the American delszates At once decided to assail ~ful and ridiculous doc ! At this stage, he said, he felt that his services were needed in work at ome daparted, but stopped i France and England I visited the ¥ of Buffalo, speakin wday tendered him b, tion of hi with the rev international | a. reiterated | the conference had wot 121t it rence at the events which pre from the con- prepared by the | ench minister,” bishon, “and showed him a cops f the treaty and told him that France could not afford to s ‘h a4 ridicu- | ous document ays.later came word that the French delegation was dden by its zovernment to withhold s signature “Then 1 w ters. T said to the British > the foreig head copy of the tr I told them to was informed when the day signing arrived, Great Britain and irance said they were wot in a position to sign. The upshot of it was that nobody signed and India held the document in its hand which it alone had signed.” ELEVATION OF HUMOP AIM OF FRENCH GROUP Academy Offers Prize for Best Ex- ample of It as Distinguishe? From Wit. B the Associated Press PARIS, December 27.—The Academ= | of French Humor is not yet as famous as the French Acadeiny or any of the other four academies forming the In- stitute of France. But nevertheless. it | exlsts with the fering hum France. TIts principal step in 4his direc- tion thus far has been the foundation of & 3,000-franc prize for the book show- ing the highest form of humor during e vear. There are only 20 ‘“academicians,” and they lay no claim to being ‘im- mortals” and wear no uniform or #word like their more illustrious broth- ors of the recognized Academy. Maurice de Kobra, one of those who founded the new academy, explains its workings as follows: . “The members meet the first Thurs- day of each month at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. If any member speaks more than five minutes a little red lamp shines fn warning. From 3 o'clock until 4 o'clock the members observe gloomy solemnity. “At 5 minutes past 4 o'clock the per- petual secretary rings a bell and an ap- prentice humorist, who at other times is the office boy in the publishing Arm where the academy meets, brings in Ingredients for cocktails. The mem- bers then turn thefr faces westward and drink to their unfortunate broth- ers in dry America.” WILL HOLD ANNIVERSARY. A ocelebration of the Emancipation tion anniversary will be held by the National Race Congress, New Year day at 1.p.m. at the -Bethel Baptist Church, 9th and S streets, of which Rev. W. D. Jarvis is pastor. The principal 'address will be de- fivered by Bishop J. N. Ross, of the ai of the A. M. E. H. Jernagin, will speak. conniving | ¥ Whisky Shortage In British Isles Charged to U. S. American Demands Cause Distillers to Export Raw Liquor. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 27.—Home con- sumers arp threatened with a famine in whisky because of the great demand emanating from the West Indies, the Bahamas and Mexico, whence the sup- plies pass to the United States, say prominent distillers in Scotland. In the face of diminishing eupplies of matured whiskies, it is asserted, the de- mand from across the Atlantic is very large. Heavy premiums are paid for whiskies sent to these countries by the older firms. The dwindling supply of matured stock is being met to some extent by the small distillers, who are bottling almost of their still and sending out liquor only two or three weeks old. Whisky for use in this country must be matured three years, and the same stipulation applies for export to Aus- tralia. The accelerated demand of recent months is accounted for by the reported exhaustion of secret supplies in America and stoppage of the rye distilieries in the dty areas of Canada. Wasting His Time. From the Pathfinder. “T have called, sir,” said the bashful oung man, “to request the hand of our daughter in marriage.” “Oh! Has she accepted you?" u|re(l the busy father. “B sir.” “ what do you want to come round and bother me with your troubles for?” in- THE SUNDAY MIND TEST SYSTEM FOR CADETS ASKED Princeton Psychology Asso- ciate Sees: Value to West Point. “ Lieut. Carl C. Brigham, Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army, associate professor of psychology at Princeton University, has made a report to the War Department on pyschological In- telligence tests recently conducted at that institution, and his report has been sent to the superintendent of the West Point Military Academy for invesitgation and report. Lieut. Brigham's experiments were conducted with the personnel of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units and convinced him “that fntel- ligence tests would predict the standing a student would make in his work in military science quite as well as would the student's own grades and gensral school record and even his record in previous courses in military Science.” If that conclu- sion can be more completely verified, he said, it might be of tremendous importance in connection with the selection of commissioned personnel In order to make certain the ef- fectiveness of these tests in the se- lection of officers, Dr. Brigham has recommended to the War Depart- ment that all incoming students at West Point be given all available intelligence tests suitable to their age and training; that records of these successive tests be kept over a period of many Vears; and that the West P'oint standing and later pro- fessional ability of the persons tested THE WRIGHT CO. STAR, WASHINGTON. OHIO EMBARGO MODIFIED ON FOWLS TO BE KILLED Ban on Poultry Intended to Pro- tect Flocks, But Slaughter Houses Made.Appeal. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 27.— The State’s embargo on live poultfy was modified today by the Depart- ment of Agriculture to permit the shipment into the State of fowls in- tended for slaughter, providing the towls show no symptoms of the Eu- ropean fowl pest or other similar contagious poultry diseases and have not been exposed to such diseases. The embargo was modified, accord- ing to Dr. Fred A. Zimmer, State veterinarian, to give relief to poultry slaughter houses, representing in- vestments of about $60,000,000, which have been virtually closed by the original embargo lssued Wednesday Both State and Federal officials join in declaring that no ground exists for any public fear of endan- gering human health by using poul- try which might be infected. The embargoes, they assert, are primarily to protect poultry flocks. Air transportation in Europe is fa- vored because airplane passengers do not have the expense and bother of passport formalities. be checked against the records of the tests. Dr. Brigham is of the opinion that such procedure would enable the authorities to eliminate all tests which do not give g#od evi- dence as to military ability, and should show conclusively the value of such tests as evidence: also that the tests finally found effective would aid in the selection of West Point candidates as well as in the selection of future cmergency offi- ce Ending the Year With Dominant Values E Good Furniture KEEPING THE WRIGHT CO: FIRST IN YOUR MIND FOR QUALITY AND LOW PRICES 10-Piece Dining Room Suite A Renaissance Period Sturdy. generous size pieces in Huguenot walnut, includ- ing a 78-inch, door Server, Chairs. 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