Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1930, Page 2

TARDIEU REVIVES PARLEY OPTIMISM .Conference Spurred by Pre-| mier’s Willingness to Con- tinue Work for Agreement. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staft Correspondent of The Star. By_Radio to The Star. LONDON, March 17.—While there is talk there is hope. That paraphrase of an old saw exactly epitomizes the Naval Conference situation as a conse- quence of yesterday's critical conversa- tions at Chequers. ‘The fact that Premier Macdonald, ‘Tardieu, Briand and Henderson spent the entire afternoon in discussion of the Anglo-French differences without agreeing to disagree is the most hopeful development which has transpired since the deadlock set in. No one expected Tardieu to haul down his flag at Chequers yesterday. He is, undoubtedly, much too clever a statesman for that. ‘There was much more real danger that he would break off negotiations alto- gether. He hasn’t done so and the conference is saved, at least for the time being. “The common work is going on,” says the French premier. “I am convinced we shall come to a satisfactory result.” ‘When the conference leaders read these words this morning in a press statement issued on Tardieu's return = from Chequers they heaved a sigh of relief and pulled themselves out of the depths of despair to which most of them had succumbed on the score of a five-power S. Delegation Pleased. Satisfaction is profound among the entire American delegation. Secretary Stimson and his colleagues were r.ot to sit in at the Chequers confab because the French affair is considered ex- clusively, or at least primarily, the busi- ness of Great Britain. In the same way the Americans bore the brunt of the burden of the negotiations with the Japanese. Premier Tardieu's readiness to go on talking was not a surprise to Secretary Stimson. The American delegation leader learned a fortnight ago from Ambassador Edge that, despite the ex- ternal stiffneckness, the French are de- termined not to shoulder the onus of the wrecking of the conference. Edge &;mud out that they are jealous of eir place in the European peace move- ment and that Briand especially would not care to subject France to a sus- atcicn of insincerity in that field of in- ational endeavor. ‘There was plain speaking on both sides at Chequers between lunch and tea. Macdonald on his part let Tardieu know that the British public opinion, would in no circumstances approve any military-naval commitments to France beyond the League of Nations and the Locarno treaty obligations. The prime minister sought to convince his French confrere that in “a peldge of good will and pacific determination” by all of the five naval powers each and every one of them should feel a sense of guaran- teed security, provided the nations mean what they say on solemn occasions. Macdonald also didn't fail to point out the fallacy which has been finding per- sistent expression by the French during the conference—namely, Britain’s finan- cial inability to build as large a fleet as the French tonnage figures,-if main- tained, would require. Tardieu to Return Next Week End. ‘The Daily Telegraph states today that “this instant readiness on our part to react to stark realities (that is, to lay down as many more ships as France makes necessary) has caused much astonishment in French circles, where it was believed that our zeal for naval reduction was inspired mainly by a sense of the economic burden of naval expenditure. Not for the first time con- tinental 'interpreters of British action ht:rv= pressed their logical inferences too Matters now stand like this. Tardieu returns to Paris today, leaving Briand again i charge at London. The French, premier has the evidence of his own eyes and ears as to how the wind is at the conference. He will - rest of the week consulting sypporters, studying French rt“{or L wmpm“h‘: sfich mvrag:nri:g e shrewd- est of ‘the conference’ authorities be- lieve to be imminent. Then during the next week end Tardieu will come back again to London and speak what must : regarded as mncu" hl;:'tml ‘;ord.dfle ve & of pending events o:mm from Chequers last night, when he predicted that the con- ference would continue for another three weeks. That is not the thought of a man who intends to use his power “&im‘em the conference in the mean- ‘The net result of all this is the re- newed hope of a five-power treaty be- fore the middle of April. The actual agreement would take place much sooner than that. The final stage of the conference would be needed for m drafting matters preceding the signature. Rome-Paris Problem Persists. ... The Italian and French parity prob- lem still presents snags. It is novll’ be- ing subjected to intensive compromise efforts with the Americans doing all they can behind the scenes to apply salve to,a situation which only remotely concerns the United States. Agreement with Japan continues to await events in Tokio. The fight is there rather than in London. It has resolved itself into a contest between the Japanese admiralty and the civilian branches of the government which or- ily aren’t very successful in com- bating big navy influences. This time, however, the civilians are believed to enjoy virtually the omnipotent support :! e:’l‘lmepmgor, He is thought to favor arrangement contrived by Matsudaira and Reed in London with the sanction of their respective delega- tions chiefs, Wakatsuki and Stimson. Japanese diplomatic methods on these itical occasions require the opposite party to exercise unlimited patience before the seult, which are well as- sured in advance, can become translat- able into accomplished facts. But the fundamentals of the Japanese-Amer- ican accord are laid. They will form the of a thre-power, Anglo- American limitation treaty if.either the French or the Italians decree that the London Conference shall end in incom- plete success. MRS. LAVINIA S. PERKINS FUNERAL HELD AT HOME Wife of Former Kentucky Judge Is Buried in Rock Creek Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Lavinia Smith Perkins, 86 years old, who died Friday at her residence, in the Wyoming Apartments, Columbia road and Cali- fornia street, were held this morning at the l;e-lldence. Interment was in Rock Durlnf recent years, Mrs. Perkins, the wife of former Judge C. Perkins of Covington, Ky., had resided in Wash- col here from Cincinatti. She is mved by a daughter, Mrs. Hannah Perkins Stewart, who resides at the Wyoming nt residence Perkins. Falls Dead at Friend’s Home. Patrick Aloysius Gilhooley, 52 years old, of 2308 P street, fell dead at 2:30 o'clock this morning when he called at the home of a friend at 283 P street. A physician sald death due to an \ altack of heart disease. GREETS IRISH IN AMERICA Natives of Erin and By Cable to The Star! DUBLIN, March 17.—President Cos- grave of the Irish Free State toda: gave the following message to the cor- respondent of The Star and the New York Sun foreign service: “In conveying St. Patrick’s day greetings from Ireland to the readers of The Evening Star I am happy to feel that many of them will appreciate the greetings all the more because they come of our race and hold St. Pat- rick’s day in reverence. “For many generations thousands of our people have crossed the ocean year after year to make their homes in the | United States. There is no Irishman in Ireland today who has not some relative on the American Continent. It is meet, therefore, that our countries should hold one another in affectionate esteem and that we should rejoice each in the other’s progress. “One of the gratifying aspects of our President Cosgrave Sends St. Patrick’s Day Message to Descendants in U. S. international relations is the marked increase shown by the statistics of di- rect trade between the United States and the Irish Free State. Exports from the United States went up by 25 per cent in 1929 and imports from the Irish Free State by over 200 per cent. There is room for much greater expansion and it is to be hoped that increases will continue to be recorded in these figures, “We continue to follow with admira- tlon the activities of the United States in the cause of world peace. We trust that their efforts will crowned with success, “The number of visitors to Ireland from your great country are steadily growing. We hope that all your readers who project a journey to Europe this year will include Ireland in their itin- We assure them a hearty wel- (Copyright, 1930.) DENIES QUITTING Rumor of Miss Vernon’s Res- ignation, From Woman’s Party Post Held Unfounded. The National Women’s party head- quarters today admitted that Miss Mabel Vernon, national executive secretary, had resigned. It is denied by Miss Vernon that any dissension had oc- curred among members of the party. Miss Vernon's statement, given by her at the party's headquarters this morn- ing, stated: “I resigned as national executive secretary at Friday's meeting, but this action does not in any way mean that I will not remain actively identiied with the work of the party. My resignation was presented at the last meeting for the third time for the and time which it requires. On a pre- vious occasion I was persuaded to reconsider. Says Party Shows Activity “Not having attended any recent meetings I am very poorly informed as to any present difference of opinion among the council members, but I know well the earnestness with which they all alike support the Woman's Party program and the admiration which 1s felt for the work of both Miss Stevens, chairman of the Inter-Com- mission of Women, and Miss Wold, recently appointed technical adviser to the United States delegation to The Hague conference for the codification of international law.” Miss Vernon's statement came after published reports to the effect that dissension had occurred in the party ranks due to the appointment o Wold, prominent feminist, as delegate to The Hague conference instead of Miss Doris Stevens, whose appointment to the honor had been highly favored by members of the national party. Statement by Opposing Group. It was reported that opponents of Miss Stevens claim that it would not be “fair” for Miss Stevens to be sent as delagete to The Hague as well as serv- ing as chairman of the Inter-American Commission. The honored member of the party, Dr. Wold, sent as delegate to The Hague, has recently arrived in the Dutch capital, where delegates to the fi;ermflapl Council are now assem- g. Miss Stevens, who is in Washington, was guest of honor at a tea given yes- terday afternoon at the party national headquarters. HOOVER CONSIDERS DR. REICHELDERFER FOR COMMISSIONER (Continued From First Page.) those who have discussed the subject with the President recently, appearing to have the best chance of the three. Decision Due Soon. It was stated at the White House today that President Hoover expects to make, the decision within the next day or s0.| At least he will be ready to an- nounde this selection at the time of Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, whom he has already chosen as the other civilian Comissioner, to have supervision over the Police and Fire Departments. Gen. Crosby retires from the Army next Thursday. Therefore, it is felt pretty certain that the names of Gen. Crosby and the other civilian Commissioner will be ready to be sent to the Senate for confirmation by the end of this week. At the time President Hoover made public his selection of Gen. Crosby to succged Commissioner Dougherty, it was announced in his behalf that Her- bert D. Brown, now chief of the United States Bureau of Efficiency, would be appointed the other civilian commis- sioner. It was explained at the time that Mr. Brown preferred to remain at his present post, but was willing to serve on the Board of Commissioners if the President wished it. Since then, the President has decided not to draft the efficiency chief, and has been busily engaged casting about for some one else. He was eager to obtain the services of some outstanding citizen, whose experience fitted him for the work that would confront him as Com- missioner, principally because he pro- posed o have the civilian appointed to succeed Mr. Tallafferro serve as chair- man of the board, rather than have the chairmanship go to Gen. Crosby. The President felt that Gen. Crosby would be so busy with the departments of the local government that it would not be advisable to have him assume the chairman’s duties. It is thought also that a successor to Col. Ladue as Engineer Commissioner of the District will be named about the same time that the civilian Commis- sioners are formally appointed. The selection of the Engineer Commissioner, however, is being left “virtually to the Secretary of War, and the White House has not yet been advised whether or not the latter has chosen some one for this post. Physician Served Overseas. Dr. Reichelderfer was born in Ohio 56 years ago and has been a resident of the District of Columbia since he was 15 years old. He attended the public schools here, and graduated with honors from the Old Central High School, at that time being a colonel in the high school cadets. He studied medicine at the Columbian College, now George Washington University, having graduated in 1899. He served as an in- terne at Garfleld Hospital and later as resident physician, and finally was ap- pointed superintendent of that institu- tion, serving in that important capacity from 1900 to 1907. Dr. Reichelderfer became prominent principally as a surgeon and retired to private life six years ago. He was presi- dent of the local Medical Society in 1923. As a young man Dr. Reichel- derfer became identified with the local National Guard and for more than 20 years was associated with it, being pro- moted up through the various until he became colonel in the 2d Regi- | ment_of Infantry. During the World ‘War he was a colonel and served over- seas. Dr. Reichelderfer lives at 1661 Cres- DUE T0 FRICTION sole reason that I am not able to give | the work of the council the attention | PARLEY MAY ASK ROME FOR ACTUAL TONNAGE FIGURES (Continued From First Page.) tons more in cruisers and 50,000 tons more in destroyers. ‘The obstacle here remains—.Japan. ‘The American delegation still insists that agreement with Japan is now cer- tain. It has always been certain, pro- vided the United States and Great Britain accepted the Japanese claims, but Japan is reluctant to accept the proposed British tonnage increase, has not_vet lcc&ptgd and has shown no im- mediate intention of accepting the lat- est American compromise proposals. ‘There is every reason to believe that | France and Japan are working sympa- thetically here. It is known that the French and the Japanese had |talk on Saturday. It is said that if | the French finally cease talking fig- ures with Great Britain—that is, if & | five-power agreement on tonnage is abandoned—then Japan will cease talk- ing compromise proposals with the United States and will stand out for the satisfaction of its claims in full as the price of the three-power agréement, ‘whi Great Britain and the United States are known ardently to desire. Two Alternative Proposals. There has been considerable confusion | over the terms of our latest compromise proposals to Japan. It has been learned that this confusion is due to the fact | that there were at least two alternative | proposals. The first is as follows: | Eight-inch gun cruisers—The United | States would have 180,000 tons, but would reserve the right to transfer 30,- 000 tons into the six-inch-gun cruiser al)m at will; Japan would have 108,400 ns. Six-inch gun cruisers—The United States, 147,000 tons;; Japan, 90,000 tons. Destroyers—The United States, 150,~ 000 tons; Japan 97,500 tons. Submarines—Parity at 60,000 tons. J:pm’u total ratio would be 67 per cent. The Japanese objection here is the uncertainty about our transfer of 30,000 tons in the cruiser class, the low total in submarines and the fact that a 67 per cent ratio does not meet their 70 per cent claim. Rumor Says Both Declined. The alternative is as follows: Eight-inch gun cruisers—The United States, 180,000 tons, but only 150,000 tons would be actually built within the life of the present treaty—that is, prior to 1936; Japan, 108,400 tons. Six-inch gun cruisers—The United States, 147,000 tons; Ja) , 100,000 tons. Destroyers—The United States, 150,- 000 tons; Japan, 105,000 tons. Submarines—Parity at 53,000 tons. ‘This gives Japan a ratio of 69 per cent, but Japan objécts because of the even lower figure in submarines and because of the uncertainty about our big cruisers immediately after 1936, X It is rumored here h:ds'uyat t.::tunme apanese government clined both of these offers. Grandi Asked for Figures. ‘The Franco-British conversations yes- terday are understood to have covered thoroughly all the grounds of the divergence between the two countries. It is felt that this examination of dif- nc;xlnu may lead to finding & way out. This morning Great Britain once more made a demarche to the Italian headquarters and begged Foreign Min- ister Dino Grandi to put down actual figures. Sig. Grandi_replied that he had firm orders from Premier Mussolini not to do so. “You only want me to put down fig- ures,” he added, “so that you can give France a larger tonnage than Italy. This is impossible.” He repeated that the only concession Italy could make would be parity in ships built and bullding of actual fight- ing value, giving France an apparent advantage in ships which have passed the age limit. In these circumstances it seems prob- able that a joint Pranco-British de- marche in Rome to Mussolini himself is now only a question of hours, NOBLEMAN SHOOTS SELF AND WOMAN long Refusal of Money by Foster Mother Blamed by Police. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Ohjo, March 17.—A man who police said was Sir Charles Gilman-Adair, 37, an English noble- man, died today of bullet wounds self- inflicted after he shot his foster mother, Mrs, Mary Troette, 83, to death last night. Authorities said they were convinced that the shooting followed a refusal of Mrs. Troette to a request of Gilman- Adair for money. The body of Mrs. ‘Troette was found by Mrs, Adair when she returned late last night. Near by was Gilman-Adair's body with & bullet wound in it. Mrs. Troette, widow of Judge John A. ‘Troette, had been struck by four builets. Authorities sald that Gilman-Adair yhad been taken into the Troette home when a small child. They said he nad inherited & large sum from the estate of his English ancestors. Payne Will Address Lions. ‘William Payne, member of the Lions Club, will deliver an address on “Pire Insurance” at a luncheon of the club in the Hotel Mayflower Wednesday af- ternon at 12:30 o'clock. cent place and since his retirement he and his wife have spent much time traveling about the United States. He is a Republican, but has not been active politically, nor has he been active in civic work in this city. Friends of Hart are hopeful that he will be appointed as Mr. Tallaferro’s successor. Mr. Hart has been indorsed for this place by & number of members of the bar and prominent citizens of the city and is known to be entirely ac- ceptable to_the ublican leaders of this city. In addition to these strong indorsements, Mr. Hart's long service in the District Building, where he served with such comme nds him in the President’s con- selectinf@ very sideration in @ sucoessor ' Mr. Taliaterves NG STAR, WASHINGTO SONS OF IRELAND HONOR ST. PATRICK| TO RETURN TO FIGHT Program of Celebration in Capital Includes Services in Catholic Churches. Beginning with customary masses in all Catholic churches of the city, Wash- ington's loyal Irish today celebrated the anniversary of St. Patrick, whose feast day is being observed wherever the sons of Ireland happen to have their homes. The religious observance of the day was featured here by a solemn high mass at St. Patrick’s Church, Tenth and G streets, attended by the Minister of the Irish Free State, Michael Mac- White; members of the legation staff and most of the Irish Catholic leaders of the city. Banquets and Dances Scheduled. With the religious phase of the cele- bration ended, the light-hearted folk of Irish descent will celebrate the day still further with banquets, dances, ora- tory and music. Leading in celebrations u‘,‘ill lbe the various Irish societies in ‘the city. A sermon was preached at St. Pat- rick's Church by the rector, Mgr. C. P. Thomas. After the mass Mr. Mac- White and the Hibernian leaders in the District were entertained at luncheon by Mgr. Thomas. Mr. MacWhite is to be the guest of honor and principal speaker at one of the chief events scheduled for this eve- ning, the annual dinners of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, at 7 o'clock, in the main ball room of the Mayflower Hotel, and the latter at 8 o'clock in the gardens of the hotel. g Prominent Speakers Listed. Patrick J. Haltigan, national director of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, will be toastmaster. Besides the Min- ister of the Irish Free State, the fol- lowing other speakers will be intro- duced: Representative Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, Rev. Vincent Fitzgerald of St. Stephen’s Church, District chaplain of the order; Judge Mary O'Toole of the Juvenile Court and Miss Elizabeth Lynn, president of the Ladies’ Auxillary of the Hibernian Order. Miss Dora Golmes, champion step dancer of all Ireland, will feature the elaborate entertainment. ~Michael J. Dowd and James T. McCarthy are in charge of these arrangements. Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley will be Imflng the guests at the annual banquet of the Washington Soclety of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in the garden of the Hotel Mayflower to- night at 8 o'clock. Addresses are to be delivered by A. Owsley Stanley, former United States Senator from Kentucky, and Edwin P. Morrow, former Governor of Kentucky. William H. Leahy will be the toast- master. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the late President Woodrow Wilson, heads the banquet committee, and George H. O'Connor has arranged the entertain- ment. Col. Arthur O'Brien is president of the soclety,”which was organized local- ly a few years ago. Other officers are . Charles E. O'Connor, first vice president; Willlam C. Sullivan, second vice president; Daniel J. O'Brien, treas- urer, and Martin McNamara, secretary. Minister MacWhite to Lecture. At 4 o'clock this afternoon Minister MacWhite will lecture at the Catholic University of America on “Ireland’s Contribution to Medieval Literature.” A St. Patrick’s day program has been arranged. Other events included for this eve- ning are to be held by the Gaelic American Club, Loyalty Lodge of the Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem, the City Club, American Legion, Domin- ican Social Club and other organiza- tions, some composed entirely of Irish- Americans, others with many sons of Ireland included in their membership. The Gaelic American Club will give a dance in the Knights of Columbus Hall, starting at 8 o'clock. Loyalty Lodge will give a dance at 9 o'clock at Shady Oak, Md., while a St. Patrick’s day dance will feature the evening's entertainment at the City Club. Victory Post of the American Lmt;n will spensor a dance at the Willard Hotel. The Delaware State Soclety will give a dance at the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, and stu- dents of Columbus University will cele- brate the anniversary with a dance at the Roosevelt Hotel. ‘Women's City Club Function. Judge O'Toole will be toastmistress at the Women's City Club at 6:30 o'clock. The Dominican Social Club will the showing of a motion picture, “Mother Machree,” at St. Dominic’'s Hall, Sixth and F streets southwest, at 8 o'clock. American War Mothers will go to the day program. . president, is in charge m. of the arrange- ments. WIFE IDENTIFIES DOHENY-FALL NOTE AT FORMER'S TRIAL (Continued From First Page.) mer Secretary of the Navy, identified Denby's signature on papers ordering that plans for construction of Pearl Hn:bm' oil storage facilities be carried out. Doheny’s company got the Pear] Har- bor contract and it contained a clause giving his concern preference to the Elk Hills lease. Gregory Tells of Plans. Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregory, re- tired, who was chief of the Bureau Yards and Docks when the Pearl Ha bor contract was executed, said that lans for the plant there were initiated y the Navy so it could have a fuel base off the Pacific Coast. He said officials of the Interior De- partment had nothing to do with origi- nating the project or in preparing the plans. On cross-examination he testi- fled that while it was usual for the Navy Secretary to be the final officer in all such negotiations, in the Pearl Harbor project, Fall was the deciding officer because of an order made the year previous by President Harding. regory also said there was nothing in the Pearl Harbor plans or specifica- tions regarding the leasing of the naval reserve. A clause finally inserted in the contract resulted in awarding the Elk Hills lease to Doheny's company. The four ministers who testified that Doheny had a high reputation as a “man_of integrity and honor,” were Rev. George Davidson, Episcopal minis- ter; Rev. J. Whitcomb Broucher, Bap- tist pastor; Bishop John J, Cantwell of the Cathclle Church, and Rev. George P. Bovard, president emeritus of the University of California. In_addition, Dr. Davidson and Rev. Mr. Brougher said that the defendant was known as & man of outstanding patriotism, A part of Doheny's defense has been that he bid on the oil leases through patriotic motives. Former Judge Defends Doheny. Edward J. Henning, former United States district judge of Southern Cali- fornia, said he had known Doheny for ;lmny‘yundnn‘: Lhn: his reputation for onesty and integrity was . 2 rrlnyk Hogan, chief of Doheny’s defense counsel, read correspondence between Read Admiral J. K.'I:A“lm of the Navy partment and Dol Doheny, wuaelng for & m con- one cern lfl'flrwm!md Robison that helsaid to would not sign eny contract or lease with Doheny’s company that was not these | the PSITTACOSIS STAFF Victims of Dread Fever Are Believed to Be Less Liable to New Attack. Like soldiers seeking temporary shel- ter on a bullet-swept fleld, the staff of the hygienic laboratory of the United States Public Health Service is prepar- ing to reform its decimated ranks for another advance against the invisible hosts of parrot fever micro-organisms. ‘Those who have contracted the dread- ed tropical malady, led by Dr. Charles Armstrong, will return to the work which already has placed them in the shadow of death, as soon as they re- cover sufficlent strength. The laboratory investigation of psit- tacosis has been suspended temporarily rather than subject any new workers to germs. It is belleved that the victims will have acquired some im- munity which will render them less liable to another attack. They can work with much less danger than a new group. Accept Program Like Troopers. Apparently all the sick workers have accepted this program as veteran troops accept an order. Dr. Armstrong already has returned to work, although still weak from his long illness, but has not yet taken up the parrot fever investiga- tures as soon as he regains his full strength. Undaunted in the midst of the casu- alty-strewn battlefleld stands the leader of the advance, Dr. George W. McCoy, director of the hyglenic laboratory, and hero of many other fights against dis- ease organisms. When Dr. Armstrong was stricken, Dr. McCoy personally took over the most dangerous features of the work rather than subject any of his staff to the perils. Thus far he has escaped. There is one known remedy for the stricken workers, a serum made from the of convalescents. Public health officers now are visiting recently recovered persons to obtain more of this. Dr. Armstrong has submitted to the draining of several pints of blood for the benefit of his fellow victims. Effects Are Satisfactory. ‘The effects of the convalescent serum are quite satisfactory, it was stated at the Public Heaith Service today. It brings about a decided drop in the temperature a short time, after which the patient makes a slow but uneventful recovery. It is not con- :;:lerea however, as a specific against e z ‘The Hyglenic Laboratory was thor- oughly fumigated with cyanide gas Saturday afternoon and was vacated all day yesterday, with the windows and doors open so the noxious fumes would be blown away. The workers are back at their desks this morning and the animals are being brought back. This move, with the temporary sus- pension of the parrot fever work, was made necessary with the iliness of the latest parrot fever victims—Dr. Ed- ward Francis and Dr. H. E. Hasseltine, Public Health Service surgeons and heroes of previous battles with rabbit fever, or tularemia and undulant fever. Neither had been on the same floor where the ot fever work was car- ried on. eir sickness was belleved to indicate that the microorganisms were being carried through the build- ing by cockroaches or other insects. The fumigation was to kill cockroaches rather than the germs. No Suggestion of Retreat. Seldom has a little band of scientific workers put up so determined a front against an invisible foe, it was made clear at the Public Health Service today. Stricken right and left, there has been no suggestion of retreat even among the non-scientific inel. The bur- parrot fever, ), Was put squarely up to the Government as the mysterious malady spread and physi- cians from different cities asked advice. It soon became evident to Dr. McCoy and his assoclates that they were deal- ing with something which could not be guarded against by ordinary labora- tory precautions and that contact with the sick birds was not necessary to get the disease. In this respect it was in a class with tularemia. They were obliged to keep on because it was a practical rather than an academic scientific problem. In this connection the Public Health Service made known today the experience of the Lister Institute in London, which a months ago asked for some cultures of tularemia from the Hyglenic Laboratory for experimental purposes. Rabbit fever thus far was unknown in England. ‘The cultures were sent with the 's| warning that anybody who handled them was in grave danger, regardiess of any precautions. One by one the laboratory staff was taken sick until, considering that the problem was pure- ly academic with them, the English bacteriologists dropped the work and destroyed the noxious cultures. ‘Two more of the Hygienic Laboratory non-scientific staff now are sick at their homes, but symptoms thus far are those of bad colds and their names will not be given out until & more itive diag- nosis is mldeiml;l“he con lug'r;d of :‘r;e parrot fever vi S WaS Tepol satis- factory today., It is believed that the diagnosis were made and the convalescent serum administered in time to prevent any further fatalities. ‘Thus far there has been one death, that of Harry Anderson, a laboratory worker. The filterable virus already isolated at the Hygienic Laboratory, it was pointed out, offers nothing in the way of a cure, but the work is one of the necessary steps toward such an under- anding of the disease from which to work out therapeutic measures. Union Veteran Dies at 83. FORT lhAnUDEgD'A!I;’E. FII..’ %‘{sh 17 .—John A. B. ippey, 83, Union veu('r:'n of the Civil War, father of Coun! Jud Fred 8. Shippey and iy ‘aotive in Hiincis politics, died formerly here teday. first fully approved by naval officials. Gano_Dunn, president of the J. G. ‘White Engineering Co. of New York, a defense witness, sald he first heard of the Navy's Pearl Harbor, Hawail, con- tract from J. Foster Bain, director of the Bureau of Mines, on December 23, 1923. Bain told him that because the plans involved national defense they were to be treated as confidential. Bain asked him, the witness said, if the White company would build the project and take its pay in oil. Dunn said he informed Bain that his firm was unwilling to do the work on such a basis. He continued that he conferred with Doheny at the latter's New York office on February 16, 1922. He said it finally was agreed the White Co. would do the work and be paid by the Pan-American Co., Doheny’s con- cern, which would get its money by tak! the oll from the Government. His company, he said, occupled the m. tion of sub-contractor to the - American Co. Mot S Dunn said he W U] ids for the Pan-American and ghn the pref- the company the lls was ‘The witness' testified that on the day the bids were opened Cotter said his company wished an alternate bid which did not contain the preference clause, Cotter and Finney engaged in an argu- ment that became almost heated, Dunn adding that neither Doheny or Fall were presfnt. The bid with the preferential clause was finally accepted. tion, He again will work with the cul- | den of working out some way of treating | tire Left to right, top ro found near a wreck last night on the Bal ard Burnell, driver, who was injured. Bottom row: Miss Gertrude Cephillic and | Miss Ethel Randolph, who were severely i NATIONAL ‘GINGER' CHECK-UP ORDERED Doran Calls for Samples of Suspected Paralysis Epi- demic Cause. Prohibition authorities have launched | an investigation into widespread cases of reported mysterious paralysis in the South, supposed to have resulted from person drinking Jamaica ginger. Dr. James M. Doran, prohibition com- missioner, bas asked his administrators throughout the country to obtain sam- ples of the Jamaica ginger available in their territory and turn them in for -n;luy;u;' aica gi posed to be | amaica ginger 1s sup made with the uAe‘:t pure alcohol and no denaturants, but medical authorities | have found that there are some sym- toms in the disease resulting from drink- ing Jamaica ginger which might point to the use of isopropyl alcohol, which is a sort of first cousin to wood alcohol, a poison. Isopropyl alcohol is made syn- thetically by several different processes, is not drinkable, and does not come llmdel' the authority of the Volstead aw. ‘Would Cause Paralysis. If this cousin of wood alcohol is being used in the manufacture of Jamaica ginger and drunk by patients or per- sons hoping to get a kick out of it, medical authorities here say it would likely egm paralysis affecting the en- = | system. The Public Health Service also is trying to get at the bottom of the strange paralysis which has broken out in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Rhode Island, and which a) most- ly among men who have imbibed the extract, The health officer of Oklahoma has told the Public Health Service that he suspects the presence of minute quanti- ties of some metallic poison in recent ginger extract shipments. Replies are awaited from the health o&wu of Georgia and Tennessee. A clue may be offered by the Rhode Island cases, it was explained today. Here the paralysis was accompanied b blindness, leading to the suspicion that wood instead of grain alcohol was used in making the extract. It is entirely possible, it was said, that some manufacturer made a mistake in one lot, which would explain the sud- den simultaneous appearance of the !yms" :}tfimgulnd vel‘i’de“ly émanefed localities. Indre ctims have been re- ported, but no fatalities. Drinkers Advised to Quit. The only advice the Public Health Service can give Jamaica ginger drink- ers is to stop drinking it for a while, or else have the stuff analyzed for metallic poisons or wood alcohol. Public Health Service investigators have just gotten to the bottom of a strange epidemic which appeared in several Virginia counties in January, which appeared at the time to be a variation of influenza. It was a form of spinal meningitis. This dreaded disease, it was ex- plained, takes strange forms in its early stages and is likely to be mistaken en- tirely by a local practitioner. So diffi- cult is diagnosis in the early stages that whenever a new, queer disease is reported another outbreak of meningitis is suspected. The unusualness and un- predictability of the symptoms is due to the fact the meningococcus attacks the central nervous system, resulting in many variations of wierd behavior. ANIMAL NOT PARALYZED BY TEST. Guinea Pig Is Only Intoxicated by, Jamaica Ginger. ATLANTA, March 17 (#).—Health au- thorities, seeking to diegnose the strange paralysis which has affected some 280 persons in four States, today arranged further experiments with a guinea pig, which was intoxicated, but not para- lyzed by a first dose of two ounces of Jamalca ginger. Several investigators have attributed the origin of the malady to the drink- ing of Jamaica ginger, but Dr. L. L. Ter- rell of Corbin, Ky., said the animal failed to show any signs of the paralysis, in yesterday’s experiment here. Dr. Felix J. Underwood, State health officer, who has been advised of some 100 cases in Mississippl, has expressed the opinion that the malady was due to “something chemically wrong in the Jamaica ginger. ————e ARTHUR L. CLINE BURIED. Services for Taxicab Pioneer Are Held at Home. Funeral services for Arthur L. Cline, proprietor of Cline’s, Inc., dealers in radio supplies and stationery, at his home, 3750 Oliver street, Chevy Chase, Friday, were h:l: at_the nslm- dence this afternoon at 2 o'clock. - tarl'l'nl m:nuty;n; in the Abbey Mausoleum, Ar] a. Mr. Cline, who was 72 mfl old, was a pioneer in the taxicab here. He was previously owner of the Taxicab & Auto Livery Co, which he sold ahout four years ago, He Wwas widely knzwn here. who died | gpeed, crashe : Mrs. Howard O. Burnell, whose mangied body was Itimore Boulevard beyond Laurel; How- njured. MARYLAND PROBES CRASH OF D. C. CAR; 3 DEAD, 3 INJURED (Continued From First Page.) ing toward my car at a terrific rate of speed, far over on the left side of the road, headed straight into the west- bound stream of traffic. It swerved and careened as the driver, without reduc- ing speed, sought to get the machine back onto the right side of the road. The driver pulled the wheel too far over, the car’s left wheels hit the dirt on the right side of the road and the machine crashed into the culvert near- by. Parts of the car and clothing of the passengers flew high into the air as the machine hit.” ‘The witness declared a large crowd gathered about the wreck car in a few minutes, and almost as soon as the wreckage settled in the ravine below the culvert a Maryland State policeman 'was on the scene, Body Hurled Long Distance. One body was hurled so far from the wrecked machine that it was not lo- cated until half an hour after all the victims supposedly had been removed from the wreckage-strewn ravine. Matthews and Posey were taken to St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, where they were pronounced dead. About 30 minutes after the accident, which oc- curred at 10:30 o'clock. Corpl. Bease- man of the Maryland State Police lo- cated the body of Mrs. Burnell. The body, crushed beyond recognition, was lying in the small stream flowing be- neath the culvert. One leg had been amputated and the other partially so. The body was removed to a Laurel un- dertaking establishment. Ahmotow{h't took Bumellnzl'l:‘ ‘t:nle mnh e dolpl o St. Agnes , while Miss Cephillie was taken to the Univer- sity of Maryland Hospital. Both Bur- nell, supposed to have a fractured skull, and ME! Randolph, who suffered in- ternal injuries, are expected to recover. The eight-cylinder car sideswiped a telephone pole, careened into the cul- vert and was almost completely de- molished. The occupants of the car were lifted high into the air and de- scended into the 20-foot ravine amid a shower of debris. Part of the car remained hnn;:ng over the culvert and the other bits were hurled a distance from the scene. One woman's hat was found lodged on _the limb of a tree 35 feet high and at some distance from the culvert. Report to Justice of Peace. Police believe the car in some manner t off the paved portion of the 40-foot ighway, struck a telephone pole lying rallel to the road and was thrown nto the culvert. In addition to Corp. Beaseman, Sergt. Rassa and Pvt. Haddway of the Laurel substation investigated the accident. ‘They made a T to Justice of the Peace Howard D. Gosnell at Savage, who had not decided early today if an inquest would be necessary. One curious circumstance of the ac- cident, friends of the party were told, was the fact that Miss Cephillie’s brother passed the scene coming to ‘Washington last night only a few mo- ments after the tragedy and stopped to examine the wreckage without know- ing his sister had been one of the i NINE HURT IN COLLISION. Five Cars Are Wrecked in Single Accl- dent on Richmond Highway. ‘W. Oliver Murray and his wife, Mrs. Lena Murray of 1333 Massachusetts avenue southeast, and seven other per- sons were injured and five automobiles wrecked in a single accident near Bos- well, Va., on the Washington-Richmond Highway, shortly before last midnight. The condition of the injured is not con- sidered serious. Those hurt included Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Collawn of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dwyer of Richmond, and three uniden persons. State Patrolman Lewis C. Blanken- ship, who investigated the accident, said the car driven by Collawn sideswiped two automobiles before crashing into the Murray car. It then swerved against a fourth machine, overturning it. ‘The Murray automobile and the Collawn car were overturned and damaged. rsons were taken to for medical attention. d Murray suffered severe head injuries and Mrs. Murray appeared to have sustained internal injuries. How badly they are hurt has not yet been determined definitely, but the opinion was_ exp! that the condition of neither is grave. The Collawns sus- tained fractured shoulders and probably other injuries. Mr. Murray is employed as a clerk in the office of Wolf & Cohen, lawyers, located in the Woodward Buil 3 YOUTH KILLED, FOUR HURT. Frederick High School Student’s Car Crashes Into Culvert. FREDERICK, March 17.—Four high school _students Saturday were Injured and one W) 186, a ~. ~.hildknecht. | ppe: The ding. te vert court, EIf slight ‘mobile Other DAVIS 10 OPPOSE GRUNDY FOR SEAT Vare Lines Up Behind Labor Secretary—rFisher Sup- ports Senator. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, March 17.—The stage was set today for an intense three-way fight for control of Pennsylvania Re- publican politics at the May primaries with the formal entry of Secretary of Labor James J. Davis into the race for the United States senatorial nomin- ation. Davis, who has been assured of the backing of William 8. Vare and the Philadelphia Republican organization, announced his intention here last night of making the race. > Opposing him will be United States Senator Joseph R. Grundy, supported by Gov. John S. Fisher, who appointed him to the seat made vacant by the Senate’s refusal to seat Vare. Fisher appointed Grundy with the specification that Grundy would make the race for the full term. ‘The -third side of the fight for State control will be furnished through the race of former Gov. Gifford Pinchot for the Republican gubernatorial nom- ination. Pinchot will be opposed by Prancis Shunk Brown, lelphia, who is aligned with Davis, and by Samuel S. Lewis, former State treasur- er, who is popularly supposed to be coupled with Senator Grundy. Davis' announcement stated his be- lief that the knowledge and experience he had gained while serving as Secre- tary of Labor under Harding, Coolidge and Hoover had particularly qualified him for the Senatorship. Davis previously had asserted that should he make the race he would not resign his cabinet post to do so. Judge J. Ambler Williams of Mont~ gomery County also has entered the Republican lists for governor, further complicating the Republican situation, but what political alignment, if any, is sponsoring him is not apparent. Mr, Davis in his announcement gave some indication of his platform in the |cloalng paragraphs of his formal an- nou‘ncl:ment “I have always stood for fair wages for labor,” he said, “and for fair profit for business. Since the days of Presi- dent McKinley I have constantly sup- ported the principle of a protective tariff for the American farmer and American industry as the best way yet devised to insure the prosperity of our farmers, bux%nehs: me’n -nedd workers. e ve favored limited immigration, because it is a protection to the Ameri~ can worker, both native and to'r;‘!fi born, against a competition which lower the present high standard of wages and result in greatly increased unemployment. I have worked earnest- ly for welfare legislation for the benefit of man, woman and child.” BACK AT DESK TODAY. Secretary Says He Has Not Yet Made Campaign Plans. Secretary James J. Davis of the De- partment of 1;?:, who yesterday for- can ‘Won't Resign at Present. Mr. Davis has no intention of re- signing from his cabinet office to make the race for the Senate nomination. determination to continue on in present office while a candidate for the nomination for the Senate is backed by it the Treasury, Mr. e asury, Mr. Mellon, also a mem- ber of the cabinet, wgln'blck Joseph R. Grundy for the nomina Nor is it likely that Secretary will resign because of the contest Pennsylvania. - The Secretary of Labor and his friends ?"é‘é}‘.fiifgf"“u“’ 8 The. Vare: organise: in lvania. are ory > tion in hia is lined up for the Davis-Brown ticket, and there are indi- cations that many ‘“upstate” Repub- licans will back that ticket, too. Francis Shunk Brown, former attorney general and now candidate for governor, is Mr. Davis’ running mate. Will Not Spend. Mr. Davis indicated today that he did not intend to get into a money spending competition with the Grundy- Mellon organization in Pennsylvania. It there is to be of money ex- pended in the campalign, - he ::ld. it vtgl come s!‘x;ofm the other side. was the excessive expenditure- of money in the 1926 senatorial ca which aroused the Senate, led to’ an investigation and ultimately to tHg ex- clusion from the Senate of William . Vare, after he had been elected. - The Senate is expected to appoint another committee to investigate campaign 'ex- penditures this year. Tha: being ‘the case, it is likely that the candidates and their managers will be careful what they do in regard to spending morfey. Senator Grundy, now serving under appointment to fili the vacaney-caused by the rejection of Vare, announced he would be a candidate for the - o 2 tion at the time he was appoin approaching campaign is e; be a hot one. ' $100,000,000 FUND~ T0 FARM BOARD 0.K’ Senate Approves Appropriation-Al- "lowed in Partial Conferencé Re- port on Deficiency Billi+ By the Associated Press. 12 ‘The $100,000,000 appropriation for the Federal Farm Board was approved by the Senate today in accep a partial report from a conference am- mittee on the deficiency suoply ‘bill which_carries, in addition, $73,000,000 for other projects. ‘The conference report pard down the $7,000,000 seed loan fund to $6,000,000, House still must act on four Senate amendments which are in. dis- agreement, They are inclusion of $3,000,000 for Porto Rico -Burricane relief and provision of additiohal sums for construction of the Federal builde ings at Boston, Denver and Richmond, All other Senate increases in the bill were approved. The House will take up the conference report late today of tomorrow. Lr AA TWO HURT IN GAB; ! Neither Driver Is Injured in Col lision of Machines. Miss Hannah O'Keefe, 20 years old; 5007 Seventh street, and Mary Quill, 10 years old, of 518 Kennedy street, tly injured in an automobild today at hth and Allisony streets. ‘They were Il in an auf driven by Matthew D. Morel ot 1817 Monroe t when the Moorel machine collided, according to poli with an automobile driven Schraltz of 2024 Picrce Mill roa Neithe: d?\‘cr was burt. ‘were accident 4 -~