Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1930, Page 2

A VIRGINIA T0 HONOR GREATEST OF SONS §State Will Take Proper Place in Bicentennial Celebration Here in 1932, This is the thirteenth of a series of rticles on the plans now being form: ted under the auspices of the Feder ent for the vear-long. Nat eotge Washington bicentennial Celebration, which its sponsors declare the ereatest celebration thus {ar e OB e will appear tomorrow BY DONALD A. CRAIG. Virginia, mother of Presidents—and of famous men and women, past and present, in all walks of life—will take her proper place in the celebration, in 1932, of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the most illustrious of all her famous sons. The Old Dominion is no longer able 10 lay claim successfully to the greatest ©f her sons as hers alone. George Washington is regarded today not only as America's traditionally great man, but as one of the great men of the English-speaking race, wherever 4t may have established itself all around the world. Even more than that—he has been called “the father of all modern repub- Mes,” regardless of speech or creed That is why New York State recently suggested, as one of the principal fea- tures of the 1932 bicentennial celebra- tion, that an international congress be held here in Washington, that vear, of the republics of the world in honor of Washington's memory. But for all his greatness—even dur- ing the hardships of his career as commander-in-chief of the tattered Continental Army, and when, as the new republic's first President, he was 1aboring to start the machinery of Gov- ernment smoothly—George Washington never forgot Mount Vernon, the home of which he was so fond, nor Alexan- dria, Va., his “home town.” He fre- uently wrote home, and he visited Tee in person as often as he could get away from his manifold public duties. Might Be Claimed D. C. Citizen. In one sense, too, although the Fed- eral City was not founded by him until toward the end of his life, he might almost be claimed as a_citizen of the| District of Columbia. For apparently he knew nearly every acre of field, marsh and woodland in this section. He roamed over that part of Maryland from the time he was a young man, with a hunts- man’s gun over his shoulder, until he became interested in it as an older man for its commercial future. It is no surprise, therefore, to anyone at all familiar with these facts to learn that Virginia and Maryland—sister colo- nies and sister States, separated only by the Potomac River, which, with the small boats of those days, was perhaps more of & connection than & separa- tinn—were among the first little group of 14 States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, to respond to the invitations sent out by the United States Commission, asking all States and Territories to appoint local bicen- tennial commissions and.plan their in- dividual and collective parts in the year- long international celebration of George ‘Washington's bicentennial. Virginian Sponsored Measure. Tt was & Virginian, Representative R. ‘Walton Moore of Fairfax, representing the very oongressional district in which Mount Vernon is located, who sponsored in the House the resolution that created the George Washington Bicentennial ‘Commissi hich has mn;g;ed out lans for “the greatest celebration thus ar known in ry”—to use the words of Senator Fess of Ohlo, vice chairman of the commission, of which President Hoover is ex-officio chalrman. By pro- fnesion Senater Fess is an educator. He was formerly a college president and has during all his adult life been a student of history, so that his opinion in this instance may be said to have some “&‘J}" riatel irginia, the te appropriately, Vi , _the home of Washington, has two members on the United States Bicentennial Commission. They are Senator Carter Glass and Representative Moore, When the commission was first created Mr. Moore was not named, although it ‘was that he would be a val- uable member, since he has not only represented the Mount Vernon wnm- sional district for many years and n connected with all the activities on the other side of the river, but he has a wide historical knowledge of the period to which Washington belonged, Moore Named fo Commission. ‘When, early in the present session of Congrees, & vacancy occurred on the commission by the resignation of Rep- resentative Garner of Texas, Mr. Moore was promptly chosen for the place. It was felt that Virginia was entitled to two memberships on the commission— one in House and one in the Sen- ate The geographical reasons which, in the first place, may have caused Mr. Moore's name to be left off were no longer regarded as compelling—quite the contrary. Representative Moore is ative of Fairfax County and has always lived in that county, where Mount Vernon is located. - He has always been inter- ested in everything that has to do with the improvement of the approaches to Mount Vernon and sponsored the hill to construct the Mount Vernon Boule- vard, one of the three great permanent memor.als to which the Federal Gov- ernment is giving its support as part of the 1932 bicentennial celebration for George Washington. Mr. Moore also gave his hearty support to the Arlington Memorial Bridge, from the Virginia end of which the new bhoulevard will start on its 15%-mile way along the scenic and historic Potomac River shore to Washington's home. Senator Glass called to the attention of The Star's representative that the great celebration will really start with the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, in October, 1931. Although this will be largely a State affair, the National Government will take an appropriate part in it. ‘This celebration will, in one sense, be the overture for the great 1932 bicen- tennial, which will officially begin on February 22, 1932—the 200th anniver- eary of Washington's birth-—and last untll Thanksgiving day of that year. Surpass Other Celebrations. “My expectation is,” said Senator Glass, “that the bicentennial celebra- tion will surpass any celebration in his- tory. Virginia will' participate to the fullest extent in the celebration.” At the present county seat, in the village of Fairfax, where Representa- tive Moore resides, aie kept the records of the Warhington and the Mason fami- lies. There in the clerk’s office is the very lengthy will of Gen. Washington, all in his own handwriting, which, after the Civil War, was found in a rubbish heap in the Capitol Building after the surrender of Richmond. Since then it has been splendidly restored by one of the best experts in that sort of work. Mr. Moore pointed out that there is also in the clerk's office at Fairfax Court House the will of Martha Wash- ington, which he says was “stolen dur- ing the Civil War.” Something like 15 years ago, Mr. Moore was told by a friend that he had seen this document in the John Plerpont Morgan Library in New York. Mr. Moore then started an effort to have it returned to the proper custody. “Mr. Morgan thought he was entitled to retain it, as he had paid for it,” explained Mr. Moore to the representa- tive of The Star, “and declined to give it. up, whereupon the Legislature of Virginia passe Forum Speaker i UND COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. PORTO RIGAN NEES 10 BE BROADCAST Gov. Roosevelt to Stress Particularly Effects of Hurricane. Gov. Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico is to deliver an address dealing with the problems which confront the people of that island possession of the United States in the National Radio Forum tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m. The Forum is arranged by The Wash- ington Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System and will be heard locally through W M A L. The Governor of Porto Rico is in the National Capital to urge strongly upon Congress the need of appropriating money to aid the people of Porto Rico to help themselves, The need arises out of the conditions which have fol- fowed the last disastrous hurricane which swept Porto Rico. Due to the effects of that hurricane it is estimated that 60 per cent of the working popu- lation of Porto Rico is today unem- ployed. Crops were ruined and build- ings and equipment were lost on a large scale. Gov. Roosevelt feels one of the im- mediate needs is the development of a system of roads to facilitate the market- ing of products of the Porto Ricans. ‘The governor was appointed by President Hoover last year. LIBBY DISP.MSSAL DUE Oglethorpe Trus Serve Notice on Man and Wife, Professors. ATLANTA, Ga, May 14 (#)—Dr. Arthur 8. Libby, dean of the School of Commerce and Banking at Oglethorpe University, and his wife, Mrs. Cora Steele Libby, & professor at the uni- versity, had notice today from the ex- ecutive committee of the board of trustees that they would not be re- elected for another term. The action was said to have followed differences between Dr. Libby and uni- versity authorities over a decision’ by the municipal council of North Atlanta, where Dr, Libby is mayor, holding that passageways to a lake on the university grounds were public roads. ——————— came to trial Mr. Morgan determined he would return the will, which is now in the clerk's office at Fairfax along with the will of Gen. Washington.” Virginia Deeply Interested. “There can be no doubt about the deep interest of Virginia in the bicen- tennial,” continued Mr. Moore, “and of the warm co-operation of the author- ities of the State with the United States Commission. There is already & State commission, set up under an act of the State Legislature, and the officials of THE EVENING JOHNB.RANDOLPH ADAMS SAYS PACT DIES AT HOSPTAL Swore Taft In as Sec- retary. John B. Randolph, assistant chief clerk of the War Department, died at ‘Walter Reed General Hospital early to- day after a prolonged illness. He w‘lsl in his eighty-seventh year. He was | born in this city November 25, 1843,; and had spent 69 years in the Federal | service, military and civil. After enlisting in Company A, 3d Battalion, District of Columbia Volun- teers, in 1861, he was commissioned second lieutenant and then, first lieuten- ant in the 54th United States Infantry. In 1863 he resigned from the Army and entered the United States Marine Corps, in which he served until 1866. In that year he entered the civil service of the Government as a member of the cus- toms department. Later, he was trans- ferred to the office of the quartermaster general in this city, where he cerved until 1883, when he was appointed a clerk in the office of the Secretary of War and was attached to that office up to the time of his death. As a notary public, Mr. Randolph | administered the oath of office to every chief of engineers since the administra- tion of Gen. Thomas L. Casey who com- pleted the Washington Monument and built the State, War and Navy Building and the Congressional Library. Mr. Randolph also swore in practically every chief of staff and chief of branch at the War Department since the Spanish- American War. Mr. Randolph also administered the oath of office to Former Secretaries ‘William H. Taft, Luke Wright, Joseph S. Dickinson, Henry L. Stimson, Lindley M. Garrison, Newton D. Baker and James W. Good. Funeral services for Mr. Randolph will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be followed by interment in the Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Randolph was a descendant of the famous Randolph family of Virginia. His father, John Brockenborough Ran- dolph, was a lieutenant in the United States Navy and accompanied Commo- dore Peary in his historic visit to Japan before the Civil War. Mr. Randolph is survived by a widow, Mrs. Gabriella White Randolph and two daughters, Mrs. Richard Hines, now on a visit to Russia, and_Mrs. Harrison Osborne, a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. CAGLE'S “MRS.” SAYS SHE'S “JUST MISS” Resigned Cadet’s “Wife” Dodges Cameramen on Arrival in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 14.—Miss Marian Halle, indicated by Gretna, La., records to be the wife of Christian K. Cagle, resigned West Point cadet, arrived in New York today to join her husband, insisting that she was “just Miss Halle. Nobody met Miss Haile at the Penn- sylvania terminal when she stepped off the Crecent Limited alone at 10:45} (Eastern standard time), although Cagle was said yesterday at West Point to have planned to leave the Military Academy this morning and join her in New York. Covering her face with her hands and fleeing from pillar to post in the train shed to avold the camera men, whose flashlights boomed in her wake, the young woman dashed through the concourse and jumped into a taxicab in which she was soon lost in traffic. Cagle still is in the hospital at West Point, recovering from a tonsil opera- tion, but Military Academy officials sald they expected the formalities of his discharge from the service to completed in time for him to leave this afternoon. ’ the State, Includ.lng particularly the superintendent of public instruction, are in contact with the directors of the Pederal Commission. “There can also be Ilittle question that Mount Vernon, then to be accessi- ble by one of the finest boulevards in the world, will be visited in 1932 by many times the several hundred thou- sand people who have been going there annually during the last few years. They will be attracted to Mount Ver- non not only as the private residence of Washington, but as the place from which he directed so many of the patri- otic plans which were made prior to the Revolution and for the adoption of the Constitution and to start the new gov- ernment on its career. “It is of course altogether probable that the pecple who visit Mount Vernon during the anniversary year will be at- tracted by the points interest in Alexandria City, which was Washing- ton's home town, that having been the county seat of Fairfax County until 1800, the year after his death. One of the chief points of interest in Alexan- dria 1s Old Christ Church, of which Washington was a vestryman. “There in the present Masonic lodge Tooms is a fine portrait of Washington and the very Masonic implements which he used in laying the corner stone of the Capitol at Washington, and there will soon be completed what will ]’me!b]{1 be the atest Masonic building in the world, the splendid tem- ple which is betnf erected on the out- skirts of the hill from which there is a wonderful view of Washington City and the surrounding country. “Here can be seen the Carlisle House, in which Braddock conferred with the Colonial governors before making his westward march, and the monument at the place from which he started his army toward Fort Du Quesne. Many Places of Interest. “There will be thousands of people | going to Wakefield, in Westmoreland County, Washington'’s birthplace; to the farm across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, where he spent his childhood days; to the house in Fredericksburg, where his mother subsequently lived and died and where she bade him farewell when he was leaving to be inaugurated President in New York, and to the Kenmeore House, which was occupied by his sister, Mrs. Betty Lewis, the beautiful frescoes in which he designed. “From FPredericksburg it is an easy trip to the White House Farm on the Pamunkey River, where he was mar- ried; to Willlamsburg, where as a quiet member of the Houte of Burgesses he exerted so much influence, and to Yorktown, where he won the victory which determined the fate of the 13 colonies. Incidentally, it may be noted as a fact of interest that the land on which the surrender of Corawallis took place had been owned by an ancestor of Gen. Washington. “The Bicentennial Commission will probably publish a map showing all of the places with which Washington was identified, and so many of those places are in Virginia that the State is apt to be thronged with visitors during the bicentennial year. Perhaps some of {them will wish to follow the steps of Washington when he was a youth of 16 through the Blue Ridge Mountains and into Clarke County, where at that early age he started his surveying work for Lord Fairfax. It is easy to believe HEARING ORDERED UPON MOORE BILL FOR FISCAL STUDY (Continued From First to Pouce and firemen cannot be granted unless taxes are increased. Representative Bowman said that the | police and firemen protect Federal prop- erty as well as the homes of the tax- payers and others in the District and insisted that if the conditions are such as Mr. Simmons said, then the Federal Government should increase its contri- bution toward the expenses of the National Capital at least sufficlent to pay these increases in salaries to the police and firemen, Representative Moore agreed with Representative Bowman's argument and declared that “no one can justify a rigid lump sum appropriation at a fixed amount.” He then reviewed the growth and development of the Nation- al Capital in the last five years, saying that conditions are in a state of flux and changing from year to year. “It is fair and honest and just to have a periodic study,” he said. He called at- tention of the committee that both the Beard of Commissioners who recently went out of office and the new Board of Commissioners are in favor of his stand and have recommended amend- ments which Mr. Moore told the com- mittee he was ready to accept. These amendments are: First, that the report to Congress with the recom- mendation of the amount the Federal Government should pay would be made every two years instead of every four years as provided in the bill Second, that the expense of the com- mission should be limited to $20,000 a year. Third, that the civillan appointees should have had three years continu- ous residence in the District before ap- pointment. Lampert Praises Moore. Fourth, to_strike out an entire sec- tion of the Moore bill which pl’o\’lfl;;l that the commission be authorized its discussion at any ¥ime to make other recommendations to Congress relative to legislation and administration pertain- i ing to_the government of the District. The Commissioners desired that the recommendations of commission should be limited to the fiscal propor- tion and that they should retain ex- clusive authority to make other legis- lative _recommendal to ngress. Both Representatives Bowman of West Virginia and Lampert of Wisconsin made .motions to faverably report the Moore bill. Representative Lambert paid tribute to Representative Moore, based on 12 years' observation, saying that he is “one man in Congress who dares to praise all residents of the District and the neighborhood about the National | Capital.” He declared himself heartily in favor of the Moore bill. Representative Whitley of New York suggested that a provision should be written into the bill that all membe.s of the commission should be paid theh | actual traveling and hotel expenses while attending conferences or hearings. Former Assistant War Clerk|Secretary Appears Before be | value to this country of 1S ADVANTAGEQUS Senate Committee on Naval Affairs. (Continued From First Page) informaiton of the country, whose good wili toward any treaty that we may negotiate with foreign powers is essen- tial if a conditional amity with such foreign powers to to be maintained, as exhaustive information as it is possible |to get as to the effects of the London treaty on the national defense of the country.” Senator Hale said that the naval af- fairs committee has to handle all legis- lation involving the authorization of naval construction resulting from the treaty and that the committee was jus- tified in attempting to secure the best naval opinions on the purely naval problems dealt with by the treaty. This, he said, should in no way conflict with the work of the committee on foreign relations to which the treaty has prop- erly been referred. Wants Full Information. “Involving as the treaty does certain radical changes in the naval policy of the United States,” continued Senator Hale, “I believe it is most important that the Senate should be fully informed as to the reasons for making these radical changes in naval policy. “If these reasons can be defended and proof can be given that it is to the advantage of the national defense of the country to subscribe to all of the terms of the treaty the Seante will un- doubtedly ratify the treaty as it stands. “If 1t is demonstrated that the treaty as a whole is advantageous, but that there are certain changes needed to clarify or to reserve to our country certain rights not protected by the treaty, it is possible that it may be found advisable to add reservations. In any event, accurate and complete knowledge of the effect of the treaty and its provisions on the national de- fense of the country cannot fail to be of advantage to the Senate in dealing with the problems of the tresty, and such adequate information I believe this committee can help to obtain. Publicity Can’t Hurt. “If the treaty as it now stands will hold water in every respect, there can be no possible objection to throwing the full light of pubMcity upon it. If it will not hold water, it is in the high- est degree essential that its defects should be known and understood. “I belleve that this committee will approach the whole matter from a fair standpoint. I think that very few mem- bers of the Senate have as yet the naval knowledge necessary to act in- telligently upon the treaty. If we can in some measure help to furnish that knowledge to the Senate our time will not have been wasted. Secretary Adams, the first witness for the naval affairs committee read a pre- pared statement of his views of the treaty. He said that it was agreed to unanimously by all America’s delegates to the London Conference. He said that the treaty had the effect of terminating naval competition; that it brought about parity between the United States and Great Britain; that it brought a fair adjustment between the United States and Japan in regard to naval strength and that it brought about a reduction in naval tonnage. Must Plan Ahead. ‘The Secretary of the Navy ex- pressed the opinion that it was not well to huild a navy on suspicion or in a hurry. It was far better, he said, to plan ahead for the Navy. He point- ed out that there was no real economy, either, in building a Navy in competi- tion with others. He said that if an orderly plan can be carried out in the matter of appropriations and con- struction the Navy will be much better off. Secretary Adams said that he had no doubt that the United States Navy would be able to improve the 8-inch- gun cruisers as it continues to build them and also that under an orderly program it will improve on the 6-inch- n cruisers. He said that there had en a diversity of opinion as to the -inch-gun cruisers and 6-inch-gun cruisers. He sald that entirely too much had been said about this matter. Secretary Adams told the committee that the treaty provided parity between the United States and Great Britain in battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, “and certainly in cruisers.” ‘War Time Ships Obsolete. Much of the existing Navy of the United States, he said, had been built during the World War. He said it was unfortunate that a great part of the fleet tended to grow obsolete at the same time. This, he said, was a bad practice, compelling very large expenditures all at one time and resulting in a poor fleet. The treaty, he said, lays down a sound general plan of building. Taking up the settlement with Japan, Secretary Adams said that Japan had a great superiority over the United States in cruisers, and that while we had superiority in destroyers the Jap- anese submarine fleet was substantially less old than ours. The situation was, he said, that Japan's auxiliary naval fleet was more valuable than ours. In effect, what the American delegation did at London, he said, was to ask Japan to stand still while the United States should continue to build new vessels and grow past them in cruiser & fair compromise with id the Secretary of the the new treaty. He sald that this would bring about immediate battleship parity with Great Britain, Senator Hale wanted to know if this did not give Japan some advantage in the capital ship category. Secretary Adams replied that possibly it did, over the old 5—5—3 ratio established at the Washington conference, but he did not appear to consider it of grave import- ance. Secretary Adams admitted that the London treaty really did not reduce the number of battleships as contemplated by the Washington treaty. He said, however, that the British had formerly agreed in a letter to make no further protest against the elevation of guns on American ships to modernize those ships, as they have done in the past, Can See No Gain. Senator Hale immediately caught up the Secretary of the Navy, sayin “How is that an advantage? We have gone right ahead on elevating our guns on four vessels anyway. I can see no gain there.” ‘The Secretary of the Navy insisted that the British have now formally withdrawn all opposition to the eleva- tion of the guns on American battle- ships and that there would be no fur- ther trouble about that. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts in- terrupted at this point and declared that what the naval affairs committee wanted to know from the Secretary of the Navy was whether or not further legislation was needed and more ap- propriations to carry out the terms of the London treaty. Question Is Unanswered. Senator Hale took exception to this question at this time, saying that these were matters that would be brought out later, so the hearing continued In executive session, the House Dis- trict committee also killed the anti- an act authorizing a |that Virginia, which is now threaded | vivisection bill which sought to prevent suit to be instituted. The original suit by hard roads, with hundreds of his- scientific investigators from ngflltln‘ was instituted by the State of Virginia torical markers along them, will have upon live dogs, cats, 4 the Supreme Court, but before it a remarkable quota of visitors in 1932." other animals. bits or lro‘, ral with Walsh's question unanswered. Continuing with his discussion of the treaty, Secretary Adams pointed out that the treaty provided for a holiday in battleship construction until 1936, and that 10 ships which would be laid STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1930. TABLET UNVEILED AT OLDEST WASHINGTON CHURCH EDIFICE Descendants of Two Presidents and Early American Bishop Assist in D. A. R. Ceremony of Commemoration. A colorful gathering, ineluding de- scendants of two American Presidents, thronged the elm-shaded churchyard of Christ Church, 620 G street south- east, yesterday afternoon, when a tab- let, commemorating the church as the oldest religious edifice in Washington, was unveiled by the Marcia Burns Chapter, D. A R. In thanking the donors on behalf of the hington diocese, Rev. James E Freeman, D, D. Bishop of Washing- ton, reviewed the history of the church, which dates from the year 1795. Personally participating in the un- veiling o fthe tablet were Miss Margaret Sumner, descendant of President Jef- ferson, and James Monroe Clark, de- HUNTING HORSES ATTRACT THRONG Rare Display of Fine Animals | at National Capital Show, Bradley Farms. Hunting horses occupied the limelight as the annual National Capital Horse Show opened this afternoon on Bradley | Farms, opposite the Country Club. As the show opened more than 100 exhibitors had more than 500 horses on the show grounds for competition in a total of 48 classes for horses of every schooling—hunters, saddle horses, re- mounts, hacks, ponies, troopers’ mounts and polo ponies, Light Rain Welcomed. A light rain which fell this morning helped rather than hindered the show, laying the dust of the show ring, which has made spectators uncomfortable the past few days while the exhibitors were schooling their mounts. On hand for the show, which was the largest in the history of the National Capital Horse Show Association, were exhibitors from nine States and the District of Columbia, with the horse country of Virginia, around Warrenton, Middleburg, Upperviile and Charlottes- ville, Va., sending in the largest number of horses. Afternoon Program. This afternoon’s program included the showing of nine classes, as follows: Lightweight green hunters, 2 and 3 vears old, suitable for hunting; novice park saddle horses; another, class for lightweight hunters; green' hunters, middle and heavyweight; touch and out jumping class for hunters or Jjumpers: novice road hacks; thorough- breds suitable for use as saddle horses; hunters _other than thoroughbreds; thoroughbreds not eligible. The biggest stake class of the show will be shown on Saturday, when a large field will meet in the $1,000 Wash- ington Saddle Stake, open to dle horses in the show. This stake will determine the championship horse of the show. Most of the children's classes also will be shown on Saturday. BRIAND AND GRANDI DISCUSS NAVY ISSUE Congressional iPave Way for Long Negotiations| on Disputed Points at Geneva Conference. By the Associated Pre GENEVA, May 14.—The foreign min- isters of France and Italy, "Anrhfidc Briand and Dino Grandi, yesterday dis- cussed points of issue in their respective naval positions which could not be ;c;ucued at the recent London confer- As luncheon guests of Arthur Hen- derson, British foreign secretary, who sought to bring the two nations into accord, the two ministers talked several hours, but none of the three,would com- m;rtltuon tahe discussions. understood in informed quarters that they confined themselves merely to outlining their differences as a pre- liminary step to long negotiations. They did not expect to accomplish much at Geneva, since neither will be here long, but did desire to get the con- versations again under way, John Buchanan Dead. MURFREESBORO, Tenn, May I (#).—John P, Buchanan, 83, Guvzrnor of Tennessee from 1891 to 1893, is dead. down under the Washington treaty at a cost of $400,000,000 would do:n i'x; that time e enator Hale pointed out that the French and lulim were permitted to 80 ahead and build 70,000 tons of bat- Ueships if they wished. He wanted to know if this fact did not endanger the ratio of battleships and whether, if these nations should construct 70,000 tons each of battleships, it might bring about fullthel‘ bullding by Great Britain. "I should think that the chance was remote,” replied Secretary Adams. Se; r Hale questioned Secretary Adams about the clause in the treaty which permitted unlimited construction of surface vessels from 600,000 to 200,~ 000 tons, bringing out that Japan was particularly anxious for this provision. Adams Doubts Value, Secretary Adams said that he did not think any navy would wish to waste much money on this character of vessel, although Senator Hale in- sisted that they might be effective against American commerce. There is a restriction on the character of arma- ment which these vessels may carry. T&mu vessels are chiefly tenders and ollers. Senator Hale also brought out that Japan had asked for a provision that no aircraft carrier of 10,000 tons or less mn“nu“{u- gun above 6.10 inch caliber shall be acquired by any of the high contracting parties. showed that under the treaty Japan is permitted to bulld two new 5,000-ton mine layers. This, Secretary Adams admitted, was a concession to Japan. He added the United States could have had the same privilege, but did not want it. Senator Hale questioned Secretary Adams closely about the naval ratio of the United States and Japan under the London treaty. The chairman in- sisted fhat Japan had won concessions which gave her a larger ratio under the new treaty than under the Washing- ton 5-3 agreement. Secrel Adams ted out, however, that at ‘Wash- gton conference Japan had agreed to nothing in regard to auxiliary craft, including cruisers, submarines and de- stroyers, Senator Hale maintained that Japan was really tting a 10-7 ratio in ard to 8-inch gun cruisers, a 10-7 ratio with destroyers, a 10-7 ratio for battleships and 10-7 ratio. for light Secretary Adams insisted that th :.n;;n.ement with Japan was entirely a air one. cruisers, and equality in submarines. l He llm. scendant of President Monroe. Edward Cox, & descendant of Bishop Clagget, first bishop consecrated in America, also assisted in the ceremonies. A brief speech of acceptance was made by Rev. Edward Gabler, rector of Christ Church, Invocation was de- liverad by Rev. Edward Clark, Chevy Chase Baptist Church. Hymnal music was sung by the com- bined boy and girl choir of the church. Patriotic selections were rendered by a detail from the Marine Band, directed by Arthur 8. Witcomb, second band 1eader. The donating committee was headed by Mrs. Frederick K. Sparrow of Mar- cia Burns Chapter, D. A. R. CANAL ZONE GREETS BYRD ON ARRIVAL Enthusiastic Welcome Given Explorer on Reaching Bal- boa on Way Home. By the Associated BALBOA, C. Z., May 14.—Rear Ad- miral Richard E. Byrd, homeward bound from his South Palor exploration, arrived at Balboa at 9:31 o'clock this morning. The rear admiral and his small group of companions, who had remained at Dunedin, New Zealand, longest, came into port aboard the liner Rangitiki to an enthusiastic welcome by the people of the Canal Zone. ‘The famious explorer, who now is en route to the United States from his his- toric. airplane flight over the South Pole, probably will remain in the Canal Zone about two weeks, assemblying his | comrades so that all may return to New York to receive the American Na- tion's acclalm together. ‘Those aboard the Rangitikl with the | rear admiral were Russell Owen, New | York Times correspondent; Lloyd Berk- | ner, Charles E. Lofgren, Willlam C. | Haines and Richard Konter. e ' STIMSON DEFENDS NAVY PACT UNDER FIRE OF SENATORS (Continued From First Page. until the date fixed in the treaty, any- way," said Stimson, Senator Johnson asked why there was no time restriction_on Japan, and Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsyl- vania, explained that Japan already has its total. “Why doesn't the table in the treaty state the facts and show that we will only have 160,000 tons of 8-inch cruisers instead of 180,000 tons?” asked Robin- son, Republican, of Indiana. table does state the facts,” re- Mr. Stimpson said “we wanted a trading point—a very valuable thing even in international conferences.” “There was complete agreement in the delegation that this proposal should be made,” he said. Senator Johnson referred to a table showing 180,000 tons of 6-inch gun cruisers for the American fleet, “Isn’t that a mistake?" he demanded. Mr. Stimpson said the total would be 160,000 at the ¢nd of 1936. But, he added, that “180,000 tons is the maximum which our fleet shall not exceed.” Senator Johnson insisted that the United States actually would have but 16 10,000-ton cruisers, with option of building two more after 1936, and Stimson agreed. Senator Johnson asked why the -ge limit of cruisers was reduced from 20 to 16 years, - “We asked Japan and Great Britain to stand still, and that brought an acute labor situation,” said Mr. Stimson. “They asked permission to replace some sooner. Then, we have a great mass of destroyers of the same age and this provision permits us to spread the replacement of the ships with conse- quent benefit to our labor.” ‘Turning to the Japanese situation, Senator Johnson asserted the ratio prin- ciple of 5—5—3 was expected after the Washington Conference to apply to all categories. He said American abandon- ment of bases in the Pacific “brought about that ratio,” and asked why it was modified at London. “It is a little improper for the man in charge of the foreign relations to specu- late before the press as to the reasons swaying foreign powers,” replied Mr. Stimson. “Very well,” said Senator Johnson. Admiral Pratt Is Called, Concluding with Mr. St , the committee called Admiral liam V. Pratt, adviser to the delegation in Lon- don. Pratt read a prepared statement, analyzing the pact and concluding: “From the viewpoint of fleet com- bat strength, I feel that the treaty is most_satisfactory. “There is one additional feature which makes this treaty particularly acceptable from the naval point of view, Now, for the first time in our history, we can lay down a definite program, extending over a period of time, and visualize § Navy, which is not a creature of great ups and downs in the matter of a naval building pro- ram. * “We should be able to iron out the bumps caused by such excessive build- ing as happened in the 1916 battle- ship program and the 1917-18 destroy- ers programs and we should be able to forestall any great naval depression. “Moreover, the added life to each combatant category as specified in this treaty over the figures mentioned in the American proposal of 1922 has ma- terially reduced the yearly naval wastage.” Admiral Pratt sald “that the arrange- ment of 8-inch and 6-inch gun cruisers allowed under the treaty “is better for fleet needs than an all 8-inch cruiser tonnage. Joh‘:vuon asked Pratt if he had testi- fled befors the naval committee that the i-lnfih cr’\'nur was superior for erican Navy. P Harhaps I have.” sald Pratt. haps I Robinson of Indiana said the treaty represented “a radical change in policy.” Six-Inch Guns Faster. “Well, who knows anything about the eight-inch and the six-inch cruisers? We have never fought with either," sald Pratt. “The eight-inch only fire about three a minute. They won't do at night. The six-inch can fire 10 or 12 & minute. I don’t want all my eggs in one basket. Give me some of those faster-firing six-inch guns. We need them in night acton.” Pratt cxgl:lned that the six-inch | ¢l guns were hand-loaded and the eight- inch machine-loaded. “Let the six-inch get in about night- fall or in a fog and she will eat up the eight-inch. And you don't have good visibility on the Pacific,” Pratt sald. INU. 3. RADIO SUIT ‘Department of Justice Asks Injunction Against Ten Manufacturers. By the Associated Press. | Publication by the Department of Justice of its petition against radio vare #eourts revealed today it had asked that the 110 leading radio manufacturers be en- | joined from continuing “monopoliza- tion” of interstate commerce. The suit, filed yesterday in Wilming- ton, charged conspiracy in restraint of trade. The 20-page document reviewed the growth of the associated radio com- panies involved from 1919, naming the Radio Corporation of America, the Gen- eral Electric Co., the American Tele- phone & Telegraph Co., the Western Electric and Westinghouse companies as “primary defendants” and five other affliated concerns as aids in carrying out the alleged conspiracy. ‘The affiliated companies were R. A. C. Photophone Co., R. C. A. Radiotron Co., R. C. A.-Victor Co., General Motors Radio Corporation and General Mo- tors Co. The petition asked that the contracts and agreements between the companies be voided and that the defendants “be perpetually enjoined from entering into similar contracts.” The Government charged that the companies had perfected a combination of all radio patents and forced com- petitors to mccept .Jicenses at their terms. The suit asked that the de- fendants other than the Radio Corpora- tion be restrained from purchasing capital stock in the Radio Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and that the General Electric Co. and the Westing- house Electric & Manufacturing Co. be directed to dispose of all stock in the Radio Corporation. The ocorporation, in turn, would be directed, under the suit to divect itself of any property, facilities or assets acquired from the General Electric or Westinghouse com- panies. CANNON IS EXPECTED TO FACE COMMITTEE (Continued From First Page.) They included J. G. McGovern of the North Mississippl Conference, member of the Mississippi State Supreme Court; Thomas E. Pegram, North Mississippl Conference; J. Lee Davis, Virginia Con~ ference; C. B. Castle, East Oklahoma Conference; M. M. Satterfield, Missis- sippl Conference; L. E. Heath, South Georgia Conference; J. I. Murray, West Oklahoma Conference; E. A. Hammett, North Alabama Conference; B. H. Moss, South Carolina Conferenc B. W. Crouch, Upper South Carolina Confer- ence; Orville Zimmerman, St. Louls Conference; Ewell T. Weakley, Mem- phis Conference; J. D. Gardner, South Georgia Conference; W. H. Wiseman, Tennessee Conference, and Will Stack- house, South Carolina Conference. were not asked to join in signing the allegations because if a trial were or- dered, traveling elders, or ministers who had been in the ministry at least four ye;;:, would be called to serve on the court. Complaints Reported Seftled. F. P. Culver of Cisco, chairman of the committee, told newspa reporters he could not tell them if the committee :1‘.!?1 "wfl;;" ;l;a t?‘mcmtder of any other 0p. londay lorsed Bish W. A, Candler of Atlanta, G lins Denny of Richmond, Vi tg Charlotte, N. C., a a | It was reported unofficially that the | committee yesterday disposed of com= plaints, where any were filed, against Bishops W. F. McMurray of Fayette, Mo.; U. V. W. Darlington of Hunting- ton, W. Va,, and H. M. Dubose of Nash- ville, Tenn. The committee had an- nounced it intended considering com- B};‘l;nu in order of the seniority of the 0ps, Dr. Rembert G. Smith of Washington, Ga., had chas “unwarranted political activities” ish nnon, hose. Starting its second week, the confer- ence proper today began consideration it conterences. Graniing of asmomy ces. Granting of sutone to churches in Mexico Egd Brazll also was up for discussion. Constitution Is Beaten. Yesterday, the delegates voted down & propo written constitution. The church is functioning under an “un- I s heieved. th was believe e_episcopacy com- mittee would recommend th:z?ecflon of from two to four new bishops to add to the college of 13 members. The bishops would be nominated and elected from the floor of the conference. ‘Th episcopacy committee also was considering a law which would provide for automatic retirement of gishopl when they attain the age of 72 years. Bishns: W. A. Candler of Atlanta, Col- lins Denny of Richmond, and H. M. Dubose of Nashville, would be affected by such a rule. — STREET IMPROVING URGED BY CITIZENS Sixteenth Street Group to Petition for Change in Distriot Appropriation. ‘The District Commissioners will be urged to reinsert in the District ap- propriation bill an item for street im- provements in the upper Sixteenth street section, according to action tak- en at a meeting of the Sixteenth Street Helghts Citizens’ Association, in North- minster Presbyterian Chapel, Alaska avenue and Kalmia road, last night. The association has been endeavoring to have roadways in the community placed in usable condition and is es. pecially interested in having Morning- side drive and Thirteenth and Juniper m-e;u surfaced with macadam or con- crete. Edward Goring Bliss, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee on Clean-up week, addressed the as- sociation. He praised the members for the condition of the section and urged their co-operation in helping to malntain the same standard of clean- Lllr:;u in the downtown section of the New members elected were J. H. Lowe, D. B. Sober, Mr. and Mrs. Da. vid B. Sober, jr.; Albert Smith, Mrs. -eAnn’ s M. Smith and William Ram. President J. H. Wilson presided. GIRL UNDER ARREST SPARTANBURG, 8. C., 14 (@) girl, of Effle Elm, 19-year-ole cumm{‘?. C., was arrested today in tion with the investigation of ing of Walter J. Hall, 19, mill ‘leay 6. No formal arges were i again : Sheriff N. L. nnett said the irl admitted leaving Clifton with Hail on Fitzhugh explained that ministers CHARGE MONOPOLY [HAYNES ANSWERS TWO GIVIL AGTIONS Former Bank President Re- plies to Suits Charging Funds Dissipated. Harry V. Haynes, former president |of the Farmers and Mechanics' Na- | tional Bank, today filed in the District | Supreme Court answer to two suits re- cently brought against him by Mrs. (Louise T. Chambers, Wardman Park Hotel, who charged that he dissipated $140,000 worth of stock, for which she asks an accounting, and that he failed to account to her for stock transactions | totaling $73,186.84. The banker declares that the woman lost her money through stock transac- tlons and asserts that the suits have been filed against him to discredit him in the mind of the public, so that he might not be able to obtain a just trial 1of the criminal charges against him. Hayn2s 15 under indictment, charging falsification of bank entries, conversion and embezzlement of funds of the in- stitution, ‘Through Attorney H. Winship Wheat- ley, the former bank president denies that Mrs. Chambers in 1922 had for safekeeping in the valuts of the bank 1,000 shares of the stock of Rogers Peet Co. valued at $140 per share. He says that on January 1, 1922, she owed the bank $3,900 and the bank held the cer- tificates of stock as collateral. On Jan- uary 1, 1923, her loans had been in- creased to $17,000 and by January 1, 1928, had reached $50,775. When he resigned as president in September 1028, Haynes declares, Mrs. Chambers owed $50,610.24. ‘The banker admits making stock in- vestments for the account of Mrs. Chambers, but asserts all were made at her order or were confirmed by her. Many of the transactions were under a power of attorney given him by her he avers, and he has no objection to the accounting. His transactions have been fully known to Mrs. Chambers, the banker asserts, and it was only after a loss occurred that she developed a “fancied grievance.” Haynes tells the court that the U. 8. Attorney is in possession of records needed by him in the civil proceedings as well as in defense of the criminal charges and states “such concealment should not be countenanced ON MARKET CHARGE | by toe-conrs and i a resort. to. otper days when defendants might be kept in darkness as to the evidence against them and made to answer without an opportunity of defense.” COLLETT DEFEATS BRITISH CHAMPION IN 21-HOLE MATCH (Continued From First Page.) squared the match at the third, where she holed a 15-footer for a birdle 4. was 1 up at the end of fourth and fifth 1 went into the lead at the -footer for par 4, tt from 7 feet the green. She holed a 9-footer for & birdie 3 to Miss Gourlay’ th match was even again. Miss Collett went 1 up at the ninth, getting down in 3, while Miss Gour- lay was missing & 6-foot putt, which would have given her a half. Miss Collett dropped the tenth with a 6 to Miss Gourley’s 5, another putt hanging on the lip of the cup, and the match was squared once more. But the American regained her one-hole advan- tage on the eleventh with a 4 to the British woman's 5, Miss Gourlay's sec- ond hitting a child near the green. The twelfth was halved in Ss. The gallery by this time had doubled in size, with nearly 4,000 spectators watching a great batile. Miss Collett won the thirteenth with a 4 to Miss Gourlay's 6 after blastin to perfection from a deep bunker of wet sand to the edge of the green. She held this margin of 2 up through the fourteenth, which was halved in 4s. Miss Collett seemed to have her the fifteenth and sixt to Miss Gourlay that the American sup- porters shivered. The fifteenth waa lost through & missed putt and the sixteenth went with a bunkered drive. At the seventeenth the American managed to get a half when she seemed certain to lose the hole. Glenna hooked her brassie into the crowd and her mashie found a bunker. She came out of the bunker and holed & 15-foot putt. Miss Gourlay, however, missed a four putt for the four which would have won the hole, After three holes were halved at par figures, Miss Collett found the twenty- first thrust upon her. Miss Gourlay never had a chance after topping her drive into & bunker. She was over the green in 5, while Miss Collett was safely on in 3. The English girl then rushed across the green to congratulate her American rival. BIG NEWS PRINT FIRMS IN CANADA ARE MERGING Combined Assets of Three Com- panies Total $68,000,000, Ac- cording to Announcements By the Associated Press. (03 SO e pHink peoduelad. oowe news luc) o panies in c-m-'i. the St. Lawrence Paper Mills Co., Ltd. Eenmptin Pelo s Paner 0o, Lid, are r Co., Ltd., »belnnlw couau&ud. upe was announced here today. The three com have combined assets of more 468,000,000 and own or control timber lands estimated to cover 3600 square miles and con- taining 20,000,000 cords of pulpwood. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Army Band | Orchestra at the Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Willlam J. Stannard, leader, conducting; Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. March, “American Army’ Overture, “Merry Wives Nicolai Solo for saxophone, “Vanite”. . Wiedoeft |lug=e Hostetter, soloist.) Selection from “The Flying mwv!llmul" Walts, “Artists Life’ Turkish intermezzo, Excerpts from "B!,:l. Jinks" Frim] March, “Spirit of kS . DeCimber “The 5'&’: Spangled Banner.” United States Navy Band, ter, leader: ch"'lZl Wise, assistant leader, at the Navy Yard, 7:30 this evening. arch, I mm‘x;“mu" verde Solo for cornet, “Serenade”..Schubert G. De Gf Prelude and Love Death from “Trist Excerp! . .. Tasilli ‘Windsor” an and Isolde”.,.. ts an the ‘Sweet Adeline” Valse, “Volces of Spring” -Strauss Grand scenes from the opera “Aida’ the afternoon he was killed. She would make no further statement, he said. Hall's body was found on a lonely road near Converse, 8, C. He had been shot to deat. Verdi Ballet music, “Dances Polo'ltlill;il" March, “Men of Ohio”. .. Lt