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1 WORK UNDER WAY -~ ON HIGHWAY FILL Dredge Talcott Engaged at Hunting Creek Portion of Mount Vernon Route. ‘Work on the Hunting Creek fill of the Mount Vernon Highway has been started by the United States hydraulic dredge Talcott, it was announced today at the office of Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jir., district engineer for the War Depart- ment in charge of the Washington area This portion of the memorial boulevard 1s just south of Alexandria. Explaining the details of the work, A Schmitt, civil engineer in the district ~ engineer's office, said this morning that the Talcott is dredging the approach chanel into the site of the highway construction work from | the river channel. At the site of the Toad construction, he said, suitable material is available for pumping on the road fill. The approach channel is about three-quarters of a mile long and through it the United States hydraulic dredge Welatka will enter and make the fill. The crossing at Hunting Creek is about five-eighths of a mile long. The Welatka is expected to be on_the job soon after August 1. The District engineer is also busy at work at this time throwing up a levee on Columbia Island, at the Virginia end of the Arlington' Memorial Bridge, both by hand and by machine, in prep- aration for the deposit of dredge ma- terial on the island from the Virginia Channel of the Potomac River. This work comes under the classification of river and harbor work in the main- tenance of the Virginia Channel. It is being rushed at this time in order that it may be completed before the Mount Vernon highway approaches reach the island, and also before the high fill is placed that will join the end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the bridge now nearing completion over boundary channel, which is between Columbia Island and the Virginia shore. The work of pumping dredging ma- terial on to Columbia Island will be- n in two or three weeks. It will be me by the dredge Talcott after she eompletes the work at Hunting Creek, gt MRS. HESTER KENT DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Towa Native and Pioneer Oregon Settler Was Relative of Late Senator La Follette. Mrs. Hester La Follette Kent, T4 years old, died yesterday at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas M. Roberts, 3037 Dent place, after an ill- ness of three months. Mrs. Kent, a native of Iowa, was a ploneer settler in Oregon, where she Wwas married to John Thomas Kent in 1879. She was a second cousin to the late Senator Robert L. La Follette, sr. During the past 10 years Mrs. Kent had resided here at the residence of her daughter, the wife of Thomas M. Roberts, mechanical engineer with the Treasury Department. She was affili- ated with Oregon branches of the D. A. R. and the Eastern Star. Besides Mrs. Roberts, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Ray B. Sandford of Floral Park, N. Y. and Mrs. John B. Roe of Redmond, Oreg. 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KOONS &5ty 13'sma se 8w, IW Need for Single Head of Gov- | ernment Also Aided in Restoration of Prince. ARMY’S LOYALTY HELPED; Setting of Stage Inside Bal-| kan Country Made Return to Power Rather Simple. This is the second of a series of sir articles describing the events leading 10 and subsequently developing in . the restoration of Carol on the throme of Rumania. The third will appear to- morrow. BY LELAND STOWE. Special Dispatch to The Star. BUCHAREST, July 14.- AN “INEVITABLE" THE EVENING 7 PRINCE NICHOLAS, STAR, EAKNESS OF REGENCY AND FEAR OF BRATIANO FAMILY MADE COUP D'ETAT OF KING CAROL II SENSUOPNERT I ROMAN T VINTILA BRATIANO. “The return | of Carol was inevitahle ” This is at once the sanest and most conclse answer to the first question asked of newspaper correspondents when they left Rumania and asked by them while within its borders in the two weeks following the ascension of King Carol to the throne. People have had a right to be perplexed. How tacit support of the powerful peasant party well night amounted to assurance of success. ‘There remained but one other factor o be sure of, and that was the army. And among the generals and other high officials of the Rumanian. army, Carol already was King. Accordingly, the they have queried, could a prince who had been in exile and disgrace for four years, who had deserted his princess| to _elope with the ruby-hatred wife of | a Rumanian military attache, re-estab- | lish himself almost’ over night in his | country’s favor? How could he sweep | aside at one stroke all barriers of law | and regency and domestic infelicity? The answer lies in the word inev- itable, in the reasons promoting its use. These are several. First, the weakness of the regency, with its two aged figure- heads and its somewhat harum-scarum third member, Prince Nicholas. Sec- ond, the fear of the powerful Bratiano dynasty, long known as “Rumania’s uncrowned kings.” Third, the wide- spread belief that Rumania needed a one-man regime—a man on the throne qualified to cope with political machi- nations and conspiracies as & boy could not do. And, fourth, the unanimous loyalty of the army to Carol and the perfect synchronization of his plot to return. House of Cards Topples. In the face of these realities Carol was confronted not with a united and strong opposition within his native land but with what the French delight in calling a house of cards. Only his presence and a show of energy were required for the exiled prince to send the cards sprawling helter-skelter. Carol had the good judgment to inter- pret the situation at its actual value and act accordingly. Beyond that he had the faith to believe that the Ru- manian people would forgive and forget. Events have shown that his judg- ment was right. The Rumanian peo- ple are tolerant, as the King himself stated in what was probably the first general audience to the world’s news- paper men ever given by a monarch upon assuming the throne. “Any one who says otherwise,” sald Carol, “does not know the Rumanian people.” Carol knows them well enough .to stake a throne upon their tolerance—upon that and upon a vitiated system of govern- ment whose authority had dwindled to little more than a name. After numerous conversations with leaders of widely separated political views in Bucharest and with other Ru- manians outside of politics, it is diffi- cult to recall a single deviation in judg- ment upon_the new defunct Rumanian regency. 1t was a stop-gap regime. Scarely any one had dared regard it as permanent. In the beginning, three years ago, it commanded a certain amount of respect and some authority. But with the death, in the Autumn of 1929, of the venerated patriarch and chief regent, Dr. Buzdugan, a heavy blow was dealt the regency. Regency’s Loss of Esteem. Saratzeanu, who succeeded, lacked Buzdugan's great influence on public opinion and was not nearly so strong a personality. Thus the regency suf- fered from a distinct drop in esteem. In addition, it consisted of two men in their 70s and a youth in his 20s with a weakness for driving about madly in his speedy automobile. There was lit- tle in this combination to suggest either security or permanency and the Ru- manian people sensed this with increas- ing concern in the last eight months‘. “The return of Carol is inevitable.” ‘This was being admitted privately six months ago. People knew the re- gency was doomed, whether it lasted for arother year or for three years. To succeed it, Rumania had the choice of two alternatives only—Carol or some uch political dynasty as might be set up at & propitious moment by Vintila Bratiano, The throttling power of the Bratiano riches has always been a| source of fear and, in some sections, of hate in Rumania. Carol, direct de- | scendant of the Hohenzollern line, was infinitely preferable to the poas!ble‘ complete domination of the Bratianos at some undetermined date. Conspiracies Feared. Likewise, the continuance of the re- gency over a long period of years left | the door open for incessant bargain- ings and conspiracies in the Rumanian | state. Nicholas' support of the regency was but surface deep. At any moment the death of one of the aged regents might precipitate another crisis. To level-headed Rumanians the possibility of maintaining a regency of shifting personnel for eleven more years, until ihe boy King Michael became of age, was almost nil. Hence, the feeling th: Carol, one day or another, would return either to head the regency or to become King. ading directly out of these two rml;:nbulii{ng causes for the tremendous case of Carol's return was the third 3| fact that Rumanians of almost every xcept the Bratiano Liberals, fvinced their country needed & one-man regime. While seeking the ex- planation for Carol's swift success, I was frequently told, “We are better off with Carol back on the throne. Ru- mania has needed one head to state affairs ever since King Ferdinand died. It is safer and wiser to have one leader than three.” Linked with this was the widespread part; were_conv | feeling that the boy King Michael was alw subject to being made the victim of political machinations and lust for power. It is fair to say that the Ru- manian people believe, with Carol upon the throne, both Rumania’s future and Michael’s future are more secure. The Rumanian people love Michael. It also the great wave of enthusiasm which .wwpg the country with the news of his return that they love Carol II. Regency Alds in Own Demise. Thus, by force of circumstances, the way has long been paved for Carol’s re- turn. Paved by the inadequacy and in- stability of the regency. Paved by the fear of an eventual Bratiano coup which might overthrow the dynasty. Paved by :he widespread conviction that Rumania, if order and sane government were to be restored, must have one chief at the head of things, and that a mature man capable of holding popular affection and support. Today it is indisputable that King Carol has this popular af- fection and support. One of his prin- them. With this situation inside Rumania's borders, the dramatic return of a prince from exile to take the throne was far more simple than it appeared to out- side eyes. The stage was set. Carol, by waiting, had the good sense to al- 1 the regency to aid in its own de. His confidence the people ®etind him was wdlnt‘&m The has been demonstrated convincingly r..v; cipal problems is the necessity of the | Klg\x s‘;owmx himself capable of holding | “house of cards” so assidiously built up against Carol's return stood as a struc- ture only so long as no breeze blew against it. Solely the breeze from the wings of the Farman airplane carrying the ex-Crown Prince back into his native land sufficed to topple the regency’s pastboard edifice. The Ru- manian people most wanted normalcy and & normal regime. The answer to both these wants was Carol in person and Carol as King. Willing to Overlook the Past. I often have been asked, “What do the Rumanian people think of Carol's return?” The above paragraphs are key to the response. As far as Carol personally is concerned, they are happy to have him on the throne. Not only are they willing to overlook the past, but very largely they have done so already. They feel that the royal dy- nasty has been solidified. That the logical law of direct succession has been justified. That the Rumania’s crown from Carol II to his son Michael has been assured. Be- yond that they feel that Rumania's pressing economic and’ financial prob- lems now have higher hope of satisfac- tory solution than at any time since Ferdinand's death. In a sense one might say that Carol's restoration has caused & rebirth of national conscious- ness in Rumania. Signs are apparent, even this early, of & growing confidence which surely has not existed in the immediate past. ‘These things are all potent assets to the new King. Beside them should be listed another great asset which Carol possesses—the asset of mature vigor, of & man in his prime. One Rumanian leader said to me: “The King is young and he wants a young government. His speech in accepting the throne was & young voice, but a young voice which knows its own mind. Rumania for a long time has needed a young voice of leadership. I believe our new King has that voice.” Carol's Experience Broad. This might be remarked as one of the intangibles which motivates in Carol's favor as he commences his reign, and it can hardly be overlooked. Still another interesting factor is to be found in the scales of public opin- on favorable to Carol. It is the fact that his experience has been broad and varied. Looked upon for five years | as a playboy prince, as a youth who persisted in sowing his wild oats, it might be expected that Carol, newly mounted to the throne, would be viewed askance as it is quite certain he would be in some countries. But there is a decided inclination in Rumania to look upon the happier side of things. In Carol's case it is found in the convic- tion that the errant prince has learned much during his exile. Citizens of Bucharest remark that Carol has had a wider experience than most princes. That he has been thrown into contact with all sorts of people; that he has traveled much about Eu- rope; that, of necessity, his views must be broader, his political mind more in- ternational in flavor than it .would have been had he lived almost ex- clusively in Rumania. The Rumanian people take pride in feeling themselves an important unit in the European scheme of things, They realize that their relations with Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia and Bulgaria are significant for-all of Europe. They have no faith in- isola- tion. On the contrary, I think it is safe to say the sane leaders of Rumania are agreed upon the necessity of eco- nomic and political co-operation with the rest of Europe. Asks Co-operation With Hungary. In his first utterances to the press, Carol II took great pains to express these identical views. He declared him- self favorable to peaceful co-operation with all Rumania’s neighkors. Of Hun gary he sald: “With Hungary we have a particular point, of contact, the prob- lem of agricultural production. Both countries are essentially agricultural. 1 believe we can very easlly join hands for the defense of our agrarian inter- ‘There 1s in this, as in many other utterances of the new King, the indica- tion of & ruler whose views go beyond the borders of Rumania, of a mind which has the European touch. The circumstances of Carol's 1cturn are more auspicious than the casual foreign observer may have been inclined to belleve. Carol's bloodless coup dletat was completed, as he himself most desired it to culminate, without a blow being struck cr a hand being raised. The house of cards, of the dod- dering regency clattered because its framework was superficial, ‘Lhe reign of Carol IT marks the beginning of what promises to be a new regime of normalcy in Rumania, but with this it must be remembered that the King faces most difficult problems, which are still unsettled and of first nce for his future. DEsEHHp CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Meeting. 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A report of the City’s Noise Abatc- ment Commission, made public today, reduces to figures the intensity of the flood of noises which immerses New York. A decibel, the smallest change the human ear can detect, is the unit of loudness. An average conversation, measured at a distance of three feet, is 60 decibels, a million times the intensity of the smallest sound. A lion’s roar, as determined at the zoo, is 80 decibels. Decibels express a ratio. If the in- tensity of two sounds are in the ratio 10 to 1, they differ by 10 decibels. Riveting, 10,000,000,000 times the smallest sound, and blasting produce the loudest noises that pound on the eardrums of New York. Riveting is 99 decibels, explosives, 98; a steamship whistle 95, a subway express 96, & street radio loudspeaker 81. Normally, to be heard in the ordinary din of a street, a sound must be of 50 decibels. A traveling nolse laboratory on a truck measured sound in various parts of the cit; GIRL’S ALTITI:)DE CHECKED SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 14 (#).—The altitude of 26,600 feet reached by Ruth Alexander, San Diego, was being check- ed yesterday to determine if the aviatrix had made a new record for women in light planes. Miss Elinor Smith, young fiyer of New York, holds the woman's altitude record of 27,418 feet, Miss Alexander, however, in her flight here last Friday used a small low-wing- ed monoplane powered wit ha 90-horse- wer motor. ‘The San Diego girl previously had ascended 20,000 feet and her altitude of 26,600 feet was believed to be a new for light planes. Are You Wisely Served? CREAM TOP is ex- clusive with us and providles CREAM THAT WHIPS for coffee, cereals, des- serts—AT NO EXTRA COST! ’Phone West 0183. * WISE BROTHERS CHEVY CHASE DAIRY Main Office and Dairy Plant 3204-08 N Street N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, RYKOV KEEPS POST, Wins in Communist Election Despite Opposition to Joseph Stalin. By the Associated Press MOSCOW, July 14.—Alexi Rykov, whose position not only as a member of the powerful political bureau of the Communist party, but as Premier of Russia, had been seriously endangered by his activities in the right wing appo- sition, surprised everybody yesterday by being re-elected to the all-powerful political bureau of the Communist party. ‘Thus the retention of the post of head of the Russian cabinet, which foreign reports sald Joseph Stalin coveted, has been assured. The political bureau of the Communist party is the inner sanc- tum of Bolshevist government. Rykov's re-election, in the face of re- peated assertions he would be severely censured for having dared to oppose Stalin, Russia’s iron man, assumes the character of a personal triumph. Bucharin and Tomski Retained. Scarcely less surprising was the re- election to the important central com- mittee of the party of Nicholas Buchi rin and Michael Tomski, who have been lc'il\'e members of the right wing oppo- sition. All these together are taken to mean that Stalin and the other leaders of the party who have accepted at face value the retractions of the leaders of the so-called “right wing heresy,” who had given at least tacit sympathy and sup- port to the exiled Leon Trotzky. Rykov and the others have promised henceforth to adhere loyally to the policies of the central committee, where Stalin is all-powerful. ‘Tomski, however, failed to keep his place in the Political Bureau, which was filled by Sergel Kirov. M. Kirov is head of the Leningrad branch of the Communist party and one of the ;Islnx stars on the Soviet political orizon. Stalin Given Demonstration. Stalin _himself, amid _thunderous cheers, was re-elected general secretary of the party, a position of the greatest power and strategic importance. The complete membership of the Political Bureau as elected by the party congress follows: _Alexel Rykov, Clem- ent Voroshilov, Michael Kalinin, Jan Rudzutak, Joseph Stalin, M. Kuiby- shev, Sergel Kirov, M. Molotov, M. Kaganovich and M. Kossior, Kagano- vich, Kirov and Kossior are new mem- bers. The others were re-elected. M. Kaganovich, M. Molotov, M. Pos- tishev and M. Baumann were chosen associate secretarles of the party, as- sisting Stalin. Bank to Back Austria. BASEL, Switzerland, July 14 (#).— The Bank for International Settlements today announced acceptance of the proposal of the Austrian government to serve as trustee for the forthcoming Austrian loan. . Eighteen days left to file your per- sonal tax return. Household furnish- ings not in personal use on July 1, 1930, are taxable. 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