Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1935, Page 25

THREE NAVY BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE Opposition to Measures for Strengthening Is Slight. By the Associated Press. Three bills which would strengthen | naval defense afloat, ashore and in the air were passed by the House yesterday with scarcely a ripple of dis- senting votes. This is what the three bills would do to the naval defenses of the United States: Authorize the Navy to pro- ceed with a $38,000,000 program of building up strategic naval bases in the Pacific; provide 1,000 extra officers for fighting ships, and assure the Navy of enough aviators for an ex- panding air force. Important Defense Bills. ‘The bills, carrying the blessings of the administration, are said to be the most important defense legisla- tion of the present session. They were designed to meet the| necessities of a fleet now on the way toward the maximum power allo»\ed by international arms pacts. “It is highly essential from a na-| tional defense sl’mdpolm that this legislation go through,” Chairman Vinson of the Naval Committee told| the House. | But from Representative Marcan-‘ Senator Huey mngg State police | eventually will be placed in every city, | | town and hamlet in Louisiana, As-| sistant Attorney General George Wal- lace asserted yesterday as he appeared ‘ in court to defend laws under which the State administration would take control of New Orleans. tonio, Republican, of New York, came an assertion that the measure to| strengthen naval bases meant the Nation is “deliberately waving a wm‘ flag on the Pacific Coast and I believe that is highly dangerous.” He objected to passing a $38.000,000 | authorization with “fewer than 38 members on the floor.” Fills Drydock Needs. “If we are going to fight, tell us | who it is,” suggested Represenmtnfl Hull, Progressive, of Wisconsin. “Lel's spend the money for fighting. not to | build up million-dollar dormitories.” | Naval Committee members ex-) plained the authorization measure, by | Representative Darden, Democrat. of | Virginia, would help meet a lack of | adequate drydock facilities on (hc West Coast and in Hawaii. A gigan- | tic $10,000,000 floating drydock at Pear] Harbor, Hawaii, is the biggest item in the measure and is No. 1 on | the Navy's priority construction list. Vinson's bill for more Navy line | officers would lift the authorized num- | ber from 5.499 to 6,531. The cost over | five years is estimated at $1,907,201 annually. | | —_— ‘ NEW-TYPE LIFEBOAT | TRIAL SUCCESSFUL | B the Associated Press BALTIMORE, March 28.—The new- hpe lifeboat, known as the “Invin- returned to the Coast Guard n here yesterday after a three- " cruise on the Ches- apeake Bay. Coast Guard officials, after inspect- ing the boat, one of the largest of its kind i the world, said it passed the tests satisfactorily and would be put into service off the New Jersey coast | Wwithin 10 days. It has to be painted | and given a few minor adjustments. The lifeboat, 52 feet in length and | powered by a 150-horsepower Diesel | engine, is designed for service in such | marine disasters as those of the Morro | Castle and Mohawk off the New Jer- sey coast. It will right itself, with-| stand the heaviest weather and carry | 50 passengers. Denies Romance LAMSON TRIAL WITNESS ACCUSED BY STATE. Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto, MRS. NEIL SIMMONS, Appearing as a defense witness for David Lamson, on trial for wife murder. Mrs. Simmons denied State allegations of a romance with Lamson. She formerly was Sara Kelley and mentioned by that name previ mu.sly in the trlfl] Long Police Spread Seen. NEW ORLEANS, March 28 (#)— A Complete Line of Betfer Millinery Priced $5 to $25 BROTHERS 1213 F Street THE EVENING CHILDREN'S OFFICE HEAD WILL SPEAK Miss Katherine F. Lenroot to Address Council of Churchwomen. Miss Katherine F. Lenroot, direc- tor of the Labor Department’s Chil- dren's Bureau, will be the principal speaker at the annual ingathering ceremony of the Woman's Council of the Washington Federation of Churches tomorrow at 2 pm. in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, D. D., pastor of the church, and Rev. Carl C. Ras- mussen, D. D, president of the church federation, will talk. Mrs. Benjamin W. Meeks, president of the ‘Woman'’s Council, will preside. Always an interesting event, the ingathering ceremony each year is attended by women from more than 100 churches who bring offerings accompanied by baskets of flowers. Monetary gifts are used to defray an- nual expenses of the organization which include the salary of a Juve- nile Court worker, and part salary of a hospital worker. The flowers are distributed to the hospitals. As chairman of the denominational | representatives, Mrs. J. Claude Keiper | will have charge of the actual ingath- |ering. Mrs. W. S. Abernethy will conduct the devotional services. Mu- sic is in chare of Mrs. James Shera Montgomery. Miss Elizabeth Jackson will sing. Prayer and benediction will be pronounced by Dr. William L. Darby. The meeting is open to the public. This beautiful hand-ironed BAKU—Dby one of America’s leading designers. It suits your Suit . . . It suits vour Dress « « « It suits you. Ask to see month- end specials? The PALAIS ROYAL G STREET AT ELE NTH TELEPHONE DISTRICY 4400 Just Arrived! The FIRST of the Airy-Cool, New COTTON SHEERS STAR, WASHINGTON, FIVE CAPITAL STUDENTS OF FRENCH GET MEDALS Winners of Essay Contest Are Honored by Ambassador de Laboulaye. Five Washington students of French were awarded medals yesterday at Georgetown University as winners of an essay contest held last week, in which more than 140 students in both public and private schools partici- pated. The contest was sponsored by the Washington Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French. The medals were the gifts of the Am- bassador of France, M. Andre de La. boulaye, who attended the presenta- tion ceremony. He also congratulated Prof. Leon Dostert of Georgetown for organizing the competition. Winners of the medals for fourth- year students were Margaret Thorn- ton, Central High School; John Mc- Mullen, Western High School, and Helen Yort, Gunston Hall School. Winners of the three-year medals were Lucille Sheppard, Western Hign School, and Mrs. H. F. Humphries, De Jardin School. —_— La Guardia After Aid Chiselers. NEW YORK, March 28 (#)—Mayor F. H. La Guardia yesterday announced establishment of a complaint bureau to receive reports on persons drawing relief funds illegally and at the same time protect the names of those sup- p]yi“ng the reports. Asserted “chisel ers least $24,000,000 a year, the mayo! indicated. THE P D. C, THURSDAY, Mother Adjudged Insane. LOS ANGELES, March 28 ().—Re- cently jailed for five days because she refused to allow her 12-year-old MARCH 28, 1935. Bridegroom Believed Thief. SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 28 ().— District Attorney Thomas Whelan yes: terday issued a complaint charging on relief rolls cost the city at| Laurie Baker Crips, 56, with grand theft after his wife told police he disappeared from an auto camp with $3,400 in cash, negotiable bonds worth $500 and five diamond rings valued at $1,500, all her property. She said son to attend school, Mrs. Edith Gassoway was adjudged demented at a sanity hearing yesterday and was ordered committed to a State hospital. ‘The complaint was signed by Mrs. Gassoway’s mother, Mrs, Mary Van |they were married last December in Meter. 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