Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (T. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight and ; colder tomorrow; temperature tonigh ‘Temperatures: Highest, 50, at 4:20 pm. yesterday; lowest, 35, at today. Full report New York Markets Closed Today. No. 30,965. post office, ibly tomorrow orre ‘minimum t about 35 degrees. on page 9. Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. " YOUNG NOMINATED PERMANENT HEAD OF EXPERTS CROLP He Demurs, Recalling State- ment Attributed to Coolidge on Chairmanship. PIRELLI, ITALY, IS URGED FOR POST BY AMERICAN Desire for Impartiality Seen as U. S. Men Sought Belgians’ ; Views on Arrival. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 9.—The committee of experts who have gathered here to take up the great problem of repara- | tions revision got under way today with an informal ses at the Bank of France, during which the question of & permanent chairman was the most | important to come up. 1 There was a strong feeling that Owen D. Young of the unofficial Amer- fcan delegation should take that post, and it was semi-officially learned at the close of today's session that Presi- dent Coolidge is to have the final say | whether Mr, Young should accept the presidency. In the course of the discussion of the preliminary measures of organization, Jean Parmentier, French delegate, asked recognition of the temporary chairman, Emile Moreau, governor of the Bank of France, and proposed Mr. Young as permanent chairman. U. S. Expert Demurs. ‘The noted American expert, who played so prominent a part in the de- velopment of the famous Dawes plan, ‘demurred, saying that, in view of a statement attributed to President Coolidge a few days ago that a European and not an American dele- gate should be chairman, he felt he eould not accept. He proposed instead another delegate. Alberto Pirelli, Italian delegate, is understood to have been the man suggested by Mr. Young. Signor Pirelli expressed appreciation of the honor, but insisted that Mr. Young's nomination should be made unanimous. The 12 allied and German delegates then hinted that perhaps an expression of their earnest wish that Mr. Young accept the chairmanship be conveyed to President Coolidge, to Which the committee agreed. It was said that the British or French embassy at Washington will make the necessary call at the White House to- day and a, reply is expected before the |\ committee meets for its first official ses- sion, on Monday afternoon. Tt was learned that Mr. Young’s per- #onal desires toward the chairmanship ®re lukewarm, as he feels the position might prove a restraining influence on his activities as delegate, which he would feel more free to take if not burdened with the chairmanship. M. Moreau is known to be extremely enxious that Mr. Young should take the chairmanship. He spent consider- able time during the early part of the week telephoning the German, British, Jtalian and Belgian delegates respect- 4ng .Mr. Young’s presidency, and there Wwas universal agreement tHat the American economist must accept the post, as the other countries, with the exception of the United States and Japan, were too deeply concerned in the eontroversial subject. Some advices apparently have been Teceived from Washington that Presi- dent Coolidge places no positive veto on Mr. Young as chairman. Lunch With Bank Head. After today’s conference the delegates bhad lunch with M. Moreau in his Private apartments in the bank. Assassin of Obregon Will Meet Doom at 1 0’Clock Today. Demonstration by Sympa- thizers Feared—Kisses New-Born Babe. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 9.— Jose de Leon Toral, assassin of President-elect Alvaro Obregon, was executed by a firing squad at 12:35 p.m. today, (1:35 E. S. T.) By the Assoclated Press MEXICO CITY, February 9.—Heavy military guards blockaded streets lead- ing to the federal district penitentiary this morning in anticipation of the execution at noon (1 pm. Eastern | standard time) of Jose de Leon Toral, assassin of Obregon. Newspapers published statements that | any attempt to stage demonstrations in | connection with the execution would be | put down with an iron hand and leaders severely punished. Meanwhile Toral himself was con- fined under another heavy guard in the death cell of the penitentiary, not President-elect Alvaro | | far 1rom the secluded courtyard where he would have to face a police firing squed. By a strange twist of irony | the courtyard bore the name of -the | man he killed July 17 last—"Patio Al- varo Obregon.” Prayers, & visit with his family and hours spent with a Catholic priest occu- pied his last night on earth. His spirit @b WASHINGTON, D. C, ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1929—THIRTY TORAL AWAITS FIRING SQUAD AS TROOPS WATCH FOR REVOLT JOSE DE LEON TORAL. waned after notification of his sentence and the formality, required by Mexican law, of signing his own death warrant, and he ate only frugally. But with the arrival of his wife and his newly born baby, accompanied by his father and mother—a special dis- pensation allowed by the authorities— he squared his shoulders and assumed | a cheerful mien. He bade his attorney, Garcia Ga- minde, farewell, with the words, “One must not fear death, because it does not separate people, but, on the con- trary, links them by stronger bonds. I hope to continue among all of you.” But if Toral was cheerful members | of his family could not control their emotions, and once in his presence (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)’ KING AT SEASIDE AFTER TO-MILE TRIP Cheering Throngs Are Greet- ed With Smiles by British Monarch. By the Associated Press. BOGNOR, Susses, England, Feb- ruary 9.—King George, slowly recover- ing from the long siege of illness which has stricken him, was safely removed to Craigweil house near here today in order to benefit from the sea breeze. Three of his sons, the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince George, bade their father good-by at the palace, before he started on his journey. When the Queen passed through the gates a few minutes after ber husband she was smiling happily as she bowed to the repeated cheers of the crowd. Ideal weather prevailed for the trip, which was over a route of about 70 miles and was e: to take about three hours. Moderate Winter tempera- tures prevailed and though the London skies were clouded as is usual at this period the ambulance was not long in working its way out of the grime and fog of the-metropolis to the fresher air and brighter skies of Surrey hills and Sussex Downs. Smiles to Cheering Crowd. Crowds lined the streets through through the suburbs. His majesty an- swered cheers with smiles, which brought renewed cheering. Every villiage along the countryside contained its crowd of watchers, waiting to cheer the monarch. His majesty left Buckingham Palace at 20:3¢ am. in a specially designed ambulance, in which every contrivance was used to avoid vibration, and his car rolled safely and smoothly into the grounds at Craigweil House at 1:24 p.m. just 2 hours and 50 minutes later. Queen Mary was on hand to receive her husband, having traveled -from Buckingham Paiace by a shorter route. The experts committee which was se- {&he reached Craigweil House at 12.55 lected to make a final settlement of the German reparations problem is made wp _as follows: - Great Britain—Sir Joslah Stamp and Lord Revelstoke, both directors of the $ank of England. France—Emile Moreau, governor. of the Bank of France, and Jean V. Par- | ‘mentier, director of movement of funds | at the ministry of finance and mem- ber of the reparations committee on ! transfers. | Belgium—Emile Francqui, former | finance minister, and M. Gutt, a lead- ing banker and recognized expert on European finance. Italy—Commendator Pirelli and Prof. Buvitch, well khown experts on Euro- pean finance, Japan—Kengo Mori, former financial attache in London, and M. Aoki, under- governor of the Imperial Bank of Japan. Germany—Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, pres- ‘ddent of the Reichsbank, and Dr. Albert | Voegler, head of large steel interests and & director of the Reichsbank; alternates, fir tllcarl Melchoir and Privy Councilor astl. United States—Owen D. Young and J. Pierpont Morgan; alternates, Thomas Nelson Perkins and Thomas W. Lamont. Meet With Belgians. The American experts, Owen D. Young, J. P. Morgan and Thomas W. Lamont, met with a number of Belgians ,last night at the Paris branch of the ‘Morgan International Banking House. ; (From them they ascertained their views as to certain phases of the ques- tion which they hope to solve. It is said that when Mr. Morgan elighted from the special train which | brought them from Cherbourg to Paris yesterday he remarked: “Let us see what Belgium has to say.” i Emile Francqui, who was associated with Herbert Hoover when he was engaged in relief work in Belgium, hap- pened along then and answered: “We &re nappy to meet you, Mr. Morgan; let us get down to work.” That the initial meeting of the Ameri- cans should have been with the Bel- gians is regarded here as an evidence of their desire to be impartial. Hitherto Belgium has been committed to the French view that Germany should pay sufficient to cover all damages to oc- cupied territories as well as amounts equal to debts incurred by allied gov- ernments. This viewpoint has been con- sidered somewhat antagonistic to the yeputed willingness of America and England to grant Germany a reduction in the grand total. Most of the work of the reparations experts will be consummated in private conversations. Sessions fo Be Minimized. In talks one with another the ex- perts will reach the decisions which they will express later in committee meetings and plenary sessions. number of these, particularly the lat- ter. are to be minimized, as most of " Sontinued on Page 2, Column 3. in plenty of time to prepare for the arrival of the King. Nurse and Valet Near. By the King's side could be seen a nurse, sitting comfortably. By his chauffeur sat Howlett, his valet. Behind the ambulance was another car with the iwo physicians, Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewitt. Other cars with nurses and attendants followed, among these being one containing four St. John’s Hospital ambulance men, who had carried the King from his bedroom to the waiting motor. The pleasant little town on the Sussex Coast, situated 70 miles from London, has not been vegarded hitherto as a health resort. The King’s doctors, how- ever, decided that Bognor air had ex- ceptional tonic qualities. Craigweil House, the property of Sir Arthur Ducros, an automobile magnate, which- will be the King’s temporary home, lies one mile outside Bognor, in Aldwick, an old-fashioned Sussex village of winding lanes and beautiful trees. High walls inclose on three sides its 22 acres of beautiful gardens and lawns, with a profusion of rose beds and per- golas and here and there a piece of statuary. : From the wide bay windows the King will see to westward the stretch of Sel- sey Bill thrust far into the Channel. In erother direction he will get a distant view of the Isle of Wight. The house, a three-storled build facing south, was built in the best perio of early Victorian architecture. Sir Ar- thur Du Gros had to make considerable extensions in order to get the maximum of sunlight at every point. The prin- cipal bedrooms Lave open-air alcoves protected from the weather by glass casements. With the arrival of his majesty the court has now been established at the little Sussex village of Aldwick, in which Craigwell House stands. When his majesty left Buckingham Palace this morning he was wan and pale, but his doctors hope that the which the ambulance passed clear out | right HARVARD LAMPOON ATTAGKS 2 DONORS Caustically Considers Gifts of Harkness and Baker to University. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 9.— Today’s issue of the Harvard Lampoon, undergraduate magazine of humor, was devoted largely to caustic consideration | of the gifts of two muiti-millionaires to Harvard University. Edward S. Harkness recently gave $11,392,000 to organize the “inner” col- lege plan, and George F. Baker built the Harvard Business School at a cost of $5,000,000. The Lampoon remarks upon the “in. trusive interest of Doctor 3 and speaks of his huge gift as “a $18,- 000,000 shot of cocaine that will whoop things up for a while, but, oh God, what & morning after there will be.” In another article it says: “Now that Harkness has shelled & sufficient num- | ber of berries, we have got to put on the glad rags and make him an A. M. or a Ph. D, the way we did Baker, Becom- ing a Ph. D. is the same kind of busi- ness as getting yourself created a movie | Star, if you get what we mean.” Under the caption of “Bleak House, Ltd.,” the Lampoon says that thrm:g‘h the Harkness gift Harvard has won the to “become ringmaster among the educational clearing houses of America.” Speaking of the discussion by the corporation and overseers which pre led the announcement by Presi- dent A. Lawrence Lowell of the accept- ance of Mr. Harkness’ gift, the publica- tion says: Principle of Sh-H-H-H. “The decisions were made behind closed doors. Twenty-three men talked it over, all of them important and pow- erful, except 21. Over 30 troublesome questions developed, but the dictators put them on the ice for future con- sideration, if any. This is the famous Harvard principle of sh-h-h-h, “Praise for the deed came from the self-laudatory releases handed out to the Crimson (undergraduate daily) and the Associated Press. Elsewhere there was a stunned silence. Somebody sug- gested that the students should be taken into account. He was given a five-foot shelf of the Harvard Classics and the gate, “After John Harvard has had 203 years of varying success, six weeks of applesauce bid fair to leave him with nothing but a pair of pants and a coat of copper nitrate. And now that tradi- tion been black-jacked and thrown into the corner, these innovators are licensed to peddle their synthetic cul- ture to the universities, colleges and preparatory schools throughout the country. Before this work is finished the provincials, too, will be as dull, as docile and as dead as the graven image they worship. A Noise Like Santa Claus. “Dr. Harkness has made a moise like Sdnta Claus but all the university serfs got out of him was a new set of work- shops. “Vale veritas! Ave vanitas!” well truth; hail vanity). “Veritas” is Harvard's motto. The issue is replete with illustrations bearing on the theme. One shows a picture of a theoretical Harkness check marked “no funds.” Another depicts a wooden horse labeled “house plan” and under it Virgil's words, “I fear the Greeks bearing gifts.” ‘The Harvard Lampoon received much attention when Harvard and Princeton broke foot ball relations. An issue of the magazine, sold at the last game the universities played, lampooned Princeton wvigorously. (Fare- Mine Explosion Reported. CHARLESTON, W. Va., February 9 (#).—The State Mining Department re- ceived word today of an explosion in the Bower No. 5 mine of the West fresh Sussex breezes will put color in his face and aid him in his fight toward convalescence. By the Associated Press. i JACKSON, Miss., February 9.—If any contests to determine the world’s un- Juckiest man are held, F. L. Etier of The | Flori Fort Worth, Tex., wants to put in his | Mississip) Virginia Coal & Coke Co., about 20 miles from Gassaway, in Braxton County. “Sassed” in Person, Attorney General Gives Stranger Sample of Tag Law Etier said that the attorney generals of Florida and Alabama had said that it would be all right. “How about the attorney general of pi?” asked the stranger. “To hell with him,” replied Mr. Etier. Mr. Etier expended $525 in licenses and penalties. The stranger was the attorney general. ————— H | ITALIANS MAY PAY CHURCH INDEMNITY SUM OF §105,000.000 Mussolini Will Make Popular Appeal for Obligation in New Accord. “LOAN OF CONCILIATION” | BELIEVED TO BE ASSURED Practically All Details of Concor- dat Between Holy See and Government Known. By the Associated Pre: ROME, February 9.—Popular appeal to the Italian nation will be resorted to by Premier Mussolini to pay off the indemnity granted the Catholic Church in the accord just reached between it and the government, it is understood. ‘The indemnity is for 2,000,000,000 lira {(about $105,000,000), of which one-half is to be paid now and the remainder subsequently, with interest meanwhile. A “loan of conciliation” intended to provide for part or all of the amount probably will be announced shortly after the signing of the accord, and Italians generally asked to take it up. Italy's financial condition warrants the belief there will be little difficulty in raising the amount, % Details Practically Known. Practically all detalis of the concordat between the Holy See and the Italian government are now known. The ini- tial curiosity as to its provisions has been allayed partially, and the city and the Vatican have settled themselves for a week end of rejoicing. Anticipation of the momentous cere- mony of Monday morning, when Cardi- nal Gasparri and Premier - Mussolini will sign the concordat will intensify greatly already pending celebrations of the seventh anniversary of the election and coronation of Pope Pius. Although the Italian press and even the Osservatore Romano, which is used by the Vatican for announcements, have not yet printed a word of the agree- ment, news of what is happening grad- { ually has reached the city’s inhabitants, It is now the chief topic of conversa- tion, “Kingdom of Italy” Recognized. Among the hitherto undisclosed fea- tures of the concordat which have just been revealed is a provision for recog- nition by the Pope of the Kingdom of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and the House of Savoy as its ruling dynasty. Much of the dicussion that is heard on the streets of Rome with regard to the accord is from citizens who want to know just how they -will be-affected by the government’s acceptance of the canon law. There is a feeling, however, that there will be no radical changes, since, it is said, the fundamentals of canon law and civil law are the same. The first article of the treaty is now known to declare that the law of guar- antees of May 13, 1871, which estab- lished the status of the papacy in Rome after the fall of the temporal power, has come to an end. “City of Vatican” Enlarged. ‘There follow articles which acknowl- edge the complete sovereignty of the supreme pontiff over “the City of the Vatican,” with the present boundary enlarged as far as Cavalleggeri gate, following the Vatican walls and com- prising St. Peter’s Square. Outside *“the City of the Vatican” the Pope's sovereignty is acknowle also over apostolic palaces, churches and institutions. In whatever churches and buildings the Pope may visit throughout Italy he will enjoy immunity, and the laws of the state will be suspended in his favor. Extraterritoriality is extended to all residences of cardinals in Rome, as well as to residences of all diplomats ac- credited to the Holy See, who will en- joy the same privileges as those ac- credited to the King of Italy. Pope Receives Gustave. ‘The entire attention of Rome was focused today on the Vatican, where | Pope Pius received King Gustave of Sweden, whose visit, although unofficial, was of particular interest. Every year upon coming to Rome for the sake of Queen Victoria’s health, he never fails to pay his respects to the Pope. The Swedish King told the pontiff that he desired to present his good wishes for the papal jubllee and also that he was glad to be the first sov- ereign who was able personally to con- gratulate the Pope on the reconciliation with Italy, describing this as an achievement placing the pontiff among the greatest in history. Pope Pius was evidently pleased, but answered modestly that he was only an instrument in the hands of Providence. He thanked King Gustave warmly. At the same e Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, received the vfip?orrutlc body. All congratulated him, adding that they had communi- cated the news of the event to their respective governments and had received answers about the good impression that it had produced. CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT ON CHEMICAL PATENTS Readjustment of War-Time Seiz- ures of 6,400 German Rights Is Requested. By the Assoclated Press. ST. LOUIS, February 9.—Readjust- ment of war-time seizures of 6,400 Ger- man chemical patents in this country is asked in a petition forwarded to Congress by a group of prominent St. Louis citizens. The petition states that the patents, including dyestuff formulae, once were appraised at nearly a billion dollars, but were sold to the Chemical Founda- tion following the seizures for $271,850. Among the signers are Archbishop John J. Glennon and former Repre- sentative Cleveland A. Newton. It is set forth in the petition that an injustice has been suffered by the former German owners of the pat- ents, seized by the alien property cus- todian during the war, and that the subject is of widespread Interest in the United States and Europe. Maryland and Virginia News Pages 6 and 7. lce barrier. ATIAK RENEVED BROERVARNIG Third Congress Resolution Asks if Conference With Bank “of England Governor Held. By the Associated Press. Inquiry into whether the Federal Re- serve Board conferred with the gov- ernor of the Bank of England during this month before issuing the warning against stock speculation was proposed {today in a resolution introduced by IReprexntuuve Black, Democrat, of New York. H Black's resolution was the third to be introduced since the board's state- {ment was lssued Wednesday night. | Thursday, stocks on the New York Ex- change plunged downward. Both Black and Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, introduced ~resolutions yesterday de- | signed to bring explanations from the board. The Senate again deferred action to- day on the Heflin resolution which would call upon the board to submit a recommendation for legislation to cure the speculative evils of which it com- | plained. Information Sought. The Black resolution of today would direct the board to inform the House along these lines: “Did the Federal Reserve Board confer with Mr. Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England, during the month of February, 1929? “Were such conferences, if any, solicited by Montagu Norman or by the | Federal Reserve Board? “What was the subject matter of such conferences, and what agreement, if any, was entered into by the Federal Reserve Board and Montagu Norman, and what was sald at such conference? “Were notes made of such confer- ences, and if so, what were they? “Did the Federal Reserve Board con- fer with any individuals other than Montagu Norman prior to and concern- ing the public statement issued by the Federal Reserve Board on February 7, 1929, and what was said at such confer- | ences, if any?” Glass Makes Explanation. ‘When the subject of the board's state- ment came before the Senate today | Senator Glass of Virginia, former Dem- ocratic Secretary of the Treasury, called attention to a resolution pending since last May which would ask the board to do what it did this week in admonishing against further expansion of loans for speculative purposes. The Virginian said this was just about the course the board had followed: He and Senator Heflin agreed to put the question over until Monday. “My resolution deals with the worst gambling scheme in half a century,” Heflin declared. “It is so bad that the Federal Reserve Board felt called upon to ask the help of bankers in stopping it” SON OF HOOVER LANDS IN ATLANTA ON FLIGHT Herbert Jr., on Way to Florida, Travels at Night Because of “‘Greater Interest.” By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., February 9.—Her- bert Hoover, jr; son of the President- elect, arrived at Candler Field at 12:10 o'clock this morning, after a night air. plane flight from Spartanburg, 8. C. He said he would continue his trip to Miami, Fla, some time today. Night flying was chosen by Hoover “because it is more Interesting.” he sald. His plane, a Spearman biplane, was piloted by Capt. Haight. RADIO SPANS 9,000 MILES. Byrd Supply Ship Sends Message to Massachusetts Tech. SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass., Feb- ruary 9 (#).—Direct two-way communi- cation by Mh,m?mnlnl 9,000 miles, was carried on today between the sup- ply ship Eleanor Bolling of the Byrd Antarctic expedition and the research radio station of the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, at Round Hills. ‘The Eleanor Bolling reported that she was 1,040 miles southeast of Dunedin, New Zealand, and was bound for that port after having taken on 80 tons of coal from the whaling steamer C. Larsen. All aboard were reported well expects to and happy. The Bolling reach Dunedin next Thursday, and after taking kerosene February and coal is scheduled to 16 on her third voyage to 3 A. | night on & cargo of tractors, gasoline, | tle mm o Star. PAGES. s -every city block an Yesterday’s Circul “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers d the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. lation, 109,536 (#) Means Associated Pr TWO CENTS. 2 RN \\ i TS Battle of Giant And Buffalo in Dim Past Revealed Bones Found in South | Africa Antedate Boskop Skull, Says Museum Director. By Cable to The Star. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 9.—Harking back into primor- dial existence on the Dark Continent, | road makers working in a quarry at Springbok Flats, north of Pretoria, un- {earthed evidence of a mighty battle in the dim past between an extinct species of giant buffalo and a powerful, giant- | like primitive man. Indications from | the shattered bones of man and ceast which were found lying close together | in the same stratum were that the man had been trampled to death by the buffalo in some remote age. The bones, all naturally fossilized. (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) e e e 100 DEAD AS RIOTS *CONTINUE N IR Moslems Waylay and Kill Hindus, Who Form Re- taliation Parties. By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, India, February 9.—Riot- ing was resumed in this city this morning, the seventh successive day of the disturbances. Groups of Moslems lay in wailt in side streets of the bazaar and mill districts for solitary Hindus. Four murders of this sort were reported. Hindus organized re- taliation parties. In the native quarter all business was suspended. Tramcar service was discontinued and there were few taxis to be seen. It is estimated “100 are dead and 600 injured, many of whom may die. Peace Efforts Collapse. Peace efforts, which had auspicious beginnings, have collapsed and the sole hope of preventing further outbreaks appears to be the military. Despite heavy reinforcements, which have given certain affected areas the appearance of armed camps, hope that it will bring about speedy suppression of the fighting was not strong yvesterday. Hospitals are crowded with casualties, the condition of many of whom is most serious. Troops patrol the streets and so far as is possible the populace in the ‘This policy and the danger incurred in excursions into the riot areas has re- sulted in only plecemeal descriptions of the fresh outbreak last night. A parade in which both Hindus and Pathans par- them broke up in a series of fights when rural Hindu peasants, imported to aid in the anti-Pathan warfare, refused to accept the truce. Murder Victim Encountered. One explanation of the collapse of the g‘ewe parade and truce was that the head of the procession stumbled | onto the body of a Hindu who had been stabbed to death. Hindus and Pathan Moslems who moments before had been friends turned on each other, and the ensuing battle was the most bitter of the week. In the Pydhownie district troops in armored cars attacked the rioters, and (Continued on Page 2, ) Chicagoan, Seriously By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 9.—Who shot John J. Boyle and why was a ques- tion only Boyle could answer today— and Boyle, wealthy cafe owner, lay near e ARiioath Perle aaa shot early was ear " terday mymln:.y police did not lcany:“o! it until an anonymous phone call last gave the information that Boyle was in an Evanston tal. “If T die, it makes no ©One Gl affected districts is being kept indoors. | ticipated to celebrate “peace” between | i, 7 SENATEVOTES D.C. HIGHER LUMP SUM $10,000,000 Figure Voted in| Amendment to Appro- priation Bill. { | The Senate, in committee of the | whole, this afternoon adopted the | amendment in the District appropria- tion bill increasing the lump-sum pay- ment of the Federal Government from $9,000,000 to $10,000.000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Having dis- | posed of this important feature of the bill, the Senate proceeded to take up | other changes in the measure and }pmblbly will pass the local supply bill late this afternoon. The action of the appropriations committee in raising the Federal con- tribution by $1,000,000 was approved by jmore than an hour of debate. | The recommendation for a $30,000,- | 000 lump sum was defended by Chair- man Bingham of the District subcom- | mittee, who was strongly supported by | Senator Simmons, Democrat, of North Carolina. Senator King, Democrat. of Utah, opposed the amendment, indicating that | he agreed with the view taken by Repre- sentative Simmons of Neb: , who handled the District bill in the House. Senator Caraway, = Democrat, of Arkansas, declared there is no legal| obligation on which the Federal Gov- ernment makes appropriations - for District expenses. Senator Bingham gave an analysis of the figures gathered by the Bureau of Efficiency from cities comparable to ‘Washington and contended that citizens of the District are paying a fair tax. BOROUGH HEAD DETAILS BRIBE OFFER CHARGES | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 9.—George U. Harvey, president of Queens Bor- ough, went to the office of District Attorney Richard S. Newcombe in Long Island City today to give details of a $200,000 bribe offer which he said he had received from a sewer contractor. The borough president was accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Irene Harvey, and by his secretary, Raymond O'Connor. No statement was given out at the dsitrict attorney's office previous to the conference, but it was believed that Harvey's companions might have been witnesses of the al- ledged transmission of the bribe offer by the private detective, who is said to have acted as go-between. Harvey's visit to Newcombe was in response to a letter from the district attorney yesterday, asking him to give details of his charges as a preliminary to placing the case before the grand | jury. Brasil President to Visit U. 8. RIO DE JANEIRO, February 9 (#).— The opinion in Brazilian diplomatic circles is that President Washington | Luis will make his first trip to the! United States in September to return | the courtesy of the visit to Brazil of President-elect Herbert Hoover. Ow- g to the nearmess of this trip, it is deemed unlikely here it a IBnnlhn delegation or a special am- bassador will be sent to the Hoover in- auguration on March 4. Patients Saved at P_‘in. CHICAGO, February 9 (#).—Twenty | patients were carried to safety by nurses and two patients were overcome by smoke and later revived today after fire had broken out in the south wing of the Chicago Sanitarium for Nervous and Insane Patients, in South Prairie avenue. Special alarms were sounded to bring extra fire apparatus to fight the flames in the structure, separate from other buildings. WOunded. Accuses beats in the North Shore section which Boyle's restaurant and soft drink parlor is located were to be questioned y. The shooting took place in the res- taurant. Boyle, with three bullets in his body, managed to reach the street, where he found a taxicab. He was tak- en to the of a friend and later to_the hospital. Nhurbmyefllledlnru::‘m!- man Albert Dwyer for quest! h Dwyer’s star, which was lost ou-lyy:-‘- him night, but at .but 3 not name I get well, T'1l tell,” he said. | time another erence. anonymous phone call to Rogers Park police the officers the ; star number; ki the Senate without a record vote, after | CITY HEADS REFUSE SUSPENSION ORDER FOR BURLINGAME Send Letter to Gibson House Subcommittee Advising Decision. DECLARE HISAXECUSER SHOULD BE RETURNED Take Stand That Final Aetion Should Not Ensue in Absence of Mrs. Blalock. The Senate, voting on the District appropriation bill this afternoon, adopt~ ed an amendment to the measure pro= viding that no part of the appropria= tion be spent fo salary to Capt. Burlin- game until he has been vindicated of the charges made against him. The District Commissioners today politely but firmly refused the demand of the Gibson subcommittee of the House District committee to suspend Capt. Guy E. Burlingame of the second precinet on charges made against him by Mrs. Helen F. Blalock, a Washington palmist. Reaffirming the stand which they took last Tuesday, the Commissioners dispatched a letter to Representative Gibson, the committee chairman, in which they stated that as much as they regretted any conflict with the views of members of the subcommittee they felt that they would be untrue to their own responsibilities and duties if they sub- | stituted the subcommittee’s views of the matter for their own. All-Day Session Held. The letter which went forward to Mr. Gibson today was the result of an all- day session yesterday followed by a spe- cial meeting lasting about an hour and a half today. The letter, signed by Commissioner Dougherty, read: “Your letter as chair- man of the subcommittee of the Dis- trict of Columbia committee of the House of Representatives a sur- | vey of the government of the Distriet | addressed to me under date of Febru- | ary 7, 1929, together with inclosures | mentioned therein, referring to, Capt. | Guy E. Burlingame of the Metropolitan i mc'en Dq‘mtmegz was racel:::ld yester- { orning and prom] before | the Board of Commissioners. | copies of papers forwarded with letter of Pebruary 7, 1929. Your ’l:.“l:i letter expresses the view o: the subcom- mittee that Capt. Burlingame should be suspended pending investigation. “The charges made in _Capt. Burlingame contained in the affidavit of Mrs. Blalock are in substance that he sought to and did obtain from her considerable monéy, and that he made love to her for the purpose of obtain- ing her property by fraud. The charges of crime therein contained are = rily for consideration by the United States attorney for the District of Co- lumbia. The charge of conduet unbe- coming an officer is a proper subject for consideration by the major and super- intendent of police, the Police Trial Board and the Commissionars in con- nection with disciplinary measures. The Commissioners, of course, expressed no view as to the guilt or innocence of Capt. Burling e upon any of these charges, and he has exercised his right in making no statement regarding them until he is formally charged and given a forum in which he may have the proper hearing. “The question of whether Capt. Bur- lingame should be suspended has here- tofore been given careful consideration (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) = U. S. INVESTIGATES RADIO ACTIVITIES Anti-Trust Law Violators Will Be Sought by Justice . Department. By the Associated Press. A study of the entire radio situation is being made by the Department of Justice with a view to determining whether there have been any violations of the anti-trust laws which require action. Records of the investigation made by the Federal Trade Commission into the radio activities of the Radio Corpora- tion of America, the American Tele- phone & Telegraph, the United Pruit, Tropical Radio, the Western Electric, General Electric and the Westinghouse companies are being studied by the de- partment. It was said today that action of the department thus far had gone only into the situation with a view of determin- ing all conditions concerning agree- ments and use of patents by companies owning or leasing them. The department said complaints had been filed alleging that the Radio Cor- poration of America, Westinghouse, General Electric and other companies held a monopoly of the radio fleld through control of patents. added that nothing in the department’s study of the situation h‘eh}“ far had the law. THOUSANDS PAY TRIBUTE AT VON HUENEFELD BIER policemen, but Withholds T]'le’il' Namcs Germans Honor Flyer Who Crossed Atlantic on Westward Hop as One of Three in “Bremen.” By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 9 (#)—Long be- he lunceue'x sands had filled the big church to pay their last tribute to Baron Gunther von Huenef “Three Musketee: fifl’ made the Patriotic and tions such