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Evening star., 1928-03-20

TO the Nation. and wherein the con-
sCienCeleSs self-promoterS who have
sought to Ameficanize the Washington
mans for selfish and corrupt ends may
crafty their ambitions for Office ana
Wallow III political spoils, municipal,
state and national.
Could any pipe dream work out more
fantastic and impossible results?
OF course. the President and Con-
greSS in the exercise of the exclusive
legislative power of Congress could at
any moment put stop 10 the career
OF crime Of the Districts conSpiring
one or two Senators and two Repre-
sentatives. Congress might not be III
position to prevent the powerful and
malignant one-fourth colored popula-
ton from mastering politically the
three -fourths population of Weakling
whites. bat without the corrupt con-
niyanCe Of Congress the conspirators
would at this point be brought to an
abrupt halt. utterly powerless TO carry
out their deyilish schemes How could
they wallow in the spoils Of Office when
the President and Congress would con-
troll every office? How could they
threaten the stability of the republic
when they would command neither
Army soldiers nor militia nor police
force. and when at their first rev0lu-
tionary gesture they could be arrested
and jailed by the solitary policeman on
the block?
Participation In Congress by few
Representatives OF the District would
not affect the despotic control Of the
District by Congress; and to picture a
grating. corrupt, disloyal and malig-
nant government OF the District is TO
accuse a future Congress and future
President of this corruption and Of this
dlsloyaltY.
The real danger TO the republic Is
that by failure of the Nation TO grant
representation in accordance with our
amendment, the District shall become.
with one or two millions of people. AN
area inha bited-. by incurable political
aliens. taught TO belittle and deSpise
the vital principles upon which the
republic Is founded; an area possibly
for the intensive and extensive cultita-
tion of colonies of merCenary voters. to
be bought. transported and used, in per
version Of State laws. by the party or
the candidate with the largest purse
a rotten spot of un- n-Americanism at the
heart of the body polite, threatening
blood poisoning.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
FIXING DOLLAR PRICE
OPPOSED AT HEARING
Use of Gold Standard to Govern
Purchase Power Is Best, Strong
Tells Committee.

Gov. Roy A. Young of the Federal
Reserve Board and other board otiicials
Yesterday stated their opposition TO the
bin designed to stabilize the purchasing
power OF the dollar during a hearing
before the House banking committee
Young will appear at later meeting
and Yesterday merely told the commit
tee that the board was opposed 10 the
proposed legislation.
Any method OF price fixing Is not
feasible, Ben jamin F.. Strong, governor
Of the New York Reserve Bank, tesu-
fed. He added. however, that the
scientific application OF the gold stand
ard was the most feasible method for
stabIliZation OF money.
Owen u. Young. director OF the New
York bank. presented his views in q
letter TO Chairman McFadden in which
he expressed the belief that the meas
ure would tend Ito create central
bank In Washington and fundamentally
change the whole theory Of the Reserve
system" by weakening the independence
OF the regional banks.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
ORATORS PRACTICE |
SPEECHES IN WOODS.
Maryland Contestants Found
in True Stump Fashion
Preparing for Test.

The victory OF Maryland boy,
"Aleck" Loker Of LconardtOwn. last
wear has given contestants of the Mary
land counties preparing for the Fifth
National Oratorical Contest no end OF
determination to repeat the conquest
for their State again this year. They
are doing real work toward that end.
and when a photographer and re-
porter visited their schools to record
their efforts the students generally
were found rehearsing their orations.
1t remained for Oxon Hill High
School. however. to show the newspaper
men how 1t Is done. 1t was In the
middle OF the afternoon on one OF their
recent tours of the counties that the
photographer and the reporter reached
Oxon Hill School. ]. Wesley Mumford.
the principal was laconic when IL was
explained that the remaining contest
ants In his school ought to be photo
graphed
"Orating" to Woods.
"Well. they're not around here. so /
guess they're out in the fields some
where" he remarked, and he dispatched
one of his students to search for the
orators. The boy was gone some time
when the newspaper men decided they
might as we'll join the hunt.
Out across wide open f1eld they
hiked through barbed-wire fence and
down into q fresh-scented pine woods.
where the fallen needles cracked and
made slippery footing, and there, with
the evergreens as their audience and
the blue sky as their auditorium, the
contestants were Grating" Voices that
had been cramped in close classrooms
were booming in all-out of doors, and
arms were flaying In oratOrical gesti-
culation Too violent a gesture. or mis-
placed emphasis brought corrections and
suggestions from Miss M. Waldron,
teacher of English at the Oxon School.
Other Schools Try 1t.
The group halted in a clearing to
pose for their pictures. When the brief
interruption was over they filed back
into the woods. and as the newsmen
took up their hike back through the
fields and that barbedwire fence. the
booming of oratorical voices was re-
sumed in the woods, where Llewellyn
Heigham, Mary Breen. Louise Cusick.
Clyde Taylor and Ashkey Aderholdt,
the contestants. had disappeared among
the pine boughs.
This is not the only school that Is
resorting to the idea born in the mind
Of Demosthenes back in Athens CEN
turies ago, when he threw his voice
above the roar OF the rolling surf, with
pebbles in his mouth. TO develop his
oratorical powers. Leonard Hall OF
Leonardtown, which sent ''Aleck" LOker
into battle last year. staged Just such
training before It's spokesman was
chosen this year. Singly and in groups
the contestants in that school hied
themselves TO the woods. where. perched
upon stumps, they told the story OF the
Constitution to the trees.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
POWERS PRESSING
FOR PEACE ACTION
Germany and Turkey Join
Russia in Move to Have Pro-
posaIs Considered.
BY JOHN GUNTHER.

By Gable 70 The star and Chicago DAILY
News. COpyrRht. 1878.
GENEVA March 20-A demand By
Germany. Russia and Turkey for I'm
mediate public consideration o. the
Soviet disarmament proposals and Cert
many's request for a second reading Of
the preliminary commissions report
were up before the disarmament COM
mission today.
England. France, the United states
and other powers want % burg the
Soviet scheme in committee and want
to defer the second reading of the
preparatory commissions report I'll.
later. when there may be some possible
chance OF an agreement.
Move to Force Action.
The German Russian Turkish n1anelI-
YER Is an attempt 70 force the powers
into 'the open 10 give immediate con-
sideration to the general question %
disarmament instead of the present
pOstponements. delays and technical
Wrangings But every one knows that
the Soviet proposals were designed pri-
marty for domestic propaganda. and
the German request for a second read
ing of the commissions report Is en-
tirely impracticable at the present
moment.
Hence the attitude Of :he other
powers that these questions must Be
deferred uutn June is not likely 10 BE-
shaken. In any event tOday's discus
sion calls the Russian bluf-in the
words Of American obserFers-since a
decision to quash the Soviet proposals
is almost certain
Embarrassing to United States.
On the other hand. England. France
and the United States are 'sornevha.
embarrassed because the present anSve-
they must make deferring the RuSSiar-
Turkish-G German proposals puts Rrss!s.
Turkey and Germany in the light ~
being the only countries interested r.
disarmament, with an actual, aggressive
program TO 6iSarm
The American delegation does not
know whether to be amused or ANNOYED
at the Russian Overtures 70 the United
States. Maxim Litvinoff's only advance
from his position at the last session Of
the Preparatory Disarmament Conn1ts-
sion is his appeal for support from the
United States, that other great coin-
try which by the outlawry Of war has
prepared the way for actual world
peace"
Tewflk Bey. the Turkish delegate.
also suggested that the American, Rus
sian and Turkish viewpoints were sin1-
lar. The most active sympathy fo- the
Kellogg proposals have been cori--
from former enemy states and froC,
Russia.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
WATCHT0WER FINISHED.
Several Counties Can BE Seen From
Shady Grove Lookout.

Special Dispatch to 1he star
FREDERlCKSBuR0. Va March 20 ---
The erection near Shady Grove Church
IA SpotsylVania County, OF the new steel
B0~iOot fire lookout tower has lust been
completed. and H. believed 10 Dc the first
~ lis kind ~ Virginia The tower Is
i1 use. aud although the season for The
greatest IRE danger las not yet begun
!ofH forest fires have already been re-
ported from lie tower and suppressed
before doing serious damage
The view it0m the top of the tower
covers IA large area. On a clear day
AiE ar seven counties aud large part
~ the Blue Ridge can be- seen. The
taNer mas sn excellent stairway, safely
rallied IN from bottom to top, aud The
house on Top Is incl0hed with glass
making the tower both safe aud com.
Portable The tower Was erected by the
SpGtsyiyatia Forest Fife Preventive
hhsOf iatipn ~ conjunction with the
county authorities and thr State and
tedei al Forest Services.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
0rphanage Work Starts.

Special Dispatch to fhs star.
RICHMOND, Va, March 90 hlshop
Andrew j Brennan at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon broke ground for the
first Of 10 buildings Ia be erected by
ST Joseph's Academy and Orphan
Asylum nj Hallyhiook some nve miles
north ot the city A gfeat crowd Of
members OF the church were OH hand
The money for the building, and fot the
others to he hultt Was the gift af the
iatA James A, Dooley. Who died twa
AeaTa Aso.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
FLYER DIES IN CRASH.
Heservist Falls While Engaged In
Texas Maneuvers.

BAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 40 On
~ First Lieut.. William G, Williams. Air
Corps Reserve and Judge in Atlantic
Iowa, was Instantly killed here today
when hls plane crashed into trle~
phone posi- near The "a Division Air
Field al Fort Sam Houston
The nyef was engaged In \ contact
mission for the 9th Infantry. which IL
now la maneuvefs. when the accident
occurred. Ills observer, Lieut. Russell
III, Cooper. was moi critically injured.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
TRACTION FIRMS OPPOSE
BUS LINE ESTABLISHMENT
Object to Proposal OF Benning,
Glendale and Orkland Citizens
Associations.

Objections to proposal Of the
Benning. Glendale and Oakland Citi~
zens Associations that the Capital
Traction Co be- authorized TO establish
a motor bus line operating from the
Benning Station TO the District line.
were received by the Public Utilities
Commission from the two street railway
companies and the commissions engi-
neer. Capt. II, q. Klotz
Both the Capital Traction and Wash
ington Railway a. Electric Cos.
said that the bus service Ia not war
ranted, Capt klotz reported that 1t
would be inadviAable To establish such
service The commission. however. has
not yet acted Oh The request OF the
association
Evening star., 1928-03-20
Shrine Club Elects.
.IaI Dlspalch 10 TMe sIaf.

Special Dispatch IN The star
sTAuNTOk, Va, March 30 The
htaunton Shrine Club. which Ii In the
jurisdiction Of Acca Temple. Richmond.
last night held It's annual election, re-
EuIting aA foll0Wh Capt Morris r.
Warner, president Robert ". Filter,
vice president; J. Hubert Wamsley. jr..
secretary a. Finley brand. treasurer
j h, Lee aefgeant alarms The club
made Initial plans 10 attend u banquet
In Richm0nd This Spring as guests ot
ihe sphinx CLUB Of that city, and will
sponsor the appearance here III CON
peEt ot AecA Temples band.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
ESTATE Is VALUED.
Alaskan Woman Leaves Monthly
Income to Sister.

Martha A H. Gibson WHO dled Feh-
ruary - left an estate valued At
$50 900. according 60 the petition VI
Robert lee O'Brien. executor. for the
probate OF her will Included IN the
estate IL the house al la2o Twentieth
street Two sisters Bertha r. Farwetl
and Minnie II King, survive.
BY the terms ot the viii ot Mrs. MARY
T. lies of Valdez. Alaska, who died
March 4, $4,000 III cash and ain ineome
of sl0o per month Is given her sister
Eldore y Hatcher The remaining
estate goes to her husband, Aimed h
lies,
Evening star., 1928-03-20
NAVY FLYER DROWNED:
STUDENT SAVES SELF
Break In Pontoon Sends Lieut., J. J..
LenhRrt, Florida Instructor,
Down Strapped in Plane.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla March 20.--IIeut
John J. Lenhart Navy nying instructor.
was drowned. and G, A. White. student
flyer, narrowly escaped the same fate
here late yesterday. when pontoon ON
their Seaplane cracked, plunging the
craft into several feet Of water of the
naval air station, Just before the ship
struck the surface landing
White was able 10 eNtrtcate himself
from his straps and struggle 10 the sur
face after the ship had submerged. but
the instructor was found strapped III
his seat
Lieut.. I.enhart was native OF Nyack
N y. He had been At the station here
several months lie Is survived by his
widow. who lives in Pensacola.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
DIES in EIFFEL LEAP.
Parachute Jumper Killed In Fall
From Paris Tower.

PARIS March 20 tn The Balloon
Jumper hotAl IN testing a new para
chute jumped sac feet 10 his death to-
day from the second platform Of The
Eittel Tower.
Tests had been made successfully pre-
viously with sandbagS but when Rotal
Jumped, the parachute failed to open,
lie was the second person 10 die In at
tower
Evening star., 1928-03-20
SIMMONS TO SPEAK.
Nebraska representative Listed Ger
Scheol Dedication.

Representative Simmons % Nse~sS&s
viii Ne the pTtoe3pa, SPEAKER a. ~
dedication ~ tAe auditorium ~ yRe r
X, West SctloOl oa EagvaS0eg Strees -
day evening
There Will bS musical pYNsFaus
given ny Al orchestra made Up ~ NeM~
eerS " the United states Marine H3a&
and conducted ev William n Va San
telnsann, Ms F1cFs Mc<t0l Nee 30,
Si',ser, and Mss FAITH " Aseey 2N3
Mrs. Bruce n CampSelt. psaNsStS Nl'sS
Janet Coon. whistler, wta also en.sg~
TAIN
Evening star., 1928-03-20
HOUSE MEMBERS
FLY WITH L|NDy
Two Woman Representatives
Are First to Hop of With
Famous Aviator.

Col. Lindbergh Is taking his first par
ty of Congress members Tor an air trip
over the Capital this afternoon. start
ing at 230 O'Clock The first batch in
cludes Representative Rogers OF Mas
sachuSetts. who has flown several times
previously: Representative Langley OF
Kentucky and Representatives Shreye.
Pennsylvania: Perkins New York:
Stobbs, Massachusetts: Burdick. Rhode
Island: Kelly, Pennsylvania. and Mas
Minnesota. Lindbergh arrived today
shortly after noon at Boiling Field from
CurtiSs Field, N. Y.
More than 100 members OF the House
already have put in their names as de-
string TO make a trip with Lindbergh
and these requests are being sent by
Speaker Longworth TO the Department
of Commerce every afternoon at the
rate OF about IS day. Speaker Long
worth few with Lindbergh on an earlier
visit TO the Capital.
Berger First on List.
The first member OF Congress to re-
quest place in the plane OF Lind
bergh was Representative Berger. So
cialist. Of Wisconsin. who for many
years was warm friend OF Ltndbergh's
father when the latter was serving in
NpIkItSA. AS S0Oll M Tile GoptNACA INSt
Friday afternoon read into the record
Col. Iindberghs offer to take members
Of Congress up with him. Mr. Berger
rushed 10 the Speakers Office to head
the list. Representative Thatcher of
Kentucky was the second. Representa-
tive Berger expects 10 make his trip
tomorrow
Many wives. daughters and sons OF
members OF Congress and practically
every secretary is anxious 10 make a
trip with Lindbergh II has not yet
been determined whether the members
will be allowed TO take up any members
OF their families with them. Repre-
sentative Stobbs OF Massachusetts ex-
poets to take his son with him this
afternoon.
Updike Is Pilot.
Representative Updike of Indiana Is
himself a pilot and at one time made
Il parachute descent over Wilmington
He was one OF the earliest To ask for
a place In Lindbergh's plane, With him
on the trip will be Representative VOL
verton OF West Virginia
Members OF Congress when they ap-
ply at the Speakers once indicate the
day on which II will be most convenient
for them 10 fly with lindberRh, and
then the Department OF Commerce ar
ranges the schedule 10 suit MS far as
possible the convenience OF the mem
bers Of the House.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
NJ. c. HAZEN REAPP0lNTED.
Work of District Surveyor Since
1905 Brings Praise.

ReappotntMent og Melvin c hassn
as surveyor at the District toT another
tour~year term MAS announced today
by the Instruct Commissioners Mr,
haaen'S present term expires hl,y 81
The reApgNlntment Was made On geS~
0mnendation 1T Capt Ii &. Waite
hurst, Assistant kAgmeer ('00nsES&ten"
ev. Who pointed out that his services
as surveyor since ,Flly ~, 1908, have
been characterized nv the ututoNs eg-
nesencA and layaltN'
Evening star., 1928-03-20
Quake Felt in yagoslavia.

hEt GRADE lAx>lslavta Magch so
= Earth sst,AAS aete tetS AZ haStvN
ana In the nelghtNASlng CSsNnsYN at
O'Clock tssis aiornlns Ia the seAltNa -
eakrap SlavNpla ehunneys collapsed
and several houses weFe damaged huE
ne casualties WsIs gepoxsses
Evening star., 1928-03-20
GARAGE ASSOCIATION
WILL BANQUET TONIGHT
Annual Function at Mayfower
Hotel to Mark Close Of Two
Day Convention.

z. @. Dorntge. president Of the IN
ternational Garage Association. will
preside at the annual banquet to be
held In the Mayfiower Hotel tonight,
closing a two-day convention Of the
association here, during which plans
for the establishment Of an advisory
service for those planning to build pub
lie garages and for the regulation OF
the public garage business were out
lined by several speakers.
Mr.. Dontge. who is manager Of the
Statler Hotel in Buffalo. predicted yes
terdsy that within few years every
first-class hotel, Office building. theater
and department store will make ar
rangements for parking garage space.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
pope Clreets Smiths Daughter.

ROME, Makgh 20 t4h Pope plNs
granted All audience todas 10 Maj
John A Warner and MIS-. Warner
Mrs Warner Is daughter oi GOV,
smith OF New AcIk.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
MRS. WILSON SEEN
SMITH ADHERENT
Political Observers Believe
She viii Declare Shortly
for New Yorker.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Word is being passed around In po-
litical circles that Mrs. Woodrow VIII
son will shortly announce herself In
favor Of the nomination OF Gov. Smith
OF New York
In several OF the States where the
battle for delegates has begun this In
formation Is being distributed Mrs.
Wilson has made no public statement
on the subject. She attended the jack
son day dinner and has been taking
an interest in the various functions
held by the women's Democratic or
ganizations. Since the death Of the
late President she has been living in
Washington, but is known 70 have
maintained many Of the friendships OF
her husband with leaders OF the DEM
ocratic party.
Would Cite Cleavage.
II Mrs. Wilson were TO issue pro-
nouncement in favor of Gov. Smith. 1t
would certainly emphasize the cleavage
which has developed in the ranks OF the
Wilson group. William Gibbs McAdoO,
son-in-law Of President Wilson. Is op-
posed to Gov. Smiths nomination. q
number OF Western drys who were
stanch Wilson supporters are equally
vigor 1us in their opposition.
Some unpublished letters Of President
Wilson are said 20 indicate the high re-
gard that the President had for the
New York Governor, but the latter $
political star. so far as presidential as
pirations are concerned. was just de-
veloping when Mr.. Wilson died in Feb
ruary, 1924.
Mr.. Wilson. it will be recalled. We
toed the VolStead act. the reasons given
at the time being considered technical.
but among his advisers were men who
used to say he vas OF the opinion that.
generally speaking. the act did not con-
form 10 the purposes Of the eighteenth
amendment.
One Wilson man who is ardently for
Gov. Smith Is his former secretary.
Joseph P. Tumulty Newton D. Baker
Of Cleveland Secretary OF War in the
Wilson cabinet. has announced himself
for Smith.
Opposed to Reed.
There is one thing sure. and that is the
opposition OF most Of the Wilson people
to the candidacy Of Senator Reed OF Mis-
souri,. and Il the fight became one be-
tween the Missouri Senator and the New
York governor. 1t is believed many OF
the so-calied drys would forget their
prohibition grievances rather than sup
port Reed. The Wilson strength Is for
the moment distributed. however, among
other candidates. some outstanding
leaders like B. NJ Baruch OF New York.
being said to favor the candidacy OF
Gov. Richie OF Maryland. Z. T. Mere
dith. Iowa. Secretary OF Agriculture in
the Wilson cabinet. Is opposed 10 Gov.
Smith because Of prohibition and is be-
ing mentioned himself for the preSi-
dency.
The chances Of the Wilson group unit
ing on any one candidate are conSid-
cred remote unless Senator Reed de-
velopS formidable candidacy. For the
moment, the support given Gov. Smith
by the Wilson men about equals the
support given the various fsvorite sons.
tCopyright 1881
Evening star., 1928-03-20
j. s. MINE SLAY|NGS.
SCORED IN MOSCOW
81 Countries Represented
at Labor Congress of Red
InternationaIe.
BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.
BY Cable To The Star and Chicago Da
News. Copyright. 1928.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1928.
MOSCOW, March 20.--Asserting that
a concerted capitalistic offensive against
organized labor in all industrial coun-
tries was the most significant charac-
teriStic of the past year and outlining
platform upon which world labor
might unite. Solomon LaZovsky. Secre-
tary of the Red Internationale Of Labor
Unions, in a speech opened the dis
cussions Of the international organiza-
tion's fourth congress.
Delegates from "a countries were pres
ent, including representatives from the
United States. Cuba. Mexico and Can
ada. The delegates profess TO repre-
sent 1900 900 workers. OF whom l0,-
AL 900 are within Soviet Russia.
Will Dunn, we'll known American
radical, was selected as a member OF
the secretariat. Messrs. johnson and
Wicklos we're made American members
of the presidlum.
7-HOur Work Day Urged.
Workers Of all countries must unite
for a 7-hour work day, protection OF
the unemployed against capitalistlc ra-
tionaliZation of industry. against taxa
ton of wages and against class collaoo-
ration" Secretary LazoVsky said. we
must develop more systematic or
ganiZation Of strikes, since III no coun-
try Is sufficient study given to the pre-
liminary preparation Of strikes.
Surveying the world everywhere. we
see the accomplishments OF the capital
istic offensive against labor While its
chief weapon Is judicial procedure, the
whole apparatus of governments, eco
nomic as we'll as political, is used for
repelling and disorganizing workers
ranks. Laws against organized labor
either have been passed or introduced
in nearly every country in the last
year. Examples are the strike breaker
Poland. Norway, the United States and
Japan. Capitalistic terrorism has been
added to the methods under the cloak
of law in long list OF places. including
Pennsylvania, where hired thugs re-
Gently murdered several radical labor
leaders.
Naval Programs Cited.
Two world movements doom the
Capitalistic offensive First is the grow
ing strength OF the Soviet Union. Sec
ond, the awakening class consciousness
Of colonies Added 10 this is the in
creaSingly sharp conflict between i'm
perialistic America and England for oil
and rubber markets and exploitation Of
their colonies. Competitive naval pro-
grams are a part OF this commercial
conflict. England now is frantically de-
tending the colonies which she stole
from the natives. while America Is
preparing 10 dominate Great Britain's
looted lands"
Discussion Of Lazovsky's report BY the
delegates will occupy several days.
Evening star., 1928-03-20
Coolidge tx Teacher Dies.

kDHIHiiOHD Mass, March 20 fah
George sherman, "a. former principal
II Black RIVER Academy, died today a.
Ludlow, " lie numbered President
Cooiidne among hi6 pupilh.