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SHIPSTEAD ASSAL DEBT SUGGESTIONS Calls Cancellation Requests Bid to Finance Other Nations’ Wars. T BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Without attempting any direct at- tacks by resolution upon the policy of the United States Government with re. gard to the war debts or the protective tarifft, the Intérnational Chamber of Commerce, following a week's discus- sion of the world-wide business situa- tion, adjourned yesterday afternoon. Correctly -or not, the impression had been given wide publicity that the financiers and business men of other nations were coming to Washington to demend, through the international chamber, some readjustment, if not ac- tual cancellation of the war debts, It also was suf ted that a determined effort would gumMe to bring to & head foreign opposition to the American tariff. The Hoover administration, however, did not hesitate to let it be known that it was inimical to any suggestion for the concellation of the war debts. f there was any doubt of that fact, the statement made early last week by Sec- retary Mellon of the Treasury Depart- ment set that doubt at rest. President Hoover, in his address to the chamber at its opening session, discussed the need of limiting armaments as an aid to business recovery. Views Meet Disapproval. 1In the debates at the sessions of the international chamier the American tariff was denounced by speakers, some of whom expressed their belief in free trade. The cancellation of the war ted as & me;m to( '.‘t}; via conditions throughou ):m'l;‘.;.i:d permitting nations to get on their feet again. As the United States creditor nation for & major part | aged :‘f ?l’:eu debts, such 8 proposal amounts | poss orgivini of the debts by the Mmmmpxrnflm of such views met with disa) roval not only in White House circles, but also among ‘members ©of Congress mow in wuh\n}mn. Po\; le, Senator nc’:rht: E. n'f.fl: ol' Minnesota, Farmer-] T, of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, made sharp comment last night upon the ideas advanced by some of the delegates to the international cham- ber meeting. Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of the tions Committee, intimated that he have some! to say in the future about the conference and some of the suggestions advanced there. In the the Idaho Senator has intimated it under certain conditions a reduction or cancellation of the war debt ‘might be to a f of consideration. by nations. “The meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce at Washington,' sald Senator Shipstead in a statement issued last night, “seems to have been more litical than commercial or oeonamr: in character. No Guarantee of Amity Seen. “People Who believe that the Ameri- can taxpayers should pay the bills that foreign countries owe us will get ‘much comfort from the speeches of some of ’u; European delmtn’,n &he call that ndly co-operation, e d'ly These people evidently forget "i:f' opean nations owe us only for goods bought here and that we have ty of mortgages of our own to pay. “What foreign governments pay us on their debts amounts to less than one-half of 1 per cent of their national income, less than 3 per cent of their national budget, and less than 13 per cent of what they spend for armaments for war. Their armies are 70 per cent greater than they were before the war. If we should egree toashave our tax- payers pay what they owe us, such as- sumption of debts would release further credit with which to increase their armies and navies, and if we pay their debts, we have no guarantee that they will be so friendly that they may not use their armies and navies against us or against each other. “It is true they all signed the Kellog- Briand pact to renounce war, but then why all this preparation for war? To ask us to pay their debts is really asking us to finance their war pro- . ‘They may call it friendly co- tion, if we do so, and say we are wing signs of intelligence and broad vision that will make for friendly rela- tions between neighbors. If a man will only be your friend on the eondition that you pay his bills, his friendship 1s of doubtful value. “Stripped of its mask of propaganda that has been going on here for years, this talk of friendly co-operation con- sists 90 per cent of suggestions that our taxpayers should pay what foreign governments owe us, and that we make some kind of an agreement in high- sounding, altruistic phrases which really mean that when the war comes we shall agree to fight on the right side in order to get peace. Pact Revision Called Bugaboo. “Co-operation outside of these things does not seem to be mentioned much, nor is it considered practical. The American people have always been, and will continue to be willing to co-operate in doing their share to further human welfare, and in order that humanity shall have a better life. “As long as the Chamber of Com merce discusses political questions, why do they not discuss the quest! revision of the treaty of Versailles? That is the ghost that really makes them all nervous, That they only talk of in whispers, “The League of Nations, it is charged, ‘has appointed a committez whose pur- pose it is to induce China to violate the Hague treaty, which Roosevelt suc- ceeded in negotiating, outlawing the opium traffic in China. They are en- deavoring to induce China to establish an opium monopoly and again legalize | use_g‘\;uwlng of the opium poppy. United States delegates at vari-| ous conferences have unsuccessfully en- | avored to induce other governments g co-operate to enforce The Hague convention. They have failed because European countries have had enormous revenues from this nefarious traffic. Our Government has on various occa- slons endeavored to get their co-opera- tion, to reduce armies and navies. in the interest of the taxpayers and peace, and in this we have falled Fertile Field for Co-operation. «Here are a few flelds for co-operation whose soil is fertile and capable of bearing good fruit. When European governments will join us in cultivating this vineyard, they will find us more than willing to co-operate, and do more than our share.” While the State Department is mak- ing no comment ‘on either the resolu- tions adopted by the international chamber nor the speeches made at its sessions, there seems to be reason to believe that the final results of the conference, as exemplified in the reso- Jutions adopted are regarded with satis- Taction, particularly that part of the yesolutions which seem to carry out in & measure the suggestion made by President Hoover l’tllrdmfs the need of curtailing armaments. It is known that the State Department has followed the meetings of the chamber with the keen- est_interest. Champions of the American tariff are Wolcing their nrinson that proposals of %he foreigners for lowering of the tariff duties are looking to their own interests and not to those of the American worker and manufacturer, not to men- mflm farmer. They call on of the | C. OF C. ADJOURNS, LINKING WAR DEBTS AND ARMS BUDGETS (Continued From First Page.) zn; ';nd probable future ability of each ebtor.” To this was added: “In determining the ability of any debtor nation to pay, reasonable consideration should be "llven to the effect on its present and ture earning capacity that may be expected from a sound national budget, togethér with the savings resulting from the reduction of excessive military ex- penses made possible by the assurance of peaceful conditions.” e expression on debts yesterday 3 as follows: ‘International obligations have been ace definite in amount and in terms as between nations. The integrity of such obligations is always fundamental | to the maintenance of the international credit and to the expansion of com- merce and industry. The observance of this essential principle, however, is not inconsistent with an impartial ex amination of the effect of thise obliga tions on international trade, if war- ranted by changed economic conditions such examination to be based on the principles laid down by the Interna- tional Chamber of Commerce at its congresses.” Expression Interpreted. This was interpreted to mean that any debtor nation seeking the support of the chamber in a move for inter- natlonal conference on debts, first would have to establish to the satisfaction of the council of the chamber that its military expenditures were at the mini- um. Referring to armaments, the resolu- tion said: “The International Chamber has re- peatedly emphasized the fact that war is the greatest barrier to social and eco- nomic progress and the establishment of higher living atandards is dependent primarily on the maintenance of peace. The chamber commends the efforts being made by the governments of the world to reduce armaments to the low- est possible limit and urges not only that there should be no relaxation of this effort, but rather that it should be redoubled. The attainment of this ob- Jective would relieve the people of all nations of heavy burdens of taxation.” On tariff, it said: *National and international trade should be encour- by the removal of every obstacle ible. Tariffs should not discriminate unfairly between nations. Embargoes should be exercised only against dump- ing or other unfair practices. The ma- chinery provided by some countries for the adjustment of tariff inequalities should be utilized without delay and all nations should unite in an effort to remove all unjustifiable restrictions.” In his seconding speech on behalf of the American delegation, Booth referred pointedly to the American tariff set up in connection with this expression by the congress. “In the last tariff act of the United States,” he said, “a definite principle of tariffs was enunciated and provision was made for machinery to adjust tariff inequalities on that basis. This method of adjusting inequalities, the American delegation believes, is an im- portant step forward.” Booth also emphasized the importance, in the American viewpoint, of arms re- duction. ‘The omnibus resolution, inferentially, took a dig at government intervention in business, declaring that “private initiative and private operation of busi- ness enterprise constitute the most effective instrument to insure the progress of industry and to increase general prosperity.” It also called for every possible budgetary economy by governments and declared the present depression is only a periodic ailment of the world in- tensified by the war. Other Resolutions Outlined. Other resolutions adopted by the con- gress covered some two-score phases of commercial activity. : In one tase it reaffirmed its con- viction as to the necessity of most- favored nation treaties, but added that where regional exceptions are sought, each should be studied on its merits. A case in issue is the proposed Austro- German customs union, where the bene- accruing to each of the contracting parties is sought to be confined to those countries. Such regional agreements have been held out as offering one solution of the multitude of tariff barriers en- countered by the European nations in their dealings with each other, and in hearing on this point the resolution “The congress presumes that the aim and existence of such agreements will not be the pursuit of a policy of ex- clusion or of an unjust deterioration in regard to the commercial position of third parties, but an improvement in the international organization of world trade.” In another resolution the chamber “again calls the attention of all govern- ments to the necessity of concluding such bilateral treaties as to free trade and industry from the ever-growing| barriers of double taxation,” and “‘con- tingently points out to governments the efficacy of measures tending to avoid double taxation that can be applied by means of internal legislation. with or without international reciprocity.” The resolution offers as a basis for action a bill introduced in the House at the last session of Congress. Federal Interference Hit. Another rtesolution hit at Govern- ment interference with futures trading, and "comlders,v.han lhebe:;lh&:‘s‘p;exd- changes themselves ‘are to devise rules of procedure which will promote and protect the interests of all concerned.” A resolution on unemployment criti- | cized “doles” without.mentioning this plan of ald in 50 many words, asserting that “measures of unemployment re- { lief which are merely palliative do not | 80 to the root of the evil.” Freer movement of capital is offered {as a relief measure, and efforts to pro- mcte stability of employment also are | recommended for study. Other resolutions favored: Study of the extension of customs fa- cilities. Uniform laws and bills of lading to facilitate commerce Closer contact between individual | branches of world industry and trade. Calling of a joint conference to study the effects of motor-rail competition, jwith a view to co-ordination. International conferences on agricul- tural production and consumption, with a view to studying conditions surround- ing this industry. In his farewell address, M. Theunis | plans | types of the things that give point to | Europe’'s crowning and unceasing - de- told his associates that it is their duty to “spread in our individual spheres of activity both the sound principles of world “economic organization and the spirit of mutual understanding which is its very foundation.” Von Mendelssohn, the new president, will take office in October when the council of the chamber meets in Paris. At that time, too, the meeting place of the next congress may be chosen. Vienna has asked for it. Robert von Mendelssohn, son of the incoming president, addressed the clos- ing session. !,nerll exchange of amiabili- ties which closed the congress, Mr. Strawn voiced thanks for the manner in which the congress was received here. Volga Area Plo;d:d NIJNI-NOVGOROD, Russia, May 9 (#).—The greater part of the area oc- cupled by the American settlement here was under water tonight as a re- sult of a flood in the Volga River, Beveral factories also were inundated. on imports of American goods, some of them levying tariffs on a far greater proportion of American goods imported within their borders than the United States levies upon goods imported into this country from those countries. Little is heard, however, in the us- sion of the American tariff of what the Ao T rach that 1 Eur tarifl against Ameri act or years ‘opean s are erican countries B00ds. bave levied tarids THE SUNDAY STAR, 1S TARES LEA N DISRMAVENT President’s Speech Places America in Van Seeking Geneva Parley Success. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Any doubt that the United States is interested in the success of the League of Nations disarmament conference at Geneva in 1032 is now removed. Pres- ident Hoover's ringing utterance before the International Chamber of Com- merce in Washington virtually puts this country in the van of those deter- mined to convert disarmament from a dream into a reality. The President's action makes certain that the United States will send a representative dele- gation to the conference. Just how big it should be, whether it shauld include cabinet officers and Senatcrs, as the London Naval Conference delegation did, and other details, will presently be decided. They will receive consid- eration as soon as Hugh Gibson, Amer- ican Ambassador to Beigium, the dis- armament expert of the Hoover admin- istration, reaches Washington during the next few weeks. President Hoover and Secretary Stimson expect Mr. Gibson to report on the effect created on European gov- ernments and public opinion by the President’s Chamber of Commerce ad- dress. To date no Old World states- man has spoken of the Geneva con- ference with any ferver approximating that of Mr. Hoover on May 4. Premiers and foreign ministers divest themselves of sporadic and abstract references to the desirabllity of cutting down mili- tary establishments. But until the American President'’s clarion call to stack arms, the 1932 meeting aroused little more than academic interest. Issue Brought Into Open. Mr. Hoover has dragged it into the . By trotting out a vivid set of figures, he has clothed the Geneva con- ference with an urgent importance. His tabulation of the 5,500,000 men actively under arms, of the 20,000,000 more in reserves, of the 70 per cent more of military cost than nations were bear- ing before the World War, of the “now nearly five billion dollars” annually spent on all arms—these are brass- tack facts that compel attention. The State Department's dispatches from Europe already amply indicate that if Mr. Hoover's plan was to arouse such attention, the plan succeeded. In the American vernacular, the President rang the bell. At present two pending controversies in Europe darken the prospects of dis- armament results at Geneva next year. One controversy is the unsettled quar- rel between France and Italy over naval tonnage. Until they compose their differences British naval policy cannot Be determined. The British have not surrendered their demand for a two- power standard—i. e, a British fleet equal in strength to that of any two other European fleets. The preliminary Francq-Italian agreement, patched up at the end of last Winter largely with . the aid of British Foreign Secretary Henderson, provided for the two-power standard, as well as for putting an end to European naval competition. As long as the French and the Italians re- main at daggers drawn the British are in no mood to consider disarmament. Indeed, they have to contemplate the building of more ships under the cele- brated “escalator” clause of the London limitation treaty. ‘The other disturbing European factor, | i which tends to depopularize disarma- ment, especially on land, is the Ger- man-Austrian customs union . proposal. ‘The French and the small Central Eu- ropean powers adjacent to Germany and Austria firmly believe that customs union is the forerunners of German- Austrian political union, or “Anschluss.” The Prench and their continental allies of the little entente are not enthusiastic over the idea of curtailing their de- fensive afrangements in the face of r possible pan-German threat, however remote the rest of the world (like America) thinks it may be. ‘The continuing menace of Soviet Russia is yet one more factor which Europe has to weigh when it considers disarmament. Just now Russia is en- visioned mainly in terms of her thrust for industrial and agricultural power, as contemplated by her five-year plan. But Russia is already a formidable military power. Some Europeans call her the most formidable of all, with her overwhelming man power. She maintains a standing army of more than 1,000,000 men, thoroughly and modernly equipped, and imbued with the fanatical Commumist ideal of “world revolution.” As all capitalist countries are pfficially. listed at Moscow as enemy countries, European govern- ments argue that they cannot leave Russia out of account when they are asked to act on such advice as Presi- dent Hoover has just tendered. Security Tmportant Question. All three of the situations above mentioned—the Franco-Italian-British naval controversy, the German-Austrian and incalculable Russia—are mand, viz, for security. Europe craves ! peace more than ever amid the endless economic_havoc wrought by the World ‘War, as Mr. Hoover depicted it to the International Chamber of Commerce. But Europe continués to see the main, it not the only, guarantee of peace in that security which comes from strong armaments.. Ten years of the League of Nations, four or five years of Lo- carno, two years of Kellogg-Briand pact—none of these supposedly peace- bringing contrivances so far has proved capable of obliterating Europe's fears. She prefers, no matter how burdensome the cost in pounds, francs, liras or what- not, to place her faith in sharp swords and dry powder. She points to the round $800,000,000 the United States lavishes on its Army and Navy as evidence that over here, too, we seem to retain a healthy respect for guns and ships. Although America, because of our relatively tiny military establishment, loes not plan to take any active part in actual negotiations to cut down land armies, it is President Hoover's plain purpose to exhaust the United States’ good offices in helping the military powers to “get together” at Geneva. Our role there will be the one famously assigned himself by Bismarck at the Berlin Conference—that of “the honest broker.” There have been suggestions that an eminent American should be chosen to preside over the conference. The names of Charles Evans Hughes, Charles G. Dawes and Dwight W. Mor- row are intermittently mentioned in this connection. It is not likely that such a plan would find favor at Wa, ington. An American chairmanship at Geneva would make it too easy, our Government, feels, for Europe to saddle the United States with responsibility for possible fallure of the conference. Short of that, the Hoover speech of May 4 now stands in the record as prima facie f of the present ad- ministartion’s ingness and anxiety to leave no stone unturned to achieve success at Geneva in 1932. (Copyright, 1931 mhichs 24 Rt $10,000,000 HELD IN FOG 24-Hour Delay Costs Buenos Aires * Banks $500. NEW YORK, May 9 (#).—Ten mil- lion dollars’ worth of gold, fogbound at the entrance of New York Harbor for 24 hours, was brought safely to port late todsy. It was shipped from Buenos Aires to New York banks aboard the liner Southern Prince which was due to dock m!% last night. shipping banks, experts said, lost between $500 and $600 by the de “ HATFIELD HITS C.OF C.DISCUSSIONS Charges Purpose of Interna- tional Meeting Prejudicial to U. S. Interests. Sharp ‘criticism of some of the dis- cussions before the International Chamber of Commerce, which he sees designed for the benefit of foreign na- tions at the expense of American busi- ness and standards of 1i , was voiced last night by Senator Hatfield of West Virginia, member of the Senate Com- mittee on Military Affairs. Senator Hatfleld took issue princi- pally and directly with suggestions for a downward revision of American tariff schedules. Declaring in a statement released to the press that the impression that our laws are responsible for present condi- tions is false, Senator Hatfield said: Scene Is Unique. “The American public is witnessing a unique scene—200 international bank- ers and foreign manufacturers meeting in Washington and deciding what the American Congress should do for the enrichment of foreigners, even if such actions on our part results in the degradation and impoverishment of the American industrial and agricultural workers.” At the recent meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce at At- lantic City, he declared, the wishes of the international bankers, foreign manufacturers and American ex) and manufacturers with factories lo- cated in forelgn countries, were ex- pressed by Julius H. Barnes. | Denies Tariff Retaliation. Swinging into discussion of the tariff, taxation and business depression, Sen- ator Hatfield denied that foreign tariffs had been increased as a measure of re- taliation against the United States, sald that imports and exports of this coun- try had decreased as much as had those of foreign nations, and laid the charge of “inconsistency” at the door of those who want lower tariffs and also lower taxes. “Many of those who have been loud in their denunciation of the present tariff also seek tax reduction,” he de- clared. “If we reduce our tariff rates we must raise the difference by other forms of taxation.” BENNETT READY FOR GANG DRIVE| Will Launch Attack on Diamond| Group Tomorrow—-Hides Family. \ , N. Y., May 9.—As State and Federal authority carefully began today to launch a fight to the finish with gangsters in the Catskills, Attor- ney General John J. Bennett, in chlrg: of the State’s forces, sald he would ready Monday to come to grips with the svlck Diamond gang before a grand ury. Behind his announcement are weeks of preparations and a series of State trooper raids on purported gangster “inns” and hangouts. Bennett will hinge his first important attack on evi- dence in the month-old Harry Western isappearance. The Catskill innkeeper vanished, and his automobile, blood-statned, was found in possession of a Diamond henchman, James Dalton. Dalton was caught last week in a Bennett raid and is now in jail at Catskill. Bennett hopes to present facts to the grand jury which may unravel the mystery. Meanwhile the pressure on Bennett from the underworld has measurably, with threatening letters ar- riving daily. He has moved his wife and family to a secret place of security from their Brooklyn home. Almost 100 Greene County residents (in the Catskills) have been sul by United States Attorney George Z. Medalie to appear in New York Mon- day. They will be questioned about pro- hibition and income tax matters. Many of them are city and county officials. Diamond was denied bail today by Supreme Court Justice O. Byron Brewster of Schenectady, and was or- dered held under guard in a hospital at_Albany until his arraignment. The gangster, wounded near Catskill two weeks ago, is already under $25,000 bail on charges of attacking Grover Parks, a truck driver, and under $15,000 bail on narcotic charges. . Plan to Present Play. CAMP SPRINGS, Md., May 9 (Spe- cial) —A three-act play, “At the of the Rainbow,” will be presented at Bell's Methodist Episcopal Church Wed- nesday night. By the Associated Pres Al - S The Wine and Spirits Central is the only organization in Sweden ha the m;;)h:. to manufacture and to sell liquor whole: WASHINGTON. ers | 'D. C, MAY 10, 1931—PART ON Science Honors Mellons In recognition of the achlevement of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, the American Institute of Chemists yesterday honored Andrew and Richard B. Mellon. The photo shows Dr. Frederick E. Breithut, head of the department of .chemistry at Brooklyn Callege (left), presenting the awards to Secretary Mellon (center) and to his brother Richard. under three Presidents has guided the financial destinies of the United States, stepped out of his role of Secretary of the Treasury yesterday, and emerged as Andrew W. Mellon, benefactor to chemical research, when he and hi brother, R. B. Mellon, received the Medal of the American Institute of Chemists “for noteworthy and out- standing service to the science of chem- istry l"::nd the profession of chemist in America.” The occasion was & luncheon at the Carlton Hotel, where the institute had gathered together not a group of Gov- ernment dignitaries, such as Mr. Mel- lon has associated with in his official Washington career, but many of the Pittsburgh banker's old personal friends and business acquaintances. Institute is Praised. The roster of the guests included some of the leading figures in the in- was paid to both Andrew W. and his brother Richard B. Mellon, for their interest in and generous financial sup- port of scientific research. The Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, for which-a new edifice is being built, was characterized by Arthur B. Davis, chairman of the board of the Aluminum Co. of America as a “magnificent monument,” to the Mellon brothers, and to their interest in scientific research. It was the splendid accomplishments of this institute, supported gemrmmy by the Mellon brothers, which brought to them the distinguished honor yes- terday. ‘This institute was declared to have taken the lead in chemical re- search in this country and has proved of “inestimable value to American in- dustry.” Honored for Foresight. . In presenting the medals, Dr. Fred- erick E. Breithut, president of the Ametrican Institute of Chemists, said of the two Mellons: “We honor two men who had the vision, the foresight and the will to give chemical industrial re- search a tremendous impetus through the establishment of the Mellon In- stitute of Industrial Research and this they did 16 years ago when chemistry was regarded by most industrialists as a step-child rather than as a blood re- laticn. Would that more men of means would follow their example.” A m from former Senator Joseph E. Ransdell, now executive di- rector of the conference board of the National Institute of Health, praised Secretary Mellon for his support of the bill creating the Institute of Health. “The two brothers,” sald the former Senator, “have for many years been the backbone of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and have shown much lib- erality to the University of Pittsburgh in connection with medical and hos- | pital work.” ‘More Knowledge Needed. L. V. Redman, president-elect of the American Chemical Soclety, after prais- ing the Mellons expressed hope for similar assistance for science from other sources. “We are hampered in every direction today for want of knowledge,” he said. “In chemistry we need tables of free energy and bond energy, as men logarithims in Napler'’s day. We need to know the laws underlying surface catalysis. We need to know the funda- mentals of oxidation. But why go fur- ther? Man's needs in an intellectual world lie all about him, and as the kpowledge comes and lingers with us, how great dream of man’s future!” Secretary Mellon in responding for himself and his brother expressed ap- .preciation for the honor and praised Robert Kennedy Duncan, one of the “pioneers in industrial research,” who A Bank—doing SMALL things BIG EASY TO PAY Monthly Deposit For 12 Months $10.00 $15.00 Amount of Note FOR a good many years the Morris Plan Bank has stressed one aspect of its loan service . . . “Money for any Worthwhile Pur- pose” . . . a worthwhile purpose is any con- structive or remedial money need gencies, business opportunil + « . €mer- s or bargain day specials, self improvement, to pay off accu- mulated obligations . . yourself . . . for additi veniences. . for the home or for nal comforts and con. Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Tesssmy Loaning Hundreds to Thousands X ~hal of 76, who |, Oy I'gation, particularly in the field of chem- is | past have been discarded as of no value. dustrial life of the country. Tribute | ed | children. INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS CONFER MEDALS FOR SERVICE IN FOUNDATION, —Underwood_Photo. “introduced my brother and me to the limitless possibilities of scientific investi- | fstry and chemical engineering.” | “Industrial research today is discover- ing new materials,” said Mr. Mellon, “new processes, and finding new uses for by-products, many of which in the It has opened up new vistas of what the future in store for us—a future holding infinite promise as we increase our knowledge of the elements which compose the earth and the uses which can be made of them.” Honorary Members Elected. ‘The luncheon was part of the annual meeting of the institute, at which busi- ness was conducted during the after- 1;90::‘51. and many technical papers were Honorary members elected were Dr. William A. Noyes, Dr. Leo H. Baeke- land, Dr. Willlam McPherson and Dr. Edward C. Franklin. Councillors chosen were Dr. Arthur E. Hill for the term ;Jx‘plfln' in May, 1932; Dr. Allen Rogers, T. Frederick W. Zons, for the terms ex- | piring in May, 1934. Among those at the Juncheon were: Dr. Thomas 8. Baker, president Car- negie Institute of Technology; Francis P. Garvan, president the Chemical Foundation; James D. Callery, director | Philadelphia Co.; Dr. W. J. Holland, Carnegle Institute of Technology; How- ard M. Johnson, Mellon National Bank; Andrew Robertson, Westinghouse Electric Co. C. Trees, Willlam Blum, | chemist Bu: of Standards; Wilson 8. Arbuthnot, president Arbuthnot-Stepl enson Co.; Willlam Cabell Bruce, Sam- uel Harden Church, president Carnegie Institute; George 8. Davison, president Allen S. Davison Co.; Col. James Frank Drake, president Guif Oil Corporation; Felix P. Eysman, Roy A. Hunt, presi- dent Aluminum Co. of America; Thomas H. McCandless, vice president Forbes National Bank; Allen W. McEldowney, vice president Mellon National Bank; H. C. McEldowney, president Union Trust Co., Pittsburgh; Frank R. Phillips, president the Philadelphia Co.; Henry A. Phillips and Willlam L. Mellons. J.. C. Ramsburg, vice president the Koppers Co.; B. Rust, president Kt rs Co.; George E' Shaw, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay; William Wat- son Smith, Smith, Buchanan, Scott & Gordon; Benjamin Thaw, Willlam G. ‘Warden, Witherspoon Building: Thur- | ston Wright, Hill, Wright & Frew; Dr. John O. Bowman, chancellor University of Pittsburgh; T. A. Mellon, Howard Irish, David E. Finley, A. L. Humphrey, | president ‘Westinghouse Air Brakes Co.; Frank R. Denton, Mellon National Bank; H. H, McClintic, vice president McClintic-Marshall Co.; Willlam 8. Moorhead, Sidney 8. Liggett, vice presi- | dent Union Trust Co.; Buckner A. Wal- lingford, Walter-Wallingford & Co.; J. D. Lyon, director A. M. Byers Co.: C. 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Redman and Dr.|ysed in ANNOUNCEMENTS ‘The necessary forms and mod- papers are available at very INTERSTATE BUS STUDY ORDERED June 2 Set at Tentative Date for -Utilities Commission to Open Inquiry. Definite plans for stricter regulation and control of interstate motor busses running into the District will be dis- cussed by the Public Utilities Commis- slon at a hearing tentatively set yes- terday for June 2. Notices of the hearing sent the oper- ators indicate that all phases of the bus operations are to be considered— the use of public streets as termin,| the establishment of private terminals, equipment of vehicles and other re-| lated subjects. Whatever action the commission takes as a result of the hearing will be based on the authority given it in the new traffic act to become effective July 1. This act removes all doubt as| to the power of the commission to route the interstate carriers and locate their stops within the District. Bans Considered. A plan the commission had under consideration sometime ago proposed the banishment of the interstate busses entirely from the congested area, which it described as Seventh street on the east, Seventeenth street on the west, B street on the south and K street on the north. If this was held to be too drastic, the commission at that time said the busses should be prohibited | from using the streets within that zone as termini and for the purpose of load- ln;lmd unloading passengers. ichmond B. Keech, people's counsel before the commission, said he would support the commission in any move it makes to tighten the regulation and control of the interstate busses and keep them out of the business section. “Congestion within the downtown area,” he declared, “renders it essen- tial that those in authority exert all of their facilities to make the highways and streets of the District more pass- able hy“nremw!nc things and obstacles pede progress, and to see that | certain streets, more particularly those | within the strictly business district, are relieved of all cumbersome vehicles both in movement and at rest, which must not, of necessity, make use of them. Most notable among these are busses from one jurisdiction to another. Holds Merchants Suffer. “Washington has become a mecca for interstate busses. Operators of these busses, through their desire more keenly to compete with the steam and electric raillways, endeavored to route their_vehicles 50 as to pass through the heart of the downtown section, the transportation of persons mkln{ calls at the and ultimately reaching a “Rpars from the efiect_gensrally of e these busses upon the safety and fa- cllity of travel within the area, the merchants of the business area, indirectly at least, suffer a loss in revenue due to the fact that many ‘would-be’ customers decline to attempt to run the blockade or blockades cre- ated by the berthing of these vehicles NICARAGUAN SITUATION DECLARED SATISFACTORY | Insurgent Activities Quieted, De- clares Admiral Smith—Sees Re- venge in Recent Drive. | By the Assoctated Press. | BALBOA, Panama, Canal Zone, May |9—Admiral Arthur St. Clair Smith, | commander of the U. 8. S. Rochester |and the special service squadron, sald on arriving here today that insurgent activities along the east coast of Nic- aragua had quieted down. National guard forces stationed at Bluefields, Puerto Cabezas and Cabo Gracias Adios are sufficlent to cope with any situation that develops, he said. Nevertheless the U. S. S. Sacramento will remain indefinitely in Nicaraguan waters. Admiral Smith pointed out there was considerable difference, in his opinion, between the recent rebel attacks and those in the past. Formerly they cap- tured provisions and goods but did not g0 out of their way to kill, he said, but this year vengeance has been directed toward those giving information to the guardia, and especially toward Ameri- cans. hotels, point In the first half of the nineteenth century, shoemaking still at the do- mestic stage, was a Winter occupation of '.hpdhrmen and fishermen of New Three Rooms, Kitchen and Bath Electrical Refrigeration THE ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Road Reasonable Rentals "RENT A NEW CAR DRIVE IT YOURSELF NEW CARS—LOW RATES 1320 N. Y. Ave. N.W. (Capital Garage) ME. 4052 716 11th Givi Columbia_Building Association Pays 5% Let Us Refinance : Your Maturing Real Estate Loan No Commissions Charged 22 Years’ Successful Business Without the Loss of a Dime St. N.W. Compounded Semi-Annually e the Folks at Home A HOLIDAY., There are many excellent eating places within motoring distance from Washington. 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