Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1927, Page 2

£ E. B"_l_ HEARINGS WIN ADVANCEMENT IN ILL END TODAY Item for 74 More Teachers, Turned Down in House, Faces Fight in Senate. The District subcommittee of the Senate appropriations committes prob ably will conclude hearings on the appropriation bill this afternoon. th the item for 74 additional school which was turned down by the House looming as one of the most important controversial items to be decided by the Senate committee A delegation from the Citizens Advisory Council was at the Capitol to ba heard by the subcommittee, but derstood the counéll members prepared to say definite in their opinion the item for nore teachers should be approved The spokesmen for the council are said to take the position that If the subcommittee itself finds from other testimony before it that the teachers are needed, then they should be pro vided for. According to reports, the council members feel that they are in & position to advise the sub committee as to the merits of the ftem A group representing the Congress of Parent-Teacher Assoclations was also ready to testify today in support of including funds for assembly halls in existing school bulldings not o equipped, to urge that paper towels be provided for school buildings and that the allotment for janitor serv ice be increased. Two Schools Mentloned. The need for assembly halls in the John Eaton and the Takoma Schools Wwas brought to the attention of the subcommittee. The Citizens' Advisory Council members also will tell the committee, it is understocd, that the ! ftem for a water main in Alabama | avenue southeast and a number of street paving projects that were ap proved by the Budget Bureau, but Jeft out of the bill in the House, should be_inserted. Most of the morning session was de- | voted to the testimony of Lieut Col. Grant, director of public buildings and parks, in explanation of the work of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission It is likely the subcommittee will give consideration to the experiences of the Commissioners and the park officials in trying to buy land under the limitation placed in the law gession restricting the purchase p to 25 per cent above the assessed value. Whether the Senate subcom- mittee will advocate any change in this restriction, however, is not known at this time. Report Likely This Week. The District Commissione; L their testimony on the entire bill yes- terday, and it is expected the subcom- mittee will conclude the hearings this afternoon. The bill, which carries ap- proximately $36.000,000 as passed by the House, is likely to be reported to the Senate before the end of the week. While the Senate committee probably will recommend a number of changes, it is not expected that they will ma- terially alter the total of the bill. The bill is in charge of Senator Phipps, Republican, of Colorado. In connection with the teacher item, it was made known at the Franklin School today that curtailment of spe- cial activities and elimination of coach- ing teachers In crowded classroom units necessarily must be resorted to in the public school system uniess the Benate is able to persuade the House to reinsert the $121,000 item in the Distriot bill providing for 74 adai- tional teachers. This, it was indicated at the Franklin School today, is the ¥ DAUGHERTY JUROR QUIZZED ONTAXES Trial Delayed as He Is Ques- | tioned About Alleged Non- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 8-—Discov ery that a juror was under summons | of complaint delayed the opening of | the second day of the trial of Harry | M. Daugherty, former Attorney Gen- | eral, and Thomas W. Miller, former | alien property custodian | Arthur Zinn, retired merchant, was taken into conference with Judge Knox, United States Atorney Buckner and counsel for defense after it was learned that the summons for non payment of $6.000 income tax was be- ing held in another office of the same building. Buckner Opens Case. | Following the conference, Zinn took | his seat in the jury box with the other | jurors. No announcement regarding | his status as & juror was made by the | court. The usual preliminary motions for dismissal having been denled by Judge Knox, United States Attorney Buckner began his opening. - Prior to being sworn, each of the jurors was nsked it he had ever had difficulty over payment of income tax, and each denied he had. The Government attached a deal of importance to this matter, as it was felt, & member of Buckner’s staff sald, that dil.. ity over income tax might prejudice a juror against the Govern- ment. In the internal revenue collector's office, it was said, a summons for Zinn was on file. It was not disclosed what action would be taken on it. Daugherty Hunched in Chair. An easel, bearing graphs and charts, was used by Buckner in his opening address. As he sketched the history of the Merton family of Frankfort-Am- Main, showing how they founded their varfous plans and companies, such as the Metallgesellschaft, the Metallbank and the American Metal Co., Daugh- erty, his coat collar turned up, sat hunched in his chair, squinting from beneath a spectacle case he held above his eyes. Although there was not as great a crowd as attended the first trial, the courtroom was filled and the entrance only course that can be resorted to in order that the new schools opening next vear can have the required num- ber of classroom teachers. Sees Loss If Coaching Ends. An economic loss will be sustained if the coaching teacherships must be abolished, it is stated by school offi- olals. These teachers give special at tention to puplls who are necessarily absent for long intervals through con- tagious diseases and who need special attention in order to prevent them from being kept back and having to be taught the same work again dur- ing an entire semester. It is esti- mated that 162-3 per cent of the pupils fall in this class. Cutting down of special activities s another strong possibility if the ad- ditional teacher item is eventually lost, inasmuch as there are not as many as 74 coaching teachers. In this connection it was pointed out today that the parent-teacher groups at this time are sending out petitions regarding the curtallment of sewing in the third and fourth grades while, at the same time, they are represented as being strenuously op- posed to the appointment of 74 ad- ditional school teachers. Sewing is one of the speclal activities which might have to be further curtalled if the teacher retrenchment policy ultimately is necessarily adopted. Hit Reliance on Figures. Another problem confronting the school system, which complicates the teacher situation, is the one existing in the atypical and ungraded schools, These schools necessarily have ex ceedingly _small enroliments per teacher and yet the need for the edu- cation of mentally deficlent children is apparent. 1t is explained. The unfairness of buying to deter- mine the teacher need of the schools by the mere manipulation of figures was pointed out by school officals today, It was stated, that a school in the Southwest section might find a classroom teacher with an enroll- ment of 25 pupils, whereas, one in Petworth might find a teacher with an enrollment of 45 pupils, and yet it would be impracticable to send the Petworth pupils into the Southwest in order to equalize the enrollment between these two classes. They further declare that a normal class- room might have an enrollment of 40 pupils while an atypical class might have an enrollment of pupils, Jet the average proves noth ng The. comparison by opponents of the school administration before the House District appropriations sub- committee of costs in other cities and the pupils and teachers per classroom was challenged today by school officials, System Here Specialized. The local system is a highly or- ganized system, offering specialized instruction, it is pointed out. The more efficient school instruction, the more expensive It becomes. There- fore the costs of instruction in Wash- ington cannot fairly be compared with costs in other cities unless the facts are developed concerning what the outside echool system offers in the way of instruction as compared with the local system. The policy in Washington of hav- ing an assistant kindergarten teacher in classes of 45 pupils is admittedly more expensive, school officials de- clare, than a policy in other citles was besieged by those who could not be admitted. Use of Charts Opposed. Aaron Sapiro, counsel for Miller, objected to Buckner's use of charts, cailling them “theatrical props.” The court, however, permitted Buckner to continue using them. Buckner's opening was a repetition of that given at the firat trial. He alleged that Richard Merton, scion of the Merton family, came to the United States in 1921 and negotiated with John T. King, late Republican na- tional committeeman, for release of the impounded assets of the American Metal Co. King, Buckner sald, got Jess W. Smith, Daughterty’s handy- man, to help, and the two of them, with the aid of Daugherty and Miller, arranged for Merton to be paid the $7,000,000 involved. For this, Buckper sald, King was pald $50,000 in cash and $391,000 in Liberty bonds. This $441,000 was di- vided between Daugherty, Miller, King and Smith, Buckner said it would be shown. PRESIDENT DELAYS PHILIPPINES ISSUE Awaits Conference With Gen. Wood Before Acting on Proposal for Independence Plebiscite. By the Associated Press. President Coolidge will delay action for the present on the resolution calling for an independence plebi- acite in the Philippines. He wants to econfer with Gov. Gen. Wood. be- fore he acts, Passed by the Philippine Legl ture over Gen. Wood's veto, the reso- lution has been forwarded to Wash- ington. It will go into effect and the plebisciter will be held, unless Mr. Coolidge likewise vetoes it. It is the understanding here that Gen. Wood will come to Washing- ton on leave as soon as his health permits, and the question then will be taken up at a conference between the general and President Coolidge. Maj. Lyon to Retire. Maj. Dupont R. Lyon. adjutant general, stationed at Fort Amador, Panama Canal Zone, has been or: dered to the United States to await retirement at the convenience of the Government. THE EVE G POLICE SHIFT Upper, left to right: Capt. Albert J.| Headley, who today was returned to| his old berth as inspector, and Lieut. | Charles H. Bremmerman, advanced to | a captainey. Lower: Sergt. E. T. Harney, who | becomes a lientenant. FOREMAN ADMITS CHOPPING OF TREES Bus Employe Takes Blame. Trimming Reported Done on Unlighted Car. Clarence €. Putman, foreman of the bus shops of the Washington Rapid Transit Co., has taken the entira re- sponsibility for the trimming of the beautiful shade treer along Thirteenth, Harvard and Allison streets, according | to a report submitted today to Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, by Capt. Fred Cornwell, of the tenth precinet, who made a personal investigation of the mysterious tree cutting. Maj. Hesse turned the report over immediately to sorporation. Cownsel Francis H. Stevens, avith a request that action be taken to prosecute Put- man. Maj. W. E. R. Covell, senior Ax sistant Engineer Commissioner and at tache of the Public Utilities Commis- slon, is continuing his investigation, however, in an effort to make the bus company responsible for the act Officials Are Absolved. Putman and the crew of bus com- pany employes who trimmed the trees, Capt. Cornwell's report explain- ed, completely absolved officials of the company. The shop foreman said the Jlow-hanging limbs had broken a num- ber of windshields on the husses, and he took it upon himself to eliminate the source of the trouble, Capt. Cornwell’s report showed that the cutting was done from the top of one of the double-deck busses between midnight and daybreak on the morn- ing of January 26. The report con- tained statements of several resi- dents, who sald they saw the bus operating without lights. Policeman Not Suspicious. Private H. G. Renner of the tenth precinct’ also reported that he saw the bus with one man standing on the top deck, but did not observe anything susplelous about it. The lighta on this bus, the officer sald, were dimmed and he ordered the driver to brighten them. As soon as he completed his in- spection of the routes used by the double-deck busses and the width of the streets, Maj. Covell will draw up an order for the Utllitles Commission, designed to prohibit them from operat- ing on narrow streets. The commis- slon plans to consider this order at its next mesting. TINNEY IN SECLUSION. Comedian to Recuperats From Nervous Disorder, Says Brother. PHILADELPHIA, February 8 (). —_Frank Tinney, comedian, who was Alacharged last week from the Naval Hospital here after a long {liness from a nervous disordcr. will remain in seclusion for at least a month, his brother, Joseph Tinney, said today. “I can't tell anybody where Frank is at present,” added Joseph. ‘“He is convalescent. He wants to rest and not be bothered by publicity or Vi itors.” Joweph said he did not know any- thing about reports that his brother's former wife had made overtures for a reconciliation or of the comedian’s feelings toward her. “When the time comes,” Joseph added, “Frank will step forward and answer all questions himself. For the next few months or so he will remain in seclusion, broken only by motor rides and short walks.” Presidcnt in Favor of President Coolidge today indicated | that he is inclined to favor limiting | the heights of buildings around La fayette Park. While he has never studied the sub- ject of the skyline in that neighbor- hood to any great extent, he is familiar with it and is of the opinion that the beauty of that immediate section ‘would probably be marred by the erec- of having one teacher handle two kindergarten classes, one in the morning and another in the after- noen, What 1s wisdom but having a great deal to say.and keeping stient? tion of tall bulldings. While discuss- ing the subject with friends at the White House today, the President sald that he is not an expert and is not sufficiently advised in such matters to ive a mature opinion st this time, Jo was represented as indicating, however, that he would no doubt bg Limiting Height Of Buldings Around Lafayette Park influenced by the expert opinion of members of the National Institute of Architects. That association already is making a fight to prevent erection of build- ings of a height that would further destroy the skyline in question. Its opposition developed as a result of re- ports that a building 18 to be erected upon the site of the old John Hay Mansion at the southwest corner of Sixteenth street ix to extend consider ably above the buildings immediately around it. { bulldings meagure would be | ment The protest from the institute was read into the record of the Senate by Senator Cole Rlease of South Carolina last Saturday. STAR, WASHINGTON BUILDING FUND 0.K. BY SENATE SEEN House Amendment to Tri- angle Bill Expected to Win on Lenroot Motion. bill authorizing $25, 000,000 1o buy all of the remaining private land fn the Pennsylvania avenue triangle for new Government buildings fs returned to the Senate. Senator Lenroot, chairman of the public hufldings and grounds com When the mittee, will nsk the Senate to accept | the House amendment authorizing an additional 100,000,000 for huildings throughout the country. Senator Lenroot has heen structed by the Senate committee to make such a which, if adopted by the will obvidte the necessity uf the bill conference. It was not expected that the public tled np motion, Senate, iding o in the Senate this afternoon, that it would he taken up at an early opportunity Fund Would Meet Need. The House amendment increases by $100,000,000 the authorization ap proved at the last session of Congress for the construction of postoffices, custom houses and similar Federal structures throughout the United States and would enable the Govern to make greater hewdway In taking care of the accumulated short age of housing facllities resulting from the fact that there was no gen- eral Government bullding program from 1913 until this vear. The $25.000,000 authorization for the Distriot of Columbia w pproved by the Senale several weeks ago and is intended to enable the Government to lay out ita new structures in the National Capital in an orderly and attractiva manner that will not only meet the housing needs of the Govern- ment. but at the same time serve to improve the appearance of the tri- angular stretch of ground extending from the Capitol to the White House and hounded by Pennsylvania avenue, B street, Fifteenth and Third streets. Passed 294 to 83. Trnder suspension of the rules, re- quiring a two-thirds vote for passage, by a vote of 294 to 83, and with three voting “present,” the House yesterday approved the composite bill. The President's signature is assured it the Senate approved the change, as the Budget Bureau notified Congress that these provisions are not in con flict with the financial program of the President, and the figures are really | recommendations of | based on _the Secretary Mellon at a hearing before the House committee on public butld- ings and grounds Half of Total Wanted. During the discussion on this meas- | ure in the House yesterday it was emphasized that this bill, one passed last year, makes just about half of the total amount that will he required to complete the public build- ing program of the Government both in Washington and throughout the country. This measure makes the total avail- able for new public building projects throughout the country $200,000,000, and makes $20,000,000 a year avail- able for the first three years, $25,000,- 000 a year for the next two years and $35.000,000 a yvear thereafter. This is {n addition to $15.000,000 au- thorized last year for public bullding projects cutside of Washington which had previously been authorized, but which could not be completed within the 1imit of cost. The bill last year authorized $50.- 000,000 a8 a start on housing the Gov- ernment activities in Washington adequately in fireproof, modern office buildings of ornate and monumental construction and architecture. The bill yesterday provides §25.000,000, on Secretary Mellon’s recommendation, for purchase of the land needed for an orderly and properly co-ordinated grouping of the new Federal build- ings. Prompt Action Assured. Assurance of prompt action in carrying forward the $50,000,000 pro- gram for Washington was given hy the Treasury Department yesterday in announcing that the firm of York & Sawyer, New York architects, have been engaged to prepare plans for the new $10,000,000 Department of Com- merce Bullding, which is to face Fif- teenth street, south of the new De- partment of Justice Bullding, which is to be erected at Pennsylvania ave- nue and Fifteenth street. The new Commerce Building will extend to B street betweerr Fourteenth and Fif- teenth streets. The Treasury Department is pre- paring to start condemnation proceed- ings at once to acquire title to all of the privately owned land south of the avenue to the Mall, on which the Gov- ernment has held a “dead hand" for more than a quarter of a oentury, thus preventing its development by private capital, so that it has hecome run down and an eyesore. Representative McKeown, Demo- orat, of Oklahoma, led the opposition to the combination bill in the House yesterday, but this opposition was di reoted entirely against the Reed bill and not one word of criticism was #poken against the Smoot-Underhill measure for the $25,000,000 Avenue Mall triangle purchase. He was sup- ported by Representatives Busbey, Democrat, Mississippi; Bankhead of Alabama; Appleby, New Jersey; Wood- yard, West Virginia, and others. Eliott Backs Bill. Chairman Elliott of the committee on public bulldings and grounds led the fight for the bill and was support- od strongly by Representatives Lan- ham, Demoorat, Texas, ranking mi- nority member of the committee; Blanton, Democrat, Texas, and others. In explaining the triangle purchase Mr. Elliott sald: “There are two propositions in- volved in the bill. The first authorizes the condemnation or purchase of the triangle down on the Avenue in order to get the land whereon we can place the Government bulldings that were authorized in the act of May 26, 1926. Large numbers of the members of this House have come to me from time to time Insisting that we do something to clean up Pennsylvania avenue and get rid of these old hop jolnts and eyesores down on that his- torfo street. When the Congress said this was the place where they wanted the public buildings bullt, then we pro ceeded to bring in & bill which would authorize the condemnation or pur- chase of the land and the acquiring of it all at once, so that as we con- structed these valuable buildings down thers we would not be increasing the value of adfacent land and thereafter paying for much increase as was put there through the expenditure of Gov- ernment money.” BARTHELMESEEURED. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., February 8 (®).—Richard Barthelmess, fiim ao- tor, is confined to his home as the re- sult of breaking a small bone in the foot while playing tennis Sunday. He 1s at home with the foot in a cast and may not be able % walk for a month, 3 Federal | in- | | deemed | subjects it | | emphasized | of the British peopla to grievances, to renew our treaties on [ King suld, with the | | as short as possible, D. DAY, PARLIAMENT OPENS WITH KING'S SPEECH Desire for Peace in China Ex- pressed by George—Big Crowds See Procession. By the As LONDO ated Pross. February R—The third | session of the present British Parlia- in 1924, was opened with time Huge ment, elected in State by King George honored ceremony toda crowds lined the streets to see the roval processfon. Queen Mary, Ac- companied the King to Parliament for the ceremony. The King's speech opening the ses- actually a minist al state- was unusually h and was sion ment f | mainly devoted to the Chinese prob- lem e had been explained that it necessury to send to China quate force to protect British hecause of the happenings Hankow ‘and other places, but that it wa the desire remove all an a at to place our the Chinese friendship an equitable basis and future relations with people on a footing of and good will.” Forelgn Relations Good. “My relationss with the foreign powers continue to be friendly.” the ‘he league of Natlons has been strengthened and u future tep taken toward the restoration of normal international relations in Europe by the entry of Germany into the league and her appointment {to a permanent seat on the council of the league. ‘In conttnuation of this polley, it war found possibla at the end of last month fo terminate the system of allisd military control in Germany as #et up by the treaty of Versallles, and to hand over to the league all ques tions affecting the military clauses of the treaty. “Continuation of the civil war in China and the antiforelgn and par- ticularly anti-British _agitation by which it 18 accompanied have caused me grave anxlety. In cpnsequence of what happened at Hankow and in other places, my government felt it necessary to dispatch to the Far East {a sufficient force to protect the lives Indian subjects and armed British and mob violence of my againat |atacks. Wants Peaceful Agreement. “But 1 earnestly desire a peaceful settlement of the difficulties which have arisen, and my government has caused proposals to be made to the Chinese authorities which should con- vince public opinfon in China and throughout the world that it is the desire of the British people to remove all real grievances, to renew our treaties on an eqgitable basis and to place our future relations with the Chinese people on a footing of friend- ship and good will. My government will maintain our traditional policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of China. “1 rejoica that a fair and friendly settlement has been reached regard- ing funding of the war debt due this country by Portugal.” The king expressed pleasure over the encouraging signs of improvement of trade and industry and hoped those engaged in the industries would do their utmost to prevent arresting of the improvement by industrial strife. Title to be Changed. He announced that proposals would be made to give effect to the change fn the style of the title of the sover- elgn as recommended by the imperial conference, as well as alterations in the title of Parliament. A bill, he sald, would be presented |to encourage the production and ex- hibition of British motion pictures, The briefness of the king's speech was due partly to the government's decision to drop certain proposed measures from its program in hopes of making the parliamentary session the intention being, it is understood, to adjourn in July or early August. STOLE NOfoNG BUT KISS. Footpad Spurned Money to Em- brace Victim. CHICAGO, February 8 (#).—A foot- pad who stole only a kiss has ap- peared on the North Side. When he displayed a revolver, Miss Elsle Pauls dropped her handbag, but the thief merely hestowed a polite kiss. Miss Pauls ran. Police found her handbag where she had it Today in Congress SENATE. Farm rellef legislation is before the Senate as the unfinished busi- ness. Ffforts may be renewed to obtain an agreement for a time to vote on radio legislation. Public buildings and grounds committes authorized Senator Len- Toot to ask the Senate to accept the House amendment to the Mail triangle bill, authorizing $100,000, for public buildings throughout the country In addition to the $25,- 000,000 for purchase of the triangle. Phipps subcommittee heard local organizations on certain features of the District appropriation bill. Interstate commerce committee held hearing on railroad consolida- tion bill. “Naval affairs committee took up routine calendar bill. Claims committee considered a amber of relief bills. T diclary subcommittes contin- ued hearings on the Federal Trade Commission investigation of the bread and baking industry. HOUS today continues general i g e appropriation Aebate on legislativ D aring by Gibson subcommittes on municipal administration of the District of Columbla scheduled for ight postponed by chairman. T ommittes of appropriations committee continues hearing on wecond deficlency bill in executive session. Banking and continues hear loan bill. Forelgn affairs committ ducts hearing on Tmbrie bill. Interstate commerce committes in executive session on railroad consolidation. Insular affairs committes con- tinues hearing on Philippine Is- lands. Mines and mining committes continues hearing on war min- erals. Post office committee holds reg- ular meeting in executive session. Military affalrs committes in ex- ecutive sesslon on Muscle Shoal Immigration committee in exe utive session on national origin provision. k- currency committee ing on Federal farm con- Committee on public lands in eoutive session on bills on the endar, FEBRUARY COMMISSIONERS The admin the Senate RENEW OATH Danlel F. Garges, swearing In Commissioners Dongherty and Tallaferro. tration of the oath for the second time was made imperative by confirmation of their appointments. HOUSTON WELCOMES TILEMAKERS’ BODY Representative, in Address, Puts Individual Talent Above Big Cor- porations in Importance. The development of the individual's talent and akility as of greater impor- ance to the T'nited States as a nation than the maintenance of great corpo- ratlons was urged by Representative Houston of Delaware in his address of welcome opening the 24th annual con- | vention of the Tile and Mantel Con- tractors’ Association of America at the Mayflower Hotel at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Declaring that the United States to- day is built of great corporations, Mr. Houston said: “While corporations are important, the individual and the development of the ability in him are of vast greater importance, because {unles vou train the mind in company with your handieraft, you will become only as serfs before the powers of the corporations that embrace this coun- try.” For corporations, Mr. Houston had no condemnation, however. He cited large business concerns which are offering financial and educational de. velopment opportunities to their em- ployes, and he said such maintained !offers ‘were examples of the “human development” which mark the present age. The Representative from Delaware then briefly and humorously reviewed the work that members of Congress have to do. He invited the 600 dele- gates who heard his address to visit Congress and advised them “to concen- trate on the Senate, if they want to see some fighting.” Mr. Houston was introduced by Clar- ence W. McCaulley of Wilmington, | Del., president of the assoctation. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce, pastor of the First Congregational Church, pro- nounced the invocation. Tn conjunction with the business sesslons of the convention, an exhibi- tlon of tile and mantel materials, sald to be the largest show of the kind in the country, is being held in the palm court and on the mezzanine floor of the Mayflower. One of the most interesting exhibits in the show is that of a complete out- of-door garden, with tiled walls, pav- ing, doorways and fountains, in gay Spanish colors. The entertainment features of the conventfon, including sightseeing trips throughout the city and its historic environs, are being supervised by the Washington Convention Bureau, of which C. E. LaVigne is executive direc- tor. This afternoon a_ closed business session {s being conducted. SPANISH ATTACHE HERE PROMOTED Senor Mariano de Amoedo Is Raised From Second to First Class Seoretaryship. By the Associated Prees. MADRID. February 8.—King Al fonso vesterday signed a royal decree promoting Senor Don Mariano de Amoedo y Galarmendi, second secre- tary of the Spanish embassy at Wash- ington, to secretary of the first cla Senor Amoedo is awaiting the re- celpt of official confirmation at the embassy here of his promotion, although he has already received s congratulatory cable from his brother in Spain. The promotion is & rou- tine one. The new first secretary has been attached to the embassy here for the past 71 years, having comse to this post from the foreign office in Madrid. He is one of the most popular of the younger diplomats and has remained n Washington considerably longer than the usual tenure of office of for- elgn representatives. GOMEZ NOT CANDIDATE. Commandant at Vera Cruz Blocks Boom for Presidency. MEXICO CITY, February 8 (#).— Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, commandant of Vera Cruz, whose candidacy in_the next presidential campaign has been announced by a group of friends, de. clared, dispatches from Vera Cruz say, that he would not authorize a political campaign in his behalf while in active service and that he was unable to par- ticipate directly or indirectly in any political movement. “All my attention,” he is quoted as Swallows Diamond In Holdup; Surgeon To Operate for It By the Associated Press. PEORIA, T, February 8— Manrice Sax is in a hospital here for an operation to recaver a four- karat diamond ring, valued at $2,000, he awallowed when seven armed men held up a gambling houss across the river from here. Sax, recently indicted with sev- eral others in New York for the operation of a hase ball pool lot- tery, placed the ring in his mouth when the robbers entered the place, but it slfpped down his throat when one of the invaders prod- ded him in the ribs with an auto- matic. PRESIDENT RECALLS TILSON NOMINATION Attack on Ap- pointment to District Judge- ship in Georgia. Action Follows By the Associated Pre: Pregident Coolidge withdrew today the nomination of William J. Tiison to be United States district judge in the middle district of Georgia. The withdrawal was sent to the Senate following a conference this morning between President Coolidge and Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Republican House leader, in which the situation created by the appointment and the opposition de- veloped thereby were thoroughly dis- cussed. Tilson, now serving under a recess appointment, Is a brother of Repre- sentative Tilson. ~His nomination a year ago met sugh opposition in the Senate that it w8 not pressed and when it was pre- serited again soon after Congress con- vened the two Georgia Democratic Senators began a fight which resulted in an adverse report by the judiclary committee, Grounds on which Tilson was op- posed included the claim that he was not a resident of the district over which he presided. Tilson's nomination was to have been taken up by the Senate at 8 p.m. today, with hoth those opposing and favoring confirmation agreeing that it would have been rejected by an overwhelming majority. The chiet fight on Tilson was made by Senator Harris, Democrat, Geor- gla, who told the Senate judiclary committee that the judge was perso: ally obnoxious to him. After hearing this statement ' the judicary commit- tee voted 11 to 1 agalnst a favorable report. KING WINTER STORMING ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA Cold Wave, With Mercury 30 Be- low in Montana, Extends to Southern Colorado. By the wciated Press. DENVER, Colo., February $.—Rag- in from Canada to southern Colora- do, King Winter today was doing some plain and fancy storming fn the Rocky Mountain area. A cold wave reached down from the Canadian provinces extending into the Dakotas and put the northern tler of Montana counties in its grop. Tem- peratures ranging to 30 degrees below vero were repotred from ‘mbrthern Montana points east of the Rockles. Cheyenne had the deepest snow of the Winter last night, 7 inches and more, with zero weather forecast generally throughout Wyoming. After leaving & trace of snow on the ground in Denver Inst night, the storm blew more down on Colorado to- day, but had spent itself in the capital clty before noon. The mercury hers was at 20 above, but a moderate cold wave was in sight tonight. DISCUSS SCHOOL GAMES. Principals May = Rescind Order Calling Off Contebts. A meeting of the five senior high achool principals will be held either today or tomorrow at the Franklin Sohool to reconsider the recent can- cellation of the schedule of the Inter- high School Champlonship Basket Ball League, it is announced by Acting Superintendent of Schools Stephen B. Kramer, who will preside. At a former meeting the principals ing, ‘“Is devoted to my troops and the preservation of peace and order in the zone intrusted to my care.” decided to call the games off for the year, but protests from parents have caused them to reconsider their action. President Coolidge is stepping out —not politically, but athletically. He has resolved to do more walk- fng than he has been doing within the past few months. His intention ow is to cover at least two miles ach day, and to do this handily has selected the Bllipse just south of the rear grounds of the White House. Two miles my blo"covored by Walk- ing Il‘a\ln’ three timnes, and lfi m made these threq’ tripa -around the Ellipse President Is “Stepping Out™ Again; Will Do Two Miles Daily Around Ellipse ready twice this week. Also he has abandoned his former custom of strolling, and uml result he strikes up a strong. rapid gait as he swi about the big circle, g The President had been walking less and less during the past half year, until he seldom went fur u real PEASANTS DEMAND RETURN OF CAROL Insist He Be Restored to Royal Rights While King Still Lives. By the Associated Prees. ' VIENNA, February 8. Treuble 1g again brewing over the succession question in Rumanta. Private reliable sdvices from Rucharest say that the National Peasants’ party and the rank and file, eapecially In the prove inces, are detarmined that while King Ferdfnand in atill alive Prince Carol's prerogatives as Crown Prince shall he restored to him, even though he formally renounced them more than & yesr ago This atiitude fa persistin clared, notwithstanding the Premier Aversscu, addressing the (hamber of Deputles, ugain warnsd that the matter had been settled once for ull by the establishment of & ( regency und that most severs pensl ties would be inflicted on those at- tempting an alteration of this arrange ment, Rumors Fill Yierns. Vienna, as vsual, I filled with a worta of rumors, ona of them being that Carol fe alreadv on the Ru. manian border, awaiting the moment, for a coup d'etat. This cannot b verified from any source. as is the case with another report that ha s on the way to Relgrade to enlist the sympathy of his sister, Marie, (he wifs of King Alexander of Jugosiavia Some of Carol's advisers, it is un- derstood, still cling to the hope that despite Premier Averescu's declara tion, the recall of Prince Cerol car be 'arranged peaceably. They are 1d to have counseled him not to take any step that might forever closs the door to his chances of aacending the Rumantan throns Presence in Paris Dispels Rumors of Trip Home. PARIS, February 8 () —Bright Spring sunshine tempted Prince Carol to leave his Eore in the Paris suburh of Neuilly todar® “or a brief automobils ride. incidentsiiy setting at rest ru. mors from Vienna that he had g« to the Rumanian border for a coup d'etat in an effort to regain his fof- feited throne righ Those who saw Carol start said he went in a friend’s automobila, carried no baggage and there were no indic tlons that he was leaving for more than a few hours. Carol has been suffering from in. fluenza, and today's ride was the first in 10 days. Ferdinand Improves Slowly. BUCHAREST, February 8 (#).— King Ferdinand is progressing nor- mally toward health under radlumy treatment, says a bulletin lseued to- day over the signatures of the phy- sicians who are attending him. An analysis of the blood, the bull tin reads, showed favorable resuits. He is able to take walks and work with his ministers and has gained ? pounds since the treatment was be- gun 10 days ago. The physicians assert that the radium treatment will be continued i for another 20 da (King Ferdinand underwent two | preparatory operations for an intes- tinal affection in December.) SPANISH FLYER JAILED FOR SENDING MESSAGE Commander of “light to Buenos Alres Protested Lack of Trade Protection. By the Associsted Press. BUENOS AIRES, February & Comdr, Ramon Franco, leader of the aerial flight from Palos, Spain, to Bue-{ nos Aires, last year, is under arrest in Madrid, it is reported in a dispatch to La Nacion from Hendayes, on the Franco-Spanish frontier. He was sen- tenced to a month's military fmprison- ment in a fort, the message says, for having sent a mesage to the Spanish Ambassador to Argentina protesting against the failure of his country to recelve an alr transport contract which the Argentine government had given to a French aviation concern. The Spanish Ambassador here, the Duke of Amalfi, communicated the message to his superior, Premier Primo de Rivera, who ordered an in- quiry. Comdr. Franco readily admit- ted the authorship of the message, ex- laining he had carried out an irresis! ble impulse in protecting against the apparent lack of defens of Spanish interests in South America. B A MRS. “BUD” FISHER WINS., Former Countess Awarded Alimony of $26,000 Annually. NEW YORK, February 8 (#).—Mrm, Aedita 8. Fishe:, the former Countess de Beaumont, was awarded alimony of $36,000 & year today from her care toonist husband, Harry C. (Bud) Fishe er, from whom she was granted a les g8l separation last week. Mrs. Fisher had been receiving $260 a week temporary alimony, and Justice Tierney doubled that amount in setting the parmanent figure today; She had asked $3,000 a month u; $36,000 & year. January Circulation Daily. ol@ l 02,562 Sunday.110,416 DA li‘a‘oflyl C“?llll:‘l\iil . % Man THE EVENING pud S DAY niy awear Bt e actig of the papers named sol juring the month of Jan- 1927, was as follows Advertist G and S s Sasry 2 6a nabs? 2ERest Total daily net droulation al ot Datly averags net eirculation. SUNDAY, ies. Dave. ovies. 1 vensase 112, R W TR g 591 . T et clrcnlation...... B58S, .Y; paid. Sunday elrenin- S . 100799 serv walk. Members of his family and his close friends appealed to him to get out in the open more ofien. The President, after his first twe- mile walk this week, returned home refreshed and invigorated. Average Sunday net circulation. LERQY W. HERBOX Advertising Manager. sworn_ 1o befors me this|