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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
ADJUSTMENTS
NATIONAL THEATER-T,ost. :"

A play like that which Mr.. Ramsay
wallace presents at the National
Theater after a brief nomadic exist
ence among one-night stands stimu-
lates the mentality upon lines of social
economy and metaphysical research.
1t asks, by implication, why do so
many people go to the theater with
no idea of what they are going to
see, thus squandering sums, plus war
tax, by millions?"
Lost" presents one emotional prob
lem after another. There are so many
emotional problems that it is hard to
keep track of them all. One emotional
proposition neutralizes another. The
effect is diffuSe.
1t is like an alegbraic formula
which, after all the mutual cancella-
lions have occurred, leaves the result,
naught.
An effort to unravel the plot is not
for the hasty chronicler of the mid
night hour.
1t is complex with bypaths lead
ing into recollections of Rain" and
white Cargo"
The description of bewildered souls
struggling in the moral as we'll as
physical debilitation of equatorial heat
is presented in hard, fiat terms.
1t is disorderly sort of play. Pro-
family would be another charge to be
registered against it were some uni
formed critic to bring it to account on
the station house docket
In some respects it is of the dra-
matte school of Achmed AbdulIah,
who evolved several efforts to WOO
practical intelligence into submission
to exotic spell.
Ordinarily, the "story of the play
is easy to write. In this case it is
battling. 1t starts with the eternal
triangle and ends with the fourth
pointed few may assume to under
stand clearly.
Elaborate care is taken in descrip-
tive reference to the South American
locale, where the jungle life drives
men to drink and carniverous fish
wait for suicides as easy prey. All
this does not relate conyincingly to
the story.
There is too much climate and not
enough atmosphere.
The central character is that of
man whose wife threatens to forsake
him, but who changes her mind. She
follows him to South America in order
to assure him of her personal fidelity,
regardless of her momentary lapse
into exaggerated romance. He has
obligated himself to marital recogni-
ton of a Historically demonstrative
girl. who by all the rules of drama is
obliged to close the play by killing
herself.
This she does by jumping over a
precipice, following the innumerable
rum bottles which her lover has cast
to destruction in a last desperate eff
fort to reform.
Even the conventional happy end
ing uniting husband and wife is left
limping as the grim shadow of suicide
hovers.
1t is a play of paradoxes. All the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

leading characters are intense emo
tionalists. each with a special sensitive
point. Everybody is willing to make
some heroic sacrifice; yet no one sue
ceeds in pleasing anybody.
There is good acting in abundance.
Mr. Wallace gives a virile portraiture
of the man who goes into the depths
of standardization in penance for a
not unreasonable distrust of his wife.
There are studied effects in stage
settings and moments of delicate sug
gestion which bring the more direct
expression into rather unfavorable
contrast.
Lost has many elements of a good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
PRESIDENT DOUBTS
HE CAN VISIT SOUTH
Tells Callers He Does Not Believe
Business of Office Will Per-
NIT Him to Leave.

President Coolidge has had under
consideration several invitations to
visit Florida and one or two other
southern points this Spring, but he
doubts very much If he will find it
convenient to accept.
While discussing the question of a
brief trip in the immediate future,
the President said to callers today
that he has given the matter some
little thought, but it does not look as
though the business of his Office will
permit him to leave. He is apprecia-
tive of the several hospitable invita-
tons he has had to visit Florioa and
Asheville, N. c., and would like to
be able to accept them.
Offers Of Summer homes in the
West are still being received at the
White House almost daily; but. the
President today made it very plain
that he has not the slightest idea just
what spot he will take. He wants to
go somewhere in the West, but not
too far to make it difficult for officials
of the Government to make hurried
trips back and forth from Wash
ingtOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO A. BLISS ALBR0
Retired Army officer, in Business
Here, Drops Dead While Han
ding Telephone.

While at the telephone in his apart
ment at the Hotel Roosevelt at2 o'clock
TINS morning A. Bliss Albro, At years
Old. retired Army officer, and a di-
Vlsional merchandise manager of the
Hecht Co, was striken with heart
attack and fell dead.
Davis M. Davjdow, his apartment
mate, also connected with the Hecht
Co, heard the crash of the falling
body and found Mr.. Albro lying on the
floor He summoned DR. S. A. YesHo.
the house physician, who pronounced
him dead. Mr.. Albo is survived by
his widow and two children.
Mr.. Albro celebrated his 47th birthday
anniversary yesterday Earlier in the
evening he had remarked to friends
that he was not feeling well, but he
was thought to be slightly iudisposed.
he had been employed by theHecht
Co. for the past Is months and was in
charge of the basement department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
FOUR MEN INDICTED
IN ATTACK ON EDITOR
Assault With Intent to Murder
and Burning Sheriff's Auto
Charged by Jury.
By the Associated Presa

~ tue Assoc1dteu FreSe.
SOPERTON, Ga, March 22.-Four
men, including the sheriff of Treutlen
County, held in connection with the
whipping of III. NJ. Flanders, weekly
newspaper editor here, were indicted
on charges of assault with intent to
murder" yesterday by the county
grand jury.
w. L. Thigpen, sheriff; Raymond
Lee, Joe Lee and Henry McLendon
were named. Other true bills were
also returned against the men charg-
Ing them with burning Sheriff Thig-
pens car, which investigating officers
have intimated was the one used by
the masked men who whipped the
editor last month.
Judge Graham. presiding, fixed
bonds at $4,000 against each of the
men on the assault with intent to
murder" counts and placed their bond
at $500 each on the other charge.
The judge said a special term of
court would be called to try the cases
as soon az counsel for the state and
defense could arrange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
DURANT WILL STARTLE AUTO
TRADE, HE SAYS; MERGER SEEN
Daring "BuII" Trader Will
ForSake Market for the
Car Business Again.
Twice Forced Out and Again
RiCh-War on General
Motors Predicted.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.-The atten-
ton of the worlds of finance and
motors today was focused on VIII
liam G. Durant as the possible or
ganizer of another huge combination
in the autOmotive industry.
Such a development has been fore
seen by observers, who have held
that the position of leadership at
tanned by the General Motors Cor
poration would either result in elimi-
nation of some of the Independent
companies or force another extern
sive consolidation.
Durant announces that he will make
public April plans that will startle
the industry and prove most emphat-
ically that Durant is back on the
Job"
Already he has the nucleus of
formidable combination through his
ownership of the Locomobile, Flint,
Durant and Star Corporations.
Twice head of the General Motors
Corporation, which he organized, and
twice retired from control under
stress of adverse business conditions,
he has now recouped his fortune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
RADIO Commission
QUERIES STATIONS
Americans Present Counter
Proposal to Canadians
in Air Crux.

While members of the independent
United States Radio Commission APP
pointed by Secretary of State Kellogg
today laid before a Canadian commits
sion counter proposal to the Cana
dian suggestion that the Dominion be
assigned ~ exclusive wave lengths
in the reallocation of ether channels
to be made shortly, the new Federal
Radio Commission embarked upon its
task of mailing to broadcasters and
point-to-point stations applications for
the new three-year licenses which all
such stations must have in the future
before they will be allowed to use the
air channels
Reported deadlocked since early yes
terday, when they first met on the
Canadian proposal for II exclusive
wave bands, the American Commits
sion, composed of w r. Valance of
the State Department. O. II. Caldwell
of the Federal Radio Commission and
w. d. Terrell of the Department of
Commerce, hoped to reach an agree
ment with the Canadians today.
Terms Not Revealed.
The terms of the counter proposal
were not revealed. although it was
understood that Canada would be
given the number of wave lengths re-
quested but that some system of
amalgamation of stations. time di-
vision and use of lower power were
suggested to reduce possibility of in
reference with United States sta
tons. G. L. Edwards, director Of
radio for Canada, and Alexander John
son, Canadian assistant minister of
marine and fisheries. represent the
dominion at the conference.
Many questions of a technical ma
ture are asked by the Federal Radio
Commission in the applications sent
out today, which must be returned by
every bro3dcasting station and point
to-point operator.
Service Is Paramount.
The main question, from the public
viewpoint, is as to the service to be
rendered, and all stations must an
sWer the question: why will the
operation of the station be in the
public convenience, interest and neces-
slty?" Other questions asked are
whether the broadcaSter intends to
sell time on the air, whether he valves
any claim to any particular wave
length and the daily and hourly opera
ton of his station throughout the
year.
Location of the broadcasting studio
is also asked, and the corporate make
up OF the operating company. One of
the important questions is as to
whether the applicant since February
70 last has been found guilty by a
Fedora! court of unlawfully monopo-
Ezing, or attempting to unlawfully
monopolize, radio communication
through control of manufacture or
sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traf-
nc arrangements or by unfair meth
DDS of competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
SALARY INCREASE o. KID
Prince Georges County Clerk May
Receive $500 a Year.
Rr San Correspondent OF The star

BY a STAN EOrrespOndent OF Inc star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 22.-An
increase in the salary of the county
clerk of Prince Georges County from
81 500 to So 500 is provided for in a
bill which was passed last night by
the House Delegates and the measure
now goes to the Senate.
1t specifically prohibits the county
commissioners from increasing his
salary or give him any extra compen-
Satton for any work he may do in his
Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
27 DROWN IN STORM.

ODESSA, u. S. S. H., March % LP).-
Twenty-seven persons are believed to
have drowned yesterday when the
Greek steamer Odysseus was wrecked
by hurricane in the Black Sea-
The Odysseus, which carried 5000
tons of grain, was near Constantinople
when struck by rA-orm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
SEEKS TENTED BILLS.
Cumberland Delegate Would Re-
uuire Utilities to Furnish Details.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 22.-All
public utilities serving consumers any
where in the State of Maryland would
be required, under the provisions of
a bill introduced into the House of
Delegates by Delegate j. Milton Pat
terson of Cumberland, to state on each
bill rendered the quantity of the COM
modify or service rendered, the rate
Of charge, together with a statement
showing the minimum service charge
as we'll as the amount due. The meas
ure went to the committee on public
utilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

party, o'clock. in Recreation Hall,
Government Hotels.
Col. James S. Petit Camp, No. 3,
United Spanish War Veterans, will
meet, o'clock, at S21 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Henry ID. Cooke Home and School
Association will meet. s o'clock, at the
school. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes will
speak on Juvenile Delinquency Re
duced Through Influence of Play
grounds"
lexington w. c. r. u. will meet, 7;45
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. John
McAneny, 4S New York avenue.
The Kentucky Society will meet at
$40 o'clock at the Willard Hotel. A
musical program will be given by Mrs.
Elvina Neil Rowe, soprano, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mary Matthews Tay,
Tor, pianist. Judges Charles Kerr will
speak, and there will be dancing and
cards.
The Curley Club will meet, 8:15
O'Clock, at the Gordon Hotel. Enter
tainment will follow business meeting.
Chi Omega AIumnae Association
Will have business meeting and
bridge party at the home of Polly
Harris, 3105 Eighteenth street, pm.
All Chi Omegas in the District invited.
The Georgetown Civic Association
VIII meet, o'clock, at Phillips School.
Miss Mabel Thurston will lead the
Bible class at the Business Women's
Council in the lecture room of the
church of the Covenant, from 6:45 to
l:l5 o'clock. A talk on Rare
snawls, illustrated with an exhibition
or shaWls, will be given at 8 o'clock
by Mrs. Thomas t. Taliaferro.
The club concert, University of
maryland will he given, 8 o'clock at
Metropolitan M. e. Church, John
Marshall place and G street.
Dr. Henri FREDERICK, scheduled to
make an address at George Washing
ton University tonight, is unable to
appear on account of illness. DIR.
Freder1cq is head of physiology at the
University Of Liege' and is visiting
professor to America.
clarence kuangSOn Young, secretary
or the Chinese legation, will address
the Massachusetts Society of Wash
lngton this evening at the Washing
ton Club. Mr.. Young's lecture on "The
international Aspect of Chinese Con
oltlons, will be of special interest in
connection with motion pictures Of
Chinese scenes. Music and dancing.
Fidelity Council, No. 4, Daughters
of America, will have 500 and heart
party, O'Clock, at Masonic Temple,
Eighth and + streets northeast
FUTURE.
The Ladies' Oriental Society Patrol
VIII meet tomorrow, 1870 pm, in
Hecht'S auditorium.
Central High School Parent-Teacher
Association meets tomorrow at pm.
Conference with teachers will follow
meeting.
Prof. Drake will lecture on "The
Passion Play of Oberammergau" to-
morrow at 3 and s pm. at st. Paul's
Hall, Fifteenth and V streets.
The Zonta Club will meet for lunch
con tomorrow, l pm, at the Raleigh
Hotel. Mrs. Abbie Owen, executive
assistant general manager, Tropical
Plant Research Foundation, will speak.
The Progressive Citizens Associa-
ton Of Georgetown will meet tomor-
row night at o'clock. Commissioner
Taliaferro, Col. Grant and Mrs. Fred
Du Bots will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
Levies Tax on Passenger Motors.

TRENTON, n. j., March % OP).-
The State Senate last night passed a
bill, already passed by the Assembly,
TO levy a tax of liz cents a mile on
the use of New Jersey highways by
motor vehicles carrying passengers
Or property in interstate commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
Gas Ban Held Not Germane.

The American position as to chemi-
cal warfare suggestions made by the
Joint commission has already been
covered in Geneva dispatches, the full
text not simplifying materially the
declaration that the proposals for in
dustrial agreements among chemical
manufacturers were not germane to
the question Of limiting ornaments,
and the further statement that the
proposal to forbid by law in each
country training in the use of poisons
or bacteria was impracticable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
Archbishop Canevina Dies.

PITTSBURGH, March % CP).-The
Most Rev. John Francis Regis Cane
vina, rs, titular Archbishop of Pelu-
SUM and former bishop of the Pitts
burgh Roman Catholic diocese, died
fO1aU
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ton of buildings and other Struc-
lures"
The board would have power to di-
vide the county into zones OF such
number, shape and area as it deems
best and to restrict in those areas the
erection, reconstruction, alteration, re-
pair or use of buildings therein, or
land.
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ment then could have taken steps of
its own to prevent such arms from
reaching revolutionary forces.
Now that the anti-smuggling treaty
is to be terminated, the arms en-
barge can be lifted by this Govern
ment at any time 1t sees fit as a mat
ter of policy or without Mexico being
given benefit Of the 80 DAYS notice
of arms being shipped from this coun-
try.
u. ,. Position Strengthened.
While no one at the State Depart
ment would comment on the situation
thus growing out of the termination
or the anti-smuggling treaty, it is
evident that the position of the State
Department in its present contro-
Versy over the oil and land laws is
strengthened. More than ever the
threat to lift the arms embargo can
De USED effectively by this govern
fuses to adhere to American demands
or for protection of American-owned
property
Since the return of Ambassador
Teller. the Mexican envoy evidently
mas made no appointment at the
State Department to confer with Sec
rotary OF State Kellogg. This has led
to unconfirmed reports that the Am
bassador has transmitted a note to
Mr.. Kellogg setting forth the policy
or ms government as developed since
the ENJOYS hurried trip to Mexico
City.
Aside from the action taken by the
state Department in notifying the
Mexican government of its intention
TO terminate the anti-smuggling
treaty, no further statement was made
In administration circles to shed
further light on the developments in
the Mexican situation since the return
of Ambassador Teller.
the anti-smuggling treaty, it was
explained, will have no effect on reg
uiar commerce or trade with Mexico,
since there has been no commercial
treaty between the two governments
since 1882.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
SPEED NATURAL IZATl0N.
French Citizenship Mills Set New
Daily Record,

PARIS. March 90 Op).-The natural.
ization mills Of France are being
speeded up.
Trying to make up for war losses,
the naturalization bureaus. often a
year behind in their work. are able to
turn zoo new citizens out daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

play: also elements of many gooC
plays. 5A6*s
1t needs unscrambling. III
PHILANDERs JOHNSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

Prof. Drake will lecture on "The
Passion Play of Oberammergau" to-
morrow at 3 and pm. at st. Paul's
Hall, Fifteenth and V streets.
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the State Department at Washington
Monday night.
The text shows that most of the
American observations had the SYM
pathy of the various other delegations
at the time. Among these views was
the American declaration that inter-
national control and supervision of
disarmament agreements lis more cal
culated to foment i'll will and sus-
picion than to create international
confidence"
There was also fiat unwillingness,
the note indicates, against accepting
anything in the nature of itinerant
inquisitorial commissions
VIII Await ItaIy's Response.
PARIS, March % CP.-France will
probably await Italy's response be-
fore replying to President Coolidge's
second invitation to attend a naval
disarmament conference. This was
the impression in authoritative cir
Giles after a cabinet meeting today, al
which, contrary to expectations, the
matter was not discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
Hearings Provided For.

Such restrictions and boundaries,
however, would not become effective
until public hearings were held.
The board, of itself, would not con-
stitute the Zoning commission, how
ever. Provision is carried in the bill
for appointment by the board of such
a commission, of not more than five
members, which shall be assigned the
duty of recommending the location
and size of. the various industrial. resi-
Dental or other zones. The super
visors may not act without the recon-
mendation of this commission.
Appeals from the decisions of the
board could be made to a special board
of coming appeals, to be appointed by
the Judge of the Circuit Court. This
appeals board would be composed of
five members, serving for terms of
three years each. The board would
have power to decide all appeals from
the decisions of the supervisors. APP
peals may, in turn, be taken from the
board Of coming appeals to the Circuit
court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
Regional Limitation Held Possible.

The American document asserted
the belief that land and air arma-
ments were particularly susceptible
"of regional limitation agreements
quite regardless of whether the
regions covered by such agreements
might be economically self-contained
or not" 1t added that while views of
economic experts We're "perhans of
interest" final determination of the
Of regional agreements
must be governed by political condi-
tions and the decision of governments
"as to whether they wish to adopt a
policy which promises an immediate
limitation Of land and air ornaments. F"
The American position that mill
tary budgets cannot afford a criterion
for comparison of ornaments is made
clear by quoting a statement pre-
viously Jointly prepared by the Ameri-
can. German, Argentine, japanese,
Dutch and Swedish groups in the pre-
paratory commission. 1t held that
budget expenditure was an indirect
method of limiting ornaments where
the delegations named believed arma-
ments could be limited by direct
methods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

largely through daring bull specula-
ton in shares of the same concern.
Injured in a railroad wreck in the
South year ago, he directed some
of his stock market operations from
hospital bed. In two years he is
reputed to have won back most of the
500, 900, 900 fortune he lost in 1920,
when he was forced to unload his
holdings in General Motors at ruin
Gus prices.
Now back on his feet both physical
ly and financially, his friends and as
sociates say, he is preparing to carry
war into the General Motors camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
VIII Await ItaIy's Response.
U. S. VIEWS RETOLD TO LEAGUE.
Memorandum of March Reiterates
Opposition to International Control.

By the Associated Press.
The State Department made public
last night without comment the $500
word text of the American memoran-
dunn submitted March s at Geneva
and containing observations on the
report of the joint commission of ex-
perts on economic and other phases
of the general disarmament discussion
fostered by the League of Nations.
The substance of the American
views on the more important points
was contained in press dispatches
from Geneva, but the text shows
that most of the observations were a
restatement of positions already on
record in the proceedings of the pre-
paratory commission on disarmament,
and that the American views were
concurred in by the various other
delegations at the time.