Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
EQUALITY N COURT HELD FAIRTOU. 3. Lord Cecil Uncertain if Ameri- | . ca Will Enter, But Calls | League Offer Reasonable. | T The Associated Press. GE! September 8. —The | Wnited States could not reasonably nsk for more than a position of equal- ity with members of the League of Nations, in the opinion of Viscount -cil, chiet British delegate to the | ‘Adked for his views on the recent| tieatment of the reservations put for- | ward by the United States in connec- tion with its adherence to the World Court, he said ‘Equality was the basis of the pow- ers’ reply to Washington. 1 do not| Jnow whether the United States will satisfied, but I think the powers’ 3 reasonable.” Cecil said he belleved the re- cont League mbly meeting was ighly successful, as it showed growth in the spirit of solldarity and con-| fidence in the League of Natlons. He defended his resolution for an int } ation of the meaning of the cov-| of the League by saying that| srsons were beginning o fear would infringe on strictly affairs, whereas it should re- Kfrict its affairs to matters interna | tional l Answering criticism that Great Bri- s no definite League policy, he | A that his country would sup- the league with all the means its power as a_great instrument co.operation and conciliation — - SPECTAL NOTICES. EORD TOURING CAR, LEFT BY Wil Dhre; 'Vn bo fold” fgr chan s e % publie auction g e “PREDERIC CARY, OM S PAFERED ome papers. $4 to | any’ time. Adams ed_or polvel Cail W. J. ROBBIN REPAIRED. Phone Mai 106 pm 1S RANGES i I et | mission | mission | tor | POINCARE HITS BERLIN. Speech Dlu:uuing' Germany's “War Guilt” Arouses Resentment. | BERLIN, August 28 (#).—Premier Polncare’s address at St. Germaln, in | | which he discussed Germany's “‘war hulll has caused a shock to Berlin | newspapers and to official circles which say they hoped the French premier would wipe out the memories | of the past and would "proclaim him- | self an ardent supporter of the new »f conciliation and understand- CIBSON WiNS ARV PARLEYTOU.S. AN Experts Henceforth to Avgid‘ Political Phase of Reduc- tion Problem. sociated Press A, Switzerland, Che American delegation to the | preparatory disarmament commiss actively backed by the British, of tained the passage vesterday of a serles of instructions to subcommit tees which are expected to hasten the preparatory work and increase chances of success of the proposed international disarmament confer- ence The experts attached to the com henceforth drop all political consideration of problems submitted to them and limit their activities to technical studies. The unanimous vote by the com fter Hugh Gibson, American to Switzerland made a speech which evoked the dele- gates’ applause, setting forth the stand of the United States as regards disarmament. Obstruction Is Denied. As for criticisms In the newspapers and elsewhere that the American delegation was inclined to with, rather than hasten, preparations the disarmament conference, he | churacterized them as misleading. FOR 1‘: Cpleman “Grate Co anklin 2821 FURNI- {adelphin, or Bald SFER AND STOR- RTLE EVERGRE ry nu—nux.m and pla soil and Mot ne. ). 30, 1o 12 with oat or Plasterink. Samples AND OR. n AT \ Washington and R.lelxzx 1% Joint_hetwe s ol sing Washinglon | Oc o tit truck Seasonble rate. HTTE FOLI wes At RS TO BE SOLI n‘);u“ | Weahler's publte atction Wed R S oRe. Ford Truc, 1 ¢ : Nach Tondeter. D. o Ford Toiry Gallaener exchanged, $5.00, uarantecd: Eakex ewound CcantyTHbs T S tATORS rebuilt and mplete K 81250 d Chevrolet, pll care, S ST B N {OTT] BTHP ‘(:EVLRAL Ahiie that the firm of Brown Roiera: at m';-mnmun 20 €. have diesolved mw Qeioner 1, 1020 \\ rvn 0. JAL T N OAD OR PART LO 1] Do \\umm{mn Tl-(l STOCK fon Rallway & Flee. held at the oftice of A ALy 3 N Dot ders of the Wasnin i Company wil d king the requisite action to purchase ) (HnI»5|4u hroperty. rights and fran: s of the City Suburban Railway of \\ |~ hington and the Georgetown & Tennally- Rail Company, under the provi- Yok o an et of Conkrota anproved: June 5 00, The books for the transfer of the the ead . for the pur- r'VI\vuh—Al bhe «ll\Md from the A Visineds on October B 1030 1M, KEYSER. uisite action t rights and franchises of the K m‘nwu piroves tranater of the r the purposes m the close of {7 the openink et K of the s ned. will be o om\ Ot OCK- Tennallytown held at the office and e 90, T0o8, nurpose of equisite act perty. rights ANy to e Company. ineress s for the [ OFRLLOW mpany will | lith ot wvmmcn t in all heating Telephone the fourth con- | ' per share on_ the red. payable Octo- | ders of record at noon, September Give Us Your Next Order —for Printinz—and be assured of quality | d promotiiess BYRON S. ADAMS High Grade, but ot high_ priced. 1th Street N.W. Martm Anderson, OPTOMETRIST ROE FULKERSON. AN OPTICAL CO. S5 19 st & he klad 16 we dnd serve his 1s vatch Way to end Kk send for | of repairs Roofing 119 3rd St Ma ‘THE CELESTIAL CAN AND CHINE \\[l'R[- TAFE THINK OF YOUR ROOF NOW ‘ o't wait until bad weather RONCLAD i Compaid Call us today. vm & Evacte! e, N .|talned in the recent speech ¥ | Britain, r-harged the Americans with a desm-‘ | night Mr. Gibson, also voicing the opinion | that the commission wuas not mis- led by the criticism, declared that he felt obliged to again outline the Amer- ican viewpoint. He called attention to the statements on the subject con of the THE EVENING PEACE NO NEARER INMINERS' STRIKE Debate in Parllament Shows, Baldwin at End of Rope as Mediator. STAR, WASHINGTON, CUBAN ROAD BIDS OPENED. Two New York Firms Offer to Build ‘Whole $50,000,000 Project. HAVANA, September 28 (#).—Blds for the $50,000,000 central highway when opened today showed that only {2 firms out of 14 making tenders of- | fered to build the entire system of { some 500 miles. The Foundation Co. and Warren | Bros, both of New York, were the contractors offering to build the road | in its entirety. | The awarding of the contract has been held up until public works en- D C TUESDAY BREAD-AND-WATER DIET FOR JUSTICE OFFICIALS; TO PASS ON PENALTY _(Continued from First Page) | insist on talking about good things to eat whenever they are within hearing. Jones and Henderson are members of a group of Department of Justice attorneys who lunch together every | noon at an H_ street restaurant, al- ways eating hearty meals accom- panied by enlightening conversation and arguments on complicated legal SEPTEMBER 2 home on Livingstone “hevy Chase. ! He returned to the office and called Mrs. Jones, informing her of the state of affairs and that she no longer need get a hearty dinner. The dinners served by the Jones family, it was sald, have been famous in Department of Justice circles. Thought Husband Was Joking. Mrs. Jones thought her husband | was “kidding her." She went ahead and tempting repast. Last night she ate it alone. The two men watched her with gnawing hunger, but stuck to their purpose. street, ¢ Germany Tries Skyscraper. Germany's first skyscraper built ou | American lines is being erected :ui Aachen (Aix la Chapelle). It will be | 12 stories high, startling height in rmany, and will house a large mo- tion picture theater and a number of business offices. * prepared a HEAT WITH ll 0il Burner 1411 N.Y. AVE. . MAIN 6)60 September | the | are expected to | interfere | By the Associated Press LONDON, September 28.—Debate in Parliament vesterday on Great Brit- ain’s prolonged coal strike brought no sign of peace in the coal flelds. The day was the first of the two-day series of scheduled discussion of the | tie-up that has held the country in the | paralyzing grip of industrial warfare for nearly 22 weeks. Parliament's meeting yesterday was to confirm | again the government's emergency | powers regulation during the crisis. In the House of Commons the opening session was occupied by long reviews of the cabinet's attempts to_ bring about a settlement. which were broken trequently by sharp bursts of critl- cism from the Labor benches. After the week end speeches of the coal miners’ general secretary, A. J. Caok, in which he talked about “an or- | ganized retreat,” the public was pre- pured for new peace moves, but late | last night none was forthcoming. ! Ramsay MacDonald, the former Brit- ish Labor premier, appeared to voice the .general pessimism prevalling in | the House when he declared that he was sorry the outlook “seemed that the House would be meeting at this time next month again to empower | the govermment to carry on during the emergency.” | Premier Baldwin told the members | that the government was at about the end of its rope as.a mediator. He eit- ! fcized the mine owners for not accept- ing the government's invitation to a three-party conference and again urged the coal miners to return to work on the terms offered them. | Wisconsin Tobacco Hit by Frost. MADISON, Wis., September 28 (#).— Frost killed part of Wisconsin’s 1926 tobacco crop Sunday, the Northern | Wisconsin Co-operative Tobacco Pool reported yesterday. The damaged leaf ! was principally in the southern sec- tion of the State. A textile weaving mill in Turk | where methods have been primitiv is to be electrified. American Secretary of State, and em- | phasized that the way to achieve suc- cess for general fimitation was to deal with concrete problems in a practical way. Viscount Cecil, speaking for declared that crities who to delay disarmament ‘“were indeed | blinded by national prejudice.” Call Everything, he said, Americans Sincere. orating toward the success of disarm- ament. A teature of the session was Lord | Cecil's laudatory reference to Presi- ' den'. Coolidge for “his sincere, candid attitude on disarmament.” Lord Cecil, llke others at Geneva, was under the impression that Presi- dent Coolidge, instead of Secretary of State Kellogg, had made the address on August 18, in which the attitude of the United States on the Geneva parleys was outlined. TWO BODIES RECOVERED. Women Were Drowned ©Ohio River With Three Others. POMEROY, Ohio, September #).—Bodies of two of the fiv sons drowned in the Ohio Rive: here, yesterday were recovered last at Point Pleasant, 16 miles downstream. One was identified as Mrs. A. . Foulk, and the other was belleved to be either Mrs. John Meier or Mrs. Robert Hunnell. in Fishery products represent 80 per cent of the total exports of Newfound- land. THE BEST BUY CAFRITZ LIFETIME HOMES CRONR MRS OF COPFIUNITES. Dependable Fuel Service COAL From reliable mines, pro- ducing a high-grade product of uniform quality. A SERVICE f interested helpfulness in yvour heating problems, which like the friendly feel- ing inspiring it cannot be bought. YOUR PHONE —brings our 91 years of ex- perience. WM. KING & SON THE CITY'S OLDEST COAL MERCHANTS Established 1835 1151 16th Street Phone 2901 K Street Main 273 Safeguard your Children MR -TABLETS- NR Keep tne family well and free from constipation A SAFE, DEPENDABLE LAXATIVE Peoples Drug blnrd e direct | Great | 1 showed that the Americans were sincerely collab- \X\,\““sxvs\\\“\(ss\\\\\\\“vs\“\ss““fi\‘s\S\\\«“\ssv“ssxmmms(s\fis“ss“\\\s\\\‘s\\\\“s\suv«\\\vs“x\s\ Apartments For |l High-Class Colored Only 2nd & W Sts. NW. The newest and most modern building in Washington. Make Your Reservation | NOW I Only a Few Left Rents, $47.50 to $57.50 For further information see i Representative on Premises, or J. Dallas Grady 904 14th St. NW. Main 6181 m\“sxmt\\s\\sw For an Excellent ‘Finish’ Begin with Butler FI NEEN Roof Paint “STORMTIGHT” The Nationally Known Roof Paint, for use on any roof in any weather. Guar- anteed to stop* leaks. Four shades—Black and Maroon, $2.50 a gallon; Red and Green, $350 a gallon. “BUTLER’, Pure Metallic Roof Paint Two gallons are usually sufficient for an ordinary roof bears our guarantee. $1.50 a galion. Roof Cement Barrett “Elastigum” Stove Cement Stovepipe Enamel And Stove Lining For Furnaces Aluminum and Gold Paints for Radiators Wall Paints Floor Varnishes, Stains, Waxes and Waxers Main Store 607-609 C Street N.W. Main 1751, 4902. =" STORE 2% 719 17th St ’fllamlM.w nsy\\\s\\s\\\s\\\\\\\s%\\\vms\<sttvsss§x_§\(}\a;;)y\sx\‘s\‘s\mmwmx“m\\wmwsn\ut&“sfi\\\‘\s\\\\s\ss Dot et ot gineers can study the bids. The {amounts of the bids were not made public. points. They were found there today. Four of the attorneys had plank e | steaks. Jones and Henderson had oniy ! slices and graham bread and glasses soclALISTs RENEW of water before them. WATTACKS ON HERRIOT ol3 ™' = 00 thirsty to talk to you.” he sald surlily. “See Jones. He's the/ talker of this crowd.” The reporter turned to Jones, “All T can say,” sald Jones, “is thgt | water is a delightful beverage. Did u ever try it?" Both men refused to admit that they had entered the fast as an ex- periment to determine the validity of By the Ausoclated Press | sentences on bootleggers. LYON, September 28.—The Soclal- | Food Flaunted in Faces. ! 1st majority in the City of Lyon has was considered " quite « joke | returned to the attack against |among the diners. They flaunt their | Edouard Herrlot, mayor of the city [T00d i the faces of the fasters i 2 T ebrandt's office the fol- | 4nd minster of quucation tu (e Polit | lowing account was given of the af. strong disapproval of his having ac- cepted the portfolio in the Poincare ministry the Soclalists again have asked M. Herriot to give up the may- oralty. Last night the Socfalists went on record in the council that M. Herriot had retained office against the will of a majority of the members. M. . Herriot, however, declined to receds | Jones had previously invited Hen- from the position previously taken | de -_last_night at his| and declared that the electorate was | ———————————"— the sole judge of whether he should | retain the mayoralty. He invited his opponents to appeal from his verdict to_the citlzens of Lyon. Large crowds gathered outside the City Hall during the meeting of the council and started manifestations for and against M. Herriot when the council adjourned after midnight. The police, however, scattered the demon- strators quickly and in a manner which was considered as indicating the efficiency maintained in the force by M. Herriot. Common _observation of life wil| bear out the saying that it is the most selfish, as a class who clamor most about their wrongs. PHILLIPS TERRACE 1601 Argonne Place Just North of 16th and Col. Rd. Washington's Most Desirable Apt. House to confirm Ask Him to Give Up Mayoralty _Because of Acceptance of Cabinet Portfolio. 1t The dining party ot started on the | bread-and-water issue yesterday noon. “I don't think it would hurt any body,” Jones i= reported to have said. Henderson didn’t agree with him, but, as the conversation continued, greed to fast with him to prove the Michigan Park A Highly Restricted Com- munity of Detached and Semi- detached Brick Homes of Mod- erate Price. Michigan Avenue Boulevard at 12th Street For Information, Phone A few of the delightful porch apartments left. Apartments of one room. dining alcove, kitchen. tile bath with built-in tub, shower and Murphy bed to 5 rooms, recep- tion hall, etc. Price, $62.50 and Up Beautiful four-room apartments with porches, $100 Resident Manager William S. Phillips & Co., Inc. you can share with 1,400,000 other American Women the joy of reading the NEW October Good Housekeeping, which contains continuing NOVELS . . . Sir Philip Gibbs’ “Fortunate 3 * Face” begins in this issue. unusual SHORT Stories . . . by Fanny Heaslip Lea, Mary Synon, Frederic Arnold Kummer and others. remarkable ARTICLES. .. Bruce Barton gives the answer of representative Americans to the question: “How Much MONEY do YOU Want?” ALL the regular departments in addition: Furnishings and Decorations—Fashions— Good Housekeeping Institute—in the NEW October GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Out TODAY—Buy it NOW 8 HLRL S the home you've walt- ed for—overlookiug beaut: our e e Ry points i the city. But you'll have to act quick 10 get one of these new homes on Irving and Hobart sts. ut 17th. for many of them were sold before completion Just a few left Each is of sibstantial allbrick o At 30 p. thes ars the best buys in Washington. See them at once, or you will be too late Sample Houses 1701 Hobart St. N.W Just befdre Jones a temptation, some choice apples. They felt their resolution weaken, but scornzd the, gifts. How long the fast will continue is uncertain. Companions of the two diners insisted that they had made the bet for two weeks. “There's absolutely nothing to it,” said Henderson. “We only agreed for two days,” Jones. sald | Several New Homes Already Completed 1J”'01 £ bl;h | AWashiraton D ¢ Ot’uers to.be started n the next 30 Jays Watch Its Development Hedges & Middleton, Inc. REALTORS, 1412 Eye St. Frank. 1661 TUDY and Henderson | went to dinner today the girls in Mrs. | Willebrandt’s office offered them, el the pressive in its massive simplicity. it is flanked by handsome colonnades, MELACHRINO “he One Ggarette Jold the World Over™: the {5 it Melachrino cigarettes, made of the very finest Turkish tobaccos, have won the patronage of royalty, nobility and eminent personages the world over because of their distinctive del cacy of flavor, aroma, smothness and richness. @@‘ Crescent lae Adjoining 2400 Sixteenth on the West rich and im- On either side leading to the imposing entrance above, landscaped gardens t]nt divide the three wings of this mammoth structure. F CO-OPERATIV finest that superb archite, manship can produce. its 100% detail of the main Inuhlmu and of De Luxe Homes is expressive of the ure, costly materials and skilled work Yet the prices of the individual suite ery represent a marked saving over purchase of a comparable house or rental of Inspect the “MODEL 925 15th Street WARRE, similar apartment elsewhere! SUITE” N Mt,KB Phone M. 9770 Pioncer Washington Builders of Co-Operative Apartments = 122 <: AN AN N 2= %R 9 BB DPRDE DD PBIDE, Teiephone NORTH Every SON'S Milk. ¥/ B8 o B e B8 DD Bocfoadre oo ool fosdecadoctoadocd oo 2 w»:-:-@«sw»a- (¥ &, Thompson’s Grade ‘A Milk 2997 step in the journey from farm to family is guarded by every protective process to insure the purity of THOMP- hom/asonls ar 92012 Eleventh St. N.\W. Mr&éwmwxmwn e L L L S T e P Was/:mgton s O’Jest Dmru D Akl 22 ATISFIES the between-meal hun- ger of children—and adults. too. It is more nourishing than standard milk, easily digested and assimilated, and prescribed by a growing number b g of physicians. ¢ Many children require nourish- ment befween meals on account of their constant activity which uses up - so much energy. o redeeds S [f o #1 e ¢ Drinking a glass of milk between meals does not interfere with regu- lar meal appetites. B X T TR Telephone North 5997 Peded Taa 2 a2l HEENE §