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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
SAYS CAPT. D|EH['S
S-5l STORY UNTRUE
Lieut.. Comdr. Lockwood De-
MES City of Rome Captains
Version of Crash.

BOSTON. December ia charge
that the story told by Capt. John H.
Diehl of the City Of Rome of the sink
ing Of the submarine Ssh, in collision
with his vessel Off Block Island Sep
TENDER rs, was wholly untrue" was
made today by Lieut.. Comdr. Charles
A. Lockwood. Judge advocate before
the naval board of the inquiry inves-
ttgating the disaster.
Summing up at a session OF the
court convened today at the Charles
town Navy Yard, Comdr. Lockwood
said the S.61 was not at fault in any
way for the collision. and that the
City OF Rome was entirely to blame.
The Judge advocate said the con.
duct OF the City OF Rome was "repre-
hensible." The Ssh. he maintained,
was a crossing vessel and as such
had observed all the rules of the road.
Comdr. lockwood said that the fact
that the S-61 was allowed to approach
within 600 feet Of the City Of Rome
without any action showed a lack Of
attention on the part of the officers
and crew OF the latter vessel. He de-
scribed the City Of Rome as a blind
ship" with only one man in the pilot
house to steer and keep a lookout.
In questioning the story told by
Capt. Diehl the judge advocate said
the captain had not been in the pilot
house at the time the S-51 was sight.
ed as he had said, but had come up
after the first blast of the ships
whistle.
The collision, Comdr. Lockwood
sai6, was the result Of neglect on
the part of both officers and crew of
the City OF Rome and no blame at
tached to anybody in the naval serv-
Ice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18

framed the statute to show that the
political phase of the league was a.
dependent on the legal phase-mean-
ing tho World Court-as the legal
phase was upon the political phase.
that they were unable to do without
each other and that close solidarity
exists between them and viii always
exist.
Quotes From Root.
The Idaho Senator quoted from Mr..
ROOF to show that the court was to
be q part of the system OF the League
Of Nations and from the reporter OF
the committee of drafters to the effect
that this court Is to be the judicial de-
partment of the League Of Nations.
IF these men did not succeed In
League of Nations, 1t was not because
they did not intend to-" said Senator
Borah And after they had performed
their labor they looked on their work
and said It was good"
The method of electing the Judges
of the court was discussed by Senator
Borah. He insisted that the trainers
had intended and had succeeded In
having the judges elected by the
league and that they believed 1t was
essential they should be SO elected,
since the court was to be the legal
department and a component part
Of the league.
Senator Walsh, who followed Sena-
tor Borah. sought in his address to
"dispel" illusions, pleasing on the one
hand supporters of adherence to tho
court and unduly disquieting to those
who look askance on such adhercnces
The Montana Senator, in a careful
analysis Of the steps taken to create
the court, declared that it Ia tndcpend-
ent of the League Of Nations. that the
United States by joining in the World
Court abates not at all its own indie
pendence of action, that the United
States Is not by such action entering
the league by the back door" or any
other door.
While strongly advising adherence
to the court as a proper step by the
United States, Senator Walsh frankly
declared that the World Court cannot
now be regarded as a cure-all, as an
insurance against all wars.
Explains Purpose.
THE purpose of this address," said
Senator Walsh, was to make clear
that the court rests on its own bot
tom; that it has it's foundation not
in the treaty Of Versailles or in the
covenant Of the League Of Nations,
but Is built upon a separate treaty
re are asked to approve, promulgated
December is, 1920; that by that treaty
sc assume no obligations whatever.
either under the Versailles treaty or
the covenant Of the League Of Ma
tons or otherwise; that our status
toward the league Is in no wise af-
fected by adherence contemplated by
the pending resolution: that we &C
quire no rights by adhering and in
cur no risk of any kind; that all con-
troversies between nations likely to
lead to war will go before the court.
and that it, with our support, will
usher in an era of perpetual peace
Is delusion. the fact being t1at by
adhering to the protocol we take but
feeble, hating step in the direction
of promoting world peace, as said by
a Frenchman. a polite gesture. Stag
gering as 1t may seem, there are those
who maintain we should not even
make gesture toward cooperation to
that end"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18

said Senator Lenroot, when po-
litical party makes q declaration on q
great matter such as this, all doubts
should be resolved in favor of 1t by the
members of the party. The Republi-
can party has spoken on this World
Court issue. There were % of the
Senators on this side of the Senate
chamber who occupied seats in the
Republican national convention which
adopted this platform. There was no
word of dissent from any of them"
Harreld Says He Dissented.
Senator Harreld Of Oklahoma inter.
rupted Senator Lenroot. saying that
In the committee on resolutions he
had diSsented.
Lenroot replied that as Senator
HarTeld had not carried his opposi-
ton to the floor OF the convention, he
had assumed that Senator Harreld
had accepted the action Of the com.
mittee on resolutions.
AS soon as Senator Lenroot reiin-
pushed the floor Senator Borah was
recognized. He began his address by
declaring his hearty sympathy with
supporters of the World Court who
wished to aid international peace.
II take it that every sane man and
peace and to be helpful in bringing it
about" he said. IF there is any
difference, 1t Is as to methods of eff
fectuating our great desire"
Senator Borah said that he would
confine himself today to one ques-
tion-the relationship Of the World
Court to the political institution, the
League Of Nations.
Senator Borah said that If were
III L., l.; hot hA
World Court Is in fact a part of the
League Of Nations he would do so
from the lips Of the friends of the
court.
Says He'll Hold to Record.
knowing I shall be charged with
prejudice toward anything coming
from the league" said Senator Borah.
shall confine myself to the record
and to the views of those who cannot
be charged with such prejudice"
He quoted from book entitled THE
World Court" written by a member
of the court in which he said that any
tempest or war which beats down on
the league will have it's effect upon the
court.
What was the interest and the pur.
pose of those who framed the statute
of the World Court?" demanded Sena-
tor Borah.
The men who sat on that jury,
among them Elihu Root, were men
capable Of carrying into effect that
which they set out to do. They did
not go into conference to create a
court separate and independent Of the
league. They set a task which was to
create an organ, component part. a
legal department Of the league. Does
any one doubt that they could do what
they set out to do?"
Quoting from the instructions to
these trainers of the statute, Senator
Borah said:
The court is to be the most es.
sential part Of the League of Ma
tons"
Senator Borah also quoted from
members Of this conference which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
LIBERTY OF ACTION ASSURED u. S.
AS COURT MEMBER, LENROOT SAYS
Wisconsin Senator Declares Nations Independence
Will Not Be Impaired by Association in
Tribunal Designed for Peace.

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
WILBUR'S SECRETARY
BADLY HURT IN FALL
Uohn B. May Severely Clashes
Hand During Plunge.
Rushed to Hospital.

John B. May, private secretary to
Secretary Wilbur of the Navy Depart
ment, was seriously injured today
when he fell down stairs, thrusting his
arm through a glass window in an
effort to check the fall. He received a
deep cut on the hand, a jagged point
of glass passing through it. and he
was suffering from loss of blood when
he was removed to the Naval Dis
pensary in the building. Naval sur
geons there applied first aid and
ordered him sent Immediately to the
Naval Hospital.
At noon surgeons still were working
on the injury, which they said was
most serious because of damage to the
ligaments in the palm of the hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
RECORDS OF u. S. FLYERS
RATIFIED AS OFFICIAL
Lieuts. Doolittle's and Belts Marks
in Pulitzer and Schneider
Races Confirmed.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 1s.-The Inter-
national Aeronautc Federation has
ratified as world records the perform
ances of Lieut.. Cyrus X. Belts. United
States Army, in winning the Pulitzer
race at Mitchell Field and Of Lieut..
James II. Doolittle. United States
Army, in winning the Schneider sea-
plane trophy at Baltimore.
Lieut.. Belts, in an airplane, covered
100 kilometers at speed of 249.337
miles an hour and 200 kilometers at
248975 miles an hour.
Lieut.. Doolittle, flying seaplane,
covered 100 kilometers at 234.772 miles
an hour, and made a maximum
hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18


World Court, the small and weak ma
lions of the world must submit to the
decision of disputes by political repre-
sensations of powerful nations through
arbitration or fight. There lis no forum
of justice in which their cases may be
tried.
Cites Germany's Case.
ITO illustrate, Germany ia disarmed
and helpless, from a military stand
point. In disputes with other nations,
she must submit to the decision of
the League Of Nations. a political
body, to arbitration or to the World
Court. a Judiciary body, whose pudges
are elected without regard to n. .tional-
ity. She must do one or the other Of
these things, or fight. She cannot make
war and it is therefore no wonder that
Germany, although not yet a member
Of the court, has participated in cases
before 1t to q greater extent than any
other power. This Is because, in this
forum, right is greater than might,
and it is the only International body
in existence where this is true"
Senator Lenroot. at the outset of his
remarks, attacked the propaganda
which has been sent out in opposition
W lIle w OIlu SOuEl. he Sdlu. 1neTc
is much propaganda upon both sides
World Court.
Charges Propaganda Unfair.
Most of the propaganda in opposi-
ton, however, is very misleading, and
alleged statements of fact are made
that have not the slightest justifica-
ton We hear 1t constantly said by
some in opposition to the court and in
newspaper editorials and literature
that is sent to Senators, that this
court is the creature and agent of the
League of Nations and is owned by
it. The fact is, as every Senator
knows, that this court is American
in its origin and substantially in its
present form was proposed by Amer
lean statesmen many years ago.
at was first proposed at the first
Hague peace conference, In 1899,
under President McKinley's admins
trauon. At the second peace confer
ence at The Hague. in 1907, the United
States again urged the creation Of a
Permanent Court of International
Justice. The second peace conference
failed to provide such a court, solely
because the delegates could not agree
upon a method of electing the judges"
Senator Lenroot insisted that the
mere fact the League Of Nations rec
commended the adoption Of the World
Court should neither commend nor
condemn it, but that the court should
be examined. adjudged by what it is.
He discussed in detail the organic
act establishing the court, and sought
TO prove that 1t is entirely independent
of the league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
RAID POLICE BARRACKS.
Irish Republicans Take OmciaI
Correspondence.

BELFAST, ireland, December 10
N).-Forty armed Republicans raided
the barracks of the civic guards in
the village of Summerhill, County
Meath, Wednesday night. They sur
prtsed the police, bound them and
placed them in the cells while they ran
sacked the barracks. After two hours
the raiders departed with all the off,
cial correspondence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18

Annie Mathews is about to enter
upon her second term as register o
New York County. The position pays
$4,000 a year. and is said to be the
highest salaried public office ever held
by a woman in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
Supported by Both in 1924.

Senator Lenroot, in conclusion,
pointed out that both the Republican
and Democratic national platforms Of
1924 supported adherence of the
United States to the World Court
IF there Is to be any such thing as
party government in this country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18

Delegates from Is countries, repre-
senting 20 organizations. with Q men,
bership Of about 500 900, met In Stock.
holm recently for the second congress
of the International Federation of
Commercial. Clerical and Technical
EMPLOYEES.
Evening star., 1925-11-03
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
TOPIC OF LECTURE
DR.. Walton Hubbard of Los An
geles Tells of Mary Eddy's
Discovery.
A lecture on Christian Science was

A lecture on Christian Science was
delivered yesterday afternoon and
evening i'll First Church of Christ,
Scientist, by DIR. Walton Hubbard,
e. s. b., of Los Angeles, Calf. DIR.
Hubbard is "a member of the board
of leCtureship of the mother church,
the First Church of Christ, Scientist.
in Boston, Mass. He was introduced
by Elmer /. Baldwin, first reader of
First Church, under whose auspices
the lectures We're given. The lee
turer told of how Mary Baker Eddy
discovered the secret of Christian
healing from a study of the Scrip
lures. Mrs. Eddy tells us further
that she submitted her discovery to
the broadest possible tests said the
speaker. THAT is, she not only dis
covered. through her deep Biblical
study. the rules for healing as Jesus
healed. but she proved the correct
ness Of these rules in actually healing
;lll manner of diseases.
'All the study of the Bible by stu
dents and scholars for hundreds of
years has failed to discover this law
Evening star., 1925-11-03

of healing. Unless we have the
spiritual insight which Mrs. Eddy
had we. too. would fail. 1t is evi-
dent that we must have this law of
healing pointed out and explained to
us as Mrs. Eddy has done in her
writings so that we, too, may under
stand the spiritual meaning of the
Scriptures and find the lost treasure
of divine healing.
'Now, in order that we may under
stand God, it is not only necessary
that we should understand His quail
tiles and characteristics, but we must
discard those beliefs that have kept
us from recognizing them. 1t was
impossible to conceive and bring
forth the radio until its discoverer
discarded the belief that a wire was
essential to the transmission of mes
sages."
Evening star., 1925-11-03
c. v. j. DEBATERS
DOWN OXFORD MEN
Win Victory by Narrow Mar
qin in Third International
i Competition.

George Washington University's de-
hating team added another triumph
to its records last night when it de-
1eated the oxford University dehaters
in the third annual international
forensic contest. 1t was one of the
keenest contested and most closely
.netched debates in which the George
Washington representatives have ever
competed. The audience which packed
the univgrsity's gymnasium at 20l0
IL street acted Us the Judges, and
gave George Washington the victory
ly the narrow margin Of six votes.
The result was To- votes for George
Washington and 4i6 for oxford.
Evening star., 1925-11-03
Russian Recognition Argued.

The question of Russian recognition
was the basis OF the arguments.
Representing conservative England
who under a Laborite premier recoG-
nizcd radical Russia, the British de
baterS upheld the affirmative and en-
deavored TO justify their country's ac-
on. The George Washington or
atorS represented liberal America.
who but a short time ago scorned
even to open preliminary negotiations
with country that had repudiated
It's obligations and appropriated for
e-gn capital.
Perhaps the outstanding feature of
the clash, at least the most uneN-
Iected development. was the subtle
and witty brand of humor flashed
Iy the Britishers. Irrelevant but
ftcetious remarks about American
Prohibition. oxford bags and other
subjects. which they injected into
their arguments. provoked gales OF
laughter. The George Washington
team, however. took the subject more
seriously and presented logically ar
ranged facts designed to show that
Russia under the Soviet form of gov
erument is not competent to pledge
lis future
Fundamental Reasons Advanced.
Four fundamental reasons We're in
troduCed by the George Washington
team in defense of the negative OF
the question: Cd That the source
from which the SoVie- government
came is not sound: t2) that the Soviet
form OF government represents the
minority; CD that by its official con
duct Russia under its present form
of government does not deserve the
confidence and support OF America,
and t4D that because OF its revolu-
tionary tendencies the Soviet is in
competent.
The English dehateTs contended that
America is looking at holsheVism
Through the wrong SpectaCleS." and
that the Soviet should be treated as q
patient suffering from a Srievous mall
ady and not stunned by the great
powers The peace and tranquility Of
the world, they argued. depend on
the political. commercial and economic
health of Russia. America should. they
explained. make a concerted and gen
uine attempt to put Russia 'on its
feet"
Time Allotted Debatprs.
Each of the six dabaters was given
IL minutes for constructive arguments
and minutes in TebuttaI. The visiting
team was composed of r. T. BevraEa.
an EngliShmau; J, H. :. Wedderburn,
a Scotchman. and II. Y. LIoyd-Joues, u
WeIshman. Composing the victorious
George Washington team We're Miss
Vivian Simpson, the first coed to rep
resent the institution in an interna-
tionai debate, Oscar label and j. r.
Trimble.
Though most bacteria are easily
killed by heat they are very resistant
tp freezing.
Evening star., 1925-11-03

Forty-fve factories, employing 5000
men, are now manufacturing Chemi-
calls in Baden Germany.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
ECLIPSE SHADOWS
ARE ATMOSPHERIC
Phenomena, Long a Puzzle to
Astronomers, Seen Most
Iy in Cities.
By Science Service.


NORTHFIELD. Mimi, September
13.-The shadow bands, ripping al
formations Of light and shade that
chase over the landscape just before
and after total solar eclipses, are du,,
to disturbances in the atmosphere,
according to DR.. Charles Clayton
Wylie of the State University Of
Iowa, speaking before the American
Astronomical Society here.
These phenomena, which have long
been @ puzzle to astronomers, We're
especially pronounced during the
most recent of total eclipseS which
darkened the populous Northeastern
part of the United States last Jan
uary. DR.. Wylie states that this fits
in well with his theory, inasmuch as
the atmosphere above cities Is much
disturbed, especially in Winter, by
rising currents of warm air.
DR.. Wylie has tested his theory
on small scale, with the image Of
bright star in a darkeaed room III
the light from a star such as Sirius
is allowed to fall on a white surface
In room otherwise dark" he said
a person of keen eyesight may see
pattern Of light and dark mottlings.
I.
Ordinarily in sunlight these mottlings
are not seen, because the patterns
overlap, but at the time of an eclipse.
just before and just after the moon
covers the sun, a narrow silver of
light remains, which is practically Il
line. and SO the overlapping is in one
direction only, and the effect may
resemble the stripes in a flag"
The American Astronomical So
ciety elected as it's officers for the
ensuing year: Prof. George G.. Com
stock of Beloit, Wis, president; Prof
S. A. Mitchell of the Leander Nc
Cormack Observatory of the Uni
versity of Virginia, vice president;
Prof. Joel Stebbins of the University
Of Wisconsin, secretary. and Prof
Benjamin Boss of the Dudley Obser-
vatory at Albany, N. Y, treasurer.
Prof. H. c. Wilson Of Carleton Col
lege and DR.. w. H. Wright of the
Lick Observatory were elected to
the council of the society
Evening star., 1925-09-20

sity in the United States devoted
wholly to graduate work and for this
reason have opposed the establish
ing Sof a college for undergraduate
students. The two groups will be
entirely separate and for some rea-
son, hard to explain, the broadening of
the university's work has already
trebled interest in the downtown
school.
The National Capital will now be in
a better position than ever to rival
the Nations other educational centers.
In literary Boston one can look out
from Bunker Hill Monument upon
seven colleges and universities-Har-
ward, Radcliffe, Boston College, Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology. Bos-
ton University, Simmons and Tufts.
From the Washington Monument in
a much smaller radius, one can gaze
down upon George Washington Uni
verSity with over 4,500 students
Georgetown with $500 students, Cath
Ole University with an enrolment of
1000, Howard University, Trinity
Woman's College and American Uni
versity, as well as upon a score of
professional schools and many of the
best private schools for girls to be
found anywhere in the country.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
POWER AT NIAGARA
. FOUND WITHIN LAW
international Control Board
Reports Treaty on Water
Islived Up To.

Water diversion from the Niagara
River for power purposes on the
Canadian and American sides of the
river has not exceeded the legal limit
in the Judgment of the Niagara con-
troll board, which has submitted its
report to both governments after an
extensive investigation.
This limit, fixed by treaty with Can
ada. permits an aggregate diversion of
500 cubic feet per second on the
American side and SO, 900 cubic feet
per second on the Canadian side. The
Washington Government reserved the
right to divert an additional 500 cubic
feet per second through the New York
State Barge Canal; and the board
found that this limit apparently had
not been exceeded, although definite
measurement in that case was impos-
Sible.
The board added that "the policy
pursued in both countries has been
that Of partial closure OF the older
and more inefficient (power) plants
and the utilization of the water in the
newer and highly efficient plants"
"All the power plants" said the re-
port, have been and are being oper-
ated in entire compliance with the
provisions Of the treaty"
Under the arrangements made for
supervision it is the opinion of the
board that no future violation of
treaty is possible without prompt de-
lection.
The report was signed by Maj. Paul
S. Reinecke, Army Engineer Corps, as
American member, and j. 7. Johnston
as Canadian member.
The State Department today gave
out correspondents exchanged be-
tween the British mbassador and the
Secretary Of State in February and
August, 1928, in which Secretary
Hughes suggested creation of the con
troll board to supervise diversions
from the Niagara River and the pro-
posal was accepted by Canada.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
CONDUIT ROAD SECTION
TO GET GAS SERVICE
Line to Be Built Next Spring.
10 Per Cent of Residents
Must Be Users

Definite announcement was made
to the Public Utilities Commission yes
terday by the Georgetown Gas Light
Co. that it would begin construction of
a gas main into the Conduit road Sec
ton next Spring to meet the requests
of residents of Potomac Heights and
adjacent territory for gas service.
The letter states that before the
work is started. not less than 19 per
cent of the residents Of all Conduit
road and in the adjacent territory shall
enter into a contract with the COM
pany. agreeing to take gas service
after the completion Of the extension
The company also states its under
standing that only one main will be
needed along Conduit road