Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1928, Page 2

.. THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. ¢; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7. 1928’ Discussion of French War Debt Tssue - “LAME DUCK" VOTE ‘EXPECTEDIN HOUSE Debate Likely to Continue Teday on Bill, With Show- down Tomorrow. House leaders expect to reach a vote late tomorrow on the olution, pending for which the Senate already to abolish by constitutional ment the socalled “lame ducl Congress, date from March des for the success! presidency by the Vice Pre in the event of the President’s death, nend- | sesston | iary 24. n to the | ident-elect 4 it would empower CONEress to pro- e by Jaw for succession in the event | eath of bath | a score of House rday fore nda ers | v | membx unusul n addition to the time imed debate on am rsed by both | of Tennessce, | and Burton of powers in Rrpuhhcani For four succe! has passed A e vears the Senate | resolution, but | vesterday was the first time the ques-| tion has been called up in the House | The Sel i pproving the resolution | se id so with a two-| which also_will be neces Ratification by | State Legislatures t is not re- . s | Would Meet January 4. the “lame du ined by i session ing that ter the | This ses coming in odd num- bered vears, could run for 12 months, even numbered vears, under the | re would be a four-month | , ending May 4. present the long sessions come in the e numbered vears. and the short, or “lame duck” sessions. in the odd numbered vears following the November elections. Representative Bankhead. Democrat, _ Alabama, announced he would seck ap- proval of a provision to increase from two to four vears the term of House Under his proposal. he said. the House membership would be elected every two years somewhat similar to the three-year rotation in the Senate. | Several members, including Jeffers of Alabama. Norton of Nebraska and Lorier of Missouri, opposed inclusion of | 8 specific date for adjournment of the four-month sessions, ~contending _this | should be left to Congress to determine, while Representative Merritt, Repub- lican. Connecticut, opposed the amend- ment as a whole. He declared there was no movement among the American people for such a change in Govern- ment and that “lame duck™ sessions had never caused the country any ma: terial harm. Talk Four-year Term. ‘Toward the close of vesterday's ses- sion members spent more time discuss- | ing the prospective Bankhead proposal for four-vear terms than the resoiution itself, and Representative Gifford, Re- | publican, Massachusetts, declared that he regretted that this had been in- jected into the debate. Gifford said he oped the House would not take ad- vantage of the White proposal to tack on a provision that would affect them- es. ! L2 3 He alsn regretted that the phrase *lame duck” had been used by mem- bers. but Representative Snell, Repub- lican, New York, said that the two words, “lJame duck,” was all that had aroused interest in the amendment and made its consideration possible. 1If it had not been for these words, Snell said, nobody wotld have paid any attention 1o _the question. Representative Blanton, Democrat, ‘Texas, s2id he would vote against the amendment as a whole and especially | obiected to the Bankhead four-year- term proposal, contending that the two- Year tenure of office for House members was the “greatest safeguard” the ,Arf:u*.’:un people have for good govern- Represent: Sumners, another | voiced opposition to | the proposzl 1o provide definite meeting' and adjou Terogal remains unchanged, he vote against the amend- Twn other Democrats—Boliing of Ala- | bama and Quin of Mississippi—indorsed the White resolution as a whole and year-term proposal. Others he resolution included Lea | rnia, a2 Democrat, and Stobbs | ©f Massachusetts and Newton of Minne- | 8013, both Republicans Newion, however, defended the work at “lame guck” ses. | rm was a misnomer, | ved ropose change 2d bposed START FLIGHT SUNDAY. | Fechet to Leave Boll-| ing Field for Panama. int Becretary P. Trubee Dgvi- | j. Gen. James E. Pechet rps will start on ama from Bolling | reak Sunday, expect- | vday afternoon for | e air defenses of | planned to leave last | Davison's appearance | £ el committees 1hil 4 u change of pians, Capt Farer Muir 8. Pair- of the r Corps wiil pilot es 10 be used on the i« rer [ . P Gordon Nomination Delayed, ‘The subromrs poined by Berate § ) cons the nomin on Gorfg 1 be g tr vek poe will not take up | ron il eome time next s [ e i subCOmImitiee thus far NOONDAY LENTEN SERVICES KEITH'S THEATER. 12:20 to 1 O'Clock Auspices Veshing'on FEDERATION OF CHURCHES SPEAKER THIS WEEK Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes Canon of Washingtm Cethedrs] ML CORDIALLY INVITED !Arbitration Treaty Accepted: Bound for anywhere, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, children of wealth, left | Norfolk, Va., ghe othe ing on a hike around the wo Johnson, who | was formeriy Miss Lydi . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Davies of New | York and Louisville, and her husband, whe is the son of Frederick B. Johnson of | Evanston, 1L, and a grandson of the founder of the Palmolive soap, had spent their two-week honeymoon in a two-room servants’ cabin on the property of Capt. John D. Leitch, near Lynnhaven River, in Virginia, where they are pictured above. SENATE RATIFIES PACT WITHFRANCE | McQUADE WILL SEEK TO ANSWER CHARGES TO GIBSON COMMITTEE __(Continued from First Page.) their eves closed,” in reference to gambling houses. Delay Hesse Inguiry, The District Commissioners again to- day delayed thefr proposed investiga- tion into the charges of Representative Blanton against the Police Department and Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintend- ent, pending the final outcome of the as Written Without Roll Call Vote. ‘The Senate late yesterday ratified the French arbitration treaty without a roll call vote, hearings before the Gibson subcommit= tee of the House. Aside from tentatively mapping out their plans for the probe, the Commis- sjoners have taken no definite action | Senate approval of the treaty marks | completion of the first step in the ad. ministration project for modernization of all existing arbitration treatles and re-enforcement of the machinery for peaceful settlement of international dis- putes, Under the agreement reached with the Senate committee, negotiation of a protocol understanding with France to make it plain that the Bryan concili- ation pact remains operative and un- modified by the new arbitration agree- and do not propose to, until all informa- tion bearing on the case has been as- sembled and presented to them by both Mr. Gibson and Mr. Blanton. Thus far, they have only received a transcript of the testimony before the Gibson sub- committee at the outset of its hearings with respect to the Police Department, and these data remain in an unopened | envelope on the dask of Chairman | envelope on the desk of Chairman | sioners, | Both Commissioners Dougherty and Taliaferro explained before leaving for the Capitol this morning to appear be- fore the Senate subcommittee on ap- propriations that they desired a com- | plete history of the case before pro- ceeding with their investigation, The Commissioners have not yet def- initely decided whether their investiga- tion should take the form of a public | purely domestic question, the interests |trial at which Maj. Hesse would be of & third power, the Monroe doctrine | called upon to defend himself against or the obligations of France under the | Blanton's charges, or whether the po- covenant of the League of Nations. This | lice superintendent should, be directed language 1s & complete change from |to answer the accusations in a written that of the Root treaty, which excepted | report to them. The sentiment among from arbitration questions involving the | Ma). Hesse's friends s strongly in favor ment, has already been initiated. Replaces Root Treaty. By its terms the new treaty, which re- places the root arbitration treaty with ! France that expired February_27, pro- vides for submission to arbitration of any dispute between France and the United States that does not involve a | settlement agrecment, | tha | American arbitration t1ee hing re- | Buy v go | national honor of vital interests of either party. The new language is re garded by State Department officials as materially strengthening the peaceful- and narrowing the field of excepted subjects of dispute. Outlawing of War Hinted. Another new feature of the treaty is {its preamble declaration against resort |, the attention of the Commissioners | to war and its expression of the hupe t a day will come vhen all coun es will renounce war as an Agency This language s between Premier v Kellogg In regard cal tri of national two_countries. by Becretary Kellogg to conte six-power multi-lateral anti-w to be signed by Great Britain, Italy Germany and Japan, s well as Franc and the United States, has been given consideration at Geneia witkin the last few days by the European premiers and spokesmen. News of Treaty Ratification Calls for Favorable Comment. PARIS, March 7 by the American Senate of the Franco- treaty brought comment tod in French Out of compliment to favorable political circles the Senate’s unanimous vote, the pact be prewnted 1o the French mber of Deputies for approval, al- h this procedure is 1ot required make the treaty require: of treaties some new connected with on parlimmentary only when they 1 foreign policy or are finanees In the' present raufication At ar lelections wi the new chamber s session then wry | HITS MUNITIONS BILL. ce the French made until urns for the D will be on .| Acting Becretary of War Opposes Limitation of Exports, y Robbing of the War Department. today sdvised Hone military comm that passige of the 5 resolition W prodibit export of munitons o belligerent pations saniai the department’s ef- s s adequite Indis- th Acting fecre! war y trial pre said fhut strict application of the might be construed s for- Lidding the exportalion of meny ar- ki el copper, cotton, bound other matesals vhich hiaye y i et cotntnercl ere 1y becayse e wie used 10 1he manufacture capihle of munition; 'Snail Dressers Union Sues Dictionary For Saying Liver Is Sometimes Substituted | PAIIS, March nov w snnild commercial eont I Paris in Brought by the Kdible Bnail Dressery Unton againist & Preneh dictionury ar ived of that sometmes u ted ol U e dictionary Umes Jittle enails A e f big enails that ha Sress Biileved Ratification | of being When 15 n snaf) This question i before it It ki GUsLALory Balumion, f a public trial, as they believe he.can | produce witnesses to answer some of Blanton’s charges. Woud Call All Officers. Moreover, Maj. Hesse’s friends believe | | & public trial will bring to light many to the police super- | things favorable | intendent which would not likely come | | | should he merely be called upon to file | a written Teport in answer to the a | cusations. | Commissioner Dougherfy already has ! been adviced that in the event cf al public trial, all ranking officers of the | | Police Department be summoned to and that an opportunity be | given any other members of the depart- Iment or any citizens who desired to ppear before the trial body. ! The Commisstoners would sit at a| trial board should it be determined to! investigate Blanton's charges by this| procedure. An act of Congress defining | the powers and duties of the Commis- sioners gives them authority to consti- | tute themselves as a trial body for| the purpose of investigating charges | against a subordinate. { TAX REDUCTIONS WON | BY CAPITOL HEIGHTS | Action of Prince Georges Coumy‘ Commissioners Pleases Taxpayers, Says Mayor Luckett, | | | | | | Special Dispath o The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., March 7. Taxpayers of Capitol Helghts, who, | before the Prince Georges County com- misstoners at Upper Marlboro, recently | | protested reassessments, have had their sements cut substantlally in - most Mayor Thomas J, Luckett sald st v today Luckett sald that the taxpayers hers generally were most satisfied with the | Ireductions allowed by the commis- ner | Approximately 25 taxpayers from Ta- | ko Park und vartous sections of LCllum election distriet outside of Mount Rainter and the other more thickly populsted wreas of (he District | | were before the commissioners this | Linorning protesting viluations, | Pomerrow and Friday taxpayers of | Hynitssitle election district will be [heard. “They will be the last to be tieurd and next week will be devoted by the snmilssloners to reviewing protests nolfylug taxpayers WHose assess Pient 1t Ja declded 1o chisnge 1 Lack of funds hus cansed suspenston otk on e great Rorth-South il vay of Austialia Tegally fn this sult the snall s described us 6 gastropod, which fneluds Bir brothers wod sisters named whelks pertwinkles, limpets and cowrles. 'The Kb ol Dressers’ Unlon, which really vndresses U, botls them wnd ol Uhemn. wants 816000 duinnges Tor the wileged bel, holding that the div- Honiady's warerons Consitute & warning U gustiopod Jovers ot to by the I | what is planned on parkway develop- FSCAL ELATINS HEARNGS 0 OPEN Representative Beers Says Zihiman Resolution Will Come Up Next Week. Hearings on the Zihlman resolution for appointment of a commission to make a thorough study of the fiscal re- lations between the Federal Govern- ment and the District taxpayers are to start early next week before the Beers subcommittee of the House Dis- trict committee. This was announced today by Mr, Beers in reply to a ques- tion from Chairman Zihlman. Three bills favorably acted upon sev- eral days ago by the McLeod subcom- mittee were today ordered favorably re- ported by the full District committee, List of Approved Bills, These bills are: To permit Catholic University enlarged powers under its | { incorporation corresponding with those already wranted to George Washington University, American University and Howard University; a fugitive-from- Justice law, the same a3 is How in G tation in practically every State in the Uunion, as was recommended by the Gib- son subcommittee last year, und the bill providing fines and imprisonment for false reports or information to the { police in regard to the commission of crime, it having been shown by As- sistant Supt. Pratt that the police force 1 had been obliged to investigate 40 such fictitious reports last year. When the last mentioned bill was brought to the attention of the com- | mittee regarding punishment for false information _regarding _crime, Repre- sentative Underhill, Republican, of Massachusetts, facetiously asked, “Is | this an effort to get a member of our | compiittee and put him in jail.” Zihlman Makes Statement. Chairman Zihiman told the commiftee that he and Senator Capper were in conference recently with the Commis- sioners and were told that there was $8.000,000 still owed the District under the Borland law and that the Commis~ sioners are asking for power to com- promise these cases. A Dbill introduced by Representative Blanton “to authorize payment of with- held earned salary to Albert J. Headley, an inspector of the Metropolitan Police Department,” was referred to the judi- clary subcommittee. Representative Hammer announced that he would oppose this measure for one reason, be- cause the bill states that Inspector Headley “was wrongfully demoted.” The bill seeks to get this back for In- spector Headley amounting to $1,194.36. Delay of Measure Explained. In reply to an inquiry by Represent- ative Lampert regarding the workmen's compensation bill, which has been in controversy for more than four years before the House District committee, and when hearings are to be started, Mr. Underhill, chairman of the sub-| committee and one of the most bitter antagonists of this legislation, ex- plained that the delay had been due to the fact that the Senate committee is endeavoring in conferences to get a compromise and that i{ this is not effected the Underhill subcommittee will act. He stated that there will be no extensive hearings. Mr. Lampert argued that it would be jmpossible to reach a compromise, as the differences are on the principle, and he insisted the hearings should be held. Chairman Zihlman local labor leaders are urging a com- promise along the lines of the long- shoreman’s act and that he has al- tended some of these conferences. Early Action Urged. Mr. Zihlman asked Mr. McLeod to have his judiciary subcommittee act as soon as possible upon the bill to au- thorize the District Commissioners to settle for $30,000 with the Pennsylvania Railroad suits growing out of the set- tling of First street above the railroad tunnel, Arrangements were made for Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, to appear before the com- mittee Saturday morning at 10 o'clock | to explain what has been done and explained that ment in (he District. ! Representative Underhill announced that as soon as he can get his subcom- mitte together it will resume hear- ings on the Treadway bill for compul- | sory auto-liability insurance. | - | LENTEN SERVICE THEME. | Dr. Stokes Preaches on Christ's! Perfect Character. “In Christ we have the perfect char- acter,” Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of Washington Cathedral sald today | in his address at the Lenten serv in Keith's Theater, under the auspices | of the Washington Federation of Churches. “The Teaching of Christ Concerning the Kingdom of God,” was the subject of his address. “If you would study the perfect in- dividual, look to Chri: Dr. Stokes said. “Christ was the perfect individual.” | Rev. F. C. Reynolds, chairman of the | committee on public meetings of the | federation, presided and offered prayer. | Dr. Stokes will speak tomorrow on “The | Christian Life of Falth and Love." ‘Ihere will be no services on Friday. MAIL OFF San Francisco Superintendents Charged With Political Activities, George J. Asmussen and A. F, Schul- | er, superintendents of mail in the San | Francisco post_office, were ordered re- moved from office today by Postmaster | Genernl New, following charges of po- litdeal netivities ‘The action followed an investigation by the Civil Service and by postal in- spectors. Both men were involved in | the campaign of former Postmaster J, | Powers for mayor, the def A, The dismivsal will be h 16, A number of clerks and nor officlals fn the post office ha i demoted for political activities, postal authorities stated. GETS FINANCE POST HERE. Mojtklewicz of Poland Coming n Apiil, WARSAW, March 7 (#).—Poland i sending Dr. Mojtkiewlcz, former di- rector of the forelgn credit department of the ministry of finance, to the United Htates I April to wssume the post of financtal counseler of legntion Thits, AU I8 announced, has been made necessary by Ui increnslog commercial und tnancial relations between the two countils. | ICIALS REMOVED| Dr. s Pooleaville Woman Dies. Npectal Dispatoh to The Star, POOLESVILLE, Md., March 7M. Hurah White Williams, 70 years old, died this morning at home of her son, Harry M. Willlams, after a short Winess of “pneumonin. Bhe was the widow of John Henry Willlams, and lewves four daughters and three’ sons, wn follows' Mis. Betty Edmonston, Mrs Wallace W. Poole, Min. Wilson Ward wid Min Oarter Clagell, all of Mont- pomery County; Marey M Willinms of s place, D Frank Willlams of New York und Ots Williams of Kound Hil, Vi Funieral services will be held at the Bome of Hurry M. Willlums Fuiday { veurdy-prepared variety e juages wre taking Ui 1o look 1lo the matlei—o8 WG e aliclls, (7 T Hhe was o dniehier of the tate BN White of Poolesville and a lifes Joug resldent here. FOREIGN POLICIES OF U. . DEFENDED W. R. Castle, Jr., Denies Im- perialism Charges—Holds Aid Is Goal. Ty the Associated Press. BOSTON, March 7.—A defense of American forelgn policy against criti- cisms of those who profess o sce a warlike tendency in what they term the imperialistic trend of the United States was made today by W. R. Castle, ir., Assistant Secretary of State, speak- ing before the Republican Club of Massachusetts at a luncheon here. ‘The United States, he declared, wants no new territory and has no desire to clude a single allen group under its control,. but on the contrary wants to “assist other nations, no matter how small and defenseless, to grow strong and wise and self-rellant so that they can fearlessly, self-respected and re- ccted by others take their full place in the family of nations” Canada, he said, Kas the same ideals and aspira- tions, ’ Cites Canadian Defen: “I saw not 1¢hg since in a Canadian paper,” sald Mr. Castle, “a splendid de- fense of this so-called American im- perialism. ‘If this is imperialism’ the paper said, ‘the world needs more of it Speaking of Central America, the istant Secretary said the United States might adopt either policies. We might stand while those little republics will in civil wars and v between each other,” he continued. “It is true that there may be civil wars—I think our own was such—when great prin- ciples are being fought out, where whole populations know that they must sacrifice even life for all that seems to be worth while. In such cases outside interference would be as impertinent as it would be ineffectual. “Lincoln and Lee represented great principles; they were pushed forward by an overwhelming tide of popular opinfon. This is seldom true of Cen- tral American revolutions. They are a strife of rival personalities. Shall the United States, because somebody has proclaimed & prineiple of non-inter- ference. stand at one side, watching the disaster, careless of the lives of Amer- ican citizens, who are in danger because the government under which they live has lost control? Denies Loan Grip. of two cynically aside indnlge at government of the country will insure peaceful elections: .if a few self-stvled “If & few Marines requested by the | By the Assoctated Pre The French war debt question almost got a foothold in the Scnate yesterday when Senator Watson, Republican, In- diana, asked Senator Smoot, Republi- can, Utah, as a member of the debt funding commission what progress was being made toward collection. Smoot got to his feet, hesitated, then sat down, saying Senator Norris, Re- publican, Nebraska, sitting just behind him, had objected. “1 did say, and Kmhflbly the Senator from Utah was the only person who heard me,” Senator Norris said, “that | Quickly Checked as Senators Near Tilt the question was incompetent, imma- terial and not. the best evidence.” “If the Senator from Utah, a member of the commission from the start, can not furnish the best evidence, then no- body can,” sald Senator Watson, “I did not say the witness was incom- petent,” Norris replied, adding that the question was clearly out of order under the rules. ‘Of course, it is,” Senator Watson said, and on appeal from the Republican leader, Senator Curtis, Kansas, that the | Senate avold wasting all morning * it did yesterday,” the affair blew o NEARBY SCHOOLS IN ORATORY TEST Maryland and Virginia Or. ganizations Nearly Com- pleted. i With the organization of the Mary- | land and Virginia schools in The Star's Fifth National Oratorical Contest tecri- tory virtually completed following the alignment of nearly 55 secondary insti- tutions, the contest management is di- recting the enrollment of the District of Columbia schools, and shortly before noon today 12 institutions of the pri- vale ang parochial schools district had | heen entered officially in the contest. | Coneurrent with the entry of th Washington schools, plans were com-| pleted for a conference at 4 o'clock to- | morrow afternoon Letween contest offi- Is and representative authorities of | ach of the institutions of the private and parochial district to determine the method of staging the contest in that particular district. Following last year's example, the schools competing in the | contest under the sponsorship of The | Star are divided into “districts” for ad- ministration purposes, with the institu- tions of Maryland in one group, thosc of Virginia in another group. those of the private and_parochial schools in the District of Columbia in another group and the white high schools of the Dis- | trict of Columbia comprising still an- | other group or, as they are designated, | “district.” 1 Entries to Close March 15. Further entries in the private and parochial schools district will be re-| | cefved until March 15, when the com- | petitive field officially will be closed. | | Under tentative plans three elimination | | meetings will be held in the private and parochial schools district during the first week in April when a cash award | ! | | | of $20 will be made at each meet. The 12 schools which already have been entered in the private and paro- | chial schools district are as follows: i Devitt Preparatory School, 1418 Thir- advisers will help to learn the lesson ! of self-government and consequent | stability, will insure at least compara- | tive peace, shall we cynically let con- | | passengers were ditions go from bad to worse? That may be the attitude of some. It is not the attitude of the Coolidge administra- tion Mr. Case denied charges that it is a part of American policy so completel; to tie up Central American countries with loans that the United States has a strangle hold on them. “We have a special interest in these | countries,” he sald, “because they are jour neighbors. We want to see them peaceful and solvent, and we scrutinize their loans with particular care to be | ty-third street, Dr. George Devitt, prin- | cipal, and F. W. Wright, member of the | faculty and cliairman .of the contest | | committee in that school. i Emerson Institute, 1740 P street, Paul | THREE AMERICANS ESGAPE N CRASH Paris-to-London Air Liner Damaged in Forced Land- ing in Fog. By the Associated Press, LONDON, March 7.—Of half a dozen forced descents of cross-Channel air- planes because of a thick fog yesterday, only one today apparently was accom- panied by danger. A dispatch from Folkestone to the Daily Mail said a French air liner from Paris to London crashed in a field near the Lympne Airdome, Kent. Three Americans had a narrow escape. Bar- agh of The ce, belng the gers aboard to be Injured. As the passengers emerged white-faced from the wreckage their first thought was praise for Roger Maury, pil brought the machine safely across the fog-blanketed waters of the English Chaunei with one engine disabled. Slowly Crosses Channel. The Americans were Miss Dorothy Palmer of Seattle, Miss Margaret Dun- can, who gave her address as “care of the American Express, Paris,” and S. Ahiloff, New York City. When the machine neared the French coast the left wing dipped sudden |3, W. Wilesmith, an English passenger | sald. The pilot turned as if to head nland. The machine then seemed to ight itself and the pilot headed sea ward again. Listing to the left and traveling slow. ly it reached the English coast. The left wing dipped again. The plane spiraled rapidly toward the earth. “There was a crash,” said Wilesmith. “The machine bounced several times after the wing struck the ground and slithered sideways about 100 yards. The jolted all over the The baggage tumbled about us. Other Planes Forced Down. i place. “The women were wonderful. They made no sound until the pilot brought his machine to a standstill. He climbed SENATE APRROVES - HICHWAY MEASURE Capital-Mt. Vernon Boulevard Bill Passed Without Opposition. (From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterdas's Star.) The Swanson bill to authorize eone struction the proposed Memorial Boulevard from the 1 Capital t Mount. Vernon was passed by the Sene ate this afternoon without debate. The {bill will be transmitted to the Honse, where a similar measure is awaiting action, of nate measure authorizes a George Washington Bicentennial Com- mission to take all steps n ary ‘o memorial higt first residen blic Road: e Cost Covers Four Years. ‘The project contemplates a: f $4.500,000, to be n the second in the third year $1,0f Chairman Fess. Cites President’s Favor. In the report the committee called attention to the fc 2 comment in the message of President Coolidge to Congress last December: ' “Prov de to come memorate the 200th annivers: of the birth of George Washington. Sugze: tion has been made for the construc- al road leading v om { Mount Washington_ori 1886. In 1388 1 ue Association was b isiatur that ass [UTILITY HEARINGS ; START TOMORROW “Electrie and Gas Association O0f- | ficers to Appear Before Trade | Bansfield. principal and contest com- | oo “0rthe cockpit and Guietly opened | amittee clRIFmMAN the door for us. We got out quickly | mmission. Sidwell's Friends School. 1809 T street, | yad (G o6 engines were wrecked and | Commj Dr. Thomas W. Sidwell, principal: Miss | oo pos o0t 08 e might catch | Alberta Wilson and Mrs. Samuel Zeigler, | 57 contest committeemen. The pilot, he said. explained a valve | The second, | third and fourth year English and his- spring in one of the engines had parently broken. By the A e, £ | The Pederal Trade Commission an- 3P~ I nounced today that it will begin pre- i tomorrow on the in- | |tory classes are competing Gonzaga College, 19 I street, Rev. J.| (cessions under the guns of our ships, | Robertson Says Bill Is Grave sure that they are not too large to be | Davey, S. J., headmaster. |easily handled and that they are for{ Holy Cross Academy, 2035 Upton purposes which wiil assist the borrow- | gireet, Sister Antonine, superior and | to build up their own eccnomic |principal: 30 students were entered at structures to a point where they will be | the beginning of the elimination tests entirely self-supporting.” lin this school. The purpose of the State Depart- | < 2 ment, he added, is to promote in Latin| Tests Confined to Upper Classes. America all those principies which| Immaculate Conception Academy, make for honorable and enduring peace, ' 1354 Eighth street, Sister Mary Ger- jand the same purpose 1s the United ' trude, superior and principal, and Sister | States’ gulding motive the world over. !Mary Madelelne, (‘onl{‘ifl fl;mmlltee chafrman; the writing of orations was s e lassigned to the upper classes. “We sent Marines to China to pro- | Notre Dame Academy, North Capitol |tect American lives and the pacifists land K streets, Sister Agnes Cecelia, su- cried aloud that here again we were in- | perior, Miss Bessie Cush, a student terfering with - the self-government of |of Notre Dame, won the championship | a people.” he continued. “True, that'of the private and parochial school dis- | people had welcomed our merchants ! rict last year. She has been graduat- and our missionaries. Furthermore, |ed since that time, however. they know now, those. of them who | st. John's College, 1225 Vermont ave- understand western civilization at all, | nue, Brother Alfred. principal that we take the lead among the na- | St Paul's Academy, 1434 V street.| tions which are willing to replace the | Sister Mary Gerardine, superior; Joseph old treatles with new treaties which | Haltigan, a student of St. Paul's, won will n:innh- an. to have full control | the private and parochial district finals estinies. i ). But the stern fact remains that "'5‘1‘ Cecelia’s Academy. 601 East Capt- China s utterly disrupted, that there | (o] street, Sister Mary Prudenciana, su- 15 no single group strong enough to con- | perfor, and Sister Mary John Frederick, | trol the country and to protect fore!gn- | Contest committee chairman. | ers, who are hated by the mass of | woodward School for Boys, 1736 G people, largely ns & result of Russian | gpior. i Parker, headmaster: | ?ggll’):‘zm:hémx« .u?‘-u;n;t in China ml Bertel Kuniholm, teacher in history, | ase. still less to get con- 4,4 Harold La Font, teacher in English, We are doing all we can to protect | TIEMBerS of the contest committes, The | Americun lives and property. fo oo | :"lfff_“"“";’uf“:"“‘ year history classes | vested American rights, but this is not | ;e ciines Seminary. | at the expense o i chraska and | : g | Wisconsin avenues, Sister Mary Eue chenia, superior, and Sister Saint I3- natius, prefect. PATENT OFFIGIAL HITS DILL MEASURE | FUNDS TO ACQUIRE SHENANDOAH PARK NOW HELD CERTAIN _(Continued from_First Page.) | | | slon, headed by Representative Temple of Pennsylvania, Sccretary Work ac- | companted the park commission on one of its inspection trips through the wild, rugged areas which are to make up the East's great national parks. Notice has been given by Qov. Byrd and Willlam E. Carson, chatrman of the | ! Virginta Conservation and Development Commission, that the State will not | stand by and permit property owners | in the Shenandoah Park area to boost the price of thelr real estate contingent o its purchase for park purposes. Mem- bers of the condemnation juries to fix prices for land in one county are to be chosen from other counties so that the cry of favoritign may not be ralsed Boundary arens of the Shenandoah | Park have been fixed, and every piece | of property lsted as to its tax and sale | valies, Some difficulty arose two years | ngo regardiig condemnation of certain | valuable propertics with the proposed | park arens. These ineluded several valuable homes and some orchard lands with & comparatively high value. A| SUFVeY Was necessary to dron out the | difficulty, and Mr. Carson indebted him- | self personally to the extent of $10,000 | to 8o arrange the areas that they would her not be included I the park u\'l could be purchased at & reasonable price. Danger to Many Lines of Business. | | 1 By the Assaciated Press ‘The DIl bill providing for forfeiture | of patents by companies convicted of monopolistic operations was character~ 1zed s “a grave danger to all the busi- ness of the country which is founded n patents” by Thomas C. Robertson, ommissfoner of patents, testifying to- | day before the Senate patents commit- | e “The two things that have made thiy | country great wre its natural vesources | And 1ts patent system,” satd Robertson, Senator Dill, Democrat, Washington, author of the bill, added he had no objection to the patent system, but to UYNK patent monopolies w8 an excuse for bullding up glgantic monopolies, 1 suy thank God for the monopo- suld Robertson, who prased the kreat ndvantages for the individual citizens that have resulted from the General Electrie Co's explottation of its patent vights on the Incandeicent If there are Inlquities on the part of the Radio Corporation of America Roblnson continued, “why not legislate 10 reuch thive alone fustead of contis- cntlng the Mghts of a thowsand nno cent putent halders as well?* POLICE TEST GAS CLUB. Three Alexandria Officers Tempo rarily Rlinded by Fumes. Spectal Dispateh (o The Star, ALEXANDRIA, Va, Mareh 7 A| tear gan clih purchnsed by Polics Capt. | W. W, Camphell of the Alexandiia Po- | Hee Department proved sicvesstil this morning s Aot il Motor Oyele Follcemen Charles McOlary, Edgar | bile danuary Mavhugh and Ronald Mullon walked | hospiial here shie has not speken, and throuvh the fumes from Ha exploston | except for oevastoninl uelveas gestures by Capt Camphioll and were tomporar | lws tot moved tly bllnded. Phe Bily may be wsed | 1w Clade Bock, & Cleveland s elther wa i mace oF 1o ow gan fumes, | geon, and i number of wssock which aiv ejected by & Wigkery luun oxalned Misa Buschunann said | f Shatters Brain Cells By ihe Associatod Press PAINESVILLE, Obo, March T Cleveland medical men are making an Intensive study of the case of *felen I Huschiminn, 19-year-old Lake Erle Col- | lege student, Whose organs have been | functioning properly for 63 days with | her brain wnd body parvatysed “Pho student, whose home {5 at West. fleld, No Y. lapsed 0o unconselous- | Nean witer being stuck by an automo- | 15 Since brought o the |landings on | commissioner, Girl Lives 52 Days After Auto r\cci;lex;t' Jthat when ther planes, British, French, Bel. gian. Dutch and German, made forced the coasts of England France and Belgium without accident. Because of the fog. many piiots re- fused to risk the Channel flight. German plane, bound for Berlin, re- turned to Croydon two hours after starting in the thick weather. BRITAIN OPPOSES NEW EGYPTIAN LAW {Holds Legislation Weakens Authorities in Maintain- ing Public Order. By the Assaciatad Press CAIRO, Egvpt, March objections to regent Exyptian legislation which it was f < public order and the protect and property throughout Egy ported to have been expressed in a note handed by Lord Lloyd, B h high to Sarwat Pash resigned Sunday as premier. The local newsp describing note as that recent legisl. cepted by the Egvpian exes !ens his authority in maint In this connection the note cite as an example a law f. b N governm repealing. The British government furt sisted, the newspaper say, U maintenance of its control of the Fgyp- tian army as we the position of Hritish officers employ The note had bee now as Britain desired agreement with Eyp Egyptian government would assy entire burden of maintaming order as the negotiat several days ago it wa wmbent that Britain, und h declaration of 1 tion of foretgn and oppose e calculated to dt t and proper ation or anv action th public order. The cabinet met yvesterday to cons sider the note, but decided that since Sarwat's resignation was in the of King Fuad, the present min could not deal with the situation istry Four Hurt in Collision. Dispateh 10 The Star AYNESHORO, Va. March L. Barber of Staunton suftered & broken nose, his daughter Gertiude, & cut on the neck, and Bernice and Bar- ney 8pector escaped with S when thetr automobile ooty with another machine near here ! nght The Harber machine turned over Spe N dod and Paralyzes Body strek by many tiny cells which make up the bratn were shattered. 'he separation he sald, vesulied tn breaking the ner- Yous current through the train, making thought tmpossible, Mo sald shattering of the brain has affected the entive DOTVOUN AVStem, 8o (AL exeept for ine voluntary twitehings her body s par alyded and et Miss Buschmann has been fed o Aoty for 82 days. Mer digestive or W WO TRt ing propeily, D Beck Sl A her respivation, pulse and TEPTALITE KIe BOFAL Dr. Heck satd that sucoess ol tempts o bring Miss Buschinann back at CUPOEALIVe poneis o Ded bualn Al the automobie ! | tion. Officers of the National Electric Light Association and the American Gas As- { sociation will be examined as to certainy | documents of the association relative to their organization and personnel. The data will be used as a basis for further investigation, according to the comm: Commissioner Edgar A. McCu member of the Arkansas { preme Court, will preside, and Robe | E. Realy, chief counsel for the comn sion, will conduct the examination. |WAR FUNDS BILL GETS | APPROVAL OF SENATE: '331(\000 I:;;(;;d for Construction Work at Walter Reed—Total Is $400.000.000. The conference report on i | —British March, “T! 3 nds ! W meals and Y (he Lo W o are loited to s easanable and duet of the wibutatte o it Traveling expenses incarred nection With a xourney W ACCERt o deductible, Sub WAlly faam their b W BUSIISS ate B e Gk OF anspraiion Persaal expenia Olabioa for | exiwinen Wst Be sudsi UL | Tevenme, by i o ddeduct helig & Who | o W ol staie will depend i the Yo« detall the amouit and Batuie of e Weurreds