Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 2

CITIZENS' GOUNGIL HEARS CITY'S NEEDS District Government Heads Discuss Sewage, Water and Lighting. The Cit Council last night hea of the District e needs of the city ege and lights. With Lieut Fugiteer Commissioner tant, Maj. William present at the Bell's office; J. ens’ Advisory i three department heads present sew ernment s to water Franklin Bell and his assis H. H conference in B. Gordon. sanitar, engineer in charge of the sewer divi sion; J. S. Garland, superintendent the water department, and W. B. electrical engineer in ch; the electrical department, the principal features of and were freely questioned b; bers of the couneil. omb, Co! worlk mem Commiittees Appointed Chairman Jesse Suter cil announced appointmen rincipal committees, and it vided to meet ain N May 18, to itinue th ethod. Committees were with depart miliar was de 1o confer 1 become ) be pr Warning w: sounded by don th the present pr nstructing Necessary sewers appropriation would be depleted January 1, or about the middie of cal year of the tion of 000 for the fiscal ve: begining July 1 next, for sewers Mr. Gordon said already $123,000 in work had been ordered and there was every prospect that Congress. when t meets in December, would ave to be asked for supplemental appropriau tons. At the rate of building in the District. he said, unless more funds W woming for the sewer de more homes could be g art of the fisca who w the Out appropria t here i except be willing to pay A total of $8,000,000 w he mated cost of a five-vear building pro am to bring the sewers of the ¢ up to date. Mr. Gordon said Enumerates Needs. Needs which he listed, with ap proximate cost of each. were as fol lows: Interceptor sewer, uper Poto to be completed in three vears at t of $403,000; extension of ir terceptor sewer in Anacostia to Ben- ning road, $10,000: to complete the in terceptor sewer from Twentieth and Bunker Hill road to the District line, $102,000. Mr. Gordon filed with the a list of 100 needs in various | parts of the District. The Piney Branch Valley sewer was branded as the “sore spot of Washington.” with ro solution of the problem yet reached. Mr. Garland explained the method tion between the Feder:l and District governments in furnish- ing water supply for the city, and predicted that some day in the city would be metered. Only about 87 per cent now is metered, he said. Tt was estimated that the new 1queduct would be completed by Janu- ary, 1927 The high water pre: for the business district came up for discussion, with Mr. Garland review- ing the history of its consideration and rejection in the pas eble interest was evinced by council, with several questions of co-oper ure project the” sked, to develop the features of the plan. | Mr. Garland estimated system and duty would that such a would lower insurance rates would release fire engines fo in other sections of the eity. Bell estim a system cost about Light System Explained. In discussing the new street light tng system, which he explained with use of maps. paintings and designs, Mr. Hadley predicted that most of the instaliment of new lamp posts would tion some time this Sum- mer. deliveries on the new posts, he said, were expected the lat- ter part of this month. To complete the installation of the new system complete, Mr. Hadley said, would cost the District about $1,100,000 and would raise the cost of operation per annum from it present total of slightly less than half a mil- lion to $1, 000. Committees appointed by Chairman Suter are as follows: Police. fire and public health, Harry N. Stull, chair- man, Charles A. Baker, Dr. George H. Richardson; charities corrections, etc George R. Wales, chairman, George Beason. William & Torbert: street lighting and highways. Dr. George C. Havenner, chairman, Dr. George H. hardson, W. I. Swanton; water and sewer department, W. 1. Swanton, chairman, George Beason, Dr. George . Havenner: city refuse and parks, Charles A. Baker, chairman, William S. Torbert, Dr. George C. Havenner. PLAN HONOR TO WILSON. Baldwin Alumnae to Place Wreath on Tomb Here. Ajumnae of Mary Baldwin Semin- ary, Staunton, Va. will place a wreath the tomb of Woodrow Wilson in the National Cathedral to- morrow. Mr. Wilson's father was one of the trustees of the seminary dur- ing his pastorate in Staunton The Mary Baldwin Alumnae will meet later in the New Willard Hotel fo discuss the coming campaign to endow the college. Mrs. Benton Mc- Millan of Nashville. Tenn., wife of the former Ambassador 1o Peru and honorary chairman of the campaign, will be the principal speaker. Miss Margaret W. Daniel, president of the local chapter, has invited all Mary Baldwin girls to the meeting. B. M. Hedrick of Philadelphia also will speak. on Arlington Cemetery Traffic Regulations For Mother’s Day Traffic regulations at Arling- ton Cemetery today, which wil be in force during the Mother's day exereises, are as follows: Holders of tickets for reserved seats, arriving in automobiles, whether members of dential, cabinet, diplomatic, delegutes’ or speakers’ parties, or holders of reserved box or am- phitheater seats, arriving in au- tomobiles. will he admitted to the cemetery and will have their cars parked by their drivers withiv the limits of the ceme- tery. Ticket holders ave to ap- proach the cemetery via the Highway Bridge and the south gate. The general public, who will be seated in the unreserved seats, will be asked to park their cars on the cavalry drill grounds and to approach the cemetery via the Key Bridge and Fort Myer. iJo, feciikate n ticket holders are requested to have tickets readily available upon approaching the cemetery entrances. i esti- | v | mann-Heink Consider-| NATION T0 HONOR MOTHERS TOBAY | President and Mrs. Coolidge | | Will ‘Lead Exercises at Unknown’s Tomb. | Back over the vears that have| (dimmed and fled. America today turns its tenderest memories to the glorious ! motherhoad that gave ‘it the nation | |of the present and the future. and | |over ‘every heart that threbs with| | vecollections of the loving heart that | | gave it life there will bloom fragrant _'flowers in token of ‘Mothers' da: 1 Throughout the Jand. from church ipuipit and public rostrum, the mothers | of America will be honored. and to th still living there have gone ges of remembrance from their babes of yesterday. Upon the graves | of those who have gone will FeSI{ | fresh buds to remind the world that | they live on in the memories of the | they loved the best i gton will bring its own ob f ‘Mothers’ duy to a fitting | when it joins with the n War Mothers in anpropriate | at the shrine of the Unknown | in Arlington onal Cenre- President ofticials of and others life of the! Co Army and promins in th official ! Nation, will be present. | The program will start at.3.o'clock. Mrs. H. H. McClure, head of the| American War Mothers, will preside After invocation by Rev. Dr. Jason Nohie Pierce. pastor of the Tirst Con. gregational Church, and music by the ‘nited States Army Band, Mme. chumann-Heink wil sing “The Star | Spangied Banner.” The United States | Marine Band will follow with sacred | music. Address by Col. Davis. The main address of the day will be | {delivered by Col. Dwight I. bavis, jacting Secrel of War. Afte {address by ( - A, J. Montague, |u States Navy Band will nd Lady Aberdeen, the Marchion Aberdeen and Temair, will present Message ank Hering will speak and Mme. Schu will sing a hymn from oratorio i aul.” | Just as Mme. Schumann-Heink com- { vietes her selection an airplane from 1 Bolling 1d will pass ov the ceme- itery, scattering flowers upon the graves of those who fell in the World | War, while the assemblage in the | Amphitheater siowly paswes out to the | { Tomb of the Unknown, where the re- | mainder of the program will be Tol- | lowed | A wreat high Navy. Coolidge will place a gold upon the sepulcher for the star mothers of the Nation, the socjation of mothers who each lost son in the World War. Immedi ately afterward Mme. Schumann- Heink and 14 mothers whose sons are listed among America’s ‘unknown” | |dead in the last war. will place a { wreath on the tomb for the American War Mothers. | It will be remembered that Mme. | chumann-Heink, loyal to America to [ the end, herself lost o son in the war, { her boy having been forced to serve | the German colors and went down ! with one of the enemy submarines. The Disabled Amerigan Vel s will deposit another 'wreath, symbolizing the homage of the un- lsno\‘\'n mothers of the unknown ‘hero ead i For Foreign Nations. Other wreaths will placed on the {tomb in the following order Lady Aberdeen and Mrs. Philip North |Aloore, for the foreign nations repre- {sented at the quinguennial conven- tion of the International Council of | Women: the American Legion Auxil- {lary to the motherhood of the World | War; the. Veterans of Ioreign Wars, and “Wishington Chapter, American r Mothers, in honor of the mothers of the war. Then the Army airplane will soar over the tomb, dropping flowers on «the sepulchre #n honor of the anmed Forces.of .the Nation.. As these rites are completed . four | pigeons will be released, hearing mes- sages of love and loyalty north, east. south and wwest. each released simul- taneously by Miss Marguerite Vizner, Army ‘Nurse Corps: Miss“Edith John. son,. Army iNurse €orps; Miss Minnie Duff Stith, chief nurse, Navy Nurse Corps, and Miss Mary Hawthorne, Red Cross Nurse. . Magamn " Schumann- Heink will sing ““Taps,” ‘the soldier's farewell, Benediction will be pronounced by | Cant. Beebe, chaplain ‘at_Fort’ Myer, |and Staff Sergt. Frank Witchie, the { bugler wWho sounded taps at the in- | terment service ¢f (he Unknown' Sol- dier, will again sound the eall that closes the life of every soldier and sallor. Detachments of soldiers, sail- ors and marines will assist during the | ceremonies. Message for Veterans. An illustrated Mothers’ day message printed in five colors will be presented each of the 30,000 disabled war vet- erans In hospitals throughout the country today by the American Legion Auxiliar The message, which will be delivered in each case in the name of the veteran's mother, follows: “The American Legion Auxiliary greets you today in the name of your own mother. We are thinking of yvou and our hearts are with you as we renew our pledge of thoughtful, loyal devotion on this day of days and, be yond today, throughout the whole year. “We admire your courage, your service to your country and your plucky smile in the face of adversity. ““To us you are our country's most precious citizen, and we feel that in serving you we are earrving a happy obligation. ““We know that were your mother here today she would give you her bleseing, and so_we say to you for her, ‘God Bless You.’" The wording of the message is framed in & border, which has for its main motif a medallion depicting the features of a woman of true mother type. This medallion is flanked on either side by flowers in delicate shades of blue. The remainder of the frame of the message is of oblong cir- cular design and suggests the various branches of the service by the use of the hats the men wore in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps during the ‘World War, including the steel helmet. In the lower lefthand corner is a re production of the American Legion Auxiliary emblem, & efrclet of gold in which is centered the blue star of service that women wore during the recent conflict which indicated that one of their own was in the service of their country. Honor Soldiers’ Mothers. A variety of programs arranged by local comma: in response to orders that Mother's day be observed today at all places where Army units are stationed in this country reached the War Department yesterday. In one respect alone was there similarity in tne plans. That was the aim of all to honor the mothers of the soldiers of America. past and present. Local circumstances at Army posts caused the variety of programs submitted. In Boston, the regular military establishment will participate ! Arms i last night in a ceremony on historic Boston Commeon with 30 eivil and other mili- tary organizations joining. In New York and other corps area head- quarters, more elaborate ceremonies have been arranged, while small de- tachments at the more isolated posts With. the Presides at the White House, left to right necker, Max Kroloff, Bugene P. McEimeel and Robert Sessions. have planned simple but observances. At a number of posts, views will be held with gold star mothers as the guests of honor. in_the neighborhoads of all s have been invited and at many tlons they will attend mess with | the officers and men at mid-day and in | the evening. Commanders of several of the older posts constructed in the in frontier days and still main- | tained, have announced their inten. | tion to decorate the graves of heroic | women who were mothes i of soldiers when the posts were first established | t still other places where woldiers | are stationed the feature exercise of | the day will consist simply in giving ! a distinctive Mother's day angle to the | usual Sunday reliious services. At 1l stations, the soldiers will be pro vided with carnations and will be al lowed to wear them on their untforms by special exception to regulations ap- proved by the War Departiment When the Department issued pre liminary instructions for ‘the celebra. tion Mothers' day by the entire Acting Secretary Davis invit o-operation of women's organi ughout the country. Of 1ce had been received W. C. A., the the National the Women's impressive military re. ed the zations thri fers of assis from the Y. Service Star Legion, Women's Relief Corp: Overseas Service Legion, the Dames of the Loyal Legion, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the American War Mother: The Women's Overseas Serviee League no tified its constituent members to take part in the ceremonies at the post nearest their places of residence. The American War Mothers, in ad dition to ordering local chapter co operation with military authorities, as sumed the responsibility for the cen tral kevnote services at Arlington Cemetery. HEART CUT SEWN, MAN, 45, WILL LIVE Three Stitches Taken in Vital Organ—Two Women Held in Alleged Row. With his heart sewn up where the pointed end of a sharp instrument had pierced it, Clarence Carter, 45, colored, 1825 I street, has a good chance for life, it was said at Emer gency Hospital last night, thanks to a rare and skillful operation by Dr. Harry Lewis. Carter was brought to the hospital with a stab wound in the heart. Logs of blood had so weakened him that there was little hope held out. Dr. Lewis laid open the region surround- ing the heart, took a needle and black silk thread and spliced the organ with three stitches. Herbert Beckwith, colored orderly at the hospital, then volunteered for a transfusion. Meanwhile police at the second pre- cinct are holding Ada Simpson, col- ored, 30 years old, of 1749 F street, who was to have been married to Carter yesterday, and Emma Black, 46, living at the same - address as Carter, for investigataion into an alleged altercation which is sald to have preceded the stabbing at Oregon and New Hampshire avenues. Ada Simpsen, who discovered Carter in Emma’'s company, charges' that the latter stabbed him, according te the police. while Emma threws suspicion on Ada. — Dean Farrar of Mercer Dies. MAC Ga., May 9.—Dr. W. BE. Farrar, 59, dean of Mercer- Univer- sity, died last night from an acute heart attack, it:became known today. He had been ill several days. He wae a native of Lynchburg, Va. This Banner Year For Travel in West, Survey Indicates By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 9.—American Sum- mer tourists in increasing numbers are seeing the West and from travel bureau inquiries 1925 promises to be the banner vear, a report prepared by three railroads traversing the national park region says. A study of 1,000 inquiries for travel information and questionnaires re- turned by 700 national park visitors in 1924 indicate that industrial centers near the large metropolitan distriets are particularly interested in the Pa- cific Northwest. Cleveland was first among the 10 largest cities in interest. New York was second and Chicago third. In cities under 500,000 and above 100,000 in population the industrial centers showed percentages of inguiry high above the normal average; Jersey 291; Paterson, 240; Yonkers, 151; Trenton, 187: Camden, 179; New Bed- ford, 221; Fall River, 120; Lowell, 113; Reading, : Rochester, 128; Wil mington, Bridgeport, 113, New Haven, 101 Boston inquiries represented only 29 per cent of the average. School teachers, usually the long- distance travelers in America, yi¢lded first place in Western tourist travel last year to business executives. Seventy-nine per cent of the travel- ers went by rail, 18 per cent by auto and 8 per cent used both means of transportation. and FIGHTING IN RIFF LULLS FORATTACK French Rushing in Fresh Units for Concerted Drive on Tribesmen. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 9-—Both French co. lonial forces and the native tribesmen in Morocco are being reinforced in the region of the Riff during what is de- | ribed &s a comparatively calm period {in the operations, despite news from Rabat today that French blockhouse near Aloulay had been destroyed by Riffian artillery. It is stated here that Abd-el-Krim seems to have halted his forces, and the opinion of military experts is that the Moroccan leader wanted to see what effect had been produced by his success in attacking the French out- posts before making another serious effort. Rush Up Fresh Units. Marshal Lyautey, who, since 1914, constantly has demanded more troops for Moroceo in anticipation of trouble such as hae’broken out in the Riff, now is hurrying up fresh units to carry out his plan for cleaning the tribesmen out of the French zone. The marshal has the hearty sup port of the French government. Pre- mier Painleve said today that there wasg no other course open to the French government than to oppose with the utmost energy the invasion of the French zone in Morocco by the Riffians, whose avowed intention mot only was to make raids on the neigh- boring tribesmen, but also to march on to Fez. The premier asserted there is noth- ing in the plass of the French as de- signs for conquest. He said the French position in Merecco was sim- ply one of defense, and he pointed out that four French optposts in the French zone of the pretectorate still are surrounded by invaders. That the government is taking a serfous view of -the situation is in- dicated by the premier's announce. ment today that he had charged Gen. Niessel, inepector general of the French air service, with & mission to Morocco. President’s Attitude. The President, in recent talks with Republican leaders, is understood to have referred to a strong sentiment demanding careful attention 1o American interests, but not involv- ing_isolation or exclusion. The congresional leaders who pre- dict the administration will use its full influence to promote another Hague conventlon, assert that such a policy would be a return to that of many vears ago, when The Hague conferenec idea was conceived here. Whether The Hague convention would itself develop into a world court would be immaterial, in their view, 50 long as a definite code was available for a world court to apply, which would have the sentiment of the people of all nations behind it to enforce its findings. g Senator McKinley told the Presi- dent that many leading statesmen, in- cluding a large delegation from Ger- many, will be among the European delegates to the union meeting here. On their arrival in New York, Sep- (m:'b;rotztol;e t‘reyflwm dbecome the &u merican delegates, an appropriation of $50,000 having beon made by Congress for thelr entertain- ment. The sessions of the union will be held in the House of Representatives. The delegates will be taken to New York October 7 o be the guests for three days of the Carnegie Founda- tion. They will then go to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and after concluding visits at these cities, the Canadian government will entertain them with visits to Toronto, Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa. —— A museum of the Legion of Honor recently opened in Paris will house mnmm of great men and institu- - paper industries, - Resting in the Monastery Grounds. ism or Becoming Phy Birmingham high school junior, who was adjudged the champion scholas- | tic orator of the United States, thinks v enter a vocation. having no ory. 'm thinking about becoming either a journalist or a physician,” Bob said 3 ‘and then, again. 1 might decide to be a lawyer, in which case, of course, [ would find lots of use for oruto “To tell you the truth.” he confided, “I've got so much more studying to do in high school and college that it's almost too early to make up my mind.” Bob takes the honors conferred on him very lightly. modest about it all, and contends that he was mighty lucky to come out on top of the heap of 1,400,000 competi- tors. J. E. W'GRATH DIES; U. S. SURVEY EXPERT Diseovery of Mount Logan Was His Chief Contribution to Knowl- edge of Alaskan Regions. John Edwerd McGrath, a retired of- ficer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Burvey and discoverer of Mount Logan, died at his residence in the Argonne Apartments on Thursday Mr. McGrath was a native Wash- ingtonlan and received his early edu cation at St. John's College and St. Joseph's Academy and College. graduated from the School of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Missouri in 1876 with the degree of civil engineer. He was 69 years old at_the time of his death. ‘He was appointed in the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1878, and advanced through all grades of the service to that of hydrographic and geodetic en- gineer, with relative rank of lieuten- ant commander in the Navy. He was retired September 18, 1920, returned to active duty on September 19, 1920, and returned to inactive duty Novem. ber 17, 1921. He was for several years director of coast surveys in the Philippine Islands. Alaska Boundary Work. Before entering the service of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Mr. Me- Grath served in the land survey of the State of New York. His most notable work, however, was in the connection with the survey of the boundary between Alaska and Canada. Mr. McGrath was sent to Alaska with J. H, Turner in 1889 at the re. quest of the Department of State to make a preliminary determination of points on the Yukon and Porcupine Rivers at or near the 141st meridian of west longiture. They were pioneers in this work, which was attended with considerable hardship and danger. n 1895 Mr. McGrath made surveys in Yakutat Bay and determined the geographic _position and height of Mount St. Elfas. ¥n connection with the triangulation for the determina- tion of the location and height of Mount St. Elias he discovered and located another peak 256 miles north- easterly of Mount St. Ellas. This second peak is known as Mount Lo-| gan and is over 1,600 feet higher than Mount St. Elias and the report of its discovery was an interesting contribu- tion to the geography of that region. IHe was engaged on other surveys in connection with the boundary until 95. lsfle is survived by his wife, Mrs. Monimia Arelia Sotts McGrath, who is also & native of this city, and by three brothers and a sister. ————————— More than 8,000,000 pounds of cop- per are being consumed yearly by pulp He is extremely | He | Philip Glatfelter, George Stansel, Miss Asenath Graves, President Coolidge, Miss Flora Longe- Oratory Winner May Choose Calling Not Requiring H Marked Gifts Young Robert Sessions Considers Entering Journal- sician—""Hated to See Others Lose,”” His Feeling Concerning Contest. . i Robert Sessions, the 15-vear-old| “I wanted to win, of course, but T| | sure hated to see the others lose,” he remarked with sincerity Just what he ix going to do with his t2 00 prize he hasn't quite decided. special call for his natural gift of [He is also non.commital about how | {he will use the $1,060 college scholar- | ship awarded him for winning the Alabama State championship. | “1 guess I'll go to dad’s alma mater, | Birmingham Southern College,” he said, although he intimated he might |later accept one of several scholar- :smps offered him informally already | by_leading universities. | "Bob is far from being a “book worm.” Back in Birmingham he is noted for his athletic interests, and was the popular choice of the students at Phillip’s High School for cheer leader. Ee likes to play base ball, tennis and other strenuous sports and is an excellent rifle shot. ! His hobby is raising bantam chickens. LOS ANGELES SPEEDS | TOWARD LAKEHURST Will Reach Field Early Today. Keeps 70-Mile-an-Hour Rate Along Coast. The dirigible Los Angeles was speeding homeward last night from Porto Rico, latest dispatches sayving she would moor at Lakehurst some time early today. Her commander last reported to the Navy Department as the ship was flying over Wilming- ton, N. C. The message sent at 7:50 p.m. sai 4 ng steadily northward along the st coast, the Los Angeles crew is now eating dinner at Wilmington, . C., after breakfast in Miami and luncheon at Jacksonville. “Seventy miles an hour has been maintained, but as all large cities were circled, some time has been lost. As it appears that we may not arrive at Lakehurst before dawn, another engine will be cut in. “Proud Southern cities have claimed our attention today. Every one on hoard had a voracious appetite, and the steward is always busy.” DEATHS INCREASEDV T0 23 IN PROBE OF BABY FARMING (Continued from First Page.) kept a score of children in her place, while her permit called for only seven. Chief Assistant District Attorney Pecora, who has assigned a large force of men to the investigation, said that his office soon would “make a homi- cide charge against some one in this case.” Investigators said they had learned that Mrs. Geisen-Volk had been in- dicted on a charge of manslaughter in May, 1918, at which time she con- ducted ' a maternity hospital and mursery in upper Park avenue. The charge was said to have grown out of the death of Anna Seeburg, which resulted from a criminal operation. Dr. Arthur Camnitzer also was named in the indictment, according to As- sistant District Attorney Ryan, who sald the case had been dropped for Tack of evidence. Two mothers told the authorities today they believed their babies had met fates similar to that of the An- gerer child. The infants had been left with Mrs. Geisen-Volk, both said, and ultimately had disappeared. One of the babies was reported by the woman to have died, but the disap- pearance of the second, according to the mother. never has been explained, although she had instituted kidnap- '\?oslk Ings against Mrs. Geisen- in 1921. These proceedings later ot evi- {among the s WINNING ORATORS | CREATE SOGET Big Day Culminates in Plan for Permanent Associa- | tion of Finalists. While guests of The Star yesterday on an extended sightseeing tour of the | National Capital there sprang up ven national oratorical contestants a comradeship that cul- minated last night in the tentative for- mation of of Oratorical Contestant Seven Stars of the Pleiades.” The organization of this unigue so cial body by the nation's champion scholastic orators came about through a suggestion made by John Hay Hammond. who presided at the final elimination contest in the Washing ton Auditorium Fric: further advice of Mr Hammond will be sought today regarding the scope and other important detatls of the as. sociation. Tenative officers, as elected in- formally last night at a dinner tender- ed the visitors by The Star in the cabinet room of the New Willard Hotel, are: Robert Sessions of Birm. inghum, Ala., and winner of first prize in the national oratorical con test, president: Eugene McElmeel Los Angeles, winner of second prize, secretary, and Max N. Kroloff of Sioux City, lowa, recipient of the third award, historian. The other charter members are Miss Asenath Graves, chumpion orator of the District of Columbia; Miss Flora Longenecker, Ilion, N. Y., Northeastern champion; George Stansell, Chicago, Centrai States champion, and Philip Glatfelter, Columbia, Pa., Eastern champion. Membership Expansion. It is planned to invite last year's champions to join the organization and to add to the membership each year the seven national finalsts in future contests. Announcement of the organization plans was made at the conclusion of the dinner by President Sessions, amid applause from the score of parents and friends of the contestants gather- ed at the table, The dinner was a rousing climax 10 4 busy day of entertainment ar- ranged for the young men and women under the direction of (. Fred Cook, representing The Star. Yesterday was an eventful one for the finalists, and it provided a wel come relief from the strain they had been subjected to prior to the final test. In the morning they were con. veyed in a big sight-seeing bus to the Capitol and thence to the eastern sec- tion of the city. They visited the monastery in Brookland, where Rev. or The The National Association | ¢ night, and the | EQUALTY POLEY ON ARV ADOPTE Latin Countries’ Stand on Possession and Acquisition Prevails at Parley. By the Assoclated Press GENEVA, May 9 —Manifestatio of the influence of the Latin America states marked in an outstanding mar {ner the first week of the conferencs for the control of international trade in armaments. This influence of section of the world whose count {are practically all of th League of Nations was demonst today when, under its leadership, the conference declared for the doctrine | of the equality of all countries and small, in the right to possess acquire armaments Concretely, this dec the form of insisting that mentally there be mo prohibitio the exportation of arms to govern ments constitutionally established, bu liberty to export. This changes tl | whole starting point the nfe ence. The draft was prepared { after two 3 understanding. second article, that the | interdict the exportation cept under conditions w lined in succeeding clauses permit duly recognized £0 system of li of all detal Sales to Individuals Banned. The conference today lively debate, went on rec erty of. exportation under & strictions and on the condition tha all sales to foreign individuals wou be forbldden As several of the deles ed, this action form of the convent really affect its the principle of 1 sufficiently fenced 1 tective clatses to permi of the conference’s 1, which ix de struction of illicit trafic and interna | tional publicity on all lezal trade. For France. M. Bonc this liberty should not be perr conflict with the 1 leg of importing states wi { restrictions on the | arms. Some of the delegates i ed this remark to mean that does mot want German freedom to purchase a the terms of the proposed conventio a members of plainly set { abroad b Godfrey Schilling presented each con testant with a silver crucifix. The return trip was made through the Soldiers' Home grounds. From there the party went direct to the White House and was received in turn by Mre. Coolidge and the President him self. Invited to Service. After luncheon in the Raleigh Ho- tel, The Star took its guests on a longer bus tour, this time visiting th Episcopal Cathedral at Mount St. Al ban, where Rt. Rev. James E. Iree. man, Bishop of Washington, greeted each champfon at Bethlehem Chapel and invited the group to attend the | special Mother's duy service in the {chapel at 4 o'clock this afternoon | Following an inspection of the tombs |of Woodrow Wilson and Admiral Dewey in the cathedral crypt, the party was carried over the Key Bridge to Fort Myer and Arlington National Cemetery. The contestants were photographed at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and in front of the Lee Mansion. { The return to the city was made |via the Highway Bridge and the Lin coln Memorial, another picture being “snapped” at the latter place. The party scarcely made a move throughout the day but what they the orators and posed them at every possible point in preparation for the elaborate pictorial souvenir which will be made up and presenteg them as a reminder of their visit here. The succession 6f impressive sights seemed almost to overwhelm the young men and women as the day progressed, and, favored by ideal weather, they were deeply impressed with the beauty of their Capital City. Limericks Cause Joy. Then came the dinner to strengthen the good fellowship created during the day. Between courses the seven ora- tors had their heads jogether and the suppressed. giggles of the girls signi- fied to the older guests that something was in the air. It turned out to be the plan for a permanent organziation As a final toueh the finalists showed they were no mean poets by having young Stansell read a series of orig- inal lmericks composed about each contestant and, in addition, Toast- master Cook. Today the visitors will occupy them- selves as they see fit, no program having been arranged, that those who wish to rest may do so. The grand finale will come tomor- row when Secretary of the Navy Wil- bur will be host to the orators on a cruise down the river to Mount Ver- non aboard the U. S. 8. Sylph. Luncheon will be served on board the vacht as it weighs : anchor at 1:30 p.m. The guests will spend an hour at Mount Vernon, returning te the ‘Washington navy vard at 4 o’clock. MISSISSIPPI HOLDS VICTIMS OF WRECK; 23 LISTED AS DEAD (Continued from First Page.) structions, he said the boat carried four lifeboats instead of two and they were stored on the top deck, two at- tached to davits and two lying free. When the vessel listed for the first time, the major said he made for the boats. “I attempted to loosen one of the davits first,” he said, “because I real- ized that the free boats were ready. A sudden and sharp list threw me overboard, and before I could right myself the Norman had capsized. “The ship listed to starboard, turned over, pinning the lifeboats beneath. One of the unattached boats was freed from the ship and Maj. Connolly, a small boy and two other men managed to get to it.” Explanation Umvalilble. River men today declined to ven- ture from their experience a sugges- tion of what caused the Norman to capsize. Government officials that not until a board of ‘ingquiry in- spects the raised hulk will the ex- planation be available. Until the wreck is raised and the bodies believed to be within are re- coyered, the work will go on, Maj. Connolly said tonight. Investigation of the causes of the accident will be started at once by steamboat inspectors and officers of the Army Engineering Corps, Maj. D. H. Connally, in charge of the work out of Memphis, said today. “We are going to find out what caused the boat to roll over,” he said. Maj. Connoily, who was in charge of the party that so gayly went down the tiver to Cow Islands at noon yester- day, but which was suddenly and dramatically broken up at 5:10 o'clock yesterday. oon, has been working found a camera pointed at them. Two | staff photographers of The Star trafled M. Boncour was not clear on the { point, but was clear on insisting tha: | liberty to purchase should not appi {10 armaments needed by governmer { for strictly defensive purposes. German Interest Seen. Eckhardt, the riveted his eyes e latter’s speect rward moved ac Mo on the was Germar plenipotentiars Boncour dur and immedia journmer ground that physically hu | prevailed that he | with Berlin on the la | developments. | Germany's | strictly super | Versailles. whic arms by Germans The Latin American countries arn the small countries of Lurope were jubilant over their victory, which l'isfies their sovereign pride md_ moves them from the proclaimed de { pendency on the great manufacturing countries. Decision as to whether the sale o warships would be barred from inter { national control, as pre by Gre: | Britain, was not reached, for the re: | son that the military committee | only on Monday. ngland not onl wants warships, but also airships ar airplanes designed for war purposes excluded from control. Her am: ment draft convention leaves in tanks and armored cars and trains, | gested by the framers of the originz draft convention, and adds a new ir plement—tractor vehicles of n tar design—as war engines whose traffic should be supervised ‘WOMElgiELVE’CT VD‘EL;EGATES \ | Four Will Represent D. C. Federa- tion at Convention. ‘ | he fmpressic mament _situation ised by the treaty forbids the export Four delegates to represent the Dis trict of Columbia Federation of Wor |an’'s Clubs at the council meeting o | the General Federation of Woman's | Clubs at West Raden, Ind., June 1 to 6, have been selected Those who will represent the Dis trict Federation are Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift, Mrs. Gertrude Bischoff Mrs. Leon Arnold and Mrs. Edgar ( Merritt. Mrs. Virginia White Speel president of the local body, will also attend. unremittingly since he was pul of the stream after the accident remained at the scene all of last night and up until almost noon tod: ing to Memphis he changed c {and left again for Coahoma at 1 pan 4 | Stories of heroism involvin tually every member of the party was hurled into the water in one ¢ the swiftest stretches of the lowe | Mississippi continued to be he: |day. How men placed life prese on women, neglecting themselves how others worked to save persons lesser strength until they themselves were overcome were told. The death list was fixed today when Mayor HRowlette Paine an nounced that a careful check by cit officials and members of the Midsouth Assoctation of Engineers had estab lished the fate of the list given out Among them was Prof. R. M. McNeil jey of the Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tenn., who last night was reported saved; Prof. and Mrs. Walter G. Kirkpatrick of .. S Waters Fox, a Padu y portation engineer; Paul Norcross, At lanta consulting engincer H. Jer, Little Rock, Ark.. Mr. and Mrs Ralph Bosard of Memphis and the son Edgar; E. H. Bowser, C. F hearer, G. L. Anderson, Maj. Willian Gardner and Mrs. Lonnie Caldwel Memphis, Mrs. J. ¥. Dorroh of Oxf: Miss., and W. O. Walker of Fultc K Five members of the crew also wer listed as dead. ‘Announcement had mot been made late today as to when the body « Prof. Kirkpatrick, which was rec ered, would be taken o Oxford, nc when that of Edgar Bosard would b buried. These were the only tw: bodies recovered. Prof. Kirkpatrick having been pulled out of the rive just as he succumbed and the bo: 3ying as he reached a hospital here VICTIM WELL KNOWN HERE. d Col. S. Waters Fox of Paducah, Ky, Capital During War. Col. £. Waters Fox of Paducah listed in the foregoing dispa among the missing, ‘was well known here in Washington, where he was stationed during the war with the chief of Engineers of the Army. He is an uncle of Mrs. E. Lester Jones, wife of the director of the Coast and\ Geodetic Survey. Col. Jones said last ™, night that be had received no direet word bearing on the fate of Col-Fezs. ' ] h