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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
ALLAN HOOVER STAGING DANCE
AS GROWING HOLIDAY FLING
Debutantes Sidetrack Prior Engagements
to Accept Verbal Invitations to Unusual
White House Party.

Executive Mansion. . peppy hotel or
chestra has been engaged.
The Christmas tree and holly wreaths
and poinsettias used for the Christmas
festivities, including the dinner to the
PreSident-elect of Mexico and his party,
were taken down Saturday. Today loads
Of fresh flowers from the White House
Conservatives prepared the rooms for
tonight's dance.
Likeable. full Of spirit and enjoying
dancing like any college boy, Allan, new
ertheleSs. forsook social gaiety for his
books when he entered Harvard last
Fall. He has concentrated strictly on
his course in business administration,
declining many urgent invitations for
dinners and dances In Cambridge and
Boston.
It will be the first time in years that
Continued on Page 2, Column q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
LIQUOR ROW FAILS
TOD|STURB HOOVER
President Awaits Approval
of Joint Committee Before
Taking Action.

Prohibition, which has turned the
Christmas season of Washington into
days Of sizzling charges about the ad-
ministration of the dry laws, failed to-
day to disturb the traditional calm of
the White House.
Ears which were attuned to expected
utterances by President Hoover In re-
ply, mainly to the excoriation of pres
ent enforcement methods and personnel
by Senator Borah of Idaho and the
accompanying or following f1are-upS
from wet or dry leaders, heard only
that the first ofdcial move there In the
controversy would come after the
House had approved q resolution for
q joint committee to study consolida-
ton of dry law enforcement agencies.
Then the White House will transmit to
it recommendations prepared by the
Law Enforcement Commission.
With word that President Hoover did
not think that the present furor called
for any White House action or state
ment, temporary lull came today In
the series Of statements from Senators
and members OF the executive depart
ments.
Representative Cochran of Missouri, a
wet, did say that he intended to work
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
NAVAL ACADEMY HEAD
DENIES NEWS STORIES
Admiral Robinson Says Accounts
Of Absentees and Liquor
Greatly Exaggerated.
Special pispatch to The STAR.

special OiSpaCcn TO Tne star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December So
When the attention of Rear Admiral s..
8. Robinson, superintendent Of the E6val
Academy, was called today to newspaper
accounts that 81 midshipmen were alb
sent without leave from the Naval Acad-
emy on Saturday night, and that num-
ber of midshipmen had been arrested
under the influence of Intoxicating
liquors, he declared that the particulars
of this story were greatly exaggerated. "
Some midshipmen were found absent
from their quarters after taps on Sat-
urday night, but the number was con-
siderably less than g." Admiral Robin
son said IN q statement. This is a
military offense which will be dealt with
In Q routine manner. No liquor whatso-
ever was discovered In the Naval Acad-
emy.
"One midshipman was apprehended
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor on Christmas eve, but, in accord
a1ce with a long established policy at
the Naval Academy, his name will not
be made public
On Sunday morning two midshipmen,
one intoxicated, were turned over to the
Naval Academy authorities by the State
police, after an alteration with a tax
icab driver. No charges had been pre-
ferred against them by the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
AMUNDSEN RELICS
ARE TO Be TAKEN
Gould Bringing Note, Matches
and Rock From Cache
He Reports to Base.

Wireless to The Star and New YORK Times.
LITTLE AMERICA, Anarctica, De-
cember 30.-A message for DR.. Law
renee Gould, leader of the Byrd geo.
logical party in the Queen Maud Noun
tatns, indicates that the worst part of
their journey Is over and that, when
they start back in q few days, they
will be able to avoid recrossing many
crevasses which they went over on the
way south.
So far none. Of them has gone into
a crevasse while wearing skis, although
the dogs have fallen through frequent
ly. But most OF the crevaSsed area is
behind them and they know enough
about the remaining crevasses to work
around them.
Tell Martin Rome I will bring him
some matches from Amundsen's cache, "
miral Byrd. "Also bring back some
small pieces of rocks from it. had
already taken the liberty of keeping
Amundsen'S note. 1t Is almost as
precious to me rs are my rock collec-
tons
After first excitement of finding
cache was over, and we had seen what
was In it, Freddie Crockett said: Gosh,
he didn't leave any grub! If conven-
lent, before we leave We may leave a
cache on Mount Betty near Amund-
sens.
''As I look back on our trip I can
not help telling you how splendidly all
our equipment has worked. CzegkaS S
cooker has done its stuff, Tom MulroyS
cans have all come through without
a leak and Martin Ronne's tents and
clothing are still keeping us comfort
able.
Our rations have been most excellent
and every one is in superb condition.
Eddie Godale is positively fat and. try
as he will, Freddy Crockett cannot eat
a whole days food.
by far our best food has been oat-
meal with powdered milk for breakfast
The old vacuum jug cooks 1t perfectly
overnight and two bowls make great
breakfast to start the days work.
I'VE shall steer well to east OF LiV
Glacier going out and hope to pick ur
our trail later, for we have crossed few
regions this Summer as dangerous as
the crevaSses there. For the last IL
miles before the mountains we were
! crossing them continuously, al kinds
of them.
Copyright, 1929. by the New York Times CO
and the st. Louis PoSt-Dispatcn. al
| rights for publication reserved throuSnou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, December 30.-Three men
with pistols took Walter Nutnawinskfs
accordion from him last night.
Nutnawinski had paid $3.50 for 1t.
He could have gotten a piano for that
money, but he preferred an accordion
for some strange reason.
The robbers went down the street
playing it and Nutnawinski pursued at
a respectable distance. Each new piece
they played wrenched Nutnawinski's
musical soul more and more.
First, came THE Engineers Child"
a gloomy opus, and then "The Letter
Edged in Black" gloomier still. Who
ever was pushing the huttona occasion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
RAILROADS SHOW
LARGE NET INCOME
First Ten Months Reports
Reveal Improvements.
Exports Stronger.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Net operating income Of the country's
important railroads for the past year,
on the basis of preliminary reports
given out for publication today by the
American Railway Association, reached
total of $1,2s2, 900, 900, representing a
return Of 4.eo per cent, the highest In
10 years.
r. H. Ashton, president of the asso-
citation, in O formal statement, said this
high figure was the result of one of the
greatest freight trafTic volume years in
history and the highest operating
efficiency and economy ever attained"
Preliminary study Of the railroads
financial programs for 1880, he added,
shows that their budgets call for the
expenditure Of $1,050, 600, 900, of which
$3.50, 900 900 will be for roadway and
structures, and $370,000, 900 for equip
ment.
"It is estimated that the first six
months Of 1880 will absorb $400 900 900,
or an increase of $140 200, 600 over the
first half Of 1925" he said.
Figures Nearly Complete.
Explaining that his figures were
based on complete reports for the first
Az 4A1V1AtAAS VI AS&S, anu CSt1IkldLCS DY bK1G
Bureau OF Railway Economics for the
last two months, Ashton said the gross
operating revenues amounted to ap-
proximately $6,357 ,000. 900, an increase
Of 2.9 per cent over last year, while
operating expenses amounted to 1885,
900, only Ia per cent greater than
in 1928.
Total loading of revenue freight is
expected to reach So, ,798, 900 cars for
the year, a reduction Of 300,819 cars or
six-tenths of per cent under the
record Of 1926.
Greatest Volume Year.
Measured in net ton miles, however,
the volume Of freight handled in 1929
will be, complete reports are expected
to show, the greatest for any year,
amounting to more than 490, 600, ,00O, 900
net ton miles an increase Of l per cent
over 1925" Ashton said. 1.-THE fact
that the total net ton miles was greater
in 1929 than In 1926, while loadings
were slightly less, is due to the increase
that has taken place durin.; the past
year In the average of haul, resulting
from the fact that railway freight traf1ic
consists to larger extent of goods in
bulk moving longer distances"
Despite the heavy volume of freight
trafic in 1929" he continued, demands
for transportation have been promptly
met except In few isolated cases, and
then only Of temporary nature. The
fact that rail carriers Of this country
have been able adequately to meet the
transportation situation has been due
not only to the greatest maximum ever
attained in utilization Of equipment,
but also to improved operating methods
that are constantly being placed In eff
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
Move Is Believed Intended to
Quiet Small Group of Po-
liticaI Fanatics.
TRADE CIRCLES REGARD
ACTION WITH DISMAY
U. S. Stands Ready to Take Strin-
gent Measures to Continue Tri.
bunals for Nationals.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN, China, December 30
The extraterritoriality decree issued by
the Nationalist government at Nanking
was the principal topic Of conversation
today among Chinese and foreigners
alike. It was greeted by the latter
with mingled feelings of dismay, levity
and indignation.
The general opinion was that the
decree was more or less of a gesture
intended to quiet a small but noisy
group of young Nationalist fanatics
who have been loud in their criticism
of the regime headed by Chang Kali
Shek.
Move to Recover Prestige.
Another school Of thought held that
the move was intended to recover some
Of the prestige lost through acceptance
of all Russian demands in connection
with the dispute over the Chinese East
ern Railway in Manchuria.
There was plenty of uneasiness In
foreign business circles and this was
reflected to some extent among re-
sponsible Chinese business men. The
principal banks, factories and mercan-
tile establishments controlled by this
Chinese element have been steadily
moving of late years from the native
city into the foreign concession in
order to escape unjust taxation and
the political maneuverings which put
burdens upon business in the Chinese
city.
Delay Held Probable.
Leaders among the foreign element
said that immediate enforcement of
the Nanking decree would not be prac-
ticable. They argued that the Ma
tionalists could not wave away the
American, English, French and Japa-
nese troops stationed In Tientsin.
They said that the most deplorable
aspect of the decree was that it would
encourage continued apathy toward
reforms In the judiciary, from which
the Chinese would benefit equally with
the nationals Of other countries.
8 In this connection It was pointed out
that one of the important prisoners
accused of participation in the kid
naping of Aaron Brenner, New York
fur merchant, had been ordered re-
leased by the Chinese, It was only
after protests by official foreign repre-
sentatives that the man was held in jail
for trial.
1t was suspected that the Chinese
authorities preferred to seize the bail
funds for this prisoner rather than find
the money necessary for the costs Of
q trial. It is known that the courts
are supported only meagerly by the
local administration.
" mn roNyu,v~,xyv, ~,0v,w-~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
CONVICTS STAB GUARD
IN DASH FOR LIBERTY
One Shot Down and Second Cap.
tured After Short Chase
From Prison.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, December
30.-A tower guard was stabbed and a
convict was shot when two inmates Of
the Missouri State Penitentiary here
made an Intellectual attempt to escape
early today.
John r. Brady, guard, is in local
hospital with a slashed abdomen and
wounds about the head from q black
jack, and Virgil Davis, "a, convict. In
In the prison hospital with buckshot
wounds about the hips.
Brady was stabbed when LAWS and
Clarence Hansen, another convict.
crawled over the prison wall in q des-
perate dash for liberty. Davis was shot
by another tower guard and Hansen
was captured within q block Of the
prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
BY SUE MCNAMARA.
Associated Press star Writer.

Allan Hoover, the youngest son Of the
President, will reach the high point Of
his holiday fling tonight with brilliant
dancing party at the White House.
The affair was arranged hurriedly
and verbal invitations are said to have
been sent out to about 100. It is safe
to say that the debutantes invited to
the White House will sidetrack other
affairs which have been scheduled for
weeks.
Poppy Orchestra Hired.
The invitations read for 10 o'clock.
Instead of the Marine Band, which us
ually plays for all social affairs at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
ACCORDION USED TO 20 SOLE MO-
DEBASED TO JAZZ BY BANDIT TRIO
NutnawinsIi, Robbed ON Chicago Street, Writhes al
Strains of ''Picco1o Pete"

ally hit the right one, and the trio
drifted into THE Wreck Of Old Ninety
seven"
BY this time Nutnawinski felt very
bad that his accordion should lend
itself to such musical drivel. Nutna-
winski goes in more for Poet and
Peasant" overture and things like that
Finally the robbers swung around a
corner and burst into:
I'm all my da-reems,
Your fair face bee-un1s;
You're the eye-dul luv my he-a-r-r-r-t
Sweet Ad-o-n-i-n-ne."
Nutnawinski fell down in the snow
The last he heard from his accordion
was:
did you ever hear Pete
Go tweet-tweet-tweet
On his Diccolo7 MOP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
This Baby Could
Have Delivered
Own Card Faster
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 30.--It
was December 20. Mrs. Frank
Barthen in Denver sent q Christ
mas card for her infant son
Frank to his aunt, Miss Loretta
Barthen, in Chicago.
That was on December 20.
On December "a the card was
delivered here. In the interim
the aunt had married; MRS.
Frank Barthen had moved to
Berkeley, Calf, and little Frankie,
the infant son, had celebrated
his seventeenth birthday.
That was on December "A,
1929. The card was mailed De-
cember 20, 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
Chicagoan's Opera
Proves Too Much
For Chicago Cast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 30.-The
opera Camille" viii not have it's
world premier in Chicago-this
season, at least.
Sponsored by Mary Garden,
Camille" was written by Hamil-
ton Forrest, a young Chicagoan.
The libretto offers many modern,
dramatic and difficult roles. These,
1t is said, have caused a cessation
OF rehearsalS by the Civic Opera
Co. It was to have been sung late
in January.
Chicago opera lovers now listen
with interest to reports that Miss
Garden will sing Camille" at the
Opera ComiQue in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
LINDBERGHS AGAIN IN AIR.

DETROIT, Mich, December 80 R.-
Col. and MRS. Charles A. Lindbergh
took on from the Ford Airport at 0:O7
am. today for an unannounced destina-
ton. The colonel headed the plane in
the direction Of Ohio, an airport Of
fetal said.
The couple arrived here Friday night
for Q visit with the flyers mother, Mrs.
chaElss A. LindbsEgh. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
U. S. TO CONTINUE COURTS.

Government Ready to Assure Nation
alistS Protection.
BY the Associated Press. -..-.-
State Department officials today re-
iterated their belief that the privileges
Of Americans in China would not be
affected by the order issued by the
Marking government for the abolish
ment Of extraterritoriality privileges
for foreigners after receiving a copy Of
the Marking mandate from the Arneri-
can legation In Peiping.
UnderSecretary Cotton said that he
expected the conversations between the
Marking and Washington govern
mentS, which have been conducted by
Minister Wu of China and State De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
Cafe Owner Liable for Glasses.

CHICAGO, December 80 (P.-The
torney pointed out today that q cafe
owner Is liable to years imprisonment
II . patron uses q cafe glass to drink
liquor which the patron himself brought
into the place. The action may be taken
under the public nuisance interpreta-
tion, La Verne Norris assistant district
attorney said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
PLANE KILLS 3 BOYS.
Fourth Injured in Crowd a
Hearne, Tex, by Girl Pilot.

Hearne, Tex, by Girl Pilot.
HEARNE, Tex, December 80 (P.-
Three colored boys were dead and an
other in q critical condition today as
the result Of the fall Of an airplane into
a crowd at the flying field here yester-
day. Miss Dorothy Stocker, II, Hous-
ton stunt flyer, said to have o private
pilots license and considerable flying
time to her credit, was alone in the
plane when 1t swooped down upon the
crowd.
The dead youths, two of whom were
killed instantly, were Kelsey Hearne, z.
and James Hearne, 8, sons Of John
Hearne, and Jim Webster, IL, son Of
John Webster. The boy injured was
Dock Wright.
Attempting to land, Miss Stocker was
unable to regain altitude when she saw
the impending tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
CHICAGO MAN WOUNDED.
Gang, Elected From Dance Hall,
Fire at Attendant.

CHICAGO, December 80 (R.-A gang
OF toughs, one of whom had been tossed
out OF taxi dance hall on the edge OF
the loop, opened fire on James Tor
torelli, dance hall attendant, early TO-
day. Tortorelli was wounded in the
leg.
The attackers, believed to have been
members Of the "42 gang" nred from
two automobiles. when friends put Tor
torellt In q car and started for . hos
pital the hoodlums followed q short
distance, firing, and then drove away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
VIRGINIA MEN AMBUsHED.
Officers Had Raided Still and Arrested

OHAUcIB AAdW ASalWCU OtIEE NLAN EAEEc8VCu
Three Men When Wounded.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, December 30-Vir-
tually the whole constabulary of Meek
lenberg County was engaged today in
hunting through the low lands between
Clarksville and the North Carolina line
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Continued on Page 2, Column s.
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WEATHER.

W. o. WEATHER ouASEu &OkSS@SSb
Fair tonight and tomorrow: not much
change in temperature: minimum tenn
perature tonight about 80 degrees. Tenn
peratures-Highest, IS, at noon today;
lowest. 80, at am. today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30

ConyriRht, 1929, by the New York Times Co:
and the St Louis Post-Dispatch. All
rights for publication reserved throughout
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered TO Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-19
APPOINTED
POLICE JUDGE UPON
Request FROM BAR
Radio Interference Ordinance
Ready for Conference and
City Commission

Ed. S. Allen was appointed police
magistrate by Mayor Lenhart at the
Monday evening session Of the city
commission. and the commission
unanimously confirmed the ncnilia-
ton.
There was only one other applicant
for the vacancy caused by the death
Of Captain J. M. Belk. He IA J. w.
Reilly. Three others had spoken to
the mayor or members Of the com
mission. but 1t was decided not 20
record them because their candidates.
were not officially before the body.
Aliens candidacy was Endorsed BY
the membership Of the bar. Mayor
Isenhart said that inclined him to the
appointment of Mr.. Allen.
Under an opinion by G. L. Young,
city attorney. the appointment holds
until the next election and qualtfica-
ton of a regularly elected successor.
Attorney Young also submitted the
proposed ordinance to regulate radio
in the city. The draft will first be
submitted to the Association Of Com
mercc committee appointed last win
ter to make a study Of the sources Of
disturbance interfering with recep-
ton, after which the city commission
will take up the consideration Of the
measure.
Equipment Of the Auditorium for
broadcasting was also before the com.
mission. Such equipment was in
stalled for the Farmers Union state
convention and it will be allowed to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-19
CLOVER seed
PRICES SLOW SALES
Early Movement Exceeded Last
Year, but Declined on
Low Quotations

Early movement Of sweet clover
seed was much faster than last year,
but 1t slowed down during October.
when prices declined and growers
sold less freely. The Y. s. bureau Of
agricultural economics estimates that
50 to IS per cent of the crop had
been sold up to October %. compared
with 40 per cent a month earlier.
IS to so per cent a year ago and
IS to so per cent two years ago.
In the main producing sections
Of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
about 70 per cent had moved
compared with 60 per cent on Octo-
Der 4. IS to GO per cent a year ago
and As to so per cent two years ago.
During October the heaviest move-
ments took place in northeastern
South Dakota and northwestern Min
nesota.
Prices declined on the average
about IS cents per 100 pounds during
the four weeks following October /
and about 10 cents during the three
weeks preceding that date. On Octo-
Der %. prices in Is districts or states
averaged $4.95 per 100 pounds. basis
clean seed. compared with $500 on
October ! and $50 a year ago.
Late reports indicated quality to
be only slightly below that reported
earlier. Weather conditions we're not
quite SO favorable for producing as
high quality from the late as from
the earlier threshed seed. About 20
per cent Of the total number Of ship
pers reporting. regarded the quality
as very good. SO per cent as good and
only 3 per cent as poor.
Movement and price information
for principal producing states fol-
lows:
North Dak0ta-In eastern North
Dakota about 65 per cent had left
growers hands up to october 20. com
pared with so per cent on October
and SIS per cent last year. Weather
was more favorable for early than for
late threshing. Prices to growers
ranged mostly 81 to $5.c5 per 100
pounds basis clean seed and averaged
$4.75. or about Is cents less than q
year ago..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-19
Wild Rose
BY MRS. w. n. BROWNAWELI

Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Voll were Bis
marcx visitors Saturday.
Miss Jennie Waste. teacher OF
school No. l. spent the week end with
friends at Moffit.
Miss Margaret Gillen. teacher of
school No. 2, spent the weekend with
friends in Moffit and attended
church in Hazelton Sunday.
L. r. May visited at the H. A. Car
Isle home Sunday. where Mrs. May
has been visiting the past week.
Guests at the w. H. Brownawell
home Sunday included Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Carlisle and son Roger. Mrs.
L. r. May and little Sally Lou May,
Miss Louise Redman of Moffit, Miss
Margaret Gillen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Brownawell of Moffit and
Marvin Swanson.
L. r. May came down from Bis
marck Sunday and visited at the
Carlisle home that evening.
Mrs. H. A. Carlisle. who has been
visiting relatives and friends In Bis
marck the last week. retured home
Saturday.
Nj. and Mrs. Ernest Saville and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcck Jawaski visited