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Evening star., 1928-02-18
STEAMER MENAcgs SHIPPING.


LIVERPOOL, England. February 10
A1.~-~A f,re menace To the shipping OF
Liverpool. the British tank steamer
varand was aground at the mouth OF
the Mersey today.
The captain and crew OF the vessel.
IL In all. were taken on In a bold
rescue by New Brighton lifcboat.
The varsnc left Norfolk. Va. on Fri
day. January 10. having stopped there
for coal!ng on her maiden voyage from
New Orleans Since then she has been
the victim of what tho crew called u
Friday hood0o."
On Friday, January 20. the ship was
hammered by what officers termed the
worst storm ~ 80 years, Eight hun
dred miles of the frish coast the vessel
lost her rudder. propeller and part OF
her stern post In striking submerged
object.
Zach succeeding Friday. the officers
said. the ship has barely escaped COM
piete disastsr In tempestuOus seas.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
Fundamental American
Principles Are Involved
nx, - vAnEN

! President. Federation OF Citizens Associations
The movement on the part of the peo-
ple of the District Of Columbia for ma
| tional representation. participation IN
the electoral college and equal rights
before the courts Is In accordance with
the fundamental principles upon which
the republic of the United States was
founded and is truly American III every
particular.
The half million people In the Dis
trict of Columbia are completely dis
franchised and yet they possess all OF
the qualifications TO cast an intelligent
vote that can be found in any State of
the Union where the people do enjoy
the right to vote.
The excuse that the people OF the
District of Columbia are we'll governed
and therefore should be satisfied with
the present form of government is un-
sound and un-American for the reason
that there may be a good government
under monarchy or an autocracy ana
no Intelligent persons in this country
are willing to surrender the right to
elect those who govern them because
they may be able to secure good gov
ernment without voting and electlng
those who are to govern them.
The status Of the half million people
of the District Of Columbia is different
from that of the people Of any State In
the Union and one or the other is cer-
tainly fundamentally unsound and to
ali practical purposes wrong.
We have not heard Of the people In
any of the States being SO favorably
impressed with the form Of government
in disfranchsed Washington that they
wish to surrender their form of govern
ment to conform TO that OF the District
Of Columbia.
The same desires that actuate the
people in the States to cling tenaciously
to their right to elect those who gov
ern them is equally applicable with all
of its arguments to the people Of the
District of Columbia In their desire for
an opportunity to participate in the
Government by which We are governed.
Evening star., 1928-02-18

Tide Enables Liner 70 Float ON Bar
NJ Southampton.

sCUTtiAMPTOh. England. February
ID M Freed from the grip ot h sand
bank. the United states liner Leyiathan
is expected u maintain her schedule
The ship. On which Commodore
Harold a. Cunningham was making his
nFst Trip as master. ran aground on
Efanbih Bank. gptt bar when enter
ing port.
Three tugs tried fu,ileIy ~ pull her
or. Finally ths flood tide eased the
9sssei on. and she doeked four hours
late
CDnfnodds Cunningham. then n
pilot. had guided the vessei safely
through many u mine neId and slb.
marine zons during the war, The
iesisthsn was In the hands of d
Trinity House pilot when she stuck on
| the bank
Inspection revealed the ships huh
wss not damaged
The passengers included Eam1nn de
Valera, Irish republican leader.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
DIES after FALL
AT Y. M. c. A. POOL
Youth Slips While Trying to
Dive From StooI-Spine
Is Fractured.

William Otte. 20-year-old student at
Schadmann's Preparatory School, l444
Rhode Island avenue. died this morn
ing at Emergency Hospital from in
jurics received yesterday afternoon
when he slipped and struck his head
on the edge of the Young Mems
Christian Association swimming pool,
at 1885 G street.
Otte, according to c.. Edward Beck
EFT, director Of physical education. OF
the Young Mems Christian Association,
was attempting to dive from a stool
instead OF the regular spring board.
The stool was held, he said, by fellow
student, Alexander Coke.
Rolled into Water.
"Otte slipped as the stool wavered."
Beckett said. land he fell to the floor,
hitting his head on the concrete side
of the pool. His body rolled over and
fell into the pool, and Coke, aided by
others, pulled the unconscious boy from
the water"
Beckett was summoned from his
office, and he called for an ambulance
from Emergency Hospital when he saw
that the youth was seriously hurt.
Blood was streaming from a cut on
the side of his head.
Spine Found Fractured.
The boys mother was summoned
from her home In Baltimore. and she
brought with her to the hospital last
night DR. Bagley. a surgeon of Johns
Hopkins University Hospital. DIR. Bag
ley and DR.. Shands of the staff of
Emergency Hospital. found by X-ray
examination that Otte's spine was
broken near the neck, in addition to
the head injury.
They operated last night in a
desperate effort to save the boys life.
He died shortly after o'clock this
morning. Coroner Nevitt will conduct
an inquest later.
Young Otte was preparing to take
the entrance examinations for West
Point
Evening star., 1928-02-18
MOST STUDENTS
HELD |RREL|G|OUS
Only 10 Per Cent Actively In
cllned, Educators Told; Place
in CurricuIa Urged.


PRINCETON, N. j.. February ia
More than 200 educators. including the
presidents Of some go Eastern UNIVERSE
ties and colleges, here today for a con-
ference on religion among college men,
were confronted with the assertions OF
one delegate that only 10 per cent Of
the student body Of the average institu-
ton could be fairly termed "religiously
minded"
The delegates, in addition. gravely as
sumed the burden Of responsibility for
lack OF religious training In colleges
placed upon them by Martyr L. Keeler,
Yale senior. who contributed his beliefs
at the opening session last night, which
vas devoted to symposium on The
State of Religion Among College Men"
Presenting the viewpoint Of the uni
versity administration, President Ernest
H. wilkins of Oberlin College declared
that Of representative group OF 1000
undergraduates 300 assumed passive
attitude toward religion, 100 were ag-
nostic or atheistic, while the remainder
might be called "religiously minded"
Have Native Idealism.
The latter group was not readily re-
ducible to type, DR.. wilkins said, ard
the irreligious class either simply pre-
ferred the way Of physical and mental
vice or threw over religion as a matter
of mental excitement" but the passITe
percentage. despite its Indifference, IS
affected by IAN undercurrent Of unset
fish desire to do things that are worth
while
II should like to bear witness TO the
fact that fairly extensive and intimate
contact with college men IN recent
years has given me an increased con-
fidence in their native ideal;srl," Dr..
Wilkins added. land I must confess
that the college in my opinion Is not
adequately maintaining and developing
that idealiSm."
Keeler, whose youth and black hair
stood out in bold relief from among the
gray headed educators, made an earnest
plea for the inclusion OF religion IN the
college curricula-
Urges More Religion.
THE curriculum az present has small
place for religion. Why not broaden II
out until il is on a par with every other
department. Surely students cannot
be expected TO pay attention 70 slight
ed subject The situation. gentlemen. Is
largely in your hands. in spite Of what
We who are trying TO foster voluntary
religion among undergraduates may co.
We expected you TO give it the attention
President Henry Sloan Coffin Of Union
Theological Seminary, speaking from
the viewpoint Of the university preacn-
er. agreed with the youth. character
ling many chapel services he had Wit
messed as ''slovenly" and without Dig
nifty.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
REED TOUR ROUSES
UNUSUAL INTEREST
Senator Leaves Capital To.
day for Speeches in
Western States.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator James A. Reed of Missouri
hailed by his supporters as Democracy
second Andrew Jackson, will leave
Washington this afternoon for cam
paign tour in the Southwest and West
Senator Reeds first speech will be
delivered at Dallas, Tex, Monday. From
there he goes to Tulsa, Topeka, Denver,
and then into Arizona. New Mexico,
California and Utah.
This excursion into the West by Sem
ator Reed in quest of delegates to the
Democratic national convention. will
be followed with the keenest interest
by politicians all over the country. The
Reed campaign for the Democratic
nomination is the first real effort to
win the nomination over Gov. AL Smith
of New York.
Pleads for Harmony.
Opponents of Smith have been seek
ing. so far without success. for candi-
date who can challenge the New York
governor at Houston with some pros
meet of success. Senator Reed. 1t Is
true. is listed with Gov. Smith as a
wet. but Senator Reed Is a Protestant,
and has called upon the Democratic
party to forget its differences over the
prohibition question and get down tn
the business of turning the Republican
'rascals" out of Office. The Missouri
Senator has made a strong plea for
harmony in the party. That he will be
unsatisfactory to the ultra -drys in the
party goes without saying, but there
are Democrats who firmly believe he
would be more acceptable to the South
and the West than Gov, Smith, who is
a wet. a Catholic and a Tammany man.
One element of weakness which Sena-
tor Reed has is found in the fact that
Wilson Democrats, particularly in the
South, still resent his opposition to the
late President following the World War.
Move for Curtis.
So much interest has been aroused IN
Reeds preconvention trip that represent
atives of press associations are TO
travel with the Senator IN order to
send broadcast reports of the speeches
and receptions. This Is an unusual
so early in a political cam
paign. l.,
The Curtis s-for-President boom in
New York is to be aided during the
coming week by Senator Capper OF
Kansas. The head Of the farm bloc Is
to 20 to New York Thursday for con-
ferences with the Curtis leaders there.
A banquet will be given in his honor.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
RAPID LIQUIDATION
OF DEBT OPPOSED
Garner Would Prevent Propagan-
dists Getting Opening for
New Argument.

Fearing that foreign countries would
insist on cancellation Of their debts 10
the United States II the American debt
is wiped out too quickly. Representative
Garner OF Texas. ranking Democrat on
the ways and means committee. OPP
posed rapid liquidation OF the public
debt In the House yesterday.
The Texan predicted that In such
event propagandists would charge the
Government with using foreign money
TO defray It's expenses. adding that no
such charge can be made SO long as the
public debt stands. His argument pre-
ceded passage of the Burton bill for
funding the $3.50 900 debt which Ju-
goslavia yet owes the Government.
Garner did not oppose the bill. which
now goes TO the Senate. but said he
could not approve the principle behind
foreign debt settlements that has been
defined as the capacity of debtor ma
tions to pay" He argued that the Gov
ernment had no moral or legal" right
to lend the taxpayers money 10 for
eign countries after the signing of the
armistice. and that every cent of such
loans should be repaid.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
Federation's Record
In Support Of Plea
BY DAVID BABP.
Secretary of the Federation OF Citizens

Secretary of the Federation of Citizens
Associations.
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions has long been actively identified
with the campaign for national repre-
Sentation. It has been regularly repre-
sented in the citizens joint committee
and has appeared by its official rep
resentatives at all hearings on the sub
ject before committees of Congress. For
many years a special committee was
maintained to work in furtherance OF
the cause, but on January &C. 1929, after
thoroughgoing survey OF the status OF
the campaign, standing committee
was created with very definite inStr,lc-
tionS as to its duties. The action Gre
ating this standing committee on Ia
tional representation is as follows:
y. That there be constituted by the
federation standing committee OF not
less than seven members. OF which the
president of the federation shall, eX-
officio, be one. to be known as the COM
mittee on national representation. which
committee shall. on behalf OF the fed
Grafton, cooperate to the fullest possi-
BILE extent with all other organizations.
and especially with the citizens Joint
committee, in furthering in every le-
gitimate way the passage by Congress
the joint resolution giving Congress the
power to grant national representation
to the District Of Columbia. the right
to participate in presidential elections
and to be placed on the same plane as
citizens of the States before the Federal
courts
-. That the committee so appointed
be instructed to take up with the citl-
zens' Joint committee the question of
strengthening enlarging and quicken
ing the activities of the special cam
paign committee OF the joint commit
tee
"3. That the new committee OF the
federation be instructed TO urge upon
the citizens joint committee the ad
visibility. through its finance committee,
tablishing and maintaining headquar-
tiers until the victory shall be won.
Il. That urgent overtuTes te made to
the Central Labor Union ana to or
ganized labor, both local and national,
designed to cause the local body to re-
sumo its place as q constituen. member
Of the citizens joint committee, or. as
an alternative. to cooperate independ-
emily with the citizens joint committee
through both the local and national
bodies in the common cause.
IS. That steps be taken to have every
civic organization IN the District not
now on record on the question Of ma
tional representation to take q positive
and earnest stand in its favor"
Agreeable to this action. such stand.
ing committee has been appointed each
year and earnest work has been put
forth to carry out its purpose and 1t has
at intervals reported Its progress to the
federation.
1t is interesting to note that there
were only two dissenting votes when
the report was adopted creating the
standing committee with the specific
duties as above outlined. and the feder-
alton has never since receded from this
stand.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
VISITOR FOUND DEAD
IN GAS-FILlEO ROOM
Friend Had Given Man Permission
to Sleep in ouarters-Door
Open, Jet On.

Found about 9:l5 O'Clock this morn
ing lying in a room on the third story
of 806 r street, Stanley l.. Douglas. %
years old OF 1914 Lewis street northeast
was pronounced dead by DR.. c. B.
White of Emergency Hospital when he
was summoned BY police Of the fourth
precinct.
The odor of gas was detected In the
room The windows were closed, but
the door is said by Joseph Glace. a
roomer at the house, who found Doug
las. to have been open.
Glace awoke this morning with a
headache. Smelling gas. he went TO
the room on the third floor from which
the odor seemed TO come. The gas Jet
was about three-quarters on, he said.
William A. MCGUIRE. who rents the
room in which Douglas died. gave Doug
las permission to sleep there last night,
he says. .
The coroner will perform an autopsy
on the body 20 determine the cause Of
death -
Evening star., 1928-02-18

tContlnued from First Page)
the subject could be reached and that
1t should, therefore, be postponed five
years longer.
It is. of course, in strict privacy.
thoroughly admitted here that this re-
mote prospect of progressive" arbitra-
ton Is absolutely no equivalent at all
for the instant satisfaction of con-
sructing international legal institutions.
which would hold and bind and fetter
the United States. Some other ex-
planation Is needed for the riddle. II
is double explanation.
The first part is the fact that the
Latin Americans could not agree among
themselves either on how the United
States should be fettered or on whether
or not 1t should, in fact, be much fef-
tered at all.
Senor Ricardo j. Alfaro of Panama
was appointed to be the "ponente" or
reporter" on conciliation and arbitra-
ton and courts Of justice and all other
such devices for bringing the United
States to time. He did not present his
report and his suggestions until within
a very few days OF the close Of the
conference. The reason was manifest
Every one OF his suggestions produced
instant dlsSenSlon among his Latin
American colleagues.
An Unbeatable Trio.
The second part of the explanation
is personal The two ahlest intellectual
and preliminary performers among the
Latin Americans turned out to be
Fernandes of Brazil and Maurtau of
Peru and they turned out to be not
anti-American but pro-American Fer
nandes and Maurtau and Hughes to-
gether were potentially invincible in a
debate.
The two parts of this explanation put
together were triumphant The radical
reformers Of the conference divided
among themselves and gazing at Fer
nandes and Maurtau and Hughes. sat
patiently and Willingly yesterday after
noon through a protracte6 debate on
the second rate subject of the rights
and duties Of aliens in foreign lands
Then very late, the clerk got up and
read the report on Intervention" 1t
contained only few words. 1t dis
missed Intervention" from this confer
ence. It was all over. The vociferous
revolt against the United States died.
The rest Of the proceeding Of this
conference will be words. The curtain
on the chance for anti-American action
Is down.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
Mrs. Lindbergh to Receive Gold Emblem
As Token From Teachers Organization

The War Department and the National
Aeronautic Association are cooperating
in arrangements TO bring Mrs. Lind
bergh TO Boston by plane. Col. Lind
bergh Is expected by the association to
fly to the convention In the Spirit Of
st. Louis. although no details Of his
plans have been received
The presentation will be made by
DR.. Joseph M. Gwinn, superintendent
OF the San Francisco public schools
and president OF the department Of
superintendent Of the education body.
on the closing night of the convention,
March l.
Acronautics In its relation to educa-
ton will be the keynote OF the closing
session. The speakers will be William
=. MacCracken. Assistant Secretary OF
commerce for Aeronautics, and w. F.
Durand OF Leland Stanford University.
a member of the national advisory com
mi.tee for aeronautics.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
Trade Suit Dismissed.

The Federal Trade Commission has
dismissed the complaint against the Ma
tional Association OF Stationers, once
Outtlttcrs and Manufacturers. involv-
ing alleged formation Of combinations
for maintenance OF retail prices.
Other respondents against whom
complaints had been filed included the
Wholesale Stationers' Association Of
the United States and It's members. All
of the complaints were dismissed.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
WINS W0MEN'S DEBATE.
Ohio Wesleyan University Team
Defeats American q.

Ohio Wesleyan University womsnS
debate team last night defeated
womens team from American Un.yer-
sity AZ Hurst Hall by twc-to-one vote
OF the Judges.
The visitors. who took the Affirmative
side OF the question. Resolved. thar
the United States should not aeerd
military protection 90 American private
investments In foreign countries" were
Alice Stoter. Josephine Spencer and
Mary kilgcrc. The local 6eha.ers were
Hattie Teachout, Ehelwynne Hine and
Jane Iytle.
Miss Mary Louise Brown. dean Of
women ut A. u. presided. and the Judges
az the contest were; Miss Kathleen
DuIIan, national secretary Of Delta
Sigma Rho. the national honorary de-
hating fraternity; Representative Homer
Hcch Of Kansas and Judge Vernon ".
Van Fleet.
Evening star., 1928-02-18

by the Associated Press.
For characteristics Of modesty and
idealism and outstanding work In the
teaching profession" Mrs. Evangeline
Lindbergh will be awarded gold en-
blem and life membership in the Ma
tional Education Association at its con-
vention in Boston March /.
Secretary j. w. Crabtree of the asso-
citation. who signed the certificate to-
day, said. 1T is source of distinct
pride to the teaching profession that
the youth whom the nations have so
singularly honored is the son OF fel-
low worker"
The testimonial to Mrs. Lindbergh.
representing the high regard in which
she is held by more than 10000 teach
ers in all parts of the country. will be
presented while her famous son, Col.
Lindbergh, looks on. just as she has
looked while the world heaped honors
on him.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
MRS. CAMPBELL DIES.
Widow of Robert G. Campbell, 81,
Was CAPITAL Native.

Mrs. Hannah Campbell widow Of
Robert G. Campbell. for many years
plumbing contractor here, died az hsr
residence. 1887 r street., Thursday. after
g long illness. She would have been
"a years old tomorrow.
A native Of this city. Mrs Campbell
was the daughter Of the late John Nc
Dewitt, who was n business here pr!or
10 the Civil War She is survived by
three sons. James n. William J. and
Joseph D. Campbell. all OF this city:
three daughters, Mrs. Emma c. Nc
Williams and Miss Anna Campbell ot
this city. and Mrs. z. N. Hill Of Mon
tara; six grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral services viii be conducted n
ST. Pauls Catholic Church Monday
morning at 9 o'clock- Interrient vii be
IN Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
DEFENDS OIL INDUSTRY.
Representative Howard Declares Ie
Is Patriotic and Honest.

As result ~ the TeaNos Dcne case
the OIL industry t,SS been held ~ ~
Css-iS!oa and shame. Representative
Howard. Democrat. OSiasfogssa, cee2S-sd
II the House yesterday S.gsgs>cSr-
The greater pSars ~ .ae y><Se.lc eSS
givea haSsy 'y6Sutss: and places Ire
whole industry II nc Ssn's ca:sg>Sy IS
the few y<,sIticiasis ard TIE -, -tes.
mixed up IL the Scagcsl," ~ declared
lie defended the cil industry IS ''ra,@t-
csic and hcGeSs."
Representative CC<Nnacr Q. Ic1sSi-
ara, = tr,hcw Democrat, in.erg<NSsd that
Robert Stewart CT the Standard Css
CO. caatsnd<G ne had received n2rs-
Der et selrgrsnsS cosSrstCsstsnS sSs Get
his StSrd ee.Sre gSe Senate cSN.rtIs.ee.
and the names ~ these cil .sea SssSSl.a
Ae made pubic.
Evening star., 1928-02-18

BUENOS AIRES. February 10 (P.-
The Argentine government has accepted
the resignation OF Honorio Pueyrredon
as Ambassador at Washington and also
as president Of the Argentine delegation
at the Pan-American Conference 81
Havana.
Foreign Minister Gallardo In q mes
sage to DR.. Pueyrredon said that the
Argentine government had at FIRST no.
wished to accept his resignation for
patriotic reasons. but as the matter had
been given publicity. II deemed accept
ance was the only course open.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
OF CITIZENS
ASSOCIATIONS DEMANDS
NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

fact of the matter is that the founders
fully realized that even as complete
and forward-looking document as
they had produced In the Federal Con-
stitution It would not, in all probability.
meet In its original form all OF the
changing conditions which might arise
in the CARRYING out of its great purpose
The founders undoubtedly showed their
greatest wisdom In the substantial rec
ognition of its incompleteneSs as we'll
as a proof of It's incompleteness by pro-
viding the necessary procedure Tor It's
amendment.
To meet the changed condition rep
resented by our half million voteless
people we are now earnestly pleading
Tor the approval by Congress of q pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
which will empower Congress. by APP
propriate legislation, to "Amerlcanize"
the WaShingtonian.