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A—2 w« PEOPLE MAY VOTE | DELEGATES ADOPT ONDRY LAW REPEAL Movement on Foot Seeks Calling of Constitutional Canvention. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Senator Blaine's proposal that a vote be taken in Congress on the direct issue of whether the eighteenth amendment shall be repealed may ultimately lead to a Nation-wide referendum. Already some of the wets are saying that the Anti-Saloon League and other dry ‘organizations have so intimidated members of Congress by threatening opposition in the primaries and in the elections themselves that a two-thirds vote in both Houses would be highly mprobable. Two-thirds Vote Required. Before a repeal amendment could be submitted to the States for ratification it would have to get the approval of tw. -thirds of both Houses. ~There is & movement on foot to get at the same problem in another way by having a constitutional convention called with delegates from each State. Under the Constitution such a convention can propose amendments for submission 1o the Legislatures, and for several years petitions have been circulated to get the necessary number of States to agree to the calling of such a conven- tion. The central issue in prohibition around which enforcement revolves is public sentiment. It is becoming every day more apparent that one of the Federal Government's greatest problems is discouraging those who patronize bootleggers. Many of these people are insisting that the majority in America do not approve of prohibition. The drys, on the other hand, point to the attitude of Congress and the States. A general referendum, it is believed, ‘would | be the only way that wets and drys would be convinced on this point. Simplifies Enforcement Problem. If it became evident that the ma- jority of the people wanted prohibition stay, the problem of enforcement would be simplified to some extent, be- cause a demonstration of public opinion would add weight to the idea that the minority must obey the laws made by the majority. If, on the other hand, & considerable sentiment for modifica: tion appeared, this would have a pow: erful influence on the attitude of mem- f Congress. b“;p::h\ m.‘c‘ hinery for & re!erendun: ‘would have to be provided by an act o Co . There have been various test Yotes in several of the States, but the difficulty with each of the tests has been the disagreement as to the word- ing of the proposal submitted. Many of the wets are in favor of a simple posal which would ask the American people to vote on ‘whether the eighteenth ‘amendment should be so modified as to permit the sale of light wines and beer. Hhe drys, of course, would oppose this on the ground that it would mean the Teturn of the saloon, or at least the establishment of a distribution system through which whisky would be sold. The question really is ‘Whether with the jarge number of points of distribution for whisky already established in the Jarge cities there would be any consid- erable diminution if light wines and beer could be legally sold with the un- derstanding that the beverages could not be consumed on the premises. Canadian System an Example. this point there has been much | lc?‘;lem(c dflmlon with the constant reference to the Canadian system, but before there is any real progress one way or the other on prohibition the matter of what public sentiment really is on the subject will have to be settled. That is why Senator Blaine's request for a vote on repeal brings to a climax the whole prohibition controversy. ‘While the idea of voting on the repeal comes from a wet, Senalor Borah and other drys favor it. The question really s what o cz:w ‘majority of the people want an - 4 r{nreu‘mutlvc of that majority. t has been such a long time since & Clear-cut issue on prohibition has been voted on in Congress that wets and ‘drys welcome the opportunity to record themselves, though a large number who are on the fence will prefer to sidetrack the vote. Up to now most of the legis- Jative proposals have had to do with the imore vigorous enforcement of the law or the interpretation of the elghteenth ‘amendment. ‘The belief has prevalied that light wines and beer could be ob- tained by modification of the Volstead act. May Favor Substitute. The drys have insisted that the only, thing that could be modified to bring about such results is the elghteenth amendment. Former Senator Wads- worth of New York once offered a sub- stitute for the eighteenth amendment and it is not unlikely that when the Congress finally votes it will not be on an out-and-out Tepeal, but on an af- firmative proposal which can be sub- mitted as a substitute for the elght- eenth amendment. It has been proposed, for instance, that Congress be given full power to de- cide the extent to which the manufac- ture of alcoholic beverages shall be per- ‘mitted. Chiet Issue Outined. . ‘The idea back of this is to leave it to & majority of Congress to determine what are the changing desires of the American people. It is really the ex- pression of a disinclination to go through the more roundabout process of submitting amendments to the va- rious State Legislatures and is based on the theory that the eighteenth amend- ment as at present written is not a grant of power, but an act of legisla- tion and that the original Constitution looked toward the idea of defining the wers of Congress in the States, but eaving it to each to legislate accord- ly. m’fln significant thing about Senator /Blaine’s proposal is that the issue is 1bel more clearly drawn and when ‘public sentiment is defined the problem of enforcement will be in turn effected. IN MINE EXPLOSION % ‘Fall of Slate, Opening Pocket of Gas, Blamed by Officials for West Virginia Disaster. By the Associated Press. BECKLEY, W. Va, January 20.—An explosion roared through an entry far iback in the No. 1 mine of the Lilly- brook Coal Co., 10 miles from here, yes- terday, carrying death to eight miners -and injuring four others. The bodies were recovered. One of the injured men—R, L. Meadows, white—found lying with the dead, may not recover, it was reported at the hospital here. He was brought from the pit by rescuers. The others injured walked from the mine. 8ix of the dead were Negroes. Company officials swia they believed jthe explosion was caused by a_fall of isiate opening s pocket of gas. Investi- gation got under way.today. Lloyd Waner Under Knife. y_ PITTSBURGH, January 20 (#).— | Lioyd Waner, Pitisburgh Pirate outfield- \er, had his appendix removed here to- i “ollowing the L ol operation, him down during early HUGH DRUM. ORUM AND DE WIT GVEN HEH R President Appoints Inspector General and Quartermas- ter General. President Hoover has selected Brig. Gen. Hugh Drum of the Infantry to be inspector general of the Army to suc- ceed Brig. Gen. William C. Rivers, who retired last week, and Col. John L. De Witt of the Infaniry to quartermaster general of the Army to succeed Maj. Gen, B. F. Cheatham. Gen. Drum is now in command of a division at Fort Hamilton, and several years ago was an assistant to the chief of staff of the Army. He is a native of Michigan and entered the Army in 1 as & second lieutenant of Infantry. & brigadier general he commanded a division of the National Army during the World War, and was afterward awarded the Di<tinguished Service Medal and Silver Cross citation for gal- lantry in action. He was promoted to a brigadier 7en- eral in the Regular Army in 1920, Col. De Witt entered the Army in 1898 as a second lleutenant of Infan- try. He is a native of Nebraska. In 1911 he was transferred from the In- fantry to the Quartermaster Corps with the rank of captain, and in 1921 he be- came & colonel. For his services during the World War he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. He gradu- ated from the Army War College in 1907, and is at present one of the of- ficers in charge of the college. ED TO ACT ON HOOVER PROHIBITION PLANS (Continued From First Page) that the provision requiring a majorit; vote of the whole el?ltlon‘on lhio n! peal of the elghteenth amendment would give a firmer guarantee of popu- lar approval than is now given by the general method of amending the Con- stitution. “Under the present method of amend- ing the Constitution,” she sald, “the representatives of 5 per cent of the people of the United States have the power to defeat an amendment of the Constitution, The elghteenth amend- ment should not stay in the Constitu- tion unless a majority of the people want it 10 remain.” Harrls Goes Before Committee. Senator Harris appeared before the judiciary committee in support of his bill to provide & procedure before United States commissioners in prose- cutions of misdemeanor offenses nst the prohibition laws. Senator Steiwer, chalrman of the subcommittee to which his bill was referred, sald the subcom- mittee would ask the Attorney General for a report on the Harris bill. that report is received, it is not likely | that the subcommittee will meet to consider the measure, No effort was made in the Senate Judiciary committee today to bring up the resolution of Senator Blaine of Wisconsin, proposing the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Senator Blaine has said he will do nothing about his resolution until after the tariff bill has been disposed of in the Senate, which may not be for another three or four weeks, ‘The subcommittee of the House judi- clary committee, appointed last week to consider bills authorizing the use of United States commissioners to hear cases of minor violations of prohibi- tion and other laws, held a meeting to- day and will continuc its sessions to- morrow. Representative Christopherson of South Dakota is chairman of the subcommittee. DOG SAVES TEN LIVES. Arouses Woman Bed After Discovering Blaze. CHICAGO, January 20 (#).—Rin, police dog, was given credit today for having saved Mrs. Mary Ebersol, her three children and six other persons from possible degth by fire early yes- terday. ‘The dog leaped upon Mrs. Ebersol's bed, awakening her, when fire broke out in the bathroom and had reached within 15 feet of her. Mrs. Ebersol aroused her children and notified the family in the flat above. A cigaret was belleved to have started the fire. The bullding was badly damaged. 50 ARABS DIE IN BATTLE. Planes Used by Italians in Capture of Murzuk. TRIPOLI, January 20 (#).—Troops of the Duke Delle Puglie engaged in battle yesterday with Arab tribesmen outside Murzuk. The Arabg fled after a spirited engagement, leaving 50 dead and 24 wounded. Tweive were taken prisoners, among them one chieftain. Italicn losses were 18 wounded native soldiers. The Itallans were aided by | three airplancs. The Italians occupied | Murzuk. Shot by Rabbit, Georgia Hunter Is Minus Two Toes By the Associated Press. RINGGOLD, Ga., January 20. —Shot by a rabbit, James H. Gordy, local sportsman, is now minus two toes. Gordy went hul\unsomlurdly with W. M. Kittrell, rdi shot & rabbit and placed it in his bag. Later the men sat down to rest, by Leaping on PARLEY PROGEDURE Each Nation Will Be Allowed to Present Proposals in Its Own Way. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1930. LONDON, England, January 20.—A plan of procedure for the naval confer- ence was adopted by the delegates as- sembled in Downing street this morn- ing which assures the greatest possible suppleness in the discussions. There will be no formal agenda. Conversations will not be limited according to stiff rules fixed in advance, but each nation will be asked to bring forward all pro- posals, considerations and reflections which it considers in any way relevant or likely to ald in a final solution. ‘This a.sures the British that the question of battleships will be fully dis- cussed, assures the Japanese that their demands for auxiliary tonnage in ex- cess of their Washington ratios will not ruled out of order and assures the French that their viewpoint in all re- spects will be fully and sympathetically considered without any semblance of that “Anglo-Saxon dictation,” of which much loose talk has been heard on the European continent. ‘The opening of the conference by the King tomorrow will be gurely formal. Each delegate will speak briefly and will limit himself to general expressions of good will. Wednesday will be de- voted wholly to private conversations and preparations, ‘Thursday at 10 am. the first full public session will be held. Here each delegation will present ils viewpoint at length, taking care, however, not to go into too much detail or take too long. At this"meeting Prime Minister Mac- donald will be elected chairman of the conference. It is agreed that whenever Mr. Macdonald is absent the chief dele- gates of the other powers will preside in turn in alphabetical order. Generally speaking, the full confer- ence will meet in the mornings. Most of the sessions will be private, The big five, consisting of the heads of the delegations, will meet whenever it seems expedient. No subcommittees have yet been formed. These will be appointed only as various questions reach the point where the appointment of such a committee seems useful. Afternoons will be left free for meetings of these fimm"““ and for private conver- Friction to Be Avoided. In short, the whole ocedure is planned in such a way uwll is hoped will give every one the fullest satis- faction and the utmost assurance and eliminate all unnecessary friction, ‘The outstanding development of the conference thus far is the British pro- posal, first announced by Mr. Macdon- ald through the press, but since con- firmed privately to the American dele- gation, that an undertaking be given even now to reduce the size of battle- shllp beginning :,ltldlfllfi. ‘The Ameri- cans were prepa 0 tpone Te. placements until that dm ’.::d in principle are favorable to a considera- ble reduction in battleship flotillas in one way or another. But they would have preferred to discuss these details later. Mr. Macdonald’s proposal was made without consulting them, and therefore came as a surprise. ‘The Dally News Conference Bureau is able to give the inside story of this slight misunderstanding. It is said on good authority that Mr. Macdonald and President Hoover in Washington agreed that something must be done ultimately to relleve nations of the huge costs of great battleships. It is added, however, t President Hooyer preferred that the ghestidn be left until a little later., But Mr. Macdonald’s hand seems to hdve been forced by his cabinet, 1 British Motives Mixed. ‘The British motives are mixed. - First, they hope by reducing battleships to persuade the French to reduce their Submarine tonnage, Second, they feel that reduction in battleships will be popular everywhere and, in case major difficulties are encountered in categories, success in capital ship re- duction will enable the conference, nev- ertheless, to achieve real success. Third, they feel that this cutting down of the enormously expensive capital ships is the best and simplest of all ways of saving money on naval budgets. Final- ly, they feel that it would help their own naval situation. The admiraity estimated then and sUill estimates that Britain needs a minimum of 70 cruisers. When Eng- land agreed to 50 this was solely be- cause of the Kellogg pact, with its sup- posed elimination of the possibility of war between these two powers. But a large element of opinion in Great Brit- ain is still opposed to this reduction. The Labor government. in studying the situation found, that the need for 70 cruisers was based on the supposition that while some guarded convoys others must accompany the battle fieets to de- fend Dbattleships. If, therefore, the Labor government argues, battleships are reduced or even eliminated alto- gether, 50 be really sufficient. American naval opinion does not share in these views as far as the United States 1s concerned. We are willing to have fewer battleships, but we think they should be large and carry heavy guns, because, as the Philippines, for example, under the Washington treaty are not fortified, it would be necessary in case of war to defend the islands with floating forts, which is what bat- tleships are. However, we are willing to consider reducing the size of battle- ships to, say 25,000 tons, and also to reduce the size of guns, but we feel that this is & complicated matter which should be carefully studied before actual size and gun powder are finally fixed. Furthermore, even postponing replacement until 1936, we would like to find some fair way of compensating ourselves for the superior- ity meanwhile given Britain by the two new battleships, the Rodney and the Nelson. Mr. Macdonald has explained to our delegates that he was sorry to have to make the capital ship pro) 1 50 soon, but thaé his hand was forced by the Labor party and public opinion. It is understood, however, that even some of the members of his own cabinet were astonished that he did not wait until the opening tomorrow to make the proposal. Meanwhile, the incident seems to be satisfuctorily closed. The Americans will not refuse to discuss the whole mat- ter as the British wish, but naturally maintain their own viewpoint in all re- spects for the present. . LOS ANGELES FLIES HERE. Navy Dirigible Pays Capital Day- light Visit. The Navy dirigible Los Angeles, training ship of the Navy lighter-than- air training squadron &t Lakehurst, N. J., visited the National Capital shortly before noon today on a routine training flight. Although the big ship has flown over the cily & number of times at night during the last two months, this was the first daylight visit here since the new training program started at Lakehurst last year. The Los Angeles is uset as a school ship to train the officers and crews cruisers will from Spring training, the operation was not expected . to interfere with Waner's DRI African eggs are to be sold in 3 ¥_ South London. Gordy's gun. The charge went through the sportsman’s shoe, taking two toes with ft. ich will man the giant Navy dirig- ibles now being consiructed at Akron, Ohio, each of which will be more than twice the size of the Los Angeles. After circling _over the city the dirigible ded back into = thick mist toward other | with regard to | Historic St. James’ Palace, in London (upper left), will be the scene of the five-power naval , while the secretaries’ room (upper right) and famous tapestry room (lower right) will be used by secretaries to the delegations. The center dams, Senator David A. Reed, Secretary Stimson, Semator Robinson and Am room (lower leff plcture shows American delegates. Left to righ : Secret: L. TO TAKELEAD N NAVY CUT MOVE Delegation Prepared to Ask Reduction to Lowest . Strength Possible. ___(Continued From First Page) / Americans held the spotlight in the closing hours of the pre-conferencé pe- rlod, it was only one of the many cross- consultations taking place almost hourly. ‘These were sandwiched in today be- tween two formalities preparatory to to- morrow’s opening in the House of Lords gallery, The first of these was the convening of all the delegates at No. 10 Downing street to talk over methods of organiza- tion and physical procedure. The sec- ond was the visit of the delegations to be introduced to King George at Buck- ingham Palace, ‘The principal formality scheduled for the meeling at No. 10 Downing street was selection of Prime Minister Macdonald as chairman of the confer- ence, & post due him naturally as head of the government acting as host, Auother was approval of the seating arrangements, under which the Ameri- cans are seated on the right rim of the table just beyond the French and the British, Japanese and Italians similarly along the left wing. King George to- morrow will stand at the closed end of “U”-shaped table, the French on his right and the British on his left, King George's return from Sandring- ham to make his first public address since his iliness stirred the emotions of his subjects and fixed their attention on the forthcoming conference. Heads of Delegations Gather. TFor,the first time since their arrival heads of the five delegations gathered today under one roof, No. 10 Downing street. Reljiro Wakatsukl, head of the Jap- anese delegation, was first to arrive, followed by Tardleu, who was accompa- nied by Aristide Briand, French foreign minister. Cameras clicked as the two Frenchmen paused at the doorway. Col. Stimson shortly followed. He did not_stop outside. The general public gathered outside to watch the delegation heads assem- ble. Inside the prime minister's resi- dence a great candelabra could be seen blazing in the drawing room, dispelling somewhat the dullness of a drab Lon- don morning. ‘The guests were ushered immediately into the cabinet room, where the Brit- ish ministers meet for their formal de- liberations, thus providing one of the most dignified” settings in England for the meeting. Dirigible Flies Over No. 10. Just as Premier Macdonald was be- ginning his address to the delegates the whirr of the engines of the R-100, new glant British dirigible, was heard in the conference room above his voice. Those near windows could see it cruising low over the foreign office, which adjoins No. 10. Several delegates expressed a desire to look at the great airship, so Mr. Macdonald led them into the garden of No. 10. The R-100 flew so low over them that the faces of the men in the gon- i dolas could be seen. It disappeared in & few moments and the conference was resumed. . The Downing street meeling lasted about an hour. All of those present de- clined to comment on what had taken place, but said that Mr. Macdonald would issue a midafternoon communique dealing with the talk. It was understood, however, that the conversations were of & general nature, relating mainly to questions of pro- cedure and the program for the sessions. MM. Tardieu and Briand left at the head of the line as the delegatss filed out. Col. Stimson was the last of all. He posed for pictures in front of the official residence. The entire group was photo- graphed inside the building. Minister to Denmark Named. Ralph H. Booth of Michigan today was nominated by President Hoover to be Minister to Denmark. Hoover, Dressed For Snow, Enjoys Snappy Workout ‘The low temperature early to- day and the snow-covered ground did not prevent President Hoover from playing medicine ball in the rear grounds of the White House. The President and members of his medicine ball cabinet wore heavy sweaters and were other- wise garbed for the weather: For 20 minutes they jumped around, tossing the six-pound ball, and their faces had a wholesome glow when they concluded and went into the White House for hot coffee and toast and bacon. disarmament conference. Japan Details Naval Parley Hopes Hamaguchi Statement Expresses Belief New Spirit of Trust Among Nations Has Banished Fears and Suspicions. By the Assoclated Press. TOKIOQ, January 20.—Premier Hama- guchi, on the eve of the opening of the five-power Naval Arms Conference at London, today gave the Associated Press an exclusive statement detailing Japan's hopes for success of the parley. Japan, the premier said, was de- termined to contribute to the limit of her ability to make the conference “a success, & triumph of good sense and good will.” He expressed Japan's hope that the “newly developed spirit of trust among nations which we have written into the treaty outlawing war, will per- mit us to approach this task free from many of the fears and suspicions which have hampered our former efforts.” ‘The statement follows: “Japan enters the Naval Conference at London with the full, solemn realiza- tion of the opportunity offered there to share in the achlevement which the future generations shall hold a grateful remembrance, We are determined to contribute to the limit of our ability to make it a success, a triumph of good sense and good will through reconcilia- tion of our various needs for defense with universal aspirations to be released from the dangers and burdens of com- petitive armament. Believes Suspicions Gone. “Qur_government believes that the newly developed spirit of trust among nations, which we have written into the treaty outlawing war, will permit us to approach this task free from many of the fears and suspicions which have hampered our former efforts. We have sent out delegates to London hopeful that they can accomplish more than merely set the limits of the pro- duction of ships of war; we want ac- tual reduced nevles, either those in the being or those in the building and pro- jected, and so lighten the burdens of our people. “Our delegates speak for a united people; we believe in the justice of those proposals they are to lay before the conference. Any amount of strength Japan proposes to retain for herself will always be gauged by the minimum needs for her national security, no more, no less. Content with an inferior strength than the American or British navies, we offer no menace to any power, Hopes for Agreement. “Japan hopes the London Conference will produce an agreement among all of the five powers participating. She wants the provisions of that agreement to become immediately effective, but also that this will lead to wider > cation of the principles of disarmamen through the League of Nations. “The government hopes that beyond the agreement concerning auxiliary vessels, the five poy nge an entension of the capital ship replace: ment schedules fixed at the Washing- ton conference reducing the maximum tonnages and gun calibers—if, indeed, it be necessary t| these schedules be carried out at all SECRETARY STIMSON CALMS FRENCH FEARS ON CONFERENCE PLANS TWO BILLION SEEN AS COST TO U. S. IF PARLEY FAILS tinued From First Page.) (Continued Prom First Page) ference upon non-British and non- American listeners. ‘The British Broadcasting Corpora- tion, & semi-government concern, of: fered the radio companies of France, Italy and.Japan fullest facilities placed at the disposal of American broad- casters. What Col. Stimson said to Tardleu, Briand and Grandi was in effect that America is_profoundly anxious lest any power shall leave London in a spirit of soreness, The Secretary went to special lengths in that direction while conferring with the French delegates. He himself labored with Tardieu be- cause they could speak English to each other, To Ambassador Morrow was assigned the task of talking to Briand because they could carry on conversations in Prench. Whether he mentioned it or not, Briand had con- spicuously in mind ‘the experience he underwent at Washington in 1921. After submitting Prench views on naval military disarmament Briand practically boited the conference and returned to Paris, He felt then, and France has always felt since, that the United States and Great Britain fixed up the 5—5—3 program in star cham- ber sesslons while France and Italy waited outside of the conference door and were told later that they had been assigned the 1.67 ratio, which they could take or leave. Stimson and Mor- row were in no doubt when they left the French embassy last night that Prance does not intend to be a victim of any stepchild treatment at London. On their own part American delegates were able to persuade Tardieu and Briand no such thing is contemplated by the United States. How deep-seated are Prench fears of an Anglo-American “deal” was brought home to Col. Stim- son and his colleagues this morning when they were made acquainted with ) the contents of an article just Wflllen!h.d by former Premier Poincare for Lai . .g Naclon, Buenos Aires. The article warns nations of Latin America_that any naval agreement be- tween Great Britaln and the United | States resulting in proportional reduc- tion forced upon other powers would be as harmful to Latin_republics as it: would be to France. In defending her own independence, Poincare says, France is defending theirs. The ex-premier de- clares the French government. sup- ported by French public opinion and the Chamber of Deputies, has decided not to recognize the London Conference as having authority of an international tribunal, Tardieu's sympathy with Nationalist views are well known to Poincare. How far the French delegat in exposing their . oitions for & ilerranean security ac diclosed yet. If Tardieu and Briand brought up the question Col. Stimson and Mr. Morrow are almost certain to have indicated, courteously but unmis- takably, that this is an issue in which ! the United States has only academic interest. It may come, however, to pos- sess very real interest if France makes a four-power Mediterranean pact a con- ptance of the cruiser ‘with re means a Great Brital to accede to Ame: drastically” reduced auxiliary fleet. (Copyright, 1930.) ——e Peat is act: coal in the first stage of development a quarter of a billion dollars annually and the savings would have been more if all classes of ships had been limited. ‘The failure to limit all classes, he continued, had resulted in the five signatory powers, Great Britain, Japan, France. Italy and the United States, im- mediately laying down 10,000-ton cruis- ers, the largest warship permitted undsr terms of the Washington pact. He as- serted these countries did not need these cruisers except that they thought they did, adding: “What one country thinks it needs in naval armament, the others do also. This keeplan up with the Joneses is the cause of this program.” Problem for Statesmen. “The problem at the London naval conference,” French said, “is not a problem for technical men. It is & problem for statesmen who are schooled in other things than the Navy.” This assertion was loudly applauded. ; jprove thoroughly that Secretary Adams of the Navy is a member of the delegation,” he went on to say. “I am glad that Admiral Hilary P. Jones and the other naval officers have been sent along as experts to give expert advice. But the other interests involved are so vital it is important that our delega- tion be dominated by statesmen of broad understanding and not technical men.” French sald propaganda for s big navy had resulted in a far greater ton- nage of naval vessels being built in Dflr::(e yards than in the public navy yards. He presented figures which he said showed propaganda had been used-to bring out the need for a large navy before the Washington Arms Confer- ence. After the Washington Arms Conference, he added, big business men come before House committees and “Gentleman, would you take food from the mouths of our babies?” “What can you in a case like that?” French asked. In place of adopting brief bullding programs, the Idahoan suggested that a &ro(rlm be adopted so that the ing and naval yards would know how much business to expect. SHEPHARD SEES END OF WETS IN CONGRESS McBride Addresses Plea for Funds to Closing Session of Anti- Saloon League. By the Assoclated Press. DETROIT, January 20.—Prohibition sermons in 40 churches in the Detroit metropolitan area brought the Anti-Sa- loon League convention here to & close yesterday. Senator Morris Shephard of Texas, who introduced the eighteenth amendment in Congress and who now o iquor e okt edualy gulty wiih the e seller, asserted the wets were forever de- A . F. Scott Me] , general super- intendent of the league, made an ap- peal for funds and declared that “never more than at present has there been a g‘:zer need for a militant. aggressive ‘The g will Morrow. —Associated Press Photo. RELIEF FROM COLD BY WEATHER BUREAU (Continued From First Page.) treatment. Danger of infection in a leceration of the leg kept him at the hospital. A collision between two sleds at Thir- teenth and M streets no: . sent Henry Fleishman, 13, of 1119 Oren street' northeast, to Casualty Hospital for treatment of & minor face laceration. Francis Cross, 16, colored, of Rock- ville suffered a broken leg when an automobile, driven by J. H. Ward of Rockville, struck him while he was coasting on the Norbeck Pike, near Rockville. He was taken to the Silver Spring Hospital. ¢ Several Injured in Falls, Several persons were injured in falls while crossing slippery walkways. Mrs. Pearl Stanley, 39, of 324 Sixtenth street northeast fell at Sixteenth and’ D streets southeast, shortly after noon and received a fractured left ankle. A pass- ing motorist took her to Casualty Hos- pital for treatment. Mary Bro) 25, of 1152 Oates street northeast, ived probable frac- ) ture of the right leg in a fall on the street. near her home and was treated by Dr. H. G. Hadley of 1252 Sixth street southwest. . Yetta Prankel, 42, of 636 Park road, fell in the 600 block of M street and sustained a fractured right arm, for which she was treated at Emergency Hospital. r James Lucas, 32, colored, of 510 Twenty-third street, and James Plum- mer, 38, colored, of 915 E street, sus- tained a fractured left elbow and severe bruises, respectively. Many Deaths Over Country. Associated Press dispatches told of terrible suffering and death over a wide | area. The cold wave had moderated today in the Chicago region, but not until it bad cost the lives of five persons, three of them infants. . ‘The temperature, which was well un- der zero Saturday, responded to a Sab- bath sun and tempering breezes and was bound for a maximum of 25 de- grees above zero today, the forecaster sald. The entire Middle Western area was promised relief, although severe cold was reported in the N¢ west. ‘Two deaths were on record today in New York from the coldest weather ex- perienced in the metropolitan area this Winter. It was much colder in Penn- sylvania, and three deaths occurred in that State. Sub-zero weather in the recesses of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the mountains of Arkansas has written a death list of 11 names. The Shenan- doah Valley experienced the coldest weather in eight years—12 degrees be- low zero yesterday. Coldest Alleghany Weather. The coldest of the Winter was record- ed in the Allegehanies yesterday morn- ing, the mercury dropping to 7 below zero in the glades of Garrett County, between Altamcnt and Terra Alta. Trains were delayed from the West over the Baltimore & Ohio. ‘The mercury droj t the Government Weather Station at Chewsville, Md., this morning, ac- cording to D. Paul Oswald. Yesterday morning it was even colder there, Oswald reporting 17 below for the coldest day. Chewsville is considered the coldest spot in Maryland. CAPITAL SAILOR WINS SECRETARY’S PRAISE Charles J. Cole, Jr., Lauded for Be- havidr in Aiding Victims of Train Wreck. Charles Joseph Cole, jr., chief yeoman, U. 8. N, attached to the U. S. ‘Woodside Apartment, Nineteenth and H streets, was among the naval person- nel of four vessels lauded by the Navy Department today for behavior in aid- ing victims of a train wreck near Onley, Va., on December 1. Acting Secretary Ernest Lee Jahncke, in addressing letters to the command- ing officers of the U. S. S. Oklahoma, Florida, Utah and Arizona, pointed out that Chief Yoeman Cole, with another chief petty officer, “exhibited great presence of mind by immediately taking command of the situation and intelli- gently directing the rescue work.” ‘The Washingtonian was one of half a dozen enlisted men regarding whom Mr. Jahncke wrote that “the quick action and excellent' judgment of the service men on this occasion prevented greater loss of life and also prevented a larger number of other passengers Te- celving serious injuries during the con- fusion ‘lmmed!.uly following the wreck.” OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. Corcoran Art Gallery Board of Trustees Meets. All the officers of the Corcoran Gal- lery of Art were unanimously re-elected at the annual meeting of the board of trustees held this morning at the gal- lery. They are as follows: Charles c.l Glover, president: James Parmelee, vice president; ©. Powell Minnigerode, sec- retary and ditector of the gallery, and Robert V. Fleming, tregsurer, 4 s O RAIDERS MISSING - AFTER CLEAN-UP U. S. Attorney Warns of Fed- eral Probe Unless Police- men Are Found. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 20.—Lieut. Rocco Passarella and Patrolman Albert Ristau —the two Melrose Park policemen who made the recent liquor raids in the suburb—were still missing from their homes early today. Reports of their disappearance varied: some had them “taken for a ride” as a gangland reprisal; others had them in hiding after reputed death threats had been received. Neither has been seen since Friday— the day Passarella resigned from the police force. The resignation, it was said, was in lieu of a discharge intended by the village board. ¥ Meanwhile, the United States district attorney's office became interested. Daniel Anderson, assistant district at- torney, after a conference with Chief of Police Leesberg and the village trustees of Melrose Park, issued the following statement: “Following the bombing of the home of Guy C. Guerine, village attorney, I called the chief and the village officers to my office and demanded a clean-up of the Melrose Park alcohol ring. I thought Passarella was the only man with sufficient courage and resourceful- ness to clean out the ring and told them so. “They agreed to put Passarella on the clean-up job. Within a day or two he raided three stills, the last one being a 1,200-gallon plant, which the Govern- ment regarded as an important seizure. ‘We need Passarella’s testimony in these cases and if he has come to harm the village officiais will have to face the Federal grand fury.” 19 DIE, 13 CREMATED AS TWO PASSENGER AIR LINERS CRASH (Continued From First Page.) Miller, San FPrancisco; Mrs. Hannal Colliston and Charles Raybold, Fair- hope, Ala.; Basil Russellpilot of the plane, and Freddle Walker, assistant pllot. Three Thrown From Plane. ‘The first persons to reach the wred%, Lieut. Virgil Westbrook, Army er, and Police Chief Forest Eaton of San Clemente, agreed that the plane struck the hillside at an angle and that three of the bodies had been thrown clear of the wreckage. The other 13 were piled forward in the steel cabin. The plane, one of the latest all-metal, tri-motored ships to ply the.T. A. T.- Maddux Afrways, which earlier in the day had flown to Agua Caliente laden with joyous week end sightseers intent upon a quest for pleasure in the Lower California resort, took off for the return trip to Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m. Says Motors Were Missing. Robert Hansen of San Clemehte, another witness, said he saw the plane circling in an apparent effort to e a safe landing, and a few minutes later 'd the crash. The motors were missing and the pl::t appeared to be in trouble,” Hansen said. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, an officlal of the T. A. T.-Maddux Air es, notified in San Diego of the trag assumed charge of operations and in- formed Airways officlals in a Caliente, San Diego and Los Angeles of the crash. He did not go to the scene, stating that nothing could be accompl! Yy such a move. Col. Lindbergh said neither he nor any one else was in a position to say what might have caused the wreck. Bodies of all 16 dead were in charge of the San Diego County coroner. Al inquest probably will be held %day. THREE DIE IN FLORIDA. Two Others Hurt as Amphibian Falls Inte Lake. PALM BEACH, Fla., January 20 (P.— Three men were killed and two others injured when the airplane in which they were flying from the Bahama Islands to Daytona Beach fell into Lake ‘Wgrth here yesterday. e dead: Willam Lindley, 3 Edwin Omps, mechanic, and W. » mechnlic. al} of Daytona Beach. ‘The injured are Ed S. Butler, Miami, and Elber Stossell, West Palm Beach. The plane, equipped Wwith pontoons, was trying to land on the lake when it fell irom a height of 500 feet. Gov- ernment authorities said they would make an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. ‘The machine was owned by the Florida Airways Co. at Daytona Beach. Lindley was vice president and chie: pllot of the concern. Omps and Lipsky were company mechanics. 33-CENT RATE VOTED ON FINISHED FELT HATS Duty Approved by Senate Same as That Agreed on Last Week for Hat Bodies. By the Associated Press, ‘Taking up miscellaneous amehdments to the tariff bill which had been passed over, the Senate today approved a rate of 33 cents a pound and 50 per cent ad valorem on finished wool felt hats. ‘This is the same duty agreed upon last week for hat bodles and forms of wool felt, which represents a slight in- crease over present rates on the un- finished articles. At that time an amendment to provide a higher differ- entlal for finished hats was rejected. KWKH CURB DOUBTED. .| Radio Counsel Says Commission Has No Power Over Henderson. CLEVELAND, January 20 (#).—Thad H. Brown, general counsel of the Fed- eral Radio Commission, before leaving here for Washington today, said the commissicn has no means to curb W_K, Henderson of Station KWKH of Shre port, La., against whose broadcastin complaints have been made. “Radio jurisprudence,” said Brown, *4s still inits infancy, and as yet there is no law to prevent Henderson from saying whatever he happens to choose. He infornied the commission, via radio, that if his radio station is ever put out of business he will opsn a new one in Mexico and operate on every frequency imaginable.” 64 HELD IN DRY RAID. Sheriff, Four Deputies and Jailer in Group Afrested. GALVESTON, Tex., January 20 (#).— Sixty-four men caught in Federal pro- hibition raids in Fort Bend County, near here, today awaited formal be- fore a Sheriff H. W. County, four of his deputies and a were among those arrested. Sheriff Collins was released on a tem- porary $10,000 bond yesterday, but al the others were held. ‘The hearings were to start here late todsy in the effice of Commissioner Brantly Harris,