Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1928, Page 1

Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; lowest temperature about 24 degrees; slowly rising temperature tomorrow Highest, p.m. yesterday; lowest, 20, at 8:30 a.m. ‘Temperatures: today. Full report Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 20 and 21 on’ page 3. ch ¢ Fy [ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Slar, “From Press t eve; o Home Within the Hour” The -Star's carrier” system covers city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 105,263 S — e No. 30,916. T3 omle Entered as second class matter Washinzton, '3 WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928—TW "ENTY-SIX PAGES. s () Means Associated Pr TWO CENTS. 'HOOVER DECLARES RULE BY PEOPLE TASK IN COMMON Stresses Justice and Liberty in Speaking Before Bra- zilian Senate. SEES BIG OPPORTUNITY IN MODERN INVENTION | Present Chance Held Great for In-! dividual Man to Rise by His Own Accomplishment. By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, December 22— President-elect Hoover, in responding to the welcome given him by the President of the Brazilian Senate today, said that modern invention has lifted the burdens of man so that the individual may rise | by his own accomplishment as never before. ‘The text of his response follows: “I cherish as an honor this oppor- tunity to meet the men selected by various communities to enact into law the will of the people of Brazil. We are engaged in the common task of working out effective government by the people. Sees Great Strides. “This great experiment in public wel- fare rests upon our confidence that the majority of conclusions by an in- structed people will in the long run be bright and wise. We know that mis- takes will be made and that failures may discourage those who look for the millenium overnight. But in a survey of a century of experience in the western hemisphere we see that we have made more progress in human welfare than there has been in any such period of ry. “We can emphasize further that the methods of justice and ordered liberty have been built upon foundations more firm and more promising for the fu- ture than ever before. “The road of opportunity for the in- @ividual man to rise by his own ac- complishment was never clearer than today. The world has entered upon a great period of economic expansion. ‘The cnergies of the world were stirred by the war, but of far greater impor- tance, we today are receiving the pow- erful impulses from years of advance- ment in education and technical train- ing; from great scientific discoveries and their application through the in- nces; from en- -and in.leaders. of organization. “Transportation and communication have been quickened by improvements in steam, by automobile, airplane and radio. The splendid advance in lnnll-‘ cation of electrical power has lifted the burdens from the backs of men and velieved the drudgery of women. Standards of Living Rising. “From it all productivity of men is ncreasing a thousandfold and with wing productivity the standards of fv'ing are rising and surplus capital of the world for new ventures and for building up the open spaces is ac- cumulating. “But with these advances the prob- lems of government greatly increase. It s indeed the function of each legis- lature to accept and encourage these discoveries and to incorporate them within the economy and culture of | each country. New forms of greed and | tyranny grow also from these new dis- coveries which must be kept in wise restraint. | “Therefore with the increasing com- | plexity of our civilization the burdens upon our legislative bodies increase. It is fortunate that we have many inde- dent governments, for each of them momes an experimental laboratory in dealing with these forces. By the inter- change of these experiences we all profit. “I wish to thank you for your ex- of welcome and your expres- sions of friendship for my country. Our countries throughout their history have an unbroken record not only of peace,| ‘but of mutual goodwill and helpfulness | which has become a precious tradition between us. I wish again to repeat my gratitude for the honor which you have | paid my country.” A second welcome was given Mr. (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) WOMAN’S AUTO KILLS | PRINCETON DEAN, 70 Prof. H. C. Fine, Riding Bicycle, Turned in Front of Car—Was Noted Educator. By the Associated Press. PRINCETON, N. J, December 22.— Prof. Henry Burchard Fine, dean of the Department of Science at Princeton University, died today from injuries sustained when he was struck by an sutomobile while riding a bicycle. Prof. Fine, who was 70 years old, had been a member of the Princeton faculty since 1881. When Woodrow Wilson re- linquished his position as head of the university to become Governor of New Jersey, in 1910, Prof. Fine, then dean of the faculty, was appointed acting president, which post he held until 1912, ‘While on his way to visit his brother, John D. Fine, headmaster of Princeton Preparatory School, last night, Prof. Fine was struck by an autombotle driv- en by Mrs. Cedric Bodine of Monmouth Junction, N. J. He died at Princeton Hospital of a fracture of the skull. Mrs. Bodine told police that Prof. Pine turned his bicycle across the road in front of her car. She was not held. Prof. Fine was one of the leading mathematicians of the country. At various times he headed the board of athletic control. COL. PARKER NAMED. Nominated for Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs. President Coolidge today nominated Col. Francis L. Parker of the Cavalry to be chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs with the rank of brigadier gen- eral, succeeding Maj. Gen. Frank Mc- Intyre. At the same time the President nom- inated Col. George H. Estes of the gen- eral stafl, U. 8. A, lo be brigadier to drain the excavation. Egon Arenberg. COOLIDGE PARDONS JORN W. LANGLEY Citizenship Restored to For-| mer Kentucky Representa- tive Sent to Prison. A full pardon, restoring citizenship, was granted today by President Coolidge to John W. Langley, former Repre- sentative from Kentucky, who served a Federal Prison term following his con- viction on a liquor charge. Mr. Coolidge acted on the recommendation of ths Attorney General. Mr. Langley's wife, Mrs. Katherine Langley, now occupies the seat he for- merly held from the tenth Kentucky district. Langley was released from the At- lanta Penitentiary December 18, 1926, on a parole after serving from the previous January 15, under a two-year sentence. He was convicted on a charge of aid- ing in obtaining permits to withdraw large stocks of liquor from warehouses in Pittsburgh and fought the case all the way through the United States Su- preme Court. GIRL ARRESTED AGAIN ON PROHIBITION CHARGE Faces Charges, for Second Time This Month, of Illegal Posses- sion of Liquor. Arrested on the street for the second time this month, Miss Lillian O'Brien, 24 years old, of the 6200 block of Sligo Mill road, today again faced charges in Police Court of illegal possession of liquor. Miss O'Brien was arrested by Police~ men D. J. Murphy of the tenth pre- cinct yesterday as she alighted from an automobile in the 1400 block of Ogden street. Her companion, Edward Albert Hawkins, 31, of the 1400 block of V street, was also arrested for illegal pos- session and transportation of liquor. Police say the couple were carrying packages that had the outward ap- pearance of innocent Christmas gifts. ‘They consisted, however of seven pints of liquor, six of which were being car- ried by Miss O'Brien and one by Haw- kins, according to the police report. Two weeks ago Miss O'Brien was ar- rested as she was entering an apart- ment. At that time, police claim, she was carrying bottles of liquor under her coat. PARAGUAY ENLISTMENTS By the Associated Press. ASUNCION, Paraguay, December 22. —The government today ordered the army not to accept any more volunteers, who began to flock to the colors when war with Bolivia seemed imminent. The government believed that fur- ther additions to the army would with- draw vital man power from both the farms and industries. CUTTER RUSHES TO BARGE SAVANNAH, Ga., December 22 (#). -—The United States Coast Guard cut- ter Yamacraw today was steaming to a pojnt 130 miles southeast of Savan- nah, to join the steamship Gulf Coast in an effort to aid the barge Iroquois, reported stranded. Reports from the Gulf Coast said the barge had grounded upon the rocks DIVER WORKING ON COMMERCE SITE IN ARMY ARE HALTED| Contractors engaged in driving the piling for the foundations of the new ! g t Commerce Building have been forced {o call in a deep sea diver to dig a well | S nc Daval committee. Photo shows diver, Emil Arenberg, assisted by his son, —Star Staff Photo. OVER ENPLOVED ON EW BULDIG Digging 40-Foot Well Drain Water From Com- merce Site. to Below the surface of cold, muddy water in a hole in the Deparument of | Commerce Building site, near Fifteenth and E streets, a deep sea diver, in com- plete outfit, is digging the hole still deeper as part of a new feature in building construction. The diver, Emil Arenberg, is care- fully watched over by his son, Egon Arenberg, who supervises the pumping of air to his father beneath the water NAVALPEACE PACT ACTON IN SENATE PLEAES COOLIDGE Senator Curtis Says Presi- dent Is “Perfectly Satisfied” With Agreement. AITCHISON AND FARRELL MOVE IS SEEN TODAY REIE —— West Case May Be Deferred Until After Holidays—Brookhart Voices Sentiments. By the Associated Press. Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republican floor leader, today explained to Presi- dent Coolidge the Senate agreement to consider the Kellogg treaty and the naval construction bill. Afterward he said the President was “perfectly satis- fied.” Mr. Curtis called at the White House in company with Senator Watson of Indiana and Chairman Hale of the They dis- cussed also the status of the various annual appropriation bills and of nomi- nations sent to the Senate by the Presi- dent. ‘The Kansan expressed the opinion that the nominations of Clyde B. Aitchison and Patrick J. Farrell as members of the Interstate Commerce Commission would be acted upon today by the Senate. West Case Faces Delay. ‘The nomination of Roy O. West as Secretary of the Interior, he thought, would not come up for action until after the holidays, as opponents of West’s confirmation probably would move to defer a vote until hearings of the public lands committee, with regard to the nomination, can be printed. Support of the Kellogg treaty and op- position to the cruiser bill was expressed yesterday by Senator Brookhart, Re- publican, Iowa, in a letter to Frank Miles, editor of the Iowa Legionnaire. “Not one person in 10 favors this grotesque program,” the Senator de- | clared, adding that the American Legion and its auxiliary were making a ¢égrave mistake in indorsing these ultra-war polictes” of the cruiser measure. Calls Ratification Sure. ‘The Jowa Senator said the treaty will be considered first by the Senate and if adopted “is the natural forerun- and hauls him up and down with a rope. The men come from Philadelphia. So far as known, they are the figgt deep, sea divers ever employed on a huildl construction job in this city. The purpose of the hole which the elder Arenberg is digging is to form a well out of which underground water from the Commerce site may be pumped, to lessen the pressure from this water. It is the intention of the Consoli- dated Engineering Co., contractors on the job, to have the hole sunk to & depth of about 40 feet. When this depth has been reached a pump will be at work to draw water out of this well, draining adjacent ground, where piles are to be driven. This is expected to facilitate the driving. The diver works at the bottom of the hole with a special pick and shovel. He is now something more than 30 feet below ground. The hole, which is only sufficiently large to permit the diver to operate, is surrounded by a steel cylinder, which is driven down as the hole is deepened. COOPER IS CONSIDERED FOR EDUCATION CHIEF President Known to Be Seriously Contemplating Californian’s Appointment. President Coolidge is understood to be seriously considering appointing Wil- liam John Cooper of Bakersfleld, Calif., to be United States commissioner of education, to succeed John J. Tigert. It is known that the President has| had a number of names presented to him of available men and women to consider in connection with this ap- pointment, but it was said at the White House today that, while he had not definitely made up his mind, indications are that Mr. Cooper may be his choice. Mr. Cooper is at present superintend- ent of public instruction in the State of California and has been represented to the President as being especially well qualified for the post for which he is being considered. Commissioner Tigert resigned his po- sition to become president of the Uni- versity of Florida. Thé position has been vacant since September. GOEBEL MUCH BETTER. Flyer Believed Past Critical Stage in Pneumonia Illness. ‘WICHITA, Kans., December 22 (#).— Col. Arthur C. Goebel, noted flyer, who contracted pneumonia in one lung fol- lowing an appendicitis operation here ! this week, was reported much improved today and it was believed the critical stage of his illness had passed. Hospital attendants said his tempera- ture was lower and that he was consid- ered in no immediate danger. Goebel is the holder of the West-East and that the ship was standing by to save the crew of the barge, if neces- sary. non-stop transcontinental flight record and was the winner of the Dole air race irom California to Hawaii. By’ the Associated Press. PHILIPPOPOLIS, Bulgaria, Decem- ber 22.—Driven from Turkey by Musta- fa Kemal, the famous whirling and howling dervishes, who held such fas- cination for American tourists visiting the Bosporus, have taken up their abode in different parts of Bulgaria. Under the liberal religious regime of the Bulgarian government, these fa- mous Moslem sects are able to practice their weird rituals unmolested. ‘Whirling round and round like huge animated tops, and howling eerie in- cantations, in order “to establish union with the divine,” the dervishes work themselves into a frenzied religious ec- stasy, after which they perforate their I bodies with red-hot memtlkewe,u and ess Whirling Dervishes Whirl in Bulgaria After Kemal Whirls Them Frqm Turkey ‘The ultimate effect is a sort of au- tohypnotic trance in which the per- formers enter what is called the “alma-I-misal”—or world of dreams, where the dervish is only conscious of his “identity with God.” In the old days the chiefs of the dervish sects in Constantinople had the privilegeof girding the Sultans with the sword of Osman upon their ac- ceptance of the throne. Mustafa Kemal, a0wever, soon found that the dervish or- ganizations were seats of religious in- trigue and corruption, and decided to abolish them. ‘The result is that some 20,000 der- vishes were forcsd to find new homes. Groups of them were given a warm wel- ner of disarmament.” He added that he was certain of the pact's ratifica- tion as “there are scarcely half a dozen votes against it in the whole Senate.” “To turn around and build $300,000,- 000 worth of crulsers,” he decla referring to the cruiser measure, “im- mediately after renpuncing war by sol- emn treaty as an instrument of settling national dispute would justly discredit us in the eyes of the whole world. As far as I am concerned, this shall not happen.” Sendtor Brookhart characterized the proposed cruisers as “$300,000,000 worth of junk from the beginning,” and in case of war “the only safe place for these ships would be as far up the M sissippl River as we could send them. He added that he would be willing * train 10,000 Lindberghs to sink all war- ships that come our way.” TEST SEEN FOR TREATY. German-Austrian Move Seen as Shift- ing Balance of Power. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicazo Daily News, Copyrisht, 1928. PARIS, December 22.—According to present indications, one of the first tests of ‘the Kellogg peace pact after it has had general ratification is likely to arise in connection with the so-called “anschluss,” or projected union of Austria and Germany. The German word “anschluss,” now generally adopted throughout Europe as | the name for this tendency, is a word | that the American public should fa- miliarize itself with, as it bids fair to recur frequently in dispatches during ‘the next few months or years. Germany and Austria, despite certain inconveniences, seem to desire union almost unanimously and to be deter- mined to get it into effect by one means or another. Meanwhile, France and the little entente powers, especially Czecho- slovakia, are equally determined to pre- vent such a union. “Anschluss means war,” recently de- clared the Czech foreign minister, Ed- | ouard Benes, who is certainly far from being a militarist. His words were promptly echoed in a sensational edi- torial by Le Temps of Paris. It is impossible to understand either the French or the German attitude toward the Kellogg peace pact, or the fundamentals of Rhineland occupation, or indeed any major European political situation, without undersianding “‘an- | schluss” and what it is believed to in- volve, which is nothing less than the European balance of power. Accordingly as the Senate of the United States ratifies, with or without reservation, so the British and French “interpretations” will be strengthened or weakened and the right of France and the allies to consider the an- schluss as casus belli will be funda- mentally affected. That France and the allies are seriously alarmed is un- disputed. Hardly a week passes with- out some new manifestation of the Austro-German intentions. Contention of Germany. German Chancellor Mueller has just declared to a German press conference that the Austrian and German peoples form “one nation,” and the new Au- strian President Miklas is known as a strong partisan of the union. ‘The Austro-German Peoples’ League is the leading spirit. President Loebe of the German Reichstag is rapidly or- ganizing sections of this group in all German and Austrian towns. It must be remembered that both the Austrian and German republican con- stitutions of 1919 formally declared or implied anschluss. It was only pre- vented at that time by an ultimatum from the peace conference and the in- sortion of clauses in_ the treaty of versailles formally forbldding the union. Article 88 of the treaty of St. Germain states that Austrian independence “shall be inalienable except with the consent of the League of Nations.” This means that the treaties to which Ger- many and Austria are both signatories come by their brother dervishes of Oemir Baba and Py Bulgaria in | absolutely forbid t! jon_except, by 3, Colunm 17.). ", e ABIUT WHATT? KBS YOULL GET! RN Rk 14,1477 VA U, s HARD FIGHT SEEN ON MAJOR [SSUES Big Trade May Be Needed to Put Over Administration Plans in Congress. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Probably the biggest trading match in legislative history will have to develop if the tangle which is rapidly being set up between the President and Congress isn't solved very soon. Mr. Coolidge wants certain things— the passage of a farm bill, the adoption of the anti-war treaties and the accept- ance of his cruiser program. He has the support of the regulars in Congress, but there are various groups that have to be reckoned with. The anti-cruiser forces are made up of some of those who want the Kellogg treaties to go through. The opposition to the latter is beginning to gather. Moses Represents Group. ‘There is far more of an undercurrent against the anti-war pacts than is ap- parent. It's the same old fight that was waged against the League of Na- tions. Many of those who will ulti- mately vote for the treaty will do so reluctantly and largely because they can’t find a strong enough basis for their opposition. Senator Moses has a resolution which expresses the viewpoint of the old ir- reconcilable group. He has not said that he would vote against the treaty it his resolution failed. But if there is a vote on his resolution and it is defeated it will be construed by op- ponents of the treaty as meaning that !‘,he treaty carries the implications they ear. The friends of the League of Nations are saying the treaties against war are a logical step in world co-operation; that, first, comes the declaration against war as a national policy, then the ‘World Court as a device for the settle- ment of disputes and if that fails then the League of Nations as a means of enforcing or compelling peace by eco- nomic boycott. Extra Session Opposed. It will be recalled that the World Court protocol did not have smooth sailing and that a small group of Sen- ators will never approve anything that directly or indirectly pledges the United States to agreements of an intangible character with other nations contain- ing moral obligations. The Coolidge administration is anx- ious to avoid an extra session for Mr. Hoover’s sake and because business in- terests want to see Congress postpone as long as possible any revision of the tariff. It may come down to a trade— that the administration will have to use all its influence to get through Congress the new McNary bill on farm relief in order to assure the passage of the treaties and its cruiser program. Al- ready the Chief Executive is moving to get the McNary bill through, as Secre- tary Jardine has indorsed it and the President is ready to sign it. While it eliminates the equalization fee it never- theless sets up a machinery for handling the surplus problem and it has the ac- tive rather than the passive support of the administration. In past sessions the President has been content to allow | his followers in Congress to advocate various bills without giving them affirm- ative or outspoken support. (Copyright, 1928.) CONDEMNATION AWARD APPROVED BY COOLIDGE Confirmation Decision Regarding Site for Supreme Court Building Receives 0.K. of President. President Coolidge has given his ap- proval to the action of Justice Bailey of the District Supreme Court in confirm- ing the award of the condemnation commission which appraised the prop- erty in squares 727 and 728 as a site for a new building for the United States Supreme Court. This is the last legal step before the Treasury Department will be entitled to begin paying out awards as given by the commission. The total award was $1,768,000, and 71 own- ers out of a total of 81 parcels accepted the prices given in the award. Others have since agreed, it is stated, to the figures named in the award and it is expected other owners may withdraw their objections. Chief Justice Taft has been interested in rushing through Congress a de- ficiency appropriation, as only $1,500,- 000 was originally appropriated. The commission was composed of Sewall A. Reeves, Charles Fiske and William A. Hottinger. The consent and approval ¢ the President was filed today by As- sistant Uniled States Attorney James J. O'Leary, 2 Christmas Pardon Practice, Abused, Is Abolished by U.S. By the Associated Press. Convicts in Federal prisons, who hoped Santa Claus would bring them pardons, are going to be disappointed this' year, for the Department of Justice an- nounced today that the practice of recommending Christmas par- dons had been abolished. It has been the practice of the department to permit wardens of Federal penal institutions to rec- ommend a few convicts for par- dons at Christmas, but the prac- tice, it was said, was abused. The department said the only important application for parole before Attorney General Sargent, which might be acted on before the holidays, is the recommenda- tion of the parole board that Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, be granted his freedom. INAUGURAL COST 1S SENT T0 HOUSE James B. Reynolds Made Chairman of Invitations and Tickets Group. To pay the expenses of the official inaugural ceremonies of President-elect Hoover, a supplemental estimat of $40,- 000 was submittd to the House today by President Coolidge. This includes the pay for extra police. It is to meet necessary expenses in carrying out the program arranged by the joint committee of the Senate and House appointed under a concurrent resolution. In his letter to Gen. Lord, budget di- rector, Senator Moses, chairman of the joint inaugural committee, asked for an appropriation of $45,000. It was explained that the $40,000 | recommendation was due to an error |and that an effort would be made to restore it to the original of $45,000. Banker Appointed. James B. Reynolds, vice president of the Commercial National Bank, and former secretary of the Republican na- tional committee, today accepted ap- pointment as chairman of the commit- tee on invitations and tickets for the inaugural celebration. In announcing this, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, chairman of the. inaugural committee, said that Mr. Reynolds, who has had wide experience in planning inaugural ceremonials, will start ap- pointing members of his committee im- mediately. In its endeavor to find adequate quarters for the thousands of visitors who will be in Washington for the inauguration, the committee on housing and hospitality has already listed more than 2,000 rooms which will be avail- able and for which the prices will range from $1.50 to $6 a day, it is announced. Mrs, Virginia White Speel, chairman of the committee, is gratified at the attitude on the part of those seeking to list rooms with her committee. The latter have evinced a desire to co- operate with the committee in its efforts to prevent . profiteering and over- charging. . Mrs. Speel stated that the policy of her committee has been to see to it that the comfort of the visitors will be an assured fact, and that they are not to be the victims of gouging. Invited to Join Committee. The following have been invited to Jjoin the general inaugural committee: John B. Larner, president Washing- ton Loan & Trust Co.; William D. Hoo- ver, president National Savings & Trust Co.; Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin, president George Washington University; William J. Eynon, Albert Brewood, George H. John McQueen, W. F. Roberts, Paul Sleman, John W. Childress, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. " (Continued on Page 7, Column 6.) Carter, Alvin W. Hall, Byron S. Adams, | NCLANDPREPAES FOR YL GAYETY King’s Continued Progress Stimulates Nation’s Plans for Joyous Christmas. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 22. — King George had a fairly restful night with no noticeable alteration of his con- dition and there was no disposition among the public to regard it as other than satisfactory under the circum- stances. The King's physicians by their recent statements have satisfied the popular mind that his majesty’s case has taken a more favorable turn and that he has been making real, if slight and slow, progress. Consequently Christmas activities went on today in the same atmosphere of subdued cheerfulness which has marked them during the past few days. Palace Is Optimistic. While the King’s condition has re- mained stationary for the last 12 hours, it was stated in authoritative quarters that he had lost no ground. °| Therefore oflfimlsm continued at Buck- ce. ingham Pal This morning’s bulletin read: “The King has had a fair night and his majesty’s condition remains un- changed.” . ‘The Daily Express said today that an official message would be given the na- tion before Christmas expressing grati- tude to the King's subjects for the sym- pathy they had shown in the worried days of four and a half weeks. It would also voice the hope that the peo- ple would not let the iliness of their sov- ereign diminish their private and pub- lic festivities or their customary Christ- mas happiness. Progress Remains Steady. The King certainly was not yvet out of danger today nor could it be said that he was firmly on lhirmd to re- covery. But his progress it this stage of the illness has continued steady and has rekindled hopes everywhere. Lady Dawson, wife of one of the physicians to the King, was quoted by the Daily Mirror today as saying: “I am feeling much happier. I be- lieve we are going to enjoy ourselves on Christmas. Thursday was the first day |in more than three weeks that my husband has not gone to the palace at midday.” The favorable bulletins of the last three days had a good effect on Christ- mas trade which had been a bit too slow to please shopkeepers, caterers and hotel and restaurant proprietors. They had hesitated to prepare for their usual Christmas trade unless at the last minute bad news should come from the palace to stifie all merriment. Now they were going ahead with plans for plenty of food, wine and music. Buying Now Brisker. Department stores reported brisker | buying. They mixed business acumen | with loyalty in posting encouraging bulletins in prominent places. Shoppers reading the bulletins with exclamations of satisfaction passed on to the counters where the psychological effect of more cheerful news manifested itself in prac- tical form. ‘The Duke of Gloucester is expected to arrive at the palace tomorrow, complet- ing the family group. He was on the seas today between Madeira Southampton. ‘The arrival of Prince George at Southampton and later at London from New York was attended with a mini- mum of formality. The mayor of South- ampton met him at the dock and after | cordial greetings the prince took the |train immediately for London. He drove straight to the palace, where he was at once greeted by the Queen and Princess Mary. The prince told newspaper men that he “was deeply impressed with the in- |'tense interest” shown in America to- ward the illness of the King and the sympathy extended everywhere. It was and __The personnel of the committee on |,roof of the fine spirit that exists be- | tween the two countries.” By the Assoclated Press. £ KINSTON, N. C, December 22— ‘There might not be any Santa Claus | as far as Patrolman Jack Taylor is con cerned, but he is busy explaining to a city full of children today that the re- port of Santa’s death was grossly ex- aggerated. It all happened when Officer Taylor innocently, remarked to a friend that, as far he was concerned, Santa might just’ as well have met untimely l i Cop Who Spread Tale of Santa’s Death Compelled by Children to Unspread It demise in an automobile accident. Two little girls standing nearby heard the news with open-mouthed amazement, and the report spread like wildfire. Soon Officer Taylor found himself surrounded by long-faced tots who de- manded the low-down on Santa’s health, “Oh, no,” he explained today for the 200th time. “There isn't anything wrong with Santa. has been a grave mistake. It wasn'y Santa Claus at all; it was somebody flse.” .S, PARTICIPATION N REPARATIONS PARLEY 1 SOUCHT Paris Memorandum Holds American Expert Is De- sired at Conference. GERMANY WILL NAME HER OWN DELEGATES U. §. Indicates Willingness to Act if Suitable Invitation Is Received. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 22.—Strong em- phasis on the desirability of American participation and the hope of obtain- ing it was contained in a memorandum issued at the foreign office today, outlin- ing the method agreed upon by Ger- many and the allied powers for seeking a final settlement of the reparations problem. “Dispositions were taken by the six interested governments with a view to determining the manner best calculated to assyre the participation of Ameri- can experts,” the concluding paragraph of the memorandum stated. The memorandum, divided into five sections, began with a summary of the | Geneva decision to call a reparations revision meeting, to which the German, Belgian, British, French, Italian and Japanese governments agreed. Premier | Poincare of France and Ambassador von Hoesch, German envoy at Paris, drafted the details. U. S. Action Sought. The first of the five numbered para- graphs read: “It is highly desirable in the common interest that, besides the experts to be designated by each of the six governments which participated in the above-mentioned Geneva deci- sion, a citizen of the United States should also take part in the work of the committee of experts.” The experts, like those of the Dawes committee, should be “independent, with international reputation, r au- thorities in their own countries and not bound by instructions from their gov- ernment.” Will Meet in Paris. | There will be two delegates from | each country which will have the privi- ilege of additional substitute del and the committee will meet in | “as soon as ble.” It will have | the right, however, to decids. where wishes to sit later. A ‘The experts will be intrusted with the mission of elaborating *| S for the complete and final settiement of the reparations problem:-these propo- sitions should include settlement of the obligations growing out of the treaties and accords between Germany and the creditor powers.” The various governments are free to appoint delegates or to s it them to the reparations cnmmm for ap- pointment. Germany herself is to name her experts. U. S. WOULD PARTICIPATE. i Probable Action in Case of Suitable Invitation Indicated. By the Assoclated Press. | The United States probably would | participate in a conference to study the | German reparations situation if a suit- | able invitation were received. President Coolidge has made it known that he would consider such an invitation sympathetically, though he regards the reparations question as one pr]lmnnly for the European nations to solve. No such invitation has been received, though reports from London and Paris have indicated a movement toward a reparations conference, and Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador, is understood to_have been delegated to approach the Washington Government. ‘r’{z. however, has been ill for several ays. The President believes that delezates i to a reparations conference should be | free to form their own conclusions and | should not go hampered by previous instructions as to conduct or aims from their governments. If the United States does participate in a study of reparations after an in- vitation, the President feels that if later it responded to similar invitations { from Latin American nations there should be no unfavorable criticism in | Europe. While the President made it plain that he might look with favor upon | an invitation from European nations to study the reparations question he also indicated that acceptance would depend |::r[ely upon the terms of the invita- jon. GERMANS ARE OPTIMISTIC. Governmental Policy Seen to Create Atmosphere for Parley. BERLIN, December 21 (#.—A policy | of official optimism was seen by several influential German newspapers today in the reports issued yesterday by repagations commissioners. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, organ of the industrialists, acidly re- | marked that the world would be told that Germany was prosperous, but that the real purpose of e optimisac tone of the reports was to create an atmosphere for the coming negotiations on reparations. ¢ ‘The Boersen Zeitung, a Conservative publication, spoke of nwarrantable optimism,” especially in the case of the | trustee for industrial debentures. It charged him with presenting an entirely | wrong picture of the situation of Ger- man industry. It argued that German | industries were consuming their own i substance by inadequate “writing off" and that dividends were being kept down by nigh mterest charges on bor- i rowed capital. The Liberal Boersen Courier was less critical, but it observed that the argu- ments of the commissioners were based upon comparisons with the disastrous inflation period which brought Ger- many to a far lower level than foreign countries could conceive. “The reports are set to a 'rly tune which does not harmonize with present conditions,” said this newspaper. The co! r of controlled rev- enue estimated that there was an in- crease of 7 per cent in the consumption of beer and of 2 per cent in tobacco, but a decrease of 2 per cent in use of spirits subject to tax. He said the first five months of 1927-28 showed an in- crease of approximately $268,000 in the beer tax alone. Radio Pro‘rnml-——l;m 2! -