Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1929, Page 1

WEA (U. 8. Wenther THER. Bureau Forecast.) ; Increasing cloudiness and colder to- night, followed by rain tomorrow; low- est temperature tonight about 36 de- grees. am. today; day. Full report Temperatures: Highest, 69, at 1 lowest, 56, at 7:30 am. to- on page Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 20 and 21 he Eneni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Q “From Press to Home Within the Hour™ The Star's carrier system covers every city block an d the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, ‘108,857 e — No. .30,944. 0" omee “Wa Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1929 _TWENTY-EIGHT WASHINGTON, D. C, (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. BYRD HUSKY-TEANS SET RECORDS FOR HAULING SUPPLES Dogs Build Polar Sledging Epic With Two 16-Mile Journeys Daily. 180 TONS CARRIED IN FIRST TWO WEEKS Magnificent Desolation of Antar- tica 'Charms Norwegians and Americans Alike. BY R | $y Wireless to The Star and New York Times. | BAY OF WHALES, Antarctica, Jan- piary 19.—A stiff wind is blowing off the barrier today, a wind that lashes the gurface snow into a cloud, that cuts the face and nips the hands and feet. Into $t & line of sledges just began to bore their way toward the base, the men tigging at the gee poles and calling to their dogs, the frost from their breath gathering on their unshaven faces and the sides of their fur caps under their parka hoods. They are- building-an epic of polar’ Sledging. doggedly fighting their way ‘eight miles inland and back twice a day, carrying loads that had ‘been, thought impossible. They began on De- cember 31 and in the 17 sledging days ce then they have moved more than i;no tons of material to the base over the drifting and buckling bey ice. On two days, during a blizzard, the work had to be stopped, but, although con- ditions are severe today, they are plug- ging ahead, making two trips, carrying prosaic-and undramatic coal sacks, trav- eling in all 32 miles. Have Not Lost Parcel. They have not lost a dog or a parcel, | although- time and again sledges withr| Joads of more than 1,000 pounds had | ped over or slid into slush holes be- een pressure ridges. 1t is difficult to know which-to admire | the most, the men or the dogs, for both | are thoroughly tired at the end of the day. The men, who fight sliding sledges and toppling loads when the trail is rough or along a knife edge of pressure ice, are able to ride back to the ship from the base, but the dogs trot the entire 32 miles, tugging unfailingly at their harness, grabbing a mouthful of snow as they go, and occasionally turn- ing aside to find a little recreation in trying to pick a fight with a passing rival team. No men are more appre- clative of such work than the Norwe- gians, who have done so much to de- welop polar travel, and they havc been | | #rankly amazed at the progress achieved. | word that the elder Rockefeller had no comment to make on repor! had .brought his influence behalf of his son. Norwegian Enthusiastic. One of them, a powerful, indomita- bie man of the race of Namsen, ml drup and Amundsen, one who had a1l his life in the Arctic and is driving one of the most successful of the dog teams, was expressing his enthusiasm ;( m was said that it was “inconceivable” e |t “laccord with his son. And lest it be thought that t night. e for an Amer- %00 much is being claimed n expedition, it might be best to le o wlhil:: hle i o’d ‘thlt point “Eve! e I go 'roun thtrrg and see all those things piled §. 1am wondering,” he said, slamming | ., wi m a huge fist. “All that stuff—eight miles across the 90e and those pressure ridges. Never had there been anything like it and no- body could do it but Americans. They 80, 20, all the time they go.” To one who saw Comdr. Byrd unload- his_plane in the face of almost ::upenble difficulties at Spitzbergen Defore he made the North Pole flicht, there is much in the present situation %o afford a striking pareilel and to show the spirit with which he imbues his men. ‘Worked Night and Day. At the time the bay was full of float- Ing ice and the Norwegians living there doubted that pontoons could be safely gorced through such large and dan- gerously riessing cakes of ice. How- ever, he did it with the aid of men who worked day and night. Down here the May ice is so far out that at first it | meemed an obstacle that might for a| gime hold up the expedition. ‘When Capt. Roald Amundsen ar- gived here he was able to take his ship | beyond our present base and within 1, miles of Franheim, his base. Only a gew days after the anniversary of Capt. Amundsen’s arrival here (January 14) | the Byrd expedition has put more than | 480 tons ashore and the ice, although | shifting, has not yet shown any signs | of going out. It s difficult to make any compari- gons as to loads because the sleds have | graveled light for half the 32 miles cov- | ered every day and the number of dogs | in a team has varied considerably. However, the loads have run from 700 nds with a five-dog team up to more | n a ton on occasions with a nine-dog | team. H Yesterday one team of nine dogs| made the usual two trips and carried a | ton and three quarters, and, although these loads may be said to have been parried over the same trail, it is a trail which bas shifted near the base con- stantly, as huge pressure ridges have een forced up and detours have been | de necessary. There have been many | (Contniued on Page 4, Column 5.) STRIKING DAIRYMEN SEEK HOOVER’S AID: §ource of Chicago's Milk Supply| Threatened as Increase in Price Is Demanded. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 19.—The heel of #triking dairymen today pressed more firmly on the source of Chicago’s milk supply. Strikers of three States, seeking $2.85 # hundredweight instead of the Chicago distributors are paying, h: asked President-elect Hoover to take a hand in the situation. “In line with your policy of immediate yelief for farmers,” said a wire to Mr. Hoover by W. C. McQueen, president of the Pure Milk Association, “our organization, composed of dairymen supplying Chicago with pure milk, re- quests aid in its fight for a complete setlement of the marketing situation through arbitration.” The association also has brought the fluer to the notice of Federal guthorl- Ab-Washingian. | plane.” Rockefeller stronghold in quest of | proxies to-be voted at the annual meet- nig of the company March 17. He said his trip from Chicago was in the inter- est of internal affairs of the company. the elder Rockefeller would take sides board of directors and the organization of the company. indulge in no “band wagon talk” and pointed out that proxies could be re- Ve SAVED WITH Human Chain Is Formed by Students on Second Floor of Dormitory. Youths Warned Just in Time. Building Gift of Vice President. By the Associated: Press. LAWRENCEVILLE, N. J.. January 19 —Dawes House, the largest dormitory at Lawrenceville School, was ‘destroyed early this morning in a spectacular fire that sent students fleeing for their lives. ; t The dormitory, a rambling frame structure, donated to the famous pre- | paratory school by Vice President Dawes, housed 43 students, 3 masters | andi 3 servants. Boys sleeping in the | second-story dormitories were roused | just in time to escape. Among them | was Dana Dawes, a son of the Vice President. Sylvan Schlopp, occupying quarters DAWES' SON. TRAPPED IN FIRE, 42 OTHER BOYS DANA DAWES. on the first floor, was awakened by the roar of flames, and ran through the building, shouting an alarm. The flames were menacingly close when the boys on the second floor, were awakened by his calls. The stairways were spouting flames. The windows offered the only way of escape, with a (Continued on Page 2, Column 3. ROGKEFLLER AN INPROKES SHOWN Additional Vote: ised in Fight:to Qust" BY the Associated .Press. - o ‘NEW YORK, Jghugty 19.—Ski g in the, batti Standard Oil.Co."af-Tndjana . was, ip an:| intensive’ stagetoday.” ‘After- the arrival| from Chicago qf-m:fififiert W Stefrart; | oust as chdirmaniol, the came from_the, Rockefellef offi thati-proxiés “had " beeh réteived-4rom | 15,000 of the compapy's 48,0001 stock- holders, and in' San- Francisco A. P. Giannini, banker, announced that | Rockefeller would have the votes of the 32,000 shares heid by his company. | The Rockefeller offices disclosed a de- | sire to keep the contest on a “high Stewart Denies Seeking Proxies. Stewart denied he had invaded the | | From Ormond Beach, Fla., a spokes- an for John D. Rockefeller, sr., sent ts that he | to bear in Stewart sald he would not believe that | gainst him until he had positive proof At the Rockefeller offices here it hat Rockefeller, sr., should not be in Stewart Optimistic. Stewart radiated an air of optimism | nd said he had the full support of the | He sald he would ed. Rockefeller's desires to keep thé con- test on a high plane was referred to in correspondence with an unnamed stock- holder made public by the Rockefeller ices. ¢ The stockholder inquired whether Rockefeller had any information or any opinion “that Col. Stewart had orig- inally intended keeping the bonds he had in his possession for his own per- sonal use.” In an answer written by Thomas M. Debevoise, one of Rockefeller's asso- ciates, it was assumed that the bonds to which the stockholder referred were the Continental Trading Co. bonds con- cerning which Stewart was called hefore the Senate committee to testify in the Teapot Dome investigation. It was be- cause his testimony displeased Rocke- feller thai he asked Stewart to resign his chairmanship, a request which was refused and which led to the present | battle. | No Opinion Expressed. | Debevoise told the stockholder that | Rockefeller had no information con- cerning Stewart's intention to keep the bonds and declined to express any opin- icn. ‘It Mr. Rockefeller started to make such comments,” Debevoise wrote, “his contest with Col. Stewart would rap- idly fall from the high plane on which he thinks it should be kept. He thinks | the confidence of the public in the Standard Ofl Co. of Indiana has been eriously impaired and that ft cannot be restored without a change in lead- ership.” Hull Has $1,000000 Fire. HULL, England, January 19 (#).— A million dollars in damage was caused by a fire which threatened the whole center of the city this morning. Several office buildings and numerous small shops were considerably damaged. s.-AreProm- ADURLY 1 S Imgl.shf battie for, control ,of” the | whom John,D. Rookefgller, ir’, seeks to | In | fice and ‘| do not pay homage to its imperishable | PRAE T0 BELEIUM PHONEDBY HODVE ing :and Queen Pagticipate i Celebration of “Hoo- 25 iribute to Belgium , for its 134, sacrifices during tie World s paid today by Presidént-elect Herbett, Hogver-in an address delivered over-:the- transatlantic. telephone “to Bitissels. . 3 -<The “otcaglon ‘was the. “Hoover day 1 Belglumy in’ yecogni- tionof M. Hoover:s swork durtig: the The King and Queen of. Belgium par- ticipated in the celebration. Mr. Hoover, speaking from his head- | quarters, said: “I appreciate this opportunity to ex- tend my greetings to your majesties and to my many old friends of the re- lief organization in Belgium. I could not join in this occasion without a flood of memories of the years of our association during the great war. Time quickly dims that gigantic period in the minds of men, and the problems and difficulties of reconstruction from the war envelop our attention. But nothing dims the radiance of Belgian sacri- . “There are none who chapter of patriotism and sacrifice. “The very minor paragraph which in history will be allotted to the relief organization will be a chapter f proof of the altruism of the tens of thousands of Belgians who volunteered to carry the burden of its administration over four long years—a service where men and women gave a devotion in allevia- tion of suffering second only to the devotion of those of the supreme service of war. “It is the acts of service. of sacrifice and of heroism in all nations that should remain as the heritage of the great war, for in these, all humanity can unite in a common satisfaction and a common inspiration. “I rejoice also in the assistance that the continuing activities of the relief organization have been able to give to the advancement of education in Bel- glum. It is a memorial of a great period which brings every year a new harvest and satisfaction. “I thank your majesties, the prime minister and other friends for their renewed expressions of good will to myself and my associates and to my country. It marks an enduring friend- ship for it springs from the hearts of men. It finds deep response in my countrymen.” At the conclusion of Mr. Hoover's remarks, King Albert of Belgium said: “I congratulate most sincerely the President-elect of the. United States, to whom a great Nation has, through an imposing vote, entrusted the leader- ship of its destinies. The United States of America, which extend from one ocean to another, combine the splendid development of industrial technique and production with the noblest solici- tude for nniversal peace. “The Kellogg pact has brought for- ward an ideal of high international morality. It is the duty of all inter- ested nations to maintain #his ideal unblemished. “Belgium will never forget the help given by Mr. Hoover to her people suf- fering in the throes of the great war. He was the soul of their relief amidst the greatest political maritihe and economic difficulties. In the name of the Belgian people I express our sym- pathy and gratefulness to the great American who' has well deserved the title which none other has yet ob- tained of ‘Priend of Belgium.'" When his majesty had concluded, Mr. Hoover replied: 3 “Your majesty, may I express again my hopes for the continued health and happiness of your majesties. And may I add again my hope for the prosperity Radio Progr.:ns—Page 28 their great talents Government? The “Roma The background | Italian state. The Sun of Belgium.” Retiring Presidents of the U. S. What shall the Nation do to utilize in behalf of the n Question” of the dispute be- tween the Vatican and the unified These are but two of the interesting articles to be found tomorrow in the Editorial Section of day Star elebration of | war. as. head. of .the Belgium relief. | ‘SALVATION ARMY " REFORM GROUP'S - VIEW OPTIMSTI Confident of Success in Court Fight Over Leadership of Organization. OFFICIAL’S DEATH IS BLAMED ON SUIT America.n Delegation Reports Gen-| eral Has Lost 3 of 8 Sup- porters by Action. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 19.—Hope that the courts would find that Gen. Bramwell | Booth has no legal grounds to prevent | his belng ousted from command of the Salvation Army was held today in re- form circles. Lawyers of the army were understood to have assured the reform party in the high council that they had nothing to fear from the surprise injunction sprung by the gencral as the council met to choose his successor. They were confident that the Chancery Court| would set aside the injunctisn when the | case is called on Monday and the coun~ cil will be left.free to procecd with election o a new general on Tuesday. Salvation *Army circles: were: grief stricken over the death of Commissioner | Haines, vice president of .the council, ! | feeling that it was directly .caused, by word of -the injunction. - He had. just finished a ‘speech on the oppression of | the presont system of the army, dufing | which he had been frequently anncyed | by interruptions fiom Catherine and Mary Booth, daughtérs of fhe ‘géneral. Reports Loss®of Support. “How did he do ‘it he. exclaimed, when told of the-injunction. - He shud- dered and dropped dead. A spokesman for the American_dele- gation said that Gen. Booth had lost j three of his eight supporters by . his |legal’ action. Commissioners. Cunring- ham, Laurie and Smith, on hearing of | the: court action, disavowed any re- sponsibility for it. They declared before | members of the council that they had been alienated from the general's cause by _his step. The same official said that the army regulation that no soldier could go to| law. with another had been violated by Gen. Booth himself. He pointed out | that although the Booths said the legal action was a “friendly” test case, it would not be so friendly were they to | win. | | | | | | 4 Denies Responsibility. Comdr. Evangeline Booth, sister of the general and head of the army in the United States, said that she had | been much distressed at reports circu- | lated in America that she had insti- | gated calling the high council with the idea of ursurping the power of her brother. “The high council was called by seven commissioners in London,” she said. “I | had nothing to do with it. I also wish {to make it clear that it is untrue that Gen. Bramwell Booth has control of the army's properties and other assets in America. It is well known that the Salvation Army in America is an in- corporated body under the laws of va- rious States in which it works and that all assets in the army in America are aeld by trustees under those corpora= ons.” | i | i { DELAY APPOINTING ROMAN LAW CROUP ltalians to Continue Nego-| tiations for Church and State Agreement. By the Associated Press. ROME, January 19.—In order to . continue negotiations and complete the understanding between the Catholic Church and the Italian state for a solution of the Roman question no commission of those versed in Roman law is expected to be appointed now. ‘The clauses of the agreement or un- derstanding .are subjects of a mere political or financial character. More- over, it is considered inadvisable to | substitute or add other people to thosei who"have already worked together with apparent success. After a definite conclusion, when a treaty or concordat is drawn us, ex- perts in Roman law will certainly be appointed on both sides. They will meet with the object of co-ordinating the ecclesiastical laws with the clvil laws of Italy. Attempts in this direction have already been made by Premier Mussolini. About thrge years ago he appointed a commission to reform ecclesiastical laws. That body was formed of three | prominent prelates, Mgr. Talamo, canon of Si. Peter's; Mgr. Capitan, canon of St. John Lateran, and Mgr. Cisterna, canon of St. Mary Major. The result of their labors was incorporated in a | bill for submission to the Italian Parlia- ment, which certainly would have ap- proved it. When, however, the main limes_of the agreement became known the Pope wrote a letter to the cardinal vicar of Rome which created consider- able consternation. The Pope’s letter sald that he would not recognize any legal measures, even if favorable to the church, because they were one-sided decisions since the prelates included in the commission did not emanate from the Holy See. He added thal no bilateral decision could be taken—and the problem must be studied on a larger basis—so long as the situation created for the papacy in Rome was that which arose from the fall of temporal power. ‘Thereupon Minister of Justice Rocco | sald he would withdraw the bill he had already prepared “out of respect for the high opinion of an exalted personage.” ‘Therefore it is only natural that if complete accord is reached between the church and state, the discussion which formed the object of that commission ‘will be resumed by legal experts of both | i | GUATEMALAREBELS SHIE TWO TOWNS Gen. Jpr,Qe "Uliix;o‘ Is* Said- to Be. at Head of Insur- gent.Forces. . . By the Associated Press. . MEXICO, CITY, January 19.—A re- | volt in Guatemala.'was described today in ‘adyices from’ theé border stating two towns- wetk in the hands of rebels. Dispatches from Suchiate on the Guatemalan border said that Gen. Jorge Ubico, one of three generals who over- threw the Carlos Herrera government six years ago, was at the head of the insurgents. The rebels captured the towns of Re- talhuleu and Mazatenango in the ex- treme Northwest of the country. Communication with the capital at Guatemala City was cut off. All traffic over the border was stopped. Gen. Ubico is a member of a wealthy Guatemalan family and has been prom- inent in the army for years. After the Carlos Herrera revolt he became min- ister of war, and ohe of his allies, Gen. Orellara, became President. The other general who jonied in the revolt, Miguel Larrabe, is now minister of war, and upon him will probably fall the duty o/ suppressing his erstwhile ally. When President Orellana died on September 26. 1926, Gen. Ubico was one of those who sought the presidency. ‘The choice, however, fell on Gen. Lazaro Chacon, who was elected for a full term on December 5, 1926. Last September President Lazaro Chacon suspended constitutional guar- antees for six months, an action tanta« mount to the establishment of martial aw. The reason advanced for this Step was the claim that the opposition was engaged in seditious activities. The Guatemalan Minister to Wash- ington in October made public a com- munication from the minister of for- eign affairs, which said, “Guatemala enjoys undisturbed internal peace, and order prevails throughout the country. Not a single citizen has been impris- oned for political reasons.” Guatemalans in Mexico City said that the revolt had been expected in view of the dissatisfaction of leaders. The newspaper El Universal com- menting on the triumvirate of Gens. Ubico, Orallana and Larrave said that at the time of their coup d'etat in 1922 they agreed to succeed one another as heads of the government, each holding office one term. Gen. Orellana’s death before his teem expired resulted in the election to the presidency of Gen. Chacon, who com- promised with Larrave, giving him the portfolio of minister of war. Gen. Ubico. thus stripped of one ally by death and | the other by compromise, became dis satisfied. The paper added that it was believed that President Chacon launched a cam- paign to make Gen. Ubico unpopular among the people with the result that the general took the fleld against the government. FEWER FLU CASES. Smallest Number Since Christmas Reported by Health Heads. ‘Twenty-three cases of influenza were reported to the District Health Depart- ment today, the smallest number re- ported since Christmas. One death was reported. Since January 1, 1,517 cases and 44 deaths have been reported. Temperature Sets New High Mark for Date; Drop Forecast ‘Today's maximum temperature, ary 19 in Washington since 1873. But—and the Weather Bureau is the authority—the temperature rose to 76 degrees on January 22, 1927. so the Spring-like weather Washingtonians are experiencing today is mnothing extraordinary. ‘The highest temperature recorded during January was the same, 76 degrees. also on January 12, 1900, and January 7, 1907. ‘There will be a drop of about 30 degrees before this evening is over, the Weather Bureau pre- dicts, with a minimum of 36 degrees. The minimum last night ‘was 56 degrees. With rain forecast for tomor- row, freezing weather is not ex- pected for several days, although ‘weather officials indicated that the unusual warmth of today and yesterday is not likely to return sides. They would then be able to ex- amine the situation and bring about the desired reforms, ex-numn’ them on a* i certain army | ‘;_Adven turous, Polish | {Patriot; ‘Filipowiez; amedEnvoytoUS. Daring Peeds to’ Tlifow ‘Off Czarist Yoke: ' Pl Life; . { By the ASxociated Press. . Ll I WARSAW, - Jhnuary 19—Titus' ‘Filis | Polish -Ministér to Washington. - - Thrilling prison escapes; banishment from their native land, bqmb plots-amd the harried, Hunted life’ of -revolution= aries under the Russian Czar-have been | the lot of ‘Filipowicz and his® wife, | Wande Krahelska, in their adventurous careers as Polish patriots. Irrepressible in his zeal, first for the | creation of an independent and sover- eign Poland and later for the develop- ment and stabilizing of the new re- | the work ot Polish nationalism since his early youth. Likewise, his wife has done | her bit for Polish freedom. Move to Mining District. | The new diplomatic envoy to Wash- | ington was born in Russia in 1879. He | went to school in Warsaw, but very | early in his youth engaged in anti- | Russian_activities and was expelled a year before he was to have completed the Warsaw gymnasium course. Moving | to Dombrova, in the coal mines district, Filipowicz entered a mining school and was graduated in 1899. Immediately, he threw himself into | the work for Polish freedom. He was imprisoned by the Russians for his po- litical activities. He escaped and jour- IO DEARRL Watchman Who Slew Daugh- | ter Over Refusal to Fix Meal to Pay in Chair. Chief Justice McCoy in Criminal Di- vision No. 1 today sentenced Franklin Ellswort# Smith, convicted slayer of his 19-year-old daughter, Bessie L. Smith, to ?Ie in the electric chair Saturday, April 2], between the hours of 10 am. and 2 pm. Smith, who is 50 years old, was| formerly employed as a bank watchman. He displayed no emotion when called | to the bar for sentence. When asked'by Clerk Lee Ashwood if he had anything to say why the sentence of the law should mot be pronounced _Smith answered, “Nothing whatever.” As soon as the death sentence had been announced Attorney E. Russel Kelly noted an appeal to the District Court, of Appeals. Smith was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Wil- liam H. Collins. ‘The tragedy for which Smith was sen- tenced occurred September 26 at his home, 1151 New Jersey avenue, follow- ing a quarrel with the daughter, who had refused to prepare her father’s breakfast when he returned that morn- ing from watching at the bank. ‘The verdict of the jury held Smith guilty of murder in the first degree, although allenists offered by the de- fense testified that he was not of sound mind. powicz -has ‘een -officfally named” mewy; | public, Filivowicz has been engaged in | fugz i SEMTE CONSDE THOMNAT - . > Secretary' of - Inferiar: aftbr; spending. |'thrcé” houts. yesterday ‘arglingnWhether I'its daliberations” should We' in dper’ of closed session. ‘Three votes finally determined that | the usual procedure of executive meet- | ings would be pursued in the considera- tion of West's case, although the hear- ings on his nomination conducted by the Senate lands committee were open and the testimony has been published. Senator Deneen, Republican, Illinois, has arranged to urge Mr. West's con- firmation after Chairman Nye of the lands committee has presented the mo- tion of the opposition. This is directed particularly at past connections the In- terior Secrétary had had with the Sam- uel Insull power utilities companies. Senator Norris of Nebraska, leader of the Republican independents, and most of this group, including some Democrats, are opposing West, who testified before the committee that he had done some casual Jaw work for Mr. Insull and had invested about $67.000 in Insull companies. These, he said, were sold for about $118,000 .when he became Secretary last August. Senator Glenn, Republican, of Illi- nois has laid before the Senate a re- port of the lands committee, which voted, 9 to 4, to recommend his con- firmation. Senator Nye late yesterday presented the minority report. The opposition is directing attention also to the fact that Mr. West sat as'a member of the Federal Power Commis- sion, which is part of the Secretary's duties, in the hearings on the Cumber- land Falls, Ky., water power case. The Cumberland Hydro-electric Co., an In- sull concern, is asking a permit to de- velop water power there. Before the lands committee and after this hearing Mr. West volunteered to withdraw from participation in any matters coming before his department involving the Insull interests. Senators Nye and Norris waged the fight yesterday for consideration of the nomination in open session. After los- ing on the first roll call, a motion was offered to have the roll call made pub- lic, but this also was defeated, 38 to 34. A 'second motion to go into open ses- sion also lost. Friends of West urged the executive session, insisting that it was the regular procedure. TRIO FORFEIT BONDS IN PAPER RACK THEFTS Two men and one woman, arrested for taking newspapers from street racks without paying, forfeited $10 col- lateral each in Police Court today. All were arrested by Policeman V. H. Landrum of the ninth precinct. At the station house they described them- selves as Mrs. Addie Brooks, 36, of the 400 block of K street; Joseph Dickson, 22, 1200 D street northeast, and Charles Weishaar, 37, of Baltimore, Md. Dickson claimed he placed 5 cents in the coin box and asked the arresting officer for an apology, but failed to appear in. court to contest his case. Weishaar, after obtaining a contin- uance from yesterday to produce a witness, did not teturn today and Judge Gus A. Schuldt ordered his collateral forfeited. HERBERT trip The Star's special represent: for some time to come. *Mod- erate freezing” temperature is about the coldest pi . its conclusion. SOUTH AMERICA The Complete Story Told in an interesting fashion by Rex Collier | ‘diplomatic mission, starts tomorrow in | The Sunday Star And will be continued in The Evening Star Begin it with the first installment. You will follow it to HOOVER’S to ative on the now historic THO WHTEHOLSE CALLSBY ODVER SLENT ON TIPS Believed to Have Told Cool- idge of Cabinet and . Address Plans. IN. CONFERENCE MORE THAN HALF HOUR TODAY Also Met Last Night, When They Conversed for an Hour in Library of Mansion. . TR § Tl President Colidge and President-elect, .| Hoover have had two conferences dur- ing the past 24 holrs, one this morning- in the:former’s office and the other last night at the White. House, which may bet their last before Mr. Hoover returns to-Washington following a' vacation in Florida. - \ The President-elect, ‘accompanied by a seerel serviee man, arrived at the Presldem"_s. office at 10:15 this morning, having made an engagement to see, the C:hl!l Exécutive” by: felephone a short ;ljpp . Previously, ey were - together i ? tan holir, and on Heover declined 1o Y lorg » the "nature of Ik, -referding’ yhis : questioners d She newspappt ofritspiondents to Coolidge, whom -he Sesifit at this RokescriBe a5, Ane. founitain’ of all g5t 2 - .s = did, not_givc -#o-to uhe nature of he cop there: is'# hedief among 1ds51.Both tHay' the President-elect s A" President " into his’ confidence, ‘44 1643¢ fo some extent, Tegarding both $ti¢ "@rafting of 'his_inaugural address #md what he-has accomplished thus far (10 tie ‘matler of making up-his cabinet &AL the tonfereiice It was announced @ ® President-elect had called at e -réquest -of - My, Geolldge:.to discuss with-him the--desirability of enlarging the~executive offices. 'The topic was discussed by the President earlier in the day also with Director Lord of the Budget Bureau. Last night a qdiet corner of the library on the second floor of the Whitc House was the meeting place of the President and the President-elect, where | they conversed for an hour. It is un- derstood, however, that Mr. Hoover's call this morning was not arranged dur- 1 ing the talk last night. Converse Nearly an Hour. President-elect Hoover and Mrs. Hoo ver formed part of the small compan, at dinner at the White House las: night, and shortly after their briel period of general conversation follow- ing that meal, the President and the sident-elect retired privacy of the library, where their chairs drawn comparatively close together, they were engaged in serious' conversation which lasted for nearly an hour. It is not known just what subjects were discussed, but the assumption on the part of intimates of both is that the varicty of subjects touched upon by them included pending legislation and the departmontal problems which Mr. Coolidge is to leave for the former Secretary of Commerce. It is under- stood also that Mr. Hoover gave some Indication of what he is thinking about doing in the matter of framing his cabinet. Although some of the matters sup- posed to have been discussed were merely guessed at from later indica- tions, it is known that the question of transferring the management of the White House itself from the Coolidges to the Hoovers was brought up. The President-elect and Mrs. Hooover, how- ever, because of intimate relations with the’ occupants of the White House dur- ing the past 12 years, are more familiar with the matter of the so-called White House routine than has been the case of most of their predecessors, but Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge took this occasion to discuss certain matters relating to the occupancy and management of White House affairs. Discuss White House. During the afternoon Mrs. Hoover had spent more than an hour with Mrs. Coolidge, at which time they are under- stood to have discussed White House matters while they enjoyed tea in the red room, on the first floor. It was past 10 o'clock and nearing the time when Mr. Coolidge generally retires for the evening that the Presi- dent-elect. and Mrs. Hoover departed for their ‘S street home. The dthers who were in_the company last night were former Senator William M. Butler of | Massachusetts, who directed ‘he Cool- idge campaign in 1924 as chairman of | the Republican national committee. and Mrs. Butler, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, who have been house guests at the White House for the greater part of this Winter. After having nearly 60 members of the Senate as his guests for breakfasts at different times d&flnl the week past, President Coolidge this morning nhmed his hospitality to the other end of the Capitol and had 18 members of the lower house as breakfast guests. Those in attendance were Representatives Morgan of Iowa, Lehlbach of New Jer- sey, Fenn of Connecticut, Underhill of Massachusetts, Perkins of New Jersey, D. A. Reed of New York, Campbell of Pennsyivania, Williamson of South Da- kota, Albert Johnson of Washington and Zihlman of Maryland. all Repub- licans, and J. W. Byrnes of Tennessee, Aswell of Louisiana, Rankin of Missis- sippi, Box of Texas, Lowrey of Missis~ sippl, R. J. Wilson of Louisiana, Linthi- cum of Maryland and Sabath of Illi- nois,’ Democrats. It was sald at the White House after- wards that no significance should be atfached to this breakfast. It was ex- (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) NEW AFGHAN REBELLION. All Officials Except Governor Re- ported Murdered. . NEW DELHI. January 19 (®).—The development of a new revoluf movement in Afghanistan is rej in advices from Persia, which state that the Suriants,-a tribe on the west~ ern borderland have revolted and mur~ dered all Afghan officials except the governor. ‘The report said that the rebels cap- tured the town of Farrak. It was un- derstood that the revolt was directed more as an expression against former King Ammu?sh personally ~tham against _the