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! WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and change in temperature. Highest, lowest, 27 at 6 am. Temperatures : p.m. yesterday; toda: y. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 30,904, 5 omee, tomorrow, not much 38, at 2:30 ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Fpening Sfar. The only ev: service. Sunday's Saturday’s Circulation, Circulation, ening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Entered as second class matter Washington, D, C. (/) Means Associated Pr TWO WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1928 —_FORTY PAGES. FIRST MOVE TAKEN 10 SETTLE BOLIIA BOUNDARY DISPUTE Pan-American Conferees in Opening Session Act to Avert War. ARBITRATION STRESSED IN COOLIDGE ADDRESS Set Example for Rest of World, He Tells Representatives of 20 Republics. Threatened hostilities between Bo- livia and Paraguay will be averted if those countries accept a proposal to arbitrate their frontier dispute unani- | mously adopted by the Pan-American Conference on Conciliation and Arbi- tration at its opening session in the Pan-American Union Building here this morning. Realizing that the dark cloud of armed conflict, which is overhanging Bolivia and Paraguay as the result of the movement of troops on their fron- tiers and the severance of diplomatic relations between their governments might upset all the plans of the pres- ent conference to provide the machin- ery for banishing war from the West- ern Hemisphere, the conference plunged at once into the problem of finding a peaceful settlement. | Only the opening address of Presi- dent Coolidge, who asked that the Re- publics of the New World set an ex- ample to all other nations in the peaceful settlement of international disputes, was permitted to delay action to prevent the threatened war. Plan Proposed by Maurtua. Even before the actual session began this morning a plan for peaceful set- tlement of the dispute had been in- formally pro) by Dr. Victor M. Maurtua, one of the two Peruvian dele- gates, and had received the approval of most of the other delegates, includ- ing Secretary of State Kellogg and Charles E. Hughes, delegates represent- ing the United States. At the earliest opportunity, after the conference had been organized for bus- iness, Dr. Maurtua formally introduced a 1esolution embodying the plan. It was unanimously adopted by the con- ference, which includes delegates from DESIGN FOR UNKNOWN’S TOMB The above design was selected today for the completion of the Tomb of | the Unknown Soldier by Secretary of.War Davis, who chose it from five selected by a jury award from 73 submitted. The design is the work of Thomas Hudson Jones, sculptor, and Lorimer Rich, architect, both of New York. —Star Staff Photo. BOLVANS DEHAN VARDECLARTION Diplomatic Relations With Paraguay Broken After Clash at Frontier. By the Associated Press. ‘The Bolivian legation announced today that President Siles of Bolivia had proclaimed a general and ab- solute_amnesty for all political of- fenses. The legation pointed to the meas- ure as a proof of the political sta- bility of the country and of its na- tional solidarity. By the Associated Press. LA PAZ, Bolivia, December 10.— Popular demonstrations demanding war with Paraguay made the situation in| regard to that country more tense today. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed as a result of a border clash between troops on Thurs- day. “If war is necessary, we will all go,” all but one of the 21 Republics.of this hemisphere, the misisng country being Argentina. . The text of the resolution is as fol- lows: - o “The International Conference of American States on Conciliation and Arblmmal: at Wi n for the Dltl;; pose of determining the the pacific settlement of their interna, tional differences, unanimously re- solved: e “One—To express to the goversiments of the sister republics of Bolfvia and | Paraguay the keen desire and the hope which it entertains that the present differences shall be arranged pacifically and in a spirit of justice, concord and of fraternity; ! “Two—Conveys in & cordial and re- spectful manner to those governments in conformity with the tradition of this continent and with the practices T- anteed in modern international law that nations under circumstances such as the present have at their disposal or- ganisms and means adequate and suffi- cient to find solutions which harmonize the preservation of peace with the rights of states: “Three—To transmit this resolution by telegraph to the governments of Bo- livia and Paraguay. “Fourth—To form @& committee charged with the duty of advising the conference with respect to the con- ciliatory action, which, if necessary, it might render co-operating with the in- strumentalities now employed ‘ln a friendly solution of the problem.” Committee Appointed. Adoption of the resolution followed its seconding by the Ambassador of Cuba, Dr. Ferrara. Secretary Kellogg, as chairman of the conference, immediately carried out in- structions in the resolution by appoint- ing a committee of five members after a conference with Dr. Maurtua. He announced that the committee is asking the Ministers of Bolivia and Paraguay to join in its meetings. As soon as they have received instructions from their respective governments they will be appointed official members of the committee. Dr. Maurtua of Peru, who was made chairman of the committee, announced that it would hold its first meeting at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the Pan-Amer- ican Building. The other members of the committee which is to confer on the first momentous question coming before the conference are: The Ambassador of Cuba, Dr. Ferrara; Dr. Manuel Fos- ter, delegate of Chile: Senor S. Ourgel de Amaral, the Ambassador of Brazil, " (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) President Hernando ‘Siles told a crowd that gathered before the presidential palace and shouted “We want war, Mr. President.” Six thousand youths paraded to the offices of the general staff and offered B s to enMst immediately. They Were told thatthey would be called only if neces- sary. The youths marched through the streets swinging lanterns and torches ana shouting: “Viva Bolivia; muers, Paraguay.” Congress Applauds Stand. Congress met in secret session and indorsed the foreign policy of the gov- ernment and applauded the stand that had been taken. Two commissions of leading statesmen were named to ad- vise the government and were remain- ing in continuous session to draw up emergency measures. President Siles warned the people in an impromptu speech, that both serenity and firmness wers necessary in the pres- ent situation. He said: “Serenity and firmness are the attri- butes of great peoples; it is necessary to be in full possession of these. The government will do its duty. We will be as ope in the defense of our country.” When the cheers that followed the President’s declaration had died down, President Roman Paz of Congress said that the legislative bodies would col- laborate with President Siles until vic- tory was assured. He added: “We will obtain sovereignty of our rivers, which have always been ours.” (The disputed territory of Gran Chaco in which the clash occurred, lies between the Pilcomaya and Paraguay Rivers.) “Paraguay is provoking war,” the Republicans asserted in a manifesto. “Bolivians, rally to the defense of your country to the last.” The newspaper La Razon sald in an extra edition: “We must avenge Man- chego and Lozada (two Bolivian officers killed at Fort Van Guardia by Para- guayan forces.).” Note Is Made Public. The note sent to Charge d'Affaires Elias Ayaia of Paraguay with his pass- port, was made public by the govern- ment. It read: “In the absence of the foreign min- ister, T have been entrusted by my government to tell you in reply to your note of December 7, that official ad- vices received in the foreign office prove " (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) Warrant Calls ‘EOI‘ Arrest 0{ "Santa Clausn Victim of Blow Fails By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 10.—If all the children are out of the room, here's a bit of news for the grown folks: There's a warrant out for Santa Claus. Jolly old Kris Kringle punched a man on the jaw and knocked some teeth out. The man, Albert Cohen, went to the police about it and, inasmuch as he didn't know St Nick's real name, the wararnt sim- ply called for the delivery of the jail house of “Santa Claus.” Cohen was stand- ing at State and Randolph. So was Santa. So was a little boy. The lit- tle boy was consumed with an irresist- ible urge to investigate Santa Claus’ whiskers. He wanted to twine his little fingers in the snowy mane and pull. He did. The whiskers, attached to a rubber band, left a great gap below Santa's ‘rsnn. then suddenly snapped back into place. ‘When they snapped back Santa ~howled. -Hot-under the coliar is no way,, to Learn Real Name to tell how badly Santa felt. He was hot above the collar, especially on the face, where the rtebound of the patriarchal whiskers had made a red mark. Jolly old St. Nick cut loose with a haymeaker at the little rascal with the irresistible urge. The lad ducked neatly. Not so Mr. Cohen, who was standing directly behind, smiling broadly. Co- hen’s failure to dodge was responsible for the loss of several of his teeth, Santa, with whiskers askew, fled. Probably by now he is back at the North Pole. PAPERS COST $5 EACH. Two Men Forfeit Bond for Failure to Pay at Racks. Continuing their campaign against persons who take newspapers from LINER GELTIC RAMS ROGKS OFF IRELAND 253 Passengers Removed Safely—Ship in Danger of Breaking Up. By the Associated Press. COBH, Ireland, December 10.—The White Star liner Celtic, which left New | 5 grave condition existed. The royal York on December 1, with 253 passen- gers, ran on the rocks off Roches Point at the entrance of the harbor early to- day and at low tide was held fast in 15 feet of water with the possibility that she might break up if she did not get off on the next tide. All of the passengers were rescued being debarked in tenders, despite rough water around the stranded liner. A British cruiser stationed in the harbor co-operated in the work and aided in bringing the passengers to safety. he liner, which stove a hole directly under her engine room, was lying with a severe list to port. She struck the rocks near the lighthouse at Roches Point at 5:40 am. She was within a short distance of where transatlantic vessels usually cast anchor to meet tenders. A gale had been in progress off the coast and the pilot had been unable to go aboard. Tugs’ Efforts Fruitless. ‘The Dutch tugs Gelizee and Mor- yeeock tried to tow the liner off the Tocks; but were unsuccessful rations were made to make effort to get her off on the next tide, For this reason members of the crew remained aboard the liner after the passengers had been removed. ‘The passenger list of the Celtic com- prised 87 cabin passengers, 47 tourist class passengers and 119 third-class passengers. (A press association dispatch from Liverpool said that it was understood that 27 survivors of the Vestris disaster were aboard the Celtic when it ran ashore.) ‘The grounding of the great ship took place In miserable weather conditions with a cold rian and biting wind add- ing to the discomfort of the removal of the passengers through the harbor to the Cobh docks. Grounded at High Tide. The Celtic grounded when it was still nearly high tide. Her wireless imme- diately told of her plight and tugs were rushed to her aid. Tenders which were awaiting inside the harbor to take off mails and passengers proceeded to res- cue all of the passengers who were lined up on the decks and went over the side with their hand luggage to the little craft rising and falling in the rough water. Only a few miles farther and the Celtic in her usual way would have cast anchor in the calm harbor and met the tenders which come out from the docks to meet the big ships from America. Talking over the telephone to the As- sociated Press, Michael Johnston, the lighthouse keeper at Roche’s Point, gave a graphic description of the disaster. “It was a_melancholy sight to see the great liner hard and fast on the rocks as if she were held by 100 anchors,” de- clared Johnston, who knows every inch of the rugged coastline. “She is entirely on the rocks, lying on a flat spur 300 yards from Roches Point. Her head is due west and she is so firmly wedged that there is hardly a trace of motion of her hull. Slow Pace Saved Liner. “The liner struck at high water and four hours afterward with the tide re- ceding, there was hardly more than i5 feet of water around her hull. Only for the fact that the liner was going at slow speed there would have been a terrible disaster_ despite this she has been badly damaged and it remains to be seen whether she can be floated. I am afraid it will be necessary to jettison her cargo to lighten the ship as much as possible before this can be achieved. “Fine weather is essentfal to the sav- ing of the Celtic. If the sea becomes "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) RICH HERMIT DIES IN MIDST OF WEALTH Wallets Bulging With Money and Crumbling Securities Found in Dingy Room. By the Asociated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, December 10.—Surrounded by wealth, the body of James T. Cowden, 78, a hermit and a pioneer resident of this resort, has been found in his dingy top-floor quar- ters in a rooming house. Seven worn and musty wallets, bulg- ing with silver and gold coins, were hidden in the room. Crumbling pack- ets of stocks, bonds and mortgages had been stuffed into old shoes. Under the shabby carpet were bank books, one of which showed a $37,000 balance. street racks without payment, police ar- rested two men Saturday afternoon, both of whom forfeited $5 collateral in Police Court today. They were Robert Morris, 50, a salesman of the 1300 block of I street, and Edward Ashford, 40, a clerk, of the 1200 block of Seventh street, Both men were arrested by Policemen H. E. Davis and G. R. Browning of the first precinct, at Tmm“ street and New York avenue, Patrick Paunon, proprietor of the rooming house, discovered the body when he searched for his lodger, whom he had not seen for several days. An ambulance surgeon said death had re- sulted from natural causes, Cowden owned much real estate. Some estimates were that he was worth $1,000,000. a recluse. For 20 years he had been He is believed to have one et | son living in Chester, Pa, and o brothers in this ¢ity. KING'S EXHAUSTION BRINGS UNEASINESS WITH CRISIS NEAR Effects of Severe Strain of Long lliness Are Regarded With Concern. DISTURBED NIGHT PASSED, MORNING BULLETIN SAYS Anxiety Imcreasing Hourly and Public Believes Monarch's Life Is in Danger. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 10.—England this evening was waiting with tense anxiety for further official bulletins con- cerning the progress of King George. Fleet street, the great metropolitan newspaper center, and indeed the whole of the public, have been reluctantly forced to the conclusion that the next two or three days will be critical ones for his majesty. ‘Three weeks of grievous illness have so undermined the King's recuperative power and so severely taxed his heart that his life undoubtedly is in danger. This does not mean that an eventuality most necessarily be expected, but it does mean that it is distinctly possible. Bulletins Are Meager. ‘The official bulletins from Bucking- ham Palace have not given the public much information upon which to base an accurate opinion regarding the King's condition. However, use of the word “anxiety” in today's bulletin was interpreted as a distinct warning that physicians, it is felt, would never employ such phraseology except in an emer- ency. Whether the King’s physicians have real hopes of his majesty’s recovery is not known. In accordance with custom they are restricting their views to themselves, those immediately con- nected with the royal family and the government. _Even the officials of Buckingham Palace today were reluc- tant to discuss any phase of the sit- uation. Information that King George was somewhat exhausted by the strain of his long illness produced a feeling of un- easiness today. His physicians, however, referred to the exhaustion as the inevi- table and stated that his pulse was steady. It was recognized that the King's constitution had undergone a severe strain® The hope was expressed that he had sufficient vitality left to enable him to-overcome the results of this{ strain. No Change Repotted. Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stan- ley Hewett, the King's physicians, spent 45 minutes at Buckingham Palace this afternoon, arriving at 2:15 and leaving at 3 o'clock. 3 Despite this special visit, it was au- thoritatively stated that there was no change in King George's condition since this morning. The morning bulletin read: “Although the King has passed a disturbed night, there has been some fall in temperature this morning and there is also a slight improvement in the general condition. Anxiety, how- ever, must continue.” Concern Is Caused. Despite the more hopeful nature of the first part of the physicians’ report, the last sentence has caused concern. The doctors consultation this morning lasted for more than two hours—much longer than usual. The general public seems already to have been convinced, however reluctant- ly, by the tenor of recent official reports that this is the real situation and one effect was to bring a large number of anxious people to the plaza before Buckingham Palace by the time this morning’s bulletin was posted. ‘The public took encouragement never- theless from a palace intimation this afternoon that Queen Mary has every Tope of being able to fulfill her engage- ment to unveil the Mercantile Marine Memorial Tower on Wednesday. King Declared Courageous. Those who have been near the King| said that he was showing much courage and the will to get well. While he is thus able to help the doctors in their fight against his fllness, it was felt that they would have a strong ally in the patient_himself. The Sunday morning medical bulletin, signed by Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett, said: “The King has had several hours’ sleep. The prolongation of the fever is having the inevitable effect of producing a certain measure of exhaustion. The pulse, however, remains steady.” The evening bulletin read: “The King has passed a quiet day, but there is no diminution in the ex- haustion referred to in this morning’s bulletin. The pulse remains steady.” Pulse Mentioned First Time. This was the first time in the course of his illness that the pulse of the King had been specifically mentioned in an official bulletin. Apparently this was done as a reassurance that the pulse was keeping its steady beat although the fever persisted. The fact that the King's pulse re- mained steady seemed to indicate that his exhaustion had not yet reached the stage reacting adversely on the action of his heart. Opinions of medical experts written for newspapers on the King's condition vary. One expert said: “The whole question now is the ability of the constitution and the system generally to recover. If at this stage the King is beginning to become exhausted and the fever is still going on, the outlook is very serious indeed.” GIVES UP TO POSSE. Arkansas Man Suspected of Murder of Three in Hospital, VAN BUREN, Ark. December 10 (#). —William Howell, sought as the slayer of three persons at the Crawford Coun- ty Hospital, surrendered today after having been wounded In an exchange of shots with a sheriff’s X The man who had been shot in the face and head was taken to Crawford County Jail, where officers said a charge of murder would be filed. He made no statement as to the charges against him. His wounds were sad not to be seriougy / THINKING OF & s e REAL OTHE L S—THE MHIHN N \ | EAGUE SHELVES U.5. COURT ENTRY Council Postpones Action on Resolution to Determine Basis for Court Entry. By the Associated Press. LUGANO, Switzerland, December 10. —The Council of the League of Nations will do nothing at its present session to expedite American adhesion to the ‘World Court by classifying the problem of advisory opinions. By unanimous vote of its 14 members the Council today postponed action on a resolution which recommended that a study be made as to whether advisory opinions might be requested by a simple majority vote of the Council. ‘There was no discussion of the reso- lution which had been sent to the Councll by the Assembly of the League. ‘The existing practice of the Council i8 to insist on unanimity, but no League statute requires this. Should unanimity become a rule, it would be easy to ac- cept the reservations made by the United States that the Court, without the consent of the United States, must grant no advisory opinions in which the United States has or claims an interest. World Court in Limelight. ‘The World Court has again come into international limelight because of newspaper reports that President Cool- idge contemplates reopening negotia- tions for American entrance. ‘The Council accepted a resolution in- troduced by Vittorio Scialoja of Italy that the action of the Assembly leaves to the Council the moment at which the suggested study of divergencies of opinion on the subject should be under- taken. ‘The league machinery functioned to- day at the opening meeting of the coun- cil with the same unruffled regularity as at Geneva. M. Briand, presiding, congratulated Foreign Minister Stresemann of Ger- many, Sir Austen Chamberlain, Britisn foreign minister, and Nicholas Titulesco of Rumania on their improved health which permitted them to attend the meetng. ‘The first official act of the Council was to register the success of the League in inducing Rumania and Hungary to begin direct negotiations for the seftle- ment of the dispute concerning landed estates taken over from Hungarians in Transylvania when Transylvania be- came a part of Rumania. This dispute has gone on for years. Representatives of the countries concerned announced that conversations would soon begin and M. Briand expressed an earnest hope that they would be successful. ‘Would Ask United States Approval. The correspondent was informed that if an agreement is reached here the powers will immediately communicate the results of their deliberations to the American Government and ask whether Washington approves of the conclusions. ‘Germany is taking a lead in the plan to hold a meeting with the representa- tives of Japan, Great Britain, Italy and France. ‘The idea behind the project is that disarmament must not be dropped even if it takes years to settle and that public opinion demands action. Provisional plans call for the discus- sion in February of Soviet Russia’s scheme for partial disarmament, which " (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) —e COAL OUTPUT DROPS. Decrease in Pennsylvania Thi Year Indicated in Report. HARRISBURG, Pa., December 10.— Decrease in the production of both anthracite and bituminous coal In Pennsylvania this year, as compared with 1927, is indicated in the monthly report of mine inspectors to Walter Glasgow, secretary of mines. For the first 11 months of 1928 hard coal mined was estimated at 55,500,000 tons and bituminous at 102,101,000 tons. Last year’s output was 76,644,000 tons of anthracite and 131,500,000 tons of bituminous. Mild weather and the use of substi- tutes for household purposes were ad- vanced as the reasons for the drop. MISS GORE ON STAGE. Daughter of Former Senator Will| Make Debut Tomorrow. NEW YORK, December 10 (#).—Nina Gore, daughter of the blind former Senator from Oklahoma, Thomas P. Gore, makes her Broadway debut to- morrow night in the play, “Sign of the Leopard.” It is her first professional engagement. She was educated in Lawton, Okla., and Washington, where she was active in school plays and charity shows, H.|a storm. The 13-year-old boy, with his COMMITTEE 0. K. GIVEN. | Senate Body's Action Regarded as sign of Early Confirmation. | The appointement of Judge Ralph | Given to serve on the bench of the Dis- | trict Police Court was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The promptness with which the committee | voted to make a favorable report is taken as an indication that the Sen- ate also will act on the nomination | without delay. | Judge Given, who is serving under a | recess appointment, was assistant Unit- | ed States attorney in charge of prosecu- tions in-Police Court for many years. He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge MacDon- CHLEARS G HOOVER VARMLY President-Elect and Party Quit Battleship for Over- ~ land Trip to Atlantic. —= By the Associated Press. SANTIAGO, Chile, December 10.— President-elect Hoover arrived here at] 11:50 this morning. President Ibanez and his cabinet greeted him warmly at the station. The President escorted the | visitor in government carriages to the | United States embassy. Colorful mili- tary escorts preceded and followed the | carriages. ‘The city was brilliantly decorated. VALPARAISO GREETS PARTY. Hoover Welcomed by Americans and Officlals Upon Landing. VALPARAISO, Chile, December 10 (4). —Welcomed by a 21-gun salute, Herbert Hoover landed at Valparaiso about o'clock this morning. He left shortly afterwards on a special train for San- tiago. Mayor Lautaro Rosas of Valparaiso and a large party of local officials wel- comed the President-elect. A group of American residents cheered him as he passed through double lines of soldiers and sailors standing at attention to a special train. Mayor Rosas presented Mrs. Hoover with two beautiful pieces of old Colo- nial silver. ‘The mayor accompanied the Hoover train to Santiago, where President Iba- nez and his cabinet were to greet Mr. Hoover. BELIEVES TRIP WORTH WHILE. President-elect Quits Maryland Well Satisfied With Tour. By the Associated Press. U. S. S. MARYLAND, APPROACH- ING VALPARAISO, Chile, December 10.—Satisfied that the time he has de- voted to gaining a personal acquaint- anc2 with the people and problems of " (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) ALTON W. REYNOLDS, SON OF TOBACCO MAN, DROWNS Scion of Wealthy Family and i Uncle Dead—Boy, 13, in Serious Condition After Rescue. By the Associated Press. NORWALK, Conn., December 10.— Alton W. Reynolds, 36, soion of the ! wealthy family identified with the to- ibacco trade, lost his life Saturday while | returning in a skiff from a duck hunt- ing trip. Herbert Preston. his uncle-in- law, met a similar fate. Alton W. Reynolds, jr., is suffering from exposure iat the hospital after his rescue four hours later. Reynolds' body was found 150 feet {from Peach Island, where he attempted to swim after the boat capsized ‘during body frozen from the waist down, was found clinging to the boat. Preston’s body has not been found. While & youth Reynolds was a student at an exclusive school here, and eloped with Miss Hazel Blasier, a railroad employe’s daughter. Reynolds was subsequently disinherited. He then became an elec- trician, building up his own business. Later he was forgiven by his family, FAUST IS REMOVED. Missouri Representative, Improved, Taken to Naval Hospital. Representative Faust, Republican, Missouri, who suffered a stroke at his hotel here November 28, today was or- dered removed from Emergency Hos- ital to the Naval Hospital, because of rm condition. It was announced at Emergency Hospital that he had spent a restless | | | SCORE ARE INIURED INCAR COLLISON Two Men Seriously Iniured,% Score Are Bruised in Head-On Crash. | ‘Two men were seriously injured, five | other passengers received injuries | necessitating hospital treatment and a | score of others were bruised and shaken | shortly after 9 o'clock this morning when an east-bound Capital Traction street car failed to negotiate an auto- matic switch at North Capitol street and Massachusetts avenue and crashed head-on into a west-bound car of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. The front ends of both cars were demolished. Those most seriously in- jured are: A. B. Lancaster, 47, of 2423 Pennsyl- JYania avenue, motorman of the Capital Traction car, confined in Casualty Hos- pital with severe lacerations and shock and possibly a fractured skull. George S. Garnett, 51, of 1495 New- ton street, a passenger on the Capital Traction car, taken to Emergency Hos- pital with & fractured hip, cuts and bruises. John V. Phillips, jr., 34, of 510 C street northeast, crushed hand, necessi- tating the amputation of two fingers at Casualty Hospital. J. B. Seay, 211 Eighth street south- east, motorman of the Washington Railway & Electric car, ireated at Sib- ley Hospital for lacerations on the face and bruises. Mrs. Agnes B. Burns, 519 Seventh street northeast, admitted to Sibley Hospital for a sprained ankle. Margaret Higuera, 203 Eighth street northeast, treated at Sibley Hospital for injuries to one leg. E. C. Broadwater, 651 Hamilton street, treated as Casualty Hospital for bruises and shock. Several Taken to. Homes. Passengers who were injured and taken to their homes in private au- tomobiles included, according to police, Helen Benson, employed in the tele- phone office at the House Office Build- ing; Carter Daly, 1323 Clifton street; Mrs. T. J. Shivers, 700 E street north- east; Mrs. Frank Litzenberg, 210 A street northeast; Etta Spitzer, 120512 C street northeast; Dr. T. F. Murphy, 2526 Seventeenth street, and E. L Goetz, 812 Emerson street. Officials of the Capital Traction Co. INAUGURAL BASED ON THAT OF 19041 PLANNEDBY GRANT Chairman to Be Guided by Simplicity of Ceremonies for Coolidge. GLOVER IS APPOINTED EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Army, Navy and Marine Units Near Capital to Provide Military Contingent. In compliance with President-eleci Hoover’s preference for a simple inau- guration March 4, the program carried out for Calvin Coolidge’s inaugural four vears ago will be used as a model by Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, chairman of the inaugural committee, in planning the event. Positive announcement to this effect was made today by Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican netional | committee, who several days ago select- CHRISTMAS SPIRIT! | ed Col. Grant to head the Hoover in- augural committee, and who has since been in radio communication with the President-clect. In this fashion, Mr. Hoover's views on the celebraion were learned definitely. Since his communication with Mr. Hoover Dr. Work has advised Col. Grant @s to Mr. Hoover's wishes. Dr. Work at the same time has cautioned the inaugural chairman to stick as ciosely as pessible to the Coolidge inaugural celebration, inasmuch as M. Hoover has let it be known officially that he wants very little pomp incident to his induction into office. The President- clect was represented as considering the Coolidge inauguration fitting to the oc- casion and added that it coincides with his ideas. Parade Will Be Short. This will mean that the inaugural parade will be limited in mm-.berg;l of participants and will not consume more than 45 minutes in passing. Also, the parade will be confined to the military for the most part. The governors of the various States will be invited to participate, but their staff and State delegations will be limited in number. Four years ago 28 governors and their staffs were in the parade. The military contingent on that occasion consisted of units of the Army, Navy and Marines in and about Washington. and it is understood that this will be the case next March 4. Col. Grant has set in motion the machinery to plan for this event. The problem he is facing today is one of preliminary organization.. = W. Irving Glover, Secon i Postmaster General, Cal. %xfiscm::: nounced, has been appoin Secretary of the inauguralcompuiiine Those. who today accepted Col. Grant' invitation, in addi ‘Asistan: e tion to Assistan: General Glover are: 5 C. Glover, jr.; Maj. Gen. Anton s%:; David Lynn, architect of the Capitol’ lore P. Noyes, Mrs. Virginia White Speel, E. F. Colladay and W. T. Galliher. Others who will be asked to come to- morrow afterncon’s meeting to assist in the preparation are: Corcoran ‘Thom. B. F. Saul, Joshua Evans, jr.; former Representative Joseph H. Himes, George W. White, Walter B. Howe, Edwin . Parker, District Commissioner Sidney ¥. gl':l{:r;o HJo}m éhys Hammond, . Fleming, X Mrs. E. B. Meu‘:‘n. e Col. Grant has been in conference with prominent citizens of Washington and officials relative to the personnel of the inaugural committee. Consider- able headway has been made and it is believed he will be able to announce the names of a portion of the com- mittee if not all of it within the next day or so. Meeting Set for Tomorrow. He has formed a nucleus from which o build up his army of assistants and has called an informal meeting in the Gridiron room of the Willard Hotel to- morrow. At this meeting plans will be discussed for perfecting the organiza- tion machinery and for completing the appointments to the general committec as well as tentatively discussi s for the celebration. s ot It is known that Col. Grant has been in conference with William T refused to discuss possible causes of the accident until they had received a complete report from the crew of their car and from experts who are examin- ing the switch for mechanical defects. The motorman said he would not be at liberty to discuss the accident until he talked with representatives of his com- pany. The _crash was witnessed by Police- man Robert Strong of the Traffic Bu- reau, on duty at the intersection. “The Capital Traction car stopped in the proper manner to throw the switch in the right direction,” he said, “but apparently the mechanism failed to work properly, for as the street car started forward again, it swung onto the northbound tracks up North Capitol street, instead of continuing straight ahead. I looked behind me just in time to see a Mount Pleasant car of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. coming across the intersection, and jumped to one side in time to escape being crushed. Girls Are Trampled On. “Although both cars seemed to be traveling at a low rate of speed, the force of the impact was terrific. Both front ends crumpled in 'as though made of paper, and broken glass flew in every direction. “The Mount Pleasant car had picked up a load of school girls in front of the Union Station and most of them were standing in the aisle. They went Galliher, chairman of the fnaugural committee four years ago and identi- fied with past inaugurations. The in- augural chairman has been advised by Mr. Galliher as to the extent of the Coolidge inauguration and just what was necessary in making preparations for that celebration. It is also under- stood that one of the important sub- jects at tomorrow’s informal meeting will be that of finances. With the absence of an inaugural ball, there has been always more or less of a problem to be faced by the inaugural committee in the matter of meeting expenses. During his discus- sion of this subject today, Mr. Galliher recalled that, although there was no revenue from inaugural ball, the committee was able to return 100 cents on the dollar to those Washington citi- zens who had guaranteed the funds. Concessions Aid Revenue. It was explained that the principai source of revenue four years ago was the reviewing stand concessions as well as the official inaugural souvenit pro- gram. The reviewing stand was erected on the Lafayette Square side of Penn- sylvania avenue facing the White Housc. It is believed that the committee will sanction the holding of an unofficial ball on inauguration night, the pro- ceeds from which will probably go to some charity as was the case four years agu. It appears to be the consensus of those who have discussed this matter down in a mass as though someone had | ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) with Dr. Work and Col. Grant that while unofficial, a hi ure " (Continued on Page 2, Colum: 5 ) Woman “Fools™ Yeggs by Hiding Jewcls In Pocket of Auto—But Thcy Steal Car By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 10.—Mrs. A. L. Rubel of Laporte, Ind., had heard all about Chicago, so she knew just what to do when two villainous-appearing men approached the sedan which her husband had just brought to a stop for a traffic signal. ‘What Mrs. Rubel knew was that these men were avaricious to the point of lar- ceny. With unerring feminine instinct she quickly took her rings and other valuables. worth $600 altogether, and night, byt t his condition was some- what ed g:gpped them in & door pocket of the » £ I Mis. Rubel was right, the men were footpads. They demanded money, and got $20 from Rubel and $2 from his wife. Mrs. Rubel, however, was smiling to herself about how she had come from Laporte and flim-flammed the Chicago -yegg men at their own gutter-an past time. She was much chagrined when the robbers ordered her and her husband from the car, got in themselves and drove away. Radio -l."rog;;ms—l;age ad v