Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1926, Page 2

HARMONY ON BILL HEERS FARMERS Jardine-Dickinson Agreement on Legislation Raises Midwest Hopes. Br the Assnctated Press CHICAGO. January news came to the grain belt today the announcement from \Washington that the ad ration and the farm blor Midy we Az to ns of tackling the problem. As three confere turned searchlight on the the tillers of the soil and 1 1 out programs farming hetterment, \Washington ices spoke of a clearer out for cultural legk ion erences betwee Representative + House farm bloc retary Jardine ind the pro a resuli sof etary Jardin Dickinson rsed a major seels in Mr. Dickinson's bill for the disposal of export surpluses ¢ and provisions ugh — co-ope tions S 1id he < imended with could be ry's effectiveness. hle news v re meipal iein teading ember corn clo cents vesterday. in vine speculative buving in if an implement rade merchandice to e basis of $1 corn oats followed the lead of cr higher views n in Conference Is Calied. committee of 30, meeting in called a conference for late this the 1o relief on vian for a Fed tion to dispose of rmoriz m atives of Nebraska's farm ed at Lincoln to place record s demandin i Congress desizned agviculture on an equal lahor and industry in the protective system mterence, concerned with Situation. was in progress L., today Washington news stated that Jardine's indorsement of Diekinson hill was qualified with ations as to some of il These were not specified 8 eference was made to the equalization fee proposed by the to be levied upon producers to meet n le losses in the marketing of a urplus. No response came from the White House as the administra n's views on the equalization pro The Secretary the reser s, Jardine Voices Views, Tardi erted he had “‘con v favored establishment of such a farm-controlled agency” as pro posed in the Dickinson bill. and that he had “likewise heen outspoken in statements and in his annual re port. in fa of utilizing existing co aperative machinery and in extending ft for dealing with the surplus prob lem.” The Dickinson bill was drafted after conferences with several farm organizations. including those repre sented at a recent Des Moines confer- ence. The author maintained that under the bill the Government would not engage in private business. would only appropriate money And expenses of & governing hoard. and that no elements of price-fixing were involved M- sisten: JARDINE BACKS BILL. Agrees on Provisions of Dickinsen Surplus Measure. Br the Associated Prose The outlook for agricultural legis- ion Dhr the present (ongress he. came clearer vesterday with an an- notmecement hy Secretary Jardine and Representative Dickinson, Republi- e farm bloc lead- were in agreement as advisable means of rm surplus problem. 4 conference vesterdav at the Secretary's office. which followed Mr. Ia return from a_ cabinet meeting. both he and Mr. Dickinson issued statements The Secretary specifically indorsed a majority of the pronm als in i hill introduced in the House by Mr. Dickinson. which was drafted after conferences with vari- ous farming ations, including those represented at the recent farm conference in Des Moines. Provides for Special Board. The measure is designed to pro- vide for the dispnsal of the exporta- ble surpluges,of corn. wheat. rice cotton. tobacco. caitle and swine. through co-operative associations. with the &id of a special hoard which would be created in the Agriculture Department Mr. aceerted that he could sayv “with con fidence that the time Is not far dis- nt when all, iinterests will ‘he abl agree with ‘a constructive plan Alifig this surplus problem. Apprecisies Jardine Inferest. m particularly. appraciative, as other agricultural interests.” ha anid, “of the kind. sympathetic atten- tlon Secretary Jardine has giv this question.” Th my opinfon. my bill conforms with the general principles frequently lafd down by the Secre- tary and after conference with him 1 am stre that the bill can he amended to meet his views without impairing its effectiveness.” My rdine said hix indorsement of the bill was qualified with several reservations 1o some nf pro- visions. which. however, he did not Epecify, ASK! my PROTECTIVE TARIFF. Speaker at Corn Meeting Urges Agricultural Duties. Br the Ascociated Press MORRIS, Ill.. January 8.—The pro. em must be extended to 1 culture if it is to he re-. tained for industry and labor, de. red George N. Peek. president of n Council of Agriculture, Midwest corn day meeting “The farmer is entitled to the bene- of the protective tariff in addition all the savings he may effect through hetter and cheaper methods of marketing and transportation.” he must have American an American price nsmption fndepen dent the world price for the sur- plus just as an industry has The farmers have been t afn people in high positions in puk fe that they cannot accomplish any thing for themselves through le lation. Farmers' Rights Discussed. “I have no sympathy with that point of view. Legislation is one of the fm portant means employed in arranging for the distribution of benefits between d by ¢ groups and classes in our complicated | national life. The farmer has alwave shown complete willinzness to work 18 hard and as long AS necessary to complete his task of producing food for the world. But he has a right to demand, through legislation, a condi- tion of economic equality in our na- tiopal structure, with -industry and .- Cheering | nvite large numbers of Nor in | the Wwn @i the present | Wheat | hill | hoth | for salaries Dickinsén, referring to his bill. | NING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., SATURDAY, I FISHERMEN ARE SOUGHT French Industry Faces Shortage of Men. RITCHE DEMANDS BUREAUCRACY END iSays States” Rights Issue Transcends All Others in Nation Today. earap, the pori whence the fleets Iceland. the Grand Banks orth Sea. is searching for fishermen to man the hoats this Spring. At | present there ix # shortage of more than 600 fishermen in Fecamp and ’vhn French maritime authorities are greatly troubled over recruiting crews for a dozen new ships which shortly will be added to the Fecamp flect. ©Sach of the new hoats will require 40 nr 45 men. The ship owners “rench fishing out for and the have { By the Associated Press | CHICAGO. January The second | Democratie broadside was fired here with the town the expense of erecting [preliminary to the next presidential # darge barvacks for comfortably campaien st the lroquols Club’s Jack- nousing the foreign fishermen. |#on day dinner last mizht. when Gov [ Alhert . Ritchie of Marviand said in n addr that the preservation of liberty transeended such questions as | the World Court, tariff or disa | ment. Gov, Al Smith of New York | fired the opening shot in the prelim- <kirmishing here early last Fall | Decentralization of the Federal Gov | ernment ana itution to the States inherent rights was the theme of decided to egians to come to Fecamp and are sharing CORN AREA MEETING TO TALK MARKETING | | Preliminary Steps Taken at Des | | Moines, Towa, for Convention of Agriculturists. | | nniversary such as e message in the contlict of the individual cit | the powers of the Governm the place and function of local G {ment ax contrasted with nationul Goy jernment * Hits Overcentealization. He deprecated the Federal Goy strument of ‘le tunt minorities, He refer o adoption of the bill of rights. as marking the “first politi- al activity of that element in the N on which 1o this day constitutes the | Deme ie party.” He listed five 5 ments “essential to personal liherty’ the right of free speech suble essembly: the guar- | nst une rches | e the against rdy and against compui wi zainst one's self riminal case: the right to a jury [ trial in the State or district where the jerime was committed. and the reserva | tion to the States of all powers mot [y the Associated Press. DES MOINES, | Prelminary steps { vesterday for the calling of a corn laven meeting to discuss marketing of cultural products. United States Representatives, s secretavies of mgriculture. presidents of agricultural colleges. heads of farm orzanizations. hankers' associations, marufacturers’ groups and farmers from Minnesota. Indiana. Illinois Kansas, Nebraska. North and South | Dakota. Ohio and Wisconsin will he nvited. A commirtee will select a iare. In his opening Towa, January 9 were taken here | overcentralization in nment s the “in cues,” mroups,” ‘mill of the ten end | as destroved {and of pe antee statement the conference Gov. Hammill of lowa ad vocated the establishment of a Fed eral agricultural hoard “whose serv- lices shall be dedicated to the job of helping to stabilize the farm business and to put it on A money-making parity with other husiness enter | brises asonable zuarantee {and sein nible hess o ANUARY Cat Throws Village Into Chao And Causes Police Judge to Resign| | | Syecial Dispaten to The Star. ROU ARD January 9.—Because Tda Peterson was arrested, Police Judge A. J. Green turned in his resignation 1o the town commissioners. H. Maryan lost considerahle sleep an; chaos reigns over the question of nolice powers under the town's charter of incorporation. The cat belongs to Mre. Peterson. was trapped in the henhouse of Mr. Maryvan. who threatened to kill it. Sergt. Willlam Brown was cailed after a scene. in which Marvan charges Mrs. Peterson ured and abusive Janguage. On a warrant ohtained by Maryan. Mrs. Peterson was tried before Judge Green. She HEIGHTS, Md., of a cat_ Mrs, violent | was tepresented by Attorney lLeroy Pumphrey of Marlboro, who asked that the case be dismissed on the | ground that the court had no furisdic- tion. Instead of dismissing the case | Judge Green fined Mrs. Peterson 5 | and costs, amounting to $2. Her a torney asked hail for her pendin, appeal. This was refused. it is said, and a commitment was issued, upon which the woman was ordered placed in Jail at Marlboro. Mrs. Peterson and her attorney mpanied the constable and obtained a writ of iheax corpus from the county ecourt, | which prevented the imprisonment. Hearinz of this. Judge Green resigned Now what I8 to done? citizens | | are asking MURDER OF OSAGES STARTLES PROBERS Special United States Prosecutor Declares. By the As GUTHRIF United States Government's in tion of an alleged death rinz Osage conntry of Oklahoma has vealed a condition that will astound the Nation when the details are known, it was declared yesterday by Edwin K. Brown, =pecial assistant attorney neral. who, with Roy Lewis, United ites DIstrict Attorney. I directing grand jurky inquiry herve “Before this inquiry ix completed, the entire United States wi astounded by the revelations. othing so farreaching s ever before has been e Brown sald that so real become a reign of terror in the Osage We horation products should have an export to dispose of the surplus of agriculture whenever necessary and the committee should | set up a_revolving fund us in the case {of the Pederal Land Bank the operation of such a | President R. A | State College told ere was “something in the air at ashington” which he interpreted as meaning that the “administration WAl favornhly consider agricultural reitef legislation.” ESKIMOS OF .LABRADOR AMAZED OVER RADIO Natives Flock to Mission Station Where Set Is Installed—Others Clamor for Outfits, delegated the United States and | | “Thus five of the principal nities guaranteed by have bean stri with the result immu the bill of rights en down. one by one, | that people every | where are in reveit mgainst the in | crensing extravagances of Federal | tion and subject to control by # | 1 at Washington and constant invasion by some Federal agent, In vestigator inspector There are nther issues, | fects the preservation much as the proper distribution exercise of power between the St and the U'ninon. he asserted rporation n of lowa committea | ! hut none a of liberty Sees Tnsue as Greatest. | ccertainiy st far transcen Vauestion of rights, histe {or in the abstract. or even suce ques. | | tions as the tariff. the W d Court | the Income tax, disarmament. the Air | Service, Muscle St 1: 14 the ik | “Ther must be rlv ap l'ent when n Repuhlica President dis covers that what fe needed is a return to Democratic doctrine. and with all the fervor and zeal of a new ¢ | declares the rights of the | “However. let s give the President S g . £ 5 credit for seeing the dangers of too a:u"r';:é m-“;‘“;!‘;»";"r-m::r‘*j Wiy ‘rh*(_;mmhhmnm.w..m., and of recogniz ; ing the cure '\":arlt'ms stations along that desolate “His view of prohibition Capt. Tackson took a wireless net to| !l the sentiment of the countiy en { Labrador and it was set up in the |30e% 2 change sllildoiad {local school. He invited the natives | AMendment. the sul he Stuton {10 rome in and listen. They came ana | [1ENed back by Congrees 10 the States, (e e ooy ame AN [,ind each State. Wwithin constitution |toom now has become the faverite | Iitations, given the visht and the athering place Tor people from miles | FPsPONSINIY Of KeiHling 1t Ay |sround] " Makroulk m-the envy ar(d 0 D Hhe W O S O e ot |51l the other mission stations in Labra- D e | dor, which are clamoring for radio | (ourS: be upheld and reapected. hu sets in order that they may Rl Sl R o | refusal to ohey the fifteenth i | By the Assoriated Prese LONDON. January 8 —Eskimos of the lonely mission station of Makro. vik, Labrador. have heard the radio. | They were amazed when thev listened tn the program of Daventry, savs isa 1 = that un. nty en | i while | 1o = e v:r‘hr':me during the long dark | amendment involves no real issue and na violation of their individual con- ! o science. %o do many feel ahout the SEES U. S. EMBARRASSED. |eishieenth amendment i i " ““The farmers, more than any | elme. should favor a strong local gov 3. 2 ler ient, because they more than any | Japan Thinks Negotiations With | mer cinse. excent. possibly. labor, i have suffered from excessive centrai. | | Russia Possible, However. o CF Reasna) nomee TOKIO, January 9 (P).—The for-| “The people of this country have not eign office acknowledges that it would lost faith in democracy or in its be somewhat embarrassing for Ameri- | champion, the Democratic party.” to enter into negotiations with Rus- i | =i, ax suggested in the Japanese note £ VAL FEUR L OPENING OF STREETS URGED BY CITIZENS {formulate & new agreement regarding | |1he North Pacific seal fisheries. It is | fell_here, however, that a new agree- | ment i= neecessary, and it is explained | | that America could negotiate with |p . : Rirssia withat recognizing tha Soviet, | Brightwood Body Again Asks Bet- ax Japan did when the two powers iohti i | reached an agreement in respect to ter Lighting for Georgia the fisheries along the Siberian coast. | Avenue. These negotiations occurred before 5 Japan recognized the Soviet. SUGGESTS INVITATION. | Labor Leaders Want D. C.-Mary- land Body to Meet Here. Greatly impressed by Washington's | building growth, Maurice Auerbach, {representative of the Year Book. of- {ficial orgun of the District and Mary- [3and Kederation of Tabor. want The opening of Eighth sireet from Concord avenue to Piney Branch réad: Ninth street from Madfson street to Pihey Branch road, and Rittenhouse street from the Masonic and Eastern Star Home on Sliga Mill road to Six- teenth street were urged in resolu- tions adopted Iast night at a meeting of the Brightwood Citizens' Associa- tion. held in iloly Comforter Churéh local | Parish Hall. Charles W. Ray pre. {husiness men to help him bring the | Sided. with William D. Wilsen as sec- 11827 convention of this body here, |TERTY : | he smnounced today after returning | The meed for improvement in the e o s [lighting facilities on_Georgia svenue bf the Tederation are: Henry | 9€AIn was emphasized, and resolutions Broening, Baltimore, president; . | bearing m‘;lhl' ,«nl-_lml-‘ '\\T;,‘:‘?S?p::x . Coulter. Gertrude MeNally, N. A e Washington: G. A. Ott. Mar- . Mueller, Baitimore: W. S. Alla- mong. Cumberland: J. L t. Ha-| gerstown, vice presidents: Frank Coleman. Washington, secretary Toone. Washington. treasurer (‘harles Frazier. Washington, ganizer | Mrs. G. G. Sanford was elected a member of the assoctation. A letter will be sment to the play- ground authorities requesting that plans for the piavground of the Rrightwnod Park School be speeded along when weather conditions per- ! mit. e | At Elsie Hackett Wedded. {Sepdion the oty YORK. January 9 (#).—Miss sented a program_of literary and e Mannering Hackett. daughter of musical numbers. Those taking part Mrs. Frederick Elliot Wadsworth and ,included Vice President John Clagett James K. Hackett. the actor, was mar- | Proctor. who recited some of his own ried vesterday at Irvington. N. Y., to |poems, and solos by Jules C. Ricker Edward Andrew Hunter of Detroit. [and Mrs. Belkoop Smith. T:}P h'ri;l;"sdm‘nlkhgh_\\;h{\‘vn?w}s ’:h; — e @iress | BRITAIN MAY PROPOSE | SEAPLANE RACE DELAY Irvington. was former] and was known on the s Schneider Cup Event Should Be Postponed, Ministry of Air Officials Intimate. W the business committee, as chairman, pre the conclusion of nment finance and labor and other elements | which are important. yes. But no more so than agriculture. ile pointed out that because of pro- tection afforded other groups by leg- islation “the f < been and ix buying in market pro- | tected by laws enacted by ou 2 ment for the benefit of industry and labor and selling in a world regulated Iby world conditions, in competition | with the luropean peasant and the Argentine Indian.” Prews Juny —Great Britain probably will ask for postpunement of this year's Schneider seaplane cup race. which ix fixed for October 24, according to aviation circles. Lieut. Col. Mervin O'Gorman has gone to Paris to represent Great Britain at a meeting of the Interna- tional Aeronautic Federation tomorrow at which the Schneider race will be discussed. 3 The air ministry_has intimated to the Royal Aero Club that for reasons of ecomomy and as an nid toward production the building of high speed machines must be limited and that there is insufficient time to construct new machines for the Schneider event if held in October. . From other quarters it is reported that even if the air ministry is unable to send a candidate, at least one private firm intends to build a ma- chine and compete, Remedy Seen In Two Forms. The fundamental troubles can be remedied in only two ways, Mr. Peek said, by repealing all protective meas- ures or by including the farmer in the protective system. The second cure “requires only a mechanism to handle. ar to contraet | with others to handle. the surplus above the domestic requirements. “If you skim off the surplus. the domestic supply will flow naturally in response to domestic demand and will sell at a fair exchange value. The farmer's dollar compared with the other man's dollar will then be worml 100 centsy™ v i | rana | successful thus far {vealed lin Washing’ | lower fioors ountry as a resuit of the death of nearly a score of persons that when he went there several months ago to n a preliminary investigation hé found the homes of many Ox rounded by strings of brillia lights that hur the nicht. It was indicated officially Jury's activities ex surs t electrie that the have heen so that the Govern. ment expects the Osiges to he pro- tected forever from the cupidity white men. which, it is charged. re. itself progressively through many devious methods to defraud and finally cropped nut in a sinister con spiracy of death that levied on the lives of the Indians. known ms the Warld’s richest peopie. I believe there will closed scason against t this case is terminated,” O. R. Luhr ing told the ociated Press. Mr. ring IS in charge of the criminai ision of the Department of Justice n Witnes lled vesterday indicated that the Jury finished late in the after noon its investigation of the death of Anna Brown. wealthy Osage. who was bhe forever a Osages when {the first victim of the alleged conspir- acy, and turned death of Henry cousin. who was 1 SEVEN ARE INJURED IN BALTIMORE FIRE Three Buildings. Valued at $150,- 000. Swept, and Damage From ‘Water Is Heavy. ite attention to the Roan Kkilied January | By the Awsociated Press BALTIMORE. January 9.—Fire, which brought out all of the apparatus in Baltimore downtown fire zone, ewept through three buildings com- prising the Appeifeid block., between Baltimore and Redwood streets, east of Howard, last night. The four and five story structures were occupied by half a dozen cloth- ing and tapestry mafiufacturing con cerns. Estimates of the loss were lacking. The hutldings, swept clean by the flames on the upper floors, were valued at $150,000. Loss on the was confined chiefly to water damage. which It was estimated might equal or exceed that from the fire. Seven firemen were injured. none serfously. The fire was discovered on the fourth floor of the Baltimore mtreet side of the hlock océupled by the American Skirt and Coat Co. It cut a straight swath through the block, and for a time threatened to Jeap A six-foot alley way to five ad- Joining buildings on South Howard treet. Five alarms were sounded be- fore the flames were brought under control. and street traffic in a large part of the Iowér dowmtown section was paralyzed for nearly two hours. g TWO FUBITIVES HELD FOR BUDAPEST POLICE Hungarian Consul at New York Says He Will Start Extradi- tion Proceedings. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. January 9.—Two Hun- garians describing themselves as en- gineers negotlating the construction of a hydro-electric plant in Turkey, were arrested in a New York Hotel {last night on a compdaint from Buda- pest, charging them with absconding with 8.000.000 crowns. the equivalent of about $14.000. Information from Budspest said the two had access to the funds of the Pannonia Agricultural Cv.. Limired, with which they were cormected, and disappeared with the money last leaving & note saying they going to America to gtart lie Police said they found' 1,000,000 erowns in their porsession. Their names were given to police as Alexander Covac and Julius Wabian. Covac was registered at the hotel un- der the name of “Kalen” and Fkbian 1= “Franklin.” Extradition p ings will be started by Dr. Charlex Wirster, Hungarian consul at New York. GOOD WILL IN MIDWINTER The work of the Associated Relief Assoclation—is now at its agencles is to assist families in dist: Immediate ald is given as needed) pending study of conditions in order to remove cause of misfortunef so far as humanly possible. Iliness or death of wage-earner is tho disability most frequently found in familles under care. Otl sickness, These soclal agenciex receive fectiveness is dependent upon the ington. If you are not aiready a con now? Your help is needed. Contributions may finance comnittee, 1022 Eleventh street, and wil knowledged. Resuits Will Astound Country, | had | of | Anna Brown's | BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR 195 BETTER Employment Service Predicts D. C. and Maryland Will Exceed 1925 Records. A vear of husiness activity during Prosperons vear today by the United ment Service for \\ forecast of conditions in the Capital, based on the business Jook for the next 12 months. “The hotels antictpaie increased | husiness, with additional workers em | ploved.” the service said. “Indic | tions that there will he { building in 1926 than dv 19 | full emplovment of all classes of resi | dent buflding craftsmen is pract aseured. In addition clal and privat he undertaken d severnl very larg by the Government killed } well emploved thr year excepting a workers alwavs ar Firier | “The volume of employment in re trade circles in the Distriet will be no less in 1926 than in 1925, which was satisfactory ! The forecast was made by Rob. | ert M. Pilkington, director of the | fWashington office’ of the Employ- | ment Service he Maryland director predicted gen erally good conditdons in both industiy and emplovment in that State for 1926, calling attention tn a prevailing helief | {that there will he more work for skill. | ed and unskilled dahor in 1928 than in | any vear since 1921, Building will show an increase and major indust Aicipate full-tine operations. agricultural outlook in the br and acreage under cultiv Wil show an increase over | General industrial employment pros pects in Virginia were said by the State director be much brighte than at this time a vear ago. with the demand for skilied Jabor certain to be as great as nex greater than. in 11925 Mafor industries of the State were sald 1o have improved steadily | during__the past few weeks, while ahout $3.000.000 will be spent on roads tate. Little change is expected | v regarded in the cre reage The West Virrinia dirgey the outlook for 1926 a¥ salisfactory. with practically all industries antiei- | pating full-time operation. (oal pro- duction, the leading industry of West rginia. was said to be rapidly reach- ing & _normal state. und 1926 should | see all the mines running @t full ca: pacity The other State directors all prediet ed a favorable industrial and agricul tural vear in 1926, while the Florida | saw @ shortige of huilding adesmen and said that demand for | asses of labor will be greater in 1926 than last vear. D. C BUSINESS MAN | DIES OF PNEUMONIA Llewellyn M. Stabler, Insurance Underwriter, Will Be Buried Tomorrow. Building | than the ed | jcally | to the commer strietion that wil | ing 192 profects’ sponsored | will be staried. | id unskilled labor should be | the entire of clerical in the Dis | Llewsllvn Miller Stabler died yester: day mt Emergency Hospital after a short illness from pneumonia. He was the son of Asa M. and the Jate Albina 0. Stabler. and was born August 20, 1872, near Sandy Spring., Md. He had made his home in Washington for the last 22 vears. coming here from Ralti more, where he began his career as a life insurance underwriter. Mr. Stabler was a life member of the City Club, a member of the Board of Trade and the District of Columbia Life Underwriters’ Association. He always took an active interest in the activities of the latter association, hav- ing served as director and chalrman of various committees. He never married. and is survived by his father, Asa M. Stabler, and three brothers, Newton and Mortimer 0. Stabler of Montgomery County and Terbert O. Stabler of this city. Funeral services will be held at Friends Meeting House, Sandy Spring, Md., tomorrow afternoon ut 2:30 o’clock. BEAUTY PRIZE WINNER, 71, GOES TO POORHOUSE By the Ameciated Press. JANESVILLE. Wis.. January 9.— Mary Lulu Lee, 71.year-old victor over a hundred aspiring voung women in a beauty contest a year ago, has bid good-bve to her little shack in the rail- | Toad yards to go to the poorhouse. | Mary's success in the beauty con- |test came when a press-agent stunt got beyond control of the theater in charge. Her enticing name immedi- ately won the fancy of the public and despite her age she was elevated to queen of beauty, given a crown of flowers and escorted through the streets in & coach of gold. Yesterday she rode along the familiar route, but this time without acclaim and in the more matter-of-fact carriage provided to take prospective residents to the county farm. Her husband recently broke a leg and appealed to the county for aid. Qharities—including the Citizens’ heélght. The alm of these welfare s in the Distrct of Columbia. her se: handicaps accompany ne publi@appropriation. Their ef- good will the people of Wash- tributor, wil\ you not become one * sent care of joint be individually ac- CORODRAN THOM, Chatrman Joint Figance Committee. {of | formation | partment | ARMS GONFERENCE DUE NEXT WINTER Chance of Earty Convoca- tion of Delegates. By the Aasociated Pres iENEVA, January 9.—Officials of the League of Natjons expressed the opinion today, in discussing arrange- ments for the meeting of the prepara- tory commission for the league's dis- armament conference on February 15, that If all goes well the conference it=elf will be convoked next Winter or in the Spring of 1927. It is the general belief here that the magnitude and complexity of problems to be considered in tion for the conference make vocation at any earlier date Role of Commission. GETS LIFE SENTENCE. Jury Finds Youth Guilty of Mur- dering Policeman._ |T. L.OUIS, January 9 (P).—Frank | Bird, 19, St. Louis youth, was found guilly by a jury of the murder of Patrolman John H. Grogan here July |3 and was sentenced to life imprison- | ment. League Officials See Little | of Grogan and Harvey Hammett, & Bird was the firat to go to trial of seven youths Indicted for- the slaying salesman, who were killed by robbers, | who shot their way out of the Collins’ Printing Co.’s establishment here after robbing 1t. MRS. SHERBY HEADS RELIEF AUXILIARY Washington Jewish Organization for Aid of Consumptives Plans Dance January 26. Mrs. Harry Sherby was elected president of the Washington lLadies’ Auxiliary of the Jewish Consump- tives’ Rellef Society of Denver, Colo., at a meeting yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile opintons differ concern- Ing the role to be plaved by the preparatory contmission, in which the United States now Ix expected to participate officiallv. Some qualified | spokesmen hold that the commission iwill importance equal to at of the conference itself, arguing eventually will draw up & 1vention or conventions con. land, sea and alr armaments, U the counctl of the league will hesitate actually to summon the con- ference until agreements have so far avanced ess of the unferenc practical certainty. In this connection it is emphasized France, Ttalv and Japan will struggle to maintain the principle of dissociating consideration of land, air armaments. possess ar ing Second Naval Conference. However, once the principle of the unity of the disarmament question is recognized by all, many spokesmen nnected with the league say they see no reason why aetafls of naval ds in regard 1o €A POWEr CAn- not he worked out In a second naval conference at Washington. Other officials believe that preparaiory commission can only lay down governing principles and that it is the conference itself which will 1} the important role. nthusiasm which press dispatches to K e sav is being manifested in the ['nited Ktates in regard, to the Aisarn nent movement has created + strong impression here. hecause it s believed this will spur Europe to reater efforts. Nevertheless. it seems o he the una us bellef that it would be a & ‘ror 1o expect quick res in the solution of this huge pr em. hecause the league «vstem is 10 work slowiv and achieve onsent instead of seeking to decisions on nations against the comme enforce War, Navy and State Departments to Select Men. Officials of the War, Navy and State Departments are conferring ayer the selection of technical experts 10 assist American representatives at the preparatory meeting in Geneva for consideration of an agenda for a limitation-of -arms conference. Some these technical advisers may taken from. among the atjaches of European embassies, but the number probably will be small. ‘e Further questions involved in the proposed conference from the Navy dandpoint have not been gone into extensively as vet. and the technical questions which would be finvolved have not heen taken up at all, it was waid today, except in so far as the general board of the Navy, through its continuing studies. is always pre- pared at short notice to give the In- upon which & Navy De- report on_ policy would be submitted to the administration. The general board recently com- pleted @ survey of naval construction conditions in connection with the appropriation recommendations made 1o the budget. and this s understood to be of wuffiefently bread scope to constftute’ the” bass for hny tech: nical reports which might be sought in connection with the Geneva meet- ing. The Hawailan maneuvers last Sum- mer, as well as naval progress of e Other officers elected were: Mrs. Paul Peariman, first vice pre: | dent; Mrs. Charles A.' Goldsmith, se ond vice president; Mrs. Henry Oxen- { burg, secretary, and Mrs. Alex Kop- lin, financial secretary and treasurer. Final arrangements for the first an- | nual dance to be given by the auxil- iary at the Hayflower Hotel, January . were completed. Mrs. Oxenburg is chalrman of the dance committes. Other members of the dance committee include Sherby, Mrs. Koplin and Mrs ferman. Miss Evelyn Rosen is chair man of the publicity committee, The patrons and patronesses clude Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. &mith, Harr s Mr. and &nd Mrs. Alexander Koplin Mrs. W. Lovitt, Mr. and Mrs. L. Schoenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Grosner, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Appen heimer, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob ILiebster. M and Mrs. Simon Atlas, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Wil llam Rosendorf, Mr. and Mrs. R. It H. Lyon, Nathan Urdong, Mr. &nd Mrs. Robert Rothstein, Mr. and Mr S. 1. Reizenstein, Mr. and Mrs Herzog, Mr. and Mrs. B ckhantz, Mr. and Mrs. J. Preasler, Mr. Mrs. Mark Lansburgh, Mr. and Mrs Milton Diamond, Mr. and Mrs, Shefferman and Dr. and Mrs. N. Smiler. 'BLANKET OF SNOW FAILS TO HAMPER in Henry 1 and | VESLVILS AROUSED AFTERNEW QUAKE Giant Volcano Cone Sending Out Great Stream of Molten Lava. By tha Associated Press. VESUVIUS, Naples, Itals 3.—Growling ominousl, and up dense clouds of smoka and of cinders, Mount Vesuvius was being watched anxiously today by the in- habitants of the little towns near the base, The volcano's remewed ativity is marked expecially by an unusually free flow of lava, the incandescent stream of which s constantly in- creasing. The main lava stream has reached a length of more than a thousand feet, while seve r streams are flowing from i ern mouth of the crater The intensity of t gether with the freq f the explosions crater began serion some of tives du notwlithsta the ists that the erupti s and is In & to preve sma the giant ¢ inspiring coming o presented flar while after each explosion gr of and showers of sparks and cinders rose into the SHARP QUAKE IS FELT. awe iy smoke Western Italy, Atremble Two Weeks, Damaged by Shock. January 9 #) e reglon ar Western nd the ard to the ROME Italy, from heen Around Adelshers, buildir ve heer near Trieste CAPITAL TRAFFIC (ontinued from First Page.) ported open from nearby Maryiand und Virginia counties. The storm appeared 10 have done no material damage 1o lines of communi cation. Skating Pool Cleared. The one traffic accident listed by police as due 1o the snow near Connecticut avenue and Woodley road Washington base ball team. was driv- ing an automobile, with Dutch Ruether, National pitcher, as pas- senger. when Salvadore Manzani, 27, of 233 E street. stepped from hehind & parked hus, aceording to the police, and was knocked down by Judge's ma- chbine, Judge took Manzani to Gar- field Hospital. where the latter was treated “for =light injurfes and sent home. Ice skating received but terruption today as a result snow. the slight in of the interest hy sending men to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool today to clear the snow away for the skaters. The ice Ix still in good condition, accora ing to Capt. W, I. McMorris of the office of Public Buildings and Public Park The Saturday heliday In theschools turned thousands of youngsters loose in a mad scramble fo try out their new sleds. and the city's favorite sledding hills were spotted today with the merrymakers. Not & few grown- ups, 1o, joined in the fun. Police as sisted 1n_protecting the children from automobliles, and motorists were !warned to keep a sharp lookout and drive slowly on all hillk and on streets crossing the inclines. SNOW IN NEW YORK. other nations as demonstrated by | | maneuvers and,in constructien pro- grams and the, immediate needs of the American Navy, all have been takén into aceount In the shaping of the board's views. VIADUCT OPENED AT SILVER SPRING One of Most Dangerous Grade Crossings Near Capital Elim- inated by Construction. EHmination of one of the most dan- gerous raflroad crossings near Wash- ington was accomplished vesterday afternopn with completion of the road- way under the Baltlmore and Ohlo Railroad tracks between Silver Spring. Md., and the District line and the opening up of the road for through traffic. The viaduct was held up in construction for several months by delay In the iron and concrete work. Representing the Sflver Spring Cham- ber of Commerce, Capt. Frank I. Hewitt, its president, drove the first automobile through the tunnel. In the machine rode Representative Zihlman of Maryland. The vieduct was completed at a cost of ahout $140.000 and required ‘approximately 13 months in construc- tion. The cost of the work was borne by the Baltimore and Ohio Raflroad. the Maryland State Road Commission and the Washington Rallway and Electric Co.. which paid for widening of the viaduct to permit laying of street car tracks in the cut. The move was started several years ago by the Silver Spring and Capitol View Citi- zens' Assoclation. Although no formal ceremony marked the opening of the viaduct, the Silver Spring. Fire Department and business organizations in the Maryland community joined in an in. formal celebration following the open- ing. LIQUOR ARRESTS DROP. Baltimore Record Yor 1925 Below ‘Those of 1924 and 1923. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 9.—Although Baltimore is reputed to be one of the wettest cities in the country, there were fewer arrests for drunkenness here in 1925 than during either of the two preceding years. According to the annual report of Gen. Charles D. Gaither, police com- missioner, there was a decrease of 341 arrests for drunkeness last year over 1924, and a decrease of 548 over 1923. During 1925 police arrested 5,687 per- sons on charges of being drunk, as compared with 6,029 in 1924, and 6,235 in 1823. ' Arrests for 1925 totaled 94,521, as compared to #8,307 fer 1924 and 74,235 for 1928 | ey Winds Send Ships to Port North | of Norfokk. NEW YORK, January 8 (#).—Snow has been sweeping across the North Central States and the Atlantic sea- |bhoard and struck New York after ‘dropping & white mantle on Washing- ton last night. Tcy. snow-laden winds swept the seacoast from North Carolina tn Bos- ton. bringing a sharp drop in tempera- ture. Shipping all along the coast north of Norfolk was affected and in many casen vessels were forced to seek shei- ter. Ovean liners at Atlantic ports re- ported rough weather at sea. The Adirondack region had subzero, with predictions of colder weather stili to come. The storm has been making jts way East steadily, first invading the Far West, then the Soutwest and sections of the South. U. S. WARNS MEXICO AGAIN AFTER LAND LAW PROTEST FAILS (Continued from First Page.) the necessary series of five cases to establish a legal interpretation of a constitutional question, has held that article 27 could not be construed to have & retroactive effect. The text of paragraph 4, article 27, of the constitution of 1917, read in conjunetion with article 1 of the new petroleum act, shows the extent to which not only the pledges made in the 1923 conference, which was the basis of recognition of the Mexico City government by the United States, but nlso the judicial findings of the Mexi- can government itself have been ig- nored. The paragraph reads, in part: “In the nation is vested direct own- ership of all minerals or substances, which * * * constitute deposits whose nature is different from the components of the land, such as min- srals * * * petroleum and all hydro- carbons—solid, liquid or gaseous. Another aspect of serious concern to Washington authorities is that the new act ignores the ‘positive act™ doctrine laid down by the Mexican Su- preme Court, apd reaffirmed for the executive power at the 1923 confer- ence as a basis to establish title to petroleum deposits. That doctrine was that where an owner of surface title or of subsurface rights legally acquired from a surface titleholder under pre-constitution mining laws had performed certain specified “posi- tive acts” of exploration within a fixed period of time he had made good his legal rights to such de- posits. The new act ignores also the pref- erential rights of surface owners to exploft oil deposits, which heretofore have been recognized. Under it per- sons without title either to surface or subsoll exploration would be given quality in seeking oll concessions on e land involved with the surface occurred | Joe Judge, first basemen of the | Uncle Sam smiles benevolently | on this sport, and he demonstrated his | the finest of the rotto of Ad Center at Monte Amiata. The center of the dis teiias the peninsul deinity of Monte Am anie mountain In the 7 pennies, foet ering £ nd Abadia were dar Mount apparently its outbreak | With the nes it awoke | smoke. while began . flowing new cor the Throughe the turbances Mount of Siclly, is shows no s Red Cross Aids Homeless. ST A. Traly Workers from the R Misericordia (Mercy today were g the Amiats Iy vesterdav s damaged nANY minor inju The slightly Most of {rml(m refu homes, fearing a repet turbance. SCHOOL CONTRACT LET. Charles Tompkins Company Build Francis Junior High. Contracts for construction of new John R. Franels Junior H School on N street between Twen fourth and Twenty-fifth streets wers awarded bv the Commissioners vestar- day to the Charles H._ Tompkins Co. The contract calls for ‘an expenditurs of $414,240. An appropriation of $475,000 has been made by Congress for the school site and construction of the building. STOKOWSKI MAY WED. PHILADELPHIA, January 9 —The Public Ledger savs today t it e authoritatively Leopold Stokowskl, Philadelphia Orchestra, ried in_ New York next Miss Ivangeline Brewster of 515 Park avenue. Both Dr. Stokowski and Miss John son, over the teleplune, refused to confirm or deny the report. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. Head of Chinese People’s Army As- signed to Civil Post. PEKING, January 9 (#)—The cabl- net has accepted Marshal Feng Yu- hsiang's resignation as head of ti Natlonal People’s Army and has ap- | peinted him a commissioner to study industries abroad. The circular of resignation lssued |by Tuan Chijui, the chief executive, !ana later recalled for revision again has been sent out. As no date is set for his retirement in the reviced cireu- lar. it is regarded as a feeler to test opinlon as to his retention of office. The to wi Monda; Jo — Dismisses Reserve Bank Charge. Dismissing a complaint by the Fed- eral Regerve Bank of New York, the Interstate Commerce Commission yes- terday ruled that express rates, rules and practices applying to transporta- tion of gold coin, silver coin and paper currency of the United States, gold bullion, silver bullion and securities from and between inuterstate points were not unreasonable and discrimina- tory. The complaint was directed at the Amerlcan Railway Lxpress Co. by the bank and asked the commission to prescribe reasonable and non-dis- criminatory rates for trausportation of precious metals and currency. Railroad Wins Suit. Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court has directed a verdict in favor of the Baltimore & Ohfo Railroad Co., which was sued for the death of Dr, Tolief B. Thomp- son, famous sociologist. Dr. Thomp- son was acting chief of the division of documents at the Library of Con- gress, and was standing on the track at Riverdale, Md.. when struck by an express train. The company contend-| ed he walked onto the track just in L of the approaching train,