Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1931, Page 4

A—4 * MOTION PICTURES INFLUENCE SCORED Dr. Clarence Mackinnon of Halifax Addresses World Alliance Meeting. Influences of the motion picture on Christian life were denounced in an address today by Dr. Clarence Mac- kinnon of Pine Hill Divinity Hall, Hall- fax, Nova Scotia, before the Western section of the World Alliance of Presby- terian and Reformed Churches, whi opened a three-day session in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. “Perhaps nowhere is the peril of the moment more anxiously felt than in the inary development of the mo- tion picture,”” he warned, in reminding that an estimated 250,000,000 people in the world attend J:lcture shows which are produced, he declared, with a view solely to box office receipts. “Think of the Chicago Board of Censure striking out in one year 1811 scenes of assault with guns with intent to kill, 404 scenes of hanging and hor- rors, 929 immodest postures, 757 at- tacks on women,” Dr. Mackinnon de- clared. “Never d)eflup have our noblest Christian Is been in greater peril from the inside.” Meeting Through Thursday. Yet, despite it all, he predicted that faith w;fd triumph over these and zzhu influences that are tending to wh. Promotion of church unity holds an important place in the program of the nce, at which alliance members from the United States and Canada were in attendance. The meetings will continue through Thursday, under the chairmanship of Dr. J. Addison Jones of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Committee reports were the chief order of business for today's session with addresses in the evening by Dr. David M. Sweets.of Louisville, Ky., H. hia and Rev. A “doctrinal basis” for unification of the five main branches of the Presby- terlan churches is to be laid before the convention Thursday by Rev. W. Wisehart of Pittsburgh, member of the joint committee representing the five major Protestant churches. Extension of co-operation among de- tions in foreign missions work was advocated in a report made by Rev. C. 8. Cleveland of Philadelphia in which he demonstrated the worth of co-operation thus far achieved. He rec- ommended, on behalf of the Foreign Missions Committee, that a conference be held as soon as practicable, with a view to wider co-operation. Makes History Report. said, although the foreign boards have not a real f¢ tion. a large amount of heing carried on, there being schools, theological seminaries and institutions. o the Bresnyterian Ohvreh I Can- tor " today as chairman of the interest relating strictly co-operative work is union other i t been ht together in | alrea In he Allies Still at Variance On Movement of U. S. Troops for Service on Western Front. PERSHING REFUSES COUNCIL’S DEMANDS Lloyd George Resorts to Sarcasm in Replying to | Clemenceau on Forces of British. CHAPTER XLIV. HE sixth session of the supreme war council was convened June 1, 1918. The important matter of further shipment of American troops was en up. As already indicated, it was my z:nbn that neither the character of troops to be sent over nor their disposition was within the ce of tear | the council to decide, but that these questions should be determined by our- selves according to circumstances and after discussion with the allies. 80 I objected to their consideration bythemnulnluchmd'ufi-t‘dl meeting outside the council, which was approved. Accordingly, in the late afternoon Gen. Foch, Lord Milner, British war minister; Gen. Weygand and I, Cols. Conner and yd, met in &e prime minister's room. Gen. Foch beé- gan :?' stating the serious condition of the ailies and proposed the continued shipment from America of nothing but infantry and machine gun units in June and July—in effect, 250,000 each month. Every one realized the gravity of the L | allied situation as strongly as he did, but, as pnflouxli'unnd persistently con- tended me, there were two sides to the question. Foch Becomes Excited. 1 was prepared to make some conces- sions and stated my views, but neither facts nor arguments seemed to m any impression. Gen. Foch especially was very positive and earnest, and, in fact, became quite excited, waving his hands and repeating, “The battle, the battle; nothing else counts.” 1 emphasis I urged that we must build up our organization as fast as ble to carry on the battle to the end and that our m had been seriously interrupted by concessions e. dy made. I called attention to the fact that the rajlways all over France were on the point of breaking down for lack of efficient operators and of skilled work- men to repair rolling stock; that our ports would be hopelessly blocked unless we could im the railways; that his plan would leave us 200,000 men short to complete combat units and fill up special organizations that were abso- lutely necessary in the 8. O. 8, and, , that the restriction of our ship- ments to infantry and machine-gun TEWS | unite mu‘l& be a very dangerous and BURNT MATCH THIEF APPEARS IN LELAND By 8 Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA., Md., February 24—A gt stolen from Dr. Arthur W. Shea, 4518 Walsh street, Leland, last night by & lar who scattered burnt matches behind him. ., Police are unable to decide whether the marauder was the “burnt-match burglar” who has terrorized Silver Spring and Takoma Park for more than a year, Several weeks ago a col- ored man, suspected of being the burglar, was arrested in Takoma Park, but police were unable to connect him with any of the thefts attributed to the lone robber. Instead, a charge of vagrancy was lodged against him and he was sentenced to a year in jail The lary last night occurred dur- ing the absence of Dr. Shea d his family. When they returned, they re- ported to the Bethesda substation that the house had been entered. An investigation by Montgomery County Policeman Theodore Vollton disclosed that a platinum bar pin set with a diamond and valued at $100 was among the missing articles. Other things stolen included an ivory jewel case, containing two signet rings and a wedding ring: a cigarette case, three small purses and about $1 in change. MAN'S AFFIDAVIT FREES WIFE IN CUTTING CASE| Statement of Injured Husband in Hospital Holds Woman Was Blameless in Accident. An affidavit, signed by her husband on a hospital cot. today completely exonerated Mrs. Virginia A. Lewis, 28- year-old telephone operator, charged with sssault in connection with a stab- bing in her home, at 2605 Thirty-third street, early Sunday. The husband. William K. Lew:s, 32 years old, in his sworn statement, declared that the whole incident was accidental and re- that prosecution be dropped. udge John P. McMahon, in United States branch of Police Court, subse- Quently dismissed the case. to the husband’s state- ment, Mrs. Lewis wls"gflblflnl some fo0d in the kitchen of their home early Sunday morning when Mr. Lewis, in a manner, grabbed her from be- . Mrs. Lewis, the husband states, turned suddenly, and a large butcher knife she was holding in her hand ac- cidentally cut him in the abdomen. The woman had been arrested by Head- quarters Detective Howard E. Ogle. liey. ‘To much ofochls he paid little or no attention and replied that all things could be pos ~| Mr. O raeme Thompson, British ex- tion and supply. came int with Mr. son and “Pl.rt in the n. Mr. Thompson d, with emphasis, that it would be a very serious mistake not to send over 15,000 men to repair roll- ing stock and otherwise build up our rail transportation system, and he went on to describe the rundown condition of the railways. Our Organization Criticized. His views seemed to have no more effect on the French attitude than if they had not been uttered. The fact is, as already stated elsewhere, that none of the Prench officials had more than a vague conception of the tremendous difficulties of our problem. At this stage it was necessary to con- fess that this emzrfency had not been foreseen and that it would be impos- sible for us to ship over as many in- fantry and machine-gun troops as the allies wished, because June 30 we should have left at home only 90,000 of such troops with the necessary training. Gen. Foch used this as the basis of criticism of our organization, asserting that we did not have enough infantry in jon to other troops, failing entirely to appreciate our requirements for the service of supply and transpor- tation and for the artillery, engineers and other combat troops as well. It is pertinent to remark here that, rotwithstanding my urgent recom- mendations for a large increase in the number of drafts, the War Department continued up"?lgloloyol to ctl‘lmx;lul an average of ,000 per month. sequently, the supply of trained men had run short in an emergency that re- quired the shipment of 250.000 to 300~ 000 per month. During May 373,000 men had been drafted. Most of them received littlé training before their ar- rival in Prance, where too often the training h.ld to l;eb:!o:]nplewd by the tly experience of le. mcgnunmg the conference, Mr. Lloyd said he thought President Wil- son would be deeply interested to get Gen. Poch's view of the situation, and added that as America had no prime minister present he thought it would be inconvemient for us to make a deci- sion, but that this subject should be brought before the whole council. Matter to Pershing, i 1 then called attention to a_cal from Secretary of War Baker, already quoted, !hflwin’l that the President been very much embarrassed by repre- sentations made to him personally by the French and British Ambassadors, and had ested that the matter might be settled by a conference be- tween Gen. Foch and myself. I pointed out that the cable did not mention the Supreme War Council, snd I again stated my opposition to making the subject one of general discussion all allled representatives and their staffs. 1 did not fail to point out further that the President was trusting my judgment in this matter. As nothing was being accomplished, and hoping the number of participa; cussion might be limited, I proposed we adjourn until the following day. The next afternoon, when we as- sembled, M. Clemenceau was waiting for the rest of us, and instead of there be ing fewer conferees the number had in. creased. Not unlike the situation Abbeville a month before, everybody keyed up, and, as we expected, e question had to be fought all over again. Gen. Poch, supported by M. Clemen- ceau and Lloyd George, wanted nothing but infantry and machine gunners in June and July, to which I was strongly opposed. again insisting that sufficient importance had not attached to my reasons for the necessity of the auxiliary troops omitted in June. In Hands of United States. IOWA SOCIETY TO MEET Assistant Attorney General Rich- ardson to Be Guest of Honor. Rithardson will be St ot A guest of honor at a and dance of the Iowa State itock tl:amwfim Toter Thter kg Commissioner Claude president of the soclety, will Foch resorted to his often-repeated on whether I was willing to take risk to which I replied very posi- tively that I was ready to assume un{ responsibility my proposal might entai but that I must have a greater propor: tion of other troops to keep the Ameri can organization from going to smash. Other objections, which the allies ap- tly ovey] rained men possibly be siderable nelther the arri Prench nor the had | critical situation requiring the concen- nts in the dis- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO | | Snappy work by Yankee gunners on the firing line. shell just ejected even hits the ground Note the live shell being slipped into the gun before the dead My Experiences in the World War BY GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. z’rcvlde all the equipment and land ansportation they would need. In accordance with my program, I was willing to agree to the shipment of fully trained infantry not needed for the in- struction of new drafts, but felt that this point should be left to the judg- ment of the Secretary of War. Mr. Lioyd George then concluded that as & consequence July would be a blank, and in a rather dejected tone he said the allies were in a sense in the hands of the United States. He spoke of the erous and chivalrous attitude of ident Wilson, and said all they could do was to acquaint him with their needs and call upon him to come to their aid, more particularly to the aid of France at the period of the most terrible extremity that she had yet en- countered. Mr. Lloyd George proposed that we should even bring over men that were partially instructed, as he thought they | would learn faster in the atmosphere of war. I said we could not strip the | cquntry of every man with any sort of | training, as we should then be back | where we had started in 1917, and T | argued that all men sent over should have at least three months” training if | at all possible. Whereupon M. Clemen- | | ceau asked what would become of the war in the interval. British Problem Similar. I remarked that the discussion had become complicated, but that it was my hope the greatest possible number of | troops, including artillery and auxiliary | combat troops and those needed for rail- ways and ports, should be transported. | I tried to make our needs understood, and appealed to Gens. Foch and Wey- { gand, who, as soldiers, I said, could not fail to recognize the difficulties we hld“ to surmount, not only in training our | citizen army but in building up a com- | plete system of supply in a foreign country. I well ‘knew, however, that neither of them, in their extreme desire for American replacements, had taken these questions into serious considera- tion, nor had they considered the de- ficiences in our orrlnluflon caused by concessions of the last few months. The British problems being similar to ours, though less difficult, the views of Mr. Thompson were more to the point. He had plainly said it was im- possible to assure the proper handling of an army without adequate rail and port facilities. Lord Milner agreed, and said he thought he fully understood my problems. M. Clemenceau reverted to the short- age of available men in the United States, saying he had thought our re- sources inexhaustible, and wanted to know when the shipments would be re- sumed. As he had evidently not fol- lowec! the discussion, he was informed that shipments in general would, of course, be continued to the full capacity of tonnage, and that the men we hi called out in May would be available in August. He agreed with Mr. Lloyd | George that President ‘Wilson ought to ! be_advised of the allies’ situation. Mr. Lloyd George read a proj message to the President that 170,000 Infantry and machine-gun units with- out regard to training be sent in both June and July out of a possible 250,000 | {in each month, leaving transportation | | for a total of 160,000 of the categories | desired by me. Gen. Foch proposed | that the message be sent and Lord Milner apgealed for an agreement, but I could not agree to bringing troops | with only one month's training. Didn’t Want Recruits. T called attention to the fact that | we were being importuned, on one hand, to send over nothing but replacements for allied divisions to the utter neglect of our own military forces, and, on the other, we were being pressed to furnish thousands of men for ‘he\r technical services. Moreover, it had already been dem- onsts the experience of our units that the allies were not prepared to supply our men with either equip- ment or accustomed food. I insisted that auxiliary ,and service troops be sent to build up our own organization in preference to the shipment of unin- structed troops, who could not fight when they arrived, and suggested that the July program might be postponed until August. Clemenceau remarked that the German would not postpone his attacks, to which I replied that we could not rely on untrained men in battle. It was here that Mr. Lloyd George read a proposition which set forth the tration of reserves in front of Paris, and the urgent necessity of finding other troops to replace the Prench divi- sions taken from the British front. He drew attention particularly to the opinion expressed by Gen. Foch that the allies would be defeated unless the number of British divisions could be maintained. He then proposed as a solution that the British commander in chief should determine when the Amer- ican troops with his armies had ac- | quired sufficient training to be placed | in the line. This meant that such troops would become replacements, and it was impos- | sible for me to make such a concession. I rather vigorously stated that this was a prerogative and a responsibility I would not relinquish under any cir- cumstances. I saild this was not the council’s business, but that every con- sideration would be given by me to any urgent request from Gen. Foch for our troops, trained or untrained. Lioyd George Sarcastic. Reading from notes, and appealing to me, Gen. Foch then proposed that 8 request be made on the United States for a total of 100 combat divi- sions to be sent over at the rate of 300,000 & month. I said that, in my opinion, we would send as many men as possible, and that our people would not fail to raise an army of the neces- sary size. M. Clemenceau asked how many di- visions it would be ible for the tha British could ad |act as Congress until the new consti- | agains whatever might be the report of the ex- pert there ought to be the strongest re- solve by the British government to keep | up its divisions. Disaster would be in- evitable, he said, if they were unable to | maintain the 53 British divisions, and | it would be impossible to continue the war in the name of the allies against | an enemy whose effectives increased while ours diminished. The whole discussion was very erratic, as one of the allies would take excep- tion to nearly every statement made by the other. Mr. Lloyd George sald heu‘ that he couldn't understand why all the losses fell to the allies and none to | the Germans. Then came a lively tilt| between the British gnd the French,| Lord Milner taking direct issue as to the figures. He showed that the allies really had 169 divisions and not 150. Of the 169 divisions on the Western | Front at this time, Lord Milner pointed out, 101 were French, 2 Italian, 4 American, 11 Belgian and 51 British, besides two British that were reduced to mere skeletons. These numbers had been variously stated, according to which side was speaking. r ‘Tomorrow: “Pershing and Lord Mil- ner Agree on United States Troop Move- ment.” (Copy: 1931, in _all countries, Norih American Newepaper Alliahee. * World Iights reserved. including the Scandinavian. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited.) JNTA HEAD DV FORTRUGE N PERU Quits Race for Constitutional Presidency and Calls Off General Election. By the Associated Press | LIMA, Peru, February 24—Lieut.| Col. Luis M. Sanchez Cerro, provisional President, today tendered an olive branch to the insurgents who have occupied Arequipa, second city of the republic. In a manifesto to the army he re- nounced his candidacy for the consti- tutional presidency of the country, and then fesued a decree canceling the scheduled general elections and pro- viding for election of members of a projected constituent Assembly. In the manifesto he asked the sol- diers not to be deceived by “those who made commerce of politics.” He prom- ised that the principles outlined last Summer, when a revolution placed him in power, would be carried out. Strict Censorship in Force. The duties of the Assembly, which will meet May 2, will be to organize the executive power provisionally; to make a new constitution; to pass laws for general and municipal elections, and to set a date for presidential elections. When these tasks are concluded it will tution can be put in force. Meanwhile the provisional govern- ment is continuing enlistment of re- serves for service in restoring order in Southern Peru. Strict censorship is in force. Official announcements claim that only Arequipa has been affected by the military movement and that the aptitude of civilians has forced the rebel armies to camp outside the bounds of the city. Cruiser Sent to Mollendo. The Peruvian cruiser Bolognesi has sailed for Mollendo to enforce the clos- ing of that city, which is the port for Arequipa. The vessel left last night under or- ders from the ministry of the navy. The newspaper la Prensa announced today that more than 400 former serv- ice men of 1600 called to arms by Provisional President Sanchez Cerro have reported for army duty in Lima. The reserves were called out because of the revolt in Southern Peru. SAY REBELS CONTROL SOUTH. From Peru Call Purely Military. LA PAZ, Bolivia, February 24 (#).— Travelers from Pe2ru, arriving here dur- ing the night after long delay, said that all of Southern Peru is in the hands of the revolutionary forces. They described the uprising as purely military, intended to overthrow the military junta headed by Lieut. Col. Luis M. " Sanchez Cerro, provisionai President, and said that they had noticed no popular demonstrations. Puno has been in the hands of the rebels since Saturday, when Col. Mon- doza, with the aid of the 15th Regiment, | overthrew the authorities and impris- | oned them. Arequipa and Juliaca also | are in the hands of the rebels, the trav- | elers said. When thelr train from Are- | quipa arrived at Puno Sunday night, it was held up by the revolutionaries. | The travelers said the uprising ap- parently was not a movement led by the Leguia adherents, but was directed | by the anti-Sanchez Cerro elements, who | Saturday published a proclamation in | Arequipa - announcing a _revolution | t the provisional regime because | of alleged failure to carry out its pro- gram. Travelers Uprising Margaret Etzdorf, the German air- woman, recently flew a small airplane from Berlin to Cape Juby of the West- African Gold Coast. Back to Pre-War Prices $7.50 Baltimore and Return 7-Day Limit W.,B. & A. 12th and N. Y. Ave. N.W. TINKHAM ASKS BAN ON CHURCH LOBBIES Proposes Removal of Such Organizations From Area of Capitol Hill. Organizations of a religious nature engaged in legislative activities would be restricted from occupying premises within half a mile of the Capitol un- der a bill introduced last night by Rep- resentative Tinkham of Massachusetts. The bill would not affect places of worship. It would impose a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for violation. In a statement in connection with the bill, the Bay State Republican, an anti- prohibitionist, declared: “There is in Washington a manifest violation of the spirit of the Constitu- tion separating church and state and the traditions of the Republic that the church shall not interfere with the state and that a free government is a government independent of ecclesias- tical control.” Two boards, he said “officially estab- lished by sectarian authority and sup- ported by sectarian funds have their headquarters near the Capitol from which,” he added, “they direct political and legislative action.” “‘One is known,” Tinkham explained, “as the Board of Temperance, Prohibi- tion and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the other is the Commission on Prohibition and Social Service of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.” FEW UNEMPLOYED HERE Report Strésses Number of Federal Jobs as Factor. The stability of Federal employment is described as a potent factor in keep- ing down unemployment in Washington in a report of the Women's Bureau of dLhe Department of Labor, released to- ay. ‘The report. based on an analysis of unemployment census data, indicates that the percentage of total population without work in,Washington is lower than in many other cities. In April, 1930, the percentage of unemployed in Washington was 1.8 per cent; Balti- more, 2.1 per cent; Philadelphia, 3.7 per cent; Buffalo, 3.5 per cent; Rich- mond, 2.5 per cent, and Cleveland, 4.6 per cent. Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), his sister, Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), and his son, Sir John Herschel (1792- 1871), were three of the world's great- est astronomer: RiGHT! ) é.v d | Naval Service and National Service | First President Had “Greater Qual- :‘D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1931. MRS. DEWEY'S BODY PLACED IN CRYP Private Funeral Services Held at Home and Washington Cathedral Today. ‘The body of Mrs, Mildred McLean Dewey was placed in the crypt of Beth- lehem Chapel of the Washington Cathe- dral today, to rest beside the body of her noted husband, the late Admiral George Dewey. : Briét privite services were held at the residence, 1601 K street, at 11 o'clock, with Bishop - James E. Freeman offi- clating and with only members of the family attending. The funeral proces- sion then proceeded to the Washington Cathedral where the regwjar Episcopal burial services were held at noon. Bishop Freeman also officiated at the latter service, with the Very Rev. G. C. F. .B‘:'l‘tn!:\fll.l. dean of the Cathedral, as- <Cathedral Services Private. The services at the Cathedral also were designated as private. Attending were members of the family and inti- mates, Honorary pallbearers, all of whom were intimates of the Dewey family, were: Admiral Spencer Wood, at one time aide-de-camp to Admiral Dewey; Ad- mirals Frank B. Upham, Hugh Rodmen, David W. Taylor Henry V. Butler and Gen. Dion Williams, Marine Corps. Amon( the members of the family at the funeral were George G. Dewey, 8 8 of Mrs. Dewey; Mrs.-Dewey's greatnephew, Prederick McLean Bugher, who was at her home at the time of her death, and two children of her Honor Hawks FRENCH SOCIETY PICKS AMERICAN AND COSTE AS OUTSTANDING. FRANK M. HAWKS. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, February 24—Capt. Frank nephew, ‘Edward B. McLean, John R. McLean and Edward Beale McLean, jr. Mrs. Dewey's mald, housekeeper and nurse #lso were in attendance. Many Floral Tributes. Among the flord] tributes was one from the Bishop of Washington, dean and chaplain of the Washington Cathe. dral, and wreaths from the Woman' School, organizations, of which Mrs. Dewey was honorary commandant, and & floral anchor, given by all the officers ;’l’mE served with Admiral Dewey May , 1898. Mrs. Dewey died at her home, 1601 K street, Saturday. She was for many years one of the most prominent figures in the social and political life of the National Capital. DR. J. NEWTON BAKER PRAISES WASHINGTON ities of Soul” Than Caesar, Says Radio Speaker. ‘Washington ed “far greater Ppossess qualities of soul” than Caesar and Na- 8T | poleon, Dr. J. Newton Baker declared M last night in an address over radio sta- | tion WJSV. “No crown tempted him,” Dr. Baker sald, “and tyranny was to him a stranger. He was the last man on earth whose ambition would have urged him to wade through slaughter to a throne. To be happy in every situation is proof of wisdom seldom - afforded by man. Such was the particular case of George Washington to establish in this country the golden reign of liberty. “He beat his plough share into a sword and éxchai the peace and pleasure of his farm for the din and dangers of the camp. Having won the greatest prize for which he so strongly contended, he returned to his plantation in Virginia on the banks of the Poto- mac.” - HAWKS GOES TO BOSTON Trip in Two Hours and 20 Min- utes Believed Regord. What is believed to be the fastest flying time ever made between the Na- tional Capital and Boston was recorded yesterday in -the long list of speed rec- ords established by Capt. Frank M. Hawks in his fast “Mystery 8" single seater, Two hours and twenty minutes after taking off from the Anacostia Naval Air Station Capt. Hawks landed at Boston, his average speed over the course flown averaging approximately 1890 miles per hour. He sent a tele- gram noting his arrival time to the local station yesterday afternoon. WILL SHOWiiEWISH FILM A three-reel motion picture, deplict- ing Jewish life in Poland, and showing the opening of the famous “Lubliner Yeshivah,” at which more than 100.- 000 Jews and 300 rabbis assembled, will be shown tonight at 8 o'clock at the Jewish Community Center, Six- teenth and Q streets. Explanato: notes in both Yiddish and Englis] accompany the film. ‘Two_noted rabbis of Poland, Rabbi Isaac Parzenchewski, vice president of The Lublin Yeshivah, and Rabbi Abra- ham B Silverberg, dean of the Tal- mudic Academy of Warsaw, will be present at the showing. M. Hawks, holder of two American transcontinental speed records, was notified yesterday he had been selected by the Ligue Internationale des Avia- tors in Paris as America's outstanding aviator for 1930. The message said, Dieuddone Coste, French pilot, who |flew from Paris to New York with Maurice Bellonte, had received the “Ace of All Aces” award. Capt. Hawks, who established his eighteenth intercity speed record yester- day when he flew to Boston from Wash- ington in 2 hours and 20 minutes, an average of 189 miles an hour for the 440-mile flight, was informed of the Paris awards in a message from Col, C. W. Harwood and Capt. Harry A, Bruno, vice presidents of the American section of the Ligue. ‘The award to Capt. Hawks was based on his American transcontinental speed records and subsequent flights between shorter points. Last At it he flew from Los Angeles to New York in 12 hours 25 minutes 3 seconds, elapsed time. Other record flights in- cluded Havana to New York in 8 hours 37 minutes: from Detroit to New York, in 2 hours 41 minutes, and from Phila- delphia to New York in 20 minutes, an average speed of 4!2 miles a minute. “I am deeply grateful to the Ligue for the honors it has conferred upon me,” Capt. Hawks sald, “and I con- late the Ligue on its selection of Coste as the ‘Ace of All Aces', Maj. Coste's flight by far was the most spectacular achievement in aviation in 1830 and, more specifically, it was a perfect demonstration of capable pilot- lnllxnd navigating. “My interest in speed concerns itself solely with the adaptation of speed for commercial use. Fast between cities may demonstrate it can be done with an airplane. It bri out the features of an airplane and per- haps a practical way in which these features may be applied. - A record for record's sake is worthless.” Capt. Hawks recently made & 5,000~ mile tour of the drought-stricken of the Southwest on which he and Rogers raised approximately $250,000 for the Red Cross. NEIGHBORHOODROW ENDSIN STABBING One Man in Hospital, Another in Jail in Fight Over Boys. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. A:RANCHV{LLE. lMdu.‘dP‘rhbnury 24— argumen pa y an effort to keep the chlfl::n of one family from associating with those of the nearest neighbor resulted in the serious stab- bing of Claude L. Hughes, 46, father of five, by Paul E. Dement, a brick- layer, of Wescott avenue yesterday afternoon, < Hughes is in Providence Hospital with a penknife wound near his heart His condition this morning is reported as critical. Dement is being held in the Marlboro Jail pending the outcome of Hughes' injuries. According -to Richard Hughes, son of the injured man, a long-standing neighborhood feud between his father and Dement climaxed yesterday when the latter objected to his grandson, Donald Dement, 7 years old, playing with Kenneth Hughes, 8, another son of veral blows were struck, police said, before Dement drew his pex?:nuo and stabbed Hughes. The injured man was rushed to the hospital by Paul E. De- ment, jr, son of the man who did the stabbing. On arrival at Providence, Hughes was given a blood transfusion. Miss ces Young, 20, 300 block of E street northeast, dispensary clerk at the hospital, who gave her blood for the transfusion, was waiting to give blood for a transfusion to Jackie Bennett, 8-year-old victim of a shooting in Wash- ton, when Hughes was brought in. ile police of Prince Georges Coun- ty and the District of Columbia were lnokhx for him, Dement walked into 'h(h:fluituu?; J\u'.lce:‘( l:‘“h’.t:rben J. surrendered, c acted in self-defense. R Donald Dement’s parents were in New York on a one-day excursion when the g s foren & foreman in ¢l of the uut.:fi:uo of heating lndhp.lru';blu in the new ac Electric Power Build- ing at Tepth and E streets. ARLINGTON PLANS NEW BRIDGE ROAD Civic Body Representatives and County Officials Tour Route. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., February 24.—A definite move toward the establishment of a direct connection with the new Arling- ton Memorial Bridge for all of the n&- dents of the most thickly settled por- tions of Arlington County got under way yesterday after a tour of the d Y exterday's mecing whs ooy 's meeting was a committee of the .Phn h:g:'r Hellhbt}: Citizens’ Assoclation and was fttended by representatives of the Lyon Village and Clarendon Citizens' Associations. two members® of the board of county . ler ang n wr_‘l_il:ey ‘William pusedc Gloth. ik proj route would foll Washington street, which bears ofl‘;n?; Wilson_boulevard at an easy angle at road, continuing through FOREIGN WAR VETERANS' GROUP ENDS MEETING ‘The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Death Benefit Association of the Veterans of Forel ‘Wars, which has bcen in session here since Saturday evening, came to a close yesterday. Part of the final session was devoted to services in honor of George Wash- ington. Samuel S. Horn, mayor of Easton, Pa., the principal speaker, also paid a tribut> to Abraham Lincoln. _ The patriotic services were follo by a business meeting, at which 3 Horn and Willlam L. Haesher of Phila- delphia were re-elécted to ths director- ate. George Whalen, New York, was elected to fill the unexpired term of Charles W. Heimsoth, who died recently. ‘The District of Columbia and Mary- land were represented by James W. Lyons, P. A. D:Groot, Solomon A. Smith and Judson Knappen of Wash- ington, and Harry L. Streib of Bal- timore. ‘Walter C. Mable president, presided. BUSIH €SS “Loose Ends” Location and RENT. (WO factors business men insist on when renting an excelled for good business, and rent must be a reasonable proportion of their overhead. The Woodward Building scores on both counts. ¥ Qutstanding Features Large, Light Rooms—Hot, Cold and Chilled Water In Every Room—Five Entrances—Unexcelled Location—Extremely Rents. CARL G.ROSINSKI LEASING REPRESENTATIVE The WOOD BUILDING Fifteenth at H Street, N.W. office . . . location must be un- High-Speed Elevators—Two Street Reasonable Realtor ’Phone NAt. 8040 WARD 7th St. and La. Ave. N.W. 65th Issye of Stock Open for l-hflbfi,::' . Money loaned to members on easy monthly payments James E. Connelly James F. Shea President Secretary Is Good! And Values Are the Best* We've Seen in This Man's Town Since 1920 Fr *Xample Dazzling Spring Topc oats *Super-Value Spring 2-Trouser Suits, $25 Buy 'Em on The Famous Kaufman Bud(et Plan HOME OF SMITH SMART