Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1928, Page 2

- §c9.047.9% ASKED INFUND MEASURE House Committee Reports Appropriation Bill $169,900 Under Estimates. Carryéng A total of $89,047,955.14, which is §1.536.630.07 more than the appropriation for the current vear and $169.900 than the estinntes submitted by the Rudget Bureau, the approprigtion bill for the Departments of State, Jusiice Commerce and Labor for the fiseal vear 1 was ported to the House tod: from the ns committee. in personnel are provided department in the Was! ton offices. For the Department of rease of $36.100 in office of the Secretary follows: §20,000 in s ses to amout one hat of the em in the department. who are ceiving less than the average it under the tate. an in aries in the re to he used fht salavy in- ) ploves s to re €8 HOW ded in additional of £ ur dep place four for E in the departm ) are the field: $5.7 four employes d visions where e increase work has made ne , and §19.680 \-\» Department of State to consisting of on the £252,710 for School. ated t} not adequ: sing up to daie dur b next year. it is hoped that by maintainng this increase for several years the work may be modernized. Under the Departmeng of Justice ap- propriation were the following funds: o National Training School for the District, & total of $192 710 mended for administrutive ex- penses and $60.000 for another fam- ilv house. Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee reported that it had been fourd that these ad ditiona) houses can be built for about $60 000, *'Under the Department of Commerce | apnropriations, a fund for printing and bind ng s carried in two separate | ftems One of these is $1.140 000 for | ent office which is an increase 10 over the present fiscal vear of this printing fund, the arried in the bill for Office reach a total of rease of $30.940, made ary by the gain in the-number of applications or patents rece ved esch vear. The appropriations com- mittee was advised that the work is now many months in arrears in prac tically all examining divisions and if <his condition is to be remedied it Is perative that the number of exam ning 4 s be increased. The in cre«se recommened in the bill for the coming fiscal vear will provide the necessarv personnel for three addi tional divisions. $5.000 Over Estimate. For the Bureau of Standards a total of $2.245,055 is recommended, whwh is $5.000 more than the budgel esti- mate. Last year an appropriation of $200. 000 was nrade for tre erection of a power plant. Omiiting this item. the appropriation made this year is an increase for the Bureau of Stand ds of nearly $100.000 to take care of the nominal expansion of its work distributed ax foliows: Sularies, direc. tor's office, $22.940, inves:igation of structural material $10.000; standard ization of paper, leather, etc., §10.000; industrial research, $17.750, and co operation with Government depart men's in making tests, $50,000. The appropriations committee also adled $5.000 10 the appropriation for testing optical glass to permit the Bureau of Standards to extend its testing to other types of zinss. Under the Department of Commerce appropriation, ealary increases total ing $11,930 are provided for employes here in the Bureau of Navigation Funds for the construction of 4.085 miles of airways throughout the coun- try were provided in the bill. Maintenance Fund. In addition to funds for construc- tion of new airways, the measure provided for the muintenance of the 3427 miles of airways already equinped The program for 1929 contemplates malintevance of 1,512 miles of lighted | Raways st $195 a miie; ntenance of 24 radio stations at $12,000 per veur “neluded among the appropri for the Flate Department were 090 for bulldings for the American embassy in Tokio; International ex: poxition at puin, §200,000 Matue of H lay in Caracas, Venezueia, 341 Among funds aliotted to Justice Department activities were for en. lorcement of the anti-trust laws, $200, 00: for detection and prosecution of Srimes, $2.250,000, “he Comme Department appro- $rations Included 3458517 for pro moting commerce in South and Cen tral America The Lahor Department was sliotied | $1.40%000 for ita Children's Bureay | and $102,000 for its Women's Bureay, HEARST DOCUMENTS SPURIOUS, SENATE COMMITTEE IS TOLD (Continued from First Page) this last e to ent 2 903.000, AN Benator la Folletie abllcan, Wis- | consin, W President Calies Can't Reeall Name, “Where 4i4 you got that Benator Jonnson shot at Vage wis LN In the bLesring room ‘) got that letter from s Mexican newspuper man, Vage replied What was bis name?” don’t recail 1hat “Where 4.4 you uer Hobinran asked letter? who that letter? i that It wax v W T 1A “ha you e I e commit e you wot it whime BEme you cOunol recs “Yew an oman i )i vemmersiar how be looken " wwslet Ul in wan?" S0 you esonot r #sining who the misn “No, #ir eceived Translatio Pupe wxpinined that wicn @ Boiniish trs sl s | by The 1oy il y 16 the sin A be Mewrm Fantiey. resuimning hix tortimony, said teroue U belieye the vt 1 o he o A e ol a \ i Mr LA the erperin won it tee by tor " s Wm0 wist I3 Ju eftect (Y Calle 1w Jeuie fon e ehou'a wis & per penntor La Kolleite reonilim the ontin La ¥l o i [P e b matd i 1 the e = e Catlen unad ma Alntisbed uh Pt Wt nooiher Henat rnble 1o sk a wlep thae other He . Jubinmon, Mepubliean X u elied Fenalor Californta 1 neme wes ‘ ol b your noson?” THE EVENTNG STAR. WASTINGTON, D. (., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1 928, ROBERT AND EX Half carrying, half dragging his 5- vear-old sister, Esther Marie, to safe- ty, Robert uter, S-year-old son of or F. Sauter, 3221 Oliver street, rescued her from a flaming p: early last night after a Chrisimas tree ignited from a short cuit in an electric raflrcad system with which the children were playing. His father heard the boy's cry of “Daddy—fire,” and groped his way into the sm room, not know ing that * had already uter was nage to the he said, ap- burned atout the face. I room and its furnishing proximates $1,000. 1 saved my sister,” the little brother cried, jubiiantly, after reaching the front yard with his precious burden. Then, for the first time he bezan “But I'm afratd my puppy dogs got hurt " he sobhed. The dogs were safe in_the cellar, however. her Marie was more concerned e safety of her doll Mary than ¥ else. Her lips trembled when Mary was brought to her th's Eiglt-Year-Old Boy Drags Young Sister From Peril in Blazing Christmas Tree 'HER MARIE SAUTER. morning, minus her hair and “;"h n badly scorched dress. But Bsther ad to hive most of my dolly she said, thit the electric train, ing beneath the big istmos nad slowed up in obedience to a hlock signal. “All of a sudden there was a big “and the tree and d to cutch fire bhed s'ster about and pulled her out of the room. I carried her part way." Robert goes to the Elessed Sacra ment School. but he is staying home todav, epending most of the time with his sister at his grandmother's, Mrs. Harey F. Souter, 3312 Quesada str The hero of *he family. however anxious to be with h's father. 1t's all right about my Lindy air plane and my foot ball suit get hurred un” he said, “but, gee, sorry daddy got hurt.” little boy. children of Harry F. & vears employed in the composing 100m of The Evening Star. anywn Robe he siid, everything else se all at orce. 1 gr the knee and a I'm could not authenticate the letter ard tha: Sepator La Follette denounced it as “a forgery and a fake.” Barry E'aborates. Robert Barry, former Washington correspondent of the Public Ledger, aborated upon the testimony of Smiey about the alleged La Follette letter. He was certain 'hat Serators Johnson of California, Borah of Idaho, chairman of the Senate foreizn re'a tions -committee, and Swanson of Virginia, rankirg Democrat on the commiitee, were mentioned. “I am not certain, but I think Sen- ator Whesler of Mon'ana also was named,” Barry sald. “Did you take the copy to Senhtor La Fo'lette?" Johnson asked. “Yes, and he branded it as a brazen forgery, And I recall that he said he did not expect ever to he as smart as h's father. but that cer ainly he would not he damned fool enough to write a letter hike that," Barry safd One of the handwriting experts, El- bridge W. Stein f New York City, reported that: “All the d'sputed signatures of P. E'Yas Ca'les (President of Mex!co) are, in my opinion, unquestionably not genuine. Branded as Spurious. “The three disputed signatures of L. Montes De Oca (min!ster of finance) are, In my opinion, unquestionably not gennine, “There Is some evidence that 39 of the disputed documents were written by the same typewriter operator. ‘here are changes In the type- writer ribbon in writing the same document on the same machine, not conwistent with the preparation of let ters in the regulnr course of businony, There ara documents on whih 1wo typewriters were ured, which (dkev/'ne in Inconsistent with the ordinary prep- aration of doruments,” The other expert, Jav Fordvee Wood, likew'se pronounced tha doey. ments as spuricus, hut added that 1he signatures of President Calles in the documents were not written by the mime person, “It Is not a one-man job," he re port=q It whou'd be noted,” he continued, ‘that evidences of the same type- writer and the same reporter appmr n eccrtain of those paners purport. Ink to or ginnte in entirely Aifferent irtments. which without some ex- planation wonld seem to be fmprob. able on the theory of genuineness Called Forgeries. “An exam'natton of the questioned wignatures shows that whie all of hoturen more or less eoxemble form of the genuine wig they are each carefully and ttully mode. snd ench one s arking in the indlv dun) charncterin t skuting reflecting wiy on the of the Lincoln Me morial st night after uuthorities dis thut lce had bioken awny from the npron nt the west end of the Bl form g w fioe, widch threatened o oo the loe with wirter Alert Clyde Burton supervisor of of the Gfice of Public Build ngn and Publie Parks, expliined Dt witer wis soepiog 1o the surfice o the thronsh u three neh crey- which would probahly hisve giown bl wkiting b crmtiied 1 ned covered wcrention | By e Aswndaten HWAN FIANCISCO, Januury 4 Lol professton today found o dent dn the will of the late Aetvab, noted Califorita mwyer. vale oty money o relmburee cllents whe lol by his udvice o will filed In the Probate Court terdiny dispones of un estute vilued ut Beiwesn 4500000 und 4k curMed sl MeNab luft s pl @ ovouthrul eerk in the fumoe GO Aenta) Hotel hera (o study law. OF thim winont £40000 win petur o cliente who puit MeNob L Ivestinents In which they N The e vi [ udvie un toont To M A M Klkine Palo Alte 4 Henslon oreh Tt nm the Ht h Buiiley said e Dupartnsit willed $35.000 10 cover o certaln dnvestnoonte | o and certain wdvice | e The resulis e o 'Will of Gavin McNab, Noted Lawyer, Leaves $40.000 to Clients Who Lost ties which go to make up the genuine signatures.” Senator Robinson said his informa tion was that Seeretary Kellogz had written La Follette that he did not regard the matter as of sufficient im- portance to take any action on it. Benator Johnson then read into the record an aflidavit from Arthur Con- ndine, at Mexico City, denying atements of Robert H. Murray, for merly of the New York Wo that Constandine had sa'd the Am in the Mexican documents from Avila. Joweph T. De Courcy, former Mexico City correspondent of the New York Times, next flatly denied previous tes t'mony in the hearing that he ever anufactured” anv documents of any | kind for sale to the Américan hossy, Murray had testified that Avila had +51d him that De Courey had “many " varfous documents “on de Courcy said he had Avila to obtain a document showine that monev had been aid to Murray by the Mexican government, Koneht the Proof, *I knew Murray had been pald, and 1 determined to get the proof,” De Courcy said. He s2id the New York Times had given him $300 to obtain evidence that Murray had been employed by Mexico, “I got the document from a deter tive employed by the Government,” hs expliined. “Avila intrcduced me to the detective.’ = “Was there any queetion of genu'neness of thin docurent.” No, hrenuse 1 knew Murray had been pald $35,000 by the Ohregon eov ernment for repreventing the govern ment in Washington and the docu ment showed this" “Mr. Murray's testimony s an abso tute e, Do Courey added Avi'a wan recalled and denled that he offered any document to Murray, exeopt the document De Courcy tent] fled about. Avila In hin half-broken Enilish then launched Into a long recital ahout what he clu med was a trap Murray wan “setting for the other follow." “What other féllow,” Johnwson de munded, “I no know.” Avila returned with n shrug, The witness unld he refused to sign a lotter for Murray, saying that De Courcy had forged a document nbout Murrny, the Charlain Gets Assignment. ' Chaplain Benfamin J. Torsk Mty dn the office of chief Wiar Department, huws b to additlonn] du'y at Fi Night Skatind on Einco]n Pool Bannedv As Break Permits Water to Cover Ice continue. Thourands of sinters were dimappulnted when divected to lonve the pool, but nuthorities explained thit the netlon wis taken In orde o Ansure wlanting for severnl dove Carbde ten placed by he fen b 0 prepnrations completed far night ko na At wi stited M Clyde ieton stated that nhout 1700 persons sknted on the pool ven tordny and that a large crowd I un v th tidny Phoning will he permitted today am long an posshile e wu d, but there will be no skiting ht wnl wnve her which did not turn out well g ph b nell, Ha Viancison wus witled §6.000 to cover losses in Curred us the Il un nvestient made by Fennell on advice given by ) he dnvestinent did ot out wn well am oxpootod - Thin will vom pernte hin MeNabo wrota in his will which was in hin own handweit,| I and unwitnessed In nd fitlon he loft Dunn his w o He wlwn left her $00000 fo certaln ehneition not be to diselosed. ! wnd Al (it bile secrelnry was ol to be dntercnunted fn any way aw to the e gnde of 1t e of the estate MiNub left 1o hia widow Numeroy e ) 'n.u.u alwo questn 1o charition w 5,000 (0 Miss for iy " were pnude, emploved | "ATICHAL DEBT CUT MORE THAN BILLION $1,038 312,885 Is Reduction| Made Last Year, Bringing ' Total to $18 035 352,451. | By the Awcoviated The public debt was reduced §1,038, 2886 during the past r, repre vins o reduction of S$8.560,349,1 7 nee 1919, when it reached ity peak 296,101 648, sury estimated today that | fon during 1927 would rep nt a saving in int st in future vears of approximately $11.000,000 an nnaliy and tave the gross debt today $18.036 vemiining Liberty lssues— | ! 01900 being in fourth Liber |y, eallable in 1933; $2,147,653,150 in | third 1 vive redesmable next T Land $1,932.156.850 in first Libertys, | callable in 1932, | Total Receipts Cut. total receipts of the Govern for the first sis menths of the fis rre $1,989.930.172, a crease of approximately $42,000,000 thh corresponding perdod of the Iy spendtures for the first six months were £1,924.420 801, an increase approximitely a hundrad million (dollars over the first six months of | he Tast fiscal year. | The I gest source of income was | from the income tax from which $1.- [ 028922679 was received during the first six months. This represented | decrease of approximately $20,000,000 but receipts from In The ment ; | | | in exc receipts, Expenditures Increase. Other principal sources of income e $305.263 886 from customs and §311,194,147 from miscellaneous inter- nal revenue, Generul expenditures during the first six months stood at $965,404.313, an in crease of about $18.000.000 over list ear. In on the public debt a decrease of about vear. Tax refunds . an incrense of $19,- vear, lency was $13,000.000, 00.000 last vear. Expend the Sh ppine Board wore an increase of around of the December, The postal def wainst § tures for $17.896 %43, §5.000.000, 0. C. COMMITTEES IN SENATE NAMED Chairman Capper to Head Work on Street Railvay Merger Proposals. Subcommittees to handle particular classes of legis‘ation for the National 1! during the Seventleth Congress were appointed today by the Senat Distriet committee. The publfe utilitles subcommitt which will have direet eharge of stree | rallway merger propoxals, will ba head ed by Chairman Capper, assisted by Senators Jones of Washington, Gould of Malne, Copeland of New York and Bruce of Marylan! The subcommittes on lems will be directod Gould, nssisted by Sens of C do. Blaine of W wards of New Other subcommitt traflie prob and follow | Janes Heads Judiclary, Judiciary - man, K West Virgin'a Educution and lnbor n. Jones, Nackett 1 Neely Insvrance and banks - Blaine, chair man: du Pont of Delawa Lt Glasw of Virginia and Edwards, Public health, hospltals and chary. thon chafrman; du Pont, #n nnd fence and avenu s Waterman kkett, du Pont, Neely and nes, chalrman of Utah and Cap chair m Kentueky, Kin Stevets ehalrman; Bruee orporations -Edwards, chairman and CGlnns Departments chulrman: Jones, du Pont Neely and Copeland, First Meeting Delay planncd _to hold fts firat meeting 1o conwlder” pend'mg billx today, but | wae decided o pe prohnhly unth next week Although a cons'de been Intro re ready for committ tderation, ko that there will be no actual delay in deferring the meeting n few davw The committec ity walte to recelve the nidvies N recommendntions of the Distrle Commbsdapers hefore taking action an bl ntroduce | 1R, AND MPS. SEBASTIAN MARRIED 50 YEARS AGO Golden Wedding Day Celebrated With Party Given In Thelr Fonor by Thelr Daughter. friends and relativen home, ducornted with patns Meooand Mix o Bdward han of 1610 Phicteenth tebrated thelr olden woddng v At ontght at a party mly o hele nonor by thelr davuhten wiles Chimbertnin, with whom mnle thelr home and Alew ¥ohnntian are hoth Ntolong vestdents of Wishington, both peing hesn horn i Oeorgetown the Fovmer in 1850 wnd the ntter tn 1460 They hnve twa ehidren Mew Cham Berlatn nnd Chnrles Hebnatian, twa e edcbidven and two grest grand childron It « BAND CONCERT. TONTQNT, Ty the Unlied Hiates Marine Nand Op hesten at the Marine Harrncks, st HiEA wckock, Taylor Branson, leade Paride M Musscriet Overtir “Maringe of Fign Morart () AN Cantabile * om I'he o, Onum "ne .. . N T hathowsky (h) “Gavotte In Canon Ko Hivlng Quart Trexina “La Boheme " Pueetnd Apand noenes 01 SMetodie,” “Opus 10, No 4" Tantnoft Valise dn eoncert, “Tha Heantifiol Phow Db BT o dorcheatre, “Catcastan Bl t e . b e Mot (0 "t the Vit €00 "I the Musgu GO Proewsion of tha Fupda turines' hvmn, “The Halls of i Phe Btar Mpangled Banner” unow ) Succeeds MacNider Col. Charles Burton Robbins (up- ner), named Assistant Secretary of War tod:y, and Col. Hanford Mac- Nider, whom he succreds. Underwood Phot MACNIDER RESIGNS DEPARTMENT POST; SUCCESSOR NAMED ___(Continued from First Page.) Rapids Candy Co., and a member of he Jown State Bar Association, the swa State Historical ety, Delta Tau Delta and is a thirty-second de- gree Mason. He is 4 member of the Commercial and Cedar Raplds Coun try Clubs and is a Universalist. Col. Robbins was married to Helen Larrabee of Clermont, lowa, Septom- ber 9, 1003, but she died August 9 1919, His chiidren are Anna Mar: Julia Larrabee and Lewis Fred- eric Like Col. MacNider, Col. Robbing is actively interested in affairs of the American Legion and he served as -'unllm':\"\dcr of the Iowa Department in 1923, Col. MacNider's resignation while not expecled at thls time, did not come as a complete surprise. Sev- eral times during the past year his rveslgnation was forecast and on one Or two recent occasions the Assistint Secretary of War himself in the course of public apeeches, intimated that he s contemplating retiring shortly from his post. In announcing Col. MacNider's res‘gnation today, the White House madn publie his letter of resignation and the one from President Coolidge weepting it MacNider's Resignation, Thesa follow in full ‘I respectfully tender my resigna- tion as the Assistant Secretary of War. I am more than grateful to you for the opportunity to have partici- pated in a smal!l way in your admin- istratlon. It has been a very huppy and worth-while experience for me personally, and the official contracts have n_of the most pleasant throughout. he responso of Amerlean fndus- trv to the demand upon it by this office, In the (ultliment of ita mission ay designed by law, hns been com- plete and most gratifying, and re- ffocts the confidence of the Nation in your cdmnisr A 1te Y irs “No man could ask for kinder, saner or more conslderate lendership than I have experienced at your hands and those of my immedinte superor, the B tary of r “My service under your command will alwavs remain n most happy pe- | rlod of my life and that of my family, President's Aceeptance. The 'resident's response was: “Your resiznation as the Asslstant Secietary of War has been receiyed s b 3 January 1 You Indicsted when you took office you would wish after w resson P ricd to roturn to your privat husiness, and | know hit you have muude nogrent deal of sacrifice to wtay an langer than vou b expected. 1 Wish to express to you iy apprecia tion of the efliclent sorvice vou have vendered, enpeclally In wecuring the Amerlenn industry fn tho work of natlonal defense, “It has boen a great watistaotion to have enrned vour confldence and loyal asslstanes in administering the War Depariment. Yo londshin haw always b MElY gratifying st that vou wilt fAnd your experfonce in Washington valurblo and watifying in the many vears of successful endeavor which | wtlelpate are be Alded Army Avlation, Renldon his activites in connection With the mobillzation of industries ol MaeNiter haw hoen especinily active durlng the m than twu veurs ho hivw heen the anslstant hend of the war antablishment in inapeot - g nttry units and housing faeily Uew an woll as the development of the Natlonal Guird syatem of the country. The Aslatant Heciotary ham niIways taken a keen interest tn avia- ton nid while not direotly In chare of tniw beanch of (he wilitary wer oy hie haw heon helptul tn promo tw dovelopment, Ho haw made fr auent Mghte In Avmy planos and hag itherwlan tributed In the ndvance- ment of military neronautios. Col. MaeNIder has froquently been (oned i connection with the ublican nomination in lowa for @ Honate and has heen referved to aw n posihie candidate for the Repul. Henn nomination an Vice Prestdent He expecta to roturn to hin home at Mason City, Tows, where ho will wive the proater part of his time to his B It pestn, It dn undorstood that Presldent Coolidge assured Col. MaoNIler wev eral weekn wgo that he would aocept Wi vestgnation and siipulated at the Hine (it he would not mnke it publie untll he had solect: @ 0 sucoessor |t T undorstood also that Col. MaeNt had conniderable to do with (he Fresl dentm nppotntment of My Robbine to U waslstant sooro ey ship. Nerved In Movleo, Col. MacNIder wan born in Mason City tovwn, Octaber 2, 1888, the son of Chvies Henvy and My Cardolin Hah ford. He waw wvaduated from Milton Acadvmy, Massachusatta, tn 1907, tak Ing hin A B doggpe at Havvad in Wik Bollowhng W g duntion frem "RREST OF ACKERS | HINDZRED INQUIRY Col. Eashy-Smith Claims Kid- well Probe Handicapped With Witness in Jail. Under crossexamination by defense counsel, Col. J. 8. Eashy Smitht today {explained In court that his indepen dent investigation of charges prefer red against Edward J. Kidwell, jr.. Teapot Dome juror, had heen handi capped by the fact that one of the principal witnesses, J. Ray A former street car conductor, had been jalted for intoxication. As a member of the committee ap- pointed by Justice Frederick L. Sid- dons to advise him in connection with the Sinclair-Burns contempt pro- ceed'ngs, Col. Easby-Smith testified lie had undertaken to conduct an in- quiry into the incident at the near- heer saloon when Kidwell was said to have bonsted about the automnbile he expected to get ns a result of his service In the ofl conspiracy Ackers Put in Jail. Col Fashy-Smith said he had been unable to see the Informant because ‘Ackers had been plcked up drunk on the street and put in if." He did condnet an Investieation into the record of Don Kine, Herald repor‘er, ha tostified, who foined with Ackers 'n fillne the aMdavit a~ainst Kédwell, The attorney d'd not give any detalls of his investization. Col. Easbv-8mith earlier in the dav by mes J. O'Leary, ass'stant United States at. torney, in an effort to break down Widwell's previous testimony regard- Ing the intimidation charges made acainst the district attornev's office. His direct examinat'on was ended shortly after the luncheon recess and then the attorney was turned over ‘or cross-examination to Martin W. Littleton, counsel for Harry Sinclair one of the respondents in the con- temnt nroceedings, Government counsel won a paint earl'er { nhe dvy, when Justice Fred. eri~k L. 8iddons, all'wing the brond. est latitude in brinzing out facts hear- ing on the in‘imida‘ion charges, per- mitted (el Fashy-Smith to teetify relative to statements mnde hv Kid well in court. This was npermbr aver vigorous ehiectione of defenan counsel who charesd that O'Tearv was reeking to impeach Kidwell" tectimany Proceedings In court were marked hv numerous delays a8 counsel argued over the relevancy of testimony and Hittle progress was made before the noondav rece Col. Eashy-Smith told the court about his visit to the home of Juror Kidwall fn Anncostia the night of December &, when he was accompanied by 8. Me. Comas Hawken the furor's attorney He related in detail. al'hough his NPMOTY Was very fau'ty at times. ron- versationa he had with Kitwell and the furor's mother and father relntive to the facty later met forth hy them fn aMdavits concerning Burns detec tives. Col. Eashy 8mith substantiated nrac tically everything which Kidwell tes- tified to relative to the visits of a | man, found out later to be a Burns operative. who visited his house and later aproached the juror's father in his burber shop. The attorney’s account of the in ~idents in the Museum grounds and | near the courthouse when Kidwell was approached tallied with the luror's own testimony. had been ecalled coliege, Cal. Mac banking busines, being nssociated with the First Natlonal Rank of Mason City, from 1911 to 1816, when he went to the Mexican border to serve with the lowa National Guard. His war service thus begun, Col MacNider was assigned to the 9th U, S. Infantry, A. E. F., in August, 1917 with the rank of second lieutenant. | Before going overseas he was made military Instructor at one of the lager | war camps in this country. In 1918 when in France. MacNider was pro- | moted to the rank of first Neutenant From May, 1918, MacNider's record follows along with the campalgns of the Atsne.the Marns, the St. Mihfel and two- offenses in the Meuse Ar- zonne. He was promoted from pla- toon commander to company com mander, major and battallon com mander. then leutenant colonel and "#kimental commander. MacNtder was wounded at St. Mihle! 'nd was subsequently honored with he Distingutshed Service Cross and nne cluster, Chevaller de lLexion D'Honneur, Croix de Guerre, with five “itntion for hravery, five palms, one ~old star rnd one silver star: four ragere and the Itallan War Cross, He was given three citatlons in meneral orders. After the armistice Lieut Col ‘aeN became Adiv slon djutant was mustered out in Septem W 1919, Hend~d American Leglon. From 1920 to 1921 MicN'der was tepartment commander for the lown Ameriean Leg'on and In Novembher, 1921 he was el cted national comman ter of the Lexton When he quit the service Col Mace Nider returned to honking in Mason City, holding the office of president of the First National Co. Invest ment bankers since 1930 He s nlso vico presfdent of the First Nattonal Hank of the lowa City. and trwasurer of the Northwestern States Portland Coment € Col MaeNfder marcried Misa Mar MeAuley of Mason City in Feb ruary, 1928 and the following Octo. her he was appoin’ed to the office of er entored the ,—Coming o U.S. ASENVOYTO .S, Chinese Nationalists Appoint Former Minister to Repre- " sent Them Here. wr. Dy the Associated Press. RHA HAI. China, Partial reorganization of the Nan Nationalist cabinet, including the ap- pointment of an envoy to Washing ton, was announced today. Dr. C. C. Wu was named as a spe cial envoy to Washington to nego tiate treaties hetween the Nanking government and the United tes which at present only has diplomatie relations with “he Pel'ing government. Dr. Wu, who as foreigen minister was the most prominent official in the Na. tionalist lations with foreign pow ce, resfened last week Dr. Sun Fo, son of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who resizned as finance min ister at the same time, was appointed to the newly created post of minister of reconstruction. ‘T.-V. Srong. finance minister of the Canton Nationalist government of last vear, was annointdd finance minister of the Nankinz government. Soong i3 the brother of Mire Meil'ng Soons recentlv married to Gen. Chiang Kal Shek, the leader of the reorganized Nationa'fsts Qua TailChi, who has been minister of forelzn affairs. was nointed acting minister of fc fairs, = PRESIDENT URGES SUBM*RINE PROBE IN NOTE TO SENATE vice S | | __ (Continued from First Page) ; as counsel for the rela ives of the officers and men who lost their lives on the submarine. Comdr. Lester Bratton acted as judge advocate. At the request of the judge advo cate the court recessed until 2 o'clock o enahle fts memhwers to inspect the S8, ster ship of the S-4. now tied up at the navy vard. and the destroyver PauMing, which is undergoing repairs at_the yard Tt way explained that the command- ers of both vesse!s had heen instructed to have 'heir crews on the <ame sta tlons as at the time of the coliis off Provincetown. The S8 went standard‘zatlon triale over Provinestown course under the fust hefore the S4 went out on her il.fa'ed run andy PTove sative crew stations when the bmerged are the same as the r ardin Tears Up Speech. epresentative Florello H. la of New York has torm up h he had prepared for de tha floar of Cong-ese eon ater and now frels aid ev spr Ivery on rnine the 84 4 the Navy He changed his mind after 38 hours In the suhmarine S8, a sister ship of the sunk ratt arrived here abeard the sub mersible which in making the trin f New Lond n. Conn wred ot Provincetown, where he inspected the lvage seone and conferred with H. Beumby ommandar of operations there. Instead eriticism for the Mr. La Guand's announced he w rise to its snes shou'd it 4 1 by “some s vy il Congressma Easy to Run From Office. “Congress can't control ments and it is easisr to run a sud marine from the House Ofce Build ing than {t ts from the bridge of a | ne.* b “Those dive thelr oM sald. 3 brave men and are among the most capable tn the Navy, Only a m cou'd have saved any of the rew and no miracle happened “There has been much criticiam \bout the equipment the salva fleet used N ALLOMPUNE 10 va'se the submarine, but I know it has been und-served. “I reallse now that only by pon toons can the submarine be raised After (napecting the scene of disaster 1 can now believe that derricks and i Januvary 4.—| oz | i | wiiness, 1o & severe & thing pos | the ele wich equinment would have beon use ‘oss 1 the attempt to raise the s White the six men of her crew were alive (n the torpedo compartment.” Assiatant Necretary of War While nctive In the Amer &an Le klon Col MacNider refused an op SOrtunity to enter national - polities when in t de declined to nccept ap- wintment s Senator from lowa to ueeeed Nenntor Kenvon who accept President Hard'ng's Invitation to Sreome a Federal judge Col Mac . Militia Head Called Heve. Col ‘L'ncoln ¥. Kilbourne United States Infuntry, who has been in Nfder declared at that time that the | Guardt .""":\.:: weeptance of m seat In the Sennte th Corps Area Ao vould constitute. fn hin opinian. a |Sam Housion, Tex. haa heen wntered | art on of the men he fought with [ here for duty i the Militia Bureau n France. of the War Department Combined Welfare Agencies Make Plea for Contributions The Assoclated Charities and Citizens’ Rellef Association, Wash ngton's united family welfare agencles, appeal to the generalty of the olty's givers to contribute lberally at this time 1o relleve and provent suffering n the homes of the poor and diatrvased. Washington has just had a wonderful outpouring of the Chrlstmae spivlt of kood will. Hut the present urgent neal i for the Aotual and continuing necesaities of e, for fuel food, shelter and olothing. The calla for assiaiaice have boon Incroasing steadity for severnl montha past. With the coming of Winter these calls ave morfously multiplled Sickness, unemployment, widowhood desertion nre the four blg factors which being about depondoncy. thereby affecting hundreds of ehikiren as woll an adults. Those suclal wervice agoncles are entively dopendent upon th BUPPOrt of the people of Washington This fs & community wi obligntlon which can be met only by @ community wide reaponse. WL not former contributors refew thelr donations withow furthor appeal and If possible neveass (hele gifts 10 meet the pres | o0t omergeney, and Wil not uthers whe have never kaned tn thi | tend thelr AT The need |a wrgent | Contributions ey be dealgnated for ane or hath of the swletic { and sent to O ¥, INE Anance eommittes, tod? i Kloventh atveet, CORCORAN THOM, ' Chairman Juigd Flnanee Commitive. *1GHT CHILDREN DIE. 'WHEN HOMES BURR Three Meet Death in New lersey Blaze—~ ~e Jthers in Arke 1. By *he Asciated Prese NEWARK, N. J., January 4 - of the five children of Mr. ar Nices Angelas were hurrod Aeath today when fire des'roye.! ¢ home here, They were Join Anna, 9, and Irene, Antonette, their 11 racaped by leaning out of a windos tn a porch roof after makin effort to get the others third floor attie rooms they oer The father, who occupicd on the second floor with his wife - 3-year-old daughter, Dorothy. rescued the two, but was driven b by tha flames when he attempted to reach the attic rooms. From the street he saw Jokn lean trom a window with the cry “Pop save m “Jump,” the father shou‘ed. “I ean’t.” the hoy screamed b He then disap ed into the room When firemen arrived the roof of the huilding was a mase of flames.® They raiseq 35-foot ladders and ran their hose to the top. but by the t water reached the roof the in rold had turned it to a weak hail ‘The cause of the fire was learned. FIVE DIE IN ARKANSAS, 0 Flames Prevent Father From Rescu- ing Steeping Children. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., January 4 hildren were burned to dea tod: in a fire that destre farmhcuse of W. G. De miles north of here. Th: 3 e were slesping in one room. The father, the only other occupant of the house, was in another room. He escaped, but was unable to rescue the children. ‘The dead: Ophelia, 14: Lorene, 9§ Ruth, 7: J. D., 12, and Davis, 4 The mother died more than ago. The only other child month-ole baby., was with a mother at Eldorade ‘The fire appare a year an 18- grand- Iy start:d in the he awoke that part of the house was in flames. He did not know tre cause. "NNEXATION CASE * WITNESS GRILLED | Arlington-Fairfax Counsel At- | tack Alexandria Claim of Overflow. Spectal Disnatet 1o The Star. | COURTHOUSE, ARLINGTON JCOUNTY, Va, January 4.—In an ef- | fort to show that, the development of | subdivisions in Arling i the territory sought t | Alexandria is not the .u\‘erfl-\w of populatior nor due solely to the { prise of Alexandrians. | ington and Fairfax C jed George E. Garret:, resu om that eity rancial enter an Alexan lling aber | annexation trial was resumed today | Alexandrisps have heen seeking that the Krow o mmediately Ariington sult of the North Yy und n mover d W 0k today %o disprove Start of Develpment. Garret:. suljected to crossexam ition in this connection. maid that levelopm-nt in the sections refets 0 started o de of the city limits wo man centers. Braddock and Iv vy, and that these develo - | *nlareed until they coversd many [ "he subdivieons existing ‘ A A “ Question-= recynding his previevs | tement that Alexendria capital ha Ananced certain of these suhdiyislons Yarrett exniained 1 miv to the Anancir laurveve and plate »im. [ SouMnt ey whether the mn.ev | "hese wirvevs was v ria capital” But added ey was dmwn on hanks 18 18 “Alexar *hat th Alexand: Water Flevation Fssue. | _r Mourdlish and Wilson [Fare. counesl for Fairfax County hrought from Mr Garrett that the \levandria water paesivoir i 88 feo n elevition whersas portions of Fair [ fax County Nt o he annexed and wread By this avetam range up TR faet in elavation Most of the Tofre Mt Ataxandria S e T PWorte ~vneg! to In Sate port <an o hwant UN e ohlactad to by sel. and the court uphe! | “he obsection “AN'S DEATH IS FIRST AUTO FATALITY OF YEA® John J. (Wfev | street southaast Dital vestonlay 4 recelved n FSventh and wohie A G streste wanth Mondav night He s st to have WaIKed seninat the site an autame Bile drivan hv Al B Lutreell, §1¢ RAeh street southeast The aceldant Kt Mo aeedane the war Mr. CWFay was horn in Ba M imare But was hrought to this oty W Bis PATents the late AMiheel and May et Coffer when a hahy He was a VLN Of the Snanixh Ameorioan Wi AND WAS A mamber of the den Miles CAmn. Unitad Sanish War Vararaps. He was formerty emploved o the Navy Yant Mo Be aurvived By twa sisters Mees W D Barey and Mrs Mary Mo Lanehling and & beother, Miohac! NN Funeral saevices will b condvetead n 8 Peters (atholie Chureh Fvdlay marning at % ovhak Twierment wit he In Artington e o The (en Miws Svmp, U8 Wo VL, will have charge of the seryvea Fx-Cossack to Die for Murders. RRARNOVARSK Niteria. Januavy W Vsl ARRAY 4 feimer ek oo, was condemnad o Wt After a4 Uil B WheR Wy Wiinassea oM of (e dafanbint s tes veltine K0 WAIR mave (R A0 deathe irine the elvil war 10 were attr bt Bvewitneames deacribed the huris lve af sune persans wind the hack Nt Wleoas Wwheis Thay 1o COURtAl aw Rl Viotime wees i under the e and numerons deaths frat fata whippings children’s room. and Denby said when ,