Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1927, Page 7

ran 7 NEW AMERICAN U STAR, WASHINGTON. D. €., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1f PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE LACKING THE EVENING - OPERA FESTIVAL lirea at the Smith-Vare proposals and substitutes the strategists will be at work ‘seeking to strengthen their OWNERS DEFY ARTS COMMISSION RULE ON BUILDIN OPENS BRILLIANTLY French Tenor and Luella Me- lius Re 2ive Greatest Ap- plause in “Mignon.” The festival week of grand opet which marks the tenth season of pro ductions ed the Washingtor Opera Co., Edouard Albion, dire opened with a performance of non” last night at Poii's Theater t from fashionable, capacity audience that mostly arvived on time and stayed un- til the very last note of the last act. A patriotic and international flare was given when the large chorus and prin- cipals formed a bacl d lor the French tenor, Mantic apitaine, who was led by Mr. Albion before the cur tain several times and rve ved an ovation both for his personal merits and the gesture of artistic friendiiness extenc by his country the Na tional Capital of the United St in his_presence *and “The St vere sung with fervor dur- fng the intermission between the sec: and third acts, following buef speech by the director, in which he commented upon ance’s loyalty 1o the United States from the days of this country’s birth until today. when she sends aid to us in building in th arts in this country. There was much applanse. The flags of both conntries were hung on the stage. As for the oper Mignon.” based | upon Goethe's “Wilhelm Meister., with music by Ambroise Thomas, i charming, graceful and very light. Altho the music is not heavy it \ tricky. ‘There is not much chorni work. What there is was creditably done last n t by a choius th: was well costumed and showed fullest power in the national anthems. Orchestra Well Handled. The orchestra. under Albert Bim- boni. was held down most of the time successfully, so that the voices of the singers were not drownes The over- ture to this opera and Filina's famous air in the sccond act, “Je suis Ti- tania.” are both familiar to every one. There are other melodies not so fre- quently heard, however, that peeped forth quite charmingly as the score unfolded. Personal laurels to the singers were seattered last night. M. Capitaine won the most dis:inguished honors as the guest artist from across the At- His gestures and poised in- retation of his role were ever jm- mediately under the control of his very finger tips. He has an unusual quality of voice, with considerable warmth, and it will be interesting to hear him further in the leading tenor roles in “Thais” and “Faust.” Dorothy Speare, the young Ameri- can, who first won fame as a novel- ist with her book, “Dancers in the Dark,” several seasons ago and since then has had many magazine articles and another book published, made her American debut followinz study of singing both here and in Italy, in the title role. She has a very colorful, beautiful quality and_much volume. Her production seemed to improve in ease as she got further into the opera, and during the last act she was at her best. Her singing of the little “Prayer” was excellent. It will be interesting to watch her progress as she has more experience on the operatic stage. Her acting is still somewhat amateurish, but she uses her intelligence and she will. probably ®oon overcome this most natural of obstacles for a young singer. Will Sing “Carmen” Tonight. Owing to sudden news of the ill- of Margery Maxwell, who was to Haves ung Micaela tonight, Miss Speare will seize the opportunity to add to the very unusual nature and proportions of her personal laurels and will sing that role in “Carmen” tonight. She also is listed to sing Marguerite in “Faust.” Vocal and stage honors combined in their highest degree must be handed to Luella Melius, the experienced, poised coloratura soprano. Mme. Melius has been heard here in several previous productions given .by the Jocal company, but never has she ap- peared to better effect than in the role of the flirtatious actress Filina, and her applause won with the “Titania” air was the largest received by any one during the evening. She was in excellent voice and her famous trill was at its best. Throughout the opera every bit that she contributed was done in a finished, highly admir- sble and telling style. ~Also her French enunciation was delightful. Ivan Steschenko was fine in the #mall role of Giarno and Janet Mahon as thoroughly adequate. Rollin Pease as Lothario was not so good. His production was very throaty and his enunciation was indistinct. Also his pitch seemed variable. The other small bits were well done. The ballet with Klizabeth Gardiner and Paul Tchernikoff as principals did & delightful gypsy number in the act. Enric: ¥ Dillon deserves eommendation for admirable stage- settings and clever handling of her chorus and principals to make attrac- tive pictures, particularly in the open- ing scene of the first act and in the garden scene during the second ac! Tonight the opera will be Bizet's gay “Carmen,” also sung in French. | Jeanne Gordon will be the heroine and Paul Althouse the Don Jos Ivan Ivantzoff, a particular favorite with Washingion opera_audiences, will be the Escamillo and sinz the famous “Toreador Song.” The opera starts promptly at §:1 H. of by won enthusiastic applause y Airport to Have Museum. Among the features of the $4,250,000 airport being planned for Buenos Ai Argent is an aeronautical museum, library, ‘weather bur wireless station and other adj The muscum is to contain exhibiis | dealing with all possible phases of aviation. The airport will cover more | than 300 acres in Belgrano, about miles from the eapital. A speci built lighthouse with a powerful be con for directing night fiyers is also planned | s SN S Text of President’s Message to Congress d_from Sixth Page®) continue example to promote and fortify covenants permitte to make, peace by our it by such int ainst war ag under vur Consti tution AMERICAN PROGRESS. Our country has made much prog ress. But 1t take and will continue to take, much effort " petition will be keen, the temptation to selfishness and arrogance will he severe, the provocations to harshly with weaker peoples will be many. All of these are embraced in the -OPPOrtUNity for true sreatness They will be overbalane by coop eration, by generosity A spirit of meighborly kindn, The forces of the universe are takinz humanity in that direction. In doing good. in walking humbly. in sustuning its own people. 1n ministering to other hations. America will work out its own mighty destiny CALVIN COOLIDGF The White House, December 6 | to {hold out a | Plans for United Cig: decision by e Arts Con Store at Fou ission that structure would not he suit: enne, wh ansylvanin e oy nth and ¥ site proposes fo erect despite | overnment buildings. ! | | ntinued from_Fi of Mexico,” would be solved without | impairment of friendly While the President’s his former policy 1 ture did not come as pticeable hecause 1 repercussions nor his 3 West seemed to have viewpoint. Appr ¥ sonnd_and workable proposal the farmer, he said, would have his earnest support, but he laid down the principle that it should aim to assist the farmer “to work out his own_salvation, socially and economic: ally.” T the pe that_the dherence to rding agricul urprise, it ither politic: Summer in the affected his Relief, Any help = showin; ns of im- proving, Mr. Coolidze < usele: ent. nd s se a temporar rded is pe Government pr fixing is known to be unsound bound to result in disaster. A - ernment subsidy would work out the same way. “Price fixing and subsidy will both increase the surplus, instead of di- minishing it. Putting the Govern- ment directly into business is merely a combination of subsidy and price fixing aggravated by political pres sure “These expedients would lead logic- ally to telling the farmer by law what and how much he should plant and where he should plant it, and what and how he should sell and where he should sell it. he most effective means of deal- ing with surplus crops is to reduce the surplus acreage. While this can- not be done by the individual farmer, it can be done through the organiza- tion already in existence, through the information published by the Depart- ment of Agriculture, and especially through banks and others who supply credit refusing to finance an acreage manifestly tog large. Legislated Prosperity Impossible. “It is impossible to provide by law for an assured success and prosperity for all those who engage in farming. 1f acreage becomes overextended. the Government cannot assume responsi- bility for it. The Government can, however, assist co-operative associa- tions and other organizations in order- Iy marketing and handling a surplus clearly due to weather and seasonal conditions, in order to save the pro- ducer from preventable loss. “While it is probably impossible to secure this result at a single step, and much will have to be worked out by trial and rejection, a beginning could be made by setting up a Federal board or commission of able and experienced men in marketing, granting equal ad- vantages under this board to. the {ment in agriculture, and IECONOMY VITP;L TO CONTII\iUED {Longworth Prefers | PROSPERITY, PRESIDENT SAYS s agric and ons of the country. courngement to the co-oper wiving en- tive move providing a at a moderate the necessary ation would lay permanent solu oblem.” fund for loan interest financing. Such I the foundation for tion ofsthe surplus i revolving rate of s Congress of Tax. L to revise deral revenues, Mr. Cool vould be approached with e to sustain the national budset admonition was given s that the duty for wirs its nst too often selfish, alw med of the national nec with hired agents using ‘ed be ries as engines nda." aws that it inter infq whole. Jrope Prop: Seing ation which relies upon its ability to maintain peace by fair deal ing and good will rather than by force. the President advocated the maintenance of moderate Army and Na He added, however, the need | for considerable naval expansion had been demonstrated some time ago and that in_rounding out its Navy the United States should not be moved hy the failure of the Geneva armament conference. He said the United States is “ready and willing to con- tinue the preparatory investigation on the general subject of limitation of armaments, which have been started under the auspices of the League of Nations, 2 Every one knew,”’ Mr. Coolidge said, “that had a three-power agree- ment been reached it would have left us with the necessity of continuing our building program. The failure to agree should not cause us to build either more or less than we otherwise should. “Any future treaty of limitation will call on us for more ships. We should enter on no competition. We should refrain from no needful program.” Repeats Waterways Views. their | of The President declared that stabili- | zation of the Great Lakes remained to be considered so that they may be opened to the sea, Congress hav- ing already authorized the general| improvement of the Mi: ppi sys- tem. ‘This stabilization would provide a Gulf to the Atlantic waterway, in- dorsed by Mr. Coolidge in his Phila- delphia speech before the Union league, and his message declared that two boards of engineers had de- cided the . Lawrence River the more expeditious and cheaper route. While he favored proposals for prb- moting peace throughout the world, Mr. Coolidge declared that the United States should peace by example and “fortify it by such international covenants against continue to promote war we are permitted under our Constitution to make.” SOVIET TAKES PART IN PEACE GESTURE Russia Joins Geneva Move to End Lithuania’s “War” on Poland. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Ch News. Copyright, 192 GENEVA, December 6.— For the first time since the World War, Eu- Tope's four great powers—Great Brit- ain, France, Germany and Russia— have agreed concerning an important international problem. After two days of conversations, For- eign Ministers Chamberlain, Briand, Stresemann and Litvinoff have agreed that the anomalous “state of war” which Lithuania has maintained for seven vears against Poland is a dan- zer to European peace and must end. The long-closed frontier must be open- ed and diplomatic relations entered into. razo Daily Argument Over Vilna. The cause of Lithuania’s attitude is | Vilna, which Poland seized and holds | and which Lithuania claims. There is no question of giving Vilna to Lith- The solution proposed is that | red uania. the “state of war” shall be decla .nded and Lithuania, by unilatel rv ntain its abstract claim to Vilna 5 Unless Lithuania is disposed to inst all four of the great powers, this solution probably will be \dopted here, through the League of Nations Council, before the week end. With Poland every year stronger and more firmly established and with the four great powers agreed, it is inconceivable that Lithuania should fail to accept. I, however, Lith- uania does refuse, there is more than a strong possibility that Poland will finally take Lithuania at her word that a state of war exists, and act accordingly. This is exactly what (he powers want to prevent. Their motives differ, but their aims are ica ance and Great Britain would like 10 xee an eventual union of Poland and Litnuania. Germany and Russia would like to prevent s a_union ee for the present thut the ¢ thing is real peace and that in- should be established be Poland and Lithuani | e is even talk of an eventval rno. an delezation left Geneva tvinofl’s interview with mLerlain, while it gave | is considered the ntual resumption ns hetween Great The obstacle is e, whose prop- V. L. R - Austen C| 0 concrete results »f diplomatic re in and Russia Third Internatio ndist_activitics in internal Rritish airs Sir Austen s unwilling to tol te. and which the Russians are un [able to promize to suppress M vinoff’s interview with A, | Brianad seems to have ended the pos | | sibility of a rupture between France | | tussia. There is even talk of a | Franco-Russian nonaggression pact Iv speaking, what M. Briand proposed to M. Litvinoff was th Russin, Germany, Greay@Britain and Fealled Blind Man at 60 Now Keeping Door At U. S. Senate! By the Assoclated Press. A 60-year-old blind man of New Bern, N. today was a door- keeper of the United States Senate after serving four terms in a simi- lar capacity at the North Carolina General Assembly. J. C. Johnson, blind since child- hood, went about his duties on Capitol Hill with confidence, de- claring he would need only a few days to familiarize himself with his surrounding: Johnson possesses an unusual sense of recognition. He makes ac- quain s by learning to associ- ate their names with their voices and handclasps France should work together for world peace with all other like-minded powers, M. Litvinoff said he had been much impressed by the cordial personal re- lations existing among Briand, Strese- mann and Chamberlain. The western European - statesmen. on the other hand, were equally impressed by the conciliatory and relatively reasonable attitude of the Russians. All this is something new. Kurope really secms to be finding herself. URGE! RCOTIC CURB. Drug Evil Denounced in Report to League Council, VA, December 6 (#).—Strong inst the narcotics evil 1x for in a report submitted to the council of the League of Nations today by Raoul Dandurand, ve on the cou was unanimously action B report adopted. Repeating charges made by the League's n ium commission that the illicit drug traffic continues on an enormous “scale and is backed by huge financial resources, nator Dandurand urged the nations belong- ing to the council to hasten ratific: tion of the Geneva opium convention. Little progress can be achieved in combatting the traffic until the con- vention enters into force, he said. Mexico, Kcuador and Russia, non- participating nations in the recent conference on import and export pr hibitions and restrictions, will be given an opportunity to adhere to the treaty adopted at the conference The Council of the League passed a resolution today that the treaty, which is intended to remove some of the barr to international trade sent 1o these countries for their nature_if thev <o d DIAMONDS '\ N our newest creation, ‘we have transformed the abid- ing loveliness of the virgin water lily into a circle brooch of Oriental sapphires and dia- Jewelers Suite 800 nal Press Bldg., 14th & F Brown) Post as Speaker to | Any Public Office! Associated Prose Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, who frequently has heen mentioned in wssions of presidential possibil- . told the House yesterday that would rather J Ker than “hold any othe the gift of the Amerie: Longworth— Known to his co innotuncement in his speech aceept- ing the Speakership after his re. lection over his friend, though po- Al enemy, Finis arrett of Tennessee. “In the circumst tions with wh vounded,” Lon sessing as 1 hel he office n peopl he s sues —made this wces and condi- b 1 find myself s vorth said, “pos ve 1 do the esteem and good will of all my colleagues in the proportion which 1 simi- larly entertain for them, 1 say, and I say it with the utmost sincerity, that 1 had rather he Speaker of the House of Represen iv of the United States than hold any other office in the gift of the Ameri n people.” REAPPORTIN BILL BACKED BY TILSON Duty of Congress to Settle Problem, House Leader Asserts. cader Tilson today declared atically in favor of passing a re- portionment bill at this session of even though it would be ble to have States redistricted under the new reapportionment, based on the 1920 census records, before the 1930 census record will be available, The present situation is admittedly | in violation of the intent of the Con. | stitution and does not allow equal rep. resentation in the law-making body for all the citizens, as had been re- peatedly emphasized in debate in the House, There are three schools of thought regarding reapportionment, each of which has its own supporters in the legislative body, who have been un. villing to compromise their differ- eices, with the result that the ques. tion has never been settled, although repeated attempts have been made to pass a reapportionment act, Provision Is Made. Tilson said today: ‘“The Constitu- tion provides that a reapportionment of members of the House of Repre- sentatives among the States shall be made after each decennial census, and this provision places a duty on Con- gress which should not be ignored. “Many States,”” Mr. Tilson pointed out. which have alrge increases of population since* the ecnsus of 1910 do not now have their proper repre- sentation in the House of Representa- tives. Hundreds of thousands of American voters,” he_ emphasized. “are partially disenfranchised because the present membership of the House does not truly reflect the distribution of population’in the country, and this is a state of affairs which cannot con- tinue indefinitely if we are to preserve popular government* in the United States, “If this problem is not promptly and properly met, we shall soon have conditions akin to the ‘rotten hor- ough® xystem which at one time pre- vailed in England. “Differences of opinion in the Honse have prevented up to the present time the sage of any reapportionment sed on the 1920 census, and we are now approaching 1930 without any- thing having heen done. Nothing can be done now in time to make a reap- portionment effective hefore 1930, Whena new census will be taken, but some plan must be worked out and adopted at this Congress which will show that we intend to perform our constitutional duty and make the House of Representatives a truly rep- resentdtive body. i Fenn Sponsors Bill. “Representative Ienn of Connecti- cut, rman of the House census committee, is sponsoring a bill to make reapportionment automatic after 1930, based on the permanent House me; bership of 435. His bill presents, it seems to me, a way in which this prob- lem may be met. “He proposes to place Secretary of Comme administrative duty upon the ‘ce the purely of reapportioning "ensus, so that iin find ourselves in legislative impasse of the past § ars “Whether it be by Mr. or hy me other providing for st be fulfilled, Fenn's bill measure, the duty reapportionment for this question 1ches to the very roots of our Re- publican institution.” Six reapportionment hills have al- at_this session. 16 JACKSON PLACE (On Lafayette Square) | New Office Building Will Be Ready for Occupancy January Ist 1 i One-half block from White House and State-War-Navy Building. Overlooks Lafayette Square, the Mall and Potomac River. Offices admirably ar- ranged in half-Aoor suites. Quier and dignified location for law firms and organi ons. H. GUY HERRING 26 Jackson Place | ests, which he said are too often sel | may have Lof a $400.000,000 reduction in | it should be the aim to assist the farm- | most effective wa: Main 8940 IN NEW OR DRASTIC COMMENT inued_from ing for the removal of party lines when the tax and appropriation bills come up for action, and he indulged in a little persuasion in an effort to bring about a congressional line-up on these measures, minus political flavoring. As an added argument i this respect, the President recalled that Congress has previously shown that tax legislation can be removed from purely political consideration mto the realms of what he calls triotic business principles In appealing for tax revision minus party strife, the President took oc sion to invite outside interests to leave the matter of revision to Congress, the only “responsible body” to engage in that work, as he expressed it He in- ed the reminder that the Constitu- tion provides that Congress and no other body is empowered to raise, manage and expend the finances of the Governmen The President was not content with this hint to outsiders to keep hands off the revising of taxes, but went so far as to declare that if special inter- nd always uninformed of the 1l needs as a whole, are per- mitted to influence Congress in its tax task, the result will be a law that will ‘be unbalanced and unjust, bad for business and bad for the country. He mentioned no_interests by name, but it is assumed gene that he ad in mind recent activi- ties on the part of the United tes Chamber of Commerce in its advocacy axes. Disappoints on Farm Issue. he President’s treatment of the agricultural problem caused no little disappointment. It was thought that as a result of the President’s long stay in the Black Hills, during which time he rubbed elbows with real di farmers of the West and had an, op- portunity to study at first hand the farm problems, that he would offer mething really definite or concrete in_the matter of a plan for legislating aid 10 the American farmer, In commenting upon the indefinite | manner in which the President did | treat this subject, it also was mention. | ed that in view of the fact that the next national ecampaign is not far distant and that agricultural relief looms up as becoming one of the real problems of this session of Con- gress, and as an issue in the forth. coming campaign, might have prompted the Predient to fnclude something more than he did in his message. Mr. Coolidge made it plain that his attitude on this subject is virtually the <ame as it has been since he has bheen President; that he stands just where he did when he vetoed the McNary- Haugen bill last Winter, and when he approved the Fess revolving fund re- lief bill two Winters ago. He is unal- terably opposed to anything bordering on Government price fixing, or Gov- ernment subsidy for farmers, claim- ing that both of these suggested plans are unsound and as not proposing any permanacy or stability. He wishes agriculture to prosper and would sup- port and sound and workable pro- posal along this line. Loan Fund Approved. Satisfled that the farmers’ interests are not identical, he would like to see legislation that would assist as'many producers in as many regions as pos- sible. And, as he has always insisted, He thin! the to deal with the surplus crops is to reduce the surpius acreage and to promote co-operative organizations, and as a further means of effecting more orderly marketing he would approve the setting up of a Federal hoard and providing a re- volving loan fund at a moderate rate of interest for the necessary financ- ing. Whether or not this is the panacea being sought, he honestly believes such legislation would lay the founda- tion for a permanent solution of the surplus problem. ¥ The President is quite positive tha naghing could be worse for agriculture than a reduction of tariff rates on in- dustry. as has been proposed. claim- ing that nearly everything the farm- er sells is protected and everything he uses in farming is already on the free list. In advocating liberality in the mat- ter of cxtending relief in the Missis. er to help him: Mississippi 1 . He contends that this ing matter should not be made the vehicle for carrying the so-called pet river projects. The matter of legislating fur these tributaries can wait, he insists, Not Insurer of Citizens. However, in dealing with the flood question the President wanted it clear- ly understood that while the Federal Government stands ready to provide generous relief and protection. it is not in insurer of its citizens against the hazards of the elements. In the paragraph of his message devoted to prohibition the President expressed himself more forcibly than ordinarily in demanding enforcement. He declared that some progress is heing made by the Government in this direction and gave positive as- surance that the Federal authorities propose to discharge their obligation for enforcement to the full extent of their ability. However, he did not overlook the opportunity to again accuse the local governments of being ax in thelr co-operation, saying that it they gave the same vigilance, the results of enforcement would be more successful, His appeal for increased appropria- | tions to he used American Indian was ascribed to his frequent contact during his vaeation in South Dakota last Summer with the Indians In his advoecacy of railroad consoli dation, he repeated only what he has said in every message he has sent to Congress since becoming President: xcept that he added that many of the same arguments for such mergers are applicable to the consolidation of the local traction compani NORRIS FIRES FIRST GUN IN BATTLE ON VARE-SMITH SEATS _(Continued_from_Fi in behalf of the is cailed upon to act either to permit or to refuse to permit the applicant to take the oath of office, there is no evidence except the certificate’ of election. As every one'knows, it is only prima facie evidence of the facts it purports to state. A Different Problem. “In the case of Mr. Smith and Mr. Vare, a different proposition con- fronts the Senate. The Senate has appointed its committee and directed it to make an investigation and, obedience to the commands of the Senate, the committee has gone into Illnois and Pennsyltania and made an investigation. The committee has eported the results of its investiga- tion to the Senate. It has submitted to the Senate the sworn testimony taken in this investigation and, there- fore, the Senate is now and has been for ‘'many months in possession of the official information contained in the report of the committee and the evidence which it has taken. There- fore, at the very threshold, the certifi- cates of election of these men are challenged by this evidence and this report.” in conclusion, Senator Norris de- clared that on the basis of “this evi- dence and the report of the commit- tee upon its face value, it absolutely annihilates. the presumption in favor of the certificates of election. It brings hoth cases clearly within the rule laid down by this Senate in the Newberry case. and if the Senate still adheres to that rule and desires to enforce the principle of government therein enun ciated, it will refuse to permit either of these gentlemen to be seated.” Besides Vare, his chief counsel in the Senate contest, James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, finds himself in a contest_involving his right to a seat in the House to which he was elected at a special election in that State last month. He was given the oath of office yesterday by a vote of 243 to 157. but his case was referred to an elections committee to determine whether he was a legal resident of :’[’ennxylvanla at the time of his elec on. 2 Beck, who formerly was solicitor general of the United States, has lived in Washington for a number of years, and it is charged that he did not have a legal residence in sippi_Valley and providing flood con- trol, Mr. Coolidge hopes that this leg- islation will be confined to the lower Philadelphia when his name was entered in the election. ‘While the Senate salvos are being FOoRrD - Creates Sensation Official introduction to be continued this week to enable everybody to get full details of the new “model See Your Nearest Ine. | Hin & W' et Tt Donohoe 3 | 215 Pu. Ave. Parkway Motors 1065 Wise, Northeast Motor Co. Biadensbure Rd. N, Dealer for Details Tibbits w. St H Nt Triangle Moator B Y. Ave. & N, Cap. St . Ave. N.W. See the Cars at Ford Branch 451 Pennsylvania Ave. and not extended to the| own lines while weakening those of the enem Those fighting Vare and | $mith have shock troops in reserve |in the form of proposals to deny the oath and have the investigation con- ducted by the special campaign funds committee, of which the eloquent apd hard-hitting Reed of Missouri, a | Democrat, is chairman. Such a proposal would revive as a side skirmish the controversy over re- viving that committee, a controversy which tied up the congressional ma- chinery for more than a week at the end of the last session, but even the bitterest opponents of the Reed com- { mittee concede that the Senate will [ revive it whenever asked to do so. The charges against Vare are not only those of excessive expenditures in the primary—expenditures which totaled $750,000—but also those of traud and corruption in the voting. Smith is under what many Sena- tors regard as an even more serious ge—that of accepting money for his senatorial primary campaign from heads of Illinois public utilities corpo- rations, at a time when he was chair- man of the Iilinois Commerce Com- mission, before which those corpora- tions generally and commonly had business. The position of Senator Norris of | Nebraska, Republican insurgent, and | the others favoring immediate exclu- sion of Smith and Vare, is that a full {and complete hearing has been had by the campaign__funds committee: !that Smith and Vare both appeared i hefore that committee, and that none of the evidence adduced as to"condi- tions in the primaries has been suc- -essfully controverted. On the other hand, those contend- ing that Senhtors-elect should be seated assert that the Reed committee hearing was merely an ex-parte pro- ceeding, that after the evidence was \dduced the people of Ilinois and Pennsylvania elected them to office and that they have a right to their seats by virtue of that election. Others opposed to denying the oafh, but ready to vote for ultimate exclu- sion, take their position on the broad ground that the Senate should not ratify a precedent under whi senator would be denied a heari his own right on the floor of the Sen- ate or equality with those who chal- lenge his fitness or his right to a seat. st Sliding Bridge Completed. At Bagreaux, a suburb of Paris, has just been completed the world's longest “bow-string girder _bridge. Its arch, 286% feet long, alters its shape under heavy loads and changes of temperature. One end of the bridge 'is pivoted upon its supports, while the | other can slide backward or forward. in ' D. J. KAUFMAN TRUSTEES NAMIED Board Also Re-Elects John C. Letts President—University Budget Adopted. Four new trustees were named, and John C. Letts, of this city was re- elected president at the thirty-thirq annual meeting of the board of trus- tees of American University yester- day, at the campus. ‘The new trustees are: George H. Judd, president of Judd & Detwilel Harry Hoskinson, vice president of Sanitary Grocery : amuel H. Kauffmann, of The Evening Star, and Clifford K. Berryman, cartoonist of The Evening Star. Other officers re-elected for " the coming year includ. First vice president, William Knowles Cooper: second vice president, Merton Church; secretary, Daniel C. first assistant retary, Dow; second as Ethel M. Martim The budget for the next school year, was adopted and provides for an Increase in appropriations and additions to both the teaching staff and the ecurriculum. How many members will be added to the staff will be announced later by the chan- cellor, Dr. Lucius C. Clark. Both the College of Liberal Arts. on the campus at Massachusetts and Ne- braska avenues, and the downtown schools, the Graduate School. and the School of the Political Sciences, at 1901-1907 F street, will be ex- panded. The broad Protestant character of the institution, Dr. Clark said, was shown in the fact that the four new trustees are from fo different de- nominations, including Baptist, Pres- byterian, Protestapt Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal. President Letts, and Dr. Clark will both serve as members ex officio of the several committees to be appoint- ed from the board of trustees. One of England’s most popular song writers at the present time is a young woman, Miss Dorothy Forster, who has written over 80 successful songs and ballads. iy Ine. 1005 Pa. Ave. 1724 Pa. 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