Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1926, Page 2

L'y 3 GALLES DEMANDS TIA JUANA CLEAN-UP Many Complaints of Miss- treating of American Girls Brings Arrest of Officials. v 13.—Many nrade that eated in Calles of sing of all ob- the border town. night to Mayor Tuana the President s of the border town t a vigorous investi the mistreating Clyde Peteet. two vere drugged and mist nt Mexteo Jectionahl n a Palacio o urged 11 he closed ar gation be of A American g message came on sarges by Fred the United States the Tia Juana line had complaints of mistreat American women in the re of the ad of at he ment of sort to Testif: the inquest into the has Peteet. father af the Markley stated that . who were supposed have taken Amer and anacked were under . 1o prote tean Ther the infi he of lau hile Made. suppo by a detective sent Other Complaints Mis test W ed Capt. J. M. Adamson Rere to investigate the fatal beating of T M N Atlanta. Ga., in the Tia several months a0, Adamson said he had an affidavit from an American woman who de- clared she had heen attacked in Tia Juana, and that he had received other complaints. The Amerfcan State Department eutered the Peteet case vesterday, Secretary Kellogg inquiring of the American consul at as to the progress George of Juana tion The Peteet xirvls und thelr father and mother committeed suicide by in- haling zas In their home here a few davs after the Tia Juana incident. The coroner's jury yesterday re- turned verdicts that the family had come to their deaths by suicide re- sulting from “remorse and xrief.” Audrev and Clyde, who were visit- ng a saloon in the resort town with their parents, disappeared after danc- ir Chief of Police Zanalda 1 2 Juana, it is charged. It alleged that the father was given “knockout drops” after he had intro- duced the girls to the police chief. After the father located his daugh- ters and learned of thelr experiences he returned to San Diego, called his family together and carried out the sulcide pact Accused Are Arrested. The jury charged that Audrey Peteet “came to her death while de- spondent with grief and remorse over the fact that she had been outraged by Chief of Police Llanos.” In the case of Clyde Peteet the verdict was that Luls Amador, a Tia Juana saloon keeper, had attacked her. Both Llanos and Amador are under arrest in Tia Juana. In spite of the word received from President Calles by Mayor Palacfo, the resorts of Tijuana were still open last night. Besides Amador and Llanos. Refu- glo Alvarez and Francisco Navarro, bartenders; Francisco Gonzales, police officer. Juan York Sang. manager of & hotel, and Salvador Espinosa, taxi driver, are being held in Tijuana. A mass of depositions has hean prepared by Mexican officlals follow- ing examination of witnesses in con- nection with the case. Trial of the men will be hurried, officials eaid, fol- lowing the presenting of the deposi- tlons to the court, which is expected today. Action in the case of Angel Osuna, arrested at Tijuana Thursday in con- nection with the alleged beating which is sald to have resulted in the death of George, probably will not come be- fore the courts before Monday. Depo- sitions taken in the case are under- stood to have shown that George sus- tained His injuries by a fall from a hanch while in the fail. CHANGE IN LEAGUE COUNCIL FORECAST (Continued from First Page.) amt-orcnued from Tirst Tage) council, whereas Latin America, a membership of 19, as yet no seat. There were two non- ermanent places belonging to Latin erica on the council, but the haz- of election might cause the loss these, when it was conceivable America would be without any ioe whatsoever In the council. This d be fatal to the league, as it d wreck its international charac- it was argued. Sweden Opposes Move. from Stockholm are to the that some of the Swedish news- including the Social Demo- ten, the government organ. ex- ln-fi the belief that demands for an Increass in the number of permanent jsats in the council, made at the ex- of other members, must be op- It is contended by the press the Swedish capital that such con- Gessions by the council would be inst the Interest of smaller states ithout permanent seats, and would e it q;)pu.r that the leagus was to bring about & counterbal- m Germany. This, ons of the olm papers asserts, would in Bo wise exprees the spirit of Locarno. 8ome suspiclon is reported to have Been aroused in London that Sir Aus- fen Chamberlain, the British foreign fecretary, has given some sort of ise to Premier Briand of France vorable to the aspirations of Spain, 1 and Poland for permanent seats on the council. The Liberal press is faid to be showing anxiety with re- to the government's policy in the ses, and that this has been elghtened by the evasive answers of Austen made {n the House of Com- mons on the subject. ‘While Germany is said to see no rea- there can be any right to a seat, she is 'ormed whether the eeats to other na- ns in addition to Germany. If Ger- is denied a seat, it is said, she a?fi'mmnmy withdraw her applica- n. animously supporisd by the prosant snanimo! ® present souncil of 10 members and ratified by rity of the members of the 's assembly. Therefore a period expected. ! vestiga “hoto show: Scouts, watching § Mrs. Jane Deeter Rippin, director of the National Girt cout Ruth Altschuk addressing a Scout Valentine to Mrs. Coolidge and including the annual report of the Girl Scouts. STAR. 'WASHINGTON, D. 0, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1926. | | JAZZ STYLE COMIC VALENTINE HITS FLAPPER, Demand for Ornate Missives. After Years, Like That| of “Hot Cak After an absence of many seasons, the old-fushioned valentine is back among new-fangled “jazz' form. Pulling a who had thought this rough-and-ready of felicitations to be a long-l comic us. only in surprise on old-timers, art, the valentine manufacturers have gotten together, employed a force of self-made “poets” and “artists” with ultra-modern {deas and have flooded Washington 10-cent stores and novelty shops with the result. Instead of the loving brickbats directed at the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, we have now carfcatures of more up-to-date per- sons, such as the bootlegger. the radio fan. the golf bug and the flapper. In Great Demand. And the new edlitions of an old or- der of things are selling “like hot- cakes.” A reporter, who noticed all the commotion in a downtown 10-cent store today—Valentine’s eve—and who traced it to the comic valentine coun- ter, managed to corral 10 samples for & nickel before going down in the surg- ing sea of high school girls and boys, business men, dowagers and other rep- resentative persons. Titles of the ten, grabbed catch-as- catch can, included the four subjects aforenamed and, in addition, the fol- lowing: “Base ball bug, in can driver,” “traveling man,” ‘“clerk,” ** Among Crowds in Novelty Shops and Ten-Cent Stores. GOLF BUG ET AL “manicurist cian.’ The verses are Note this one. for examj to the “golf bug™: Your style of putting on the green, Your driving off @ tee. Would make a dandy movie sce Entitled “Bugs is He Or this one to t Lall bug': Of all the pests I've ever known You are the worst of all You eat and sleep and think Entirely base Melp Poetry With Foot. You've got to catch the swing of the rhythm t ppreciate the real pdatry in the above. The idea is to | thump right along with your foot | while stretching “entirely” over the | requisite number of beats. It's easy | after you get on to it. When the reporter had recovered his breath and composure he sought out the manager of the store to in quire the why and wherefore of the revival. “We tried to get along without them | for several years, but the hablt was | too deep-seated. The public wants comic valentines, so we just had te supply the demand, that's all. It's not the sort of merchandise we like to carry, I'll admit, but if the public wants comic valentines there's noth- ing for us to do but give 'em to ‘em.” and “politi free—very mu dedi h so. ted ne talk and all | Dead Mail Pilot ART SMITH, Stunt_fiyer, who lost his life near Montpelier, Ohio, last night. PLANE AND RADIO VALUE DESCRIBED BY EXPLORER The parts played by airplanes and radio in modern exploration were de- scribed for members of the National Geographic Soclety by Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice last evening in an ad- dress at the Masonic Temple Audito- rium. ‘Working up wholly unknown rivers in a remote part of Northesn Brazil, Dr. Rice’s party, of which he spoks, was preceded by = scouting party in a hydroplane. From the description of the country and the photographs brought back by the flvers the expe- dition was emabled to choose the best route in labyrinths of channels, and to prepare to surmount .obstacles ahead. The trip was a continued fiight with raplds, up which the huge canoes had to be hauled with cables by naked natives working in the water. The plane also made repeated trips back to the base camp, covering in an hour and a half a distance that it had required the party three months to cover by boat. Marine Fingerprint BERGDOLL IS ACCUSED OF INDECENT CONDUCT | Held at Mosbach, Germany, on Charges Involving Love Affairs. Revenge of Foes Is Seen. | | 1 By the Associated Prese i MOSBACH, Baden, February —§ Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, rich P delphia draft cvader, since a sensational escape has evaded efforts to return him to the United States, i8 under arrest here. fle w taken tnto custody yesterday on allegations involving love affairs. Bergdoll was arrested upon the complaint of a private detective and is held on an open charge: while the police are investigating allegations ot indecent conduct. They are prepar- ing to confront him with persons alleged to have been his victims. Police said today they helieved the complaint against Rergdoll was based on the desire of certain persons to be revenged for his shooting of mem- bers of & party who attempted to kidnap him at FEberbach several vears ago. HOOVER STRESSES NEED OF NEW EMBASSIES Cites Expansion of U. S. Interests Abroad to Show Necessity of Increasing Accommodations. By the Assoclated Press. The great expansion of American interests abroad was pointed to by Secretary Hoover today as illustrating the necessity of providing new em- bassy and consular bulldings, as pro- vided in a bill pending before the House foreign affairs committee. He told the committce American trade with foreign nations had doubled in 10 years; investments had increased more than 340 per cent to a total of $10,000.000,000; overseas shipping had Jumped from 750,000 tons to 7,000,000 tons, and that tourists had increased from 200,000 annually to 600,000 an- nually. Expert Convicts 13, who Right Man in Post Robbery—Himself There’s an enlisted fingerprint ex- in the Marine now idling s his time lnctgrow ard house ‘whether he is deserv- e diploma given him for in tgl.s ‘modern art, for he has convicted himself. The Marine Corps, which hides nothing about it- self, tells this story in one of its official bulletins: A robbery was committed at one of the Marine C\)mi&nlu a.nudl :1,!3!‘ completing the preliminary investi- th: enmgnndln‘ officer re- ts were the only clues that had. found that might lead to the guilty person. Some one had observed a diploma on the wall above the bunk of & gunnery sergeant, certifying that he was qualified to do secret service and fingerprint work. He was called upon to assist in the investigation by procuring impressions which ‘the robber had left behind. He did the work well enough. But when the fingerprints were ‘sent to headquarters here comparison with those on flle showed that they were own. He ia new In the guard {of the Gre | Miss. UNION OF GROUPS ISHELD UNLIKELY Gen. Richards Says Two Bodies of Revolution Sons Cannot Be United. Failir of the oftsi Revolution by the of the union the Sons of proposed Revolution with it the Ame be voted on of the wass fore- United of the Dis- the n which will triennial convention parent orsaniz » dune, Lich president iion of the won i addr 1% of the Dames fon ut the Willard commemorate the of Abraham ast by Gen, G tates M -« ns of the Reve triet. vestc ing the of the 1 Hotel birthduy Lincoln Irreconcilable differences in funda mentul government principle two nizations make the f the two orders entirel Gen. Ric Lared the propo uniting unanimous vote of the v e the tion, which is « 11 order, the gene orps held iniversary \pproval of requires the rious State the Revolu- v democratic s de suid Cause of Split. he ¢ of the < Rich of the formed by ot Sons of &rown Gen the New the Rev from the The proposed ur clared, would me:t eration of the the Revolution of organization and purp ferer; he that the the svolution is founded on the prin- ciple of absolute democracy, each State society being the controlling power of its activities, while on the other hand. he said, the Sons of the American F ution was conceived with 2 strone central orzanization which dictated to the constituent which were found Tuti of ideals hut al mal or- | tendency vard Tribute to Lincoln Rev. Jame Washinstor Right Bishop of or the ideals qu with prophetic tiner this Nation will not vive, made o plea E virtuous wome character of Lincoln Lincoln, the Yresident he said, Linc: and the teal the emulate The polit- wis not ut rather n lofty A higher sense of consecration is tha thing & drawn from e life ancipator, he said. Gr were extended by Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, president of the National Soclety of the Dames of the Loyal Legion, who is the daughter of Gen. John A. Logan, famous Unfon leader in the Civil War, and by Gen. « W. Hobbs, U, B. A, retired, com- mander of the District of Columbla Commandery of the Military Order of ‘the Loval Legion. Mary Clark, president of the chapter. was toastmistress. A offered by Mrs. George Fiske Dudley, chaplain of the Dames of the Loval Legion A musieal pro gram wa Rev. George Fiske Dudiey, who haplain_of the Mill t Order of the Loyval Legion, sang ing Tonight on the Old Camp and.” Miss Frank B. King ac- companied Miss Mary R. Willlams of New York, soprano soloist. BIG DIAMOND RUSH STARTED BY REPORT OF MISSISSIPPI ‘FIND' (Continued from First P Ten that “actual ope by the inter within i3 days The “field st of O Tangipahos Mary of the T 11 be started the lease k rt it three nd extends to the iver and through St. 1es almost to MeComb, It has been used principally for agricultural purposes in the past, Muny of the visitors who began flocking here ves ¥ were forced to spend last might on rode cots suppl by the inhabitants of Osyka. The new- comers rend of their prospects of be coming fabulously wealthy in an extra edition of the Mcomb Enterprise. Meanwhile announcement was made that as a result of the rush, the Kent wood Commercial, Osyka and Me- Comb Enterprise. heretofore weekly newspapers. would begin publishing daily editions immediately. J. 0. Emrieh: n MeComb newspaper man, was quoted by a Jackson paper as saying that he had Investigated the geologists Who announced the dis- covery of diamond and had found them to be reputable men. He also made public the fact that experts from the Smithsonian Institution and the clentific American had heen asked to visit Osyka and inspect the territory. Favorable repc e sald to have bean made by New Orleans and Chi- cago speciallsts, who tested stones found near here Oskva is about a mile from the Louisiana. line in south-central Missis- sippi. It is 25 miles south of McComb and 80 miles north of New Orleans, DOUBT RAISED HERE. miles Doubt was expressed by Dr. R. 8. Bassler, paleontologist of the Smith- sonian Institution, that the reported diamond find could be of any extent because of the geological formation of the Mississippl region. He sald the institution could not send an expedi- tion to Pike County, Miss, to make an investigation of the stones and the field becanse it had no available fund for such a purpose. “All present knowledge of the geo- logical make-up of the region in which the diamond was reported to have been discovered give no indications that there could be any diamond for- mations there,” Dr. Bassler said. “It is possible, however, that a few dla- mond stones may have been found, but, offhand, my judgment would be that any extensive diamond fleld is formation in Mississippi was not simi- Iar to that of Arkansas, where limited fields of diamonds were discovered sometime ago. For that reason he discounted optimistic bellefs of the finders of the Mississippi fleld. While somewhat skeptical of the reports from the Mississippl fleld, W. C. Mendenhall, chief geologist of the Geological Survey, Department of Interdor, said he would be greatly in- terested In the case if credible reports of sclentific investigations of the “field” are forthcoming. In such a case, he said, he would send a repre- sentative of the survey to make a personal investigation. “IFrom my present knowledge of the. region, however. 1 would say that there is little possibility of a field of diamonds having been found there, though a few scattered stones may baie heeny’" e aich GEN, CONRER IVEN HH ARNY PST Selected to Be Deputy Chief of Staff, Second Leading Rank in Service. Maj. Gen. Fox Conner has bheen selected to become deputy chief of staff of the Army, the second highest pOst in the military services. The change is one of several de- cided on in the zeneral siaff as a result of expira- tion of assign- ments. Gen. Conner will succeed Gen. Den- nis E. Nolan, who will take com mand of the Ist Division, with headquarters at Fort Hamilton, \. Y. effective GEN. FOX CONNER. | Benning, Ga.. will become an asslstant chief of staff to fill the post occupted by Gen. Conner. Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, assistant chief of staff in charge of operations and training, will take command of the 1st Infantry Brigade, headquar ter Fort Wadsworth, N. Y. effec tive April & Maj. Gen. William D. Connor, commanding Ameriean forces in China, has been assigned to the 2d Division at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.. effective upon his return from the Orient. Maj. Gen. Malin Craig. present chief of Cavalry and who soon is to be retired, will become an assistant chief of staff, filling the vacancy caused by Gen. Drum’s transfer. WOMEN HIT BAN ON COUNTESS OF CATHCART BY U. S. nued from First now - executive order of Presi- volidge of January. 1925, and to require § ary Kellogg to show in what respect the countess is subject lusion thereunder. of the motion was served on ates Attorney Gordon and United Attorney nd will p v be called for ument next 4 ' Lis answer the Secretary had rely stated that he had evidence i that having considered the evi and reached a decision, he was is discretion, which is in court. name only the acts ations under which he c! the countess m the United Stat PROTEST IN i United and ims be excluded from NEW YORK. Women Nend Letter to Daws and Curran. NEW YORK. February 13 (#) — Women of New York are aroused over the exclusion of the Countess of Cath- cart by the immigration authorities, while the Earl of Craven, the partner n her alleged misconduct which re- sulted in her being excluded. was per- mitted to enter the country A group of prominent women of this city today made public a letter to Secretary of Labor Davis and Im. migration ommissioner Curran of Ellis Isiand asking if the countess had ULeen diseriminated against be- cause of her sex. The letter follows: ““We see in the dally papers that the Countess of Cathcart has been i excluded from the United States on the grounds of moral turpitude, be- cause of her divorce in which the Earl of Craven, a married man. was the corespondent. “Wea know nothing of this case, ex vept what we have read in the papers. { Lady Cathcart. We are not acquaint- ed with her. But we know that the Earl of Craven has been admitted Into the United States and I8 at present re. The purpose of this letter is to ask why the woman is excluded for an act which has not barred the man, although he iz admittedly as guilty as she’ “If the case is as reportsd we pro- test against such discrimination inst women." The letter was signed by Mrs. A. -Gordon rrie, Mre. Raymond Brown, Alrs. H. C. Drefer, Mrs. John Blair, Mrs. Alice Duer Miller, Mrs. Norman De R. Whitehouse, Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw. Mrs. James Russel Parsons and Mrs. Lewis S. Thompson. Countess Asks Help. The Earl of Craven, who is in New York. was admitted to the United States last November. The countess. through a mutual friend, has sent bim a letter appeal- ing for his assistance in her predica- ment. His presence here, he savs, has nothing to do with the countess’ ar- rival und he denied that he or his friends have done anvthing to cause her exclusion. The earl. whose recon- ciliation with his wife followed the countess’ divorce by the Earl of Cath- cart, was found last night at the home of his uncle, Bradley Martin. “T am not interested in any affair concerning the Countess Cathcart,” he maid. “All I want is to be allowed to live with my wife in peace and quietness. There is no reason why any relationship should be presumed to exist between me and Lady Cath- cart except an fmpersonal one.” Considers Ban Contemptible. The young earl sald that he con- sidered it “contemptible’ for any one to attempt to Influence the authorities to debar the countess. The oountess, meanwhile, faces three more days at Ellis Island, until her case comes before Secretary of Labor Davis for final decision. *T wish it were all over,” she sald yes- terday. ‘It seems such a cat and mouse game, and the suspense is playing bavoc with my nerves. I al- ‘ways have loved liberty, and it is tor- ture for me to be held prisoner, al- though the Ellls Island authorities are exceptionally kind.” On Monday the immigration board of review at Washington will hear ar- guments of counsel for the countees, Wwho seek to upeet the decision of a special board of inquiry which ordered her deportation. The board’s decision then will go to Secretary Davia Sir Esme Howard, British Ambas- sador, has called on Secretary Davis to obtain information in the case. TRAFFIC CRASH FATAL. Thomas C. Atkinson, 60 years old, of 219 John Marshall place, who Was knocked down at Fifth snd G streets by a one-man car Janusry-24, died at_Gallinger Hospital yesterday. Police reported that BH. C. Brady, emplove of the Washington Rallway & Electric Co., was in charge of the car. Coroner Nevitt arranged to hold an inquest at the morgue this after- noon. . Mr. Atkinson's death salle taialitien for the Feam L Wa are not champloning the case of | | | | ] | 1 | He also set |° | ! Restaurants I revelry today. shops, laundries x the Chinese are flaunting hoiday ol ors, Is reckoned, not hy from the o The moon swung sition last T republic, the fes a for three days shuffled Y hands and grunting “Kung hi fah tof and drank one another's health in rice w i vine and Chinese whisky and Stores | Gayly Decorated for Holiday. Jinner and Cash Gifts to| Children Feature of Festivitie Washington's Chinatown is rife with Chop suey restaurants, Orental eurio impor establishments, nd other business houses of It is the Chinese New Y iflc . which date, but fter the sun sign Aquarius, into the proper po night, at which tim ear eve festivities were in o In the old days, before Chir first moon nters the zodiacal tivities continued for All work was suspended the sons of the Orfent about and exchanged New greetings by shuking their ow: week or so One drink sually lasted for the whole ihree days | Washington's Anm ni ol hi retically 1 their debts and a decorated with red paper and hollday mottoes, and everything is all set for the big New Y ning. narfes will be the distribution of cash prizes to the children, Coins, ranging from pieces, are wrapped in red paper and glven with this old custom. New Year dinner The member of the today. p boned b n Lots fine w “merchants’ to c of d h A stairway ceeded ol the tong office u to the fourth floor, where he bumped into bo Vi some one about b a h Go Ahead, Lewis | Prepare for Feast. | things Now wwe different. however i Chinese have become | canized. Except for one or two | rerchandise stores, business is going n ns b ledly | oliday suai flavor. the Chine: arting Chinese out with clean slate homes are ar dinner this eve One of the exciting prelimt. 50-cent pleces to the $5 gold to each child in accordance What a Chinese family eats at a a mystery to he “asked a race about it Star reporter vellow l"\\n have lots fine things i he re with whipped cream. 1 chow mein, yacomin | cporter pursued | Melican food, We Chinese food. You know— chlicken, duck maybe, with ird’s nest stuffings. rice cakes, litchi ute. Sh-h-h! Rice wine. p'ra things.” Reaches Tong Headquart The reporter next 1o Chdnatown and adquarters of the On Leong Tong. | Pennsylvania avenue. There | report assoclation There being no outstde, he pushed the and walked into a dark by a single gas fixture. led upward, %o he pro- thence. Stopping on the mec- nd floor and knocking at a door, Chinese woman appeared and sald was “top flo Through the dark corridors and p the treacherous stairway he went as 4 lebrate. activity oor open all. lighted Chinese merchant or some- ‘m from The ouchsafed. *“I Star,” the reporter want to talk with vour New Year cele- on."* Yeh,” the oriental acqui puzzled look. “I flum Star newspaper i fah toi and so's your old with Kung man, | Leong Tong Merchants' Association. 1 Among _other “Huppy New Year. an-hat and happy explained the to say nothing of New Year. ¥ scribe, Hall Colorfully Decorated. Yeh,” came the reply, this time. vith complete understanding. The re sorter was led into the head rters the On Leong Tong. It was an im sight that met his eyes. long room was hung with red and spriokled with Chinese signs. and at the far end was what wpveared to be an Oriental shrine or altar. beneath a canopy of silk and paper bunting. The high platform which formed the “altar” was filled with Chinese vases, partially hidden by grill work screens of red and silver, and banked with paper flowers. Chi nese and American flags were crossed ahove and various Chinese mottoes and banners were _appropriately placed. On a small table, against the dats, was a stack of red cards, bear- ing New Year greetings in Chinese characters, and beside on & tray were a cut-glass decanter and a dozen wine rlasses. The decanter contained what appeared to be water. Running the length of the room, in the middle of the floor, was a hanquet table. covered with red paper, and lined with carved, teak-wood chairs. There was nothing on the table vet Hints Fail to Get Over. The reporter drank in the whole and then his eves came to rest in on the decanter. Are your banquets dry tured to his stient host Yeh." he was informed “I mean do vou have liquor and such as that “Yeh." Well many of 5 * he ven- any—er— yway, kung hi fah them. veh, he nodded smilingly yrter decided to look up| George Wen, the secretary of the On toi and who runs a restaurant on Ninth street. Mr. Wen was busy, but sent a spokes. | man. Banquet Date Not Set i Me want find out ‘bout On Leong | Tong N Year banquet for Star | papee, veh?" the reporter exclaimed | in his best Chinese. Mr. Wen's representative hopelessly. “Sure, buddy, whaddya wanta know about 12" he asked. “Why, to be sure. That is, I mean when is it going to be held? “Date hasn't been set yet,” the Ori- ental answered. “The members of the assoclation are gonna vote on it. Prob- ably take place in the next 10 days. Drop in later and maybe I can give ¥ou some better dope.’ “Thanks, and a happy New Year." “Same to you. S'long. smiled Tells Man to Wed At End of Strike By the Associ PHILADELPHIA, T —John L. Lewis United Mine Workers, received the following telegram: “Tamaqua. Penna February 1 president, pruary 13 ent of the. vesterday “J. L. Lewis, United Mine Warkers. “I desire to get married on day strike settled. Advise. Mr. ied today *J. L. L." r. Lewis said he did not know ATE. After passing the tax bill late last night the Senate adjourned until Monday, when it will take up the Treasury and Post Office ap- propriation bills. HOUSE. sideration of Army appropriation House expects to finish con- sideration of Army appropriation bill today. Two sub committees of House District committee met today. The sub committee considering work- man's compensation legislation de- ferred action for two weeks and ordered hearings on this subject in Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses to be printed for study by new members. Sub committee on capital punishment heard op- ments of the McLeod and Kvale lis. Sub committee of interstate com- merce committee considered Ket- cham seed bill. Hearing on_embassy bill con- tinuad before foreign affairs com- mittee with Secretary Hoover prin- cipal witness Hearing on aviation personnel continued before the naval affairs committee with Admirals Moffett and Shoemaker as witnesses. Indien affairs committee hold hearing on bill to extend criminal and civil law to Indians. | .“0 . . Instructive anmng Nurse Socicty Appeals to You for Help! COLDS! GRIPPES! PNEUMONIAS! 300 New Cases in a Week VISITING NURSES FIGHT HARD TO MEET CALLS WillYou Help by Sending $1, $2 or $5? Draw Checks Payable to JOSHUA EVANS, Jr, Treas urer, 43¢ Hvening Star Blds. U.S.SEEKSTOBAR - BIG F00D MERGER: Nine Men and Huge Union of Chain Stores Named in Action. By the Associated Press. The Department of Justice asked the Federal courts in New York today for an injunction against another pro- —_—__—*h REVELRY IS RIFE IN CHINATOWN AS NEW YEAR IS CELEBRATED SKIDDING BLAMED FORBRIDGE MISHAP Survivor of Calvert Street Tragedy Says Mrs. Standish Lost Control of Auto. “The car skidded and Mrs, lost control of it This explanation the Calvert stres given at Eme day in a statement b; Collins, 45 years old, who was automobile with Mrs. Johr igh, when §t went over t ing the latter instantl ously injuring Miss Collins The statement was giver interview with Miss Collins gency Hospital, at which Standish, president of the Laboratories: J. T. McLaughlin assistant, a a physician were presen bridge ency H Bridges Are Examined. Meanwhile. a thorough jnvestiga tion of all bridges in the District was ordered to Ly Engineer Commis sioner J. Franklin Bell to determine if addltional barrers can be installed to prevent automobiles from leaping from the structures. The examina tion will be made by Maj. Ray A Wheeler, assistant to the Enginee Commissioner. who will be assisted by several of the District bridge er gineers Col. Bell believes that the best safe guard would be a traffic guard ir stalled just bevond the curb and o height to halt a machine leaps upon the sidewalk Strengthening of the pedestrian guard rails would be difficult on the existing bridges, he said, and, moreover, i1 would be more feasible to stop & ca before it reaches the outer edge of » bridge. 3 Maj. Wheeler's investigation, 1t was explained by Col. Bell, will show fus what steps the District can take to prevent a recurrence of such acci dents as 1) the Calvert Stree Bridge. The « of the proposed trafic guard rails would be great if they are placed on all bridges i1 the District, Col. Bell explained. Per sonaily he is of the op that number of the older I be replaced inste sums of money on them at this time for repairs. The program of bridg fmprovement to which the Commis efoners are already committed, pro vides for the reconstruction of Chalr Bridge and the resurfacing of High way Bridge and these projects, Co! Bell declared. should be carrled o as soon as possible. Railings for Pedestrians. The Engineer Commissioner reite atcd his statement that rallings bridges were designed for the protec tion of pedestrians and not to halt motor vehicles going at a high rate of speed. While some of the guards on the Calvert Street Bridge are rusted e said, those on the Chain Bridge {and the P Street Rridge are in worse condition. The bridges, he sid. how ever, are structurallv safe, and the rallings provide cient protection for pedes! their deterfor ated condition i “If we can get appropriations ic build new bridges to replace the olde: ones now in use.” Col. Bell declared “we will put up guard rails trons enough to resist the impact of auto moblle collisions. In the meantime however, we will try and determine if it is possible to erect a traffic ha rier that will stop machines before they reach the pedestrian guard rallings. - Sidewalks on the presen bridges were not designed to support heavy railings and even if a wa: could be found to properly brace them they would ocepy a considerable portion of the walks.” Husband Leaves for Buffalo. Mr. Standish. husband of the de ceased, later left for Buffalo, N. ¥ where the funeral of his wife is to be held. and he is said to have the only copies of the stenographic statement of Miss Collins with him The statement, according to At torney Elmer J. Binford, who is a close friend of Miss Coilins, and who was called by her as soon as she re- gained consciousness, was made with out his knowledge and without notics to him. He has sought a copy of the statement, he raid today, but was un | able thus far to obtain it. though he | was verbally informed that the above statement as to the skidding and loss of control of the car was the most important part of the stenographic record. last night. it Standish announced was reported, that the full statemen: posed merger of dealers in food proGucts. The action is against the National Food Products Corporation and nine individuals, and involved some of the most widely known chain store organi- zatlons of the country. The individuals named were H. C. Bohack, C. C. Burdan, Benedict, B. S. Halse J. A. MacDermott, Charles B. Crane, Earnest H. Wands, Willlam H. Hall and Ernest J. Hall. berg. It was charged in the Government's petition for the restraining order un- der the Clayton act that the National ¥ood Products Corporation had ac- quired, through exchange of stock, control of the following companies: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., National Dairy Products Corpora- tion, H. C. Bohack Co., Inc.; James Butler Grocery Co., United States Stores Corporation. David Pender Grocery Co., First National Stores, Inc.; Abbotts Alderney Dairfes, Inc.: the . Borden Co., Reld Ice Cream Co., United States Dairy Products Corpora- tion and the Detroit Creamery Co. The Government asserted that it was the program of the National Food Products Corporation to operate as a helding company for the various units. It asked that the court compel the corporation to disposses itself of the stock of competing corporations al- ready acquired and enjoin it from subsequently acquirlng or controlling any phase of the subsidlary corpora- tons' operations. This phase of the Government's ac- tion is similar to that employed against the Ward Food Products Cor- poration in a suit filed in Baltimore Monday. The petition said the action today followed by less than 10 days the advertisements of public financing of the National Food Products Cor- poration. HENRY HOLT DIES AT 86. Author and Publisher Victim of Bronchitis Attack. NEW _YORK, February 13 UP)— Henry Holt, euthor and publisher, died today at his home in this city, Death resulted from complications of 36 years old. ‘The following births have been reported to the Health Departmast in the past 24 hours: George and Ellen Caumaris. bos Qtin M. and Jessie Slack. bor. George D. and Catherine Mack. mir! Ralph and Mildred McAleer, boy. gl et and A. fi“‘" st will be made public Monday. A physician who was present at the time the statement was made verified the fact that the Information regard ing the gkidding and loss of control of the automobile wae the gist of the statement given by Miss Collins. The coroner’s jury found an open verdict in the case, merely after the inquest that the death of Mrs. Standish resulted from her auto mobile running over the side of the bridge. PROPRIETORS ANGERED BY METHOD OF ROBBERS Loss of Goods Not 8o Hard to Bear, But Broken Window Rouses Wrath Theft of hunting knives, penkniyes and watches from the display window of the sporting goods store at 827 D strest at an early hour this did not disconcert S8imon Atlas and his sons, proprietors, so much as the breaking of a big plate glass window. Desirous of preventing any future window smashing. members of the firm placarded the wnidow with an an nouncement that they hoped persons contemplating such robberies in the future would refrain from breaking the glass. “Next time,’ the message reads “please don't break the window. If you want a penknife or watch, ask for it.” It was betwean 1 and 1:30 o'clock this morning that the window-smasher appeared, used a diamond cutter and then shattered the window with a blunt instrument. He left fingerprints, however, to assist the polics in appre. hending him. Penknives, hunting knives and watches valued at $50 were taken. The smashed glass cost about §175, it is stated. COAL DEALERS HERE CAUGHT WITH LARGE SOFT COAL STOCKS (Continued from First Page) before the end of the week. Many dealers bought heavily of this product because their customers refused (o burn bitumionus coal. Settlement of the coal strike will | not affect the inquiry started by the Senate District committee to deter mine the reasonableness of fuel prices in Washington, Chairman Cagpsr ' etadad ladas