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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, followed by sleet or snow to- night or tomorrow, changing to slowly rising temperat W) about 28 est, 60, at 11 a.m. yesterday; lowest, 23, at 6:30 a.m. today. Ful r . Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 12,13&14 No. 31,301 rain; ; lowest it ratures—High- 1l report on page 7. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. 500000 10 WORK * J YEARS ON FRENCH FORTIFICATIONS 10 COST $116,000,{ Frontier Being Strengthened and Navy Increased to Raise Republic to Second- Class Sea Power. ARMS PROGRAM CALLED GREATEST EVER STARTED Fear of Germany Believed Back of Defense System 10 Miles Deep and 500 Miles Long, Stretching From North Sea to the Medi- terranean. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. Coolidges Return From Fishing Trip With Two Sponges By the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan- uary 11.—Former President Cal- vin Coolidge went fishing yester- day and came back wil two sponges. Motoring to Tarpon Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge embarked on a sponge-fishing smack named in his honor. It was one of the 100 boats in port for the annual Greek Epiphany celebration. A diver plunged into the Gulf of Mexico and came up with two large !Wn{re. which he presented to the Coolidges. B LAREDO GONSULATE TANGLE DISCUSSED Acting Secretary Cotton Says Negotiations With Mexico Under Way. By the Assoclated Press. Acting Secretary of State Cotton stated today he had been actively negotiating with the Mexican govern- ment regarding the closing of the Mexican consulate at Laredo, Tex., but By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1930. PARIS, France, January 11— ‘Why is France, on the eve of the London Naval Arms Conference, continuing to spend large sums to increase its navy and to fortify its entire eastern frontier from the Mediterranean to the North Sea? Nations do not take steps of such importance lightly. The deepest considerations of nation- al policy are here involved. When France thus spends pub- lic funds which might otherwise| f° be employed to reduce the nation- al debt, and launches enterprises could make no statement as to progress of the negotiations. b Mr. Cotton's statement was made ;llur he hldd gznn:mm :lth President oover — an rs Sheppard and Connally and Representative Garner of Texas. He said that the Senators and the Democratic House leader had been giving him constant help, as had been Gov. Dan Moody of Texas, who has }Aelgn: number of elonfsere':m with the o Secre tal - distance teuphnnme‘o o Reopening Discussed. ‘The White House conference was re- quested by the Texas Senators and Mr. statement that was to be made would be made % Mr. Cotton. They added, tions looking to te closed agal which are almost certain to arouse hostile criticism abroad, it can only be because the French view of the international sit- uation makes these enterprises necessary. It is probably not yet sufficiently real- 4zed abroad that fl';fi el:ec‘; orl‘fil: mmnce‘: naval pre Wi from -’m second-rate naval power —a power nearly comparable on seas to Japan. As for the plan for frontier for- R Sk Coery roepecs, The world t is unique in every respect, has never hitherto seen anything like it. Project Costs $116,000,000. speaking, it provides a system of a belt of ground, ml{d;::j and 500 miles long, rotected not -fashioned forts, but y_s multiplicity of small works care- fully adapted to the terrain whether rivers, woods, hills or plains. Surveys g-ve already m wmplekdi :esg’l:g s begun, and uring of it is said, will soon mlow. 1t will take 500,000 workmen four years to finish the project at an estimated cost of $116,000,000. Workmen, if necessary, will be imported from Italy and East- Roughly of defense nearly 10 miles , underground passages, Narrow gauge railways, parks of barbed wire, stakes, tools, wagons, mining equipment for destroying roads and bridges—all will be prepared in advance and kept 4in constant readiness. In some areas, plains and valleys ‘te systematically flooded at the alarm. The zone which faces north be- tween the Rhine and Luxemburg, and which is considered the most vulnerable, will be covered with small hidden inter- communicating and mutually au?.port- ing gas-proof works, capable of laying down a continuous wall of fire, while heavy guns from emplacements are pre- pared in advance to hamper enemy's epproach at a considerable distance. Additional Credit Voted. Additional credit for $16,000,000 has ‘been voted to provide gas defense cen= ters for the civilian and military popu- lation throughout France. Virtually every one who has recently studied this country agrees that it is thoroughly peaceful, meditates no ag- gression, wants no additional territory, hence the only possible explanation of these measures is fear. Of what is Franoe afraid? Not of the TUnited States; not of Great Britain; least of all Italy, as long as Italy is alone. No. What France fears is Germany, still Germany, renewed, revivified, re- vengeful, expansive Germany, which, unless Prance remains vigilant, might first regain its lost territories in Eastern Furope, then turn with fresh strength ‘against Prance and invade it, as in 1815, 1870 and 1914. The Prench want to be- lieve that the German spirit is changed, (Continued on Page 3, Column 7.) . BLIMP IS WRECKED IN MOUNTAIN CRASH Pilot and Navigator Escape Injury When Goodyear Craft Hits Peak. will first By the Associated Press. AKRON, Ohio.,, January 11.—Good- year’s blimp Puritan was almost com- pletely wrecked early today when it yan into a mountain 10 miles east of Campton, Ky., officials here announced. Neither V. L. Smith, pilot, nor A. C. ©O'Neil, navigator, were injured. Smith was flying low in an attempt to get below the danger area in a sleet storm which overtook the craft in the XKentucky mountains. Earlier he had tried to mount above the storm. At the time the blimp was s0 overweighted with sleet and ice formation that it was necessary to fly at an angle of 20 degrees to maintain altitude, officials said. ‘The mountain peak loomed ahead of the ship. Visibility was poor. Smith tried to zoom over the top of the peak, but was unable to do so. The cabin there t had been in progress for 10 days. Hoover Takes Interest. At the White House it was said Gov. Moody was being informed that Presi- dent Hoover was taking a nal in- terest in the Laredo situation, alt] ly the negotiations with the Mexican government were being b WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Zoening Star. service. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1930—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. TIRED OF BICKERING. ALLIES NAME LIIT FOR GERMAN REPLY English and French Fix Today for Sanctions Terms to Be Submitted. PROPOSALS OF DEBTORS MUST COME BY 1 0°CLOCK Issue Forced to Bring Matter to Decision at Once by Hague Conference. BY A. R. DECKER. By Radio to The Star. THE HAGUE, January 11.—When the counter proposals on sanctions promised by the Germans last night failed to materialize today, Chancellor Philip Snowden of Great Britain, and Henrl Cheron, French delegate, in cool, decisive language declared that they were tired of beating around the bush and demanded written proposals by 1 o'clock today. These the Germans have promised. ‘There will be a meeting of the allled delegates at 3 o'clock and the Germans will be called in at 5. The allies have decided to push the matter to an issue today and obtain a decision. The allies consider all the German proposals thus far made as utterly in- admissible and absurd. The Germans have proposed in the case of the two- year moratorium on annuities that they y only month’s installment of sum in arrears, thus technically per-. mitting a moratorium for two years, and that in the third year they repeat the mces, paying only one of the monthly tallments. Chancellor Snowden did not bang the table or employ the expressive language of last August, but the results now were about same. There is no doubt that he meant what he said when (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) CRUISER QUESTION over many POPE SAYS CHURCH MUST TEACH YOUTH Family Held Second and State Last in Educational Im- portance. By the Assoclated Press. VATICAN CITY, January 11.—Pope Pius today issued a new encyclical on the education of children, in which he said that the church had the first share, the family the next and the state the last in juvenile education. For the first time in the history of the papacy an encyclical was issued in Italian. It will be followed by trans- lation into other modern languages. ‘The encyclical was devoted entirely to the Christian education of youth. In it the pontiff summ: the supreme principal of the education of youth and the necessity of applying new peda- gogic theories and cal modern xrlAe;hod.s to that of the Catholic prin- ciple. ‘The encyclical emphasized the excel- lence of Christian education, which must be taken care of in order to se- cure its perfection. Outlining the principal points in Christian education, the encyclical said that it belongs to the churches in a certain measure, to the family in another and to the state in still another. TAFT IS IMPROVED. Expects to Leave Thursday for Rest at Asheville. Chief Justice Taft, under treatment in a hospital here for bladder trouble, was described today as being materially improved. He expects to leave Tuesduy for a rest at Asheville, N, C. The Chief Justice is permitted to leave his bed each day and sit in his room. He is doing a great deal of reading, but ;ulfh‘tnl no attention to his judicial uties. ARMY PILOT'S OFF AGAIN. DULUTH, Minn, January 11 (P).— Delayed by frozen motors, the 18 Army snow birds on thé Winter test flight to the Pacific Coast finally took the air at 9:53 am. today on the second day's journey to Grand Forks, N. D., the noonday stopping point. Maj. Ralph Royce, flight commander, was the first to take the air. He circled above the bay as the other planes, in flights of three, took the air and joined in the flight formation. Four other planes which failed to reach Duluth with the flight yesterday did not arrive before today's take-off. caught in some tree tops and mushed to the ground. g was badly torn. The Puritan was launched in August, 1528. It originally cost $55,000. It was recently _enlal following an acci- dent at Detroit. ROBSION IS .GIVEN OATH. John M. Robsion, Republican, was BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN. By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Dail; Rews. Copyright, 1630, % ROME, Italy, January 11.—A large strongbox of jewels, reputed to be of fabulous value, which Crown Princess Marie Jose brought to Rome when she came here to be married to Crown Prince Humbert, is causing Roman so- clety no end of worry because of the curse which is supposed to be brought sworn as Senator from Kentucky today, succeeding Frederic M. Sackett, who re- signed to become Ambassador to Ger- Plfll'. ' i by the gems to all their owners. The collection of jewels came to the crown princess as a legacy from Maxi- i < X . | milian, 15 HELD UNSOLVED U. S. Delegates Now Believe Size and Type Will Be Issue at Parley. By the Assoclated Press. 8. 8. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Jan- uary 11.—Announcement by Pirst Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander in Great Britain yesterday that his gov- ernment would consent at the forth- coming London conference to reduce the number of its battle ctuisers from 70 to 50 created considerable interest among the American delegation aboard this ship today. But it was not believed that the British announcement would remove British cruiser strength as a live issue from the London negotiations. The feeling was, rather, that remaining difficuities would have to do with size and type of ship, instead of their exact number. bt hlyh p‘unzdv.lllx::ulbnu ) Hmyh" n_{rani , but Col. L. Stimson, American of State, was believed to be confident some solution was possible and would be found. Doubtless one of his first con- ferences will be with the French dele- gation head, not with the idea of medi- ation, but in the hope of assuring that all parties to the conference approach it with a conciliatory spirit. Pleased With Pact Reference. ‘The American delegates are pleased over references to the Kellogg anti-war pact as a basis for reduction. ‘The Kellogfiipm is regarded as an American brain-child. It has been the major premise of all President Hoover's actlvity toward naval limitation and disarmament, and First Lord Alex- ander's acknowledgment of its poten- %m‘guu for peace was eminently satis- ying. ‘The speeded up to bring the official party to Plymouth early next Friday, so as to enable the delegates to reach London by noon. The arrangement will imply de- barkation at an unusual hour. It is known Col. Stimson wishes ample opportunity to talk over the sit- zltionuowflhvflhud'; of g:.:)err tn‘.‘.ut‘lm‘lll jegations prior to opening of con- ference the following Tuesday. BRITISH PRESS SKEPTICAL. Fears Felt for Kellogg Pact as Peace Guarantee. LONDON, January 11 (#).—An- nouncement of A. V. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, that Great Britain is willing to reduce its cruiser comple- ment from 70 to 50 at the forthcoming London Conference has not found so strong a welcome from the British press as_he may have hoped. George Washington will be The only evening in Washington wi Associated Press news the Yesterday’s Circulation, 112,529 TWO CENTS. THISS ™ ONE OF SENATE WEST GRANTED NEW G. 0.P. RECOGNITION La Follette Appointment Represents Victory for Sen- ate “Young Guard.” BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. ‘The West won further recognition in the make-up of the Senate finance committee, which handles tariff and revenue legislation, today. Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and Senator John Thomas of Idaho were placed on that committee by action of the Republican conferees of the Sen- ate. This was in accordance with the recommendations of the committee on committees. ‘The report, of the committee on com- mittees was later adopted unanimously and without roll call by the Senate. ‘The dove of peace returned to the Republican conference today, and the effort made_yesterday by some of the ive Republicans from the West to ve Senator McMaster of South Dakota ts ting of the conference by Sena- tor Howell of Nebraska and Senator Phipps of Colorado to have the whole report of the committee on committees returned to that committee were with- drawn and the committee's report was adopted unanimously. Senator Howell yesterday moved to refer the report back to the committee to consider why Senator McMaster had not been given the vacancy on the interstate commerce committee for which he had applied, since Senator McMaster was senior in point of service to Senator Hastings of Delaware, to whom the vacancy ha been given. Motion to Amend. Senator Phipps, on the other hand, moved to amend this motion so that the committee should consider why Senators Goff of West Virginia and Metcalf of Rhode Island, seniors in point of service to La Follette and Thomas, had not been appointed to the finance committee. At & meeting of the Progressive Re- publicans in the office of Senator Borah yesterday afternoon, it was explained that the committee on committees would take care of Senator McMaster when the next vacancy on the interstate com- merce committee . The - gressives, therefore, decided to drop their fight to have McMaster placed on thal committee now, in view of the decided victory they had won in the assignment of La Follette and Thomas, both rep- resentatives of the West, to the finance committee. When La Follette and Thomas were the insurgent group of Progressive Re- publicans and the “young were both given recognition on important committee. “0ld Guard” Defeated. finance committee came from some of the “Old Guard” members of the Re- publican committee on committees when the matter was before the com- mittee for consideration. of Senator Smoot of Utah settled the matter in favor of La Follette. This course has prevented 8 further outbreak of the Republicans of the West against the regular Republican leadership of the Senate. The rift between the in- ,.In editorials in two newspapers today (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) PRINCESS’ JEWELS WORRY ROME BECAUSE OF MAXIMILIAN’S CURSE Pope May Be Asked to Bless Treasures Left by Ill- Fated Emperor. Emperor of Mexico, who mar- ried Princess Charlotte, daughter of llo"mlfl 1. Maximilian, who was known as “Unlucky Emperor,” was executed by the Mexican Nationals in 1867 after a vain attempt to hold the throne which Napoleon had 'd upon him. ‘The Princess Charlotte went mad, and died, insane, only a few years ago in m!'zvfia been ested titious s supers members of Itall P n society that the !uweub'ukmh o;omwb- , in order to ward off the curse. . Radio Programs on Page B-12 surgents from the West and the Old Guard of the G. O. P. has been widen- ing ever since the beginning last April of the special session of the present Congress. It resulted in the formation of the so-called coalition between the Progressive Republicans and the Demo- crats. The coalition was formed to deal with the farm bill and later with the tariff bill. If such a coalition becomes a habit in the Senate, it may be exceed- ingly difficult to get favorable action on many of its recommendations for legis- lation. Furthermore, the situation is filled with dynamite from a political int of view. The Democrats have men angling for Western support for many years. Danger to Party Seen. !on;‘olca( tl:cm memb:n of the Sen'l'\;: Re) an insurgent group see hger to their party from such continuing situation. They are not clined, generally speaking, to the prin- ciples of the Democratic party and pre- fer to remain Republicans. On the other hand, some of the regular Re- ublicans, alive to the same danger, ve shown an inclination to make con- to the Western blicans. cessions Repul ! The placing of Le Follette on_the ' by, (Continued on Page.2, Column §.) ® t | the city health commissioner. agreed upon for the finance committee, | But the vote | time *iaa ITIONS'W SHALL ALWAYS ¥ SUPPORT | When Being Robbed Be Sure Cash Real Is Moral of Trial New Hearing Granted Man Because Victim For- got Technical Testimony. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 11.—To the lay mind, the workings of the law some- times are somewhat odd. ‘There is Otha Lloyd. A jury found him guilty yesterday of picking $18 from Allen Dean’s pocket. But Lloyd's attorney demanded a new trial. “How could this man be guilty of stealing $18,” attorney demanded, “when there was no testimony to show what kind of money was stolen?” Judge M granted the request for a new trial because the State's at- tornd prove the ‘must the direct question: “Was the money United States m‘unmf" . inei The moral, though that when having your pocket picked, it's real money. PARROT NALADY TAKES THO LIVES Eleven Cases Are Reported in Three Widely Separated Sections of Country. With two dead from parrot fever and 11 cases of that mysterious malady re- ported from distant sections of the country, Government health authorities are taking steps to prevent the spread of the disease. ‘The deaths occurred in Toledo, Chio, d | where Mrs. Percy O. Willlams suc- cumbed to the ailment, and in Balti- more, Md., where the victim was Mrs. Louise Schaeffer. Four additional cases were reported from Ohlo and seven from Maryland, with unconfirmed reports of three more cases in the lat- ter State and one in California. Ailment Diagnosed. Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming has been advised that three casesin Annap- olis resulted from contact with a re- cently imported parrot that had been purchased from a New York pet store, and has informed Dr. Shirley Wynn, Fumiga- tion of the store is expcted to ensue. Maryland health authorities have been asked to investigate and report to the Federal bureau, and yesterday one of its agents, Dr. Charles Armstrong, called on the Annapolis patients and said there was practically no doubt that they were suffering from parrot fever, known to physicians as psittacosis. three stricken in Annapolis are parrot from which the Kalmeys con- tracted the illness and the unconfirmed report cf three more cases in Maryland placed them within this group. In Bal- ore, four employes of & pet shop were sick with the disease. Four Are Stricken. At Warren, Ohlo, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McEntire and Miss Clody McEntire were ill and under quarantine, with psittacosis and the widower of the dead woman at Toledo was seriously ill from the same ent. Dr. Cumming has no fear that the disease will become epidemic, but urfea caution. He advises that contact with newly imported parrots be avoided as sure means of preventing contagion. The symptoms of the malady ate al- ‘most ident! with those of typhoid fe- ver, but are complicated by pulmonary disorders similar to pneumonia. The ery rare and is believed to contagion from individ- lual. KNOWS NOTHING OF CASE. Pasadena Health Officer Not Informed of Parrot Fever Case. PASADENA, Calif., January 11 (#).— J. D. Dunshee, city health officer physician, said today that no report of a case of psittacosis (parrot fever) in Pasadena had been made to his office. “My office is in constant touch with health conditions in the city,” Dr. Dun- shee said, “and we undoubtedly would PARAN WILL FIGH BRADY'S RELEASE Hearing Halted by Immunity Battle to Be Resumed Next Thursday. Investigators of the Seat Pleasant bomb outrage marked time today while attorneys for the two brothers arrested pared to take legal steps to gain the re- lease of their clients. The brothers, Leroy Brady, young automobile mechanic, and Herman Brady, farmer, were returned to the Marlboro jail late yesterday after the preliminary hearing of Leroy before Justice of the Peace Harry W. Gore came to an abrupt end when opposing counsel found they were unable to agree whether Herman should be grant- ed immunity from future prosecution it he would testify against Leroy. The hearing was postponed until next ‘Thursday. Meanwhile, M. Hampton Magruder, chief of defense counsel, said he was considering - instituting an attempt to gain the release of the two brothers through writs of habeas corpus. State’s Attorney J. Frank Parran greeted this ;nouneumt. wm‘xd‘?'a w:hm that B et St sure. the “writs would be denied. Again Withholds Brady Statement. Parran again declined to make public a statement made several days ago by Herman Brady in which he implicated Leroy Brady in the bomb atrocity which resulted in the death of Herman's wife, Naomi Hall Brady, an expectant mother, and her brother and sister, Samuel Hall, xlnd_monm. and Dorothy Hall, 43 years ol Lieut. Joseph T. Itzel, Baltimore de- in charge of the investigation which resulted in the placing of a charge of murder against Leroy, pret dis- closed that Herman's written statement constituted the chief weapon of the the murders. Itzel returned to Balti- more last night in company with Sergt. Charles Schalter, a fellow detective. leparting he indicated he is resumed. eve the investigation will be conducted in the interim under the personal super- vision of ‘Yesterday's hearing reached its cli- max when Parran, fairly bristling with nger, charged the defense wanted to “get an immunity promise for Herman so when Leroy is placed on trial you can pin the murders on Herman and leave us holding the bag.” Magruder Concedes Point. Parran added he saw no point in bickering over an immunity promise, beg;\uel du;é courts f:’ued wudwed mlf. such pledges. Magruder con point, but said he was certain Parran would keep any promise he made. ‘The question of Herman’s immunity arose when Parran indicated he was prepared to place Herman on the wit- ness stand. Magruder ste forward and said Herman had told him Parran | had promised not to prosecute him later |1 he would become a witness for the The Strong opposition to the inclusion of | fee Kalmey, his wife and mother. A|giq La Follette in the membership of the | number of friends were exposed to the te. | ~“Is that true, Mr. Parran?” Magruder inquired. _“Herman_and I understand _each (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) By the Associated Press. ‘The Redskin of probably 1,000 years 2go, in what is now Mississippi, had his canopy-entranced apartment house with a broad sweep of veranda where he took his ease. Discovery of what is described as the first house floor plan ever found of the prehistoric American Indian in the Southeast as announced today by H. B. Collins, jr. assistant curator of the division of ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution, reveals that the prehistoric Americans knew many of the comforts of good living. The floor plan was dug up this week in Yazoo Count Mr. ‘working with Moreau g. ber and James Ford of the Mississippi Department. of | house and Hisf P o be advised of any case of psittacosis| Archis here. If a Pasadena case has been re- rted to the Public ‘Health Bureau in ashington, it is based on error or mis- information so far as this office knows.” ves E Mr. Collins sees in this find, which contained pott of a kind heretofore unknown and other valuable relics. a possible key to knowledge of the habits 4 in connection with the explosion pre- | N¢ State in its effort to charge Leroy with | toge! SHEARER'S SECRET PAPER DECLARED PROPAGANDA SKIT| LAW ENFORCEMENT "MEANS INADEQUATE COMMISSION SAYS Dr. Maloney Says He Wrote President’s Experts, in Pre- Satire to Offset Work of Northeliffe. PAMPHLET WAS KNOWN 1liminary Report, Declare Ma- chinery Is Overtaxed. HOOVER TO READ FORMAL TO STATE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT ON MONDAY Regarded as Joke, as It Was Meant -rohibition Study Centered About to Be, When Read at Din- ner of Senators. By the Assoclated Press. The document given to a Senate com- mittee by Willlam B. Shearer, naval propagandist, and described by him as a secret British memorandum, was iden- tified today before the committee by Dr. William J. Maloney of New' York as a “skit on British propaganda,” writ- ten by himself. Shearer gave the committee a copy of the document during previous testi- mony before it while an inquiry into his activities in behalf of a big navy at the unsuccessful 1927 limitations conference at Geneva was being made. Chairman Shortridge handed the many-pagt hotos t of the secret British document to Dr. Maloney. Wrote Pamphlet in 1919, “It seems to me identical,” replied Dr. Maloney, after hurriedly going over the papers, “with a pamphlet I wrote in this country.” Dr. Maloney explained that he wrote the “satire” to offset the propaganda work in this country in 1919 of Lord Northcliffe of the British press. The article was published and widely distributed to newspapers, Maloney said, and served as an “anti-climax” to Lord orthcliffe’s report. He said 500,000 coples of the article were distributed. Shearer, who in turning over the (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) . FORECAST TONIHT 5 SLEET OR SHOW Rains and Slowly Rising Temperatures Are Expected Here Tomorrow. night, the Weather Bureau forecast to- | °F. day. This should be followed tomorTow | ¢orig] by rains and slowly rising temperatures, | appear the bureau said. The Atlantic seaboard today shared | Ment,of probibition { report on results of its inquiry, Centralization—La Follette Seeks Unhampered Work. “The criminal law enforcement ma- chinery of the country is entirely in- adequate.” With this direct charge, the Presi- dent’s Law Enforcement Commission in its first comprehensive statement, made public last night, gave intimations that its formal report to be submitted to Congress by President Hoover Monday is based on the convi that much e siatement, ed by the statemen ue commis- sion chairman, George W. Wickersham, gave a detailed description of the or- gnlrtflé:luon ;x &e commission into mi an lines of procedure be- ing followed in its se: anal, o arching lysis of “Prohibition, automobile theft, white elave traffic, immigration and other criminal laws of the Federal Govern- ment,” said the commission statement, “have overtaxed the capacity and ef- fectiveness of the national machinery for enforcement.” Hoover Drops Plan. Following the prel iminary statement. |in 1919—a skit on British propaganda | of the lines of procedure being followed, the commission has a more important , which it was announced at the White House, will be forwarded to Congress Monday. At the same time it was learned that President Hoover has “the commission’s state- ment last night announced, had re- ceived attention from one committee. rtion of the activities given careful n, with measures for relief of , together in the courts.” His views were contained in an edi- m:dm :.hewbm by him which will Progressive, a magasine. “The violent outcry over the enforce- and the torrent of abuse of the President's the frigid weather which had held|commission on law enforcement,” he the West in its grip while records for | wrote, “are not conducive to t.hel::‘.nlul. warm January days were being broken in the East. Fog, rain and some snow heralded the drop in temperature in New York, ‘where the mercury fell from a high of 65 Thursday to 20 yesterday. Other East coast citles experienced similar drops. As the cold wave moved Eastward, Chicago and the Great Lakes region, ther with the Southwest, laoked forward to relief, although tem below zero still prevailed at points in Montans, North Dakota and Minnesota. Colder weather was welcomed in sev- eral parts of the country to check threatened floods. Subfreezing tem- peratures spread over the water-soaked central Mississippi Valley today, bring- ing respite from the high-water menace of the past few days. ‘THRIFT’ FAILS TO WIN VICTIM-WIFE DIVORCE ‘Wife Complains Her 75 Cents Al- lowance Was Hidden About House. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 11.—Mrs. Mabel McClathchle, seeking a divorce, charged that Gilva McClathchle allowed her 75 cents a d‘i for household expenses and that he hid the money about the house so that many times she could not even find it. She mentioned other money-saving characteristics which she believed entitled her to a decree. Judge Williams, however, dismissed her petition. A ”” he said, “may be the ‘Scotch A basis for jokes, but not for divorce.” INDIAN OF 1,000 YEARS AGO KNEW GOOD LIVING COMFORTS Smithsonian Ethnologist Uncovers Valuable Relics of Prehistoric Americans in Mississippi. of the warrior who roamed the South- east several centuries before Columbus braved the Atlantic. ‘This “aj nt house’s” ground floor showed perfect concentric circles all of which had post holes at compara- tively close intervals in their circum- ferences. In the outer circle with its diameter of 60 feet was a trench, ap- ntly the communal, garbage can. this trench clam and turtle shells, animal bones, burnt corncobs were thrown. ‘The smallest circle held a fect whose hole-shot sides enclosed a d for the main ml persons. He is not able to say of what tribe the inhabitants were. The time of the occupancy, in the opinion of Mr. Collins. was somewhere ween 500 and 1,000 years ago. tient, scientific research which the pat country has a right to expect le- me=* of that tribunal. ke Efforts to “Hamstring.” “That a deliberate ‘effort is bein; made to hamstring the commission mc‘l discredit its work is the only fair con- clusion to be drawn from the bitter attacks now being made in advance of its report. Reaso: justice demand that while it is ing its {lr-nuhmgehmm.hn. commission should be accor the re- and consideration and ted time which an intelligent st of the u;:pomnc problem delegated to it or. “That contempt for law and its vio- lation are widespread and constantly increasing no thoughtful observer seri- ously tes. It is the commission’s responsibility to uncover the facts, to trace, if it can, the crime wave to its source. Prohibition, of course, is a part of the problem, but only a part. To what extent, if , it has en- couraged lawlessness and destroyed re- spect for the law is for the commission to form its judgment upon the ascer- talned facts. “Besides individusl lawlessness, the commission must direct its attention to Government lawlessness. One of the most serious phases of the crime wave is the use of violent and illegal meth- ods by the Government officers who are themselves charged with the en- forcement of the law. * * Majority Law-abiding. “It may be conceded that the majority of law officers of the 1, State and local governments are law- abiding, yet it must be admitted that there are altogeher too many cases of (Continued on Page 2, Column FEAR TEST FLIGHT ENDED IN TRAGEDY Cabin Monoplane Not Seen Since Two Men Rose Above Snow Near Coast. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January I11.—An air- plane that took off on an altitude test flight yesterday morning from Farm- ingdale, Long Island, was feared today to have been blown out to sea. accom] by a strong wind, succeeded a heavy fog and when the plane failed to re- turn within a few hours inquiries officials in bellet 2