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PRIEST AND 10 HELD IN INSURGENT PLOT Mexico Continues Round-up as Throngs Worship in Clergyless Churches. By th* AwoeUteJ Pree* MEXICO CITY, April 9 —The gov- | #mment continued its round-up of In- j •urgents In the states of Jalisco and j Guanajuato as thousands of worship-1 ers celebrated Easter in the Roman j Catholic churches of the capital with out the aid of priests. Eleven persors. ‘noluding Francisco Aguilera, a priest, were arrested at Ira puato. Guanajuato, on charges of plot ting a revolution against the govern ment. Military authorities said that the prisoners were implicated in a similar affair in February, but were pardoned when they promised to cease such activ ities. Insurgents Surrender. The war department announced that Faustina Larios. an insurgent leader in Jalisco, had surrendered with 44 follow ers They were promised clemency if i they would cease seditious activities. Dispatches from Guadalajara today •aid that a Catholic priest. Albino Car denas. and two unnamed companions who had been heldas prisoners at the military barracks in Savula for some time, have been court-martialed asid executed Gen. Avila Comacho reported to the millitary commandant that a group of insurgents attacked Sa.vula Saturday, i and Cardenas and his two companions j escaped during the fighting. They ' were later recaptured, and the court martial sentenced them to death. Customs Disappearing. K1 Universal today lamented the gradual fading of ‘ picturesque customs" j on Easter, "thanks to the Americaniza- j tion of so many of our acts, and to the fact that we have reached the point where we call holy week ‘Spring vaca- j tion.’ ’’ A further decrease was noted this year in the Mexican custom of punishing Judas." For centuries, papier rnaehe effigies of Judas Iscariot, filled with powder, were exploded at this season of the year. This year comparative few of them were used in Mexico City. ; Blindfolded.. .in scientific test of leading Cigarettes, Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt 8616018 Old Gold R“ 4 I wonder if one can really tell the difference, when blindfolded,’ was my first thought when invited to make this test. “After smoking the four brands, as they were handed to me one after another, I discovered there was one that was noticeably smoother than the others and richer in taste. “This proved to be an OLD GOLD. I hope I shall be able to buy them in Paris . . . they are sur prisingly free from any trace of throat irritation and have a de lightful aroma which to me is very immune'' ' jr—' r unaware of the identity of these cigarettes during test . . . After smoking the four cigarettes, Mrs. Vanderbilt was Led to designate by number hei choice . . . She im mediately replied. M Number 3" r «... ... , , , cigarette .. . Mrs. Vanderbilt was ... which was OLD GOLD. Why can you pick them in the dark r* because they’re made from th* heart leaver of the tobacco plant SMOOTHER AND BE'ITER . . . NOT A COUGH IN A CARLOAD J and still lea* in tha surrounding country. Protestant churches, having either ac cepted the religious laws or conducted their affairs in such a manner as to escape intervention by the authorities, conducted their Easter services in the usual way. LEGISLATORS TO STUDY DREDGING ON RIVER Maj. Somerville Will Explain Work to Committeemen on Trip to Quantico. Members of the rivers and harbors committees of the Senate and House will be taken down the Potomac tomor j row as far as Quantico aboard the | United States engineers suction dredge, j William T. Russell, which has been ! engaged for several months in deepen ing the Potomac channels to a con trolling depth of 24 feet. The vessel i will come to the Washington navy yard ! for the party. Maj. Brehon Somer vell. U. S. A. Army engineer officer in charge of the work, will be aboard and will explain the details of the dredge operation. There also will go at this time the class of officers at the engineers’ school at Fort Humphrey's, Va , who will re ceive instruction in river improvement. Before going aboard the engineer of- I fleer students will be escorted around the park system of the District of Co lumbia under the directeion of Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3rd. direcctor of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital. POPE USES GERMAN. Address to Pilgrims in Native Tongue Is Surprise. ROME. April 9 (4 s '.—Pope Pius today I surprised a group of 160 German pil i grims by addressing them in their own j language, which he speaks particularly well. He rejoiced in the fact that they ; represented all regions in the Reich. In : imparting the benediction the pontiff j said he intended it specially for school j ; teachers because of the importance of j 'their mission, and gave a special bless 'mg to the organization of Catholic j i teachers in Germany, i The pilgrims expressed their thanks | bv singing a German hymn. As on • j yesterday, his holiness celebrated mass j in the consistory’ hall, administering * communion to several Italian and for-: eign personalities. No steps backward is the rule of j human history, but not always followed. | TITE EVKMXCI STAR, WASH lN< I TON, D. C„ MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1028. PEACE MEET OPENS SESSIONS TONIGHT Second Annual Catholic Con ference Will Continue Through Wednesday. Committee reports will be presented tonight at the first session of the second annual meeting of the Catholic Asso ciation for Interant tonal Peace, at 1312 Massachusetts avenue. Future meetings, which will continue through Wednesday, will bo held at McMahon Hall of the Catholic University, and the public is invited to participate. Four children will discuss international matters at the Wednesday luncheon meeting. The children are from the eighth grade of St. Anthony’s Parochial School and will present the discussion as the result of a year’s instruction by i Rev. Dr George Johnson of the Catholic University faculty. The children’s dis cussion will be by Kathleen Bergen on "A Synopsis of the Year’s Work In Peace Education.” John McMahon on "Causes of War." Margaret Wright on "What Other Nations Mean to Us," and Maurice Duffity on "What Catholics Are Doing to Promote Peace.” A report on the relations of the United States with Europe will be read tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, fol lowed bv a discussion. Reports on the dependencies of the United States and relations with Asia will be heard to relieve toii of v«ur valn iililm or .erorltle* If they ore kept In a Safe Depot it Box at Ilia FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK Where O Street Croeeee llfh I morrow evening. Relations of the United States with Latin America will be discussed Wednesday morning. Judge Martin T. Manton of New York, the association's president, will speak Wed nesday at a luncheon, on “The Future of the Catholic Association for Inter national Peace." PROTECTION PLANNED FOR LINCOLN MEMORIAL Lightning Rod Co. of Ohio Bids $2,953 Against $675 by Local Firm—Eight Compete. Bids for the erection of a lightning protection system on the Lincoln Me morial were opened today in the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital. The low bidder was Fennell & Black of this city, who asked $675 to do the work. The bids ranged to $2,953, by the Burkett Lightning Rod Co. of Fremont, Ohio. Eight bids were re ceived. The system which is proposed for the Lincoln Memorial is the same In detail that has served on the Washington Monument since the early 'Bos and the particular specifications for the Me morial were submitted to the Bureau of Standards, where they were approved by experts. ...... ——- • - Spain Restrict* Auto Imports. MADRID. April 9 (/?>.—The director of transports has decided not to ap prove applications for the entry of au tomobiles from foreign countries except in cases where the exporting nations concede reciprocity to Spanish products. Water Heaters New— First Quality—s6.so and $8.50 "ftelivfrv Unexcelled" n 3 BRANCHES Hcchm/erCo phtees J 5921 0* n w — Don’t Endure Slipping FALSE TEETH Do your troth drop or slip whrn you talk, rat. Iftturh or snnexe? Don t o* annoved and embarrassed a minute longer Fasteeth. a new powder to sprinkle on your plates, holds teeth Arm. Gives fine feelintf ot security and com fort No tummy, tooey, pasty taste or feeling-. Ret Fasteeth today at Peoples Prut Stores,—Advertisement. I BANKERS’ GROUP URGES FAKE STOCK MEASURE Delegation Tells President Legisla tion to Check Sales Is Needed for All States. The need for legislation looking to the supresslon of fraudulent and worthless practices In the promotion and sale of securities throughout the country was explained to President, Coolidge today by a delegation rep resenting the International Bankers’ Association of America. Henry R. Hayes of New York, presi dent of the association, who acted as spokesman for the delegation, in advo cating legislation of this nature told the President that the bill introduced in the House by Representative Deni son of Illinois, which proposes to check the traffic in fraudulent and worthless practices in stock and securities sales and promotions in the District of Co lumbia. is very worthy and should be adopted, and that something of the same nature should be made to apply to all the States. Mr. Hayes informed the President that his association has drawn up a plan from which the bill will be drafted. - ' ' ■ More than 200 new banking branches were opened in England last year. Character Loans The Service* of “Your llank” are available to all in the nervire of the l\ S. Government. Character l oan, are made for a period of one year. A Give* ' And When Monthly You Loan in Paid ‘ Deposit of NOW Yon Also Have $6.25 $46.00 $25.44 $12.50 $92.00 $50.88 $18.75 $138.00 576.32 $25.00 $184.00 $101.76 $31.25 $230.00 $127,20 $37.50 $276.00 $152.64 $50.00 $368.00 $203.52 $62.50 $460.00 $254.40 After you repay the loan you will have IAO in cash for every JIOO borrowed. Departmental Bank “Your Bank*’ Under IT. S Government Supervision 1714 Penn*. Ave. N.W. PLANS HOP FROM SPAIN. British Flyer to Attempt Atlantic Flight in June, MADRID, April 9 (JP). —Another avi ator has his eye fixed on the goal of "America by air.” He is Capt. 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All seven were captured and executed. ———• " ■ —— Fragrant FLY-TOX Is sore death to bodfcags. Demand FLY-TOX.—Adver tisement. 7