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Evening star., 1925-12-05
STRONGER HAWAIIAN
DEFENSES PROPOSED
Legislation Likely to Win Favor
of House Naval Com
mittee Soon.
Rr the Assnciated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Legislati ton looking to the strength.
ening OF fertilization of Hawaii is
expected to receive approval of the
House naval committee early in the
new Congress.
Recommends tions to carry out this
purpose will he presented by Repre-.
sentative stephens, Republican. Ohio
who was designated with several other
members to inspect the island fortifi.
cations last Summer.
Chairman Butler is in sympa thy
with Mr.. stephens proposals. and
Representative Rritten of iliDois
ranking Republican member. also is
favorable to the project.
With other things the commit ee
will consider is the advisability of add.
ing two l6-inch guns to the Ha wa iian
defense and of strengthening the chan.
mel 10 Pearl Harbor 10 make possible
rapid ingrees and egress for attic
ships.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
WILL OFFER AIR BILL.
Representative Hill to Urge Depart.
ment Of Defense.

Describing the question of adequate
air defense as Immediate and vital
Representative Hill of Maryland an
nounced today he would introduce a
bill Monday to create a department
of defense. with undersecretar ries for
the Army. the Navy. the air and ma
tional resources.
Mr.. Hill decla red the recommends
tions of the Morrow air board. advo-
eating assistant secretaries for air
in the War. Navy and Commerce De.
partments, means more diffusion and
less. not more. defense co-ordina ton. "
The other recommendations Of the
commission. he explained. mean
added expense and no added EN-
-ciency."
Evening star., 1925-12-05

Continued from First Page.)
Headquarters with the others. detec-
ttves recognized him as William w.
Boehman. reported recently to have
escaped from OccoQuan.
Housebreakine charges are pending
against the three men. while the in
vestigat ton is continuing today; the
two women are AT the house Of deten.
tion. pending the inveStiCa ton. and
ARA ngements are being made to ha We
the little cirl~returned to her pa rents
Many Stores Looted.
announced that admissions that the
property recovered had been stolen
from various stores We're obtained.
To get the property to the fourth h
precinct. patrol automobile wa 8
ha cked up to the Rosedale street
house. and was filed with the food
stuffs and provisions.
Police state that six hoUsebrea kings
and rohberies have been admitted to
hy some of the prisoners.
At the store of Samuel Hyatt. where
the investigation really got under way
last night. it was found that a CA Sc
containing pistols had been broken
into and 10 revolverS taken Three
overcoats are also alleged to have
heen taken from that store
Police are proceeding with the in.
VeStlGatlon today on the theory that
numerous hurglaries Of small stores
during the past week NAV have fig
ured in the operat tions Of the hand.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Vivid Umbrellas
For Men Urged to
Make British Cav
BY the A Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. December 5.-Narie
gated colOrs to replace the universal
black for mems umbrellas are being
urged here. The idea is TO make
London brighter during the dreary,
rainy months of Winter.
II is cited that golfers wear
cheerful costumes and many per-
sons contend that men as well as
women should do away with black
where possible. because il CORE
spends with the SCOT laden build
ings which have stood for centuries.
Gaily-hued umbrellas for men
would raise the British spirit
prime defenders of the movement
maintain. as London'S streets are
duh and sombre enough IN DeCem-
ber and January when the sun is
seldom seen.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

swer. In a broad sense, yes, distinct
ly so. / think the general policy is
perfectly sound"
The admiral admitted to Mr. Reid
that the air policy Of the Navy was
worked out by flying officers.
Lieut.. Comdr. Noel Davis of the
naval reserve force and Lieut. Comdr
r. T. Wright. submarine authority
joined in attacking Col. Mitchell's
charge that an enemy submarine feet
with a supply of mines could have
bottled up the American fleet in San
Francisco harbor the time of the
beginning of the Hawaiian maneu-
vers.
Comsr. Davis said il was not practi-
cal to mine San Francisco harbor and
expressed the opinion that mines were
not very effective in any case Comdr
Wright declared it would take three
weeks to carry out the mining propo-
sition proposed by Col. Mitchell
WILL. OFFER AIR RnJ
Evening star., 1925-12-05
MADDEN FORECASTS
CUT IN SURTAX RATE
Ry the Associated Press

Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK. December 5.-The
hope that the maximum surtax rate
for 1926 on incomes would not exceed
5 per cent and the maximum normal
rate would not be more than per
cent. making total of 90 per cent on
the highest incomes. was expressed by
Representative Martin B. Madden of
Illinois. He spoke at a meeting of
the Economic Club of New York
Representative Madden, who is
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee of the House, now studying the
question of further reductions In the
income taxes. also said that. in his
opinion. the tax rate on all incomes
up to $4,000 should not exceed | per
cent.
Representative Ogden l.. Mills OF
New York said Coolidge economy"
has made possible the lowering of
taxes on rich and poor alike He
characterized reduced taxation as "the
Christmas gift Of the Coolidge ad-
ministration to the American people"
Evening star., 1925-12-05
WILLIAM KER EXPIRES
AT AGE OF 73 YEARS
Was Long Prominent in Realty
Circles of the Capital Until His
Retirement 10 Years Ago.

William Ker. g years old. retired
real estate dealer and formerly a
member Of the firm of Fitch. Fox &
Brown. died at his residence. 1856 .
street Thursday. He was the huS-
band Of Mrs. Lily r. Eer. VINO is the
sister Of Charles !. Bell. president
of The American Security and Trust
Co.
Mr. ker was horn in Scotland and
was the son OF Rev. John ker, q
noted scientist At tn, University of
t,dinbursh He retired from active
business about 10 years ago.
Besides his widow he leaves two
sons. Graham ker. now in South
America. and Waldron ker of Wash.
ington state.
Funeral services will he conducted
at the residence of the brotherin-
law. Charles J. Bell. Twin Oaks
Woodlev road. tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. Services viii be private.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

command of prohibition forces. were
frequent.
Gen. Andrews in one OK the briefest
speeches OF the evening, declared he
was glad to meet the people who
made the outlaw l am chasing" and
suggested that they all chase him to-
Gether."
Lieut.. Comdr. s. =. Yea andle. aide
10 the commandant of the Goa ST
Guard declared the work cut out for
that orgs nizs tisn was "a big job.
but that they had no complaints to
make
Roy A. Haynes, prohibition commits
sioner. announced that the present &C.
tivity of the Government against the
vets was not "drive"-it was a
"seige.'
Prediction that his prohibition bill
would he introduced again and stand
more cha nee than ever Of paSsa &c
was made by Representative Cramton
Of Michigan, who explained. however.
that many OF the reforms contem'
plated had already been accomplished
by Gen Andrews. including concen-
tration of permissive and prohibitive
work in one place and placing respon-
sibility for all prohibition enforcement
on one Individual His law would
stra ishten out some details of organ
izat on, he said, and authorize in diff
fere 1T statutory form some of the
work already under way.
proposal that each State be per
mitted to fix the alcoholic content of
beer within limits established by Con
gress was attacked by Wayne 4.
Wheeler. general counsel of the Anti
Saloon League, as impractical and
improper" He also declared a policy
of Forward. March. No Surrender
to the Brewers,
BIanton Also Heard.
Representative Rlanton of Texas de-
clared he would have Congress Join
with the President In serving notice
on Judges. prosecuting attorneys and
United States marshals that their
Jobs depended on law enforcement
When mans breath smells Of liquor
today" said Mr.. Rlanton. its boot
leg nine times ont Of ten
Other speakers included: Senator
Dale. Vermont: Senator Harreld
Oklahoma; Senator Howell. Nebrask
Senator Brookhart. Iowa; Representa-
tive Tillman,, Arkansas: Representa-
tive Hersey, Maine; Representative
Strothers, w. Va: Representative
Timberlake. Colorado: Representa-
tive Bov, man. W. Va: Representative
tive Kelly. Pennsylvania: Representa-
| tive Hudson, Michigan; Representa-
! tive Newton. Minnesota: Representa-
tive Abernethy. North Carolina: Rep
| resentative Rathbone. Illinois: Repre-
sentative Barclay, Kentucky: Repre-
sentative Byrnes. Tennessee; Repre-
| sentative Thompson, Ohio: Representa-
tive Gasque. South Carolina; Repre-
| sentative Brown. Wisconsin,; Repre-
| sentative Bennett, Louisiana: Repre-
| sentative johnson, Washington; Rep
resentative Burkness. North Dakota
Representative Lowry, Mississippi
Mrs. Lenna Low Yost, national leg
islative superintendent. w. c. T. U.
Miss Anna Adams Gordon, presiden,
| Worlds w. c. T. u. and DR.. Ernes,
| II. Cherrington. general secretary oi
| the World League Against Alcohol
ism. Senator Willis Of Ohio sent 9
message
Evening star., 1925-12-05
MAY CHANGE CALENDAR.

ANGORA. Turkey, December (P)
-Following the lead Of Rumania, Rul
saria and other Balkan countries
Turkey probably will soon adopt the
Christian era and the Gregorian cal
endar as mediums for measuring time
special parliamentary commission
has made a study of the Gregoriar r
calendar with a view to fitting 1t tC
Turkish history and current events
and has unanimously recommendet
it's adoption to the National Assembly
Evening star., 1925-12-05
NAVAL OFFICER DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Capt. Orton p. Jackson. Who
Headed Submarine Inquiry.
Dead in New York.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT. r. l.. December .
Capt Orton p. jackson, L. s. N COM
manding officer of the naval training
station here. and president of the
court of inquiry investigating the
sinking of the submarine S-51. died
this morning at the Roosevelt Hos
pitaI. in New York. according to word
received here.
He had been i'll hut a short time and
went to New York for treatment
being troubled by high blood pressure
He is survived by his widow and son.
O. r. Jackson. ir.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
RUSSIA TO BE INVITED.
With United States. Is Vital TO Any
Arms Cut, Council Says.

GENEVA. December ; GP).-Roth
the United States and Russia will be
invited to participate in the prepar ra-
tory work for the proposed confer
ence to bring about world diSarma
ment. If the council Of the Lea que Of
Nations approves mea sures agreed
upon Yesterday by the council No. ,
especially appointed To treat with dis
armament problems
Although no official announcement
concerning the mea sure was made.
the Associated Press was informed
last night that the members Of the
disarmament council agreed. that no
international conference to reduce
arma ment burdens could hope To sue
ceed without the cola bora tion Of bot n
the United States and Russia
The necessity Of having the CO.
operation of Russia in disarnn ment
moves became evident AT the confer
ence for the control of ira ffiC in arms
when the countries bordering on Rus
sia withheld final approval of the con.
Vention until such time as Russia
would adhere to the document.
An official communique explains
that a new commission will be Gre
ated to prepare for the conference.
This commission has been named
the preparatory commission for the
/
have members those countries hold.
ing seats on the council. in addition
to states which are in a special po-
Sition as regards diSa rmam +"
Moreover. sny stale not represented
shall he entitled to send in a memo
ia ndum. and the commission would
be entitled TO ask any state interest ed
in a given question to furnish infor-
ma tion concerning its own viewpoint.
L. IL.
Of France, president of the council.
empha sized that they must he ap-
proved by the main council Of the
! lea que.
/, is undertnOd that the announce
ment concerning the United States
and Russia is to he withheld until in
vitations to he addressed 10 them car
, he composed that for Russia being
especially delicate.
II Nations to Attend
I The commission. according to lea que
! circles. eventually will he made up Of
! delegates from about Il governments.
! Germany. of course, being Included a :
q future member of the lea que council
| 1t also has been decided that the now
commission should be empowered 10
! consult with the technical organic
I tions of the league. first the lea que :
| perma nent committee on military and
naval questions. and second the Spe-
! cial group composed of representatives
! of the league : economic. fina cial and
transit organiZa tions and the interna-
; tional labor bureau.
The labor bureau will supply four
! members 10 this second advisory bodv
! two being labor delegates and two en-
! ploNers.
! Both the advisory bodies are ex-
peCted To sit together when the mill
tary and economic and tinaCial aspects
| of the diSa rmament problems require
| Joint trea atment and the diSarma men.
commission needs advice.
NJ. Roncour declared the council
decided Ia keep the membership Of the
commission down To delegates If gov
! ernments because of the essentia lily
political character of questions con
neCted with diSarma rnent.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
SEEKS INLAND BASE
. OF RUM SYNDICATE
U. S. Attorney Anxious to
Learn How William DWyer
Disposed of Liquor.
b. the Associated Press.

Bv the Assnciated Press
NEW YORK. December St nited
States Attorney Ruckner is anxious
to learn the inland distribution sys-
TEN of the huge rum Smuggling syndi-
cate he believes has been sma shed
with the arrest of 81 men Thursday
The arrest Of William Dwyer. wide
ly known sportsman and racetrack
owner. and % other men. Nh. Buck
ner feels. has disposed OF the Atlantic
sea board opera tions Of the alleged
ring. but today he turned his atten-
tion to the disposal of liquor after il
was landed
4 complete confession from one Of
the six Goa ST GuardSmen arrested in
the roundup. which began Thursday
involves prohibition agents and New
York policemen. Mr.. Buckner has in
TINA ted. This confession is to he read
to Federal grand jury Monday y. with
the expectation that more indictments
and arrests will follow. f'orty-three
indictments have been issued already.
and q OF them served.
Men Highly Paid
In addition to giving passive pro
lection 10 rum smugglers some United
States Coast Guardsmen actually as
sisted in landing liquor in rough
weather. Mr.. Ruckner decia red yester.
day. He said an unnamed patrol boa
went out to a rum schooner and
brought ashore 500 cases in one in.
stance. The hoa1swain got 81 .000 and
each member of the crew S240 for
this job. he added.
One item in the 'grea sing of the
W han fnr-
for road expenses" as listed in a
memorandum seized with other pa pers
Mr.. Buckner Is now trying 10 find
out who got this money
A complete code system for com.
munlcation between rum runners and
Coast Guardsmen was revealed hv
papers among the effects of Phiiir
Coffey. one of the principal defenda nts
described as pay officer for the syndi
cate. Mr.. Ruckner said One note
read: When 1S-foot Coast Guard bost
plays steady light on schooner. smaller
Coast Guard boats will move away
Code System Simple.
Coast Guard boat was a signal that
Little attempt was made to evolve 2
difficult system OF code words. shin
names merely being spelled backward
pix meant Kip, the name of a
steel armored power boat. MIR. Buck
ner said.
Atsusa was the Augusta recently
seized by the Government: south was
sick. north was nicely" east
easy: west. well; Montauk Point
boy: Block Island girl" and rum
row. twins"
A hitherto unsuspected Goa 81 Qua rds
man was placed under suspicion YES
terdaN when an agent for an fnsur.
ance company. which has heen bond
ing the men arrested. undertook tc
furnish ball for a Coast Guard officer
who has not been arrested or indicted
Mr.. Buckner told how one Goa 81
Guard officer refused hribe of 500.
600 to let rum boat slip by him.
This man reported the incident to his
superiors and aided materially in
rounding up several Coast Guards
men.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Griddle Grange" Found.

GROTON, s. OAK. December [Pl mr.
South Dakota's Red Grange of tho
criddle iron" has been crowned c. -
Carter ate 81 pancakes in - minutes
fiat. Too doughy." said Ohe Berens,
former champion, who quit after stow
ing away 20.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Information biased"

Operations of the Navy Depart
ments information section" with
particular stress or, an extensive
speaking campaign it fostered 10 com
bat proponents of unified Air Serv-
ice. were disclosed yesterday after
noon to the Mitchell court ma rtfal by
prosecution witness, Comdr. John
Sta pier.
Under rigid cross-examination bv
MIR. Reid. the witness admitted that
this information was "bia sed'' in ia.
vor of the Navy's present policy for
aviation, but explained this was iusti-
fed because of the serious blow a
unified air arm would have been to
the efficiency Of the fleet
Comdr. Stapler made the direct
statement at one time that the Navy
was against unified Air Service. :"
but. in the face Of barrase OF cues
tions from Mr.. Reid. said that no ofi.
cial order had been issued to that ef
feet. He said he had not poIled the
naval aviators on the question. hut
understood that Comdr. John Rodgers
and Comdr. Kenneth Whiting were
against 1t.
The witness said the purpose of his
section was to give Navy news to the
press, to keep tab on articles concern.
ing the Navy and see that they were
information to naval officers on the
developments in various branches of
the service. 1t was shown that a list
of newspaper articles. editorials ma ga
zine treatises, etc, aimed against the
united air force. had been supplied
naval officers for Use in fighting the
unified air plan.
Was this informa ton iased?" ask.
ed Mr.. Reid.
Explains Navy's Ain.
This information certainly was
bia sed.' Comdr. Stapler replied. add.
ing. "Our object was to prevent thi.
country from making a serious error
| in taking up a new air policy that
would have affected the efficiency of
the fleet as the first line Of defense"
Rear Admiral William J. Pratt.
president of the Naval War College.
testified in refutation Of Admiral Sims
allegation that officers who have not
been graduated from the War College
are "uneducated and unfit for high
comma nd" He contradicted Admiral
Sims assertion that Admiral Edward
w. Eberle, Rear Admiral s. s. Robson
and Rear Admiral Robert f. Coontz
were in this class. contendfng they
were leading examples of the best type
of naval officer. He also included Ad.
miral Sims in this category.
Admiral Pratt took a strong stand
| in defense Of the Navy's present avia-
tion policy. He said he helped draw
| it up. He insisted the battleship still
Ia the backbone of the fleet. but stated
that the airplane was an essential ad-
junct.
Question Draws Objection.
Does the naval policy show the
| Navy Department has a full reaIiza.
ton Of it's responsibility with respect
| to the national defense?" dema nded
Mr.. Reid. There was objection from
[ the prosecution, but eventually the
| witness was permitted to answer. He
said
That is a. difficult question to an
Evening star., 1925-12-05
LANSDOWNE O. KID
AIRSHIP'S ORDERS,
EBERLE TESTlFlES
continued from First Page.

CONTINUED from First PageD
for the flight by reason OF engine
trouble. He said he then ordered the
Shena ndosh TO take the helium from
the Los Angeles and prepare TO ma ke
the flight herself He said II first was
reported to him that the Shena ndoa h
would be ready for this mission on
June 90. but that a delay was neces-
STATED until July ! in order to purify
the heilum. A test fight then was made
he said. and the She ma ndoah began To
make final prepa ra tions for the Mid
western trip.
Says LanSdowne Asked Delay.
Admiral F,berle told the court that
before ordering any aircraft 10 make
any trip il was his practice to confer
with the Bureau of Aeronautics He
ga lid II was his policy to prescribe the
mission for a certain vessel and then
call on its commander to prepare
plans. arranging the schedule and
submit such recommended tions as he
might desire. The execution of the
mission prescribed was left entirely
to the comma nder "on the spot
we prescribed the mission for the
Shena ndoah." the witness stated,
The mission of the Los Angeles was
TO have trained personnel To opera L e
the ship overland and To get some
ine on the commercial air route to
the West, and. especially to learn OF
conditions at Detroit" He explained
that the Los Angeles was restricted
TO commercial uses. After orders hs Il
been sent TO the Shena ndoah on June
10, Comdr Lans'iowne. the witness
said, spoke OF various eouipment
needed TO accommodate the ship at
Scott Field and Minnea polls He "a Id
the comma nder was particularly per
tnrbed at having to land at the lat
Ter pace with an unframed ground
crew. which might necessitate the
Shena ndoah taking the air II storm
happened 10 break. Comdr. Lans.
nowne, therefore. recommended that
the flight he delayed until after The
stormy season. mentioning September
Later | wrote out in Ionshsnd
some principles designed to govern
inland fights OF dirigibles. Admiral
r-oefie told the court. Il gave this
document TO Rear Admiral Jackson
ana told him to hold it until | had con.
ferred with Comdr Lansdowne ahour
these principles"
Mr.. Reid appeared greatly surprised
"hen Admiral Eberle read this paper
winch was TO the effect that the Navy
department desired that the fight 10
Mlnnea polls be made as soon as nos
sible. weather conditions permitting
put that entire discretion should he
left I" the comma nder Of the shin to
alter the schedule or even return to
Lakehurst If difficulties were exneri.
enced.''
Evening star., 1925-12-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Wanderlusters' hike for tomor.
row will start from Rixey station on
the Great Falls car line, leaving Ross
lyn at pm. Mr.. Kaufman viii lead.
Bring lunch and cup