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GENEVA WELCOMES U.3. JOURNALISTS Feature Today of World‘ Press Congress—Interna- i tional League Proposed. | 1 | | | Praise for | '# of the Untted | enance of world | peace prominently marked the opening | today the third assembly of the| ‘ress (‘ongress of the World, when | tor Werner of the University | Iy _welcomed the | tions. The Congress | is under the presidency of Dr. Walter | Williams. dean of the School of Jour-| 7 the University of Missouri attention to Geneva role 1wnal event Dr. Werner gave as an example the entrance of Germany into the League of Nations, which had made this city “the thea ter of a remarkable reconciliation of peoples.’ | Greeted The Ame: ed from by by Prominent Citizens. n delegation, which ar- anne, was mlet at the committes of distin ished Gieneva citizens. After a tour gh the city. the Americans were received at the city hall by of the Canton of Counciler Turrettint delivering the address of welcome. An offici ception by the City of Gene- va was 4 feature of the afternoon. Br the Associated Press of “ statior Journalists ! assured today by Williams. Here in the capital of the League said Dr. Williams, “even | le city. 1 make bold to say | sague of journalists, keeping | and free the channels of world ommunications. may do more good | than any other human agency, league | or wion of nations | World Conference Urged. the gathering and | accurate news he league or interested a world conference | to consider means of making truth more readily ble and a reduc. tion in the t{ransmission rates. No country is wholly free from of fensive and unnecessary interference with press liberty,” he sald. “Tt is not enough to be free to write the truth. I'reedom tn know the truth is esentlal to jour ism. Lack of ade quate and correct information makes fmpossible fruthful interpretation and | commen:. It is useless to have liberty publish and discuss facts unless there is unfettered opportunity to ob tain these facts.’ Censorship Disapproved. He declared that publishers should be free from censorship and control, but should be held responsible for the wise exercise of their freedom. “Open. unrestricted channels of news com ion are of vital consequence. Certainiy the present crowded, conflict ing and costly news-transmission agen cins need to be revised in the spirit of the times and with the view to serving the interests of free dissemi nation of the truth.” CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. | The Emma Sanford: Shelton W. C. | T.U. will hold its monthly meeting to. morrow even at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. iswell, 530 Shep- herd street northwest The Golden its president. | | 1 To facilitate transmission of urged ihat the governments eall availa | 1o | | | | | | | No. hold Rule Council, Daugh of America, will emall lawn party Thursday night o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Mildre Kenrick, 1243 G street southeast The War Veterans' Association will | hold its monthly meeting at the Grand Army Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow evening at & o'clock. The committee of Christ Church Washington Parish will give a card party tomorrow afternoon. 2 o'clock, and tomorrow evening at § o'clock, at | tha residence of Mrs. W. H. q=| 1108 E street southeast. The National Fellowship Club will open its fall season of dancing Thurs. | dax night in the rose room of the Washington Hotel. Every one is wel come The Washington City Chiropractors’ Assoclation will hold its monthly meeting in the rooms of the Central Chiropractio College tomorrow at 81 o'clock. Dr. *. Bell will speak on the subject of “Glands.” The United Lodge of Theosophists will continue the study of “Fchoes from the Orient” this evening at 8| a'clock, 109 Hill Building, Seventeenth and T streets | Relglum has a new law taxing, SPECTAL NOTICES. MY R Db Yo OONITH'S ATNTED _ SPF — and peppers. S1.48 le-plate \mw dish. | 1 orlc. P mmmm or Batt | TRANSFER AND STOR | i FAPERHANG tae" hanging. also stimates cheerfully given =y-rff\( SATE OF VF T Tiko PAINT, WORRIES VANISH ~hen Trancia Call us are put on the Tor 6 or Roofior | oth & Evarts I.'RONCL . "ol Give Us Your Next Ordcr —tor P and rrom The National Capital Pressl 1210-1212 D ST. X W I NEVER DISAPPOINT IN A HURRY BYRON ADAMS High Grade bhut not Ligh priced. 512 11th Street N THINK IT OVER! The ‘“cheap man’ will * - reot for ese monev than we “hargs onr i Pentvut When . d—keen vou KOONS {2 nd be assured of quality \ 119 3rd St. S.W. Main 033 carry | 1ast for two weeks. |at among the three citlex. ahead of schedule Woman in Crew of Capital Speed Boat Entered in Presndent s Cup Regatta. craft | distinguishable from the other hoats the | €ntered for the event here. Like most of the small hydroplanes, arries her tiny rudder forward, - the flywheel of her four- - engine. She raced in Florida Winter, and for the past or <o has been undergoing ex or the coming re s home, 931 Long- One of the few Washington entered In the feature races of President’s Cup regatta, Friday on the Potomac, will have a woman as a mémber of | CY her crew while the | 4 Saturday as spinning over 3-mile course at Potomac Park. his is J. G. Beard’s Miss Wash- gton, the Capital Cit tive in the field of 151-class hydro- planes, scheduled to match their eed with Miss Spitfire VI of De iroit, holder of the world record in her division nl the drivers change from thei u\vml method and to race in solo fashion, Mrs. R d will ride beside her hus- wind as Miss Washington's passen- zer and mechaniciar Mrs. Beard herself is a race driver, but as no race for the members of her sex has been placed on the pra m this vear she will have no op- riunity of displaying her skill. She holds a silver trophy awarded her for winning the wom: 151 event at Palm Beach in a recent regatta The race for 151-class hydroplanes will be a complete noveity here. And Miss Washington, tov, is somewhat of a mnovelty among the racers of her kind. Built from the plans of her owner, she measures only 141, feet, while the majority of the tiny planes {are 16-footer, and has peculiarly shaped bow that will make hier easily ARLINGTON CHAMBER WILL SEEK MEIVIBERS Do iTenms, STorers to Buy Dinner for Board presenta- e named for the cubic-inch sement of their engines, Elgin Watch Co. goes to the boat the Miss Spitfire’s record is 421 miles o hour, made at Buffalo last month Three Heats Total 18 Miles. The race here ats of 6 miles each. two on the g day and the final on Satur h open day The Covinthian Ya ducting the regatta, in which leading speed boat enthusiasts of the ountry will compete, the list includ ing such well known names as Gar Wood, Hor: Dodge, G fown serid UATS ibtmzon anai A The principal events will | President’s Cup race, for $5.000 trophy sponsored by will be awarded ll | Oil Burner, HII NY. AVE. . MAIN 6380' be which a President the Drive on by of Directors. Special Dispatch to The Star CLARENDON. Va., September 14— | TR Plans for an extensive drive for members the hoard of directors of the Arlington County | Gkt ke | Construction ing ‘vesterday. | of the Best 2548 Mass. Ave. N.W. mond H and W. R. Roy on campalgn, whic Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. IIIIK.\!#“JIIHIIIIIIIIIIII!.’\' was started by of Commerce Clarence Ahalt an Ha Green the According to the provisions of the campaign, (he losing team will entertain the 1 rectors at dinner. The first n of the committee will he held at noon at the Little Tea House, Mount Vernon avenue It was eed that the divectors | shall meet Wednesday of each we 4:30 o'clock at the headquarter in the Rucker Buflding. Clavendon For Further Information Sce Your Broker. 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By the JEFFE her 14.--A plea t to turn the powe the ball |4 channe! that will bring about rebirth of constitutional liberty today by Senator James of in his Mo, | | | | | | | i ! . d A formal demand for a refund of | » pal | the tax pafd by the City Post Office on gy Bl the 181 A apeech | Democratic - lauring the fiscal yvear ended last June | 'In :';\ "'h e Nel iy 130, amounting to §: 38, was made | clare t ‘ongress a T Ul | legislatures in enacting thous: of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy pany Capt. Rene Fonck on the pro- ect Fitten demand followed a re. | Department, today selected to accom- quest to the collector of taxes for a rerund, which he refused as a result f uling by Corporation Counsel cis H. Stephens that the District has no authority to return the tax q al demand was made on the n of Controller Gen fal 3 1 August 16, holdine | that the District should refund gaso line taxes paid by the Federal ( | ernment | Postmaster Mooney pointed out in | the letter that in making the demand he was acting on the instruction of the Post Office Department, and ex | plained that the collector of taxes had | declined verbally to return the gaso to the District Commissioners toda . 8 v City Postmaster William M. i~(:nu(v.\_ huve so blindly 7S to the insistent lalms of frequently ignorant and usually tremists, | jected mon-stop New . York-to-Paris | flight, succeeding Lieut. Allen P. Snody, who was forced to retire on account of illness, for the innumerable threads of law ASSAULT CASE DROPPED. cellation of war spun about the form of lberty it lies prostrate and inert, liver hound by the Liliputians.” nutor Reed declared Charge Against Soldier in Atling-| Kiutex. : e speaker ton County Nolle Prossed. farmer’s troubles are Speetal Dispatch to T1 tariff and eaid he int ARLINGTON COUNTY troduced in Congre: —The mysterious disappearanc that when American farm complaining witness in the case #r¢ sold alroad the proceeds may Louis Whitaker, private in the invested in the market where 16th Field Artillery at Fort Myer, charged with an assault upon a 16 | Chased vearold girl in Arlington County | United Neptember 11, was nolle pr ed by ! Commonwealth Attorney William ¢ Gloth in police court today. { Mr. Gloth stated that since the com plaining witness could not be located | hould not be held in jail. Charles | Jesse appeared for the de{endam,‘; to |10 Europe were originaly due to PY. September of wimissioners referved the demand 1o District Auditor Donovan for a report. e is expected to support the opinion of the corporation counsel. The auditor said that his report would be forward ed to the Commissioners within the next few days. ' MISSING CONVICTS TAKEN. may be admitted States duty free. latest into Danfel J. e BOOKS BOUGH PEARLMAN'S, 1928. REBIRTH OF LIBERTY Declares Voters Should Turn Ballot septem \merfean citiz was A keynote state ex: b I that we have permitted the he until lke Gul- R American nkers who have made private loans responsibie agitation looking toward can debts fo the Unlted | declared much of the e | the | products are sold and the goods pur the Small Lots “Bring Them In” or Phone Fr. 5416 933 G St. NW. 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