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Evening star., 1927-03-13
CLEANUP DRIVE
HITS PARIS STAGE
Plays Banned in New York
UnmoIested-RiSque Re-
vues Denounced.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS. March 12.--Paris also Is
/ having campaign to clean up the
! stage.
| The widely heralded movements in
New York and London for more ade
quately clothed and purified shows are
having a sympathetic reaction here.
| So far, it has not reached such plays
| as la Prisonniere," which was BAN
ned in New York under the name of
| THE Captive" or La Riposte," which
shocked the sensibilities OF the Kings
chamberlain in London. On the con-
tray, the French critics denounce
the elimination of those plays as
"prudery.
The movement has extended, how
ever, to a demand for removal OF
some scenes in music-hall shows.
which it Is declared not only make
any true Frenchman or woman blush
but give Francophobes ammunition
| for attacking French morals.
Risque Scenes Attacked.
The most authoritative protest thus
! far has come from the pen of
Maurice PraX, noted critic. who has
| published an outspoken article in the
widely circulated Petit Parisien, de.
manding the discreet elimination
of the risque scenes. He declares
the campaign against Objectionable
plays in New York cannot be simply
| dismissed as a manifestation of a
| wave of prudery"
PerhapS 1t is, says NJ. Prax, 'but
| that is no reason for permitting our
| selves to have wave of indecency."
NJ. Prax, as do all his colleagues.
fnds most Partisan plays and spec
| tacies eminently correct. 1t is only a
very few, filled with stupid situa.
tions, unsavory expressions and dou.
bic meanings that would make an
orang-outang blush" that impel him
| to demand publication of them.
Effect on Foreigners Cited.
Hitherto these shows have been dis.
missed by most critics with a shrug
| and the remark. They are only in.
tended for foreigners. anyway: the
F'renchman avoids them like the
plague" But Mr.. Prax declares II is
| just these things that send foreigners
home lamenting the fancied fact that:
France has been delivered to de-
generacy. Paris to intolerable corrup.
ton and the Frenchman to infamy."
one critic even has gone so far as
to suggest an unofficial censorship.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
WOMEN WIN SCHOOL FIGHT
Fair Students Given Full Equality
in French School.

PARIS, March 12 R.-Women
have won their 17-year fight for full
equality in the Superior Normal
school, the highest institution of its
kind in France.
The government, representing men.
has surrendered. Mademoiselle Jaco-
tin. who won honors in the admission
examinations, was called a scholar
ship pupil" She now has the highly
valued title of pupil" of the school.
-Four other women. from 1910 on,
followed the schools course and grad
uated but were denied the right to
call themselves former pupils" Since
the right Of woman to rank with man
In the school is definitely established
the four who were denied that right
ask that it be given them retro
actively.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
$4,000 Motorists
Still Are Using
Last Years Tags

Approximately $4,000 District
motorists are still operating with
1926 automobile Identification tags,
1t was estimated yesterday by
Wade II. Coombs, superintendent
OF licenses. Issuance of the tags
was resumed last week. and win
he continued until April /. when
the time limit on the use of last
years tags will expire.
Although the distribution of the
tags has been interrupted because
of the failure OF the firm which
was awarded the original contract
TO complete the delivery. Mr..
Coombs said his bureau has dis
posed of $3.50 pairs OF 1927 tags.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
FIGHT ON DEATH PENALTY
GAINS GROUND IN GERMANY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. March 1.-THE move
ment to abolish the death penalty in
Germany is gaining headway while
the Reichstag is preparing to con-
slider notifications Of the criminal
code. Ng
Members of the legal profession.
jurists and educators are the princi-
pal hackers Of the plan to substitute
life Imprisonment as the penalty for
first-degree murder. Hanging Is the
most common form Of carrying out
executions, though the guillotine is
still used in some states.
Nationalist elements. however. in
sist that the death penalty ought to
be extended TO cases Of espionage.
even those in which Industrial and
trade secrets are betrayed to foreign
governments.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
BOY SCOUT HANGS SELF.

NEW YORK, March IL P).-John
S. Weymar, 15-year-old Brooklyn Boy
Scout, hanged himself in the cellar
at his home today while practicing
for an examination in knot tying to
qualify him for ranking as an Eagle
Scout, the highest honor in the or.
ganization.
Police said the boy apparently had
been making a 'hangman's moose"
~~a ~ul'"a the rope too tightly while
testing the double knots he had tied
Evening star., 1927-03-13
CONSUL IMPROVED.
Goforth's Condition, However, Still
Reported as Serious.

RIO JANERIO. March IL (P).-The
condition of Herndon w. Goforth,
American consul at Sac Paulo, who
was stabbed four times yesterday, was
better this afternoon, but was still
serious, 1t was announced by the Sa-
MARITIME Hospital at Sac Paulo.
An erroneous report that Mr.. Co
forth had died after an operation was
received last night from Sac Paulo,
the report also being published in Sac
Paulo newspapers.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
No Such Instructions Ever Sent
Says l.. S. Minister.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March l.
N).-Charles G. Eberhardt, American
minister in Nicaragua, today denied
that the Managua legation had filed
or had ever received, so far as known
any documents instructing Charge dc
Affaires Lawrence Dennis to do all
possible to bring about the election OF
President Adolfo Diaz last Fall.
Mr.. Eberhardt, speaking to cor
respondent for the Associated Press
also denied that any document whose
authenticity could be questioned was
ever received by the legation from
Washington.
Instructions Reviewed.
He pointed out, however. that II
was known fact that Mr. Dennis
had been instructed at the time OF
the coup d'etat of Gen. Chamorro, to
continue pressure against Chamorro,
whose government was Illegal and
was not recognized by the United
States
Mr.. Dennis was instructed by the
State Department to be prepared to
recognize whichever of the three can
didates was elected by the Nicara-
guam congress after the resignation
of Gen. Chamorro as president. The
candidates were Diaz, Bernard and
Rappaccioli, selected by congress,
and Diaz finally was elected.
John II. MacVeagh, who has sue
ceeded Lawrence Dennis as first sec
rotary of the American Legation
here, arrived in Managua today with
his wife.
Admiral Latimer Arrives.
At the same time Rear Admiral
Julian Latimer, with his STAFF,
arrived from Corinto. He will hold
conferences within the next few days
with Mr.. Eberhardt. President Diaz
and members of the recent Liberal
mission to the Liberal Gen. Moncada.
The garrison at Matagalpa was
strengthened to $50 men today and
100 Marines were stationed at Ciudad
Dairo, midway between Matagalpa
and Managua. A force of $50 also
has been sent midway between
Managua and Granada on the rail-
way line.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
CAFETERIA DINING CARS
ARE USED IN BAVARIA
Simple Dishes Are Served on Trains
Speeding to Winter Resorts.
Some Bring Own.
By the Associated Press.

by the AesOC1dttu FESrs
BERLIN. March 12.--Cafeteria
dining cars on special week end va
cation trains of the German railway
administration are being tried out in
the Winter sport resorts OF Bavaria.
IL successful. they will be extended
throughout the country this Summer.
On a stretch OF Bavarian railway
there has been attached so-called
Kitchen car" which is fitted out, not
like the more aristOcratiC dining cars
but with a kitchen range and plain
tables. A cook is busy at the range
getting ready steaming hot frankfur-
ters and sOurkraut and similar sim
pie dishes. and every passenger helps
himself on the cafeteria plan. The
ration is to be consumed at the
tables, which are without tablecloths
or napkins. In so far as there is
room on the range, travellers can
warm their own coffee or dishes that
they have brought along.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
BURNED BY GASOLINE
Ignites in Kitchen Of Rosslyn
Home While Two Are Clean
ing Clothing.
.necial plspatch Dol The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, March 12.-
Mrs. John Koerner and her 22-year-
old daughter. Margaret. were badly
burned in a fire I'm their home in
Rosslyn about o'clock this evening
They were taken to Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital for treatment and
later were removed to their home.
According to Fire Chief Eaton Of
the Arlington County Fire Depart
ment, the blaze was caused by light
ed cigarette which dropped into a
gasoline container sitting on the
kitchen floor. Mrs. Koerner and her
daughter were cleaning clothes at the
time.
All Of Arlington County's fire ap-
paratus responded to the alarm OF
fire
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Artificial Respiration Saves Life of Baby
Who Stopped Breathing IL Hours

But doctors and nurses applied the
method which was keeping Frick alive
and by using their hands in artificial
respiration sustained the spark of
life. Throughout last Tuesday night
the baby was kept alive by artificial
breathing, and early in the morning
the victory was almost won when the
child's lungs began functioning nat
urally again.
The baby is ready to be taken home
from a hospital tomorrow, well again
after fighting a fever of LOG, which
followed her winning battle for life.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Drops Dead at Station.

GENOA. Italy. March IL P).-Jose
Arayo, wealthy Filipino lawyer
dropped dead of heart disease at the
Ventimiglia railroad terminal today
He had just arrived in Italy when he
dide in the presence Of his wife, chill
dren and sister-in-law. His body viii
be taken to the Philippines for burial
Evening star., 1927-03-13
WIFE MARS PRESS COUP.
Fair Publicist Kisses Editor, Over.
looking Spouse.

MANDAN, N. Oak, March IL Cp).-
Persuasive approach of press agents
reached a new height--for North Da-
kota-when young woman seeking
free newspaper publicity announced
herself to the managing editor of the
Mandan Pioneer today by implanting
a resounding kiss on his cheek. She
failed to get much space.
The editors wife was working at
an adjoining desk.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Cotton Checks Mailed.

RALEIGH. N. c., March IL R.-
Checks amounting to about one and
one-quarter million dollars for cotton
pooled were mailed to members in is
counties today, III. b. Blalock. gen.
eral manager of the Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association, announced.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
DR.. JAMES IMPROVES.
Family on Way to Millionaire
Physicians Bedside.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. March 70 Lq
DIR. Walter B. James, retired phv-
sician of New York, and president Of
the millionaire Jekyl Island Club
near here, whose serious Illness from
heart trouble was announced yester-
day was believed to be improved
today.
Z. G.. Groh, superintendent of the
club, said DIR. James spent a good
night, slept better than for some
time and his physicians feel very
much encouraged"
Relatives who have been sum
moned are expected to arrive tonight
or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 12-While %.
year-old Albert Frick was kept alive
10S hours by artificial respiration in
a losing fight with death here this
week, a 20-month-old baby made a
similar fight, but won, it was learned
today with the recovery of Justine
Braley, infant daughter OF Chicago
couple.
The baby, like young Frick. was
given up for dead last Tuesday, when
suffering from pneumonia and infiu
enza, she ceased breathing.
Evening star., 1927-03-13

Miss Nora wilkins of Powell
County, KY. earns her living by
catching snakes and selling them to
showmen
Evening star., 1927-03-13
GERMANS ACCUSED
OF AIDING SACASA
Summoned by Diaz to Ex-
plain Alleged Activities
in Nicaragua.
Rr The Associated Press.

ny tne AssOCldIeU FIo5ds
CORINTO, Nicaragua, March IL
Alleged German activities in assisting
the Liberals at Matagalpa are being
investigated by the Nicaraguan gov
ernment, President Diaz, head of the
Conservative government, calling
prominent Germans to Managua to
explain the matter.
PRESSURE CHARGE DENIED.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
French Help Assured.

During the months that Congress
was in session at York America re-
ceived it's most important help and
promises of help from abroad. On
May 2, however, came the most I'M
portant news yet received. Simeon
, Deane, brother of Silas Deane, arrived
from France and brought to Congress
at York a letter from Benjaman
Franklin, with copy OF the treaty
! of amity and commerce and the treaty
of alliance, under which the French
government had decided to send an
army, a fleet, and a vast sum OF
| money to aid the infant Republic of
| the United States in their struggle
| for liberty.
This money was deposited in the
| United States Treasury Building.
which stood at the northeast corner of
| Center Square and was owned by
Archibald Mclean. During the War
| for independence Archibald Mclean
was an ardent supporter of the patri-
| otic cause. When Congress removed
| to York in the latter part of Septcm.
| ber. 17T7, and during the entire nine
months of the session held here The
home of Archibald Mclean was occu.
pied by the Board of Treasury. In a
vault in the cellar of the Mclean
| Building the money belonging to the
United States Treasury was kept.
| II did not only contain the depre.
ciated continental currency, but a
| considerable amount Of silver This
/ valuable treasure, amounting to about
$500 900, was taken TO York in the
| Spring of 1878. The money had been
sent to America from France as a
loan to the United States Government
which was then struggling for indie,
pendence. The vessel which brought
this money from the French govern
ment landed at Portsmouth. n. H
Capt. James b. Frye. who had been
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Heavily weighted black and
gold base, with roomy brass
cage. nicely equipped with
perches and food jars. A very
special purchase,
PAEAIS ROYAL~-Hc
Evening star., 1927-04-03

a single motion turns it into a full
size, comfortable bed. Fitted with
sagproof, rustproof springs; mattress
covered in green denim.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20
Asks Congress to Ban
Stop, Look, Listen
Rule at Crossings

Congress- was asked today 20
set aside the stop, look. listen"
rule laid down by Justice oliver
w. Holmes in the Goodman grade
crossing damage case.
Justice Holmes ruled that an
automobile driver goes on q
railroad track virtually at his
own risk. AS a standard Of law,
he said. damages could not be
collected unless it was shown
that the driver stopped, looked.
listened, and even got out Of his
car and went upon the track.
Representative Murphy R.s OF
Ohio. introduced the restrictive
bill. II provides that Federal
courts In such cases shall not
adopt 4 rule contrary TO the laws
OF the State, territory or place
where the accident occurred.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20
POWER ? R 0 BE
SHELVED

The proposed Senatorial investiga-
tion into activities Of the sp-called
electric power trust today faced
postponement until veil INTO the
new year while the Interstate Com
nlerce COMMITTEES debated its neces-
sity.
Opposition to the inquiry. led by
Republican leaders blocked an Inn
mediate investigation by referring
the resolution Of Senator Thomas
j. walsh (D.l of Montana. to the
committee. The action of the
Senate came as surprise, due
chiefly to unexpected opposition to
the resolution among Democrats.
The Interstate Commerce Com
nnittee, Of which Senator Watson
(R) of Indiana. Is chairman. will
not consider the resolution until
after the Christmas recess. The
committee in the end probably will
recommend that any desired investi-
CATION of the utility interests be
referred to the Federal Trade Com,
mission.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20
Patient Wins $4,000
Damages From Dentist

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-Ten
thousand dollars damages against a
Camden dentist for alleged injury to
her tongue was awarded in the
Camden Court Of Common Pleas to
Mrs. Martha Lefezik, Of Linwood
Avenue, Maple shane. N. J. The
jury also directed the dentist to pay
her husband $1,000 to, cover medical
expenses.
DR.. Samuel s. Tompkins IA his
own defense asserted that the
injury occurred when the woman
"squifmed in the dental chair. I"
Mrs. Lefezik testified that an
artery was severed, resulting in a
permanent impediment to her
speech.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20
new FARM BILL
. IS COMPROMISE

The curtis-Crisp farm relief bill
appeared today as the vehicle which
will be used by determined group
in the House to drive through q
compromise that would shelve the
McNary.Hag plan Of farm aid.
Already q bipartisan campaign Is
under way to win support for the
measure, which is closely akin to the
farm relief plan Of Secretary Of Agri-
culture Jardine.
President Coolidge Is said to have
given assurance that he win sign q
bill embodying the principles Of the
Curtis Crisp measure, which elimi-
mates the much.debated equalization
fe
Advocates of the measure today
advertised the fact that Representa-
tive Knutson Hsl OF Minnesota, and
Representative McKeown Cd of
Oklahoma, two supporters OF the Nc.
Nary-Haugen bill last year, had de-
clared in favor Of compromise.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20
Captured Rum Vessel
Disgorges Load Of
Herring

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The
fishing schooner George Cochran,
recognized by Coast Guardsmen
a. ! former rum runner. was
virtually escorted up the harbor
to pier /, North River where she
arrived from Bay Of Islands.
Newfoundland. There she un-
loaded 1885 barrels Of herring.
while the Coast Guardsmen
shifted at each and every barrel.
Despite the assurances Of Capt.
+. ]. Lewis, in command Of the
vessel. that thers, was not "a drop
on board" the Coast Guardsmen
refused to have their suspicious
allayed. and let it be known that
each and every barrel would be
carefully looked into before final
delivery.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20

she intends 70 answer before she
sails for the islands. One came
from Australia, one from Hong
Kong, and the third from Morocco.
She'll answer them II she can find
q translator.
Emil Jannings, who came to the
Paramount studios from Berlin to
try his hand In American pictures,
has been followed by a steady
stream Of letters from the Father.
land. He says he reads them all
and they warm his actors heart.
The Washington times., 1927-12-20

Closed cars are always desired by
women. Give your wife 3 good Used
Car for Chriafmaus selected through TIE
Classified Automobile columns
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-14

Officials of West Chester, Pa. State
Normal School suppress Liberal Club
at the behest of the local American
Legion for discussing the situation in
Nicaragua. In addition two of the pro-
fessors who supported the Liberal
Club were dismissed. The explana-
ton for this attack is that it is dis
respectful to the government" in dis
cussing the administration policy in
Nicaragua. Did these super patriots
fear that the students might learn the
truth about Nicaragua? What is the
role of Admiral Latimer of the U. S.
navy if not the open tool of the house
of Schlessinger, Brown and CO. Why
are the liberals under the leadership
of Sacasa being shot down in cold
blood by American armed forces? The
answer is that Diaz is the paid agent
of Wall Street whose interest it is to
extract as much as possible from this
supposedly free and independent coun-
try. American guns are shooting down
Chinese and Nicaraguan workers not
to save American lives but to save
American dollars. Our country is
slowly but surely being put on mill
tary footing. The c. M. T. C.'s and
R. 0. T. C.'s are being boosted to the
fullest extent and the authorities will
not allow any organization, even
though its name might be as tame as
the Liberal Club to stand in its way.
The problem of the American youth
is to take up the struggle against the
open militarization of the youth.
Pad IT.. NIL. urY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-14

gymnaSts. The Russians believe in
the principle; Mass physical culture
as much as possible without any APP
paratus. This is physical culture for
the sake of mankind. With regard
to system, the Russians differ. All
systems such as the Swedish, Sokol,
jain, ETC., are rejected. The best has
been taken from all Of them and the
intention is to create something ex-
elusive.
Formerly there was no such insti-
tute in Russia. Now that it has been
established, it answers to proletarian
ideas and feelings. This is notice
able already now when the institute
is just developing. The institute &C.
cupies former princely mansion, the
owner of which was driven out of the
country by the revolution. If one
takes into consideration that apart
from the scientific departments and
the gymnastic hall mentioned above
there are other rooms for practice,
reading and school rooms and a
boarding school, one will get an idea
of the dimensions of the place.
Strange to say, the former chapel is
the present gymnastic hall. Sport
grounds are ready and we'll laid out.
There is an artificial tobogganing
and skiing ground. Arrangements
are also made for the digging of a
rowing and swimming pool sur
rounded by old trees. This work is
performed by the so-called unem-
ployed welfare departments. 1t is of
considerable interest to note that for
this kind of work so per cent of the
standard wage is paid.
The arrangement of the courses is
as follows: 400 pupils with four
years course, 200 Including 100
medical men for scientific reasons)
with one-year's course. Twenty
five per cent of the pupils are
women. The teaching staff for prac-
teal and scientific training as well
as for Investigations is 7S in number.
AS to the actual sport, bathing and
swimming takes place wherever
water is available. There is no room
for false shame--men and women
battle together naked. A tourist
movement on a scientific basis will
spring up through this younger gen.
Grafton, for the schools arrange every
year several excursions of a scientific
nature. AS yet winter sport is not
very general. One would not be far
wrong in saying that rifle sport is
gaining ground for of this there are
many signs. Yachting, motorboat
and rowing sport has been given an
impetus by simply taking away these
craft from the bourgeoisie, enabling
thereby the workers to take up this
branch of sport. Wrestling and box
ing will not reach their proper de-
until one will have got be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-14
Sport in Soviet Russia

yond the preliminaries of the sport
movement. 1t would be certainly
wrong to assert that wrestling was
common property of the Russians,
although it is true that about 20
years ago two of the best interna-
tional wrestlers Zurich and Hacken-
schmidt) were Russians.
Sport is developing differently in
Russia. Not according to clubs and
leagues but according to factories
and trade unions. This was brought
home through the fact that the work
ers of big enterprises have, wherever
possible, arranged gymnastic halls in
their club houses. Where do the club
houses come from? They are either
palatial villas of former manufac-
turers or similar former private
houses, which were nationalized
through the revolution. Thus, there
is no absolute independence in the
Russian sport life which has its basis
in the factories and is under the
guardianship of the trade unions, and
the sport movement benefits by it.
This is probably the main reason of
the differences between the Lucerne
and the Red Sport international.
One must admit that there is enor-
nous progress. To this must be
added education in hygiene through
other institutes which, however, can
not be dealt with here. But one thing
is certain: The entire Russian prole-
tartan cultural work which was for
merly impeded by the reactionaries
and particularly by the churches
Moscow alone has 1000 churches) is
now in full swing and is making
rapid progress.