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. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 2, 1930—PART ONE. HOOVERFODSHP || Text of French Proposal PLANIS SUPPORTED! | 71 stcncer s v Author of British Annual Out- lines Plan for Protection During Warfare. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staff Correspondent of the Star. By Radio to Ths Star. LONDON, February 1.—President Hoover's day proposal for im- munization of food ships from inter- ference in war time has just been brought unofficially to the attention of the Naval Conference from a distin- guished British quarter. Capt. Alfred Dewar, Royal Navy, now a member of the naval staff of the Admiralty, who is writing the 1930 edition of Brassey's Naval and Shipping 'Annual—Britain’s maritime bible—declares boldly that Hoover's suggestion “raises the whole question of the nature of war.” Dewar ascribes present American de- mand for cruisers and equality with the British navy to the fact that the United States does not intend again, as it was in 1914, 1915 and 1916, to be subjected to arbittary molestation in its ship- ping. He whole-heartedly identifies himself with “the call of humanity” sounded by Hoover, and submits a_de- Jailed plan for giving effect to the Pres- ident’s program. Dewar thinks “it should be possible to devise an organiza- tion on the lines of the Belgian Relief to enable food to pas through to sick rsons and young children, under the geeldmg of necessitous relief.” This would require a system of control for distribution, but essentially the ques- tion is one of machinery. Until su machinery can be created, Dewar plainly intimates that anything the Naval Con- ference achieves will be woefully defi- clent. Published for Parley. The 1930 number of Brassey’s Annual was published with a special view to the approach of the PFive-Power Naval Limitation—Six Classes cific Figures Given By the Associated Press. five-power conference was last night. It was labeled “French transactional proposal,” and was as fol- ows: “The limitation of naval material deals with floating material and con- sists of the following: (1) Measures for limitation, (2) measures for public information and (3) regulations for re- placements. “Under the first heading, measures for limitation— “(A) The limitation of floating ma- terial relates to total or global tonnage —that is to say, to the total of the in- dividual displacements of all vessels susceptible of being used as fighting units, with the exception of those ves- sels which are specified as not yet sub- Ject to limitation. “The maximum total tonnage which no high contracting power shall exceed during the period of the application of the convention is fixed at —— tons. “A table shows for each high con- tracting power the total tonnage which, taking into consideration the limit laid down in the preceding paragraph and present states of security, this high con- tracting power undertakes not to ex- feed during the period of the applica- tion of the convention. Information Measures. “(B) The individual standard of dis- placement for vessels to be laid down after the convention goes into force ch | shall not exceed — tons. “(C) The caliber of the guns of vessels to be laid down after the convention goes into force, shall not exceed — tons. “Under the second heading, measures for_public information: “Limitations specified in section 1 are supplemented by the following meas- ures for public information: “(A) A table of tonnage by class Conference, and made its appearance on the eve of its opening. Under the title “Food Ships,” Capt. Dewar, who ranks as one of the Mahans of British naval service says, “Though both Premier Macdonald and President Hoover have said that the question of freedom of the seas will not be raised at the conference, Hoover has offered for consideration to the world the ques- tion of food ships passing free from in- shows the way in which each high con- tracting power intends to distribute, during the period of application of the convention, the total tonnage which it was limited by the figure indicated, so far as it is concerned, in the table of total tonnages allotted to the particular powers. For each class this tonnage corresponds to the figure which should not be exceeded during the period of the application of the convention, by LONDON, February 1.—The text of ments of all the French proposal for compromising moment are the naval measurement problem at the | given out | as Basis of Naval Arms of Ships Listed—No S pe- on Actual Tonnage. |the total of the individual displace- 'emm 1s tv‘rl'n::h at lll'\y on; active service an which, by thelr characteristics, belong to the class in question. The classes | mentioned above are specified as fol- lows: Classes of Vessels. | “Class ~A—Vessels, the individual | .;;aggn-r‘?m ?g:_n:m:m of w?xch cxc;‘eds i of more than 8-inch caliber. e “Class B—Light surface vessels with | guns exceeding 8 inches caliber. Class O—Light surface vessels whose | guns do not exceed 6 inches caliber. “Class D—Submarines. “Class E—Alrcraft carriers. “Class F—Special vessels, such as mine-layers, ships, aircraft, transports, etc. “Within the limit of the total tonnage and in the absence of more strict con- ditions resulting from special conven- tions to which it is or may become & party, each nation may aiter this dis- n;mnmn, subject to the following con- o “(1) Tonnages by class shall in no case be the object of increase or sub- traction of an amount exceeding the figures given in the annexed table. “(2) The amount of tonnage of one class which is to be transferred to an- other class shall be notified to other nations at least one year before the laying down of the ship or ships, for | the construction of which the trans- | ferred tonnage has been assigned. Must Notify Nations. “Each nation shall notify the others within a month following the laying down of any vessel that is being built for its own account, the type and the displacement of this vessel. This in- formation shall be supplemented at the time the vessel is launched by publica- tion of the main characteristics of the armaments of the vessel. “Even should they not have been de- clared to be in active service, ships still under construction shall be re- garded as being on such service after the lapse of a period dating from their laying down of —— years in the case of class A, of —— years in the case class B, years in the case class C, years in the case class D, years case in the class E, years in the case class F."” terference in wartime. “This raises the whole question of the nature of war. War is an en- deavor to exert such pressure on an opponent as to force him to submit to one's will. If it is to be over quickly the pressure should be continuous and as This_was Lord ‘was one of the most powerful al the allied victory. On the other hand there exists the call of humanity and in the late war the humane fighter won the shipping'| “outside the tract of the old books,” I"\rl!i just as President Hoover boldly blazes a new trail, Dewar asserts that his plan is “a channel into clear, open waters, of an agreement which would form a working compromise between the requirements of a peace treaty and the demands of war necessity and neutral trade. Blames Machinery Lack. “It was lack of businesslike machinery, such as is here projected, that was largely responsible for the deplorable delays in the early part of the late war —delays which now, years later, haunt us in the form of_ the American de- mand for cruisers. I still remember the case of the big Dutch liner, full of American passengers, being sent all the way around to Bristol Channel to be unloaded, waiting there, uselessly, for a fortnight and finally having to be re- ased without having been unloaded. The delay was not caused by the Navy, but by the lack of efficient machinery. We began war with a code and no machinery. We ended it with machinery and no code. It is by perfecting a skeleton organization for such ma- chinery that a solution will be found. “One thing is certain, namely, that questions of naval strengths and dis- armament have become questions ‘or international policy and must be dis- cussed in a spirit of genuine, sincere desire for peace. In such spirit neither Great Britain nor the United States should be found wanting.” On the question of freedom of the seas, Dewar says: “This whole subject requires completely new orientation, not merely in the light of modern war operations, such as the new blockade, but in the light of the peace treaty. Freedom of the seas apparently means no interference to neutral trade beyond stoppage of munitions of war. Neutrals are to be allowed to pour supplies into belligerent countries. This may be freedom of the seas, but it is also free- dom to feel and encourage war. It is completely contrary to the spirit in- ¢piring President Hoover and Premier Macdonald and to the strong desire visible on both sides of the Atlantic to make a real effort to discourage war.” SIMPLIFY E)iAM|NATlON FOR FLYING LICENSE|&®: Applicants Not Required to Take Tests in Subjects Already Passed. Simplification of the methods of ex- amining applicants for aircraft pilots’ licenses who have previously passed all or portions of the examinations is provided in regulations promulgated by the Department of Commerce aero- nautics branch, it was announced yes- terday by Clarence M. Young, Assistant FRENCH PLAN SEEN AS PARLEY BLOCK Proposal to Transfer Ton- ' nage Will Delay Specific " Agreement. (Continued From First Page.) to have been essential to con- tinued cordiality. ‘While 4 is too soon to make ac- curate forecasts yet, officials here be- lieve considerable danger lies in the lan for transfer of tonnages from one tegory to another. The greatest , 1t-was said, lies in the fact that more or less encourages continued n, one of the major problems “London Conference was convened settle. 1 nuul,-!or instance, decides to use 8% i threat. fears, it was said, ;ou'!rl be roused from their slumbers instantly. As one well informed official ex- pressed it: “Every time you allow a transfer the tendency is to knock out any idea of equality.” It u{e plan to authorize the trans- fer of tonnage is carried very far, it is quite probable, it was said, that a agreement between the United States, Great Britain and Japan would have to be included in the treaty vol- untarily forbidding transfers to - the cruiser class among those three powers. Without some such special agreement, it was pointed out, cruiser parity col- lapses and the race the London Con- ference hopes to end is renewed with greater fury than ever. It is quite pos- sible, officials added, that Britain could not well permit France to trans- fer substantial tonnage from another ca ry to cruisers. That this situa- tion will have to be given careful con- sideration later in the conference was not doubted. Submarines to Receive Attention. The importance of submarines also is likely to receive much more atten- tion than the average observer believes, it was said. Instead of losing ground as an effective, the undersea boat has made material gains since the World Wi It is quite possible, for instance, for a submarine to fire a torpedo with fair accuracy at a passing ship merely by means of sound waves, without tak- ing aim from the surface. Through improved devices, a sub- marine is warned long in advance of the approach of a vessel. While it is still well cut of vision it can raise its peri- scope momentarily to determine the type of vessel, dive from sight and thereafter attack the ship without ever again showing itself so that a gunner on the vessel might take aim at it. JAPAN IS REPORTED CONSIDERING CUT IN CRUISER DEMANDS (Continued From First Page.) pared in detail, is unavailable, and Americans refuse to comment upon it. ‘The superiority of the United States in the number of heavy cruisers, 8-inch s and other factors is “onceded by Great Britain in return for numerical and tonnage disparity in light cruisers {in favor of Britain. The Anglo-American parity agree- ment awaits the settlement of both the American-British-Japanese heavy cruis- er difficulty and the Franco - Italian problem. In this respect, however, there has been enough informal discussion of what could be done under given con- ditions to convince both sides that an agreement will be reached in short order, once the way for it is cleared. ‘The Americans are willing that Great Britain should build as many 10,000~ ton cruisers as she pleases, even more Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics. ‘The regulations will do away with re- examination of applicants in subjects which they have passed successfully the seven months prior to the new examinations. Under no circum- stances, however, will the actual flying tests be waived and the applicant must show that he has the necessary time for the grade of license for wi Applicants higher grade of license than they now hold, whose current licenses have been issued more than seven months, will be required 1 take the entire examination for the Apew type of license, 7 than the United States, so lanf as parity is observed, and the technicians say the best way to attain parity is to allow each nation, given tonnage equality, to build within certain limits as to type within that tonnage. Britain, however, bases her programs on units rather than tonnage. Also e Do Dby coulicr pergEat: s creasi T heavy cruiser program, no only because light cruisers are better adapted to her needs, but because more 10,000-tonners would have to displace small cruisers to avoild upsetting parity. American cally today. headquarters were practi- |\ ANTHEM TERMED “DRINKING SONG” Opponents Hold Music That of Old English “Bar Room” Ballad. (Continued From First Page.) to give the average voice a better chance on some of the high passages. Termed “A Drinking Song.” But Miss Cheatham contended yes- terday before the committee that no revision of the music would make the Cheatham “A drinking song—a bacchanale”—and ob to_ the phrases, glare.,” “Bombs bursting “Rockets’ red in air” and “Foul footste) pollution,” as not suitable to teach. 3 ‘To show that her op unpatriotic Miss gav y Representative Celler insisted that the anthem is taken from the old English bar room ballad called “To Anacreon in Heaven.” Final Action on Tuesday. “In the sweep of the words and the rhythm and meter of the two songs,” sald Mr. Celler, “there is an exactitude that is unmistakable.” Mr. Celler withdrew his bill, which is similar to that of Representative Lin- thicum of Maryland with the announce- ment that he would vote to report a measure on the condition that the «aame of John Stafford Smith, as the composer of the music, be stricken out. He offered no objection to the words written by Francis Scott Key. Chairman Dyer of Missouri set Tues- day for final action on the bill, com- menting t! his committee is as well versed on the subject now as it would ever be. Among the 5,000,000 signers of the petition to make the words and music the national anthem are many mem- bers of patriotic socleties all over the Nation. Indications are that the bill will be pressed to a vote at this ses- sion of Congress. REDS TO ATTACK U. S. — Demonstration Before Embassy in Mexico Set for Tomorrow. MEXICO CITY, February 1 (P).— The Mexican foreign office was advised this afternoon of reports that Com- munists planned to hold a demonstra- tion at noon on Sunday in front of the American embassy here. The Com- munists were sald to be accusing the United States of being responsible for Mexico's recent severance of diplo- matic relations with Soviet Russia, The department of the interior threw a cordon of police around the American embassy, to remain on duty through- out Sunday. . DROPPING CRUISERS STIRS NAVAL MEN British Failed at First to Realize Four Are Cut Instead of Two. BY FRANK H. KING. Associated Press Staft Writer. LONDON, February 1.—The British government has dropped from its naval building plans two more cruisers than was realized this week, when A. V. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, made his announcement to the House of Commons that the cruisers North- uml:;rland and Surrey had been can- celed. The information became public while the various delegations to the Naval Disarmament Conference were at play over the week end lull in negotiations, and caused something of a minor sen- sation in naval circles. Beside the two projected 10,000-ton ships mentioned by Mr. Alexander, upon which plans were suspended before Prime Minister Macdonald went to ‘Washington last Autumn, the British admiralty today confirmed reports that two other cruisers, one of 10,000 tons and the other something under 7,000 tons, had been dropped from the 1930 building program. These are *paper ships,” and one of them, the 10,000~ tonner, might almost be called a mythi- cal ship, for the British official return of fleets for 1930 giving the complete building é)l'ogrlm does not list it. ‘haracterized in Press. ‘The British government has made no effort to characterize cancellation of these building plans as a gesture to- ward disarmament, but the British press today nevertheless pointed to the gov- ernment's action as such. fact that two additional cruisers were to be dropped was mentioned in a written reply in Parliament by Mr. Alexander last Wednesday, but his phraseology did not make it clear that two ships besides the Surrey and North- umberland were not to be built. It was stated that of the original 1929 British naval construction program only one 6-inch gun cruiser remains, while some sections of the press accept this situation as a sweeping gesture of good- will, other quarters bitterly criticize the Labor government's action as ill-timed on the ground that it means a loss of bargaining power during the conference. Week End is Long. Before settling down to next week's negotiations, which may first see the introduction of figures into the naval discussions, the delegates to the con- ference surrendered unconditionally to the restful influence of the long official English week end. It will be even longer than the usual London week end, for the conference will not meet again until ‘Tuesday, when it digs Into the intricacies of the French compromise plan between fleet limitation by global tonnage and limitation by various classes of war- ships. Monday will be devoted to :‘M.e conversations among the deleg. ons.. ‘The seven American delegates, Henry L. Stimson, Charles Francis Adams, David A. Reed, Joseph D. Robinson, Dwight W. Morrow, Hugh S. Gibson and Charles G. Dawes, and their wives today toured historic Buckinghamshire with the British prime minister himself as guide. Meanwhile the American ex- perts and secretariat enjoyed the day at Stanmore, Secretary Stimson's place, which he had turned over to them. Premier Tardieu of France went back to Paris for several days, expressing before his departure satisfaction with the accomplishments of the conference during the past week and confident that continued progress was in sight. Foreign Minister Grandi of Italy and his wife went sightseeing along the southern English coast, only Reijiro ‘Wakatsuki, head of the Japanese dele- gation, remaining in London. Stimson Impressed. Prime Minister Macdonald piloted a very appreciative group of distinguished Americans through the old Quaker country of Buckinghamshire. The Americans went down to chequers to- gether just like a little group of genuine American tourists. They passed by the other chequers—the village public house —and went right on to the big official country residence of the prime minister. After luncheon with Mr. Macdonald and his daughter, Ishbel, they started their tour of such places as Milton's cottage at Chalfont, Penn's grave at Jordans, and old homes of Burke and Disrael Secretary Stimson was deeply impressed, saying later: “It has been one of the most inter- esting days of my life. It reminds me once more that we sprang from common stock and that we are what might be called blood brothers. These are the links which should help us to see that S0 far as is humanly possible we shall continue to live at peace with one an- other and strive to establish permanent peace in the world. BOMB FOUND PLANTED IN BRITISH MUSEUM Anonymous Call’ Tells of Plot Overheard Among Indian Students. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 1.—A homemade bomb was found today in the British Museum following a telephoned warn- ing to authorities that Indian students intended placing a bomb in the Indian room. Officials searched the building im- riediately. The bomb was found wrapped in newspaper, partly concealed, tion where the Indian exhibits are arranged. Museum authorities received a tele- phone call in the afternoon from an anonymous stranger, who said that he had overheard some Indian students talking about the placing of a bomb in the Indian room, but didn't know if it had actually been put there. BY C. P. WILLIAMSON, Associated Press Staff Writer. LONDON, February 1.—An Ameri- can-Japanese base ball game, whereby the Americans hope to regain the pres- tige in their national sport, lost to the Japancse during the 1927 conference at Geneva, will be an outstanding side- light of the London Naval Conference. A group of American delegates and officials, including a number who were At Geneva when the Americans were trounced at their own game, formed themselves into a “policy-steering committee” to plan the game, Scouts Find Material. Diamond scouts surveying the Ameri- can delegation for prospective material have learned that all of the United States Marines who are serving the group as messengers are base ball players, several of them pitchers. Also, several younger secretaries advisers have promised to loosen arms to phold the base ball dignity of America. The two test problems al of the game are ols AMERICANS HOPE TO AVENGE BASE BALL DEFEAT AT GENEVA PlayingField and Umpire Biggest Problems in Way of Game With Japanese at London. fleld, since London has only cricket foot ball grounds, and finding a d: interested third party for umpire, As a_possible solution of the first, Lady Nancy Astor, American-born member of ‘the House of Commons, might offer the facilities of her beau- tiful country place. But the solution of the second problem iIs the more difficult, since no one in the other delegations knows the game sufficlently to umpire. Hope to Play Golf. The Americans also are hopeful of arranging golf matches with all the other delegations, since all play that game. Most players in the American delegation have been practising - on week ends, several golf clubs having extended honorary memberships during the parley. The other delegations have larger goupl than the Americans from w] draw their golfing material, except the Italians. In numbers from which to draw, the Japanese have 61, nc the British ‘and French 57, the United h | amendment, contr: 600D HUMOR HOLDS SWAY N BYRD CAMP First of Last Month on Ice or Start of Second Year Begins. e BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Radio to The Star and New York Times. AMERICA, February 1.— ro%’;m&’ the beginning of our last monti, or the first of another year, on the ice. So far we do not know which it is to_be. not start through The New York will As the result few days. :,?'.fl'i'f,em;,:m!mmon received by her officers, it would be useless to start before then unless & sudden change oc- t k. c“;!utmn '121' pd’ly! after she has entered the pack we should know definitely whether she will be able to come through, and just now we are all wait- oment. m%n‘:;etr':l-eulfi‘imp the work of packing up the more valuable equipment is going on, so that if a ship does come in it will ready. beBX:tn:éen these moments of endeavor to be busy there is probably the world's most humorous debating society in ses- sion, lounging around a bunk in the s hall, m;’nl even another year could halt the stream of humor that flows from that bunch which has become the camp club. It makes up for a lot of things. The weather is gloomy and overcast today, with a strong, cold wind blow- in from the south-southwest and hint- ing of Winter. The weather has been variable lately—few hours of sunshine followed by clouds and a wind which shifts around the compass and occa- sionally kicks up a drift. Yesterday we had the heaviest snowfall in a long time, for, stranagely enough, the snow- fall here does not amount to much. This morning the sound of surf beating against the ice cliffs a few miles to the north could be heard even against the wind, and there must be a heavy sea .there. Sea is needed to break up the bay ice if ships are to come in. ‘There is no more indication of it go- ing out now than there was a month ago, although it is broken by pressure and cracks on the eastern side. Heavy ice must come in cycles, and the Byrd expedition apparently is in the middle of a period of bad pack. Pt Lonis Post-Dispmtch.. Al blication reserved th: PubeGht the world. ny and the rights for rough- HOUSE ACTION DUE THIS WEEK ON LAW ENFORCEMENT MEASURE (Continued From First Page.) author of the Jones-Stalker “five and ten” law, when told of the challenge to the drys made by Mr. Lehlbach in his proposal to make all users of liquor guilty of crime, said he would make no comment at this time. Senator Sheppard of Texas has a bill now be- fore the Senate judiciary committee to make the purchaser of liquor equally guilty with the bootlegger. It it were enacted into law, that measure would have the effect of carrying out the Lehlbach suggestion. Senator Jones said he had not made up his mind about the Sheppard bill. Many of the friends of law enforcement fear that the enactment of the Sheppard bill into law might be an impediment in the way of prohibition enforcement rather than an assistance. ‘The Washington Senator declared that he believed the sentiment in favor of prohibition stronger than ever. He mcr he believed that any vote taken in Congress would show this to be the fact. He himself would welcome such a vote. The real issue would be tested, he said, if a vote were taken on one of the reso- lutions offered to repeal the eighteenth amendment. So far, he said, no legal proposition for the modification of the dry laws has been advanced. He said that if any such proposition did come before Congress, he was confident it would be overwhelmingly defeated. Senator Caraway of Arkansas, Demo- crat, and a dry, in an interview, flatly contradicted the statements of oppon- ents of prohibition that the law could not be enforced. He said further he believed that the law would be enforced. Goading of President. “President Hoover,” sald Senator Caraway, “I think, will be goaded into enforcing the law. It is no doubt the most difficult law we have ever had to enforce. There are reasons for that. In the first place a lot of people resent- ed legislation put through under high- power lobby pressure. Secondly, many people don't think it is inherently wrong to take a drink, But the people want prohibition.” Representative Beck of Pennsylvania, one of the wet group in the House, will address the House for an hour Priday on the prohibition question, dealing par- ticularly with the report of the Law Enforcement Commission and replving to the address of Representative Fort. Representative Schafer of Wisconsin, before the House adjourned yesterday, obtained permission to withdraw from the Record language which he had used in an address attacking prohibi- tion, which Representative Crisp and Representative Brand of Georgia held to be sacriligious because it was a criticism of Christ for furnishing wine at a wedding. The Georgla representa- tives had moved to have the language expunged from the Record and had ad- dressed the House yesterday in regard and only a short distance from the sec- | to it, The language was contained in a resolution read to the House by Mr. Schafer and was attributed to the Ministerial Association of Charleston, W. Va. It read: “Be it resolved, that Christ, otherwise the one perfect man. made a mistake in furnishing the wine for beverage pm;mues at the wedding feast; that 11 setting his approval on the use of wine for beverage purposes, Christ, in the language of Dr. Cherrington, indicated that Christ belonged to a lower Medi- terranean order of civilization.” Denled by Afdavits. Mr. Crisp presented affidavits to prove that no such a resolution had been adopted. Mr. Brand urged upon the House the advisability of having this resolu- tion expunged from the Congressional Record because it was “sacriligious.” “Prohibition,” sald Mr. Brand, “is not involved in dealing with this blas- phemous resolution. 0 phase of the prohibition law is an issue in dealing with the same. Party politics is not involved and whether one is a Repub- lican or a Democrat, & dry or a wet, & partisan or a conservative upon the prohibition question, every member of the House, probably with one excep- tion, will 'fm! when discussing the prohibition law that the divinity of Christ should not be made an issue, ‘To bring His name and His life when on earth into this resolution is inex- cusable and indefensible and an insult the entire membership of this House,” Scored by Curran. Commenting on the speech of Rep- resentative Fort of New Jersey, Henry H. Curran, president of the Assocla« tion Against the Prohibition Amend- ment, sald: “Representative Fort's speech betrays his constitutional illiteracy. To take just one instance, the eighteenth to the Represens tative's assertion, lays down In oy Constitution a rigid rule of total ab- stinence for every American. If A= toxicating liquor ‘cannot be manufag: sured or-sold, just how-is b salug. ey William Jeffries Chewning, jr., and COUZENS-CHEWNING WEDLING SURPRIE Heiress and Bank Teller Elope to Baltimore for Quiet Marriage. (Continued Prom First Page.) Mount Washington, where Mr. Jones, his aunt, Mrs. J. M. Jones; Mrs. Charles Long of Washington, Harrison Bates, Randolph Clement Zell of Baltimore and Prince Feronz of the Persian Lega- tion attended them at the ceremony. A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony, served for the party at the home of Mr. Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. Chewning then returned to the Belve- dere Hotel. News of the marriage foon spread in Baltimore, and news piotog- raphers began arriving. ‘The bridegroom has been a teller at the Washington Loan & Trust Co. for five years. Charles H. Doing, jr., vice president of the company in charge of the West End branch, sald Chewning had asked him wwo days ago for “a few days off” without announcing his pur- pose. He started the “few days off” on Friday. Mr. Doing said Chewning is a faithful and able employe, well liked by all his associates. Capital Social Leader, Chewning has been a leader in social activities among Washingten’s group of youthful bachelors since he came to this city from Fredericksburg five vears ago. He is treasurer of the Bachelors' Club, and is identified with several orga:.za. tions of young people who move in a cepted social circles. The romance, cording to friends of the couple, had its inception about a year ago. They were together on numerous occasions, and only recently attended the Bal Bohemc together. Miss Couzens and her mother were guests at the Chewning home in Fred- ericksburg last week end, this visit being their second to the quaint town on the Rappahanock. Miss Couzens was listed among the debutantes of the aeuo;l. but, prefer- ing her art studies, her parents gave no formal presentation party for her. The Senator and Mrs. Couzens a week ago issued invitations for a ball the ;:etnllng of February 12 at the Carlton otel. Mrs. Chewning's activities among the younger set who ride horseback have been unceasing. She is among the stockholders of the National Capital Horse Show, is an accomplished rider and has donated many prizes for the indoor shows of the Riding and Hunt Club. Mrs. Chewning has had an am- bition to be & painter of miniatures and has been a student at the Cor- coran Gallery of Art. This year she has studied " at Miss Critcher's Art School, taking a course in portraiture. Elopement Unexpected. The marriage was a complete sur- prise to the many friends of the popu- lar young couple in Washington, even though gossip has linked their names together for some weeks with the pos- sibility of an early announcement of their forthcoming marriage, Their elopement was not expected. Shortly before the young Mrs. Chewn- ing telephoned her mother from Bal- timore after the marriage, both par- ents of the bride had been asked by newspapermen if a marriage license is- sued early in the day to Margaret Couzens—Margo is & nickname—was for their daughter, but they had not believed the “story.” ‘““Yes, Margaret eloped,” the Michigan Senator admitted when newspaper men later asked him about the mlrrh's‘a He added that he expected to see the young couple last night. He would not discuss the marriage, ‘The family of the bridegroom have lived in and near Fredericksburg for several generations. On the male side of the family have been several pro- fessional men and the Chewning fam- ily have been soclally prominent in Northern Virginia for many years. Dr. Chewning, from his home in Fredericksburg last night, sald that he had received a telegram from his son announcing the wedding. He did not know of the engagement, he said, al- though he knew his son was in love with Miss Cousens, the doctor added. “I hope they'll be happy,” Dr. Chewn- ing concluded. Store Dilpln& Cué Smashed. Smashing of a small display case in front of the store of Jacob Blumberg, 3207 M atreet, late Friday night is under mnc:d investigation, Wearing apparel ied at come into existence? ‘The Volstead act nullified the amendment by putting in the exception in favor of the farmer who would make his own wine and elder. Manufaclure is manufacture, whether 1t fa in the home or in the factory, Mr. Fort tells the ‘wets' to be content with home manufacture of wine and elder, and submit to the pro- hibition of buying wine or cider or anything else, He might just as well lvmhllsn the buying of clothes, food, lght and heat and compel us to to the days of women making thely owh dieases, of individual alaug! et hou: ¥ barn, of tallow can- dies 11: in the home and of dln'inl dm & peat olit of the bog in the bacl yarg. ik back ELOPING HEIRESS AND HUSBAND nat & guestion of lquor, as Mr. Pty \%mhs. it 8 ques of SHOOTING VICTIM - SHIELDS ENEMIES {Man at Hospital Identified as James 0’Connor, Re- cently in Prison. Identified as the James O'Connory 28 years old, who was recently re- leased from Federal penitentiary, where he served three and a half years of a five-year manslaughter sentence, the man in Emergency Hospital, who was wounded early yesterday morning by companions in front of Annapolis Hotel, continued last night to refuse to_tell police details of the affair. Emergency Hospital physicians said last night that the wounded man, who was shot through the leg and lost a considerable amount of blood, is “out of danger.” O’Connor was shot by a companion after the hotel clerk had refused them a room. Police say a gun and a half pint of liquor was found in the wlouuraed man's possession at the hos- pital. O'Connor was questioned last night by Detective Raymond J. Carroll, first pre- cinet, who reported that the man would tell him nothing of the identity of his assailant. Carroll positively identified him as the James O'Connor, who was his bride, who was Miss Margo Couzens until their wedding in Baltimore yesterday. STRANGE MALADY BAFFES DOCTORS U. S. Aid Asked After Five Die in One Virginia County. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., February 1.—Dis- satisfied with the diagnosis pronounced by local physicians and with its own apparent inability to determine the cause of five deaths from a mysterious and swiftly fatal disease in Washington County in less than four weeks, the State health department today ap- pealed to the Federal Government for aid in determining the nature of the strange malady. Dr. Ennion G. Williams, head of the State health department, declined to- day to discuss the de or their causes other than to say “we are work- ing on them.” From other officials of the department it was learned that the diagnosis of five physicians which was “bacillus mucosus” or a rare form of pneumonia, did not satisfy the State officials. It was pointed out that the autopsies in some cases did not show pneumonia in any form. It was further stated that the lungs of the victims did not show any trace of pneumonia. Appeal for Aid. “We simply do not know what caused the deaths and, while it is a matter for local investigation, this department was appealed to for an investigation, but we are unable to determine the nature of the disease and we have asked the Federal Government to aid us in the investigation,” one official said. It was later learned that the United ¥ States Public Health Service had agreed to become a party to the probe. The first four deaths occurred at Gay Rector, 5-year-old twin daugh- ters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rector, died January 5 after being ill less than 12 hours. Miss Bessie Patrick, 31, an aunt of the children and visiting in the Rector home, was stricken January 22, and, showing symptoms strikingly sim- ilar to those of the twins, also expired within 12 hours. Third Child Dies. Two days later, Mary Helen, 2, a third child of the family, became vio~ lently ill and aying symptoms ex- traordinarily similar to the other vic- tims, died in about 11 hours. After & 21-hour illness and showing the precise symptoms of the previous cases, the 2. r-old daughter of Mr. ’lnde Mrs. D.:.nmuhm&r ';‘"'fl" just across the Smythe Coun e, died yesterday. g e IRVING BERLIN IS SUED. Violation of Song Copyright Js Charged in $500,000 Action. LOS ANGELES, February 1 (#).— Irving Berlin, song writer, was named defendant in a $500,000 damage suit filed in Superior Court yesterday by Earl Taylor, also a song writer, who charged Berlin with violating a copy- right in publishing a song Taylor said he_wrote. The suit set forth that Taylor on December 1, 1927, wrote a song, called “Walkin' Home." ' January 1, 1929, the complaint stated, Berlin published the same song under the name, “Waitin' at_the End of the Road.” Taylor asked $200,000 actual dam- ages, $100,000 punitive and $200,000 an- ticipated profits. He also asked an injunction against further publication and sale of Berlin's song and an ac- counting of profits. Killed by Auto Crushed to death yesterday against the nl‘od:hunby.nrluymm . o convicted of manslaughter for killing Charles F. Jarvis, on November 18, 1924. James O'Connor and a youth, named Vernon Story, were accused of robbing Jarvis, putting him out of a machine and then running over him. They were arrested less than 500 yards from where the body was found. O’Connor told headquarters detectives James Springmann and Michael J Dowd yesterday morning that the man who shot him was “Leo Cullen.” Last night, however, he admitted to Carroll, this statement was not true, and that the man's first name was “Dick” and that he does not know his last name. WORLD WAR VETERAN, S. C. DEPUE, SUCCUMBS Served With First Division in Major Engagements—Burial to Be in Arlington. Stanley Church Depue died yesterda morning at his residence, 1019 C nnz{ southwest, following an illness of two weeks. He was 33 years old and was a veteran of the World War, having' served with the 1st Division in most of its major engagements. Mr. Depue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leidy S. Depue, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie May Depue (nee Reynolds); his' parents, a sister, Mrs. Neville D. Miller, ) And his grandmother, Mrs. 8. C. Depue, | Who now is in her ninety-third year, He was a member of the Stewart- Walcott Post, American Ley and of the Westminster Presbyte: Chureh, in the choir of which he sang fre- quently. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 pm. in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Seventh near E street southwest. He will be buried privately in Arlington. [CHESEVOIR TAKEN ON LIQUOR CHARGE Companion in Car in Exciting Chase Also Is Captured by Police. |, Benjamin Chesevoir, 28, well known in local sporting circies, was arrest last night and “charged with transportation and possession of w] and reckless drit after an exciting automobile chase h the North- west section of the city. leased ung $2,300 bond. Geol block of charged with He was re- Murray. ‘Waldorf, Md. SENATE PROVIDES $50,000 FUND FOR INQUIRY IN HAITI (Continy will now be returned to that branch to reconcile differences in the two meas~ ures. No record vote was taken on the Senate action. Desires to Get Out of Istand. Calling up the resolution after previous attempts to obtain s com~ sideration had been blocked by Senater Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin, Chairman Borah of the foreign rela- tions committee, said he belleved the President desired “to get out of the island, but found it difficult to do so.* He added that President Hoover wanted the inquiry made to obtain all possible Information. Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, said the President “ought to have his own w 'v-Iu}:‘ Senator o ocrat, e that “w cun.vtout:r“ Halti in hopor able ways.” He said also he hoped President Hoover would not permit any action to be taken which would indicate the United States wished to influence the approaching election in Halti Connally Urges Commission. Appointment of o civilan commis~ n to make the the most humanitarian pleces of work ever done for another