Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1931, Page 2

SEES NAVY PROBE | - INNEXT CONGRESS| Senator Swanson Predicts | Thorough Inquiry Will Be Made. $ By the Assocrarey Press. Thorough inquiry by Congress into the whole naval situation was predicted today by Senator Swanson, Democrat, Virginia. Swanson, who is ranking member on the Naval Committee, said that no spe- cial investigation was planned by him. | However, he said that when the regular | naval appropriation bill and the con- struction hill are tsken up by the standing committees cf the Senate “the whole naval situation will be investi- gated thoroughly before anything is dore.” The Virginian, who is a stanch advo- cate of naval preparedness, would offer no comment on the dispute between President Hoover end the Navy League. Urge Building Program. Already there have been gmmblmgs] from big Navy advocates at some of the | cuts the President proposes to make in | n- al expenditures Chairman Hale of the Senate Naval| Committee and Representative Britten of Illinois, chairman of the last House Naval Coxmittce, have joined in pro- posing a builiing program which is | outside of the bounds of the President’s list of suggested expenditures. The dispute between Mr. Hoover and the Navy League has halted at a stage | either the Chief Executive or ;‘:fi{;m H. Gardiner, pr&g:enl of the league, may pick it up again. Presumably the next step is Gardi- ner's and the league's to take, since the Chief Executive's five-man board, headed by John Hays ‘Hammond, Sat- urday held the league, through its president, has uttered “many inaccu- racies, false assumptions and erroneous conclusions.” It is Gardiner's turn to act upon President Hoover's demand that he make a “public correction of his misstatements and an 8pology. Retraction Not Elpecud.mn had asserted, among other things, '.h}lte the administration was starving the Navy, and that Mr. Hoover was “abysmally ignorant” of naval affairs. Friends of Gardiner’s doubt that he will retract. Should this be the cese, President Hoover may decide to Speak out again. on the accusations, which obviously rankled him. Gardiner’s supporters base largety upon _the action of the league's Execu- tive Committee their belief that he will stand firm. The committee, after vot- ing confidence in him by 7 to 1 last ‘week, dropped a hint that it would not consider the presidential ,bmxd a final thority. All“ volanmred its own records to any individual group that would throw "much»needg light” on the present naval policy. Suggest Congressional Act. Gardiner’s only public comment since President Hoover attacked his state- ments was to &u&fi that a congres- )le:vh::yport for President Hoover's stand came yesterday from Representa- tive French, chairman for eight years of the Naval Appropriations Subcom- mittee of the House. 2 Attacking Gardiner's charges as “ma- licious,” the Idaho Republican said: “No one can read the statement of Gaardiner for the Navy League, and report of the committee of which Mr, Hammond was chairman, without realizing that Mr. Gardiner and his associates deserve the excoriation that they received.” Mr. the . TAMMANY TO BACK BYRNS FOR LEADER Delegation of 21 in House Plans Fight for Chairmanships, New York Times Says. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 9.—The Times says the Tammany delegation of 21 members in the House of Representa- tives will make a fight for recognition in chairmanships of important committees. Tammany representatives are entitled o six chairmanships under the seniority rule, But, the newspaper says, since these are divided among three Repre- sentatives, Tat’l?mmy can hardly expect to get all of them. 'ghe delegation has virtually decided not to contest the floor leadership, and, the Times reports, has decided to sup- ort Representative Joseph W. Byrns of g‘enntssee as floor leader. The Tam- many group previously announced sup- port of John N. Garner of 'Texas as Bpeaker. MAN WHO GAVE U. S. $5,000,000 IN ART DIES IN POVERTY *(Continued From First Page.) ental specimens which comprised the Gellatly collection, remain in the Heckscher Galteries, in New York, where it was agreed at the time of the gift that they should stay for a certain pe- riod before being moved here. The Smithsonian owns the pieces, however, and Congress has included in the Mu- seum budget an appropriation for their upkeep. Gellatly’s collection of paintings in- cluded canvasses of Whistler and John Singer Sargent. Spent Fortune on Art. A taste he had started cultivating as a young man had been given further | opportunity for expression after the sale of the Holland House, famous old New York hotel, which he inherited from his first wife, the late Edith Rogers Gel~ laily. Owing partly to his assiduous quest for art objects, his resources are said to have dwindled sadly in his later | years. A year after Gellatly married Miss ‘Whitely, there began between them a Jegal battle over his gift that was still in progress when he died. ‘was haled into court for non-payment of his wife's rent, she testified his finan- | cial embarrassment was caused by his desire to give beyond his means. He lost the suit and was directed to pay up $600 in back rent. A few weeks ago Gellatly, who dressed in a costume resembling that of an American ofucer in the Revolu- tinary War, called at the Federal dis- trict attorney's office and revealed that fiis wife was starting an action to have his gift declared illegal. When he | Kansas Senat THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTC MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1931. or and Bride MARRIED RECENTLY AT WICHITA. ginla Parker, talented musician, A MARRIAGE of national interest in Wichita recently was that of Senator Geroge McGill, junior United States Senator from Kansas, and Mrs. Vir- formerly of Oklahoma City. Senator McGill, a Democrat. who defeated Henry J. Allen, also of Wichita, a | close friend of President Hoover, last Fall to fill out the unexpired term | of Vice President Curtis, is up for re-election next year. of the outstanding Democratic leaders of the Southwest. Senator McGill is one —Wide World Photo. BISHOP INDIGNANT OVER NAVY LEAGUE Cathedral Audience Hears Denunciation of “Insult” Given to President. “Profound indignation” at the Navy | League for the “insult offered the Pres- ident of the United States” was ex- pressed at Washington Cathedral yes- terday by Bishop James E. Freeman. Digressing from a sermon on the need for penitence and prayer to al- leviate the spiritual and moral depres- sion intfiu ;v‘)‘:ll,ch dAxlnc:ldum have slumped, op declared: b4 mmfle profoundly indignant when I think of the insult offered the Presi- dent of the United States. What a fine lesson for the Navy League is the loy- alty of the troops of Washington at Yorktown.” Obviously moved by his topic, Bishop Freeman, referring to a recent at Yorktown, continued: “What did these simple troops of ‘Washington's have that we lack today? Fundamentally, they had a faith in God. I know there are some cheap authors who have disparaged Wash- ington, and I say deliberately that I ise them.” de'slghe bishop said “too much luxury and too much indulgence have brought us where we are as a Nation.” “Prosperity will not return until we begin to take religion seriously. A re- cent shocking event, brought to my at- tention, fllustrates the situation. ‘A father said to his daughter of 17, as she left for a party: 5 “ ‘Have you your flask? “Too much lu: , too much indul- gence, have been the rule. The trouble with this land is its exaltation of things and the decline of morals.” STREET CARE TIE-UP DELAYS WORKERS Washington Railway and Electric System Thrown Out of Commissi It may have sounded like a “stall” to employers, but thousands of persons who reported late to work this morn- ing on Mmumm of delayed street cars told the truth. Practically the entire system of the ‘Washington Railway & Electric Co. was thrown out of commission at 7:42 o'clock when a plow “pulled” at Four- teenth and H streets. As a result, some 30 street cars lwere tied up on nnecticut avenue alone. cusimunr conditions existed on other lines of the {lme company. Officials explained tI not only was the cur- rent cut off for a time, but the situa- tion was made more difficult by the fact that every one sought to board the front cars in the lines, causing them to move slowly and “miss” traffic lights. Although the tie-up was on the out- bound line, there was a consequent de- lay in obtaining inbound cars, because there were few at the end of the lines to come in. As an aftermath of this condition _countless persons cooled their heels on loading platforms, waiting for cars. Tazicabs were at a premium. Officials said the damaged plow was reconditioned in nine minutes, but the service was so demoralized in that time that the delay in other vicinities was much greater. They expressed regret. D. C. WARNED TO RID PARKS OF AUTOS OR CONGRESS MAY ACT (Continued From First Page.) by Washington and Jefferson brought | to naught, the invitations extended to | the citizens of the United States to visit their Capital would seem but 2| mockery. They will not be able to| find accommodation, let alone joy and pleasure. | “Sixth. The sad experiences of ccn- gestion on the day of the burial of the | | Unknown Soldier at Arlington were re- | garded es a national disgrace. Yet, | those experiences were a matter of| | hours. Here we look fcrward to months | | of recurring like occasions. | Finds No Action Taken. “Seventh. The commission would not | thus address you save for the fact that | after the most diligent inquiry it has | not been found that adequate or syste- | matic steps are being taken by any | authority to provide parking places for visiting _sutomobiles. The commission finds schedules of pageants and cele- brations to lure people to Washington, but absolutely no plans to provide a commodations for them when they come here. “Eighth. Congress, by the Constitu- tion, has exclusive legislation over the FINDERS OF ROLLING GOLF BALLS HELD ‘DISORDERLY’ 'MEMPHIS, Tenn., November 9 (#).— Finding golf balls befcre they have to] rolling was termed ‘“disorderly conduct” by Memphis police today. They arrested George Blakely, 321, and Joe Becton, 22, on a municipal golf course after the park officers meywckm up several golf balls, District of Columbia. The Commission | of Fine Arts is able to suggest only one | way for preserving for the people of the United States the surpassing a tistic features of the City of Wash- ington, both during the Bicentennial and thereafter. That way is by Con- gress to recover the parks for their use as parks, and to regulate the use of the streets and avenues for the benefit of all the people.” HOOVER NAVY FIGHT LAUDED BY CAPPER Senator Says Mid-West “Al- most Unanimously” Sup- ports Reduction. By the Assoclated Press. TOPEKA, Kans., November 9.—The Midwest was described yesterday by | Senator Arthur Capper,” Republican, | Kansas, as “almost unanimously” ap- | proving President Hoover's naval pro- gram, which includes an appropriation slash of $66,000,000. Commenting upon the report of the Hoover _appointed committee whieh found Willlam Howard Gardiner, Fresl- dent of the Naval League; had uttered ’lwr Capper said “the President has no desire to cripple the Navy.” “Neither has the Middle West,” he continued. “We have understood all the time that the Navy Department is in accord with the President's pro- gram: the attack of the Navy League was not justified ig any degree, Sees Selfish Interest. “It should be understood and remem- bereg that the Navy League includes in its membership those who sell steel and others commercially interested in the from armament building. These have a selfish interest to over- ride their loyalty to their country and their own regard for the truth. “The fact is, we have had this same kind of a fight from the Navy League— false statements, misconstructions of Government reports, half truths hooked up with barefaced falsehoods—every time we have tried to hold down ex- p‘;n‘dlwrea for the Navy to a reasonable Cites Army Reduction. “It might be mentioned that the Army without question—there is no commer- cial organization, such as the Navy c[;ec[zue, boosting big Army appropria- ons, Navy League has imposed on the public, especially along the seaboard, as a pa- triotic organization. ‘The country should be grateful to President Hoover for having torn off its mask and showed for steel and shipbuilding companies under the plea of super-patriotism.” FEDERAL JUDGE DIES William N. Runyon of New Jer- sey Had Been Il Year. PLAINFIELD, N. J, November 9 (#). —Federal Judge Willlam N. Runyon, 60, died today. e had been in ill health for a year. . Gem;n “Reds” Attack Foes. MAGDEBURG, Germany, November 9 (#)—Several hundred Communists stormed the National Socialist head- quarters Saturday night in nearby Schoenbeck, seriously wounding _one person in an exchange of shots. They plundered two Fascist-owned ~shops. Numerous arrests were made. | extent Mr. | sharp decline, with a consequent rise “many inaccuracies” in an attack upon | the administration’s naval policy, Sen- | budget was reduced $40,000,000 almost | “The pity of it is that in the past the | it to us as the greedy commercial or- | ganization that it is—seeking to make | excessive profits from the Government | HOOVER KEPT BUSY AS SESSION LOOMS Grandi Parley Soon Is Added to Tasks of Message and Legislative Plans. By the Associated Press Congress convenes, during which ne must determine finally the administra- tion’s attitude toward 4ax increases, is upon President Hoover in full force. In addition, he must take time out from domestic matters to_renew inter- national conversations. Foreign Min- ister Dino Grandi of Italy is to arrive next Monday to take up discussions of the world problems of economics and disarmament. Must Shape Legislative Plans. During these next four weeks Presi- dent Hoover must round out his legis- lative program, to which he has already given much consideration. He must shape his message to Congress, teeming this year with economics. Dozens of returning Senators and Representatives will seek him out—some merely to pay their respects and others bearing diffi- | culties to be confronted. His Republican National Committee has been called into full session almost simultaneously with the convening of Congress to select a city for the next nominating convention. 'And. into all of this flurry, Vice President Curtis has decided to drop late this month his de- cision whether he will seek renomina- tion or ask Kansas to return him to his old seat in the Senate. It_will be portentious in its bearing on President Hoover's probable quest for_re-election. ‘The next few days before the arrival of the Italian statesman will see tax and other fiscal questfons brought to | the fore at the White House. Only the | Armistice day celebration, as a part of | which he may_speak, will break to any | Hoover’s application to | questions for submission to Congress. Before the President are various pre posals from members of his own party for increasing revenues, some calling for sales taxes. He himself has been represented as feeling the income tax laws need readjusting. Deficit Rises as Revenues Fall. During the first four months of the fiscal year revenues have shown a in the Federal deficit. This now totals over $661,000,000. A continuance at this rate would bring a deficiency of nearly $2,000,000,000 by next July. Last week the President announced | a slice of $350,000,000 from 1933 budget | estimates for the Government depart- | ments, but even with these a gross budget of around $3,632,000,000 is prob- able. He indicated some time ago that | his final decision upon the tax question | | would be delayed until just before Con- | gress convenes, to permit as much study as possible of income receipts, Rains Flood French Riviera. | NICE, France, November 9 (#)— Many parts of tne Riviera have been flooded by two days of continuous rain, described as the Leaviest in years. | Traffic and teiephone service Were interrupted and the town of Biot, | whose mayor is Lucien Muratore, the | opera singer, was practically isolated yesterday. The always exacting month before |~ | Cross to distribute Federal money to | provide money to pay the interest and 3BILLION-DOLLAR ROAD BOND URGED Norris Advocates Fund to Build Highways as Em- ployment Relief. __(Continued From First Page.) building in the States, with the State matching dollar for dollar. “It is & practical imposibility for all the States to make such contributions now. Some of them are prohibited by their constitutions, and in others it would be impossible to raise the money. “In my opinion, we should issue Gov- ernment bonds the amount of $3,000,000,000. This money could be used during the next two or three years on the road-building program. By that time business should have recovered and with it employment. I expect to introduce a bill providing for such a bond issue when Congress meets. Idleness Called “Terrible.” “It is & terrible thing for an able- bodied man who wants work to be com- pelled to accept charity. My plan would obviate this. Furthermore, when | we give charity, the country, generally speaking, gets no benefit from it. My plan would give the country value re- ceived for the money expended.” Senator Norris said his plan looked to the future. He added that the Fed- eral Government should do its part this Winter by contributing money to be used for charity. “I am in favor of the Federal Gov- ernment making its contribution ihis Winter. We had a plan to use the Red the distressed last Winter in tne drought-stricken sections of the coun- try, but President Hoover rejected it. The Red Cross, it occurs to me, is one of the agencies which this Winter could distribute Federal money to the unem- ployed.” Senator Norris said he believes two additional tax levies should be made to help retire the Government bonds, which Senator Norris now proposes. “There ought to be an increase in the income tax on large incomes and an increase in the tax on large Inherit- ances,” he said. “The money so raised should be put into a special fund to be used to pay the charges on the bonds.” Senator Norris said he had not had an opportunity to confer with other members of the Progressive group in the Senate in order to determine whether another Progressive conference, such as that held here last March, should be called this Fall. He ex- pressed the opinion, however, that prob- ably no such conference would be held now. He sald the people in the West who had good crops had food for the Win- ter. The recent rise in the wheat price would undoubtedly aid the farmers, he sald, although a price of 70 cents in Chicago would not pay the cost of pro- duction ire Nebraska. The people in the West, the Nebraska Senator said, were, generally speaking, dissatisfled with President Hoover. He attributed this in part to the depres- sion, but he added that ‘the West doesn’v pay much attention to Mr. Hoo- ver's appointment of commissions to settle everything.” He said he did not see any reason for congressional investi- gation into the controversy between the President and the Navy League. Nizam of Hyderabad By the Assoclated Press. | NICE, France, November 9.—The Ni- | zam of Hyderabad, reputed to be the | richest man in the world, today gave $200,000 in cash and $1,000,000 worth of jewels to Prince Abdul Medjid Ef- fendi, former caliph of Istanbul and su- preme spiritual ruler of 300,000,000 Mo- | hammedans, in return for the marriage | |of the former caliph's daughter and niece to the Nizam's two sons. | At the same time the ruler of Hy- | derabad, whose wealth is estimated at more than $2,000,000,000, increased the | former Sultan's living aliowance to $2,- 1000 a month. Ever since Medjid was exiled from Turkey by Mustapha Kemal seven years ago the Nizam has been paying him $1,500 a month. A double wedding, uniting Prince Azam Jah, heir to the Hyderabad throne, | with the 18-year-old Princess Durai | Shehvar, only daughter of the former | caliph, and the Nizam's younger son with Princess Nilufar, 16-year-old niece of the former caliph, will be celebrated ¥ith Oriental splendor here on Thurs- ay. The event takes on added interest | inasmuch as the ceremony will be per- |formed on the Nizam’s birthday anni- versary by the former caliph himself. It will be the first time he ever offici- ated at such a ceremony. The Princess Durai Shehvar, who has been living on the charity of friends ever since her father lost the Turkish | throne, becomes potentially the richest | girl in’ the world by this marriage, for |Eer flance is destined to inherit his | father's colossal wealth, estimated to | exceed the combined fortunes of the | Rockefellers, the Fords and the Mor- | gans. ISLAM DOUBLE WEDDING SEALED BY GIFTS OF “RICHEST MAN" at Istanbul $200,000 and Million in Jewels for Daughter and Niece for Sons. Pays Former Caliph In India the Nizam has diamonds by the bushel, it is said, and incalculable quantities of gold, gems and other property piled up by Mogul Emperors through the centuries. The civil contract which will link the families of the two most powerful fig- ures in the world of Islam will be signed for the Nizam by Sir Akbar Hydra, his prime minister, who arrived yester..y from London, where he has been attending the Round-Table Con- ference. @he two couples are to make a wed- ding trip to the Riviera, and afterward will go to India, where the Nizam has set aside gorgeous palaces for their use. There will be wedding feasts on a more lavish scale than those which will fol- low the ceremony here, and the young princes will receive priceless gifts from India’s 700 ruling maharajas and chiefs. The Princess Dura! Shehvar, who claims descent from tne Prophet Mo~ hammed, is a slender brunette of rare Oriental beauty. She speaks English, French, German, Italian, Turkish and Persian fluently, and she has been helping to support her father in exile by acting as his secretary. Unlike most Turkish girls, she has never worn the veil, but is thoroughly modern, though she frowns on Western e Nizam, a e m, despite his staggerin; wealth, is known throughout Iggl.l sg something of a miser. They say he has a hundred million dollars in bullion stored away. His father was reported to have had 500 wives, but this ruler has only one. On many occasions, it is said, he has protested that he could not afford /mor& Where Five Died in Explosion ‘The letter was signed by all the mem- bers of the Fine Arts Commission, { ] RUINS OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN, CAUSE OF TRAGEDY. Chinese Hono r Sun Yat-Sen GOVERNME! BY SU-LEE CHANG. 1 The world’s calendar will include in its memorable dates that of November 12, 1866. On‘that day there was born| in a remote Southeastern Asia village a man whose life has been tied closely to the history and destiny of a great| people for the last half century. He| was Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, father of the | Chinese Republic. | Every Monday millions of Chinese | gather together in government offices, chambers of commerce, schools and | universities, labor unfons, and social| institutions to pay tribute to theu} leader in a solemn ritual. They bow | before his picture, recite and contem-| plate his political will. He ‘is not a; god, for fanaticism has no place in true | Chinese character. It was his spirit| phich represents power and faith to is . countrymen. | Lege'ndsryhlve surrounded the bh’lh-l place of Dr. Sun. That he was born| of common origin is not contested. As| a boy he spent several years in Hawail in an atmosphere of political liberty | and free social institutions. But he/ was not westernized. East and west of the international date line there existed | two different worlds. He clearly con- ceived that the one to which he be-| longed must become adapted to con- ditions prevailing in the other. But he recognized unmistakably that in in- corporating China to modern civiliza- tion changes from outside should be conducive to established national traits. Herein lies the foundation of his ma- | jestic program for the regeneration of | China A pure product of eastern soil | the growth of his mind was constantly watered by western culture. Yet he was distinctly Chinese. Diagnosed Nation’s Disease. Medicine was his choice for a pro- fession. More than ordinary physicians | who eased the pains of individual | patients he saw the intense sufferings | of the people. He diagnosed the | disease of the body politic and set | upon the task of resuscitating a dying | nation. Powerful ministers received memorials from him concerning the alarming state of affaixs. He pleaded for reforms, and, when the efforts to co-operate with the existing regime proved futile he decided to cut the Gordian knot. ‘That he was a born leader his fol- lowers admit. The source of power in the early days was his sincerity, which brought him friends and supporters from all walks of life. Thus, in his secret revolutionary meetings were found scholars and gang chiefs, stu- dents and outlaws, merchants and coolles. By his winning personality he compacted these raw elements into a policy-making instrument. For 10 days he hid in a fishing shop in Canton while officials sought his life. Many of his companions had lost their heads. Again, some years later, his life hung on a thread of fate. He was trapped and locked up by Chinese imperial agents in London ready to | be shipped to the court of Peiping. His earnestness and friendship miraculously brought him into contact with the | world that saved him. By his deeds | and readiness to face danger he mani- fested the ability of practical leader- ship. He was as much a worker as a leader. Traveled Abroad. ‘The land became unsafe for him. A | price was set ®n his head. He traveled and propagandized. He fomented a revolutionary atmosphere among Chinese abroad and recruited political force. While in Europe he studied existing political and economic condi- tions, examining the maladies as well as the proposed remedies for our in- dustrial and commercial civilization and tc"om;eued with authorities in many elds. A "July 4th” jubllee swept China. Firecrackers were set cff everywhere. The Emperor had abdicated and a re- public was proclaimed. Every face flashed with hope and cheerfulness. But events and degenerating personali- ties soon conspired to rob the people of ', BUSINESS AND SCHOOLS REVERE HIM EVERY MONDAY. KEYSTONE. DR. SUN YAT-SE the fruits of the revolution. The dragon was slain, but ravenous tigers and wolves were in the way of enlight- ened democracy. Some of his followers asquiesced, but Dr. Sun remained un- yielding. He carried on the struggle against the enemies of the republic and the people with renewed vigor and swength. He failed and failed again, g\lxfi discouragement was unknown to m. The Chinese state ¢f mind was la- mentably morbid. Dr. Sun firmly be=- lieved in the converse of the time-worn theory that to do is more difficult than to know. and endeavored to give the people a matured understanding of his principles. He preached and lectured forcetully. He taught with patience. The bayonet of the militarists could not silence him and his words gradually be- came an invincible force. He was a great teacher. ‘Throughout his life Dr. Sun regarded no man as his enemy. His faith in human nature was immeasurably great. Not until shell-fire actually thundered over his head was he willing to believe that he had been betiayed. It was among the Chinese on March 12, 1925, that a wave cf grief struck the nation. While bearing the will of the people to Pieping for conferences with leaders, he died in the Rockefeller Hos- pital. In the last minutes of his life he uttered the magic words of a con- vinced revolutionist: “The revclutioh is still unaccomplished, my comrades must cantinue the strugg Loved by All Chinese. Instantly he became a greater and more powerful man than he was while living. Shortly after his death, a gov- ernment based on his principles es- tablished a beginning. Today, he rests in the mausoleum on the Blue Hill of Nanking, a monument to his consecrated life. In this darkest hour of the coun- try's fate the light of his great seul shines in the face of every’ Chinese as a guiding star. Time and events are perhaps still too close to properly eval- uate every deed of his. But he is loved and revered by the entire Chinese people. Of all national heroes that went from us none perhaps, left a heritage which portends greater possibilities than that of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. For he was not only a great Chinese, but a great Asiatic. For thousands of years Chinese culture had been the fountain of Oriental civilization. By regenerating the Chi- nese nation he reclaims for the old East a place of leadership that was lost to them as a result of the advent of the new Wost. This is a truth which pos- :flty. generations from now, will vin- cate. Noisy Crane in Zoo At 4 A M. Arouses Senator and Others Costigan Adds Protest on Being Awakened From Slumbers. Unless a certain crane in the crane run at National Zoological Park stops yelling with glee at 4 o'clock in the morning and awakening Senator Ed- ward Costigan of Colorado and other residents of the apartment house area east of the Zoo, he is going to be shanghaied unceremoniously from his happy home. It is the habit of cranes to stretch, yawn and greet the dawn with happy clamor at about 4 o'clock. Ordinarily the cranes are pretty decent about it and only make enough fuss to get them- selves properly organized for the day's activities, without unduly bothering their neighbors. One crane, however, believes in giving full vent to his emotions. His cries of Joy at the crack of dawn (and earlier) are not restrained. When he yells, or roars, or whatever it is cranes do, he does it with all stops out. He greets the dawn as his simple crane soul tells him the dawn should be greeted. That he arouses Senator Costigan and other human neighbors whose souls are too sluggish 2t 4 a.m. to permit them revel- ing in the approach of dawn, is no con- cern of the crane. ‘The result has been a deluge of tele- phone calls, ranging from the querulous to the downright nasty, all of them re- ceived by Dr. William M. Mann, di- rector of the Zoo. ‘The general tenor of the calls, polite and impolite, is that the crane is a “so-and-so kind of a nuisance and will you please do something about it so we can get some sleep.” Dr. Mann has ordered the night | watchman to spot the offender among ERE is & view of the tangled works of the exploded 5-inch anti-aircraft gun which caused the death of five men and the injury to 22 others on board the U. S. 8. Colorado off the coast of Southern California Novem- ber 8. Cause of the explosion may never be made public because of the secret mechanism of the gun.—A. P. Photo. the crane family. So at about 4 o'clock each morning the watchman creeps up and watches while the cranes wake up and vocalize. When he has spot‘ed the particular crane, which is awaken- ing the echoes and Senator Costigan and his neighbors, the crane will be re- moved forthwith to quarters in the cen- ter of the Zoo, where he can yell with- out disturbing any one but his furred and feathered neighbors.” Two other noisy cranes already have been de- ported from the crane run to the center of the Zoo, Dr. Mann said, and the duo robably soon will be & trio. Mussolini Fails to Visit Pope. ROME, November 9 (P).—Aflairs of state prevented Premier Mussolini from paying & formal visit to Pope Pius XI toda: The premier was_ occupied throughout the morning with 'a meeting of the council of ministers and he had to preside later at a meeting of the National Council of Corporations. First-Aid Course to End. HYATTSVILLE, Md., November 9 (Special).—Members of the Ladies’ DRY LAWS LINKED WITH POLICE GRAFT Sidney P. Simpson Says Real Relief Can Come Only From Change in Prohibition. By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y., November 9.—Sid- ney P. Simpson, promirent New York attorney, told the National Conference on Governmen: today that “real relief” from “graft and ‘protection’” in the police departments of American cities ‘“‘can come only from a change” in the prohibition law. Mr. Simpson, who recently aided the National Commission on Law Observ- ance and Enforcement as a consultant on the cost of crime, spoke on “What'’s Wrong With Our Courts and Police?” He said: “If we will permit our police depart- ments and our courts to concentrate on their primary mission—the preven- tion and punishment of crimes of vio- lence and dishonesty, rather than the regulation of morals—they will have a much better opportunity of accomplish- ing it effectively.” Cites Big Crime Bill. ‘Three hundred cities of more than 25,000 population, and the Federal Gov- ernment spent in 1930 more than a quarter of a billion dollars for criminal police and court works Mr. Simpson ex- plained, adding “there can be little doubt that many communities are not getting their money's worth as a re- sult of these very large expenditures.” “The police and the courts,” he con- tinued, “are in many cities charged with the theoretical duty of enforcing many laws which are highly unpopular with the normally law-abiding citizens. ‘The outstanding example, of course, is prohibition. Calls Graft Inevitable. “In such circumstances, enforcement is almost certain to be lax if the city administration is to continue in office and graft and ‘protecton’ are almost inevitable. “One practical remedy would be to cease to attempt municipal enforce- ment in citles where it is not desired by the electorate. But this is a highly unsatisfactory course and real relief can come only from a change in the law.” e CURTIS SAYS WHEAT CONFIRMS HIS ADVICE Vice President, Bound for Coast, Stops in Kansas City and Is Pleased at Price Rise. KANSAS CITY, November 9.—The recent upturn in wheat prices has con- firmed predictions made last June by Vice President Charles Curtis. Stopping here for a few minutes last night en route to Los Angeles, the Vice President sald he was pleased with the recent advance in the market, and Auxillary of the Hyattsville Volunteer | added Fire Department and of auxiliaries of other departments of Prince Georges County who are taking the advanced Red Cross course in first aid, will com- plete their work tomorrow night. An examination will follow, and those pass- ing will receive certificates. The women later will take a course in home nursing. “I told the farmers last June not to sell at low prices. I knew the price would increase.” Vice President Curtis will address a group representing the motion picture industry Tuesday night at Los Angeles. He was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann. 3 | wasin’ attendance. CONTEMPT CHARGE ON PITTS OPPOSED iCounseI Plead His Defense in Perjury Case Trial Would Be Revealed. A motfon to quash a contempt eita- tion against G. Bryan Pitts, former head of the F. H. Smith Co., was ar- gued in District Supreme Ccurt this morning before Justice F. D. Letts. Pitts was cited to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court for bringing into evidence dur- ing his recent trial on econspiracy- embezzlement charges a number of al~ leged fraudulent documents. Says Defense Would Be Bared. His attorney, Dozier De Vane, pointed out that Pitts is under indictment for perjury in connection with this same alleged offense and said it would be unfair to compel him to expose his de- fense to that charge in a collateral proceeding such as this contempt hearing. He said Pitts was entitled to a trial by jury on the issue of perjury and that it was not within the jurisdiction of this court to try him in a contempt proceeding. Pitts Brought from Jail. Pitts was brought from the District Jail into the court room for the hearing and sat beside his wife throughout the proceeding. One of his former attor- neys, Frank G. Raichle of New York, also was present. His former secre- tary, Miss Helen Schneider, likewise Justice Letts will rule on the motion to quash after coun- sel for the Government have answered De Vane’s argument. ‘The motion for contempt filed by Nu- gent Dodds, Assistant Attorney General, and Neil Burkinshaw, a special assis- tant, asked the court to punish -Pitts and “any other person” who may ap- {xnr to have been involved in the leged acts of contempt. The docu: ments referred to in the petition are several requisitions which Pitts intro- duced in evidence in an effort to show he was legally entitled to receive money the Government claimed he had em- bezzled ’{rom the Smith Co. . GERMANY BELIEVED FACING RECEIVERSHIP AMID CLAMOR FOR PAY (Continued From First Page.) be allowed to reinstall some kind of ;l;geex;vu‘:ry bodyt vg:lch will have the prevent rmany’s repeati the bankruptcy process two or ml;:g years from now. Foreigners have bitterly criticized the apparent German desire forcibly to convert short-term debts into long term with reduced interest. They have point- ed to the high interest German c; tors are Tegular] 1y “recetving. It i a fact that it is more the Ln%enul '-hl; the external debt burden which is crushing the German business system. Some students like this correspond- ent believe that, unless the nt debts are in some manner uzg'::ed. no German recovery is possible. This alleviation could be obtained by a rise in world prices or by individual bank- ruptcies or b‘y inflation or by a general lx;eydlfll:ttlnn of internal interest rates Germany is getting tired of waiting for the first. The cabinet has not the nerve or desire to accept the second &flwbzml lwould mean a tem- of un ent. government is pledtzdmnzm to pemnm currency inflation, and, therefore, is }:firc:’g to wfldxetre interest reduction by lespite immense m;r:: ;lflnnl Beardn resistance emains seen what realized. The only cmt‘y ':unu‘l’: seem to be that the lem connected with Germany’s uncertain position is coming steadily closer to solution, (Copyrisht, 1931.) BERLIN INITIATIVE LACKING. World Bank Directors Expect Request for Board. BASEL, Switz.:and, November 9 (), —Directors of the Bank for Interna- tlonal Settlements met for an hour to- day and adjourned until December 14 apparently without having received any Tequest from Germany to set up s board of inquiry as authorized in the Young plan to consider the reparations problem. Financial authorities are watching closely for such a move and when it comes it is expected to be in the form of a request for the establishment of suil;sam board. ing that the uest is ‘made, the bank would u-elrt:qn committee Tepresenting the central banks of the United States, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and Japan. This group would nominate four othér financiers representing interests espe- ::lly lr:luncemedm{‘n Teparations, and ese 11 men would form ring co?r:ltte&h PR Rt ‘oday the directors set up s com- mittee to"study the pmblemp of pay- ments between the world bank and its e&nsmue'nt national banks. It will con sider a proposal that such ents shall be in gold cr in gold Vll\ll);’.mlhh rule is designed to eliminate profits and losses due to fluctuations in national currencies. Prosperity Signs By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK.—Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of New York says unfilled orders at end of October showed the greatest improvement for a single month since statistics have been gathered, rising 51 per cent. The imprqve- B 0 sl eve hand-to-mou being abandoned. # Construction contracts awarded in the New York metropolitan area last month amounted to $89,518,000, or about $9,000,000 greater than comparable period ~of 1930. The American Bankers’ Asso- ciation Journal, in its review of October, finds that in both num- ber and importance favorable de- velopments in business and finance appear to have out- weighed unfavorable ones. Senti- ment is distinctly better, it says. A questionnaire as to business conditions and outlook’ sent to the many agents of the National Surety Co. throughout the coun- try confirmed the confidence of E. M. Allen, president of the com- pany, who believed he saw signs of renewed optimism during a re- cent tour of the Far West. The optimistic replies to the ques- tl(;;x‘rimire outnumbered the pessi- mistic. San Francisco—Twenty-six new : manufacturing _enterprises were launched in California during Oe- tober, against two last year; grape prices are up, and building per- mits increased last month over ating ratio had advanced 2 polnm:a to 31-32 per cent of u%ty. the best weekly rise since 24, and expressed the bel that the rate would throughout hold the week.