Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1925, Page 4

COTTON WEN VIS WATIONAL SHRES Manufacturers’ Parley Dele- gates Make Trip to Mount i, Vernon and Arlington. Prlegates to the Spring confarsnce ®f the National Association of Cot- ton Manufacturers spent today, the Jast of their three-day meéting, visiting two of America’'s national ahrines—the home of George Wash- ing&ton at Mount Vernon, and Arling- ton Cemetery. Leaving Washington early this morning the delegatés to the conference were taken to Mount Vernon, where they spent the forenoon and this afternoon visited the ceme- terv across the Potomac. No business meetinks were held today, vester- day’s meeting at the Department of Cémmercs marking the close of the business sessions of the conference. Most of the cotton men attending the conterence will leave for their homes in New Rngland tonight whils athers will go to New Orleans to artend the mnnual convention of the American Cotton Association. Secretary Hoover Heard. Establisment of legitimate trade sasociations and maintenance by them of sound statistical service, together with uniformity in contract practice, wab indorsed by Secretary Hoover In = Dbrief address to delegates vester- day at m meeting in the Commerce Department Building: Nine ot Mr. Hoover's assistants in =hort talks albo outlined their specific work to the cotton men after the delegates had completed a tour of the Bureau of Standards and other agen- cies of the department. Growth of population and assured Mransportation have had their effect on commerce, Mr. Hoover said, add- gne tha the latter had a tendency o reduce individual orders by assur- @Ang retailers of speedy delivery. Al- ,though this “thrusts upon the manu- !facturers the burden of tha country's ‘mtock,” Mr. Hoover saw no remedy ‘or the situation and the industry wiil éhd\'e to accommodate itself to it as Bong as we have an effective trans- \poration machine.” } Favors Price Pablicity. A knowledge of current prices open ‘o the public, he sald, is insurance wmgalnst fraud and misrepresentation, mithéugh information disseminated fwithin a group for the control of ¥price movement is against public dntrest A. P. Dennis, the new member of Tariff Commission, who also ad- xregsed the meeting briefly, likened *he Commerce Department “to the sreatest transforming station in the world,” into which a fund of informa- tion poured from all parts of the ~world to be spent for the benefit of business in this country. . PAINTERS WIN OVER ONE BOSS TO RAISE IN PAY TO STRIKERS (Continued from First Page.) *h avoiding being drawn into the con- iroversy. No conéerted action is con- templated in making reply to the irade union’s letter recefved by the hanke vesterday. The letter, however, will not go unanswered. Tt will be treated in- dividually by the recipients, although it was stated that the first reaction of & majority of the institutions was to ignore the communication entirely Resented in Some Quarters. A meneral survey of the banking fraternity raveals the fact that the letter is regarded as “impertinent’ and a “tactless” procedure on the part of the union, and this thought is disclosed in a number of repiles already made. One of Washington's large financial institutions has tacitly veplisd that the usual policies of soufd banking would ensue at that inatitution, uninfluenced by the threats of any group or combination. This illustration is tvpical of the majority of contemplated replies, it whs learned. Bankers assert there ix no combine or “gentlemen’s agree- mant” in their ranks prejudicial to sither of the parties concerned in the controverey, nor will there be. The patronage of both partles is nece =ary in the operations of a bank, they point out, and assert they will not be * eoerced into any factional squabbles. Urged to Resist Demands. A special committes of the fair wage commitiee is visiting all the seneral contractors and subcontrac- iors in the city, getting their signa- tures to a resolution refusing Any increase in wages and urging them to aselst and support any subcontrac- nor if he should get into difficulties Wecause of his stand At a meeting of the Associated Ganeral Contractors of America last might it was recommended that the organization unanimously oppese any Further increase in wageés. None of the builders has found it necessary fo import painters thus far A i HERE ON HEALTH STUDY. Latin Americans Hear Addresses on Variety of Topics. Latin American public health offi- wers visiting in Washington devoted today listening to addresses on inter- at quarantines, rural health work and water supply by several promi- nent officers of the United States Pub- Iic Health Service. A luncheon was offered to the vi $ting delegates by Surg. Hugh 8. Cum- ming and other service officers. In the afternoon a general meeting was hsld for informal discussion. Don’t Let That Cold Turn Into “Flv” Rab on Good Old Musterole That cold may turn to “‘Flu,” Gripps or, even worse, Preumonia, unless you take care of it at once. role on the con. are merely congestion. Mus- terole, made from pure il of mustard, camphor, menthol and other simpl lents, is a counter.irritant whiel circulation and helps break up the cold. A effective as the messy old mustard plaster, dees the work without blister, Just rub it on with your finger.tips. You will feel a warm tinglé as it enters the pores, then a cooling sensation that bring: come relief. To Mothers: Musterole also m in milder form for babies snd emall children. Ask for Children’s Musterole. 35c and 65c, in jars OAHU AIR DEFENSE TO GET TEST IN COMING ATTACK ON ISLAND Planes of Land Forces to Enter Battle Witk Big ‘Ad- vantage Over Aircraft With Navy in Maneuvers. RY MAJ. GEN. JOHN LJ HINES, Chief of Staff, United States Army. The art of war is & practical art. Tt consists in handling men and metal to the greatest possible ad- vantaws to vourself to accomplish the cnd desired. We practice this art in exeroises like the joint Hawaiian maneuvers for two rea- sons—to train our personnel and to test our equipment and our plans. In the case of the defense of Oahu | the object of the marrison forces is, jot course, to prevent capture by an to hold off an enemy fleet either indefinitely, or—it our fleet is still intact—until the American Navy can threaten or drive the at- tackers away. Our maneuvers this month will serve to indicats how effective our garrison forces are. Harbor Well Guarded. 1t is. of course, a foregone conclu- sion that we now have on the island of the supreme strategic impor- tance of Oahu absolutely first-class coastal battery installations. There is little secrecy about these instal- iations—at least, about their gen- eral characteristics. Naturally, we have large rifled guns of big caliber at Fort Kamehameha, near the en- trance to Pearl Harbor. Even the guide books sold to tour- ists tell of the 1l4-inch guns of Fort De Russy at Waikili and the large mortar batteries at Fort Ruger be- hind Diamond Head, both for the protection of Honolulu Harbor and adjacent landing beache: These fortifications exist to insure a safe base for the fieet operating in the midpaoific. Knowing that its re- pair docks and supply depots are well defended against capture, the Navy can cruise on Its urgent mis- sions with a sense of security and a freedom from local ties. For the purposes of the maneuvers, it is assumed that Pearl Harbor and Honolulu must be safely guarded. When the Blue Fleet approaches, the Hawailan Black forces must keep the fleet off. No Fobson must be per- mitted to sink a Merrimac in a harbor entrance or in a channel way across the coral reefs, for such an act would close the port. Both sides need the harbor space. The defense is to pre- serve the naval facilities, not to de- stroy them. The garrison should protect the channel, not try to make the channel protect them. Lessons of Other Wars. Nevertheless, however strong we make the fixed gun emplacements and batteries on Oahu, they will not be able to defead the islands of themselves. An attacking fleet might always find a protected space into which to slip within range of vital shore instal- lations, as the fleet did on the Pacific side of PAnama during the maneuvers of 1923. Some one or two batteries con- ceivably might be silenced and s0 open the way for the landing of an expeditionary force, elther of ma- rines from the warships or of soldiers from accompanying transports. This is something clearly to be contem- plated in the coming maneuvers. he invading enemy might attempt to advance his land forces to the shore in small boats over . the sub- merged coral reefs. TLandings in torce are always to be expected. They invariably are attempted as & normal part of the naval attack on defended seaports. When Amherst took Louis- burg, when Howe took New York when the Americans teok Santia; and Manila, when lan Hamilton as- sailed the Dardanelles, the principal efforts were military efforts. Sims Proposal Recalled. Tt has been related how, some time after America entered the World War, Admiral Bims’ staff in London submitted a_ plan for the capture of the fortified port of Cattaro, on the east side of the Adriatic Sea, then being uSed as a base for German and Austrlan submarines operating with great éfficiency in the Mediter- ranean. The plan contemplated the use of our prodreadnaught. battle- #thips and of a suitable number of mine sweepers and destroyers, back- ed by 30,000 troops. The plan was the occasion for the assembling in London of genera officers of America, Italy, France, Great Britain and Japan, and of the admirals of their navies, together wlith staff officers. The meeting was the first and only occasion previous to the armistice when the military and naval leaders of the allies as- sembled for point planning. We had the ships, the fortifications were not too strohg, the port was remote from support, and_the gain in closing it would have been great. Suceess would have added .very greatly to the security of allied sea transport communications in the Mediterranean at a time when suc- cess in the war seemed to hinge largely on keeping enough shipping in operation. The plan was rejected because the generals decided that the troops could not bse spared. Rele of Artillery. enemy, Since it ie to be éxpected that the| forces which will attack the Hawaiian 1slands in any future w in our maneuvers, will include substantial janding forces, we have provided mo- Dile troops located at Schofield Bar- racks, almost in the center of the island, between the two mountain ranges. In that division there are infantry end 75-mm. and 165-mm. guns with motorized transportation. We have in addition heavy tractor 166-mm. guns, heavy mortar artillery e i, Paiht for Profit! Of course, there is a beauty unmatch- able in the well painted home—but wise property owners know that it's economy also to use the brush.in time. THE EVENING mountéd on railway carriages and anti-aircraft artiilery. The fighting infantrymen, of course, can so anywhere to resist énemy at- témpts at penetrating the fslana During the maneéuvers they will march from their central post at Schofield Barracka to any threatened | point on the coast line. The mobility of the artillery units has been testsd in actiial operation. On the rallwvay, which eventually will eircie the en- tire island of Oahu, but now actually only goes a little more than half- way round, the rallway mortar regi- ment has been thoroughly tested at eds of 25 miles an hour on the tangents and 20 miles on &l curves. The tracks and curves and bridges were proved capable of carrying the 90 odd tons of materlal loaded on the cars. During the year just passed several test marches of motorized ar- tillery were made around the island, with the result that the equipment was found capable of being moved at high rates of speed over the first- clase roads of Oahu under all weather conditions. Our tests conducted prior to the maneuvers have provéd the mobillty of the artillery. Three Phases of Campal; There is & more modern method of defense still to be considered—the defense by airplane—a method that has undoubted value, though not yet such certainty as to warrant sole dependence upon alrcraft to the neglect of othar tried methods of combat. Our final line of defense will be the fighting infantrymen, supported with machine guns and 768, placed to cover the shore line and repulse enemy attempts (o land. But before the enemy gains contact with this force he will have to deal with .the huge mobile 1858 and with the fixed coast guns, which can lay down a heavy fire on any ship coming within 25,000 vards of any shore iine of Oahu. Yet the shore fight will be the third phase of the maneuvers and the big gun fight will be the second phase. The.-first phase will be the long-distance phase, the aircraft and submarine phase, during which the approaching hostile fleet will be out of range of projectiles from our Bhore batteri The Alr Service will its bombing planes and the submarine units of the naval districts must be depended on to make life uncom- fortable on any enemy warships that dare to approach the shores. Both of these weapons. the airoraft and the submarine; will, of course, be espe- clally perilous to hestile troops on transports. Possibly the Blue fleet will never be able tb reach the Ha- walian shores at all. Air Equipment Impertant. The air equipment and facilities on Oahu consequently become of prime importance, and, in spite of plane shortages, strenuous attempts are constantly made to keep alr equip- ment and facilities on Oahu at max- imum efficiency. They have just been replenished-so-as to be ready for the maneuvers. - Sik - separats landing fields have been - established. We have .provided for Oahu an observa- tion squadron -to assist in adjust- ment of long-range fire, which has demonstratéd real efficiency during target practice. In addition we have established there bombardment aviation for at- tacking hostile fleets; and also pur- Suit, of fighting, planes to combat Whatever aerial forces an enemy might bring along with him. The training of these units, has, a8 the de- partment’ commander reports, reached the desired standard /ahd’all &ir un are indicated to be ‘“‘highly efficient.’” The fiyers have continually worked in co-operation. with mobile ground troops, ‘with artillery of all calibers, and with the servioes of information. Land and Sea Planes. The ators rising from the fs- lands have a distingt advanta any bring. ited capacities have difficulties refuelihg. or e éarriers have lim- Their planes would in re-alighting for repairing. e garri- Next time, in boiled dressing] try California lemon juice in place of vinegar. Note the new tang and sest, the new flavor, the new delicacy. All famous chefs make theirs this way. So do_ thousands of women now. When you taste it you will want yours like it. One-third cup lembn juice: 4 table- spoons. flour; 1 teaspoon sali; 3 tea. spoon prike ; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 exgs; 33 teaspoon mustard; 1lg cups bolling_ water. Mix and eift dry ingredients. = Ada water gra stirring constantly. Cook in_double boiler wntil thick and smoath. Beat eggn blightly; pour cooked mixturé slowly over them. When well blended, return to Gouble boiler: cook Lo minutes; add lomon juico; Femove from stove and beat_well. . Use California lemons, prav- tically seedless, juicy, tart, to get the best resuits. California Lemons STAR, PASTOR WIL 10 FRATERNTY AT Baltimore Minister, Central Graduate, to Support So- cieties in Battle. A prominent Baltimors minister, an Alumnus of Central High School, will come to Washington to confer tonight with the executive committes of Bigma Delta Fraternity on its plans for fighting the Board of Education’s anti-fraternity ruling. J. Milton Probey, chairman of the executive committee, while not re- veallng the minister's name, pointed out that he is intensely interested in the high school fraternity war, and has pledged his support in the cam- palkn to have the ban lifted on the secret societies The “fral” war todav remained in Ite présent unkettled state, with the school board -still on detensive. Al- though the fraternity question s scheduled to be taken up at the reg- ular session of the boArd next Wed- nesday, persons in close touch with school affairs predicted that the issue would again be sidetracked Parents Support Anked. Efforts are being made by the fra- ternities to enlist the support of the parents of high school fraternities in the fight against the board’s ruling, and a meeting for this purpose prob- ably will be held early next week. A. H. Gregory of the Stanton Park Citizen's Association is co-operating with the fraternities in arranging a mass meeting of parents. Mr. Gregory's son lost a position of honor he held at Eastern High School because of his affillation with one of the condemned fraternities. After examining the list of students afliated with the fraternities, he said, he is proud of his son for as- sooiating with such outstanding bovs. — e son planes, on the other hand, might be maintained In practically unlim ited numbers. Their supplies and re pair shops might be as extensive as are needed. The island planes might always be maintained at & strength superior to any invading planes that have to come by ship over more than 2,000 miles of ocean. With a numerous and efficient air service and effective sub- marine units at Oahu we shall have an excellent chance of crippling a hostile approach during the first pl To determine how good that chance is is one of the main motives of the April exercises The usefulness of the Air Service for defense can perhaps best be made plain by quoting from the words of 2 naval officer on the general sub- ject of such an attack as is contem- Plated in ths coming maneuver: “One of the questions of long stand- ing regarding fortifications is propriety of attacking them with ships. Recent advances in aeronaut- ics, in mining and in artillery have all strengthened relatively the de- fense of seacoast positions, so that today the reduction of seacoast for- tifications is a land job—not a sea job. The Army will do the front- line work, the Navy will be ths serv. ice of supply. T doubt éven if forti- fications have much to fear from the attack of the naval air service until the main deeision between the fleets has taken place. The air attack on fortifications is more likely to come from the land forces than from the naval forces. On the other hand, the supporting air forces will be free to, and should, attack all naval forces within their area of operations.” Al rights reserved.) Tomorrow: Plans for Hawaiian De- fens: s w NG NI N NS B N — T =N e S “Murco” Lifelong Paint ideally decide now to use home? combines the two ma{ qualities—Beauty and Durability. 1009 Pure—and guaranteed. or nt t's Why not “Mur¢o” on your E.J. MURPHY CO.,, Ine. 710 12TH ST. N.'W:- Main- 5280 Russia Calf N NN NN F N 5 Blond Satin NN NGNS PN WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 National Guard - Not U. S. Troops, Is Court Ruling Holding that members 6f the Na- Guard are State militia and not United States troops, the Court of Claims ruled yesterday that they must pay full transportation rates when traveling to and from instruction camps on land-grant railroads. The case, raising the question whether the national guardsmen were entitled to the land-grant rates provided for “troops of the United States,” was brought by the Oregon-Washington Railread and Navigation Co. in behalf of all land-grant railroads. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following. George W. Hunit of Vienns, Vi nice V. Clark of Vienna, Vi Dewéy J. Pasqninelll of Baitimore, Md.. and Chtherine’ V. McGeachy of Phlladelphia. Pa. Claude B Freeman and Lillian V. Oarter, Both of Alezandria, Va. Charles D. Cowell of this city A._Kots of Trenton, N. J E. Kelly 1rving H. ‘Hullin mes Bowlen and Auguata Baer, V. Buscher. ner. 3 beth Summers. Windsor and Mary J. Simmons, both, of Capitol Heights, Md Edgar A. Ritchetie of Low Carrie Giddings, of Richmond, Va Walter A Covert and Mildred A. Powel] William M. Heyl of this city and Ella X Harris of Richmond, Va D. Candler, jr.. and Idell Tew. Tayior of Accotink, Va ey of Manassas, Va Rapbael Ven Neste and Margaret C. Mon roe. Theophilus H. worth. Bernard both of Alexan , and Smoot and Helen P Alns Owens and Alice P. Vo Layeock, rt nd Lottie Sae Hitt of and William & Nelwon J. Carroll and Columbia E. Payne. Charles Jackaon and Viola Thomas Felix E. Kavanagh of this city and Cathe rine Vv pton, Va Clark L. Morningatar of Frederick, Md., and Ruth B. Gartrell of Mount Airy, Md nd Ruth A. Childe Dinoa G. Stamos and Antigone C. Giovamnin William 3. Sheaban and Zada B. Fitegerald Nikita nd, Brma L. Schoeafelder. Clarence A. Parker of Hildsbrand, Ore and Eilisabeth G. Mortimer of Deiphok. K G. Evans Hubbard of New York City and Dorothea D. Denys of this city. Charley Plunkett and Mable Oliver William Herper and Mary Robisson Charies H. Wagoer and Mary A. Suilivan Wallace B. Tuttle cf fhis city and Doris Blackbura of Alliance, Ohio. John L. Spencer and Marion Redford, both of Riehmond, Va Charies T.'West and Mabel B. Conwas Willlam F. Ferry and Katherine L. Baraes Harmon H. R. Randolph and Helen K. Jur. ney, both of Brookiyn. N. Y. Mex W. Hellane and M )i and| | {W. H. WEST CO. 1925, CTZERS GOUNGI WORK IS APPED Bell Lays Plans to Get Ad- vice of Body on 1926 Estimates. While citizens' associations in varibus sections of the oity are se- lecting their candidates for election to the citizens' advisory council, Which is to be named by the Feder- ation of Citizens' Assoclations, Engi- neer Commissioner Bell also is mak- ing plans to have the council advise the Commissioners on questions of general policy in the preparation of the next set of District estimates. 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