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Ag wmo DILLLEADSATTACK . ONNAMING HUGHES Urges “Senate Rise in Maj- esty of Power” and Decline Confirmation. (Continued From First Pae) to be considered in selecting our o Senator Dill said that as a young man | | e had approved what Hamilton said about keeping the judiciary free from all influence, and that he had approved on that account the appointment of Judges for life. | “But, as_the years have gone | continued Senator Dill, “and I have, observed the decisions of the court Iy writing the law, I have changed my view.” He said that the election of judges in some of the States had the | merit of compelling a2 judge to submit his decisions to the approval of the people. “I have become sick of a sacrosanct judiciary,” said Senmator Dill. “I no longer think of the judges as differcnt from other men. The only chance! that the people have in passing upon | appointments to the Supreme Court is in the Senate.” Attacks Administration. Sepator Dill said that it was not necessary in order to be a good lawyer to be engaged in corporation practice to the extent that Mr. Hughes has been engaged. He said that there were men on the supreme bench who had not been so engaged, although there were too few of them. Turning his atten- tion to the Hoover administration, Sen- ator Dill said that it might have been expected of President Hoover that he would appoint a man who held the belief of Mr. Hughes. Senator Dill said that men must be placed on the Supreme Court who hold economic theories that are fair and just to all the people and not of benefit merely to the interests. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, a Democrat, interrupted to ask Senator Dill if the election held yesterday in second congressional district of Massachusetts had not been a protest against the leadership in Washington on economic matters. The Democratic candidate for Congress defeated the Re- Ppublican in that election. Senator Dill covered at length the | nate William E. Borah of Idaho I will support, him." Senafor Walsh of Massachusctts. Democrat, announced that he would vote for confirmation of Mr. Hughes, saying that he .Lil'eved Mr. Hughes possessed all the requirements of learn- ing and abilily for the high office of Chief Justice. “I entertain o one doubt,” said Senator Walsh. “or perhaps I had bet- ter say I am concerr about only one shortgoming that might become ap- parent if Mr. Hughes is made Chief Justice. I refer to his fundamental at- titude toward what I consider the most important economic &and social question of the present, the proper control and regulation of all public utilitics in the public interest. 3 “It is difficult for me to believe that Mr. Hughes will not be able, in the high and exalted office of Chief Justice, completely to remove salf from the £ and environment cariler career and recently as an advo- cate views that seem to be more favor- 2ble to the rights of proprty than to the ghts of the public. I shall not pre- ge his future course to the extent ithholding my vote for confirma- it on. Senator Walsh added that he hoped the debate in the Senate in connection with Mr. Hugh nomination would indicate to M ghes the intense in- ublic has in this ques lation of public utili- ties in the interests of the public. Leaders Confident of Approval. Growing oppostion to_the confirma- tion of Hughes fail>d today to diminish the confidtnce of the administration that the Senate would approve his| nomination by a tantial mafority. | Republican leaders, determined to| bring the question to a vote before ad- journment this evening. counted upon almost solid support from the Demo- cratic membership to offset the defec- tion of the Western independent fac- tion of their own party and a few ad- verse votes expected to be cast by Democrats. The nomination was brought up in the Senate late yesterday to encounter determined opposition from Borah of | Idaho, independent Republican, and Glass of Virginia, 8 Democrat. The two New York Democrats, Copeland and ‘Wagner, and Gillett of Massachusetts, a Republican, came to Hughes' defense. Borah centered his attack upon the legal record of the nominee as express- ing the views which he would carry to the supreme bench. Senator Borah first called the atten- tion of the Senate to an opinion of the Supreme Court, rendered on January 6 of this year, in the Baltimore street railway fare case. “The sole question in this case,” said Senator Borah, “before the Supreme Court for decision was whether the rate fixed by the rate-making body views of Mr. Hughes on the General Electric case, in which, Dill declared, it was argued that a radio station once put into operation acquires a property right of which 1t may not be deprived + without compensation. He argued that this was nothing more or less than the doctrine of “squatter sovereignty.” Cites Radio Control. Senator Dill declared that every other great resource in this country has been “taken over by private enterprise” and that the same thing would occur with regerd to the radio channels of the air i the theory of Mr. Hughes should be upheld. Benator Shortridge, Republican, of California, interrupted to say that he thought a wrong interpretation was be- ing placed on the term “property rights” by those opposing the nomina- tion of Mr. Hughes. ‘When Senator Shortridge interrupted Senator Dill a few moments later, Sen- ator Dill said he presumed that Senator Shortridge was favorable to the nomi- nation and said he wanted to remind the California Senator that his State | had voted against Mr. Hughes for Pres- ident in 1916. Senator Shortridge replied that he felt { warranted in saying that he is repre- senting the mature judgment of the people of his State in the consider- mn of this A':l;sed Hehlldded t';lll !Jh! electiop thad nothing to do with the pending question. Senator Shori- ridge predicted that the people of Cali- fornia would vote by half a million to put Mr. Hughes on the bench. Brookhart Joins Attack. Senator Brookhart of Iowa, Republi- can progressive, followed Senator Dill in the attack on the Hughes nomina- tion. He divided the Supreme Court Justices into two parties. One, the pro- amounted to confiscation. The court held that a return of 6.26 per cent on the valuation of the railroad property amounted to confiscation. In the val- uation of the property was included the estimated value of the franchise given to the street raliway by the peo- ple. This was $5,000,000. The Supreme Court held that the value of the fran- chise might be included. hree justices of the Supreme Court dissented from the opinion of the ma- jority, Justices Brandeis, Holmes and Stone. The dissenting opinion, written by Justice Brandeis, held that 6.26 was a fair return on a railroad prop- erty and that this return really amounted to 6.70 per cent if the value of the franchise were eliminated, or to 7.78 per cent if the annual depreciation of the property was given considera- tion. Important Question. “No one will contend,” said Senator Borah, “that the judges rendering the | majority opinion were any the less conscientious or had any less love | 21' their country than the judges ren- ring the dissenting opinion. But there was involved a most important | question, both legal and economie, M- cluding what was & reasonable rate and what was a proper rate basis for public utilities.” Senator Borah said that he did not know of a matter of more concern to the people of the United States.. He pointed out that the public utilitics corporations have succeeded in gaining control of the great natural resources ; of the country. The problem is, he said, how the people shall have the use of these facilities which God In- | tended %or them all. I “We will have to have reasonable | rates under fair. rule upon which to| base rates for these public utilities or g0 b?,publm ownership,” said Senator rah. gressive party, he said, was headed by | Bo) that “grand old humanitarian, Oliver | ‘Wendell Holmes.,” and included Justices Brandeis and Stone. The other meni- bers of the Supreme Court, he said, belong to the conservative, or reaction- ary parties. “The division in the Supreme Court,” 8ald Senator Brookhart, “represents the real political situation in the United States today to a greater extent than any other alignment. When we vote on this nomination of Mr. Hughes we will determine whether the progressive group will be added to or not. There is no logic in the alignment of the political parties today. They are di- vided in name and then redivided and subdivided in principle.” Senator Brookhart declared that it Was a case of property rights against humanity. He declared that property, Trepresented by various blocs and inter- ests, .was obtaining the attention of the Supreme Court. He said that these blocs of property represented one-fourth of the capital of the United States, and that through decisions of the Supreme Court these property blocs were getting one-half of the net income of the United States. Divided Into Two Classes. “The American people are divided into two classes,” said Senator Brook- hart, “those who propsepr and those who must serve.” He insisted that through the opinion of the Supreme Court the public utility corporations are given the right to produce net returns, which are twice What the American people can earn, when the rates of return are considered. The Supreme Court, he said, in a re- cent decision in the Baltimore street car case declared that the corporation | must have such a return and that the | establishment of a lesser rate would be | confiscation. i “That is 2 monstrous idea,” said Sen- ator Brookhart. “The court itself be- | comes the greatest confiscator of prop- | erty in the world, under such condi- | tions.” ! Senator Brookhart devoted a con- | siderable part of his spe-ch to discus- | slon of decisions of the Sunreme Court in the early days of John Marshall. The Towa Senator said that the setting aside of acts of Congress by five-to- four decisions in the Supreme Court has created a situation that “is unrea- sonable.” " He eaid the framers of the Constitution fafled to say where the final authority should rest in passing | on a law and that there has grown up gradually from early decisions the prac tice of setting aside acts of Congress in the court. Pulling Democrats Out of Mud. Senator Brookhart, in reply to ques- tions by Senator Tydings of Maryland as to why he had not supported former Gov. Smith of New York for President, whom Tydings described as more pro- gressive than Hoover, declared that he | had been “pulling the Democratic party out of the mud ever since this Congress began” and that he had not gotten them half way out of the mud yet, re- ferring to the effort of the Republican | Progressives in coalition with the Dem- ocrats to rewrite the tariff bill. Senator Tydings asked if Mr. Hoover becomes the candidate of the Repub- lican party in 1932 for President if Senator Brookhart would vote for Hoover or for a Demccratic candidate. “It depends on who i§ nominated,” sand Senator Brookhart, who added that he might prefer to vote for Mr. “Justice Hughes is associated with | the views of the majority. If these views are maintained it will result in | great economic oppression of the people of the United States.” . Senator Borah spoke in high terms of Mr. Hughes’ ability and character and said he did not wish to reflect in any way on his integrity. “I am only concerned,” said Senator Borah, “because his views are known on these important questions, and I do | not think that such views should be permanently adopted.” Senator Borah also cited the case of former Senator Newberry of Michigan, who was convicted of violating the cor- rupt practices act after he had won a nomination and election to the Senate, because of alleged excessive expendi- tures and fraud in the primary period Senator Borah sald that Mr. Hughes had appeared for Newberry when his case was appealed to the Supreme Court. “I do not complain of Mr. Hughe appearance on behalf of Mr. Newberry said Borah, “but I do complain of the &ind of defense that Mr. Hughes set up for Newberry as the only means to relieve him of his conviction. Mr. Hughes contended that the Congress of the United States had no control over party primaries in the States con- ducted for the purpose of nominating for the Senate. If Mr. Hughes had sat in the place of the late Chief Justice White, the Senate would now be unable to protect itself from corruption in senatorial primaries. I suppose that he was giving his own views in his argument which he made in support of Newberry and that if he were render- ing an opinion he would hold such | opinions.” Assails radio View. Senator Borah said that in a radio case Mr. Hughes contended that after issuance of a license the licensee ob- tains a vested right in perpetuity. The Idaho Senator said that such a view does not scem defensible to him. Senator Borah also declared that Mr. Hughes had represented the American Petroleum Ins'itute, which he described as “an association or combination upon whose board of directors sat Doheny, Sinclair and Stewart.” He said that this under the counsel of Mr. Hughes, was_directing the oil policy of the United States. “I take it that if Mr. Hogan's name had been sent here the fact that he had appeared as counsel for Sinclair would not have advanced his cause,” | Senator Borah declared, presumably re- | ferring to the chief of counsel for the | oil man. Senator Borah also said that Mr. Hughes had taken part in the rate case of the Interborough of New York and that “when the meat packers became dissatisfied with their decree it was Mr. Hughes who appeared and denounced the decree.” Senator Borah said he was convinced Mr. Hughes was representing his real views when he appeared for these com- panies, In summing up, Senator Borah as- | serted that the greatest undetermined question in the present era is the | question of “the relationship of these vast corporate interests to the millions of people who pay them toll.” He said | that when this issue is determined it will affect more people than any other decision ever rendered. Glass went back to an old decision of the Supreme Court handed down | institute, Hoover than some of the nominees the Democrats might put up. “If the Democratic party will nomi- nate Senator George W. Nnrfl!,l" lai‘d‘ Senator Brookhart. y Vo when Hughes was a member, for the core of his ‘opposition, the famous Shreveport case. He contended that it had virtually deprived the States of all anthority over intra-state commerce. e also. that as Secretary | Young, 47-year-old colored doorman and THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 190 i | HELD AS HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER AFTER MISHAP Taxicab Man Stops Motorist Who Fled After Striking ‘Woman. ccused as a hit-and-run motorist, a driver was arrested today on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident without making his identity known after his machine was forced to the curb near Seventh street and Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast by a taxicab driver, Mrs. Mamie E. Reeves, 34 years old of 614 D street was on her way to work | in a downtown hotel when she was struck by an automobile reported by police to have been driven by Elias R Orndofl, 27 years old, of 3219 Ninth place southeast. | Orndoff was pursued by John Pool of 707 Massachusetts avenue northeast, a taxicab driver. After being stopped he was taken to the fifth police precinct Mrs. Reeves was removed to Casualty Hospital. She was treated for a skull fracture. Physicians said she probably would recover. i Leslie_Shorter, colored, 7 vears old, of 1501 Broad Branch road. was skating | late yesterday in the 5300 block of Ne- | vada avenue when he was knocked | down by an automobile operated b_v" Oliver B. Barger, 32 years old, of Ednor, Md. He was taken to Emergency Hos | pital and treated for a fractured skull Hospital attendants said the boy's in- juries might prove fatal. SPAIN DECORATES MRS. IRENE C. CRISP Ambassador Padilla Tells Appre- ciation for Withdrawal of Bad Films. Mrs, Irene C. Crisp, Washington sec- retary of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., of which Will H. Hays is head, has been awarded the Span- ish government’s decoration, “Lazo de la Real Orden de Isabel la Ca- tolica” for her part in bringing about the withdrawal of certain photoplays which are said to be derogatory to was presented to Mrs. Crisp, who lives at Cathedral Mansions, by Ale- jandro Padilla, Spanish Ambassa- dor to the United States, and represented an expression of the Spanish government's apprecia- tion of the American motion picture producers’ efforts to curb films which are misleading in their concept of Spain. The Spanish Ambassador’s protest against the objectionable films was pre- sented to the Will Hays organization | through Mrs. Crisp. | DOORMAN FO.ILS BANDITS. WICHITA, Kans., February 12 (#).— Unarmed and singlehanded, Frank Mrs. Crisp. porter, late yesterday captured two youthful hold-up men who attempted | to rob the box office of the Miller Theater, largest motion picture house in Wichita, k Disarming both men and subduing one with his fist and the other with the butt of his companion’s revolver, the watchman delivered both robbers to three police officers who were within a half block when the hold-up attempt occurred. of State Hughes was the author of s brief submitted to the Senate by Presi- dent Coolidge which set forth the argu- ment that the Senate had no right to investigate the administration of the Treasury Department. Senator Couzens, | Republican, Michigan, had proposed such an inquiry. Glass desgribed the | principles advanced in the brief as| forming “a most extraordinary | doctrine.” He also assailed the action of Mr.| Hughes in resigning from the Supreme Court to run for the presidency in 1916, Speaking the first word in behalf of Mr, Hughes, Senator Wagner, himself a, former judge in New York, said: “As to the question of his fitness to hold this great office it seems to me that his high character, the esteem in which the public holds’ him and his past record of public service, completely answer the question.” “It is not merely from a neighborly spirit that I am prompted to say a few words,” continued Wagner. “I have re- gard for his distinguished .services as governor of the State of New Yark. I had the honor to serve during his ad- ministration as a member of the State Legislature. I recall with very great satisfaction that although of opposite political faith I supported him in sev- eral of his very important proposals for the betterment of our State Govern- ment which were finally enacted into aw. “I have regard for the splendid statesmanship which_he exhibited as Secretary of State. I have regard for the substantial contribution which he made to the deliberations of the United States Supreme Court when he was formerly a member of that body. His return to that office cannot fail to be gratifying to all of us who are aware of his extraordinary capacity, equip- ment and training to carry forward the traditions of this very great office and to perform its rigorous duties.” Copeland Urges Confirmation. Senator Copeland lauded Mr. Hughes as ‘“an able, conciliatory, principled, | alert, industrious” man and urged his confirmation. Senator Gillett, in referring to the resignation of Hughes from the Su- preme Court to accept the Republican presidential nomination, said “he was nominated not for the opinions he de- livered in the court, nor for action there, but he was nominated - because when he went upon the court he was one of the foremost statesmen and a national fizure in the country.” Discussin:; objections to the views ex- pressed by Hughes in his capacity as| ttorney for various interests, the Mas- achusetts Senator sald that criticism icans that no great and successful lawyer can be nominated and uppointed a justice of the Supreme Court, because the call is inevitable and frresistible for every lawyer to go from the country to city, and if he succeeds in the city he is bound to get what every lawyer is seeking for as clients—those who are involved in the most important inter- ests. Senator Blease, Democrat, South Ca olina, who has been urging the reap- pointment of William Howard Taft as the Chief Justice, informed the Senate that he understood Taft was improving in health. He also expressed the fear of this becoming a “{amily Government.” Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio, re- plied that he had just talked with Rob- ert A. Taft, son of the former Chief Justice, and he was authorized to say that Mr. Taft “could not under any cir- gumstances resume his work og the bench.” Senator Fess added that Robert Taft had authorized him to say that he could not under any circumstances accept the office of solicitor general if it were ten- dered him. Charles Evans Hughes, jr., will resign this office when his father becomes Chief Justice. Senator Blease had expressed the opinion_ that Robert Taft would be named as Hughes' suc- cessor as solicltor generaj CARDINAL PACELLI, Who has been named by the Pope to succeed Cardinal Gasparri, resigned, as the secretary of state of the Papal state. He is one of the youngest mem- bers of the College of Cardinals, being but little past 50 years of age. —Wide World Photo. | SUBMARINE CURB PLEASES STIMSON Single Decision Is Worth Trip| to London, American Leader Says. (Continued From First Page.) can delegation were to the effect that such a plan, if found necessary, might be included in a bilateral Japanese- American treaty after the Naval Con- ference ends. However, there has been no discussion to the question between the Americans and Japanese. The American delegation met this morning to work out the details of American submarine policy for presen- tation before the conference committee of the whole when the question arises in that body. The delegation expected to have everything in concrete form by tomorrow. U. S. Firm on Category Question. Another development at American headquarters was that the delegation decided to stand firmly on its position that the unlimited categories, namely cruisers, destroyers and submarines, must be settled before the battleship problem finally is attacked. It was confirmed that the French had presented tentative figures for the fleet tonnage desired by France and it was said these figures furnished a sufficlent basis so that pracfical progress could be made by the committee, which is drawing up a formula for combining global and category methods of measur- ing navies. This committee has reached unani- mous agreement on some points, but is still struggling with others. A re- port of its progress was expected thi: afternoon., Busy Day for Macdonald. ‘This was & busy day for Prime Min- ister Ramsay Macdonald. He had a cabinet meeting at 11 o'clock and en- tertained some of the advisers to the various delegations with their wives at a luncheon at No. 10 Downing street. At 2:45 pm. he attended a session of the House of Commons; at 4:30 there was a meeting of the naval conference, and at 6 o'clock there was a confer- ence with the British Empire delega- tions at which it is likely the subma- rine question will come up. It was understood that this discus- sion was precipitated by the statement of Charles Te Waters, representing the Union of South Africa, at the plenary session yetserday. There was some difference of opinion as to the exact interpretation of Mr. Te Water's remarks, but they seemed to indicate diss>nsion on the part of South Africa regarding the abolition of submarines. French Ask 799,000 Tons. Andre Tardieu, French premier, and Aristide Briand, foreign minister, last night conferred with Mr. Macdonald, and submitted a tentative total naval figure for France of something like 799,000 tons. France’s existing tonnage, according to French figures, is 712,000, of which 513,400 are in actual service with the remainder under construction or yoted by Parliament. Col. Stimson, conferring with Mr. Macdonald yesterday, is understood to have reiterated the American demand for the right to build a 33,900-ton battleship of a type similar to that of the Rodney, in order to insure parity with Great Britain, Japan Prepares Figures. Japan, which has been in doubt about | the issuance of a statement of navai | needs similar to those recently issued by the United States and Great Britaln, | last night announced one was in prep- | aration which probably would be hand- | ed the other delegations today or to- | morrow. | It was added, however, that this statement would not be in answer to those of Col. Stimson and Mr. Mac- donald, but would be an entirely in- | dependent review of the Japanese at- | titude including Tokio’s demand for a 70 per cent heavy cruise ratio and 78,000 tons of submarines. “MONEY-MAKER” MAKES MONEY—FOR SWINDLER | Chicagoan Invests $10,500 in Magic Machine and Has Machine to Prove It. By the Assoctated Press. CHICAGO, February 12.—Maybe, when roses grow on lilac bushes, the famous old swindle, called the “money making” machine will no longer find a vietim, Yesterday a man named Rofski had | a machine which, he said, would double | Joseph Slkorski's $10,500, Just after starting the “money making” machine Rofski discovered the contraption was running low on magic acid, and he hurried away to get more. He may have gone to China, for he didn’t come back, and neither did Sikorski's $10,500. TIN ROOFS PORCHES BUILT | WP BUI D. REMODEL. | . REBUIL! REPAIR ANYTHING 1 ONEBRAKER CONSTRUCTION | S - v U. . DREADNAUGHT| STORY IRKS BRITAIN England Is Stirred Up Over| “Suggestion” for Parity in Battleships. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staff Correspondent of The Star. By Radlo to the Star. LONDON, February 12.—American diplomacy in London, which thought it had only a two-power task on its hands, suddenly finds itself confronted 1 | tleship to match Britain's possession of with a third situation of major import- ance. Besides cajoling France into a conciliatory mood regarding parity with Italy, and making Japan see the error of her 7—10 ratio ways, Henry L. Stim- son, head of the American delegation to the Arms Conference, now has & British mess to straighten out It has been stirred up by the start- ing American “suggestion” of a bat- the Rodney and the Nelson. Mess is the proper term to use in this connec- tion, rather than problem, for it is now practically certain that the “sug- gestion” never will emerge in the form of a proposal. The whole business al- ready is almost as dead as a doornail, but its demise will leave disagreeable memories. British Opposition Is Frank. British opposition to the scheme is frank, vigorous and determined. If what one hears in responsible quarters is a reflection of real sentiments, tire British are inclined to look upon the battleship incident as confirming sus- picions of their big navy school. That school has always mistrusted the mo- tives of America in bullding & pow ful fleet and then demanding that Brit- ain shall never have a more powerful one. What present-hour detractors of the United States in London are saying is that Uncle Sam presents a strange con- tradiction of the leading fight for “dras- tic reduction” of naval armaments, while concealing & $40,000,000 battle- ship of the newest and mightiest design up_his sleeve, The aspect of the episode seems to rankle because if the American scheme | is carried out, it would give the United States fleet 33 16-inch guns against Britain's 18, Senator Borah's attack on the bat. tleship suggestion aroused London's attention today. As the Senate foreign relations committee more or less holds the fate of any London treaty in its hands, the prediction can be risked that the views of its potent chairman will not be ignored by the American delegation. Circumstances which have developed may have demonstrated that the bat- tleship idea was an unhappy one, but it illuminates the American delegation’s zeal to gain expeditiously establishment of indisputable equality at -sea with Britain. Although the conference is tem- porarily under a spell, the American battleship affair is its only tempest in the teapot. It will not impede slow but steady progress toward the suc- cessful outcome, but Americans should steel themselves against expecting a sensational success. America shall meet parity with Brit- ain. The United States shall arrange with Japan some kind of ratio wholly satisfactory from the standpoint of Far Fastern defensive necessities, and shall achieve that part of the United States submarine program looking to humanization of U-boat warfare. Advance Made Daily. Undoubted advance is being recorded every day. Premier Macdonald says that the present period of snail-like progress may be succeeded any day by developments of lightning-like char- acter, because preparatory work has taken so long and has been so thor- oughly done. \ Today’s news that the United States Lines contemplated building a couple of super-Bremens for the American merchant marine fleet has electrified the Yankee delegation. Nothing so far has been said about it. but merchant marine considerations are always in the minds of our spokesmen here. They do not forget that with every warship Britain loses by limitation or reduc- tion, her overwhelmingly stronger merchant fleet becomes a correspond- ingly more potent factor in sea power. If by treaty all navies were wiped out, the British would still have thelr squadrons of Berengarias, Majestics, Olympics, Maurentanias and Homerics. Automatically Britanna would rule the waves through the fleet of merchant- men. (Copyright, 1930.) Zero Aids Roller Rinks. Winter skating has become so popular in Scotland this season that it has grown into a competition between ice- skating and roller-skating promoters. At first the ice rinks were favorites, but with the recent severe weather the watrm roller-skating halls are winnipg \ 4 Special Introductory Offer | ‘The lowest fares in history for H luxurious travel. We do this te win 3,000,000 new patrons in 1930. We know that the quickest ‘way to win new passengers is to get people to take their first trip in one of our buses. 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Weeks will be required for Sinclair, vho possesses the record of being the champion car tagger of the Police De< pertment, to resume his war on speeders, At present he will be detailed to in- spcce the forgotten car that stands at the curb an hour or so more than the law allows. As soon as he recuperates he will return to motor cycle duty. . DR. PAUL B. COOK DIES IN FLORIDA HOSPITAL Brother of Mrs, Frank B. Kellogg ‘Will Be Buried in St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Paul B. Cook of St. Paul, Minn,, brother of Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, and a (requent visitor in Washington when Mr. Kellogg was Senator and later Secretary of State, died at St. Francis' Hospital, Miami, Fla., Sunday. Arterio-sclerosis was given as the cause of death. Both the former Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg and another sister, Mr. and Mrs, F. J. Otis of St. Paul, were in Miami at the time of the death and are accom- panying the body to St. Paul for burial. Dr. Cook was a member of the Amer- ican Legion, a prominent surgeon of St. Paul, and served in France as a major in the Medical Corps of the 88th and 89th Divisions during the World War. He was stationed at Fort Riley and Fort Jackson before seeing action at St. Mihiel and the Argonne. B Farmer Killed by Own Gun. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., February 12.— While fox hunting on Negro Mountain, near the National Highway, late yes- terday, August Snyder, 73, farmer, near Bittinger, was accidentally killed by the discharge of his own gun as he was get- ting down from a stump. “HONEST ABE’ L { lon, on what he could make b Old Man Nelson’s Jailed Again After 18 Years’ Freedom Fisherman’s Helper, Ar- rested on Suspicion, Fugitive Slayer. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 12.—Old man Nelson's in jail again. He got out of Chester Penitentiary in 1912, without telling any one he was leaving. The State had sent him there for killing his wife. There had been another man. Nelson had fired. A jury set his punishment at life imprison- ment, ‘The old man, whose first name is Willlam, has been living in & shack on Calumet Harbor, living after a fash- helping fishermen. Arrested on suspicion, his identity was revealed. At the age of 61, after 18 years’ free- dom, William Nelson will have to go back to pay his debt to soclety—unless soclety’s spokesman, the board of par- dons and paroles, says differently, JAPAN TO REJECT U. S. PROPOSALS ON CAPITAL VESSELS (Continued From First Page.) memorandum to the press tonight. The French tonnage figures as pre- sented last night to the British llevtd to be virtually as follows: Capital ships—175,000 tons. Alrcraft carriers—60,000 tons. Eight-inch-gun cruisers—120,000 tons. Small cruisers and destroyers—a270,- 000 torg. Submarines—126,000 tons. Total—751,000 tons, as against the Anglo-American proposal of 1,200,000 tons each for the United States and Great Britain and 722,000 tons for the Japanese. The French insist that their navy bears no relation to the American or British navy and see no reason why they should change their long-estab- lished naval plans unless some new po- litical situation arises, for example, one or_two new pacts or understandings. ‘The British are now discussing ways to get the French figures down, else they will feel obliged to increase their own figures in the Anglo-American agreement. The Italians claim* the same total tonnage as France. France does not oPenly refuse parity to tlaly, but de- clares that each country must put down what it intends to build each year. The Itallans refuse, saying that they will reserve the right to build up to France whenever they please. The Italians further state that if the French con- tinue in their present point of view, the Italian delegation might as well go home immediately and that they would be hailed there as heroes for their firm- ness in London. BORAH DEWANDS * ODNEY BESUM | Alternative to U. S. Building Another Battleship for Parity Is Urged. Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, called udon Great Britain yesterday to sink H. M. 8. Rodney, the pride of the British navy, as the alternative to the United States building an additional battleship to obtain parity in this class of vessels. Borah is chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations and is urging naval reduction. Senator Borah assalled the London policy requiring expansion of the Amer- ican Navy. Attitude Menaces Treaty. The expressions in the Senate were regarded as distinctly menacing to any treaty which may come out of the con= ference for the Senate's ratification. Already Chairman Hale of the Senate naval committee, has warned of a fight if the present American program is put through at London. He wants more large cruisers and sees no necessity for additional light cruisers. “What ible justification can there be,” asked Senator Borah in his state- ment, “for expending large sums of money in bullding more battleships—a ship which some of the brightest minds in “the naval world declare to be obsolete? Wants Parity by Reduction. “If parity can be had by reduction, T am for parity. If it can only be had by spending millions on the kind of & ship which will never in all human probability be used, then I feel no in« terest in parity, * * ¢ “Can any reasonable person contem= plate the burden which all people are now carrying on account of armaments, the weight now resting upon the tax=- yers in every civilized country in the rid and then contemplate the useless waste of money in the building of & battleship in the name of parity? “Great Britain can well afford to scrap battleships and we can afford to scrap battleships rather than afford to build them. At any rate we ought not to think of spending money on battle~ ships simply for the purpose of having parity. Scrap the Rodney, that will settle the proposition.” Put 0. K. on Mother aoou. By some misconstruction of words the Teachers' College was placed in the position of endeavoring to “debunk” Mother Goose and similar time-honored classics of children’s literature, but the incident aroused such a protest that the organization was compelled to come out with an explanatory denial and in- cidentally a list of children's stores was made of approved storles for children, which was led by “The Real Mother Goose,” “The Three Bears” and “The Three Pigs.” Valentines Those messengers of love—of friendship— of good cheer, the kind that actually “ft* the personality of the individual for whom they are intended. In valentines you are our vast assortment of sure to find just the right cards. 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