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0 % - HAGUE DELEGATES ~ LEAVE FOR HOME Await October Meeting for cencluding Details of Rep- arations Plan. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, August 31.—Delegates frem 12 countries interested in repara- tions, who, during nearly fqur weeks of amost continuous strife aild stalemate, seemed to be unable either to break up or wind up the Hague conference, sep- arated today to the soothing accents of the Dutch national anthem. They will meet again when the presi- dent of the conference, Premier Henri Jaspar of Belgium, calls them into ses- "'sion. Thus the conference which is liquidating the problems of the World ! War becomes a permanent body. By reaching agreement in regard to the evacuation of the Rhineland which .. must be completed free from foreign ~military occupation by the end of June, 1930, and in giving approval in prin- ciple to the Owen D. Young reparations “plan, the conference accomplished the most important part of its work. The mechanism of the Young plan, how- ever, remains to be set up. In view of the clash of national in- terests, the agreements entered into here at The Hague do not entirely sat- v-isfy anybody. And they fall far short of ‘satisfying a good many, because in-; dividual nations have had to make sacrifices for the good of general Eu- ropean reconstruction. Failure to Get Bank. Philip Snowden, British chancellor of the exchequer, who is generally re- - garded as the victor of the conference, will go home with three-fourths of what he asked for in money, but with- out the promise of the international bank for London, which some observers believe was what he wanted most of all. The French delegation goes back to Paris with the moral satisfaction of having saved the conference from break-up at the last moment, but hav- g suffered a loss of a few millions of marks from the reparations annuities and without the committee of control , for the left bank of the Rhine, which !“was one of the conditions they pro- ' posed in view of the forthcoming evac- uation. The, Germans go home with a net gain of 450,000,000 marks ($108,000,- 000) annually in reparations payments for 37 years under the Young plan as compared with the Dawes plan. Ger- many also has the promise of the evacuation of the Coblenz bridgehead by British, Belgian and French troops before Christmas and the assurance that remaining occupied territory will be freed of foreign troops as soon as | materially possible. Powers to Decide. The conference did not decide regard- ing the location of the bank of inter- national settlements. This question is expected to be dealt with through the various governments, while a sub- committee is engaged in arranging the technical details of the new institution. When the subcommittee has com- pleted its work M. Jaspar will call the conference together again, probably at The Hague in October, for the final act that will put the new Young scheme f%r reparations payments inte " full effect. HYATTSTOWN FETE CLEARS BIG SUM| | Firemen Award Speed Prize to Mel- | vin Burdette, and Second Honor to Cousin. “Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 31.—The| * first annual carnival of the Hyattstown | (“Nolunteer Fire Department came to a close tonight after being in progress | _ three afternoons and evenings at Moun- | tain View Park, near Hyattstown. The | . attendance was excellent throughout | and a big sum was cleared. Dancing, horseshoe pitching and a “mile run were among the diversions. The speed contest was won by Melvin ‘Burdette, who defeated some of the best <runners of the Hyattstown neighbor- “hood, his cousin, Bernard Burdette, fin- | »4shing second. The feature of the closing afternoon . ‘was a hook-up contest among a number +~of the volunteer fire departments of th ; county. Webster V. Burdette, president of th “fire department, headed the general committee of arrangements. - Kensington won the hook-up contest, Gaithersburg-Washington Grove was “second, Rockville third and Bethesda ~fourth. * BANK BANDIT DOOMED. !Fourth of Band Held Sane and Sen- “tenced to Die in Electric Chair. EASTLAND, Tex., August 31 (P).— /#The State of Texas soon will have done ~with the last of a quartet of Wank rob- “bers who donned Santa Claus_regalia .and robbed the First National Bank of +Cisco on December 23, 1927. Henry “Helms, one of the robbers, heard a jury _pronotnce him sane here late today and | /Zatify his death mandate. He will be ‘lectrocuted on September 6. Louis Davis, one of the raiders, was Ukilled in a gun fight after the robbery, vwhich also the cost of the lives of Bit Bedford and G. W. Carmichael, Cisco | “police officers. Marshall Ratliff sits in va death cell awaiting the outcome of an ! Uappeal. Robert Hill is serving a 99-year ! sentence. H [ * APPENDIX ON LEFT SIDE. ;Opention in Staunton Hospital Discloses Anomaly. ;lnechl Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., August 31.—A local eon operated on a 29-year-old Au- gusta County man in the King’s Daugh- +ters’ Hospital yesterday and found the appendix on the left side, and liver and heart in reverse positions. The incision «for the appendix removal was made on 7 Surg Widow of Washington Jeweler Recalls Many Historic Hap- penings on Anniversary. Has Personal Recollection of Every Chief Executive Since John Tyler. Personal recollections of 22 Presi- dents of the United States; of scenes accompanying a great victory and a national catastrophe now buried in the pages of history: of the mean- derings of a lost river; the growth of a little town into a magnificent city; of the emergence of the modern age from its war-time chrysalis—these things and more are among the priceless store of memories which have enriched the 94 years of Mrs. Mary Preston Shafer’s life, native Washingtonian, who celebrates = simultaneously today her ninety-fourth birthday and her seventy-third wedding anniversary at her apartment in the Wyoming. For she has lived the entire 94 years in Washington, doubtless the only per- son in the history of the city to have had that long a residence here. Her husband, the late Charles A. Shafer, well known Washington jeweler, founder of the firm of Harris & Shafer, is not here to celebrate with her, but her two children, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a host of friends are showering her with con- gratulations. Born September 1, 1835, ‘Therz was a flery son of the South in the President’s House when Mary Noble Preston was born on September 1, 1835, in a comfortable dwelling on Twelfth street between E and F. An- drew Jackson was in his heyday. There was a village in the place of the great city Washington has become to- day: a “village of residential society instead of this center of learning and commerce” to use Mrs. Shafer’s own expression. There was mud instead of paved streets—lots of it; great open spaces where now huge apartments tower on the landscape; a deeply wooded country known as “the slashes” where she makes her present home on the crest of the hill in the Mount Pleasant section; marshes and the Potomac annually overflowing its banks where the Monument and the magnificent buildings of Potomac Park now stand—and tumbling its way through the Mall, a winding river, hurrying over a sandy bed through tfie heart of the business district of today, to join the mother stream below Wash- ington. This river recently re-discovered and hailed as the “lost river” of Washing- ton, is at present causing some concern to engineers, as the foundation of the new Department of Commerce Building has been erected on its 3 TS. Shafer is perhaps the only citizen of the Capital who can recollect crossing that strea mby the old foot bridge which spanned it at Seventh street. Remembers John Tyler. Although she has lived through the administration of every President since the seventh (25 in all) Mrs. Shafer's first recollection of a chief executive is a glimpse of John Tyler when she was a child. Millard Pillmore she remem- bers well as a member of the con- gregation of her father's church, the Fourth Presbyterian. Mrs. Shafer is THE SUNDAY IMRS. M. P. SHAFER, 94 TODAY, REMEMBERS 22 PRESIDENTS MRS. MARY PRESTON SHAFER the oldest member of the Fourth Pres- byterian Church'’s congregation at pres- She was christened in it nearly a century ago by Rev. Dr. Noble. Ulysses S. Grant she remembers as a familiar figure “pacing along the walk in front of the President’s house smok- ing that interminable cigar.” Lincoln’s gaunt figure, Johnson—she recalls his impeachment, the martyred Garflield and McKinley—all of them pns: before her as she re-visualizes the past. As for Gov. Shepherd, whom most of us assoclate with Washington's early civic history, he was a mere boy in knee breeches when first his father brought him to the Preston home for Sunday dinner. Often the governor-to-be dined with Mistress Mary, neither dreaming of the honors and burdens that a few short years would heap upon his boyish shoulders, If the day is dull and forbidding, perhaps it will recall to her mind the blackest day in the life of the Capital during the 60's—that following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. All houses bear the look of mourninig. Every door is hung with black crepe— window shades are drawn—and those who venture abroad walk with softened tread and subdued manner. Literally, Mrs. Shafer recalls, the entire city was in mourning. Terror reigned in the wake of the murder. Her brother had been to the theater the night before and returned home too terrified to tell a connected story of the tradgedy. Recalls End of Civil War. She tells also of the end of the Civil War. “When word came that Richmond had fallen and our men were soon to return to us—Washington went wild Every window of every house must have a light—there was no gas then— tend them to see that fire was not started. Everybody who was not tend- ing candles was out in the singing crowd—joining the buggies and car- riages which rode through the streets in mad gayety—or with those who walked, tossing caps, confetti, anything they could get their hands on, high into the air.” Mrs. Shafer, who attended her first White House reception when Pierce was President, still enjoys all of her facul- ties except perfect hearing. Her recipe for longevity? She has none, except to live one’s life—with a decent respect for the laws of God and man—in accordance with one's own ideas, not troubling about the world’s opinion. FIRE AUXILIARY PLANS CARD PARTY FRIDAY Riverdale Woman's Group Prepares for Parade of Departments Labor Day. Special Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md., August 31.—The, auxiliary of the Riverdale Volunteer | Fire Department held a meeting Friday night at the firehouse for the purpose | of completing plans for the card party to be held at the firehouse Friday. Plans | also were discussed for the participa- | tion in the firemen's parade on Labor day. The members of the auxiliary will] ride in the parade. They will follow the | two pieces of apparatus from Riverdale in the line of parade. A dance followed the meeting. MRS. FANNIE COOK DEAD. ne of New Baltimore's Oldest Residents Was 93 Years Old. | Special Dispatch to The Star. ! WARRENTON, Va., August 31.—Mrs. | Fannie Cook, one of the oldest residents, | died Friday morning at the home of her | son, J. E. Cook, at New Baltimore, aged 93 years and 5 months. The funeral will' be Sunday afternoon from Broad Run Baptist Church. She was the widow of John Cook, who | died many years ago, and is survived by five sons, J. E, and George W. Cook of New Baltimore; B. F. Cook, Rich- mond, Va.; William and Mitcliell Cook, Prince William County, and two daugh- ters, Mrs. R. L. Ellis, Warrenton, and Mrs. Mayhugh, Prince Willlam County, and many grandchildren and great- grandchildren. RITCHIE ACCEPTS POST. ‘Will Be Honorary Chairman for Maryland of Memorial Body. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 31.— Gov. Ritchie has accepted the invitation of Robert Lloyd, finance director of the George Washington Memorial Associa- tion, to act as honorary chairman of the Maryland committee of the association. Senator Millard E. Tydings.is a mem- ber of the national advisory council and finance committee of the association. The United States Government has set 1932 as the date for the two- hundredth anniversary celebration of Washington’s birth, and it is the plan of the association to have the building completed by that time. - COMMUNITY FAIR HELD. 1 | the left side. 25 Passengers Leap From Bus As It Burns Up Special Dispatch to The Star. MARLOWE, W. Va, August 31.—A Blue Ridge Transportation Co. bus, bound from Martinsburg, W. Va., for Hagerstown, Md., and carrying 25 ~ passengers, Wwas burned on the State highway here this afternoon. of the blaze is undef An emergency bus from Wil- d., completed the Ngers. The fire dle’p.::eumnu of Wil- llamsport and Martinsburg were called. Traffic over a haif-mile stretch was tied up an hour, :flp ,or l'hzu 4-H Club Inaugurates Series for Rockingham County, Va. HARRISONBURG, Va. August 31.— The_ Clover Hill 4-H Club held its an- nual community fair today to inaugu- rate the series of such exhibitions which will be held throughout Rockingham County during the next two months. Since the discontinuance 'of the Rock- ingham County fair several years ago, e o of Glpleyiag peised areg prod. means of displaying arm prod- ucts and live stock. Not only the boy and girl club members but farmers of the community compete for awards at these events. The Linville-Edom Club will stage its community fair next Tuesday. Manslaughter Charge Dismissed. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, August 31.—R. Emmett Casey was dismissed today when tried on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, but was held on a hit- and-run charge in connection with the death of Mrs, E. W. Crowder. | | |POTOMAC FIREMEN SEEK PARADE HONOR don, Will Take Part in Capital Parade. 4 POTOMAC, Va., August 31.—Potomac firemen will march in the firemen's par- ade to be held by the District of Co- Monday in conjunction with its annual Labor day jubilee. Headed by Fire Chief James L. Gor- don, 20 of the local fire fighters, in blue uniforms, will march in the parade while No. 4 engine, Potomac's new 65 gallon pumper, which was recently pur- | chased for the town by the Arlington County Board of Supervisors, will head the unit. Chief Operator Thomas J. Cockrell will drive the engine. Potomac will carry the hopes of Ar- lington and Fairfax Counties in the parade, as it was recently adjudged the county in the parade held by the A lington-Fairfax Firemen's Association at Greenway Downs, in Fairfax County. Walter U. Varney of the Potomac Fire Department, president of the bi-county bedy, will march with Potomac. JousT ORATE)RS NAMED. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. OX9DN HILL, Md., August 31.—Leroy Pumphrey will be orator of the day at the thirty-fifth annual tournament of St. Ignatius’ Church here on Labor day. Andrew Hickey will be orator of the evening and Walter Grimes serve as .chief marshal. “Knights” from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia are ex- ~cted to enter the tilting contests for the honor of crowning the queen and her maids of honor at the grand ball in the evening. Hundreds of babies participated in the 38th annual b winning the grand and queen’s prises. steed, whose neck by mechanical means moved in val candles were used. And some had to | ' Department, Headed by Chief Gor-| lumbia Fire Department at Washington | best-appearing department in either | STAR, WASHINGTON, PROPOSED TARIFF by Spokesmen for Inter- national Unions. BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT. Five distinct gains for labor in the Senate committee draft of the proposed new Aariff are claimed by spokesmen of the 30 international unjons, banded to- gether in America's wage-earners' pro- tective conference under the presidency of Matthew Woll. First of these gains, as recounted by officers of the labor tariff organization, is inclusion of recognition of labor and its rights to protection in the title of the bill and its statement of pus Second is recognition in customs courts, a right hitherto given only to manufacturers and importers. Under the Senate draft labor organizations are given the right as to valuation and clas- sification in customs cases. ‘Would Ban Foreign Printing. the inflow of printed matter now printed abroad for American merchan- disers and mailed from abroad to mail- ing lists of Americans in the United States. 1t is contended by M. J. Flynn, execu- tive secretary of America’s Wage Earn- ers’ Protective Conference, that this pro- vision will, if adopted, shut out millions of dollars’ worth of foreign printed mat- ter each year. Many American mer- chants and manufacturers have sent what is known as “‘dirgct mail advertis- ing” printing abroad to be done. With the order they have sent their American mailing lists. The whole job of print- ing and mailing is then done in Europe, while, under the present law the print- ing thus mailed to individuals enters free, under the new law such matter, u:;? labor officials say, will be unmail- able. Articles Patented in U. S. A provision preventing importation of foreign-made articles protected here by American registered trade marks is the next gain claimed, while the fifth is & provision to extend the same pro- tection against foreign-made articles protected by American patents. ‘The aim in these two latter provisions is to prevent importation of articles that e made abroad but patented in the United States. The effect of these pro- visions of the new bill, it is asserted, will | be either to compel manufacture of such articles in the United States or to void the patents and trade marks by which they are protected, so that an American monopoly could not be main- tained unless the manufacture took | place in America. It is contended that while nearly all European nations re- | quire domestic manufacture of articles protected in such countries by patent or trade mark, at present many articles protected in the United States by trade marks and patents are manufactured abroad at wage rates that cannot be equaled in the United States. Copsright, 1929, by the Consolidated Press. |CALIFORNIA GUARDSMEN | Canine, Decorated by Belgian King, | to Be Provided for in Comfort. By the Assoclated Press. ‘Tackie, canine World War veteran, who recently was turned over to the Ani- mal Shelter here when its owner could no longer care for it, today was enjoy- | ing comfort and human companionship as the ward and mascot of Company D, 251st Coast Artillery, California National Guard. The war dog was formally adopted by the outfit at ceremonies held at the Long Beach Armory. He then was given into the custody of a member of the unit who was able to provide him | with a fine yard and every comfort | which his dog heart could desire. Tackie, who is 15 years of age, is a Grunenwaldt Belglan shepherd. He carried dispatches for the French army during the early days of the Eu- ropean conflict. He was decorated by the Belgian King and sailed for the United States in charge of a specially detailed orderly. #he dog formerly was the property of Edward J. Newbegin of Redlands, Calif., an ex-service man. CRUISER ON TEST TRIP. | Salt Lake City Leaves Shipyards for Trial CAMDEN, N. J., August 31 (P)— ‘The light scout cruiser Salt Lake City, newest of the Navy's fighting craft, left the New York Shipbuilding plant today on its first trial trip. . The cruiser, launched last January, will proceed down the Delaware River as far as the Capes and return. The Salt Lake City is a craft of 10,000 tons and cost $11,000,000. She is expected to develop a speed of more than 33 | knots an hour. st S R Legion Party Leaves Italy. 'VENICE, Italy, August 31 (#).—The party of American Legion members, led by National Comdr. Paul McNutt, con- cluded their visit to Italy wdn{ and left for Belgrade, where they will par- ticipate in the convention of the Inter- natfonal Association of Former Service Men. BABIES PARADE AT ASBURY PARK y para Litue Ada Hoffman of & HALED BY LABOR Five Distinct Gains Claimed| ‘Third is a provision designed to stop | | made under the instruction of Misses Lena Barghausen and Josephine Nye. ADOPT WORLD WAR DOG LONG BEACH, Calif., August 31.— | outh Amboy, N. J., is mounted on tI D. C., SEPTEMBER 1, 1929—PART T. VACATION CLUBS SHOW THEIR HANDIWORK Children of the vacation clubs at Neighborhood House, 470 N street southwest, with some of the articles they have —Star Staff Photo. EXPORTLINE GETS ST LOAN Shipping Board Signs Con- tract Calling for Construc- tion of Four Steamers. Contracts covering loans totaling | $6,675,000, or three-fourths of the con- | struction cost of four combination pas- senger and cargo steamers for the American Export Lines, operating be- tween New York and Mediterranean | ports, were signed vesterday by the United States Shipping Board. The action was the first definite move ever | taken for the large-scale use of money from the construction loan fund in aid |of building American vessels for ove: | seas trade. It opens the way for com- | mencement of work on the four ships without delay. ‘The documents were signed by Chair- man T. V. O'Conner, chairman of the Shipping Board, acting for the board; Henry Haberman, president of the Ex- port Steamship Corporation of New York, for the shipowner, and C. L./ Bardo, president of thé New York Ship- building Co. of Camden, N. J., for the | | shipbuilder. The contract between the shipbuilder and shipowner already has been signed. Gets Russian Contract. ‘The agreement signed today was a | direct outgrowth of a recommendation last week on the part of President Hoover's intradepartmental board that | the Federal funds be made available for this private construction. The | President’s board was moved at the| time by reports that 1,000 men faced unemployment, at the Camden ship- yards, and telegraphic communications | from members of the board to the Ship- | ing Board made comparatively im- | mediate action possible. It was an- nounced about the same time that the | American Export Steamship Co. had just closed a contract with the Russian | Government for extensive commodity | transportation. | A number of loans have been author- | ized in the past, but in practically a'l | cases they have been in aid of ship construction, either for domestic trade | or for nearby foreign trades. | Sold in 1925. | The American Export Line was orig- inally a Shipping Board cargo service |and was sold to its present owners in 1925. It was the first of the board's cargo lines to be transferred to private | ownership. Since operation by its present owners, however, a consider- | able passenger business is being devel- | oped, and the new vessels accordingly | { have' been planned to have accommo- dations for 100 persons each. They | will be of more than 9,000 tons dead- | weight and will have a sea speed of | about 16 knots. | In other respects the vessels have | been designed to suit the requirements of the trade in which they will engage. | The loan to the export company will be extended at the minimum rates of | | interest provided in the Jones-White | law. ~Repayment will b: made in 20 equal annual instaliments, with interest | payable semi-annually. Advances of this Government money will only be made, however, after that portion of | the cost to be paid for directly by the | | ship owner has been expended. | Card Party Committee Named. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., August 31.—Wil- liam Clifton Hull, president of the Arlington County Civic Federation, has appointed a committee to arrange for a benefit card party to be given the lat- ter part of September, with Mrs. Naomi P. Carver, Potomac, chairman; Richard A. Roseberry, Potomac; Mrs. (Jaude Swanson Semones, Aurora Hills;™ Mrs. J. B. Lowell, Arlington; Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Carl, Lyon Village; Robert N. Anderson, Lyon Village; Mrs. Herbert Marcey, Teeway; Mrs. Edith H. Walton, Cherrydale, and Harry A. Fellows, East Falls Church. he mechanical 5 ST OUL S HOOVER ROUNDS OUT 6 MONTHS IN WHITE HOUSE WITH MUCH DONE |President Wins Praise of Political Oppo- nents for Accomplisbments During Fisst Half Year. BY J. RUSSELL YOU G. Herbert Hoover shall have completed the first half of his first year in the ‘White House next Wednesday and during that brief period, it is conceded gen- erally, even by many of opposite views and political faith, that his record has been one of real accomplishment, earnest endeavor, constant application to duty and constructive thought. Undeniably, President Foover has seriously. So far it has been a case of tape and abandoning obsolete methods of doing business. worked hard. He has taken his office casting aside politics and clipping red He has demonstrated clearly his engineer's skill and his capacity for organizing and his ability as an executive. There has been nothing of negative | or indefinite nature in his operation of | the Nation’s business. Never were poli- ties at a lower ebb or politicians less conspicuous in any administration. First Year Is Observed. It has been the custom to watch closely and critically the first year of | our Presidents, especially the first half | of their first year. Before now it was too soon to asl What has he achieved as President What has he undertaken and how far has he progressed in fulfilling the pledges of his party in last year’s na- | tional campaign? Is he making good {and is the country any better off for his elevation to the highest office in the land? | Commentators already are preparing | thelr estimates and their reviews. | President Hoover is not unmindful of | this, him, while alone in his quiet and re-, mote camp in the Shenandoah Moun- tains this week end, to meditate long ! and seriously upon this subject. Judgment Would Be Severe. His own appraisal unquestionably would be more severe than that of any of his critics. Being a man of action and quick decision, it is quite possible that he is not fully satisfied, because things do not always hum as he would | have them. | He has labored in his desire to ac- | complish some of the things he set out to accomplish. In his determination to | get results and to séart his ideas, he has brought.into play all of his talents as_a master engineer and executive. Work was not entirely laid aside during the week end outings. His time | on these so-called vacation periods has been devoted largely to consideration | of public affairs. His guests on these accasions have been invited not so much for their companionship as for inter- change of views on pressing subjects. He has always been in close touch with his office and the department heads back in Washington. Even during those moments at the camp. when he was alone with his thoughts he is known to have been absorbed in plan- ning and in trying to solve problems. Accomplishments Are Cited. To review Mr. Hoover’s administration up to date one would necessarily signal out as the outstanding accomplish- ments: | Enactment of what he considered practical and sound legislation for the relief of American agriculture: Launching of the Federal Farm Board, created by that legislation, on | its admittedly difficult task of placing | agriculture on an economic equality | with industry; Launching of the commission to | study the causes of crime with a view to finding a cure: Advancement of negotiations look- ing to an Anglo-American agreement on naval disarmament. ‘These no doubt will be hailed as’ Mr. Hoover's greatest achievements during his first six months, but they by no means represent all that he has suc- ceeded in doing. Economy, which was the watchword of the administration of President Coolidge, has lost none of its potency under Mr. Hoover. The general staff of the Army, at his direction, is inves- tigating Army costs with a view to re- ductions. The Post Office Department is doing some close figuring in an ef- fort to find ways and means of putting an end to postal deficits. Presidential Curtailments. In the preparation of the preliminary estimates of departmental appropria- tions for next year, he has given the closest attention to details with the view to keeping the operating cost of the Government down to what he thinks should be spent. While directing oth- ers to curtail, he has done some cur- tafling himself. First he decommis- sioned the palatial yacht Mayflower, which had been at the disposal of Presidents for 25 years. Then he did away with the White House stables. He has hinted he has another tax reduc- tion in mind sometime in the near future. Mr. Hoover has appointed a dozen separate commissions to make investi- gations and find facts and to make recommendations. In this connection he has not neglected the humanitarian and educational fields, although eco- nomic and foreign affairs have consumed most of his time. Children’s welfare, i i | ers, | commission | Dawes, a subject very close to the President’s heart, is the object of a national con- ference he has announced for next year, and which is expected to be the most important of its kind ever held in this country. An:&r problem tackled by Mr. Hoover, which has a humanitarian as- pect, was the recent step taken by him to relieve the over-crowded condition in Federal prisons, pending the completion of additional prison facilities. To meet the situation he has turned the military prisons over to the Department of Jus- tice. Education Is Studied. Still another official study which is potential of important changes has to do with the relationship between the Federal Govetrne‘l’nentulnd the States in tter of education. mén?:)! ‘the commissions he has created has to do with conservation of the public domain, another one with the waterways development, still another with the San Francisco Bay bridge. local bodies in the Southern ‘The de held at Asbury Park, N. J.,, with the above float States to deal with plh‘onl’:e might be classed as commissions that he brought about the appolntment of these groups to help him in the selection of the best qualified persons for appoint-; ment to public office, and at the same time as: in the rehabilitation of thz G. O. P. in the South. Another com- mission appointed by him is to make a survey of the projected Nicaraguan canal. Unquestionably, the most historic in- cident during the President's first six months was the formal proclamation of the Kellogg-Briand treaty for the re- nunciation of war. However, it will be farm relief, the appointment of the Federal Farm Board, the Crime Commission, and M Hoover's efforts to bring about furthe naval disarmament that will be classed o }tus first real achievements as Presi- ent. Hard Battle in Senate. It was only after a tremendous bat- It would be wholly natural for 'tle with opposition in the Senate that | his own ideas regarding sound and practical relief for agriculture was finally enacted into law. His victory in this connection was something of which he has ample reason to feel proud of. The selection of the eight persons to serve with the Socretary of | Agriculture on the Federal Farm Board | created by the farm reli>f act was no a: task. This group has started work. Formal conferences already have been held with Florida fruit grow- California raisin raisers, wool producers and cotton operatives, as well as with the Mississippi Valley wheat farmers. It confidently can be stated that general satisfaction has been voiced at these conferences, With the farm situation in hand, at least so far as the administration was concerned, Mr. Hoover next turned his attention to the question of law en- forcement. He had spoken during his campaign about the need of a commis- sion to study the cause of crim= and to find out what was the matter with the judicial system of the Government. He has kept this promise, and this has become a reality. George W. Wickersham, who was At- torney General in President Taft's ad- ministration, was placed at the head of a most distinguished group to attack the crime problem from every possibl angle. The progress of the preliminary ne | gotiations looking to an agreement be tween this Government and Great Britain regarding another naval dis- armament conference is known to be ! satisfactory, according to Mr. Hoover's own adm: However, he is known to be very hope- ful of results. Another naval parley is in prospect and probably will be held next Winter in London. Announce- ment of an agreement between Great | | Britain and this Government on -prin- ciples to govern this conference may ba expected very shortly, probably within the next two weeks. Gen. Dawes Wins Fame, In this connectian, Gen. Charles G. whom President Hoover sent to the Court of St. James as Ambas- sador from this country. has won ad- ditional fame as a result of his con- versations with Prime Minister J. Ram say MacDonald in pursuance of this Government’s desire to bring about re- ductions in the naval strength of the powers. Japan has consented to enter such a parley and France and Italy are_expected to acquiesce. His interest in economic features in- volved in further naval reduction has inspired Premier MacDonald of Great Britain to contemplate a visit to the White House to personally confer with him on this subject. Inspired by the premier's doling-up of the British navy building program Mr. Hoover ordered delay in the starting of work on three cruisers provided by this country's building program. In its international relationship, Mr. Hoover’s administration has been active. The part this Government played in preventing actual hostilities between China and Russia is another achieve- ment which has not gone unnoticed in world capitals. Amicable relations between Chili and Peru have been restored; Mexico and the United States are in accord. With- in the past few months more than 2,500 Marines have been withdrawn from Nicaragua, Four New Policies. Since March 4, President Hoover has adopted at least four new policies. First, he stopped the leasing of public lands containing oil. Next, he ordered publicity for large income tax refunds. ‘Then he let it be known that in making appointments to the judiciary, he would | make public’ the names of the spon- sors and backers of appointees. Within the past week, he proposed the return to the States of 200,000,000 acres of public lands, but this latter will re- quire congressional action. Mr. Hoover has also given attention to the welfare of his party. With his knowledge and consent, the Republican national committeemen in North Caro- lina and Mississippi have been deposed in patronage matters. He is credited also with having selected Claudius H. Houston of Tennessee and New York. who is to be elected by the national committee as the successor to Dr. Hubert Work as national chairman. Reorganization of the committee Is scheduled for December 9. ‘While he personally .is familiar with the question of governmental reorgani- zation, the President is having an in- tensive study made of this subject and it is thought likely that he will have a specific recommendation to make in this connection at the next regular sesslon of Congress. During these six months the Presi- Western | ons, although he has not ' vet publicly revealed any of the details. | HENDERSON VIEWS ARE OPTIMISTIC Delegates Agreed League Should Make Strides in Solving Problems. | By the Associated Press, GENEVA, August 31.—A virile note |of optimism for the work of the As sembly of the League of Nations, which | begins its tenth annual session on Mon- day, was sounded by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson today and |met with ‘prompt and cordial indorse~ {ment in League circles. Delegates and officials were agreed that the coming session should make long strides toward solution of outstanding international problems. Mr. Henderson told newspapermen that The Hague settlement OKE xpeplrn- tions had cleared the international at- mosphere like a violent thunderstorm and had left the great powers in a happy state of mind. He predicted the most effective and progressive ses- sion of accomplishment since the League was established. Move Toward Consolidation. ‘The swing of British policy toward compulsory arbitration of international isputes, as indicated in the interview with the foreign secretary, was regarded here as affording strong impetus to the constantly growing international move- ment for consolidation of peace. Some of the delegates, going even beyond the hope that the United States will adhere to the World Court lunder the proposed Root formula, are even asking whether the United States will not go a step further and follow the lead of Great Britain in accepting the compulsory arbitration clause. This so-called “optional” clause is binding only as between those nations which accept and stipulate compulsory arbitration of disputes juridical in nature, Signing of the optional clause of the statutes of the World Court was said by Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson of Great Britain today to be only one of the steps the British delegation ex- pect to take in a program designed to carry out the “true spirit of the League of Nations.” The British will present to the assembly of the League, which opens on Monday, some of the program outlined in the election cam- paign in Britain last May. Silent on Machionald Speech. ‘The foreign secretary emphasized in | his interview that the British Govern- ment will do all in its power to - cure adoption of the principle of nbl’i’; - | tory arbitration of international di pufes. Regarding the prevailing expectation that Prime Minister Ramsey Mac- Donald will make a statement on the progress of his disarmament conversa- tion with Gen. Charles G. Dawes, Mr. | Henderson protested that he had no {intention of anticipating the address of {the premier before the assembly, but said to “wait and see.” “If the negotiations now proceeding between Premier MacDonald and the American Government succeed,” and I belicve they will,” he went on. “and if they result in the early convening of a five-power conference on disarmament, we will be taking one of the most ef- fective steps ever made for dealing with the disarmament problem.” The foreign secretary came here di- rectly from The Hague and was confi- dent that the result of the reparations | conference had left happy atmosphere which promised distinct progress toward solution of the main questions before the League Assembly. He stated that he regarded The Hage settlement as open- ling a new era in which for the first | time it can be said “war is ended.” | Mr. Henderson showed a telegram { from Ambassador Dawes congratulating him on his “brilliant success” at The Hague. He expressed the warmest ap- preciation of the message. The secretary expects the latest report of the situation in Palestine between the Jews and Arabs to reach him short- 1y for his use in informing the Council and the Assembly of the situation in that territory for which Britain received a mandate from the League of Nations. BIDS ASKED FOR FILLS 'ON MT. VERNON ROAD ! Move First Tangible Sign of Con- struction on Memorial Highway. | P Special Dispatch to The Star. GROVETON, Va. August 31.—Th2 first tangible signs of the construction of the new $4,500,000 memorial drive- way to Mount Vernon were evidenced this week when the United States Bu- | reau_of Public Roads requested bids | for the hydraulic fills on the highway from the Virginia end of the Memorial Bridge to Mount Vernon. This road will follow the shore line of the Potomac River as closely as possible. Five fills are necessary. with a total length of 2.22 miles. These are located | between Columbia Island and the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Gravelly Point, Roaches Run, Four-Mile Run and Hunting Creek. They will be not less than 100 feet wide on top and will merge with the shore line. The fill between Columbia Island and the raii- road will be wide enough to allow for hway grade separation to permit the intersection of traffic between the Memorial Bridge and the present High- way Bridge. Several deeds already have been en- tered at Fairfax Court House recording transfer to the Federal Government of the land in Mount Vernon district to be used as the right of way for the new boulevard. The plans call for its completion in 1932 in time for the iflul}h anniversary of Washington's irth., LINEMAN IS SHOCKED. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BLADENSBURG, Md., August 31.— Thomas Blunt, 28 years old, 700 block of Third street, was reported to be in a “fair” condition at Casualty Hospital this morning, after having been knocked unconscious by touching a high-power wire while working on cables along the Defense Highway yesterday afternoon. Blunt is an employe of the Potomac Electric Power Co., and was injured about 2 miles from here. The Prince Georges County rescue squad and the Casualty Hospital ambulance were sum- moned. The man was revived by Dr. J. Rogers Young of the hospital staff. dent has made 1,949 appointments to public office. His major appointments have been notable because of the high type of men he has drafted, most of them being men of private fortunes, who have made personal sacrifices to join his official family. ‘The President’s personal life has been quiet and simple and amazingly in- active. He has done virtually no travel- ing and has made few public speeches. The only set speeches he has made were at the Associated Press luncheon in New York last April, at the Gridiron Dinner the same month, at the Me- morial - day exercises at Arlington and at the celebration in his honor two weeks ago av Madison, Va. He has entertained considerably in an informal manner, but seldom has left the White A;Suse for a stroll or an automobile ride. According to his own claims and those of his personal physician, Lieut. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, Mr. Hoover is in splendid physical condition—even Eter than before he entered the White use.