Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1931, Page 4

T A4 % TITANIC MEMORIAL EXEREISES HELD Monument Symbolizing Spirit of Sacrifice Unveiled by Mrs. Taft. ‘The Titanic Memorial, erected in honor of the brave men aboard the liner who gave their lives that women and, children mizh: be sn’vszd. was un- veiled yesterday at exercises attended by President and Mrs. Hoover, cabinet officers, high-ranking service officials and uished guests. Mrs. liam Howard Taft, who was the First Lady of the Land when the great mmaritime disaster occurred, un- velled the striking memorial, which represents a figure, with hands out- stretched, typifying the spirit of sacrifice. ‘The memorial stands on the bank of the Potomac at the foot of New Hampshire avenue. It was built by con- tributions from the women of America all over the world and was executed by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney of New York, who was prevented by iliness from participating in yesterday's ex- ercises. Secretary Stimson Presides. Secretary Stimson, as chairman of the oceasion, explained to the audience that Mrs. Whitney for her memorial “took ; her symbol the greatest of all the cross—for He died that others might be saved.” *Halled as “a notable work of art” by Representgtive Robert Luce, Republican, of Massathusetts, cl an of the House Committee on the Library, the orator of the day, the memorial has been erected, he said, as “an enduring symbol of. a charasteristic of human mature that should be an inspiration for generations to come.” In the next' 20 days in the United States, automokille fatalities will take as presence here today.’ Although the captain may have erred, he said, he paid for it with his life and m officers and crew of the Titanic on responded to that lles deep in every , ‘women X . John Hays Hammond, chair- man of the Women’s Titanic Memorial ition, which erected the memo- rial, was unable to be present, due to iliness, and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth, > tation of U. B. 3d, director of Public Buildings Public Parks, presented Sec: Stimson to the audience. Right Rev. m Freeman, o’Zd ?h'e thapu of n, pronoun: invocation and after Mrs. Taft unveiled the me- morial ‘the Marine Ban the America” and Mrs. Robert S. presented a wreath “in tribute to the Spirit of Sacrifice which this monu- AUSTRIAN RED CROSS HONORS JUDGE PAYNE class of the Austrian Red Cross Soclety in token of Austria’s recognition of the American organization’s fiftieth anni- versary. ‘The honor was conferred upon Judge Paynie at ceremonies yesterday at Red Cross headquarters here by the Aus- trian Minister, Edgar L. Prochnik. “The brilliant career of this sister soclety of the Red Cross is recognized in our country, which has accumulated a debt of gratitude for its most effective collaboration in the service,” said Prochnik, an old friend of Payne. “In conferring this token of distinction, we could hardly show our appreeiation in truer form than by singling out the man ‘who is your leader and has opened the way to the great success of your soclety.” e WOO0D LEAVES TO VISIT NEW INDIANA DISTRICT Representative Calls on Hoover to‘ Say Good-by Before He i Leaves Capital. By the Associated Press. Chairman Will R. Wood of the House Appropriations Committee told President befare returning He expccied to spend three weeks TUE SIVENING I Titanic Memorial Un\w‘:iletf Chew | timers’ ” reunion of the Y. M. LR UILT of Red Westerly granite from Rhode Island, the Titanic Memorial | benefited tromendously by the oppor- | tunity given \them single great uljt The Jessons whic have ben gmm&\:x:ewx they believ:u | pilot and mechan! | force in the world, capable of operat- | ing anywhere at any time as a hard- | above AR FORCE COMING FROMALL OVERU.S. {Maneuver Here Saturday to Climax Series—Experi- ences of Big Value. BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON, Aviation Editor of The Star. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, FIRST AR DIVISION, Mitchel Field, N. Y., Ma;* 27.—The field mancuvers of the 15t A\ Division have entered their final phase With the noses of more than 600 combat planes from'\all parts of the Nation I\ toward the National Capital, w.\cre the maneusers will come to a climax \Saturday. The close &f the New d ma- netvers SesteNday found t% officers and men tired r days of the hard- t kind of flying, complicated \by bat- \e_weather, but with the Army's aerial gefenses in the best condfiion they ever have been as a resulf\of the intensive training af the Nation must rely force upor® h it3 coasts h: for aerial defense of to function as A d-the efficiency of every c in the service and have opened the way to new training methods following, thei returr to home stations, which wil greatly strengthen the aerial arm of the" service New Conceptlon Gained. “The officers and rgen have gained n entirely new conception of have increas great combined air forca” it. was ex- plained. “Matters which two weeks ago were mere theory now have been discredited_or proved as fact by ex- perience of the hardest Wnd under service conditions. We have & far better understanding of the parts of jpur train- ing programs which must bé stressed at home stations to build wp the efficiency of the whole service and have a new yardstick with which to mhasure our future pr gt 10 days ago at Dayton, Ohio, it was quickly made apparent that the opera- tion of a massed air force required the training of the individual pfiots and squadrons in large scale operations. As squadrons they were efficient, but as wings and & division they had .much to learn. The preliminary maneuvers were: ragged and often unsatisfactory. During the Boston maneuvers; however, the re- sults of days of operation as a divisiom were made clear in the precision with which all the units acted. To Be Greatest Air Force. By the time the division reaches ‘Washington on Priday it is expected to be the most solidly organized great air hitting, effective unit, each squadron understanding its precise relationship to the division, and all the units able to work together to the best possible advantage. ‘The movement of the division from Mas:achusetts to New York yesterday was perfectly timed and executed. The bombardment, pursuit, attack and ob- servation squadrons, though traveling ), commemorating the sinking of the famous liner in 1912, was | m:mrm ith President and Mrs. Hoover and cabinet officers | among the spectators. | Lower: Mrs. William Howard Taft, the First Lady of the Land in ‘ 1912, when the Titanic was sunk as the result of striking an iceberg, yesterday | afterncon unveiled the memorial, which represents contributions from some | 25,000 American women aill over the world. OLDINERS HOLD 1WA REONON Association’s Past Reviewed, With Capt. C. 0. Howard Longest Member. —Underwood Photos. | ORIVERS QUALIFY FOR S00-MILE RACE Dozen or More to Test Cars Today—Two Killed}in Trial Yesterday. _ Capt. C. O. Howard, son of Gen. O. ll;;;fi:;:uud:‘r;n- iy | ® APOLIS. Ma; —Today | O. Howard, Indian and Oivil Wars| oo 0, 1ast chance for drivers to | hero, is the oldest living member of the | o414 their cars for the annual 500- | Washington Young Men’s Christian mile automobile race at the Indianapolis Association. | Motor Speedway, and a dozen or so Capt. Howard was awarded the dis- | pilots were ready\to try the 10-mile tinction last night at the annual “old- | speed test. \ C. A. at! “atter yesterday's waccident in which | the Central “Y” Bullding. His claim t0| joe Caccia, 32, driver, and Clarence 58 years of continuous membership | Grover, 23, mechanie, both of Mont- put ‘him far ahead of other contest-| gomery County, Pa., overe killed when | ants for the longevity title. | their car crashed threugh a retalning When 10 years old, Capt. Howsrd Te- | wy)). nine drivers qualified their mounts | . his father made him a Iife |y, siqrt, This brought the list of eligi- member of the association, which in those days occupled & building at Ninth | 5 t0 33, The starting field is limited Tha . and D streets. t was in 1873, Prancis H. Smith was then president Several veterans of the track were | post commander; Maj. B. C. MacNell, |J. Hogan and United States Attorney at different speeds, fell in with the plan of operations so effectively that a solid column was formed at West Point and again over New York with the smallest amount of maneuvering required at | any time since the division was created. ‘Today the division will complete its last day of maneuvers before the ad- vance to Washington Friday. Tomor- row is laid aside as a day of rest for the pilots and for the overhauling and maintenance of the planes, the first day available for the purpose since the maneuvers began. WAR MEMORIAL RITES ARRANGED BY LEGION Printing and Engraving, Bureau Post Plans Hour's Service Friday at Noon. A brief memorial service will be held by the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing Post, No. 23, American Legion, from 12 to 1 o'clock Friday in the lobby of the bureau. The service will be “dedicated to all who died while serving in the armed forces of the United States of America.” Speakers will include James F. Kehoe, department commander, District of Co- lumbia, American Legion; Alvin W. Hall, director of the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury A. A. Ballantine, Frank Leo A. Rover. HELD ON RUM CHARGE R, WASHINGTDN, D. hat fs | | required of them in operating as a ‘When the air division was organized | ! Ces EIGHT ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931. TO PERMIT LIQUOR AND GAMES elopment Company Head Announces Policy on Trip Here. Dev Armstrong Discusses $4,000,000 Project With U. 8. Officials. | A group of wave-washed resorts, free from the inhibitions of prohibttion and anti-gambling laws, was envisioned to- day by Edward R. Armstrong, president of the Armstrong Development Co., who anmounced his company has determined upom a ‘“wet pclicy” for the eight sea- drorues it plans to build as way points on altransatlantie air route. Wih construction of the seadromes. it is planned eventually to provide a 24-hour passage to Europe for $150; Armstrong sald. Armstrong came here yesterday from ‘hh home: in Wilmington, Del.,, to con-| er with Posf ce, Commerce De- 1 ith Post Offis C T De- partment and Navy officials. He sal the first seadrome would be in opera- | tlon by May or June, 1932, and he placed the cost at $4,000,000. While serving the company for experimenta- tion with personnel and equipment for | the airline service stations, the sea- drome would be operated as a resort. ; ¥or Patronage Demands. “There is no question but what it will be wet,” Mr. Armstrong said. “We wi¥l adopt the policy that anything reasonable and civilized, if demanded e patronage, will be provided. | Nevada—no doubt they will be provided. | Ther:jll be beauty parlors for the {ladies’ And if a Turkish guest turns |up with his wives, T guess we cam ac- commadate them.” Mr. Armstrong warned, however, that th\re would be a “manager” to| take cary: of obstreperous patrons. | We'll' put_them in a plane, prob- | ably,” he' explained, “and immefliately | they will Jbecome subject to the law of | the land Jn which the craft is regis: tered.” For though'the flag of the Nation that registers a plane follows it through the" sky, Armstrong said, legal investigation showed “that portion of the ocean we yoccupy becomes ours by xight of emineny; domain, subject neither 13 State nor 1o\ territorial laws.”, First {Being Bullt. ‘The first seadsome, now being bailt, { wilt be aissembled; in Delaware Bay, mnd towed out to be anichored approximaitely | 250 miles\ from Nw York, on a latifude \ approximately th:\t of the Azores, With a landing .deck 1,100 feet | hand tapered from a midwidth of 340 Teet to 189 feet, the structure will be entirely of steel and fron. It is designed to permit waves flo pass through an operr iconstruetion vrithout breaking., Its hotel” accomruodations will rise 70 feet fhe high-water line. With a_displacement of 50,000 tons, it will be buoyed o tanks 40 feet lelow the water line. It be stabilizsd by a reinforced comcrete anchor weighing 1,500 tons. With1125| resident employes, it will accommodite a floating popula. tion of from 300 to 500 guests. WINDOW WASHER KILLED IN FOUR-FL\)0R PLUNGE Harry C. Freeman INes Affer Los. ing Balance on Rifth ,Floor of Post’Building. Harry €. Preemaln, 1509'\E street, was killed my when the fell ‘from; a win- | lduw on the, fifth floar of thé Pout Build. ng. Freeman, who wns about 35, was washing the window\ when he:lost his balance and fell. He landed)inian alley below after striking an awning at a second-story window. Meambers of the fire rescue squad' took him fo Emergency | Hespital, where he was' pranounced | dead. His sister Fannile, whoeei addiress was | given as the House of Goed Shepherd, Pittsburgh, was notified by ‘police. Freeman was employed by the Po- tomac Window Cleaning Co., 1009 C | street northeast. D. A. R. REGENT CHOSEN Mrs. Garret M. Davis wils elected regent of Our Flag Chapter, wughters of the American Revolution, ati a meet- ing of the' group yesterday afternoon at the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. /Grattan Kerans was elected vice regemt; Miss Elizabeth A. McKinley, chaplain; Mrs, E. C. Alvard, recording secretary; Mrs. w. Showalf rresponding secre- , Tegistrar, Caldwell Jenkins, a delegate. ! deliver an attack. | ence of his “enemy” fleet was known | 7 [00 BELIEVED DEAD IN RUSSIAN SUB Sinking Thought Due to Ex- plosion as Planes and War- ships Seek Evidence. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 27.—Russian air- planes and warships ‘today circled \ | above the spot where Soviet subma- [stocd the craft went down after an |20 enterprising Kitchener firm. EDWARD R. ARMSTRONG. DEFENSE S VICTOR INBAY MOGK FGHT Hostile Fleet Meets Repulse‘ by Destroyer Squadron and Army Forts. By the Assoclated Press NORFOLK, Va., May 27.—“Hostili-} ties” were renewed off the Virginia Capes today in the second round of “‘war gam after an “enemy” fleet | of naval vessels theoretically had failed in two efforts to force an entrance into Chesapeake Bay. The “cnemy” fleet was credited with a repulse in the first phase of a battle when the operator of the Virginia Beach radio compass conveyed word of its, approach in time fcr a destroyer squadron of the defending forces Rear Admiral G. Murfin did not learn that the pres- until the destroyer division appeared, forcing his ships close to the shore line. An approach by the “enemy” began today at 2:30 a.m. under cover of dark- ness and exceedingly favorable weather conditions. The conduct of the naval forces was commended, but the Army posts at Fort Story and Fort Monroe claimed to have repulsed the attackers. A third phase of the “battle” was to be fought during the afternoon. Gun- ners at Fort Story and Fort Monroe had all their articles of warefare ready for the “invaders” had they succeeded in forcing an entrance at the capes. Not a gun was fired. however, but- score keepers hers were busy re- ceiving and sending m by code as they would in actual warfare. 3 Brig. Gen. Stanley D. Emblick, at Fort Monroe, is commanding the de- fending forces, which include airplanes from Langley Field EDISON BULBS 10% Discount on 6 or More Telephone orders—We deliper! Six 25, 40 or 60 Watt, $1.08 911 G St. Natl. 0140-2622 An Economical Laundry BService Each plece washed perfectly clean by laboratory con- trolied system, in rain soft water. Assorted and re- turned promptly to you (unstarched). Flat work nicely ironed. Same mervice starched, Sc - Men's shirts and blouses, 10c extra 30 Years' Laundry Ezperiencs National Laundry Co. | MEtropolitan 1452 ™. each rine No. 9 of the Baltic Fleet WFriday in a pool of of). ‘. Although the Soviet government re- mains silent on the tragedy, dispatches from Riga, Latvia, sald it was under- sank explaglon, presumably’ with all hands, ’.bn; 100 miles from Helsingfors, Fin- land. Dive During Maneuvers. Moscow dispatches sald the sub- mersible failed to rise after making a dive during maneuvers'with other ves- sels of the fleet. AuxiMary ships were nt to !he“sce‘ne. it was said, but were mnsuccessful in attempts to raise it. Destroyers and planes stood by in hope of \being of assistance. ‘The fact that the water's depth at | that' point is frcm 60 to 110 fathoms led experts here to say that it would be an'extremely difficult task to recover the vessel. The number of the crew T the extent of the casualties was nknown. Elight Believed in Fleet. Russia is believed to maintein a feet of \@bout 48 submarines, 12 .destroyers and three \battleships in Baltie waters. Thelr activity in connection with the sinkipg was credited by observers here as eyplaining Finnish fears that a countrx, A Soviet Lightship and that Soviet planes were flying over Rinnish territory. Author itles there were inclined to link the re- ports withi the recent exchange of notes of PFinnish nationals in Russia. Parks by the Roadside. A sensible policy has been followed in ment of State they are very accessible to tl In fact, they are really roadside parks. ‘The policy that has been followed is it 1s more irable to the people that they should have many smal parks at hand rather {han large tracts of land &t remote points. The result is that as ysu ride or drive over the highways of the State these parks are encountered with great frequer\cy. The largest roas and Gnosner BETWEEN \ Russien fictilla’ was menacing !heiri Tt from Helsingfors said:that a | t was lying off Aransgrund | with Sovicg officials over the treatment the State of Oregon by the establish- | parks at points where Striped Pajamas Are Given M. P.’s In Canadian Feud i;Alleged Klan Association and Nightshirt Gibe Lead to Gifts. Special Dispatch to The Star. k OTTAWA, Ontarlo, May 27—Pa- | jJamas are one up in the contest re- cently staged in the House of Com- mons between Willlam Duff, doughty Liberal member for Antigonish-Guys- |boro, and Maj. Walter Davy Cowan, | Conservative membes for Long Lake, | Saskatchewan. | A pair of swanky Burgundy-striped pajamas arrived in the mafl yesterday {for botn parliamentarians, the gift of In an mpanying letter the donors stated d about the controversy | between Maj. Cowan and Mr. Duff and | accordingly were sending each a sample | of their pajamas. | Maj. . _whose alleged .assoct tion with the Ku Klux Klan, prompted Mr. Duff and other Liberals to make frequent references to night shirts, ex- pressed pleasure with the gift. He re- plied to the firm that, if they sent him a pair of pajamas every time he | got into & row in the House, he would keep their factory working full force. He had the pajamas on exhibit in the governmemt lobby. | . The row originated recently when | Mr. Duff referred to Maj. Cowan as the “honorable night shirt from Long Lake Mhnj. Cowan retorted that Mr. Duff had not enough sense to wear a night shimg. to which Mr. Duff came Iback that'he was old enough to wear | pajamas. acco! (Copy2ight, 1831) —e In the last 12 months Britain ha: spent $35000 for samples of foreign' automatic rifles and machine guns for experimental, pyrposes. FURNITURE RENTING 1 | | {} DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone National 0721 409-410 McLachlen Bldg.. h amd G Sts. N.\ Grosner's Semi-Annual Reductions. Apply to Every Kuppenheimer Suit in Stock (EXCEPT DRESS CLOTRES) THE LINES _STORY OF SAVINGS Special Holiday FEeature in Grosmer’s Semi-Annual Clearance looking over the territory alloted to him by the State Legislature in re- “They took three counties away from and added seven coun! “I have got to go with my new con- . " JEWS DISCUSS ISSUES Oficials of United Symagogue to Meet Tonight. ties AT R out | Moscow Express Leaves Rails 75 of the association. Capt. Howard and other old-timers gave interesting sidelights on the early history of the Y. M. C. A. in Washing- ton. It was brought out that in 1855 the Y. M. C. A. was located at 483 Seventh street, in 1858 at Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, in 1862 on | the south side of Pennsylvania avenue | between Sixth and Seventh streets, in | 1865 at 500 Seventh street, in 1867 at | 310 Pennsylvania avenue and in 1372“ at Ninth and D streets. There were present seven members, | who have been on the rolls from 40 | to 45 years and 5 members who | havé been registered from 35 to 40 | years, In the former group were | George Francis Williams, Clarence L. Harding, C. Edward Beckett, Willam Knowles Cooper, Almus Speare, T. R. Ravenburg and Rev. Dr. J. D. Buhrer, pastor of the First Reformed Church. In the 35-40 year group were Lee D. Latimer, Digby Bell, Charles Crane, Frank McClelland and E. S. LaPetra. Harry O. Hine, secretary of Board of Educatio) and Mr. T gave personal recol- | lections of old time Y. M. C. A. activ~ itles, Photographic views of Washing- | ton 40 and 50 years ago were shown on a screen by Herman C. Metcalf. Leonard W. DeGast, general secre- tary of the association announced the retirement, effective September 1, of Mr. Beckett as physiczl director of the “Y,” after 31 years of service. Songs of long ago were played by the Y. M, C. A. Orchectra and sung | by the guests. Charles W. Pimper, | chairman of the “Old Timers’” Com- mittee, presided. SIX KILLED IN WRECK the | Miles South of Rostov. MOSCOW, May 27 (#)—News of a railway wreck 75 miles south of Rostov | in which six eleven | lines which were taking business from h, and Mr. Latimer | & among those who planned to pass the trials today, including" Ralph de Palma, L. L. Corum and Lou Moore. | ‘Those who qualified yesterday were: | Louis Meyer, South Gate, Calif., aver- age 113522 miles per hour; Willlam (Shorty) Cantlon, Detrolt, 110.372 miles | per hour; Leon Duray, Los Angeles, | .134; Fred Winnal, Philadelphia, 105.889: George N. Howle, Brooklyn, N. Y. 102.884; Prank Brisko, Milwau- kee, Wis., 106.032; Al Aspen, Philadel- | phia, 102.509; George Wingerter, Brook- lyn, 100.139, and Harry Butcher, Wil- mington, Ill, 99.348. ‘The track will be open all day tomorrow for practice, but Friday the oil and grease will be scrubbed from the bricks in| readiness for Saturday's race. The| trials today were scheduled from 10 am. to sundown. o ‘Owners of bus lines in Ceylon are ap- prehensive as to the government's ac- tion, it having seriously cripped some | Charged with transporting 120 half- gallons of liquor, George A. Fossett, 25, of 238 D street northeast, was held for grand jury action today by Police Court Judge Gus A, Schuldt. Bond was fixed at $1,000 Fossett was arrested Monday. Mem- bers of Sergt. 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