Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1929, Page 21

- LEAGUE REJECTION OF DRUG PLAN IS HIT! Pennsylvania Representative Assails Committee’s Act in Defeating Proposal. By the Associated Press. The action of the oplum committee of the League of Nations at Geneva in rejecting the so-called American plan ! for control of the drug evil has been | harply criticiz by Representative | Porter of Pennsylvania. Mr. Porter, who headed the Ameri- | tion to the Geneva Opium | in 1924, said he was mak- vestigation of opium manu- facturing by certain foreign countries and added “one or more of these gov- ernments will hear from Congress in no uncertain terms when the inquiry is finished.” Attacked by Scotchman for India. ‘The plan rejected by the committee was_attacked by Sir John Campbell, a Scotchman who represents India. Sir John declares that the plan really was composed by a former Spanish member of the secretariat of the League, and that it was a piece of organized propaganda. Under ch country would state it ds in advance and an- nounce publicly where the drugs were } anufactu and purchased. clared the plan defeat- n elaboration of that proposed L‘mwd States delegation four xrg"d Sir John “has devoted e to the opium eating traffic in | ch large revenues are He said that the Scotchman was rcpudl ated by the people of India “a year ago and was knighted four years ago by the British government for dercatmg the qriginal American | plan.” { Italian Backs U. S. Proposal. ‘The plan defeated yesterday was de- fended by Stefano Cavazzoni of Italy, who characterized the project as an im- nortant step in arresting the narcotic trafiic. “Stefano Cavazzoni, the Italian dele- gate on the committee, has been Amer- ica’s friend throughout the contro- versy,” Mr. Porter said, “and is backed up by Premier Mussolini.” Porter charged it had been shown that one or more countries are violat- ipg the opium manufacturing regula- tions laid down by the 1912 Hague Convention, and said that the United States has protested against this with- out result, The opium committee at Geneva de- cided by a vote of 7 to 4 that the “American plan” was impossible of ap- plication. China, Italy, France and ‘Germany made up the minority. AMERICAN MISSIONARY RELEASED BY BANDITS RBishop in China Tells Superior in United States Father Young Is Well and Safe. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 1.—A cablegram received here last night stated that Rev. Edward Young, American missionary, kidnaped for ransom by Chinese bandits near Nananfu, - Kiangsi province, had been released and was well and safe. The cablegram, signed by Bishop O'Shea of the Catholic mission at Kan- chow, to which Father Young was at- tached, was received by the Very Rev. S. Maune, provincial of the priests of the congregation of the mission. It was dated Kanchow, Kiangsi, China. STUDENTS WILL DEBATE. George Washington Team Meets Massachusetts Tech Tomorrow. That the public should “retain and develop principal sources of hydro- electric’ power in the United Shws" will be the subject of a debate at 8 o'clock tomorrow night between the George Washington University man’s debating team and one from the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. The local team, composed of Hearst R. Dun- can, Andrew Howard and Karl F. Fris- bee, will uphold the affirmative. The debate will be held in Corcoran Hall. CAMEEE TAILORS NAME OFFICERS. National Association Selects Chi- cago for 1930 Convention. PHILADELPHIA, February 1 (#).— Carleton P. Schaud of St. Paul, Minn., was elected president of the National Association of Merchant Tailors at the closing session of its annual convention | yesterday. Chicago was chosen as next year's convention city. Other officers named included Law- rence Heppner, Chicago, and Louis H. Usselman, St. Louis, vice presidents; Peter Thompson, Philadelphia, treas- urer; Thomas F. D. MacNamara, New York, secretary and third vice president; Samuel S. Spring, Boston, honorary secretary. BLAST KILLS TWO. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., February 1 (). —Two men were instantly killed and a third seriously injured in a dynamite | cxplosion at the Woodward Red Ore Mines near here late yesterday. The dead are: Edward Price, driller, and William Burchfield, assistant driller. The injured man is Lem Vernon, colored helper. Offi of the mine will begin an investigation today in an ¢ffort to determine the cause of the last. \\AAAAAAA AA// Y Fifty ve%‘n THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1929, LANSBURGH & BRO 7th, 8th and E Sts—FAMOUS FOR QUALITY SINCE 1860—Franklin 7400 Featuring 5 Smart Coats for Cold Weather Sale Priced $39.75 Not left-overs, but coat fashions of proven success! Just note the large number of women you see wearing these identical coats ~—bought at a much luxller price! Black, tan and brown broad- cloth elegantly furred in fluffy, black Manchurian wolf and golden brown marmink. Women's—36 to 50. Misses'—14 to 20. Coat Shop—Second Floor An Advance Showing of New Spring Footwear $10 When America’s leading designer of fine footwear sends his Spring shoes— that’s a most important event for style-right women. Tomorrow we present six new models, featuring mat kid, brown kid, and patent leather—in Oxford ties, opera pumps, and strap shoes. Note the use of contrasting leathers which tends to shorten the length and make the foot appear very trim and neat. Shee Shop—Second Floor A Special Sale Women’s Kid Gloves, $2.45 Obviously higher priced gloves, many reduced, others spe- cially purchased at tremendous concessions! Fancy novelty cuff gloves, dressy strap and buckle styles of imported kid, some heavily embroidered—others tailored. Serviceable pull-on and sporty one button cape skins, too. In new light and dark shades. Gloves—Street Floor Cut crystal and .marcasite trim s this brown calf model. $3.89. Green goat smartly contrasts with frame of sun=- tan shell. $3.89. These Beautiful Bags of Smart Leathers, $3.89 The Saving Is Easily Apparent Every bag taken from our regular $5 stock! The season’s “best sellers”— in flat fashionable shapes, smart pouches and novelty styles. &f morocco, Hud- son seal, calf and goat—in brown, tan, black, red and green! Beautiful bags, distinguished by their interesting marcasite lift-latches, their richly colored shell frames or self-covered frames. Ready to accompany new Spring ensembles! Handbags—Street Floor ‘Sale! Boxed Bead Necklaces Unusual at 49c¢ As necklines grow more versatile — chokers grow more important! Flat pearls, the new disc-cut crystals, the mellon-cut crystals, the Rio Rita and the pendant chokers—are the chosen styles for Spring—thiey're here! Jewelry—Street Floor Soft, velvety orchids, cluster roses, pansies and lone gardenias—gayly col- ored ready to bloom on your shoulder at formal or informal gatherings. Flowers—Street Floor The Enlightened Way to Give Lansburgh & Bro. heartily endorse the Com- munity Chest plan—not only because it enables you to give once for the whole year and thus af- fords you to budget your expenses for charitable purposes; but because legitimate local charities will never be without thelr needed funds. Give your share—give this worthy enterprise your moral support and the Community Chest will go over the top in a manner befitting the Nation’s Capi- tal—America’s most beau- tiful city. Lansburgh & Bro. 00 New Gage Hats Each Hat With the Famous “Gage” Label Sewn In! Sketched —T he Off- the-Face Straw — the Ribbon Hat—the Felt $3.85 It’s real news when Gage sends her latest hats—news the woman of fashion is anxious to read. In this selection, the off-the-face hat, exposing the face to sun-tan, has fashion prestige, followed by the smart matrons’ hats of decided youth and chic. Gage sends her new colors, too—braosche (tan), pantilla (light tan), Lido sand, bonny blue, Harvard red, lacquer red and foliage green. Millinery Shop—Second Floor Picot Top All-Silk Chiffor} Stockings, Special, $1.27 For those particularly nice occasions when only an extra fine, full-fashioned hose will do. Crystal clear weave, as fine and delicate as a web, with picot tops and French heels. In Damascus, boulevard, honey beige, misty morn, gunmetal, kasha beige, French beige, muscade, and French nude. Sizes 87 to 10%4. Hosiery—Street Floor New Frocks and Ensembles for Misses and Junior Misses Now Shown in the Smartest Styles, Prints, Colors and Materials for Early Spring Wear at Two Interestingly Low Prices! Two specially priced groups that make “being fashionable” easy! The youthful ensemble pictured wears a smart plain frock beneath its printed coat —while the other model finds a smart .way to break into print and a smarter way to wear its scarf collar. These are only two of the many new Spring frocks here in Misses’ sizes 14 to 20 and Junior Misses’ sizes 13, 15, 17 and 19. For Misses— For Junior Misses— L4 $16.50 $10.95 Misses’ and Junlor Misses’ Dress Shops—Second Floor