Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 30 degrees, slightly colder tomorrow; mod- erate winds. Temperatures—Highest, 42, &t noon today; lowest, 32, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page A-21, Closing New York Markets, Page 20 85th YEAR. No. PRESIDENT GOMEZ VETOES SUGAR TAX 33,8 DESPTE THREATS|| Mrs. Simpson (In this, the sizth of a series of articles authorized by the Jormer King Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, Newbold Noges lets the intimate surroundings, the tastes and the habits of Mrs. Simpson describe her character. associate editor of The Star and a_cousin of Mrs. Simpson by guest at both 16 Cumberland terrace and Fort BY NEWBOLD NOYES. (World copyright, 1936, by Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc.) Informs Senator Rivero- of Action During Conference at Palace. OUSTER IS NECESSARY, POLITICAL FOES SAY trol of 120 of 169 Votes in House. ’ BACKGROUND— Three and a half years ago Fulgencio Batista was an obscure army sergeant. He took control of the Cuban army in the bloody overthrow of President Gerado Machado’s iron regime in 1933. Succeeding governments were not successful, but election of Miguel Gomez as President May 20, 1936, seemed destined to heal rifts. Ba- tista backed him in program of “health, education and sanitation.” All went well until a few days ago when Gomez affronted the 35« year-old cclonel by trying to cut off army revenue by blocking sugar taz bill. ‘BS the Associcted Press. HAVANA, December 21.—President Miguel™ Mariano Gomez has vetoed the $1,500,000 sugar tax bill, paving the way for prospective impeachment proceedings instituted by his political opponents, Senator Octavio Rivero announced today. The Senator said the Chief Execu- tive had informed him of his action during a conference in the Presiden- tial Palace. The vetoed measure will be sent to the Senate this afternoon, Rivero de- clared. Opponents of President Gomez de- clared today the chief executive's im- peachment is necessary “for the wel- fare of the nation and to preserve the constitution,” The anti-Gomez forces, lined up be- hind Col. Fulgencio Batista, claimed control of 120 of the 169 votes in the House of Representatives, eight more than the two-thirds necssary to im- | peach the President. The House members were sum- moned to an extraordinary session at | 5 p.m. today to hear the impeachment charges. Gomez, if impeached, would be tried before the Senate, sitting as a court, and a majority vote would de- cide whether he were guilty of the charge of “an act against the free function of a legislative body.” Seen Final Chapter. In this manner, political observers felt, would the final chapter be writ- ten in the governmental life of Presi- dent Gomez, who crossed swords with Col. Batista, Cuba's ‘“strong man.” Batista sought passage of the sugar tax bill to obtain some $1,500,000 for maintenance of army-taught rural schools. Gomez, in his opposition to the bill, said he believed it would serve only to educate young Cubans in the “Fascist” manner—an eventuality de- nied by Batista. Some of the President’s friends said nothing could prevent the impeach- ment. Others, however, expressed hope that “something would happen.” Forced Session Anticipated. The more militant of Gomez's po- litical enemies indicated they would seek to make swift work of the matter end would force a session of the Sen- ate Tuesday evening—if the House gccepted the charges against the Presi- dent. Most observers, however, {felt the Senators would give the President some time in which to prepare his answer, There is nothing in Cuban law to prevent the President from appearing in person to answer impeachment charges in the Senate, and some thought he would do this. Gomez, whose father before him was President of the Cuban republic, is 37. Entered as second class matter post office. Washington, D. C. D. and marriage, was a Belvedere.) ALLIS SIMPSON is always perhaps. I wonder if that isn't one of her characteristics that o appeals most to the former King Edward VIII. It was a quality Forces of Col. Batista Claim Con-| most apparent to me, and probably to most men. It showed in her make-up, in the arrangement of flowers in her home, the way an ash tray appears magically at your elbow, the way she wears her clothes, her conversion of English servants to the American ideal of service. Before retiring, Wallis Simpson specially prepared camphor cream. That comes immediately after an applica- tion of cleansing cream. She never begins her make-up without an astringent lotion to remove every vestige of the camphor cream. A flush of rouge, a touch of mascara on her eyelashes, a delicate shade of blue on the eyelids, the lightest dusting of powder and a choice of lipstick. The placed the moment the electric lights store. Yet shop girls adore her. She anxiety to please. It might take her a make me look a toadstool.” She likes to inspect herself from =R The King Choice in Clothing. She chooses every item of her clothing with the utmost care. take her half an hour to decide between two shades of stockings or gloves in a it never fails to be becoming. And it is always small. “I can’t wear floppy hats,” she told me. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936 —FORTY-TWO PAGES. Mr. Noyes, solgnee. You would call it fastidious, invariably massages her face with a lipstick she uses during the day is re- g0 on. It might never snaps at them or questions their day to select a hat, but when she has it “My neck is too long. They three angles, just to be sure nothing is LANDON HAS HOUR Personal Matters Dis- cussed. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. For nearly an hour, President Roose- ! velt and Gov. Alf M. Landon of | Kansas, Republican presidential | candidate in the last campaign, sat chatting this morning at the Presi- dent’s office at the White House. When Gov. Landon left the execu- tive office he said the conversation had to do principally with inconse- quential personal r.atters, and that | they did not touch on politics, relief, ! agricultural problems or the drought. When asked by a newspaper man if they did not reminisce a little about | the campaign, the Governor repiied “not exactly.” Christmas a Topic. “The President is looking wonder-i | fully well,” Gov. Landon said. “We | didn’t talk much about anything. We | talked about Christmas and about | children. The President told some| | stories about his grandchildren. Then | he told me about his recent visit to | South America, which he seemed to | have enjoyed greatly.” At this point, the Kansas execlmve} was asked if any foreign subjects or | | matters of international moment were | brought into the conversation, and he | replied in the negative. Resuming his account of the con- versation, Gov. Landon said: “I guess we talked more about fish- ing than anything else. The Presi- dent told me about the fishing he in- dulged in on his trip to South America. | This gave me an opening and I proudly told him of some- fishing I did in Florida. Then the President warmed ~‘up to the subject and told me some imore of his experiences and I told him some more of mine. So you see we did a lot of swapping of fishing lies.” The President and Landon had met only once before—at Des Moines on September 3, when the Governor was among Midwestern officials attending Mr. Roosevelt’s drought conference. The campaign then was nearing its height. The President and his distinguished guest sat with their chairs drawn closely together near Mr. Roosevelt's desk. Both wore business suits. the first Cuban President in history threatened with impeachment, TRAIN HITS WAGON, KILLING DRIVER Maryland Farmer Critically In- jured at Crossing Near Berlin, B+ the Associated Press. BERLIN, Md, December 21.—A Pennsylvania Railroad train plowed into & loaded farm wagon at a grade crossing on the Ocean City-Berlin Highway near here today, killing one man instantly and critically injuring another. The dead man was Charles Duffy, colored, of Berlin; Littleton Burch, about 70, a Berlin farmer who was riding in the wagon with Duffy, was so seriously injured physicians who gave him first aid here expressed lit- tle hope he could live. He was taken to the Peninsula General Hospital at Salisbury. ‘The wagon, loaded with corn, came onto the crossing as the passenger train, southbound from Philadelphia, was slowing for the Berlin station. number of accidents. At least 11 per- sons have been fatally injured there over a period of years, they asserted. FETRESE N R Vegetable Strike Ends. PARIS, Dcember 21 (#)—Truck gardeners who ordered a strike to boyeott Paris vegetable markets last Monday voted yesterday to return to work tomorrow. Henri Dorgeres, as- serted Fascist and leader of the green shirt “Peasant Dinner Guest Tonight. (Continued on Third Page.) MRS. SIMPSON'S WITH ROOSEVELT) - PLANS REVEALED Christmas, Fishing and Other Will Not See Edward Until Divorce Is Absolute, Host Tells Reporters. By the Associated Press. . CANNES, France, December 21.— Wallis Warfield Simpson cleared away the mystery surrounding her imme- diate future today with a plain indi- | cation she would not see the man ]who gave up the throne of England | for her until her divorce is absolute. The statement that Mrs. Simpson was remaining at her haven in Cannes for' “several months,” and “there is absolutely no possibility” she will see | | Edward of Windsor until Spring was | made by Herman Rogers, her Riviera | host, as Mrs. Simpson held a formal | | press conference for the first time in | her life. In the end it turned out to be more of a social reception than an intere view. Adroitly Mrs. Simpson dis- cussed the beauty of the Riviera, the | weather and the dangers of driving over mountain roads, = With a gracious, happy air she joined in the general conversation | in the beautiful gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers' Villa Lou Viei yesterday afternoon, but she left it to her host and spokesman to answer the two questions all the world was asking: When would she see the Duke of Windsor? ‘When would they be wed? The answer to the first was not “for several months” and to the sec- | ond only silence. Silent on Marriage Plans. Rogers declined to discuss any mar- | riage plans, but he left the impression she would join the ex-monarch after April and shortly after become his Duchess of Windsor. | Under the Brilliant Mediterranean sunshine the talk turned to Christmas and Christmas trees. Mrs. Simpson, it was learned, has been assisting her hostess in prepar- (See SIMPSON, Page A-3.) S o MRS. EINSTEIN DIES AFTER YEAR ILLNESS Wife of Noted Scientist Had Been Gov. Landon, in coming here, had accepted an opportunity to visit the man who defeated him for the pres- (See N, Page A-4) Bulgaria Recognizes Italy. ROME, December 21 (#).—Bulgarian Minister Svetoslav Pomenoff informed the Italian government today his coun- try intends to establish a consulate general in Addis Ababa, an act which is tantamount to recognition of Fascist annexation of Ethiopia. Dr. Sarga’s Wife Mother of Girl Who Wor’t Duel “Me Against Nine,” Says He Had Hoped By the Associated Press. in State of Coma for Vir- tually 2 Weeks. - By the Associated Press. PRINCETON, N. J., December 21. —Mrs. Elsa Einstein, wife of the noted German scientist, died yesterday at their nome here after a year's it was disclosed today. lormed sources said her illness ¥ me serious six weeks ago and that “ the past two weeks she had been {u virtually a continuous state of coma. Her age and other details were not immediately available. Dr. Albert Einstein, her husband, declined " to make public any information, He is on the staff of the Institute for Ad- vanced Study here. MUSEUM OF SURGERY PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Mrs. William Randolph Hearst ‘Will Endow Portion of New Foundation. 200 KNOWN DEAD IN QUAKE RAZING SALVADOR TOWN Government Rushes Relief Forces to Stricken San Vicente. EPIDEMIC IS FEARED AS WATER IS POISONED Refugees Flee Before Eruption of Volcano Santa Rita South- west of Village. BY the Associated Press. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, De- cember 21.—Officials expressed fear to- day of a mounting death toll in the devastating earthquake which razed almost all San Vicente and killed at least 200 persons over the week end. Persons arriving in San Salvador from the stricken provincial capital told stories of wholesale ruin, of shat- tered buildings and homes, and of rescuers digging out some 200 bodies in the first few hours after the quake. How high the deaths would reach no one would estimate, but government officials dispatched all relief available to the area. Accurate reports were made in- creasingly difficult to obtain because of the disrupted communications be- tween the quake area and San Sal- vador. i Telephone and telegraph lines were ripped down by the quakes and infor- mation could be had only from those who fled inland from the scene, Volcano Erupting. ‘The quake, which first struck the sleeping city of San Vicente Saturday night, crashed in buildings and shook the earth in villages nearby, eye-wit- nesses said. Refugees, with their families and household belongings, fled along rural roads trying to reach safety from the ever-menacing volcano Santa Rita, southeast of San Vicente,, which some refugees said was erupting. Adding to the fears of molten lava pouring from the volcano over the | wrecked city was the specter of epi- demics. Much of San Vicente's sup- ply of drinking water was poisoned by sulphur apparently exuding from the | smoking volcano after the quake. Government officials, returning last night from the disaster area, said the widespread wreckage was impeding rescue work and making virtually im- | possible any accurate estimate of the property damage and loss of life. Among the neighboring villages damaged, according to radio reports last night, were Vera Paz, Guadalupe, Apastepeque, Petitan, San Sebastian, San Lorenzo and Pecoluca. Red Cross Train Sent. A special Red Cross train, with rescuers and modern equipment, was sent from San Salvador to San Vi- cente. Those returning from the scene. said the quake leveled all but one of the city's main buildings. Left standing, they said, was the tower in Central Park, with the ‘hands of its clock stopped at 10 min- utes to 10. The President of Salvador, Gen. Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez, en- trained for the scene to assume per- sonal charge of the rescue work. Ac- companying him was Minister of the Interior Calderon. Army ahd navy physicians . and nurses also were sent into the dev- astated arcas. The first shocks of the earthquake were felt at about 10 p.m. They diminished, refugees said, but began again Sunday afternoon. Residents who fled San Vicente said the volcano had been active of late and uneasiness had increased among the inhabitants of the city lest it erupt. The casualties were feared to be numerous because of the construction of the city’s dwellings, some of which, however, had been built to be “earth- quake proof.” Most of the houses are one or two (See QUAKE, Page A-5.) Summary of | WHAT TROUBLE I1S! N The only evening in Washington wit aper 2 the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. LAl SRS 131,251 () Means Associated Press. SUNDAY'S Cireulation., (Some returns not et received.) TWO CENTS. 147,326 7, 7 i 7 % 7 77 Z i Dl N N N NN ! 1325,000 in Non-Civil Service BHANG REBEI'“[]" Denied Benefits of Security REPORTED SPREAD Kansu Chieftain Is Said to Have Revolted in Favor of Marshal. g BACKGROUND— Demanding immediate war against Japan, Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang revolted against Nan- king regime of China 10 days ago and kidnaped Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and 20 other Chinese dignitaries, imprisoning them in Sianfu stronghold. Fate of Chiang uncertain, re- ports of assassination mingling with asurances that he is alive and well cared for in captivity. Nanking leaders have delivered ultimatums to Marshal Chang, threatening attack unless their dictator is re- leased immediately. BY the Associated Press. NANKING, called for swift military action today to rescue Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek in the face of reports that the Sianfu rebellion had spread to moun- tainous Kansu Province. Gen. Yu Hsueh-chung, chairman of the Kansu provincial government, staged a sudden coup at the provincial capital, Lanchow, unconfirmed reports reaching Shanghai said, and declared in favor of Marshal Chang Hsueh- liang. Dr. T. V. Soong, brother-in-law of the generalissimo, returned to Nan- king today and immediately called a conference of the Soong and Chiang families. Dr. Soong was understood to have been at Sianfu conferring informally with the rebellious marshal on terms to free Generalissimo Chiang. Nanking officialdom interpreted the development as a hopeful sign Mar- shal Chang was “ready to see reason.” Troops of Gen. Yu, former hench- man of the mutinous Marshal Chang, the reports said, raided the Bureau of Public Safety, disarmed police and ransacked the headquarters of the provincial pacification commissioner. Adding to fears that Lanchow might be in rebellion was the fact that no reports had been received from Amer- ican missionaries there. Foreigners (See CHINA, Page A-6) South Africa Wreck Kills 8. CAPETOWN, Union of South Africa, December 21 (#).—Eight per- sons were killed and 35 injured, se eral seriously, today when a train en route from Port Elizabeth to Cape- town wis derailed near Vlakteplaats, Obituary .__.A-12 NATIONAL. Court upholds President’s authority to place arms embargo. Page A-1 President and Gov. Landon chat for hour at White House. Page A-1 Death of \Norbeck may place Berry in Senate. Page A-7 C. I O. declares war against the company union. Page A-9 Ickes moves to push trial of 52 suits involving P. W. A. Page A-4 Legislation to curb lobbyists is held likely, Page A-4 ., Experts seek to prove “claws” are games of skill. Page B-1 Local lawyer, two others, reindicted on conspiracy charges. Page B-1 Steering Committee to be named in Georgetown road drive. three accidents here. Page B-1 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. ‘This and That. Answers to Questions. ‘Washington Observations, ‘The Political Mill. Page A-10 David Lawrence. Page A-11 Paul Mallon. Page A-11 Constantine Brown. Page A-11 Jay Franklin. Page A-11 Headline Folk. Page A-11 December 21.—China |y Page A-2 Man killed by auto in Maryland; only Barred From Participalion in Pro- gram—Congress Action to Be Necessary in Most Cases. More than 325,000 non-Civil Service employes on the Government pay roll will be the “forgotton men"—and women—when the old-age benefit plan goes into operation under the social security act January 1. Barred from participation in this program, which sets up several exempt classes, including Federal, State and municipal workers, they also are de- nied the advantages of the Government retirement plan, which is applicable only to those persons having a com- petitive classified status. Not only are those employes in the emergency agencies affected, it was explained today at the Civil Service Commission, but also those holding posts exempt from civil service re- quiremnents in all the old line agencies. addition, there are thousands of cases where persons with a civil serv- ice status have never occupied any- thing but a non-civil service position. and these also are barred, several At- torney Generals opinions holding that an original appointment in an exempt position does not carry retirement 1 privileges. In some instances, the situation can be corrected by executive order: that is, in groups which the President has | the power to put under classified civil service, In the majority of cases, however—and this applies particularly | to the New Deal agencies—congres- sional action will be necessary, for Congress specifically excluded these from civil service. ‘Where persons are in places that it is ebvious are of purely temporary | ~ e SECURTTY, Fage A5) POPE T0 DELIVER YULE RADIO TALK To ‘“Prove We Are Still Alive”—Doctor Opposes Any Activity. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, December 21.— Pope Pius announced his intention to- day of broadcasting a Christmas mes- sage to the world Thursday to “prove ‘we are still alive.” The broadcast will be made at 12:30 pm. (6:30 am., E. 8. T.) on a wave length of 19.84 meters through a microphone set up in the Pcpe's study adjoining his bed room, where he has been confined with circulatory con- gestion and fever. ‘The Holy Father will be carried to his desk and placed in an armchair in front of the microphone, Ignores Dector’s Plea. ‘The Pope persisted in making ar- rangements for the Christmas broad- cast despite the pleading of his doctor to remain absolutely quiet. He summoned Father Soccorsi, di- rector of the Vatican radio station, to discuss technical arrangements for the radio address. His actions were contrary to medical orders for absolute quiet after the pontiff suffered a fainting spell as he lay in bed yesterday. The attack was caused, doctors said, by his irregular heart action, the re- sult of circulatory stagnatiofi. The holy father's personal physi- cian, Dr. Amanti Milani, hastened to the papal apartments early today to examine his patient’s fever chart, checking anxiously to see if the epi demic of influenza in Rome had added the Pope to its victims. Yesterday he called Senator Nicola Pende, professor of medicine at the University of Rome and widely-known European authority in endocrinology and constitutional diseases, to check the Pope’s condition. g ‘Well-informed circles said the pon- tiff had gradually been brought to the point where he exerted himself only enough to receive.Eugenio Car- Pacelli, the secretary of state, Boston Red Sox voted biggest disap- pointment of sports year. Fage C-1 Cubs PARLEY APPROVES PEAGE PROPOSALS, American Solidarity in Event | of War Sanctioned at Buenos Aires. By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, December 21.— The Inter-American Peace Conference | ended its formal labors today with ap- | proval of 37 projects designed to strengthen bonds among the 21 Ameri- can republics and liberalize trade! policies. A plenary session sanctioned a Cen- tral American declaration for com- plete American solidarity if war any- where threatens the Western world, resolutions urging lowered tariffs and equality of trade opportunities, and other plans to cement peace and im- prove commercial and cultural rela- tions, The delegates stood silent for one minute at the opening, in memory of the victims of the earthquake at San Vicente, El Salvador. Sectretary of State Cordell Hull, chief of the United States delegation, did not attend the plenary session held on a hot, Summer day in the Argen- tine Chamber of Deputies. Hull was working on his speech to be made at the final meeting of the three-week parley, set for Wednesday. Reports on Resolutions. Jose Manuel Cortina, Cuban secre- tary of state, in reporting on the eco- nomic and trade resolutions, de- elared: “The conference has produced peace instruments which remove the (See PARLEY, Page A-4.) Van Devanter Violates Law W hile Hunting Supreme Court Jus- tice Lays Breach to Ignorance. By & Staft Correspondent o The Star. OCCOQUAN, Va., December 31— How & United States Supreme Court justice unwittingly violated the Fed- eral game laws was revealed here to- day in an incident demonstrating that although ignorance of the law may be no excuse it occasionally is the failing of even the highest judicial FEE Egzizfit vk Page Page 34444 bt 22 -URGES CONFERENCE Murphy Asks Roosevelt to Call Philippine Economic Parley. suthorities. Justice Willis Van Devanter, a member of the Supreme Court since 1911, was hunting with Rev. Ze Bar- ney Phillips, “ector of the Church of ROOSEVELT POWER 10 FIX EMBARGO ON ARMS UPHELD Supreme Court Sanctions Ban on Munitions to Chaco War. WIDER NEUTRALITY LAW PATHWAY HELD CLEAR Opinion Removes Doubt of Consti- tutionality of Present Act, Lawyers Say. BY JOHN H. CLINE. ¥ The authority of President Rooge- velt to place an embargo on the sale of muntions to Bolivia and Para- guay during the recent Chaco War was affirmed by the Supreme Court today in a 7-to-1 opinion giving the Chief Executive wide powers as the Tepresentative of this country in ne- gotiations undertaken to insure world peace. Justice McReynolds was the lone dissenter. Justice Stone, who is 1, did not participate. “It is quite apparent,” the court said, “that if, in the maintenance of our international relations, embarrassment —perhaps serious embarrassment—is to be avoided and success for our aims achieved, congressional legislation, which is to be made effective tbrough negotiation and inquiry within the ine ternational field, must often accord te the President a degree of discretion and freedom from statutory restrice tions which would not be admissable were domestic affairs alone involved.” _The justices also agreed today to re~ View an appeal from the lower courts in 2 case involving the constitutionality of the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act. Neutrality Path Thought Cleared. Administration officials believe the embargo decision cleared a legal pathe way for general neutrality legislation vesting broad discretionary authority in the President. Government lawyers said the opine ion not only removed any doubt of the constitutionality of the present neue trality law, but opened the way to exe tension of that act if the next Cone gress so desires While the court’s opinion was con« fined to the President’s autBority to forbid the sale of munitions in this country for use in the Chaco war, is- noted that the Chief Executive often had confidential information on foreign &htflom which was not available to mgress. After the President had promule gated the embargo on May 28, 1934, several airplane manufacturers and individuals were indicted in New York for an alleged conspiracy to sell 13 machine guns to Bolivia in violation of the President’s order. Delegation of Authority Attacked. Among the defendants named in this indictment were the Curtisse Wright Export Corp., Curtiss Aeroe plane and Motor Co., Inc., and Barr Shipping Corp. They attacked the validity of the indictment, contending the Presi- dent’s executive order was illegal bee cause Congress had no authority to delegate this “legislative power to him.” The lower court agreed with this contention, and the Government appealed. After reviewing the legislative backe ground for the President’s authority te participate in international matters without a detailed grant of authority from Congress, the court said in the opinion read by Justice Sutherland. “The President, not Congress, has the better opportunity of knowing the conditions which prevail in foreign countries, and especially is this true in time of war. Narrow Standards Undesirable, “When he is to be authorized by legislation to act in respect of a mate ter intended to affect the situation in foreign territory, the legislator prope erly bears in mind the important cone sideration that the form of the Presi- (See COURT, Page A-4.) SON OF PRESIDENT T0 QUIT HOSPITAL Franklin, Jr., Will Leave Thurs- day—May Come to White House for Christmas. BOSTON, December 21 (#).—The Massachusetts General Hospital an- nounced today that Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., son of the President, who has been under treatment for & sinus and throat infection, would leave the instjtution Thursday. Young Roosevelt's release Thursday would make possible his joining the Nation’s first family and his flancee, Miss Ethel du Pont, at the White House for Christmas day. The hospital's bulletin today said his condition was “excellent.” Franklin, jr., underwent an operae tion for sinus infection after a delay of several weeks because of & hemo= lytic streptococcus infection of the throat. In treating the latter afftice tion, often serious, a relatively new drug, prontyiin, developed in Europe, ‘was employed. Surgeons operated on the President’s son Friday to relieve sinus conditions centering in the ethmoid and antrum —cavities in the bony structure of the skull—opening into the nasal passages, The operation was pronounced a suce cess and steady improvement has been reported. Mrs. Henry K. Cushing, sister-ine law of James Roosevelt, said Pranklin BALTIMORE, December 31 () .— Southbound passenger trafic on the. Pennsylvania