Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1930, Page 2

A—2 ** TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INJURE 12 PERSONS Woman and Boy Are Among Three Who Sustained Serious Hurts. Twelve persons received injuries in eight traffic accidents reported over the aeek end, two of whom were seriously hurt and are being treated at hospitals, while three members of a Washington family sustained minor injuries in a collision at Edgemoor, Md. Edward Thompson, 9 years old, of 126 Eighth street northeast, is in a serious condition at Casualty Hospital from in- juries he sustained yesterday when knocked down by an automobile driven by Harold J. Macklin, 38, colored, of 1204 Q street while roller skating near his home. The youngster has a fractured skull, concussion of the brain and other in- Juries, Kenneth Dyer, 23 years old, a mes- senger, is also at Casualty Hospital with a possible fractured skull, and Mrs. Elizabeth Heyre, 28 years old, of 3900 Twenty-second street northeast, is at Garfield Hospital with severe scalp . lacerations. Knocked From Bicycle. Dyer, who resides at 903 Thirteenth street, was knocked from a bicycle while crossing the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in Southeast Washington when struck by an automobile driven by Richard A. Wood, 27, of Boulevard Heights, Md. Wood was arrested by| fifth precinct police and charged with driving with bad brakes and also booked for investigation. He obtained his re- lease on $200 collateral. Mrs. Heyne, wife of Policeman Quen- : tin E. Heyne of the second precinct, was ¢ thrown to the sidewalk when the ma- chine in which she was riding with her husband was in a triple collision with automobils operated by A. L. Hutton, 20, of 3518 Thirteenth street, and Ber- nard E. Richardson of Lyon Park, Va. at Twenty-second street and Rhode Island avenue. Policeman Heyne was off duty at the time, but he arrested Hutton and car- ried him to the twelfth precinct station, where he charged the youth with reck- less driving. Richardson was listed as a witness and released. Three members of the family of Wil- liam A. Roberts of 5405 Potomac ave- nue, Interstate Commerce Commision examiner and vice chairman of the law and legislation committee of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, received mipor injuries when their au- tomobile was in a collision at Edge- moor, Md., with a car driven by Edgar N. Hill, 25, of near Bethesda, Md. ‘Wagon and Auto Collide. A collision at Fourteenth street and Park road between a horse-drawn milk wagon and an automobile driven by Leo J. O'Connor, 26, of 1323 M street, resulted in the Mjury of three ocou pants of the automobile, while the wagon was only slightly damaged. The injured were O'Connor and Eve- lyn Jackson, 20, of 4516 Fifth street, both of whom were cut and bruised on the chest and shoulders, and W. J. Eastwoood, 25, of 1122 Eleventh street, who was cut about the head. The milk wagon was driven by Steven Kerins, 58, of 1303 Thirty-sixth street. Ruth V. Naese, 7, of 1025 Park road, struck by an automobile operated by Mildred C. Ryan, 32, of the 4400 block of Fifteenth street, sustained lacerations of the right knee and left leg. She was From America, minds behind the scenes in British developments his “empire free trade tocted by petitive o daily is g big idea a; the existh em) and. velopment. of Canad: “The first step must be made her brook. the self-governing dominions, such as South Africa, out of this discussion. Exports Put at $3,580,000,000. “Our next step is with the non-self- governing colonies—like Tanganyika, Kenya and Malaya—our ‘empire in trust'; it numbers 50,000,000 people. In 1927 it imported $1.260,000,000 worth of merchandise. These imports are growing so rapidly that these non- self-governing colonies will be purchas- ing $3,750,000,000 worth of merchandise annuaily in 10 years' time. “In 1927 the total exports of Great Britain were valued at $3,580,000,000. If we erect a protective tariff wall with these colonies we will not only provide them with an assured market for their primary products in Great Britain, but we also will provide them with security and assurance and give capital suf- ficient security for their future develop- nt. ?w'once that process gets steadily on its way, the self-governing dominions, such as Canada, Australia, New Zea- land and South Africa, will wish to come in as partners.” Competition Is Cited. Lord Beaverbrook cited the fact that in 1929 Canada’s wheat exports to Great Britain were virtually destroyed and driven off the market by cheap Argentine wheat, subsidized wheat from East Prussia and subsidized flour from France. France ex d wheat to Britain, selling it for $3 less per quar- ter than the cost at which the British farmer could produce it. Great Britain, said Lord Beaverbrook, was the only market capable of absorb- ing the Canadian wheat surplus, and here was an obvious case of benefit from empire free trade protection. In return, Canada could give Great Brit- ain a sheltered market in coal an structural steel and steel sheets—not one ton of the last two items being manufactured inside that dominion. Reciprocal Benefits Are Given. treated by a private physician. Walking from behind & parked au- tomobile, John Edward Reese, 51, of 1239 E street southeast, was struck and ked down by an_automobile driven z;xifilph H. Elliott, 18, of 1805 Kerney street northeast. Reese was taken to Emergency Hospital in & p-nhM:w- mobile and treated for laceraf of the head and a possible fractured skull. The accident occurred in the 800 block of Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Mrs. Annie Glassman, 72 years old, of 2720 B street was bruised about the body when an automobile operated by Willlam Power of 1414 Kennedy street struck her at Thirteenth and Harv: streets. . SENATOR WAGNER ASKS NEW REPORT ON EXISTING LAWS (Continued From First Page.) faw is attributable to the prohibition laws.” ‘Wagner had obtained recognition Just as the reading of the President's com- munication was concluded. While his resolution was read, there was no dis- cussion. The resolution at the outset stated: “I believe the time is ripe for getting real effective prohibition enforcement and I shall co-operate fully with the President to that end.” Jones said: “The commission has laid out quite & comprehensive program. If carried out 1t should be extremely helpful to prohi~ bition enforcement.” Representative Tilson of Connecticut, the Republican floor leader, said he be- lieved it was the overwhelming desire of the House to support President Hoo- ver in his proposals for strengthening law enforcement. Chairman_Snell of the House rules committee declined to discuss the re- port pending a more thorough examin- ation, but said that “we want to find out what legislation is wanted and to get it through quickly.” Representatives La Guardia of New York and Andrew of Massachusetts, both Republicans, urged in the House action by Congress to clear up the dis- turbing prohibition situation. = Repre- sentative Andrew urged his colleagues to give “honest and serious consider- ation” to a bill he introduced today to extend the life of the President’s crime commission for two years by authorizing an appropriation of a million dollars to make a Study of this situation. Representative La Guardia men- tioned a number of important issues that are attracting attention all over the country, but he said that among them ail there is one outstanding problem that is disturbing the people and that is prohibition and a crime wave which he declared attendant. La Guardia said that if the people of the country were behind the prohibition law, the situa- tion which has been causing such grave concern to the President, the crime commission and Congress would n't exist. DISTRICT IS DEFENDANT IN $30,000 DAMAGE SUIT Mrs. Emma H. Lank, With Hus- band Joining, Alleges Pagwual In- | juries Due to Street Obstruction. Mrs. Emma H. Lank and her hus- band, R. Barrett Lank, 4320 Kansas avenue, have filed suits totaling $30,000 damages against the District of Golum- bia for injuries alleged to have been re- ceived by Mrs. Lank January 23, 1927. Mrs. Lank tells the court she was passenger in an automobile which was being driven after dark at Michigan avenue and Perry place northeast when it ran into a tree which had been per- mitted to protrude into the the side of the road and sustained seri- ous injury. She wants $25,000 for her injuries and the husband asks an addi- tional 85,000 for the loss of services of his wife and the expense incident to her {liness. They are represented by Attorneys E. C. Kriz and R. B. Dickey. 0 ‘Thanks to Great Britain's erection of empire free trade wall against foreign wheat, thus assuring the Canadian farmer of a dependabie market, Canada would find it economically advantageous to give Great Britain a decided prefer- ence in her annual $346,000,000 imports of iron and steel machinery, of which Britain now supplies only about $20,- 000,000 worth, the publisher contended. Great Britain already enjoys a pref- erential tariff on most of these articles, but the fact that British manufac- turers realize the necessity further to organize on a basis of mass production ard | and thus be better able to compete against world prices, was clearly pointed out in a speech recently by J. H. Thomas, lord privy seal and spe- cial minister for unemployment. WILLIAMS TO QUIT AS COURT AUDITOR Asks Justices to Relieve Him. Will Devote Full Time to Law. Because he regards the office of audi- tor of the District Supreme Court as a “full time” job which should be filled by some one able to give his entire time to it, George Francis Williams, after a trial of nearly two years, has asked the justices of the Supreme Court to relleve him from the dutles of audi- tor so that he may devote all his time to_his law practice. Mr. Williams was persuaded by the court to undertake the difficult task fol- lowing the. resignation of Herbert L. Davis, who had been auditor for a number of years. He was then as now attorney and trust officer of the Lincoln National Bank and had formed a law partnership with his son. Earnest F. Williams. Mr. ‘Williams took over the duties of audi- tor Aprlf 2, 1928, with the expectation that he could look after his general tice as well as bank connec- jon. He has now Teached the de- cision that he should give all his time to his practice. The court in general term is expect- ed to announce shortly the name of his successor. The position pays $7,500 annually. RO, MERCHANTS GROUPS ELECTING CHAIRMEN Trade Sections’ Heads to Occupy Places on Association's Board of Directors. Trade sections of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association now are holding annual meetings for the election of chairmen who hold places as members of the board of directors of the asso- clation. The present board of directors will meet Friday for its regular monthly session at which a nominating commit- tee will be appointed to select namir.ees for officers of the association for the coming yell]' “i:DPwé" be elected at a meeting early 'ebruary. flli'lm E. Russell has been elected chairman of the awning section, suc- ceeding Arthur Copeland; D. R. Beane has been elected chairman of the fuel oil section, succeedin met; Arthur J. Sundlun has been re- elected chairman of the jewelry section, and W. P. Grove has been re-elected chairman of the oil heating section. A chairman of the furniture section will be elected this afternoon and heads of the coal and laundry sections will be named by these groups tomorrow. Nearly 11 per cent of the textile trade union members of Germany are unemployed, Beaverbrook, BY NEGLEY FARSON. By Radio to The Star and the Clhicago Daily News. LONDON, England, January 13.—Lord Beaverbrook, one of the master This campaign, which calls for uniting the Brit- ish commonwealth of nations, covering one-fourth of the world, into a single economic unit pro- ticism toward it as a press stunt of perhaps the greatest newspaper proprietor in Great Britain. - Britishers generally are attracted by such » by the possibilities of “sentimental preference,” meaning the amount of business which could be kept within the empire without any change in traders are beginning to believe that Great Brit- ain must go to protectionism if it wants to survive. Declaring that his ire free trade an issue at all forthcoming by general elections, opposing every parliamentary candidate who did not adopt the policy, Lord Beaverbrook outlined the steps in its future de- questions regarding what is to be done about the existing tariff walls within the empire, such as those dominions—tariff barriers which operate against Great Britain. Britain Must Act First. “Great Britain has to bury free trade. d | they would be Paul J. Crum-! THE EVENING ' BRITISH-“EMPIRE TARIFF” ‘TO SAVE TRADE OUTLINED Barrier Against Competition Such as Urged by Lord Gains Favor. Copyright, 1030. politics, has outlined the forthcoming crusade.” its own tariff walls against highly com- ombinations, such as the United States, aining headway, despite the initial skep- British Are Attracted by Idea. s empire solidarity. Others are intrigued ng_tariffs. The most reactionary free movement would make far to answer His statement goes a, Australia and other self-governing e in Great Britain,” sald Lord Beaver- For the moment we can leave Canada, Australia, New Zealand and SMITH GO. PAPERS T0BE SURRENDERED Department Agents Today to Have Records in Mail Fraud Probe. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. NEW YORK, January 13.—The long- sought private records of the F. H. Smith Co., seven of whose officials are under indictment for alleged use of the mails to defraud, will be placed in the hands of the Department of Justice today. STAR; JVKILLED AS GALE SWEEPS ENGLAND 20 Victims Are in Crew of Tug Sunk by 100-Mile Wind Hitting Island. d Press. LONDON, January 13.—Thirty per- sons lost their lives in a terrific storm which swept England last night, 20 of the victims being members of the crew of H. M. S. tug St. Genny, which sank during the night 30 miles north of Ushant Light. Only 5 men were rescued from the 425-ton vessel, which was en route to Gilbraltar for service with the Atlantic fleet. There were at least 10 deaths on land, where the wind at places reached a velocity of more than a hundred miles an hour. The hurricane subsided early today as suddenly as it had appeared earlier. | Falling trees were responsible for most of the casualties and for widespread cutting of telephone and telegraph lines and interruption of railway and highway traffic. London was almost isolated, as far as wire communication with the other large centers of England were con- cerned. On all sides today could be seen the havoc which the hurricane, probably as destructive as any of the season’s ex- traordinary blows, wrought—trees blown down, fences and billboards tipped over, roofs stripped and damaged, houses in some cases almost demolished, and vehi- cles half wrecked alongside of roads. The Weather Bureau sald another high gale was approaching from the Atlantic and an early renewal of the stormy weather might be expected. Gale conditions prevailed all along the coast from Hollyhead to Norfolk. Enormous seas are still running, espe- cially in the Channel, where shipping has had a rough and tumble time. ‘The Italian steamer Liana was taken in tow by & from Dover. MEMORIAL BILL ASKS $5,000,000 Representative Beck Introduces Measure for George Wash- ington Building. Representative Beck of Pennsylvania today introduced in the House a bill authorizing an appropriation of $5,000,- Frank G. Raichle and George T. Leisure, attorneys for the Smith Co., stated this morning that the records would be delivered at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon to Nugent Dodds, special as- sistant to the Attorney General, in the grand jury room at the Federal Court Building. Leisure said the Smith Co. officlals had been having the last of the records photostated over the week end, and had given him their assurance produced today in an- swer to the subpoenas which were is- sued in Federal Court at the request of Mr. Dodds. Bondholders Plan Protection. ‘While the Department of Justice representatives were awaiting the docu- ments they have sought so assiduously, a-bondholders’ committee of the F. H. Smith Co. was meeting in the Wash- ington office of Senator' Buung to map out plans for tecting the inter- est of thousands of persons over the country who have invested millions of dollars in Smith Co. bonds. ‘The committee at present consists of Charles E. Newton, former New York Attorney General: A. L. Malcolm, city glicl!or of Catskill, N. Y.; Erick Fisher Peter A. Miller, a real estate dealer of Detroit and New York. ‘To this committee there will be added today one representative each from ‘Washington, Baltimore, Wilmington and Richmond. Col. Lewis Landes, New York attorney, is associated with Sena- tor Hastings as counsel for the com- mittee. Col. Landes said yesterday that advertisements have been circulated over the entire country for bondholders of the Smith Co. to throw in their lots with the committee. More than $500,- 000 in bonds already have been placed in the committee’s depository, the Broadway National Bank, he said. Arguments Begin Friday. Col. Landes said he expects to begin argument in Equity Court here Friday for appointment of a temporary re- ceiver for the Smith Co. He said he is walf for additional affidavits from 0od, architect of Pittsburgh, Pa., and , former Smith Co. clients, which he expects will have been placed in_ his hands by the end of the week. With the receivership petition in mind, the committee has setured expert appraisals of every parcel of property in which the Smith Co. is interested. HEAD OF CANDY FIRM ANSWERS CHARGES Alfred Miller Denies Paying Him- self and Others Exor- bitant Salaries. By the Associated Pri NEW YORK, January 13.—Alfred R. Miller, president of Loft, Inc., candy manufacturers, yesterday made public a letter to stockholders, answering charges by Charles G. Guth, executive vice president of the corporation, who has demanded that Mr. Miller and two other directors be removed. Mr. Milier's letter denies that he and Willlam L. Wemple and Charles R. Stevenson, the two directors whose re- moval Mr. Guth demanded, have paid themselves and their staff of efficlency experts exorbitant salaries, have shown poor judgment in disposing of a mid- town leasehold, or have made a dis- advantageous contract with the Allison drug store chain. Mr. Guth also is president of the Mavis Bottling Co. of Baltimore, Md. U. S. HUNTS SOURCE OF PARROT FEVER AS THIRD SUCCUMBS | (Continued ;am First Page.) {were reported to Rhode Island health lauthorities. North Adams, Mass., had the same number. The two deaths reported previously were those of Mrs, Percy A. Willlams of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Louise Schafe of Baltimore. Tests being made in connection with an autopsy in the case of Mrs. Schaffie have not been completed. ‘The bacilli which Ward said he had isolated, were degmed from cultures taken from the of three persons stricken in Baltimore, He said the bacilli resembled those of typhoid fever. Surgeon Gen. Cumming has asked officials of the Bureau of Animal In- dustry and the Biological Survey, which issue” permits for the importation of birds, attempt to trace the origin of parrots from which the disease has been contracted. 000 to be expended by the George ‘Washington Memorial Association to assist in the erection of a suitable ‘memorial building in Washington on a site_already set aside for this purpose on B street between Sixth and Seventh. A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate by Goff of West Virginia. ‘The proposal of Senator Goff of West Virginia to have the Federal Govern- ment appropriate $5,000,000 toward the building will be considered first by the ublic buildings and grounds committee tead of the appropriations committee. As originally introduced last week, the bill provided directly for an appropria- tion and was sent to the appropriations committee. Senator Goff revised the bill today to make it an authorization, and had it referred to the public build- ings and grounds committee. BROOKHART RENEWS ATTACK ON MELLON Says in Church Address Crime| Board Report Is Further Indict- ment of Secretary. ‘The criticism leveled recently at Sec- retary of the Treasury Mellon in connection with the discussion of rohibition enforcement was renewed ast night by Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa, speaking on the subject of prohibition at the Metropoli- tan Presbyterlan Church, Fourth and B streets southeast. Senator Brookhart said in the course of his address that the finding of the Law Enforcement Commission that the equipment for enforcement is inade- quate “is a further indictment of Mr. Mellon.” Senator Brookhart said the Secretary of the Treasury has had the responsi- bility for the past nine years and that it was his principal duty in reference to prohibition to see that it had an adequate force and equipment. The Senator also included Undersecretary of the Treasury Mills in his criticism. Senator Brookhart declared the removal of the Secretary of the Treasury would do more good toward enfrocement than anything else, During his address Senator Brook- expressed the belief that The Eve- Star was the only big newspaper hart nln‘l in the East that was giving prohibition a fair deal. MRS. F. J. PARKER DIES. LOS ANGELES, January 13 (#).— Mrs, Martha J. Parker, 76, widow of the late Col. Frank J. Parker, ploneer Pacific Coast newspaper man died last night at the Santa Monica Hospital after a stroke of apoplexy. She was a native of Maryland and came to California when a child. Her father, W. H. Newell, was one of the founders of the San Francisco Morning Call, and later established the first newspaper in the Pacific North- west, the Times-Mountaineer, at The Dalles, Oreg. Hotel Fire Routs 100. CHICAGO, January 13 (#)—Fire sweeping through the Foswyn Arms, North Side residential hotel, last night forced 100 guests into ice-covered streets damage, mostly caused by smoke SANCTIONS ACCORD REACHED AT HAGUE Bank Becomes Main Topic as Reynolds, Traylor and Schacht Arrive. By the Assoclated Press. THE HAGUE, January 13.—The French and German delegations to the Reparations Conference have agreed upon a formula for the sanctions to be included in the protocol adopting the Young plan. ‘The text will be submitted at once to the Reich cabinet and Premier Tardieu of France will consult the French cabi- net regarding it while in Paris. It is understood that the formula practically does away with the possi- bility of another military occupation in the event that Germany should default in her reparations payments. Bank Becomes Main Topic. 'sthe Bank for International Settle- ments has become the leading subject for discussion with the arrival of Jack- son E. Reynolds, Melvin A. Traylor, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht and other framers of the bank's statutes. The bankers, who met again for the first time since Baden-Baden this after- noon, began work on the trust agree- ment between the central banks and the international institution. There are several points of difference delegates, but nothing that is thought to be insurmountable. After the trust agreement finally is adopted, the bank committee will take up the nomination of directors who in turn will elect the he.d of the new international financial institution. S. Parker Gilbert Arrives. ‘Meanwhile the big six powers are con- sidering the amount of the first instal- ment of bonds to be issued in commer- cializatlon of the unconditional repara- tions annuities. It has practically been decided that the first slice of these bonds to be offered on the market will amount to $200,000,000 issued at 5 per cent in- terest. 8. Parker Gilbert, whose name was among the first to be mentioned in con- nection with the presidency of the new bank, arrived at The Hague again today to confer with the banking committee. All other problems which the second conference must solve before the Young plan is adopted formally are well on the way to solution and the bank will re- main the uppermost subject under cor sideration during the absence of Premier Tardieu of France, who is leaving for Paris tonight to be present at the open= inz of the 1930 session of Parliament. 17 ARE ARRESTED IN SHOOTING PROBE Detroit Bomb Squad Head Suffer- ing From Wounds and Shock. By the Associated Pre DI IT, January 13.—Seventeen suspects, including one who had been arrested before in the same case, were taken into custody yesterday and ques- tioned regarding the attempted assass- ination of Inspector Henry J. Garvin, head of the police- crime and bomb squad, 10 days ago. A report from the receiving hospital sald the attending physiclans have transferred their concern from the wounds the inspector received on Jan- uary 2 to the state of his nerves. He still is suffering from shock. Lois Bartlett, 11-year-old girl, wound- ed during the attempt on Garvin's life, is recovering. Although scores of suspects have been arrested, none has been connected defi- nitely with the plot against Garvin's life. Rumors that the shooting may have' been instigated by jealous col- lenfuu within the department immedi- ately lald a blanket ofsilence over police headquarters. No one, from the com- missioner down, will make any state- ment. TYPES OF AIRPORTS T0 BE EXHIBITED 200 Drawings Turned Over to Board of Trade for Meet- ing Tonight. Types of airports which will greet the air traveler of the future will be exhibited at the New Willard Hotel to- night in connection with the airport meeting of the Washington Board of ‘Trade. Approximately 200 drawings have been turned over to the Board of Trade for_exhibition. ‘The competition has brought out forcibly that airports must be related definitely to the highways and traffic arteries of the community they serve; that airports must serve many of the functions of a public park in providing open spaces for public health and en- Joyment and that the marginal areas, which must be kept free of encroach- ing structures, offer exceptional oppor- tunity for development of public recre- ation grounds, playgrounds and amuse- ment parks, which contribute definitely to the city plan, Among the designs to be exhibited tonight is the only entry by Washington designers. It is a plan prepared by Thomas H. Locraft and Robert C. Danis, 1413 H street. ‘The arrangements for the exhibit were made by the Board of Trade avia- tion committee, under direction of Law- rence E. Willlams, chairman. Installing Third High Altar. PISA, Italy (A).—A new high altar is being installed in the celebrated cathedral here. The first one was built in 1119, A.D. A second one was and water, was estimated at $35,000. installed following & fire in 1595 and a third one was erected in 1774, “*AVAUNT, KNAVES!” CRY ACTORS; “TRA LA! TRA Shakespeareans and Opera Room and Lounging Rights. By the Assoclated Pres: CHICAGO, January 13.—Possibly it was an architectural error to have con- structed the dressing rooms of the Chi- cago Civic Opera Co. and of the Chi- cago Civic Theater ' (Shakespearean) adjoining each other. Actor folks are somewhat temperamental and so are opera folks. The two theaters, being in the same building, the arrangement undoubtedly was as proper as could be, but one would think the architects would have envisioned the possibilities of dispute. At any rate, there is a dispute. ‘The Shakespeareans declare that the opera stars have appropriated the sofas that were meant for the Shake- speareans and the disciples of the Avon bard have since ht by various means to repossess their furniture, LA!” IS RESPONSE Stars Dispute for Dressing Such language as “Thou knave, un- hand that pretty plush on which I wouldst recline!” is heard from time to time as a Shakespearean knight pounds at an operatic dressing room door. T this comes the Hiting Verdian answer, “Tra la la Ia, tra la, tra la.” And to this, like as not, some Roman Senator, wrapping his toga more closely about him, bellows, “You blocks! You stones! You worse than senseless things!” And even to this the divas and tenors reply, between the Germans and the other | VASHINGTON, “'D. €., 'MONDAY. JANUARY ' i3, "i%30. confined garages. were entirely successful. mechanical problem of a more suitably the device is brought to the marketable stage. “The device seen on the running board of this ear has been invented by Dr. J. C. W. Frazer (inset), professor of chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, to end the peril to motorists of carbon monoxide gas from running motors In The catalyst, which converts carbon monoxide into harmless carbon dioxide, was placed in this position simply for practical tests, which It still remains, Dr. Frazer points out, to solve the placed container for the catalyst before —P. & A. Photos. Writes to Friend By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 13.— Herbert Hoover finds in the presidency an “opportunity for speeding the orderly march of a great people” and “in the inspiration of that moving host” such compersation as is vouchsafed to few. This was set forth by the Chief Exec- utive in a letter to Dr. W. O. Thomp- son, president emeritus of Ohio State University, in which Mr. Hoover told something of the pleasant and unpleas- ant features of being President and spoke in picturesque language of those who, for partisan reasons, are working for his downfall. ' Daily Toil Mixing Mud Pies. Their “daily toil is mixing mud pies,” he said of these who seek to embarrass the President by giving publication to untruths, and again he referred to them as “haberdashers” generously pro- viding him with “mental hair shirts.” “Somewhere lately I said that every man has a few mental hair shirts an that Presidents differ only by their larger wardrobe,” he wrote, “for certain individuals, newspaper associations and HOOVER ENJOYS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE TRUSTING MAJORITY About Foes. Whose “Daily Task Is Mixing Mud Pies” and “Obstructing Truth.” institutions officiate as haberdashers in this regard with & high generosity which guarantees both humility and urbanity.” Dr. Thompson had sent the President a message of New Year greeting, in which he incorporated “a bit of counsel growing out of half a century of ob- servation.” Thi Executive should not be misled or dis- heartened by the partisans working for his flflu‘l: ‘tndthby those -who seek to obscure the truth by the disse: of falsehood. 4 g Truth Hard to Discover, The President asserted that the “dis- covery and promulgation of the truth” was “a vital question of public action.” “It must be distilled through the com- mon judgment of skilled men and wor en from accurately and patiently col lected facts and knowledge of forces before the extraction of the essence of wisdom,” Mr. Hoover continued. More Commissions Expected. ‘The Chief Executive went on to link his creation of numerous investigative d | commissions with this search for the truth, and indicated at the same time that the establishment of “more and more” of them might be expected. ATTORNEY ESCAPES DEATH FROM BOMBS Wife Hysterical as Double Blast Tosses Two From Bed in Home. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 13.—Two bombs, one at the rear and one at the front, exploded simultaneously at the home of Guy C. Guerine, village attorney of Mel- rose Park, a suburb, early today. Guerine and Mrs. Guerine were at home, but escaped injury. The bomb at the rear of the house was planted directly beneath a window of a bed room, and the force of the ex- plosion tossed both from bed. ‘When questioned as to what motives there might be for the bombing, Guer- ine said: & “Several times in the past week I re- ceived letters telling me to ‘lay off’ the liquor raids. However, I instigated no raids; they were made by Government agents and village police, None of the cases, as yet, has come up for trial.” Guerine, a suburban Republican leader, has been village attorney for a ye He was formerly an assistant State’s at- torney and is prominent in American Legion activities. The total bomb damage was estimated at $5,000. Mrs. Guerine became hysteri- cal and was taken to the home of rela- tives. MUSIL TRIAL AGAIN ON, WITH ALLEGED STOLEN PAY RECOVERED (Continued From Pirst Page.) being placed on trial on charges that grew out of his alleged embezzlement of $54,651, when he was disbursing officer of Division 40 of the Destroyed Squad- rons, Scouting Fleet. He was at that time attached to the U. S. S. Gllmer. At the time the general court-martial board adjourned, the accused naval paymaster asked, through his counsel, Lieut. Ar- thur P. Spencer, to be given a physical and mental examination and waived possible objections to the board’s mem- bership. Accordingly, Capt. Willis McDowell, captain of the Washington Navy Yard, who also was president of the court- martial board, communicated with Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, the judge advocate general, at the Navy Depart- ment, and adjournment was authorized. Later Musil was given an e: ination by medical officers of the Navy. Lieut. Musil surrendered at the New York Navy Yard, after allegedly having been absent without leave for some days. He was taken into custody and has been at the local Navy Yard for some time. He led l,plrl{ of naval officials to & point near Blue Plains, D. C., where some $40,000 of the al- legedly stolen money was dug up and recovered by the authorities —e ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR 25 YEARS HONORED Frederick Stock of Chicago Given Banquet by 800 Music Lovers. Congratulated by Hoover. By the Assoclated Pri CHICAGO, January 13—Frederick Stock_celebrated his_twenty-fifth year as conductor of the Chicago Symphony la, tra la, tra I It is difficult for a Mercutio, a King Richard or a Shylock to wax at a prima donna who, in a few minutes, mayhaps, must go onto the opera stage and be knifed unto death, consequently the matter of the plush sofas is about where it was at the start, the Shake- speareans still pounding at the operatic portcullis, In| '‘Avaunt, rascals!” and such, and being answered by dulcet “tra la, tra las.” . Orchestra today, Honoring the conductor’s quarter of a cent as head of one of Chicago's artistic ‘institutions, more than 800 Chicagoans, prominent in social, music and art_circles, gathered at a banquet of the Bohemian Club last night. Dr. Stock became conductor upon the death of Theodore Thomas, founder of the orchestr: Among the- telegrams of congratula- tions was one from President Hoover. “QPEN-MIND” POLICY ASKED OF FRENCH NAVAL DELEGATES (Continued From Pirst Page.) other method than limitation of the types, tonnages and guns of all cate- gories of warships must tend to pre- serve those elements of competition and uncertainty which it will be one of the express objects of the conference to eliminate. The last part of the note deals with the French suggestion of a Mediter- ranean pact of non-aggression and se- curity, and says that the British gov- ernment “* * * has learned with interest of the views of the French gov- ernment regarding the desirability of a treaty of mutual guarantees and non- aggression between the Maditerranean powers. They agree that the four- power treaty relating to the Pacific which resulted from the Washington conference exerted a happy influence upon negotiations of the Washington naval treaty. “His majesty’s government would only point out at this stage that a treaty such as that suggested by the French government appears to go con- siderably farther than the Pacific treaty above mentioned, which provided only for the summoning of a conference for settlement of controversies and for joint consultation in the face of aggressive action, “Inasmuch as all Mediterranean pow- ers are members of the League of Na- ready exist for joint consultation event of need.” AMERICANS SURVEY TASK. 5. 5. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Jan- uary 13 (#).—After three days of almost complete rest the American delegation to the forthcoming London Naval Con- ference today began the final round of consultation preparatory to opening of the conference one week from tomorrow. ‘The first meeting of the delegation since the Washington sailed last Thurs- day was understood to have been called for today for a general survey of the task ahead with the purpose of going into detailed subjects later. Although these meetings will con- tinue during the remainder of the voyage, it is unlikely that there will be | any public announcement regarding | them since all the major points of the | American position have already been determined and were announced befora the delegation left Washington. The present discussions are concerned rather with methods and procedure. Discussion yesterday revealed that at present available funds for the dele- gation are only $200,000 and that even with greatest economy this amount can- not be stretched over two months. With expectation that the conference will last three or four month, a congressional appropriation to carry the party through was looked upon as inevitable. REPLY FAVORABLY REEEIVED. t \ BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Dally te News. Copyright, 1930. PARIS, France, January 13.—The | British reply to the French memoran- dum on naval disarmament is favorably received by inside circles here. In a | sense, despite its careful wording and ! slightly cold tone, this document is | sensational. ! In it Great Britain agrees to discuss a possible editerranean agreement | with the wers _concerned—France, to negotiate naval tonnage 3 on | | the basis of the so-called French com- | | promise, which under certain ecircum- | stances mmlu the shifting of the ton- nage ent from one category to another. As it is precisely a Mediterranean agreement and the French compromise tonnage flh" which at present offer the best hopes of final success of the best hopes of final success of the im- pending Naval Arms Conference in London, the British reply is interpreted as a considerable step forward. It is especially noteworthy that altho the United States has twice publicly ac- cepted the French compromise plan Great Britain never before has done so. tions 1t would appear that facliities al- | $5,736.877.77, and estimates for the fiscal Italy and Spain—and, above all, agrees | D: = HALL RELIEFFUND RASED TOS 2870 Evening Star Receives Addi- tional Donations for Fam- ily of Bomb Victims. Contributions totaling $109, received over the week end, for the relief fund for the family of John Hall of Pleasant, Md., three of whom were killed by the bomb which wrecked thelr home on New Year day, today had swelled the fund to $1,248.70. The fund was sponsored by The Eve- ning Star Newspaper Co., with an in- itial contribution of $250. Additional subscriptions will be received by the cashier of The Star and duly credited in the columns of this paper, With this money and other sums raised for them by neighbors and friends in Seat Pleasant and Mitchell- ville, Md., where they have lived, John Hall and his eldest son, Norris, expect to bring together the members of their family again, pay off the hospital and funeral bills which resulted from the explosion, and start life anew in an- other home in Seat Pleasant. Family in Destitute Condition. The family is almost destitute, the $15 & week earned by Norris Hall, who is working with a Washington gasoline firm, being the only revenue of the family at present. Mr. Hall is a grave digger, and earns $26 a week when working, but has not been able to work since the tragedy that visited his home. Three members of .the family, Nora Hall and two of the children, Leslie, 16, and Thomas, 8, are still in Providence Hospital recovering from injuries they received in the explosion. Mr. Hall is living with his sister, Mrs. Jmegh Ireland, at 1249 Morse street northeast. Norris stays with friends in Mitchellville and Seat Pleasant, List of Donors to Date. Contributions to the fund report: today by the cashier of The supf lig ;flr !(;Ho‘;'s: o ! eviously acknowledged. . it ‘1,139;}3 Florence M. Thompson Francis P. Shires. is was that the Chief|G. Ww. H E. V. D. St. Matthews Addison Sen):.{ Pleasant, $7,000,000 TRIANGLE FUND IS CARRIED IN TREASURY-P. 0. BILL (Continued From PFirst Page.) partment of Agriculture f under authority of a !pech;fl“tffl&oofl The Liberty Loan Building, adjacent to the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing, ‘has had two additional stories nd%;t: ‘Dte. :&:t of $375,000. ‘partment of i - ministration bulld!nto uAe'xrpemdmn““m.ge gorgsol’:’eod this month. Cost limit was $2,- The Government Printiny Office ad- dition is under contract -5 a umn.gr :’:)tutogfl '1,250.002. lhal building is per cent completed an time limit expires July 24, 1930, Bl Revenue Building Is Ahead. The Internal Revenue Building, explained by Acting supervml:':‘: A‘r;\‘le 'skceg,e &hlmes A Wlmare,’ is ahead of its ule. The t of ¢ building is. $10,000,000. i ‘The De&nlmnenz of Commerce Build- ing, the limit of cost of which is $17,- 500,000, was reported to be 15 per cent completed on November 1. The build- ing is about 22 months ahead of con- tract time. Concerning the Supreme Court Bufld- ing, which is to be between First and Second streets, East Capitol street and Maryland avenue northeast and facing the Capitol, Mr. Wetmore explained that the ground has all been acquired and paid for by the Treasury Depart- ment, but that the construction will not be done by the Treasury. The Department of Agriculture Ex- tensible Building, it was explained, is in the status of acquisition of ground. Mr. Wetmore said the Archives Building, which is to be between Penn- sylvania avenue and B street, Ninth and Tenth streets, was “still in the 'study stage, but could be brought to a point where it could be let under contract in six _or seven months.” Explaining the expenditures for pub- lic buildings in ! e District of Columbia, Treasury officia:is showed that the ex- penditures for the fiscal year, 1929, were year 1930 are $18,200,000. Should Con- gress increase the present authorization of $50,000,000 as is assured under the Elliott bill. providing $100,000,000 more for the District, the Treasury stated that “the estimated expenditures will be increased for the fiscal year 1931 and subsequent fiscal years.” For acquiring property in the co-called triangle the Treasury spent during the fiscal year 1929, $4,003,108.04, and it is Ed!lzll:ll'&;l thtnl: ‘Triangle property expen- ures for the present fiscal A be $12,250,000. o Touoar ‘The Treasury explained its request fof more persennel in the technical force in the office of the supervising architect., Mr. Wetmore said he could use abouf 50 mores men. More than $300,000 worth of toy bale l(:un: !{om America were used in Brite ain December Circulation. Daily...108,201 Sunday, 114,528 Distriet of Columbia. ss.: FLEMING NEWROLD. Business Managef of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR. ges solemnly swear {hat the acnisi number Sribirea: quring the. monia® of Decamissr: In| e month of cember, A.D. 1929, was as follows: ¥ BEEEES 0aaman Less adjustments....... ‘Total daily net circulation. Avere de! net paid circulatio: 105,173 L 1637 o801 SoRiss adjustments. Total Sunday net circulation.. Average net pald cire: ot etc. 4 Average Sunday net circulation PLEMI Y ING: NE' Business 10 ey ot aaha ! 50! Bealy 'ELMER