Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1925, Page 2

* THE _EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., MONDAY, EALTHY WiDO CONMITS SUIDE Mrs. Jamie W. Hills, 65, Found Dead With Gas Turned On—Relatives Sought. in her mouth and over the face, the Walker Hills, 6 Willlam H. Hills, former Pension Bu- found lifeless in little home 9, when poli; 2d bee week by found a B & her t th of her “best friend,” Wal- Hum, brother of Sir Henr Na With a gas tube a blanket drawn body of Mre. Jamic year-old widow reputed wealthy reau a rear room of her T street, yesterday into the place. She probably more than V daught R. Mc W Atrica Whe the brok dead for a trunk ne wiil by neigh- mans ting their summoned detected gas Foreing 1 b I d t story m use ro. Nevitt issued a certificate chests in the ed with with ken cloti il f had Year that ¥ seclusion sinee the nd, employing no vi v 1 New 1 not she virtu he and Real haviing fe Estate Mhree Citles. filed ment He of wil tod rope rk, ate docu- by Bdwin B to the register e will states that the present ad- Mr. McCallum unknown but may be obtained from the York agent of the Hongkong enzhai Banking Corporation The National Sav named as ex and is advised that te office it will find the per: pr and deeds to o her New nd Wa Trust ecutor of the wil in a lock-box in Hills ed 't 1 the ughters of Mr. M provided that M Relatives. If there 4 woman who r of Mrs. among the papers. was given except y relatives of sund address nd net indicating Private Larsen ind letters in that sre h nds and had been times. The furnish- were of inexpensive trunk aveled in married s n the veral house removed 1o efforts to the notify NOTE-BROKER ROLE OF U. S. DEPLORED AT WAR-CURE PARLEY (Continued from First Page.) nittee on program, William L. Darby of thie city explainede the local arrangements m for the conferenc, following comm bointed H. Silverthorn of ittee on cause n Ferguson of New on cure of war: M1 er of Brooklyn, comr reported, and e e chairmen were a Mrs, 2 New City of war York, commit- Rose Bren- for York on Mrs, afternoon were listed follows: Prof. Warren Thompson of Miami Universi- ty. and Hon. Plerrepont Noyes Oneida, N. Y A reception President of the White House « scheduled for been postponed il later Appland League Reference. The preli the Belasco well attended baleony be and visitors ary public meeting at The er yesterday was the first filled mostly reference to by speakers but criti O'Ryan, of of disposing as advenced by 1 silence n. Lord in the late with women the League ught Maj delegates of ap- Gen aive" the war Dacifists, by some ism some < Thompson Macdonald the five participated and whe approachin Nations this q for air cabinet wh British wars tracing the bt tumultu- ol the only practical Protocol May Be Approved. Liore t exprassed opin- proto- might were a disarma- at ling approved regarded as ment A the nant 0od opinion favorable Thomson, of ith by F i ieneva armame gland “if to large ma Leagu deal in Bri n is for its cove- L Koes a league, Drotocc bevond ¥ is quite said Ly security on th h if interpreted service in En said, would meet in the present mood people.” solidart the force, omy speaker basis te the or. with oppositic the Eritist Internat aim, and work in pea Thomson to be erful unor peace nal community live by Lord most pow- es working for of » love amo; Criticizes Some Plans. Maj. the 2 War, up a peace Gen. O'Ryan, h Diviston laid down world effort ot however who commanded ring the World Kram for setting nery for a unified 1d in principle and mplishment,” warn- that a stoppage of war would bring about many new pr lems, such as overpopulation, Mere reduction or even abolit armaments will not stop war," sald the general, criticizing such proposals as pledging all youth not to fight, and demilitarization of histories The department of the League of Nations given to studying the causes of war. with a view exorcising from life conditions and circum- stances which for war, was highly praised by Gen. O'Rya Judge Florence Allen of the Ohlo Supreme Court declared that the cen- turles-long sanction must be taken way from war hefore peace can be assured. She ference must make tion of independence.” and teach that sthical standards can be set up and maintained between nations as well as individuals.” sou possible ing acc n ot make W “a new declara- Twelve Violent Deaths in Chicago. CHIC 30, January 19.—A death toll of 12, due to motor car accidents, poison liquor and shootings, was re- corded here yestcrday Bad liquor killed B, motor cars 5, and 2 are dead iro shootings. the | Callum co- | floor and first | minister | and | and | asserted that the cofi- | 'U. S. Flyers, Lost On Amazon Trip, Return to By the Assceint NEW YORK, January 19 Wal- ter Hinton and Capt. A, W, Ste- vens, aviators, who had been miss- In the wilds of the Ama River, in South America, for about 10 h returned afely in their hydroplane to the vanced camp of the Rice expedition on the Parana River, according to a radio The message was recelve John F. Grinan, wireles: of the Radio Club Their hydroplane landinz on rocks up the principaliy on fish u s fricndly Indians, to the camp. a by operator rica. led by Parana in aviators lived they met according long labor suflictently me to t to return TRIBUTES ARE PAID T0DEAD SENATORS ' Lodge, Brandegee and Colt Lauded by Associates in Upper Chamber. buriness called this afternoon joined in estimonfals to three of their late slleagues, Henry Cabot Lodge. Frank and Colt to halt eulogies | on virtues dled during sides of the of these three, the Summer recess. Both Senate chamber partic- ited; both sides were cager to pay tribute to the sterling qualities of their former comrades, who had wor ed Ider to shoulder with th in days gone by. Reviews of the lodge carried the h 31 years tor Butler of who m life of Senator Senate back of fts history. Massachusetts, in ing his career om the time he red the House In 1886, said Tribute to Lodge. Here was one of the tile, accomplished and tured men that our American public life has claimed. The State which £ent him here in doing and served most versa- widely cul- alike Nation it the honored itself Onthis day of memol his native Massachu- setts joins in the tribute which we pay him, shares in the mourning for his loss, vet feels its sorrow tem- pered with a stern pride.” Asserting that Senator Lodge was by nature, by siatesman, fitted nheritance and training, Senator Walsh of Massachusetts gaid that his nind was a storehouse of political historic information, and that be of these qualifications he had steered the country away from roc h might have shattered it.” “There were a few guiding prin- | ciples in the life of Senator Lodke for us all to remember,” said Senator 0ot of Utah, “and’ one of them his pronouncement of the public men. Senator Lodge at time said ‘a man in public life ards on his own merits and not on the faults or the sins of others.’ “His speeches and addresse Senator Smoot, “and his writings, in the mighty drama where he played s0 conspicuous a part, are rich with ripe scholarship, legal knowledge and sound logic, all crowned with sincere loyalty and patriotism. Statesman, | historian, author, publicist, he was | easily one of the three or four great Americans of the last. half century.’ Huad Long Caree Pointing tive and through Senator aid “He helped to formulate the legis- lation necessitated by two wars, he took a lending part in the most fiercely contested fiscal controversy which has ever divided the country. and he made a notable conrtibution to its solution; he sat as a member of two great international confer- nees, with one of which he crowned his life work; he twice declined to give up his seat here to take a cabi- net portfolio; he outlived every man whom he found here, yet he died at an age when his expectation of life was far from deplcted and the shock of his going from us may be likened to the loss of an institution rather than an individual.” In reviewing th Brandegee, Senator Moses “his was a life of servic it he found no master but his con- science, no mistress but his count and thgt he followed both with w swerving lovalty.” Stating that Senator Brandegee had served his State and the Nation for more than a quarter of a century, and that he served them with distinction d courage, Senator McLean of Con | necticut said: “He was faithful to American ideals and was always found supporting those policies which have guided our national progress and strengthened our constitutional government, and it is my considered judgment that for sheer brain force and clear thinking, or loyalty to country and conviction, his superior has not represented Con- | necticut in the United States Senate the days of Trumbull and Sher- is {of one 4 said out that as & Representa- Senator Mr. Lodge passed nine presidential campaigns, Moses of New Hampshire said that and that in ince man. 5 Speaking as Senator Brandegee's ssor in the Senate Senator Bing- “The confining nature nf his duties and the lack of outdoor recreation | never caused him to neglect his duties as long as he lived. Those, of the Senators who were here in July, 1912 during the debate over Panama Canal tolls will remember that. “Mr. President, such was my ad- miration for my predecessor that H. is Alfficult for me to find words in which Lo express it properly. He gave up his 1 to the study of public ques- tions and devoted the best that was in him to public service. It is thouzh such service that America advances.’ fmpressive address Senator ode Island paid tribute to the sterling qualities of the late Senator Colt, erting that he died |in the maturity of his powers and in the affectionate regard to his con- stituency L Baron Bradford Colt had the happy faculty of winning friends his judicial and legislative care said Senator Metealf. “As @ tor his outstanding characteristics were his consideration of his colleagues, his fairness and broadmindedness. Many . of his as- sociates have spoken of the high regard they held for him on account of these qualities; and what an in- spiring thing it is to hear their ap- preciation of this man who has met |all these tests as a colleague and friend. “When he took part his temarks were clarifying: he treated all subjects with generous acumen and had a strong distate for legislation that was illogical. ‘At times he was formal and elo- quent; at other | himself to a concise presentation of the facts at hand, but always dis- | played a mastery of the subject. His | high character was recognized by all | members of the Senate and his name carries with it an honorable ignifi- cance throughout the republic.” In an Metealf of Rh. in a debate L7 was always sure that| duties | times he confined | JANU. ARY 19, 1925. IRL SLAYER'S AGE sete JBTED BY POLCE Dorothy Ellingson May Get Death Penalty If Proved 18 Years Old. | | By the Asspcinted Tress FRANCISCO, January { Women's clubs and civic organiza- | tions here have started a campaign | aguinst the activities len designatea “vamps” and called “sheiks” as a result of | disclosures touching on the night life of | Dorothy Ellingson. 16, who shot her mother to death when the parent ob- jected to the company and hours her | doughter wes keeping. Miss Ellignson 19 as men tevenled after her roomini house 48 hours after the shooting that she had taken $45 from the room in which she killed her mother and danced and drank at party on the evening after the kill- ing The police today tion three men, all musicians wnd friends of the girl, under arrest, charged with contributing to the de- | linquency of a minor. Discussed by Pastors. The slaying of Mrs. Ellingson was the subject of much pulpit comment vesterday., Some of the most promi- nent pastors in the city dwelt at length on the eplsode. The sion stressed the need of more solidarity in the home and society Until yesterday the girl's age was accepte 16. Word from . however, set the authorities new angle of investigation. A. Bloom, who clatmed to! have had the care of Dorothy in December, 1912, and January notified the police here that she was sitive her former charge Was more than 16. “She was 5 years old at the very least when she was with us,” Mrs. Bloom said. “She might have even been six.” Age In Irs. bu Question. In response to that Dorothy said yesterday 17 next April. The police announced that if it were developed that the girl is 18 she could be held liable to the death penalty instead of im-| prisonment for‘ life, although a woman never has been subjected to capital punishment in California. Frank J. Egan. public defender, retained by the girl, announced that the defe irresponsibllity since childhood. No scientific witnesses or alienists would be employed. however, he sald Visitors, some merely curious, others there to offer consolation, called at the city prison vesterday Among themn were Earl, the brother. and Joseph Ellingson, the development, she would be anything to do with the c They have become reconciled with Dorothy and are aiding her CURB ON INAUGURAL PARADE THREATENS SOLE FUND SOURCE (Continued from First Page.) | the inaugural ball and the grand- stand reservations pald every dollar of the expenses and usually left a surplus of from $2,000 to $4,000, which was distributed among Washington charities. This year, however, the ball will be a charity affair and the committee will gej none of the pro- ceede. Those in charge are frankly worried over the outlook. Without funds, it is sald, the ceremonies may have to be very severely curtailed. In the meantime letters are pouring into headquarters from every section of the country urging the committee to make the inauguration of President Coolidge a peace fete, an occasion for joy over the inauguration of a leader who gaes Into office without the clouds of war menacing the horizon. Ball Expenses Met. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair- man of the charity inaugural ball, to be given at the new Mayflower Hotel, announced this morning that the expenses of the ball have been entirely underwritten by men of Washington so that the en- tire proceeds of the ball will be avail- able for charity work. It has been agreed, she said, that 30 per cent of the gross proceeds should go to the Firemen's insurance fund, for their widows and orphans. | The remaining 50 per cent will divided among four children's ities, the Children's Hospital, Child Welfare Society, the Neighborhood House, and Children's Country Home. At the charity fnaugural ball four years ago, of which Mrs. Dougherty was also chairman, the proceeds of the ball amounted to $28,000, which went to the Child Welfare Society, of which Mrs. Dougherty was treasurer. Committee on printing—cChalrman, F. Roberts: vica chairman, Byron Adams: Dr. Frank H. Edmonds, William W. Rapley, J. Harry Cun- ningham, Charles B. Smith, Hamilton I. Rothrock, Thomas F. Scott, James F. Hood, Allen C. Clark, Oscar J. Ricketts, Thomas M. Harvey, John W. Calvert, Frank R. Ulimer, Lee Lamar Robinson, J. Phillip Herrman, Jefferson 8. Combs, F. P. H. Siddons, Edward Stafford. Committee on street decorations and illumination—Chairman, Ross P. An- drews; vice chairman, Frederick D. Owen; secretary, Charles J. Columbus; Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, George S. De Neale, H. D. Ormsby, M. A. Leese, John Dunn, F. W. Harper, George W. Harris, Claude Owen, H. O. Thompson, | Richard L. Lamb, Stanley Lansburgh, Lord E. Young, Selden M. Ely, Wil- liam M. Miller, H. W. Draper, H. L. Bryan, A. D. Spangler, John Paul Earnest, George B. Colbeck, M. A. Kettler, Mortimer Clark, Isidor Kauf- man, Arthur Neuman, H. Mortimer | Barkiey. Committee on historic Clagett Proctor, 8. Parks, vice w. sites—Tohn chairman; William chairman; Allen (. Clark, 2d, vice chairman; Selden AL Ely, historian; Albert D. Spangler, secretary; Washington Topham, treas- ure Dr. Samuel 8. Adams, Henry P. Blair, Henry L. Bryan, W. B. Bryan, Maj. Gen. John L. Ciem, Victor B. Deyber, Jamés F. Duhamel, John Joy Edson, Fred. A. Emery, Frederick L. Fishback, Lieut. Howard Fisk, Daniel K. Garges, W. H. Goldsmith, Willlam M. Hannay, Albert Harper, James F. Hurd, William R. Jennings. Elmer Johnson, Joseph 1. Keefer, John B. Larner, John B. McCarthy, Col. John McElroy, Dr. P. J. Marshail, Jerry B. Mackle, ¢. C. Magruder, jr.| William Mehn, Miss Maud Burr Mor- ris, Hugh Morrison, F. Regis Noel, | Theodore W. Noyes, A. J. Olmstead. | Frederick D. Owen, Alblon K. Parris, | 7. Harry Phillips, Mrs. Charles W. Richardson, Edward N. Riley, W. F. Roberts, Henry Samson, Adolph J. Schippert, John A. Saul, J. Harry Shannon, Judge Gus A. Schuldt, Wil- illam Tindall, George Toombs, Mat- thew Trimble Evan H. Tucker, Wil- llam P. Van Winkle, Henry K. Wil- lard, J. Eliot Wright, Francls J. Young, Karl Fenning, John M. Bote- ler, Alfred B. Gawler. The roar of the next campaign of the volcano Aetna will be hrnadcut by radio. intended to ques-| discus- | 1913, ] e would be based on mental | father, | both of whom at firet refused to have | business | be | char- | of young wom- | official | oening (OA-1, which was flown here WILL TAKE UP PLAN FOR NATIONAL PARK ‘Budget Bureau to Ho!d Hear- | ing on Bill Providing $10,000 for Study. | Thea | consider | posed eastern national | row afternvon with held befors Director Lord on the appropriation of $10,000 carried in the bill introduced in the by Representative Henry W emple of Pennsylvaiia, who Is chairman of the commi.iee | vestigated park sites in the southern | Appaiachians. ~The biil has i received a favorable report from Sec- | ret the Interlor Work, who | appointed the Appalachian park com- mittee last Spring, and has follow- ed closely the steps through the sur- vey by the committes leading up to introduction of legislation A delegation Virginia | men, bankers public | headed by Gov. I {ginia, will meet with the |delegation in Congress {morning to discuss action gress on the bill. The may attend the bhudget the afternoon. although Swanson's office it was declared two delegations had not planned |attend the hearing—in fact, did wof it. pvernment’s fiscal by blishment nch will the pro- tomor- to be park of the h { House husiness leaders, of and Virginia tomorrow by Con- delegation hearing at the to tomorrow will of the Interior National Park Serv- support of the Temple & partment and the ice advancing bill and the $10,000 for a survey a commission to the terms of the The site of the propc park is at Blue Ridge, Work recently gave it as his that the commission to be instead of confir its work to" the Blue Ridge site should also be authorized by Congress to investigate the cost of establishing cond na- tional park fn the Great Smoky Moun- tain area Following Temple bill to be made by pointed ed Eastern 2., and See- S| the usual custom, after being referred the public lands committes of House was sent to the Secretary of the Interior for his approval and be- eause of the appropriation for $10,000 carried in the bill was sent to the by a of the budzet to ascertain whether the appropriation will be | line with the Government's fiscal policy the to AS [TALIAN ENVOY State Department Here Looks With Favor on New Ambassador. The State Department tavor upon the appointment of James the United States. succeeding Prince Caetani, who will retire early in February. It is understood that the { Italian foreign office alrcady has been assured of the acceptability of de Martino to the United States and that his official nomination will be issued without delay. De Martino highest posts matic service, which he entered in 1901, and at present is Ambassador to Tokyo. After serving in varfous capacities in Berlin, Constantinople, Cafro and Bern, he was appointed in 1913 as secretary general at the ministry of forelgn affairs, the high- st position in the service next to the minister. In that post he served trom 1913 to 19 having a con- spicuous part in the shaping of Italian policies from the days pre- ceding the World War. He also served am Secretary general of the Itallan delegation in Paris during the framing of the Versailles peace treaty. ¢ Prince Caetani, Italy's Ambassador States in November, 1922, by Premier Mussolini, will leave Washington about February 1 to engage in private aftairs in Rome. His successor Is not expected to reach the Capital before the latter part of February. FORMER NAPLES QUEEN HEROINE IN WAR, DIES . Wife of Last Bourbon King, Francis II, Distinguished Self Against Garibaldi. By the Associated Press. MUNICH, Bavaria, January 18.— Former Queen Maria Sophia Amelfa of Naples died here today. She was born at Possenhofen on October 4, 1841, the daughter of Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria, and was mar- ried in 1859 to Francis II, last of the Bourbon kings of Naples. Francls was routed In 1860 by Garibaldl when the latter conquered Sleily and Naples in his triumphant expedition for the unification of Italy. When the queen and king were forced to withdraw to Gaeta with their troops, Maria Sophia placed herself, with flag in hand, at the head of the forces, encouraging them to resist the invaders. Her courage was unavailing, as the fortress was betrayed and capitu- lated on February 12, 1861. Naples becams united with Sardinia in one kingdom and the royal pair fled, afterward leading a wandeéring life in_Austria, France and Bavaria. Francis died In December, 1894, at Arce, in the Tyrol. Maria Sophia distingulshed herself in the Franco- Prussian” war as.a Sister of Merey. nhas held of the in_ the many Italian who was appointed to the United Budget | which in-| already | Lee Trinkle of Vir-| in | Senator | proposed approriation of | under | the | MARTINO APPROVED looks with | de Martino as Italian Ambassador to | aiplo- | FIRST AMERICAN-BUILT AMPHIBIAN PLANE. yesterduy from the |Engineer Killed In Leap; Crash He Feared ALerted‘ By the Associated Press GREENFIELD, Ind,, January 19, —John F. Wrassman of Indianapo- lis, of section No. 1 of Pennsylvania freicht train en route to Indlanapolis from Bradford, Ohio, was kil'ed near here yesterday when he jumped from It believed Wrassman ht his train was going to crash into th section just ahewd. He manipu- lated the m m that shuts off the steam. applied the air and then Jumped. The train stopped without touching the one ahead HOUSE KILLS SMOOT FUND BILL CHANGE’ The H tion enzineer a \ | ‘r | | i i | f | [ the en tha | assured 1se appros the conf. and Post O the a toda on th appropriation bill Smoot amendment have given the Government salaries of some in the feld service. action provides that the of er cent allowed to the new rates in cation emploves in the nial in the District of Columbi - be continued for the next fiscal vear There was record vote, as the action of the House was practically unanimous epresentative Charle 1 of New York, a_vete worke the cause of civil servic ploy Who warned the House [ last w gain«t the Smoot amend- ment, advised his colleagues today | that ‘the proposed amendment would have wiped out the legal salary rolix {and have even kiven the department beads authority to fix their own salaries. It would create competition between the various units of the Federal service in bidding higher salaries for the services of desirable employes. This would eventually disrupt the civil service, he said. It would have defeated entirely the purposes of the reclassification nct according to l'tnrvflt'nl.th\r Stengle. ury in rejecting which wouid oMcers of to fix ploves This honus” last ve ey executive author 190,000 e to offset of BRITISH T0 DESTROY WARSHIP UNDER PACT Monarch Towed Slowly in Funeral Procession to Become Target. Ry the Assoc'ated Pre PLYMOUTH. England, January 19— ‘ll(mm»-l to destruction by February |1 under the Washington agreement the battleship Monarch wa towed | from her berth today under Plymouth | Breakwater and taken slowly to sea| |in a sort of funeral procession to a point 300 miles off the Scilly Islands, where she will be battered U the guns of the British Atlantic fleet. Her sinking will be made the occasion of experimental tests by the admiralty. During the last week hundreds of people have visited the Monarch's | mace of anchorage to take a last look | at the great battleship, which, in the | hottest fight during the battle Dfl Jutland, escaped bmng struck. PARK HEARING BEGUN Proposal to Make Yorktown, Va., Military Show Place. The House military committee day opsied hearings on a bill posing the creation of a natic tary park at Yorktown, The measure, introduced by Repre- sentative Bland, a Democrat of that state, would provide for incorpora- |tion in the park of 230 acres, which | include the town iteelf, and earth- | works nearby the city to- pro- DOG SAVES MANY IN FIRE Barking Rouses 20 Families in Tenement Blaze. NEW YORK, January 19, families asleep in a burning story tenement house on the lower East Side early today were aroused by the barking of a dog and were forced to flee in their night clothes. The dog was so badly burned that he was shot. Several of the tenants suffered bur: Three children were reported missing by their parents, but were later found in the custody of neighbors. MRS. HART WINS IN SUIT. Given Right to Return to Movies and Use Full Name. LES, January 19.—Winl- fred Westover Hart today won a ¥ice tory over William S. (Bfll) Hart, mo- | tion picture actor, and obtained legal right to return to screen work under her full name until such time as she should obtain a divorce, by a déecision in the Superior Court here. to Slip Into U. 8., About 20,000 Europeans are now in Cuba ‘w-mm; the opportunity to slip_ovér” to the United States and evade the immigration law, was tes- timony glven by W. W. Husband, Commlssioner General of the Bureau of Immigration, to the House appro- priations committee. Forelgners going to Mexico for this purpose, however, are relatively few, Mr. Husband ‘added. because of the reluctance of the Mexican govern- ment in allawing them to enter its territory and because of the limited transportation faciiities between (&) | agreed | tary | nas been if [ 1t rtory In New York to be tested both on land and water, INSURANCE CODE BILL INTRODUGED Measure Drawn Up by Blan- ton to Be Brought Up Next Monday. Represantative Thomas Demderat, of Texas, today a revised insurance which favorable District L. Blanton introduced code biil on report by the House committec on Wednesday is with the intention that it will be brought up on the next Dis- trict day (Monday) in the House im- mediately following disposition of the District surplus bill, which is un finished business. At the mecting of the House Dis- trict committee last Wednesday, ar- rangements wers made for Repre- senta Blanton to prepare a per- fected copy of the District insurance code, carrying all the amendments upon by the com s0 clean plece of legislation could called up for action in House, thus tacilitating its passage The Washington Board of Trade has been active to secure passags of this measure at the present kess of 1 is 1656 nd trict imincus bill, containing and it regulates all kinds forms of insura in the Dis- It enlarges the present insur- department and broadens powers. It provides for appointment superintendent of insurance by President, at a salary must be bonded to the extent ot $50.000. This superintendent is given authority to make all rules and reg- ulations for enforcing the law ject to revision by the of the Distric PAges = of a SMOOT WILL PUSH REORGANIZING BILL (Continued from appointments “to which must be “irst Page.) high Federal posts hortly filled and which are giving President Coolidge uch thought. Mokt important of these is that of the Secretary of Ag- riculture. Howard M. Gore, the pres- ent Secratary, will resign March 4 to become Governor of West and President Coolidge is anxious to make a decision as to his succesaor before Secretary Gore steps down. He wotld like to make up his mind as ickly as possible, that he can iret appoint him as Assistant Secre- of Agriculture, which position vacant since Mr. Gore was to fill the vacancy at the department caused promoted head of | the death of Secretary Wallace. President Coolidge has confided nds that by serving first as sistant Secretary the next Agri ture head would have some familiar- ity with the work of the big depart- ment when the time came for him to preside over it ere are many candidates for this The names of many to be weil qualified to fill the place have been presented to the President, all of which has added to the difficulty of making a fnal se- lection. It is understood that more than 130 names have been received by I’resident Coolidge, but i& was said at the White House today that he has narrowed this list down considerably, nd that he has reached a peint where is possible that he will announce his cholce some time this week. It was possible for the President to eliminate many names from this list when he determined that he wanted a man to head this department who is ac- uainted with the agricultural mar- keting problems, and who is not pri- marily a farmer or agricultural écon- omist. Those close to the Iresident believe he will seek cretary of Commerce Hoover, he recently offered the post, in men belje whom because of the latter's knowledge of | marketing, but who declined, saving he preferred to remain in his present | prace. hundred Boy standing at Scouts from attention be- cast portico of the White House, saluted President Coolidge yosterday when he left the mansion to attend church. After the President had returned the salute the boys re- peated the Scout oath of allegiance to_the flag. The ceremony. unusual ture, was arranged by through Colin H. Livingstone, presi- dent of the National Council. Scouts of America, Mr. Coolidge, both as head of Government and as honorary dent of the organization. Most of the boys participating Two Brooklyn, ore the in its na- of the Unknown Soldier Following services Congregational Church, and Mrs. Coolidge and a small party of friends boarded the yacht at the the Potomac. In the Transcript; Mr. and Mrs. Willlams 6f Brockton, Mass.; Gen. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service, and Mrs. Patrick, the President. 120,000 Aliens in Cuba Wait Chance Says House Witness Europe and Mexico. A greater num- ber of aliens try to get through the the Mr. Husband said, because of the nearness of big towns northern border than through southern border, to_the border. During the first six months of the present fiscal year 4,347 aliens were deported. for violation of the fmmi- gration law, as compared to 6409 for the whole of the preceding year. Of the 1,000,000 seamen who landed last year, about 28,000 were immigrants who cho law. itel the | of $5,000, who sub- Supreme Cours Virginia, § the advice of to the Bcouts Boy in deference to} the presi- in the ceremony were members of Troop 51 of Brooklyn, and later, as a part of an annual pilgrimage to Washing- ton. they placed a wreath on the Tomb First | the President May- flower for an overnight cruise down party were James Willlams, editor of the Boston Harry H. Maj. and Miss Mary Pollard of this city, a cousin of that way of evading the| 71,993,123 BILL PUT BEFORE HOUSE, State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Department Funds Asked. Funds for the suppcrt of tha four Ereat executive departments of S Justice, Commerce and Lahor are con- tained In one measure reported to the House todsy by Representative Shreve of Pennsylvanin from the committee on appropriations The total carried | $71,598,12 which is $1.817 | 1855 than the current appropriations | #nd $367,985 less than the recommen- datlons of the Budget Bureau The amount recommended for the State Department §s $16.011,512.77, which is a @ecreane of $227 24352 from the cur- Tent approprixtions. but an imrreasc of $12,000 above the budget estimates. For the Department of Justice t bill rried $24,205 822, which is an increass of $1524.865.50 &bove the current appropriations and a decrease of $712,000 from the budget recom- mendations. For the Department of Commerce the bill carries $22 184, which is a decrease of $2.068, 291 |from the current appropriation, but an increase of $39.630 over the bud- get recommendations. For the De- partment of Labor the total is $8.- 02,625, which in a decrease of $4%.- 1.47 from current appropriations, but an increase of $292.3 above the budget estimates Flgures Reduced. The appropriations committes re ommends for the Bureau of Stand- ards the budget astimate of $1.750.- 410, which is a reduction of $30.710 under the current appropriations made up by small mount taken from several of the appropriations Representative Shreve explained that this will in no way affect the work of the bureau, which will continue labout as it is now being carried on under the current appropriation. The bill carries an increase of $5,000 over the budget estimates for contingent expenses in the State De- partment in order to provide modern «torage space for valuable documents of the Government The original laws, proclamations, treaties, execu- tive orders of the United States, and %o forth, are at present filed in old- fashioned metal cases in a room in th sub-basement of the State De- partment. where they are subject to erfous injury. This addition of $5.000 has haen sllowed to enable the Jepartment to it un u room in which these important documents may be afely preserved in steel cases and on steel shelves ¥or the Pan-American Union an in rease of $7.231.48 has been recom- mended, bringing the total for this agency up to $127.231.48. This Is in accordance with the action of the zoverning board of the union. basing the quota of the United States upon a population basis. in this | | | | | Anto Change Allowed. Because the automobile used by the Attorney General is more than three years old and the expense of repaire is increasing special language written into the bill to permit change of the old automobile purchase of a new one. An appropriation of $177,020 out of the 32,177,500 for the Bureau of In- vestigation in the Department of Jus- tice will be used here in Washington in providing for a personnel of %0 ex- and | rent law of 12 The committes recommends an ap- propriation of $1,000.000 for the in- vestigation and prosecution of war frauds, which is $£500.000 mors the current appropriation, and 8725 000 less than the recommendation of the bundeget A surver - shows that been fo and of of apnroxima about to these some actually pending in court. Repre- sentative Shreve stated that the Denartment of Justice sxplains there will be serious hinderance in the Govarnment's efforts to prosecute these cases and recover the Govern- ment's money unless this work is re- garded ms an emergency task, to be finished as soon as possible, and such | treatment is impossible under the y current appropriations of $5,000 Budget Flgures 0.KK.d. The budget ostimate of $1,974,000 for the Census Bureau has been writ- ten into the bill There wa appropriated for the current year $5347,470, which in cludes an appropriation of $3,600,000¢ i for an agricultural census, which is made every flve years, and therefore would not be needed for the fiscal year of 1826, Deducting this the bill today shows an Increase over currént appropriations of $125,000, This ie to be used in making the census of manufacturers, which is taken every two vears The Cenwus Buresu reported about 3,500,000 schedulex from farm- r& have been obtained, and that e enumerstion so far as obtaining is therefore nearly 500 really 80 are 1 urgent, t these schedules half finished Provision is carried in the bill for an expenditure of $6,000 for the law li- brary of the Department of Justice, which i8 a decrease of $1,000. For the judicial establishment a total of $15,672,212 is written into the bill, which ix an increase of §787,557 above the current appropriations and an in- budget recommendations. For the National Tralning School for Roys the recommanded appropriation is 885,710, which s an increase of $3,000 above the current appropria- tion. LOCAL RADlO AUDIENCE WILL HEAR OF ECLIPSE WCAP to Broadeast Description of Photographing Solar Phenomena. By the Astociated Press. LAKBHURST, N. I, January 13.— A description of the photographing of the eclipse of the sun next Satur- day from the dirigible Los Angeles, will he broadcast by radio through Stations WJAR in Providence, WEAF in New York, WCAP in Washington and others, it was announced here today. The photographing will take place near the Nantucket Lightship oft Montauk Point. The eclipse will begin about 8:3i a.hi., Eastern standard time, January 24, and will last for approximately an hour. ‘The etatlons participating in the test will broadcast signals dur- ing this time, 0o that listeners may aid fn the investigation of the effect of the eclipee on radlo roreplinn. Sk nitinZ INDORSE NAVY PROJECT. Scientists See Value in Proposed Explorations. Indorsement of the Navy Depar ment's program for ocean researchi in the Gulf of Mexico 1s expressed in Association for the Advancement of Science, which was made public by the Navy Department. Many branches of science, it was stated, will benes fit from the study. was | which is a reductcion under the cur-| than | the | crease of $10,000 for law books over the | a resolution adopted by the American | THREE-HOUR QUAKE RECORDED IN ITALY Reports From Other Nations Fail to Locate Place of Shock Definitely. By the Associated Press FAENZA, Italy, January 19.—A se- vere earthquake shock was recorded on the smographs here at 1:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The dis- tance was calculated at 000 miles. This heavy shock to1 lowed by others, which thres hours. about wa Jasted Reco YORK, Jauuary {remors wera recorded m University seismic yesterday morning tremor wax recorded at 1:13 main wave at 147 eastern time. Rev. John O'Connor, rector of station, estimated that disturbances were at a distance 0 miles. and probably In the vicir ity of Japan Southeast of New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. January 19 Earthquake shocks were recorded early yesterday by the lLoyola Uni- versity seismograph lasting two hours, accor@ing to Father Abell, in charge of the instrument. Center icated 5000 to 5,600 miles southeas of New Orleans. Preliminary shoc came at 6:19 am, and a maximu disturbance came at gradua diminishing until 7:45 a.m. The corded amplitude was small 4 In New York. NEW 3 earth Ford early at the statlon The first and 11 stand s | Different. January Canndian Report TORONTO, Ontario, eorological officials yesterda ported that the seismograph in observatory here distinctly recorded earthquake mctivity in a northwess direction end at & distance of about 4,364 miles—the preliminary waves | about 7:18 o'clock and the seconda waves at about The moveme continued for three hours M re 1 Felt nt Vera Crus. VERA CRUZ, January 1% cilliatory earthquake of short tion was felt here at 7 o'clock 3 day morning SHOCK NOTED HERE Seismograph Indmstes Scene of Di turbance 5,600 Miles Away. An earthquake, characterized “severe," was recorded terday the selsmograph at Georgetown | versity. The shock was abou miles from Washington, Father Tc dort. the seismologist, said The record began at 7:1% o'clock ar continued until about 9:30, with maximum disturbance and s:02 i 'HOOVER ASKS AID FORU.S. EXPORTERS 1 Tells House Committee Next Two Years Will Be Difficult. | | { American export orea | #hould be kept in the foreign | field and during the next year or t unusual assistance should be given | them to tide over what £oing 1te a rather at period, Secretar Hoover told the House appropriatior during hearings on _th nerce Department appropriation whic were made public toda; The Secretary said that economlc restoration of Europe in- crease the market for Americar products, it also stimnlates their competition in our manufacturing ex- ports Iready” he said, “we see steel rail business much reduced in neutral markets and we will have to mect a much severer competition in many lines than we have met dur- ing the last three or four vears"™ The Secretary was of the opinion that the competition abroad would be mitigated in a few years when living conditions In other countries will have risen to prewar standards, causing a rise in wages. t during this pcriod of & or two in front of us™ he said. s extremely dexirable that we keep our export organizations in the fieid that we give them unusual assist ance.” The situation war described of “concern” rather than of “gravity by the Secretary while the year | | 9 CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH IN FIRES Four Killed in Connecticut, Five Trapped in Minnesota Blaze. By the Ansociated Press WATERBURY, Conn, January 19.- Four children of Harry Loomis Middlebury, near here, were burned to death in their bads last night while their parénte and grandparents were gathered in the downstairs part of the house, unconscious of the blaze on the upper floor. The dead children wern: Ruhanna, aged 7: Thomas, nita, 3, and Merrill, 2. A neighbor first noticed the fire in the Loomis house and notified the children’s, parents, who attempted to reach the upper fioor, but were driven back by the smoke. The house was destroyed. The cause of the fire was not determined. 5; Jua- FARMHOUSE RAZED. By the Associated Press. ELK RIVER, Minn., January 15— Five children were burned to death when their farm home, eight miles from hers, was destroyed by fire yes- terday. The children ranged in ages from 1% to 7 years. Mr. and Mrs. Frank parents, escaped with Bedoch 18 a farmer. The dead: Helen Bedoch, aged 7: Anne, 6; Irene, 4; Theresa, 3; Bar- bara, 1% years. The whim of one of the children that khe was cold prompted the father to open the draft of a wood-burning stove. In dolng 8o, several of the pipes collapred and threw sparks on one of the two beds in the room, the fire spreading to the tar paper walls of the room, from which the paren| barely had time to escape. Outside the shack, the father seized an ax and attempted to smash a hole in oneé of the walls. He battered down part of the wall, but a burst of flames greeted him. Frantically the parents ran to the homes of nelghbors, but when help reached the burning house it was in ruins. Bedoch, the severe burns