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WEATHER. (T. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast) Rain tonight; tomorrow generally fair and colder. ‘Temperature—Highest, 51, at 4 pm. yesterday: lowest, 40, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 30,578, - No. od as second ol matter office Washington, > Do« WASHINGTC - @he Foening Star, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, l!)j,J»QS The only evening paper in Washington with the THURSDAY, PAGES. *#* JANUARY 19, 1928 —FORTY-SIX [ 'SANDINO IS REPORTED SLAIN MURRUW w"'l' ul’“ . IN MARINES' AIR BOMBARDMENT HAVANA BONDAYTO o s et i RETURNTOMENCD "wevSroee” Tell U. S. Forces. | Plar for Departure Comes as COl- ‘ Gulick Is Ordered to ‘.« Surprise to Delegates | Haiti as Gen. Feland at Parley. [ Takes Charge. L ENVOY SAYS HE INTENDED ANAGUA, Nicaragua. January 10 Reports were current today that Gen. | Q Augustino Sandino, rebel leader. had TO STAY ONLY FEW DAYS been slain in an airplare bombardment by Marines. . % Marine headquarters attempted to Committee on New Resolutions to N . which originated | Meet—Controversial Affairs | with Nicaraguans coming from Nuevo | Segovia. scene of the Marines' dri Outside Agenda Seen. ainst Sandino. He was said to have been killed S.turday at bis mountain trenghold at El Chipote. Marine planes strafied rebels there Saturday and on thewr return reported 40 rebels killed and many wounded. ndino had been expected at Jino- tega Sunday, and. although the signal for his arrival was given, he never ap- ' peared. Say Widow Received Body. Nicaraguan travelers said Sandino's wife left San Rafael hurriedly for El Chipote in response to an urgent mes- sage. The general's body was turned over to his widow at the mountain strong- | hold, the Nicaraguans asserted. They said was returning with it to San Ratael for a t funeral Col. Louis Mason Gulick. who has been in command of the American Ma- | rine forces in Nicaragua for the past | six months, will be transferred 1o Haiti. | Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, who was ordered to Nicaragua recently to take | Sy the A B 0 HAV Morrow s Mexico, will leave the sessions of t Pan-American Conference Mond: afternoon and return to Mexico Cil important work to do.” ement caused surprise among the delegates today, as M. egarded as one of the str: ges of the United States at the conference. It was believed his pres- ce here would counteract any possi- of controversial or reactionary being brought up and also any ment against the United States ch might be proposed by any Mexi- can delegate. Mr., Morrow explained to the corre- spondent that he originally accepted | the offer to become a United States delegate with the understanding he | would not be forced to remain longer t than the short time necessary to par- | command ot the Marines there. arrived ticipate in the organization of the con- | in Managua Sunday. Gen. Feland nad gress and to gel his delegation on a | been in command of the Marine forces favorable footing. He said his de- | Previous to Col. Gulick, and when it parture was not caused by the urgencies | Was decided. after the fighting at Qui- | of the political situation in Mexico, but | lali. to reinforce the Marines. the gen- | in fulfililment of the agreement reached | "‘ll‘ was directed to return to his old | the rebels were g A similar_report was brought back Tuesday and aiso the withdrawal of rebel outposts from San Albino was noted The_explosion of two bombs at Ji tega Sunday was to have told of dino's entry of the town from E pote. ‘when he became a delegate. | pos' | Cordiality Emphasized. ! American-Mexican cordiality was em- | phasized visibly in the eyes of delegates | when Ambassador Morrow entertamed | the enure United States and Mesican | fepresentations at dinner last night. | First indications that there is a pos- sibility of rontroversial affairs enter- | inz into the conference on subjects | no* included in the agenda came today | with he official announcement that; the committee on new resolutions will | g0 inio session tomorrow afternoon. | The committee Was established for the | purprse of studying propositions which —did not figure in the official program The nature of the propositions that are likely to arise for possible inclu- sion in the program is not revealed. nor whether they may be pertinent to | Nicaragua or some other country. The | new resolutions committee is expected | to act as a safety valve in the uyn!er-{ | >mbattled region reported vesterday that | The bombs exploded. failed to arrive. At that time it was Airplane patrols returning from the | fa ~ (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) POLICE SALARIES GOVERNMENT HAND INGREASE FAVORED LOOMS IN OIL WAR Subcommittee Reports on Senate Probe Foreseen in J' | Zihiman Bill, Which Also Affects Firemen. Battle of Standards and Royal Dutch Shell. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. | SENATEENGAGES - * INFINAL DEBATE - ON SHITHS CASE Vote May Be Reached Before Evening—Shortridge Opens Battle. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARGUED BY CALIFORNIAN Contest Waged Over Report of Reed Committee, Declaring Seat to Be Vacant. The Srnate today engaged in final (e on the case of nator-clect Frank L. Smith, Republican, of 1llinots, with indication that a vote would be ' reached before evening. When the Senate met today Senator Shortridge, Republican, of California opened debate, contending that while !the Senate as now constituted may have the strength of power to close the door azainst a Senator-elect, he does not be- lieve it has the constitutional rigits to do so. Senate Keeps on Job. Meeting an _hour ahead of its regu- lar time, the Senate seemed determined to keep on the job today until it finally disposed ¢f the Smith fight The agreement to meet carlier was reached as a substitute for the pro- | posal of Senator Curtis of Kansas, the | Republican leader. for a final vote by 5 o'clock. and back of that was the threat of Senator Reed of Missouri to demand a discussion before adjourn- ment. | This, the third day of debate on | the resolution barring Smith. found a | change in the language of the resolu- jon. The modification. agreed upon by | | the committee at the insistence of Sen- | ator Borah. Republican, Idaho. elimi- | nates the statement that Smith is not | entitied to the oath of office because | of the nature of contributions to his 1926 campaign fund. | The revised document relates that { Smich’s credentials are tainted with ‘fraud and corruption™ and that as a consequence he is not entitied to| membership in the Senate. and that a vacancy exits in the Illinois repre- | sentation. Successor Is Seen. | | modification would permit the Illinois | | governor to appoint a successor to| Smith. but the latter’s friends believed Gov. Small would not accept the al- ternative, but would ieave Smith in | position to again offer his credentials | at the next Congress, after the Fall | elections have designated one-third o!i the Senate membership, | | (#) Means Associated Pr: 5 BACK TAXE | R |Settlement Reache'd A disagreement of 18 years' stand- ing between District authorities and the Washington Terminal Co. over unpaid real estate taxes in the terminal area was finally settled today when the Ter- minal Co. turned over to the city a check for $239.863 to cover taxes from 1910 to 1927. The company offered $100,000 in full | settlement. but this was rejected on Over District’'s Method of Fixing Assessment. 'TERMINAL CO. PAYS $239.863 S FOR 18 YEARS After Long Dispute | which prior to the creation of the area consisted of streets, avenues and | alleys. | In the former class the tax consist- ently has been paid, but in the latter no tax has been paid. The tax asses- sor has held continually that such property should be subdivided into lots and blocks and taxed on that basis, while the terminal company has consid- AUTO INSURANCE Treadway Seeks Legislation| Based on Massachusetts Regulations. Compulsory automobile insurance legislation for the District was proposed in the House today by Representative Tread: setts. Mr. Treadway has been giving intensive study to this legislation for more than a year. and has been en- LAWIS PROPOSED Republican of Massachu- | TWO CENTS. ROBINSON UPHELD AS PARTY LEADER * BYCAUCUS BALLOT "Arkansas Senator’s Position | Is Reaffirmed After De- bate on Religion. |HEFLIN REMAINS AWAY | AS VOTE IS RECORDED | Result Is 35 to 1—Ten Members Fail to Participate in Test. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The leadership of Senator Robinson of Arkansas, challenged by Senator Heflin of Alabama, was indorsed Ly the Senate Democrats today in party caucus by a vote of 35 to 1, with two | Senators excused from voting. | The same resolution indorsed’ Sema- tor Robinson's services on the special | committee of the Senate named to in- vestigate the alleged secret Mexican documents published by Willlam Ran- dolph Hearst. The action of the conference today followed swiftly on the heels of a bitter debate in the Senate yesterday, in which Senator Heflin charged that the ! Catholic Church. or its agents, were jconnected with the Mexican documents and in which he denounced the candi- dacy of Gov. Al Smith of New York for President. Heflin Absent From Caucus. Senator Robinson, as a member of the committee investigating the docue ments, replied that no evidence before | that committee showed any connection | ¥ith the Catholic Church. He attacked | Senator Heflin for interjecting the re- | ligious issue into debates in the Senate. Senator Heflin did not attend the caucus today. He said later in explana- | tion he had been told a day or two | by Senator Robinson a caucus I'cm | be held and he supposed it would be on | routine matters of legislation. He add- ed that he had been urged by two - Democratic Senators, if he went to the | caucus, not to bring up his contro- versary with Senator Robinson. advice of Corporation Counsel William | ered the land to be part of one area W. Bride, who insisted that the termi- | and taxable on that basis as area prop- gaged in preparation of this bill since here ks Pothing in this resolution nal area had advanced in value from year to year. Tax Assessor William P. three parcels in fixing the assessment The disagreement grew out of a dif- ferent view as to the method of as- sessment. Appeals had been taker, suits have been brought and the prop- en_v]has been offered for sale without result ‘The land taken over by the terminal erty. | The Terminal Co. also has contended | the basis of its value when acquired jand that its valuation has not increased | with the 3 Moreover. it held to the view that no fee title rested with it; | | that it had been a mere user of the property during the period of its use for a terminal and recently raised the plea of the statute of limitations. the opening of the present sessjon of | Congress. Some Senators contended that the | Richards divided the terminal area into | that the land should be taxable upon| “One of the pressing subjects through- out the country toda« * said Representa- tive Treadway, ‘is motor vehicle regis- tration and responsibility of motor ve- hicle operators. This subject has been | given consideration in the legisiatures of 42 States and probably the other six will take the matter up in the near fu- ture. In seven or eight States legis- lation has been enacted. ;lh:l reflects on me,” said Senator flin. i The ution, as ted o molwr o ormmn{h presen! - ship of Senator Robinson, contained a preamble, saying: bershi; h:ht special P on committee of the | Senate has been cl : and, “Whereas it has been sought to iden- tify the entire Democratic membershup of the Senate as being opposed to thy company consists of two classes—real | _Shortly after coming into office last ence. as special questions must first The subcommittee on police and fire- ’ :mucmddend nnd; ‘;\;b_ted ':a‘:mh:: | men of the House District commitiee, | agreement meml of which Representa i fore passing into the general m.' tive Rathbone, | { Representative of Tilinols, is chairman, Committee Assignments. | by a record vote today ordered & favor- able report to the full committee on Sooner or later the United States ’Oo\'emmem is likely to take a hand in the bitter war that has broken out Ebelween the Standard Ofl of New York | Almost shunted out of the picture estate divided into lots, and real estate (Continued on Page 2, Colt by yesterday's attgck by Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama. on Gov. Smith of | All ceremony was definitely behind | the conference today and the delegates | were bent on immediate consideration the Zihiman bill le |and the Royal Dutch Shell Co. In- Ty it AR | oment s thrsatened in'ri ifineo. of the sgenda. of the Police and Fire Departments. | ons. In the first place, the British Charles Evans Hughes. chairman of | This action was taken after the subcom- 80Vérnment is part-owner of, and a the American delegation, worki:g OUl| mittee had voted down a motion to 9ominant factor in, the Royal Dutch his committee assignments wi report the Blanton bill, which provides | Shell's world-wide business. petichges Nt AN butin iamited | o ek K T per man to| This means that the whole power of P e s Umion s, Arabassador | all officers and men in both the Police | the British Empire will be invoked to Henry P. Fletcher, Hughes and Leo S.|and Fire Departments. The Zihlman CaTTy on the fight against the Stand- Rowe. director general of the Pan-| bill carries increases from $500 to $1,000 | 27d. It would hardly be possible for American Union. Jaw—Hughes, | 107 OfAcers above the rank of lieutenant | American diplomatic machinery indefly aw—Hughes Public international h nitely to remain passive in such a Pletcher, former Senator Oscar W. Un- in each department and $300 increases Sirie Gerwood of Alabama, and James Brown | 10r lieutenants and those of lower po- Scojt, president of the American In- | sitions. | stifute of International Law Blanton left the subcommitte In 8| In the Private international = law-Judge huff after charging that Chairman |authoritative information reaching this Morgan J. O'Brien of New York, and | Rathbone had not acted in good faith | yriter, the United States Senate pres- ot s | with him and chalienged Mr. Rathbone | ntly Will be asked to investigate Brit. Communications —Underwood and | ZEL 0 S © 0 O tion by the |18h expioitation of American ofl felds Fleicher. o 5 v |at a tme when Britain s restricting Inteliectusl _co-operation—Ray_ Ly- | House on the Rathbone bill, which i | o4 o0 FH0 oW ofl mmunmugrf “(Continued on Page 5, Column 6. | the only District measure now on the | ou" the world. Such an inquiry will Inguiry Is Foreseen. second place, according to Montana, that the Scnate was well au- thorized to pass on the Illinols man's qualifications. He attacked also the contention that the Senate could not judge the case because the people of | Illinots, knowing what the Senate has ! since learned of the campaign funds, | nevertheless elected Smith to office. “The proposition thus advanced scarcely requires refutation.” he said. because it “is too shocking for ac- | ceptance.” 1 Resolution on Smith. ‘The resolution to declare Smith | seat vacant follows: “Whereas on the 17th day of May, ! 1926, the Senate passed a resolution | creating a special committee to investi- | gate and determine the improper use of money to promote the nomination | or selection of persons to the United | States Senate, and the employment of certain other corrupt and unlawful means to secure such nominution or ) * PUNISAPPROVED s v STATION AIR FIEL the Smith case was left with the argu- ment of Senator Walsh, Democrat, Aviation Interests Hold It of | Value Only to Mail Planes. Bigger Port Needed. Aeronautical interests §t work in Washington for the authorization and construction of a municipal airport on the site between Hunter and Gravelly Points today were represented as being in entire sympathy with Postmaster General New's casual suggestion in | District calendar in the House. Blan- > i ton declared that Rathbone had METEOR STRIKES TERROR | jhroxn, every obsiacle ‘in ‘my way IN BOLIVIAN NATIVES during the subcommittee meeting to- day. Beveral other members of the subcommittee, including Representative Bt Gibson of Vermont, protested against L e : Bianton’s outburst Flash in Sky Followed by Rain of | ™'y g o r's feelings were aroused nes, Observers of Phe- when he was seeking to secure rush PEOpRpEssryers LTI | action by the subcommittee on his bill w park nomenon Report. police forces after By the Awwrin LA PAZ Jar omenon. ary described the of advices g of the subcommittee a letter from Col. | U. 8. Grant, 3d, under whose adminis- tration the park police come, asking that he be heard before the committec ok any action upon the Blanton bill . Other members of the subcommittee had insisted thet Col. Grant should be heard. After Mr. Blanton leit the room, on motion of Representative Combs, Demo- ¥ or 50 80 @« roar, as ended be- began o fall W consolidate the metrbpolitan and | Chairman | Rathbone had called to the attention | directly affect the Royal Dutch Shell | combination, which controls and oper- | ates vast properties in Texas and Cali- fornia. Two or three years ago the | British _interests took over the entire | | Unlon Ol Co. of California, one of the Standard of California’s most formi- | dable rivals. The Senate investigation is linked closely with the Federal Gov- emnment’s plans for conservation of Anéll"rlll!'ln r'!ral(-um resources A third angle of the Standard- Royal Dutch Shell warfare is the men- ace o our $100,000.000 oil trade in mar- { kets on the other side of the globe, The Standard’s deciaration of war specifi- i cally states that a widening of hostili- tes “to other parts of the world" is threatened by the British corporation’s “desperate and destructive measures.” The Far East and the South Seas will | be the natural reglons of extended com- bat. To these regions America exports | immense quantities of crude oll, gaso- election; “Whereas, said committee in the dis- “(Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) { New York Tuesday night that an air- plane landing fleld be bullt over the tracks adjacent to the Union Station, but they emphasized that such a feld should and could be used only by matl | planes for the purpose of “speeding up the air mail” Ofctals of the Washington Terminal Co., over whose property such a land- | ing fleld would be bufit if Mr. New's iden were carried out. were Teticent to discuss the probabilities of such a project, principally because the subject I never ‘before had come into thelr | minds. They neither agreed nor dis- | agreed with the suggestion and thelr 127 RANKING POLICE OFFICERS PASS TESTS Civil Service Body Certifies Those Who Took Non-competitive Examination, | The Civil Service Commission certified {to the police department today that | Competive miaminerion 2,00k & Bon | GHIL Sction was (o pont (0 & map of determine thelr ftness to hold their | the company’s property, without com- present positions had quaiified. | ment, The 27 officers were those promoted | Two Areas Shown. without pussing a civil service test, as w eartn. This suddenly ended with all of & huge meteor. which frac- U small pieces when it struck crat, of Missouri, action was deferred | line, naphtha, kerosene, fuel oll, lubri- in order not to take any advantage of | cating oll and cylinder oil, required by law. The purpose of the hon-competitive examination primarily { was to give these officers u civil service This map revealed two small areas | covered by tracks, one at the Union Station and measuring 627 feet wide meteor have been taken um at Cochabamba ANNULMENT PLAN DENIED. Rome Refutes Reports Concerning Mr. Blanton's absence, but with the : assurance that Col. Grant and other | Market Ix Wide. interested parties would be granted o hearing AU the opening of the meeting, wh wes largely attended by polic firemen_and officers of both de ments. Mr_ Blanton stated that Bena- wor King of Utah had declared that he would oppose substantial salary in- The markets in which Standard and Royal Dutch Shell battle-flags may soon be unfurled- n addition o India clude China, Hongkong, French Indo- | China, Japan. Philippine Islands, Dutch East Indies, New Zealand and Australia In 1027 these various countries pur- chased upwards of $80.000,000 of Amert- and about 600 feet long before the nu- merous tracks melt into a bottle neck The other I3 the Eckington yard, tri- wogular-shaped wrea a little larger These two are separated by a distance equivalent to seven city blocks and are connected by & narrow ratlrond right of way mccommodating wbout five sets of tracks. Private property surrounds the | status and at the same time correct an {lrregularity in procedurs Four captalns were among The others included lleutenants and {sergeants. No change will be made in | thelr rank as a result of the examina- tion, it was announced the creasen for the police and firemen and that no bill except the Blanton bill had nee of being passed. Mr. Blan- | alled upon any who are opposed W the passage of his bill W stand up. He ulso called for those who would e willing W see his bill aeted upon im- mediately W stand up. Practically every | can ol products. As protection of | legitimate American trade interests s a cardinal policy of the United Btates Government, the menaced ofl markets | might eastly call for vigorous protective steps from Washington Coincidence of the ofl war with the Pan-American Conference at Huvana one i e Joom respondsd 1 bound to turn the searchlight on the E G Neweomb, a member of the | tapidly-expanding British ol activities Board of Public Welfare, spoke as u | in Bouth Amerien These are tally (Continued on Page 2 Column 4 h 1) (Continued on Page Myster;ous Nebulae of Sky Rcluted To Human Race, Scientist Declares King Alfonso Wumors Altonsn ot annultnent reason lutely grous reg hea Bpain of By the A fed Pirss { the romance of Dr. Bowen's discoveries CHICAGO. January 19 'The | dated hack to August 29, 1664, when trange. fimy serolls of fery mists In | gir Willlam Hugeins, English astronn- Jimve w kdnahip with the buman | mer, found a small nebula reflected i wn opinion of Edwin B Frost | only s slender Jine of paie-green dight of Yerkes Observatory, ex- | m speefroscope wd oy In commenting upon en | Dy, Bowen advanced the theory that wrucle 10 current ssue of the Astro- | e Juminous gases are by radistion phiyeical Journal by Dr LB sowen of | from wtoms of lunized nitrogen (nitro Ui Cahifornie LusOtute of “Technology. | gen from which one electron has been Kvidrnce Uit Ve ebiidae of Ui sky | removed) and from doubly lonized oxy wre composed O uxygen and bogen | gen, or oxygen wloms which lsve Jost sendered Jaminous nder condithons nol twy electrons. under the exeitation of yeb produced dno (e dabioristory, wins o nelghiboring source, suchi as i ctar oMtered by br Bowen Nebubive are vast distunces from the Prot Frost explained that sclence Lins | earth Lenown Ui stars contein hydrogen, | Brof, Prost sald: “Phe discovery In S g | oxysen, nitrogen, calclum. carbon wnd way affects the hypolheses of (he G forcea lundieas w e | sodium . the elements most imporiant | origin of the world advanced by T. i oot By i forming the human body. He said Chamberlin, now generslly aceepted merriage under Catholic Jace race FLOODS ARE REPORTED. Twe oy pre Towns in Mexico Partly Inun duted by Riving Witers . | PROBES PALACE BLAST. | Belglan Deputy Asks Why News of Explosion Was Censored. | . BRUSSELS, January 19 (4 - Deputy | Bomerhausen today arked the gover ment to explaln why news of the my [tevious “exploston at Bellevue Paluce | Monduy was censored |10 now atated Uit the exploston [uccurted while Crown Prinee Leopold and Crown Princess Astrid were dining ‘ullll not e L the King was notined of [0 an It was connldered w trivial matter | Bince aoslmlar exploston took pla [t the paluce recently . police invest) gation has now been Instituted, |REBELS REPdHTED SLAIN. | E1 Paso Hears Mexican Troops and ! Band Have Battle, | | B PABO, Tex, January 10 (A I Continental today was informed that | federal troops are pursuing rebels who | Monday engaged in s battle with mem- bers of the League of Civil Defense In [ Tula, Blate of Jalisco, Mexico | Fitteen vebols were' veported kitled land many wounded while Defense {hrague cusnaltles were announced as [ice dead and severnl wounded. ‘The vebels wore wald Lo have abangdoned nportant docul s, horses ahd a lnrge Qusntity of ammunitio Radio I'ronrl;nu ~Page 34 | right of way | The alrport committee of the Distriet Chapter, National Aeronautics Associa- ton, leaders of the movement to have | the Gravelly Point site converted into | an airport 3,000 feet square by congres- stonal authorization and Nuancial as- ststance, stanchly defended the profect | 1t has sponsored “in the interest of the development of ¢ivil aviation i Wash- | nton | The committee sentiment was that | the Gravelly Point site, with 1ts 9,000 000 squure feet nrea, offers Alport vastly uperior to the best Department | of Commerce can rate. The grade “A" | wirport measures only 2500 feel square | The smallest atrport which the depart- L ment rates 1s 1,200 feet square and this 1 known ma grade "B However, i excoptional casen an U rating may be glven for a 1000-foot square field Nelther aren of tracks owned by (he Terminal Co would fall even under the I grading, the committes explained. Agree an New York Plan, AU the same time the alrport group agreed with. Postmmster General New that the roofing over of tracks i New York would appear to be the ulthmate solution of that city's alrport probiem. wn Hadley Fiold, New Brunawick, NiJ and military and commercial felds out an Long aland, near Garden Oity, are the closest b for wlrcvaft W e metiopolls Clovernor Bland, owing (o the provalence of o, has been whout rulod out of conatderation wa the site Tor an alr terminal Much time 18 10at 0 transferving the (Continued on Page 4, Column 8) NEW LAW AGAINST SMOKE IS PLANNED ‘Measure Now Under Consid- i eration May Provide Expert Y to Find Violators. e New legislation designed to provide the District Health Department with more effective weapons for combating the smoke nuisance probably will be sought by the Commissioners at the present session of Congress, it was indi- | cated today at the District Building. The draft of a bill relating exclusively to the smoke evil already has been prepared by a special committee ap- | pointed by the Commissioners to study | | the question and will be submitted to them within & few days. This com- mittee is compased of Col. U. S. Grant, | 3d. director of public bulldings and public parks of the National Capital | O. P. Hood, chief of the technicalogic | | department of the Bureau of Mines; | Col. John W. Oehmann, District buijd- | Ing inspector, and Dr William C Fowler, District health officer. Would Provide Engineer. While the provistons of the propos bUI have not vet been disclosed, 1t o | ntimated that it is intended to seek compliance with existing smoke reg tons principally through educat pmethods. It provides, 1t was said. for | { the appomntment of a competent engt- | neer, whose chief dut | instruct fizemen of large heating plants | in apartment houses and bulldings how properly to fire a boller in order to re- duce smoke to a minimum Hoalth Officer Fowler, who has made An exhaustive study of the smoke situa- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2) fes would be o Diplomats in Washington | Converse Across Atlantic by Te]cp}\one | Murting acroes the 3.000-mite ocean | barrier which stretches belween New | | YOrk and Scotland, cartied with the tre- mendous speed of radio. the voice of [Seeretary of State Kellogg Was trans | mitted today by land wite and radio | from hils oflice In the State Departient |19 Brusaels, Belgtum, whete the Secre | tary spoke with Hugh Gibson, the American Ambassador. A few minwes later Prince Albert Do Ligne, Relglan Ambassador to Washingtpn, conversed | | over the transatlantio Ege with the | “Nx-lulnn minister of rallways, posta and telegraphs, The conversations between the diple sugration of diveet transatlantio telephone communication betwe: Untled States and Belgium - O die- | the | ot | RO way volee transmisaton R service between Washington and | oints i Helglum Wil be i operation om 730w m tod pan. Eaatern Stand- e, Chatles ‘T Olageetl, general superintendent “of the apcake & Potomae Telephone o, ‘The Washingtontan's volce will travel fram hia telephone o the Washington affie, thence 1o New York (o be transmit- mitted over & eleuit of 10 miles (o Rooky | | leadership of Senator Robinson, . Stands Year's Test. T e e, Sl bl “Two years 2- Liability | insurance act passed in Massachu- setts,” he explained. “It has had more | than a year's test. The testimony of | preamble as eliminatng those in control of the insurance of motor vehicles is most favorable to this form of protection duty of Congress to take up this sub- ject for the District of Columbia. In View of the experience in Massachu- | setts, the bill T have introduced is based i upon that law as amended. having been made applicable to the local conditions in the District. “The need of providing some form of security by which those injured by reckless drivers may be compensated is very apparent. in no place more so that in the District. This bill will both Provide cmopensation for those injured and require a responsibility on the part of thase licensed to operate motor vee hicles. which in all likelihood will pre- vent many irresponsible persons from registering or operating cars. ENDURANCE FLIGHT FAILS. It is, therefore, the | | from the resalution criticism - | tack upon himseit. e The resolution adopted by the caucus was as follows: | to investigate the alleged secret Mexi- { ug_h‘dommm&\" \ resolution was offered by Sena- tor Glass of Virginia. The m.i Sena- for voling against it was Senator Tram- mell of Florids. Two Senatars were excused from voting. Senator Robinson of Arkansas and Senator Black of Ala- | bama. Scnator Hefin's colleague. A { motion was made and unamumously | carried before the vote was taken to | excuse Senator Black from voting. Supporters of Resolution. Semnn Urty-six of the forty-six Democratic AT In the Senate attended the of Missouri SAN FRANCISCO. January 19 (. —Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith, Brit- | ish aviator. and Lieut. George R. Pond, | U. S. N, today failed in their attempt | cast for the resolution, to break the world endurance record | Senators wting for the resolu. when their monoplane Spirit of Cali- | tion were: Broussard, Louisiana: Wag- fornia was forced down at 10:16 am., | ner, New York Sheppard. Texas: Tyd- Pacific coast time. when their gasoline ings. Maryland: Steck. lowa; Waish, supply was exhausted. Montana: Hamris, Georgia: _Thomas, et (\Wlia:\\lm M\\flt‘i Texas: Summons, s 2 { North Carolina. Harrison, Mississipps. Would Raise Marriage License Fee. | puene ™ Frs Ferris. Michigan Marriage licenses tn Washington will | Gerry. Rhode Island: Bruce, Maryland: Cost $2 instead of $1 if the Senate ap- | Swanson, Virguua: Barkley, Kentueky: proves and the President signs the Gra. | Hawes, Missour:, Bavard. Delaware: ham bill on which the House took fa- | Pritman, Nevada: Kendrick, Wyoming: vorable action late yesterday. The |Caraway. Arkansas. Walsh. Massac doudling of the marriage license fee is | Setts: Overman. North Carolina: Kmng, but ane ftem in a new schedule which | Utah. Glass, Virginia: McKellar, Ten- this bill proposes to be charged by the Ressee: Copeland, York: _Ceorge, clerk of the District Supreme Court to | Georgia. Tyson, Tennessee. Wheeler. conform with the fees charged by the Montana: Brattan, Mexico, and clerks in the Federal courts. Stephens, Misssippt, able 1o be there. on account of other business. authorized their votes 0 be Plans Mideity Air Feld. | Senator Trammell said W explana tion of his vote against the resuton “I ook the position tha NEW YORK. January 19 (# —An froversy arw Airplane landing fleld atop a bullding | son and Se In the heart of Manhattan is planned | 'F upan which the Democ by Isaac Liberman. president of Arnold, | ference of the Senate should Constable & Co., department store own. | Press itself CHNt W0 express e ers. The bullding 1s being erected on a | Sl Yevertad back 0 the issues detween Alte adjoining the store in East Forteth | 1he two Senators on the foor. 1 ook street the position that Senator Heftin had — the right 1 make the speech he made and Belgium Polnt, Long Island. where the radio transmitter is located. There, telephone officials say, the power of the volve 8 amplified a hundred million times and converted 110 mdio waves, to be picked up onessixteth of & second later by a tadio reeeiver at Cupar, Scotland. Pur ther amplification s needed after ths 3200-mile tip 1o connect 14 with the A30-mile MK to London. Then the volce Wil be sent from the British post oMoe awitchboard at London. 10 miles Away (0 Margate, 10 enter a subunarine telephone cable to tiaverse 80 miles of cable 0 near Ostend. Helgium, and Via Ghent. Antwerp is 29 miles bevand The vuice on the Belgian end af the elreuit will travel the same way ba [ the Chesapeake & Potamae ‘Telephione | 88 (a0 as Landon. afMelaly explain, but | religions bsue. [C0 witnessed the tnauguration of \nm 83 miles from the Britid capital, at | ihe resalution should not pass o ihe Rughy, it will travel an radio waves 2900 miles nervss the ovean wnil pleked WP by A special antenna at Houlton, Me Frm that point, the vake will travel 600 wiles 10 New York and then 0 the lstening Washingtonian Five firelgn natins are now at the Washingtonian's elbow. telepioini sheaking, and ofolals have ascer (hat half of the transatlantio calls are for soclal purposes. the remaiinder be ng devol 0 buainess {And that Senator Rodihson abdo had the right 1o make the speech he made And that i was Dot & question on whieh the Democrats of the Senate cdould take sides MY voie meant te dae espeet o Senator Robtson * When the conference assembled Sen- alor Robinson f0id s colleaguad the PUIpOSe WAS 10 pass upon Ris deaders ship of the Democrats in the Seaate {and his service on the special conumit- lee mvestigaing the Mexian docus ments. doth of which had been ohals fenged by Senator Hen, Ne turned (he chalr over o Senator Bayand, and tnmediately the dedate dogan. { Would Aveld Rreak. | Senator Sunmons of Noreh Caraing, | Who has beenm an opaneat o the nominaton of Gov, Al i, durig | the canfervice msisiad that the Domos ferats of the Senate f ho manner, [ Ahape or form take sides Detween Sena- tor Rubinsn and Senator Heftin, and mAts of the two Wations marked (e mme | ADOEREE T0 miles fram there to Brussels, | that thete showid be s resolutin which by any possitle should oot the party © oie Sde o (he other W S CWBVTRIRY over the He insisted abo thay mertia of the taue bolween Senator Heflin and Senator Robinson. Before ihe vole was taken Senator Sinunons asked Senator Robinson it e apecial commitiee wtended W try 0 fAnd ot who wis responaile o ihe Mexivan docutments atiaoking Senat ARd others, and 1 1t was Whe pars s Of e commitive W debounce Penans o forms. Sl tor Rohimsan assured him that the com - 7 (Continued on Page 4 Columa &) .