Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1928, Page 4

4 L i THE EVEN NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, MARCH 10. 1928 7;YOUTH HELD AFTER TWO { ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE Student Policeman Uses Razor Blade in Futile Quests of Death. TXECUTVE POVER PROBE REQUESTED Norris Asks lvestigation of ¢ Right to Supervise For- eign Elections. | | | ! | Making two attempts on his life with- lin a half-hour, Sherman E. Johnson. { 22-year-old student of 1610 Twentleth | street, is in Gallinger Hospiial undergo- {ing mental observation. About 2 o'clock this morning he at- | tempted o commit suicide by slashing | both wrists with a safety razor blade | He was treated at Emergency Hospital A resolution asking for an inquiry by [and sent home. but a xlh:l'l v;hm-llalrr e s tice nto |tried to end his life cutting his throat e el e with a razor blade. He was again the President’s authority to supervise | o v s oy ergency, then taken to elections in foreign lands was presented | Gallinger. in the Senate yesterday by Senator Jobnson is reported to be emploved Notris. Republican of Nebraska. The as policeman at the Cavitol. while go- i e s i intre degiaa: | to) ClIEgeSatGeoie Washington solu 50 ave legisla- tion drafted on the subject University. The resolution was referred to the * UPHELDINEXIO pending questions are disposed of. Chair- | Borah said. Varving opinions as to the President’s authority were given Court Reaffirms Regulations on Foreign Prop- erty Owners. br committeemen and a long fight over the resolution is in prospect. Raises Question of Powers. Senator Borah declared the resolution raised the whole question of “the ex- tent of the powers of the President in relation 1o the protection of life #nd property in foreign lands.” “This subject has been debated and differea upon for 100 years.” the Idahoan | “It is an important matter, for, e have been holding elections in some of these countries off and on for 20 vears. The Taft administration held eiections, the Wilson administration held elections, and the Harding admin- | istration held elections. so I think 1t s | g oo = a matter we ought (0 cousiaer ve | Supreme Court carefully.’ Under the Norris resolution the for- eign Telations commitiee would be di- rected 10 deal Wwith sIx specific ques- tions: What authority the President had to mccept an invitation from the Nicara- SUAD gOvernment 1o supervise an eiec tion in Nicaragua. 1f the President has authority 1o act in Nicaragua. has he not authority to supervise elections in any foreign coun- | try? Would Involve Legislation. | ident does not possess au- to use the Army and Navy to! 80 supervise elections. then the commit- | tee is directed to report 1o 1 S n:\'f! the necessary legislation to prevent such fliegal use of the Nation's armed forces. Will the use of the armed forces in supervising elections in foreign couniries | renunciation is only necessary for land- have a tendency to bring on var be- ed propertes, foreigners being free to tween the United States and foreign |acquire other kinds of property outside pations where such supervisocy author- | the forbidden zone without. giving up 1ty is attempted? their citizenship. Does the President possess 11 The decision was in a case in which a 1ty to use the armad forces cf Mexican widow of a British subject tion to supervise States of the Union’ { house to another foreigner, ‘Would such use of the Army and Navy A Dot renounced foreign citizenship, be advisable in cases where the Senate ' affecting the house in question. has official information of corrupticn | -—— taking piace in State elections where | g pnEn £I EEING FIRE. members of the Senats and House of Escape March issued a decision upholding the constitutionality of the alien land law and article 27 of the law was enacted. The effect of the decision is to re- affirm the provisions of the law and the constitution by which 1o foreigner may wn land within 100 kilometers of the border. or 50 kilomelers of the sea coast The law aiso provides that foreigners can only own land elsewhere in the republic by renouncing foreign citizen- ship and accepting Mexican citizenship in so far as such land is concer.cd, which is to sav that foreigners must accept Mexican laws and renounce ap- peals to their home government con- laws 10 the land According to the ruling. however, the nthor e Na- who had as Representatives are elected? | RSNy == | Grocer Injured in UPHOLD RUBBER RULING. | S e Awakened by the cry of “fire,” Max Planters in Malaya Oppose Removal| goujer, 35 years old. who has his jeti living_quarters over his grocery store snc":;;‘:" :"m"'::‘" L3 200 Tenth streel. war severely N traits Settlement. | burned today as he made his escape m‘ll}:n‘p;‘;drhl: RU:‘RY pllll;é“;' | from the building while it was in of ya has pass flames. resolution strongly opposing the Tre-| Rushing dgwnstairs. Kottler's chest moval of the resiriction on rubber eX- |and neck were seared as he ran through Ports established by the Stevenson pla. | the burning room to the front door. e Lumpur Chamber of Com- | just as fire apparaius answering an Sohution of the rubber problem hs the | $18Tm arrived on the scene He was compiete_and effective co-operation of | aken to Casualty Hospital in the bat- e e DT o roy | talion_chief’s automobile. The flames e D s e ports from" the | were extinguished guickly and damage rodusing countrios will be of | Was estimated at about $100. little practical value to the Malay states. 1f such a course is impracti- cable. the resolution declared, the pres- ent restriction should be continued in | & modified form | The Johore Planters’ Association sig- | nified that it supported the resolution ©f the Malaya Planters' Association. From Why Not — Order Your New WINDOW SHADES Direct from the makers at specially interesting FACTORY PRICES We moke prompt delivery including Kely }’l‘c’ll‘-il"flll“ll l'fllllflll‘!—'fllu 10.—The Mexican constitution, under which the | cerning the application of the Mexican | ctions in different } sought nullification of the sale of their | ‘SANDINO BELIEVED -~ HIDDEN IN HILLS | | Bandits Posing as National Guard Raid Plantation, Owner Reports. | MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 10 !Gen. Augustino Sandino, lender of the revolt which American Mavines are at- | tempting to end. today was believed to hiding in the mountains of northern | Nicaragua. | lis followers are apparently inactive, for observation planes daily fiylag over (he avea in which they lurk scanued it | m vain for evidences of rebel activity. | Belief that a buzard caused lcrash of & ine plane. Thursday, killlng two Marines, became a certainty when the dead bird was found near the scene of the disaster. The plane in collision with the buzzard broke a strut, | the right wing collapsed and Capt. William C. Byr and Frankforter were killed. Masquerading as members of the 1 National Guard, bandits sugar plantation near Chichi- of them rade up o the to Lagayo, proprietor of The leader said he had the premises for den weapons. The bandits were allowed 0 enter. Disarming Lagayo aud his for n they took $5000 in cash and stripped the jewelry from the women of the hou hold. ~ Lagayo was informed by the r that he could reclaim b erty at National Guard headquarters in Chichigalpa. A detachment of the guard was sent to patrol the reglon after the {looting was reported 1t was belleved that the raiders came | from Nueva Segovia, since the fighting between the Marines and Sandino forces has left little opportunity for looting there. BULGARIAN LOAN FAVORED League Council Approves Request for $22.500.000. GENEVA. March 10 (#).—The Coun- cil of the League of Nations today ap- proved a plan for a Bulgarian stabili- zation loan of ¥4.500.000 (roughly $2: 500,000). Part of the loan is o be us for strengthening the position of the national bank and the agricultural and co-operative banks, which are public in- stitutions. N raided the plantation. authority to search mainder spent on communications. The League will appoint a technical adviser to the national bank. which will be transformed into a central bank. Deaths R-eported. following deaths lave been Heslth Department 1o the Tho W the reported past 24 Gordon, 88, United States Naval United States Soldiers’ Government Printing 1P son. 75, 18 Logan court eliman 19, 0 3d st Crmg. § monthe T4 1. the | gt. Rudolph A, | prop- | Another part will be used to | meet arrears in the budget and the re- | “MRS. A Ij NOONAN DIES. .| Funeral to Be Held Monday for Local Resident. Mrs. Agnes M. Noonan, 31 years old, wife of John F. Noonan, died at her residence, 104 Fifteenth street south- east, yesterday, alter a short iliness. She was a native of Manchester, N, H., and had been a resident of this city for | the past 10 years. She is survived by her husband, four | voung children, four brothers, Alfred 8. Sullivan, Charles P. Sullivan, Michael A. Sullivan and Henry D. Sulllvan, and 5, Miss Magy Jane Sulilvan, Walsh and Mrs. Margaret A._Broderick. Funeral services will be conducted in the Holy Comforter Catholic Church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Intes ment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. COL. WANDREWS DEAD AT HOSPITAL Retired Army Officer to Be Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Lieut. Col. Joseph R. McAndrews, a retired cavalry officer, who was awarded | the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorlous service in the training and handling of troops during the World War. died at Walter Reed General Ho | pital,_after a long iliness, His widow, | Mrs. Nellle W. McAndrews and a daugh- (ter ure at the family home, 2811 Twenty- eighth streel. Funeral arrangements | are not completed, but it Is settled that | burial will be made in the Arlington National Cemetery. Col. McAndr | Junuary 18, 18 | teer Army dur 1898 «n was was born in Chicago served In the Volun- ing the Spanish War of commissioned a first lleutenant in the Cavalry, Regular | Army. in 1901. Al his active service | since then was in the Cavalry and in {the World War he in ! Operations Division of the general staff. | which supervised the movements of | troops to Europe and back to the United States. He was retired in December, NEW MEDICAL LAW NEAR FINAL DRAFT Senate Committee May Com- plete Work on Copeland Bill Soon. The Senate District committee prob- | ably will make a favorable report at its | next meeting on the Copeland bill to | fix standards to be complied with by all | persons who treat the human body. whether by medicine or some form of drugless healing. Six members of the committee who were present yesterday afternoon when Senator Copeland outlined the recom- | mendations of the subcommittee on | health indicated they were in full ac- {cord with the measure. Because of the number of amendments made by the subcommittee in the original draft, |it was decided to have a new print of the bill made before taking final action. | Would Create Commission. The Copeland bill would create & commission o supervise the healing art in all its phases. Under this commis- sion there wouid be one examining board for medicine and osteopathy and separate examining boards for each of the groups of drugless practitioners. Before being licensed by these sev cral boards, however, all applicants | have to submit themselves to tion by @ committee of scien- wnatomy, chemistry, physiology, bac teriology and pathology. This examina- | cant i Senator Copeland’ Iby chiropraciors and naturopaths, but {the bill luid before the committee yes- terday retained the essential features of the original measure supported by | the District Medical Society and the to determine their knowledge of | {tion would have to be taken regardiess | of what form of treatment the appli- | sed o follow after being | subcommittee | made some of the amendments urged | Osteopathic Association. Members of the committee, who at-| 1923, on account of disability incident h {tended the meeting to hear the Cope- | o the service. Births Reported. 1 Adainiue | Foank L s b | Auhiey | | | | | n ihwon. hoy. x Rarrivon. irl Ta Handarson. girl w application of architectural employed only in very ex design formerly pensive Colonial Mansions |land report were Senators Capper of | Kansas |of Utah. Bruce of | Edwards of New Jersey The committee also considered the proposed mew child labor law for the Distriet, which has passed the House, but postponed action until the next meeting at the request of Senator King, | who wanted time to acquaint himself with details of the measure. Maryland, and Mrs. Beyers Urges Action. | Mrs. Clara M. Beyers, speaking for the various agencles advocating the bill, told the commiltee the legislation is | needed to bring up to date the present child labor law, passed in 1908. She | Jones of Washington, King | [ | | | | | presented one amendment relating to | {the employment of girls between the | |ages of 18 and 21 years in delivering | messages. This amendment was sug- gested also by H. F. Tafl, an official | {of the Western Union The committce was told that with this change, and other amendments previ- legraph Co. | ously made in the House, the bill was | satisfactor have been issued to the | re and Ruth M. Jarvie a aod Bernice €. Washing am Ross and Theress Haneen both of | Ran { Harman of Mount Rainier nd"Annie 1. Green, both Hdumfl: :(mu!‘- and Agn N ATTOW u Nairand Satis R R oth of Wils . € i _thhos ew equipment which robs housework of its real drudgery ator Electric R efrigeration—N Provi n for fireplaces 1o gather round when Winter ds blow—and double rear porches and a large front porch for your enjoy- Many a smoker has thought he had cig- arette satisfaction roped and tied—un- til hetried Yorktown. This cigarette may mzke you wonder whether, after all, you have been put- ting your money on the right smoke. Yorktown ferent. Different flavor, different, aroma, dif- ferent mellowness, different pep. And how the up- and-comers like something new! Twenty for 15, dif- is Barue, Fier mond, Virgese ment when sultry days are here. homes—and th promi B-room, 2-hath re priced and can be SHANNON & LUCHS INC, Large | es you a great enhancement in value, dences are n —over g acre of | reasonably purchased on terms reautifully planted grounds makes a most attractive background for these fact that they are in 14th Street Terrace These INGRAHAM STREET,NW. TO REACH et car on Mih sreet sireot and walk 1 to Exhibit e, or deive ont 16th street Jovad, street and Exhibit H OPEN o avenue, then out o avenue to Ingraham cen 10 LY eant 11 e, UNTILIORM, ot the CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. ‘The Blological Society of Washington will meet, 8 o'clock, In assembly hall of the Cosmos Club. Speakers: Stanley P. Young, “Predatory Animals and Meth- ods for Their Control Ernest P, Walker, “Alaska Bird Colonles.” Visitors welcome, quainted dance tonight at the Rhayer Studlos, 1226 Connecticut avenue, Dr. Harry D. Appleby, psychologist, will lecture on “Christianity, a Biolog- ical Sclence.” 8:15 o'clock, at 1706 L street, headquarters of League for Larger Life, FUTURE. Stanton Park Citizens’ Association will meet Monday, 8 p.m., in Peabody School. Discussions: Street car mer- #er and Maryland and Virigina chil- dren entering District schools. Sigma Tegal Fraternity will give a tesilmonal banquet, 9 o'clock, in honor of Judah Barnet Fel- shin at Hotel Dupont. Alpha Kappa A five-hundred and bridge party will be given by the Washington Highlands Citizens’ Assoclation, 8 o'clock, at Oyster Auditorium, Twenty-sixth street | and Pennsylvania avenue, | Piney Branch Citizens' Association will meet Monday, 8 pm., in Hamline M. E. Church. ~ A’representative of the Health Department will discuss drug- :;r.x healing; its practice and reguia- e on. ‘The J. E. T. Club will have a five- hundred card party tonight at North- cast ‘Temple, Eighth and F streets | will meet Monday, 7:30 p.m.. in Takoma northeast. 4Park| branch of the Public Library. Dis- | cussions: Reciprocity of school relations The Ergatocrats’ Club will meet. 8|between Mur;’lundyll|d mol District: o'clock, at 817 Thirteenth street. Ed- | election of the School Board of the Dis- ward J. Ervine will speak. |trict, and proposed transit merger. ‘The Washington Story Tellers’ League will meet, 8 o'clock, 1739 Connecticut | avenue. Stories will be told by Mrs. E. | M. Kharasch, Mrs. C. Goodman, Mrs. McMullen and K. C. Buker. The Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Asso- clation will meet, 8 o'clock, in Mount Pleasant branch of the Public Library, Ralph B. Fleharty will discuss the proposed merger of transportation lines of the District of Columbia. Takoma Park Cltizens' Association Northeast Washington Citizens’ As- soclation will meet Monday, 8 pm., at Ludlow School. Roscoe Jenkins of the public utilitles committee, will report the findings of the committee on the l[;l'opn.vd merger of street car and bus nes. The Lanfer Heights Citizens' Associa- tlon will meet Monday, 8 p.m.. at the Henry D. Cooke School. John W. Gul- ledge will speak of “The Importance of Citlzens' Association to the Indi- vidual Citizen and to the Community.” Crandal Mackey will consider varions important phases of local civie work and current questions, and Edwin S. Hege will discuss the proposed trans- portation merger. ‘The Cedar Club of Capital Forest, No. 104, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, will give a dance, 8:30 o'clock, at the Burl- ington Hotel. Proceeds to fund for buying new uniforms for the drill team. ‘The freshman class of National Uni- versity will give an informal get-ac- ‘The Wanderluster's hike for tomor- Hlomdwary & DOWN STAIRS On Sale Momluy Morning New Fashions That Will Interest The Easter Shopper row will_start from Che Meet. at Rosslyn, Va., at 2:45 pm, Int dnlue Bird Camp. Mr. ead. 3 The Red Triangle Outing Club will meet at Mount Rainfer, 2:45 p.m., to- morrow, for & cross-country hike. George Vail, leader. Va. Btop Mason will ‘The Viscayan Circle will meet tomor- Tow. 8 pm., in the boardroom of the Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street. The N. M. B. A. will give a card party March 13, 1:30 pm., at the home of Mrs. Plerce, 1330 Belmont street, Apart- ment 3. ‘The Washington Typothetae and the ‘Washington Advertising Club will hold a joint meeting Monday, 12:15 p.m., a% the Harrington Hotel to hear H. L. Peckham of the Hammermill Co. speai of “The Technical Control of Color and the Use of the Colorimeter.” Charles Edward Russell will lecture before the Washington Open Forum 'o- morrow, 3 pm., at the Playhouse. Sub- ject, “A Chance for China.” ‘The District Chapter, International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, wiil have a “Month's Mind” service for Sis- ter Madeleine at the Church of the Im- maculate Conception Tuesday, 8:15 a.m. The Congress Heights Citizens® Asso- clation will meet Monday. 8 pm. in portable building of the Congress Heights Bapiist Church. Nomination of candidate for Citizens' Advisory Counel. Brookland Citizens’ Aszociation will meet Monday, 8 p.m.. in Masonie Tem- ple, Twelfth and Monroe streets. A. L. 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