Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1927, Page 5

i e —— THE SUNDAY WASHINGTON, 5 STAR, 1927—PART Y. > e | TAX BILL DEBAT PUSHED IN HOUSE May Reach Amendment? Stage Tomorrow—Cor- | Poration Levy Argued. BY the Associa: General debate ay with jeac the measure TOW that m rmb Proceed with Tules permitt amendment e discussion UPOn practically Question, a num fending the Touse ways and others vigorous tain of its proposals Hawley Supports Bill. Representative Hawl Senior Republicar took an active part in measure, arguir t reduce the tax r ©omes from 131y would benefit two-t} vearners in the e’ Dregor Con use A membr the proposal to soration in per cent f the wage again mizht o He point had ninced imum cut advis Mittae had exce £7.000.000. ut Repres ve a Democratic charzed fhat Repr Pfevented incinsi viglons air administ v in the tax tion of the Charges Job-Holding Plan. “This was done.” he added. “t fome Republican job holders ou e States.” Declaring that the crux of Question is disposition of the UPY surplus, Representativ stein, Democrat, New York money in the Treasury at the end of | the present fiscal year. which is not needed for national expamses be par | tially devoted to a further reductior of the corporation t Representative Cl lican. Tllinois, said the tion tax cnt was tax exemp- ied persons in the low ying that even the pre 0 exemption was too high. NOBEL PRIZES GIVEN | IN KING'S PRESENCE | Dr. Compton, Chicagoan, Who Had Just Returned From Europe, Hastens Back for Award. the As ated Press. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 10.—The annual distribution of Nobel prizes avas made today with ihe cus- tomary ceremonial in the presence of the King; ‘Crown Prince and other notables. Recipients of this vear's prizes in cluded Prof. Arthur Compton of Chi- ©4go, who, with his wife and other members of his family arrived here | this_morning for the ceremonies with the fintention ‘of leaving tonight for Hamburg, Paris and home in order to be in Chicago by Christmas. Dr. Compton related while he was here that he had just returned to the United States from a trip abroad when his wife, while readifig a{hewspaper on a train, noticed te anfouncement of the honor ganferred on him. Hejre- turned to Europe almost immediately for diploma and his share of the $32.- 478 cheek for the 1927 prizé in physies awarded jointly to him *and Prof. Chaglés T. R. Wilson of the Universi- ty of Cambridge. 5 King Gustav_handed out the diplo- mas and prizes to the award winners. The awards went to Dr. Compton, dis- coverer of the Compton process in conneetion with X-ray and radio ac- tiv Prof. Wilson, for his method of observing electrified part Prof. Joahnnes Fibiger of Copenhagen, the award for his work in medicine: Grazia de Ledda, Italian novelist, and Prof. J. Wagne , of Vienna, 1927 award in_medicine. The Crown Prince gave a banquet n honor. of the prize winners. staw: will give a similar din- aat the lace. ASKS 250,000,000 MARKS NEW GERMAN DYE FUNDS Directors of Trust Debentures and Report on Synthetic Rubber. By the Assocfated Press FRANKFORT-ON-THE MAIN, many, December 1 he directors o Recommend meeting on J r of debentures to the value 000 'marks, the proceeds of whic be required for new products The @ebentures will be offered with preference to sharehol hearing in. terest of at Jeast 6 per but not more than half the vidend on ach share was 12 per, centr in 1927 Itrwas stated considerable pr in the production ¢ but that the solut of its wholesale utili expected in the liqueying experime ported as progre MISS YOUNG HONORED. ExBead of Principals’ Guest at Luncheon. M rs of « which 1thetic rut s n of the problem n was not Coal \eipals’ Association former trative Prin ¢ Distriet Wom Gertruds w ity Clur tive " orptni principals ) rece: f the District a5 president of the assoc A e accepting passed R. Craighill, ) Florence Mortimer and C. R. Johnson Miss M Aiton Hawali's threa most important crops 4n the order of their importance jenapples and_tourists | the valu EFFICIENCY, WI Annual . cretary s Se 'MORE FUNDS ESSENTIAL TO NAVY LBUR INDICATES Report Points Out Increasing Costs and Needs of Nation's Sea Forces. If the United States, in its first line | the Navy, is to be kept in Mting trim, in comparison world powers in mat wealtn ' defens nh time has ar hen funds provided in n creasing amounts the acquisition modern ma must Secretary Wilbur. Secretary increasing hy the rts that with the incre upkeep is mounti wppropriations a ry to maintain the iciency > demands of national to Mr. Wilbur, re program now. He weifically that the fail- conference with es thix stand . but to main nisers and air that replace < soon will ind that some of this ton- | be in the form of de leaders Work Is Delayed. The modernization of the battl < Oklahoma and Nevada, already | wthorized, has been held up hecause \f the failure of Congress to provide the necessary funds, and he adds that | five additional battleships of the Ok- | lahoma class should be modernized. a total of seven. Pointing out the great value nd wide scope of the work of the *. 8. Naval Research Laboratory at| ays that intensive | to the continued | and that an earch facili ties is warrantad and should be made 1s rapidly as funds can be utilized economically. ~ He adds that succes ful res h may increase enormously of war hand and vield a of the moderate sums ne research, concluding that utilize to the full the inventive genius of tha American people.” “Further operation of the Research Laboratory,” he say: of this important branc in the District of Columbia, “in- singly demonstrates the value of arch a contributing factor to naval efficiency and conomy. Under the direct control of the v Depart- ment, research work is carried on in a naval atmosphere with such secrecy as may be desirable, and concentration on problems of major naval importance is possible. The tion makes the laboratory easily ible to the personnel of the material bureaus primarily interested in its work. s Stressed. Is and their use em- the entire field of | inology, and scientific | necessary to solve many prob- ich conditions mili- tary present. ‘Some re prob- lems may never be solved, while others may require vears of research before practical application is'possible. The solution of one problem ma sufficient to cha..ge radically existing military tactics or give a decided mili- tary advantage over a possible enemy. New lines of work to meet naval needs are being undertaken as rapidly as conditions permit. “In addition, work on specific prob. | lems, fundamental research which | gives promise of naval application is | undertaken. and much information of | seientific nature resulting therefrom | has been given publicity by scien‘ific Research work in every line | ¢ if human effort and while the laboratory’s | primarily to meet naval needs, | it is also a contribution to the solu- | tion of problems of scientific and eco- | nomic value to the entire country.” Taking up the condition of the fleet, Mr. Wilbur says that the battleships e in substantially the same material ndition as they t the begin- ning of t 4 at the amount of funds a to take urgent and ne nothing left to tant major alterations to keep the fleet | in the prime of condition in compari- | son with the fleets of other world | powers. in neces- should Research al mater oy lems whi Repairs Required. Takirg up the question of destroy- ers, Mr. Wibur says that about 60 per cent of these vessels have re- | quired repairs, either emergency or | rcutine, to their main turbines: per cent required hoiler repairs, in many cases complete retubing; a smaller number had condenser defects, and a few have had turbine vibra tion and reduction-gear defects. “Practically he con- “have had corrosion more or perience Does It If you have the right plant and 1t is properly install- ed your coal bills are bound to be less Our plants save coal because we know what to install and how to in- stall it. STEAM, ARCOLA HOT-WATER INSTALLATIONS REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENT CO., In 206 Westory Bldg. Main 8184 | 516,000 jas a | pers | number Joss serious in engine and fire 15 well as in deck pla where it foims tank have had serious vlating. The armament has heen ry condition, ¢ number of resery a serious short rooms, cularly 10| A few corrosion in hull Aisfacto gards the in which there Deficiency in torpedoes matter it requires time o manufacture them. He then discusses the failure of the deficiency bill and its effect mos zation of the two bat tleships, resultin in 1v-off of eivil ian personnel at th iladelphia and Norfolk Navy Yards, which, he said will gerjously affect the work on these two ships, as the trained force which carried on the work on the two ships which preceded them has heen sep. arated. his alone will terially increase the cost when the alterations ire finally undertaken. 1s considerable second on the Increase in Costs. Taking up the increased cos nd upkeep of the aging ships as an example the average destroyer overhaul and re has increased years from about to $23,000 under enzineering and from 8,000 to 0812000 under construction and repair. The increase in sponding Increa will make it necess tions, which should be made to rais the military efficiency of the other <hips of the feet. Increasing complexity of the machine, coupled with the de mand for the newest branch, has pointed to the need of gres officer personnel, in the opinion the Secretary, who suggests that the number of appointees to the Naval Academy be increased from three to five, “The 4 per cent ratio of officers to enlisted men was fixed by Congress in 1916, he Since then the lars v increased size of destr TS and submarines, the increasing com- plexity of propelling machinery and of the appliances for the control of gunfire, and especially the enlarging demands of aviation for personnel, Al combine to require a larger per ge of off to enlisted men. percent of officers to the present enlisted strength of $3,250 men is so small amely, 6.6 per cent —that there is little prospect of pro. cost of pair. whis in the pa without cor- i )| curing an adequate number of com- missioned officers for aviation duty the number of entrants into aval Academy is increased. Any increase in the permanent strength of the Navy, chether by the construction and com- mission of new vessels or in the restoration to active commisison and duty of vessels now out of commis. sion, will require the authorization of an additional number of officers.” Personnel Is Cut. How the Navy is “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” in the matter of distribu- tion of personnel which has been re- duced from 86,000 men in 1923 to 83, 250 for the fiscal year of 1928, in the ace of increased demands for men, is shown by Secretary Wilbur. New ships have had to be provided with nnel by decommissioning older vessels, reducing the number of auxil- iary ships and by reducing crews, a process which has now “gone on until flecting the -efficiency s of the United States of some of they ships have been reduced helow the nymbers considered essential for the niost ef- ficient operation. The auxiliaTies are just sufficient to cover normal require- ments. During the past year it was necessary to send three cruisers to the Asiutic ~ station and to keep two cruisers and five destroyers with the special-service squadron for a_consid- erable time. At the same time the two transports, remaining in commis- sfon were sent to the Asiatic station and a merchant vessel was chartered for transportation of Marines to China, For transportation of Marines uipment to Nicaragua it was y 10 use a repair ship, and an aircraft_tender on two occasions and to detail « submarine tender over a considvrable period of time. As one of the results of these necessary meas u at the fleet concentration for cises, the scouting fleet, was reduced to one light cruiser,” All of which, he says, together with the increasing demands of aviation, demand an increase in personnel to meet this condition if the necessary of vessels is to he kept in commission. Progress Acclaimed. The continued pr sign and performar aircraft during the year, the report said, was particularly’ gratifying to the depart- ment On July 1, 1926, there wera of mode: s %1 plane the de- on hand during 4 r ing the total to 468. During the year ending June . there will be delivered to the Navy a total of 436 planes, giving the department a total | on hand at the end of the coming | vear of 718 planes, after allowing for | wastage, | Secretary Wilbur makes an appeal for an increased initial clothing a COMFORT Live in a Comfortable House Pay on Comfortable Terms No Down Payment 1 to 3 Years to Pay Nothing to Pay "Till February 1. NO FINANCE COMPANY All Your Dealings C. serious | of re- | Navy | D. 0. DECEMBER . 1, jus | that "ot particalaris in’ the st Cost. of Search l)y Batt]eships Over Vast Are,as for Lost Flyers Computed | carried the money on her persen from West Virginia to this city. Aecording to Mrs. Barker, was afraid to deposit a ba Mrs. Barker t is a possibi may have hinks it heory 1as met lowance to men just enlisting in the | too much to say has already service.. The present allowance’ of {8108 is insufficient, he this allowance the men to purchase their own clothing this results in requiring rec 20 into.debt before they leav | stations or just after their ass |to ships at sen. The depre by the men who are in deht and ure | perhaps criticised for not usin; clothes or toilet articles which they | are unable to buy is a bad factor in | their This state of affairs, ‘h" « should be avoided in { the nd he said that le 1 tion is being proposed to correct An echo of the Lake Denmark dis aster i< contained in the report, when vetary pointed out that modern facilities for ammunition provided at ¥ however, cannot te to hold the c plosive supply of the Navy, and for this the bill providing for a { Western depot is to be introduced in the present Congress 0il Reserves Viewed. her sister in lieu of a3 the money in Asiatic fleet and the spe squadron bore the brun the year's peace-time activites. situation in China called for exten- sive additions to the fleet and un usual activity in the protection of ind property in areas Chinese distur The protection of American zens in China.” it was declared, “has been most difficult and has required the greatest amount of tact, patience and calm judzment in the face o tremendous provocation and insult by various local authorities, as well actual assanlt and attack by frenzied zealots.” get training nment ion felt service Langley. Tn addition > Dattle fleet, all su in the 12th and 14th ts were emplo n the tal amount of fuel oil expended in the search 5,050 gallons normal ex for scheduled exer tax s from Some idea of payers of search the cost g for I n long over-water rplane flights is con tained in the annual report of Secre. tary Wilbur of the Navy Department made public today. in which he it cost 142.29 in fuel of line alone for ships of 1 ind airplanes to search for missing in the Dc flizht ust, which does not take sideration cost for personnel preciation in and cc of terial to the t flyers 3 while Mrs. Aggust husbana{ <he The more 1}k that rejoined her probable i says ind gaso which ttle flect the fiyers A into con ind ds ma B8 oFnof sun se noney., The Der o have the American o ark Zoo is ection of N ds in exi WOMAN, WITH $2,500 FOR SHOPPING, MISSING finest ¢ s using snlm e mobs ¥a “Upon_receipt missing,” says the report sive search was started unde rection of the commander-in-chief battle fleet, commandant of the 1 Naval District, and commandant Naval District, A total of of the battle fleet took search during the period stember 5, They w destroyers, Lang 23 submarines, 3 and 1 tanker “The total area search | of the battle fleet was app [ 330,000 square miles | was covered sever battle floet tance of 152,000 | tanee of 9,00 of of reports o The principal clash oceurred Nankinz on March 24, There c no doubt that this attack on foreign- including Americans, was pre- meditated, carefully planned, well or- nized and efficiently executed by nized troops.” Secretary Wilbur Nor can there be any doubt that the prompt and energetic acti naval forces.of America and Gre Britain and dater a firm stand de- manding the safe evacuation of for rers in the city prevented a pos Jle wholesale massacre.” which 1 o Sister Fears Violence, but*Admits She May Have Rejoined Estranged Husband. the d M. 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