Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1929, Page 2

MONGOL REPUBLIC IN CHINA PLANNED Moscow and Mukden Sign Peace Pact Restoring Rail- way Status Quo. . .__(Continued From Page.) .iIn connection with the joint operation of the railroad as outlined in the Peking- ‘Mukden agreements of 1924. The protocol, it appeared, ends a six- monfh chapter of violent conflict be- tween China and Russia, growing out of Manchurian seizure of the Chinese " Eastern Railway. which traverses that *province, last Spring. The Russians, Upable 1o regain the road to a mutual * management scheme, sent troops to the border and recently ‘completely routed the Chinese and took possession of Western Manchuria. p A note from Secretary Stimson re- minding Soviet Russia of its obligations under the Kellogg pact was rebuffed by the *Moscow government, a preliminary agreement reeently was reached in some points, but Soviet military activity con- tinued. The Nanking Central Chinese government worried with rebellion nearer home no great visible objections “to Mukden's dealing alone with Moscow. Text of Protocol. The text of ‘the protocol as issued | by the Moscow government follows: , “The preliminary conditions of tne Baviet government are understood by | both- parties as the restoration of the situation existing prior to the conflict and ‘based upon the Mukden and Peking igreements (of 1924). All outstana- ~ing -questions which arose during the joint Soviet-Chinese management ot -the- railway are to be solved at the lo!:thmmmt Soviet-Chinese conferencw. -~ “The following measures are to be led out immediately: irst, restoration on the basis of the old agreement of the activities of the board of management of the /Chinese Eastern Railway and resump- tion of their duties by the Soviet mem- J‘bers of the board. Henceforth the Chinese chairman of the board of man- “agement and the Soviet vice manager ,0f the board must act jointly and m conformity with point 6, article 1, of -the Soviet-Mukden agreement. “Secondly, restoration of the former ~<proportion of offices held by the Soviec ;and Chinese citizens and reinstatement (or imm: appointment of new tes, should such be recom- “‘mended by the Soviet government) of -<Soviet citizens in the offices of heads and assistant heads of departments. Must Be Confirmed. . “Thirdly, the orders and instructions :on the railway issued in behalf of the ‘board of management and the admin- .istration of the Chinese Eastern Rau- Jway, beginning with July 10, 1929, are “considered invalid unless properly con- _-firmed by the local management and administration of the railway, "~ “All Soviet citizens' without exception arrested by Chinese authorities in con- n .with the dispute since May 1, 1926, will be immediately released with- out division into categories, including Soviet citizens arrested during the search of the Harbin consulate on May 27, 1929. E‘. Soviet government will also imm ly reléase all Chinese citi- zens without exception arrested in con- ) Hection with the conflict and interned ‘Chinese soldiers and officers. “All employes of the Chinese Eastern Railway, citizens of the Union of So- viet Socialist Republics, who, were dis- charged or_who resigned as from July 10, 1929, e 4 opportunity” tely 1o return sto the positions they held prior to their discharge and to receive any money owing them from the railway. who fail to exercise this right musj, be paid immediately full wages, pensions, dues, etc., owing them. Vacancies may be filled only in the proper order by the { lawful board of management and ad- (- ministration, and all former .Russian citizens or non-citizens of the Union of Boviet Socialist Republics, employed by the railway during the dispute must be Summarily and immediately discharged. Relations to Be Resumed. “The Chinese authorities shall im- 1 Mediately disarm Russian White Guard | < detachments and deport from the three | . provinces- (which make up| i i i : i H [ i § Manchuria) their organizers and in- | L0 § spirers. ¢ “Leaving open the question of resump- tion of full diplomatic and consular re- " lations between the Soviet Union and | China until the Soviet-Chinese confer- ence, both parties consider possible and mecessary the immediate restoration of | Soviet. consulates in the three Eastern provinces and of Chinese consulates in ;hlcrlr u;pecuve seats in the Soviet ; “In view of the fact that the Soviet Union government declared on May 21, 1929, that 'since Chinese suthorities have proved their clear unwillingness and inability to reckon with the gener- ally accepted prineiples of international law and custom, it does not henceforth regard itself. bound by these principles ‘In relation to Chinese representation at Moscow and Chinese consulates in So- } Viet territory, and that this representa- { tion and these consulates shall no lon- Eger enjoy the extraterritoriality to which -International law entitles them, and 7 that both parties intend to restore con- | sular relations between them on the basis of conforming with the principles of international law and customs, the Mukden government. declares that itun- dertakes to assure the Soviet consulates in the three Eastern provinces full in- Violability and privileges to which inter- national law and custom entitle them, and will, of course, refrain from any actions violating this inviolability and these privileges, Privileges to Be Restored. .ol JDart the Soviet government tw iscontinue the special regime es- tablished by it between May 31, 1999, and the rupture of relations for Chinese consulates and grants these consulates, which are to be restored by virtue of the first clause of this protocol, on So- Vit territory in the Far East all privi- leges and full inviolability to which in- ternstional law and custom entitle them. “With the ‘restoration of the consul- ates. opportunity shall immediately be given for resumption of normal activity by all Soviet business organizations ex- isting before. the conflict within the three eastern provinces. Similar oppor- tunity shall be offered to Chinese cop mercial enterprises which existed within the Soviet Union whose operations were discontinued in connection with the confliet regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway. The question of commercial Telations between the two countries as a whole shall be settled"by the Soviet- « Chinese conference, . “The question of real guarantees for the observance of the agreements and the interests of both sides shall be #olved at the forthcoming conference. A Soviet-Chinese conference to reg- ulate all outstanding questions shall be beld in Moscow on January 25, 1930 “The peaceful situation on the fron- tiers of China and the Soviet Union «hall be restored immediately. This shall be subsequent to withdraway of troops by both sides. 3 R “This protocol enter# into force “the ‘monent of its signature.” hopping’ Day . to Chri | WITH NEW ARCHITECTURE | ] i Berkeley, Calif., where Helen Wills is being married today to Frederick S. Francisco broker. THE EVENING HELEN WILLS BECOMES BRIDE TODAY Above is an interlor view of the quaint little St. Clement's Chapel, in (lower left), women's tennis champion, Moody, jr. (lower right), young San —Associated Press and P. & A. Photos. ATTEMPT TO KILL LORD IRWIN FAILS Viceroy’s/Train Damaged by Bomb—All India Re- ported Restless. By the Associated Press. _NEW DELHI, India, December 23.— An attempt today to assassinate Lord Irwin, viceroy for Indis, falled when & bomb placed on the railroad tracks 10 miles from here exploded before a coach containing the viceroy and his party passed over. One man was injured in the explosion of the bomb, which occurred beneath ! the dining car, which the vice regal | party had left only & few minutes be- fore, The train did not even halt, but con- tinued to Delhi, where Lord Irwin had important appointments with leading Indian Nationalists, among" them Ma- hatma Ghandi. After speaking to the | Euud man :: left immediately for official .residence. . bomb 'u:‘;ehud on the rafls and carefully concealed. It was set off by electricity conveyed through two cables about b;:;o ymmn in length. No have n le. - Bzamination of the-sfracks excited wonder the train was not wholly wrecked, as the explosion blew jout a fragment of rail two feet long. The cars behind jumped. the damaged part of the rail, however, and the train did not even have to stop. There is great political excitement in India.this week, partly because of open- ing of the all-India congress at Lahore on Thursday. Previous Attacks Cited. The bombing 'is one of a series of attempts which have been made on rd 's life. A bridge was burned last April in front of a train on which he and Lady Irwin were traveling short- ly after he had delegasted unusual new . parliamentary powers to himself, Previously two bombs were thrown into the:government benches of Parlia- ment by Communists in the gallery. Several persons were injured. At the time Lord Irwin said conditions fa In- dia, from their very urgency, could not be made public. It was assumed he referred to radical and anarchistic ten- dencies. A strong force of police hurried to the sw: and vigorous inquiries were set on foot. B It was recalled that a similar attempt was made exactly 17 years ago today | on Lord Hardinge, then viceroy, when & bomb was thrown at him as he was entering Delhi in state, wounding him seriously and killing an attendant. TRANSFORMATION SEEN Chairman of Institute Declares Cities in United States Are 90 Per Cent Ugly. NEW YORK (#).—American cities | are 90 per cent ugly. So says Charles H. Cheney of Cali- | fornia, chairman of the American In- stitute of Architect’s city and regional | | planning commission, and he thinks | | this ugliness can be overcome. | * rious new architecture of ” he says, “caused by the zone ordinance in its step-back pro- visions for light and air, is one pro-| found esthetic result of the city bulld- ing of our time. “Few persons know that these reg- | | ulations “were deliberately worked out | | by some of our greatest architectural | thinkers.” | The institute " has inaugurated = | campaign against architectural ugliness by exhibiting motion pictures of Wash- ington improvements to schools, col- | leges, business organizations, women's | j clubs and art bodies. WHEN CAUGHT IN HOLD-UP| Refuses to Submit to Arrest When | Cornered by Policeman—Al- | leged Accomplice Wounded. By the Associated Press. | DETROIT, December 33.— Rather | than submit to arrest for questioning | inconnection with a filling _station | hold-up last night, Matthew Koenen, | 138, killed himself when cornered by a policeman. His alleged accomplice, Her- | man Creech of Hamilton, Ohio, is & | prisoner in a recelving hospital with a bullet wound in the wrist. A 13-yea | old boy who witnessed the hold-up di- | rected police in the direction the rob- | | bers fled after Clarence G. Blandon, | manager of the filling station, fired at them as they fled after beafing him.! Creech was captured, but his compan- fon esca 5 A pa n who waited on the porch | of Koenen's home after it was learned | he was a friend of Creech pursued him | down and alley as Koenen returned home and refused to halt for question- | ing. In an alley near the Koenen home | the patrolman found Koenen dead. with a bullet wound in his hesd from his own gun. SEVEN ARE INJURED IN 2 TRAIN WRECKS Woman Is Among Five Hurt in Kansas—Fireman Pinned Under Engine. By the Associated Press. GORHAM, Kans, December 23— Five persons were injured, some of them seriously, when two Union Pacific passenger trains collided a mile east of here this morning. Three of the in- jured were trainmen. Injured taken to a hospital at Hays, Kans., where their condition was said not to be critical, were: ‘Thomas Moran, 44, Kansas City, a baggageman; James J. W. Walton, 52, Junction City, Kans, cngineer; Claude Blevens, 34, Junction Citv, a fireman; Mrs. Lola Firebaugh, Rawlings, Wyo. TWO TRAINMEN HURT. Engineer Is Scalded in Wreck Near New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, December 23 (#). Two passenger trains, the Louisian: Limited, running from Shreveport to New Orleans, and the Texas Limited, from Houston to New Orleans, ran to- gether today at Avondale, 15 miles north of New Orleans, and pinned a fiteman under his engine and scalded ah _engineer. First reports said a passengéh train and a switch engine ran together. Only meager information was svailable from & telephone two miles from the wreck. A wrecking crew and a physician and nurse were sent to the scene. B. L. Pittman, fireman of the Texas Limited, was buried under his engine and was believed by rescue workers to be dead. Mike Foster, engineer of the ‘Texas train, was scalded and was taken to a New Orleans hospital in & serious eondition. NANKING TO ABOLISH FOREIGN SHIP RIGHTS | 1830 Policy, Outlined by Minister Wang, Includes Securing Troop Withdrawal. By the Associated Press. NANKING, China, December 23— Foreign Minister C. T. Wang, outlining the foreign policy of the Nationalist government for 1930, has declared that the work of his ministry during the coming year would be devoted to the abolition of forelgn navigaticn rights along the coasts and inland waters of China. In addition, Mr. Wang hoped to se- cure withdrawal of foreign troops from Chinese soil and the return to China of foreign concessions and_settlements. He added that on Great Britain's ini- tiative preparations were being made for revising the Sino-Britisn treaties, and that a draft embodying modifica- tlons had already been forwarded to London. ““Adequate measures will be taken by the end of this year regarding the ex- traterritoriality issue,” Mr. Wang af- firmed. “The efforts made during the current year toward the abolition of it have not been made in vain.” FIRE SWEEPS CHURCH. Boy Drops Candle During Christ- mas Pageant, NEW BERN, N. C., December 23 (#). <A Christmas pageant in Broad Street, Christian Church last night ended in panic when little Jack Taylor, partici- pant in the spectacle, dropped a can- dle, set his cotton-trimmed. costume and then the church afire. The fire started among a group of children gathered on the platform, while Rev. E. C. Gallagher, pastor of the church, pronounced the bencdic- tion. Flames shot celling-lugh. Older persons present got the chil- dren qutside with no serious injuries. Conslderable damage was done (o the bullding. Ssmas Seals -~ O Worlkks ¢ STAR., WASHINGTON, \POLICE CHIEF TELLS OF AUBURN RIOT Describes Organization for| Rescue and Suppression of Mutiny. (@ontinuedBrom et Fage.) knew, too, although pérhaps vaguely, that a desperate episode was imminent. Warden Jennings closed some busi | ness with Mortimer J. Clark. It was Clark who caught the first audibie warning of ‘“something down below and the warden started to investigate. In that part of the administration building known as the “box office, where everything sent to the convicts | is opened and examined, David J. | Winne, guard, was at work when an inmate called him to the wicket. “What do you want?” he asked. Winne looked into the muzzle of u | Ppistol. | “Open the door,” commanded the convict. Winne darted to a door opening on | the prison yard. In a split secona, before the convict could thrust the gun through the grill and fire, Winne was out through the door. Original Plans Thwarted. ‘Thus, at a moment between 10:13! and 10:20 a.m., was the original plan | of the desperadoes thwarted. Had | they captured Winne in the “box office” egress to the front yard would have been a matter of minutes and Jjust beyond was the outer gate. Down to the ground level and back to the south corridor raced the chagrined convict. Already the sub- | Jection of guards had un, timed to_the expected capture of the ‘“box office.” Principal Keeper George A. Durn- ford was hailed as he left his office, at the guard room end of the soutn corridor leading to the chapel, by a convict said to have been Max Becker. He ignored the call. The first volley of shots startled the prison. Durnford fell with several bullets in his chest. Despite his wounds the “P. K.” stumbled toward the door, only to drop again, this time to rise no more. Auburn Prison was in a furore. ‘Warden Jennings was seized by three convicts when he darted from the| kitchen to & stairway leading to the chapel. They rushed him to the soutn gallery, second tler. Here the first keeper they met was subdued and re- lieved of his gun. The convicts then forced the other guards to open the | cells of the emergency isolation block. Pawlak and Sullivan took command. “We. are going out!" shouted Sulli- van. “Come along if you want to. It not, stay in your cells and shut your heads!” Not more than a handful joinea them, ‘Workers Barricade Selves. ‘Throughout the prison guards, civilian employes in the Bertillon room and storekeepers, with their convict aides, barricaded themselves from the demons ‘who now held the corridor. “The selit- imprisoned workers were shut off hope- lessly from aiding their fellows, who were falling outside. 5 Capt. Byron Sawyer was at the desx in the Auburn City Hall Police Station when the telephone bell rang. “This is Auburn Prison,” he heard an excited voice shout over the wire. “An- other riot is in force here. The warden and some of the guards have been cap- tured. Get all the help you can and come at once!” Sawyer called Chief Bills from the next room. It was Bills who set the machinery of rescue in operation. Or- ders flew in a dozen directions in &. | many secon Help was called from the Oneida barracks, the State troop- ers” headquarters, and the police depart- ments of a half a score of nearby cities and towns. While his aides were thus engaged, Chief Bills telephoned Maj. Frederick 8. Johnston of the Auburn National Guard Company. He detailed officers to tour the city in a ear and pick up all available policemen and rush them to the prison. Blils then sped down to the prison to grapple with the greatest crisis in his career. i Within those walls Warden Jennings was a captive, in imminent peril of death. And with him was Guard | Claude J. Bills, Chief Bills' father, ‘whose life also hinged upon the action of those outside as well as within the prison walls. “But when I arrived at the prison,” reads the report of Chief Bills, “I foun Sergt. Sullivan, Capt. McGrain and Morrison, Foster and Clark Deno of the prison with my own men, Sergt. Green and Patrolmen Bobbett, Arnold, )un-: nell, Brandstetter and Graney, holding the ‘guard room. Worker Used as Shield. “Abou’ this time John MacTaggart, & prison shop employe, was led up to the wicket in the south door of the guard room. Behind him was a convict with a gun. We could not shoot him with- out sending a bullet through Mac- Taggart. “‘)'(‘-c‘n‘nrt asked for Capt. Me- Grain, who went bravely to the door. MacTaggart said: ta ‘Jo:l'\, the warden, myself and 6 guards have been captured by 12 in- mates. They say that if they are not allowed to go to freedom they will kill the warden and all of the guards.’ “McGrain could do nothing. The in- mate took MacTaggart away. While they were below I asked Sullivan if there was any gas in the prison. He said there was none, Some had been ordered, but had not arrived. “I then took steps to get gas bombs. While doing so, Mac Taggart was brought bacl :: the wicket and Mc- rain summoned: G“Mlc Taggart sald, ‘The warden wants you to unlock the doors and let "% can't take orders like this’ re- plied McGrain. ‘How am I to know the arden said s0?" ""l'he inmate became impatient. “You've got the keys, haven't you?’ he nke&;e " sald McGrain, ‘but I'm not e here.’ s who 157" demanded the con- 11 find out.’ said MeGrain.” Il you unlock the door if we note from the warden?’ asked mate.” Decide on Tear Gas Barage. It was then that Chief Bills deter- mined upon & tear gas assault at once. Hastlly telephoning to Syracuse and Rochester, he called for gas bombs to be sent by airplane or by sny other rapld means. He resisted & note bearing what pur- posed to be the warden’s signature di- Tecting the opening of the prison, ac- cepting instead the terse order of Dr. Raymond F. C. Kieb, State prison com- missioner: “If they come out, shoot them down. If they don't come out, go in and get them.” In the lower hall Warden Jennings, Mac Taggart and Guards Dempeey, Ryther, Holzhauer, Huguinen, Van Pousen and Atkins were facing a situ- ation which every instant became more critical. “The inmates brought Warden Jen- nings to the wicket, & gun at his head,” the report continues. “They threatened instant death, We could only continue to stall them. ‘Time, and more time, br! the prison for mates became suspiclous of “‘Most of the day had been spent this way. The convicts told the warden time was up—to get action. \ “We had our plan all ready. The troopers had their gas masks on. We needed more gas bombs, but decided to use two at first. We sent Father Cleary in with a note to tell them they could come out. Pt “We opened the dopr of south hall D C Above: Scene along Rock Creek in the park after the night's snow. Below: Two young ladies of the thou- sands who splashed through the slush to work today. —Star Staff Photos. NORTHWEST IS HIT BY TERRIBLE STORM Death and Accidents Result. Aberdeen Business District Flooded by Rain. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, December 23.—The Pacific Northwest was recovering today from a storm which caused many accidents and possibly four or more deaths. Grays Harbor cities and the Puget Sound region near Bellingham were hardest hit. Heavy rain flooded the lower business district of Aberdeen and the coastal ships Prince Rupert and Pacific Hemlock were held outside the harbor awaiting abatement of the storm. Dr. Eugene Graves and Allie Wright, both of Sumas, Wash, were last seen bailing out a little boat in which they ventured out on Bellingham Bay. Three boats were searching for them after dark, but no trace of the men or the launch was found and they were given up as lost. ‘Thirty feet of guard railing was torn off Mercer Island Bridge and iron posts were bent, leading police to believe a car had plunged into Lake Washington here, carrying one or more persons to their death. Wind drove a harbor patrol boat to shelter, preventing attempts to search the waters. Perrin Dunn, Seattle drug salesman, fell dead at the wheel of his car from hfll;'t attack when it skidded into a ditch, Miss Dorothy Smith was seriously in- jured when the car in which she was Tiding: dove off & trestle 25 feet -high and landed upside down. Burford Har- low, the driver, was slightly injured. A truck was caught in a slide whith buried part of:the c highway near Bellingham, but no one was injured, o SOUTH GOES TO WORK CLEANING AWAY SNOW Traffio - Obstructed by Tce and Drifts—Arkansas Reports 17-Inch Fall, By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, December 23.—The snow- swept South set out today to clear away white flakes packed 17 inches deep in some regions, free the principal high- | ways of an ice coating and catch up with its time tables. Rain, sleet and piercing winds ham- pered efforts to restore communication and transportation facilities. In Inde- pendence, La., Allen Blue, a lineman, was electrocuted while cutting an ice- sheathed wire that had fallen. The heaviest snowfall reported was 17 inches near Eldorado Ark. a per- formance that shattered records dating back to 1876. Eleven inches of snow blanketed Shreveport, La.; 8 inches fell at Chattanooga, Tenn., while nearby Knoxville measured nearly 5 inches. At Greenville, Miss, 10 inches fell. Biloxi, Miss., had snow for the first time in 16 years. Scores of automobiles were blocked at Robinson Hill on the At- lanta-Chattanooga highway awitaing their turn to be pulled over the crest. Thirty miles from Mobile, Ala., 4 to 5 inches of snow covered ground. Ice clung to trees in Augusta, Ga., for the first time in 12 years. . Several small cities were in darkness because of fallen sower lines, and automobile traf- fic mi-haps were numerous. Atlanta’s 2 inches of snow was melting slowly Alrmail movements were suspended throughout the Southern routes. Southern Florida experienced weather in ‘sharp contrast to general conditions, with temperatures above 70 degrees. Yesterday at Palm Beach many persons bathed in the surf and others strolled along the ocean front in Summer attire. Apple Beauty Box for Eve. Modern Eve in Europe has her latest beauty box, in the form and colors of an apple. At the twist of the stem fas- tener on top the many sections fall apart and reveal themselves as hiding places for rouge, powder, lipstick and other aids to beauty. into the guard room and another into the back hall. The guard room offered the best hope for the tear bombs. “It was 11:50 a.m. q,:lhflln:wra WAS passed to the convicts. ey came pouring through. Beyond they could see the open door, the gates ajar and even a line of cars awaiting them, as they thought, but they met the gas and began dropping. Those who did not go down broke for safety. The warden fell and the guards buckled under the fumes, but we dragged them out. “Air Full of Bullets.” “It was & ticklish job. The air was full of bullets. “Chief Cadin of Syracuse arrived with 50 men. OChief Cavanaugh of Rochester arrived with morc gas and 80 men. Then began the last phase of the battle with the men in the upper tiers, ‘Theéy smashed windows and hugged the fioors and did all they could to escape the but finally gave in, We rushed them ain and again, firing shots. ‘They had to use their arms s not having much ammunitios evening before we got them all” The final stages of the mutiny came when the round-up for missing firearms began, Every cell was. emptied and its contents thrown into the corri- dor. Not a scrap was overlooked in the search for 12 pistols which were missing. 8ix were found in the prison snd the other six were located outside the prison and either returned to Act- ing Warden Christian or otherwise ac- counted or, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1 THOUSANDS WADE THROUGH SLUSH TO SPEED UP SHOPPING (Continued From First Page.) assigned to duty tomorrow, when thou- sands of Government workers are ex- pected to avail themselves of their holi- day to do last-minute shopping. Most of the extra men will be stationed at intersections near Center Market. street rallway systems will re- route some of tf lines tomorrow for the convenience of Government workers, Many cars customarily running to Fed- eral buildings will be placed in service between residential districts and the shopping district downtown. No delay resulted this morning when the inclement weather and the unusual rush of holiday shoppers placed a heavy demand on the street rallways. In scattered instances skidding automobiles held up the street cars, but these delays were short. Airmail pllots on the New York- Miami run experienced considerable difficulty here last night. A low ceiling, sleet and snow forced the southbound plane from New York to transfer its mall to train on” arriv- ing here. Ice had formed over the wings, and the going was too thick to permit a take-off for the South. ‘The northbound plane was forced to remain at Greensboro for several hours while the weather cleared, but was ex- ) pected at the local field this morning. If present weather conditions hold all planes will fly tonight. Double sections have been flown over ! the New York Miami route for sev- eral days past due to the holiday rush of mailing matter. “This_ morning's snow preeipitated an unusually strong demand on_autol bile service agencies, particul chains. In the few hours o'clock this morning the local divi- sion of the American Automobile As- soclation answered 250 calis for «hain service. Heaviest to Northeast. ‘The assoclation has been informed that the snow extended little south of ‘Washington, and that the heaviest fall lay to the northeast. Heavy rains were reported from Southern Maryland and Virginia. While slightly colder weather is in prospect, little hope is seen for ‘ice skating during the next few days. This, | despite the fact that the Lincoln Me- morial Reflecting Pool has been filled with water following & repair job on the basin. The Weather Bureau explained that several days of temperatures as low as| 20 degrees are required to produce enough ice for skating. Most of the snow thrown aside by the District’s plows was allowed to lie in the gutters and the rain which fell today was relied upon to carry it through the catch basins into the sewer system. In several places water was flushed from fire hydrants to help it along. ‘The street cleaning force was consid- erably relieved at-the lightness of the snowfall. Had it been heavy and con- tinuous, many of them would have been kept busy through Christmas carting it away and the office workers would have been on the job making up pay rolls and supervising matters. SCHULDT ORDERS CHANCE TO RESUME POLICE TESTIMONY _(Continued From First Page.) trial board cannot itself take I ac- tion or punish a witness who declines to testify. The board, however, has the authority to cite such instances to the Police Court, and this court, in its discretion, can take such legal steps as it deems advisable. " nce, by refusing. to finish his order of the Police Court and not the trial board. The court has the power to mete out punishment for disobedi- ence of its orders through contempt proceedings. Refers to 1896 Act. In opening the plea to the court, Lynch explained that Chance had re- fused Saturday to testify any further, although previously he had appeared and given testimony to the board. The prosecutor referred to an act of Con- gress of 1896, creating the Police Trial Board, and asked that the court take action under this law to compel the de- fendant to testify. “Do I understand that the defendant already has appeared and given testi- mony?” Judge Schuldt inquired. “Yes, your honor,” Lynch replied. “He {hu testified before the board heretofore, and he did not refuse to appear Satur- | day, but he did refuse to give further | testimony in the case. This is a request that he be made to testify when he does appear.” Lynch added he understood that | Chance desired to consult with his per- ! sonal attorney, who is out of the city { for the Christmas holidays, and the prosecutor suggested that the date for enforcement of the court's order be de- layed until after the New Year. Lynch called attention to Chance's presence in court and proposed that { Judge Schuldt address him as to the | provistons of the trial board met. A copy of the act was handed to the Jjudge, who perused it briefly. At this point Chance came forward and ex- | portunity to confer with his attorney | before the court acted. The prosecutor suggested that the court issue an order directing Chance to appear and testify before the board on January 3, by which time Chance's lawyer probably would be back in the city. Chance sald he would try and communicate with the attorney by tele- phone or telegraph. | yJudge Schuldt then ordered that Chance appear before the board on the | date proposed, with the understan: that if the lawyer had not return by that date a further delay would be granted. Pheasants Save the Crops. Nebraska farmers contended that the | pheasants “were destroying the crops, |wflculnly the corn, which, it is claimed, they tore up as fast as it was planted. To determine the matter a game warden shot a number of the birds and examined the contents of the stomachs. Corn was found only in one instance and in all the other bird crops were found a great assortment of bug showing t] the presence of the nts was helpful to the farmer thargatherwise, y January 3, would disobey an ! him plained that he wished to have an op- | CRUSHED BY VOTE Bare One-Fourth Support Is Given Bill “Against Enslave- ment of People.” By the Associated Press. BERLIN, December 23.—German Na- tionalist parties realized today they had suffered a crushing defeat. Tabulation of yesterday's referendum on the bill “against enslavement of the German people” showed but & bare one-fourth of the votes necessary to give it effect, ‘The Nationalist bill would have re- jected the Young reparations plan. Pro. visional returns showed 6,231,000 votes were cast, of which 5,782,000 favored the bill. Since the electorate is eom- posed of 41,000,000-0dd voters, nearly 21,000,000 were needed to pass the measure over the Reichstag veto last month. The number in support yesterday was somewhat greater than the number i which signed the petitions asking the referendum in the event the bill was voted down in the Reichstag. Little Interest Shown. Increases were largely in the Berlin, Magdeburg, Breslau, Leipzig and Dres. den districts. Voting yesterday - indi~ cated the general apathy. But one disturbance was reported. In Northern Berlin two unidentified men held officlals at one booth at the point of guns and took away the elec- tion registers. Police believed they were Communists. Provisions of the defeat~ ed measure were: (1) Denial of the “war gullt lie"; (3) mandate to the government to se~ cure annulment of the clauses in the treaty of Versailles fixing guilt for the war on Germany; (3) no further finan- cial burdens based on assumption of German war guilt; this included the Paris reparations payments; (4) gov- ernment officials signing documents contrary to section three rendered liable to prosecution for high treason; (5) effectiveness as a law from moment of proclamation. ‘The bill was defeated by a big ma- Jority in the Reichstag, and under the terms of German law governing plebis- cites was then referred to the German people in a national referendum poll. Defeat Worst in Rhineland. Nowhere did the Nationalists suffer a greater defeat than in the Rhineland, where the populace virtually disregard- ed the entire affair. For example, at Wi 59 voted yes out of an electorate of 19,232; in the district of Coblenz l’g: Treves, 39,715 out of 792,- district about 100,000 out of near 3,000,000, and in the Palati- nate, 32,481 out of 606,104, In Berlin just 10 per cent of the electorate voted yes, while in Carinthia ith & yes, while 337,320 voted no. Thm'l'.r’:n 1,307,707 votes thrown out as_invalid. The German le, by & majority of 8 to 1, thus are felt to have clearly shown entire disbelief in the Nation- alists’ scheme of freeing Germany from the Young plan and the government fiagee with:the Xnowiedge they have 0 o the country's support in the foreign Eolley which the government at present pursuing. A Z Vi scpiaianet HOOVER RECOGNIZED BY FEW AS HE GOES WINDOW SHOPPING (Continued From Pirst Page.) taries, and Henry Bridges, secr of the Woodmount Rod and ounuglub. will feature the Christmas dinner at the White House. These birds were shot on the big preserve of the Woodmount club, which is about 10 miles west of Hagerstown, Md. “Mr. Richey also brought down dur- ing his hunf trip two other turkey: one of which he will keep for himseif; six ts and four Mallard ducks. He divided his pheasants and ducks also with the President, and these will be served on the White House table some time during the Christmas week. Mr. Richey was the guest of former Representative Phillips of Pennsylvania and Representative Kurts of Pennsy! vania. He is by no means a frail man, but when he entered the White House todsy with all these birds strung and hung over his shoulders, he had some little difficulty walking. ‘The President had been invited to go on this hunt, but was unable to go. When the invitation was extended to st week he was reminded that four Presidents—Arthur, Harrison, Cleveland and Wb velt—had visited the Woodmount Club, The White House todsy took on & real Christmas atmosphere with the hanging of wreaths in the windows of the Executive Mansion and the execu- tive office. Allan Hoover, the younger son of the President, who is a student at Harvard University, Arrived at the White House today, where he will spend the Christ- mas holidays with his parents. .Although the President is sticking close to his desk and from all appear- ances is as busy as ever, he is seeing few people and making few engage- - ments during the holiday season. He has canceled his bi-weekly conference with the press, which was scheduled Yor tomorrow, and is understood to be con- templating. canceling his bi-weekly con- ference with the cabinet the same day. BEATEN, KILLS HUSBAND. Woman Declares He Drove Her to Life on Streets. TULSA, Okla, December 23 (). After choking her husband, Sam Os- good, to death by twisting his collar, Blanche Osgood, 27, accompanied the body to & hospital, where she was ar- rested today. She told police that her husband had forced her to a life on the streets fol- lowing their marriage seven years ago at Coffeyville, Kans,, and that & beat- ing at his hands early today, because | she had not made enough money, proved too much for her and she retaliated by seizing his colla BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the au- ditorium, Marine Barracks. Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur 8. Witcomb, second leader. March, “Glory of the Marines" Grabel re” Massenet “Hallelujah Chorus” ... H Marines hymn, “The Halls of Monte- uma.” ‘“The Star Spangled Banner.” Notice—There will be no concert sl the Marine Barracks on Wednesday nl*ht~ December 25. The Marine Band will play a program of sacred mus'c at the onal eommunity Chrirtmas tree. Sherman Square, on Chrmmn‘ ‘eve at 9:30 o'clock. 8