Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1931, Page 22

ELECTIONS IN SPAIN BLOCKED BY LEFTS Party Wants King to “Take Vacation” During Sitting of Parliament. By the Assoclated Press. MADRID, March 10.—Once again Bpain is preparing to try to have elec- tlons, but with the participation of all parties still uncertain. ‘There have been no elections and no Parliament since before the Primo de Rivera dictatorship in 1923. The| election program of the recent Beren- guer government failed because all the Left political parties refused to enter his elections. It remains to be seen whether the election plan of the new | Aznar government will be more suc- cessful. ‘Want Monarchy Abolished. The Lefts long have been clamor- ing*for elections, but they rejected the | Berenguer plan because it proposed E:-rll&ment&ry elections without first ving municipal and district elections, as the constitution requires, and be- cause i, contemplated no parliamentary constitutional convention. They want the convention “to abolish the mon- archy and establish a republic. The Aznar plan seems to offer the Lefts much of what they want. It promises municipal, provincial and then general parliamentary elections, with the Parliament converted into a | But that | constitutional convention. still is not enough. The Lefts want the King to “take & vacation” during the sitting of Par- liament as a constitutional convention. | They want the convention to be the supreme -authority in Spain, while it sits, with the King virtually abdicated until the convention decides whether he is going to be King at all or not. Would Limit King's Power. | Th Aznar program would write a | new constitution and consider limiting the powers of the monarchy, but it would not deprive the King of power while the convention meets, Under the plan the King still would be able to dissolve Parliament, even though it were sitting as a constitu- tional convention. The Lefts contend that the King thus would have the whip hand and could prevent a republic by the simple ex- Ppedient of dissolving the Cortes. | ‘The Rights reply that if anybody | thinks King Alfonso is going to hu- miliate himself by “vacationing” while he turns Spain over to a convention of Lefts—why, they just don't know onso. PARK IMPROVEMENTS URGED BY CITIZENS Takoma Association Members to Seek Funds for Work on Two Projects. Improvement of park areas in Ta. koma Park by the National Gapital Park and Planning Commission were aurged last night at a meeting of the ‘Takoma Park Citizens’ Association in the Takoma Park Branch of the Wash- ington Public Library. Dr. Llewllyn Jordan, in referring to the proposed widening and extension of Piney Branch road from Butternut to the underpass at Fern street, informed the members that there were two tri- angular park areas, owned by the Dis- trict and which should be improved at the same time. The association voted to seek to secure funds for improve- ment of the parks at Piney Branch Toad and Cedar street and also Piney Branch road and Blair road. President Herbert Walton Rutledge appointed S. E. Blassingham, William M. Greene and Mrs. William A. Hooker delegates to the District of Columbia Public School Association and Burt W. Andrews, alternate. ‘The association adopted a resolution indorsing the George Washington Bi- centennial Celebration, and a commit- tee of seven will be appointed to co- operate with the commitfee on the celebration, both in the District and in Maryland. Dr. Willam A. Hooker will place a wreath on behalf of the association on the grave of Benjamin F. Gilbert, founder of Takoma Park, mext Sunday at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Announcement was thade of the death of F. E. Ferguson, a member of the association, and resolutions of re- gret will be sent to the family. Tires Inflated as You Ride. In a new motor cycle improvement the tires are maintained in an inflated condition by the rider’s weight on the llddle and the height of the latter may be regulated by a turn of the handle- Large and Varied Collection REGISTERED Orlental and Embracing many extra large carpets and representing all the renowned rug weaving districts of the Far East. TO BE S! PUBLIC AUCTION Within Ous 715 13th Street Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th, 1931, at 2 ALSO Two Special Night Sessions Tuesday, March 10th, and Thursday, March 12th, at 8 P. M. Each Eyening On Free View Up to Hour of Sale Each Day TRADE MARS | Emma_ Beuchele, |BLIND STUDENT LEADS Note: The above sale offers the Washing- Club Started SOROPTIMIST MUSICIANS PRE- PARE FOR ACTIVITIES. DR. LULU L. WATERS, Dr. Lulu I. Waters, one of the most | active members of the Washington Soroptimist Club, is organizing a glee club among its members with encourag- ing success. ! The first meeting took place at the home of Dr. Waters, in Wesley Heights, Saturday evening. when the nucleus of the Glee Club was formed. It will be- the regular activities of | optimists. | arter members of the Glee | crabars a Ethel Knight Pollard, Miss Gene Bei more, Mrs. Edna ht Gasch, Miss Mrs. Betsy Fisher, iss Marjorie Webster, Mrs. Marie Mrs. Mary Lewis CLASS IN ENGINEERING C. M. Witcher Works Out Assign- ments by Touch System, Using Typewriter for Transposition. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, March 10.—C. M. Witcher, a blind freshman in the enginecring department at the Georgia School of Technology, yesterday led all the 2,355 students at the institution in scholastic standing. Witcher's name was first of five stu- dents posted as making th: coveted “A,” meaning those whose average in grades was above 90. Living in total darkness, Witcher has to be led about the campus from one class room to another. He works out his assignments by a touch syst:m and uses a portable typewriter for transpo- sition. In order to take an examina- | tion, the instructor reads the questions while Witcher dots them down in his own method and answers by means of his typ:writer. Despite his handicap, his teachers say, Witcher is almost always first to finish a quiz. RN O T R Leaders in Hungary fear that, be- cause of economic conditions, the peo- p!: must accept a lower standard of living. . “Quickly Relieved My Bad CHEST COLD” Mr. August Rieder, Rural route 7, Centralia, Illinois, writes: “When I had a bad chest cold I found no relief until I took Father John's Medicine. or any catarrhal condition; it not only relieves colds but builds up the This is exactly what Father lnhns Medicine has proved for over 75 successful years in thousands of cases. Get a bottle at your drug store today and prove what it can do for you. FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE ALL BUILDS HEALTH aan F00D D OVER 75 YEARS OF SUCCESS, Importer’s Sale of a Rugs Carpets OLD AT r Galleries P.M. Each Day TRADE MARR ton public a wonderful opportunity to obtain high-class floor coverings at prac- tically their own prices. Terms: C. G. Sloan & Positively Cash. Co., Inc., Aucts, THE - LANSBURGH’S 7th, 8th and E Sts.—NAtional 9800 These Are the Accepted EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1931. “Springtime” is the New Easter Shade in Hosiery! No Connection With Any Other Washington. Store A fresh new color note in hosiery, created by Phoenix, that can be It is Smart to Wear a Laayllke Suit *White wolf dyed. And the most ladylike of all the new Spring suits is this one with blue wolf* cuffs raised to give the t h r e e-quarter- length sleeve ef- fect. The tiny sketches below show the scarf that ties into a ladylike bow. ® $39.50. SUITS—SECOND FLOOR. Easter Gloves Are Long ‘When the lady gloves. ladylike, every onc wears them! others were going gloveless, of elegance still clung to her Now, when it’s smart to be gloves go to the elbow, and Black, white, eggshell, navy, brown and green kid, $6. STREET FLOOR There’s Flattery in Fox Scarfs Look frail and expensive in a silver fox, like the one above at $95, or a hand- some pointed fox at $79.50. Others in - dyea cross, red, pointed and ash rose, $39.75 to $79.50. SECOND FLOOR worn with any of the new Spring shades. Especially intriguing in Phoenix dull sheer chiffon...full fashioned...picot tops. Pair, $1.95. HOSIERY—STREET FLOOR. er Fa hion/ And aren’t they lovely That’s because they are so ladylike, with little tricks of modesty and dignity that just can’t help but make you look charming! There is nothing bold or daring about these new fashions, yet they are anything but dull, because ladylike details not only add individuality, but a crisp freshness that mnkes you feel like Sprmg and Easter. What is More Ladylike Than Fluffy Fox?. /. Especially when it trims a coat with a collar that can be worn as a cape or scarf! Of a soft, crinkly woolen in putty beige or skipper blue. Note the interesting sleeves and the yery, very smart crushed belt. $49.50. is Ladylike and So is Organdie —and here it combines to make the fresh, Springlike collar-and-cuff set you see on this smart frock. Thumb-= nail sketches below show you more plainly the ladylike details. Navy blue flat crepe. $25.00. DRESSES—SECOND FLOOR. Color Contrast in Easter Bags Here’s a parchment and brown silk bag with color contrast in itself, or it may be used to bring a chic color accent to a sombre Spring costume; it's the famous “ball and chain” bag, a recent New York success and only $2.95. STREET FLOOR Flower-Trimmed Hats Again We can thank Agnes for bringing flower-trimmed hats back into our lives. Even though the flowers have a “behind-the-ear” destination, they make us pretty as a picture. Navy baku Watteau model, with pink flowers, $10. SECOND FLOOR .Shoes Are Dressy in Feeling The feminine feeling in the mode is hard to translate into leather, but it’s very well done in this lovely perforated one-strap shoe, in beige and tan, $7.50. SECOND FLOOR