Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow: contin- lowest temperature about ued cold; 8 degrees, Temperature—I yesterday: lowest day. Full report New York Stock Market Closed Tod: lighest, 26, at 8 a.m. , 10, at 7:30 am. to- on page 9. ch No 30561 Enteret as Entered as second cl: Washington, matter D C WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNI v Joy D. MONDAY, J NG EDITION ¢ Foening Slar. service. Sunday’s Circul NUARY &, 1928—FI1I 'Y PAGES. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news turday's Circulation, 99,7 ation. 108.4. TWO CEN MARINES PURSUING " NCARAGUA REBELS AFTER AMBUSGADE U. S. Forces Report 5 Dead and 23 Wounded in Battle. SANDINO'S CASUALTIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 280 Troops Attacked on Mountain Trail—Insurgents, Well Armed, Put Up Stiff Resistance. a nst s led by sanguINary in which a battle nes were killed and 23 wounded | with) drove the he Ma n na nes, operating onal guardsmen rear Quilali, a few miles south of the Hionduran border, Friday. The rebels. informed by spies of the Marine ad- vance. were fully prepared to meet the attack and the patrol was forced to defeat a thoroughly trained and well equipped force of 300 insurgents to gain its objective Rebels Well Armed. It is resarded as certain that S; dino 18 rece'ving outside aid, because his men are better equipped and arm- «d than heretofore. Marine headquar- ters were informed that the conduct | of the rebels in battle was greatly im- | proved and that the men carried both machine guns and rifles. It was estimated that Marine casualty. there were 10 among the rebels, which would put the rebel dead around 50 and the wounded near 230 Since Sandino’s men removed th from vultures, the exact rebel casualties probably never il be learned The Marines suffered the heaviest easualties since American forces were Janded in Nicaragua more than a year ago. The dead: Firy eazo Corpl Vil Adolph Theilhart, Middle Long Island. New York Pyi., first class, George E. emith, Deer Park. Wis Pyt firs: class, Grady W. Watson, Pointe Coupee. La Py, first class. Pieasant Pladn, Ohio. Serjously Wounded. The seriously injured Capt. Richard ~ Livington, @ciphiz. pnery § a. Mont Pyt Robert H. Ga - vt Bernard W. Cofne, bam. Maws Pyt Charles Haute. Ind. Pyt Leonard J. Smith, New York Ciy. The slightly wounded: Lieut. Wil Mam T. Minnick. Pittsburgh; First Lieut. Mosex 4. Gould, Paterson, 3 Fergt, 8. Field, Varnville, 8. C. i John Meel, Dakota City, Towa: Corpl. J. Leactm Detroit; Pyt Brandenberg, Louisville, Thomas Francis Dowd 1.; Pvt, Jason Little Tuy N, C.: Pyt Artbur J. patrick. Colorado Springs, Colo.; Albert H. Newberg, Pine Lawn, ) Pyi. Clifford ndress, Youngstown Ohio: Pvt. Wikllam E. Merchant, New. herry, 8 C.: Pvt. Paul Huska, Torring- ton. Conn- Pvi. Glenn Smith. W, ren. Ohio: Pyt. Edgar B. Walker, Clay Ky. ard Pvt. Harry M. Blanchard, Viclet, La (Arcordin Gold Estler Phila- ergt. Fred Coryell, Ana- Collink E. Turner, Torsviile, 10 Marine Corps te shington, the twenty third Marine wounded. Pyt Jobn P, ¢ wax slightly wounded the sam a reper gement with ar Guana Castillo.) [ e eng Reinforeements Leave, Morcement oumbering ok train of 204 A ammunition from Ocotal and haw wen repudlated the Liberal party. the 10 the government eral weekx that the preparing 1o make 2l He rade extenxive preparstions to rexist them with force of 0 men Bandino fortified hix forces on { Qualali on the only into the town [hin trals ous, rocky and The Marines knew that in pture the town the rebels whe [ eMicial opporition had known for Marines were Brive on Qi timbered 10 be driven out from the | he Marines were ascending the alnous 1 Fandino's men A fire on them from their hia- places wlong the rosd. The wounded were injured by t v el serion v com Faeut w slightly wound Comimnsng ho wi wout s » A4, wio nimed! “1 Bebwls Dislodged 1d fight rebels. Al were not of wince Fandino g the thie Bt ol sided them . e tereg b ivpersing the rehels the toward Quilal tollowers the Marines The de- July when 1 were killed w0l rankied ?2) pushed il [ bad i et g Fl ¢ontinued on Page 3, Column ENGINEER IS KILLED AS TRAINS COLLIDE Twu Eapyesses Crash Nesr Mount Vernon, Ul—No Passengers Reported Hurt 3 Pren VERNGON " 2 wapue engineer was killed snd 1he Giher wiighily Injured here about b 8 todey when Lhe eanthound pas senger tratn Ny Nawhis) Nuilroad collided with antther passenger rain, abou tulles vast of here ba Clark Fivanevitle Liiled when b bowanmotive 4 No passengeis weie sepoited fn Ind overtien m the Sandino headquarters | for every | r dead and wounded to save them | number of | ergt. John E Hemphill, (‘hi-‘ Cobbtown, dvices | heavily | Janusry | was ||| CAPITAL SHIVERS AT 10 DEGREES: IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE TONIGHT iWeather Man Exgects Eight-Dedree Mark | as Day Ends—Slight Rise Predicted for Tomorrow. fev record for January of last year, which was N degrees on the th. The low- est January temperature recorded here since 1871 was 14 degrees below zero January 1, 1881, The, coldest temperature at 8 o'clock this morning was at Williston, N. Dak wnere it was 30 degrees below. I | down Saturday might and had fallen | the coast of the Gulf of Mexico I feel- P ing the cold, and there is danger of .,:,._‘"'e ;:‘“f,;“ ":‘:‘;rfl:"' ('I‘:‘:“’::'m":’l‘;: crops_being injured in the far South- . T3 s MINE. | ory States. The thermometer regis- while elght degrees above is predicted |tered 18 above at Mobile, Ala. and for tonight by the Weather Bureau.|Pensacola, Fla, at 8 o'clock this Fair weather is forecast for tomor. | MOrEing row, with continued cold. The west : i iy, | Witrios e expiStaA o AITMIAIAD BHOM: | .o ) nadorecy AHISAVIIEH Gy “ver, and this holds out the hope of | The District of Columbia housed <lowly rising temperature, perhaps by 40 men last night at the Municipal | tomorrow night or Wednesday. | Lodging House and gave hreakfast ; | of coffee, stew and bread to 44 this ! Find Warm Beds. | motning. Supt. A. W, Tvaon, who | ahite suffartng FE Wil complete 25 years at his post ported in many 445 next Ausust, cla the exception {slktiSan0 ioBIaY in this city |ally cold will cause an in | found warm heds night at the [crease the Salva.| Many of the 44 expect to be far the Gospel | from Washington by nightfull, trav- Union Mis. | #ling for various g Mr. Tyson points out that funicipal Lodging House, «onal men and mechanics [ax those who are without | calling, put up there. | the 1imit_one may | “(Continued on ¥ Arriving on the wings of an blast, the vear hax found Wash- ton and all’the rest of the country t of hte Rocky Mountains shiver- in the most severe cold of the Winter. The temperature here be- an a rapid drop a little after sun- ing oxy weather from tates, men Tast was re unfortu- tion Army lodging house Mission and the Central sion, Weather Bureau officials said that | over the Mississippi Valley and astward 1o the Atlantic Ocean ab- normally low temperatures prevail to- iay. The temperature here this morn- ing was within 2 degrees of the low MANY DEASCOLD * WAVEGRIPS WEST ASDIVERS AREIDL Heavy Snow Accompanies Naval Court Convenes To- Tumble of Mercury to morrow—Weather Ham- Sub-Zero Marks. pers Salvage Work. at profes. as well regular e days s of the age 2, Column 4. a. By the Asanciated Press, | B the Associaz-d | BOSTON, January 2.-—-While cold | CHICAGO, January 2.—King Win ter said “Happy New Year” with a and unseasonable weather conspired !heavy snowstorm and below-zero |today to frustrate efforts of divers at weather, which gripped the entire Mid- | the scene of the S-4 salvage operations dle West, caused scores of deaths off Provincetown, interest was tempo | trom exposure and accidents and left | rarily centered here in preparations many sections still snowhound. withfor the naval court of inquiry which 2 forecast of continued subzero | is to convene tomorrow #nd which will weather today. |investignte the causes of the disaster The weather man predicted slightly |and subsequent work of attempted ! vising temperatures late today or to- rescue and xalvage. morrow, however. Comdr. Leslie E. Bratton, the judge Chicago’s highest temperature yes- |advocate, hus conferred at length with terday was seven degrees above zero, | Lieut. C | but with nightfall the merenry. mmufoxnm, { down toward a predicted five degrees| Ellsberz. who was credited with | nelow. The lowest reading wax from much of the success in raising the | Edmenton Alberta, with 30 degrees |S51 two years ago, volumtarlly below, while Williston, N, Dak.. re. | #merged from retirement to help in . the 5.4 operations and for more than corded the coldest in the United Statex | two weeks directed dive with 24 degrees below at 7 p.m. > B Sy necken 1l verw Lol € HgEs |the mine sweeper n Two Train Crashes Reported. ‘u|'f.'.’:."‘} Jokiner, yealaiiay ioEavents 2 n gt o Train service suffered severely from | v MeN from shterii the engine roam «now drifts_and frozen switches wnd | (e PEEIE BEAE SO Were ‘h" tinex into Chicago were from one to| oo o), ! three hours late. Two triple train| gl San. wtil). ieh tonay crashes over the holiday period were |, i Clbninol were posted, ‘harged indirectly to the weather. | "G WOECRRE WO HOsea. o may A motorman was killed, 2X passen-| i, ‘commund of the fleet weeking No | zers were injured and 300 others bad: Iy xhaken up in_one accident an the salvage the sunken submarine Chicago. South Shore & South Bend | TxhiAtned that It was necessary o leg cinctric line vesterdsy. A Gary. Ind..|giier 1DS0, the engine room before timite train felescoped a South Bend [ {LEVTS <oulq o express, which had been delaved by a A e ST SRR local with brakes believed to have |, o, TR BE ARY RS ore eent heen frozen . i ro the torpedo room since communicn One car caught fire and bursting | o0 o feut initiated 14 days ngo steam lines and extremely cold weath- | (4on wis first inltlns ’ er added to the hazardous task of re--i Other officers of the salvage flest cuing the injpred. J. O. Ftafford of 8 K r uin Btafy sald there hnd heen no sure way (o hicago, motorman of the Gary train. | ;1" yyeiher the engine and motor | Aled from injuries a whort time after ||\ s B compartments (il of & similar wreck | PUL #Ven I hoth lind been buoyant it were nlready flooded, The death he Chicagn & "Alon Railroad | %0uld have heen imposeible to ralse 4 the wubmarine any wo urday wax brought 1wo lust | night with the death from injurles of | Mi; Rarah Stekoll of Tulwa, Okla. | GIRLS SWIMMIN Grosson. and | on G ACROSS STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR Mrs. W. D. Barry, jr.. nlxo of Tulss. # Killed fnstantly and about 50 oth- | sre were injured | With the addition of six deaths In the Chieago district yesterday the total for the present cold snap was brought to 21 Kt Louis re, rred wix 1eathin from the cold. Montrowe, lowa, | and Wausau Wix, each reported one. | Highways Obstructed, I Mort of the highways out of Chi-| o were obstructed by snow, making automoblle traffic slmost impossible Nes Quiney, 1. 47 motor cars were | held In @ snowdrlft, Bimilar reports L eame from other sections of the Btate and from Keokuk, lows: Benton Har- hor and Bt Joseph. Mich, Snowhound rosds held 1bout 400 cnrs near Michl gan City, Ind. Beveral motor husses were aluo blocked and pessengers | sought whelter in furm houses, HEAVY SNOW IN NORTH. Goal—Enters Water Tangier. at the Associated Py AN t Moroceo, January Mixs eltz, London typist who her wecond 'tempt ut nidnight swim the Strult of bralt wan sighted off Tarifa . having covered half the dis [tnnce hetween here and Gibiltar, LONDON, January 2 (@ —An Fx wge Telegraph dispaten from Tun sayn that Miss Millle Hudson | London typist, entered the water at 1045 a.m toduy In an attempt to [wwhn the Htralt of Gibraltar. Miss ‘M"lhl‘d"l Gleitz wan wuld 1o have sarted st 3 n.m. The sea wan calm and conditions good. | . o -‘ 1 to New York and Pennsylvania in Griy of Winter, | W YOR Junuary | Heavy wnows und u id wnap which Ice Jam Clogs Harbor. | threatened the lowert temperatures | BRATRLAV, Czechoslovakin, Janu | of the sedson v A morthert Ly y 2 ()~ The harhor situstion b Vennwylvania und New York Btate 10 |t growing eritical due (o & 1 itx frigid gramp In € Vo, from four to five feel of woow parslyzed rafe Wilkew Bar ¢ one uted 10 the cold we fong An attempt poungs of Ivddite haw falled and i proxhnity to the Hungarian frontie precludes the use of alr hombs, Blast 1t with 6,000 ity death wans | ther, a renl Column 3) (Coninued on Page R R ) , A(J LS Ul ! By John Knox The thrilling fact story of American flyers i the Waorld War deals first with the unparal leled achievement of Licut, Frank Luke, Jr. The American Ace of Aces, whose hrief but marvelous flying career was more spectacu Jar even than that of Richthofen, the "Red Knight” of Germany This almost increditable narrative, compled from official records, and which will increase your pride in America, hegine Wednesduy n The Cvening Star 66 of the Jouisvilie | ' | I the | S4QUZPLANNED mdr. Edward Elisberg, diving | | Miss Gieitz Sighted Half Way to Cdons fee Jam, 16 feet high and 7 miles | | winging its way LINDY IN SALVADOR: HOP TO HONDURAS SETFOR TOMORROW Smallest Central American Republic Gives Colonel Rousing Welcome. PRESIDENT PRESENTS HIM TO HIS CABINET Good-Will Ambassador Warned to Dodge Outlaws on Nicaragua Flight. By the Associated Pross AN SALVADOR, January The inhabitants of the ntral Americ republic turned ay from welcoming the advent of new year to ncclaiming the coming of an ambassador of good will, Col. Charles A, Lindbergh After spending today I n o here, be ucigalpa, Honduras, less than 30 miles north of the section of Nicara- gua where United States Marines are engaged in a severe campalgn against rvehels, From Tegucigalpa to Mana- gua, Nic ua, his route by airline passes directly over this district, and he had heen warned to fiv high or make a detour to avoid rebel rifle and machine gun fire. Welcomers Gather Early. Cew Year celebrations had scarcely ended when the crowd hegan its trek to Lopango Flying Field to welcome Lindbergh. At 6:30 a.m. three cannon shots announced that the Lone Eagle had left Belize, British Honduras, 60 iles away. Some two hours later a small speck appeared over the mountains, and a few minutes later this became recog nizable as the Spitit of St. Louis | to this city set on the hills. “Here “He did he “Viva it again.” were the shouts' that ascended from the wd as he approached. They turned to wild ac. claim as the fiyer brought his plane over the field, cireling it two or three times to the el of it” hefore attempting to land. He landed at 9 am. ‘When the plane stopped there was n great surge of the crowd toward it. So great was the press around it that Lindbergh was taken from the pline with great difficulty. Greeted by President. He was greeted by President Rosque and then taken into the city, whers all whops and places of business wer closed for the New Year holiday. Visitors came from the hamlets to weleome Lindbergh. The railronds reduced their fares greatly in order to give all a chance to view him. An hour before he linded the rond | was thronged with taxis. wutomobiles and pedestrians. Nome were heard to Lindy." fitting end to the new vear's fote, Taxi drivers took udvantage of the sager ness of the crowd to see the famous plane and pilot and doubled and trebled their rates, but nobody grum bied. At a reception In the presidential mansion Lindbergh was presented to members of the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, military officials and prominent citizens. Tn the evening the Prasident gave a banquet in the flyer's honor Lindbergh said he was ¢ the beanty and grace of #enoritas—hut it wax noticed that none of them gained a second glance from | him, MOTHER TO RESUME FLIG Continues Last Lap of Detroit ¥ Today If Weather Permits. STURGIN, Mich, Junuary . — ather permitting, Mrs. Evangeline [ Ahergh and her party planned to rexume toduy the luxt ap of the return ale journey from Mexico City to Detroit. which hax b inte rupted twie Saturday by forced w forced landing wis near Fdwardshurg when xonw and sleet neonn: | hop off from | the motors hx | Mich tered shortly ufter thelr Chicago interferved with of (e plane and Pilot Haeey | Thranght it wafely to earth | Min dbergh, Mr. and Mes. Wil | Ham B Stout and other paxsengers | spent the night In Bdwardsburg. and Brooks nod his mechanician few the | plune here after the storm subsided Brooks remalned (n the machine st I nteht. turning over the motors at in tervala to prevent freezing Mrs. Lindbergh and the passengers planned to motor the Ford fleld here today and to take off for Detroit unlesa the weather was wuch as to make fying hazardous The mother of Col. Lindbergh said she wan thrilled at the experience of hattling through the wtor | LINDY COMMISSION RE( ALLED. Iegal to Make el Honduras, wml commit terduy that sion passed a few daya wgo Chatles A Lindbergh the Honduran Army was uneonstitutional. there not get the title, WANIN IN CUBA, Honduras Fin b TEGUCIGALI'A ary tew 1 W ovem miking colonel In technienlly | fore e will “DAL 2ol by the Hoclety during HAVANA, January Pdithergh witl he e U Cubn Geographient [l VisiE heve withoa wpeclal medal Which In being steack i recoknith of hin contribution to the geokraphie Dand himtorleal progress of olville ton " President Gevardo Machada will pin e medal on the American fver at u reception In the Academy of Helences SKATING PROMISED. Lincoln Pool May Be Opened to Public Tomorrow, There 1nuy | vted whating on th | Necting pool of the Lincoln Memorlal tomortow, Although the poal 1a al veady froren, shuting will not be per mitted todiay o tonlght vordict of the OMce il Pubilio Parke atter park policemen had tested the e on the pool this moining The lee was found (o he ahout ane nch thick In the farenoon Park oMolals will test the INOEEOW IOEHIn *‘ [0 fee to Migpton sulidble. for akating i coniitions a smallest | Lind- | gh Is expected to fly 140 miles to| mallest | say the coming of the airman was a | Janu | | 3 ) WOMAN SOUGHT IN HICKMAN GAGE Said to Have Been in Slayer’s Apartment Day Girl the As 1.OS AN ecuting office combat a pl efforts to conviet man. kidnaper and murderer of Marian Parker. today n laying new plans for the tr Meanwhile, they into the unexplained phases | case. une of which they say discovery that Hickman enter & woman in his apartment on the day | the tittle girl was Killed. The mystery of the By . they Pros: must their . January lieving of finsanity in William E. Hick- be il continued to ot dig the th ined visit to Hick accompanied by hix counsel, Jerome Walsh of Kunsas Clty, was regarded by the prosecutors as show ing that further moves were being made toward constructing a defense basis of insani'y. Although Walsh declared the three men were making a private investigation of Hickman's { Activities and the threa other men {nxisted on concenling their identities. it was rned that one was & physi cian. Walsh insisted they were not alienists. Confer for Hour. strangers and Walsh, with signed member of the Alxtrict attorney’s office, who admitted he was considering aiding in the de fense of the youthful criminal, were closeted for nearly an hour in Juiler Dewar's office. They conferred with Hickman there. Ryan left the district attornes’s of fice after hurling a sevies of chaiges against the methods pursued in the conduet of the office. Walsh declared that Ryan hud been chosen quaint him with Californin procedure. Further investigntion into the deah last May of A K. Driskell. grand futher of Welby Hunt, confessed aide of Hickman in seversl holdups. one of which ended fatally for the vietm, C. 1. Thoms, was continued by deputy sheriffs, and George Contrerns. ehief of detectives of the distric attorney’s ot Flve nsserted sulclde notex of the elderly Alhambra husiness man w fven a handwriting expert for Investigation, Officers assert the notex appeired to he written by per sonn other than Drixkell Handwilting experts also were pre Whring reports on the siknatures of checks drawn ngiinst Driskell's bank recount before hix death Jast My Fhe offfcers suspect the Checks wer forgerien, ‘hey were drawn on the bank employing Hickman and Hunt an mewsengers nnd which discharged | the former for forkery of checka. Report Due Tomorrow. The report of the pertn wan expected (o be ready for entation 1 W to the " y which will conslder evidence for ihe pomsible indicting of Hunt for murder in the Thoms caxe ‘The sulclde notes were found stuffed In a single envelope on Driskell's per son und Indicated financlal troubles and 111 health as hix reasons Tnvestigators declared Divakell had weveral thousamd dollars in bank posits and wan dee Taved to he in gosd Wenlth shortly hefore his death [ [hody wan fonnd beneath o bridie Two W the notex wiitten on depostt siins of the hank where the vouthful crimi nils worked, told who the man Wwas where to telephone his survivors anmd that Wi body would be foumd under w hrldge Tho woman hy the police The Joseph Ryan, re penmanship ex (he cans, dexciibed fer than ek fanhlonubly dressed and heavily made W, Wik declaved to have heen ovey henvd talking tn the Kidnaper s apant ment e on which date they now he Vlas wan Killed Neaveh for e Begins. Sl il get ont heard o wiy A wenrch was faunched fo who lived fn the apartient until a fow o A wan dumimy Pickman, s played hangiog from a gallows (o ad vertine i ploture news teels at A theater in Helvedere, a suburh. last NEht necemsitated the calling of sheriff's depution to disporss a mob of weveral hundved The ofee wald that the crowd believed the slayer was helng hung i effiey and that several Clashes auenrred T Argnnents o e he case GUick, the woman was A Wwanan honse 22 Hor MEMPHIN Tonn Wy O wdedls Bovaen wore b ied fodeath it e When @ sl at the PeEBtte Vab Giainda hore was destroyed. The Llacs stuvted foom 1 fve Ll by stablemen to heep Warim Burned. dannary & A | man's cell vesterday of three strang. . we've ot (o gel out of heie | [First Man in Line Waits Four Hours To See Presiden Braving Hunefeld was the f outside th bitter cold, w. 5 C gtreet northeast st person in line today White House gates, pre- pared the President and Mix at the New Year re ception to the public. Declaring he did not mind the cold, as he fs a New Englander, Mr. Hunefeld said that he would wait a week If necessary 1o have the priviloge of shaking the hands of the President and Mrs. Coolidge 1 took up his post at 5:45 o'clock this morning. The public reception o e I 0THAM REVELS the More Than Score Sent to:mewn: Hospitals—Night Clubs Are Raided. By the Associatad Pre W YORK, k& reception 2.~ New today danusry to 1328 was fo coholism and to have sent more than 4 score of alcoholie casex to hospitals Four night clubs and restaurants w raided by prohibition agents. | who, however, did not continue the dismantling eampaign started at the Chez Morgan last Friday. Dr. Charles Norris, chief examine! pertormed aptopsies on the six holic victims, expressed the opinion that the death toll would be increased Bellevue holic cases last year in 1t Brooklyn there w Broadwav's gilded night clubs caped prohibition raids, although ugents were assigned to the va ters of night lite activity. prted to headguarters that thing was quiet Two of the prohibition raids were mude In Greenwich Vil af Num Schwartz' night elub and Inn. Another was at Dinty re's restanrant on West Fortv sixth street and the fourth was early in the day at the Moscow Inn on West Forty fourth street. Patrons were permitted to depart, although the proprietors wnd walters were arvested. Most night clubs silenced their orchestins at 3 L to conform with the city's enrfew lw, although many of the patrons v d to allnight restaurants to complete their nizht's celebration he were 23 false alarms of fire One woman committed sulcide afte: an allnight party. One police e Lemet was called upon wettle 200 disx Dutes with taxt drivers, admitted 338 al rison to period. Hospital In o 200 ous They e every } FOUR DEAD IN PITTSBURGH. Year Ligu PUPTSBURGH, January sudd and one dying today New Year drinking parties Prank Vetterly and his wife Duolly et [0 n nospital of aleoholie polson e John Glkas was found dead in Wix home, w victm of acute aleahol an i brother doe was taken (o i honplial where doctors said his con Jton was critieal. The fourth death wan reported when Henry Lytle, said o have been under the influence of Hanor, fell down w statewany and frac tured his skull | Four Careless ar forgetful antoists wha [ave stdl vinning the polive gantlet Dwihout then 1928 tugs will save themselves possible nconvience by Carying an extia 83 Bl N thelr pack otx oy From e nimber of autolsta aveesty od with the buginning of the new year for displaying dead tags it was wp parent o the Teafe Buveau (hat Nothing short of etevnal Viglunes wonld deive offenders to the Distriet HAIE morrow when the autome Bile livonse office teupena Conae QUeNtIY, orders were velsaied tiday o polive 10 atop every antamuebile Tt not hearing & 10N tag Jach Autoint arvested will e eom allesd (0 UL U B3 culiateral o wp pontaice I Palive Court and the Praftic Hurent (ntends (o remain deat oAl exouses A al ot aa UL wers arvesied vesterday, the paliee Arive having stavisd with the fvar Inml‘ the new vear W . d Wife Among Vietims of New | was the toll ! |Employment - Situation Re- | of medical | unemployment | register | 108 HUNTERS HERE " BACEED DEMANDS garded as Unsatisfactory Optimism Rules Elsewhere. Although a survey of the national mployment situation for 1928 finds the Nation weli equipped for a vear of great prosperity and satisfactory employment. the situation in the Dis trict of Columbia was described today by Francis I Jones, director general the United States Employment Service, as not altogether satisfactor: A large surpius of clerical workers exists, with little indication that there will be any improvement in this situa tion in coming mont Government personnel is not being increased and many of the students in the various colleges ure seeking employment as clerical worker: at du the closing montas and the surplus of labor in cludes a number of building trades. men, although the present vear will And a large increase in public build- ing under the tion program Road Building Planned. * “While an for « ru it is fully increase in the demand n labor is anticipatad, believed that the resident 1 to have cost six deaths from al- | supply, particulariy of building trades: men, will be quite equal to all re quirements.” Mr. Jones said. “Con siderable road construction is planned in the vieinity. which. improvements fn Washington and the demand for lubor for railroad activi ties, indicates a fairly good year for unskilled labor. There will be some among this class at certain peric Ithough no large vol ume is expected ” Mr. Jones national employment was backed up by favorable reports from the States “Contrary to the precedent estab lished in former presidential election vears, when the business world stood by awaiting results before chartin their programs, the opposite is true at this time.” he said business will mark new high levels in 19208 The pessimists. doubting Thomases and the fconociasts will be obliged to revise their opinions with respect to the Nation's industrial futur * AN signs point to the biggest yvear in the bistory of the automotive in dustry lron and steel point to marked {ncreases over 19 Indica tions are that b & construction Will compare favorably with the previ ous vear. The position of agricultuve shows improvement. Ratlroads will undoubtedly, enjoy normal business Owing to the increased of laborsaving machinery, consider able tabor will be displaced. but the volume of business is expected to A new high level Prediction I8 Klaborated. The national survev which guided the director general's enthusiastic prodic n was elaborated in the study by St as tollows Arteona—Continued expansion and Increased employiment is predicted in practically all the major industyies during 1928 SCalitornia ~Industeial - activity in California was below normal trom Al (o Septamber of 1937, but more recently has increased. and fovecasts indicate that business in general will ereans during the first }x months N 10 newr o above the normal ado—An Increase 0 employ and an expansion in several Idustiien s expected during ment major ey \ | Conmecticnt - The Industrial outlook (Continued on Page 4, Column 8 Old Tags Bring Arrest of 55 Autoists; Drive Will Continue. Police Warn' ar farfeit $3 collateral 10 e CIeL M the Mount Pleasant section Beaded (he Nst Wik 18 avieats Pulice halted many @ivers who dis Played new tags under the weats of tha machines In woal vases (he Oftcers stond alongside whsie the own erm At @ tush o of fastentng on the markers. eral persons who had walied toa long before apply for thelr 1w taas showed up at the Distvict Buaild g teday only o fad the affice chsed From all indications fomeriow s likely 0 e 4 tathor busy day (o the ey Aiateibuiors Polive estimate several Bundiods of autolsts either are walk e or vRing about with ol tags on thelr cars Vntil the last diiven ot the s WAy that the b continued Uekets tn sieh No 19T tan s w4 WA wikl e e campainn wonkt The were phcing Automabites witl Anown he Buel of the [Abosd €xcent When an arvest o (he A ten AR FRQUITe Lo UL i deiver ds npossibl Building decreasesi | Government construc . with municipal | optimistic prdiction for | “Industry and | introductton | NEW YEAR CALLERS GREET COOLIDGE AT ANNUAL RECEPTION High Officials and Plain Citi- zens Join to Pay Respects at White House. {COLD WEATHER THINS OUT LINE OF VISITORS President and First Lady Receive Their Guests in Famous 0ld Blue Room. | With all the color it pie | incident toma a with inl this year because the | 10 make jt | receptions, high o 1 zenry joined tod; New Year respects to President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House. Top hats and frock coats of cabin-t | members and diplomats mingled w | the plumed headgear and goid traid of the military as the reception srenad this morning. but this touch of austere formality was due to fade early this afternoon before the informal ranks of just ordinary citizens. Handshaking Starts, Following closely the |e dure handed down |of John Adams, President . | Coolidge stood in the famous old blue | room and shock hands with the seem- lingly endless stream of well-wishing callers, smiling frequently in acknowl- edgment of the expression of good wili from friends and admirers. Biting cold bree served to thin the line of men women, repre- sentinz _the public.” who | formed iv single 5 House grounds to | reception. The:. were scarcelv more thar a duzen of these when the reception to the officials bezan and an bo their number did not exceed dications were that the afterncon's reception would consume little t'me. The morning visits were completed in less than estimated time, the number of gues larger than that of | The special gues the privilege of demorcr: erest one of in pay from l this morning had { ing_rolled almest |to the doors of the White House in shining limousines, but the men. wom- en and childrer who desired to shake |the hands of their Chief Executive {taced a chilly wait on the sidewalk: outside the manston The highest officials of this Govern- | ment and tne diplomats of foreign na | tions headed the procession, which | began at 11 o'clock. i Cabinet Members Arrive. First to arrive were members of the abinet. 1n faultless formal attire. fol- owed by the director of the budget, members of the diplomatic corps and | Director General Rowe of the Pan- American Union. | The guests were usliered into the | Blue Room from side entrances. Mrs | Coolidge descended to meet them | down the historic steps which re- | placed the rickety stairway trod in iike manner years abo by Abigail | Adams. { The scenes within room taday were in striking contrast to those of Adams’ time. when the White House was only half completed and the east room served as a drving room for . Adams wash. The same gracious- that compensated then for whut was lacking in ph comfort of hosts and su today der the sump tions of the | modern day President Coal { lost ail of his | greetings to th members of his iy, with wives. se appeared to hato el reserve in his rivali—mostly { intimat 1 fam 1 r handso Cordial But Brief. He and Mrs S corvially rious | raptdiy o to parked House The Sec [ were tallow | M Lord dir | Budae who e cab down e omebiles. Wh the anded as a4 sort cabinet her because of the portance Then came envoys fram countries, tamilies, formed aides Prominent | Kroup were noted N | Howart of the | bassador Paul ¢ | youthtutappear Chinese Minister | the new T Mouhtar ¥ | but dresses in | Hsh fashion. and { to mention | Many Races Represented. I the an vaces In hewtly | the men were civillan or women wa aarkiing acrues the Fog t . tiona melate nily war hassador. Ahmed weweliy weas the Hand wach shie ot sonnded att Mrs ot and the tan " osat Presiten toAhe ste Vel g W thelr e R ] e JUEICIAY CARTINEERE, AYEIY IR ahort v alter 1, velwen. The Chiet Justive wore his famous bivad swile and e voleed & GURAT chickie as he shoak Dabs Wi President Coalivie, The asswk justives ol the 8w preime Gt and thetr wives tallowed M ol arder, A ATter (hem came the fudiws of the Uit of Custams Appeals (he fuatices of the Liatry OF OBt Coure of Appeats, the s Hoem f the Lt of Clais and nat v the fustives of the Listeied of v £ lumbia Supreme St The constessiotal delaation passed Tdown the Hie next. thin graup tnelut [ g Bot only Senators and Represeut !u\\\u and deloganion, But Herbert Bt WA, Hhravian of Congiess Qi aF the wast calwtul groups of [ ihe day b entinped on Was compoved of the high Colwan &) "4 ‘Radie Programs P