Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1928, Page 4

SALT CREEK OIL INQUIRY IS ENDED Senate Committee Closes Lease Probe as New Con- tract Is Signed. By the Associated Press. The Senate public lands committee yesterday closed its investigation into the renewal of the contract by the Sin- clal: Crude Oil Purchasing Co. on the Balt Creek-Wyoming oil field coincident ‘with action by the Interior Department in contracting with the White Eagle Ol & Refining Co.. and the Texas Co., for sale of oil from the field. The contract for this field was held by the Sinclair company from January | 1, 1923, until October of this year, when the Attorney General held that the renewal of the agreement from ! January 1 of this year for another | five-year term was invalid é The Government wul receive 21% | cents per barrel above the highest post- ed field price. The field price was the rate at which the Sinclair contract was drawn. The bid of William L. Walls of Cheyenne, Wyo., was 42 cents per barrel above the posted price, but all bids were thrown out when Walls was unable to satisfy Secretary West of his financial ability to handle the contract, and yesterday's sale followed as provided by law in this event. At the Capitol, Edward C. Finney, Pirst Assistant Secretary of the In- terior, told the Senate committee he thought the optional renewal clause in the Sinclair lease was valid, and add- ed, “In fact, that I still think so.” Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, questioned him regarding the opinion by Ernest O. Patterson, department solicit- or, in which Patterson gave his v that the law allowed the Secretary “discretion” to provide a renewal pro- vision in the contract. Finney said the opinion was “not an exhaustive review” of the matter. HOOVER DECLARES RULE BY PEOPLE TASK IN COMMON (Continued From First Page.) Hoover by the chief justice of the Su- preme Court, to which he responded: “I am honored in meeting the men intrusted by Brazil with the most exalted function in the gift of organized society. One great test of civilization is the ability to produce and designate men to safeguard justice itself, who free from self interest, above partisan- ship and skilled in jurisprudence are dedicated to truth and reason. “In our Western organization of de- mocracy, our supreme courts are not only the final tribunal in determination of justice, but are the guardians of our democratic organization itself. And the task of our supreme tribunals is ever increasing. You face new and more difficult problems each year with the advance of science and the growing complexity of our civilization, and you have constantly to formulate concepts of justice to meet these new forces and agencies. . Problems Met With Courage. “That the supreme courts of the world have met these new problems with courage and skill is the greatest tribute to their character and tradi- tions. As our international trade in- creases, the relations of our citizens with foreign countries constantly ex- pand. The whole-fabric of international commerce upon Which the world today Is dependent for its very existence rests in the end on the sanctity of the con- tract honestly entered upon under the laws of each country. “But for the confidence in the courts of different nations, the whole of our international economic relations would become hazardous and weakened. And the just decisions of courts remove the friction of our respective citizens into the field of abstract justice. Both of our countries attain enviable success in this_great institution. “Therefore I am most deeply sensi- ble of the great compliment you have paid my country and myself in that’ your body, which so truly represents these ideals and traditions, should con- fer the great dignity upon me of this occasion.” ‘Welcome Impresses Hoover. ‘This picturesque capital continued to- day in carnival spirit in welcome to Mr. Hoover, who was deeply impressed by the spontaneity of the greeting. The’ President-elect, who is now wind- Ang up his good-will tour of Latin America with his visit to the Brazilian capital, was up early today for a round of sightseeing and further receptions, with which he is being showered. Mr. Hoover left the Guanabara Palace, once the home of a Brazilian princess during the empire, and began an au- tomobile tour to see some of the mag- nificent ocean boulevards and to make an excursion into the mountains around the capital. The demonstrations for the Presi- dent-elect, which began on his ar- rival from Montevideo, seemd to hold the people during the night. There were large crowds on the Avenida Rio Branco. The Necklace of Pearls, the driveway skirting the harbor, was jammed with automobiles, which passed the Guana- bara National Palace, where members of the Hoover party were guests of President Washington Luis. Huge Welcome Signs. ‘The city was ablaze with lights until dawn. Huge welcome signs shone forth at almost every turn, one of the more elaborate being in the parkway near the United States embassy. This was sur- mounted by a large American eagle with fiags of the United States and Brazil draped around it and reaching down 30 feet to the ground. Many buildings in the heart of the| city, where ancient Moorish and mod- ern architecture blend, were draped with lights. Everywhere the Stars and Stripes was mingled with the green and yellow of Brazil. Mr. Hoover this forenoon attended a luncheon to President Luis at the United States embassy and tonight will be | guest of honor at a dinner and recep- tion given by President Luis at the national palace. For the banquet tonight Mr. Hoover prepared the longest speech of his whole Latin American good-will tour, requir- ing more than a quarter of an hour for delivery with an equal time for read- ing in Spanish by an official translator g{a't‘he United States Department of Newspaper Men Entertained. While Mr. Hoover was busy on his official rounds the newspaper men ac- companying him were invited to be guests of the Brazilian Press Associa- tion, which planned an extensive pro- gram of entertainment for them. The government also saw to the pleas- ure of the crew of the U. 8. 8. Utah, the second Hoover good-will ship. It arranged to transport them on a sight- seeing tour of the city and to nearby points of interest over a five-hour period. The beauty of the capital and the grandeur of the mountains hemming it in impressed Mr. Hoover. He told friends that he could not recall that in 2ll his travels throughout the world the finding of a picture which would quite compare with what nature had done for Rio Janeiro, otk auto 000 car at the New THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., BIGGER AND BETTER PROFANITY English Authority S By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 22.—Bigger and better cuss words have been suggested by Dr. Burgess Johnson, professor of English at Syracuse University, as one of the things this country needs. He told the Executive Club about it yes- terday. Profanity that was horrifying a few decades back is now ridiculous in its innocuousness, Dr. Johnson said. Some of the stronger cuss words have been corrupted until now they lack all their original power and significance. “Gramercy,” “Gadzooks,” “Zounds" are some of the corruptions of what once was powerful profanity, he said Even the words that remain-at full strength have lost their power through overusage, and there have come into the language no new swear words to re- place them. “Donner und Blitzen” once was the acme of cursing in Germany, the professor said, in that it invoked thunder and lightning upon the head of him cursed—a very serious business once upon a time.” Now, however, thunder and lightning have lost some NEEDED, PROFESSOR MAINTAINS ays Usage and High- Pitched Voices Have Robbed Cussing of Virility. of their frightening power, so the threat means nothing. | Dr. Johnson sald profanity, like Gaul, is divided into three parts. Exclamatory profanity, he believes, is almost a lost art. Assertive profanity has lost its power. In this connection he noted | that to answer a question with the sim- | ple “I did” is now much more powerful | than to say, “By all the stars in the heavens, by Jove and by the Devil's spirit, I did so.” Denunclatory profanity, the third type, is almost gone, Dr. Johnson de- clared. Nowadays, no one takes the denunciatory words seriously. To prove that there have been no new swear words invented in a long time, Dr. Johnson said Rabelais and Chaucer | knew nearly all those now in use, but |used them sparingly, and therefore | made their use more effective. “Emphasis is lost to the modern gen- eration,” he said. “Newspaper head- lines mean nothing through constant use. Modern speech is conducted in tones near the top of the voice and it is now impossible to gain emphasis by loud speaking. The only possibility for emphasis fs by whispering.” RIO MAGNIFICENCE Natural Beauty of Brazilian Capital’s Pert Called Won- der of World. BY WILL IRWIN. ble to The Star and the North Ameri- By Cable (G o Newspaper Alllance. RIO DE JANEIRO, December 22— As one of the official members of the party accompanying President - elect Hoover on his good-will visit remarked this morning when the Brazilian moun- tains were just coming into view out of the mists: “Every poet on his vaca- tion comes to Rio and describes the harbor.” It is one of the seven wonders of the modern world. Every one of us had been looking forward to it as the climax of beauty on this tour. Nor were our expectations disappointed. It was noticed that as the Utah steamed in between the Sugar Loaf and the saluting forts Mr. Hoover suddenly left the rest of the party on the quarter- deck and climbed up to the bridge, as though wishing to be alone in viewing this loveliness. The morning was misty, with low clouds hanging over the mountains, and we were not quite aware of the harbor until we were fairly in its mouth—then the harbor burst upon our view all at once. To the left rose the famous Sugar Loaf, whose name describes it. It is a rounded peak, unscalable by unassisted human feet. Behind the Sugar Loaf lay the Hunchback, a pai‘n‘ted peak, whose tip was turned sidewise in apparent defiance of the laws of gravity. And these are but mere incidents in a range of precipitous and needle-like peaks, ded in green, shaded with subtle blue mists, which look as though Maxfleld Parrish had drawn them in one of his most imaginative moments. I was prepared for a limitless beauty of green hills, blue waters and palms, but not for this breath-taking touch of phantasy. Fantastic Scenery. The harbor at its mouth opens scarcely wider than the Golden Gate. To the Utah's left, as it entered, lay & range of hills lower than those on the other side, but of the same fantastic mold. At their foot lay an old cream- colored, many-storied fort, which was blazing a noisy welcome from its gun- ports. An infertile island, just a rock, which lay like a tortoise inside the en- trance, took up the fun. Now the Utah had come in sight of the city, and still we were seeing the phantasy, with its rises and dips over abrupt hills and the blue mountains back of it like a wall. One promontory pushing out into the water seemed all one great structure of clammy walls, romantic balconies and red tiled roofs. From the valleys between the hills rose Moorish spires and ornamented steeples, and over all the lower structures reigned tall umbrella-shaped palms. A good part of the Brazilian navy lay moored off the docks—its mast trimmed with flags, its rails lined with white uniforms. A battleship, lying across our path, bgean saluting. [t was taken up by & line of eight de- stroyers. Further on, Rio’s harbor seemed to fade into an infinity of blue mists, as though there were no end either to it or to the shipping which lined its shores. And all along that line were distant echoes and puffs of saluting guns. Cheering in English. Finally, as we passed the destroyers, the crews lined up along the ralls gave us successively three cheers in English. There was also a mosquito fleet of little sailing vessels, rigged with that lateen sail, which bellows to the shape of a horse's ear when the wind fills it. ‘These little vessels seemed to be skipping and gamboling with joy over all the intervening waters. I will not say that this was the warmest welcome which Mr. Hoover has received in South America, but it was at least the most picturesque. Admirably and touchingly was the wel- come of President Washington Luis and his_ suite. For once in this odyssey of an Ameri- can President-elect conditions were such that our vessel could moor itself beside a wharf. From the pretty stucco custom house a marquee, with a carpet- ed and sandy floor, ran down to the edge of the wharf. The Brazilian Presi- dent and his suite waited at atten- tion until Mr. Hoover disembarked. two parties met midway, the awnings casting pink and purple shades over them, with the manned rails of the Utah rising above them and with a crack company of lancers in red tunics and plumes falling into line to lead the visitors into Rio. Nor must I forget to add that the first and most_conspicuous building in sight as Mr. Hoover tock his car was the skeleton of a 22-story skyscraper —the future home of the newspaper A Nolte—from which bellied to the wind what I am informed is the sec- ond largest American flag in the world. Rotary in Brazil. At the big diplomatic functions and banquets given to the party of Presi- dent-elect Hoover on the West Coast of 3outh America I began to notice, among the glittering decorations on the chests of the generals and diplomats, the prevalence of an order depending from a_ lemon-yellow ribbon, with a medal whose shape seemed somehow familiar. Finally I sidled up to a general for a closer look. It was the embelm of the Rotary Club. They wear it here as a decoration. Later I was discussing questions of copyright with a learned and eminent professor. “Sometime ago,” he said, “the painters and novelists of our Rotary Clubs took a stand for a modern law.” Later, andther South American scholar explal “When we started our Rotary Clubs ENTHRALLS HOOVER ‘Then President Luis advanced and the. down here,” he said, “we adopted, per- haps by mistake, an attitude somewhat different from that adopted by you North Americans. We took in first our eminent scholars, our literary men, our statesmen, our directing journalists and our higher military men. In some countries the Rotary Club is almost the equivalent of the French Academy. I have been saying for some time that this doesn’t express the spirit of rotary tion of the community. And I am start- ing in my own country a movement to get in more of our representative com- mercial men.” Rotary clubs seem to be a powerful international force in these countries. When hostilities broke out between Bo- livia and Paraguay, Rotarians tele- graphed from almost all other South American countries, appealing for a peaceful settlentent, and calling atten- tion to article 6 in the constitution of the international clubs. It is believed hers that this had great weight in bringing about better relations. (Copyright in all countries of the world, 1938, by " North "American Newspaper ~Al- 'MEXICAN REDS VOICE | PROTEST ON HOOVER Stage Demonstration Against Any Possible Visit of President- Elect to Country. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 22.—In protest against any possible visit to Mexico by Herbert Hoover, a group of men and women carrying red banners and sniging the “nternationale” in- vaded editorial offices of Mexican news- papers shortly before midnight. e demonstrators shouted ‘“Hoover no, viva Sandino.” They also called “Meura Morrow” (“Down with Mor- row"). The group first entered the editorial rooms of El Universal and then went to Excelsior and other newspapers. They were headed by Diego Rivera, a Mexi- can painter who is general secretary of what he calls the Mexican division of the Anti-Imperialist League. The league was created to “wage war to the death against Yankee imperial- ism.” Its motto is: “For the union of Latin American peoples, to expel the Yankees from Latin America.” The demonstrators were members of the Anti-Imperialist League and the hands- off-Nicaragua Committee, both of which are affiliated with the Communist party. The group distributed leaflets an- nouncing & meeting to be held tomor- row in protest against Mr. Hoover’s visit to Mexico, recognition of President- elect Moncada's government in Nica- ragug, the Bolivian-Paraguayan dispute and ' in sympathy with the banana workers who have been on strike in Colombia. MEDALS ARE AWARDED TWO FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Clothing Workers’ Head and Police Chief Rewarded for Outstanding ‘Work During 1927. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 22.—Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and Au- gust Vollmer, chief of the Berkeley, Calif., police, were granted gold medals yesterday by the Harmon Foundation for outstanding public service during 1927. Hillman, in addition, received an honorarium of $1,000. ‘The foundation, making the award, pointed out that Hillman’s services to the clothing workers included a success- ful plan of unemployment insurance, co-operative banks with a small loan feature and a $2,000,000 co-operative housing venture for wage workers. Chief Volimer was lauded for co- ordinating the work of the Berkeley Po- lice Department, of the social agencies in that city and for training police offi- cel'!k in enlightened methods of police work. HOLIDAY MAIL RECORD. CHICAGO, December 22 (). —Christ- mas malling in Chicago has reached a new high record, Postmaster Arthur Leuder announced yesterday. Thirteen million pleces of letter mail, 1,745,000 more than was handled on last year's heaviest day, passed through the Chi- cago office yesterday, and 3,000 tons of parcel post matter, 300 tons more than was handled any one day last year, went through the post office Thursday. Fifty-two thousand sacks of parcel post matter were delivered yesterday, also a new high mark. “A Useful Gift” “General Electric” VACUUM CLEANER Junior Apartment Size Sz .50 Attachments $6.50 Extra Regular Size i35 i Attachments $10 Extra Time ents 1f De Telephene we will de ate %< MUDDIMAN §. 709 13th St. N. W. Main 140-6436' which is that it should be a cross sec- | “ECONOMY" CAUSE 0. K. OF ATTCHISON I C. C. Candidate Says Tele- phone Valuation Delay Not Intentional. PR By the Associated Press. Testimony that the economy policies of President Coolidge rather than in- tentional delay by the Interstate Com- merce Commission caused postpone- ment of telephone company valuation hearings was instrumental yesterday in bringing about a favorable report by the Senate interstate commerce com- mittee on the nomination of Clyde B. Aitchison of Oregen to be a member {of the commission for another term. Objections to Aitchison advanced largely by Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, were withdrawn after mem- bers of the committee had satisfied themselves that the commissioner was not personally responsible for the fail- ure to complete the valuation hearings which Congress authorized about 15 years ago. Aitchison testified that none of the commission’s members were antagonis- tic to the telephone valuation hearings, but that the Budget Bureau had cur- tailed appropriations in keeping with the President’s economy program to the point where it was considered impos- sible to do the work. The committee simultaneously ap- proved the nominations of Claude R. Porter of Towa and Patrick J. Farrell of Washington, upon whom no fight has been made, to be members of the commission. Chairman Watson announced he would seek confirmation by the Senate today under an unanimous consent agreement, as he is desirous of com- pleting action before the Christmas holidays. The present terms of Aitchi- son and Porter will expire December 31. SEAL SALE $11,000 SHORT OF OBJECTIVE 4,000,000 Goal Set by Association Hoped to Be Achieved in Fina] Days. * Although cash payments for the Christmas Health Seals of the Wash- ington Tuberculosis Association were received yesterday at seal sale head- quarters in Social Service House, 1022 Eleventh street, soclety are hoping that the re- maining cthree days before Christmas will bring the total re- ceipts of the sale much nearer the ob- jective of 4,000,000 seals necessary to continue the health work along present lines. This means that they are still $11,000 short of their goal. ‘With the great bulk of the Christmas shopping and the Christmas mailing al- ready finished and judging from the ex- perience of previous annual seal sales, there are many people who have re- ceived and used the seals with the in- tention of paying for them later and it is hoped that some of these will find it possible to send payments before Christ- mas. With each lot of the seals sent out on approval a lLImYQd envelope was inclosed for the convenience of the cus- tomer in sending payment for seals used or for returning those not used, as the association is required by its contract with the National Tuberculasis Associa- tion to account for all seals received. Still there remains a vast amount of last day and last hour Christmas buying and mailing and for this business the Tuberculosis Association makes its ap- peal for the further buying of its health seals, which will continue on sale right up to Christmas day. iy A large theater, such as many found in London, keeps about 1,600 people in constant employment. Ay WoopwarD s Monday Morning at 9:20 Christmas Cantata Man, With 2 Wives, Seeks Annulment To Clear Impasse RussianTragedy Revealed When Paths of Princi- pals Cross in Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 22.—A tragedy of Russia may end happily in a Chi- cago court for Peter N. Novitzky, for- mer Russian aristocrat and army of- ficer. Peter, who had or still has two wives, but who had been under the impression he had but one, has appealed to the Chicago court to straighten out his difficulties. In 1890 he married his first wife, Barbara, and lived in Vladi- vostok, happily. Two children were born, Peter, who now is 27, and Bar- bara, who now is 32. After serving in the white army during the Russian revolution, he was unable to find his {’nm;ly. Friends told him his wife was ead. Heavy of heart, Peter found solace in the sympathetic company of Zinalda Pavlinovna. Their friendship grew and he proposed, Zinaida insisted that he divorce his dead wife. ‘The divorce was granted by the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in Jugoslavia. Then Peter and his bride came to America and settled in New York. His daughter, now married and named Barbara Reiner, had found her way to Chicago long before the up- heaval in Russia. It was she who dis- covered Peter in New York and gave him surprising news. His first wife was alive. She had fled to Japan during the revolution and finally joined her daughter in Chicago. Peter doesn’t say how he fixed it up with Zinaida, but he is asking the court to annul his marriage with her so that he can go back to Barbara. He learned, so he told the court, that the divorce was illegal, anyway. CALENDAR CHANGE OPPOSED BY BLOOM New Yorker Says “Wander- ing Sabbath” Would Be Resisted by Jews. By the Associated Press. The objection that calendar simplifi- cation under a proposed 13-month sys- tem would give the world a “wandering Sabbath” was advanced yesterday by l‘!;ep;esenutlve Bloom, Democrat, New ork. Questioning Dr. Charles F. Marvin, chief of the Weather Bureau, during his testimony in favor of the proposal for an international conference on the mat- ter, Mr. Bloom said that while he knew of no objection to the conference, the Jewish race, of which he is a member, would oppose a system by which the continuity of the Sabbath would be broken. Marvin explained that under the pro- posed 13-month plan, each of the months would contain 28 days, with the 365th day not assigned to any week day named, but as a year day, after which the first month of the next year would begin with a Sunday. Bloom said that under this system the Sunday of the second year after the revised calendar came into existence would fall upon a Monday, and on third year it would be on a Tuesday, and that it would advance one day each year and two days on each leap year, when there would be two separately designated. The New Yorker declared that under all of the previous calendar revisions the designation of the days of the week had remained inviolate and the days of the month only had been changed. Marvin said that this objection had been advanced by certain religious or- ganizations. He said it was difficult to work out accurate statistical tables un- der the present calendar. o The sailfish, “greyhound of the seas,” l}:fl credited with a speed of 60 miles an ur. & Lo 'fEROP «The Christmas Store e e SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928 AFGHAN OFFENSIVE ON REBELS OPENED Troops Loyal to King Drive Insurgents From Vicin- ity of Kabul. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, December 22.—Troops loyal to King Amanullah of Afghanistan have taken the offensive and advices today told of the defeats of rebels. The Af- ghan legation at London, however, acknowledged that the revolt was a se- rious one. The Soviet News Agency Tass sald that a battle was begun by loyal troops that attacked the Bagibala Hills, which were held by the Afghan rebels. Mili- tary headquarters were confident that the insurgents would soon be driven from their strong entrenchments. Troops of King Amanullah were stated to have repulsed the rebels in the environs of Kabul, the capital. The soldiers were pursuing them in the di- rection of Charikara, about 30 miles to the north of Kabul. Rebel Tribes in East Halted. ‘The Afghan legation announced that rebel tribes that had been operating in the East were faced by an Afghan army which prevented their on the capital. Loyal re-enforcements arrived in Kabul from different provinces and others were on their way to the support of thir King. The Afghan legation in describing the course of the revolt said that 7,000 well armed men disguised as Afghan troops participated in the disorder around Ka- bul, Earlier this week the legation had stated that the disturbances were cre- ated by 400 bandits. The disguise adopted by the rebels was thought to have led to the unconfirmed report that the army had revolted. As the rebels advanced down the Baghi Bela road the Afghan guard at the British legation fled. But the Brit- ish minister- closed the legation gates and warned the insurgents of interna- tional immunity of all legations. British Legation Isolated. The insurgents then moved. eastward in the direction of Kabul City. This cut the British legation off for some time. ‘Two or three days later the rebels were routed by Afghan troops and driven back to their hills in the North. Since then, the Afghan legation announced, there have been no hostile troops in or near Kabul. Direct communications with Afghan- istan have now been restored. They were interrupted Wednesday when reb- els dlm:{ex the electrical works 30 miles north of the city. com- munications were being restored mes- sages were relayed by way of Russia, Drops Dead at Game. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., December 22 (#)—Joh Vanderploeg, 35, West Lafay- ette, Ind, a spectator at the Purdue- Butler basket ball game here last night, dropped dead of heart disease in his hu:lt at the fleld house between the Ives. Wob THIRTEEN CLUB ELECTS W.W.WHEELER PRESIDENT Armour Named Secretary, Houser Treasurer and Zirkin Marshal at Annual Meeting. William W. Wheeler was elected presi- dent of the Thirteen Club at the an- nual meeting at the Willard, Hotel Thursday evening. Other officers elect- ed were Warren N. Schoonmaker, vice president; James R. Armour, secretary; Robert L. House! treasurer; David ‘White, parliamen- tarian, and Dewey Zirkin, marshal. ‘The Thirteen Club was formed here about 10 years ago to develop public speaking. A num- ber of the members have listed them- selves with the Speakers’ Bureau whoder, DY the Community 3 " t munity e Wheelef. Chest commitee. Stephen H. Talkes, Radford Moses and Jerome F. Bernard are among the past presidents. Mr. Wheeler is chief statisticlan of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele~ phone Co. MONOXIDE DEATH INQUIRY CLOSED Commonwealth’s Attorney Finds Nothing Criminal Involved in Case. All official inquiry into the circum- stances of the deaths of two men who were found unconscious from monoxide gas poisoning in a truck near Falls Church, Va., Thursday was dropped to- day when Commonwealth's Attorney Wilson Farr of Fairfax County an- nounced that his investigation had dis- :;lo:ed nothing of a criminal nature in case. The two men, Lester A. Linaburg and Boyd L. Cassort, both of Win- chester, Va., died in Georgetown Uni- versity Hospital yesterday despite stren- uous efforts of firemen and physicians to save their lives. Mr. Farr's investigation, which cen- tered particularly on the length of time the men were kept in the Falls Church jail, where they were first taken in the mistaken belief that they were intox- icated, revealed, he said, that all pos- sible haste was used by town officials in securing medical attention for the men and in removing them to the hos- pital when their true condition was learned. The report of the commonwealth’s attorney brought out that the truck in which they were overcome had been seen parked beside the road all night |and that both men had been subjected to the poisonous gas for at least 12 hours before they were found. After trying unsuccessfully to repair a tire, the men apparently closed themselves 15 Keep, warim. A report that they had D warm. had stopped up the exhaust pipe to increase the warmth inside could not be verified. DWARD & LoThik MALAY PENINSULA ODDITIES DEPICTED Carveth Wells Lectures on Queer Animals and Plants Encountered. ‘The queer animals ahd plants of the Malay Peninsula, which he asserted is one of the world’s strangest lands, were described last night for members of the National Geographic Society by Carveth Wells in an address at the Washington Auditorium. There are deer only 7 inches high when full grown, butterflies a foot across, fish that climb trees, and leeches as big as cigars, he declared. Among the unusual plants described and pictured were a flower 3 feet across, weighing 15 pounds; a fruit that will pre-digest beefsteak, and bushes so sen- sitive that acres of them will fall flat to the earth when an animal starts eating one of the plants en the edge of a fleld. Mr. Wells spent six years in the Ma- lay jungles surveying a railway line. He and his companions had to hack their way through the dense undergrowth and after cutting down trees would have to sever scores of vines before the trunks would fall. Stakes driven into the earth to mark the surveyed line were found after a few months to have grown into saplings 6 feet tall. Most of the Malay people are civilized, Mr. Wells said, but deep in the jungle he found a race of pygmies who go un- clothed and use as weapons blow-pipes and polsoned ‘The railway line which Mr. Wells surveyed is now oper- ated regularly between Singapore afd Bangkok, Siam. VOTING RIGHT STRESSED BEFORE MEN’S CLUB HERE Poll of Members of Church Group Shows Majority Favors Franchise. Thomas P. Littlepage, chairman of the committee on national representa- tion of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, addressed the Men's Club of Foundry Methodist Church yester- day evening at a dinner in the parish hall on “The Right to Vote for Presi- dent, Vice President, Senators and Re ntatives.” After the speech a poll of the members of the club showed Districr 85 against 35 oppoeed 10 it. as agal op] 3 hole world is amazed that the people of Wi n_are not allowed to vote, Mr. Litt e declared. pointed out that although the Senal and House District committees do as much as tl can for this city, their principal duty is toward their con- stituents and Wi should have tatives whose principal concern would be the welfare of the District. T. S. Settle, president of the club, presided. Among those who spok: against national suffrage for Washing- ton were Harry L. Underwood, Ray- mond Bowen and E. L. Springer. .. DOWN STAIRS STORE Last-Minute Suggestions from the Popular-Price Gift Store For Children of all ages Infants’ Handmade Dresses. ....$1.50 Infants’ Handmade Gertrudes ..............88cand §1 veve...$1.50 and $1.95 Sacques....... Tiny Tots’ Wash Frocks, $1 and $1.50 Tiny Tots’ Warm Bathrobes Tiny Tots’ Handmade Gowns. Tiny Tots’ Wash Suits..... Tiny Tots” Wash Creepers.. Infants’ Warm Sweaters Infants’ Knitte Tiny Tots’ Rayon Combinations Girls’ Rayon Bloomers. Girls’ Rayon Shirts...... Gifts for Women “Romilla” Full-fashioned Service-Silk- to-hiém Hose! L. ... 0. . $088 .98 “Romilla” Full-fashioned All-silk Chiffon Hose............. “Romilla” Full-fashioned Medium- weight Silk Hose............$1.50 “Blue Crane” Chiffon and Service- Silk Hose...... Full-fashioned Wool-and-Rayon Hodew e iyvess Rayon-Cotton-and-Wool ...$1.85 .$1.25 .58¢c Triagle Silk Sports Scarfs......$1.35 Long Silk Scarfs..... Wool Shoulderettes. Wool Shawls. . ve...$1.95 $1 and $2.95 .$1.95 to $3.95 “The Song and The Star” by the WOODLOTHIAN CHORUS on the G Street Balcony You are cordially invited CHORUS—"There's a Song in the Air” CHORUS— "' Immanuel” SOLO AND CHORUS—"Promised Savior Come” Soloist—Mrs. Violet Anderson CHORUS—"Fear Not™ SOLO AND CHORUS—"‘The Herald Angel” Soloist—Mr. H. Granville Leef SOLO AND CHORUS—"Glory to God" Soloist—Mr. Howard Moore DUET—"The Friend of Man" Messrs. Howard Moore and Granville Leef CHORUS—"The Star in the East™ SOLO—*"All Who Seek Shall Find" Mr. Charles Moore CHORUS—"Great King of All Nations” SOLO AND CHORUS—"The Christmas Song" Soloists—Mrs. Violet Anderson ‘ Mr. Horatio Rench FINAL CHORUS—"Praise Ye The Lord” Conductor—Mr. William H. Starnell Accompanist—Mr. Raymond Rapp Girls’ Rayon Combinations.....$1.15 Girls’ Rayon Slips and Gowns. .$1.15 Girls’ “Lucette” Wash Frocks..$1.95 Girls’” Wool Sweaters..........$2.95 Girls’ Tuck-in Blouses. ..$1 and $1.95 Boys' Gift Ties...........35¢cand 50c Boys’ Wool Sweaters...........$2.95 Boys’” Warm Bathrobes.........$2.95 DOWN STAIRS STORE For Men and Young Men Men’s Broadcloth Shirts. .$1 and $1.55 Men’s Fancy Madras Shirts.....$1.65 Men's Muslin Pajamas.. 1.25 Men’s Gift Ties... Men’s’ Gift Secarfs. seswas e Men’s Sawyer Slickers...se....$6.50 Men'’s Golf Hose.... Men's Dressing Robes Men's Blanket Bathrobes.. Men's “Paris” Suspender and iGarter Sets.....cooioviseee S50 Men’s Leather Everett Slippers, $1.95 . Men’s Leather Opera Slippers..$2.95 Men’s Gift Socks, 50c Patterns to please men and young men are here in large variety. The quality is decidedly a feature at this price— which, incidently, is most attractive. DOWN STAIRS STORE Wool Sports Sweaters. .$1.95 to $5.95 Sports Skirts........ .$2.95 to $10 Gift Raincoats...... $5.95 to $10 Silk Chemise and Bloomers.....$1.95 Silk Dance Sets.........$1.95 to $3.95 Silk Gowns..... $2.95 to $5.95 Lace Bandettes.. .58¢ to $1.50 Silk Bandettes. s da il DOWN STAIRS STORE For the Woman . in-the-home Linen Bridge Sets...... Linen Table Scarfs... Lace Dresser Scarfs.. Linen Guest Towels.. Plain-color Turkish Towels.... “Turknit” Towel Sets..., “Turknit” Washcloth Sets.. 21-inch Hemstitched Linen Napkins ..... Fancy Gift Pillow Wool-filled Comforts 81x90 Cotton Sheets.. Matching Pillowcases. ... Part-wool Indian Blankets. Rayon Brocade Bedspreads Smoking Stands...... Modernistic Mirrors. Attractive Pictures......... Wrought Iron Bridge Bases New Glazed Bridge Shades......$1.75 Folding Card Tables...........$2.45 24x36 Chenille Rugs. 24x48 Oval Rag Rugs. Footstools DOWN STAIRS STORE