Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1925, Page 2

2 * ‘ SHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 GAROLINANS FIGHT PARKS MEASURE Seek to Have Section in Own State Selected, But Have Little Support. Destite thogactit fdge and Secretar Work forr pproved the Temple for t on of two great national parks in the East, one in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Vir- ginia and other in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, ma- chinery has been on foot by North Car gation in Con- ure a competition ttes ¢ President Cool- of the Interfor de open nd again th Car- sponsor object gard the work of Southern Appalachian Na- 1sston have ap- mittee to all over Work to- of such end inspect agaln, d leglslat itter gencra wever, In view the fact that as ha the unanimo except N Temy = e expects to the meas teo on publt o is of ng wor of the ommis- sed sites, aring on commit- this week. Criticize North Carolinlans. 1 by ay b rest North Caro- persons the es- It was cannot The stand ass lina was crit who have tablishment of the two park: point that the State possibly hope to have the area it is bo g made into a national park and is willing to jeopardize the cre- ation of the other parks on the mere chance that the Government's stand- ards as to wh park should contain mi the Smoky Mounta lying ha national lowered bin the proposed Catlonal Park, former is t upon the sclection of another known as the Linville Gorge er Mountain, for th park. Experts have declared there are a number of why this area could never be acc section and Grandfat reasons pte Four Objections Raised. In the first place. experts declare, 1t is cut in two places by railroads; | second, it is so thickly settled in some ! spots that whole communities would have to be dispossessed to tagke over the ation; third, that the wild | flora and fauna have virtually been exterminated in these areas, and. fourth, great tracts of the area are | ready owned by the Natlonal Forest | Service, which would never surren- der them for the use of the National Park Service The South n Appalachian National Park ssion, it was pointed out, visited 1t area and t over fit| very thoroughly and was accepted as the Government's official committee. It was obliged to deck 8! in the F Great § two d so mar necessa a nat dition, they are large wild State cor 1 park in the original Work Hits Composite Bill. were lald before Carolina today North Caro- Congress does not Appalachian ion as having It w torsement | by President | Work bears | unbiased | When officials they exnlained lina delegation ird Park an of ¥ these facts from n tha Southe acted in polnted given the bill Coolidge Secretar: no weight, loes he status committee itself. Secretary Work pointed out that the so-called “compos bill would destroy the Temple measure and that | adoption of the former, if it is bn-I | | sented n time for action, would promptly end his official Interest in the er. It is scarcely likely that the mea could even wet past the Bureau of Budget. Hefore being submitted 1st be approved by the North Park Commis- sion, w it th spired See Prompt Action. Lord h approy Gen $15,000 up of machine r creation of the tw been properly pre This money w vestigate the pr acquisition of th areas and other Work approved a he setting | the | have sary for in- necessary for fn the two which will Gaares -ommen- that of Lord Tennessee tually i age h It united f and Western of the two propos far vir- fight for dy had Northern whom efther parks would be the Linvill The other are about | th this united | of being s adjourns ginia have the alre site, North Southern States ald, lined up for it front, it is regarded a passed hefore this Cc hext March WILL FIX PROGRAM FOR SURPLUS FUND NOW IN TREASURY wued from First Page.) (Cont lated revenues assigned to the pub- lic schools, should the surplus bill be- come law, will be used to carry out the most urgent of the construction proje contained in the five-year builds program now before Con- gress, it was indicated today by school alithorities Just how much of the $4,435,154.92 surplus would be turned over to the school system is not known by the officials, but the impression seems to be that it is the desire of Congress that the schools receive a major por- tion of it As soon as President Coolidge signs the surplus bill, which has passed the Senate and the House, the school au- thorities will begin the preparation of a building program, based on the amount allotted the schools. The most mportant item in it will be for the construction of a new building to re- place the McKinley Technical High School, which was eliminated from the school budget for the next fiscal year. A number of other items cut out of the Board of Education’s origi- nal estimates for the fiscal year 1925- 1926 also will be included in the pro- gram. Gen. A. Ivanoff Dies in U. 8. SEATTLE, Wash, January 37— Gen. Alexander Ivanoff, 46, Russian hero of the Russo-Japanese and World Wars, died here yesterday from & spinal injury received while play- ing tennis Thanksgiving day. Gen. Ivanoff received many decorations for the | B gives | n North Carolina | | tions ‘Lost’ Cuban Treaty With U. S. Found Safe in Dusty File The “lost” Isle of Pines treaty has been found. Much delving into musty Senate flles, where the original treaty between the United States and Cuba ceding the isle to the latter country has reposed for 20 years, brought it to light yesterday. Scrutiny of the document, which stipulated that it would not be ef- fective unless ratified within seven months, and upon which, consequent- Iy, a second treaty was drafted with other terms identical, disclosed there were no discrepancies between the two originals, Errors now shown copies of the two documents led Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York, to belleve there might be dis- crepancies between the originals. Failing to find the first treaty in the Senate files, he introduced a resolu- tion 1€ the State Department to find the original, but a Senate em- ploye later uncovered it. to exist in POSTAL MEASURE - WARNING IS ISSUED |Moses Says Amendments Will Endanger Proposed Pay Increase. The postal pay and rate bill is be- fore the Senszte again today, and that hody is progressing as rapidly as pos- sible with consideration of an amend- | ment proposed by Senator Butler of hi¢ a setts, which would restore to religious publications and those naintained by beneficial and char- itable institutions the preferential rate which they now enjoy, but which the bill eliminates. Senator Moses, Hampshire, again that if the bill by amendment er Republican, New <erved notice today. should be “mutilated po salary in- ses would be endangered take that as a warning,” Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York, in- terrupted, “that if we don’t approve all of these rate increases this bill will be vetoed. I will vote as my consclence dictates regardless of the attitude of those Senators who eat | buckwheat cakes served on White | House silver.” Salary of Editors Debated. A long debate ensued over Senator Butler's amendment Senator Harreld, Republican, Okla- homa, offered an amendment limiting the benefits to charitable or religious cations which did not pay more than $12.000 a year to their editors. “The question of what would be an oxcessive salary to an editorial writer | would be open to much speculation,” Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali- fornia, declared. “I think they are now grossly overpaid and some would be if they received one-quarter of 1 cent.” The California country might jority " of the editorfals “did Senator sald the be better off if a ma- writers of current not exist at all.” Some Items Approved. Advancing its consideration of the| postal pay and rate increase bill yes terday, the Senate approved a number | of its items, ncluding one fixing a | rate of .one and one-fourth cents a| pound on reading matter of all publi- cations, but stopped work on the| measure for the day upon reaching | the controversial proposal for revision of zone rates on second class mail. In fixing the reading matter rate at one and one-fourth cents, the Senate approved a reductfon of one-half cent a pound from the rate now pald by general publications and placed them on a.parity with religious, scientific | and educational periodicals, which al- | ready enjoy the lower rate. At the |same’ time it rejected a recommenda- tion that of the Post Office Department the rate for general publica- | be increased to two cents af pound Rate on Post Cards. A provision increasing the rate on private and souvenir post cards from 1 to 2 cents was approved, but pro- posals to advance the rate to 1% cents on postal cards and on letters mailed where free dellvery is not es- tablished, as recommended by the de- partment, were rejected A determined fight against the pro- posed advances on the advertising matter of publications subject to sec- ond-class zone rates Is in prospect. Several amendments designed to minate the recommended increases ere introduced today, with others proposing decreases in the present rate Debate showed three divisions of thought on the bill. Democrats, headed by Senators Simmons of North | Carolina and Swanson of Virginia, were ready to oppose any increases econd-class rates. Seriator Ster- & Republican, South Dakota, and ator Willis, Republican, Ohlo, on other hand, would go farther in most instances than reported by the| committee and follow the higher rec- ommendations of the Post Office De- partment, while Senator Moses, Re- publican, New Hampshire, in charge of the measure, led the fight for the committee bill. Responsibility - for failure of the postal salary increases, Senator Moses said, must rest directly on Senators who prevent enactment of this bill “either by mutilation or by filibus- ter.” The zone rate section, as reported by the committee, proposes to com- bine the present eight zomes into three, with rates of 3 cents on ad- vertising matter in publications to ¢ to the present first three zones; ts to the present fourth, fifth sixth zones, and § cents to the seventh and elghth zones. TRAFFIC MEN OPPOSE CHANGE IN RATE LAW Opponents of the Gooding long and short haul bill opened a vigorous at- tack against the measure before the House commerce committee today. Representatives of shippers leading off with a statement of their views. Four days have been allotted to foes of the proposal to present arguments and reply to proponents who were heard last week. J. P. Haynes of Chlcago, represent- & the National Industrial Traffic League, declared the fourth section of the interstate commerce act, known as the long and short haul clause, is adequate to protect the interests of cvery party connected with trans- portatlon. The Gooding bil deals with this section and would do away with the power of the Interstate Com- merce Commission to suspend the stipulations that railroads are not to charge less for a long than for a short haul over the same route. “The Natlonal Industrfal Traffic League,” sald Mr. Haynes, “Is opposea to the rigld appifcation of the long and short haul principle. This prin- | ciple applied in rate-making without the possibility of fourth section re- lief would put the commerce of the country in a straightjacket, would THE EVE 1 ! IVPKENNA PREDICTS DOLLAR'S DECLINE British Banker Says Gold Surplus Will Put Sterling at Its Value. By the Assoc LONDON ted Press. , January 27.—The decline of the .doilar and the rise of the pound was discussed today by Regi- nald McKenna, former chancellor of the exchequer, in an address at a general meeting of the Midland Bank, of which he is chajrman. Sterling probably will soon stand at its gold value, he sald, not because it will have climbed uphill to meet the dol- lar, but because the dollar under prossure of the surplus gold supply, will have come down to the pound’s level During the last three years the managed currency of Great Britain had been kept more stable than one based on gold, Mr. McKenna added, but declared that when that had been said the case for managed currency must be regarded as closed. He emphasized the importance of the psychological grounds for advocating a gold standard, which he argued were not less powerful than the economic arguments. Favorable Moral Effect. “As long as nine out of ten people in every country think that the gold standard is best it is best,” sald the former chancellor. “One of the great- est advantages of the gold standard Is its moral effect. A nation.will think better of itself, will regard itself as more honest, if its currency Is con- vertible into gold. “On the basis of official index num- bers, price levels In England have been more stable during the three years past than in the United States. Ultimately the rates of exchange must approximate to a relation be- tween the price levels of the two countries, but, although this is a dominant fact, there are other in- fluences to which exchange is sensi- tive. The recent rise in sterling, in relation to the dollar, has gone con- siderably ahead of changes in price vels, but if the rise is maintained We may be sure that price levels will finally conform to the new relation of values between the currencles.” Must Have Internal Stability In conclusion Mr. McKenna sald that the restoration of Europe could not bring prosperity to England unl internal conditions were sound “The pressure of taxes is too great for our trade to bear the econom in national expenditures which & essential.” WEEHAMKEN TRIAL STUDIED BY STONE Undecided Whether to Order U. S. Prosecution or Urge State to Act Again. The Department of Justice is con- sidering whether it will develop its own case against persons named in the Weehawken, N. I, liquor cases, or ufge the State authorities to go ahead with a second proceeding with full Federal co-operation. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, A sistant Attorney General in charge of liquor law prosecutions, and Col George H. Vickers, special State pros- ecutor in the Weehawken proceed- ings, conferred on the subject toda but no definite decision been reached. There 18 now no court action pend- ing in the cases as a result of the jury disagreement In the first trial last week. Suggestions have been made that in event the Federal Gov- ernment decided to take a hand, Mr. Vickers would be asked to handle the action as a special assistant to the Attorney General. Mrs. Willebrandt reiterated that the Department. of Justice had “100 per cent confidence” in him. has Confers With Stone. The meeting between Mrs. Wille- by a conference between Mrs. Wille- brandt and the Attorney General, atter which it was declared that no official expression could be given until there were further developments. Mr. Stone sald at the time the State proceedings were initiated that he belleved it better for the State au- thorities to go ahead, and if they failed to obtain what the department regarded as satisfactory results, then the Federal Government could step in. MRS. PECK APPEALS AGAINST MATTINGLY Asks Higher Court to Demand Municipal Judge to Order Tenant Dispossessed. Mrs, Frances F. Peck, owner of premises 211A Morgan street north- west, today asked the District Court of Appeals for a writ of mandamus requiring Robert E, Mattingly, judge of the Municipal Court, to grant her a judgment for possession of the property against her temant, Jacob H. Fink. The petitioner tells the court that Judge Mattingly disre- garded the mandate of the appellate court, which had reversed a former decision of Judge Mattingly and di- rected the entry of a judgment for possession in her favor. Through Attorney Louis Ottenbersg, Mrs. Peck says her rights have been Infringed by the action of Judge Mat- tingly in declining to grant her a judgment and that she is without adequate remedy unless the appel- late tribunal will compel the signing of the judgment in accordance’with its decision that the housing emer- gency has passed and there is no con- stitutional basis for the extension of the Ball rent act. The refusal of Judge Mattingly is called “unqualified” and the claim is madé that further proceedings in the case through the usual channels would be “futile and vain” In view of the expressed intention of Judge Mattingly not to follow the decision of the appellate court. She would have no assurance, the petitioner states, that should the court grant a new writ of error and reaffirm its former decision that obedience there- to would follow from the Municipal Court and “more particularly’ Judge Mattingly. Maj. Rockwood Exempted. Maj. Alfred L. Rockwood, Chemical Warfare Service, at the War Depart- ment, has been exempted from the provisions of the national defense restrict industry, prevent mass pro- act of June 3, 1916, requiring duty gallantry in action, among them the|duction and eliminate the free play | with troops of one er more of the Order of St Michael and St. George. ¢ of competition.” combatant arms. brandt and Mr. Vickers was followed | | New | enjoying i service to the COOLIDGE HAVING “BULLY TIME” IN WHITE HOUSE INCUMBENCY Not the Roosevelt Type of “Bully,”” But President Proves Truth of Secretary Slemp’s Statement That It Isn’t “Killing Job.” BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Now that Secretary Bascom Slemp has proclaimed the fact that the presidency is not a “killing job,” it can be told that President Coolidge is having a “bully” time in the White House. It is not the “bully” time of o Roosevelt, but in_his own qulet England way Mr. Coolidge is every moment of his high Nation, The Président finds much time for his own contemplations. His work appears to be so ordered as to leave him free from any semblance of bus- tle or excitement. He comes and goes from the White House proper to the executive offices seemingly at will and it is said that on Sunday mornings when the clerical staff is at home—possibly still in bed—the President often wanders over to the offices visiting one room after an- other. Sometimes he sits at the desk where the mail has accumulated, opens a bunch of letters and calmly reads their contents, Breaks Old Precedent. No other President within the rec- ollection of the oldest White House attaches ever has done. this. The main purpose of the secretarial and clerical staff at the White House is supposed to be to keep all letters away from the Chief Executive. Or- dinarily it is about as difficult to get a personal letter before the Presi- dent as it & for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. If the public ever thought it could get a short cut to executive consideration by writing a letter, the mails would be clogged with the unwanted and, in most cases, entirely useless let- ters, Although this is supposed to be the busy season for Presidents, Mr. Coolldge finds time aplenty for his WOODLOCK NAMED MEMBER OF I.C.C. Presidgnt Also Designates W. E. Humphrey for Fed- eral Trade Commission. Thomas M. Woodlock of New York, a financial writer, was nominated by President Coolidge vesterday to suc- A Mark W. Potter of the same city as a member of the Interstate Com- merce Commission. Mr. Potter has a Humphrey, former mem- ber of the House from Washington, was nominated terday by Presi- dent Coolidge to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission, succeed- ing Nelson B. Gaskill of New Jersey, whose term expired several month: ago. Nomination Sent to Senate. The nomination of Mr. Woodlock was sent to the Senate within a few hours after the President had re- ceived the resignation of Commis- sioner Potter. The Executive, how- evar, had been advised several weeks ago of Mr. Potter's desire to retire to return to private business. Mr. Woodlock had the indorsement ot a number of New York business men, including Frank A. Munsey, publisher, and Matthew C. Brush, shipbuilder and exporter. Native of Indlana. Mr. Humphrey is a native of In- diana and served in the House of Representatives from the Fifty-third to Sixty-fourth Congresses. Bince re- tiring from Congress he has spent the greater part of his time in this city, engaged in the practice of law. He was prominently identified with the Coolidge pre-convention campaign and was active in the Northwest dur- ing the campaign last Fall. WHOLESALE SLASH IN FEDERAL FORCES NOT COOLIDGE AIM (Continued from First Page.) to take place following the President’s pronouncement will probably be at the Veterans’ Bureau, where the press of work on getting out adjusted serv- ice certificates to veterans of the World War is already beginning to let up somewhat. It was said that within 30 or 60 days the night force of about 75 persons, which has been working in the bonus division, would probably be dismissed, as there would then be no further need for them. The bonus division is also expected to shrink up automatically as the work is dgpatched. Similarly, it was thought that the War Department, as was indicated at the White House today, would be able to cut down on its bonus force as rap- idly as possible. At the War Depart- ment, however, no definite indications would be glven as to when or how drastic these cuts might be expected to be. Since the war peak of 38,000 employes, it was sald, the War De- partment has been cut here to 3,000. The Veterans' Bureau is also cut- ting down on Its force somewhat through Installing the new program of decentralization. The opening of new hospitals has necessitated the employment of new employes in vari- ous localities, it was pointed out, however, so that the met reduction under decentralization will not be so great as it otherwise would have been. Treasury Workers' Status. Director Hines of the Veterans' Bu- reau has accomplished sharp reduc- tion in the personnel of the bureau both here and in the fleld since suc- ceeding Charles R. Forbes, resigned, and it is understood is still bent on cutting the force to the efficlency point. The Treasury may be able to make firther reductions in the register's office as the business of clearing up the Liberty and Victory loans is ac- complished, it was said, but this will not cause any early dismissals. Last July 1 there were about 400 persons let out at the register's office, but no definite plans are on hand at the present moment. The Internal Revenue Bureau, which is one of the largest in the Government service, has been largely reorganized, it was pointed out, and there seems to be no plan for early dismissals there. Personnel of this bureau will depend largely on what kind of tax legislation is passed by Congress, it was pointed out. At the Department of Justice it was explained that Attorney General Stone had already effected a reduction, par- ticularly in the Bureau of Investiga- tion, which has been reorganized fol. lowing the resignation of former DI- rector Willlam J. Burns. The big Government Printing Office was one of the first to institute a personnel reduction policy, according to Public Printer Carter today, who explained that his force had been cut by 1,000 trom the war peak in 1919 and now stood at about 4,208, dally strolls through the city. His favorite walk s between 5 and 6 o'elock In the afternoon and his path generally lies right down the prin- cipal shopping district—usually F street. He will walk down one side of the thoroughfare as far as Ninth stroet and then stroll back the other slde, doing a bit of window shop- ping on the way. Discourages Greetings. Comparatively few persons speak to the President whila on his strolls This is because he seldom gives them a chance for a ealutation. Mr. Cool- {dge generally walks with his head down as If buffeting a Vermont gale in Midwinter. When the head is up the Coolidge eyes are generally straight ahead. There is nothing of the saunterer about him. When he is moving his pace fs brisk. When he stops to look in the windows his pause is brief. Other Presidents in walking about the city have rather invited Informal exchanges of greet- ing with passers-by. This was par- ticularly true of Mr. Harding, al- though the latter walked but seldom, preterring to take his outdoor exer- cise on the golf links when the weather was at all possible Even the supposedly austere Mr. Wilson was in a receptive mood for salutations when he strolled abroad. But, unlike Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Harding, Mr. Wilson preferred as a rule to ride in his suto when out for the air. Mr. Taft was quite a pedestrian during his White House days, but he, too, had the auto habit President Roosevelt's walks were generally “hikes” out Into the parks and the ocountry and he generally was accompanied by his more inti- mate “buddies”” President Coolldge, save for the attendance of a secret service man, walks alone. DRIVERS BLAMED IN TRAFFIC JAM Headley Believes Confusion at Auditorium Will Not Occur Again. While Washington was congratu- lating itself today on the acquisition of an auditorium and opera house as| magnificent as the new Washington Auditorium proved to be last night on the occasion of the presentation of “Faust” by the Washington Opera Com- pany, there was some anxiety today lest the trafic congestion of the open- ing night might be of a recurrent nature. The fears were entirely dispelled, however, by statements from Inspec- tor Albert J. Headley, director of the Traffic Bureau, and of Robert N. Har- per, president of the auditorium cor- poration, to the effect that the con- fusion of drivers apparent last night WA&s to be expected in connaction with any such new traffic problem as was presented with the converging of nearly 3,000 automobiles in a new gathering zone. “If every driver strictly the instructions printed in the papers, there would have been no more congestion than ordinarily must occur when so large an aggre- gation of cars arrive at a given point at one time,” Inspector Headley said today. “Of course, there was some confusion, with {ts resultant exasper- ating delays, but on the whole my traffic men on duty report that condi- tlons were as favorable as could be expected. . Nineteenth street fis a one-way street south, and out of 3,000 cars in the vicinity only one driver made the mistake of going in the wrong direction on that street. He will have to answer in court. On Twentieth strest, which has two-way traffic, some congestion was caused, I under- stand, by drivers pulling over into the path of oncoming traMc. That is & serious offense, but it is almost impossible to prevent drivers from doing this. “The conditions existing last night are duplicated in many respects to this day at large opera houses or theaters in New York and other citf It is imgossible for every automobile to dischirge its passengers at one time under one or two porte cocheres. They must await their turn. Nobody likes to walt when In a hurry to see a show and get seats, but there is nothing else to do.” had followed Taxies Cause Delay. Inspector Charles Evans, assistant superintendent of police, who was in personal charge of traffic control last night, was forced on a number of oc- casions to divert traffic to different entrances in order to relieve the con- gestion of cars at a particular point. As the exigencies required, for in- stance, motorists intending to turn west into E street from Nineteenth street were Instructed to continue down to the New York avenue en- trance. Simflarly, traf® was divert- ed on Twentieth street at times. “T was well pleased with the situ- atlon generall Inspector Evans sald today. am convinced that when all the exits and entrances are In use and the traffic arrangements are thoroughly understood, there will be no further trouble. . “The principal dificulty last night arose when taxicabs lingered at the entrances to allow patrons to pay their fares. The right amount sel- dom was ready for the chauffeur, and in making change he tied up scores of cars behind him. Patrons of the cabs could co-operate immeasurably by having their correct fare ready for the chauffeur when the destination 1s reached.” President Harper was recelving congratulations from many sides to- day on the success of the Auditorium project. The excellent acoustics of the big hall were the subject of es- peclal comment. Despite the fact that every one of the 6,000 seats in the auditorium was occupled last night, the galleries were empty six minutes after the close of the per- formance, Mr. Harper was informed by the fire marshal. In ten minutes every person was out of the audito- rium, it was stated. This was In spite o fthe fact that four of the ex- its on New York avenue were not available last night because of the incompletion of the walks on that side. When these exits are ready, Mr. Harper said, the Auditorium can be completely cleared within five or six minutes under emergency conditions. Mr. Harper was particularly pleased with the co-operation given the Au- ditorium authorities by the Fire De- partment and the Building Inspection Department of the District Govern- ment. Representatives of these branches were on hand to give their final approval when the last bit of work had been completed just before the opera was to egin. Mr. Harper sald that he believes no trouble will be experienced in the future in handling vehicular traffic. As & further ald in facilitating the unloading of passengers he an- nounced that there will e erected pro- tective awnings on New York avenue B street. 4 3 1925 SNOW HELD LIKELY, WITH COLD WINDS Weather Map for Washing- ton for Next 24 Hours Badly Muddled Up. Reports coming into the Weather Bureau thick and fast today were so muddled up that the most the fore- caster could make out of them was a general outlook of disagreeable weather. “Rain or snow, according to whether it's just cool or real cold,” he Indi- cated in his summary for Washing- ton. Below-freezing temperatures are whipping around Washington erom the north and a warmer breeze is threatening from the east, with chances about even of which will gain the supremacy. Experts Expect Snow. The bureau experts are of the opin- | fon, however, that the snow will ar- rive tonight or tomorrow, riding in with a cold wave that should send the thermometer down to about 23 degrees tonight, RAIN IN MIDWEST. CHICAGO, January 27.—Rellef was promised today for the Middle West and Northwest, which yesterday saw temperatures toboggan to below zero, while snow, driven by high winds, added to the general discomfort The mercury here dropped 32 de- grees Letween 10 o'clock Sunday night and 10 p.m. yesterday, but rising tem peratures and moderating winds were forecast for today The cold today had spread to the southeastward toward the Gulf of Mexico. Dro of more than 40 de- grees i{n 24 hours were reported in Oklahoma In the Northwest the mercury had risen to points close to zero from marks of 30 to 40 below in sections of the Dakotas and Canada. DETROIT, January —Below-zero temperatures prevailed generally over Michigan last night and early today, with Grayling reported as the coldest place in the lower peninsula with 31 below, and Sault Ste. Marie holding the upper peninsula low mark with minus 24. WOMAN’S SAD STORY IMPRESSES COURT Colored Mother Declares She Has Been Starving for Months Deprived of Children. A pitiful story was related in Po- lice Court today in the case of Esther Ichor, colored, charged with vagrancy. Esther, in 'a doleful volice, told Judge McMahon of her unhappy ex- tence during the past six months. Her story was coherent_and convinc- ing. So much so was it that the judge had her case continued so a thorough investigation could be made for the purpose of seeing if some- thing could be done for her. According to her testimony, Esther came from South Carolina, where har father is now living. Two children wore with her, & boy and a girl. The boy was sent to a charitable institu- tion at Blue Plains, Va., and the girl Is being held at the House of Deten- tion her Esther wants them back with her. The boy is 13, and the girl 9. She has been unable to find work and has been literally starving for many months. She lived for a while in n dilapidated shack in the Southwest, but soon was dispossessed. She then entered a vacant dwelling in despera- tion to keep the cold Winter as far away as possible. A little straw was her only bed. Now and then some people would give her a little food, but oftener they did not. A few scraps, She stated, she got out of garbage cans, but not continuously, for sometimes the dogs got there first. She told the judge that she used to get a check now and then from her father in the South, but that for a long time she hadn't heard from him. “I won't be a bother much longer,” she sald, “for I can’t live much long- er—not this way, anyway.” Many people pester me. If they want to beat me they just beat me. If they want to give me a plece of bread, they do. But that don't hap- pen much. They just do to me as they like. I do want my children again; please see if you can get them.” Efforts are being made by the Probation Office to get in touch with Esther's father and see if he can't send for her and the children. COMEDY IS STAGED BY ALOYSIUS CLUB “Mary’'s Million,” Musical Produc- tion, Featured by Players at Gonzaga Hall. Mary's Million,” a musical comedy in two acts by Ralph A. Norton, was presented last night by the Aloysius Club Players at Gonzaga Hall to open a three-night run. The action revolves about a factory and a song shop and the operations of confidence men in attempting to entice a fortune away from the right- ful owner. The features included music by Ralph Garren's_Carolinians, dances by Monroe and Kuehling and eccen- tric dancing by Miss Ruth McClellan. Tn the cast are: Miss Marie Hayes, Miss Mary Collins, Miss Helen Collins, Miss Gloria Searles, Miss Mary Burke, Miss M. Cuddy, Miss Dorothy Hayes, Miss Catherine Ferry, Miss Mary Dorr, Miss Margaret Boucher, Miss Bernadette Fowler, Miss Bertie Co- lumbus, Miss Margaret O'Neil, Miss Audrey McCarthy, Miss Ethel Dulln, Miss Dionysia Shanahan, Miss Sadie Sheridan, Miss Margaret Auth, Miss Madeline McCarthy, Miss Emily Auth, Miss Antoinette Crowley, Miss Hilda Spahn, Miss Helen Crown, Miss Mae Costello, Miss Loreto Lynch, Miss Helen Dulin and Miss Helen Hughes, and Messrs, Frank Duffy, Leo Sul- livan, Thomas Willlam Greene, Jo- seph O'Lone, Robert O'Lone, Willlam Ring, J. C. Hayes, P. Biggins, Bart Costello, J. Enright, A. Folllard, J. Dolan, Paul Collin, James Patterson, Frank Reardon, James Duffy, Jame: Rogers, Fred Pastell, Roy Harding, Frank O'Reilly, Carmon De Marco, Paul Eichhorn, John Meegan and Laurence Schiller. In the musical features the follow- ing participated: Miss Maric Hayes, Miss Madeline - McCathry, Charles Reagan, L. Schiller, James Rogers, Miss M. Little, Miss M. Kearney, C. Raferty, G. Bishop, Phillp. Biggins, Frank Duffy, W. Kuehling, Fred Pas- tell, F. O'Reilly, Miss Behtrice Cos- grove and J. Mulroe. v John J. Long was producer and general manager, while Janes N. Doyle was in general supervision of the production. Miss Béatrice Co: grove:was in charge of the arrang ment of dance numbers, and Charles n.fi’-a Lawrende Schiller were the mustoal numbern | BANDITS GET $15,000. Hold Up Messenger Leaving Bank ‘With Pay Roll. COLLINSVILLE, I, January 27.— William Mathies, 64-year-old messen- ger, was held up here this morning by several armed men, who escaped with a mail pouch believed to contain $15,000 in cash. Mathies was en route from the de- pot to the Collinsville State Bank. The money. it was understood, was to have been used to cash pay roll checks of the Lumighi Coal Co., own- ers of mines here. U.S. TOHAVE VOIGE ON NARCOTICBOARD Appointment of Central Group Is Removed From League Agencies. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, January 27.—Leaders of the International Opium Conference here, including Representative Steph- en G. Porter and Lord Cecil, heading, respectively, the American and British delegations, met privately today and decided that the central board fo su- pervise the international trafic in by a special group of the powers ,in- cluding the United States. The original idea was that League of Natfons' permanent - mission on dangerous drugs s...ld nominate the members of this board, and that the council of the league should make the actual appointments, but as the United States is neither a member of the council nor a regular member of the league's drug com sion, the new system of appointment was decided upon Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan will form the nucleus of the appointing group, with the United States and Germany added as non- members of the league, and with other members selected from the six countries holding non-permanent seats in the league council. When the central board is organized it will| function at the League of Nations' headquarters with the United States paying its proportionate share of the expenses. Today's agreement, privately reached, must be ratified regularly by the opium conference as a whole. In order to permit the conclusion of the accord on the narcotic drug convention no meeting was held to- day of the joint commission of the two conferences which will examine the disputed question of suppressing opium smoking in the Far East. PLEAS IN OIL CASES IN HANDS OF COURT Judge McCoy Promises Early Decision In Teapot Dome Indictments. Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court took under considera- tion late yesterday afternoon the pleas in abatement filed by Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior; Edward L. Doheny, Edward L. Do- heny, jr, and Harry F. Sinclair. oil magnates, to the indictments charg- ing them with conspiring against the United States in connection with the leases to naval ofl reserves. The chief justice permitted counsel on both sides to prepare and submit printed briefs on points covered in the oral arguments. He intimated he would dispose promptly of the mat- ter when the briefs have been re- ceived. Counsel for the defendants combat- ed the positio taken by attornevs for the Government and contended that the wording of the Senate reso- lutions of February 8 and 27 last makes plain the intent of Congress to deprive the Attorney General and the Department of Justice of the right to enter the grand jury room and to take part in the probe of the oil cases. Responses were made by Martin W. Littleton for Mr. Sinclair, Frank J. Hogan for the Dohenys, Henry Wise, for Mr. Fall, and Fred- eric R. Kellogg, for the Dohenys. Mr. Hogan paid particular atten- tion to the claim of Attorney Rob- erts for the Government that the plea of the baleful influence of the radio talk was filed too late and should be disregarded by the court. He pointed out that the first three pleas were filed so soon that even the prosecutors objected and asked the court to strike them out as pre- mature. Later the Government with- drew its opposition and it was only 12 days thereafter, said Mr. Hogan, that the fourth plea relating to the radio talk was flled. He repudiated the charge of tardiness made by the counsel for the Government. INAUGURAL PLAN BILL REPORTED TO SENATE Measure Provides for Erection of Stands and Other Arrangements for Visitors’ Comfort. The fesolution introduced by Sena- tor Curtis authorizing the inaugural committee to erect stands and to make. arrangements for the safety and comfort of visitors to the in- auguration on March 4 was today ordered favorably reported to the Senate by the Senate District com- mittee. Senator Ball, chairman of the committee, polled the members in order to obtain prompt action on the resolution. The resolution is similar to reso- lutions adopted by Congress at the time of the former inaugurations. Authority is given to the Commis- sioners of the District to permit the illumination of the strects, and au- thority is given te the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy %0 loan flags, hospital tents and other tems to the inaugural committee. el ROBBED BY OLD TRICK. ‘Colored Man Alleges Loss of $400 in Pocketbook Swindle. Willlam A. Lewis, colored, 3736 Prospect avenue, has asked the po- lice to arrest two colored swindlers and recover $400 they obtained from him in a pocketbook swindle. When Lewls, former resident of Ballston, Va., reported the loss of his money he told of his pocket having been picked, but his story was questioned, and he admitted being the vietim of swin- dlers. “I didn’t tell how it happened” he sald, “because I didn't want people to think I was o soft.” Lewis told of meeting one of the men at Fourteenth and G streets and of getting in conversation with him. Then the other man appeared, and the finding of a pocketbook was men- tioned. “I wanted them to advertise it sald Lewls, “and started to leave, but they kept me interested until I finally went to the bank, drew out $400 and gave It to them, expecting a larger return as my share of the pocketbook’s contents.” 1 narcotic drugs should be appointed | | HERRIN INQUESTS WILL BEGIN TODAY Only Minister in Town Not Klan Member to Conduct Thomas’ Funeral. By the Associated Preas. HERRI) January shrouded plans for the coroner quest foday into the deaths o in Young, Ku Klux Klan liqu raider; Ora Thomas, deputy sheriff and two companions of Young Saturday night, when Young Thomas, long enemies, met ir cigar store and ended their a fusillade of pistol Beyond announc would begin coroner fused to an Even t time and place were not divulged. 1 generally jury would undertaking city hall Funeral £ al grudge today, re say was belleved, however, th noon in in meet before establishn t services for Thomas eld this afterncon and Young tomorrow afternoor The will be buried in the same Thomas in his family plot on treme south side bur Young in conerete northern section be those Two Funerals Yesterdns Funeral serv and Homer W thizers, killed wi vesterday Verge was bur! Rev. Church, minister the Klan, wil sermon. T slain deputy have Rev. M thing should b Five Pastors to Officiate. d to take ing, Whos said th had expressed a wish t Mceker off ppen to k m Five ministers wer part in the s body continued Baptist Church today. A cross, trically illuminated, and a coffin Maj. R. W, Davis, c natonal rdsmer rin, announced tions would be tion with the rals were expected to attend Versions of the shooting coming more sta they still could be divid main groups—those related Young’s friends and those related Thomes' adheren The main points of difference w as to whether Young or Thomas fired first. It was related that Thomas entered the cigar store while Young w berating “Lish” Green, who, Your claimed, had denou coal miners Greer range as Yo shooting, whic others on the street in front cigar shop. When the smoke ¢ Young, Forbes and Warren wer and Thomas dying. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Unsettled night and tomorrow, probably snow, ght; minimum te perature about 23 degrees; colder morrow; fresh to strong nort and north winds. Maryland—Unsettled tonight tomorrow, with rain or snow; colder tonight; colder tomorrow; s north and northeast winds, Virginia—Proba tonig! tomorrow. colder; fresh to north and northeast winds. West Virginia—Probab) night and tomorrow, colder and in east portion tomorro: Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 48; 8 p.n 12 midnight, 49; 4 am., 46; 8 am noon, 26. Barometer—4 p.m., 30.01; 8§ 30.01; 12 midnight, 29.99; 4 am,, 8 a.m., 30.12; noon, 30.25, Highest temperature, 60.1, occurre at 8:30 p.m. yesterday. Lowest perature, 26, occurred at noon todas Temperaturs same date last year Highest, 28; lowest, 12. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of t water at § am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 23; condition, very muddy Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 4:35 am. and 4:56 p.m.; high tide, 10:26 a.m. and 10:48 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:49 p.m.; high tide, 11:39 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose, 7:20 a.m.; sun sets, 5:23 p.m. Tomorrow—sun rises, 7:19 am.; sun sots, 5:24 p.m. Moon rises 9:27 a.m.; sets 9:06 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset ‘Weather in Various Cities. nam rvices for Yo nding the demonstr. 1 in connec- Large crowd permitt 5:26 a.m. 11:18 am, and and F Temperature. Twgupuy Stations. Aupiamat ERETEN Jsomor] weg o we g H ey sy Abilene, Tex. 30.62 Cloudy Albany ... 30.28 Raining Atlanta .. 30.00 Cloudy Atlantic Clty 30.08 Cloudy Baltimore .. 80.12 Cloudy Birmingham. 30.08 Raining Bismarck .. 80.04 Snowing Boston ..... 30.12 Snowing Buffalo ' 80.48 Cloudy Charleston . 80.02 Raining Chicago ... 30.00 Clouds Clncinnati .. 80 44 Snowing Cleveland .. 80.50 Cloudy Denver ..... 30.18 Cloudy 3038 Cloudy © 80.38 Clear 30.20 Raining I 2092 Clondy Clear Cloudy Foggy Clear Ciear Snowing Prcloudy ogey Rafding Clear Pt.cloudy Cloudy Clear Snowing Snowing Cloudy Cloudy Huron, & Indianapolis. Juaksonville. Kansas City. 8 Los Angeles. 80.14 Loulsville .. 3044 Miami, Fla.. 80.08 New Orleans 80.02 New York.. 80.14 Okla, City.. 30.58 Omaha ... 30.66 Philadelphia. 80.18 Phoenix. . 14 Pittsburgh . 80.40 Portland, Me. 30.06 Portland,Ore 29.94 Raleigh,N.C. 80,02 8. Lake City 30.14 San Antonio. 30.38 San_Diego... 30.12 §. Franelsco 30.20 St. Lonis... 80.54 St. Paul... 30.72 Seattle ..... 20 86 Spokane .| 29.02 WASIL,D.0. 80,12 = 48 34 50 Cloudy Cloudy FORET (8 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Stations Temperature. Weather. London, England. .. 38 Cloudy Parls, France.... Rain Vienns, Austria.. . Foggy Copenhagen, Denmark Part cloudy Stockholm, Sweden.. Clear Gibraltar, Clear Hortn (Fayal), Azores. Clear Hamilton, = Beimuda.. . Part clondy San Juan, Porto Rico Cloudy Havans, Cub Colon, Canal Zone... For some reason which no one un- derstands, whooping cough is alway: more dangerous to girls than to bovs It is the only disease of which this oan be sal ¢ v