Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1925, Page 25

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, APRIL 1925=PART 1 Current News Events Summary of Important Local Affairs Specially Arranged for the Convenience History. A rather gloomy view of the French attitude toward another disarmament conference is given by Frank H. 8i- monds, one of the best known foreign correspondents, who declares that France would never consent to an- other such conference—unless her ac- ceptance is held over her head as a possible means of coercion on the dcbt question, which might be sum- marized as “Pay your debts or come to tha conference en it she at- tended this proposed conference she would not consent to limiting her submarine or ai rmament, nor would she p it d ssion of a lim- ftation of land armament, writes this correspondent. With bolshevism a menace to Poland 1d Rumania and the submarine a necessary weapon if France should have to defend her colonial possessions in case of war, Mr. Simonds believes further limita tion of Yand armament in Europe now out of the question, for the present at least, while France would think hard before agreeing to limit her naval forces. France, he believes, is atill smarting from what she belleves to be a British victory in the last conferénce here in Washington, while Great Britain is blamed with destroy- ing hope for the Geneva security protocol. which had been considered on the continent as at least a promise > srcurity . Speaking in the Italian Senate for the first time since the war, Marshal Count Cadorna, former chief of staff In the Italian army, criticized the present plans for limiting the army. The present standing army of Italy— 204,000 men insufficlent, said the speaker, citing the fact that Italy not only needs large army to defend herself aguinst invasion from the Alps, but to carry out invasion if a war started. He expressed the hope that Europe would have a long period of pe ~but reminded his audience hat “under the ashes the fire still amolders.” | Protesting against the ZDDOI"U‘HQH[‘ of one of Premier Herriot's minis ters to the chair of international law | of the Sorbonne University in Paris, hundreds of Royalist and Conserv tive Republican students broke into| rioting Saturady which was marked | with injury to students and police after eiiorts of the latter to restore | order. The rioting took the form of | demonstrations against the Socialis and Communists. Dr. Barthelmy dean of the Sorbonne law faculty, has | been suspended as a result of the rioting because he refused to Imvose‘ penalties on those who took part.| The school been closed for the being. law time, has Germany went to the polls Sunday President, but failed be-| of the candidates received necessitating, under the another election which will be held the 26th of this month. | Dr. Karl Jarres, the combined Na- tionalist and Conservative Bourgeois parties’ candidate, received the larg- ast number of votes. Otto Braun, Socialist candidate, came in second and former Chancellor Marx ran a poor third. The total vote showed that less than 89 per cent of the qusl- ified electorate went to the polls. Those who registered the greatest gains were the Soclialists, who prof- fted at a loss in votes shown for the Communists. 1o elect cause none A majority constitution, | The people of London had their last unobstructed view of the interior of St. Paul's Cathedral last week for six or seven jears, when service was held in the evening prior to closing the famous cathedral for ex- 4 tensive repairs. The great dome, which has been found weak and dan gerous, will be strengthened, and the whole area under the dome—together with the transcept choir and Jesus Chapel—will be closed time in many yea the President of the United States will move his executive offices out of Washington for an extended period this Summer. The President has leased Swampscott, Mass., from June 13 until the middie of August. For the first first-line battleships of the United States fleet have concluded & gunnery year with records un- equaled in the history of the United States Navy, and more progress has been made during that period in naval gunnery than in the entire period prececding the World War. The re- port, made by Rear Admiral Henry A. Wiley, commanding the battleship division on the Pacific coast, says the | record made in the last six months is unequaled, although the fleet has | lLeen handicapped by crowding its schedule in order to be ready to leave on its Pacific maneuvers next week. The 12 Fifty German soldlers, laden with their field equipment, perished in the Itiver Weser last week, when a bridge, constructed during the course of ma- neuvers, gave way while 100 of the| soldiers were crossing. Half of those who plunged into the river were| rescued. President Coolidge partially lifted the ban. placed by the Budget Bureau in holding up deficiency appropria- . tlons of §1,332,000 to pay National Guardsmen who attend armory drills, last week by ordering funds made avallable for 48 drills by each organi- tion of the guard during the year. The sum appropriated in the regular appropriation bill and in the defi- ciency bill provided for 52 drills by each organization. Representative John Jacob Rogers of Massachusetts, chairman of the House committce on forejgn affairs, died Sunday night, after a long {liness. His body was taken to Lowell, his home for interment. Representative Rogers was best known for his work + in framing a bill which entirely ré- organized on a modern basis the dip- lomatic service of the United States. Sole mistress of more than a mil- lion acres, her lands exténding along the Gulf of Mexico for 100 mtles, | Mrs. Henrietta King, 83 years oldp Afed in her home at Kingsville, Tex., last week Mrs. King came to Kingsville as the bride of Capt. Richard King, a/ ploneer cattleman, who acquired his lands when it sold for a few. cents an acre. After his death his widew managed the estate ‘and saw the value increase to many dollars an acre. Shoe was reputed-to be one of America’'s richest womén.'~ Her cattle were untold thousands-—100,000 calves being branded -every seaSon, — Bhy employed over 1,000 Mexicans on her. ranch. She lived in a marble and concrete mansion, furnished . with rugs and tapestries woven In Austris, and scores of servants kept 1t in shape. Her marble mansion stands on the site of a log block ho built hy her pioneer hisband. life was a story of the developmant of America from ploneer days. Jean de Reszke, world famous opera singer, and for many years leading tenor at the Metropolitan Grand Opera iouse in New York, died in * New York last week Gen. Willian Mitchell, who reverts to the rank of colonel in the Air Ser vice with his transfer from the post { nounced, | room during presentation of evidence | was announced | automobile concerns to buy the plant. Her | i 7ot assistant chief of the Air Service, has been assigned to be air officer-of- the 8th Corps Area, a post considered by the War Department as its most Important fleld position. Gen. Mitchell's demsotion is generally ac- National, Foreign and of Students. credited to his outspoken theories be- fore a recent House investigating committee concerning a unified air service, He criticized the policy of the | general staff in the course of his testimony. An effort backed by Laborites in the British House of Commons last week to abolish the death penalty in the military establishment failed by a vote of 320 to 156. Those arguing for the bill declared that while no Australlans were executed during the war—because the Australian govern- ment would not allow it—Australians fought as valorously as any other troops. Those against the bill de- olared there were only 287 officers 2nd men in the British army executed | Quring the war, and that in countless cases men deserving of execution had been saved by courts martial. Intimation of another change in the cabinet was seen last week in the announcement of the illness from thrombosis of Secretary of War Weeks, whoss family 18 urging his re- frement to private life because of i1l health. Thrombosis, an affiiction caused by a small clot of blood lodg- ing in the brain and causing impair- ment of the faculties, caused a slight paralysis in one of the Secretary's arms, from which, his physicians an- the Secretary is rapidly re- sovering. He was stricken suddenly last week. Another chapter in the Govern- ment’s fight to convict Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, and others associated with him in the lease of oil lands on charges of brib- ery and conspiracy, developed in the local courts last week when Chief Justice McCoy of the District Su- preme Court quashed Indictments against Fall, Edward L. Doheny, Ed- ward L. Doheny, jr. and Harry F. Sinclair. The indictments were quashed because of technical points involved in the presence of an assistant United Statss attorney in the grand jury | by the Governmunt. The Govern- ment, it is stated, wiil note an appeal Economic. The French and German conferees, who have been negotiating in Paris for a new commercial treaty between France and Germany, seemed dewd- locked last week, with hopes for a com- promise appar#btly dim. Germany, it is !(Il!d, after promiaing to extend the “most’ favored nation” clause to all French goods, with the exception of & “very limited number of articles.” has now placed outside this classification 50 per cent of the articles which France ex- ports to Germany. Sale of the Dodge Bros. automobile company to a New York banking firm last week, the money involved belng about $150,000,000. The sle was consummated after efforts of & number of banking companies and Five ships which are being operated Enterprise Serial Building Association 643 Louisiana Ave. N\W. 54th issue of stock now open for subscription. Shares of stock, $1.00 each, payable monthly. Five per tent interest paid on stock withdrawn. James E. Connelly, President James F. Shea, Secretary Charming Stone Residence (Near Summer White House) Over two acres of land and rocky shore frontage. Unexcelled marine view on three sides. Coolest spot on Cape Ann. In exclusive district, away from main auto roads, but short drive from Summer ' White House. Bargain Price Gordon Curtis 84 State St. Boston, Mass. @/ g | WHEN YOU NEED A KEY You need our imstant daplicating service Duplicate Ker, 3¢ Bring your locks to the shop TURNER & CLARK Basement 1233 New York Ave. Transfer of a Star Branch Office Beginning today— 2 2 2 —— & By the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. at & profit. and which cost the Government $30,000,000 to build, were sold last week | by the Shipping Board to the Dollar Steamship Co. of San Francisco—and a storm of controversy at once started which probably will lead to Congress. The Pacific Mail Co.'s bid for the pur- chase of the nhips was ignored by the Bhipping Board, it is oharged, which voted to sell the ships to the Dollar Line for $5,625,000. The former line immediately applied for and received trom the local courts a. temporary re- straining order which will hold up—for the time being at least—completion of the sale. The members of the Shipping Board divided sharply on the sale—the vote being 4 to 3. The sale was ordered after strenuous objection on the part of the three members who voted against it: ‘While he does not believe the Amer- ican Government has much interest in the loans from American individual or corporations, this Government h a direct interest in the loans of Americans to forelgn governments— and loans which .are to be used for military armament abroad are not favored by this Government. This view was outlined at the White House last week as being the atti- tude of President Coolidge toward foreign loans. At the same time it was made clear that the President is in hearty accord with loans which are used to hasten a revival of coni- merce. Another step in the gigantic merger of railroads, which has been undertaken by the Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland, Ohlo, was made last week in Richmond when stock- holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rallway voted to merge with the Greater Nickel Plate system. The vote was taken after a stormy s v by de - Also caraleg price. the Star Branch of- fice for the conven- ience of those placing classified ads in The Star—formerly at 28th ocaiod in Morgan Breas ted in Mor; ros.’ Drug Sturh-sg:h and P streets NW. There: is no extra charge for . the service—only regu- lar rates. The " Star prints MORE Classified. Ads every day thanall the other papers here combined. You want results—and Star ads get them. “Around the cormer” is a Star Branch | that SEDAN ENCLOSED-DRIVE LIMOUSINE slon at which minority stoekholders opposed-to the merger charged fraud and misdealings. The acquisition of the Chesapeake and Ohlo Rallway adds another system to five big rail- roads which have been merged by the Van Sweringens. Declaring the idea of Pan-Amer- icanism has been corrupted by the commercial tendencies of the United States to such an extent that the Monroe doctrine now is a “dead let- ter,” Dr. Enriqua Molina, dean of the University of Concepcion, Chile, ad- dressed an “open-heart meeting” at- tended by delegates to the Christian Work Congress gathered at Monti- video, Uruguay, /who were invited to speak what was in their minds. The dean declared that Pan-Americanism has lost its appeal because of the dis- trust with which the “masses” ia South America view the doctrine. While Americans individually are the best people, this country’s policles in the Caribbean countries, Haitf, Santo Domingo, Honduras and Panama, con- stitute as & whole a menace to South America, the speaker declared. On the other hand, Dr. Baltasar Brum, former President of Uruguay, urged & pan American League of N tions—reiterating a plea made two years ago before the Pan-American Conference at Chile—and declaring “The United States alone can keep the world at peace.” While these views of the United States were being aired pro and con in South America the Pan-American Union here made public 30 proposed treaties for discussion this year at Rio de Janiero, by jurists commissioned at the Fifth Pan-American Conference. They are designed to knit the American republics into a cohesive community of sovereign states, pledged to solidarity of policy and action aimed chiefly at Causse TOURING Franklin Series 11 is veady for the road, com- plely equipped with appropre acsor spare tire and cover—all included in the Fallure of Congress to dispose of the Muscle Shoals problem. will re- sult in selling the power produced from the Wilson Dam at Muscle. Shoals. About 100,000 horsepower will be developed beginning July 1, Army engineers state, and the Secre- tary of War will advertise for bids for the purchase of this power. Those buying ft probably will offer low rates, as their contract with the Gov- ernment may be revoked on 30 days' notice. Power companies which would use ‘the power developed at ‘Wilson Dam would hesitate to spend much in the construction of trans- mission lines, as the uitimate dis- posal of Muscle Shoals by the Gov- ernment would mean a cancellation of the contract. The TFrench debt, and French finances generally, broke into print| again last week. Finance Minister Clementel announced in the French Senate the government's plan for in- creasing the circulation of currenc as one means of meeting the serious financial condition of the country, but the plan apparently met with a cool reception. During his discussion he declared that any plan for meeting the problem included an arrangement for the payment of French war debts. “France is honest” he said. “She will pay; it remains only to deter- mine in what manner.” But Minister Clementel is slated to resign And h plans may not &0 through, as the cabinet, whick supported them, m: alter this sup- | port in view of the cool attitude | evinced toward them by the Senate. | While the French repeat and then | debate their infornmal promises to | pay their debts to this country, it is | counury evident in some quarters that some that is always correct—reliability that fié*%r fafls—-—- - din comfort that speaks of highly cfficxem engin influential Americans are growing weary of this talk. Some Congre. men, it is stated, are now talking of the possibility that this country shall hn‘ol’fl France, by way of a note, of (ts insistence that war debts be paid. Involved, in a way. with the finan- clal situation, Premier Herriot and his cabinet bave changed their policy toward the Catholic Church in France and now Intend to withdraw their in- sistence on suppression of French diplomatic representation at the Vat- ican. Premier Herriot's advocacy of denying this représentation has led to bitter religious fee'ing throughout France. Anatole de Monsie, who will succeed Clementel as finance min- Ister when he resigns, is understood to have conditioned his acceptance of the post on Premier Herriot's abandoning his anti-Catholic atti- tude, in 80 far, at least, as the rep- resentation at the Vatican is con- cerned. Educational. In his annual report, made public last week, Dr. Henry 8. Pritchett, president of the Carneigie Founda- tion for the Advancement of Teach- ing, deplores the domination by ath letics of the intellectual life in American universities, Appealing for simplification “of our overloaded educational machinery,” Dr. Pritchett declared that a “liberal education does not consist in imparting knowl- edge, but in training the ideals and powers of the mind.” Dr. Pritchett +4sd A hobe expressed in his report for educational development in this on his beller tnat the Amer- fcan peopie “will find their way to & system of schools that will make for gyod citizenship and will promote a high quality of human life.” The New SPorT RUNABOUT Uniting smartness, grace andbeauty, de Causse has originated 2 pleasing new desigrfor this type of car. In appearance and performance it br?hgs a dlstlnct thrill —long, low, racy and hxgh-powc:cd ' thmg entirely new m 1ts swcepmg rear ¢ Science. Radio messages broadcast from the studio of Dr. Jumes Harris Rogers, inventor, of Hyattsville, Md., were heard in Los Angeles Saturday, and their recelpt came as a climax to| ihe efforts of the inventor to show that ether waves travel best under | the ground. He does all his radio| broadcasting from an antenna con- structed of copper cables, laid under- giound and extending outward from a center, as spokes of a wheel. By lengthening the spokes, the inventor hopes to increase his range. His tests at underwater broadcasting have | also been successful, and he soon | plans a trial at transatlantio work. The human voice sends sound vibra- | tions whichs give a different “push” | on the nerves of the ear, and uncon- | sciously the human brah\ has learn- | ed to translate these “pushes” into words. An experiment which hlh‘ proved succecsful in making the deaf “hear” through the palm of the hand | is now in progress at Gallaudet Uni- | versity in this city, under the guid- ance ¢f Dr. Robert H. Gault of North- western University He has develop- ed & receiver, something on the order | of a telephone receiver, but with the vibration of the diaphram greatly amplified, so that when it is held in the palm of the hand differ- ent_sounds can be distinguished by | the variations In the vibrations. | Spoken words, sending their vibra- | tions through the earplece, make the | dixphram vibrate to such an that the nerves of the hand to “hear” the spoken words extent | come | Are long-legged, red-haired men possessed of more brains than short- legged blonds? The question will be | tested at the T sity of Chicago, where 400 stu wilgge selected | | sena, and tested. A Columbia University professor recently advanced the theory, which, it is stated, has scien- tific ground for support. The National Geographic Society announced last week that f: would in co-operation with the Smith- sonian Institution, an expedition half- way around the world to measure the heat of the sun. The observations will extend over a perfod of four vears and will be led by Dr. Charles G. Abbott, director of the Smi‘hson- ian's Astrophysical Observatory. The | results of the expedition, it is hoped will add much to man's abllity to |forecast changes in temperature, ex cessive heat, cold and even the devas tating ternadoes. Such changes depend upon minute varfations in the sun's heat—which may reach onl per cent. Dr. Abbott's researches in connection with the heat of the sup iave earned for him the title of Isag Newton of the laws of the sun CATHEDRAL PENN!LESS Windows washed for Lack of Funds. Correspondence of the Associated Press. LONDON, March 17.—The poorest cathedral in Christendom ix South wark Cathedral, according to the Bishop of Woolwich There is practically no andowment the Dbishop explains, and the deans the subdeans and canons were no peid a single penny. The cathe is in a poor locality and for 12 years the windows have not been oleaned | because of lack of financ The o1 ganization geess bankruptey. Clergy Unpaid, Un- FRANKLIN .MOTOR CAR CO. HARRY W. BURR - Salesroom—1503 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Culpeper—Coons Bros. Motor Co. Winchester—T. H. Sprint Service 1814 E St. N.W. Other Franklin Dealers in This Vicinil_v Ri¢hmond—United Motors, Incorporated Baltimoré—The Franklin Motor Car Co.