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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
BRyN IS ABSOLVED
IN SE|BERT DEATH
Norwegian Minister'S Son
Says He Stepped on Gas
Instead of Brake.

After waving diplomatic immunity
and telling straightforward story of
how his automobile figured in an ac-
cident at Connecticut and Florida
avenues on the night of December %,
Johannes G. Bryn, son of the Nor
wegian Minister, was absolved from
blame in the death of Thomas Seibert,
81, 1917 Nineteenth street, his COM
panion, by coroner's jury sitting at
the District morgue in the Seibert
death this afternoon.
Seibert, who, together with David
NJ. Barkley, "a, 3102 Cleveland avenue,
son of Representative Alvin Barkley
of Kentucky, were passengers with
Bryn on the night of the accident,
died at Emergency Hospital on De-
cember 23. Both Bryn and Barkley
were hurt in the accident.
After hearing the testimony of a
number of witnesses, the coroner's
jury promptly return a verdict of ac-
cidental death.
Testifying in his own behalf, young
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SENATE ORDERS
BROOKHART PROBE
Accused of Being "Paid Lob
byiSt" Before Interstate
Commerce Committee.

Investigation. of rumors that Sen
ator-elect Smith w. Brookhart of
Iowa is "a paid lobbyist" of Cyrus
Il. Woods, nominated for the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, was or
dered today by the Senate.
The inquiry will be conducted nv
the interstate commerce COMMITTEES
which now is holding hearings on Mr..
Woods' fitness for office. Efforts to
have the investigation by the judici-
ary committee were defeated, 40 to 33.
Senator Steck, Democrat. Iowa
called the attention of the Senate to
the rumors by reading a telegram
winch he sent TO Col. Brookhart at
ms nome in Washington, Iowa. last
saturday. In this he said that
Brookharts campaign manager and
the president of the Iowa Federation
OF Labor had sent him kilograms
urging that he support Woods. "These
kilograms give color to these reports. "
senator Steck's telegram said.
Before the matter was brought I'M
IN the Senate Senator Brookhart
made statement that he was op-
posed to the nomination of Woods.
and that If his campaign manager.
MAJ. Frank j. Lund and the labor
federation president, J. c. Lewis, had
Continued on Page 2, Column So
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CARROLL SENTENCE
TOPR|SON UPHELD
U. S. Court of Appeals Says
He Must Serve Year-Sorry,
Says Producer Here.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 10.-Earl
Carroll, theatrical producer, lost his
appeal today from a sentence of a
year and a day in Atlanta Peniten-
tiary for perjury committed in con-
nection with grand jury investigation
of "bathtub party" in his theater.
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals today affirmed both the verdict
of guilty and the sentence imposed
by the lower court.
Carroll was brought to trial last
Spring after newspaper stories had
been printed saying that at a Wash
ington birthday party at the Earl
Carroll Theater Joyce Hawley, a show
girl, had served champagne to male
guests from a bath tub on the stage
in which she was seated undraped
Before two grand juries Carroll
swore that no one had occupied the
bath and that the beverage it con-
tanned was not intoxicating. Four
counts of perjury were laid against
him and he was found guilty of the
two counts which related to his telling
the grand juries that no one occupied
the bath tub. He was found not
guilty in telling the same juries that
no liquor was served at the party.
Sentenced to Year.
He was fined $4,000 and sentenced
TO a year and a day on each count,
but the terms were made to run con-
currently. He was released in $5 900
bail pending the appeal which end
ed in his defeat today.
Carroll was indicted about April 1
and found guilty on May 27 and sem
fenced on June 8.
The bathtub party took place in
the latter part of February shortly
after the Countess Cathchart had
gained admission to this country after
being detained at Ellis Island on a
charge of moral turpitude. Carroll
was at the time preparing to produce
her play, "Ashes of Love" and she
was one of the principal guests at
the party. Among other prominent
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President Coolidge has eliminated
sausage from the breakfast menu at
the White House. This was learned
to the Disappointment of most of the
ii members of the Massachusetts del
egation in the House who were the
Presidents guests at breakfast this
morning.
In the place of fried country sau-
sage, for which the White House has
attained certain national promi-
nence, at least since the President in.
augurateds his early morning break
fast conferences, the President has
substituted fried ham. The President
is represented as having banished sau
sage from his table, at least tempo
rarily, upon the advice of the White
House physician and other intimates
of the President, who attributed his
increase in weight to certain things
which he was eating in an unsparing
manner, sausage being among them
Hot buckwheat cakes, which have
always occupied prominent place on
the Coolidge breakfast menus during
the Winter season, We're suggested for
elimination, but the President still has
them for his breakfasts each morning
Although the President confined his
breakfast guests today to the con-
gressional delegation from his own
State, no especial business was dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
BILLS EXEMPT BELL
FROM MILITARY DUTY
Capper and Zihlman Measures De-
signed to Retain Engineer Com
missioner on Duty in Capital.

Bills designed to permit the Presi-
dent to keep Col. J. Franklin Bell as
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict, regardless of the military law
under which he would have to return
to duty with troops some time this
Summer. were introduced in the SEN
ate by Chairman Capper of the Sen
ate District committee and in the
House oy Chairman Zihlman of the
House District committee today.
Existing law requires that Army
officers who are detailed to civilian
positions in the Government must
serve one year out of every five with
some combatant branch of the Army.
Under this law Col. Bell would have
to leave the District government in
June.
For several weeks there have been
discussions of the possibility OF having
Col. Bell retained IN the D;strtoe gov
ernment for Ieuger period. ~.
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FOREIGNERS FLEE
CHINESE INTERIOR
Conditions Growing Steadily
Worse in Upper Yangtze
Sections.
By the Associated Press.

PEKING, January 10.--Official for
eign dispatches from Hankow reach
ing here today said anti-foreign con-
ditions, while somewhat easier locally,
were growing steadily worse in other
interior cities along the Yangtse. All
American women and children were
being moved from Ichang, 200 miles
up the river from Tankow, and the
British were evacuating all mission
aries from accessible points in three
states Hupeh, Human and Szechwan.
Although the Cantonese soldiers had
left the British concession at Hankow
they were in an ugly mood because of
not having been paid for several
months, and it was feared they might
run amuck. More American women
and children were ready to leave Han
koW as soon as transportation was
available.
All foreigners had left Kiukiang,
$50 miles down the river from Han
kow, some of them still being aboard
the American gunboat Penguin there
kiukiang refugees reaching Hankow
were being put aboard ships which
were to turn back down the river to-
ward Shanghai.
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FALL AIDED IN FIGHT
BY HEART STIMULANTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, January 10
Physicians attending Albert B. Fan
TODAY MANNED to continue the use of
heart stimulants to maintain a normal
blood pressure. The former Secretary
of the Interior, who has been i'll at
his home here with pneumonia for
two weeks, was reported in serious
condition Saturday.
DIR. II. r. Stafford, who has ATTENDED
Mr.. Fall throughout his illness, said
that, considering the patients age,
his condition may be called satisfac-
tory. A heart stimulant was admin
istered last night and early To-Day
his condition was reported as uh-
changed.
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DRIVERS WARNED AGAIN.

Automobile operators permits num-
bered from / to 10000 will be auto
matically outlawed February l, and
motorists caught using them will be
subjected to a maximum fine of $40,
Traffic Director Nj. O. Eldridge again
warned today.
Applications for the new permits
are coming in too slow, Mr.. Eldrldge
said, with the possible result that
many drivers are likely to be without
legal permits February /.
Applications for the new permits
should be made as soon as possible.
the traffic director pointed out, in
order that any delay in the issuance
will not Inconvenience motorists hold
ing the permits numbered from to
$4,000.
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SINCLAIR PLEA DENIED
BY U. S. SUPREME COURT
Request for Review of Contempt
Proceedings Growing Out of Oil
Investigation Is Refused.

Harry +. Sinclair was denied a re-
view today by the Supreme Court in
his contempt of the Senate case, grow.
ing out of his refusal to answer in
quiries of the Senate oil committee.
In refusing today to consider the
appeal, the court gave no explana-
ton of its position, merely announc-
ing that his. petition for a review was
denied.
While the action of the court will
force Sinclair to go on trial in the
local courts on the contempt charge,
it will not preclude him from later
asking a review should he be con-
Victed.
1t is the practice of the United
States Supreme Court to refuse to
pass on constitutional questions until
all avenues Of relief have been closed
in the lower courts.
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Message to Congress Defends Use
OF Naval Force and Support
of Diaz Government.
CLARES SHIPMENTS OF ARMS
CAME FROM MEXICAN PORTS
Saws Some Even Bear Indication of Be-
longing to Government and of Having
Been Supervised by Officials.
BY q. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Coolidge in a special message Congress today
stated the policy of the United toward
revouonorn Nicaragua and gave his for using the
armed forces of the Nation protect American lives and property
there
The part played BY Mexico and Mexican in aid of the
revolutionary government of Sacasa dealt with particularly by
the President.
I have the conclusive evidence said the President
at and munitions large quantities have been several
occasions since August 1926 shipped to the revoutonss in
Nicaragua Boats carrying these munitions have been fitted out
Mexican ports and the munitions bear evidence of
having belonged to the Mexican government.
Without charging that the Mexican has omented
Nicaragua the President gave chronological
the which has this Government that the
Sacasa government has been aided from Mexico
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.15,4(O MORE TAGS
ARE ON WAY HERE
D. C. Officials Halt Plans to
Let Auto Plates Con-
tract to Maryland.

With definite assurance that all of
the belated 1927 automobile Identified
ton tags would be delivered early in
February, District officials today halt
ed plans to turn the contract over
to the Maryland State Penitentiary,
the second low bidder.
According TO the latest reports,
which have been verified by the Of
fic:als, shipment of 15,400 pairs of
tags is now en- route from Chica go
and promises have been given that
shipments of equal amounts would be
delivered every 10 days thereafter un-
til the contract, which called for
100, 900 pairs, has been completed. The
tags on their way are due to arrive
tomorrow, but the supply will not
then be adequate to start issuance
to motorists, according to Wade FL.
Coombs, superintendent of licenses OF
the District.
Assurance that the tags would be
delivered without further delay was
given District officials by Representa-
tive Elect James T. Igoe of Illinois,
who has taken over the contract, and
agreed to complete it at a possible
personal loss ranging from $4,000 to
sc, 900. Mr.. Igoe conferred this morn
ing with Mr.. CoOmbs, Maj. James r.
Lusby, District disbursing officer, and
M. c. Hargrove, purchasing officer.
Story of Delay.
An intriguing story of the delay in
the delivery of the tags was told by
Mr.. Igoe who came to Washington
especially to give, personal assurance
to the officials that he would be a
good sport" and complete the project,
despite an already siZable financial
loss which undoubtedly would mount
because he is producing the tags at a
cost of IS cents a pair, whereas the
contract price calls for 11.75 cents a
pair.
Mr. Igoe explained that he had
financed the original contract up un-
til last month, when the manufac-
turer departed Then he undertook
to turn out the tags under his per-
sonal direction.
Work i'm Small Shop.
Although the tag manufacturer
who was given the contract by the
District had one of the largest shops
In Chicago several years ago, Mr..
Igoe said he was attempting to
manufacture the tags for the District
in a small, one-room shop.
Mr.. COOmbS now mas received oo,-
900 of the 100000 pairs of tags Or
dered. The 15,400 expected tomorrow
will increase this figure to 400, and
the additional shipment which Mr..
Igoe has promised would arrive 10
DAYS later will make it possible to Le-
gin distribution to Washington mo-
torists, Mr.. Coombs pointed out AS
a result, he has set January 20 as
the tentative date for starting the
issuance of the tags for pleasure Ve-
hicleS.
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Business at StandstiIl.

The Kiukiang concession was en-
tirely in Chinese hands, all barricades
having been destroyed.
The Hankow British concession was
being ruled by provisional commits
sion of five members of the National
ist government, with a special Chinese
police force for keeping order. Both
troops and pickets were withdrawn.
But foreign representatives refused to
trust the Cantonese assurances for
their safety. The nOn-British foreign
banks had reopened and the British
finance houses were hoping to resume
business soon.
The entire city, including the Chi
nese section, is suffering from COM
plete economic paralysis. There is
much unemployment among the ma
tives, and readjustment necessarily
will be slow and painful if it comes
'at ALL
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King Ferdinand Better.

BUCHAREST, Rumania, January
10 [AO.-king Ferdinand appeared in
much better health than on his last
public appearance when he left the
royal palace today 10 review TWO rcGi-
ments on his way to the review he
chatted animatedly with members of
his encourage.
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PRAISES BRITISH MARINES.
American Woman Iauds Self-POsses-
sion i'm Face of Mob.

SHANGHAI. January 10 R).-The
first graphic story of how the British
marines held their bullets and their
temper in the face of gibes and in
suits from the bowling mob OF Chinese
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Text of Message
By President on
Nicaragua Crisis

The Presidents message TO Con.
gress on the Nicaraguan situation fol-
lows in full
"While conditions in Nicaragua and
the action of this Government per-
tanning thereto have in general been
made public, I think the time has ar
rived for me officially to inform the
Congress more in detail of the events
leading up to the present disturbances
and conditions which seriously threat
en- American lives and property, en-
danger the stability of all Central
America. and put in jeopardy the
rights granted by Nicaragua to the
United States for the construction of
canal. 1t is well known that in 1912
the United States intervened in Mica
ragua with large force and put
down a revolution, and that from that
time to 1925 legation guard of
American marines was, with the con-
sent of the Nicaraguan government,
kept in Managua to protect American
lives and property. In 1928 representa-
tiveS of the five Central American
countries, namely, Costa Rica, Guate-
mala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Sal
vador, at the invitation of the United
States, met in Washington and enter
ed into a series of treaties. These
treaties dealt with limitation of arma-
ment. a Central American tribunal for
arbitration, and the general subject
of peace and amity. The treaty last
referred to specifically provides in ar
ticle III that the governments of the
contracting parties will not recognize
any other government which may
come into power in any of the five
republics through a coup detat or
revolution and disqualifies the leaders
of such coup d'etat or revolution from
assuming the presidency or vice pres
idency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Quotes Article III.

Article II is as follows:
Desiring to make secure In the re-
publics of Central America the bene-
fits which are derived from the main
tenance of free institutions and to
contribute at the same time toward
strengthening their stability, and the
prestige with which they should be
surrounded, they declare that every
act, disposition or measure which al
ters the constitutional organization in
any of them is to be deemed a menace
to the peace of said republics, whether
it proceed from any public power or
from the private citizens.
Consequently, the governments of
the contracting parties will not recog-
niZe any other government which
may come into power in any of the
five republics through a coup detat
or a revolution against recognized
government, so long as the freely
elected representatives of the people
thereof have not constitutionally re-
organized the country. And even in
such case they obligate themselves
not to acknowledge the recognition if
any of the persons elected as preSi-
dent, vice president or chief of state
designate should fall under any Of the
following heads:
"0 If he should be the leader or
one OF the IeaOefS OF Il coup q ctat or
revolution, or, through blood relation
ship or marriage, be an ascendant or
descendant or brother of such leader
or leaders.
"2) If he should have been a sec
ret AIRY of state or should have held
some high military command during
the accomplishment of the coup d'etat
the revolution. or while the election
was being carried on, or if he should
have held this office, or command
within the six months preceding the
coup d'etat, revolution, or the cleo
ton.
Furthermore, in no case shall
recognition be accorded to a govern
,, ment which arises from election to
power of a citizen expressly and un-
questionably disqualified by the Con-
stitution OF his country as eligible to
| election as President, vice president
or chief of state designate.
THE United States was not a party
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~. S. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; contin-
ued cold. Lowest temperature about
20 degrees.
Temperature-High 80, at noon
today: lowest, %, at 6 am. today.
Full report on page 8.
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*CIosing NY. Stocks and Bonds, Page 10

~ 90 oO4 Entered
, 1927-11-14
LOCAL

The Navy Band rendered another
grand concert in the Bandstand last
night. A large and appreciative audi
eGce listened to the music. BY request
of one of our musicians, and through
the courtesy of Bandmaster Adams the
Selection bohemian Grip was included
il last nights program.
Mr.. La Rega's Merry-go.round enter
tanned a merry crowd last night until
closing time III o'clock. Many persons
took advantage of the amusement offer
cd The public with this attractive carOu-
sell and enjoyed themselves well.
5 lines Of rain was measured at the
Fort here yesterday morning and 3 lines
this morning, Fredariksted A lines yes
terday morning, kingshiIl 3 lines yester-
day morning and none this morning.
Passengers per $, $. catherine" Nov.
18th and 18th: From San Juan, P. R.
Isidore HichelI, Sufemio r. Villa, Isabel
III. de Remore, Petra Marquee, Juan Viii
lafue, Daisy Tuitt. Earle Lockmann.
Ruth Lockmann, Jose NJ. Fernandes and
Jose Ramon Sindrey. From st. Thomas:
-Cencieve Cummings, DeuZil NOIl, Ar
mold Golden and William +, Quaster.
For Sai0t Thomas Ellen Skeocb, Vim.
Allen and Josephine Fleming. For San
Juan-StanIey S. Wright, Emilio Hor-
moryabal, Jose K: Gonzalez Sineris, Jose
Fernando Mendez, Manuels A Roman,
Arnold E. Seals.
, 1927-11-14

is lost. the discussion will proceed.
LIST Appointed Member Stakemann NOV
ed that a vote be taken as to whether
the Ordinance should 60 to End discus
sion or not.
End Member for Christiansted Country
District Gackson) Mr.. Chairman, [ beg
to withdraw the bill.
No one expressing a desire to take up
the ordinance it was withdrawn.
ITO be continued }
, 1927-11-14
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CR0LX STATION.

LOnTO NOVT. IIT0.. OF T0e numeT-
Gus mayors elected throughout Great
Britain on Wednesday, IA of them are
women, including N ISIS Margaret Beaver
welfare worker, Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Boston, Novr. 11th.-The Red Cross
yesterday had before them an urgent APP
peal on behalf of hooo stricken Vermont
from Mr. John Weeks. Governor of the
state. Governor Spalding Of New Hamp-
shire put the damage to the state high
, 1927-11-14

DIED-at her residence in King St. Chris
tiansted Mrs. ANN REBEctA SEWER at
the age of 50. The funeral is fixed at
4 O'Clock this afternoon, at the Moravian
Church.
, 1927-11-14
ChriStianStGd Theatre
''The Silent Watcher''

takes the place of The Escape" tonight,
the latter having been cancelled by the
shippers at the f3st moment. The 81
lent Watcher is a picture you will all
like and be glad to have seen.
Read what the critic has to say about
The Goose Woman tomorrow.
, 1927-11-14

IiDDEi dL- bIlG last LllCtIIELis j TX A3-
lent Watcher" is a picture you will all
like and be glad to have seen.
Read what the critic has to say about
The Goose Woman" tomorrow.
ways and bridges at 2.700.00O dollars,
with no attempt to estimate the loss to
private property. Mr.. nj. RichfOrd. in
charge of the Red Cross work in Nassa-
Chusetts, estimated the plumber OF home
less there to be between 2, Geo and 400.
New CastleOnty0e, Nov. llth.- For the
first time in English history 2 jury COM
posed Of women was selected here. The
case was a civil one and the court pro
nOunceG judgment in accordance with
the jdry's findings.
Detroit, Novr. l1th.-A aubterraDeaD
brewery, its intricate system of base
ments and ~passageuays yielding beer
and beermaking paraphernalla worth
halt a million dollars, has been found
here by Federal Prohibition Agents. So
extensive was the plant that it occupied
an entire city block OF easements. Hans
VacareIli, Prohibition Administrator, be-
lieves that 10 the discovery of the giant
plant they have the main source OF sup
DIV to many of De- cts blind pigs and
bars.
London, Nov llJh-Mr. Churchill,
Chancellor of The >chequer, speaking
at The Constitutions Cub, revjeWeAthe
record of the Cove. lnent. lie said the
Government was e.oo I'd to secure stabi-
lity and with MIR. Baldwin at its head
there was the b. IT that the nation
would be given taat period Of repose,
in order to r|ecupeIate, which had been
So long and urgently needed. Three
wears have passed, : DIR. Churchill con.
tinued. land we have 10 say, first OF
an, that we have kept peace. We have
kept peace abroad and as far as it lay
in cur power we have kept peace at
home. The three years had been a
period of revival, regeneration and cor
valescence, both for Britain and Europe.
Many would say the progress hao not
been what was expected, or hoped.
That may undoubtedly be true, but the
progress had been apprsclabIe and had
hcen continuous. BY every test one
could apply, the world vas more secure.
The British Empire was united and sane.
The prosperity Of the country was more
advanced, social and economic dangers
which menac5d us and still meuaced Us
seriously, hat been held al bay. No
thing had been done which hao weak
ened the British resources and ne
Government found themselves staI with
two years OF lie in mis- af,Iamlhl ana