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WEAT: (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Pair tonight and tomorrow: not so cold tonight; lowest tempe: grees. ‘Tem) y; lowest, 15 Full report on page 3. Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 8,9 & 10-B ratures—Highest, 33, at 4 p.m. HER. rature about 22 de- at 5 am. Y. No. 31,315.. post"omee, Entered as second class matte) ‘Washington, D. = @b . ; WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, -IA‘\'UARYi ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Star. Associated service. Yesterday’s Circ The only evening in Washington wit per the Press news ulation, 113,623 25, 1930 —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. * () Means Associated Press. TWO CE OPTIMISM IS VOICED AS DELEGATES TAKE UP FRANGO-TALIAN NAVY PARITY 1SSUE Rome and Paris Groups Meet to Outline Policies to Be Presented Later at Collab- orative Session. CONCESSHS EXPECTED TO BRING AGREEMENT Americans Believe Entirely New Deal in Mediterranean, Includ- ing Possibility of Security Plcts:‘ With Other Nations, Are Being! BELIEF SUCCESS Delegations’ Feeling BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staft Correspendent of The Star. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, January 25.—As the first week of the Naval Conference ends, a factor of immense psychological im- portance develops. The universal at- mosphere of good will, amid which the conference opened, has had an imme- diate effect, causing practically every delegation to stiffen in its demands. The argument is that as everybody seems so0 persuaded that success is in- evitable, there is no reason why any- body should take the lead in making concessions. The American delegaticn is encountering this state of mind in all preliminary negotiations with the delegations of the other powers. Secretary of State Stimson and his | colleagues do_not fear any disastrous results from this early conference “psy- IS ASSURED HINDERS NAVY PARLEY STEPS Is That There Is No Reason Anybo&y Should Be First to Make Concessi6 ns. chology,” but it's painfully apparent to them that agreement isn't going to be so easily or speedily achieved as might otherwise be possible. the conference leaders face an anom lous situation, wherein all parties be- | lieve the final success is assured, but none is willing to make prompt sacri- fices to promote it. The American representatives feel this is purely a passing phase, but it isn’t making their task of conciliation any Jighter. The United States has only one irreducible minimum at London, and that is parity with Great Britain. If the only way out of the conference for Britair is to build a larger fleet than she wants, it is clear that the United States, having exhausted her own efforts to prevent such an event- uality, would have to do likewise. (Continued on Page 2, Golumn 7.) Debated by Two Powers. By the Associated Press. | INDON, January 25.—The; French and Italian Naval Confer- | encedelegationsinseparate private | conferences this forenoon outlined policies to be presented later to- day in an important collaborative session at which the problem of parity between the two neighbors was to be considered. Italian circles said they were still hopeful some arrangement might be reached by which France would be given such securities as to make her willing to aecept the Italian principle of naval parity with any European continental power. Members of the French delegation also expressed hope a solution of the problem—which has come to overshadow all others of the conference —would be PROBERS MAY CALL METZANDS. A KING Dye President and Senator’s Brother Would Be Asked of Election Checks. By the Associated Press. Summoning of Herman A. Metz of New York, president of the Central Dye Stuffs Corporation, and Samuel A. King of Salt Lake City, brother of Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, was under consideration today by the Senate lobby committee. If called they will be questioned con- cerning reports that Metz contributed $1,000 to Senator King's campaign fund in 1922 and a similar amount in 192¢ found. There was, however, no indication | either intended to recede from their former adamant positions, in which Italy demanded naval parity with any continental power, and France as in- sistently refused it. Sees Progress Achieved. A French spokesman manifested sat- fimmzmmm in the '8 otherwise, .| sent to King in 1928. Russell said tend global limit is mmmwfi “You fight with guns, not with displaced water,” British naval domina m:‘mam and that they believed this well for success. nufin’;g! added that Prance had deter- mined to-contribute to this agreement by fixing her naval strength well under pre-war strength actual figures to determined upon a proportional basis in accordance with national needs f the country. The spokesman said was convinced that a just naval Foporfio_\ could be worked out and the total” or “global” machinery be built with each power having its equitable part therein. Started on Wrong Foot. As to naval parity th Italy, the Prench spokesman expr;sud the opin- fon that this question had been awk- wardly introduced by talking of parity at the outset instead of respective na- tional naval needs. It was apparent that the French continued to hope to discover some solution of the Franco- Italian naval question, but . thus far they stood pat on their defermination not to grant parity outright. The Americans, British and Japanese stood by an: ly today as the nego- tiations bet; the two countries pro- ceeded; virtually all other conference activity was at a standstill. The re- maining powers were hopeful of good results, but fully aware of the possibili- ties of the situation. The opinion was . in authoritative American circles that Italy’s demand and France’s refusal embodies at this stage the whole crux of the conference. New Deal Debated. ‘The general impression among the Americans was that the Franco-Italian negotiations were dealing with funda- mentalist aspects of the relations be- tween the new French regime. headed by Andre Tardieu, and the well consid- ered continental policles of the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. It was be- lieved the discussion went all the way down the line to actual ship construc- tion programs. There ~were indications alsp that an entirely new deal in the Mediterranean was beil debated, inciuding the pos- sibility of a security pact with other nations, including Spain and Jugoslavia as participants. Americans would nct_comment on this phase of the sit- " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) GIANT GROCERY THEFT RING BELIEVED BROKEN Olerks and Store Managers of Vie- timized Chain Are Among 15 Suspects Beized. By the Associated Press. R DETROIT, January 25.— e ar- rest of 15 men, police believed today they had broken up & racket ring re- sponsible for the theft of more than $100,000 worth of merchandise from a chain grocery store systtm in Detroit past two years. m%:-m is sald to have sold the to 'H. Tubbs, who reported bly 25 more in. Some sald; have admitted the ring. Most of | suppo for Alfred E. Smith's presidential cam- paign in Utah. King is a member of the Senaie finance committee, which handles tariff legislation. Metz has been quoted as saying he made the two contributions, but that the 1928 check was not used. Senator King told newspaper men the 1928 ‘was not used and that he never heard that Metz had made any contri- bution in 1922, Samuel Russell, former secretary to Senator King, told thé lobby committee Thursday* that Metz had contributed $1,000 in 1922 and a letter was read | which said a $1,000 check had M}. sent the 1922 contribution to Samuel A. King, who was manager of his brother’s campaign in Salt City. Senator Robinson, Republican, of In- diana, said today he was considering having the two men called, but would not reach a decision before Monday. Chairman Caraway of the committes said they would bs summoned if Senator Robinson desired. * g L WORD ON BYRD AID STILL WAITED HERE State Department Believes Every Effort Will Be Made to Pre- vent Marooning. By the Associated Press. The State Department today was still awaliting direct information from Minister Swenson at Oslo, Teplying to instruction to obtain Norwegian co- operation for the relief of Rear Ad- miral Byrd and his Antarctic explora- tion party. With no further request for co-opera- tion from Byrd’s backers, officials of the department remained confident that everything possible would be done to prevent the party from being ma- rooned for another South Polar Winter with food supplies inadequate for the long siege. Disposition of Norwegian and British whalers to minimize the acuteness of the situation, reported in press dis- patches from abroad, did not cause the department to alter its position that immediate aid should be provided. ‘While it was reported yesterday from Oslo that Minister Swenson had been informed the whalers_belleved the ice packing surrounding “the Ross Sea, which is isolating Byrd from the world, would break up within a few days, faillure to receive a cabled reply from the Minister was generally inter- preted to indicate he was pursuing negotiations with the Norwegian foreign office and possibly with the whaling companies. Should the normal break- up of the ice occur it was believed that even the Byrd supply ships, whose power is inadequate to forcing through heavy ice, might be able to reach the party's base. $750,000 Pllntr !)e;troyed‘ INDIANAPOLIS, January 25 (#).— The gllnt of the American Foundry Co., on the West Side here, was destroyed by firs today, the loss being estimated at $750,000. The fire is believed to have been started by a defective blast fur- nace. A number of small homes in the vicinity were saved after they were threatened by the flames and sparks. Twelve fire companies had the blaze under control within three hours. LEGISLATORS URGE D. . BE GIVEN VOTE Council, Representing 39! States, Reiterates Plea to Grant Capital a Voice. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, January 25.—The Na- tional Council of State Legislatures is continuing its battle for the people of Washington to gain enfranchisement and a voice in their government. After a speech by George A. Ricker at the annual meeting of the council late yesterday, the council passed a resolution reiterating its plea of two years ago to Congress that the District of Columbia be enfranchised and be represented in Congress by a Senator and a “Representative or Representa- tives.” Mr. Ricker, champlon of the District, is & member of the executive committee of the District of Columbia citizens’ Joint committee on national representa- tion. At present he is engaged in busi- ness in Chicago. Tax Burden Ease Is Sought. ‘The resolution was d after one had been appro that the Pederal burden of the States in the Federal Government's fifty-fifty agreement on g:zflc improvements. At it eral Government matches dollar for dollar State funds on certain improve- ments, these improvements being chosen by the Government. Of late these projects, of interest more to the coun- iry at large than the individual States, have become burdens to the overtaxed commonwealths. At the session 39 States were resented by legislators. Govs. L. Emerson of Illinois and The Christianson of Minnesota also werey present. The gathe: ‘was presided over by the picturesque Texan John H. Kirby, who housed the Democratic na- tional convention at Houston. After a brief review of the fight for enfranchisement made by the District of Columbia, whose residents he termed as “semi-citizens of the United States,” Mr. Ricker said: ‘“These more than half-million Amer- icans of the District eonstitute the only community in all the expanse of the continental United States populace-in- telligent, public-spirited, of adequate re- sources, which is is denied representa- tion in the National Government. Brazillan Capital Is Cited. A few years ago when the interpar- liamentary union met in Washington its delegates were impressed by this curious = anomaly—that the country calling itself the greatest democracy in the world should, in its capital, be still an absolute monarchy. Rio de Janeiro, when it copied our form of city govern- ment. preserved to its citizens the right of suffrage. ' “In relation to national laws, the sole function of the District residents is to obey. They take no part in mak- Ing the laws which they must obey. relation to national taxes, their Te) LouT. AFTER MURDER IN STORE! Prisoner Names Four as Acct)ln-l plices in Attempted Robbery and Killing of Woman. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 25—An attempted robbery of an Oakland, Tenn., store in which five colored men killed the owner, Miss Lillle Stevens, 50, and wounded her brohter, today sent posses on a man hunt, which resulted in the capture of one man, who officers said, confessed to participating in the slay- ing. The officers said that Joe Boley, colored, who was arrested and brought here, had named his companions, all from Memphis. ‘The robbers entered the store late last night armed with pistols and demanded money. Dave Stevens, 55, grappled with one of the men and the others opened fire on him. He is not expected to re- cover. Stevens' sister ran into the store ;rnm & rear room and the men shot her own, Ordered of Chai By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 25.—It was the first time in six years that Leo Edelstein had been over to see his mother. Mrs. Ida Edelstein is blind and an invalid. Under a court order, her son, manager of a chain of shoe stores, has been contributing $12 a week to her rt. truckmen, warehouss clerks and store managers of mAmr' hllkm‘ ’wm:' her ;’Merl‘:t:g; Ip) a plece o \per or SON DECEIVES HIS BLIND MO&'HER WITH SUMMONS INSTEAD OF CHECK {Court Regrets Inability to Increase Weekly Support n Store Manager. came home Mrs, Edelstein said, “Leo 'was here and he gave me a check for a present.” The daughter looked. It was a sum- mons to appear in court to show cause why the $12 allowance should not be req'gfitd. m the ' facts were before him, Judge 1. L. Weaver of the County Cout T shall not reduce the payments. 1 only wl;{:hl-t‘mie "S;'h :z\med action beh:;e me so0_ thal m! order them in- creased” At the moment, i If the American people would visualize | the London Conference in terms devoid | of its_countless technical complexities | said the “worn-out taxing system” in emanding d, blame 20,000,000 POOL FORMED TO AVERT CRASH IN CHICAGD Silas Strawn Says' Leading Corporations Have Volun- teered to Furnish Funds. LOCAL GOVERNMENT GETS WARNING ON EXPENSES Politicians Must Agree to Program of Committee Before Cash Is Given. By the Assoclated Pres CHICAGO, January 25.—Temporary i solution of Chicago's financial problem was several steps nearer today. The outstanding development was the announcement by Silas H. Strawn, chairman of the citizens' relief com- mittee, that a $50,000,000 pool had been pledged by business, industrial and rail- road interests to loan money on tax- anticipation warrants, However, the announcement was ac- companied by an ultimatum that no loans would be made until the public officials agreed to co-operate in cutting all possible expenses. In the meantime, the city's twice- vetoed budget of $55,314,947 became effective, Mayor William Hale Thomp- son failing to veto it before yesterday's | council session. Tax to Be Levied. With the budget in effect the city's tax-levying ordinance can made effective February 4. Then—if buyers can be found—tax-anticipation war- rants can be sold to m employes who have had no salary checks this month. Mayor Thompson said he did not veto the budget for the third time, be- cause: “I do not desire to prevent city employes from getting their pay and thereby force them into the hands of loan sharks. Should 1 again veto the cuts made in the health, fire, police and street cleaning departments, the imme- diate result might be chads.” Immediately after voting the budget into effect, the council adopted a reso- lution calling upon Gov. Louls L. Em- merson for a special session of the Legislature to solve Chicago’s tax plight, Gov. Emmerson was in Chicago, ad- dressing the National Council of State Legislature. He said he would not call & special session until a definite, de- talled program was outlined. Old System Is Blamed. Later, in an address, the governor Jilinois, was..to_blame for the State's financial problems. Yesterday was another pay-day for 13,200 teachers—but Board of Educa- tion officials today were still seeking money to meet the payroll. The county board voted to pay back salaries of 4,000 employes in tax antici- pation warrants of small denominations —to be cashed at neighborhod stores and banks. Added to the crisis was the announce- ment from . trustees of the Chicago sanitary district, that it must sell more than $500,000 worth of anticipation warrants or default bond interest due February 1. Meanwhile, the Strawn group today awaited a reply to their offers of loans. | Adds Warning Note. Mr. Strawn accompanied his commit- tee’s offer with a warning note. “The pool is ready to operate,” he said. “We have the assurance of lead- ing corporations that they will come to the front in this crisis. But we are absolutely not going to turn over the, cash to the local governments to squander as they have in the past. “The present situation has been due to a long era of frenzied finance during which, like China, our local government has had more solicitude for what it can borrow than for what it owes. Most of our politicians have been fiddling while Rome burned. “The pool, as I have said, is ready to come to the Tescue, but it will not move a finger until the public officials duly responsible for the local governments agree - to co-operate with the pool's managing committee to the end that all governmental expenses may be subject- | ed to a rigid economy program.” FILIPINO PROTECTION ASKED IN MESSAGE Island Requests Steps to Prevent Violence Such as Occurred in California Riots. By the Assoclated Press. MANILA, January 25.—Gov. Gen. Dwight F. Davis today forwarded a message to Brig. Gen. Francis Parker, head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs in Washington, containing a request by the Philippine government for the pro- tection of Filipinos against violence such as that which occurred in (hel riots at Watsonville, Calif, this week. The request followed by a few hours a charge cabled to Representative Francisco Varona, by Secretary Tagle of the Filipino Community League of Salinas, Calif., that authorities of Wat- sonville, Calif., connive with rioters who killed one Filipino and beat others. Tagle said Watsonville City auther- ities knew of the intended attacks at least two weeks before they occurred, but did nothing to prevent trouble. YOUNG COMMUNISTS IN NATIONAL DRIVE Funds for First Soviet Submarine ! parcels of land which it was felt the DEATH CLAIMS MRS. FELTON, ONLY WOMAN 1 Georgia’s “Grand Old Lady"f Was Temperance Worker and Author. 22-Hour Term in Congress| Served on Appointment in 1922. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, January 325.—Mrs. Re-| becca Latimer Felton, the only woman | ever to hold & seat in the United States | Senate, pioneer temperance worker and author, died in a hospital shortly before midnight of bronchial pneumonia. She was 94 years old. She contracted a cold on a trip to Atlanta last week from her Cartersville, Ga., home n the in- | terest of the Georgia Training School | fot Girls. | - m - )k [ p’,ma ‘hours En Hovfibmrlfi: | upon__appointment by _ former '_Goy. (Continued on Pag TO BE SENATOR MRS, REBECCA L. FELTON. BUILDING MEASURE GOES 10 SENATE $115,000,000 Keyes-Elliott Measure Is Approved by Committee. With & few minor amendments, the Senate public buildings and grounds committee today approved the Keyes- Elliott bill authorizing an additional $115,000,000 for the Federal building program In Washington and a similar amount for more public buildings throughout the country. The bill passed the House last month and will be brought up in the Senate by Senator Keyes as soon as practicable. Senator Keyes explained, following an executive meeting of his committee this morning, that the one or two changes made in the House measure do not affect the main provision, but merely exempt {from the new area to be acquired by the Government certain Government would not require for a good many years. Of the additional amount to be used within the District, $15,000,000 is to purchase land and $100.000.000 for ex- pansion of the original building pro- gram. The original plan now under way provided for the taking of all land in the triangle between Pennsylvania avenue and B street from the Capitol to the Treasury. ‘This measure con= templates acquiring also & similar large area for public buildings south of the Mall by extending the public bufld- ing area, to Pennsylvania avenue and New York avenue on the north, Vir- ginla avenue and Maryland svenue projected to the Tidal Basin on the south, and to Delaware avenue south- wesi on the east. In addition to this area it authorizes purchase of land for the extension of Treasury Annex No. 1 on Madison place northward to H street. The additional sums authorized by this bill will bring the aggregate amount to be spent on Federal build- ings in Washington up to $190,000,000. The additional $115,000,000 for post of- fices and custom houses in the States, will bring the total of the bullding pro- / gram outside of Washington up to $363,000,000. CHICAGO PM:ROL DRIVER | SHOT BY FELLOW OFFICER| By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, January 25.—One police officer was shot and seriously wounded by another early today as they fought over the question of who was to drive Object of Wide Campaign. By the Associated Press. MOSCO' auspices of the Young Communist League, which has 2,000,000 members, & nation-wide movement was n to- day to collect funds for the construc- tion of Sovist Russia's first suomarine. Concerts, motion picture perform- ances and lectures will be given to raise money. The State Bank will open a special account, called the “subms- mine account,” to which contributors may send remittances. WA T l’:le B-16 Radio Programs B W, January 25.—Under the |, the patrol wagon. Policeman George Sirovatka, driver of the patrol, was taken to a hospital with bullets in his abdomen, chest and left arm. Officer George Polaski said he shot Sirovatka after Sirovatka had fired rst. Sirovatka, fellow officers said. had been driking, and they suggested he re~ linquish the wheel. When Polaski and another policeman attempted to pull him mnto the rear of the wagon, in which were three prisoners, Sirovatka resisted, and the shooting followed. Czechoslovakian Envoy Confirmed. The nomination of Abraham C. Rate shesky of Massachusstts to bs Minister to Czechoslovakia wes confirmed’ to- day by the Senate, STRONGER BREW URGED BY DYER Hoover Is Asked to Have Law Commission Fix Alcohol Percentage. By the Assaclated Press. £ After a ‘call st the White House, Representative Dyer of Missouri, rank- ing Republican on the House judiclary commitlee, said today he had suggested to President Hoover that the Law En- forcement Commission be asked to fix the percentage of alcohol ‘which could be manufactured in any beverage in compliance with the eighteenth amend- ment. Dyer sald the benefit of increasing the limit of alcoholic content within the non-intoxieating range would make legitimate the manufacture of a bever- age which would be palatable and would eliminate the illegal but widespread practice of home-brewing. ! The Wickersham Commission, he added, undoubtedly would report to the President and to Congress that bever- ages containing not more than 3 per cent of alcohol are non-intoxicating, and, in fact, possibly would express the conclusion that a change in the law would assist in enforcement. “There is every reason to anticipate,” Dyer said, “that if the people were en- abled to secure these non-intoxicating beverages in.compliance with law, the public would be more amenable to the prohibition enactment.” He asserted he felt the Wickersham Commission was in position to find out what beverages were intoxicating, and that its finding would bear weight not only with Congress, but with the people as a whole. Mother and 5 Children Perish. ATLANTA, Mich., January 25 (#)—A mother and 'five children were burned 1o death last night in a fire which de- stroyed their home here. The dead are: Mrs. J. B. Kent, and Lucille, 7; Wil- liam, 8; Thomas, 10; Agnes, 13, and Oneeta, 14. The fire is belleved to have started from an overheated stove. 330000 IS NEEDED BY CHEST WORKERS: Special Gifts Committee| Striving Hard to Go “Over the Top.” The special gift committee of the Com- munity Chest, has approximately $350,- 000 more to raise before Monday noon, the deadline set in its own drive for gifts of $500 or more before the 1930 campaign formerly opens Tuesday eve- ning. It yesterday's record of $107,069.35, can be maintained, the chances of golng “over the top” are exceedingly good, but a larger proportion of gifts must be received 1if this is to be accomplished. 20 Per Cent Increase Needed. “I will be avallable for work on any téam that can use me,” Chairman New- In urging every member to put in full time during the remaining days of the special drive. While an average in- crease of 20 per cent in contributions is regarded as essential, many individual gifts showing Increases up to 100 and 200 per cent have been reported in the last few days. Others, however, have fallen behind the desired 20 per cent. Chairman Noyes was looking forward optimistically to today's report and it was expected that a big slice would be cut out of the sum yet to be raised. Only a few of the teams are behind in their quotas. Announcement was made today that J. Leo Kolb, chalrman, and Oscar Leonard, secretary, of division 10-24 of the Community Chest campaign, have called a meeting of the captains and workers for the region at the Roosevelt Hotel on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. H. L. Rust, jr., regional chairman, will be speaker for the- evening. Final instructions will be given to il workers on the eve of the general cam- paign. Assistant Supt. of Police William S. Shelby yesterday made an earnest Plea to the commanding officers of all }m-cluru of the metropolitan police force to increase their gifts to the Community Chest this year. Inspector Shelby pointed out that the 75 or- ganizations now in the Chest, as com- pared to the 57 of last year, necessi- tate the Chest 1 of $1,786,737.07. Harry M. Luckett, chief clerk of the Police Department, who been designated as “key” man for the entire department, introduced Frank R. Jelleff, (Continut ge 3, Column 6) RESCUERS FIGHT SNOW TRYING TO SAVE MINER Man With Blood Poisoning May Be Already Dead, Outpost People Fear. By the Associated Press. RED RIVER HOT SPRINGS, Idaho, January 25.—A rescue party which left this outpost to “mush” deep into the Central Idaho waste land to ald a miner suffering from blood poisoning today faced the possibility of reaching its goal too late. Dr. P. J. Weber, who is rushing to the Copper Klnf.lflnc near the summit | of Green' Mountain to minister to Roy Burke, the miner, said he would push through to the mine even though he felt Burke might already be dead. Burke was stricken with blood poisoning five days ago and the only treatment has been given him by unkilled fellow miners. |McKELLAR DECLARES SECRECY GIVES CONFERENCE “BLACK EYE” Naval Conference Held Public’s Business—Says Proce- dure Enough to Raise Doubts. BY the Associated Press. Secret sessions at the London Arms Limitation Conference were assailed in the Senate today by Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, as giving the International gathering “a black eye to start with,” N “I want to take this occasion Me- Kellar continued, “to commend Sen- ators Robinson and Reed for their stand in favor of having open sessions. Of all international covenants this par- ticular one should be open and openly arrived at. The very fact that the con- ference holds secret - meetings, from which the. newsnapermen are excluded and from fmh the public is excluded, is enough to raise a doubt in the minds of all fair-minded citizens as to the propriety of such action.” “Why should the people be excluded from any knowledge about the proposed negotiations? Is it the purpose of those behind this conference to put through their own will and then drive it through without regard -to the people’s views? “Why should the people's - business be conducted in private in this con- ference at all? It is their business and in my judgment these agents of ours are going far beyond their duties in conducting the negotiations in secret. It a‘lvu them a black eye to start with and ought not to be done, American citizen I holding of these confere CHIEF OFFICIALS QUIT SMITH GO0, PRESOENT NANED Samuel J. Henry and G. Bryan Pitts Resign From Posts in U. S. Inquiry. ACTION ME)“E—EBLIC AFTER DELAY OF WEEKS Theodore Weed of New York City Is Elected Successor to Head Who Left. Samuel J. Henry, president, and G. Bryan Pitts, chairman of the board of directors, have resigned their offictal positions with the F. H. Smith Co., in- vestment brokerage concern whose op- erations have been under investigation by the Department of Justice. The announcement was made today by Frank Raichle, an attorney for the company, by long-distance ' telephone from the headquarters of the concern in New York City. No reason was given by Mr. Raichle for the resignations, but he told The Star that a statement concerning the change in the official staff of the or- ganization would be made next week. ‘Theodore Weed, said to have been in financial business in New York City, has been elected president of the com- pany, replacing Mr. Henry, the attor- ney stated. A successor to- Chairman Pitts has not yet been selected, he anld. Presented Last Month. Mr. Raichle said that the resignation of Mr. Pitts was presented to the board December 31. Mr. Raichle said he un- derstood that the tion of Mr. Henry as president of the company was submitted a few days following. No announcement the T - tions of the two leading officials of the company, however, had heen made until today. Mr. Pitts and Mr. Henry and other officials of the Smith Co. were _in- dicted last month- by the District of Columbia grand jury, charged . with using the mails to defraud. Headquarters Removed. ‘The Smith Co. headquarters for many years was located at 815 Pif- teenth street, this ~city, but was re- moved to New York after.officials ana cerlain members of the board of dlrecg tors were accused by the grind jury ol illegal acts in connection with the An;:wln‘ of ‘l;!ll estate wkm%;eh ntative Prederig) L. of Maryland, chairman of the District nmm.-. and Daniel R. Oris- our- eom- also were charge. P e e o BISHOP ANDERSON RESTS UNCHANGED Physician Says Continued State Will Enhance Chsnce for Recovery. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, - January 35.—Bishop Charles P. Anderson, primate of the Episcopal Church in America, remained i | critically 1l today. ‘The bishop, recovering from & sink- ing period late in the day, rested in an “unchanged condition” throughout the night. Dr. James B. Herrick, his physician, said the longer this con- linued, the more chance -there would be for recovery. The primate. who is 87 years old and Bishop of olucag. was stricken with A& heart attack Wednesday and lfl some months it Thursday. For been known that Anderson suf- fered from heart disease, but it was belleved improvement in his conditiom hiad been made. He returned last Tuesday from New York and presided at a diocesan council that day. His election as presiding bis| the church was November hop of HOLD BOMB INDICTMENT. 13 last. Charge Will Be Pushed If Cadwell Is Freed From Asylum. LOS ANGELES, January 36 ().—A Federal grand jury indictment was on file here today against Francie Cadwell, 26, confessed bomber, charging that he sent a bomb through the mails. Cadwell admitted when arrested re- cently that he sent a homb to his cousin, Clark Scott, in Knoxville, Tenn. He was found insane and comitted to Patton State Hospital. Federal authorities said the new charge would be withheld un- less Cadwell were released from the asylum later as sane or cured. SWEDEN HONORS NOBILE. Italian Commander of TIIl-Fated Polar Expedition Given Medal. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 25 (#).—The Swedish iphical Society last night presented its medal to Gen. Umberto Nobile, Italian commander of the disastrous Italia polar expedition of two years ago. 3 Gen. Nobile lectured before the so- ciety on the polar expedition, and pad a hearty tribute to Pinn Malmgren. who was left to die by two Italian members of the expedition on the ice north Spitsbergen. He declared that when the dirigible Italia took a fatal nose ‘dive he gave orders for ballast to be released, but that the order was not executed with suficient dispatch. MISSING MEN HOME AGAIN. Two Police Officers Were Supposed " Victims of Racketeers. CHICAGO, January, 25 (#).—] leutenan ing since January 17 have fallen victim to a bush, returned to his He sald he had been friends. Patrolman Emil Ristau, peared at the same time. Aurora, T11., earlier in ti returned