Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1925, Page 1

iy Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Unsettled, with showers today, much cooler at night; tomorrow un- settled, continued cool. Temperatures: Highest, 96.8, at 4 p.m.; lowest, 60.0, at 4 am. and 6 a.m. Full report on page 5. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. he o. 1,052—No. 29,608. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1925.—102 PAGES. * (®) Means Associated Pr ARCTIC - SNOWFALL - INPERILING RETURN \Heat Records for May Broken by 97- Degree Temperature Yesterday—Mid- west Feels Icy Blasts. OF 6 POLAR AIRMEN 34 HOURS OVERDUE Amundsen Planes May Be Few Miles From 2 Convoy Ships, Waiting for Storm Shroud to Clear Away. HOBBY PATROLS ICE PACK IN SEARCH FOR FLYERS Watchers' Anxiety Increases as 48- Hour Period Goes With No News of Explorers Heard Since De- parture—U. S. Navy Maintains Hope of Safety. BY JAMES B. WHARTON. Special Correspondent of The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. S BAY, Spitzbergen, (by radio from Steamer Farm) May 23. —A sudden change in the weather in the past few hours has caused in- creased anxiety here for the fate of the Amundsen-Ellsworth flyers. The cloud banks that have been threaten- ing in the west shrouded us during the afternoon and a flurry of snow has begun to fall. The northeast- erly wind continues, however, and the meterologists believe the thick- ness may clear away. At overdue. It is believed quite possible that the two planes may be resting on the ice within 20 to 50 kilometers of us. Should the flyers have arrived out of the clear polar basin early today and come upon the edge of our local storm they may have gone down to await a clearance. Hobby Patrols Ice Pack. pursuance of this theory the Hobby has weighed anchor and set off westward to patrol the edge of the pack. They will steam as far as Verlegen Hook and attempt a return here by 8 o'clock tonight. There was increasing anxiety among the watch- off Spitbergen this afternces, as 48-hour perlod passed without of the Amundsen-Ellsworth In ers the new n ver: Throughout the day, the two mother chips Hobby and Farm swung at anchor at Danes Gat, the narrow open passage between Danes Island and the mainland of Spitzbergen. rode easily, on a surface calm as a mill pond, side by side. But to the anxious passengers there was some- thing annoyingly idle and futile about he sedate conduct of the boats. Vothing to do but wait,” muttered the captain of the Farm angrily, as he puffed fretfully on his pipe pacing the narrow bridge of his ship. Our vision was bounded throughout the long day by a world of two colors, the ruthless white of snow-clad mountains and the delicate, but relentless blue of the sky. The water was merely a deeper and more sinister reflection of the sky. Open Water Heartening. We tried to be hopeful and optimis- tic. ‘There were many things to be thankful for. The weather continued perfect. The sight of so much clear, open water was heartening_after the long weeks of rigid ice in Kings Bay. For 48 hours the sun had been shining bright and friendly. On our left, as we lie in Danes Gat, it kisses.the round shoulders of a line | w of distant hills, while beyond them it i= equally atfentive to a sharper- peaked ridge of loftier summits. Three distinct glaciers are visible among the hills, running down to the water through hollows between the hills and distinguishable from the snow by their bluish-white color. In front of our ships the water stretches off along Danes Island; in the opposite direction it is equally clear and calm to the shore of Amsterdam Island. Only occasionally does a chunk of snowy ice show up on the surface of the sea, floating quietly along. Many flights of ducks have passed us today, skimming close to the water across the path of the Summer sun. A few miles from our present an- | chorage is Virgo Bay, sometimes called | Wellmans Bay, which marks the tragic commencement of the Andre expedition and also the start of Wal- ter Wellman's attempt to reach the pole in a dirigible. (Copyright, 1925 in U. S.. Canada. South America ‘and Japan by North American Newspaper Alliance: in E: News: In Germany by U France by Petit Parisienne: riora delia Sera: in all Sc irine by the Norwegian Aero Club. renerved.) PLORERS PLAN RESCU Istein Verlag: in n Italy by Cor- dinavian coun- All rights Fxperts Have Confidence Six Men Can Get Out Afoot. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. W YORK, May 23.—Plans for the pt launching of a rescue expedi- tion, in case the Amundsen-Ellsworth airplanes fail to return from their polar flight, were discussed here to- night by a group of prominent Arctic explorers, including pt. Robert Bartlett of the Peary expedition, Wal- ter Wellman, organizer of several ex- peditions prior to 1909; Anthony Fiala of the Fiala-Ziegler polar attempt and others. Donald MacMillan's polar base at Etah is the logical point from which o send a rescue party, according to Gen. David L. Brainerd, one of the two living survivors of the Greely expedi- tion of 1881-84. “As I understand it, the explorers have a month's supply of provisions on each plane,” said Gen. Brainerd. “In the event of disaster they might reach the coast of Greenland or Grin- nell Land. I am informed Amundsen has a cache of supplies at Port Conger, in Grinnell Land, which is the point where the Greely expedition spent two vears. If Amundsen and his com- panions should reach that coast they could live on the country, since musk oxen and reindeer abound. From the first, it has seemed to me that the great danger to the expedi- tinn rested in their plan to make " (Continued pn Page 3, Column 2] pro; 3 o'clock tomorrow morning; the flyers will have been 34 hours| They | gland by Central | | A thunderstorm from west some time evening will obliterate the torrid wave which brought sizzling weath- er to Washington and shattered the the north- confident prediction last night of | the Weather Bureau. The storm will |come as a prelude to a cool spell which is expected to result in a drop in the temperature of more than 30 degrees. Official records at the Weather Bu- {reau show that the vesterday afternoon, high mark for May. | proach to this record for {back in 1911 when a tempe: 96 degrees was recorded. The cooler weather is comi the Northwest, which yesterday w in the throes of freezing temperature snow and gale { tered. It alr ! plain states U 3. MAY INCREASE PRESSURE 10 SPEED FUNDING OF DEBTS { Move to Hasten Negotiations ! With Foreign Debtors Being Considered. setting a new The clos May was ature of v has crept into the sending the thermome- By the Associated Press. The Washington administration is giving consideration to the question | of exerting additional pressure on the | Government's foreign debtors to { hasten funding negotiations. { Convinced of the solid support of the American people, responsible offi- cials feel that they are warranted in going ahead on the course charted by {the first moves, made some weeks {ago. in advising the foreign nations {that in the opinion of this Govern- [ment the time has come for settle- ment of their obligations to the United States. Officials are highly pleased, and in some instances agreeably surprised, it was declared yesterday, at the ap- parent unanimity of the support ac- corded the administration on its | initial steps to obtain commitments for payment. The feeling that the | collection pressure should be applied |to war and post-war debts alike was made in official quarters where it was reiterated with emphasis that the ad- ministration neither by law nor policy would permit a differentiation among the various kinds of loans made. The Government hopes, and expects, that the loans will be consolidated into one funding arrangement and the Amer- ican debt commission is prepared to { consider no other plans, it was de- clared officially. Confers With Borah. There was vesterday also the official intimation of & desire to publish the actual obligations of every nation in- | debted to the United States and show {how much principal and interest had been received on account of those | debts. 3 | “Another development was a visit to the White House by Semator Borah, chairman of the Senate foreign rela- tions committee, who was summoned [by the President to talk on the debt | situation. While there was no state- | ment issued after the conference, it ras indicated that the President feels that he has the hearty backing of the | Nation in the program outlined. The President previously has been | represented as holding that there can ! be no differences permitted among the foreign obligations as set up by some of the nations, and in this view Sen- |ator Borah has assured the Chief Ex ecutive of senatorial support. Mr. Borah believes that the sentiment of |the Senate is overwhelmingly in favor of regarding all loans, pre-armstice, | reconstruction, relief and supply sales, |as falling within one category and therefore subject to the same treat- ment. The information that new steps to hurry funding negotiations were im- pending gave rise to a rumor that a | meeting of the debt commission soon would be called. This report, however, was without confirmation, but the statement was made in officlal quarters that a meet- ing of the commission might be called at any time. It was obvious that if further steps to be taken, the “(Continued on Page 4, Column 1) Special Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May By way of redeeming his promise to the people of the State that he would “‘go fishing” at the end of his term, Gov. Pinchot has been angling for a candidate to succeed hir._self in the executive office. He thinks he has a big fish on the hook. He hopes to land Gen. Smed- ley Darlington Butler for the job. At the moment the general is not in a receptive mood. He sees too many difficulties to be overcome before he could even start in the race. But the governor refuses to be turned aside from the idea. He is working insistently to get But- ller into the field. He is making overtures to_responsible political leaders on Butler's behalf. He wants him as a running mate when he runs for the Senate next year, and he smiles at those obstacles which deter Butler. For more than a year, Mr. Pin- chot’s mind has been set on finding some one whom he could depend upon to conduct affairs at Harris- burg in conformity with the Pin- chot policies. Now he has come to the conclusion that more than any nther man in the State not allled with the Republican grganization, 30-Degfee Drop in Forecast Aiter Storm Today st ap- | | 2 frc ‘was | West, which vesterday s while the Bast swel. |10 100, tonight shiv Mercury ters down as low as 48 degrees, and is this afternoon or |slowly heading for the East. Unsettled weather, with showers, is predicted for Washington today, as well as the New England States and those along the Atlantic seaboard, but May heat records. according to the |the heat wave will not be broken un- til the thunderstorm arrives. By Monday morning the weather fore- caster believes the temperature will be down in the 60s. The duration of the cool weather will be several days, the Weather Bu- reau announces, and then Washington may get another taste of Summer thermometer | heat, but probably not as great as the climbed up to 97 degrees at 4 o'clock | Present record-smashing spell. | COLD GRIPS MIDWEST. ‘llrnl Wave Gives Way to 35-Degree Drop. CHICAGO, May 23 (#).. | rhe Middle ed in un- | seasonable temperatures of from 90 red in the grip of a chilly northeast blast almost as un- " (Continued on Page 4, Column 6 NEW TRAFFIC CODE HEADLIGHT RULES Immediate Revision Planned to Ban Glaring Rays and Make Night Driving Safe. BY THEODORE P. NOYES. Drastic changes in the new District of Columbia headlight law will be made within the next few days by Director of Traffic Eldridge, it was learned from an authoritative source last night. These changes, which are made necessary by the epidemic of blinding lights in all parts of the city, will not involve those sections of the law relating to focus and adjustment, but will clarify the instructions to bright lights. Designed to cure one evil, that of insufficient illumination on poorly lighted streets, the new regulation, in the opinion of District traffic authori- ties, has plunged Washington into an evil of an entirely different sort—too much light, and badly regulated light where it is not needed. The law as now constructed makes provision for the proper focusing and adjustment of headlights to conform with the model regulation in the East- ern States, but to take care of Wash- ington’s own problem—dimly lighted streets—clauses were added which in- structed the motorist to use his bright lights whenever he was unable to dis- cern an object the size of a small child 200 feet in advance of his car. This clause, District traffic authori- ties feel, has been taken altogether too literally by the majority of motorists who, taking advantage of the inabil- ity of the police to enforce immedi- ately the provisions of the law, have on side streets and in the suburbs but downtown on the brightly lighted streets as well. This practice has created such a dangerous situation that remedial measures are necessary. It was hoped by Director Eldridge and his assistants that when the new law went into effect motorists would realize that by following out the “common-sense” plan of using prop- erly adjusted bright lights in the suburbs and on poorly lighted thor- oughfares improvement would resuit immediately. but the indiscriminate use of both properly adjusted and badly adjusted headlights in the downtown section has changed the entire complexion of the problem and the traffic authorities now feel that something must be done to clear up the night driving situation. Two plans are being considered. (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) e e COFFEE FIELDS DAMAGED. Cyclone Sweeps Section of Central America. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal- vador, May 23 (P).—A dispatch from Guatemala City reports heavy damage has been done to coffee plan- tations by a cyclone which swept over the San Marcos region. The Govern- ment has sent relief expeditions care for those whose homes we: 1 wrecked. | Pinchot Booms Gen. Butler for Governor {When He Drops Reins to Run for Senate)| Butler is the one whom he could intrust with his heritage. For a long time he had Represent- ative Clyde Kelly of Pittsburgh in mind. Kelly's prospects were in- teresting, but suddenly the gov- ernor discarded him. Paul Wright, highway commissioner, was also in the running with others for a time. They have all been discarded. None of these men filled in with Mr. Pinchot's idea of the variant type of crusader required to combat the forces which Mr. Pinchot has set out to destroy. Pinchot wants a man who can stand on his own feet and fight. He has been captivated by the vig- orous, uncompromising fighting character of Butler. Pinchot re- gards Butler as thoroughly honest, courageuos and intent upon ful- filling the job of cleaning up Phil- adelphia, which he was brought here to do at all costs. But more than anything else, he believes Butler more nearly ap- proaches his ideal in respect to enforcement of the prohibition laws than any other official in the Commonwealth and for this pur. pose, if no other, he believes the head of the Philadelphia police department should become gov- ernor, St FOUND A MENACE motorists in the use of their dim and | been not only using their headlights | FIVE CENTS. 1 | |RUINS HIDE SCORES DEAD IN QUAKE. AND FIRE IN JAPAN Resort City Toll Inestimable as Fire Sweeps Corpse- Strewn Buildings. 100 TO 200 ARE LISTED AS DEAD IN TOYO0-OTA Town’s Losses, However, Expected to Be Far Below Casualties in Popular Resort. i | By the Associated Press | { OSAKA, Japan, Mayv 24.-Unverl-| |fied reports from the Tajima district | northwest of here, which was se- | | verely shaken by an earthquake ves-| [terday morning, now state that it is| believed the heaviest loss of life oc-| {curred at Kinosaki Springs, where it | is said all the buildings were wrecked { burying many persons. Fires start ing immediately completed the ruin. The estimates of dead in the town | of Toyo-Oka vary between 100 and | 200. Two-thirds of the town was de- stroved, including all of the large buildings. | | The authorities are unable to esti- the casualties, while the ver- | nacular newspapers are publishing dif- | [ ferent figures of the loss of life. Tt ymay be tomorrow before any |facts are obtainable. It Is expected | {rallway traffic will be restored soon.| | Meanwhile relief fun, lected in various citi mate { Pitiful Stories of Refugees. | The newspapers publish pitiful | stories of refugees at Kinosaki. Many were in the hot baths at the springs when the earth shook and rushed out | without any clothes on. A large num- | ber are reported to have been suf- focated by fires which broke out. A number also are said to have per- ished when the Kinosaki rallway sta- | tion collapsed. It is reported that there are 62 | known dead at Toyo-Oka and more than 300 injured. | | 1 PROPHECY COMES TRUE. i Seismologist Predicted Second Quake | Two Years Ago. | SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (@).— Prophecies of seismologists came true | toduy when an earthquake rocked | southwestern Japan, cabled dispatches | telling of the destruction of the homes | of 10,000 people and the killing of 200 | or_more. No foreigners were among the casualties. After the. Tokio-Yokohama earth- quake of nearly two yvears ago, it was foretold that some time in the near! future a tembler would visit the| southwest. The center of the disturb- | ance, however, dodged the populous district around Osaka, centering in | the Tajima district, 80 miles to the | northwest. | News dispatches showed that relief measures were being concentrated on Toyo-Oka, a little town of 7,700 in the Tajima district. It was stated that the railroad to the coast and on to Tottori, the nearest large town, had been reopened, after the caving-in of a tunnel between Kinosuki and Takeno | had blocked the rail exit to the Japan Sea. Water transportation was still available, however. Cables failed to state whether the rail line between Toyo-Oka and Kyoto, a run of 93 miles, was in order. BAN ON POISON GAS REJECTED AT GENEVA | Control Committee Votes! Against U. S. Suggestion, But Fight Will Be Kept Up. { ! reported as 1 i | | Lrms By the Associated Press. GENEVA, May 23.— After strug- gling for several days with the Ameri-t can proposal for the inclusion of a clause in the arms traffic control con- vention forbidding the use of poison gas, the committee dealing with the | subject tonight reluctantly reported it | was unable to agree to the American suggestion. The American delegation, under the leadership of Representative Theodore E. Burton, probably will continue its efforts upon the floor of the confer- ence to have a resolution against the use of polson gas adopted. The con- ference adjourned today to meet again early next week. Sy CROWDER IS COMING HERE FOR SURGICAL OPERATION U. S. Ambassador Leaves Havana. His Ailment Not Serious, His Physicians Say. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, May 23.—Enoch H. Crowder, the American Ambassador, smilingly bade good-bye this afternoon to a group of friends and officials who had gathered to see him off, and stepped aboard the steamer Orizaba for New York. He assured his friends that he would be back in Havana within two or three weeks. Gen. Crowder, who has not been in the best of health for some time, has been advised by his physicians to un- dergo a minor operation, and on his arrival at New York he probably will proceed immediately to Walter Reed Hospital, Washington. The exact na- ture of the general’s illness has not been announced. “DRY CLEANER” KILLS 2; SERIOUSLY INJURES 25 By the Associated Press. VERSAILLES, Ky., May 23.—Two known dead, 26 or more persons seri- ously wounded and a score less seri- ously hurt, was the toll of an explo- sion of a gas machine in a dry clean- ing shop here tonight. The dead: Oro Moore, Versailles, stock dealer and nationally-known fox hound breeder, and Walter Tilghman, aged 15. The injured, made up of the many who gathered in downtown stores for Iate Saturday night shopping were rushed to hospitals, __ | | | | | | THAT OL FELLOW DONT SEEM To — = WALKING THE PLANK. GREAT LAKES RISE AND FALL 4 TO 8 FEET IN TIDAL WAVE Towns On Shores of Huron and Ontario; Wind Does Heavy Damage. By the Associated Pret BUFFALO, May 23.—Wind, and what was described as a tidal wave, struck a series of devastating blows at central and a portion of | western New York today, causing property damage estimated at thou- sands of dollars, but resulting in no | deaths and few injuries. | The tidal wave swept virtually the | entire southern shore of Lake On- tario, from the mouth of the Niagara River at Youngstown to Oswego, raising the water about four feet above normal. Its origin remains a mystery tonight. At the time it oc- curred there was only a light wind. The fury of the wave seemed to center near Sodus Point, Where be- tween the lowest and highest level of the water there was a difference of eizht feet. The same varia‘ion was_reported from Oswego. Slight earth tremors were said to have been noted by some residents at Sodus | Point. | Serious damage to lake-front property COOLIDGE BETTER, MESSAGE INDICATES Mayflower, With President Aboard, Radios to White House Al's Well. shipping and was reported President Coolidge apparently has recovered from the slight indisposition of yesterday, which caused him to cancel his office engagements. and is | enjoying fully his week end cruise aboard the Mayflower, according to a radio message received at the White House last night. The message indicated that the vacht was just below Colonial Beach, and stated that the weather was fine and all on board were well. Although President Coolidge was not mentioned by name, it was taken at the White House to indicate that he was feeling much better than when he left earlier in the afternoon. ‘With the President and Mrs. Cool- idge on this cruise are the Attorney General and Mrs. Sargent, who are temporarily living at the White House; Senator Willlam M. Butler of Massachusetts, chairman of the Re- publican national committee, and Mrs. Butler, and H. L. Stoddard, fdrmer publisher of the New York Evening Mail. There are also Maj. James F. Coupal of the Army, the Coolidge family physician, and Comdr. Joel T. Boone, medical officer of the May. flower and _assistant White House physician. Maj. Coupal does not ordi- narily accompany the President on these Mayflower cruises. but because of Mr. Coolidge’s illness it was thought best for him to be one of the party. President Coolidge had not been at his desk in the executive office of jthe White House more than a few moments yesterday morning when he complained to his secretary, Everett (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) FENCE TOPPLED BY GALE KILLS GIRL AND FATHER New York Firemen Called to R cue Them, But Both Victims Die. Scaffolding Is Blown Down, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 23.—A seven- year-old girl and her father were fatally injured tonight when they were pinned beneath a fence that toppled over during a 64-mile an hour ‘windstorm. The girl, Olga Virginia Whitley, was walking with her father, George Whit- ley, 43, besides the fence when it sud- denly collapsed. Firemen were called to extricate them. The child died in an ambulance, and her father in a hospital. The wind also blew down part of | from rain | north of Rochester, Poultneyville and | which preceded the rain, Summerville _and Charlotte, Sodus Point, Oswego and smaller places along the shore. At Olcott Beach, Wilson and Fort Niagara, all along the shore line in Niagara County, some rise and fall of the water was noted, but at no time did it assume the proportions of the wave east of those points. Reports from Sodus Point coincided with those from Poultneyville in set- ting the time of the disturbance as hetween 7 7 ing. At Wilson, Niagara Count residents along the beach asserted the fluctuations lasted over a period of two and one-half hours. Seil brought up from the lake added between 15 and 20 feet to the width of a sand bar at Sodus Point. The storms in the inland portion of the State occurred at the same gen- eral time as the Lake Ontario dis- turbance. In Syracuse, the wind tore trees and wires dowg and damaged bulld- ngs. t Moravia, near Tthaca. buildings (Continued on Page 3, Column 4) FEES ACCDEN ONTHRE WHEES Hit-and-Run Autoist Goes Mile in Lame Car—Jumps From Hospital Window. An automobile attempting to escape after a collision with the machine of Richard Morton of Freedmen's Hos- pital staff, at Eighth street and Barry place, last night, ran more than a mile over Washington's streets on three wheels, with the right rear axle drag- ging, and piled itself up on the side- walk on Q street at Thirteenth when it capsized in making a turn. The car was demolished. A man pulled himself from the debris and P. E. Morely of 1105 Alabama avenue scutheast, a passing motorist, put him in his machine and rushed him to Freedmen's Hospital. While awaiting treatment in the emergency room at the hospital the operator of the wrecked automobile, evidently recov- ering from the shock incident to the wreck, jumped from the window and made his escape across the lawn. In his flight he dropped his pocketbook. Police of the eighth precinct say that it contained papers indicating his identity as Brooks Shaw of 722 Sev- enth street southwest. Lieut. Cornwell of the second pre- cinct said the wrecked car belonged to Harry S. Chidaket, and that odors arising from the wreck indicated that alcoholic liquor had been transported in the car. GANG BEATS DEPUTY IN GLEN ECHO PARK Stanley Gingell Is Victim—Hand- cuffed Assailants Escape After Near Riot. While crowds of merrymakers looked on, Deputy Sheriff Stanley Gin- gell of Montgomery County was set upon and badly beaten last night at Glen Echo Park by a gang of about a score of men who announced they had “come to wipe up the place.” After being thrown to the ground and trampled upon by a number of his assailants, Gingell, despite a broken thumb and flumerous cuts and bruises, managed to handcuff two men and lodge them in an improvised cell at the park. The prisoners, handcuffed together, later escaped from the cell through a window and Federal and State police early today were scouring the vicinity of the park for the fugitives. The gang apparently visited the re. sort to make trouble, police said. They created a disturbance at the dance pavilion and were ordered to leave by the management. Gingell arrived an elevator scaffoldinig on the side of a 10-story apartment house under construction at 94th street and Lex- ington avenue, - blocking traffic but injuring no one, in response to a call as the men were reported milling about a popcorn stand. ‘When the deputy sheriff attempted to restore order he was attacked by sev- gral ‘z the men and severely beatem, 20 o’clock this morn-{ | “managed currencies” and monetary | tinued, agriculture, trade and indus- | | Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- | of America, AMERICA LAUDED FOR STERLING RISt Aid in Bringing British Money to Par Is Called Greatest U. S. Accomplishment. By the Associated Press. The part America and American financiers played in the restoration of the British gold standard and the placing of sterling exchange at vir- tually a gold par was described offi- cially yesterday as being among the outstanding economic accomplish- ments of modern times, if not in all histor; i By co-operating with Great Britain | in her efforts to get back to a gold | standard, the United States again sup- plied “a constructive factor of the greatest consequence in helping to place the economic and financial af- fairs of the world on a safe and solid basis,” €aid Dr. A. C. Miller, Federal Reserve Board member and ! widely known economist. Dr. Miller’s views, with which Sec- | retary Mellon is in entire accord, were contained in a statement in which he depicted at length the “heroic struggle” of nations through- out the world to get away from disorganization. In the case of Eng- | land, he said, it has more than the | mere technical significance of the ap- | proach of the pound sterling to a| g0l value of $4.866. “It is one of the most important steps achieved since the armistice to- ward world economic restoration,” he declared. ‘“More even than that, it is an illuminating, gratifying sign of how far toward completion the whole process of post-war readjustment has run its course. Britain Wins Way Back. Since the armistice, Dr. Miller con- try in whatever country has been struggling against the handicap of | disorganized currencies. He said the distraught mind of the peoples of the world was longing for a “normal” con- | dition, and to the KEuropeans that | meant attainment of a gold supported | currency as the goal. Attempts to take short cuts in vio- ! lation of economic laws have been, as | always, unsuccessful, he added. He praised those nations which hewed to the line and finally won a gold stand- | ard again for their money markets. | England, Dr. Miller said, fought back “(Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—36 PAGES. General News—Local, National and Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 18 and 19. D. A. R. Activities—Page 19. At the Community Centers—Page 19. Current News Events—Page 20. Parent-Teacher Notes—Page 24 Army and Navy News—Page 26. Girl Scouts—Page 26. Camp Fire Girls—Page 26. Boy Scouts—Page 28. News of the Clubs—Page 29. W. C. T. U—Page 30. Y. W. C. A—Page 31. Radio News and Programs—Page 32. District National Guard—Page 34. Naval Reserve—Page 34. PART TWO0—18 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Weatures. Washington and Other Society. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Reviews of Spring Books—Page 4. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 13. PART THREE—12 PAGES. { | | | | play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6, and 9. Fraternal News—Page 10. Around the City—Page 10. Veterans of the Great War—Page 11. Clvilian Army News—Page 11. Serfal, “The Spring Flight"—Page 12. Spanish War Veterans—Page 12. PART FOUR—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section, Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—12 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Financial News—Pages 9, 10 and 11. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. ‘World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—i PAGES. Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. . and Mrs,; Mutt and Jeff. | Washington | said, must care for Presbyterians from | property {after an 2,000,000 CHURGH IN CAPITAL VOTED BY PRESBYTERIANS Theological Seminary and Plan for Outside Aid Also Thought 0. K.’d. PROJECTS PASSED ON BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY Might Church Merger. Three Local Pastors Joined Mean in Recommendations. The General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church in the United States in convention at Colum- bus, Ohio, has adopted a report, prob- ably in its entirety, of a special com- mittee which for the past two years has studied the church situation in Washington and which Involves three | projects—the establishment here of an interdenominational theological sem- inary, the building of a $2,000,000 | monumental church and the furnish- ing of outside financial aid to the local churches. This was indicated last night in dis- patches from Columbus, according to Rev. John C. Palmer, pastor of the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, and-a member of the com- mittee which drew up the report. Three Washington Members. The committee was named by the General Assembly two years ago. It consisted of 15 prominent clergymen with Dr. Palmer, Rev. Wallace Rad- cliffe and Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, as the local members. The report was drawn up in three sections, Dr. Palmer said. The first section stated that outside funds were necessary for improve- ment of the parish churches here. churches, Dr. Palmer all over the country, who reside here temporarily, but retain their member- ships in their own communities. Thus the Washington churches do not have the financial support which would go to similar institutions in other cities with a permanent rather than a float- ing attendance. An extra burden is thrown upon those Washingtonians who consider the Capital as their home and its churches as their churches. Church Is Planned. The monumental church pro. Palmer said, has been widely discussed but is still in a formative sta; Two plans have been considered—the con- struction of an entirely new edifice, unconnected with any of the present churches, or the making of some church now here the nucleus for the contemplated structure. There has been considerable discus- sion, he said, of making the Church of the Covenant at Connecticut ave- nue and N street this nucleus. This church, it was revealed, might sell its present property and move into the Washington Heights section, pos- sibly combining with the Washington Heights Church, thus furnishing at once two strong corner stones for the national church. The Church of the Covenant prop- erty, Dr. Palmer said, is valued in the neighborhood of $500,000, which would be turned over to the new edi- fice. If this plan were adopted it would call for $500,000 more to be raised locally and about $1,000,000 raised among the Presbyterian churches of the country at large Hear Aid is Possible. The interdenominational theological seminary and training school for church workers, Dr. Palmer explained, would be even a greater project if carried out. It was originally con- sidered as purely a Presbyterian pro- posal. Last Winter the committee learned that John D. Rockefeller might be interested in partially en- dowing such a seminary with the understanding that it be interdenomi- national. The matter has been taken up with leaders in other churches and has gained wide approval, Dr. Palmer said. The value of such a seminary, he pointed out, would be greatly e hanced by the libraries, art museums and scientific bureaus of the Govern- ment, which would be available for students. Union Seminary in New York, he explained, was now a very similar institution, although it was originally entirely for the training of Presby- terian clergymen. Methodist, Con- gregationalist and Episcopal ministers now are educated there. Courses are offered in the fundamentals of the clerical calling which are common to nearly all Protestant sects. In addi- tion, specialized training is given in the creeds of the church which the Dr. ! student wishes to serve. Site Not Considered. The plans had not reached the point, Dr. Palmer said, where any was under consideration. The chairman of this committee is ! Rev. George B. Stewart, president of Auburn Theological Seminary at Auburn, N. Y. who has been espe- cially interested in this last proposal. The committee drew up its report exhaustive study of the Washington field and the opportu- nities for Presbyterian service here. The monumental church as out- lined in the proposal will serve as a permanent headquarters for the Gen- eral Assembly and as Presbyterian headquarters for the Nation. Al- though the dispatches from Columbus failed to mention the seminary proj- ect, Dr. Palmer said that it was clear the entire report had been adopted, since none of the proposals would have been dropped without consider- able discussion. VOTES PENSION PLAN. Assembly Indorses Movement to Raise $15,000,000. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23 (®.— The Presbyterian Church in the United States, through its General As- sembly, in session here, pledged itselt anew today to bring to ultimate com- plefion two projects of national inter- est which have been under way for the last two years. Enthusiastically and unanimousl the 1,000 commissioners voted to a cept a report which will hasten the success of the church's new pension plan_for ministers and their depend. , (Continued on Page 4, Colymn 7)_,