Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; minimum temperature about 10 degrees; tomorrow unsettled, warmer, probably followed by snow to- morrow night. Temperature—Highest, at 2 pm. yesterday; lowest, 3, at a.m, today. Full report on page 7. (T 0 Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 b ¢ Foen WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ q Star. Entered as second class matter post_office, Washington, D. C. 29,492, WASHINGTON, L WEDNES DAY, JANUARY 28, 1925 -THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. The Star's very city bl “From Press to Home Within the Hour” carrier system covers ock and the regular edi- tion is dclivered to Washington homes as fast as the p s are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 101,377 * EGloria Swanson ‘ Bride of French SHATOR WHELE Attorney General Tells Judi- ciary Committee Charges Are Independent of Mon- tana Indictment Pending. STONE DETERMINED January 28— American ress, has been Gloria moving pic- who for some weeks making a production in was married at noon to- to the Marquis de la Falaise 1a Coudray. The bride's hinson American DAiguy n ture ac ance e witness was Hallet irst | secretary of the Embassy. while Baron acted for the groom. | ! | HERRIOT DECLARES FRANCE WILL NOT CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD| DENYJ]iB@Am]NS U. S. OUT OF OIL INVOLVED)| Cabinet Member Makes Statement | Premier, Addressing Cham- in Controversy Delaying His | ber, Says, However, That | Confirmation as Supreme Court‘\ Total Should Be Reduced. Justice—mWalsh Cross-Examines | | Him on Issues Now Raised. | By the Associated Press PARIS, January 28.—In an address to the Chamher of Deputies today, | Premier Herriot declared that “the first thing I must = is that France does not intend to deny her debts.” ‘ontinuing comments in- tional obligations, the premier aid: “It is not this government that will disavow principle of debts [contracted towards the allles and | their associates during the war.” $ | He maintained, however. that there tor Wheeler and his|ought to be a reduction of the total cague and counsel,|that the United States claims. across the confer- ing before the chamber the gov- he Senate judiciary |ernment's policy on questions of Attorney General | foreign policy, M. Herriot, in less than gathered by the |flve minutes, disposed of the problem of Justice for presenta- | of interallied debts. His general ad- a grand jury here next week dx.'w-s on foreign tters lasted sev- i eral hours. indicated a conspiracy to | aud_the Government, but led to | inevitable impression that Sena-| I will say very little on this sub- Wheeler was connected with | ject,” the premier told the chamber, some of the actions complained of. | “because the susceptibilities of cer: tain great friends are such that words, even if expressing the most sublime and noblest sentiments, are t to be interpreted in a manner ich risks arousing, if not danger least embarrassment. France has ¥s been true_ to her word. She be so in the question of our debts. She will show her customary | good will, but she has the right to Senator Walsh cross-questioned the | expect the same good will from her Attorney General at length, but the | creditors. latter declined to go into details as| “We are still to the evidence which is in the Gov- | cussions on this affair of debts, and ernment's possession and for the|anything I might say from the height hearing which a grand jury was|of this tribune might open up a fmpaneled today in the District Su- }Dress polemic through the varied in- preme Court terpretations which might be given The Attorney General said the pro-| MY words, and that is the thing 1 ceedings here involved a case of con- | Wish at all costs to avoid.” =p! to defraud the Covernment| Refraining from sentimental outbursts out of oil and mineral lands through |and treating the debt of France to the Conqinidnting of permits held by the | United States from what he character- Forcon CamphollSyadiute |ized as a business man’s viewpoint, Acts | Louis Dubois, former president of the pal acts were performed |reparation commission, declared at the Mr. Stone said. “Much |conclusion of a long address in the dence décumentary in|Chamber of Deputfes that the United Jhas yu-u”,”..l:.!-”' ed in the In-|states must considerably reduce her I Gl LR At. | Claims against France, not only in s General said, had been com. | e4Uity and right, but also to safeguard mitted in the District of Columbia, | Ner own interests. and he added that the evidence could; M. Dubois based his arguments not viewed without giving the | upon figures, the accuracy for which ir of a possible connection | he vouched for through the knowledge itor Wheeler with these acts.|he had acquired while leading the are blocking At- Stone’s nomination Court f Wheeler case wére te of his on Wheeler but that v would continue, | as Attorney General, ac- personal responsil not i the Sen. a_ col Fear of Offending. Says Cases Are Different. mentioning directl nators that s being “persecuted” by mpt to try him far away from | at already pending in Mon- | alw Mr. Stone declared he regarded | wi two £ as entirely in-| dependent - another. the of Sena- eler w att tana the Principal prin At the Capitol of the ev character, | Here. | The | - is the pression in the midst of dis-| | their full TOLERANCE NEEDED 10 PROMOTE FAITH, GOOLIDGE ASSERTS Brotherhood at Home Called Background Required for Foreign Mission Work. |CRITICIZES UNWORTHY IN GUISE OF CHRISTIANS Spread Best of Which Society Is Capable, Parley Delegates Told by President. Christian churches and govern- ments were declared by President Coolidge today to have *“no greater responsibility than to make sure that the best, and not the worst, of which Christian society is capable, shall be given to the other peoples.” This with other views on the for- eign missionary sented by the President in an ad- dress to the meeting here of the for- |eign missions conference of North America, an interdenominational gathering of the foreign mission terests of the Protestant churches of the United States and Canada. | | | i res False Christianity. that the men of Christian countries have carried to the other peoples of the world has | been good and helpful to those who have received it,” the President said. “We know that the missionary move- ments have repeatedly been ham- pered, and at times frustrated, because some calling themselves and assuming to represent Christian civilization, have been ctuated by |un-Christian motives. * * * Qur sionary efforts will be more effective | just in proportion as we shall render them in the same spirit of brother- hood and charity which marked the earliest Christian missions.” | _Mr. Coolidge emphasized that the | Christian nations had become in a | practical as well as a spiritual sense |charged with a great trust for civilization. In the discharge of this trus particularly in its spiritual | phases, true service, he asserted, | could be rendered only *“under the im\]llr((unu of a broad and genuine liberalism.” His speech “Not everything in full follows: Delegates Are Welcomed. “It is a pleasure welcome here the members of this international conference in the in- terest of Christian missionary work throughout the world. One of the most Christlan things 1 have ob- served about organized Christianity fs the missionary spirit which per- vades it. It was this spirit which from the beginnings gave to the gospel of Christ its power over the hearts of men. For it is of the es- sence of Christian ethics and spirit- uality that those who have once felt inspirations are thereafter enlisted in carrying these blessings to all who need them. “Whoever will study that wonder- ful story of the spread of Christian- ity throughout the Roman world in the early centuries of our era must get from it a deep conviction of the service which was rendered. In a time when the old pagan systems were breaking down, when civiliza- tion was falling into decadence and unspeakable corruption, the Christian | | | to receive and | question were pre-| Christians, | mis- | { word of the forecaster today. about 22 degrees below freezing, he reck- | ons, viz, about 10 degrees above zero. | TWO CENT 29 BOVE BRNGS NEW LOCALREGORD Blizzards and Falling Tem- perature Widespread, But Damage Light. ©ld Man Winter lashed shivering| Washington with a north wind that sent the mercury tumbling to a rec- ord low mark of 29 degrees and swirled into drifts a four-inch blan- | ket of fine, dry snow Today he reluctantly withdrew to survey his work, but threatened to return tomorrow with a fresh sup- ply of served up by much warmer breeszes. The low temperature mark was registered at the Weather Bureau at | 7:30 o'clock this morning, breaking all previous records for the past five ars. The minimum it failed to beat Was the 2-below mark set os Febru- ary 5, 1918, Even the frigid tempera- ture of the fateful Knickerbocker snow, storm three years ago today was ex- ceeded. “Not so cold tonight” was the good | Only | Little damage has resuited beyond a | few nipped noses, fingers and toes. TraMc Kept Moving. Street car and automobile traffic kept right on moving, though some- what slower at times. companies forces The street car and the street-cleaning of the District government Wild Geese Change Course in Face Of Northern Blast By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY. January Wild geese, which have been flying Northward for and considered as harbingers of early Spring, are re-tracing their fiight Great flocks of the geese bound Southward passed over the city t day. Local weather prophets now predict a belated Spring CHILD LABOR LAW APPEARS DOOMED Beaten in 13 States, Only Reconsideration Could Get Necessary Majority. 23— a week were Ry the Assaciated Press. CHICAGO, January 25.—Beaten in either the legislatures or by referen- dum in 13 States, the child labor mendment to the Federal Constitu- tion virtually has been defeated. The adverse action of the 13 States has rendered impossible the' neces- sary ratification by three-fourths of the 45 States, unless some of the leg- islatures reconsider. No move in that direction has been made. Sixteen States have considered the | congressional proposal to amend the Constitution so Congress might legis BUILDING BILL VOTE ARRANGED MONDAY House Held Likely to Pass $150,000,000 Measure. Part Comes Here. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. The $150,000,000 public building bill, one-third of which amount is for urgently needed Federal buildings in the National Capital, will up for consideration in the House next Monday, under suspension of the rules, with the probability that it will pass, although a two-third vote will be required The Speaker will recognize Chai man Elliott of the House committee on public buildings and grounds, au- thor of this new public buildings bill, which carries a new system on public buildings, which is a lagical develop- ment of the budget system. 1f the two-thirds vote is not mus- tered Chairman Elliott can bring the measure up again for consideration on Wednesday, when his committee has the call on the calendar. If very strong opposition develops the measure will be laid aside and no come further effort made to pass it at this| session of Congress. Passage Held Likely. There is every probability that this bill will pass on Monday because the membership of the House has been advised that President Coolidge is strongly behind this legislation. The steering committee mct vesterday with Ancient Statues, | Emblems, Temples Found in Syria BEIRUT, Syria, January 28 (by Jewich Telegraphic Agency).— Statues of the goddess Astarte, various inscriptions, Egyptian em- blems and two Greek temples, one probably of Jupiter and the other of Athena, have been unearthed in excavations carried on under the direction of Prof. Pardise of Stras- bourg and Prof. Harvuzny of Prague. The operations under Prof. Par- dise cleared the place where was situated Seljaceda, first capital of the Mosaic kings. Here the two Greek temples, dating to the fourth century, B.C., were discov- ered. A monument erected by a Roman commandant of the second century AD, and numerous Greek tombs also were found Prof. Harvuzny's excavations led to discoveries in the vicinity of Tel-erfad, the ancient Arpad, which is frequently mentioned in the his- tory of the Assyrian kings. The excavations shew that gigantic fortresses were built in this region 1,600 years before the Christian era TRAFFIC BILLS GET FINAL TOUCHES FOR CONGRESS ACTION Drastic Measures to Make Safer Conditions May Be Passed Next Week. ! | | | i | | ! | | | Providing for major changes in the! District of Columbia's traffic laws,| a model bill, drawn up by the joint| committee of the House and Senate | District committees, was completed | today and will be introduced in both {houses of Congress at the earliest | opportunity. | Final drafting of the provisions| | agreed to by the committee is now [in the hands of attorneys, who will| | have the bill in shape to be pushed| | through Congress next week. | Al phases of the traffic situation| { have been investigated by the com-| mittee, which believes beneficial ef- fects will be felt in the National| al soon after the measure be- comes effective Bill Covers Major Points. | Only major regulations have been | taken up in the bill, members of the | | committee believing that the pro- posed traffic director working in co- operation with the Commissioners will be more closely in touch with con- ditions and will be able to formulate minor trafic rules as the need arises. The bill contains the following changes: Appointment of the traffic director, | who will have exclusive charge of all | | matters pertaining to licensing and | general regulation of traffic. | Three hundred additional policemen, | who will be taken on as fast as ob- | tainable and appropriations are pro- vided. Two additional judges for the Police Court to provide for immediate | trials of traffic violators. Policemen will be instructed to take those ac- cused of breaking the traffic rules to court, even if the offense is com- mitted at night. For this purpose the court is instructed to sit until 11 ! sentences. | to_Cong; INMEDIATE ACTION ON FARM PROGRAM ASHED BY CODLIGE Submits Report of Commis- sion to Congress for Enactment. AID FOR CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING IS SOUGHT Is Chief Recommendation Board—President’s Message One of Briefest. of President Coolidge asked Congress today to enact into law est possible date” the measures recom- by agricultural com- ‘at the earli- mended the mission. The report recommends the creation of a Federal board to encourage co- operative marketing, greater ance to agricultural experiment sta- tions, added protection under the tariff law for farm products, and enact- ment of several pleces of legislation related to agriculture. “I am advised that while commission’s report) does not to some legislation which is already pending that gthe conference reserve the privilege of making further = Eestions at some future time,” th President said in his brief messa assist- it refer tof transmittal s I have great confidence in 1! personnel of the conference ar know that they have given ver thoughtful study to the entire situx tion, I recommend that their r 1 be embraced in suitable legislation the earliest possible date.” Message Brevity Striking. The message was one of the briefe ever sent to Congress by a Chie Executive, consisting of but four Except for the request for action, it was devoted entirely ear |to the formalities of describing the report and officially turning it over The Federal co-operative market- ing board, as proposed in the report, would enable co-operatives to de- velop “without governmental inter- ference or domination,” but would adopt a “fostering attitude” toward them. The commission said it had considered various proposed measures in Congress dealing with co-operative market!; but found that no pend- ing bill “presents a completely satis- factory program.” Stressing that the “present prob- lems of agriculture rest upon the ability of the farmer to market his £00ds at a profit” the commission Tecommended that legislation should follow six “general principles, to be applied upon veluntary actien by commodity marketing organizatlons, producers and distributer: The Government should not interfere with development of the co-operative the report said, “except for the very proper police powers lodged with the Secretary of Agriculture under the Capper-Volstead act.” It added, how- ever, that “leadership and assista; through the authority of the Gov- ernment is essential.” Cite Tarlff Need. Relterating that the cattle indus- try is suffering through lack of tariff protection, the report said such pro- tection also was needed on certain the intention of sidetracking the buflding program, but the commit- tes was informed that the President wanted the bill passed. Jportunity to explain | C/al attention to the recent speech of e Senator Borah on the debt question, that instead of the 26,000, late in regard to employment of chil- | dren under 18 years of age. One or | both houses of the Legislature re- jected the amendment in North and oil-bearing products of plant or animal origin and for certain phases of the dried-fruit industry. The commis- sion refrained from making specifi: o'clock at night. Raising of th | 7 (Continued on Page 5, faith came, with its new and better conception of life. It revealed a real Justice and a real mercy. It brought promise of immortality, a vision of combined to prevent a repetition of the tie-up of traffic that accompanied | the first big snow of the year, and they were greatly aided in their work d limit to Column 2 before the grand jury. could not be submitted | asserting and jury without ping | 000,000 gold marks ($6,500,000,000) Wheeler's conne he | which Senator Borah said France had | received from Germany on reparation | account, he (Dubots) hadl adduced the figures to show that Germany up to last September had paid to all the al- lies, according to reparation commis- | sion figures, less than 8,500,000,000 gold | marks, of which more than 5,500,000,- 1 000 were for occupation costs and coal advances under the Spa agreement. Under Different Although the case fontana > involves different Law. pending in the Campbell brought under section of the ically that accepted money to Inter Depart- ction to the Senate, | phell closed that after ntirely and nator appear ment Wh. Mr. the here er Donovan This ¢ the A Sto orders that | Cites French Total. 1 grand jury given early in Decen- Assistant Attorney had made examina- 7 As for France's receipts from Ger- | many he sald. bring you figures e has received only 144,000,000 marks in cash and 1,732,000,000 0ld marks in kind, including the Sarre mines, valued at 300,000,000 gold | marks he con-| He could not believe, said M. Du- into the case | bois, that America and England would His report|demand from France nearly twice the December. |amount which they themselves had d the conclusion,’ said | determined France should receive that the facts in the case |from Germany under the Dawes plan ich wider scope than at first|which he placed roughly at 15,000,- |000.000 gold marks over a period of {37 years, while France's total debts to the United States and England he computed at more than 27,000,000,- 000 gold marks, principal and interest. “Confident in the safeguard guar- to show that new matter. ination was General the ar ordered b, he said, last Donovan's instructions, to examine W matter. early in had appe rrespondence Is Read. Attorney General then read to| nittee recent correspondence d between himself and Sen- | regarding the case. man as the possessor of a soul that should not perish. To a world in which the vast majority were born to lives of hopelessness and misery, it brought realization of a new des tiny. The basis of this new concept was brotherhood. Its essence was an unselfishness which, flowering into the wonderful missionary movement of those early centuries, sought to carry the new dispensation to all mankind. Animated By Faith. “Those early Christians, living so near to the time of the apostolic mis. sion, were animated by a zeal and a simple faith which, if they could be revived in all their early power, would bring to our world a great blessing. We have come upon a time which men often compare to the later generations of Roman history. Just as, in that older time, there was need for the spirit of Christianity in the world, so now there is need for a revival of faith, a dedication to the works which that revived faith would show to us as the need of the race, and a renewal of the spirit of brotherhood at all times and in all places. “The Christian nations have become, in an intensely practical as well as a highly spiritual sense, charged with a great trust for civilization. What- ever misgivings we may sometimes disciosed that Mr. (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) request of Senator that witnesses for Wheeler med fore th grand jury witnesses includ Thomas Lewiston, Mont, whom | OVER ALASKA “importuned Wheeler" to | sel; Ja H. Baldwin of M law partner of Wheeler; | Harvey, Eugene, Oreg., once fate Campbell; Willlam Com ner of the General | Office; iam H. Teely, Wash- ington attorney, who represented Camp- bell her counsel, and L. V. Beau- lein, of Los Angeles, former counsel for Campbell Mr. S tone | of te E. M an Spry, Land W ne said that and Beaulein could not go grand jury unless they of immunity Stout, Baldwin before the By the Associated Press. signed walvers ANCHORAGE, Alaska, January 2! —Moving on a 400-mile snow-covered path, the fastest and most faithful dog teams in this district were on the road to Nenana, Alaska, today, in a race against the advances of an of diphtheria raging at Nome. The teams carried 300,000 units of antitoxin to be used in fighting the epidemic. Four deaths were reported there since the out- break yesterday. Tho serum, which left here for Nenana, north of Anchorage, was supplied by Dr. J. B. Beeson, who made a 600-mile dog team race to Iditarod in 1920 with diphtheria anti- toxin. Many Mushers Volunteer. The United States Signal Corps is- sued a call for dog teams throughout sub-Arctic regions and many seasoned mushers responded. They were .re- ported ready to enter teams in the relay. When.the serum reaches Nenana it New Angle Involved. Cross-examined by Senator Walsh, Mr. Stone said the case to be presented to the grand jury here was ‘not wholly dissociated” from the case in Montana, but that it Involved new angles, new witnesses and new docu- mentary evidence “Would the court in Montana have jurisdiction?” asked Senator Walsh. 1 am willing to assume for the purpose of argument that the Mon- tana court would have jurisdiction,” Mr. Stone replied. The Attorney General added, how- ever, that inquiry into the case by a &rand jury here might develop evi- dence pointing to a crime that would not be indictable in Montana. He said one reason for bringing action here was because the evidence in the filex of the Interior Department would be available. He conceded that certified copies could be sent to! Montanz, but added there were other " {Continued on Page 2, Column 43 epidemic 3, (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) \DOG TEAMS RUSH ANTITOXIN SNOWS TO NOME Epidemic of Diphtheria Claims Four Victims in First Day in Farthest North America City—1U. S. Health Officials Respond. will be transferred to a team of nine dogs owned by William Shannon, who expects to make the first 60- mile leg of the dash to Tolovana in one mush. Succeeding teams will follow the Tanana River to the Yukon River, thence to Nulato, 100 miles east of Norton Sound, cut across Norton Bay and overland to Nome. WIIL Ship 1,000,000 Units. SEATTLE, Wash, January 28— One million diphtheria antitoxin units will be shipped from Seattle Saturday by steamer to Seward, Alaska, rushed to Nenana by train and rushed over- land by dog teams to Nome to al- ieviate a diphtheria epidemic raging in that town, Dr. G. M. Magruder, in charge of the United States Public Health Service, announced here today. Dr. Magruder has been instructed by Surg. Gen. Hugh Cumming in Wash- ington, D. C., to speed the shipment of antitoxin units. Nome has been quarantined and schools closed. Mayor George . Maynard of Nome has appointed a special health board and engaged all available nyrses in the districty | [} walking through W. Carr of the naval dispensary, who den dead from other fatality was that of a colored man whose dead but still warm body was found in the snow court this morning. Police were in- night. molished by skidding machines. pal dered his 15 motor plows into action by Dame Nature, who saw to it that the snow was of the dry, non-packing variety. Two deaths that occurred during the storm were not held to be directly the result of the cold wave. Dr. G. P. Lumsden, 70-year-old retired naval commander, suffered a fatal heart attack last night at his home, after . the storm. Dr. C. was summoned, pronounced Dr. Lums- heart disease. The at Congress formed he had suffered from heart trouble and epilepsy. The storm was held responsible for a number of the 15 automobile accl- dents reported yesterday and last Several lampposts were de- Supt. Morris Hacker of the Munici- Street Cleaning Department or- in the downtown streets at 8 o'clock last night, and L. R. Grable, in charge of snow removal on suburban roads in the District, swung his eight plows into service at the same time. Thege forces worked until 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. The two street rallway companies had a total of 33 track sweepers in service during the night, keeping the roadbed clear of snow and precluding any serlous delay in movement of street cars. A number of underground trolley plows were disabled, but the street cars soon resumed motion with the aid of “pushers. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Co., In addition to its 22 plows, kept street cars moving on all of its tracks during the night so as to in- sure clean ralls. added 18 extra cars to its systems in order to accommodate the overflow of passengers. Capital Traction Co. announced that Today the company John H. Hanna of the similar precautions were taken by his company. Rapidly Remove Snow. Supt. Hacker today had 32 munic- ipal horse carts and 32 hired auto- mobile trucks employed in removing accumulations of snow from the downtown thoroughfares. Part of the snow was carted to outlying places and dumped and the remainder was deposited In sewers. Water plugs wree used to flush the spow through the sewers. Injury of a boy yesterday while coasting brought to the attention of. police the necessity of protective measures for the young sledders of the city and today Maj. Sullivan or- dered the following streets closed to vehicular traffic for the benefit of the boys. Northwest—First street, be- tween L and M streets; Fifth street, between L and M streets; Harrison street, between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth streets; Macomb street, between Thirty-ifth street and a point just west of Connecticut avenue; River road, between Wiscon- sin avenue and Fessenden street; Twentieth street, between Kalorama (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.). South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, North and South Da. kota, Kansas, Ohio, Washington and Delaware. In Massachusetts, amendment was rejected by a refer- endum vote last November. California and Arkansas were the only States favoring the proposal. the proposed Sees Standards Hurt. The discrediting of national control of child labor has gone arm and arm with discrediting of State control, declared O. R. Lovejoy, general sec- retary of the national child labor committee, in an address prepared for delivery today before the City Club of Chicago. States in voting against tion have gone on record agalnst child labor standards, he asserted. “The next step is the capitalization of the defeat of the amendment in the adverse States by bringing about either a lowering of their nominal standards or a laxness of enforce- ment,” he averred. “The trend of child protection, which was upward while Congress had power to enact child labor laws, may be expected to be lowered wher- ever the amendment is defeated, and once several States lower their nomi- nal and actual standards other States will be forced to follow.” PROBE IS DEMANDED. ratifica- Morrison Wants Light on Methods Used Against Labor Law. A congressional investigation of the methods used to block ratification of the child labor amendment was sug- gested today by Frank Morrison, sec- retary of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Morrison declared, in a state- ment, that the fight for the amend- ment would go on, and pointed out that it would be possible for any of the 13 states which have voted ad- versely on it to reconsider its de- cision. The present situation, he said, “does not by any means indicate re- jection.” “I confidently expect that a suffi- cient number of States will eventually approve the amendment fo bring about its ratification by the required continued the federation secretary. “In most of the States Where unfavorable action already has been taken, there have been organ- ized campaigns of the most despicable nature. There has been no hesitation about resorting to gross misrepresen- tation, nor about engendering all kinds of prejudice. Employers of child labor have gone the limit in financing these campaigns. The whole situation calls for a congressional in- vestigation of the most serious char- acter.” % V. S.-British Pact 0. K.'d. The Senate yesterday ratified a reaty with Great Britain dealing with the extradition from Canada of per- sons charged with violating the Har- rison- narcotic-act, House Leader Longworth and Chair- man Madden of the House appropria- tions committee called upon President Coolidge, and it is understood that they were informed in rather positive language that the President wan the bill passed at this session. Practically all the more prominent House leaders, especially on the Re- publican side, are in favor of the bill, including Madden and Chairman Snell of the rules committee, Secretary Mellon of the Treasury Department and Postmaster General New, who are the heads of the two | in need | departments must urgently of better accommodations, porting the measure. Director Lord of the Budget Bureau, has also worked actively in support of the new proposal to bring the pub- lic buildings program into close co- ordination with the budget system, and has attended conferences on this subject at the White House. D. C. SURPLUS BILL SENT TO COOLIDGE are sup- Senate Concurs in House Amend- ments and Measure Goes to President. The Senate has concurred in the House amendment to the District surplus bill which would require this fund to be expended ‘on permanent school sites, parks and playgrounds. This was reported back to the House today so that the District surplus bill now goes to the President for ap- proval. The Senate similarly agreed to an amendment on the bill passed in the House last Monday authorizing the District Commissioners to close cer- tain streets, giving them the same authority over the streets as they now have over alleys. LITTLE HOPE IS HELD FOR 13 LOST AT SEA Fishing Villages in Nova Scotia Report Boats Missing in Storm Unfound. By the Associated Press. ST. JOHNS, N. F, January 28— Latest advices received last night in- dicate that 13 men still are missing from the fishing villages of Rose Blanche and Petite, and little hope is held out that they may yet be found alive. Three of 15 open boats which were driven out to sea last Friday still are missing. WHEAT BRINGSS2 ' INCHICAGO BOOM Highest Non-War Price Since | 1868 Reached in Bid- ding Today. | By the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, January 28—May wheat | went above the $2 mark shortly after the opening of the Board of Trade to- day. General buying by commission houses after the opening absorbed im- mense profit-taking sales, which quickly sent initial values upward. Initial quotations on May ‘were $1.99%; to $2,-or a gain of 4a% over yesterday's finish. European news con- tinued bullish today, and with increased buying May went fractionally above the $2 mark, the outside figure made dur- ing the Hutchinson deal of 188, when wheat for future delivery reached $2. Best Non-War Price. With the exception of 1916-21, the price attained during the early deal- ings today was the highest since 1868, when wheat for immediate delivery sold at $2.20 in November. Within the first hour the market displayed considerable activity, buy- ing being persistent. Strength in Winnipeg and Buenos Aires was a factor in forcing the upturn, May touching $2.02% within the first half hour of trading. September also showed initial firmness. July, how- ever, started at a decline, but soon rallied. Immense trading in wheat con- tinued, with the same consistent run of buying orders so much in evidence since the opening. An hour and a half after the market opened May was up around 5 cents over yester day's finish. Profit-taking sales on a big scale were absorbed readily. FARRINGTON HOLDS POST. President Renominates Governor of Hawaii—Other Positions Filled. Wallace R. Farrington was today reappointed Governor of Hawail by President Coolidge. Gov. Farrington's nomination was sent to the Senate along with that of Samuel W. Mc- Nabb of California to be United States attorney for the southern dis- trict of California. The President today also nominat- ed Mary O. Pumphrey to be post- mistress at West Point, Va. recommendations as to the tariff, but it. “nevertheless, wishes to be under- stood as sympathetically recognizing the need of protecting our agricul- tural commod;ties. The commission’s recommendations for reduction of freight rates, fore- cast In its preliminary report, were embodied in the report made public in its indorsement of the Smith-Hoch resolution, on which the House com- pleted action at the last session. The measure, which directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to take steps looking to readjustment of freight rates, with particular attention to agricultural products and live stock, was taken from the Senate calendar for action today at the suggestion of President Coolidge at this morning's breakfast conference. Ask Funds to Ald Tests, The commission also recommended passage of a House resolution appro- priating additional funds for State agricultural experiment stations. The resolution, introduced by Representa_ tive Purnell, Republican, Indiana, has been reported to the House by its agriculture committee. The experi- ment stations were described by the commission as fact-finding research agencies “of utmost importance.” The commission approved truth in fabrics legislation and urged pas- sage of a House resolution providing a year's extension of the time during which cattle may be returned from fexico duty free. A truth in fabrics bill is awaiting action of the House nd a resolution dealing with the return of cattle from Mexico has been reported by the House ways and means committee. Adequate provision of funds for the market news service of the Agricul- ture Department also was advised. Slaborating on its earlier recom- mendation for amendment of the agricultural credits act to enable re- discounting by the Federal interme- diate credit banks of paper nego- tiated by the agricultural credit cor- porations, the commission said this would make it possible to organize a number of loan companies in live stock territory. Board as Sug; ted. The Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce and three leaders in co- operative marketing would comprise the membership of the Federal mar- keting board proposed by the com- mission. The three appointed mem- bers would serve terms of one, two and three years, and after the first terms the positions would be filled by nomination by the marketing organi- zations, for six-year terms. The sal- arles would be $12,000 a year, and an appropriation of $500,000 was recom- mended to establish the board and carry on its first year's work. The six general principles recom- mended to govern relations of the co- operatives and the Government set forth that “for the purpose of pro- moting equitable and advantageous distribution of their products” the co-operatives may pool their products (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Radio Programs—Page 28,