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A—2 * STIMSON PLEASED AT ARMS PROGRESS Calls Parley So Far “Very Satisfactory and En- couraging.” (Continued Prom First Page.) dinary composed of the heads of delega- tions—have reached no decision on pro- cedure as yet. .Some of the delegation chiefs in discussing the matter suggest- ed battleships be taken up first and have urged that point. However, general expectation as ex- pressed at the American headquarters was _that Col. Stimson would be able to have his way. This question of categories was dis- cussed at a private meeting of the grln- cipal American delegates at their hotel this morning. Col. Stimson asked his colleagues to submit ideas as to the best precedure in handling the problem. Next Meeting Monday. ‘This was a day of private conferences to iron out some problems preparatory to the next formal session of the con- ference at St. James' Palace Monday. The palace itself was as quiet as a country churchyard, as all conferences were being held at the various delega- tion headquarters. At 10 am. the five French delegates went to 10 Downing street, accompanied by M. Massigli, chief of the League of Nations section of the French foreign office, and M. Moysset, chiel of the cabinet for Premier Tardieu. It was be- lieved that in addition to a discussion of agenda the question of naval ton- nage, which the French have asked to have measured as a whole rather than by categories, was taken up. ‘The French and Ame{ll‘ln techni- cal experts plan to meet as soon as possible and take up some of their problems. The meeting of the American delegation was held early this forenoon i tel. . .QDth%nndl. youthful Italian dele- gation head, conferred with Mr. Mac- donald as soon as the French had left. They were understood to have had a frank talk over the situation in Italy and her naval armament needs, this of course involving Italy’s claim of rity with France. p‘Ar:nng!menu were made for Signor Grand! and Col. Stimson to meet later in the day and discuss the same sub- Ject. > ‘Will Visit Paris. The French delegation decided today to kfl’: a week from Saturday the practice of some of the delegates re- turning to Paris for week ends. The French government now has its budget in hand and work in connection with that and other governmental business naturally demands that the various ministers be present in the capital from time. ‘h?::;l understod the French in their discussions with Mr. Macdonald pre- sented a compromise plan which they developed with the idea of reducing the divergence of opinion between those who want limitation by tonnage and those who desire limitation by cate- gories. PARITY liouu-r TO FORE. LONDON, January 24.—Delegates to the - Five-Bower Naval Conference virtually ‘wound up their first week's work today with a whirl of activity, mfl’ "Anglo-American parity nurp}y to_the fore for the first time and point- o' publicity for all future full meet- % the conference. suggestion of Henry L. Stimson, of State, the 7 American _ Secretary certain be_the firs P m‘:mm of parity-of the British and American navies. Favor Open Sessions. The move for the admission of cor- respondents &t future conference meet- ings, such as that of yesterday at St. James' palace, also originated in the American delegation. Senator Robinson strongly urged lml step and Senator Reed supported him. .‘;':. &y'l round of conferences also kept the Italian demand.for parity with the French and Anglo-French disagree- ments over the of the conference constantly under 4 ‘The French went 0 street this morning, where, with the British delegates, they examined at length a memorandum prepared by Rene Massigli of the French delegation, and Robert Leslie Craigie of the British foreign office dealing with points of difference. Dino Grandi, Italian foreign minister, also ‘saw Mr. - Macdonald and then hurried away for an appointment with Secretary Stimson. The quick suc- cession of conferences kept the general picture of the negotiations changing rapidly. Experis Not Present. The American delegates, meet in their conference room five cwnu“:{ou Piceadilly in the Ritz this afternoon, engaged in a general week end round-up of a half-dozen important subjects in which the Americans were interested. ‘The meeting was held without the pres- cnce of naval experts, however, Secre- tary Stimson keeping the cipal decisions in the hands of the delegates. Although the various international groups of experts have been meetihg daily, all their findings are to pass through the hands of the “big five,” which' meets again Monday. There will be a week end lull with Secretary Stimson and Prime Minister Macdonald both geiting awsy to the country, although Premier Tardieu had abandoned his trip to Paris in order to be on hand for the Monday session. ‘The general activity, however, led to some predictions that the conference would make faster progress than had first been expected, Premier Tardieu even predicting an adjournment by. the end of February. See Treaty Possible. { The English and French experts’ re- | port dealt with the possibility of a gen- eral non-aggression pact dealing with the Mediterranean. The French like- wise have indicated a desire to exclude from the negotiations entirely small 1 of ships, including the smallest submarines. It is understood the Japa- nese are favorable to this step. The feeling developed in some in- fluential quarters that the discussions are paving the way for French partici- pation in a five-power treaty, perhaps with & reservation stating she regards the arrangement as for a period onmly, hoping later to couple it with a wider disarmament plan covering land arma- ments and linking with the Ledgue of Natlons' disarmament efforts. The suggestion was advanced that limitations might be-so arranged &s to permit Prance to transfer to the cruiser category some of the battleship ton- nage allowed her under the Washing- ‘This was offered as a possible means Mrrmnnmhnmpmmmm building, which he regards essential. PLANE LOSES PROPELLER Pilot Escapes Injury When Test Flight Ends in Mishap. ROCHESTER, N. Y., January 24 (). oin flight icr ) No. 10 Downing | of THE EVENING STAR, AMELITA GALLI-CURCI SINGS OPERA FAREWELL IN NEW YORK Chicago Remembers Day When American Stage Claimed Her Voice. Verdi’s “Rigoletto™ Gave Her First Great Chance at Stardom. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 24.—It is New | York which tonight hears Amelita Galli-Curci sing_her swan song to op- era, but it was Chicago which 13 years ago gave her voice to the American op- | eratic stage, As Gilda, in Verdi's “Rigoletto,” she | started from its ennul a matinee au- dience in the Auditorium on Saturday, November 18, 1916. For nearly two scenes in the first act she was but another unknown, an un- proved discovery of Cleofonte Campa- nini, the maestro. Then she burst into her lovesong to the duke, “Caro Nome." As the aria faded, the gallery, balcony, boxes and orchestra pit broke out with shouts and stamping of feet. The Audi- torium had never before witnessed such scene. A critic wrote: “It is said she taught herself to sing—but “she must have taken lessons from the birds.” So sincere was Chicago's reception that Galli-Curci joyously cried: “Chi- cago is my home—I love it—I am going to sing here always.” In January, 1920, she was granted a decree from her artist-husband, Luigi C. Curci. A year later she married her concert planist—Homer Samuels. The marriage was in Minneapolis—the cul- mination of & romance in Chicago. In February, 1921, Galli-Curcl signed a contract with the Metropolitan to di- vide her seasons, but a rift with the management of the Chicago Opera Co. in the season of 1923-24 ended her sing- ing here. Her last role was that of Juliet, January 4, 1924, PLANE DROPS FOOD T0 FLOOD-MAROONED ARKANSAS FAMILIES (Continued From First Page.) the next few minutes we counted 27 houses that showed signs of life. Far to the north and south we could see scores of other cabins, all of them cut off from the outside by ice and water and some of them half sub- m At Red Cross headquarters in the Big Lake zone reports of iliness the marooned families were received. 30 Live in One-room Cabin. One rescue crew in a boat found 30 persons living in & one-room cabin. A half dozen children were among them. ‘They were eating the last of their food supply—a small strip of raw meat. On either side of the swollen Rose- land ditch could be seen cabins, in sight and yet out of reach of the boats. ‘Three miles below Re PLAN RELIEF MEASURES New Flood Threatened by Ice Gorge at Riverton, Ind. & VDN’?I.W. Ind., .Y;ll::l? 24 (&) — lans for carrying sup) )y airplane -1 ned families in Griffin, Ind., and other Southern com- munities went forward today, while a 7-mile ice gorge at Riverton, north of here, presented a new flood threat to that community. g Immediate investigation of the Riverton ice jam was ordered yester- day by the War Department at Wash- Lowered levels of+the Wabash River had led to bellef that the normal flow the stream was maintained under- neath the ice. Yesterday, however, the river halted its fall, and the level stood at 241 feet, indicating that the ice again had dammed the flow. Believe Fuel Exhausted. Armed with copies of the Red Cross air % from a plane yester- day, residents of flood-swept Griffin were believed ready today to make known their relief needs. Lieut. Paul Zartman of the Indiana National Guard planned a flight over the town to observe the signals telling of the refugees’ condition. PFifty homes in Griffin, which was hard hit in _the 1925 tornado, are isolated by flood waters, Zartman reported after yes- terday’s flight that the town’s fuel supply appeared exhausted, as no smoke was coming from the chimneys of the es. Zero temperatures continuing in the district have virtually haited relief ef- forts by boats. Supplies for many ma- rooned families, however, were carried yesterday in sleds over the frozen sur- face of the flood wates It was lieved virtually all flood-stricken homes in Gibson and Knox Counties had been reached. be- DEMANDS ACCOUNTING BY CAR MANUFACTURERS Mrs. Elizabeth Hudson Charges '$700,000 Loss During Stock Market Flurry. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 24.—A suit for an accounting has been filed in the Su- preme Court against W. C. Durant, au- tomobile ~manufacturer, and Samuel Ul ‘leides, co-directors of the Unger- leider Corporation, by Mrs. Elizabeth Hudson, former wife of Percy K. Hud- son, wealthy broker, it was learned yes- terday. . Mrs. Hudson, who asserted that she was in. Valparaiso, Chile, last October during the stock market recession, charged in the suit that she lost $700,- 000 through her holdings in the cor- poration. She said her brokers demand- ed $100,000 by 10 a.m. the following day and when she was unable to raise it she sustained heavy losses. Lunch RoomWindow Stops Runaway 2 Days on Sandwich Absent from home since Sun- day and without food other than & sandwich for two days, Ernest 8] , 12 years old, 600 block K street northeast, was found gazing through a frosted window of a lunch room at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvitnia avenue last night. Night Chief of Detectives Wa ren O. Embrey observed the youth and upon questioning him ascer- talned mdn ):':u had slept in lnll: WAYS and gone practically ithout food since his departure GALLI-CURCL. PATROLMAN SAYS SHOOTING FORCED Wounded Man Contradicts Story He Made Move Toward Hip. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, Mich., January 24.—In- vestigators of the shooting of a Wyan- dotte boatman Wednesday night by a customs border patrolman today had before them diametrically contradictory stories from the two principals. The story of the patrolman, Clare B. Hopper, apparently was that he fired as the boatman, Walter Grund, 27, made a move toward his hip after being caught in the act of unloading sacks filled with bottles. Grund, who is at a Wyandotte hos- pital with a serious bullet wound in his stomach, was reported to be show- ing signs of improvement early today. Physicians had said that they saw littie chance for him to recover. The wounded man's story was that he was shot without warning. Hopper and his fellow officer, Willlam Redford, said that Grund and another man in the boat apparently had been warned of their approach by & lookout. Redford, he said, fired across the front of the boat, and Grund made a motion toward his hip. The boat was found later at a point 3 miles away. There was no liquor in it at that time. Border patrol rec- ords show that Grund has twice paid fines of $500 for possession of liquor. “PANTHER” DISCOVERED BY DEPUTY SHERIFF FOLLOWING 2 DOGS (Continued From First Page) in one hand #nd a powerful flash- mtlntheol«h'ef. o “There stopd a panther in full view,” | * declared Gasch this morning. Gasch. said he was afraid to shoot at the animal while it was in front of the pigsty, fearing he might hit one of Fowler's hogs, 50, keeping the flash- | light on the animal, he’ maneuvered to get his gun in position to fire. animal stood only a ond in the full glare the lights, then grabbed up a plece of suet that had spilled from a swill barrel and, clear- ing the fence in one lithe jump, made off across a fleld into a pine thicket. Gasch did not get a shot at the-beast. Fowler was called from his house and the party tralled the beast about a half mile to a back road, where the trail was lost in the ruts of the road. The trail today showed plainly in the soft snow which yesterday morning cov- ered tl hard crust of the previous snowfall. It was in from the trail that the beast feasted on a stray chicken before visiting the Fowler farm for the second time, for a few hundred yards from the pigpen the. trackers came upon the carcass of the chicken d & mass of feathers. The snow ut the feathers was pressed down and revealed plainly the prints left by the folds in the animal’s skin, as it lay down to devour the fowl. “Panther” Trail Identified. ‘With the Department of Agriculture hunter today was B, K. House of New- market, Va., who reports he has hunted panthers'in the East and West, having ‘The more than 20 pelts of the beasts to his & credit. He identified the trail left by the marauder at the Fowler farm as undoubtedly that of a “panther,” and declared he .would stick on the trail until he got the beast. Meanwhile the panther scare in the Northeast section of Washington, about Deanwood and Benning, was dying down. Police of the eleventh precinct were getting back to the normal order of things as people In the district haunted by the beast became less ‘hysterical and stopped calling them out every time a big dog was sighted. SEVEN ARE INJURED IN FURNITURE FIRE Baltimore Explosion in Heart of Business District Imperils Many. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., January 24.— Seven persons, six of them firemen, were slightly injured in a blaze which swept the C. F. Meislahn Furniture Co. Bullding, in the heart of the business district, following an explosion in the basement during the evening traffic rush yesterday. Some patrons of & moving picture theater, separated from the burning blllldlng by a fire wall, stayed to see the end of the show. Others filed to the street to watch the firemen work. Eleven workers escaped. Pt MOTOR BOAT PURPOSELY RAMMED, IS CHARGE Chase by Cutter Oft Mexican Coast Described by Captain Butler in Report to Owners. By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, B. C. January 24.— Denying the ramming of his motor boat, Taihelyo Maru, off the Mexican coast by the U. 8, Const Guard cutter Bon- han on January 17 was accidental, Capt. J. Butler in his report to owners here said his vessel was deliberately run down. Butler said the Tatheiyo Maru hove to when the Bonham gave chase about 150 miles south of the United luuulk'fi; can border, The cutter rammed motor boat and then drew off, Oapt. Butler declared, leaving his command in a sinking eondition. < ction of a sec- | BYRD'S OWN SHP | MAY PENETRATE ICE But if City of New York Fails, Whalers Asked to Help. (Continued From First Page.) going_through, beginning the middle | of December. Through in Twelve Hours in 1908. In 1908 the Nimrod, starting through on January 16, got through in 12 hours. In the same year the Nimrod, coming through on December 20, got through the pack in two days. The Fram came | through on her first voyage in four days, beginning on January 2, 1911. The Discovery, on her first voyage in 11902, got through 200 miles of pack in five days, beginning January 3. The Terra Nova in 1911 got through the pack in five , beginning December 27. The Fram, on her second voyage in 1911, g0t through in five days, beginning De- cember 31, Last year, towed by a whaler of 17,000 tons, the City of New York started through the pack on December 14 and was pulled through 250 miles of it in eight days. That, the whalers said, was | the heaviest ice pack they had ever Seen in seven years of continuous ac- tivity in the Ross Sea. The City of New York would not have been able to pene- trate the pack under her own power un- til late in January. |, This year, as has been said, that belt has increased to 400 miles wide, and two whalers, ships of about 12,000 tons, are stuck at the present time, having met a pack a few days ago that | was 36 feet thick, It is still possible, of course, and we still hope, that the City of New York may be able to get through. Admiral Byrd has felt, however, as is his cus- tom in such’' cases, that in the unusual conditions he would be negligent did he not make some effort to anticipate the need for obtaining assistance in get-i| | ting the 42 men on the ice back to New | Zealand. | It is not that we could not exist (men have done so under worse conditions), but there are a few who are not well. The other reason he has for wishing to obtain assurances of help later, if it is needed, is that there is a definite time limit to all activities in the Ross Sea. Just when that is, nobody knows, for it depends upon the season, and last year the City-of New York, leaving here on February 22, got into & dangerous | situation. Byrd Explains His Action. ;. For this reason, Admiral Byrd has |been in communication with the whalers, who for the first time have found whales only north of the pack. Ten days ago he began to try to get | assurances of aid if it were needed, but learned that it could not be done ‘with- out first ob's'"ing authority from the compar ¢ ..ng the ships. This au- thori is now seeking through his agent in New York. In a statement explaining the situa- tion today, Admiral Byrd said: “The ice in the Ross Sea to date is far worse than it has ever been in all the history of Antarctic explora- tion. However, no ship that has ever followed the proper meridian of longi- tude has ever got stuck in the ice so late as the first week in February, and it would seem extraordinary should this year be an exception to a rule which has held for 30 years. I think, therefore, that the chances are great that the ice will also open up tfiril year so that the City of New York can get through the pack ice without [bee“m( stuck. So we still ex- pect - to taken north on our own hip. ‘But should the 100-to-1 chance go d the City of New York she might remain so for I would therefore be most negligent in my duty to my men on the City of New York and here did I not get, if possible, assurances from the great powerful whaling mother ships that they would get our ship out of the jce. “These things cannot always be ar- ranged at a moment’s notice, and should we. wait for our ship to get ck to arrange for assistance the Winter freeze might catch us before we could obtain results. “This action on our part, therefore, is simply an effort to guard against a possible eventuality. If the 36-foot ice blocks shenld thin out the first week in February ihen there is much ado about nothing. “But if they should not, then this is the only step that will insure the City of New York a safe passage through the ice and enable the 42 men here to get back before another Winter catches us still on the ice.” . Searches for Land. A flight west to Discovery . Inlet, 100 miles from here and then 140 statute | miles south through the center of the great Barrler, was made by Admiral Byrd January 23 in a search for signs of | land south of the inlet which would protect that long arm of the sea and ex%llln its formation. he only possible indication of land Wwas in a region of pressure about 100 miles south of the inlet. An area of 15,000 square miles of new territory was observed during the flight. ‘While in the air Admiral Byrd was in touch with New York through the sta- tlon here, discussing with his friend, Capt. Hilton H. Ralley, phases of the problent of gelting out this year, which, because of the late season and heayy ice pack, is assuming a serious aspect. " London Message Relayed to Plane, One message was a telephone com- munication which Capt. Ralley received from London and which was sent to Little America from the office of the New York Times and relayed to the plane while it was over the Barrier, more than 150 miles from Little Amer- ica. Admiral Byrd wrote an answer which Capt. Railey recelved a few minutes later, The plane was the Ford which has been lying anchored to the Barrier since its return from the eastern flight. cold wind from the southeast cleared the air over the region Admiral Byrd wished to cover, although a bank of clouds hung over the sea and there were thin, high streamers to the west and south. But it was the second possible flying day in many weeks and Admiral Byrd decided to take advantage of it. The falling barometer is bringing with it fair days again, for this morning there is not a cloud in the sky and a cold wind blows out of the south, & warning of approaching Winter. Dean Smith flew the plane and Har- old June went along to e still and moving pictures, while Capt. McKinley was filling, the gaps in his surveying pho aphs caused by the clouds of the day before around Discovery Inlet. Carl Petersen was radio operator. No Sign of Land Behind Inlet. After the plene took off it headed out to sea over the bay ice and off the western cape of the bay turned and fol- | lowed the Barrier wall to the inlet. Ad-! miral B{‘l‘d found that the depression | and valley at the head of the inlet which had been seen by those who went inland last year when the ship first touched there, went south only a short way and ended in the flat, sur- face of the Barrier. ‘There was no sign of land just be- hind the inlet, nothing at all to show that this narrow harbor between the ice cliffs retains its rolltlun almost par- allel to the Barrier face because of pro. tection by outcropping land. But land must be around the inlet somewhere, for it has been there since the Ross Sea was first entered in 1840. | As the plane went furth°r south those in it eagerly searched their horison for signs of something that would indicate land. Royds, who m southeast from McMurdo Bound, the only WASHINGTON, D. C, Two persons were killed and more than 40 in; Trafford, Ala. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930, 2 KILLED, 40 HURT IN ALABAMA TRAIN WRECK ¥ jured when a Louisville & Nashville train ran into an open switch near —Associated Press Photc. ENLARGED PORTRAIT IS MADE OF TINIEST UNIT OF MATTER photograph of Ele ctron Is Taken in Special Demonstration at Franklin By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, January 24.—An electron—the tiniest unit of matter known to the physical world—sat for an enlarged portrait last night in Pranklin Institute. ‘The demonstration, given by Prof. G. P. Thomson of the University of Aber- deen, Scotland, before scientists, showed the smallest of all known units not only to be a particle of which every atom is made up, but also a spider- like net of electrical waves, which can expand to many times. In its spider state it was revealed as a powerful agent for transforming the general conception of space and substance. Process Used. The scientist obtained his results by the combined use of X-ray and the latest radio tubes. On a uum_tube provided with a cathode pole emitting electrons and sealed at the opposite end with films of metal that could be changed at will, he sealed another tube u; which was attached a photographic plate. ‘When_the electrons pierced the thin metal films into the plate chamber they were deflected according to the structural nature of the metal through which they passed. By microscopic measurements of the impressions 2 made on the photographic plates, Dr. ‘Thomson said he was able to tell ex- actly what sort of metal it was through Institute. which they passed, the amount of al- loy, if any, in it, and to get his spider- like conception of the “free” electron. By bouncing the electrons off another piece of metal outside the metal film he sald he found how to determine the nature of the outside surface of these metals for use in his study of catalyzers. The electrons dug into the metal for a microscopic distance and then flew out onto the electric plate. The patter there, he said, told him the s of their brief dip into the coatings of the metal bars, Velocity Undiminished. Dr. Thomson described the electron when free from atomic constraint and traveling through unhampered space, as assuming a form roughly conform- ing to the body of a spider with electric tentacles and legs stretching out in every direction. Whenever one of the electric tentacles struck an object it diverted the course of the electron, he found, but the electron continued to move forward with apparently undimin- ished velocity. Yet back in the atom an electron drew in these tentacles and became chiefly body, like & dead or uncenscious spider. I !Tflm-nh. conducted by the scien- tist first at the University of Aberdeen and: - continued at Cornell University, proved conclusively, Dr. Tho: electrons merel as particles will have to be abandoned. . other party to penetrate the Barrier be- tween the trails first blazed by Amund- sen and Scott. It did not seem probable that there was land in the interior an- choring & portion of this great ice sheet, 400 miles wide, but there might be. About 100 miles south some pressure ridges were seen to the west. The plane was turned that way and the upheaval was examined carefully. Believe They Saw Rock. It was a ridge running east and west with pressure rolls to the south and east of it, at latitude 80 and longitude 173 W. June and McKinley are both sure that they saw rock protruding above the surface, a formation different from any they have seen on other flights. It was as if a spur of rock had pushed up from below, without crevasses about it, such as are usually associated with the presence of underlying land. It was almost due west of the heavily crevassed area first found by Amundsen on the trail between the Bay of Whales and the Queen Maud Mountains, and because of that apparent Nlllll‘mshl&l in position was even more significant than it would otherwise have been. If there is land at that point, and this seems probable because of the pres- sure rolls and the dark spots seen by June and McKinley, it is one of four known points where is apparently holding back the Barrier or retardin; its flow—the others being the Bay o Whales, the crevasses south -of the bay at 81 degrees 10 minutes south, and Discovery Inlet. Land Indicated Under Center. A short distance beyond, just before the ne was turned homeward, Ad- miral Byrd was certaln that he saw high barriers to the south. At first it seemed that it might be mist, but as the plane was brought within a few hundred feet of the Barrier surface those who examined the southern hori- zon were convinced that directly south the Barrier rose to a height of 300 or 400 feet. As a matter of fact, the observations on the flight seem to indicate that there is land under the central part of the Barrier as well as on its eastern side, or what was believed to be the eastern side before the southern flight and Dr, Gould’s eastern journey indefinitely ex- tended the great plain of snow. It was during the time when the ridges were being examined that the messages from London and New York were transmitted to Admiral Byrd, and for the first time he had the novel ex- perience of exploring over new and in- teresting territory, navigating a plane and conducting business correspondence. On the way home he also for a time Plloted the plane. He started back after going 140 stat- ute miles south from the point of Dis- covery Inlet, turning at latitude 80 de- grees, 45 minutes south and longitude 172 degrees, 30 minutes west. (Copyright, 1930, by the New York Times Co. and the Louis Post-Dispatch. "All Tishts for ‘publication reserved throughout FOOD SUPPLY AMPLE. Byrd's Representative in New Sees No Immediate Danger. NEW YORK, January 24 (#).—Capt. H. H. Ralley, personal representative of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, in a state- .0t published today, said “that al- though an ice pack barred ships of the expedition from reaching the: base on the Antarctic Ice Barrier, Admiral Byrd and his men faced no immediate food shor! 3 The statement, published in the New York Times, which is sponsoring the exlpdcdltlnn with assoclated newspapers, sald: “While it 1s true that the expedition is not fully equipped to spend another Winter in immediate e of the food supply. There s ample. fuel .for heat and for operation of radio. The men are immed ".“’““‘?.e"z"?i‘:i ey il be. iate pro w K They are wel York clothed, comfortably = housed. “In extreme \Circumstances an ade- the Antarctic, there Is no tqulu supply of whale, seal and pen- guin will sustain life. “It is_believed that, through the ’kindly offices of the State Department, Wwhich has instructed the American Am- bassador at London and the American Minister at Oslo to seek the co-opera- tion of the whaling companies vessels are now fishing in' the 2 navigable passage to the Bay of Whales will be discovered or, if neces- sary, forced.” CAN'T PIERCE ICE PACK. ‘Brllllh Steamer Not Equipped to Force Way Past Blockade, By the Auue‘l-ud Press. Ambassador Dawes informed _the ish steamer Southern Princess would not be able to plerce the thick ice sur- rounding the Byrd expedition to effect the rescue of the party. The information was obtained from the Southern Whaling Co., owner of the ship, after tne State Department had sought aid through diplomatic channels from concerns owning whaling ships now in the vicinity of the Byre base. Owners of the Southern Princess said it was not an ice-breaker and could not be navigated with safety in more than two or three inches of ice. Ambassador Dawes reported the com- pany was willing to be of any assistance compatible with safety. The company informed him that more than & month ago two Norwegian vessels entered Ross Sea, but since then no vessel has been able to get thnmg: The Southern Princess is outside the Ross Sea, wme:her with the two Byrd ships, which have been unable tv pene- trate the ice. - |MAN AND WIFE CLUBBED TO DEATH IN OWN HOME Reported Money Cache Believed In- eentive for Murder of Con- federate Veteran 86. By the Associated Pre POWERSVILLE, January 24— Green Hartley, 86, a his wife, 80, were found clubbed to death in their secluded farm ‘home near here yester- day, victims, officers believed, of a rob- ber who sought a reported cache of money. For years there had been rumors that Hartley, a Confederate veteran, had hoarded & quantity of monecy in his home, but the sheriff sald he doubted there was more than $200 in the house. A pine club, 3 feet long, lay near the bodies. There was evidence of a flerce | struggle. SEVEN INJURED IN TAXI- CAB STRIKE CLASHES Police Called to Separate Sympa- thizers and Drivers From Out of City. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, January 24.—Seven men were injured today in fights re- from & strike of taxicab drivers that tied up cab service here for the past 12 days. Police answered several riot calls this morning and broke up clashes between strike sympathizers and men who came here from outside the city to obtain employment, R & Ex-Gov. Trapp Runs Again. OKLAHOMA CITY, January 24 (#).— I | M. E. Trapp, former governor of Okla« homa, has announced his candidacy for nomination for governor of the Demo- cratie ticket in the primary election next Summer. Trapp was elevated from leu- vernor to the governor’s office O'me it and re- mson | pof that the orthodox physicist's view of 1 State Department today that the Brit- ! Blacksburg, RELGION DECLARED POLTICAL FACTOR Senator Defends App;)int- ment of Arthur Foran as Port Controller. The statement that “religious preju- dice” lay behind what were apparently political attacks against the reappoint- ment of Col. Arthur F. Foran as con- troller of the port of New York, was made today by Senator Baird, Re- publican, of New Jersey. “Foran has met opposition in his sec- tion of New Jersey for many years be- cause of his affiliation with the Catholic Church,” the Senator said. Assistant Secretary Lowman said the Treasury Department still had the charges made by the Anti-Saleon League under consideration, Follow- ing conferences yesterday with both Foran and James K. Shields, New Jer- sey superintendent of the league, Low- can said a thorough canvass of the re- poris and their sources would be made. It was sald that charges that Foran was personally wet had been checked and dismissed by the department. Dr. Doran, prohibition commissioner, had under consideration a request from Senator Kean, who yesterday sent the asury Department, the mysterious raid on Foran's hunting lodge at Mount Alry, N. J., be investigated. Kean said his convietion that the rald on Foran had been in- spired by political enemies ted his recommendation, which had been held off for several weeks. WIFE IS ACQUITTED " OF KILLING MAN Jury Finds Mrs. 0'Brien Not Guilty of Aiding Convicted Killer. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, January 24.—Mrs. Gene- | vieve O'Brien was acquitted last night of participation in the murder of her husband, Willlam J. O'Brien, for which crime Samuel Howard Dorr was con- victed a week ago. ‘The State had charged Dorr and Mrs. O'Brien with conspiring to kill O'Brien and collect money on an in- surance policy, sold O'Brien by Dorr. As Judge Harry Miller heard the verdict a fashionably .dressed woman elbowed through the crowd, greet Mrs. O'Brien and urged her to come to Florids in her private car. Her name was not learned. Mrs. O'Brien sald she would go to Hot Springs, Ark., for a vacation. She expects to become a mother soon. PROGRAM IS .OUTLINED FOR UNIONIZING SOUTH Head of Labor Federation Says Work Will Begin Sunday at Close of His Tour. By the Associated Press. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., January 34— William Green, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, sald here last night that active organization work among Green's itinerary called for addresses at Asheville, N, C., today and at Rich- mond, Va., Sunday. The tour, under- taken as part of the federation’s re- cently inaugurated Southern campaign, will be resumed later, he said. THREE SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON MILLS BANKRUPT Bowling Green and Gaffney Firms Represented $450,000 Capitalization. By the Associated Press. SPARTANBURG, 8. C., January 24.— ‘Three South Carolina cotton mills, with a total capitalization of $450,000, within the past week have been adjudged bank- rupt and placed in the hands of re- celvers, The mills are the Blacksburg Spin- ning Mill, at Blacksburg, capitalized at $200,000; the Bowling Green Mill, at Bowling Green, capitalized at $100,000, and the Giobe Manufacturing Co., at Gaffney, capitalized at $150,000. SLAYER GETS 35 YEARS. Real Estate Man Convicted Fol- lowing Stenographer Row. PAWNEE, Okla, January 24 (#)—B. P. Bhepherd, Tulsa real estate man, yes- terday was sentenced to serve 35 years in = prison for the slaying of Robe Hatcher, 22, of Webb City, Mo., last August 33. Hatcher was ndt o death Tules apartment w) hepherd mmhfl for his 23, Hateher’s Iveetneart 1932 CELEBRATION PLANS CONSIDERED Idea of Naming Diregtorv for Washington Birthday Pro- gram Taken Up. Appointment of a general director to take charge of arrangements for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington in 1932 was considered by, the executive committee of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission, meeting at the Capitol today. Senator Fess, Repub- lican, of Ohio, chairman of the execu- tive committee, announced that & sub- committee was instructed to ‘consider the idea of having a general director for the celebration and will report with< in a week. The committee also discussed in' a general way the use of motion pictures in 1932 to call the attention of the people not only to the life of George ‘Washington, but to the principal events of American history. Senator Pess said th:c nothing definite has been worked out. Another Proposal Taken Up. - Another proposal given preliminary consideration today was that arrange- ments should be made for theiHumi- nation of public buildings here during the celebration. Although all of the plans are in a somewhat tentative state, Senator. Fess said that the ‘general idea is that on February 22, 1932, there will be an im- posing national "-observance, accom- panied by local celébrations in States and counties throughout. the country. Senator Fess said the national meeting probably would take place in the Capi- tol, with the President delivering an address. Page to Retain Place, Senator Fess announced that William Tyler Page, clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives, would continue as execu- tive secretary to the commission if a ’enenl director is named to arrange or the program. The executive committee meeting was attended by Senators Fess, Glass of Virginia, Clgper of Kansas.and Over- man of North Carolina and Representa~ tives Hawley of Oregon, Tilson of Con- necticut, Garner of Texas and Byrns of Tennessee. C. Bascom Slemp, & member of the committee, also was present. 4 BOMB RELIEF FUND GOES BEYOND $2,054 Contributions Through The Star to Aid Hall Family of Seat Pleasant, Md. Star for ‘The fund sponsored ? ‘The amily of John relief of the stricken Hall, three members of which lost their lives in ' the ‘Christmas_gift’ "e:::b u“h g “ " ¢ growing. c«ntmthmm& dlu"‘lvl! ted | records were tak Southern industrial employes | comm! will follow the close of his tour Sunday. | ™ the fotal of $2,084.25. of money received F. H. SMITH CO. RECORDS SEIZED IN NEW YORK ° Believed to Include Some of Papers Officials of Pirm Failed to Produce Here, Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January ‘With the selsure yesterday of a large quantity of F. H. Smith Co. records which were stored in the loft of a bullding on Twenty-third _street, Department of Justice agents believed they had secured the bulk of the material they have been seeking for weeks in connection with their investigation of the company. Virtually all of the seized records were submitted yesterday to members of the grand jury, from whom the jus- tice agents are seeking indictments o certain officials of the com- Some of the records stored in the ‘Twenty-third street building, it was said, are included in those which Smith company officials had sald were “not available" when served in Washington with subpoenas to produce them. !X'ho ' been served o & watchimen na served on a watc! Pthe building. HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES TO SUMMON MRS. WILLEBRANDT (Continued FProm First Page.) president of the Civil Service Commis- slon, and G. Aaron Youngquist, the present Assistant Attorney General in charge of prohibition enforcement. Cites Dangers of Plan. Jesse C. Duke, & Washington attorney, Who said he appeared as an individual, asserted before the judiciary committee that the proposal that United States lasioners be given authority to try uor 1aw cases was dangerous. ‘While he was before this committee, the committee on expenditures con- tinued its hearing on the Willlamson bill to provide ‘or the transfer of the Prohibition Bureau from the Treasury to_the Justice Department. Representative Christopherson, Re- publican, South Dakota, who heads the Judiciary subcommittee before which Duke testified, sald at the outset of the hearing that it would be con- fined to legal phases and the general prohibition situation would §o be taken up, Duke argued that trial before United States commissioners would be uncon- stitutional and challenged statements Tun col of er: Court dockets. . i BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers' Home Military Band Orchest: tomorrow T Mareh, “The High School Cadets,” Sousa Overture, “Peter Schmoll”..Von Weber Characteristic, “March of the lpo.c.tl." ron lar Potpourr, “Songs of the Old Po&llll" Los . Lake Fox trot, Is Walts suite, “Unrequited Love". .Lincke Finale, “Mississi) Mud”,...... “The Star Spangled Banner." e Four Hurt as Church Burns, PHILADELPHIA, January 24 (#).-- AR when fire the n