Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1931, Page 1

he Foening Hhar WASHINGTON WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly colder, with lowest perature about 30 degrees tonight; Washington with the it 40, at noon Temperature—Highest, today; lowest, 33, at 6:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 31,668. * Yesterday’s Circulation, 118,225 TWO CENTS. Entered as second class matter post office. Washington, D. C. Xo. , D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PR ) Means Associated Press. APOLOGY BY LUCAS FOR WET CARTOON " ASKED BY AL SMITH Former Candidate Says + Statement Used Was One Repudiated as Being His. DEMANDS THAT 800,000 COPIES OF DENIAL BE SENT + Creetch Says Robsion Ordered $3,000 Worth of Fellowship Forums for Last Campaign. By the Associated Press. Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presi- dential candidate in 1928, has written Senator Wagner, Democrat, New York, saying the Republican National Com- mittee owed him an apology for “per- mitting” Robert H. Lucas to distribute 800,000 copies of a wet cartoon carrying & “false” statement. Lucas, executive director of the na- tional committee, has testified before the Senate Campaign Funds Commit- tee that he personally paid for tl:e car- toons and had them distributed in Ne- braska against Senator Norris, Republi- can independent, and in other States j against Democratic senatorial candi- €ates. Former Gov. Smith’s letter was read before the Nye committee today on sug- GEN. PERSHING IS MADE “COMMANDER IN CHIEF” Head of U. S. Expeditionary Forces “Chagrined” by Lack of Preparation. Roosevelt Case Explained. BY GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in the World War. CHAPTER 1L ARRIVED in Washington May 9 and the next morning called at the office of the chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott. He spoke of my assignment, which, as had been my impression from his message of May 2, was to com- mand a division, and told me that it had been made upon his recom- mendation. He referred me to the other general officers who were then senior to me, whose names I mentioned in the preceding chapter, and gave reasons why each one had been passed over. I greatly appreciated the opinion and action of the chief of staff, whom I had always held in high esteem. Gen. Scott outlined the general plans in so far as anything definite had been determined. Be- ginning with February 3 the War College division of the general staff presented a number of recom- mendations for action in the event of war with the Central powers. One was for the enactment of a draft law and others referred to the size of the Army to be organized and the necessity for the procurement of equipment and supplies. March 15, acting under instructions of the chief of staff, the War College division submitted a more detailed scheme for raising an Army of 500,000 men. But these were all eleventh-hour suggestions f and no definite action was taken on any of them until May 18, when Congress passed the law authorizing the increase of military establishment through the application of the draft. Gen. Harbord. Pershing Chagrined at Inaction, I was really more chagrined than astonished to realize that so little had been done when there were so many things that might have been done long gestion of Senator Wagner, a member of the committee. Statement Is Denied. “I have been following the testimony before the Nye Committee concerning the cartoon entitled ‘Al Smith-Raskob iness,’ ” Smith wrote, “the text of it been laid before me. I md that the whole cartoon hinges on 4 following statement: ‘To my mind the Democratic party will soon be in control and will make this a happy as ‘well as prosperous Nation. The Demo- cratic party is always looking for the uzzgrusive to | recommendations, except as indicated above. come from me as of August 21 was mever issued by me. At that time in August, the Joel Parker Association of Newark, N. J.. was holding an annual reunion and dinner. I refused the in- wvitation to attend the dinner, but on August 10, some overenthusiastic ad- mirer of mine sent a telegram to the association and signed my name to it. first knowledge of it was when I saw the newspaper quoting me.” Mr. Emith’s letter continued: ful invest my own staff and found it had emanated from my own office nor one connected with it. We traced LY S that the pt 8 hoax and we made care: o bf course 21, 1930. course, & never catches up with an original ment. It did not in this ta else it was deliberately disregards Holds Apology Is Due. “Since, on the face of the testimony, this cartoon was distributed in these wvarious States to the extent of 800,000 coples, I think that an apology and reparation is due, me from the Republi- can National Committee which per- mitted its director to do this, and that »I am entitled to have 800,000 copies of a statement showing that I was falsely quoted, distributed just as widely as the original cartoon was and to the same organizations. “I would like to spread this matter upon the minutes of the next hearing of the Nye committee and to give pub- licity to it in any other form which oc- curs o you as most likely to correct the injustice that has been done to me and Mr. Raskob, to say nothing of Senator Norris.” F. H. Creetch, Nye committee auditor, testified before the committee today that some special editions of the Ku Klux Klan paper, Fellowship Forum, had been + sent into Montana, Kentucky, Alabama ahd West Virginia. Some of these edi- tions carried the wet cartoon. Robsion Held Involved. He invastigated the records of the In- @ependent Publishing Co., which prints the Forum, and found over $3,000 worth of the special editions of the paper had been ordered by former Senator Robsion, Republican, of Kentucky. Creetch said Robsion informed the company friends ©f his were to pay the bill The editions, he added, dealt with feligion and prohibition. He said Senator Heflin, who ran as not any the (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) CHIEF OF MOB THAT SLEW EXPLORER IS CAPTURED MMexican Natives Say They Thought Flyer Intended to Kill Children to Get Fuel for Plane. B the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY. January 13—Dis- tehes from Pueblo to the newspaper Universal today said Modesto Mo- yeno, said to be the leader of a mob which killed Edgar Kulmann, a Nor- wegian explorer, at the village of Amo- Zoc last year, had been captured. Kulmann flew to Amozoc to gather data for a book he intended to write. He was pursued by a-mob of men, women and children, who killed him and threw his body into a well. Moreno was said to have told the authorities that the natives believed he intended to capture their children and extract \ fuel for ‘his airplane from their bodies. RUM BOAT CAPTUhED Norfolk, Va., Man Arrested by Coast Guard Patrol. CHARLESTON, 8. C., January 13 (). »~The motor boat Alma with 410 cases s+ of whisky aboard has been captured by @ Ccast Guard patrol. ve his name as John Ripley, Norfolk, 'a.) was arrested. Newspaper men esti- A man who before. It had been apparent to everybody for months that we were likely to be forced into the war and a state of war had actually existed for several weeks, et scarcely a start had been made to prepare for it. The War Department seemed to be suffering from a kind of inertia for which it was probably not altogether responsible. | The general staff was established just after the Spanish-American War, when Mr. Elihu Root was Secretary of War, and upon his recommendation. One of the purposes for which it was organized was to make studies of pessible theaters of operations and to work out plans of action. Specifically, this duty fell to the general staff at Washington, which was charged with making plans for the organization, supply, mobilization and transportation of the necessary forces to meet all possible contingencies. But until a few weeks before the declaration of war neither the general staff nor the War College had received any hint or direction to be ready with The general staff had apparently done little more, even after war was declared, then to consider the immediate question of organizing and sending abroad one combat division and 50,000 special troops requested by the Allies. Few on Staff Experienced. In view of the serious possibility of war that had confronted the Nation since the sinking of the Lusitania, there was not the slightest reason why well- nigh complete plans should not have been prepared without waiting for direct instructions from the administration. To find such & lack of foresight on the part of the general staff was not calculated to inspire confidence in its ability to do its part in the emergency that confronted us. But the truth is that the general staff at Washington had never been organ- ized along modern lines, its membership had been recently reduced by Cohgress, and but few of its officers had the experience necessary fully to understand its N ‘fatt wé no doubt find the basis of many of the difficulties that Iater in connection with the preparation of our Army at home and its shipment and supply abroad. Praise for Newion Baker. . My next call was upon the Secretary of War, Mr. Newton D. Baker. It was & much younger and considerably smaller man who greeted me than I had expected. He actually looked diminutive as he sat behind his desk, doubled up in a rather large office chair, but when he spoke my impression changed immediately. We talked of my recent experience in Mexico and of conditions on the border, which, fortunately, were quieter than they had been for several years. Mr. Baker referred to my appointment and said that he had given the subject very careful thought and had made the choice solely upon my record. I expressed my deep appreciation of the honor, mentioned the responsibility of the position and said that I hoped he would have no reason to regret his action. ‘We briefly discussed the immediate questions which my assignment involved. At that moment it was the understanding that I was to go over in command of a division, and it was urgent that it be organized as early as practicable. As directed, I had already designated the infantry and artillery regiments to form the division, but details of interior organization, including the size of smaller units, their armament, the character of auxiliary troops and many such matters had not been determined. Found Baker Frank and Fair. I left Mr. Baker’s office with a distinctly favorable impression of the man upon whom, as head of the War Department, would rest the burden of preparing -| placed af $10,000,000 and that he sin- for a great war to which the wholly unready Nation was now committed. He was courteous and pleasant and impressed me as being frank, fair and business- like. His conception of the problems seemed broad and comprehensive. From the start he did not_ hesitate to make definite decisions on the momentous ques- tions involved. Yef naturally, he did not then fully appreciate the enormous difficulties that confronted his department. Still proceeding under the assumption that I was to command only & division in Prance, my feelings may well be imagined when, @few days later, the Sec- retary of War called me in to say that it had been decided by the President to send me abroad as commander in chief, and that I should select my staff ac- cordingly and prepare to sail as soon as possible, In our conversation the Secretary indicated that several divisions and other troops would be sent overseas as soon as they could be prepared. The numbers could not then be fixed, of course, as no ong in the War Department had any idea how many men would be needed. The thought of the responsibilities that this high position carried de- pressed me for the moment. Here in the face of a great war I had been placed in command of a theoretical army which had yet to be constituted, equipped, trained and sent abroad. Still there was no doubt in my mind then, or at any other time, of my ability to do the job, provided the Government would furnish men, equipment and supplies. Chose Harbord as Staff Chief. This new decision materially broadened the scope of my duties, and it be- came necessary at once to discuss with the War Department the outlines of the organization of our forces. Naturally, the consideration of personnel and the assembly of a field general staff was of first importance, and the founda- tion of the supply system as an integral part of the organization was to be next in order. The efficlency of the staff and supply departments would depend largely upon the ability and experience of their chiefs, so that the selection of capable officers for these positions was of the greatest moment. This was a difficult task, because there was only a limited number of available officers who had received even theoretical training in the duties of the staff in war. o Obviously it ‘was advisable to choose my chief of staff as soon as prac- ticable, After studying the records of several officers of my acquaintance, and of others who were recommended for the position, I chose Maj. James G. Har- bord. His eficiency in every grade from the day of enlistment as a private in the Army in January, 1889, was not only of record, but was well known to those with whom he had served. The first time I had ever heard of him was shortly before he was promoted to the grade of first lieutenant in the 10th Cavalry, An officer who had known him as a sergeant said that he was a most promising youngster and that the regiment would be fortunate to get him. High Tribute to Harbord. Apart from sheer ability, a chief of staff, to be highly efficient, should have tact, and he must have the confidence of his commander. \ He would be of small value without the courage to give his own views on any question that might arise, and he must have the loyalty to abide by the mated the retail value of the cargo at|decision of his chief. 650. ‘The seizure was Beaufort. ‘Throughout the war Harbord never hesitated a moment to express his opin- made In St Helens | wign the utmost frankness, no matter how radically it might differ , for|from my own, nor did he ever fail to carry out instructions faithfully even reticent | when they were not in accord with his views. Entirely unselfish, he labored in- about the affair. No warrant had been hnng‘mm Ripley, it was learned, but was being detained at police ‘headguarters. a}-&.l'um--hn B11 cessently for what he believed to be the best interests of our armies. His ability, his resourcefulness, his faculty for organization, and, above all, his loyalty, were outstanding qualities, and those, together with a compelling per- “made him invaluable to the Nation in this important position, : m&r‘m!lnl.oohml.). A DROUGHT MEASURE GOES 70 CONFEREES AS HODVER APPEALS Democratic Effort to O;ien Food Debate Defeated in House, 215 to 143. PRESIDENT ASKS PEOPLE TO AID RED CROSS FUND Says Emergency Exists and Many Who Lack Necessities Must Be Helped. By the Associated Press The much-delayed drought loan ap- propriation bill reached the conference stage in Congress today a while after President Hoover appealed to the people for a $10,000,000 Red Cross relief fund. Democratic efforts to open the ques- tion of food loans to farmers to general discussion and a vote in the House were defeated by 215 to 143. This issue has delayed the $60,000,000 measure for more than a week. L The next step was committing the bill to conference on the Senate’s amendment, which would provide $15,- 000,000 with which farmers of the drought area would be authorized to purchase food for themselves and their families. Both Republicans and Demo- crats joined finally on a vote to dis- agree to that amendment. Differences between the Senate and House measures now will be reconciled. Hoover Asks Contributions, ‘The President issued a proclamation appealing to the American public to contribute to the fund that is being raised by the American Red Cross to make it possible for it to bear the burden it must carry this Winter in extending relief in the drought-stricken areas, The President said that a real emer- gency does exist and that there are many persons who are now lacking the bare necessities of life who must be given substantial help, and to do this the present resources of the Red Cross | are insufficient. He stated that the | minimum amount needed has been cerely hopes that the American people will contribute promptly and generously in order that the suffering of thousands of their fellow countrymen may be pre- vented. Mr. Hoover, in making public his proclamation today, explained that the drought problem is closely associated with the general depression problem, especially in its effect upon people in villages and small communities. He pointed out that the burden undertaken by the Red Cross in the drought area and smaller communities, over 21 States during this Winter, it necessary to very materially the resources of the Red Cross. Text of Proclamation. ‘The President’s proclamation follows: “To my fellow countrymen: “There must be a very material in- crease in the resources of the Amer- ican Red Cross to enable it to bear the burden which it has undertaken in the drought area and smaller communities over 21 Stal during this Winter. ‘Within the last 10 days the Red Cross has had to increase the rate of ex- penditures to an amount greater than during the entire preceding four months. “The American Red Cross is the Nation’s sole agency for relief in such a crisis; it is meeting the demand and must continue to do so during the re- mainder of the Winter. “The disaster reserve of the Red Cross is not sufficient to meet the in- creased demand. It is imperative :9 the view of the experienced directors of the Red Cross that a minimum of at least $10,000,000 be contributed to carry the relief program to completion. “The familiarity of this situation, due to much press reports of its p: é should not blind us to the fact that it is an acute emergency, nor dull our active sympathies toward our feflow- countrymen who are in actual want and in many cases they lack the bare ne- cessitles of life unless they are pro- vided for. “As President of the United States and as president of the American Red Cross, I, therefore, appeal to our peo- ple to contribute promptly and most generously in order that the suffering of thousands of our fellow countrymen may be prevented. I am doing so with supreme confidence that in the face of this great humanitarian need your re- sponse will be immediate. Signed: “HERBERT HOOVER.” D. C. Quota Is $100,000. The District of Columbia Chapter of the American Red Cross will begin at once to make preparations for raising the $100,000 which is its quota in the increase (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) N e BIG IDEA IS To LAND: CK AT THE LOGIC: ’g"fi’ommfi FLYERS REPORTED FORCED DOWNNEAR SAO MIGUEL [SLE Radio Report Indicates Trade Wind Overshot Goal 150 Miles. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 13—The| Mackay Radio Co. announced receipt of | a message today from the liner Presi-| Radio Station in the Azores had broad- Two War Mothers Fatally ‘Stricken as They Talk on Phone By the Associated Press. LONG BEACH, Calif., January 13.—Two women, close friends, fell dead while talking on the telephone yesterday. Mrs. Sylvia Schofield died while talking to a friend. The latter, upon learning what had caused the sudden end to the conversa- tion, called Mrs. Mary Luttin to break the news. As Mrs. Luttin heard of the death, she, too, slumped to the floor dead. Both ‘women were active in the work of the American War Mothers. CORPORATIONS BAR ez e i ([SF OF BILLBOARDS “Understand airplane Trade Wind fell in sea about 20 miles off Mosteiros Point, St. Michael’s Island. Al ships advised to keep lookout and report this station if anything seen.” , The' Island of St. Michael (Sao Miguel) is nearer to the Portuguese m }mn lny‘h:! the other Melthl; orming Azotes_group. about 800 miles from Portugal and about 150 miles east of mw‘z Trade Wind. 1f the airplane came down in the sea near St. Michael's, it would indicate its pilots overshot their goal. ONE SMALL HOPE HELD, Trade Wind Crew May Be Isolated on Seldom-Visited Isle. HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores, Jan- uary 13 (#).—One small hope was held here today for Mrs. Beryl Hart, 27- year-old widow, and Lieut. William 8. MacLaren, who are missing after taking off from Bermuda Saturday for Horta in_their monoplane, the Trade Wind. This was that the flyers, hampered in keeping to their course by bad visi- bility and buffeted by a northeast gale, had reached one of the other nine isolated islands which form the Azores Archipelago. The islands of Corvo and Flores are 130 miles west northwest of Horta; Gracioss is 40 miles northeast and Santa Maria is 180 miles southeast. None of these four islands has a means of ready communication with Fayal. A mail steamer will call at Santa Maria and Graciosa this week and at Corvo and Flores at the end of the month. There is no wireless on the islands. Seas Reported Rough. Aside from this one possibility, hope for the flyers had faded almost entirely. Extremely rough weather conditions continue to prevail. Radio messages from ships along their course report high seas and strong winds, which prob- ably would have prevented the craft re- maining afloat long should it have been forced down on the water. ‘The aviators carried a “payload” which they hoped to take to Paris, com- pleting the first commercial trip across the Atlantic in an airplane. Naval Attache Appointed. LONDON, January 13 (#).—Capt. Patrick MacNamara has been appoint- ed British naval attache to the United States, Panama and Cuba. He will re- side in Washington. U. S. REPRESENTATIVE POSED AS PEON IN PANAMA REVOLT Robert H. Clancy of Michigan Witnessed Ousting of President and Wife. ' Declares Some in Mob Want- ed to Kill Arosemena and His Ministers. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 13.—The story of an American Representative who posed as a Panaman and marched with the mob that unseated President Arosemena in the recent revolution was on record today. Returning from ~Panama yesterday with a congressional party headed by Senator Roscoe C. Patterson of Mis- souri, Representative Robert H. Clancy of Detroit said he saw the President and his wife rushed into the street on Juunr'zdz, Buml:arurl after he had been presented at palace. “T took off my hat and coat,” Mr. Clancy said, “ruffied my hair to lock like a Panama and a peon marched in the center of the revolutionists to the President’s , and was the only An:‘n&nnm izen who saw the revolu- men among the revolu- the . President el e . 4 the side of the ot ment every official would have been urdered. m . Fortunately, a3 Roy Davis, kept a cool head and the danger was averted.” Two Organizations Notify Association They Will Re- move Their Signs. Definite - assurances from two well known m that they would stop on billboards within the metropolitan area of Washington were received today by the American Civic Association in reply to its appeal to co-operate in the campaign to im- prove the appearances of the highway approaches to the National Capital. ‘The two firms were the Chevy Chase Dairy, 3206 M street, in this city, and the Carvel Hall Hotel Corporation of Annapolis, Md. With these dssurances of co-opera- tion, officers of the American Civic As- sociation were hopeful that many other users of billboards in the outlying dis- tricts of Maryland and Virginia would welcome an opportunity to put them- selves in the privileged class of those firms which refrain from advertising on the landscape. Letters to all ad- vertisers now using billboards within a 20-mile radius of the District line were sent out last week by the association. Bloom Makes Appeal. Representative Sol Bloom of New York, associate director of the Wash- ington Bicentennial Commission, like- wise appealed to advertisers to discard their billboards within a 2-mile radius of the District line, an area which the John F| Hardie of the advertising de- partment wrote: “Our existing con- tracts expire with the current year— and for all time.” Continuing, he wrote: “Please be as- sured of our desire and determination to co-operate in the movement for im- provement of the highway entrances before the bicentennial celebration, in 1932. We wish you every success in the constructive, capable and consider- ate campaign you are conducting.” This letter- and the one from the Carvel Hall management were both ad- (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) RUSSIAN: SOLDIERS THREATEN CHINESE Movement Toward Manchurian Frontier Reported to Enforce Railway Control. By the Associated Press. ‘TOKIO, January 13.—Reports of the ‘movement of Russian troops toward the western frontier of Manchuria reached official circles here today. The military movement was described as being due to Moscow’s belief China may not abide by the Khabarovsk agree- ment of 1929 giving Russia virtual con- trol of the Chinese Eastern Rlllw'-nhye, SUPPLY BILL GOES TOHOUSE WITH Bl DRY LAW INCREASE $2,369,500 Allowed for 500 New Agents—Immigration Funds Increased. By the Assoclated Press. Large increases for enforcement of prohibition and immigration laws were included in the $135,739,668 supply bill for the State, Justice, Labor and Com- merce Departments reported today to the House. An increase of $2,369,500 allowed by the House Appropriations Committee for 500 additional agents in the Pro- hibition Bureau resulted in the filing of a minority report by Representative Tinkham, Republican, Massachusetts. In all, the Prohibition Bureau was allotted $11,369,000 for the next fiscal year. The total carried for the Justice Department was $51,239,000, an increase of $5,843,000. The Labor Department figure was $13,830,000, with an increase of more than one tion of aliens and Bureau uses. The 3 e te Dej ment was $16,681,000, a cut of less than a million from the current year. Increase of $5,831,000. ‘The total for the four departments was $2,411,000 below budget estimates, but $5,831,000 above total expenditures for the present fiscal year. Tinkham’s minority “The 500 additional enforcement cers provided for in the bill will a new meagure to the corruption, law- lessness and perjury now gent con- nected with the enforcement Ppro- hibition, and must increase the present resentment of and contempt for law and government and the T:ct of the administration of justice the United States.” The transcripts of closed hearings be- fore the committee disclosed that At- torney General Mitchell declined answer 3ueflam on prohibition policy propounded by Tinkham. 2 asserted: offi- add “I have never openly entered into controversial field about prohibition, Mitchell testified, “if I could avold iit. I think it would impair usefulness as head of my department if I got into a discussion of these controversial mat- ters. I do not’think I ought to do it will ask the committee to excuse ‘Woodcock Testified. But Director Woodcock of the Prohi- bition-Bureau, testified under question- ing ‘e do think we can -stop the open traffic in intoxicating liquor, * * * 8o, I would have to say that we would reach a degree of enforcement when we have prevented the traffic in intoxicat- ing liquor, when you would see no open saloons or speakeasies, when you see no liquor being manufactured, when you see no liquor being transported commercially. We think that is enforce- ment and that is our ultimate objec- minority report, Tinkham noted that “neither the -v.wrneybfi;\n- eral nor the tor of prohil would estimate what the ultimate cost of enforcement might be.” Mitchell was asked the official atti- tude of the department toward the (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) BELIEVES LANDSLIDE HID TREASURE CAVE OF MAYAS Capt. Love, Who Leaped Tato'Jun- gle From Plane, Plans New Trip to Hunt for Gold. By the Associated Press. which connects Vladivostok with Siberian Railway by crossing Manchuria. Manchurian troops also were reported concentra near the Russian frontier. Neither of reports could be con- firmed. SRR GO HUNT 2 LOST IN PLANE Army Men Seek Pilot and Passen- ger Gone Since Sunday, GALVESTON, Tex., January 13 (®). wide search was cont | DALLAS, Tex., January 13.—Believing # landslide has hidden the treasure cave in Mexico, where he expected to find gold concealed by Maya Indians, Capt. Bill) Long, Dallas aviator, was days he MELTED GUN FOUND IN LIMERICK STOVE AFTER GIRL'S CHUM IS HELD BY- POLICE Martha Bargfrede, Now Un- der Arrest, Had Told Coro- ner’s Jury Young Woman’s Mother Asked Silence. HUSBAND OF WITNESS ALSO DETAINED IN CASE Arrest of Murder Victim's Friend Followed Her Appearance on Stand, Where She Declared Mrs. Dora Limerick Had Revedled Pistol Was in Room, A partially melted pistol, be- lieved to have been the weapon with which Beulah Limerick was killed, was found today in a stove in the house at 18 Nineteenth street southeast, where the girl met her death. This discovery followed close upon the arrest of Mrs. Martha Bargfrede, the dead girl's- best triend, who was taken into custody for investigation in connection with the case after she had testi- fied at the coroner’s inquest this morning, Earlier in the day her husband, George Bargfrede, had been taken into custody for investigation. Mentioned at Inquest. ‘The discovery of the , turned over to Edumlor She was taken into custody tive Carlton Talley as she ste] from. the witness stand. fore the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) |NAVY MEN DECLINE TO REINSTATE PAIR Academy Heads Give Stand to Senators on Dismissing Boys Who Took Girls to Dining Hall. By the Associated Press. Naval Academy officials declined today to “take the responsibility” for reinstating the two midshipmen dis- missed last year for taking two girls students merely a ‘The two boys were dismissed after escorted two girls, dressed as , into the mess hall. They too the statement of the the incident FIGHTS IDENTITY ERRORS New York Legislator Proposes Fines for Confusing Babies. ALBANY, N, Y, Ji identity would