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TOKIO CALLS SOVIET ACTION UNFRIENDLY Row Over Closing of Japa- . hese Bank in Vladivostok May Become Serious. By tbe Assoclated Press. '&.m. December 20.—An interna- tiona; tilsagreement, which may have repercussions of a serious character, de- veloped yesterday between Japan and communistic Russla as a consequence of a Moscow order closing the Viadi- vostok branch of the Bank of Korea ‘Thursday. . The Japanese foreign office cabled the Japanese Ambassador at Moscow to in- form the Soviet government that Tokio considers the closing an unjustifiable and unfriendly act, ‘and to request with- drawal of the closure order. The mes- sage also asked that the Moscow gove ernment enter into conversations with a view to reaching an amicable settle- ment. Soviet Embassy Explains, ‘The Soviet embassy here meanwhile issued a statement explaining that exist- ence of the bank there was contrary to the Soviet economic policy. The state- ment emphasizes that the branch was the sole bourgeois bank in Russia. Per- mission for its operation, it was said, never was given by the Soviet govern- ment, but only by the local authorities, and the branch was characterized as having been a constant source of trouble. ‘The branch was closed Thursday after. examination of its books last Summer to determine if it had been guilty of ex- e operations which were illegal under the Soviet laws. A fine of 2,600,~ 000 rubles “duties” (about $1,300,000 nominal value) was assessed against the Institution in connection with the closing. Japan Acts for Nationals, Shortly after notification of the Soviet action the Japanese foreign office stated that the government would “not hesitate to adopt determined steps” if it is proved that the Japanese fishery rights secured by treaty are affected, if it is proved satisfactorily that the bank has not acted illegally, and if it is found that members of the bank’s staff were kept In detention or punished. Vladivostok is_the most important town of Eastern Russia, connected with Moscow by the long Transsiberian Rail- way. It has a good port and is sepa- rated from the Japadese Archipelago by the Sea of Japan. Fishing and ship- ping are the principal industries. There ‘was a population in 1926 of 102,454. MOSCOW REMAINS SILENT. Delay Noted in Action on Japanese Bank Protest. MOSCOW, December 20 (#).—The Soviet foreign commissariat remained silent yesterday on the complaint of the Japanese government at closing of the Viadivostok branch of the Bank of Korea; pending delivery of the Tokio note by the Japanese embassy. It was known that the Japanese em- bassy had received instructions from its government, but for some reason there ‘was delay in carrying them out. It is commented here that the Viadivostok branch of the Bank of Korea was the only foreign bank in the Soviet Union. At the same time there is a Soviet bank in Kobe, Japan, known as the “Dalbank,” which, the foreign office explained, does business strictly under Japanese laws, just as ‘Arcos, Ltd.,” operates in England. SALMON PACKERS CONCERNED. Soviet Action May By the Associated Press. ‘VANCOUVER, British Columbia, De- ‘cember N.—BHH;I‘: CIol\u;lEh ulmot: packers were watching for developmen yesterday in connection with the Soviet vernment’s closing of the Vladivostok ich of the Bank of Korea. M’n:e Bank of Ka;a was the medlun: iyment by the Japanese government pr:llmon fishing concessions in Siberia which they have held since 1904. If the action means nullification of the treaty as indicated, control of somewhat less than 20 per cent of the world’s canned salmon market will pass into Soviet hands. British Columbia packers are con- the possibility of a serious dumping of canned salmon by the Rus- sians on the world markets. PSSR “LYNCH-HIM” CRY HIT BY CATHEDRAL MEN Other Demands for Violence Toward Judge Lindsey Are Also Denied Vigorously. Japinese Bank Industry. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Devember 20.—Denial that members of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine urged vialence on Judge Ben B, Lindsey while he was being ejected from the cathedral after denouncing Bishop. William T. Man- g on the companionate marriage issue was made yesterday in a state- ment by church ushers and an Episco- palian rector. oy ‘The statement said: “It has been widely heralded in the news column and in letters to the press that members of the congregation cried, ‘Lynch him,' ‘kick him’ and ‘punch| him' Many editorial writers have ex-| pressed themselves shocked and scan- dalized at such utterances in the house of God. None of these cries was uttered in the cathedral.” ‘The statement was signed by Arthur 'y, Dr. George Stevenson and Eric ‘Wilder, ushers, and Dg. Arthur H. Judge, Episcopalian rector. HANDCUFF OFFICERS, SEIZE CAR AND FLEE Two Prisoners Tie Sheriff, Deputy and Third Captive to Tree in Making Escape. By the Assoclated Press. . RUSTON, La., December 20.—North Louisiana was aroused toda: daring of two prisoners who hand- cuffed ‘and tied to a tree a sheriff, his deputy and a third prisoner, and then escaped in the officers’ automo- bile. ‘The prisoners, in the custody of the officers, were em route to Monroe, La., from Farmersville, La., where, as G. C. e | British rule and hardly a day for the — ey VISCOUNT WILLINGDON. LORD WILLINGDON NAMED VICERDY Governor General of Canada Will Go.to India When Lord Irwin Retires. By the Assoclated Prefs. LONDON, December 20.—The Gov- ernor General of Canada, Viscount Willingdon, 64, a.tall distinguished- looking man, will become viceroy of India when the present viceroy, Lord Irwin, retires in March, 1931, ‘The appointment, announced today, came as a distinct surprise to most of Britain. The public recently had heard more of Ramsay MacDonald as a pros- pective appointee than Lord Willingdon, Lord Willingdon was governor of Bombay from 1913 to 1919 and of Madras from 1919 to 1924, earning a name for a conciliatory attitude. He has been governor general of Canada since 1926. Stiff Task Ahead. He will find a task which probably will tax his capabilities. A large sec- tion of the Indian population is in open passive rebellion against the last year has failed to bring forth stories of disorders and suppression of Nationalist demonstrations. He probably will be called upon to place in effect whatever new consti- tution may be evolved by the Round ‘Table Conference now in session at London. The constitution is certain to meet considerable opposition. Lord Willingdon is a member of the Liberal party and a descendant on his mother’s side from the John Hamp- den :11 flg}fh %:ary' who 300 years ago_hel winning a greater degree of English liberty through his refusal to pay -taxes levied by Parliament. One phase of the opposition in India to British rule is refusal of Nationalists to pay certain British-levied taxes. Favorable to Press. ‘The Daily Express today said the appointment “constitutes one of those rare occasions when it proves possible to congratulate this government with- out reservation.” The conservative Daily Telegraph believes there will be widespread satis- faction both in India and in England. Lord Willingdon was born man Preeman-Thomas, and was created viscount in 1924, after having held a barony since 1910. He married honorable Marie Adelaide, daughter of the first Earl of Brassey, in 1892. Lord Irwin, the retiring viceroy, has held that post since October, 1925. the | | CHICAGO'S-ALIMONY PRISONERS FACE BLEAK CHRISTMAS SEASON Forty Fathers of 100 Children Among Inmates of Jail Who Will Follow Routine During Holiday. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 20.—Alimony row in Cook County’s Bridew®ll, the meticulously guarded gathering place fQr matrimony’s bad boys, faces a bleak Christmas. In addition, its president, the small, dark, neat Jimmie Kalcerz- y, was checking out. However, Jim- mie had a substitute. Today's arrival was Daniel S. Beebe, former president of the Vitrolite Co., in for the usual six months because he was $24,800 in arrears in alimony payments. Despite his plea for holiday cleniency, Mrs, Etta Marker Beebe, his divorced fe, insisted that he be locked up be- cause he had given her but $300 in the last three years. As a president, Jimmie Kalcerzzity has no place in jail. His environment prohibited his acts from having much effect. For Mr. Kalcerzzity’'s adminis- trative duties have to do with the in- corporated Alimony Club, an organiza- tion interested in reforming the State laws on that subject. Could Be Sent Back. . President Jimmie didn't have much time to outline the progress of the club today. “But you might stick around a while,” he said. “My wife could have me sent back right away. While I've been penned up my alimony kept climbing. That makes me eligible for another six months.” Christmas in the county hoosegow is a bleak prospect for all of President Jimmie's clubmates. Made half-bitter, half-careless by their imprisonment, they shake their heads sadly, not be- cause of themselves, they say, but be- cause of their children. The 40 fathers counted 100 children among them. “I'm an engineer on the B. 0.,” ex- plained Steven Wasilewski, “I've got two children by my first wife, and two by my second. The four live with my second wife, and my first wife had me thrown in here because I owed her $600. I can't pay her off when I'm not earning anything—and here I got | g, four kids and a second wife starving.” Uusual Routine Ahead. Julius Turowetzky, auto tire dealer, is ix months, aid he, “never did en by my first wife. She has none of her own. And because she wouldn’t care for mine like she promised, I don't speak to her two years; and even I gave her deeds to my property. But what difTerence? Rosey Pnd me locked up. Can you imagine it?” Sign painters, carpenters, clerks and chefs scrub floors daily, make beds and serve food. During the last year there were 525 additions to Alimony Club. Sometimes they serve out all six months, sometimes less. Christmas in jail? Yes, and there'll be the ordinary prison fare—and no visitors. The prospect is almost too much for Wallie Hendricks, who is very black and also $400 behind on his ex-wife’s Whkeep. “Christmas in jail? ” he murmurs gently. “Oh, I guess I might as well get used to it. I tell you what's wrong with alimony business—we shouldn’t ‘a’ got married in the first place.” Million Inherited For Heroism Lost, Poet Gets City Aid Robert Clairmont, Ruined in Wall Street, Saves but $60,000 in Bad Notes. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.—In the City Lodging House, refuge of the job- less, homeless and hopeless, is Robert Clairmont. Fifteen months ago he had a million dollars, Heroism won him his fortune—the market crash swept it away. He in- herited it from the late Sellars McKee 1(Jhal'nd.ler. whom he saved from drown- ng. When the crash came, Clairmont, a Greenwich Village poet, saved $3,000 from the wreck; $3,000 and $60,000 of his friends’ notes—on which he can't collect a dime. Two weeks ago he came to the lodg- ing house for shelter and food. He got it. Then he gof a job in the store- room there as afclerk. He sleeps with the other down-and-outers in the bar- racks, In the palmy days, Clairmont paid William C. Handy, the Negro “blues”, ‘composer, $4,000 for an evening's con- cert for his friends. Handy heard the other day where Clairmont now hgngs his hat. So he collected some other well known en- tertainers and in Clairmont’s honor is going to give a concert tomorrow in the lodging house to the boys who have I 5 ed the true meaning of the ues.” Some time ago he signified his inten- tion of leaving office early next Spring, after having spent four of the most trying years of Indian history at the helm of its government. There have been attempts upon his life EEAGUE TO COMBAT GANG RULE FORMED Organization Intends to “Improve Police Methods and Means of Enforcing Laws.” [ S By the Assoclated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., December 20.—The Anti-Gang Rule League of America was _incorporated here Thursday. While not specific as to how it plans to accomplish its purpose, the articles of incorporation reveal it intends to “jmprove police methods and devise ways and means to improve the en- forcement of law,” and that it means to “enlist loyal citizens who are willing to work and strive for better govern- ment, regardless of political affiliations, race, creed or_color.” ‘The main offices of the organization are in New York City, but men from | other large cities are on the Board of Directors, which includes Inez P. Brookfield and Eugene Armfield of New York, Nelson G. Kennedy of Chicago, Edwin P. Brookfield of Milwaukee and Claire T. Lyon O.I Buffalo, GIRL STUDENT KILLED WHEN CAR OVERTURNS Two Others Injured Near .Balti- more—Trio Were Returning From College at Westminster. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md, December 20.—A roadster with three Western Maryland College girls goi mas holidays overturned near here yes- terday and one, Louise Werntz, 21, of dent of the Women's Student Govern- ment Council at the college, which is at Westminster. The other girls injured were Miss Anna May Gallion, 21, and Miss Caroline Tull, 21, both of Balti- more. It is believed that the accident re- sulted when the car carrying the stud- ents swerved to avoid a collision with another automobile. TWO BROTHERS SHOT IN POLICE GUN BATTLE Bdwards and Jim Yarrell, they had been for the recent robbery of a Farmersville bank. They had been brought from Silver Springs, New exico. 'onc of the captives pulled a_pistol his sock and held up Sheriff Sheriff Sheriff’s Deputies Say Men Drew | & Pistols When They Bolted Them Near Rocky Mount. By the Associated Press, ROCKY MOUNT, Va., December 20. ~—Jack and Forrest Bondurant, brothers, were shot and seriously wounded on the highway near here yesterday afternoon in an encounter with two deputy sheriffs, who said the _g;tmunnu were e deputies said road the brothers drew guns. ‘The wounded men are sons of Lin- Supervisor T. G. Bon- home for the Christ- | ¢ Annapolis, was killed. She was presi- | & SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From rl New York. ra—La_ Guay Western Ocean—St. Thomas. Stusvesant—Port_au_Prij Aurania—Southampton DUE TODAY. Conte Grande—Genoa December 10 Albert Ballin—Hambu} . December 11 DUE TOMORROW. December December 12 ey —Ver Bri*annic—Liverpool DUE MONDAY. DECEMBER 22, American Parmer—Londo Berkenstiord—Oslo Bremen—Bremerhaven Dominica—st. John's.. . Drottningholm —Gothenb; Leviathan—Southampton ic—Southamplon N ico— San Wesiern Worid—Buenos Aires. San Lorenzo—Santo Dominko. Contesia—Kingston Veendam— Bermuda Alfonso II—Corunna DUE TUESDAY, Carinthia—Liverpool America—Hambury December 14 DECEMBER 23. December 16 ~December 20 December 11 Deeember 13 Nerissa—Trinidad ... Metapan—Santa Mari Marques de Comillas—C DUE THURSDAY. DECEMBER 25. City of New York—Cape Town..December 3 OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAILING TODAY. Franconia—West Indies cruise. Aurania—Plymouth, Havre and London. Santa Barbara—Cristobal, Callao and Val- purai ia—Havana, Cristobal and San Colombia, Cristobal, uan. American Merchant—Hambure. Toloa—Havana, Cristobal and Port Limon. Tivives—Kingston, Puerto Castilla, Tela and Puertg Barrios. Morro Castle—Havana, Miznewaska—Cherboufe and London. e cruise. Vette—West Indies cruise. rmuda—Bermuda. atendam-West_Indies crulse, n Macinnes—Capetown. Coahoma County—Rotterdam. Exermont—Casablanca. Benedict —Para. ‘abedello—Rio de Janeiro, Caxambu—Pernambuco. Fielen —San Juan Laly —Santo Domingo City. Bl =85 Domingo city. Sud Africano--Montevideo and Buenos Alres Virginian—Pacific_Coast. Western Ocean—Trinidad. SAILING TOMORROW. Musa—Puerto Cortez. SAILING MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, Hamilton—Norfolk. Pulaski—Copenhagen and Gdynia. . SAILING TUESDAY. DECEMBER 23. Albert Ballin—Cherbourg, Southampton and Hamburg. ARORFort au Prince and Oristobal. Pan America—Bermuda. SAILING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, liforpta—Cruise to Nassau and Havans. . Johns. rmer—London. rta—Kingston, Cristobal, Puerto Colgmbia and Santa Havana. 45an Juan, Puerto Oabello and Mara- Bq::v;‘l'a'renm—aan Juan and Santo Domingo Contessa—La Celba, b Veendam—Bermuda. Alfonso XII—Vito and Coruba. SAILING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, Seminole—Charleston and Jacksonville. SAILING PRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, Siboney—Havans. w.mm"!:‘m 4—Bermuda, Rio de J Bantos, “FO‘CV| oo'g ht Buenos Alre: 1At Nass IBnunnb—cmln o Bermuds. il S crue Galveston, Tex., pl a and auditorium ntcm the Guit eiro, THOMPSON TO RUN FOR MAYOR AGAIN fishing pler 700 feet, Efln Announces Chicago Race as Rival Camp Plans to . Select Opponent. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 20.—Big Bill Thompson, Chicago’s cowboy mayor, rides the campaign range again. The famous 10-gallon campaign hat of William Hale Thompson came whirl- ing into the mayoral ring yesterday, flinging back a challenge into the faces of rebellious friends. Thrice mayor of city, Thompson would times as mayor. And as he rode out upon the trail for the big vote round-up, a group of his one-time friends gathered in an- other camp to rally divergent Republi- can forces around some candidate to oppose him at the Republican primaries next February. Reviews Campaign Pledges. Calling his loyal ward committeemen about him, the mayor listened to their pledge of support and made answer with pithy phrases: “Bill Thompson will lay his record down alongside of any candidate’s—if anybody has built more bridges, widen- ed more miles of streets, doubled Chi- cago’s water supply * * * “I made certain pledges as a candi- date four years ago. I promised to stop them teaching in the public schools that George Washington was a rebel and a traitor. Well, we moved Mr. McAndrew (former superintendent of schools) out and to prove he was not an Englishman he went to Lendon and has been there ever since * * * George Washington is a hero again in the pulbslic schools * * * “I promised to straighten the river. Well, it is straightened. “I promised to do my best to start a subway. Well, if it was not for the erica’s second make it four 9|State street stores and a -handful of people maybe they would be digging now.” Will Confer Separately. Over in the “enemy camp” the nomi- nal generals of Cook County Republi- canism put their heads together. They agreed to confer separately and report back to the joint conference Monday. In the Democratic ranks sentiment seemed crystalizing upon Anton J. Cermuk, head of the County Commis- sion and once candidate for United States Senator. DIPLOMAT DIVORCED Mrs. Emily Wentworth Fox Ob- tains Decree in Boston. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 20.—Mrs. Emily Wentworth 'Fox_yesterday was granted a divorce from Hugh Corby Fox, jr., of New York, who is in the diplomatic service at Buenos Aires. They were married at Brookline, June 20, 1928, in a wedding that attracted society. Mrs. Fox is the granddaughter of George Albert Wentworth, famous pro- fessor of mathematics at Phillips Exeter Academy and author of many text bool Fox is the son of Countess Hor: De Pourtales of Chateau Frangines, Switzerland. Power of Healing Gone, Man Expires With Broken Heart Nashville Occult Practi- tioner in India'l Bemoans Loss of Spectacles, By the Associated Press. ¢ POONA, India, December. 20.—Death from a broken heart, “superinduced by a belief that God had deprived him of the divine power of healing,” was the extraordinary verdict rendered by a coroner today in the strange and mysterious case of James Brandon. Described as a former resident of Nashville, Tenn,, Brandon, who in later life devoted himself to asceticism, oc- cultism, and mystic healing, was found dead a week ago in the squalid cave in which he lived, close by an old Hindu temple. Evidence brought out at the inquest today showéd that Brandon, who came to India 15 years ago, amassed & for- tune by treating the sick, lame, halt and blind with herbs, mystig, potions and magic prayers. On his death bed, it was testified, he complained he had lost his occult power a few weeks ago because his “God- given spectacles” had been stolen. CHINESE ASSERTS INNOGENCE IN OATH Accused Slayer Uses Legend- ary Means to Swear He Didn’t Do Murder. \ By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 20.—In & little, candle-lit foom in the city prison Lui Fook took the weird and solemn Chinese oath of purification yesterday to assure the spirits he was innocent of the slaying of his former employer, Mrs. osetta Baker, elderly and wealthy ‘widow. - “Jamp Gai Tow Gai Yun,” they call this ceremony in the language of Lui and his ancestors. Legendary Meaning. Before an improvised altar and with a fluttering, bleeding chicken at his feet, Lui knelt and in fervid tones assured the spirits of his ancestors he was not suilty of murder. “I take this oath,” Lui said, “and if I am not telling the truth may my head be chopped off and all those near and dear to me .may their heads also be chopped and may the heads of all of my I blood to come hereafter—may they also die_horribly.” The legend runs no Chinese criminal will take this oath if in so doing he m\;s: swear he is innocent when he is guilty. . Oath Here Rare. So rarely is the oath administered in this country, Chinese say, that perhaps not a dozen white men have previously seen it and thousands of American Chinese have never witnessed it. An indictment charging Fook with the murder of Mrs. Baker was quashed yesterday on the ground sufficient evi- dence had not been produced by police to_warrant trial. ‘Mrs. Baker was strangled to death in her expensive Nob Hill apartment re- cently. Fook reported finding the body. No motive for the slaying has been es- tablished. Ay NEW LIQUOR SALE STORY KEEPS MAN OUT OF JAIL Alexandria Judge Told Prisoner ~ Found Whisky and Sold It Be- cause Out of Work. By a Staff Correspondent of the Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 20.— Acting Police Justice Harry F. Kennedy heard a real tale of hard luck when Thomas Peyton, 19, of No. 3 Roberts row, North Washington street, ex- tended, faced him in Poljce Court this morning on charges of transporting al- leged whisky. < Peyton told the court that he found three one-half gallons of the alleged whisky on the river shore, and that as he had no job and no money for Christmas he proceeded to sell the whisky. He had already sold two of the Jjars of whisky, the defendant told the court, when arrested with the third jar in his possession. Judge Kennedy suspended a jail sentence of 30 days after hearing the prisoner’s plea. A fine of $50 and costs was allowed to stand. PR Washington Man Injured. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ,. KENSINGTON, Md., December 20.— James H. 1, 3411 M street, Wasn- ington, was slightly injured last night when his automobile collided with a parked car belonging to C. A. Chapman. His hurts consisted of minor scratches and bruises. He refused medical aid. ———— 27 AMERICAN STUDENTS TO REACH PRIESTHOOD Rome College Class to Be Ordained by Italian Cardinal-—Four Baltimore Men Listed. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, December 20.—Twenty-seven young American students at the Amer- ican College here will be ordained to the priesthood today at special serv- ices in the St. John Lateran. Cardinal Vicar Basilio Pompili is expected to offi- ciate. ‘Those who are to take orders include: Patrick O’Connor, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.; Edward Cushnahan, San Fran- cisco; Edward Mattimoe, Toledo, Ohio; Benjamin Farrell, Wheeling, W. Va.; John Kelly, Sioux City, Iowa; Leo Van- aerwill, Detroit, Mich.; John Wieberg, St. Louis, Mo.; Philip Curran, Altoona, Pa., and John Daly, Kelly Reese, Joyce Russell and Henry Sank of Baltimore, Md. ART COLLECTOR DIES James W. Woods Was Prominent Canadian Manufacturer. OTTAWA, December 20 (#).—Lieut. Col. James W. Woods, prominent man- ufacturer and one of the leading pa- trons of th earts in Canada, died at his home, “Kildare House,” today. He was 67 years old. He was president of the Woods Manu- facturing Co., manufacturers of tents and camping equipment, ard supnlied the Byrd Antarctic Expedition with much of its equipment. The collection MARSHALL DAUGHERTY, . Fourteen, Macon, Ga., high school boy, prefers the tools of a sculptor to the togs’ of the gridiron. one of President Hoover. He has modeled busts of He has had no trai icero and Lincoln and is at work on ing in scalpture. —A. P. Photo. DANCING DEFENDED BY COLLEGE DEAN Modern Steps Fulfill Same Funcflop as Those of Past, He Asserts. Modern youth and the present day style of dancing were defended before the faculty conference of the Board of Education of the United Lutheran Church by Dr. C. G. Shatzer, dean of Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, at the conference meeting in the Bur- lington Hotel last night. The group is holding its first national meeting. “In my own college days as a student I enjoyed dancing because it was a clean, wholesome sport and it satisfied my desire for' &n expression of the rhythmic and demanded grace I thought I had as a man,” declared Dr. Shatzer, in describing the dances of another generation, * Same Desire Met Today. “The present day dances,” he added, “while they differ from the old square dances I enjoyed, satisfy the same de- mands for the present generation that the waltz satisfied for mine.” Dr. L. F. Hackermann, dean of Lenoir Rhyne College, at Hickory, N. C., who led disci jons this morning, declared that stydents generally manifest more interest Jn cultural than in religious ons. FPFindings Committee report, which was unanimously adopted at the final session y, urged the “sympathetic assistance toward attainment of more vital moral and religious life in colleges} also urged increased co-operation be- tween colleges and local churches. Among Leaders Herg. Among leaders at group discussions yesterday afternoon were Dr. Ross Mil- fer of Wittenburg College and Dr. Rob- ert Horn, dean of Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., while Mrs. W. F. More- head, advisor to women at Roanoke College, Salem, Va., was leader of dis- cussions last night. ‘The conference was attended by 50 delegates from various sections of tne Onited States. Following the adjourn- ment today a conference on college and seminary curriculum convened under the auspices of the United Lutheran Church Board of Education. The discussions at the latter were to be of a technical CHILD AND PARENTS FFOUND DEAD IN HOME Baltimore Police Say . Man Shot ‘Wife and Baby and Self. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., December 20.— ‘The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. William Schulthers and their 2-year-old child were found in their home late last night by police who were summoned by neighbots. The officers said the man shot his wife and child and then killed of art works at his home is one of the | himself. est in Canada. During the - war he was commander of the governor general's Foot Guards. —_— One of the largest automobile pro- ducers in Ge recently attempted to build a new type of car with the en- tire uchassis construtced from American parts. Wofinwmm & LoTr Several letters belonging to Mrs Schulthers were found, but the police did not reveal their contents. The dis- turbed condition of the house indicated a quarrel had preceded the shooting. They had once been separated. o Thirty-four talking pictures are being made in France. e opP The Christmas S(Ore w20 Anyone Who Has Failed to Order Engraved or Printed Personal Christmas Greeting Cards —or those who need additional quantities to fill out their lists, may place orders Monday. The cards will be réady for delivery Tuesday. ENGRAVING, FIrsT FLOOR. HOLD-UP SUSPECTS QUICKLY CAUGHT Three Declared to Have Con- fessed Filling Station _Robbery Today. ‘Three men sought in the hold-up of the Gulf Refining Ce. filling station at Rhode Island avenue and Eighth street northeast were arrested by Lieut. J. M. Roper and Pvt. J. J. O'Donovan of the twelfth precinct less than an hour after the robbery early today. The _trio, John Barton Taylor, 22 years old, of Scranton, Pa., and Willlam Claggett Anthony, 23, and Lester Carl Hockman, 25, both of whom are en- listed men at Bolling PField, are said by police to have confessed. Manager Identifies Three. David N. Potts, manager of the filling station, identified the three men, police said. He told police they robbed the cash register of $9. The gas' station man furnished offi- cers with a description and tag num- bers of the car used by the men, and the two policemen found their quarry on Michigan avenue near First street northeast a short time later. Pyt. O'Donovan, who was driving the police machine, forced the automobile to the curb, and Lieut, Roper, who had mounted the running board of the go}lce roadster, covered the trio with is revolver. O’Donovan searched the prisoners and said he found a pistol on Taylor. Ready Admissions Claimed. Police said the men readily admitted that they help up Potts when question- ed at No. 12 station and turned over all but 35 cents of the ‘money taken in_the robbery. Roy Ford of 621 I street northeast reported to police of the ninth pre- cinct that he was forced into an alley at the point of a pistol by two colored men last night and robbed of $39. The hold-up took place as Ford was walk- ing near Sixth and I streets northeast. Robert Smothers, colored, of 626 Dela- ware avenue southwest, was attacked by two colored men in Browns court southwest early today and robbed of $60 after being thrown to the ground, he told police. DANCE AT BOYS’ C held there. Another dance, in celebra- tion of the tenth apniversary of the founding of the club, will be held in the building New Year eve. The club will be 10 years old January 3. ' "Wo DWARD LUB l Anniversary Event Will Be Held on New Year Eve. The Boys’ Club of Washington will hold a dance in the club house, 230 C street, tonight at 9 o'clock. The dance will be one of the semi-monthly dances POLAR SUBMARINE - COMMANDER INUS. Wilkins Companion on Under- Water Arctic Expedition Sought French Sponsor. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.—The man who will guide & submarine in & more thrilling adventure than Jules Verne ever imagined returned from France yesterday, where he had invited the grandson of the novelist to christen the modern Nautilus at Philadelphia next February. He is Comdr. Cloan Danenhower, who will be master of the undersea boat Nautilus, on Sir Hubert Wilkins’ sub- marine expedition to the North Pole in the Spring. = Ny Comdr. Danenhower, who had volun- teered to pilot the submersible down into the unexplored and mysterious waters beneath the ice crust at the top of the world, obtalned the consent of Jean Jules Verne, a govi ent bar- rister of Rouen, France, to officiate at the baptism of the adventure ship, pro- viding an invitation was extended to him through official channels. ‘The Nautilus was formerly the United States Navy submarine No. 12. Danen« hower was a naval commander. He sald under-ice trials would be given the craft off the Nova Scotia ¢oast before start- ing for the Pole. Once under way the expedition will proceed to Bermuda and thence to Spitzbergen by way of the Azores, Eng= land and Norway. v From Spitzbergen the Nautilus will attempt the polar voyage under the ‘vast field of ice through the Bering sea, ending her trip at Alaska, he ex- ?Wd. STUDENT MARTYR OF TRIEST HONORED —— Guglielmo Oberdan lxmwl by Austrians in 1882 as “Traitor” to Enemy. By the Assoclated Press. TRIEST, Ttaly, “20.~The great bell of the castle of San Giusto rang out this morning in homage to the memory of the martyr, Guglielmo Oberdan, the 24-year-old engineering student hanged by the Austrians, who then held this city on December 20, 1882. + Obetdan, an ardent Italian patriot, though living under the Hapsbi yoke, wished to drive out the Austt] garrison and authorities, and provoked &, monster demonstration throughout- Italy in favor of his project. He was caught and forced to undergo the death of a traitor. Today’s commemoration had in it no sign of mourning. Oberdan’s ob- jective, the Mberation of Trieste was reached 12 years ago with the Adriatic port’s cession to Italy, and flags were flying all over the city.. —_— INQUEST WILL BE HELD IN CAPT. BURKE’S DEATH Body of Aviator Brought to.Yukon From Wilds of Liard River District. By the Associated Press, N JUNEAU, Alaska, December 20.- e e e 28 , 0 . B J. rke's the wilds of the Liard River district, citizens in White Horse today were ,;Okt}hn! forward to an inquest into his eath. Burke died of exposure and ltlfll- after being lost several weeks With wo companions, Emil Kading and Rob- ert Marten, who were rescued about 10 dlnly: ago by Everett Wasson, American pilot. v ‘Wasson, assisted by Joe Walsh, & guide, and Sergt. Leopold of the Mount- ed Police, brought Burke's body ‘White Horse in his plage. e BANK OFFICIALS HELD . BINGHAMTON, N. Y., December 20 (P)—Michael J. Horvatt and Joseph F. Hidock, assistant cashiers of the State Bank of Binghamton, were ar- rested last night on charges of second degree forgery. Hidock, who also is an alderman of the city of Binghamton, was released under bail of $5,000. Horvatt, brother of Andrew J. Horvatt, missing presi- dent of the bank, .was released under bail of $8,000. Andrew J. Horvatt, also charged with forgery, has been missing since Mon- day when State examiners- took over the bank. ; & Lot H —The Christmas Store [ You Are Invited to Hec;r A Christmas Cantata “The Song and The Star” By the o Woodlothian Chorus - On the G Street Balcony Wednesday, December 24, 1930 ‘ at 9:20 AM. Program “There’s a Song in the Air.” “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” “Immanuel.” “Promised Saviour Come.” “Awake, for Thy King Has Cond.? “Fear Not.” “The Herald Angel.” “Glory to God.” *“The Friend of Man.” “The Star in the East.” Who Seek Shall Find.” »