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WEATHER, (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and colder tonight, minimum temperature about 23 degrees, tomor- row increasing cloudiness. Temperatures: Highest, 45, at noon today: lowest, 30, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. —ee Closing New York Stocks, Page 10 ¢ Foening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes ntered as geco 30,610. En HAVANA CONGRESS WILL FINISH WORK AS PEACE AGENCY U. S. Delegates Are Pleased With Efforts to Pro- mote Amity. ARBITRATION FIXED AS PERMANENT PRINCIPLE Exclusion of Politics Considered Most Important Action of Gathering. B the Associated Press. HAVANA, February 20.—With agree- ments and treaties arrived at ready for signature, the Pan-American Congress moved rapidly today toward the con- clusion of its labors. Controversies on questions of the tariff and intervention had ended and only the formalities of losing the session were before the dele- gates of 21 American republics. The Pan-American Union convention \was concluded this morning by the sig- mature of the heads of the delegations. This convention provides for reorgani- gation of the Pan-American Union with respect to its governing board and its activities in general. It was over the preamble of this convention that Hono- rio Pueyrredon of Argentina came into conflict with the United States and other American republics. In conse- quence he resigned his post. and the tine government ordered the dele- gation to approve and sign the docu- ment. U. S. Delegates Pleased States representatives, it s S s i sider that more progress has been made on the e!l this gathering than the previous ones. “'r.:z, o-’cwm;?ushmem.s of the con- t of the principal of 3}&:00!1 for the settle- S i S 0 sovere and independence of nations in purely A Pan-American Union convention, i nuwt mnzmx.he-memben w0 e tatives on _the accredited to Washington. A treaty on the rights and duties of trals ent of War. ne: ewg:r:lfl aviation convention open to the signature of all countries. A treaty :mm -hm_-d on the same footing as nationals. A treaty establishing the right of asylum. to which the United States en- Plans for an inter-American automo- bile highway e;egl;l:;fly extending from Canada to Pa L A convention on maritime neutrality, the United States entering a reserva- tion to the clause forbidding the arming of merchantmen for defense in time war. “A code of private international law dealing with the jugicial status of per- sons, marriage and divorce. The United Btates declined to participate on consti- tutional grounds. The United States delegation regards the resolution on compulsory arbitra- tion as perhaps the brightest achieve- ment of the parley. A conference must be called within a year in Washington to discuss minimum exceptions and draw up a Pan-American convention for arbitration. United States delegates expect this sgreement to be well considered, as it lacks the disadvantages of hasty con- clusions and fragmentary statements. ‘They declared the aviation convention 2i50 Wwas an outstanding achievement, guaranteeing the possibility of efficient commercial aviation in this hemisphere. Politics Banned. The unanimous agreement of the con- ference in forbidding the Pan-American TUnion ¥ engage in political activities £ppears 1o the United Btates mission 10 have saved the union from disintegra- ton. Delegates said that if any chink had been left open for the governing board w0 teke up political subjects, the pro- ceedings at the congress would prob- &bly have been made use of W justify | presentation 1o the union of tanf | guestions and imerven'ion | The work of the committee on pub- | Ye internstionsl law, which agreed| upon many convenuons, also praised by the United Blates delega- Uon. Members think that the treatles| which have been drafted stand a much betwer chance of ratification than most | trenties aoped Al Previous CONEresss. “Iis 15 due w the fact that for the| fist time all American republics par- ticipated and alss because the treaties deal with problems regarding which there 18 substantial international sgree- ment &8 W procedure. Session Concludes Today. The questions which gave rise o much discussion in the conference and in regard v which no conclusions were yewrhed, such ss the right of interven- tion, were the very subjects, 1t is as- tered by del Juted by principles which not sll eoun- Lriex are wi v mecept Afer a short plenary session of wday concluced this e1ernoun WOMAN, WITH BULLET IN BRAIN FOR YEAR, DIES Accldentslly Ehot by Husband, Physicians Bapected Desth Day by Day for Months, Ey 1 Aswoauian Frese USBANA, Ol February 20 Giliespie wius Chung w yeur vith u aied bt iy Ee w st BMurch 28 sl ber Vuune 11 Corsmbuz Whes & pisil wi widentally Quchurged while g Cleaied by ber hushand, lespie For severad inont Licaien s bl w Columbut b Jer g U injury W be futal from one Gey U tse next Becently the was ought U Uk home of her futher, A Mrs 1 et which are yegu- | recess for lunch the | nd class matter D \Washington. I Appointed Judge | REPRES GREEN APPOINTED TOCLAIMS COURT Chairman of Ways and Means Committee to Resign Congress Seat. TATIVE W. R. GREEN. President Coolidge today appointed Representative William Green of Iowa, chairman of the House ways and means committee, to the Court of Claims of the United States. The nomination which was sent to the Senate this afternoon is expected to be readily confirmed. It is understood that Mr. Green will resign his seat in the House to enter his new duties immediately after his nomi- nation is confirmed. ‘The appointment did not come as a surprise, inasmuch as it had been re- Green was being seriously considered for appoiniment to one of the several vacant bench positions. It is under- stood that it was merely a question of whether or not Mr. Green would con- sider resigning the place in which he has held for 17 years. Mr. Green's appointment will neces- sitate the selection of a new chairman of the House ways and means commit- tee. Willis Hawley of Oregon is now the ranking Republican member of that senjority rule. it is expected he will fall heir to the chairmanship of this powerful committee. Representative Green was born at Colchester, Conn., and was graduated from Oberlin College, Ohio, in 1878. He was admitted to the Ilinofs bar in 1882 and shortly afterward began the prac- tice in Iowa. In 1894 he was elected one of the judges of the fifteenth judicial district in Iowa, serving four terms on that bench. In 1911 he was elected to Congress and has served con- secutively ever since. Representative Green succeeds Judge James Hay of Virginia, who retired last November. BRITAIN TO AVOID TROUBLE WITH U. S. Considers Financial Aid Instead of Blockade to.Enforce League Anti-War Plan. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicaco Daily News. Copyright 1928 PARIS, February 20.—An outstand- ing development of the security com- mittee of the League of Nations pre- paratory to the new meeting on dis- armament is Lord Cushenden's state- ment that Great Britain has great in- terest in providing financial assistance to any state which is a victim of ag- gression under the League covenant. It is believed Great Britain's new emphasis on this point arises from the doubts which exist regarding the event- ual attitude of the United States. Great Britain's great weapon here- tofore has been the naval economic blockade. But Great Britain, above all €lse, desires 1o avold trouble with the United States. If the United States should remain neutral in case of a league war against an aggressor and should use 1ts Navy to convoy merchant ships, thus breaking the blockade, ‘serious trouble might arise The British, therefore, tend to re- serve use of the naval blockade and to emphzsiae rather their willingness under the covenant obligations w furnish financial aid to the victims, The meeting of the security com- mittee beginning today probably marks the end of all efforts W conclude a general non-sggression pact on the mud=l of the defunct Geneva protocol The present movement 18 aimed wholly In the direction of reglonal pacts on the Locarno model An atempt will be made to draft several such blank pacts. It 15 then hope deertain states, feeling themselves endangered, will take the initiative in calilng Teglonal meetings for discussion of - Tete pacts. The reglons thus envisaged are the Balte, the Balkans and Bouth and Central Europe 1,000,000 Men Face Lockout. BERLIN, February 20 (). The ar- biratlon decision n the metsl trade aispute 1s unacceptable to both metal | workers and manufecturers, with the possibility of & lockout of nearly 1000000 men involved ‘The minister of Jabor has invited the parties in the | disputen which is . concerned with wages, 16 & Joint conference WOmorrow t decide vhether the award shall be made ohligatory February 20 ~The union vudio custing et wgsinst Lhe use Of temote contiol pro- | grams except under conditions set by | the union ftelf Lisd resulted today i | the vemovel of 30 microphones from as mikty Chicego cabsrets, auing rooms and thesters A few stutions have complied with By the SHICAGO, L ultimatum W Giover, here. Ehe was consclous 1 of the thne but hed been i & 10 Gags befure the died the Chicego Federation of Musicisns' demsnds (hat & Nxed pumber of wiusiclens be employed by slativus de- 4 ported in the past few weeks that Mr. | committee, and, according to the House | wij) GTON, D. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1928— IWILLIS CONFIDENT ON RETURN FROM OHID CONFERENCE Organization Has Been Set Up in Every District, Senator Says. HOOVER’S REPLY TO DRY QUESTIONNAIRE AWAITED | Ketcham, Farm Bloc Member, Ap- proves Candidacy of Secre- tary of Commerce. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Both principals in the Ohio contest for delegates to the Republican na- tional convention are again in Wash- ington. Secretary Hoover of the De- partment of Commerce, _sunburned after & week’s fishing in Florida, ar- rived today, as did Senator Frank B. ‘Willis, following a week end trip to confer with his managers in Ohlo. The Ohio Senator expressed himself as entirely satisfied with the situation as he found it in the State. I “Personally, I have no doubt of the outcome in Ohio,” said Senator Willis. He said that an excellent organization, with “splendid candidates for dele- gates,” had been set up in every dis- trict. He added that the delegate fight was to be a good-natured contest, but that the people of Ohio would want to know where the candidates for Presi- dent stood on issues of national im- portance. To Reveal His Stand. “The le will know, so far as I am mneep:nogd." said Mr. Willis. Senator Willis' supporters have sug- gested that Secretary Hoover is to be quizzed on his views relating to the protective tariff, the fact that he was voted for in the Democratic presidential preferential primary in Michigan in 1920, the allegation he supported Presi- dent Wilson's demand for the election of a Democratic Congress in 1918, the League of Nations, and the eighteenth amendment. = Mr. Hoover's attitude toward the pro- hibition amendment will be made clear, it was said today, within a short time by his reply to Senator Borah's ques- tionnaire on the amendment. There is no doubt, it is said, that the reply be “dry” in character. Later today, Mr. Hoover will go to New York, where he is to receive a gold medal from the American Institute of Mining and Engineers, and to attend the a ghflfl Health Association, of which presiden On Wednesday he again will be in ‘Washington. Flood Views Awaited. On Friday the Secretary of Com- merce is to appear before the Senate commerce committee to answer ques- tions relating to the flood control prob- lem in the Mississippl Valey. His ap- pearance before the committee has been given a political twist, and his answers will be awaited with interest. Neither Senator Willls nor Mr. Hoover has made a decision yet, it was sald today, in regard to the presidential gr.z(ennuu primary in Ohio. They ve until Friday to file. Both are contesting for delegates to the national convention, and the contest for dele- gates at large will serve much the same purpose as the preferential primary, which is little more than a straw vote. What the candidates are seeking are delegates. What they fear is that if the presidential preference is on the ballot, the voters may express their preference and either forget or through ignorance fail to vote their preference for delegates. Mr. Hoover undoubtedly will go into the presidential preference primary if Senator Willls does. Sen- ator Willis said on his arrival here the matter had not been decided. Denies “Interview.” Mr. Hoover has emphatically denied & published report from Florida saying that he would go into no other States having “favorite son” candidates, out- side of ©hlo. Mr. Hoover character- ized the report as a “fake.” Mark Sul- livan, widely known newspaper cor- respondent, with Mr. Hoover on his trip to Florida, who was quoted along with Mr. Hoover as being responsible for this report, has also denied the truth of it. Hearty indorsemeat of the Hoover candidacy for Pretdent was given by Representative Ketcham of Michigan, former master of the Grange and member of the House farm bloc, in a statement fissued last night. Mr, Ketcham's statement attracted much attention, particularly as some other members of the farm bloc, including Representative Dickinson of Towa, have supported Frank O Lowden of Illinols for President and attacked Mr. Hoover. Mr. Ketcham sald: “The overwhelming sentiment for Mr. Hoover in Michigan is a fair in- dication of the Nation-wide demand for his nomination. Our State has the widest possible range of interests and occupations, and the call for Mr. Hoover is 80 strong that present indications #re that no other candidate will file for our presidential primary on April 2, and it he does, I expect Mr. Hoover's Vote 1o approach landslide proportions Denles Opposition. “Dispatches from Ohlo and other sec- tions of the Middle West stress the op. position Mr. Hoover 15 to encounter Bmong s to L upon Mr. Hoover's al | leged unfriendly attitude toward agr culture while serving as food sdmin trator durlng the war, and a continu- ance of that attitude as Secretary of Commerce. “My own observation and experfence lead me to belleve that this opposition has no foundation in fact, and that it will have little effect Indeed, the actual facts are the other way, “Itght now the basie contention of all tarm_relie! ad 5 I8 that_farm (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) Microphones Removed From Cabarets In Compliance With Musicians’ Demands sl o brondcast by remote control Bt many otliers hive substituted studio progr Chasin programs have not heen affect - e, withough Jumes Petrill, president o the union, Indicated Uils might be | the next unton step “The federstion hus made the point that mny stations have been “gettl by on s shoestring” by control to hroadcast popn and theater orchestias, ) thelr uwn, t, | Were at “This_opposition - | ‘pji&; SELLING LINDY TO CARRY RECORD AIR MAIL Nearly 200,000 Letters .Ex- pected for Flight Over Old Route Late Today. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, February 20.—A flurry of air mail letters poured into postal stations and corner mail boxes today. responding to the call of a modern Pied Piper, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. From all kinds of people came the red, white and blue missives in a last- minute rush for the one-day return of Col. Lindbergh to his old St. Louis- Springfield - Peoria - Chicago air mail route. Meanwhile Col. Lindbergh's plane, assigned for the flight, one of the regu- lar air mail machines, and five others Lambert-St. Louis fleld ready to take on their cargoes. Postal men estimated the number of letters con- signed to the flight would run close to 200,000. More than 100,000 pieces of mail had been collected last night, and collections were to be continued almost to plane time. ‘Will Make Two Stops. ‘The flight was scheduled to start at the regular air mail time, 4:15 pm. It was expected the planes would reach Chicago at 7:15 p.m., after stopping at Springfield and Peoria, Ill, to dis- charge and load cargo of souvenir let- ters and regular mail. Five other pilots. Phillip R. Love and Thomas P. Nelson, Lindbergh's “buddies” on former air mail flights; Harlan E. Gurney, E. L. Sloniger and Leslie Smith, the regular air mail pilots of the Robertson Air Mail Corporation, were chosen to accompany the famous fiyer on the flight. Most of the 100,000 letters in the postal stations last night were malled by persons outside of St. Louls. These had been inclosed in envelopes ad- dressed to the postmaster and contained instructions to mail them for the Lind- bergh flight. Will Fly Each Plane. The record-breaking batch of mail was attributed by postal officlals to the desire of the public to have me- mentoes of the “Lone Eagle's” tempo- rary return to the airmail. Each letter bore the legend, “Lindbergh again fiies the atrmail.” It was arranged to have Col. Lind- bergh fly each of the planes for a part of the distance to Chicago so that he would have a chance to carry all of the letters during some part of the flight. BILL WITH BUILDING ITEMS IS REPORTED Treasury Appropriation Measure Before Senate—$6,180,000 for Structures Here. The Treasury and Post Office appro- priation bill, carrying $6,180,000 in con- nection with the Federal building pro- gram in Washington, was reported to the Senate by the appropriations com- mittee today, and probably will be taken up for consideration late this al noon or tomorrow. The committee made no change In any of the public bullding items for Washington. The only amend- ment was an increase of $36,000 for purchase of machinery for the Post OfMee Department, Items for the bullding program are wstruction of the Commerce 00,000, for enlur, t Printing OMme ditionul $600,000; toward construction of Internal Revenue Bullding, $ ‘The bill ulso carried an item of kY 000 for purchase of the SBouthern Rail- wiy property, to muke it a part of the triangle butlding program ‘The remainder of the bill 1s made up of the regular annual requirements for operation of the Treasury end Post Of- fice Deparnents. 300 REPO#TED DROWNED IN STEAMER COLLISION Japanese Vessel From London and Chinese 8hip tn Crash Off Chian Kiang. By tho Awsict BIANC hundied 1o have been between the € T Ming snd the Atsuts Marn ‘The Haturday night off Chian Klang. The Atsuta Maru left London on December 16 for Far Eastern ports, 1 , ernment SMITH TO THE SUNNY Four Women Act As Pallbearers For Bachelor, 80 By the Assaciated Press. NAPPLE, England, February 20.— William Edgar Allen, an 80-year- old bachelor, who eschewed female companionship during his entire life, has been carried to the grave by four woman palibearers. Allen lived a yeoman's life. He tended his own cottage and his flower garden. He made his own fine butter and carried it afoot for miles to neighboring markets. Hundreds of women came to the funeral of the aged recluse and four of them volunteered to carry his casket. The coffin was crowned with a wreath of laurel and roses from his own garden. They buried him alongside Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, the great Vic- torian, whose charming way with women captivated even the Queen of England. LABOR CASTS VOTE FOR JAPANESE DIET 9,000,000 Workers Win Right of Suffrage—Polls Under Guard. By the Associated Pres ‘TOKIO, February 20.—Thousands of rickshaw pullers voted today for the first time in Japanese history. Most polling places were crowded in the first natfonal election under the full manhood suffrage act, which gave some 9,000,000 additional persons the right to vote. The weather was bright and sunshiny and favorable to a large turnout. Strong police guards were maintained every- where, Laborer and rickshaw puller cast their votes the same as the proud descendant of the ancient Samural. Limited to Taxpayers. The last national election was limited were entitled to vote. Today any sane male citizen, 25 years of age, who had resided in one place for a year previ- ously, who was not dependent upon the state for support, who never had been convicted of a felony and who could read and write, could cast a ballot The business life of the nation has been virtually at a standstill for the last few days in the frantic last-minute struggle of the varfous parties to appenl to this greatly increased electorate Newspapers, lamp-posts, signboards and all otk available spaces today were a ed with final appeals to the For the 466 seats of the dict. which was dissoloed in January, there were 969 candidates. The Selyukal or gov- party and the Minseito or opposition party, entered about 370 candidates each. The remainder in- cluded 88 proletarians and 88 inde- pendents. Outcome Is Uncertain, observers found it difficult to forecast the outcome, but they generally agreed that the Selyukal would be victorious by a small margin. ‘The main strength of the Selvukat ltes in the country and the Minseito, in the towns and citfes. Their plate forms differ little, except on the sur- face. Each advoeates industrialization a8 the best means of solving the popula- tion question and ench emphasizes the necessity of improving the hard lot of ural communities. ‘e porletarian groups participated in the election for the first tme. They represent Japanese Inbor and inter- lectunls who are poorly organized and nufl;~r from a lack of funds and internal atrife. 5 EARL OF ERROLL DIES. British Ma‘mlm_r nf— Interallied Rhineland Body Dead at 78, Germany, Febry Karl of Krroll, forme: Kilmarnock and Beithh higl commis- sfoner on - the interallod Rhtneland Commisaton sinee 1921, died suddenly laat night of heart disoase. 20 Lord The Earl of Erroll, who was born in Kingaton, Ontario, i 1852, entered the Royul Horse Guards in 1869 and had a distinguished career n the British to taxpayers and only 3,000,000 persons ; With 9,000,000 new voters, political | HIRTY-SIX PAGES. SOUTH. 207 MILES AN HOUR SETS AUTO RECORD British Racer Establishes World Mark on Day- tona Beach. By the Associated Press. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, February 20.—The figurative laurel, which sig- nifies attainment of the highest speed at which an automobile has yet been driven, had been lifted today from the brow of one Englishman to rest on that of another. Capt. Malcolm Campbell of London vesterday flung his huge ‘Napier Blue Bird special over the hard-packed sands of the beach here at the rate of 206.95602 miles per hour, eclipsing b: more than 3 miles an hour the mark . establishéd on the same sands last year by Maj. H. O. D. Segrave, likewise of England. The new record came while two other drivers awaited an opportunity to test their machines against time— Frank Lockhart of Indianapolis, with a Stutz Blackhawk Special, and J. M. White of Philadelphia, with a 36-cyl- indered Triplex. which had not yet been accorded officlal sanction for the try because of mechanical discrep- ancies. Did Not Make Best Speed. Capt. Campbell, after his successful dash of a mile up the beach in 16.76 seconds, at a rate of more than 214 miles per hour, and his mile run back down against a stiff gale exceeding 199, to make up his official mile, said he had not anticipated a formal effort at the record when he started out. But for the fact he took only a four- mile rolling start, said the captain, he would have bettered the record still more. pick up good when I crossed the mile stretch,” he said. "It was making about 208 miles an hour when I crossed the wire and did not pwk up until I had passed the half-mile mark. Just before I finished the mile 1 |glanced at my instruments and was making 220 miles an hour. could look up I d crossed the final wire and was headed for the soft san dunes.” Accident Averted. At this juncture the 5,000 spectators feared & fatal accident, and Mrs. Campbell, in the stands, covered her ment of anxiety had passed. The cap- tain tells the story “My machine struck a terrible hump in_the sands and I lost complete con- RULING IS MADE ON TAX INTEREST Supreme Court Decides Question in Refund Cases Involving Mil- lions of Dollars. | By the Associated P Deciding a question which has arisen In tax refund cases involving milllons of dollars, the Supreme Court laid down the principle today that the Govern- ment must pay interest on refunded taxes under the law in force when the refund was allowed. ‘The Government contended interest should be figured under the law in effect when the refund was allowed The deciston was in the case of the Magnolia Petroleum Co. of Dallas, Tex, which was overruled in its claim, that (he Treasury owed It $365,700 as interest on refunds on its taxes for 1918 and 1917, The Court of Claims decided in favor of the company, holding that in- tereat must be 'um under the law in effect when the {nterest s pald Government counsel declared a viotory for the clalmant would have meant a reversal of present Government paliey Involving an enormous cost. SMUGGLED ALIENS DIE. 8ix Japanese Suffocated in Hold of shilp Coming to U, 8 TOKIO, February 30 (- The bodies of six Japanese who attempted [ o smuggle (hemselves o America were found today i the hold of the Vahtko Mary, which arvived from 1 [ Edward VIE and for almost w year, com- | army e was a lord-i-waltlng to King | sieattle, Wash, Friday The ship's cook confessed 1o hid- g trem in the hoald on December 30 when the Yahiko Maru satled tor Heattlo, From betef notes the men left It was belleved they suffocated before the ship left Yokohama, after whioh the ook became frightened and kept thelr death secret unt! od to Jay) manded a divislon during the World | War. He served on the staff in France from July, ber, 1918, and was with the Hri eeupation forces In Germany. Radio Vl-‘rn‘gr:lmn: i;uge 26 “My motor had not even begun to| | Before 1/, face with her hands until a tense mo- |3 UP) Means Associated Press. ‘Best Discoverable’ Boy to Be Awarded Tech Scholarship By the Associated Press, CAMBRIDGE, Mass,, February 20. —A committee of alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology is to seek “the best discover- able boy,” who, when found, will be given a four-year scholarship at the institute, starting next Fall. A magazine has donated the scholarship. The prize will be open to any boy between the ages of 17 . SIMANAA 8L TOBE DRAWN House Committee Ready to Begin Work on Legislation for Program. By the Associated Press. Having heard a great deal of testl- mony for and against the administra- tion’s proposed $740,000,000 naval con- struction program, the House naval committee is prepared to begin drafting the necessary legislation to put before the House. Prediction that the comittee would follow the recommendations of Secre- tary Wilbur, except in one respect, was made last night by Representative Brit- ten of Illinois, ranking Republican on the committee. In his opinion the committee will include in the bill pro- vision for 25 cruisers to replace 22 ob- solete craft, five aircraft carriers and 35 submarines. ‘The one exception in prospect con=- cerns Secretary Wilbur's recommenda- tion for nine destroyer leaders. Repre- sentative Britten said they might be left out of the bill because there remain 12 destroyers authorized under the 1916 program, and these might be converted to the leader clas later if the Navy de- sires and when the Treasury will permit. Suggests Cruiser Time Limit. Representative Britten said he did not believe that fixing of a time limit for laying down of some of the ships would meet with serious opposition by President Coolidge. and he suf that such a limit might be established in the bill for 10 or 15 of the cruisers and one or two of the aircraft carriers. Completion of the new cruisers in 1936. Representative Britten said, would give the United States only 330.000 tons of 8-inch gun cruisers against the Brit- ish proposal at the Geneva arms confer- ence of 500.000 tons, and that the 35 submarines to replace the old ones would aggregate 9,000 tons less than the 93,364 tons now in that type of craft. Replacement Program. Representative Britten characterized the program as “almost entirely a re- placement one" and added: “It is not the Government's policy or desire to retain superiority in subma- rines, but to reduce tonnage to the spirit of the Wasl treaty regard- less of whether or not there is a treaty to that effect.” Representative Howard, Democrat, Nebraska, also issued a statement opposing the naval program. declaring it constituted “a monstrous military challenge” and “serves notice that the United States Government is not in sympathy with the sentiment of civil- ized humanity.” Spafford for Program. Edward E. Spafford, commander of the American Legion. today added his name to those who favor the adminis- tration’s new warship construction pro- gram. He told the House naval committee that it should not be concerned ove: the protests against the program said he would send to American Leg posts a statement of the facts saw them and let those posts * and write their views to you." Spafford sald he appeared voluntarily 0 answer opposition being raised to the rogram by Frederick J. Libby of the National Council for Prevention of War. The Amertcan Legion head contended that persons advocating abolition of the submarine were proposing actio: would take away one of the fective weapo: HERRICK TO PROBE FRENCH OIL PLAN Commission to Control Pe- troleum Imports. By the Assacian [0 A vestigation was contemplated the ahilp return- | the center of Natiwnalism shifted PARIS, dispatches to the effect of Kellogg has instructed 3 sador Herrick to inves te the Fn plan for & commission to eontro leum imports has caused some { osity tn French government and pa mentary cireles. | The government measure. which the | petroleum committee of the Chamber of Deputies has approved. was stated in parliamentary circles 0 mvolve no discrimination among the petroleum- | rmmcmg countries and consequently I difficult to tmagine what phase ot | the problem it is destred to mvestigate. | Parliament and the goveinment, it | was added. are simply endeavoring to | put to profit lessans learned during the | War that the vital thing (or every coun- | Y 18 (0 mako iself as ndependent as | possible I fuels, espectally petroleam. | M. Charlot, who made the report on | the potroleum control project, says that | France probably will have to buy the Areatest part of her petroleum supply for vears to come and will buy from the producing countries, #s heretotore, on the best terms she can get. but with- out discriminating against any oY them | Kellgg Demtes Prode Plan. | Secretary Kellogg satd today that | Ambassadar Herrick at Paris has been asked for nformatkan caneerning peos posed French petraleum tmports | egia- | | as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 102,362 Sunday’s Circulation, 113,164 TWO CENTS. I-CENT FARE RAISE WOULD YIELD CAR MERGER 7 PER CENT Utility Experts Say Increased Revenue Would Provide Rate Return. NEEDED INCOME SET AT $3,500,000 PER YEAR Balance of $1,625,000 Would Have to Be Raised Through New Earnings. A one-cent increase over the present rate of street car fares would enable the proposed Capital Transit Co. to earn a 7 per cent return on the $50,- 000,000 valuation provided in the merger agreement, according to calculations made today by public utility experts at the District Bullding. Their findings were based on a study of the net earn- ings of the three transit companies last year on the assumption, of course, that conditions which obtained during that 12-month period will continue during the first year of a unifiad oper- ation. The combined earnings of the Wash- ington Railway and Electric and the Capital Traction Cos. in 1927 totaled $1,800.000. The utility experts added to this $200.000 which the consolidated :g&ganx;v w!aiu!d save ig the salaries of ing policemen an ving assess- ments, making a total p:rfi;gmcoo From this they deducted $125,000 as the revenues from pay transfers be- cause the merger plan provides for free transfers from one car line to another. This would make the net earnings of the consolidated company $1.875,000. $1,625,000 Needed. ting the theoretical net earnings of $1.875.000, which the present rate of fare would vield, the experts showed that this would leave a balance of $1625.000 be made up to produce $3.500.000. As the two car compan! 135.000.000 pay passengers last r 8 l-cent fare raise would add $1.350.- to the income. making a total come of $3.225,000. or $£275.000 shory of the amount needed to produce the desired return of $3500.000. To this $275.000 the experts added a loss of $62.000 which the Washington Rapid Transit Co suffered last vear. thereby making the net income fall short by e hese eXperts poimicd out: e e ever, out econ- omies that would be effected through a unified operation would more than offet the ?,33700'0 s!;or’ i < ve of whe! e merger is xg:mmmma:ed, the utility experts be- lieve that a fare increase is inevitabl It was pointed out that the Capital Traction Co. has been drawing on its surplus for the last two years to pay dividends and that it threatened some time ago to petition the Public Utilities Commission for authority to increase | fares. Should the merger negotiations fail. this company. the experts predicted. probably would immediately apply for a higher fare and that the on would be forced to grant it. and apply it also to the Washington Raillwar and Electric Co. although the officials of this company have repeatedly declared that they did not want a higher fare. Fleharty Stadies Agreement. | The utility experts view the increased | fare propaganda as a mere merger bugs- | boo. Rega s of whether is a merger or not. thev declared street car s are going higher, and it is likel the fare under a me ld be lower than continued v . B Fleharty. peoples counsel he Utilities Commission of € gs Fedruary 2 s vice chatrman of Fiehazty to W the bers may propound. Committee Prepares Report. plan of atack on t! x ok 1 meets I special session it to consider the merger, of the discussions at the L Saturday Nineteen D. C. Become Property of Philadelphia Stores to a ers ot Ok noon at tion of t 1t was votad stores to e, of P The purchas chain of between has $20.000000 capital and the same amount of surplus The convern will take aver the OM Duteh stores as soon as legal formalities can be carried out The Old Dutch Market (0. has teen n business I Washington for several years The company was reorganised about two vears agoe POLICE ESCORT MARTINO. nti-Fascist Demonstration Qreets Ttalian Eanvoy at Detruit. DETROIT. Mich, February 30 @ company oper 300 and TN & It but that nothing (e naGe | One artest was made as Ptive queling anant-Fasest demonstration that | Breeted the arvival here day of Banw . MacMurray Goes to Hankow, | ltHcamo de Mavtio lalan Ambdassas \ PEKING, China, Febvuary 20 (& John Van Ao MacMurray, American Mintster, left today on a (rip to Tsinan- . Tsingtan, Shanghal and Hankow he trip will afford the Amertoan Min- later his flrat ohance 0 oome Iy cons tact with the Nathwalist leaders since from Oanton 1o the Yangtse Valley. R A o the United States About 10 antt-Fasoit. who had athered ai the Uik Station whes the Ambassador arvived, ahouted denuncia- thns of the Mussalini govermment as Batn de Martine was ascorted theough the streets 1 & hotel Thete were 10 attempla at vidence and palice dispersed the crowd after ‘u e wan for daturbanes