Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1928, Page 2

. *THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON.: D. (., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1928. CO0LDGE PARTY [EAVES TONORRON | Virginian President Looks Forward to; Mayor, Judge and Attor- Hunting in Mountains on | mey; Gets 60 Days. Holiday Vacation. Man Seeking Food Assured 180 Meals At City’s Expens Spanish ' Aroused OBSIN VS BLL A FORD. C. LIBRARIES| !s to Be Removed By the Assoclated Press. MADRID, November 27.—Several Madrid newspapers, including El Sol, nave published protests against the reported sale of the Palace of Pleyes de Toro to an American, who plans to remove it to the United States. £l Sol says that it is in favor of a law forbidding the exportation of artistic {rcasures from Spain. Heraldo de Zamora, & newspaper in_the province in which the castle 15 located, says: “It seems that it has been decided to sell for a few thou- sand pesetas the remnants of the DISMISSAL ASKED . OF RADIO APPEALS THE CHAMPION OF THEM ALL 10 MEET TONIGHT |Brookhart to Be Principal Speaker at Get-Together. To Discuss Legislation. Begs From Federal Commission Acts in General Electric Case Af- fecting Station WGY. Measure for 5-Year Program to Be Introduced Opening Day of Congress. By the Associated Press. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. November - 27.—0. Oliver s in jail for two months, BY L BURSEEN XOUNG: but in years to come when varns about The President and Mrs. Coolidge will | hard luck are in order. he can tell his { leave Washington tomorrow morning | experiences—and then somebody will for the Blue Ridge Mountains of Vir- begin to whistle. The sad part will be | ginia. where they will pass the Thanks- | that the story is true. The Federal Radio Commission today | asked the District of Columbla Court | of Appeals to dismiss the appeal of the General Electric Co. and to vacate the | order of court staying the operation of | the general order of the commission | changing wave-length _allocations to The Federal Bar Assoclation of | Washington will hold a get-together | meeting_at 8 o'clock tonight in the United States Chamber of Commerce | Building. Senator Brookhart of Iowa {will be the principal speaker and will Chairman Gibson of the special House | subcommittee which has been making 2 comprehensive survey of the municipal government In the interests of economy and efficiency, has drafted a bill pro- | viding for a five-year building and ex- tension program for the free public library system of the District which he will introduce on the opening day ot the short session. : He cxplained today that this legisla- #on will afford adequate public library facilities and eervice convenient to homes and offices of all residents of th> District as required by the organic act of June 3, 1896, and since amendcd: Among the objects to be accomplish- ®d_are: Enlargement of the central library building to provide adequate space for the housing of books, the service of | readers and the administration of a rge public library system | h'{fhe] construction and_equipment of | a sufficient number of branch l\brar_\’ buildings so located as to provide - brary service to the population in all ickly built-up areas. i ke equipment s branch libraries | of suitable rooms in public school build- | ings and of suitable rented quarters in, neighborhoods not otherwise served. ‘The equipment as branch libraries of a sufficient number of suitable rooms| in Federal and District Government | buildings convenient to Government g provide n_the District n general to > i rogram that will ex- of Columbia a prog e il mplify the best in plannin o and equipment of library bulldmgsi and rooms. Provisions of Bill. * The bill which Mr. Gibson will intro- duce authorizes the District Commis- sioners. w‘xt‘hinl 1;1;2 9fl ve-year period be- July 1, s !%x:)m:mkeysuch extenslons or altera- tions of the central library building as may be necessary. To rent a building or space in a building satisfactory to the board of library trustees and convenient to the | central library for storage of books and | office space for administrative purposes. { pending the completion of alterations jn the main building. To acquire suitable plots of land for sites for new branch libraries, not ex- ceeding a total of 13 during the five-year riod and to_construct thereon library uildings, each covering not less than an area of 4.000 square feet. These branch libraries would be located as follows: Northeastern branch, to serve the pection north of East Capitol street, and east of the Union Station. Georgetown branch, to serve that| section. Southwestern branch, to serve the| section south of the Mall and west of South Capitol street. Anacostia branch, to serve the section east of the Anacostia River and south of Pennsylvania avenue. DuPont circle_branch to serve the section having DuPont circle as the center. Calvert branch to serve the section west_and south of the Zoological Park.. Eckington branch to serve the section adjacent to the Langley Junior High| School. Rhode Island avenue branch to serve the section north of and west of the main line and east and north of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks. Petworth branch to serve the section west of the northern portion of the ‘Soldiers’ Home grounds and west of Rock Creek Cemetery. Connecticut avenue branch to serve the section north of Cleveland Park and west of Rock Creek Park. Cathedral branch to serve the section ;mrth and west of the Naval Observa- ory. Sixteenth street branch at 5329 Six- deenth street, by remodeling and en- dargement of the dwelling now owned by the District. Branch Libraries. ‘The District Commissioners also are euthorized to provide, equip and main- tain not more than 25 branch libraries in rooms, in public school buildings and for such purposes to make any neces- sary structural aiterations in the Arm- strong Technical High School, the Ran- dall Junior High School, the Langley Junior High School, the Gordon Junior High School, the Francis Junior High $School, the Stuart Junior High School, the Macfarland Junior High School, the E. A. Paul Junior High School, the Jef- ferson Junior High School, the Garnet- Patterson Junior High School, the Deanwood School, the Park View School and the Wesley Heights School build- ings and such other public school build- ings as the Board of Education may designate and the board of library trus- tees may accept for branch library pur- poses. 3 ‘The District Commission also is| puthorized: To assign school buildings no longer meeded by the Board of Education for school purposes to the Board of Library 'Trustees for use as branch libraries and to make necessary structural altera- tions. To provide and maintain not more than three branch libraries, convenient to the offices of Government employes, in such suitable rooms in Federal and | District Government buildings as may be suitable for library purposes and | mssigned to the Board of Library| Trustees. Plans for Suburbs. To rent quarters for branch libraries fn suburban neighborhoods where rooms in school buildings are not avail- mble and near Government offices where suitable rooms are not avail- pble in Federal and District Govern- ment buildings. Such rented quarters must be satisfactory to the Board of Library Trustees and not to exceed| eight in number. | To purchase or construct and to in- #tall in such buildings, rooms and other dibrary quarters shelving, desks and other necessary library furniture and equipment. The Gibson bill required that the plans and specifications for all build- ings and alterations shall be prepared under the supervision of the municipal architect after consultation with the board of library trustees, at whose re- quest consulting architects skilled in the planning of library buldings shall be employed. All such plans and speci- | fications for library buildings are to be subject to the approval of the library trustees and the District Commis- sioners, ‘The bill also carries an authorization for annual appropriations for each of the five fiscal years in sums necessary in the aggregate to carry out the pro- visions of the Gibson bill within the five-year term FIRING IN BULGARIA. Believed Result of Clash of Troops with Macedonian Comitadjis. STUMITZA, Jugoslavia, November 27 () —Frontier guards yesterday after noon reported hearing sustained firing in Bulgarian territory. It is believed that government troops have clashed with Macedonian comitadjis near the village of Slatarev. There are about 750,000 women and ! have been purchased in Ulster, Ireland, ' who is suffering from & cold. #& 11= 10 vears old and over on the farms o Texas wa ] Palace of Pleyes de Toro of Cludad Elvira. The people of Toro will know how to defend their treasure, pre- venting the taking away from their town of a single stone of the few re- mains that still remind them of the celebrated courtes held in Toro. It is time that the monumental artistic wealth of Zamora should merit re- spect and veneration.” FORMALELRAL DAY Republican Chairman of Dis- trict Insists President-Elect Should Be Consulted. Before civic leaders and others, who are considering plans for celebrating Herbert Hoover’s inauguration goahead | and make arrangements, they should first learn definitely just what Mr. Hoover wishes in the matter, Samuel J. Prescott, Republican State chairman for the District of Columbia, who managed the Republican campaign in ‘Washington, declared today. Mr Prescott discussed the question of the inauguration with Mr. Hoover in an informal way before the latter left Washington for California, he said, and he has reason to feel that Mr. Hoover is desirous of only a simple celebration. He has not heard definitely, however, from the President-elect, but expects to shortly. He expects to confer within the next day or-so with Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican na- tional committee, regarding inaugural | plans. Argues for Delay. . Mr. Prescott contends that the citi- zens of Washington should not act hastily. He feels certain it would be out of place for some citizens to hold a celebration not in accordance with ar- rangements of the inaugural committee to be officially named for that purpose. The matter of Washington staging an | inaugural celebration of its own regard- less of Mr. Hoover's wishes will be op- posed by Mr. Prescott. It is his opinion that the civic bodies and others should fall in line with the President-elect’s wishes. Mr. Prescott stated today this matter of a separate celebration did not meet with favor when it was considered by the executive committee of the Board of Trade yesterday, and that he hoped other organizations would wait until they hear definitely just how far Mr. Hoover wants the citizens of Washing- ton to go in ushering him into office. Action by Board of Trade. ‘The executive committee of the ‘Washington Board of Trade yesterday afternoon authorized its president, W. W. Everett, to participate in a joint dis- guxslon to( !};: pmposll,l u‘ozlg is Elle'dé ut approval of the plan :wnlmm :s (gl)pur. Hoover's m‘::‘:h: regarding a local observance, si e has banned an elaborate official in- augural pi committee of the rogram. The executive Chamber of Commerce will meet to- morrow at the call of its president, Ivan C. Weld, to consider the matfer. iy, GAS REVALUATION DISMISSAL ASKED BY PEOPLE’S COUNSEL (Continued From First Page.) 1914, but have to go back to 1848 again?” Hoover's Reply. Mr. Hoover replied that the finding of the commission in 1917 was on ap- peal which had not been decided and that the company had a right to chal- lenge any assumptions found in it with which they did not agree. Peoples’ Counsel Fleharty observed that the Sangster report was before them and it could be attacked here and now without the production of Mr. Sangster. Hoover replied that his ob- jection ‘did not relate to the mathe- matics of the report, but to questions of fundamental principle in arriving at its_deductions. The battle over the Bachman report was the second of the day. Earlier there had been an effort on the part of the company's lawyers to prevent Mr. Bachman from testifying on the subject of working capital. In answer to questions by Mr. Lynch, Mr. Bach- man denied this as “the amount of cash and supplied necessary to be kept on hand to meet current expenses.” “Just a moment,” interrupted Swagar Sherley, one of the counsel for the company, “I thought this report was | based on historic cost from-the books of the company?” People’s Counsel Fleharty said that Mr. Bachman had examined the books of the company and had arrived at his own conclu- sions as to what allowance should be made for working capital. This was what every other witness had done and it was proper for Mr. Bachman to do so also, as his opinion was as good as that of any of the other wit- nesses. Mr. Hoover promptly challenged the testimony on the ground that Mr. Bachman was supposed to be testify- ing to fac's and not as to opinion. “Quite s0.” added Mr. Sherley, by stretch of the imagination can this be considered a part of the historic cost. Capital Put at $1 039,190, Bachman, however, was allowed to testify by the commission and then ret working capital at $1,039,190 He said he arrived at this sum by analyzing the books of the company for 1927, which he considered a fair vear, taking one- eighth of the amount of cash needed for materials and supplies and adding to this an allowance for meters, an- other for miscellancous expenses znd a third for a “buffer fund.” £ His total figure for working capital, Bachman said, represented 8pproxi- mately 18 cents per thousand cubic feet of all gas sold and he considered 1t a very fair figura. Earlier in the day Bachman testified that the only amount he could find set up on the books of the company for interest during construction was $29.903.04, which was set up during 1927. This is the amount allowed in his valuation in that classification of account. The engineers testifying for the company all had amounts enor- mously greater than this included for interest during construction. R. Lugeer estimated this at $2,155,000 Alton S. Miller at $1,854,535. and In the past six years $16,000,000 worth of government savings certificates this being an average of $13.15 per head Lbe Populaiion, | discuss legislation of interest to at- torneys in Government service. ‘The assoclation will hear a report on organization of a branch in New York City, and the legislative commit- tee will read a report on a proposed bill, sponsored by the associations, to amend the Welch salary act. The bill follows: “To amend the salary rates con- tained in the compensation schedules of the act of March 4, 1923, .entitled “An act to provide for the classifica- tion of civilian positions within the District of Columbia and in the field services,” as amended by the act of Mayv 28, 1928. S “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United bled. That section 13 of the act of March 4, 1923, entitled “An act to pro- vide for the classification of civilian po- sitions within the District of Columbia and in the field services,” as amended by the act of May 28, 1920, be amended as_follows: In the professional service, in Grade 1, add a seventh com- pensation rate, following the sixth, so that the compensation rates in this grade shall be as follows: “The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,000, $2,100, $2.200 $2,300, $2,400, $2,500 and $2,600.” In Grade 2 of the same service, sim- ilarly add a seventh compensation rate, following the sixth, so that the com- pensation rates in this grade shall be | as_follows: ‘The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2.600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100 and $3,200." FARM RELIEF PLANS UP TO CONGRESS | President Believes Question of | When Bill Should Come Up Is Not His Province. The question of either passing farm relief legislation at the coming short session of Congress or postponing ac- tion until a special session, seems to be more of a matter for Congress to determine rather than the Chief Execu- tive, according to the viewpoint taken by President Coolldge. While discussing the subject with callers today, Mr. Coolidge indicated he is of the opinion that Congress could dispose of this matter during the com- ing session, if it was able to reach an States of America in_Congress assem- | and scientific | JOHN . at Center Market. 30 pounds, feathers and all. He is about 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. TURKEY HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR Most Delicacies for Thanks- giving Dinner Cost More Than a Year Ago. That quaint old custom of giving thanks on the last Thursday in Novem- ber, to the accompaniment of a groan- ing board piled high ,with seasonable foods, and dedicated to the ancient and honorable custom of “doing away” with a turkey, will cost Washington just & bit more this year than last year. It may be the early Winter, or high tariff, or what have you but the fact is that your Thanksgiving day dinner will set your pocket back just a little more than it did last year. The plece de resistance of the dinner is quoted today at Center Market at prices ranging from 50 cents to 60 cents a pound, with the latter figure pre- dominating. The 50-cent birds are usu- ally cold storage turkeys, while the more expensive birds are “fresh-killed do- agreement in advance of bringing the subject on the floor. l If there were no such agreement he | fears long debate would follow which | would probably defeat the plans for | getting the bill through before this| Congress expires. The President is not ‘advised as to what the intentions of Congress are in the matter. At least he has only a definite idea of what some of the leaders have in mind. He has not talk- ed with many members of the House and Senate on the subject, and until he does he would rather not discuss what plans Congress should pursue. RENOWNED SCIENTIST CONTRACTS DISEASE FROM EXPERIMENTS (Continued From First Page.) waves in the afflicted patient, running from two or three weeks at a time. A patient apparently recovers for a period, only to be stricken again. It is from this course of the disease that it gets its name of undulant fever. The fever was originally discovered, Dr. Pierce said. 'about 40 years ago on the Island of Malta, and at that time was found to come from the milk of goats, the practice in that country be- ing for the milk man to drive around his herd and milk the goats as the product was ordered. It also is known as goat fever. The Public Health Service during the past few vears, as the result of research of Dr. Francis, has discovered that cattle in this country have it, and that they pass it on to bumans through raw milk. Pasteurization, it was explained, will kill the germ. Once a cow in a herd becomes af- flicted with the fever, it spreads rapid- ly through the group. Dr. Francis has regarded the fever as of great importance as a disease of temperate climates. He has pointed out that while typhold fever is decreas- ing in importance, undulant fever is a coming disease of the temperate re- glons of the United States and Europe and may take the place in importance now occupied by typhoid. It was pointed out that at present typhoid is decreasing in Iowa, and a study of undulant fever in that State revealed more cases than of typhoid during a given period. disease, Dr. Francis says that in many cases there is loss of weight, and it resembles tuberculosis. The chills, fever, sweat and vomiting are strongly sug- gestive of malaria. There 'Is a case cited with involvement of the joints which was recognized as undulant fever after cultures from material drawn off from the joint revealed the presence of the germ. Althcugh it was said there have been no recent reports of the prevaience of the disease in this sec- tion of the country as far as humans are concerned, it was disclosed that a large dairy herd at St. Elizabeth’s Hos- pital here was recently cleared of the disease. Two or three surgeons of the Public Health Service some time ago contract- ed the disease in the laboratory together with a laboratory worker, it was said. Dr. Francis, when he first started the study of tularemia, or rabbit fever, about nine years ago, contracted that disease and subsequently cured himself as a result of his research. Subsequent to that time he has had two relapses, according to Dr. C. McCoy, director of the hygienic labora. tory here, and as a result of this af- fliction he finally succeedsd in isolat- ing the germ. Dr. Francis was awarded a gold medal on June 28 of this year by the American Medical Association during its annual meeting in Minneapolis for his research work in tularemia. In the presentation, the committee on awards stated that Dr. Francis’ con- tributions to knowledge of the disease, which had perplexed medical men for years, were the most important medi- cal works of the year, judged on the basis of originality. Dr. Francis himself contracted tularemia while studying his first case in Utah. President of Cuba IIl HAVANA, November 27 (#).—All ap- pointments at the presidnetial palace were canceled yesterday, due to the ill- ness of President Machado y Morales, siclans said the Presid uaul Pl lent will not re. aume 27 « a Reporting on the symptoms of the mestic birds, right from Maryland and Virginia, sir.” Some dealers have shaded the price down to 55 cents for what they claim are the same domestic, fresh- birds, but the prevailing price in market today for high-class turkeys is 60 cents. The price may drop a little if the weather man's prediction of moderating weather tomorrow comes true, but mar- ket men claim a drop below 52 or 53 cents a pound is unlikely. Turkeys, fresh-killed, were (}uoted two days be- fore Thanksgiving last year at from 45 to 50 cents a pound. So it goes today, with ducks and chickens and all the other time-honored “fixin’s.” Ducks are selling for 40 cents a pound, while fresth-kflled roasting chickens sell at 45 cents. All down the long list of delicacles the prices today are just a shade above those of last year. Cranberries from the of New England, another traditional fixture around the corpse of the erstwhile proud gobbler, all pol- ished and shining like holly berries, are quoted today in market at from 20 to 25 cents a pound. Last year they ran up to 23 cents and started at 15. Some dealers are selling them in paper boxes of one-half pound for 10 cents. Pumpkins, scarce and high this year, are 10 cents a pound at the prevailing market price, while squash sell for 8 cents a pound. It brings back mem- ories of the days when a fair-sized pumpkin sold around Halloween time for 25 cents and less, and squash were almost given away. Celery ranges in price from 10 cents a bunch up to 15 cents for the full-blown hearts, and turnips run from 10 cents a pound to three pounds for a quarter. Oranges are selling for from 25 to 50 cents a dozen, while apples bring 5 cents a pound and more. ‘That luscious looking frult cake which used to be brought on the table ringed around with a blue flame in the pre- Volstead days sells for 50 cents a pound and more today. But notwithstanding these prices, Center Market Is an eye- ful for the epicure. Here are the prevailing prices for the accepted Thanksgiving day delicacies, as quoted today at the market: ‘Turkey (cold storage), 50 cents a pound; fresh killed, drawn, 55 and 60 cents. Ducks—Fresh killed, 40 cents a pound. Chickens—Fresh killed, 45 and 50 cents a pound. Cranberries—18 to 25 cents a pound. Celery—10 cents to 15 cents a bunch. Pumpkins—10 cents a pound. Squash—8 cents a pound. Engll.;h walnuts and pecans—50 cents und. irnips—10 cents a pound, 3 pounds for a quarter. Oranges—25 to 50 cents a dozen. Fruit cake—50 cents a pound. McMANUS GIVES UP; HELD WITHOUT BAIL IN ROTHSTEIN CASE (Continued From Pirst Page.) trict Attorney Banton in explanation of “Jane Doe.” / “I can't discuss her now. T am not certain that we have enough evidence at this time to obtain an indictment against her.” ‘The district attorney added that the public would have to wait until the grand jury completes its investigation, probably Friday, to learn definitely on whom the Stdte has fixed suspicion in the search for the person who fired a bullet into Rothstein. The general belief had been that Mr. Banton would ask the grand jury to in- dict McManus, and would also seek the indictment of a professional gunman. ‘To make certain that they will not follow McManus into hiding, four of the men held as material witnesses must furnish $100,000 bail each to obtain their liberty, They are “Nigger Nate” Raymond, San Francisco gambler and race track follower; Alvin Thomas, bet- ter known as “Titanic” Thompson, Chi- cago gambler; James Mechan and Syd- ney Stajar. Furnishes Bond. ‘The fifth man, Martin (Red) Bows, former intimate of Rothstein, furnished $10,000 bail. It was in Meehan's home that Roth- stein lost heavily in a $300,000 poker game last September. The authorities still hold the theory he was shot be- cause he “welched” on his debt from this game. ‘With more than 60 witnesses to be heard, the grand jury's investigation, as outlined by Mr, Banton, will inquire MedManus Lom e 1boft and TURKEY, Well known bird about town, photographed today on his perch atop a crate He is the undisputed champion of this year's lot and weighs destined o grace a local dinner table —Star_Staff_Photo. STEWARD INDICTS VESTRIS FIREMEN iCharges “Black Gang” in | Lifeboat Refused to Help Save Passengers. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 27—A first- class bedroom steward testified today that he got steamer Vestris in a lifeboat less than one-third filled and that when he sug- gested rescuing some passengers he was threatened with being struck over the head with an oar. ‘There were 15 men in the lifeboat, which had a capacity of betwene 50 and 60, he said. All but him were colored firemen, he said. “I suggested we cruise around and pick up some passengers,” said Thomas Edwards, the steward, “but one of the firemen told me ‘if you don't shut up lI)‘ll crack you over the head with an ar. " Alfred Hansen, a member of the crew, testified today that no effort had been made to get passengers into the star- board lifeboats of the sinking liner. Crew Used Lifeboats. ‘Hansen, an assistant pantryman, said three of the starboard boats got away from the ship filled with members of the crew. Hansen said that no effort was made to get the women and children, most of whom perished, out of lifeboats on the port side, although he testified it would have been easier to raise those boats back to the davits and put the women and children into the starboard boats than to force the port boats over the side of the ship with oars. Alfred Duncan, second steward on the Vestris, said that if lines had been strung across the ship, it might have been possible to put passengers into the starboard lifeboats. He said that he had tried to string such a line, but failed. Testimony that Capt. Carey of the Vestris told a ship an hour after his S O S that he did not need help was given. The radio log of the British liner Cedric showed that at 10:55 on the morning the Vestris sank, she received the message: “Thanks; don't need your help. Proceed. Carey.” It was an answer to her own message that she was 180 miles away and would come | to the ald of the Vestris if needed. First S O S Sent at 9:58. No testimony was introduced to show why this was done, but the sup- position was that Capt. Carey expected to receive aid from nearer ships. The log of another ship, the Ketwick Hall, showed that Capt. Carey gave the first intimation of his serlous plight at 8:37 on the fateful Monday morning. At that time he sent out a message to all ships, saying: “Please stand by. We may need your assist- ance.” The S O S followed at 9:58. Ernest Smith, second refrigeration engineer, contradicted previous testi- mony and reports of passengers that Lionel Licorish, negro quartermaster, was the hero of the sinking. Smith said he was in charge of boat 14, which Licorish was credited with taking command of, and that the negro “never assisted in picking a man out of the water.” His testimony was given at the same time Licorish was being received for- mally by Mayor Walker at City Hall and hailed as a hero. He had been T!rcdlted by passengers with saving 20 ves. Suits aggregating $562,000 have been filed against the Lamport & Holt Line, owners of the Vestris, and the Liver- pool, Brazil & River Platte Steam Nav- igation Co., the operators. GUARDSMAN BURNS T0 DEATH IN FIRE Fifty Others Escape as Blaze De- stroys Two Buildings at New London, Conn. By the Associated Press. { NEW LONDON, Conn., November i 27.—A check up today after a spectacu- lar fire at the Coast Guard base re- vealed the loss of one life. Fifty other | Coast Guardsmen escaped. The fire laid waste two Coast Guard buildings. The spread of the blaze, caused by burning oil, necessitated re- leasing 20 Government ships tied in the harbor. The administration build- ing was saved. Jacob B. Tatelman of Chelsea, Mass., attached to the destroyer Ericsson, was found burned beyond recognition in the ruins of the hospital building. He had injured an ankle playing basket ball three day ago. Six other patients were carried out on stretchers. Oil and ammunition were kept in the store room, which was burned. Ex- plosions hastened its destruction. ‘The fire started in the canteen build- ing and spread through dormitories and the sick bay. None of the ships was damaged. The bufldings were owned by the State and their contents was Government property. The loss was ced at $100,000. destruction of part of Rothstein’s rec- ords, and Rothstein's activity in strikes in the fur and garment trades here several years ago. Rothstein’s files have been brought - into the slaying cf Rothstein, the flight ' before the grand jury, with some of the o State ¥ecords missyg, declared Mr. Bantop,” e away from the sinking giving week end at the Swannanoa | Club, about 20 miles southwest of | Charlottesville. This will be the first time they have been away from the Capital to spend | Thanksgiving since they have oceupied | the White House, and the first time | they have visited that picturesque and | | historic section of the country. President Expects to Hunt. They are looking forward to the| visit, not only as a rest and a change in_their busy daily routine, but to an | old-fashioned Thanksgiving of the kind for which the Old Dominion h been noted for generations. It is their intention to avold social activities as| much as possible. They hope to be in | the open a great deal. The President is looking forward to some hunting. He has been assured that quail, wild tiful and that if he goes far enough into the fastness of the mountains he might find deer or bear. In anticipation of this sport the President will take along his trusty 12-gauge repeating shotgun, the one with which he crashed clay pigeons in record-breaking fashion while in Wis- consin last Summer, and the gun re- cently presented to him by some Wash- ington friends. That little experience in Wisconsin, especially the thrill he derived from winging a full grown crane with an automatic revolver, served to | arouse the President's interest in this form of outdoor sport, and frequnetly since returning to the White House from his vacation he has expressed a desire to have more of it. That section of Virginia where the President is going is famous for its fox hunting. He has been reminded that the hounds will be run every day, in some part of the country,” near Swannanoa, during his short stay, but he has given no intimation that he has any idea of participating. He is not much of a hand at riding. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, old friends of the Coolidges, and Wwho are frequently visitors at the White House, will be with them on their trip. The journey will be made in a special train of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rallroad as far as Waynesboro. The remainder of the journey, a distance of 4 miles, will be made in automobiles. Personnel of Party. , Others in the presidential party will be Edwin C. Geisser, the President’s personal stenographer, who will serve in the capacity of private secretary on this trip; Col. Osmun Latrobe and Capt. Wilson Brown, military and naval aides respectively; Col. James F. Coupal, the President’s physician, and Miss Ellen A. Riley, who has been house- keeper at the White House for nearly four years. Besides the customary number of newspaper correspondents, photographers and Secret Service men, there will be about 10 White House servants. The offer from officers of the Swan- nanoa Club to the President to take over the clubhouse on this occasior in- cluded all the necessary househc'd servants of the club, but, regardless of what he has heard and read of the traditional Virginia cooking, the Presi- dent is taking along Katherine Buck- ley and Hannah Heffernan, the two principal White House cooks. From ex- perience, the President Las reason to know that their cooking suits him pre- | cisely. The club chefs may rank bigh as club chefs go, and they may be ar- { tists where cooking turkey is concerned, but the Thanksgiving meal will not be his only one at Swannanoa and ne is particular about his wheat cakes ¢nd sausage and sweet buns, which are just as much a part of his daily routine as his walk before breakfast, his work at the office and his afternaon siesta. The President is taking Talbert E. Dowling, his valet, and Mrs. Coolidge will have the services of Annie Fulton, her personal mald. The other White House employes to be taken to Swan- nanoa will be doormen, waiters, kitchen and bedroom maids. Two Autos Are Dispatched. ‘Two of the White House fleet of au- tomobiles will be at the disposal of the presidential party during their Virginia visit. These cars left Washington to- day and will be at the station at ‘Waynesboro to meet the President when he arrives tomorrow afternoon. The presidential train will not arrive until after 2 o'clock. Gov. Byrd and other State officials and officers of the Swannanoa Club, as well as citizens of ‘Waynesboro and the nearby country, will be on hand to extend a welcome. The governor wil be one of the small party to accompany the distinguished guests to the club. The Swannanoa clubhouse, once a private home, was built on a most lavish scale. It was the home of the late Maj. James Dooley, a wealthy Virginian, who loved the mountains and the view afforded by them sufficiently to spend nearly $1,000,000 in the building of a marble castle and the laying out of gardens and grounds of a most formal and pretentious nature. The luxury of the home is said to include a Roman bath, which adjoins the suite to be occupied by the President *and Mrs. Coolidge. Not only is there much sflendar within the building, but the ! view has been represented to the Presi- dent as something really entrancing. the building is situated on the slope of the mountain at an altitude of nearly 2,000 feet, which makes it pos- sible to have an unobstructed view of reach. ‘Will Attend Foot Ball Game. Col. E. W. Starling of the secret serv- ice, who is now at Swannanoa ar- ranging details for the President's visit, is known to have been kept busy in- forming the well meaning people of that section who want to extend gospnxliw to the party during its stay that the President and Mrs. Coolidge do not ex- pect to participate in any gayeties, and will accept as few social engagements as possible. They will, however, be guests at a Thanksgiving luncheon at the home of President Alderman of the University of Virginia Thanksgiving afternoon. Following this luncheon President Alderman and his guests will go to the |bowl on the grounds of the university to watch the annual game between Vir- ginia and the University of North Caro- lina. The President in accepting has explained that he and Mrs. Coolidge may not remain throughout the game. According to his present plans, the President will leave for Washington next Sunday afternoon. J. W. FOX, 52, BURIED. Fairfax County Farmer Survived by Widow, 6 Sons and Daughter. Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va.,, November 27.—Fu- neral services were held this afternoon for Joseph Willard Fox, 52 years old, who dled Sunday at his farm home near here. Rev. Alexander Galt conducted the services, which were in charge of the Order of Red Men, of which Mr. Fox was & member. Burial was in Chest- nut Grove.Cemetery. Mr. Fox is sur-. vived by his widow, six sons and one e S turkeys, rabbits and squirrels are plen- | scenic splendor as far as the eye can |; Oliver, who gave his address as Nor- folk, Va., was hungry when he reached Favetteville. He approached a man and murmured something about money, coffee and doughnuts. i “Do you know who I am?" asked the | citizen. ! “I don't think I have had the honor, | Mr. Er-ah——" began Oliver. “I am the city judge.” The city judge told Oliver about the begging laws of Fayetteville, “My error, pardon,” said Oliver, and he went his way. i He singled out another man as a| kind-hearted individual and repeated | the little dime, coffee and doughnuts peech. “Do you know who I am?” came th query. . “The mayor,” hazarded Oliver. No, the prosecuting attorney.” “I Know all about the begging laws.” laughed Oliver. Good-by.” Oliver had met two of the town's prominent citizens, but he had not been fed. He tried once more. “Do you know who I am?" was the question. “I am not sure,” I'm afraid you are the chief of poli ‘Wrong,” said the citizen. “1 am mayor. i | s said_Oliver, “but | ice.” | the Gome along with me.” ‘With the city judge on the bench and the mayor as a witness, the pmsecunng“ | attorney was not. needed. Oliver got 60 | days on a charge of vagrancy. FLOODS SUBMERGE 50 BELGIAN TOWNS AS RESIDENTS FLEE (Continued From First Page.) drowned. An Italian steamer, believed | to be the Salento, was wrecked and all aboard were lost. The Norwegian steam- er Michelsen was driven ashore and three members of the crew were drown- ed while the rest were being rescued. The British steamer Neath Abbey asked for help, reporting that she was in a dangerous position off West Kapel. The steamships Montenegro and Saleron were wrecked near Vigo, Spain, and three lives were lost. The freighter Arnabal-Mendi sank off San Sebastian, f3pain, but her crew was rescued. As the gale moved over the Mediter- ranean all liners from Algiers, Oran and ‘Tunis, which were due at Marsellle, France, cruised outside the roads, being unable to make port. Two schooners were driven ashore near Milazzo, Sicily, and their crews were saved. The German schoolship Pommern. which was left a derelict after all aboard ‘The losses to Great Britain alone from the recent storms were estimated at more than & million pounds. This in- cluded damage to property ashore, to shipping and life boat services and the damage resulting from suspension of transport. Calmer weather enabled the cross channel steamers to resume their regular services yesterday afternoon. Some of these had been suspended since Friday since the vessels were unable to enter PFrench ports. GALE RAGING IN BLACK SEA. Many Fishing and Motor Boats Are Sunk by Hurricane. BUCHAREST, Rumania, November 127 (P).—A terrific hurricane is raging on the Black Sea. Waves 45 feet high are breaking on the shores of Constanza and many fishing and motor boats have been sunk in the harbor. From the sea itself have come frequent SOS signals from larger vessels, but because of the severity of .the storm, the authorities | have been unable to send help to them. | Violent blizzards were reported from the | Drahov Valleg. 27 BELIEVED DROWNED. Efforts fo Rescue Crew of Italian Steamer Salento Prove Unavailing. AMSTERDAM, Holland, November 27 (#).—All efforts to rescue the crew | of the Italian steamer Salento, which | grounded off Zaandvoort on Suaday, have been unavailing because of a ter- rific surf which has been running. It was regarded as virtually certain | that_the entire crew, believed to num- i ber 27, were drowned. BOWIE ENTRIES TOMORROW. RACE_Purse, $1,300; maiden 3- % furlongs. { | FIRST year-olds; Transit King's Own aFly Light ance a Pantomine. Zegpon 4o Also- efigibie Revel Eterne °.. 109 Star Fiver L0109 a L. Waterbury. Sage Stable and Goode- stone Stable entr Y. Audley Farm entry. SECOND RACE—Purse. $1.300; claiming; 3-year-olds and up: 6 furlongs. Fleeting Pire un Ranger . *Complication Also_eligible Bye and Bye =Clzona assa Yesanno 1 Pidelity Ho Moboz .. High Hope 09 THIRD RACE—Purse. $1.300; claiming: vear-olds and up; 1. miles. Loreen_ .. Long Point " Blue Darter “Raving Lady Bob's Best . +Highbinder Rosina .. *Uncle Ai' +Jenny Deai +Frances Rock. Talladega ... FOURTH RACE-Purse. $1.300; ridge: 2-year-olds: 6 furlongs. Shasta Pebble .. 108 Sunny Port Fair Bob . 106 Safety Pin Whipstick . 06 Golden Arro Rockdale o 6 ' Mum's Exi 3 . 3 4 7 Forehead Drama_.... *Sam Slick Also_eligidie- 102 11 n2 104 112, *Indian Corn 107 Many Flaws 109 107 104 104 12 a *Joe Adams the Bay- 1 it 1 0 Farm entry. FIFTH RACE—Purse, $1.400: the Conowin- g0; 3-year-olds and up: 1/s miles. Macedon 104 Night Mail . 4 104 Bucky Harril Corporal 164 Tintta 10! Lactarius 104 Joe Marrone, 3d. SIXTH RACEPurse, $1.300; claiming; year-olds and up; 1'a miles. *Alita Allen *Hat Brush *Signola . Harry Beal . +Stage Struck . *Friedjof Nanse: Fair Lark . *Grand Bey FLEy o Pat Calhoun ... Foreat Fuiy a Nevada Also_ eligil Miss Prim Eifin Star SEVENTH RACE—Purse. 3-year-olds and up: 1 Spring_ .. y Lore $1,300; claiming: e miles. Hot Pollol . “Just a little joke. |*! | permit Station WGY, at Schenectady. to operate full time. The commission also requested the dismissal of the ap- peal of the people of the State of New York, who joined with the company in its request for the stay of the gen- eral order. The case is scheduled for hearing December 3. Through Attorney Louis T. Caldwell the commission attacks the jurisdiction of the court, claiming that the appli- cation for mnotice of appeal falls to follow the provisions of the radio act by which the court is authorized to hear appeals from decisions of the commission. No decision of the com- mission, it is pointed out, is complained of in the application, but relief is sought from pending application not acted upon by the commission. The court lacks jurisdiction, it is con- tended, because the notice of appeal of the General Electric Co.. falls to ow that there has been a refusal by 2 commission of an application for a construction permit or for a station license or for a remewal or modifi- cation of an existing license or a revoca- tion of lice These are the only orders which are appealable to the court, it is claimed In reference to the application by At- torney General Ottinger for the people of New York, the commission asseris that the people of that State have no such interest in the application of the General Electric Co.. as to entitle them to appeal and no such appeal is grani- ed them by the radio act. TWO FLOORS CAVE IN IN VATICAN BUILDING Quarters of Palatine Guards Are Wrecked—Precautions Taken in Pope's Suite. By the Associated Press. ROME, November 27.—Two floors in the quarters of the Palatine Guards of the Vatican caved in this morning. The accident caused considerable alarm to persons in the papal suite and meas- | ures were immediately taken to test the stability of floors ana ceilings in the Pope’s private apartments. The quarters of the guards and the Pope’s private apartments were con- structed in the late years of the six- teenth century under the reign of Pope Sixtus V. On being informed of the mishap in the quarters of the guards the Pop: |ordered that everything possible b {done to avoid similar collapses els~ where in the apostolic palace. FOOD ADULTERATION CHARGED BY EXPERTS | Department of Agriculture De clares Use of Mineral 0il in Products Forbidden by Law. By the Associated Press. ‘The Department of Agriculture issuc: a statement today declaring all food containing mineral oil are adulterated. and that “this is expressly prohibited by the Federal food and drugs act.” The statement said: “Mineral oil is not digested and as- similated; it has neither food value no: condimental value; it therefore has nc proper place in food products. Its us in foods, either as a substitute for edible oil in such products as mayon- naise, or for other purposes, lowers the food value of the finished product. “This is expressly prohibited by th~ Federal food and drugs act. Product containing mineral oils intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease are drugs and should be plaini: and conspicuously labeled as such.” WOMAN'S DISAPPEARANGE MYSTERY INCREASES Charred Bones Reported in Fur- nace—Cab Driver Says Woman Left City. By the Assoclated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. November 27— The statement by Chief of Detectives Yarberry that ashes taken from the furnace in the apartment house from which Mrs. Ella McDowell Rogers dis- appeared October 7 apparently con- tained charred human bones was made today coincident with the declaration of a taxicab driver that he took the woman to a train. The driver said she told him she was going to Chicago. Mrs. Rogers, who was 29 years old and the widow of a newspaper adver- tising _solicitor, disappeared ai pm. October 7, apparently taking no 2 glggage or per:onal belongings with er. NICARAGUA RELATIONS RESUMED BY GUATEMALA | Minister, Recalled Early in 1027, Ordered to Return to Managua. 3| By the Associated Press. GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, No- vember 27.—The Guatemalan govern- ment again re-established diplomatic re- lations with Nicaragua yesterday by or- dering its Minister, Jose Esteben San- chez, to resume his functions in Mant gua. Senor Sanchez has been staying in this ecity. Guatemala recalled its minister to Nicaragua. in 1927, during_che height of the Nicaraguan Civil War. Guatemala had never recognized Pre: dent Adolfo Diaz. The only other Cen- tral American government which had withheld recognition was Costa Rica. DURATION FLYERS FAIL. Land as Gas Supply Is Too Low to Set Record. FRESNO, Calif, November 27—The endurance flight of Lee Schoenhair and John Guglielmetti ended in failure at 1:40 am. today, when the plane landed at the Helm airport, 40 miles west of here. 1t had 90 gallons of gasoline left, which was not enough to carry them to a new record. They had been in the air 42 hours and 59 minutes, and would have needed to stay up another 24 hours tudhl\'e set a new endurance flight rec- ord. Farm Tenant Burned. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. *Bat One Cent The Ally Flagship Faddy Ta0okini Vet “Apprentice allowance claimed. & Mealber slears LAtk thste PR Floren: Wheatstick BEEETEEEEsS FREDERICK, Md., November 27— John Linton, 35 years old, a tenant of the farm of Edward D. Shriner, Ceres- ville, Md., was seriously burned when a gasoline tank exploded in the large garage on the farm. Linton's cond| tion is seribus, hospital officials saide Lacal Sremen saved: Be bullding.