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Cabinet To Hold
Special Session
To Consider Franc
See English Strike As
One Reason For
Present Weakness
BY HENRY WALES.
(Tribune Press Service).
An extraordinary cabinet meeting has been summoned for this morning' at the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Quai d'Orsay, to consider the situation in ,view of the sudden depreciation of the franc.
M. Aristide Briand, premier and minister of foreign affairs, returned suddenly to Paris from his country place at Cocherel, yesterday . and an urgent request was despatched to M. Raoul Péret, minister of finance, who has been attending the departmental committee mepting at- Poitiers, iIr" the départment of Vienne, to return to Pans -t.-., v The general strike in England is attributèd as the chief reason for the latest weakness of ,the franc, which lost about four full points against the
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pound sterling yesterday being quoted even above 154 for various transactions on the bourse. The dollar moved up, to the neighborhood of 32.
Weakness has been .évident in the franc since the signing of the Bérenger-Mellon debt accord, although an opposite reaction had been expected. The government's announced decision to seek no new loans in New York or London as a result of the funding of the United States and British debts, has been considered one reason for the falling franc in certain circles.
It is realized that eventually, any neWt loans or' cJtedits- contracted .wbuld adversely affect the franc, but the belief had been held the g-overnment might seize the opportunity of obtaining' foreign financial help to bolster the currency here artificially as wa3 dona in March 1924 when the Morgan loan of one hundred million dollars was obtained.
Another cause of the fluctuation in exchange is the internai political situation. Since the adjournment of parliament ten days ago various political groups have been maneuvering for the opening in view of the attack which ls expected against the Briand cabinet. Indications from the organs representing these parties and from statemcûits given by their chiefs, it is evident that the offensive against the-government will be based on the American debt accord and the falling franc, ..
M. Briand, it is understood, is loath to resort to extraordinary measures to support the franc and financial experts are stressing the fact that the collapse of the Belgian franc is directly -due to the artificial means used to support it by the Brussels government during the last couple of years.
WATSON GIVEN
INDIANA G.O.P.
RENOMINATION
Waning Klan Power
Seen In Contest
For Senator
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
INDIANAPOLIS, May 5.—Tonight Senator James E. Watson is riding 'high while officiais of the Indiana Ku Klux Klah are woefully trying to figure out their decline in power. According to incomplete returns, 'Senator "Jim," a veteran in Indiana politics, is leading Mr.' Claris Adams, his only opponent, by 88,429 to 34,728 in the contest for the long term Republican senatorial nomination.
In the contest for the other seat, left vacant by the death of Senator Samuel E. Ralston, Senator Arthur R. Robinson who was temporainly appointed to the seat by the governor,' is leading his four opponents for the Republican nomination by a, slender margin. ,
Mr. Evans Woolen was nominated without opposition for the Ralston vacancy by the Democrats, while Mr. Albert Stump was leading the Democratie race for the long term, against five other candidates.
The victory of "Sunny Jim" vVatson is particularly gratifying to him for several reasons. For one thing, when. the Republican convention was held .in Cleveland in June, 1924, the Klan effectively spiked any hopes Watson might have had for the Republican vice-presidential nomination by announcing him 'as thé Klan candidate. This announcement was immediately retracted but the damage was donc and Watson's boom was effectively killed. ■/ 'After' that, the senior Indiana senator who before had flirted with the ' hooded order, was decidedly cold to any overtures by the kleagles of the invisible empire.
Then, too, the ■ faction led by former Senator. Albert J. Beveridge and Postmaster General Harry S., New, a former United States senator, broke . awàr--Ja3ora Wiitspn' a few. yeari., ago, and in the present campai-gn - threw aU their support to Adams. The overwhelming Watson victory is taken as an indication that the Beveridge
• l power in Indiana is definitely dissolved.
The narrow margin by -ïvhieh Senator Robinson is leading- in the short term race is believed due to the fact that he was known as a Klan candidate, having been appointed by Governor Jackson, a tool of the invisible empire. ' The two leading opponents of Senator Robinson are Mr. Oswald Ryan and Mr. A. G. Graham, both shrewd politicians. If fhe vote is so close that the election has to be decided at the Republican state convention, Senator Hobinson's chances would be considerably diminished, as both his opponents have powerful supporters among' - the Republican leaders while Robinson's Klan affiliation also would harm rather than help him.
Reports from Washington indicate that the Administration is higlily pleased with the Watson victory, as "Sunny Jim" is usually found on the side of President Coolidge and is regarded as one of the veterans of the Republican "Old Guard."
Senator Watson's present term expires next year, and the term for which he has been nominated will expire in 1933. The term for which Senator Robinson is competing expires in 1929. ;
GUN BOAT SENT
TO NICARAGUA
WASHINGTON, May 5.-An American gun boat has departed for Nicaragua, where it is reported that a number of American citizens are in danger of attack from the libéral rebels who have seized the city of Bluefields.
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Stillmans Return From Reconciliation
Honeymoon; Banker Plans To Retire
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NEW YORK, May 5.—Among the many passengers, who disembarked from the 'Olympie today were a man and a woman who' remained unostentatiously in the background. They were Mr. and Mrs. James, A. Stillman, returning to New York after a threemonth "reconciliation" honeymoon in F rance. A few intimate frienc1s met them on the, dock and accompanied them to their new quarters where, for the first time since their divorce suit in 1920, they toolc up a mutual abode.
Mrs. Stillman declarcd that her second honeymoon had i),roved to be a wonderful expérience and that it had dee,pr-ned her understanding' 6f human re^itionships. She inteads to continue her étudies in psyohology and oriental,
philosophy as soon as she and lier husband are settled in their New York residence.
; The wealthy banker, apparently in excellent '"'he'alth and spirits after his vacation on the Riviera, also expressetl his hap-piness and satisfaction with the reconciliation. He said that 'lie expected to set about immediately to wind up ail his business connections and to retire. "1 want to iplay a while before I die," he explained.
When questioned on whether or not he would receive Baby Guy, the child who figured so prominently in the notorious divorce suit, into his .home, he refii.r;ed to make any stateme'nt. Mrs. Stillman; however, stated that »he ' planned an early trip to Canada in order to îte her son.
BRITAIN TO AID
U.S. IN FIGHT
ON RUM RUNNERS
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NE \V y OR K, May 5-Rura smuggling from the Bahamas may be effectually . I3hut off by new concessions granted by the British permitting American cutters to enter territorial waters, in search of evidence. ,
The British have also. agreed to prosecuto vigorously rum runners who violatc the British customs laws. '
Senate Committee
Begins Report On
Prohibition Bills
Reed Plans Fight For
Approval Of Wet
Measures
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
WASHINGTON, 5.—'Work of formulating a report on the sixteen wet and dry bills which were the subject of the recent prohibition inquiry before a Senate sub-committee, was begun today by the Senate judiciary committee.
However, the wets hâve little hope for the passage of any measures proposing either prohibition modification or a national référendum orç. the question, by the présent Cong'ress. They are pinning their hopes chiefly on the elections this fall to give them greater strength in the next Congress.
Senator James Reed (Dem., Missouri) who was the leading ci'ossexaminer for thé wet faction at the recent hearings, has announced that " he will lead a hard fight in the Senate for some of the.wet bills. With only seventeen senators at the most who can be classed as openly wet, however, it seems that there is not the slightest chance for any wet measures to be passed, evèn if they are recommended by the committee.
On the other hand, the . drys are hopefal that the committee will recommènd passage of the six A.dminis. - txa.t;qn vm^asw^e^ . fpr- .^tçonger enforcement and séverer penalties for violation. However, the dry measures of they corne to a vote will not have the support of ail the, senators who are normally dry as some of them are felt to entail a too drastic curtallrnent of personal liberty, already grossly abused in the United States as a result of prohibition.
ADVENTIST PLANS
AFRICAN TRIP TO
CONVERT PIGMIES
Will Invade Jungle To
Save Creatures Half
Monkey
(Tribune Press Service).
CAPE TOWN. May 5.—Rev. E. E.
Bolga, Seventh Day Adventist, with his wife, acting as a nurse, will lead an expedition into the heart of Africa in an effort to. ( onxert pigmies to Christianity. The pigmies are a.race half human and 11alf animal, of small stature, speaking a monkey talk of clicks and throaty ; gurgles. ~-It is the first expédition of. its kind. ,
The missionarie's' will travel hundreds of miles throug'h the jungle witliin a degree of the equator and will be unarmed in a country infested with gorillas, éléphants, and native tribes practicing' cannibalism.
"I believe the pigmies have soûls to save," Rev. Bolga said. The probable cost of the expédition, will be 50,000 pounds. ' '. ' :. -
MRS. DODGE TO
MARRY AGAIN?
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
NEW YORK, May 5.:—Friends of Mrs. Horace E. Dodg'e, one of the world's wealthiest women, state. that she is engaged to marry Mr. Hugh Dillman, actor and divorced husband of Marjorie Pambeau, " the acti-essi
Mrs. DodgE7 could not be reached in Detroit but Mr. Dillman was questioned. ,."
j He said that the niatter was a privaté one, and''that hehad had no reason either to confirrn oi? tknv the reported eng'ag'ement.
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POLICE FORCED
TO CHARGE MOB
40 Hooligans Injured In
Rioting At Docks
(Tribune Press Service).
LONDON, May 5.—Serions disorders broke out this afternoon in the East India Dock Road district, which consists mainly of waterfront slums.
A mob of two thousand, composed mostly of English and foreign hoolig.ins, rather than strikers, clashed with the police and mounted officers, who were hastily Rummoned. made six charges intÓ, the mob, injuring between thirty and forty with their clubs. No policemen were hurt.
Gangs in the same district attacked autoists, disabling twenty cars but not hurting any of the occupants, as far as can be learned. They smashed parts 'of the machines, setting fire to three or four. - " .
Police closed five "pubs" in the district this afternoon. and déclare that th,ey have the situation well in hand and that they do not expect to have to call out military support.
London Strikers
Attempt To Burn
'Times' Building
(Tribune Press Service).
LONDON, May 5.—.Strikers attempted to fire the building which houses the London Ti)îîe s at 8 o'clock ,tonight. according to news which leaked out late in the even in g. T11e effort is beiféVëd ' "Tièelï11 fiî retâSîâ'tion for ffie publication by the Ti;)tes during the day of two small mimeographed handbills containing news of' ~ the strike. The fact that a strong police cordon has been drawn up around the Victoria street plant since yesterday morning probably saved the building. • -
The firebugs managed to escape the détection of the police and poured two cans of gasoline through a basement window, following this with a .barrel of waste and shavings. - It is believed that they were startled as they were about to ignite the fuel by policemen coming around the corner. They made off through a narrow lane in the darkness.
The police immediately spreac1 the alarm and the district is now being combed for the incendiçries, "who have not been discovered thus far. It is thought that if the guards had been a moment later, muc h damage wou1d have resulted from the ignition of the oil-caked rubbish. As the result, of this attempt, the guards around. the building have been greatly augmented.
Lloyd George Asks
"News, Not Dope"
(Tribune Press Service).
LONDON, May 5—"What we want is' news, not dope," said Mr. Lloyd George in Parliament this evening in criticizing the first issue of the government newspaper, the British Gazette. He was especially severe on an article attacking tradé unions, which he said ^ was équivalent to an attack on the act' of Parliament which recognizès trade unions and gi ves them spécial privi-' leges. •
Sir William Joynson Hicks, Home Secretary, said that he accepted responsibility for the paper although he hadn't read it. -
"Do you edit.it?", a Laborite asked. "No, I don't edit it, but I'anl responsible for it," he replied. "The paper is produced in a great hurry and we have no intention of using it for propagand:1., It's object is to inform the country what is happening." . , '
BALDWIN APPEALS
TO ALL CITIZENS
(Tribune Press Service).
; LONDON, May 5.—The following message has been prepared by Premier Baldwin for Thursday's édition of the British Gazettes which will appear tonight:
""Constitutional .,government is being- attacked. Let aIl good citizens whose livelihood and labor have thus been put in peril bear with fortitude and patience the hardships wherewith they have been so suddenly confronted. •
"Stand behind the government and you will be doing your part, confident that you will bc coaperating in measures they have taken to preserve the liberties and privilèges of these islands. •'
"The la ws of England' a re 1 the people's birth-right. The law is in your keeping; you .have made Parliament their guardian- The gênerai strike is a challenge to Paiiiamènt and the rOcêcl to anarchy and ruin. I "Si'oned : STANT<EY BALDWIN." I
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BRITISH STRIKE 90 PER CENT
EFFECTIVE, UNIONS MAINTAIN;
CABINET CLAIMS BETTERMENT
Police Galled To Quell Hooligan Riots
Throughout Country; Labor's Real
Test To Be Faced Over Week-End
(Tribune Press Service).
.L< ).\ 1)( )A , May 5.-Great Britain's général strike is ni net y per cent effective, was the crisp information given out to the ioreignpress tonight by the Trades Union Council, in charge of the strike, breaking tlie silence it has l11aintained silice tlie conflict started. The Council claims that reports .from everywhere throughout tlie country. demonstrate that tlie unions are backing np the strike with a solidarity exceeding ail -expectatioiis. - .Simultaneously witli the issue of this report, ^Ir..J. S. Davidson, the Government spQkesman, announced that the Goverllment's officiai survey of the strike on its second day was as follows: "(-I) An important part of the country's business is held up, enta-il-iiig considérable financial loss to business; (2) ample government organizations are meeting this emergency; (3) power and lig'lil, services are being maintained ; (4) supplies of fpod are sufficient to maintain the life of the country for many weeks;- (5) rail way services are recovering gradually, being better today than they were the second day of the railway strike in 1919;. (6) volunteers are Ilocking to the aid of the government ail over the country; (T) thé nation remains calm and confident, the people bearing the national crisis with fortitude." ' , „
What is true is that there have been several ,> outbreaks of tbis form ; of hooliganism today by men who are probably not strikers. In various parts of London, efforts were made by small groups of men to hold up independent buses still running and even to interfere with private motor cars. In a few instances, buses jwere emptied of pas-, sengers and overturned, and in one, or two cases hooligans stopped - cars, ordered the occupants out, and disabled the cars by smashing the magnéto or stealing' plugs. In some cases, gas tanks were emptied.
The worst instance , in London was at Hammersmith today when six buses leaving the dépôt were disabled and drivers and conductors chased back to the depot. Similar disturbances were reported from No.ttingham, Nevi'castIe. Chester and Leeds, ail due to attempts to run buses or trams, but no one was injured and little damage was done to vehicles. , : *
However, it is undeniable that the g-overnment is looking' forward with anxiety to the weekend, when the first strike pay, which may not be forthcoming', is.due. Stringent précautions have been taken to deal with any outbreak of rioting' and troops will guard stratégie points.
This weekend, if the strike lasts, will be the real test of union détermination. The Tribune has learned that the total fund ¡n' the hands of unions is about 6,000,000 pounds. Of this amotplt, however, only abouti 120,000 is in. fiuid cash. The re,<>t is invested, ch1efly in war loans. In former • sfrikes the unions never had ; any diffletilty in ■pje.agl.nf tljls security with banks for j
cash advances, but The Tribune 10arns that this time the banks have refuserÎ to make any loans on any security. Union executives then tried to sell war ■ loans, but banks offered about twenty per cent less than the market prici», which sacrifice the'Laborites l'èfuscd to make.
However the Tra'des Union Council has received resolutions and messages from American, French and Canadian Jabor bodies wishing them the best of luck and promising moral and financial support.
Continental transport workers have informed British d'acte unionists that they wiH not transport any coa.1 to England and it is known, unofficially, that the labor central organization at Amsterdam is sendiiig 20,000,000 gul-,(Jen to aid in nnancmg' the strike.*
The labor spokesman announced that meetings have been held in French and German mining districts in support of the British strikers. It is claimed that wires promising aid and support have been received from these workers. Many cablegrams hail the strike as the forerunner of a new era.
Labor leaders still per&ist in saying that it is incumbent on the Government to make the first move in reopening- negotiations. They déclaré that they are ready to receive overt- 1 ures but will make no move them-
, selves. The laborites laughed at many of the Government reports, declaring them pure fabrications and standing firm. in the claim that the strike is , | ninety per cent efficient.
Meanwhile, almost aIl of Britain is lying under a fog of news suspension worse than durins' the war. Then, at any rate, newspapers were allowed to publish news approvtd by the government which included ail not dangerous to national safety. Today, no news is published and the country is living on rurçiors..' ■ ■ ' Reports of rioting, mostly by hooligans rather than strikérs, come in from many sections of London as well as from industrial centers throughout the liingdom but as yet, as far as is known, there has been no need for troops. 'Nlotinted police were forced to charge . a mob of two thousand in the East India Dock Roads this afternooh, injuring about forty, while another mob unsuccessfully tried to set fire to' t,he plant of the London Times.
May Cut Off Power.
They assert that the 01ectrical workers, who are maintailling the es-, sential services at present, are. considering g'oing' out if the power is us^d for commercial IJurposes. Labor cialms 'that the raH\vaymen are so]i(Uy backing- up the strike throughout the country.
: , A g'eneral air of confidfence prevailed at tlie Union hcadquartGrs when thC5 journalists wére receh'ed tonight. Union officiais announced that so complicated had the.work of organizing the strike become that the gênerai council had been subdivided into several other bodies. The laborites have been cncouraged by the resolution passed by the Primitiye Methodist org'anization appea)ing to the. Government to take over the coal mines on the basis of the Royal Commission's report. They also protested against the Government moves to reduce the miners' standard of living" ' -
May Close Saloons.
It is stated that tlie governiiient contemplâtes closing' the saloons, and it is hard to understand why this w4s not done sooner as every act of disorder reported seems to ha,vc originated in a drunken row.
Officially negotiations are still going on, but * The Tribune has learned that only informai communication is being maintained between the Premier and responsible labor leaders. The line of discussion is an effort to secure the simultaneous withdrawal of the coal lock-out and g-eneral strike.
While there is a die-hard element in the cabinet anxions 'to fight to the finish, the Premier and Mr. Churchill, ' with saner elements, are desirous of saving trade unions from a smashing [ defeat as they realizc that the unions are the best bulwark against Bolshevism, and that, if the unions are ! smashed they might have to deal with : somethin.e worse.
Die Hard Pressure.
For this reason the governrnent is holding its hand in spite of die-hard pressure and the publication of documents which show a connection between some extremist leaders and the Soviet. 1 It is known that Mr. PurGell, leader of the left wing bf Laborites, visited Paris and conferred with :M. Tomsky two days before the strike, travelling by air at the expehse o~ tlie Soviet Embassy. •
The same reason is probably respoii- sible for the lerliency 'sliowii Saldatvala, who, although bOlmc1 over on]y yesterday to make no more-seditious speeclies, was arrested a.g'aiii last night, after a (lisol'derly meeting at Battersea at which lie made a violent speech....
- The Government is eonsidering closing ail "pubs" as most of tlie trouble lias been caused by drunken crowds.
In the meantime, London is the stage for the wildest rumors. Early this morning the town was humming to the story of a wild riot in Poplar and
LONDON, May 6.—This morning sett)ement of the conflict before, the end of the week is predicted in political quarters. A much more hopeful atmosphere prevails.' Unofficial conversations are going on between the Union Executive and the Government. A court, presided over by Mr. Lloyd George to arbitrate the fight is rumored as a possible basis of a settlement.
'Canning Town boroughs in which two policemen were killed' and many injured. It was said that there were scores of casualties among tlie mob and that troops had been rushed in. The Tritune today made a careful investIga-. tion on the spot and found that a small fig'ht ensued when a crowd of drunken youths tried to hold up a food lorry. Police interfered, a crowd' coJJectèrl, more police were called and the crowd was dispersed by a bâton charge.
, Last night the rumor mangers had a mob tearb.g' up a railing in Hyde Park in order to béat a police inspector to death. A Tribune man who rushed' to the spot 'found that the railing was intact.with no evidence of a dead inspector in sis-ht.
Rumors Held False.
Similar rumors were heard today from various parts of the country.. The Home Secretary stated in the House of Gommons this afternoon that aU such rumors were uAtrue. T7te Tribune telegraphed ail correspondents in industrial centers and a11 reported nothing, more than mild hooliganism.
NORGE STARTS
ON HER FLIGHT
TO KING'S BAY
Airship Will Make Stop
In Norway; Weather
Reports Good
(Tribune Press Service).
OSLO, May 5.—Captain Amundsen's : airship "Norge" started from Leningrad to King's Bay at 9: 30 o'clock this morning. It is expected that an intermediate stop at Vadsoe, in riorthern Norway, will be made Thursday morning after twenty-eight hours of flying.
The start was hastened in order not ; to give the Byrd expedition further ; advantages. Weather reports ail alonç the route are favorable.
The Norge party plans to stay some hours at Vadsoë to.take on oil, g as and supplies, and, will then proceed immediately:... ta King's Bajgt ,TJie route 1 iïom Vadsoe to King"s Bay îs regard-ed È as the most danger ou s part of the S flight, even more difficult than the ■ route from King's Bay to the Pole.
40 Hours To King's Bay.
i It is estimated that it will require ' forty hours to cover the entire distance of 2,250 kilometers from Leningrad to King's Bay. King's Bay reports that f every preparation has been made to ■\ receive the airship. , .
* Another mishap was reported in Commander Byrd's experimental flights. The imder-carriage of one of his \ Fokker planes broke ,durin,-, the second trial trip. Experts declare that the ski f» construction of' the under-carriage is t had compared with the flying boats | used by Captain Amundsen last year.
GERMAN ROYAL
COLORS TO FLY
(Tribune Press Service).
P BERLIN, May 5.—The old . German monai-cliistie colors, black, .white and ■ red, will float beside the Republican s banner on ail public buildings owned J»? -*■ qq.-»>' - t Hindenburg decreod today at the sug\A- gestion of Herr Luther.
1 The old Kaiser colors are to have a £ small Republican insignia in thé corl ner, but Republicans are protesting I vehemently against the new slight on l Democracy, threatening to overthrow j- the Luther cabinet. Protest parades of Centrists, Sociâlists and Democrats j were held. in Berlin tonight, and leaders f sent an ultimatum to Herr Luther demanding that the "decree be withdrawn. ^ b Followirig the action the decree was l mitigated to cover only seaports, with r the declaration that the flag is recogn^ ized as Germany's naval insignia by the ■ Weimar constitution, and German of; " ficials believe it necessary at flight t ports where the discrepancy in flags is *, often misunderstood.
Socialists are preparing a vote of , lack of confidence against the government, and dissatisfied Centrists and t Democrats ' will also withdraw Luther W" çnnnr,r.<-
STRIKERS DELAY
LINER AT N.Y.
(Special Cable To The Tribune).
I NEW YORK, May 5.-The White Star liner Arabie was delayed half an L "hour in leaving for Plymouth today P ^\;lien forty-six members of the fireI room crew tried to quit the ship. Ship I officets prevented, men from leaving I by drawing uP. the gangways and getp . ting the ship under way.
I- The crew objected to .fourteen AmerI jeans engaged to replace fourteen I Englishmen who deserted the shjp last |v night on account of English strike |jf ^rders.
Belgian Cabinet Crisis
Grows; Ministers Resign
W BRUSSEM. May 5.-The crisis in % ^ e PouIIet-VanderveIde cabinet be|, fame apparent today with the resigfc istl0ïl Jacquemin, MinM r - the Interior. It is \ said that l" artt>n, Colonial Minister, has also #, resigned.
i CIal , Tbe gravit y of the Belgian finansituation was indicated in a de; rlaration made this afternoon by M. ? Janssen, Minister of Finance. He - that following the refusai of Bel, gian banks to cooperate it will be ne| Cessary to authorize an advance of f roo,ooo,o()O francs from the National :■ Ban k.
RESCUED AT SEA.
JfA.A, May 5—Eight sail ors and the cap tain of the French ft.shing y ooner Yves were saved yesterday | hy the schooner J. H. Sinclair when [ the French vessel c,,tught on fire after I r,oHiding with an iceberg. A bridge |. 011 life boats was constructed between > the two ships and the crew managed escape shortJy before the Yves ; sanIe
SKRZYNSKI CABINET QUITS.
(Tribune Press Service).
IWARSAW, May 5:-The Président ^ Po]and today accepted the resigna»on of the Skrzynskl Cabinet. Gen, Bral Pilsudski is returning to active jKi'vice. it is thought that Count l- will ftttempt to for m a. new
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AGED NEW YORK
BANKER ADOPTS
WIDOW OF 36
(Special Cable To The Tribune),
NEW,, YORK,, ' May " 5.—A new "Cinderella": announcement made today is creating a mild sensation in New York banking and social circles. The announcement is that Mr. George F o s t e r Peâbody, wealthy New York banker, has adopted as his daughter Mrs. Marjorie Waite, a pretty widow. The banker is 74 years of âge: his adbpted daughter is 36. Concerning his adoption, Mr. Peabody refused to make any public statement.
Mrs. Waite was formerly a | school teacher and held a position in a number of charitable organizations with which Mr. Peabody was associated. Mr. Peabody, who was treasurer of the Democratie National committee in 1904 and 1905, was married in 1921 to Mrs. Katrina Trask, who died less than a year after the marriage.