Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1930, Page 3

ELECTIONS INPEND | IN'SOUTH AMERICA Voters in Revolt-Torn Na- tions to Pass on Issues During 1931. Voters of a number of South Amer- fcan repuhl.lca some of which are com- a year marked by revolt and MIE d':flt will seek a settlement of eeconomic difficulties at the polls in 1931. Leaders in these countries are to the United States to aid in mlllz{n economic conditions. i’ lieve that improvement of al conditions in this country will mu a stimulation of industry and in- crease the importation of raw materials, which will give Latin America an in- creased market outlet and improve con- ditions there. The more optimistic South American officials cite American economic history to show that no financial crisis in this country has lasted more than 18 months. Economic Status Same, Meanwhile, Commerce Department statistics show the new governments in seven Latin American States which re- volted in 1930 face virtually the same economic conditions “which disturbed their predecessors, plus the costs of revolution. Spain—the mother country of the hfin Americas, and rated as_econom- ly above the average European ocountry—also faces a world-wide eco- nomic~ depression, plus the costs of stamping out revolution. First of the Latin American countries to resort to armed. uprising in 1930, the inland nation of Bolivia will lead the procession to the ballot box. Presi- dential elections have been announced for early January. New Elections Promised. Peru, Argentina, and Brazil, which -urlmced successful revolts, may fol- Bolivia to the polls during the com- Yflr Each is governed by the men military prowess drove elected from office. They have promised to call for new elections as complex is the problem of elections in Guatemala, a country added last week to the list of nations in which 1930's economic evo- lution spelled revolution. ‘Gen. Manuel Orellana, electcd by the Assembly after a coup d'etat, holds of- fice as presidential designate until Pres- ident Lazaro Chacon, who retired with a cerebral hemorrhage, is able to resume lfi:&flu or becomes definitely incapac- Chile has Futile Revolt. In Chile President Carlos Ibanez was called upon to stamp out an abortive Tevolutionary attempt at the Concep- cion garrison, shortly after President Hipolito Irigoyen's government was overthrown in Argentina. Recently he passed “m"m through an attempt to_assassinate Paced with growing resentment against his stringent economy program, President Isidoro Ayora of Ecuador re- mod in Midsummer. Popular demand & new surge and he was forced bu:k into office. By virtue of scattered interior political disturbances and reverberations against the so-calied “Gom:z regime” Venezuela ‘was generally credited with experiencing revolutionary tremors. Venezuela Pays Debt. Offsetting this popular conception' was the growing fesling of assuranée in Venezuelan solidarity arising from the widely proclaimed fact that Venezuela last Summer liquidated her foreign obligations and,” compared to sister American nations, became the economic phenomenon of 1830. Those Latin American countries which approach the new year without hat shown Doteworthy trace of in- ternal revolt are Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, El Salvador, Panama, Nica- ragua, Rica, Honduras and Y. SPECIAL NOTICES. nday, January 5. purpose o' m.m p OUE, gpen from 11 ‘T W. WA Secre! will be e of 119 South Fairfax iria, ‘on' Thursday, Janusty’ i, 1535, T1"oclock s m. This meetine 18 for glection “of officers and Mpusiness ® trans Ainric BUILDING COMPANY. INC By PARKER. Jr., President, nom—r Do z. 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Ruth, —Star Staff Photo. PRISONERS TO HAVE SPECIAL YULE MENUS Superintendent Announces Wel- come Fare Variation at D. C. Institutions. Although Santa Claus might have quite a good excuse for passing by the District’s work house and reformatories without stopping this year, the old gentleman has let it be known that the penal institutions will not be en- tirely overlooked. Special menus have been prepared for the _institutions, according to Capt. M. M. Barard, superintendent of penal institutions, as a welcome variation from the noml prison fare. These are the menus: District of Columbia Mmt@y. BREAKFAST. Fried Bacon. Gravy. Rice. Bread. Coffee. DINNER. Fried Pork Chops. . _Candied Sweet Potatoss. Brown Gravy. Cold Slaw. Sags Dressing. Pumpkln ‘Pie. Coftee. Candies. Nuts. Oranges, Bag 0’ Dukes. Matches. Apples. SUPPER. Mexican Frijoles. Bread. Tea. Dblrlcs of Columbia Work House, BREAKFAST. Oatmeal, Milk., Bread, Butter. Sirup. fTee. DINNER. Roast. Pork. Mashed Pohmes Brown Gnvy. age Dressi Stewed Tomatoes. Bread. Coffee. ice Ple. Fresh Apples. SUPPER. Roast Beef. Baked Potatoes. Bread. Ginger Bread. Coftee. Oranges, candy and cigarettes will be given out in the recreation hall OKLAHOMA OIL INQUIRY | IS PROMISED BY THOMAS Crush and Destroy Independents, According to Senator. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, December 25. Senator Elmer Thomu. Democrat, Ok lahoma, plans to ask a Senate investi- gation of the “oll octopus” he alleges | In a message to the Blackwell. Cham- | ber of Commerce, Senator Thomas said two Government agencles “are now at filo'rk which may bring temporary re. ef The telegram, a copy of which was | sent to Wirt Franklin, president of the | Independent Petroleum Association of Ametica, here, asserted “the dominat- | ing companies are using their vast| wealth, world-wide organizations and ! personal influence in this period of de- pression to crush and du(xoy the inde- pendent companies.” OF HIT-AND-RUN AUTO Await Her Return at Home. Gitts Strewn Along Road. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, December 25.—A hit-and- | run driver changed the tempo of | Christmas bells from a merry jingle to | a funeral toll for 16-year-old Geraldine Cowan and her 5-year-old brother Edward. While they waited in their Center | Hill home last night for their mother, | Mrs. Grace B. Cowan, to arrive from Atlanta, neighbors found. her body lying on the Bankhead Highway with | the Christmas presents she was carrying dicated that she had been dragged 100 feet after being struck by a speeding car. ‘Three years ago Mrs, Cowan’s husband died by his own /hand, according to a | coroner'’s_verdict. WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING 1930 NoxkoL YEAR NOK O] a th’s Tramfcr & Storage Company. 050 s Van Line s B W SHADES } 80c rolhrl for genuine $1.50 flm 'Ill':mlhldu nto»ruon-mfr prlud NATIONAL SHADE SHOP 1213 Eye Stre Fr!ntlng Craftsmen , .. are at your service for result- ettmg puhhcny cthrlf ras O BURNW ERS WERE 4 WAS H I'N THAN EVER BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.— Well, today is “wish” day, is “wishing” somebody and I guess ‘Q'l Just as weu every- body don’t know hardly wait till the day is over to get back to o ur devum:nt a wish that I believe ‘llll hIV! helny co-operation. It's to leaders of in- dustry, prominent men, and even dear old Charley Schwab. Please on New Year's don't predict prosperity (either early or late). Don't predict anything, just say “I pass.” You have had one solid year of being 100 r cent wrong, and we just kinder rt our tastes for your predictions, “good times are coming soon.” We m feel it, but if you guys say i, it's liable w crab it. ARMY WILL CONTROL JUGOSLAV RAILROADS King Alexander Puts Strategist in Charge—Denies Rumors of Discontent. By the Assoclated Press. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December 25. —King Alexander yesterday decided to turn Jugoslavia rallways over t§'a mil- itary strategist and appointed Gen. Bh‘mkvlwh ]ol the artillery as in- l'peflm’ general King acted on the advice of Pmmer Gen. Zivkovitch. This action was interpreted in some quarters as & means to tighten the grip | on national communications, so they might be better prepared for military | service if the meed arose, while other sources asserted that growing discon- tent among Croatian peasants and nntdk bad made precautions neces- The government, however, denied that | there was any discontent in the country | or any reason for unrest. ki RADIO SERVICE EXTENDED Santo Domingo and U. 8. Now Connected Directly. NEW YORK, December 25 (#).— Direct radio service between the United States and Santo Domingo was opened | yesterday by the Radio Corporation of America, the sixth direct service with a foreign country to be opened this year. ‘The first messages transmitted were | an exchange of greetings between Presi- dent Hoover and President Rafael Tru- jillo of the West Indian republic. Earlier in the year direct service was established to Panama, Chile, Russia, Czechoslovakia and China. OIL CRISIS REMEDY. PROPOSED TO WILBUR Oklnhomlq Urges Removal of Pro- ration Scheme of Production to Aid Industry, By the Assoclated Press. ENID, Okla., December 235, —Removll of production proration was advanced today by H. H. Champlin, president of the Champlin Refining Co., in a tele- gram to Secretary Wilbur as a remedy for the plight of the small independent oil producer. Champlin told the Interior Depart- ment Secretary the suggestion was “for your consideration regarding the threatened destruction of 10,000 small producers due to the withdrawal of the Prairie Oil & Gas Co.” as an oil purc] T, “This serious situation is the direct result of the price-fixing program known as proration,” Champlin said. “The Prairie Oll & Gas Co. is one of the major companies pledged to maintain artificial prices by means of this program. Having maintained a | crude oil price far above its actual value, it now concedes that it cannot handle any more oil at the present prices. “Rather than reduce the price to its natural level, it now astounds the in- dustry by withdrawing as a purchaser, apparently willing to sacrifice thou- sands of small producers rather than publicly admit the inevitable failure of its impossible price-fixing plan.” PHOTOERAPHIC ARTIST TAKES LIFE IN STUDIO Christina Merriman, Who Amassed ‘Wealth Dealing With Celebrities, Had Had Nervous Ailment, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 25.—A middle- aged woman artist who amassed a for- tune photographing literary celebrities of all nations shot herself to death Tues- day amid the luxurious ‘surround- ings of her fashionable Sutton place studio. She was Christina Mzrnm.n 48, member of a wealthy and prominent family of Geneva, N. Y. Miss Merriman’s secretary and a maid were in another room of the attist'’s apartment yesterday evening when they heard a pistol shot. ‘They found their mistress on the living room floor, dying. A small re- volver lay.a few feet away. Detectives questioned a sister of the dead woman, who said that the artist had suffered for two years from a nerv- |ous ailment and had been under a physician’s care. Two Shot to Death. WELCH, W. Va., December 25 (#)— Tenn., were shot to death yesterday in their room at a home in Coalwood. Jesse Niedefer, 35, owner of the house, surrendered to McDowell County authorities to await a hearing on a charge of slaying the two men. Officers sald they were unable to ascertain im- mediately a motive for the shooting. D. C., Better Class Relations Are Urged to Aid Unemploy- ment Situation. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, December plea for better relations among the classes as & remedy for the world prob- lem of unemployment was made by Pope Pius XI in his Christmas eve mies- saj terday. “eBetyt?r .ocm and mummonn ad- justment, inspired by greater justice and Christian charity,” will relieve the unemployment crisis which is takin, “labor and bread from so many hm- ilies,” the Pontiff told the assembled College of rdinals. This, he said, could be accomplished without overturning the order estab- lished by Providence, and would render possible among all peoples a fraternal collaboration instead of “strife and competition, harmful and sooner or later disastrous.” Class Envoy Condemned. It would be difficult, however, the warned, for internal peace of “in- telligence and hearts” to reign and endure “if the strong motives of con- trast are made to arise and continue among citizens and social classes from the unequal distribution and propor- tion of advantages and burdens. ‘The Pontiff declared this co-opera- tive harmony must be made the basis of relations between nations also. It would be difficult if not impossible for peace to reign, he warned, “if in place of a league of genuine love of count there reigned an egoistic and inflexib) nationalism—that is to say, hate and envy in place of mutual desire of good; dlmdence and suspicion instead of concord and Wnuon. ambitions o n.gm‘"""‘“?’ and e safeguarding of of or safeguarding of all upocmly those of the small lnd War Would Be Suicide. ‘While the whole world still feels the consequences of the Great War, the Pope sald he could not believe any state could be so homicidal and even suicidal as to wish to start a new war. He pronounced his wishes for “that peace which angels at Christmas an- nounced to the earth in Christ's name. It should be the real peace of Christ and not a confused and indistinct sentiment of pacifism, because the only real peace is that which comes from God, the only one capable of giving this precious and enduring fruit.” As on previous occasions, the Pontiff expressed his objection to Protestant missionary activity in Italy, especially in Rome, where he sald propaganda was being circulated in violation of Lateran treaties, which expressly safeguarded “Rome’s sacred character.” Assails Protestant Impudence. ‘The Pontiff said he was pained and grieved to see “even more intense and vast and impudent Protestant propa- ganda, sometimes open and reasoned, sometimes subtle and deceitful.” ‘This, he said, was in spite of a law which, while it gave non-Catholics the faculty of professing their nllgmn. did not allow their proselytizing, particu- larly against the Catholic Cb\u’ch ‘which is the sole religion of the Italian state. He had profound faith, he said, that it would cease In the interests of Italy herself. ‘The Pope announced he would-soon have ready an encyclical dealing with matrimony, which would be dated this year. He mentioned the recent marriage of King Boris of Bulgaria to the former Princess Giovanna, saying there were some small errors of belief in connec- tion with the ceremony, for example, the erroneous !muzh! that the mar- riage re-enacted Sofia, while as & nu"cr of fact it hld already taken place at Assisl. Year’s Sorrows Reviewed. The Pontiff reviewed the many disasters of tempests and floods, saying he had shared the sorrows of all his children, prayed for them and, as far as possible, had sent.material aid. ‘Then he asked the cardinals to pray for all “who suffer for the profession ;‘.nd aelmlde of th; faith, :’-lhinh)’(exh:o ussia and Stheria, preparing their sufferings the' regeneration of those countries and peoples.” He asked special prayers for mis- sionaries, above all those in China, whose sufferings, he said, were not brought on among the petcelul Chinese, but “among a few violent ones who are urged on by propaganda subversive of all civil order.” ‘The. Pope declared blessed “all initia- tives destined to alleviate the sufferings ;:( t:m present and to prepare a better future.” PRSP ol At & recent meeting of the municipal council of Munich, Germany, it was re- vealed that the city had a deficit of $250,000,000, but the city fathers, by a vote of 40 to 6, refused to increase the tax on beer. BOSS AND PHELPS EXTENDS THE SEASON'S GREETINGS TO ITS FRIENDS AND CLIENTS WHOSE CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE YEARS SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION HARRY K. BOSS H. GLENN PHELPS BEN T. WEBSTER RUTH L. NEWMAN WILLIAM L. KING MILTON F. SCHWAB THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1936. 25—A PROF. AND MRS. ROBERT M. DAWSON, Surrounded by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Prof. and Mrs. Dawson, who reside at 1816 Kalorama road, last S Prof. Dawson is 90 and hi: sixth wedding anniversary. 'y observed their wfle is 84. under Stonewall Jackson in the Civil War and was later fostructor in Latin and English at V. P, X. Z00 BEAR MEAT ON SALE Unable to Sell Live Animal, Keeper Turns to Butcher. SACRAMENTO, Calif, Leacember 25 (#).—A 300-pound cinnamon bear which used to occupy a cage at the Municipal Zoo was on display at a meat market yesterday, being offered at 70 cents a pound. F.-N. Evans, superintendent of parks, sald he tried to sell the bear to another 200, but failing, let the butcher have it for $50. OFFICERS OF RAILWAY ARE ACCUSED IN SUIT Resigned Xansas City Southern Vice President Charges Per- sonal Profit in Stock Deal. By the Associated Press. NEW_ YORK, December 25.—Officers of the Kansas City Southern Railroad, G. C. Hand, resigned vice president, charged yesterday, made personal.profit in the purchase of Missouri-Kansas- Texas and cotton belt stocks by the company. ‘The charge was made in & suit filed against the company in the Supreme Court.of New York County. Hand fur- ther charges that money was lost through attempts to merge the line with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas and St. Louis Southwestern, following which the stocks were purchased. Both allegations were denied by Sam- uél Untermyer, attorney for the Kansas City Southwestern. Joseph J. Weiss was elected to suc- ceed Hand as vice president yesterday. He will serve as assistant treas- urer. Capt. Augustus T. Lewis, on expira- tion leave on January 10, 1931, de- tached 2d Brigade, Nicaragua, to Qum tico, Va. First Lieut. Donald G. Willils, de- tached Pensacola, Fla., to Quantico, Va. First Lieut. Beverley S. Roberts, resig- nation accepted as of January 6, 1931. Second Lieut. Charles G. Wadbrook, detached San Diego, Calif, to Mare Isiand, Calif. ~Harris-Ewing Photo. NAVY ORDERS Orders issued to officers under date of December 20, 1930: Comdr. Stephen B. McKinney, de- tached Office Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, about December 20, to duty on staff Naval War College, Newport, R. L; uncompleted portion orders Sep- tember 27 revoked. , Comdr. Harold Travis Smith, de- tached Bureau Engineering to aide on ;:“-HLXJ‘N' Cruiser Division, Scouting eet Lieut. Comdr. Howard S. Jeans, de- tached U. S. S. Denver to Navy Yard, New York, N. Y, Lieut. Comdr. Grady B. Whitehead, detached command U. 8. S. Sturtevant, about December 18, to temporary duty Destroyer Squadrons, Scouting Fleet. Lieut. Robert C. Strong, jr., detathed U. 8. 8. Milwaukee to U. 8. 8. Raleigh. Lieut. (Junior Grade) John H. Cross, detached Naval Academy to U. S, Memphis. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Albert R. Heckey, detached Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., about December 8, to Asiatic Station. Lieut. (Junior Grade) James H. Lane, % duty Carrier Division 1, United States leet, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Francis L. Mc- Collum, desp. orders November 7 gmdmd to Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 2, Ensign James L. Foley, detached U. S. 8. West Virginia to Battleship Di- visions, Battle Fleet, for communication duty. Medical Corps. Lieut. Henry C. Kellers (M, C.), de- tached Naval Observatory, about De- cember 20, to Naval Recruiting Station, Providence, R. L Warrant Officers. * Chief Gunner William F. P"-.erld. orders November 14 revoked; to con- tinue duty U. S. S. Melville. Chief Pay Clerk Henry L. Greenough, orders issued by commander in chief Asiatic modified; to duty United States Naval Prison, Parris Island, 8. C. —_— Film Actor’s Mother Dies. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., December 25 (P)—Mrs. David _ Farrell of Onset, Mass.,, mother of Charles Farrell, mo- tion picture actor, died last night in the Hollywood Hospital following an at- | had tack of sinus trouble. [ ruciren mmomn e veans aco | Jf) PERSONS DI IN VIOLENT QUAKE La Poma, Shtuated In Andes Mountains, in Rulns--Dead Recovered. By the Associated Press, SALTA, Argentina, December 25.— A violent earthquake laid the village of La Poma, situated in the Andes Moun- tains, in ruins yesterday, costing an es- timated total of 20 lives and nearly a hundred injured. The bodies of all the dud ‘were reported to have been recov- Amons the dead were eight women and two small boys. Two hundred fam- ilies weré homeless with their dwellings elther destroyed or unsafe. shock occurred about 3 a.m., last- ing lbout 10 minutes, and was felt in many parts of the entire State of La Poma. Slight damage, but no loss of lérem:u reported at San Antonlo de los 8. Immediately on receipt of news of the tragedy at Salta a relief expedition set out carrying medical supplies and tents for the sufferers. La Poma is about 75 miles from Salta. The national minis- try of public works also ordered the 'Way personnel mobilized for relief, News of the disaster was given Salta, the capital of the State of Salta, in Northwestern Argentina, through the enterprise of postal employes, who established a telegraph station in an open fleld after their building was wrecked, NOTED ARTIST EXPIRES John W. Colegrove Specialized in Miniatures. BUFFALO, N. Y., December 25 (4).— John W, Colegrove, 67, mely known portrait died here yesterdap painter, after t\g; 1yeln of ll;lnul sl legrove, who - ticularly for his work on mnhu?r‘:- came to Buffalo from Boston 1 ago. He was born in Kendnnvme. !nd. He 1s survived by a son, Ray J, Cole- 8. |grove of this city. MISSOURI BANK CLOSES JEFFERSON OCITY, Mo., December 25 (#)—One Missouri bank fafled to open for business yesterday and another, closed November 13, reopened. The bank to reopen was the Bank of Green City. Heavy withdrawals resulted in the closing of the Bank of Americus, | ARMY ORDERS Maj. Harry Coope, Adjutant General's Department, under treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital, has been or- dered before a retiring board for exe amination; Maj. Walter O. Porter, Medi~ cal Ool'pl. has been transferred from Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, to the Letterman General dmpml San Francisco; Maj. Roy G. Ogilvie, cal Corps, to duty with the National Guard of Wisconsin; Capt. Frank E. ons, Infantry, from Fort Crook, Nebr, to Casper, Wyo.; First Lieut. John H. Stokes, Jr 28Lh Infantry, from B o, i e By ‘al arren an Anhur Stone, 13th ot applications. Each of these soldiers has mmthnnsnm-ctivemmhy WASHINGTON'S FINEST MEN'S WEAR STOR| TOMORROW—FRIDAY, 8:30 A. M. SALE! 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