Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1933, Page 2

TTUA—2 w¥¥ CATHEDRAL RITES THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1933. Uncle Sam’s New Foresters Start Training HONOR AIR VICTIMS Bishop Freeman Praises Heroic Spirit of Akron’s Officers and Men. ‘The officers and men of the ill-fated U. 8. S. Akron were commemorated yes- terday afternoon at one of the most deeply impressive services ever held at ‘Washington Cathedral. A congregation representing all classes and all faiths filled the great choir from wall to wall while the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, aised God for heroic spirits, brave the face of sudden death, and bade them farewell in the traditional lan- guage of the church. Navy People Arrive. An hour before the service began the roads of the Cathedral close were filled with Navy people arriving from near and far. Admirals, junior, officers, wom- en in somber mourning for their own and others lost, and little children, | wide-eyed with wonder at the pageant of it—all filed through the transept doors to chairs in the main body of the unfinished sanctuary, where the altar crosses were hung with crepe and the air was filled with the whis- -pered music of dirges, slowly and softly Pplayed. | Scores yet were entering when the processional hymn bega “Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still,” it came roll- ing up from the crypt stairway as more than & hundred singing boys and men followed the golden cross of Abyssinia, draped in black and borne by a pacing crucifer, through the north transept, down the center aisle and to their stalls on either side of the holy table. After them marched the clergy, old priests and young, in flowing robes of white. ‘Those in line included Rev. Dr. James H. Taylor, pastor of Central Presby- terian Church; Rev. Herman Ebert, Rev. George B. Kinkead, Canon Joseph Fletcher, Canon John W. Gummere, Rev. Mr. Albert H. Lucas, the Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Wash- ington Cathedral, and others. Rev. Dr. | G. Freeland Peter, chancellor of the | Cathedral, was master of ceremonies. Bishop Freeman, obedient to custom, sh the floek to their places and was the last to take his seat under the soaring arches ‘of the choir walls. Canon Wolven Reads. ‘The liturgical portions of the service were read by Canon Raymopd - L. ‘Wolven, the bishop’s chaplain, his voice rising high and clear over the silent throng assembled before him. The “sentences of Scripture” began with the words, “T am the resurrection and the Tife, saith the Lord.” The choir sang the twenty-third psalm, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” Capt. Sydney K. Evans, chief of the Chaplains’ Division of the Navy, read | the selected lessons, opening with the phrase, “We know that all things work together for the good of them that love God,” and closing with, “And God shall ‘wipe away all tears from thelr | | The hymn, “PFight the Good Pight,” was followed by the recital of the apostles’ creed, the Lord’s prayer, and the collects and prayers for the oc- casion. Canon Wolven petitioned especially for the lost and for those who mourn their fate with grateful love. ‘The choir nnf the hymn, “Jesus, Yover of My Soul,” and at its conclu- sion Bishop Freeman, entering the pul- pit, summoned the congregation to stand in silence “for a moment” in ‘hom to the de:dAlTHe then ofl'eredd ; special prayer, and “Taps” was sounde by ?rl Miller, cornetist of the Navy In his sermon, the bishop spoke of the solemn accident of the Akron dis- aster having occurred at the season when the Christian world is thinking particularly of the life and crucifixion of the Savior. He discussed the mys- tery of death and the need for unfalter- faith in an hour of grief. With reference to the Navy, he said: “In the economy of the Republic, it occu- pies a conspicuous place as a part, and an essential part, of our family life. Recognized or unrecognized, its offi- cers and men constitute an element | that is both picturesque and singularly appealing. Hence, whether in peace or war, the Navy belongs to us. It is 8 constituent element in our national household and lays claim to our deep- est affection and highest praise. It is because of this fact that we stand today in reverent &nd deepened sorrow as we contemplate the tragic happen- ing. The men we mourn were our sons and brothers, flesh of our flesh, bone of our bone, the faithful and loyal defend- ers of American ideals. Their names and persons may have been unknown to most of us; nevertheless, they were committed to a service that concerns us all. They were the guardians of those interests that are nearest and dearest to us. In their service they symbolized the high attainments of fidelity and courage. Obedience to the call of duty was their watchword. The sea and the air were the elements in which their calling had its sphere. At all times and under all circumstances they were wont to respond, and respond gladly, to the call of duty. As ex- emplars of fidelity to a cause these loyal sons occupied a place that was unchallenged and unchallengable, * * * “As we contemplate again this latest |ROOSEVELT » o EARING the special uniforms s s in which they -will work on the reforestation projects, these young New York City start their first setting-up exercises at Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, N. Y., where they will have two weeks' conditioning before starting out for the national forests. Tecruits from —A. P. Photo. HOUSE ASKS JOINT AR CRASH INQUIRY Would Fix Responsibility for All U. S. Accidents, Including Akron. By the Associated Press. ‘The House A&xed unanimously today that a Joint Congressional Committee should attenipt to fix “responsibility” for all: Army and Navy airshfp acci- dents, tn:lkuuuu that last week involv- ing e Akron. ‘Without debate, it adopted the Bank- head resolution for a special committee of five House and five Senate members to ccnsider not only accidents but the “utility” of airships for military or naval purposes. The Joint Committee would be em- ywered, under the resolution sponsored E; Rem:nmlve Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama, to subpoena witnesses and demand the production of evidence. It would report to the House “as soon as practicable.” Bankhead and others expect this re- port to include a recommendation as to whether the United States should con- tinue building airships. ‘The Senate has yet to act on the reso- lution. LACK OF PRESERVERS ON AKRON EXPLAINED By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J, April 10.—The matter did not come up for discussion this morning at the Naval Board of Inquiry investigating the Akron dis- but flying officers at the hangar cognizance of publ reports that there were no life preservers on the airship on its last voyage and only one parachute. These officers said the Akron carried 45 mattresses, which are in effect life preservers, each capable of keeping a man afloat 18 hours, and that in addi- tion there was one large life raft. There was only one parachute, they .l.elg and this was all that was ever car- i They recalled that the court which investigated the airship Shenandoah disaster recommended in its fin that parachutes not be carried on air- ships because “wearing present types of parachutes would add to the general risks and hazards of handling such ships, due to their interference, espe- clally in emergencies.” TO THROW FIRST BALL WEDNESDAY AT GRIFFITH STADIUM (Continued From aster, took st_Pore.) groove” and others wild. All of them liked base ball, Griffith says, but Hard- ing, who once managed the Marion, | Ohio, club, was rated the most enthusi- | astic fan. To thousands of old-time Washington misfortune, we are thrilled by the quick and ready response of the men as they heard the ominous command, ‘stand by for & crash. Knowing full well what such an order implied, there would be no lack of obedience, no evidence of faltering, They had been trained to stand ready, and stand ready they would, come what might. The scene of that midnight struggle with the elements may not have the glamor and high color that distinguish the in- tense action of a great conflict, but it lacks nothing of those fine qualities that inhere in men who are never found wanting in the hour when peril and | crisis impend. Mourn as we will over | this calamitous happening, we must recognize in it & new chapter that ! discloses the utter fidelity and heroism that is ever typi f the men of the United States Na: Navy Hymn Follows. ‘The final prayers were followed by the singing of the Navy hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save.” The reces- sional was “The Son of God Goes Forth of War.” The preludes and postludes of the service were played by the Navy Band supporters, however, there will be some- thing missing at this year's opening game. The name of Walter Johnson, pitching idol for 21 years and manager for four years, has been stricken from the club's roster. Three members of the team bring back memories of the glamorous days | in 1924 when the Nationals nosed out | the New York Giants in the world se- | ries. Goose Goslin back in the out- field, Ossie Bluege still at third and Sam Rice, utility outfielder, were mem- bers of the championship club. The fans will have something novel to watch in the combined managerial and playing performace of Cronin, the 26-year-old pilot, who 1s eager to depli- cate the feat of Bucky Harris, who was the young manager of the pennant- Baby Is Forgotten Under Wrecked Car After 7 Are Hurt By the Associated Press. BURGETTSTOWN, Pa., April 10—Left under an overturned automobile and forgotten in the excitement, a 4-month-old_baby owed its life today to the chance recollection of one of six serious- 1y injured persons. An ambulance had brought the injured to a Burgettstown hospital before 4-month-old Helen Bar- ron was missed. They found the child, wrapped in biankets and uninjured, under the hood of the car, which had gone over a 20- foot embankment. MICHIGAN REPEAL AGTION DUE TODAY Constitutional Convention to Ratify Election Held Last Week. | By the Assoclated Press. LANSING, Mich.,, April 10.—Just 52 days after the proposed amendment for repeal of national prohibition was sub- mitted - by Congress, Michigan today becomes the first State to hold its con- stitutional convention for ratification. ‘There is no doubt about the outcome, for 99 delegates pledged to repeal of the eighteenth amendment and & lone defender of prohibition were chosen in the election s week ago. There will not even be any debate, for the Légis~ lature, In authorizing the eanvention, clothied it with no deliberative powers. | Organizing in a morning session in which Chief Justice John S. McDon- ald administers the oaths, the con- vention reassembles this afternoon for the ratification ceremo::x. The roll will be called and, for the first time in history, the convention method of changing the Federal Con- PARIS PEAGE PLAN BAGKED BY CABINET Substitute ~ for Mussolini’s Proposal to Be Offered Other Nations. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 10.—The French cab- inet approved today the new “French plan” which is to be a substitute for the four-power peace pact proposed by Premier Mussolini of Italy. The sub- stitute will be forwarded to interested capitals, with & memorandum of rea- sons for its adoption. ‘The French plan is & draft agree- ment, comprising the various points France made in objection to the Mus- solini text and placing the proposed four-power collaboration completely within the framework of the League of Nations. ‘The Mussolini pact indorsed the principle of revision of post-war treaties, arms equality for Germany and collaboration of the'four powers— Great Britain, Italy, France and Ger- many—in action involving revision of boundarfes. France and her allies, Poland, Czecho- slovakia, Rumania and Yugoslavia, im- mediately raised objections to any action taken outside of the League of Nations, where the small powers are represented. Any boundary revision generally was expected to mean ter- ritorial concessions by some of these smaller powers, if not all, to the de- feated central powers and possibly | Italy. Mussolini insisted his plan was a necessary preliminary to disarmament in Europe. TENNESSEE VALLEY PROPOSAL IS LAID BEFORE CONGRESS inued From Pirst Page.) stitution will have been employed. Althoueh his cause is hopeless, the lone dry delegate, Dr. Eugene Daven- port, former dean of agriculture at the University of Illinois, is, in his own words, “carrying the prohibition ban- | ner” to the convention. ht he | will be the honor guest at a dinner| tendered him by the State dry forces. | Among the repeal delegates are two clergymen, Rev. Albert M. Ewart of | Eaton County and Rev. H. P. R. Frincke | of Monroe County. | Although Michigan has voted “wet” | overwhelmingly i the last two elec-| tions, the State still is “dry” so far | as legal beer is concerned. Legislative | leaders, struggling with regulatory | measures, expect to remedy that not later than May 1 CANNON LOSES FIGHT AGAINST INDICTMENT | IN SUPREME COURT| (Continued From First Page.) | | Bishop Cannon, who received the funds, reported only about $17,000 of this. | Bishop Cannon’s answer was that| he had reported all that was required | under the election laws. Bishop in Court, The District of Columbia Supreme Court quashed the indictment against, who was his secretary. The trial court said the indictment | will recommend an appropriation of $50,000,000. Of this amount $34,- 000,000 -will be for the construction of the proposed dam at Cove Creek, which will enormously increase the power facilities. Norris later said he would introduce the bill tomorrow and it contained “no fundamental change” from his last Government - operation measure, al- though there would be some elabora- tion. It would authorize an initial appro- priation In addition to the bond fea- ture, Norr id, and if the bill passed “in & week's time we could began em- ploying men.” Praising the President’s message as an “official approval of & 12-year dreamn that I've had,” Norris said it was “the most wonderful, comprehensive and far-reaching humanitarian document ever to come down from the White House.” ] shows & grasp of the national scope and importance of the questions involved,” the Nebraskan asserted. Only “One Right Way.” He added he had always said there was only “one right way” to develop a river the size of the Tennessee and that was to consider navigation, power and flood control as “one proposition.” The message, he continued, “com- pletely visualizes the Tennessee River Basin problem and in the last para- graph applies it to the whole' country.” He said the President yas justified in | the Southern Methodist Church leader | starting what he termed the beginning | and also one against Miss Burroughs,|of a Natlon-wide project of flood con- trol, power, navigation, and irrigation on the Tennessee because “we have & winning Nationals back in 1924 and|was insufficient because it failed to|$150,000,000 investment there.” 1925, Griffith is confident that his re- { vamped outfit, bolstered by the batting | | power of Goslin and Schulte and the | pitching prowess of the veterans Earl | Whitehill and Walter Stewart, will gave | the favored Yankees & real fight for top | place in the league. U. S. TO DISCUSS Orchestra of 30 men, conducted by Lieut. Charles Benter. They p];\}'ed{ Chopin’s noble “Funeral March” as the | congregation left the choir. Edgar| Priest, choirmaster of the Cathedral, | was at the organ throughout. | Secretary of the Navy Claude’ A.| Swanson and Mrs. Swanson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry Latrobe |before any acticn in this direction is Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. | taken by the British government. John N. Garner, members of the House| “The object of this visit is not to and Senate Naval Affairs Committee, negotiate or fix any agreement,” said representatives of the diplomatic corps| Mr. MacDonald, “but to discuss ques- and of the different Government de-| tions with which both of us are con- ENTIRE RELATIONS WITH JAPANESE (Continued Prom First Page) | weeks’ recess has been preparing opin- partments, and 500 officers and en- listed men of the Navy, led by Admiral | William V. Pratt, Admiral H. A. Ham- let and Admiral Thomas Hart, were| present. The family of Admiral Wil-| liam A. Moffett was represented by his sons, Lieut. George and Charles S Moffett, and his daughters, Mrs. E.| MacParlan Moore and Miss Anna Bev- | erly Moffett; also by his brother, | George Moffett, and his nephew, George | Dillingham. Frederic S. Converse, com- poser, of Boston, was among the Massa- | chusetts delegation. Sleeper Loses Shoes. Bome one stole Willard Rekry's shoes right off his feet &s he slejt in his au- tumobile, parked at First and H streets, | early yesterday, Robey complained to| po] e. Robey, who lives at 418 Third street, said his sieep was not even disturbed. \ b | | of Holland, was elected vice president fronted.” | He said he hoped to leave on April 15 | and to get back to England on May 3. PARLLEY DISCUSSED AT BASEL: | BASEL, Switzerland, April 10 (#).— The approaching economic parleys in Washington were discussed today at the monthly meeting of World Bank di- rectors, who prepared for the impor- tant role the bank expects to play in the world economic conference. After the conference the bank hopes its ac- tivity will be increased. L. J. A. Trip, governor of the Bank of the bank, succeeding Carl Melchior, who retired when Hjalmar Schacht be- came president of the Reichsbank. Herr Melchior was a member of the German delegation which accepted the Young plan Dr. Schacht refused to charge that the contributions had been | Burroughs, The Government appealed from that ruling. It took the case to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the jurisdiction of that body was challenged by Bishop Cannon. The ruling, adverse to him, followed today, although it has nothing to do directly with the validity of the in- dictment or the charges. Bishop Cannon was in court when the decision was announced. The Supreme Court during its two ? jons in 26 cases. 1 Among others awaiting decision are | tHose testing the right of the Govern- ment to patents obtained by certain of its employes and whether a public | utility has the right to sell at a lower rate than that fixed by a State public utilities ccmmission. ¢ Will Pass on State Laws. ‘The court also is preparing opinions in & pumber of cuses involving the | validity of State laws, including that of the Ohio Utilities Commission in refus- ing to permit an interstate motcr cal rier to operate over a certain highway | out of Cleveland. The court also was expected to an- | nounce whether it would pass on the validity of a by-law adopted by the stockholders of the American Tobacco | Co. in 1912 authorizing the distribution | of $8,000,000 among certain officials of the company. - . New Fleet Head Named. LONDON, April 10 (#).—Admiral Sir Willilam Boyle, president of the Royal | Naval College, has commander in chief of the home fleet to succeed Admiral Sir John Kelly, sign. who retires in September. \ been appointed | Eventually, he said, every Western | reported to_and accounted for by Miss State and others would be involved. Norris said one new provision of the bill that would “probably incite some opposition” would be that making power transmission lines common carriers subject to regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission, “Thousands of acres are now in the Gulf of Mexico,” he said, regarding the need for soil erosion prevention. | “The project in its longer view,” he said, “will make rivers and streams of the entire Mississippl Valley and else- where steadfast in their flow. Plan Goes Beyond Power. “It will settle the question of mar- ginal lands wherever that question is involved. In the West eventually it will meet the irrigation problem.” The Tennessee River Basin project goes far beyond the matter of power development. It includes flood control, | | | | reforestation and development of natu- ral resources and industries through extension of transportation facilities. President Roosevelt, during the presi- dential campaign and afterward, dis- cussed the need for development of the Muscle Shoals power plant owned by the Government, and the possible use of the fertilizer plint alo. He has held that the power developed at the Government plant and sold to power companies and others might well become a yard stick which would measure rea- sonable rates charged the public for | power, light and heat. Visited Shoals Last Winter. The President, during the last Win< ter, visited Muscle Shoals and the Ten- nessee River Basin, accompanied by Senator Norris, the Tennessee and Ala- bama Senators and others and gained a first-hand impression of the problem LOCAL RECRUIING [MOFFETT BURIAL IN FORESTRY GAINS| SET AT ARLINGTON Approximately 100 Men Are|Funeral for Admiral to Be| Expected to Be Cleared Held at Massachusetts Today. Avenue Residence. Local recruiting for the forestry army| Arrangements were being made to- ‘was proceeding a little faster today. day at the Navy Department for the Approximately 100 men are expected | funeral of Rear Admiral Willlam A. 10 be cleared today through the Bureau | Moffett, chief of the Navy's Bureau of of Public Welfare and the Army re-| Aeronautics, who lost his life in the | WILEY CRITICIZES COURSE OF AKRON WHEN STORM HIT (Continued Prom First Page.) | ‘Washington is the judge advocate. In one corner of the long, narrow shop in which the court convened, sat a group of women, widows of some of the men who were lost with the Akron. Gravely and in silence, they watched the proceedings. Six Plane Pilots Saved. | Indications that vistbility would be | poor at sunset, the night of the take-off, probably saved the lives of six airplane pilots attached to the Akron, Wiley's testimony indicated. Study of a weather map in the late ' DEFENDANTIGUILIY Colored Youth Condemned to Death for Attack on White Girls. By the Associated Pre DECATUR, Ala.,, April 10.—The first of a group of colored defendants sen- tenced to die for attacking two white 8irls in the Scottsboro case and granted cruiting station, it was stated at the office of Leroy Halbert, director of un- employment relief here. This morning 27 went through the Army station. It is necessarily a slow process, it was explained at Mr. Halbert's office. There is no of applications. The ta of 500 could have. been rst day in that respect. But, in the first place, the qualifications are rather narrow. Recruiting is limited to men between the ages of 18 and 25, in health, who are unemployed and ve dependents. In the second place the local office is trying, so far as pos- sible, to .-~ that the money assigned to depenc. goes to relieve its own budget. Needy Given First Chojce. Applicants belonging to families who are on the relief roles are given first cholce. Workers are going through the list of families to find any men who fit the requirements. Such men do not even have to make application. Every applicant is investigated by social worker and this may take con: siderable time—especially where relief has been given by some other agency such as the Associated Charities, or the Catholic or Jewish charities. The welfare workers have taken on this burden in addition to their other work. Admittedly the method is slow and cumbersome and is throwing out, for the present, deserving cases. A worthy single man who has not applied to a social agency for relief, however badly off he may have been, must wait. Thus little is being accomplished, at present, toward getting off the streets the vagrant young men who may have been driven from home by economic stress. Any who have not applied for relief are considered, for the present at least, fo have more resources than those who have. Later, it is expected, the local re- quirements will be liberalized. But, it ‘was stated at Mr. Halbert’s office, there probably will be no difficulty in filling the District’s quota of 500 this week from cases which meet all the require- ments. There is a constant line of prospective recruits waiting. Meanwhile, the army is_impatiently awaiting its recruits. With extra personnel on duty, the recruiting office here is able to send the men to the training quarters at Fort Washington as fast as they come along and could put through from 200 to 300 a day. State foresters meeting here are ex- pected to turn in to the chief forester this afternoon & complete work sched- ule, listing hundreds of projects upon which the men can be used. This will be turned over for approval to Robert Pechner, director emergency conservation work, Locations have been selected for 50 camps in the Eastern nationa] forests, distributed as follows States: Maine, 1; New Hampshire, 3; Vermont, 1; Pennsylvania, 5; Virginia, 10; West Virginia, 5; North Carolina, 6; South Carolina, 1; Georgia, 4; Alal R T Tennessee, 5; Arkansas, 7, and Okla- homa, 1. ‘The State projects call for many more camps. For Pennsylvania alone a list of 54 camps In the State forests has been gl;zp-rem Mr. Fechner today indicated President Roosevelt was con- sidering a larger Federal land utiliza- tion program. Plans Being Mapped. The director said the White House was now mapping out & plan to purchase for ivate owners land abandoned to and erosion at prices not to ex- ceed $1.50 an acre. PFechner said it has been estimated that 1,000,000 acres of land are now available at very low prices. Only Philadeiphia today had its full uota, it was reported. In one large tern city relief orgapizations charge of selecting men from their rolls knocked off work at 1 p.m. Saturday until this morning. The director sald from now on pressure would be brought to keep these relief groups active 24 hours a day if necessary. During the week representatives of State unemployment relief agencies, which will handle the selection of the recruits, will be here for several group meetings. They will receive final in- structions from Fechner and the Labor Department. On Saturday a meeting of representatives from North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Kes tucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Vir- ginia and West Virginia is scheduled From tel received today, Fec ner sald New York had sent the lary number to camp, 1,102. He said P delphia had sent 1,000, Newark, 254; Baltimore, 165; Pittsburgh, 60, and Washington, 26. He sald the War Department had re- ported to him that the men so far re ceived in camps have been “high-class, including many college graduates and other men who once had held good jobs. development of the valley on a big scale and that he hoped it would lead to the employment of thousands of persons. ‘The legislation prooosed by the Presi- dent is expected to settle the long con- troversy over what the Government should do with its great power plant and the fertilizer plant at Muscle Shoals, constructed during and im- mediately after the World War. ‘The President is represented as be- lieving public utility companies which buy electricity from the Government at Muscle Shoals will be able to make a_reasonable profit at rates cut from 15 to 20 per cent. ‘The House applauded the President’s message when it was read in that body. The message was referred to the Mili- tary Affairs Committee of which Mr. McSwain is chairman. Mr. McSwain said that he would introduce the bill tomorrow, to carry out the purposes the President has in mind. Provisions Listed. ‘The McSwain bill under preparation was expected to approximate closely a Shoals bill he introduced in March. Its principal provisions: jcrash of the airship Akron. Services will be held at the Moffett residence, 2019 Massachusetts avenue, with burial in Arlington National Ceme- . Full military honors, in accord with the admiral's rank, will be paid. The date and time for the services will be announced by the department. Lieut. Thomas Hinckley Robbins, jr., who served as aide to Admiral Moffett and was prevented from going on the ill-fated cruise of the airship Akron by the return of his mother from Europe, took off at 10:45 a.m. today from the Anacostia Naval Air, Station for At- lantic City, N. J., to act as escort with the admiral’s body. ‘Widow Shows Fortitude. The dep:-tment specifically asked newspaper m.1 not to communicate ;llh the residence of Admiral Moffett ere. Priends of Mrs. Moffet sald she was facing the news of the finding of her husband’s body with the same fortitude with which she met the tidiggs of the Akron's crash. When the dirigible fell into the ocean, she maintained high morale and encouraged the wives of those who safled aboard the dirigible. She refused to give up hope until every avenue of rescue was explored. Horace A. Dodge of Z7 Quincy. street, Chevy Chase, Md., father-in-law of Comdr. Frank C. McCord, commander of the Akron, said fina¥ funeral ar- rangements for McCord have not been made. Tentative arrangements, Mr. Dodge said, provide for burial in Ar- lington National Cemetery, with the funeral likely to be held Wednesday afternoon. Burial at Annapolis. ‘The Naval Academy is T8 ents to bury Comdr. ek T. , formerly officer of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station and another of the Akron victims. Comdr. , & native of Iowa, was 45 years old. body was recovered yesterday by the crew of the Coast Guard destroyer Tucker, 28 miles south- east of Barnegat Lightship and eight from the scene of the disaster. Funeral services, under Chaplain H. Lash, will be held in the Naval Academy Chapel at 10:30 am. Wednesday. Burial in the Academy Cem{ uomr’ with full military honors will ollow. ar- el SILVEmWHEAT PROBABLE SUBJECTS COMING UP AT PARLEY (Continued Prom PFirst Page.) sion of the wheat matter with them is regarded certain, The known its desire for such an - ment and its belief that the new":‘r:n relief bill permitting control of pro- duction would give it a means of taking the lead by definitely regulating its wheat output in collaboration with the other g:n producers. of nations invited, those - Mexico and Canada, leading producers in addition to the Unlt!dmshu’: and Chm.t:od mdthlr.;)dhfl th':n latter to be rep- resent ug! British minister. & China and India are great silver con- suming countries and the latter has | been held by American silver interests | to have contributed to the slump in its price by debasing its currency and | throwing the bullion onto the world | market. | Secretary Hull said in response to a cussion 5o far of inviting a representa- | tive of India itself to take part in the conversations. Secretary Hull was asked his reaction to recommendations made to him today by the Chamber of Commerce of the | United States, incl advocacy of able protection” in tariff mati th;! wor)fd u:::erem. e e sal matter of param: consideration is whether this and :‘l‘;:xt- ations fee] constrained to take a sub- possible, toward revising downward al finance and commerce. He added that he wouls quibble about detailed mq individual or group of in to go along with the direction. d not stop to lual lenmntm JAPANESE TROOPS " REPORTED MOVING INTO CHINA PROPER (Continued_From_ First Page.) ans were being driven back to Great Wall of China, losing all u:r‘: tory gained in three days last week. Even Shanhaikwan, Chinese railway gateway to the north, which the Japa- nese captured three months ago, was reported threatened. Japanese planes and artillery, mean- while, were reported bombarding Chi- nese concentrations south of Hsifen- kow, the Great Wall pass about 80 miles west of Shanhaikwan. The Chi- nese command sald the Manchukuans intended to seize the entire area be- tween those points as far south as the Lwan River. British marines have landed at Chin- wangtao, British naval authorities at Shangha! announced. The British le- gation at Peiping Saturday denied earlier reports they had landed, but it warned the Japanese of the dang.r threatening British mining and other interests in the Chinwangtao area. If foreign or Chinese reports are true, the battle scene has been moved a administration recently made | ticularly interested in silver include | fight last prime | with question that there has been no dis- | holding fast to “a principle of reason- | partic stantial step, as nearly concurrently as | larly to determine the static condition ‘3.‘,'.. principal obstructions to interna- ' own observs afternoon led Comdr. McCord, Wiley | new trials on appesl again has been Creates a Tennessee Valley authority | iderable distance from the borrow $100,000,000 empowered to through 40-year 4 per cent bonds. The authority shall be exercised by three trustees appointed by the Presi- dent and confirmed by the Senate for 15-year terms at salaries of $6,000. ‘The authority is given complete con- trol over the Government’s Muscle Shoals property and is directed to manufacture fertilizer or lease the nitrate plants, sell surplus power at the switchboard or bulld transmission lines if increased revenue would re-; sult, 3 ‘The authority also would manage all forestation projects within 25 miles of the Tennessee River. It would construct a dam at Cove Creek on the Clinch River in Tennes- see, paying for it out of the bond issue. (Past estimates have placed the cost of this dam at $34,000,000.) Report Available. The Engineer Corps of the Army some time ago make a searching and complete inquiry into the possible de- velopment of the Tennessee River Ba- sin, which it transmitted to Congress. The report is available to the Govern- ment for carrying on the work now pro- posed. What is now proposed by the Presi- dent for this section of the country, it is expected, will be proposed by him for other sections, including the Columbia there. It was alter that trip that it became known he -planned to tackle the River Basin, the St. Lawrence Water- way and projects in the Middle West. ,States Army camp adjacent to Chin- wangtao, which was reported imperiled by gunfire Saturday. OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED. Halt on Chinese Counter-Attacks at ‘Wall Passes Declared Aim. TOKIO, April 10 (#.—A Rengo i (Japanese) News Agency report from | Changchun, Japanese military head- | quarters in Manchuria, said Japanese forces along the Great Wall of China launched an offensive today designed to terminate Chinese counter-attacks at the wall passes. The headquarters said “the persist- ently hostile attitude of Chinese forces’ necessitated the drive. Japanese air- planes, co-operat! with infantry, were re| bombing Chinese. The Tokio war office said the offensive was a local operation designed for tac- |tical improvement of the Great Wall lines and that it was absurd to belleve the Japanese were to continue to Peiping and Tientsin, the main cities in ge international treaty zone south of e wal Milk Control Bill Signed. | ., ALBANY, N. Y., April 10 ().—Gov. Herbert H. Lehman today signed the Pitcher bill creating a State Milk Con- trol Board with ’xower to fix minimum prices to be pal to milk producers. and McCord made another trip said, to order canceled a rcheduled drill of the Akron's six fighting planes, to ! have ended with their being taken aboard. The airplanes and their pilots were left behind when the Akron took off. At the time of the take-off, Wiley said, there was a fog, with a 300-foot ceiling. Comdr. Wiley said he and Comdr. McCord studied the weather map short- | ly before noon, the day of the take-off, | and again in the late afternoon. ‘The morning map, he said, indicated that bad weather conditions prevailed | over Michigan and were moving north- | eastward. “This, however, was outside our| d we did not con- States the pressure was “flat”—indi- cating fairly settled weather. “1 remember the forecast was for light wind and fog along the coast,| probably continuing in the Newport| area until noon the next da; | The Akron's objective when she took off was to be over Newport, R. I, the follow! morning an hour before sunrise, ready to start work on cali- brating the compass. The inqul; opened with the read- ing of the report of Wiley, in which he told of the great gust of wind that shook the Akron from stem to stem just before she crashed. The report was & running narrative of the night of the Akron's last cruise from the time the ship left Lakehurst at 7:30 p.m., April 3, until the crash at_about 12:30 Tuesday morning. It told of the storm which surrounded the ship and wuqmw to offset the effects of the At about 12:30, Wiley's r:hpol’t stated, “a very sharp gust struck the ship. It seemed to me much more severe than any I had ever experienced before, in that it was exerted so suddenly.” Describes Ship’s Fall. ‘The rudder control cables gave way, the report said, and in a few seconds the ship had drop so rapidly that Wiley gave the order: “Stand by for s E The Akron hit water a moment later and Wiley was carried out of a window of the control car by the rush of water. The report then related the rescue of Wiley, Erwin, Deal and Chief Radio Operator Copeland, who later died. if his report was a true narrative of the disaster. “Yes, sir,” said Wiley. “Have you any complaint to make against any of the officers or men in the loss of the Akron?” he was asked. “No,” came the clear reply. The judge advocate called Wiley as the first witness. Before the grey-haired sur- vivor took the witness chair the judge advocate requested all other witnesses, except those who were aboard the Akron when it crashed, to leave the room. The first questions dealt with Wiley's | experience with ug;::;!.hnn--lr ships. Served on S| Wiley said he had first reported for duty at Lakehurst April 11, 1923, and | that he had served on the Shenandoah, the Los Angeles and the “I made every flight on the Akron™ he said, “with the exception of one year to Miami." Asked if he had not had as much experience in lighter-than-air crafi as any man in the Navy, Wiley replied a slight smile, “possibly.” he believed |mvluun¢ chart during her last flight. He had prepared, he said, a chart from memory, and this was introduced in evidence. A notebook was shown Wiley, and he identified it as the property of Lisut. R. J. Dugan, one of the Akron missing. It contained notes on the navigation of the Akron on her last flight. Confirms Own Data. ‘Wiley said the notes confirmed his own recollections. It was not stated where or when the note book was found. Dugan's records mainly consisted of | running & log of the temperature and superheat from the time the Akron left its hangar, as well as the speed, altitude and inclinations of the tail surfaces. Wiley said the data was taken u- of the lhlp.“lmmem “exactly” with his ‘The first entry was timed 6 p.m., April 3, and gave the air temperature. Entries followed e few minutes. At 18.25 (6:25 p.m.) the barometer reading was given at 29.72. At 19.28 (7:28 p.m.) was the notation “take off.” Other entries stated the feight of the ballast aboard was 25400 pounds and that 73,600 pounds of fuel was carried. The useful lift of the ship has been given as 180,000 pounds. ‘Wiley next identified a large chart of :m Akron which flanked the court plat- lorm, Referring to the chart, Wiley de- scribed the Akron briefly, giving her di- mensions, motor equipment, gas ca- pacity, speed and lift. ‘Wiley said his report to Secretary of the Navy Swanson was made hurriedly and as he wished to aid the court with as much information as possible he wanted to add to his previous statement. Tells of Operation. He read the schedule of operations | for the Akron, including the order, ap- proved by the Navy Department, to calibrate radio directions on April 3. The schedule was submitted to the Nav: Department by the late Comdr. McCord. Wiley then launched into an ampli- fied description of the fatal fight. The commander (McCord), he said, wanted to be in the vicinity of New- port, R. I, an hour after sunrise April 4 to start work on calibrating the radio compass. Admiral Moffett telephoned the sta. tion from Washington about 11 am., April 3, Wiley said, and asked what time the Akron was going to take off, saying he wished to make the flight. ‘Wiley said the aerological officer told Admiral Moffett he doubted whether the weather would be favorable to take the radio compass dimensions off the New England coast the next day, as had been planned. Wiley said this in- formation also was given to McCord. “Comdr. McCord and I studied the morning weather map shortly before neon,” Wiley said. “He then set 6 p.m. as the zero hour, at which all hands would be called out to make prepara- tions for the take-off, which was set for 7:30 p.m.” Indicated Bad Weather. ‘The weather map, Wiley said, had indicated that bad weather conditions prevailed over Michigan and were mov- ing_northeastward. “This, however, was outside our area of operations,” he said, “and we did not_consider it a threat. “In the Middle Atlantic States the pressure was flat—that is, the pressure gradient did not change much P2 I e st o " cer gave the captain a written t. I re- member the forecast was for light wind and fog along the coast, probably con- :l;ul::flm “u;:mrmt area until noon “My impression is that the captain | xpected to remain in the New Jersey area during the night until the unset- tled weather moved from the coast.” Late that afternoon, Wiley said, he to the Admiral Butler asked Comdr. Wiley | from condemned to death. Defense lawyers sald the fight to save the accused would be ccatinued. Heywood Patterson, 19, of Chatta- nooga, was re-convicted yesterday with a recommendation that he be elecwo- ::;e:n)un two years I{::: hhnmfl ce was pronounced. e deliberated 21 g‘m i Verdict Attack. The verdict was branded a “miscar- riage of justice” by Samuel S. Leibo- witz of New York, chief of defense counsel. “This verdict,” Leibowitz charged, “is an act of bigots spitting upon the tomb of the immortal Abraham Lincoln.” He scored Solicitor Wade Wright, one of the prosecutors, for asserting that defense witnesses had been -bought with Jew money” and added ‘we will fight with every drop of blood in our veins to free these men because they are innocent.” He indicated an appeal will be taken. There were fewer than 100 persons I?“&heycouw;td room dul:he. verdict was esterday an was received without demonstration. Pattersorr was convicted of attacking just one of the two white girls in t| case, Mrs. Victoria Price. She testif during the trial holding to her original story that she and Ruby Bates were attacked by nine colored men aboard a freight train in March, 1931, as they hoboed their way back to Alabama after & hunt for employment in Tennessee. Repudiated Story. The Bates girl, who originally testi- fled an attack had taken place, made an unexpected appearance during Patter- son's trial and repudiated her earlier story. She sald she told the first story because she was excited and because Mrs, Price told her what to say. She appeared in court wearing new cloth- ing and said she had been in New York. Attorney General Thomas E. Knight, heading the prosecution, charged she had “sold out.” Leibowitz, who entered the case at the Invitation of the International Labor Defense, but stipulated he would accept no pay and take care of his own expenses, sald he did not know if he would appear in the trials of the other six. During the h he charged colored people were excluded Jury service in Alabama. The case drew world-wide interest Feotived. tieqrarns procaios asiemmts Ve ms pro “attempts to lynch” the defendants and their at- could be found for these. a military guard at the trial. PRSI Ve McLEAN, DESTITUTE IN MONTREAL, SUES ESTATE FOR $1,333,784 (Continued Prom Pirst Page) and that this sum is due him as in- come. The trust company, he says, has refused to pay him anything for the past year. This refusal to pay income “lawfully due,” McLean declares, has “greatly embarrassed him and has left him and that for one or more years he re- ceived over $1,000,000. the past 12 months, he says, he has not been paid any income from the estate although he is ‘“ready and willing as co-trustee to sign the neces- ;ary checks for disbursement of income Attached to the petition was a of a telegram from Montreal, signed McLean, desi mtl.n{ Fraser as his “sole attorney in all matters.” ical office to study 2 new weather map Local sald, that visibility would be sunset, and M scheduled: drill of the Akron's fighting planes, ending with their being dm aboard, be cancelled unless con improved. “As I remember this partial map,” Wiley said, referring to the late after- noon weather chart, “it showed consid- erable change from the 8 a.m. map. “I met the captain again at the aerologica! office at 5:45. The wind was light and from the north-northeast. T noticed the temperature had fallen about 20 degrees since 2 o'clock. “Fog was forming rapidly at the time of the take-off, and the ceiling was about 300 feet.” MOFFETT'S BODY FOUND. U. 8. 8. PORTLAND, AT SEA OFF THE JERSEY COAST, April 10 (#).— ‘The body of Rear Admiral William A. MofTett, chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, who sailed on the ill-fated last voyage of the airship Akron, was recovered from the sea today. The admiral’s body was recovered at 9:07 am. about 3 miles off Beach Haven, N. J., and about 10 miles from the place where the Akron crashed last Tuesday with a loss of 73 men. The discovery was made while 30 Coast Guard and Navy boats and 19 planes from three naval districts were engaged in the search. The area cov- ered by the planes extends as far south as Cape May and 100 miles to . On orders issued from the Portland, four Navy tugs which had been using grappling hooks began using wire sweeps today because of danger of interfering with commercial cables from New York to Haiti which lie along the bottom in this area. Admiral Moffett’s body was the fifth recovered since the Akron crashed. On> member of the crew, taken alive from the sea shortly after the crash, died on the rescue ship. Comdr. Fred T. Berry, former com- mandant of the naval air station here, will be buried In the United States Naval Academy Cemetery at Annap- ;l’j;., probably Wednesday, officials said body, recovered yesterday near scene of the disaster, is now " rme "aody af” Com e ly dr. Frank C. Mec- Cord, skipper of the Akron, also v':s found yesterday. License Tags on Sale. LEESBURG, Va., April 10 (Special) — Automobile license tags are now on sale in the office of the Leesburg town sergeant. Mrs W. T. C. Rogers again has charge of issuance.of the plates which must be obtained by May 1. / | |