Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1925, Page 4

* THE EVENIN( i STAR, WASHINGTON, D. . _C., WEDNE SDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1925. W ARMY COURT REFUSES TO YIELD 1.0, C. TO CONSIDER JCHANGESINRULES Increase f Tax on Members Chief Amendment Proposed at Het Springs. e 1 Press HoT at INC woi November endments 1o United [ Confederacy have been re being put in form to the annual convention The most would incr per members iru ) to 35 cents. sadditional from each mem- 1 be added mo the Norman V. jolph relief fund, which is main- \e purpose of glving finan- ce to widows and orphans Veterans who reside in East of ent N of cia of Confeder the North s to raise the nwmbership Mrs. W. la., s spon- ents nts Muskogee ility as Delegates. provides that . paid their dues i to participate in the con- the most chapters dur- e chapter with the South outstanding amon Mrs preside iHarrold said, new chi second w la and Tennes each contributed 3. Alabama and West Virginia showed 2 new chapters eachi. Colorado. Mississinpi, Oregon kansas 1 each. Connecticut wiil e roll shortl men and club wom- program of the open- ht. sakers were Gen. W, ichmond, Va. com- of the United Con- i Gov. Tom J. Ter- und Mrs. Samuel Little Rock, pres pnal Society, Unite the last hared Among the sp u ier-in-chie federate Veter rall Arkat Preston Davis « dent of the Nat States Duughters of Gen. Iree eorrect history Asks Aid for Memorial. The gencral also urged the Daugh- ters aid in construction of the Stone Mount Memorial near At- lanta, Gn., through the sale of Stone Mountain Memorial b { dollars, de- claring that the vete were pro- foundly i ested ir nonument Mr. Davis the delezates that of ade the * plea for cause.’ a los ind the | “the ol i link betweer and hetween nd 1 10 Sou District wa of Columbia suspen not discussed. The Wishington division was indefinitely suspended list December by the na- ionul executive council on the con- tention instructions of the coun- eil were not obeyed SAYS MRS. LANSDOWNE | UNDERSTOOD FOLEY NOTE WAS ONLY SUGGESTION nued from_First _Page) nd so did not know what they he said the st t made in the terviews were false,” the iwitness 1id she had told the As put her denial on was n satistied to tell the Sec- t she had not the Navy eme: &ihevardi said he had that mes. ransmitted to Secrets Wi irst witness today Klein, wife ub Kiein of the Lakehy . who testified that she heard Mrs. ng over the telephone the Shenandoah's Western tri -r the wreck and heard was Mrs, of mdr. st air sta- sent; he went suid this occurred during to Mrs. Lansdowne's home. W. R. Gherardi, naval aide to tary Wilbur. also calied while she | there said, and she heard swne say to n it Navy of the was 1 Kleir 1d ticized My husband never Department and Nuvy, and why a1 M ew between ( 1sdewne was described at Willlam S. Mason, Mrs. uncle, who confirmed Mrs. Lansdowne not to L dammned ti * He said | 1 Mis. Lansdowne ¢ Iy to her, and be under oath and apt. Foley pressed up f uld ir idded that when Foley <downe 1o “rehearse’ id say to the court she the asked Mies, 1 what she wi repRed t e weferred not to. impre A e called for the aving Mrs, testimony Not Aware of Regulation. Mason said he w judge advocat m Capt. that irpose at s not awa equired (s to inter ey a iew witnesses ouzht Capt. Foley the court and I thought he wi ndue influenc to make ne tell him what she he testified. Foley's visit,"” 1tinued, “Fol nd the Secreta f the Navy seized upon the first op- rLunity they 1d to impeach Mrs. wne's testimony before this nbsequent o Told in Retaliation. The witness said they had “dug up” omdr. wdowine s posthumous ar- Cle in the Saturday Evening Post for that purr and’ that Mrs. Lans lowne's action in telling about the elebrated stat ent pr v Poley wi etali r Ad 'y P. Junes, presi o the court, demanded of Dr. Mason if he had any facts or witnesses support his suggestion that Capt i'oley was sent to Mrs. Lansdowne by | v Will . other than what 1 have 1son_ replied. Any witnesses?” “None.” Dr. Mason's wife, Agnes Kennedy Mason, corroborated what her husband had said concerning the interview be tween Foley and Mrs. Lansdowne. Asked if she thought there was an; thing improper in Foley's call, Mrs. Mason suld: ‘“Yes, I thought it very queer that the judge advocate should call. T thought the manner in which he tried to impress her that she had to tell the truth and nothing but the truth was most insinuating. Also I thought his injunction to her not to say this was a political flight was significant.” Mrs. Mason said there was an argu- ment between Capt. Foley and Mrs. Lansdowne as y whether the Shen- andonh Aitght was a political one. “‘She said it was a political flight, L 1. | the Senate we | member, Lansdowne | was a mem-| pared for her | 'Thought Transfer To Animals Held Proved by Te By the Associated Press MOSCOW, November voung Soviet scientist, Dr. Ko- shinsky, who has been studying the forces behind telepathy and hypnotism since 1919, announced today that he had succeeded in transferring human thous o animals at a distance while he himself was inclosed in a spe- clally constructed iron box. He also hypnotized these animals, he declares, after he had placed them in u box while he was u consider- able distance Koshinsky able to ieans 18, —A awa asserts that he is convey his thoughts by of hypnotisy ) human beings from an isolated focality without actually seeing *he person. He thinks the results he says be has obtained prove his theory that physical rtays emanate not only from the brain but from the en- tire mervous system of every ani- mal organisn ASKS DEMOCRATS 0 REVIVE PARTY ‘Representative Thomas De- clares Appealing Program Can Be Formulated. | By the Associated Press { Urging the Democrats in Congress and the Nation to zet together on a program to be followed in the coming Congre: epresentative Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, in a statement | OFFICERS DESCRIBE FLYERS' HAZARDS Witnesses Support Mitchell’s Charge That Airmen Are Made “Pawns.” Witnesses brought in to add fur- ther support to Col. Mitchell's charges that the lives of airmen used as pawns by non-flying authori ties in the War Department featured the session of the Mitchell court-mar- tial yesterday afternoon. Lieut. Victor E. Bertrandis, chief inspector of experimental contracts at McCook Field: Capt. Willls Hale of Langley Fleli and Maj. H. M. Hickam of the tactical school at Lang’ ley Ileld, gave testimony designed to prove Mitchell's ertions that fiyers are being subjected to unneces- sary hazards. Unsuitable Planes on Arctic Trip. Lieut. Bertrandis_testified that the planes used by the Navy for the Mac- Millan expedition to the Arvetic were not designed for such work and had not been properly tested out before being sent north. He aise sald that storage of planes seriously affected their safety factor, in line with Col Mitchell's claim that the racers in which Capt. Burt 1. Skeel and Lieut Alexander Pearson lost their lives, had deteriorated in storage. Capt Hale told of the night-flying tests at Camp Dix last July, during which, he said, the flvers were sub- jected to unnecessary risks by the re fusal of Maj. Gen. Charles P. Sum- merall to ask the War Department to change the plans. The witness sald the only excuse Gen. Summerall made was that be had already asked the War Department to make some changes, and he wasn't going to ask for more. Method Disapproved. Maj. Hickam expressed disapproval today, declared it was necessary for the party to reclaim the States! rights issue or it would be lost to the opposition. The Oklahoma representative at the same time issued and distributed a pamphlet in which he asked the .pm«.{ tion: “What is the matter with the | Democratic Party?” He analyzed the sit ion as he viewed it, and declared while Democrats were losing sight of some of the fundamental principles of their party, the Republicans are “seiz | ing upon these ancient Democratic doctrines e branding them as their own.” Il ““Demol r. Thom sald, | “have the opportunity of forming a program which will appeal to the country. Our position as a world | power and the world’s creditor will force tariff readjustment “Through our tegic position in re able to take ad- vantare of the World Court issue | nd make of it a Democratic policy. | We are still in a positien to reclaim the State: rights issue, but if we fail to act at once {t will be. lost | to the opposition. We are in a pos tion to make record on the issue gt economy while the opposition con- Ines its a ises i Declaring the Democratic party | was based on the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the only constitutional party, Thomas suggested that Demo- crats join in the Philadelphia cen- tennial celebration and in addition Join a move to have the followers of Thomas Jefferson adopt a program “‘to restate the principles of the Demo- cratic party and to enumerate the major issues or problems pending for solution and to define the Demorcatic position thereon.” REFORM OF CALENBAR IS PLANNED IN GENEVA| League of Nations Calls for Help in Effort to Fix Date for Easter. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, November 18.—An appeal for help in reforming the calendar has heen dispatched throughout the world | by the League of XNations, which especially craves assistance in the delicate task of establishing a fixed date for Easter. i Calendar reform has been intrusted | by the league to a special committee which includes ecclesiastical author- itles of several of the big religious | movements and also _an American | Willis H. Booth, former president of the International Chamber of Commerce. ‘ Secretary General Drummond, in a | letter sent to all members of the league, explains that the need of definitely fixing a date for the Easter | festival appears to have been felt, especially in economic circles, but that i certain replies received seem to show | that a similar desire exists in educa- tional circles, as a date selected would be of great importance from the point of view of holidave and the general | arrangement of the work in the va- rious branches of eduration. All governments are requested to forward the views of their educational departments, and the opinions of edu- cators generally, including American, will be welcomed by the league. —— ‘SHORT SALE’ TAX ARGUED Hugbes Says U. S. Makes Four Levies on Single Transaction. By the Associated Press Argument as to tax sales” in the heard today s on “short | stock markets was the Supreme Court, with Charles 1. Hughes, attorney for Provost Bros. & Co. of New York, contending that the Government was collecting four taxes on short sale (ransactions, two of them errone- ously. ‘The argument revolved around tax ing of so-calied “ticket” transactions, representing stock borrowed from and returned to members of the stock exchanges in connection with short sales. The Government, through Al- fred A. Wheat, a special a stant to the Attorney General, defended the the witness said. wnsdowne, vou | was a political flight. Mrs. Mason was insistent that Capt. Joley had sought to sway Mrs. Lans- downe's testimony on the point of a political flight. Mrs. Foley, the wife of Capt. Foley, in giving her account of the inter: view, quoted Mrs. Lansdowne as | saving: e | ! He replied, ‘Mrs. must not say that rather foolish in appearing evervthing I intend to say has been said In the court records. Lansdowne, she said, seemed ager to have her aid and advice. | ¥ told Mrs. Lansdowne at outset, the witnoss continued. that the court was composed of fi men who did not want to embarrass or harass her, but to “make it easy’ for her. Mrs. Lansdowne did protest vehe- because the mently that this was a political flight, Mrs. Foley said. Mrs. Steele then testified that the statement she took to Mrs. Lans- downe later was merely a memoran. dum of suggestions. of the method of alloting Alr Service personnel, and was prevented from testifying rezarding an instapce he knew of where a Navy flyer was killed through “ignorance of a mnon- flying commander.’ Representative Frar Re chief counsel for the defense, ac cused t prosecution of unfair tac tics on vne occasion. He said the bur den of proof had Leen put on the de fense instead of on the | and that all the rules courts-martis have “topsy-turvy When Col.. Blanton Winship, law member of the court, explained the liheral position of the court, Mr. Reid replied he had only rendation to offer the court. BANKED SOFT COAL HOLDS OVER NIGHT AS WELL AS HARD (Continued_f: “pp! ing [ urned First_Page.) as field superintendent of all demon- stration stations. Because of his tivities to talk and prom-|wide knowledge of all fuels, the Coal | Merchants have Mr. engineers With the anthracite mines closed tight by the strike and no prospect of an immediate supply of anthrac reaching Washington, Mr. Magee quired from his main office in Phili o whether it would object to his taking pert in the campaign during the present crisis. In repiy Mr. given full authority to place at the disposal of the Coal and _he ¢ of the Board of Trade wished to Magee in command of the s then made superintend: engineers. The Washington Chamber of Co merce added its support to the paign at its regular meeting night, when a resolution was adop unanimously declaring _that Whashington Chamber Commerce heartlly approves the attitude of President Coolidge in respect to non- intervention by the Federad Govern- ment in the pr industrial pute in the ant fields to tne end that the differences may be set- tled within the industry and thus give promise of remaining settled. Indorses Demonstrations. “And further resolved, That the Washingten Chamber of Commerce indorses the co-operative work of The cening Star of Washington and the Washington Coal Merchants' Board of Trade relating to a practical educa tional program through public demon- of stra s of the burning of bitumi-| strations of the £ {21,000 | reaches 100 per cent fuii it nous coal in various types of stoves and heaters.” L. A. Snead, fuel and transporta- tion udviser and formerly director of | distribution of the United States Fuel Administration and assistant to the United States fuel administrator during the war, declared today that he wished to add his “approval and commendation for the public service being rendered in the present coal situation.” Declares Change Easy. “The writer,” Mr. Snead’'s state- ment said, “had charge of the dis- tribution and supply of coal for all purposes throughout the Nation and is in a position to appreclate the value of the recommendation being made by The Evening Star in the direction of the use of bituminous coal and coke in the place of an- thracite. “Three-fourths of the country have always used bituminous coal in equip- ment not eesentially different from that which obtains in the hitherto anthracite territory. The total coal- consuming requirement of the coun- is less than 12,000,000 tons, in- ding anthracite. The production of bituminous coal during the past few weeks has been in excess of this figure. I cannot see any reason for undue alarm, and while there may be some inconvenience attending the sub- stitution of bituminous coal and coke for anthracite, nevertheless there should be littie, if any, suffering on account of the available supply of bituminous coal. “The Star’s interest in advising the people to burn bituminous coal, and the assistance given through the coi- umns of that paper in the matter of demonstrating its adaptability is highly commendable, and 1 am. sure will be appreciated by the vonsumers of coal in Washington and elsewhere within the radius of its circulation.” INJURED BOY SPEAKS FIRST TIME IN 2 WEEKS Six-year-old Francis Orange, injured November 4 by an automobile said to have been operated by L. Mont- gomery, a postal clerk of 1423 Penn- sylvanla avenue southeast, started to talk last night, after remaining un- consclous, relieved only by semi- comatose spells, for almost two weeks. The little boy is in a plaster cast from head to foot. He sustained head injuries, but physicians believe that there is no fracture of the skull. Phy. sicians for 2 time were unable to de- termine whether he was unconscious or merely dazed. They believe the crisis is passing and that Francis is on the way to recovery. ‘He is the son of August Orange, a barber, of 820 B street southeast. There are five other children in the family. Of the 19 national parks 18 are west of the Mississippi,.* are belng | osecution, | to | Ma: | | WITNESS TO SHENANDOAH PROBE |Politely Declines Call for Maj. Kennedy Listed as Mitchell Defense Witness This Morning—Capt. Heinen and Other Airsh (« directed to appear before this Normally, the major said, a formal subpoena takes precedence over a mere request and he pointed out that the law provides penalties if the subpoena is not accepted. “I therefore think that in fairness to him this court should excuse him from testifylng here this morning in order that he may appear before the naval court,” said Maj. Gullion. “If the defense has some other witness to put on it would avoid Muj. Kennedy much embarrassment.” “Again we come to a peculiar situ- ation.” declared Mr. Reid as he marched 1o the president’s table, showing considerable irritation over the prosecution’s move. “I am sur- prised at the nerve of those people who want to take precedence over this court. They have threatened him with contempt if he does not appear. “It is unfalr and illegal and the President of the United States should be called upon to promulgate regula- tions against this. Their action has caused Maj. Kennedy much concern and embarrassment. We expect to use him as a witness before this court and if they charge him with contempt I'll take care of that. Col. Winship, the law member, in- | quired of the prosecution if Maj. Ken nedy had been properly summoned be fore this court, and on receiving an affirmative answer he said he was “quite sure there was no question be- tween the precedents of this court and the court of ing President Howze, however, andoah court be notif Maj. Kennedy had conc |mony he would be sent | Bullding. | Mr. Reid then called as the first w i Capt. Anton Heinen, and this ed a flurry in the court, as it was Kennedy be the Page) been cour when led his testi to the ; thought Maj. first witness. | “T think the announcement T made,” | said Gen. Howze, “was based on the assumption that Maj. Kennedy would | suflicient time to appear be- o Shenandoah court before he I e of the belief, | there t Muj Kennedy be excused from attendance here until 2 pm.” woul Howze's Ruling Stands. “I wi 1 h | ana that will © about | replied Mr. Reid. and in { statement President loriginal ruling would stand, which meant that Maj. Kennedy would first testify before the Mitchell court Capt. Helnen was qualified to testi {fv by declaring his entire life had heen 'd to lighter-thanair experi ients and flying batween 1 and Capt. Heinen, it was recalled, was in charge of Shenandoah when she broke om her moor fng mast and returned to Lakehurst { under the guidance of the noted Ger man dirigible expert The witness testi man dirigible 149 was one of the first essful rigid airships the { Germans produced. He sald it was brought down efther in { Bngland, he didn't recall, | the crew could carry o tions to destroy the & enemy hands were made 1 after Capt ) m view tHeinen wtes,” bf that Howze said his i the Ger- b its instruc it fell into Complete sets of plans from the L-49 and were distributed to friends in Engl America The Shenandoah, he added s a copy of the German war Airigi Lle, and furthermore was an cxp mental ship. Mr. Reid developed the purpose of automatic valves on airships, which the witness testified were for purpose of relieving expanding gas lafter a ship had_ascended beyond pressure height. “These valves are the primary safety devices on any air. ship,” the witness sa the Says Safety Was Reduced. “How many | Shenandoah origtnal Reid. “Eighteen,” replied the witness. “On the day of the accident I inspected the plans and found 10 valves had been taken out, leaving 8.” “What effect did this have on the eafety of the ship?” asked Mr. Reid “It reduced the safety factor of the Shenandoah from 100 per cent to zero, and this 1 say from all our cxpert- ence.” Pressed to the Mr. e oa ed ve a clearcr cxplan tion of the safety value purpose, the witness said when an afrship ascends for every 240 feet of altitude gained the gas expands 1 per cent. With the Shenandoah, every time 240 feet alti- tudo was added helium expanded cubic feet. When the ship s calied the pressure height, and unless some of the gas.is released the danger of ex- ploding ceils ¢annot be avoided. Tn the case of the Shenandoah, at the time of its fatal crash, Capt. Heinen declared that with only eight safety valves a proper amount of gas could not escape during its rapid ascent. Germans’ Aid Not Utilized. Mr. Reid questioned the witness on what use the Navy made of the serv- ices of the German crew which came to this country aboard the Los An- geles, and Capt. Heinen replied full advantage “was not taken to gain knowledge from the Germans.” Turned over to Maj. Gullion for cross-examination, the prosecution de- manded to know by ‘‘yes or no" an- swer if Capt. Heinen’s services in Germany were terminated at his own request or by direction of his supe- riors. “You may answer in your own way, captain,” interrupted Col. Winship, “and you don’t have to say ves or no. Capt. Heinen was slightly ruffied by this question of the prosecution and displayed signs of excitement. In his German accent he began a rapid fire answer to the effect that politics entered into the case; that he had warned the German government against signing provisions of the Ver- sailles treaty relative to aircraft and concluded by saying in a dramatic ce: ‘Therefore I was Kicked out of the service.” Explains Coming to United States. tn 1921, he sald, was to accept an offer for the United States Navy to assist in the construction of the Shenandoah, which was fabricated at Philadelphia and assembled at Lake- hurst, N. J. “At the time the change in the valve system was made on the Shenandoah had you positive views on the mat- asked Maj. Gulllon. “The first time I knew of the change was four hours after the accident,” he said, and, pausing for a moment, tually shouted out the following: “If I had known this before, everybody can rest assured 1 would have kicked up 2 hell of a row!” In answer to a question as to who was responsible for the change in the system, Capt. Heinen declared the crew of the ship as a whole had dis- cussed the matter and came to the conclusion they could be quick enough to release gas once the ship got be vond pressure height. And therefore they were responsible. “Do you know from your own knowledge what caused the wreck?” “No one in this world can tell what caused—-" “Answer yves or no,” Maj. Gullion. 1 do . know,” ness. . i ie based his decision, he sald on interjected fired back the wit- ip Experts Heard. tests conducted with other dirigbles and with his lighter-than-air train- ing and experience, but he did not, efther for the want of a question by the prosecution or a desire on his own part, give the exact cause of the disaster. There followed at this point u brief argument between the witness and Maj. Gullion on knowl- edge gained from theory or from actual experience. “Are you familiar with the tests on the Shenandoah to show the hellum discharge?” asked Maj. Gul- lion, changing the subject. “I made these tests myself,” re- plied Capt. Heinen. But the tests were not made with automatic valves above the pressure helght. Th were made with maneuvering valve: There being no questions by the court Capt. Helnen was excused and Maj. Kennedy was called Maj. Kennedy informed that fiyers in the United States and was injured in a erash in 1 He said he is both the heavier-tha P ght er-thanair pilot. He to nt to Germany as the Ari construction work on the his return to this country abourd completed craft. When defense counsel sta have the witness express an opi to the effect that would be caused by the tearing off of the nose of un air ship, Maj. Guilion ted to an inswer on the ground thu® Maj nedy has not been quaiitied structural expert. Upon the suggesti, Maj. lion cross ¢ 1ess regarding h testify as an expert on construction and materials. the witness a number of hi al questions regurding the strength, flexibility and other tures of ‘duralumin and the effect this metal by calci an anti-freezing witness had rey i most of the questions cepted the opinion of its I ber than the witness wus the court of be obse put to ensile feu on the court men- an expert Describes Danger to Maj. Ke thetical q that a rapid ri as the Shenan pansion of the gas failure of the co expanded gus and that such a rupiure ance the ship and Ship. answeri hy suck <hip Hd cause ex the cells, that e this them o disehare nedy declared the safbty v tion of for the relea expaur lower proportiona in two days formed of Coiller, u s told Maj. Ko on the mornin Yesterdas anoth Controversy Enliveninz, whether Maj. Ke Says Dirigible Overweight. ot. Clarke is in ch ter-than-air work at Langley § 1., testiffled that the Sk was overwelght in construction, cording to his examination of the signs and specific of the shiy The effect of expanding gas in a dirigi ble, he added, v must give way, ei cells.” It is the practice Service to use paract ing lighterthan n cations he Army os when r tlights, he said, when asked by Mr. Reid if he con- sldered it “‘criminal negligence to order men to make f and without parachutes, Maj. Gullion objected, and Col. Winship sustamed it immediately. Under cross-examination the wit- ness declared, to his knowladge, the Navy does not use parachutes on air- ships, adding that when he flew in the Los Angeles there were only two on board, although the crew numbered between 50 or 60 men. “‘Are you familiar with the fact that the Navy carefully considered this question and adopted a policy not to use parachutes on dirigibles” asked Maj. Gullion. “All 1 know is that they don't use them."” Asked for Explanation. Capt. Clarke, upon testifying that he was aware of the reasons for not carrying parachutes on dirigibles, was asked by the prosecution if it were not His purpose in coming to America ) because parachutes interfere with the passage of members of the crew on the narrow runways of the ship, and that, furthermore, they might prove value- less in view of the rapid fall of a wrecked airship. The witness sald he had heard of these suggestions. Col. John Pagelow, veteran lighter- than-air expert of the Army, told the court that rapld expansion of gas in the cells of a dirigible would destroy the ship unless some outlet was pro- vided for the expanded gas. He de- clared that parachutes should be car- ried on all airships and said he would prosecute any man in his command who failed to carry one. Air Service, considered an expert on andoah breaking away from its moor- luncheon. — REGISTRATION OF ALIENS ADVOCATED BY JOHNSON Representative Urges Plan Means of Reducing Drug Sales, Smuggling and Bootlegging. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, November 18.—Com- pulsory registration of aliens would uce illicit narcotic sales, bootleg- ging and alien smuggling, and legls- lation “to accomplish this will be recommended to the forthcoming Con- gress by the House committee on im- migration and naturalization, Repre- sentative Albert Johnson, Washington, chairman of the committee, last night told member of the Brooklyn Cham- ber of Commerce. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, also advocated alien registratfon. he was one of the six original | roof | d of | Lieut. G. A. Anderson of the Army lighter-than-air craft, told of the Shen- ng mast, but his testimony was inter- rupted by a recess until 2 o'clock for as IITCHELL COUNSEL 1S GIVEN SURPRISE Long Badgered Prosecution Adopts Tactics That Make Reid’s Irony Seem Mild. Representative Frank R. Reid. chiet of counsel for Col. Willlam Mitchell, 1s right. Something has happened to the prosecution in the court-martin]l now trying the aggressive colonel for in- subordination and contemptuous con- duct and various other things alleged to have been Involved in his sensa- tlonal San Antonfo statement Mr. Reid discovered the change yes- terday and called the court’s attention to it, and developments today proved that his perception was not amiss. After pawing around for several weeks In the fuce of vigorous assaults of the defense, the War Department | has marshaled its legal and technicul | forces into u counter attack that left | observers at the trial today gasping with surprise, Red Tape Goes to Discard. The prosecution has decided to mes the defense on jts own grounds, and with its own weapons, after dodging ound for some tme in an apparent {haze of uncertainty about what to do | in the face of the verbal barrage | veled by the defense, under the able ircction” of Mr. Reid, the military forces stepped out today }ing military red tape and r serve 10 few oratorical at { the rear let loose a tacks itsel Alie ) Gullion t judge dvoeate relieved his commanding Shermnan Moreland, of the today and sallied | et the ad- Mr. | his assoct- | Gullion_pulled his chair the officer burden wth vances ¢ Maj % atta st out in front of Col Moreland and half | technlcal | dozen of his assistants. s and observers from the War | Navy Departments, had pe med with such striking effect t cal members of the court were to mumble it this sudden change in part of the prosecution Ma u the Army has found sdge advocate, but a real | Reid him- | i | ad und | fc sev | see Z pace on the the passive prosecution heretofore has that it was reluctant to talk back an. Ma). Gullion showed belongs to an opposing The major even siappy retorts to the banterings of Mr. “ongressy D Seolds Mr. Reid. Maj. Gullio: i several o ing loud enough disgust after his amazement had to the court and is ma Alr. Reid tal derstand what They I'm sy | the law to every one that 10t only desires to d in the prosecution, ined to relieve him of s ties, to which! by President apnearance vesterday Frances B. Wilby, ar fanpointed assistant judge indicated this fact and today's p | ceedings left np doubt about it what ever DOUBTS SUBMARINE CAN BE ABOLISHED Admirel Takarabe of Japan Says, However, Proposal Is Good in Principle. the staff s Norel but ha s prointe 0! i i o Associated Pre TOKIO, November 18.—Admiral Hyo rakarabe, 1 r of the navy, dis-| cussing today the suggestions made in England for abolition of submarines, | <aid the proposal was good in princ ple. but he feared it was not practi- able and impossible unless all powers which he considered | doubtful | The ad referred to the state- ment 1 at the Washington con- | ferency Masano Hanihara, afte ward Ambassador at Washington, in | which he emphasized that the subma- |rine was no more cruel than other | weapons used against warships, but should mot be permitted to be used against merchant ships. Though less effective against ships | with “blisters.” Takarabe discredits the opinion expressed by some that the submarine is useless against war- ships. Tt id hoth naval and mili- tary men regard gas more cruel thin the submarine and therefore it is more important first to abolish the use of gas. iniste agreed, | ITALY’S HONOR MADE HER.PAY, EDITOR SAYS, SCOFFING AT FEARS (Continued_from F: the next fortnight. Several banking groups have made bids for the busi- ness, but it is understood that J. P. Morgan & Ce. will head the under- writing syndicate and that later they will advance another $50,000,000 loan to absorb the exchange stabilization credit now outstanding. Actual negotiations have been open- ed for several municipal and industrial bonds issues, which will follow the Italian government loan. The city of Rome is discussing a $20,000,000 loan mong themseives | WO | lenged ! Wood of the Norfc | ernment |end of for its Institute of Public Utility enter- prises and Naples also is mentioned as a possible borrower. Blair & Co., who recently established a credit for the Vatican, will probably sponsor new financing for the Snia ‘Viscosa, manufacturer of artificial silk and wool, and for the Pledmont hydro- electric_enterprise. LONDON, November 18 (#).—Wins- ton Churchill, chancellor of. the ex- chequer, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that discussions with the French government regard- ing points still outstanding in connec- tion with the Anglo-French debt agree- ment will be resumed shortly in arder that the agreement in principle ne- gotlated by Mr. Churchill and former Finance Minister Calllaux may be put into_completed form. He added that the Jtalian government has been invit- od to send representatives to Lon- don to negotiate for the funding of Italy's war debt to Great Britain. LU Next year will mark the seventy- fitth anniversary of the manufacture of ice cream as a commercial indus-| try. It was in 1851 that ice cream was first manufactured and sold in Baltimore by Jacob Fussell, who is known as the father of the ice cream tndustry. Police Car Halted By Maryland Road Cops for Speeding Two Washington detectives and a police chauffeur ran afoul w cap. tain and lieutenant of the Mary land State police force on the Washington Baltimore boulevard « short distance this side of Balti more last night, all because the Washington car was alleged to have been making faster time than the laws of the State premitted They were Detectives B. C. Kuehling and B. W. Thompson and Hugh Robey, chauffeur. Three prisoners in the car were secured with handcuffs and, it 13 stated, it was the desire of the detectives {0 get them here without deluy appreciating they were none 100 comfortable in the cold atmosphere About 10 miles this side of Balti more th e car was stopped and bey closely questioned Explanantions were made, Robey’s driver's permit esamined and finally the detectives were per: mitted to resume their journey, the State policemen imparting the information that the incident would be reported WARNS NAVY BOARD T0PAY MEN MORE Will Refuse to Work Unless Given Adequate Wage. Spokesman Says. Higher wages must be paid navy vard employes or they will refuse to work for the Government any longer, J G. Higgins, representing the plumbers and plpefitte Washington and other today told the navy board of review, which ing the wage scale the rds vage conside va is for rkers for the yvear 102 sald the plumbers and ined the yard: it ¥, but th going to work for the for nothing. He said the have o withou increase wages t competition. Demands Law iie demanded the the annual change of wages in vard be lived up to. tion put on the ls the Navy Department shoul allowed to exist and he « that the interpretatio trary to the itself intent He He wher Government vards w Be Kept. told the board t the outside show an and he could not peak would be as e asked that the men be given the average of the outside rate scale and chal cessful contradiction mitted by the e selves to show that th ed to an increase under He told the board that he could bring in emploves’ agreements to show what the wages are, regard less of the statements of outsid ploving firms t placed th lower fig wW. J ages on i trend when the of th ployes the were cnti Galligher resenting the painters the same wages that were being pauid to this class of employes by private establishments. He asked the board to lock into a so-called abuse in the Norfolk district, where enlisted men of the Navy were doing painting on the naval station, thus denying this work to outside painters, to whoem { he said it properly belonged. Pleads for Riggers and Divers. Higher wages were alco asked for riggers and divers by Thomas A. k yard, who ap peared for this classification of em- ploves at all vards and stations. He clted specific instances where riggzers and divers were performing work which made it possible for the Gov- save thousands of dol- lars in comparison to its cost by out- side contractors. He charged that the Norfolk local board did not have any firures on which to base recommenda tions made to the general wage board. He told the board here that the Nor folk board would not pay any atten- tion to the figures submirted by the men, although the latter made an honest effort to get them. He also explained that when the men who ap peared at the general board hearing last year returned to their home sta- tion they were taken severely to task for statements attributed to thefn. Higher wages were also asked by James B. Freeman, represeninz the ordnance men at the Washington navy yard; D. F. Murphy and J. E. MecCarthy. representing ordnance men at Philadelphia; . W. Boone. repre- senting employes at St. Jultans Creek naval magazine: B. L. Carpenter, rep- resenting employes at the Dahigren naval proving ground. Va: Henry Smith, representing the emploves in the torpedo plant at Alexandria, and W. E. Carver, representing employves he naval magazine Belleview, D. C. the at Russia's War Casualties. Correspondence of the Assoc MOSCOW, October 2: 754,000 men in the Wor! statistical department has announced. During the 40 months of warfare the government spent $25.000.000,000, which placed a military tax of $760 on each peasant’s homestead. By the 1916 Russia had mobllized 15,780,000 men, which represented 47 per cent of the total able-bodied men of the country Austria Has been having a wave of auto racing and reliability run: The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical For each $50 or fraction borrowed you agree to de- posit $1.00 per week on an Ac- count, the pro- ceeds of which may be used to cancel the note when due. De- posits may be made on a week- 1y, semi-monthly or monthly basis as you prefer. pipe- | C. 3. PEARGE QuITS POST IN TREASURY Charles J., Gates Appointed to Fill Position as Cashier. Reor of anization the Tre has taken ement of Christian 5. Pe shier of the United State and appointiient to that ries J. Gates tion persor surer of i divisic sib dles Gates hus re fes of cashier, whose office all the financial casn tions of the Treasury Depar and comes in closest co the financial interests « i trans: e retiring came from Tenn the Government vears and had reached when the maxiimum the retirement to him. He was cligible ment come time ago, but had been extended up N Gates, wh dutfes of his new of flowers and bration by persc demption office, is beer in sinca 1592 an w [ | servea J. O { cashier prot | to States, ibility and writing of the offlc nd Others Promoted. e vacated by Hulbirt as receivir appointed to succeed 1 the post of chief of the redemption diviston The two positions of receiving and paying tellers have not as yet been filied, according to Acting Treasure Tate e office of cashier States Treasury has perhaps close contact with the houses of Washington than any branch of the Government through the cashroom, on the floor easury Bullding. u the cask that handle th sh ¢ the Un! and the 1 coal, ar Treasurer's In Washington Gates attende Georgetown University Law Schoo! from which be graduated in 1904, dmitted to the District bar. 1l¢ member Immanuel Baptis 1660 Hoba Mr. ides CLASSIFYING ISSUE TRUCE IS AGREED BY BOARDS’ CHIEFS d_from Firsf Pag au of Efficiency had interpreted when the forces of the Governmer were being reduced. Here agaln, the Civil Service Comumisslon recognized that it could go no further in this matter under the present law tha: the Bureau of Efficiency had alread gone. “I expressed, that, if the resentment members of Congress undoubted cherish toward the ission cause of its interference with patro age were supplemented by the rese ment of 50,000 disappointed Gover ment employes in Washington and se eral million veterans throughout country, following the milssio inevitable faflure to give them the creases and preferences that had bee promised, the merit principle in civl service might itseif be put in jeopard “With all of my remarks the Cit Service Commissfoners appeared to be sympathetic, assuring me that ti only reason they had not publicly an openly disapproved this propagand: was because of their desira to ave friction with the unions and the ve erans’ organizations. “Last of all, T wonid like to sugges' to employes who feel that they are not adequately pald that the remed: is not in having the work of the Per sonnel Classification Board transferred to the Civil Service Commission, but in persuading Congress to raise the levels of pay provided in the act. The Personnel Classification Board has gone as far as it can to raise salaries under the act. With the best inten sus in the world toward the em ployes, the members of the Personne! Classification Board, whoever they are. will be powerless to increase salaries until the provisions of the law are {changed. Only Congress can change the law.” convic! which mar and fair. Loans are pass- ed within a day or two after filing application — with few exceptions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usually made for 1 year, though they may be given. for any period of from 3 to 12 months.