Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1928, Page 1

(U, 8 Weather Burean Fordeast ) Increasing cloudiness today followed by showers tonight. Tomorrow fair and somewhat colder. Temperature—Highest, 63, at 4 p.m.: lowest, 41, at % a.m Full report on page T “No. L,190— No. 3056 MEXICO T0 AVOID . IRRITATING U. §. AT HAVANA PARLEY Calles Instructs DelegateS to Shun Issues Which May Be Embarrassing. PRESIDENT NOT TO BREAK HIS PLANS FOR VISIT| Coolidge Not Unmindful of Ques- tion of Safety Invelved in Trip. Spectal Dispatch to The Sta MEXICO CITY, Janua dent Calles today received the Mex- jcan delegation to the Pan-American Conference at Havana and instructed its members to avoid raisins contro. versial issues which might bs trritat- ing or embarrassing to the America Government. As the Mexicans are expected exert a powerful influence on all the other Latin American delegations and as in the past Mexican and American policy fn Latin America have often heen at odds, Senor Calles' instruc- | tions are taken here to strengthen the hope that improved relations be- tween all ccuntriex will resul: frem the conference. "The Mexican delegation, it Is an- nounced, will work only for closer ties and amicable understandings among the countries of the Western hemisphere. Will Sail Wednesday. The delegates will leave for Vera Cruz tomorrow night and sail for Havana vn Wednesday. The President has made a special effort to choose men representative of the best brains in Mexico. The chairman, Julio Garcia, is one of the outstanding aythorities on international affairs in Mexico. Fernando member. was one of the two Mexicgn commissioners to Mexican-American Conferences in 1923. Aquilesel Orquy is agent of the Mexican section of the American-Mexican Special Claims Commission. Salvador Urbina is a justice of the Supreme Court, was earlier in the year acting president of that tribuna and wrote the recent decision in the | Mexican petroleum case confirming | the rights of ofl companies for which | they had contended. “Mexico will play a very important role at Havana, Urbina. *““We desire to contribute in every possible way to the success of the conference in order that that gathering will benefit Latin American count . - WILL NOT CANCEL TRIF™ President Will Carry Out Present Plan to Speak in Havama. ‘There is not the slightest possibility of President canceling b visit next week to Havana, Cuba, where he will address the opening ses- sion of the Sixth International Confer- ence of American States, because of the present warfar: between United States Marines and the rebel forces of Sandino in Nicaragua. Positive assurance to this effect has been given on behalf of the President. However, the President is represented not being unmindful of the fact that the guestion of ths propriety and safety in connection with his Cuban irip is being raised in some quarters in this country. The President is known te have re- ceived advices that the recent out- | to Gonzalez Roa, another | -declared Justice | Che WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Sunday Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGT( D. C. SUNDAY MORNIN ANUARY 8, 1928—104 PAGES. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” delvered every evening and ng to Washington homes at The Star 13 Sunday mornis 50 cents * MEXICAN DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED AS FORGERIES AS HEARING ENDS jMiguel Avila, Procurer of Papers, and Writer of Stories Deny They Know Who Faked Them. and La Follette, Wisconsin— ved soon after the start of by W, R. Hearst, the pul | By the Associated Press. i { bama The Mexican documents published | were ¢l in Hearst newspapers were acceptnd | the inquiry entordey ua formortes. ont e, toehe | tisher, and the committee of any sus- | picion of having received the money of handwriting experts’ reports. by | e having been approuched in regard Miguel Avila, procurer of the papers, | to_it. }a\nd John Page, writer of the Hes | The search, then, into the authen- | stories, hefore the special Senate com: | Uty 0 the documents brought ports from five handwriting ex { mittee, as it concluded its inquiry. | fired of \hom were hired Asked point blank by Senator Reed. | Hearst that the papers were Republican, Pennsylvania, chairman | questionably ungenuine.” of the committee, if he forged the| It is the view of the committee documents. Avila said “No. Pressed | Members that no agtion can he 1440 # i ; | in this jurisdiction against whose whe :‘:(nv;‘hnlddm fake” them, he shrugged | foreq “the eheauiuren of Presdent { his shoulders and referred to the | Calles and other Mexican officials | "man who gave them to me.” | the documents even it | "Avila said that Francisco Tobias, a | definitely known. ¢lerk in the Mexican consulate office Secret Witness Heard. in New York, sold him the pape Avila added that he had heen told purporting to come from the official | by a detective in’ New York that Ar files there. Avila named Pedro Gon | turc Ellas; the Mexican consul xen zales as the man who sold him papers | €ral. had at'empted to hire Nosevitsky represented as having come from tolitalte "atima;tionuments o1 d T fexico City archives. He told the | b, PeIT¥ Published in the | committee Tobias still worked in New | ' In | York, and he thought Gonzales was ' in the Ford factory in | | Hearst Insisting he had never read the doc uments until they were published In the Hearst papers, Avila told the com | mittee that he approached both Gon | zales and Tobias first in regard to ob taining the papers and he produced a key (o the Mexican consulate office in New York which he faid Toblas gave Page Did Not Ask Avila. Page likewise declared he had no idea who forged the papers and said | he had not asked Ayila “hecause Jhe | him. is my friend and 1 did not want*o| Al the executive meeting yesterday insult him. {a secret witness was heard It was After closely examininz Avila the | understood to be the man in Mexico | | committee wound up its hearings and | whe first called the attention of Mr | | indicated before going into executive | Hearst to the fact that documents | session it would make a report of its | were available. findings to the Senate early this week. | After the exacutive session. Chair | One of the documents purported to man Reed announced that the com show the creation of a $1.215.000 | mittee wns unanimons in its findings | Mexican fund for four United States | which he i not reveal He mid r | : ese Senators—Borah, | re S v would | 18ahio; Norris, Nebraska; Hefin, Als: | be e on urenny; "rorably would | LONDON FEARING |NEW FRENCH NOTE RETURN OF FLOOD ROUSES PEAGE HOPE Devastating Tide Will Re- ;1 |Suggestion for Arbitration | main Threat Until Tuesday, | Pact Considered Likely to Authorities Warn. Aid Move Against War. !B’ ¥he Associatad: Eress. i By the Associated Press. LONDON. January 7.—High tides | xow lite was given Franco-Ameri- driven by a violent gale frum the | qn yreaty megotiations yesterduy by North Sea met the flood waters of n:: a new. French note presented to the s 7::"“ V'::y‘:‘ “c"l:"":":‘:"l’ State Department In reply to Secre- g s b i " | tary Kellog's proposals for an. arbi- disaster in living memory. | o0 et between the two coun: thing through the protecting wall 1 iy . :.'...l':“..’f‘fi:...;'.‘f of \;an,: =l The tone of the note, which at first fiver swept into hundreds of Gwell-|Eiance sppeared to admigiatratign ot Ty e Pdrowned 14 persons and | ficials as generally stistactory, did threatened the lives of thousandx. | mych to relieve the depreasion caused anight police and residents alcng [Py Friday's communication from the wwollen Thames watched and | Paris on the other treaty under dis guarded against u recurrence of the |cussion with France. an antiwar destructive overfow, which the su-|covenant. thorities assert will remain a threat | Satisfaction was expressed by nm-! yet for several days. The subsiding | clals here that aithough no Immedi- 3¢ the gale. however, and the return | ate agreement could be meen on an of the high tide this afternoon with- | oot (EECILCE ol ount of Frances | out a repetition of "{; ""?":"n','“"' | proposal that this deal only with | to the belief that such recurrence I8 | i, or uggression.” the Paris gov- | | ernment xeemed to accept American | ideas as regards the arbitration treaty hardly likel: Staggering Damages. While relfef organizations are car-| Modifications Suggested. ling for hundreds of destitute and On aceount of the machinery it { { and police are clearing they were | 11NDY DROPS ORDER T0 CEAR FIELD OF HOTOLS GREETERS Makes Three Attempts to Land at Costa Rica Airdrome. ' POLICE DISPERSE THRONG | TO MAKE WAY FOR PLANE WONDER Hop From Managua Takes Three | Hours—30,000 Acclaim Him in San Jose. By the Associated Press AN JOSE, Costa R'ea, January 7. | | —Col. Charles A. Lindbergh wax wel | comed to Costa Kica today by a d o frantic In its greeting that he was | compelled to throw written instruc | | tions overboard from his plane, to set the crowd out of the way before he could land. i The flyer, arriving from Managua on the sixth leg of his Central Amer- ican tour, made three attempts to | | 1and before he finaiiy touched ground | at 2:18 p.m.. central standard time. | \\'lil{\' WAITING! Ignorant of Danger, The confused and excited crowd. | the largest ever assembled in Costa Rica, pushed aside police and scat- tered over the field. apparently igno- rant of their danger. Lindbergh skimmed 30 feet over their heads try ing to land, the third time droppink overboard a map of Guatemala on which he had written: “It will not be possible for me to land until the crowd has moved over to the side of the field. Only officials can remain upon the fleld.” Police and officlals managed to get the crowd over to the right of the field, and on his next attempt, Lind- bergh landed gracefully and safely. He was greeted by cheers and hurrahs, the shout of the crowd com- | ing as if from a single throat. » Three-Hour Flight. Lindbergh made the 210-mile trip from Managua, Nicaragua, in 3 hours and 15 minutes, Including 40 minutes he spent circling .over the city and field in an attempt to land When he stepped out of the cabin of his Spirit of St. Louls he was greeted by United States Minister Roy 1. Davis and Rafael Castro Quesada. minister_of the Interior, as well as other officials. Mr. Davis welcomed him with: “It is with great pride as an Amer. fean, a won of Missourl und a res) dent of Costa Rica, that T meet you and congratulate you, In other coun- tries you have tecelved the keys to! cltl Here v will_na Continued on Page 4 Column 4. GAMBLING RAIDS NET 89 PRISONERS Police Enter Eight Estab- lishments and Confiscate Paraphernalia. i LUMP-SUM PLAN 1S T BY CURTIS Senator Holds District Entitled to Have Old 50-50 System. Is ’ Senator Curtls of Kansas, Repub- lican floor leader in the Senate, ndd his volce yesterday.to other members of the Senate who have come out in recent months in favor of a change in the practice followed by Congress during the past few years of appro- priating u temporary $9.000,000 fump sum as the Federal Government's share of the annual expenses of the National Capital. | 701 betieve.” Senator Curtix said, “that the people of the District are entitled o have the 50-30 plan, ws Wan contemplated by the organic b of the District, adhered to until such time as Congress should change it by legis'ative act, after full hearing of all sides of the question.” Familiar With Problem. Kansas Senator s familiar with the poblem of fiscal relations between the United States and Dis- | triet governments, having had char; of the local appropriation bill a num- ber of years ag: For a long perlod of years Congress followed the half-and-half plan. 1o 1922 Congress stipulated that annual- thereafter the expenses of the Dis. trict should be met on the ratio of 60 per cent hy the local government and 40 per cent by the United Stutes Changed in 1924, For the fiscal ye . however, and for cach fiscal year since, it hax departed from that ratio by making The ‘(lhampion Lazy Man | Of the World Dies In Irish Almshouse By the KENTUCKY GROUP - INDORSES HOOVER ‘Three Members of Congress Hold G. 0. P. Voters Strong for Secretary. Associated Press. BELFAST, Ireland, January 7.— George Thompson, who long had the reputation of being the laziest man in the world. died at Lurgan, County Armagh. today. George took to bed In éarly man- hood and declined to leave it for 30 vears, until. indeed. his mother, who supported him, was forced to enter the workhouse. He accom- panied her. The authoritles said that he couldn’t loaf there, but he stayed with them anyway until his death. | Herbert Hoover will be given strong support in Kentucky for the Repub- Y lican nomination for the presidency, | according to statements issued last night by the three Republican Repre- | sentatives from that State. The State HUSETOTRE WP 522 L LESATON - Hoover's support of Republican {ian work at the close of the World War. his work in stabilizing business and industry. his grasp of economic questions. his personal survey for | food relief. as cited in these state- I ments as the outstanding reasons why | he is favored by the Kentucky voters. I Representative Robsion. who was | manager of Fred D. Sampson’s re- ! cent_successful campaign for governor ! of Kentucky, and thus had an excel- lent opportunity to fee' the public 1 Julse, said last night: “| strongly favor the nomination ;May Complete Action Tomor- ! row on Appropriation for Triangle. District leglslation will receive con- sidevable attention in the House dur- of Secretary Hoover. He is a loyal g the coming week: | Rpublican. ~ He stands squarely fo Tomorrow will not be District day | the principles and policies of the | because there is only one small Dis- | Republican party. |triet bill that has been reported I.am;:3':::"’;:7;‘1:,‘:“:“""'"“ 1o make {the committee and the day will be . used for completing consideration of Seatiment Held Strong. the State, Justice, Commerce and La-| 1 spent 10 davs during the "0“; I hor appropriation bill. which contains | "‘“:::y"‘“:[‘,fi',‘"""c‘;:" ‘I‘:“m g+ o { many important funds for expenditure | GO TRPN walks of life and rep- in Washington. Th's measure In- | rusentative of various groups of the cludex also & number of increases In | Republican party in Kentucky. and 3 jes for more than a scove of |as President Coolidge and Mr. Charles these departments. of | Evans Hughes have definitely put units () Means Associated Press. He is fitted both | themselves out of consideration. from | per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. | 'MITH DEFIES REED ELECTION PROBERS; INQUIRY IS ENDED ;Senator-Elect Refuses to Acknowledge Jurisdiction of Campaign Committee. ACTION ON PROCEEDINGS WILL BE TAKEN MONDAY Friends of Illinoisan Say He Will Not Resign- His Seat. | By the Associated Press Denied the cath of office by the | Senate because of his primary cam¢ | paign expenditures. Frank L. Smith of Illinois fired back yvesterday by re- | fusing to subm’t himself to the juris- diction of its special campaign funds committee. His voice v’bratthg with emotion, the Senator-elect told the commitiee he must insist first upon “the sover- eign rights” of his State to have | seated in the Senate the “cand.date of her choice.” | “When that right is granted,” he | said. “then I shall freely, gladly and | unafraid meet any and all charges | respecting my mbral or other fitness to continue a member of this distin guished hody. Committee to Report. “Not, unless and until the right of my State to such full, equal and con- tinuous representation is first accord- ied. I cannot become a party to am un- | warranted precedent. nor to any pro- | tended inquiry as to my. personal fit- |ness for association with the dis tinguished men now composing the | Senate of the United States. With this declaration by Smith, Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, the chairman, announced that the committee, which in 1926 inquirad ex- haustively into Smith's primary cam- paign. would make report to the Senate when it reconvenes Monday. This report is expected to consist of the transcript of the statements made by the Senator-elect and Attor- ney General Oscar E. Caristrom of Iliinois and John Dailey. chairman of the special committee of the Illinois | Legislature appointed to urge that the Senate seat Smith. Several courses of action are open to the Senate. In denying Smith the oath of office last month, 53 to 28, and referring his case to the special com- mittee, it granted him the privilege of the fieor and it may be that he will be invited to appear in the chamber to | present a statement. ‘Then again there may be a resolu- ‘uu to daclare his seat vacant with- jout further heari The be- lief at the Capitol is that such a reso- ’l\llbn would be adopted. That would leave Illinois with but one Eemator unless Gov. Small cancels Smith's icndemm; and appoints his suc- ’u-ur, Not Expected to Resign. Friends of Smith said he would ¥ait the action of the committee be- fore deciding upon his future course. It was indicated. however, that he | would not resign even if the Semate | declared his seat vacant. and it was not expected that Gov. Small would appoint a successor uniess he did ten- der his resignation. When the Illinois Senator-elect was f{denied a seat at the last session of Congress on his appointment by the { humeless, 3 ! . or- AT SR ropriu. | whic wersonnel for three new ex- would set up for settlement of inter {the §9.000,000 lump sum appropriu- | Which is personnel for thice new ex-| . oo acgions | heard it seemed | governor to 8il out the term of the break between (he Marines and the Bandino - forces will surely serve to encourage the critics of the United Ktates during the sessions of the Pan- American conference in accusing this Government of Imperialistic designs upon the whole Western Hemisphere. laway the wreckage, no authoritative | lestimate as 1o property damage has | been made, although this undoubtedly | will reach staggering figures. Probably the outstanding loss oc curred in the Tate Gallery, officially styled the National Gallery of British national disputes. it appears here that it would be a far more important in- | ilflllnllonul agreement than the anti- | war propossl. Yesterday's French communication Ix understood to Suk- | gest_certain modifications t> the tion Before this session of 58 be- wan, Nenator Phipps. Republican. of Colorado present chalrman of the subcommittee which handles the D trict wupply hill in the Senate clared that he belleved the tme had In & series of spectacular gambliog | ralds, which started shortly after noon | yesterdsy und extended pust mid- night this morning, police arrested 89 | men and confiscated gaming pura de. | amining divisions in the Patent Offtce Triangle Bill Ready. It s expected that the House will complete action tomorrow on the bill authorixing an appropriation of §2, that the sentiment among Kentuck) | Republicans strongly favored Mr Hoover.. | pression except for him.” Mrs. Katherine Langley, repre- sentative from the tenth Kentucky There was very little ex- | .Ill' Senator Willlam B. McKinley it was seated on his behalf that he would | not resign and would present his 'crvdqnu-ln at each succ session of the Semate until his term of six {run expired on March 4. 1933 He hes been warned to be prepared | Art, where 15,000 Turner drawings ave | American arbitration proposal. but| . nqjia worth $7,000. 000,000 for purchase of all of the pri- ya: Smith appeared the com- for some embarrassment on this mis- [among the damaged or ruined m[ sion as @ result of the vocal attacks |treasures. The Turner wing contains, that will probably be made upon him and his administration by eritics and those Latin-Americans who are de- wcribed as belonging to the anti-United States group of the conference. Expects Little Question. 8o confident is the President that the vast majority of the people of the various Bouth and Central American eountries, which will be represented at 1hie fortheoming conference recognize the fact that the whole policy of the United Ktates toward its sister repub fiew 1n America hax been one of genu. ine friendship and helpfulness, he can- not believe that any great number of prople would question for an Instant the honesty or sincerity of thix coun- try's motives in its endeavors 1o help American pepublics out of Aiffi- culies. President Coolidge’'s primary object i lesving American woll 1o address the amsermbled representatives sl the Van-American conference ix 10 give # positive manifestation of the reaily Triendly feeling which this adminis 1ration snd the people of this country huve toward the countries of Cen'ral #o4 South Americs. He i anxious 10 yiske more than a mmere gesture of This friendshlp, He desires to impress it genuineness deeply upun these old- o repuidies, Moreover, he ix eag sake i1 clear o all that the U Sinten nolds no imperialistic or dicta- oris) Gesigns In itx relationship with thene countrbes T home i‘:’::.kummn the Prexident has dimcunsed bix Journey eason 1o look upon him le of # welf-sppoint aordinary of peace 5 oeeasion 1) be # betier $utormally Huvuna have r wo sasnming the 1o w0 st mmador exL w4 goud will on thi e is nopiug there i Vidersianding between the people of e natione represented i the confer: ence wa 4 renlt of his visit and the juerssge he will deliver. Me has no fear of ihe critien of hie sdministration B1hough he han reason 10 Know from Tepon e recciyed from Siplomatic rep tetiven of this eountry in the republics south of the Itio the preve e of the an sentiment s more wide spreanl then in generslly known in | iie United siutes He also W mind. tul of the fuct thut there are thuse S Kurope who. for sefish 8nd 1eriel mutives, would be happy to de srvy ihe geners) wmity thet hus ex Snted between the Uniied Btaes and e other countiies of Americs, and wlony with ether enemies, king e of the Nicaraguan s country. with the hope D Hame of ietruet and butiea Eapeats Yo Enjoy Nl vl Vrestdent Conlidige ook ward 1o his Hovans visit & 4 o stengthening riendehipe vg mnity. bt he g iy on Puge 4, Column §) in addition to this vast number of drawings, numerous finished and un- finished paintings by the great artist Notable structures affected by the flood are the Houses of Parllament, the Tower of london, Waterloo Hos- | pital, 8t. Thomas Hospital, Blackwall Tunnell, Chelsea VPower House and Woolwich Arsenal. The howpituls | were affected only in the basements. Without Warning. Within 4 few hundred yards of the tately Houses of Parliament und 1 venerable Westminster Abbey, | scrows the river within'e u L throw of Lambeth co, | remidence of the archbishops of ¢ [ terbury. since the day of the Pla | dwelling pluce r er, where many (hou lmnn- of London's poorest find shelter Upon these the food waters came | swifily o the might { %0 wudden waw the Inrush that the inhabitants hardly had thne to put on their miserable semblance of outdoor ! wear, Plunging into the dirk stroets they found them flowing like canals the murky waters anlready stealing towards the upper rooms of the dwell ings. Mounted police battered ut all doors to arouse sleeping Inmates. They wood in theic stirrups and reached 1o | the npper windows helping people out 1 AN eyewltness on Lambeth Bridee (4t the early morning high tide de weribed 1he break which overflowed L Growvenor road. Westmlnster, causing | the desth of 10 persons e obmersed water pouring over the nrick work of 1 then WContinued on Vage 6, Column 1) i'"rench—c;urtuflolds é;;)i(s Who Ruin Fooc;]‘ Liable for Damages to Hosts' Reputations By the Assciatend Press PARIS, January 1 who | epoil food in France are Huble (o dum sges. u French court has ruled. Not only must they pay for the rulned meste, bt e for the damaged foel: gn and public humilistion of the | Conkm hiw Jega) interpretation of & cook's vesponmbility follows (he historle ex amble of M- Vatel, cook 1o King Lamin IV, who in 1671 killed himself by Weaping on his sword when he e {alived that o b b werved the Vrench win dmdly through hie negligence I ook the prominent erlminel Liwyer, M Alexandie Zesves, o kel thix principle of Surlsprodence estish Dished In lsw M won his sult agains o nedghborhood pasiey conk. who oie wores dishes and !’ tn people In eed of help in s et ain conked these appeared to be more a matter of | form and in certain cases seemed to clarify the Issues involved. Agree- ment appeared assured at any rate upon the willingness of both wuvern ments to include in the arhitration treaty & preamble in which the pol fcy of both governments 10 avoid forceful settlement of their differ ences would be clenrly stated. Arbitration would then he made the compulsory machinery for sctthing wil | disputes, with the exception. of wuch | problems affecting third countries and affairs related to the Monroe Doctrine The French government nlso In re- d to the » ft treaty | to cedure, " whereby all disputes which could not he wettled by arbitration or hy orderly diplomatic means should be referred 10 a conclllation comminsion for re- view and report Meanwhile both dis-| putants would agree to refrain from netn of force, Further Discusslon Planned. “The French government In yewter: duy's note, IL I» understood, was rep: | renented us beiog perfectly aware that | | thin reference would in no way im | validate the still existing Bryan con- | ciliation treaty with France, hut that | this reference inatend waw purposely | included in the Amarican arbitration | druft 1o make sure that no dispute [ 14 be found to escape either et tement by arbitpation review by the concilintion commission The Washington administration, al- though not favorably lmpressed with b ch o anti-war propossis, does not anrd negotlations on this sub. Jeet wn closed on the wtrength of the et Krench eommunication Intensive tnued on Page 4 | | whjec the dru the Bryan | | | | charged that the conk had re purty “a o terrible [ ners, The lawyer [ barning w hure pi | dered his dinner | tuiture.” Vst Haturday Zenves had u gather ing of distinguinhed (hentiical peopl bt s table ready for s helping game ple which he announced wan womething very unusual, prepared from un snclent vecips Hin cook wuddenly came into the dining voom pile and oxcited and whispered the ) news Zeaves swore VeNRKes e and sought vediess In eourt. The DARLEY conk s only defense wax ue dddentn Wil hippen | e court, however, orderan coplisee the oracked evack, pey for 1he wamne, and, mest dmporiant of all, Loath the host's feelings and salve his Lwounded guide by handing over dn 1 "o come for Congress 1o ket back to the definite proportion method of meeting the expenses of the Capital, The establishments ranged from what were described as elaborately furnished quarters, guarded by steel gatex, which opened Iul\h(; pru.lul Jectrie buston, to sfinple guming " i Ight extablishments Ware Sterling Sails for U. 8. CORH, TIreland. J 7 Frederick Sterling, Americun Minister to the Trish Free State. in salling fou the Unitod States tonight abourd the In every Instance the men caught on the premises were churged with disorderly conduet and the allexed operntors of the gaming devices ac cused of permitting or conducting gambling. The rulds w which star result of investigation ington on hix arvival in America TODAY'S § PART ONE=I8 PAGE General Neww—Local. Nati Forelgn ot m werlen oon, us the o part viday atie nl weeks of unde bawed on Info contained in w of letters wives whe mplisined that thelr hux bandn wers loxing money in gambling hounes, The firat rald, led hy Bergt. 0. 3. “Aces Up!"—1aga 10 Letterman, who with Detective R. J ,.‘lrhlmln und Colleges Pages & fox conducted the preliminnry | DIstriet of Columbia Nuval Reserve— vestigations and planned the ra Page N0 wiuw made on the second floor of 6071 V. W, C. A, Note Ifteenth street. Thin extablishment. | itadlo News and | police wald, munquernded am & club, and 33, and Detective Cox gained entrance by | Financlal News flashing & membership card, Five Are Churged. Htunley Cooley, 26 yeurs old, Terruce, and Kdward 8. How 2 yeurs old, 1500 Mawsac | uvenue, were charged with wetting up « waming table, Three others wete charged with disorderly conduct Detective K. Kane aml Patrolman | A D Munafield participated in this rald, The ruiding party next went (0 the third foor of 1210 ¢ ot where they slipped through a wet of do | un several men were lonving o i | Editorials und Editorlal Features Notes of Al Reviews of ,\Winter Hookn— Veterans of the Great War—luge & PART THREE=14 PAGEN Hoolety { Talew of Well Known Folk -Page & | Nows of the Clubs-Page | | Clubwomen of the Nution R Actvitien—uge 9 round the City — ke 19 CO UL Notew—Dage 10 Parent-Teacher Activities Wallach, 81 yeurs old, | AL the Community Centers 1005 Third street northeast, ehark | Pushions wnd Women's e lm-l. with settng up gaming | Pages 12 and 1 tuhle, They wino chnrged 12 men with e disorderly conduct, PART FOUR-LL P A Aledge hummer win used, pollve | Theater, Neveon and Musie stated, i getting hrough thres doors | Motors and Motor Touring an the third Hoor of 722 Penth steeet, | Muslo - Page § where Mergt. Letterman and Deteo | Motoring = 'ages & and 10 fven Cox wnd Kune arvested Ham | Fraternal News-age 12 Bourd, 83 yeara old. 743 Tenth street | Apmy and Navy NoewsoPage 10 Willlamy (1 Width, 84 years old, 712 Civilinn Avmy Newn— Page 12 Farvagut street, and George 13 Keaft | Avmy and Navy Unlon~1age 12 A% yenrn old, 712 Tenth street, ohnrg | Hpanish War Veterans <Paxe 11 Ine cach of thet with wetting up » | . F I ¢ ; ? PART FIVE=1 PAGES, Wontinued an Puge 3, Column 8) [T o PART NINCN PAGEN, Classifod Advertising devial, “"Misa Hrown of X Pane 1 Distrlet Natlonal Guurd Hoy Booul Nows-=age PART SRVEN=N PAGEN Magnaine Nootlon = Fletan and Hun APIIC NKCTTON=N PAGEN Warld Hvents in Plotuves Page § wge 10 ke 11 ot en wroemted Loo | Y. 0 National Political Survey Dispatches from The Star's Special Ceoe ondents i all parts of the ecountry age ¥ Crunge (81 60 ne damages for nuring the hosi ‘s saputalion an @ persos i whese dinners the fund wan exceliong COLOR KECTION=4 PAGEN Mutt and Jeff Rew'lar Fellees Ay and Mis, High Lights of Wistory Pages 12 and 13--Part | district, sa esident Coolidge having defl ¢ owned land in the triangle | i o v i the | eclared that he will not run south of Pennsylvania avenue to the | hitely d stenmahip Celtie. He will go to Wash | Mall, for a site for the new group of Federal bulldings. The unanimous conference report on this measure, | identicat with the way it passed the ! Senate, was reported to the | House yesterday by Chalrman Klliott | of the House conferees The House in practically unanimously in favor of the bill ax thus agreed upon by the conferees The Senate ix ready to ptly in the mere formality the confes e 10 start fow on budget for the beommit s whow Henrinks | the $40.001 | tineal year 192 tee of five members, lare new on this body. It will be the first hearing to be conducted by the new chaltmun, Ropresentative S of Nebruska previously L appro Democrat Represe 1% alw an expe subcommittes. The other members are Reprosentatives Holaday of Ui noix. Welsh of Pennsy lvania and Casey of Pennaylvania The District Commissioners, aceom panied by Diatrict Auditor Daniel 1 Da and by heads of various de partments, will be the first witnesses Meeting Postponed. Tha enlarked Gibson subcommittee [alao wan schedulod (0 start fts hear NN tomMorrow. but these have been pawtponed untll Thursday, due to the et that Representative Gibwo of Vermont, chileman of thix subeommit (o0, han been attending food vellet conferences on hehalf of the food avea | in_ Vermont The Giwan committes will weet to PEOW 10 LY 10 Formulate a program Coverlng the eeape of the heavings to be held The House Distriet comumittee witt {meet Wodnosday, when it {s expee [ that weveral tmportant measuires will [ b veported. Chaivman Aihiman [ hopes (hat Rix bl authovising wse of Continued on Page 4. Column §) Ga apedtal DISpALEN 1o The Star | HAGERNTOWN, Al January Pleasuresesking wothers whe (el Infants %0 they can movien sl beidge pavties & practiv veported 10 be comman in Hakers town, WHE feel the full extent of the Dlaw, wan the Warning issued oday [ by Juvenie Cowt dudge Haoy K Hnvider Juidge Boviter sald (hat tha extveme Doty of twa vears i ke Mavy b | Monse af Caveciion Poavd rn\-u thuse fouml wuiity, T Aane atend v Young Mothers Wi;c; D'ope Eabl;s While They Gad Are Waincd by Judge| am unreservedly for Secretary | Hoover. 1 realte that there ure other | distinguished men who are being dis- | cussed for this high honor, but in my judgment, Mr. Hoover is closer tu the nearts of the masses than any of those who have been suggested, and | with his ripe experience und wonder- | ful executive ubility he would make w great President. In addition to [ these overshadowing consl ferations in his favor from a nacional viewpaint, ne i especlally poiuiar i Kentucky [ on wecouat of his cdmely and valu- | able ald to the flood sufterers of our | State and in whose hehalf he made a personal survey in our soction.” Sees Solid Delegution, presentative M. H. Toatcher. rep | vesenting the Loaisville district of Kentue o declared (or Fecre Lrary M tor the Remihlican novi nation for the presider Mr ! Thateher said “1 am for the nomination of Herbert Hoover as the Republican candidate for the presidency. Since Mr. Coolidge hax eliminated himself from considera- tion. Mr. Hoover, In my fudgment. is the loglcal dent and to carry on the splendid | | policten of the present administration. | Ay Hoover's outstunding humani- [tarian sepvices during and after the rid War, his great work as Secre of Commerce, his marvelous [ grasp of economic questions at home | and abroad eminently qualify him tor the presidency and | predier his nomit | nation and etection “1 believe that Mr. Hoover is the overwhelming cholce of Kentucky Re Lpublicans and the indications are that he will receive the State's solid dele [ Eate vote at the Kansas City conven ton Quake Felt in Californi SANTA MONICA, Calit, January (A A sharp earthquake shoek was felt heve Al 232 e today, Ne dam WRS Was reported That such a practive is prevatent In homes here was hrousght to the ate 1Ianton of Midie Nnyder and dtate's Attorney Havber Halentine. . The WrRCtce ta to feod Infants adanum [Amt ather sleep produeing drags, per | mittng the mothers to alip away fw [HMBY hours te o wavies and sant | pavtion Pohdee Snyder advesated A more Fhiatio law and stated Cthe ' whiuping Posl Wanki Rt be ten et e Ay Fwoman whe wankt feapantie (hely Ao an to succeed the Presi | mittes heard Samuel Insull. Chicage public utilities official. and his per sonal attorney. Daniel J. Schuyler, who undertook to purge t of contempt charges by formation hitherto withheld concern- ing contributions to the 1326 llimcis primary campaign. Insull Gave $ISTO%S Insull stated frankly that he had given A total of $237.935 in that came paign, §$123.000 of which went to Smith's fund te added that the 1540000 about which he previouste [ had refused 1o testity was divided equally between the SmallLundin faction and the mpaign fund of Gearse F. Hunding. candidate . tor treacurer in Cook County BRITISH ENVOY'S AUTO KNOCKS DOWN GIRL OF 12 ISon of Awbdassader Named by | Police as Driver—Parents in 'Car Henry A, Howard. 14 years oM, son of Sir Bwme Howand, the Reitish Am bassador. was described by the polke a8 the deiver of an automedils which te yesterday afternoon knocked down Beatrice Mae Delburest, 13yvearol daughter of John 8 DeForest, pay master at (he Unitad States Weather Bureau. as she alighted from & street car al Cunnecticut avenue and Porter { stveet | The polive reparted that Sie Bame [and Lady babella Howant were pay | sengers In the o and that Chardes | Bdward Hadley, 36 vears oM, their Chauifeur, was in the front seat by voung Howard when the accktent oo ourved. i | ! | { ! Child was taken to | Rmerganey How by Wilam For {1est. colored, 10034, B stivet. where at [Hest 1t was reparted that she was wet [weriously njured bater she was ve moved to her home. S02% Portar steeet where her father veported kst wight that she appeared (o be sulforing fram A compiste loss af wmemory and that & Wer axamination indivated a possitie [NISSIANY a infured Four Die in Avalanche. RREGENE Austvia. Januaey =The avalnches i the Voraribers distvict, former Austelan crown Wi Mave tesulted n the death of fow skiters The frst, on the Ruerser Sve, buvied (hree aktiers Horvmnn Cree wer an englneer, hisn wite Clr and Hans Reth, & business an oo and eecuried near Cabaguimer, where three shilers were hupit and twe of thew tescied® The (hind loseph Sive Wl & werchane of Movan was killed ] Woukt . he dw behikiven's Beath and by the o {and Rl bady had aet beei pecwvered whight,