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RETIRED ADMIRAL RAPS NAVY STAND Aircraft Prcbe Closes With Sickbed Statement on Stat- us of Capital Ships. After more than eight months of Investigation into all phases of air- craft, the House appointcd to find out what is wrong with the Air Service closed its de- liberations yesterday and incorporat- ed in its record a parting shot at the Navy by Rear Admiral William F. Fullam, U. S. N,, reti Representative Fr publican, Illinois, late ernoon sought to stay one more day and give Brig. Gen Willlam Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army Air Service, a chance to answer his critics, but the commit- tee adopted a motion offered by Rep- resentative Anning S. Prall, Democrat, New York, that the hearings be brought to a close. Mr. there could be little hope expected for the life of a joint resolution now in the Housc committee granting the investigators special authority to report next December unless some indication of a conclusion of the com mittee’s work were given. Testimony at Bedside. While the committee was hearing wi < rday afternoon Rep- resentative Randolph Perkins, Repub- lican, New Jersey, the committee ex- aminer, was at the bedside of Ad- jral Fullam at his home, 1713 Eight- Centh street, obtaining the views of the admiral on the question of air defense. The admiral is recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia and was unable to appear before the committee. Declaring his statements “are made deliberately and no apologies will be made for then” the Admiral, accord ing to the record of his testimony made public today, told Mr. Perkins the cause “of our mistaken naval pol- icy is pnquestionably due to the fact that our naval minds have been shackled by conservatism." He ad- vised the committee to ask the Navy Department for the report of Admiral Coontz on the last maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea for the defense of the Panama Canal. “You will find that sufficient to prove ten times more than everything I shall say,” he said. “In this report the commander-in- chief states that the fleet’s speed was reduced to 7 knots, and even then, many of the auxiliaries failed to ar- rive with the fleet at its destination.” Wants Further Probe. “I hone want,” continued the Admiral, e the one recomman- dation of all others that will bring us ‘somewhere, that a joint commis- sion of Congress shall be called as soon as practicable to investigate and get down to bedrock on this subject. You have not and you will “It may be said’ admiral, “that our fleet exists quite useless for the exigencies of modern war. 1t cannot defend itself against modern naval forces. Still less can it leave the home coast to take the aggressive. It must, therefore, to avoid the humiliation of disastrous defeat, re- main at home under the protection of our coast defenses and of the air force of the Army and the Nav. which can alone protect it from the air power of an enemy.” The admirakpraised Gen. Mitchell's interest in aeronautics and his fight to’ bring it befc the public. T have no brief for Gen. Mitchell,” he said. “He needs none. He can take care of himself. But there is an obligation to give credit to those who deserve it. Had it not been for Gen. Mitchell's persistence there might have been no proper demon- strat'on of the. power that will be tnevitably wielded by airplanes in modern war on the sea.” Attempts to Discredit. Explaining he had attended every bombing test in 1921 and 1923 against battleships, the admiral charged “that every effért was made by con- servative naval officers to discredit the effects of the Ostfriesland test.” The recent report of the special board of admirals appointed to deter- mine the relation of submarines and alrcraft in the development of the Navy also was sharply criticized by the admiral. “It is believed,” he de- clared, “that this report, coming as it does with the weight of approval by officers of such high rank, with its failure to fully recognize either sub- marine power or air power as the two dominating forces that limit the opera- tions of navies in offense and defense in the future, fails to remove the menace to our naval progress and fails to guard the safety of the United States as a Nation.” nk R. Reid, Re- yesterday aft- the hearings rules never get it " continued the as it now In Dominating Position. “Air power,” concluded the admiral, “is of comparatively recent origin, but in the past four years it may be said to have reached a dominating position.” Representative Roy O. Woodruff of Michigan, an ardent supporter of the movement that brought about the in- vestigation just closed, today de- clared the answer to the question “What is the trouble with the air services?’ is: “The Army has been guilty of gross negligence in pur- chasing airp anes. The planes pur- chased, testimony has shown, were not the best that could be bought. The tests on the rejected planes were run by Army engineers and can be considered reliable. For example, J, V. Martin in 1919 submitted de- signs for a plane that could carry 8,000 pounds of bombs for 2,700 miles without a stop, while the Barling bomber, recognized as the greatest aeronautical monstrosity in the world, can carry 2,000 pounds of bombs for only 500 miles. The Bar- ling was bought by the Army.” The committee yesterday afternoon heard Representative Magee of Penn- sylvania, who brought to the stand with him Lieut. St. Clair Streett, chief of the airways section, Army Air Service. Mr. Magee sajd he brought Lieut. Streett along to “ex- plain the injustices being done the Alr Service by the single promotion ltst” He declared he will introduce a bill in the next session of Congress which will create a separate Afr Service promotion list. Lieut. Streett ia nis testimony declared men who went into other branches of the serv- ice at the time he entered the Army and _even later now rank him by hundreds and thousands of files. The “injustice” is due, he sald, to the length of time required to train un wir service pilot. Deaths in the alr service, while creating vacancies on the promotion list, do not even give an aviator a_promotion in most instances, Lieut. Streett said. Rep- vesentative Magee said there were 23 dratns in naval aviation last year and naval aviators got two pPromo- tions, the other branches of the Navy getting the rest. Anti-Aireraft Tests. Secretary of War Weeks yesterday decided that the anti-aircraft gunnery demonstration at Fort Monroe, Va., be held Friday Invitations have been extended by the War Depart- ment to members of the House and Senate military committees, to the aircraft committee and to officers of the Navy Department, and more than 50 officials are expected to observe the tests. An elaborate schedule has been prepared by the chief of Coast Artil- committee | Prall said| i had the evidence vet| lPersons Smartest | At 16 Years, Says English Professor By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 3.—Human in- telligence appears to reach the maximums at the age of 16 years, according to deductions sef, forth in a book by ‘Godfrey H. Thom- son, professor at Armstrong Col- lege, New Castle-on-Tyne. These deductions, it 1s explained, were made after careful research of a mass of statistics on the sub- | ject, and indicate that a person may add to his book learning and his knowledge of the world as the years go along, but that he will never have a sharper brain with which to tackle problems than when somewhere about the age of 16. Prof. Thomson asserts: “Of the majority of cases it can be sald that an intelligent man was in- telligent as a child. If he did not show it in schvol, it was the re- sult of his teachers. It simply meant that no lesson was so pre- sented to him that he would take an interest in it.” D.C.ENGINEERING BILL FACING VETO President Understood to Heed Protest by Board of Commissioners. s understood at the White House that President Coolidge will not sign | the bill recently passed by Congress, which would amend the present law regulating steam engineering in the District of Columbia. This feeling is based principally upon the adverse report made to him on this measure by the Board of District Commission- ers and because of the protest made by others. - It is the impression of those in a position to speak authoritatively that this legislation will probably meet its death by the route of the well known pocket veto. In other words the Presi- dent will not act upon the recommen- dation of the Commissioners and will prevent this biil from becomIng a law by simply failing to sign it before the expiration of the present Congre: Officials State Objections. Because of a fear that its language was so broad that it might include automobiles and other small engines, the Commissioners requested Presi- dent Coolidge to veto the bill. If the bill should become law and the Interpretation placed on it by the Commissioners should prove cor- rect every motorist would have to take out an engineer’'s license at $3. In their letter to the President the Commissioners said: “When the bill was in course of passage it was referred to the Com- missioners for report, and they recommended favorable action there- on. On giving the bill further study, however, they find that its applica- tion is of considerably broader scope than is desirable. “Apparently the act as passed by Congress would require that any one operating any kind of an engine, such as an automobile or a small engine used in pumping operations or con- struction work, would have to- be licensed under the provision of the act. The Commissioners' do not feel that such a requirement is advisable, and that the act should be modified 50 a8 to eliminate such a requirement. Recommend Veto “The Commissioners, thérefore, recommend that you veto the bill, and if you take such action they will prepare and submit to the next Con- gree a revised Dill to make such changes in the present law as may be advisable.” A letter urging President Coolidge to veto the bill was sent to the White House yesterday afternoon by the board of directors of the Washing- ton Board of Trade. DRY OFFICERS TO USE VEHICLES THEY SEIZE Law Passed at Mellon's Request Will Allow Vessels and Cars to Be Employed. Vessels and vehicles seized by the Government under the customs laws may be used in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, for customs or prohibition enforcement, under a Senate bill passed by the House yesterday. The measure, which was approved by a vote of 136 to 57, was requested by Secretary Mellon, Who explained THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEVEN CANADIANS ' KILLED BY QUAKE One Town Entirely Cut Off. Property Loss Heavy. Buildings Injured. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 3 —KEast- ern Canada today was endeavoring to ascertain the extent of the damage caused by the earthquakes of Saturday, Sunday and yesterday. Some points were still isolated, telegraph wires being put out of commission by the tremors. The latest quake, recorded at 10 a.m. Mon- day, was slight, and caused little dam- age! Reports from all sections of the Prov- ince of Quebec show that in addition to the heayy property loss and numerous injuries fo residents, seven deaths were recorded, a majority being caused by shock. The property loss was exception- ally heavy in the valley of the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence and the Saguenay Basins. The town of Tadousac, 25 miles from Murray Bay, in the quake region, has not been heard from since the first shock rocked the district. Telegraph and tele- phone communication to the settlement ‘was crippled, and reports indicated that a month would be required to restore the services, The customs house here bears many marks of the severity of the quake. E. A. Hodgson, chief seismologist of Can- ada, reports that since January, 1909, 14 distinct quakes have been recorded in the zone affected by the recent disturb- ances. However, none was so severe as that of last Saturday night. ONLY ONE OF SERIES. Bandandi Claims He Predicted + Week End Quake. By the Associated Pre FAENZA, Italy, March 3.—Raphael Bandandl, known' as “the earthquake prophet,” who has predicted earth movements in various parts of the world, - sald today that the earth- quake which occurred on the evening of February 2§ in North America was only one of the varfous manlifes- tations forecast by him, although this selsmic occurrence was expected fur- ther south on the American conti- nent. It is precisely in that direction in which seismic activity tends to move. move. Signor Bandandi explained that there are two principal foci of activ- ity taking place within the earth. The first, having shaken the subma- rine floors of the Far East, is moving decidedly northward toward the northeastern point of Siberia and Alaska. The second focus, to which the present quake is due, tends to- ward the center of America, across Mexico and Guatemala. Interrogated regarding predictions of future earthquakes, Signor Ban- dandi replied that he did not wish to speak of them in order not to arouse fear. PREDICTS NEW QUAKE. Harvard Professor Looks for Shock in Few Months. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 3.— Prof. Kirtley F. Mather of the de- partment of geology at Harvard Uni- versity stated last night that there is g0od reason to believe that another earthquake comparable to the last in intensity may be expeoted within the next few months in the district of North America affected by the earth tremors of February 23. Prefl"Mather placed the origin of. the sarthquake of Saturday night beneath the ocean off the coast of New England. The tremor was the most violent which has been félt in the North- eastern States since 1755, and had it originated beneath a pop@lous area the loss of life would r\-e been heavy, he said. Danger to human life in the next earthquake, he declared, will lie more in human frailty and fear than from the physical incident itself. “If men and women keep cool and refuse to let their fear of the un- known drive them stark mad, there will be no loss of life from earth- quakes in the Northeastern States,” he asserted. BOTH COASTS RISING. PALO ALTO, Calif.,, March 3.—Dis- cussing earthquake shocks which shook the Eastern part of the continent from Montreal to the Mississippi Valley Saturday night, Prof. Bailey Willis of Stanford University, president of the Seismological Society of America, said yesterday: “Both coasts are rising. On the Pacific there is a terrific submarine pressure which tends to elevate the coast line. The temblors in California have nothing to do with the sinking of any large area of land. On the East coast the elevating effect is actually much less than here, because the pres that requirements for public sale of property forfeited, and lack of legal authority for the prohibition unit to purchase automobiles, made it neces- sary to hire cars for enforcement work. Enactment of the bill, he said, would provide the Government with means of transportation entail- ing only running expenses and up- keep costs. Opponents of the measure con- tended it would work an injustice on owners of vehicles which had been stolen or hired and used illicitly without their knowledge. ANACOSTIA ACT SIGNED. President Approves Agreement Be- tween Weeks and Gas Company. The President has approved an act of Congress approving and providing for the execution of an agreement entered into between the Secretary of War and the gas light company,| September, 1921, for the settlement of all issues between them respecting the title and ownership of certain parcels of land adjacent to the Ana- costia River and included within the boundaries of Anacostia Park. The land in question is located be- tween Virginia avenue and the navy yard, and its improvement has Been held up awaiting congressional ap- proval of the agreement. —_—— lery. The principal event is scheduled for 2 o'clock Friday afternoon when the anti-aircraft guns at Fort Mon- roe will be turned against targets towed by airplanes. The specially designed 3-inch rifles will be tried out with the new fire control and alming devices which are expected to permit the guns to fire at an average of 20 shots each minute. ‘Weapons of smaller caliber, includ- ing the 50-caliber anti-aircraft ma- chine guns, also will take part in the firing exerci In the evening the visitors will be shown anti-aircraft night action. In this event an illumination by search- lights throwing a beam 19,000 feet into the air is planned, together with star shells and other artificial light- ing devices. This performance will take place after the steamship carry- ing the visitors has pulled out into the open waters and will be visible to them as they depart. For those who remain at the fort an additional lnrorum of night firing against aerial targets will be staged. sure is apparently not so great. N one has yet determined the cause of the pressure, but the effgcts are plain- 1y apparent, ¢ “The so-called earthquake faults are the shearing planes caused by that terrific ocean pressure. When enough lifting force is manifested to break down the friction along-these shearing planes there is a slight movement and an elastic vibration, which is trans- mitted to a great distance. This we called an earthquake. “On the Pacific the water line is sinking as the land elevates. The pressure which caused the mid-Ameri- can earthquake of Saturday was prob- ably in the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico.” RETIREMENT BILL * DOOMED TO FAIL (Continued from First Page.) edly be cirried by an overwhelming majority. Approximately 11,000 employes would be immediately affected, but not one cent of money would be re- quired from the Federal Treasury for many gears. This measure -would really #ect a big saving for the Fed- eral Government, according to a care- fully prepared report by the Govern- ment actuary. Editor Is Expelled. CAIRO, March 3.—Emil Xhouri, chiet editor of the Zaglulist new: paper El Ahram, last night was or- dered to quit Cairo on an hour's no- tice. Police escorted him to Port Said. NOON.DAY - LENTEN SERVICES B. F. KEITH'S THEA 12:30 to 1 O'Cléck _SPEAKER TOMORROW REV. JOHN C. PALMER CONDUCTED BY. REV. W. L. DARBY Every One Invited--No Collection COOLIDGE TO SWEAR ON BIBLE BY WHICH HE LEARNED TO READ Decided to Use Book Given by Grandmother for Oath—TFather Is Arriving Today—Fate of Congn;u Pay Still in Air. When Calvin Coolidge takes the oath of office as President tomorrow he will use a-Bible given to him by his grandmother when he was a very small boy and not the old Coolidge tamily Bible which was used that memorable morning in the Coolidge homesterd {n Vermont, when the President's father administered the oath. It was announced by an assistant to the President several days ago that the latter Bible would be used to- morrow, but this was due to a mis- understanding. - The White House announced today that it had been the President's ‘wish from the beginning to use the book his grandmother gave him. This Bible has been In the President's possession since he has been in Washington, and, according to those close to him, the little book is one of his most cherished pos sions. Used Learning to Rea It was through this Book that he President learned to rea It was this Book from which the boy Calvin read passages each nignt to his aged grandfather until his death. It h been to this Book that he has since, many, many times, turned for spiritual comfort and enlightenment. As a young man, his favorite chapter was the first chapter of St. John, and it is understood by those about the White House that the Book will be opened to that chapter when the oath is administered tomorrow. Col. Johri Coolidge, father of the President, will arrive at the White, House this afternoon to be on hand for his gon's inauguration. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, intimate friend of the Coolidges, will be on hand with one of the handsome White House automobiles to greet the proud old Vermonter when he arrives at Union Statlon, The President informed his fathe: before the latter left Plymouth, Vt. for Washington, regarding the Bible he intended using, and although thers had been stories printed to the effect that the Coolidge family Bible was to be used, Col. Coolidge did not permit himself to become confused, and did not bring that now famous book. Will Attend Opera. There is a treat in store for Col Coolidge tonight. The President and Mrs. Coolidge are to attend the per- formance of “Aida” by the Washing- ton Opera Company at the Washing. DAWES, ENTHUSED, WHIRLS THROUGH ROUND OF CALLS (Continued from First Page.) and had struggled during thoss early days in Nebraska to pay off his debts in the midst of “hard times,” but that his attitude had always been substan- tlally what it is today. Submits to Oamera. Emerging from the White -House offices, the general grasped his pipe in one hand and remarked with sur- prise, as he faced the assembled pho- togTaphers, “What a barrage!” Then the same man who had had o_much trouble in. New York City rand Centril Station, when he finai- 1y dodged all the photographers, sur. rendered to the experts of the cam- era, who are reputed at the White House to be able to capture for their picture any capturable public man in the world.” There wers no “made-up” movie queens at the White House thix morning, however, or no alleged publicity stunts ready to bs staged, & at Grand Central Station, and the general gave the photographers gen- érous opportunity to catch him in many and varied poses. During the process he took off his stylish gray felt fedora hat, puffed vigorously on his underslung pipe, sending a huge cloud of smoke into the frosty morn- ing air, and all the while kept up a good-natured banter with his “tor- mentor “Who are you? crowd. Upon the response that the photogra- pher represented one of the best known of the great news photo companies, the general came back with : “Oh, yes, you're the folks who com- mercialized art!” Asked by a reporter if the pipe he was Just lighting was a brand-new article, the general smiled broadly, and between puffs efaculated: “Yes—new example of an old principle.” he azked one of the Other Pictures Taken. Escaping from the White House crowd, the Vice President-elect was in- terrupted on his way to the State De- partment by two brothers, whom he had known many years prior, and from whom he had the friendship and temerity to remove onme of their hats, with his own hand. They were Representative Walter F. Lineberger of Californla and his brother. Paul Myron Lineberger. After lively oonversation and recall- ing of old days, during which Repr: sentative Lineberger reported the large plurality given the Republican ticket in his district, the White House photographers swarmed over again and “made” this group, from all angles, Then, in a moment of bravado, the Vice President-elect took hold of the hat of one of the brothers, and lift- ing it high from his head, in the cool morning breeze, remarked, * do believe you're balder than I am. At the BState Department, Gen. Dawes paid his respects to retiring Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes, just before Mr. Hughes went to the cabinet meeting. From the State Department, he walked in the same building to the War Depart- ment, and paid his respects to Secretary of War Weeks. Recognizes Old Footman. It was in this building that an in- otdent occurred which revealed again Gen. Dawes' remarkable memory of names and faces. While turning a corner he stopped and greeted a col- ored messenger whom he had not seen for years, calling him by first name. ‘The man was Charles A. Reeder, who ‘was footman at the White House for Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, and had been known at th ‘White House by Gen. Dawes when he ‘was oontroller of the currency under McKinley. * It was also in the War Department that Gen. Dawes renewed contact established during the old days of the American Expeditionary Force in France. He called to ses M. F. J. Brunow, lleutenant, Reserve Corps, U. 8. A, who is getting out the final reports of the Military Board of Al- lled Supply, on which Gen. Dax did brilliant work, attracting inter- national attention. Gen. Dawes is still American mem- ber of this board, which is in exist- ence until its final reports and work have all been rounded up. He showed deep interest in the subject this morning, spending some time with his war-time associates. Gen. Dawes was also general purchasing agent for the A. E. F. The subject of “good citizenship” arose ‘when the general was hailed by a ot Wisconsin supporters, outside the War Department Buflding. The Vice Presi- dent-elect rose to the occasion, and with great .gusto delivered a few sharp re- ton Auditorium, and they will be ac- companied by their White Hous which wil] include Col. Cool- idge, Mrs. A. I @oodhue of North- ampton, Mass. Mra. ' Céolidge’s mother; Mr. and.Mrs. Stéarns and several other close friends. There was nothing about the actions or appearance of President Coolidge today that would suggest that-he’is in the Jleast exolted about the ap- proach of Inauguration day. With his usual calm he is going about his daily routine, - To all outward appearances the fact that tomorrow will be the great day of his inaugural is”thé last thing in the world the President is thinking about. He never brings up the sub- ject himself, although it was touched upon in some way or another during every audience he had during the day. Slemp Is Back. Another interesting incident was, the return of C. Bascorm Slemp, whose resignation as secretary to the Presi- dent becomes effective tomorrow, and who for the past three weeks has beéen indulging in rest in Florida. Mr. Slemp occupled his old desk, in the room adjoining the President's, and, with the assistance of Edward T. Clark, personal secretary to the Pres- ident, disposed of an accumulation of routine business. Mr. Slemp was ac- corded an impressive ovation by the attaches and others about the White House when he arrived, and later had a long chat with Mr. Coolidge. Thers was more than ordinary sig- nificance attached to the cabinet meeting held at the White House to- day. It was the last gathering of the cabinet of this administration, and naturally was the last one at- tended by Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary of Agriculture Gore, both of whom step out of the Presi- dent’s little family circle tomorrow, the former to practice law and the latter to become Governor of West Virginia. The session is understood to have been devoted principally to a farewell party for these two officers, and when the meeting had come to an end, and the cabinet members were leaving the White House, the deep feelings of Secretaries Hughes and Gore were plainly visible. Up to noon today no hint had been given by the President as to what action he will take regarding the leg- tslative appropriation bill, which provides salary increases for Sena- tors. Representatives and members of the cabinet. RAIL HEADS STUDY WARTIME PROBLEM Called Upon to Solve Practi- cal Questions in Troop Movement Procedure. Army officers and railway and busi- ness executives went to school to- gother today, studying and discussing practical problems of transportation of troops and war material in time of emergency. By means of maps and problems submitted by officers of the Quartermaster Corps, the rallway ex- ecutives attending the second day's session of a conference at the Interior Department, designed to co-ordinate rail transportaion and industry with War Department agencies, were con- fronted with problems likely to come before them for solution in a national emergency. R. H. Aishton, chairman of the executive committee of the Associa- tion of Railway Executives, solved a practical problem of transportation of a division from San Antonio, Tex., to Alexandria, Va, put to him for solution by Lieut. Col. M. R. Hilgard, QM C Transfer of Division. Mr. Alshton, reviewing the problem from the viewpoint of a rallroad man, told the War Department and business heads present that the movement of a full division from the Texas point to Alexandria would take about 10 days, and that 15 min- utes after orders had been issued in ‘Washington for the division trans- fer rallway administrators all along the nine different routes which the division might take would be ad- vised of the plans. Mr. Aishton outlined in some de- tail the necessary steps to undertake the transfer, and said the same Drocess, magnified many times, could be applied to the transfer of an Army from point to point in the United States. The demonstration of' the trans- portation problem followed an ad- dress on the wark of the Supply service by Brig. Gen. J. B. Bellinger, chief of the supply service, Quarter- master Corps, and a talk on iIn- dustrial surveys by Maj. William A. McCain, Quartermaster Corps. The conference will adjourn this after- noon after listoning to talks by Col. Frank H. Lawton, Col. William A. Point and Col. Walter A. Dempsey. —_—— marks on the subject to the apparent delight of his hearers. “‘Good o eral, “that’ Speaking up from the crowd, one Wis- consin citizen remarked, in fun, “We de- ported La Follette, and sent him down to Florida.” Returning to the Treasury Depart- ment, where he spent more than an hour yesterday visiting with old friends and acquaintances, including Secretary of the Treasurer Meilon and Director Lord of the Bureau of the Budget, Gen. Dawes called upon the new controller of the currency, Col. J. W. McIntosh. While thers he met his brother, Henry M. Dawes, who ‘was controller of the currency imme- diately preceding Col. McIntosh. Plans Family Gathering. The remainder of the Vice Presi- dent-elect’s time until - inauguration tomorrow is expeoted to be spent in- formally. He has declined with re- gret an invitation to hear the opera “Alda” at the Washington Auditorium tonight, & previous arrangement for & family gathering at the hotel pre- venting. Four Dawes brothers and their families are planning to participate in the gathering tonight at the hotel. The brothers are Charles G. Dawes, Rufus C. Dawes of Chicago, Henry M. Dawes and Beeman G. Dawes of Columbus, Ohio. Many friends and associates of Gen. Dawes oalled at his apartment at the hotel during the day. Tomor- row morning he plans to leave the hotel about 10:30 for the inaugural ceremonles. The party which accompanied Rufus C. Dawes to this city and which is igned to one floor at the Mayflow- er Hotel, includes H. L. Gary of Kansas City, J. E. Otls, Walter H. Wilson, E. P Woods, W. G. Edens, George B. Cortelyou, jr.; Selden White and Alexander H. Revel,l all of Chicago. "Chicago. : B MARCH 3, 1925 ALLIES PLAN CURB ON GERMAN ARMS A}nbassadors’ Council Calls on War Committee for Ideas After Foch Reports. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 3.—The diplomatic negotiations arising from: the report of the allied military mission ‘of con- trol_on Germany's violations of the diwarmament clauses in the treaty of Versallles, bringing sharply to the front the question of the future se- curity of France and- Belglum, en- tered an active phase today. It came with the presentation to the council of Ambassadors of the allied war committee’s report on the state of Germany’s armaments and armed forces. Marshal Foch, who presented the report, had a long talk with Premier Herriot before the Ambassadors met, and the Marquis of Crewe, the British Ambassador, calied on the French prémier just after the Ambassadors adjourned. These visits gave added importance to the counoil meeting, which was one of the briefest the Ambassadors ever held. Safeguards Are Demanded. After hearing Marshal Foch the coundl asked that the allied war committes “make suggestions which it believes will be capable of assuring the disarmament of Germany accord- ing to the treaty of Versallles.” This 18 understood in diplomatio circles as showing that the Ambassadors al- ready were convinced that someshing must be done to oblige Germany to keep her engagements. The talks Marshal Foch and Lord Crewe had with the premier were partly with reference to the dispo- sition to be made of the Foch report and partly to consider the question of an interview between M. Herriot and Austen Chamberlain, the British secretary for foreign affairs, when Mr. Chamberlain passes through France shortly, either on his way to the League of Nations council meet- ing at Geneva or on his way back. Urges Government Supervision. To maintain the control over Ger- many's armaments, which France deems essential to her security, per- manent survefllance must be estab- lished in the neutralized Rhineland zone immediately after evacuation of that area by the occupational troops, Paul Boncour declares in an inter- view published by Le Matm today. M. Boncour heads the higher na- tional defense council, an investigat- ing committee of which has just for- mulated an opinion on the problem at the request of Premier Herriot in view of the forthcoming Geneva con- ference, which is to take up the ques- tion of control over Germany. When the interallied control of German armaments became interna- tional and the League of Nations be- came “responsible for France's se- curity,” M. Boncour observed, the task of the French representative, former Premier Briand, would be to insure that this international con- trol was not illusory. Many Difficulties Seen. The task bristled with difficulties. There was, first of all, the famous unanimity rule. How would it be possible to decres unanimously that Germany was engaged in.arming— for there would always be the nega- tive vote of Germany, if, as appeared probable, she one day had a seat on the league council. “The demilitarized zone will be all that is left to us of the Versailles | treaty,” M. Boncour continued. ‘It will be tomorrow our sole guarantee. We shall, therefore, ask that the league install there permanent con trolling organizations in a position to report instantly the least infrac- tion. It is at that price alone that We can consent to abandon the Rhine. “(The Versallles treaty forbids Ger- many to maintain fortifications or armed forces of any kind or to con- duct maneuvers either on the left bank of the Rhine or on the right bank to the west of a line drawn 50 kilometers to the east of the Rhine.) Holds Protocol Is Vital. “Should thers be any hostile act on the part of Germany there must be a penalty, and to enforce the penalty there must be a pact. Whatever may be said, the Geneva protocol is not dead. Practical necessities will in- evitably bring it to life. “It makes no difference whether one begins with a regional, occidental or oriental pact. By the force of events we shall be led to conclude at least a European pact. Is it necessary to add that such will be the thesis that France will stubbornly defend at Genova?” Marshal Foch and his committee in their written opinion of the mili- tary control mission’s report say it shows that the Germans are persist- ing in their determination to malintain a complete staft of officers for an army such as Germany possessed prior to the World War.s Not only is Germany educating of- ficers to this end, the committee be- lleves, but she is training enough men to supply a strong fighting army, is maintaining her facilities for the production of poison gas and Dpoasesses not only patterns and molds for the most Improved type of ecan- non, but even unfinished tubes which could be converted within a short time into guns ready for use. SECURITY PACT REVIVED, LONDON, March 3.—Today's Lon- don newspapers give prominence to Paris reports regarding a new inter- national security pact in which Ger- many would have a share with Great Britain, France and Belgium, and, it is said, the cabinet yesterday included this in its deliberations. While nothing final is believed to have been decided, oconsiderable progress is said to have been made in the direction indicated. L SN TR TESTS TO.FILL POSTS IN FEDERAL SERVICE Commission to Conduct Competitive Examinations of Applicants for Variety of Jobs. ‘The Civil Service Commission an- nounced today open competitive ex- aminations to flll the following posi- tions: Blologist (fisheries), Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce, for duty at Key West, Fla., at $3,800 a year. acher of home economics (prevo- cational grades), at $1,200 a year; teacher of home economics (junior vocational grades), at $1,400 a Yyear, and principal of home economlics at $1,660 a year, Indian Service Cabinet maker, carpenter, painter and plumber, Indian Service at large and departmental service, at $1,500 a year. Cook, Indlan Servic with furnished quarte: light free of cost. Full information and application blanks be obtained at the office of the Serviee Commission, 1724 "-h‘ $780:a year, heat and WASHINGTON GARDNER. VERISKLLED | AS AUTOS GRASH Car Overturns, Then Strikes | Lamp-Post—Bicyclist Hurt by Machine. Richard Robinson, colored, 39 apartment 41, 105 G street southwest, was killed almost instantly when he| drove his car against the machine of | David Harry Selsky, 18, of 51 G street southwest, at Second and G streets southwest yesterday evening. i Robinson was driving north on Sec- ond street at a fast rate of speed,| police say, and his car overturned| when it crashed into Selsky's, demol- ishing a street lamp. Robinson was hurried to Emergency Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by Dr. Dean. Morris Gottleib, 34, 701 Delaware avenue southwest, occupant of Sel- | sky's car, received injuries to his| face and arms. Selsky, who escaped| serious {njury, was paroled in custody | of counsel to appear at an inquest at the morgue today. | Stewart L. Minor, 1301 Corcoran street, received faclal injuries vester- day afternoon when his bicycle was struck by the automobile of Richard| E. Jones colored, 816 Thirteenth| street northeast, at the entrance to| an alley near Vermont avenue and L street. He was treated at Emergency Hospital. ot CONGRESS LEAVES NOTABLE RECORD OF DISTRICT ACTS (Continued from First Page.) has gone exhaustively into local ques- tions and has kept his committee working at concert pitch. He has been the type of legislator who ac- complishes things and Washington will lose a staunch friend with his departure from the Senate Representative Frederick Zihlman of Maryland has been acting chair- man of the House District committee in the regrettable absence, due to ill- ness, of Chairman Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia. Living so close to Washington Mr. Zihlman has been the nearest thing to a representa- tive in Congress that the “voteless District” has ever had. He is fami- liar with District needs and has been most active in guiding local bills successfully through the House. Besides the mass of important legisla- tion enacted by the Sixty-eighth Con- Eress a most important step forward has been taken in the creation of better feel- ing between Congress, its committees and the citizens of the District. It has been stated by both members of Congress and citizens of the District that never before have such cordial re- lations existed. This feeling has been intensified, it is said, because of the mutual recognition of the needs of Wasehington, and gratification at the suc- cess of efforts made to provide a pro- gram of legislation which would keep | pace with the Capital's growth and rapid strides to a commanding place among the capitals of the world. Seek Closer Harmony. There s now a movement on foot to increase the harmony and co-opera- tion between Congress and Washing- ton. Members of the House are ex- pected to constitute themselves a committee to stay in the District during the coming recess to study its needs, and to recommend, at the next session, a change in the organic act to make it possible for many matters of minor importance now clogging the machinery on Capitol Hill to be acted upon by the Commissioners. With these additional powers con- ferred uuon the Commissioners and the next Congress functioning in to match the record of the last, it has been sald that Washingtonians can face the future with confidence that the National Capital will soon take its appointed place as the leader of cities. JAPAN WOULD JOIN IN ARMS PARLEY Shidehara Says Nation Would De- sire to Discuss Agenda in Advance. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, March 3.—Baron Shidehara, the foreign minister, replying to a question in the upper house today, sald Japan was prepared to partici- pate in an armament conference should America call one, but pre- ferred that the agenda be discussed in advance. | clded { Novem FOUR DIE IN FIRE. Mother and Her Two -Children Are Among Victims. NEW YORK, March 3.—Mrs. John Carroll, her 8-year-old son and - year-old daughter, perished today in a fire in a five-story apartment building at 72 Johnson street in the Borough Hall section of Brooklyn. An unidentified child also was bufned to death. The four bodies were whén firemen were searching the ruins. Mr. Carroll and two other children were missing, but it was believed that they had escaped. recovered A dozen tenants were hurt, some serfously. Six firemen were over- -come. Many women and children were saved by ladders. MATTINGLY TOLD - T0 EVICT TENAN Municipal Court Judge Held in Error in Fink Case by % Justice Martin. Robert E. Mattingly, judge of the Municipal Court, should have en- tered a judgment for the eviction of Jacob H. Fink, tenant of 211A Mor- gan street, on the request of Attor- ney Louis Ottenberg, representing Mrs. Frances F. Peck, owner of the property, In accordance with the mandate of the District Court of Appeals, Chief Justice Martin of the appellate court decided today after hearing argument of Attorney E. Hil- ton Jackson on behalf of Judge Mat- tingly at a hearing for a mandamus to compel the judge to sign a judg- ment of eviction The chief justice said he expected it would not be necessary to issus a mandamus, as when Judge Mat- tingly had been apprised of the view of the Court of Appeals he would render the necessary judgment. Should Judge Mattingly, however, fail to follow the direction of thé court as set forth in the mandate within a reasonable time the writ would be issued against him Declared Plain Duty. It was the plain duty of Judge Mat~ , sald the Chief Justice, to have entered judgment immediately on the receipt of the mandate of the ap- pellate court, unless new and differ- ent matters of defense had been set up in a substitutsd afdavit of de- fense. No such new defenses was in- terposed, and there were no merits | to be determined in the lower court after the that the only pazsed Attornéy Jackson Judge Mattingly exercised his ju= dicial discretion when he declined ta enter judgment on a motion before % hearing of the merits in the case, Judge Mattingly had not intended ta disobey the mandate of the superior court, he sald, and had expressed his/ intention of following the decisiom should the question of the passing of the emergency be the only matter to arise at a trial higher tribunal had de- the housing emergency— question in the case—had contended that TURK GOVERNMENT RESIGNS IN CRISIS Troubles Brought to Head Kurdistan Rebellion Over Caliphate Ending. by BY the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3—The Turkish government has resigned. Turkish cabinet, formed las§ er, with Fethi Bey as premier, was recently confronted with a seris ous situation due to the outbreak of a rebellion in Kurdistan. The rebels, under Sheik Said, not only demanded autonomy for their country, but ane nounced their determination to res store the Caliphate, abolished by the Angora government. To this end they are reported ta have proclaimed Prince Selim, son of the former Sultan Abdul Hamid, as King of Kurdistan, and to have issued an appeal to the population sayingi Your Caliphate awaits you. Na Mohammedanism is possible without the Caliphate. The present govern- ment is opposed to religion.” The Nationalists took military measures to quell the insurrection and some fighting has been reported. Fethi Bey's regime has also been in dispute with Greece over the expule on from Constantinople of the Greek patriarch, Most Reb. Constantinos, The Turks held the patriarch amenable to that part of the Laus sanne treaty providing for the exe change of minority populations, Greece appealed to the League of Na< tions and the case is scheduled to come before the league council at its meeting in Geneva next week. 139 MEN MUST LOSE JOBS AT NAVY YARD Slack Work and Lack of Funds Until Next Fiscal Year Given as Reason for Economies. The 4 Emploves of the Washington Navy yard numbering 139 will be dismissed March 8, owing to the lack of works Rear Admiral B. F. Hutchinson, coms< mandant of the naval gun factory, today reported that the condition of work at the nava gun factory was so slack now that the yard could nog be economically run unless these eme ployes are dismissed. He cited 9% for discharge on March 8, but added that if an extension was granted om such projects 47 more would hava to go. Rear Admiral Bloch, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, said today that there could be no extension on any of the projects as there would be n funds available for the purpose unt after July 1. Therefore, the men whom Admiral Hutchinson sald might be kept if funds were provided must go with the rest. The classification of those wh must go and the number follows: 11 machinists, 1 instrument maker, § boiler makers, 12 general helpers, 3 boiler maker's helpers and 2 hhorera This large decrease in the loc Navy vard force brings the gun face tory organization down practically te a skeleton. There are just enough employes left in the yard to keep th few projects for which there are funds going on. 3 SR NG WIFE OF U. S. ENVOY DIES IN GUATEMALA Mrs. Arthur H. Geissler, Formerly of This City, Claimed By Death. / Mrs. Arthur H. Geissler, wife of the United States Minister to Guatee mala, died at Guatemala City yestere day, according to word received here today. Mrs. Gelssler was before her marriage a Miss Julia Henderson Adams of this city. She was married to Mr. Geissler in 1905. Mr. Geissler studied jurisprudence at the old Columbian College, now George Washington University, and after a business career in Oklahoma, during which time he alsc became prominent in politics, he entered the diplomatic service in 1922, He served as a delegate to the Republican na- tional convention in 1916, 14 — Earthquake Felt in Italy. ANCONA, Italy, March 3.—A strong earth shock occurred here at 1:40 o’clock this morning. No damage was reported. |