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ASKS NAVY Be KEPT
ATFULL STRENGTH
Secretary Wilbur, in Report
to President, Urges Person
mel Allowed by Law.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A plea for loosening of the Gov.
ernment's purse strings so that the
Navy may maintain the full strength
provided by law was made by Secre-
tary Wilbur in his annual report to
President Coolidge, made. public last
night.
The question Of officer personnel
had developed into a dilemma, the
Secretary said, and with limited funds
at band it had been necessary to con-
ceftrate on repairs rather than on
alterations required to keep first line
ships up to essential military stand
ards for feet service.
In 1925, Mr.. Wilbur said, the Navy
got along with an understood person
mel, $3.50 line officers being on the
rolls when the report was compiled.
The authorized strength is 5,499.
Lack of funds also made impossible
the maintenance of the required
$4,000 enlisted strength, the average
for the year being nearly 1000 under
that figure.
The Secretary gave 1t as his view
that reduction of the Naval Academy
enrolment had brought the Navy to
face a serious question as to how 1t
could function with an insufficient
number of officeYs. He urged that
appointments to Annapolis again be
made on the basis Of five for each
member of Congress instead of the
three necessitated by recent cuts in
the budget.
Limit on Appointments Cited.
"The present limit of appointments
to three for each member will not
provide sufficient commissioned per-
sonnel for maintaining the strength of
the line of the Navy on q proper
basis" the report said. even if no ap-
pointments are made to the various
staff corps from graduates of the
Naval Academy"
Destroyer Squadron No. was men,
toned as one in which improvements
had been deferred because of the cost.
Economy also was exercised by strik-
ing from the list small craft and
wooden vessels acquired In 1918 and
1919 which required extensive re-
pairs"
Except for the fact that the proper
enlisted strength could not be afforded
the enlisted personnel situation dur
ing the year has been uniformly ex-
cellent," with three out of every four
men whose enlistments expired re.
enlisting or extending their enlist.
ments, the report continued. The
shortage of manpower in the feet was
mitigated somewhat by DELAY in the
completion of the aircraft carriers
Saratoga and Lexington. On their
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Cheatum Admits Robbery.

PRATT, Kans.. December II R-
There may be something In a name.
Charles Cheatum pleaded guilty here
today to robbing the Byers, Kans..
State Bank on August 4, and was
sentenced to serve from 10 to so years
in the state prison.
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HITCH ARISES IN PARIS.
Cabinet Moves Cautiously i'm Support
of BRAND Policy.

PARIS, December Ii R.-M.
Brands peace and disarmament plan
at Geneva has met with obstacles. His
proposal to withdraw allied military
control on February ! and arbitrate
the differences with Germany relative
to that country's disarmament, IL di-
rect negotiations fail, is believed to be
dfsapproved in some measure by the
French cabinet ministers. who, after
two-hour session this evening, sent
him new instructions
The members of the cabinet showed
the utmost secrecy, but rumors from
Geneva that NJ. BRAND might resign
II the cabinet fatty rejected his plan
indicated the seriousness OF the situa-
ton. Whether the cabinet did more
than suggest a modification. however,
Is still a matter of speculation.
The rumors that NJ. BRAND would
resign IL the cabinet failed to back
him came during the cabinet meeting,
but there was nothing tangible on
which to base the idea that anything
SO serious was imminent, although
Brands record has been one OF
dramatic action.
Prestige Is at Stake.
The prestige of the French foreign
minister for the moment hangs on his
peace WORK with 1eTHdHy, anu lHiS IL
in the public eye because of the award
to him of part of the Nobel peace
prize. His negotiations jointly with
Gustav Stresemann, the German for
eign secretary. over withdrawal of al
lied control was evidence that he eX
pected a settlement, and the blunt re-
fusal of the Amba ssadors' Council tc
give Germany a clean bill of health
was bombshell.
The cabinet considered the whole
matter this morning. and Premier
Poincare telephoned to NJ. BRAND ar
outline of the proceedings and inform
ed the foreign secretary that he was
calling another meeting this evening
obviously because Berlin has author
lied DR.. Stresemann to revise his at
ftitude. NJ BRAND is believed to have
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PART TWO-16 PAGES.
PART THREE-1N PAGES

Observation-Disclosures and Photo
plays.
MuSic-Page 5.
Automobile Section-Pages s, and 9.
District National Guard-Page g.
Civilian Army News-Page 8
Spanish War Veterans-Page
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PART SHIP PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Financial News-Pages 8, 9, 10, II
and IL.
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PART FOUR-4>PAGEs.
Pink Sports Section.
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GRAPHIC SECTION-ls> PAGES.
World Events in Pic4ires.
COLOR SECJaON-4 PAGES.
Mutt and Jeff: Reg'lar FeIlers: Mr.
and Mrs.1 High Lights of History.
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TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-6O PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
News of the Clubs-Pages "a and 35.
Around the City-Page 81.
Veterans of Great War-Page 3S.
Clubwomen of the 'Nation--Page 80.
D. A. r. Activities--Page 40.
Boy Scouts-PaEe Al.
Army and Navy News-Page AZ.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page SO.
w. C. r. u. News--Page so.
Serial, "The Girl in the Second
Cabin Page 81.
Radio News--Pages IS, Sc and 81.
Fraternities--Pages So and SO.
Community Centers-Page so.
PART TWO-16 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features
Washington and Other Society.
Notes Of Art-Page 4.
Book Reviews-Page 4.
Tales of Well Known Folk-Page 12.
Y. w. c. A. News-Page 13.
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"Frort Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
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TA0I F1VE@o FAUES.
Magazine Section-F'iction and Fea.
lures.
The Rambler-Page 8.
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Garner asserted that the action
showed there was not a single vote
in the Republican membership in favor
of the Presidents tax plan.
Declaring that the. Democrats are
united in support Of their BILL" he
added:
I'VE have been and now are ready
to go along with the Republicans in
an effort to get a tax reduction, bill
at this session. They. howeverss are
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03
D. c. OFFICIALS PLAN
STREET PROJECTS
Program Outlined Prepare.
tory to Restricting and
Widening Thoroughfares.

! With the deficiency bill carrying, ap'
| preparations for surfacing, reSurfacing
and widening Washington streets
| passed by both the Senate and House
md awaiting the Presidents signature,
&c. E. Hunt, engineer of highways, to-
day laid final plans for starting three
/ street projects between March II and
| April l. Bids for the work will be
opened March 10.
Four northeast street will benefit
through the first concrete contract,
Mr.. Hunt said today. They follow:
| West Virginia avenue, Florida to Penn
street, s20,70O; Neal street, West Vir-
ginia avenue to Trinidad, $4,000;
Oates street, Montello to Trinidad,
$40, 200, and Trinidad, Neal to Queen,
$4,000.
Southeast Projects.
Southeast Washington is interested
in the first asphalt contract which
will result in the paving of Kentucky
avenue from Fifteenth to South Caro-
lima avenue at a cost of $34 200, and
from II street to Admiral Barney
Circle at a cost of So, 400. This project
viii result in a paved thoroughfare
from Lincoln Park to the Pennsyl-
yania Avenue Bridge, something long
Sought by the Southeast Citizens AS
ISOLATION. This contract will also In
clude asphalting of c street southeast
from Twelfth to Fifteenth street at a
cost of $25, 200.
The first resurfacing and replace
ment project this Spring will stake
care of the following: Sixth street from
p to @, Sixth street from NJ to o. S
street from Sixth to Seventh and S
street from Twelfth to Thirteenth.
Between March 10 and April l bids
will be asked on heavy grading at the
following points: Cathedral avenue, be-
tween Conduit road and Weaver, $751;
600; Garfield, Tunlaw road to Forty
fourth, $500, and Firth-Sterling ave-
nue. southeast, Howard to Stevens
road, $500.
Program for Widening.
About April l work is expected to
start on the widening of E street be-
tween Fifth and Thirteenth streets
for which the District already has
money. This work will cost sos, 900.
Two other widening projects, one
on Eleventh street from Pennsyl-
vania avenue to New York avenue,
and on Connecticut avenue, from K
TO M on The east and X to Eight
zenith on the West, will follow the
T. street work. 1t will be necessary
to have the street railway rebuild
its tracks on Connecticut avenue be-
fore the widening can begin, while
certain sewerage remodeling will be
necessary on Eleventh street before
the widening work can start
The deficiency measure also car
ries S25. 900 additional for the Lam
ond crossing, making $4,000 in
hand for this project, for which bids
will be asked March II. 1t also car
ried $4,000 for permanent roadway
work, making in all total of STAT
700.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03

A new pastel blue that is very
popular for afternoon and evening
wear among women In London has
been christened Elizabeth blue" after
the Duchess of York
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Continued from First Page)
session next Monday, and that the
question of the claims of Poland, SPAN
and Brazil for similar honors Will be
left to the meeting of the assembly OF
the league in September
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British
foreign secretary, is said to have re-
coded from his stand in favor of other
new permanent memberships than
Germany. 1t is asserted that he will
endeavor to secure the councils assent
for the appointment of committee
to study the other claims to seats
pending the assembly gathering. He
would favor, if Germany could be in
duced to agree. giving Spain seat at
the coming session.
Germany Opposes Others.
This, however, would seem out of the
question, for the German chancellor,
DR.. Luther, in an address at Hamburg
declared that it would not be compati-
BILE with the great ideals Germany pur-
poses to pursue If Germany's admit
lance to the league was accompanied
by additional changes in the compo-
sition of the council.
At the ratification of the Locarno
SeCuIllN pact III tic l. CIlCiI NjlcIiiii'ti
of Deputies last night, Premier BRAND
went on record as favoring an en-
largement of the council of the league
by giving Poland a permanent seat.
AZ would favor it, ne added, "even
If l were called on to decide the queS-
ton from the German standpoint, be-
cause there are many questions be-
tween Germany and Poland which are
certain to come before the council.
Germany Needs Poland
1.-The spirit of Locarno means that
those questions must be considered in
a cOnciliatOry manner. The presence
of Poland in the council when they are
discussed, therefore, is as necessary
for Germany as for Poland"
The correspondent of the Daily Ex-
press in Berlin says he learns that
Germany has been assured that she
alone will be admitted to the league
council. The official who gave him the
information is decribed "as one Of the
highest authorities in Germany"
Yesterday was a banner day for the
Locarno security pact and supplement
tary arbitration treaties. The French
Chamber the Polish Diet and the Bel
gian Senate all ratified them. Great
Britain, Germany and Italy already
had done so.
French Delegation Named.
PARIS, March 3 LP).-Prhmier
BRAND, M. Paul-Boncour and louis
Loucheur will constitute the French
delegation to the meetings next week
of the League of Nations council and
assembly. They will leave for Geneva
Saturday.
NJ. BRAND conferred today with For.
eign Minister Ninchitch of Jugoslavia
regarding the proposed enlargement
of the league council. DR.. Ninchitch is
reported to be favorably inclined
toward the inclusion of Poland at the
same time as Germany.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 3 up
Foreign Minister Vanderveld will
head Belgium's delegation to the
League of Nations meetings. He will
be accompanied by his principal sec
rotary. Henri Rolin, and Auguste
Melot, minister plenipotentiary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03

the Mcintyre holdings are now being
unloaded at Hudson. They will be
taken in as part of the combined
Dome Mcintyre freight contract,
which has been let at 5000 a ton.
Another interesting load now start
ing in is a portable sawmill, formerly
at Gowganda, which is being hauled
over the Winter roads by teams of
horses. Up until the present time, the
snow motors having failed to meet the
test, dog teams have been the only
means of transportation. But the
Moberley outfit has 20 teams of horses
and three caterpillar trucks. Before
the Spring breakup much of the
freight may be transported to Red
Lake, outside of the faster and easier
air service which is being established
this week, may be made by horses in
stead of by dogs. The Summer route
is by boat, a distance of 200 miles, in
stead of the present 125 miles into the
strike, but the fact that there are no
portages enables a power boat to
make the Summer trip in two days.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03
Wrist Watch Offer
To Liberty Statue
Officially Denied

An offer by Lazarus Brothers of
New York to affix an illuminated
clock to the wrist of the Statue
of Liberty in New York harbor has
been declined by the War Depart
ment.
Assistant Secretary MacNider,
in q letter to Oscar NJ. Lazarus,
said that while the spirit which
prompted the offer was appre-
ciated, the department feels con-
strained to decline it."
Aside from any question as to
the congruity of SO modern an
ornament as wrist watch upon
the classically robed figure of Lib
erty, or the propriety of making
alterations in the designers con-
ception of a work of art, presented
to this country as a memorial of
traditional friendship between it
and France" the Assistant Secre-
tary said, there is a statute which
prohibits any officer of the Gov
eminent accepting voluntary serv-
ice for the Government, or en-
ploying personal service in excess
of that authorized by law. 1t is be-
lieved this statute prevents favor
able consideration of your very
liberal offer"
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GOLD RUSH IN CANADA
CALLED "AMAZING" BY
RETURNED PROSPECTOR

Continued from First Page.)
off across Lost Lake, to the north OF
the struggling town and ends l25
miles away at Red Lake.
No word is being received from Red
Lake these days. Ever since Sun
day it has been showing, and not a
single party has come out. Nearly
every one is going in. While the
snow is not sufficient to close the trail
entirely, it is enough to make it very
hard travelling and very slow.
Hudson is beginning to feel a civic
consciousness. Formerly little more
than a Hudson Bay post, it is now a
busting little town. Buildings are
going up. There is talk of a railway
siding and a wharf, the people want
their old post office name of Ceiling
Portage" changed to Hudson, and
there is even talk of forming q Hud
son board of trade.
Gathering of ProspectOrs.
But far more interesting than the
new town of Hudson is the cosmo-
politan gathering of veteran prospec
tors who have followed the lure OF
the gold with dog team and with
canoe in every gold rush for the
past generation. Nor among these
does any one stand out more prom
inently than "Klondyke Bill" Wood
ney, now over 20 years old, but still
able to hit the long trail at speed
too great for many man half his
age.
II have no home" said "Klondyke
Bill' when asked where he lived
And I have no wife" ne added. 81
am just like the old sea captain who
said, AS a sailor I'd have as much
use for a wife as a frog would have
for a sidepocket.'
"Klondyke Bill has a few words
to say of the present Red Lake strike
of which he thinks even better golC
values will be discovered to the north
and to the east. 1T is not from hear
say that 1 am speaking" he said
but l know that never before in any
camp has there been discovered such
a body of ore as this. The main vein
has been traced for a thousand feet
and for a width of SO feet it gives
a value Of $11. In some places the
assays run up into the hundreds OF
dollars, but these are not the regular
run of the ore which is what the
mining man wants. OF course, no one
knows yet how far down the vein
goes"
All those who go by dog team to
Red Lake are by no means men in
the prime of life. Today sees 17-year
old Kenneth Kearney start on the long
hike with his father, Dan Kearney, OF
Cobalt, one of the best known Ontario
ppspectors, and his partner, George
Tucker. They have two teams of SIX
dogs each, hauling nearly 400 pounds
on each toboggan.
Not Boys First Trail.
Kenneth is not a greenhorn, despite
his youth. When only IA he was out
stalking claims with his father at Lar
der Lake, and he has been many times
with him since.
This is not my first TRAIL but it is
the longest" said Kenneth II think
| will like it fine"
Tomorrow will see a start to solve
the question of the depth of the ore
bodies Two diamond drill outfits fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03
COOLIDCE-BORAH COMPARISON
STIRS MASSACHUSETTS, SOCIETY
Robert vi. Washburn Leaves Platform After Speech
Is Interrupted-Squabble Over Propriety of Adj
dress Persists-'sJoker's' Hands Hnted.

sharp difference of opinion among
officials and members of the Massa-
chusetts State Society as to the pro-
priety of a speech delivered at its
meeting last night at the Washing
ton Club by Robert M. Washburn,
first biographer of President Cool
idge, in which he was comparing, in
humorous vein, the President and
Senator Borah, caused a flare-up
when Mr.. Washburn was interrupted
in his address by Frederick G.. Car
penter, acting president of the So
ciety.
Jumping to his feet, after Mr..
Washburn had been speaking about
Is minutes, Mr.. Carpenter told the
more than 200 assembled members of
the society that he objected to the
theme of Mr.. Washburn's address.
LAS "a good American" he declared
II want to protest against President
Coolidge being compared with Sena-
tor Borah or any one else"
After a moment of tense silence
mixture of Kisses and applause greet
ed Mr.. Carpenters interruption OF the
speaker. The presiding officer, en-
deavoring to make himself heard
above the confusion, went on TO say
that the bylaws of the society barred
the discussion of political matters
and that the society was formed as
social organization.
Speaker Leaves Stand.
Mr.. Washburn, who had announced
the subject of his address as Cool
idge and Borah: The Turnpike and
Trail" apparently dumfounded by
the interruption, slowly made his
way from the platform as Mr.. Car
penter assailed the propriety OF his
subject.
Representative Louis A. Frothing.
ham of Massachusetts,, president OF
the society, who was unable to at
tend the meeting last night, was
quoted by officials of the society to-
day who arranged for Mr.. Wash
burns address as saying he regard
ed the latter's interruption by Mr..
Carpenter as unfortunate" and that
the speaker should have been per
mited to continue.
After Mr.. Carpenter had stated the
reasons for his interruption at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03
CH|CAGOANS PUSH
CR|ME-WAVE FIGHT
Citizens Desiring Cleanup
Not Daunted by Senate Re-
fusal to Investigate.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, March 3.-Refusal OF
the Senate to aid Chicago round III
its criminals did not dim local inter
est in the crime situation
The Better Government Association
which had requested Senate action
announced today that it would seek
a special grand jury investigation
and attempt to bring about indict
ments of erring politicians and gang
leaders.
Mayor William T.. Dever announced
an investigation of his own, to secure
all the facts regarding the sensation
al charges made in Washington by
Rev. Elmer Williams and Dean f. II.
Lee of the John Marshall Law School.
DR.. Lee charged that States Attor-
ney Robert z. Grove, George f. Bar
rett, Groves former law partner, and
George E. Brennan, local Democratic
leader. who announced his candidacy
for the United States Senate yester-
day, We're engaged in bipartisan po-
litical deals which made selection of
honest officials by vote of the people
impossible. He also alleged that Chi
cago criminal courts are frequently
tempered with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-03
JOHN A. MULL0Y BURIED.
Services for Local Builder Held
Yesterday at Home.

John A. Mulloy, engaged in the
building and contracting business here
for many years, died at his home,
324 B street southeast, Saturday after
an illness of 10 weeks. He was the
son of the late William A. Mulloy,
District councilman and crier of the
Supreme Court of the District for
many years.
Funeral services We're conducted at
the residence yesterday, Rev William
Fl. Pettus of ST. Marks Episcopal
Church officiating. Interment was in
Congressional Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John w. c. Brown,
Arthur w. Kaldenbach, Arthur l..
Lansdale, Fred Mckee, Austin A.
Moore and John NJ. Riordon.
Mr.. Mulloy is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary G. Mulloy; a sister, Miss
Margaret j. Mulloy; two nephews,
William A. Mulloy and Samuel G.
Nulloy, and q niece, Ada b. Mulloy.
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| meeting, w. G.. Gavin, chairman OF
the entertainment committee, Jumped
to his feet, declaring that he had IN
vited Mr.. Washburn to address the
society, and that he strongly resented
his interruption by Mr.. Carpenter
Mr.. Washburns address, as he had
outlined it 20 him before the meeting,
Mr.. Gavin said, was simply humor-
GUS treatment of his subject, to be de-
livered in good taste for the enter
tainment of the society members.
Many members applauded and
others Kissed as Mr.. Washburn made
his way out of the hall, after the two
society officials had aired their dlf-
ferences over his address.
PrOcIaims Bold Purpose.
Its bold role I seek to play to
venture to suggest that any one can
compare Calvin Coolidge with Senator
Borah," Mr.. Washburn said at the out
set Of his address. Amy one can IN
terpret Calvin Coolidge to Massachu-
sets. but no one can interpret Sena-
tor Borah. / am not the authorized
spokesman of the White House, and
there is no truth III the rumor that
President Coolidge caught his cold
from me-
AS the background of last nights
iare-up, which came out of clear
sky to most members of the society, 1t
was learned today that an atmosphere
Of considerable tension had been
created by rumors said recently to
nave been spread by a practical
joker" in the Massachusetts delega-
ton in the House to the effect that
Mr.. Washburn was about to launch a
criticism of the present administration.
Some members of the Massachusetts
delegation and of the State society
here, it was said, apparently had taken
seriously the rumors that the Presl-
dents biographer was disposed to
criticize his administration, and thus
an atmosphere of tension and mlsg1V-
ing surrounded the occasion OF Mr..
Washburn's address last night.
The business session of the society
came to a sudden adjournment after
the interruption Of Mr.. WaShburn S
address, and the members for a while
forgot the incident as they heard the
harmonious strains of music and start
ed to dance.