Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1928, Page 2

g.» BRAZIL FIREWORKS BID HOOVER ADIEY Pyrotechnic Display lllumines _Rio Harbor as the Utah Goes Out to Sea. BY WILL IRWIN, By Wireless to The 8tar and the North American Newspaper Alliance. | ABOARD U. S. S. UTAH, EN ROUTE TO KEY WEST, December 26.—Presi. dent~elect Hoover's good will cruise to Central and South American countries ended with a wonder{ully pleasant su prise in a magnificent display of fir works. | After the ceremonies at Rio de Janeiro | were over and Mr. Hoover prepared to return to the Utah, the members of | the official party were somewhat puzzled | at the efforts of the Brazilians to pre- | vent the ship from sailing at the time | appointed. All sorts of obstacles were placed in the way of getting off before sunset. Hoover Asked to Wait. Mr. Hoover finally got aboard ship a little after 6 p.m. Sunday. Then a Bragilian officer asked him if he would linger half an hour or so in order to see the electric illumination from the sea as he passed northward. ‘When at twilight the Utah really began to move, a dull boom came from shore and the first rocket burst in the | sky, every cne understood. | We may see again as beautiful a dis- play of fireworks, but we never shall see it against such a setting. The climax and farewell came at Bugar Loaf, that strange peak which guards the southern entrance to the harbor. Rockets Used. As the Utah passed it, rocket after «rocket broke above it, circling around g.. ]lltke a jeweled coronet of colored fire s. Finally, as the Utah passed out to sea, with our searchlight on the Brazil- ian flag at the summit, Sugar Loaf became a vivid volcano of variegated fire—and the good will party, except for two weeks going home “in a taxl” was over. It was a fitting climax to a tour wherein the hosts showed every delicacy and subtlety of hospitality. (Copyright, 1928, in all Countries. by North American 'Newspaper Alliance.) GYPSY WOMAN GETS WATER AND DIAMOND Steals Rings and $3.75 While Ben- efactress Complies With Request for Drink. Answering the doorbell at her home, 1241 Sixth street, Monday afternoon, Mrs. Emma J. Atkins was greeted by & gypsy woman who ssked for a glass of water. The caller was ushered into the house and her request granted. She remained a few utes conversing with Mrs. Atkind. After she had de- parted Mrs. Atkins missed two diamond rings, valued at $150, and $3.75 in change. Thomas J. Ryan, registered at the| Mayflower Hotel, theft of a suit case from his automobile arked in the 700 block of Tenth street ast night. The sult case contained wearing apparel and a shaving outfit, T Siman loetor | db osep! an, of a cigar store at 523 Randolph street, told iy of eieare y 3 5 at $150. of Gaithersburg, Md., were robl their overcoats while in Wasl yesterday. coats were taken their automobile parked in front of 2003 M street. A poem%ppk contatning $1 was stolen from St. Andrew’s aurnh' New Hampshire avenue and V street, yes- terday morning. It belonged to Miss Helen Griffith, 1826 Sixteenth street. CHANGE IN HOOVER PLANS CLEARS SKY FOR LEGISLATORS (Continued From First Page.) Train, in his presentation speech, thanked the Hoovers for giving the per- sonnel of the Utah, although far from home Christmas day, a bit of real Christmas cheer. Pays Tribute to Navy. Mr. Hoover, rzrly , said the trip on the Utah, as well as the Maryland, had been a revelation in many ways of the versatility and skill of naval men in a thousand things not pertaining to war. “I hope,” he added, “these things will be the services in which our Navy al- ways will be engaged.” President- elect paid tribute to the “extraordinarily fine type of manhood” he had found in the Navy during the Maryland and Utah voyages, “from the humblest bluejacket to thips’ commanders.” Mr. Hoover, in his speech, thanked the press for the manner in which they had handled his good-will journey. He sald without the ¢o-o] tion given by the newspapers of North and South America that his efforts for friendship and understanding could not have suc- ceeded. . Later Ambassador Fletcher and John C. Mott of Los Angeles, both Latin American experts and members of Mr. Hoover's official party, repeated the President-elect’s praise of both the Navy Bnd the newspapers. Mott also pald tribute to Mrs. Hoover. “She has been a tower of strength in every situation,” he said, “giving grace and color to the mission and by her kindness and tact contributing much to Its success.” Surprise Party Held. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were the guests earlier in the day of officers and new: paper correspondents aboard the bat- tleship Utah, who arranged a Christmas | surprise party, with a Gridiron Club | dinner atmosphere, in their honor. The party was given in the officers’ wardroom and Mr. and Mrs, Hoover were accorded seats of honor. As soon as they arrived Santa Claus was paged. The part of the mythical character was impersonated by Richard Beamish, cor- respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, “;?. was arrayed in full Santa Claus re- alia. ¢ Santa selected from several sacks a neatly bound package, which he pre- pented to Mr. Hoover. In handing over the present Santa said he hoped the “greatest fisherman in the world” would find the gift of value when he became President. In the presence of those assembled Mr. Hoover opened the package, after unrolling much tissue paper, and pulled out a toy fish, on which was written the word “Con- gress.” Amid general laughter, in which Mr. Hoover joined, the President-elect asked what bait should be used for that fish, pnd Santa Claus replied that “soft soap wouldn’t be bad.” Santa then presented Mrs. Hoover with a toy accordion, assuring the fu- ture Pirst Lady that it represented the harmony which lay bencath the merry- making on the trip. Mule Goes to Bed. LUMBERTON, N. C. (#).—A mule at Evergreen, near here, seized with an to police the of THE EVENING .STAR, WASHINGTON, D, First to Be Christened In New St. Stephen’s VIRGINIA ALINE JONES, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Copeland Jones of 3530 Edmunds street, who was christened at St. Stephen's yesterday afternoon by the rector, Dr. George Fiske Dudley, fol- lowing the dedication of the new struc- ture by Bishop Freeman in the morn- ing. Her godfather was John E. Park- er and godmothers, Mrs. Edith Town and Mrs. Vella ‘Page Jones. 006L|DGE CHVEERED BY GEORGIA CROWD; ARRIVES AT SAPELO (Continued From_ is noted. A caravan of automobiles carried the party to the Sea Isiand Yacht Club on one of the group of sea islands of which Sapelo is one, and after a corcial greeting and warm wel- come at the club the yacht of Mr. Coffin was boarded and the trip to Sapelo Island, only a few miles away, was made. This short cruise was high- ly enjoyable and interesting. It af- forded a splendid opportunity to see at close range these several sea islands which have figured in the history of this section since the earliest days. They are rich in romance and the Pres- ident and his party listened with in- terest- to the various stories told about them during this cruise. They also enjoyed seeing the landmarks, which included ruins of an old French fort and ruins of a Spanish mission house. Accompanied by Aides. With the President and Mrs. Cool- idge on this trip are Col. Osmun La« trobe and Capt. Wilson Brown, mili- tary and naval aides, respectively; Col. James F. Coupal, his physician; Erwin Geisser, his stenographer who is serving in the capacity of secre- tary; Frank O. Salisbury, an English painter who is to paint the President’s portrait for the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society while at Sa- pelo Island, and the usual number of HOPE FOR FARMAID THIS SESSION SEEN Longworth and Tilson Are in Favor of Early Action on Bill. | By the Associated Press | | Efforts being made in the Senate for | | enactment of farm-relief legislation at ' this session received impetus today on | the House side, where Republican lead- ers sald they would attempt to win im’cr to this plan the farm-group mem- | bers who have been urging postpone- ment until the Hoover administration takes hold. Speaker Longworth expressed the be- lief that a farm bill acceptable to the farra leaders could be passed at this session, and that all that is needed is an agreement among the farm group. He held that House farm leaders were mistaken in insisting that relief legis- {lation should await the incoming ad- | ministration and be worked out in con- nection with tariff revision. Six Months te Organize. “It would take at least six months for the administrative board to organize and get working.” he said, adding that delay beyond session would make the legislation inapplicable to the 1929 crop. Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut, the majority floor leader, also favors puug: of a farm measure at this session, but he wants an extra ses- sion, if one is to be called, in April, while the Speaker believes Fall would be preferable for any tariff readjustment. It was understood today that Presi- dent-elect Hoover, who has promised an extra session to consider farm re- lief if this question is not disposed of at the short session, would be acquaint- ideas in Congress as well as plans under way for tariff readjustment hearings, either before or just after he reaches this country from his Latin American tour next month. Against General Revision. As for the tariff, Speaker Longworth believes there should be no general re- vision of schedules. “There seems to be no reason all the schedules should be revised, said. “Some are high enough, and generally there is no demand for a complete revision.” The Speaker added he had been in- formed that the steel and chemical schedules were acceptable to the trade and that roughly speaking about all that needed any revision are the farm, wl:.nle and possibly the cement sched- ules. In this view the Speaker was joined by Representative Hawley of Oregon, chairman of the ways and means com- mittee, which will open tariff hearings January 7. Mr. Hawléy reiterated to- day that his committee would suggest changes only where it was deemed ab- solutely just] after a thorough study of the items. He believes the will show that only a small proportion of these will need readjusting. Rewritten in 1922, newspaper correspondents, news pho- tographers and secret service men. The President said' today he was looking forward to a happy vacation. He expects to do some gunning and fishing, but he has not yet determined just when he will start back for Wash- gton. BRUNSWICK DECORATED. Early Hours of Coolidge's Afrival Re- duces Crowd at Station. By the Associated Press. % BRUNSWICK, Ga. Deosfiber 26— Dremaenty®ad Y% ok tois. morming Brt - c] and Teft lmedmum o Islan for their Midwinter vacation as guests of Howard E. . A citizens’ committee extended a wel- come to the President as he stepped from the train. Mrs. Coolidge, leading her little red Chow on a leash, was pre- sented with.a bouquet. Several hundred persons, massed about _the station, cheered lustily as the President and Mrs. Coolidge emerged mh the train and posed for hotographers. i A loeal; report sald the presidential train was not due until shortly before noon, and several thousand persons who expected to witness the arrival of Mr. Coolidge were disappointed because of the early hour at which the train pulled into the station. Brunswick streets today were bedecked in flags in honor of Mr. Coolidge's visit, and varicolored lights and tinseled Christmas trees along the boulevards leading_from Brunswick to the Sea Island Yacht Club, where the President went aboard the Zapala, Mr. Coffin’s private yacht, for Sapelo Island, lent an added holiday atmosphere. Night Passes Quietly. Christmas night passed quietly on the Cooli tr‘l‘ln, The President and Mrs. €ool spent the time in reading and conversation and in showering at- tentions upon “Tiny Tim,” the fluffy, reddish brown chow dog, a favorite among the White House pets. “Tiny Tim,” accompanied has master and mistress into the dining car last night and was much in evidence throughout the meal. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge delighted in giving him tid- bits from the presidential table, and once Mr. Coolidge made the Ppy st up in the aisle and “beg” for his food. A few sharp barks, and the Pres- ident relented, while the dog happily snatched at the morsel tos at him. The dinner menu gave Mr. Coolidge his choice between a famous product of his native State—Vermont turkey—and steak, and his selection was the latter. But his choice was influenced perhaps by the fact that he had eaten turkey earller in the day, before leaving the ‘White House. Island Rich in Romance. Sapelo Island and the group of which it is a part are rich in romance and history. ~ Successively, they have been occupied by _explorers, missionaries, pirates and French noblemen. They were first settled by the Spanish plo- neers, who crossed the Atlantic soon after Columbus’ second voyage to the land of his discovery. Shortly after- ward came the missionaries, only to be driven away or killed by Indians. Later the English of South Carolina and Prench settlers fought for the islands, which meanwhile were the prey of des- peradoes of the sea. Near the end of the eighteenth cen- tury Sapelo Island became the property of ‘a group of PFrench noblemen, and was a haven for refugees of the French Revolution. During the revolution and th: War of 1812 the islands were the victims of frequent sea raids, and by the end of the latter conflict were al- most deserted. Then it was found that th> soll was admirably suited to the growing of cotton and farming held sway until after the Civil War. New Development Begins. More recently a new development began. Seventeen years ago Coffin bought Sapelo Island in its entirety, and proceeded at once to restore the 0ld World setting which it knew many years before. Many old ruins left by the Spaniards still stand upon the island, and these Coffin has been careful to preserve. Meanwhile, he has stocked the flelds and woodlands of his island retreat with game of many kinds, assuring President Coolidge an opportunity to try his skill with the shotgun once more. Fish are plentiful in the waters nearby, and Mr. Coolidge will also have the opportunity for indulging in another of his favorite recreations. attack of “blind staggers,” tore down two wire fences, entered a home and lay down -in a bed to die with its A*ghoes “on,” “When we rewrote the law in 1922," Hawley said, “we changed it from one end to the other. That we do not in- tend to do this time.” Hawley contended that any farm re- lief bill passed would be supplementary to what could be obtained for agricul- ture in readjusting the farm tariff schedules. “The tariff,” he said, “is the great- est measure of farm relief obtainable We do $90,000,000,000 worth of busi- ness among ourselves. It's a cash mar- ket, and for the farmer to have an opportunity in this market on at legst equal if not a little favorable terms than his competitors is the most In portant thing for the farmer.” HOOVER WILL HEAR INAUGURAL PLANS ON ARRIVAL HERE (Continued From First Page.) States takes care of itself, for it is customary in the parades incident to the inaugural of a President to place the State delegations in the parade ac~ cording to the date of admission of the State to the Union. Under Gen. Stephan's tentative plan, which must be approved by the genersl committee and then by Mr. Hoover, the rade will be formed in two divisions. he first divisions will include con- tingents from the Army, Navy and Marine Corfis. the District National Guard and the cadets from the Military and Naval Academies, if they come to ‘Washington to take part. The second division will be composed of the State governors and their escorts, in uniform; delegations from national patriotic organizations, national so- cieties, veterans’ organizations and other national associations which should bz represented. In tribute to Vice President-elect Curtis, Gen. Stephan plans to have a full representation of the Indian tribes in the United States. He has consulted Victor J. Evans of Washington, an expert on Indian tribes, and has ascertained that there are 22 representative tribes. He plans to ap- portion a place in the parade to each of these tribes to be represented by eight members dressed in tribal finery. Asks Distinctive Uniforms. In order to avoid the monotony of a lengthy parade of men dressed in approximately the same uniform, such as the olive drab of the Army, Gen. Stephan has requested that each march- ing company be dressed in its own uni- form, which will be distinctive enough, he feels, to break up the monotony of marching flles of men and women of much the same order of dress. He has asked that the Republican State chair- men select the marching contingents to accompany the State governors in the parade, and has urged that bands in colorful uniforms accompany each delegation. Additional members of the committee on housing and hospitality, of which Mrs. Virginia White Speel is chairman, were announced today as follows: Mrs. William Atherton Dupuy, Mrs. Jesse ‘W. Nicholson, Mrs. Marion Butler and Mrs. John Woodruff. An invitation to Durant W. Springer, to become a mem- ber of the general committee, was sent from inaugural committee headquarters today. Acceptances were received from {12 prominent Washington men who had been invited to serve on the gen- eral committee. EARL A. HUNTER DIES. Rites for Center Market Employe to Be Held Tomorrow. Earl A. Hunter, 42 years old, died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Mary Briggs, 3009 Otis street northeast, Mon- day after a long illness. He was em- ployed as a meat cutter by T. T. Keane in_Center Market. Funeral services will be conducted in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, fol- lowing brief services at the residence. Interment will be Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. Hunter is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Clara M. Reid, Mrs. Etta N. Fox and Mrs. Goldie G. Doyle, ell of this city, and by two brothers, James W. Hunter of this city and David H. Hunter of Bayonne, N. J. Speak Many Tongues. BRENHAM, Tex. (#).—Mcmbers of ed by House leaders with the opposing | p,; [Christmas Gayety Fails to Stimulate Amnesia Victim Georgian Is Stranger in Own Home, With Entire Perspective Changed. By the Assoclated Press. FORSYTH, Ga., December 26—A stranger joined the family of Dr. R. C. Goolsby at Christmas dinner yesterday —Tom Scott Goolsby, the physician's amnesia stricken son. The youth, who a year and & half ago dropped from sight, had journeyed here to spend the holidays at the in- sistence of his parents, in hope that | familiar surroundings might dissolve the veil that prevents him from re- calling anything before July 27, 1927. But after five days at home, during which childhood playmates, sweethearts of boyhood and early manhood, in addi- tion to innumerable adults who have known him since swaddling days, have talked with him of events in the past, ‘Tom Scott Goolsby remains a stranger. Physiclans whom the family have consulted declare the youth to be the strangest amnesia victim they have en- countered. Life Is Changed. Not only does he fail to recall the events of childhood or immediately pre- ceding his disappearance a few days before he sald he “woke up” on the New Orleans water front, July 27, 1927, but friends say he even does not in- dulge in pleasure he enjoyed prior to his disappearance. A crack shot and fond of hunting before he disappeared, Goolsby, when .?lk:ld by two chums to go hunting, re- plied: “I don't know how to handle a gun, and, besides, why should any one kill nything?" Young Goolsby used to smoke .cigars, t now he says: “I can't smoke cigars: I smoke cigarettes sometimes.” Contents of letters written to him by young woman friends were brought out today. but after perusing a few he looked them over and remarked that they were ‘“foolish.” Likewise, he couldn’t recall attending Emory Uni- versity, of which he is a graduate. Stranger to Friends. And 50 at today's party, at which his closest friends prior to July 23, 1927, and relatives were present, Tom Scott Goolsby, who knows himself now as J. ©. Morrison, was a stranger. Dr. Goolsby plans, before the youth returns to Texas, where he is employed, to have him retrace his last known movements before his cap was found by the Ocmulgee River Bridge at Macon, in hopes that a spark may penetrate the darkness and bring back his mem- ory in which recognizance of his par- ents is submerged. Dr. and Mrs. Goolsby spent much ‘money in searching for their son after he disappeared at Macon, July 23, 1927, and located him in Tyler, Tex., in Sep- tember, this year, where, after confront- ing him with evidence that proved con- clusively his identity, he was con- vinced that he is Tom Scott Goolsby. s i FRAUD IN PLEA FOR CHARITY FUNDS IS EXPOSED HERE (Continued From First Page.) lect whatever furds had been promised as a result of the telephone call, Mr. Robinson said he had not notified police, but that, if he could find-out who the swindler is, “she would be in jmil now."” No Collections Received. Mrs. Alexander Legare, president”of the Children’s Country Home board, to- day declared that Mrs. Re is not connected with the home in any capacity and that no one has been authorized to solicit funds in Mrs. Robinson’s name, nor has any monsy collected in her name been recefved by the home. The extent of the collections through | the use of Mrs. Robinson’s name could not be learned. Name Used in Another Drive. In her statement, Mrs. Robinson says that she finds that her name was used in the solicitation of funds along with the preparations for the Children’s Country Home ball, the outstanding Christmas-time social event, which is held Christmas night every year. The farewell ball of the home was held last night at the Mayflower and was a brilliant affair. Mrs. Robinson states that she “finds that her name was also used without her consent last year for this same purpose.” Mrs. Legare declared that it was mostly Navy friends of Mrs. Robinson who were approached with the spurious requests for funds. Home Maintained Since 1888. The Children’s Country Home is one of the oldest charity organizations in the city and has since 1888 maintained a Summer home for the care of con- valescent children in Rock Creek Park. Just recently it was decided to dis- pose of the old site for the home and build a new fireproof building for the care of children the year around, and ground for the new building will be broken shortly after the first of the year. The board of the home is com) of women high.in the social life of the Capital, and includes, besides Mrs. Legare, Mrs. Joseph Leiter, Mrs. Rob- ert Roosevelt, Mrs. James F. Mitchell, Mrs. Russell Train and others, THOUSANDS ATTRACTED BY BETHLEHEM SERVICES Impressive Rites Are Held at Town of Nativity—Roads Blocked by Autos. By the Associated Press. BETHLEHEM, Palestine, December 26.—This little town of the Nativity was the scene of impressive services Monday night as thousands of tourists and natives visited it to partake in solemn Christmas celebrations. Hundreds of automobiles, their head- lights making one great shaft of light, blocked the road over a great distance. At the Church of the Nativity, the heads of the Bethlehem municipality and other prominent persons headed by choir boys intoned hymns for two hours and then followed in procession to the grotto, while lloninlhc steps and walls black-robed nuns knelt in silent prayer. After ceremonies at the grotto by the patriarch, the procession left the grotto Y by the oprodte side. ‘The neighboring Franciscan Church was packed with crowds from the late afternoon. At midnight the Latin patriarch, clad in a purple robe, entered the Franciscan Church and celebrated holy mass in the presence of the gov- ernor of Jerusalem and the consuls of the Catholic powers, remaining in prayer until yesterday morning, when a new pontifical mass was begun. The night was beautiful and clear, with a bright moon and shining stars adding to the impressiveness of the ceremonies. —_— COBBLER GETS PRESENT. posed | servatory, which is NORTHAMPTON, Mass., December 26 ().—James Lucey, this city’s cobbler phiiosopher, was remembered by Presi- dent Coolidge yesterday with a Christ- mas present of two boxes of cigars. . President Coolidge often visited Lucey In inaugurating the first China air service recently an plane carried , \Osaka to S| Japan- aqua- 15 passengers from jhal, the local Rotary Club speak eight lan- guages — German, French, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Portuguese, %eek and ~Englisiy when he was a young lawyer here and wrote him -soon - after .becoming Presi- .dent that the cobbler's advice had been nvaluable fo him in his career, CAPITAL RETURNS TOREGULARTREND Work-a-Day Realities Sup- plant Christmas Festivities as Work Is Resumed. ‘The Capital turned back again today to the activities of the work-a-day world in leisurely fashion—the Govern- ment employes to their tasks after a three-day holiday, the merchants to post-Christmas sales and the customary exchanges, the repair men to mending of broken Christmas dollies and toys, and so on down the long line of human endeavor. As the business world went back to work, President Coolidge went for a rest, to fish and shoot, and relax from the burden of cares of his office, on an island retreat off the coast of Georgia. Congress is continuing its vacation, and the only bills that will receive con- sideration from this body are those for Sister Susie's Christmas stockings, or Brother Ben's tie, or maybe the printer’s bill for engraved cards for constituents, éntlxlt ‘;amila.\“;.o 3, when t&e.};rre't;;n to apitol Hi resume ding out of legislation. Business localities generally, and ‘Washington particularly, report a swelling of the tide of prosperity as measured by the lavishness with which the citizenry indulged in the custom of gift-giving for the holiday. Just how much of a bulge there was in the buy- ing of the populace the merchants of the city were unable to estimate today, for with the holiday Christmas eve, buyers descended in unprecedented swarms about the counters of the shops. A terrific mail also had gotten back to normal. ~ Assisted by 2,277 tem- porary employes, the regular person- nel of the City Post Office succeeded in distributing the greatly increased holi- day mail late Christmas eve, Assistant Postmaster Willlam H. Haycock said to- day. Although the total amount of mail, including letters, cards and parcels, was decidedly larger than that of last year, it had all been sent out to be_delivered late Monday night. When starting on their routes this morning, carriers had their average quantity of letters and also a small number of circulars to distribute. The circulars had been put aside during the rush in an effort to make prompt de- livery of more important communica- The increase in mail caused the ap- pointments of 1,316 clerks, 829 car- rlers, 92 laborers and 40 truck drivers. Fifty-two Army trucks were also added to_the list of vehicles. It is likely that the President will re- turn from his outing about the time Congress gets back to work, and that the arrival of President-elect Hoover from his good-will jaunt to Central and South America will occur at the same time. That the traditional Christmas tur- key was on most of the boards of the city for dinner is amply attested by the fact that of the thousands of the birds which were brought here for the trade over the week end, only a few remained with dealers at the market today, and the wholesalers expressed themselves as fully satisfied with the way their stocks had gone in the holiday trade. GILLISS MEMORIAL MODEL APPROVED Bust of Naval Observatory Founder Designed for Chilean Na- tional Institution. ‘The Fine Arts Commission today an- nounced its approval of a model of the bust of Capt. James Melville Gilliss, second superintendent of the Naval Ob- servatory and its founder, which, with congressional approval, will adorn the new set of bul to be erected for the National Observatory of Chile at San Bernardo, Chile, commemorating his work for science in that country. Mrs. Herbert George Sparrow, the sculptor, of 1661 Creséent place, fash- ioned the model. She is the widow of Capt. Sparrow, who was drowned when his ship,-the U. 8. 8. Tacoma, was :l;;‘cked off Vera Cruz, in January, The bill authorizing the bust, which is designed as a gift from the Naval Observatory in Washington to the Na- tional Observatory in Chile, is now pending before the House library com- mittee, and was introduced by the late Representative Butler of Pennsylvania, then chairman of the House naval com- mittee. An appropriation of $1,200 is authorized by the measure. Capt. Gilliss, when a naval lieuten- ant, was on the transit of Venus ex- pedition in Chile from 1849-52, and when he left, he turned over his in- struments to that nation, with the permission of the United States Government. These instruments formed the nucleus of the National Observatoiy of Chile. Capt. Gilliss is popularly known in the Southern Hemisphere as “the father of astronomy in Chile.” ‘The Chileans are completing a new group of buildings for the National Ob- being moved from another site. It is planned to have the Gilliss bust on one side of the entrance lobby of the new National Observatory and that of the first director of the Chilean Ob- servatory on the other. The present director of the Chilean Observatory is Dr. Ismael Cajardo Reyes, who is to be the recipient of the bust, which, on behalf of the Naval Observatory, will be tendered by Capt. C. 8. Preeman, its superintendent, if Congress acts by March 4, as is ex- pected. Capt. Gilliss was res] le for the foundation of the Naval Observatory in Washington. He approved the plans and obtained the instruments, but a tour of sea duty prevented him from becoming its first superintendent. Dur- ing the Civil War, and until his death in 1865, he served as its second super- intendent. . JAMES B. BELL DIES. Father of Associated Press Writer Passes Away in South Carolina. YORK, S. C., December 26 (#)— James B. Bell of Gaffney, father of Brian Bell, Associated Press writer, died here suddenly last night at the home of first , James M. Brian, with whom he had been visiting. He was 69 years old. Mr. Bell's wife died several months 0. “m funeral will be held here tomor- row morning at 11 o'clock. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1928 PACIFISTS T0 FIGHT U. 5. NAVAL PLANS Cruiser Bill to Be Aimed At in Conference Called Here January 4. Defeat of the administration's cruiser bill, or at least the side-tracking of the naval program during the short ses- sion, is the object of leading pacifists throughout the country, who are com- ing to Washington to start a campaign after Congress resumes its deliberations January 3. Opposition to the cruiser bill on the part of these is based on the conten- tion that its passage would serve to nullify the good effects of the Kellogg pact for the renunciation of war, which this country was the first to propose. Conference in January. Notice of the movement was given through a call for a conference on the cruiser bill in this l:lfi{ on January 4 under the auspices of the Citizens' Committee, with headquarters in New York, whose membership includes representatives of leading church and glclfln organizations in the country. 'he conference will culminate in a din- ner that evening at the Washington Hotel, for which the Washington Coun- cil on International Relations, it is announced, is making preparations. Dr. Edward T. Devine, dean of the Graduate School of the American Uni- versity, is president of- the Washington Council of International Relations which was organized last year with some members of the local clergy on its board of directors. Plans for the con- ference have not yet been definitely ar- ranged, but those in the movement will Join forces with members of the Senate Who are opposed to the cruiser bill. Senators to Speak. The conference will open the morn- ing of January 8 with a symposium on important phases of the cruiser ques- tion, led by Senators who are heading opposition. Those who will be invited to address the conference, it is expected, are Senators Norris of Nebraska, La Follette of Wisconsin, Frazier of North Dakota and others who have been leading in the fight against the meas- ure. During the afternoon the, dele- | gates fo the conference will make a canvass of the situation in the Senate, lnmviewna,nu many Senators as possi- ble, according to the announced pro- gram. In issuing the call for the conference, the committee of which Bishop Francis J. McConnell of New York, head of the Federal Council of Churches, is chair- man, called attention to the fact that in a ‘memorial to the Senate presented December 17 a ng of 350 representa- tive citizens sald: “We believe that the wholesome effect of the general pact for the renunciation of war upon the sentiment of nations and peoples will be largely nullified if the nation which first the general pact ex- gm lack of confidence in its efficacy )y increasing its own armament.” Members of the committee are drawn from practically every State, the pro- gram shows, TWO INFLUENZA DEATHS REPORTED 33 New Cases Reported in District Over Christmas—770,- 160 in U. 8. Influenza in the District put 33 more victims in bed over Christmas and caused the death of two others, accord- ing to medical reports filled today wif the Health De t. Six of the 33 new cases were yesterday, and the remaining 27 this morning. The two additional deaths brought the total of fatalities since the outbreak to 17. Health Department officials explained that the reports indicate the disease is maintaining a steady in the Dis- trict, with no radi fluctuations in new cases. The highest number of rted in any 24-hour cases repo! thus far has been 46, but this figure is Antonio believed to have included some accumu- lated returns. Public health officials said today that wm%l:u reports on influenza durin; the holiday period probably would in- dicate more than a million cases in the United States. Preliminary reports received today indicated at least 770,160 cases in 22 States, public health officials said, for the week ended December 322, com- pared with 5187156 cases in these States the previous week. Officials based this comparison on actual re- ports of 154,032 for the latter and of 103743 for the former week. They added that while last week’s reports showed the number of cases decreasing in some Western States, the decrease is more than counterbalanced by in- creases in others. It is not probable, they said, that the peak of the epi- demic has been reached. “Reports recelved probably are in-|sign complete because of the holidays,” it was said, and “since these indicate more than 750,000 cases, it is probable that ooor‘l’\gleu reports will show well over ‘The number of cases in States re- ported today follow: Kansas, 17,617; Maine, 46; Montana, 4,031; New Mexico, 1,161; Illinols, 2.408; New Jersey, 219; Nebraska, 1,704; Wis- T 1,605 , 14,7 lowa, 85, Del 10; Connecticut, 144; oream Arizona, 933; North Dakota, 21,346; Utah, 63; Florida, 228; Texas, 992: Louisiana, 121; Missouri, 1,184; South Dakots, 103; Maryland, 628; Washing- ton, 766. —_— BAND CONCERT. Band concert by the United States Marine Band Orchestra at 8 o'clock to- night, Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur 8. Witcomb, second leader. “March of the Toys” from “Babes in Toyland” Herbert Overture, “Merry Wives of Windsor” Nicolai Adams omb. . Wagne Cornet solo, “Cantique de Noel” Second Leader Arthur 8. Wi Prelude to “Lohnengrin”.. Excerpts from “The Three Vibraphone solo, “Where My Caravan Musician Wi Kieffer. Valse de concert, “The Beautiful Blue Danube” ..... . Sextette from “Lucia er Boy Astounds Court by Volunteering That He “Took Shots at the Old Man™ ‘The calm and matter-of-fact manner in which Percy Edward Glascock, 17 years old, of East Washington Park, admitted in open court today that he had “taken a couple of shots” at his father with a pistol he was arrested for carrying, temporarily upset the ju- dicial poise of Judge Ralph Given and caused him to order probation officers to investigate the domestic history of the defendant. 4 As Glasscock was playing with a .22- caliber Weapon yesterday near hus home & policeman approached unexpectedly nnr arrested ng youth after he had tossed the gun into the bushes. In court Glascock admitted he had carried the revolver for over a month and when the Judge asked if he had ever fired it, nonchalantly replied: “Sure, I took a couple of shots at the old man.” The court was so astounded at the answer thnL the defendant was required n to repeat it. An argument led to the shooting, Giascock said, ¥ ng, and shortly therealier the fathes left home, . .. Dr. James M. Doran (upper), the prohibition commissioner, today tool issue with the plan for prohibition en- forcement with which, it was an- nounced last night, Maj. Chester P. Mills (lower), former _enforcement chief, had won the $25000 Durant PARAGUAY BLOCKED CHACO AGREEMENT, BOLIVIA DECLARES (Continued From First Page.) Bautista Alberdi, in his book on “The Brazillan Empire,” published in 1867 and dealing with the Bolivian boun- darles. It our title to the area is, as these statements indicate, indisputable, and 1t has been by Paraguayans as well as others who have no interest at all in the controversy, the Bolivian sovereignty in the Chaco must be rec- ognized as it was in hte colonial days, and as it was after the constitution of the republic was adopted. Other reasons for sustaining our sov- ereignty are: F st—The several exploratory expe- ditions led by the Frenchman, Crevaux; by the Argentinian, Orestes Mendoza; by Col. Andrew Rivas and by Daniel Compos, who reached Asuncion. Second—The establishment of many missions in the territory by Bolivians. Third—The founding by us of such towns and villages as Caiza, Bella, , San Matias, , Capitandi, Villa Manso and - Puerto Fourth—The land grants we made, and which have been generally recog- nized without dispute, such as those to Oliden in 1883, the Belgian Co. and the North American Co., whose coloniz- mworkmvmdqo.qunelmunmfl Chaco, and included many agricul- tural and cattle-breeding enterprises. Fifth—Our official acts_of January 22, 1953, which declared Bahia Negra and the so-called Fort of Borbon free Paraguay wished gmamp-‘r:l of th: (':!m:oI Boreal. L mediately sent our plenipoten s rro, to Asuncion, hoping to make a dly adjustment of our frontier. Senor Quijarro succeeded in m: a treaty with Paraguay in Oc- aking 2 | tober, 1879, which was signed in Par- aguay by Jose Segundo Decoud, for that country. This treaty set down the limits of both republics. The boundary line started from the Apa River and ran up the Paraguay River to its con- fluence with the Pilcomayo. It is important to remark that this treaty was approved by the Bolivian Congress in 1886, and that it was not even submitted to the Paraguayan chambers for consideration. We had to insist on further action. We again requested Paraguay to make a friendly agreement in our boundary dispute. We appointed that time Isaac Tamayo as our representative to the Asuncion government. Senor Tamayo and the Paraguayan, Senor Aceval, ed a treaty setting up new land marks and mapping out a disputed zone which should be submitted for arbitra- tion to King Leopold II of Belgium. New Treaty Signed. This new treaty was signed February 16, 1887. While the Bolivian Congress approved the treaty, the Paraguayan Congress did not even consider it, and its government, in the meantime, took possession by force of Puerto Pacheco, which is in the territory Paraguay has gvric:qy recognized as belonging to Bo- Such & transgression, which shows the international policy of Paraguay, resulted, of course, in our protest and in our declaration of maintaining our rights, as clearly set down by the Quijarro-Decoud treaty. In 1890 Bolivia again invited Para- guay to meet for another agreement. For this purpose we sent our represent- ative. Mariano Boutista, with instruc- tions to propose the submission of the entire dispute to an arbitral tribunal. Senor Venancio Lopez, Paraguayan sec- retary of state at that time, avoided an answer by alleging that he had “to study the matter with the care required by such an important affair.” ‘The Bolivian government, with great 1| consideration, in 1894 repeated its pre- vious request for an ent. The roposal was made by our minister, ‘elmo Ichazo, to the Paraguayan gov- ernment, represented by Gregorio Beni- tes. But Paraguay did not care to make any agreement whatsoever. Finally, through the fraternal co- KING'S RECOVERY APPEARS ASSURED Passed Quiet Day—Strength Maintained, Says Last Bulletin Issued. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 26.—Confidence grew today that King George's recovery was assured, although the path te health might be long and strewn with difficulties, The latest information on the King's condition was reassuring. The fact that only one bulletin was now bein issued dally was held to be a !oos sign in that it implied that his iliness was taking a normal course. The King was announced to have spent a restful Christmas day. All the members of the royal family, except two_sisters of the King, Queen Maud of Norway and Princess Louise, cele- brated Christmas at Buckingham Pal- ace. Queen Mary and her children paid brief visits to the sickroom and saw the King during the day. Bulletin Is Broadcast. The satisfaction felt by the royal family and in official quarters over the King’s condition was shared in many thousands of British homes when the Christmas bulletin was broadcast. The bulletin said: “The King has passed a quiet day. The local condition is improving and the strength is maintained. The next bl:xllletm will be issued tomorrow eve- There was special satisfaction every- where that the physicians were able to state that the King's strength was maintained, as this was felt to be one of the chief essentials to progress by the patient. Newspapers Take Holiday. No newspapers were published on Christmas day nor were any published today, Boxing day, which is a legal holiday, when Christmas boxes are given to letter carriers, errand boys and the like. Word of the King's condition was conveyed to the public, therefore, by the radio and bulletins posted in the windows of post offices. The members of the royal family at- tended divine services in the morning. They all lunched together except the Prince of Wales, who left the lace to make an appeal by radio in behalf of unemployed miners. In the evening the Queen, her four sons, her daughter and the Duchess of York had a dinner party at the palace, at which the only other guest was Sir Stanley Hewett, the physician who has been in close attendance on the King since the illness developed. 44 LIVES ARE LOST IN YULE TRAGEDIES; 13 DIE IN CHICAGO (Continued From First Page.) mobile_accidents in Richmond. Mrs. Sadie Ford Davis, 40, was killed when the automobile in which she was riding crashed into another at a street inter- section. Miss Lizzie Ragland, 68, was knocked down by an automobile as she was crossing the street. Three Hurt in Explosion. At Winchester, Va., three men were injured, two of them seriously, in the e of a box h%h dymn):{!fi; -nlg troglycerin caps wi wrecked pa; of one house and shattered windows in several houses across the street. Ben- jamin Armel, estate highway foreman, and Gilmer Jackson were badly jured exploding the caps celehrlfin} Christmas, and Prancis E. Horan o Strasburg Junction, Va., in another .lz of the house, was cut by flying 35. ¢ear New Orleans, four persons were killed when the car in which they were riding was demolished by a Louisville & Nashville passenger train at a crossing at Michesud. The dead are: Irving F. Cooper, driver of the car, and Robert, Eugene and John Gerde, all of New Orleans, Three persons were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with railway cars being switched at a cross- ing at Sedalia, Mo, .The dead are: Mary Griswold, 18, Fort Una, Mo.; Thomas Stanley, 45, of Knobnoster, Mo., and an unidentified man, about 25 years old. Albert Senoff was killed by a bullet believed by police to have been fired ac- cidentally at a Christmas eve party in his hotel room at Chicago. Two boys were drowned within sight of the parents of one, when they broke through the thin ice on a mill pond near Maynard, Mass. They were Frank Minko, 8, and his cousin, Michael Minko, 10. Mrs. Timothy Minko waded into the pond in an unsuccessful at- tempt to save the boys. Nine children were treated with tetanus anti-toxin at the Macon, Ga., Hospital yesterday, because of wounds inflicted by cap pistols and firecrackers. Woodcarving Genius. KINGSTON, Jamaica (#).—A genius in wood carving has been discovered here in Arthur T. Marriott, who carves in mahogany. He has completed recent- ly a statue of St. Prancis Xavier for a church. country during the arbitration would not give that country a right to the land occupled, nor could any such ad- vance be presented to the arbitrator as a base for the pretensions of the country which made the advance. The Paraguyan government refused to accept this declaration and during all the course of the debates obstinately evaded the principal questions involved in the controversy. Paraguay confined itself to a demand for the “status quo™ of 1907, entirely ignoring the fact that the protocol which established the “status quo” and set up an arbitral zone already had been declared void by mu- tual agreement in 1913 by the Ayala- Mujia protocol. In brief, Bolivia always sent her rep- resentatives to Paraguay whenever there seemed a chance of settling the dif- ferences in a pacific way and invited Paraguay on four occasions to submit the dispute to an international arbi- trator. Invaded Country. The above facts prove: First, the tendency and pacific tra- ditions of Bolivia. Second, the absolute confidence Bo- livia has concerning her right to tae Chaco Boreal. ay has refused every possible operation of the Argentine republic, both countries signed the Guiterres- Diaz Leon tocol ril 22, 1927, It was agreed it the ivian and Para- x‘;;ny:n eg]a{ncun lh!‘)lllfl be dflem}neg erence of Paraguayan an Bolivian plenipotentarfes. It was also agreed, however that if they could not agree the conference should mark out the zone of the disputed territory and submit it to the Argentine-government for decision. Unable to Agree. It is unn to go into further details. Eve: knows that the z}enlpotenthflu were unable to come an agreement because Paraguay did not wish to make any agreement re- garding the boundary—nor was Para- guay willing to ouf & zone to be submiiied to the Argentine arbitrator. The Argentine observer, Isidoro Ruiz Moreno, presented to his government an afidavit containing his conclusions, which received the complete acceptation of the Bolivian delegation. }.Il,l this affidavit was a solemn declaration that 0y, advance made by, either plan for an and has actively devoted herself to invading our country with armed forces, showing First, that no confl- d, that the treaties Paraguay signed with Bollvia were mere Lrl;,'!l. would be surperfluous to ex) the development of the recent incidents hich occurred frontier. The covered that in . the Paraguayan just interpreta- taking of g to aguay by right, ime to propitiate the crime of territorial seizure in favor of Para- guay. ‘Would it be possible for a nation to have a better spirit of conciliation and tience than Bolivia shown? Copyright. 1938, by North ican News Baper Alliance.s