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the Austro-Serb squahble which
ushered in the World War.
Niscount Goto of Japan. though
the recognized pro-Russian leader in
Japanese politics. has just issued an
CminouS statement in Toxic. Goto
favors a Russo-Japanese rapproa che.
ment. Unless it can be effected he
sees war on the Manchuran horizon
as the inevitable consequence. Goto
thinks Chinese diplomacy. the same
as for 1.00a years. aims at playing
one power off against another" !"
Chinese aim. he thinks, at embroiling
Russia and Japan. If the more un-
scrupulous Chinese statesmen, Goto
says, succeed. as he thinks they well
may succeed. in pitting Russia and
Japan against each other for the
mastery of the Asiatic continent, this
maneuver will precipitate a conflict
that will eventually embroil all the
nations bordering the Pacific" To
avert such a calamity Niscount Goto
pleads rankly for a Japanese Anglo
American entente.
The United States would he utterly
ineffective. in the event of new
crisis in the East, without battle.
ready. fully manned American fleet.
Our naval enthusiasts think Congress
IS going decidedly the wrong way
about preparing for such a con-
tingency.
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HY ALFRED F.. SMITH,

Governor Of the state of New York
In applying business methods to the
management of government the ad-
must recognize that the
welfare of its citizens and the i'm
provement Of their living condition is
the Government business The State
has not finished it's duty when 1t pro
tects the property and the person of
its citizens. 1t has not completed its
functions even after providing insti-
tutional care for its depe endents. or ed
ucation for it's children. With our
growing social consciousness public
health has become one OF it's funda-
mental responsibilities. and the rela-
tion Of housing conditions to public
health has become increa singly ap-
parent.
Careful study and investigation
have empha sized the need Of a plenti.
ful supply OF wholesome sanitary
housing at rentals within the means
of moderate income groups. Twenty
five years ago, New York State passed
a tenement-house law, which was good
for the time. 1t set a standard of
housing protection and 1t was believed
that 1t would stimulate the construc-
tion of new tenements. At the end
Of that period. the same old dilapi-
dated tenements are still being used
for dwelling purposes. Children are
still being brought up in dark, un-
ventilated, overcrowded and unsafe
tenementr which are to be found not
only in New York City, but in nearly
all cities and in the smaller commit
mites of the State, and doubtless in
other States.
Regulation and control OF housing
have not supplied new accommoda-
tions. and for generations the low in
come groups have been living in left
over housing in our congested cities.
The social ills and moral dangers re-
sulting from our neglect Of housing
have been ably presented by courts
dealing with juvenile offenders, by the
church and by social and civic agen-
cies Of every kind.
The building Of homes has been look.
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Buried Cities Seen
In the Caspian Sea

Russian sailors. who are az good at
seeing things as are sailors from other
lands. REPORT the discovery of numer-
Gus buried cities in the Caspian Sea.
During q voyage from Persia to
Baku, Comrade Ataev. commanding
Caspian Sea trade fleet. was amazed
by the rapid changes in soundings
shouted by the lookout swinging the
lead. Looking over the side OF his
vessel when off the Shikhovo Coast
he reports he discovered the streets.
houses palaces and minarets OF a city
on the bottom Of the sea.
The city has been Identified as khara
Ba sha gen. Sailors say that when the
water is clear other cities may be
seen in the shallows near Ignatievo.
a sunken causeway extends from
Baku fortress and. coming to the sur
face on Bailoge Cape. disappears again
under the waves.
Scientists say these cities were sub
merged In an earthquake hundreds
Of years ago,
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GOV. SMITH DEFENDS DEMAND
! STATE HELP POOR GET HOMES
Urges Limited Dividend Corporation to Provide
Capital at Low Rate of Inerest-State
Bank Suggested.

ed upon as n enterprise conducted like
any other business in which the ele-
ment of speculative profit has been
operative. The findings Of every in
vestigation and the opinions of bust
ness men are forcing the realizat ton
that the building of homes for wage
earnerS of moderate income Is un-
profita BILE as a private business under
taking. So long as this point Of view
is maintained it has proved impos-
sihle to construct the homes we need
whether in New York City or else
where. which continue to he a menace
to the health and morals Of the COM
munity.
One of the elements that has un-
doubtedly proved an obstacle to pri
vate capital for this class OF housing
has heen the cost OF borrowing money.
and another is the slow and expensive
process Of acquiring sufficient land
to conduct a profitable building oper-
alton on a large scale, and such build
ing operations cannot be prof1ta BILE
except on a large scale.
In order to solve the problem. 1t Is
necessary to be able to borrow money
at low rates of interest and to secure
by process of condemna ton large par
CeiS VI idnu a. iedSoiidpie pi ICES !ne
limited dividend corporation which
eliminates speculative profit seems to
be the best fitted instrumentality for
carrying out a program which should
rely at least In part on private initia-
tive. Public credits may be brought
into play through power given to local
tiles to utilize their funds for housing
purposes, II they so desire. 1t may
also be possible to create a State in
strumentality in the form Of a bank
Issuing it's securities much as the
Federal land bank aids the farmers.
What is vital Is that we shall be go
ing about the solution Of the question
and not permitting another % years
to slip by before we make progress.
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BATTLE FOR u. S. ssTREATY NAVY,
IL EAPECTED In THE SENATE SOON
Prospect Became Certainty When House Approved
Cut of 1000 in Sea Service Personnel. En-.
failing Big Reduction From 5.5.3 Level

training stations: navy yards and tho
entire recruiting service
since the fiscal year 1923. when. in
appropriating for the NAVY. Conrress
decided that $4,000 enlisted men uas
the proper and adequate strength
thls has been recognized as the nee.
essarF number to be maintained. All
plans and operati ting schemes for the
employment of the feet and its SIM.
porting shore activities have been
based on this maximum. and II has
Teen stretched thin 10 meet the neces
Sary dema nds
Pay Appropriation Insufficient.
During the current fiscal year the
pay appropriation has proved insufr
cent to keep the authorized Sc 600
men in actual service. The strenrtb
was. therefore, of necessity allowed
to run down until there has heen an
average of some 81 900 in service DIV.
ing the last few months. II has only
been possible to continue the onera
ton of the ships in active commission
because three battlesnips undergoing
moderanlZation can get along with
crews of only p per cent complement.
with reduced appropriations and
slashed personnel. the country is
the United States Navy is faced with
the inevitable prospect of curtailinc
heet operations and laying up ships.
Friends of a treaty Navy" for the
United States are not demanding il
because any of them seriously imae-
ines that America is in danger, either
now or in the visible future, Cf an
attack on our own shores by An
enemy fleet. preparedness au-
thorities rather are thinking of com
plications overseas, into which this,
country could he drawn as easily and
As inevitably as she was drawn in
1917. They have in mind primarily
the gathering storm clouds in the Far
East. There trouble is brewing, all
well informed persons--liplomatic
naval and military-are fairly agreed
They are agreed on another point
that . conflict. II and when II
comes, can no more be localized than
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

World Court fireworks in the United
States Senate will not have burned
themselves out very long before an
other battle royal-a fight to keep a
treaty Navy for America-will be
waged. That prospect became a GER
tainty when the House Of Representa-
tives on January 80 approved reduc.
ton of the authorized personnel
strength Of the Navy from Sc. 900 to
$1,000. Naval authorities and friends
OF adequate American preparedness at
sea declare that the Houses action
means vastly more than 1000 fewer
officers and men in the Navy. They
assert that it cuts the United States
fleet. already undermanned. to a point
dangerously below the level provided
for by the Washington 5-5-3 armament
treaty.
Slashing OF 1000 men from the en-
listed strength Of the fleet Is cut de-
scribed by men like Senator Frederick
Hale Of Maine and Representative
Fred A. Britten Of Illinois as little less
than alarming" These respective
chairmen of the Senate and House
naval committees have had submitted
to them a graphic tabulation of what
an S2,000-man Navy means in fighting
efficiency.
Statistics on Cut.
To do away with 1000 officers and
men. as the House vote DEGREES shall
be done, represents. in demobilized
ships or other naval activities, any
one of the following items:
I. Three battleships-a division.
2. Thirty eight d e s t troye s-twc
squadrons.
3. Two-thirds of the entire Asia tic
station.
4. The entire aviation plant of the
Navy: ashore, and all aircraft squad
rons afoat with the fleet.
5. The entire submarine force OF
the Navy. including tenders.
6. The crews OF the two new air
craft carriers, with all aircraft squad
rons afioat with the fleet.
= All personnel now employed "
connection with hospitals on shore
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

VASTLY different situation faces the
United States the eve Of the pro
posed conference for the further limi-
. tation Of naval armamentS from that
which obtained in the Winter of 1927
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Legislation Can Help.

q. Can Congress cure the ills Of the
farmer? II so. how?
A. Legislation cannot cure the ills
of the farmer. but wise legislatio
can be helpful in restoring agricul-
tural prosperity and in giving farm
srs equal economic opportunities with
other producers. Congress. for ex-
ample, has pa ssed very useful lecisla
ton dealing with rural credit. ware
housing, future trading. cooperation.
Agricultural research and the like. At
the present time the major agricul-
tural issues before Congress are meas
ures designed To assist in solving the
surplus problem and in the develop
ment Of cooperative marketing.
Sound legislation directed to these
questions. while not panacea. will
prove helpful in placing agriculture
on a profitab BILE and sound ba sis.
Plan for Remedy.
o. What Is your plan for dealing
with the farm situation?
A. The so-ca,led farm problem. as
7 say. is a bundle of problems. reme-
dies for which must be sought in
many directions. In part efforts must
re directed to bringing about the
right adjustment Of production to the
demands OF the market, in part to
more efficient methods OF distribu-
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The government railway of Argen-
tine is adding 90 locomotives to It's
present equipment of o3s.
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DICTATORSHIP INEVITABLE Z
in FRANCE AND GERMANY
With Other Countries Turning to Lead
ers, System Seems Only Way Out Of
Muddle of Parliamentary Rule.
by FRANK II. SINONDS.

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MERCURY HITS 48,
RECORD SINCE 1918
Today Coolest for June in 13
Years-Heat Wave This
Time in 1925.

F'orecaster Hanson Weightman Of
the Weather Bureau announced today
that at O'Clock this morning the
mercury had dropped to 48 degrees,
the lowest June temperature recorded
in Washington since 1913. After scat
tering showers this afternoon and
probably, tonight the skies will clear
for an indefinite period Of warmer and
more Springlike weather. however, ac-
cording 10 the forecaster.
Mr.. Weightman called attention to
striking contrast between the present
siege of chilly and inclement condi-
tions and the record breaking heat
wave of the first half of last June.
pointing out that a year ago today
Washington was sweItering i'm 100
desrer-inthes shade temperature.
Comparison Of Temperatures.
a comparison of the maximum tenn
peratuiF's recorded officially during the
first five days Of June last year and
this wear folIoWS.
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STEUART GREETED
/. BY ALMAS TEMPLE
Visiting Sojourners in Crowd
That Welcomes New I'M
periaI Outer Guard.

Exceptional honors were paid Leon
ard p. Steuart last night upon his
return from Philadelphia. where he
was elected imperial outer guard of
the Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine, at the orders an
nual concAve.
Nearly 1000 members of the no
bilitv' Of the Shrine, most of whom
were garbed in the picturesque uni
forms that were so prominent in
Washington three years ago. when
the grand conclave met here. greeted
Mr.. and Mrs Steuart at Union sta
tiOn.
Included in the assembly were ali OF
the units OF Alnas Temple. visiting
soiourners from Anah Temple or
Bangor. Me-. and a large number Of
guests from temples scattered all over
the country. Headed by Mai. Edwin
B. Hesse, superintendent of police, the
entire crowd formed a parade and
escorted the newly elected outer guard
to the Raleigh Hotel.
Following Maj. Hesse rode Mr.. and
Mrs. Steuart. Charles ID. Shackleford.
imperial potentate Of Almas Temple:
James &. Hoyle, first ceremonial mas
ter of the temple. and +. Lawrence
Walker, recorder of the Temple. In
line also were the combined bands of
Almas and Anah Temples. the Almas
Drum Corps Anah Temple Patrol. the
.Almas Legion of Honor. the Almas
Patrol and finally the nobility of all
temples.
Upon reaching the Raleigh. Mr.. and
Mrs Steuart were rendered reception
in the ballroom. Mr.. Steuart was
felicitated by Mr.. Shackleford in the
name of all members of Almas Temple.
MIR. Steuart replied briefly. after which
Edward l.. Dutton spoke in praise of
Mrs Steuart, who blushingiy replied.
too.
The members OF Almas Temple ar
rived from Philadelphia earlier yester-
day, accompa MED by the members of
Anah Temple and of n ora Temple, the
latter from Lewiston. Me-. as their
guests. In addition. visiting members
of about 40 other temples were enter.
tained in shington during the day.
totaling more than 1000 Shriners, who
,ame here from Philadelphia.
City BY Caravan Club.
A resolution to felicitate Mr.. Steuart
on his election as imperial outer
guard Of the Mystic Shrine during the
recent convention of the Imperial
Council of the Shrine in Philadelphia.
was una nimously adopted AT meet
ing of the Caravan Club of Almas
Temple at a luncheon in the City
Club yesterday. The election of Mr..
Steuart. who is a past Dotentate of
Almas Temple. places him in direct
line for the office Of imperial potentate
of the Mystic Shrine.
The remainder of the program at
the luncheon included general ac-
counts of the Shrine convention in
Philadelphia and of the national con-
vention of the Sojourners' Clubs, held
at the same time in that city. Maj.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, president of the
Caravan Club. was reelected president
of the Soiourners.
Members of the club were reminded
that many Shriners are stopping over
in Washington while on their way
home from the Philadelphia Shrine
convention. and were urged to join
in seeing that the visitors have a
good time while here.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
MRS. VAN W|NKLE
RECEIVES DEGREE
New Jersey College Honors
Head of Women's Bureau
of District Police.

Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle. director of
the Women's Bureau Of the MetropoIi-
tan Police Department of Washington
and president of the International As
sociation Of pOicewomen, today re-
ceived the honorary degree of master.
or philanthropy from the New jersey
state College for Women, New Bruins
wick. at the annual commencement
OF that institution.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle was present tu
receive the degree, which was con.
ferred upon her by unanimous vote Of
the board Of trustees of the college
for her social service work in New
Jersey and in the woman police move
ment and FOR opening to educated
ana trained women n new field OF
eHoft, which has proved to be Of great
merit Dean Mabel 5. Douglas OF
the college conferred the degree.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle has had n notable
record In social service work She is
graduate OF the New York School
or Social Work and was head Of rha.
girls department of the Newark ('itr
Home-a reform school-and also
served az financial secretary Of the
Associated Charities in Newark In
that city she was chairman of the
infant hygiene committee which 50
cured an infant hygiene department
In the Newark Board Of Health. As
president of the Wornen's Political
Union Of New Jersey She worked for
woman suffrage until ii was achieved.
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover
brought Mrs. Van Wrinkle TO Wash
inston during the war az head of the
speakers division of the Food Admin
istration
Mrs Van Wrinkle was invited by
Maj. Raymond W. Pullman to become
director Of the Woma ms Bureau. Met
ropoiItan Police Department in Wash
Ington. September. 1918.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Van Winkle
was elected International president Of
the International Association Of
Policewomen. a position to which ehe
was reelected in Cleveland on Nav
&c. At present she is president IT the
local Soroptimist Club, is a past presi-
dent of the Monday Evening Club.
vice president of the Federation of
Civic Club Executives. chairman If
the recrea sion committee. Women's
City Club; chairman Of social hygiene
Of the District General Federation of
Women's Clubs. and is member of
Cha mber of Commerce. Washington
Fedora ton Of Churches. League of
American Pen Women. District
League of Women Voters. honorary
member of the American Association
of University Women. the Y. w. G. A.
and the kalorama Citizens Associa.
tion.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle has also served
as advisor to the General Federation
of Women's Clubs.
Evening star., 1926-06-05

The first eight days of last June
were featured by maximum tempera-
lures of 93 degrees or over. and the
whole month averaged ) degrees above
normal. The mean average tempeTa-
ture for June is t.. degrees. -Four
teen days Of last June had ma axinums
above 30 degrees
The lowest temperature recorded In
the annals of the Weather Bureau for
June was 43 degrees. registered June
,, 1897. The next lowest temperature
was As degrees, recorded June ., 1912,
and June II. 1919.
Whole Season Variable.
While June so far has been con.
siderably below normal. the present
Spring has not been markedly un-
seasonable. according to the forecast
er. He pointed out while April was
IA degrees below normal. May was
slightly above, and he has hopes. with
the spell of warm weather in the
off1ng. that June will make up for
lost time. March was 25 below. he
said. but February and January were
above. the former by 1.2 degrees and
the latter by "a degree.
The rise in temperature is expected
10 begin slowly tomorrow, and the
outlook for the first part of next
week is favorable to much higher tenn.
perat ures, he added.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
ONE KILLED, SECOND
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Skidding Auto 0verturns-Ear
Regan Dead and George God
frey Seriously Injured.

Earl Regan. 81 years old. resident
of the National Hotel. was killed
early today and George Godfrey of
this city. his compa Mon. was serious
ly hurt when their automobile skid
ded and overturned on wet road
between Piney Point and Tall Tim
bers, southern Maryland.
Godfrey was picked up by an au-
tomobilist and taken to ~. Mary's s
Hospital. at Leonardtown. 1t was
said today at the hospital that Cod
frey had suffered internal injuries
and serious complications had de-
veloped.
Regans body Is awaiting the claim
of relatives at Piney, Point.
The automobile, 1t is believed. was
proceeding at a fast rate OF speed
at the time of the accident, as it was
completely demolished.
Regan is survived by his wife. who
is now in New York. Friends of
Godfrey left town early today to
visit him at the hospital
Evening star., 1926-06-05
LINE PERSONNEL"
BILL IS REPORTED
House Measure Gives Bonus
to Naval Officers Failing
of Promotion.

With the effect of saving 81 ,oO0.0
q year to the Government and allow
ing number of Naval Academy grad
yates to get out of the service with
a. bonus that will give them a good
start in civilian professional life, the
Britteu cline personnel" bill was or
dered favorably reported by the
House naval affairs committee yeSter-
day.
This measure allows of selection
much further down the line to lieu
tenant, Junior grade. 1t provides for
time and grade. instead of age and
grade, as in the present law. 1t di-
vorces from the naval service lieu
tenants, senior grade, and lieutenants,
junior grade. who fail of promotion
and gives them Il cash bonus instead
of retirement pay. For lieutenants.
senior grade, the bonus - three years
pay and for lieutenants, Junior grade,
the bonus is two years pay.
Would Save S1,500,000.
Besides promoting a gradual and
uniform line of promotion IN the
Navy" said Mr.. Britten, my bill will
save the Treasury $1,000, 600 per
annum in pay of the Navy and is the
first step toward a curtailment of our
tremendous retirement pay roll. which
has now reached the sum Of 1900, 900
each year and is growing larger.
Promotion by selection Is extended
downward two grades 50 as to include
junior lieutcEants. and officers who
fail of promotion are not retired with
pay for life as under existing law. but
are divorced entirely from the Navy
with a lump sum bonus Of two years
or three years pay, depending upon
their grade. Instead of paying each
officer from $4,000 to ST. 900 in retire
ment pay, he will receive a cash bonus
of from $4,000 to $4,000.
While these latter amounts might
seem very liberal. the naval commit
tee felt that the great Treasury saving
on each man would justify an amount
that would give the officer Il real star,
in a commercial direction.
Existing law, which gives a young
Naval Academy graduate a great adj
vantage over his older ella ssmateS, il
changed so S to promote. retire OF
transfer officers who have served
seven years in any grade, irrespective
of their age at graduation from tht
Naval Academy. This is an important
and a very popular departure from
existing law.
1.-The only objection to the bill from
officers of the Navy will come from
those in the lower grades who hesitate
to take a chance on selective Competi
tion and who would much rather drae
along at the tail of their class, witt
the prospect Of retirement pay fol
life when they reach the lieutenant
comma nder grade.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
COOLIDGE WILL MOTOR
TO MARYLAND WEDDING
William w. Hodges and Mrs
Catherine B. Lowndes to Be Mar
ried Today at Glenelg Manor.

President and Mrs. Coolidge this
afternoon will motor to Glenelg Manor,
Howard County, Md. the country
home of W. Bladen I.owdes, TO at
tend the wedding Of William V.
Hodges of Denver. Colo. treasurer Of
the Republican national committee,
and Mrs. Catherine Reasley I.owndes
Of Baltimore. They will leave the White
House at o'clock to arrive at the
Lowndes home i'm time for the we'd
ding, which is scheduled for ) o'clock.
The distance from Washington Is
about IS miles. They will return to
the White House tonight about Z
o'clock.
This will be the longest automobile
trip the President and Mrs. Coolidge
have taken, with the exception of
those taken while up In New England
last Summer, since they motored to
Baltimore two years ago, when the
President delivered an address incl
dent to the unveiling Of monument
to Lafayette.