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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-09
TO
! BE GUESTS OF
STATE CLUB
Bay State Society Will
Hold Meeting Next
Month

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
have accepted an invitation 70 at
tend the annual dinner Of the Mas.
sachusotts society Of Washington
&c the city club, February 10. The
Invitation was rendered BY Assistant
secretary or the Treasury Wads.
worth and Congressman Frothing.
ham, Of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Coolidge yesterday afternoon
attended the concert Ut Pablo Cas-.
ais az the New National Theater
ana had with her Miss Mary Ran
dolph.
sx1ENFP GIVES
LUNCHEON PARTY. u
6. BascoEn Slemp. Secretary to the
president, was host at luncheon yes.
terday at the Chevy Chase Club IN
compliment to Mrs, siias strawn
ana her daughter. Miss Katherine
Strawn, OF chicago. Other quests
were Mrs.. Taft, wife OF the Chief
Justice. Mrs. Stone, wife Of the
Attorney General, Baroness dc
Cartier, wife Of the Belgian Ann
bassador, and her niece. Miss Eliza.
beth Connolly, Miss Ailea Mellon,
Miss Alice Sylvester. Miss Julia
MATHS. Mrs. Leigh Palmer. Mrs.
Henry Miller, Mrs. Arthur OsBrien,
Mrs. George T.. MArye, Miss Helen
Marye, Miss Alice Mann, Mrs. John
w. Dayidge, Mrs. George Ehle, Mrs.
Lee Parker and Miss Elizabeth
Howry.
The Bulgarian Minister ana Nine.
PanAretoff win entertain 1T dinner
on January 23.
OIOvERs GivE DANCE
For ELEANOR WILSON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll
Glover win give d small dance, to-.
night IN their home. at 1903 X
street, IN honor Of Miss Eleanor
Wilson, daughter Of Mrs. Clarence
Wilson. The guests will be mem.
bers OF the younger dancing ret.
Presiding the dance Miss Wilson
VIII be the guest OF honor at d
dinner to be given BY Mr.. and Mrs.
Al. Garrison McClintocit. Others
who are entertaining at dinner be.
fore the dance are Commander and
rs g & q n
Evening star., 1925-02-16
Censorship Board in Capital
Asked to Curb SaIaciOus Plays
Choice of City for Premiers of Obscene
Dramas Calls for Drastic ActiOn,
House Measure Author Says.

Advocating the establishment of a
censorship board in the District OF
Columbia to prevent the staging of
immoral shows, and citing the Bos-
ton Censorship Board as a model,
Representative Frederick W. Dallin-
ger of Massachusetts,, chairman OF the
House committee on education today
introduced a resolution which directs
the District Commissioners to inform
the House of Representatives as to
what steps, If any, they have taken
to prevent the staging Of improper
plays in the District.
In his resolution Representative
Dallinger emphasi thar plays
have recently been staged in the
theaters of the District so obscene
and indecent in plot and language as
20 shock the moral sense of the COM
munity and to cause the just con-
demnation of newspapers and peri
odicals in other parts of the country.
He bases his resolution on the fact
that under the Constitution Congress
has exclusive jurisdiction over the
District and that 1t has delegated to
the Commissioners the usual police
powers enjoyed and exercised by
municipal authorities elsewhere in
the United States.
Says Authority Given
In his resolution Representative
Dallinger argues that in the exercise
of this police power the District
Evening star., 1925-02-16
COOLIDGE INSTRUCTS
SPECIAL COMMISSION
Explains Purposes Of Board Gre
ated to Plan Washington's
20Oth Birthday Observance.

President Coolidge, as chairman OF
the United States Commission for the
celebration of the two hundredth
birthday anniversary of George Wash :
ington, presided over the first meeting
today of that body at the White
House. The Executive made a brief
address of welcome, during which he
outlined the purposes for which the
commission was created and stated
that he will make public announce
ment later when he will define the
general purposes of the commission
and will make known the tentative
plans for this celebration, which will
be held in 1882.
The members of the commission
present were: Senators Fess of Ohio,
Spencer of Missouri and Glass of Nir-
ginia and Representatives Gillett,
Speaker of the House, of Massachu
setts, Stilson of Connecticut, HALEY
of Washington, Bayard of Delaware,
Byrns of Tennessee and Frank A.
Munsey of New York, Mrs. John Sher-
man, president of the Federation OF
Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cooks, president of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion.
At today's meeting Senator's Fess
and Glass and Representative HALEY
were named a special committee to
effect a permanent organization. Rep
resentative Stilson was designed as
secretary pro temport of the commits
sion.
Evening star., 1925-02-16

Commi ssioners have authority to pre-
vent the exhibition of improper plays
by revoking the licenses of places Of
amusement.
In discussing this resolution today,
Representative Dallinger said: AL
though l have not seen any Of the
plays which recently have been
shown in the theaters here, 1t is
clearly apparent from newspaper and
magazine accounts, as well as from
conversation with those who have
seen them. that they are the worst
which have appeared on the Ameri-
can stage for a good many years.
Even the more blase patrons OF the
theater are shocked at the unus-
ually frank presentation Of immoral
scenes. which leave nothing to the
Imagination, and the frequency with
which profanity and obscenity occur.
In Boston, one of the great the
atrical cities of the country. a SIM
liar situation prevailed a number of
years ago. A severe censorship or
dinance was Immediately passed es-
tablishing a board of censors. COM
prising the mayor of the city, the
chief justice of the municipal court
and the police commissioner. with
the Official city censor serving as
secretary of the board.
THE work Of the board since It's in
stitution has been effective that
theatrical managers no longer find 1T
expedient or profitable to book sala-
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Evening star., 1925-02-16
BALF0UR REVEALS
| PEACE PACT FLAWS
Thinks Security Treaty With.
out Germany Weak, Paper
Reports.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 1.-THE Daily
Mail says that Lord Balfour. as a
member of the imperial defense com
mittee, has written an interim re-
port upon the conclusions of the sub
committee which was especially
charged with the examining of the
Geneva agreement on arbitration and
lisa rmament.
This report. the paper understands,
ranks with Balfours famous memo
randum on interallied debts, writ
ten In 1922, which formed the basis
of the recent British note to France.
1t reviews the past security
policy, indicates what is deemed the
unworkable character of the present
Geneva agreement and sets forth the
lines upon which the subcommittee
believes the future security policy
should be framed.
Lord Balfour stresses the danger
Of leaving Germany isolated to join
forces with Russia, and, alluding to
the important part the chemists are
expected to play in future wars
points out the grave danger of Ger
many establishing chemical and other
factories in Russia.
If Germany 'co-operated in secu.
rity scheme, the situation would be
materially different. The report
therefore, considers 1t desirable to
treat Europe as an entity. not exclud-
ing any large state.
Evening star., 1925-02-16
STANLEY ATTACKS
NEW TRAFFIC BILL
Senator Declares Some of
Clauses Are Relics of Dark
Ages-Denies Vital Need.

CharacteriZing certain provisions of
the joint committee traffic bill which
was taken up in the Senate Friday
night as relics of the dark ages"
and denying that there was any ne
cessity for a new traffic law, Senator
Stanley of Kentucky on the floor of
the Senate today told his colleagues
that an existing law covered most of
the provisions in the proposed bill.
The Kentucky Senator denied en-
phatically that he had attempted. to
ohstruct traffic legislation Friday
night. and quoted from the Congress
siona} Record remarks in which he
asked for additional time to consider
the matter.
Importance of Control.
He said today that every one real
ICED the Importance of traffic control,
but that was no excuse for enactment
Of iii -digested" legislation. He said
that the new bill contained, as far as
he could find no provisions that were
not adequately covered by the traffic
law now in effect in Washington.
Senator Stanley asserted that the
proposed bill was not only crude in
construction, but proposes to repeal
laws which had been on the statute
books for 20 years.
He cited the new speed law and the
hit-and-run clauses to show what he
termed the utter "futility" Of the new
measure.
1T says here" said Senator STAN
ley, reading from the proposed traffic
bill. that II any one exceeds a speed
of 25 miles an hour he can be charged
with reckless driving and prescribes
a penalty that the judge must inf1ict." "
Hit.and-Run Clause.
The clause dealing with the hit
and-run motorist, he said, is ridicu-
lous.
"If should accidently scrape
another automobile as l was emerg-
ing from a parking space downtown
and should go and explain to the
owner of the other car that / was
1 would be sent to Jail if 1 failed to
report this trivial offense to the police
within "a hours. The same penalty
would apply IL / struck and killed a
pedestrian and failed to report to the
police. II there was no law on this
matter the provisions proposed in the
bill would appall me, but there is a
Ilaw and it has been on the books
after careful consideration, for a
great many years.
This bill Is an illustration, to my
mind, of what the mad mania for leg
islation will lead to. The main
trouble in Washington is that there is
/~...;n,,>a an pooa CoJumn SN
Evening star., 1925-02-16
HOUSE 0. KS MERGER
OF FEDERAL OFFICES
Public Buildings and Grounds and
State, War and Navy
Commission Joined.

The House today passed. under
unanimous consent, the bill consoli-
dating the Office of public buildings
and grounds under the chief of en-
eineers of the Army and the ofiice Of
superintendent of the State, War and
Navy Departments Building. .
On motion of Representative Cram
ton of Michigan the House substi-
tuted his measure for the Senate bill,
fayorably reported from the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds.
He explained that this administrative
change would effect saving OF about
$50.0 a year.
The committee report pointed out that
the commission in charge of the state,
War and Navy Department Buildings
really has charge of most of the Gov
ernment buildings in Washington, and
that it's name is simply a continuation
OF the old name under which the ONCE
was instituted 80 years ago. A similar
situation applies to the office OF public
buildings and grounds. which was or
ganized about 100 years ago. This meas
ure has the support Of the Secretary OF
War and of the oficer in charge OF
these ofiices, the legislation being mere
" to change the name to suit the fact
and to bring about better
Evening star., 1925-02-16
PROFESSOR IS FOUND
SHOT; SUICIDE SEEN
No Cause Assigned for Action of
Greensboro, N. c., College
Faculty Member.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
GREENSBORO, n. c., February 16.
The body of Prof Lee White, head
of the department of education of
Guilford College, was found shortly
after o'clock yesterday in the yard Of
his home. A pistol was found lying
beside him.
The body was found by Mrs. White,
who hurried into the yard when she
heard a shot. Friends said it was
believed that the professor had ended
his own life, although no cause for
such an act was assigned.
Prof. White had been a member of
the college faculty for five years, and
was popular with the students and
residents of the college neighbor-
hood.
Evening star., 1925-02-16
NATIONAL PARKS
BILL IS ENACTED
House Passes Senate Measure to
Determine Boundaries" of
Smoky Area.

A Senate bill directing the determine
ton of boundaries Of proposed national
parks in the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Virginia, the Smoky Mountains of Ten
nessee and North Carolina and in the
Mammoth Cave region Of Kentucky was
passed today by the House.
The measure. which now goes to the
President, authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to decide whether additional
parks should be created
Evening star., 1925-02-16
Interior Employees
Get SiIrer Dollars
In Pay Envelopes

Following the lead of several
other departments, the Interior
Department today began disburs-
ing silver dollars to its employees
I'm their pay envelopes. One thous-
and dollars in silver was distri-
buted today when the ghost
walked in the department, and an
other thousand will be distributed
at the end of the month when the
next semi monthly pay envelopes
are distributed.
Secretary Mellon recently urged
the distribution of silver dollars,
pending issuance of new paper
dollars Similar action has been
taken at the Treasury and at the
Department of Agriculture
Evening star., 1925-02-16
Veteran, Saued by Dog in War, Pays
Debt by Rescuing Animal From Death

Yesterday, Love, still at his
quest, was stopped by q policeman
because his automobile lacked a
license tag. At a suburban station
he explained his search.
Why, we've a dog like that"
the sergeant said. Caught HIM
1T took half a dozen of us-after
he had scared folks on the roads.
He looks half starved; he's sched-
uled to be shot in the morning"
You'll have to shoot me first"
Love said.
Bolivar was brought in. He was
a skeleton. But he cleared the
room in one bound and almost
fioored his master with his joyous
assault.
There will be no execution.
Evening star., 1925-02-16
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, February 16-when
Horace Love, torn by machine-gun
bullets. was waiting for death in
no mans land, dog saved his
life. Yesterday he saved that dog.
Love, now a student at North
western University. was severely
wounded while fighting in the Ar
gonne. when the dog, Bolivar, then
working for the German Red
Cross. found him. went back to
surgeons, and brought them to the
stricken man. Later American
forces captured the position, and
when Love returned home, he
brought Bolivar. About a month
ago Love, with another student,
lost Bolivar while on a hike. For
days they searched in vain. Mean
while reports were brought in that
wolf had been seen.
Evening star., 1925-02-16
Believes Coolidge
Is Not Ouer,UOrked.
Drops Relief Bill

Declaring 1.-The present occupant
of the White House does not need
the relief proposed" Senator Edge,
Republican, New Jersey, today
withdrew a resolution he had in
troduced after the death of Presi-
dent Harding proposing that a
special commission study ways and
means of tightening the burdens
of the presidency.
Among other things, the commits
sion would have been authorized
to draft legislation ito tighten the
responsibilities Of the President,
including changes in the length
of his term of Office and the limi-
tation Of any occupant of the ONCE
to one term"
Evening star., 1925-02-16
LACK OF FAITH BLAMED.
Experts Declare Large Sums Sent
Out of Country by Investors.
F, BY CONSTANTINE BROW

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
PARIS. February 16.-The sharp de-
cline in the French franc causing seri-
Gus difficulties in France, and the gov
ernment fears that in order to prevent q
further decline 1t will be compelled to
use the deposits Of the Banque de
France, which were returned to the
bank by J. P. Morgan & Co. after the
conclusion of the American loan last
October.
The government now has at It's dis
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Evening star., 1925-02-16
ANTITOxIN REACHES NOME
Driver and Dogs Arrive in
Blizzard.

BY the Associated Press.
NOME, Alaska, Sunday, February
15.-Ed Rohn and his dogs arrived at
noon today in a blizzard with diph-
liberia antitoxin. Crossing Norton
Sound, two of his dogs fell into a
fissure of the ice.
Evening star., 1925-02-16
Provide Bathing Beach.

The appropriations for personal
services in the Police Court were re-
duced by the Senate committee
from $90,774 to $5S.124. The House
language providing that the Police
Court in the District shall consist of
four judges, instead of two, as at
present, was stricken out of the bill
along with other legislative provis-
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WEATHER.

&C.. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Increasing cloudiness tonight fol-
lowed by rain late tonight or tomor-
row; not much change in temperature.
Temperatures: Highest 55, at $40
pm. yesterday; lowest, 81, at 7:40 am.
today. Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1925-02-16

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
JACK AGAIN INSISTS
 HE IS READY TO FIGHT
Dempsey In New York and Is Look ing TH--Niay Take Trip
 Abroad.

New York. April 2S.-Jack Demp- sey arrived in New York today ready for a siege of motion picture work and then, perhaps, a trip abroad with his wife, the former Estellc Taylor, who accompanied him here.
 dempsey looking fit stuck to his often repeated statement that he would fight any opponent selected by bis Manager Jack Kearns, He en- phatically denied reports of rift between Kearns and himself and said the two would continue 10 split fight purses on a fifty fifty basis.
 Dempsey said he planned to visit the New York State Athletic com mision. which recently placed him on the ineligible list in this state for failing to answer satisfactorily the challenge of Harry Wills. He also said he would see Tex Rickard. but added that any negotiations for 8 bout would be attended to by Kearns.
 Asked whether he would visit Eu- rope before returning to the Pacific coast, Jack replied:
 "Wel. I'm not sure. You see I promised the wife wedding trip abroad and l suppose I'll have to make good on it."
 Dempsey said he weighed 200 pounds and that he would ask about three months time to prepare for a bout if one develops.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
Woman, Second Offender,
 Threatened With Jail

Entering a plea of nolo conten- dere to a charge of violating the liuuor laws, Mrs. Anastozinia Podi- bunska of 23 Star street was given a suspended sentence of 30 days, with a warning that If she was ever arrested again she could expect 10 go 10 jail. by Judge Benjamin w. filling in police court this morning. The woman was arrested after the police raided her home last Satur- day night and seized small quan- tity of liquor.
 Atty. Saul P. Waskowitz, repre- senting the woman. brought out the fact that hse is without funds to pay a fine, and had resorted to the liquor business 10 get enough money to run her house. It was her sec ond offense, the court imposing a fine on her first appearance.
 The case of Fred Elmers of 12S Pleasant street, charged for the third time with violating the liquor laws, was continued until Monday morning for trial when Judge Will liam r. Mangan, who appeared for the defendant, informed the court that he would be unable to try the case before that time.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
BANKERS DENY GERMAN CHARGE
Say no Interference in Election
 Is Even Hinted

Augusta, Gan April 2S.--No cable gram to Berlin of any nature has been forwarded or authorized by the executive council of the American Bankers association, in session here, William E. Knox, os-New York. the president, said today In regard to reports from Berlin saying such a rumor was current there.
 MT. Knox said he had been asked in a long distance telephone call yesterday if 1t were true that the Bankers association had cabled the German government that the elec- ton of Hlndenburg to the presi- dency would cause American bank CTS to refuse to approve German financing in this country, and that he had laughed at the report
 Max B. Nahm, Chicago. and sev- eral other members of the council also said they had heard nothing of any cablegram being authorized during the meeting which began here Monday,
 There was no mention of the Ger man political situation made in the course of the councils proceedings except In a report of the commit tee on commerce and marine which took an optimistic view of the con- ditions In Germany and the resolu- ton adopted by the council.
 The resolution read In part:
 ''The council notes with satisfac- ton the continued improvement of European conditions both from an economic as we'll as a political standpoint It is glad to see the world is gradually returning to nor nal conditions everywhere and that the bitter feeling created by the war is slowly disappearing. There Is ground for believing that read justments may be made which will cause the nations yanquished in the late war to accept whole -heartedly a permanent sediment. This will be a great step in advance assuring peace in the world"
 No session of the council was held today and bankers prepared to leave for their homes.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
PAPER COUNCIL
 NOW ORGANIZED
Regional Office to Deal With
 Publishers Problems

New York, April 9S,---Organiza- ton of the American Interrcgional Newspaper council, to serve as a clearing house of problems of 500 smaller newspapers of the United States and Canada. was announced today. The organization work has gone forward this week in con junction with the annual meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers association which began It's second days session this morning,
 The regional association repre-. sented in the council are: the ln- land Daily Press association. South- crn Newspaper Publishers associa- ton Northwestern Daily Newspa- pers association, New England Daily Newspapers association, Pacific Northwest Newspapers association, and the Canadian Daily Newspapers association.
 The council will hold annual meet ings concurrently with the American Newspaper Publishers association. The question of increased postal rates will be one of the first prob- lems considered by the new organi- zation.
 A committee composed of the presidents of the regional associ- ations will direct the affairs of the council for thc ensuing year and ar range future meetings, and for this year George D. Lindsay, publisher Of the Marion. GndD Chronicle. and president Of the Inland Daily Press association. has been chosen chair man. Other members Of the coun- cir are Walter (. Johnson, Chatta- nooga, CrennD News; n. ". Howe, Burlington WtD Free Press; A, L. Miller, Battle Creek (Mich.) Tn- Quirer and News; John NJ. Imrie. president of the Edmontol Journal and representing the Canadian Daily Newspapers association; E. D. Pi- per. Portland (0re) Oregonian,
 New York, New Jersey and Penn sylvania papers are not represented in the council, since no regional or ganization for these states exists. A movement is under way for the or ganization Of such a tri-state group which will take its place In the
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
MEETING POSTPONED
Allied Council of Ambassadors VIII Not Gather Tomorrow as Original ly Planned.
By Tho AssoeIated Press.

By Tho Associated Press,
 Paris, April 2S.--The allied coun- ell of ambassadors. which was to meet tomorrow to discuss Marshal Foch's supplementary report on Germany's violations of the disarma- ment clauses of the treaty of Yer sallles, has postponed Its gathering until next week. t..
 It Is understood that the allies reached the conclusion that the mat ter should be deferred until after the German presidential election.
 Tn conclusions of the allied war committee on the findings of the military control mission are that all infractons of tho treaty however, insignificant they may appear in themselves, must be regarded as im- portant, becanse their multiplication tends to indicate systematic viola ton of the treaty.
 It is expected in diplomatic cir cles that the question of the occu- patton of the Cologne btidgehead will receive early solution, and the decision of the ambassadors will take the form of categorical notid- cation to Germany that the bridge head will remain occupied until the German government has shown an intention to comply seriously with the treaty terms.