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v. DlNDY FINDS FAULT
WITH FOREIGN ARTISTS
Says Paris Is Deluged With Alien
Talent and Criticizes Lack
in Modern Training.

PARIS, November 81 Correspond
ence)-The foremost French composer.
Vincent Dindy, has given his name
and support to start a campaign
against foreign artists in Paris. He
allows his opinion to be expressed that
there are too many foreign artists
here-singers, musicians, orchestra
conductors-outnumb French in
deed by 10 to i.
1--WE are literally submerged by
foreign artists" he declares. land they
bring us nothing new or interesting.
oh, they're not without talent-most
of them--but they are no. more tai
ented than French artists who can't
afford the expense OF concert giving,
which for foreigners means only a
small outlay on account of our depre-
ciated currency. 1t is easy for foreign
artists to come to Paris, hire a hall.
pay for publicity and have their
talent consecrated by the French CAPT
tai, and then return home satisfied
with a bundle of newspaper cuttings
relating the measure of success they
obtained" ..
Dindy. speaking more generally.
declared that artists of today are too
impatient to wait for school or con-
servatory in order to appear before
the public, with the result that they
display inadequate technique and
artistic polish. The younger genera
ton practices less, he contends, and
therefore its playing falls short of that
Of its elders.
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PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PLAN IS OPPOSED
Municipal Street Car Man.
agement Disfavored by
Utilities Commission.

The Public Utilities Commission is
not favorably disposed to Government
ownership Of the street railway lines,
Chairman Bell informed Senator
Capper, chairman of the District COM
mittee. in replying yesterday to a re-
cent letter in which the Senator in
quired whether the commission had
any data on that subject.
Senator Capper had stated in his
letter that he was not committed to
Government ownership, but wanted to
study any data the commission might
have as to the financial structure that
would be necessary under such con-
troll. The reply of Col. Bell follows:
"An informal computation has been
made by assistants to the commission
to study the capital set up of the two
street railway companies and the cleo
trio light company, and this has been
extended to include the result which
might follow IL 1t were possible to
lend the credit of the city to those
private enterprises. The results
would be the same il the companies
were governmentally owned, assum.
ing, Of course, first, that the operation
would be equally efficient under the
Government and that the market quo
tations Of stocks and bonds represent
their present fair value.
You will understand. I am sure,
that the commission is in nowise IA
vorably disposed to Government, own
ership and that the two assumptions
noted above are not necessarily taken
by the commission as having been
proven correct"
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healing the sick. A few years later
some italian merchants stole these
bones from Myra and took them to
italy. The day Of their transfer. May
%, also Is observed solemnly in the
Russian church.
How did the great and good Nicho-
las come to be saint Of children? asks
Nine. Rimsky-K orsakov.
She believes the explanation lies in
the early ecclesiastical paintings
which show him surrounded with peo-
pie. In these the saint Is pictured
as a giant man and ordinary individ-
uals as very small bit OF symbol
ism which western Europe failed to
appreciate. 1t was thought that the
pictures represented the saint sur.
rounded by children.
So they made Santa Claus out Of
him, and George and Basil expect
at least they did a year or so ago,
but they may have become highly
skeptical since--that he will come
down the chimney Of the big Chevy
Chase house a week from tomorrow
night.
Nine. Rimsky. X orsakov herself has
seen the ruins of his old bishopric Of
Myra lodged on the Mediterranean
cliffs like an eagles nest. She has
heard about him from Tchaikowski--
and it is safe to say that any little
girl who learned about saint from
Tchaikowski would find it hard In
later life to substitute another pic
ture.
She has very intimate recollections
of the great composer whose opera,
"Pique Dame" was presented here
two weeks ago.
Concerning his method of work, for
instance. He would rise early, write
for time and then take or
mile walk in the country regardless
of the weather. Then he would come
HON. eat dinner. write again for a
time and then take another or 6
mile walk. Then he would return
and work until late writing letters to
his numerous correspondents all over
the world. He was one of the most
voluminous of letter writer's.
But he was unamle to do creative
work without renewing his intimate
touch with nature twice a day.
And he believed most fervently in
st. Nicholas-not Santa Claus.
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seems to be to disorganiZe their party
and fight it's policies. Congress- there
fore. tends to lose the power of con-
structive action The primary system
of nomination. lessening the depend
ence of candidates for nomination
upon their party record ana relation
to their party organization, adds con.
starltIy to the number in Congress of
those wearing the party label who
fight their party's policies. They are
aided by rules in the Senate, which
extend the power of minority obstruc.
ton far beyond anything intended by
the Constitution.
Largely because of the primaries,
therefore, we are threatened with
regime Of the bloc system In Congress-
from which, If 1t is not arrested, we
are in danger Of breakdown in par
liamentary efficiency, which today IS
such an outstanding characteristic IN
the government of European coun-
tries: a situation so acute there as to
have resulted in the abandonment, at
least temporarily, of parliamentary
government In Poland Belgium, Italy
and Spain
GAS recent political events are i'm
pressing upon the public conscience
a better knowledge of the evils or the
urinary system, we hear protest
against it's abolition" the Vice Pres
ident said ut is intimated that those
who desire to see the primary system
largely abolished do so because II
takes less money to buy convention
than to buy off a majority or those
voting in the primary.
Raps Low Grade Arguments"
"It would be just as logical for one
"a charge those who favor the reten-
ton Of the primary with a desire to
see the whole electorate corrupted IN
stead of the smaller number Whlcn
comprises a convention. There is. OF
course, no real merit attached to
either contention. but it illustrates the
low grade of argument to which we
may expect to listen IN connectlon
with primary reform"
William c. Sproul, former Governor
! of Pennsylvania, who also spoke at
the dinner. said that while he Ia
mented the conditions which had led
to the heavy expenditures in the re-
! cent senatorial elections in Pennsyl'
vania, he thought. that Senator-elect
Ware should be seated in the United
! States Senate.
II feel" said Mr.. Sproul. that to
deny Senator-elect ware the seat 10
which he had been lawfully elected by
| the people Of a great sovereign State
would be a revolutionary attack upon
| the constitutional rights of the States
| which would be dangerous in the ex-
| treme-"
Mr.. Sproul said that he and Mr..
Ware have not been political friends
| for several years, and that he opposed
| Wares election, but he felt he should
! come to the defense of Wares rights
| and the rights, of our State in the
present emergency. for the issues In
+, volved are greater than any indi.
vidual, any faction or any party"
! In introducing the Vice President
| Charles M. Schwab said:
IF Gen. Dawes could be character,
| lied in one word, it is that he Is a
great salesman. He sold the idea of
budget to the Government. He sold
the theory of the Dawes plan. And
now he is occupied trying to sell to the
American people the Importance Of the
economy of time in the United States
Senate"
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SMITH KEEPS SILENT.
Returns Home Expecting to Find
Signed Appointment.


CHICAGO, December 1S R).-Col
Frank L. Smith, Senator designate
from Illinois to succeed the late Sena.
tor w. 3. Mckinley, left Chicago to-
night, for his home at Dwight after
two days of shopping and conferences,
without making any clearer his status
in respect to his unaccepted appoint
ment.
He indicated a desire to receive his
signed appointment before making
any statement, and expected to find
it on his desk when he got home. The
belief grew among his friends that in
view Of formidable opposition In the
Senate to his seating, he may rot say
definitely In the near future whether
he will accept the appointment offered
to him several days ago by Gov. Len
Small. He may not even go to Wash
ington to present his credentials.
friends believe, until he goes next
March to begin the term to which ne
was elected in November.
He made no comment tonight on
a decision Of Democratic Senate lead
ers to resist any attempt by him to
take the oath of Office. They oppose
his seating because of evidence that
he accepted large contributions from
utilities executives for his primary
senatorial campaign last April, While
he headed the State Commerce. Com
mission regulating public utilities.
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AIR RACE RULING
WILL Be STUDIED
Reconsideration of Change
in Schneider Cup Contests
to Come Up in TariS.

A special meeting of the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale. world
governing body for aircraft perform
ances, will be held in Paris January
25. to reconsider the decision made at
Rome a few weeks ago to hold the
Schneider international seaplane race
every two years instead of annually.
Porter Adams, president or the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association, was In
formed in a cablegram from the
French capital yesterday afternoon.
The agreement to abolish the annual
contest, which is the only outstanding
international event for high-speed air
craft, was made over the protests OF
the American delegates at Rome, and
just a few days before Italy defeated
the United States for the trophy at
Hampton Roads, Va. November IL.
This meant that the next race would
be held in 1928. The regulations speci-
fed that the nation winning the con-
test three times over a five-year period
would retain permanent possession OF
the trophy, and unless the newly
adopted regulations were amended to
read three times In five race years,
the United States would be deprived
OF It's chances to keep the award with
one more victory, as IL previously hau
won twice.
While no Official protest was lodged
against the new ruling. a wave of in
dignation swept over aeronautical cir
cles against it's execution. principally
on the grouN1 that it would destroy
competition. The proposal was made
by the British delegates, who ad-
vanced it in the interest of more time
for the nations to build the high
speed ships. Arguing against this
stand were those VINO emphasized that
the Italians. in seven months. built
three monoplanes. one of which shat
tered all existing records for speed.
Immediately after the Italian VIC
tory Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
would not commit himself on future
plans to regain the trophy perma-
nently. This would entail the design
and construction of three new racing
planes, and the selection of a team of
pilots to go abroad and fly in the con
test AS far as could be learned last
night, any announcement that might
be made by the Navy on future rae
ing policy would be contingent upon
the results of reconsideration given to
the regulation at the Paris meeting.
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NEBRASKANS TO AID
WATERLOO, BELGIUM
Mayor of American Village of
Same Name Will Pass Hat
in Answer to Plea.

WATERLOO, Nebr., December 49,
Waterloo may signify defeat and dis
aster, but to this American village of
400 souls It means progress and help
fulness and the hat Is to be passed
in response to the plea for aid received
Thursday by village officials from the
mayor Of the war-stricken town of
Waterloo, Belgium. famous as the
seat of Napoleon's defeat.
Mayor Otto Wilson received a letter
from the mayor of Belgian Waterloo,
in which he asked for money ito per
NIT us to restore our city hall to :;
condition BETTING the name of Water.
loo" The letter promised that "a
stone would be placed upon the facade
Of the new city hall recalling to pass
ers-by your name and your generous
donation"
1--WE doubt the legality of making
an appropriation for this worthy littl
town from the village fund" Mayor
Wilson said. but we can and will
pass the hat. 1 am certain all goo6
Waterloo citizens will donate. We
are happy and prosperous village
and we should try to help the town
for which this place is named.
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FALL-DOHENY JUROR REVEALS
INSIDE STORY OF ACQUITTAL

this time had been postponed until
after dinner. They were resumed at
8 pm. 1t was obvious to all of them
by II o'clock that night that agree.
n."nt during the evening was out of
the question, and from then until
1890 am. they were going severally
to bed.
Deliberations Resumed.
Breakfast was finished at s am.
and YEARLY they took up the story
which had grown so nauseatingly ia
miliar and stale to all OF them. The
group of young clerks and mechanics
was surly.
II don't give a damn. | intend to
stay here until there Ia an acquittal,
Christmas or no Christmas" one of
them defiantly announced.
The bank clerk was lying across the
bed saying nothing. The professional
man was pacing the floor at one side
Of the room, virtually ostraciZed. The
youth on the bed sat up.
We'll. boys" he said. II guess 1
can say that have a reasonable
doubt in my mind. and l suppose that
under the judges instruction / would
be justified in voting not guilty"
No sooner we're the words spoken
than the professional man walked
Yer to a corner and, without a word,
started packing his clothes. The 9TH
ers looked at him and then at each
other.
IAN those voting not guilty will
stand" the foreman announced. Ten
arose. and the professional man, who
was already on his feet, stood where
he was. A wild whoop went up and
half a dozen Jurors jumped to the
task of packing their grips, while the
foreman knocked on the door, sum-
moning the bailiff to tell him that a
verdict had been reached. Some one
turned on the monograph and played
THE Anvil Chorus"
Why Case Failed.
Edmund Burke writes something
about centuries Of political struggle
by the Anglo-Saxon race having been
directed toward single end Of get
hing IL honest men into jury box.
The foregoing In 81 case Of singular
Importance to the Nation shows what
occurs after they get there.
The case had failed, in the opinion
Of a majority of the jurors, because
there was no positive, first-hand evi.
dence that the transfer of 500, 900
was biTbe.
How can such a charge ever be
proved except by corroborating cir
cumstances?" 1 inquired Of the Juror.
That's just it," he affirmed. I'VE
didn't see how IT could, either"
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LOTION HORTON DIES;
HEADED BIG MILK FIRM
Chairman of Board of National
Dairy Products Corporation Be
gan as Wagon Driver.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 18.-Loton
Horton, 70, president of the Sheffield
Farms Co, died Wednesday afternoon
at Nice, France, after a brief illness
of pneumonia, according to a cable re-
ceived here from the American con.
sui at Nice.
In his teens Mr.. Horton worked in
New York as a milk wagon driver. He
brought about the consolidation in
1902 of several large milk dealers into
the Sheffield Farms Co., of which he
was elected president.
The company branched out into the
condensed and evaporated milk bust.
ness, cheese making and the manufac-
ture of ice cream. Through the Ma
tional Dairy Products Corporation, of
which Mr.. Horton was chairman of
the board. he was interested I'm several
milk and ice cream companies with
branches all over the country.
He was married three times and had
four sons by his first marriage. His
sons and his widow survive.
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DEMOCRATIC HEADS
TO OPPOSE SMITH
Minority Conference Is Held.
Blease Moves to Air Pep
per Expenditures.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Democratic leaders in the Senate
decided yesterday at a conference to
resist any attempt on the part of
Frank l.. Smith of Illinois to take
the oath as a Senator.
The conference was reported as
developing no sentiment among the
Democrats for the seating Of Mr..
Smith, but some questioned the wis
dom of denying him the right to
present his credentials.
Several Senators were designated to
look up the law and presidents for
use If Mr.. Smith accepted the APP
pointment and the case was pre-
scented to the Senate.
Conference Not Binding.
The leaders made it plain that the
conference was not binding on any
members, who were free to follow
their own convictions.
In the meantime, yesterday, Senator
Blease, Democrat, South Carolina,
asked the Senate to obtain a partial
report from the Reed investigating
committee covering the primary cam
DulRn Ol EociiSttOI Il CpPCA
Republican, Pennsylvania. Apparent
ly referring to moves against seating
William =. Ware. who defeated Pepper
in the Pennsylvania primaries, and
Mr.. Smith, Blease said he could not
"see the difference between letting
a man in who spent lot Of money
and keeping another out who spent
maybe more money
Text Of Resolution.
Senator Blease said he wished an
investigation which probably would
reach both sides of the House"
The text of the resolution follows:
Resolved, That the Reed investiga-
ton committee be, and is hereby, re-
quested TO file with the Senate par
tial report on the Pennsylvania pri-
mary election expenditures Of Senator
Pepper the amount spent and sources
from which it came, how expended,
and so forth"
Consideration Of the resolution went
over until this week
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the project, holding that the mission
will provide the means of fostering
good will and showing the enormous
possibilities of commercial aviation.
The Executive said the flight was
designed to promote amity between
this country and the Republics OF
Central and South America and to
show some of these Southern coun-
tries just what benefits can be de-
rived from aerial communication.
Local interest in the personnel
centers about Maj. Herbert A. Oar
que and Capt. Ira c. Eaker, two Off
GERS who have been on duty here
for several years and were relieved
from their posts in the Munitions
Building to undertake the flight. Maj.
Dargue was chief of the war plans
section of the Office of the chief of
Air Corps, and Capt. Eaker was as
sistant executive officer of the corps.
Advices received last night also in
dicated that Maj. Dargue, who COM
mands the five-plane formation. will
bring the planes to rest at Browns
vile, Tex. tomorrow night and not
attempt to make Tamp.co the first
day, although it is only a 5O0-mile
lump. This step was considered as
virtually certain in order that the five
Liberty inverted engines could receive
their final "Pan-American fight test"
before crossing the border into un-
known territory.
In the event "a minor replacement
is necessary at Brownsville, or even
an engine shift, for that matter. the
necessary parts could be rushed from
Ill al h.. ~,
air I'm three hours and the tentative
schedule adopted could be adhered to.
"OId Reliable" Praised
As 90 per cent of the responsibility
for success of the flight is born by the
engines Army airmen here point out
with pride that the old reliable" once
more is being sent out TO bring re.
nown to the Army which is re.
sponsible for its design, construction
and refinement. The Liberty ~
cylinder. 400 horsepower power plant
has flown around the world; it carried
four planes from New York To Alaska
and returned: six planes from San
Antonio to Porto Rico and Washing
ION; the To on its famous nonstop
transcontinental flight; the To on its
record breaking endurance record; the
planes that made the first flight
around the rim" Of the United
states; the plane that established ar
endurance record for refueling in
flight and finally the hundreds OF
Army aircraft in regular service oper
atoms day i'm and day out.
The five planes win be christenet
the New York, San Francisco, De
;roit, ST. Louis and San Antonio by
the twives Of the principal pilots to
morrow morning before they are sem
off on their mission
Through the San Antonio Chamber
Of Commerce. which last night staged
a farewell banquet I'm their honor
Secretary of State kellogg sent mes
sage wishing the flyers good luck.
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Supreme Court of the District to de-
termine his guilt or innocence.
Section Is the heart of the bill,
and gives to the Commissioners, in
addition to the powers and duties
which they now have, Ill powers and
duties, which are specifically enumer-
ated, but which are defined in broad,
general terms. and the determination
of the method of procedure in every
instance is left largely to the good
Judgment and discretion of the Com
missioners.
Many Powers Granted.
"a number of the powers and duties
which are defined in this section in
general terms have already been spe-
cfncally granted by Congress and in
order that the courts may not con-
strue that the specific powers or duties
were intended to be taken away the
section says that nothing herein con.
tanned shall be construed to abrogate
or repeal any existing powers and
duties which the present Board of
Commissioners now have The section
further provides that all acts of the
board shall be subject to repeal or
modification by Congress and that
nothing in the bill shall be construed
to deprive Congress Of it's power of
legislation over the District in as
ample manner as If the law were not
enacted. Congress thereby retains full
control over the District finally, and
does not attempt to abdicate its legis.
lative power. which, of course, 1t could
not do. The bill is simply delegation
Of certain powers to the Commission
ers, subject to check by Congress.
Further statements will be issued
later explaining the intent. purpose
and effect of each of the Ill powers
granted to the Commissioners by this
bill.
THE bill is not offered with any
idea that 1t is perfect or that 1t will
meet with unanimous approval. 1t
should be very carefully considered
and thoroughly gone into by sub
committee of the District committee,
which should invite the views and
opinions of the people of the District
and the District officials.
ut is earnestly hoped that it may
contribute something toward solving
the very important, as well as ex-
tremely complicated and difficult prob
lem that confronts Congress in deal
ing with its responsibility for the
National Capital. which should be, as
1t is rapidly becoming, the most beau
tiful and important capital in the
world"
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Templar Band to Play.

A concert by the Orient Com
mandery, No. s, Of the knights
'remplar Band of the District of Co
lumbia. under direction Of Capt.
viii J. Stannard, director OF the
United States Army Band. will be a
feature of WMAL'S program Tues
day night
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The 10000 Italian women now en-
titled to enter the United States will
absorb the quota of immigrants as
signed to Italy for the next eight
years. The women are the wives of
mon who have resided in America for
at least four years.
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TEN PAN-AMERlCAN
PILOTS READY FOR
HOP-OFF TOMORROW

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DAWES LAYS SLUSH
TO DIRECT PRIMARY
IN NEW YORK SPEECH

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"H0ME RULE" BILL
FOR D. C. OFFERED
IN HOUSE BY REID

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