Evening star., 1926-01-24


cussions for. a disarmament confer
ence at Geneva, and it seems evident
| that Hugh Gibson. American dpio-
| mat viii be assigned to sattepd the
| conference as American n commissioner,
! and that he will have with him four
! technical experts. two from the Army
and two from the Navy. The House
| last week adopted the resolution 20
authorize an appropriation of $4,000.
| requested by the President. to pay
| expenses OF American participa ton +,
! There was only one vote cast in op-
position, that of Representative Viii
| liam y. Connery, jr.. Democrat, of
| Ma assa chusetts. who did not eXplain
| his refusal to vote for the resolu-
! ton. The resolution now goes - The
Senate
President Coolidge. in his capacity
AS president of the American Red
, Cross, issued invitations last week TO
II nations to attend the second pam
American. Red Cross conference 10 he
held here May % to June ). The con.
vention will be held under the AUS
pices of the League of ised Cross So.
cietieS. Two ma jor problems are eN-
pected to be discussed: First, a plan
for concerted action on the part of
all nations IN the event of great dis
aSters, and, second. plans by which
the societies may cooperate % raise
the health standards of the Western
Hemisphere.
The rights of women in industry
and their needs were brought torci-
bly, before the country Iast week by
two womenS organizations which
held meetings in Washington. Th2
industrial council of the National
Women's Party in mas meeting Sun
day demanded passage OF the ConSti-
tutional amendment now pending in
Congress giving all womeu equal
rights with men. These women con-
denim the efforts of welfare workers
and others 10 legislute for women
alone. declaring that protective Laws
for women keep them oack in INDUS
try.
Another conference # women. fos-
tered by the Womens Bureau IF the
Department of Laboc, held Il week s
conference here, during which prob
lens affecting women in industry
were discussed by prominent speak
ers. In the end committee was ap-
pointed by this conference 1" look into
the question of how protective leciS
la ation Is affecting women in industry.
Dictator MuSsolini. premier of Italy,
has decided that his army officers are
extensive luXurieS. and DEGREES that
none of them shall marry unless the
bride is capable OF supporting them.
An officer marrying a woman without
sufficient dowry to support the two or
them must resign, il has been or
dered.
The National Recreation Conference.
n ad n nttdnnS
America and encourage sports of all
kinds. met in Washington last week.
\ somewhat different line of arsu-
ment for popularizinc the use OF pub
lie parks was made by Ethelhert
Steward. chief of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department OF Labor
who pleaded for less "keep-of the
grass signs" and other restrictions and
more Encouragement for free use OF
the parks. He attacked the increas-
ing rigidity and purta nical asininity
of much that goes into the newer
forms of park rules and regulations.
The 10th anniversary Of the birth
Of Gen. Robert T.. Lee was celebrated
throughout the South last week.
where a legal holiday was proclaimed
iE most States. In Washington the
statue of Lee at the Capitol was deco
exercises held to commemorate the
life of the Confederate leader.
Construction has begun on what is
TO be the tallest building in the world.
Sixty-five stories high, the "Christian-
Missionary" Building, to stand at the
corner of One hundred and twenty
second street and Broadway. New
York City will he s feet higher than
the Woolworth Building, which holds
the present record. The building will
house hotel, a hospital, church
and a bank. and 10 per cent Of the
receipts from the building will so to-
ward the establishment OF a fund for
maintaining medical missionary
base Oscar r. Konkle is building the
structure. and his decision to do so
was prompted by the recovery from
serious illness of his son. now study
inr 20 he n medical missionary.
The Governments first suit against
a radio station for appropriatinG TO
itself wave length and broadcastinc
houi a permit has been started.
and is interpreted in some quarters as
= reminder to Congress that iegisla-
tion on radio control is urgently need
ed. WJAZ of Chicago. radio broad
casting station. recently sold its
rights on the air To another station.
then applied for another license. The
only thing open was a license to share
broadcastin- with a Denver station.
This the station did. but in the mean
time appropriated a wave length and
set about broadcaStinc as it pleased.
The suit against the station Will be
watched with interest all over the
country.
Among the thoughts brought out
last week at a meeting of the Midwest
Safety Conference in Chicago was
that negligence on the part of work
ers themselves caused a large proper
ton Of the accidents in industrial es-'
tablishments of the country and that
the automobile. while one of the most
useful Instruments placed in the hands
of the public is also,one of the most
deadly:
While there have been no serious
complications which threatened war
between Denmark and Sweden. peace.
between the two countries is made
doublv certain by the treaty signed by
the two nations last week, in which.
they agree to arbitrate all questions.
"includinS even those of national
honor<and vital interest"
Henry Berenger, the new French
Ambassador. presented his credentials;
TO President. Coolidge at the White
House last week. and informed the,
President that France is resolved to.
settle her war debt with this cpuntry.s
Payment. he said. would he made "as
promptly and as fully as her present
and future possibilities will allow" In
reply the President said that there
should be no insuperable difficulty iR
thriving at such an adiustn'e"t ;
President Coolidge has invited the
Governors of the. States to :aDpoint