Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1929, Page 2

PARLEY EXPECTED TOBOLSTERTREATY Move for Conference If Peace & s Menaced May Be §% Adopted at London, BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. O ek T B8 e e PARIS, December 21.—A proposal at $he Jondon Naval Conference to strengthen the Kellogg world peace treaty by making a general agreement %o confer if any signatory power con- widers peace is threatened, now seems & eertainty, owing to the favorable atti- tude of Japan. @reat Britain, Prance and Japan now @ll favor this messure, which, it is be- Heved, the United States also is study- ing sympathetically as a means of sav- ing the naval conference in case of a deadlock on the issue of naval ratios. Japanese Hold Stage. The Franco-Itallan naval negotia- tions are still struggling. along lamely without much hope of success, and Prance has dispatched a special repre- sentative to London to explain French views to the British. But for the mo- ment it is the Japanese delegation which holds the center of the naval stage. This delegation, one of the most important that Japan has ever sent abroad, has just concluded four days of diplomatic conversations at Wash- n and is proceeding to London, where it will promptly engage in fur- ther preliminary talks with the British. Meanwhile, Naotoke Sato, chief sec- yetary of the delegation, who came via Siberia, will discuss matters with For- Minister Briand in Paris. It is leved here that the Washington statement about the Japanese-Amer- fcan agreement in principle changes nothing fundamentally in either the Japanese or American yiewpoints, which on some questions are known to be widely separated. ? ‘There is nothing secret about Japan’s intentions. Indeed, the Japanese posi- tion can be summarized in 10 pojnts, as follows: 1. Japan wants the Kellogg pact taken as the basis of the present con- ference and all decisions made in ac- cordance with this pact. It favors strengthening of this pact by & new agreement couched in terms similar to the four-power Pacific trealy, whereto the United States is a party. In this it agrees with Great Britain and France, whereas:the United States and Italy are still non-commital. . Like the United States and Italy, Japan believes naval tonnages are now too high and wants drastic reductions, but both Great Britain and France oppose this view on the ground that their navies sre based upon absolute ni needs, -‘S.MJ:mn a to like the so- satied enchpgmpromlst idea, which tne United States’ also at one time adoj and Italy approved, bul Great Britain disapproves of the idea that ratiog not utilized in one class be transferable to another. Favors Cut in Capital Ships. 4. Regarding capital ships, Japan would delay their replacement to 1936, fix their duration for 25 years and re- duce their size upon replacement to 25,000 tons, with no guns larger than 1¢ inches. Italy wants a similar agree- ment, but America is hesitant. 5. The same diplomatic line-up ap- on aircraft carriers, which Japan W4 reduce te 20,000 tons. v. Japan clalms a 7—10 ratio in big cruisers, which, if in effect and Britain has 15 and the United States 18, would enable Japan to retain her present 12 big cruisers. Rut if Britain has nd America 21, 1. would oblige Japan to build. Japan would prefer to see the big cruiser tonnage cut down. In this, 88 in other ratio demands, France sup- ports Japan, but U;e U'l:’".td Sifilklslng Great Britain prefer see the 5 ratio established at the Washington conference refained in auxillaries as well as capital ships. - 7. Japan claims & 7—10 ratio in #maller crulsers. 8. Japan clalms & 7—10 ratio in de- stroyers. 9. Japan, like France, opposes aboli- tion of the submarine, which Great Britain, supported apparently by the | United States and Italy, strongly de- | sire. Japan claims full parity with Britain and the United Slates in sub- marines. 10. Jaj seems to agree with the United States and Great Britain that 8 three-power agreement should be sought the five-power agreemen! 1ails. Problem Is Involved. Therefore, only on points 1, 2, 3 and 10 is the Japanese view, it ap- pears, completely harmonious with thet of the United States at present, while it agrees also with Great Britain | and Italy on four points, bui with| France on seven. This seems to indi-| cate that a final solution including Ja- pan, but excluding France, may raise & difficulty, for how could concessions on ratios be made to Japan, but refused to France? | The Japanese argument in favor of a | ‘higher cruiser ratio is that capital ships and cruisers are not in the same class. Cruisers have special duties to perform, on sea routes, coast lines, size of the merchant marine and forelgn trade, | which the United States, Japan asserts, | tacitly admitted in allowing Britain & T cruiser tonnage than her own. nder all Japanese claims and srgu- ments seem (o lie the fundamental pol- l:,y'. based on five considerations, as fol- 1. An earnest desire for peace. 2. ‘The idea of defcnsive parity, which means the Japanese fleel in its own waters must equal_any possible single invading fleet: hence the ratio of 7—10, | Which estimates roughly that seven Jn\x; anese cruisers in home waters may be considered as equalling ten cruisers st- tempting to cross the oceap o war upon Japan, Asks China Seas Control. 3. The absolute economic necessity that Japan control the Ching Sea and communications with the Asiatic main- Jand, from which it draws a large part of its essential supplies; hence Jupan's claim for parity in large submarines and no limit upon the small. . The assertion of predominant in- terests in Far-Eastern waters. The Jap- anese are belleved so keen on this point that were the United States to offer them assurances that America admits this, as Japan admits the principle of the Monroe Doctrine, Japan might ac- cept even smaller ratios. 5. Financial economy. Japan's pro- gram requires 1,666,000,000 yen for her expenditures on the navy between 1930 snd 1942. Japanese opinion Is adverse to making these heavy sacrifices. Japan's Tesent appropriation is only about one- alf of what is considered necessary for this program, hence Tokio's reluctanc to see the London conference result in increased naval building and her de- sire for drastic and real reductions of all classes of ships. — Wiwonli; Governor Under Knife. CHANCE'S REFUSAL TO TESTIFY TESTS POWER OF POLICE BOARD Page) (Continued From Fir: the rpose of determining upon any eo\llzuof action which may be found necessary as an outgrowth of steps to be teken to compel Chance to testify. No witnesses have been called until Thursday morning at 10 v'clock, when the board plans to resume the trial. Again Refused to Testify. Chance was not the only witness who Tefused to testify yesterdsy. Samuel P. Agnew, another member of the July {lmd jury, followed his example, and he board was more lenient with him in view of his explanation that he had heen advised he did not have to testify unless he cared to do #0. The: board excused him until 1:16 o'clock Moncay afternoon to confer with counsel and decide his course of action. change will have to be made in this arrangement, however, lccordmf to Chairman Atkins, as the board likely will not be in’session at that time. Refusal of Chance and Agnew to testify appeared to surprise the trial board and caused considerable stir and legal - controversy between opposiny counsel. ‘These developments did not proyide the only sensation pf the com- paratively brief proceedings which opened at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and ended unexpectedly at 3:40 o'clock. Former Policeman Robert J. Allen, who twice before had testified, came back and was on and off the witness stand twice within an hour. The first time he said he wauted to clarify cer- tain statements he made Friday, and on his second appearance he attempted further clarification, and in addition testified 88 & character witness for Kelly, McKnight Quotes Shelby. Other witnesses were J. D. McKnight, & third member of the July grand jury, who corroborated substantially the testimony of Chance to the effect that Shelby, when he appeared before the grand jury, admitted that he felt that the police had “bungled” the investiga- tion of the death of Mrs. McPherson and police had not gone into it deeper, and James A. Easby-Smith, a prominent. Washington lawyer, who testified as a character witness for the defense. Chance's refusal to testify further|’ came as & distinct surprise to the prose- cution, by whom he had been sum- moned. He had testified readily Friday, his gccupancy of the witness chair being interrupted only long enough to allow Assistant United Stales Altorney Shea, who was preparing to go out of the city, to testify for the defense out of turn. Chance was excluded from the trlal room during Shea’s questioning and he did not learn of Shea’s attack on him until he read late editions of the papers that night. Apparently he made up his mind overnight to refuse to give further testimony. “In view of the action of the trial board yesterday in allowing the district attornéy's office to give testimony that I don’t consider had any bearing on this case,” Chance announced as he seated himself, “I will refuse to testify any further. “Do you mesn you how refuse to testify?” inquired ~Chairman Atkins, taken by surprise, “I do,” Chance sald, positively. Defense Counsel Henry J. Quinn leaped to his feet and moved that all ot Chance's testimony before the board be stricken from the records. He argued that the direct testimony was of no val- ue to the board unless the witness could be subjected to legal cross-examination. The prosecution went into conference and then announced its objection to the defense motion, pojnting out that Chance had been cross-examined par- tially the day before, Hearing Js Recessed. In the midst of the legal controversy the board recessed the hearing, ex- cluded every one from the room ‘except attorneys for the prosecution and de- fense and went into an executive con- ference. Five minutes later Chance, Shelby and Kelly were called into the conference. A few moments later the doors were opened and Chance emerged with his hat and coat and started down the stairs. What happened,” he was asked. “Oh, I'm xalns away for the Christ- mla holidays,” Chance replied with a smile. ‘When spectators and principals had seated themselves again the next wit- ness, Allen, was called. There was no public announcement gt the time of the result of the parley, but when re- porters conferred with” Atkins he sald it had been declded to cite Chance to the Police Court to compel him to con- Unue his testimony. As Allen took the stand he a:ked permission to make a statement. De- fense couns:l objected, and Allen ex- blained thst the statement concerned | his testimony before the board the | day previous. After some discussion he was permitted to go on. “There was a statement in the papers this morning by the chief of police press agent that I had said I wouldn’t tell the truth here yesterday,” Allen | began. “Now, I didn't say that. It said I did not tell the truth before the board. 1 want to clear up in the minds of the board that I will tell the truth. I've never sald I wouldn't tell the truth. 1 want to see whether I said I would lie or not and 1f I didn't say it, the board can issue a state- ment denying it. important to my future reputation.” Allen Wins Point. ‘There was objection from counsel to Allen’s suggestion that he be allowed to examine the record, but finally the board sgreed to let him da 30 “over the weck end.” Prosecutor Walter L. Fowler then proceeded to guestion Allen concern- ing the McPherson case. The pros- ecutor wanted to know what Allen's theories were as to how Mrs. M- Pherson came to her death. “I have no theories about that” Allen sald. “F know she was mur- dered.” Fowler ‘then turned the witness over to the defense, but at the request of the latler Allen was excused for the tme Dbeing. 1o be questioned later. Agnew, called In sl this point, de- clared he would refuse to testify. ‘The chairman warned Agnew he was ren- dering himself llable to court gction to comprel him to testify. Svn)xw hat per- turbed by the sdmonition. Agnew sald he had understood he did not have to testify. When Atkins indicated he might excuse the witness, Fowler entered & strenuous objection snd an- nounced that in the event of Agnew's refusal to testify, the corporation coup- sel's office would cite him to the court. Agnew then sald he would like per- mission to consult with counsel hefore making & final decision. He sald he had no attorney, as he had not ex- cted any legal complications, but that B onig get one and obtain advice as to his legal rights. The hoard agreed to this, and Agnew was ex- cused until Monday. Dispute Qver Allen’s Statps. In the meantime Allen had sent a note to Chairman Atkins saving that he planned to leave the city over the Christmas holidays and asking the board to complete its examination of him &t once, or ¥elease him from further duty as & witness. Defense At- toruey James A, O'Shea objected, ex- plaining that he wanted time to pro- cure an official record with which tw confront Allen on the stand. When the prosecution suggested that the record could be produced later, O'Shea ROCHESTER, Minn, December 21 () —Gov. Waller J. Kohler of Wiscon- sin today underwent an operstion in a hospital here for relief from kidne§ stones. Followlng the operation his Telatives sald he was us “well ay could be expected.” —— Milton 8. Roberts Expires. LYNCHBURG, Vi December 21 (Bpecial) . —Milton Roberts, 58, for- mer postmaster at Faber, Nelson Coun- ty, and retired fruit grower, died at his bome near Piber Wednesday. ? ~ o, T want it right here to put in front of him, because I know he s go- ing to deny it if we don't huve the rec- ord before him.” The board decided (o call Allen back to the stand with the understanding that the record could be produced aft- erward, When Allen resumed the witness seat Atkins read to him the portion of the transcript of Priday's testimony which Allen had expressed a desire to inspect. | marks and sald the record would MERRITT O. CHANCE. Underwood Photo. “A. (By Allen) AS MYy memory goes. “Q. I know, but here you were— “A. You see—. Just a minute. May I explain something to the board? want to clarify your mind on this point. “Q. What is that? . I want to straighten up your mind on a few detalls. I mean in re- gard to my attitude. Up until— “Q. Wait. I want this to be re- sponsive to what I have asked you. “A. Yes, sir; indeed. In reference to these pajama Well, T will so far ant. PR 1 think my manner of testify- ing—I have to make an explanation to the board. Up until the time I was discharged from the police force I » thoroughly conscientious fellow, try- ing to remember everything exactly. “Q. You have not changed since you left the police force, have you? “A. Yes, indeed. “Q. Haven't you any rconsclence now? sy “A. Very little when I am dealing with people of your type. Allen “Looking Out” for Self. “Q. What have you sgainst me? I am defending this man. “A. I have learned that such an at- titude 1s detrimental to my own good. 1 am looking after Robert J. Allen now, not the public or Mrs. McPherson, or anybody else. “Q. When you are here now, hav! changed since you left the pojfce force from a conscientious man to one who is looking out for Rober Allen, you are not here telling the truth about this thing? “A. Yes, sir, I am telling the truth, but when it comes to telling the truth, 1 am going to do like the rest of the po- lice force, I sm goiug to forget. “Q. Are you going to perjure your- self 1t it might help Inspector Shelby? “A. My niemory has got that trick. “Q. Then your memory is & con- venient memory, according to whether remembering things will help you or hurt you? “A. Inspector Shelby can give you a good expk:;kth;x} of bt:ms kind of a memory. him about tha..- “Q. The board 1s waiting to hear from you. * “A. They will get it, providing the truth would not destroy any of pet ideas or m chunx- of a liyelthood or anything ke thats When the reading of the passage had been completed Chairman Atkins asked if he had any corrections to make and if he thought the transcript had quoted him correctly. “Yes, sir,” Allen replied. “I think that's all right. But I didn't say pny- thing there about not telling the truth. Do you, Mr. Chairman, see anything in L.lltl’e W the effect that I was going to lie?” Testifies for Kelly. The defense objected to Allen'’s re- peak Chairman Atkins gnnoupced that the board would judge the matter from what was in the record. There was & brief pouse and then Quinn announced that Allen had re- quested to be called as a character witness for Lieut. Kelly and inquired of the witness if he sl desired to for itself. do so “Yes, I'll do that,” Allen responded. “How long have you known Lieut. Kelly?" the attorney asked. “About & couple of years, I guess,” Allen said. “Can you testify as to his character and reputation in the community? “I can teslify about him personally. ¥ want to say that up to the McPherson case I always had g high regard for Ed Kelly. Personally I think a great deal of him. So far as I know his reputation and character were good up until this case, and 50 far as I know they still are. Ed's a good Irishman. I liked him before the McPherson case and I still like him.” Allen’s statements created consider- able amusgment on the pert of nearly every one in the room, with the excep- ton of Kelly, who did not smile, but looked intently at the former policeman. Allen then was excused indefinitely, with the announcement by the board that he would be subject to recall. McKnjght was not at all reluctant to testify, despite the actions earlier in the aflernoon of his colleagues o the grand ury. Questioned as to the extent of Kelly's statements to the grand jury, McKnight sald he couldn’t remember Whether the detective had testified wbout windows, lights or fingerprints in the bed room of the McPherson apartment, but he re- called testimony by Kelly about the blood spot on the bath room floor and of the Heutensnt's sllempt to test the Llood by removing the tlles of the floor for examination. He corroborated Chance's testimony of Friday to the ef- fect that two black dresses were shown the grand jury in its search for the gar- ment which covered the body of the strangled nurse, but did not_substan- tlate Chance's statement that Kelly had identified the wrong one. Tells of Visit to Apartment. “I wouldh’t say Lieut. Kelly was posi- tive that the first dress shown him was the correct one” McKnight said. “I believe he said It was & dress like the one shown him.” McKnight told of & visit to the Mce Pherson apartment in company with other jurors and of seeing & trunk in the bedroom with the contents scat- tered wround. He declared that Kelly had been usked if it were possible to Ser » man climbing out of the apart- ment window, s Allen had stated, and thet Kelly seld it was impossible, n response to further questions by the prosecution McKnight said Inspector Shelby became the grand jury room over tes iven by Mrs. l!agvl‘ln. » resident of BUi Line, snd that e Taised his fist and said, “that woman." damnable Heaviln “Did you hear anything said to the effect that Mrs. Heavrin n)::uéd be indicted for perjury?” Fowler 5 asked. “I don't remember Allen heing mentioned,” he said. in reply to another guery The record follows: “Q. (By Quinn) Do Stve this board all the facts? the wnnwucm‘!’:‘eww‘n: wrry‘ a,poélea helby been on the and Allen nything about he' felt | Kelly for many years and t led and | reputation in the eomm: had not e 1 had taght Sency WEARIED CONGRESS IS OFF ON HOLIDAY Adjournment After Busy Ses- sion Leaves Tariff Still Unsettled By the Associated Press. Congress adjourned for the holida: yesterday, having filled the Nation's Christmas stocking with a $160,000,000 income tax reduction and a $16,000,000 hospitalization bill as part of its busy three weeks' work since the regular ses- sion convened. The approach of Santa Claus far out- rivaled interest in legislative business and oniy brief sessions were held in both { the Senate and House as the two weeks’ recess began. The few House members still in the Capital joined in passing a Senate bill to advance Comdr. Richard Byrd, now exploring at the South Pole, to the rank of rear admiral on the retired list in the Navy. The Senate adopted a resolution of condolence to the family of Representa- tive Kaynor of Massachusetts, killed in an airplane crash here Priday. Other- wise the hour's meeting was devoted principally to an address by Senator Brookhart, Republican, Iowa, on co- operative business accomplishments. ‘Weary from the months of work dur- ing the extra session 2nd the subsequent opening of this regular session, the legis- lators have called off everything for the two weeks’ respite. Even the busy Sen- ate lobby investigating committee plans a full holiday until Congress returns, on January 6. Many Works Achieved. Like Sinbad the Sailor, who carried the old man of the sea on his back, the Senate still has the tariff controversy on its tired shoulders. After the recess this unfinished business of the extra session is to get unlimited right of way in that chamber. Although the troublesome tariff meas- ure remains unsettled, Congress looked with some satisfaction on its other ac- complishments in the three weeks of the regular session. Democratic leaders joined the Repub- lican majority in speeding the $160.,000,- 000 income tax reduction resolution through in the fastest time ever ac- ! corded a revenue measure. Likewise, both parties participated in hurrying along the measure authorizing a huge veterans' hospital construction program. President Hoover also received from Congress during this period the bill of Senator Dill. Démocrat, Washington, ex- tenmn‘:s llm‘kflnilely the life of the radio commission !lllk.tl' accords, in part, with his recommendation to Conxr':ss. m:xl‘llmh:u-ye-r old French war debt lement was approved by Congress, which had wpited for the French leg- islative _un;&pl to ratify it. France gave its ratificalion last Summer. While the Senate was clearing up some Other old business—denying mem- bership to Willlam S. Vare of Fennsyl- vania, 1“-: & three-yea: n,lht—fme busy House hastened along with the Hoover rogram. It sent over to the Senate administration $230,000,000 public buildings bill and aiso the resolution asked by the President Authorizing ap- pointment of a commission to study conditions in troubled Haiti, Tarlff Outlook Gloomy. Both of these propositions will wait until after the recess for consideration in the Senate and also until the Senate then disposes of the vexing tariff con- troyersy, I-b‘wuh the tarlff sgain the order of isiness in the Senate, interest is mani- fest as to its uture, and, Chairm: Smoot. of the B o finance committee pre- dicted today, it would be the middle of February before the bill finglly is sent to conference with the House. , /lmu that oceurs, another struggle s in prospect. The bill passed by the flepubllc-momlmufl House and the measure being written by the Demo- cratic-Republican independent con- trolled Senate are far apart. ‘The Senate measure confines in- creases in tariff almost exclusively to farm products and has a ‘“rider” al- lowing for the export debenture sys- tem of farm relief, which the Presi- dent opposes. The House and Senate are s0 widely separated as to the tariff that some administration leaders have declared there is little likelihood of en- actment of any tariff legislation. CARAWAY ASKS FOR REPUDIATION OF GRAIN AGREEMENTS| (Continued From First Page.) atives “has been after full consideration with representatives of the farmers' co- operative associations.” “Every losn made,” he said, “has been at the rate provided in the act, the exact rate for each day being fur- nished by officials of the Treasury De- partment.” “An additional interest rate is made, not by the board, but by the co-opera. tives themselves to their own members, and should it exceed the actual cost of operation the surplus hel?nxl to the farmer borrowers through their co-op- erative associations. “I cannot understand the reference to loans on purchased grain. No such loans have been requested and I do not see how such loans could be made, for when the farmer sells his grain he has no further interest in it.” ‘Previously Legge had denied that the board had aitered its policies as & re- sult of “the hearing given to the grain trad “Nor has the board” he ad “ggreed to submit its policles to erain trad, fore action ™ ded, the him s lesson and he would profit by it.” Under cross-exsmination McKnight sald Mrs. Heavrin gave two different stories to the grand jury. did Allen give the grand ?" the “What facts Jury during his long testimony witness was asked by Defense Attorney Strong. g “I wouldn't say that he gave them any. He did give them s summary of what he expected to bring out,” Me- Knight stated. “Allen said that his career on the police force hung in a balance and that Inspector Shelby promised him a place in the detective buregu if he proved that Mrs. McPherson was murdered and named the murderer.” Objected tp Allep's Summary. Under re-direct examination Mc- Knight disclosed that he and several other members of the jury had ob- Jected o Allen's summary of the case, and he declared the testimony of Allen had “very slight weight on the decision we made in the McPherson case.” Mcl(nlxm seid that & rising vote of thenks vrn by the ;tud ury to s re] ruen'u ve of the ;na rict attorney's ntgu was intended “primarily” for “a roungflwuunt named Murray, who had been connected with gnother case.” Defense counsel failed 10 gain an ad- mission that the tribute was intended also for Assistant District Attorney William H. Collins, who was criticized in the grand jury report without men- ton by name. Easby-Smith was final witness of the afternoon. Called out of turn 85 8 character witness by the defense, he testified he had known Shelby sn hat unlr‘ to honesty, ‘imtegrity” was “excellent.” SNOW? MAYBE YES! AGAIN, MAYBE NO! Cautious Weather Man Sure of One Thing—Cold Christmas. Is { Whether Washington will have Al white Christmas this year has not yet| been decided, officially, by the forecaster at the Weather Bureau. After prolonged study of his charts and one thing and another the official | prophet said that there might be s lit! snow tonight and posibly more Monday night. Viewing the thing from another angle, however, he cautiously added that the snow might not be real dyed-in-the- wool snow, but might be some of that slushy mixture that often passes for snow here and vanishes from the ground, One thing the weather man had no difficulty about was a flat and positive statement that Christmas would be cold. The frigid wave that has reached us after spending so much of its time in the Western States has moderated somewhat, but is not expected to be broken for several days. The optimistic take this to mean that if any snow should actually fall the low temperature would hold it on the ground until the Christmas sleds could be given at least one tryout. A reading of 21 degrees above zero on the official thermometer at 7 o'clock yesterday morning was the low point reached In the 24 hours ended last mid- night. The mercury crawled up to 32 yesterday afternoon before the shades of evening fell and tgok another fall out of it. POLICE SHOOT DRIVER IN ARM DURING CHASE Five Charges, Involving Liquor and Speeding, Await Hos- pital Patient. A 3-mile chase on the Washin, Baltimore pike last night sent the driver of an alleged liquor car to Casualty Hospital with a bullet wound in his arm. The car was seized by Prince Georges County Dolh:f, ylelded uevn cargo of 2 liquor. hen the wounded man, George W. Smith, 31, R. F. D. No. 1, Henrico County, Va., gets out of the hospital, he will be taken back to Marl- boro to answer charges of illegal trans- portation and possession of liquor, reck- less driving, speeding and assault by lu:dlnpllnx to run the officers off the 1o Policemen Reese and Brown of the county force were patrolling the road near Muirkirk when Smith's auto whizzed by. They gave chase, at times at speeds over 60 miles per hour on the crowded road, and in a final effort to halt the car, fired seversl shots at the tires and the tank. The car halted, and Smith and a companion made a dash for liberty, the police reported. Smith was captdred, and when he was {found to have s bullet wound in his arm, was taken to Casualty Hospital, | where he is under police guard. The companion made his escape. Smith's FOR PARK ROAD FUNDS DI $4,500,000 Is Apportioned for Highways in and Adjacent to Fore: By the Associsted Press. Apportionment of the $4,500,000 fund authorized by Congress for construc- tion in 1931 of roads in and adjacent to natlonal forests was announced yester- dn_hby Secretary Hyde. e law requires that the money be apportioned to States having national forests according to the percentage of natlonal park area and according to percentage value of the national parks in comparison to total Government land in_all national forests. The money was divided: Alabam: Alaska, $459,38: Arizona, 83 Arkansas, $42,22° California, $676,451; Colorado, $327,943; Florida, $13.534; Georgia, $7.849; Idaho, $490.985; Illinois, $390; Maine, $1,364; Michigan, $7.020: Minnesota, $29,879; Montana, $396,642; Nebraska, $4,650; Nevad $94,196; New Hampshire, $21,307; New Mexico, $201, $1.9 Carolina, 9T Ore Pennsylvania, $8,00i $532; South Carolina, $1,608; South Dakota, $39,591; Tennes- see, $11,926; Utah, $1653839; Virginia, $16,085; Washington, $331 ‘West Virginia, $7,016; Wyoming, $300,361. It is to be expended during the fiscal year starting next July 1. AMUNDSEN ‘FIND’ OF CARMEN LAND IS DOUBTED BY BYRD __(Contim t Page) ate ceremony and hope you will accept this addition to Marie Byrd Land. “This will be our furthest camp from you, and is called Camp Coman. You have noticed that we have named our mountain camps for people who helped us, greatly supporting party, for whom we would like permission to name something permanent. We have a mountain here which we would like to call Supporting Party "Mountaln, — Will collect rocks and do mapping tomor- row and then head back toward Strom Cumf. You wmsy be sure that every one here is in high spirits and elated over our discoveries.” Discoverles Considered Tmportant. Comdr. Byrd also was pleased at the Tesults of the trip and feels that it iy one of the most important geological Jjourneys made in the Antarctic. “Dr. Gould's work has thrown much light an & part of the continent about which litle was known geologically, and I am not only greatly pleased, but am look. lnf forward anxiously to learn the r sults of his investigations.” The weather here continues uncer- tain and st times disagreeable. There has not been & day since the last m’m to the nartheast when an exploration flight could have been made and only a few periods of four or five hours when fiying could have been done within sight of camp. Most of the time a dense blanket of cloud and fog hangs over the barrier, or low lying clougs blot out the sun. 1t has been wet so much that on one day it actually rained, & thiy drizeling mist. The visibllity has been nil during most of these days and %m‘blrrl!r sirface lost 1 the gray at. the days go on every one real mn‘l“l &’omurhfi how fortunate ft ‘!:: 8t the polar flight g}ud lht egstern ights were made 8t the first possible pportunity, If they had been de- gyed it is R?slbln that the weather would never have cleared sufficlently all the way along the route, and even it they had been made in fair weather, it 1s urllkely that again this year there would be such splendid visibility g there was on these two flights. There is no doubt that flying here should be done early in t! ullol'.'. m.':"i‘u :.' ‘!’in&é&: Tower Syl 3 ‘Mabel Normand (left) ind Mary Miles Minter (right), movie actresses, who were questioned, but exonerated, in the slaying of William Desmond Taylor tor. GOULD ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT RUN IN NEXT PRIMARY (Continued From First Page.) didate in the fleld for my seat, Wallace H. White, jr., Is a statesman of unques- tioned ability, a man of national and international reputation, who enjoys the confidence of Congress and of the administration. Inasmuch as there is no candidate from the eastern part of the State, I shall give my support to Congressman White, and it will be mt fgll::‘. to me if my friends will sup- por The primary in Maine comes next June. The State has been so strongly Republican that & Republican nomina- tion for the Sepate is regarded as the equivalent of election. ile Brewster has no announcement of his candidacy, he is generally regarded as & candidate. - He ran in 1928 for the senatorisl nomination sgainst Senator Hale, but was badly defeated. It is ex- pected that Senator Hale and the Re- publican organization generally will back White in the tampaign for the nomination if Brewster s his opponent. At the time Senator Gould was elected, . Brewster was out in support of his ocratic opponent. Later there was an investigation of the Gould election by the Senate committee on privileges and elections, charges having been made against Gould. But the committee re- ported in his favor. Power Question an Issue, ‘The water power question may play an important part in the Maine primary next year if Brewster enters. He has been strongly opposed to repeal of the State law whicl glohlbfiu the export of,power from the State. A referendum wis held last Fall on this question, and the d repeal of the State law was overwhelmingly defeated. Mr. ‘White not Jong hefore the referendum announced he would vote for repeal. The State law was enacted with the ldea that if the water power of the Maine rivers and streams was not per- mitted to be exported, industries would be attracted to the State. Now it has been g:opoued that the State shall reap some benefit from its power resources by the export of power, since the indus- tries have failed to come into the State ‘o _the degree that was hoped for. The decision of Senator Gould not to be a candidate to succeed himself is the second such decision to be an- nounced reéently by a New England Senator. Senalor Gillett of Massa- chusetts not long ago declared he would not run for office again next year. The decision of Senator Gillett has opened the fleld in the Bay State, and a brisk ht is expected there. Former Gov. Alvan T. been opposed by the Republican organi- zation in his State, may get into the race for the senatorial nomination, al- though he has so far not committed himself. He has recently written a letter to the editor of the Lowell Courler-Citizen in which he said: “In regard to senatorial aspirations which you charge me with, T might say | > to you that I think the Democrats have an exceedingly good chance of success in the November election. You will undoubtedly suspect me of being preju- diced when I tell you that I think the Republicans will' be extremely forty- nate if they can induce me to become & candidate. “1 don’t expect, however, that the Republican bigwigs are particularly in- terested in nominating a man whose | loyaity to Hoover cannot be questioned and who is sure of election, but rather do I belleve they are more interested in having somebody himselt 1o do whatever the Bourbon #ang here In Massachusetts desires. “The general policy of the bigwigs here in Mfillchmlu runs somewhat along parallel lines to those in Penn- sylvania. They prefer a Vare, but they would take & Grundy. Now I say with the rising opposition in the West to the Eastern " manufacturing Siates, 1t is very essential that we should send men to the Senate who are independent of these interests, who won't expect con- cessions, who will command the respect and confidence of their assaciates, who will ask only for what is right and equitable and who will there%y srow in lxnfl::nce. “I shall expect in due time, danger of electing & Democrat -!; :g: Senate becames more apparent, that you will join in the general chorus and :.sntulxr‘l;rm r;xdnlfor the Senate; but I epared to commit - ing so at this lil’lle."m i b Coolidge Silent, e Republicans i1 Massachusetts, far as the “orgunization” is congernes. have a twofold job; first, to find a ca Al who primary—{f Fuller goes into the race- and second, to find § man who can de- rrul. the Democrats. In some guartel there is & persistent demand for for- mer President Coolidge to run for the nomination, on the theory he would | be unbeatable and would greatl; strengthen the Republican party in the State, which st this juncture needs Strengthening. Mr. Coolidge, however, has so far lent no encouragement to the idea, and some of his friends insist he will have nothing to do with it. The Republican side of the Senate chamber will present a very different ng&ur-nu after the next election from What it did at the opening of the pres- ent Congress last April. Burton of Ohlo and Warren of Wyomlns are dead. Ambassador Edge of New Jersey has left the Senate and gone to France. Dwight W. Morrow, Ambassador to Mexico, has been groomed to take Edge agat and probably will win the nomination and the election next year. Remocrats Like Norris. Out ip Nebraska the Democrats are considering, it is sald, the advisability of nominating Senator George W. Nor- ris, the progressive Republicyn veteran from Illfi State. Senator vl‘l’r. the gemnhclrl figure, if g:m;l‘l:u y the epublicans, cannot n. ox&c‘ him to win the nomination in the Republican primary. should lose that nomination, they would be glad to back him in the gen- eral election anyway, it is sald. Seng- tor Norris supported the Democratic nominee for President, Alfred E. Smith, last year. He is & leader of the Republican ° progressive roup. which rmony with the Dem- ller, who has in the past | who will *pledge | can defeat’ Puller i the | 5 MIAEDD.AR PLAK ENBARRASS MANY Police Investigate “Unau- thorized” Ticket Sale by Promoter. Arrangements for a February dance, planned by the Samuel Gorton Chap- ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Preclp“lhd a police in- vestigation of what was thought to be unauthorized sale of tickets, caused ths arrest temporarily of a “professional romoter” and gave rise to some em- rrassment before satisfactory expla- nations were given all around, it was learned last night. Misunderstandings arose, it was indi- cated, by hesitant explanations given last night, because Mrs. David D. Cald- well, State regent of the D. A. R., and others in the State organization here wers not informed of arrangements of the chapter for the ball to be held by t!.?n':lunlt February 21 at the Raleigh otel. The_situation was complicated fur- ther, Mrs. Caldwell revealed, hecause of an apparent misunderstanding on the part of the “professional promoter” of the rl‘xtent'l’u nhle‘“u to just who was sponsol : Mrs. Cllflwell was informed that a promoter was endeavoring to sell tickets to a dance sponsored by the State or- | ganization. Since the State organization ad planned no such dance, and nat | knowing about the affair arranged by | the Samuel Gorton Chapter, Mrs. Cald- well said, police were asked to in- vestigate. Headquarters Detectives Kuthl% | Fihelly and Tally were assigned to lool into Mrs. Caldwell said rofessional promoter” of the matter. Tested,” but later released, lahs for further investigation | and prosecution were abandoned after | arrangements of the Samuel Gorton Chapter were revealed. | ~"A meeting was quickly called by the State regent and explanations fur- nished. It was all a misunderstanding and lack of information between the chap- ter and the State organization, Mrs. Caldwell stated. The chapter, of course, had the right to plan its own entertain- | ments, she said, polntln{ out, however, that the State organization would not employ a “professional promoter” to further the sale of tickets. Therefore, | she indicated, complaint against him was lodged with Yo]lct, since she did not know even that the Samuel Gorton Chapter had planned a dance and be- cause it was reported the “promoter” was using the name of the State organ- ization, by mistake, as 1t later devel- oped. Mrs. Anne E. Thrall of the chap- ter organization, declined to discuss the case last night, except: “I have nothing to say about the matter now.” Raleigh Hotel records revealed that the dance had been planned for February 21, the ame of Mrs. Thrall appearing on the reservation. The nam; moter” Wi » \CUTTER, WITH 3 PLANES, JOINS EIELSON SEARCH By the Assoclated Press. SEATTLE, December 21.—The Coast Guard cutter Chelan, with three Fair- child planes and six Canadian airmen, left here shortly after 1 p.m., today for d, Alaska, on the first lap of the search for Carl Ben Elelson and Earl Borland, Alaska airmen, lost between Teller, Alaska, and North Cape, Siberia. of the “prafessional pro- not disclosed. | since November 9. MOTHER OF ‘SEVEN IS VICTIM OF ATTACK BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANT (Continued From First Page.) running away. Al of the other neigh- bors declared they heard nothing. The mystery only deepens 8s a result NAVY BASE SLATE HELDAS. S AGE America May Ask Fortifica~ tions Program Revisiop to Curb Cruiser Demands, BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. It can be foreshadowed on - sound authority that if Japan insists on ang auxillary craft ratio in excess of the. 5—b—3 capital ship ratio, shs will in all probability open up at the Londow Naval Conferenee the whole questian of bases and fortifications in the Pacific, ‘The United States and Great Britam, at the Washington Conference of 1921-%; obtained Japan's acceptance of 60 per cent of battleship-battle eruiser strength, as compared to 100 per cent each for America and Britain, by mak- ing two concessions. The frst was the granting of Japan's demand to retain the “post-Jutland” battleship Mutsu of 33,800 tons, which was then building. The second concession made the Jap- anese was an agreement to maintain the status quo in regard to naval bases in the Pacific. Tokio held the naval base concession to be particularly important, as far as the United States was concerned. America had no strong bases in the Pacific at that time. But the Philip- pines, Hawall, Guam, Tutuila and the Aleutian Islands, in American posses- sion, could easily be converted into strong bases and fueling stations. As such, in Japanese eyes, they would be- come potential menaces to the island empire. Bases Held Vital, American naval experts at the Wash- ington conference advised Secretary Hughes and his fellow delegates that if the Japaness could be brought to accept 40 per cent capital-ship inferiority the United States fleet, Uncle Sam could safely renounce the right to ex- pand the fortifications of his Pacific Possessions. Japan finally yielded and consented to accept the status-quo non-fortifica- tion program as a quid pro quo for, e'.'muntinfl herself with a 5—3 capital ship relation to the American Navy, Her own naval experts at Washington made Admiral Kato, chief Japanese delegate, see that without well fortified bases at five unk[ylc American points in the Pacific the United Statcs would not be able to use its superior Navy with any great effectiveness in any possible ~conflict with Japan. The Japanese, in other words, realize that minys adequate fortified bases for fuel and repairs in the Philippines and Guam, especially, an attack by the American fleet is at least not an immi- nent danger. ,Comprehensive plans for strengthening ‘and fortifying American bases at Guam and Manila had bren made to Congress not long before the Washington conference. The proposal of a 5—3 American- Japanese capital-ship ratio was not arbitrarily decided upon by the United States. It was arrived at after careful analysis and consideration of all the factors involved in our Pacific defen frohlzm It took carefully into accoun hat we could afford not to carry out our projected fortification Fmrum in Guam and the Philippines 1f the Japa- hese were agreeable to a 40 per cent inferfority in big-gun ships. If Japan comes along at London and asks for crulser inferiority of not more than 30 r cent, it can be put down as & cer- ainty that the fortification problem in the Pacific will be automatically re- opened by the United States. . Progress Detailed in Report. Some of the facts and figures which wfl\ufled the Japanese delegation &t ‘ashington to submit to a 5—3 battles ship ratio were set forth in the 1920 annyal report of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Danlels. He sald that “the project for the development of Guam as & naval base in accordance with the announced policy of the Navy Depart- ment is progressing” In the same year, 1920, two 55,000-barrel tanks for storing fuel ofl were sent out to the ndval station at Cavite in the Philip- pine Islands. New equipment was be- ing installed at Pearl Harbor, Hawail, and work had been begun to make this station the strongest American outlying base—the Gibraltar of the Pacific, a8 it has been called. Recalling the stirring history of the Kato-Hughes duel over ratio and for- tification questions at Washington, the Foreign Policy Assoclation’s Washing- ton analyst, Willlam T. Stone, writes: “The Japanese demands placed _the American delegates in a difficult posi- tion. The demands confronted the Americans with the necessity of ask- ing their Government to curtall its naval program in the Pacific. If they did not do so, the success of the whole disarmament plan was put in jeopardy. "Admiral Baron Kato, the pflnclrt Japanese delegate, stated quite frankly that if the Pacific Fleet bases were to be excluded from the Washington agreement, his government would be unable to accept the proj d reduc- tion (to 40 per cent inferiority) of its naval forces. Secretary Hughes chose the first alternative. ‘Tentative Ag.cement Reached. “A_tentative agreement was reached on December 15, 1921, when it was announced that the status quo would be maintained ‘with respect to fortifi- cations and naval bases in the Pacific regions.’ But this restriction was not to apply to the Hawalian Islands, Aus- tralla, ‘the islands composing Ja proper and to the coasts of the United States and Canada. When it came to drafting the precise terms of this agreement, however, serious difficulty ary ose. “The term ‘Pacific regions’ was ob- jected to by Great Britain on the ground that it was tao vague. As an alternative the British delegation pro- posed that the area in which the statug Quo was to be maintained be defined by @ parallelogram, bounded by the Equator on thé south, the 30th de- ?ree of north latitude on the north, he 110th degree of east longitude the west and the 180th degree of longi- tude on the east. “The L.oposal excluded all of the British islands south of the Equator, as well s Singapore, but included the Bonin _Islands, belonging to Japan. The Japanese delegation refused to accept this pro) on the ground that the Bonin Islands form a part of the Japanese mainland. Al'hflllgh the Japanese government apparently had no intention of enlarging its de- fenses there, it resented the suggestion that outside powers should atfempt to of Mrs. Randall's statement that the shots she heard apparently were fired near the Berdugs home, while Mrs. Berduas placed the scene of the at- tack near the gracery stare. Mrs. Ran- dall spoke about two shots, and Mrs. Berduas only of one. The street Mrs. Berduas was following is lit only by old-fashioned gas lamps, and between the lamps are dark areas in which it would be difficult to recog- nize a passerby's features, But Mrs. Berduas sald she did not even get a look at the man's face. All she saw was his mn}uw on the wall, and judg- ing from it he ‘Bl’“ be & young man, of slender bulld, wearing a cap. Joseph Berduss, husband of the wounded woman, is & barber at the es- blishment of k Spesaro, 605 nnsylvania gven where he has worked seven years. He was workma when fifth preginct police summones him to the hospital. " The couple are Austrians and 'Mrs. Berduas s Eunelish with some difficulty. Her hus- band served as interpreter for the lice when her statement was taken at ocrats of the Senate an the farm bill gd the tariff bill during the present ngress e of the eony the could well inent t ove that Benator Norris next year for B‘\’- hospital. eut. Joseph €. Morgan of usrters detective force, has o %, 'L “Arington nd F. L. Ar 3 clothes men. the head. been define the extent of Japan proper. The United Btates, on the ather hand, ob- Jected to the Japanese contention for the reason that the Bopin Islands, Which are more than 500 miles from Tokio, would, if fortified, be in & posi- tion to dominate Guam, while cutting the communications of the United States with the Philippines. Press dis- patches at the time (December, 1921), stated that just before the Washington conference met fortifications had been 1l':'ur‘;':edly completed on the Bonin Is- nae ‘The net of all this is that it J;s;ll upsets the ratio apple cart at London the United States will not find it pos- aible to do anything but x:mu the fortification spple cart at same e. Find Body in Bay. MIAMI, Fla., December 21 (#).—The body of Edwin C. Johnson, 181 Millburn avenue, Baldwin, Long Island, was found flu-tln"inn Bay Biscayne here late to- day. 10} of & power company who foun body were unsuccessful in_attempts at resuscitation. Police belleved Johnson had fallen from & fishing boat anchored close the place where his body was found, (Copyright, 1929.) b el