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A—4 CAPITAL WAR DEAD HONORED BY MANY . Veterans, Planes, Flowers and Speaking Memorial Features. (Continued From First Page.) armaments mean nothing. Until world peace is secure, he said, the Nation must maintain “sound means of de- fense in men, materials and military knowledge.” ‘The speaker paid tribute to the Gov- ermnment for its efforts to alleviate the depression. While previous business depressions have been followed by “panics,” he said, this time “price re- cessions have been stepped down in gradual fashion, largely, I think, through the wise action of our Government.” “By co-operation between the Gov- ernment and large employers,” he con- tinued, “wages have been maintained at their predepression level in most cases, and such reductions as were unavoid- able have been small.” Johnson asserted “vicious attacks have been made upon the Government re- cently, but when the facts are known it will be clear that the United States has in no way changed m foreign policy.” Difficulty of Protection. “American lives,” Johnson added, “are being protected just as they have been protected in the past, it the Army and Navy cannot be used in every spot in_the world to protect all prop- erty rights at the same moment. We do not have the forces for that purpose. We should also remember that the same rule must be applied to powerful countries that is applied to the smaller republics. “The pronouncement of the Secretary of State has benefitted our relations with our American neighbors and made them again realize that this country does not desire to dominate any of them. For some years I have increas- ingly felt that the question of our for- eign relations might properly be left in the hands of those servants who have the responsibility, and that they should not be continually harassed by political- ly minded propagandists who seem more anxious to criticize their own Govern- ment than to defend it. “We have work to do if we attend to our own domestic affairs and can prop- erly work out the relationship of our own citizens to our own Government.” Soldiers were lauded by Secretary of Labor William N. Doak, chief speaker at the annual ceremonies conducted at the Battle Ground National Cemetery near Fort Stevens. The exercises were sponsored by the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Day Corporation. “There are many noble professions,” Doak said. “but that of the soldier is one of the noblest, if not the noblest, be- cause while men of other professions are ready to sacrifice their lives while pursuing their callings. it is the soldier alone, I think, who, in effect, makes promise when he enlists that he will carry on and make, if necessary, the extreme sacrifice in behalf of the cause which brought him to the colors. Lines Thinning Fast. “The lines of the soldiers of the great conflict of more than threescore years have been thinning fast. The sur- vivors still have the spirit of youth and the love which marked their early will- ingness for sacrifice. Other wars have come and gone since those days in the 60's. The places of the veterans of the earlier days were taken readily by their sons and t.helr grandsons; so may it ever be. if, happily, this country again shall need its defenders on the field of danger. “Lincoln looked on this field on the day of strife. We look on it on a day of peace. I believe his spirit still to be here and that with us he holds in grateful memory the deeds of the men of his time. It has been that we should stop raising memorials to the dead of our wars. Extremists have declared that such memorializing keeps alive what they call a spirit of militarism, by which they mean a spirit of aggression. ‘The man who braves death for a cause is worthy in the highest sense of & memorial. A man's willingness to sac- rifice his life for what he believes to be right marks him as one whose mem- ory is worthy of honor throughout all the _coming years. “There is no comndeshln.rg like that of the tented field. shar- ing of hardships and of dangers in- sures a bond of union between men. The close association under the nrdelh[ of the fleld makes for a tie. From it springs the desire of the vet- erans of the service for a continuance of the Union. Organizations, such as are represented here today, are the re- sult of the comradeship of the confiict.” Children Strew Flowers. At the conclusion of Secretary Doak's address the band played “Traumeri,” and then 100 small school children marched around the graves strewing cut flowers under the direction of Mrs. Angus Lamond, jr. The assemblage sang “America,” accompanied by the band. Rev. William L. Mayo pro- nounced the benediction, “Taps” were sounded by a bugler, and the exercises closed with the firing of a salute as all stood at attention while the colors were lowered. The 3d United States Cavalry Band was under the directorship of Louis 8. Yassel, Capt. Lockwood on Air. Capt. Charles W. Lockwood, 88-year- old sole survivor of Minnesota's famous Last Man's Club of Civil War times, whom President Hoover wished “many more years,” spoke over the network of the Columbia Broadcasting System from Station WMAL in Washington as a part of Memorial day broadcasts. He was followed on the air by Gen. James A. Drain, who eulogized in an address the American Legion, over which he formerly presided as national com- mander. Capt. Lockwood, who thinks of & radio voice being carried “over the wind,” said that when he and his friends answered Abe Lincoin's call for volunteers in 1861, “we didn’t know we were going out to make history.” They enlisted for 90 days, he said, and thought the war “wouldn't amount to much.” Gen. Drain, who delivered a Me- morial day message to veterans of all wars, detailed the purposes and work of the American Legion in particular. The motives of the Legion have been high, he said, some of its acts “mag- nificent in conception and perform- ance.” Its faults, he continued, “have been those having their origin in hu- man weaknesses and hence to be ex- pected.” LIQUOR REBELLION SEEN IN ANTI-DRY STATES G. A. R. Head Says Revolt as Real Today as That of 1861. By the Associated Press FORT MORGAN, Colo, May 30.— James E. Jewel, national ccmmander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in a Memorial day address here today said States which refuse to co-operate with the Federal Government in enforce- ment of prohibition are as much in re- bellion as the States of the South were in 1861. “It would be entirely proper for the Federal Government (o deny those States the use of the Federal mnll sys- tem,” he said. “America today is facing a greater rebellion than that of 1861. The forces of crime present a greater problem to the wnmzd forces of law and order bellion of the Confederacy.” Honor Departed Heroes THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO ‘Top: General view of the throng which yesterday journeyed to Arlington National Cemetery, on the Virginia slopes, overlooking the Capital, to pay tribute to the Nation's war dead at ceremonies conducted under the auspices of the G. A. R. Photo shows presenting of the colors. Middle: Group of speakers who took part in the Memorial day services at the Battle Ground National Cemetery, also under auspices of the G. A. R. Left to right: Dr. C. V. Petteys, John Clagett Proctor, Rev. Harry V. Wheeler, Rev. William L. Mayo, Arthur B. White, Firman and Laura Lee Wheeler. Lower: Sergt. Charles C. Wise of Charles W. Ray, John M. Young, C. C. police headquarters placing a wreath on the grave of a fellow officer who died in line of duty. —Underwood and Star Staff Photos. GOTWALS TO DELIVER | MEMORIAL ADDRESS Costello Post Sponsors Ceremonies This Afternoon at Hebrew Cemeteries. Maj. John C. Gotwals, Engineer Com- missioner of the District, will deliver the memorial address at 3 o'clock this after- noon at the Hebrew Cemeteries, Ala- bama avenu- southeast, where the graves of soldiers buried there will be decorated with flowers and flags by Troop 73 of the Boy Scouts. The services will be under the au- spices of Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, American Legion, with Past Comdr. Charles Kohen as master of ceremonies. In attendance will be members of the Washington ~ Hebrew Congregation, Ohev Sholom, Adas Israel and Tal- mud Torah. A detachment of Marines will raise the flag over the cemeteries and Rabbi | Solomon H. M:tz will give the invoca- | tion. G Ciprianani, senior vice | commander of Costello Post, will speak and the roll call will be read by Rabbi Abram Simon. The mourners’ prayer, or Kaddish, will be read by Rabbi A. Volkman and the closing prayer by Rabbi J. T. Loeb. A squad of Marin<s will fire a salute | in honor of the dead and James Pis- torio will sound “Taps.” e GARIBALDI FOLLOWER DIES IN NEW YORK CITY De Vecchi, Veteran of Two | Wars, Medical Writer, Dead at 84. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 30.—Dr. Paclo De Vecchi, formerly of San Prancisco and in 1867 a volunteer in the Roman cam- paign of Garibaldi, died today at the| age of 84. Dr. De Vecchi, whote war experiences also included service with the “Ambu- lance Turinoise” of the Red Cross which saw action in the battle of Sedan dur- ing the Franco-Prussian war, came to | America in 1880 and sttled in !ln] Francisco. | He edlted the Lancet and wrote much | on medicine and surgery for magazines | here and abroad. He Tetired in 1805 | and since 1910 has made his home in New York. | —_— Wilbur Inspects Parks. BRYSON CITY, l C May 30 (A)— Sccreu will J. Ross Eakin, rvisor of Orent Smoky Moun- National rk, today inspected park areas in this vicinity, Dr. Peru Halts Payments. LIMA Peru, May 30 (#)—The Junta government today suspended payment on all debt services, including the na- tional loan, until December 31, owing to the decreased national revenue which | was attributed to the prevailing eco- nomic depression. |CURTIS URGES MORE RESPECT FOR COURTS Refers to Hoover as “‘Our Present Great Leader” in Address at Gettysburg. | By the Associated Press. GETTYSBURG, Pa., May 30.—Re- dedication of America to her Constitu- tion and respect of law was urged today by Vice President Curtis on the Civil War battlefleld of Gettysburg. “What we necd now more than ever in this country,” he said, “is reverence for the Constitution and respect for the courts of the country. A regard for our Constitution, our laws and our courts, a proper respect for the rights of our people and a due regard for our form of government is just as important today as it has been at any time in our his- tory. “It 1s not pleasing to notice the wave that is sweeping over the country which disregards law and order and the Con- stitution and substitutes man's desires and weakens opinion of law.” son of a Union captain in the Clvil War, the Vice President lauded the heroes of that and other wars of this Nation, but pleaded, in turn, for Ppeace. In his long reference to President |’ Hoover, whom he termed ‘“our present great leader,” Mr. Curtis recalled the President’s appeal for peace in his in- uugural address. “Every Prcsident we have had,”, he added, “has likewise expressed his ad- herence to this policy. The people of the United States are, and always have been, peace-loving and law-ablding as a whole. It is a pleasure to note that | since the World War the people of the civilized world have been engaged in the most important movement of all— world peace.” Summer Plans Camp days for boys and girls will soon be here. Reservations should be made now to insure enrollment. We will finance these and other vacation expenses for children and older members of the family. “Morris Plan” The cost of travel in Europe or this country; recreation in the mountains or at the Seashore; Summer courses at Col- leges or Camps. EASY TO PAY Loan $120 Month; Depoutt Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury Loaning Hundreds to Thousands D. O, MAY 31, IFOUR ARE DROWNED AT NEARBY PLACES Young Woman . Disappears From Boat as Companion Swims in Vicinity. (Continued From Pirst Page.) in over her head unnoticed by her es- cort. The bottom at that point, Dewey Moore said, drops off suddenly from shoulder deep. Miss Adkins, the Moore brothers, their mother and two others left Washington yesterday morning to spend the holiday with a cousin of the Moores, Sidney Asbury, who lives near the river and owned the boat. Miss Adkin's father was away on & run at the time of the accident, and at a late hour last night had not been notified, members of the party said. The party from New Baltimore had eaten a picnic lunch on the rocks above the bridge at Occoguan and had don- ned their bathing suits for a swim. Browning is believed to have become caught in the treacherous current while swimming about 30 feet from the shore, just opposite the old milirace. Browning's y was not recovered until three hours after he went down. Belleving that he would be found quickly, the rescue squad of the Alex- andria Fire Department was summon- ed and made a record 20-mile run to the scene, only to find thag their serv- ices could not be used. Subject to Atllch of Tliness. 1931—PART : ON. Ferguson assisted, but revive young Milburn. The body was removed in the am- buhm:c to the M d War- . Pumphrey Mil- ner burn’ glnlonl wm hll former classmates at Central High School. George Foster, 13 years old, colored, of the 200 block of Second street, was drowned shortly after 2 o'clock yester- d:y afternoon while swimming with companions off Riley wharf, at '.he mn of Water street near O street southwest. Notified of the accident, the harbor rreclmt sent two officers in the pollce aunch to the scene. They the body and recovered it a short ume later. The body was removed to the Ilofwue: pendnig an investigation by the DEATH TOLL IS HEAVY. | Over 100 Lives Lost as Nation Observes Memorial Day. | By the Associated Press. More than 100 lives were lost as the Nation observed Memorial day. The death list, one of the heaviest in years, was attributable in large part to bile accidents. But few heat deaths were reported, and drownings played only a small part in the death rol More than one-half the toll was taken in the Middle West. Eleven persons were killed in Indiana, focal point for thousands of race-going motorists. Five were fatally injured when their machine was struck by a train at Berne, Ind. Three others, Chicago residents en route to the race, met death near Lebanon, Ind. The others were killed in separate accidents. ‘Three race-bound airplane passengers met death when theh’ plane cracked up near Madison, ‘The death toll by sections was dis- tributed thus: Auto-Drowa- Section, _mobile. Middle West.... 3 ‘The other boys swimming in the Po- | East tomac River yesterday with Milburn and Shaw were Willlam Ray of 1947 Biltmore street, Russell Shaw of 1511 Twenty-second street, Irving Comstock of 1858 California street and Donald mmon, whose address was not given Ponce ‘were informed by the drowned youth's companions that he was sub- ject to sudden attacks of iliness. While four of the boys searched for Milburn, the fifth ran to a nearby camp and telephoned for assistance. Sergt. Leroy Rodgers of the Bethesda substation of Montgomery County po- lice responded with United States Mar- shal Roy Ferguson. When the officers arrived the youths had already gotten Milburn ashore and were administer- ing artificial respiration. Rodgers and e \J Southwest .‘ . . . THREE DIE IN PLANE CRASH. MADISON, Wis., May 30 (#).—Three persons, one a 16-year-old high school student, " were killed in an airplane crash at the Madison. Airport today after & take-off in a fog for the lllto- mobile races at Indianapolis. The dead, all of Madison, were: Ed- ward Briby, 16; Edward Raftree, 26, | and Pilot Lawrence Fischnick, 39. The crash occurred about 4 am., in a heavy fog. Witnesses said the dropped from an altitude of about 100 feet and burst into flames. Fischnick, a garage man, owned the plane and was & Jicensed transport pilot. Trom NEW YORK_AVENUE of FIF TEENTH @ Heeping Washington Men Well Dressed ® JOHNSTON & MURPHY @FAOC (04 i HIS new Wing Tip Oxford in White Buckskin trimmed with tan or black is a swagger brogue favored by carefully attired men. A style of fine workman- ship and outstanding character. $16. Bk Byt s New York Avenue at Fifteenth B8 NATIONALLY KNOWN rom, NEW YORK AVENUE ¢ FIFTEENTH @ Heeping Washington Men Well Dressed ® Dunlap Summer Hats 5 RISPLY correct is the new Dunlap “Com- panion”—a cool sennit beautifully made. To wear one is to be among men whose fine taste is un- questioned. Dunlap Sennits, $5 and $6 Panamas, $10, $12, $15, $20 Dunlap Leghorns, $10 Exclusively in Washington at LBochov Bhidpe Yo New York Avenue at Fifteenth 'm\nlbll'ol rainy ‘veather, with resultant nutomo-' of CATHEDRAL RITES HONOR WAR DEAD Bishop Freeman Makes Ad- dress—Tombs of Wilson and Dewey Decorated. Impressive Memorial day services, broadcast over & Natlon-wide hook-up, were held in Bethlehem Chapel of the ‘Washington Cathedral yesterday morn- ing following the placing of floral trib- utes on the tombs of President Wood- row Wilson and Admiral George Dewey, which are recessed in the walls of the | chapel. m‘m Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop ‘Washington, spoke at the special service commemorating the sacrifice of all who have died in defense of their country. Commemorative prayers and music by the cathedral's choir of men and boys were included in the radio program which broadcast Bishop Free- man’s sermon over the Columbia net- work: B Freeman said, in part: “Memory is one of the Divine gifts to mankind and on such days as these we remember the valor of those who! have given their lives that America might live. This is a good thing, be- cause forgetfulness is the cause of half of the sins of the world. Urges Giving Jobs to Others. . 1o Sometimes T feel we are over given tfulness in our American life of her " the leals and foundations on which this Republic was built. And these R. HARRIS & CO. foundations were the mmmum prin- clpla of Christianity. Preeman nuan it Memorial all the Nation and that the united heroism o(mb\uelmkhgmdmmm conclug all to remember those making ncfl!fl:n today as well as those who had sacri- ficed Ihelr l.lvel for the Nation. He r;:: the present economic situ- lt be remedied by each individual rying to relieve the pressure of unem- plqment by giving work to others. Floral Tributes Placed. “Obedience to law at this time cf stress and strain is imperative,” he as- serted. “A divided allegiance as re- gards law obedience may imperil ou institutions. The Nation's security i: involved in your devotion to the ideal: 1on which it was founded.” Floral tributes were placed on thr last resting place of the World Wa President by a committee from th Woodrow Wilson Foundation and by : White House military aide ™ behalf o. President Hoover. ‘Wreaths honoring the memory of th- hero of Manila Bay were placed b delegations from the Admiral Georg Dewey Naval Camp, United Spanish American War Veterans, and from th Philadelphia Chapter of the Dewey Congressional Medal Men's Association. 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