Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1922, Page 3

~ When finished. Which is to be select- - mow is the time to have it done. bound. NAVY STOPSWORK . ONT4 GIANT CRAFT Scrapping or Conversion to Merchant Ships in Store for 11 War Vessels. In anticipation of ratification -of the naval limitation treaty, whick rosulted - from the Washington con- ference, and under which only three " of the vessels involved will be com- pleted as war craft, Secretary of the Navy Denby yesterday afternoon, un- der direction of President Harding, suspended construction work om fourteen capital ships. Eleyén of the ships will be scrapped or con- verted to merchant ships under the treaty provisions. The action of Secretary Denby was taken aftep Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. had consulted with President Harding on the terms of the treaty affecting she new ships. ‘The President approved the sugges- tion_ that work be immediately sus- pended . on_the eight superdread- noughts and six battle cruisers. It is estimated the building operations thus halted have cost the government approximately $5.000,000 a month. Contracts to Be Canceled. Following ratification of the treaty contracts for the new ships will be canceled. The ultimate cost to the government of this cancellation can- not be determined in advance, but naval officials believe that a. consid- erable saving will be made through Yesterday's action. Only one capital ship under con- struction was exempted from the suspension order. She is the Col- oradé, more than 90 per cent com- plete, and which will be retained in the permanent fleet. ‘Vessels on which work was ordered stopped included eight first class battleships: The Washington, at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation the West Virginia, Newport New Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; the South Dakota, New York navy yard; the Indiana, New York navy yard; the Montana, Mare Island navy yar the North Carolina, Norfolk navy yard; the Iowa, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Massachusetts, Bethlehem .;'hi!’blllldlng Corporation, Fore River, a. \ Work was also ordered suspended on six battle cruisers as follows: Lexington, Bethlehem . Shipbuilding Corporation; Constellation, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; Saratoga, New York Ship- building corporation; Ranger, New- port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Compa Constitution and United States, Philadelphia navy yard. The work on the eight battleships stood from 11 per cent complete on the Massachusetts to 70 per cent complete on the West Virginia on January 1, while the construction on the battle cruisers is not sp far ad- ‘anced, running from 3.8 per cent on the Ranger to 32.4 per cent on the Saratoga. ‘Will Complete One of Them. ‘While work on the battleships West Virginia and .Washington v‘\t:s or- dered stopped, one of these ships will be completed and added to the fleet ed for completion has not been de- cided. but it has been indicated that the West Virginia probably will be named. It is believed by Navy offi- cials that she can be finished more cheaply than the Wash;nslon, a sis- or "ship of the wpost-Jutland class like the Colorado. With the Colorado, the veswel thus selected for completion will make up the two Battleships “of the West Vir- ginia class” which the United States i to retain to_rep! the Delaware and North Dakota of the present fleet, which will be scrapped on com- Dpletion of the new: vessels. The pair form_the American..equivalent under io agreement of the treaty for Japanese retention of the battleship Mutsu. : The other battleships on which work was stopped are of the 40,000- ton type, armed with twelve sixteen- inch guns, excluded from future na- val establishments of the treaty powers. : Of the six battle cruisers, two are to be completed as airplane carrigrs, but work of converting them to that type SPECIAL NOTICES. MR. HUGHES TO TAKE REST Secretary of State Preparing to Go to Bermuda. Secretary Hughes has arranged to take a #acation of two weeks in Ber- muda, ‘and Undersecretary Fletcher will-have charge of the conduct of foreign affairs during 'his absence. Secretary Hughes expects to sail from New -York in a few days. He said hat the, main purpose of his trip as to visit his daughter, who ha been in Bermuda for several mont! and also to seek recreation for him- self, He made it plain that¢his health had suffered no ill-effects from the strenuous activities of the past three months in connection with the arms conference, ‘wul not be undertaken until the troaty has been ratificd. Plans’ for the conversion in cordance with Itgeaty restrictions = . now in prepa- ration. Three of the snips are practi- ically at the same point in construc- tion. The'two to be retained have not ibeen selected. . 5 Other Steps to Be Taken. ’ Further steps toward the -carrying Into execution of the naval limitation treaty wiil be taken by the Navy Deg ipaftment with the sule of obsoletd | predreadnaughts slated for scrapping junder the treaty. It was said today {that this work would be done prior to jthe ratification of the trcaty, since tho vessels ar@ regarded as of no military value and would have-beén disposed of even had no_treaty been negotiated. Two such old battieships were sold for junk while the treaty conference was still in progress. Secretary Denby's suspension order jwas the first major step toward car- rying out of the limitation treaty. A: iyet plans for actual scrapping of the vessels as required by the treaty within a fixed time after ratification by all signatory powers have not heen completed. A special technical board of officers is working out de- tails of this program. The treaty al- lows scrapping by any one of several methods, and the board is to recom- mend the best method to be followed with_each new or old ship to bo dis- posed of. ' KEEP PARLEY COST IN LIMIT. Secretary Flefcher Predicts $300, 000, Original Amount, Sufficient. ‘The expectation that the arms con- ference would cost American tax- payers no more than the original ap- propriation of $300,000 made by Con- gress was expressed yesterday by Un- dersecretary of State Fletcher, who has been in charge of arrangements and disbursements for the conference. Secretary Fletcher said that while the entire appropriation had been ex- pended, it was believed the bills yet to be met, all he said of amounts, could be paid out of the al- lowance for-contingent expenses of the State Department. —President Harding, the secretary said, was most anxious that the cost of the confer- ence be kept within the $300,000 appro- priation. House Favors Reduction. Members of the naval committee reported that there was strong senti- ment in the House for a sharp reduc- tion in personnel on the greund that with many war craft scrapped and likelihood of war remote, there was no need for a naval _personnel of 100,000 men or more. While so House members are urging a reduction to as ow a figure as 50,000, a number of representatives have declared them- selves as opposed to a reduction in personnel. The latter hold that with the number of naval ships reduced it is fmperative to keep a full crew com- plement on every vessel remaining in service. Action probably will not be taken for the present, at least, by the House naval committee toward stopping construction of battleships and cancel- ing of contracts. At an executive session_of the committee yesterday it was said to have been generally that the committee should await a tion by_the President along this line. As an_earnest of the purpose of the United States government °to carry out promptly the spirit as well as the letter of the agreement of the arms conference against further for- tification of the islands of the Pacific, Secretary Weeks already has canceléd orders for strengthening the defenses of the Philippine islands. —_— In_Tibet one son at least of every amily must join the church, partly from spiritual motives, partly to gain the temporal protection of the monas- teries, most powerful factor in the country. SPECTAL NOTICES. - CONSOLIDATED CAR FOR . HOUSEHOLD oods for California about February 25th. uced rates and quick service. Security Storage Com| 140 15th_at. Jissege Company, MO0 Jith et . - - Asbestos Roofing Cement Cements leaks, preserves and keeps any of roof. I will apply same and roof for J years ‘will repair all leak: from natural causes free of charge. Aiso .ol:g bulk. 5-gal. buckets, $1 gal.. delivered. 10. Madison Clark, 1314 ave. 8. 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LIMITED AIM AIDED Mr. Hughes Says Effects, However, Are Unboundeh : Sees Other Navies Cut. - Secretary. Hughes, replying “to an address by Ambassads Chile at’ a- meeting..of governors of the Pan-American Unjon | yesterday,-declared that the armh Jim- itation conference cannot fail.to have effect in other countries: = Continuing, the Secretary sald: I have said that the conferchce had a certain definjte and limited "aim. That is true, and ‘that-is the reason why the conference su The am- bassador of Chile has well observed, however, that .its_effects are ‘not as limited ‘as its _definite- pu e naval powers which were engaged in ac- tive and really wasteful. competition i the building of monster ships for fight- ing purposes have reduced their navies and agreed upon ah effective limitation. “The indirect effect of that, I think, is very great. The fact that sea power has been bounded In this matter is a considerable achievement, the example of waich cannot fail to have effect in other countries. e Sees Other Navies Reduced. “Peopies are not disposed at this time to see moneys raised by taxation spent unnecessarily on instruments of destruc- tion. 1 take it that the powers not rep- resented in this conference will volun- tarily very largely limit their expendi- tures for military and naval pu because of the public opinion aroused throughout the world through the work that this conference has done. “It is true taat we did not sucgeed in effecting a limitation of auxiljary craft— that is, a limitation by agreement. But in limiting the size and number of these capital ships, with respect to which the competition in construction was most keen; there has been in practical results a limitation upon auxiliary craft which will be ohsered in every country. There will be no dispesition to permit extrava- nt outlays for these purposes. Desirgd to Co-Operate. “Again, in connectich with the difi- cult far eastern problems, it has.con- clusively been shown that where there is a disposition to reach ami- cable adjustments it is not profitless to take counsel together. The 1aos acute difficulties can be. settled. In this conference there was, on tne part of all the delegations, a generous desire to' co-operate that was mani- fested at every stage of the proceed- ings. We spent no time over details of procedure, We all had our na- tional interests to safeguard; we pro- ceeded as directly as possible to the ends to be attained. ink there is more hope imthe world today because of what was achiewed. We have had aspirations; we have had an inten: desire to promote -peace, but the way has been difficult and concrete dis positions have been relatively rare. It is fortunate that renewed * hope may now spring up among the peo- Ples of the earth that this dream Which has been entertained so long is not incapable of realization. We have at least teken a long stride for- ward toward the goal that we have set before us. This hemisphere. is peculiarly devoted to the interests of peace. Our relations are intimate; our interests are interlaced and the condition which in all our. countries we st desire is that of peaceful in- dustry and happy intercourse with reciprocal advantages. “I hope that you will feel in Latin America that while you were not di-. rect participants in this conference you are all strengthened and reas- sured because it has been held.” Semor Mathieu Speaks. Sepor Dr. Beltran Mathieu, Chilean ambassador and dean of the Latin American diplomatic corps, !Wke.klh P as follows: x ‘'The world’s “opinion has_been or Mathieu of | |did, in the course of “detafling,” put | '! | formed as to the results of the Wash-/| ington conference, which has Yust brought its labors to a close with the-| plaudits of all mankind ringing in its oars. Although l(tendlncasub'vn the conference was limited to certain countries and to special interests, its effects were not so limited. The spirit of the conference, the patient and wise labors of the statesmen who composed it, have created an atmos- phere and pointed out the way. More than this, it has awakened a univer- sal consclence that now believes in peace, that confldes in peace and will, in the future, force the nations to 8eek peace by means of those methods tather than by resort to force of arms.” REFUNDING SOON TO BEGIN Early Negotiations Regarding 11 Billions Foreign Debt. Negotiations looking toward the re- funding of the eleven-billion-dellar debt owed the United States by for- elgn nations will be opened at a very early date, 1t was said at the Treas- ury. Officials said that while no definite schedule had been arranged for in- auguration of the refunding negotia- tions, ‘it was probable that debts of the various countries would be taken up in the order of volume. This sched- ule, if followed, would mean negotia. tions involving the British debt would be undertaken first and then thedebts of France, Italy, Belgium and finally the smaller European nations. SUES DANCE HALL OWNER. éropflehr of Rooming House Asks for Injunction. = Music hath charms, but if kept up too late at night is objectionable, ac- cording to the complaint made to the District Supreme Court by Grace V. Hartman, -who conducts a rooming house at 709 D street northwest. She asks, the court. to enjoip Joseph W. Cain, said to be the owner of a dance hall at 406 7th street northwest. Through. Attorney C. T. 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Browning of the Cordova. tments, this city, a cadet-at- large- at the United States Military Academy, subject to the usual en- tragce examination. On the nomina- tion of Senator Weller of Marylan: John P. lam P. been d d, I-the forms to hold it were acad-| tailed ‘reports. FAIL TO PLACE RESPONSIBILITY = |NAVYHOLIDAY MEANS | FOR APPROVING THEATER STEEL : RLEY’SSUGGESS Effort Made at Knickerbocker Inquest to _ Determine Who Had Charge of Inspec- Efforts to-definitely fix the respon- sibility for Inapection of the steel roof ¢raming in the Knickerbocker Theater iring urse: of .the exami: of Inspector.J. R; Down ‘Knickerbocker, . inquest * Yesterdsy talled,. ¢ - ; John Howard Ford, 2000 1 northwest, ' contractor for work, /admitted -that he change: plans,.but said that the changed plans were approved by the building inspec- tors. Howéver, he admitted that he in beams:that were not on the plans, but added that’they were for the pur- pose_of “stiffening: X Inspector ~ Downman was inter- roga?ea at great length by Maj. Gor- don, United States district atorney, in an effort.to bring out just who was responsible for the steel work. He would'not admit that he was charged with the job, but said. that in gen- eral way” he was to watch the steel work. He was a concrete inspector. Hewever, he sald that he was not subordinate of E. G. Curtis, the other inspector on the job, now dead. Maj. Gordon tried to get from him the point as to whether Curtis was the responsible party, bat the ques- tion was evaded by the statement that he did not want. to ‘put the respon- on any one. ‘lgltmrhe opening of the afternoon. session yesterday Coroner Nevitt ask- ] ed John Ritchie, chief clerk of the building inspector's office, when Mr. Curtis, who was.one of the inspectors on_the Knickcrbocker, died. The witness said it was either Janu- ary or June of 1918, which was after the completion of the building. He was then about seventy-three years old, the witness added. 2 “What was his physical condition?” asked the coroner. “Surprisingly good,” Mr. Ritchie re- fed. DA few ‘years before death., Ritchle continued, Mr. Curtis suffered an ill- ness. Later he regained his strength for a time, but underwent an opera- tion, following which he died. Questioned About Mentality. The coroner then asked the witness as to the mental alertness of Mr. Cur- ‘For & man of that age it'was little short of remarkable,” said Ritchie. efficient, painstaking and conscientiou: Before the lunch recess District At- torney Gordon had.asked Ritchie to look through the report sheets of Mr. | Curits for reference tp the steel work on the building. In the afternoon Mr. Ritchie stated that he found no additional reference to steel specifically, other than the one he had read at the morning ses- sion. ‘Was there a steel inspector also?” the- district attorney inquired. Mr. Ritchie replied that there was an -~ inspector—Mr. Downman—who kept track principally of the prog- ress of the steel work. He was en- gineering computer, and his work was that of concrete inspector. the witness said. “It means secured, as being safe, as in contradistinction to being secured to something,” said Mr. Ritchie, in re- sponse to a request from Maj. Gordon for a definition as to the phrase “roof secured” appearing on the reports. He continued reading the reports by date. Report Notes Read. “August 16. See Mr. Wagner in re permit for cellar entrance projegtion, the report said, - 4 This note apbeared on several subse- quent reports. /The August 21 report sald otified fi. ‘Wagner that permit would not be i“"u for over five feet from projection ugust 25, 1917. Notified Mr. Scott of “Mr. Wagner's. office to remove rétaining walls,” report notes. So on through part of September there were nothing but stereotyped routine reports: “September 12. Saw Mr. Wagner in re removal of—" R “I suppose he meant retaining wall, witness commented, after deciphering a portion of the report. He could not make out a note on September 18, expressirig the belief that it had to do with the projections previously referred to. On the back of report dated October 23, 1915, were data for daily reports. On the reverse were notations that :a-.us ‘were properly anchored and le- ¢ The inspector made notations also that -the work complied with dimen- :illn! required -in- the building rexu’:- ons. The data made on this re) he said, were taken from the pm at time of issue and kept-in the inspec- tor’s pocketbook until the structure ‘was completed.. J Reference to Knickerbocker. “What {8 there on that report to indicate that the data referredvtt,; the Knickerbocker?" asked Ringold Hart, | lllllztlnt corporation counsel. “It says, ‘owners, Smallwood and Cassidy. ~Address: residence, O. K. Southwell,’ it looks like,” he com. mented. It contained also the square-num- ers. “That identifies it with, the - arbgckar!’l Mr. Hai i Knlc)f “Ye, 8] wit: 5o oo dkde(t 5 ness respo; Mr. Ritchie was the:qéitected by Maj. Gordon to hand the reports to the jury so they could see the form. The members of the jury examined them closely. Jullan R. Downman, engineer and computer in the District building department, and at the time th Knickerbocker Theater permit wa: taken out said he was asi lA-;n.nt building nu?eeto” 6 you an engineer asked Coroner Nevitt: °'° s “I am a graduate engineer,” the ‘witness reSponded. “I was inspector of concrete onthe Knickerbocker Theater. I had ch: of that from the very first slab, down near the boiler room, I think., Then there was a slab over -the ‘ticket office. - ‘On "the next floor was ' another slab. I inspected that. Then there was a balcony slab, which ‘was lald in sections.” - “Did you have anything to do with the steel work?” asked Coroner Nevitt. “Of course, if I saw anything wrong 1 would report it,” witness responded. “Were you there when the iron work was put up?”.Coroner- Nevitt continued. “Well, in a general kind of a way,” witness sald. . | Maj. Gordon then took the witness. "W?;ch one of you inspected the was in charge and-interested in ‘placing the. steel in the concrete, and you might say, in the structure itself.’ i Says He Was Not Responsible. - *“Was it your duty to seée if any- thing was wrong with steel?” asked Maj. Gordon. “Na, sir. Mr..Curtis was the in- spector in charge of the building. I don’t want, however, to be put in ‘the light of placing any responsibility on _any one. “Were you a subordinate to Maj. Curtis?’ Maj. Gordon interrogated. “Not by any means. - Concrete at that time was just coming to.the Do My forritory “covered the urpose. T e vpvhola city, sald the witness. “Were you supposed to determine the mixture of the concrete or now. it was laid on the rest of the build-~ ing?” asked the District attorney. “I.was thére to see that concrete was properly mixed, poured gnd that proper,”. the told to read his de- Taking .up one December : 21,1916, he ”: say-that'he found & ‘memorandum, ‘witness_replied. ‘Then he was tion—Admits Change in Plans. ?zncd #J. P. H.” which he said, was . _P. Heale: g t said ‘Please. add to_your. list fckerbocker - Theater, 18th and Columbia road.” S “Now look through your reports and see whether you made any refer- ence .other, than progres: Gordon directed, adding; ~“l want:any comment as to ‘what was going on.” ; Takes Antagonistic “Attitude. . ‘Maj. Gordon conld not get a' direct answer from the witness, so he in- structed him .to examine the, reports and come back-and testify today. ‘When - Ringold ‘Hart took the wit- ness, he assumed an antagonistic at- titude, saying: ! “I want to know who's questioning me.” ‘Mr. Hart, assistant corporation counsel of the District. “Oh, 1 helf] your pardon, Mr. Hart,” 8al witne! Mr. Hart asked him if he saw any- thing out of the ordinary during the construction period. 'No,” the witness said. He was then excused, John Howard Ford, president and general manager of the Union Iron ‘Works, then was called. He said that his predecessor, C. A. Schnelder's Sins, furnished the steel for the theater. Tells of. Substitution. Maj. Gordon examined the witness at some length to bring out the for- mation of the Union Iron Works, suc- cessors to C. A. Schneider's Sons. Wit- ness Ford tified that he was presi- dent and manager of the Union Iron ‘Works, and held the controling in- terest in the company. He had been with the predecessor as engineer and computer, and in that capacity ex- amined the plans for the Knicker- bocker as soon as it became known it was to be bulilt. > He could not remember where he first examined the plans, and said that there was no record. He did say that he examined the plans in a general contractor’s office early in November, 1916. He then negotiated with Mr. Wagner to furnish the steel work in accordance with the original plans, but later found that the mills, owing to the war demands, could not make deliveries. It was then. de- cided to furnish it from steel already in the company's yards. Plans were made for the substitutions, and, he asserted, these were submitted 1in triplicate to the office of the District building inspector. The change in- volved the substitution of the trusses for large beams provided for in the original plans, he said. He put in the record a copy of the lztter to Frank L. Wagner, the gen- eral contractor, proposing to furnish the modified steel work, and also a copy of Mr. Wagner’'s reply accepting the offer at a price of $10,000 for deljvery at the site of the building. Explains Changes in Trusses. Mr. Ford then was directed by Maj. Gordon to indicate to the jury from a blueprint of the roof plan of the building just what changes he had Pproposed and were accepted. The first general change was to substitute for a girder across the center (the main girder) of the roof, four and one-half feet d truss two feet higher. ‘were substituted for four girders two and e-half_feet deep. In addition, he id, he provided for the insertfon of a girder at the south end of the building to stiffen the span of the roof. He said that he changed the beams connecting columns No. 2 and No. 3, 80 as to connect more closely and to stiffen the construction at that Ppoint. Mr. Ford said that he changed the beam ruming in a north and south direction from the Columbia road wall, and marked T11 on the plans, and_connecting with column C2 to a truss. The original plan called for 2 big, beam four and one-half feet deep. our plan was a truss?”’ interro- ed Maj. Gordon. e Itness responded, tinu n an east and west direc- tion, extending from this main mem- ber, were beams T12, T13, T14, thirty inches deep. These were changed to trusses. T16, another beam extend- ing from column 3, was changed to a truss.” 4 “What were the dimensions of the beams you put in?” queried Maj. Gordon. “They ‘were of varying sizes. I put in 20-inch, 15-inch, 12-inch and 9-inch beams. Where there were four I pro- vided for ten. “There were four beams, running from T16 to.the wall? How many did you put in place of them?” “Eight,” responded thé witnes: “How many 20-inch beams frym the truss to the wall. “None.” “How many 12-inch?” “None.” 3 Changes Whole Plan. “What did you do; change the whole plan?' pressed Maj. Gordon. . “Yos, sir,” the witness answered. ! “Was there a 30-inch beam changed to a truss from the main member to the Columbia road wall?" “It was a truss about six feet deep. hat other change did you make Everybody just loves it Remember,:when you were a youngster, how goodittasted? Always: on the table at meal time! ‘Always a jar on the pantry shelf for be- tweenmeals! Youjust heaped it on bread— and lovedit]’ Heinz Apple Butter is just as good today. Try it.. a2 SAVING OF $200,000,000 In. a. statement lssued. by the Federal = Reserve Board it is esti- mated thiat the United States will save about $200,000,000 on the present building program of the Navy, result- ant from the naval limitation pact. This estimate s regarded as exces- dive, however, by high officials of the Navy Department, who point out thgt the la_tiplnl of ships now . under ‘construetion, would involve payment of claims to' the builders. 3 Limitation ' of armament decided upon at the conference will effect fm- mediately, the board red, savings only in the three. ocountries—the United States, England and Japan— ‘whose fipances are already in a rela: tively ; condition. - Savings in England and Japan, - the board esti mated, would be approximately equiva- lent to :those of this country. In France and K hdwever; the board explained, no if¢reases in naval arma- ment had been’.contemplated so that their fmmediat roblems would not be affected. .- INDIANS TO ENTERTAIN. Circus Also Included in Program for Boys’ Club. Genulne Indians, the fdols of every American boy; & condensed circus, refreshments and a varied program in general will be presented at the Boys’ Club, 209 C street southeast, tonight’ beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The Indiane, who will stage a war dance for the bovs, are members of a Washington. Of no less interest, however, will be the circus from the United States Producing Company of ‘Washington. The meeting is limited to boys be- t the ages of twelve and seven- teén years, and each member is ex- pectedtto bring a friend. Plans for further development and future ao- tivities of the club will also be dis- cussed. J. H. Dower, who. recently came from New.York, Is the new su- perintendent of the club. i “At a line back of the gallery I put in beams marked B42 and B43, with a -column at the center. Those I put in were not in the original drawings. 1 re%llud large beams north and south an wes! “What was the difference In the sfze of the beams you put in and those Y= the original drawing?” o original beams were twenty | inches.” “You put in four beams of lighter construction?” 5 “Yes, sir. I put in four 9-inch beams and four 12-inch.” 3 Between columns No. 2 and No. 3. Mr. 'Ford said that he placed a beam running in a diagonal direction, No. 41, nineteen feet long and twelve Inches deep. He put that in in addi- tion, he said, to get a more direct connection between the columns and to make a “stiffer arrangement.” He also told the jury that he put in a beam between columns C2 and C3. This was not on the plans, he said. It was done in the course of “detailing.” ‘When Mr. Ford reached this point there was a commotion in the room, and every one went to the window to observe the fire on the Treasury roof. 'The coroner ordered a five-minute re- cess to bring about order, but finaily had to adjourn until today. . THE BOOK YOU WANT —can be supplied by PEARLMAN’S BOOK SHOP G. D. PEARLMAN, Proprietor 933G S Only delegation from Oklahoma now in | El 50 . replaced beams east and SENATOR OFF FOR EUROPE Owen Will Make Tour to Study Economic Conditions. Senator Owen, dembvcrat, Oklahoma, has left for Europe to make a study of economic . conditions, es- pecially in_connection with foreign branches of the federal reserve Bys- tem, establishment of which he has proposed through a measure intro- .duced, in the Senate. The, senator first will go to Paris, but probably will visit other capitals in his quest for information. “The buying power of Europe,” the senator sald in a statement announc- ing his trip, —that’s what you want to pass upon your roof—to determine what’s the mat- ter with it, and how to make it a tight roof. Every roof is a law unto itself. 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