Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1930, Page 2

A2 THE EVENING RELEF PPERNIST DA I CONERES Harmony on Ways of Helping Farmers and Jobless Not Achieved, However. Br the Associated Press Thoughts of relief for farmers, the unemplcyed and industry appeared up- permost on Thanksgiving day in the minds of congressional leaders. | As they talked of their plsns for the coming session, now only four days off. emphasis was laid on programs to stabilize commedity prices, rehabilitate farms, exclude immigrant labor, spend more on public works and shut out low-priced Russian products. One thing. however, appeared defi- nitely ruled out as & cause for joy among taxpayers on this day. That iz continuance of the present low in- come tax rate. Representative Hawley, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, thinks it is out, and i s the man who will have to, act to keep it in force. Harmony Is Lacking. Just because all_appear anxious to Relp the country, however, is no sign of harmony in the ranks over how this should be done. Democratic Senator McKellar of Tenbessee, for instance, yesterday declined to join in any anti- | filibustering agreement, claiming the adminhistration forces in the House have engaged in just that sort of tac- tics against legiclation criginated by Democrats or Western independents in the Senate. On the other side, Republican Chair- man Snell of the House Rules Commit- tee smilingly expressed his thankfulness this day at being “alive to fight Demo- crats. _ But here are some of the things they are doing Chairman Johnson of the House Im- migration Committee is at work on per- manent immigration restriction pro- posals to bar for all time the entrv of aliens “who would interfere with eco- nomie eonditinns.” HighWay Aid Proposed. Chairman Dowell of the House Roads Committee is drawing up a new pian for larger-than-aver Federal highway id to the States. e Representative Aswell, Democrat, of Louisiana, is preparing an administra- tion-supported plan for $60,000,000 seed and fertilizer loan fund for farmers of rought areas. asuuf-mr Capper, Republican,’ Kansas, edicts a three-fold farm-aid program. ncluding $250,000,000 more for the Farm Board, legisiation curbing future shles on commodity exchanges and the -e:? and fertilizer loan proposals. Against Conviet Goods. Senator Steiwer, Republican, Oregon, ie drafting a bill to amend the tariff act by making effective next March stringent rules against goods pmducedl forced or indentured labor. Mean- ‘I’%’xfl!. he has asked the Treasury for a full investigation of Russian lumber production, in relation to convict labor. Others are engaged in similar tasks. Mos*, of these plans are to some de- gree tentative, while the members await the message of President Hoover, in which he will set out the aims he has in mind for the Congress. Mr. Hoover 18 at work on this paper now. Its actual contehits probably will not be known until next Tuesday, second day of the gession, when it is customary for the presidential message to be read. JONES WOULD PUT COURT ISSUE UP TO SPECIAL SESSION (Contintied From First Page.) the law and the Farm Board hgve had such a chance, then he will favor it. Benator Jones pointed out that if the ‘World Court protocol came before the Senate at special session of that body, it could be disposed of much morey promptly than at a regular session. ‘There would be no legisiative matters to interrupt consideration. Determined Fight Likely. The submission of the new proposal of adherence of the United States to the World Court is bound to bring about a determined fight by the oppo- nents of such adherenc:, leading prob- ably to a long debate. However, once the protocol can be brought to a vote it is likely to be approved by a con- siderable margin. It takes a two-thirds vote to ratify. The new proposal is that the United Etates shall adhere to the court with the s0-called Root formula as a substi- tute for the reservations adopted by the Senate when it ratified adherence to the court on January 27, 1926. Some'| of the member nations of the court refused to agree to the admission of the United States as a member of the sourt with the reservations. Elithu Root went to Europe soon after President Hoover entered the White House and with a commission of jur- its worked out revised statiites tor the eourt, including the formula which takes the place of the Senate reser- * wations. These reservations were aimed particularly at the giving of advisory opinions by the court to the Laague of Nations without first obtaining the consent of the United States. Safeguards U. §. Rights. The Root formuia provides that the United States must first be consulted in regard to advisory opinions in mat- ters which the United States claims to Have an interest, and for the with- drawal of this country from the court in the event that its objections should be overruled. Senator Swanson of Vir- ginia, author of the Senate reservations adopted in 1926, has declared himsell satisfiedy with the Root formula and in favor of adherence of this country to the World Court under the revised | statutes. When the adherence of the United s 10 the World Court was voted by the Senate in 1926, the vote stood 76 to 17 in favor of ratification. Sen- ator Borah was a determined opponent of the entry of the United States into the court at that time. Indeed, several members of the Foreign Relations Com- mittee took the same position, among them Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali- fornia, ranking member of the com- mittee next to Senator Borah; Senator | Moses of New Hampshire, Senator Rob- inson of Indiana, Senator La JFollette of Wisconsin and Senator Shipstead of Minnesota. Only two Democrats voted sgainst Rdherence at that time, Senator Blease of South Cerolina, who goes out of the Senate on March nd former Senator Reed of Missouri. Gthers Voted Negatively. The Republican leader of the Senste, Eenator Watson, voted against adher- ence, as did several of ‘thri :z‘emm{ the progressive group, including of Minnesota, Frazier and Nye of North Dakota and Pine of Oklahoma. The opponents of the adherence of the United States to the World Court insist that the court is really the League of Nations Court and that this couitry would be en “by the MARKSMANSHIP COMES IN HANDY I ‘Wheén the National Rifle Association staged a pistol shoot for the Metropol- itan police Tuesday Lieut. L. E. Kelly of No. 7 stepped out with a 145x150, assur- ing himself of a Thanksgiving turkey, as may be seen. Miss Betty Dowd was an interesf —Star Staff Photo. MIDNIGHT BENEFIT NEW YORK POLICE DRAWS BI CROWD. LINKED WITH VICE Labor‘ Affair at Rialto Nets Naming of 28 in “Frame-up| Neat Sum for Memorial Cases” May Bring Probe STAR. and Jobless, A capacity crowd last night braved -of Walker’s Rule. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 27.—Testi- » freesing temperature and a sUf wind | i ony of pol to crowd the Rialto Theater for a mid- | a stir in political circles today. night show to benefit the Washington| Newspapers sald Republcan leaders Oentral Labor funds for the nmrm; rrregnn?lderl‘ng ln;ldnthln wnxll:gi-lnxe investigation into Mayor Walker's ad- e amder e g oG i, | Minkation, on the basis of charges brought out at the appellate court’s bia. Lodge, No. 174, Machinist of the | inquiry into the magistrates’ courts, Navy Yard, & neat sum was sdded to| Mayor Walker and Police Comnis- the union men's funds. | sioner Edward P. Mulrooney promised BundiDrive iOroie to sift the allegations to the bottsm and With 140 musicians comprising the | bring the accused to a speedy trial, if Veterans of Foreign Wars Overseas the evidence warranted. “You can depend upon It that if there Band playing a ballyhoo in front it did | is anything to it there is nobody in the Dot takb Jong for the big house to fill. | police department who can gét away The band in its concert on the stage | with it,” Mayor Walker sald. that started the show off auspiciously| “I'm going to sit in and listen to any featured Comdr. Sousa’s most popular | testimony of that kind personally,” marehes and immediately put the audi- | said Mr. Mulrconey. “I'll get transeripts ence in a warm mood that did not fall | of the testimony given before Referee for the rest of the evening. Lieut. Ar- | Samuel Seabury and will study them thur Harper and Alvin C. Loring took | and then take action.” turns at directing the band, “Billy” La Salle, & rhyming, singing ter of @eremonies introduced an| The commissioner defended Police elaborate stage show. The finale of the | Inspector Thomas T. Ryan against any show that Iasted until after 2 am, was | implication that he might have been the latest Harry Langdon starring ve- |involved, when informed that the wit- hicle, “See America Thirst,” which was | ness had mentioned an “Inspector given an appreciative reception. In| Ryan” as one of those with whom he the Langdon film, wherein the former | dealt. stiff-faced Harry talks. is co-featured | “If Ryan isn't an honest man, there the graceful Bessie Love and Harry's | iswt an honest man in New York—and foil, “Slim” Summerville. A travesty | I've known him for 34 years,” he said. on gangdom, the fllm is to remain on | Inspector Ryan himself termed the the Rialto screen for the remainder of | testimony “an absolute 16 Other po- their week. licemen and detectives mentioned re- Vaudeville Is Elaborate. fused to comment. “Chile” Mapocha Acuna, a 31-year- ‘Taking rt in the vaudeville show | old South American, testified he had were East and Bill Raymond, .been employed as a stool pigeon by the Edna May, Carbauh and Wright, Mary | police. In lcss than a yur,'l:: said, he Deery, Linda Anne,_ Macomber and played the part of the “unknown man” Demmer and Barney Puck. in more than 150 framed-up immorality The committee in charge of “the | cases in which he and the police bene- benefit for the Columbia Lodge, No. 174, | fited financiall. He named 28 po- of machinists of the Navy Yard, con- | licemen, sisted of Frank W. Lee, ‘Walter Hur- William Gath, Walter Disbrow,| Says Acuna Denies Naming Ryan. George Dentner And Arthur T. Curtin. | The Daily News said in a copyrighted .| story that Acuna had denied he named Inspector Thomas T. Ryan as the de- tective who hired him to “frame” wom- en in viee cases. Shown photographs of Inspecto R{ln. the News said, Acuna declared, “I never saw this Inspector Ryan in my |life. He certainly is not mixed up in this vice case sp far as I know. It was an entirely different man, intro- duced to me as Inspector Ryan, who | hired me.” The News quoted Acuna as saying he did rot mention the given name of his employer when he testified yesterday |at the Appelate Division's inquiry into | the Magistrates' Courts. Healy Juiy Discharged. A Supreme Court jury, considering of the Diet it becam s of office bartering against Mar~ Pllsudski intends to | Healy, Tammany district leader, glve up the premiership, which he has |and Thomas T. Tommaney, today re- held since last August. |ported a disagreement and was dis- He purposes to concentrate exclusive- | charged, Iy on work for the Army, maintaining | . For more than 22 hours the jury had his war portfolio and his post as chief been deliberating on the evidence in fnspector of the army connection with the accusation that It s understood Col. Walery Slawck, | Healy and Tommaney accepted money who was .premier until last August, [to procure former Magistrate George P. probably will return to that office. The | Ewald his post on the bench. change was generally understood as| Again and again they had told Su- having no bearing on government poli- | preme Court Justice McCook they were cies, as Marshal Bilsudski will continue | unable to reach an unanimous deesiion, in_control. but he had repeatedly sent them back The Diet is expected to convene De- |into their room. cember 9. The Government part, s L with 249 members, a majority, has de- cided to propose as speaker Kasimir | - BANK CUSTOMER SLAIN Switalski, premier in 1920 and minister | in 1928. | of education in 1928 | Wounded Suspect Captured After TABLET HONORS MEMORY | Fisht With ocias. OF PSITTACOSIS VlchM EI RENO, Okla., November 27 (&) Dee Foliart, 28, a customer shot during —_— an unsuccessful attempt to rob ‘he . First National Bank yesterdav, died lnst iy s ASochog Sow | night. He was & former wrestling star BALTIMORE, November 27.—Tothe | at the University of Oklahoma and memory of Dr. William Royal Stokes, |'coach of EI Reno High School city bacteriologist for 35 years, who Jost |~ Menry Lovelt, 38, the alleged bank his 1ife in Pebruary while fighting the | ronber wounded in a gun Aght with epidemic of pelttacosis, or parrot, fever, | hany officials, was captured and will be which took several lives here, a bronze. charged with murder, Fred Wallace, tablet was unveiled last night in the oty 4 municipal office building. [N — ?[‘,7,, a1 of th. Uniiea States Pu BANDITS ROB POLICEMAN Mulrooney Defends Ryan. PILSUDSKI TO QUIT AS POLISH PREMIER Walery Slawek, Former Encum- bent, Likely Successor—Diet Meets December 9. By the Assoclated Pre, November _27.—As rgeon gen- eral of the United States Public Health Service: Dr. William H. Welch, Johns Hopkins Medical School pathologist; | el Mayor Willlam Broening and others Happens Along During Hold-up D lenote to Dr. Blokes a8 & BAIYT| ;g yoses. Gun and Clothes The inscription on the tablet read: | CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 27 (). “To the memory of an able physician | _A policeman who happened along in and bacteriologist. A lover of art,|time to interrupt three gunmen who music and poetry, who died a martyr o | were holding up A shoe shop here early the cause of sclence, contracting |last night, was relieved of his badge, peittacosis (parrot fever) in line of | gun, overcoat and eap, he reporied to duty, * * ¢ Erected by his fellow em- | headquarters, ployes of the Baltimore City Health De- | Witnesses fold investigators that the partment, 1930.” robbers added insult to injury by fore- ing the officer to sit in & corner, placing & metal waste basket over his head be- UTILITY WILL EXPAND o some $117 from the cash register and NEW YORK. November 27 (#).—The | the proprietor’s. pockets. New York Edison system announced | - yesterday that an additional Sppropri. ation of approximately $5.000, ad | RUTH NICHOLS HOPS OFF the League Nback door” if it became a member of the court. Advocates of American éntry into the World Court have been dissatisfied use has not been sent to the Senate before this time. However, the administration was t out of the way the Lon- at the 1 seh- raing the been voted by the Brooklyn Edison Co.‘ for extending its underground distrl-| Regumes Transcontinental Trip as bution m in order o keep more m 10) ‘Weather Turns Better. es At work, e | OOLUMBUS, Ohio, November 27 unti] & year from now, but to get it | (#).—Witih the return of favorable fiy- before the Senate and have it -mfl‘ l’r,u weather, Miss Ruth o:ul\oh, Rye, fore they fled, taking his ralment. and |iea. WASHINGTON, QUAKE HOMELESS TURNTOREBUILDING Soldiers and Firemen Aid| Thousands on Izu Penin- sula, in Japan. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, November 27.—Thousands of homeless on the Izu Peninsula, the northern part of which was struck by an earthquake yesterday, turned to the task of restoration to Awakening to a bright, warm morn- ing after a.night of terror, the home- less attacked the work of rebuilding dwellings, shops and farm houses with the aid of hundreds of soldiers and firemen from cities adjacent to the stricken area. For many- this was the second time within seven vears they have gazed at the ruin and desolation left by an earthquake. In September, 1923, nearly 100,000 were killed. complete reports on the property damage In yesterday's earth. quake ‘indicated that while the m: terial losses had been heavy they had been confined largely to rural commun- ittes and hot springs resorts, sparing the larger centers of population. Industrial Effect Small. The effect of the quake on Japan's industrial and commercial welfare thus is_expected to be small. ‘The Shizuoka prefectural government announced there had been 253 deaths and 345 persons injured. Houses de- stroyed were listed as numbering 2.256, and damaged dwellings totaled 5.562. Besides the damage to private prop- erty, ratlways, highways, communication systems and power plants suffered heav- fly. The total damage probably will approach $50,000,000, but authorities re- fused to make any estimate. Two large projects, Shimizu Harbor and the Tanna Tunnel, were known to have been badly damaged. The harbor, near Shizuoka, is the principal port for the shipment of Japanese oranges, la quer work and tea to America. N works in the harbor were damaged more than $500,000. 'unnel Extensively Damaged. S-mile Tanna Tunnel, which the government railways have been building for the past decade at a cost of $10.- 000,000, was damaged in many places. Experts sald the boring of the tunnel may have had a possible connection with the earthquake, since the bore ap- parently pierces a seismic center. From the outset the tunnel builders encountered immense difficulties, such as treacherous earth slides and streams of boiling water. Earth tremors continuéd in the north- ern part of Izu Peninsula. The seis- mograph at Mishima recorded 850 shocks between 1:08 a.m. Wednesday, when the big quake began, and 8:30 a.m. today. That further “after shocks” must be expected in the stricken area was the announcement of Dr. Kunitomi, earth- quake authority of Toklo Central Ob- servatory, after he had visited the quake 2one. said the shock was due to earth faults produced by the great :'Illkt of 1923, and not to volecanic ac- jon. Special health parties were dis- paiched by the government into the quake area to prevent possible epi- demics, and the finance ministry an- nounced it would remit taxes fo the quake sufferers for the coming vear. Landslides obliterated or heaped high with debris many rosds in the quake area and communications were badly damaged. Temporary shelters of all types, including thousands of tents, dotted the countryside. WIFE SLAYER FACES MANSLAUGHTER TERM| D. C.. THURSDAY, | Nick A poor at the HOOVERS ATTEND CHURCH CEREMONY tral Union Mission. Sunday School Corner Stone, Laid at Wilson’s Former Place of Worship. Ties of sentiment that bind the pres- ent to the past were drawn closer to- ther early this afternoon during a rief ceremony when President. Hoover met_with the congregation and friends of the Central Presbyterian Church to lay the corner stone of a new Sunday school building. Wilson's Friends Present. Accompanied by Mrs. Hoover, the President drove out Sixteenth street | shortly after 12 o'cloek to the structure at. Fifteenth and Irving streets in which President Wilson worshiped during his years in Washington. There, on A site | adjoining the church building, in the company of the Rev. James H. Taylor, the pastor, and other friends of the | War _President, the Chief Executive | and Mrs. Hoover looked on as the cor- | ner stone was laid. | President Wilson laid the corner stone of the congregation’s main build- | ing on December 19, 1913. The same | trowel he used again was used this aft- ernoon as the new work of the church was inaugurated. The Rev. Dr. Taylor was_assisted during the exrecises by . P. Clarke and H. D. King of the congregation’s Building Committee, Three Presidents Interested. The interest of still another Presi- dent was noted in a program outlining | the unveiling of a memorial tablet | The program described the service at | which former President Coolidge offici- | ated January 25, 1925. | Accounts of several celebrations of | historical importance to the congrega- | tion were included, with a historical | sketch of the ehurch and two poems by | the Rev. Dr. Taylor. Also made a part of the corner stone record were ‘copies | of three Washington newspapers, the Post, Star. The Church Building Committee, of which R, W. Prince is chalrman, ex- pects that the new building wiil be | 1 Jury Holds Carpenter Indicted in Death of Two Women in Maryland Is Sane. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Md., November 27 Goman Booze, 35, contracting carpen- ter, indicted for the shotgun murder of 'his wife and another woman, was convicted yesterday of manslaughter, at the conclusion of a trial 'n progress three days. Sentence was deferred. jury verdict held that Boore was sane, déspite his plea of temporary insanity, which he testified was caused by his wife's alleged neglect of their home for activities in a religious cult | and unfaithfulness. Mrs. Nettie Booze and Mrs. Leon Wilson were slain the night of August 25 by & charge from & ahotgun Ared through a window of the home of Mrx. Wilson, where Mrs. Boore, estranged from her husband, was making her home. One .of their children in the room was wounded. Booze was indicted separately for 0)", slaving of both women. but was tried only for the murder of his wife. COAST GUARD CAPTURES LONG-SOUGHT RUNNER ready for occupancy May 1, 1931, Other members of the committee are E. K. | Braselton. Mrs. R. P. Clarke, Miss Mary | Colt, A. G. Drane, W. L. Fulton, H. B, Hertford, Mrs. James T. Mathews, Mrs. | W. H. Pope, A. C. Rose and O. T. Wright. — -~ - b GERMANY COMPLAINS | OF POLISH TERROR' | League of Nations Intervention to Be Asked by Berlin—Contents of Note to Be Made Public. By the Associated Pross. BERLIN, November 27.—The Ger- man cabinet, after a night session | which lasted until nearly dawn, de- cided today to present Germany's | complaints of alleged Polish terrorism toward German Inhabitants of Upper | Silesla _to the next regular meeting of the League of Natlons Council. There will be no demand for an| extra. session of the Council, the Reich | ministers having considered that such could not convene before Christmas and that since the reguiar meeting is set for January 15 there would be little point in asking it. The Reich com- Crew Throw Sacks of Liquor Over- board and Swim Ashore Off Delaware, By the Associated Pross. PHILADELPHIA, November 27.—The auxiliary eruiser Laura, ]lmJ sought as & rum runner, was captured off Lewes, Del., before daylight yesterday. Manned by Pederal agents and Coast Guards, she was brought up the Delaware last night. For two daye and nights the Laura played hide and seek with Coast Guards who had been sent out to capture her. ‘Twice her speed enabled her to escape capture, despite warning shots sent across her bows. The Coast Guards came up with the Laura Tuesds ight off Lewes and she headed for shallow water, Searchlights enabled the Government agents to see the Laura's crew -jetlison her cargo and then follow it overboard and swim for shore. While one boat- load of Guardsmen searched for the crew, another detachment -stripped to the walst and dove into the water. They ;‘:ceufled in recovering 90 sacks of uor. DO-X GOES Beaplane Determine There Whether to Cross Atlantie. CORUNNA, Spain, November 27 (/. —The Do-X, German seaplane, left here today for Lisbon, Portugal, at 10:55 am. At Lisbon a decision will be made ‘whether the ne is to continue across the Atlantic to North or SBouth Amer- T0 LISBON to Weather conditions were not very good at the start, but the eraff's ofi- cers, tired of losing so much time, de- cided to start anyhow. TARDIEU WINS VOTE Margin of 68 Given on Bill for Vast Public Improvements. PARIS, November 27 (#).—The Tar- dieu government was sustained today as as possible. The | N. Y. aviatrix, ho g:‘ m ‘WidlY 16 jeopardize | Columbus At 10:23 am. today for St. eoun| fo meet the conditions | Lonis, the secohd o0 her East-to- treaty inte ~aession. today by throwing the t in which by a margin of 68 votes on a fon of confidence in econneetion with a bill m- for the expenditure of 17,- ,000.¢ franes (bout $680.000,000), on & vast public improvement program. laint, it aj red, probably will make | he A!nlonm»m.u of the livellest in | League history. Meanwhile the world will be informed of the ground for Germany's complaints in a note embodying them to be sent | to the secretariat of the League today and presumably to be published upon its arrival at Geneva tomorrow. As far as can be learned now the German note will embrace two points — & protest against alleged acts of ter- rorism visited upon the Germans in Upper Silesia during the recent weeks n:ef months, and a protest against the leged infraction of Germ: voters’ liberty during the recent campaign and election there. Julius Curtius, foreign minister, has been designated to present the Reich’s case to the League. i THIEF PROVES HONEST IN DESCRIBING CRIME | Colored Boy Gets 60 Days When Details of Overeont Loss Are Proved Correct. Clinton Davenport, eolored, was hon- est in telling of the coat which he had stolen, but it only got him 60 days in jail from Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court, today. Detectives D. J. Murphy and J. L. Billman, strolling through the second- hand store district yesterday, noticed Davenport, with an overcoat on his arm entering one of the shops. “Boy,” began Murphy, addressing the | coat carrier, “I've been looking for you and that coat for six months.” “You're a liar, Mr. Murphy,” replied Davenport. just stole this coat five minutes ago." Investigation proved that the boy was telling the truth and that the coat be- longed to Leroy Higgs, colored. It was taken from a Seventh street pool room. BELASCO GROWS WORSE Producer’s Condition Critical as Result of Pneumonia. NEW YORK, November 27 (#).— David Belaseo, theatrical producer, who has been suffering from pneumonia for 10 days, took & turn for the worse to- d-\y and his eondition was pronounced critical, 3 NOVEMBER 27, |in the Sheaves.” 1930. HOOVER LEADS WAY IN CELEBRATION OF THANKSGIVING DAY (Continued From First Page.) fcan mass at St. Patrick's Catholic | Chureh, attended by diplomats of many countries, and the speclal Thanksgiv- ing services in Bethlehem Chapel of | the Washington Cathedral, thousands of rich and poor began the day with a period of worship. At the Central Union Mission, Gospel Mission, Salvation Army and other welfare and evangel- I%da agencies, where breadlines formed daring the day, hymns and prayers were dispensed with the welcome food. Both the Central Union and Gospel Missions had distributed hundreds of baskets of food to worthy families on their lists vesterday in preparation for Thanksgiving day. Families that other- wise would be dinnerless feasted on roast pork and vegetables, with dessert thrown in to make a substantial dinner. “Uncle” Nick Altrock of the Washing- ton base ball team presided at the dis- tribution at the Central Union Mis- sion, giving one of ' his broad smiles with each basket. Approximately 350 jobless and home- less men were given dinners at the same mission today, for which the Wel- fare and Recreational Association of Public Buildings and Grounds had con- tributed a pound of roast pork apiece. At the Gospel Mission a like number of men were fed between noon and 2 o'clock, while the Salvaticn Army fur- nished relief to cthers. While the “job- less” were making their demands upon the mission wérkers, the little children under their care were not forgotten. Mrs. John S. Bennett of the Central Union Mission provided a real Thanks- giving party for her 40 young wards, with turkey and all the trimmings, Y. W. C. A. Gives Help. Girls connected with the You Women's Christian Association an which was placed in the corner stone.| women of the various churches and | sororities in the city spent many hours yesterday and today taking food to des- titute families from names furnished them by welfare agencies. At St Elizabeth’s Hospital the Red Cross w in charge of activities and saw to it that none was forgotten where needs demanded. Tender roast turkey,”grown on the farm at Lorton, Va.. furnished an extra the Herald and The Evening |treat’ for the inmates at the Distriet Reformatory, with pumpkin pie thrown in as an “extra.” At the District jail the inmates feasted on roast potk and otherwise enjoyed a regular holiday menu. The Y. W. C. A. opened its Thanks- giving festivities last night and carri them on through today. A feature of today's egtertainmént was a party for business women at the K street quar- ters. Girl Reserves took an active part in charitable activities of the Y. W. ‘Twenty-four children of the nursery group at Neighborhood House had ‘Thanksgiving dinner yesterday at the settlement, the materials fot the meal being contributed by children of the eighth grade of Potomac School, ‘The diners were children left during the dav by working fathers end moth- ers. The children were allowed to help prepare the dinner. Familles Given Treat. HAIf & dozen families, with a total of 30 mouths to feed, are having unex- pected Thanksgiving feasts todav as a result of the thoughtfulness and—gen- erosity of boys of the Woodward School of the Young Men's Christian Assocla- tion. The students distributed _bountiful baskets of chickens and other tasty | foods vesterday afternoon and evening, | according to J. J. King, headmaster. They chipped in their dollars and quar- ters and dimes to provide the necessary capital and then appointed & commit- tee make the purchases and deliver the baskets. The group of boys as- signed to the distribution included Vie- tor DeMott, Albert Heider, Dougias Frederick, Daniel Moore, James Me- Ge= and Randolph Burruss. Dormitory residents of the Y. M. C. A, most of them far from home, joined | in & Thanksgiving dinner and énter- fainment today with members of the Elizabeth Somers Club of the Young Women's Christian Association at the club house, Eleventh and M streets. The joint party, an annual event, in- cluded dancing, music and cards. The Service Committee of the Burrall Class of the Calvary Baptist Church, contributing its share of Thanksgiving cheer, is today distributing food bas- | kets among needy families of Wash- | ington. The food collection, resulting in the accumulation of more than 1,000 pack- Ages, was lrnng.d members of the Burrall Sunday School Class. Mrs. Jane Abernethy, wife of Rev. W. 8. Aber- nethy, pastor of the church, supervised the collection. Sunday morning, when the gifts were | received at the church, the class en- acted the biblical story of “Bringing A eollection of $80 was also contributed. Congregations Unite. The Adas Israel. Oheb Shalom and ‘Washing [ebrew congregations united in & 11 o'clock service this morning _ in Eighth Strest Temple. Rabbis Solomon Mets and Julius T. Loeb officiated and the sermon was preached by Rabbi Abram Simon. All these congregations rendered special ald among needy Jewish familiés in the community. Union Local No. 1, Chauffeurs for the Diamond Taxicab Co. distributed many baskets of food yesterday. Any one having the address of a needy family was asked to call the taxicab company today in order that remaining baskets may be distributed. A special luncheon was given at noon today at the District Health School, Thirteenth and Allison streets, at which more than 100 puplls and schoo! offi- clals were "enuu‘emugy 4 h:mn‘ Imlg special guests inv principal, Miss Margaret R. O'Brien, were g Joséph A. Murphy, Dr. R. H. Ford, Walter B. Patterson. Robert L. Hay- cock, O D. Strayer, Elizabeth r and Miss G Atherton. | | H A motor driven “ecmbine” saved 20 | cents a bushel on the :ost of the string bean harvest on the farm of William Fox, at Breckenridge, Mich, BASE BALL. COMEDIAN DISTRIBUTES TURKEYS TO THE POOR k, famous comedian with the Washington base ball team, distributing turkeys and baskeis of food to the Star Staff Photo, SOVIET BARS TALE. OF FOREIGN PLOT Open ! Court “Confessions” That Implicate Other Na- tions Halted by Judge. | [ ‘Ny the Associated Press. | MOSCOW, November 27— The eourt | whigh is trying eight prominent Soviet | engineers on charges of plotting the | overthrow of the Moseow government | today changed ita policy and ruled that | any further parts of their “confessions” which implicate “foreign governments™ | Will be heard in elosed session at a later | date, | The altefation of the former polcy |of having the defendants repeat their | almost identical confessions in open | court, with microphones broadcasting | their speeches to the tire U. 8. 8. R., came when M. Kuprianov, the fifth of the defendant engineers, took the wit- ness stand. French Protest Heeded. Judge Vishinsky then warned him tHat any direct charges of intervention by “forelgn governmentt” would be heard in a later closed session. The | four defendants to precede Kuprianov |to the stand, however, alréady had éi- | rectly implicated England and France, and less directly, Poland and Rumania, in their conspiracy. The court’s sction followed a vigorous protest of the French government | through its Moscow embassy, at the character of the testimony in the trial last night. Fight Face Death. A speedy end of the trial of eight | Boviet engineers who have confessed plotting foreign intervention to bring about {ht downfall of the Communist regime was predicted as the hearings continued. It was believed that the prisoners, the fourth of whom was reiterating the con- fession on which the indictment against him was based in eourt today. would | know within & week whether they are | to die for their offense—as many be- | lieve a certainty—or serve prison terms. Defense Delays Replies. After Prof. Nikolal Charnovsky con- eludes his testimony today there will | remain but four others to be heard, and { since their “confessions” will be mere | repetitions of what has already gone be- | fore they are not expected to take more | than a day or two. The public prosecutor, N. B. Krilenko, may not even call witnesses when they | have - completed their testimony, | ceeding_immediately to eross-examina- | tion. The two defense attorneys, 3. Braude and M. A. Otser, who thus far have not said a single word to the court in behalf of their clients, will make their pleas and the court will retire to pass judgment. { | 'WILL ASK NATIONAL " VOTE ON PROHIBITION | Bay State Legislator to Offer Reso- | lution as Challenge to Dr: Clarence T. Wilson. By the Associated Press. GLOUCESTER, Mass, November 27. —Representative A. Piatt Andrew last | nignt said that when Congress convened | he would introduce & resolution pro- viding for & national referendum on the eighteenth amendment. He said he would do this as a challenge to Dr. | Clarence True Wilson, one of the coun- try's leading proponents of prohibition, dum. f the dry organizations will help in the adop- tion of this resolution we can have a country-wide referendum within the coming year, which will determine whether a majority of the American people are in favor of, or opposed to the continuance of national prohibi- tion.” “Congress in proposing an amend- ment to the Statcs,” he said, “can pro- vide that the mode of ratification shall be by State convention rather than by the Legislatures of the States. This is what I intend to ask Congress to do. “The delegates to such conventions would be elected presumably at & spe- cial election, solely upon this issue and would have no other function to per- form than to register the votes of the cltizens whom they represent for or against repeal.” BRICK AND TIN CITY OF HOMELESS IS RAZED Chicago Feared Hoboes Might Claim Squatters’ Rights to Va- cant Post Office Site. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 27.—The brick and tn' city the homeless was laid waste yesté: on the eye 6f Thanks- Hrediral agen leral agents on the little colony of h-nm‘:&a raised by hoboes on the vacant post office site. With torch and ax, they leveled the rickety shelters and drove the ocoupants PRESIDENT WORKS EARLY ON HOLIDAY SRR Deonnes to Take Day Off, but Will Have Old Friends as Dinner Guests, Not so fortunate as millions of other heads of Ameriean househalds, Presi- dent Hoover was forced by circum- stances to devete a large portion of his Thanksgiving day to labor. However, during the forenoon, he at- tended special church services, and when the time comes for the evening meal he will play host. With the arrival of Thanksgiving day, Mr. Hoover indited the fnishing tauches on his annual message to Cone gress, and inasmuch as little time re- mains for him to complete this big task, in getting 1t printed and other- wise ready for the convening of Con- greas early next week, he could net declare for himself a holiday today. Rises Farly as Usgal. Also, unlike many fl‘!‘rr toilers throughout the land, the President did not remain in bed beyond his customary hour of arising. He arose at 6 o'elock and an hour afterward was éngaged in his daily medicine ball exercise in the rear grounds with a group of friends. Immediately following his breakfast at 8 o'clock, the President went to his study on the second floor of the White House and was absorbed in his work on the anhual message until the time ar- rived for him to prepare for church. Mr. Hoover selected the Central Pres- byterian Church, Fifteenth and Irvi streets, which Woodrow Wilson Iuflld:'g throughout his terms as President, as his place of worship on this Thanks- giving day. He also occupied the same pew Mr. Wilson used. With the Preal- dent, besides Mrs. Hoover and their son Allan. who s home from Harvard for the holidays, were Edgar Rickard of Néw York, a iness associate and close friend of the President; Mre. Rickard and their debutants daughter Pey who are house fguests at the te Houss, Lays Corner Stone. Directly after the Thanksgiving serv- ieces, the President formally Iaid the corner stone for the new church build. ing adjoining the Central Presbyterian Chureh. The trowel used by him in placing the mortar for the oorner stone was the same one used by Wood. row Wilson when he laid the ecorner stone for the main church building In December, 1913, Mrs. Although the Presidént and . Hoover are observi ‘Thanksgiving day in their usual simple fashion, with no plans for any functions eut of the ordinary, the interior of the White House itself has been made especially {attractive for the dbcasion. The ehrys- anthemums and other seasonal flowers and plants have been placed throughout the rooms. ‘The Thanksgiving dinner the White House will be devoid of for- mality. Besides the family and Rickards, there will be present only five or six old friends. The dinmer itself will be & sumptuous one and typieal of ‘Thanl ving traditions. It will be featu with & 22-pound turkey with all the dressings and other dishes that g0 with such a meal. Also there will be oysters on the half shell, soup, salads and at the end will be served pumpkin and mince ple and country tl:u May Go for Drive, ‘The decorations for the table will be one of the features of the oceasion. These will be personally superintended by Mrs. Hoover and will include prinei- pally what she has seen fit to_deseribe as the “fruits of the harvest,” # large centerplece, and in lanes lead- lng it to -different of the table will be golden pum, , squash, ears of corn, eggplant, tomatoes, green avocado pears, chestnut burrs, big red apples, oranges, grapes, all of w! will (be set upon a of tinted Autumn | Teaves, ‘There is a possibility that the Presi- {dent and Mrs. Hoover will go for s @rive into the country late today. This depends entirely, however, upon the progress he makes in the meantime with his message writing. The Presi- dent has virtually completed the draft- ing of this paper, but is now engaged in making eorrections snd ' rearrang- ing the treatment of the varlous sub- Jects as well as making alterations in the language. These changes were made necessary following conférences lié had late yesterday with the ‘virious mem- bers of his cabinet. ‘TG éach mem- ber of his cabinet, the Presidént read carefully that ~portion of his message dealing with the cabinet member’s in- dividual department and then asked for_suggestions and corrections. Flowers have been sent from the White House to Herbert Hoover. jr., the elder of the Hoover boys, who 8 At Asheville, N. C. The absence of this son, who is ill, with his wife and three small children, is the only sad note in this Thanksgiving day observance for Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, $100,000 SUIT FILED FOR ARREST OF TWO Guests Charge Agent of Hotel Caused Their Detention on Robbery Accusation, (Prom the 5:90 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) United Realties, Inc., described as conducting the Wardman Park Hotel, was sued today for a total of $100,000 damages by two men who claim that Agents of the corporation caused their arrest August 13, on & charge of rob- bery at the hotel. James B. Williams, Jr, 4115 Wisconsin avenue, and_Adli Magee, Bethesda, Md., each ask $50,000 d"!““hmh Attor J h Kaufs rney Joseph Kaufmann, the plaintiffs say they had been guests of the hotel, attending a banquet of radio men, and charge that because of the action of an agent of the corpora. tion police arrested them at their about midnight and held them until 10 o'clock the next morning, became satisfied that they had nection with the burglary. Williams is & radio repair man and e is a dealer in radios, and both they have suffered in their bus! social relations by reason :.zlf}:‘ arrest and the publicity given ROBBERS GET $25,000 Three Slightly Injured as nv; In- vade Bank With Macnise Gums - HUTCHISON, Kans, November 27 (®)—TFive robbers armed with. machine tstordas "und " eecaped Wik "a; ¢ 4 af least $25,000 afl s away. - ‘The eviction order came from- the district attorney’s office. ‘The Gov ‘were more homeless than ever Sral fnpioas i degve: Al loyes Vi burned what litter they eould. - ter slugging one ban! employe and two customers. Sheriff Fay Brown of Reno County late yesterday used an airplane in an effort to sight_the robbers or their heavy sedan, which was last near Haven, lhnmo miles of Hutehison. ff Brown believed the men were heading into Oklahoma Hubert, bookkeeper, slight head wounds when M’ delayed in obeying the robbers' instrug-. .