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Evening star., 1925-09-25
GALES MAY REGAIN POST

MENICO CITY. September 25 CPl.-
1t is reported that Congress prohs bly,
will modify the Mexican constitution
to permit the reelection Of Presi-
dent for a second term. Such action
would mean that Plutarcho Elias
Calies$ the present chief executive.
could succeed himself.
Under the present Mexican consti-
tu;ion the President is elected hy di-
rect popular vote. His term of Office
Is four years and he cannot he re-
elected
Evening star., 1925-09-25
New Envoy Calls on Coolidge.

Senior Don Pedro Gonzales, newly
appointed Minister of Nicaragua to
the United States. visited the White
House thif afternoon and presented
his Credentials to President Coolidge
He was accompa MED by Assistant
Secretary Wright Of the state De-
ma rfmer,t.
Evening star., 1925-09-25

Continued from First PakeD
Jonathan Paul caught = truckload of
alcohol being taken out of the place
at - South Charles street and later
raideo the place. arrestins Cohen and
two other employees.
The case was then turned over to
The Intelligence Department OF the
Treasury for investigation and the ar
resi- Of the Jones brothers and thA
Other eight defends nts followed in the
latter part OF April.
Neufield T. Jones defense was that
he acted as Government agent a nd
established the business to ira boot
leksers. which was denied on the
stand by Commissioned Of Internal
Revenue Blair. Elmer J.. Irey. chief
Of the IntelliSencs Bureau. and other
high officials of the prohibition de-
Evening star., 1925-09-25
BRITAIN PLEDGED
TO ARMS PARLEY
Lord Cecil. in Brilliant
Speech. Demands Con-
ference Backing.
By the Associated Press

bE 'he ASSOCIATED Press.
GENEVA. September 25. Lord
Cecil. in a brilliant and moving sd-
dress before the League of Nations
Assembly. today supported the reso-
buttons calling for the preparation Of 4
General disarma ment confidence and
the consideration Of some system Of
conciliation and arbitra tion.
The chara ton i'm the draft
resolution OF aggressive warfare as an
'internstio crime" he said. merited
special attention from the entire
world. He reafirmed Great Rritain's
devotion 10 the principle of arhitrs-
tion. and cited her attitude in th.
dispute with Turkey over Mosul as
evidence OF his country's anxiety to
further the cause Of peaceful settle
ment Of international difficulties.
LIKE DR.. Benes, the Czechoslovskian
foreign miniater. who preceded him.
Lord Cecil voiced confidence that prog
ress was slowly but surely being made
toward the achievement Of both dis
armament and security. which, he as
serted. were interdepe ndent.
Pledges British Support.
Lord Cecil declared amid tire
menoous applause that the League or
Nations as established is the greatest
International fact of today. He pledged
anew Great Britain's support to the
league and said the desire TO march
forward cautiously. as Britain WAS do
ing. "does not imply reluctance TO
march 10 the end
The plan Of DR.. Fridt jof Nansen to
raise $o. 900. 900 loan to repatriate
$1,000 refugee Armenisns and estab-
lish a national home for them has
been indorsed by the huma nitarian
commission Of the assembly Of the
league.
The Endorsement Ia in the form Of
resolution requesting the council
of the league To appoint a committee
TO ascertain the technical possibility
Of the undertaking.
No Opposition Seen.
II In not likely that the resolution
will encounter any opposition In the
assembly 1t provides for the consti-
.ution OF autonomous orsa MIA tions
empowered to deal on behalf OF the
ArmAnfana with all private And
public bodies. mea ming the eXfsdns
Soviet republic of Arme MA and Tor
eign orkaniza tions willing 10 hoat a
ioan for the foundation Of an Ar
menian homeIan and grant credits
for the inauguration Of irrigation
projects and the repatriation OF Ar
menians now In Greece or Consta nti-
nople
Evening star., 1925-09-25

force and the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia.
I'VE. who are his friends and have
been associated with him in the work
Of the department. hope that he will
enjoy iong life In retirement -
well earned"
Evening star., 1925-09-25
SHERRlLl GIVES UP
RIVER BEACH PLAN.
URGING CITY POOLS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-09-25
JONES BROTHERS GET
TWO YEARS-OTHERS
SHOWN COURTS MERCY

Continued from First PAxe.)
Evening star., 1925-09-25
AGENCIES Fight Each Other.

In statement made public by
Senator Edge today. In which he
Celebrates upon his remarks made
earlier In the week following a con
ference with President Coolidge upon
the subject Of REORGANIZATION and the
abolishment Of the Shipping Board.
Evening star., 1925-09-25
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
TOMORROW.

IL. Fisher and B. c. Seser entry.
rs Ross and Mrs K. Smart entry.
SECOND RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
M. ALL a&eA & fMrInnfA
Evening star., 1925-11-29
PLAN IS OUTLINED
TO UP[|FT DRAMA
Organization of Community
and Little Theater Groups
Agreed On at Conference.

By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, November 28.-A
permanent organization OF community
and Little Theater groups was de
cided upon today at the closing ses
sion Of national conference on the
drama. President Thomas :. Baker
of Carnegie Institute of Technology,
chairman of the conference. was aU
thoriZed by delegates representing 80
colleges and universities and 80 com
munity theater groups to appoint u
committee of five members to draft
the plan of organization. The dele
gates also decided TO hold annual con
ferences.
Previous TO the vote the community
theater was pictured in an address by
Frederick Mcconnell. director Of the
Cleveland playhouse. as the place
where national theater art was be
ing developed. Drawing distinction
between national jheater and a ma
tiOnal theater art he said The for
mer We Will not have, because we
do not subscribe to the cultural dom
lnatlOn Of any one city" Continuing.
he said. "A fourishing independent
theater III so American cities will in
time produce Il inner and more genu-
Inc national theater a<t than will 80
theaterS in New York City producing
In the hectic environment Of a single
street Relieved of the usual com
mitments that have grown up around
the commercial stage. Mr.. Mcconnell
believed the success Of d community
theater is most likely to depend on
making the idea of q drama its chief
concern.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
CARNIVAL AND FROLIC
HELD IN CHURCH HALL
Benefit Affair at Nativity Cath
olic Parish to Continue Until
December s

a carnival and frolic marked the
opening last night of the new hall Of
the Nativity Catholic Church at 5000
Georgia avenue. 1t will continue un-
til December 5. 1t is for the benefit
Of the church and school.
Various booths were about the hall
where articles We're on sale, while "A
butcher shop also was being conduct
ed. There was dancing, which will be
continued each evening. The E,lks'
Band rendered selections last night
The Catholic Daughters Of America
and Daughters of Isabella night will
lie held tomorrow night. together with
a contest for the red-headed girls.
The societies and contests for the
rest Of the week are: Tuesday. Won
derhorst Club and Catholic knights of
America; fat mems contest.
Wednesday. Knights Of Columbus
largest family present.
Thursday, Elks; prettiest bobbed
hair.
Friday. Holy Name Society: most
frecklefaced boy or girl.
The Catholic University Glee Club
will sing next Saturday night.
The committee in charge consists OF
Maj. c. Eugene Edwards, chairman
J. NJ. Hunter. head Of ladies' commit
Tee: Fred Tgast. secretary; Rev. r. Y
Bishoff, treasurer, and Fred Wagner,
manager.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Will Have Political Flavor.

With the next elections in mind the
President is known to be conscious
that the coming session will have con-
siderable Of a political flavor to it.
This will show itself first of all when
the tax revision legislation is brought
tlp for discussion. 1t is expected to
continue throughout. While the
President has no anticipation Of pre-
Venting this. he does hope to keep his
party together and to carry it over
POSSIBLE political pitfalls that might
have fatal results.
With all this in mind the President
Sas constructed carefully the annual
message he is to submit to this Con
gresS.
The President finished this message.
which will be about 5000 words in
length. Friday night, and had the
proof back from the public printing
office before noon yesterday. He made
some minor corrections, mostly In the
choice of words, and the finished
printed copies will be delivered to him
tomorrow.
This message will not be read to the
6oint Congress by the President In per-
son. He is to make an address Mon
day, December Z. in Chicago, before
the annual convention of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation, andR-ill
not be back in Washington until the
following afternoon. Details concern
ing the opening of Congress were dis
cussed at the White House yesterday
afternoon between the President and
Mr.. Tilson. 1t was agreed to have the
congressional notification committee
present itself at the White House about
4 O'Clock the afternoon of the Sth
The message will be read the following
SS.y.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Blease to Publish Paper.

ANDERSON. :. G.. November %
tN).-SenatoI Cole l.. BleaSe Will be
gin the publication of a newspaper to
be known as Blease'S Weekly, in An
derSon. in December. This announce
ment was made today when a city
license for the paper vas issued. The
publicati ton Nill lie edited personally
by the Senator.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
WEST is EXONERATED.
Nolle Prose- Entered on Charge
Connected With Langley Case.

In. entering a nolle PROSE- in the
District Supreme Court on the indict-
ment against Millard +. West yester-
day, the Government exonerated him
from criminal connection with the case
of the United States VS.. Representa-
tive John w. Langley of Kentucky.
Mr.. West, by reason of the position
he held, as acting commissioner of in
ternal revenue, during the time of the
inception of the alleged conspiracy,
came into relation with certain of the
defendants named in the Indictment in
his official position and was entirely
without knowledge of any alleged
criminal conduct on the part Of any
one
Evening star., 1925-11-29
NO POST OFFICE JOBS.
Applications for Temporary Posts
Useless, Says Postmaster.

Postmaster Mooney is having his
troubles these days with applicants
for temporary employment in the city
post office.
In spite of repeated efforts to stem
the constant stream of youths that
has been flowing into his Office for
the past three months looking for an
opportunity to earn some money for
Christmas, the mounting tide has
reached Il point that threatens to en-
gulf the local mail organization.
The postmaster stated yesterday
that if he could appoint all those who
have already filed their applications
for the extra. work his permanent
force would not only have their
Christmas day free, but also all the
rest of the year.
He explained, however, that selec-
tions of men to augment the regular
force this Christmas have already
been made from the mass Of applica-
tions filed many weeks ago, and last
minute opportunities for employment
are useless. He has asked that fur
ther solicitations for this work be
discontinued.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Mrs. J. H. Willard Dies.

NEWPORT, r. l., November 2S
C0.-Mrs. Ella Graeme Quin Willard
wife of Col. Joseph II. Willard, L s
A, retired, and mother of Mrs. Robert
Goelet, died at the home of Miss Mary
Willard here today. She had been i'll
from heart disease. Mrs. Willard was
the mother of Mrs. Hooker. wife of
Gen. Richard S. Hooker, United States
Marine Corps, and Miss Natalja
Willard
Evening star., 1925-11-29
DINNER FOR PLAYERS,
George Washington Foot Ball

Members of the George WASHINGTON
University foot ball team, as we'll as
coaches will be the guests of honor at
the annual foot ball dinner. to be
given by the Alumni Association of
George Washington University Friday
evening at the Hotel Lafayette.
J. Lewis Moneyway, who is in
charge of entertainment, announces
that Miss Estelle Murray, soprano,
and George Myers. tenor, will sing,
accompanied by Miss Ann L. Goodhue
at the piano. There will be a few
short talks. Motion pictures of one
of the G. w. games will be one of the
main features. A large turnout OF
alumni, students. faculty and friends
is expected.
The Alumni committee arranging
for the dinner is composed of Gilber,
l.. Hall, president of the associa ton
Miss Airline DuF'our, Philbrick Mccoy
Miss Maxine Rolls. DIR. f. A Horna
day. W. w. Ross. Clinton K. Yingling
jr., and Vernon II. Brewster.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Senator is not a State or district
officer.
The opinion of the Supreme Court
in the case of Senator Newberry of
Michigan. in which election frauds
were charged. virtually held. without
specific statement, that a Senator Is
not an officer of the United States
Government, a contention advanced
by the Government in it's attack on
Newberry.
In the Blount case, decided in the
early days Of the Government, it was
held that a Senator was not a civil
officer of the Government In the mean
ing of that clause of the Constitution
which provides for Impeachment of
the President and other civil officers
of the Government.
Senator Nye is here with his Gre
dentials from the governor of his
state. They will be presented when
the Senate meets next week. Some of
the Senators who are entirely impair
tial in their views and are seeking
eagerly for light on the case said yes
terday they hoped he and his friends
! would ask that the credentials be re
ferred TO the committee on privileges
! and elections of the Senate, so that
the whole question could be studied
| and the Senate have the advice of the
committee and its report when 1t acts
| in his case. If this course is not fol
| lowed, then some opponent of the
| seating of Mr.. Nye may move that
| his credentials be referred to the com
mittee. If such a motion should fail.
! then the Senate would proceed to de
| bate and to act upon the matter it
| self.
| Senators Are Puzzled.
Senators frankly admitted yesterday
they were puzzled by the Nye case.
| They said, however, that they wished
| 10 be entirely fair to Mr.. Nye and
| that they hoped he would be seated
| They declared that North Dakota was
entitled to its full representation in
| the Senate. But they are unwilling to
| seat him unless they are fully con
| vinced that Gov. Sorlie has the au-
thority TO make the appointment.
Mr.. Nye himself pointed out. in
| support of the theory that a Senator
! is Il State officer and not Federal
| that when a Senator resigns he hands
| his resignation to the governor of the
| State and not to the President Of the
United States. or even to the president
| of the Senate, who is the Vice Presi-
! dent
on the other hand contenders that
a Senator Is not a State officer, but
an officer of the United States pointed
out that q Senator is paid by the Fed
eral Government and not by the
State; that he takes an oath TO sup
port the Constitution of the United
States and not the constitution of his
State; that he takes the oath of office
not in his State, but in the Senate it
self: that he performs no duties as a
State officer in his State. but acts as
an officer of the United States in
Washington. the seat of the Federal
Government.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Independence of Senator's.

1t was recalled that in the early
days of the Republic some Of the State
Legislatures sought by resolution 10
bind the action of their Senators in
Washington on questions that came
before the Senate for consideration
and that this attempt to dictate to the
Senators was strongly resisted, the
Senators proclaiming their independ-
enCe as Senators of the United States.
In the Nye case the Senate itself
virtually will have to decide whether
a Senator is a State officer or not
The law of North Dakota providing
for the recall of elective officers, it
was said yesterday, may be used as
an argument against seating Mr.. Nye
under the authority alleged to be
granted by the State law authorizing
the governor to fill vacancies in State
and district Offices" In the law pro-
viding for the recall of officers, "con-
gressional' officers are distinguished
from State" officers, it is said
Evening star., 1925-11-29
M0FFETT OUTLINES
NAVY'S AIR RECORD
Minded Its Own Business for
Six Years, Says Chief
of Aviation.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, in a
letter to the Presidents Air Board
outlining the accomplishments of ma
val aviation in the past six years, de-
clares that "the Navy mas minded its
own business has obeyed orders, has
not impugned the motives, criticized
nor attacked a sister service"
The Navy, he adds, has Loyalty, and
1t is believed. efficiently carried out
the approved policy of the Secretary
of the Navy and of it's commander-in-
chief, the President of the United
States.
The letter. which was made public
yesterday, was written November Z
and supplements testimony the ad-
miral gave before the board in per-
son during it's hearings.
Aviation Is in Fleet
Since the conclusion of the World
War, the letter reads, when naval
aviation consisted principally of large
flying boats or patrol planes. the Navy
has been developing types of planes
to be used from all classes of surface
vessels, and it may now be said that
aviation is in the fleet
In detailed report of expenditures
for naval aviation in the six-year
period Admiral Moffett sets forth
what he had already given in u Navy
day address at Des Moines. Iowa, that
Is, that only POS per cent has gone for
the purchase of new equipment,
whereas per cent was for expert
ments and development. rs per cent
for additions and betterment to plant
and 81 per cent for maintenance, op-
Grafton and repair.
The total expended has been S1S4,-
330.736, of which $l23, ,429, ,491 was for
maintenance, operation and repair,
and S37 ,476,S80 for purchase of new
equipment. There were on hand, he
wrote, 1,037 heavier-than, air and 80
lighter than-air craft, while the net
value Of all usefuul materials and
equipment on hand June 80 last was
s1S,213,157.
Stations Important.
Under legislative restriction" the
admiral says. the whole sum ap-
propriated could not have been ex-
pended for aircraft. even had il been
the part Of wisdom TO do so. 1t has
been just as important to provide
station equipment and to maintain
and operate the squadrons and sta
tons as It has been to procure new
aircraft and ii is believed, in the eX-
penditure of the sums appropriated
that full value has been received in
every department of the Navy's air
development"
He lists as accomplishments be
vond the acquisition OF new aircraft
Of all types, the development Of cata-
pults on battleships far in advance
Of any other nation, the development
of landing fields and maintenance of
air fields in VariOllS sections the
duction of helium at steadily decreaS
ing unit cost, the development Of new
types of planes, the development Of
carriers, and number OF other de
tailed points covering the expert
mental and the practical.
THE Navy" he says. lis now
operating 14O planes with the feet,
and this number Is gradually increas-
ing. This comprises 10 squadrons' -
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Parasites imported into Hawaii in
the last % years have practically
eliminated insect plaques attacking
cane, pineapple and general crops, and
war is now being waged on the
adoretus bettle, considered to be a
most destructive garden pest.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Feathers shipped in the last year
from the United States to Great Brit
ain before they had been dressed
weighed 100000 pounds and We're
valued at S9l 900.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Rushden Boot Operatives Union Of
London recently received a goatSkin
bearing Il red" message from woman
Gather workers in Russia
Evening star., 1925-11-29
COAL INSTRUCTION
ENDS FOR PRESENT
If Need Arises Later, Local
Demonstration Stations
Will Be Reopened.

Assured that most of the house
holders and housewives who will be
able to burn bituminouS coal this
Winter have already been assisted by
the six demonstration stations main
tanned Jointly by The Evening Star
and Coal Merchants Board of Trade,
the managing directors OF the cam
palgn decided late yesterday that it
would be unnecessary to keep the
stations open longer at this time.
Should the occasion arise later in
the season. however, every arrange
inent has been made to reopen all of
the stations Immediately, with the
same personnel that proved so eff
lectiVe during the demonstrations of
the last two weeks. All OF the en-
gineers can be obtained on a days
notice, and the furnaces put in opera
ton almost Immediately
Thousands Attended.
Thousands of persons have attend
ed the demonstrations. 1t is believed
they represent most of the house
holders who have already purchased
soft coal, or intend To do so. in the
near future. Many Washington fam
HES. followed an old custom, pur-
chased large supply of anthracite
last Spring, long before the present
SlIlke was ordered. and unless there
Is exceptionally cold weather during
the Winter. but few of these homes
Will run short
Should later buyers of soft coal
need assistance, however, The Star
mas Kept large supply of pamphlets
giving rull instructions, Just as they
were given in the demonstration sta :
lions. In addition, all of the coal
companies have employed regular
trouble men, who are thoroughly
experienced in the proper method of
handling soft coal. The companies
IT was announced, have placed these
men at the disposal of their Gus.
toners without charge.
Sufficient Protection.
A call to the coal company from
which the fuel was purchased will
bring the trouble" man for a soft
coal demonstration in your own fur
| mace. This. together with the liter
ature that Is ready for distribution. is
regarded as sufficient protection TO
the public for the present. If the
need for reopening the demonstra
TONS is shown, however, they will
once more be placed in operation.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

NOHtInued from FIRST Pagel
that he had violated the statute pro-
hiblting Senators and Representatives
from receiving pay for appearing for
clients before the Federal executive
departments. The case went to the
Supreme Court, and in May, 1906. the
opinion of the court was handed
down by Justice Harlan, in which the
following language appears:
While the Senate, as a branch of
the legislative department., owes its
existence to the Constitution. and par
t1cipates in passing laws that concern
the entire country, its members are
chosen by State Legislatures and can
not properly be said to hold their
places under the Government of the
| nited States
Evening star., 1925-11-29

The British post office has built a
series of radio towers $40 feet high at
Hillmorton to flash messages direct
to India and Australia.
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Nature of Lamar Case.

In the Lamar case, however, the
opinion in which was handed down
by Chief Justice White in May, 1916,
1t is held that "A member of the
House Of Representatives is an officer
of the United States within the mean
ing of section 80 OF the penal code. -
Section 80 prohibits and Furnishes the
false assuming, with the intention to
defraud, to be an officer or employe
Of the United States. Lamar was
convicted Of having impersonated a
member of Congress. 1t will be noted
in this decision, however. that the
court, in saying that a Representative
is an officer of the United States.
qualified this statement by adding
within the meaning of section 80 of
the penal CODE" a meaning which is
declared to be very broad.
Several other cases. both in the Su-
preme Court and in State courts, have
been held to have bearing on the
rletter. In one the Supreme Court
went so far as TO say 'if he Ia men,
Der of the Senate), can be designated
as an officer at ALL" inferring that
perhaps Senator has no exact
status either as a Federal or a State
officer. In a decision rendered in a
Kentucky court it is conceded that a
Evening star., 1925-11-29
NYE SEAT HINGES
ON FINE LAW POINT.
SENATORS DECLARE

Continued from First Pagel
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Report Praises Scenery.

Regarding the extensive scheme
laid down in the so-called Mcmillan
plan report of 1901, the Park Com
mission said:
The Falls form one of the greatest
cataracts of our Atlantic watershed,
and while they themselves cannot be
injured, yet the great trees that once