Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1928, Page 1

Y WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Foresast.) Rain, possibly turning to snow tonight; slightly colder tonight with lowest tem- perature about freezing; colder tomor- row. Temperatures—Highest, 48, at 2:45 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 37, at 3 a.m. to- day. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Ch ¢ Foenir WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 0 Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tign is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,173 otfice, No. 30914, Eite red as second class matter ington, D, C. WASHINGTON, D. C,. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, — K1l Y-FOUR PAGES. %% (#) Means Associated Pre: TWO CENTS. HOOVER MAY VISIT CUBA AND MEXICO BEFORE INAUGURAL Early Return to United States May Be Followed hy New Expedition. PARTY WILL SPEND CHRISTMAS ON SHIP| Rio de Janeiro Eagerly Awaits| Arrival of President-Elect and Party. By the Associated Press U. S. S. UTAH, EN ROUTE TO RIO | JANEIRO, December 20.—Although 1 Herbert Hoover has decided that he will not visit Havana on the present good- will trip, it was stated today that he would go to the Cuban capital before his inauguration. He is also consider- ing a visit to Mexico City and Texas before March 4. The Utah was rolling along the Bra- zilian coast today at better than 15 knots and is due to dock at Rio Janeiro at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Mr, Hoover was busy on the speech that he will deliver at Rio Janeiro when formally welcomed by Dr. Washington Luis Pereira de Souza, President of Brazil. He also was busy on' matters which have been reaching him daily from the United States. His present desire is to get back to take up a multi- tude of matters awaiting his attention in connection with the beginning of his administration. . The Utah will sail on the last lap of the journey home at noon Sunday and the Hoover party will spend Christmas day aboard ship. The President-elect and Mrs. Hoover are enjoying their present relaxation after the strenuous days they spent in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Mr. Hoover was on deck yesterday | when the Utah passed the first ship gighted since leaving Montevideo. It was the Spanish freighter Alumendi, which dipped her colors and exchanged calls w“?l the battleship. The Presi- dent-elect was much interested and took his place beside tne rail as the steamer went by with her company manning the rail. Today the Utah will be picked up by two Brazilian cruisers, the Bahia and th> Rio Grande do Sue. These vessels will accompany the battleship to the Brazilian capital as an escort of honor. It will be the first time that the ship carrying Mr. Hoover has™had ©f more than orie warcraft. . WELCOME PLANS FORMULATED. Rio de Janeiro Awaits Visit of Ameri- can Ship and Party. RIO DE JANIERO, December 20 (A). ~—Officials today were planning an elabgpate greeting for Herbert Hoover, while the people of Rio de Janeiro were enxiously awaiting their chance to wel- ome an American battleship for the rst time in almost four years. The Utah, due here tomorrow afternoon with the Hoover party, paid a visit to Rio de Janeiro on January ‘13, 1925, and that was the last time that United States gaflors and Marines strolled through the palm-fringed avenidas of the capi- mcommmees to greet Mr. Hoover were pamed by the Senate and the Cham- ber after orators had paid tribute to him from the floor. An arch was erected fn front of the United States embassy, decorated with American and Brazilian flags flanking “'Welcome Herbert Hoover” In letters three feet high formed. of plectric lights. ‘When the Utah ties up at the quay at the foot of the Avenida Rio Branco, the Hoover party will step from the gway to a red-carpeted runway lead- [n‘:thmugh the customs building to the aca Maua, a big square ot the foot of the avenue. Before leaving the quay r. Hoover will be greeted by President ge Souza and members of his cabinet. Mr. Hoover will be taken then in the rsonal automobile of the President to uanabari Paldce. Another car will ollow with Mrs. Hoover and Senora Be'Bousa. A. F. MYERS RESIGNS FEDERAL TRADE JOB| President Accépts With Under- standing That Pending Cases Will Be Finished. Abram F. Myers today tendered his resignation to President Coolidge as a | member of the Federal Trade Commis- sion. The President accepted the resigna- | tion with the understanding that MN. | Myers would continue to serve until sev- eral cases now pending before the com- mission are decided. Mr. Myers, who is in New York, ex- plained in his request to be relieved vom office that it is his wish to serve with the motion picture industry in a 1ogal capacity and that he would like to enter upon his new duties as soon as he President found it convenient. Mr. Myers has been serving under a recess appointment since the expira- tion of the term in which he was con- firmed by the Scnate more than a year ago. Recently he became chairman of the commission under the rotation sys- tem, and at that time there were re- ports that his renomination might not be sent to the Senate, where some op- position to him has been expressed. The chairman became involved in a dispute with the Senate judiciary com- mittee ‘during its inquiry of the con- sent decree entered into by the De- partment of Justice and the Ward Bak- jng Co. to terminate anti-trust litiga- tion involving the Continental Baking Corporation. As & former Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Myers negoti- ated the consent decree. The case has been under fire since in Congress. Earlier today Senator Schall, Repub- Jiean, Minnesota, asked President Cool- jdge to appoint Charles Marsh of Min- nesota to the commission if a vacancy occurs, Radio Programs :‘l’axes 42&43 ; B By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 20.—West and Central Londen =~ given a startling reminder of * .o air raids today when exploung gas mains caused a miniature earthquake that heaved up long stretches of streets and caved in shop fronts. man entered a manhole with an electric blower used to remove foul air from passages leading into a large inspection chamber below the roadway outside of the post office depot in Broad street. ‘This first explosion was followed by a series of shocks along the street fling- ing curbstones into the air, knocking down pedestrians and shattering shop windo Ohe manhole lid was hurled high into the air and crashed onio a motor bus. Cracks appeared in the road, wooden blocks were heaped up and the streets along which the explo- sions_took place looked like a jagged trench, One of the most remarkable escapes EXPLOSIONS IN GAS MAINS CAUSE HAVOC IN LONDON :Build\ing Fronts Caved In, Many Hurt.| Man Escapes When He Rolls Over as Manhole Cover Hits Bed. The explosions started when a work@)'manhole cover tore through the ‘part was in a house on High street. A man- hole cover weighing several hundred pounds was blown 60 or 70 feet in the air, crasied through the roof of the house, through a bed where a man was | lying 'and on into the room below. E. Robertson, occupant of the bed in the upper room, said that he had heard his alarm clock buzzing away and had Tolled over “to stop its row” when the of the bed on which he had just been Iying. By midafternoon the casualties had risen to 17. Shaftsbury avenue, New Oxford street and streets in Bloomsbury were the principal ones affected and the damage extended over more than a mile of pavement. The crash of the explosion was worse than bombs during air raids said the occupant of a flat nearby who was blown off his feet. _“I thought there had been an explo- sion at the base of the building which shook like tissue paper.” he said. Smoke rose to a height of 30 or 40 fect after the first explosion, the resi- " (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) number of DOCTORS FORESEE " KING'S RECOVERY Bulletin Report Taken to Mean Monarch Definitely Has Turned Corner. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 20.—A bulletin from King George's physicians, which the public at once interpreted as mean- ing that the sick monarch had definite- ly turned the corner toward recovery, was issued at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. “We are happy to state that the King's progress is now established on a firmer basis,” were the words with which five of his doctors concluded their report of his condition. The announce- ment, the most lengthy that has come from the medical men, was posted after they had consulted for an hour. It said: Text of Official Bulletin. ‘The text of the official bulletin, timed 3:30 p.m., was as follows: . “A consultation has.taken gdle’{. to nu.kA'a eomp'rehensive su;ve'z dim?‘he% along whm lrealllllneni e‘tttu immediate future had best pro- “The condition of the right side of the chest has improved and there is evidence of more normal respiratory functions. “The healing of the empyema, with its severe local infection, though satis- factory, must of necessity be a lengthy process. “The heart is slowly gethering power and, while the exhaustion remains pro- in ce | found, a slight accession of general strength is noticeable. “The future course of the illness must from its nature be slow and not without difficulties, but we are happy to state that the King's progress is now estab- lished on a firmer basis.” Danger Regarded Past. An authoritative survey of the various stages of the illness, which has already endured a full month, was made publlc} today by the Lancet and the British Medical Journal, medical publications. It concluded: “It will be apparent to medical men that not only the severity and length of the infection but the exhaustion re- sulting thereform must make progress slow and difficult. ; “At the same time, the dangerous phases of the illness have been sur- mounted and there are dincreasingly solid grounds for hoping that recovery will result from this long, anxious struggle.” The Evening Medical Bulletin said: “The King has passed a quiet day. Both the general and local conditions are continuing to make slow progress.” The feeling of relief and hope among the King's subjects was but a reflection of what had been noted in the less restrained actions and words of mem- bers of his family. Family Leaves Palace. The Queen and Princess Mary went to the zoo for an unexpected visit. The Prince of Wales took an hour off to { watch the finals of the squash racquets championship. “How's your dad today, princess?” a man shouted to Princess Mary at a Christmas party organized for disabled soldiers. ’ “Getting on nicely, thank you,” the princess replied. Princess Mary later told one of the organizers of the party that she was delighted to be able to say that the {King was much better. She added: |“But the Queen had such a worrying | time.” | It was certain today that all of the | King’s sons, who had been scattered | over the earth when he was stricken, | would be at Buckinghamr Palace for | Christmas. Prince George, who was 26 years old today, was expected to reach the palace in time for tea. He was coming to England from New York aboard the liner Berengaria. Duke to Arrive Sunday. ‘The Duke of Gloucester is due to reach England on Sunday. The Portu- guese government offered to provide a special train, but the duke declined with | (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) 1 place In{. ypeFarland, who was senteniced to the -Pfisoner"s Escape Occoquan, Foiling Plans for Release Flee in Guard’s Aulo}Wilh Four Others as Rela- tives Raise Fine. ©One perfectly good Christmas present is going begging today as a conse- quence of the unexpected conduct of Archie McFarland, who climbed out of his dormitory window at Occoquan Workhouse and escaped in a guard's automobile last night just in time to block plans of his relatives, who had raised enough money to pay his fine in order that he might enjoy his free- dom Christmas morning. ‘When police searching for McFar- land called at his home in hope of finding him there this morning mem- bers of the family expressed surprise and considerable chagrin when told that Archie had made his own way out of the workhouse. They explained that they had raised the money to pay his fine and were planning to secure his release today as a Christmas present. Longer Sentence Possible. workhouse for 55 days for. assault, in- toxication and disorderly conduct, will have to serve all of that and perhaps a little more when caught, police inti- mated. McFarland, with four other prisoners, climbed out of a domitory window about 2 o'clock this morning and took the automobile of Guard Roy Mar- shall, in which they made their get- away. The authorities explained that inas- much as all five men were trusties and consequently cannot be subjected to additional penalty for breaking out, they will be charged with the theft of the guard’s automobile. Get Start on Pursuers. When last seen they were heading toward this city and had more than 15 minutes’ start on their pursuers. Every available guard at the workhouse was detailed to the searching party and de- scriptions of the prisoners were for- warded to authorities in the surround- ing counties of Maryland and Virginia and the local police. Since the escape was made in an automobile the blood- hounds were not used. None of the men is said to be of the desperate type and Capt. Julian A. Schoes, assistant superintendent of the institution, predicted this morning that f,'}f’r capture was only a matter of urs, Windows Not Barred. The windows in the building from which the men escaped are not barred and are within easy reach from the floor. Their flight was discovered a few minutes after they are thought to have driven away in Marshall’s car. A guard making his regular rounds noticed their empty cots and reported to Capt. Schoes that the prisoners had escaped. A pre- liminary search of the grounds dis- closed the absence of the automobile. The prisoners are Everett H. Stedford, 32 years old, serving a three-year term for three petit larcenies;; Clifford Barnes, 22 years old, serving one year for grand larceny; Herbert Carter, 25 years old; Vaughn Parrent, 27 years old, one year for housebreaking, and McFarland. McFarland was to have been released on January 12. The others had been at the workhouse for one to two months. Barnes is from Bridgeport, Conn., and Carter's home is in Newark, N. J. The others live in Washington. GIL INVITES FOREIGNERS. Mexican President Pledges Protec- | tion for Capital. MEXICO CITY, December 20 (#).— President Portes Gil says that the doors of Mexico will be open to honest for- eigners coming to the country to in- vest capital and exploit the natural re- sources under the protection of Mexi- can laws. Writing to A. B. Lloyd, an Ameri- can geologist, who is surveying the oil region, the President added that full| protection and facilities would be given to capitalists of good faith without any restrictions except that they must obey the laws. By the Associated Press. BURLINGAME, Calif,, December 20.—"Mr. Televox,”, an electro-mechan- ical traffic cop here, may be scienti- fically perfect, but he has no judgment at all. And he can't do a thing with the_children. “Mr. Televox” stands at an inter- section of the busy Peninsula highway | He is supposed to stand still and not interrupt the peninsula traffic unless a car approaches from the side and wishes to cross. He has a scientific car uiomobile which, when an a n is Robot, Directing' Traffic, Is Rattled When Small Boy Yells “Boo™ at Him blown along the lateral street, caused him to translate the sound into motion, throwing out his arms and winking his red eye at the highway traffic. He was making good on the job un- til a small boy.came along the inter- secting street and yelled *“a-booooooa” at him, whereupon he got rattled, threw up his hands and winked his red eye when he shouldn't have done so. Now he’s the favorite policeman of the ACREENENT SEE TONODFCATINS N MERCER DRAFT Transportation Companies Expected to Offer to Make Certain Changes: - SEEKING RATIFICATION _AT-CURRENT SESSION Céncession on $50,000,000 Initial Rate Base for Consolida- tion Doubted. The transportation companies may agree lo certain modifications in the pending transit merger agreement in order to assure its ratification at the present session of Congress, it was intimated today in public utility circles. The offer to make the changes, it was said. likely will be included in the report the companies are now preparing for the Senate District committee in answer to the merger reports of the Federal Bureau of Efficiency and Dr. Milo R. Maltble, New York valuation | expert, whose severe criticism of the unification agreement threatened to | Jeopardize its aproval by Congress. The companies’ reply to the two merger reports is being drafted by Brice Clagett, who with William Gibbs Mc- Adoo have been the legal advisers of Harley P. Wilson in the unification negotiations. Clagett said today that the report probably would be submittad | to Senator Capper before the close of the week, - Details Not Disclosed. What alterations the companies might consent to make in the agreement were not disclosed, although it was said that. they undoubtedly would not yield in insisting that the proposed $50,000,000 initial rate base for the consolidated company is fair and equitable. Tho Bureau of Efficiency approved this figure, but Maltbie in his report da- clared it Is not necessary to determine | a valuation in advance of the consum- mation of a merger, The modifications, therefore, it was indicated, would be confined to certain provisions in the agreement attacked in th the Maltbie and Bureau of Efficiency reports. ‘The Efficiency | Bureau recommended three changes, one relating to thefprovision for setting up the depreciation account of the new company, another to clarify the con- THE BABY SENATOR’S ANNIVERSARY. PAPER DEFITHT AS CARVER EROR Treasury Officials Term Forecast of $75,000,000 Shortage Misapprehension. There will be no deficit for the Faderal Government at the end of this fiscal year despite present “paper” indi- caiions to the contrary, in the opinion of Treasury officials. This was indicated today following submission to Congress of tax refund deficiency estimates aggregatnig $75,000,- 000, which on the basis of the Presi- dent’s budget would show a deficit now. The Treasury also daclared the asser- tions in this connection of Representa- tract under which the new compa gfi‘:;gx col;;nln poovéer from the mé’mfii ower Co. and the 1) =~ ing with capitalization. e B 2% that. continuity of accounting for deprecia- tion, ‘&nd that the excesg of currgnt u:- sets contributed by the Washington Railway & Electric and the Capital Traction companies should be set up by the new company as a funded re- serve without issuing stock against it. As to the power contract, the bureau su{guted that it provide that certain nits of measurement be used in com- puting the cost of power to the new company and that the new company be granted its just proportion of future decreases in power production costs. Vagueness Cditicized. Dr. Maltbie also criticized the vague- ness of the power contract clause, de-’ claring it to be difficult of interpretation and suggesting that the subject of fu- ture power rates be left under the gen- eral authority granted the Public Util- ities Commission to prescribe rates. ‘The car companies, it was said, are willing, in the interest of a merger, to make ‘“reasonable” concessions to re- move the objections of the experts, realizing that their serious attempt to bring about a consolidation might other- wise end on Capitol Hill unless the uni- fication pact is ratified by March 4. Failure of thé merger also will revive the higher car fare bugaboo, as the Pub- lic Utilities Commission has granted the Capital Traction Co. the privilege of renewing its application for a 10-cent fare after March 4 if Congress does not ratify the unification agreement. JAPANESE BUDGET * LARGEST IN HISTORY Appropriation of $806,380,000 Will Be Asked at Coming Ses- sion of Diet. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, December 20.—The largsst budget in the history of Japan was an- | nounced today by the government. It| will be presented at the coming Diet, which will hold its first regular ses- sion on December 24. . The budget for the fiscal year 1929- 30 totals 1753,000,000 yen (approxi- mately $806,380,000), representing an increase over the current year of 43,- 700,000 yen. The budget for the navy calls for 268,000,000 yen, an increase of 5,600,000 and for the army of 232,- 000,000 yen, an increase of 7,700,000. The Diet which will convene next Monday is the first national Parliament elected under Jaffan’s new manhood suffrage law. Bitter political conflict is expected to center on the empire’s re- lations with China and on domestic tax issues. H Some political observers believe the| life of Premier Baron Tanaka's cabinet, which has been in power since April, 1927, will depend on its ability to weather this storm without defeat on any major question. YOUTH GETS 20 YEARS FOR MURDERING GIRL Sentence Is Imposed After 17- Year-01d Slayer Admits His Guilt, | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.—Vincent Rice, 17-year-old Staten Island school boy, received a prison sentence of 20 years to life today for the murder of his sweetheart, Alice Joost, 15, in her Port Richmond home on November 2. Rice, indicted for first degree murder, pleaded guilty to second degree murder when his trial opened last Monday. younger set hereabouts. ‘The Joost girl was struck and then the agreement for a tive Garner of Texas, ranking Democrat on the ways and means committee, were based on misappre of the facts. . Garner. House yesterday that the Treasury should have put off longér the proposal to re- fund the $75,000,000 in back taxes. In answer to this, it was sald at the Treasury that interest of 6 per cent Tuns on all back tax refunds from the time the tax was paid to within 30 days of the date of the refund check. It would, therefore, be a loss to the Gov- ernment to delay payment of refunds, Treasury officials said. ¥ ‘The Treasury figures were declared by both Secretary of the Treasury Mellon nad Undersecretary Mills to be correct. In the opinion of the Secre- tary himself the Treasury has the re- sponsibility and is computing its figures and reporting officially to Congress, while Mr. Garner is merely making statements, and he has not the re- sponsibility to meet these back taxes. Omission of Item. As a matter of fact one explanation understood to have accounted for the large size of the $75,000,000 back tax refund item was that final figures reached the Budget Bureau too late to be included in the original budget mes- sage. A difference of opinion appears to exist as to the responsibility for this omission. The “paper” deficit, which' Under- secretary Mills is confident will be turned into a surplus, 'was reached when the $75,000,000 refund item ob- literated a budget estimate of $37,000,- 000 surplus for the present fiscal year. Firing a veritable broadside at Secre- tary Mellon and charging that he has given back more money to the taxpayers than all the secretaries of the.Treasury in American history, Mr. Garner's ad- dress yesterday was regarded by many persons as the opening gun in his cam- paign not only to gain the Democratic leadership of the House in the new Con- gress, but to break a precedent by also retaining his place on the committee, WhRich handles all measures dealing with tariff and taxation. Mr. Garner said the United States Steel Corporation would recelve $65,- 000,000 in tax refunds within one fiscal year through settlements with the Treasury. He said he had been in- | formed that if other cases of that cor- poration were settled on the same basis, the Government would have to refund between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000 ad- ditional to the steel corporation. Fifteen million dollars of these re- funds, according to Mr. Garner, were included in the estimates for this fiscal year, and “if settled on that basis, this one company alone will be settled with to the extent of $28,000,000 to $30,000,- 000 more and be paid this year. Referring to the proposal to return $75,000,000 in back taxes this year, the Texan asked whether it would not be better to put it off a little longer. “Might Not Have a Chance.” “There is something in the back of his head,” continued Mr. Garner, con- tinuing in his attack on Secretary Mel- lon, “to the effect that after the 4th of March he might not have a chance. I don’t know whether that is it, but I do know this, that he is in great haste to settle these eases that have been pending for 11 years. It would seem to me that he could have let it go over just 90 days more, and let a new ad- ministration do some of the refunding in the place of the old. It might have been advisable.” The Texan began with the compara- tively mild declaration that the Secre- tary of the Treasury in issuing state- ments of the conditions of the Nation’s finances “makes his reports to fit his views on pending legislation,” and wound up with the charge that the Secretary seemed to be administering the estate and graduated income tax laws in such a manner as to bring a demand for their repeal. “We know that he is not in sym- pathy with them,” Garner declared, “and it seems that he is making them so obnoxious that he hopes to have them repealed, to go to some system of taxation that he thinks better. I don't want to see it. “It is a good law and if ever it is repealed it will not be on the merits of the law, but because of the demerits “Mr, Televox's” boss is going to do)sirangled with an electric cord by Rice | of those charged with its Tdministrn- | something about i #lle, he sald, she ”Mffl.w L. Dawes and Curtis | Fight Brief Duel Over Senate Rules By the Assoclated Press Vice President Dawes and Vice President-elect Curtis fought a brief duel over the rules today in the Senate. With Senator Curtis asking recognition to move the .usual suspension of the read- ing of the journal, the Vice Presi- dent laid before the Senate at the opening, a’ resolution which had been made the unfinished busi- ness “immediately upon the con- vening qf the Senate.” Smiling broadly, Curtis ques- tioned the action of Mr. Dawes. “I don't want to argue about it, but the rules provide for read- ing of the journal first,” said the Republican leader as he opened the rule book. Rapping the gavel and call- ing for regular order, Vice Presi- dent Dawes stood his ground and recognized another Senator. AERIAL PURSUER Niece of New York Banker Nears Goal in‘Spec- : tacular Race. By the Associated Press. 5 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, D:cember 20.—Dr. David O. Meeker of Rochester, N. Y., who made an aerial dash from Omaha, Nebr, to Salt Lake City yes- terday, in attempt to overtake Miss Ruth McConnell, a passenger on the San Francisco bound Overland Limited, was hopelessly outdistanced today. The young physician, unable to ob- tain a plane for a night flight westward after his arrival here, remained in Salt Lake City this morning as the hour approached for the arrival of Miss McConnell's train on the coast. Dr. Meeker, reported to be acting as an agent for the girl's uncle, Kenneth B. Coulter of Clifton Springs, N. Y., had announced plans for continuing his pursuit and it was believed he would resume his flight some time today with Francis D. Bowen, Omaha pilot, who brought him to Salt Lake City. Miss McConnell, 20, eluded news- paper men as she passed through Reno, Nev., on an Overland train last night. Dr. Meeker, who took off from Omaha yesterday morning: 24 hours after the girl left there by train, lost time in the chase when he missed an airplane con- nection at Salt Lake City, where he was forced to spend last night. Meeker is reported acting for the girl's uncle, Kenneth B. Coulter, broker, of Clifton Springs, N. Y. The girl, a rufi- away, missing for three weeks, is said to be attempting to reach San Franciseo to take passage for foreign ports. Reporters Greeted Belligerently. Meeker greeted reporters in Salt Lake belligerently and said only that it was “a little trip to surprise Miss McCon- nell.” Miss McConnell was said by train- men to be “in a state of nervous collapse” when she passed through Reno. They said she had retired and newspapermen were not allowed to @is- turb her, but reporters said they saw a girl peer from the berth Miss Mc- Connell occupied. A conductor, as- suming the role of spokesman, said his passenger was “worried about a man with $60,000,000 and an understudy named Meeker.” He added she desired to reach here before being detected. Reports from Clifton Springs quoted Coulter as saying the pursuit interpre- tation was absurd. “Miss McConnell is going to her old home in the West for a visit,” he said. “She recently had a very serious illness and the doctor ""(Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) 7 any similar event during the ,_quar- ! ter of a céntury. This was ml:flm"u tone. of yesterday’s meeting, which was participated in by nearly represen- tative men and women, appoointed by VARIED INAUGURAL PROGRAM PLANNED |Calls for Parade Thrice as Long as in 1925—O0ther Novel Features. Plans for the celebration of Herbert | Hoover’s inauguration, discussed and virtually agreed upon af, the first meet- Comnmittee at the Willard Hotel yester- day afternoon, call for a parade three times as long as that which participated in the Coolidge inauguration, entertain- ! ment features that will be novel and in- teresting, illuminations and picturesque decorations and fireworks. ‘There is no mistaking the fact that the committee will provide a celebra- tion which, in color and interest, will compare favorably with, if not surpass, ing of the augmented General Inaugural | SENATE WILL GIVE ' KELLOGG AND NAVY BILLS OINT STuDY To Make Treaty Unfinished Business in Open Execu- tive Session. CONCURRENT STUDY OF BOTH MEASURES, PLAN Opponents of Cruiser Bill Adopt Filibustering Tactics to Delay Action on Hale Motion. The Sénate agreed this afternoon to make the Kellogg treaty renouncing war the unfinished business in open execu- tive session and the Navy cruiser bill the unfinished business in legislative session on January 3, after the Senate shall have returned from its Christmas holidays. The plan is to consider the two measures concurrently, with part of each day being given to the cruiser bill | and to the treaty. *Unanimous consent agreement for this | method of procedure was presented to | the Senate by Snator Borah, chairman | of the foreign relations committee, fol- lowing an effort of Senator Hale, chair- man of the naval affairs committee, to put through a motion to take up im- mediately the cruiser bill. Cruiser Opponents Filibuster. Filibustering tactics were adopted by opponents of the cruiser biil to delay action on this motion. The first was an appeal from a deci- sion of the Vice President that the Hale motion was in order in view of the faet that the Senate was considering a bill for the relief of flood sufferers in the Southeastern States, a unanimous Sonsent agreement entered into yester- ay. Immediately, Senator Norris of Ne- braska, another .opponent of the cruiser bill, moved an adjournment of the Senate. That, too, was voted down by a vote of 69 to 7. It was at this point that Senator Borah offered the unan- imous consent agreement. He explained that he would feel free at any time ta move that the Senate go into open ex- ecutive session for the consideration of the tredty, if he believed it in the in- terest of the treaty. Senators La Fol- lette of Wisconsin and King of Utah, finally acquiesced in the agreement, though expressing reluctance. Senator King said he had hoped it would be possible to ratigy the Kellogg treaty be- fore Chriftmas as an expression of - good will toward the otler nations of the world. o - After the ui consent ment had becs ehiered. inio. Senator Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, chairman of the committee, to assist him in ar- ranging a celebration appropriate for the occasion. The committee, however, is mindful of President-elect Hoover's expressed preference for a simple celebration— something along the lines of the Cool- idge inaugural four years ago— it has no intention of planning something that might be disapproved by him, but it feels very certain that an.elaboration on the celebration four years ago will be agreeable to him. Additions to the list of those invited to serve on the general committee were announced this morning as follows: Starr Truscott, president, -Americ: Society of Civil Engineers; John M. Gries, chief, division of building and housing, Department of Commerce; Col. E. Lester Jones, director, Coast and Geodetic Survey; Dr. George Otis Smith, director, Geoligical Survey; Marshall Pickering, Meyer Cohen, Mark Lansburgh, S. Russell Bowen, vice president of the Washington Rail- way & Electric Co., and W. J. Waller, vxcekpresldent of the Federal American Bank. Sounds Keynote. Chairman Grant sounded the keynote when, in his address opening the meet- ing, he declared that while the com- mittee should not attempt to force any- thing on the incoming President that lesires, he per- THIRTY DINOSAURIAN REMAINS ARE FOUND Fully Developed Specimens . and Egg of Jurassic Period Dis- covered in China. | By the Associated Press. BERLIN, December 20.—The Berlin- er Tageblatt today printed a cable dis- patch from Sir Sven Anders Hedin, Swedish explorer, saying that his Chi- nese collaborator, a geologist, named Yuan, had discovered in Western China the remains of 30 fully developed dino- saurians of the Jurassic period. The dispatch was dated Urumtchi, Sinkiang Province, and said that the discovery was made to the south of Santai, which is 100 miles from Urumtchi. Also three newly born dinosourian babies, 24 inches long and fresh from the egg, were found lying close to. the mother animal. A dinosaurian egg was also found in the vicinity. It was claimed that this was the first time that dinosaurians of this geologic period had been found in Asia. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.—Deduc- | tion is the way Sherlock Holmes might have explained it. But whatever the explanation, the fact is that Arthur de Marias, rookie Brooklyn detective, has solved a $100,000 jewel theft that had bafMed his more experienced comrades. The jewels were stolen December 3 from the Brocklyn hpme of Frank Bailey, wealthy real estate operator. De Marias and other detectives were assigned to the robbery. While his more experienced co-workers spent their {time in the usual practice of visiting Rookie Detective's Deduction Solves Gem Theft as Case Puzzles Veterans jewels, De Marias combed the rogues gallery at police headquarters. He concluded the bars protecting windows of the Bailey home had been pulled apart by human hands, and rea- soned that it must have been done by some criminal noted for this sort of entry. Looking over old police records, he came upon that of “Hy” Miller, known to police of a previous generation as the “Iron Bar Man.” De Marlas searched for days and finally located Miller in the person of Erich Erich, a respected owner of a Brooklyn delica- tessen. He trailed him for several days and ' finally arrested him last night. | The missing jewelry was found secreted ot ~ nnwn:hoplm.runh(wlmmmn; in his homs Hale abandoned his motion to take up the cruiser bill immediately and the Senate resumed consideration of the flood relief measure. “Step in Right Direction.” A plea to let the cruiser bill be laid aside in order that the peace treaty may be entered into “whole-heartedly” was made to the Senate by Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi, who declared his support of the treaty and took the position that it would be bad psycholegy to pass a bill for 15 new cruisers at the same time. The Mississippi Senator said he was not unmindful of the attitude of some people who regard the treaty as “milk and water” and a “gesture.” He said he did not take that view of it and, while it does not go as far as he would favor going, he characterized the treaty as a step in the right direction and as a' move that really means something. Senator Harrison criticized those who opposed having this country co-operate in the movement for world peace through the League of Nations, and ‘also took issue with the foreign policy during the past eight years, which he pictured as one of isolation on the part of _xt.}l:xs co\llsl’sltry. e Mississippi Senator suggested that since the pending treaty pledges the nations not to resort to war to set- tle disputes, it means that differences will have to be disposed of across the conference table or in a court, and he predicted that the Kellogg treaty will be followed by other agreements to cov- er the question of how these arbitration steps should be taken. Indicating that he regards the treaty as a develop- m:én toward the League of Nations, he said: “This is one of the steps carrying us in the direction of Gemeva.” “There is no more urgent reason for the cruiser bill now than there was a year ago, or that there will be six months from now,” Senator Harrison continued. “If we are sincere in the gt;ntca treaty, let us concentrate on at. Senator Harris, Democrat, of Georgia, next took the floor and declared he was strongly in favor of the Kellogg treaty, but that he was just as strong for the cruiser bill. He said every one kpows the Army and Navy of this country will not be used for aggression, but .that the possession of adequate means of defense will create respect for this country and help prevent war. BYRD STEAMER RETURNS TO DUNEDIN FOR CARGO Record Ice Pack Reported After Towing City of New York to Antarctic. By the Associated Press. WELLINGTON, New Zeland, Decem- ber 20.—The steamer Eleanor Bolling, which towed Comdr. Richard E. Byrd's other ship, the Ciiy of New York, as far as the Antarctic ice pack, returned to Dunedin today for another load of equipment. The captain reported that the ice- pack was the thickest that had been known for 13 Summers. The City of New York is not expected to reach open water this month. COTTON BUYER SOUGHT. COMMERCE, Ga., December 20 (#). —H. O. Williford, 63, cotton buyer and member of a prominent Georgia family, was sought today in connectfon wi the slaying of Bud Haggard, 61, Jack- son County farmer. Search for Williford was authorized by the coroner’s jury which probed the death of Haggard, whose body was found on a farm Saturday with a bul- let wound in the head. had sold Williford several bales of cotton, Saturday, but the $850 he reveived in’ payment missing, '