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BTRMINGHAM. Aia.. May 28.--
(AP). Vice- -President Charles G.
Dawes hopes to take his campaign
for reform in the rules of the United
State Senate to the voters. he said
in an address here last night. in
which he again criticised existing.
. gumenis of its proponents.
General Dawes. appeared jointly
with United States Senator Oscar W.
Underwood. of Alabama. as speakers
before the annual meeting of the
Associated Industries of Alabama.
I "As Vice-President and not is a
partisan I hope to visit some of the
states which will elect United States
Senators in 1926 and ask that tho
constituencies of those states, of all
parties,~see to it that this non-par-
tisan issue is clearly“ defined in the
primarie; for the nomination of Sen-
ator ." General D was said.
Underwood _ Ref ‘
He asserted that the present Sen-
ate rules encouragea parliamentary
misbehavior in individual Senators
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be changed by a provision for me;-
Jority cloturs so drawn that it would
not prevent any Senator from being
fully heard upon any question. but
Senate procedure and answered ar-r .
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'The C. 0. Miller Co.
would prevent a minority or an in-
dividual Senator from prolonging
debate in order to destroy the com
stitutional right of a. majority to leg-
islute.
Under its present rules the United
States Senate is "domrolisd by at“
reflects the will. of a mbrority." n-
ator Underwood said. adding: “The
. rules of the Senate today stand for
delay-rename delay-4f a Senator
desires to enforce them. That some
rule must be adopted that will on-
abie the majority of the Senate to
control its affairs and conduct busi-
ness in an orderly and effective
manner is an issue that appeals to
the commonsense and good judg-
ment of the people of this country."
Acts from Sense of Duty.
”1 was not a candidate for nomin-
ation to the Vice-Presidency nor. af-
ter my election. when I came to con-
sider the duties of my office. was I
in search of contest or trouble."
General Dawes Said in his address.
“But as 1 studied these rules there
came to me the conviction that it
was the duty of tho ViceJPresident.
the only elected official hav‘ffig con.
I stitutional relations. to the Senate on
a whole. and charged, as is every
presiding emcer. with concern for
the common sense expediting of
business. to carry. if possible. the is-
sue of the rules to the voters of the
country. vino—not the Senate—elect
the Vice-President and who alone
can exert the great power needed to
shake men loose from a system dew
'signed to fortify personal and indi-
vidual prerogatives at the expense
of the American people and of the
constitutional rights of the major-
ET)- I o
"This demand from Senators that
they retain power to obstruct the
constitutional right of a majority to
legislate is undemocratic and as:
sumes not only an incompetency to
prdperiy decide questions lmoiving
their own interest by the people
themselves. but as well by a major-
ity of their representatives legally
and constitutionally clected. "
N0 HOPE THAT
GOVERNOR WILL
VETO “RIPPER”
BRIDGEPORT. May 28.——Receiv-
iug no satisfaction from Governor
John H Trumbull at the conference
in his office yesterday. at which they
sought to convince him that. he
should veto the- "ripper" tax bill.
Mayor Behreus and his committee
of four citizens returned to Bridge-
port late yesterday afternoon enter-
taining faint hope that the Governor
will register disapproval of the meas-
ure. ‘
Closeted with the Governor for
hisgoommittee delved deeply into
the tax situation here, reviewed all
arguments against the bill as pros-
euted in the House and Senate. took
up the uncompletsid threads of these
arguments and developed each point
more fully.
Throughout the entire interview
the Governor; interrupting with a.
queslon .here and there. remained
non- ommittal, not indicating his
thoughts or opinions. oven for a mo-
mentp according . to the Mayor.
Neither did he say whether he
w‘buld consider their arguments in
acting on the bill. When they had
finished.‘tho Bridgeport grou
no monomers of how the Go smor
felt in the matter than they were
before the meeting. so closely did
he guard his conversation.
some ono,or more hum!
You him! what room
more than an hour, the Mayor and,
ti
A Cough Remedy Without Om
may cough proparstiou ”contain
Isl drugs mess would take any action about
which are iddod to tats 010‘ plus
2* opiates. None or these narcotic
Mont is plainly printed on over:
m me you echo Fol-V's. '1;
for old
success of American singers this
season in Paris. Berlin. London.
Rome and Vienna is forcing upon,
Europe the suggestion that the Unli-
ed States is capable of producing
great musical artists sftsr'all.
Europe has'atevsr beam-willing to
support this idea, and Americans are
largely to,“ blame. because of their
willingness to pay higher prices to
imported stars than to American tai»
out ’of equal ability._'rl1s great opera
companies of America are largely in
control of foreigners. and Anierican
singers have. ironically, had to come
to Europe to win recognition. Until
recent years the mud to recognition
over here has been a difficult one to
travel, and it is strep/11‘ with the
wrecks of many men and women
who might have become great sing-
ors'if the grand opera. roud hadn't
been so claim". to attain.
All this is changed now. . The
American with ability is welcomed
with open arms: and the reason.
ironically enough .is the fact that
Europe has been drained of its great
stars by American gold.’
. Two U. 8. Stars.
aLucliio Chaitant. who was a sing-
or in vaudeville and musical comedy
in the state only a. little while ago,
is the latest American to be acclaim.
ed over here. She received aju'lld
ovation when she made her debut
at the Theatre Gaietczlmrlque in the
prime. donna role of Gilda in "Rigo-
l‘etto." This coloratura soprano has
been further honored by being in.
vited to sing the‘prlncipni role of
“Quogn of the Night." in "The Mag-
ic Flute" at the Mozart Musical Fes-
tival in Baden-Baden in August. She
comes to opera after having had her
sound American training polished off
by European masters.
But Madeline Kellie, whose sensa-
tional debut as “Tosca" at tho Cos-
T
By DAVID DAWBENCE >
Special - Correspondent.-
Of Tho Evening, Sentinel.
' (Copyrllho'192al
-WASHINGTQN. May 28—»Senator
King of Utah. Demosrat. had a. tall:
with President Coolidge about- -the
World Court and other matters and
their delivered himself of a numbn
of ideas on pending Questions. ,
Mr. King says Ifor‘ example that
the World Court protocoln will be
retitled by the next. Congress, that
President Coolidge is sincerely 'and
earnestly for it. but :that ‘I'Repubii-
cans like Senators Baron of Idaho.
and Pepper of Pennsylvania. will
torpedo it if they can. "
The Utah senator says the Demos
the Court and that enough 'Ropub-
liean votes will be avgiiabl'e to ‘maks
the necessary two-thirds. ' . .
Mr. King is staying here because
his membership on the (tentacles
Intuition investigating tax matters.
He was asked j by some of
the correspondents at the White
House whether he thought Conn
the collection of foreign debts in or-
dot-{to soaks it possible to get a
Waxroduotiomnh; -
“As a Democrat. I would“:
mpollcy he may dovelgp for
lsotlon or tho war debts: burr-rains
morons: climaxes
n“, JACKSON V. JACOBS.
PAR’TS. May 27 ~The repeated
‘ for. .
.3. greater cut.'
crsts will be inmost unanimous tor ,
Why dollar of the war spot. we could still
like we
no oeo'dg
tans! opera house is still the talk of
musical circles in Rome, is an all-
Americau singer. sinco'her training
is wholly American. She is a Boston
girl. a soprano who is declared to
have great dramatic ability. She
made her debut before an audience
that included the daughters of the
king and queen of ltniy. members
of the cabinet ‘aud diplomatic corps,
and the most distinguished society of
Rome. She now‘ is receiving offers
from other opera. companies. as is
Miss Chaitant.
While Miss Chaitant is the talk of
musical Paris another American so—
prano. Mary Lewis. late of the hole
lies. is attracting large crowds to a.
revival of "The Merry Widow " She
accepted this roio after appearing
with several European grand opera
companies, and in Vienna. achieved
the distinction of being. acclaimed
"greater than Jeritsa" in Jeritsu's
home town.
Jenna‘s Outburst.
, Mme. Joritsa was then in New
York. singing with the Metropolitan.
Now-fans is basis in Vienna. and is
in bad favor in the, capital because .
01: her refusal to take curtain calls
with Alfred Picosx o1. American ten-
or. who started his career as a choir
boy in an Albany. N. Y.. church
.. Piccaver will Join the Chicago
Civic Opera Company in the. fall.
Another American who is‘winulngt
success over here .is John Chr‘vles
Thomas, another former Inumcal
comedy favorite. He is now, three
years nfier‘he deserted a musical
revue, one of the leading tenors of.
the Amsterdam Grand Opera Com-
ram.
These are only a few. Notable sue.
ceases were achiesed this season in
Berlin by pupils offline New York ‘
school of Mme. Sembrich.
)Meunwhilo the demand in America
for European opera stars is us great
as exer. A
figlsquIIRIsIIIINIAIID .
g, IIIXIIIINIRISSWILI.
RATIFY your mum PROTOCOL
Senator King, Democrat, Believes Borah and
Pepper Can’t Defeat ItwAlso Says Taxes
Can Be Reduced $750,000, 000-dets Sur-
tax of N at More Than 20 Per Cent.
would favor applying it to a rcduc-B
Lion of our own public debt m
.‘It is possible to reduce by 8,” 50.-
000. 000 our tax bill if we exorcise
rigid. economy I believe we could
have Ieconoinlzed still more in the
last Congress than we did. It: may
not.bo generally realized but Con-
gress did not 1n‘- the last session
spend all the money the budget
prepared by the President called
New next. time we can make
While I personally
believe the‘ Democrats should argue
for e1en"mors economy than the
administration. it is difficult to pre-
dict just what cunln expenditures
will be advocated by my colleagues
but I would not be surprised if the
' Dantoc'rats favored a- 3500. 000, 000
reductl
The Utah senator thinks the
maximumsurtax ought. oi. to be
more than twenty 11 room. and
should be between fifteen and
twenty. He isn‘t prepared to say
what the Democrats will agree on
it.; but lsrinclined to believe all
parties will agree on a. eurtax of
around twentyThve percent if not
less. I :
ISs'nator King is very optimls e
about the politlcdi outlook. s
thinks the Democrats will' almost
As for the Sepsis-l1 is
seats will be im control of the
ole too. " 1 : . , ,
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