Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1928, Page 1

\WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair today; tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness and ~somewhat ‘warmer, Temperature—Highest, 50, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 40, at 10 p.m. yes- terday. Full report on page 20. “Frem Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION he Sunday Stac, No. 1,239—No. BOLIVIANS PARAGUAY 30,910. Entered as second class matter vost_office, Washington, D. C. CAPTURE OUTPOST IN SANGUINARY CLASH Terse Communique Is Issued by La Paz War Minister. Claims Fort Menaced. SAYS FOE’S MOBILIZATION HAS “REALI Quantity of Arms Reported to Have ZED OUR FEARS” and Ammunition Passed Through Santa Fe, Argentina. By the Associated Press. LA PAZ, December 15—The Bolivian army has struck back at‘ the Paraguayan forces which on December 6 captured the Bolivian Fort Vanguardia in the disputed territory of Granchaco. The new conflict, which resulted in the capture of the Paraguayan Fort Boqueron, was reported in a terse communique by the Bolivian Minister of War tonight. His statement read: “New Paraguayan detachments having threatened “6ur forts in| the Chaco, a sanguinary clash occu our opponents, occupied Fort Boque! (Signed) R. Suarez, Minister of Wai Amid cheers President Siles and his cabinet announced tonis to Congress that Bolivian trpops, possession of the Paraguayan Fort Boqueron. rred. Our forces, after punlshing} ron. The army has done its duty. | . ght | after a bloody combat, were in | The Congressmen | cheered the President at the conclusion of the announcement, assur- ing the nation’s leader of their loyalty. The populace of this city, on hearing the news of the capture demonstration. of the fort, staged an enthusiastic | 30,000 Assemble. Approximately 15 minutes after receipt of the news here that Fort Bogueron had been captured, a crowd estimated at 30,000, as- sembled in front of the President’s palace and shouted for the ap- pearance of President Siles. The balconies of the palace and neighboring buildings were lined with officials of the government when the President, accompanied by his cabinet, appeared before the cheering crowd. President Siles, in a brief speech, praised the loyalty of the Boliv- jans and their courage in capturing Boqueron. “In taking the fort,” he said, “they gave a splendid example of Bolivian patriotism. It was in line of this country, and this patriotism ness and national unity.” No mention was made of casu: with the never-failing traditions should be maintained with cool- | alties in this encounter. In the attack on Fort Vanguardia, which caused the long simmering border disimte to break into open flame, including 2 officers, were killed and Relations more than 20 Bolivian soldiers, others captured. Broken. This open conflict between armed forces of the two countries resulted in immediate breaking of followed shortly by similar action on of La , b that Bolivia diplomatic relations by Bolivia the part of Paraguay. Angere Paz demanding war. President at the same time assured his people stand firmly for its rights. Beside the statement of the war minister, an official communique was issued tonight, saying: “After Vanguardia, wif the outrage on our army at Fort out ever forgetting our international duties and our sworn faith to maintain peace as we informed the Council of the League of Nations, Bolivia has the faction and at seem possible, including its general staff. Our leg unescapable duty to exact satis- the same time prevent a recurrence of clashes which owing to the concentration by Paraguay of new forces, itimate fears have been realized.” ‘Machine Guns and Ammunition Reported n Argentina En Rou BBy the Associated Press. SANTA FE, Argentina, December 15. ~—A large quantity of war materials des- tined for Bolivia passed through this «<ity today by the North Central Argen- tine Railway. Four airplanes of Ger- jman manufacture, unarmed but suitable for war purposes, were included in the jshipment. La Nacion says it was informed that #@ German cargo steamer unloaded the materials here today. All were hur- riedly placed on board fast trains for La Paz. The materials included a large< guantity of machine guns and ammu- Inition and cavalry saddles and small \arms. The quantity is not definitely &nown. It is believed that the entire con- ent is intended for troops sup- y assembling on the Bolivian- raguayan frontier. Argentine officials /are watching developments most anx- ‘ously and it is believed they may take jmeans to prevent any similar shipment. This news was regarded of the great- est importance, particularly in view of the renewed hostilities as reported .by ghe Bolivian minister of War. Controversy Reviewed. The formal announcement from La f“ was the first intimation that any- hing approaching studied military op- lerations was in progress. Relations be- een Paraguay and Bolivia have been trained for years. i The brief statement of the Bolivian fgovernment did not indicate where Fort Boqueron is situated. Most of Para- guay's forts in the disputed region, how- ever, are near the west bank of the “Paraguay River. The Gran Chaco, also known as Chaco Boreal, is a tract of more than 100,000 square miles of al- most untouched wilderness lying in the fork of Pilcomayo and Paraguay Rivers. | The junction of these rivers is very pear the Paraguayan capital, Asuncion. TEXT OF LEAGUE APPEAL. Expresses Conviction That Obligations Will Be Fulfilled. LUGANO, December 15.—The follow- ing is the text of the appeal of the Council of the League of Nations sent today to Bolivia. “The Council has taken cognizance of | the telegram of December 12, addressed | 10 it by the Minister of Bolivia in Paris | and communicating in the name of his | governmzent a detailed statement of events leading up to a dispute between Eolivia and Paraguay. “The Council has aiso taken account of a telegram of December 14, signed | by the President and minister of foreign affairs of Bolivia. This telegram con- tains in particular the following declara- tion: “The Council of the League may rest assured that Bolivia will not de- part from the principles and obligations contained in the covenant of the e. "R';’Ihfl council has studled with closest sttention the statement of your gov- ernment’s point of view, It is glad to find this proof of attachment of Bolivia to the principles and obligations of the Covenant and is thereby led to hope the parties will carefully avoid all acts wvhich would make it more difficult to te to Bolivia Capital of the covenant will be fulfilled. It recalls that if there should arise be- e o cinpote Bkl o Jead 0o Fup- Nal a uf ely - ture they cannot, without breaking their engagements, and in particular the stipulation of article 12 of the Covenant, fail to have recourse by one method or another to one of the pro- cedures for pacific settlement provided for in the Covenant. “It also considers it useful to draw attention to the fact that the covenant mentions amongst other matters ‘dis- | putes as to the existence of any fact which if established would constitute a breach of any international obligation or as to the extent and nature of rep- aration to be made for any such breach should be submitted to arbitration, ju- dicial settlement or to an inquiry by the League council. S‘l'he council would insist on the fact | that its experience suggests the great importance of any measures of self- defense being careful limited to those which can neither be interpreted as ag- gressive by the other country nor are such as to involve risk of direct con- tact between troops, which would in- crease the gravity of the situation and | render more difficult efforts which are | at present being made for the main- of . wx“‘"l“l‘a? wum instructed me as its president for the time being to follow events, in consultation if necessary with my colleagues, through the secre- tary general of the League. Paraguay’s Reply. “1 further have the honor to com- municate to you for your information the following telegram which I have re- ceived from the Paraguayan govern- ment: ‘Asuncion, December 12, 1928. I mave the honor to reply J your tele- gram of yesterday which furnishes proof of the lofty spirit of peace govern- ing the deliberations of the council for you that it is animated with the same spirit and that Paraguay, strong in the justice of her case, will accept and faithfully fulfill her international obli- gations. “‘For this reason she asked for summons of the commission previded for in the treaty of May 3, 1923 (the is to avoid conflicts between American states. Bolivia refused to participate in this procedure, which would estab- ilish the truth and determine the ques- tion of responsibility, basing her re- fusal on the mere statement -of her alleged grievances. Paraguay does not refuse any conciliation procedure for the settlement of her disputes, still less the procedure laid down in conven- tions to which she has given her solemn acceptance. “‘Signed, Geronimo Zubizarreta, Fnlrng\nyln minister for foreign af- fairs.’ “Signed, Briand, president of the council.” The cablegram sent to the govern- ment of Paraguay was identical in phraseology, wilh two exceptions. It quoted her declaration of peaceful in- tention in her note which the League relayed to Chile, and at the end of the message the Council, carrying out its fnsure pacific solution. “In "closing today ‘dinary session at Lugano, it expresses &rm conviction that the obligations its Afty-third | intention of exchanging telegrams re- " (Continued on Page 2, Colunm 7) 1 Who administered the anaest! 'WALES IS ACTIN whom you are authorized to speak. My, government has pleasure in informing | WASHINGTON, D, .. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1928 —126 PAGES. ¢ Means Acsociated Press. FIVE CEN IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS ELSEWHERE 4 CONDITION OF KING LITTLE CHANGED AT EARLY HOUR TODAY Ruler Apparently Holding His Own, Palace Announce- ment Says. TO PERTURBED PUBLIC Increased Staff of Doctors Advises Ray Therapy Will Be Used as New Form of Treatment. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 16 (Sunday). —King George apparently was hold- ing his own early today in his long, hard battle for life. It was said at the palace there had been no great change in his condition since the issuance of last night'’s regular medical bulletins. o By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 15.—Public anx- iety for King George, which had been somewhat calmed by the evening bul- letin, was further quieted late tonight when the Prince of Wales and his brother returned to their homes after dinner with the Queen. , ‘The long consultation held by five physicians this evening had led the | public to await their report with some | trepidation, When this was posted it | was found that while they recommended a new course of treatment, ray therapy, there had been no change in his | majesty’s condition to warrant alarm. On the contrary it was said that he had | slept during the day and that his| fever was then moderate. ‘The physicians left soon after issuing the bulletin, with the exception of Sir Stanley Hewett, who remained through the night as usual. Text of Bulletin. The text of the bulletin was: “His majesty has a quiet day with some sleep. &hough the pulse remains | steady and the fever is now moderate, the exhaustion persists. It has been decided to employ ray therapy as part of the treatment.” The five signatures on this announce- ment were those of Sir Stanley Hewett, Lord Dawson of Penn, Sir Hugh Rigby. the surgeon, and Drs. Frank Howitt and Robert Stanton Woods, both members of the Royal College of Surgeons. The addition of these two made the total { of the King’s attendants 10. This in- cludes radiologists and the specialist ic at the time of the operation on the King. ‘The calling of Dr. Woods gave risc to rumors that something was amiss with the King’s heart, a fear which the bulletin proved groundless. The ap- prehension was based upon the facts that he is eminent not only as a radiolo- gist in charge of the electrolytics de- partment of the London Hospital, but is also an authority on pericarditis. Dr. Howitt has long bcen prominent as a London practitioner. Queen Omits Drive, ‘The consultation of these two with Drs. Hewett and Dawson on the ad- visability of the new treatment, lasted almost the entire afternoon. Queen Mary omitted her usual afternoon drive —circumstance which also added to public uneasiness—and the physicians | issued their bulletin somewhat earlier than usual with a view to removing public apprehension. Today, as the third day following the operations, was regarded as a more or | less critical one and on the whole the two medical reports were considered satisfying. While there has been no decided improvement, there has been no rejapse. Although there must be many anxi- ous days ahead, the opinion prevailing at Buckingham Palace tonight was that : there is no cause for immediate anxiety | and on the contrary ground for much | hopefulness. Tliness Follows Normal Course. That it has not been necessary lately to call Sir Humphrey Rolleston or Sir E. Farquhar Buzzard for further con- sultations shows that no special com- plications have been met and that the King's regular physicians are content that the case is following a more or less normal course. Sir Hugh Rigby, the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) KING OF ENGLAND Doctors’ Orders. May Leave Ruler- | ship to Prince for Months, in Any Event. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, December 15.—Because of the illness of King George, the Prince of Wales has become acting King of England. He probably will continue in | that capacity until his father is able to resume his duties. ‘The prime minister calls upon the prince on business of state, just as he was wont to do upon King George. Other cabinet ministers come to consult the prince. and he is arranging to keep in i Gondsa pact) and the purpose of wmcni the near future all the appointments that the King would ordinarily fill. He is passing upon documents and in vari- ous other ways is acting as titular head of the state. There is every evidence that Albert Edward will continue this work for some time. Whatever turn the illness of the King may take, he is, by word of his doctors, relegated to a period of inactivity in official affairs which may extend for months, While a coun- cil ‘of state has been duly appointed to act for the sovereign, it is the Prince of Wales as eldest son and heir to the throne who steps to the front as the principal member of that commission. Thus far the prince has not left the immediate vicinity of York House where he has his office. He makes frequent visits to Buckingham Palace to see his father and talk with his mother and sometimes goes to the residence of the Duke of York. Aside from that his celved, appended the text of the cable-| only outings have been to a nearby | lution conferring the Disti gram_which President Siles and the|club where he exercises by playing x& Cross upon Orville Wright and on | Mutt ai Mrs squash. UNGER FACES TRIAL 5 Squash Center Cheers iR CYEUMMINS Yoty A AINT SR dee 12 D 1T INTHE 7 Up and Comments on Coolidge Country Home Tdea. AS ROTHSTEIN AID Exposure of Double Life Ex- pected at Narcotic Hear- ing Wednesday. S NEW YORK, December 15.—Joseph Unger, alias Meyers, alias Klein, will go on trial Wednesday as one of | the leading figures In an international | narcotics syndicate believed to hnve‘ been financed by Arnold Rothstein, | slain gambler. By that time investigation may have disclosed who the man really is be- hind those shielding aliases. Government officials believe that establishment of Unger's true identity will be a sensational revelation of a| double existence lived on widely sep- arated levels of society. United States Attorney Tuttle ques- tioned the man today after he was brought back from Buffalo, where he was arrested a week ago while try- ing to take two trunks containing $2,000,000 worth of narcotics trom New York to Chicago. Doubts Name Is Unger. “I do not believe his name is Unger any more than it is Meyers or Klein," Tuttle said after this interview. “In fact I am startled with the thought of the type of man that I believe this | miscreant to be.” Unger protested against being pho- tographed by news cameramen and Tuttle said he thought this was be- cause he feared that the pictures would reveal the secret of his double | life to assoclales and acquaintances who knew him only as a man of high education, unimpeachable honesty and lofty morals, | At_Unger’s arraignment trial was set | for Wednesday and bail of $100,000 | was continued. | In his interview with Tuttle, the prisoner said that he never knew Roth- stein, although it was notations in the gambler’s business files that led to the arrest of Unger and seizure of the nar- cotics. He also denied knowing Mrs. June Boyd of Chicago, held as a ma- | terial witness against him and men- | ticned in his indictment as a conspira- tor with him to violate the narcotics laws. Will Case Opens Monday. While prosecutor and defense -coun- sel are marshalling witnesses and pre- paring their cases for the Unger trial, hearing will begin Monday in the con- test of Rothstein’s will by his relatives. The first to testify will be two hospital nurses whose names appcar on the will, signed only with a cross, as wit- nesscs. There appeared to be a possibility today that the will contest might prove to be a battle for a non-existent prize. (Continucd on Page 2, Colunm 7.) U. S. MISSION ENDS WORK ON NICARAGUA ELECTION! By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December 15. —The American electoral mission com- pleted its work today when it certified the results of the presidential election to the new Nicaraguan Congress. Gen. | Frank McCoy, as president of the na- tional election board, and the other members of that body handed in their resignations. s In his message to the new Congress, | President Diaz predicted that a new era | of peace and prosperity was dawning on | Nicaragua. Gen. McCoy and the other | American members of thé electoral mis- sion will depart for Panama Monday. | They' are due at ‘New . York' December 30 on the steamer Ulua. The report of the mission showed a total vote of 133,663, which was 90 per cent of the registration and 5,000 more ! than in 1924. In the new Congress the | senate is composed of 12 Conservatives and 12 Liberals, while the house is made up of 24 Conservatives, and 19 Liberals. SENATE HONORS WRIGHT. The Senate paused for 5 minutes at the beginning of the session yesterday to hold a reception on the floore in honor of Orville Wright, pioneer in the development of aviation, who was .in ‘Washington attending the international gathering on aerenautics. Mr. Wright, accompanied by Vice President Dawes, stood in the front of the Senate chamber And shook hands with each member of the Senate and the page boys. The Senate yesterday on motion of Senator Bingham, Repub- lican of Connecticut, ldo*)ttd the reso- inguished Fly- late Wilbur Wright. |leagues in Toronto week before last and | | tually arranging the afiair with Quinn | | Parent-Teacher’ Activities—Page 22. | At Community Centers—Page 23. Buddy Myer Comes To Nats in Trade For Five Players Lisenbee, Gaston, Reeves Gillis and Bigelow will Go To Boston Club. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Buddy Myer again is a member of the Washington Base Ball Club. The stocky inflelder, sent from the | Nationals to the Boston American | League Club in exchange for Emory| Rigney early in the 1927 season, comes back in a deal made between Presi~ dent Clark Griffith of the local organi- zation and Robert Quinn, head of the Red Sox, over the long distance tele- phone last night. The price paid for Myer is high, as the Natlonals send five players to the Hub team in the trade that nets.them but one. ‘The Red Sox draw from the Wash- ington roster Horace Lisenbee and Milton Gaston, pitchers; Bob Reeves and Grant Gillis, infielders, and Elliot | Bigelow, outfielder. Both President | Griffith and Manager Walter Johnson | mothers see the plenty all around them, | e ALy oo e e A Slesi Sheoks. of Oiber oiis: | fornie and McLean G Copnestictt, both | g worth the price, for he was the leading batter of the Red Sox and among the best fielding third basemen of the league last season. Completion of the trade followed | negotiations lasting 10 days. The pro- position was first advanced when Grif- fith and Quinn were attending the an- nual busiiess session of the: minor | for & time it appeared no deal would be made. At first, the Red Sox insisted upon getting the two pitchers, the two infielders later given them and Joe | Cronin, another infielder. From the | start of the dickering, Griffith was| willing to part with the pitchers and‘ two of the infielders, but ‘would not consent to giving up both Reeves and Cronin. Finally, the Boston president agreed to accept Bigelow in lieu of Cronin. Managers Credited With Deal. Neither club executive completed the | trade without first gaining sent of his club manager. the con- | After vir-| ‘while the major league club heads were in session at Chicago last week, Griffith conferred with Johnson yesterday be- fore informing the Boston club he was ready to give them the players wanted. Quinn then got in telephonic communi- cation with the Red Sox manager, Bill Carrigan, at the latter’s home in Lewis- ton. Me,, before accépting the Wash- (Continued on page 1, sports section.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—i4 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 12 and 13. and Cross Word Puzze—Page 23. News of the Clubs—Pages 32 and 33. Army and Navy News—Page 34. Organized Reserves—Page 38. Radio News—Pages 40, 41, 42 and 43. PART TWO—14 PAGES. Editorial Section—Egditorials and Edi- | torial Feaiures. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Review of Winter Books—Page 4. Fraternal News—| s 6 and 7. Around the City—Page 7. - Financial News—Pages 8, 9 and 10. Serial Story, “One Man's Wife"— Page 10. ¥ Marine Corps Notes—Page 11. W. C. T. U. Activities—Page 11. Y. W. C. A. Activies—Page 12, Spanish War Veterans—Page 13. (b z i PART THREE—16 PAGES. Society. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 9. D. A R. Activttiesfpa;es 10,11 and 12, PART FOUR—12 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theaters, and_ Music. News of ‘the Motor World—Pages 6 and 7. Aviation Activities—Pages 8, 9 and 10. Col. Lindbergh's Story—Page 8. District National: Guard—Page 11. District of Columbia ‘Naval Reserve— Page 11. . ! Screen PART FIVE— PAGES. Pink Sports_Section. PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Veterans of Great War—Pages 7 and 8. PART SEVEN—10 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Humor. GRAPHIC SECTION—I14 PAGES. World Events in_Pilctures, COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. nd Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and High Lights of History. (4 OPPORTUNITIES LISTEDFOR GINE Wasfiington Citizens Pre-! sented With Avenues To- ward Happiness to Poor. | For the nineteenth season the Asso- ciated Charities is presenting to citizens ! {{ of Washington 14 golden opportunities | for genuine Christmas giving. Out of hundreds of homes in the| city where hope of Christmas benefac- | tion flickers low, these 14 destitute fam- ilies whose bleak lives lack so much in the midst of plenty, have been singled out as most dserving of the material aid which more fortunate ones can give to keep up their daily struggle for existence, ‘While Christmas is. the occasion for generai rejoicing in the average Amer- fcan ‘home, for these and many others under the gloom of domestic tragedy the spirit of Christmas hurts rather than - gladdens. When fathers and dren and contrast it with the sad- ness on the faces of their little ones, they find it hard to join in the spirit of another Christmas day. That is Charities is calling upon generous- hearted people of Washington w share with ~these unhappy and unfortunate families a little of the season’s cheer. In all these 14 familics the need is more than that for a Christmas day. ‘They nced the material means for cx- istence, not just for a week or a month but throughout the year. There is the case, for example, of six litlle girls who should grow up under the super- vision of a mother who is making a brave fight to carry on the bread- winning responsibilities - her husband has sidestepped. In a small, quaint apartment an old couple hover over their bit of a fire, hand in hand, and let themselves dream over the prosperous Christmas seasons they have known in | the past to make up for absence of cheer on the present occasion. Jobs for the old are few and this poor man of more than 80 years is nearly blind. His wife, who has stood the wear ai tear of 85 years, watches over him a: best she can. a week to keep this couple in comtort, In some of the families sickness has thrown the bread-winner out: of work. Again, derelict fathers have left the burden of responsibility upon helpless | NIGHT FOG PRODUCES TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Truck Overturns, Signal Light Hit, ! Four Taken to Hospital, Two Arrests Made. Following a day of almost Spring- like temperature, a swirling fog last night blanketed the Capital, accompa- nled by a number of traffic accidents | as the heavy mist obscured motorisis' vision. Two men working on the street car track at Florida avenue and First street were injured seriously when struck by an auto driven by William Brown, 103 Central avenue northeast. They are Rufus Vaughan, 34 years old, 2715 Mills avenue northeast, and Carroll Hunt, 36 years old, 1233 East Randolph street, Potomac, Va. Both were treated at Casualty Hospital. Brown was held at the second pre- einct. Two girls received slight injuries when an auto, driven by their father, struck a street car platform signal light in front of the Mayflower Hotel. The man, who gave his name as Flelcher J. Brower, 1200 block of New Hamp- chire avenue, was arrested on a charge of reckless driving. The children are Ruth, 9 years old, and May Louise Brower, 10 years old. Tlltlely were treated at. Emergency Hos- pital. Struck by an automobile operated by Clarence L. Ludwig, 505 N street, Wil- liam F. Howard, seven-years old, 1226 Sixth street, was treated at the office of Dr. Hadley, Sixth and N streets, for a sp&rnlned knee and lacerations of the Tead. A delivery truck owned by the Palais Royal Department Store and operated by James Parker, 1018 Florida avenue, collided with a Washington Railway & Electric Co. street car at Four-and-a- half street and Maine avenue, the truck overturning and slightly injuring Isaac Chapman, 3033 Florida avenue, & helper, It would tak: only $16 | SENATE CLEARS DECKS FOR ACTION ON ANTI-WAR PACT Navy Cruiser Bill and Farm Relief Also in Line for Debate. BORAH AND KELLOGG CONFER ON TREATY President Talks to Johnson and McLean on Status of Peace Agreement. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. ‘With its decks cleared by the passage of the Boulder Dam bill, the Senate is turning its attention to the considera- tion of other problems this week. Out- standing among them are the Kellogg multilateral treaty renouncing war, the naval cruiser bill and farm legislation. So far only the naval bill is actually before the Senate. The treaty is still before the foreign relations committee, and the revised McNary farm bill is awaiting consideration by the commit- tee on agriculture. The foreign relations committee will resume its meetings on the treaty Mon- day. Notwithstanding the determina- tion of Senator Moses of New Hamp- shire and Senator Reed of Missouri and several other members of the committee to go ahead with their plan to have the Senate adopt a separate “interprety tive” resolution, Chairman Borah ex- pressed confidence last night that the treaty would be ratified without amend- ment or reservation, and without the passage of the proposed resolution. Borah and Kellogg Confer. Senator Borah had a conference with Secretary Kellogg in regard to the treat’ situation yesteraay. It is undsTstood that the Fresident and the Secretary of Siate are opposed to the proposal of tics of the treaty that an interpreta- tive resolution be adopted by the Senate, on the ground that no such resolution is necded. The critics of the treaty, however, are threatening to make the path cf the treaty in the Senate a rough one if they cannot have their resolution 1t is Senator Borah’s plan to hold daily meetings of the committee until he can get the treaty favorably reported. It remains to be seen whether an at- | tempt to filibuster in the committee it- ! self against the report of the treaty to the Senate will materialize. President - Coolidge late yesterday | called to the White House two members of the foreign relations committee whose attitude toward the treaty has yet to be made clear and in a confer- ence, which lasted nearly an hour, ex- pressed his intense desire that the Sen- | ate ratify the pact and at the same time | attach no reservations. The two Senators, Johnson of Caii- ! Republicans, refused to discuss their | talk with the Chief Exccutive, but & i short while later & brief announcement jof what had taken place was made | one reason, at least, why the Associated | through Everett Sanders, Mr. Coolidge’s | secretary. Bruce Voices Opposition. Earlier in the day the Senate heard the first words of opposition to the treaty to be uttered on the Senate floor. | These came from Bruce of Maryland, | who, nevertheless, ended his speech | with a decitration that he would vote | for ratification because he felt that the i pact, although faulty in itself, was cal- ! culated to bring the United States into | the League of Nations and the World Court. ‘The position of both Johnson and | McLean has yet to be clearly deter- |mined. Johnson's attention has been monopolized virtually since the session began by his Boulder Canyon Dam bill, | which finally was approved Friday by the Senate. The navar construction bill is due to { become the unfinished business of the Senate as soon as the so-called convict | labor bill, now pending before the Sen- ate, has been disposed of. - The naval bill, therefore, is likely to come up in the' Senate for consideration after an- other day or two. Some of the treaty critics ‘are insistent that the naval bill shall be passed before the treaty is taken up. They fear that ratification of the treaty might tend to increase opposition to the navak bill. The oppo- sition to the naval bill centers particu- larly in the group of Republican pro- gressives in the Senate. McNary Awaits Report. Senator McNary has been waiting a report of the Department of Agriculture on his farm bill before asking his com- | mittee to begin hearings on the meas- lure. Some of the Western members of the Senale are opposing action on the farm bill at the present short session of Congress, holding that it should be con- sidered by the new Congress in a special | session nmext Spring. The opinion is | growing that unless President-elect | Hoover gives his approval to the | McNary bill and urges that it be put "lhrough at the present session, no ac- i tion will be had on farm legislation juntil after March 4. It is known that several messages have been sent to Mr. Hoover in South America asking him to make a statement of his position in the | matter. President Coolidge Is represented as being desirous that Congress should deal with the farm. legislation at the present session. It is said alsq that the President does not intend to appoint the members of the Federal farm board, proposed in ‘the farm bill, but will leave that duty to the incoming | President, if the bill is put through at the present session. A suggestion has i been made that an amendment might be placed in the bill which would pro- vide for the appointment of the new board after March 15. As this would fit in with the view of President Cool- idge that the board should be selected by Mr. Hoover, who will have the ad- ‘ministration of the new law, it is be- lieved that such an amendment would not be frowned upon at the White House. ‘The proponents of the bill, { however, do not wish to be placed in the position of affronting President Coolidge by writing into the bill an amendment which would have the effect of denying him the right to make the appointments to the proposed board. Action Is in Doubt. ‘Whether Mr. Hoover will care to commit himself to the pending bill and to ask its immediate passage, thereby doing away with the a special session of Congress imme- diately after he takes office is a ques- tion. But unless he does declare | THO JURORS TAKEN ON'LIQUOR CHARGE AFTER PRISON VISIT Fairfax Policeman Arrests Grand Jurymen Returning From Occoquan. i OFFICER SAYS WHISKY IN CAR WHEN CAPTURED |W. H. Ontrich Pays $18 Fine, While E. C. Crouch Gives $500 Bond in Three Cases. Arrested by Virginia police while | returning from the District grand jury’s | customary inspection of the Occoquan | workhouse last Thursday, one member of the present grand jury was fined $18 jon an intoxication charge and another was released under $500 bond for action ;of the Fairfax County grand jury on | charges of driving while drunk, reckless driving and intoxication. The grand juror held on the three | charges is Edwin C. Crouch of 909 | Fourteenth street southeast. ‘The ! juryman who paid the $18 fine is Wil- liam H. Ontrich, 1028 Connecticut ave- |pue. Both were accompanied by axn- | other grand juror, against whom no charges were made. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover % making a thorough investigation of -che affair, particularly as to the con- dition of the grand jurors when they were making their inspection of tha2 workhouse. He would, not indicate what action he might take until he has completed his investigation. The three jurymen left Washington Thursday morning in Crouch’s ml.'g: drove to Occoquan. They spent the day | inspecting conditions at the workhouse; | concerning which they, with the other Jurors, must make a report before re- Uring, and started back to Washington shordy before 5 o'clock that afternoon. A few miles the other side of Acco- tink, Va., they were stopped by Motor | Cycle Officer Loulg Finks of the Fair- | fax County police Finks alleges they were driving at a speed of 55 miles an hour and that he rode alongside their machine, blowing his whistle, for neariy a mile before they stopped. After a roadsidé argument, in the course of which Crouch says the po- liceman menaced him with a pistol, they were taken before Justice of the Peace Harry shegherfl, at Accotink. There Officer preferred the | charges against Crouch and Ontrich, Crouch Held For Jury. Mr. Shepherd levied and céllected the fine against Ontrich, but having no au- thority to preside in cases involving jail scntences, he simply ordered Crouch held for the Fairfax County grand jury under $500 bond. A quart boltle, containing a small uantity of liquid which the police- man sald was whisky, was taken from the car and turned over to the clerk of the court of Fairfax County. Mr. Crouch will appear before the grand Jury on the third Monday in January. Both Officer Finks and the justice of taking the peace say Crouch admitted something to drink before leaving Oc- Coquan. This charge, however, is de- nied by Crouch, who tells a somewhat different story of his arrest. “Before leaving Washingion,” Crouch said, “several of us drank a pint of wild cherry. There might have been a litile whisky in it—I don' know. But that was before 11 o'clock in the morn- ing and that was all we had to drink that day. “We had completed the usual in- spection tour of Occoquan and were coming back to Washington when I saw the policeman riding a motor cycle beside us and waving to me to stoo. I pulled over to the side-and got out of my machine. He demanded to know why I was driving 55 miles an hour. | That struck me as ridiculous inasmuch as we were driving along in a string |of cars at a speed of not more than | 35 miles an hour, and I offered to | give him my car if he could make it | go 55 an hour. “He wouldn't discuss the matter and ordered me to get in and drive to Accotink. T told him I would do noth- ing of the kind and that if he wanted g0 to Accotink he would have to furnish the transportation. That | seemed to make him angry and he | look his pistol from its holster and | again ordered me to get in the ear. | Seelug the kind of man I was up | against I did as he told m.e Plans Court Fight. | “In Accolink we were taken befors | & justice of the peace who would not listen to anything we had to say. Mr. Ontrich spoke up and he was fined F$18. I saw what we were up against and decided the best thing for me ro | do was to keep quiet. I'm not through with this’ affair yet, however, and I intend to fight the charges against me in- court.” Crouch said he did not know what !h’ bottle found in his car contained. ‘My wife and I frequently take our baby out for rides in the evening,” he said, “and several times on these trips | we have stopped to buy a bottle of orangeade. Several days prior to my arrest I went to my garage and saw one of these orangeade bottles standing on a shelf. I asked a mechanic what he used it for and he replied that it was used in carrying oil. “I told him to give me the bottle and that I would take it back and col- lect the deposit left on it. He put it + in the back of the car and that was the !last time I thought of it until the | policeman took it out. “There was something of a brownish color in it. It might have been oil, or it might have been whisky left there by one of my mechanies—I don't know." Ontrich readily admitted last night that he had pleaded guilty to the charge of Intoxication. He sald that the Virginia officer had taken an empty bottle from the machine which he could mot account for and that they { bad drunk some wine before they start- ed on the trip. b Stops Check Payment. After the charges had been filed at Accotink, Crouch was taken to Alexan- dria where Jesse Thomas, a profes- slonal bondsman, furnished the re- quired $500. Crouch gave Thomas a check for $50 to cover his premium, but on reaching Washington decided to m’i payment on the check. He said he this action on the advice of friends who told him that he was being “held | upe payment on the ,_Thomas went When advised that check had been stopped, (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.)