Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) in tonight and tomorrow, warmer tonight; colder tomorrow afternoon or t. nigh! "!‘empcnwrn——mghest, 56, at 2 p.m. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news yesterday; jowest. 36, Full report on page 9. at 3 am. today. @h ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNIN G EDITION y Star. service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 115,442 Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 Entered as seca post office, No. 31,325. Washi ond class matter D. C. DOGTORS ON VERGE OF GIVING UP HOPE FOR RECOVERY OF EXPRESIDENT TAFT Pessimistic Bulletin Issued After He Returns Home Helpless Shows Collapse of Circulatory System. PHYSICIANS TO CONSULT | HEART DISEASE EXPERT| Former Chief Justice Is Unable to| Walk Unaided on Leaving the Train—No Plans Are Made to Summon Relatives Out of City. By the Associated Press. William Howard Taft, until yesterday Chief Justice of the United States, lay helpless in his Tome here today while physicians | were on the verge of abandoning hope for his recovery. Brought here from Asheville, | N. C., where he had gone to re-| cuperate from a bladder aflment,‘ the former President was moved | to his Wyoming avenue residence | and an hour’s examination by | Drs. Thomas A. Claytor and Fran- | cis R. Hagner resulted in a pessi- | mistic statement which showed Mr. Taft had suffered a general breakdown of his circulatory system, complicated by a bladder ailment. The condition was de- scribed as extremely serious. In medical terms the former Chief Justice is affiicted with ar- terio sclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and myocarditis, an allied disease. The bladden trouble is called chronic systitis. “He has no fever and suffers no pain,” was the only cheerful statement in the physicians’ bulletin, which read: “For some years Chief Justice Taft has had a very high blood pressure as- sociated with general arterior sclerosis and myocarditis. Together with these conditions, he has had a chronic cysti- tis. He has no fever and suffers no pain. His present serious condition is the result of general arterio sclerotic changes.” The bulletin was issued at the Taft home, and the physicians plann:d to make another visit to their patient dur- ing the afternoon. Earlier in the day, upon the arrival of Mr. Taft at the Union Station, Dr. Hagner said that s far as he could determine there was no immediate danger to the life of the former President. Will Consult Heart Expert. Mr. Taft's doctors decided early this 2fternoon to call into consultation Dr. ‘William Sidney Thayer of Baltimore, who has attended the former Chief Justice many times in the past. After that consultation another statement on Mr. Taft's condition is expected. Dr. Thayer is an expert on heart diseases. Listless, pale and drawn, the former President was able to withstand the trip here from Asheville, but the change. in his appearance was startling to his friends. He was unable to walk unaided on leaving the train as as soo as he | reached his home by automobile he was put to bed. | The former Chief Justice’s friends placed a hope in the fact that the light- ening of the burden of Supreme Court duties might serve to aid Mr. Taft’s re- covery. Dr. Hagner said no plans had been made to summon members of his family, who reside outside the city. 11l as he was, the former Chief Jus- tice was dressed when his train reached “(Continued on Page 3, Column 2) SPLIT IN RANKS OF U. S. _ DELEGATION IS DENIED| of Spokesman Says Differences Opinion Exist, but Atmosphere Is Friendly. By the Associated Press | LONDON, Fgbruary 4—An American | #pokesman, commenting on reports pub- | lished in England to the effect that| there was a split in the American dele- gation, today said the delegation was most friendly. | He added that naturally there were | differences of opinion as there always | are in such large groups, but that the | divergencies were no more than it would ' be reasonable to expect. FORMER CHIEF J y D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1930 -FOR [-TWO PAGES. () Means Associated Pre: TWO CENTS. WASHINGT( )‘\'7. USTICE RETURNS William Howard Taft, who vesterday resigned as Chief Justice of the United States because of on his arrival this mor ness, is shown leaving Union Station in a wheel chair g from Asheville, N. C. —Wide World Photo. PRONPT APPROVAL OFHUGHESTOTAKE TAFTS PLACE SEEN Expects to Assume Office After Confirmation and Res- ignation From World Court. By the Associated Press. | Charles Evans Hughes is expected | to assume the office of Chief Justice | of the United States to succeed Wil- | liam Howard Taft, who resigned yes- terday, as soon as his nomination is confirmed by the Senate and he has| had an opportunity to sever his con nections with the World Court of In- ! ternational Justice. | Confirmation of the nomination is ex- | pected by the Sendte as soon as it | is received from the judiciary commit- tee. This committee’s next regular meeting is Monday. There was some i talk today of a special committee meet- ing, but this had not been decided. Chairman Norris of the committee has heard of no opposition to Mr. Hughes and a unanimous report is an- ticipated. Court Now in Recess. ‘The Supreme Court now is in recess. | It will reconvene February 24. This | will give ample time for action 1pon the nomination. The announceemnt at the White| House that President Hoover had con- ferred with Mr. Hughes during the past two weeks concerning his taking over the post in the event of Mr. Taft's re- tirement, was regarded as confirming to some extent reports that the Chief Ex- ecutive was transacting much important business away from his office. Reports to this effect have been current here for a month or so. Few of those connected with the White House knew of the conversatiors with Mr. Hughes. Except at the Whitc House, in Supreme Court circles and among members of the Taft family, it apparently was unknown that Mr. Taf( contemplated retiring. It was said that as soon as Mr. Hoo- ver knew of this probability, he called (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) |LINER THREE DAYS LATE. George Washington Reaches Ho- boken After Hitting Two Storms. NEW YORK, February 4 (#).—The United States liner George Washington was at her pier at Hoboken, N. J., to- cay, having docked three days late after a stormy passage, during which 15 pas- sengers suffered cuts and bruises. The voyage was described by Capt. . B. Randall, master, as one of the he had experienced on the At-| lantic. i Immediately out of Queenstown the ship ran into a gale. Riding out this| storm, the ship procceded until last| Thursday, when she was struck by an- other heavy storm. | POLICE AUTO TAKES HARD BUMPS| CAPTURING DRIVERLESS RUM CARS| | | Prince Georges Officers Stop Auto and Truck When Operators Leap By 2 Stalt Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 4.— The stout police car driven by Dep- uty Sheriff Ralph Brown of Prince Georges County has been standing a Jot of punishment these days. Yes- terday it stopped a driverless eight- eylinder automobile and last night it did the same thing to a one-and a-half- ton truck which was running wild ‘down the overhead bridge here. Pos- ble serious danger to other traffic was averted and liquor was found in the -halted machines in both instances. The eight-cylinder car had lead |Brown and County Policeman Reese a |merry chase from Beltsville to College Park, the police machine getting all the worst of it because every time Frown drew alongside the operator of During Chase. police did not see the driver when he leaped from his machine. At College Park, however, the offi- cers realized the car was unoccupied, for it swerved all over the road, struck a guy wire, then hit a telephone pole and finally headed straight for an approach- ing line of cars at a speed of about 35 miles an hour. Realizing serious damage was impending, the officers quickly accel- erated their car in front of the driver- less one and let it hit them—with rather disastrous effects to the back of their car. The officers say there were 22 cases In the machine. Last night Brown pursued a truck bearing 50 cases of alleged liquor for some distance. When the vehicle reached the top of the overhead bridge two men jumped out and the vehicle started backing toward Brown's car. This time the front of the police car stood the punishment, saving several other machines close behind Brown. The officer said the truck’s brakes the oihor car deliberately splashed mud ‘w2 his windshield. L As a result ibe | caped. would not work. Its occupants es- ! PRESIDENT DELAYS NAMING CITY HEADS * UNTIL TWO ACCEPT Board of Trade Urges That Civilians Be Given Posts. President Hoover today was awaiting an acceptance from Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, chief of Cavalry, to take a place on the board of Commissioners. The terms of the appointments of Com- | missioners Dougherty and Taliaferro | expire at midnight tonight. It was also understood today that Herbert D. Brown, chief of the Bureau of Efficiency, whose name has been mentioned as another possible selection, has let it be known that he would fol- low whatever wishes the President might have in the matter. The President was in receipt today of a letter from E. J. Murphy, presi- dent of the Washington Board of Trade, in which he, in behalf of the board, not only expressed opposition to the Jones bill to liberalize residential requirements of candidates for the Commissionership, but asked the ap- pointment of “two civilian Commis- sloners.” The decision of the trade body to take this step was arrived at yesterday at the meeting of the board of direc- tors in the new offices of the organi- zation in The Star Building. Copies of the letter were sent to Vice President Curtis, as President of the Senate; Speaker Longworth of the House of Representatives; Senator Cap- per, chairman of the Senate District committee, and Representative Zihlman, chairman of the House District com- mittee. The letter follows: “Dear Mr. President: “The Washington Board of Trade, Tepresenting 3,500 of the leading busi- ness and professional men of the city, has consistently refused to indorse any indiviqual for public office, but it views with regret the introduction of Senate bill 3180, which radically changes the requirements for appointees to commis- sionership in the District of Columbia. “Further, this organization most re- spectfully Urges that the custom of ap- pointing two civilians who are bona fide citizens to the office of Commissioner be adhered to. “Feeling that the 550,000 voteless citi- zens of the District of Columbia, who raise approximately $30,000,000 in’taxes each year, in which they have no voice in expending, should be granted the privilege of providing men to fill the civilian commissionerships in the local ‘Government. * “For the Washington Board of Trade, “Most respectfully, “E. J. MURPHY, “‘Presiden! Meanwhile the present Commission are believed to have informed the Presi- jdent in a letter sent to the White House today that they would comply with his request to remain in office for the next six_weeks or until the committce of Congress_have finished their hearings on the District appropriation bills now pending. Kingman Is Considered. It has not been learned definitely at the White House just how long Presi- dent Hoover will want Col. Ladue to continue as Engineer Commissioner. While - the President is understood to have regarded favorably the suggestion that Lieut. Col. John J. Kingman, .who until recently was in charge of the Army Engineer district at Milwaukee, Wis., be named to succeed Col. Ladue, it has not been learned whether the { President has decided upon this ap- | pointment. He is not giving a good deal of con- cern regarding it inasmuch as he is { very confident that the War Depart- ment will have no difficulty in finding him the type of man he is looking for. The reports concerning Col. Kingman are that his splendid record, not only as an engineer, but as an executive, and his experjence in dealing with the lic have ' c nded him very highly to the President, and that it is more than likely that Mr. Hoover will look no further. Announcement in The Star yesterday that the President had offered Commis- sloner Dougherty’s place to Gen. Crosby came as a complete surprise not only to the citizens of Washington but to the Army itself. It is doubtful if more than two or three persons knew up until the time of that publication that the present head of the Cavalry of the Army was even being considered. This officer him- lRldio I’togmn; _OII“PI‘Q B-15 s | machine this morning. STIMSON TAKES UP BIG CRUISER ISSUE WITH WAKATSUR Prepared to Ask Actual Num- ber of 10,000-Ton Ships Tokio Wants. FRENCH AND BRITISH TONNAGE PLANS STUDIED French Thesis Taken as Basis for Discussion—London Counter- Proposal Presented. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 4.—Henry L. | Stimson, American Secretary of State, and Reijiro Wakatsuki, head of the Japanese delegation to the Naval Con- | ference, met this afternoon in private | conference. | ‘This was the first meeting of the | kind between the Americans and Jap- anese since the conference started and marks the beginning of negotiations to deal with problems affecting the two countries. Wakatsuki went to the Secretary's hotel, where they secluded themselves with the idea of talking over the prob- lem of the number of 10,000-ton cruis- ers Japan shall have in relation to the totals of the United States. As the two leaders faced each other in this problem their positions were this: The United States conceded Japan a ratio of 60 per cent of American tonnage in these heavy cruisers, while Japan claimed 70 per cent. The American position, in brief, was to stick by the famous 5—5—3 ratio evolved at the Washington Conference for capital ships. This question, of course, is interlocked with that of what 1 limitation Great Britain and the United States are to put on the number of h}:avy cruisers, with parity between them. Desires to Be Asked. It was understood that Mr. Stimson was going to put this query in sub- ‘stance to Mr. Wakatsuki: If the United States has, for example, 21 10,000-ton cruisers, how many does Japan want? | If the United States has 18, how many does Japan want? This afternoon’s conversation was one of a group of three. Japan, the United States and Great Britain are now starting to settle their own dif- ferences and it was made clear that they propose to get down to definite talk on these problems immediately. These private meetings will run | parallel with * similar discussions be- tween the Italians and French, who are facing differences which lie mainly out- side of those with which the other three powers are grappling. French and British plans for limiting naval tonnage were put undér a micro- scope at & two-hour session of the naval delegations sitting as a_committee of the whole at St. James’ Palace, ‘The heads of the delegations did not participate in the meeting, but held a session of their own in another part of the palace. The general session took up the gmpouls of the twe nations para- graph by paragraph, a spokesman for each nation contributing to the discus- slons. Examination of the proposals will be continued at a liter date. With First Lord of :hc Admiralty Alexander in the chair, the conference took the French proposal as a basis for discussion. Alexander then submitted the British counter proposal. It was understood the discussion which fol- lowed was only on the broadest terms and largely of an explanatory nature, Publicity Stressed. Rene Massigli, speaking for the French, laid emphasis on the publicity feature of the French scheme—that is, the obligation to give notice of transter from one category of warship to another one year before construction. Ambassador Hugh L. Gibson, voicing the American viewpoint, suggested that light cruisers and destroyers should not be lumped together as they would be (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. CULPEPER LAWYER DIES IN CAR CRASH Body of T. Edwin Grimsley Found in Stream After Auto Hits Culvert. | Apparently hurled from his automo- bile when it crashed into a concrete culvert on the Warrenton-Culpeper road about 10 miles from Culpeper, Va., the body of Capt. T. Edwin Grimsley, 59 years old, prominent Culpeper at- torney, was found floating in a stream about 200 yards from the demolished The discovery terminated a search instituted several hours before by a { party of nearly 50 friends aroused by ‘Capl. Grimsley’s overnight absence from home. He had attended court at Warrenton yesterday, leaving for Culpeper shortly after 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. His wife, Mrs. Dennis Scott Grims- ley, enlisted the aid of Culpeper police late last night = hen her husband failed to return, and telephone communication was immediately established with police stations and hospitals in all nearby towns and village: Capt. Grimsley's law partner, Ber- nard Miller, advanced the theory that Capt. Grimsley was seized with a par- alytic stroke while driving home and died instantly, his car careening into the culvert and throwing the body into the stream. MRS. | Mrs. Daniel O. Hastings, wife of Senator Hastings of Delaware, is seri- ously 1ll in the University of Pennsyl- vania Hospital in Philadelphia. Sena- tor Hastings and other members of the family are in Philadelphia, and no fur- ther word has been received at the Senator’s office this morning as to her present condition. Mrs. Hastings las been sick since the latter part of De- cember. ' HASTINGS ILL. Bank Fails to Open. RUTHERFORDTON, N. C., February 4 (P).—The Rutherford County Bank & Trust Co., with the exception of an in- dustrial bank, the only financial insti- ! tution here, failed to open its doors this morning. The bank is capitalized @ $200,000, L N AN RN \ Wiy \ \’l‘\\\ bR I A NN\ L\ NN I ‘T)\w".\ i f NS ALIITAINS R TN L O} il N \ DR \ \ \i\ 2 N N ‘.\\ N Ve e ‘\m”h i ¥ ) e fipr 1 PRESIDENT 10 TALK 30,000 “WORTHLESS” CARS CHUG OVER CITY, OFFICIALS REVEAL But Owners Are Assessed on $60 Valua- tion Now, Despite Lack of Rating in Auto Blue Book Due to Age. ‘There are 30,000 automobiles of an- cient vintage or otherwise, too old to be recognized by expert appraisers as having any resale value, operating on the streets of Washington, it was re- vealed today in a final tabulation of the distribution of the 1930 motor ve- hicle tags. ‘These old cars, which heretofore did not produce any revenue for the Dis- trict in the form of personal property taxes, ylelded this year, however, a total of $15,000, because the tax asses- sor's office arbitrarily placed an assess- ment of $60 against each of them on the theory that any machine which is able to run at all, even though the motor knocks or has lost a cylinder or two, is worth that amount to the owner. The $60 assessment on the 30,000 cars would have produced $30,000 for the en- tire year, but as the fee was imposed for only six months, the owners escaped with a tax of 50 cents, thus adding one- half of that amount to the District’s coffers. Owners of the old cars avoided the tax in past years on the ground that the_machines were no longer listed 'a "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) | HOOVER TO NAME HAITI COMMISSION Group to Study Problems Paving Way for U. S. Withdrawal. By the Associated Press. President Hoover sald today he would immediately appoint a commis- sion of five or seven persons to study the question of when and how the American Government would withdraw from Haitl. The President reiterated the state- ment he made recently that he had no desire for the United States to be rep- resented abroad by Marines. He said the question was when and how the United States might withdraw from the island reputlic. “Now that the Senate and House have approved the appropriation for a thor- ough inquiry into our problems in Haiti,” said President Hoover, “I shall appoint a commission at once to under- take it. I hope to be able to announce this personnel within a week. Primary Haitian Question. “The primary question which is to be investigated is when and how we are to withdraw from Haiti. The second question is what shall we do in the meantime. Certainly we shall withdraw our Marines and officials sometime. j There are some people who wish for us to scuttle overnight. “I am informed that every group in Haiti considers that such action would result in disaster to the Haitlan people. On the other hand, our treaty of 1915, under which our forces are present in that country, in the main expires in 1936, or six years hence. We have no mandate to ‘continue the present re- lationship after that date. “We have an obligation to the people of Haiti and_we need to plan how we " (Continued on Page 2. Column 2) Get the Habi The Star is the great Shopping Guide in over 100,000 homes in Wash- ington and in the nearby counties. Yesterday's Circulation 115,442 Year Ago Yesterday. . . 109,045 o WY Yesterday’s Advertising' (Local Display) Lines. The Evening Star. .23,716 2nd Newspaper. . . . 10,603 3rd Newspaper. 4,959 4th Newspaper. ... 2,939 5th Newspaper. ... 2,601 21,102 Star Excess.. 7,614 It is practical economy to cover the whole field once a day with one ad- vertisement. Increase FLYNN SUSPENSION PLACED IN EFFECT | ficials—May Call on Borah and Wheeler. | While John F. J. Herbert, prohibition administrator of the Idaho-Montana cistrict, was in Washington today to | clear up charges of which prohibition officials declare he is not guilty, Frank | S. Flynn, prohibition service clerk, whose charges against Herbert were aired in the Senate by Senators Borah |and Wheeler, was officially suspended from duty. This action, taken today by Prohibi- | tion Commissioner Doran and approved | by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lowman, is the first step in what is fully expected shortly to be Flynn's separation from the Federal service by dismissal. The suspension was made effective to- | day, and was ordered, it was explained, because of Flynn's failure to report vesterday for duty at Baltimore and “for other reasons,” which were not made public. Religious Feeling Charged. Flynn was disclosed today as having | been given his job here by Col. Herbert | when prohibition administrator for this area, at Baltimore, so that he could | continue to work here and receive treat- ments_as a disabled soldier at Mount Alto Hospital. Religious feeling alko was charged as having entered into Flynn's motives for his attack upon Col. Herbert. Cleared entirely by both Prohibition Commissioner Doran and Assistant Sec- retary Lowman of any guilt at all in connection with the charges filed by Flynn, which the Treasury Department. says have been found groundless, Col. Herbert was given a clean bill of health. He is not subject to any inquiry by his official supcriors, who exonerated him long before he came here, and he was free to call upon his friends, of whom { he was declared to have many, both in the executive and lcgislative branches of the Government. Confers With Commissioner, Col. Herbert after his arrival in Washington yesterday was in confer- ence for some time with Prohibition Commissioner Doran. This morning he called upon Assistamt Secretary Low- man at the Treasury Department. Both Col. Herbert and Mr. Lowman explained that it was merely a courtesy call. Mr. Lowman said in no sense was it a con- |ference to “face charges.” No hearing kas been called, nor will be called for Herbert to appear before any one in the Treasury Department. Col. Herbert's plans for the day were not disclosed by him, but it was inti- mated at the Capitol that he probably would call upon some of his friends there and probably also his accusers, Senators Borah and Wheeler, who broadcast Flynn's charges to the Na- tion from the sounding board of the | Senate forum. Col. Herbert's attitude personally was cxtremely conservative. He expressed gratification over the support he has received from his superiors here, but would make no predictions as to whom else he would see in Washington, or what his plans for the next few days are. SENATOR IN HOSPITAL. King Goes to Johns Hopkins for Observation. Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, has entered Johns Hopkins University Hospital at Baltimore for observation, after another attack of stomach trouble. While his condition was not regarded as serious physicians were concerned over I upon his enter: {Herbert, Here, Sees Dry Of-| REALTY ASSESSD AT §120000 $43,000,000 Gain Credited to Rapidly Developing Suburbs of City. An unprecedented assessment of $1,- 1 212,000,000 has been placed on taxable ;real estate for the purpose of taxation |in the 1931 fiscal year, beginning July | 1. 1t was disclosed today by Tax Ad- | sessor William P. Richards. The new assessment, which Mr. Rich- ards and his assistants have just com- pleted, exceeds by $29,536,655 the $1,- | 182,463,345 appraisal for the current | fiscal year. The increase, however, is !small in comparison with the increase in assessment for the current fiscal year, for instance, which was $43,000,000 greater than in the 1929 fiscal year. The higher assessments will be re- flected in the 1931 tax bills. The in- creases are in the rapidly developing suburban sections _principally, ce very little change has been made in the assessments on property in the business area. Figures May Be Changed. The $1,212,000,000 assessment may be | changed somewhat before the assess- ment books are elosed in June, chiefly on account of the acquisition of addi- tional land by the Federal Government in the Pennsylvania avenue-Mall tri- angle. New building operations and | appeals from assessments also may | cause some modification in the total | valuation, although Mr. Richards said his figure included estimated additions for lnew construction and probable ap- peals. The principal unknown quantity, Mr. Richards explained, is the value of the land the Federal Government will ac- quire before the beginning of the new fiscal year, thus withdrawing this prop- erty from taxation and reducing the to- | tal assessment. Mr. Richards said it had been difficult to make the 1931 appraisal because of changing conditions in Washington's real estate market. The new assess- ment, he explained, is based on past sales as well as prospective sales. About 500 sales, he declared, show the new ap- praisal to be between 90 and 100 per cent of the full value. Land Values Holding Up. Although building construction and i building costs have fallen, Mr. Richards sald there had been no shrinkage in land values, which he declared are “holding up strong.” “There is still a goo.. market for real estate,” he said, “‘notably so in Chevy Chase and Cleveland Park and on streets like Connecticut avenue which are well adapted to apartment house construc- tion. Moreover, I don't believe any shrinkage in values is likely to affect business properties.” Mr. Richards also disclosed, in con- nection with the new assessment, that the Northwest part of the old city of ‘Washington, bounded by Florida ave- nue, Rock Creek, the Mall and North Capitol street, representing about one- sixth of the total area of the District, is paying one-half of the total real es- tate tax bill. Valuable business proper- til;els in this area are primarily respon- sible. 35,000 GO ON STRIKE. Heavy Police Patrols Guard New York Garment District NEW YORK, February 4 (#).—Heavy guards of police and detectives patrolled the garment district today as a strike of 35,000 members of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union went into effect. Union officials, however, promised that the general walkout, almed at | sweatshop conditions, would be orderly. | Police said that they would not inter- fere in the strike activities unless the law was violated. 10 CHEST WORKERS AS CRISIS APPEARS |Success of Campaign to | Raise $750,000 to Complete Budget Threatened. 150 INVITED TO ATTEND WHITE HOUSE MEETING Advisory Committee to Special Gifts Group to Be Formed Tomorrow. With a crisis facing the Washington Community Chest at the outset of its second year, President Herbert Hoover will address a meeting of Chest workers and supporters called for tomorrow afternoon at the White House to cope with an emergency which is said to threaten the success of campaign ef- forts to raise an additional $750,000 to complete the 1930 budget. The announcement of the White House meeting authorized today by Chairman Newbold Noyes of tha special gifts committee of the Chest was the first public admission of the seriousness of ‘the situation which must be over- come to prevent failure of the campaign scheduled to end in two days. President Hoover, who is a firm be- liever in the: economy and wisdom of the Community Chest movement, will address the meeting at 2:15 o'clock in the East Room of the White House. It will be attended by approximately 150 persons, especially invited to enlist in the support of the Chest. Has Twofold Purpose. Besifles a number of the Chest cam- paign officials, including a group of the special gifts committee, the meet~ ing will be attended by a representa- tive body of large contributors to the 1930 budget. In addition there will be the heads of a number of the prin- cipal organizations affiliated with the Chest. The meeting has been called for two purposes,. Mr. Noyes explained. First to form an advisory committee to the special gifts committee which s charged with the responsibility of ob- taining increased gifts of $500 or more, and secondly to try to devise ways and means of meeting the emergency with which the Chest is faced in the prasent campaign. Boiled down to cold facts, it is ap- parent that increased gifts from large contributors are primarily necessary if the Washington campaign is to be saved from defeat in its second year. Collected 33.1 Per Cent.! Since starting its campaign six days ago, the Metropolitan Unit has raised only 33.1 per cent of its quota of ap- proximately $660,000. It must obtain nearly $442,000 by Thursday, a task that seems almost imposible, unless an avalanche of subscriptions pours in the final day. The Group Solicitation Unit, with a quota of $260,000 to raise by Thursday, has reported on only $17,615.15 to date, or 6.7 per cent. Its prospects of reach- ing the goal, however, are not entirely discouraging. While Chest officials were loath to predict failure, pinning their hopes on the fact that Washington never has yet failed in a good cause, the necessity of raising approximately $250,000 a day to complete the budget, has to be faced. Yesterday's total contributions from all sources amqunted to only §75,091.45, the results of two days of campaigning. Re- vised figures made public by the audi- tors today show only 57.9 per cent of the $1,786,737.07 budget actually contrib- uted, or $1,035,708.21. Of this amount :;l;g! ;_;:hl gifts committee has reported | Total Up to $1,108,544, Contributions for only $72,846.16 were reported at today's meeting, compared with approximately $75,000 yesterday. This brought the total amount to $1,- 108,554.37. With only two more report days re- maining, at least 50,000 persons are still to be solicited, if the number of individ- ual givers is to equal that of last year, when some 65,000 contributions were received. “This is a_serious occasion,” Chair- man John Poole announced at the meeting. “I have no doubt the money is in Washington, if the entire city is thoroughly canvassed, and if workers do not wait until the last day of the campaign in order to clean up.” A way to reach many thousands of Government employes who have not yet been_solicited in their homes owing to (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) WILBUR CONSIDERED AS UNIVERSITY HEAD By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 4.—Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, is included in a list of educators under consideration as successor to Dr. David Kinley, president of the University of Illinois, who retires at the end of the present school year. This was disclosed yesterday when a committee named to pick Dr. Kinley's successor met in chicago with H. W. Chase, president of the University of North Carolina, another of those under | consideration. y the Associated Pry CHICAGO, February 4.—The fact that real wolves are howling at the edge of the big city of Chicago is a circum- stance of note in itself; the fact that they are being hunted down by airplane is another. A posse of 185 huntsmen had no luck the other day when they traipsed across terrain in the vicinity of Mundelein. the recurring disorders and insisted' They found plenty of wolf tracks, but | iog she hospital, Ro wolves. Yesterday Lewis A, Mills, {CHICAGOAN USES PLANE TO FIND WOLVES AFTER FOOD NEAR CITY Huntsmen on Ground Make Fruitless Foray, but Flying Hunter Routs Three. whose live stock as well as that on the ht in a search for a way to get the wolves, It ‘Zgrked. l'rhe I):llne \!‘mve from cover three wolves. A ground posse got two of them and the third escaped, wounded. The severe Winter to the North js blamed for the appearance so close to the metropolis of m‘e wolves, who have ! come down set