Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1930, Page 2

LEGLATORS URCE 0., REGENE VOTE T HE _EVENING A STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEL LOCOMOTIVE MEETS TEST Council, Representing 39| States, Reiterates Plea to Grant Capital a Voice. (Continued From First Page.) | sole function 1s to pay. They have| nothing to say, like other taxpayers,| concerning the amount and kind of | taxes they shall pay and how the tax o money shall be spent. Ten years ago, in 1919, the District of Columbia paid in Pederal taxes over $18,500,000. This amount exceeded that of any one of 15 States. And these States have 30 United States Senators, and greater than the amount paid by five States combined having 18 votes in Congress. ‘“In relation to national war, their sole function is to fight in obedience to command. They have no voice like other Americans in councils which de- termine war or peace. They have no representation in the Government, which requires them to fight, to bleed and perhaps to die. The population of the District of Colnmbia now nearing 600,000 exceeds that 1{)):1sm snd pos bly nine States; in great wi furnished more soldiers and sailors than any one of seven States. Basic Right of Citizens. “National representation is a dis- tinctive, basic right of the American citizens, in & Government of the people, by the people, for the people—in a Government_which roots its justice in consent of the governed—in a repre- sentative Government which insepar- ably couples taxation and arms-bearing as a soldier with representation. *Since- the more than half million Americans of the District pay national taxes, obey national laws and go to war in the Nation’s defense, they are en- titled on American principles to be represented in the National Govern- ment which taxes them, which makes all laws for them and which sends them to war. “The constitutional amendment which we urge empowers to correct this inequity without disturbing in the slightest national control of the Cap- jtal or the present form of municipal government. Congress retains every power in these respects that it now possesses. All that happens will be that the District becomes a small fracticn or a part of that Congress, and politic~ ally an integral part of the Nation ‘which that Congréss represents. “National representation will clothe the Washingtonians with a vital Ameri- can privilege, to which he undeniably is in equity entitied, will cleanse him of the stigma and stain of un-Ameri- canism and, curing his political im- potency will arm him with & certal power. "let will relieve the Nation of the shame of un-Americanism which it has had and of impotency to cure this evil. Inflicts Injury on None. “It will inflict no injury or hardship upon either Nation or Capital to counteract these b-aefits. “Consistency 4nd justice; mnational | pride and self respect: the will to efface a shameful blot from the national es- | cuytcheon; spirit of true American- ism and teous hatred of autocracy The patriotic impulse 1l pr of the Nation fou o democracy and rep- of { wishes for all these and as a descendant of several of hose_who fought and died that that might be permanently estab- lished, preserved and maintained, I ap- peal to you as Representatives of the several States to favor the proj constitutional amendment by which citizens of the District of Columbia may become true Americans in fact as well as in name and may have a voice in the body which makes their laws. “A vote for the President of the United States, who appoints their Com-. missioners, and the same rights as those of the States before the Supreme Court in the United States. I hope and be- lieve that at least three-quarters of the States will be willing to concede this to should Oo:lnui see fit to give them o) inity. “prhe immortal declaration of in- ce is still the foundation and ideal of our republic and ‘government derijves its just of the govern ation without representation is still as unfair as it was in 1776, then surely we deserve relief from the humiliating po- sition in which we have been far too long. 1l Madison Is Quoted. “Madison, who during the constitutional convention, objected to the use of the word ‘permanence’ in discussing the location of the National Capital as early a8 1783, in the record of that Congress sald: ‘Our acts are not those of the Medes and Persians, unalterable.’ And surely that has been proven in the his- tory of the last 150 years when chang- ing conditions necessarily have brought a-change of outlook and & small hand- ful of people in a newly created city has grown into a great world-center with more than a half million inhab- itants, who feel that they have a right to be part of the Government which they loyally help 10 support and main- tain." Mr. Ricker then read the joint reso- Jution which the people of Washington | d¢ are seeking to have passed by Congress, which provides for a constitutional amendment the following insertion in section 3, article 4, of these words: “The Congress shall have power to admit to the status of citizens of & State and residents of the District, con- stituting the seat of Government of the United States, created by article 1, sec- tion 8, for the purpose of representation in the Congress and ameng the electors of President and Vice President and for the purpose of suing and being sued in the courts of the United States,' under the provisions of arjicle 3, sec- | tion 2. “When the Congress shall exercise this power the residents of such Dis- trict shall be entitled to elect one or two Senators, as determined by the Congress; Representatives in the House, according to their numbers as deter- mined by the decennial enumeration, and presidential electors equal in num- ber to their aggregate representation v the House and te. “The Congress shall provide by law the qualifications of voters and the time and manner of choosing the Senator or Senators, the Representative or Repre- sentatives and the electors herein authorized. ‘The Congress shall have power %0 make all Jaws which £hall be necessary and proper for earrying in‘o execution the forégoing power.” WILL ELECT OFFICERS. Mebrew Home for Aged to Hold Annual Meeting. ‘The Hebrew Home for the Aged at 1125 Spring road will hold its annual meeting and election of officers and di- réctors tomorrow aftérnoon at 3:30 o‘w‘ fth ork will be - of the year's work w en. The Hebréw Home for the Aged a_constituent ber of the Com munity Chest. A: Goldsmi Sfesident. The “Hush Hush” locomotive, so named because of the mystery surrounding its construction in England, was put through a successful trial the other day at a speed of 60 miles an hour. * This sho ws the new streamline giant just !efore the test, with a steam pressure of 450 pounds, twice the normal pressure.. Among other new construction features embodied is the absence of a smokestack, the smoke escaping merely through an air cl hute. P. & A. Photos. SEAATORS OBSERVE UURTS BIRTHDAY Honor Is Paid to Kansan by Friends and “Foes” as He Reaches 70. By the Associated Press. Charles Curtis, once a boy on an Indian reservation and now Vice Presi- dent of the United States, today cele- brated his seventieth birthday anniver- sary With his ancient political foes, the Democrats, joining Republicans in tributes, congratulations and best wishes. As the Senate convened, Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New York, a physician, gained the floor and said that it was his opinion as a doctor that the Vice President would have many more years in which to serve his country. Curtis, who served 20 years in the Senate from Kansas, smiled at this and replied, “Thank you.” It was the beginning of a deluge of plaudits. Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona, rose to praise the Vice President. He was followed by Senator Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire. Then Senator Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina, asserted: “I sincerely hope you will be Presi- dent of the United States of America.” The Senate was not yet through. Merlin, Democrat, Alabama, described the career of the Vice President as “inspiring,” and added that “the youth of this country will be inspired by reading the story of this remarkable man.” ‘Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, said Curtis has been a “tower of strength in every conflict in which the party was involved and when the fundamentals of the Government were at stake.” “He is a veritable Gibraltar,” he added. Vice President Curtis began smiling as Copeland rose, and he was still smiling as & Jull gave him an opportunity for "P}!‘ l::e h and oune; you,” x. each a o he anvered with {eaine o;*i'...m each and every one koln m ':n! but_i‘ Then the smile vanished and the gavel rapped sharply. ness like he tui to_Copeland, the first speaker, and asked him if he would yleld for consideration of tariff debate;! on the duty on carilions, and the Senate was at the long task once more. MRS. REBECCA FELTON, ONLY WOMAN TO BE U. S. SENATOR, EXPIRES (Continued From First Page.) ‘Thomas Hardwick, was her only public office, but in that brief time she made & dramatic speech upon the floor of the Senate, which attracted national in- terest. Her husband, the late Dr. W. H. Felton, served several terms in Con- gress. Led Simjile Life. From her farm home “the Grand Old Lady of Georgia” led a “simple O but continued to be active in until her death. She was a vl supporter of former Gov: Alfred Smith in his race for the presidency on the Democratie ticket in 1928. During the campaign she said: “I was & pioneer in temperance work in this State (Georgia) and joined the W. C. T. U. 40 years ago. If I-am not the oldest of militant temperance women of the early days I am certainly the oldest in point of age. When 1 enlisted in the organization it was mon-politieal. I am grieved to know that some Georgia ‘women are now dragging & clean, white and much honored organization in the mire and fifth of politics in a mud- slinging campaign.” Means of Keeping Young. Her home became & shrine for hun- dreds who journeyed there to pay her tribute, and she prescribed “working hard and not worrying” as the best means of “keeping young.” Less than two months before her h she made her first flight in an airship. Nome of her five children stur- vive Mrs. Felton, but a grandson, Wil- liam H. Pelton, was at her beside at her death. A granddaughter, Mrs. Alfred Ogram, lives at Gulfport, Miss., and a great-granddaughter, Lilllan Ann Fel- ton, Cartersville, Ga. It is expected she will be buried be- side her husband in a Cartersville ceme- tery. PRAISED BY SENATOR. Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Felton, who died last night in Atlanta, today was termed one of the “greatest women of her time” by Senator George of Georgla, who succeeded her in the Senate. After referring to the fact that she was the only woman ever to be a United States Senator, Senator George sald Mrs. Felton had “great strength of intellect and her thoughts were ex- pressed with great vigor.” “She had well defined and firmly fixed opinions upon social, moral and political questions and w lways ready to defend them,” he . “She pos- & remarkable insight into the character of public men of her time, with many of whom she was personally well acquainted. All in all, she must be grouped among the great women of her CABINET SPLIT RUMORED. MADRID, January 25 (#).—There were rumors today that Martinez Anido, minister of interior, had dis- agreed with the dictator, Lieut. Gen. Primo de Rivera, as to not employing more stringent military means to put down the students’ strike here, and that the minister might resi ‘The strike continues. Partisans of the premier said there were no difficulties in the cabinet at present. In other quarters, however, it was said that Gen. San Jurjo, loyal friend of the ier, probably would ith 18 be considered|for the post if Martines wholly unjustified as the finally decides to vacate. HOOVER PROHIBNTS PARROT IPORTS | U..S. Health Heads Hope to Get Fever Under Contro) in Short Time. By the Assoclated Press. ‘With the importtation of parrots pro- hibited through presidential deeree, Government health officials expect w0 have the current outbreak of psittacosis, or parrot fever, “well in hand” within a short time. ‘This view was expressed by Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming after Presi- dent Hoover had issued a proclamation glrlclnl an embargo upon the birds. eviously he had told the Chief Executive that immediate action was neoessary. Text of Hoover Order. Mr. Hoover's proclamation was issued late yesterday and is effective for an ited period. The text is as fol- “Whereas there have been officially reported in widely separated portions of the United States since the middle of December, 1929, a considerable numbsr of human cases, some of them fatal, of a disease communicated by infected parrots; and ““Whereas there is evidence that such parrots have been introduced from ports outside of the Continental United States; and “Whereas as there exists danger of further such introductien; “Therefore, in order to prevent the further introduction of disease com- municable from parrots” to human beings, from Irom outside the con- tinental United States into the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7 of the act of Con- gress approved February 15, 1893, en- Litle “an act granting additional quarantine powers and imposing addi- tional duties upon the Marine Hospital service, it is ordered that no parrot may be introduced into the Un or any of its possessions or depend- encies from any tmlfl port, for such period of time as may be deemed neces- sary, 'pt under such conditions as mi escribed by the Secretary of ry. ““This order u’h‘“ take effect from and after this 'T HOOVER. “The ite House, January 24, 1930.” Resembles Typhoid, Parrot fever is a mysterious and often fatal malady contracted, it is believed, only from infected parrots. It resembles typhoid fever, but is complicated by pulmonary symptoms similar to those present in pneumonia, So far as is known, it is not communicable from person to person. In the course of the recent outbreak, eight deaths have been attributed to this disease and more than 50 illnesses have been reported from as widely dis- tant localities as Minnesota, Maryland, ©Ohio, Florida, California, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsyl- vania and New York. Previously, the disease had been so rare that no serum or other specific ever had been developed for combating the iliness. Health officials say that treat- ment must be fitted to the needs of the individual patient by the attending physician. “The most alarming aspect of the situation,” Dr. Cumming said, “is that the disease -has struck seriously snd even fatally in such widespread . | always directly associated with cently imported parrot and alwi cult to treat.” ‘The embargo will be enforced by quarantine officers, PARIS-ROME PARITY QUESTION TAKEN UP BY TWO DELEGATIONS (Continued From First uation, but the British were keenly interested. ‘The Franco-Italian collaborative ses- sion was to be held at 1 p.m., Eastern standard time, with only Andre Tardieu, French premier, and Dino Grandl, Ital- ian foreign minister and spokesman for Mussolini, present. Stimson Goes to Stanmore. ‘With Secretary Stimson at Stanmore, Prime Minister Macdonald at Chequers and former Premlier Wakatsuki resting, the British, American and Japanese delegations virtually were out of the picture enjoying a typical English week end. Rene Massigll, secretary of the French delegation, visited the American hegd- quarters during the day and saw Hugh 8. Gibson, with whom he discussed de- tails of the conference procedure. A British spc’. an today repeated assurances that e conference was making satisfactory progress. He said that the clearing up of ideas which had taken place today had gone much fur- ther than was expected. Informal de- nials were made of some statements in the British press that the French were adopting a threatening attitude and that the Dominion delegates were dis- ! satisfied. Grandi Exclusion Denied. The British were not the only ones who thought it necessary to deny/some of the deductions appearing in Eu- ropean newspapers. At the French headquarters it was declared published reports that Foreign Minister Grandi of Italy had been excluded from recent discussions of the celebrated French memorandum of last December were wholly untrue. It was said some points in the memorandum, notably the sug- gestion of a Mediterranean pact, were of interest to Italy, and that Signor Grandi was invited to discuss them with the British and French, but replied that for the moment the discussion of ;he memorandum Was not necessary for taly. A French official spokesman also dis- closed that Premier Tardieu much displeased by inferences in some of the English newspapers that France was tryl to torpedo the conference by in- sisting on & large naval bul pro- -~ ’l;;lleeml‘r Was Nflmm'.fl': feei at such & suf ’ itish and others also were planning Iarge navies, ~ SLEDGING PERILS | Byrd Geologist Tells of Many| Obstacles Overcome to Reach Mountains. BY LAWRENCE M. GOULD, Geologist of Byrd Antarctic Expedition and Leader of Sledging Party. | By Radlo to The Star and New York Times. | LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Janu- luxury of Little America, the daily pri- vations that constituted our life on the long sledging trip just completed by the geological party seem something like a dream. i But when I open my log book of the journey and note its ai’fiy entries of both the pleasant things that we en- | countered and the obstacles that loomed ! in our way, I remember that there was | little about the actual trip that had the 1u-my of a dream. Sometimes, though, it did seem somewhat like a nightmare, | if that be a sort of dream. | This has been one of the longest! sledging trips ever attempted purely for | seientific purposes, { Trail Marked for 200 Miles. ‘The supporting party, consisting of Arthur len, leader and dog driver: dJoe de Ganahl, navigator and radio operator; Jack Bursey and Chris Braathen, dog_drivers, preceded us for | & distance of 200 miles. Along the route they cached dog food for use both on our southward journey and for the return trip and left an ad- ditional 500 pounds for us at their fure thest south point. They also marked the trail and then saved us the trouble of navigating this part of our route. And so0 it happened that the first 200 miles of our trek were made with com- parative ease. At the 200-mile mark was located depot No. 4, the last outpost of the sup- | porting party. Here we had to take on an_additior 500 pounds of dog food and begin navigating and marking our own trail. Mike Thorne went ahead on his skiis and I drove his team immediately be- ind him. Following us came the four other dog teams, driven by Norman Vaughan, PFreddy Crockett, Jack O'Brien and Ed Goodall. Pall at Sledges With Dogs. ‘The hardest work for the dogs came Just beyond this depot, where we took |on the additional loads. We made but 8 miles the first day, with Thorne carry- ing 50 pounds of dog food on his bacl Vaughan carrying his own heavy knap- sack and the rest of us tugging at ropes llled to the sledges to help the dogs along. We were a bit gloomy that night. The | mountains seemed infinitely far away, The next day we traveled 12 miles and the dogs were so tired that we had to give them a rest on the following day. Then things began to go better. We made 17 miles the next day of travel, and from there on to the moun- tains we traveled along without greatly { fearing but that we should be able to make our goal. Gets Sight of Mountains, “We were sure at last we could see the long-sought-for mountains, as we ytrekked along November 25. Shortly yafter noon the southerly haze litted and there to the southwest, but still very far away, was a grand escarpment of snow-covered peaks; nothing dead ahead. 4 - “By 4 o'clock we’ could distinguish & huge mountain mass almost dead ahead of us. This we believe to be Mount Nansen.” ! On Novembeér 28, we stood by for tly polar flight, listening in by radio iu readiness to start with our dog teams | to the rescue should they have a forced |landing. We got more than a vicari- |ous thrill out of the flight when we saw the Floyd Bennett soar over us and saw a door open, from which was dropped a parachute load of cigarettes, films and messages from the commander |and others in Little America. With the beautifully clear weather continuing after the polar flight, the | mountains stood out clearly and we headed in the direction of Liv Glacier, which was somewhat to the west of our course. Long Trek to Mount Nansen. From November 30, I find the follow- ing entry in my log: “The mountains looked so near this morning that we decided to make them or bust—it came very near being the latter, we traveled 35 miles over the toughest going we have ever had, which was complicated by & 20-mile wind from the southeast, with heavy drifting snow that stung our faces and pushed us about, where the surface became icy | nearer the mountains. “From 15 miles away from the moun- tains, the Barrier was pushed up into low, icy-covered ridges by the ice flow- ing out of the glaciers and the whole ‘was cut up by a series'of great, almost parallel crevasses, miles in length, that cressed our course dlagonally. “We crossed numberless ones, great huge ones, little ones, open and closed ones, bridges falling in as we hurried across. Individual dogs were always tumbling in and occasionally part of a team would fall through and begin to fight among themselves, and then again & sledge would break through. ““As we neared the mountains the surface became icy and it was increa: ingly difficult to keep straight of skis and manage the sledges. Camp at Foot of Glacier. “But here we are, camped tonight at the foot of Liv Glacier in_ the very shadow of Mount Nansen. Very tired after_the long trek, but even if I were not I should need much more poetic felicity of expression than I can muster 1o give any notion of the sublime sight ahead of us—a mighty range of moun- tains from 10,000 to 15, feet high, rising sheer from the Ross Barrier, l'hhlc at their feet is not far above sea evel.” We spent three days exploring the lower part of Liv Glacier and surround- ing mountains. We incidentally saw the necessity of (!lfln’ well into the moun- tains beyond the foothills if we were to reach the rocks that held the key to the the Liv Glacler, but we found it 80 steep and so badly crevassed that we were scarcely able to climb it on foot shod with crampons. We therefore left this, our first mountain camp, and came along the foot of the range to the south-, east and camped on the lower part of ‘hat Amundsen indicates on his chart as n;: western portion of Axel Heiberg Glacier. Establish Mountain Base. arv 23.—Back again in the comparative | geology. We had hoped to ascend by way of’ OULD DESCRIBES | SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1930. FARMERS PLANNING DRIVE ON ‘PANTHER Decide to Meet Early Tomor- row Morning to Comb Area Inhabited by Beast. Farmers throughout the Forestville- Ritchie Station-District Heights section of Prince Georges County held a coun- cil of war today and decided that if the night-prowling beast that has been attacking stock in the neighborhood is not killed by pigpen watchers tonight they will conduct an old-fashioned drive through the woods and thickets of the neighborhood in an effort to either tree the animal or bring it out into the open where a well placed. bul- let will rid the section of the pest. ‘The farmers and huntsmen are plan- ning to meet early tomorrow morning at Forestville, on the Marlboro prke, about five miles from the District line, and organize for the biggest hunt for the biggest beast that has been seen in that seftion of Maryland in many a year, Will Comb Woodlands. With dogs and guns we will comb every woodland and thicket of the neighborhood, and it is expected that this sort of hunt will uncover the beast. The beast, which has kept the north- east section of Washington and the Forestville neighborhood of Prince Georges County, Md, in a furore, and huntsmen afleld with dog and gun for two weeks, was “seen” again last night, but, as usual it slipped unharmed ouf of the range of the guns of the men ’m“do left no trail that the dogs could ollow. ‘The animal, which has shown a marked predilection for work in its two major forays of the past week, ate no pork last night, so far as could be as- certained throughout the section it has haunted. and is expected to be so hun- gry tonight that it will raid one of the many pigpens in Forestville and there- by again come into range of the various weapons being used to guard the porkers, Game Warden Saw Beast. James Brashears, game warden of Prince Georges County, says that about dusk yesterday he saw a large cat ani- mal on the farm of Charles Fowler, near Forestville. He did not get a shot at the beast, but called in the huntsmen of the neighborhood, and about 25 of them, with dogs of various breeds, kept the woods about the section ringing with shouts and shots long past midnight. ‘The panther was not hurt, and, fortu- nately; neither were any of the hunts- men. The woods between Forestville and Ritchie Station, Md., were combed carefully, but the predatory beast, if any, kept to its lair. ‘Thoroughly aroused over the visits of the prowler to the pigsty of Harry Fowler, who lives on the Marlboro Pike, about 2 miles from the District line, and who lost one pig as the result of the first of the prowler's visits, the farmers of the section are determined to spend their nights, until the creature is killed, guarding their stock with ready loads of buckshot.. Battle in Fowler's Pigsty. Fo\ler's pigsty was the scene Tues- day ninht of a bloody battle between porker; and the prowler, the pigs com- ing off a poor second best, one of their number being killed and nine others recelving gashes in their sides and hindquarters, requiring from 10 to 40 stitches to close. ‘Wednesday night all was qulet at the Fowler farm, but on Thursday night the prowler came again, and this time came within range of three heavily armed men and made Its escape unharmed with & 20-pound plece of suet which had been set out as bait. Again all was quiet at the Fowler farm last night. The watch was kept, however, and will be kept again tonight by hunters anxious for a shot at the prowler. Sam McDowell, an employe of The Star circulation d ‘tment, who has hunted b northern penin- sula of Wi in, made a lone hunt for the anis last night. After care- fully examining the tracks near the Fowler farm, he concluded that they were made by a big dog, coyote or wolf and not by & member of the cat family. The mountain lion or panther, he pointed out, shows “sway” tracks due to the length and weight of its body. McDowell thought it possible that the ‘We established our mountain base ere and called it Strom Camp. Our first fleld work necessitated as- sending the glacier to get at the rocks that capped Mount Nansn, which lay at the head of it. We left Strom Camp on December 6 and sledged 14 miles up the sllcler and camped as near as we could to the rocks which I wanted to reach. The flanks of Mount Nansen ‘were encased in ice which in part pulled away from the rock faces to leave great crevasses, which made the ascent to the rocks somewhat uncertain, ‘The next day Mike Thorne, Ed ale, Freddie Crockett and I started out on skis to climb the steep slope above our camp and thread our way if pos- sible among the crevasses to the rocks which were our goal. ‘We dared not attempt to climb about here other than on skis for fear of fall- into crevasses. 'he snow was crusted over and it was hard to make our skis stick, but we finally reached our rocks, the very rocks that I wanted most to find in the Ant- arctic. We e 80 interested in our rock collecting that none of us noted the changing weather. ite “suddenly we were completely engulfed and could see nothing of ouy | o attacker of the hogs might have been a lynx, Must Use Domestic Tools. ROME (#).—The ministry of educa- tion has ruled that so far as possible the kingdom's schools must use only Italian inks, drawing tools, erasers and the like. Foreign products can be adopt- | ed only in exceptional cases. . | surroundings. We hastened to put t;: our skis, hoping we would be e Then it n to n to get a bit ner- roped and began our Fortunately the snowfall was not suf- ficent to cover our tracks, and when we had cleared the first steep slope the clouds lifted enough so we could see our Wway across the worst of the crevasses. Dr. Gould's account of tI eological ex- e i Tk AT S be continued in & later IIIC"\-Y’ (Cobyright, 1920, by the New York Times Co, and the 8t Louls Post-Dispatch. All rights for ‘publiekjion reserved throughout the world.) retrace our steps. snow and_we vous. We hurriedly descent. j stitution felt obligated when the re- ; King in 1922 for his personal campaign War Veteran Drops Dead Asking Court’s Help for 4 Children By the Associated Press. MOUNT : CLEMENS, Mich., January 25-—George Schwartz, 42, a shell-shocked war veteran, was on the witness stand in Probate Court here yesterday asking aid for his four young children, whom, he said, he was unable to support. His voice faltered in the midst of his testimony and he whispered, “Judge, I'm sick. I think I am going to die.” Immediately afterward he col- lapsed ar'd died. ‘The children are twin boys, 1 year old, and girls of 2 and 6. A.E KLING CLEARED OF GIFT CHARGES Jail Dentist Denies Accept- ing Gratuities From Sin- clair and Day. A special board ef inquiry appointed to investigate reports that AYbel’t E. Kling, dentist at the District Jail, had me&t«i gifts from Harry PF. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day, wealthy oil men, while or after they were serving their recent sentence, announced today after & public hearing that the accusations had not been substantiated and the incident was closed. The hearing was held in the office of t. Col. William L. Peak, super- intehident of the jail, who, with Capt. M. M. Bai , superintendent of penal institutions of the Distriet, and George S. Wilson, director of public welfare, gg.mmuhd the special investigating rd. Kling denied the reports that Day had given him an automobile and that Sinclair had presented him with a wrist watch, and declared that he had not received any gifts or gratuities from either. He said he knew the two men, however, apd had given their teeth a prophylactic treatment on one Gceasion while they were inmates at the jail. ‘Three of flve witnesses requested to attend the hearing appeared—J. R. garage where eged to have bought an automobile; Mrs, Elise M. Cumberland, 232% Linworth place southwest, who said the dentist was a friend of her family, and Dougles Warrenfels, a re- porter, ‘Witnesses Refuse Accusations. ‘Warrenfels, who in his capacity as & reporter investigated the reports of | the alleged gifts of the wealthy oll men, declined to testify against Kiing, as did Ellis. “Newspaper stories have reported that I preferred formal charges against Dr. Kling and that such charges are the basis for this hearing,” Warrenfels told the board. “That not correct. “I was asked by Mr. Wilson, director of public welfare, whether I cared to submit any formal charges against Dr. Kling and I declined. My only in- terest in this affair has been as a news- paper reporter seeking to verify stories that were given to me and to report the facts. I repeated these stories to the proper authorities and they initi- ated this investigation. They are in possession of all the information I have.” 7 Capt. Barnard remarked that he had given information to the newspapers about the Kling case, but denied that he had told them that the reporter had preferred formal charges against the dentist. Ellis declined to testify on the ground that he did not feel justified or under any obligation to do so, since the accusations were not of e serious nature and involved only an infraction of prison rules if they were substan- tiated. ‘Wanted to Help Accused. * Mrs. Cumberland, who sald she ap- peared before the board because she believed she could help Dr. Kling, de- clared that the dentist had never men- tioned anything in her presence about receiving gifts from either Sinclair or Day. She sald she knew Kling had an Au:ontnoule, but didn’t know where he 8ot it. Wilson sald that the Board of Public ‘Welfare and officials of the penal in- Em involving Dr. Kling were called | their attention to make a thorough | investigation. \ LOBBY WITNESS TELLS OF SENATOR KING FUNDS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 25.—Col. Her- man A. Metz, president of the General Dyestuffs Corporation, in discussing tes- timony given before the Senate lobby investigating committee vesterday, said he had sent Senator William H. King, Democrat, of Utah two campaign con- tributions of $1,000 each. Senator King is a member of the Sen- ate finance committee. Col. Mets said he sent the first contribution to Mr. Miss Barksdale Rogers, New York sculptor, with her caricatures in clay of members of the Senate, which will be exhibited by her at the Arts Club of Washington, beginning February 9. —Underwood Photo. SPIRIT OF SUCCESS SLOWS NAVY GROUP London Conference Delega- tions Stiffen in Demands, With First Step Lacking. (Continued From First Page.) and side issues, all they need to do is to remember one of the foot ball games they watched last Fall. The conference temporarily has degenerated into a sys- tem of huddles. Each national delega~ tion goes into a huddle daily for more or less protracted periods. Then it splits up into individual huddles between two or three of its own members. Then th’eu members go into huddles with similar groups from other delegations, ‘The next step is for the national delegations to order into various groups their own expert naval advisers to or- ize huddles with advisers of other ele‘lfllm‘ Sooner or later, probabl: much later, delegates and advisers will emerge from their respective huddles with something resembling & basis of agreement. Then the whistle will blow l’lld the conference vlrul be D{:sil:d :: play & broad general game decisions. o - Stimson Explains Situation. Secretary Stimson explains the situ- ation in terms of the business world. “There’s no deadlock,” he says. “Dele- gates of the five powers are tackl the job just as business men enn_i:: in & colossal ‘deal’ would m ‘he progress under the circums i llbfille\m".:c“ & th la:‘ tary of lll:‘lr‘clred to pply conference's relativi ? he mml{ would feel like ln;hwnthn angels couid do no more. Meanwhile, France continues to be fssigned the unenviable role of stum- bling block. Until she recedes from her Rrengtn shouid be' 4. giobel tormape 8 shoul n tonnage, instead of limitation by'lwll'lh cl&l; gories, the conference cannot really get down to business. Accordingly, France and Great Britain now are locked in the most important huddle of them all, aflh & compromise under considera- ion. The British - position, which America and Jlgn support, is that limitation on & categorical basis. France isn’t wholly to this scheme, on the condition that provision is made for the transfer of certain percentages of tonnage from this or that category. Then, there's the question of which particular category should be subject to increase. A margin of 10 per cent is being discussed. Italy Joins France. The Italian members are aligned with the French on the global tonnage prop- osition. Their joint view is that all countries should have a maximum ag- gregate tonnage imposed upon them, but be left free to divide this tonnage into battleships, cruisers, aircraft car- riers, submarines and destroyers ex- actly as each should please. The Anglo- American-Japanese plan is to divide the fleets into distinct categories and then fix a limit beyond which none shall go in any one category. The Brit- ish spokesmen put it this way: “Admirals want to know exactly what kind of vessels they may have to fight and what guns the enemy fleet carries. They are not interested in the total tonnage of the fleet.” ‘Thus global or categorical tonnage is the first big nut the conference must crack, Every effort is being bent in the direction of cracking it speedily so the conference can swing into action next week with an agreement to its credit at the outset. “Morrow, the mediator,” has been thrown into the breach as America's contribution to solution of the tonn: problem. He had a léng conference with Minister Tardieu of France yes- terday in an endeavor to establish the merits of the category mm ‘The French are discussing a global tonnage of 700,000 or 800,000. ¥ Press “Fight” Opens. Secretary Stimson is facing a tussle with the other delegations on confer- ence publicity. He has recommended admission of the representatives of three American press agencies to the so-called committee of the whole of the sessions and stands ready to surrender & corresponding number of advisers' seats in the conference chamber of St. James' Pal; ‘Whether the British and other delegations will go along with this proposal remains to be seen, A grand army of special correspond- ents is besleging the palace in the hope they will not. They naturally fear be- ing placed at a disadvantage. Under the circumstances, they prefer the sys- tem of verbal digests of the proceed- ings, such as were given after the first conference session on Thursday. The press gallery's rfilltk‘m is admission for all or none. It would take far more room than St. James' Palace to accom- modate the full strength of the five delegations and news-hungry scribes here from the four quarters of the (Copyright, 1930.) BYRD ADDRESSES CLUB. fund. The second, he said, was for use in the Smith campaign in Utah In 1928, | but never was used, and the check was destroyed. Mr. Metz, formerly controller of New York City and a member of Con- gress said the ‘“so-called revelations” before the lobby committee were merely amusing. Senator King sald Thursday he did not eash the 1928 check and had never heard of the 1922 contribution. Athletic Director of U. of M. Is Speaker at Smoker. Univeraity of Marpiund, Soseset the niversity o ) Old Line Club :?th. unlvonltz‘ last night at its mid-Winter smoker the B, Lee House, Other speakers were Dr. Thomas B, Symons, secretary of the alumni asso- clation. and Bert Katkins, who defined the purpose of the club. James M. Burns, lv:lhl'j president, presided: ¥ 120 ARE TRAPPED IN INDIANA FLOOD Three Men Report Plight After Hazardous Trip on Wabash River. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 25.— The plight of 20 persons marooned 6n Cut-off Island, without food or fuel, was added to Southern Indiana's story of misery today as Red Cross workers continued efforts to relieve the suffers ing of families isolated by the ijce- choked flood waters of the Lower Wa« bash River. Cut-off Island, in the Wabash oppo~ site New Harmony, Ind., was brought to the attention of relief officials laie yesterday when three men reached safety after a hazardous trip in a small boat, which they paddled through open water, carried over ice and waded with, | in my g their way from the island. They brought with them the father of two of the men, to the rescue of whom they had gone a week ago, only to be marooned themselves. Establishment of a base at Rvans- ville for operation of National Guard airplanes, being used'in the relief work, was looked to today to facllitate the task of getting supplies to the little island colony and to marooned families at other points. Fears for Griffin Relieved. Fears that Griffin, Ind., which suf- fered heavily in the 1925 tornado, might be facing a serious situation from the flood were somewhat relieved yester- day with word that the Red Cross had succeeded in reaching or communicat- ing with all but 26 of the 86 families marooned in the neighborhood, and that the town itself was suffering no severe hardships, despite flood waters which covered part of it. The_health situation in Decker town- ship, Knox County, where 30 cases of illness, mostly pneumonia and influenza, have been reported, received attention Wwhen steps were taken to establish a hospital at Orrville, perhaps in the school building. The ice jam, 111 miles long, near Roverton, Ind., remained a problem to- day, although no immediate serious re- sults were foreseen. This gorge, and another near York, Ill, were surveyed from the air by Lieut. M. H. Wilson of the Loulsville office of the United States Engineering Corps, who reported he believed no amount of dynamite would dislodge them. RESCUERS CHOP THROUGH ICE, 150 Persond Brought Out-of Stricken Big Lake Area. MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 26 (#)— Sunshine was melting the frozen flood zones of Arkansas and Missouri today. Contact with marooned families in_ the Big Lake (Arkansas) area has been established and about 150 persons, suf- fering from cold and hunger, were brought out of the stricken region yes- terday by rescue crews who gh path for their boats throu Y hoped to reach at least ‘The Red Cross 200 more today. ‘The refugees were being taken to .| Blytheville and housed in box cars and tents. Many of those rescued were ill. Their food and fuel had been ex- hausted. A baby 2 days old was found in one house which was in the of frozen waters. The mother was a critical condition, at Blytheville. The aituation’ throughout the 8t. Francis Valley remains serious, but the outlook was considered brighter tham it has been since rainstorms more than tw"o.-ni;mnncm rtvmlt:nm stages. ~ Rivers were' falling their upper reaches todsy. BOLIVIAN ATTAC ORDER CHARGED Paraguay Produces Dispatch Claim- ed Intercepted From Gen. Ktndt. BY the Assoclated Press. The Paraguayan legation here was under instruction today to present to the State Department what was de- scribed as an. intercepted Bolivian Army communication ordering a gen- eral offensive against Paraguay. Meanwhile, a message urging an amicable settlement of the present dis- pute in the Chaco Boreal was dis- patched to the capitals of both coun- tries by Foreign Minister Zaleski, as acting president of the council of the League of Nations, As made public by the legation, the alleged Bolivian Army order was as follows members of the patrol “Trugillo. Report who saw Pt Fernandez fall. The division must be réady for a general offensive with the center of gravity in the northern cen- ter.” It was signed, the Paraguayan le- gation said, by Gen: Hans Kundt, com= mander of the Bolivian 3 Pablo M. Ynsfran, charge d’affaires of the Paraguayan , Was in- structed to inform the State Depart- ment that the Trugillo patrol is & de- tachment which the Paraguayans con- tend took part in the en nt of January 16, at Isla Pol, which precip- itated the present tense situation. Pvt, Fernandez is said to be the Bolivian soldier reported slain. Minister de Medina of Bolivia has repeatedly denied the authenticity of mmlm'vlhlch the Paraguayan govern- ment claimed to have ‘intercepted in transit from Gen, Kundt. DYERS ELECT HEAD. G. Earl Smith of Pennsylvania Is Named President. DALLAS, Tex., January 25 (#)—G. Earl Smith of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was elected president of the National Asso- ciation of Dyers and Cleaners at its twenty-third annual convention here yesterday. Roy Ridley of Detroit was chosen it vice president. DRUG SALE CHARGED. Physician Accused of Giving Nar- cotics to Alma Rubens. LOS ANGELES, January 25 (P)-— Dr. I Jesse Citron, Beverly Hills sician, was indicted by the Fe grand jury yesterday on 31 counts of selling narcotics to Alma Rubens, fiim actress, Assistant United States At~ torney Willlam Gallagher said the fm« dlmwg its, 'Mehl ’:OM'I ‘Ml-l'\le M.l: against the physician returned seyer: 4g0, emphasis on his ey & leged in morphine with actress, Abyssinian in Dictionary. ADDIS ABEBA, Abyssinia — Ofoss-word pusxle fans will be l‘hwd, to hear that words can be looked up now lAl\ :h. national of Al by M. ‘ , & l'nnlh;:;y many vears of patiént complla- . In the present edition defl- v'nkn’m in French, 1,700