Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1925, Page 2

THE KV WASHINGTON D, . WEDNESDAY WAKEFIELD BRIDGE PERMIT IS ASKED Private Capital. With Vir-! ginia Charter. Seeks Au- thority to Span Potomac. Authority was asked today for erection hy of 5 bridze across the Patomac near Wakefield, \a.. orge Washington ith the Mount \ieet ta connec ngton with Mount Rills were introduced 1oday River which will fit Vernon the eity Vernon af Wash hy Sen atar and Representative R TWalton Moore of Virginia to giva an Swanson hority bridging the o the me. for river n wporation commission for Washington - Wakefiold vhich received fis char Genrze marial bridge ter from the State of Vir ay. Tt inia on AL the bridze for traffic anthority s siven hy Congress ingements are hetnz made the State of Marvland in anticipation of faverahle declaved that aracted and open after N with within twe vears Rridge Impartant Link the vielnity ¢ Dahlgren. In the sonuthern end of King George County to point near the Ludlow Ferry landing Charles County. Md.. con southern Marviand and Washington tidewater Virginia 1= forecast. wil Important throuzh It in mare and with eastern This hrdige hecome one of the links in the highway vi North the Atlantic “ay and Stares It s nlained s clehr: antieipated. \Mr. Maore that this rante will he opened tourist iraic. in 1937, for rthe tion of the hicenienary of the th of Washington. It A he an extension of the memaorfal bonlevard tn Maunt Vernon which A Manore has introduced legislation. and which is tn he considered next week u, oint commission. headed hy P Coolidge. which will con cider fitting way In which 10 relubrate hicentenary of Wash inzton = with & permanent memarial Senator won ent tre the hivth Fess af Ohin e the active ehairman of this commission and Wil Nam Tyler Page. clerk of the fe the executive secratary Direct to Wakefield. The new (Georgze \Washingion Wake. feld Memorial Rridge will afford a di rect route from the North 1o Wake feld, birthplace of Washington, and 2ls0 tn the birthplace of Presidents Monroe and Madison. Richard Henry Tee. whn movad the adoption of the Constitution in Congress: Gen. “Lighi Horse' Henrv Lee., who was ane of Washington's generals and support ers: Francis Lightfoot Lee who sign ed t Declaration of Independence Pendleton first Speaker of the House of Representatives, and many ather notabls who co-operated in the formation of this Government While this highway will traverse tha nldest historical section of this coun ry. it will alen he valuahle to the Gov- ernment from a military standpoint connecting as it will the various plants contiguons 1o the highway he. tween Washington and Hampton Roade William R. Maore. secretary of the commission. which has a charter from Virginia tn arrange fn eract the bridge. was in Washington today in Sonferénca wiith Swanson Representative Govern ment official Route e the Senatar Moore and PARTY REGULARITYA IS DECLARED PAST BY G.0.P. SENATORS | (Wantinned from First Page) mame architectural grouping as the memariale 1o Lincain and Washington 01d Guard Leaders Dissent. the Senate during the last vear vounger members have raised a deal of fuss ahout the necessity punishing rthe insurgents. The old ard leaders. familiar with what has happened in other vears, shook their heads douhtfully the wisdom of the move that it doesn’t pay o make martyrs of a Vel the younger element temporarily The effect of their action was 1o stir up 1l feeling and give the insurgent Republicans a gond deal 1o 1alk ahout back home. It hecame emharrassing the ragular Republicans have heir awn record examined in the light of what, on the stump. was held up in he “regularity.” In ather words. it furnighed an awkward issue to han Tle. And the veieran politician never ntrodices a superfiuous issue— he lets vell enough alone. The easiest course tn pur put La Follette on an insignificant committes and let it zo at that. He than takes the defensive, for it gives aznlar Republicans in \Wisconsin their oppartunity in herate him for taking & place in the regular Repuh lican ranks If he doesn’t live nup to fis platform. The new Senator's state ment of his intention fa he 1 “Pro Eracsive” was read with passing inter est and no comment by the party. Thev want tn forzer Wis consin's halt and zo ahead with their program. They have the majority vith which tn do it and with the as Enmant of committee places the mat ter cannot come up anvhow till ne presidential election. which is. after al he moad of Congress, very far off In nnd f aho arguing " minority did succeed 1o was to the laders of (Cancright. 1825 ) “Psycho-Therapy” Graduate Doesn’t Know What It Is Alteza Rrazington, West Chester. Pa., tn paychotherapy ental University. hut admitted to. Aay on tha witness stand at the 1ial of “Bishop” Holler, president nf the university that he does no: know “what {t is all about.,” and declined 1o spell the namé of the course in which he had heen zraduated Riazinglon was testifying as a Government witness against the hishop” and Dr. Ralph A. Voigi of Kansas Clty. Mo, who are charged with using ‘he mails to defrand in connection with an al- ed “diploma mill.” which grant- ed all kinds of degrees on little or no instruction, according 1o the claims of the prosecution. Leo S Osman. former herh doc. tor, and later maker of ouija and mysteria hoards. told of his ordina- tion as a minister of the Theomon jstie religion by “Rishop” Holler after he had heen made a doctor of philosophy. Payment for his degrees” was made hy giving Holler a faw piano rolle afier he had told the bichap he had no moner. The prosecution expects o con ~lude the introduction of testimony this afternoon. a harher of has a degree from the Ori- ’ 1 i Envoy Is Retiring | | } | from ongress privateaniial the hirthplace of | in | houlevard L/ | ALEXANDER I, MOORE, NEW DRY AGENTS RENAINUNKNOWN Balti- | Officials Refuse to Reveal Identities of **Under- cover” Men. Ry the Associated P Numerons inq headquarters he dave have developed mysterions reticence an the part of Federal en forcement officials to make known the identity of new dr added the force. When the today at the Treasury as o whether William D. Durden of Savannah had heen ziven an appointment as a pro hibition ageni. the ina were told thai ne record of the name was in Assisiant Secreiary Andrews office and were referred to Director Jones ofce. There it was said if such an appointment was the identity would noi for fear of “takinz the cover the undercover men This was Interpreted to that in an endeavor tn disguise their men | as much as possible. no appaintments of Federal prohibition agents he made public hereafter Ax a further siep agains' smugzling senerally. and rumrunning in par ticular, all Coast Guard Stations on ahe Great lakes have heen ordered to remain open throughout the Win ter. It will he the first time in years Instead of giving the personnel of [ the siation leave Aecreased pav the service will continue drill and | discipline among them through the | whole 12 months Resides expanding anti-smuggling | operations. the new policy will enahie the guard to render assisiance 1o the small eraft which operate on the lakes during the Winter months. /WAR DEBT PACTS ! BITTERLY ASSAILED AS SMOOT ASKS 0. K. | | o | Page.) prohihi he last inquiries were i disclosed from (Wontinued from First | Vigorously criticizing the settiement. { Senator Reed insisted that the American deht commission had no | mora right to give np the interest on the debt than to give up the principal “I am positive.” declared Semator Smaoot. “that if this settlement had not heen made with Italy we would not have received anything. France came here and told us that she did inot owe us anvthing . { I know that the Italian people have i haen led to helieve that they were not {expected to pav. What happened when the Caillaux commission made lits gesture here I mad~ the prediction France did not settle the frane woul {thar 1t Id continie 1o decline until France made some settlement with the United States. There must he a settlement hefore long ar ths franc | Will g0 down as the German mark did To have Fr 10 the dozs finan Iy the United ates or the The quickar we can get the world on a stable financial hasia the hetier. Nothing will he ac commlished by demanding that these nations pav at the same rate as Greas | Britain The money cannot pro duced from the ground the labor of Traly. A country live if then that its deht with decline in f h or s got Sees Huge Loss to Senator Howell told the Tialian debt settlement in effect provided for the pavment of 1.03 per cent of the principal of the debt per vear for 62 vears and then. he said, the debt is canceled.” He insisted that the Italian deht settlement. if properiv figured. would st ‘the [ U'nited States over §3.000.000.000 ! During the debate Senator Smoot said that France had “hluntly told ns | France did not owe us anvthing.” But France has got to make a set tlemeni.” he continued. “If she does not the French frane will go the way of the German mark. That will not do this country any good and it will not | do_the world any good.” The assault on the Italian ment was taken up hy Senator son. Damocrat, Misslssippi Lit would cost American | $3.600.000.000 | "Senator Smoot declared | that he doubted-whether | pay even the amount {and said that wonld make sible |"““And if I were an American banker {1 would 1ell a foreign country to deal honestly with my country before it sought to deal with me.” reforted | Senator Reed | While Senator Reed was continuing his attack on the debt settlements the House was being told by Chalrman ! Green of the wavs and means com- | mittee that it. and not the Senaie | was charged with first consideration | of the subject because it came Woder | the head of revenue lezislation. If the Senate attempted to a the settlements first. Mr. Green said he would ask the House to return the Renate notification and act on Yts own initiative |WILL DRAFT COTTON BILL. !Special Congress Committee Formed | for Task. A special legislative committee com- posed of senators and representatives from cotton-growing States has ‘been | appointied to draft cotton legislation. Senate Smith, Democrat, South volina. chairman of the committee, lexpecta 1o call a conference within a few davs to hegin work on a hill which the Senate that settle Harri taxpayers however, ftaly could it had promised it he were a hanker he the hest settlement pos particnlarly will be aimed at im ment of the Government cotton ports, ; iAmhassador Expected Home | renewed would | value and ! who said | v 1 'MOORE TO RETURN FROM SPAIN SOON | Typewriters and Other This Month—Little Rock Successor Suggested. = | ated Press Alexander P, Moore of Pliishurgh, Who resigned veveral months agn as American Amhassador to Spain. is ex Dected 1o give up his post and return | to the United States late this month, it hecame known today | = Apparently it matters little whether fond parents are frying fo lure their youthful offspring into the fields of architectural drawing or attempting to intereat him in the Intricacies of truck driving. for anta Claus has | prepared an easy read which, if fol lowed, holds forth bright promige of ultimate success Realizing that a vouns child’s char “cter ia molded by his surrotnndings, and taking what some people consider Mr. Maore submitted his resignation |an unfair advantage of his absolute President Coolidge during a visit | falth in things that come at Christ 1o Washington. but {t was announced (Mas. the tovmakers of America have then that he would remain in Madrid | #dded to thelr aiready varied output a until he had cleared up several mat- | Sreat number of tovs designed fo in then under discussion. =truct and educate the children. ac As a spccessor to Mr. Moore, ording to a survey of Washington's Ilemmel. Republican national v departments, AR S Ruppose. for instance, the parent's weed the appointment of Rabbi Ambition is to see hix son sitting he 1. Jack of Litle Rock Rahl 'hind the wheel of a taxical The tweeomnanied Mr Remmel larger stores have n Aisplay fully { White House equipped taxis. with headlights. Igni tion zvstems and horns—horns that honk with such convineing noise that sedate patrons leap for protected spots with speed and dexterity ac Lanired only after long vears of pedes | trianism B the Asa H. L. com pro E. dack the o |MITCHELL IGNORED LAW. WEEKS WROTE, URGING REDUCTION | ™ L [ runs !there of Musical the other hand, the tnore esthetic no end 1o the elaborate dis |Play of violins. drawing essentlals #nd other knick-knacks that go into the malking of all great artists There are, no doubt, many Who have definitely decided tha hovs mst he zreat engineers. If so the have on hand an ar ticle that only o few years age con sisted of a few simple paria that it he used in making a few medieval sirnetures. Todav 1t has grown inte magrificent assart ment of intricate parie from Which are made cranes, slectrie ship coalers and log s that wauld pur to shame the majorin of the mechanical de nxed vears a Indeed, clerks will read- il vou that thers is nothing wher |21 a1l that cannot he duplicated. or at & mission ' 1°ASt partly reproduced. with ane of s [these sets. One tired saleslady. as raplled (Gen. | She bent <ome sand from her Reid » slipper. placed there hy an averly replied efcient scoop shovel. was heard threatening up her present position and after a_joh as mative engineer. for which she felt herself fully qualified after a month of handling and demonstrating these toys truments. on [ is his faney pursuits. (Continued from First Page) The first person: A Drim [ Mr Reid Answer oceurred in the form of a attle between Brig. Gen. H assistant chief of staff, and Drum elected to propounded to him by M. Reid In | many minutes | affori 1o main- parents e theiy anestions on cross-examination his own way, and for My m much stores aidl patience matter g point present M Drum’s oM gradually approached it was ‘evident nd n»‘ explasion eid's nuiktioning of statements regarding 12 anti-atreraft ne homber the hoiling o a Gy tracto aaw the = any ces an Drum Retort Te Sharp. Reriie Did heing sent vou ever hear of one ha out 1o perform an importaat I don’t remember.” Drum. “Pa you. Mr Yes " the counsel tically Then tell us vour war we will he ahle ve vour statements” declared Gen. Drom. | and the courtroom literally jumped ite feet i much in 10" pour sareas | to glve experience ht Trafc Signals Effective. Anather I was as line during the war as vou were in vours.” snap ped Mr. Reid. “and 1 wasn't a chief of the general staff. either courtroom was thrown into and Maj. Gen. William Craves rushed intn the situation de. | mandinz the court be closed Order was resiored immediately as the gen arals filed Into thelr own conferd ence room. And when they urned President Howze made this announce ment The ings be which line that will p; <ome the assortment of equipmen: 1al in the enforce ment of the law. One man was seen to slink by a miniature trafie sign while the licht was againat him and then to stap shori. ri with terrar when the electric Whistle in the dum my cop's mouth pealed out its sharp commannd If the vounge has shown an hahly In- clerk The turmoil s man about the house ination 10 improve the carving the piann legs or 1o alier ihe size and shape of the kitchen table ane may he justified in assuming that he has some constructive ability otes that with such cansed izain settled. and Mr its proceed proper de occurrences the conrt 1o continned and that have jus e will noi rise he matier seeme TOY MAKERS HELP PARENTS FIND TALENTS! OF CHILDREN Inclined to Special Pursuits. i 1 | tructural Steel, Steam Shovels, Vacuum Cleaners, Articles to Aid Those Aestined to become & | famous bricklayer, carpenter, con tractor or anything else for which the chief justification appears to he auestfonable ahility to construct and a very real ability mangle th things the householder - may he 8o fortunate as to already possess. n this event it is well for him to Know that the toy sellers have on hand 100l chests containing every \avlfl\" of tool and near toel known to man. In connection they offer hooks on carpentry, masonry and, in facl. anv- thing else that could possibly be used in developing a great carpenter or ~ontractor tie is probably o Plenty for Girls. however, let this of implements for the vou 1o helleve that a NWomen has heen over Do not lenghty ghimetation Male cause career for tanked. One complete vacunum aforementioned anteed o clean a minutes’ time and hook In considerahly exact duplicates of the one mother uses, and if a girl shows anv inclina tion toward a home life these inatru ments should prove a very real ald, hoth to the child and o the mother Perhaps Jane has heen seen listen Ing 1o the remarks of her elders and has at least come under suspicion of being responsible for the reproduction of these remarks that appears on the wall paper hehind the door in the front hall. If this is the case she will undonbiedly some day hecome a very eficient stenographer. and it mizht he well for von 1o help her alang by by ing one of the thoronghly madern to typewriters that are heing demon strated in the departmenis. If nothing else can he sald for them they af their worst ean « mark up <o sheeis of paper hoasts a stack of These of our larger stores and up-todate cwaners for girle machines are guar dirty rug In fAve well filled pocket less. Th v Talents Can he Discovered. Now if ane is so unfortunate as to have children that exhibit none of the ahove-mentioned tendencies, there i no need to hecome despondent. for the toymakers hold forth one more rav of hope. 1f Charlie and Betty shew no natural talent along any line and thelr parents are nnable 1o dacide on their life work for them. the toy shops have hand a wreat variety of articles they sav will show up latent and. if this is Jacking, will de velop ahility alonz at least one line They have suggestive hooks. pretty blocks and a tamber of other wonder 1 articles. so that all that is neces xary is fo place them at the child's disposal, 't hack and wait for reac tions. If the child shows a consider able intereat in anv one thing. then ' your problem ix salved, for this is here his natural ability lies 1f, however. hp should proceed in a sys ematic manner 1o desiroy them there is still hope. for it is posaible that he a great future as a house wrecker No matter what the” field of con quest, it remains evident That observa tion of the child and advaniage taken of the means placed at his disposal by the toymakers will make no profes | sion dificult to masier and no | child too hopeless 1o educate on which talent Reid pursued anoth tioning. For each ceived comprehensive answers from the witness. and his efforts to inter rupt fatled. as Gen. Drum ignored them Losing line of ques question he re nee placed in At an average cost of £5.000 each they are war built plan A the War Department has developed new types of what It he lieves at least for the presant 1o he standard types pursuit hombard ment and obeervation machines, it has nct been considered hest nnder present conditions to take action to reconstruct these 390 planes which wonld need be raconditioned maore, My of and sald wants to patience {Reid turned to the court 1 the court please, If he make an address on every question 1 put te him. 1l sit down until he gets through. A& far as the counsel for defense is concerned. we have . nothing to do with these-long answers. | T insist the witness has violated every ! rule of once Outstanding Contracts. PO addition the machines enn merated in the preceding paragraph we have contracts outstanding for 40 pursuit. 80 training and 109 ohserva tion A total of 208 and in ppropriation for the fiacal vear available the lst of July next a sufficient amount of money has heen appropriated to enable us 1o place contracts 158 training. 50 hom hardment pursuit and 10 attack planes, or total of 265 machines When these contracts are completed we will not only have the 1.392 planes in [ court Reld Drops Wi Rlanton Winship, through Mr. asked a hroad question when he the witness to detail his in France. and decided to al. | ien. Drum to continue At this point. Mr. Reid sald, T want the record to show 1 am not interested in the further examination of the wit In view of his refusal to answer direct questions proposed him, 1 refuse to examine him further. now on hand. which numher, of course No effort was made by any ane Wil he reduced hy planes worn out by persuade Mr. Reid to continue and the 4 vear and n haif's additiona! service. court then asked severai questions.|crashes. stc. hut we will also have including one on the condition of plans thée number now under contract and for national defense at present. Gen. ' those purchased ont of the 1926 ap Drum replied. “The plans for the de- Lropriations, ar a total of 477 addi f this country never reached tional machines. Of the planes now such stage of perfection as they on hand. Gen. Patrick has made the now nccupy. following statement Gen. Drum was called to the stand TTE & thCt thak e aaon: this morning to enable Mr. Reid Jardment: plasies el conclude hix examination hegun Yes- | Ay Service were approximately equal terday afternoon. Much time was i, similar tvpes emploved by any nthar taken up in an endeavor to determine nation In the world. The De Haviland wha directed Gen. Drum to represent ypianes. observation and photogranhic, the War Department and give its were possibly surpassed. hut to no views to various committees on air- | great degree, by those used for similar Jeraft nrposes by other natlons.’ “All this was well known { Mitchell when he Apparently endea ored 1o siartle the country hy testify- ing that we had hut 19 planes fit for war service. at the same time making no reasonable explanation of the num ber on hand, and their condition. Col Reid requested Anties Tow planes. ar the to : fense to Letters Introduce n. Mr. Reid many letters | which he endeavored ta establish | twere written by Gen, Drum and to| prove that the witness himself inftiated the move that he represent the War | Department on aeronautics. The wit- | ness maintained repeatedly he was| ordered on this detail hy Gen. Nolan, and when the latter took the stand he | substantiated this statement en. | Nolan, In his testimony, declared Gen Drum’ had heen desiznated “on my recommendation” hecause he had heen a member of the Lassiter Board had had a good hackground on avia- tion: was chief of staff of the Firat Army. and had a good knowledge as, to the use of aviation in battle.| Further, he was svmpathetic to the { development of aviation in the Army { Gen. Nolan also declared the War Departmeni was opposed (o a separate or unified Air Service and its views | on this subject were clearly defined. | He stated Gen. Pershing was respons. | ible for the present policy in the War | Department relating 1o the Afr Serv- fce. that his views then represented | the War Department’s attitnde on the , question and still do. He read from en. Pershing’s final report on retir. ing from the Army. which gave some | of these views. | Gen. Nolan also read the Weeks introduced Lassiter Board Report. “It was further well known to n. Mitchell, as assistant chief of the Air Service, that the War Department has a well determined and worked out poliey with reference to the Air Saerv ce, based on the report of what is krown as the Lassiter Roard, a bhoard made up of some of the lead ing « Micers of the service, one of the numier heing an alr ofMcer. The repoit of the board. upon the recom mendation of Gen Pershing as chief | of staff, and Gen. Hines as deputy [ chief of staff, was approved by me in 19 “The board recommended for the peace establishment of the Arm. 2590 machines, 4,000 officers, includ- ing reserve officers, and 25.000 en. listed men. to constitute the Army Air Rervice. It r mmended an appre priation of $25.000.000 a vear for 10 years, which, in addition to the pay of officers and men recommended in" the report and other expenses, would make the annual appropriation 5 1t | for the Alr Service of the Army about jer 60,000,600, That is the goal of the ' X Sl War Department. We have not WigekpIEHRIALE08) tigh. reached the goal hecause of the lack of sufficient appropriations to do so. On the whole. however, it has seemed | 10 me that we have preceeded along a sound policy, not expending more | money for planes while the War De. partment was busily engaged In de- termining new and standard types of_machines. “If we had spent large amounts of money in 1922, 1923 and 1924, it would have heen n the construction of | machines which would not come up to the standard of the machines which have now heen evolved. As we have | determined definiate types, we should now, however, go on with a larger construction poliey. i “AIL this wax well known to Gen. Mitchell, and, indeed, if there has heen any fallure to expend the. appropria- | air- | tions for the Air Service in the most economical and efficient manner, the ' responsibility for such failure rests| {almost entirely on Gen. Patrick as | chief and Gen. Mitchell as assistant | chief of the Alr Service. as in the ex- | {penditure of money appropriated for | |that service the recommendations of | the chief of Air Service have heen ap- Total ... iy % “Of those in storage 230, would | I think 1 ought 1o add that in my I have to be reconditioned hefore being | judement the organization of the Air i | | i The full text of the Weeks letter follows: Dear Mr. President Recause of the publicity given the recent airplane hearings by the com. mitiee of the House of Representa tives, to which thal question was re ferved. 1 think I should explain to you ey’ why 1 am not recommending the reappoiniment of Gen. Miichell | | as assistant chlef of the Air Rervice. “One of the main questions which came before the committee was the | testimony of Gen. Mitchell that we | had but 19 airplanes it for war serv- iice. when. as a matter of fact. w | have &28 airplanes of different classes | actdally in use and 763 in storag | The chief of the Air Service, Gen. Patrick, reports that we had on hand on September 36, 1924, 1592 planes, classified as folfows: .~ Training Observation Rombardment Pursuit Atfack { | | 471 820 | | | i | | confirms me in my | fecting military | tentified {commitiee of Congreas and the coun- ey { the explicit instructiora of my | der quoted above, and of my personal Service as provided in ment plans and policies. cordance with the provisions national defanse act. ix sound. The fact that fivers held all the rec ords of every Kipd of service excent that for speed. ‘which onlv within rree monthe has hesn taken from us. judgment that our personnel is excellent. I should like to call attention to the fact that these records have heen made in machin Which are now in enmmission Officers Not Murzled. Gen. Mitchell has ziven the country the impression that afficers of the Army are muzzled and do not_dare to axpress their views. If any officer feels that way it is hecause he has not heen informed of the policy of the department. and he could have obtained the information by making the slightest inquiry. 1 quote for informaiion an order issiued by predecessor in 1820 on that suhject and my own instructions to Gen. Pat rick when he hecame the chief of the Alr Service The rile of therefore. he poifcies and facts which the public interesi does not require ta he kapt confiden officers are entirely free teatify as thefr opinions and beliefs when summoned hefore ap. | propriate committees of the Senate| and House of Representatives: on all confidential matiers, the Secretary of War hose specially designated hy him for the purpose. will speak under such safeguards the Secratary of War saes fit 10 fmpose. All other effort. direct or indirect, on the part of officers to influeace legislation af-| policy will at once be | ntinued and not resimed i 1y instructions were as follows: | Recognizing the undetermined value of aviation in warfare and wishing to obtain the fudgment of anvhody and evervbody whose judg ment is entitled 1o consideration. ihe | hest interest of the Nation will be served by encouraging officers in an unrestricted and ‘ull discussion of | all points relating to aviation. In | testifying hefore tongressional com mittees, It their views are contrary to the views of the War Department. they will state to the commiitee that | they are not speaking for the depart- | ment policy, but are expressing their | own personal views, and should do =0 without reservatioh.’ n spite of and in the face of there instructions, which were well| known to Gen. Mitchell, ax Gen. | Patrick had discussed these inatruc- tions with him before Gen. Mitchell on these matters, Gen. Mitchell, in testifying. is reported to have told the committee that it was almost Impossible for it to. obtain correct information from the services on aviation hecause of fear of officers that If they testified they would be suhject to indirect disciplinary actlon by ‘thelr departments. He further testified as follows: ““Knowing full well the possible consequences. of any dlsagreement with the views of the exiating agen- cies of the Government on this sub- ject, T have advised these officers in the services to keep out of the dis- cussions and let me assume all re- sponsibility.’ War Depart drawn in ac of the Furthermore. vour my the department with will regard dise Went Counter to Policy. “Obviously Intending to give the the Impression that in spite of prede- cessor, published in the general or- and direct instructions 1o ien. Patrick when he became chief of the Air Service, alto quoted above, these officers were placing themselves In jeopardy by expressing freely and fully their personal opinions regard- ing" necessary development of the Air Service. If Gen. Mitchell coun- | seled officers not to give testimony, as he has stated under oath he did, he not only went counter to the policy of the department, but he con- travened my explicit instructions to Gen. Patrick, which Gen. Patrick as- surex me he transmitted to Gen. Mitchell. “In his testimony, Gen. Mitchell has rot only attacked the Navy Depart- ment and the active officers in that department. but hix own department and the officers who are now largely DECEMBER rary | Thomas | that | of an efficient organization ithe expense of every {der him | war | was the amount 16, 1925 HOUSE TAKES UP INHERITANCE TAX Non-Partisan Measure Back- | ers Demand Maximum Rate Be 20 Per Cent. The controveried inheritance 1ax question occupled the hattle ground in the House today, with the modified ratex provided by the tax reduction hill up’ for approval Cogfident hy thelr success so far in warding off avery amendment aim ed at the bill, managers of the non partisan measure demanded approvi of the schedule proposing a cut in the maximum rate from 40 to 20 per cent, which they believed was a com- promise. While Auction others of the with some forces helieved no re should be made In the rates, were reary to ask for repeal Federal levy. in accordance the recommendation of Se Mellon. Another fight awaited provision 1o increase fiom S0 per cent the credil 1o he allowed in settlement of the Fedsral Inherlt ance tax for amounts paid on similar Siate taxes, opponenix holding that it tended coerce States to enact inheritance taxes equal 10 the Federal levy Traveling the o steam of ahead under full the House has approved repesl he provision allowing publicity of income 1ax returns and accepted the increased personal exemptions which would relieve 2,300,000 1axpayvers from | Federal taxation | The personal exemptions are creancd By fthe Bl ‘tFom $1.00 #1500 for single persons and from 2.5 ) 83,500 for married persens FREDERICK C. HICKS’ FUNERAL TOMORROW Alien Property Custodian’s Body to ! Be Taken to Westbury, L. I for Burial. 10 Funeral <ervices for Frederick C. Hicks, custodian of alfen property who died Monday night. will bhe con ducted at his residence Massa chusetts avenue, tomorrow morning at 11 oclock. Rev. Dr. Robert John Ston. rector of S John's Episcopal Chiirch, will officiate Honorary pallhearers bers of the President’s cabinet. Sen ators and Representatives. and will he ar follows. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Secretary of Agriculture Jar dine. Senator Brederick H. Glllett of Massachusetts. Representative .1 Mavhew Wainwright of New York Representative Rertrand H. Snell of W York., Representative John Q T of Cannectient Reprexenative Rutler of Pennsvivania W. Eberle and Reginald include mem n < Admiral E Huiderkoper The hody bury. L. | ment w morning. will taken to West Friday night. and inter that place Saturdar | responsible for its administrative poli | cies. These latter officers are among those distinguished men who condu. #d operations on the other side. which resulted in everlasting slory to Amer. ican arms and 1o the winning of the war. No more unconscionahle attack could have been made than the one ! these officers are in any way impeding the progress of the Air! Service ar that they are not ‘insistent | on its development 1o the highest off- | clency. The report of the .Lassiter ! hoard would indicate the certainty of this conclusion In additlon to these matters. Gen Mizchell's whele course has been lawless. w0 contrary to the building up | 0 lacking in reasonable team work. so indicative | of a personal desire for publicity at one with whom he ix associated that his actions ren- unfit for a high administra tive position such as he now occupies I write this with grgat regret because | he is & gallant officer with an excellent record since the that he has for record. but his wvar has heen such efted the zood opinion of those who are familiar with the facts and whao desire promote the hest interests of national defense After the letier was read Gen Nolan was tiurned over to the defense for cross-examination. He was asked | { Gen. Mitchell was not reappointed ause he had testiea on aviation | controversies hefore congressional committees, and Gen. Nolan said he thought the latter adequately axnlain- ed why the reappointment had not heen made. He denied that he him- | self prepared the letier and explained that Secretary Weeks had dictated the | letier personally. The general staff had nothing to de with it, he added Mr. Reid called attention to the fact that the letter hore the symbols ‘OCS™ and “DEN." “What do they mean”" he asked hey are the initials of “Office Chisf of Staff” and “my own initials.” The witness insisted. however. that the symbols did not infer in any way that either he or the chief of staff had the letier prepared or wrote it Defends Statement. Undar direct examination vesterday afternoon, Gen. Drum explained state- | ments he had made to congressional ! commitiees which the defense had charged were “‘misleading and false.” When cross-axamined by Mr. Reid he {cast [ found missing. charge of the situation in a quandary {diately Aen throughout of Finance Ql;\{lisler NATOR PAUL DOUMER. Wha accepted the post of minister of finance in the Briand cabinet tod BIG FIRMS STREW CASH YULE GIFTS Christmz;s Dividends and Bonuses Again in Great Volume Over Nation. e the NEW Assoriated Pross YORK. December 16 pear in large velume today the hearts of the country the financial district Harriman & Co have anthorized a hone their tile Banking ¢ The Guarantee Trust per cent of salarie half year, a simliar the first haf having Juiy 1. Hornblower « will their of eizht wesk 20 per cent 10 emploves the tion for made Weels ploves a The National an extra dividend of $2 per The Greenwich Bank has an axtra dividend of 2 per commen stock PLAYS SANTA CLAUS last a b zive honns - nel o share. TO 48 NEEDY WARDS | Producer Gives $100 to Replace Lost Gifts Children. for With Miss medienne of hte now playing at a local representing him. Arthur sisin, producer. of Santa (Mlaus to remember needr little youngsters mas presenis disappeared irom the District Building ing Mrs. Henry Flather oi Children s for $100 todav The matier Hammerstein's atnrdav’s Star. telling of the he hristmas presanis, which Ftatber and other workers ranging for presentation The board of guardiane that these wards otherwise Dorothy MeKaye theat last by came up through them in a basement trict Building. when 48 p: That placed All resources had been practically heisted Mr. Hammersiein the situation by inquired how to set things he selected was much right Miss McKave would needed ingly, { make the presentation. maintained a solid front against the | attack to break down his explanations ! in among direct testimony. Outstanding the statements he defended of gas necossar: cause evacuation of an area the of the District of Columbia. Having stated that more than 5.000 hombing planes would be required to convey the gas in bombs to square-mile area. Gen. Drum declared his calculationa were hased on a train- ing manual approved by Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of the Chemical Warfare Service and which the training and education of officers at the various service schools. In upholding the accuracy of his calculations Gen. Drum charged Gen. Fries himself was guilty of an error when he gave the court figures show- ing that the area referred to could be gassed by a greatly reduced quantity of gas The chemical warfare head was described as “not up to date on the construction of gas bombs Other declarationx of Gen. Dri aimed at defense testimony were: Gen. Pershing, and not Col. Mitchell, commanded the air forces in the Amer- ican expeditionary forces. Rritish unified air service particl- pated with French and American air forces under Gen. Pershing’s com- mand in the St. Mihiel drive. Gen. Pershing gave Col. Mitchell or- ders for the employment of American afrcraft in France, in spite of the air| officer’s atatement hefore the court to the contrary. The War Department “does not ac- cept the unified air service as a sound organization for the Army. m One Killed in Theater Panic. MONTMAGNY. Province of Quebec, December 16 (#).—A small boy was shed to death and 25 seriously in- ed In a fire panic in a motion pic- e theater here last night. A fAlm being shown caught fire precipitating a stampade for the exits. i= used in | a 60! | { | School, | View ‘This was done this marning ave looked vainly hristmas evidences anta morning of the Clans are going real existegie WARNS AGAINST EVIL OF BAD POSTURES Miss Dorothy Rood Tells Parent- Teachers of Effects on Mus- cular Control. Rad posture resulis in lar ments, of the poor 1 control and general declared Miss Instructive \ phvsical Dorothy ting ent-Teachers at Hamilton Hotel a ¥ in afte meeting erday showed mothers present how the proper er tone. Mrs. George W, the congress' co for arganizing “‘pre-school study cles” the purpose of which plained. will be to consider mittee | school age. She announced that ed, and will meet month: Mrs. J. H Langdon School: ) Bryan School: Mrs. M Harry Stull, Peabody Mrs. C. E. Horman, Maury Mrs. Robert Way, Tenley choolx; Mrs. H. and Mrs. A. B mond and Hubl Schools. some time Garman. of re. H. R. Arthur Young Tentative plans for celebrating Child will v-ninth anniversary of ational Congress | were ex na tional chairman of the commitiee on | The day I (o he celebrated by various branches of the | re. towns and cities throughout Mears The District of Columbia Congress of Parent-Teachers was founded about 10 years after the founding of the na- | Welfare day, February 17, mark the twent the founding of the of Parents and Teachers, plained by. Mrs. David O. Mears which Child Welfare day. national spective the country organization. in their explained Mrs. tional body, it was stated. Christ mas dividends and honuses again ap ad stockholders and emplnves investment hankers cash heen & em has declared declared ent an s PUBLIC BUILDINGS -~ BILLINTRODUCED | Smoot Offers Senate Meas- ‘ ure to Carry Out $50,000.- 000 Program Here. Legislation 10 carrs the 3a0 000 program of Gavernment hu needed hy s Fedsral depart mentx in Washington was intraduced in the Senate todav h ator of Ulah and was referred the pnh lic buddings and gronnds commir The hill would authorize an annu expenditure of $10.600.000 1nti quired buildings are compleis would include quarters for the f ling Internal Revenue and hianches of the Treasury. now rented quarters: General Acconr Office. Departments of Justice culture, Laboe and Commerce tional arehives huilding space for the Interstate Commision Smans ollow ather ARr Provides Commission. The . he nointment the measire provides for cammission of State. War n of the P Ruildings Commission and the direct of public hufidings and gro auire any additionsl land owned by the Government he needed in carrvine ing program This bill ising situation Government and of a rompozes nds not alrazd that this b relieve he in which man Aepariments eliminate the would serious he ar the themselves of ed office space Dist annn v paris of the Legislation 1o make a 100,000 for public buildings 600" throughout the country The Natinn the 3185 ailahie and $a0 expediter Congress Elliott Changing Rill Capita) wil 8t present secsion meet 4 meeting of public buildings Representative Richard chairman of the He committec making minor changes in the ase alogy of his hill. One of these chunges & t0 emphasize that $150.060.000 i be on new and ditional $15.000.000 | pree cuggestions the Senate and inds toda N, Elliatt e Is wper projects none of the a the hill authorized s<hali slizht chanze in the h it that public already the $15 Another desizned ta make it clear i tn €6 Felanent o inge in the National (apita ianguaze of the hill will pro that “not 1o exceed $57.000.000 he spent in the National Chairman Elliotr said today call his committee together immeadiate Iv afier the holiday Januar and he axpects x ahle repor promptly from the committee The Housge public huildings committea wil not consider any other the nres which have been referred 1o until the public bulldings hill has heen reported out hairman Eiliott ha ascuraness from ht they are generall: favor o and Indications are that it passed hy the House with DECLARES KILLING Capita race . fava colleax “Song of the Flame Hammer took up the burdans the 48 whose Christ week present of the Board Guardians with a check vealizing would be overlooked hy Santa. had heen collect ing presents for several weeks. storing room of the Dis ages were those in apprised of the article and imme he Accord 1o And now 48 little pairs of eves which might fof Santa’s visit on of 1sen ail Rond. rees’ Association, in an address hefore the District_of Columbia Congress of Par the roon. Niustrating her address with lantern | slides. the speaker the many ex izes will automatically give children ect carriages and desirable museu- Lady. chairman of | 1 of pians cir- she ex the health and general welfare of children under ihe | following committee has heen appdint next WAS “INVOLUNTARY” Colored Man’'s Plea on Charge of Causing Hospital Sister's Death by Reckless Driving AMr reading an article in loss of Mrs ar Cliftan guilty today nai Younz. ¢ involuntory hefore loved. plende £hie mansla Tustice Bailey Division Young was driver of the autemabile which chased by police through asction o the automaohile < Becker. known vidence Hospita near Second &nd D east. The nun was pavement and died ing taken to the Young and colored, who owned the was riding wiih him. were dicted for murder in the first hut after investigation United Statex Attornev O'Lear sented 1o S nleaiing lfrom Younz 1o the seventh coin the indictment. The Aropped the case against ormer Assistant ['nited Staies torneys Arthur Prasmont and Hawken represented Young will sentence Erida RURAL PHONE PROTEST BEFORE SERVICE BODY if Tine last. collide which the with Ceph Pr An; vidin reets son accept = of Government he womsn A Me the Comas fendanis called fc | Maryiand cCommi County Patron Pays C. & P. $43.20 Surcharge ion to Learn Snecial Dispateh 1o The Star RALTIMORE. Decemhber 16 | of alleged overcharzing of rural | scribers by the Chesapeaks and Pain mac Telephone Co. has heen started by the Public Service Commission A protest was filed with the mission by Harry L. .Jenkins lives in Prince Georges County half a mile from the District iumbia line. Jenkins declares bheen arbitrarily surcharged $43 , vear by the Telephone | the company defines as change line mileaze The company demands this sum. M\ Jenkins protests, in excess of the 7 51 a month he contracted to pay for service. Membhers of the commission say Mr. Jenkins' protest is their firsr knowledge that the Chesapeake.and Potomac was making such surcharges and an explanation will be demanded MUSCLE SHOALS TO WAIT. abho of Cn Ha hoe 0 pes what o~ foreign the Titlow. Maun and School: School; and Janney Gage Huck, Ray- A skit, entitled “The Fall of Folly, was given by children of School under the Miss Grace Mever. ing part wera Sidney Collagemar direct the Park | n of Among those (ak- | 1 Bl | worth Everett, Howard Rickenbacher, House Rules Committee Postpones Two Resolutions Submitted. rules committee today L failed to reach a vole on two resoln tions designed 1o carry ont President | Coolidge's recommendations for dis pomal of Muscle Sheals. It will he taken up again Frid The Iouse Only 8 Days Christmas- is coming SHOP NOW I You Plan To Do It At AlL Rudolf Tmfstrand. Alfred Reichman,' Sylvia Luria and Anna Udoff. »