Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1926, Page 68

Current News Events Summary of Important National, Foreign and Local Affairs Specially Arranged for the Convenience of Students. Europe and the League of Nations of Congress to receive bids for Muscle faced another critical period in their [ Shoals, but added two amendments, afforts to make peace secure last week “hen the question of Germany’s en- ague and her demand that she be given a t on the league council was the subject f and prolouged debate by the mbly Germany makes her entrance to the league contingent upon being glven a seat on the cowncil. Without Ger many” hip the league will be admitt handicapped in dealing with n questions. On the other land, some of the smaller na- tions, notably *oland, de- mand that if ( ven a seat they shall also be admitted. Germany refuses to recognize such a conten- and Spain has gone so far as to iwal from the league her demands are not met. While pessimistic descriptions of the situation ar back to this coun- ry by corr e league as- scmbly indicated v that its hopes for the permanence of leaguce are optimistic by voting propriation of 17,000,000 ; with which to erect a magniticent as- sembly hall on the banks of Lake i, Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes colebrated his $5th Jast week by putting in a full day work it the Supreme Court. The jus. tice is now senior by full 15 years to the t oldest member of the Court. lie is said to have expressed the hope that he will beat the record of Former Justice Roger B. Tant died ice at the age of 87 ;\n'(]:r\“« ~ rumors arise that the justice will retire, but th e tuate. Jus been noted for the decisions of the court he wrote, his opinions being models of brevity, clearness and foreeful use of language. to keep perr b of the Un- nent v known S B ngton. 'l'hl‘I American Lef has complained that | ihe thousands of tourists _\\-ho visit the tomb of the unknown fail to show @ proper vespect, & 15 marred by picnic jreeverent groups. I has assented to the Legion that permanent guard be the tomb. » parties and other President Coolldge request ationed at ) interesting contest is now being waed i Germany over the disposition af the castles, estates and other prop- erties which belonged to the kaiser and to members of the former German Tobility. A petition is now being cir- lated tl Germany which asks the b to enact a law Which would confiseate the estates and zive the proceeds to the care of war victims. The favor of the proposal, b pos hecause it shows { DO for wrivate property. The kniser, loing all he can to de- feut the hrough propaganda, and to veteran French nd, another French tatesman, formed :al»lm\. his ninth—to succeed the one which resigned Saturday a week ago after failure of a vote of confidence in its budget program. He yielded 2o the demund from all sides to again accept the premiership and again try to unite ¥France in a financial pro- gram which wiil help her to recover from the financial bog in which she has been flt The United St pany with other 1d powers, notified the Peking & nment of China and the Chinese generals on both sides of the war factions there, that decisive action taken unless full pro- tection n shipping be- T e safety ry duelling. by mines ) China declared diplomat that unless pro tective measures inst either pa written 3 the duties of an American to support stion of the United States t week when it became srig..Gen. Smedley But- States Marines, re- ported colonel of marines for drink- ing and cocktails at a_banquet which the colonel gave in honor of Gen. Butler. Gen. But who re- cently was in charge of law enforce- ment in Philudelphis, is reported to have addressed a number of Marine officers on their duty to uphold the Constitution, and to have reported nis host, the colonel, for his fallure to do o, It be propaganda, but speak- ‘ers before the American Master Hair- dressers’ Assoctation, meeting in New York last week, predicted there would be a race of short-haired, bearded women as the result of the “bobbing” craze, which, it is reliably reported, 15 done damage to the hair-dressing isiness. Speakers declared the ad” was dying out known that F ler of the United At least 15 men, and perhaps sev- eral other were killed last week when an explosion occurred in_ the depths of the Crab Orchard mine near Eccles, W. Vi, A number of men, imprisoned by the explosion, were tescued wnd taken from the mine unharmed. Leopold Schepp, multimillionaire smporter of coconnuts, died last week i New York at the age of 65 without receiving from the public any practi- cal suggestion for giving away several wiilions of dollars for the hetterm ent of humanity. Mr. Schepp had in- vested a fortune in philanthropies of one kind or another, and last year he appealed to the world in general for advice on how to spend more of bis surplus funds. Of more than 100,000 who responded with sug- gestions, full 95 per cent were appeals for individual aid. The other 5 per and that the shrine}* cent contained no ideas he considered of practical value, Congress. The Senate last week adopted the resolution, previously adopted by the House, authorizing a joint committee Classes in which necessitated a conference with the House. The resolution embodied the administration plan for disposing of this “white elephant,” but there is erious | still expected to be some fight before the {ssue is finally disposed of. The purpose of the legislation is to lease the property primarily for the manu- facture of fertilizer for the farmers. By a vote of 9 to 8, the House Dis- trict committee last week favorably reported a bill which would abolish capital punishment in the District of Columbia. The bill is of interest to the «~hole countty because of the princi- ple involved in having the Federal Governient thus express its senti- ments. It is doubtful, however, whether the bill will be passed at this session of Congress. The Senate judiciary committee has decided to report adversely on the nomination of Wallace McCamant of Oregon, nominated by President Cool- idge to be Federal judge. Judge Mc- Camant is now holding a recess ap- pointment. The history of the fight against his nomination in the Senate is interesting. The judiclary commit- tee once favorably reported Senate over the protest of Senator Hiram Johnson of California. who launched a flght on the floor which won him a victory when the nomina- tion was referred back to the commit- tee. Judge McCamant nominated President Coolldge for Vice President in 1920. Senator Johnson claimed he violated a primary election pledge in failing to vote for Johnson in that con- vention. Another week has passed in which the revivified fight over prohibition has been aired pro and con in the halls of Congress, with indications pointing to continued discussion of the subject until the adjournment of Congress. “Dry” leaders in and out of Congres claim the fight is merely for the sake of spreading “wet” propaganda. before the congressional elections, while the " are interpreting their own drive as being a response to public de- mand for revision of the Volstead law, The Senate judiclary committee last week appointed a subcommittee to consider the various proposals now before Congress for modification or re- peal of the prohibition laws. The sub. committee was denied the privilege of conducting _the hearings in public, however. The “wets” are demanding that the hearings be in the open, while the “drys” are as strongly opposed, al- leging that publicity would only give free rein to “wet” propaganda. The judielary committee, by the way, 18 >verwhelmingly “di “One reason why we have made no more progress with our merchant ma- rine” is due to the differences between the President and the United States Shipping Board, Secretary Hoover told the House commerce committee last week, and he recommended that the Shipping Board be stripped of all its powers except judicial and regulatory functions, and that the merchant fleet be operafed by the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The Senate last week ordered a speclal investigation of the Tariff Commission with instructions that its investigators should find out whether any attempt was made by Govern- ment officlals or others to influence the official actions of any members of the commission. The personnel of the committee will be composed of cnsin, York, a, Sena- Arkansas and Senu- land. tor Robi tor Bruce n_of of Ma With the time for adjournment of Congress planned for some date be- tween May i5 and June I, the Presi- series conferences ieaders at the White House, at which plans for leg- islation to be put through before ad- journment have been dfscussed. The present plan calis for action on the public buildings bill, which would ap- propriate $150,000,000 for public buildings throughout the country the Watson-Parker railroad bill, abol ishing the Railroad Labor oard ratification of the war ment with Ttaly and other coal legislation that will embody the President’s recommendations for a commission, and disposition of the Muscle Shoals measure. it to the | THE The Army appropriation bill, car- rying $343,153,393 was passed by the Senate last week, which added to the bill as passed by the House $3,600,126. The bill now has increased $40,659,268 over budget estimates. The annual appropriation bill for the District of Columbia was reported to the House last.week carrylng a total of $33,762.987, which represents a cut of $2,425.415 over last year's ap- propriation’ biil and a reduction of $290,035 from the budget estimates. Interesting features in the bill are a provision for the appointment of a people’s counsel for the Public Utill- tles Commission at a salary of $6,000 a year; appropriation of $3,000 for an investigation to determine the feasi- bility of installlng a high pressure system for flre protection in the con- gested area of the city; provision that the Board of Education and the Dis- trict Corumnissioners draft regulations and set tuition fees for children in Maryland and Virginia, who attend the public schools, and an_indlcation that because of the cost of land, the five-year bullding program for the local schools may have to be extended beyond five years. Economics. The French government last week reopened discussions with this coun- try for settlement of her $4,000,000,000 debt, and Alexander Berenger, the newly appointed French envoy, has been in conferencee with Secretary Mellon. Tt is not belleved the nego- tations will go far, however, until the Senate has acted on the Italian and other debt settlements. The fine progress that the tiny Re- lic of Haiti I making under Amer- Ican guardlanship and advice is illus- uated in the annual report submit- ted by Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, American high commissioner, for the calendar year 1925. He disclosed that the government ended the year with a surplus of $1,273,568 cash on hand, that customs receipts are increasing, that there has been peace and good understanding between the United States Mariner and the gendarmeric of Haitl, and there has been a wave of prosperity in the agricultural areas, International interest attaches to the report last week of the Royal Coal Commission of England, appoint ed some time ago to put the coal in- dustry on a sound basis and to climi nate disputes between the miners and mine ownel Its report advocated state, ownership, but private opera- tlon, of the coal mines. The Miners Tederation had recommended nation- alization of the coal-mining industry, but the roval commission turned down this plan. The miners’ officials strongly condemned the report, which, it carrfed out, they said would ac: compiish nothing. Religion. The American Government last week put ftself on record as contend- ing that American clergymen should not be made to suffer unduly from in- | terpretations of the religious clauses of the Mexican constitution. The note came as the sequence to the ex- pulsion of many churchmen and the | closing of religious schools by the Mexican government, which enforced a provision in its constitution that de- nies forelgners the right to set up private schools or institutions in Mexico. Members of the Cathollo Church in the United States have been especially indignant over the ac. tion of the Mexican government in driving out nuns and priests of that faith, and a number of protests and petitions have been sent to this Gov- ernment to take action in the matter. The note sent to Mexico by this Gov- ernment was largely to put the Gov- ernment on record, it is stated. Science. On the fiftieth anniversary of th day Alexander Graham Bell ‘obtained his first patent for the invention of the telephone—celebrated last weel—- a group of newspaper men gathercd in an office in New York and for more than four hours talked with other newspaper men in London, their volces carrying clearly over 3.50) miles of “iand and sea by wire and wireless telephone. Engineers iy there must be more_experimentation before the invention becomes of com.- | mercfal use, but the time is not far distant, they predict, when radiophone conversation across the Atlantic will be an everyday occurrence. After investigation and research ex- tending over a period of flve years sclentists at the University of Illinois st week announced the discovery of one of the flve unknown chemical ele- ments. Eighty-seven of the possibic 92 substances which go to make up all matter previously have been identified. The preceding element dis- covered was hafnium, announced in Copenhagen. Hellum, now used in in- flating dirigibles, is another lately jo|——alc———=alc———]a]c——[[a} MORRISONS FOUNDED 1894 1109 F Street Hals New Models— All are designed by master creators — materials. made of finest 10 Values as rare as styles SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 14, 1926—PART 2. discovered element. The latest discov- ery now goes simply by the name of *$1," and very little 1s known about it except that it is of a metallic nature, Whether it will be of any commercial value will be determined by further study. A telescope o powerful that through its lenses the moon would appear to be only 10 miles away i8 being bullt in Parls by a French astronomer, according to word re- celved by cable last week. The tele- scope would be more than twice the slz0 of any in existence, it is reported, and the principle upon which it is designed, If successful, would make the possibilities for constructing largo telescopes Iimitless. Art. Mrs. John B. Henderson, a resident of Washington and a woman who has taken a keen interest in development of the city, has offered to give to Con- gress a site on Sixteenth street north- west for a Natlonal Gallery of Art, a project which has been planned for many years by thes National Govern- ment, but which has progressed little beyond the stage of discussion. Mrs. Henderson makes her gift contingent upon appropriation by Congress of money for plans for the gallery. Her | gift 1s now being considered to decide whether it will be accepted. J. G. Phelps Stokes Weds. NEW YORK, March 13 (®).—J. G. Phelps Stokes, soclal worker and philanthropist, and Miss Lettico Lee Sands, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Augustine Sands of Buffalo, were married today. Mr. Stokes obtainéd a divorce last Fall from Rose Pastor Stokes, soclal worker and advocate of Socialism. Phosphorus in Foods. Foods containing a high percentage phorus are buttermilk, codfish, spinach, lettuce, caulifower, cottage cheese and asparagus. 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VWife of Stevedore “Yes,” replied the woman's attorney. Then the justice, who is from Yuba County, and just filling in temporarily far an {ll colleague in the city, astounded all present. The suit was uncontested, and the result in the minds of all except the judge was a foregone conclusion. “Divorce denied,” he ruled. “It is the disposition in this coun- try now to divorce everybody,” Judge Muhon says. “Marriage is getting to be considered by all people as just a convenience. It means nothing. 1T every judge in the United States were like T am, this would stop. I helieve marriage 1s a sacred thing. I don’t believe in divorces except where the conditions are such that people must be separated PLAN TO LINK LIBRARIES.| Masons Expect to Open New Insti- tutions Where Needed. As part of the Masonic educational program being formulated by the Na- tional League of Masonlc Clubs, it is planned to link Masonic libraries throughout the country and to insti- tute new ones where needed, it was announced last night by the national advisory council of the league. Up to a few years ago there was only one Masonic library of any im- portance. It was located In Cedar Raplds, Towa. There are now about 40 Masonic libraries located In as many different States. Most of these libraries are open to the general public. The lowa State Masonic Library was founded by Thomas Sutton Par- vin in 1844. Account today. FLAG MISUSER FREED. Frank Abbo, War Veteran, Proves Intent of Act Was Good. Charges against Frank Abbo, pro- prietor of the Roma Cafe, who was arrested in connection with an alleged desecration of the American flag, were dropped by Ralph Given, assist- ‘nited States attorney, yester- day, when it was shown that the de- fendant had no intenion of dishonor- ing the flag. The $50 collateral was Mr. Given staf that Abbo returned ed that it was his beliéf merely used the flag to 5 K, and did not know ing any lay “It is not the wish of the court to prosecute a man of this sor 3 Given said, “especially when he seas record h profuse apologie MORRISON! 1894 N.w. FOUNDED 1109 F ‘t|Charles Clark, Ame SCHOOL HEADS TO DINE. Presidents of Five Local Universi- ties to Be Honored. The presidents of American, Cath- olic, Georgetown, George Washing- ton and Howard Universities will be the guests of honor at a “University Night" celebration to be held in bonor of these institutions at the University Club Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock. The heads of the foregoing universities will deliver brief addresses on the tople “The ‘ommon Denominator Among College Men.” The presidents are: Dr. Lucius an; Right Rev. Joseph Shahan, Catholic; arles William Lyons, George- s Dr. Willlam George Washington, nley Durkee, Howard University Songs of the campus by the entir audience will be led by J. F. M. Bow: with Prof. Paul Kaufman at the plano. The entertainment commit- tee is composed of: Everett M. Elli- amuel S. Adams, Bennett, Joseph Fairbanks, Lowe and George W. Wharton. e LUNCHEON PLANNED. | President Coolldge and all the gov- attending the conference of n Washington March p will be asked to at- tend a luncheon or dinner of the or- ganizatlon promoting erection of State bufldings in Washington. Radlo ad- s will be made by Robert N. r, sponsor for the scheme, ar project will be advertised in other Tt will be placed before a meet i of the Daughters of the American Revolution next week. { Five committees have been appoint ed to devise ways and means of work ini with the States in promoting the Inc. 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