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Evening star., 1926-05-01
SENATE TOAWA|T
HOUSE FARM MOVE
Expect Issues to Be Clarified
in General Debate in
Lower Branch.

By the Associated Press,
The Senate farm bloc leaders have
decided to let the House tackle the
surplus crop problem first and to rest
content. for the time being at least
with the Republican steering commit
tees legislative program.
They blocked Il motion by Senator
Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, yes
terday to displace the pending $685.
900, 900 public buildings bill with the
farm relief legislation reported by the
agriculture committee, which includes
the administration cooperative mar
ketinG measure with an amendment
embodying the corn-belt price stabili-
Zation plan.
In the face of pleas that it would
be embarrassing to some members to
vote at this time on such a question,
Senator Harrison stood pat and roll
call on his motion was prevented only
by filibusterinG tactics in which sup
porters of both measures joined.
The Senate had been assured by Re
publican leaders of an opportunity to
act on farm relief before adjournment
and, besides was not ready to proceed
with the subject at this time, they
argued. while Senator McNary, Re
publican, Oregon, held that the House
discussion should be awaited because
it undoubtedly would clarity the is-
sues.
House debate on crop surplus relief
will begin Tuesday. with the Haugen
price stabiliZation bill. embodying
program similar to the corn-belt plan,
having right of way. The Tincher-
Jardine credit measure and the Cur
tis. Aswell commodity marketing bill
will be offered as substitutes, advo-
Gates of the three divergent proposals
having been given time to discuss
them during the four days set aside
for general debate.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
D. D.C.F|SCAL BILL
UP TO PRESIDENT
Appropriation Measure, With
Amendments Agreed to,
Completed at Capitol.

Passage of the District appropria-
ton bill for the next fiscal year was
completed at the Capitol late yester-
day when the Senate concurred in
the action of the House on a few
amendments which the conferees were
unable to agree upon in the original
conference report.
The report made to the Senate yes.
terday set forth that the House had
| receded from its disagreement to the
following Senate amendments:
Requiring contractors who lay
streets to make repairs within four
years where the repairs are found
TO be due to inferior work or defec
tive materials.
Providing that children of officers
and men of the military services and
children of other employees of the
| United States stationed outside the
District shall be admitted to local
schools without tuition.
Fixing the amount that may be
spent for professional services in de
velOping Meridian Hill Park
Authorizing construction Of a bird
exhibition building at the Zoo
The Senate also agreed to changes
in phraseology made by the House
In the amendment relating to leave for
per diem employees Of the District and
another amendment defining the man
ner in which per diem employees shall
give receipt for pay received,
The bill is ready to go to the Pres
dent for signature.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
MISSION BENEFIT MUSICAL.
Readings, Singing and Harp Music
Presented Last Night.

Arthur Deering, reader; Clelia Flora
vanti, mezzo-contralto, and Audrey
Ryan, harpist, presented a program
before an audience that filled the Play
house practically to capacity last night
for the benefit of the. Catholic Indian
Missions. Their combined efforts were
received with enthusiasm. The Tega-
witha Club and MARCEL Greenhalgh
presented the group and Miss Green
halgh also played Miss Fioravanti's s
accompaniments.
Mr.. Deering, obviously a polished
artist in his line, made a fascinating
art Of the often abused profession of
"elocution' and really need not have
offered a single one Of the several
apologies he ventured for his efforts.
There have been several readings on
important programs during the past
year of Alfred Noyes' exceedingly dra-
matte poem, 1.-The Highwayman," in
cluding reading Of 1t by the poet
himself. None has surpassed Mr..
Deering's. The writer has heard the
poem many times, yet never before did
that counter-theme Of the jealous boy
at the inn who also loved Bess, the
landlords daughter, receive such logi-
cal emphasis. Also the remarkably
apt English version of the famous pro-
logue to Leoncavallo'S Il Pagliacci'
was charmingly delivered, as were,
later, the Two Russian stories.
Miss KI;,.1 pi'UF~j q Ed.lS person
Evening star., 1926-05-01
NJ u SIC
FRIDAY CLUBS ANNIVERSARY.

The Friday Morning Music Club
celebrated its fortieth anniversary yes
! terday afternoon with tea and musi-
cal program, the latter being turned
over to the terpsichorean phase of
musical art under the excellent guild
ance of Ethel Hoffman Kane OF this
city. Mrs. Kane, whose art style fol-
lows closely that established here by
her teacher, Alys Bentley, for many
years a leading figure in the music
work Of the public schools and who
is now in New York, calls her style
of dancing Motor MentA Rhythmics"
"a cumbersome name for a beautiful
art. There was. however, nothing
| cumbersome about the dancing of the
group under her direction. The one
vague wish for any change at all con-
cerned the desire that these dancers
might have been presented in a real
Spring glade, such as one finds the
dancers using in Peterboro, n. H.,
with the audience perched on an over
hanging hillside, to get the best effect.
The setting yesterday was charm
ing If a bit intimate for the best
effect with the dancers. Never in its
history has the auditorium of the
Cosmos Club looked more attractive.
Tall green screens at the back con-
cealed the dancers until their entrance
for numbers and gave a suggestion
Of natural background for their many
hued costumes. Palms and white
lilacs further helped in establishing
cool, outdoor atmosphere. At the far
end of the room long table was
heavily laden with delicious tea equip
ment, including a number or home
made birthday cakes, one in white
with green trimmings telling the FOR
! IL a IL
tapers also famed with the birthday
message. The members of the club
came garbed in their best pastel
shaded, garden-party frocks, and the
quaint tagged entrance to the double
doors of the auditorium was used
instead of the more prosaic side
door, usually employed. Mrs. Eu'
gene Byrnes, the president, had as
sisting her in welcoming and seating
the guests, Mrs. Miriam Hilton, Mrs.
Ethel Holzclaw Gawler, Mrs. Frank
Howard, Mrs. Paul Bleyden. MRS:
Brown, Miss Lucy Brickensteln ana
others. There was a large audlehce
for the party.
The music used by the dancers anu
beautifully played at the piano by
Mildred Kolb Schultze, included works
by Tschaikowsky, Grieg, MoszkoWskl,
Czerny, Hofmann, Gluck, GlaZounoW,
Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms and Schu-
mann. The opening number, Theme
and Variations" by Tschaikowsk1,
showed a Laertes-like posture OF
struggling in a group that was re
markable in realism and artistic ef-
feet. Likewise the finale, danced to
Grieg Ballet music, showed marked
dramatic Interpretation as we'll as
eautiful posturing.
A number that won the greatest
applause was danced by two charm
ing little girls, perhaps 10 and IL
years of age, who, to the music OF
Beethoven's "Rondo capriccio," in
terpreted fury over lost penny
The most remarkable solo dance was
Schumanns "Aufschwing" (soaring),
in which clever costume suggesting
birds plumage was utilized most
effectively along with gestures and
moods that further carried out the
general idea.
Following the dancing, tea was
served, II. +.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
MEXICO At CRISIS
IN RELIGIOUS ROW
Probe Begun With Possible
Indictment of All Prelates
as Aftermath.
By the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, May 1.-The re-
governments enforcement OF certain
clauses of the constitution has reached
an acute stage. Not a single Catholic
church is functioning in the States of
Colima and Michoacan because of the
fact that the priests, in protest
against the law, are declining to say
masses. The government is consider
ing converting all these churches into
government schools
Attorney General Ortega. under an
order issued by Secretary of the In
terror Tejeda, has begun an investi-
cation with a view to possible indiCt-
ment of adj Mexican archbishops and
bishops.
Charge Law Violated.
It is charged that the recent joint
pastoral letter signed by them and
circulated throughout the country VIC
lated the constitution, which forbids
ministers to criticize the government
or the constitution. This letter pro-
tested against the paragraphs in the
constitution dealing with churches and
schools.
FL Universal Grafito says it lear ms
that summonses will be served Monday
upon the bishops and archbishops to
appear before the federal court for
trial. There is no confirma ton of
this. Senior Tejeda, discussing the
situation today, repeated in unequiv-
ocal terms his previous statement
| that 1t was the Mexican government s
unalterable determination to enforce
the religious laws. He declared that
the Catholic clergy desired an ecclesi-
astical government, which might en-
croach upon the Mexican govern
ment's sovereignty.
Promises Drastic Action.
Such an absurd purpose will never
be permitted" the minister added.
Instead. the Mexican government
will take drastic steps TO force such
rebels to abide by the law"
Referring to recen@ proposal of
Mexican Catholic dignitaries that the
Mexican government and the Vatican
confer In an effort to solve the stu
alton. Senior Tejeda said:
THE only modus vivendi acceptable
to the Mexican government is compli.
ance with our laws. and punishment
of those violating them"
Reports indicate that the situation
is most serious in Colina and
Michoacan, in which states Catholics
who attempt to carry out demonstra-
tions of protest against the religious
laws are being arrested.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
STEEL WALLS CHECK
SPREAD OF OIL FIRE
396, 900 Barrel Reservoir Boils
Over, But bikes Hold Back
Flames-Loss, 100000.


BAKERSFIELD. Calf, May l.
Steel fire walls and earthen dikes
checked the spread of fire from the
800, ,000-barrel oil reservoir which
was ignited by lightning Thursday
on the tank farm of the Standard
Oil Co.. miles northwest of Bakers
field.
The burning reservoir boiled over
yesterday afternoon, but the work of
the approximately 1000 fire fighters
held against the flood of flaming
liquid.
Officials of the oil company said
that danger of extension of the blaze
to II other tanks nearby was past.
They expected the blaze to die out
soon.
The loss was estimated at approxi-
mately 100000.
A light shower late yesterday
afternoon brought great quantities
of SCOT back to earth in a dis
agreeable sort of "black rain"
Evening star., 1926-05-01
THE WEATHER

Maryland and District-Fair tonight
and tomorrow; not much change in
the temperature; gentle to moderate
South winds.
Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight;
warmer in extreme west portion; to-
morrow fair, moderate west and
southwest winds.
West Virginia-Fair tonight and
tomorrow, followed by showers and
cooler in afternoon or night in west
portion.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometer pm, II: pm,
76; IL midnight, II; am, &c; am,
10; noon, "a.
Barometer-4 pm, 29.7S; s pm,
29. 70; ~ midnight. 1882; 4 am, 29.S7;
8 am, 5000; noon, 1904.
Highest temperature. "a, occurred
at 4:30 pm. yesterday: lowest tenn
perature, 62, occurred az 6 am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 51 lowest. 40.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, 4:26 am. and
5:1S pm; high tide, 1920 am. and
1880 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. STA am, and
6:10. pm; high tide, 1907 am. and
11:40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:11 am; sun sets
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises $40 am; sun
sets 7:01 pm.
Moon rises 1858 pm; sets 1852 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.-Tem-
perature, 5S; condition, clear.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
MRS. HARRINGTON DIES.

Mrs. Tillie B. harrington, widow
Of Horace G.. Darlington and daugh.
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bates Of this city, died Tuesday in
st. Luke's Hospital, New York. Flu
neral services were conducted at her
home, "a West Ninety-second street,
New York, yesterday. Interment was
in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. harrington is survived by
three sisters, Miss Mary X. Bates and
Mrs. w. II. Stovall of Baltimore and
Mrs. Sarah B. Ritchie of New York
and a brother, John Edward Rates of
this city.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Coolidge Have as
White House Guests Mrs. Wallace
and Daughter of Iowa.

of Washington and Upper Saranac,
n. Y.
MIR. Lewis G. Stevenson and his
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Stevenson,
of Bloomington, H., are spending a
few days in Washington and are at
the Maytlower Hotel.
Mrs. Harry Robinette Perry of
South Brook Courts gave a bridge
tea Thursday, when Mrs. John L..
Leighty and Mrs. j. Raymond Nc
Carl assisted at the tea. Spring flow
ers gave a delightful atmosphere to
the apartment and guests included
Mrs. S. T. Ansell. Mrs. Frank Hop
kins, Countess de Benque. Mrs. VIII
liam V. Boyle, Mrs. Charles j. VIII,
hanson. Mrs. j. T. Newcomb, Mrs.
J. b. Mann. Mrs. James Baity. Mrs.
lie Roy, Mrs. John Kirhwood, Mrs.
Edgar B. Kay. Mrs. Alexander
Cooper and Miss Davies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barron G. Collier of
New York City are spending several
days in Washington, guests at the
Mayf1ower. Mr.. Collier is vice presi-
dent of the Boy Scout Foundation
of New York and is in the city at
ton of that organization.
Mr.. Marshall Field Of New York, a
member of the field department of the
Boy Scouts of America, is in Wash
ington attending the sixteenth an
nual convention of that organization
and while in the city is a guest at the
Mayflower.
Mrs Walter Kenyon Lloyd, a mem
Der of the District branch of the
League of American Pen Women. who
came from Camp Meade to attend the
authors breakfast at the Mayfiower
and the reception given by Mrs. Cool
idge at the White House, has returned
to the post.
The Corinthian Yacht Club holds its
regular monthly dance as a special
May day affair at the clubhouse. Vir-
ginia shore and Highway Bridge, to-
night. Friends of members are es-
pecially invited. A surprise speciality
has been arranged.
Mrs. Wilson Greene is entertaining
some members Of the press from Bal
timore in her apartment at 1888 Six
teenth street, this afternoon and has
asked some of the Washington writer's
to meet them.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

TO-DAY.
Mount Vernon Council. No. IS, D. of
A.. will have card party at 1909
Twelfth street.
TONIGHT.
Federation of Citizens Associations
will meet 8 o'clock in boardroom of
Municipal Building.
Harry d. Appleby will speak at
o'clock at the League for the Larger
Life.
The Northland Trio of Chicago will
give a concert under auspices of
Drott Lodge, No. 16S. v. o. of A. at
Odd Fellows Auditorium, 419 7th
street. The concert will be followed
by dance.
A comedy by Anatole France will
be presented by the French section
of the Women's City Club, with Miss
Marie X. Saunders as director. All
Pen Women and Daughters of 1872
invited.
United Commercial Travellers, Flagg
Council. No. 256, will meet. 8 o'clock
at Pythian Temple. Initiation and
buffet lunch.
The Concord Club will give May
festival and dance at its clubhouse
314 G. street.
The dormitory committee Of Gavel
Chapter, No. %, O. f. S., will give a
card party and dance. $50 o'clock,
at the Franklin Square Hotel.
The Theta Kappa Epsilon Sorority
will entertain at L'Aiglon Club, 10
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Eastern School Group Elects.

At a meeting of the Home and
School Association Of the Eastern
High School held last night these
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Arthur G. Bishop, president;
Mrs. M. V. Whitney and Miss NJ. ].
Wapts, vice presidents: Fred Robi-
nette, treasurer. and Mrs. Howard E.
Wilson, secretary.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

A petition in bankruptcy has been
fled in the District Supreme Court by
Thomas r. Clark, dealer in building
materials. He lists his debts at $4,264
and assets at $3,S25. He is represented
by Attorney Philbrick Mccoy.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
COOLIDGE IS UNDECIDED
ON SPANISH WAR PENSION
Favors Measure, But Asks Treas
ury If Expenditure Shift Would
Permit Financing.

While President Coolidge would like
to sign the Spanish War pension bill.
he fears 1t would increase the ex-
pected Treasury deficit.
Still undecided as to whether he
should sign or veto the measure. the
President, who believes the Spanish
veterans have not been on a parity
with those of the Civil and World
Wars with respect to pensions, has
asked the Treasury to determine
whether this situation could be taken
care of by shifting of expenditures.
Venezuela's crop of chicle, an in
gredient of chewing gum. is short
this year.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Woman Robbed in Union Station

Mrs. Winnie Kelly, Bridgeport,
Conn.,, returning from Florida, was
robbed of her pocketbook, containing
S106, sapphire ring and railroad
ticket, in Union Station here last
night, she told police.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
FOREIGN
Whittemore Extradition Honored

ALBANY. N. Y, May / @.-Gov.
Smith today honored the application
of the State of Maryland for the ex-
tradition to Baltimore Of Richard
Reese Whittemore, alleged robber
band leader.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

Statistics indicate that the people of
New Zealand come nearer the attain.
ment of perfect health than the in
habitantS of any other country.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

To st. Louis Take "The American"
Leave Washington $50 pm. Arrive St.
Louis $40 pm. All Pullman--No extra
fare. Pennsylvania Railroad.-Adver-
tisement.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Friendship House Nursery
Benefit Card Party.

| Arrangements are being completed
| for the card party to be given by the
| Friendship House Nursery Aid for the
benefit of Friendship House, at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Hayes. 1898 Six
teenth street, Saturday. May s, from
to o'clock. Mrs. William E. Cham
berlin, chairman, A. r street north
Jefferson street, are making reserva-
| tions.
The Washington branch Of the Eng
| lish Speaking Union will give Its
monthly tea at the clubrooms, 1107
Sixteenth street, Wednesday. from
4:3O to 6 o'clock, when the hostess will
be Mrs. Wallace Neff.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Fenhagen of
Baltimore and Mrs. F. C. Fenhagen Of
this city sailed on the 8. S. Rotterdam
yesterday for England, where they will
join Maj. and Mrs. Richard Smith Of
New York.
Mrs. Dawes, wife of the Vice Presi-
| dent, heads the list of patronesses
for the benefit card party to raise
funds for the child welfare work of
Phi Mu Fraternity, to be held at the
Washington Club, 1901 X street
northwest, Tuesday evening at
o'clock.
The other patronesses are Mrs.
William Mather Lewis, Mrs. Charles
S. Dewey, Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall.
Mrs. Charles Colfax Long. Miss
Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle, Mrs. George H. Shelton
and Mrs. Guy Campbell.
Mrs. Archibald Straub, chairman
of the committee on arrangements,
has assisting her Miss Mary Frances
Ward, president of the Washington
Alumnae Association Of Phi Mu;
Miss Elizabeth Boyd and Mrs. Lo-
renzo d. Whitaker.
a reception in honor of his excel
lency the Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni
Biondi, apostolic delegate, will follow
the annual meeting Of the Christ Child
Society Tuesday, o'clock, at Rau-
scher's. Rev. DR.. Kerly, professor of
sociology, Catholic University, will
talk on "Valor of the Volunteer;
Miss Gertrude Bowling, director of
Instructive Visiting Nurses. will talk
on "Co-operation': Representative
Mary T. Norton, 1.-The Child in Need;
Miss Agnes Regan, executive secre-
tary, N. c. c. W., value of the Vol
unteer."
The Monday bridge section of the
Women's City Club will hold the last
meeting Of the year May 3, and lunch
con will be served at noon. Prizes will
be awarded.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

THE President and Mrs. Cool
idge have staying with them
at the White House Mrs.
Il Henry C. Wallace and Miss
Ruth Wallace, widow and
daughter of the former Secretary Of
Agriculture, who arrived in Wash
ington last evening. Mrs. Wallace
and Miss Wallace landed in New
York yesterday after spending sew
eral months in Europe. part Of which
time was spent in Bern, SwithZer-
land, where the son-in- law and
daughter of Mrs. Wallace. DIR. and
Mrs. Bruggeman, are stationed. The
White House car met Mrs. Wallace
and her daughter at the Union sta
ton and conveyed them at once to
the White House.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
Hosts to Large Dinner Party.
The Vice President and Mrs. Dave:
will entertain large company at din
ner tonight at the Willard Hotel, fol
which Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dave:
have Joined them. The latter will re
main in Washington over Sunday.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine have gone South for a
two-week stay. during which time they
will visit various points in Florida and
Georgia, returning here about May r.
They will pass tomorrow in Ocala,
Fla, and Will! visit Palm Beach and
other points in the State.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Fenhagen of
Baltimore and Mrs. F. G.. Fenhagen Of
this city sailed on the 8. S. Rotterdam
yesterday for England. where they will
join Maj. and Mrs. Richard Smith of
New York.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

TODAY.
Mount Vernon Council. No. IS, D. of
A. will have a card party at 1909
Twelfth street.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

Many of the women of the Senate
circle are laying aside social duties to
motor to Baltimore that they may
make personal inquiry as to the health
OF Mrs. Arthur Capper, who is critical
ly i'll in a hospital in that city. Mrs.
Capper has a large circle of very warm
friends in Washington, both in and out
of the Senate, who are deeply grieved
over her illness.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

The second counselor Of the Italian
embassy and Signora Catalani will en-.
tertain about $50 young people at
dance this evening for their niece,
Signorita Theodoria Catalani.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-06-23
COUNTY COURT GOES TO PUR.
CELLVlLLE.

The entire County Court N. R.
Roberts. Presidents: c. II. Moore.
Geo. T. Shirley. J. Gregg Gibson. and
DIR. S. T. Knott went to Purcellville.
Va. on Wednesday to attend a con-
ference of business men of the town.
The object of the meeting was to
further the construction of an i'm
proved road from Purcellville to the
state line at Keyes' Gap in the Blue
Ridge.
The Jefferson County visitors
found the business men of that sec
tion of Loudoun enthusiastic about
the proposed road Improvement.
They are unanimous in their demand
that Purcellville shall be on a trunk
line route to the National Capital.
and the Virginia State Highway
Commission will be urged to co op-
crate with the West Virginia Road
Commission in constructing an i'm
proved highway from Charles Town
to Purcellville by way of Keyes' Gap.