The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-16
ROBERTS and
LEIGH ARRIVE.
Governor and Naval Captain
Speak at Chamber Tonight
at 8 O'clock.

Capt. r. H. Leigh. commander of
the uperdreadnought Tennessee"
and Gov. A. II. Roberts arrived in the
city this morning from Knoxville.
They will both speak in the assembly
room of the chamber of commerce
tonight at o'clock.
The prominent visitors were met at
the train by committee of Chatta-.
noogans from the chamber OF COM
merce, headed by Commodore A. l..
Key. and were escorted to the Hotel
Patten for lunch. after which they
were taken on a sight seine trip
over the city.
Those accompanying Capt. Leigh
on his tour o. the state are Com
mander G. M. Weichelt, Commander
WE. Cheadle, Ensign P. f. Kearney,
Lieut.. l.. Fl. Robb and "Mikey Flynn"
a bulldog mascot, who was a con-
stant passenger in the NC-4.
Upon his arrival Capt. Leigh ex-
planned to News reporter how, DUR
ing the war, the United States navy
successfully introduced the hunting
of submarines by sound. This new
invention. according to Capt. Leigh,
eliminated the question OF, subma-
rine warfare. He explained how the
instrument made II possible not only
for the sound of suban1rine to be
detected, but also the direction Of
the sound. At the close of the war
Capt. Leigh said America had 142
ships equipped with listening instru-
ments, while there were 500 on Brit
ish ships
Capt. Leigh will explain tonight
how the German submarines entered
the northern end of the English
channel. 1t was at this point that he
was stationed with the United States
navy destroyers, equipped with lis
tening devices.
In speaking of the future develop
ment of the navy Capt. Leigh said
that the development of the navy and
merchant marine goes hand in hand.
He said that as the merchant marine
increases, the navy should be in
creased in order to protect It.
Capt Leigh pointed out that all of
the latest battleships are being
equipped with small seaplanes. These
he says, will rlay an important part
in the future Of the navy. They are
being used for scouting duty,
Tennessee" Capt. Leigh pointed out
that this new battleship is equipped
with an engine that is run entirely
by electricity instead of steam He
said further that the secretary of the
navy wants the people of Tennessee
to feel that it is their ship and that
they have an interest in her. She
will leave the New York navy yards
March 1, and will probably be taken
through the Panama canal on the
west coast for her first trip. Capt
Leigh declared that he has found "he
people of Tennessee most enthusiasts
tic over the Tennessee.
Gov. Roberts, who has just re-
turned from the conference of south
ern governors, held in Savannah
Ga, spoke of this in an interview
| this morning. He said that one of the
most important things discussed al
this conference was the race cues.
| tion. o. .<
Gov Roberts said that leadint; col
ored people from all southern stata'
attended this conference, and that
the final conclusion reached was thai
| the southern colored population
should have justice in the courts ant
| justice industrially. They also con
sidercd the Importance Of the educa
tton of colored leaders.
The health problem was anothe
important question taken up Gov
Roberts said that tlta southern gov
ernors heartily indorsed the tubercu
losis program and promised neir co
operation in the sale of the Christ
mas seals.
He stated that in taking into con
sideration the fact that tuberculos,
is especially fatal among the poore
classes. the governors discussed IN
Importance of a preventahle cuuca
tional program along his line tha
should start with Il health campaig