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WEA (U. 8. Weather Increasing cloudiness tonight, fol- lowed by snow changing to rain t Temperatures: H: yesterday; lowes Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 and 13 , 8 at 8:15 today. Full report on page 6. THER. Bureau Forpoast.) tomorrow, probably omorrow afternoon. ighest, 43, at 2 pm. No. 30,939. post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D, C. @ ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press service. news Saturday’s Circulation, 106,883 Sunday’s Circulation, 112,291 WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1929 —THIRTY-EIGH' (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. T PAGES. RESOLUTION SEEKS TOFORCE DECISION INTREATY CONTEST Interpretation Bloc Decides to Take Initiative in Pact Dispute. COMMITTEE IS ASKED TO REPORT ITS VIEWS Senator Reed, . Omitting Debate, Lets Measure Lie Over One Day. By the Assoclated Press. The group holding out for an inter- pretative declaration to accompany the Kellogg anti-war treaty decided today to take the initiative and submit a reso- lution to the Senate asking for an in- terpretation of the pact by the foreign relations committee. Standing firm against the administra- tion, which holds that no interpretation of the treaty is necessary, the Repub- lican-Democratic bloc in opposition to- day drafted the resolution, which is ex- pected to force a decision in the treaty contest. Senator Reed, Democrat, Missourl, brought the resolution to the Senate floor. He wants immediate considera- tion. It reads: “Resolved. That in view of the im- portance of the pending treaty (the so- called Kellogg-Briand treaty), and in view of the many different interpreta- tions which have been placed upon said treaty by members of the Senate, and in view of the fact that the committee on foreign relations has not made any report giving its reasons for recom- mending ratification, the committee is respectfully requested to report to the Senate as soon as possible its views as to the proper interpretation of the treaty.” After presenting the resolution Sena- tor Reed acceded to the Senate rule re- quiring that all resolutions lie over for | one day. He did not debate his pro- posal, which was listened to attentively by Chairman Borah of the foreign re- lations committee in charge of the treaty. To Fight Limited Debate. Fortified with a “round-robin peti~ tion” bearing 24 signatures, the demanding an interpretation decided:in & Sabbath day conference to hold their ground against efforts to limit debate. This decision was reached despite stubborn opposition to the proposal for 2n interpretation by President Coolidge, who called in on Saturday night Sen- ator Bingham, Republican, of Connecti- cut, one of the sponsors of the petition. Unconcerned by the round-robin P | allies and Germany, NEWS WRITER'S Reporter, Posing as Doctor, Relieves Tenement The trial of the hex doctor just fin- ished at York, Pa., did not end by any means the practice of witchcraft in this quaint German community. The follow- ing eerie tale is the result of the experi- ence of a staff correspondent of The Star while the trial was in progress. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Staft Correspondent of The Star. YORK, Pa., January 14.—The family sat in a circle around a table in the squalid tenement house bedroom. On the table was a German Bible in black leather binding. On the Bible was & lamp, beginning to flicker as the kerosene burned low. Weird shadows floated across the walls and the beds with their patchwork coverings. Spasms of night-fear contorted the features of the old man with some nerv- ous affliction of his faclal muscles, the old woman with the goitre, the hatchet- faced woman with the baby in her arms, and the 16-year-old girl dressed in black, below whose dress extended a fringe of red petticoat. The light was dying. Nameless ter- rors of the dark were closing in on this tiny rock of security in the tumul- tuous midst of ancient, fearsome, all- “MAGIC™ ALLAYS WITCH-RIDDEN FAMILY'S FEARS Famous Pow-Wow Fright of Hexed Dwellers. embracing night. In a few it would engulf the family. “God help us!” trembled the voice of the old woman. There was a can of kerosene in the kitchen with which the lamp could be refilled. Who of these pathetic castaways of the night would volunteer those perilous few steps into the dark to get the precious oil? A Witch-ridden Family. It was a grotesque picture of patho- logical nyctophobia hardly imaginable in this generation — probably York’s prize exhibit of a witch-ridden family. The family had just moved into this tenement. They had been driven from their last home, the old woman said, by the witches—old women who had sold their souls to the devil and who could change themselves into black cats and scratch at the doors and windows. ‘Two reporters were ushered into this grotesque medieval woodcut of life when the fear was reaching its climax. Two cats were fighting in the back yard and the light—the golden elixir of safety—was going out. One had been there before. He knocked at the door. There was a moment of silence—then the sound of " (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) moments MORGAN AS EXPERT WOULD WIN FAVOR Reported Selection of Banker as Reparations Adviser Is Welcomed Here. | | | | | | | The need of a strong American repre- | sentation was given here today as the authoritative reason for the reported se- lection of J. P. Morgan, head of the financial house of J. P. Morgan & Co., | together with Owen D. Young, chair- | man of the board of the General Elec- tric Co., as American members of the committee of experts, representing the which will under- | take a final and definite settlement of | Germany's war reparations at meetings | to be begun early next month, probably | in Paris. As unofficial representative of the American interest in reparations, Mr. Morgan have to convince the ex- perts officially representing France, Bel- gium, Great Britain, Italy, Jaj and Germany, that they must defer their n tition for the interpretative report y the foreign rel co on the treaty, Y, tr;m:st for limitation of debate on the aty. The “interpretationists” have an- mounced that the request will not be al- Jowed. This means more delay on a vote on ratification, but Senator Borah realizes also it means more delay in getting to the cruiser construction bill, in which he is not so much interested, ‘but which the “interpretationists” al- most to a man are very anxious to get to. So the treaty advocates were con- tent to hold against the interpretation and let things take their course. Meanwhile, the President, who is con- cerned for both ratification of the treaty and passage of the cruiser bill, is doing the worrying. But he is just as anxious that no manner of reserva- tion be attached to America's ad- herence to the treaty which his Sec- retary of State was so instrumental in negotiating. He insists that even a report by the foreign relations commit- tee would amount to a reservation. Senator Bingham stood his ground egainst this contention and argued just as firmly that under practices of inte) national-law a committee report inter. preting a nation’s position under treaty could not be regarded as a reservation. Formal Report Asked. ‘The round-robin petitioners ask that the foreign relations committee draw up a formal report on the treaty em- bodying the views expressed in Senate debate by Chairman Borah that Amer- ica’s right of self defense is not abro- gated or embarrassed by the treaty nor is her Monroe Doctrine infringed upon in_any way. Unless that request is allowed, the petitioners assert their belief that it will be necessary to adopt a resolution of interpretation such as has been pro- posed by Senator Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire. ‘While Senators Bingham, Moses and Reed, Democrat of Missouri, who are circulating the petition are confident of getting more than one-third of the membership to sign the petition—the necessary votes to defeat ratification of the treaty—they disclaim any intention of defeating ratification. Likewise treaty advocates are smiling at the petition, confident of votes to ratify the pact and of the votes to in- voke the cloture rule limiting debate if a filibuster develops. They insist that many of the signers of the peti- tion, whose names have not been di- vulged, will not stand in the way of ratification of the treaty. FLU INVADES SENATE, OVERTAKING WATSON Curtis and Goff, Also Threatened, Return Home With Colds. By the Associated Press. Influenza is making inroads in the 4 in la Senate overtaking Scpator Watson of | Indiana, and threatening Vice President- elect Curtis, and Senator Goff of West Virginia. Senator Watson who on Saturday contracted a cold and fever, was under the care of physicians today and was treated for influenza but his condition ‘was not believed to be serious. Senators Curtis and Goff came to the Capitol today but were forced to return to their homes because of colds. Sena- tors Walsh of Montana, and Hale of Maing, who have been confined to their beds by the flu, were able to return to the Senate floor today. In the absence of Senator Curtis, the Republican leader, and Senator Watson the assistant leader, Senator Jones of Washington, took over the leadership on the floor. e e Gilda Gray Is Granted Divorce. WAUKESHA, Wis., January 14 () — Gilda Gray, dancer and movie actress, ‘was granted a divorce from her hus- band, Gil Boag, of New York, in Cir- Sl Court 10ARYs . oo st e e | ot favorite plan for flotation of a hge block of German bonds in the Ameri- for the benefit of Germany's creditors. t Unofficially Approved Here. Although Mr. Morgan's official des- ignation as American e: 1is expected to come this week from office of the Permanent Reparations Commission in Paris, his name is said to have been submitted by the commission to the allied governments with the unofficial knowledge and approval of both Presi- dent Coolidge and President-elect Hoover. It is considered here to be vital for American interests that Mr. Morgan should serve, not only because of his knowledge of the financial resources of this country, upon which the allies plan to draw, but also because his judgment is most likely to be accepted when he tells them how far they can go. The plan drawn up by the last inter- national committee of reparation e perts four rs ago, under the chal manship of Charles G. Dawes, set up $4,000,000,000 of German reparation bonds, and for the last two years the beneficiary nations have discussed mar- keting them mostly in the United States. The amount of bonds to be marketed in the United States has been variously set in suggestions from abroad as high as $1,000,000,000 or $2,000,000,000. Bankers Opposed to Plan. However, it was explained authorita- tively that if selected Mr. Morgan would have to serve notice on the allies and Germany that American bankers con- sider it “neither practicable nor desira- any such marketing operation, and fur- thermore, that Mr, Hoover, as President, must not be expected to reverse his previous disapprovals of heavy foreign loans except to finance production. If appointed, as reported, Mr. Morgan is eycud to urge the allied experts to address themselves first to fixing an annual amount which Germany is to pay instead of the present amount of $600,000,000 plus a prosperity sup- plement, prescribed by the Dawes plan. ‘The final and most important step, in the opinion of bankers close to Mr. Morgan, is to decide how long Germany shall continue to pay this annuity. The Dawes plan fixed no time limit, and under it the payments go on forever. According to authoritative banking opinion consulted here, these two un- certainties—concerning a fixed repara- tion annuity for Germany and the dura- tion of her obligation to pay it—are responsible for the weakness in_the market for German obligations, both public and private, which began to be felt a year ago. Bankers for Delay of Years. Among the bankers, whose opinion of a bond offering practically makes the market for it, the judgment was freely expressed that Germany’s payment of reparations in her own currency and the allied transfer operations in chang- ing German currency for their own, must proceed at least several years longer in order to establish sufficient confidence in the stability of the proc- ess to permit the marketing of 5 per cent German reparation bonds wichout too much_discount. It was pointed out that the last four years of the Dawes plan were called the “transition period” when the an was, devised, and that it must not be for- gotten that pa¥ment of a reparations total ‘which still stands officially at the 1921 figure of $33,000,000,000 is a prob- lem which outruns the experience of the world in the payment of interna- tional debts. Many of the experts who are to as- semble in Paris next month were mem- bers of the original committee which devised the Dawes plan four years ago, and they made the observation then that experience alone would show how much of the reparation collected in German currency could be transferred to the allied countries in any one year without wrecking the German cur- rency and making it lmpossible to transfer anything in the succeeding years. ‘The most recent observations from | i MARSHAL FERDINAND FOCH. BY HEART DISEASE Three Physicians Called to Combat Attack of liiness of Allies’ War Chief. By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 14—Marshal Ferdi- nand Foch, generalissimo of the allied armies in the World War, was taken seriously ill today with heart trouble, ‘The marshal caught a very bad cold at the Armistice day celebration. It settled into bronchitis and interfered with his breathing. Apparently he had recovered fully from that affection, but the strain of the illness told on him and he suffered a severe heart attack. Three doctors were called into con- sultation today. It was said that a bulletin would be issued late this after- noon. A communique issued by his physicians late today said: “The marshal is suffering from a heltr’r; attack, necessitating complete ble for some time to come” to attempt | reg Marshal Foch, who is 77 years old, has not been in the best of health in recent months. ‘The marshal, who played so promi- nent a part in the great battle of the Marne during the early days of the World War, has been living in retire- ment for some time, only occasionally appearing in the news. During the convention of the Ameri- can Legion in 1927 he made his appear- ance on the second day and was cheered wildly by the Legionnaires, e ROVER MAY ASK FALL BE TRIED IN SPRING {Indicates Government Will Not ‘ Press for Trial During ‘Winter Months. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover |announced today the Government would | mot press its motion berore Justice Wil- liam Hitz to set a date for the trial jof Albert B. Fall of New Mexico, former | Secretary of the Interior, during the Winter months in the District Supreme Court on a charge of accepting a bribe {of $100,000 Arom Edward L. Doheny, ‘Los Angeles oil magnate, for leasing |the Elk Hills naval oli réserve to one of Doheny's companies. The motion, filed some weeks ago, asked that the trial begin today. Justice Hitz designated a physician to visit Fall, who has reported to him that the defendant’s nealth would not permit his coming to Washington dur- ing the Winter. This report coincides with the findings of the Government's physicians, Rover will get in touch with Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, special oil prosecutors, and will file another mo- tion asking the court to select a date in late April or early May for the trial, it 1s expected. PAPERS SUPPRESSED. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, January 14 (#).—The new government today su| pressed two Turkish language news. papers published at Uskub. same time it forbade the postal a thoritles to permit the Berliner Tage. experience were made in the report of 5. _Pa Continigd op g%gu ‘ E blatt and the Pester Lloyd to enter the FOCH 13 STRICKEN | DIVERSION OF LAKE WATER BY CHICAGD UPHELD BY COURT But City Is Censured for Going Beyond Limit and Sewage Practices. CONTROVERSY REFERRED TO CHARLES E. HUGHES Directed by Supreme Tribunal to Draft Decree on Reduction in Volume of Withdrawals. By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court held today that the diversion of water from Lake Michi- gan by the city of Chicago had been lawfully authorized by the Secretary of War. At the same time it adversely criti- cized the Chicago sanitary district for having brought about conditions which had lowered lake levels 6 inches, and announced that it would enter a decree which would require Chicago to reduce, the volume of diversion, explaining that the Lake States were entitled to have the old lake levels restored as rapidly as_possible to aid navigation. In rendering the opinion, the court decided a controversy which has been in the courts almost continuously since the current of the Chicago River was reversed in 1900. Attitude Condemned. In condemning Chicago for its atti- tude, Chief Justice Taft said the court | would again refer the controversy to Charles E. Hughes, who has acted as special master in taking testimony in | the case, to determine the form of de- | cree which the court would enter to reduce the diversion. The Chief Jus- tice said the permit of the Secretary of War was authorized to protect navi- gation and could not be used for the disposal of sewage. He said the right of the lake States had been encroached upon by the diversion. “It is ‘very apparent’ from the mas- ter's report and from State legislation, the opinion read, “that the Tllinois Leg- islature and the drainage district had for a long period ‘been strongly insist- ent upon such a use of the waters of | Lake Michigan as would dispose of the sewage of the district and incidentally furnish a navigable water route from | i Lake Michigan to the Mississippi Basin, and that not until 1903 was the atten- tion of the public, and especially of the district authorities, drawn to the fact that a_ diversion like that now used would lower the lake levels with in- jurious consequences to the Great Lakes navigation and to the complainant States” ¢+ + Health Preservation Plea. .“For several years, including the in- excusable delays made possible by the | has failure of the Federal Court in Chicago to render a decision in the suit brought by the United States, the district au- thorities have been maintaining the diversion of 8,500 cubic feet per sec- RN SN AN N = o < ) R MM TR TATE'S NOMINATION TO POST OF TREASURER TO BE DROPPED Opposition of Representative | Will Wood Is Held Respon- sible for Move. Another Name for Federal Post Will Be Offered as Substitute. Due to opposition of Representative | Will Wood, Republican, of Indiana: chairman of the House appropriations | committee, the nomination of H. Theo- dore Tate to be Treasurer of the United | States, which has been pendingebe(orel the Senate since December, will be with- drawn and another name will be sub- | stituted, it was stated at the Treasury | today. The withdrawal of Mr. Tate's nomination, which was requested by Mr. Tate himself, cast no reflection upon his integrity in any way, it was definite- | 1y auudu?y ‘Undersecretary of the | ils. ‘The reason ‘f:; t_l!‘::uwlthdnwnl was said by both Mr.. and Mr.. Mills to be”'.he that owfin to Mr. Tate would continue indefinitely. Representative Wood from the first been backing for the p F. J. F. Thiel, assistant treastrer, whom h}: h?:b-pemtenny claimed should have the > > Tate has been serving as treasurer since he was promoted from lassistant H. THEODORE TATE. gnenurer under a recess appointment assistant treasurer, from which Tate was promoted, was not filled following (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) SUSAN B. ANTHONY SOCIETY DISSOLVED Memorial Abandoned, Foun- dation Directors Act to Stop Fund Collections. Dissolution of the Susan B. Anthony Poundation, Inc., was announced today by Mrs. Mary Allen Adams, the presi- dent, who issued a statement declar- ing “that after 15 years’ work collect- ing funds for a proposed memorial there was no money in the treasury and nothing but outstanding debts. The dispute over the means of col- lecting funds long has been a bone of contention in the foundation. Shortly after the election of Mrs. Adams as president she was authorized by the board of directors to instigate an investigation. An application to the Virginia State Corporation Com- mission for dissolution of the corpora- tion and the serving of notice that no one now is authorized to collect money for the memorial followed. Mrs. Adams' statement follows, in art ” ‘When I took the chair it was spe- «cifically brought out that after 15 years’ work collecting ®funds for a_proj memorial to Susan B. Anthony there was no money in the treasury and nothing but outstanding debts. “The_directors of the Susan B. An- thony -Foundation, Inc., namely, Mrs. Mary Allen Adams, Mrs. Jessie F. N Mrs. Mary F, Heyler, Mrs. Emily Rose Snyder, Mrs, Mary 1. Thompson, Mrs. Frizzell, Mrs. Louise Evanson, MTrs. Teresa Dean, Mrs. Grace R. , Mrs. James Andrew Walsh, Mrs. Lillian Walker, Mrs, Mate Lewis, Mrs. Clara O'Brien McCrone, Mrs. M. C. Brennan and Mrs. Luella Montgomery MacKen- nan, having become convinced that no memorial would ever be built and that the only way to stop the further collec- tion of funds for that pi was to glswlve the corporation, 'h hias been lone. “Therefore, all persons are notified that there is no person legally author- ized to collect money for a memorial to Susan B. Anthony and that the Susan B. Anthony Foundation, Inc., has been dissolved in accordance with the law, and the executive committee. lul.hurl:d' to settle up the business, which it |.| proceeding to do.” 220-MILE DOG TEAM DASH FOR BOSTON IS STARTED By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, N. H, January 14.—Six dog teams started today on a 220-mile race which is scheduled to end in Bos- ton on Saturday. There was little snow on the ground, but the weather was clear and cold. The teams had a 28-mile run to Twin Mountain before them today. ‘The starters were: Sandy MecLeod, Richard Mul.;x; Gor: Edward P. Clark, Lincol P. Clark, and John Houghton, Twin Mountain. Houghton is driving police 2 Ui resarvi e REW ESD o> 400 e SUBOP AT BRSSP 4 Cousin of Lincoln Dies in California At Age of 87 Years By the Associated Press. TURLOCK, Calif,, January 14. —Miss Amanda M. Hicks, 87, a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, died here yesterday. " (Contintied on Page 2, Oplumn 7.) HODVER THOROUEH IN CABINET STUDY For 22 years she was connect- ed with Clinton College, Clinton, Ky., and for 16 years of that time was president of the insti- tution. Coming to California 31 years ago, she did welfare work for the University of California for 20 years. During the seven years she lived here she devoted much of her time to writing. COLDS KEEP PRINCE AND QUEEN IN ROOMS Royal Sick List Is Swelled, but With King Showing Gains. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 14.—Another pa- tient was added to the list at Bucking- ham Palace this afternoon when it was announced that Prince George, youngest son of the King, had a slight cold, and was keeping to his room. Queen Mary's cold continued to con- fine her to her rooms today, while King George was belleved to be no longer in any real danger. Precautions were being. taken. with the Queen's cold because of the cold, sunless weather which has prevailed in London for the last 11 days. ; ‘The Queen has been under a heavy strain because of her husband’s iliness and a throat specialist was called. I was stated that she would be confined to_her rooms for several days. Satisfaction was expressed at Buck- ingham Palace that nothing had hap- pened to retard the slow progress being made by the King, who entered the fifty-fith day of his illness today. Since there was no downward tendency in the King's condition, medical bulletins were omitted on Sunday, although his physicians paid their usual morning and evening visits. The customary Sunday morning serv- ices in the palace chapel were can- celed because of the Queen’s illness. Sk R R DIRIGIBLE STARTS HOME. PORT ST. JOE, Fla., January 14 (®). conditions, the Na Irv‘g the tender Patoka in St. Joseph's Bay here at 11:28 a.m. today for a di- rect flight to its base, at Lakehurst, N. J., after completing a 36-hour acrial tour of Florida. $2,500 for Memorial Day. The Senate this afternoon passed and sent to the House a bill introduced by Senator Robinson of Indiana appropri- ating $2,500 to assist the Grand Army of the Republic in decorating graves of soldiers in cemeteries near Wi | ashington of 4 e 1. AGOEHEE] 0B B3¢ 5, CRIUEP 1), Scores Suggested for Posts, but President-Elect Is Silent on Names. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President-elect Herbert Hoover is working out the problem of the person- nel of his cabinet in the same thorough manner in which he tackles all jobs that come to him. During the last week, the President- elect obtained the fullest information regarding the legislative situation, with the result it now appears inevitable that a special session for farm legislation and tariff revision will be held this Spring. With this problem practically settled, Mr. Hoover found himself in a position at the beginning of his sec- ond week in Washington since his elec- tion to drive ahead with the considera- tion of the make-up of his cabinet. Scores of men have been suggested to the President-elect for cabinet positions. No announcement whatever has been made of any decision by Mr. Hoover in regard to any of these offices. Nor is one likely until shortly before the time of his inauguration. Mr. Hoover, how- ever, may be expected to pick a cabinet which wil! be capable of team work and of working with him. It is not expected he will pick men to head the executive departments who have had no experi- ence in dealing with the public on pub- lic matters. His cabinet, it is believed, t | will be made up of men not only who have had such contacts and are familiar with pubiic_business, but also of men who are well known. ‘While the cabinet selections are still largely 4n the realm of speculation, three men stand out as likely to be found in the list when it is made pub- lic. They are: Secretary Andrew W. Mellon of the Treasury Department, to succeed himself; Willlam J. Donovan, assistant to the Attorney General, to be Attorney General, and Henry Robin- son of Los Angeles. Just what position Mr. Robinson may be. invited to fill is not known. There is the possibility, it is sald, that Mr. Robinson, for personal and business reasons, may not be able to_accept appointment. M Eoblnm hag seen service in r. n ‘Washington before. He is a close friend of Mr. Hoover. During the Wilson ad- ministration, although Mr. Robinson is a Republican, he was picked for import- ant posts in the Government. At one time he scrved as a member of the Shipping Board. He is'a lawyer and banker. ‘There have been reports of oppositfon to the appointments of both Secretary Mellon and Col. Donovan. But there seems no doubt that their confirmation for cabinet positions would follow their appointment. Mr. Mellon position of several Senators from the West. There have been demands on the rt_of of the drys in tI SNOW IS FORECAST HERE TOMORROW {Mercury Down to 8 Today. Minimum of 20 Degrees Expected Tonight. As the coldest weather of the season descended on the city and continued |In severity today, with no prospects | for relief for at least another day, the District began preparation for a touch | of real Winter. ‘The wintry blasts sweeping the city | today kept pedestrians shivering and | autoists busy with frozen radiators, the | American Automobile Association re- | porting numerous calls for assistance. | The temperature at 8:10 o'clock this | morning was 8 degrees. At 1:30 o'clock this morning the temperature was at 16 degrees, with an announcement from the Weather Bureau that snow was due tomorrow which would c! wnmdmgmmmmh?:w‘f est temperature ‘tonight will be 20 degrees. Mercury at 15 Last Night. ‘The temperature read 43 degrees at noon yesterday and by 10 o'clock last night had dropped to 15 degrees above zero. ! Ice skating on the Lincoln Memorial Pool will not be allowed for a few days, at least, the Park Police an- nounced today. A one-half-inch depth of ice is reported on the pool and police will not allow skating until it has increased to 3 inches. The first man to suffer from the cold here was William Oats, colored, 65 years old, who was found on the street by police of the ninth precinct and taken to treat- ment. His Trolley Lines Tied Up. ‘Trolley lines between Fiftieth street and Pfity-fourth street northeast were broken down and the cars running to the District line were tied up for nearly an hour. Tiny bonfires were built all along the line as persons made an ef- fort to keep warm while awaiting the next car. When the car finally arrived at the District line, nearly 100 persons were packed within. Due to crowded conditions, many were left waiting at the stops. Harvey V. Prentice, n’xa)erlnundznt of the Gospel Mission, said that many sufferers from the cold came to the mission last night, where they were served with hot soup. Nearly 50 men took refuge from the cold at the municipal lodging house, 312 Twelfth street, last night, Supt. L. V. Schermerhorn announced this morn- ing. They were served with hot stew and given warm beds. EAST SWEPT BY COLD WAVE. Below Zero Weather Reported in New York State. By the Associated Press. The Eastern half of the country, which had been enjoying an unusually mild Winter, today was in the grip of frigid weather that sent the mercury tumbling to new low marks for the sea- son. The weather forecast, however, indi- cated a break in the near-zero and sub-zero temperatures that came after a_snow storm _yesterday. Warmer (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) LUMBER FIRM LOSES Petition to Restrain North Caro- lina Park Commission Denied by Court. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C, January 14— CONDEMNATION PLEA & 3 MORE CHANGES MADE BY SENATORS IN MERGER PLAN Subcommittee Would Give Utilities Body Power to Pass on Fees for Services. CONDITIONS DEFINED UNDER POWER CLAUSE Capitalization Could Not Be Used to Determine Physical Structure. Three additional changes which the Senate subcommittee made in rewrit= ing the street railway merger plan be< came known today. They are: A provision giving the Public Util~ ities Commission authority to pass upon any fees which a holding company might levy on the merged street raile way system for services rendered. A clause stipulating that the capi~ talization structure under which the merger would be brought about could not be regarded as evidence in deter- ;‘«:‘;:-gwt?e ph'):icll valuation of the or rate-maki ul . A new pover clause: ‘detining the conditions under which the electric current needed by the merged rail- way system would be obtained from the Potomac Electric Power Co. It is understood that the new clause pro- vides that the amount of power now used by the Washington iway & Electric lines would be obtained on virtually the same basis it receives its current from the power company at the present time, and that this ar- rangement would continue for 15 years. The balance of the current needed for the Capital Traction portion of b:lsl; gs&mnxwguld be furnished on a ed by the utilities com= mission. The amendments relating to hold~ Ing companies would give the commis~ sion ample authority to determine the reasonableness of any service c! which a holding company might assess against the street railway system. Zihlman Promises Prompt Action. As soon as the Senate District com- mittee has taken action upon the street rallway merger bill Chairman Zihlman of the House District committee intends to give that legislation prompt atten- tion. He has been promised time on the floor of the House for consideration of t.h': measure as amended in the Mr. Zihlman said today he has decided yet on the eouruyol proeed:::‘, o0 the sor o o conie aeats, 1 or i first in the District eommm:: e committee wllh.ln‘ or two, if the entire committee ?mvu it é.:ummd to the Senate at an Outstanding features of the new plan, as pre announced, _are climination of all reference of fixed valuation, provision for a new valua- tion, to be completed in two years, and a guarantee against any change in rate of fare during the two years the re- valuation is being mad This have will to be ratified by stockholders of the companies after it has been enacted by Congress, because it differs material- ly from the agreement as presented to Congress by the companies. BILL ALLOWS CHANGES IN PARKING BOUNDARIES Measure Offered in Senate by Smoot Affects Rock Creek-Potomae Park Project. Slight changes in the boundaries of the proposed connecting parkway be- tween Rock Creek and Potomac Parks would be authorized by a bill intro- duced in the Senate this afternoon by Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah, and referred to the public buildings and grounds committee. The bill would empower the director of public buildings and parks to make small additions where desirable and tg exclude from the taking lines of the proposed connecting parkway other small areas which may be deemed no longer necessary in completing the project. The bill provides that these changes shall not increase the net cost of the parkway, and that any funds derived from disposition of parcels ex- cluded shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation for the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. SALARY BILL ACTION DELAYED BY SENATE Postponement Granted at Request of Senator King, Who Asks Further Study. ‘The Brookhart bill to correct inequal~ ity in the Government employes’ salary law enacted at the last session of Con- ss came before the Senate for a few minutes this afternoon, but action on it ‘was postponed until a later date at the request of Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, who said he has not had time to look into its provisions. ‘The salary measure was reached in its regular turn during the call of the cal- endar for unobjected bills. Senator King sald it was an important plece of legis- lation designed to correct the Welch law. He added, however, that he had received a number of letters suggesting that it is not now fair. He asked'that The petition of the Suncrest Lumber Co. for an injunction to restrain the North Carolina Park Commission from going ahead with plans for condemning land of the company for park purposes was denied in an opinion handed down bv the United States Circuit Court of Appeals here today. ‘he cpinion was written by Judges John J. Hayes and E. Y. Webb and Circuit Judge John J. Parker after a hearing on January 5. Thetrmm "d p‘n’dln( p:glr a rest ing order pen an apj to the United States Supreme Court. ‘This likewise was den ‘The decision enables the park com- mission to proceed with condemnation proceedings against the lumber com- pany’s land to include it in the area sou&ll:t for the Great mnok; Mountain Natlonal Park. It involves 26,000 acres upon which the Cuncrest Co. has been granted timber rights. | *'Radio Programs—Page 31 [ it go over for later consideration. NEPHEW OF éATHOLIC STATE SECRETARY ILL Cardinal Enrico Gasparri Has Pneumonia, but No Particular Alarm Now Is Felt. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, January 14.—Cardinal Gasparri, nephew of Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, has been stricken with pneumonia. ‘The cardinal insisted on officiating at the marriage of a_ relative in the Pauline Chapel of the Vatican, but way obliged to desist when a high fever de- vel L pl {ans, while admitting that his condition is grave, say that no par- ticular apprehension should be felt a$ Prescat 1 view of his Enrico