Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1927, Page 5

SUMMERALL TALKS ON PREPAREDNESS [Tells Patriotic Bodies Lack of Strength Plunged U. S. Into World War. Lack of preparedness was blamed for dhe entrance of the United States into the World War by Maj. Gen, Charles P. Summerall. chief of staff, United States Army, at the joint celebration of Washington's birthday today by the local socie ties of the Sons of the America Revolution, Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution and Children of the American Revolution, in Memarial Continental Hall. Gen. Summerall declared the state. ment of George Washington that | “there is a dignity due this country | that will be denied if we have a repu tation for weakness” has been proven History kas shown that we have borne that reputation, he added “You know that in 1917 it was our reputation for weakness that plunged us into that greatest conflict of ail times,” continued Summerall. It was that same weakness, the speaker added, that caused the loss of the thousands of lives of American sol- shington in Washington | members of the com- five on arrangements Rev. William L. short prayer and Dougherty placed a <tatue on behalf of the while oifered a Commissione: wreath on the | committec While this was taking place, the United States Navy Band was giving |an hour's recital at the theater ad | promptly at 11 o'clock Commissioner Taliaferro called the gathering to or- | der. Rev. Dr. Z. B. T. Phillips, rector | of the Church of the Epiphany, gave | the invocation, which was followed b | the presentation of the colors to the ai [of “Stars and Stripes Forewar” ang | the oath of 4 ance to the fleg. The |hand then p “The Star Spangled | Ban he meeting lannched nto s m with an address by | the presi officer, David Jane Hill, ormer Ambassador to Germany. Medal Is Presented. Following Dr. Hill's address, Mi'e. | Henriette Menager sang “The | Marseillaise™ to the accompaniment of the Navy Band. The presentation of he medal to Miss Emley was next in order, and up its conclusion the band played “God sSave the King." Representative Burton's address |then was given and the observance | was concluded with the singing of | “America” by the audience and :he diers and the consequent suffering in | benediction, pronounced by Col. John | this country. Quotes Washington’s Statement. ington's statement: “In time of peace | prepare for war,” and declared that | today “we| should drink of courage and strangth and reconsecrate oury selves to our country.” | “The flag that belongs to us and| that we hold so dear to our hearts will | remain ours only so long as we are| strong enough to defend it,” the gen- | eral concluded. | Mrs. James M. Willey, State regent, District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution, who pre- sided at the meeting, delivered a brief address in which she declared the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion are lovers of peace, but that they do not believe in peace without pre- paredness. Others who spoke of the signifi- cance of the occasion were Marvin H. Lewis, past president meneral of the XNational Society of the Sons of the | American Revolution: Mrs. Josiah® A. Van Orsdel, national president of the Society of the Children of the Amerlcan Revolution, and Dr. George Tully Vaughan, president, District of Columbia Society, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution. Presentation of Colors. The program was opened with in- vocation by Lieut. Col. Thomas J. Dickson, chaplain-inchief of the Military Order of the World War, after which the three societies partici- pated in the presentation of colors, with the Marine Band playing “The Stars and Stripes Forever” as an ac- ‘companiment. Other features were reading from lJetters of George Washington by Arthur Deering Call of the Sons of the American Revolution; recitation of the “Aflegiance to the Flag” by the assemblage, led by Miss Anna Joy Linton of tne Wakefield Chapter, Children of the. American Revolution, and reciting “The American’s Creed,” led by Eugene Hamley of the Gov. Thomas Wells Chapter, C. A. R. Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, and the Marine Band played “The Star Spangled Ban- mer” and other patriotic numbers. ‘The Daughters of the American Revolution formally presented a medal won by Miss Helen McCollam, a stu- dent at George Washington Univer- sity, for submitting the best essay on ‘an historical event, the presentation being by Mrs. John M. Beavers, vice _president general of the National So- ciety, Daughters of the American Revolution. Miss McCollam was un- ‘able to be present and the medal was sent to her. A benediction by Rev. John C. Palmer, pastor of the Wash- ington Heights Presbyterian Church, concluded'the program, following the singing of America. . Personnel of Committees. The joint committee on arrange- ments was composed of Mrs. Willey, D. A. R, chairman: Wililam A. Mill- er, 8. A. R., secretary, and Mrs. Lisle 8. Lipscomb, D. A. R., treasurer Capt. Albert J. Gore, S. A. R., was marshal, assisted by James C. Mec- Grew. Special committees represent- ing the three societies were as fol | lows From the District of Columbia So- ciety of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, Mrs. John M. Beavers, Miss Lilllan Chenoweth, Mrs. Willlam B. Hardy, Mrs. Lisle S. Lipscomb, Mrs. Willam S. Parks and Mrs. James M. Willey; from the District of ‘Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Selden M. Ely, Dr. Mark F. Finley, Col. Alonzo Gray, Willlam A. Miller, Frederick D. Owen and William 8. Parks: from the Children of the American Revolution, Mrs. E. L. Morrison and Mrs. Joriah A. Van Orsdel. Dr. Mark F. Finley, 8. A. R., was chairman of the reception committee; Mrs. William 8. Parks, D. A. R., vice thairman, d Mrs. E. L, Morrison, . A. R., second 4 ice chairman. Others members were: From D. A. R., Mrs. Gaius M. Brum- baugh, Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Miss Harriett M. Chase, Miss Hilda Fletch- #r, Mrs. Constance Goodman, Mrs. Frank F. Greenwalt, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Charlotte E. Main Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Miss Vir- | ginta Price, Mrs. Charles W. Richard- #on, Mrs. Frank T. Shull, Mrs. Frances | A. St. Clair, Mrs. George T. Smallwood and Mrs. Harry H. Thompson; from 8. A. R, E. B. Baldwin, Wilbur Fiske Dales, Harry H. Davis, Dr. Ira W.| Dennison, Robert H. Dodson, F. A. Fernald, John T. Finley, H. P. Gerald, Maj. A. M. Holcombe, W. Seton Kent, | Robert L. McKeever, John Seward, | Dr. Andrew Stewart and J. McD. Stew | art; from C. A. R, Mrs. Howard L.| Bishop, Mrs. Alfred Garges, Mrs. James H. Harper, Mrs. George Hillyer, Mrs. Jean Labat, Mrs. Franklin Little, | %rh- J! Leslie Watson and Mrs. Joseph | bl | J. P. SCHMIDT DIES. Suneral Held Today. With Burial in Congress Heights. Funeral rvi for Schmidt, 50 who died vesterday morning from heart trouble, were held at noon today ces Joseph at the residence. Rabbi J. T. Loeb offi- | olated. Burial was Heights Cemetery. in Congress Mr. Schmidt was born in Russia and | came to this country in 1887. He was a naturalized citizen. He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Rose Schmidt, and four sons, David, Louis, Edward, Ru- n, and two daughters, Mrs. Louis and Mrs. Isaac Furman. ‘Wife Applies for Divorce. Minnie L. G. Cortvriendt yesterday sued Bydney J. Cortvriendt for an absolute divoroe in the District Supreme Court. They were married in Doylestown, Pa., October 6, 1914, and have five children. The wife charges misconduct and names a corespondent. Moblle, Ala, has been under five ST, TR p. |5 s old, of 13 H street, | Axton, chief of chaplains, United ates Army. presenting the award to Miss - Esme said: to me that there was something akin in.the characters of the great American whose birthday we are gathered to celebrate today and this Englishman, who so passion ately strove to preserve America for men of British race and of English speech. “Washington,” he continued. ‘saw his efforts to found a great independ- ent country crowned with succe: Pitt saw his apparently ending in fail- ure, when the rulers of Great Britain followed a policy which he believed must lead to a rupture between the mother ' country and the American colonies.” Other Ceremonies Held. Other ceremonies arranged by local organizations included: A meeting at the National Museum at 10 o'clock of several thousand Masons under the auspices of the ad- visory board of the District of Colum- bia Masonic Clubs. Addresses were delivered by Prominent Masons, after which the body marched to the Wash- ington Monument where a wreath was placed. A meeting of the Association of Oldest Tnhabitants of the District of Columbia began at 11 o'clock in the assembly hall of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and at noon the patriotic ob- servances were held with Representa- tive Burtonsaddressing the meeting. Theodore W. Noyes, presidegt of the association, presided. A joint celebration at Memorial Continental Hall at 10:30 o'clock by the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, District of Columbia Society Sons of the American Revolution and Chiidren of the American Revolution. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff, U. 8. A.,, was the principal speaker. The ninety-fourth annual meeting of the Washington National Monu- ment Society was called to order at 12:30 o’clock at the Metropolitan Club. The annual meeting of the District of Columbia Society, Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution, began at noon at the La Fayette Hotel. Pilgrimage to Cathedral. A special pilgrimage to the Wash- ington Cathedral this afternoon will be made by Jerusalem Chapter,”No. 9, a Masonic group of Baltimore. The Masons will be received by Dean Bra- tenahl and Rev. Robert Lee Lewis, curator of the Cathedral. A pilgrimage was made to Mount Vernon this morning by members of the George Washington Post, No. 1, American Legion, who placed a wreath on the tomb of Washington. This is an annual custom since the ost’s organization, March 7, 1918. ‘ghe procession of automobiles started from the clubhouse of the post, 1829 I street, at 9:30 o'clock, headed by Post Comdr. G. T. Rud Under_the auspices of the Presby- terian Meeting House Restoration Committee, services were held at 11 o'clock at ¢he old graveyard in Alex- andria, Va., on South Fairfax street. In that graveyard are buried 30 Ma- sonic brothers and fellow soldiers of George Washington. Congress and the White House planned to resume their duties this afternoon after the President's ad- dress. The regular Tuesday cabinet meeting was held at 10:30 o’clock and after the Executive’s address at the Capitol he planned to resume his tasks, although no callers are being received. All Government departments were closed, the public schools were not in session and most of the downtown business houses suspended business in the mitddle of the day. William P. MacCracken, jr., Assist- ant Secretary of Commerce for aeronautics and a vice president of the National Patriotic Councfl, will speak on eorge Washington” from Station WRC tonight at 7 o'clock, under the auspices of the council. An hour later, Maj. Frederick W. Keough, treasurer. of the council, will speak from Station WMAL on “New Days for the Old Faiths.” Officials of Celebration. The official organization of the public celebration as follows: Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, president; Commissioners Tallaferro and J. Franklin Bell; committee on arrangements: Brig. Gen. Richards, U. 8. M. “onway W. Cooke, Reeves T. Strickland, treasurer; committee chairmen: Hall, Charles W. r; program, Dr. Thomas E. Green invitations, Miss Sophie Pearce Casey; publicity, Maj. Keough. Members of the committee were: Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, 8. A, retired; Clarence A. Belknap, Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mrs. Arthur T. Brice, kum, Fleming, Mrs. James Car- er, Isaac Gans, Willam | Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Rear | Hilary P. Jones, U. S 3 | Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, Edg: | Snyder, Jesse C. Suter, Mrs. Charles .~ Py and Mrs. Thacker V. Walker Societies participating: Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3, Ladies of the | G. A. R.; Alliance Francaise, American | Federation of Labor, American Legion, Department of the District of Columbia; American Legion Auxiliary, | Department of the District of Colum- bia; American Women's Legion, Arts Club, Aztec Club of 1847, Bar Associa- tion of the District of Columbia, Bel- leau Wood Memorial Association, Boy Scouts of America, District of Colum- | bla Council; Columbia Historical So- clety, Colonial Dames, Colonial Dames of America, Dames of the Loyal Le- gion, Descendants of Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Descend- {ants of Signers of the Secret Pact, | District of Columbia Bankers' Associa- tion, District of Columbia Chapter, American Red Cross; District of Co- lumbia Chapter of American War Mothers, District of Columbia, Chapter, Military Order of the World War; Dis- trict of Columbia Daughters of flage—S8pain, France, England, the 2 = tadSLa WHOLE CITY JOINS IN TRIBUTE TH ! eign Wars of the United States: Dis- trict of Columbia Federation of Wom- en's Clubs, District of Columbla So-| clety, Daughters of American Colg nists: rict of Columbia Society, United States Daughters of 1812; Fed-| eration of Citizens' Associations in the District of Columbia, General Beck Circle, No. 4, Ladies of the G. A. R.; General Society, Sons of the Revolu- tion; Georgetown University, George Washington Memorial Association George Washington University, G Scouts, Grand Army of the Républic, Department of the Potomac: Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows of the District of Columbia; | Grand Lodge of Masons in the District of Columbia, G upe Club of 1848, Knights of Columbus, League of | American Pen Women. Merchants and | Manufacturegs Association, Inc. { | " Military O™er of the Carabao, Mill- tary Order ot Foreign Military Order of tne Loyal Legion of the United States, Mrs. Il Spencer | Mussey Tent, No. 1. Daughters of Vet. . National Alliance, Daughters of | of the United States of | America; National Assoclation for Con- atitutional Government, National Capi | tal Musical Club, National Geographic Society, National Patriotic Council, | National tates Daugh- | tars of Naval and Miliiary Order of the Spanish-Amer i and Military Order | States; Navy League of the United States, Order of Indian Wars of the United States, Order of Lafayette, Or- | der of the Iastern Star, Order of Washington, public schools of the District of Columbia, Community Cen- ter Department: Reserve Ofil As sociation of the United States; Scions of Colonial Cavaliers, Society’ Ameri- cans of Royal Descent, Society of May- flower Descendants, cinnati ¢ Virginia clety of *he War | of 1812, Sojourners’ Club, Washington | Chapter, No. 3; Sons of the Revofution | \in the District of Colymbia, Spanish- American War Nurses, the American Defense Society, Inc.. National; the Civitan Club. the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, the Eng- | lish-Speaking Union, the Kiwanis Club, the National American Red Cross, the Rotary Club, tne Southern Society, the United States Flag Asso- ciation, the Washington Auditorium Corporation, the Woman's Constitu- tional League of Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, United Spanish War Veterans, Wakefield Na- tional Memorial Association, Washing- | ton Board of Trade, Washingtbn | Chamber of Comierce, Washington Federation of Churches, Washington Real Estate Board, Women's Naval Service and Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. T. R Observance oty of the Cin- Continues Tonight. The observance will continue through tonight with an entertain- ment at George Washington Univer- sity and a community celebration in | Takoma Park. At the university a “birthday party given at Mount \or—i non by Gen. and Mrs. Washington in | honor of their Scotch neighbors from | Alexandria and Dumfries” will be| staged for the benefit of the univer-| sity hospital. ; The Takoma Park celebration w'll be at Trinity Parish Hall, in which citizens of the District and Maryland sides of that section will participate. Rev. Clarence True Wilson will de- liver the principal address. A dinner is being given this after- noon in the Presbyterian Community Hall of Takoma Park under the auspices of the Presbyterian Commu- nity Hall activities committee. SHELLS HIT HOMES OF FOREIGNERS IN . SHANGHAI ATTACK (Continued from First Page.) nearly all trains running, however, the situation was a little brighter de- spite the fact that local shipping re- mained tied up. LiPao-Ching, Marshal Sun’s defens2 commissioner for Shanghai, issued a proclamation which was posted at the main post office declaring that any employes not returning to work would be executed. This ended all picketing at the post office and brought many postal employes back to work. Anti-British Activities. It is noteworthy that there still is no sign of anti-foreign strike feeling, although increased anti-British agita- tion was reported up .the Yangtze River. At Ichang Chinese pilots were being intimidated and American ships were threatened for carrying British passengers, while at Changsha the la, bor unions threatened to ‘‘condemn” to death all Chinese remaining in British employ and all those supplying necessities to the British. A coal contractor has been seized for supplying the British consulate at Changsha with fuel. Another battalion of Suffolk troops landed here today, occupying quarters recently used by Punpabi troops on the race course. The Junjabls were sent back to Honkong this afternoon. The problem. of providing space for British troops here, which threatened to become acute, was satisfactorily solved when the British consul gen- eral applied to the municipality for p ssion to use the municipal park. The municipality not only agreed to this, but intimated all municipal prop- erty, such as schools and the like, would be placed at the disposal of mil itary forces if required. Previously the British troops were quartered only on British property. Chang May Yet Attack. In an interview granted in Peking yesterday by Yang Yu-Ting, right- hand man of the Manchurian dictator, Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, he indicated that the conservative element of the Manchurians finally has been won over to waging an uncompromising wn;' on the Cantonese. ang ex| a bellef that a clash so0n between- the morihernre. so southerners was inevitable, and de- clared that a compromise with the south was impossible until the Rus- sian influence in the Cantonese gov- ernment had been eliminated. Yang sald that if the Nationalists launched a direct attack upon Shang- hal the alllance of northern war- lords would come to the ald of Mar- shal Sun Chuan,fang, defender of the city, but he accused both Sun and Marshal Wu Pei-fu, Independent Mili- tarist in Honan Province, of obstruct- Ing the Manchurians’ proposed cam- paign against the southerners. Expects Wu to Agree. He failed to explain how Sun was hindering the northern offensive, but Wu was reported recently to have stoped the southern advance of the Manchurians through Honan, dis- arming a number of the northern sol- iers and seizing an ammunition train. Yang indicated that he expected an igreement would be reached with Wu, and said that as soon as the situation was cleared up, the Manchurians would advance westward into Shensi Province in an effort to subdue the troops of the Kuominchun, the wan- dering National Peoples’ army driven "l‘m"l‘i Peking last Spring by Chang 'so-lin. BRITISH FEAR REPRISALS. Cantonese May Revenge*Execution of Radicals in Shanghai. LONDON, February 22 (#).—Satis- fled that the -mmti;m in Hankow need cause no worry. for a time C. M. HENDLEY, 75, DIES I BALTIMORE Prominent Capital Resident Was Stricken While Visiting His Son. Charles M. Hendley, for more than half a century prominently identified with the official and civic life Washington, died yesterday in the Baltimore Church Home and Infirm- ary following an operation for acute appendicitis. He was 75 vears old February 13 Mr. Hendiey moved to Washington with his parents in 1861 and resided here since. He was educated in Co- lumbian (bllege, now George Wash- ington University, and at schools In New York State He entered the Census Office in 1870 and was transferred to the Penslon Office two vears later. During his connection with Government work in the succeeding four years he served in the office of the Secretary of the Interfor. Negotiations With Indians. In 1876 Mr. Hendley was secretary and disbursing officer of a commission to treat with the Sioux Indians for that portion of their lands in Dakota containing the Black Hills. Mr. Hendley served in the White House as executive clerk for 12 years during the administrations of Presi- dents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland. He resigned when Presi- dent Harrison came into office to ac cept the position of pri to Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, where he remained until 1891, when Mr. Windom died. “That terminated his connection with official life in Washington. Mr. Hendley then entered a_position with the raiiroad and coal of Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia, with which he was identi- fied until tho death of Senator Davis in 1916, He was one of the executors of the estate of Senator Davis and upon its settlement retired from ac- tive business. In recent years Mr. Hendley and his wife spent considerable time in travel. Director of Bank. He was a_diréctor of the Foderal- American National Bank and the Capito] Park Hotel Co. He was a member of the Board of Trade, the Association of Oldest Inhabitants and the Cfosmos Club. Mr. Hendley was visiting his son in Baltimore when stricken. Surviv- ing him are his widow, formerly Mary W. Cameron; his son, Charles W. Hendley of Baltimore; two sisters, Miss Flora L. Hendley and Miss Myra 1. Hendley, and a brother, Eugene R. Hendloy, all of this city. The funeral will be held tomorrow at the family home, 1216 L street. Interment wiil be private at Congres. sional Cemetery. Rev. Thomas W. Cooke, rector of the Church of the Ascension, will officiate. ST e ITALY ENDS HOPE OF 5-POWER PACT BY BLUNT REPLY erating in the broader-disarmament discussion _at Geneva under the League of Nations auspices, and some disarmament observers believe that discussion of the American regional agreement plan ultimately will lead to efforts to place it In effect between the Unitéd States, Great Britain and Japan. Although it is admitted that such a proposition would present questions of serious import to Great Britain be- cause of her close proximity to con- tinental Europe, there appears to be little doubt that the three-power ar- rangement also will be taken up at length informally at London, Tokio and Washington before the Washing- ton Government is willing to concede that further early naval armament limitation is practically hopeless. Delegation Is Chosen. Hugh Gibson, American Minister at Bern and Ambassador-designate to Belgium, who will continue to head the American delegation at the Geneva preparatory commission discusstons, called at the White House yesterday for final instructions preparatory to sailing for Europe. Undoubtedly the American delega- tion will press steadily for the regional agreement plan advanced by the naval and military delegates in the techni- cal commitiee deliberations. The personnel of the American dele- gation, which was made public at the White House, showed several changes, due to resignations from the foreign service or to other assignment of naval and Army officers. Some Changes Made. Two of Mr. Gibson's colleagues of the State Department at the original Geneva meetings, Allen Dulles and Dorsey Richardson, are missing, hav- ing gone into private business. will be replaced by George A. Gordon, first secretary of the legation at Buda- pest; J. Theodore Marriner, first secre- tary at Bern, and S. Pinkney Tuck, American consul at Geneva. ~Among the military advisers, Brig. Gen. H. A. Smith, war plans chief at the War Department, has been replaced by Col. John L. De Witt, while Capt. Adolphus Andrews of the Navy will be replaced by Lieut. Comdr, H. C. Train. The original delegations from the two services, headed by Maj. Gen. Dennis Nolan and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, respectively, are otherwise unchanged. Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long will assist Admiral Jones and Maj. V. Strong will again help on Army aspects of the work, both groups to be supplemented later, it is said at the White House, if it should be necessary. city, the British public now is greatly interested in news from Shanghai. The widespread strike movement in Shanghai, With the beheadings of labor and political agitators, it is feared, may lead to reprisals by the |5y Cantonese who are fighting their way toward the city. British Radicals Active. The Communist party in London in a manifesto declares:- “Responsi- bility for the murder of 20 trade unionists for organizing a general strike in Shanghai falls entirely on the British government.” As outlined in the House of Com- mons the agreement signed between Eugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign minister, and Charge O'Malley pro- vides that the Hankow concession shall be made into an Anglo-Chinese munieipality, the Chinese and British to enjoy the same rights. May Protest to Soviet. It is-reported that the British gov- ernment has under consideration a possible _protest to Soviet Russia against Communist pro da. an activities in Great Britain. - If it is agreed to make such protests, it will be in line with the demands of Lord Birkenhead, Winston Churchill and ultra-conservative ministers that re- lations with Russia -be broken: off. These demands have been repeated from the time the situation in China ‘became critical, but Premier - Founders and Patriots, District of Co-| Jeast. because of the signing of an :s’?hln ‘have ot Hor-_aEreementthere on-the. staigeg! of | private | interests | They | & | ,lDraws Atten The Mranslated text of the Italian re- ply to the Americans arms conference proposal handed to Ambassador | Fletcher at Rome and received by the | State Department by cable follow has sub- the | “The TItallan government mitted to serious examination memorandum handed on February 10th by the Ambassador of the United s to the prime min v foreign affairs. said memorandum the principles which have inspired the Washington Government in proposing that, before the contemplated interna tional conference for the reduction and the limitation of armaments, negotia | tions be initiated between the five | powers signatory to the treaty of | Washington of 1922 for the purpose | of studying the. limitation of certain 'N—\!ezmlns of naval armaments not | covered by said treaty. Praises Coolidge Spirit. “The Italian government appreciates | fully the high spirit which has guided the President of the United States of America in addressing his message to Congress on the same day in which {the memorandum of the American | Government was handed to the gov- {ernments of the great powers inter- | ested. The appreciation of the Italian government all the greater value since Italy has always associated herself with every international activity tend- |ing to establish upon a solid base the | tranquillity and peace of the world. | “That spirit which has guided Mr. | Coolidge is, so to say. the heritage of | the Italian government and people. | ~“Italy, in fact. has not only adhered o the Washington conference, but has concluded during the past five years more treaties of friendship and arbitration than those stipulated by any other European state. Her actual military expenses and, above all, her naval budget. in which there is ap- propriated 300,000,000 lire annually, equal to about $13,000.000, for new naval copstruction, demonstrate clear- ly that the ‘far-reaching building pro- grams’ alleged in the message cer- tainly cannot refer to Italy. 1924 Parley Fails. “The American Government pro- poses in Italian government empower its rep- resentative on the preparatory dis- armament commission to initiate ne. gotiations at Geneva with a view to ticipation of a globial limitation on naval, land and air armaments, shall the construction of those lesser ves- sels which were not contemplated in the accords of 1922. “As regards such a proposal the tion to Fact That Nation Must Get Supplies From.;j Water Routes and Cites Important Cities Along Coast. explains | its memorandum that the | concluding agreements which, in an-| regulate naval armaments by limiting E _EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1927. ITALIAN REPLY STRESSES NEED | OF ADEQUATE NAVAL DEFENSE | Bovernment of his majesty must | above all state that in principle and as far as concerns the continent of Europe its point of view is that there exists an undenfable interdependence of every type of armament of every single power, and, furthermore, that it is not possible to adopt partial meas. ures hetween only the five large naval powers. The Italian govern- ment thinks that the limitation of armaments, to be efficacious to the ends referred to by M. Coolidg. | should be universal and recalls in this | connection that the example of Wash- ington was not accepted by the minor naval powers and that the conference held at Rome in February, 1924, for the extension of the principles of the Washington treaty to the powers not signatory thereto was a failure. Holds Navy Vital. “Then, as concerns Italy more specifically, the Italian government believes it can invoke the same geo- graphical reasons referred to in the message of President Coolidge. If the United States, by reason of their zeographical position (‘our favored geographical position’) has been able to reduce land armament to the mini- mum, Ttaly by reason of its unfavor- able geographical position canfot ex- pose itself without grave risks to a binding limitation of its maritime armaments, which are already insuffi- cient to the needs of its defense. “Italy has. in fact, only three lines of communication with the rest of the world, three obligatory routes, through Suez, Gibraltar, and the Dardanelles, for provisioning itself. “Italy has an enormous coast de- velopment with populous citles and | vital centers on the coast or a short |distance from it. with two large islands, becides the dodecanese, all of which are linked to the peninsula by lines of vital traffic. Has Important Colonies. “Italy has four important colonies to protect; two of which are beyond the Suez Canal. “In fact, Italy must also consider the other nations which face on or |can appear in the Mediterranean, | particularly favored by their geo- graphical position amid essential lines of communication, and which have under construction many units of various types or are elaborating naval programs of great strength. “For the reasons above stated the | zovernment of his majesty feels con- fident that the government of the United States will take into account the reason why Italy cannot, to its | regret. accede to the proposals con- |tained in the memorandum of Febru- ary 10." THE WEATHER District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia—Cloudy and warmer tonight. Tomorrow cloud; West Virginia—Cloudy and slightly warmer; possibly light rain tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy. Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 35; 8 p.m., 34; 12 midnight, 33; 4 a.m, 30: 8 a.m., 30, Barometer—4 p.m. ki 29.94; 12 midnight, 8 a.m.. 30.05. Highest temperature, at 3:10 p.m. yesterday Lowest temperature, 28, occurred at 7 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 61; lowest, 35. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 6 .m.; high tide, 11 P omorrow—Low tide, 6 7:38 p.m.: high tide, 12 12:40 p.m. it The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 6:52 a.m.; sun sets 552 p.m. 2 Y Tomorrow—=Sun rises 6:51 a.m.; sun sets 5:53 p.m. Moon rises 11:35 p.m.; sets 5 a.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Various flfles. 38, occurred 6 am. and 6:49 a.m. and 12 p.m. . and . and o Temperature. 3 H Stations. Abilene Albany ... Atlanfa " Atlantic Ci Baltimore . Birmingham =3 D22 sou on i DS uffalo . Charleston 33 13ROI 2o IS D 30 EERRRRRRIERLig st %3 SREET. BERENEEREET i 22D= DO 2B 122000 oy 33 3t SN D21 DO B D) D R DD DD DI B e ik BB 15300 ORI NN Ot 25 E=E: e BREIERTSRIESETRSELIN aleigh. N §. Lake City an Antonio. Diego. . 301 , Francisco 30 EREEE R R R b DD AR BRI B 3R S R R33N R R Z S R BB SRS pre BRHw: 0, 3 FOREIGN. (8 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Stations. ‘Temperature. wmn;; ... 44 Part clou ’i".fl‘lfi"'r,‘i’.‘.fl?"‘.’ 44 Part cloudy Vienna, Austria’ 22 Rain y. 38 lear 56 8. Snow Part cloudy 4 Part cloudy 84 O 74 jear Clear Horta (Fayal). Azores... Hamilton, Bermuda.. ... Havana, ‘Cuba,. . Colon, Canal Zone. BOOTLEG TAX SOUGHT. Remus Said to Owe $109,130 From Illegal Rum Sales. CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 22 (#).—Charging that $109,130.53 is due as taxes on the income of George Remus from bootlegging activities in 1918, 1920 and 1921, a tax lien for that amount was filed yesterday in Federal District Court by Charles M. United States internal revenue lector. 5 4|, Remus is serving tence in the Miami WARREN TO ADDRESS G. W. U. GRADUATES Class of 82 to Receive Degrees To- day at Midwinter Con- vocation. Eighty-two candidates for degrees t George Washington University will be addressed by Charles Warren, former Assistant Attorney General under President Wilson, " today at 2:15 o'clock at the annual Midwinter HONORS ARE PAID MEMORY OF DEAD Washington’s Birthday Trib.g utes to Masons and Pa- | triots at Alexandria. Special Dispatch to The Star ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 22. —While others paid homage to George Washington today repre- sentatives of Masonic and patriotic | organizations held services here the little, obscure graveyard on South Fairfax street, in which are buried 30-0dd Masonic brethren and f:,llow soldiers of the Revolutionary ar. The Presbyterian Meeting House | restoration committee, which ar- ranged the service, felt it would be appropriate on the birthday anni versary to do that which Washing- ton would have preferred above all things, to remember his Masonic brethren, fellows in arms and pall- bearers who have lain for so many vears in unrecognized obsecurity. Washington Prayer Offered. Rev. William J. Morton of Christ Church, Alexandria, a member of the Sons of the Revolution, opened the ceremony with the prayer of George Washington. Then after ex- plaining the purposes of the serv- ices, John B. Gordon, general chair- man of the Presbyterian Meeting House restoration committee, cajled upon each representative present to place a wreath on the graves where many of the tombstones are crum- bling away. Following this Grand Master Harold J. Richardson of New York, representing the George Wash- | ington Memorial Association, made a brief address, as he placed the wreath of that organization. Grand Masters' Tribute. He said: “I appear hers with the grand masters of flve other great jurisdictions as a representative of the 48 Grand Lodges in the United States, constituting the George Wash- ington Memorial Association, to pay honor to these devoted friends, fel- low masons and fellow soldiers of in | George Washington, who have slum- bered in forgotten seclusion in this old Hevolutionary Churchyard for more than 100 years. In honoring these men who were with Washington through the long watches of the Winter nights at Valley Forge, some of whom cross- ed with him the icy reaches of the Delaware and others of whom in their younger days had fought by his side in the Colonlal Wars, and all of whom sat in lodge with him when he sided as Worshipful Master of andria-Washington Lodge, we feel that | we do a_deed which the spirit of the | great Washington, as it looks from on high, will applaud, for he | thought not of himself first, but of his | soldiers and his friend: Committee’s Alm Outlined. The Presbyterian Meeting House Restoration Committes of Alexandria | was formed for the purpose of bring- | ing hefore the Nation the whereabouts of the last resting place of the score and ten rewvolutionary patriots, fellow | Masons and friends of Washington, | wi for this movement, would have been forgotten and their burial- ground destroved in a comparatively few vears' time. The services today were participated in by the following patriotic organiza tions: Sons of the Revolution, Colonial Dames, American Legion, Mount Var- non. Chapter of the Daughters of ths American Revolution and the Kate Waller Barrett Chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution Arrangements were made for the ieorge Washington Memorial Asso. tion by a committee of grand mas ters of the Masons of their respective States composed of Harold J. Richard- son of New York, chairman. William B. Mackey of New Jersev, Edwin F. Gayle of Louisiana, John Pleard of Missouri, Earle C. Flesher of Okla homa and James Charteris of Mon tana. s DOCTORS LOSE PERMITS. CHICAGO, February 22 (#).—Whis ky prescription permits of five staff doctors at the United States Veterans Bureau Speedway Hospital, where an investigation of alleged irregular use of permits was instituted several days ago, have been revoked by the prohi bition administrator. The names of the physicians were not made public, but, it was stated. they were among 19 mentioned in con nection with the inquiry, which de veloped from allegations that doctors were selling prescription blanks to bootlegging operatives Tomorrow Ends the Rummage Shoe Sale INE chance to save money on good shoes. Remnants from all the season’s sales, gathered from all our nine stores, at our— 7th St. Store Only Women's and Misses’ $4.50 to $8.50 Shoes convocation of th® university. President William Mather Lewis, who will deliver a brief graduating address, will present the candidates | for diplomas, which will be awarded by John B. Larner, president of the board of trustees. Candidates from engineering, arts and sciences, medicine, law and the graduate schools will be preserited by the vari- ous deans i Edwin John Cameron of the District of Columbia and George Henry Hansen of Utah, will be awarded degrees of doctor of philosophy. ‘R@\'. James T. Marshall of the Georgetown Preshyterian Church will liver e invocation be{ledictiun. 25 prynouies Jsual junior week celebrations v been dispensed with _this year. g the colleges of — O oA CLUB HEARINGS DELAYED. Jockey Organization’s Case Post- poned Until Friday. MIAMI, Fla., February 22 < Taking of testimony in the case o Ii. H. Mundy, Miami architect, to have the Miami Jockey Club closed umder the nuisance act, was recessed yester. day until Friday morning sfter an affidavit had been read into the record The affidavit made by two wit. nesses said they had ma T de wagers on 7 raom. 36 weekl . 137 with oilet, shower. Sag-o in roc om: ALWAYS ADY EVERFRESH can be kept on hand for use whenever a safe and sure laxative is needed. Never spoils or loses its strength. eVERFRESH 2O i CITRATE OF MAGNESIA = I¥’s the hope of getting what you haven’t got that gives zest to life. The Federal-American Has a Big Savings Department OF COURSE, sizes badly broken and no telling what will be left after today’s tre- mendous rush for them. This much is certain—if you can be fitted you'll want to buy as many as you can carry home! All sales final. None exchanged, charged or delivered. Men’s Shoes susic $2.95 $5¢t0 810 Kinds at YOU'D pay almost this much ‘ for a pair of rubbers to cover your old shoes! So why not have a gew pair at a half to a third of what they’re worth? High shoes and low shoes, tans and blacks, but badly broken sizes. 7th St. Store Only Children’s Shoes Broken Sizes $1.45 of $2.45 to $4 Kinds NFANTS’, small girls’ and boys’ and a few misses’ high and low shoes. For school, play or dress wear. Remnants of many splendid kinds, in a fine Bargain Sale. 7th St. Store Only