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- DAVISON PRAISES WORK OF ARMEN ',California Maneuvers Re- ““garded as Proving Efficiency of Aerial Unit, ‘The California maneuvers of the Army Air Corps, which have just come xfl: close, are an emphatic demonstra- of the em(‘:len%y of u'l‘: l:ninlnl system adopted rmy aviation and an exhibition of the reliability and tac- tical value of modern military aircraft not “only against enemy aviation or .ground forces, but in coast defense as well, F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Sec- retary- of War for “Aeronautics, an- nounced last night in reviewing results ~of the monlh of maneuvers. tomorrow _approximately o uo Army Alrpllnu which have par- + ticipated in the maneuvers will have Mather Field, Sacramento, for their home stations in various parts of the eountry. ‘The exercises began April 1, when the various combat branches of the corps set out to solve a series of training prob- lems de ed to test and improve the team work between the various air or- ganizations and to develop new tactical '.hwrles for aerial warfare. The train- Pl’ol’l’l]l.nnllrsnexpa.\:’ded .(rm;l flights es to squadrons and groups md durfnz the last week, came to a th the co-ordination of nurly l)fl combat planes, operating as a com- lete wing, against & single objective, Lauds Work of Flyers. “We have had & most emphatic dem- onstration,” said Mr. Davison, “of our efficient training system as well as a g:w exhibition of the reliability and value of modern military air- craft, not alone in operating against ehemy aviation or ground troops, but in defense as well. “While the military attainments of the maneuvers are of compelling inter- they illustrate the efficiency air defenses, there are other the demonstrations that are -wide attention. & grim necessity in aerial warfare. One may thdeed '.ru'.hmlly say that so ~far as s coi titude srn instruments that have glven stability tol.lmnu:ndnletv flight. _ Well Pleased With Results, *“The auf ot is pointing the wwmdny'h&nro'momrm. ‘weather will no longer hold planes | SUPP! e e e L transports ‘rout mmw!.vdepotns-nmuv Bacra- “Au in all, the 1830 fleld exercises speed, performance and reliability of American-built planes and engines.” HUNDREDS VISIT HOMES EXHIBIT Mrs. Gann Is Among Throngs In- specting Display at Girls’ Scout House. ‘The Better Homes America ex- _at the National G!l‘ll' Scouts Little and -at the historic Octagon oom.l.nue to attract hundreds of shown during the afternoon. m furnished by the three uh.lbll will be o'clock this afternoon, open mm doni cholr ot the Church of nu Pumm will present a musical program. —_— MARIA TO LAUNCH SHIP < Bride of Crown Prince Humbert at = Geremony for Cruiser Zara. - _ BPEZIA, Italy, April 26 (#).—Princess = Maria of Piedmont, who was Marie-Jose of Belgium, is expected here tomorrow with her husband, Crown Prince Hum- bert, to act as godmother at the launch- of the new 10,000-ton cruiser Zara. Zara, named for the redeemed mlfl‘n '.1'-] el the Dalma coast, is -h!p of the “post-Wash- ible of mounting 8- millimeters, according to ‘With her full splace about 10,- round figure Music Cowsill Zarmament 160 tons; slightly over wet at the conference of 1921-22. She 590 feet long, nearly 66 feet across t.he beam and draws nearly 20 feet of - Pnnr to the launching Cardinal "~Maffi, Archbishop of Pisa, who officiated ~at the 'l.“hv‘}: of '.he princess January bless the shij INCE WIDOW TO MARRY otice Naming Holmes Herbert, muh Shlre in ‘! 600000 Estate. mqr Im:m &s wmnw of Thomas lnee hgbnnr motion picture pro- y of intention to mlmu nzmm l'l. screen actor, by possible loss of her gfa in her husband’s $1,600,000 estate. nce died November 18, 1924, leaving will provldinu Anlnn Mrs. Ince's re- His estate was Mrs. Ince lnfl r '.hru sons. .Yun what will hap o the estate if the wedding takes pla face before the 7 years expire could not be § determined today. is met Relcheldafl!r ion | Barity ol SPORTSMAN, Expects to Witness Kentucky Derby, Named for His Forebearers. Wants to Meet Senator Bo- rah, With Whom He Had Oratorical Brush. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, April 26.—Lord Derby, fa- mous British sportsman and the seven- teenth earl of his name, left here today with his daughter-in-law, L-dy Maureen Stanley, for Southampton to board the Aquitania for America. While in the United States he expects to witness running of the Kentucky Derby race, which was named for his forbears, and to meet Senator Borah, with .whom he had an across-the-seas oratorical brush in 1927. The ear]l, who pronounces his name “Darby,” DDeAKlnI before a meeting of LhadMuncheaur Chamber of Commerce, “There is one prominent politician who always seems to think we are ogres. I refer to Senator Borah. I invite him to come to this country, if he will do me ltlhke ‘honor, and to stay as long as he es.” Senator Borah cenied that he ever had thought or lakl '.hat the English ple were ogres. pegl really would er ',0 Vl.slt England, and I hope that I may find an oppor- tunity to do so. My mission will not be THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO LORD DERBY, FAMOUS BRITISH ON WAY TO U. S LORD DERBY. that of hunting wild game, such as ogres, but to know better a people whose highest encomium is that of nlways having been loyal to their own flag, an attitude which prevails rather strongly in the United States, and which I think 1s worth preserving.” In reply Lord Derby sent an invita- tion to Senator Borah to visit him at Knowlsey Hall, near Liverpool, and stay as long as he liked. The Senator was unable to accept. Lord Derby last crossed the Atlantic 36 years ago, when he accompanied his father, then governor general of Can- ada, on a state visit to Winnipeg. $12,000000 LOAN BILL DISAPPROVED Commissioners Tell Capper Stand on Municipal Center Undertaking. (Continued From First Page.) brought over to the District Commis- sloners personally yesterday by J. Claw= son Roop, director of the Bureau of the Budget. This at first caused a buzz of discussion at the District Building, but 'u exphlmd later that Mr. Roop ha Commissioners Luther H. and Herbert B. Crosby and that he took the oppor- making their acquaintance. ‘Mr. Roop lhyflfl about 20 minutes. The three Commissioners remained in executive session for more than two hours after he left. Bprcvnl hy the Bud any bill is by no means the last word. The bill mlflht adily be enacted by Oongress with or without the bureau’s nneuon. ‘The fact that the Bndxet speaks directly for the Presi- ‘hm':mhowevar. is a strong hint that be. passed, it would be $3,000,000 has been spent in acquiring land for the new center be- tween Pennlylnnh. avenue, D street, Third and Sixth streets, The. present supply bill, for the fiscal year ending June 31, lfll. carries “.000000 more for the sams urrou t is expected n-i. this bill "will leave ~the District about $500,000 short of the sum neces- sary to acquire all of the land. sum. ether with all of the up the buildings, m“ nb': Bureau of ma& out of current taxation The $3,000,000 in the 1931 bill will be taken out of the District's cash surplus. After this, however, there will be no surplus left, and all further sums must be found, as they are needed, out of the annual tax collections. IMMIGRATION TAPE TANGLES 11 WEDDINGS | &:5esiy- American Greeks Who Went to Cuba for Brides Forbidden to »Bring Them Into U. S. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cubs, April 26—Eleven| American bachelors, who came here three weeks ago for wives, found them- ! selves husbands today, but with all of the woes and none of the joys of mar- ried life. And 11 pretty young women, traveled all the way from Greece to wed these bachelors, whom they had never seen, faced the discou g prospect of being shipped back to their native land without their mates. 'flu trouble started when the men, all erican-born Greeks and hailing from c-mnrnh Connecticut, New _Jersey, Iillinois, Utah, New York and Missouri, applied at the American consulate here for documents to take-their wives to the United States. ‘They were informed that the wives could not enter the United States until their official papers had been sent to Athens for confirmation. The women were placed under consular bond of $200 each in the meantime. ‘The dejected husbands, whose names were, withheld by the consulate, said they probably would return to the United States until the matter is settled. They sald the marriages had been ar- GOPYRIGHT POST HELD 33 YEARS Thorvald Solberg Retires on 78th Birthday With Record as World Authority. For 33 years register of copyrights of the Library of Congress, Thorvald Sol- berg, last Thursday was retired from the Library’s service at his own request. Mr. Solberg’s retirement was made effective an his seventy-eighth birth- day, April 22, it was announced yester- day by the Library. Before his appointment as first reg- ister of copyrights in July, 1897, Mr. Solberg had seen 13 years’ service in the law de ent of the Library. He has made a life study of copyrights in literature, and is regarded as one of the foremost authorities of the world on the subject., Under his administration the copy- right office of the Library of Congress has grown from a handful of clerks to & force of 135 persons, many of them well trained experts in their lines. The increase in the scope and amount of the work is indicated by the increase in the entries from about 55,000 in 1898 to_264,000 last year. Mr. Solberg has attended most of the important conferences on international copyrights held in European capitals during the last 30 years. In 1908 he went to Berlin as United States dele- gate to the International Conference for the Revision of the Berne Copyright Convention. His report of the copy- This Tight congress in 1900 was priated in Congressional Record. In 1928 he was a delegate from the United States to the Conference for the Revision of the International Copyright Convention. His official reports published yearly in the Library's report have constituted & history of the copyright legislation of the country. In additfon he has contributed articles on copyrights to leading periodicals throughout the coumry He reads widely in several languages and has written several bibliographies, including “The Balearic Islands,” & bibliography of Scandinavia, “Bibliography of Literary He had an important part in the en- actment of the present copyright law of the United States, the act of 1908, sitting in at many conferences of authors, publishers and others inter- ested, and testifying before the congres- 51101}11:: committees on patents and copy- rights. He has long advocated that the United States become affiliated with the In- ternational COE) yright Union, which in- cludes practically all the leading nations of the world. and the MUSSOLINP'S DAUGHTER TOURING ON HONEYMOON Count Ciano and Bride Join Excur- sionists in Cheers as Fishermen Pull in Nets. By the Associated Press. CAPRI, Italy, April 26—Edda Mus- solini, daughter of the Italian dictator, and her husband, Count Galeazzo Ciano, are having as much fun on their honeymoon as two New Yorkers who ;p':ll.‘ad their nuptial holiday at Niagara Although here only two days the youthful pair are seeing all the sights so familiar to American tourists. Yes- terday they visited the Grottoes on the eastern side of the island and cheered roundly with the other excursionists as the fishermen pulled in their nets at the little port. ‘The countess has been at Capri many ranged through American “marriage brokers.” times, but, ngpnrenfly is delighted at re- visiting all the picturesque corners. (PRITTWITZ HOPES PACT WILL EXPAND German Ambassador Speaks to American Society of International Law. Expressing the hope that results ob- tained in the London Naval Confer- ence “will be followed by general agree- ments on a broader basis,” Friedrich W. Von Prittwitz, German Ambassador, told the American Society of Interna- tional Law at its annual dinner last night at the Willard Hotel that Ger- many “is sincerely trusting that the reduction and limitation of armaments solemnly promised to the world at the end of the war Wfll become a reality in the near future.” Concerning the London results, how- ever, the Ambassador added: “We know the existing difficulties, and we under- stand that any development of this kind cannot take place overnight.” Cites Markets as Example. “Just as normal market conditions have been adversely influenced by over- production of raw materials and goods,” he declared, “the international politi- | G cal atmosphere remains oppressed by an overproduction of arms. Very logically, M. Clemenceau stated as early as 1909 that disarmament is one of the most fruitful preventives of war.” “It has rightly been said that dis- armament is not only & technical ques- tion, but just as much a problem of mental attitude,” he said, adding that “every international progress depends indeed not only upon the conclusion of fovemmetntal nmem"e;u but‘w a vfrr\y arge extent upon the popular spirit which is behind them.” Referring to the treaty of renuncia- tion of war, the Ambassador said it was “certainiy due to the courageous initiative of Mr. Kellogg and M. Briand, but it was only rendered possible by the mental attitude of the people the world over, “Practically all Europe is now cov- ered by a network of arbitration and conciliation pacts,” said the speaker, “among them the treaties of Locarno. The German republic has concluded altogether 17 treaties of this kind, among them the first treaty of con- ciliation and arbitration ever concluded between the United States and Ger- many.” Urges Removal of War Cause. Reiterating the policy of his country that “war cannot be prevented by pre- paring for war against war, but iy re- moving the causes of war,” the ambas. sador asserted: “Only the perfection ol existing instrumentalities for the peace- ful settlement of international disputes will create among the people of the world the feeling that the dynamic in- strument so long represented by war is replaced by pacific adjustments and that recourse to war, therefore, becomes senseless.” George W. Wickersham, In a discus- sion of the movement for codification of international law, warned that the United States should come to a state of mind where it would be willing to yield on some points, as well as to push for- ward its own doctrines, if success in international conferences is to be ex- pected., Dr. George W. Kirchwey, former dean of the Columbia University Law School, related the deve]opmenz céo the La laws, hs declared were name,” when they were “agains mon sense, against the level o{ intel- ligence.” ~Sometimes attempts were made to enforce laws without any ex- pectation of success, he said. The dinner closed the annual ses- sions of the soclety. Prominent on the program yesterday at the Willard Hotel were discussions by Americans attend- in The Hague conference on_codifica- [ W tion of international law. Those who spoke were David Hunter Miller of the State Department, chief delegate from the United States to the conference; Manley O. Hudson, professor of inter- national law at Harvard Umvenlt and Prof. Edwin M. Borchard of Yi University, both technical advisers. James Brown Scott yesterday was re- elected president of the society at the closing business meeting, and Dr. Leo 8. Rowe was elected vice president. Only two changes were made in the list of honorary vice presiden Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, who was president of the soclety two years ago, was elected an honorary vice president in place of the late Chief Justice Taft, and George W. Wickersham, former Attorney General and chairman of the national commission on law observance and law enforcement, was elected in the place of the late Judge Edwin B. Parker. Charles Henry Butler was elected chairman of the executive council, & position formerly held by Judge Parker. ‘The society voted to combine the offices of recording and corresponding secretary and named George A. Finch, the recording secretary, to that position. ‘The society heard reports from the chief American delegate to The Hague conference on codification of interna- tional law, David Hunter Miller, and from the two advisers to the delegation, Edwin M. Borchard, Yale University, and Manley S. D. Hudson, Harvard University. ‘The sixth honorary membership to be voted by the soclety was conferred upon Dr. Walter Simons, former President and chief justice of Germany, the first German to be so honored. Damage Suit Déclaration Filed. LYNCHBURG, Va., April 26 (Spe- cial) —Declaration has been filed in the suit of Shirley H. Myers against the La Prance Republic Sales Co., in which $20,000 damages is being asked in the corporation court. The suit was in- stituted for alleged false arrest imme- diately following Myers’ acquittal of a charge of embezzlement of $2,212.76 from the complaining concern. RETURN AFTER YEAR IN ANTARCTIC WITH BYRD 4 A ‘Members of Byrd’s South Polar expedition, who arrived on the whaler Antarctic_continent. Walden, Dr. Vaclov Vojtech, Goodale. Photo shows them in New York Harbor wh Martin Roune, Norman D. Vaughn, A. Larser they landed, April 25. Iter Leuthner, Clair D. Alexa n after more than a year on the Left to right: Arthur T. der and Edward E. D, O MANY ARE ENTERED IND.G. HORSE SHOW Larger Stakes in Capital Event Drawing From Wide Area. l Entries from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir- ginia, as well as from the District of Columbia, will compete for the larger stakes this Kcar of the National Capi- tal Horse Show, to be held on Bradley Farms, near Congressional Country Club, May 14, 15, 16 and 17. Among the horsemen who already have entered mounts in_the various classes are Gen. William Mitchell, for- mer chief of the Army Air Corps, of Middleburg, Va.; Stanley Green of Lees- burg, Va.; Louis Leith and Otto Furr of Middleburg; Clarence H. Osborne of Cleveland, and Miss Alice Goode of Brooklyn, N. Y. ‘Washingtonians who have signified their intention of showing horses in this year’s show are Gwinn Rust, Maj. George S. Patton, jr.; Miss Elizabeth Martin, Miss Elizabeth Jackson, A. H. Rm. Harold Rust, jr., and Maj. W. M. es. NEGRO REPUBLIGAN LEAGUE IS FORMED Branches of Organization Will Be Effected in Various States. An_ organization known as the Na- tional Negro Republican League, with headquarters in Washington, was ef- fect Friday at a meeting of 25 rep- resentative colored men and women from various States, who responded to a call sent out by Dr. John R. Hawkins, chairman of the colored voters’ di- vision of the Republican national com- mittee, it was announced here yester- day. Branches of the league will be organized in various States. Dr, Hawkins, who proposed the plan, was unanimously elected permanent chairman, with chlrlel E. Mitchell of Member- ship is confined to registered Repub- lican voters. League activities will be under control of an executive commit- tee authorized to create special bu- reaus. These will include an informa- tion, publicity and speakers’ bureau, as well as an organization bureau. Those announced as participating in the conference and supporting the or- ganization were Hubert T. Delany, as- | sistant__ district -attorney, New York City; W. T. Andrews, editor, Herald Commonwealth, Baltimore; Walter Emerson, member city counell, Balti- more; Dr. Ernest Lyon, Baltimore; Mrs. Howard E. Young, Baltimore; iss Nannie H. Burroughs Lincoln Helghts, D. C.; Arthur Froe, recorder of deeds, Wnshlngcon Clarence R. Vena, Toledo; Bbho W. T. Vernon, Detroit; Charles M“che“ Institute, W. Va.; CI hnrfla H Calloway, Kansas City; Rev. J. Ramson, Topeka; Rev. L. H. antm, Kansas City, Kans.; Rev. R. R. Wright, jr., editor, Christian _Recorder; Phila- deiphia; Percy W. Howard, Mashing- ton; Edward W. Henry, judge, munidpll Court Philadelphia; Morris E. Lewis, ashington; Rev. W. H. Jernigan; uhmamn. Emmett J. Scott, Howard University, Washington; George W. Dm(m'd New Haven, Conn,, and John wlum ‘Washington. SLAYING OF TWO MEN IS LAID TO ROBBERS Companions Assert Bandits Shot Brothers Who Resisted Hold-Up in Hotel. By the Assoclated Press. MUSKOGEE, Okla., April 26 —David H. Smith and his brother, George Smith, both of Connecticut, were slain in a hotel room here tonight by two men, other members of the Smith party said, were robbers. John L. Wike, who was traveling with the Smith brothers, was bound and gagged and the fourth member of the party, W. H. Seeley, who was in a bath room adjoining the room in which the killing occurred, was not molested. Seelvy and Wike also are from Connec- ticut. Seeley sald two young men, dressed in brown suits, entered the room, at- tempted to rob the Smith brothfll, and shot, them to death when they resisted. Other persons in the hotel said they heard no shots. The two brothers were believed to ‘have had considerable money with the ICE BARRIER HALTS SHIPPING AT S00 Craft Held at Entrance to Lake Superior Awaiting Shift in Wind. By the Assoclated Press. SAULTE STE. MARIE, Mich,, Aprfl 26—A mighty barrier of ice today halted at_the start a growins ptrlde of Gli:“sukrets steamers to of Lake Superior. Thirteen boats, bound North, lay at anchor just above the locks in St. erz'n River, waiting for a northwest wind change s0_they can attempt a passage through the ice and open navigation for 1930. Three more turned back to Lake Huron, their skippers surprised that the way was closed. CHILD TORTURE CHARGED Aunt Claims Daughter Inflicted Wounds on Girl, Aged 2. CHICAGO, April 26 (#)—Charged 'mn wl’t\I her z-yea.r-old niece, n!rm Mrs. C ‘Wren- ul 'u armud today lnd held for appearance in court Monday. The child is in a hufllm suffering from some 50 welts which her mother, Mrs. Zigmund Sgzafran Evanston, charges she received at her aunt’s home. Mrs. Wrenzel denled she inflicted the ‘wounds, hlamm her 9-year-old daugh- ter, ACCIDENTS INCREASE Fatalities - Among Children Less Frequent Than Among Adults, CHICAGO, April 26 ().—Accidents to children are increasing far less rapid- ly than to adults, it was shown by the 1929 accident analysis, made public to- day by the National Safety Oouncil. 1922 to 1028 total fatalities in- creased almost 25 per cent, but_acci- dental deaths of children under 15 in- creased less than one-tenth of 1 per —Assoclated Press Photo. cent. APRIL 27, 1930—PART ON# GROOM FOR RIDING AND HUNT CLUB SHOW Some of the participants in the National Capital Horse Show, at Bndley Farms, May 14-17. Doris Cunningham Upper: Miss Ruth Ellen Patton clears a jump. and Imogene Gardiner, two of the younger elllllhlmnu. ARKANSAS CONVICTS GUARD SELVES UNDER HONOR SYSTEM Warden Cites Only Two Major Escapes in 27 Years as Proof Plan Is Sound. By the Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 26— Every guard’s & convict and 1,123 con- victs guard themselves at the Arkansas State Penitentiary. Nine guards, patrolling- the walls of the pri.son stockade in Little Rock sub- have been recruited from the | June, urbs, | blue-clad ranks within. At Tucker and 1,000 Dfll- onm work in the flelds, (unnu prison blue. the shof in theu hands disting Ofi mn';lk them from fellow ners. Warden S. L. Todhunter belleves in “the honor system. Eleven hundred ton- victs believe in it, too. The warden points to a record of only two escapes Climb of Griffs Boosts Stock on Local Exchange ‘The climb of the Washington base ball team into first place in the American League race was reflected on the ~Washington e yesterday, which e bid price on un- n base ball ad- vanced from 45 to 50, while the :;ked price wu nlud from 55 ‘The stronger tone in the stock caused much comment on the exchange. » COL. SELTON ORDERED TO DUTY AT BOSTON Lieut. Col. Hugo D. Selton, Infantry, has been relieved of duty in the Militia Bureau, War Department, and ordered | o to Boston for duty with Organized Re- serves; Lieut. Col. M. E. Locke, Fleld Artillery, to Boston for duty with Or- ganized Reserves; Maj. W. R. Blair, Signal Corps, from the War Department to Fort Monmouth, N. J.; Capt. F. L. Black, Quartermaster Corps, ‘War Department to San FPrancisco; Maj. H. R. L. Muller, Coast Artillery, from Brooks Fleld, Tex, to Fort Bar- rancas, Fla.; Cnpt C. A. Schwarz- waelder, Quntermuur Corps, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to the Philippines; First Lieut. I. L. Alister, U. 8. retired, from El Paso, Tex, to the high schools at Detroit. Changes in the Medical Corps are announced as follows: To the Philip- pines—Col. W. P. Hill, at Fort Bennlnl. Gl‘ Lieut. Col. A. D. Davis, Antonio; Lieut. Col. R. E. Ingalls, Chicago; Maj. J. L. Schock, at Wash- gton, D. C.; Maj. John F. Corby, ty, this city. and Hot_Springs, . J. D. Heysinger, at Fort Eustis, Va.; Lieut. Col. G. v. Rukke, at Monterey, Clllf Maj. L. B. Pilsbury, at Washington, D. C.; Capt. D. B. Ridgely, at San Francisco, and Capt. J. F. Brooke, at Michell Field, N. Y. From ‘Hawaii—Col. R. F. Metcalfe, to San Francisco; Maj. W. n Burd.sley. to Fort Brady, Mich.;: Maj. F. B. Pratt, w Bolling Fieid. D. C., and Clp!. M. J. Real, to Monterey, Calif. From the Pmll ines—Lieut. Col. G. D hlm gfl:m Lieut. COL J. Bhlnd. m Lewls, Wash.; M. Page, Fort McDowell, Calif. to Fort Ontarlo, N.Y Ma). T. L. 8poo! to Fort Benjamin Harrison, ‘Ind., and Capt. G. P. Sandrock, to Fort Leaven- worth, Kans. The Presiden: has accepted the resig- muon of First Lieut. J. S. Woolford, cal Corps, at Fort Sheridan, Ill. lnfl that of First Lieut. W. V. ‘Wilker- son, Medical Corps, at Fort McDowell, Calif. First Sergt. Horace Jefferson, Machine Gun Troop, 10th 0"“*{ at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. has been placed on the Army retired list on his own ap- plication after more. than 30 years' active military service. Train Schedule Cut. OMAHA, April 26 (#).—Union Pacific Railroad of announced today that, Portland will be reduced an lfldmom.l m_the | law. the soundness of In the offi of any importance in 27 years to prove his systom. . T itentiary system there are today only 18 paid ln u‘ lncludm the warden, superlneen&n J farms, three financial clerks and deputy wardens for nigh s tnd s “year, ending In o past the Arkansas Penitentiary will show a profit of approximately $100,000 ;Lm':rd on tihl 1?& Buthzudg%'}'od- unter prefers to figure profits on the human side of the ledger. “Discipline, a man’s work and lots of fresh air and food makes men of the ‘boys,’ " he said. “Those fellows learn, for the most part they are decent fel- lows started wrong, but when they leave here they walk like men.” WOMEN'S DEATHS ARE LAID TO PACT £ Letter Found by Attorney Said to Indicate Suicides Were Prearranged. By the Associated Press. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif,, April 26.— Moresby White, attorney for Mrs. Guy Bates ' Post, who committed suicide Thursday afternoon umr slay] her friend, Mrs. Doris May Palmer, to- night he had found a letter in Mrs. Post's private desk indicating the two women had planned a suicide pact. Contents of the letter were not dis- White, a former city dttorney of Laguna Beach, also acted as legal coun- sel for Mrs. Palmer. Revealing the contents of Mrs. Post's will and a will made by Mrs. Palmer, he said Mrs. Palmer’s will is not legal because she failed to comply with the Mrs. Post, divorcee of the noted actor and the Adele Ritchie of musical com- edy fame a quarter of a century ago, specified in her will that all of her prop- erty here go fo Mrs. Palmer if the éan{n):r actress preceded her friend in eat If Mrs. Palmer died before Mrs. Post, to erch 211 the will dictated, all of Mrs. Post’s Laguna Beach property was to go to the ugunl Beach Humane Society. . Palmer's will, which White says c-nnol. be effected, divides her estate equally between Mrs. Post and a friend, t Mrs. Van Essa McDowell of Beach. Mrs. McDowell lived with Mrs. t | Palmer., COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ACCEPTS RESIGNATION By the Associated Press. YORK, April 26.—The resigna- chl personnel of the pen-| WABASH ACCEPTS |.C.C. MERGER PLAN Directors of First Major Road to Accede Gives Notice of Steps Under Terms. By the Associated Press. First notification from a major rail- road that it would accept the Inter- state Commerce Commission’s plan for consolidation of carriers was given the commission yesterday by the Wabash Rallway. William H. Willlams, chairman of the board of the Wabash, in acquiescing to withdrawal of its previous.proposal for consolidating nine roads, advised the commission that he had been author- ized by the road's board of directors to undertake the acquisition of prop- erties allocated to the Wabash-Seaboard systems in the official plan. Lines Allocated by I. C. C. In addition to the Wabash and the Seaboard, which would set up the long- controverted fifth system in the East, the commission allocated to the group the Lehigh Valley, the Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Pittsburgh & West Vir- ginia, the Western Maryland, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown; the To- ledo, Peoria & Western; the Ann Arbor, the Chesapeake & Ohio of Indiana, the Norfolk & Western, the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois, and the Manistique & Lake Superior. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and the Baltimore & Ohio Railway, two of the four Eastern roads with plans for consolidation pending before the com- mission’s plan was promulgated in De- cember, previously had withdrawn their proposals at the instance of the Com- merce Commission. Ordered to Show Cause. The Wabash and the Delaware & Hudson _Co. been ordered by Charles D. Mahaffle, finance director of the commission, to show cause before May 7 why their plans should not be dismissed’ as not conforming with the commission’s views. No reply from the Delaware & Hudson Co. to this order has been recelved. Williams said that the railroad ac- cepted the views that its application should be withdrawn to the end that specific applications covering terms and conditions of acquisition may be sub- stituted. He transmitted a copy of the board’s resolution authorizing him to take all steps by way of sepa- rate or of successive applications for authority to lcqu e the properties em- braced in the commission’s Wabash- Seaboard system. NAVAL DELEGATES PREPARE TO FIGHT FOR TREATY 0. K. (Continued From Pirst Page.) preparation of the slate of naval offi- cers’ assignments to be effected about July 1, which involves a revamping of the [enern naval board. ‘The Leviathan is expected to dock at 11 o'clock on 'nxesdny morning, bar- ring unfo ohltl cles. ‘Today has been ant dly of the trip. tically all day and first unpleas- It rained prac- sea was choppy, it not enough to cause duwmtofl aboard the lhlg! where the delegat and other members of the staff jotned other passengers playing games under cover, at intervals, between conferences. Secretary of State Stimson and his colleagues are pleased at the word re- ceived by them from Wi late tonight that the Leviathan is to be met and escorted into New York harbor :y the b-t leship Texas and thyee s Admlnl Pratt advised the Navy De- partment from this ship as to the course the Leviathan is (ollnwlnl and he suggested that the destroyers meet her on Monday evening at some point between Nantucket and Pire J’" uxcal;c;.he 'l_l‘g“x.l:d meet her at about l [X on Tuesday morning, off Tomp- kinsville, at whlch time a salute of 19 :umwulbenredlnhonmuxthesec- retary of State. Admiral Pratt said in his radio mes- sages that it was not advisable to have Texas meet the Leviathan earlier, since the battleship is unable to main- Leviathan and the delenws to the Lon- don Conference “fm this way was when he recelve nmngrlm from the Navy Department telling him that the liner would be met. Admiral Pratt explained tonight that the Texas was comlnx north from Guan- tanamo, Cuba, in to him on board. He wfll hoist his flag on the Texas and remain in the vicinity of m\'ork until he is needed in Wash- n. (Copyright, 1930.) TARDIEU TAX REDUCTION MEASURE IS PASSED Parliament Finally Votes Approval After Two Night Sessions. Cut Amounts to $03,900,000. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, April 26.—After two ht sedsions, the French Parliament flx::flly the Tardieu government’s tax re- duction bill late this evening. Both houses then adjourned until June 3. The reductions provided by the bill, passed at 5 am. in the Chamber of Deputies after 24 hours of continuous debating, amounts to about $93,900,000. They affect chiefly taxes on stocks and bonds and financial transactions, the luxury taxes that have not been in force since the lean years of the franc, taxes on hotel bills and the business turnover tax on foodstuffs. In passing the measure tonight, the Benate did not introduce any important hanges. cl LINDBERGH GIVEN WARM WELCOME ON ARRIVAL IN HAVANA (Continued From First Page.) NEW tion of Rev. Charles 8. Macfarland, for 18 years general secretary of the Fedenl Council of Churches of Christ in Amq ica, has been accepted by the adminis- Gnuve eommlwee of the council. ignation was received last when the executive pressed the opinion that he had “com- mitted a very great error” in taking pay from the Motion Picture Producers -nd Distributors, Inc., while functioning @s an officer of the Council of Churches. The resignation will take effect Jan- uary 1, 1931, and earries with it a retirement allowance and a three- month leave of absence beginning CHARGED WITH ATTACKS Man to Face Grand Jury as Al- leged Assailant of Girls. Dellie Clark, colored, 30 years old, was held for grand jury action yesterday under sso&o bond on charges of crimi- hour, making the through schedule 60 hours and 45 minutes. The Portland Limited is now operating on a 63-hour schedule. pting upon unonur. ltk! a Wzn.mtnu e Robert E. gly in 'rm two chnrlu against Clark each carry the desth penalty as a maximum. other transatlantic flight in the near tuture. Letters of greeting from the Cuban government to the secretaries of state of Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, CoO- lombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina lnd Uruguay were placed aboard the ?mm ,_together with two official epbflel Port-Au-Prince addressed to Bal- boa, Canal Zone, and Valparaiso, Chile. These_documents, together with the United States mall carried for distri- bution to South American points, will bring the total mail load Col. Lindbergh will carry from Havana tomorrow to 252 pounds and 10 oun: In the absence of ‘Ambassador Gug- genheim, G. Gnnt Mason, Cuban rep- resentative of Pan-American Alrways, and Mrs. Mason, acted as hosts to Col. Lindbe: at their home. At the request all social plans for the ::Mn lredhwdedmpemltmmw He told the Auocmcd Press he would probably take off at 5:45 a.m. tomorrow. Mrs. Lenna H. Dunlap Dies. aTAmn'oN Y. . April 26 (Bpechl) Mrs. wife Lof W. W, Dlnhp ol nurby swuopc and ‘ member of inent county family,. died at the Ki Daughters’ Hospital here, following a week'’s illness, y