Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
RECORD IS BROKEN
AS 75,O01 TOTAL
VISITS NAVY YARD
Celebration of Day Brought
to Close by Secretary
Adams Radio Address.
HOPE FOR AGREEMENT
AT FARLEY EXPRESSED
New Mark for Parachute Leaps Is
Established When Dozen
Airmen Jump.

The celebration of Navy day yester-
day brought the record-breaking num-
Der of 75,081 visitors to the Washington
Navy Yard. This was an increase of
IS per cent over last year. The cele-
bration closed late last night with a
radio address over the National
Broadcasting Co. network by Secretary
Adams, in which he expressed the hope
that the naval conference which will
assemble next January in London will
reach perfect agreement"
While corps of 25 men got busy to-
day to clean up the navy yard, officials
surveyed with high satisfaction the
achievement of Navy day this year, dur
ing which 2,907 automobiles and 81
BUSES brought visitors to the yard. The
peak was reached between noon and Q
O'Clock, when great numbers of school
children augmented the throngs. De-
spite the unprecedented tide of visitors,
navy yard officials said today that there
was not single accident, and the lone
lost child was later safely returned to
its parents by Boy Scouts.
Two Cruisers Depart.
This morning the cruisers U. S. s..
Memphis and Trenton left for Hampton
Roads, Va. These vessels were visited
by thousands of persons yesterday.
During the course of his radio ad-
dress, which was broadcast locally over
station WRC and purposely delayed
until late hour so that people in the
Middle and Far West could listen in
Secretary Adams said: LAS a civilian,
welcome the opportunity to say that
the personnel of the Navy has always
shown that our sailors are first Amer1-
cans and next Navy men. They are
as keenly interested in the happy out
come Of any great step forward in Navy
policy as are their civilian fellow citi-
zens, and from such a step they may
expect first, a benefit to America and
next q benefit to our Navy. Therefore,
the stabilizing of our Naval establish
ment that would result from an inter-
national agreement for the limitation
of ornaments would have an 1nme-
diate and wholesome effect on the
naval service. Certainty and efficiency
would replace uncertainty and guess
and economical maintenance of Navy
capable Of protecting our shores and
our commerce.
80" Speaking for the Navy, may say
that 1t Is our earnest hope that the
naval conference which will assemble
next January in London will reach a
perfect agreement" the Secretary told
his audience over the air.
Parachute Record Set.
The National Capital was denied the
sight of the U. S. s. Los Angeles and
the metal-clad ZMC-2, due to high
winds at Lakehurst, N. j., their home
port. Washington witnessed an aerial
display. however, and saw a dozen air
men jump in parachuteS, to set a new
record for this phase of activity.
Characterizing opponents of the Navy
as yellow cowards," Senator Tasker
l.. Oddie of Nevada, said the time had
arrived when these people should be
exposed, in a Navy day address before
the 1st Battalion, United States Naval
Reserves, of the District of Columbia
Pointing out that much constructive
work is done within the Navy, he cited
the research laboratories at Bellevue,
and said that the Navy contributed
more to the scientific field than any
other branch
Reservists held open house at their
armory in the Washington Navy Yard.
Naval drills and activities were dis
played, and the exercises closed with
two boxing bouts.