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DflCDMC- cr Oakland and Vicinity IUin atul wanner tonight and Sunday; frroli to strong southeasterly wind. Prrtt hMmtWmAl tVrwa trvt VOLUMK CI T11KF.K CKNTS SUNDAY TEN CENTS. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 192-1 Convrtahi. bv TIUWl'NK FublUhlna Co. IS 26 PAGES NO.

172 Srvi 0t Seven Die When BABY BURIAL ANCHAHD Victims of Mysterious Gas Accident (Ltd to right) WILMA. EDDIE nd VIRGINIA McLOUGHUN nd HOWARD CAMPBELL ho with Mn. Harriet McLoughlin were retcurd from death by gai in their home today by the police. IN JAIL UNTIL 17 DEAD, 100 FIRES LAID TO BUZZARD 'r -Jr. (jfS y- v-V: 1.

1 urn Gompers in Will Cuts Off Widow I FROM CITY'S JAIL BANNED rifr'i Plea to Hold Bites for Infant in Presence of Imprisoned Husband Grt Flat Refusal of Judge Sheriff Also Denies TToman'i Request to Free Spouse Lonr Enough to AttMid Funeral; Law Forbids It Hot prison ban would keep Frank Jandro from observing the iMt rltM for Mi Infant child, and the services would be bold In the jail ttaalf. If Mrs. Catharine Jandro eould And no other meanso he with Her mate in mis momen great sorrow. Bat prison regulations are Inexorable, and when the worda of eoasecretlon are pronounced ever the remains of the baby, only the mother may respond with a faint men. Frank Jandro, husband and father, will oheerve whatever soll-! tary rltee he may In hla prison Mil.

LAW DECREKS MAN REMAIN IN CELL. la a tearful appeal to Assistant IMetrlct Attorney Frsnk M. Khay and to Superior Judge Fred I). Wood, Mra. Jandro today tasked that her husband be permitted to leave the prison Just tone enough to attend the baby a funeral services.

Both Judge Wood and Shay sympathized with the woman, but said the matter waa eatlrely without their Jurisdiction and rested wholly with the sheriff. There waa no means by which they could temporarily release him from Jell, they Bald. The aherlff waa equally affected by the exceptional appeal but would not grant Jandro a temporary release. He had bn aeverely taken to task by a grand jury for doing just that same thing Just slice before, ho aald. REQUEST TO HOLD ItlTKH IX JAIL DENIED.

1 As a last resource, the mother aked that aha be permitted to hold funeral services In the Jalf so that Jandro could be present. Thla re-' Quest also was denied. i The pity of It la that It wus i for the Infant that Jandro cashed the fictitious checks that landed Mm In jail. The opening chapter of tho tragedy now being enacted here goes back to KnKland In the days of the war. tiermun air raiders came over the channel and pro- reeded to drop bombs on English towns.

A squfon of British anti-aircraft airplanes engaged the i raiders In combat. The battle In the air was valiantly fought, and I the Zeppelin was brought down In PROBE EXPECTED OH BRITTEN BILL1 Hearing on Measure Appro priating $101,400,000 for New Construction Likely to Bring Out Information Four Scout Cruisers and Gun Elevation on 13 Battleship) Proposed; Adjournment Is Taken for Holidays BT ASSOCIATE MTSS LEASED WIRE TO IRIBUHE WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Mem. bers of Congress favoring a Coni-gresslonal Investigation of the relative condition of the American Navy were centering their hopes todsy on tho Britten bill to appro priate $101,400,000 for new con struction ss a vehicle for hearings before tho House Naval Committee, which would satisfy their aim in tho investigation.

The bill waa Introduced by Rep resentative Britten, ranking Re. pucmcan on me naval committee. colncldentally with the paasage by the House lata yesterday of tho Navy supply bill, carrying nearly 300,000.000 for activities already authorized. Automatically referred to tho Naval committee, Britten said the hearings on tho measure would-serve to develop Information showing Just wherein tho American Navy now stands with regard to the 6-5-3 ratio provision of tho arms treaty. PROVISION MADE FOR ELEVATION OF GUNS.

In addition to building four scout cruisers costing $11,100,000 each, among other items, the bill would authorize the elevation of the turret guns on thirteen battleships at an aggregate cost of 600,000. The gun elevation Issue was again given the formal status of a pending legislative proposal coincident with announcement at the White House that the British government had conveyed a formal expression of Its view as to treaty provisions affecting ths proposal in Bote how before the State Department. An emergency Senate resolution to appropriate $100,000 for a flghf against poultry disease was rush- ed through the House and sent to President Coolidge for his signal ture. By PAUL R. MAXLON, -'j Vnittd Pnu Staff CoiTMpoalrat WASHINGTON.

Dec. 20. With" an incomplete record behind it and -an uncertain future ahead. Con gress adjourned today for ths Christmas holidays. During the past three weeks, two important measures have been tf- nally disposed of tho deficiency; and naval reconditioning bills, which Were hanging over from the 1 Ina On Muscle Shoals and tho postal salary raises, the Senate got lntl such a muddle that none of the' leaders can foresee the outcome.

The thirteen appropriation bills. which the HouseJa making; abort; work of, will require the Senate's attention as soon as It reconvenes. Three of them already have been passed by the House. opponents or tne unaerwooa Muscle Shoals bill, encouraged by their 41 to 29 victory on the Waisn amendment making leases subject in thi WHAml wntur nowei act. feel confident they will be able to defeat the measure after the recess.

STERLING TO Rt'SH BILL TO RAISE POSTAL RATES. Senator who Is In- charge of administration plans rush his bill for Increasing postal. rates to meet proposed raises In Salaries of postal clerks, declared he hoped to have his bilB before the Senate by January 6, tho date scheduled for consideration of the measure vetoed by President Coolidge. Hearings will be opened Tuesaay and speeded aunng in auiiuajra. House postoffice committee members have been requested to Join in the eession.

so that a separate i i i -Hi hearing will not be required on the House side. h- npnnnu for government development of the big California Boulder Dam project will be opened Monday by the Sen- ateilrrlgation committee, ana continued through the holidays. These two committees will be the only ones In session during the recess. Congress will reconvene December 29. 40-Pound Turkev Sent to President BT ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE CASPER.

Dec. 20. A Wyoming turkey raised by Mrs. Mabel Plcgott of Rlverton, weighing 40 pounds. Is bound for Washington, a Christmas gin President Coolidge from the Lions club of RJverton.

The turkey-won first prize at tho recent poul try show held In Casper and the. crate In which, It was shipped was domed by tn "Blue Ribbon." Japanese Cabinet Approves Budget LIASiD WIRE TO THatTWE TOKYO. Pec. 20. The Jpin cabinet today approved a total endlture of- 1.6:4.600,000 fn Dining Car Leaps From Bridge Into Icy Stream Below Fourteen Rescued From Cap sized Coach With Clothing Frozen to BT ASSOCIATED TRESS LIASLO Will TO TRIBUNE CHIPPEWA TAUJS.

Dee 20. Seven persons were killed here today when tho dining ear on the Boo Lino passenger train No. I plunged from a treitlo over the Chippewa river. A portion of the car la still submerged and wreckers were unable to say whether other bodies were held tinder tho water. Fourteen persons were taken from the ley waters of tho river, their clothing frozen to their bodies.

Tho rescus was accomplished by means of ladders lowered from tho trestle and by use of rowboats under the direction of the local police department, who rushed aid to tho accident. Tho derailment, which occurred at a point two miles from Irvine station, was caused by ths breaking of a switch bolt, In tho opinion of railroad men. Twro cars left the rails, ths diner and ths coach ahead of It. Tho coach bounded along tho trestle work, while the diner plunged fromthe roadbed, rolled over and landed upside down In the river. Ona of tho first bodies removed was that of a baby but up to 2:10 p.

m. no Identification had been made. One unidentified man and a woman are among tho dead. Among those rescued who are at tho hospital hero are Harry Jones of Sioux City, Iowa; Kenneth Henderson of Moose Jaw, John Henry Dunne of New York. None is expected to recover from Injuries and John Lewis a porter, la In critical condition.

REBEL. JAIL CHIEF Trotzkr Supporters Resent Attack on Loyalty of Leader Civil war Looms. -CXITED MESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE BERLIN, Deo. 20. Red troops supporting Leon Trotsky mutinied at Moscow and arrested M.

fitalln secretary-general of the Commun 1st party, Imprisoning him in their barracks, according to a dispatch to the Berliner Zeliung am Mltag from the Bucharest correspondent who quotes Odessa reports. Premier Rykov went to tho bar racks and sought unsuccessfully to obtain Stalin's release which was agreed to only upon condition that Stalin -resign the secretaryship of the Communist party. Loyal troops, according to the report, then stormed the barracks and many-were killed in the fight ing that ensued. Two generals are reported' to have come out publicly for Trotsky, -while the' tatter's supporters seized and occupied public buildings In many parts of Russia. It reported that supporters of Trot sky In Nlnjnln ovgorod and Kasan overwhelmed backers' of 51novlev Tho dispatch continued: "It la believed that in other cities conflict between Trotsky and Zln-ovlev has assumed the character of civil war.

The Russian embassy Berlin Branded' the report 'propaganda ana which we shrug our KRASSIX PROPOSED TRIP STIRS STORM. PARIS, Dec. 20. Leonid Kras sin's proposed trip to Moscow next month has stirred np a flurry of rumors and denials In which friends and enemies of Russia are joining with a After a soviet newspaper declared the: Russian ambassador was to leave next week and be gone indefinitely because negotla tlons scheduled for January have been postponed, the embassy Issued official communique saying: "The statement Is false from end end. Tho ambassador Intends make a personal report to the government at Moscow abont the middle of January." The Matin says that Krassln's trip-is, due to break down of preliminary negotiations between the ambassador and M.

Demonzle. These negotiations were to pave thaway for formal discussions of Russia's pre-war debts to France. Burning Home Who Disappears peared without giving the parents opportunity to express their gratitude. The man Is bellevedXto have been seriously burned in performing his herolo act, as others who attempted to enter tho building had been driven "a.ck by the TROOPS JURY MEETS School Official, Accused of $10,000 Embezzlement, Not to Seek Release Pending County Action I Audit of Books Goes On; Prisoner's Expectations of $11,000 From Relative in East Is Revealed I BERKELEY, Deo. 10.

Auditors continued today to check tho accounts of Clyde I. Blanchard, deposed secretary and business manager of the Berkeley Board of Education. After being held tn the Berkeley Jail all night, Blanchard was taken to tho county Jail this morning to await action by grand Jury on Tuesday. Hs announced thst ho would make no effort to gain his release by furnishing ball. Ho agreed voluntarily to remain In Jail until after tho grand Jury had met.

Inspector A. B. J. Woods, one of tho arresting officers In the Blanchard case, took Blanchard to tho county Jail. Whether Blanchard's aiiegea forgeries and embexzlements will exceed tho $10,000 discovered yesterday, Prof.

William B. Herms, president of tho Berkeley Board of Education and others on that body, say they cannot guess. Suspicions of Blanchard's dealings In the purchase and leasing of property for the new Hillslte school at Le Roy and La Loma avenues have been felt for some weeks. It Is declared. With this suspicion In -mind.

Prof. Herms, a former expert accountant, directed the activities of auditors to this phase of Blanchard's transactions with school money. NAME ON CHECKS ADMITTED AS FALSE Blanchard yesterday afternoon in his cell at Berkeley police ata tlon admitted that the "Avis In ley," used in endorsing checks on which the name of Arthur veeks, 1645 Uuclld avenue, was forged was a fictitious person. "There's no such person," he de clared. "Insley is my middle name and the 'Avis' I took out of the air- No, I am not protecting any body.

This is the truth." Further than that Blanchard has fused to talk, on the advice of his attorney, Charles O. Bruce, who is director of Americanization work in the Berkeley schools. FRIENDS KAY FAULT NOT ALL PRISONER'S Friends of Blanchard, while not minimizing the seriousness of his alleged offense, declare that he should not be forced to accept full responsibility for the "muddled" affairs of the board of education. That members of the board of education had cognizance of the fact that Blanchard opened a "special" account in the First National bank, where rents. Insurance and other money was deposited, Is their state ment.

Director Lester HInk, well known Berkeley merchant, admitted today that he. Blanchard. has asked him about such an account before he opened It. I told him that I thought It would bj all right if he obtained the signature of the president of the board to all checks drawn," said Hlnk. HInk declared that he had no cognizance of Blanchard's short comings other than "rumors on the street" until the discrepancies were actually discovered in the audit.

"I merely thought it was a matter of Blanchard taking too many liber ties, that's all," he said. That Blanchard's alleged forger- es were made to provide funds to tlae nlm over until he received returns from mining stock in the east was also learned today. Blan chard told co-workers that he ex pected a check for $11,000 from a deal which an uncle in the east was negotiating for him. HOME, AUTOMOBILE AND RANCH PURCHASED Blanchard In addition to build ing; his home at 845 Indian Rock avenue and purchasing an automo bile on time" is declared to have been buying a $10,000 date ranch in the southern part of the state In addition, it is stated, he had the care of his parents in the east, both of whom are ill, partly upon his shoulders. He has a wife and two children.

His wife's delicate condition is also declared to have caused him additional anxiety. The board of education yesterday afternoon postponed the appointment of a successor to Blanchard, although Director Carl Bartlett, urged that Vincent McHale, examiner for the Federal Land Bank, be named at once. According to members of the board of education there is but 200 remaining in the "Insley" ac count at the bank. What has become of a balance of $9800 they say they do not know. Prof.

Herms today offlclallly directing the udlt of Blanchard's books. Al though Blanchard is not under bond, members of the board of education declare that their bond will protect tho city of Blanchard does not make good his alleged embezzlements. Wall Street Firms Give Away 40 Million NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Christ mas bonuses amounting to 00.000 are being distributed by Wall Street firms. It Is estimated.

Cold Wave's Toll Reach ing Into Millions Due to Damage to Railroads, Wire Lines and to Farmers Rain Predicted for the State Willi Moderating Weather; Snow Covers rsorthwent as Gales Sweep Coast BT tTfTTED RA8 LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE ST. IAJHS, 1WC. Two persons are dead here as result of tho storm which virtually has Isolated Missouri and southern Illinois. More than 6000 travelers are stranded here wait! ng for outgoing trains which are running from eight to twelve boor behind time. CHICAGO.

Deo. 10. Handi capped by almost paralyzing tem peratures, tho Middle West today struggled to recover from tho most disastrous cold wave and storm of tho winter. Damage estimated In tho mil lions of dollars has been levied on telephone and telegraph companies, railroads, Interurban lines In big cities, rural communities and farm ers. Six deaths In tho Chicago area wera attributed to tho cold.

More than 100 fires duo to overheating apparatus, occurred hero during tho night, when the thermometer ranged from five to 12 below zero. Traffic suffered serious Interruption. BREAK IN COLD SPELL PREDICTED KANSAS CITT, Dec 20. With rail and wire communication still badly demoralized, a break In the sub-zero weather that has prevailed over the Middle West was due today, according to the weather bureau here. Temperatures were expected to go as high as II above.

In Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, many, towns were completely isolated by tho storm. Three persons died in Oklahoma as a result of tho bitter cold; one man froze to death near Wathena, and a 16-year-old girl was killed here last night while coast ing. OKLAHOMA CITT, Dec. 20. Oklahoma expected to dig out of the worst cold snap in five years today.

The mercury registered three above at o'clock this morning here and was expected to mount to the thawing point by noon, the weather bureau said, Trains from tho north still were many hours late. FOUR PERSONS DIE IN MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE, Deo. 20 With four persons dead, many others in hospitals suffering from frostbite, Milwaukee today was in the grip of the coldest weather of the season with the mercury hov ering around 14 degree below zero. Hundreds of families without coal and proper clothing appealed to welfare organizations for aid. Two men and a boy were killed In traffic accidents and a woman succumber of exhaustion, after walking several blocks through the storm.

COLUMBUS, Dec. 20. A polar blast, sweeping out Of the northwest, struck Ohio today. Snowstorms, propelled high winds, are in immediate prospect Temperatures dropped as much as 40 degrees during the night in many parts of tho states. Traction lines and trains were behind sched ule.

Dayton, Bryan, Toledo and other Ohio cities were cut off by wire irom cieveiana. Kepair crews worked feverishly throughout the night, restoring communication. The mercury in Columbus had dropped to 8 degrees at 8 a. m. At the same hour it was 15 in Cleveland.

DENVER, Dec, 20. Below zero weather prevailed over Rocky Mountain states today despite a weather forecast of fair and warmer. Some suffering was reported among livestock in Colorado and Wyoming. Temperatures ranged from 86 below in Lander, to eight above In Roswell. N.

Sheridan, near the Montana State line, reported 18 below and Yellowstone National Park, 26 below. Rain Forecast For California Sunday With strong gales blowing along the cost and rain predicted for all of the states north of the Te-hachapl mountains, California may (Continued on Page 2, Col. Baby Rescued From By Heroic Stranger SPECIAL BY WIRE TO TUT TRIBUNE SACRAMENTO. Dec. 20.

Plunging into the flaming ome of Mr. and Mrs. W. Rasmussen at Ben Alt late last night, ah unidentified man rescued their 11-months-old baby from a burning crlh, restored the child to its mc'her, and dlsap- Is at an to to an had BK Police Investigate Near-Tragedy in "winch Fiv Were Found Unconscious. ToUre are Investigating the cause of the gas poisoning of Mrs.

Harriet McLoughlin, 839 Isabella street, her three small children. Wilms. Eddie and Virginia and her small nephew. Howard Campbell, who were found lying on a bed In the McIyOURhlln home early today by pollfe. They were rushed to the emergency hospital In the police ambulance and revived and ars now believed to bo out of danger.

Mrs. McLoughlin told the police when she regained consciousness thst she hnd risen from her bed to light a gns heater, snd had then returned to her bed for a moment. Phe remembered more, she bntll she found herself In tho hospital. Mrs. Erma Mortattl.

2375 Pan Pablo oven1 who arrived at the McLoughlin home as the ambulance was carrying the five victims away, told the police that she was called on the telephone early today by McLaughlin, father of the children and an employee of the American Express company. McLoughlin told her, she said, that his family was ill, land he asked her to visit, them Inter In tho day. Alamedan Killed by Interurban Train ALAMEDA, Dec 20. William Gilbert, 54. 102 Central avenue, was Instantly killed when struck by a westbound Southern Pacific electric train on Lincoln avenue last night.

Westbound trains are using the left hand track at the point where Gilbert was killed, the other track being under repair. Apparently not knowing this, Gilbert did not endeavor to avoid tho oncoming train. K. G. Gales, 1810 Kncln.nJ avenue, was motor-man of the train that struck Gilbert.

Child Assailant' Hunted by Sheriff SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20. A county wide search was instituted by Sheriff Ellis Jones today for a man who attacked Ruby Mark-ham, 12-year-old milk maid, as she was driving her father's cows home from pastor. The attack occurred about a mile from the girl's home In a suburb. The girl told deputy sheriffs that she strug gled with the man and finally broke from his grasp.

Indian Confesses Slaying His Rival SCSANVILLE, Dec. 20. Russell Pinte, an Indian youth, has confessed to the murder of Indian Billy Baker who was found dead In the Italian quarter last Sunday evening. The killing waa overthe affections of an Indian maid. Pinte confessed, according to the police, that he beat Baker to death with a POISONED I' Mrs.

Sylvia Friedenthal Ends life "Wbile Husband Is Shopping. Despondent from 111 health, Mrs. Sylvia Friedenthal, wife 6fJsaac I. Friedenthal, a traveling sales man, suddenly broke off preparations to entertain guests this evening, and hanged herself today in the basement of her home at 1032 Winsor avenue. Her body was found a few minutes later by her 6-year-old son, Robert.

Friedenthal was downtown shop ping at the time. Ha returned home laden with gifts of the sea son, and found that his wrife'r'tody had been taken to the morgue, Mrs. Frledenthal's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.

Monhelmer, of Seattle have been visiting in Oakland, an are stopping at the St. Mark hotel, Until a late hour today, when they were reached by friends of the family, they were expecting to be guests at dinner this evening at their daughter's home, together with Rabbi Rudolph I. Coffee. jiesioes ner nusband and son Mrs. Friedenthal Is survived by 22-months-old daughter, Eleanor, Mrs.

Friedenthal returned to her home three weeks ago from the Eastliay Sanitarium. She had com plained since of feeling depressed, but this morning apperaed cheer ful. At about 9 o'clock her husband left for a shopping expedition downtown, after making plans with his wife for tonight's dinner. Mrs. Friedenthal continued with her housework, and gave a number of instructions to the maid.

Then ehe disappeared into the basement. A few minutes later her son's screams told the maid, and a nurse, who were working upstairs, of the tragedy. Investigation showed that Mrs. Friedenthal had Used a trunk strap, and had hanged herself from a beam In the basement cell ing. Ruth Chatterton and Leading Man Marry BY UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE NEAV YORK, Dec.

20. Ruth Chatterton, comely and popular young leading woman of "The Magnolia Lady," and Ralph Forbes, the leading" ma she taught to love her as well off the stage as on. will be Mr. and Mrs. when they appear at the Shubert this evening.

They were married In the Church of the Be loved 1 I 1 here this after noon. UISS CHATTERTON. Forbes came to this country from England in "Havoc," and later became Miss Chatterton's leading man. He resembles the Prince of Wales. Two Children Die As Fire Razes House DETROIT." Dec.

20. Two children were burned to death and three others rescued, one with perhaps fatal burns, when fire de stroyed the house of Clinton E. Whitman at Fernadale, a suburb. The dead: John Francis Johnson, 4, and Mildred Whiteman. 2.

Clin ton Whitsman, Is believed have suffered fatal burns, and Evelyn and Emma Whiteman were se verely burned on face and hands. An overheated stove Is believed to have caused the fire. Woman, Girl Die in Rooming House Fire CARDIN. Dec. 20.

Mrs. Olden Lewis and her 2-year-old daughter were burned to death here yesterday when a rooming house was destroyed by fire. DIMMER HOSTESS HANGS HERSELF Bequest Limited to Dowry Rights Demanded by Law; Sons Get Bulk. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

The will of the late Samuel Gompers, labor leader, probated here today, left the bulk of his estate to his three sons and allotted to his wife the minimum amount -required by law. The will was drawn November 8 this year to supersede the one made In 1921 when he married his second wife, leaving his entire property to her. The will probated today said: "If Gertrude A. Gompers shall not be my lawfully wedded wife at the time of my death, she shall not receive any part of my estates and the whole shall be divided -among my other heirs." The amount of the estate was not revealed. FIRST WILL HAD GIVEN WIFE BILK.

The will was accompanied by a mutilated copy of another, made previously, which had been torn across the race and on it was written: "I cancel and revoke this will." Under the cancelled will, which had been executed September 21, the labor leader, after providing for a number of specific bequests, left the bulk of the estate to Ills widow, Gertrude A. Gompers, to whom he was married April 16, 1921. LAW INSISTS ON DOWRY TOR Mrs. Gompers was Mrs. Gertrude Nevschler, of New York, and when married her age was given as She was his second wife.

Under the laws of the District of Columbia, dower rights of a Widow may not be taken away. Kequests or iioo each were made by Gompers to six organiza tlons for the purpose of buying an American flag for each. The organizations are the American Federation of Labor, the Cigarmakers' International Union, Cigar Makers Local No. 144, New York; pawson Lodge of Masons, Washington; the Washington Lodfre of the Klks, nnd the New York Lodge of the Klks. The remainder of the estate was bequeathed to his granddaughters, Henrietta and Ethel Mitchell, and his sons; Samuel Henry and Alexander J.

Gompers In equal shares. Samuel J. Gompers was named executor. Gage Admits He Killed Son's Wife Matthew E. Gage, who on Aug ust 14 last shot and fatally wound ed his daughter-la-law, Mrs.

Bertha Gage, because she had persuaded her husband, Floyd Gage, to order him from their home, appeared un expectedly in the court of Judge Fred V. Wood this morning and changed his plea to guilty. Ho asked for immediate sentence on a charge of first degree murder, but Judge Wood saying he must deliberate on the case. Sentence will be imposed next Tuesday morning, according to Judge Wood's order. Gage was Identified by Mrs.

Gage before her death as the man who shot her. He was accompanied this morning by his attorney, C. L. Ormaby. Mrs.

Frank W. Stearns, of Boston, the Cooldlge closest friends, will come early In the week. The choir of the First Congregational church, whicVthe President and Mrs. Coolidge attend, will Blng Christmas carols from the north portico on Christmas evs as last year, and Coolidge at dusk will turn a switch, lighting the big national communis Christmas tree, I planted In Sherman Park, south of tne Treasury. I 1 fames near Londonderry, Ireland.

But down also came the airplane which had stopped Its career et (error. Amid the wreckage the rescuers found six dead men and Frank Jandro, as good as dead. Probation officers and courts have determined that Jandro had e.ulte a'record In the east for issuing fictitious checks and they did not grant his plea for probation. Others of less authority who 1 1 have Investigate', the sad lot of the Jandroa say that his Injuries reoelved In the airplane crush make him not responsible for hi I actions. FAITHFt'L TO HIM THKOir.II ORDEAL.

But Catherine Jandro knows what kind of a man he is, and she has never turned from' him. Since he went to jail ehe has worked for him and the baby. She knows that It waa when she could not work and was out of employment that he Issued the check which was to buy clothes for the baby yet unborn. Is'ow It Is all over. The baby Is dead.

Jandro will be free In a year and they can start out life anew. Yet If Is the Christmas season, and Instead of lavishing love and pres-, enta upon her baby the mother must put It away In the earth nnd trv to forget. Alone, she says ehe will find this hnrd to do. s) Commission Plan for Muscle Shoals Urged TTKITFT) PRFSS tZASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.

The proposal to refer the Muscle Shoals question to a commission for study Is gaining ground, Sena-toor Smoot, a Republican leader, announced today after a eall st the White House. "I believe the senate ultimately wilt adopt the commission plan of disposing of Muscle Shoals rather than adopt the Underwood bill," Bmoot declared, confirming United Fress dispatches of last Tuesday. Coolidges Take Friends on Cruise ST ASSOCIATED fRFs LIAIID WIRE TO TRIBtntK WASHINGTON, Dec. JO. Several friends were Invited by President and Mrs.

Coolldga today to be guests of an. afternoon and evening cruise down tho Totomao on the Mayflower. White House Christmas to Be Quiet; Coolidge to Light Community Tree BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Christmas at the White House will be very quiet this year because of the death within the past twelve months of the younger son of President and Mrs.

Coolidge. Plana for the observance pt the holiday season are most simple. John, son of the President, who Is attending Amherst College, will arrive home Sunday, and Mr. and flames. The house was destroyed, -the coming ymr..