Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 19

KELLOGG PACT 0.K. REGARDED CERTAIN President Assured Foes Can Muster No More Than 10 of 28 Votes. President Coolidge and S?cre(lryl Kellogg enter upon their Christmas holldays this week confident that the crowning achlevement of their foreign policy—the multilateral pact for the renunciation of war—is thoroughly as- sured of Senate approval. Assurances are in possession of the White House and the State Department that not more than 10 votes will be cast against the treaty ratification. Debate on and after January 3, when Scnator Borah, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, will call up the pact in open | executive session, may be more or less | protracted. But at least 70 votes are | safely in hand in favor of ratification | without “interpretative” resolutions of any kind. It would take no fewer than 28 or 30 votes to prevent Senate approval Nowhere near that number is in sight. The Moses-Reed combination itself has eounted noses and realizes it is in a hopeless minority. According to pres- ent calculations ratification should be 2n accomplished fact by January 10 or sooner. 49 Nations Wait Action. Forty-nine other nations are eagerly waiting for the United States Senaie to place its seal upon the anti-war treaty, in order themselves to ratify it. As yet, none of the original 15 signatories | to the pact has ratified it, but 10 of | the adhering nations have done so. Four of them have actually deposited ratification documents with the Depart- | ment of State, as provided for in article | 3 of the treaty—Afghanistan, the Do- | minican Republic, kthiopia and Rus- | B8, Six countries have reported to | the State Department that their ad- herences have been perfected by rati- STAR, WASHINGTON, PRINCESS MARRIES AMERICAN hter of the Duke and Duchess g the church after her marriage ter Kingsland of New York. Daug let of V PRINCESS MARIA LOUISE D'ORL of Vendome, cousins of King George, in England to W. F. Kingsland, jr., son IMAN. HIS MEMORY GONE. FAILS |"TO RECALL CHILDHOOD SCENES {Amnesia Victim Unable to Revive Lost Powers, Although Present Events Seem By the Associated Press. FORSYTH, Ga. December 22—A stranger among home folks, Tom Scott Goolsby, 22-year-old amnesia victim, tonight struggled to penetrate that blank wall of his memory, as childhood playmates greeted him with the familiarity of school days, to be met with a bewildered stare in return. “Kind of funny to me—everybody fication—Austria, Cuba, Haiti, Liberia, Panama and Portugal. The war-renunciation covenant into which 59 different governments have entered does not actually take effect until all of them have deposited their several instruments of ratification at ‘Washington. When this has been done and the treaty has come into full force #t will remain open as long as may be necessary for adherence by all the other powers of the world. Popukr O. K. Pleasing. Two aspects of the treaty situation, ¢,q, @s it has developed, are particularly gratifying to the President and his Secretary of State. One is-the un- recedented popular approval which it Eu evoked = throughout the United States. Mr. Kellogg declares that in his whole experience, both as a Senator and as head of the State Department, ' he has never known public opinion to express itself so volubly and so unani- mously on any international question. Both the White House and the State Department for weeks past have been inundated with letters,” telegrams and petitions from all parts of the country approving the anti-war treaty and ask- ‘ing for its prompt ratification. It proved Ampossible to make acknowledgments to ‘these communications from vox populi, but a digest and tabulation of them has been supplied to the Senate in order that that body may be aware of the volume of Nation-wide support the pact has behind it. ‘The other feature in the situation | which fills the administration with satisfaction is the unusual bipartisan | backing the treaty commands. Stalwart Republicans, - old-time “irreconcilable” | anti-Leaguc R:pub\icam‘ Rew&lunl 'progressives and regular Democrats are | standing shoulder to shoulder in favor | of the pact. There is hardly any doubt ghat ratification would have ensued be- fore Christmas if the cruiser bill had mot contrived to be on the Senate cal- endar at the same moment. Neither President Coolidge nor Secretary Kel- Jogg sympathizes with the view of the anti-cruiser group that the naval build- ing conflicts or collides with the anti-war treaty. Not much more Idesultory oposition to the cruiser meas- ure is looked for than will be launched against the Kellogg pact. Hale Confident of Bill While the treaty requires a two- thirds vote, the naval bill can be passed by a majority. Senator Hale, Repub- lican, of Maine, who, as naval affairs chairman, has the cruiser bill in charge, is confident he can marshal the neces- sary vote in its favor as soon as the zoll can be called. At one time there was a fear that if the treaty were rati- fied before the cruiser bill was called up the latter might be in jeopardy. “That danger is now considered past. One other threatened rock in the path of the anti-war treaty's ratifica- tion has been averted. At an earlier period Senator Borah was thinking of ‘making ratification conditional upon an understanding that Soviet Russia’s ad- ‘herence carried with it American recog- nition of the Moscow government. But §f the foreign relations chairman ac- tualiv had any such purpose he seems to have abandoned it. (Copyright. 1928.) WOMAN, IN JAIL, FACES CHARGES OF BANDITRY By the Associated Press. LANCASTER, Pa., December 22— A young woman, who is accused of helping to kidnap Russell Troup, State ( highway patrolman, several weeks ago was in jail here tonight to await a| hearing on Wednesday on charges of highway robbery in connection with the theft of two automobiles several months 2go. The young woman, wWho Was ar- rested at the home of a sister in Mon- tour, Iowa, is known as Mrs. Rose Lewis, or Cole. Asked by police today why she did | mot fight extradition, she said she did not wish to embarrass her family. Po- lice said she came from a good family whose name she wished to protect. She has been identified as one of the trio who abducted Troup, who stop- their automobile for a traffic viola- | tion. Police said she admitted her part | 1n the kidnaping and automobile thefts. | She also said she was the wife of one of the two men now under arrest at Cincinnati, Wilbur Cole, who is charged with robbing a bank. A blonde at the time of the abduc- tion of Troup, Mrs. Lewis when she appeared today had black hair. She told authorities that she had dyed it to frustrate identification. | 1 1 | | KIDNAPING CLUE FOUND. fMoledo Police Blame Detroit Gang for Seizing Politician. TOLEDO, Ohio, December 22 (#).— Police here are said to have unearthed informaticn that two agents of the gang which recently kidnaped Max Plummer, Toledo politician, and re- turned him to his home early today after being held nine days for $15.000 ransom, have times recently to look over the local territory for possible victims. A for- mer business associate of Plummer is yeported to have paid the ransom. The information obtained by the po- lice is that the gang, which has head- quarters in Detroit and is an offhand of a former Chicago zang, has exhausted 1ts 1ist of likely prospects in Detroit and s desirous of extending its teriitory to oledes visited Toledo several | knows me and I don’t know anybody,” ! he sald with a preplexed air, after a day in which scores of persons who had known him from infancy had called to see him. ‘The trip home was planned by the youth’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Goolsby, who found him in Tyler, Tex., in September after he had been missing a year and a half. They hoped that familiar surroundings might strike a responsive chord behind the veil that clouds the past. Friend after friend called on him y. “Hello, Tom!” one would say, but Goolsby responded with a stare. Some called him “Scott,” but there was the same uncomprehending re- sponses. Stranger Among Friends. He was a stranger among friends and he couldn't get warmed up & bit in con- versation ,he said. In the group that called on Goolsby during the day were boys and girls who had grown up with him; some who had played games with him when they were | he didn’t recognize them, but on the Goolsby declared tonight that the | o o children. stories his parents had told him, re- Clear. garding his Jife prior to the time he woke up on the waterfront at New Or- leans, & few aays after he disappeared from Macon, July 23, 1927, must be true. But he insists that he doesn’t remem- ber a thing and wouldn’t know that Dr. and Mrs. Goolsby were his parents if they hadn't preduced his picture and established their proof. Goolsby slept last night in the same bed which he had occupled for years prior to his disappearance. There were the same_ pictures on the walls, but he didn't’ recognize even the pictures and pointing to one, asked his mother, “who's portrait is that?” Dr. and Mrs. Goolsby are planning a big Christmas dinner for all of the members of the family on Christmas day. They are making everything as cheerful as possible and hope that be- fore he returns to Texas shortly after January, 1, he will have regained his memory. Successful In Concern. Goolsby has a good job—is district manager of a nationally known con- cern in Texas. His mind, it was said, is perfectly clear on everything that is going on or has happened since July, 1927. But he doesn't know how he received a head injury, nor does he re- call how he happened to be in New Orleans, or how he got away from Georgia. ‘There was & nation-wide hunt for the youth when he dropped from sight and when he was found by his parents appeal came to Georgia to spend Christ- mas. 100 PARTICIPATE INHUNT CLUB SHOW Charles H, Carrico Carries Off Greatest Number of Individual Honors. More than 100 entries were shown in the eight classes of the first Winter horse show of the Riding and Hunt Club held at the club quarters, Twen- ty-second and P streets, last night, with horsemen from the District, Maryland and Virginia in attendance. Charles H. Carrico, District = horse owner, carried off the greatest number of individual honors, with two offi- clally listed blue ribbons, and a gold one, and one blue ribbon for a horse owned and ridden by him, but entered in the name of G. B. Pitts. The Car- rico horses won the Corinthian class, a brush and hurdle jumping class, with judging on appointments, conforma- tion and performance; the best hunter class, with four jumps, and the handy hunter class, and took third honor in the thoroughbred hunter class. Large Entry Lists. The classes were -all featured with large entry lists, the smallest being the thoroughbred hunter class, with 13 entries, an unusually large list for this class in any show. Ray H. Norton was chairman of the committee in charge of the show and his committee included: H. L. Rust, jr.; Charles H. Drayton, Miss Elizabeth Jackson, Miss Margo Couzens, Mrs. Marshall Exniclos and Miss Eleanor Snyder. The judges were: Otto Furr and Turner Wiltshire of Middleburg, Va., and David Smith of Warrenton. The results of the judging .were as follows: First class—For open saddle horses: Inspiration, shown by Miss E. Mitchell, first; Belle, shown by Eugene Myers, second, and My Dear, shown by E. 8. Newman, third. First prize was a sil- ver bread tray. Second class—Pair saddle: My Dear, shown by Roland Dawson, and Ram- say, shown by Elizabeth Jackson, first; Brown Jug shown by Thomas Cook. and Whispers, shown bv Mrs. Maud Preece, second, and Inspiration, shown by Miss Ruth Matthews, third. First prize was a ladies’ handbag. Smarty Leads Class. ‘Third cless—Ensemble: Smarty, shown by Miss Margo Couzens, first; Whispers, shown by Mrs. Preece, sec- ond, and My Dear, shown by Roland Dawson, third. First prize was a ‘Wedgewood vase. Fourth class—Best hunter: Lengavne, shown by Charles H. Carrico, frst: Norton, second, and Wonder Girl, shown by Melvin C. Hazen, third. Pirst prize was a cocktail shaker. Fifth class—Oven jumpers: Gran- tham, shown by Willlam Connelly, first; Upstart, shown by Jack Hobbs, second, and Tip Top, shown by Richard Adam- son, third. First prize was a silver plate. Sixth class—Handy hunters: Indian | Guide, entered by G. B. Pitts, and shown by C. H. Carrico, first; Cedar Run, shown by Thomas Cooke, second, and High Compression, shown by Ray H. Norton, third. First prize was a silver pitcher and tray. Seventh class—Thoroughbred hunt- ters: Peacock, ghown by J. Fisher, first; High Hat, shown by Ray H. Norton, second, and Lengayne, shown by C. H. Carrico. third. First prize, $10 cash. Eighth class—Corinthian: Lengayne, hown by C. H. Carrice rock, shown by A. H. Ryan, second. and Capt. Kettle, shown by Ernest Wolf, | third. First prize was a silver pitcher. | | | Hornsby, England, claims the read ing record of any city, its 87,659 in COUNTESS' LOSES | his great wealth and the influence of TRIVIALITIES HURT FRENCH PROGRESS Achievements for Year Are! Many, but Uncertainty Looms as 1929 Dawns. BY GERVILLE REACHE. By Cable to The Star. | PARIS, December 22.—France ends; the year on a note of uneasiness which | | this correspondent, as an impartial jobserver, is compelled to dwell upon. | An uncertain period looms ahead as| 1929 dawns. ' Sometimes great achievements of governments are wiped out by trivial happenings. In foreign affairs, France has held | firmly to peaceful ideals. In inter- | national finance she cannot be ac- {cused of merely marking time. she | | wants reparations settled. She will| 1 ratify her debts and meanwhile is pay- ing regularly. She will make conces- sions to_Germany in the evacuation of the Rhineland against reasonable | guarantees. | Briand Gains Credit. | Even the Franco-British naval agree- | ment, after causing some flurry, has grovcd to be a flash in the pan. Finally ‘oreign Minister Briand, though critl cized for boldly intervening in the B livian-Paraguayan imbroglio, has emerg- ed with credit and brought credit to thie League of Nations. In internal affairs, France has settled the money problem fairly satisfactorily and balanced the budget without crush- | ing national economy, despite the tre- mendous tax burdens imposed. { So much on the credit side, against which can be placed only a few scan- dals and a few blunders. Ungquestionably the new Poincare cabinet is weaker than the one preced- ing, on account of the lack of strong radical representation. To stop this gap Premier Poincare took as the rep- | resentative of the Left a man without M. Hennessey, who had | or to Berne through | political value, become Ambassad two radical papers which he subsidized. This clumsy choice of a minister of agriculture has brought down on M. Poincare's head all of the thunderbolts of the opposition, which was quick to discover such a weak point. Royalists Begin Agitation. On the one hand the Royalists have begun agitation in the streets and even went so far as to smash windows in M. Hennessey's antechamber. Conserva- tive papers are carrying on & campaign against him, with bitingly satirical car- toons, in which M. Hennessey’s brandy plays a large part. On the other hand the radical organs do not support a backslider who accepted a cabinet post st his party's decision. ‘What particularly aggravates M. Hen- nessey's case is the fact that one of his newspapers, Le Quotidien, farmed.out its financial advertising to the Gazette du Franc, which was recently revealed as a vast swindle. M. Hennessey's min- isterial career seems destined to be brief and this will force M. Poincare again to reform his cabinet and probably weaken it still further. Premier Poincare is also unpopular on | | 1 increase in the Deputies' and Senators’ so-called indemnities, which replace salaries. The nation should not be judged | by these relatively trivial matters. Even the arrest last week of a former finance minister who issued bad checks | CLOTHES ON WRIT by Miss E. Mitchell, and Fidget, shown | High Compression, shown by Ray H.| first: Sham- ' Creditor Attaches Belongings _of Woman and Aide in Chateau Promotion. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, December 22.—The “Countess de Tourine,” known in Amer- ica as Mrs. Pearl Hussey Flanagan of Wichita, Kans., was deprived of her wardrobe here today when a creditor attached her personal effects along with those of an ex-convict, who helped her promote a $23,000,000 corporation to make use of a chateau in France. The clothes and other personal effects of the two were attached by Grosvenor 8. Barron of Kingman, Kans., to satisfy a $1,000 attachment proceeding. The “countess” and Charles F. Faye, alias Charles Faye Seitz, who admitted having served terms in Kansas and ‘Wyoming for forgery, tonight had no clothes other than the ones they were wearing after their corporation went into financial reverses. The two had planned to incorporate the French chateau, given Mrs. Flan- of American soldiers who died overseas. With the deed to the property, Mrs, Flanagen explained, went the title of Countess de Taurine. ‘The first $5,000 received for stock caused trouble. It was given by Mrs, W. S. Grosvenor of Kingman, Kans,, for her grandson, Grosvenor . Barron, on the understanding that Barron was to be an official of the company, and was to go to Kansas City and be set up in business by Faye in an art shop. Barron filled suit for fraud against Faye and the countess and obtained an attachment writ against them. Hearing is to be held January 3. W Trick Cane-Sword Causes Arrest of 70-Year-Old Guardi Officer Gets Suspended| Sentence After Awed Audience Calls Police. John E. Grady, 70-year-old watch- man of 22 I street, has a trick cane and is proud of it. This in spite of the fact that he spent last night in a cell at the first precinct, and was given a suspended sentence of $50 or 30 days | for carrying a_concealed weapon by Judge Robert E. Mattingly in Police Court. Friday night Grady let his enthu- slasm—and his pride—get the best of him during a discussion ir a cigar store at Ninth sireet and New Ycrk avenue. The recent increased activities of hold-up men was the topic of discus- sion. Grady, expressing confidence in his ability to deal with bandits, startled the gathering by pressing a hidden catch on his silver-headed cane, with- drawing a long sword and brandishing it after the fashion of a dugljst. ‘The other men, not quite so confident in Grady’s ability to handle the blade, called Park Pcliceman J. L. Law from the Public Library grounds. Law thought it a clear case of carrying a | concesied weapon, and booked Grady on that charge. Grady told Judge Mattingly a friend had given him the cane about a year ago. The judge, expressing the belief that Grady meant no harm, ordered the suspended sentence, and told the defendant that he would try to see he a company which would make use of | Cali agan two years ago by a priest in honor | Ney' | got his cane back as a Christmas prese ent on condition he leave it at home in' the future habitants having borrowed 517,494 books from the library in the past Jear, 1 after being ruined by a woman, shows that the present republican regime is not afraid to wash its sofled linen pub- | licly. But unfortunately such scandals | do weaken - the executive power in France even when the government is perfectly honest and capable as it is today. They weaken republican insti- tutions because the ardent republicans Po! tidien | | ! who put their money into Le Quot are now ruined and disillusioned and tend to join the extremists, whether royalists or communists. “Aux:d so France at the end of 1928 next few bring (Copyright, 1028.) SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From New York. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Ecuador—8an Francisco .November 27 Kenowis—Honolulu ... lovember 15 Nieuw Amsterdam—Roi December 1 Augustus-—Geroa December 11 | St. Mihiel—Cristobal December 15 | HAvana—Vera Cru December 16 terdam. DUE TODAY. Yoro—Kingston ... anru—&orl Limon. Caronia—Southampton DUE TOMORROW. American Shipper—London fornia—8an Franci; of .December 18 i San_Juan—San_Ju Transylvania—Glasgow . va uenos Victoria—Berm San Lorenzo—San Juan December DUE TUESDAY. DECEMBER 25. Andania—Liverpool December 15 un Havan: .December 12 Orizabn—Havana < ‘December 22 Majestic—Southampton . .. December 1 DUE WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 26. Oscar II—Copenhagen. -December 14 Avon—Bermuda ... December 24 President Adams--World cruise DUE THURSDAY., DECEMBER 27. December 18 acember 19 December 22 | December 19 DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. Bermuda—Rermus . .December 25 DUE SATURDAY. DFCEMBER 29. Bolivar—Puerto Colomblia. ......December 15 DUE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30. Dresden—Bremerhaven December 20 Monterev—Vera Crus.. December 23 Ulie—Port_Limon. "December 22 Vulcania—Trieste ..December 19 OUTG STEAMERS. SAILING TOMORROW. 91t 4 Prince and Cristobal. avana. Ancon—] Havana— SAILING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25. Algonauin—Jacksonville. BAILING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26. Fort Victoria—Bermuda. SAILING THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. Carabobo—8an Juan and Maracaibo. ibo—Havana, Oristobal and Val- 5 0. Avon—Bermuda aronia--Havana residente Wilson—Azores, Lisbon, Naples and Paris, Roussillon—Vigo and Bordeaux dor—Puerto Colombia. C boa, _Corinto. male and San Francl 33 Loreaso—8aa Jusa and Sante Domingo Y San Jacinto--Havana. Progreso and Vera Cruz. ! America—Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremer- haven. SAILING FRIDAY. DECEMBER 28. Mihiel—Cristobal and Corinto. —Kizgston. —Piymouth, Cherbourg and Brem- il Plymouth, Cherbourg an Majestic—Cherbourg and Southampton. Luna—Curacao Nickerie—Port au Prince SAILING SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20. Transylvania—Moville and Glasgow. New York—Cherbours. Southampion aid amburg. American_Legion—Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. gan Juan—San Juan, Nienw Amsterdam—Flymouth, Boulogne and Rotterdam. Pastores—Havana, Cristobal and Port Limon. Orizaba—Havana. | Celtic—Cobh and Liverpool. Ainnewaska—Cherbourz and London. 8t. Virgin, C Antwi account of his attitude concerning an | | from the war.” D. U, DECEMBER 23 Pleads Guilty JOSEPH UNGER, Alleged traffic agent for an internation- al narcotic ring, as he appeared in court fn New York. Clues found in investigation of Rothstein murder led to his arrest. JOBLESS GERMANS BSE 0 150000 Purchasing Power Declines and Burdens Grow Heavier _on Unemployed. BY DR. GUSTAV STOLPER. Rv Radio to The Star. BERLIN, December 22.—It is no merry Christmas that Germany cele- brates this year. The economic situa- tion is bad. The number of unem- ployed has increased to almost 1,500,000, with the labor unions reporting over 11 per cent of their members unemployed, and short-time work is assuming threat- ening proportions in important indus- tries, above all the leather and clothing branches, ‘The purchasing power of the masses is sinking and they are reducing their consumption. ,The industrialists are worried, new orders are declining, money remains scarce and dear, divi- dends are growing smaller, quotations on the Bourse are dropping and burdens generally are growing heavier. New and severe tax increases are announced for the coming months, since normal pay- ments must be made under the Dawes reparations plan. And the situation is no more pleasant in the fleld of politics. Foreign Minister Stresemann has just returned from Lugano, but he comes with empty hands. The three Locarno statesmen —Herr Stresemann and Foreign Min- isters_ Chamberlain of Great Britain and Premier Briand of France—were together for a whole week and used it mainly to make mutual reproaches. | Each of the three had, before his de- | parture for Lugano, made speeches to i his Parliament whigh displeased the | other two. Hence, the contents of these speeches furnished the subject of ajm- less quarrels. Silent on Reparations. Which man talked the sharpest is of no moment. The important thing is that not the slightest progress was achleved in all decisive questions. Repa- rations was not even mentioned be- cause Premier Poincare of France has reserved the subject for himself, and in the matter of Rhineland evacuation, uul n&m maintained their former stand-~ nts. They obviously realized plainly what a disastrous impression the utterly neg- ative result of their meeting made on the world, following the September events at Geneva. In September, Lord Cushendun of England and Former Chancellor Mueller of Germany substi- tuted for Mr. Chamberlain and Herr Stresemann at the League of Nations session. Many persons believed it would only be necessary for the three old friends to come together again in order to bring everything into harmony. At Lugano they came together and matters went no more smoothly than in Ge- neva. But the world had fo be reassured and thus the three published a solemn statement in which in general terms they reiterated their adherence to the Locarno policy. They declared that they were “determined to do everything in their power in order (o reach as rap- idly as possible a complete and final adjustment of the difficulties resulting But these are meaning- less words and M. Briand knows as well as Stresemann that neither knows how to achieve such adjustment. Briand Repeats Demand. Quite unexpectedly, M. Briand repeat- ed his demand for a commission of veri- fication and conciliation, under which Germany understands an attempt would 5| be made to establish control over the o | Rhineland beyond 1935. M. Briand also accused Herr Stresemann of mak- ing propaganda for an Austrian “ansch- luss” (union with Germany), although he knows as well as every ul judiced S 8 | Frenchman that no propaganda is need- ed here, since the Austrians are Ger- mans by blood and history, and 90 per cent of them desire union with Ger- many. On the last day of the Lugano ses- sion, M. Briand himself was a witness to a sharp clash between Herr Strese- mann and Forelgn Minister Zaleski of Poland, which showed drastically how full of explosives is the atmosphere between Germany and Poland. Is M. Briand really ready to take the only road that can assure Europe's peace —to right the wrong done in the Ver- sailles treaty in decisive points? One can make no progress with mere declamations. The spirit of Locarno merely extends to cover u platonie wish: Peace on earth. Its realization h‘:s been quietly postponed to better times. (Copyright. 1928.) Man Holds Back Plane, Holding back two airplanes that were endeavoring to leave the ground, was the feat recently of a Jugoslav athlete. A passenger machine was lashed to his right arm and a sporting model to his left, and the engines were started. Although both planes pulled with all their engine power, the man succeeded in holding them motionless. Spectators covered their faces in horror at the pos- sibility of his being torn asunder, but the feat apparently did not feaze him. | 1928—PART T ROW AMONG FOES MAY RE-ELECT LEE | Maryland Speakership Fight! Takes New Phase After Baltimore Parley. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 22.—Re- | election of E. Brooke Lee of Montgom- | ery County as Speaker of the House of Delegates of the session of the Legisla- ture which begins January 2, was prac- tkillly assured whon the Baltimore City delegates, who were suppcsad to be solid- ly behind Francis P. Curtis for Speaker, wrangled in a parley last nigh: and 13 left the meeting. Fifteen of the delegates who remained at ths meeting passed a resolution bind- ing themselves to support the action of the caucus of all the Democrats in the | House of Delegates, to bz held the day before the 1929 session of the Legisla- ture opens. Lee, it is believed, will have almost the solid backing of the delegates from the counties of whom there are 49 and, as only 60 votes are required for thel election of a Speaker, his election with the 15 delegates from the city is practi- cally assured, despite the report that the bolting delegates are said to be trying to form a coalition with the Republicans to block Lee's election. There are only 38 Republican delegates in the Legisla- ture, which, with the 13 bolters. would still leave 9 short®of the required ma- Jority, even should the Republicans vote solidly against Lee. Jackson and Bichy Active. The bolting factions of the city dele- wetes is led by Howard W. Jackson, for- mer mayor, and Charles R. Bichy, chair- man of the city committee, and has been openly antagonistic to Gov. Ritchie since the mayoralty election in the Spring of last year when the governor forced the withdrawal of R. Walter Gra- ham, the candidate of the Jackson- Bichy faction, and nominated William Curran for mayor. At the election, it was openly charged that the Jackson-Bichy faction sent word down the iine to “eut Curran,” and Willlam F. Broening, the Republican | candidate, was elected by a majority of 17,000 despite a registered Demo- | cratic majority of nearly 50,000 voters. | The break in the parley last night came when the Ritchie~Curran-Ennis group attempted to indorse the re- election of Lee as speaker of the House Before the meeting it was indicated that the delegates associated with the Ritchie-Curran-Ennis faction would be willing to support Curtls, but they changed their minds when it became evident that their leaders were favor- able to Lee, Agreement Is Opposed. Jackson and Bichy advised . their forces in the meeting not to agree on Curtis, it was said, if the agreement be coupled with & promise to enter the caucus of January 1. They said it was reported such action would be dnly a ture toward settlement of the dif- erences with the opposing faction and they preferred not to enter the caucus under such conditions. Bichy opened the meeting but after he had presided a short time a motion was offered and carried to confine the gathering to members of the House of | Delegates. Bichy then named Alfred E. Sharp, one of the city delegates, as presiding officer and withdrew from the meeting. A few minutes later the entire Jackson- Bichy forces bolted. No candidate, it| is said, has been suggested by the bolt- ers, but they announced they favored a city man for speaker. GERMANY IS WARNED ON BIG REPARATIONS Counseled Against Accepting Too| Onerous Burden in Bank's Annual Trade Report. By Radio to The Star and the New Yorki WeraldTribune: Copyisi: To2a. Yo" BERLIN, December 22~ The annual trade report of the Central Association of German Banks, appearing on the same day as the communique over the formation of the experts’ committee to review reparations, solemnly warns the German government against accepting reparations obligations too onerous for the nation to bear. The bankers' report asserts that “in the creditor nations, people are inclined to give credence to faise representations concerning the German capacity to pay, and even concerning the possibility of raising the reparations burden, which in its existing measure is unbearable in the long run. “Revision of the Dawes plan means in these circles not placing future Ge:- man obligations on a tolerable basis, but on the contrary the abolition of that security—the transfer clause—to the preservation of which we must attach even today the greatest value.” Indorsing Foreign Minister Stresa- mann’s utterance in the Reichstag this month that the only real solution of the reparations problem is one which Ger= many can meet out of her own re- sources without endangering the stand- ard of living of her people, the bankers' report says, “We hope and expect that our government will stand firm and im- | movable in this question.” AMERICAN INTERESTS SLASH RATES ON LINERS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 22.—Ameri- can interests took the offensive today in the war with the British Cunard line for the New York-Havana steamship trade when the Ward line announced a 25 per cent reduction in passenger rates to apply to all its ships in the service as well as to the United States liner President Roosevelt. The President Roosevelt was loaned to the Ward line by the Shipping Board yesterday after announcement by the Cunard line that the steamship Caronia had been assigned to the Havana run for the season. Even before today's slash, passenger rates on the Caronia to Havana were scheduled at from $10 to $15 more than on the Ward liners. The new Ameri- can rates will permit single way trips on the six Ward liners or the Rooseveit for as low as $120 In first-class accom- modations. Both sides to the controversy main- tained their respective positions. The Cunard line issued a statement defend- ing its action on the ground that “a real demand for a vessel of the Caronia type existed." Santa Claus and Wife Are Found Dead After She Faints on Seeing Woman Furt By the Assoclated Press. PASADENA, Calif,, December 22.— Tragedy came today for Pasadena’s Santa Claus just as he completed one mission of sood cheer for a throng of children and prepared for another. Henry L. Dickson, 57-year-old club- of her home, fainted when she saw the accident. The husband discovered his wife prostrate when he ran into the house to call an ambulance. After telephoning for ajd for the in- jured woman Dickson attempted to re- | vive his wife. After several hours a| lzmn»ln-lnw called the house. He be-. Ruling Will Keep ' Children at Home For Santa’s Visit| Judge Donates for Toys;. as He Delays Sending | Them to Institution. | By the Assoclated Press. WICHITA, Kans., December 22.—In answer to a mother's tearful request Prcbate Court here, today ruled in faver of Santa C visiting three children in their own home, rather than in a county institution. ‘The mother, Mrs. Cora Allison, ap- peared before the court to tell the judge that the children’s father, James Alii- Judge Dickerson committed the children to the Wichita Children’s Home. It was a relief to Mrs., Allison to know the children would receive care and good food, but she wasn't happy. “I have the rent paid for the com- ing week and I'd like to have them on Christmas,” she told the judge. have a little gift for each one—some clothes and things.” “Any toys?” asked the judge. “I couldn't afford them,” Mrs. Alli- son_replied. “But we can,” Judge Dickerson said, reaching in his pocket. Spectators in the courtroom, a dep- uty sheriff and two newspaper repori- ers also contributed. The judge handed a little heap of bills and silver to Mr=. belated Christmas shoppin HOOVER MAY VISIT HILLS. Akerson Letter Reveals Interest in Fishing in Ozarks. JOPLIN, Mo., December 22 (#).—In- dication that President-elect Hoover may journey to the Ogarks in the near future for a fishing trip was given in a letter received by the Ozarks Play- grounds Association from George Aker- son, assistant to Mr. Hoover, written on board the U. S. 8. Maryland. ‘The communication, which was made public today, said, in-part: “As you know, Mr. Hoover is fond of fishing and looks forward to fish- ing for bass in the Ogarks in the near future. Just when he will be in a position to do so cannot be determined now.” The letter was In response to an in- vitaton sent by the association in con- vention here several weeks ago urging the President-elect to spend a fishing vacation in the Ozarks. Judge J. D. Dickerson, presiding over | son, would not support the family. | o1 | Allison, who at once set out to do some | 300 QUARTS TAKEN IN'RAID BY POLIGE Sixty Gallons of ‘Alleged Al- cohol Also Are Seized Here. | More than 300 quarts of aHeged whisky and 60 gallons of what is satd ! to be alcohol were seized by police of the sixth precinct last night in the basement of 206 E street. The raiders | found the cache at the end of an un- | derground tunnel, the other end of which was hidden by a concealed trap- door which opened upon préssing A button in the wall. Two days ago the house mext door at | 208 E street, which is now vacant, WAS raided and a man arrested on liquor charges. The entrance to the tunnel is in the basement of the latter address. No one was found in elther house Jast night, but the officers declared that & room at 206 was fufnished andthere | were signs that some one was lving there. 3 Complete equipment, including labele for the mixing and marketing af liquor was discovered. More than 500 empt: cans, which presumably had contai alchohol, were lying around the place. The raid was made by Lieuf. J. A, Sullivan, Precinct Detective Michtel Dowd and A. B. Baker. =1 While the same officers were raiding a garage in the rear of 303 Sixth i | 10 men called at the place and | to_buy liquor, the officers e William S. Golden, colored, was ar. rested and charged with sale Ahd pos- session of liquor. A quantity of alleged | liquor was seized. {BANK TO PAY 50 PER CENT | —_— D | MACON, Ga., December 22 ().~ | Christmas gift of the receiver of ‘R Fourth National Bank, which closed jts doors November 26, with deposits lsted at more than $6,000,000, was. the an< nouncement today that creditors would | be paid 50 per cent of their establishec | claims January 15. s i ? | Claude. Gilbert. the receiver, . sne ‘nmmced today that $3,500,000..0f- th- bank’s liquid. assets had been. sold Ane upied had been disposed of for $25,000. 2 4 The payment of 50 per cent of th~ liabilities of the institution has beeo: | approved by J. W. Pole, controller. of: | currency, Gilbert said, and that furs | ther substantial payments would be | made at an emgg date. The bank had more than 17,000 depositors. 3 |mlso that its building it oces PEERLESS FURNITURE CO. Items f FURNITUR Delivered the Same Day, Night or Christmas Morning! LowTerms Arranged shiie SWBod TOMORROW—we offer - the, last-minute shopper the opportunity to reap a harvest in Savings. Every. Gift Item of Furniture MUST GO, and despite the SENSATIONAL RE--. DUCTIONS we guarantee them to be delivered on time with SANTA CLAUS. - Bl Between man and wealthy furniture dealer, | came alarmed when his call was un- played S8anta Claus at a Masonic cele- | answered and went to the home, where bration last night. Today as he drove | he found the husband and wife ap- his car from his garage a 74-year-old | parently asphyxiated. An inhalator woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan, stepped | squad attempted to save their lives, but udg — Hamilton Fuich: fifns Mo e Bletiingnoln - Gou fiuu‘. across the driveway and was knocked lown. Mrs. Dickson, standing at a window failed. Dickson was to have played Santa Claus ‘:l.n on Christmas eve. | H and Eye 827-829 7th St. N Weekly or Monthly YR