Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
ERNEST |. JAHNCKE
TO SPEAK IN FORUM
Official to Discuss Past,
Present and Future of
American Navy.

''The Past, Present and Future of the
American Navy" will be the subject of
an address to be made tomorrow night
by Ernest Lee Jahncke, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Navy, In the National Radio
Forum, conducted by The Evening Star
and sponsored by the Columbia Broad
casting System.
Secretary Jahncke has selected a
topic which should be especially inter
esting and important at this time be-
cause OF the negotiations that are under
way between this Government and
Great Britain to arrive at a definite
policy to follow In further limitation Of
naval armament.
Secretary Jahncke has recently COM
pleted personal inspection trip of
naval stations and bases which included
Hawaii and the Philippines, and be-
cause OF this he has familiarized him.
self with the American Navy. Moreover,
Mr. Jahncke has attended the series of
conferences held at the department and
at the White House relative to the
adoption by this Government OF q def
mite policy to follow In negotiations with
Great Britain.
Had Long Experience.
Although MIR. Jahncke has been the
assistant head Of the Navy establish
ment since March he has been closely
associated with Navy methods and naval
vessels for q number OF years because
Of his dry dock interests He is presi-
dent Of the Jahncke Dry Docks VI New
Orleans. one OF the largest private dry
docks In this country. He is q civil,
naval and mechanical engineer and has
been active In civic work in New Or
leans. his home town. He never took
any more than casual interest in
politics until Herbert Hoover became
a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton. He then cast his lot with that
little band Of original Hoover for Presi-
dent boosters and with that same en-
ergy which has made him a successful
Mr.. Hoover right on through the cam
paign. He was the recognized Hoover
leader in Louisiana.
When the job of electing Mr.. Hoover
president was through Mr.. Jahncke
thought he too was through, but before
he could get back in the natural ways
OF his business life he was drafted for
public Office and had no longing for 1t,
and to accept Mr.. Hoover's invitation
to join his Official family in Washington
as the second In command Of the Navy,
meant tremendous personal sacrifice
on his part. But he made the sacrifice
without much hesitation and since COM
ing to Washington he has been applying
the same energy and business-like
methods he demonstrated in his private
business.
Skiilful Yachtsman.
Like Secretary of the Navy Adams,
Mr. Jahncke is an ardent yachtsman
and is recognized as one OF the most
skillful amateur shippers in the Gull
waters. He has raced his boats in va
rious places and has won many COW
eted trophies. For several years he was
commodore OF the Southern Yacht Club
of New Orleans.
Mr.. Jahncke is director of the Canal
Bank g. Trust Co of New Orleans, vice
president OF the board of administrators
OF Tulane University Of New Orleans,
president of the separations commits
sion of New Orleans, member OF the
National Foreign Trade Council of New
York, member of the international
Olympic committee and was Louisiana
State chairman for the celebration OF
Navy day In 1925, '26. '27 and %. Also
he is a member of the American So
ciety OF Civil Engineers, the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
American Society Of Naval Architects
and the Louisiana Engineering Society.
Mr. Jahncke's relations with Presi-
dent Hoover are by no means confined
to an official status. They are intimate
friends MI Jahncke was one of the
FIRST invited by the President to join
his little unofficial cabinet known as
the Medicine Ball Cabinet" He was
a guest of the last week end at Mr..
Hoovers mountain camp.
Secretary Jahncke's radio address will
start tomorrow night at 9 O'Clock.