Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, with showers tonight and to- © morrow, not much ture; lowest tonight change in tempera- it about 46 degrees. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 60, at 3 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 42, at 8 a.m. today. Full report on E 9 New York Markets Closed Today. Entered as seco! ‘Washington, No. 31,014 post office, nd class matte) D. C. Y9 0L PERMTS | - TODRILL ONU.S. LAND CANCELED 941 Applications Refused. 326 Holders Are Facing Revocation. COMMISSIONER SPRY REPORTS TO WILBUR Says Number of Cases Disposed of Will Increase Rapidly in Next Few Days. & By the Assoclated Press. Secretary Wilbur announced today that 349 permits for oil prospecting on Government larid had been canceled, 941 applications for oil and gas permits hed been refused and 326 holders of oil and gas permits had been called on " to show cause why their permits should not be revoked. Commissioner Spry of the Land Office in a report to the Secretary, said the Interior Department committee which had been appointed to put into effect | the oil conservation policies of Presi- dent Hoover, had just begun to func- tion and that in the next few days the “number of cases disposed of will in- crease very rapidly.” Some Organized Opposition. Secretary Wilbur said the general re- action to the conservation policy had been favorable, although in several Western States there appeared to be some organized opposition. He said that all cases that appeared to have been unjustly handled by the department ‘would be reviewed in hearings which he expected to preside over. The Interior head said he had not received a report from the Department of Justice on the proposed conservation program of the Petroleum Institute, but that the legal division of the Interior Department, after a casual study, had not been able to discover any evidence of intention to violate any of the anti- trust laws. He said, however, that he would await the report of the Depart- ment_of Justice before placing either the Interior Department or the oil conservation board on record as favor- ing or opposing the proposal. He announced the general idea of the Petroleum Institute appeals very strongly to members of the Oil Con- servation Board and that he felt that; the only thing which would prevent it from being placed into effect immedi- ately was the lack of legislative aid from the Federal Government. In his opinion the proposal opens up a field for legislation looking primarily to the con- servation of an exhaustible natural re- source. _Report on Production, _ . Petroleum production in the United Btates for February amounted to 75,- 693,000 barrels, a daily average of 2,703,000 barrels and a new record in output. ‘The increase was placed by the Bureau of Mines today at 14 per cent above the figyres for the same month a year ago, and an increase over Janu- zy of this year of 59,000 o=rreis per Y. The net result of the higher oil pro- duction in a seasonal period of low consumption was a marked increase of stocks on hand, particularly of crude petroleum and gasoline. The dally output of gasoline in Feb- Tuary was 1,117,000 barrels, a slight in- crease over January, but an increase of 21 per cent over February, 1928. Stocks of gasoline on hand February 28 in the |4 United States were estimated to be 45,704,000 barrels, against 40,648,000 barrels January 31, and 41,100,000 bar-. rels February 28, 1928. The bureau calculated that the gasoline stocks at the end of February represented a 48 days’ supply for the country, as com- with a 46 days’ supply the previous month and 47 days a year ago. MELLON WILL ADDRESS RADIO FORUM TONIGHT Becretary, Opening Cabinet A& dresses, Will Deal With Policies of Treasury. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will open the National Radio Forum series of cabinet addresses to the American people tonight at 10 o'clock, when he goes before the microphone at station WMAL to speak on “Treasury Policies.” ‘The Secretary’s voice will be carried to every quarter of the country by the Nation-wide network of the Columbia Broadcasting system, which sponsors the National Radio Forum arranged by The Evening Star. ‘The message of Secretary Mellon wlil deal with the fundamental policies he has followed in his administration of "Treasury affairs for the last eight years. SHANGHAI PARLEY SLATED Chino-Japanese Negotiations Ex- pected to Start Today. SHANGHAI, March 30 (P).—With a settlement of the Tsinan incident be- hind them, Dr. C. T. Wang, Nationalist foreign minister, and Keu Kiechi Yoshi- zawa, Japanese , expected to begin negotiations of a settlement of the Mankow and Nanking incidents to- day. The Japanese have claims for list occupation of both cities. V. S.°to Take Over Swamp Canal. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, Mafch 30 (#).—Dismal Swamp Canal will be taken over by the United States Gov- ernment and made toll free today, ac- cording to a wire received this morn- ing from Representative Lindsay C. ‘Warren. s Bank Statements Treasury balance, $427,065.122.74. -+~ :o clearing house exchange, o | HENRY J. ALLEN. HENRY 1. ALLEN COMING TO SENATE | Governor to Appoint Him on Return to Kansas—Ac- ceptance Certain. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. When the Senate convenes April 15 for the opening of the special session of Congress, Henry J. Allen, former Governor of Kansas, will appear to take the oath of office as Senator. His appointment to fill the vacancy in the Senate created by the retirement of Vice President Curtis from that body is t0 be made by Gov. Clyde M. Reed of Kansas, who came here to consult Presi~ dent Hoover before he finally deter- mined to appoint Allen. Following & long conference at the White House, in which the President, Gov. Reed, Secretary Good of the War Department and James Francis Burke, counsel for the Republican national committee, participated, Gov. Reed, after he had returned to his hotel, an- nouneed he had decided to appcint Gov. Allen to the Senate. Gov. Allen is at his home in Wichita. The appointment will be made by the governor as soon as he returns to Kansas. There is no doubt, it is said, that Gov. Allen will accept. ‘The appointment of Allen to the Sen- { ate will give the administration another strong friend in the Upper House, who is expected to go along with the Presi- dent in his plans for farm relief and for inland waterway improvement. Expected to Run in 1930. election is held. comes in November, 1930. It is expected that Gov. Allen seek election to the Senate at that time. As the Curtis term expires in 1932, it will be necessary for Gov. Allen, if he desires to continue on in the Senate, to seek election not only next year, but also two years later. Kansas is due for a series of by no means tame elections, therefore, for Gov. Allen has long been a storm center of politics in the Sun Flower State. Gov. Reed, when he announced last night he intended to appoint Allen to the Senate, said that discussion of the appointment of a Senator to succeed Vice President Curtis had come up during “a very pleasant visit with the President, in the course of which we iscussed the inland waterways, farm relief, and judicial appointments in the Kansas judicial district.” “When I stated that among those President expressed himself as being gratified. He stated, of course, that he could not even suggest the appoint- ment of any United States Senator. “He assured me, however, that Gov. Allen had long been his friend and he held him in high esteem, and that if the former governor should be ap- pointed he would be a great help to the administration in carrying out its program and in workiag out the prob- lems vitally affecting Kansas and the Middle West.” Curtis Is Silent. Vice President Curtis is making no comment on the choice of his successor. He has kept hands off in this matter. He and Gov. Allen have been on the opposite sides of many political fences for a long time. It is likely that Sen- ator Curtis could have prevented the appointment of Gov. Allen to the Sen- ate by the simple expedient of resign- January before his friend, former Gov. Paullen, went out of office. Paullen would have had the nity to make the appointment at that time, and could have selected another, man fof the place. But the Vice Presi- dent, at the re: Republican leader, to hel tration complete its went out of office. new from Kansas has been a ticklish prob- lem for the present E:vemor. He is an old friend of Gov. ' secretary ecutive of the State. Supported Hoover. roperfy losses incident §o the Na- s Republican national port. Vice. President. Curtls. frst: and all the time. 3 S posk . | Gonzalo Escobar have told him that his ing his seat in the Senate early last | WITH SUND AY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1929—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. # NACG FIGHT TODAY SEEMS IMMINENT, REBELS NEAR CITY Civilians on American Side May Be Asked to Leave if Battle Develops. MAIN FEDERAL ARMY MASSES AT ESCALON But Decisive Battle at Bachimba Pass, Probably in Few Days, Is Expected by Capital. By the Associated Press. Fighting along thne Mexican border at Naco seemed imminent today as 3,800 troops crept closer and closer to the town, with outposts only 8 miles away. 5 The 1,200 federal defenders of Naco were heavily intrenched and ready for battle. Civilians in the American town of Naco probably will be requested to evacuate if a battle should develop. The main federal army in Central Mexico was cancentrated at Escalon, while rebel forces were reported on the march southward, with the likelihood of a clash in that region shortiy. A decisive battle at Bachithba Pass, south of Chihuahua City, rather than in the neighborhood of Escalon, was generally expected in Mexico City, the probability being that it would develop within a few days. In Mazatlan the federals were on the offensive, heavy reinforcements for Ma- zatlan being en route toward Culiacan, rebel stronghold in Sinaloa. In Baja California federal activity also was reported, a large force of loyal troops preparing to harass the rebels in Sonora. Gen. Cruz, rebel commander, who failed in efforts to capture Mazatian, was reported wounded in the arm. Mexico City dispatches said t dis- sension among the rebel leaders had de- veloped. BATTLE AT PASS EXPECTED. Federals Believe Rebel Movements Screen Bathimba Concentration. MEXICO CITY, March 30 () —With their backs figuratively against the wall, rebels in Northern Mexico were believed by the government today to be planning a battle in which they would stake the very life of their movement. Federal aviators geported detachments of rebel cavalry as far south as Rellano, 17 miles north of the federal army of Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan, now gath- ersd at Escalon. But these movements were believed to screen the real con- centration at Bachimba Pass, 63 kilo- meters south of Chihuahua City. ‘Bachimba’ Pass some of the A iest battles of Mexico's past have been fought. A small force heretofore has been able to hold it against much greater attacking armies. Invariably victory has rested with its defenders, | soi who have been able to slaughter their attackers as they advanced within its 1,000-foot gorge. Depend on Airplanes. Pederal hopes to win a battle at the pass are based principally upon air- planes, which it is believed will be able to bomb out the rebels and pave the way for attack of federal infantry and cavalry. The country between Escalon and Bachimba offers little oportunity for defense. Beyond there are the plains of Chihuahua and the American border, inviting only retreat and dispersal. ‘The government understands that civilian forces backing rebel Gen. Jose support will be greatly weakened if he does not give battle soon. Retreat be- yond Chihuahua, it is said, would most certainly be disastrous to the revolt. It is believed there, too, that a soldier of Gen. Escobar’s recognized military tal- ents would hardly abandon a movement in which he has so much at stake with- out at least one try at pitched battle. Bachima Pass is the logical place for that effort. Generally, the sanguine note in Thst night'’s government communique was discounted to some extent ‘when it was sald: “Without doubt Gen. bar and Gen. Manzo have decided to make a great concentration of their forfes in El Paso and Nogales, later to unite in; Los Angeles or some other distant part of the planet.” Army Has Little Food. Gen. Almazan has given his army a chance to catch its breath at Escalon after the bruising desert marches with- out water and little food. As they near Jimenez there will be more water and they will be able better to obtain pro- ‘visions, for themselves and for their horses. The necessity to repair - | ists, oni railroad lines will continue to delay progress somewhat. Government communiques announced loss of 300 federal soldiers under Gen. ey he m.fi'aof mlh “l:;‘:‘l‘ it in t] of - to find it held by rebel Gen. Caraveo. The government was aware of Gen. Armenta’s illusion several days mnvn-tilllttmmdwmmm,bmw no avall. On the west coast Gen. as Lazaro 000 ‘of his soldiers __His_triend, Clyde 0m- (Continuéd on Page 2, Calumn 6.) “chkbfy. Dickery Dock,” Says ’Sp‘e.eélef:' - Gets Off as Motor Cop Frees Mouaé : HOUSE MEMBER'S ARREST ORDERED Michae!son Case to Be Push- ed—Morgan Accused of . Importing Liquor. With word from Chicago today that the arrest of Representative M. A. Michaelson of Illinois had been ordered on a charge of violation of the dry law, it was said at the Department of Justice that he would be prosecuted without fear or favor. Although he was indicted by a Fed- eral grand jury in Jacksonville, Fla., for importing liquor into the United States, a warrant was nof issued for his arrest until yesterday in Chicago, but the preliminaries having been estab- lished by the Government, it was learned today that his case will be pushed forward in the regular manner and under the scrutiny of Washington officials charged with carrying out the “In the mean time, another member of Congress, Representative William M. Morgan of Ohio, continued today to deny he had brought in four bottles of liquor when he arrived on American il from the me. Inspectors Report Find. Customs inspectors, according to their statement, found four bottles in his baggage, but as yet no official report of the matter has reached the Treasury Department, according to Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury Lowman. Mor- gan also voted for the Jones A The case of Representative Michael- son developed at Jacksonville, but his identity was only recently disclosed. It was learned that the United States at- torney in Jacksonville, when he re- ported the case to the United States attorney in Chicago for removal pro- ceedings, failed in the first instance to identify Michaelson as a member of Congress or even to furnish Chicago with his street address. Later, when it was learned in Wash- ington that the man under indictment was a member of Congress, it was de- cided to leave the action in the case to the district attorney in Michaelson’s home district in Ilinois, where he maintains residence. Trunks Found Leaking. The department refrained, learned today, from making spec- tacular proceeding by taking action against Michaelson while he was sit- ting in Congress. Removal proceedings robably could not have been heard re by the court, anyway, it was learned, until after ~adjournment of Congress and after Michaelson had re- turned home. With the warrant issued for his arrest, however, it was under- stood here today that the district attor- ney in Chicago intends to carry forward the case without delay. The indictment was returned by a Florida grand jury after local author. ities in Jacksonvilie claimed they found leaking from Michaelson's trunks, which had been admitted through cus- toms from Key West. Upon seizure, the trunks were found to contain . liquor and wearing apparel. They had been consigned to Michaelson's residence. Mr. Morgan repeated today “I have en a drink -in my' llfnqe -nI: there was-not a single drop of liquor .” He added that he regards my the incident as closed. Mr. Morgan repeated, “I have never taken a drink in my life, and there was not le drop-of liquor in my bag- gage.” He added htat he regards the in- cides losed. Pl ntative Selvig of Minnesota, the Panama party, it was a M | to take more than three By the Associated Press. FLORENCE, Italy, March 30.—The “explosion of the sacred cart,” perhaps the most original Holy week ceremony in all Italy, occurred here today in the big square outside Florence's famous cathedral, much as it had occurred ever since its inauguration in 1303 A.D. ‘The celebration excited the immense delight of a great crowd of towns- people, peasants from outlying villages and the host of American and British | tourists who always flock to Florence | at this season. ‘The “sacred cart,” a four-story, red SUBMARINE TR ~TO°POLE PLANNED Ocean Depths and Arctic Currents. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 30.—Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer, nounced today he was considering a voyage across the North Pole by sub- marine, possibly this Summer or next. Comdr. Sloan Danenhower, technical expert of the Simon Lake Submarine Co., who plans to navigate the craft, said the submersible which is to be used was being fitted out at the company’s works at Bridgeport, Conn. - Sir Hubert said the idea of a sub- marine trip across the Arctic Sea had been in the minds of sub designers and explorers since 1899, when Simon Lake advanced it. Stefanson and Peary both had considered it, he said. , Explorer Minimizes Risk. “On the face of it,” he sald, “it seems risky. Still as a mathematical hazard I consider it no more risky—even less so—than an airplane flight over the Polar seas.” ‘The submarine would be equipped with & special diving lock through which a diver might be sent out to blast the ship free of retaining ice, Danenhower said. It also would have a bar sloping up from the bow to the conning tower to eae it under an unseen iceberg and urryn l:e large quantity of chemicals to me] - Wilkins Would Make Study of | 354 s the"Sonceaed an- | 10 EXPLOSION OF SACRED CART THRONGS CITY OF FLORENCE damask covered vehicle, embellished with all sorts of gorgeous trappings and entwined garlands, was dragged to its | appointed place by four snow-white | oxen. Their horns and hoofs were gilded and over their backs were bril- liant crimson blankets. Once the quar- tet of serious-minded bovines had per- formed theiv duty, they were unhitched and led away to enjoy an extra ration of oats and of wine. i Within the cart itself were lots of firecrackers, pinwheels and other pyro- technical contrivances. On its top was a fuse connected with a special wire t into the cathedral to a spot just ve the high altar. At the moment the celebrant of the solemn high mass of Holy Saturday commenced to intone “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” a sound was heard by the big sizzling Wnnwmmmm Anrtlfldll pigeon, a skyrocket im- bedded in its taf], shot down the wire and ouf over thie heads of the faithful to the sacred cart in the square .‘rutwrm; roar reworks went Then the century-old cart, property of the aristocratic Pazzi famfy, was taken back to its barn, slightly singed and smoke stained, to await next year's eellflbnunnoflm b ceremony Had its k m% of the crusades. A certain Chevalier, Pazzo Dei Pazzi, of a rich Florentine merchant family, took part in the crusade of 1000 and was the first lace the Christian standard on the walls of Jerusalem. For this valiant ex- ploit, the great De Bouillon, in addition to other honors, allowed him to take two bits of flint from the Holy Sep- ulcher. The fire which sets off the flaming dove oh its course through the cathedral and out into the square is supposed to be kindled by one of these flints, the other of which is said to re- pose in Rome, Pazzo Dei Pazzi brought the flints back in Florence and presented one to the Florentine republic government which decreed that the sacred fires of Easter eve should be kindled by it. It was an old Florentine custocm to light candles at those fires and (o carry the tapers the town. As the fires ‘were understood to spring from the flint from Christ’s sepulcher there was al- ways a great scramble among the eiti- zens as to who should be first to light his candle. Celebration of 1301. In the year 1300 a member of the Pazzi family was the fortunate one and the family was so delighted that in 1301 they celebrated the recurrence of Holy Saturday with great pomp and a bril- liant display of fireworks. In 1303 they obtained the public's permission to build their own cart to be lighted with the running oul Comdr. Danenhower said the trip would be undertaken during July, as at that time there are spaces of open water between ice fields through which the submarine would be navigated, sub- merging only when it encountered a barrier of ice. “There is need for a submarine trip across the Arctic Ocean,” Sir Hubert said, “to some information on the depth of ocean and, if possible, to determine if the ocean is a conical de- pression or if it is shaped like a basin.” Trip to Take Three Weeks. Data concerning the direction, force and temperature of Arctic currents, the conditions and drift of the ice.and com- parative know] of ~ Midsummer meteorological could be obtained, he said. He said he did not expect such a trip ‘weeks and per- over polar -regions returned from a tri; the Antarctic in wi 1 | Graham G Land, a group of uhnm Antarctie continent, as lieved. “The C;lpital’s Spring‘ Flower Show-:- : The Japanese Cherry Trees in Bloom” | A Remarkable: Full-Page Phot i “The Graphic So:don o?flph e TOMORROW'S STAR sacred fire from the altar of the cathedral. The flint itself was moved in 1780 to the Church of the Holy Apostles. There to this day, the priests on Easter eve strike fire from it, light their wax can- dles and set forth in to the cathedral just as in old days, permitting an ind.lrec:nuu of the flint to light the 't e's It is considered & good omen for the harvest if the dove runs true to its course along the wire. The peasants massed in the square gazed at it anxiously and if something should hap- pen to halt it & great groan of didmay ways {:eu up from the assembled crowd. 1925 this happened; despite the augury, however, crops that year ‘were as good as ever. g m only evening paper in Washington with Assoc Yesterday’s Circulation, 109,800 (P Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. BURGLARS BLANED FORDEATHS OF TWO INMARYLAND FIRE Mother, 82, and Son, 56, Perish as Home Is De- - stroyed by Flames. NEIGHBOR DECLARES ™ HE HEARD GUNSHOTS Heat Prevents Removal of Bodies, Eight Hours After Start of Blaze. J Special Dispatch to The Star. ELKTON, Md, March 30.—An 82- year-old woman and her son were burn- ed to death in a fige of mysterious origin seven miles north of here today. Coroner Howard W. Green and the Cecil County police are investigating reports that robbers set firé to the three-story house after shooting the woman and her son. Neighbors said that large sums of money were known to have been kept in the house, and a report that the pair were robbed and slain was current in the community. Neighbor Heard Three Shots. i The dead are Mrs. Anna Mahoney | and her son, Edward, 56, who perished their home, a farm house at Pleas- | American and British Tourists See Display ‘.:}mme B P foor » netghious heara When Artificial Dove Is Launched From Cathedral to Ignite Fireworks. hree shots in the vicinity of their | home. Coroner Green and Sheriff G. Clinton Logan took charge of the investiga- tion after Fire Chief Norwood Atkin- son reported he found the two bodies, burned to a crisp, lying in the ruins of the home. Heat prevented the removal of the bodies at 9 a.m., Chief Atkinson said. Guy Lewis, a farmer, living near Mahoney home, said that about two hours before the house was burned he heard three shots. Two other neigh- bors were reported to have heard the shots, but their names were not known. The fire 1:::« dualwae;ed by }11?‘:: williams, colored, at 1:30 a.m. toutlhe home of Mrs. William Chidester and telephoned the Elkton Fire Depart- ment. Before firemen reached the scene the house was burned almost to the ground. Fire Attracts Crowd. Chief Atkinson, after a preliminary investigation, expressed belief Mrs. Ma- honey and her son were murdered by thieves, who burned the house to con- ceal any_trace of burglary. | The ol 1 OCCASIONAL RAIN AND CLOUDY SKIES FORECAST EASTER Temperatqres Are Not Likely to Change, Weather Bureau Predicts. ALL CHURCHES ARRANGE SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS Preparations Made to Hold Two Outstanding Services Under Shelter if Necessary. Sunshine and warmth, companions to the most pleasurable enjoyment of Easter, are not in prospect for the Capltal tomorrow, the Weather Bureau made known today in announcing its forecast. Observance of the resurrection by churchgoers, motorists and prom- enaders in all likelihood will take place under overcast skies. Mostly cloudy, with occasional showers tonight and tomorrow, is the Weather Bureau's pronouncement. Temperatures are not likely to change, it was said, with the lowest tonight about 46 degrees. Meanwhile thousands of visitors were thronging the streets here and visiting surrounding points of interest. Churches of all denominations have arranged special services to mark Eas- ter, and when sleet pelted the city ear!: this morning and suggested to ghurcli officials that a recurrence tomorrow would interfere with plans for open-air meetings arrangements were made to house the two outstanding services of that character in the event of rain. ‘The great service held each Easter af Walter Reed Hospital—largest of i/ the | kind East of the Rocky Mountains—wi4 be projected, rain or shine, but the Red Cross house will be available. The scene of the service is the amphitheater g( the hospital and a feature will be a living cross” formed by 600 Red Cross workers, Army nurses and Medical Corps | doctors dressed in white. The United States Army Band will render a concert of sacred music and the message will be given by Col. Edmund P. Easterbrook, chief of chaplains, United States Army. The program will get under way at 7:30 a.m. %lgcwfll be broadcast by radio station ‘Temple Heights Service. Another great outdoor service is planned at Temple Heights, to start at sunrise, under auspices of the Wash- ton Federation of Churches. The fed- the | eration announced today that in_the NANKING DIVISION NEARS HWANGCHOW Chiang Understood to Have Tssued Orders for Three Divisions on Offensive. By the Assoclated Press. NANKING, China, March 30.—An offical military oommum“;ue today said the 9th Nanking Divislon was ap- roach Hwangchow, which is 35 miles east of Hankow. It was understood President Chiang Kai-Shek had issued orders from his headquarters at Kiukiang instructing the commanders of the 1st, 2d and 3rd Nanking armies to launch an offensive ; simultaneously on a specified date against Wuhan, as the Nationalist gov- ernment wished to conclude the expedi- tion as soon as ble. A message from Taian, Shantung, said that 3,000 troops of Marshal Feng Yu-Hsiang were eastward from Honan Province to take over the ing of the Tsinan Kiochow area after Japanese troops have been with- drawn, in accordance with the newly signed agreement settling the Tsinan incident. _ BLOW TO QUIET PATIENT COSTS AMBULANCE JOB; Atlanta Driver Discharged in Probe by Committee of Charges In- A volving Man Beaten. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., March 30.—The hos- pitals and charities committee of the city council last night discharged G. T. Gunter, a Grady Hospital ambulgnce driver, after the latter admitted he had struck/s patient “to quiet him.” ‘Th tient, H. G. Shirley, was suf- fi;m injuries received in an al- tion with’ a fellow employe at a company. Harry Helmer, .presi- the dairy company, told the com- he had overheard Gunter and . R. McGinty, an interne, say that treatment in some instances was than medicine.” McGinty denied | Grady tal is a municipally oper- e e, Diplomatic Circles Await Arrival Here Of First qu Since Siamese Seizure looking for- arrival here y to diplomatic De) t curiously toda; lelamt.lc circles War of the first shipment of ‘Treasury Treasury warehouse, where it would under guard until reprerenta- three diplomats % whom it 1o e hilled’ sppear and escort s ; iel:mttho’ l;r.mb t‘!“l;_. servicee will be held e esbyterian Church of the %, Coweiich Cavenan ‘avenue and N ;"r:}ed by Huston mu e lelive us , former Federal Trade Commissioner and presi- dent of the Washington Young Men's Christian Association. Hundreds of persons are expected to respond to a call of the Christian En- deavor trumpeters, led by L. C. Green, who will herald the start of the service at 7 o'clock. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Washington Uni- versity, will preside at the exercises. The program will include a brief ad- dress by Merritt L. Smith of the Chris- tian Endeavor Union on “Crusading With Christ”; invocation, by L. I. Mc-~ Dougle of the Epworth League; Scrip- ture reading by A. W. Sperry, repre- senting the Episcopal Young People's | Soctety; group singing, led by Percy C. Foster, and the closing prayer and benediction, by Rev. Dr. J. C. Palmer, pastor of the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church and grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons in the District of Columbia. Among the Catholic churches where there are special programs are the Franciscan Monastery, St. Patrick's Church, St. Matthew’s and the Shrine of the Sacred Heart. Bishop Freeman fo Preach. In Bethlehem Chapel of the Wash- ington Cathedral the Rev. James E. Freeman, bishop of Washington, wiil preach at 11 am. and 4 pm. Both services will be broadcast over radio Station WRC. Thousands of visitors are expected to visit the cathedral dur~ ing the day. The congregation of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, one of the largest in the city, will hold its Easter services in the Masonic Temple, due to the erection of the Lincoln Me- morial tower on the church. The pastor, Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, will preach. ‘The chaplain of the House, Dr. James Shera Montgomery, will preach in the Metropolitan Methodist Church. Anticipating the crowding of streets and parks tomorrow by townspeople and visitors attracted by the cherry blos- soms along the Tidal Basin and a pro- fusion of wood flowers and greens, %@ Police Department had laid down spe- cial emergency regulations in some cases 4nd augmented its patrol force in areas expected to be congested. The display of feminine finery, tra- ditionally a part of the Easter observ- ance, depends to a degree on the state of the weather, but downtown parks and the arterial avenues-are promised a new view of Spring,*as pré-jited by the latest in styles. Shop windows are attractively decorated after the fashion of the season, and“storekeepers have reported a brisk seasonal trade. Special accommodations for visitors have been provided to facilitate sight- :Feieulng.e ksev:n] of lthe pul;‘);c buildings ept open longer hours d the week end. o iy —e BRITISH DEATHS INCREASE Severe Winter Blamed for Gain in English and Welsh Fatalities. LONDON, March 30 ().—A striking increase in’the number of deaths in dure | England and Wales during the first ut";nnom of its mt- shipment with Baltimore, hirs & truck, three months of this year was shown today in the statistics of 107 of the country’s greatest cities and towns. The lm:rnuw was attributed to the severe lanuary, February and 28 days of M“:fi‘;’x‘t 64,182 during {g:‘l{lsmwhn K , 928. Deaths from mumuuvfi‘: of 1 the | 12,175 as compared with 1,332 in 1928, Maryland and Y ;«,'inia jews