Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1929, Page 2

SHANTUNG BATTLE RESULT IN DOUBT Nationalists and Rebels Clash for Contro! of Prize Province. By the Assoeiated Press, SHANGHAL, February 22.—The initial battle of the military campaign, by which rebellious elements hope to wrest the prize Province of Shantung from Nationalist China began this morning. Fifteen miles west of Chefoo, import- ant Northeastern Shantung city, loyal Nationalist troops fought with forces recruited from the revolting garrison at Lungkow and other points. Gunfire could be heard plainly in Chefoo, and before noon wounded began | arriving in the city. The result of the battle was in doubt. Meanwhile aggressive measures were being taken to strengthen defenses of | with -dmuon-g lrm; blnd troops arriving. Ninety thousan ags of fibur were commavateered in Chefoo | for rations for the defenders. The battle brings to a head a move- ment begun two weeks ago when 3,000 | soldiers of Northern origin at the gar-| rison at Lungkow revolted. The revolt | apparently spread and their forces were | augmented. Two Notables Involved. | Injection of two of the most no(ablei figures in China complicated the situa- | tion and gave it a much more serious | aspect than was at first apparent. One of these was Gen. Feng Yu-Hsiang, knhown as “the Christian general,” who 18 reported massing 30,000 troops on the Westérn Shantung frontier. Reports said Feng intended breaking with the Nationalist government at Nanking and declaring for an independent fone in Shantung. ‘The other figure was Chang Tsung- Chang, former war lord of Shantung, ‘who, though defeated, has never been captured by the Nationalists. He had escaped to Liaotung, Japanese territory, | *but is said to have left Dairn, Liaotung, ‘Wednesday, end landed later on the Shantung coast. Ofe report said he landed at Teng- chow with an imposing staff of lieu- tenants, who announced their hope o(l ré-establishing the old Northern e, | which had its headquarters at Peking under the late Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. | Later dispatches from Chefoo sald it was presumed the battle heralded the arrival of Chang Tsung-Chang, who is now at the head of 5,000 men, rem- nants of his former troops. to indicate he was The firing seemed 2 attacking the Nationalists' defense line | in the vicinity of Fushanhsien. which she owns. SENORA ANTONIA PANE DE RAMIREZ, wife of the Paraguayan charge d'affaires, with one of the fine old lace shawls —Star Staff Photo. Maps Antarctic U. S. Missionaries Leave. Interruption of facilities made com- municatibh with Shantung difficult, but * from Japanese sources it was said there was thus fer. American mi aries have left both Tengchow and Hwang Hsien however. aspect of the rebellion, which is e Nationalist government Hnce the al A fall of Peking last year, is its possible affect on Ohm«;-.v:nnm i tions for -settlement of Shantung ques- Chinese newspapers in Shanghai say is heh.s: fostered by cult for government troops to attack as Chang is protected to the west by the estuary of the Yellow River and to the south by the Japanese military sone slong the Suantung Rallway, which Chinese troops are not allowed to enter. SIR ESME HOWARD SEES AID TO PEACE IN KELLOGG PACT (Continued From First Page.) Band, which played also for a half W to the Tormal openl.ng of Q;\: Committees were as follows: Chairman of music committee, M Lilllan Chenoweth. Joint eommittee on arrangements—Mrs. David D. Cald- y, 8. A. R, secretary, and Miss R ebremotatives. of 18 e, presen of the three sociaties istrict of Columbla Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. John M. Beavers, Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Miss Lilllan Chenoweth, Mrs. Willlam B. Hardy, Miss Helen Harman and Mrs. William 8. Parks: District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution—Belden M. Ely, Dr. Mark L. | Finley, Col. Alon#zo Gray, William R. M ., Robert C. Tracey and Ken- neth 8. Wales; Children of the Ameri- can Revolution, Mrs. Josiah A. Van Ors- dell and Mrs. George Knox Berty, Marshal—Milo C. Summers, Sons of the American Revolution, and James C. McGrew, Sons of the American Revo- lution. Reception committee—Mrs. John M. .Beavérs, D. A. R, chairman; Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry, C. A. R, vice chairman, and William R. McGarry, B. A. R, vicé chairman Immediately following the meeting, the District of Columbia Bociety, 8. A R., convened in annual session in the La Fayette Hotel for the elsction of | officers and annual reports. ALIMONY IS ORDERED. Temporary $10 a Week Allotment Given Officer's Wife. ARLINGTON, Va., February 22 (Spe- cial) —Policeman Poseph A. Sincovitz alarming in the situation B ission: it gince the | form 2% DAPER DEFENDS SIR ESHE' STAND iss | election, characterizes all the leading CAPT. ASHLEY C. McKINLEY, er member of the Army Air Serv- ice, who ma with an aero-camera the Rockefeller Range on a recent fight over Antarctica with Comadr. Byrd, who named the range. —Wide World Photo. New Statesman Says Naval| Disarmament ‘Negotiations Will Be Resumed. By the Assoelated Press. LONDON, February 22 — Declaring | that Ambassador Howard was on firm ground in his recent statement to the American press, the New Statesman to- day says that negotiations regarding | naval tmament will certainly be re- sumeéd upon British initiative after the | general election in May or June. ‘This opihion coupled with consider- able criticism of Sir Austen Chamber- lain, the fore! secretary, and the methods of the foreign office, some of the criticism obviously based on party poliey dué to the approaching general weekly reviews. Bad Impression Feared. ‘The New Statesman expresses fear that Sir Austen “must have produced a very bad impression in America, where- as Sir Bsme's statement was extremely well received both.there and in Japan.” ‘The important thing, says the Satur- day Review, is that everything Ambas- sador Howard said ought to be true, And it is noteworthy that it was re- ceived with equal relief in Britain and in the United States, The Review de- clares that there was nothing about the Ambassadot's statement that should cause anything but relief to the people of both sides of the Atlantic. The Spectator says that on the whole there is no difference werth troubling about between Ambassador Howard's friendly prediction and thé explanation of the foreign office, “Bir Austen said Commons on Wednesday that Bir | Bsme's statement was correct but that the foreign office wished to prevent mis- understanding of it in America.” Views of Spectator. ‘The Spectator says that altogether it seems that the foreign office’s action was one more example of Sir Austen’s highly scrupulous and consclentious, but not always well timed, refining. The nation and Atheneum calls the foreign office handling of Anglo-Amer- fcan relations deplorable and says that there is nothing conflicting between the views expressed by Ambassador How- ard and the foreign office. Neverthe- less, it contends, the recent foreign of- |fice communique was disturbing be- of the Washington Traffic Bureau today ‘was ordered by Judge Howard W, Smith in Circuit Court to pay his wife, whom he 18 suing for divorce, $10 a week tem- porary alimony and $50 temporary |hope than to give eny assurance that | counsel fees. Sincovitz recently sued his wife, Mrs. Edna Hynson Sincovitz for divorce and she, through her attorney, James R. Duncan, filed an answer and cross bill. —_— The Private Life of the - Prince of Wales This intimate bisgrashy of Great Britain's future ruler will be published in 15 chapters, beginning in The Sunday Srar of 3 cause on all questions relating to dig- |armament and the organization of | world peace, the foreign offic: scemed {8s0_much more anxious to emphasize CORCORAN CADET CORPS CELEBRATES President of Veterans’ As- sociation at Smoker. The Veteran Association of the Cor- coran Cadet Corps observed the forty- sixth anniversary of the date of its ors ganization through the medium of “an old time get-together smoker” last night in the K. of O. Hall. Plans were made for future activities, reminiscences were exchanged and refreshments en- joyed, Maj. C. Eugene Edwards, the founder and original captain of the company, was re-elected president; Maj. Charles A. Meyer, vice president; W. H. Handi- boe, secretary, and DeSales Langley, treasurer, Accept Boston Invitation. It was voted to accept an invitation to participate, in June, 1930, in the 300th anniversary celebration of Bos- ton, Mass. Members of the old Cor- coran Cadet Corps will appear in the parade, in Boston, wearing the famous dress uniform of the “Coreorans,” con- sisting of white swallow-tail voat, sky- blué trousers with white stripe, blue helmet with white plumé, Sam Brown bel'y and carrying Babers.” The uni- forms, which 'have ‘been in sto were inspected recently and found to in first-class condition. The last time the uniforms were used was Plag day, June 14, 1926, when Company A, 1215t Engineers, District Natlonal Guard— the successor of the old company— participated in a parade in connection with the Sesquicentennial Exhibition in le‘!!lll%elfihi-:. Mlle Edwards was pres- ] 0] lat occasion as represent of the Veteran Association, 2 i The Corcorans' Veteran Association Centennial Legion. The latter is com- m‘sfid of n!ll t}l‘\e veteran military organ- ons of the 13 original States the District of CO)umb‘l‘l. poe Would Revive Parade. Decision wes also reached to eo- operate with the other local organiza- tiens in endeavoring to revive the cus- tom that formerly prevailed here of holding a patade ennually February 22, in which the National Guard, the vet- eran organizations and the American Legion posts will participate. Those who attended the smoker and reunion Thursday evening included many of fhose who were charter mem- bets of the Corcoran Cadet Corps in the year 1883. The list of those pres- ent follows: Joseph E. Boyle, William C. Carter, Thomas Chick, C. A, Chism, Roy De Neale, A. Donovan, C. Eu- gene Edwards, Frank E. Gibson, J. A, Glovannoini, Willlam H, Groveman, 8. H. Gwynne, William H. Handiboe, Ralph Hendricks, C. B. Heffiier, Geotge A. Howe, Robert C. Hunter, Harry Hur- ley, Thomas Iglehart, A. E. Johes, Frank Lockhead, Charles Long, F. C. Luce, Willlam R. McCathran, Willlam Me- Queeney, Edward Masten, Charles A, Meyer, Rdgar A. Nelson, Dan Neivold, L. M. Phelps, E. P. Rickenbacker, Thomas E. Rhodes, Blair Shoemaker, Jesse W. Thernton and Oscar Walters, MORE LEE ANTIQUES FOUND BY D, MUNSON Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, February 22.—Dr. Charlss Munson of Arlington has notified Dr. George Bolling Lee that there has recently come into his pos- session a wooden guncase formerly the property of the late Gen. Robert E. Lee, made in England and engraved with Lee’s name. This case, together with several vases, a candlestick and two ahogany doors, evidently taken from colonjal china cabinet, Dr. Munson states, he recently purchased for $20 irom Lem Newman, colored, in Alex- andria. Dr. Munson is a collector of antiques and curios, and saw in the Washington apers recently a reported theft from he Lee estate, Ravensworth Farms, in Fairfax County, and informed Dr. Lee | diiculties and to discourage premature | the urgency of the problen was real- ized. of the manner in which these articles had come to him. Newman was ar- i rested, and is now in the Fairfax Coun- ty ail. Deciding that the arrest of Mrs, Dorothy M. Gibson was a “bit of spite work” on the part of the arresting offi- cer, Judge Ralph Given dismissed the charge in Police Court today. According to Mrs, Gibson, she was driving on Wisconsin avenue yesterday on the way to take her young son to | school. The heavy snow banked along the curb forced her to proceed in the center of the street, she said, Officer J. Bingham of the fourteenth precinct approached from the rear and attempted to pas Mrs. Gibson declared that she failed to alter her course as sh» was afraid she would stall her motor in the deéep ruts. The officer eventually drew alongside and halted her, she sald, Explaining the situation to him she :’ked that she bé given a ticket in lieu going to the I Drecinct lourteéntt to] peared on the Autoist’s Arrest Is “Bit of Spite Work,” Given Says in Dismissing Woman's Case deposit collateral. The officer would not grant the request, but forced her lo accompany him, causing her to be delayed, Judge Given declared that he had also driven on the Avenue yesterday and that machines that attempted to proceed along the curb became stalled in the deep ruts and that the logical tha street, He told the officer that under those circumstances he should have given & ticket as requested. “I think that this is a bit of spite work on the part of this afficer," Judge Given said, and dismissed the case, A station clerk at the fourteenth precinct when questioned re Mrs, Gib- son’s -3 Fess m name e Maj. Edwards Re-elected| will go to Boston as a member of the | I way to proceed was in the center of | fi STORY IS RELATED OF COBWEB LAGE Senora Ramirez Outlines Something‘ol History of Ancient Art. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. A story of cobweb lace making, an art whose origin is lost in the dim past of | Indian legendary days, is woven into a fascinating tale of her native land by Benora Antonia Pane de Ramirez, wife of the charge d'affaires of Paraguay. Senora Ramirez s of Itallan parent- age, but was born and educated in Asuncion, the capital of the Paraguayan republic. From earliest childhood she has been & serious student and an inveterate reader and holds a degree from the Normal School of Asuncion, One of her brothers, as professor of philosophy and soclology in the Univer- sity of Asuncion, wrote nurerous works of poetry the Indian language, Guarani, ahd A volumhé on sociology written by him in Spanish is now used in Spain in the University of Barcelona. The industties and legends of her country have been of utmost interest to Senora Ramires, Upon entering the reception room of Senora Ramirez the attention is drawn to a clay bust of a lovely young girl. The features are classic: the thick hair is parted and worn in two long braids, with a fancy comb and rosebuds worn one one side above the ear. It is a decidedly unusual type and & very beau- tiful ome. “That" explained Senora Remirez, “is & perfect repreduction of a Paraguayan girl, It is the type still found in the country, where they have not yet learned to bob the hair, which is very thick and black and which they wear in two bralds down the back.” This statue has been called in the In- dian language “Acara-Poty,” which means "Flower From the Country. Two Languages Spoken. “Every one in Paraguay speaks two languages,” explained the senora. “Although Guarani, the Indian tongue, is not taught in the schools, Spanish being the official language, it is spoken from infancy by every one in the coun- try. They do not study it—they just pick 1t up—I suppose it is in the alr, Many very fine poems and some excel- lent literature has been wtitten by Paraguayan authors in the Indian lan- guage, “Now that you have seen a porirait of our Paraguayan women,” Senora Ramirez sald, nodding toward the statue of the “Flower from the Cnuny." I should like to show you some the exquisite lace which is made by them." Going into an adjoining room, the senora brought forth numerous dainty urticles of siik underwear, trimmed with & lacé so fine, that it might have been atterned from the tracings left by Jack lel on the window panes on a cold Autumn evening. In addition to the silk _pieces, were numerous lengths of fine, homespun cotton, elaboratelv trimmed with cotton laces, of a fineness of workmanship equivalent to that of the silk. These latter, which were at first believed to be bureau scarfs or covers of some sort, were explained to be towels, “These laces are made entirely by hand,” explained SBenora Ramirez, pick- ing up a dainty plece of cobweb which upon 1y folding proved to be an évening searf. “It takes much time and in- finite gflknce to_make this lace and | only ti from mother to daughter, really know hoW to do it.” “Was this lace-making introduced from Spain?” the senora was asked. “No.” she replied, “the Spanish found the Indians making this lace when they first colonized the country. A very retly legend 18 told, which has béen anded down in Paraguay for many generations. “There was once a beautiful Indian princess whose lover went forth to hunt and never returned. After sending oui many parties who sought him without success, the princess herself went forth into the wood. After many hours she saw before her a beautiful white veli which hung from the trees, Going up to it the princess fouhd that beneath {t ay her lover—dead! He lay as thoi asleep, and the little spiders to protect him haq woven & lovely veil of the most intricate and exquisite pattern., The princess stood grief-stricken but in won- derment before the veil woven by the spiders, ‘Oh.’ she exclaimed, ‘if these little creatures have been able to do such lovely work for him, I will learn, {op.’ Whereupon, the princess returned to her people and gave ml up to studying how she could a lace that would resemble the beautiful veil which had been woven by the spiders. After y years, she learned to maks the lace, which to this da: the Indian name, Nandutl. Found Only in Paraguay, “This lace,” continued Senora Rami- reg, “is to be found ohly in Paraguay. No other countty makes it, and many buyers are sent from other countries in South America to purchase it. In my country, frequently, whole villages are emmployed in the manufacture of these laces. If you pass the half opened door of one of the homes in these vil- leges, you will see all the women of the family, from the young girls to the old grandmothers, bending over the frames waking these laces.” In addilion to the lace-making, the wonien of Paraguay are adept in other forms of neediework. Embroidery is taught to every young girl from baby- hood and practically all fine clothing is trimmed with nandut! lace or em- broldery. “The couhtry women even embtolder their men’s shirts,” explained the senora, showing one of these articles of a gentlemen's wardrobe, with an elabo- ralely embroidered front and attached cuffs, “While your senoritas embrolder and make the laces, what do the country men do for amusement,” Senora Rami- reg was asked. With a moment's hesitation, she answered: “They make very fine harps. ‘The Paraguayans are very fine harpists and everywhere you go in my country you hear the harp. It is a big instru- ment, but doés not have pedals. It is is made everywhere by the countrymen themselves, who play it very beautifully. Instead of guitars, as in Spain, the harp is played for the country dances, where they dance the polka and a daneé called the ‘Sante Fe.' The polka is not unlike that danced in European countries, but the music is eomposed in Paraguay and we have a famous nlr\( which called the Paraguay a " “I am afraid we are going to leave Washington very soon,” sald Senora Ramirez regretfully. “My husband has recently received © cablegram saying that he was to return to Paraguay shortly. I am very sorry to leave as we love America and I think that your countty has the ‘last word' in every- thing. I will carry back many fine memories to Paraguay and some day, when my little son is larger, we hope g"t;vg him educated in the United Hard on the Beautiful Flamingo. ‘The flamingo is a very helpless bird, so much so that the Bahaman Negroes, engaged in the sponge fisheries and greedily desirous of fresh meat, have geen for many years killing off the lamingo by running in their boats with a against the locks. The line entanglés and breaks the long, fragile legs of the young birds that are not yet able to fly, so that they are casily caught. As the flamingo lays but one e:‘ A year, the whole progeny of & flock may thus be massacred. stretched - e 0st who have known the art| = THE EVES’ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929.’' HOOVER IS BUSY DESPITE HOLIDAY Will Confer With Oregon Na- tional Committceman :l'his Afternoon. President-elect Hoover is observing Washington's birthday in the same manner in which he observes every oth- er week day, and he has been busy to- | day mapping out work for himself at his 8 utmi’ home. He mace only one or two engagements, however. During the afternocn he is to confer with Ralph E. Williams, Republican na- tional committeeman fro Oregon, and vice chairman of the Republican na- tlonal committee. Next to Hubert Work, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Willlams is understood to be cioser to | Mr. Hoover than any other party leader, and because of this fact friends of Mr. | Hoover look upon Mr, Willlams as the ohly one of the group of party leaders entitled to speculation regarding & cab- inet position. Close to President-Elect. 1t has been pointed out that because of Mr. Hoover's attachment for Mr. Williams, and his knowledge of the latter's ability as an organizer and ad- ministrator, there are some who feel that if the President-elect feels called | upon to make an out-and-out polmanli appointment he would look to the Oregon national committeeman. In response to speculation along these | lings, Mr. Willlams has emphatically ( announced that he has no such aspira- tions and that he is not being consid- ered. Some of his friends contend that Mr. Williams would prefer to serve President-elect Hoover outside of the eabinet, and that Mr. Willlams would be more content to remain as vyice chairman of the Republican national committee and to manage his lumber interests in the Northwest. Shaw Makes Brief Call. A. W. Shaw, economist and publisher of System, who visited Mr. Hoover at Belle Isle, Fla, and who accompanied him back to Washington, was with him for a brief period this morning. There has been some hint that Mr. Shaw might be looked upon as & cabinet possibility, but associates of Mr. Hoover attribute his frequent calls upon the President-elect to certain investigations he is conducting for Mr. Hoover. The 8 street house was the scene yesterday afternoon of several confer- ences, among the callers being Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon, Repre- sentative Wood of Indiana and Henry M. Robinson, Los Angeles banker and intimate friend of Mr. Hoover. None of the callers threw any light upon the nlnu;re of their talk with the President- elect. . Mr. Robinson has been frequently mentioned in connection with a cabi- net appointment, and thé fact that he was a guest at the Hoover home Wed- nesday night and yesterday for lunch, and was in conference with the Presi- dent elect later in the afternoon, has caused him to loom prominently as a possible appointee. VARE NOT ENTITLED TO SENATE SEAT, COMMITTEE FINDS __(Continved From First Page) liam 8. Vare to notify the committee durihg the perlod when he was fully able to appear, would have justified the, committee in denying further postpone- ment and in closing the case .imme- diately. “Nevertheless, the committee consid- ered the application made by counsel for a further postponement and set the case for further hearing on January 24, 1929. The said Willlam S. Vare and his counsel . were advised on January 14, 1929, as to the conclusions of the in- vestigation made by the representative of the committee and the opportunit) was afforded them to examineé the wor sheets and tabulations on which the conclusions were 3 “At said hearing, on January 24, 1929, no application was made to the com- mittee for any further continuance. A statement was made by counsel that the | said William 8, Vare was still unable to personally attend. “No witnesses were introduced by Mr. Vare except the affidavit of 37 persons, who swore that they had pe llg::ed the registration records. The af- fdavit lFDell"l in full in the record of the hearings and is dealt with in the re- John Hays Hammond (center), recelves the Wi S BALDWIN REVRSES Lawrence Saunders Hliam Medal for “netable work as an engineer and developer of mines” from Dr. Géor; Otis Smith, retiring president of the American Institute of Mining and Metal- lurgieal Engineers, at a reception W. Bradley, stands at the right. held in New York. The new president, Fred —Wide World Pheto. HOOVER COMPARED WITH WASHINGTON Longworth Predicts Their Administrations Will Be Similar. By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 22 —Speak- ing today at the Wash! birthday exercises of the University of Penn- sylvania, Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the Housé of Representativ re- dicted that the ldmlnlntr-ttlon’n? &n- bert Hoover would bear “worthy com- glrl:on" with that of the fitst Presi- lent. “Nearly 200 years after the birth of Washington,” satd Mr. Longworth, “there comes for the first time another engineer to succeed him in the presi- dency, one whosé professional career bears worthy comparison with that of Washington, and, if I may bé permitted a prediction, it is that his administra- tion of the greatest and most influential Government position in the world, the presidency of the United States, will hear worthy comparison with that of the father.” Belleves in Two Parties. Mr. Longworth said he was a firm believer in responsible party govern- ment in America, without which, he dé- clared, such a ‘“representative demo- cratic republi¢” could not long endure.” __“So far as the gress of the United Statés is concerned,” he added, “I be- lieve in the two-party systém of gov- o, LB i ue D 3 sufficient votes to pass ition 48 ronimissioned by the American people; #ind as a corollary I belleve that there should be a strong, cohetive minority party, prépared to eriticiee the actions of the majority, that the people may fully understand wherein theé majority mr{.y }:u lived or falled to live up to rust. United on Fundamentals. .. “I Insist, too, that these two national parties should be utited with each other on fundamentals of economic policy and not on ephemeral questions due to temporary public hysteria, and, sbove I:;"'nm* “I mqu;m:u ugl geography, race or re . Buel - cal divisions as these fulkv! to be the bane of Europe and of most of the world today and the reason for the inefMeiency and Jack of stability of most of their governments.” The Speaker declared that Washing- uently voleed his ition to factionalism and that he A stén opponent of litical divisions depénd- ent upon séctionallsm or racial or re. ply of counsel for the committee in An- nex C as hereinafter stated. “Mr. Vare's counsél presented oral arguments and a written memorandum of counsel, The substancé of the oral arguments is all embraced in the said memorandum, which is hereby append- ed to this report and referred to as Annex C. “It seems rather strange that the committee should have been asked to continue this case for months when counsel for Mr. Vare evidently did net contemplate thé introeduction of Aan; substantial evidence and, In the end, relied almoest entirely upon an Aargu- ment which could as well have been made months ago as at the recent hearing. “From the foregoing facts and con- clusions, ineluding those previously re- ported, it is the opinion of the com- mittee that William 8. Vare is not en- titled to a seat in the United States Senate. “The committee, however, directs at- tention to the terms of Senaté Resolu- ton No. 2 of the Seventieth Congress, agreed to on December 9, 1927, and tespectfully submits that, in view of the present physical and mental condition of the said William S. Ware, it is for the Senate to determine what action is proper in the pramises.” In conclusion, Cheirman Reed re- ported that all the members of the committee coneufred in the report, but that in addition Senator King pre- sented views of his own, in which Sena- tor King said that the record as it now stands would warrant action to deprive Mr, Vare of a seat in the Senate after Mr. Vare had been sworn in, but that in view of Mr. Vare's serious iliness and his desire to appear before the coms mittee in his own behalf, in the opinion of Benator King. a further reasonable time should be given him. For the committee, Senator Reed sald that all of the members agreed that it would be proper to submit a final re- port and ask for the discharge of the committee by the Senate, except for the fact that a case is now pznding in United Btates Circuit Court-of Ap- eals, third cireult, concerning the ha- s corpus proecedings involving Thomas Cuhningham. The Benate and its eommiitee are represented in this case by George W. Wickersham, for- mer Attorney General of the Unlted Btates. Involved in this case is the right and power of the Senate to en- force its orders. Cunninghath has been a recaleitrant witness. In order to make it possible to report on this case and to take such action as may be necessary in respect to Cunningham, Chairman Reed report-| ed it was advisablé that the committee continue to exist until the final disposi- tion of this case. Senator Reed is going out of the Senate March 4. If the committee is continued, it must have another chair- man, Two Die After Explosion. MOBILE, Ala., Fel ry 22 (#).—Ed- ward E. Chedville and Miss Ione Gar- {:lt. rvth 19, burned seriously by gasos ine from u FEiTa e acei- both b here W liglous hatred. He sald the déeds of the first Pmm ld!‘ll\tu'md ‘;‘m , unsurpassable an 1 In présenting !mm mmmp‘ for the g of doctor of 1Aws, Provest Josiah H. Penniman sald that thé uni- versity in 1788 had conferred & similar degree ipon George Washington. PALMIST TO TELL GRAND JURORS OF BURLINGAME CASE (Continued From Pirst Page.) have Collins confer with the palmist in Chicago and return with her on a train which left there at 3 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. But Mrs. Blalock suddenly changed her plans Wednesday evening and boarded s Washington bound train while Collins was en route te Chicago. ered some time Wednesday that De- partment of Justice operatives were closing in on her, and she decided to return to Washington voluntarily. She hastily made arrangements to leave on a train which left that city at § o'clock Wednesday night. Department of Jus- tice agents discovered her plans, and when she boarded the traln, they fol- lowed her and made known their iden- tty. The operatives told her that they had been instructed to accompany her wherever she went., A meskage flashed to Collins to leave the train and return to Washi Iailed to réach him until hé arri in Chicago. He immediately took & Wash- ington-bound train, and shortly his return here this morning he con- ferred with Mrs. Blalock. Vrtually all arrangements for the Butlingame trial were compléted to- day by Corporation Counsel Bride and Walter L. counsel, who cution of Capt. Burlingame. two legal officers of the District were closeted behind clossd doors in Bride's office in the District Building for more than an hour this morning, puiting finishing touches on the procedure, Flyers Hop Off for Calcutta. KARACHI, India, February 22 (#) — Jn:jph Lebrix and Sergt. Antlone Pall- lard left here today for Calcutta in continuation of their flight to Hanol, French R had arrived earlier Basra, Irak. BIG BANK MERGER HELD COMPLETED Union of Guaranty Trust and Bank of Commerce Would Make Biggest in U. S. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 22—The New York Times today said that negotia- tions have beén completed for the merger of the Gus ty Trust Co. and the National Bank of Commerce, form- ing the largest bank in the United States, with resourves of about $2,000,- 000,000, and official announcement of the consolidation will be made Monday. The merger, brought about mainly through the efforts of Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the finance committee of United States Steel Corporation and one of the largest stockholders in both banking organizations, will bring to- gether capital funds of $176,672,339 and total resources of $1,986,523,797, as of December 31, 1928, and will outrank the National City Bank, for many years the larest financial institution in the United States and, in point of capital funds, the largest in the world. The in the United States have resources of as much as $1,000,000,000. The Guar- anty Trust Co. at the end of 1928 made its entry into the billion-dollar rank and others in this cless are the Na- tional City, the Chase National and the ?nctrllnmm Tilinois Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago. The Guaranty Trust Co. long has been known as one of the * organ . it directorate ud- iy By B intérests. od that plans were Being * o it Sies of ihe the t n of EEET SRR RSt tions. PASSED BY SENATE Provides for Construction of Plants for Storage of Supplies Here. Construction of adequate warehouses for the storagé of Government supplies ih Washington, and the sétting up in the Treasury of & réimbursable fund to simplity the purchase of su for mopm?ny Goveériment Mfiflm the U lay e to erence. Senator Goff, blican of West Virginia, told the Senate the measure will lead to & saving of $500,000 a year through the efficient putchase and hnndllnml Government supplies. The bill authorizes expenditure of $1,750,000 for establishment of the proposed ware- houses, which will be on railroad sidings to eliminate unnecessary hauling. ‘The bill the House some time ago in different form, and the Senate’s action, therefore, goes back to the other branch for concurrence. R — LOST GIRL RETURNED. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, February 22— Doris Virginia Smith-Murphy, who dis- appéared from a playground hére a week g0, was returned safely to her parents today. now goes Mrs. Edison Starts To Take Fair Passes But He Buys Tickets By (N8 Asdociatsd Prasi, R’ hé clflsfim up Ma‘ labora- Soeq for an outing. eflerflniv‘.‘ r. and Mrs. Edison Attended the anhual Lae County fair, 'The 82-year-old inventor walked up to the ticket booth at the entrance to the grounds where he was halted by an offi- cial who offered him passes. ‘““This is no free lunch,” Edison sald with a smile and thrust a $20 bill through the window of the booth as his wife started to accept the passes, Once inside the grounds, Edison made & thorough inspection of the agricultural exhibit and speént nearly an hour watching the Antics of & chimpansee in a mid- way sideshow. $90 to $115 a Week for Changing Discs Demanded for Phonograph Operators By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 22.—The seri- ous business of operating & phonograph —putting on a record, taking one off s 1ssuy e O “On and after March 1,” said an an- t b James “opers: tors of phonographs or other mechani devices for producing music in blvaf ?:t stug and every now and then changing & become of . | airplane was used to carry INDEMNITY STAND Announces Southern . Irish Loyalists to Be Paid in Full for Damages. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 22.—The govérn- ment of Prime Minister Stanley Bald- win this morning reversed a stand taken earlier this week and announced that Southern Irish Loyalists would be pald in full for damages sustained in dis- turbances there. The action followed & revolt within the Conservative party which on Tuesday threatened a vote bf no confidence in the cabinet. Announcement of the change in policy was made by Premier Baldwin himself in the House of Commons this morning. He sald the government had decided to pay in full such grants to Irish Loyalists as were recommended by the committee of investigation. Later Discussion Seen. After the announcéement Col. John Gretton, back bench conservative, who led the attack on the cabinet Tuesday, thanked the premier for his statement. It was said the entire affair would be discussed in full in the Commons later. The incident had its beginning Tues- day when Col. L. S. Amery, secretary for the dominions. proposed reduetions in the amounts to be paid so-called loyalists for losses received during trouble in South Ireland. Die Hards' Profest. The Conservative “die hard” element protested vigorously, asserting that the claims constituted “debts of honor.” ‘Winston ' Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, came to Col. Amery's sups port, but in the heated argument { which developed it became apparent | that the Conservative deféctions would be sufficient to defeat the bill—defeat which, since it was an important finan- cial measure, might have involved resig- nation of the cubinet. Party whips sent for Premier Bald- win, and amid much laughter from the Laborites he announced that he wished to reconsider the entire question, 12 KILLED IN STORM, SEVERAL ARE INJURED, TRAFFIC DISRUPTED (Continued From Pirst Page. ville disrupted business, while other poifits it caused the a’h'zg' of warehouse roofs under burden | snow, WESTERN CARAVAN MAROONED.' Rocky Mountain Region Swept by Another Snowstorm. 23 (P).—Bfforts és sald that only four banks | jjet been made By -snow- before yesterday's d-lncr; o&“‘ an ridfts ding to a truck caravan dese The stalled U. S. WAREHOUSE BILL | ~s: yon, resulting in eer. - cars 0aded with provions. 1o¢ the Jme habitants of Silverton and séveral othér néarby mining towns whose food sup< plies were exhausted. ) WARMER WEATHER DUE IN SOUTH; deaths, several Injuries and demoralized traffic In Virginia, ‘Kentucky, the West- érn Carolinas and Tennesseé was the toll taken by Winter's two-day brush in Dixie. Warmer weather again was fore- cast for today. A bus driver and a colored farmer lost their lives in North Carolina a8 & result of the ice, sleet and snow. Af- other colored man died while shoveling snow In his Clarksville, Tenn., home, U. S. TO SUE FOR TAXES. Agents Arrive at Los Angeles to Recover Income Levies. LOS ANGELES, February 22 (#).— Half a dogzen Federal tax officials, head- ed by Oliver R. Pagin, indietment ex- pert, have arrived from Washington to institute proceedings to recover ssveral million dollars in income taxes in Holly~ wood and Los Angeles. A number of motion picture stars and in the h:vw 8. W. business men are inclus tigation, United States Attorney cNabb said following a conference ith the officials from Washington. BEER MALLET IN COURT. By the Assoclated Press, CHICAGO, February 22.—To persons with short memories and to those born since January, 1919, it is herewith set forth, in explanation of what follows, that & beer mallet is & contraption for opening beer kegs. Abe Johnson, an assistant State ate torney, was prosecuting & murder case before Judge Geo: Rush yesterday and he was using a mallet to nall a diagram on the wall “What is that familiar looking tool ou are using for a hammer?” inquired e court, hat, your honor, is & bartender's mallet,” replied Mr. Johnson, courte- ously. “I don't want any bartender's tools kept " sald Rush. PARIS, Foch's 'hn:lon today. no further letins are be visits to the o S gl B Kellogg Confined to Home.