Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; mini- mum temperature about 28 degrees. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 36, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 29, at 3 a. . today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 o he o WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Entered as ‘sec post office, No. 31,653. Washington, ond class matter i WASHINGTON, CHURCHES LAUNCH WORLD GOURT PLEA FOR EARLY ACTION Vote in Present or Special Senate ession Urged by Protestants. DELAY SEEN IMPERILING MOVEMENT FOR PEACE Result Held to Depend on Way People Rally to Support of President. BY REX COLLIER. The federated protestant churckes of the United States today launched a Nation-wide campaign intended to arouse the people “to the support of President Hoover’s request to the Senate for prompt action” on the World Court. The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, through its Com- mission on International Justice and Good Will, today sent throughout af- filiated church circles of the United States a petition urging the Senate, either in present or special session, to epprove American entry in the World Court. To delay action for another year, the petition declares, “would lead to at- tempts to postpone indefinitely and would result in a scrious setback to the movement,_for world justice and endur- ing peace.” Believe Action Possible. Disclaiming any intention of inter- LIEUT. BRUCE SETTLE FOUND DEAD AT DESK IN NAVY YARD OFFICE Lieut. Bruce Settle, a naval aide to President Hoover, was stricken at his desk in the Washington Navy Yard this afternoon. His body was taken to navy yard dis- | pensary, where he was pronounced dead. There were no marks of violence on his body. An inquest is to be held. Lieut. Settle made his home at 3601 Connecticut avenue. . ITHIRD PARTY MOVE APPEARS DOOMED; BORAH AGAINST IT Will Stay in Fold Until 1932 at Least. The hue and cry of recent days over a third party movement appeared con- siderably cooled today, as political weathermen foresaw a continuance— until 1932 at least—of things much as they are now. An intensification or a spread of the independence of the Western Repub- licans, who have already caused party heads much worry, apparently was read in the signs by Senator Borah of Idaho, one of their leaders. As for a third party: “I do not see any new party.” “But,” he said, “I do see some re- fering with current legislation before Congress, the petition states that “if the Senate functions efficiently” other legislation can be disposed of in time to take up the court protocols. The Commission on International Justice and Good Will is headed by Alanson B. Houghton, former Ambas- sador to Great Britain, and George W. Wickersham, who also is chairman of the President’s National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. Pointing out that .great haste is vital,” Rev. Sidney L. Gulick, secretary of the commissicn, mailed the petitions over the week end to all members of the Federal Council of Churches and of the council's associated organizations. The members are asked to sign the petitions promptly and return them to the commission in New York by the end of this week, so that they may be given to the Senate Foreign Affairs| Committee on January 7. Decide to Go Ahead. It is hoped to obtain at least 1,500 signatures to the petition. “The decision to go vigorously ahead on this campaign was reached by the National World Court ttee on Tuesday, December 23, in the light of very full information from Washing- ton.” Mr. Gulick announced. o col is seeking the active co-operation of church members generally and of State and city coun- cils of churches. We are hopeful that the program cf the peace forces, of which this petition is only the first step, will be able to secure early action on the World Court. “The issue now largely depends on the earnestness with which the country rallies to the support of President Hoo- ver's request to the Senate for prompt acticn.” > Recipents of the petition also are urged to write personal letters to their Senators in support of the proposal. The petition follows: “Believing that the United States should join the World Court without further = delay, we, the undersigned United States citizens, petition the Senate of the United States to take favorable action on the thre~ protocols submitted to 1t by the President, either during the present session of Congress or, if necessary, at a special session of Senate alone. “The question of United States mem- bership in the Permanent Cour of Inter- national Justice has been before the country for many years. The Senate ac- cepted the principal that this country should join in the work of the court when, on January 27, 1926, by 76 to 17, it voted in favor of ratification of the World Court treaty, subject to five reserva- tions. These reservations have been met by the protocols submitted to the Senate by the President on December 10, 1930. This is the view of the Presi- | dent, the Secretary of State and of Jeading legal authorities in the United States. Late Kellogg Pact. “If action thus taken by the Senate after careful and thorough deliberation is now to be repudiated, the foreign re- lations of the United States cannot be carned on. Since the action of the Senate in 1926, the United States has become a party to the Kellogg-Briand peace pact, which implies and requires such a court for its fulfillment “We believe that to delay action on the court protocols for another year would lead to attempts to postpone such action indefinitely and woulC result in a serious setback to the movement for world justice and enduring peace. “While we appreciate the pressure of essential legislation during this session and have no desire to interfere with such legislation, we are convinced that the Senate, if it functions efficiently, can dispose of this business and also bring the question of United States membership in the court to an early vote. We therefore call upon our re- spective Senators to lend their support to prompt and favorable action on the ‘World Court protocols.” SLUGGED BY ROBBER Bandit Angered When Man's Pock- ets Yielded Only $1. KANSAS CITY, December 29 (#).— James F. Holden, 69, former vice presi- dent of the Kansas City Southern Rail- Toad, was slugged last Dight by m r, who expressed anger at only $1 on the victim. % Holden, treated by a private physi- alignments which will be evidenced more in legislative matters than in open announcements upon the part of either leaders or constituents. That has al- ready taken place to a marked degree.” The Western band a disposed to follow in this both {lpoe:nrleldnnd Sen- ator Norris of Nebraska, who has re- fused to leave Republican ranks to head a_third party. There were indications (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) ORGANIST ACCUSED OF $4.500 LARCENY T. Guy Lucas Alleged by Woman to Have Kept Sum Intrusted to Him. T. Guy Lucas, 42 years old, 812 Seventeenth street, described by the police as organist and choir master at St. John’s Church, Sixteenth and H streets, was arrested today on a warrant charging him with larceny of $4,500, after it had been intrusted to him by Mrs. Edith L. Townshend of the Presi- dentlal Apartments, Sixteenth and L streets. sistant District Attorney Michael Keogh this morning, and the Police Court prosecutor immediately ordered a war- apartment a few hours later by Detec- tive Sergt. William L. Messer. Mrs, Townshend told Keogh that she received a commission of approximately $10,000 for selling some real estate, and, afraid that the money might be taken from her through suit, she asked Lucas to bank it to his account. The organ- ist, she said, was a close friend and she also attended the Sixteenth street chureh. The complainant declared that she collected the money with the exception of $4,500. This, she told Keogh, he refused to give her, and she later dis- | covered that the money had been drawn from the bank. ‘When Detective Messer went to Lucas’ apartment with the warrant, he said | the man exclaimed: | “You can't arrest me, my man. My | name is on the social register.” { "I can’t help that,” returned the offi- cer. “It's on this warrant also.” Lucas, according to Keogh, is a na- tive of England, coming to this country several years ago in_pursuit of a mu- sical career. He will be arraigned in Police Court tomorrow. He was re- leased under $5,000 bonds. Chinese Train Crash Injures Many TIENTSIN, China, December 29 () —Several passengers were believed killed and at least two score were re- ported injured today when a train on over a bridge into a deep ravine be- tween Chinchow and Chaoyang today. The engine exploded and the train, which carried quantities of oil and matches burst into flame. The wreck was caused by bandits who had re- moved a section of the rails. The rob- bers looted the train. Indications Are Independents | rant issued. Lucas was arrested at his | the Peiping-Mukden Railway plunged | BETHLENEN STEEL AND YODRESTONN NERGER 1 BARRED Injunction Blocking Billion- Dollar Combination Is Granted Stockholders. SIX-MONTHS’ BATTLING THROUGH COURTS ENDS Dearth of Information, Ratio of Exchange and Price Involved Attacked in Decision. By the Assoclated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, December 29. —The proposed billion-dollar merger of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. was denied by Common Pleas Judge David G. Jenkins today when he granted mi- nority stockholders an injunction re- straining the combination. The decision was based on the merger negotiations and the subsequent meet- ing on March 12 of the Sheet & Tube directors. Considering these proceed- ings illegal, the judge saw no reason for going into the numerous controversial poinfs involved in the Sheet & Tube stockholders’ meeting April 18, where the merger was ratified. Judge Jenkins handed down his deci- sion six months from the inception of | one of the bitterest legal fights in cor- porate history, a struggle of millions that was carried out first with proxies and then with lawsuits. Forces mar- shaled by Cyrus S. Eaton, Cleveland financier, went into court with charges of fraud after a spectacular battle for proxies. Report Held Misleading. ‘The judge said that the Sheet & Tube board of dircctors, after they had ap- proved the merger early this year, did not give adequate information to their stockholders on the merger when they met last April and approved it. Whether intentionally or not, the de- cision said, the three accountants em- ployed to make the audit of the merg- ing companies prior to the merger, de- holders. ‘The divergence of the audits made on the merger by both Ernst & Ernst, ac- countants employed by the opponents, and Price, Waterhouse, whom the mer- ger negotiators hired, was due part- ly to the limitations placed upon the latter by their clients and partly to a lack of uniform accounting practices, the decision said. Price, Waterhouse, the judge said, “were arbitrarily required to formulate a ratio of exchange of stock in the merger deal practically exclusively cn 1929 earnings. “In fajrness to the able experts who undertook the work, they were so re- stricted in the limitations imposed by their clients that their recommenda- tions could hardly be called their best judgment. It was certainly not their Imxulmmelled judgment,” the decision said. Industrial Advice Given. Ernst & Ernst, whom the court de- scribed “as equally capable,” arrived at | such a different ratio for an exchange | uf stock in the merger, “that their con- Mrs. Townshend complained to As-|clusion if accepted aould show the con- | | sideration agreed upon to be shockingly | and grossly inadequate.” In connection with the divergence of accounting testimony the judge laid down some fundamental advice for in- dustries to follow. “The - court deduces,” the decision sald, “that industries * * * should ‘vulunurl]y * * * with the co-opera- tion of the accounting profession make | uniform as far as possible their account- | ing_practices * * * for the guidance 'and necessary knowledge of directors | and shareholders, as well as of investors | generally.” | “I am further of the opinion,” the | court said, “that directors, shareholders | and, incidentally, courts, should have a | clear, explicit presentation of the ac- counting facts relating to a corporation in form and languag: which in accord- | ance with common sense will enable the | ordinary reader * * * to determine | the actual state of the company’s busi- | ness, prospects and value.” | _The ratio of exchange of one share | of Sheet and Tube stock for a share ana a third of Bethiehem was also | attacked. He said that his study of the | accounting phases of the consideration "'makes to my mind no definite—conclu- | 7 (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) U. S.'TO HEAR MUSSOLINI Italian Premier to Broadcast Ad- dress New Year Afternoon. NEW YORK, December 29 (%) Premier Benito Mussolini of Ttaly will speak to the people of the United States in English New Year afternoon. The broadcast, over the N. B. C. hook-up, will begin at 2 p.m. (E. S. T.), with an introduction three minutes earlier. At least five American short-wave | stations will broadcast the speech, mak- ing it available to nearly all points of the world. It will be the first time a progflm originating on Italian soil will | be heard in America. NEW MICROSCOPI C RELATIVES { OF DISEASE BACTERIA FOUND G Type Culture of Granules and Globules Is Believed Early Step in Germ Cultivation. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 29.—New rela- cian, said the robber overlooked other money he had obtained for a trip to New York. Plane Carrying Consul Missing. AGADIR, Morocco, ‘:)ecen‘:be; zgl m —A mail passenger plane of the - Buenos Alres Line was missing today passengers, including the Italian It left Dakar for Toulouse, but disappeared between here and Juby. Two planes from the Agadir Afrport which went out on a search re- turned without having discovered any trace of the missing ship. ————e tives of disease bacteria were introduced to the American Society of Bacteriolo- gists today. ‘These cousins, or they may be uncles and aunts, are tiny objects, down near the limit of microscopit vision, are one more of the “filtrable forms of bacteria” which scientists have been discovering in increasing numbers. These filtrable forms are associated with bacteria, but whether they are tiny, living relatives or are more inanimate products of the germs, science has not fully determined. The new one is named G type cul- |fi Edna ture by the finders, Philip Hadley, Delves and John Klimek of the hyglenic laboratory of the University of Michi- gan. They produce it wa’n & “shiga” ¢ They | ties. strain of bacilli, including germs of diphtheria and cholera. Seen in the microscope, colonies of the G type are composed of granules, globular ~bodies, short chains and thread-like tubes. They differ from their big bacterial cousins in several ways, including their chemical proper- They are not poisonous to rab- bits, and they are, to a large extent, immune to the bacteriophage which destroys their larger relatives. They can be propagated for weeks, the report stated, retaining their llli- putian characteristics for numerous generations. But finally they return to the original type of germ culture which developed. “”lm;he chhl(':l:y lentists they scf these objects as an early step the cuiltivable stages re- livered a misleading report to the stock- | D. C, MONDAY, = = JFFRE 1S VKOG DOETORSANNDUNCE One of Five Physicians -Says Science Is Powerless to Help Marshal. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 29.—Marshal Joffre, fighting a losing battle with death, sank into a state of extreme weakness today and his physicians issued a bulletin at 3 o'clock describing his con- dition as most grave. A few minutes before the bulletin was issued Gen. Isaie, chief of staff under the marshal, visited his old leader and reported that the hero of the Marne was sinking slowly. The five doctors who have been at the patient’s side day and night since Saturday held out little hope that the marshal could live through the day. “Marshal Joffre has reached a state of extreme weakness,” the medical bulletin read. *“His condition is most grave.” . Science Is Powerless. Dr. Fontaine, one of the five doctors, added his own comment: “The marshal has reached a point where science is powerless to help him. Only his indomitable courage can work a miracle now.” Since 3 p.m. Sunday the hero of the Marne has been sinking. Most of the time he has been in a coma, with slight intervals in which he seemed to recog- nize those about him, but could not speak to them. The following bulletin was signed by attending physicians at 7:30 o'clock this morning: “The night was without incident. Patient feeble, but preserving all his lucidity. Pulse, 90. Temperature, 37.5 (95.5 Fahrenheit).” Dr. Fontaine, who remained with the marshal throughout last night, told newspaper men that the old soldier had i “upset all prognostications and might continue in his present condition all day. 1 Leg Was Amputated. “The marshal is, of course, extremely weak and continues to sink,” he said, “but very slowly. He had a relatively calm night, and from time to time he started up, but relapsed again into profound calm.” He has had his left leg amputated in treatment of severe arteritis. Telegrams continued to come from | all over the world, bringing the sympa- thy and condolences of governments and individuals, who feel a debt of gratitude to the marshal for his han- dling of the French armies in the dark days of 1914, 1915 and 1916. The Kings of Spain and Egypt have asked their diplomatic representatives to keep them | advised constantly of his condition. EIGHT BELIEVED DEAD IN ONTARIO BLAZE Authorities Handicapped in Check- ing Loss of Lives at Hotel by Destruction of Register. By the Associated Press. COCHRANE, Ontario, December 29. —Eight persons are believed to have [died in a fire which destroyed the Queen’s Hotel, one of the oldest and largest in Cochrane, early today. Authorities found it difficult to de- termine the loss of life as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, but eight persons were known to be missing, among them Charles Palangio, son of the proprietor, and his wife and four children. Palangio was safely out of the build- ing, but dashed into the flaming struc- ture again in an attempt to reach his family. The basement of the hotel had been used as a cheap lodging place for down- and-outers and usually 75 men were accommodated there. The fire. of undetermined origin, was discovered about 4 a.m. after it had already made considerable headway. STIMSON WALKS TO WORK Pressure of Affairs Forces Secre- tary to Forego Horseback Rides. By the Associated Press. Secretary Stimpson has voluntarily joined the thousands of Government employes in Washington who daily walk to work. ‘The chief cabinet officer’s home, Woodley, is too far from the State De- partment for a brisk after-breakfast riding, the Secretary’s favorite exercise, which he has had to f recently because of the pressure of affairs. ¢ DECEMBER 29, 1930— nening Star. HIRTY-TWO PAGES. #**% The Star’s (®) Means Associated ART “"THE GREAT" SHIRES JAILED IN WEST ON FELONY CHARGE Carryi.ng Concealed Weapon Is Alleged Against Ball playex—Burns Mattress in Cell After Row in Police Station. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, December 29. —Police said today Arthur “the Great” Shires, former big league base ball player, boxer and orator of sorts, was lodged in the jail on charges of drunk- enness and carrying concealed weapons. Shires pleaded not guilty in_Sunrise gourt and was ordered to trial Wednes- ay. The erstwhile major leaguer, whose recent marriage in Los Angecles to Miss Elizabeth Greenbaum of Chicago was accompanied by Shires’ announcement he had succumbed to movie offers, vir- tuf(}ly insisted on being arrested, police said. Shires, police reports stated, after riding about Hollywood several hours, entered the police station early today and began a typical “Whataman” mon- ologue. | His discourse on what the films had |gained by his entrance to the motion picture fleld was interrupted by Desk Sergt. Towne's suggestion that Shires g0 home and sleep. “Whataman,” the sergeant said, refused to leave his rostrum—which was the sergeant's desk. “I've got rights as a citizen, haven’l I?” Sergt. Towne said “The Great’ Shires insisted. “Try and put me out.” The sergeant did not try. A search was said to have revealed Shires pos- sessed a_ pair of brass knuckles. A | felony charge of carrying concealed | weapons prevented the former Wash- ington first baseman from being re- |leased on bail without a hearing be- | fore a magistrate. Shires' last act before leaving the Hollywood Jail for central police sta- tion in Los Angeles was the burning of the mattress in his cell. SECRET LIFE CELL SHOWN TO SAVANTS Created in Effort to Pene- trate Cancer Mystery. Storm Habits Traced. By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 29.— ‘The artificially created life cell of Dr. George W. Crile is an attempt to pene- trate the mystery of cancer. The Cleveland savant broke his silence about the recent rumors of his discovery and revealed the secret to the American Association for the Advancement of Science today. Crile’s accomplishment is described most simply as breaking Humpty Dumpty to bits and putting him to- gether again so that he appears alive. The Humpty Dumptys he employs are cells, the tiny units forming bodies of animals, which are the prototype of all eggs. He has tried this on brain, body and cancer cells, but the brain cell alone thus far has shown the master-like qual- ities necessary for the rejuvenation. When cancer cells were used a dif- ferent effect was found, one whose sig- nificance has not been determined, for Crile said this is a preliminary report. American storm tracks were traced by Dr. Eric Miller, meteorologist of the United States Weather Bureau of Madi- " (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) BANKER FOUND SUICIDE RODGERS, Ark., December 29 (P).— Edwin Jackson, president of the First National Bank of Rodgers, was found dead in the library of his home here today with a bottle of poison at his side. No inquest has been held and authorities withheld comment regarding the circumstances of his death, except to say they believed the financial situation in Arkansas caused him to became despondent. His bank recently weathered a pro- longed run by depositors as approx- Imately 100 other banks in the State losed. " Dollar Turnover Advertising” in The Star gives life and action to business in Washingfon. Tach day there is a vast turnover of dollars, and the merchant who goes after them with present-day val- ues gets them. It pays to read advertise- ments in The Star, Sunday’s Advertising (Local Display) The Sunday Star Lines. 61,249 2d Newspaper 3d Newspaper Total . 46,169 119,551 Sunday Stars were read yesterday—3,682 more than Sunday a year ago. Two Other Newspapers. . DROUGHT RELIEF LOANS APPROVED 'Passage by House Monday Predicted—Building Proj- ect to Begin Soon. By the Associated Press. Appropriation of $45,000,000 for drought relief loans was approved to- day by a House Appropriations Sub- committee. The subcommittee will report to the full Appropriations Committee next Monday. It acted following testimony by Secretary of Agriculture Hyde in favor of appropriating the full amount authorized by Congress. Hyde said he had not changed his position that $25,000,000 will be suffi- cient to meet demands for seed, feed and fertilizer loans. Passage Is Anticipated. Chairman Wood of the Appropria- tions Committee predicted the full com- mittee would approve the $45,000,000 fund as soon as it meets on Monday and said action in the House may take place the same day. Hyde said the department will be after Congress appropriates the money. He maintained his position before %hedcommittee against loans for human ood. “We never have said there are not people needing food, but we do say feeding them is not a job for the Fed- eral Government,” he said. “The Red Cross has ample funds and tells “us it is ready to do so.” Meanwhile public and semi-public building projects aggregating more than (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) LAW COMMISSION MAY REPORT DATA AND AVOID DELAY Wait Past March 4 Possible, However, if Survey Threat- ens Controversy. FULL INFORMATION ready to distribute loans within a week | fi WOULD FILL VOLUMES Dry Editor Says 40 Supporters of Cause in House Pre- pare to Desert. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘The mystery of when the Wickersham Commission will make its report is be- ginning to clear. If the report is of a nature which will inject the prohibition issue into the short session of Congress, and thus add to the administration's troubles, the prospects are that it will be delayed beyond March 4. If, as many people now are begining to believe, it is merely a report on existing conditions with a recommendation that the re- search be continued by some permanent body, it can be transmitted promptly and may be considered in connection with the regular prohibition appropria- tions which come up shortly after Con- gres reconvenes. Opinion has been divided among the members of the Wickersham Commis- sion as to just what is the proper scope for a report. It is apparent that there is go agreement on a formula for solv- ing the prohibition controversy, and that earlier hopes that a definite recom- mendation for revision of the Volstead law have gone aglimmering. Much Information Likely. Undoubtedly much information will be uncovered to show that most of the gang warfare results from illegal dis- tribution of beer rather than whisky and that there is a wide difference among chemists as to what alcoholic content in beer makes it intoxicating :vkl,lhln the meaning of the Constitu- n. The general belief now is that the report will be expository and of a fact- finding character rather than an argu- ment on the merits of prohibtion as a national reform. Much of the evidence gathered on the economic value of pro- hibition if published will be subject to debate as probably will many of the statistics as to arrests especial - cause of the imperfect method of keep- ing records in various States. Even if the White House does not transmit all of the data to Congress there will be requests for every bit of information gathered by the Wicker- sham Commission, and if all of it is published it would make several thick volumes. According to present indica- tions there is very little hope of avoid- ing a prohibition debate in both Houses because the wets are more active than they ever have been before and it is admitted by some dry leaders that there are at least 40 members of House of Regl’esent.luve! ‘who are ready to de- sert the dry cause. Permanent Commission Issue. ‘The most important recommendaticn expected to come from the Wickersham Commission is that which will deal with the creation of a permanent com- mission to observe the effects of prohi- bition as well as the enforcement ma- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) 'ROANOKE FIRE RUINS YIELD BODY OF MAN Search Goes on as List of Those Escaping Blaze at Hotel Is Being Checked., By the Assoclated Press. ROANOKE, Va., December 29.—Iden- tification of a blackened, crumpled body, taken from the burned Ponce de Leon Hotel about 10:30 o'clock this morning as that of Willilam S. Trace, 72, retired Norfolk & Western Railway timekeeper, was made this afternoon. A parrot, alive, was recovered. The search was continued while every possible effort was being made to check the list of persons who escaped from the burning building. ‘The blaze was belizved to have started in Christmas decorations on the main loor. It was at first believed that all of the 100 persons in the building had escaped safely. Would Settle Own Rum Problems. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, December 29 (#).—Resolutions urging_that Congress restore the right to Porto Rico to establish its own liquor regulations were passed by the Porto Rico Agricul- ture Association at its annual conven- tion here today. {CELEBRATIONS ‘Washington can celebrate New Year eve in more elaborate fashion at less cost- this year. ‘With the exception of one well known night club, which is asking $10 for res- ervations, prices for New Year eve cel- ebrations will range from $8 per per- son at one of Washington's newest ho- tels, to $3.50 a plate at a popular downtown restaurant and cabaret. A slight difference prevails among all places as to variety of entertain- ment and refreshments. The $8 hotel charge includes a regular dinner which will 'L served from 9 o'clock on, and an elaborate entertainment, featuring special talent from New York, will be carried on throughout the evening. One of Washington's most fashion- able hotels is charging $7.50 per person for a celebration which will commence at 11 o'clock. A popular residential hotel is giving special consideration to its guests’ fl“} which commences at 10:30 with a sup- per and finishes at 3 o'clock with a flourish, ses at that hour a break- fast to stre en jaded celebrators on their homeward journey. In addition to both the supper and the breakfast, en- EMORE ELABORATE NEW YEAR EVE Prices in Most of Hotels and -Restaurants Here Range From $3.50 to $8 a Plate. WILL COST LESS “From Press to Home Within the Hour’? carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 109,735 Sunday’s Circulation, 11 6 TWO CENTS. EIGHT HURT AS VAN CRASHES INTO BUS ATZISTANDKSTS. Hole Torn in Side of Virginia Coach by Army Machine. Two Seriously Injured. Press. WOMAN INVALID KILLED AS CAR SKIDS INTO POLE Nearly Score Treated After Series of Accidents, Most of Which Are Caused by Ice. Tearing the side out of a Virginia bus a 6-ton Army moving van injured eight persons, two of them seriously, and then crashed into a parked auto- mobile today at Twenty-first and K streets, The bus was traveling east on K street and the van north on Twenty- first street when the collision occurred. The van ripped a hole about 10 feet long in the right-hand side of the bus, and careened off into the side of a small sedan owned by Ferdinand Martin, a third precinct policeman, on the south side of K street, Both the bus and the van remained upright. There was no ice on the streets in the vicinity of the scene where the accident occurred. Crowded With passengers, the bus was en route from Cherrydale, Va., to Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue. It was op- erated by the Washington, Virginia & Maryland Coach Co. Girl Seriously Injured. Miss Maric Deuhring, 20 years old, of Cherrydale, Va., was the most seriously injured. She suffered a fractured left leg and possibly a broken pelvis. Un- usually attractive, Miss Deuhring won an Arlington County beauty contest in 1927 sponsored b; Louise Etta Ci; ml’i‘;go::"b ise ruised were Nora Benhow, Cherrydale; Walter C. Kerlin, 32, uo'n Village, Va.; Lois Heath, 23, Cherry- dale; Lottie Miller, 24, Cherrydale; Ar- thur Herd, colored, 25, 121 K street, and Thelma Bates, 17, Cherrydale. Police gt rge L. M 29, of 314 E street, driver of the van, as saying Jesse F. Stokely, 25, Clar- endon, Va., driver of the : d were instructed to aj r in Court tomorrow. . ‘Tests by police revealed brakes were in good condition. van was so badly damaged it g‘t.z: run, its brakes could not be The van was en route from the Army garage at Twenty-first streets an Ontario road add -M a > One person was and score more hurt in a series accidents over the week end, the accidents occurred last ice from thawing snow ca on the streets and highways. Collisions Cause Tie-ups. The snowfall yestercay left it o Sl ot metal. Several tie- from collisions, o i Mrs. Catherine Colvin, an invalid for 20 years, died before reaching Alex- andria Hospital yesterday afternoon after her husband’s automobile skidded into a telegraph pole at Buckland Springs, near Warrenton, Va. Mrs. Colvin, who was 59 years old, lived at 1238 Fairmont street. The husband, Clinton R. Colvin, a Washington attorney; a grandson, Rob- ert Tolson, jr., 15, of this city; a sister, Mrs. Jomm G. Nash of Alexandria, and & grandson of the latter, Roy Nash, 11, escaped with slight cuts and_bruises. Mrs. Colvin and Mrs. Nash were taken to the Alexandria Hospital, near- 1y 50 miles distant, by a motorist, Law- son B. Souder of Hyattsville, Md., while others removed Colvin and the two youths to Emergency Hospital. The crash took place as the party was returning from Warrenton, where of trame Most_of t, when Mrs. Colvin had visited a sick friend. Her husbahd was at the wheel of the car at the time, it is said. Coroner Issues Certificate. Death was attributed to internal in- Jjuries and shock, an examination re- vealing that Mrs. Colvin suffered a brok=n left arm, chest injuries and fractures of five ribs. Dr. T. Marshall Jones, the Alexandria coroner, issued a certificate of accidental death. The body has been removed to Wheat- ley's funeral home, in Alexandria, to be prepared for burial. Funeral serv- ices will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home on Fair- mont street. Interment will b2 in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria. In addition to her husband, Mrs. vin is survived brothers, David Barron of Silver Spring, Md., and Herbert W. Barron of Wash- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) . & OFFICERS THWART JAIL-BREAK EFFORT Twelve Murderers and Bank Rob- bers Give Up When Facing tertainment, dancing and favors will be provided for those paying one of the most_reasonable charges made in the city for this “night of night's” gayety. Six dollars is also asked by one of the city’s newest and most unusual restaurants, which will open its doors at an early hour, serve a seven-course dinner and provide special entertainers and dancing until the guests home. Ten o'clock is the opening hour for another well known downtown restau- rant, which is asking the lowest price knowh in some time for a\New Year eve celebration, $3.50 a person., This charge includes a supper, entertainment and dancing until 3 o'clock. For those who do not care for outside entertainment but prefer to form parties -munf friends and dance the old year out without interruption, one of Wash- ington's most exclusive hotels is offer- ing an evening of dancing, starting at 10 o'clock, continuing until the din: room is empty of guests. A supper wil be included in the of $6, and favors and rs will be distrib- Machine Guns. By the Assoclated Press. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, December 29.—An elaborately planned jail break attempt failed at the Indiana State Prison today. A combined force of guards, city police and firemen forced 12 desperate criminals who had gained control of their cell block to surrender without bloodshed. The 12 m=n, most of them bank rob- bers or murderers, had overpowered their guard, Guy Burklow, but not be- fore he shouted an alarm to outside guards. revented prison guar m entering, gut ‘when police set up machine gum outside of the door of the cell lock and armed firemen augmented the watch on walls, the men surrendered. “"l'heh’fl mk:’n were released from “‘Q cel @ key which prison officials had fashioned from a spoon by of the plot, term for