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WEATHER. (U. 8. Wenther Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness and warmer to- night, followed by showers and slightly cooler tomorrow. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 77, at noon to- day; lowest, 55, at 4:45 am. today. Full report on page 5. W “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. ¢ Foening Star ‘WITH SUNDPAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, 115,530 Closing N.Y.Markets, Entered No. 31,423, Toettomes se ‘Washington, Pages 13,14& 15 d class matter D. C. TROOPS PUT DOWN SELF SOVERNMENT COUP AT SHOLAPUR Martial Law Is Proclaimed as Natives Try to Set Up Own Rule. HIGH OFFICIALS MEET FOR ACTION ON CRISIS Tyabji Sentenced to Term of Six Months—Gandhi’s Son Leaves to Lead Salt Raid. By the Associated Press. SHOLAPUR, India, May 13.—Gov- ernment troops today took control of Sholapur under proclamation of martial law to suppress an attempt at self- government by the native populace. ‘The troops proceeded to invest the city, Strong reinforcements arrived to support the military commands already on the scene. The civil disobedience leaders seized eontrol of the city in the face of de- termined efforts by the troops and police to subdue their activities. This city of 119,581 population, the scene last week of deadly conflict be- tween the incensed followers of the imprisoned Mahatma Gandhi and the authorities, passed out of the govern- ment’s control when the native dis- turbers repulsed the efforts of police and troops to put down their activities. Casualties of several hundred, including & score killed, resulted. High Officials Meet. ‘The Bombay government was sum- moned today to a special meeting by 8ir Frederick Sykes, governor of the Bombay presidency. All members of the government this forenoon were hastening to Mahabaleshwar, the Sum- mer capital. A. W. Mackie, commissioner of the central division, who reached Sholapur yesterday to inquire into activities of the government’s forces, left hurriedly for Poona in the night, and this fore- noon alto proceeded to Mahabaleshwar. One of the first manifestations of the first violent attempt to establish’ self- government was an order by the Gandhi leaders in the beleaguered city instructing bullock cart drivers and the drivers of other vehicles to keep to the right instead of the left, the latter being the British regulation. Various Hindu leaders met this fore- e ighity of ety maglstrates in order 0! r to m matters of routine admin- istration of the city's affairs. Martial Mr. | worst ever known in British history. jummer capital. acting under orders to exert drastic measures filed and took tions. . They machine established pickets at strategic point erecting barricades in the street and ‘holding up traffic. Attempt Is Short-lived. ‘The attempt to put self-government into pmueep 'up:x l‘"’ short lived. Soon traffic was The city took on a de- i i3y Sovbn mils 'S many co m had been nhuepd“own. > As a result, lawlessness, which had been showing its hand for several days, almost completely disappeared today. Beveral congress policemen caused the only incident of tnn;rrect.\a?d this ém- noon. Carrying out yesterday's £ m‘m ?{ their lender: %“l’em o{n"txgl ':! city governmen appea) - day at a picket post commanded by a Heutenant of the Royal Ulster Rifles and started directing traffic. They were promptly arrested. The National flag which had been fiving_over a corner where, on last (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) SR BB ONE STUDENT INJURED IN WEST VIRGINIA MELEE Forcing Way Into Theater at Morgantown Brings Police Call and Three Arrests. By the Associated Press. MORGANTOWN, W. Va., May 13— Capt. Fred Riley of Elkins was the only student on the casualty list today, following disorder among 500 men stu- dents at West Virginia University, who sought to force their way into a theater here last night. Riley, an officer in the university cadet corps and eaptain of the track team, was injured while at- gn_l._mn; to restore order, students had the satisfaction of attending the show, but only after the regular performance. The theater management had a special midnight performance for the benefit of the La’unz men. Earller, the theater was mbarded with vegetables, eggs and sand. The students were quell only after police had used tear gas bombs to disperse them. Riley was hurt when a cap a gas bomb struck him on the leg. His leg was swollen today and it was not WASHINGTON, INVERTED “FALLING LEAF” IS WILLIAMS’ SWAN SONG Feat Never Before Done Is Executed by Retir- ing Naval Officer. STUDIED MANEUVER Part of Long Struggle of Officer to Make Fly- ing Safer. BY JOSEPH EDGERTON. At the controls of the swift little Navy fighter he has developed for acro- | batic fiying, Lieut. Alford J. Willlams, | jr., noted racing and acrobatic pilot, | considered by many to be the greatest pilot the Navy and the country ever produced, has sung his swan song to naval aviation by performing at the Anacostia Naval Air Station a feat of aerial acrobatics never before accom- plished by any pilot—an inverted “fall- ing leaf,” in which each pendulum-like swing of the plane was checked just at the instant it threatened to develop into an _almost fatal “outside spin.” Williams has resigned from the Navy to continue work on the development of high-speed planes. His resignation is to take effect Thursday and the flight is the last he will make under the col- ors which he has served brilliantly for 13 _years, Lieut. Williams had informed a few of his close friends that he would repeat the maneuver today, but when he ap- peared at the air station at noon he announced that he had changed his plans and would not do it again. He declined to elaborate on the announce- ment and there was some speculation as to whether the Navy Department had interfered in his plans. Comdr. Archibald H. Douglas, com- mandant of the air station, this morn- (Tontinued on Page 2, Column 2.) BRITAIN IN THROES OF GOMPLEX TIMES Colonial and Internal Situa- tion Regarded Darkest Since World War. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. B Mot B 4 128, U, Sueee LONDON, Englend, May 13.— Not since the darkest days of the World War has this try been through more difficult times than at present, in the opinion of some observers, who be- lieve that the situation today is the Politically, the country is faced with deflance in its principal possessions in the East. India is in a state of confu- sion which makes the most optimistic have the most serious appre- regarding the final outcome. ‘The conversations with the Egyptian government have ended in a “friendly spirit,” but if the trappings of diplo- matic language are discarded, bare truth appears to be that the Egyptians maintain all their claims regarding not only the British ition in that coun- try, but also it on equal rights in the Sudan. Fear Serious Trouble. Since their delegation is returning to Cairo empty-handed, it is most unlikely that the enthusiastic Nationalists who prevented Premier Nahas from signing an advantageous treaty will keep quiet and maintain the status quo. ‘The British statesmen have ample grounds to fear serious trouble in Egypt, and they may be forced—in spite of the reluctance of the Labor party—to use the mailed fist in that country. The Arabs are restless. The Arab delegation which arrived in London a few weeks ago to discuss with the co- lonial office the Palestine question left yesterday without being able to come to any arrangement with the manda- tory power. ‘The colonial office was forced to re- fuse the Palestine Arabs’ claims, which are that (1) immigration into Pales- tine be stopped, (2) lands in Arab| lon be made inalienable and (3) a democratic government for Pal- fig:; b': set up, rltl;l IWh'f’In.ll the in- ints may partic roportion to their numbers. i T The Arabs are returning home in a (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) IDAHO OFFICIALS EXPOSE NOVEL “NIMROD RACKET” Two Charged With Killing Tame Animals to Sell to Unsuccess- ful Hunters. By the Associated Press. BOISE Idaho, May 13.—State game department officials today asserted they had broken up “a racket on the great outdoors” with the arrest of J. A. John- son, who ;luded guilty to a charge of shooting deer on a game preserve. The authorities said Johnson and a companion stalked and shot tame ani- mals and sold them to nimrods who had returned from the hunt empty- determined whether he could participate in the “Big Four” track meet here Sat- urday. Three students who were arrested were freed on $15 forfeits. MRS. HOOVER’S INJURY PROVES MORE SERIOUS THAN BELIEVED First Lady, However, Soon i Auto Mrs. Herbert Hoover’s injury was d scribed today as more serious than was at first supposed and that she is not expected to return to her normal White House activities for several weeks. Capt. Joel- T. Boone, White House physician, however, said today that the wrenched back she suffered in a fall had improved and that she would be able to take brief ln:wmobllc rides soon. grounds ' has been handed. Johnson pleaded guilty at Idaho City and was brought here for sentencing. ‘The maximum penalty is a fine of $1,000 and one year in jail. to Be Able to Take Short Rides. in Chesapeake Bay, where Mr. Is expected to review the North Anflfivz fleet next Tuesday. It probably will be Sl whe Presidents, Sumaer camns oo sident’s Summer o Lyl e pl ian also add- ed that she probably would not be abl to accompany the President to Gettys- - Pa., on May 30, where he expects iver & Memorial day address. Mrs. Hoover has already been con- fined to the White House for more than & month. For the last two weeks she using & wbt’l chair, tarded growth of cancerous Lieut. Al Williams and chart showing the “inverted falling leaf.” FRENCHMEN LAND AIRMAIL AT NATAL Mermoz and Two Compan- ions Encountered Storms on 1,700-Mile Ocean Flight. By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, May 13— Bringing with them the first trans- atlantic airmail to South America, Jean Mermoz, French aviator, and two com- panions landed at 6:12 am. (B 8:) today at Natal, near the northeastern tip of the continent. The landing completed a 21-hour flight of about 1,700 miles from St. Louis, Senegal, near the far eastern tip of Africa. Their hydroplane left Perpignan, France, May 2 for St. Louis. When departing at noon yesterday for Natal, it picked up airmail which had been brought Saturday night from Paris and took it across the Atlantic. This la) of the Europe-South American airmal heretofore has been made in fast de- stroyers. DAVIS HELD RESIDENT OF PENNSYLVANIA Commission Dismisses Petition of John J. 0'Brien Oppesing Candidacy. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 13.—The Pittsburgh registration commission, af- D. G DRY LEAGUE HOLDS LIQUOR REFERENDA UNGONSTITUTIONAL McBride, on Stand, Tells of Efforts to Influence Appointments. CONCEDES STATUTE ISNOT “100 PER CENT PERFECT” Fort Speech Upholding Legal Mak- ing of Wine and Beer in Home Praised. By the Associated Press. Antagonism of the Anti-Saloon League toward prohibition referenda and en- deavors by it to influence Federal ap- pointments of Volstead enforcement officers were recorded today by the Sen- ate lobby committee. ‘The medium was continuation of testimony by F. Scott McBride, who sald at one point that the dry law was “not 100 per cent perfect yet.” ‘The league superintendent praised a recent House speech by Representative Fort, Republican, New Jersey, in which that strong administration supporter said beer and light wine could be made in the home legally. Questioned on that phase, Mr. McBride said this might be done “under certain conditions.” Presents Resolution. ‘The witness, examined for the third day, presented a resolution expressing his organization's opposition to ref- erenda. This contended that such means of ascertaining public sentiment are unauthorized by the Constitution, legally futile and unbinding. Benator Blaine of Wisconsin read g}.\merous excerpts from the league's es. One of the documents was a report by Mr. McBride, which said in part that the majority of duties of the ‘Washington office of the league ‘“have to do with securing the right kind of appointees.” McBride testified that information on prospective appointees as enforcement officers had been transmitted to the responsible Federal officials. Blaine Is Persistent Questioner. Immediately upon taking the stand for the third day as a witness, Mr. Mc- Bride told the committee he did not care to answer further questions con- cerning his previous assertion that the league was “born of God.” Last week he had taken the position thxl!i his organization was of Divine origin. Senator Blaine, the only anti-prohi- bitionist on the committee, disputed Mr. McBride's contention, and with the league superintendent on the stand again today, the Senator was a per- sistent questioner. ‘The Wisconsin Republican asked Mr. McBride if he still belleved in the “di- vine right of kings.” “I don't ul'da to answer that,” Mr. “and wicked tyrant in Iways claimed to be the " Senator Blaine you do either,” the witness rejoined, only to have the Senator come back: “I do know as a matter of history that those who justified burning at the stake and wicked inquisitions justified them on the ground that they were acting as the instrument of God and even prayers preceded their actions.” Caraway Intervenes. Chairman Caraway of the committee interjected that the committee was not interested in personal opinions and the subject was dropped. Taking & new tack, Mr. Blaine de- manded that the committee summon Justin Steuart, author of s book on ‘Wayne B, Wheeler, former head of the Anti-Saloon League, to ascertain the extent of Wheeler's dry activities. No immediate action was taken on the demand. The Wisconsin wet referred to the 1922 and 1926 prohibition referenda in Illinois, saying the league had not been very effective in preventing drys from ter brief deliberation, last night unani- | voting mously dismissed the petition of John K. O'Brien, who questioned the Pennsyl- vania residence of Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, candidate for the Re- publican senatorial nomination. No evidence was offered by counsel for O’Brien to suj contentions made in the petition. One of was that Davis was dfl’lfl:fledu“:,l‘ “James J. Davis of Illinois” when he was appointed to the cabinet of Presi- dest‘fli;rd:?:. avis' attorney and his private sec- retary submitted afMdavits snd.hx“r:- ceipts to substantiate the Secretary’s residence here, Davis did not attend the hearing. . NEW TREATMENT FOUND FOR CANCER Experiments Cure Disease in Rats by Use of Low Pressure. By the Associated Press. BERKELEY, Calif., May 13.—Although he said the effect of the treatment on humans could not be prophesied, Dr. E. S. Sundstroem of the University of California Medical School today an- nounced he had cured cancer in rats by low-pressure treatment. Using low-pressure tanks in which atmospheric conditions of from 20,000 to 25,000 feet were simulated, Dr. Sund- stroem declared he had effected a fair Ppercentaze of healings. When rats suffering either from cancer of &se skin or of the internal tissues wege subjected gradually to a low oxygen tei environment from 24 to 83 per cent of the animals were definitely freed of their ailment, he epoted. Fom 12 to 22 pe cent showed apparent recovery, it was sald. Dribgudndltum r& m-efim of the posst angers of treat existed in the fact that when insufficient care was taken in adapting the rats to the low pressure by gradual process, 50 per cent of them died. xperim ht'f" of trl.i:e 133 m"‘.fl' e en 3 = jected to the full treatment of from three to six weeks. Dr. Sundstrem said previous workers who have conducted experiments on the effect of lowered :.!uen tension on cancerol \ve re] a Te- growth and extensive destruction tissue but no positive cures, 8. “We are not interested in whether the people think more of beer than of the Constitution,” Senator Caraway re- marked. Mr, McBride has testified that the league advised Illinois drys not to vote in the referenda. Answering a question by Senator Caraway as to what appeal was made to drys not to vote the Ilinois referenda, Mr. McBride said: “Our appeal was a question of why should we run for a train when we were already on board. “Why should we let the wets put out a stuffed rabbit for us to chase when we had live game to go after?” He also predicted Chicago would vote dry in time, Resolution Put in Record. Mr. McBride placed in the record a resolution giving the league’s position on referenda, as follows: “Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that the temperance forces of the United States should not be diverted from the main issues in any election to so-called wet and dry referenda on the eighteenth amendment or the natlonal prohibition law. which referenda are without authority under the Constitu- tion and which are legally futile and can have no binding effect. “In any State referenda having to do with laws or State constitutional privi- sions which will have a legal and bind- ing effect the temperance forces should take an active part.” Senator Blaine also read a letter at- tributed to Sebastian S. Kresge, which asked for funds for the Anti-Saloon League, “I think it would be desirable to sum- mon Mr. Kresge,” he added. “We can't summon everybody,” Cara- ‘way rejoined. “Let's decide that later.” Judge English Case Brought Up. Mr. McBride said he had interviewed some members of the House in 1926 in an effort to “get a square deal” for Federal Judge George English_of Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) R-100 SAFETY PLANNED Canada Orders Preparations for Maiden Visit of British Airship. 'Ps prof e R-100, when it reaches Canada on its maiden flight across the Atlantic, have been ordered by the department of national defense. Heavier-than-air craft are forbidden to fly within two miles of the dirigible while it is underway. When the air- .MIF is being moored no other aircraft will be permitted to go within three miles of the f TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1930—THIRTY-EIGHT MARRIED, CAGLE QUITS WEST POINT Foot Ball Star Presents Cer- tificate, as Girl on Way From South Gives Denial. By the Associated Press. WEST POINT, N. Y, May 13—/ Cadet Christian Keener Cagle resigned | today from the United States Military Academy after presenting a certificate saying that he was married. The resig- | nation was requested by Maj. Gen, Wil- liam R. Smith, superintendent of the academy, and was forwarded at once to the War Department at Washington. | Informed today by the Associated Press that records in Gretns, La., indi-| cated Cagle was married, Gen. Smith | directed than an investigation be made by Col. M. A. Shockley, post surgeon, in charge of the cadet hospital, where Cagle is convalescing from a tonsil operation. Cagle, informed of the situation, gave Col. Shockley a certificate affirming his marriage, and as soon as this was brought to his attention Gen. Smith re- ql:uted the cadet to resign. He did so at once. GIRL DENIES MARRIAGE. Miss Haite on Way to New York From Home in South. ATLANTA, Ga, May 13 (#)—Miss Marion Haite, shown by court records at Gretna, La., to be Mrs. Christian Keener Cagle, wife of the Army foot ball star, denied here today that she and the West Point cadet were married. She was on & train bound from New Orleans to New York. Miss Haile was walking up and down a station platform at the terminal sta- tion here when she was asked about the Gretna wedding Teport. She flushed, indicated nervousness, and then said, “It didn't happen.” Advised that court records at Gretna ball star nearly two'years ago, she said: “Well, if you know so much about it, ut you do deny that you and Mr. ‘l{e are married?” she was asked. “Yes.” She said she had no comment to make on reports that she was en route to New York to join Cagle. Miss Haile walked briskly underneath a train shed and through the waiting rooms at the terminal station until her train left. RECORDS SHOW MARRIAGE. Cagle and Auburn-Haired Louisiana Girl Wed in 1928, NEW ORLEANS, La, May 13.—Rec- ords in the court at Gretna, Jefferson Paris, La., today revealed that Chris- tian Keener Cagle, the ‘“red head” Army foot ball star, and Miss Marion Munford Haile, & pretty auburn-haired girl of New Roads, La., were married on August 25, 1928. The marriage was performed by George J. Trauth, justice of the peace. Each gave the age of 23 years. Cagle gave his address as 543 St. Ann street, New Orleans, and his bride’s address as Baton Rouge. Witnesses to the mar- riage were Garnett H. Todd and Daniel ‘Whitney. ‘The ymll-rlne certificate shows that the bride's father is deceased. Her mother is Mrs. Valentine Herbert Haile. Mrs, Cagle left yesterday on a visit to New York, Announcement of the marriage, kept secret for two years, surprised relatives of Cagle as it did his wide circle of fol- Jowers on the grid, with the exception of close friends. Cagle met Miss Halle four years ago while she was a student at Southwestern University at Lafa- yette. After Cagle went to West Point his fiance attended Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge and New- comb College at New Orleans. In August, 1928, while Cagle was on fur- lough in New Orleans the youthful cou- ple decided to wed. The justice of the peace was just leaving his office when the couple, accompanied by a few friends, including Dan Whitney, artist of New Orleans and New York, arrived, and he performed the ceremony. RULES MADE BY ACADEMY. War Depariment Not Concerned in Cagle Marriage. By the Associated Press. War Department officials said today they were not concerned over the ques- tion of whether Christian Keener Cagle, West Point foot ball star, had violated Military Academy rules by marriage. id marriage by a cadet was a matter which came under the juris- diction and the interest solely of the authorities. of the Military Academy, tha the hehavior of ted by the PAGE ““RED” CAGLE. NANSEN, EXPLORER, 5 DEAD IN NORWAY Zoologist, Diplomat and Hu- manitarian Had Won World- Wide Recognition. By the Assoclated Press. OSLO, Norway, May 13.—Dr. Pridtjo! | Nansen,:famous explorer and humani- tarian, died here today. Dr. Nansen, who was 68, was widely known as an Arctic explorer, zoologist, diplomat, humanitarian and author. He recently started new plans to make & dash to the North Pole next year in the dirigible Graf Zeppelin. He had planned the trip for this year, but because of the unfavorable economic | situation and the. impossibilyy of con- cluding insurance arrangetients for 1930, che project was canceled, with every expectation of making it in 1931, The famous explorer, who made sev- eral trips to the Arctic, the most noted being the PFram expedition in 1893, also gave much of his life to relief work after the World War, being par- ticularly interested in efforts to estab- lish an Armenian national homeland. He was widely known in the United States, where he frequently lectured. His last visit was in 1929, when he out- lined his plans for the North Pole flight, which was being sponsored by the Aero Arctic Society. Trip Was Criticized. The voyage which Dr. Nansen ‘made to Greenland when he was a student indicated to him the vast field for exploration and scientific study in that land, and in 1887 he began prepara- tions for an expedition to cross the great ice fields that covered the interior of that country. The possibility of his success was discountenanced by many Arctic authorities of that time, result- ing in the Norwegian government re- fusing him a small grant which he had requested. This, however, was provided by Augustin Gamel, a merchant of Copenhagen, while Nansen paid the greater part of the expenses from his own pocket. The expedition started in May, 1888, Joining a sealing ship bound for the east coast of Greenland. Nansen and his five companions left the ship on July 17 to force a way through the ice belt to land about 10 miles distant. It took the party 12 days to reach their objective, in the meantime having been carried some distance south with the ice drift. They struck the west coast of Ameralik Fjord in September, (Continued on.Page 2, Column 8.) HOOVER TO REVIEW U. S. BATTLE FLEET President Hoover next Tuesday will review the Battle and Scouting Fleet, which has just completed its Winter maneuvers off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President, accompanied by the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Navy and a company of officlals and friends, will leave W next Monday night on a special train of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and early Tuesdsy morning will go aboard the battle cruiser Salt Lake City at Hampton Roads, from the decks of which the President and his party will review this great armada MP the Virginia capes. ‘The presidential party will return to ‘Washington $hat night. R RAdio{Prognm on Page C-3 (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. STORE FIRE ROUTS 200 IN APARTMENT Residents of Next-Door House Flee to Safety as Smoke Fills Rooms. Firemen led two persons to safety down a ladder and nearly 200 other residents hurried from their smoke- filled rooms early this morning when & $3,000 fire, breaking out in the Royal Candy Kitchen, next door, threatened the Mount Vernon Apartments, 924 Ninth street. With amoke blocking their escape from their second fioor apartment, James McAnally, 45 years old, and his son Thomas, 21 years old, called to firemen from a window and were taken safely to the ground down a fire ladder. The blaze, of undetermined origin, started in the rear of the cu%mmog and sent dense clouds of smoke ug] the neighboring spartment. The apart- ment fire alarm was sounded by a jani- tor and occupants clad in night cloth- ing rushed from the place, some carry- ing what little valuables they could gather in the rush. Firemen had the blaze under control shortly after arrival and confined the fire to the rear of the confectionary establishment, NORTHERN IN BORDER BATTLE With Rebels Decisive. to Be | By the Associated Pres | SHANGHAI, May 13.—National gov- ernment official sources tonight stated that what was considered as the “de- | cisive initial battle” against the rebel- llous Northern coalition was raging along the northwest border of Anhwel Province and along the Haichow-Tung- kwan Railway in Northeastern Honan Province. | Nationalist government officials as- serted their forces had pierced the lines of the Northerners, captured much ammunition and forced the rebellious coalition to execute a precipitate with- drawal to the westward. Chiang Kai-Shek, head of the Na- tionalist government and commander- in-chief of its military forces, was re- ported at Suchow directing operations. The Nationalists sald that if they could inflict a crushing defeat upon the Northerners in the present en- gagement it was to be expected that the coalition would be doomed to a speedy collapse. Fighting also was reported going on in Western Shantung. The Nationalists asserted they had repulsed Northern attacks. Nationalist airplane bombers were reported to be making continuous raids along the Haichow-Tungkwan Railway from Gaifeng westward, inflicting heavy damage upon Northern concentrations. DETECTIVE FILES SUIT Benjamin C. Kuehling, headquarters detective, has filed suits totaling $12,500 damages against the Circle Amusement Co., 2105 Pennsylvania avenue, for in- juries sustained by his son, Robert C. Kuehling, in October, 1928, when the boy was 7 years old. ‘Through Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and Rudolph H. Yeatman the court is told that the boy was hurt when a pane of glass broke in a revolving door as he was entering the theater and cut his left arm severely. Now Stands ‘Washington today remained in the throes of what promises to go down in history as the most severe drought ever known here. for tomorrow by Weather Bureau fore- casters, however. On no day since Apirl 18 has there been sufficient rainfall here to be meas- ured by the highly sensitive Govern- ment instruments. = This 24-day period of clear weather is the longest in the annals of the Weather Bureau, dating back more than 50 years, with the ex- | Nationalist Officials Expect Fight Showers were predicted | ber SECRETARY DENIES CRUISER WILL TAKE BATTLESHIP'S ROLE Stimson Tells Committee 10,- 000-Ton Vessels Still Remain Unknown Quantity. CHAIRMAN OF DELEGATES QUESTIONED BY ROBINSON Cabinet Member Completes Direct Statement to Senate Group. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Becretary Stimson, head of the Ameri- can naval delegation at London, told the Senate foreign relations committee today that the 8-inch gun, 10,000-ton cruiser must not be considered a sub- stitute for the battleship. He denfed that the battleship is to be discarded at this time. Furthermore, Mr. Stimson insisted that the 8-inch-gun cruisers are still an unknown quantity since they have never been used in naval warfare. He sald, too, that in his opinion the Ameri- |can delegation to the London Confer- ence had acted wisely in accepting an | almost. equal tonnage in 8 inch and 6 \inch gun cruisers. Mr. Stimson made these assertions |in response to questions asked him by Senator Robinson of Indiana, who ap- peared to be impressed with reports that the 8-inch cruiser of 10,000 tons was the character of naval vessel which | the need of the United States for naval defense required. Statement Completed. Senator Hale, chairman of the naval affairs committee, announced today he would begin the hearings before his committee on the naval treaty at 10:30 am. tomorrow, with Secretary Adams of the Navy as the first witness. Sen- ator Hale said he had only postponed his hearings until Secretary Stimson should complete his statement in re- gard to the treaty to the Senate's for- eign relations committee. “Secretary Stimson completed his statement to the foreign relations com- mittee today,” said Senator Hale, “and the naval affairs committee will ‘? ahead with its hearings tomorrow, 'it" Secretary Adams as its first witness. ‘Tomorrow when Mr. Stimson appears again before the committee at 10:30 .m. he will be questioned further by the members of the committee. In his statement to the committee today, Mr. Stimson discussed in detail the reduc- tion in the United States Navy and in the navies of Great Britain and Japan which would follow the adoption of the naval 1llmltlumn agreement and the saving in money. Hegdmussed,ytoo. the affect of the agreement upon the relative size of the navies of the United States and Japan. Great praise was given by Secretary Stimson to the Japanese government and the Japanese delegation for their adherance to the treaty provisions which gave the United States Navy marked superiority over their own in the face of a strong big navy party in Japan. Stimson Given Support. Senator Robinson of Indiana sought to obtain from Mr. Stimson informa- tion as to whether the American dele- gation had taken into consideration the superiority which Britain has over the United States in merchant vessels capa- ble of being converted for use as cruis- ers in the event of war. Mr. Stimson replied that it will be utterly impossible to reach any agree- ment for naval limitations which under- took to give to the United States addi- tional cruisers to offset the preponder- ance of merchant tonnage possessed by Great Britain. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Dem- ocratic leader of the Senate and a mem- ber of the American delegation at the London Conference, and also a mem- ber of the foreign relations committee, made a statement to the committee backing up Secretary Stimson on this subject. Two Practical Obstacles. Senator Robinson said that the Ameri- can delegation had adopted actual com- bat power of the two navies as the measure of parity for the United States and Great Britain. He said that there were two practical obstacles to taking into account the merchant ships of Great Britain in arriving at naval parity. The first, he said, was due to the fact that there is no scientific or accurate way to determine the combat value of merchant ships which may be converted in time of war. The second obstacle, he said, was the impossibility to secure any naval limi- tation at this time if an attempt should be made to obtain for the United States an additional number of cruisers to offset the superiority of Great Britain in merchant vessels. Senator Robinson said that no one had ever proposed that any nation be limited in the number of merchant vessels which it should construct. He sald that it might be possible in the future to obtain an agreement to aboi- ish the use of merchant vessels as con- verted war vessels, Explains Clause, Chairman Borah of the foreign rela- tions committee, asked Secretary Stimson to interpret for the committee the so-called “escape clause” carried in the treaty, which would permit the United States, Great Britain or Ja to bulld additional naval vessels if they became convinced that their national security was threatened by the naval (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) SHOWERS EXPECTED TOMORROW MAY BREAK 24-DAY DROUGHT Lack of Precipitation Threatens to Set Record, Which at 25 Days. ‘The total rainfall in April, 1929, was 6.10 inches, while the p?mplb:tt’onfl?fl May, 1929, was 2.29. The greatest num- of consecutive days without rainfall in April last year was three, while two :lpll:nmui rdenurd {”O‘l;d!myw Other con- 0! ry pe revealed by the statistical division of the Wuthn! Bu- reau were from April 25 to May 29, 1911, when there was a total of .18 of an inch and from April 11 to May 13, 1926, when the aggregate was .10 of an inch. ‘Today’s forecast follows: “Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight, followed by showers and slight- ly cooler Wednesday.”