Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1925, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NDEADINSOUTH | ASFLOODS SUBSIDE | Fair Weather Forecast Over Most of Territory—Dam- age Is Heavy. ATLANTA, « iss Rivers Flood Land. gomery on the Business was , and newly and were used southe reported being high- bridge operty Are lIsolated. train service Macon. Mont darkn under eets Th was led highest a foot before Macon, houses w rday. An attempt amite one to pre- a bridge. treated t P a night, park property ned to industrial River for today mid whe still was d, with little ris- a more reliet DETERMINED FIGHT FOR PARK STARTED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS First Page.) the Virginia area reservation Need Maj. Wil ember of for Children. A. Welch, for t 1f jam another rior that any establist 11 for hi some of the such a enough throug es and s ed urged the little to nal Park. He that hed in Time for Action. ared th rrived Vir d exe bring t through £ th rove the ,000 carried in t his af tomorr ng v 1pon the b ¥ of speed in the House It pub- at ¢ ar f .| consequence Received by Coolidge. meeting Vi ved at t ge. fon the after- ling H g the W rs had visit noc this will will & H.n‘L part y s ry c W. Temple Appalachia 1 Park co member of pected rets addresses will Henry ern the c to speak Association made it piain support to the Shenandoal Fark because it constituted ShaEnad teex ted by an impartial committee of experts Miss Har Thurman, the park | tion, declared that Nationa Jame mad name ean ho and Mrs. the appeal their organization »ped it would be the beginning of a itiful park system in the Southern Mountains. iss James nd Mrs. Thurman urged the immediate approval of the $10,000 appropriation by the Bureau ©of the Budget,.and asked the House Lee for alachian as | Work | ast's first | member | { the | it had thrown its | At Odds Over Opium | sy Upper—Representative Stephen rorter. Lower—Viscount Cecil, PORTER’'S REBUKE GETS RETRACTION (Continued from First Page.) sland nould like Am nst the American to know what added nt Lord who sits nt of Mr. Porter, arose and to withdraw his American dele- tinuing his re- “You can reply later.” Porter showed by figures that mption of opium in the es was approximately the most European countries, ted that a reflection on ent and people of the s should h: been re- place some people hoped ent of the aga peop it is," | the At just in f the the Gove United S peated in a to see b world arli Philippine Situation. g his attention to Delegate of Holland, who spoke yes- on the situation in the Philip- Mr. Porter said the United would r be entirely suc- {cesstul in er ug the opium evil disease struck He said opium smok- ramp. in the United States islands as in Eovernme the prac America's great President” must and it had Tord Cecll, again rising, would like to withdraw | immediately. Mr {floor and the B; his great regret t Turn Loudon terday pines, d there unti e source ing was Philippin {wh the the Kk the col t= who were but that had said stop said ha nis statement Forter yielded the tish delegate volced remarks interpreted United States on regret been the an “I ac- figures led.” atta ept and satd R tive Porter's have been n speect the Representa American dele- unable to approve the stion of vesterday, rec a4 number of nations d with difficulties in opium smoking. There- fore, America- was of | reaching an amicable agreement, he would like to offer a proposal in- creasing the original 10-year limit to and leaving entirely to the gov- nments ed the question of nternal to carry out project. Porter s | gation, while | British_sugg ed -that confronte ing o | oz m desirous measure BRITISH PRESS ANGERED. By the Asso LONDON omments by t \ the subject | conference e | siderable irr {common in America, to t crowing use of heroin and other ives of in the United is due importation of the : from British India fimes today insists ssumption wholly nd that a is not {either directly or indire narcotic ated Press. 20.—Sc tish ,{ the Ge ntinue to ation at the tering newspapers eva opium reveal con- reports, is effact tha | the opium to that this unwarranted the source, , of these Deny Responsibility. | “While deploring the evil and Xe- sttt elimina- npire cannot be held ponsibility. for it w he iesT exnris & between Britain and the U which It say would 1L the more unn the aime of the two countries essentially the same.” The Westminster Gazette yester- milarly denying Indian origin {he noxious drugs used in Amer. and tending that Great Brit- was innocent of any part in said “This is the second mat- which the United States, be- to enforce her own laws ipted to restrict the liberty | of other people.” | HELD AS ROBBER CHIEF. CHICAGO, January 20.—Dr. Pue, a practising chiropractor, held today as the leader of a robber band which police said had stolen jewelry and money valued at $100,- 000 within the past month s iden: s his confederates, according to police. co-oper its “the have to hatever. xiety lest A misunderstand any ica co Percy was the Capt. Monagon Assigned. C A. Monag United Intantry, who has b. treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, has been assigned to duty at Westminster, Md. Capt public lands committee, of which Representative Sinnott of Oregon is chairman, to hold public hearings im- mediately thereafter, so that the bill n be reported to Congress as a whole for action in time for the pas- sage of the measure, f/ OF CECIL’S SPEECH| he | the | assumption | British | the | ified Pue and three men | under | (00LIDGE UPHEL ONGUNELEVATION Senate Defeats McKellar Move by 45 to 22—8 Demo- crats Vote for President. President Coolidge's stand In oppo- sition to the proposed elevation of the guns on American battleships was sustained by the Senate yesterday in a vote on Senator McKellar's motion Yo suspend the rules so as to make in order an amendment providing for such elevation ih the naval appropriation bill The vote was 45 to in_opposi- tion to the McKellar motion. It would r ed a two-thirds vote in support of the motion to suspend | As a matter of fact, the vote in opposition and one 2g The McKellar amendment would have provided $6,500,00Q for gun ele- vation Vote on Motion. Only one Republican, Johnson of California supported the motion, which would have quired a two- thirds majority. Elght Democrats, in- cluding Senator Swanson of Virginia, ranking minority member of the na- val committee, and one Farmer-Labor, Shipstead, voted agalnst it. The roll call follows For the McKellar motion: Republican—Johnson, 1 Democrats -— Bayard, Broussard, Copelapd, Dial, FEdwards, Ferrls, Fletcher, Gerry, Harris, ‘Heflin, Ken- drick, McKellar Mayfleld, Overman, Pittman, Ransdell, Reed of Missouri, Sheppard, Simmons, Walsh of Massa- chusetts and Walsh of Montana, 21 Total, 22 Against the motion: Republicans—Ball, Bingham, Brook- hart, Bursum, Butler, Cameron, Cap- per, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis,’ Dale, Fernald, Fess, Frazler, Hale, Harreld, Howell Jones of Washington, Keyes, Mclean, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Od- die, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Penn- sylvania, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Wat- son, Weller and Willls, 36. Democrats—Bruce, Caraway, George, King, Neely, Ralston Swanson, 8. Farmer-Labor—Shipstead, 1. Total, 45. Assault on Coolldge. In offering hls resolution last week. Senator MeKellar took the lead in what became a fairly general assault from the Democratic side on the ad- minlistration's position with reference to gun elevation and also on the Washington arms conference. When the Tennessee Senator called up his endment today Senator Hale mazde of order against it on the ground that it was similar to that approved by the Senate two vears ago, and also that it author- ized an appropriation not approved by the House and by the Budget Bureau. Mr. McKellar then moved to suspend the rules so his amendment might be in order Senator Hale told the Senate he thought it unwise to “take affirma- tive action while a protest of a for- eign government in this matter is pending.” He was referring to for. mal representations made by Great Britain that gun elevation would be violative the naval limitation treaty | Senator McKellar replied that ate action would assist in the set- tlement of the issue and would strengthen the arm of the American Government in deallng with the sub- ject. He also explained that there was no Intentfon to have the funds used immediately, but merely to have them availabl and argued that Japan had elevated the big guns on her battlesh while the rifies on 13 of America’s 18 battleships were outranged by the guns on both the British and Japanese battle fleets. TEAMWORK IS SLOGAN OF MRS. FERGUSON IN TAKING GOVERNORSHIP (Continued from First Page.) sh DI, and Sen- in her inaugural address. Progress in matters spiritual as well as material will be striven for, sald the first woman gov- |ernor of the State. She also advised | that many women would be invited to take part in the administration. | Recognizing admitting { my inexperience in governmental af- | fairs,” she said, “I must ask the ad- vice and counsel of others. Perhaps this would not be a bad idea for oth- ers to adopt, even though their train- ing and learning may be more than mine. T shall endeavor to make this administration a success by team work. There is s0o much to do that no one mind can bring relief to the people. B “If the example can be set for a higher standard of morals and purity | of life and conduct in public servants | of the people, I feel my ad- ministration has not been in vain. Let us not forget that it is more glorious to lay treasures in heaven han on earth. We women have been recognized {and admitted into all the rights and privileges of citizenship. Let us give | our State the best that is in us, not €0 much because wi are women, but because we are citizens who are now | to stand side by side with men upon the foundation of equal rights and equal justice.” Friendly speration among mem- bers of the official family was urged. “While our government is divided into three distinct parts,”- she said, “the judicial, the legislative and the executive, yet 1 hope and pray that there is to be the friendly co-opera- tion on the part of each that will in- spire the confidence of the people in the administration of their affalrs. | One good way to establish this rela- | tion is for each department to recog- [nize and respect the rights of the | others.” | 'TEACHERS’ UNIONS IN CAPITAL MERGED The and freely High School Teachers' Union and the Grade School Teachers' Union ere consolidated today into the chers' Unifon of Washington and \liated itself -with the American ration of Teachers. The con- lidated body is the first organiza- tion for all teachers of the Washing- ton public scheols, irrespective of grades. The grade and the high | school unions had been in existence since 1916 Mrs, Edith C. Paul of Central High School, was elected president of the new organization. Other officers chosen, follow: Miss Anne Keliher, Miss Clara Stutz, Miss Lulu Macin- tosh, M Florence H. Rogers, vice | president; Miss Clara E. Chalice, rec- ording secretary; Miss Irene Sander- son, corresponding secretary; L. G. Hoover, treasurer; Miss Selma Bor- chardt, chairman of the legislative committee; Dr. F. J. Nemelt, chair- man of the publicity committee; Miss Cecil Dulin, chairman of the member- ship committee; Miss Mary Dent, dele- gate to the Central Labor Union; Miss |3 OF Riano Assumes Post as Jusserand Presents Letters of Recall. Honor Comes as Climax of Distinguished Record in Service. Senor Don Juan Rlano Gayangos, Ambassador from Spain to the United States today becama dean of the Dip- lomatic Corps with the presentation to Presldent Coolidge by the retiring French Ambassadqr, M. Jules J. Jus- erand of his letters of recall. Senfor Riano is the seventh ambas- sador to ascend to the dignity of dean of the corps at Washington. He is the first ambassador to come to this country from a nation which had been at war with the United States dur-4 ing the life time of the envoy. He also is the only ambassador Spain has ever had in this country. The United States has held the status of a great power for a com- paratively short time, having reached that classification during the second Cleveland administration. Early in the vear of 1893 the leading nations of Europe decided to raise their en- voys to the United States to the rank of ambassadors extraordinary and once the decision was reached a live- ly race followed to determine which should have the distinction of being the first to greet the new member in the circle of first-class powers. Britisher First to Come. The race was close and on April 11, Rht. Honorable Sir Julian Paunce- fote, G. C. B. G. C. M. G., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary ar- rived from Great Britaln and pre- sented his credentials to President Cleveland, becoming the first dean of the corps. On the following day, April 12, M. >atenotre, Ambasador from France arrived, too late to be dean. Two months later, Baron de Fava arrived from Italy, presenting his credentials on June 14, He, too, never rose to the eminence of dean Sir Jullan held the coverted place of dean for more than nine years, the second largest possessor of that honor, M. Jusserand having been dean for nearly 12 years. German Becomes Dean. With the retirement of Sir Julian, in May, 1902, Herr von Hellehen, Am- bassador from Germany, who had come over November 24, 1897, became dean, but his term lasted less than a year. With his recall in March, 1903, Comte Cassini, the Russian Ambas- sador, who was accredited to the United States, June 23, 1898, followed in the honorary post. He continued until his recall in July, 190 he was followed by Baron Edmondo | Mayvor des Planches, from Italy, ar- riving November 19, 1901. He held his post here until February, 1910, when Baron Hengelmueller von Hen- gevar of Austria became head of the diplomats. He had become Ambassa- dor December 27, 1902, With the passing of Baron Hengel- mueller, in April, 1913, M. Jusserand, the retiring dean, becams leader of the corps. M. Jusserand’s distingulsh- ed career, during which he won the BLOCK QUICK PROBE OF “POWER TRUST" Senators Force Norris Reso- lution Into Hands of Com- mittee for Study. The resolution of Senator Norris, Re- publican, Nebraska, calling for an inves- tigation of an alleged power trust by the Federal Trade Commission today was referred to the interstate com merce committee, with instructions to report it out within six days. Snator Norris sought to get his resolution adopted immediately, but Senator Pepper, Republican, Penns: vania, objected and proposed refe e to the committee orris and Reed, Democrat, h declared it would be “pigeon- holed,” while Senators Glass, Virginia, and Simmons, North Carolina, Demo- said the terms of the resolution were t0o drastic and should be modified. \’ Soul NSWE BELMONT A RS SUIT Society Leader Declares Home Re ovator Overpaid. Perry Belmont, prominent society loader of New York and Washington, bas answered the suit for $335 brought against him in the Municipal Court by Miss Hazel Talbert, contracting renovator of homes, who claims Mr. Belmont fajled to pay the balance due under a contract to clean his man- sion. at 1618 New Hampshire avenue, which had been closed for several Vears while he toured Europe. Through Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and Rudolph H. Yeatman, he claims the work of cleaning was not prop- erly performed, and that the amount he paid Miss Talbert was more than just compensation for the work. BRIDAL COUPLE JAILED. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., January 20.- Wilbur Miller and his bride of six weeks, of Hagerstown, Md., spent the week end in jail here instead of with the former's brother at Staunton, Va., as they had intended. The couple came here Saturday evening and hired a taxi driver to take them to Staun- ton, but upon arriving there Miller was unable to find his brother, from whom he expected to borrow $26 to the taxi fare. The taxi driver as said to have locked them in the and returned here, preferring charges of fraud againét Miller, who, with his bride, was locked up in jail until yesterday, when a friend ad- vanced $10 on account, leaving $16 due, but arranged for. Miller, it was said, claimed it was a civil debt and not fraud, and indicated his inten- tion of bringing suit for false ar- rest. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1925. SPANISH ENVOY BECOMES DEAN CAPITAL DIPLOMATIC CORPS AMBASSADOR RIANO. love and admiration of the people of high and low degree in the Capital, began February 7, 1903, when ho was received as the Ambassador from France. Chilean Next in Line, No natlon has had more than one envoy who has reached the coveted post. The Ambassador from Chile, enor Don Beltran Mathieu, is now second on the list, the highest rank achieved by a South American diplo- mat. M. Riano was born in Granada, March 24, 1865. He first entered diplo- matic work when he became an appli- cant as a diplomatic attache at the department of state, in Spain, March 11, 1886. On September. 22, 1898, he was first brought in touch with American affairs, being assigned to the commission to negotiate pe: with this country following the war. April 25, 1899, he became first secre- tary of the commission in Washing- ton, and on May 17, 1900, he was named first secretary at the legation He was appointed Envoy Extraor- dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Washingt on March 4, 1910. In 1914 Spain aised to a first class power by the United States and on November 3 Senor Rlano was named Ambassador, oficlally belng accredit- ed as such on January 1, 1915, He has received many honors decorations. Among them Great Cross of Carlos Cross of Isabella C Cross of Merito Militar. of Merito Naval, Great plate of Honor, Spanish Red Cross; gold medal of Puenta Sampaya; ( Cross of Or der of Cambodge, Great Cross of San Olaf, Norway; knight commander, Legion of Honor, France; Knlght of Leopold, Belgium: Knight of Concep- tion of Villaviciosa, Portugal, and chamberlain to his majesty the King of Spain Three universities in this country have conferred honorary degrees of doctor of laws upon Senor Riano, La Salle University of Chicago and George Washington and Georgetown Universities of this city Senor Riano and Senora Riano have no children Maj. J. G. Donovan Named for District High School Post By direction of the President. Maj. G. Donovan, United States retired, has been placed on active duty, with his consent, and detailed as assistant professor of military selence and tactics, Wash- ington High Schools, of this ity He is ordered to proceed to Balti- more and report to the commanding general, 3rd Corps area for tem- porary duty under instruction for a period not exceeding one month. Maj. Donovan is a native of this ecity and was appointed second lieutenant, United States Coast Artillery in June, 1307 He served during the World War as a leutenant colone the Coast Artillery and was d in De- cember, on account of ability incident to the service Sinee then he has made his home at 1210 Farragut street EMERGENCY FUNDS TO REPAIR STORM’S RAVAGES SOUGHT (Continued from First Page.) and are the Great in retir at the hearing tomorrow in justifica- tion of their claim that $1,100.000 au- thorized in the act creating the Na- tional Capital Parks Commission, should be included in the appropria- tion bill for the next fiscal year As goon as the hearings are finish- ed on the Parks item the subcommit- tee will be prepared to report out the District bill on short notice. Tha District bill will probably be the next big supply bill 1aid before the House by the appropriations committee, nos- ing out ahead of the legislative ap- propriation bill POOR ECLIPSE VISIBILITY FOR DISTRICT FORECAST (Continued from First Page.) down zero. But an ominous disturbance is heading this way from Alaska, he said, and if It reaches Washington it will probably produce another snowstorm toward the end of th week. That would possibly play havoc with the ecilpse, too. to about 25 degrees above By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January other $3,000,000 snowstorm swept New York City today, causing the marshaling of 417 plows and between 10,000 and 12,000 shovelers to keep the main thoroughfares open. The snow was approaching a depth of 6 inches before the full force was in action shortly after daylight The work of removing the new fall was made more difficult by the fact that remnants of the last snow- storm, which cost the city approxi- mately $3,000,000, remained in some side streets despite the labor of the street cleaning forces. 20.—An- Four Children Hurled From Window Of Burning House Where Two Perish By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, January 20. —Two children perished and four other children were saved from death by being hurled from a sec- ond-story window in a fire here early today. Marion Browning, 16, the eldest of the five children, discovered the fire in the tenement and awakened her mother. Together they took a Alice McCauley, chairman of the pro- gram committee; Miss Katherine Bur- den, custodian. baby and two girls, aged 4 and 6, respectively, from their beds and dropped them from a window 30 feet to the frozen ground, after finding two stairways enveloped in flames. A 15-year-old boy was also assisted to the sash and pushed out. The children escaped ssrioue injury. The mother and daughter at- tempted to reach the room occu- pled by George, 10, and Walter, 13, but were driven back repeatedly by flames. Finally, losing hope, mother and daughter flung themi- selves from the window, both b ing hurt in the fall. The boys were suffocated. The father, a railroad employe, was at worl BANK BANDIT DIES INESGAPEEFFORT John Kelly, Serving Life Term for Sandy Spring Mur- 1 der, Falls to Death. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, January 20.—John Kelly, a lifer, was killed in an un- successful attempt to escape from the penientiary last night. Kelly and four others hand gotten out of their Colls “Whin the first named slipped and fell 50 feet Kelly was serving a life term for his part in the robbery of the First Natlonal Bank of Sandy Springs, Md., [in April, 1920, and the murder of Francis M. Hailowell, the cashier. Kelly took the fatal plunge he and the four other prisoners were at- tempting to descend an elevator shaft after a heavy plece ¢f wire which they had hoped to use to burn through the bars, short circuited the lighting system of the ‘prison, after they had connected it with an electric wire at the top of the building. When they connected the implement with the electric wires not only was the whole building plunged into darkness, but a spark fired the woodwork at the top of the window Realizing that thg in the total darknes flames from the woodwork, the men attempted a hasty descent. In some manner Kel lost his grip and fell. He was found dying at the base of the w[ndnw, by Claude B. Sweezey, warden. Th“] other four prisoners made the ascent | safely and slipped into their cells undetected. would be seen in the glaring | burning window MURDER WAS SENSATIONAL. Chase for Kelly Led All Over the Country. ing Bank robbery, in Hallowell was killed, w he most daring and sensational crimes In the history of Maryland . Shortly after noon of April 26, 1920, preparing to close up when five men rushed doors and called out: “Hands up Hallowell was seated in the office of the president. Hallowell started to rise from his seat was sbot down. Other off plied with Me |awhich 3 o'clock on the after- officials were for the day through the con . bound into_a |back room. The rifled the cash drawers aud afte which they pushed those in the bank Tnto t slamming the door, rushed outside and di ared in an automobile, heading for Ellicott City Hellowell ‘was discovered mortally wounded on_ the when Charles F. Kirk, of the bank, en- tered half r after the hold-up and shoot nd_in®es d after | fnding no one behind the counter. Washington police joined with Bal- timore, and _county for n the hunt the bandits. Clarence Adams, John W. Miiler and Joseph T. Pendergast were arrested in con- tion with the case within a month after the robbery. Kelly was arrest- ed by a Philadelphia policeman after of shots and sperate | ¥ in the May following the hold-up. Just before the time for the on September 1920, Keily, three other men. escaped from the Baltimore city Jail and was not re taken until the following April, when he was caught in Toledo. He was tried in the Circuit Court | May 2, 19 Urner, Worthington upon conviction, PRESIDENT HOLDS PARIS AGREEMENT NOW CLOSED ISSUE (Continue hand and foot trial, with | | { in Frederick befor and Peter to life a State of war against Ger- Anvthing further requiring coercion of Kkind to col- sts would need the consent of iming foree or any t Harding 1 position that ev though an change of notes or convention did not require the consent of the Senate he would not hesitate to send any docu- ent to that body as to avold controve misunderstanding President Coolidge has thus far ac- cepted the view of Secretary Hughes that the Paris agreement needs no | ratification by the Senate because it is merely an adjustment of claims |in pursuance of "authority already given Moral Effeet Endangered. There have been times when governments in Europe have that an agreement with the United States should be made also with the the Senate and there is every like- lihood that the discussion will be revived in view of the fact that so many members of the Senate are in- clined to look askance at the Paris agreement. All the moral effect of having America’s signature on the Paris pact will be lost to Europe if disavowals continue to come from the enate The conflict ed to take the hinted of viewpoint between Furope and the United States, how- ever, is not surp ng, for it has hap- pened before. Under the parliamen- tary svstem of government abroad when the executive ministers sign a treaty the assumption they have the backing of a majority of their legislative bodies or a ministry would be out of power overnight. May Disregard Notes, In America the Executive may ne- gotiate an exchange of notes which can be disregarded by a succeeding administration. Thus the fAmous Root-Takahira agreement between Japan and the United States was an exchange of notes and' never was ratified by the United States Senate, and there was much criticism in Japan recently when Congress, with- out so much as giving notice to Tokio, went ahead of its own initiative and enacted legislation in contradiction of the Root-Takahira agreement. There have been statements in the Japanese press that the exchange of notes between Japan and the United States amounted to a “moral obliga- tion.” Jt is a point that never has been settled, because the American ‘orm of government differs from that of the other principal powers. Agree- ments and conventions and exchanges of notes made by the Chief Executive through the Secretary of State are not permanently binding upon the United States Government, however binding they may be on the other governments. (Copyright, 1925.) S BRI GIRL ADMITS BIG THEFTS. DETROIT, Mich., January 20.—That during the last five years she had embezzled between $30,000 and $40,000 from the Detroit Piston Ring Com- pany, by which she was employed as a time clerk, was the confession made yesterday by Mrs. Helen Colbert, 27 years old, according to the Wayne County- prosecuting attorney’s office. | public | week ago, in which h | bottle New Will Remain As Postal Head, Friends Assured Postmaster General New will re- maln in his present position after March 4, according to callers who discussed the matter with tae President at the White House to- day. President Coolidge was repre- sented as having said todey that he was very happy to have learnad from Postmaster General New that he would continue as a member of* the Prestdent’s official family and that his continuance in office was not contingent upon anything. Reports have been circulated that Postmaster General New's re- maining in the cabinet was con- tingent upon the retirement of some, or all of the present assist- .’o.nls to the Postmaser General The Whie House states that there is no foundation for this report and that both the President and Mr. New would be most happy to have the present assistant postmas- ter generals remain, COOLIDGE FAVORS ISLF OF PINES PACT President Makes Known Sup- port of Treaty to Give Island to Cuba. President Coolldge, whose attitude is regardéd by Senate leaders as t determining factor in the fight over the Isle of Pines treaty, let it be known today that the treaty has his full support Drawn up to confirm Cuban sov- ereignty over the Isle of Pines, which at the outbreak of tne Span- ish-American war was ons of the Spanish possessions {n the Cuban group, the treaty has been held up in the Senate for many years by those who contend the property should be taken over by the United State P It ors Cuban Administration. s the view of Mr. Coolidge that administration of the lisland should be continued by the Cuban government. In the view of the President no pur- pose would be served by the United States in adding the Isle of Pines to its territorial possessions. On the contrary, the President sees In such a contingency the danger of misun- derstanding between Washington and Latin American governments. Proof to Pan-Americans, this connection it s said ratification of the tre; ro the Senate would furn positive to Latin America that the to- now sh proof | OYSTER BAN MAKES - 3,000 IDLE ON BAY Maryland Roused by Threat to Industry From Fear of Typhoid Infection. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Reports reaching here ffom the lower Potomac and from the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia makae it clear that the recent typhoid scare in Midwestern cities, followed in some cases by an embargo, has al- most killed the oyster industry over- night. The oystermen naturally are resentful of the reproach laid at door of the succulent bivalve. s5ay that Chesapeake Bay oysters were never better, never fatter, than season But the oyster boats are tied up docks, the houses are closed and thousands of oyster shuck- ers and packers are out of work one of the hardest Winters the shore of the Chesapeake ever have knowr e oyster e State Acts in Crixis. The State of M 1y aroused over ti its leading industries dered a complete ter beds lying w This 11 until not be son is sur mpleted an end the situation | months, which is spel oyster business There have typhoid fore, and occasionally the outbreak |the disease has been laid to But never before now has there be h an effe the business Some oystermen are attributing t sudden end to their business to t radio, which has been used by s city oa var lagainst th Preparations a belng mad 1 kind, and next week Swepson oveter ervation comr will deliver and its pres: tion WCAP in this Normal Home Consumption. The old saying that the pr not without honor save in country, does not apply to the oy for over in Balt known about o r cit ed ieve ng ruin to t h where mor n sters than world, & survi authorities, no a n use of the bivalves, e cooked Conditions along the Eastern Sh of Maryland tured as « tremely depr At the little ovs ter town of Crisfield it Is stated tha 800 boats are either tied at the docks anchored tr Something like work. At all of the other { little towr h as Wachapreague and whose oysters far sh in tt oru the 000 men United States does not desire to ob- tain territorial possessions, to which there was any doubt attached. It not the intention of the United States to give Latin American governments any cause for apprehension nt Coolidge feels would aris ugh failure to ratify the {reaty. thr FEDERAL BUILDING |are virtually the same | Some of the oyster hc » supply 1 {tion, but shipments | stopped overnight { which has overt: | coteague it been a case of than two yes Dr. John S ssioner of Maryl health, has i and co BILL GIVEN HOUSE Measure, Carrying $150,000,000 for Construction, Introduced by Representative Elliott. Carrving provisions for much-needed huildings to house Government activities in the National Capital in ac- »rdance with the $50,000,000 program urged upon Congress by President Cool- idge, 2 new public buildings bill autho; izing expenditure of $150,000,000 wa introduced in the House today by Repre- tative Richard N. Elliott of Indiana, acting chairman of the House commit- tee on public buildings and grounds. This new bill embodies the recom- mendations made by Secretars Meilon in a letter to Mr. Elliott mors than said that such a pubiic buildings bill was entirely In con- formity with the economy program President Coolidge. This measure would give authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to dete mine the location of public buildings which in his judgment ought to be built first wthin the limit of the $150,- 000,000 authorization. SENATOR EDWARDS IMPLICATED IN RUM SCANDAL IN JERSEY from First Page.) (Continu der indictment for liquor in New York The testimony of the three agents was the first evidence produced b government directly bringing Griffin into the case as the alleged “master mind” of the wholesale conspiracy. The Rev. George F. Dennett, Catholic priest, whose activities led to the in- dictments in the present case, failed to link Griffin with the case when he testified at the trial's opening vester- day Christopher L. Deavitt. city chemist of Jersey City, another witness to- day, dispelled any doubt as to the potency of the liquor dispensed by the “ring” when he testified that a of “old smuggler” Scotch, was said by another witne been given him by Griffin, to contain 42 per cent now conspiracy which to was alcohol. The prosecution rested just before noon. Counsel for the defense an- nounced that four witnesses, fnclud- ing Grifiith and Police Commissioner Harry J. Stearns of Weehawken, also under indictment, would be called Defense counsel also tried to get in touch with Senator Edwards by telephone in Washington. Says He Went to Aid of Priest. Before luncheon recess two of the defendants testified. Commissioner Stearns explained his presence at the scene of. the rum unloading with the tatement that he had rushed to the scene in the belief that Father Ben- nett, who he said, was his good friend, had met with mishap. “Patrolman Joseph Daly (another defendant) awakened me about 3 o'clock and told me that an hour be- fore he had seen Father Bennett going toward the docks,” Stearns. testified. “Daly said the priest told him that if he didn't come back to his parish house pretty soon he'd better ‘keep the wires humming,’ police parlance for getting active in a search for him, as something would occur to him, “Knowing the character and the neighborhood, 1 feared for Wather Bennett's safety and I rushed there in my automobile. I found Father Bennett all right, but there were no policemen there, there was no boat, nor did I see any liquor. Father Bennett Disagrees. Father Bennett, in his testimony, Her ‘method, she said, was to issue pay checks in the names of former employes of the company, said he had come across Commis- sioner Stearns at the pler, mingling with other policemen, as a score of of i effect 1 a | tified the {during the {sive, no « |been attributed t {the waters of Maryland la State statement to ars 1922 fever ha taken And this | as no which eats | : r State does RITCHIE LEADS KEVOLT Plans Laid on Extensive Scale Save Industry. BALTIMORE, to establish someness of taken yesterd Janua — Ste he purit Marylan and whole- oysters w tended 1 ation commis- C. A. Locker mes H. Ste Crisfield Oy Ass pacicer the and Crab number of oyster Delegates to the situs w {in the history in Maryland vessels are tied harbor. Packing ridge. eld and other closed. Approximately engaged in pi dustry are already idle and workers face unemployment Mr. Erle said reports from Virgin indicated a similar condition in State. FEarle said the Surgeon eral's offi Washington had a corps tors to Chicago an New York to investigate the epidemic of typhoid d source tagion, ovster industry general At Mts conclusion, nounced that the follc been agreed upor 1. The start of ter beds in the State stead of April 1 2. The of a Dr. John 8. Fulton State Department that not a singl typhoid fever has been traced to Maryia and indorsing their purity. Thi tificate will be sent to health o in all sections of the ntry The appointment a standing committee. two rep: setnatives from each Tidewater engaged in t! industry three from Ba 4. A series o land oysters, the industr undred in Cambridg houses at C: points are 5,000 person wo up ovster « vario ases of the in- at of o Gov. Ritchie ar wing pl had a survey of all oys- on March 1 ir issu 5 by r of tr Health, stating i oysters cials imore radio talks on Mary- men unloaded of contraband liquor. Patrolman T Y ness. He had been on the force but a month at the time he met Father Bennett shortly after ock on the morning of last September 4, he said. With the priest were Charles Kirk and John D who testified vesterday that they had uroused ather Bennett to tell him of the arrival of a liquor runner at the W hawken pier. Daly told of the priest's assertion concerning ping the wires humming.” He worried when the priest falled to return, he said whereupon, in an hour, he decided to arouse Commissioner Stearns, whom he knew to be a good friend of the ecclesiastic. The prosecution on cross-examination was unable to make Daly admit that his real business in the neighborhood night had been to trail Kirk and sey In the interests of the rum con- spirators and warn them of possible danger. barge ly was next wit police SENATOR SILENT. Senator Edwatds of New Jersey to- day declined to comment on testimony given in court in Jersey City today bringing his name into the Weehaw- ken rum scandal. The Senator told the Assoclated Press that he would reply to the charges at the proper time, and added that any one who undertook to quote him as commerting did so Wwholly without authority.