Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1928, Page 1

v WEATHER. — (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy and somewhat warmer with lowest temperature about 36 degrees to- night; tomorrow rain and slightly warmer. Temperatures: Highest, 54, at 4:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 26, at 6:30 The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. 0 4 am. today. Full report on page 9. he e WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION n Star. Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,854 R E— Entered as sec post - office, W. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 ond cla s matter ashington, ] D, ( WASHINGTON, D A o WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. 12, 1928—FORTY-SIX PAGES. * (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. No. 30,906. KING OPERATED ON AT BASE OF LUNG: CONDITION S HELD SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Further Puncture Will Be Nec- essary to Remove Poison From Ruler’s System, Ac- cording to Latest Bulletin. PRINCE OF WALES CALLS TO SEE FATHER TWICE Heir Apparent Is Recognized by Stricken Parent. Immediately Prince George Leaves Bermuda for Bedside—Queen Mary Af- tends War Memorial Unveiling. | By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 12.—King George underwent an operation today for the removal by puncture of purulent fluid around the base | of his right lung. Some of the purulent fluid was| removed and further drainage will be necessary. Announcement of the operation was made in a bulletin timed 3:20 Pp.m. and signed by five of the six physicians who have been attend- ing his majesty. Text of Bulletin. This bulletin read as follows: “The slight improvement in the King’s condition noted this morn- ing is maintained. Some purulent fluid around the base of the right lung has been removed by punc- ture this morning and further drainage will be necessary. (Signed) “Hewett, “Whitby, “Buzzard, “Rolleston, “Dawson.” The Prince of Wales, who reached London late last night after his 6,000-mile race from Africa, visited Buckingham Palace Ll again shortly after noon today and This was after the puncture opera- tion. About 1:30 p.m. he returned to his home at York House. It was stated officially today that Prince George, who has been serving aboard the H. M. 8. Dur- ban, left Bermuda this morning for New York. He will leave New York on the Berengaria, which sails for England Friday. Queen Attends Unveiling. During the afternoon Queen Mary attended the unveiling of the mercan- tile marine war memorial at Tower Hill. She was accompanied by Prin- cess Mary. Buckingham Palace officials were re- fuctent to comment on the afternoon bulletin, which was the first issued at that time of day. But the fact « that the doctors had stated that the slight improvement noted in the morn- ing announcement had been main- tained was taken as a good sign. On the other hand, there was a bit of foreboding because the physicians had found that further drainage of the lung region would have to be under- ‘ taken in the near future. Temperature Declared Lower. ‘The King's physicians at 10:30 a.m. today issued this bulletin: “The King had some hours of sleen. ‘The slight improvement noted late last night is maintained, the temperature being somewhat lower and the general condition a little better.” The remarkable rally which the King tmade last night just before he saw the Prince of Wales seemed to have been maintained. This gave an indication of the strength with which the King was fighting his battle. King Recognizes Prince. ‘When the Prince first arrived at the palace iast night it was announced that he was not allowed to see his father. Later it was stated, however, that he did see the King but the visit was not prolonged for fear of tiring the patient. These contradictory statements were explained unofficially today by the an- nouncement that the King was sleeping when his son and heir arrived, but he awoke before the Prince left the palace and as his condition showed some im- provement it was decided that the visit might be permitted without risk. The King immediately recognized his son. Prince Met by Baldwin. ‘The heir to the throne was met on his landing to English soil at Folke- stone by Prime Minister Baldwin, and the Duke of York met them at Victorla Station when they arrived on the boat | train. The prince looked well after his hunting trip, but his face showed strain from his anxiety and the marks from his forced journey by land and sea. When the prince clasped hands with his brother at the station he listened with the most acute concern to the message which the duke brought of the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) “Highest Authority” Denies Intention of Prince to Abdicate “Certain Remarks Made in Jocular Mood” Were Misinterpreted. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1928, LONDON, December 12.—*“The Prince of Wales never contemplated not suc- ceeding his father. His carefree man- ner and certain remarks regarding the burden of the crown that he made in a jocular mood have led certain peo- ple to misinterpret his intention and | spread the report that he desired to | abdicate in favor of his brother, the Duke of York. I want to state emphat- ically that there is no word of truth in this report, and should King George | pass away, the Prince of Wales will bc the next King of England.” | This statement was made to the cor- respondent of tie Chicago Daily News and The Star by the highest possible authority. Prime Minister Baldwin, who rushed from London. to meet the Prince of Wales at Dover, retired with the prince | in a private compartment of the train as soon as it left the station and re- mained with him alone for an hour and a half, the time taken by the special train to reach London. It is understood that after explain- ing to the prince the grave condition of King George, the premier carefully ~(Continued on Page 4, Column 1) SLAND DSCOVERY AFFRNED BY BYRD Barren Land Seen in Antarc- tic After Party Spends Eventful 48 Hours. BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Wireless to The Star and New York Times. ON BOARD THE BARK CITY OF NEW YORK, AT SEA, December 11.— One gets all mixed up in dates down herei. Sunday was the 9th and so was Monday, because we crossed the 180th meridian. And the last 48 hours have been more full of incident than any since we left New Zealand. We confirmed the existence of Scott Island, which has been in doubt since it was discovered; nearly got lost in dangerous ice packs; lost a hawser and saw a whale caught. Now we are along- | side the pack and are preparing to enter it. Aoy -of “Seott Istand was”a source of great gratification to Comdr. Byrd, as other ships have reported pass- ing over the spot where it was sup- posed to exisit without seeing it. The islands were discovered December 25, 1902. Two peaks loom amid desolation. ‘When the course was laid out on the last day to the point where we wished to enter the ice, it was seen that it lay right through the supposed Scott Is- land. About 7 o'clock Monday night two peculiar-looking peaks were seen risingly sharply from the sea off the starboard bow. At first it was thought they were ice- beigs, but as they seemed darker than distant bergs and did not reflect the sun, the belief grew that we were ap- proaching an island. As we came nearer two black basaltic rocks stood out about 300 feet high, the loneliest island in the world, lost in a desolation of 'icoe and a wildérness of untroubled water. Peaks’ Formation Peculiar. One peak was much larger than the other and was clothed on top with snow, with an ice foot running out to the South. At the north end was an opening through which the sea washed. Pieces of ice were thrown up against it by the swell, which tossed spray high into the air. Birds hovered over it and nested by thousands in corners of the rock. The other rock was slightly higher and had a remarkable resemblance to an elephant, water washing through an arch between the trunk, which went down into the water, and the body of the rock. The elephant-likeness was complete even to a rounded, sloping head, eyes of snow and a huge howdah on top. This howdah-like' hump was covered with lichen of hematite brown, onc of the lowest forms of vegetation, and one wondered how even that primitive plant survived in such a bleak and wind-swept place. The lines of cleavage on the rock made it look as if it were composed of colunins which rose sheer from the water, and in places it overhung the water. It was queer to see this black rock rise in a place where we had only seen glistening icebergs and froth- crested seas for so long, and it fascin- ated every one aboard. Pictures of it | were obtained and, so far as known, | it has never been photographed before. | Capt. Melville obtained sights which | showed that the island was in just | the position where Scott reported it, | namely at longitude 179.51%; west and latitude 67.25 south. After leaving the islands behind under a clear sky, the ships drove to south- ward all night. Toward midnight it began to cloud over and blow, and | snow flurries blew out of the West. The situation was not pleasant, as we were surrounded by large bergs and pieces of pack, and in ‘the darkness were just | able to pick a way between them. Tow Hawser Is Broken. Suddenly the Eleanor Bolling saw ice dead ahead. In dodging around it such strain was brought to bear on the | hawser that it tore loose from the City of New York. The force of the parting shook the ship. The hawser " (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) Paper’s Radio Message to Man in Same City Sent Via B By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 12—A mes- | sage from the ‘New York Times to an | hang up your telephone receiver, so it employe in Bellaire, Borough of Queens New York City, was transmitted yester- day by way of the Byrd expedition— now some 10,000 miles away in the Ant- |one of Comdr. Byrd's ships, found he could not get Meinholtz on the tele- % arctic. F. E. Meinholtz, manager of the New York Times radio station, was in his home in Queens listening fo a dispatch Byrd's being broadcast from Comdr. yrd Polar xpedition broadcaster broke his story to say: , | can call you on the phone.” { phone, he made the request to Mein- pros shigy the City of New York when thel Yorl ) (18. “Meinholtz, the Times wants you to When the radio operator in the Times Office, who was sending messages to | holtz in his messege for the Antarc- ic. The message was inserted in the dispatch from the City of New |cated what the delails of his bill will ARGENTINA BLOCKS PLOT FOR BOMBING TRAINOF HOOVER Two Men Arrested—Hunt for Anti-American Agitators Continues. 1,500 GUARDS DETAILED FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT frecautions Taken to Insure Safety of American Party—Buenos Aires Police on Alert. | By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, December 12.—A plot to bomb Herbert Hoover's special train has been frustrated. With two men under arrest, police today were continuing their search for any anti- American . agitators who might be in- volved. Fifteen hundred guards will be em- ployed on special duty to insure the safety of the United States President- elect when he arrives tomorrow and during his visit. President Irigoyen, in a statement on the plot, said police, in searching a house on Estomba street, found four hand grenades, two cylindrical bombs, one square bomb, dynamite, revolvers, automatic pistols, quantities of ammu- nition and 150 ten-peso notes. The police announced that a room in the raided house contained a detailed map of the railway system. Police be- lieve the plotters intended to place the bomb on the tracks on the outskirts of the city just before the arrival of the Hoover special train. Arrest Two Men. Police in raiding the house arrested a youth who said he was Carlos Gutierez, The authorities said, however, that the real name of the youth was Alejan- dro ;Romano and that he was 21, but posed as younger in hope of obtaining leniency under the minors’ law. They described him as a student of chemistry and they believed that he manufactured the bombs. Later a second man was arested near the house. -He gave the name of Jaime Oliver, but police said he was Jaime Castro, a chauffeur. President Irigoyen said: “The presi- dent of the republic, being desirous of making agreeable the visit of the Presi- dent-elect of the United States of America and of offering the atest possible guarantee of safety to the per- sonnel of the illustrious visitor, com- manded the police to intensify their observations of dangerous elements.” The . president added that this order g‘ui been carried ‘house Wi raided. Police Are Active, Although only two men were offi- cially announced to have been arrested, it was generally known today that the police had been active for a week in picking up suspects. These suspects will be confined until after the de- parture of Mr. Hoover. The authorities not only are determined to prevent any plots against Mr. Hoover, put also are determined to prevent any public dem- onstrations against the United States. Since the bombing of the National City Bank on Christmas eve last year, when 2 persons were killed and 20 injured, police vigilance in guarding the United States embassy and con- sulate, the American Club and build- ings housing American firms has not been relaxed. A bomb was discovered last month on the steps of the Buenos Aires Cathedral, which is across the street from the National City Bank. As it was being taken to the police station it exploded and a pedestrian was killed. This was believed to be a part of a general program of agitation against American interests in Argentina. The perpetrators were never arrested. Dur- "ing the Sacco-Vanzetti agitation there were some violent demonstrations in Argentina. CROSSING ANDES TODAY. President-Elect Is En Route for Visit in Argentine. LOS ANDES, Chile, December 12 (#). —President-Elect Hoover today was crossing the Andes Mountains on a special train en route from Santiago to Buenos Aires. He traveled over the highest trans-continental railroad route in either of the Americans carrying his | mission of friendship and understand- ing across one of the mightiest barriers known to man. From Los Andes to its terminal at ‘Mendoza the total' length of Trans- Andean Railway is approximately 154 miles. Its highest point is 10,512 feet above sea level and it provided Mr. " (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) | -—— 'FESS TO OFFER BILL FOR SUMMER HOME Suggestions for Presidential Vaca- tion Retreat Takes More Definite Form. The suggestion that a week end vaca- tion retreat for the President should be established somewhere in the countryside near the Capital began to take more definite shape today when it was learned that Senator Fess, Republi- | can, of Ohio, plans to introduce a bill {on the subject. Within the past few days President Coolidge has made known to callers that he is favorably inclined toward the proposal. The announcement by Sena- tor Fess is the first definite move to carry out the idea. “My observation of the responsibility evolving upon the Chief Executive has impressed upon me the tremendous burden it involves,” Senator Fess said. “When a President journeys a long dis- tance from Washington for relaxation from his official duties an entire insti- tution must be moved with him. If a Summer White House was established at some appropriate spot easily access- ible from Washington the President could obtain short periods of rest and change from official surroundings from time to time, “I think the proposal to have a Sum- mer home for the head of “the Nation near the Capital is an excellent idea.” ‘The Ohio Senator has not yet indi- provide COOLIDGE PRAISES TRAIL BLAZERS FOR | President Recounts Progress Made in Aviation in Address Opening Conference. ORVILLE WRIGHT MADE GUEST OF GATHERING Ovation Is Given Dayton Man, ‘Who, With Brother, Was Aero- nautics Pioneer. Pioneers of “the air lanes, men and women who have stirred the imagi- nation of the universe with soaring flights over the wastes of the world, gathered at the home of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States this morning with aviation leaders from 40 nations to hear President Coolidge re- count the progress of man’s efforts to conquer the air and to begin a series of meetings esigned to further the cause of civil aviation throughout the world. Gathered in the flag-draped con- ference room of the chamber also were men whose inventions have thrown light on the path that leads to air mastery, men whose money made research pos- sible, aireraft manufacturers, two men who blazed the uncharted path across the Atlantic—in all, representatives of the aircraft industry of the world. They heard the President draw a pic- ture of the amazing development of the airplane, from the day on December 17, 1903, when the Wright brothers rose from the wind-swept sand dunes of North Carolina, in the first flight of a man-carrying, power-driven, heavier- than-air machine down to the latest achievements of Lindbergh, Chamber- lin, Maitland and others. They heard Secretary of Commerce William F. Whiting refer to the air achievements of Costes and Lebrix of France, of De Pinedo of Italy, of the men who blazed the air trail around the world in the name of the United States, and of the men and women who have given their lives to further the cause of human flight. Will Promote World Amity. “All nations,” President Coolidge said, “are looking forward to the day of extensive, regular and reasonably safe intercontinental and interoceanic transportation by airplane and airship. What the future holds out even the imagination may be inadequate to grasp. “We may be sure, however, that the perfection and extension of air trans- port throughout the world will be of the utmost significance to civilization. While the primary aim of this industry is and will be commercial and economic and the prosperity of the world will be immeasurably advanced by gl indirect~ e 1 t no less surel; mity afid Understandir ‘Much of the President’s address was dévoted to a review of the history of aeronautics, in which he praised the achievement of the Wright brothers. “Others, whose names will long be re- membered, had done much to solve the problem,” he said, “but it remained for the able, persistent and modest brothers from Dayton to demonstrate completely the possibility of a machine raising itself by its own power and car- rying a man in sustained flight.” Turning to the widespread use of the airplane today and its rapid develop- ment in recent years, Mr. Coolidge said that the “wonderful and spectacular flight to Paris” of Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh and his subsequent country-wide tour had done “much to make America air-minded.” “Air transport means much to the United States,” he said, “divided as it is in the West by lofty mountain ranges and deserts. In the early days it took six months to go from Missouri to the Pacific Coast. An airplane has traveled across our continent in less than 24 hours. We are stretching out our arms through the air to Canada and to our friends and neighbors on the South.” After President Coolidge left the hall, Secretary of Commerce Whiting was named president of the session. He delegated his post to Assistant Secre- tary of Commerce -William P. Mac- Cracken, as president pro tem. The conference burst into a slight ripple of applause when Secretary Whit- ing’said Orville Wright has been desig- nated by the executive committee as the official guest of the meeting. Several vice presidents from the United States, including all the official American dele- gation and a number of foreign dele- gates, were then named, honorary vice presidents, and after the secretary had read the printed rules and the meeting had indorsed the program, the confer- ence settled back to listen to addresses on aviation by distinguished foreign delegates. Wright Is Given Ovation. The first address, that of Gen. Italo Balbo, underseretary of state for aviation of Italy, was read for him by Comdr. Silvia Scaroni, air attache of the Italian embassy. Secretary Whit- ing explained that Gen. Balboa is suffer- ing from a severe cold and remained in Dayton, where many of the delegates spent Monday on a tour of inspectifn of the laboratories at Wright Field and other alr facilities at the ‘“cradle of aviation.” Mr. Wright, who left Dayton late last night, appeared in the conference hall toward the end of the opening plenary session. “(Continued on Page 3, Column AERIAL CONQUESTS ‘been PRESI HoM! 9 oS CL Lo, 2 NEWS BULLETIN DENT (oot mf A COUNTR T'""'(E SHovLD BE FINE CHANCE FOR RELIEF FOR A FARMER! Can Open Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., December 12.— Mrs. Fay G. White of Washington, who it was feared would freeze to death in the Hyattsville jail Monday night and who spent half of last night in the same cell, would have been released hours sooner if Elmer Pumphrey, her bonds- man, could have located a policeman sooner. Pumphrey said he went to the jail at 8 o'clock last night to provide her bond, but could find no one who had the keys. He then set out on a search for a policeman. Minutes stretched into an hour or so and still the minions of remained out of his sight. s siringently enforced. at Baltl 50 st jen enforced af ] more pike em'sslnp He hunted up all the stop signs he could find and drove BREAKS TRAFFIC RULES TO FIND POLICEMAN TO FREE PRISONER Bondsman Tours Hyattsvine ngr Three Hours Trying to Locate Some One Who Jail Door. past them with impunity. He thought up all the traffie laws he could violate with physical safety and still nothing happened. The time was growing late, and short- ly after 11 o'clock he decided to try some real violating, so he parked his car in front of the door of the fire depart- ment, very grave offense in Hyattsville, “Hey, you can't park here. This is the fire department,” a man came dash- ing out of the front door. “I know _it” Pumphrey replied. “Where can I find a policeman to ar- rest me?” “Just a minute,” his said. And inside the minute CHief of Police Carl M. Blanchard walked out of the fire house. He was the only man in town with a key to the jail. Mrs. White wns:br:lmedh:t 11:30. tad S en arrested on a and battery by her | John W. Camp, but when the case was called in County Police Court this morning Camp wil w _ the SEQUENCE OF D. . BILL S DECIDED House Committee Places Po- licewomen’s Bureau Meas- ure First on List. The House District committee today determined the order in which some of the 27 District measures now pending on the calendar will be taken up on the first District day which comes after the Christmas recess. First in order comes disposal of the bill to give legal status to the Police- women's Bureau. This was placed first on the list in fulfillment of Chairman Zihlman's promise to Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, in the last session that this measure would be taken up first. Representative Underhill, Republican, of Massachusetts, at first stated that he intended to “beat this bill in the House,” but later agreed with Chair- man Zihlman to get it passed if he could get it amended in conformity with his objection, Mr. Zihlman giving him assurance that the bill as it now stands meets these objections. The order of the other bills to be taken up is: To define and punish vagrancy in the District of Columbia, to regulate prac- tice of the healing arts, the diploma mill bill, the bill providing for free text books to the public schools and the bathing pool bill. Gilbert to Oppose Bill. Mr. Underhill, who proposed this pro. gram, accepted the free text book bill o the request of Mrs. Norton, Democrat, of New Jersey, but Representative Gilbert served notice that he would oppose it. He_ was given an_extended | Representative McLeod asked to have for it. Thousands of Washingtonians, unable to join the gay Christmas throngs downtown these days, do their “window shopping” through the pages of The Star. They know that if anything is worth seeing, it will be found in Washington’s big show window. The Euvening and Sunday Star And they know that before it goes in this show window it is carefully scrutinized as to the claims made Star advertising is censored. Any complaint will be thoroughly investigated. || bers had pistols and a repeating rifle, | STV OL STOLEN IN HOLD-UP Armed Bandits Loot Bank’s Collection Car, Escaping With Money. By the Assoclated Press. YONKERS, N. Y., December 12.—In a daylight hold-up in the heart of this city’'s business section, seven or eight robbers opened fire this morning on the collection car of the First National Bank and escaped with a $104,500 pay roll after wounding one of the bani\guards. The collection wagon, a partly armored automobile, was transporting the pay roll from the post office to the bank for later delivery to the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Co., one of the largest crganizations of its kind in the world. The bank guards and a city policeman were riding in the car. At a street intersection in the center of the city a group of men in another car opened fire on the bank car, shoot- ing directly through the windshield. Adolph Kautter, one of the guards, was shot through the arm. The other guards and policemen were subdued by the robbers, who escaped with the pay roll toward New York City, switching on the way from their original automo- j bile with a Jersey license, which they | | deserted, to another car. ‘ i Police Chief Quirk made an imme- | diate report to State police and New | York City police, asking assistance in | apprehending the robbers. ‘The Smith pay roll comes by mail to onkers from the Federal reserve dis- rict in New York City and is then; | taken first to the First National Bank | {in the collection wagon. ThiS custom ; was apparently known to the robbers, | who evidently executed the hold-up in! accordance with a carefully pre- arranged plan. There were four bags of money in the car. The shooting began so abruptly that- neither the policeman | nor the guards had any chance o use i | their pistols. Witnesses said the rob- and one woman, leaning from a window jabove the hold-up, said there was a ma- chine gun in play. After subduing the driver the bandits | drilled a hcle 1 the rear of the wagon to enable them to reach in and unfasten ; the doors. {Murdered Man's Widow Release: All Obligations of Confidence. CANTON, Ohio, December 12 —Mrs, Mary Fearn, widow of the 35- year-old coal dealer, shot to death last Thursday night presumably by a young | woman, today sent word through ! authorities, releasing relatives and | friends from all obligations of confi-: dence, in the hope that, by so doing, search for the slayer can be more; successfully prosecuted. i Sheriff Ed Gibson said today he Is; looking for a young woman, a frequent : visitor at dance halls, who might hold | the key to the murder mystery. He said that a woman arrested in Pitts- ). WEST SITS SILENT TESTIMONY IS READ Cabinet Member Unques- tioned by Senators—Work Due Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. Roy O. West, Secretary of the Interior, sat silently on the witness stand today before the public lands committee while testimony he had given two years ago was read to the Senators who are con- sidering whether his confirmation to the cabinet post shall be recommended. The Secretary, who received his ap- pointment while Congress was in recess, was asked no questions, His former testimony, given to the campaign funds committee headed by Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, told of his invest- ments in the Samuel Insull utility in- terests_and of campaign activities in ‘Chicago and Illinols., The reading clerk read for two hours, recif by the cabinet officer m"{"mum licited a $10,000 contribution from In- sull, which was to be used for “local purposes only” in the 1926 campaign. Invest in Insull Interests. ‘West said he, his wife and his mother had invested in the Insull interests and that he had consulted Insull about those investments. The 1926 testimony was placed in the record at the re- quest of Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana. After its reading the commit- tee recessed until later in the day when Mr. West's examination was to be con- tinued. ‘Tomorrow Dr. Hubert Work, who pre- ceded Mr. West in office, will be ques- tioned especially as to the renewal of the contract held by Harry F. Sinclair on Salt Creek Royalty Oil owned by the Government. This contract was renewed during Dr. Work’s term of office in the Interfor Department. It was later held invalid by the Department of Justice and was cancelled. Several other Gov- ernment officials have been called to give testimony on the same subject. Poses for Photographers. West reached the committee room today ahead of the members. At the hour set for opening the hearing only four members were present, and Chair- man Nye, insisting upon a quorum, waited until enough were present to constitute a working majority. Secre- tary West occupied the time by posing with Senators for photographers. ‘The questioning was begun by Sena- tor Walsh, who asked the reading of West's testimony in 1926. There were | several printed pages relating to activi- | ties of the Republican party in the 1926 campaign in Cook County. Mr. West supported the late Senator McKinley of Dlinois in his primary fight with Frank L. Smith, who cap- tured the Republican senatorial nomi- nation. Smith was denied the oath of office by the Senate. PEDESTRIAN LOSES CASE BY TRAFFIC VIOLATION Court Rules Vehicles Entitled to Right of Way on Proper Signal. Citing the traffic act as his authority for the opinion that a pedestrian must yleld the right of way to vehicular traf- fic whenever such traffic is moving on the proper signal, Judge John P. Mc- Mahon today dismissed a charge of reckless driving against Howe Totten, 1812 I street, after Charles Moser, 4514 Connecticut avenue, the complaining witness, testified he was walking across M street at Sixteenth street against the red traffic light. Moser was struck by Totten's car August 30, and the traffic case has been held in abeyance pending the outcome of an assault charge growing out of the same incident, which resulted in Totten's WAR' SCARE WANES AS BOLIVIA TELLS ENVOY TO RETAKE CONFERENCE SEAT Credit for Change in Attitude of Government Attributed to Earnest Solicitation of Secretary Kellogg. ACTION IS AFTERMATH ' TO CABLE TO LA PAZ Situation There Quiet and Firm. Strictly Necessary Precautions Adopted—Whole Country Behind Siles, Says Message Received by Legation Here. Bolivia will re-enter the Pan- American Conference on Arbitra- tion and Conciliation, in session here, and war between Bolivia and Paraguay now is almost certain to be avoided, as the result of the \good offices of the United States and the wishes of the other coun- tries of the Western Hemisphere represented at the conference. Bolivian Minister Medina today received cabled instructions from his government to take his place again in the conference, from which he withdrew yesterday upon the receipt of instructions from the La Paz government. The change in the attitude of the Bolivian government is due to the earnest solicitation of Sec- retary of State Kellogg, acting both in his capacity as representa- tive of the United States and as chairman of the conference, which has appointed a special committee in an effort to solve the territorial quarrel between Paraguay and Bolivia by peaceful means. Kellogg Given Credit. ‘The cablegram received Minister Medina today said in luhsbtymu that he should re-enter the conference as a delegate from Bolivia, because of the T e ce Paraguay not withdra from the conference, both of the d‘lv.s'-l puting nations, which have already severed diplomatic relations and are nrep-flug‘a for nrh’wfl! be represented, confidently expected by all of the delegates, including those of the disputing countries, that war will now Nafiv?fihemm at 0S| ly -after receiving the note of the Bolivian aovemment', transmitted through Minister Medina, notifying him of the withdrawal of Bollvia from the conference, Secretary Kellogg took action to prevent war and induce Bolivia to re-enter the confer- ence here, He cabled American Min- ister Kaufman at La Paz, capital of Bovilia, instructing him to urge on be- half of the United States and of the conference that Bolivia reconsider her action. At the same time -ke notified Minister Medina here of his action. Confirmed by Cable. It was hinted unofficially early this morning that the prompt action of Secretary Kellogg had been successful, and this was confirmed when the cabled instructions to the Bolivian Minister were received about noon. Mr. Kellogg made and official announcement on the matter shortly thereafter. Minister Medina will, therefore, take his place again as a member of the conference tomorrow. There was no session_today, the members marking time and waiting, principally for the outcome of the efforts of Secretary Kellogg and the representatives of tha other nations in the conference to pre- ve%lhtheng;‘rel:wnfd War. e vian legation has received the following_ cablegram regarding situation in Bollvhgz » e “The situation remains quiet and firm. The government has adopted measures of precaution strictly neces- sary, without mobilizing the reserves. | The whole country is unanimously sup- porting the government's attitude. "Leading figures in Bolivian polidics, such as Villazon, Salamanca, Escalier, Jaimes Freyre and Patino, have offered unconditional support to President Siles. The economical situation re- mains normal. The banks are main- taining inalterable-exchange. Congress has expressed complete confidence in the government’s policy. “The charge d'affaires of Paraguay, | Who left the country when diplomatic relations were severed. was courteously treated on his way to Argentina. He was even given a cordial welcome in the military post of Vacha.” Mr. Kellogg said he had not been in- formed by Minister Medina whether the Minister, in his capacity as delegate to the conference, would accept the in- vitation of the conference to become a member of the special committee ap- pointed to find 2 means to settle the Irontier dispute peacefully. The Phra- guayan delegate has all along shown a disposition to co-operate fully with the conference in its effort to avert the threatened war. Bolivia considered herself the injured being convicted by a Police Court jury last week. Judge Gus A. Schuldt took his personal bond. party in_the dispute and broke diplo- (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) AIDS HUNT FOR SLAYER. |Possibility of Killing Disease by Heating Body Mechanically Seen by Doctors By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 12°- The possibility of combatting certain diseases by increasing bodily tempera- ture through mechanicalmeans, causing bacteria to die from the heat generated, was given impetus in medical circles here today as the result of a case re- ported at the University of California Medical School. In an official report, Dr. Harold M. F. Behneman, assistant at the school, de- clared that a patient recovered from a skin disease after developing a tempera- ture was higher than other authentic cases recorded in print. Dr. Behneman and two other physi- cians concluded that the excessive heat of the body had “aided in controlling the bacteria causing his trouble.” The name of the patient was not di L Dr. Behnman said that many kinds of bacteria die in temperatures slightly above that of the normal human being. He saild he believed 110.6 degrees was “ona of the highest temperatures com- patible with life.” e e SO T burgh did not descriptions | ture of 110.6 degrees. . of the 'mnw b > The annoumcsent said this temperae Radio Programs—Page 3 ”, -~ A ¢