Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1930, Page 2

CIVILIANS URGED Columbia Heights Business Men Oppose Adding Army Officers to Board. ‘The executive committee of the Co- lumbia Heights Business Men's Associa- tion at a meeting yesterday in the New ‘Amsterdam Hotel went on record as op: posed to the appointment of an Army ‘officer, active or retired, to succeed either of the present civilian members of the Board of District Commissioners. ‘The following statement and resolution was adopted: “The press reports that the President plans to appoint a retired Army officer | ASDISTRCT EADS | Parrot Fever Victim I | THE EVENING PLANS COMMITTEE FORHEFLINHEARNG | | \‘ \ {Vice President to Designate' Group to Consider Charge of Violating Senate Rules. By the Associated Press. The task of choosing a committee to {determine whether Senator Heflin Democrat, Alabama, violated the Senate rules by placing in the record a letter on the intermarriage of whites and | Negroes fell to the lot today of Vice President Curtis, | Appointment of the committee was de- cided upon late yesterday after Senator Copeland, Democ: New York, had precipitated a heated debate on religious | ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, | States is likely to propose here that the | ., mistee "' vigorously assailing the SEEN PARTY COT Figures for U. S. Based on| Rapidan Agreement and Its Acceptance. (Continued_Prom Pirst Page) with the world's whole trend toward the organization of peace, all nations are interested in naval economy. It is for this reason that the United age limits of all classses of ships may be extended indefinitely without the loss jslsa,mlm A YEAR [U. S-BREAT BRITAIN I | NAVAL PARITY HIT Chairman Hale of Senate Naval Body Opposes Stimson Proposal. By the Associated Press. Plain-spoken opposition to the Stim- son proposal for naval parity with Great Britain gave rise today to the forecast that it would encounter tur- bulent debate in the Senate if adopted by the London Conference. Chairman Hale of the Senate naval proposal yesterday promised that if a treaty should be negotiated “along the iines of the Stimson offer, or, indeed, {of the right of each nation to replace !them ~t its own convenience. It is for the same reason that the Japanese in- | tend to propose, in case any signatory | to this treaty decides not to build up | to the treaty figures, to seek & spe- cial and separate new limitation agree- as a Commissioner of the District of | Columbia in place of one “civilian™ member of the Commission, and “Such an appointment, as conceded in the press reports of the President’s in- tentions, would be a compliance with the letter of existing law, but, by in- and racial differences by demanding that the letter be expunged from the S:mgl—:mhnn Re&ont Copeland said e T was “offensive to the people | of my State. ot | Heflin Repeats Charge. should any treaty be negotiated, the whole matter will be fully threshed out on the floor of the Senate and its com- mittees before final action is taken on ratification.” “Radical Changes Involved.” i HARRY B. ANDERSO {D. C. LABORATORY fiuence, not in compliance with its spirit, | and “The dependent status of residents ot the Distriet of Columbia makes it doubly important that on the Board of Com- missioners they be represented by at least two civilian members of experi- ence gained from actually residing among the people and engaging with th:m in business or community life in way to acquire understanding sym thetic knowledge of the District’s con- ditions and needs; therefore, be it “Resolved, by the Columbia Heights Business Men's Association, through its executive committee, this seventh day of February, 1930, that it urgently re- quests the President not to appoint an Army officer, active or retired, to fill any vacancy in the ‘civilian’ member- ship of the Board of Commissioners, and be it further “Resolved, that the Columbia Heights Business Men’s Association, through its executive committee, opposes the so- called Jones bill now pending in Con- gress that would seek to alter the pres- ent qualifications of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. And be it further - ived, that the president of this association be directed to make suitable a ents to bring these resolutions to the attention of the President of the United States and the appropriaf members or committees of Congress.” COMMERCE CHAMBER PROTESTS TO HOOVER TO NAMING CROSBY (Continued From First Page.) abandonment now of time-honored cus- tom in the appointment of civilian Commissioners would tend to clothe such ns with an appearance of truth which they in reality do not pos- sess. “In view of these sentiments of our board I write respectfully to urge in their name and at their request that the appointment in question receive your consideration before it is made final. “Respectfully yours, “CHARLES W. DARR, “President.” Labor Paper’s Attack. ‘The Trades Unionist, official organ of the Central Labor Union, here today contains a first-page editorial attack- President Hoover’s decision to ap- it Gen. Crosby and pointing out the “political serfdom” of the residents of the District. ‘The Trades Unionist editorial fol- lows: in the public press that Hoover has decided to ap- Gen. Herbert B. Crosby the Commissioners of this District of Columbia. one considers the anomajous situation of the government of the District of Columbia as the Capital City of a country, whose citizens can so proudly and with such justifiable pride point to the Declaration of Independ- ence and our constitutional form of government, it makes us residents hang our heads in shame at the thought of being such political serfs, that, aiter s of more than 50 years, the slight vestige which we have in our Government is to be destroyed and the intent of the act of 1878 is to be nulli- fled. Heralds Erroneous Impression. “It also Lieralds to the balance of the | country an erroneous impression of our lack of maf power capable of creditably filling witl " distinction these strictly local government positions. “We have no criticism of the fitness of Maj. Gen. Crosby for this important position, but the principle involved transcends person. It is splitting hairs to say that a man retiring from the military branch of government becomes | in the true sense of the term a civilian and qualified to come within the pur- view of the act of 1878. “The military branch of our Gov- ernment should be kept separate and distinet from that of our civilian, and the barrier between should not be re- laxed for a single instant. The con- firmation of Maj. Gen. Crosby would be the establishment of a precedent that might lead to extreme danger | even though it presumably affects only us voteless Washingtonians. Militarism conveys thoughts of war and all its ab- horrent features and when injected into civilian life takes on the spirit of the martial. “It is not with contumelous thought that we thus criticize the appointment, but ‘Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” and organized labor of the Dis- trict of Columbia with all its power | vehemently joins with all other opj nents against the confirmation of Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby as one of the ‘conltsml oners of the District of Co- umb NEGOTIATE‘FOR LAND TO BUILD STREET D. C. Heads Seek Lower Price on| Property Near Griffith Stadium. The District is negotiating with prop- erty owners in the neighborhood of Grifith Stadium for the acquisition of enough to cut a new street through from Georgia avenue to Ninth street. The street would be located between Plorida avenue and V street. ‘There has been a demand for this street, as & means of easing the traf- fic conditions on base ball days, for years, but owing to the expensive build- ings that would have to be acquired for the right of way, the project has a) impossible. Last year the Commissioners sought to condemn the land necessary, and the condemnation jury assessed damages of $136,742 to the affected property owners and benefits of $27,068, which means that to put the street through the District would have to pay the property owners the balance, or $109,674. This the Com- ‘missioners considered too high a price and they decided to dismiss the case. y were prevailed on later, how- ever, not to enter the motion to dis- miss until it could be ascertained if some of the property owners would be to remit some of the benefits awarded them by the jury. These negotiastions are now under way. They .Are being conducted for the District by Corporation Counsel Willlam Cride. : ATTENDANT DIES OF PARROT FEVER (Continued From First Page.) defy precautions and it is these in which the hygienic laboratory happens to be most interested. Nearly every one who has worked with tuleramia there has contracted the disease and several have contracted undulant fever. This, it was pointed out, is in spite of the fact that the hygienic Jaboratory stafl takes every precaution possible and is probably as skilled as any group in the ! world in preventive measures. But they simply do not run away from a disease because it is dangerous. Diagnosis Still Difficult. Diagnosis of psittacosis, it was point- ed out, still is difficult for the physician because the responsible organism has not been isolated. It may be confused with lobar pneumonia although the ac- tual clinical picture is quite different. Lobar pneumonia, public health officials say, develops suddenly and is largely confined to the lungs. The patient is very sick for a few days, sinking lower and lower, until he reaches the turning point. Then the body has built up suffi- clent resistance to combat the disease and the patient gets well just as rapidly. The problem is to keep the patient alive as long as possible in the worst stage, a few minutes may mean the coming of the crisis and the difference between recovery and death. Psittacosis does not first attack the lungs. The patient feels generally in- disposed for a day or so and then is seized with severe intestinal pains. Then the pneumonia follows, with much same course as lobar pneumonia that it does not come to a sharp crisis. ‘The patient may linger on between life and death for several days. It is not known whether the psittacosis organism invades the lungs directly after first becoming established in the intestines or whether it has curious effect of low- ering the general resistance of the body in such a way that there is no resist- ance to pneumonia organisms. The case of Anderson, it was pointed out, followed this clinical picture, two days of indisposition being followed by the severe illness, which developed soon into a condition resembling pneumonia. Believed Organism Isolated. Shortly after its first appearance in Europe, about 50 years it was thought that the psittacosis organism had been isolated from the feathers of dead parrots and this has been de- scribed in medical text books ever sirice. But the Public Health Service, ex- perimenting with other birds, has been unable to obtain the same results. ‘Whether psittacosis is communicable from person to person, it was explained, still is debatable. Some cases of such communication have been reported in the past. In the present American outbreak there has been no case in which the victim did not have direct contact with infected birds. Meanwhile the Public Health Service is trying to verify the diagnosis in every reported case of psittacosis. An investigator is being sent to Newport News, Va., to verify the diagnosis in the case of & pet shop employe who is ill with a disease which appears to be parrot fever. Anderson was the third man to con- tract psittacosis from the scientific ranks which _are fighting the disease. Dr. William Royal Stokes of the Balti- more Health Department was at the point of death yesterday from the malady, but had rallied last night. Dr. Danieis Ilatfield of the same depart- ment has been sick, but now is rapidly JOHN W. HART DIES OF HEART ATTACK Well Known Insurance Agent Collapses as He Plans to Visit Doctor. An acute heart attack caused John ‘W. Hart, well knowg insurance man, to fall dead today i’ the office of the United States Life Insurance Co., in the Shoreham Building, Fifteenth and H streets. Hart was preparing to go to the office of Dr. J. F. Coupal, former physician of President Coolidge, when he col- lapsed. Dr. Coupal was summoned and pronounced Mr. Hart dead. Hart was 54 years old. He recently completed 20 years as an agent of the New York Life Insurance Co. He was the oldest agent in years of service in the Washington office. His associates saild he had sold insurance to many of the city's most prominent people. Hart's home was at 13 Beech avenue, Takoma Park, Md. He is survived by his widow, WOMAN ENDS LIFE WITH POLICE PISTOL I11 Health Blamed for Reported Suicide of Mrs. Alice E. Tanner,~40. Using & policeman’s pistol, Mrs. Alice E. Tanner, 40 years old, shot and killed herself today at the home of relatives, 910 Bast Capitol street. Phillip K. Clarke, a first precinct po- liceman, in whose the woman committed suicide, said Mrs. Tanner, & cousin of his wife, had been in ill health more than a year. He added she was worried over financial difficul- ties T had just left the living room and had gone into the kitchen to heat some water, when I heard the shot,” Clarke declared. “I rushed in there and saw what had happened. I then called po- lice headquarters. She apparently took the revolver out of the holster which was hanging on the wall in a closet.” Mrs. Tanner was removed to Casualty Hospital in an ambulance and pro- nounced dead on arrival there, A certificate of suicide was issued by Dr. J. Ramsey Nevitt, District coroner, after an investigation., POSTMASTERS NAMED. President Appoints Officials at Ridgely and Silver Spring, Md. President Hoover has sent to the Sen- ate the nominations of Alfred W, Thompson to_be postmaster at Ridgely, Md., and . Coghlan to be post- master at Silver Spring, Md. | been made to Representative Simmons Objecting, Heflin during the course of an hour’s spech repeated’ th | of the letter, deplored intermarriage for | the white and black races, condemned | the Catholic Church for permitting members of the two races to attend t! same institution and complained | what he called “the Ro regime of New York State and Cif He concluded with a demand that letter be read. i | Copeland’s objections were overruled by a viva voce vote and the letter was read. It was addressed to Sam H. Read- ling of Philadelphia in response letter calling_ attention to | marriage of Phil Edwards, Nefiro tain of the New York University track team, to a white girl. Harrison’s Motion Adopted. In the end, Senator Harrison, Demo. crat, Mississipp}, suggested the appoint. ment of a committee to whether insertion of the letter violated the Senate rules. All agreed to the pro- posal, and Vice President Curtis left the apointment over until today to give Heflin and Copeland an opportunity to confer upon its membership. During the course of the debate Sen- ator Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts, objected to Heflin's _attack upon churches and said that all Northern in- stitutions received whites and Negroes upon a basis of equality. “God banished religious rival jealousy from this land of ours” he said. ‘The sooner we forget these prejudices the happier this land will be.” MRS VANWINKLE BIVES FUND DATA Detention House Staff Only 21 for 3 Shifts, House Members Told. ity.” | the Replying to testimony given before | the Simmons subcommittee on appro- priations of the House appropriations committee, to the effect that there are 30 employes in the Detention House to take care of an average of seven pris- oners a day, Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle, in charge of the Women’s Bureau and the Detention House, today presented figures to Maj. Pratt, superintendent ot police, showing that her total staff at the Detention House numbers 21, work- ing on three shifts, and that during October, November and December, 1929, the average daily population at the De- tention House was 21 persons. Police Judges Criticized. Judges of the Police Court have been criticized as well as the justices of the Supreme Court of the District during the hearings on the District appropri- ation bill before the subcommittee, it was declared today. Judges of the Municipal Court have not been subjected to the adverse criticism, but the threat was made to reduce the sal- aries of the Police Court judges, now | $8,000, an dto raise the salaries of the ' Municipal Court judges, now $6,000, so as to balance them. The presiding judge In each court receives $500 more than the associate judges. Jevenile Court judges were not sim- flarly criticized, according to reliable reports from the hearings, which are in executive session, but the intimation is that the reason is because the, sub- committee had directed its fire princi- | plllyml:llnsl those courts which have | Jury s. Van Winkle's statement fol- “With reference to the newspaper quotation of statements said to have with regard to the House of Detention —that 30 persons are employed to take c of an average of 7 prisoners per day—the following is respectfully sub- mitted: “During October, November, Decem- ber, 1929, the average daily population was 21, “This figure is arrived at by dividing the total number of admissions for the three months (670) by the number of calendar days (92) and multiplying by the average stay per person (2.88 days). “The same figure is arrived at by di- viding the total number of days spent by the individuals in the house—i. e., 1,925—by the number of calendar days in three months—i. e., 92. “There is no other way to arrive at an average “opulation. Others Require Care. “In addition to this daily average, it is pointed out that many of these prisoners and lodgers have bables who Tequire care—those have not bren in- cluded in the above figures, but we sub- mit herewith such statistics on sepa- rate form. “It is also pointed out that the total stafl is 21 persons—some of whom, the clerks, superintendent and janitor, serve both the Woman's Bureau and House of Detention. It must be borne in mind that by maintaining the two organizations in one bullding economy results as otherwise it would be neces- sary to provide a clerical and cleaning staff for both units. “Furthermore—to maintain a 24-hour service requires three shifts of work- ers—and bearing in mind that the clerks, cook, laundress and janitor work only one of these shifts (except when called on for overtime service), and that the resident employes are off duty during the night—at the very most (during the day, counting clerical staff, cook and laundress and janitor), there are never more than six persons for the actual care of the prisoners during the 8 am. to 4 pm. shift—and from 4 to 12 pm. and midnight to 8 never more than three on duty at any one time. When there is illness or annual leave to be taken into consid- eration, these numbers are lessened. “In other words, if the total staff of 21 were divided into three shifts there could not possibly be more than 7 on duty at one time, and by eliminating those persons who do clerical, clean- ing, cooking and laundry work, it is obvious that there can never be more than three or four persons to serve for the u-m&onln’, admitting, searching and_guar of the inmate “Respectfully submitted, “MINA C. VAN WINKLE, “Lieutenant in Charge Woman's Bureau and House of Detention.' Gets Kean C:bmet. Post. MEXICO OCITY, February 8 (#).— Jose Vasquez Shiaffino, former Minister to Japan, has been appointel undersec- retary for foreign affairs. returned to Mexico two months ago. The fishing fleet at Long Koy, Fla, where President Hoover will spend the next week. The President leaves lonl:lll.’ {ment with other signatories. inot be greatly reduced on pa | new treaty, they will be grea iened in fact by the dev! | botl i t{::m i size, represented here is likely to feel able to | affor] any money for this purpose prior Prime Minister Macdonald’s minimum —Associated Press Photo. PRUNES, INTERNS AND CHARITY WARD TABOO AT NEW HOSPITAL Restricted Clientele With Rugs, Individual Baths and Ice By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, February 8.—The folks who live on Park avenue and travel in high society are soon to have a hospital | where they can be sick in the manner they are accustom~d to live when well. The doctors’ hospital, housed in a $4,250,000 structure overlooking the East River, will open its doors next week, but its client!> will be quite re- stricted. T 11 be no charity ward, no wh ..meled beds and prunes will be iaboo. | Will Have Rooms Boxes. Each of its 264 private rooms will | have rugs on the floors, chintz at the | windows and individual baths and lce‘ boxes. Rooms will rent from $8 to $45 | a day. There also will be 32 rooms on | one of its 14 floors operated as a hotel for the convenience of relatives and | friends of patients who wish to be with | them during illness. Also there will be | & restaurant, presided over by a French | barber shop, tailor, telegraph | chef; a office, newsstand and what not. Stockholders include 400 social regis- terites. On its medical board will be 182 physiclans and surgeons and not an interne will be allowed. BYRD SHIP IS DUE AT BASE IN'5 DAYS City of New York Clears Ice| " Pack in 37 Hours and 20 Minutes. BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Wireless to The Star and the New York Times. LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Feb- | ruary 8.—The bark City of New York | is apparently through the main ice pack | and now is lying in the lee of the pack in & heavy gale. She is expected ai Little America in five or six days if the weather improves. ‘To say that every one here is de- | lighted is to put it mildly. A blizzard was blowing here Thursday and the temperature fell Thursday night to 14 below gero. ‘The news that the Admiral's staunch little wooden flagship was through the pack came unexpectedly this morning. t was known that she was comsting long the edge of the ice looking for an opening, but evidently the recent severe storms had smashed the pack much quicker than had been believed possible by those who have been in it this year. . First Word From the Ship. The first message to Admiral Byrd from the City of New York said: “We are in the Ross Sea. Estimated position at 8 a.m., latitude 69 degrees 30 minutes South, longitude 178 East. Hove to in clear water. Severe south- efly“nle of hurricane force and heavy swell. “Have passed latterly through 60 miles of new pancake loe, varying in thickness up to 6 inches. “With a low thermometer and calm, ice pack ! become impassable. Therefore strongly urge that base party be prepared to leave on our arrival, as any delay might prove serious. “With more favorable conditions we should arrive at Bay of Whales in five or six days.” Warning of New Ice Forming. other message later said: “We went through pack in 27 hours and 20 minutes, includimg time spent | hove to in pack. Heaviest ice was first | 20 miles on north side where there | was much old ice. “On leaving it was took open leads where possible and had little ice to push except lots of new ice which looks dangerous, especlally if we get a cold snap following this hurricane. now rising. “We went as far south as 69 degrees 47 minutes, but were forced to seek shelter because of tremendous sea, 20| went back in lee of pack.” Hope Now for Warmer Weather. ‘These messages indicate that the | storms of the past two weeks broke | up the heavy ice in the northern part of the pack so that the City of New York was able to work her way through ice_which she would otherwise have been unable to buck. Much of this ice has apparently drifted north and west, although there is 20 miles of it eft. | Glass ‘The new ice, however, would form a real cbstacle if it consolidated, some- thing which the City of New York could not get through, and it is hoped that the recent low temperatures, which are the cause of it, are abnormal for this time of year and will not continue. | ‘There is also the possibility that there | is some pack ice south of the City of New York which she has not yet en- countered, although this does not seem probable in view of her position. ‘The fact that the ship seems to be through the ice is sufficient for us to- ny. (Copyright, 1930, by the New York i snd the 'St Poula Pest-Dismaeme® atcl or bublication reserve throushout rid.) Slaying Suspect Hangs Self. CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., February 8 (). —Pedro Rendon, charged with slay- Customs Officer William leb, at Alice, Tex., January 7 last, hanged himself in the Jim Welis County Jail at Alice yesterday with a rope made of plaited strips of a blanket. D. Mc- 'Latter Returns to Connecti- | physicians, | and imm :::‘th by amwm Black to Broadcast Voteless Plight of Capital Over WMAL ‘The voteless plight of the Dis- trict will be discussed by Rep- resentative Loring M. Black of New York in a radio talk to be broadcast from 8 to 8:15 o'clock tonight by Station WMAL. Mr. Black will appear before the microphcne under auspices of the citizens’ joint committee on national ~ representation, which i» sponsoring a series of radio broadcasts in the interest of na- tional representation for the District. TAFT'S CONDITION HEARTENS BROTHER cut School, of Which He Is Headmaster. By the Associated Press. William Howard Taft continued to- day to show recuperative powers and his condition had improved to such an extent that his brother, Horace D. Taft, decided this morning to return to the ‘Taft School, at Watertown, Conn., of which he is headmaster. The physielans of Mr. Taft, Drs. ‘Thomas A. Claytor and Francis R. Hagner, in a bulletin issued at 11:30 am., sald: “The Chief Justice continues to im- prove and is very comfortable.” Besides this official announcement, it was sald earlier that Mr. Taft had spent another restful night. Horace Taft sald he was confident his brother was in no immediate danger. But even while this indication of progress came from his physicians in- formally, they reminded that his ill- ness still was serlous and warned against regarding too optimistically his change for the better, - The improvement that Dr. Francis Hagner and Dr. Thomas Claytor, his noted in his condition caused them last night to forego the midnight visit that had been made nightly since the return of their pa-| tient from Asheville. In warning that Mr. Taft was not| entirely out of danger, they pointed out | that the improvement in his condition was in comparison with the seriousness of his state when he arrived in Wash- ington. At that time he was worn by the long train trip and so weak that he had to be carried from the train to his automobile and thence into his home on Wyoming avenue. TRADERS MAKE TRIP T0 TELLER BY PLANE Party Rescued From Ice-Bound Fur| Ships by Canadian Flyer. By the Associated Press. |W. Came! | | |lic, will be headed by HAIT COMMISSION NAMED BY HOOVER ron Forbes to: Head | Policy-Forming Body on Island Survey. By the Associated Press. i The problem of when and how the | United States shall withdraw from the | island Republic of Haiti was laid today | squarely in the hands of a commission | selected by President Hoover. ‘The group, which will leave late this month for Haiti to formulate the future policy of this country with that repub- y W. Cameron | Forbes of Massachusetts, a former gov- ernor general of the Philippines. An- other member of the commission who has wide experience in Latin American affairs is Henry P. Fletcher of Penn- sylvania, former Ambassador to Rome. The other members are Elie Vezina of Rhode Island, a student of Haitian af- fairs; James Kerney, editor of the Tren- ton, N. J., Times, and William Allen White, editor of the Emporia, Kans., Gazette, In choosing the commission members President Hoover made it known that he desired to name a representative from the House and one from the Senate, but had not made such a choice as yet. Along with the problem of with- | drawal, the Chief Executive anounced that he had asked Dr. R. E. Moton, president or Tuskegee Institute, one of the foremost Negro educational institu- tions in the country, to study the sys- tem of Haitian education with a view to making recommendations for the fu- ture. The recent disturbance in Haiti, which culminated in the dispatch oll | more Marines from the United Stlusl to that country, followed a student strike there. Order was restored, how- ever, before-the arrival of the additional | men, and they were returned to the | United States. | | Since that time the President has made it clear that he desires to with- | draw the 700 now stationed there as yis 7 “Iw:m‘hlefi passed to ide Legislation has provide funds for the commission, and M. | Hoover signed the measure several days . 'HUGH M. TATE NAMED | TO 1. C. C. BY HOOVER, Knoxville K:n—@téd to Suc-| ceed Richard V. Taylor of Alabama. i | By the Associated Press. President Hoover today nominated Hugh M. Tate of Knoxville, Tenn., to; the Interstate Commerce Commission. Tate is § Republican. A vacancy on the commission was created by the expiration of the term! of Richard V. Taylor of Alabama. Mr. Hoover previously appointed Rob- ert M. Jones of Knoxville to this post, | but after the Senate delayed his con- | firmation the Tennessesan withdrew. Tate is a lawyer and a former chan- | cellor of the Tennessee State Court. HOOVER T0 LEAVE ON VACATION TRIP ___(Continued From First Page) publican Scnate leader, was a break- fast guest and informed the President of the legislative situation at the Cap- ital, where, he reported, the Senate would be busy all next week, as usual, on the tariff. Senate leaders have hopes of early | disposition of this long-pending meas- ure, but they do not believe it can be done next week. So Senator Watson informed the President that he need look for no major legislation from the Capitol before his return. The President is anxious for con- firmation of the nomination of Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice, suc- ceeding William Howard Taft. The| Senate judiciary committee will con-| sider the nomination Monday and there Is every indication of immediate Senate approval. The President has chartered the cruiser house boat Saunterer, owned by Jeremiah Millbank of New York, a personal friend, which boat he and Mrs, Hoover used during the fishing trips to the Keys while he was vaca- "IORTH CAPE, Siberia, February 8| « Point Barrow, Alaska, by radio and cable).—Capt. Pat Reid, who took off from here yesterday with Miss Marion Swenson, Seattle high school girl; her father, Olaf Swenson, and Capt. Milovzorov as passengers, landed Teller, Alaska, today after a flight of about four hours. The Swensons had been marooned for several months gn the fur-trading ship Nanuk, icebound at North Cape, while Capt. Milovzorov has been icebound here aboard the Russian ship Stavropol, of which he is master. Swenson is head of the fur-trading company which owns the Nanuk. ‘The cammonest method of execution in Tibet is to place the criminal inside a him in a river un*" takes place inauguration last Spring. The Presi- dent and Mrs. Hoover will live aboard this house boat during this vacation, and it is very doubtful if either visits the mainland until it is time to board the train for the return. The other members of the party will be housed on house boats and the little flotilla will be anchored close to the shore line each night. This journey to Florida will be Mr. Hoover's second one since his election. The trip will be made in special cars included in a second section of the re‘ulnr Havana special train of the Atlantic Coast Line. George James of ‘Washington, general passenger agent of that road, who was personally in charge of the President's train on the Florida trip last Winter, will be in charge during this outing. The Presi- dent_hopes to be back in Washington by February 20. y | their complaint that the Rapidan figures TO FLORIDA TONIGHT |’ tioning at Miami Beach, Fla., before his 1 This means that while navies may r in & weak- laying inage. lacing bat- or smaller No_country ly ice of del h replacements and new The whole subject of re] ), whether at actus purely theoretical. (o 1936 at the earliest. Careful study seems to indicate that British figu: upon which our own parity figures are natufally based, result not from an abstract study of Great Britain’s needs or even from a consid- eration of the Kellogg pact so much as from an examination of Great Britain's actual financial possibilities. The Brit- ish budget is already in a deficit and a tax increase is threatened. The most the labor government hopes to do in a naval way, therefore, is to keep up the present rate of new construction and replacement. Only Two Can Save. It seems probable, if the conference succeeds, that the only power represent- ed here which can expect to decrease its naval budget in the next five years is Great Britain, and the British decrease will be very slight. France also might save a little money, but not much. The Japanese, if they are to maintain their 70 per cent claim on the basts of the Rapidan Anglo-American agree- ment, will have to. spend more money than at present. This is one reason for are too high. 1t appears further from the budgetary viewpoint that Prance is perheps in the strongest position of any power here, for its building program is already based soundly on possibilities and can be con- | tinued without financial strain. It appears that Italy, on the other hand. in order to realize its claim of parity with France, would have to spend a disproportionate sum it Prance con- tinues building. Italy can only equal France if France consents to cease at once and give Italy a few years in which to_catch up. 1 What each of the five powers is spending building and what each will have to sg(anfl under ,é: ,:l; zrnttg' t;lll.llml is shown, approximately, ollowing table in millions of doll-{'s: Pflre!ent 'fi.“mty gure. re. 50 165 now for replacement and |ish bat The Maine Senator touched only i5bFation proposal s et Romn: n proj as outlines don by secufrry Stimson. He said that the offer involved radical changes in the previous position the Navy Depart- ment had taken—that “our further cruiser demands call for vessels of the maximum_ tonnage and arnfament al- lowed under the Washington treaty.” The Senator’s statement follows: “The Stimson offer involves very rad- ical changes in the position heretofore taken by the Navy Department and the United States Government that our further cruiser demands call for ves- sels of the maximum tonnage and arm- :rm”e:yt allowed under the Washington “If our policy has been the correct | ome in’the ‘Dast, and it nothing has s jcurred to change the wisdom of that policy, then the Stimson offer, which contemplates the building of at least 11 6-inch gun cruisers at an additional cost over the 15-cruiser program least $58,000,000, while giving us stantial parity in the types of shij lowed, manifestly does not our ’?_{ncll;nn nl:.l ':nd-. da uld & treaty ne ted al the lines of the Bl.mn:'gfln. er.?l,.- deed, should any treaty be negotiated, the whole matter will be fully threshed Commiters belore B Serian 40, lore acti - I’“mtlf:m;ifll vy “I. real ly the difficulties that confrorit the American delegation in London. I have hoped and still hope that an agreement may be reached that will give us the ur\'z that our coun- try demands and at the same time will recognize our American needs.” Accord Seems Evident. ‘The Stimson statement, coupled with al- for pointed the way to ac- leration of the work of um’umdon Conference. In some high quarters it was sald the statements clearly showed that the United States and Great Britain were in agreement on the main Which the conference is Reduction of the American rit- ttleship fleets to 15 xh‘lnd nmh‘ ths nffi the l‘r’-zfintflm would m¢ great saving for both nations dnfln“lnh: decommicsan A6 sanen sy ol e « ve ships and the United Immediate Parity Impossible, Immediate ufl:ry between the navies the two countries, however, 50 50 32 100 Basis of Estimates. These estimates, duly submitted to competent authorities, are said to be under rather than over the truth. They Were artived at by the following method: For Great Britain and America the basis is the Rapidan agreement, under which Great Britain would have 1! capital ships, 15 big cruisers, 35 small cruisers, 130 destroyers and 60,000 tons of submarines by 1936 and the United States would have 15 battleships, 18 big cruisers, 6 new 6-inch cruisers of 9,000 tons, in addition to the existing 10 of the Omaha class; 130 destro; and 60,000 tons of submarines. For Japan the basis is its well known 70 per cent demand, for France it~ present building ?rn[run of $50,000,000 a year, for ‘l;.;l'y ts claim to parity with France by, dates and figures were taken from the current issue of World Fleets, issued by the British admiralty and recognized as suthentic. The tonnage costs, which vary in different countries, were obtained by the courtesy of naval experts. The age limits taken were those generally accepted, namely, bat- tleships and “cruisers, 20 years; de- stroyers, 16, and submarines, 12. ‘To the new construction and replace- ment between now and 1936 was added the beginning of replacing units reach. ing the age limit soon after 1936 and considering that it takes four years to build a battleship, three for a cruiser, two for a destroyer or submarine, Necessary Construction. United States.—Should replace 3 bat- tleships, begin to replace 7, finish 7 bi cruisers, build 10 more, build 6 cruisers, Teplace 76 destroyers, replace 61 more, replace 45 and begin to replace 13 more. Total cost to 1936, $1,305,675,000, or deducting the battleship item, $840,675,000. Great Britain.—Should replace 3 bat- tleships, begin to replace 7 more, com- plete 4 big cruisers, replace 5 small cruisers. begin to replace 19 others, re- place 117 destroyers, others, replace 45 submarines and begin to replace 4 others. Total cost, $727,~ 000,000, or less the battleship item, $427,000,000. Japan.—Building and replacements, oot (ncluding capital ships. Cost, $320, France.—Continuation of the present prglum for five years. Cost, $250,- Ttaly—To keep up with and overtake France to the point of parity at the end of five years, not including capital ships. Cost, $500,000,000. It is belleved that the American pub- lic is entitled to these estimates, which are the basic reality of the conference and which go far foward explaining the entire situation here, .. ICE JAM RAZES BRIDGE. LEWISTON, Idaho, February 8 (#).— It became known here today that the Days Ferry Bridge over the Grand Ronde River, a part of the Blue Mpun- tain Highway, has been swept away by a terrific ice jam. The central pler was torn away and two_spans went downstream. ‘The bri was the only trans) tion link between Asotin Coun Washington, and Eastern Oregon. I was said that approximately 100 fam- mz:‘ :n the Oregon side would be af- ect N in Beating of Wife Starts Hectic Day For El Paso Man By the Associated Pres: EL PASO, Tex., February 8.— This is the unabridged for one day of Rosario Duran: 4 a.m.—Arose and beat wife. 5 -Arrested for beating —Fined $5 and costs for beating wife. ~—Placed on chain gang in default of fine and costs. 10 a.m.—Named divorce suit because he beat wife. And 30 9 p. to bed. > | other 10,000-ton cratt to replace 3| of of ] is im- &o&l le, as the American feet much inferfor in numbenon':)u.'.'hn of the British. Under. the arrangement mq‘cenm by Secretary Stimson the g’z‘u"%r!fim would have to build a cruisers—10 tons each and 10 of 7,000 tons each " now has 10 7,000-ton shi, 10.000-ton ship in mmmhllnn?‘v.l.t’: ’ll | tion, earing comple- SEEKS TO AMEND 18TH AMENDMENT TO SUIT SECTIONS |___(Continued From Pirst Page) | i party idea are wealthy to % give the movement all the Neither of the major can very well take an sk i t-and-out stand Massachusetts and Pennsyl- vania had plent; proibition auestio: GUmeulty with the m.ly Wreak Havoe in North, new Liberal part; havoc in the North un:eu’umt.hye :ou : The success of the Democrats in New York State elections has been largely due to the split in the Republican party on Tt’l‘u l:;: lll'ld dry issue, e Liberal pariy will that split as wide as m':.’“fl”’nm‘; foreing one or the other of the groups to surrender and using the tic party as a wedge to force the leaders the Republican party over toward the wet side. Just how far the Lib- eral party may invade the South fs not yet apparent, but it would not be surprising if a continuation of the friction inside the Democratic party aided the Republicans in certain States, For a long time the Anti-Saloon League has carried its banner aloft caring little about politics as such and aggressively insisting that members of Congress stick to the formula of the drys. The Liberal party may decide not to interfere at all in urely State politics, limiting itself entirely to the primaries in which Senators and mem- bers of the House of tatives are chosen. There are a number of in- teresting primary campaigns in the South, particularly in North Carolina and Alabama, in which the setting up of an independent candidate or candi- dates would so mix up the situation as ibly to bring about the defeat of leading drys, though it is hardly likely that either of these States d send a ;;z tfi ::eonfrrss. e ral party tacties would - ably be to line up and throw mp:x,:- g:n toward a candidate who might not wet, but who on the tolerance issue wo:a"lld be able to draw votes from both parties. ‘The opportunities of the Liberal party to burrow its way into forthcoming con- tests for Congress are limited only by t|the amount of time and energy and money the sponsors of .the new party wish to expend to exterminate what they consider a tyrannical attitude on the part of certain elements in Ameri- can life. The leaders of the llgmmn and Democratic parties are not happy over the prosject, but they are some- what help to combat a frank attack n them both. (Coprright, 19%0. rendtat. GRANITE FIRMS MERGE. BARRE, Vt, PFebruary 8 ().—A merger involving more than $6,000.000 of granite realty was completed here yesterday when the Rock of Ages Cor- poration, largest owner of granite quarries in the world, and 10 manu- facturing concerns were combined. The new organization will operate under the TImtrative and operating min| ative and operal 1c|.| this eity and