Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1930, Page 4

/ conservation problem and recomme Will Study Conservation and Recommend Remedial Course of Action. © BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. President Hoover has decided to do for timber what the Government for the past six years has been doing for the Nation's petroleum supplies. He intends to appoint & National Timber Conservation , which will ally perform the same supervisory func tions as the Federal Oil Conservation ‘The project, which has just been announced by Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Commerce, is the fruit of a long crusade promoted by the lumber mnu(ll:tm:xsn ular by Dr. g S 2 tional association at Washington. The timber experts of the United States have come to realize that unless the ‘Government steps in to_regulate | certain practices, the American forest industries are headed for chacs. One of the most aggravated problems press- ing for constructive handling is the al- most chronic overproduction, which has been going from bad to worse for the past 15 years. The situation is marked by destructive lumbering, unnecessary waste of wood and premature cutting of timber that will be sorely needed in the future, It is having & deadening effcct upon forest land and values and driving forest soil from the tax rolls of many States, with serious effect upon revenue 1 prosperity. Uneconomical use ;?‘!o:“nl resources is also making for insecurity of employment and endan- ing & permanent supply of raw !:rncommflu and industry. Facts Presented to Hoover. R these facts were present Pr:&?;\v. Hoover at the White uouk-: by lumber leaders a couple of weel - ago he raised the question of ways an means for financing & National ‘Timber Conservation Board. His visitors as- sured him that the necessary funds Fould, be RS Taterdme your . l’;fi -'fll do mine” Within 48 he had Secretary Lamont an- nounce officially that the board would muntly be established. If its opera ns are to be privately financed, it will differ in that respect from the Fed- eral Ofl Conservation Board. The latter s conducted under annual appropria- n gress. z The immediate purpose of the new cr board will b‘:“w study the forxdt s remedial course of action based on public interest. To that end it pur- rfi seeking the ald of America’s best dustrial experts on forest economics. The board is intended to act solely as & fact-finding agency and to make such recommendations as the findings war- rent. It is not that the board shall or can attempt to frame a broad national forest policy. Its object rather is to direct its “"':‘nu”l'fatfi &:u::;l lems involv - m:fm timber and the main- anue of related sources of employ- ment and national wealth. America Is Lumber Baron. ‘The U'gited States ngmmenL through the possession our vast national forests, is the largest single owner of timber in the country. One of lestions the shall be hlvpd te the “sustained yleld” cutting of timber, Be- cause of Uncle Sam’ im‘wmnelul lumber baron, timber leaders have recommended that when the President ‘appoints his conservation board it shall Tacnt. deparimenia, preferably e Sec- menf pref - ;?. Commerce, the Secretary of iture and the Secretary of the . ‘The other members would be drawn from the -general conservation movement and the forest ‘While Mr. Hoover wags Secretary of he recognized that impend- ing economic factors were threatening forest industries. The creation of & timber fact-finding body was the subject of discussion between him and Dr. ©O~mnton of the lumber manufacturers’ association on more than one occasion before and since Mr. Hoover entered the White House. Dr. Compton took his Ph. D. in and Princeton has devoted more than a dozen years to the problems of the lumber industry, He 18 one of a trio of eminent brothers. Karl T. Compton is president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Arthur H. Compton, a professor of physics at the University of CI ‘was awarded the Nobel pr{n for ph 7. ‘Wilson Comj te belongs it school of thought which ‘believes that the information made available in 1920 by the Forest Service is now completely out of date. MForest resources m:‘g exceed the estimates then made, a the trend in consumption of timber will outstrip in actual practice anything contemplated by predictions of 10 years ago. (Copyright, 1930.) FIGURE IN SENSATIONAL TRIAL IN 1890 DIES Briton Accused of OCheating at Cards While Guest at Party At- tended by Royalty. By the Associated Press. ALTYRE, Forres, England, May 20.— Sir Willlam Gordon Gordon-Comming 81, died here today. { His death recalls the famous Bac- earat Case and the law suit in connec- tion with & house y_in 1890 at ‘Tranby Croft attended by King Edward, who was then Prince of Wales. Sir Willlam who was the guest of Mr. and Mrs ArtHur Wilson at Tranby Croft, was accused of cheating at cards. The fact that the then Prince of ‘Wales was a member of the party was revealed when Sir William vigorously denied the charge of cheating, bring- ing action against Mrs. Wilson and four others for alleged slander. The Prince testified at the trial. 3 The hearing, lasted several days and Tesulted in a verdict for the defendants, CONGRESSMEN DEPART TO WITNESS FLEET REVIEW of the country and inj. the plane: Representatives Paul John Th i bes f Congress flew by airpl. to see the fleet review off Hampton Roads. righ met Repressntatives "n{eno?l:lln:nmh. Melvin J. Maas of St. Paul, Lieut. M. 8. Hollidge, the pilot; Left to Representatives Randolph Perkins of New Jersey, Frank Clague of Minnesota and William I. Nolan of Minnesota. —Associated Press Photo. ORATOR IS BARRED COUNTRY'S NAVAL FOR PLAGIARISM Pat Ahern of Kansas City Dropped From National Finals Contest. Pat Ahern, 16-year-old high school student of Kansas City, who would have represented the Midwest in the National Oratorical Contest finals here Saturday, was disqualified at 11 o'clock last night for plagiarization of an ora- tion delivered ?l years ago in a contest long since discontinued. Ahern, & colorful figure, who has been made much of in the press and idolized by his fellow students, was said to be one of the most brilliant kers in this {::x'n contest. He is reported to have been particularly apt at extem- poraneous oratory. Disqualification of the Kansas City representative means that the trip to Europe this Summer, of which he had been assured by his victory in the Mid- western zone finals, will be lost to him and that he will be barred from all further participation in the contest. Miss Guiager Advanced. His place in the national finals will be taken by Miss Gloria Gulager, 18 years old, of Muskogee, Okla., represent- ative of the Oklahoma Times. Miss Gu- lager was second to Ahern in the zone finals, which were held in Kansas City, Ahern's e. Ahern's disbarment came as a result of a telegram received at 7:30 o'clock last nlfht mmflnlph Leigh, director general of contest, from an official of the Kansas City Star, which spon- sored the contest there and would have sent Ahern to Washington. ‘The telegram stated that the news- paper had been informed by elderly college professor that Al oration was taken from a speech delivered in the %fl contests of the Northern Oratol League almost 30 years ago, and that the original was published in & volume, the title of which was given. An unsuccessful attempt was made to locate the original in Kansas City and then Mr. Leigh was notified. He imme- diatel; went to the Congressional Li- brary, and after an hour's search lo- cated the volume contain| he plagi- tllrtl,xed oration, but under a ferent e. Mr. Leigh said about half of Ahern’s speech was taken verbatum from an ol on “The March of the Consti- tution.” delivered in 1902 by Edwin K. Brown, Ahern called his oration “The Progress of the Constitution.” Original Papers Required. Inismuch as the rules of the contest specify original papers, Leigh declared Ahern disbarred and wired officlals of " | the contest in Kansas City. The pro- fessor 1ioted the plagiarism through a copy of the speech published in the Kansas City Star. This morning Mr. Leigh sald that most of the newspapers sponsoring the contest in various sections of the United States published the winning speeches of their champions, but that next year he will request all of them to do so in order more easily to detect plagiarisms. Last year a contestant was disquali- fled on the eve of’ the national finals. Mr. Leigh found that his address was composed of excerpts from three or four famous speeches« delivered by Daniel Webster. A semi-finalist, who would have taken Saturday night, was disbarred less than 24 hours before the competition, for plagiarism. n's oration was certified by his school prin 1, & hi ‘was eight erent sets of Ll;d;es before the plagiarism was noted the college professor, who notified the Kansas City Star. As an added check, the manuscript of all semi-finalists are sent to contest headquarters here and Mr. Leigh care- fully studies them. 000 = Decoration EVERSON IN TEXAS Militia Bureau Chief Inspecting National Guard Units. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 20 (#).— Maj. Gen. Willlam G. Everson, chief of the Militia Bureau at Washington, D. C., arrived at Kelly Pield by plane g'ftl’dly on an inspection of National uard units throughout the country. He took off from Clovis, N. Mex., in the was to hop for La., today. Fe was the guest of Brig. Gen. Frank P. Lahm, commanding officer of the Air Corps training center. o TWO HURT IN CRASH to carry. ‘Woman, Aged 70, Has Ribs Broken in Wrecked Bus. WILBRAHAM, Mass, led pavement here, crashed into a the side of the road and over- had some of her ribs on wet truck at turned. I 00000 O sell them. F Street at Ninth teacher, and | dida. ‘Where are you going for the 30th or this week-end? Wherever you go you will need to carry money. If it is only $50 you will want it in a form convenient for use but safe 'We recommend Travelers Cheques. No intelligent thief will steal them and every honest man will accept them. We THEWASHINGTON LOANAND TRUST CO. Seventeenth Street at G GLORIA GULAGER Of Muskogee, Okla, who became finalist in the National Oratorical Con- test last night with the disqualification of Pat Ahern of Kansas City, repre- sentative of the Midwestern zone. JAY-WALKING BAN PLACED IN EFFECT New York Pedestrians to Be Saved From Selves by Ruling. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 20.—The first test of Police ner Whalen's plan to save the pedestrians from them- selves and make the city safe for mo- torists was made yesterday. At 10 a.m. his new jay-walking rules, which provide for pedestrian cross- street travel only with the green lights and at intersections, went into effect. No general effort was made to curb jay walking and most of the city went on its perilous way, but at four busy corners in midtown special squads were stationed. They spent most of their time warning pedestrians and explain- ing the new rules, but also handed out 11 summons. From the 11 hailed to court today the commissioner hopes to get one test case to carry to the high- er_courts. Defending the new rules, Mr. Whalen pointed out that the practice of beating the lights last year cost 500 lives in New York city. SIR THOMAS LIPTON WINS Shamrock V Takes Second Race in Harwich Regatta. HARWICH, England, May 20 (%).—Sir Thomas Lipton’s America’s Cup racer, Tace i the Harwich Tegatta. yeserday race e Harwich rega onnn. thu-um:v:nu mfit - tted agal arger craft, Lip- ton yacht was beaten home by A. A. Paton’s Lulworth, boat, by nearly two minutes, but as the Sham- rock had & time allowance of eight minutes, she won with plenty to spare. The Lulworth took second place by six seconds from H. A. Andrea's Can- ‘The sailed in & harder breeze than Saturday's and there was much more turning to windward. Ob- servers of yesterday’s event that the Shamrock showed she is not only a great light-weather boat, but can more than hold her own with the best fairly strong winds. Day Trips L e e M a for the staff worked out a program by |opent POWER IS MASSED Battle Maneuvers to Follow| Stately Parade for Hoover Review. . __(Continued From First Page. mand again s{fer months of London Naval Oonferente work and committee appearances in Washington on the pro- posed new treaty, was specially organ- ized for review and maneuvers. Pratt’s flag flew from the battleship Texas, and 10 other gray ships of, the line, uu:ler . M, Nulton, aboard the Call- m‘l‘n’,uflfile‘d‘ :‘nd surged behind him to the selected reviewing ground. ‘With sea room to spare, the Navy review, sending the great the reviewing ship under conditions rarely witnessed by civilians. Light cruisers and destroyers had orders to steam past at & 25-knot gait, then swing away for a 10-mile dash to as- signed posts for the maneuvers to fol- low. Even the ranked lines of the battleships themselves were ordered to pass at & 15-knot clip. Submarines to Submerge. The two fleet submarines were given right line for the Treview. Their orders called for a surface ap- proach to the Salt Lake City and then a simultaneous dive, the seagoing under- water fighters to remain beneath the surface for 10 minutes, then bob up into view again. After them, with the Detroit as flag- ship, two divisions of light cruisers were placed, steaming in column, while behind them were posted two squadrons of destroyers. Next in line came the battleships, the Texas under Admiral Pratt's flag leading the way. Last of all were the huge 33,000-ton floating airdromes, Saratoga and Lex- ington, with their scores of planes crowding the vast open flying decks, under orders to sweep into the air soon after the Salt Lake City had been abeam. A plane guard of four passed swift destroyers was stationed on the | ¥ flanks of the carriers. ‘Whole Fleet Included. Almost the whole fleet was included in the mimic warfare following the re- view, with cruisers and destroyers 20 “pweep Dack ‘in. full-peed sttack and sweep - attac on the battleships and the t shi) deploying in line to meet the assault. From the Saratoga and Lexington the swarming sairplanes were under orders to join the attack on the bat- tleships, torpedo planes sweeping down through the smoke curtain to comb the flank of the battle line with their missiles. ‘The maneuver was designed to prevent the big ships from changing course away from the approAching at- tack of the destroyers and cruisers. A Bignor Ban ayed the piano for 40 consecutive Fim during which he played 250 u.uu' & particle of solid food. ia, some t, beside | I Extensive Paving Projects Sought in 1932 ith s Van Buren to Whittier street street from the line of Cedar street to Fern street, Dahlia street from Ninth street to Georgia avenue, Eighth street from Elder to_Fern street, Highland h road to n_connection with the improvement of suburban roads the association recoyn- of Aspen street the viaduct & Ohio Railroad to Laurel street and the improvement of this thfare. The association also and securing of ownership of the viaduct by the District. ‘Whittier Improvement Asked. ‘The improvement of Whittier street from the playgrounds at Fourth street to Third street, where it crosses the line of :;u cwd lt.]: "_lhheuo:m Comp;ny, is urged, and a e _ope! an pletion of the extension of Whittier street to Blair road, & few feet distant. ‘The improvement of Dahlia street as a suburban road from Seventh to Ninth streets, lev of sidewalks on the east and west of Sixth street between Van Buren street and connect- e s lers, Sixth street from Van Buren to Under- recommends the wid school building also are recommended. ‘To relieve a dangerous tion the Commisisoners are urged to round off the northwest corner of Sec- ond and Whittier streets and to level the sidewalk now unimproved on the south side of Whittier street from Piney Branch road to Seventh street. Want Tree Moved. ‘The opening and improving of eighth street the remainder of the distance to Whittier street, removal of the tree and embankment projecting into Seventh place, improvement of Underwood street between Fifth and Sixth_streets, the and improving of Fourth street from Van Buren to ttier streets and the improvement of Fifth street between Blair road and Cedar street in front of the Takoma Park branch of the Wash- ington Public ubnrkllxo are urged. The program has been submitted by John Walker, president of the Takoma Park Citizens’ Association Green, secretary; Burt W. Andrews, chairman, and Walter Irey, vice chair- man of the streets and lights committee of the association. —_——— EXERCISES HERE SUNDAY TO HONOR DEAD AIRMEN Program on Key Bridge Will Be Sponsored by National Wom- an’s Relief Corps. - The National Woman’s Relief Corps will sponsor memorial exercises for dead airmen at 2:3) o'clock Sunday afternoon on Key Bridge. The invocation will be delivered by Navy Chaplain C. A. man and the benediction by Army Chaplain Albert F. Vaughn. A tribute to the fallen airmen will be made by Mrs. E. H. Temple. The audi- ence “The Star Spangled Ban- and is will be followed by An Army and s Navy airplane will fly over the assembly and scatter popples. ————— GERMAN “TALKIE” LISTED “The Royal Box” Scheduled June 4 at Local Theater. “The Royal Box,” & talking picture in German, will be shown Wednesday, June 4, at Warner's Ambassador eater, Eighteenth street and Columbia road: ‘This will be the first time an all-Ger- man talking picture has been shown in ‘Washin 3 ‘The feature picture will present Al- exander Moissi, who toured America in 1928 under the direction of Max Rein- hardt, and Camilla Horn, who was a favorite in American-made pictures un- til the advent of the talkies. Two other German-made playlets, “My Wife” and “The Genuine American,” complete the program. Vacation-Time Rate Album of pictures and informatiqn free on request to Northern Pacific Railway, Dept. E, 926-7 Fidelity- Phila. Trust Bidg., Philadelphia, Pa. For Western Travelers NortH Coast LimiTeps | Newest of Transcontinental Trains : William M. | CELEBRATE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY MR. AND MRS. ROBERT T. FINLOW ©Of 707 North Carolina avenue celebrating golden anniversary of their wedding all this week. MR. AND MRS. FINLOW HAVE ANNIVERSARY Couple Holding Week’s Observance of Golden Wedding at Home Here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Pinlow of 707 North Carolina avenue southeast are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary this week, marked by re- ceptions for friends at their home. ‘The couple were married at Prest- bury, England, May 17, 1880. Both Mr. and Mrs, Finlow were born in 1859, They came to this country in 1900 and subsequently were located in Masachusedts and In 'the latter Statp Mr. Finlow started the operation of teveral cotton mills for a | Pan corporation ang was later master me- t?ltl‘ll:: and assistant manager at one o m. Coming to this city in 1917, Mr. Fin- low became a register expert at the Bureau of Engraving and ting, the registers being used counting money. Mr. and Mrs. Finlow recently returned from a visit to their only son, Robert T._Finlow, jr., in Scotland. Besides their son, the: daughters, ton, have two Mrs. J. 8. Bradbury of Gro- , N. Y., and Mrs. L. West of this city, and eight grandchildren. Mr. Finlow is a member of Lebanon Lodge of Masons and of Eureka Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons. He also be- longs to the Moose and is a member of the Waugh M. E. Church. WILL FILE APPEAL ON TAX DECISION Trinidad Citizens to Protest Assess- ments in Road Widening at Special Meeting. tomorrow night for the purpose g an appeal to the District Court of Appeals on the recent decision of the District Supreme Court, which over- teenth and H streets to the Anacostia River. The protest against the tax- ation, which was' made by the District to offset expenses incident to the widen- ing of Benning road, has been h: ?;;'ln the local court since A 4, ‘The meeting will be held in the Wheatley School, Montello avenue and Neal street, at 8 p.m. Class Inspects Phone System. The Florance M. Brown Sunday school class of the Calvary Baptist Church was the guest of Mrs, Ella M. Orr, secretary to President Lloyd B. Wilson of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., on an trip through the new dial tel jone system plant last night. WITNESS IN PANTAGES CASE CHANGES STORY Tells District Attorney He Desires to Recant Portion of His Testimony. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 20.—Frederick ‘Wise, & witness in the Alexander Pan- tages assault case last Fall, appeared at. the district attorney’s office yesterday and sald he wished to recant a portion of his testimony at the trial of the the- ater multimillionaire. He said he also had instructed his attorney to dismiss a $250,000 damage action brought against tages. ‘Wise, one of the State’s princ wit- nesses at the trial, said he ludb:m a g Attorney Buron Fitts, Wise ;al!“:hn part of his testimony he re- e At the trial Wise testified to hearing screams come from the conference room in Pantages’ theater building at the time Pantages’ ttack on Eunice Pringle, 17-year-old dancer, occurred. DR. WASHBURN FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW Body of Late Minister to Austria ‘Who Died in Vienna Arrives in Boston. By the Associated Press. Albert Henry Washburn of Middle- bovr.ud.whndledinvmmAmz, r- i ARGUES ALIEN'S ANTIWAR STAND John W. Davis Appears as Counsel for Citizenship Applicant. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 20.—Whether an :g:llunt for American citizenship has right to “judge of the necessity” if e up arms in defense of untry was argued before United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesters day by John W. Davis. Mr. Davis appeared as eounsel for Prof. Douglas Clyde MacIntosh, fes- sor of theology at Yale and a native of Canada, who was denied citizenshi; question concerning his willingness to bear arms in case of war. Applicant’s Reservation. In arguing for a reversal of the decl- sion, Mr. Davis said his client did not recognize his duty to his country as mfirlor to his duty to his God and his adherence to the tenets of Christianit; a8 he understood them. He quoted Prof. MacIntosh as having told the lower court, “I am willing to do what I judge to be for the best interests of my coun= going to be again: interests of humanity in the long run. I do not undertake to support ‘my country, right or wrong’ in any dispute 'udge Martin T. Manton, who, with Judges Thomas W. Swan and Learned Hande, occupled the dais, guestioned Mr. Davis concerning a client’s attitude toward the Government’s right to draft him for duty. Mr. Davis replied that consclentious objectors had been ex- cused from mlilitary duty from the Revolutionary War o the World War, and that it was unjust to demand that citizens subscribe to an oath Which even citiezns are not held, The lawyer spoke of the constitutional g,nnntees of religious liebrty and sald e Constitution did not require Telgious “Deliets” and " objections o an ‘warfare, 0l Miss Bland, e Worl 0 of an Episco) m here last night and will be taken |- :gd. the Washburn home in Middleboro Y. o P of the Stete Department, se o peg‘onll Tepresentative - of President Hoover, accompanied the body. ‘There was no ceremony uj the arrival and all military honors will be dispensed with until the funeral at the Middleboro Congregational Church to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. NEW YORKER IS NAMED Gets Vacancy on Gold Delegation of League of Nations. By the Associated Press. on , sul - mittee of the nfinchl committee of the League of Nations, has been filled by the appointment of E. Roberts, vice t of the National City Bank of New York. Mr. Roberts, who suc- and Jo- ceeds Prof. O. M. W. Sprague 1 University, will sail June 3 to attend the next session of the del in estate, the bulk going to relatives. From the standpeint of safe and profitable investment you cannot find a better one for your surplus funds, May be purchased in amounts from $250 up. B. F. Saul Co. National 2100 995 15tk St N.W. An Attractive Bed Room Suite at a Tempting Price A very good looking Bed Room Suite of French influence and in a beautiful walnut and se- lected American gumwood con- struction. Six pieces with 48. inch bureau, chest, vanity, full size bed, chair and bench, $225. Six Pieces . . . . $225 MAYER & CO. ‘Between D and E " Seventh Street