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6 * HOW STONE TRED T0 END WAR TOLD Former Press Attache of German Embassy Here Lauds Dead Friend. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 16.—The story of how Melville E. Stone in 1916 hoped through his wide international ac- quaintance to find some basis for end- ing the World War was told today by Dr. Alexander Fuehr, former press at- tache at the German embassy in Wash- ington and now a privy councilor in the American division of the foreign office. Paying tribute to the memory of Mr. Stone, Dr. Fuehr said: one of her noblest souls in Melville Stone. His bigness of heart is best il- | lustrated by the fact that on May 5, 1916, on the anniversary of the sinking | of the Lusitania, which entailed the loss of his only living son, he invited me, a German, to the Lotos Club. Bowed though he was with grief, there was no rancor in his heart, no bias against Germany, but, on the contrary, | he said to me: Would End War. * T want to do something to honor my son’s memory. In the course of my | work, I have established contact with leaders all over the world. I want to | roach these in an endeavor to flnd‘ basis for ending this ghastly war. Prince Henry of Prussia is one of my friends. Him, too, I would like to see on this matter.’ “I reported immediately to Ambassa- dor von Bernstorff, but as Col. House had just undertaken his mission of sounding the belligerents in behalf of President Wilson, it seemed best to sug- gest to Mr. Stone not to execute his plan just then. It was only on account of Col. House and not because we did not have full confidence in Mr. Stone’s ability and integrity. Marvelous, Noble Mind. “What still seems so marvelous to me is that on the day which in some circles was planned as a day of revenge for the tania Melville Stone was so big-hearted and noble-minded as to plan for world peace. The incident also shows what world-wide connections he had even to feel that he could under- take such a mission. “Mr. Stone was exceedingly popular with newspaper men and government officials in Germany, and I was also witness to the right royal reception he got in Japan, where the whole cabinet entertained him.” FIRE SET BY ROBBERS WHEN LOOT IS SMALL Clothing Shop Proprietor in New York Is Beaten and Tied in Hold-Up. Special Dispatch to The NEW YORK, February 16.—En- of a cloth- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 16.—In Amer- men high in the affairs of State today expressed their sorrow at the passing of | the Assoclated Press for more | quarter of a century. After an illness of several months Mr. Stone died at his home last night in his eighty-first year. Funeral serv- ices will be held at 2 o'clock Monday at the Park Avefiue Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick officiating. Burial will be private. | _Among the noted world figures who paid tribute to Mr. Stone were Herbert Hoover, Georges Clemenceau, wartime premier of France; Gen. John J. Persh- ing, T. P. O'Connor. father of the lenga, a member of the Italian govern- ment during the war; Chief Justice Wil- llam Howard Taft, Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, Masanao Hanihara, former Japanese Ambassador at Wash- ington; David Lloyd George, former premier of Great Britain, and scores of “America loses | Others. Praised for Raising Standards. Publishers of many of the world's great newspapers and news agencles added their mede of praise and sorrow. In the constantly increasing number of telegrams Mr. Stone was called the grand old man of American journalism and was praised on all sides for his part in raising the ethics of his pro- fession Among the many messagés of sor- row received today were telegrams and cablegrams from men in Associated Press offices all over the world. The pall bearers, announced by the family tonight, are those most closely associated with Mr. Stone during the years he was active as general man- ager of the Associated Press. Most of them still are connected with the organization. They are J. E. Youatt, Joseph J. Jones, M. F. Moran, Arthur S. Thompson, Jackson S. Elliott, Fred- erick Roy Martin, Charles H. Boynton, Charles Stephenson Smith, W. J. Mc- Cambridge, Byron Peice, Dr. O. 8. Wat- son and J. A. Bates. Frank B. Noyes, president of the Asso- ciated Press, is in Florida with Mrs. Noyes, who is ill, and will be unable to attend the funeral. Kent Cooper, gen- eral manager, also is away on a business trip and will be unable to be present. Coolidge Pays Tribute. Among the telegrams of sympathy and tributes were the following: “I have lelnmed véi‘:h dee& gg h‘ of the of your tingui us- bnndl?‘:v‘)‘lg'wn for so long the head of the Associated Press. We largely owe to his genius and enterprise our modern methods of colleeting and distributing news. This quick interchange of news has been of the greatest value in bring- ing the various nations of the world into closer and more harmonious relations. Mrs. Coolidge joins me in sympathy 30: you and the members of your family. President-elect Herbert Hoover: “The passing of Melville E. Stone citizen and a great servant. No one has made greater contribution to the best of American journslism than he. No one has been & more constant or more able friend of every nodmu-- pose in American life. Thousands have enjoyed his personal friendship and known his helpfulness. I deeply grieve his loss.” - Chief Justice William Howard Taft: “I am very sorry to hear of the death of Melville E. Stone. I knew him for a great many years and valued -his friendship. Without knowing the mi- nutia of the improvements he made in the Associated Press I know enough to know that the newspaper (uum}g afire. | and the public owe much to backward through the reached the door. His feet, he said, had mot been bound. After working at the ith his hands, opened his store at 7 a.m. ‘Ten minutes later, he said, a swarthy young man entered and asked for a pair of knickerbockers. Felmus said | that as he walked toward the rear, his supposed customer felled him with a blow from behind. A confederate hurried into the store, tled the proprietor's hands behind his back and demanded money. Felmus asserted that neither of the men dis- played a weapon. He told them that he had no money. ‘The two men then beat him severely with their fists and renewed their de- mands, he told police. Failing to find any cash in his pockets, they tapped | the cash register till and made their escape. Felmus said that he was unaware that they had set the place afire, until he walked trom the rear room, when he perceived that the flames were rapidly gaining headway. His cries for help as he fumbled at the door handle were heard by Max Schoenfeld, a taxicab driver, who was about to enter his home across the street, at 209 East One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street, the Bronx. Felmus had opened the door by this time, how- ever, and Schoenfeld quickly cut the Tope that bound nis wrists together. Other passersby gathered, but it was Several minutes before any of them throught of turning in a fire alarm. Be- fore the firemen arrived, owing to the delayed alarm, the blaze had gained luch‘zndwu that they could not save store. Felmus, who is 51, was treated for contusions of the face at Lincoln Hos- &llll. He told his story to Detectives arra and Murphy of Morrisania Sta- tion and Fire Marshals John Cashman and Herman de Malignon, who began an_investigation. This is the second case of its kind within a week. On February 13 four men stole $95 from Philip Kangaro- witz in his store at 2413 Pirst avenue, bound and gagged him, and set the place afire. Kangarowitz was saved by Battalion Chief William Ferry. BROAD PROBE POWER URGED FOR SENATORS By the Associated Press Extension of authority of the Senate post office investigation committee to ! permit it to inquire into the disposi- tion of all Federal patronage will be proposed this week in response to a re- g\nle:'. yesterday by Crairman Brook- Tt Senator George, Democrat, of Georgia, author of the resolution ordering the inquiry into the disposition of post- masterships, announced he would ask for_the general patronage investigation. Senator Brookhart made the request in the Scnate after hearing a demand today from Representative Wurzbach, Republican, of Texas, for an investiga- tion of the charge that R. B. Creager, Republican national committeeman for ‘Texas, had protected Texas hotels from dry raiders Meanwhile the Senate audit commit- tee acted favorably on the resolution of Senator Brookhart extending authority of the committee to continue its in- | vestigation during the approaching re- cess of Congress. Senator Brookhart explained that he was ready to sub- mit a report but wanted the authority in case the committee desired to look ,. further into the disposition of post- ) masterships in the South i, At the committee hearing yesterday, 7 Mr. Wurzbach declared than an “enor~ mous amount” of money has been con- #i'buted, most of it involuntarily, to 1 Republican organization in Texas J estded by Creager, - what he did to promote the spread of reliable news.” Frank B. Noyes, president of the As- sociated Press and it of the Washington Evening Star Newspaper Co., paid tribute to Mr. Stone in an address before the luncheon of the As- sociated Dailies of Florida as follows: “Last night the soul of one of the world’s truly great men passed on, and Melville E. Stone went to his rest. “This is not the moment to pay ade- quate tribute to his great accomplish- ments or his noble services to the press of this country and, indeed, of the world, and especially to those of us who make up the Associated Press. Our debt to him cannot be appraised in a few words, nor, indeed, expressed in words at all. “I can today only mourn the loss of a dear friend, a comrade and a trusted leader of many years. “I ask you to stand in loving and af- fectionate tribute to the memory of Melville E. Stone.” ‘The company arose with bowed heads, standing for a minute before proceed- ing with the luncheon. Ogden Reid, editor of the New York Herald-Tribune: “Having known Mr. Stone for over 30 years, my first feeling on hearing o* his death was one of personal grief at the loss of a friend and delightful com- panion. Combining high character with great abllity, he was an outstanding figure in the histoiy of journalism. His work in organizing and gathering and distribution of news for the Assoclated Press is well known, but not everybody realizes that he was a pioneer in obtain- ing accurate information and stating it in impartial terms. Nothing could swerve him from his principles, and the integrity of the Associated Press today Is probably the finest monument to his memory that he could have desired.” Andre Tardieu, French minister of the interior, said: “I deplore the death of Mr. Stone, I knew his great character and I have an imperishable remembrance of him as a man of the highest intelligence and a of knowing Melville E. Stone must feel that by his death the world loses a great personality. The Associated Press will remain as a proved tribute to his genius.” Georges Clemenceau, time premier: am deeply moved by news of the death of the grand old man of the press. He conferred great distinction on his profession. He was an honor to his country.” Gen. John J. Pershing: “It is with great regret that I learn of the death of Melville Stone. He was_one of the great men of our time., I remember him especially when he visited Ameri- can heaquarters during the war and tendered the services of the Associated Press to the cause of the allies, espe- cially to America. He set a fine exam- ple to the press at large as a man of patriotic ideals. My deepest sympathy goes out to his family.” Clark Howell, for 30 years a member of the board of directors of the Asso- ciated Press, says editorially in the Constitution: ““The death of Melville Elijah Stone, father and founder of the Associated Press, the greatest news gathering agency in the world, removes the most outstanding figure of American journal- France's war- m. “His constructive genius conceived of the great ideal that he directed into the incorporation and expansion of the Associated Press. Its integrity of con- duct, its neutrality from all partisan- ships and propaganda, its proficiency | in picturing world events from day to dav, and its reliability, which is trusted alike by thrones and truckmen the | world over, are the finer proofs of his | wise and progressive spirit. “For a quarter century he was the general manager of his creation and in its last lustrum was its trusted coun- selor. For 30 years he was the genuls and guide of the Argus-Eyed Plume history. No chancellor or tesman, philosopher, tructive engineer of the end of wentieth century has contributed sq'“Conspicuously to inter- national communications, understand- ing and agreement upon the common - interests of world-wide civilization, He ica and Europe and Asia journalists and Melville E. Stone, general mlnl&er of an a House of Commons; Count Remeo Gal- | subtracts from American life a great |10 that has written the daily data of worlul THE commanded the full trust of his col- léagues of the press and was called upon by the President of the United States and the controllers of other na- tions for counsel and co-operation. “The press of the Nation will express an intimate and profound sorrow be- cause Melville E. Stone, even in his eighty-first year, has his record closed with the ‘30' that nature inevitably writes for all her children. His electric personality and the vivid memories of his valuable career will survive as in- spiration and incentives to his pro- fession for unnumbered years to come. “His passing will have the effect and profit of emphasizing in the public | mind the immense influence he exerted | w0 stabilize the news gathering and dis- tributing science of journalism, for that | achievement has brought into corre- spondence the current information of the world and increased the forces that tend to bind the nations in community of knowledge and interests. In his :eaLh a history-making man went lown.” Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Karahan of Russia: “Melville Stone was a veteran of American journalism who organized the Associated Press, the world's great- est newspaper co-operative, The Asso- clated Press was one of the first to give objective information concerning the Soviet Union. Mr. Stone’s death is un- doubtedly a great loss for the American newspaper world.” Frank H. Hitchcock, former Post- master General of the United States: | greatest of all news gathering agencles during its formative period. The Asso- ciated Press is his greatest monument. The. network of his services unites the entire civilized world and when we consider that the ideal of universal peace toward which the world is striv- ing was made possible by this closer communication, we gain a true import of Mr. Stone’s great pioneering work." Count Albert Apponyi of Hungary: “In the death of Melville Stone, inter- | national journalism has suffered an irremediable loss. For 40 years he used his brilliant talents, his great mind, | trenchant pen and exceptional genius, in striving for truth, impartiality, fairness | stones of his professional career. “He possessed marvelously sound | judgment, prophetic vision and natural | sagacity and when confronted with un- | expected situations he instictively dis- cerned the wisest course to follow, which future events invariably proved correct. Apart from his great quali- ties of intellect, he ed intense humanness, greatness of heart, breadth of character and richness of soul. He left much of his sterling character and inflexible ideas to the great organiza- ;}::“wm head he was for nearly 30 “Every ocountry of Europe, not the least of them, Hungary, numbered him among its trusted friends. We in Hun- |gary mourn his loss as intensely and sincerely as do all other countries which ved, respected and admired him.” Count 8 = :n’mmnxen.pu.qu “I am deeply grieved to hear of the death of Melville Stone. A brilliant, emin nt and ous journalist who for 30 years guided the destinies of one of the most efficient agencies in the world. All mankind owes him a debt for his chmfloninl of the cause of truth, impartiality and cleanliness in international journalism. I beg to ex- press to his family and the board of directors of the Associated Press my sincere condolences.” The Hungarian Telegraph Agency: “The death of Melville Stone is a great loss to the news service of the world. Please express our deepest con- dolence, tonfl:nermv;uh m;t oxf e Hun- garian board of the Asso- clated g::ol America.” “It is with much regret that I learn of the death of Melville Stone, founder of the Assoclated whole labors hlv&;een gl sl:.chm(ren benefit to the mu understanding and “kn of the people.” 7 il Dean Walter Wiliams of the Uni- :c-r‘dty of Hh‘cou'rl‘ hSehool of Journalism e 'r-lfin: of :.Preu Congress of “The world has a fine journalism be- cause of the great and unforgettable service of your distinguished husband. All who honor the profession mourn his death. Please accept my smypathy in your bereavement.” Vice President Charles G. Dawes: “I send by dufi:t sympathy to you and your family In your great loss. I had been honored with your husband’s friendship for over a third of a century and I mourn with you his going. His distinguished career and record of pub- lic usefulness is an example to all.” Roy W. Howard, chairman of the board Scripps Howard newspapers: ‘“The name of Melville E. Stone and that of the Assoclated , & great man and a great organization, are in- separably interwoven. The Assoclated Press organization rightly claims Mel- ville Stone as its own, but rll Ameri- can journalism is heir to his memory and the beneficlary of his genius. “Not unnaturally, his colleagues in the Assoclated Press stress the im- portance of a great principle which he brought to a successful development— the principle of co-operative news gathering and dissemination. But his contribution to American newspaper development was even greater than that, in that he more than any other one man raised the standerd of ethics and fixed indelibly on American jour- nalism the principle of absolute impar- tiality and complete separation of fact and opinion in news reporting. This outstanding difference between Ameri- can and foreign journalism has come to be the measure of efficiency and effec- tiveness of democracy in this country as compared with that of any foreign democracy. “Appreciation of this contribution will always stand as a tribute to Mel- ville E. Stone of American journalism, American officlaldom and American citizenship.” The newspaper La Nacion, Buenos Aires: “Mr. Stone was an exemplary jour- nalist and his memory will live long among newspaper men and among his colleagues who knew him and learned to value the high principles which guided his life. He was consecrated to the noble purpose of attaining the ideal of sincere journalism.” Stuart H. Perry, publisher of the | Adrian (Mich.) Daily Telegram and a ! director of the Associated Press: | “The news of the death of Melville | Stone brings to me at once profound personal sorrow and a sense of irrep- arable loss to the press and the public. “The Associated Press stands as a great and enduring monument to his genius at its inception and to his mas- terly skill and tireless labor through the quarter century that was the forma- tive period of its existence. “But his service to journalism and to the public extended far beyond the sphere of even that great organization, for to him the press the Nation are largely indebted for the sound and | independent methods that characterize | the newsgathering of the press and the press organizations of America, and the ‘accuracy and reliability of the grea ! daily stream of news on which the pub- {lic depends for its knowledge of the | men and events of the world. “I prize beyond measure the memory of 20 years of close relationship with him and share fully the grief that must | fill the hearts of all who were associ- ated with him in his great work or who came within the sphere of lovable “He was at the helm of this, the| and morality which were the touch- | Premier Primo De Rivera of Spain: | SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WORLD LEADERS EULOGIZE STONE whose acquaintance I was honored with for over 40 years.” “ hldnbrfl[e Colby, former Secretary of te: “I have just read the report of the death of my friend, Mr. Stone. It weighs me down with grief. He was one of the greatest men I have known in my long life. Simple, profound, loving and lovable, man and child in one, talented in wondrous ways and of charming and sensitive modesty, a grievous loss to his day and generation, which he truly served.” Count ‘von Bernstorff, former Ger- man Ambassador to the United States: “To Melville Stone belongs the credit of being the first man who really tried to establish a network of reliable news | conections _between Germany and | America. I first met him in London iwhen I was attached to the embassy |mere He was then trying to promote good relations between the Associated Press and Germany. Later, as Am- bassador to the United States, I was in frequent contact with him. There | never was a hitch in our relations—not |even after the Lusitania sank. I am | more sorry than I can tell you to hear of his death.” Charles Houssaye, vice chairman of the board of governors of the Havas News Agency: | “Learning with painful surprise of the death of Mr. Melville Stone, the | board of governors of the Agence Havas | begs you to accept its sentiments of | heartfelt condolences to which I add my personal grief.” T. P. (Tay Pay) O'Connor, father of the House of Commons and the grand old man of English journalism: “Melville Stone was a friend of mine for nearly 50 years. The Irish move- ment in America owes & great deal to him. He was chief of the American delegation that went to welcome Par- nell in 1879-80. He was Irish by ex- traction and he always maintained his love for the land of his forefathers. As a journalist he was supreme and the system of press association which exists today is mainly his creation. Though old and ill, he took the trouble to come nd see me on the occasion of my last visit to America. He had had many troubles in his life, including the death of those dear to him, but he bore them bravely though sadly.” The Havas News Agency: “Melville E. Stone, former general manager of the Associated Press, leaves with Agence Havas the memory of a confrere of cultured taste and of great .courtesy, having a keen appre- ciation of the interests of the American prei“ and of the United States in gen- eral. “At the beginning of the Great War, when the situation of his country seemed extremely delicate, our eminent confrere, while maintaining the most rigid impartiality of expression, never renounced eat sympathy for France and for all that is French. “A great traveler, he had occasion to meet in Europe, as he did in Amer- ica, all those whose influence might affect the trend of events. None reals ized more thoroughly than he the role that would fall to the United States. “Mr. Stone justly had great prestige and his opinion in matters of interna- tional politics was incontestably authori- tative. The American press and also the world press lose one of their most highly qualified representatives after a career t was as brilliant it was long." The Polish Telegraphic Agency, War- sa ‘Sorely touched death Melville Stone, Join deep sorrow in your bereavement.” Frank Mason, President of the Inter- national News Service: “The memory of Melville E. Stone's rmlul as a ne per man, which ighted the path of the press to new ideals of service, will live forever in the history of world journalism. He belongs to the great American Hall of Fame— not only as a great journalist but as a statesman and patriot.” David Lioyd George, war-time premier of Great Britain, and now Liberal leader: “I am extremely distressed to learn of the death of Melville Stone. He was a very old friend of mine. I had known him well for many years and met him frequently both here and in America. I admired him greatly for his sagacity, his wide and broad sympathy and his charity,” He was a very remarkable man.” Sir Rederick Jones, chairman and managing director of Reuters: “In point of imagination, enterprise, »ffort and splendid achievement, Melville Stone was the greatest American news man of his day and generation. I can personally testify that the invigorating influence of his high example penetrat- ed far beyond the United States. It was felt and was prized by English-speaking Jjournalists (he world over, especially by news agency men, to whom his wise precepts and brilliant performance were a gospel and an iration. “The Associated Press, to which he gave his fus and into which he injected with unparalleled success his boundless resources, energy and en- gulsvl‘al?m.a Lcunstflt.um a Tmumen‘lflw elville Stone far surpassing anything that we, his friends, out ol;‘aut y:flec! tion and esteem, could dedicate to his memory.” DANISH NEWSPAPERS PAY A. P."LEADER TRIBUTES By the Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, February 16.—All Danish newspapers tomorrow will print long of the life of Melville Stone. Politiken will say ‘“no other Jjournalist has ever wielded a power and influence like Stone. Both as a creator and leader of the Assoclated Press and the Chicago Daily News, Stone revo- lutionized not only the American press but greatly influenced the development of the European newspaper realm.” United States Minister Dodge said to- day, “I knew Mr. Stone for about 30 years and greatly admired his immense power for good, nationally and inter- nationally.” Director Doletzky of the Tass News Agency in Moscow: “Just heard by telegram from our representative of the death of Melville Stone. Please accept my condolences for the great loss in- curred by Associated Press.” Rebuild Your Bodies Drive out Flu, Neuritis, Rheumatism, Chronic Constipation Can be removed by my methods. Come learn how. A. E. LORD and inspiring personality.” [y Sir Harry G. Armstrong, ®Rfitish con- general in New York: Permit me to offer you the sincere mnpnhy of this consulate general upon death of your distinguished husband 929 G St. N.W. Franklin Suite 1 6360 2nd Floor Fromt CHINESE WILL ASK U..S. FOREQUALITY Young Nationalists in City to Memorialize Congress for Treaty. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. ! ington are planning to commemorate | the fourth anniversary of the death of Sun Yat Sen, founder of the Chinese | republic, by memorializing the United | States Congress to grant China a full | treaty of international equality. The } submission of the memorial will be the central feature of unique rites on_the evening of March 12. They will be held | at the Washington Club and be char- acterized by ancient ceremony held amid native trappings. An American who played a role in the establishment of the Chinese republic—Judge Paul M. Linel r of bar—will take a prominent part in the commemorative functions. barger formerly was on the bench of the international court at Shanghai and, legal adviser to Sun Yat Sen. He also was the “Chinese George Washing- ton's” American blolnrhen The memorial, which it is proposed to present to the United States Congress, reads as follows: “On this 12th day of March, 1929, before the shrine which we raise to the memory of the founder of the Chinese republic, we petition the abrogation of the unequal treaty existing between the United States and China, and the sub- stitution therefore, before the 1st day of January next, of a treaty which, founded upon the comity, amity and justice which should exist among nations, will promote friendship between America and China, and assure to both that complemental support so essen- tial to the peace of the whole world. Troubles Held Not Internal. “China’s troubles are not internal. ‘The political difficulties which now con- front the Nationalist vernment of China are due to the confusion resulting from the foreign armed invasion of China, an invasion in which this great country participates under the authority of a treaty obtained without the consent of the Chinese people. “Russia, Germany and Austria, by the abrogation of their unequal treaties, are in the enjoyment of new opportunities in China, and Italy on the t of Jan- uary next will enter the ranks of the real friends of the great Asiatic republic. Shall America, the foremost nation in wealth and the most powerful exponent of the rights of men and nations, still continue to shackle China with the chains of a foreign invasion? “We voice the confidence we feel, and which all China feels, in your newly in- ducted President. Under a just treaty he will have a great opportunity to re- adjust commercial conditions between the two sister republics, so that the great wealth of each may prove com- plemental to the happiness and pros- perity of the other. “We memorialize your honorable rep- resentation of the American people, by urfln{ that President Hoover be given a full and early opportunity, under a new treaty of real friendship and com- merclal and industrial co-operation, to make the mastery of the Pacific a mas- tery of friendship and mutual service between the two great republics.” Apparently Independent Move. Apparently the young Chinese—for Young Chinese Nationalists in Wash- the District of Columbia | Judge Line- | FEBRUARY 17, 1929—PART I OBSERVE 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MR. AND MRS. ANTONIO D. AMBROSIO. FLAGPOLE STUNT ABOVE ROOF MAKES AVENUE CROWD GASP Steepleack’s étar Building Climb Varied by Mock Mishap in Air—Gold Ball on 40-Ft. Pole Taken Down for Bright, New Coat. Climbing to the heights is all & part of the day's work with R. H. Whitlock, véteran steeplejack of Clarendon, Va. ‘With agility Whitlock yesterday after- noon climbed the 40-foot flagpole on the roof of The Star Building to take down _the big gold ball that graced its top. Despite a sharp wind that caused the pole to sway with his weight, the steeplejack reached the top in exactly four minutes. Then as a stunt, he demonstrated what might happen. in case a foot slipped so realisticaily that onlookers below in Pennsylvania avenue gasped in alarm. Whitlock knows The Star flagpole by repeated experiences. He has climbed to its top seven times in the last four years in painting and refinishing it. The ball needed a fresh coat of gold- leaf this time, 50 Whitlock was called in to do the job. Climbing to the top was fna”down, sgain. carrying she. b, was wn ca was another thing. It is about the size of a basket ball. ‘Whitlock will do some more climbing tomorrow, when he paints the pole. He has been doing this sort of thing for & number of years, though he is still a comparatively young man. For seven years he has been one of the steeple- Jacks employed by the Government. the “Yangtse patrol” of gunboats for the protection of missionary and com- mercial settlements in the interior of China. At Tientsin—scene of Herbert Hoover’s famous exploits during the Boxer outbreaks of 1900—the United States has always kept a considerable detachment of Infantry and other mili- tary units 2 Other powers have done likewise and also kept :?Auon guards at their diplo- matic headquarters in Peking. It is extraterritoriality and these military and naval forces from abroad that Na- tionalist China would like to negotiate off their soil by new treaties. Mystic rit the March 12 memorial c Washington. One of the impressive rites will be the tolling of 42 strokes of a great Chinese gong, each stroke representing a year of the twoscore and two which Sun Yat Sen put in working for the overthrow of the Manchu empire and the establishment of the republic. The whole service will be emblematic of the ancestral and hero cult, vmal:u will be ‘gucur.od for the first the most part so-called Boxer indem- | tim nity students attending American uni- versities—are acting independently of Dr. C. C. Wu, who is about to become the duly accredited Minister of China to the United States. Dr. Wu, of course, espouses the same general cause under- lying the memorial to Congress. He has been in Washington for nearly a year, laying the groundwork for just such an “ 1 treaty” as the young Nationalists on March 12 will ask. Since Dr. Wu's arrival, the United States has taken the lead in recognizing the new Nationalist government at Nanking and in entering into the first tariff treaty negotiated with it by any government. ‘The Senate has just ratified that treaty. For the past few weeks, it is under- stood, Dr. Wu has been in informal ne- gotiation with Secretary Kellogg and the State Department, looking to the conclusion of a treaty which would in particular abolish American extra-ter- ritoriality in China. The Chinese are sorely irked by the perpetuation of the conditions whereby foreign powers still have their independent judiciary sys- tems within Chinese territorial jurisdic- tion. The American attitude toward demand for abandonment of extra-ter- ritoriality has been consistently de- clared to be an attitude of readiness to surrender the obnoxious system as soon as the Chinese have something of their own to offer, absolutely certain of safe- guarding foreign rights. Reference to Troops Seen. ‘The “forel invasion” to which the memorial to Congress refers is evidently the presence of foreign troops and gun- boats in China, which have been sta- tioned there since the Boxer rebellion 29 years ago. The United States maintains Continuing Our— PRICE SLASHING LA G. W. U. DEBATERS WIN AUDIENCE DECISION Misses Kernan and Mothershead Defeat Women's Team From Penn- sylvania State University. -muunuaouta:.w Miss Ruth Kernan and Miss Mar- jorle Mothershead, George Washington University students, won the audience decision in their debate against a wom- en’s team from Pennsylvania State Uni- versity last night at Corcoran Hall, when they successtully contended that the present American jury system should be abolished. The debate waxed warm with the Penn State debaters lding the neg- ative of the question in a losing battle. Prof. Earl C. Arnold of George Wash. ington University faculty presided, while the audience constituted the jury. Retiremew Petition Is Approved. The President has approved - plication of Gol. Ode O. uumu,%‘m‘fd States Infantry, stationed at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., for transfer to retired list of the Army, i than 30 years' service. Col. Nichols is | from Illinois and served in the Spanish | War and the World War. He was ap- pointed a second lleutenant in Febru- ary,” 1901, and reached the grade of colonel in November, 1928. OPEN EVENINGS ALL DAY SUNDAY L-E JAMES H. BARRETT DEAD AT HOSPITAL IN NORFOLK James H. Barrett, 45 years old, freight claims agent for the Norfolk & Southern Railway Co., and at 4500 teenth street, died laf 8t. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, following an operation for appendicitis, his wife was informed. He will be buried from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Tuesdav morning. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Ceme- For correct time tus D JEWELERS COUPLE OBSERVES GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Antonio d'Ambrosie Receive Congratulations at Tenth Street Home. Mr. and Mrs. Antonié D'Ambrosio, residents of this city for 38 yeafrs, re- ceived the congratulations of their friends, last Tuesday, upon the occasion lden wedding anniversary. ‘The cel tion started with a mass contata at the Holy Rosary Church, at which Rev. Nicholas De Carlo, the rector, officiated, in the morning, fol- lowed by a reception at their home, 1256 ‘Tenth street, during the afternoon. Two sons, Ettore D'Ambrosio of this city, and John D’Ambrosio of New York, and five grandchildren were present to ex- tend their felicitations on the happy occasion. Mr. D'Ambrosio is one of the few remaining craftsmen in mosaic work in | Washington. Trained as a young man in this np'lg‘l’ym vlnnhhlu art, ‘ht'hfi: been engaged,in it aurlnf most o working years: Some of his work is to be seen in the Library of Congress and in the floor of the lobby of The Evening Star Building, which he did when the older building was under construction. Born in Italy, Mr. and Mrs: D'Am- brosio were married in Navarons Provincia, Udine, and came to this country in 1883, residing in New York until they made their home here in 1891, when Mr. D'Ambrosio came here to do some mosaic and tiling work. He was 72 years old November 1, last, and his wife was 72 on June 29. MISSOURI SOCIETY HOST TO PUBLIC MEN Nearly 300 Members and Friends of Organization Are in At- tendance at Session. Members of the Missouri delegation in Congress were guests of honor last night at the meeting of the Missouri State Soclety, at the Washington Hotel. The evens was attended by nearly bers and guests of the in on Station WMAL at 7:30 P.M. each even! iay telephone Franklin 869, PLATINUMSMITHS DIAMONDS Other Precious Stones Members of Amsterdam Diamond Ezchange oA .Aa fin (>]nc. Thirty-siz Years at 935 F HUMAN PROGRESS o fe AGESS] Street ". There’s . 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