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(U, S. Weather Burean Forecast.) Partly cloudy and colder tonight; minimum temperature about grees; tomorrow, fair and warmer. Temperature—H today; lowest, 30, Full report on page 9. ®Closing N.Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 Entered as seco post office, No. 30,246. Washingtqn, 24 de- ighest, 36, at noon at 6 a.m. today. nd class matter D. C. @h WASHINGTON, ITALY. REIECTING PARLEY PLAN, FIRW FORNAVY FREEDOM Reply to U. S. Memorandum, Given Fletcher, Friendly But Determined. STAND HELD NECESSARY AFTER FRENCH REFUSAL Rome Willing to Discuss Whole Question Under League Auspices in Future. BY JOHN GUNTHER. By Radlo_to The Star snd Chicago Daily News. Copyri 1927, ROME, February 21.—Italy's reply to President Coolidge’s memorandum on naval disarmament, which was handed to Ambassador Fletcher at noon, is generally believed to be in the form of a polite, but categorical negative. The text of the reply will be published this evening. The note, though couched in the most friendly terms, is said to insist on Italy's freedom of action regarding naval defense in the Mediterranean. 1t is understood to outline with elabo- rate detail Italy's position as a power with a modest naval program, but a program which must be sufficient with regard to light cruisers and subma- rines for all defensive purposes. At a future date Italy is willing to meet all the powers under the au- spices of the League of Nations for general discussion of the theoretical elements of disarmament. But at present, in the light of the French re- fusal, Italy feels it necessary to re- fuse also. It is known here that the phraseol- ogy of Dictator Mussolini's reply has been occupylng the dictator to the exclusion of most other business over the week end. The first draft, as pre- pared by the foreign office, has been worked over by Mussolini in order to present to America the fullest light on the subtle details of his position. DELAY HELD REASONABLE. HKellogg Welcomes Japanese Answer as Friendly in Nature. By the Aesociated Press. Japan's desire to defer the naval arms limitation conference proposed by President Coolidge until June 1 is viewed as “‘entirely reasonable” by Secretary Kellogg. In view of the fact that the sessions of the preparatory commission on disarmament at Geneva probably will be extended over several months, the American plan of holding concurrent five-power limitation treaty negotia- tions applying to classes of ships not covered by the Washington treaty would not be affected by the delay, Mr. Kellogg said today. Gratified by Reply. “I am highly gratified at the reply of the Japanese government, which reflects the spirit of friendly co-op- eration In which the principal naval powers must approach the problem of competitive building if a real eolu- tion is to be found,” Mr. Kellogg said. The Japanese acceptance, made pub- lic yesterday, complied closely with forecasts of the Japanese attitude as made in the Parliament at Tokio. Due 1o this advance notice, the Japanese intimation that the Toklo government ‘would not accept the 5-5-3 capital ship ratio of the Washington treaty to be applied rigidly in any tonnage limi- tation agreement for auxiliary craft which might be reached at Geneva, came as no surprise. It has been indicated at the White House that President Coolidge will de- fer any comment until the British and 1t n replies also have been received. Japanese acceptance presumably leaves the door open for considera- tion of a three-power understanding, should the British accept, as has been indicated unofficially in London. e SHOTGUN TRAP KILLS BURGLAR AT WINDOW Cleveland Storekeeper Finds Body. Set Device After Three Hold-ups. By the Associated Prese. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Februa A shotgun trained on a window from & hidden recess in a wall killed a man who entered the grocery store of John | Martman here last night The invader's body was found on the floor today by Hartman when he opened the store. A revolver was found nearby. Three times since Christmas the store has been looted at night, and Hartman told police he determined to | set a trap. . He arranged the gun so that foot pressure on i box just below the window would release the trigger. | Hartman called police, who removed | the body to a morgue for identifica tion. DAUGHERTY TRIAL HALTS. Death of Juror's Son Causes Ad-| journment to Thursday. ! NEW YORK. February 21 OP).— Death of @ juror's son has halted the Miller trial sourt convened at 10:45 this ing Judge John C. Knox an- ounced that he had just learned that a son of Arthur Zinn, juror No. 1 ad died during the night of pne monia. The funeral will be held Wed- nesday. He then Thursday. CATCHES EAGLE BY HAND. adjourned court until | Texan Seizes Bird as It Swoops| Down to Him. BEAUMONT, Tex., February 21 (). Alex Domague, a shipyard employe, today is the owner of a large golden eagle which he caught barehanded “hen the bird swooped down on him Heads Rail Guard LIEUT. COL. J. MEADE, who n command of Marines placed along vital Nicaraguan Railway. .. FORCE GUARDS MANAGUA RALWAY Legation Troops Move to Fort in Strengthening Sup- port Given Diaz. By the Associated Prese. The American Government's detefy mination to take a firmer hold on the situation in Nicaragua is becoming hourly more apparent Without officially acknowledging any intention to interfere directly between the contending Nicaraguan factions, the State and Navy Departments have agreed upon a line of procedure which | is expected generally to interpose seri- ous obstacles to the Sacasa troops seeking to overthrow the American- recognized governmant of President Diaz. Not only have American Marines and bluejackets taken over control of the vital national railway from Managua, the capital, to Corinto, but the American legation guard at! Managua has been moved from bar- racks in town to Loma, the hill fort, which dominates the city. Fort Controls City. In previous Nicaraguan civil wars, possession of this fort has carried with it control of the capital. The official explanation af the move- ment of the Marines from barracks opposite the presidential palace to the Loma is that it was “in order to af- ford better protection to foreign lives and property.” ‘The Managua command consists of 12 officers and 141 men, and 800 ad- ditional Marines and Bluejackets landed yesterday are either patrolling ::s‘ur;fl:rnnd or (l)‘ccupylnz the two Ty owns on the line, Cl iy line, Chinandega "“All these measures have been taken with the full consent and ap- proval of President Diaz,” said a State Department announcement, which added that the detachments were landed and reached their destina- tions “without incident.” Brig. Gen. Feland to Go. The force stationed at Chinandega, under command of Comdr. C. M. Austin, is charged with “protection of the rallway from Corinto to Leon. It consistz of 17 officers, 270 Blue- jackets and 86 Marines. | ‘The Leon detachment, under Lieut. Col. J. J. Meade, consists of 20 officers, 215 sallors and 235 Marines. It is responsible for ‘“protection” of the railroad from Leon to Managua, and a part of the original force composing the legation guard at Managua has been assigned to this detachment. The entire force is under command of Capt. C. H. Woodward, but upon the arrival of the much larger Marine | force now under orders for Nicaragua | a shore organization of formidable proportions will be set up under com- mand of a brigadier general of Marines, apparently prepared to dig in and stay as long a8 necessary. The com- mander will be Gen. Logan Feland. Called “Strangle Hold.” Already . the Sacasa forces have shown signs of growing pessimism, and the agent of the Sacasa govern- ment here has declared the American | troops were tightening a “strangle hold” under which it would be im- possible to continue very long in op- | erations against President Diaz. At the time of his recognition by | the United States, Diaz requested the Washington Government to directly him in suppressing the attack against his government. The State Department made no direct reply, but in the face of the present disposition of American troops the capture of Managua by Sacasa either by direct attack or through severing communi- cati with Corinto, appears to have become a definite impossibility. Borah Attacks Policy. Renewing his attack on the admin- istration’s Central American policy Chairman Borah of the Senate for- ations committee told the can Congress here last night that this policy should not rest (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) WHEELING DISTRICT HARD HIT BY 12-FOOT DRIFTS All Roads in Panhandle Counties Buried, Traffic Halted and Milk Supply Seriously Cut. By the Associated Press. WHEELING, W. Va., February 21. “The Wheeling district was "con- fronted today with the possibility of a milk famine because of the trafflc ulting from the worst storm | ronds under from 8 to 12 feet of drifted snow, automobile traf- fic was practically suspended in the four Panhandle countles, and street car service was greatly impaired. About one-third of the normal milk cupply has been received in Wheeling land surrounding towns since Satur- day. Many milk trucks are marooned | in snow drifts and the supply coming in by railroads had been cut in half. from a building. Domague was thrown to the ground on his back by the impact, but held the eagle tightly about the neck while i passerby came to his afd. The eagie bas an $-foot wing spread. \ Hundreds of men were engaged in | digging through the drifts in the | main highways, but it will be several ldnys before automobile and bus traffic can be resumed in the rural districts. CANTONESE ARMY CONTINUES STEADY DRIVE ON SHANGHA [Chang Delayed as Wu Dis- | arms His Troops in Honan Province. GREAT BRITAIN AGREES TO END HANKOW RULE Executions of Political Agitators Bring Reign of Terror, But Curb Strike Activity. By the Associated Press. Cantonese, who tovk Hangchow last week, continue a steady drive on Shanghal. A “reign of terror” in Shanghal streets, which resulted in summary beheading of political and labor agita- tors by Chinese authorities, produced a swift decrease in strike activities. The number of those executed is vari- ously estimated at from 28 to 90. Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian leader, who is driving through Honan Province on the Cantonese, was tem- porarily held up when troops of Gen. ‘Wu Pel-Fu, nominal master of the province, disarmed part of Chang's forces and seized ammunition train. Great Britain, in agreement with Cantonese, will hand over the ad- ministration of Hankow and Kiukiang to the Nationalists, who will establish a special Chinese municipality Other Negotiations Opened. The agreement indicates that an effort will be made to amalgamate all foreign concesslons at those places into one municipal district. Negotiations have been opened along similar lines with the Northern government at Peking to apply the principles of the Hankow agreement throughout China. | London newspapers, although grati- fied by the signing of the Hankow agreement, express worry over the Shanghai situation. Foreign Secretary Chamberlain at London told the House of Commons he had instructed British negotiators at Hankow to inform the Cantonese Great Britain must reserve full right to dispose of her troops as may be necessary for the protection of British life. A mob of boys and loafers stoned British billets in Shanghai, but were driven off by police. WU DISARMS CHANG'S MEN. Action ‘Gives Setback to March Through Honan Province. By the Associated Pross. SHANGHAI, February 21.—The sword, wielded swiftly to behead strike fomenters, was used in the na- tive section of Shanghai today to combat the pen on Nationalist prova- ganda. Continuing a death-dealing program, started yesterday under orders of Gen. Li Pao-Chang, defense commissioner of Shanghai, to check the spread of a general strike ordered Saturday, exe- cutioners with large swords patrolled the streets and summarily, without semblance of a trial, decapitated on.| the spot men found making seditious speeches or distributing strike litera- | ture. Executions Put at 28. Reliable Chinese sources placed the number of beheadings at 28, of which 16 were carried out today, while the Nationalists declared that there had been 90. The strike was called allegedly for economic reasons, but in reality to celebrate the recent Nationalist vic- tory in Chekiang Province and their subsequent capture of Hangchow, im- portant center 113 miles southwest of here, from the forces of Marshal Sun Chang-Fang. Although the situation on the battle front south of here remained about in status quo, Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, generalissimo of the Northern forces, struck a snag in his projected drive against the Southerners by a march through Honan Province, when forces of Gen. Wu Pel-Fu, nominal master of the state, disarmed a number of Chang Tso-Lin's soldlers and seized an ammunition train. Reports of this setback were re- ceived here after it had been made known that the generallssimo had telegraphed Wu pleading that he be allowed to send soldlers through Honan. However, the incident was not taken as an indication that Wu would oppose the northern commander in the present campaign, although Wu and Chang have been at loggerheads several times in recent years. Shanghal Stores Reopen. The department stores of Shanghai i foreign settlements, which closed Sat- 1 i the mill hands who joined in the walkout returned to work. Busses resumed operation on a skeletonized basis, but other transportation services remained at a standstill. The city also continued without postal service, the post office being locked and picketed. Eight hundred strikers held virtual possession of the central post office, preventing the clerical force from going to work. The strike was marked with a num- ber of minor disturbances yesterday. A mob of boys and loafers stoned the billets of a small detachment of Brit- |ish and Punjab soldlers. The crowd was diepersed by the police, who in turn were stoned when the mob took refuge in alleyways. A Chinese-owned cotton mill also was stoned. Thus far the strike has assumed no anti- foreign aspect. First authentic reports from the Chekiang battlefront said the Nation- alists occupied Hangchow last Friday, and railway men returning from that sector report that the advancing southerners entered Linping, 11 miles northeast of the captured city, Sat- urday. Forty thousand of Marshal Sun's troops were reported to be form- ing & line of resistance between Kash- ing and Sungkiang. The latter point is only 28 miles from Shanghai. Looting Ts Explained. The looting of Hangchow by the Northerners just prior to their re- treat was laid to the troops of Gen. Chow Yin-Jin, former Governor of Fukien, who lost that province during the northward sweep of the Cantonese. His soldiers were declared to have looted 400 houses, but their plunder- "~ (Continued on Page 4, Columa 5) urday, reopened today and some of | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. €, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, ¢ Eoening Star. 927—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. Associated service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news day’s (' Saturda; Su * () Means Associated Press. y's Circulation, 100,994 culation, 39 TWO 1 | = = ‘\\\\\x\ N STEERING SURELY SYMPATHIZE —WITH GEN WASHINGTON! IN THE SENATORIAL SEA. 16 DEAD IN STORM ON LAND AND S Eight Coast Guardsmen Among Victims — Property Damage Runs Into Millions. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 21—Sixteen deaths and millions of dollars in prop- erty damage were caused sleet and wind storm that had abated today after raging in the North and Middle Atlantic coast States for 48 hours. From Maine to Delaware Bay moun- tainous seas tossed ships about like matchboxes, shattered dwellings m"‘l swept away plers and boardwalks. High tides carried waters hundreds of feet inshore. Snow fell to a depth of two feet in some places while the temperature dropped to 10 degrees below zero. The storm took its heaviest death toll off Provincetown, Mass., where | eight Coast Guardsmen lost their lives | when patrol boat 238 was tossed | ashore. -The entire boat's crew was | lost as two destroyers vainly rushed | to rescue them. Beach Resort Swept. Other deaths attributed to the storm included four in Pittsburgh, two in Boston, one at South Amboy, N. J.. and the second officer of a barge off Ambrose Lightship, outside New York Harbor. New Jersey beach resorts were hit hard. From Asbury Park to Cape May high tides and great waves caused extensive damage to boats, boardwalks, shops, cottages and other structures. At Atlantic City a 100- foot section of its famous Boardwalk was lifted by a wave and deposited on the top of a bullding. Many small craft and some larger ones were thrown on reefe, bars and beaches along the entire coast line. Waves at times reached a height of 50 feet. The five-masted schooner Nancy was driven high on the beach at Nantasket, Mass., while its crew was rescued by volunteers in dories. Coastwise shipping practically was suspended. Ocean vessels were de- layed 12 to 24 hours as a result of the storm, which extended far out to sea. Highest Tide in New York. The tide in New York Harbor was the highest in 20 years, Damage esti- mated at hundreds of thousands of dollars was done to piers. The battle for life “(Continued on Page MERCURY TO RIS AFTER COLD NIGHT Fair and Warmer Forecast for Tomorrow—Snow Flurries Today. i Colder tonight, but fair and warmer tomorrow, was the forecast issued by the Weather Bureau today. A min- jmum temperature of 24 degrees is predicted for tonight. Slight snow flurries are expected throughout this aftcrnoon, while to- morrow, although the weather will moderate, it will not be warm enough to | melt the snow entirely. Weather fore- | casts for the coast are favorable to shipping, as the storm now south of Maine isheaded fo r the Newfound- iland Grand Banks. | Both the Washington Railway & Electric Co. and the Capital Traction Co. report tracks clear today. The only difficulty reported is from snow thrown from automobiles packing into electric switch sloth, and an oc- casional broken tire chain short cir- Cculting electric connections. With the aid of 450 men, including 1100 extra workers, the city refuse | division is rapidly removing the snow | from the streets, according to Morris Hacker, District supervisor. City charitable organizations con- tinue to offer sheiter and food to the destitute. The Gospel Mission lodged approximately 180 men overnight, Wwith the overflow sleeping in its chapel. Twenty extra men were fed this morning, and the Mission antici- pates about 70 rellef cases tonight. The Central Union Mission reported taking care of 70 extra men last night, while the Salvation Army said ) ing longer hotel | Clarke, its emergency cases had dwindled to a half dozen. Radio Programs——Pége 38 5 Hours” Coaxing Fails to Prevent | Leap From Eiffel | By the Associated Press “ebruary 21.—Because d not want him to play Gaston Orpholan threw f from the Eiffel Towel to- = at her feet, five hours previously the po- lice tried to persuade him to de scend from his perilous perch on the second platform of the tower. He refused and demanded that his wife be sent for. When she arrived, he jumped. |.C.C.IS UPHELD IN RAIL VALUATION Supreme Court Says Orders Stand Unless Used for Improper Purpose. Railroad valuation methods of the Interstate Commerce Commission for rate-making purposes were sustained in effect today by the Supreme Court. The opinion held that a protest against the con jon's methods, brought hy the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, should have been d missed by the lower cour! The final valuation orders are with- in the function of the commissfon, the court held, and do not constitute an order which could be interfered with by the courts until after the order is used for some improper purpose by the commission Effect May Be Wide. Should the final valuation orders of the commission be used to deprive the railroads of any of their rights, it was added, then they would have ampie opportunity to go into the court: The case brought by the Los Angeles & Salt L: of the Union ac was regarded as a vhole rate-making structure of the Government, and its ultimate effect upon railroad rates may be of epoch-making importance. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion described the issues presented of greater moment to the country than any other question ever before it. The controversy was whether there is a value which the commission may. x)lu(ve upon _railroad property for rate- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) LONGFELLOWS ORGANIZE. Tall Unite to Demand Longer Hotel Beds. PEKA, Kan,, February 21 (#).— A score of tall Kansans today organ- ized the National Society of Long- fellow: The purpose of the organ- ization is to unite tall men in demand- beds, higher doors and more elevated automobile tops. Only men at least 6 feet and 1 inch tall are eligible for membership. State Senatol . W. Behrens of Ly don, who is 6 feet 7 inches in height, was' elected president. NATIONAL BANK CLOSED. Institution at Dunbar, Pa., in Na- tional Examiner’s Hands. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., February 21 (A).—The First National Bank of Dunbar, near here, failed to open its doors today. A notice posted on the door said the bank was closed by a resolution adopted by the board of directors Saturday and that the institution was under the direction of the con- troller of the currency with Addison national bank examiner in Kansans Y charge. D~ L A CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE. Two Burn to Death When Home Is Destroyed. KANSAS CITY, Mo, February 21 (#).—Two children were burned to death when fire destroyed the home of Glenn N. Vavendar here this morning. The children, Mary, 4, and James Joseph, 18 months old, were found dead in bed, their arms entwined about each other. Yesterday the fuel supply at the Cavendar home ran out and last night the mother placed an electric iron at the foot of their bed to keep them warm. The iron is believed to have started the fire when it became over- IRS. PETER DROPS 2,300,000 LAW SUIT Judge Dismisses Case When She Acknowledges Receipt of Securities Sought. The controversy over $2,300,000 in securities, which has been pending in the District Supreme Court since last March, between Mrs. Anna W. Peter of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., and Armistead Peter, jr., prominent in soclal circles here, was ended today with the dis- missal of the wife's suit by Justice Bailey following the filing of a stipu- lation of counsel for both parties. Mrs. Peter acknowledges the re- ceipt of the securities, which had been examined by her counsel and found to be intact, and declares she has re- ceived from her husband all the in- come derived from them and accruing to them. She agrees to release her husband from all responsibility and liability for the stocks, bonds and in- come deseribed in her bill of com- plaint. The husband admits that the securities are the sole property of the | Wife and that she is entitied_{o_their possession. Admitted Holding Securities. The suit was instituted March 26 by the wife, who charged that her hus- band had the securities in a safe de- posit vault at the American Security and Trust Co. and had possession of the key. She sought an injunction to prevent him from detaining the prop- erty from her. The husband, through Attorneys Frank J. Hogan and Arthur Peter, admitted possession of the se- curitles and declared they were being held for the benefit of the wife. Mrs. Peter was represented by Attorneys Minor, Gatley & Rowland of Washing- ton and Attorneys Willlams, Myers, Quiggle & Breeding of New York. The terms of the stipulation of coun- sel follow: ““all of the stocks, bonds, promissory notes and personal property described in the bill of complaint in this case have been examined by the attorneys | for both of the parties hereto and have been found to be in good order and safely kept, and the said property, and all income and revenue derived therefrom and accruing thereon, have at all times been kept intact by the defendant; and have been fully and properiy accounted for. Receipt Acknowledged. ““The said stocks, bonds, promissory notes and personal property described in the said bill of complaint, together with the income and profits therefrom, are the sole property of the plaintiff ;.’A'Hd fi)‘!e is entitled to the possession o The plaintiff acknowledges recei from the defendant of all {hs slockp!!. bonds, promissory notes and personal property described in said bill of com- plaint, together with all of the income accrued thereon to date, and the de- fendant is fully and completely re- leased py the plaintiff from all respon- sibility and liability therefor. “The cause shall be, and the same hereby is, entered of record as dis- continued and dismissed. CAMPISTEGUI CHOSEN URUGUAY PRESIDENT Electoral Boad Long Deadlocked, Certifies His Victory by Mar- gin of 1,400 Votes. By the Associated Press. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, February 21.—Elections for President of Uru- guay were held last November, but only now has the successful candidate been agreed upon. After two months of laborious efforts, the electoral board has certi- fied the election of DF. Juan Campiste- gul, standard bearer, of the. Colorado party, by a scant margin of 1,400 votes. The total vote cast was 275,000. Dr. Campistegui will be installed March 1, succeeding Jose Serrato. For a timg the country feared it might be without a President when Senor Serrato relinquished the office, as the electorial board appeared to be hopelessly deadlocked. Both sides, the Colorado party, and the Nationallsts, whose candidate was Dr. Luls Alber- to Herrera, claimed victory in the elections, but it was finally declded by the that, although Herrera had work out in the provinces, the ballots ¢ for Dr. Campistegul in Montevideo and other large places was oftset this by 1,400 votea, Catfish Attack Resort Bathers And Bite Seventy By the Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Febru- ary 21.—Ramirez Beach, where the people of Montevideo seek relief trom the sweltering of the South American became. a place of panic sterday after- noon when bathers were attacked by & school of catfish. Men and women suddenly shouted for help and made for shore. More than 70 persons wers 1.3 IRGEDTOAD WS I RUMANA sailed for Excesses at Congress Here. Pleas for the Amerfcan Government to go to the help of persecuted Jews in Rumanta, and denunciations of the Rumanian government for its anti- Semitlc excesses were heard at the session of the American Jewish Con- gress this morning at the Willard Hotel. A general discussion of the Ru- manian situation preceded the formal adoption of a resolution calling on the “enlightened peoples of the world to express their indignation and horror at these violations of the first princi- ples of freedom and justice,” of which the congress accuses the Rumanian government. The resolution, which was presented by Solomon Sufrin, chairman of the drafting subcommittee, further called on the Jews of America to utter a solemn protest agamst the Rumanian government for its failure to protect the life, property and reputation of its Jewish citizens and for its refusal to put into effect the provisions of the international guarantee of Jewish rights accepted by the people of Ru- mania in 1919, Government Held Responsible. The resolution charged that the Ru- manian Government has ‘“failed to { meet the situation by punishment of criminals cted with outrages upon Jew: y the suppression of the criminal propaganda delibe ately instigated to end such outrages. In presenting the resolution, Mr. Sufrin declared it was the purpose of the Rumanian government “to defeat and deprive one million Jewish citl- zens of their equal political rights provided in the Constitution.” In op- posing such action by Rumania, he told the delegates that they were fighting indirectly for defense of Jewish rights in all eastern Europe, warning that if Rumania succeeded in jts present anti-Semitic campaign, other nations would speedily follow in { adopting like measures. ) “In one hour the Rumanian gov- ernment could stop all these excesses if only it wanted to do so, he de- clared. Judge Gustave Hartman of New York, president of the Independent Order B'rith Abraham, largest Jewish organization in the country, sounded the keynote of the meeting when he called upon the American Government “to go to the help of Jews in Ru- mania.” Ald of United States Urged. “Even though the United States is | not in the League of Nations,” he de-| clared, “this Government can now do | for the Jews of Rumania what Ameri- | cans did for the Jews of Kishnieff years ago.” He declared the Congress recognizes that the American Government has no intention to interfere with internal policies of other nations. but he warned the situation in Rumania is such that it warrants the good serv ices of this Government in behalf of the persecuted people. Charging that Rumania lessly violated the property right clause of the treaty of 1919 and that the government itself is sponsoring acts of violence against the Jews, Judge Hartman clalms that the “Ru- manian government has forfeited the respect and good opinion of the { world.” The Amer Jewish Con ! gress, he declared, is not concerned with the policies of the American Gov. ernment, but it is concerned with the welfare of Jews throughout the world. | Discuss Rumanian Conditions generally people in The congress discussed conditions of the Jewish Rumania resolution and the submission of a re- port by Leo Wolfson, president of the United Rumanian Jews of America. In this report Mr. Wolfson charged the Rumanian government with sponsibility for conditions which, he declared, brought about anti-Jewish iexcesses in that country. He denied what he described as the charges and insinuations of the Rumanian govern- ment and its Minister at Washington | that “we are carrying on a campaign {of persecution of Rumania abroad.” “In, fact,” Mr. Wolfson said, “only the sound sen: nd intelligence of the Rumanian people has prevented them from becoming poisoned by the con- | tinuous lent anti-Semetic propa- ganda which is being carried on in their midst.” Mr. Waqlfson went on to say “for the Iast four years there has been anti- 2) " (Continued on Page 4, Colum W e CAROL, REPORTED GOING HOME, IS STILL IN PARIS Making No Preparations for Ru- mored Trip to Bucharest to See Ferdinand. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 21.—Notwith- standing & report this morning that former Crown Prince Carol of Ru mania was on his way to Bucharest, it was learned this afternoon that he was still at his home in the Paris su- burb of Neuilly. Apparently no prep- arations were being made for such a t ! trip. 'Fha report, as published, was' that Carol would go (o the Italian resort of Rapallo to see his young son, Prince Michael, the helr apparent, who was taken there recently by Carol's wife, Princess Helen, and that he would continue on to Bucharest to his father, King Ferdinand. e visit, it was sald, would be a purely personal affair, without any ‘politioal Bucharest’ Government As-| has ruth-| before the adoption of its| CITING OF INSULL AND ATTORNEY IN CONTEMPT SOUGHT Senators to Act Following Refusal of Pair to An- swer Questions. MAGNATE REVEALS GIFTS OF $45,000 ADDITIONAL Declares All of Funds Went to Men Seeking County Offices in | Primary, However. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN The shadow of contempt procee - ings, brought by the Senate, hung over Samuel Insull, Chicago public | utilitles magnate, and his attorney Daniel J. Schuyler, when tha Reed campalgn fund Investigating con mittee took a recess after its morning hearing today. Both Insull and Schuyler declined to answer questions put by the com mittte regarding $40,000 of an addi- tional $45,000 contribution made by Mr. Insull in the Illinois primary elec- tion last year. Members of the Senate committes asserted that contempt proceedings against both recalcitrant witnesses would be Instituted. It is likely, it was sald, that *he proceedings for contempt would go through the United States Attorney of the District of Columbia. Crowe Testifles. Both Mr. Insull and Mr. Schuyler were summoned before the committee today to be given an opportunity to purge themseives of contempt of the committee, which, it is alleged, they were gullty of, when they refused to answer questions put them at Chicago last Summer. A third recalcitrant witness, Robert E. Crowe, State’s attorney of Cook County, I, who appeared before the committee today, did answer the ques- tions put him by the committee re- garding primary contributions and was excused. The_committee is to question also Thomiis W. Cunningham of Philadel phia, treasurer of the State Republi- can committee, regarding contribu- tions made to the Vare primary cam- paign in Pennsylvania last year. Mr. Cunningham declined to answer when he appeared before the committee last Summer. Of the $45,000 additional contributed by Mr. Insull $5,000 was given by Mr. Schuyler to Mr. Crowe of the Crowe- Barrett faction of the Republican party to be used for the campaign of Capt. Joseph P. Savage, who was run- ning for nomination for county office. Mr. Insull in a formal statement read to the committes insisted that none of this $40,000 was used in the senatorial primary. : In his statement Mr. Insull said that at no time during his testimony in Chicago had he sought to avoid compleie answers regarding his con- tributions to the senatorial campaign. He said that he had made certain other contributions to the primary | campaign for county officers and that he was willing to state the maximum, which was $40,000. | “Those who received such contribu- | tions are at liberty to publish them.” | said Mr. Insull. “I am not at liberty to divulge their names. Used Against Smith. Mr. Insull said he hoped that committee_would not embarrass hint | by demanding the names of those to | whom the contributions were made. | He added that it was tmpossible for { him to give their names without vio | lating confidenc The contributions made by Mr. In- sull to the primary campaign of Col nith have been the main point « | attack made by those opposed to seat | ing Col. Smith, who at the timo | head of the public utilities commission | of Illinols. It was testified at Chicago | that Mr. Insull gave $125,000 to Col. | Smith’s campaign directly, and that | he contributed $26,934 to be used in a | campagin against the World Court by { foreign-language newspapers and an- other $4,500 to be used for the same | purpose among the colored voters. { Col. Smith was against American ad- | herence to the Court, and the late | Senator McKinely, his opponent in the | senatorial primary for the Republican { nomination. had voted for adherence. i | | | | Crowe Gives Facts. Mr. Crowe in his answers to the purged himselt of He told the questlons put had re- | committee today the alleged contempt committee in answer t by Chairman Reed t ceived from Schuyler $5,000 which he understood had come from Samuel Insull. This part of a collection | of $16,000 raised by Mr. Crowe during { the primary campaign about which he { would not testify in Chicago last July He was questioned closely by Sena tor Reed and other members of the committee regarding his knowledge or information of other sums which might have heen used in the primary campaign, He denled that he had any such inTormation and finally was ex cused, so that he might return this afternoon to Chicage, where he is conducting a murder trial. When Mr. Schuyler took the stand he admitted the contribution made to Mr. Crowe by Mr. Insull through him- self for Capt. Savage. He testified also that he himself had contributed $2,000 to the Savage campaign. “I also got an additional $40,000 from Mr. Insull for disbursement in the primary sald Mr Schuyler. Declines to Answer. He testifled that the $5,000 and also the additional $40,000 he had received from Mr. Insull was all in currency. | When Senator Reed prodded Mr. | Schuyler with questions as to who re- ceived the $40,000, Mr. Schuyler de- { clined to answer. “\What was said between you and Mr. Insull at the time?" asked Senator Reed. “I don't recollect,” was the reply. “I suggested he make a contribu- tion.” Mr. Schuyler said that he was an attorney for Mr. Insull and that their relations as lawyer and client were confidential. A moment later, how- (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) Secretary Kellogg IIl Secretary of State Kellogg is con- fined to his residence cold and Undersecre Gi b”!l. .‘l campaign,”