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BAB BE ALL THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS WEATHER THE PAPER WITH A POLICY tr AT- Iff Penn'ai Occasional rain and warmer tonight and Friday; moderate to fresh shifting east to south winds. QUN RISESi SUN 8ET81 7:21 IABER TIME 1U 12 Ho PER WEEK: H.50 PER TEAR THREE CENTS PER SINGLE COPY WEEKL7 FOUNDED 1819 1 DAILY FOUNDED 1870 THURSDAY EVENING Miuii jhs li iw itt Rfi EDISON OFF FOR THE SOUTH SENATORS WITNESS MOMENTOUS EVENT COMMITTEE CLAIMS INDUSTRY SHOULD CARVE OWN DESTINY IN WHITE HOUSE FLASHES Commerce Representatives Contend That Ills Besetting Bituminous Can Never Be Settled Through Governmental Supervision Opposs Drain On Treasury Federal Supervision Of All Industry Feared. Washington, Jan. 17 (fPyA Special romraittee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States appeared today before the Senate' Interstate Commerce committee in opposition to the bill to stabilize the kit u-minous coal industry. The delegation included Felix M.

McWhirtcr, president of the People's State Bank of Indianapolis, and Charles F. Conn, president of the Armour Fertilizer Off to the sunny South, but to work, not play, went Thomaa A. Edison. The famed inventor announced that in the laboratory of his winter home in Fort Myers, he will continue the synthetic rubber experiments which have been occupying his scientific attention in recent months. Pictured above as they left Newark, N.

for their annual sojourn in Dixie are, left to right: Edison, Mrs. Edison, their son Charles. and his wife. 1 JANUARY 17, 1929. GREATEST OF- IES Paramount's New Holly' wood Stage Razed by Blaze of Unknown Origin Loss $1,500,000 Was to Be Opened Today Hollywood, Jan.

17. A mass of smouldering ruins was ajl mat remained today of the new sound proof "Talkie" stage of the Paramount-Famous Players Lasky studios, built at a reported cost of $1,500,000. It waa destroyed last night by a spectacular blaze of unde termine dorigln. Five men were Injured and a dozen firemen were overcome by smoke while fighting the fire. The stage was to have been used for the first time today.

Scores of motioif picthfe folk. In eluding Clara Bow, who was to have started production there today as star of a new talking picture, watch ed the burning of the 350 by 180-foot building, which also provided a thrilling sight for thousands of home-bound Hollywood residents. KING PROGRESSES London, Jan. 17. (1P One of the most favorable bulletins drafted by the King's doctors since the beginning of his illness was posted at Buckingham Palace at noon today.

It described His Majesty's progress "satisfactory' even it continued to be slow and Palace circles were plainly gratified with the report-It was pointed out that this was the first, time the physicians had thus characterized the King's condition during his long illness and it is taken as an indication that the Improvement continues to be of a definite character. FIRE DESTROYS BANK Rochester, Jan. 17 WFire late last night destroyed the Rochester Trust Company building and rendered iwenry iamiues jnomeiesg, nanx officials estimated their loss at 000. It was estimated that the loss of other tenants of the building, would increase the total loss to half a million dollars. i I- I i) ft 1 4 I TALKIE HO COlf DECREES FIRE RUIS Most Observers Believe Treaty Will Advance World Peace Aims Ceremonies of Simplest Character With Spirit Relief Predominating Now That Important Measure is Finally Dis posed Of Washington, Jan.

17. (IP Presl dent Coolidge today signed the doci ment of ratification of the Kellogg Treaty to members of the Senate, which ratified the pact on Tuesday, and cabinet officers looked on as Coolidge affixed his signature. The ceremony took place in the east room of the White House. Notification that the ratification document has been signed will be sent to the fourteen other original signatory powers. One other step will remain, the signing of exchange copies of the treaty for deposit in the archives of each signatory nation.

Gold Pen Used Mr. Coolidge in signing the docu ment, used the gold pen which was presented to Secretary Kellogg by the city of Havre, France, when the secretary went abroad last summer to sign the treaty at Paris. Two copies of the instrument re oelved-tb President's s4gnttjre fend- then each was signed by Secretary Kellogg, who sat beside the Presl dent at the historic old desk, which served as a cabinet table from the time of President John Adams to the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. Vice President DaweS sat at the President's right, and Secretary Kel logg at his left, while grouped be hind them were the members of the Senate. Including Moses of New Hampshire, and Bingham of Connec ticut, two leaders of a group which demanded that some sort of inter pretation of the treaty accompany its ratification.

Under the glare of camera lights and accompanied by the grinding of motion picture machines, the President entered the east room of the White House a few minutes after 10 o'clock. He was accompanied bv his military and naval aides, and Vice President Dawes. Behind them the cabinet filed in two by two. Taking his place at the desk the President was handed the pen by Sidney Y. Smith, of the treaty division of the State Department, in whose custody were aiso tne instruments of ratifi cation.

The President signed the first copy and then handed it and the pen to secretary Kelloirg for his signature. The same procedure was louowed with the second copy. Meanwhile Mrs. Coolldite stood in a nearby doorway and her favorite dog, Tiny Tim. a reddish brown chow, scampered across the floor to a point underneath the table, from which he was coaxed by a secret servico agent Some invited had regarded the treaty as only an expression of good will, but others thought that Coolldge's signature meant one more step to rid the world of a flame of destruction that once began can only be quenched by Diooa war.

No speeches were scheduled and the ceremonies arranged were of the simplest. Vice-Pesident Dawes yesterday extended to the Senate an invitation from the chief executive for all mem- Ders to present at the signing. In general there were only congratulations and sighs of relief after the signing of the treaty but some has arisen over the interpretative report to the treaty and whether It placed a new and stricter construction on the Monroe Doctrine. Paris, Jan. 17.

Foreign Minister Briand announced today that he had formally introduced a bill ratifying the Briand-Kellogg renunciation of war pact in the Chamber of Depu ties. agreements Bhown by any of the members of the board. Attorney B. W. Davis, of Kingston, representing M.

J. Moore, a property owner who is engaged in the business of conducting a gasoline station and the flour and feed business, presented a damage claim due to a change of grade on' the Trucksville road from Trucksvllle Corners to the Old Harris road. Attorney Davis said that prior to the county work in changing the grade Mr. Moore did a profitable business and It is now conducted at a loss and he asked for $25,000 damages. On request of County Commissioner Harrison he presented, an COoatfawed 9H Vmo Ethel Barrymore Fails To Pay Tax New York, Jan.

Barrymore, aetreas, has failsd to pay Now York Stata an Ineoma tax for six years, according to Deputy Tax Commissioner Thomas M. Lynch, who filed a judgment against her today for $10,040.01. The actual tax against Miss Barrymors is $7,770.17 which was raised to $8,712.15 by penaltiea and interest. 8 In Family Die From Influenza York, Jan. 17 Three mem-bers of ths family of Mrs.

Lucy Armor havs died on three sue cessivs days, each death, phy sicians say, having been caused by influenza. Mrs. Armor, a widow, 73 years old, Jied on Tuesday morning. Ysiterday her only daughter, Elsie, 38, succumbed to ths disease and this morning her son, Chsrles, 40, expired. A triple funeral will ba conducted tomorrow.

Smith's Plea For Funds Is, Heard New York, Jan. 17-4Pr-Alfrei E. Smith's radio appeal for funds to eliminate the Democratio National committee's $1,500,000 deficit was bringing results todsy. His office was receiving tele-grama at the rate of 100 an hour and many of them contained of fers of money, it waa said. Husband Shoots Wife; She May Die Mount Carmel, Pa, 17.Wp Mrs.

Joseph Witkoeki todaV was in a serious condition at i hospital following gunshorwound inflicted by her husband during a quarrel. The woman was taken to the hospital last night. Michigan Man Faces Life Term Manistique, Mich, Jan. 17. W) A Circuit court jury convicted Tony Papich of a liquor charge after an hour's deliberation today.

Papich has been convicted on similar charges four times previously and the pressnt con-vretion makes a life sentence mandatory under the provisions of the Michigan habitual criminal code. Corporation Buys 4 Water Companies New York, Jan. 17. (J?) The National Water Works Corporation has acquired four water works companies In Pennsylvania and one In New Jersey it was learned today. The Pennsylvania Companies are Heglns Water Company, of Hegins and Valley View; Lehigh Water Sup-ply Company, of Lehlghton; Citizens' Water Company, Tower City, and Williams Valley Water Company, Willlamstown.

These form a chain across the central northwest portion of the State. The fifth Is the Washington, N. Water Company. Works, Chicago. When McWhlrter began reading a statement opposing the bill.

Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, asked him if the chamber of commerce bad any "constructive suggestions" to offer to solve the bituminous problem. MoWhlrter said that the chamber had none; that the committee was merely appearing in opposition to the bill The measure proposes to create a coal commission membership of wWoh- would- mclwrie -represeataUvea of the operators and the miners. It would have the power to Issue licenses to operate, to permit consolidations, and to supervise- mining op erations with particular attention to the methods employed, machinery and equipment used, production costs, employe relations, wages paid, capital invested and grades and quality of products. The commission would sapervlse the distribution of bituminous coal, locate markets, both domestic and foreign, and decide what grades and quality of coal would be made available in each locality. The commiai sion would be given jurisdiction over sales and authority to fix maximum sales prices.

McWhirter contended that ills besetting the coal industry could not be remedied "through the type of governmental control," proposed in the bill. "Our attitude is," he said, "that the coal Industry as well as all other Industries, of the country possess competent husiness leadership to bring about a correction of the ills that beset the industry and that this result can be accomplished much better by the industry itself than through the type of governmental control which this bill could provide. Contended that the Coal commis- ion would be a drain on the treasury and asserted that the coal industry should be given entire freedom In solving its Internal problems. "If Congress wishes t4 aid tne coat industry," he said. I Suggest that it Increase the inadequate appropriations for mine safety and coal re search.

There is a definite need for additional mine rescue cars, for re- (Ooattaued oa page Two) 'DIES 1. ily Fifteen Persons Overcome in Brooklyn Apartment Early Today Milkman Makes Discovery Fire Drives 60 Families to Street in Hoboken Xew York. Jan. 17. (P) A huS' band and wife -and their daughter were Kinea today by gaa and 15 other persons were overcome in a 23 famiiy apartment house in Brooklyn.

Milkmen discovered gas, rising rrom the basement of the building on Amboy street They called police and later calls were put in for ambulances and lnhalator squads. Fourteen of those overcome were quickly but Solomon Blake, 28, was taken to a hospital in a critical condition. His father, Louis, so, his mother, xetta. 56, and his sister. May, 22, were pronounced dead after doctors worked over them for several hours.

William Whltie caretaker of the apartment house, and his wife were taken to police headquarters lor ques tioning. Hoboken, N. Jan. 17j WV-Flrs swrpvhrough-ix. tan familit apartment houses here today and for a tlma threatened to wipe out an entire block.

The blase broke out at 7:45 and was stilt burning at 10 o'clock. The damage waa estimated at nearly $100,000. Sixty families were driven to the street. And occupants of several other houses in the neighborhood were pre paring to leave their homes wnen firemen got the blaze under control. HOOVER OFF FOR FLORIDA MONDAY Goes For 'Rest' on Penny Estate at Miami City to Have 'All-State' Fete in His Honor Tuesday Washington.

Jan. 17. Presl- dent-elect Hoover will leave here Monday at 10:30 a. for Miami Beach, Florida, where he will be the guest of J. C.

Penny on Belle Isle for a little more than a montn. Hoover expects to arrive at Miami at 1:30 p. Tuesday, to participate In a monster All-State demonstra tion which is being arranged in honor of his visit to the State which, with three others, in the once solidly Democratic South gave him a majority last fcovember. The Governor and other high State officials will be on hand to officially welcome the President-elect and it Is planned also to have all of the counties in the 8tate represented. After the welcoming: In Miami the President-elect and his party will proceed in escorted motor cars to Miami Beach and thence across a causeway to the Penny estate.

To Greet Belgians Washington, Jan. n-4JP) His vntia travpllncr thousands of miles over a telephone wire, President-elect Hoover on Saturday will address a celebration at Brussels to be attended by the King and Queen or ueiigium. Mr. Hoover will speak Into a telephone at his desk either at his May- (Oostlanea oa rage Two) ffij KILLED Poast Town, Ohio, Jan. 17.

Three members of a Baltimore and Ohio section crew were killed instantly and five others Injured seriously, some probably fataHy; here today when they were struck by a freight locomotive soon after starting the day's work. All the men lived at Middletown near here where the injured were taken. The accident occurred when the section crew stopped to watch a north-bound train pass on the double tracks where they were at work, failing to notice a south-bound frcistrt approaching; wfcfob hft them, COUP 3 RAILROAD Cars With Florida Tags Scrutinized Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 17-Pennsylvania persons operating cars bearing Florida license plates may find themselves in a peck of trouble, Registrar of Motor Vehicles Eynon, of the State Depart' ment of Highway, announced to day. He haa discovered that many tourists are buying thteir licenae tags in that State at a cheaper price and are driving back to Pennsylvania with the idea of op erating their care in this State with those plates.

PASSES AWAY Dr. Joseph Goldberger, Who Practiced Here 33 Years Ago, Dies From Mysterious Ailment in Washington Washington. Jan. y. Stricken while engaged in a study of the diets thought to cause the disease Joseph Goldberger, a United States Public Health Service Scien ter', died today at the Naval Hospital here following an illness of several months.

He was 54 years old. The fatal illness, started during his pellagra studies, however, was an enigma at his death to his fellow scientists. A post-mortem was planned by Dr. G. W.

McCoy, director of the Health Service's Hygienic La-bratory and a close friend of Dr. Goldberger, to determine the causa of 1 ,11 Dr. G. W. McCoy said that physicians attending the dead scientist, believed he suffered from some form of anaemia.

They did not agree on the typo of disease, however, and later concluded that some other, unde termined infection was the primary cauie of his sickness. His fatal illness occurred when he was experi menting with pellagra-preventive foods. Dr. Goldberger was born in Austria-Hungary, but came to this country with his parents when he was about seven years old. He graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York.

He later entered the public health service. Dr. Goidberger's first and only private practice before he entered the Public Health Service of the United States was in Wllkes-Barre. While attending Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City, he waa ad vised by a native of this city, whose identity has been forgotten- to locate nere as a favorable field. The young physician, upon gradu ating, about 33 years ago, came here.

openea an oreice and lived on South Washington street In the four years that he staved in the citv ne is said by doctors here who knew him then that Dr. Goldberger quickly established a fine reputation in his proression. Deciding to specialize, however, he took an examination and entered the United States Public Health service, with which he remained. MJUiS PICK BOY OF 1IDS AS MONARCH Bacha Sakas, Half Savage Youth Leads Rebels in Their Successful Drive gainst Amanullah May Win Vacated Throne Moscow' Jan. 17 OPLA report from Kabul received here today said that King Inayatullah, who succeeded his tonnepr Amanulkih a.s King of Afghanistan a tew aays agu.

himself abdicated. London. Jan. 17 fPU-Aiithnrtt aft trai reports received In London today indicate that Bacha Sakao rebel water bOV of the Afirhan wilrin mav mrrr ha seated upon the throne which King Auituiuiian nas vacaiea. Bacha Sakao is merelv a.

Vno meaning water-carrier. His real name is Habibullah Klian which is the same name as Amanullah's father who was assassinated In 1919 although there la nn ritatinnailn ka. tween the two families. British official advices now state that all Kabul except the Arg or Citadel in the center of thn rlfv lt In the hands' of Bacha Sakao. King Inayatullah who succeeded hU hrnthr Amnnnllah la rerwtrtl nered in the Citadel which ta th onlv part of the Capital now left in his control.

Kabul Is reported comparatively mi lot nrA iha fnrarn 1 Acra Inn at ajfai safe. Amanullah and Queen Souriya are now safe at Kandahar. Intimation in German unofficial fOoattanwA on VagV VvoJ NOTED DOCTOR. KNOWN HERE, NEW ELECTION I POM CASE Neither Glass Nor Brown Entitled to Presidency of Municipal Court Decision Orders Another Ballot Philadelphia, Jan. 17.

The State Supreme Court today decided that neither Judge Leopold C. Glass nor Judire Charles L. Brown was legally president Judge of the municipal court and directed that a new election be held to fill the office not later than next Monday. The case came before the Supreme Court when a dispute arose between the two judges as to who was the head of the court On January 7 the board of ten judges comprising tho court met for routine business and when a proposal was made to elect a President judge to succeed President Judge Glass the latter ruled that he had. been elected for five years, the term expiring In 1931.

Adherents of Judge Brown contended that Glass had been elected only to fill an unexpired term of a judge who resigned and not for a full term of five years. Six of the (en judges adjourned to another room and elected Brown President Judge, Judge Glass immediately called upon the Sheriff to guard his offices against Intrusion and the case was carried to the State Attorney General. Quo warranto proceedings were then Instituted in the Supreme Court In the name of the Attorney General. New York May Impose Gas Tax Albany, N. Jan.

17. (flV-Sew York State would be added to the list of 46 other States having a gasoline tax, under the unanimous recommendation two farm relief conferences, one called by Governor Roosevelt and the other by Republican Legislative leaders. A two-cent tax on gasoline was recommended by the two grouDS as one of the best solutions of the economic ills of agriculture. All States except New York now have a similar tax. Ml IlilLLL!) CI AUTO WS'.

ATFMCKin Pottsvllle, Jan Isadora Salco, priest of the Ri.j Orthodox church, and Thomas McCvu-Hon. both of Centrealia, Pa, were instantly killed and Mrs. Mary St was injured when their automobile collided with a machine dnvu by Joseoh Fernandez, of FrackviU. The accident ocurad on the Frack- vUle-Fountain Springs highway Bar FrackvlU. Both automobiles, crashed together head an, were cctv-pletely wrecked.

-Fernandes and the other occupants of his car escaped in-. Jury. Fernandez was arrested In this morning and was to be given a hearing tomorrow afternoon. In additiqn to the widow Father Salco is survived by eight children while McCullion is survived by his widow and seven children. AlcCullian's brother Joha died last Saturday and his aunt, Mrs.

SUFin McCyllian, was buried last September. 'MARIE RECOVERS Bucharest. Jan. 17. Queen who is convalescing from an attack of la grippe, will soon lave for a.

short visit in Constantinople Whila there she will be with American friends connected with Rohrt CoU-e and with the American Woman's Ciii-leg. SCHWAB ILL New York. Jan. IT. Chrtks ST.

Schwab, chairman of the board of Ui Hethlehem Steal Corporation. Is confined to his home on Riversid Driva with a slight stuck of induenia, grees so that it will take in fewer ot the properties in the Parsons area, which he said would reduce the property damage considerably and shorten a viaduct. It the latter scheme decided upon. Engineer Buckius agreed upon tm substitution to the straight hw Imposed highway. In order to eliminate some of the property damage.

Unable to Move House It wai, finally agreed that the engineer make further drawings outlining the proposed viaduct, the pro posed fill, and If possible secure so data as to what the property darat could be. When these drawings 1 figures are secured they will be for warded to the State Highway Depart ment at Harrisburg, with an app i to tht department to bear most of Engineer Backius was asked at meeting how it came that the Highway Department did nt 1 th Garvey dwelling in ouh, removed instead of aiiow it to stand as an batrucUoa In t-completing of the concrete pare Scranton. Ho stated that a Highway Depsrtmeut b.is tlon In townships but not a boroughs and that it la tbentforv hapless in this matter, as ths i located In the borough of Mobile. 1 sad when the road was boli b- an agreement waa reached w. Moosio to bear the expense of removing this property, but that the 1 Association lnttrfre has prevented the boroura from 1 In it, the price decWed urea I I toJWO.

nniTVi SCRAM ROAD WILL COST GREAT SE EXPECTED BLOWUP IN COUNTY AFFAIRS FAILS TO MATERIALIZE TODAY The installing of the proposed new highly connecting Kidder street in the East End district with that section of the Scranton highway at Du-pont will cost a gigantic sum, according to facta brought out at a confer ence this morning or city okii with Charles H. Buckius, district engineer of the State Highway Depart ment. The greatest coat to the city will be property damage in the Parsons section of, where it wis es timated by City Engineer waiter Johns in going over the drawings at the conference 43 houses will be affected, and that the total expenditure will be more than $300,000. In this district it win eitner be necessary to erect a vladucct over the properties or remove them entirelv and install a fill. If a fill is made a.strip 120 feet wide will be ne cessary through the district ana ir a viaduct is installed the width will not be more than 60 feet.

Twenty-Foot It is the purpose to make the con crete strip SO feet wide with a birm of five feet either side, according to the announcement made by Engl neer Buckius. He also supplied the information that certain sections of the Scranton highway, from the poin at Dupont to Scranton is to reio cated, and that the Electric city wui also have a big expenditure In prop erty damage to bear. Before the meeting: adjourned City Engineer Johns suggested that the course of the highway after leaving the city, might be changed few H- Will Rogers Gives His Idea Of Mr. Hoover's Cabinet (Copyright By The Times-Leader.) To the Editor of the Times-Leader: New York, Jan. 17 The favorite sport now of all newspapers and politicians is picking Mr.

Hoover's Cabinet ouf for him. Anybody that has ever endorsed a cigarette has been named to be on it. I dont' care how many of these "write-up" cabinets you have been picked on. The only one that is going to draw any salary is the one Mr. Hoover picks himself.

He is going to fool you when he picks his "All American." He is going to have so many business men on there that he will make politicians wish they had taken up some other life. Yours, WILL ROGERS. Although It had been reported that County Commissioners David M. Ros-ser and Leslie J. would renew their political war.

at today's meeting, and that one of these Republican office holders would form an organization with County Commissioner Conway to control the patronage of clerical and other county Jobs, today's meeting passed off quietly without any indications on the surface that harmony does not exist About a dozen spectators, most of them Job seekers, were on hand hopeful that the rumored "break" would come, but they were disappointed when only a short business session was held without any flaraips or dia-..