Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1927, Page 2

U.S. BANS MEXICO NEWS IN DISPUTE Arrival of Attache Davis To-| morrow May Concern Embassy “Leak.” Bo far eoncerne » Department ver nsisted Davis Due Tomorrow i 6 Bire ] m Mexico City 4 ] War on Depo a confi imitted he is ission.” The Stat tment's chief Con lose the leak it was said, is to cl and prevent any more information be- f embassy i absence of any | anation at the department ning the nature of the informa- 1 to have been divulged, ned that the department lity for the va- rious unofficial explanations that have found their way into the public Just how long this secret Hne” has been operating between Embassy office is not known, stood rather definite were not that suspicions tened on any particular | person until early this vear when a vilian employe was dropped from the rolls of the embassy. His where- abouts now is unknown. Plau: While officials decline to throw any light on the situation, it was admitted that certain acts within the last year or so could be made to sound rather plausible when hooked up to the “leak” No responsibility is assumed for these explanations at the State Department, however, and yet no rea- son is assigned for the department’s reluctance to discuss them. That the purpose of Ambassador Sheffield’s return to the United States from Mexico last Summer was to try 10 pave the way for American inter- vention in Mexico was reported, unofficially, to be the gist of one of “the forged documents” reported de- livered to President Calles. It was explained that President Calles called at the embassy to say farewell to Mr. Sheflield just before the Ambassador's departure. No sooner had the Am- bassador gone, these reports said, than President Calles received a photostatic copy of what was purported to be a confidential embassy document stating the alleged object of the trip was prejudicial to the interests of the Calles administration. It was explained that this matter was brought to the attention of the American embassy through the in- discretion of a member of President Calles’ clerical force, who returned the photostatic copy to the American embassy. PEOPLE TOO MATERIAL, SAYS LENTEN SPEAKER Bishop McDowell at Keith's De- clares Kingdom of God Not Just Full Dinner Pail. Baying that the Kingdom of God is not ‘a matter of a full dinner pail, Bishop McDowell, speaking at the Lenten services at Kieth’s Theater today, emphasized the fact that the people of today are too much inter- ested in material things and too con- tent with being mediocre. “God 1is looking for a new breed of men and women in the image of his Son and free from orfinariness,” he said. “Our spiritual characters must be deepened, and we must live more like Christ in order to make this a Christian world. We are too content o be ordinary people, and are given over too much to the glory of doing ‘pretty wel C. A. Dav ty in Reports. n of New York pre- gided at today’s meeting. Rev. W. L. Darby, executive secretary of the Federation of Churches, led the serv- ices. Bishop McDowell will speak again tomorrow Rev. Clyde Brown will conduct the s es, and Wil- liam T. Galliher will preside. NOONDAY LENTEN SERVICES B. F. KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 O'Clock Speaker Tomorrow: BISHOP W. F. McDOWELL Services conducted by REV. CLYDE BROWN ed down | |and M streets | ous vocations and Gevelop liberal | schools here, THE EVENIN (&} STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 192 K ht: Dr. and Allzn Davi men at their respective school fin morrow morning. Elmer S. Newton, pri principal of Business High School, who will be the s in the CONTEST PRESIDING PRINCIPALS neipal of Western High Sehog oh; National Oratorical Contest to- NEW HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUN A National Education Would Finish Student Without Coll eg revised senior which hool student to enter | a for iculum han prepare him to go to | members culum of | superintendence, | ion, at the d today by . commission on e the department Vational Education A ning of a two- or s ation headquarte: associ mmhlw In the revised curriculum for senior | high schools, it was stated by mem- bers of the commi cater em- ph: aturaily d on voca- tional work. It im of the | prominent educatc ke the vari- ap- will be is the s to plicatio Year to Be Required. Development of the new curriculum will take approximately a full vear and will be placed before the annual | convention of the department at Bos- ton next February Edwin C. Broome of Philadelphia is chairman of the commission. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of is one of the thirteen members. Ten of the members were present today. The others in attend- ance follow: John L. A Rhod2 Island_College of Education; Charles H. Judd, University of Chicago; H oid O. Rugg, Columbia University Paul C. Stetson of Dayton, Ohio; H. B. Wilson of Berkeley, C: John W. Wither; ity; Joseph M. Gwinn, San Francisco, | if., president of the department of superintendence, and A. L. Threkeld of Denver, Colo. Enrollment Now 3,500,000 Importance of the revision of thel senior high school curriculum is ac- centuated by the fact that the enroll- ment of American high schools has doubled every decade since 1870, and now exceeds 3,500,000, it was pointed out today. If this rate of increase continues, it is stated, by 1940 there will be 7,000,000 pupils enrolled in the high schools. Before the commission adjourns it is expected to name a number of sub- committees to work on the senior high school curriculum revision. The commission last year effected a re- vised curriculum for the junior high schools and the year before completed a revision of the curriculum in the elementary school PRESIDENT RECEIVES 23 “NEWSBOYS,” ONE A GIRL Potential Executives From Ohio Show Proprietary Interest in White House. Twenty-three potential Presidents of the United States made a close-up in- vestigation of the job_tod They called at the White House, looked over the executive establishment, were warmly greeted by Mr. Coolidge, had their pictures taken with him, and finally concluded that it was a lot more fun selling newspapers back home. They were prize-winning newsboys of the Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio. Ohio being the mother of Presidents ven or so—each of these visiting ewsles” felt a sort of proprietary interest in the White Hou s they shook hands with the Chief Executive One of the 23, however, is a girl— Dorothy Carmichael of Bowling Green, Ohio. During a contest con- ducted by the Toledo Blade, Dorothy defeated all the boy contestants in her town, and was therefor entitled to the trip to Washington. She is only 13 and was unabashed by the fact that she was the only girl in the outfit. Besides being taken to the White House, these Ohio visitors were shown the sights of Washington. Lieut. D. E. Christie Dead. Lieut. Douglas E. United States Infantry, aide n. Charles D. Rhodes, 20th Brigade, at Camp Gaillard, Pan. ama Canal Zone, died at that post last Friday, according to War Department advices. He was from New Jersey and was graluated from the Milits Academy in June, 1923. Most of his | vic s in the Canal Zone, His ow, Mrs. Eliza Christie, lives 12 McKinley avenue, Trenton, N. J. Christie, to Brig. | Coupon I @he Foening Star. OFFERS TO ITS READERS Coupon Plan| will | ommanding_the | “Answers to Questions” By Frederic J. Haskin —the Question Book by the Diree- tor of the Largest Information Bureau in the world. Five thousand Questions and Answers in 70 well arranged chapters. Readable, entertaining, educa- tional, informative and fascinating from cover to cover. Present This Coupon of The Evening Star and secure your copy Mail Orders, $1.00 —postpaid_to any point in the United and at the business office 75c today. Smtcs or its possessions. A new book by the author of “The American Government” { U | | | | | | I's | SUPREME COURT RECORDISINVIEW Number of Cases Heard and| Disposed of May Reach New Mark. A new record in the number of ca heard and disposed of by the Supreme ourt _was in prospect today when the Nation's st tribunal met after a recess of three weeks Heretofore the court wa working at top 1 when case 300 was reach ed for argument. This term it is he- lieved that case 378 will be taken up, and should that be disposed of, the court may make the astounding rec- ord of reaching case as only 18 cases between that 378 have not heen disposed of. Work Nearly Current. Not long ago it took three for a case to come up in its regular turn for oral argument. Within the last few years that time has been re duced to approximately a year and alf. Now the court has brought fts work o nearly up to date that every case it finds on its docket when meets next October will be re for argument before the term in June, 1928, Up to the time the court took its recess last month, it had disposed of 595 cases, 278 by written opinions. Tmportant Cases Advanced. The present plan of the court to hear cases for four oral arguments for the term on May 6. A number of ses have been ad- vanced out of turn because of their importance, including all eriminal is weeks, closing proceedinigs which had been docketed | up to the middle of March. mong these is the appeal of Harry F. Sinclair to set aside the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals can- celing on the ground of fraud and corruption his lease and contract of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve in Wyoming. It will be reached to. morrow or Wednesday. MISS B. E. LIGHTFOOT DIES AT HOMESTEAD Services Will Be Held Tomorrow From Historic Tenley Place, Residence 91 Years. Miss Barbara E. Lightfoot, 91 year: old, died yesterday in her home, the famous Tenley homestead, 4551 W consin avenue, where she was born. Miss Lightfoot, who was the grand- daughter of William Lightfoot of Westmoreland County, Va., a soldier of the War of 1812, and the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Lightfoot, passed her entire life in the Tenley place, which was given to the Lightfoot years ago. ss ‘Lightfoot was a member the Tenleytown Baptist Church. is survived by three ni Mrs Gersham _Bradford of Washington, Mrs. De Witt Lee Reaburn of Holly- wood, Calif,, and Mrs. Clyde C. Lat tener of Montpelier, Ohio, and a nephew, J. Jerome Lightfoot, attor- ney, of this city, connected with the Veterans' Bureau. Services will be held at the resi- dence tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. RITES FOR COL. BARNES. Medical Officer, Who Died in West, Buried in Arlington. Funeral services for Col. Carl L. Barnes, U. S. Medical Reserve Corps, 54 years old, who died near Chicago, Tuesday, April 5, were conducted in Arlington Cemetery this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Chaplain John T. Axton, jr., U. 8. A., officiated, Col. Barnes served overseas with the 6th Division during the W War and also served at several of the military camps in the State: His widow. who was Miss Nellie G. Benson of Bloomingtdn, 111, accomp: nied the body here for funeral services and burial, of She BOWIE ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. RACE—Purse, $1,200; 4 furding: e, maiden Toanna, Water v» Aith +Honey Nook Polar Sea. . Trapny Frank Ono" it tock Farms SECOND RACE—Purse, year-olds: 6 furlins, ymmy_Foster. *Cony” Boy ucen Be entry. 1.200: Queen Bee Joan Shirles *Reigh Shot Also eligibie— . 110 109 54 n 110 $1,400: the mares, '3-year-olds RAC fillics 7 furlings. 110 108 B and 108 103 100 : the Calvert Queen Navarre. Crossword SIXTH RAC ds “and up: 108 R (] Sackw'th 105 Purse. § 1 mill I S, Zod s Purse, $ 1% mil toinwa BUO B Frosty *The "All Bellfont Blowhorn Ensile claiming . 110 100 110 i claim- . 105 D110 108 100 306 108 . 105 *Apprentice allowance laimed, Weather clear: tri years | it | hed | ends | 1a | WILL STAGE BIG ORATORY CONTESTS | Champion Hig Kis Y Speschinakers of} h Schools Wiil Be Chosen | Tomorrow Morning. | | mined i | the Wast | won the . fact that | hool consti bionsh musical h Orche auzment th their | will | testant hute cont Contestants at Western, The contest championshir ol elimination 17 series Do et sthy | who | is the is com fon on istitution™; Mary Rupli, | 2534 Hall place, subject | “Washington's Contribution to Constitution”: *Helen hitwell B 1781 Lanier place, who is bidding for honors ‘with a h on stitution”; Lawrence Ells 19 attery lane, whose oration is * | Richara sixth place, speech on Herbert Torbert, 1 avenue, whose oration ts of the Constitution e jury which will determine the winner from this of erators is composed of Eimer Louis Kayser, i member of the faculty of George University, and E. Hilton and Dr. Emma Wold, at- a and Dumbarton subject is 3107 an two hours after the tern meeting is gotten under way, Business I hool will launch out into its ck D battle with four cont s in its own auditorium be- fore s 1l assembly at 11 o'cloc] Allan Davis, principal, will presic and Business High School (¢ chest | play during the meeting. tors at Business. who will com- nship and their Joseph place the 16, The crack orate pete for the cham ective subjec , 16, anier ‘s Contribution to 5 18, of Glen Constitution,” 1 1506 Nor o Constitution.” on’ will be served at Bust- High School immediately after finals are concluded and the champion is announced. The judgy and Miss Louise B. Proctor, conte: manager for The Star, will be guests of honor The task of selecting from the contesting will rest with a jury composed of Joseph McGarraghy mes Wik and Miss Elizabeth Harris, attorney Edwin s, professor of law a the Washington College of Law, and Mrs. Grace Hays Riley, dean of the same institution. Banner Contest Day. Tomorrow, which will be a banner for oratorical contests, will be | concluded with the championship com- petition at Tech High School, when six of that institution’s best speakers will do battle at 8 o'clock at night. lively meeting is expected in + auditorium and the Tech High Or- chestra, under Dore Walten, will play in_concert. The Dunbar Schools will ch simultaneous afternoon in separate two buildings. In addition to the honor of the school championship the winners of the contests will each be awarded a cash prize of $100 and each will merit a place in The Star finals, May 4. Dunbar has reduced its_contesting field of sp to five, and these will compete auditorium of thei school. The survivors of the series of stiff elimination tests who now will face one another for ‘hampionship, and their re: , Ruth Matthews, Mabel Wyche. Constitution”; 'Luci "Robin: om and the Consti- tution’’; rving, “Lincoln and the Constitution,” and Philip Green, “The Constitution Jury of Three. jury of three will render the final decision in determining the represent- ativ nf the Dunbar High hool, nd its members will be Miss Grace Col man, teacher of E lis t Howard University; Dr. Charles H. Thompson, teacher of sociolog Howard, and Rev. William Washington, pastor of |the Zion Raptist Church. W. L. Smith, principal, will be the presiding of thus following the policy of the other high school championship con- tests. Armstrong's ¢ rk ora through the same type elimination competitions, will contest for the championship of their school and the accompanying $100 cash prize and a place in The Star finals at the same hour. The contest s and their respective speeches are Allen Andre; “Alexander Hamilton and the Constitution”; Gretchen Allen, “Lincoln and the Constituti ert Conn, “The Constitution’; Johnson, milton and the tion" Willlam Newman, “The Con- Howard Spris eorge hingfon and the Constitution,” Lelia Coleman, “The Constitu- Capitol stre A lunch the winner fleld at Businass A Armstrong High their champions t 1 o'clock Thursday ntests in the in the he Constitution” tors, selectes of school Was and tion. ges at Armstrong High will Walters, G. H. Richard- son and Pinkett. David Houston, principal, will be chairman | of the contest meeting. MARRIAGE IS ANNULLED. Decree Signed in Case of William and Dorothy Olson. A boy and girl marriage which went | on the rocks in three months was terminated today when Justice Bs of the District Supreme Court s an interlocntory decree of annulment in favor of Dorothy F. R. Olson, 19 years old. She told the court that without the knowledge of her parents, on April 29, 1924, she went with Wil liam H. Olson to Clarendon, Va., where he ob! m(ll marri; license, | iving the over when he was then only 16 and he was only 19 years of age. After the ceremony gether for three months, she stated, when he left her and has not since »uted to her support. Attorney K. Perkins appeared for the petititoner, while the defendant was represented by Attorney Henry M. Fowler, they lived to- | that the | all classes is GIVE TIMELY AID TO CITY ORPHANS. John Hays Han 168 children—mo Left to right: John Joy Edson, lvanced $10,000 to pay the pension of enate when the second deficiency biil dicd 30 GVERS NOW NCHARTIESLIST ™ w and uu-h mothers of |n oy of 5 Upse is fsland Calm Austria, he tell no d his traveling r a time yes- s machine Campawn Brings‘ Gcod Response, But Total | Still Below Requirements. at ation offi reatened and s Csida before had been is cont the young- lared. = “But m. 1 was told know where they “A away That workers fc to keep troubl crushing the li families’ throughout the year and to care especially fop the helpless chil dren of such families, This is the idea that has a number of well known Washir tonians to join again this year the “Dollar-a-Day Club” with a_ pledge t least in support of structive, home servic ssociated Cha da Taters enable As! to the e traine ated Charities from comple of hundreds of Is Eepred < on his way to join Amelia Goldstein led the papers when he did so he s mother. BRITSH B saving o The me number work time it must the contribut of this wor nberships of tk and_their gifts for te §1 At the s: be borne in mind ions of the many friends have already more th matched this dbllar v total still the Joint Finance Committee many thousands of dollars rhort of the year's budget of $70,000, the min imum required to meet the numerous family emergencies calling for and relief of homes to be saved. Needs More Members. The Easter that | | 1-d nd care £27,000,000 Shortage | Blamed on Strikes—Total Set at £818,390,000. campaign committee is hoping that additional memberships to the “Dollar-a-Day Club® will be subscribed this week at the same time appeal for memb continued. Tl ance that what each one gives be matched by enough more others to get the work done on a large scale is pointed out by the pmmittee as a sound argument for | ponse to its appeal p to noon today additional mem bership contributions from home-sav- have been received, bringing t up to $3,43: Contributions may Preston, treasurer, at the Social Serv- ice House, 1022 Eleventh et north- west, or to the office of The Star. is to from By the Assoc LONDO 6 the fiscal crowde of Common »on by Winston Churchi the exchequer. hurchill delivered the tion of the nation’s finances, the custom upon the buc He re expo which be sent to Ord blamed the deficit o nearly £3 fiscal year the prolo neral strik No. 13. Helping Her to Help Herself. ke of last yea It is said that “Providence He those who help themselves Providence has rai: friends for this h Ips At least sympathetic ard-working colored woman in her misfortune, old | colored couple, living nearhy, share their few bushels of coal with her. In return she shares with them the wood which she cuts in the woods near the hou or she lives on the edge of rict. When she is ill a friend ysician (white) travels across town to attend her, free of charge. neighbor, who owed her six dollars and had no money, paid her in paint which he had on hand With this she painted, with her own hands, inside and out, the little three-room house h she is paying $15 a month to v. A warrant for the arrest of her ht , a chronic deserter, who has “beaten her up” several There are four children, the | 8. One dollar a day from sociated Charities will help | Providence to help this woman. the chancellor of th to pay the bill, portion the blam red “but me to to exchieque is not fo but only elf in the guise I am only th Will Not Iu‘m‘\\ Cre Despite the strikes, he the country’s revenu the shock and continue British exchange ha stood like a rock. He.said he did n intend to renew the in the United States upon i mth. ted expenditures for the 192 t were stated to be sout four billion dollar future revenue pre wchil said that, apai .xpected development tes contained in th ¢ to be solidly mai their ~ from un China, any t He asser | position ¢ world and unimpaired The chancellor made the erypt statement that “for the moment” I s allowing in the cstimated expe nt to the sin] amount of ntain ou the financial center our economic pos No. 14. Faint But Pursuing. She is a working woman, but not strong enough to do a full day’s labe Her employer speaks well of her wo and {s considerate enough to allow her to come and go as her strength per She is paid on an hourly basis rding to the time she is able to k, but, does not earn enough for support present living costs. One hundred and thirty dollars for the next six months, or $ ed to supplement the woman ings and toprevent a possible ous and physical breakdown. val Son. but h, 000,000. lation over wi ng fund to make r's deficit. ther he would ra up the preser nerv No. 1. ohn is sti trying his b s Others Injured York Fire. in his ‘teens, everal in st to support his father, near-ill mother, and little sister, The boy puts all his spare earnings back into the home. No one could be more loyal to his own parents than John is to his. He can generally < the food and other going Dt the rent. Eight dol- week is needed for thi: m, or for the next six months. NEW YORK, April 11 elderly couple was burned a woman was seriously hurt other pe: ). — ¢ rooming h street two de s as known to fel s. Farrell. king relatives in a lem further. were low lod | Police were se A brush the handle of which con- 3 - | attempt to ident tains a dry battery that sends a cu rent of electricity through the hair a cure for headache and hair trou- bles has been introduced in England. Distem influe similar ”Js!ing Papers | SHous S B DEFICIT the introduction of and s had survived | credits obtaine £818 of the d been much specu: the COUPLE BURN TO DEATH. New to death, nd sev- received minor in- rly today when fire swept the house at 38 West Archbold, ated by mmond, who, yney which failed to be approp RS, SKYDER ASKS SEPARATE IRIr-.- cutor Oppose Plea of Wom- an in Murder Case. By the A NEW for a Snyder, mour murd; was Court The jus the attorney, oppositic District attorney YORK, separate \ecu intly Henry Judd r of her husbar made today ce Scud trial preme adv Dana Wallace, t briefs when d by both »mbe and the Atte orn for nm\ r ision New ed he would probably by indi Courtroom held in Tsland Snyder stood be neither Mrs. Snyder’s it she did a irrepar his | | |tr S| whereas t not be. In 3 fessions, it is obvious that Gray can confess, these documents are intro- duced, case and not to the jur | volving client.” - Oppose Separate Trials. ns i, |8 said i er. i he crime to- o indicted together ed together,” ot ney for ( r. e 1t e, | 1 of e Havenner Baking Co. Employe Vic- tim of Gas Fumes. John F. Ni ner Baking suicide d, was found by his wif ichol. s was escaping from an opened | aid fror polic gave a ver: ad ot d X- | later the_cord | suicide. Mr. Nichol had been | ing from a diseased foot, and forts to stop his su re I 5 | to have inflicted greater pain, It following In}~ Eaward, 1€ | son: n- | lieved 4 suicide “rederick and Roy with his widow, surviv three i ic he n- nt n 1- n o 3,432 Home Savers have already joined forces this year in the HUMAN SALVAGE work of the Associated Char ties and Citizens’ Relief Asso- ciation, 10,000 GIVERS are urgently needed to enable these FAM- ILY WELFARE and CHILD- CARING SOCIETIES to con- tinue their home. ng work. Will you be one of these? If so, please fill out the following blank and mail to Ord Preston, Treasurer, Joint Finance Committee, As: ties and Citizens’ Relief Association, 1022 11th § Inclosed find §.... to enroll me as a Home-Saver. ciated Chari- reet N.W. “Home Saving” Memberships. Capital Sustaining Supporting Special Active . Associate Address .. Payments may be made in monthly or “YOUR MONEY OR THEI -850 Name and | 10,000 LOANED - TOAIDD.C. WARDS Fcur Public- Splnted Citizens Supply Orphan Fund Con- gress Failed to Provide. | Gray’s Attorney and Prose-i d in the 11 there will be no way { mone money s not ct, but vuh»\w H’v Commiss Dou As a result of Mt anging f of the d pl are tu s of the not received 1S they truste had this definite d M 0,000 Mr. 1] any of th said_that from Mr. it their be noon. 1 assura Hogan t ach would some time this aft, in Loan Speedily Arranged. »d with which Mr, ged to borrow the a precedent. It was n afternoon t inforn The spe | ousness of | cided that | immediat The question of having the cc 1 reconsider his sted, but the Commissioner thought that would cause an undue de- as immediate action was i w of the threats of ' to turn the the Board e loan by persons be the only means he devoted his ing the money, and suc | so time foster mothers, financial to was said nstances tnue to feed compensation from > in bad are un wards the Dis- = ciret 1 con t | & Guatemalan Is Admitted. the request of the State, the War Depar ransed for the attendance of t of the chief justice of student at the Army it Fort Humph | session, by At Engineer School Va., at the next ning Septemt A Fiery Romance of a Pretiy Girl with Red Hair Starting in Today’s Star On Page 24