Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1926, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1926 ITALIAN HURRIGANE | s T|CALLS SUNDAY LAW TAKES HEAVY TOLL Claims Lives, Causes Huge Property Loss and Dis- ¥ rupts Wire Lines. By the Associated Press ROME March 6.—A violent wind- storm, attaining hurricane proportions, swept Ttaly from the Alps to ily dl)rl‘;‘\;{ the night, claiming a number of victims, causing hu property demage and disrupting telephone and {elegraph communication with the rest of Lurope. Four persons were killed and three injured at Messina, wh the walls of an abandoned convent were h]u\‘\n down, Great d: e was done to ship | ping in the ports of Genoa nd Cata nia. A heavy snow is reported from the I region A forest fire anned by the high wind swept a large | of the coun- iryvside near Santa M 16 Hun- dreds of volunteers were fighting the blaze toda FOULON \le early March & (@ hich has been tod fro the r t of the workshons sofed. feat Horses Die in Barn Fire. Dispatch to The S SRAY Mar Arth nd sheep were Gara men troyed. just his wife had corneribs, tar eh 6. hur W -A fire ver wagon it and Mr. 1ime before the fire was discovered THE W JATHER The in large Long, in ilex south - burned. orched by the 8, harness Long and left home a short District Colur cloudines lowed by r: row: minimum ahove freezing; fresh Maryland and Virg cloudiness and v lowed by rain 1 of nd warmer in late tonight and tomor- temperature abia probably f ton south winds inia-—Ines Increasing ol ht easing rmer, probably fol e tonight and tomor and south winds row; fresh souths West Virgi Ral tonight and tomorrow: warmer tonizht and in the east portion tomorrow. colder tomor row night Records tor 21 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.n 12 midnight 4am 11 am., 3 Barometer—4 p.m 58; 12 midnight § am.. 30.62; 11 a. Highest temperatur at 11 a.m. today . e 19 8 p.au 8 am, 2 30.54 4 am., 30.6 e, 33, 8 pm 28; oceurred Lowest temperature, 18, occurred at 7 am. today. Temperature sanie o Highest, 558: lowest. 3 iate last Tide Tables. (Furnished by U vear— ited States Coasi and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 6:43 am. and 741 pm.; high tide, 12:14 a.m. and 12:42 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide. 7:34 a.m. and 843 pm. high tide, 104 am. and 126 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 6:34 a.m.. sun sets §:05 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises am.; sun sets 6:05 pan Moon rises 12 m.: sets 1029 aum. Automobile lamps to be lighted one. half hour after sunset Condition of the Water. Temperature condition of the water at Great Temperature, 33; cond Weather in Vari = Temperat. om0 Stations Colum'a.s ( Danver welcsons ¢ Kansas City Loe Angoles. ] ;’\“k‘ 1o okane 80 WASH D« 30 dition, muddy. ous Cities. ure, =3 Weatne: s 3ee Vamo| Clouar Cloug cioid? Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Snow Clondy - Cloudy FOREIGN. (8 am. Greeawich time. today.) tone. Teraperature. Weat! 1.ondon, England 45 ainin, Parts. Franca 42 ainine TIRLY . a4 Snowing n. Denmark . 3% Snowing Horta (Fagal). Azores. " Cloudy Tamilton, Bermuda 50 Part cloudy ana. Culla US Clear Colon. Canal Zone i Part cloudy Jos b L2 seph McReynolds A0k STREET AT R NEW HOME | l W.R.SPEARE Ca, | UNDERTAKERS Pounded 1872 1623 Conn. ALMUS R. SPEARI . CLYDI | | Ave. Branch 4209 9th St. N.W. (Petworth) Phone Potomac 4600 4. NICHOLS ay at 8 a.m.— o Pt cloudy BRIAND, DEFEAT_ED_ ON FISCAL POLICY. { RESIGNS MINISTRY (Continued from First Pa with him or get out of the ministry. They gave way and agreed to sup- port M. Doumer's plans. “The spirit of Locarno introduced into the cabinet premier's his over the recaleit M. Briand's less a coalition minist plans the radical Left cartel worked fairly well with him, but it would have nothing to do with his financial projects, The Socialists. Commu Conservative minor the government on the question of confidence, The premier's warning that it was a bad time to provoke a ministerial crisis falled to impress the Chamber. After saying he could not g0 to Gegva for the special league meetings feaving behind him such an atmosphere as seemed to prevail in Parliament, he paid tribute to M. Doumer, who, he pointed out, also had an important’ debt settling mission in London next week. has was the victory been comment on ants cabinet was or y. In general move sts and the voted against Deputies Guard Selves. |, The deputies, however. recalling that the last election wus decided hy dissatisfied taxpayers, voted In their own electoral interests, re what might happen at Gen don or elsewhere. The fate of the ministry was s when the leaders of the Conservative minority announced that thev were unwilling to substitute themselves for the government's Radical-Sociulist mia- jority and vote unpopular legislation, when the government fafled to take a sufficiently energetic attitude to bring its own supporters into line After presenting his resignation ro President Doumergue at 7 o'clock this morning, Premier Briand took a few minutes’ rest and then conferred with dless of Lon a, members of his official staff as to whether he should go to a The President was in a ar di- lemma, as he was due to leave du ing the® morning for Lyon to inaugu- rate the fair. The situation obliged him to set a precedent in absenting him- elf, head of the state, from the capital during a cabinet crisis or to disappoint M. He on whose in- sistent demand he had agreed open this vear's Lyon fair. He finally concluded that it would de- lay matters little, if at all, to allow the deputies the week end think over the consequences of their vote hefore beginning his consultations for the formation of a new cabinet. It was announced that he would begin the consultations upon his return from Lyon tomorrow The better part of the resigned cabi- net accompanied the President to the station and Premier Briand had a short conference with him in the presidential car. The unprecedented circumstances under which the crisis opens has non- plused the most inveterate progu A cators and there is some talk of neces- sity of M. Briand remaining at the head of the government, or at least at the foreign office. There are some timid suggestions that Joseph Caillaux's star is rising. while some more pessimistically in- | clined observers look for dissolution of | the Chamber and new elections within three months, or for convocation of RELIGIOUS DISPUTE Opponent of Pending Legisla- tion Pleads for Minority. Supporter of Bill Heard. The District Commissioners and representatives of the three business men's assoclations in Washington have been invited to testify this evening on the Lakford Sunday blue law bill, when hearings are continucd in the caucus room of the House Office Build- ing before the judiciary subcommittee |of the House District committee. The hearings this morning were ¢ sumed by two witnesses, Rev. C Leach, representing the Religious Lib- erty Association of eastern Pennsyl- vania, himself a Seventh Day Adven- tist, and Dr. R. H. Martin, director of Sabbath day observance of the Presbyterian Church of the United States. Mr. Leach declared this measure is class legislation, pointing out that there are four classes of citizens, some who keep Sunday, some who keep no day, some who keep Saturday and some who keep Friday. He quoted from the register of debates a de- cislon from a group of Congressmen after a hearing on similar legislation of 1826, designed to stop the trans- portation and delivery of the United States mail on Sunday. Sees Injustice to Minority. It is « greut American principle thut the majority has no right to im- pose its will on the minority in such matters, Mr, Leach argued. He em phasized that, while this measure ap- plies to the District of Columbia, it has o national aspect, and the fact that great, powerful religious organi- zations have come here sponsoring the measure shows it has a strong na tional aspect. Questioned by Representative Gil- bert, Democrat, of Kentucky whether the Sunday law in Philadelphia has developed backroom gambling, crap- shooting and ather unmentioned evil practices, Mr."Leach said that from his own observance he would sy that it had. Such & law in the District of lumbia would set a dang dent for the future, Mr tended. Tle urged the to bear in mind that it was not a rep resentative body of the people of the ‘ountry that appeared at these hear ings, but that it was u religious dis pute engaged in by organized groups. He asked the committee to remember that there are 75,000,000 persons, who are not represented in n- ssembly for revision of the a national constitution BERLIN IS SURP RISED. Makes No Comment, However, Defeat of Briand. BERLIN, March § (®).The Biiand cabinet's defeat in France caused in tense surprise in government and diplomatic circles here. The German delegation at Geneva was immediately advised of the development In the abeence of ancellor Luther and Foreign Minister Strese- mann, both of whom are in Geneva, no officlal comment was forthcoming. POLAND SEEN AS LOSER. Defeat of Briand May Thwart League Council Seat Desire. DON, March § (). —Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British foreign secre tary, left for Paris this morning en route to Geneva for the League of Na. tions meetings. Asked for a state- ment anent the French gqvernment's resigniation, he replied: ““The less one says the better " There is much speculatic diplo- matic quarters concerning the effect Premier B i's fall will have on the discus the number of pe league council In some quarters the opinion is ex- pressed thut since France was the principal supporter of the Polish claim it seems assured that Poland will not on nunent seats in the be admittes 1 counsel seat at the present ses: In diplomatic circles the expre n was heard that France now was * Heved of the responsibility” of off clally supporting the Polish claim. these groups ions regarding enlargement of | and that Congress must legislate for all of the people. “For the best interests of American citizens, I urge you to take a nega- tiye attitude on this measure,” Mr. Leach concluded. Representative Rathbone, Repub- lican, of Illinois injected the comment that Congress has no power to legis- late along this line anywhere else than in the District of Columbia. It is purely local legislation, he said, and so fears that it might lead to Sunday blue laws elsewhere are groundless, he argued. Dr. Martin said that this question is to be decided not by any denomina- tlon or organization to suit its wishes but by the Nation itself. Representa- tive McLeod, Republican, of Michigan, chairman of the subcommittee, asked Dr. Martin if in a city the size of Washington, which has fewer crimes and atrocities than any v of sim- flar size, such drastict legislation would {mprove the morals of the people. When it was suggested that Michigan had a more drastic law, Mr. McLeod stated that this was not true, for the Michigan Sunday blue law is not enforced. 0FC.ECEPTION Dr. Martin suid that opponents of this legislation are trying to divorce the Government from all religion; that they would oppose the President and members of Congress taking an oath of office: that they would oppose opening sessions of Congress with prayer, etc. Organizations Cited. Mr. McLeod asked just whom he meant, and Dr. Martin named the Seventh Day Adventists Religious Liberty League and the Anti-Blue Laws Assoclation. When Mr. McLeod challenged Dr. Martin that there had been no such proposals made by these organizations at the hearings, Dr. Martin replled that “to be logical they would have to oppose these re- ligious practices.” Dr. Martin said that those who con- tended that the Sunday laws are un- constitutional have a ready relief by going to the court and having them declared unconstitutional. Mr. McLeod stated that at tonight's hearing declsions are to be presented showing that in 18 States the courts have declared Sunday blue laws un- constitutional. stioned by Mr. Gilbert, Dr. Martin said that enforcement of the Sunday in Pittsburgh had not had a deleterious effect on the morals of the people e PERUVIAN VOTERS MOBBED IN TACNA Casualties Result From Ar- rival of Special Train From Arica. By the Assuciated Pre ARICA. Chile, between Chileans March & Hioting and Peruvians oc- curred at Tacna last night following arrival of 130 Peruvian voters re to take part in the forthcoming Tacna-Arica plebiscite. Reports trom Chilean sources admit that many Peruvians were wounded, but assert that their injuries consisted only of minor contusion: while sev. eral Chileans were seriously injured The Peruvians traveled from Arj to Tacna on a special train with a band, and were met at the Tacna sta tion by & number of their fellow coun. trymen. A parade was organized to escort the newecomers to their head- quarters and & Peruvian flag was car. ried at the head of the processfon. As they marched the Peruvians shouted iva Peru! and Chilean sympathizers responded with “vivas” for their country. were augmented us the parade pro- zressed, until finally a stone was thrown, and the two factions came to e Chilean crowds gether, using fists, sticks, stones and knives. Chilean police reserves and troops were rushed to the scene and restored order Named to Hear Alien Case. Justice Siddons of the District Su- preme Court has appointed Stanton C. Peelle, former president of the Bar Association, as special master to hear the case of Jak R. Sigg-Fehr and others comprising a group of Swiss financiers against the allen property custodian to recover $4,600.000. The money represents the proceeds of sale of atock seized under the trading- with-the-enemy act. ¢ Star’ Performer In Motor Fuels~ AN et O “Associated With CO-GAS OO ‘& - Qe AMERVICAN OIL COMPANY Pan American Petreleum & Transport Company and its Subsldiary Mexican Petroleum Corporation. ARRANGED TONIGHT President Leese and Officers to Greet Members at In- dustrial Show. An official reception to members of the Washington Chamber of Com- merce by its officers tonight will fea- ture the “Chamber of Commerce night” program at the second an- nual industrial exposition being staged by that organization at the Washington Auditorium. Headed by President Martin A. Leese, officers of the chamber will greet its mem- bers at the Chamber of Commerce booth. Tonight has been chosen for the opening of a fiddlers' contest to run throughout next week. Trials will be held on several evenings and to the most adept player of d-time tunes will be awarded a silver Joving cup donated by the Chambler of Com- merce. The award will be nade at the closing of the exposition wnext Saturday night. “Navy Night." Last night was “Navy night.” with a concert by the Navy Band unier the leadership of Lieut. Charles Benter. Secretary Wilbur was the honor guest. Coming for a brief visit, Secretary ‘Wilbur remained two hours and made a detailed tour of the exhibits, es- corted by President Leese and Ivan . Weld, vice president of the cham- ber. Of special Interest last night was the display staged by the naval gun factory. This exhibit, made possible through the courtesy of Rear Admiral Hutchison, commandant of the Wash- ington Navy Yard, has proved one of the attractive and interesting dis- plays. Its range includes small gun parts, optical instruments used by the sea forces, models of bombs and tor- pedoes for sea warfare and photo- graphs of heavy work which it was not possible to {llustrate. Btuart Wolcott Post of the Amer- fcan Leglon has opened a booth where ex-service men may obtain informa- tion regarding their Government in- surance. Other late additions to the list of exhibitors include the Walker Gordon Laboratories, Union Savings and Servi Association, Thomas Grapefruit Corer, George Covell, kitch- en utensils, and Roma Restaurant A New Invention. The titanafram, an invention of Marcus Hopkins of Washington, is solving the problem of carrving musical entertainment throughout the Auditorium. When concerts are not being played tn the exposition, it ix planned to pick up radio programs and relay them through this device. According to exposition officials, attendance has reached pre-opening expectations and larger crowds are expected as the affalr get well under way. Rudoiph Jose, general chairman exposition committees, last night ex- pressed himself as well pleased with the success of the show thus far and with the prospects for the coming week. Mr. Jose helieves the expost tion shows a sufficient advance over the first event to make it well worth the while of many persons, who are desirous of learning what Washing- ton is_accomplishing Industrially, to visit the Auditorium, I MU Annapolis Sea Food Packer Dies. Specia! Dispatch to The Star ANAPOLIS, Md. March 6-—Wal- ter Clark, who has been engaged in the sea food packing business here a number of years, died yesterday morn ing at the age of 64 vears. He was stricken with apoplexy about three weeks ago. Mr. Clark v widower and left no children. Assigned to War College. Col. Lytle Brown, Corps of Engi- neers, today was assigned to duty as assistant commandant of the Army War College, Washington Barracks. He is now attached to the 2d Divi- sion, with station at Fort Sam Hous- ton. Tex. homes. FRANCIS A. RICHARDSON, NOTED WRITER, IS DEAD AFTER WEEK’S ILLNESS (Continued from First Page.) on the advice of the Confederate sec- retary of war and others, ran the blockade from Wilmington, N. C.. to Nassau and sailed from there to New York, with the Intention of coming to ‘Washington in the effort to secure an interview with President Lincoln. Soon after he landed in New York he was arrested and sent to Fort Dela- ware, where he was confined for more than a year. Ie was released only about two weeks before the surrender of Gen. Lee. He planned to re-estab. lish the newspaper in Baltimore, but could not do so because of lack of funds. Deciding to become a Wash- ington correspondent. he arrived here November 16, 1865, and secured em- ployment almost immediatel Be coming connected with the Baltimore Sun, in January, 1866, he continued that service for 35 years, when he vol- untarily retired. About this time Mr. Richardson and George W. Adams were associated in conducting the Bal- timore Assoclated Press, which made a special feature of reporting the pro. ceedings of Congress. Mr. Richard- son had charge of the Senate and Mr. Adams of the House of Representa- tives At varfous periods Mr. Rich- ardson wrote from Washington for many other newspapers, including the Boston Post, the New York Tribune, the New Orleans Plcayune, the At. lanta Herald, the Mobile Tribune and lh?\ Savannah News. Mr. Richardson took charge of th Baltimore Sun bureau hor: in 187; and four years later severad his connections with all other newspa- pers. At the time of his retirement from the Sun bureau he was, by years. the oldest Washington corre- spondent in continuous service, and his record us chief of the Washing- ton bureau excelled that of any other man. Despite his engrossing labors here, he found time, in 1871, to pre- pare and publish an elaborate his- torical and biographical work on his native city, Baltimore. In addition to the great mass of correspondence from Washington he wrote for the Sun. Mr. Richardson wrote for that news- paper two series of letters from Eu- rope, and, Summer after Summer, letters from the prinecipal watering places of the United States, and sey- erul series of Winter letters from Florida, Was Director of Star. M Richardson became a member of the board of directors of The Eve- ning Star Newspaper Company - in 1890, following his appointment as trustee of the estate of the late George W. Adams, one of the owners of The Star since its incorporation in 186 During his lengthy connection with the active management of this newspaper Mr. Richardson devoted to his office constant and invaluable at tention Richardson reported for the more Sun g eedings of natlonal convention of both political parties from I to 1900 and in the presiden mpaigns during that extended period went | into all the doubtful States of the East and West to give the newspaper he represented and its readers his Impressions of conditions and prob- abilities. There was no signature hetter known the wide circle of in readers which the Sun enjoyed than that of nalistic “F. A. R And in the ranks there was ted and belc dson | n terminated his direct | connection with the Baltimore Sun | Saturday, June 1, 1901. He closed his | man | than no red newspaper life not only by his own positive determination, but ugainst the sarnest eolicitation of the Messr: Abell, the owners of the Sun, under whom—father and sons—he served for nearly two generations. At that time the Sun printed the following tribute “We cannot recall o single instance that has marred his relation with the paper. and we doubt if there has been | involved even so much as a misunder- | standing with either his proprietors o readers. And this almost unexampled freedom from criticism or complaint has not been at the expense either of independence or efficiency. “Mr. Richardson has ever been a man of opinions, as well as of enter prise, but his uniform courtesy and sense of justice have served him in good stead in all the incidents and exactions of his dual relations. THE DINING ROOM Seventeenth Vesper Concert. First Congregational Church, tomorrow afternoon at 445 o'clock, arranged Rul Smith Stahl. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano; Rawley Dona- hue, baritone: Mahel Duncan, cellist, and Charles T. Ferry, organist, Organ prelude, “Andante” (“Fifth Symphony"), Beethoven Baritone solo, “Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace,” Speaks Rawley Donahue. Cello—— “Arfosa,” ..... ....Bach “Andante Cantabile”..Mardini Mabel Duncan. Soprano solo, “He That Dwell- eth in the Secret Place,” Burnham Gawler. omance," Perry Baritone solo, “O’er Waiting Harpstrings of the Mind."” Root Ethel Holtzcla Offertory, Organ, awley Donahue Cello— “Berceuse,” (“Jocelyn). | Godard “‘Meditation™ (“Thais”), | Massenet | ’ Mabel Duncan. Soprano solo, O Lamb of God Bizet Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. Organ postlude, “Finale”. West | { Sun. He is, by all ordinary calcula- tions, good for 20 years more useful and profitable labor, Having acquired a sufficlency of this world's goods through unintermitted, honest effort, he has the right to gaze upon the world's future processions at his ease, with such aids to digestion as an ex cellent taste and varied experience as- sure him. “We wish him long life ax ‘walking gentleman, and continued happiness and prosperity. Mr. Richardson enjoyed a national reputation as a vigorous and polished writer. His extended acquaintance with public men, his wide range of in- formation about public affairs and his trenchant styls combined to make his writings exceptionally valuable and interesting. Mr. Richardson saw thou- sands of Congressmen come and go, his experience as a correspondent in 5 NEW APART 925 15th Street N.W. BRAND-NEW New ifour-story apartment 2 rooms, kit., rgception hall “The Sun will miss him, and equally positive are we that he will miss the Main 2100 active service extending through nine presidentail terms. His relations with the leaders in political and offictal life were of the mosi intimate and confl- dential character. When he retired he had the consciousness that his work had been well and faithfully done. ONE GRAVE FOR FOUR. Children, Victims of Fire, Buried at Bittinger, Md. Special Dispatch to The Star. BITTINGER, Md., March 6.—The bodles of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Snyder, formerly of Bittinger, who were burned to death in the fire that destroyed their home at Indian Head, Pa., were brought here and Interred in one grave. 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