Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1930, Page 27

PRESS CENSORSHIP LIFTED IN SPAIN Official Supervision of News- paper Publication Aban- doned Except in Barcelona. ®7 Radlo to The SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, September —1t is officlally announced that at | onight, after seven years and four days, censorship of the press will be suppressed in all Spain, with the ex- ception of Barcelona, where a strike of the building trades is threatening to ralyze the services of that big city by | urning into a general strike. Approxi- | mately 4,000 workers already are out. Press Only Partially Freed. Once vensorship is suppressed, the press falls under the current constitu- tional law, which is still more strict| that that of other countries papers can print anything whatever without submitting proofs to the cen- | sor, but here enters the “ley de juri- diclones,” passed in 1908 by the Moret cabine es that in case 8 story deemed ve to the army, the newspaper involved will be summoned not before the ordinary courts, but before a military tribunal. ~ | It is easily understandable what a | hindrance such a bill was for a press News- | the celebration of its independence an- Safety Catch Is Off, Cautious Gun Owner Finds, Shooting Self By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 17.—The main thing with Bernard Marin is safety first. Always he has been a careful | | fellow. He leaves mnothing to | | chance. | Last night he wanted to be | | sure the safety catch was on his pistol. He pulled the trigger to | | find out. He found out. catch was not on The bullet entered his thigh. INDEPENDENCE DAY MARKED BY DISASTER | Many Deud Upwnrd of 100 In- jured in Accidents as Mexico Celebrates Anniversary. The safety By Cable to The Star. MEXICO CITY, September 17.—Four dead, 5 dying and 37 injured, many seri- ously, in Mexico City alone, with reports of at least a score more dead and up- ward of 100 injured in the provinces, was this nation’s toll up to today of niversary, which began Monday night. The greatest number of casualties oc- THE TATE ADDRESSES EVENING A U STUDENT BODY Dr. and Mrs. Clark Hold An- nual Reception and Intro- « duce Faculty Members. ‘ Warning modern young people against | |trying to imitate somebody else, Judge Hugh M. Tate, new Interstate Com- merce Commissioner, in delivering the | annual - address at the opening exer- cises of the American University Col- lege of Liberal Arts at the campus to- : Mdmonished the students to “be | yourself.” Judge Tate based his talk on the idea | in the story of the Prodigal Son in which “he came to himself.” Thus, he pointed out, can strength of char- | acter and_ personality Three of Judge Tate’s children, who have entered the college, were in the audience. Academic Procession Staged. Classes opened for the year at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon, following the exercises this morning. The ceremonies prior to the exercises opened with an | academic procession led by Dr. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of American Uni- versity, and Dr. George B. Woods, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. New members of the faculty of Amer- ican University were introduced and short addresses on tours of Europe STAR, be achieved. | WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. S EPTEMBER 17, 1930. lon_the campus in honor of the new | members of the - faculty. Dr. Clark presided and the new- gomers " were presented by Dr. Walter the Graduate Stno] At of e Behosl of the POl \ cal Sciences; Dr. Woods and the heads of departments, | Returned Travelers Speak. SOCIETY .ponunuga From rmg Page.) other relatives and friends in Cairo, Ill. Dr. D. O. Kinsman gave a brief and | Miss Hilda Mae Gaither, daughter of | entertaining speech on' his trip to Rus- |Mr. and Mrs. B, Howatd Gaither of | sia. Dr. Arthur J. Jackson told of ex- | Riverdale, Md., was married to Mr. C. periences of his second annual seminar Edward Johnson of Easton, Pa., at the | 7o Palestine during the past Summer Presbyterian Church at Riverdale Satur- I'and Prof. Will Hutchins made observa- |day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The | tions on the general tourist situation, ‘church was decorated with palms and | based on his experiences while con- |ferns, pink dahlias and white gladioli. ducting a party through Europe | The officiating minister was the Rev. Meantime, at the college another in- | Keith Custis. | formal party was held at the women's | The bride wore a becoming gown of residence for new students, and tomor- | beige chiffon and carried Talisman row night a “big brother” and “big Toses. Her cousin, Miss Alberthine sister” party will be held in the Hicks of Cape Charles, Va, was maid gymnasium. of honor. R carried pink roses. | GUILD HALL FUND AIDED ‘ The best man was the bride's brother, Mr. F. H. Gaither. The ushers were the | Addition to Structure 'at Glen Dale, | | Md., Is Planned. | bride’s cousins, Mr. Howard Huth and | Mr. Edward Huth of Baltimore. Following the reception at the home of the bride, 627 Adams avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left for an extended automobile trip through New England | and to Niagara Fails. They will make their home in Philadelphia. | Special Dispatch to The Star. | GLENN DALE, Md., Septerhber 17. An addition to St. George's Guild Hall | will be constructed in the near future.| Final reports show $63 profit from | the recent chicken supper waen by the | Schafer, daughter of A. L. Schafer, di- guild, which will hold its next meeting | Tector of disaster relief of the American | October 2, at 8 p.m., at the home Or‘Red Cross, and Dr. Arthur J. Jackson, Mrs, T. F. Taylor. director of the Department of Religion A’ chicken pie supper will be ghv,n‘flt American University, College of Lib- by the Ladies’ Ald Society of Perkins |€ral Arts, took place Tuesday, Septem- Chapel in the guild hall the evening o ‘bfl’ 5, ai the home of the bride, 303 September 24 from 5 to 8 o'clock. Wilson lane, Bethesda, Md. Dr. Lucius S C. Clark, chancellor of American Uni- versity, and Dr. J. Phelps Hand, pastor The ancient Romans had a liquid|of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church which when used on the inner walls of | of Chevy Chase, officiated. ‘The marriage of Miss Virginia A. She wore blue georgette and | & new house dried them at once. | Mrs. Jackson came from the Middle | West and has been in Washington for | about five years. She is a graduate of | Wilson Normal School, and is now com- &etmg work for her degree from George ashington University. Dr. Jackson graduated from Geneva College, Drew, — |and pursued graduate study at Colum- days with the bride's grandmother and | bia University. He has been director of | the Department of Religion at American University for several years, and just returned ‘from conducting the second annual American University seminar to | the Holy Land. Dr. and Mrs. Jackson are making their home at Devonshire Courts. Mrs. Wheeler Luncheon Hostess At Kenwood Country Club, Mrs. Arthur H. Tew and Mrs. Harry ‘Miller Wheeler entertained at Juncheon Country Club in compliment to Mrs. El- liott Frank Brumbaugh. Guests included Mrs. Maynard Millar Hanson, Mrs. Claude Clagett, Mrs. | Horton ' Howard McKeever, Mrs. Paul Eichorn, Mrs. Arthur H. Tew, Mrs. El- llott F. Brumbaugh, Miss Dorothy West and Mrs. Harry M. Wheeler. Mrs. Brumbaugh, who before her marriage on June 21 was Miss Margaret Virginia_ McKeever, has recently re- | turned from a Summer spent at Wy- | alusing, Pa. and is now in her new home, at 4309 EIm street, Chevy Chase Miss Naue P, Woolaver of Milford, IN.'J, and Mr. John E. Shelton of Washington were married on Septem- ber 14, 1930, in the Baptist Church of Hopewell, N. J. They have returned to ‘Washington, where they are making their home at 1927 K street northwest. The young people of Wesley Heights were entertained at a_dance at the Wesley Heights club house Monday, when members of the Committee for Junios Activities were hosts, including Col. and Mrs. Charles R. Stark, jr.; Col. and Mrs. Christopher B. Garnett, |and bridge Monday at the Kenwood | George and Mrs. Edward J. Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Walsh and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Osmond Saunders. About 70 of the younger members of | the community were present, and this | first dance is & forerunner of more m‘ come. Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Barry have n- turned to Washington after spending the Summer in West Chester County, N. Y, and Canada. While at West Chester they were guests of Mrs. ]Bm;'.y" brother, Capt. Walter McPFa and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Gager have returned to their home on Lowell street after spending some time at their cot- g:l:n at Eastern Point, New London, Pl:n:‘h: ghl;lnrn\r Pay. Return by fast | {] SRS i i Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Lathrop of || Pirsiciate " ecommotatiags. | Loweil street are in their home after || fi* toroRerrir aPg Haimn " | spending the Summer as the guests of | Mrs. Lathrop's sister, Mrs. Chester Ab- bott, at her home in Portiand, Me. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Burdine, 4707 Fifteenth street northwest, are in At- lantic City, staying at the Madison. Balto. & Va. Steamboat Co. Mr. 8. H. Day entertained a small | party at dinner last evening at the Baiton: AR SRR ' e o || “EFFECTO” Enamel For Rent The ideal auto finish. THE ARGONNE Hard finish. 12 16th and Columbia Road N.W. colors. 2 Bed Reoms, Living MEtro. 0151 Room, Dining Room, BUTLER-FLYNN Kitchen, Bath and 607-609 C St. Reception Room ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION Phone for Color Card Giasses Fitted Eyes Examined DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES T Dean and Mrs, B. Woods, Mr.‘ | Pho: 00416 MeLachien Bide. 10th and G Sts. N.W. ALL-EXPENSE TOUR WASHINGTON to BALTIMORE By Boat and Rail $12.12 Round Trip Follow the ploneers through the torically interesting country, 330 miles of delightful cruising—down_the Potomac. - w exceller” > xmmm- ., Wed ¥ Ticket Offes, 13 140h st nw., or nt's Office, 7th Mtreet Whart. ' Phove: National 9140, rer. - g’!pnring an. outburst of invectives at imo de Rivera's military dictatorship. | Pressing demands have been made on | curred at midnight Monday during the | Were made last night by returning pro- eld Gen. Damasco Berenguer, Spanish pre- | mier, to palliate the provisions of the | law, ‘but he 38 not in the least obliged | to comply, a8 the legislation was con- | tutional befere the dictatorship. i One Benefit Welcomed. Still, editors will be more free and will be relieved of the obligation to | submit, all proofs and changs of re- write articles in compliance with orders | tssued by the old “anastasia,” as the censorship is called in Spain. Sensa- | tional revelations may be published on the doings of the dictatorship, but, as | everything has already been voiced and published abroad, if not in Spain, on the role of the dictator and the King, very little is likely to be revealed. The end of the censorship initiates the elec- tion campaign. ACan\r.Khl GIRL'S NAME AND PHONE \ PUT TOWN IN FURORE | Wrong Number Given on Postcard Ad and Respectable Home Is Nearly Disrupt. ; MILWAUKEE, Wis, September 17 (NAN.A.).—A girl named Pearl and a wrong telephone number caused enough | trouble in Milwaukee recently to make | & small-sized war, | Postcards reading “Please call Han- | over so and so. Very important— | Pearl,” were received at the homes of several local citizens and immediately | the telephone company received a rush | ©f business. But it seems that “Hanover so and 8" was the telephone number of a | respectable civil engineer and when | s flood of calls came, all asking for | Pear], his wife grew suspicious and | threatened a suit for divorce. Assistant District Attorney Patrick | Donnelly was asked to investigate and he found that it was just an adver- | tising scheme on the part of a cloth- | ing company. The bright lad who had | 1030.) thought -up the idea had given the wrong number by mistake (Oopyright, 1630, by the North American Newspaper Alllance.) At marriages in South Arabia me\ bride and bridegroom have to sit. in the | same position from noon till midnight, | fasting, in separate rooms. “lldnlgfl father of lnd!pendence, fessors at the annual reception by Dr. and Mrs. Clark at their home | PRUDENTIAL BUILDING ASS’N 1331 G St. N.W. historic ceremony of El Grito, when President Rubio struck the ancient bell on the balcony of the national palace here in commemorating a similar deed 120 years ago by the priest Miguel who aroused the Mexicans to rebel against Spain. The casualties at the ceremony were due to the explosion of a bomb in front of the palace, to pistols, to auto- | mobile crashes, street car accidents and | the bursting of miniature bombs. All the dead and dying in Mexico City are young chfldren. This correspondent was | himself injured in the leg by one of | the miniature bombs. (Copyright, 1930.) Amocbae, slmple little animals you may find in any duckpond, never die. 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