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is now trying to recall how the present
arms disagreement arose.
The Washington conference estab-
lished the principle of parity between
the British navy and the United States
in capital ships, but 1t failed to limit
cruisers. The British continued to
build and presently had IL big new
cruisers and the United States had
none.
Before beginning to build, the United
States wanted to try to reach the limi-
tatlon agreement and accordingly
cabled the Geneva conference. The
United States claimed parity in cruisers,
which Great Britain admitted only
grudgingly. The British admiralty de-
clared that it needed a total of rs
cruisers to protect the world sea routes,
but gradually admitted her willingness
to abandon eight-inch gun cruisers in
favor OF six-inch gun cruisers. Having
a great merchant fleet, Britain was
willing that this plan be agreed upon
The United States refused
The case for the United States was
that she needed cruisers to protect her
interests in the Atlantic and, in case
OF war, her interest in the Pacific, the
Philippines and Hawaii.
The United States proposed a parity
in global tonnage, with a provision that
any nation was free to build within
this tonnage any sort of cruisers it liked.
but the British refused, because If
America built Is big cruisers, then the
British would be obliged to build. the
same.
Various compromises were studied
and rejected and the conference ended
with nothing done. British naval off,
GERS declared privately that the United
States did not need ships because if the
United States had needed them, the
United States would already have built
them.
Doubted Ability to Man Ships.
They expressed grave doubts as to the
ability of the United States to hold, or
man, or officer such ships, or even
to get the necessary appropriation
through Congress.
The delegates of the United States
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the speakers will be Senator Steck of
Iowa and Senator Bingham of Con-
necticut, who will explain the Kellogg
peace pact to the delegation.
After the converting of the meeting
Wednesday morning, 500 delegates will
call at the White House, where they
will be received by President Coolidge.
Arlington Pilgrimage.
After the session Thursday morning,
resolutions will follow and the women
will adjourn at 1870 o'clock to make a
pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington.
Social affairs for the delegates in
clude dinner to be given in the Wash
ington Hotel Wednesday evening by
the Eight and Forty Society and a
luncheon at the same hotel for the
president on Thursday Many of the
delegates will attend the American
Legion ball Wednesday night at the Will
lard Hotel. for which several boxes have
been engaged for the presidents of the
33 societies which have organized the
Women's Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense
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SENATE SUPPORTS
HOUSE PROVISION
ON CRUISER BILL

Continued From First Page)
cost of Government and private con-
struction.
1.-THE net charge to the Government
is very nearly the same" was his con-
clusion.
Revises Amendment.
Senator Mcclellan. after further dis
cussion, revised his amendment slightly
to meet suggestions of Senator Swanson,
ranking Democrat on the naval commit
tee. As already indicated, this was
finally put into the Dallinger amend
ment. Effect of it is to require that the
Government-built cruisers be entirely
of Government construction, except as
to such parts and equipment as is not
customarily manufactured in Govern
ment plants.
Senator Oddie, in a speech, strongly
urged passage of the bill. He declared
it did not mean competition with any
other country. He was interrupted by
questions from Senators Wheeler and
Brookhart, who are against the bill.
Senator Hale was also quiZzed closely by
Senator Wheeler as to just what cruisers
it was proposed to replace" Senator
Wheeler insisted these old cruisers had
been replaced" several times.
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THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Tncreasin
cloudiness with slowly, rising tempera-
ture today, followed by rain possibly
mixed with snow this afternoon or
night and probably tomorrow morning;
colder tomorrow night; gentle to
moderate east and northeast winds be-
coming fresh northwest tomorrow.
Notwithstanding cloudiness with
slowly rising temperature today, follow
ed by rain on the coast, and rain pos
sibly mixed with snow in the interior
this afternoon or night and tomorrow;
colder tomorrow night, increasing east
and northeast winds becoming fresh
northwest tomorrow.
Virginia-Increasing cloudineSs with
slowly rising temperature followed by
rain in south and rain possibly mixed
with snow in north portion this after
noon or night, and probably tomorrow
morning; colder tomorrow afternoon or
night; increasing east and northeast
winds becoming northwest tomorrow.
West Virginia-Increasing cloudinesS
with slowly rising temperature, followed
by rain or snow this afternoon and to-
morrow; colder tomorrow.
Record for "a Hours.
Temperature-Midn 80; 2 am,
80; am, %; 6 am, 26: am, "a;
10 am, 26; IL noon, 90; 2 pm, 81 +;
pm, "a; 6 pm, 81; 8 pms 80;
10 pm, 90.
Highest, "a; lowest, "a.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, so; lowest, 26.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, 4:06 am. and
4:22 pm; high tide, 9:46 am. and
1908 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 453 am. and
SIP pm; high tide, 1926 am. and
1926 pm.
The Sun and the Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:20 am; sun sets
| 5:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7:19 am; sun
sets 5:24 pm.
Moon rises BIS pm; sets 9:10 am
! Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Waothar 10,
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SHIP BILL TO BE DISCUSSED
AT WOMEN'S DEFENSE FARLEY
Annual Meeting Lasting
Three Days to Open Here
Tuesday Night.
SteiWer, McNutt and Robbins
Are Among Speakers
Listed.

The fourth annual meeting of the
Womens Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense, whose delegates will rep
resent 33 Woman'S organizations and
societies, will open at Memorial CONT
mental Hall Tuesday night.
The opening session of the conference
will be devoted to a discussion of the
cruiser bill, now pending in the Sem
ate. Sessions will continue Wednesday
and Thursday morning and measures
will be discussed whereby the organiza-
ton can most effectively lend its sup
port to national defense and oppose the
pacifistic propaganda directed partic-
ularly by woman'S groups.
livered by Mrs. Alfred ]. Brosseau.
president general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Additional
speakers of the evening will be Sem
ator Steiwer of Oregon, member of the
Senate naval affairs committee, and
National Comdr. Paul v. McNutt of the
American Legion.
Robbins Will Speak.
At the Wednesday morning session
the speakers will include Col. Charles
B. Robbins Assistant Secretary of War;
Mrs. Kahn, Representative from Cali
fornia, member of the House military
affairs committee, and Senator Reed
of Pennsylvania
Col. William L. Grayson. national
commander of the United Spanish War
Veterans, will bring greetings to the
conference at the Wednesday afternoon
session. Gen. Albert L. Cox of the
South Carolina National Guard and
chairman of the defense committee of
the American Legion. will make an ad-
dress, as will also F. Trubee Dawson,
Assistant Secretary of War for Avia-
ton, and Rear Admiral Robert E.
Koontz, United States Navy
At the Thursday morning session
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PASTOR EXPLAINS
MCPHERSON CHECK
Lectures, Radio Talk and
Advice Basis of $500
Pay, Says Witness.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January 26.--An in
vestigating committee of the State
Legislature learned today that $4,000
check given Judge Carlos S. Hardy by
Aimee Semple Mcpherson was for
lectures, radio talks" and advice offered
in a church dispute.
The testimony came from nervous
little pastor who kept the books of
Angelus Temple. The witness, Rev. j.
w. Arthur, while denying the money
was given for legal advice" admitted
that it was drawn from the legal and
defense fund" OF the evangelist.
Clergyman Questioned.
Questioned about the word legal
penned upon the check, the pastor
bookkeeper replied it was there because
that was the best way could think
of to designate the expenditure II
was before crowd that far exceeded
the limited seating capacity of the COM
mittee'S special chambers in a down.
town Office building that the first move
in the investigation thus was made
today.
AS the committee, charged by the
legislature to disclose facts that will
either vindicate Judge Hardy or give
grounds for impeachment proceedings
adjourned until Monday, it CURLY told
Mrs Mcpherson that her proposed tour
of Canada must be delayed.
Must Change Plans.
The evangelist, appearing but a few
moments before adjournment, was ques-
toned only momentarily. Mrs. Nc
Pherson informed the committee that
she had planned to leave Los Angeles
Monday for Canada. The committee
answered by saying: BE in these rooms
at $40 o'clock Monday morning."
With Mrs. Mcpherson, the session
brought Judge Hardy to the chambers
He told reporters he had nothing to say
about what testimony he might make
but said he would testify willingly"
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replied privately that the United States
was fully determined to have parity
and If the conference failed to effect
this, then public opinion would instantly
force through a big building program.
The British at first thought this
to be bluff, WHICH indeed it turned
out to be. for public opinion, on the first
presentation. instead of supporting, de-
feated the new building program.
The British foreign Office earnestly
desires agreement, but the admiralty
still seems to believe that the best
policy is to wait and see"
What the British always wanted was
an alliance with the United States
which they thought would make the
question of parity a secondary one.
Failing this, they have outbuilt us.
The passage of the present bill will
virtually restore parity.
What some statesmen, for example,
Borah of the United States and Cecil
and Macdonald of Great Britain, seem
to want is new agreement on sea
law which. by removing the chances
of naval friction in war time, will
facilitate naval limitation.
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Large quantities of smokeless powder
are being sent from the United States
to Poland.
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Total road mileage of the United
States and its possessions now is
s.Q19.03s.
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HEIR TO OIL MILLIONS
WEEDS CLEVELAND GIRL
Daughter of Wealthy Ohio Physi-
clan Is Bride of Henry
H. Rogers, Jr.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 90
Henry Huddleston Rogers, jr, youngest
member of the family of Col. Henry H.
Rogers, oil multimillionaire, and Miss
Virginia Lincoln, daughter of Dr. Will
liam r. Lincoln wealthy Cleveland
physician, were married here late to-
day at the First Unitarian Church.
Included in the guests were Mrs. Fl.
H. Rogers, ST.; Millicent Rogers Ramos,
sister of the younger Rogers and the
former Countess Salm, and her hus-
band, Arturo Ramos, besides other So
ciety leaders.
Rogers, a graduate of Oxford Uni
versity, met his bride while working
as a mechanic in an electric plant
here. Miss Lincoln was student and
collector with the Gage Galleries.
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NAVY DEVICE IN SUIT.
Retired officer Claims Prior Right
to Submarine Invention.

BOSTON, January IS CP.-John K.
M. Harrison, a retired naval officer of
Philadelphia, in suit filed in the Fed
eral court today asks the court to de-
cree that he is the inventor of a device
relating to the improvement of sub
marine mines, for which a patent was
granted TO Ralph C. Browne of Salem.
Although the suit is directed against
Browne, the United States Government
is the real defendant
Harrison alleges that in March, 1919,
he filed application for patent on his
device, which was seized by the Navy
Department on the grounds that it was
of confidential military value.
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Lloyd George Yacht Returns.

NAPLES, Italy, January Is CP.-
The yacht Sabrina with David Lloyd
George of Great Britain aboard, which
left here yesterday for Taormina, Sicily,
returned this morning for repairs. The
yacht was reported in bad condition.
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Mexican Insurgents Routed.

MEXICO CITY, January 26 (P).-
Dispatches to Ell Universal Grafico
from Aguas Alientes report a surprise
attack by federal troops using machine
guns and mountain artillery on band
Of 200 insurgents led by the Chieftain
Cabral. The encounter occurred at
the village of Francisco de los Adames
In the State of ZacatecaS.
The insurgents were reported to have
suffered heavy losses. One federal SOL
c:ier was killed ana four wounded.
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HONOR OBREGON.
Memorial Program Includes Dedi-
cation of Statue to Slain Leader.

catlOn OF Statue TO Slain Leader.
MEXICALI Lower California. July II
R,.-GoV. Abelardo Rodriguez designat-
ed today. the first anniversary of the
assassination of President-elect Aware
Obregon, as holiday and announced
lengthy memorial program to include
the dedication of $4,000 statue Of the
late leader In the grounds Of the gov
ernor's palace.
Dedication of new government hos
pttal. government airport and a rnu-
nicipal water and lighting system also
were on the prnPran1
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Wet. and of equally undetermined num-
bers of Reds" discreetly pro-Soviet.
Then there are others who are known
as radicals a term that calls for ex-
PLANTATION, given usually thus, red out
side and white within" Nobody really
knows how many there are of them,
for an obvious reason:
There are far more Chinese than Rus
slams, but save for a comparative few
they do not count in the social equa-
ton. Those few are the Administrative
and railroad officials. who are the real
rulers OF Hardin. The swarms of other
Chinese simply count in the census.
which is merely casting up of the rec
ords in the police registers. kept to the
last inmate OF the last house.
There are some hundreds Of Euro
peans and about 60 Americans In Har-
bin. Despite the fact that the Ameri-
cans are so few in number. Consul
Hanson. who represents Uncle Sam up
there. Is busy and an influential per-
sonage, highly popular with all the
groups and successful In keeping our
Government well informed of the
changes and currents that occur in tn S
strange stream of humanity.
To the eye Hardin is dominatingly
Russian. The majority Of the shop signs
are in that language. Most of the peo-
pie in the streets are Of that race. The
blouse. embroidered and buttoned tight
to- the throat and belted with colored
silk cord. may almost be said to be the
prevailing male attire. The women
mostly wear bandeaus tightly wrapped
about their hair. The drosl1ky is every
where in the streets. but then they are
thick all along the line from Mukden.
An Occa sionaI Woman.
But the Chinese are in evidence. They
are constantly TO be seen. padding about
with their burdens. or sedately stalking
seeing everything with their shrewdly
obServant eyes. And now and then one
sees japanese woman in the throng,
with obi adding touch Of high color
TO the scene, which is otherwise rather
somber.
About 33 years ago Hardin was no
more than fishing village on the bank
, of the Sungari River, flowing north
eastward to the Amur. Then, in 1895
Ii Hung Chang went to st. Petersburg
to represent China as special envoy at
the coronation of the Gar. Russia took
advantage of this visit to institute nego-
tiationS between the Chinese envoy and
Count Witte. and secret treaty" was
written. which brought the two powers
together in an alliance inst Japan
China in war. One Of the items Of this
treaty was a provision giving Russia
the right to construct railroad line
across northern Manchuria. making a
direct route to Vladivcstok from Chita
on the Trans-S Siberian. and shortening
the distance to the Pacific port by 56S
miles.
This line. S19 miles in length. together
with an extension 624 miles long run
ming from Hardin to Dairen and Port
Arthur-Dairen is the old Dalny of
pre- Russo-Japanese war days. granted
in 1898 to Russia by China when the
latter country was being picked to pieces
following the demand Of Germany for
rights and territory In the Shantung
Province-constitute the Chinese East
ern Railway. Russia spent $4,000, 900
roubles. pre-war roubles at so cents
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the party, an exhibition drill by the
police students, $40 young men prepar-
ing for service. They fought with bafn-
boo sticks and armored with leathern
jackets and helmets. Then a picked
squad gave us special drill with an
cient weapons, the long, two-handled
swords, the pixies and the other vicious
looking implements Of war Of centuries
ago. I never saw create ragility. The
men worked with the keenest zest. Per-
feet discipline prevailed.
Russia n Chinese Friction Apparent.
II Japan is eficient, from a military
point Of view. China is evidently ac-
during the same efficiency Those
respect to skill and speed and expert
ness. II was difncult at times to dis
tinouish and to realize that we were
watching Chinese and not Japanese
at work.
But Russia is the common enemy"
There are no hostilities. Not even are
hostilities expected in any degree over
the question of the raids on the Russian
consulate at Hardin. The Chinese au-
thorities are disclaiming any militant
intentions Moscow gives no hint OF
being so deeply hurt as TO be inclined
toward drastic measures" Moscow Is
too far away to show active resentment
Meanwhile the White and Red Rus
slams intrigue against one another.
They fight vigorous battles In print
through their journals. One Of these
Russian newspapers. by the way. was
suspended yesterday morning. for print
ing something the Chinese authorities
did not like to see in Russian type,
though the same thing had bsen printed
In Chinese and English.
A short time ago the lights in this
car went out for a while. the result of
bit OF inadequate equipment, character
istic of these Eastern lines, l am told.
During the interval OF idleness was
visited by one of the of1lcials Of the
line, a highly intelligent Chinese. who
told me how the Chinese regard the
bolshevikS. 1t relates to highly un-
pleasant insect. which is usually not
directly mentioned in polite society. But
will give it aS he told 1t, to illustrate
the feeling here.
"BolsheVikS" he said. ARE worse than
bedbugs You can drive out .bedbugs
and clean out their eggs and make your
self and your house pure. But the boil
sheviks. once they have got into your
house, though you may eradicate them.
leave eggs that Won cannot reach and
prevent from Matching. It is good to
close the ofices at Hardin where prop
aeanda has been started, but the prop
uganda is working among our people.
we hope those eggs will not hatch"
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cred with a thick coat Of tan as a re-
suit of his trip.
Bramley appears to have had one
exciting adventure after another since
he left Cleveland nearly six months
ago.
The yacht was fitted out in Boston
and encountered terrific storms in the
Atlantic on the way to the island. Once
Bramley was letting down a pail to get
water and the ship lurched, throwing
him of balance. He tried to keep the
bucket from being washed away and
the rope whipped through his hands
cutting the flesh to the bone IN one
place.
Again. when the yacht put into a
Mexican port during the late revoIu-
ton it was almost pressed into service
as a warship.
In California Bramley had his first
experience with an earthquake. which,
he says, was interesting, but caused no
serious damage to his enterprise.
His most thrilling experience, how
ever was when the island was being
surveyed, with the deep Pacific waves
rushing over the shoals at a tremendous
rate.
(Copyright 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
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REFRIGERATOR GAS
CAUSES 3 DEATHS
Man, Wife and Baby Found
LifeIess-lcing System
Work Is Halted.


CHICAGO. July 17.-Lethal gas es-
Gaping from a mechanical refrigerat-
ing system yesterday, was blamed by
health authorities for the deaths of
three persons found asphyXiated in
their apartment. The condition of the
bodies and leak in the buildings re-
frgcrating system indicated that
nncthyl chloride gas, used as refrig-
Grant. was responsible for the deaths,
Coroner Herman N. Bundesen said.
Those asphyxisted were Joseph
Painter, 10: his wife. Mary. 81. and
their infant son, Joseph, If. The par
ents were found dead in bed and the
baby in IFS crib.
After investigating the tragedy. Coro-
ner Blndesen ordered immediate sus-
pension of opera ton Of all mechanical
refrieeratine system, using n1ethyl chic
ride gas and declared he would seek
q special session of the city council
to legalize the edict. Ofhcials esti-
mated that approximately $4,000 install
lations with perhaps 100000 individual
units would be put out Of operation by
the order
Maid Almost Overcome.
Bessie Dorsey. a maid, entered the
Painter apartment late yesterday. The
fumes of the gas almost overcame her.
Police found 1t impossible to enter the
place without covering their mouths
and nostrils with water-soaked hand
kerchiefs.
The position of the bodies indicated
that Mrs. Painter. perhaps feeling
faint and realizing the impending dan
ger. had tried to rise from the bed. but
WAS overcome. The gas. except IN large
said and the family was probably feel
ing Ill upon retiring.
Company Official Aids.
r. W. Krtzer, vice president Of the
company which manufactured the re-
frigerating system used in the building
hurried to the scene upon being in
formed Of the tragedy by Coroner
Bundesen. He agreed 10 help the coro-
ner eliminate the use of methyl chic
ride gas.
Kritzer said that more than $50 1000
200 had been invested here in methyl
chloride refrigerating systems. and that
many small contractors, financially un-
able to make the change to another
refrigerant. probably would be put out
Of business.
The refrigeration system operated
from a central plant which nanufac-
tured the gas in the basement and
pumped it to the roof, from there il
flowed BY gravity through the 10 In.
dividual units similar plant was
bla med two weeks ago for the deaths
of two persons.