Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1926, Page 2

- "3 IONUMENT SUICIDE PAN-AMERICAN HOP PROBLEM STUDIED) FLYERS GET READY Third Fatal Leap Brings|Officers Arrange to Leave! Demand for Grating—Grant Sees Objections. The cuicide vesterday of Henry C. Anderson. 46.vear-old resident of Sol diers’ Home, who leaped to his death from the north window of the Wash. ington Monument, was the third since the tamous obelisk was opened to the ‘publie, October 9, 188%. Anderson was the second person to leap from 2 windew, and in 1915 a woman dived down the interfor of the shaft The death of Anderson, like the death of A. Birney Seip. in 1923. the first to dive from a window of the t, has brought up again the v of placing either heavy . bare or screens over these win- new open, in order tn prevent tragedtes in the future. It is agreed that a fall from one Mows must be deliberate, but agreed that of the thou- gands who visit the Monument every year. there must he some, as demon “trated, who go with a suicidal in h Lieut. Col i of public buildings and public park the National Capital, under whose irisdiction the Monument comes, re called that while thare are advantagas to guarding the windows, there are Jikewise disadvantages, and he men tioned the fact that of the persons who have visited the Monu ment since 1385, only three have deliberately killed themseives. Has Studied Problem. Yesterday's tragedy was the first since Col. Grant has been in office, but he eaid he had been giving the matter of properiy safeguarding the Monument mueh consideration. But the colonel also was forced to view the subject from another stand point and consider the thousands who come to Washington annually with the expressed purpose of “going up in the Monument.” “While the erection of iron grat- ing bars, wire would make it fmpossible for a person contemplat- ing suicide to choose the MoumetH for their act, nevertheless it would interfere. tn a great degree, with the usual vision ohtained from the ob- servation tower and the view of the city, which one obtains from Yhat point,” he declared “I believe it is impossible for a person to fall accidentally out of any one of the windows, because of the height of the ledges, 8o the only way gny one could he killed would be throuzh & pre-determined plan to throw himself out into space. “A watchman iz stationed at the top of the Monument from the hour it is opened until it is closed, and 1t is his duty to protect the visiting public as far as is humanly possi- ble. Of course, he cannot watch each window at the same time and even in his presence a person could take advantage of his turned back and go out of the window. It might be ad- vieable to increase the number of waichmen there. Seeks Better Stair Rail. “On the other hand, we must con- that since the Monument was opened 1o the publie, October 9, 1888, 7.189,592 persons made trips to the top. and of this number, and over that period of time, only two persons | have plunged fiom the window, liberately. During the fiscal which closed June 30, 276 visited the top of the M de- onument, about half of that number using the | stairway, partly out of personal de- #ive and partly because the elevator Wwas not in operation, nwing to repairs. So hefore we consider the erection of bars or grating, we must also con der tha persons who make the ascent for the sole purpose of get. 1ing an unobstructed view of city Col rant observed that arguments for protecting the windows of the Monument_alse might be applied to the Key Bridge or Highway Bridge railings. as a preventive measure for persons contemplating suici He aleo veferred to several other publie buildings in Washington, whose con- struction. both interior and exterior, are of sufficient height to cause in. stant death, if a plunge were made from the top The lack of sufficient railing protac- tion along the sairway of the Monu- ment has heen seriousiy considered hy Col. Grant tor a long time, he de- clared, and his application for funds with which to remedy this dangerous condition, has not heen granted. ‘Ihe colonel emphasized that children might ascending or descending the wvay and drop down the elevator 1At persons pausinrg to ch gerve the lengthy vertieal opening within the obelisk might easilv topple over. He indicated that he would con. tinue his efforts for the-much-needed improvement PROHIBITION RAPPED BY ETHICAL LEADER ¥Flies in Face of “Lex Naturac Says H. J. Bridges of Chicago Settlement Center. e Aseociated P CHICAGO. November 20.—Prohibi tion is fiving in the face of lex na turae, so Horace J. Bridges, leader of | the Chicago Fthical Society, says. Besides heing at the head of the Ethi. cal Society Mr. Bridges Bonth House, ona of the principal so cial settlement centers here Mr. Bridzes states in a letter writ- ten for publication that the people’s ower to change their fundamental En s is Jlimited—that thers is an au thovity higher than th which cannot rightly be ignore: by a majority of a milllon to o Roman jur led it lex natu the natura! law, and this higher au- thority, hewever, named or defined, 4e the scle source and the sole guaran tee of thoss “inalienable rights” refer red in the Declaratior Inde pendence “A hideous error’ is what Mr. Bridges calls bellef that a majority. golely by the magic of numbers. can turn wrong into right by enacting it into a statute or a consytution. He adds that the rights of man are limit ed only by such regulation as nec. o of 7,189,592 | | i | i | | vear | 6 persons | | their i i siip through the railing | | | is head of | essary to prevent encroachment upon | ohers and tha: personaliy he agrees with “a man named Paul’ who said \*Let no man judge you in meat or in ‘arink." JOHN FAIRBANKS DIES. Brother of “Doug” Buccumbs After Second Paralytic Stroke. LOS ANGELES, November 20 (. e—John Fairbanks, brother of Doug las Fairbanks, motion picture actor and prominently identified with pic- ture interests, died here today. Death was due to a paralytic stroke suffered four years ago and a second stroke last night. Fairbnks was active in formation of Trnited Artists eix years ago, later being general manrager of the Douglas Falr s Plctures Corporation. | oMce Chief of Alr Corps. this city, | haen | 1sland of Guadeloupe, Capt. Here in Amphibian for Kelly Field, Texas. Their preliminary plans for the U. B. Army Pan-American fiight hav- ing been completed, the 10 officer- pilots of the expedition today are preparing to depart for Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex., the starting point, from various sections of the country Mal. Herbert A. Dargue, com- manding the flight, sald last night that by Friday the entire personnel will be at the point of departure. He will leave Washington by train to- morrow night and Capt. Ira ¢. Faker will leave today. Lieut. B. S. Thomp- son began his railroad journey last night. The athers are en route from their varfous posts Capt. A. B. McDaniel, second in cominand of the profect, and Capt. Clinton . Woolsey. engineering offi- cer, however, are the only ones fly- Ing to the Texax field. They had com- pleted their plans last night for leay- ing Bolling Field early thfs morning in the Leoning Amphiblan practice ship of the flight. Thelr route will he over water most of the way in order that they may experience the maximum number of water landings during the 2,021-mile flight 1o Kelly Field. This folk, Charleston, and Pensacola, route includes stope at Nor- ol § Fernandina Fla.: New Orleans, l.a.; Galveston and San Antonio, Tex. The plane, a Loening am- phibian, was the first one turned out of the factory for the cMcers and 1as been flown continuously by all of them for many weeks at Miller Fieid Staten Island. After the departure of the flight on or ahout December 15 it will be placed into regular routine military service at an Army Air Corps field. Pairing Is Problem. Two of the five amphiblans that will constitute the flight already are en route by fast freight from New York to San Antonio, and the manufac- turers have promised the Air Corps that the three remaining will be placed on the ralls by December 1. In order that no delay In their movement may he encountered, Maj. Dargue has se- lected A man to ride in the caboose the entire route. At Kelly Field Maj. Dargue and his officers will continue to familiarize themselves with the amphibian planes, study the 42 maps each pilot will carry and decide on what pilots will occupy the five planes. The pairing of the aviators is re- garded as one of the most important features of the flight. While ability does not enter into the question of placing officers * together, tempera- ment does, and Maj. Dargue will have to make his decision solely from the psychological viewpoint. ~ Inasmuch as no two airmen fly alike, the officer- pilot in the back seat as a passenger always is able to criticize the pe formance of the pilot forward. Replacements Are Shipped. ¥ach of the twe occupants of the five planes will alternate in fiving. however, so that when the 18,000-mile journey is completed at Bolling Field, about 140 days from the date of de- parture, it will he found that each pilot has about 9,000 miles of piloting to his eredit. Advance officers for the six divi- =ions of the flight already are nearing destinations, and those who might have arrived within the past svpek undoubtediy have gone out on a tour of their territory. Maintenance sets, including spare parts for the inverted Liberty engines and replacements for the airplanes, have been shipped from the air inter- mediate depot at Fairfleld. Ohio, to the following points: Salina Cruz, Mex- ieo; France Fleld, Panama Canal Zone: Talcahuano, Chile; Ruenos Aires. Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, | Rrazil: Para, Brazil: Pert of Spain, Trinidad, and Havana, Cuba. Eighteen inverted Liberties also have heen dispatched to the follow- ing points: France Field, two; Lim: Peru, twn; Talcahuano, Chiie, three; Buenos_Aires, two; Rio de Janeiro, three; Para, Brazil. two: Port of Spain, two. and Havana. two. In addition, thres engines have been sent to Kelly Field for the use of the flight while in the final stages.of fts training and for substitution in the planes, if necessary, hefore the start of the flight 50,000 Gallons of Gas. Fifty thousand gallons of high-test gasoline and 5.000 gallons of ofl also are en route to the various bases on the route. The Air Corpa arranged for the fuel supply by contract with he American Oil Co. The needs of the 10 planes were computed on the basis that each Liberty consumes 25 gal- lons of gasoline and 21, gallons of ofl per hour. Then 25 per cent more fuel was added for emergency. The planes will hear the colors of black and vellow. The hull and fuselage will he hlack and the wings vellow, this latter color being adopted because of its good visibility over the water. The insignia, designed by C. R. MecComas, civilian draftsman in the consists of a sphere showing the Western Hemisphere in buff on an ultramarine hackground. Pinioned on the smides of the sphere are silver wings and below the design are the worde “U. S Army Pan-American flight."” One of the most vital elements of the flight—that of navigability-—has worked out for the pilots by Roas G. Hoyt of Maj. Dargue’s hera, and who also has had a part in all the detalls for a vear. (apt. Hoyt has drawn up the maps for the flight, marked off the compass courses, cut them into strips. mounted them on linen and arranged them according to use. Each pilot was furnished with 42 strip maps, which give his course from Kelly' Field to Rolling Fleld via the Southern continent, making 420 maps in all. Advance Oficers’ Mission. Areas asigned to the advance ofi. cers are. First division, n Antonio, Tex.. to France Field, Canal Zone, Lieut. Ryren T. Rurt; eond division, France Field to Valdivia. Chile, Lieut Melvin B. Asp: third division, Valdiv Chile, to Rio de Janelro, Brazil, Lieut. Samuel C. Skemp: fourth division, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to LLa Guavra (Caracas), Venezuela. Lieut. William B. Souza; fifth division. St. George, | Island of Grenada, to Pointe a Putre, Wolcott | |t Capt. office large . Haves, and sixth division, Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Washing- ton, D. C.. Lieut. Ivan G. Moorman. The mission of the advance officers is to Increase the amicable relations sxisting between the United States and the Latin Americ countries, to en- courage commercial air transport tion. to stimulate interest in aero- nautical products of the United States, establish amicable relations with local authorities, make arrange- | ments for the successful passage of the fight. including selection of the best landing facilities and their mark- ing; arrange locally for police and military protection of the planes and personnel, obtain all data ble garding intermediate landing facill- ties and the flight route, make neces- v Route of the flight; Loening Am The aviators. who will underta §. Thompson, First Lier Field, Tex. No. 7, First Lieut. Charl Lieut. . Whitehead, Wright Field, D: Phillips Field, Aberdeen, ir 8. Fairchild, Langley hibian plane, which will be used, and the em| L’. the trip, ai re: No. 1, First Lieut. No. 3, d, V 0. 3 tcK. Robinson, Md. First Lieut. ort (rockett, ohn Maj. Herbert A. Dargue, office chief of Air Corps, ex.; ton, Ohio, and No. 10, Capt. Ira C. Kaker, office chief of Air Corps, V SAUNA PACIFIC OCEAN Leonard W. Benton, Cressy Field, Calif,; No. 0. 8, Capt. Clinton F. Woolse blem to be painted on the planes. i D. Weddington, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; No. 2, First Washington, who will conimand the flight; No. 4, MeCook hington. ] HINGTON NdrFOLK ATLANTIC OCEAN RWEST INDIES t. Bernard Arthur B. McDanlel, Kelly 6, Capt. d, Dayton, Ohio; No. 9, First PANAMA PLANES GET TEST TODAY Full-Load Trial Constitutes Final Check Before Flight This Week. A fullload test of the two PN-10 fiving boats at Hampton Roads today constitutes the final check of plans for the Navy's projected non-stop fiight from the Virginia base to Pan- ama, which Lieut. Comdr. Harold T. Bartlett announced here last night would be undertaken during the next few days. The test will be made to observe the performance of the two Packard 1,500-horsepower engines in each plane under full fuel load conditions. C'omdr. Bartlett also announced an alternate route in the event the origi- nal one should he unfeasible. The original detalled route is as follows: Hampton Roads to Cape Hatteras, to Alligator Key, to Mariel, Cuba; to 18! of Pines, to Old Providence Island, to Colon, a total distance of 2,060.9 statute miles. Alternate Route. 7T'he alternate route branches off at Alligator K to Cape Jutias, Cuba to Cape Corrientes, Cuba; to Old Providence Island and thence to Colon. This distance I8 2.168.1 statute miles. In case either route is success- fully followed to completion, a new warld record for seaplane airline dis- tance will have heen established, hreaking the 1,841 statute miles made by tha late Comdr. John Rodgers on the West Coast-Hawalian project. The crews of the two planes, as an- nounced by Comdr. Rartlett last night, are: PN-10 No. 1, Lieut. Byron J. Connell (who also piloted the PN-9 No. 1 on f{ts memorable Pacific flight), Lieut. Lawrence W. Curtin, Aviation Pilot Skiles R. Pope, also a member of the PN-9 No. 1's crew, first class, John R. Roe, who was just graduated from the Radio School at Bellevue, D. C., and transferred to the PN-10 long-distance experimental squadron. PN-10 No. 2—Lieut. Comdr. Bart- lett, Lieut. H. C. Rodd, Lieut. C. H. Schildeur and Aviation Chief Ma- chinist's Mate Charles J. Sutter. . Friday Test Successful. The test flight Friday was satis- factory from a viewpoint of gasoline consumption, Comdr. Bartlett said. The two planes took the air under a load of 19.000 pounds each, with seven men in each ship. On the non-stop attempt, each plane will take off with a 21,000-pound load, made up of extra fuel and with only four passengers. The route of the flight will be guarded by six ships, which have heen designated by Capt. J. J. Raby, commander aircraft _ squadrons, scouting flest. These ships are the destroyer Overton, minesweeper Sandpiper, Coast Guard cutter Raukee, light cruisers Raleigh and Cincinnati and the minesweeper Swan. Cecile Sorel Arrives in U. S. NEW YORK, November 20 (#).— Cecile Sorel, noted French actress, who recently married the Count de Segur, arrived with her husband today for an engagement of French repertoire. On her last visit to America the actress expressed the opinion that marriage was a handicap to a career. Today, exhibiting the count, she said she had changed her mind. sary arrangements for meteorological data to be furnished to the flight be- fore and during each leg of the flight and make arrangements for securing coples of photographs taken by local authorities. The board of officers which selected the pllots for the flight was composed of Brig. Gen. James E. Fechet and Brig. Gen. Willlam E. Gillmore, as istant chiefs of the Air Corps; Ma, nry C. Pratt, Maj. Carl Spatz, Ma. John H. Jouett and Capt. Idwal H. Edwards. o~ nd radio man, | NG JOSEPH M'KENX Former Associate Justle nited States Supreme Court. JUSTICE M’KENNA DIES AT AGE OF 83; (Continued from First Page) Cirenit Court bench to qualify him for the higher post. Upon investigation, it was found that none of the charges was of sufficient gravity to warrant rejection of his nomination, and he was immediately confirmed by the Senate, taking his place on the Su- preme Court in 1898. Whatever may have bheen the opin- ions entertained by those who ques- tioned his qualifications for the great office, it is certain that his colleagues imposed the utmost confidence in his ability. He was frequently selected during his long service upon the bench to prepare the opinion of the court in fmportant cases, among them being the United Shoe Machinery lti- gation under the Sherman la vari- ous cases relating to the inheritance tax and those designated as ‘‘free- dom of speech” controversies arising from war legislation. Frequently Dissented in Opinions. His independent reasoning frequently was shown by dissentinz opinions — fearlessly delivered — in which he freely discussed, often in forceful, direct language, the reason- ing that influenced him, pointing out what seemed to kim the errors in the conclusion reahed by the majority. His dissents indulged in sharp sar- casm and ridicule, at times showing what some thought was impatience if not intolerance. Born in Philadelphia 1843, of Irish parentage, Joseph Me- Kenna was but 12 years old when his family erossed the continent and made Venicia, Calif.,, their home. There he attended public school and was graduated in law from the Benicia Collegiate Institute. lie was elected district attorney of Solano County in 1866, just one year after his graduation. After two vears in the lower house of the California Legislature, he made two unsuccessful campaigns for election to Congress.” In the third trial he won, and served in the Forty-ninth and three succeeding Congresses. Resigning from Congress at the request of President Iarrison to become United States circuit judge. he had served five yvears upon the cireuit, which included his home State of California, when he re- | entered political life when his close | personal triend, President McKinley, |invited him into the cabinet. The strain of excessive reading frequently affected his cyes, often compelling him to Wear heavy green shades while altt ipon the bench. August 19, COAST GUARD TO SEEK GIRL RUM SHIP CAPTIVE Message Found in Bottle Says New York Young Woman Is Held onVessel. By the Associated Press. BEACH HAVE) 20.—C0 . N. J., November st Guard cutters put to sea today to try to restue Kate Lavina, a New York girl, believed to be a prisoner on a rum-runner somewhere oft the New Jersey coast. Seach for the craft, known as the Jupiter, fol- lowed the finding of a note on the beach by a boy. The note was in a whisky bottle, printed on plain paper and dated October 20. Tt read: Please save an American girl from rum runners. They are some- where off Atlantic City. They want me to take care of them. They are always drunk. My name s Kate Lavina and 1 am from New York. Please help me. My father will pay you for it. ‘The boat is called the Jupiter, Her next stop will be Cape May The Jupiter was described as a speedy eraft and one of the most per- sistent offenders in rum-running. Tt has not been sighted for several mo.mh.-. WOMAN KILLED IN CAFE. Man in Sn\mrl‘;s;h; Then Fires Bullet Into Own Head. SAN FRANCISCO, November 20 (P).—Foot ball erowds were startled tonight when Mrs. Betty King, 30, was shot to death by George W. Rarnett, Minneapoli automobile dealer, as the couple dined in a Mar- ket street restaurant. Rarnett then turned the automatie pistol on himself and fired a bullet into his head. At the General Emer- gency Hospital it was said his wound was fatal. MEXICAN REBEL BEATEN. Fernandez Defeated by Federal Troops, Report Says. EL PASO, Tex., November 20 (). ~Gen. Nicolas Fernandez, leader of a hand of Mexican rebels, which crossed the horder east of heres No- vemher 1, was defeated hy feder: soldlers in a clash today 4n the north- ern part of the state of Duranga, said a telegram received late tonight in Juarez from Parral. Twenty-two horses, 30 rifles and a pack mule loaded with ammunition were reported to have been selzed rom Fernandez. Gives Robbers Empty Box. CHICAGO, November 20 (#).—One Chicagoan has figured out a system to heat the pay roll robbers. Lee Gold- man, carrying a $1,600 pay roll of a tire company, was held up by two men today and readily handed over a tin cash hox. Then he went to the office, took the $1,600 from his pocket and called the police. He got the tin box just to hand to robbers, he ex- plained, and expects to get a nice new 'shiny one next week to replace the stolen one. g L s Plan Scotch Musio Academy. Plans for founding a Scottish Acad- emy of Music in Glasgow and endow- ing a chair of music in the Universit: of Glasgow have been outlined by a committee of citizens of Glasgow. The Carnegie trustees have promised to give $50,000 toward the project pro- vided the citizens raise an equal amount, and prospects for the success of the movement are belleved to be bright. Of light physique, he, was not called upon to meet the problem of incrcas- ing weight with advancing years, hence he found it possible to keep in satisfactory physical condition with light exercise, which he obtained by | walking and an occasional game of golf. Justice McKenna married in 1365 Amanda F. Borneman of San Fran- cisco, Calif. Bhe died in 1924, a few months before Be left the bench. CZENSHP DRNE RUNSSECOND VEEK Many Not Reached Believed Ready to Enroll jn Some Neighborhood Body. The drive to swell the ranks of or- ganized citizenship in Washington by appealing to every resident to join his neighborhood assoctation will con- tinue for another week. This decision was reached by the| committee in charge of the campaign when it convened at headquarters, 1336 New York avenue, last night, and learned that nearly all of the civic workers visiting headquarters within the past few days have urged a con- tinuation of the canvass. Although only nine neighborhood groups had reported their results thus far to the campaign headquarters last night, the total of new members enrolled by them was approximately 2,000. On the basis of these incom- plete returns, the committee estimated more than 10,000 have heen signed up in the city as a whole. Canvassers Need Time. | Jesse C. Suter, chairman of the| drive, and Harry N. Stull, who has aided’in directing activities at head- quarters, both told the committee last night that reports reaching them in- dicate that in many localities the can- VRssers were unable to cover thelr territories completely in one week. In wome sections, it was said, the house-to-house appeal did not get into full swing until near the end of the week, leading the committee to con- clude that hundreds more could be enrolled by extending the intensive effort tor a second week. Tentative plans were discussed last night for a rally early in the week to which the presidents, secretaries, fed. eration delegatex and membership | chairmen of all the assoclations will | be invited for the purpose of atimulat- | ing them to renewed efforts in huild. | ing up the numerical strength of | their organizations. Headquarters Remain Open. Whether such a rally is to be probably will be decided donnnclyh’tltg morrow. It was decided to keep the downtown headquarters on New York avenue open throughout the coming Stembera of embers of the committ out Iant night that every restdent. of the District should aMliate with the association in his or her nelghbor, hood. not only to work for the im. provement of the sections in which they live, but to join forces in work- Ich(‘ for the betterment of the entire s L jof every NIGARAGUAN REBEL HELD UP BY STORM Socasa, Returning to Lead Revolt, Not Deiayed by U. S. Forces. . By the Associated Press. Stormy weather off the Guatemalan coast has interrupted plans of former Vice President Sacasa of Nicaragua to return to his own country as leader of the revolutionary liberal movement againat which the conservative presi- dent, Adolfo Diaz, has asked the as- sistance of the United States. An officlal report to the State De- partment today sald the schooner H. S. Albert, en route from the west coast of Nicaragua to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, to take Sacasa aboard, en- countered a northerly storm and waas driven back before reaching Puerto Barrios. The message came from Rear Admiral Julian Latimer, com- manding American naval forces in Nicaraguan waters. Reports in Managua toda: said the Albert had been intercepted by an American destroyer and forced to turn back. The statement was received with much astonishment by Washing- ton officlals as Admiral Latimer had received no supplemental in structions since he was originall ordered to Nicaragua for the protec- tion of American lives and property, and his message telling of the storm cleared up the matter. Admiral Latimer also denled spe- cifically published reports that he had ordered Gen. Moncado, chief of the revolutionary forces near Bluefields, to aubmit to the Managua government, presumably vnder threat of armed ac- tion against him by the United States | forces. ASSAIL U. S. ATTITUDE. Mexican Press FEditorials Condemn American Policy in Nicaraguan Revolt, By the Associated Pres MEXICO CITY, November 20.—The principal Mexico City newspapers de- vote long editorfals, barbed with satire and ridicule to condemnation of the at- titude of the United States in (he Nicaraguan affair. Both El Universal and Excelsior in their editorials refer frequently to what they term Wash- ington's “dollar _diplomacy,” _and “American imperialism” in Latin America. The fundamental argument of each editorial Is “the inconsistency of the United States In objecting to Mexico's imaginary interference in Nicardguan affairs when the United States has notoriously interfered in the politics of Mexico and other Latin American countries.” The editorials further allege that the intrigue of the Washington Gov- ernment itself” has caused revolutions in Nicaragua. Kl Universal declares that the White House viewpoint is intolerable in every way, and adds: "It arrogates to itseit the functions of an armed gendarmerfe with police supervision over all Spanish-speaking peoples of the Western lemisphere with its brute force to determine the destinies Latin American country as Washington decrees.’” Excelsior says: bition of dollar diplomacy is even more vulgar than previous amazing performances. The White House's recognition of the spurious Diaz go! ernment of Njcaragua is so incon- sistent as merely to become an ab- surdly {rritating farce. Secretary Kellogg's assumption of concern at imaginary Mexican interference in Nicaragua s a rabid exhibition of hypocrisy, because Diaz, the White House's Nicaraguan President, has been the puppet of American capital- ism in Nicaragua since 190! Excelsior asserts that the United States has violated the sovereignty of Colombia, Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Santo Domingo, and observes sar- castically: “But these are the exclu- sive and legitimate rights of the United States. “It is all right for American im- perialism and dollar diplomac di fending Wall street,” continues the paper, “to interfere with Latin Ameri- can countries, but mythieal Mexican interference becomes grave crime. MUSSOLINI WINS 0. K. FOR DEATH PENALTY - Italian Senate Approves Defense Law Setting Punishment for Attack on Duce. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, November 20.—Thanking all those who have made attempts on his life for their “ballistic”’ attentions, which left -him altogether indifferent, Premier Mussolini in a brief state- ment in the Senate today asked and received approval of the extraordinary law for the defense of the state. ‘The Senate approved the law, which comprises several measures, among them the death penalty and trial by military tribunals, by a vete of 183 to 49. This measure was approved by the Chamber of Deputies November 9. 1t provides for the death penalty for attempts against members of the royal family or the premier, and dras- tic punishment for opposition to the | Fascist regime. “The special tribunal authorized to inflict capital punishment will be ap- pointed by me,” sald Mussolin! to the Senate. “I can guarantee it will he composed of persons absolutely above suspicion, #o that the tribunal will not be used for revenge, but for severe Justice. “I must repeat that this matter of attacks leaves me profoundly indif- ferent. If those who made me the object of their ballistic attentions be- FATHER DISINHERITS SON, STUDENT SLAYER| Sister of Latter Also Cut Of When Will of R. T. Meads Dis- poses of $400,000. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 20.—Robert T. Meads, former Dartmouth College student, who shot and killed a fellow student in a quarrel in a fraternity house, was disinherited under the will of his father, Albert H. Meads, filed h’\T'l;!'Obll! Court here. e entire estate, inventoried at $400,000, was left to the widow, Mrs. Ethel T. Meads. A daughter, Mrs. Sarah Meads Dolg, who Iives with her mother, also received nothing. Young Meads shot Henry F. Ma- roney ne 17, 1920, in a quarrel over a bottle of whisky, which Maroney, who was a senior living in Medford, Mass., sought to purchase from Meads. Meads pleaded gullty to manslaugh- ter and was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison. Records of his father's estate gave young Meads' ad4ress as 105 Pleasant street, Concord, ) . Nome, Alaska, is farther west than Hawail. lieve they have intimidated me. they are far off the line of truth and only decelve themselves. Jespite everything that the future may bring. I shall remain in my place. which has been assigned to me by my people.” Kinggi'ffié Ch;\mges As Ireland Becomes A British Dominion By the Assooiated Press. LONDON, November 20.—For the third time in 50 years the title of the British monarch will be changed as a result of the Mnperial conference now drawing to a close. " Fhe premiers today recommended a slight alteration in the royal title, because of the new status of the Irish Free State. Legislation now will be intro- duced In Parliame: eliminating the reference to the “United King- dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and changing the wording to con form more accurately with Ire- land's new status. King George's new. tile will read: “George V, by Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the 'he present exhi-| WINSTON REPORTED 10 QUIT TREASURY Ogden L. Mills to Get Post as Undersecretary, Paper Says. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 20. — A special dispatch from Washington to the New York World tonight sa Garrard B. Winston is to resign Undersecreta of the Treasur: where he has been Secretary Me lon's principal assistant, and Repre sentative Ogden L. Mills of New York, Republican candidate recently defeated for the governorship, is his most likely successor. Mr. Winston has set no_definite date for his resignation, but the World savs it was learned authorita tively tonight that he has informed Secretary Mellon of his desire to | return to the private practice of law, { which he left to succeed S. Parker Gilbert, now agent genera! of repara tions. He has asked to be relieved when Mr. Mellon can make arrangements for handling the Treasury work. Mr. Mills called on the & tary this week, He has specialized on revent and financial questions as a memb of the ways and means committee of the House and was given much credit by House members for his work on the revenue act of 1926, passed at the Iast session of the present Congress Treasury officfals declined to confirm tonight that Mr. Mills has heen picked for the prospective vacancy Secretary Mellon indicated that Mr Winston's resignation i= not a matter of the immediate future and it is he- d likely that the under-secretary serve until the end f the ap proaching session of Congress he place of undersecretary of the Treasury is regarded generally as ane most difficult in the executive departments and one requiring hard work. Mr. Winston had held the place three years, during which most of the {mportant debts excepting that with important debts, excepting that with the resignatfon of Eliot Wadsworth as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury he became secretary of the World War Debt Commission Refore coming to Washington he was a member of the law firm of Winston, Strawn & Shaw of Chicag When Mr. Winston went to Europe last 8pring following conclusion of the French debt negotiations it was rumored that he was to take a place with the J. P. Morgan Co. He denied this upon his return Mr. Winston was not in Washin ton tonight and could not he reached | for a definite statement of his in | tentions. GULLS GO IN DETAILS WITH SHIPS ACROSS BAY Flocks at Breakwater in Mouth of Chicago River Seemingly Esti- mate Food Supply Available. By the Associated Pr CHICAGO, November 20.—Gulls cov- ering the long breakwater at the [mouth of the Chicago River provide {an interesting spectacle as they ri cloudlike, to greet an outgoing ship and detall a few of their number to |accompany it across Lake Michigan As the huge double span Michigan Avenue Bridge, last barrier over the murky stream cts and move: noiselessly skyward in response to the | throaty warning of the vessel, nosing | slowly northward, swarms of gulls {leave their resting place and begin to circle the ship. They escort the hoat some distance into the lake and then, as if previously arranged, the greater number return to the breakwater, leaving a few of their companions to make the trip. They seem to feel that food to be pick- ed from refuse of the ship is not enough for the entire flock. The gulls in the Winter depend | largely ‘on- food they can pick from | the Chicago River as it flows back- ward from the lake. GEN. GARIBALDI ACCUSED BY WIFE'S EX-HUSBAND Her Yucatan Divorce Attacked as He Aids Jailed Brother ‘in France. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 20.—Gen. Gluseppe Garibaldi. now in Europe to aid his brother, Ricciotti, whom the Paris police accuse in the Catalan plot, was named co-respondent in a | divorce suit filed here today by Stevenson Pierce Taylor. The general is charged with misconduet with the weman to whom he now is married. Taylor alleges that his wife, now Mrs. Garibaldi, obtained a divorce in Yucatan. He refuses to recognize t Mexican decree and seeks a divorce in New York. The Garfhaldis were married in Philadelphia January 27 last. The alleged misconduct took place between January and June of this year. “T am not going to do anything about it,” Mrs. Garibalid said at her home in Stamford, Conn. “I think the action is perfectly ridiculous.” 0CCOQUAN GETS MONEY. January Appfopriations Made Available Immediately. Appropriations allotted to the Dis- trict workhouse at Occoguan, Va., for dynamite, ofls and repairs for the third quarter of the current fiacal vear heginning January 1, were made avallable immediately by action of the Board of Commissioners yester. day bhecause of overcrowded condl- tions at_the institution. A deficiency appropriation will be necessary to meet the shortage. The amount needed will be computed next month. George S. Wilson, director of pub- Jic welfare, submitted a report to the showing that there are approximately 100 more prisoners at Occoquan than a year ago. “BAD ACTORS." STAY HOME Japan Refuses Passports to Poor Talent to Protect Name. TOKIO, November 20 (#).—There may have been t00 many “‘bad actors’ among the Japanese who have been going abroad as entertainers during the past several vears, say govern- ment officials, and hereafter possports will be given only to real “talent.” Mediocre Japanese entertainers tend to give Japan a bad reputation in Furope and America, according to the foreign office. Recently’ more than 30 Japanese actors were refused pass- ports. PHONE USE RESTRICTED. The District Commissioners vester- the use of the District Building it iephones to strictly official husiness. following a report from the electrical engineer, Warren B. Had that the appropriation for tele- phone service threatened to he in- sufficient.