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WEATHER. (U. 8, Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and colder tonight and tomorrow: lowest temperature tonight about 38 degrees. Temperature—Highest, 65. at 3:45 p.m., yesterday; lowest, 51, at 5:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 30,872, post office, Entered as second class matte! Washington, D, C GALAINAUGURATION PLANS AWAIT FINAL TALK WITH HOOVER Despite President-Elect’s De- sire for Simplicity, Hope Is Held for Event. SELECTION OF CABINET TO BE HIS OWN AFFAIR Tells Interviewers Rumors on Sub- ject Should Be Ignored. Remains in West. ‘Whether Washington will have an old-fashioned inauguration next March depends upon further word from Presi- dent-elect Hoover. Mr. Hoover is quoted in press dis- patches from Palo Alton as favoring a ceremony “extreme In simplicity,” but proponents of the celebration are plan- ning to get in personal touch with him before abandoning prospects for a gala inaugural, such as has been one of the colorful features of Washington life in the past. It 1s felt that the President-elect may have a different opinion after he has had time to think over the symbolic significance of such an inaugural and after quiet conferences with Washing- tonians, who can point out to him how much such a ceremony means to the Capital. Edward F. Colladay, Republican na- tional chairman for the District, and Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of the District Republican committee, are waiting to see how far Mr. Hoover will be willing to deviate from his an- nounced stand. The civic bodies of Washington are prepared to throw themselves into the job of helping stage & real old-time in- augura), if they can win Mr. Hoover's consent. PICKING HIS OWN CABINET. Hoover Warns Against Unauthorized Statements on Subject. BY REX COLLIER. Staft Correspondent of The Star. PALO ALTO, November 8—Unham- pered by political obligations and un- mindful for the nonce of plans for the future, President-elect Hoover rested guietly here today while assistants struggled wearily under an avalanche of congratulatory telegrams. Four years of “solemn responsibility” in the “greatest office in the world” lie fust aheall of ‘im,”and “he Wishes- snatch what rest he may, during the next week or o, to freshen himself for the task. He intends to tackle his. momentous job as he has d mastered— every other task assigned him in the past—without ostentation, and, so far as in his power may lie, without ac- claim, With inherent Quaker devotion to duty and quiet determination, he will, to use his own words, best that is within him “to interpret the common sense and the ideals of the American people.” Simple Inaugural Likely. Because this “common sense” plan of the new Chief Executive-to-be leaves no room for colorful ceremony on fanfare, those in the Capital who Thave been hoping to revive, next March, the ceremonies of pre-war days, may feel disappointed. There will be no pretentious in- suguration, the President-elect made clear in his first conference with news- paper representatives since the election. If Hoover has his way, and he has a habit of having things his way, his in- duction into office a few months hence will be the plainest ceremony of its kind in the history of presidential elections. . Replying to a question by this corre- spondent as to his inauguration, Hoover sald: “I should think the inauguration should be as extreme in_simplicity as sny that was ever held. It seems more appropriate to keep on the simple side as_much as possible.” This means that President-elect Hoo- ver will taboo proposals for a revival of the inauguration ball and for any pretentious parade in his honor, be- yond, perhaps, the usual escort of cavalry. Decision no Surprise. The announcement came as no sur- prise to those who know him well. ‘Throughout his eventful life he has shrunk from the acclaim of the multi- tude, and has done his work in orderly, deliberate fashion, away from crowds and hallyhoo. He believes this policy has played a large part in his meteoric rise from farm orphan to prospective helmsman of the sm? of state. Not that he does not regard his fellow citizens with the highest respect and hope for their assistance in the under- taking before him. He made his for- mal and entirely humble bow to them in a brief statement handed to the press late yesterday afternoon. He told the American people he was grateful for their support, glad that neither sec- tion nor clique was involved in his election and t of the sacred- ness of the trust devolving upon him. “I can make no adequate expression (Continued on Page 6, Column 1)) TITULESCU INVITED T0 FORM MINISTRY Rumanian Diplomat Takes Time to Decide if He Will Undertake Cabinet Task. By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, Rumania, November 8. ~—The Regency Council today invited Nicholas Titulescu, former minister of foreign affairs and now Rumanian Min- ister to Great Britain, to form a minis- try of national union in succession to the government of Vinitilla Bratianu. Titulescu, who made a special jour- hey from London to Bucharest because of the cabinet crisis, asked time to con- :;ds:Y whether he could undertake the His audience with the council took place shortly after his arrival from London today. give the | ch ch WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1928—FIFTY PAGES. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION BOTH SAID “GOOD LUCK, CHARLIE” Senator Charles Curtis, Vice President-elect, greeted on his return here today by Vice President Charles G. Dawes, whom he succeeds. —Star Staff Photo. SENATOR CURTIS 1S BACK AT HOME Crowds Greet Vice Presi- dent-Elect—Poses With Dawes for Picture. Returning victoriously and happily to Washington this morning from the campaign which made him Vice Presi- dent-elect, Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was soon back at his office in the Capitol, working in his customary manner on a stack of mail and other matters awaiting his attention. When he stepped from the train which brough him from Chicago short- ly after 8 o'clock, he was greeted by his sister, Mrs. Edward E. Gann; her ausband and a group of other friends and supporters, including officers of the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia. Mrs. E. A. Har- riman, president of the league, carried a banner and joined in the escort which accompanied the Vice President-elect to his waiting automobile. Crowd Cheers Him. . Although the yeturn of Senafor Curs. tis had not been heralded, travelers in the concourse of the station quickly gathered near the train gate as they recognized the next Vice President and waved a greeting to him. Senator Cur- tis paused to shake hands with a num- ber of persons who gathered about him at the door of the depot. Just as his Building the .crowd gave him three leers. The Senator still carried his right arm in a sling to protect the hand which was injured by being caught in an automobile door while he was cam- paigning, but he said it was nearly healed. Senator Curtis found a large bundle of congratulatory messages awaiting him at his office, in addition to tele- grams that had been sent to his home in Kansas. He has made no definite plans for a trip of relaxation before the opening of the short session of Con- gress next month, for which he will soon be making arrangements in his capacity as majority floor leader in the Senate. Poses With Dawes. Mr. Curtis later posed for photog- raphers on the steps of the Capito} with Vice President Dawes. Both ap- parently enjoyed the procedure, joking with one another while repeated shots were made. The Vice President-elect profferred his left hand to Mr. Dawes on account of the condition of his right. ‘When, March 4, Senator Curtis moves up from his present position as majority leader in the Senate to its presiding officer, the occasion will mark another step forward in a long career on Capltol Hill, for the Vice President- elect came to Washington as a member of the House 35 years ago. IR ASSEMBLY OUSTS WOMEN. Australian Legislature Scene of Disorders Without Precedent. MELBOURNE, Australia, November machine started for the Senate Office |t D. C. COMMITTEES LOSE 9 MEMBERS Three Democratic Senators Defeated—House Group Has Six Vacancies. The growing certainty that Senator M. M. Neely, Democrat, West Vir- ginia, will be defeated increases to three the Democratic members of the Senate District committee who will not be in the new Congress. The House District committee, through the defeat of Representative Cole in Maryland and Representative Gilbert in Kentucky, suffers the loss of these two Democratic members, in addition to four other vacancies through death and failure of present members to run in the election just held. Otherwise those members of Con- gress who have taken most active part in District legislation seem to have come ] h successfully under the avalanche votes. Senators Vanden- berg, Micl ; Copeland, New York, and King, Utah, members of the Sen- ate District committee, who were up for re-election, have been returned. Aside from the re-election of Chair- man Zihlman of the House District o ttee, who won with a very sub- interest , - particular to center in the campalgn of nmnutlvz Ernest W. Gibson, Re- pul n, of Vermont, chairman of the special committee which has been mak- ing an extensive survey of the munici- pal administration. A felegram received today from Mr. Gibson says that his majority is more than 35,000 and that he has carried every town in his dis- rict. Representative Simmons of Nebraska, chairman of the subcommittee of the House appropriations committee which handles the District budget, comes back without any serious opposition, as he is from a stanch Republican district. Rep- resentative Welsh of Pennsylvania, also 2 member of the appropriations sub- committee, who on several occasions championed the residents of Washing- ton upon the floor of the House, is also re-elected. Much interest has been shown in the candidacy of Representative L. C. Dyer of Missourl, Republican, who was op- by a colored man. Representative er is the father of the resolution to give the residents of the National Capi- tal voting representation in Congress and in presidential elections. Mr. Dyer's election seems assured. HORSE KILLS WOMAN. Ida B. Shuck, Cumberland Riding Devotee, Thrown. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 8.— Mrs. Ida B. Shuck, widow of Henry W. Bhuck, register of wills for Alle- gany County, was fatally injured yesterday when thrown from her horse on the Valley road. She died of a fractured skull after being admitted to a hospital. Mrs. Shuck for years was devoted to horseback riding. She is survived by two sons, Henry W. Shuck, who succeeded his father as register of wills, and Sherman M. Shuck. Mrs. MEXICO RESENTS SPEECH. Pushes Protest in Instructions to 8 (#).—Scenes of disorder unparalleled in the parliamentary history of the State of Victoria took place in the leg- islative assembly today when Sir Wil- liam MacPherson, leader of the Oppo- sition, moved a vote of non-confidence in the ministry of Premier Edmond Hogan. The government was charged with failure to appoint additional police to protect the community from violence arising out of the recent Waterside Workers® strike. An organized party of women in the gallery repeatedly interrupted the Op- position leader, shrilly attacking the Opposition and Premier Hogan alike. Minister in Chile. MEXICO CITY, November 8 (#).— The Mexican Minister to Chile has been instructed to make strong representa- tions to the Bolivian government for the recent speech in the Chamber of Deputies by Abel Iturralde, Bolivian foreign minister, denouncing “religious persecution” in Mexico. Regarding this speech as offensive to Mexico, the Mexican government in- structed its Minister in Chile to protest, to which Bolivia replied that Iturralde, in speaking before the Chamber, did so as a private individual and not as a national representative. They blamed the premier for the wounding of stevedores by police. Finally 10 of the women interrupters were removed from the building by order of the speaker, Secretary Davis Returns. Secretary Dwight F. Davis resumed his official duties at the War Depart- ment today after campaigning in Mis- . T Falling Mast Kills Officer. CHERBOURG, France, November 8 (/). —Chief Officer Magnus Erickson of the steamship President Harding was killed today when a mast used for un- loading mail sacks fell, striking him on the head. Six members of the crew nar- rowly eccaped. The President Harding reported a heavy gale in the Channel souri, Kansas and adjoining States. The Star make them of the ( on her arrival. The Shopping Place The variety and character of the advertisements in greatest value to its readers. The Star is the daily guide for thousands of shop- pers in over 100,000 homes. its columns free from all objectionable advertising. Rigid censorship keeps YAny complaint will be ifhmediately investigated. [4 KNOWN KILLED WHEN CELLULOID MIXTURE EXPLODES Mother and Four Children Die When Flames Leap Through Window. SEVERAL MISSING IN RUINS OF FACTORY At Least 20 Injured by Blast in Shoe-Toe Plant in Lynn, Mass. By the Associated Press. LYNN, Mass., November 8.—Fourteen persons were known to be dead from an explosion which wrecked the plant of the Preble Box Toe Co. and a nearby dwelling house in East Lynn today. Nine persons were in a serious condi- tion in the Lynn Hospital and several others were believed to be missing. Fire- men were searching the ruins of the de- molished plant for more bodies. The known dead are: . Mrs. Lillian Blaney, who resided in a house near the plant, and her four children, Alfred P. Harris of Lynn. John Crowder of Lynn. Lewis E. Puffer of Swampscott. Charles Mitchell. John Wilson, a negro. William Clements, a negro. Percy H. Smith of Lynn. Two unidentified men. Series of Blasts. ‘The plant wag wrecked by a series of hlasts which occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m., just as the factory was about to start operations for the day. The first explosion was in the rear of the plant, where a celluloid mixture used in the manufacture of box toes for shoes was stored. Then there followed a number of smaller blasts which blew out the rear wall of the plant and sent huge flames across a narrow street on which there are several dwelling houses. In one of these houses lived the Blaney family. The roof of the factory collapsed in the rear and several employes wers thought to have been burried beneath it. The plant was built of concrete blocks which were sent flying in all direc- tions by the explosion. The interior of the factory was a complete wreck. The plant was a small building, one story high. About 25 men were em- ployed. Five in Family Killed. Mrs. Blaney and her husband, with all their children, were at the breakfast t&fle when the explosion came. In- stantly a sheet of fiame 1¢aped-from the factory 20 feet to their home, bursting through a window and enveloping the family. Mrs. Blaney and four of the children were burned and smothered to death. The others in the family es- with comparatively minor injuries. At least 20 persons were injured. The flames which followed the ex- ifloslons scorched many nearby build- ings, and the heat and the force of the explosions broke a large number of windows., ‘The factory adjoined a district largely made up of two-family frame dwellings. Occupants of these homes in many cases were shaken from their beds. ‘The entire Fire Department was called to the scene. What caused the first ex- plosion had not been determined. No one could be found who knew just how many persons were in the factory. TWO BODIES FOUND IN EMPTY FREIGHT CAR One Man Discovered in Cincinnati With Skull Crushed—Other Shot in Chest. By the Associated Press, CINCINNATI, November 8.—The bodies of two men who apparently had been killed were found in an empty box car in the Pennsylvannia railroad yards here today. One of them was believed by police to be Dewey E. Day, Hartshorn, Okla. He had been shot in the chest. The other body was that of a man about 6 feet tall, dressed in working clothes. Over his face had been spread a Louis- ville, Ky., newspaper dated November 6. His skull had been crushed. Railroad officials said the car in which the bodies were found had been shipped from Louisville as an “empty” on November 6: SYNCOPATION SPREADS. Chair of Jazz Music Established in Budapest Conservatory. BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 8 () —Succumbing to the invasion of American jazz, which is displacing the Hungarian folklore music, the State Conservatory of Music decided today to establish a regular chair of jazz music. 1t is probable that an American expert ;’eulltsbe employed to instruct the stu- Gypsies, who constitute 80 per cent of Hungary’s musicians, recently peti- tioned the government to suppress jazz on the ground that it left them jobiess, but the government confessed that it was helpless to stem the tide of synco- ted music sweeping across the At- antic from America. ——g. CAB DRIVERS STRIKE. Yellow Company in Baltimore Asked to Increase Pay. BALTIMORE, November 8 ( Drivers of the Yellow Taxicab Co. went on strike today for more pay and other advantages. Statements of strike leaders that more than 350 men were out and that only 7 of the company's 300 cabs were operating, were disputed by _company officials. They declared they would not agree to the strikers’ demands, which includ- ed an increase of pay from 33 per cent ?{u :hteh‘; receipts to 35 per cent and company pay for all the gaso- En’e the dlélvers use. At present the rivers and company each hall the cost of the gasoline. o Scorpion Kills Two Children. MIAMI, Ariz, November 8 (#).— Two small children are dead at Chrysotile, near here, as the result of scorpion stings. Maximo i“;lll old, nnd‘hll ugila, were tw.li Teptile, POINGARE RESISTS FRIENDS' PRESSURE Plea That He Form New Cabinet Based on Fear of Long Crisis. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, November 8.—Raymond Poin- care today continued to resist the pres- sure of friends and supporters that he form a new government. In the mean- time President Doumergue consulted members of Parliament and a great majority of them persisted in the opinifon that the retiring premier was the only man who could bring order out of the parliamentary chaos. The President consulted both ex- tremes of the Chamber of Deputies— the Socialists and members of the Na- tional Unlon party. The Socialists, who have remained aloof from the “Teserved their "opinion as to the formation of a government. All others declared that M. Poincare should be called to power again. Long Crisis Feared. M. Poincare's objections have been strengthened, however, by the attitude assumed by the Radical group in the Chamber of Deputies, where they are maneuvering to reorganize the old bloc of the Left with the Socialists. If the President fails to overcome M. Poin- care's objections the crisls is likely to be long drawn out. In this event it was expected that he would be led to consider a combina- tion headed by former Foreign Minister Briand, former Minister of Justice Bar- thou or Theodore Steeg, resident gen- eral of Morocco. It was said in political circles that these three would not be confronted with the same difficulties as M. Poincare. Debt Question Brought Up. Somewhat of a surprise was created in_parliamentary circles when a bill calling for ratification of the Caillaux- Churchill agreement for ‘payment of the war debts of France to England was distributed to Deputies. M. Poincare drew up the document before the fall of his cabinet and there was specula- tion as to whether he intended to force ratification by making it a question of confidence. ‘The bill to ratify the Mellon-Berenger agreement covering the debt to the United States also was distributed to Parliament. TORTURING BY FIRE Efiemy Burned to Force “Squeal” on Whereabouts of Rivals. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 8.—Torfure by fire—heat-reddened forks pressed into the flesh of the cheeks, lighted matches held to scorch the (sce—agnln has been resorted to as a gang method to make an enemy “squeal.” Edward Jackson, colored garage worker, told police of the torture yes- terday, saying it was employed by two men to force him to tell the where- abouts of a man they sought. The man, Jackson said, was John (Dinbat) Ober- ta, defeated candidate for State Sena- tor. The gangsters also sought to learn from Jackson the whereabouts of Danny McFall, known to police as a one-time ally of “Polack Joe” Saltis, a figure in the “beer racket.” “They heated a table fork red hot and pressed it against my cheeks,” Jackson said. “Then they lit matches and held the flame close to my face.” Two men were arrested, and Jackson identified Walter Zwolinski as one of his torturers. WURZBACH IS BEHIND. Only Texas Republican in House Trailing Democratic Rival. SAN ANTONIO, Tex, November 8 (. —Harry M. Wurzbach, only Re- publican Representative from Texas, was trailing 595 votes behind in his con- test for re-election, with unofficial re- turns tabulated today from all but eighs precincts. Judge Augustus McCloskey of San Antonio, the Democratic nomi- f | nee, had a total of 30,086 votes, Wurz- zach 20,491, The other 17 congressional districts in Texas elected Democrats, O Miners Die in Explosion, BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, November 8 P, explosion in a coal mine at Kakani, Bosnia, took the lives today of an undetermined' number of miners. Twelve men, seriously injured, were from the mine. ¢ Foening Star. * “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers () Means Associated Press. & B, 4 By the Assoclated Press. Electoral vote—Hoover, 444: Smith, 87; Hoover majority, 357. In 1924 Davis, Democratic, had 136; in 1920 Cox, Democratic, had 127. States carried—Hoover, 40; Smith, § (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisi- ana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina). Popular vote (incomplete)—Hoover, 18,299,108; Smith, 12,989.093; Hoover plurality, 5310,615. In 1924 Coolidge had 15,725,016; Davis, 8,386,503; La Follette, 4,822,856. Fourteen large cities—Hoover, 8; Smith, 6. Hoover won Chicago, Phila- delphia, Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Cincinnati. Smith won New York, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, San Francisco, Newark. Total vote in these cities, Smith, 3,420,769; Hoover, 3,375,079, Congress—New_Senate will have 54 Republicans, 40 Democrats, 1 Farmer- Laborite, 1 vacancy, compared with 47 Republicans, 46 Democrats, 1 Farmer- Laborite, 2 vacancies. Republican lead in House increased. Governors _elected—Republican, Democratic, 11. SCILIANS. LEAVE FIELDS T0 LAVA Incandescent Stream Ad- vances on Homes at Rate i of 100 Yards an Hour. 23; . MASCALA, Sicily, November 8 (#). —The first deaths in the Mount Etna eruption were reported today, a father, son and grandson being the victims. The three returned to a doomed house to rescue household goods and slept there over night. The morn- ing found them surrounded by molten lava and their fellow towns- men were forced to watch death overtake them, By the Associated Press. CATANIA, Sicily, November 8.— With a molten stream of lava like a hungry dragon at their backs to spur them on, hundreds of persons today were fleeing from the region around the eastern base of Mount Etna. Their household belongings were thrown on any makeshift vehicle .to get them out of the advancing column of fire. Barn- yard animals straggled aslong with the people who were abandoning their flelds and homes to the molten stream, which advanced at a rate of more than 100 yards an hour. ‘The most fertile and intensively culti- vated land in Sicily was being con- sumed by the lava. Houses were being destroyed and trees burned. Great clouds of steam arose as the heat reached the vats of the distilleries which produce citric acid. The blazing sulphurous current swept away 2 monument to the war dead which was to have been inaugurated Sunday at Mascali. The principal church of the town fell prey to the lava, The railway line between Messina and Catania was in grave danger. The situation was regarded as critical since normal facilities linking Central Sicily with the coast are few. The authori- ties thought that if a large quantity of lava collected along the railroads it would remain incandescent for a long time and the work of repair would be delayed. All extra rolling stock was being removed rapidly. The electric lighting plant supplying current to the Provinces of Catania and Syracuse was endangered. Election Shooting Fatal. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARDENSVILLE, W. Va, Novem- ber 8.—Willilam Grandison, 28 years old, colored, died of gunshot wounds inflicted here election day by Dick Walker, also colored. Walker fled. His abandoned automobile was found today near Strasburg, Va. Shooting Stars Will ROBERTS RESIGNS OIL GOUNSEL POST President, Accepting Plea of Attorney, Praises Work in Lease Prosecutions. President Coolidge today accepted the resignation of Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia as special counsel for the Government in the prosecution of the naval oil lease cases, and at the same time praised Roberts for his services. It was said at the White House that the President is not considering ap- pointing a successor to Mr. Roberts. He feels that the oil lease prosecutions have been completed’to the extent that Former Senator Ponterene of Ohio, the other Government counsel, will be able to handle the Government's interests alone. . Will Return {e- Practice. Mr. Roberts’ retirement was said at the White House to ‘be prompted by a desire on his part to devote his time to his private practice, The joint con- gressional resolution, under which the oil counsel for the Government fung- tioned, prohibited any privatte having any relation to any of the’various de- partments of the Gbvernment. The President’s letter follows: “Confirming my wire accepting your resignation as special counsel for the United States, appointed in accordance with Senate joint resolution 54 of the Sixty-eighth Congress, I nm‘sendlng you this letter. I understand your re- luctance to retire, which is made neces- sary by your being disqualified from ac- cepting ‘employment from any clients having matters which must be taken up with any of the various depart- ments of the Government, and your feeling that as there is little to be done at the present time you ought not to continue in a position which hampers you in the active practice of the law. I also appreciate your suggestion that if the Congress would amend this reso- lution so as to relieve the present situ- ation you would be willing to accept a reappointment and that you are willing at all times to give any assistance you can, whether legally employed or not. President Voices Thanks. “I want fo ex})ress my gratitude to you on behalf of the Government for the fidelity and energy with which you have prosecuted these cases, which have returned to the United States all the property in question and many millions of dollars in money. The work which you and Senator Pomerene have done has been of the highest legal quality and will always commend itself to those who may examine it."” Roberts and Pomerene were appoint- ed special prosecutors in the oil cases after the Senate investigation of the ofl scandal in 1023 and 1924 brought to light the leasing of Teapot Dome to Harry F. Sinclair by former Secre- tary of the Interior Albert B. Fall. In the series of prosecutions which followed indictments were returned against Fall and Sinclair. in the Teapot Dome case and against E. L. Doheny, his son and Fall in the cases growing out of the lease of the Elk Hills naval reserve in California to Doheny. Reserves Won Back. In addition to the criminal cases, the special prosecutors brought suit for the recovery of the Teapot Dome naval re- serve in Wyoming from the Mammoth Ofl Co., which took over the Sinclair lease and the Elk Hills reserve. They carried these cases to successful con- clusion before the Supreme Court of the United States. which returned to the Government the reserves, valued at be- tween $60,000,000 and_$100,000,000. Sinclair, charged with conspiring to defraud the Government in the Tem' lease, was acquitted by a jury and remains to be tried on the same charge. Doheny and Fall were acquitted of con- spiring to defraud the Government in the Elk Hills lease, but an indictment charging them with giving and ac- cepting a bribe remains on the court endar. A charge of bribery it younger Doheny was nolle prosses Iluminate Skies Next Thi.trsday as Earth Goes By Meteors By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 8. —Next Thurs- day night there will be the most brilliant spectacle of shooting stars ever afforded this generation, it was predicted today by astronomers at the Yerkes Observa- tory, Williams Bay, Wis. On that night the earth moves into the astral region of the Lenold meteors, believed to be the remngnis of a comet. The l*v’gn up, it was explained by Prof. Tmm, director of the observatory, whirls around the sun in an orbit that crosses the 's. Every November the orbits meet, but in an interval of every 33 years the passes squarely through the center of the Leonid orbit. “The meteors speed through inter- planetary space at a temperature about 400 degrees below zero,” Prof. Frost said. “When they enter the atmosphere of the earth the friction heats them to a glow and they usually burn up before they strike the 50 I earth | sentative are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 117,280 TWO CENTS. 25 SEATS IN HOUSE AND SIX IN SENATE GAINED BY 6.0.P. Two Other Places, One Held by Neely, Likely to Be Won in Upper Body. UPSETS IN SOUTH HELP PARTY TO GET CONGRESS Progressives Win, but Balance of Power Seems Wrested From Their Bloc. With returns from Tuesday's congres- sional elections still incomplete, the latest calculations show the Republicans already have a net gain of 25 seats in the House and that they have definitely captured six Democratic seats in the Senate, with present indications that they will run their Senate gain to seven. The only senatorial race still unset- tled is in West Virginia, where Senator Neely, Democratic incumbent, is lag- ging behind his Republican opponent, former Gov. Henry D. Hatfleld, by 8,222 votes, with only about 100 precincts to report. Gain May Reach Eight. If Hatfield is the final victor in Wes: Virginia, the Republicans will “have taken over seven present Democratic seats. In addition, they have filled one of the two of the existing vacancies in the Senate by electing Otis F. Glenn, Republican from Illinols, which would Eonress” ey got the e West Virginia seat. i The defeat of Senator Neely would make the line-up of the new Senate stafi: 55 hmuborbm. 39 Democrats, rmer-] (Senator Shipstead. and 1 vacancy. The nl cancy also_is a normally Repul seat from Pennsylvania, which is un- filled because the Senate withheld the oath of office from Senator-elect Vare while his case is being considered in a Senate committee. Latest returns show the following Democratic Senators, regarding whom final returns were not available yester- day, have been re-elected: Ashurst, Arizona; Copeland, New York; Dill, Washington, and Kendrick, Wyoming. Thomas Wins in Idaho. Returns received since yesterday also } show John Thomas, Republican, was elected in Idaho to fill the unexpired | term of the late Senator Gooding, Re- | publican, who died during the Summer. | =~ The uj have involved few leaders g o over of new Senate and House, which will come office after next March 4, is antici- pated. However, Senate have to find a new v Charles Curtis of Kansas, their will become Vice President. names have been heard already as a successor to the Kansan, inclus Sen- ators Moses of New Hampshire, Watson of Indiana, Reed of Pennsylvania, Jones of Washington and Edge of New Jer- sey, but no selection is expected for some weeks, Curtis Course in Doubt. Senator Curtis has not indicated whether he will continue his senatorial post during the approaching short ses- sion of this Congress. Before Tuesday’s elections the di- vision in the Senate stood at the close margin of 47 Republicans, 46 Demo- crats, 1 Farm-Labor and 2 seats vacant. In breaking this close line-up the Re- publicans held every one of their pres- ent seats that were at stake, filled one of the vacancies and appear to have captured seven of the Democratic seats. Western Progressives in the Senate, including some Democrats and Repub- licans, who were up for re-election, have won, but in view of the substantial gain made on the Republican side of the aisle it does not appear likely that the ressive group will be in a position to swing the balance of power on close votes to the same extent that they have In the past few years. Two to Take Office Soon. Even in the remaining short session of the old Congress the Republicans will have a gain of two votes and the Demo- crats will sustain a loss of one vote in the Senate, since Senator-elect Glenn of Tllinois and Senator-elect Burton of Ohio will assume office immediately. Glenn will fill a seat now vacant, and Burton will take the seat of the late Senator Willis, which was occupied dur- ing the last session by a Democrat, Cyrus K. Locher, on a governor's ap- pointment. This will give the qu:g licans 49 and the Democrats 45 during the short session, with 1 Farm-Labor and 1 vacancy. The net gain of 25 seats in the House by the Republicans probably will be still further increased when the final returns are in. The Republicans won 27 seats now held by Democrats and re- captured the seat now occupled by the le Socialist, Victor Berger, in the fifth Wisconsin district, but lost 3 seats now held by Republicans to Democratic candidates. Upsets in the House. The 27 seats gained by the Repub- licans in the House, capturing districts th now held by Demucnd‘:: ‘members, are as_follows: Colorado—First district. Illinois—Twenty-first. entucky—Third, fourth, sixth, sev- enth, eighth and ninth. Maryland—Second. hmsmnm I—Sixth, seventh and four enth, New York—Second, seventeenth and thirty-eighth. North Carolina—Fifth and ninth. Ohio—Eighth, fourteenth and six- teenth. Oklahoma—First and fifth. gfnnsylvmh—'{“hmhthih i ia—Second, seven ninth. The Republicans also reca) H. with former Representative Wi ow et #mmn tative Victor now hel resentative Vi - ger, Socialist. - Democrats Gain Three. With the latest returns Oscar De Priest, the colored candidate in flu‘!edfl.l:t long represen! y late Repre- Martip B. Madden, won by a small margin, %ie Democratic in the House have been reduced to three wfiu, as flmmzm by Louis Ludlow, veteran wm correspondent. Pennsylvania—Pirst _district, where Representative James M. Beck, former (Continued on Page 4, Columa that district,