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The Washington times., 1930-03-19
TRIP
WILKINS NEXT

NEW YORK, March 10 U.NSN.
Under the Arctic ice by sudnas
Til1e from s. pitzesn b eraefa to
Alaska. That is the next adveIl-
ture planned by Sir Hubert
George wilkins, internationally
famous explorer. who returned to
New York today from his Antarc-
tic expedition.
His exploits have been briefly
reported by radio. Today he told
the thrilling story in more detail.
Summarized, Sir Hubert's &C.
compliShments on the Antarctic
trip include:
Discovery of seas where the
Antarctic continent had been
charted on maps heretofore.
Discovery of five new Antarc.
tic islands, as vet unnamed.
Discovery of the fact that Char.
cotland, believed to have been q
peninsula, is an island, q fact
that pushes the heretofore &C.
cepted coaStline of Antarctica
back eight full degrees Of latitude
and rernakeS the old accepted
coast line completely for 1,20O
miles.
Discovery that. unlike the Arc.
tic regions, no life exists in the
frozen South Pole zones except
bird life and seals.
Il intend to complete my maps
and report the discoveries to the
American Geographical Society
today" Capt. wilkins declared,
"and continue submitting of our
proofs until they have all the
required data.
The Washington times., 1930-03-19
PARLEY AWAITS
FRANCE, ITALY

LONDON, March 10 0N.SJ-
Delegations to the Naval Limita-
tionS Conference, acting individu'
ally, were engrosSed today in the
delicate task of attempting to ef'
feet an accord Letween France
and Italy.
This, the principal stumbling
block of the conference, appeared
today to be growing. Italy is
firm in her demands for parity
with France. All attempts to
induce either France or Italy to
recede have failed. Another ave,
nue. is sought.
Meanwhile there was some un-
easinesS evident in the japanese
delegation, and the American
group, as well. over reports from
Tokyo that the Japanese 'ad.
miralty was not in full accord
with the agreement on ratios re
ported to have been made be-
tween the American and japanese
delegates last week.
The Washington times., 1930-03-19
GAINS
ON I. D. P.
CHIEF
BY GEORGE II. HOLMES
International News Service

The resignation of Caudius H.
Huston as chairman Of the Re,
publican National Committee pro-
badly will be submitted and
accepted in the very near future.
according to reports in usually
reliable political quarters today.
Huston has been grilled by the
Senate Lobby Committee for
some days, and part of the re.
cords Of his account with a New
York brokerage firm are now
under subpoena BY the com.
mittee.
Agitation Is Growing
Irrespective of what these
records may show, agitation
among Senator's and Representa-
tiyes who are up for reelection
this year for change in the
chait1nA1 A1lsillp Is gFoNiI1s Some
OF them are carrying their
grievances direct to the White
House.
President Hoover had a long
conference with Chairman Hus-
ton some days ago. At that
time. Huston denied that he
would resign. Since then, how
ever, the Senate investigating
committee has disclosed his long
connection with the lobby to
turn Muscle Shoals over to com
mercial interests, and that tech
nically he still is president Of the
Tennessee River Improvement AS,
sociation, which he frankly ad
mitted to the committee is "a
sort of a lobbying organization" /"
HOOver's Personal Choice
The committee has not yet con.
cluded it's investigation into the
Muscle Shoals lobby nor it's probe
of HuSton'S activities, but Repub-
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The Washington times., 1930-03-19
Man Seriously Injured
When Auto Strikes Him

Conrad Peters, IA, of the 600
block K st. N. E., was critically
injured last night by an auto
mobile at Sixth and L Sts. N. 9,
AT Casualty Hospital where he
was treated by DR.. Louis ,Jimal.
he was found to- be SUFFERING
from a probable skull fracture.
shock and deep decorations.
Joseph Kagin, Of the 1900 block
Seventeenth st. N. W., driver,
was booked for Investigation,
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SCOREDFO
SPREADING
SCANDAL
Washington's "airport scandal"

WaShington's airport scandal"
blew up today.
H. D. Young, delegate from the
Iowa Circle Citizens Association
to the Federation of Citizens As
Sociations, appearing before q
Senate committee, today made q
complete retraction Of the charges
that two Senators were financi-
ally interested in the site for an
airport as selected by the joint
congressional commission on air
port.
Young's retraction drew a bit
ter excoriation from Senator Van.
denberg of Michigan, chairman
OF the subcommittee Of the Sem
ate District Committee, which
conducted the investigation.
This is a fine example of the
utterly indefensible practice of
retailing gossip" Vandenberg told
Young.
I think you are entirely with
out defense on that score. I
would be very much interested in
knowing who is hiding behind
you in peddling this sort of in
situation. but in view Of the COM
plete retraction which you have
made, I have no interest in pro
ceeding further"
Young appeared at Soday's
hearing accompanied by his coun-
sci, Robert II. McNeill.
Shortly after the hearing, Sena-
tor Vandenberg reported on the
matter to the Senate and de-
clared that "in the light of this
unequivocal statement under oath,
the committee felt it has no
further interest in the pursuit Of
the sources of Mr.. Young's
gossip"
Senator Vandenberg told the
Senate that this episode is a
shining example of the ugly ease
with which loose and groundless
gossip can assaSsinate public char
acter and fatally undermine pub
lie confidence in the public ser
vice."
II dare to express the hope
that there may be small
measure of admonition in it to
others in this community and
elsewhere who nay find them
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The Washington times., 1930-03-19
NEARS
.DOHENY
TRIAL

Slated to go to the jury tomor-
row, the trial Of Edward L. Do
heny, California oil multimillion-
aire, on a charge of bribing ex.
Secretary of the Interior Albert B
Fall, to favor him in the award Of
government oil contracts entered
it's laSt stages in District Supreme
Court today.
Half an hours testimony by
minor defense witnesses, brief re-
buttal testimony, prayers to the
judge and final argument were all
that remained to bring to an end
the Doheny trial, last of those
growing out Of the Harding oil
scandals. Argument was sched-
uled to begin this afternoon.
Employees to Testify.
Champion Anderson, president
of Doheny's Pan-American Petro-
leunl and Transport Company and
j. M. DanzingeF, former YicespreSi-
dent Of the pan-Arnerican PetrO,
leum Company. California branch
Of the petroleum and transport
parent firm, will be the two de-
Tense witnesses to take the stand
today.
Both defense and government
counsel indicated they would take
the full allotted time of two-and
a-half hours for argument.
Doheny came to court today
looking refreshed after his three
hours on the stand yesterday. Two
and a half hours of this time
were given over to croSS-examina-
ton by the government. Once
during the testimony the aged oil
operator broke down. when his son
Edward L. Doheny. jr.. was men
toned. Young Doneny was killed
a year ago.
Cross examination was con-
cerned chiefly with the transac-
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The Washington times., 1930-03-19

BREMEN, Germany, March 10
0N.S0. - Bidding for spec d
supremacy of the seas. the man,
moth new North German Lloyd
liner Europa left here at l o'clock
this afternoon q a. m. Eastern
standard time) on her maiden
voyage across the Atlantic.
The $4,000 ton sister ship OF
the Bremen, present holder OF
the Atlantic record, was cheered
by a crowd of 10000 as, bedecked
with flags and StreamerS, she
pulled away from her pier. The
second, third and tourist class
compartments of the huge liner
were filled to capacity, while the
first class cabins were nearly so.
The Washington times., 1930-03-19
GUN GIRL TELLS
LIFE STORY

NEW CASTLE, Pa, March 10
GN.SJ. Prosecutor Charles j
Margiotti today resumed his cross,
examination of Irene Shrader, a
recalcitrant and defiant witness
and killer. the State contends, of
Corporal Brady Paul of the State
highway patrol.
Irene'S testimony was featured
by her admission that she had
allowed her purported life story"
to be written and published be-
cause she needed the money for
Donnie'S education"
Irene was more humble today,
but just as sullen, as she took
the stand. She seemed not so
sure of herself and watched
Margiotti closely as he questioned
her.
Margiotti asked if she knew
anything about the expansion OF
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The Washington times., 1930-03-19
TODAY'S SCRATCHES

ST. JOHNS PARK
FIRST RACE-Vera E. Early. Cert
rude Palmer, Masters Rose, Blue Berry.
Captive.
SECOND RACE-Piloteer.
THIRD RACE-Erin Go BraEh, Red
Cross Princess.
FIFTH RACE-Spanish Jack, Maryetta,
Handiworker. Gotta Gonow, Huesman,
Royal Bells.
SIXTH RACE-Vitalize, Sir David
O'Neil, Sal MahdL Kitten Foot, Sunday
Clothes.
SEVENTH RACE-saratoga, Photo
graph, Our Own. Sandy Hatch. Igor,
Fortunate Mann. Sport Hallahan.
l Weather, drizzling; track. good.
The Washington times., 1930-03-19
MYSTERIOUS shooting
INVOLVES 8 COPS;
VICTIM DYING

A complete airing of all the circumstances
surrounding the probably fatal shooting Of
James Crotts, of the 1900 block of x st.
N. w.. early this morning, by Detective S. F.
Gravelly, of the Third precinct, is under way
in the office of Inspector Thaddeus Bean.
The Washington times., 1930-03-19
Griffmen Cancel Game
Because of Wet Grounds

biloxi, Miss. March 19.-Wet
grounds today neceSSitated the
cancellation of today'S scheduled
game between the Griffmen and
the Spring Hill College team here
today.
The Washington times., 1930-03-19
EXCLUSIVE NEWS SERVICE

The Washington Times Ia the only afternoon
'aper in this city publishing the Lews dispatches
international News Service and Universal servies.
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Marine Corps Notes

The Marine brigade now on duty in
Nicaragua Is being practically entirely
replaced In the commissioned and en-
listed personnel, respectively, and among
those commissioned officers now on
duty In Nicaragua and who shortly VIII
arrive at QuanticO, Va. for permanent
station are the following: First Lieut..
Fitzhugh L. Buchanan, First Lieut..
Carl w. Meigs and First Lieut.. Philip
l.. Thwing.
First Lieut.. Frank w. Hanlon, who
at present also is serving in Nicaragua,
shortly will arrive in this city for duty
at the Marine Barracks.
The following have been appointed
second lieutenants In the corps: VIM
cent USera, Dwight L. Harris, George
H. Cloud and Cornelius p. Van Ness,
the last named being assigned to Marine
Barracks, Navy Yard, this city, for
duty.
Lieut. Col. Ellis B. Miller, who is
now taking the course of instruction at
the Army War College, will, at the
completion thereof, report to the COM
mandant of the Naval War College for
instruction. Lieut.. Col. Jesse F. Dyer
has had similar orders issued.
The following commissioned officers,
having been examined by the Marine
Corps examining boards, respectively,
and found duly qualified for promotion,
have been commissioned in their new
grades, to rank date Indicated: Lieut..
Col. Edward S. Sturdevant, December
26, 1929; Capt. Henry F. Adams, Mo-
vember 81, 1929; Capt. Merton B.
Batchelder. February 10, 1880.
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W. C. T. U. Notes

Gospel Mission Union met March IA,
with Mrs. H. v. Prentice presiding.
Members from North Capitol Union
later took charge. Mrs. Lille Moore
gave the devotional lesson. Mrs. s. H.
Wiley gave incidents In her work
among soldiers and sailors. Miss Ruth
Merwin rendered monologues. Miss
Mary Fraile recited poems.
Capitol Hill Union at its March meet
ing was addressed by Mrs. Edna Proc
tor, State director of Union Signal. Mrs.
Grace Holshopple was elected to MEM
bsrShip. 4
Mrs. w. H. Ramsey expressed regret
on severing relations with this union.
She has been elected to the presidency
of Shepherd Park Union, recently or
ganized. Mrs. Crane was appointed to
take charge of the preparation of sup
plies asked for by Chaplain Oliver to
take to the men at his new station in
China
The following delegates we're appoint
ed to the quarterly convention at Waugh
Church, April 4: Mrs. w. H. Irish,
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The Militia Bureau points out that
appropriations for the support of the
National Guard have not kept pace
with It's development and its real needs.
The great increase in armory drill and
camp attendance, coupled with the ex-
hauStion of surplus war stocks. formerly
free issues, and their replacement now
having to be paid for, all have increased
the National Guard costs materially,
the bureau says, and continues: It has
been only by the exercise of the most
rigid supervision and economy that the
National Guard has been maintained
on Its present satisfactory footing and
has made progress In organization,
training and equipment Notwithstand-
ing this, the National Guard is now bet
ter equipped than ever before. Through
the publication by the Militia Bureau
Of National Guard tables of equipment
and allowances, both of which are
complementary to the tables of organic
know and should be able to obtain
every article Of equipment and expend-
able material to which his unit is
entitled.
One Of the outstanding problems has
been the procurement of a satisfactory
and suitable field uniform. This. the
bureau officials say, has been accom-
plished in part through the approval
Of a plan formulated by the Militia
Bureau which had for its object the
procurement of such a uniform with
a blouse of the roll-collar type to be
issued to the National Guard during
the calendar years 1929 and 1880. A
large quantity of these uniforms has
already been manufactured and issues
will be made as rapidly as acquisitions
are received and approved.
Another outstanding National Guard
supply problem is the question of horses.
OF the Federally- owned horses on hand,
many were transferred to the guard
from the war surplus In 1923, and
requirements of aforementioned
horses since that date have been OBJ
tanned by the transfer of condemned
horses from the Regular Army. The
experience of the Militia Bureau in the
use of horses in the hands of the
National Guard during the last field
training season indicated that a large
number of these horses, due to the
extreme age and other defects, were
unServiceable for the limited field
training required of National Guard
organizations and that some were I'M
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suitable for armory drill. A survey of
these horses has been made and APP
proximately $50 of them are being
eliminated. These horses are being re-
placed and the number on hand in
creased through the purchase of 1890
horses during the last fiscal year. The
purchase of this number of horses was
said to have been made possible
through the application of savings made
in the Militia Bureau appropriations
and through arrangements made for
the purchase of horses authorized in
the War Department appropriation bin
for 1929.
AS soon as the local units Of the
Guard settle down in their new armory
immediate steps will be taken to pre-
pare for the annual armory inspections
before inspectors sent here from the
War Department. The inspectors this
year will include only armory drill work
as the field training examinations are
to be made this year during the annual
encampments, at which time unit COM
manders must include in their schedules
q period of three days for maneuvers.
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in the grade of private to Battery C,
26Oth Coast Artillery.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the 29th National Guard Division,
has been requested to serve as MEM
Der of the board which is to be ap-
pointed to examine John Phillip Hill OF
Baltimore, Md, for retention on the
list of officers from which selections
will be made for general officers In
the Officers Reserve Corps.
Corpl. Paul Fako, Headquarters De-
tachment, Special Troops, 29th Dtvt-
sion, has been promoted to the grade OF
staff sergeant, to fln an existing
vacancy.
Pvt. Thomas A. Donnelly, Goth Mill
tary Police Company, has been ordered
honorably discharged from the Guard
on account of removal from the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
With 100 per cent of the personnel
on their rolls in attendance, two units
of the local Guard topped the list in
drill attendance and were classified as
superior, according to figures made
public last week at the brigade head
quarters. Two other uitS, although not
reaching the 100 per cent mark, were
placed in the same class. Those which
attained the 100 per cent mark were
the Quartermaster Corps Detachment
and the Medical Department Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery. The other
two units, with their percentages, fol-
low: Twenty-ninth Division Military
Police Company, 1886, and the Head
quarters Detachment, goth Division,
91.83. The other units, in their respec-
tive classitications, with percentages,
follow:
Excellent-Headquart and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, 1898; band,
12lSt Engineers, 81.81.
Very sfactory-Company G, 12lSt
Engineers, 1911; Battery A. 260th Coast
Artillery, 1886: Battery B, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, TAI; Company B, 12lst En-
gineers, 1896.
Satisfactory Battery G, 260th Coast
Artillery, 6825; Medical Department
Detachment. 121st Engineers, IS; Conf
pany D. 121st Engineers, 1898; Conf
pany A, 121st Engineers. 1919; Head
quarters Detachment, goth Division,
Special Troops, $3.50.
Unsatisfactory Company e, 121st
Engineers, So
Very unsatisfactory - Company A,
372d Infantry, 4657.
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and arranged for by them. move being
made either during the day or at night,
or in the late afternoon after the close
of various offices and departments.
Unit commanders who do not make
arrangements for moving property and
equipment by April will arrange with
this headquarters for the moving Of
property on April ] or later. Armory
drills for the period beginning April
will be staggered during various nights
In that week so as to complete the
move of all units In order that they may
assemble complete In the National Hotel
on Tuesday, April 3.
Unit commanders will take such &C.
ton as is necessary to insure no dam
age being done to the Government
Hotel Building now being vacated, as
it Is desired to turn the building over
to the Housing Corporation in the same
condition as that in which 1t was re-
ceived. The reputation of the National
Guard will be injured If vandalism and
wanton damage is permitted.
Organization commanders will cau-
ton personnel of their commands
against damaging or abusing property
at the National Hotel Building. The
area within which the unit is located
will be evidence of the morale and dis
cipline of their organization. All OH
CSTSs OAACCAO uAAA
other enlisted men are charged with
the responsibility of protecting the
property and promptly reporting acts
Of depreciation.
The Headquarters Detachment, goth
Division, the 29th Division Military
Police Company and Companies D and
completed the transfer of their
property last week. The Headquarters
and Service Company and band and
Company C. all of the 121st Regiment
of Engineers, are scheduled to complete
their moving today, while Companies
A and B, 12lSt Engineers, are on the
list to complete their moving tomor-
row. The last of the units to move
will be the Medical Department De-
tachment and Company Z. both of the
Engineer regiment, which are to be
moved on Tuesday.
Pvt. (first class Walter e. Thorne,
Medical Department Detachment, 121st
Engineers, has been honorably dis
charged on account Of removal from
the District of Columbia.
Pvt. Milton Ketchum, Company D,
12lst Engineers, has been transferred
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e.. I'm every way, the Viking has more
than lived up to my expectations

extra value" is a mighty good
expression to describe the Viking.
Or, to phrase it in another way, the
Viking offers, at medium price,
many of the characteristics formerly
associated with higher priced cars.
First, it is oo>degree, V>type eight
of advanced design-and gives you
all the smoothness, quietness, and
ready power for which this type of
engine is famous. The Viking has per-
formance-whether you judge it by
speed, power, acceleration, or nicely
of operation. Just ask any owner.
Second, the Viking is a beauti>
full car. It's Fisher bodies are trinalv
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District National Guard

to help the local Guard officials to get
money for their project, but there Is a
nope that some help might come from
the incoming board. The fact that the
Commissioners must be looked to for aid
was contained in a statement made to
Guard officials by Senator Reed Smoot,
when he told them:
II I were you I would take this
matter up with the District Commits
Sioners and have prepared some legis-
lation, approved of by the budget, and
then have 1t placed in one of the ap-
preparation bills which has not been
enacted into law"
Although this suggestion has been
tried, no effective results have been
forthcoming. There are in the District
buildlng, 1t is known, certain under
ofncials who are opposed to the use of
District funds for the construction of
an armory. It is their viewpoint that
the National Guard, having been ruled
70 be q Federal activity, the Federal
government alone should furnish the
FUNDS Tor such a building. On the
otner hand, it Is pointed out that the
District Militia is to the Capital CITY
the same as State militia is to the
state. Its services are available to aid
the police of the city in the case of
trouble of any kind the same as a State
militia. 1t may be recalled that at the
time OF the Klu Klux parade here sew
eral years ago the Guard officials were
requested to assemble the organization
ana Keep it available for an emer-
gency. This was done, the troops being
there until after the parade was over
incidentally, the lack of an armory
mere Is the bulwark which Is standinr
IN the way Of the formation of addi-
tional units. The present units are
crowded for space, and there would be
no room for any additional organiza-
tons in the present armory, even If thev
were organized.
The transfer of the National Guard
from the hotel building on the Union
Station Plaza which has served as an.
armory for several years to the Ma
tional Hotel Building, at Sixth street
ana pennsylvania avenue, was started
last week. The latter structure hak
been acquired by the Government and
VIII eventually form part of the site
for the new municipal center. So the
stay of the militia in this building will
be for an indefinite period, and in the
meantime the officials must keep I'm
their efforts to have a building pro-
v1ded for them.
As the local units have put in their
required SO drills for the present quar-
ter, there will not be any regular as
sembly of all units until April 8, al
though there will be assemblies for some
for the purpose of transferring prop
erty from one building to the other.
Troops were required to empty their
lockers in the old Government Hotel
armory at drill last Tuesday, and begin
ming on Wednesday the work Of trans
ferring the lockers was started.
"Inasmuch as units will not have q
regular drill between March II and
March 81" said an order issued at
brigade headquarters, unit command
ers will make arrangements for the
moving OF other property of their units
at such times as may be convenient
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FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.

Washington Aerie met at Pythian
Temple last Monday evening. Several
important matters were discussed. The
committee on social events has ar
ranged a program for the meeting
March "a. The Anti Harmony Gang
will render selections. Prof. Arthur
Brown will be at the piano and a num-
Der Of other acts will be presented. The
band recently organized will offer its
own program.