Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1926, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., [WAT SLONDH EEDED ™43 5 B SRR FOR OPPORTUNITIES) congregtions FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1926. SEEKS T0 MODIFY $50.000 Is Asked BRDADHAY LTS [0 e ke LIDFORNEWYEAR ol Unknn Andrews Refrains From Giving Specia 1 INPASSE REACHED INHOUCK MYSTERY Will Assemble for Special PASSPORT PO Ptiiion e By the Associatad Press 0,000 Night Club Cover Charges Upi . to $40—No Police Inter-- ! ference Expected. P, December 31. the New t, srations in the history By the Ascociat NEW Y( Wy with of the Reservations hotels e that wo or pr hre Broad- Year and | and | | | welcome one of biggest, noisiest Iy cell at the more clubs were exhi d (ndx ested by nts. dispensation recently enac for night clubs o { w ted dications were merrymakers cither police lays the thou 1 be unm hibition & ' sy NMayor Waike am ow Taw cabarets was re 1ded for the n and Chester P. Mills, prohil rector, announced tha Planned Celebrators the fact that deatl of d 3 ind shi, 1 di- ds were no 1 scemed unperturbed by from alcoholism A supplemental estimate of § has been rubmitted to Congress to enable the War Department to Ty into effect the joint resolu- tion approved July 3, 1926, author- izing the department to obtain mpetitive designs for the comple- tion of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Memorial Amphithe- ter in the Arlington National Cemetery The resolution limited the cost of the work to §50,000 and provided that the accepted design be subject to the approval of the Arlington ‘emetery Commissi in Battle Monumen 1 the Fire Arts Commi far, however, Congress has iled to appropriate any money v the work ENGLAND TURNING FAGERLY T0 1927 | 1w cost of \\'lé-{ 1. Cover charges in n oared to hitherto | unknown heights The Club Anatole | leads with a $40 ch. per person. | Roger W Kuhn's rrogu i Paris is second with £30, while Guinar » Cluly anne of $I5, The Richmond charg 1s0, but will ¢ somewhat by including mineral water, and other non-prohibited w the ivert Most char; to $3 for a Ne br: before heen so | t clubs have heverages elubs will ttle of The prices Jators we mand 1 creased theiv and specu- pply the de- | ore popular s to some each at k at the that of Cover from ange- he rush said. i d watch serv- wny _chu > bells will ring New Year. COAST WET AND DRY. ated From Canada 1 n Line., SCO, December 31 () > on'the Pacific Coast wet from San Franeisco to the n line in both the meteorologi- ) [ sense, and dry in respects from Golden Gate Mex ter if the word ment agencies, the u and the prohibition ken a§ conclusive. lerson, acting prohibi- tor for northern Cali- and Nevada, issued the fol- Announceme shall make no effort to police . Our forces here are so small | that it would be impossible to even | attempt a_gen patrol. We shall hold our for readiness, and if there is any 1 activity on the part of viol shall endeavor to meet it Washi —New will be Canad cal both to the two er Bure forces, can b William fornia lowing “We the cit in spec n heard pro- hibition official nnounce that there is no good lquor ble there, but they failed to announce any plan for &n offensive against merry " Welcome to New Year Is Planned. CHICAGO, December 31.—Chicago- @ns were invited today to a happy gul innocent welcome of the New Sven the waiters in cabarets and hotels were pledged to aid prohibition authorities in their efforts “to make the night happy, but innocent.” ' The entire prohibition personnel here was ordered on duty at § o'clock tonight, but the co: i s particula: Proprietors of more than a score of well known rendezvous conferred with the prohibition head and added their pledges to those of hotel men , scrutinize stic 5 ve decided to place the cafes on their honor,” he told them. One hotel man promised “plenty of fun, but no wild hilarity,” and the gentiment was echoed by othe who will be hosts to nearl; 0,000 persons with reservations at downtown hos- qelries, the reservations alone amount- ing to some $135,000 . PITTSBURGH TO BE GAY. Dry Officers to Watch Sources of Liquor, Not Cabarets. Decembe Pittsburgh L Year celebrations when indications in prohibition agents reise more t in the activ welcome for 1927 Announcement that dry flicers would interfere in the celebra- Rions « from Prohibition Adminis. trator John I1. Pennington. He said the job of watching what was served Bt cabarct tables was one for the local r». e and that_his men would con inue # the sources of supply b boo Director of M. Clark said the p were under | fnstructions o arrest any person | aught with a bottle of liquor and tc enforce the 12:45 am. closing ordi mance for cabarets. Superintendent of Police Peter P. Walsh, however, Indicated that no special orders to offi- eers for w Year eve contem- plated r1 Cover TRGH, Tounted tod creased that neithe nor police w ordinar it markingz the Public Safety James 1 WOMAN TAKES HER LIFE | IN WORRY OVER HEALTH| Wife 10f Real Estate Man Drinks Sleeping Potion and Leaves Two Last Messages. ! vear Expiring Year Worst in Eco- nomic History, But Upturn | Nine Still Open as Donations Continue to Come to As- sociated Charities. funds of the As- ted Charities to provide home re throughout the new year for 14 dependent families, consisting of 61 minor children and 23 adults, or a total of 84 persons, up to noon to day d to its credit $13,685, le: ing nearly 000 still to be vided ive op their budge coming yes 9, 10 and 14. tunities are closing. Each day’ Service Hous The opportunity s are closed, with | ‘n care of for the| The are Nos. 1, 3, The remaining oppo well on their way to the Social 3 leventh street, continues to bring gifts for the fund so that there is still the possibility | that the remaining deficits will be | considerably reduced if not entire wiped out with the coming in of the | new year, it was d. Further | donations will be welcomed for any | one of the remaining nine oppor- tunities and may be sent either to The Evening Star or to the Asso- Is Now Expected. BY CONSTANTINE i Star _and Chic Coprright, 19 December living on and 2,000,000 poor relief, that is, more than 10 cent of the entire population subs ing on public charity, and with a| ary deficit estimated at ap: proximately 0,000,000, England to- | v is glad to see 1926 go and is look- | ing forward with great expectations toward a better new Bankers, industriali cians all agree that it is impossible that 1927 should not be better than the past vear, which was one of the | worst known in England’s economic | bistory. Nineteen twent which | began under _auspicious circum: | stances with a 4 of $20,000,000, bes The general stri holes in the treasu lockout paralyzed life. | &7 | BROWN. | ] 1. —With riemploy- receiving er st- News. LONDON nearly 1,500,000 i | ment doles | and poli while the coal gland's industrial Tax Increase Likely. from the big 1d amounts e ary. Postal, tele- | The income ta in dustries did not mated by the treas graph and telephone revenues drop- | ped some 25 per cent. At the end of the fina al year the’chancellor of | the exchequer will be forced to find new sources of income to fill the deficit. There is no doubt that the tax of 6 pence of the pound on small in- comes, which was taken off last vea will be restored. And it is a bare possibility that another 6 pemce will be added, although the government izes how unpopular this measure would be. The treasury is at present stud. ing the tariffs with a view to findi what imported articles could be taxed successtully. Although England still ms to be on a free trade basis, ks, motor cars, tobacco, spirit: gloves, cameras, films, perfume, mus cal instruments and fruits already are heavily taxed, and the treasury undoubtedly will find it hard to dis- cover what other imported articles could vield a profitable income. Turns to War Debtors. Churchill is turning toward the war debtors, intending to press them for payvment. Premier Poincare of France, whom he approached in the course of the month, gave only a vague and non-committal repl The Greeks, Rerbs and Portuguese have promised “to give their sympathetic attention to the question.” But little can be expected from these countries to help cover the huge deficit. According to trustworthy reports, the question of a short term internal loan in addition to the conversion loan issued December 27, is now being seriously considered. In spite of these adverse circumstances the British bankers and industrialists are opti- istic. They point out that despite the of the coal strike, the British motor car industry progressed so much in 19 that teday it ch lenges the supren of American cars in world markets. By adopting the mass production system, operat ing equipment, reducing prices, and profiting by certain tariff advantages in foreign countries, the British motor car industry is endeavoring to take America's place. In_ October alone British firms sold $250,000,000 worth of cars. The same kind of effort is being made in aviation, where close co-oper- ation between the government and the factories enables Great Britain to look forward to ruling the air as she rules the seas. | | | - | ! i | | —— GERMAN AWARDED $1,000 CANCER RESEARCH PRIZE Dr. Otto Warburg of Kaiser Wil- helm Institute Wins Nordoff- Jung Award. Nordoff-Jung research, ie Nordoff-Jung, 1868 road, throug sorgetown has been awarded to Dr. Otto Warburg. director of biology of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Be Dahlem. by the commission on aw: it the University of Munich. Dr. Nordoff-Jung, who is a 1 here, offered vears ago to encour: rch for a cure nd pre- ventive of cancer. The award is le every two vears. This is the second award made, HOOVER LAU-DS SAVINGS. Sees No Overproduction From In- stallment Selling. ncer Columbia University, prac 3 the e four scientific re on in recent years of install- ¥ and promi &nd wife of W man, died in her suit 1t the Hotel early today from the effec & sleeping potion which, Coroner it s ed, wi Mrs, s Pilling to he hus apartment *to whom ter messuge taking her Mr. il niorning pted wh siciuns, hastily M nor Pilling, member of ent Washington fa J. Pilling, real n ind concery ted Mr Pil was of §il health 1330 o'clock Mrs. Pilling e he slept. Two phy ummoned, pronounced life extinet. Coroner Nevitt reached the hotel a short time later and gave & certificate of suicide Mrs. Pilling had been heulth for several months, it was stated, and ix said to have labored ander the mental stress that some Larm would soon befall her. . Scotland, will spend more health this ind found in poor lasgow, N 17,000 600 on public Carlton | | ment selling of commodities for gen- { eral consumption has not yet rasnited | ¢, | in any overproduction, in the view of nor are there in effects upon business Hoover, ¢ evil scretary st certain test of the ve have i - srds for 1926, - s that are now people have quantity of that far surpasses that which been able to lay away In {any previous year. This increase is in l“ savings funds of private indi- | via In the face of that sort of | wecomplishment it is hardly possible for any on: to dec seriously that | people” of average means in the United States have seriously hampered themselves or strained tueir credit by purchasing _articles of comfort and luxury on the installment plan. Of course this is only an indirect of touching the subject. It is ult matter with which to deal, because there are no figures gathered which represent the results of install- it selling in a direct manne; durin money | they have ciated Charities Social Service Hou . | Total received .. The status of the fund is as fol- lows: Opportunity No. 1. closed, $1, i NITY NO. 2. ation at Worl. seven children ‘L., $10; H. B. D., sio Amount Total rec ked for . ved .. Still needed Opportunity closed, $946.67. OPPORTUNITY NO. 4. Willing to Work But Should Be At Home. Widow and eight children 81, A. G. C Amount a .$1,664.00 Still needed -$ OPPORTUNITY NO. 5. Tuberculosis Exacts Its Price. Man in hospital, wife and three chil- dren. B Previously acknowledged, $788.15. Anonymous, $5. Amount asked for . ..$1,040.00 Total received .. 793.15 Still needed . .3 246.85 OPPORTUNITY NO. 6. No Fault of Hers. ‘Wife deserted, two children Previously acknowledged, $651.50. Mrs. H. V. $5; In Memoriam C., $ Amount asked for, Total received .. ..$884.00 . 661.50 Still needed .$222.50 OPPORTUNITY NO. 7 No shiftlessness here. Man ill, wife and nine children (colored). Previously acknowledged, $720.75. In memory of mother, $2; F. J. G, $10; E. C. M., $1; R. C. B., $5; Whisper- ing Hope Golden Relief Society, $5. Amount asked for $1,092.00 Total recelved 743.75 Still needed $348.25 OPPORTUNITY NO. 8. Can’t live on a dollar a day. Hus- band nearly blind, wife and four chil- dren. Previously acknowledged, §$802.40; anonymous, $2; M. L. G., $5; C. F. Amount asked for. $936.00 Total received 814.40 Still needed. . $121.60 Closed—$781. OPPORTUNITY NO. 16. Closed—$1,248. OPPORTUNITY NO. 11. Sacrificing_everything to keep her children, Widow (colored) and five children. Previously acknowledged, $695.25; in memory of mother, $2; E. C. M., §1; R. C. B, $5. Amount asked for Total received... Still needed. OPPORTUNITY NO. 12, sfortunes mever come singly.” d husband, wife and four chil- Inv dren. Previously acknowledged, $1,071.15; J. M. D, 8$1; C. Y. C. Class, ( Methodist Episcopal Sunday $2; Mr. and Mrs, A. F. H., moriam T. W., $2.50; L. K. 8 Amount asked for Total received... ; in me- Still needed. . OPPORTUNITY NO. 13, Doing what he can. Colored fam- man, wife and seven chil- acknowledged, $674.57; C. M, $1; $1,040.00 682.57 . $357.43 4. viously in memory of mother, § R.C. B, § Amount asked for Total received . £till needed. . OPPORTUNITY NO. Closed. $520. Undesignated, $190. Summary: Total amount asked for Total received Still needed. . . . $1,966.01 Contributions Acknowledged. he following contributions have been received and are acknowledged by The Evening Star: Acknowledged .. ..$3,014.38 Whispering *Hope Golden- leat Soclety, No. 11 K. 8., most needy 5.00 .00 5.00 ) {Rev. John C. Milliu Sermons, to Speed Departing Year and Welcome the New. The passing of the old year and the arrival of the new will be observed with services in many of the churche of the District tonight. Many h arranged social events, W prayer services to follow at hour. At Foundry o'clock a ser M. E. Church of pictures on dom Conquests” will be pre followed by a social. From 11 to o'clock there will be a devotional - ice conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. ick Brown Harros, assisted by ;. Frank W. Collier, Re Woolever, Rev. William A. Hag; n and Chaplain M. Beebe, A watch service will begin a special feature at Bible Hall, th and 1 streets, at 8 pm. New Year day a continuous service will be conducted, commencing at 1 o'clock, with a change of speakers and singers each hour, At 5 o'clock a fellowship sup- per will be served During the day music will be ren- dered by the orchestra from the upper room assembly of Alexandria, Va. Outof-town pastors will speak. t the evening service, Rev. Ralph effrey of Hagerstown will preach, nd Bible Hall will be established as ission assembly in fellowship with Assembliexs of God, with head- quarters at Springfield, Mo. o. Columbia Heights Services. A social watch service will be heid at the Columbfa_Helghts Lutheran Church, Rev. Cha . Butler Park Ttoad and New Hamp- nue, beginning « pastor and member 1l Chur anged a serv- o'clock. This rge of the or- Church, monds, Harton. rer meeting Milton Wal- , h ice from 9 to service will be in ch dained ministers in Shiloh Rev J. Hawkes, F. E, T unningham and J. At the conclusion of T the pastor, Rev. Dr. J. dron, will preach on ‘“One Year Nearer Hell; One Year Nearer Heaven.” There will be special music by the choir. At Hamline M. E. Church, Six- teenth and Allison streets, the pro- gram from §:30 to 11 o'clock will be cial exerciges by the various or- anizations. This will be followed by a social until 12 o'clock, when Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Herson, the pastor, will preach. er meeting will be held at k tomorrow morning at the Church of the Covenant Rev. James H. Taylor, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, will conduct services tonight, beginning at 11 o'clock Grace Baptist Church. At Grace Baptist Church Rev. 1. W. Johnson, the pastor, has arranged 1 observance for the incoming of the New Year, beginning at 8 o'clock. There will be services, beginning at 9 o'clock and continuing until mid- night, at First Baptist Church, under the direction of Rev. Dr. Samuel Jud- son Porter. Washington THeights Presbyterian Church will have watch services un- der the direction of Rev. Dr. John C. Palmer, beginning at 10 o'clock. At St. Paul's glish Lutheran Church, Rev. Dr. John T. Huddle will conduct services, beginning at 11 o'clock. There will bhe beginning at 11 0’ a one-hour service, | ock, at Mount Ver- rnon Place M. Church South, with | Rev. Dr. W. A. Lambeth in ¢ ze. | _ Rev. F. Bl md Tuck: rector of St John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown, has arranged watch services, to begin 11:30 o'clock. The Galbraith A. M. k. has arranged to hold revival services, beginnir 1t 8 o'clock, under the di- rection of Rev. W. D. Battle. Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, of the Metropolitan Memorial . B. Church, has arranged special services, beginning at 9 o'clock. Zion Church At St. Mary’s Catholic Church New Year day there will be low masses at 6 B and 11:15 a.m. The 1 ass will be at 12:10 p.m. tev. Thomas W. Cooke, rector of Church of the Ascension, will holy communion tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, in observance of the t of the Circumcision. LIBRARY EXPECTS INCREASE IN 1927 Steady Gain in Number of Readers Reported Since Branches Were Opened. The prediction that 1927 will be the busiest year in the history of the Pub- lic Library was made today by Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian of the library. The addition of branches since 1911, he stated, not only has met the needs of the communities in which they are located, but has brought ad tional patronage to the Central brary at Mount Vernon Square. Since the first branch was estab- lished in 1911, the total gain in cir- culation throughout the library sys- tem has been 696,688, Dr. Bowerman declared. Before the first branch was built the circulation was 601,717 hooks: after the first branch was established the figure jumped to 650, i the addition ‘of the second branch the circulation became 1,1 and now, with the third branch in operation, the circulation is 1,298,405. “Instead of taking trade away from the Central Library, said Dr. Bower- man, “a new branch merely brings in new business for itself and throws back even more business on the Cen- tral Library. “This was true when Takoma Park branch, the first branch library in the District, was built. New readers flocked to the branch for books an® information, and yet the Central Li- brary did not lose any patrons, but, on the contrary, did a greater busi- ness than ever before. “Then came Southeastern branch and history repeated itself; new read- ers joined the Southeastern branch of the " library, older ones transferred their cards to the new branch, nearer to their homes, and vet business con- tinued to Increase at the Central I brary, and at Takoma Park branch. Then some years later came Mount Pleasant, the largest of the branch I braries. Mount Pleasant opened to a recom number of mew and old bor- rowers, and yet the Central Library and the Takoma Park branch and Southeastern branch kept right on being busier than ever.” SHACKS BREED CRIME. Ford Holds Abandoned Places Lower Morality. PHILADELPHIA, December 31 (). —Abandoned and tumbledown shacks in American cities are great breeders of immorality and crime, sald James Ford of the Better Homes in Americ Asgociation of Washington to scien- tists meeting here. ‘“‘Welfare work- ers in larger citi he said, ** > told me that in bly the morality in their districts is lessened when there are a number of abandoned houses or unusued buildings. They are used for gambling houses and schools for the teaching of all that is bad.” VETERAN DEALER DIES. Thaddeus A. Budd, colored, 73 years 0ld, a dealer in the O Street Market for more than 40 years, died at his residence, 1808 Fifth street, Tuesday after an iliness of several months. He was a native of this city and a mem- ber of the colored Masons, belonging to Widow’s Son Lodge, No. 7. He is survivied by his widow, four daughters and a_brother, all of this city, and three sisters, of Chicago. Funeral services will be conducted the Metropolitan Baptist Church, in Sunday afternoon at 1:30 colored, o'clock. American Speedway memory E. C., No. 6. William Floyd vd, No. 1 1 M 2.00 Total to date. . 3,051.38 COAL CLASH FORESEEN. Editor Pred;;s More Severe Trou- ble in Bituminous Fields. LOUIS, December 31 (#).—An industrial clash is probable in the bi- tuminous coal field next Spring, in the opinion of Paul U. Kellogg, editor of the Survey, New York. ST By the Associated Press ‘American =~ speedway records are safe, so far as the contest board of the American Automobile Association can ascertain, after investigating re- ports that an all-powerful car of mystery, is being built In Great Britain 1o shatter race records in the United States. The board, which supervises official motor races, sald in a statement today that neither the manufacturer nor the driver of the mystery car DESCRIBES SCHEDULE FOR NEW YEAR EVE Washington Railway and Electric Co. Makes Public Announce- ment of Last Runs. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Co. made public today its New Year eve car schedule, which follows: Last cars leav Ninth and F, am. Ninth and F, to Mt. Pleasant, 1:28 a.m to Cabin John, 1:29 Ninth and F, to First and E, 12:431; a.m. inth and F, to Thirteenth and D, 081 a.m. Ninth and G, 2:06% a.m. Ninth and G, to Brightwood, 2:17% a.m. Ninth and G, to Takoma, 1:23 a.m. Ninth and G, to District line, 12:40% am. Ninth and G, to Wharves, 2:52 a.m. Ninth and G, to Anacostia and Con- gress Heights, 1:21 a.m. Fifteenth and G, to Mount Rainier, a.m. Fifteenth and G, to Riverdale, 1:45 a.m. Fifteenth and G, 5 a.m, Fifteenth and G, to Beltsville, 11:37 p.m. Ninth and F, 12:15 a.m ‘Wisconsin and M, to Somerset, 1:40 a.m. Wisconsin and M, 12:30 a.m. ‘Wisconsin and M, to Rockville, 11:30 p.m. Treasury, District line, Ninth and G roe, 2:021; a.m. Ninth and F, to Brookland, 1:46 a.m. Georgia and W, to Wharf, 1:05 a.m. Whart, to Georgla and W, 1:37 a.m. Last buses leave: Ninteenth street loop, to Fourth and Randolph, 1:15 a.m. Dupont Circle, to Fessenden, 1 a.m. Connecticut avenue and_California street, to Wisconsin and Macomb, 1 Nineteenth a.m. Tenth and E, to Thirty-seventh and T, 1 am. Fifteenth and H, to East Riverdale 1:30 a.m. All night service: Between Fourteenth and East Cap- itol and Thirty-sixth street. Between Dupont Circle and Mount Pleasant. Between Treasury and Fifteenth and H northeast (District line), Between Steamboat Wharves and Brightwood. Between North Capitol and Michigan avenue and North Capitol and Massa- chusetts avenue. to Soldiers’ Home, 2 to Branchville, 1 to Somerset, to Alta Vista, to Fifteenth and H and 1:30 a.m eventh and Mon- Forty-fifth and and H, to Brookland, From Giant Mystery C Giving his views at the convention |had applied for a sanction to race in of the Amerlcan Assoclation for Labor | this country. Legislation, he said indications were| On the basis of their intimate that the clash would be “deeper, more | knowledge of race courses through- bitter, more searching, more baffling [out the country, members of the than any we have had In this country | board said the reported British i in years. S. PARKER GILBERT HERE. Agent Generals for Reparations Payments Visits Mellon. S. Parker Gilbert, agent general for reparations payments at Berlin, is a visitor in Washington for a few days and today was calling upon his former friends at the Treasury De- partment, where he was at one time undersecretary. Mr. Gilbert spent some time with both Secretary Mel- lon and Undersecretary Winston. He declined to comment upon any questions involving reparations or ropean conditions. He expects to return to Berlin about the middle of January, Records Safe ar, Says A. A. A. “would be practical only on straight- away courses such as the beach at A, A, Fla.,, or the dry Murco, Calif. i “It certainly could not be handled on any of our speedways,” the state- ment said, “‘at even equal speeds to the existing American records for dis. tances of five miles or over. In other words, there is no prospect of these speedway records being endangered by any mysterius invasion.” As described in London press re- ports, the mystery automobile cost $100,000 to build, is 32 feet long and 6 wide, weighs 7,06 pounds, con- sumes '41; gallons of gasoline per minute and is belleved capable of de- veloping 1,000 horsepower and a wvader, because of its great dimensions, | speed of 200 miles an hour, Prime Minister Bruce of Aus- tralia Interviews Secretary Kellogg, Urging Change. The extension of time that Austra- lian business men ma: United States on busines was urged by the Rt. Hon. Stan M. Bruce, prime minister and min- ister of external affairs of Australi who paid an official v on Secretary of State 3 logg at the State Department. When interviewed at the Mayflower Hotel this the prime minister character the resent pas: arrangements as “foolishne: expressed the belief that his courtesy call at the State Department would pave the way for successful negoti ations by Sir Hugh Denison, Austra lian high commissioner to the United States, The President and Mrs. Coolidge received the prime minister and Mrs. Bruce at the White House for lunch- eon at 1 o'clock, following the pre- mier's visit to Arlington Cemetery to lay a wreath on the Tomb of the { known Soldier, and brief calls at th State Department and British em bas The prime minister will ad dress members of the English speak- ing Union this afternoon at 4 o'clock at a reception at the Carlton Hotel, and a dinner will be given in his honor tonight at the British emt by Henry Chilton, chare d'affaires ad nterim. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce will be guests following the dinner at a B. McLean street. at their residence on I Leave City Tomorrow. will leave for Philadelphia tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to be the luncheon guests of Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder at the Philadel- phia Navy Yard. and will spend the night in New York. They will go to Ottowa, Canada, from New York. On_his trip to Arlington this morn- ing Mr. Bruce was accompanied by Mrs. Bruce, Sir Hugh Denison, Henry Chilton, Percy E. Deane, permanent head of the prime ministers’ depart ment and the department of exte Lieut. A. F. Haynes, represent- Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, J A., commander of the district of Washington, and other officials. Mr. Bruce said that the recent Lon- don conference of government heads of the British dominions merely put in black and white the status of the dominions as commonly recognized as gradual developments since the World War. He pointed out that with the present satisfactory relations between Australia and the United States it was {unnecessary for Australia to send a | diplomatic = representative to this country, although the commonwealth was privileged to do so. Outlines Coming Address. The prime minister expects to make an address while in Canada on the question of Australian defenss A member of his staff gave out several pertinent figures on the Australiun naval program this morning. Since July, 1924, the Australian Parliament has appropriated £5,500,000 for a five- year program of naval construction, which includes two 10,000-ton cruis- ers, to be commissioned in 1928, one of which will probably be named the Australia, after the battleship which waus scrapped in fulfiliment of the | submarines, to be commissioned 1927, and one seaplane carrier of 6,000 tons, to be commissioned in 1928. Further Australian appropriations include £500,000 for the purchase of arms and armament and a survey of the Great Barrier Reef, and £250,000 for the purchase of aircraft equip- ment and provision for air force ac- commodation. During the ptesent five-year program, of which this is the third, the Australian government is spending £25,000,000 for the orr}l- nary maintenance of defense. £5,- 000,000 for development, and £6.250,000 for naval constpuction and aircraft equipment, or an average annual out- lay of £5,000,000 for local defense and £7,250,000 average total annual out- lay. Per Capita Expenditures. The Australian per capita total an- nual expenditure is 24 shillings. The Australian per capita expenditure on | the mavy is 17.2, as compared with | 25.7 in England. The current vear ap- propriation amounts to £8,000,000 in a population of 6,000,000, Mr. Bruce said that his government was developing plans to increase the immigration of members of the white race to Australia but would continue to exclude Asiatics. He spoke of the cordial relations that had existed be- tween Americans and Australians when the United States fleet visited Australia. Right Hon. Stanley M. Bruce was born at Melbourne in 1883, the son of a member of a prominent firm of merchants, and was educated in_the schools there and at Cambridge, En land. He was called to the Englisl bar in 1908. He saw active servi during the World War at Gallipoli and in France, where he was wound- ed and decorated for his bravery. M Bruce was elected a member of the Australian House of Representatives in 1918, and re-elected in 1919, 1922 and 1925. During a visit to England on pri- vate business in 1921 Mr. Bruce was appointed to represent Australia the assembly of the League of Na- tions at (eneva, and was appointed treasurer f the commonwealth upon his return to Australia the same year. He became prime minister and min- ister of external affairs in 192: g L DRIVER GETS 30 DAYS. Jumped Out of Moving Car and Ran, Police Say. Floyd Gray, who gave his addre as 1345 Wiley court, convicted toda: by Judge John P. McMahon in Traffic Court on a charge of reckless driv- ing, was given the maximum penalty of 30 days in jail, Gray, according to Policemen R. F. Langdon and L. M. Wilson of the ninth precinet, jumped out of his ma- chine November 9 on Fourteenth street extended while the car was still | in motion, when ordered to stop be- cause of speeding. The machine con- tinued across the street, mounted the sidewalk and crashed into a tree. Several pedestrians narrowly escaped being hit, the police sald. The defendant stated in court that he jumped out of the car after it had stopped ‘and ran because he had whisky in the machine. A whisky case is pending, the police said. In giving the maximum penalty Judge McMahon stated that it was a case where the penalty should be more severe, inasmuch as the defend- ant in his endeavor to escape had given no thought to the lives of others. —— Gets Reserve Captaincy. Maurice B. Bradley, Falkstone Fourteanth and Fairmont has been commissioned by the War Depaptment, a captain in the dance to be given by Mr. and Mrs. E. | | The Prime Minister and Mrs. Bruce | 1 { Washington treaty; two ocean-guing | nue now in On the ground thai forcement should be 1 ar eve, as W Assistant ury Andrev »d from issuing ons to his | tonight and tomorro: Nevertheless, prohib rators in varic dy for ar ared to do their pi ing liquor sible. Mr. Andrews thoritie uld sibility th as hard to olds that he is le 1k watchi evelers. U. S. AWAITS OVERT ACT BY MEXICO IN (Continued from First as to the extent 4 properties it belie thousand: value of perhs to x affecte is d Members of t ducers of Petroleun ing the executive Amer there, h: ferences noun plan of act New Appe Discounted 1d Mex A report that they nother message to ing for an extens new laws was discounted sertion that no deci ken. A previous { for a time extension i fusal from Preside 1 Another report, which firmation, that the men a ence : rmined to st te Departm em in 1 leir proj pat and r o at Washin ventipg confisc ties by the Mexican Govel OIL. MEN STAND PAT. Expected to Make No Request Confirmation of Rights. NEW YORK, Decemt With only 12 | int the new Mex: effect, comp: Association of Prod in Mexico toda further con While no o able, it is gen American oil inte permit the time 1 application for ¢ rights as required 1firmati by th at government. Howev some ti Call, law and that con doubted comply from cedure that with t eir 1 would elimi received by and throw many Me out of employment. c will be ej t h p govern AUTHORITY SOUGHT BY PLANNERS OVER (Continued from First Pagi Fine Arts Commi no sense an attempt private right, but the public f Washington's ings. . With about $50,000.000 to be spe in the Capiral dv 1 official of unsuitable private possible menace to the the imposing Washington's import d of building revealed in figures Commerea Depart placing it sixth in th throughout the 1 private build portion behind New Philadelphia and L geles in v ume of private building, although these cities named have larger poy lations than the Cap: first 11 months of 1926 privat ing operations in Washinst volved the expenditure all in new private cons nditures by the Gove “ederal structures are not in the total. Among the large p ich private buildi se of lack of ion offic) ientioned the anch area, and forecas ruin of several of t ithe approaches to Rock Creck Park unie something is done to remove the pe tod whe Detre supervision, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December (®)—Prof. Frank Cole Rabbitt Trinity College was elected presic of the Am n Philological As; tion at its annual meeting yes at_Harvard University. Next year's meeting will be held the University of Cincinnati in nection with that of the Archeolc Institute of America, and po: with that of the Modern Lanc Association, which w cision today. The three associatio have been in convention here. OIN THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB OF THE FEDERAL-AMERICAN “Everybody’s Doing It.” UNSPOILED LAVOR without the med full-strength in al taste, but its effect. Ask Coast Artillery, Organized Reserves of the Army. Olive ofl preduced fn Greece In 1926 weighed 100,000,000 pounds. Sealed in new non-returnable hottles OIL LAND DISPUTE | » " COURTR reve PRIVATE BUILDINGS | the | e building encroac ELECTED. | erday | Officials Confident Missing Wife of Psychiatrist Is Alive, Horning Says. | | | | { taker Inquirs e for | earing wher ULING HITS POWERS OF 1. C. C. he | Kansas City Southern Railroad Get | Injunction Against Rate-mak- ing Valuation. s ted Pr AS CITY, decision striking at { Interstate A e power of the December 31.— th « nissio: al Judg United Judge Mer L. Reeves ourt here and va | ar rde: he commissio 000,000 o ilroad was handed down Appeais. Southern purp th, s and commissic tion on th red fn maki lerstood botih in intention tr ling was giver u States 5 s Pacific that vari importz the sperty, '+/$100,000,000 FUND ASKED. MIND by | ¥ | ere JAPOT A per was tus D, ity ot Minn all ! n for the Universit of which he is_ pres pror Coft e ! This « pu- | out fund Dr ffman will point consideration ¢ h convenes at would make th nt of period il next slatue, w day, CHURCH ANNOUNCEME; EPISCOPAL. There Will Be an_Annual Watch Night Service at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany on New Year's Eve ? o'clock, consisting with méditation by h —from METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH 31| of nt Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South 9th and K Sts. NW. Watch Night Service | Ledity Dr. Lambeth i 11to 12P.M. CATHOLIC St. Mary’s Church 5th St. N.W., Bet. G & H Sts. New Year’s Day January 1, 1927 Holy Day of Obligation All Low Masses at | ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH SPECIAL NOTICE January 1, 1927 Feast of Our Lord’s ‘Circumeision New Years Da Masses (ull Tow). 6. 7. §, 9. 10, 11 t Nor afternoon “ar evening ser