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STAR. WASHINGTON ~D. U, SATURDAY. JUNE 1, 1929. WARSHIP BURDEN CITED BY STIMSON $1,170,800,000 U. S. Pro- gram Would Be Followed hy x Other Nations, He Says. i 2 | By the Associnted Press The economic “unproductive” burden | placed upon the world by the eost of | modern warships was declared by Sec- retary Stimson yesterday to be illus- | trated by the “authorized and contem- | plated naval program™ of §1.170,800,000 for new ships of the American Navy. In a statement commenting upon President Hoover's speech on Memorial | day, the Secretary of State said he had in his possession a memorandum from the director of the budget showing the cost of this program recommended by the Navy Department in case the policy of naval disarmament advocated by the United States is not adopted by the | other powers Figures of One Nation. “When it is borne in mind that the figures involve the construction pro- | gram of only one nation (the United States).” Mr. Stimson declared, “and that if it proceeds other nations will be impelled to follow suit, the burden of unproductive expenditures which will be imposed upon the economic world | | during the next 15 years can be, to & certain extent, realized.” Mr. Stimson did not give a reason for the issuance of his statement, nor was there_any comment forthcoming from the White House in connection with it. In official circles, however, there was some speculation that the Secretary of State desired the other naval powers of the world to be ac- quainted fully with the American posi- | tion on naval disarmament. ! Costs of Ships Mounting. o “With every fresh discove in w’r-i fare” Mr. Stimson declared, “the cost of the modern ships of war is mount- ing.” He asserted that a_modern capi- ufl-hlp costs between $35.000,000 and $40,069,000, and “even a modern 10,000- ton’ cruiser costs more than double the | original cost of the Library of Con- gress.” In some governmental circles the statement of the Secretary was believed | to reflect a willingness on the part of the administration to abandon the 16- warship building program if a world | maval reduction program were put into | effect; but there was no confirmation forthcoming from officials on this view. There is a provision in the warship | authorization law which would permit the President to abandon it if a naval disarmament treaty was negotiated. Mr. | Stimson, when questioned on this mat- ter, would not say whether any such action was contemplated. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Brightwood Chapter, No. 42, O. E. §.. will hold a card party tonight, 8:30 o'clock, at the Northeast Masonic Tem- le, Eighth and F streets northeast. blic invited. FUTURE. Dashaway Club will meet tomorrow g at 8 o'clock at 623 Louisiana Speakers will be John R. Ma- honey, secretary of the High Tent of Rechabites, and John J. Kelly. ‘Washington Open Forum will hold a picnic tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Keeley, River- dale, Md. (Two blocks west and two blocks north of Riverdale trolley sta- tion. Autoists should turn off Balti- more Pike at Jackson avenue.) The picnic will be held jointly with that of the Single Taxers. The A. A. U. W. invites all college women on a walk tomorrow afternoon. Be at Mount Vernon Station, Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue north- west, at 3 o'clock to go to Hatfield Sta- tion to explore in the vicinity of Fort ver. Return to the Simmons home at’ Clarendon, Va, for supper. The Wanderlusters’ hike tomorrow will start from Cabin John Bridge, 2:45 pm. Mr. Sligh, leader. The ways and means committee of Areme Chapter, O. E. 8., will give a £00 and bridge party at the Annapolis Cateteria, 8 o'clock, Monday evening. The National Woman's party will give a garden party in honor of the tenth anniversary of the passage by Congress of the Susan B. Anthony amendment Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Senator Watsox. will be principal speaker. The District of Columbia Public School Association will meet Wednes- day from 8 to 10 o'clock in the board room of the District Building. DnmK W. €. Ruediger of George uhlngwn[ University will speak on “The Broad- ening and Reorganization of the Cur- | rieulum.” The first annual dance of Victory Council degree team, National Union Assurance Society, will be held June 5 at Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, | 9 to 12 o'clock. Gamma Phi Brta Alumnae Associa- tion will hold its annual dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. June 5. at Rauscher’s All members are urged to be present, as this will be the last meeting until Fall Cathedral Height: Citizens’ Association will meet Monday at & pm. in St. Alban's Parish Hall Final meeting of year. Important busi- nest, Sodality of the Holy Name Church will give a card party at Holy Name Hall, 918 Eleventh street northeast, Wednesday, at 8:30. Door prize. Loyal Knights of the Round Table will meet at the University Club for Juncheon Tuesday at 12:30 o'clock Prederick Haynes Newell will speak on “Porto Rico.” Pianist, R. B. Morgan, assistant physical director, Y. M. C. A. District convention will be held Satur- day at 7 o'clock, at the University Club. The Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority| will meet for luncheon at the Madrilion Tuesday at 12:15. All members in; Washington are invited. A series of scientific lectures, given in a semi-serious vein by T. Swann Harding. editor of scientific publica- 1ions in the Department of Agriculture, will begin at the Workers School, 805 “. Tenth street northwest, Monday at 8| pm. and will be held each Monday night. “A Bray From Balaam's A will be the subject of Dr. Harding's jecture mext Monday night | Admission is free and the public is invited. The principal of the Workers | School i Dr. F. G. Vose. i { | Red Triangle Outing Club will meet at Mount Vernon Railway station Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue | northwest, tomorrow at 2:45 pm. Buy| round-trip ticket to Wellington Villa Car leaves at 3 pm. The hike will be four miles through picturesque field and | wnodland country to New Alexandria, | with a campfire on a beautiful site Ooffee will be furnished. Waldburg Hewitt, leader. Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp. No. 4. United Spanich War Veterans, will meet Monday evening, 8 o'clock. at Pythian Temple. ARMY RSE Miss Malvina Grieves of Providence, R. al, who yest Nursing at Walter Reed Hos, presented annually by Mrs. Henry Rea to for her work. pital; Miss Grieves and Mrs. Rea. Left to right: Gen. James M. Kennedy PRESENTED MEDAL ay was awarded the Rea medal, the nurse showing th commandant of the hos- Underwood Photo, REPRESENTATIVE MAAS WARNED Commerce Department Com- plains That Legislator Star- | tled Men on Building. Representative Regarded as Leading Aeronautical Expert} in Congress; Is Skilled Pilot. | Representative Melvin J. Maas of | Minnesota, a reserve Army aviator, has | been warned by Maj. Gen. Fechet, chief | of the Army ‘Air Corps, not to fly too | low over downtown Washington. | The warning was issued as a result of the Commerce Department making a verbal complaint to the War Depart- ment that Maas recently had flown over some Government buildings being con- | structed on the western end of Penu- | sylvania avenue and startled the work- | ers. | Gen. Fechet sald he had investigated the complaint, but found there was no hazard in the Representative's flying. He added, however, that he had called Mr. Maas' attention to the complaint. It was said at the Capitol that he | was out of the city today. | Mr. Maas Is regarded as the leading aeronautical expert in Congress. He is a skilled pilot and files regular | Bolling Field and the Naval Air Station | here in various types of service planes. | This morning he made a short local | flight from the Naval Air Station in & Marine Corps two-seater fighting plane. ' QUIET NIGHT SPENT BY STRICKEN KING England Is Anxious, However, Despite Assurances Given : by George’s Physicians. | By the Assoclated Pre: LONDON. June 1 from authoritative riers early today that King George passed a good night | and his condition remained satisfactory. | His three doctors-—Lord Dawson of Penn, Sir Stanley Hewett and Henry L. Martyn—visited the castle for a furiher consultation. Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley mo- | tored from London to minister to the King. The usual routine was being continued today at the castle, and the customary ceremony of changing the guard, sometimes rather noisy, was car- | ried out in the quadrangle. | A bulletin issued by his physicians a Windsor said: is majesty the King passed a good night. The abscess so far is following its normal course, which, in the nature of things, must be tedious. | “We _accordingly advise that the| thanksgiving service should be deferred to a later date. As his majesty's gen- eral condition is now satisfactory, there is no necessity to issue bulletins every day. | (Signed) | “HENRY MARTYN. | “SIR STANLEY HEWETT, | “DAWSON OF PENN.’ | The thanksgiving ceremony had been set for June 16 at Westminster Abbey to allow the country to give thanks for the King's recovery from his iliness last Winter. Medical disclaimers that King George | is mot so seriously ill that he cannot | attend business of state failed today to quiet anxiety in his behalf. It was felt, generally his illness of last Win- ter had left him in a greatly weakened condition which would militate against recovery in any new illness. It has been disclosed that delay in announcing his majesty’s n.w trouble was occasioned by his own wish that it not be allowed to disturb normal polling activities for the general elec- tions. The sovereign was ccnfined to his room since Sunday with an abscess at the old lung incision scar, but there was no public announcemeni of his indisposition until the morning of the election. Will Rogers Says: PITTSBURGH.—A sure certainty about our Memorial days is, as fast as the ranks from one war thin out the ranks from another take their place. Prominent men run out of Decoration day speeches, but the world never runs out of wars, Peo- ple talk peace, but men give their life's work to war. It won't stop till there is nobody to promote war. | was 'BY GEN. FECHET FOR LOW FLYING REPRESEN' VE MAAS. This afternoon he is scheduled to fly an Army plane to Bluefields, W. Va. Since hie has come to Congress Mr. Maas has flown frequently between his home in St. Paul and the National Cap- ital. He is said to have made the trip only twice by railrond. Mr. Maas served. for 21 months dur- ing the World War in the Marine Corps aviation service, and now is a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve. He has taken an active part in fostering aero- nautical legislation n/Congress, and during the present special session he has introduced a number of important pleces of aviation legislation, them the new Army Air Corps promo- tion bill. OMPANY A WINS HONOR IN REVIEW Unit Under Capt. Atkinson First in Howard U. Re- serves’ Competition. Company A, under command of Capt It was understood | Nolan M. Atkinson, won first honors in ' the annual review of the Howard Uni- versity Reserve Officers Training Corps yesterday afternoon at_the Howard Stadium. A saber, offered hy the officers of the 428th Infantry, U. £. A., presented to Capt. Atkinson by Lieut. Col. \West A. Hamilton, com- mander of the Infantry unit. Ralph H. Jones of Philadeiphia won the individual drill in which 200 mem- bers of the R. O. T. C. participated and he was awarded a gold medal. A silver cup, offered by the James E. was presented to Company A. Besides Capt ning unit included First Lieut. Walter L. Nelson The judges of the compelition were Capt. W. G. Layman and Capt. P. E Lieber of the office of the chief of In- fantry; Capt. Militia Bureau, and Capt. Raymond Shoemaker, U. S. A, of the George- town University R. O. T. C. The Howard units were reviewed by Dr. Emmett J. Scott, secretary-treasurer of the university:' F. D. Wilkinson, registrar; Dr. D.” W. Woodward, dean of the 'College of Liberal Arts Howard; Lewis K. Downing, acting dean of the College of Applied Sciences. and Dr. E. P. Davis of the College of Liberal Arts faculty, URGES FURTHER STUDY OF DESIGN FOR MEDAL | Fine Arts Commission Sends Sketch Back to Marine Corps Head- quarters, (From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star.) The Marine Corps is a better fight- ing organization than it is a designer of medals, in the opinion fo the Fine Arts Commission. design of the proposed Marine Corps | expeditionary medal was recommended today by the commission in a commun- ication to Maj. Gen. Wendell C. Neville, commandant of the Marine Corps. The commission recently sent the de- sign back to Marine Corps headquar- ters with the suggestion that it receive further study At its recent meeting the commission again examined a pro- posed design and today the report went forward, suggesting yet further 36 KILLED IN TRAFFIC. Thirty-six traffic fatalities have been recorded here since January 1, accord- ing to a police report today, 11 of those | killed in the five-month period having graduate of the Army School of | greatest aptitude | among | Atkinson, the officers of this win- | Johnson and Second Lieut. Robert ! Frank Lockhead of the | at | Further study of the | study. | HELEN WILLS WINS, GOES INTO FINALS Dcfeats Miss Bennett, Eng- land—Hunter Is Defeated by Borotra. ROLAND GARROS STADIUM, Paris, June 1 (#)—Rene La Coste conquered Bill Tilden today in one of the greatest of their series of Franco-American tennis battles, win- ning their semi-final round duel in the French championships by scores of 6—1, 6—0, 5—7. 6—3. | By the Associated Press ROLAND GARROS STADIUM., PARIS, June 1.—Helen Wills today en- tered the final round of the French tennis_champlonships, in which she is defending her women'’s singles crown, efeating Miss Eileen Bennett, English in the semi-finals by scores of 7—5. Due partiy to a close line decision in her favor which caused her delib- erately to throw away two points, the American queen of the courts had a | fairly narrow escape from losing a set for the first time since the English championships of 1927. Although there never was any question of Miss Wills' ultimate victory, the English player to deuce agalnst the champion of three nations when she made a courageous bid for the second set. America's first ranking men and women players now were its only rep- resentatives still in the running, as Francls T. Hunter was _eliminated shortly before by Jean Borotra of France by scores of 6—8, 10—8, 4—6. 8—6. 6—1, in a quarter-final match, in which the American had been leading by two sets to one when play was halted by darkness yesterday Bili Tilden, booked to meet Rene Lacoste of France in the semi-finals later today, and Miss Wills were the sole surviving _United States hopes. Cochet and Borotra will meet in another semi-final match. ’ Lacoste won the first set from Tilden, 61, and the second, 6—0. Tiiden outdid himself to win the third set, 7 5-3. with victory apparently within ach, Tilden could win only one game in the first set and the Frenchman quickly finished off the set. ! the opening s {much headway against the super- { tennis of Lacoste, who seemed to have regained his 1927 form. His returns of Tilden’s service were so sharp that Big Bill thus far had dropped his own de- livery four times. | 'The games in the second set soon |stood at 3—love, Lacoste leading, | Playing like & perfect piece of ma- | chinery, Lacoste shut out Tilden with- | second set. | to make only 7 points in the entire set, | while Lacoste made hardly any errors |0 accurate were his strokes. | Tilden finally captured his service and led, 1—0, in the third set. La- coste promptly evened it up, although ‘Tilden was making a very visible effort {o steni (he relentless tide. Game: went to 2—all and then to 3—2 in La- | coste's favor. The Frenchman was on he 3. TEN LOSE LIVES - IN TEXAS FLOODS Damage in Southern and Eastern Parts of State Amounts to Millions. By the Assoclaled Press HOUSTON, Tex., June 1.-Floods in South and East Texas following tor- rential rains today had claimed 10 lives and caused damage amounting to millions of dollars. Thres persons, none of whom was identified, drowned yesterday. A messenger boy on a bicycle was caught in the swirling current in a strect here and was swept away. A ter- rified onlooker fell into the water and he, too, was carried away. It. was believed the bodies would be recovered in the basement of some nearby build- ing when the water recedes. At Fort Worth a colored boy swim- ming in the high waters of the Trinity River, was carried under by the swift current. ‘nnmlle in a futile attempt to bring the quy to the surface. The river was i3 feet above normal, but had not left its banks. Seven others lost their lives earlier ¢ | Walker Post of the American Legion, | this weck. | Hundreds of Homes Flooded. | The Houston and Beaumont districts recrived the brunt of the gulf-bound water. Hundreds of homes and bu.i- ness buildings were flooded. Shipping | was at a standstill in the ship channel, the movement, of all vessels being halt- | \d. Water covered two docks and flooded several warehouses nearby. i alo Bayou, which ficoded sections | on, passed its crest last night, and, barring further rain, will be back in ils channel tonight, according to L. H. Daingerfield, Houston weather man. | only four bridges acro: | Highways were _either such poor condition slow. A levee break in Madison County flooded 10,000 acres in Houston County, it were open. blocked or in that travel was were inundated by water from Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers. Bridge Approach Washed Away. The highway to Beaumont was closed when the approach on the San Jacinto River Bridge, near here, was washed away. Beaumont itself was cut off from through traffic in all directions. The of the last roads to be inundated. Resi- dents along the line moved ahead of | the water and camped at the South as State fair grounds. Relief trucks | from Beaumont carried supplies to the refugee It was feared fhe Neches River Bridge, between Beaumont and Orange, would ‘give way, and 30,000 sandbags were on_hand for an emergency. The Orange Port Arthur ferry was operated ontinuously to accommodate traffic | unable to get over the highways. The towns of Lynchburg, Katy, Clo- | dine and Gaston were lakes. The resi- dents that had not moved to dry land | were using boats at Clodine. ‘The bayou vius suid to be 10 miles wide. RAIL SURGEONS MEET. The Association of Railway Surgeons of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. | will hold its thirty-eighth annual con- achieved the rare feat of forcing a set | . after Lacoste had led him at | ! Tilden was playing a superb game in | set, but it failed to make | out a single game to his credit in the | The American was able | verge of victory when he made it ! Police used 125 sticks of dy- | The bayou cuts Houston in two, and | and 10,000 acres in San Jacinto Counlyi the old Spanish trail to Orange was one | WOMAN 15 KILLED | Servant, in Confession, Says Society Leader Attacked Her With Knife. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, June 1.—A society | womar. and a household maid fought society woman, Mrs. Alonzo M. Snyder, | wife of a prominent Cleveland attor- Iney, was slain. The maid, Anna Sze- {nan, confessed the killing to police. A’ first-degree murder charge was filed against the maid late yesterday and County Prosecutor Ray T. Miller | said he would place the case before the county grand jury Monday. | “Anna was held at police headquarters East Cleveland last night, where she events that led to it. She insisted Mrs. | Snyder was the first to attack. | The two women were alone in the {Kkitchen with three big knives on a | table near An argument developed over Anna’s salary. | Anna told the police that Mrs. Snyder icame at her with a knife. “I grappled with her and she got her hand cut in the struggle, but I took the knife away from her.” Mrs. Snyder picked up another knife |and came on again. Anna said, but the | society woman slipped and fell. “While |she was down I stabbed her twice," | she confessed. HEALTH 1S URGED - AS FARM RELIEF Better Physical Condition Is | Held Vital to Nation’s Agricultural Population. By the Associated Press. One solution of the farm problem, in the opinion of scores of public health { officials of the United States and Cana- |da in session here, is to make the | farmer healthy. | ‘The bill introduced by Senator Cap- per of Kansas, and Representative | Bankhead of Alabama, to provide Fed- eral co-operation with the States in ex- tension of rural health work was in- | dorsed by many speakers. One con- tended that even though Congress is “deliberating and will continue to delib- erate, and will finally appoint & com- mission or & board to deliberate,” finan- cial well being will be brought about only when the Federal Government bet- ters the farmer’s physical condition. Urges County Health Units, “Now let's get together and do some- thing for the farmer,” Dr. James A. Hayne of South Carolina, urged after expressing skepticism through Federal legislation. “Put him in a healthy physical condition, so that he can think sanely and vote sanely him.” . | Recalling that “health conditions in the cities are actually better than they {are in the country.” Dr. Henry Albert of Iowa, declared that situation was the result of more efficient public health and was largely responsible for the farmer’s failure to “recover economi- cally. Establishment of county health de. partments throughout the country wa | advocated by a number of the delegates. Only 400 of the 2,900 counties in the United States have them, it was point- ed out, and Dr. A. T. McCormack of Kentucky, argued that “full-time health department” in every one was needed to meet the requirements of the rural population. | Certificate Plan Indorsed. |, Considerable disagreement arose over the new forms of birth and death cer- | tificates proposed by the Census Bureau | to bring out more extensive information as to the causes of death and the social buckgrounds of the Nation'’s new citi- | zens.” The plan was indorsed on a scc- |ond vote after the first had been de- clared a tie. | Samples of the new forms have been | sent to the State health departments | by the bureau and have been adopted by Wisconsin and Montana. Objections were raised among the health officials, however, some of whom contended the plan would make social investigators out of physicians, who are not paid for the service and might find it impossible to comply efficiently, since “many, many | times doctors don't know what actually is the cause of death.” Defenders of the new forms, which go into secondarv causes of death and | into the occupational histories of par- ents, argued that they will provide more valuable statistical information than is now available and assist in the advance- ment of preventive medicine. WOULD LICENSE BOND DEALERS IN DISTRICT | Chairman Capper Also Includes Salesmen in Bill Introduced in Senate Yesterday. Dealers nad salesman of stocks, bonds | and other securities would have to be licensed by the District government un- der a bill introduced In the Senate yes- terday afternoon by Chairman Capper of the Senate District committee and referred to that committee for report. The measure is similar to the one Senator Capper has been advocating for several years to prevent fraudulent practices in connection with the sale of securities. Dealers would pay a license of $50 & year and salesmen $5 annually. The Commissioners would have authority to revoke licenses fol- lowing hearings on complaints. The bill also would give the United States district attorney additional powers to investigate alleged fraudulent practices in connection with sales of securities. RUMORS AMUSE DURANT. PARIS, June 1 (#)—Reports that he had lost heavily in Wall Street and had been forced to liquidate some of his assets brought smiles to the face of W. C. Durant, American financier and_automobile manufacturer, today. All he would say was: “You've heard these rumors befory His friends in Paris sald the finan- cier took (he reporls in a jocular manner. It was said at his hotel he would be out of the city over the week end. Marine Band Concerts Canceled. All the concerts by the United States Marine Band, scheduled for the week - BY MAID IN FIGHT | with butcher knives yesterday and the | d of the fatal struggle and the | of farm relief | and elect officers who will work for | work in the large centers of population | | next August. |CANNON ASKS END OF SMITH FACTION RULE IN VIRGINIA (Continued from First Page) paig with its ever-increasing em- phasis of attakcs upon prohibition and | the unwarranted and persistent denun- ciation of anti-Smith Democrats ‘traitors and intolerant bigots,’ not only by Smith and Raskob, but by man; Virginia State Democratic leaders, re- sulted in the defeat of the Democratic national ticket in Virginia for the first time since the Civil War, and was a clean-cut, sweeping repudiation by a majority ‘of the people in Virginia of those Democratic State leaders who fol- lowed and defended Smith and Raskob and vilified the anti-Smith speakers and leaders. “Up to this good hour no retraction has been made by those Virginia State Democratic leaders who so loudly and | persistently attacked | Dem: ts as | bigots, etc., nor has there been any open declaration of repudiation of the Smith-Raskob national leadership for its betrayal of Southern prohibition | Democrats. “‘Moreover, at the Jefferson dinner in New York City attended by leading Southern Demo- crats, Alfred E. Smith was acclaimed as ‘the greatest living Democrat,’ and the sweeping denunciation of prohibi- tion by the chairman was loudly ap- plauded. Shortly after this di 3 jJohn Jacob Raskob came to Washing- {ton, declared that he had no intention whatever of resigning the national chairmanship, and with great ostenta- tion set up an organization with an executive committee to function con- tinuously in Washington. and further- more outlined and emphasized his own views as to the future activities of the Democratic party until 1932, “Up to this hour no voice of protest has been raised by the Virginia mem- bers of the Democratic national com- mittee, or by the Democratic State leadership of Virginia, against the con- tinuation of the Smith-Raskob leader- ship and against ils so-called ‘liberal’ anti-prohibition policy. Favors Roanoke Convention. “To accept now the present day stili unwashed and still unrepentant State or national Democratic party leadership would be to brand as utterly mistaken and unwarranted the course pursued by the anti-Smith Democrats in 1928, and would, therefore, very properly subject them to contempt and ridicule as ‘quitters’ or ‘cowards’ in a strenuous, unfinished, still continuing conflict for the mainténance of the great moral and socal policy of prohibition. It is surely a ground for congratulation and satis- faction that the President of the United States, for whom the anti-Smith Demo- crats voted, is placing such tremendous, continuous emphasis upon the vital importance of the effective observance and_enforcement of all laws, including prohibition. Had Alfred E. Smith been elected, it would have been declared that prohibition had been repudia‘ed, and that & mandate had been given for such modification of the prohibitory laws as would have resulted in their praciical nullification. As long, there- fore, as the same persohs and influences dominate the national Democratic com- mittee and that national committee ha the support of the Virginia State Democratic committee, so long should the anti-Smith Democrats refuse to follow that discredited and defeated leadership. and should stand back of the President of the United States in his openly-declared policy for prohibi- tion enforcement and observance, in- cluding the perpetuation of national prohibition. “I_favor, therefore, the holding of the Roanoke convention of anti-Smith Democrats on June 18 for two reasons: “First. To deciare to the people of the State of Virginia and to the Na- tion at large that those Democrats who refused to surrender their moral con- victions and to be whipped into line by the Democratic State party leader- ship, who refused to wear the ‘wet’ Tammany collar, and who aided in the crushing defeat’ of the Smith-Raskob leadership, still refuse to accept that same ‘wel’ national leadership, or to follow a State leadership which is lacking in either courage or inclina- | tion, or both, to repudiate that ‘wet’ | national leadership, which so shame- fully betrayed our Southern people, jand, furthermore, to declare their de- | termination to give their loyal support to the President of the United States in his efforts to_uphold, defend and maintain the Constitution of the amendment. ‘Would Nominate Smith Foes. “Second. To nominate for State of- fices only such men as in the election of 1928 openly placed moral principles above party regularity, and such men as not only refused to speak or {0 vote for Alfred E. Smith, but who, regard- less of personal abuse or any possible personal, political, social or financial detriment, spoke against Alfred E. Smith and his betrayal of the Demo- cratic party, For example, there are | three candidates for the governorship of Virginia in the Democratic_primary All of them, with vary- ing degrees of intensity, it is true. magnified party regularity and politica afiiliations” and obligations above the principles for which the anti-Smiti Democrats felt constrained to contend. No one of these three candidates has made any statement expressing any re- gret for the position taken in the 1928 campaign. There is, therefore, no rea- i son to suppose that in the interval be- tween now and the presidential nomi- nating convention in 1932, or in that convention itself, or in the presidential campaign in 1932, that any one of these three candidates for the gov- crnorship would pursue any different course from that which he pursued in 1928, should similar _circumstances arise. In short, were Alfred E. Smith, or & man holding his views on prohi- bition, to be nominated by the Demo- cratic’ national convention in 1932, there is no reason to suppose that any one of the three candidates in the August primary for the gubernatorial nomination would fail to support and to vote for such presidential nominee, and there would be the same cond tions and line-up in 1932 as in 1928 with the power and prestige of the State administration . aiding in the election of such anti-prohibition can- didate. “Personally, T want the opportunity to vote for some man for Governor of Virginia who did openly refuse to vote for Alfred E. Smith, who did openly repudiate the Raskob-Smith national Democratic leadership and did also re- pudiate those State Democratic leaders who placed party regularity above moral principles, some of whom on the platform persistently denounced as ‘traitors and intolerant bigots' those Virginia Democrats who stood by their moral convictions, regardless of pre- vious political predilections or affiia- tions. Will Not Aid in Primary. “If T were shut up to & choice among the (hree candidates for the Democratic primary nomination, there would be no question in my own mind_for which | candidate I should vote. But, as be- tween any one of the three candidates and an able, well qualified Anti-Smith Democrat, who did vote against Alfred E. Smith’ and did refuse to accept or to follow the present national and State leadership and who will continue so to do, I shail certainly vote for the Anti- | Smith Democrat. “And I believe tial the election of sch eandidate would be for the best interests, not only of the State of Virginia, but of the Democratic parly in State and Nation, for such result would warn the Democratic party in the Nation at large that Southern Democrats will not agree to surrender their moral convictions for & purely po- litical party triumph. and that & con- tinuation of the Smith-Raskob leader- ship_will mean the permanent loss of day | in _April, | United States, including the eighteenth | Honored by Friends as | the anti-Smith | ‘traitors and intolerant | | | DR. GEORGE PERKINS MERRILL. MERRILL, MUSEUM |Given Dinner at Cosmos Club en 75th Anniversary. Praised by Speakers. his years of service in science, friends and colleagues of Dr. George Perkins Merrill, head curator of the division of geology of the Na- tional Museum, gave a dinner in his honor at the Cosmos Club last night, the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth, Dr. Merrill was born in Auburn, Me., on May 31, 1854, For half a century, however, he has lived in Washington. devoting his energies to the work of the Smithsonian Institution. His ca reer includes work as a scholar, a teacher, & critic, a public speaker. an executive and a scientist. outstanding writings are Building and _Decoration,” “Rock- weathering and Soils,” “History of American Geology,” and his works on awarded the J. Lawrence Smith medal by the Nationa. Academy of Sciences. Taught at George Washington. Dr. Merrill received his B. 8. M. S.. and Ph. D, degrees at the University {of Maine. In 1917 he was conferred an honorary degree of doctor of science by the George Washington University where he was professor of geology and mineralogy from 1893 to 1915. He is a member of the National Academy of | Sciences, Geological Society of America, | Washington Academy of Sciences, Acad- |emy of Sciences of Philadelphia and | American Philosophical Society. % The committee on organization and arrangements for the evening was com- posed of Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Dr. Marcus Benjamin and Dr. Paul Bartsch. Dr. C. G. Abbot, secrtary of the Smith- sonian Institution, presided. follows Dr. Marcus Benjamin, editor of the United States National Museum, who |gave a general report for the commit- tee. The following is an excerpt from his speech: “In & few years the Smith- sonian will celebrate iis centenary and I cannot bui believe that when that event occurs there will be those who will trace the nistory of that great institution and who will have much to say about the work of the eminent Henry, and they will review the valu- able contributions made by the dis- tinguished Baird. Those who are living in that dey will learn more of th® researches of the able and much-loved Goode and will come a little closer to |{he eminent if disappointed Langley #nd somewhere there will be told some- thing of the important results achieved by Merrill, so that his name will shine with added glory among this galaxy of scientists, contributing much to " his own fame and reflecting luster on the | Teputation of the great institution | which he has served so faithfully dur- ing the many years of his long life. Dr. L. 0. Howard Speaks. Dr. L. O. Howard, formerly chief, Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agricuiture, now retired as senior entomologist, spoke on “Dr. Merrill and His Work as a Museum urator. Ol hext speaker In order was Dr. S. Washington of the guphyslcal laboratory, who spoke on “Dr. Merrill and His Studies of Meteorites. “Dr. Merrill has brought forth proof that Meteor Crator in Arizona was actually made by & meteorite.” said Washington. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, well known in the field of chemistry, then had a wore to say on “Dr. Merriil and His Chem: ical Researches in Geology.” “Dr. Mer- rill is the most complete authority on soil Dr. Wiley sald. “He has given H more to agriculture—how much the public will never know.” Dr. Wiley further stated, “The greatest work in the genesis of soils we owe to Merrill.” Miss M. W. Moodey, assistant under - Merrill in _the Department of Geology, then presented Dr. Merrill with & bound volume of testimonial letters of esteem from his friends and colleagues. After the presentation Dr. Merrill gave an address in response. He stated, “At times I have felt that I must get away from Washington, but after talking the matter over with Mrs Merrill we decided to stay. Tonight I am happy that we did, for in no other place could we have found the cul- ture and the friendship that we have here.” Dr. Merrill_closed his address with & poem from his own pen. GARFIELD HOSPITAL GRADUATES CLASS 33 Nurses, Largest Group in His- tory, Receive Diplomas at Exercises. Five hundred persons crowded the terrace in front of the main building of Garfield Memorial Hospital last might to witness the annual graduation ex- ercises of the School for Nurses, at which 33 girls, the largest class in the history of the institution, received diplomas. Dr. Henry B. Spencer, presi- dent of the board of directors, presided. Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin, president of George Washington University, who made the address to the graduates, de- clared that & nurse, to oe suceessful. iust have technical training plus a good moral background and must dedi- cate hersell to the service of humanity. Lr. A. B. Bennell, representing the medical staff, presented the graduates and thanked them for their work. Dr. hospital, conferred the diplomas. Following the song “Garfield” by the school, Rev. J. Lawrence Kilkenny of St. Paul's Catholic Church pronounced CURATOR, HONORED . As a token ef their admiration for| the field of | Some of his | “Stones for | meteorites, for which, in 1922, he was The speakers of the evening were as | much to geology. but has given much ! Deane C. Howard. superintendent of the | NEARLY 30 DEATHS CAUSED BY HEAT North Atlantic States Con- tinue Sweltering, With 90 Mark in New York. | | i 1 By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, June 1.—Deaths from | the extreme heat, which has blistered the North Atlantic States four da | neared the half-hundred mark today. Nineteen persons died from the heat resterday and three were drowned. With the temperature in the New | York City area reaching a maximum of 90 degrees, the highest thus far this cason, 9 persons succumbed and 18 ere prostrated A New Yorix Central Railroad linc- man died while working near Auburn, N. Y. A boy was drowned at Newark. N. Y. the third drowning in Wayne County within 24 hours. One death was attributed to the hea® at Paterson, N. J. and an 11-vear-ol& girl was drowned at Chews Landing, N. . while swimming. Boston, one of the centers to suffer most from the torrid spell, was the first to feel relief. A thermometer reading of 84 degrees at 8 a.m. yesterday made it_the hottest place in the country at that hour, but by noon the temperature had fallen to 71. Five deaths occurred, however, before the heat wave broke. Other deaths were reported at Walden, Mass., and Lawrence. Mass.. and a 12- year-old boy was drowned at Provi- dence, R. I The break in the heat wave over New England brought a drop of 33 degrees | at Manchester. N. H.. and a 10-degree drop at Burlington, Vt. One death occurred at Philadelphia, ‘I'here a temperature of 92 degrees was recorded. At Gettysburg. Pa., a farm hand_was killed by lightning. 1$10,428,025 IS PAID IN TAX REFUNDS Sum Is Total for First 40 Days of Operation of Hoover Order. | By the Associated Press. | Refunds of taxes totaling $10428,025 have been announced by the Internal Revenue Bureau in the first 40 days of the operation of the Executive order of President Hoover, making public all re- funds of $20,000 or more. In addition to the refunds, taxpayers have been paid $114,120 in interest on the amounts which were due them, | while others have been allowed credits |of $2,598922 and haw received abate- iment of taxes aggregating $5,204,088. | Taxpayers also have received 4370 in | costs. | “The majority of the overassessments | have been caused by redetermination | of income taxes and by court decisions or orders of the Board of Tax Appeals, Among the large refunds was one of $4,625,530 to the estate of William Wal- dorf Astor of New York, which was | made under a_decision of the United | States Circuit Court of Appeals of the second circuit. The estate of John Emery of Philadelphia, was given a re- fund of $492,504-and received an abate- {ment of $1,180,686. | "'The John Hancock Mutual Life In- surance Co. of Boston, received a $692,- | 947 refund. while the Uniop Oil Co. of California received abatements ag- | gregating $1.239.690 and the Prudential nsurance Co. of America was refunded 8996756 and_reccived an_ abatement, of $474.387. The Visayan Refining Co. | was refunded $427.248 and the Botany Worster Mills of Passale, N, dJ. $641,589. FUTURE OF BRITISH RULE IS IN DOUBT; UP TO LIBERALS ____(Continued from First Page.) | { Tory or Liberal they could not change | the situation materially. The table showed a Labor gain of 126 seats over the figure at the dissolu- tion of Parliament, the gains being { made 122 from the Conservatives and 4 from the Liberals, The Conserva- | tives lost 137 seats, divided 122 Labor {and 14 Liberal. The Liberals jumped their total from 46 to 53. Popular Vote Compared. 1 A feature, however, was the size of the | Conservative popular vote, slightly in excess of that polled by the Laborites. Che totals were: Conservatives, 8,501 1 224; Labor, 8292,204; Liberals, 5178, | 378 Independents, 251,448; Commun- | ists, 50,614. Total, 22,278,868. | A total of 745,107 votes were cast for woman candidates, 13 of whom were re- i‘ rned to the Commons and 42 defeated. ‘They wert Labor—Margaret Bondfield (x), Dr. Ethel Bentham, Mrs. Mary Hamilton Susan Lawrence (x); Jennie Lee (X) Lady Cynthia Mosley; Dr. Marion Phil- lips; Miss E. Picton Tubervill, Ellen Wilkinson (x). Conservatives—Lady Astor (x): Duch- ess of Atholl (x); Countess Iveagh (X). Liberal—Megan Lloyd George. (x)—Incumbents. Marriage Licenses. Bart R. Powell, 30. and Clara | Foitna, 33. both of Richmond, Va.: Frederick B. Harris. | johramk W Collins. 23, and Lois G. Law son. 19, both of ~Richmond, Va.. Judse | Robert E._Mattingly | ,,James R Lowe, 25. and Elizabeth L. Ives, 235 Rev. Ropert Johnston | -~ Aert G. d. 22, this city. rdale, Md.; L Rev, and Laura Rev. Ger- Lenskie T. Cramer. 28. and Rose A. Dorsey, E_Hez Swem Leon A. Black. 25. and Estelle Piechoc 20" both of Baltimore, Md.. Rev. J. Murpny. Henry Valentine, 64, Annapolis, Md Lucy A. Willlams, 52, this city; Rev Qi & orman La . this and Pearl | Berman. 19 Baiti Ma.; J.T. Loeb. ! Henry 25, Emma G. Rhodes, 23, Rev. Thomas_J. Brown | _Fred’ H.' Cnristensen. 23, this r | | G and Alonzo -, and Nada L. Arnold, 20. Hot Springs. Ar Yames D. Federiirie. 38, this ¢y, ane To, Val:“Re (24 And Emmie Watson. s, John Allen. | . Robert”L. jorie 8. Smith. 22; Re: Louis G. Clarke: 26, an John E__ Brigs: ie. 34, this city Takoma Park, Md G._ Steinmeyer. William A. Campbell, 23. this city, Maole L. Branson, 23, Park Lane, Va.; Swmiiel B Kuse aul L. Allison, 21, this city, and Thek v. Monler, 23, Clifion, Va.; Rev. Howars ¥, Downs. Samuel . Cross. 20. and Marsarct C. Lyle, 120 Rev. Edward P. McAdams. i doreoi M ¥ oale M and Mar- B. Smith te A. Camp- and Anpa Rev. R 2¢; i, 20, and Rev Kaufman. 45. and Hortense Thomas A. Cunningham 26, s 30. ‘and Ma: of Uniontown, Pa. Tes. Be Gleason: "**30. " both . Bowns R. Stamps. 22. San Antonio, Tex.. A s R e opeiayer Eddie Beck. 31, Bronx, N. Y. and Vassee Stewart. 20, Lyttieton, Ala.; Judge Robert B Ml | ,odohn F. Gaffney. 23. and Marie B. Cooney, 20/ Rev! Newion 3. Simmonds. | _Elmere B. Lee. 40. Indian Head, Md., and Mury Stickler. 23, Stephens City, Vas Rev: | T Whiiam W “Spitter. 20, and Witiard lniam W, Spiller. 28 and Willard R. }n\hlr. 29: Rev. kins. s . this eity, and Henry T, H 5 Greensboro, N. C.; Essie T. Franklin, Rey. J. . Dimon. Graham, 27. and Alice A. Vincent A | been children under the age of 14. May was the peak month, with 10. For the corresponding period last ear there were 32 traffic deaths. 1 ""The injured in the e months were - more than 1,300. beginning June 2 are canceled on ac- count of the band leaving Washington Monday, for Charlotte, N. C.. to partici- pate in the Thirgy-ninth Annual Con- federate Reunion. The band will re- turn to Washipgton, June 8. the South to the Democratic party. “It 15 hardly necessary to state, there- fore. that I shall not participate in the | vocation. s August Oemocratic primary and that 1| Immediately after the exercises a| All tomatoes and cucumbers grown hope: that other Anti-Smith Democrals | dance was held by the graduating class' in Britain will hereafter bear & Brit- «Wwill abstain from such participation.” . In the auditg @l the nurses’ school. ish. national stamp. P. S—Say, what do you know about Owen Young getting those | hyenas to agree? Remember, boys, he is & Democrat. Don't iry to claim him, you Republicans. A card party will be given Saturday bv Loyalty Lodge, No. 4, Shepherds of Bethlehem at Northeasgt Masonic Temple, Eighth and F sirdbts north- “ east, 830 oclock. Robey, 18; Rev. George M. Cummings. vention at the Mayflower Hotel Wed- the benediction. He also gave the in- nesday, Thursday and Friday. Ap- proximately 300 of the medical and surgical stafl of the Ballimore & Ohio « will attend. 4