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2. ®a " CHANGES ORDERED " INFORD BRAKES New Models Fail to Comply With Regulations Now, Harland Announces. The new Ford motor car on display fn Washington will 1 rred from e THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. SANDINO SMALL-TIME CAESAR; HERO, BUT SHADY, SAYS LEJEUNE By the Assoclated Press. Sandino, the Nicaraguan, is de- seribed by Maj. Gen. Lejeune, com- mandant of the Marine Corps, as a “small-time Caesar who would rather be a big frog in a little puddle up in *| northwest Nicaragua than a respected v o lam H. ord repre sentatives here, hdwever. have noti fied the traffic director that the sug: gested changes are now being mad» oduction, and shington will comnly with ions The regul specifically {arland explained. that d in the Distr have two sets of indepe operated brakes, wb the new model Ford is equipped with only one set of brakes, which can be operated in two different w When M ealled to the b new Ford model: Director M. O. state, r 1 nd's attention was king system on the he detailed Assistant dridge to make & thorough exam on of the car. Eldridge drove o of the machines around the ts and into Arlington County, Va. ¥ afternoon and gave the brakes a severe test. While they functioned satisfactorily. Eldridge king system did not com- ply with the regulations. Assurance has been given the Traffic Depart- ment, however, he explained. that the car sold to the public would have the dual braking apparat Both the emergency and foot brakes on the new model Ford, Mr. Eldridge, explained, operate on the same shaft. ‘There would be no way to stop the hut otherwise unimportant citizen in Managun.” Gen Lejeune sald Sandino was a “prave man, but has a shady record, having served at one time with Pancho Villa in Mexico,” according to Marine Corps reports. After a wild life in Mexico, the gen- andino returned to Nicara- gua and worked in the mines until he joined the Liberal army. He has a brother on the west coast of Nicara- gua, who is a respected citizen and a member of an American business firm, the general declared. Anxious to Kill. ribed himself in a proc- eral said, larine Corps headquarters, as ususta Caesar Sandino, an Indian, bloodthirsty and cruel, and anxious to kill some Americans."” He is about 28 years old and has been convicted.of a_violent crime in Masaya, a Marine Corps intelligence record says. He escaped into Mexico atter his conviction and joined Villa and was a_member of Viila's ;alding party at Columbus, N. Mex. Marine Corps reports say that he carries numerous flags, all with a black and red background with skull and cross bones worked into the red and black. He has trumpeters who worry Marine patrols by sounding car should either the emergency or foot brakes fail to operate, he said. ST HOPES TO RESTORE COLLEGE STATUS Plans for Upbuilding William and Mary Outlined to Alumni by President Chandler. Plans to restore the College of Wil- Ham and Mary, second oldest col- Jege in the United States, to the po- sition of greatness it occupied in the eighteenth century when Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe and Tyler were students there, were outlined last night by Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, presi- dent, at a supper tendered by the William and Mary Alumni Club of ‘Washington to distinguished alumni, at the University Club. Other addresses were delivered by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Repre- msentative Moore of Virginia, John W. H. Crim of New York, former Assist- ant Attorney General of the United States, and Representative Bland of Virginia. Mr, Crim spoke on. “The Renais- sance of the College of Willlam and Mary,” and described the remarkable rejuvenation of the college since Dr. Chandler assumed office in 1919, point- ing out that the enrollment of stu- @ents has increased during that time Zrom 300 to the present enrollment of 1.204. ‘William Patton Kent, United States Foreign Service, retired, who pre. sided at the meeting, Dr. W. T. + L. Taliaferro, now connected with the faculty of the University of Maryland, both of whom graduated at Willlam ‘;ldl:!!;ry 52 vears ago with ::‘ l::l‘l of 1876, t s, their days at the a*kw ' Other disttyrutsted-wtomm present were Dr. W. T. Hodges, alumni sec- retary of the college; Dr. W. A, Maddox, president of Rockford College, Nlinois: Dr. John Tyler of the faculty of the United States Naval Academy, who is the grand- son of Ppesident Tyler: Dr. Edson 1. Whithey and Dr.. Frederi Juchoff, former members of the Wi liam and Mary faculty: Carroll Plerce, president of the Citizens’ National Rank of Alexandria, and members of ithe board of visitors of the college. !i} Officers of the Willlam and Mary 1t Alumni Club of Washington are Ad- i/ miral Grayson, president; William Pat- 1. ton Kent, Francis Scott Key-Smith and Representative Eland, vice presidents; E. E. Stacy, tre and J. Bommerville, secretary. ‘LAST OF CONFEDERACY'S OFFICIAL FAMILY IS DEAD | Mrs. Thomas J. Semmes, Widow of Attorney General in New Orleans. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, January 7.— Mre. Thomas J. Bemmes, 96 years old, widow of the Attorney General of the Confederacy, and herself believed to i have heen the last surviving member 4 ®f the Confederate officlal family, died last night. Mrs. Semmes before her marriage 1n 1850 was Miss Myra Knox of Mont- gomery, Ala., although she was zative of Winchester, Tenn. Her encestry on her mother's side was traced 1o George Washingto: Coming tv New Orleans as 3 she remained here practically all her life with the exception of the four years of the war between the Btat vhich whe spent at Richmond, V wihere she was a social favorite in the old Confederate capital Mra. Bemines was related by mar riage 1o Admiral Raphael Bemmes of the Confederate Navy and was ac- quainted personally with many na tonal figures ettt Durant Official Dies. NEW YORK, Junuary 7 UP).— Charles Frederick Daly, 65, vies pres Gent of the Durant Motors, Ine., died 8t his home here yesterdsy of heart dissuse. A widow and daughter, Mra Charline 1. Barnet, survive, Mr. Daly was formerly a vice president of the Yew York Centrul Railrosd. He wis born in Can ! Files Claim for $4,976. Buit 1o recover §4.976 hus been filed Ly Myra E. Korzylmki of Brooklyn, N Y., spainst Mrs Grace 1), Kverett, wife of ¥4 4 H. Vverett, 1608 Twen. 1y third »t for her work in con pection with the puinting of minia tures on ivory of Mis Fverett, 3 and two children in Vebru wry, 1926, Attorney Dion B, Birney Bppeurs for the plaintiff BAND CONCERT. By the United Blates Soldiers’ Home Band Orehestra, ot Blanley Hall, 640 o clock, Juhn B M. Zimmerman, band master Marcl, “Universal Peare” Jampe Overture, "Eummer Night's Dream,” Buppe ! T wo ") opuler son; ‘Muybe You'll Be the One Who'll Be the Oue 16 Care,” Mek M) "Iy Gewn 1 Eht fose” musteal comedy (requent). . , W Mile, L Onives here Must He Bomebody vessssenrepeesss s DPIRSRANE “Ehe bar Bpmigied Banner,” regular Army calls close to encamp- ments, often causing the entiie de- tachment to fall In ready for action by sounding “to arms” almost under the Marine tents. Respected by Foes. The young bandit has earned the wholesome respect of the men who are trying to capture him, Marine Corps intelligence officers say. He has unusual power over e ignorant QUANTICO MARINES OFF FOR NICARAGUA 18 Commissioned Officers Also to Join Force Which Will Sail Monday. Ready for any kind of a scrap neces- sary to subdue the bandit Sandino in Nicaragua, 92 enlisted men boarded the Norfolk boat at Quantico at 9 o'clock last night, bound for the Nor- folk Navy Yard, where they will form part of the 11th Regiment of Marines being organized for the reinforcements being sent to the Central American republic, The- detachment was in charge of Sergt. Maj. Clarence B. Proctor, and was made up largely of veterans of previous fights in which the Devil Dogs have taken a leading part, They were ready on the dock with full packs and equipment when the steam- er cime in, and ¢ took but few minutes for them to get aboard, as all of them seemed anxious to get South and get the job over with so that they might return to their home station. Of the commissioned personnel at Quantico, 18 were ordered to report at the Norfolk yard for assignment to the regiment. In addition two war- rant officers were dispatched. However, these officers were sent on detached orders, and were free to ‘use whatever means of transportation they desired, a few of them going down on the boat, but all to report before safling time on Monday, when the mine layer Oglala is scheduled l:f leave Hampton Roads for the scene jon. The officers ordered from Quantico were: Col. R. H. Dunlap, who will command the 11th Regiment, being formed of one battalion from the East _coast and one to proceed from the West coast; Majs. Oliver Floyd and Keller Rockey, Capts. John Ar- thur, Roscoe Arnett, Joseph Jackson, Thomas F. Joyce, Clifford O. Henry and John F. McVey, Lieuts. Alexun. der Galt, Stanley Ridderhoff, Elmer Hall, Alfred Cottrell, Robert J. Straub and Franklin Cowle, Marine Gunner John J. Faragher and Quartermaster Clerk Deane Eagan. All of these will report at the Norfolk Navy Yard, while the following, also from Quan- tico, have bheen ordered to proceed to Charleston to join the detachments being sent on the thres cruisers: Lieut. Col, Charles Sanderson and Capt. Peter Geyer. o TABLET GIFT TO SCHOOL. Rebel Leader Would Rather Be Big Frog in Little Puddle Than Respected Citizen, General Avers. Nicaraguans and habitually makes long speeches to them. His proclama- tions are full of military terms and have a strong appeal to the Indians and negroes comprising the popula- f northwest Nicaragua. rding to Marine Corps intelli gence officers, Sadino has 1,000 rifle and 80,000 rounds of ammunition for them, He has three machine guns and two riot guns of .45 caliber. He has a quantity of ammunition for the machine guns and riot runs and there have been indications that he has sev- eral pieces of artillery. . Recently Sadino visited the Santa Clare mines, where he worked before the revolution, and took 2,000 pounds of dynamite, 1,000 feet of time fuse, and a large supply of fulminating caps. He had taken the dynamite, d it with nails and glass and d it in rawhide coverings. ing the rawhide covered dynamite in the sun, he gets a compact and ex- ceedingly dangerous bomb, which his are sald to throw with un- usual skill. The major portion of those wounded in the recent battles were hit by particles from this type of bomb. Bomb Is Set Off. 1In an official report to Marine head- quarters, a lieutenant in charge of a patrol reported that a bandit walked toward the encampment recently with a bomb in his hand and a cigar in his mouth. When he was about 50 yards away, he raised the bomb to the lighted cigar and set it off. The Ma- rines turned an automatic machine gun on him and the bomb exploded before it could be thrown. The recent battles with Sandino re- veal that the men have had unusual training from some source, and have a thorough knowledge of Marine meth- ods, intelligence officers say. There has been almost a 35 per cent casualty list in the recent brushes, Marine offi- cers point out, which is about the same as that suffered by the Marines in the most bitter battles of the World ‘War. ¥ WRIT T0 BE ASKED INANNEXATION SUIT Arlington. and Fairfax Coun- ties Active Pending Renewal of Hearings March 26. By a Staft Correspondent. COURTHOUSE, ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va., January 7.—With the annexation tribunal in recess until March 26, counsel for Arlington and Falrfax Counties, defendants in Alex- andria’'s suit for additional territory, will go to Richmond Monday to seek a writ of prohibition from the State Supreme Court of Appeals. Application for the writ, which would end the trial on grouds of un- constitutionality of the annexation law and incompetency of the Annexation Court, was made several weeks ago to Presiding Judge Prentis. The lat. ter ruled that the petition must be heard by the whole court when it con- venes Tuesday. In the meantime the proceedings have gone forward, under formal pro- test of the defense. An 80-day suspen- sion was ordered late yesterday after- noon under a privilege claimed by Sate Senator Frank L. Ball of counsel for Arlington County. Statute of 1926 Cited. He cited a special statute of 1926 making it mandatory for courts to grant such claims when a member of the Legislature is called away by State business. Senator Ball must at- tend the General Assembly, which opens Wednesday. The motion for a continuance was opposed by C. C. Carlin and Albert Bryan of counsel for Alexandria, who ted that Arlington County would be “ably represented” by th Ing array of counse in the absence of The court ruled that mandatory and un- equivocal, however, ‘While John 8. Barbour, chief of coun- sel for the defense, had requested a suspension only for the duration of the Legislature, which ends early in March, the three judges decided to extend the recess to enable them to attend to their Circuit Court dutles in March. Act of 1924 Attacked. ‘The application for a writ of pro- hibition charges that t annexation act of 1924 is unconstitutional be- cause it interferes with the powers of elrcult courts and seeks to establish a new court not provided for in the Constitution. Under the same line of reasoning, it was argued that the special annexa- tion tribunal, composed of Judges Samuel G. Brent or Arlington County, Don P. Halsey of Lynchburg and Frederick Coleman of Fredericksburg, is incompetent, Takoma-S8ilver S8pring Ceremony This Afternoon. pecial Dispatch to The Star, BILVER 8PKRING, Md,, January 7. —The Caducean lLeague of the Army Medical Center this afternoon will pre- sent 1o the Takoma-Silver Spring High Behool, a bronze tablet, This tablet i to be awarded to the class winning the Interclass essay competition on Amerieanism. It 18 to be competed for annually. The Cuducean League, made wup from the enlisted personnel of the Army Medical Center, recently formed iiving flag No. 362 of the United Htates Flag Assoclation. This in be- ileved to be the first Hving flug form- ed on any post in the United States Army, Believing that the principles for which the flag stands should be instilled in the hearts of the rising generntion, the Caducean Leagie in- sugurated the essay contest in the Tukoma-Bliver Bpring High Hel The presenstion will be made by C tain A. C, Oliver, Jr., U. B. A, Bergt. 0. 0, Van Bebber, who is presi- dent of the leug: By the Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Wla., January 7.~Lsespite the fuct that his name has been tnked Intimately with one of the most daring merisl explolts of Wwiory, T, H. "Doc” Kincade, mot expert, hi a “horror of airplan wnd wouldn't get into one unless he husd 1o Most commerciul alrplanes of todsy are unsafe, but the time s coming when such means of transportation will be un safe and sane an Lialne or motor cors, yesterday wald the man whi for 16 years huw been feld expert tor the Wrlght Asronsutical Corpora- tion and who last conditioned the motors used in transatlantio Nighis and the North Pole fight of Comadr, Richurd Byrd, Kinoude was alse ene An additional charge was made that Judge Brent is disqualified to sit In the case, under any event, because of “personal interest” in the outcome, due to his residence In Alexandria, his presidency of a bank there and his former service an chief counsel for the city in the annexation trinl of 1912, It is charged further that his daugh- ter des In the territory which Alex- andria is seeking to annex, MINE PARLEY CALLED. Ohio Governor Sets Peace Confer- ence for January 16, COLUMBUS, Ohlo, January 7 UP).— A cnll for a “peaco conference” he: tween Ohlo coal operators and strik- ing miners, 10 be held at Columbus January 16, has been issued by Gov, Donuhey in a letter addressed to Lee Hall, president of district No, 6, United Mino Workers, and 8, H. Robhin Cleveland, president of the Ohlo C Operatory’ 1ation, Man Who Serviced Famous Planes Fears To Ride in Air; Holds Most Aeros Unsafe of the elght survivors of the Roma alrahlp disaster of @ few years ago, In outlining his admitted horor of rlnne! and thelr general lack of safety, he wald "Despite the development of avia: ton In the puast few years, American ongines and designers have mnot even touched the mubject, hut one of thess days airplanes are golng to be um common ae automob) They will be able to go through fog and storms with the safety of traine or ships at wen Kincade alwo expressed bellef that day manufacturers of com wi making o bik urning out single motored o declured they sh thelr attent ot to provide sp “nd power K o6 weather, SURVEY OF FLOOD CONTROL PLANNED) CHANGES PLANNED R manicn Democrats Will Name Com- mittee to Investigate Prob- lem—Seek Co-operation. Appointment of a special committee to study the flood control problem, with a view to obtaining the widest possible knowledge of the subject, was decided upon by the Democrats in the Senate, at a Democratic con- ference today. It was announced that the question was looked upon as a non-partisan one and the proposed committee is to confer with all Sen- ators and with other committees and bureaus in order to get all the in- formation available on the subject. Minority Leader Robinson of Ar- kansas announced that the confer- encs also discussed ways and means for promoting co-operation respect- ing other important measures expect- ed to arise in the Senate at this ses- sion, and adopted a resolution pre viding that the ranging three mi- nority members of all committees are appointed to keep the chairman of the conference informed of important pending legislation, and, when such a committee or the chairman of the conference deems it advisable, a con- ference will be called for discussion of such legislation. There was general discussion among the Democratic Senators of several important problems, including tax re- duction, but no definite conference action was taken. The Nicaraguan situation was men- tloned, but the conference did not pro- pose any resolution. Farm rellef leg- islation likewise was referred to, but it was announced that no proposal was advanced on any particular measure. Minority Leader Robinson is expect- ed to appoint within a day or two the special committee to study the flood control problem and it probably will consist of seven members, PAULDING MASTER NAMED DEFENDANT IN S-4 COLLISION (Continued from First Page.) been in command of vessels since 1919, He sald that on December 17 the Paulding was searching an assigned area in the regular duties of the Coast Guard service. No speed limit had been specified. “The ordinary crulsing speed of the Paulding is 18 knots,” the witness said. “I considered that speed nec- essary to cover the outer line of my area and examine the approaches to some of the harbors before dark. The witness sald that it was re- quired to have a special lookout sta- tioned on the bridge in hazy or foggy weather and also at night. On Decem- ber 17 no lookout had been assigned as such. On the bridge was the offi. cer of the deck, a junior officer. quartermaster and wheelman. Th commanding officer was always on the bridge as well, during patrol. The sky was overcast and the sea was rough with an Easterly swell. SIX MORE BODIES RECOVERED. Total of Dead Taken From Submarine Now Number 13. PROVINCETOWN, Mass., January 7 (@).—Six more bodies of members of the crew of the sunken submarin 8-4 were recovered by divers in ti engine room today. This brought the number of bodies to 13. ‘The six bodies were found lying, two by two, on the floor of the com- partment between the engines and only a short distance toward the stern from the point at which four bodies were recovered yesterday afternoon. Six divers went down during the forenoon in groups of three. The first group recovered four bodies and the second found the other two, bring- ing them up shortly before noon. Three other divers then were pre- paring to descend with the expecta- tion of finding more bodies in the same compartment. The bodies were transferred to the tender Bushnell pending the arrival later in the day of the destroyer Maury, which will take them back to Boston for removal to the Chelsea Naval Hospital for identification. FOUR DEAD IDENTIFIED. vy Department Names Men Taken Up Yesterday. The Navy Department today an- nounced the names of the four men whose bodles were removed from the submarine 8.4 yesaterday. They follo Lieut. Comdr. Willlam F. laway, a member of the Board of Inspection and Survey of the Navy Department. He 1is from Clinton, Mo, but h widow, Mra, W. F. Callaway, lives at 201 Shepherd street, Chavy Chase, M Fred Henry O'Shields, engineman, second class. His next of kin is given as his mother, Mra. Savannah Roddy O’'Shields of Atlanta, Ga. Carl Harld Thompson, engineman, second class, whose next of kin Is his wife, Mrs. Marie Thompson, San Francisco, Callf, Jamen Johnson White, fireman, sec- ond class, whose next of kin Is his mother, Nannle White, of Rock- mart, Ga. OUTBREAK AT PORT THREATENS RAIL LINE TO MANAGUA (Continued from First Page.) and leadership of a class higher than that heretofore displayed. The two deserters were reported to have been captured while trying to make thelr way to the Honduran bor- Other reports among Marinea wore that Handino has offered ch money to Marines who would in his campalgn. it Nicaragua were Include a protest to Presi: dont Willlam Green of the American Federation of | or, by RI of the Ve , a8 D Federation of Labor, “to id immediate with- drawal of ifted Htates Mal und naval forces from Nicaragua. FIRE COST $4,000. Stock of Xay Clothes Bhop Water- Bonked During Blase, Fire which broke out shortly after midnight last night in the b nt the K Ll of the Pa 1 h Max L. Kay, manager, wtare shortly | turned while ing the hlawe, RETIREMENT LA Government Workers Are Dissatisfied Wjth Pres- ent Rules. Eighteen months of operation under the present civil service retirement law has demonstrated”clearly that it is not liberal enough to serve the purposes for which it was intended, in the opinion of Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the joint conference on retirement of civil service' employes, who outlined today the reasons why Government workers believe the pres- ent Congress should enact a more adequate retirement plan. Mr. Alcorn said the Department of Labor is compiling information and statistics which it 1s believed will have an Iimportant bearing on the efforts of the employes throughout the Government eervice to obtain a better retirement law. It is the understanding of Mr. Alcorn that this data will be available within a week or two. Plan Joint Hearing. Representatives of the army of Government workers plan to confer next week with leaders in Congress relative to fixing a date for a joint hearing by the Senate and House clcil service committees on the Lehl- bach-Dale bill, which would increase the maximum annuity from $1,000 to $1,200 with relative increases for all retired employes, according to their age and years of service. This bill also would permit optional retirement at the end of 30 years of service ir- respective of age. Referring to what he regards as the inadequacy of the present law, Mr. Alcorn said: “There are many systems in opgga- tion in this country that provide more than double the benefit. There are many laws In other countries which are much more liberal than ours. ‘There ure also other Government laws in this country which are more liberal than the civil service retirement law." SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. 1998 FAILURE OF NEW CAROL PLOT REPORTED IN CONSTANTINOPLE Ships Watched to Prevent Former Crown Prince From Carrying Out Foray. BY JOHN GUNTHER. By Cable to The s i Nowa. Conyriamo1554c0s0 Dally January 7.—An extraordinary plot, with Constanti- nople as its focus, for bringing ex- Crown Prinea Carol back to Rumania has been unearthed hers by the Turkish police, alded by the Rumanian secret service, according to revelations published here, Carol has been known to be en route to Constantinople via one of the fast Rumanian boats plying between Plracus and Constantinople, and rumors are rife that these boats, which are government-owned, have been filled with troops to prevent the prince's foray. The boat Cadia reached Constantinople on Thursday. Documents Reported Found. The newspaper Lackcham says in addition that the Turkish police have found documents in the house here of a plotter named Sabri Bey, an ex- MEXICO ASKS U.§. FINANCIAL ADVICE Calles’ Treasury Secretary Calls on Morrow After Fore- cast of Revenue Siump. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, January 7.—The cavalry officer, born In Dubrudja, who was once sen ed to death by the Bratlanu government in Rumania— s0 say the Turkish allegations for revolutionary activities. According to the docu planned to arrive here by boat and was to hide in a house in Chicli, a suburb of Constantinople. The house was called “Mechroutyelle.” A number of manifestos were also found, written in the Rumanian lan- guage, exhorting the peasantry to flock to Carol's banner. Planned Air Distribution. These manifestos, the police say, were to be distributed by airplane. After taking up residence in Con- stantinople Carol planned to go by air- plane to Bucharest. At the same time a carefully timed revolution was to break out in Dubrudja, which Col. Vassilesco, a fellow conspirator of Sabrl Bey, was said to be arranging. The Turkish police yesterday as- serted that the proposed coup has been balked. The Rumanian boats are being carefully watched. FOUR CHOSEN TO FACE 'SUNDAY LAW CHARGES Two Theater Men and Hotel and Cafe Managers Figure in Test Cases. Two theaters, one hotel and one night club have been selected by Assistant Corporation Counsel wood H. Seal out of the 20 cases of violations of the Sunday closing law on New Year eve, for trial on Jan- uary 10. These, Mr. Seal declared, are typ- ical of the different classes of estab- lishments to which the law can ap- ply and from the results of these Mr. Alcorn included in his statement | yraxican government, faced with the | cases he hopes to have the law clear- today the latest figures of the Board of Actuaries showing that there are more than 400,000 employes in the en- tire Government service within the purview of this law and that there are now 14,000 on the retirement roll. Since the first retirement plan took effect In 1920, 6,000 workers have died. As of July 1, 1927, there was $68,000,- 000 in the retirement fund, and Mr. Alcorn estimates the total has grown since then to $75,000,000 and predicts the fund will continue to grow for many years to come. The fund is made up by the contributions from the salaries of all Government em- ployes. ¥ Wants Prompt Action. Mr. Alcorn declared the amend- ments being sought by the employes are fair and reasonable and the adoption of them would be a sound business proposition for the Govern. ment. Mr. Alcorn belleves that the Information and statistics soon to be made availlable will justify prompt action on the question and concluded his statement with an appeal to the administrative and legislative branches of the Government to help in bringing about a bétter retirement law. —_— SCHOONER MISSING AFTER CALL FOR AID U. 8. Cutter Mascoutin Fails to Find Trace of Alvens, Ameri- can Lumber Vessel. By the Assoclated Press. NORFOLK, Va., January 7.—No trace of the American schooner Alvena, reported in distress near Cape Hattress, had been found by the Coast Guard cutter Mascoutin, which was sent out to ald the leaking four-master. The master of the Mascoutin reported by wireless that he had been unable to find the schooner in the position given by the fruit steamer Sixaola, which came upon the Alvena Wednes- day and sent a message telling of her light. % The Sixavla reported that the schooner was leaking, her pumps were out of order and that the nine men composing her crew w exhausted from battling with the ments. The Alvena still had her salls set and was making about five knots in a northeasterly direction. The Mas- coutin reported she would take the same course the schooner was supposed to be following and thus might over- take her if she still was afloat. The position of the ship as given by the Sixaola would put her about 125 miles southeast of Cape Henry. ‘The Alve formerly well known in the Pacific Coast trade, was lumber- I1aden from Jacksonvi| Fla,, to Port- land, Me., when she came to grief. She is commanded by Capt. T. 8. Brann, who also ia reported to be her owner. Most of the crew are sald to be Jacksonville men. o INSURANCE STUDY OPENS. Justice of Rates on Fire Policles Here to Be Probed. A study of the justice of present rates on fire insurance in the Diatrict of Columbla has been started by & special subcommittee of the committes on poll fire protection and publio ty of the Washington Chamber of mmerce, committes 18 composed of chairman; Mias J. Btockmai McCall, Asslatant United strict Attorney; Krnest K. | Harvell, Frank G. Butta and Harry | caped M. Bedell. The committee held itw first mesalon yesterday afternoon when plana were lald for scrutiny of local fire Inaurance ratea agalnat which several complaints have been filed with chamber ofclals. Police Swit(!lll;oard Replaced After 27 Years of Operation After 37 years of service at the firat precinot during which police entimated it has recelved more than 1,000,000 calla the ploneer telephane switohboard of the Police Depart ment yesterday was honorably re. n hoard, whioh h in the National inatalled when the tape system of vecelving veports from patrol boxes was abandoned and practioally all of t t url coming In to tl over it, rat Intimation of some of the most famous orimes in t over th oode of numbe Ll W of whioh pop Into v awlteh, Hghts on mod new hoard e thoroughly d han twive the eapacity prospect of revenues insufficient to meet obligations and expenses, has turned to Dwight W. Morrow for ad- vice Montes De La Oca, Mexican secre- tary of the treasury, called at the American embassy and conferred with Ambassador Morrow. Neither the treasury officlal nor the former Mor- gan partner would comment on the meeting. Two representatives of the Mexican treasury department have already conferred with international bankers in New York on Mexico's financial condition. Slump Is Forecast. A recent statement of the Treasury Department forecast a serious slump in revenues. This was attributed to “the general psychological business depression.” The department said oil revenues had not been considered in the 1928 budget ustimates because of their un- certainty. Since then Congress has passed a bill amending the oil law and eliminating provisions which have been a cause of friction between Mexico and the United States. Before recessing. the Chamber Deputies conferred upon President Calles full power of dealing with the debt situation as he saw fi . TIP CAUSES ARREST OF THREE IN RAID Score Escape When Police Descend on Alleged Gambling House. An anonymous letter received by the police several days ago complaining that employes of the Bureau of En- graving and Printing spend too much of their salaries at an alleged gam- tling establishment opposite the Bu- reau, led to a raid on 224 Fourteenth street yesterday afternoon. A score of patrons scrambled across nearby roofs and escaped in full sight of hundreds of employes in full sight reau, who were just getting off from work. Detectives Frank A. Varney and H. E. Brodle, who made the raid, were compelled to break in a thick door with a sledgehammer, and thus all but three unfortunates were enabled to escape. Those three found all exits blocked by police and were arrested without a stvuggle and booked for dls- orderly conduct. Gregory Aloysius Segar, 24 years old, alleged to hi been presiding at A “blackjack” table, and James L. Gallagher, 22 years ol leged pro- prietor of the place, charges of setting up a gaming table; and were released on $2,000 bond each. ‘The same detectives made another ly defined, and so facilitate action in the other cases. Those selected are Roland S. Rob- bins. manager of Keith's Theater; Charles V. Delahunt, manager of the Carlton Hotel; Robert C. Kehl, man- ager of Le Paradis, and Ira J. La Motte, manager of the Gayety. These cases have been thoroughly Investigated, Mr. Seal stated, and there is sufficlent evidence to secure convictions, he thinks. Charges against Phillip Little, manager of the Elks Club, have been dropped be- cause of insufficient evidence. S-4 OFFICERS’ RITES T0 BE HELD MONDAY Lieut. Comdr. Jones and Lieut. Me- Ginley Will Rest in Arlington. Full military honors will be rendered K. Jones, captain of the sunken sub- marine S4, and Lieut. Joseph A. Mc- Ginley, another of the victims of this submarine, to be held at Arlington Monday afternoon. The bodies will be taken to the chapel at Fort Myer, ‘where at 2 o'clock there will be Prot- estant services over the body of Comdr. Jones and Catholic services over that of Lieut. McGinley. A Dbattalion of bluefackets will escort the two caisons bearing the bodles from the chapel to the Arling- ton Cemetery, where they will be in- terred. The Navy Department today an- nounced that the pallbearers, all class- mates of Lieut. McGinley, will be as follows: Lleuts. C. R. Brown, A. Soueke, D. W. Eberle, Burns Mae- Donald, Fugene Makosky and Oswald Coiclough. The honorary pallbearers at the funeral of Lieut. Comdr. Jones were announced today as follows: Lieut. Comdrs. Oliver L. Downes, J. H. Carson, C. P. Cecil, L. T. Swenson, Jesse L. Kenworthy and H. B. Broad. foot. All were classmates of Comdr. Jones except Comdr. Downes, who is * gt Carets I Dt pt. rtis H. ickens, head of the Navy Chaplain Corps, will con. duct the services over the body of Comdr. Jones, while Comdr. Jaseph Casey, chaplain U. 8. N., attached to the marine hase at Quantico, Va., will officiate at the McGinley services. — CITY TAXICAB STAND BEFORE HIGH COURT Whether municipalities have th right to establish public ux!ca; ts, Carol | e [ SINCLAR COUNSEL SEES PERSECUTION' 0il King Portrayed as Victim of Malice in Fight on Presentment. Martin W. Littleton, eounsel for Harry ¥. Sinclair, today charged be- fore Justice Siddons that Sinclair “nas {been the object of most 1s { duct of government” and the v | malicious attack” by the Federal grand fury. Tha charge was made while Littleton was arguing h motion to expunge from the recor: of the District & me Con presentment of the grand jur ir and six other respondents g8 of conspiring to obstruc: justie The presentment ws result of the grand tion of the surveillance of Dome fur ploved b Gordon, United 3 refused to draw s has upon the grand fury presentm “There i3 no St declared Littleton, tion ever has arisen. ar which ever has dis not unsparingly and condemned the prese grand jury as a m malicious attack brou prostitution of the decent Governi spite or revenge. in 1 Always Ready to Face Charges. “No Central Amer pursued as resistle his political hatred or the victim of his designing assassination as the American Congress and the President have pursued Harry F. Sincla Sinclair in every civil proceeding of whatever nature, has bheen prosecuted again: under the organized wrath ecuting passion of the Gov always has been ready and willing to meet whatever charges have been made against him. “Procedure, ancient and honorable, has been_ abolished in order to deprive him of the effects of it. Clues of evidence have been aitered that he wmight be injured. The Constitution has been evaded. flouted openly, in order that he might be struck a blow- generally in the back.” At the conclusion of Mr. Littletor argument Justice Siddons asked h: if it was within the normal power of the prosecutor to disregard the find- ings of the grand jury. “It is difficult to see if the prosecutor would present evidence to a grand jury except in 8ood faith,” the court commented. Attacks Presentment. Mr. Littleton declared he considered it “very unsafe conduct” for the dis- trict attorney to follow the procedure as was done in the pending case. No- body has ever been tried in a court ea a presentment, Mr. Littleten added, and further stated no one could take the responsibility of issuing a warrant on_this very document. Peyton Gordon, United States at. torney, defended the action of the grand jury and denied the authori of the court to expunge the present- ment from the record. “The grand jury had eertain mat. ters to consider, involving certain per. s ot | At the Interment of Lieut. Comdr. Roy | sons, and examined some &0 wit. nesses,’ " said Gordon. “Then, following the forms that had been observed ever since this court has existed, the jury brought in a presentment charging certain gmnl with violating th penal The jury did its & This is not a question as to whe: anybody else refused to perform his Argument began this morning .before Justice Siddons on the motion to expunge from the record of the District Supreme Court the presen:- ment returned by the last grand jur against Sinclair and six other re- spordents on the charge of conspiring to obstruct justice. The hearing had been scheduled to take place bdefore Chief Justice Walter L McCoy. but it was trans- ferred to Justice Siddons. Claims Authority Lacking. Littleton, counsel for Sinclair, began the argument in support of the motio filed by him before Justice McCoy several days ago, contending that the grand jury had no authority to file & presentment without accompanying dictments. He also argued that the court was without jurisdiction ia the matter. The motion was made in dehalf of Sinclair, Henry Mason Day, Shelden t‘hrk.m‘\'mhm.’J Burns, W. Sher man urns, Charles G. Ru Frank J. O'Reilly. s In the courtroom was an armay of attorneys for the respondents. Be s‘idfl Col Littleton they included George P. Hoover, counsel for Sin clair: Charles A. Douglass, counsel foe W. J. Burns and his son, W. Sherman Burns, of the Burns Detective Agency: Judee Daniel Thew Wrigh:, and John M. W. Crim, counse! for Day: E. C. Rrandendurg, and Morgan H. Beach, counse! for Clhark. Maj. Peyton Gordon, U. & attormey. rald yesterday, and this time opposite | stands on railroad property was un.| WAS DPresent on behalf of the Govern- the Patent Office. premises of 8§03 K street through a door left open by a careless.patron. Twenty-three men were arrested. Fdwin David Pelot, 30 years old, al- leged to have conducted the business of accepting plays on races, was charged with setting up & gaming table and was released on $2,000 bond. The rest were booked as disorderly and made to post $5 collateral. A quantity of handbook paraphenalia was reported seized. FOIL WHITE SLAVE PLOT. Polish Police Rescue 24 Girls Shipment to Argentine. Ryt s, Ton 4 e P WARSAW, January 7.—Twenty- four Warsaw girls have narrowly es- hipment to the Argentine by d white slave merchant here Fabrissewlca. _ Contracts were sald to have been offered for fmpor tant roles in a flm on account of the rsonal heauty of the girla. 'he flance of ane of the girla dlw ed, with the help of a Polish loewoman, that Fabrissewics intended to take the party, not to Hollywood, an promi: but to the Argentine. Fabrissewica wan jailed, VLA LA AR ALY P Sohn W: D ohn W, vis, counsel for the Delawnre, Lackawanuna & Western Radlroad, assailed an ordinance Morristown, N, which established & pudblic hack stand on its station property there. The ordinance was attacked as an unlawful taking of property by the city without compen- satlon, and as beyond the city's police power. It was termed the culmination of A fight between the railroad and the elty which started when the railroad entered into a contract with a taxi- cah owner giving him exclusive right stand. —— 6,000 THREATEN TO QUIT. MEXICO CITY, January T (.St thousand raflway mechanics have notified the departments of interior and communication of their intention to leave Mexico and seek employment elsewhere. This will be done s a protest Against the outcome of a rallway strike several months age, which, ac cording to the Master Mochanics' Union, was settled in favor of the Reglonal Confederation of Mexivan Waorkers, Help Washington's Sick Children For Tickets, Apply or Tol Come to the CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY BALL Willard Hotel Monday, January Nine $4.96 of Your $5 Goes to the Hospital at 1993 F Street phone Main T418 'hey entered the | der discussion yesterday in the Su-|ment. U. S. URGED TO PAY BULK OF FLOOD RECLAMATION Ransdell of Louisiana Advances Plan at Meeting of Mississippl State Soclety. A plea that the Federal Government bear the major portion of the eost reclaiming the flooddevastated regiona From to use the rallroad property as a[of the South was made by Senator Ranstell of Louisiana in an address last night defore the Mississippi Stats Society at a dinner, reception ard dance held by the society in the awit torium of the United tSates Chambder of Commerve. Representattve OMfield of Arkanss %0 made a short talk, in which he supported the views of Senator Rans doll on flood relief and predicted that Congress would eventually reader tr NECASIATY ASSANCS 10 make e nmnu Of such a catastrophy tmpos . Moving plotures of scenes i the floadad areas, prepared by the United States Signal Corpa, were shown. Harey Fulton, president: Charieton AL Clark, vice president, and Geoese Potter, secretary, constituted the v Wittes on arrangements. MRS. J. W. BOWMAN DEAD. Succumbda at Home of Son i Cleve- land, Teun. Mra, Janet W, Bowman, for we (han 30 vears a reaktent of this ¢ ARl A farmer empioye of the Southers Rallway hore, died at the veaidence of her son, Rev, John A, Bowman, Cleve and, B, Yesterday. Mra. Rowman, who was adout ™ Yours ol reaided fn this oty untit her health fatied, about six months ass When ahe went to ltve with her soa The son s pastar of the Pt Pres hrterian Church at Cleveland. s HOWIAR Was & wember of the Contist Proshyterian Churoh hore, Funeral services witl be condueted At Johm R Weikht's (uneral parias 10T Venth stveet. Monday afternas AL 130 aviook, Rev. Jawea B Tav o, pAstor of (he UCentvat ylerEan Chureh, Will aftoiate. Interient wil Be t Chngrossonal Ceimeie v