Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1925, Page 2

PRODUGERSREFUSE TO WTHORAW PLAY Willing, However, to Allow Jury of Theatergoers to }. Pass on Show. ‘ | | the Associated Préss | W YORK, Fébruary 23.—Theé producers of Bugene O'Neill's play. Desire Under the Ilms” say they will face court action rather: than comply with District Attorney Ban-| ton's order that the play be with-} drawn before Wednesday pight Kenneth MacGowan, cne of the| group producing the play. said today | that the management would welcome | a decision on the production by a, jury of playgoers. i As a result of the producers stand. | 1t appcared likely that “Desire Under the Elms’ would be the first play to| he considered by a play jury under | the system which was agréed upon | last week. In support of their con-| tention that the O'Nelll play is not offensive, the producers have quoted well known pérsons Who praised the production. One other play alrsady has ‘heen withdrawn since the movement tol clear the stage of ohjectionable plays hegan. That preduction was “A Good Pad Woman,” which was withdrawn | saturday nig David Bel: now is making changes in two Plays at the request of District At-| torney Banton. He has agreed to| have them changed tomorrow night his by | | | BURY MINE VIGTINS | on AND AID BEREAVED | Funds Raised for 51 Families in Indiana—Cause of Blast Unsolved. By the Acsoeiated Press SULLIVAN, Ind. Febraary - Burial of the victims of last Friday's | disastrotis explosion in the Clty Coal Co’'s mine and rendering of aid to families of the 51 dead miners occupted | the attention of this mining city today Next came the problem of determining the cause of the fatal hlast and the possibility of avérting another such | tragedy Funerals were held today for al- most a score of the mine victims. Large Relief Fun Som Preparations for ministering a large relief fund were under way, the activities in this diréction being hastened as a result of a Red Crosa survey that indicated imperatfve financial aid was neces- sary for some of the hereaved amilies Speculation continued as to the | cause of the explosion which &t 10:30 | o'clock last Friday morning wrecked | A portion of the underground work- | ngs and bretght 4 shower of timbers, | looss coal and slate down upon the trapped me It was rallv agreed fthat the | sudden opéning of a gas pocket had | let into the mine a sufficient amotint of gas to causs an_explosion. How the gas was ignited is problematical. No Griminal Norval K. Harris prosecutor, who ha formal inauiry raising and ad- Negligenee. Sullivan County been making in- | régarding the ex- | plosion, indicated that his only de-.| duction from .- conversations with | miners that the blast was purely accldental ‘and apparently there was no criminal nesligence Albert Dally, chief “of the State mine inspectors, who was tere during | the recovery of the bodles, has not | expressed an opinion regarding the cause. GEORGE E. OTTERBACK, EX-MERCHANT, DIES | Shipping Board Employe, Aged 65, Belonged to Association of Oldest Inhabitants, George E. Otterback formetly a- eonfectioner hers and an emplove of thé United States Ship- ping Board since the World War, died at his home. 6 Eighth street south- cast, vesterday. Mr. Otterback W 2 mémber of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Cofum- bia 65 vears old, | i | Otterback was a of the oldest fam of the city and had been a lifelong resident here. He was the son of the late Henry B. Otterback Funeral services will be conducted | the residence tomorrow afternoon at_ 2 o'clock. Rev. John Paul Tyler officiating. Interment will be in Con- zressional Cemetery Mr. Otterback married mble of this city. He is survived his widow, a Sister, Mre. Harry Cook, and five brothers. William Of terback, Charles Otterback. P. B. Ot- terback, Harry Otterback and Morris Otterback, all of this city IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH | OF CHILDREN IS SOUGHT Child Welfare Society to Use Its‘ Share of Charity Ball Fund in Campaign. escendant of- one | = of that section | Miss Mary = A concerted effort to reduce disease among children under 5 years of age will be made by the Child Welfare Socisty with the funds it is to receive from the charity inaugural ball, ac- cording to Dr. Hugh J. Davis, director | of the soctety. One of the features of the society undertaking will be a survey to de- termine the extent and causes of rickets, a common ailment in smalt children. The society will have a | nutrition expert 1o suggest means of | préventing rickets Dr. Davis explained «hat the Dis- trict Health Department has no fund with which to make the proposed sur- vey, and he lauded the charity in- augural ball committee. for allowting a part of the procesds to the Child Walfare Society for that purpose. Ih co-opération with the Health Department, the society maintains three health centers, in which there are dental ciinics, nutrition classes and food demonstration e obe to Continue. A proposal to permit the special Senate inquiry into prohibition en- forcemént and other Internal Reve- nue Bureau questions to continue after Mareh 4 was approved today by thcASonuu finance committee. Revenue Pr lauthor, | ates Rorn in southeast Washington, Mr. ]; | to | advance. Injured in DEGREES O 7 Held This Afternoon—Colo- nial Ball Tonight. (GGeorge Washington University will confer degreés on About 70 of ite araduates at the annual midwinter vocation exércises in Memorial Continental Hali this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock The degrees will be presented by the deans of the various colleges. Dr. Michael Pupin of Columbia Uni- versity, noted selentist, educator and will deliver the convoeation address, He will receive from the university the degree of doctor of humane letters, Members of the board of the university counecil, graduating classen will exercises in academic dress Thay will assemble In the basement o! the D. A. R. building at 2:15 o'clock. Col ial Ball Tonight. The university began its Midwinter convocation remonies vesterday afternoon, w Rev. George Black Stewart. president of the Auburn Theological Seminary, preached the bacculaureate sermon to the gradu- in Corcoran Hall. The Men's Glee Club and the Woman's Glee Club renderea a musical program. After the convocation exercisas this afternoon the annual junior cl, raception to the members of the uni- versity will be held in Corcoran Hall The event is scheduled between 4 and 7 o'clock Another important university's program is the George Washington Colonial Ball, which will be given by the board of lady man- Agers for the benefit of the institu- tion in the gymnasium, 2014 H street, nonight at 9:30 o'clock. Mrs. Coolidge is one of the patronesses. ARMAMENT CUTS DUE AS WORLD TRIBUNALS GAIN, SAYS COOLIDGE trustees, faculty and attend _the avent on the reduction in armaménts will remove these active causes of war in the world. So long as they obtain, and may involve us in future conflicts it would be national suicide not to be prepared to defend ourselves against attack. This convention must steer a clear course, avolding controversial issues, refusing to ally itselt with extremists in any group.” Purposés or the meeting were out- linad by Mre. O. D. Oliphant, national president of the American Leglon Auxiliary, who later in the day went to Arlington with a group of delezates and placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Organizations reprecentsd at the conference are: Daughters of the American Revoiution, Women's Relief G. A. R Women's Overseas ce Laague, Ladies of the G. A. R Natfonai Soclety, United Daughters o 1812; Natianal Soclety of Colonial Dames of America, Ameérican Nurs Assoclation, Service Star Legion, American War Mothers, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Wom- | en's Club of the Servica Flag, Ameri- | can Womeén's Leglon, Women's Auxil- iary of Spanish-American War Veter- overnment Club of New York. American Lezion Auxiliary and Socle- v of Sponsors of the Untted States avy —as COOLIDGE DEFINES U. S. DEFENSE AIMS TO WOMAN PATRIOTS (Continued from First Page.) shall make progress fective -tribunals for tke peaceful settlement of international differ- ences, they will find themselves able lessen their militasv establish- ments, If the rule of law were es- tablished and certain, then there would be far less need of armamente. S0 as we advance toward security under the law, we shall be able to reduce the strength and cost of arma- ments. “We can hardly doubt that the world is moving away from the da of mere force, and approaching -the day day when reason shall rule. There mes when it is not easy to be sure that we are really thus pro- gressing. But any long survey must leave us reassured. The worid does It does improve. We are on the way to better things. Your con- ference represents one of thess in- fluences for progress, with reason and moderation, 16 which we must look tor advice and guidance.” URGE NORFOLK CLEANUP. Special Dispateh to NORFOLK, in creating ef- o Star. Va., February 23.—A | six-month battle against bootlegging and its allled vie waged by Rev. Davig Hepburn, State superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, is being brought to culmination here today following a mass meeting of churcl goers in the Armory yesterday. “Norfolk must be cleaned up or the present city administration must go,” is the slogan adopted by those who attended the meeting. Bishop James Cannon, jr.. of the Methodist Episce- pal Church South was the prindipal speaker. He quoted statistics on the xood resulta of prohibition. Only few spots on the Allantic ‘seaboard are eal wet” now, he declared. Dr. Hepburn, who recently causad 0 arrests, also spoke. He declarcd that policemen on the beats cannot be expected to enforce the law when their superiors are not in sympathy with it Rev. J. M. Moore, losal pastor, scor the ~Norfolk - néwspapers, suppression ‘.f news. charg! THE EVENING STAR, RECKLESS AUTOIST HITS AND RUNS” Crash Wrecks Two Ma- chines, Injuring Several, One Seriously. Six persons were Injured yestér- day afternoon when an automobile, !alleged to have been excesding 50 {miles an hour, crashed into an- other car at Four-und-a-half and K | streets southwest, wrecking bogh | machines. The oftending driver is said t6 have run from the &cens, but five colorad passéngers were 'ar- | restea. | Kenneth Ingram, nine years old, the | most seriously injured member of the i party, received a fracture of the skull. 118 is in a critical condition at Emergency Hospital Charles Belt, colored, residing in the vicinity of First and M strests southeast, is alleged to have been the driver of the car that did the dam- age. The five other occupants of the ear arrested registered as: Richard Henson, 18, 921 New Jersey avenue southeast; Irwin West, Edward A. Johnson and William C. Johnson, 56 M street southwest, and James Ross, 83 M street southeast. Cecll B. Riley, 1924 Seventeenth street, owner of the car that was struck, hurled against a tree and overturned. was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Fannie W. Riley, who was ariving, and William Riley, their six- year-old child. Guests of the couple wers Mrs. Florence L. Ingram, 27, | and her two children, Kenneth, nine, and “James, four, alse occupants of apartments at 1921 Seventeenth streét. Cries of Ohildren Bring Ald. iss of the chil@ren attracted the attention of motorists and others, who assisted them from the wreck- age and had them hurried to Emer- Kency Hospital, where they were treated by Drs. F. O. Roman and Frederick Sanderson for cuts and bruises. The several colored men arrested by police of the South Washington precinet are said to have admitted being members of the automobile party. One of them is reported to have expressed the beliet that the car was speeding at a 60-mile gait when the accident happened HowarG Jioran, 53, vice president of the American Security and Trust Co., 2700 Connecticut avenue; his wife and niece, Mies Alleen Moran, daughter of W., Herman Moran, chief of the S cret Service, were injured In a hit- and-run accident at Connecticut and Florida avenues about 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The Moran car was overturned, but its occupants | escaped serious injury An alleged speeding motor truck ecrashed into the sedan in which the Morans were riding. The truck w. badl damaged. An unidentified in- dividual, reported to the police as an alleged joyrider, quickly left the scene of the accident and disappear- ed. Police have been unable to locate him Car Knocks Woman Down. Mrs. Henry Payne, 39, chusetts avenue, was kn |by an automobile at First and G streets vestérday afternoon and her right ankle sprained. 8he was trested at home by her family physician. Alfred Clomax, 1201 Carroliburg place southwest, driver of the car, was chargéd with colliding. Richard Maron, Girard street northeast, was knocked down near his home yesterday afternoon by the automobile of A. F. Canfield, Munsey Building, and slightly hurt. He was treated at Sibley Hospital, A taxicab and two automoblles were involved in a collision on the bridge over Rock Creek at Calvert street | vesterday afternoon. Joseph Mastin, | Capitol Heights, Md., was driver of the taxicab, while Frank Hartig, 1743 Eighteenth street, and Alton Jones, 1301 Queen street, Alexandria, Va were drivers of the automobiles Jones, injured about the face, was | taken to Emergency Hospital. Alex |ander Wolf, 16, 2635 Woodley road, occupant of one of the vehicles, re- ceived an injury to his head. Included in jhe list of persons re- ported injured in trafic accidents dur- ing the 24 hours ended at S o'clock this morning were the following: James M. Patterson, 34, 3111 N street Francis MecMullen, 476 Pennsylvania avenue, and Mrs. Lula Trillo, 314 Fifth street northeast, BOY IS SERIOUSLY HURT IN COLLISION WITH AUTO Joseph L. Naish Knocked Off His | Bicycle and Skull May | Be Fractured. Joseph Leonard Naish, 13 years old, of 773 Tenth street southeast re- ceived a possible fracture of the skull when the bicycle he was riding collided with an automobile operated by Joseph T. Hickman, 312 D street northeast, shortly before noon today at Eleventh and I street southeast The boy was taken to the Casualty Hospital by Hickman, where physi- cians regarded his chances for recov- ery as good. the machine, ites who resigned s0ld his property in anticipation of the world end three weeks ago. Policeman Joseph Russell, who in- vestigated the case, stated that wit- nesses regard the accident as entirely unavoidable because the hoy on the | bicycle had swung almost directly into Hickman's machine from the rear 0f another car, giving the latter | little time, If any, to avoid the col- { tision. 119 Massa- ‘ked down i his position and | GERMANY IS READY TO WAGE WAR NOW, REPORT TO REVEAL (Continuad from First Page.) | 1lled foreign secretaries in Paris or lrussels to discuss the German dis- armament question. The French now do not oppose this fdea. but they definitely refuse to ac- cept the British suggertion of allow- | ing Germany to take part in such a conference. lord Crewe has pointed out to Premier Herriot that the presence of the Germans last Summer at the London conference facilitated the task of the experts, allowing them [to reach an agresment much more quickly than if Germany had been kept out. But M. Herriot refuses to accept this point of view, stat- ing that Germany is guilty of not fulfilling the disarmament clauses in the Versailles treaty and so can- not be accepted at a disarmament conference. It France did not objest to the presence of Germany's delegates at Jast Summer’s conference, the reason was that Germany was asked to do something outside the province |of the Versallles treaty and when ! they had to be given an opportunity to express her wishes. But the present situation is entirely different, acoording to the French premier, and with the best will, France can- not accept the idea that Germany be invited to attend sueh a con- ference. (Copyright, 1025, by Hickman, the driver of | was one of the Rowen- | | t | | tions of {enlargement of facilities at Middle- | international conference on oil pol- WASHINGTON, KILLS WIFE SHOWING GUN Man Is Released; Didn't EKnow Gun Was Loaded. BUFFALO, N. Y. Fabruary 23.— John Lafferty came upon an old re- volver vyesterday while getting his houschold effects togethar prepara- tory to maving. He demonstrated to his wife how the weapon should be used. The thrid time he pulled the trigger the revolver fired and Mra. Lafferty dropped. fatally wounded Because he didn’'t know it was loaded Lafterty was exonerated by the medi- | cal examiner, SECOND DEFICIENCY BILL IS REPORTED: $3,509,311 FOR D. C. (Continued from First Page.) creased. Separate legislation to grant this authority is now pending Among tne other important |tems not chargeable against District | révenues, but for activities in the Na- tional” Capital, fhere is a total of $1,72,374.34 fors the Bureau of En- graving and Printing. Of this ameunt $1,075,441.84 15 to purchase additional paper and provides for the produc- tion of approximately 25,000,000 ad- ditional sheets of currency to meet the demands of the present fiscal year for new monéy and also to pro vide for sizing of currency and to | cover the reallocation of employes. Another $663.632.50 is to purchase ad- ditional paper and provide for the accumulation of an unfinisbed re- | serve stock in.the bureau of 15.000,- 000 backs and 15,000,000 faces of cur- rency There is an item pf $232,300 to pro- vide for the purchase of additional rotary presses for the printing of postage stamps and effecting thereby an economy of approximately 3280,- 000 a year in the printing of stamps. Other general items Include $150,- 000 for a memorial to the Women of the World War, being a contribution | toward the erection of a bullding on | the present site of the American Na- tional Red Cross building An appropriation of $42.000 is rec- ommended for an international con- ference of navigable waters to be held In Washington, and $75,000 for an internatfonal radio telegraphic convention. For installation nf modern stoker equipment and other improvements at the Capltol power plant, $251,800; to enable the President to continua the prosecution of suits in connec- tion Wwith the oil leases, $100.000; for replacement of elevators in the State, | War and Navy Building with modern | equipment, $70,000; for printing and binding for the Department of Com- merce, $100.000: for printing for th Patent Office, $100,000. An appropriation of $2.000 Is rec- ommended for the purchase of the portralt of Speaker Gillett and | $750,000 for the purchase of marble pedestals for the busts of Champ Clark and James R. Mann For improvement on the Exeoutive | Mansion and grounds $1,300 1 recom- | mended. For the storage of models in the Patent Office, $800. £30,000,000 for Navy Items in the Lill include $20,000,000 for naval construction; $1,500,000 for | a 500-bed hospital at the Pacific| branch of the National Home for | Disabled Voluntesr Soldiers at Sante Monica. Calif.; $925000 for-a new Coast Guard cutter to replace the Bear In Alaskan waters: $308.100 for purchase of land and construction of an industrial inetitution for woman at Alderson, W. Va.; $1,342,700 for fight- ing fires in nationai~ forests; $25.000 tor the Public Health Service to in- vestigate the oyster Industry. as a | result of the recent typhoid situation, and $300.000 for the Alaska Railway. | Of the $30.000.000 allowed for naval constrnction $9.000,000 would bé used ! toward modernization of the. battle- | ships New York, Utah, Florida, Texas, | Arkansas and Wyoming, the total| limit of cost of which is to be $18,- | 260.000; $14,000,000 for continuing | construction of the aircraft carriers | Lexington and Saratoga: $3,000.000 | { | for aircratt and accessoriss for these | | two ships, and $4.000,000 for begin- | ning construction of slx gunboats and | two of the eight cruisers recently | authorized by Congress The committee aliowed an additional | $100.000 for prosecuting #suits in con- ! nection with the naval oll regerve leases and $15,000 for payment of fees and expenses of witnesses teati- tying before a grand jury here in the proceedings of Senator Wheeler, Democrat. Montana. The bill, how- ever, did not carry $100.000 requested by the Department of Justice for further prosecution of war fraud cases. Ttems requests eliminated included budget of $125,000 for use in inspec- the Department of Commerce in connection with interferences in radio recelving sets, $15,500 for m: laria control at Muscle Shoals, Ala. and a request for the use of $270,000 of existing appropriations for the Army Alr Service to effect asconsoli- dation of the Fairfield, Ohio, alr in- termediate depot with a similar sta- tion at Middletown, Pa., and for the town. The bill provides that not to exceed $250,000 of the appropriation made available for the coming fiscal year for transportation of .mail can be} used by the Postmaster General in contracting for air mail service. The Post Office Department, the commit- tee's report said, plans to make con- tracts for air mail service between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, Chi- cago and St. Louis. Boston and New York and prehaps a route from Elko, Nev., to_a point near Portland, Oreg. The $26,000 for a Public Mealth Service investigaton of ovsters was originally requested for the Depart- ment of Commerce. the committee ! deciding that It would be best for the health service (o undertake the work. Included in the bill are $150,000 to be used toward erection of a memori- al to the women of the World War in the form of a building on the site of the American Red Cross building here. $375.465 for the Omaha Indians of Nebraska for Interest awarded by the Court of Claims, $42,000 for an lution of navigable waters to be held here; $75,000 for the international radio-telegraphic conference; $8,000 for debt commission expenses: $20,000 for distribution of German war troph- les and $3,000 for a commission to inspect the battle fields near Fred- ericksburg and Spottsylvania Court House, Va. E The committes allowed $288,000 for increased subsistence costs at nation- al homes for disabled volunteer sol- diers; $31,000 for sugar cane investi- gations and experimentation, and $75, 000 for specila study of the foot-and- mouth disease. S SLIR e AP DEFENDS WALES’ TOUR. MacDonald Minister Assails Effort to Stop Trip. LONDON, February _23.—Former Minister of the Colonies J. H, Thomas, at Bristol, last night added his voice to that of other ex-Labor ministers in denouncing recent Labor attacks on the tour of the Prince of Wales. He said; “If, as T believe, the prince is serv- ing his country by going, who would * his right to have his expenses Thomas also deprecated sug- gestions in the press of jealousies and splits in the Labor parly aiming to réplace ‘Ramsay MacDonald as leader by himself or some one else. Mr. Thomas déeclared himself a loyal follower, proud to sérve under Ram- Chicago Dalty News t ‘sny MacDonald. | were of the opinion that | thers was some D. C, MOROCCANS OPEN DRIVE. Spanish Forces Repulse Attack, Official Report Says. MADRID, February 23.—An official statement dealing with the military operations in Morocco reports intensi- fied activities on the part of the ene- my tribesmen on the Spanish front in the Western zone, The stateman saye attacked the Spanish tween Fondak and Bel that the Spaniards, with the aid of reinforcements, repulsed them with heavy losses. The Spanish casualties were light. tribesmen positions be- Abbas, but the CHARGES AIRCRAFT PROBERS DEGENED 0’Sullivan Says Committee Was Told Funds Were Gone and Cessation Neoessary. ‘The House aireraft committee, which abruptly terminated its Inquiry into the aircraft controversy last Satur- | day, asssmbled behind closed doors today and dis€useed various features of the tangle into which its affairs have fallen, Méembers declined to say what transpired during the sessfon, but it was revealed that Representative Bloom, Democrat. Néw York, had ad- vised the committes that if its hands had been in any way appropriation he personally supply the money necessary continuation of the inauiry would for the Fund Lack Caused Action. Lack of funds was one of the rea- sons given when the suspension of hearings was announced turday. At the same time it was announced that the committee wanted to get its record printed and its affairs wound up In preparation for the expiration of the present Congress March 4 Representative O'Sullivan, Demo- crat, Connecticut, a member of the committes, charged today that the committee had been “deceived” into voting to close {of 1ack of funds The Connecticut member sald he and an accougtant examined the com- mittee booké today and found ap proximately $2.300 remaining. Saturday’s meeting, he continued, the financial condition of the committee appeared so desperate that “we even considered chipping in $76 apiece, the record could be printed.” “Whether purposely or not.” Saturday that the $25,000 allotted for | the inquiry wae exhausted and that we | must close at once to have enough money to print the committee record. “I was among thore voting to wind up the investigation immediately.” An examination of the books, he said. | revealed that the committee had ample money to conclude it %0 desired. Several commit{ its investigation If members today the closing of the inquiry would not cause the committee to refuse Secretary Weeks' invitation to Fort Monroe, V for a demonstration of anti-aircraft firing on airplane-towed targe Although uncertainty in this regard, it was the belief that the committee ‘would arrange with tha War Secrétary for the demonstration on_March 6. War Départment whols question was one to be answer- #d by the committee. The demonstr, tion was planned entirely for the com- officials said the mittee’s benefit and will not be held | unless it desires MITCHELL CASE IN AIR. to attend. Committee Adjournment Finds Re- appointment Unsettled. The sudden termination of the House aircraft investigation commit- tee's hearings Saturday, the centér for the past several weeks of star- tling allegations and denials on the defense power of the Nation, leaves the question of the reappointment of Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army Air Service, as the surviving topic of the recent air con- troversy Interest has focused on the office of the Sacretary of War as Mr. Weeks holds the deciding voice about the future of Gen. Mitchell in the Army Air Servic The term of Gen. Mitchell, whose Ktatements before tha Houss com- mittee stirred up a warm controveray on questions relating to aircraft de- fense, expires March 26. It had been the announced intention of the Sec- retary to awalt conclusion of the committes hearings before reaching the decision which will either con- tinue Gen. Mitchell in the position of asaistant air chief or mean his as- signment to other duty, with a return to the rank of colonel. Weeks Silent on View, The Secretary himself has given no indication as to how he views question of Gen. Mitchell's reappolnt- ment beyond the public statement that the general, by his determined stand on air power, has disagreed with the leading military men of America in the late war. Those close to the Secretary, however, predict the appointment of assistant air chlef will fall to anothe In any event, the matter was viewed as one purely for Executive de- termigation and in which any recom- mendations the comniittee may submit as a result of its inquiry could have no influence. There is little possibility of any im- mediate announcement by Secretary Weeks. He continued today his study of the Chicago sanitary district ques- tion, which has been given the right of way before the War Department for the time being. Beforé the case of Gen. Mitchell is finally decided the Secretary also will reserve time to consider the answers the general has made in writing as to the accuracy of statements he made before the committee which havé been held to reflect seriously on matters of War Department administration and im- portant policies of national defense. L TURKS TO TAX U. S. GOODS Customs Leévy Planned TUnder Lausanne Treaty Terms. ANGORA, Turkey, February 27.— The Anatollan News Agency says the Turkish government has decided to levy customs duties on American merchandise in conformity with the clauses of the Lausanne treaty be- tween the United States and Turkey. This action was taken in view of the fact that the American Senate was ready to ratify the treaty. The Lausanne treaty was approved bv the Senate foreign relations com- mittee Saturday Wwith reservations guaranteeing to each country free- dom of action in restricting Immigr: tion and leaving to Congress the dis- tribution of a policy of preferential tarift treatment for goods carried in American ships. EAGLE QUINT VICTOR.. Anacostia Bagles defeated Quincy Athletic Club, 43 t6 7, in the second game of the Aloysius Club eitmina- tion ‘tournament at Gonzaga gymn slum this morning. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, tied by lack of | its hearings because | At} Mr. | O'Sullivan said, “we were led to belleve | the | 1925. AVERIGAN TENOR TO NG IN“AD Hunter Kimball, Little Known, to Make Debut in Role i of Rhadames. Announcemant of the engagement ot Hunter Kimbwll of Elgin, NIl A& new American dramatic tenor l\" sensational voice and abaility, ha been made by Edouard Albion, found- | er and general director of the Wash- ington Opera Company. Mr. Alboin predicts that this young American is destined to rank with Caruso, de Reszke, and other great tenors of | grand opera history. Kimball will make his first ap- pearance In the role of “Rhadames” in the inauguration performance of "Aida,” to be sung by an all-American cast the night of March 3. H Possessing a dramatic voice, he is| said to have also a rare lyric sweet- | ness that makes him truly remarknble.: Given Principal Role. Founding the National Opera Asso- ciation, of ich the Washington Opera Company is the first unit of | | eivie companies, to provile opportunity for the development of American a { tists after he had struggled to suc- | cess himself under great difficulties, | Albion turned from the accepted pro- | {cedure in placing an unknown, young | | American tenor in the principal role | ;nf a diflicult grand opera Announcement of the engagement of Kimball was< imminent when he was stricken {1l with grip and & severs cold Announcement was made of the names of all the other American stars | of the cast, Frances Peralta, soprano: Jeanne Gordon, contralto (hoth Amer- icans, and both stars of the Metro- politan Opera Company): John Charles Thomas, one of the most popular of American vocal artiste; Charles Trow | bridge Tittmann, among the foremost {of American oratorio and concert bassos; Albert Shefferman, rising young Washington Opera basso, and others who would sing the gala per- formance. But the tenor's name was notable by fts absence. Appeal to Otto Kahn, chairman of the board of directors of the Metro- politan Opéra Company. and Gatti- | Cazazza, general director of the Met- | ropolitan, was followed by tentative | arrangements for the appearance of a well known American star tenor. In the meantime, music critics and newspapers sought to Know the name | of the star and the reason it was not | | announced i Foreed to Pay Abroa The announcement of Kimball's name and the end of the period of speculation came today after the im- | Jacques Smmossoud, his conductor in | tion by Gutzon Borglum presario had received a message from | l ew Star for “Aida” { HUNTER KIMBALL AID OF PRESIDENT Sculptor Urges Coolidge Name Committee to Settle Memorial Row. Out of the maze of controversy has suddenly enveloped the Mountain Memorial comes the sugges- the sculptor, and one of the principals in the ent =ituation, that President Coolidge appoint a national committec the undertaking carried 10 a success- ful conelusion This was made sculptor made pub Stone pres- known when the e here last night a letter that he had sent to the Presi- dent, urging the Chief Executive to appoint such a body. The communica- tion suggests that the committee con- | sist of 12 or 15 of the prominent non- political men. In reply to a statement accredited to Holling M. Randolph, president of the Stone Mountain Confederate Me- morial Association, which =aid that Mr. Borglum had been paid $50,000 in last year, Lester P. Barlow of nd, the sculptor's consulting engineer, last night said that Mr Borglum had received $50,000 in the last year, but that $20,000 of it was “reimbursment of a loan. | New York, which déclared that “Kim- | ball entirely recovered and singing glorious); “Studying under capable teachers, young Kimball developed a really re- | markable voice,” Mr. Alblon said. “and { went to Europe to get his needed ex- | perience and there fell upon the evil that is heart-breaking to the poor young singer secking his place and fame-—having to pay ance with the European companies, in apite of the fact that his every ap- pearance was greeted with unfailing suceess in Germany and Italy “Burope. he decided, was not sary to his #uccess in hiz own country, and he came back to America and came | to.the Capital of his country for the op- portunity he needed. “The new tenor is only 25 vears old, {tall and well built. blonde and blue- eved, and has a quiet and unassunsng manner." Involved in his appearance in “Aida™ is the story of the faith of his teacher in his pupil’s ability, who loaned him the money he needed to come to Washington to get Mr. Albon to hear him. That the taith was justified ia evidenced in his engagement for the “Aida"” cast and the exuberant praise of the Washington impresario URGES ENGINEERS T0 KEEP STUDYING Harold Almert Stresses Need of Placing Industry on Plane of Professions. Needs of the engineer to place his profession on thée plane with other professions should be developed on the business as well as the profes- sional side, Harold Almert, directing manager of the American Assoclation of Engineers, told those attending the convention of District No. 10 of the organization at their first annual con- vention in the boardroom of the Dis- trict Building today. Stressing the point that engineers must Incessantly keep at the task of learning the developments of their protession, he pointed out that for every alcoholic “drunk” there are 10 literary “drunks,” those who read the trashy literature of the day instead of the serious literature that will help them, and for every literary “drunk’ there are 100 amusement “drunks,” thoss who after the day's work is done give no serlous thought to their business, but go out seeking amusement. Distriet Director Inatalled. H. J. Spelman of Huntington, W. Va. was Installed as the new direc- tor of district No. 10, which com- | prises the District of Columbia, Mary- land, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Mrs. Spelman pre- sided at the morning session. ‘Addresses will be delivered at the afternoon session as follows: “Engineering Bthics,” E. J. Fitz- maurice; “Amplification of Ideals ana Objects,” Dean A. N. Johnson: “Waya and Means of Obtaining More Genéral Adoption of the Askoclation Schedule of Salaries” L. H. Gardner: “Improv- ing Existing Conditions and Enforce- ment of the Laws Regulating Prac- tice of Engineering,” George E. Tay- lor; “Fuel Economics,” Dr. F. H. Newell; “Motor Safety and Trafic Control,” A. B. McDanfel, and “Em- ployment _Service by A. A. E. in Dis- trict 10.” Will Close With Testimonial. The convention will close tonight with a testimonial dinner to Presi- dent Bién, which will be held at the Franklih Square Hotel, at which ad- dresses will be delivered by Addison . 8mith_and Harold Almert. ——— Garner Resting Easily, The condition of , Répresentative Garner of Texas, who Is il with pneumopla, was reported today as vir- tually unchanged from yesterday, when considerable fmprovement was noted. He was said to have rested eastly during the night. Comedy to B? Broadcast. “Safety First,’ a two-act comedy, produced by the Otis Players, will be broadcast March 8 by KOA, Denver, Col. - The play will be interspersed with selections by the KOA Orches- PHSPRSSY for his appear- | neces- | $30,000 for Services. “The other $30,000 was ‘f covering almost nine years preliminary work and carving projected Confederate M the face of Stone Mountain gla,” Mr. Barlow ed that “Mr. Borglum has not cince the Leginning one cent imbursement of the expenses have amounted in these years sum of close to $60,000." Mr. recently offered to turn over Stone Mountain project $100.000 of a claim against the Government for royvalties on bonds used durinz the war. Calling attentfon to press last night which quoted eriticizing sharply the Borglum, Barlow said in ment: “If Mr. Randolph did statements 1 am frankly amazed should have committed himself such easily proven untruths, and it is only explalned in that he knows less of the true state of affairs than 1 thought he did. * * * in the of the Geor- addi received in fo which to a the spatel Randolph as work of his state- these he to Says Motive Is Puszli “Randolph is quoted as Borglum even as to the authorship of his own wor It would be diffi- | cult to accurately analyze his motive |in trying to discourage s mly tablished a fact.” Referring to the gift of part of his claim, Barlow continued: “1 have been careful thut these funds shall not be misplaced, and have placed in the hands of the war | claims committee of Congress a dec- laration of trust stipulating that they shall be expended only for di rect sculpture and work on the mountains. Thix is a fair sample of my confidence in the sculptor, whom T have known long _and with whom I have worked for yvears 1 disagree with Mr. Randolph Borg- Tum a ‘he man,’ blg enough make the plans and execute the me- morial work in spite of jealousy and unnecessary obstructions which set the path of any great doer.” Text of Borglum Letter, Borglum's letter to the Prasident, under date of January 21, responding | to the Executive's requ for further information concerning the proposed national committee to act as ad- | visers in the matter of presenting the memorial half dollar to the Na- tion in commemoration of the carv- ing on Stome Mountain, said in part “About a vear ago I put before the 8tone Mountain Memorial Assbeiation the idea of a national committes having in mind then the possible na- tional significance of the activities resulting from the building of a memorial of such dimensions and touching a subject as vital in the life of our country. I had in view the necessary material support, the intel- lectual appreciation and the historic importance, but, most necessary of all, I had in mind the steadying pow- ler of big men about a big work, to protect it from any of the failures that dog all human efforts, to wit lack of means, lack of understanding, and to safeguard it from what is worst of all, direct misconception. Gind for Coolidge Ald. “By eternal vigilanee the big and nationally delicate undertaking has been launched. You yourself were selected by President Harding to rep- resent the national administration at the beginning of the work. 8o far from the first you have become part of this work. “It was to you we first presented the thought of a coir, and from that day to this your indispensabie aid and your personal human interest have continuously supported every step In its development. “Today the products of the coinage Act—more important 1o America than a dozen of my monuments—havé been struck from the presses of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, and in the course of a few weeks 5000,000 haif-dollars will be ready for sircu- lation throughout the world. This half dollar, the largest.special issue in the history of our country, carries on its obverse side the equestrian portraits of two great Americans, Lee and Jackson, under the caption ‘In God We Trust’ men defeated in a war against the Government. which now so signally honors them. On the reverse side, under the protecting wings of the eagle, is the inscription. ‘Memorial to the Valor of the Soldiers of the South.’ Wants Aet Protected. No such aet was ever before exe- cuted in the history of government upon this earth, and | want, and 1 know rou want, t' nobility of the act protected, the yrofound serious- nese and national sifnificance of it fittingly affirmed. “8o 1 respectfully urge upon you to suggest the ‘wolnmmn. by your- uestioning be- ASKED BY BORGLUM to ENTRAL AMEREA LY ESLRBED Dr. Rowe Talks of Country’s Natural Beauties and At- titude Toward U. S. Natural beauties of Central America and the attitude of its peoples towara the United States were described to- day by Dr. L. 8. Rowe, director ger eral of the Pan-American Union, who arrived in Washington vesterday fc lowing a three-month tour thre Peru, Panama and the five repubi bordering on the Gulf of Mexico Rowe's Statement. Dr. Rowe stated “If the American people ware of the fascination and fvonder ful beauty of the republics of Central America, the tide of travel would | turn strongly in that direction. Few | places in the world can rival the beauty of scenery bétween Port Imon ana san Jose, in Rica | The wonderful lakes of Nicaragua, | the mountainous beauty of Hondu “nm varied scenery of Salvador, and | the extraordinary picturesqueness of Guatemala should long since have been the delight of thousands { American tourists. The trip made without hardship and undertaken at any season of the vear The people of Central America looking to the United States to an reasing extent r educational work their ¥ were full Costa are the tion stru munication tory h the ! of cities and for improved means At no time in > they had greater co sincerity of people of the United States disinterestedness of our fiden of the he pol- n purpose and ir foreign Abiding Faith “It is a source of very rea fieation to a citizen of the 1| States, traveling through these coun- tries meet everywhere an ! pression of abiding confidence n deep affection for Hughes. During his term of office as cretary of State the attitude of the people and governments of i America has undergone profoun changes, =0 that we may today bu on an asset of good feeling whic means much to the future American policy also found everyw desire t the pury Union. Al today look upon Union most important agency of tional co-eperation and good FRANCES WILLARD - MEMORY HONORED ' District W. C. T. U. Halds Services at Capitol—Sen- ator George Speaks. that | in Secretary Hughex, grat nited and Latin nest ing ican Pan-Amer on as the 1 of t | Bariow | Addresses and teatured exercises in of Frances E. Willard, under auk- pices of the Woman's Crhistian Tem- per Tnion of the District of Cn- lumbia at the status of Miss Willard in v-hall. United States Capl- ay afternoon. Miss Wil- lard was the founder of the Worl Woman's Christian Temperance Un and a steadfast worker for.the actment of the eighteenth amen ment. Addresses were delivered by Senator Walter F. George of Georgia and Representative Charles 1. Stengel of New York Senator George warned the 350 or more persons gathered at the celebra- { tion not to be deceived by repor | as to the lack of enforcement of pro- hibition. “Congress appropriates huge sums of money amnually for the enforcement of the law, and it | generally enforced.” he declared | He said that there would tically no drinking among future gen erations, because they will be edu- | cated against it. He praised the worlk done by Miss Willard in the cause of prohibition. | Representative | good done prohibition and { that, “instead of voting taking place { in the back room of a saloon in New York, as was formerly done, it is now done in # school or the hall of church instead.” The statue of Miss Willard was pla in the hall in the Capitol February 1905, | The remainder of the program in. 1 ed vocal eolos, by J. E. S. Kinsella | ing by a quartet composed of M | Powell, Mise Grace White, M White and Mrs. W. W. Wallace. cation and benediction Edward Hayes. Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, dent of the District W. C. T. sided. VAST LAND IN MEXICO AVAILABLE FOR SUGAR American Says Irrlg:tion Is Not Necessary for Cane Cultivation in Acaponeta District a program of musie | the Stengel told of the by said a sing- Marie H. B and in- Rev. Dr presi- pre- | | i | i ! | Correspondence of the ACAPONETA, Associated Press Nayarit, Mexico, |January 30.—W Ditio: e | American, says he has demonstrated that sugar cane may be grown on extensive areas of this district w out the.usunl necessity of artific frrigation. | Mr. Dunn is manager of the Hac {da de Quimichis, a California-ov | holding of some 85.000 acres loc ion the Acaponeta River west of | ity Growers say the discovery likely to prove of econom impor tance. Production of sugar on large scale without irrigation will save much money now devoted to pumping plants or gravity canals. According to Mr. Dunn, there are hundreds of thousands of acres of ex- tremely fertile river bottom lands ly- ing wasted in the deltas of the ) arit which are capable of producing sugar caneé without irrigatfon. The soil I= a fine river silt and very deep. This sllows the direct penetration of {the heavy rainfall of the Summer, withaut the usual run-off. The ground thus is thoroughly saturated to & considerable depth, and a con- dition of sub-irrigation is found to exist. In the experimental plantings {he has obtained an average ¥ above 30 tons an acre within a year. The region is frostless, with a pleas- ant climate. self directly, of a committee of 5a 12 or 15 of the most prominent me non-political, of ‘course, but certainiy on & 50-50 basis, to meet with. advise with and otherwise to exten to the executives of the Stope Moun- tain"Memorial Assoclation their good of fices, ‘to the end that the memorial and {lhe nitionai coihage commemorating it | may maintaln the high position due |a national project of such con | quence.”" Borglum told the President that his proposal has the hearty approvil of Mr. Fuller, chairman of tha present national committee.