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CHEVY CHASE. D. Go RMS. , BATHS.
large veranda oil heat, 2-car gar; l block Sd
Conn ave. S120. rms: Dstn; sH0; si.o
I'm. bath, corner large lot. SIS. Brokers:
attention FULTON R. GORDON. L.
Eye st. NV. District $50; evenings SleVe-
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baths (bed room and 2 baths on hrst Aoor)
Price. S1s.95O. Open Sunday and after
Moons daily until sold
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ACCIDENT VICTIMS
CONDITION CRITICAL
Girl, Is, Unchanged at Alexan-
dria Hospital as Two Others
Are Improved.

The condition Of one of the girl VIC
tins OF the automobile smash-up that
killed four persons on the Mount Ver-
non Highway early Sunday remained
critical today. while that of two 9TH
ers improved.
Miss Mary Schiller, l8-year- old Fair
mont School student, was about the
same" at Alexandria Hospital, with
fractured skull. jaw and nose. Her
companion in one of the cars in
volved in the head-on collision was
the driver, Walter L. Mooney, %, who
was killed.
At Emergency Hospital, Miss Dor
othy Vie, 10, of 1921 Sixteenth street,
apparently was recovering slowly, while
at Naval Hospital, her fiance, Ensign
Herman j. Mecklenburg, %, was said
to be in excellent" condition.
Paul Deck, 20, of 1884 Third street
was recovering at Emergency from a
fractured shoulder and brain concus-
sion received early yesterday in a COL
lision Of two trucks at Sixth street
and Constitution avenue.
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these uncertain times" to carry the
gage of battle not alone on the eco
nomic front, but ION moral and spir-
itual fronts"
The ballot was held up by Mrs.
Becker as a privilege and duty OF
American womanhood. Service to
others, particularly the needy, friend
less boys and girls of America, was
stressed. The society as an organiza-
ton, she said, was establishing itself
upon a firm business basis"
Mrs. Becker sounded clarion
call to America to preserve its most
priceless asset" the youth of the land
She also dwelt on the responsibilities
of freedom, urged national defense as
peace policy, opposed radicalism and
pointed out that the world is crying
aloud for the things of the spirit, for
first things first"
Calling on adults to help youth
Mrs. Becker declared: "Bewildered
and discouraged and lacking sure
foundations of knowledge, youth is
fertile soil for the shrewd propa-
gandists of dangerous social and po-
litical theories which do not refrain
from sowing their seeds of discomfort
and revolution. They have work fol-
every one to do fund from which to
provide and plenty of companions in
revolt. If we are to be fortified against
a youth movement which may tear
down the building of which they know
not, and set civilization back unknown
ages, let American citizens look to
their homes and their communities
and provide character training and
occupation for their youth"
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in having the convention adopt lib
eral platform. He is more interested
just at present, however, in the man
who is to be selected to stand on that
platform, and his thumbs are turned
down on Gov. Landon. He does not
intend to form an alliance with the
Landonites for platform drafting or
for any other purpose.
White is an old personal friend of
Senator Borah. They went to the
University of Kansas together, and it
was as an old friend that he called on
Borah to talk over platform plans
His visit was interpreted as move
on the part of the Landon people to
placate the Idaho Senator and to
align him with them in the fight over
the platform, as against the more
conservative Republicans in the con-
vention and possibly former President
Hoover. If White was seeking such
an alliance, however, he did not sue
coed.
Pennsylvania Primary Next.
The next presidential preferential
primary Is to be held a week from
today in Pennsylvania. Senator b.
rah is the only entrant in the Repub-
lican list. President Roosevelt and
Col. Henry Breckenridge, Assistant
Secretary OF War in the Wilson ad-
ministration, are entered in the
Democratic primary. Borah is not
QOinQ inta penpSvlvania for opv
speeches, but Is concentrating now
on the Ohio primary. May r. His
friends in Pennsylvania are busy.
however.
T. Duncan Just, executive Secre-
tary OF the Pennsylvania Borah- for
President Committee, has issued a
statement attacking the regular Re-
publican organization of the State,
which is opposing the Borah can
dldacy and demanding an uninstruct-
ed delegation. The organization, he
said, has checks appeal" while Borah
has votes appeal" He singled out
former Senators Reed and Grundy,
Harvey Taylor, chairman of the State
Committee; Mrs. Scranton, Repub-
lican national committeewoman, as
leaders who are seeking to dominate
the selection of the delegates and
their action at the convention.
THE people of America" Just said,
will vote the straight Republican
ticket only when they become con-
WINGED Republican ticket is straight"
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Barkley Is Chosen.

Senator Barley of Kentucky, it was
learned definitely today, has been Sc
lected to make the keynote speech at
the Democratic National Convention
in Philadelphia next June. Barley
was keynote speaker at the Chicago
convention which nominted Presi-
dent Roosevelt four years ago. As
such, he also will be temporary chair
man of the convention. The per-
manent chairman is elected by the
convention itself. But the leaders
have already determined that this
honor shall 60 to Senator Robinson
of Arkansas, the majority leader
A third Senator, Wagner Of New
York, may be selected to place the
President in nomination. although
John M. Mack of Poughkeepsie, who
made the Roosevelt nomination in
1882, may again have this honor. The
President will, of course, have the final
word.
The committee on arrangements for
the Democratic National Committee
meets in Philadelphia next Saturday
when Senator Barkley's selection as
temporary chairman will be formally
announced.
When William Allen White, Kansas
editor, talked over the week end with
Senator Borah regarding the Repubh-
can national platform to be adopted
at the Cleveland convention, he got no
assurance that the Idaho Senator
would support any platform plan, and
certainly none that he would work
with the friends and supporters OF
Gov. ALI M. Landon of Kansas, candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Senator Borah Is greatly interested
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ample, two extensive and widely sepa-
rated coasts To guard. There would be
no sense In a preparedness policy
adequate for the defense only Of one
| coast. Defense must be adequate,
not sectionally adequate, but nation
ally adequate.
Now, our answer to the question as
| to what Is nationally adequate In
not always the same. 1t changes-is
bound to change-with changing in
ternational situations. If this we're q
disarming world it is obvious that
our needs would be proportionally de-
creasing. I regret that today this is
/ not that kind Of world. regret
it deeply.
Would Determine U. S. Pace.
But here we confront the quesr
ton of disarmament. On that ISSUE
our policy is clear. That policy haS
two elements in it. First, we prob
pose to press continually for a limi{
tation of ornaments by International
agreement. Second. failing to get
that we will make no increase OF our
own ornaments unless other powers
by increasing their ornaments make
increase by us necessary to our ma
tional safety.
II progress in armament limitation
has been slow, progress in other areas
has been rapid. We have stated the
principles of the good neighbor as
the standard for the conduct of our
foreign policy. We have begun the
practice of that principle. Already
that practice has ushered in a new era
Of good will between ourselves and the
great nations OF the Americas. One
after another we are liquidating the
causes OF friction and misunderstand-
ing between us. A new confidence
has been established. This Summers
Pan-American conference will meet
in an atmosphere of unprecedented
friendlineSs. What we have achieved
in that one area is a measure of
what we desire to achieve through
the whole range of our international
relationships.
That achievement is wholly consist
ent with our program of national de-
tense. 1t is an expression of the
very detectives on which our ma
tional defense is based.
We have disinterested, consistent
and successful foreign policy. In it
we give no thought to a war of ag-
erosion on the part of the United
States. We stand firmly by our solemn
treaty obligations renouncing war as
an instrument OF national policy.
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TRUE AMERICAN"
TEACHERS URGED
Instructors Should Know
Our Constitution, c. A. R.
Is Told.

Care in selecting teachers who are
true Americans and who know our
Constitution" was urged today by Mrs.
C. A. Swami Sinclair, national presi-
dent of the Children of the American
Revolution, in her opening address to
the forty-first annual convention of
the G. A. r. in session at the Ameri-
can Red Cross Building.
Making patriotic educatior" the
keynote of her message, Mrs Sinclair
warned that radical elements which
can be seen in many of our States,
unless crushed will react directly upon
the safety of our homes and children. 1"
She stressed the study of State his
tories as well as national history and
lin studying history" she said. do
rot forget what is more important,
your Bible"
Meeting concurrenJly with the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, delegates to the c. A. r. conven-
ton we're officially welcomed by Mrs.
William A. Becker, D. A. r. president
general, who pointed out the value of
worthy ideals
ITO you, we must look for the
future, not only of our society but
of our country" she said.
Miss Boardman Extends Greeting.
Others greeting the convention in
cluded Miss Mabel T. Boardman, ma
tional Red Cross secretary; Henry F.
Baker president general of the Sons of
the American Revolution, and repre-
sentatives from the District chapters
of the D. A. r., S. A. r. ana Sons
of the Revolution; Miss Margaret NJ
Lothrop, first c. A. r. member. and
Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard, last
member of the Washington family
born at Mount Vernon.
Approximately 200 delegates are
registered for the meeting Repre-
Sentatives of the Tamassee D. A. r.
School in South Carolina and the
Crossnore School in North Carolina,
to which the D. A. r. contributes, are
here for the meeting and we're pre-
sented this morning
Opening with 15-minute concert
by the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, the morning program also
included presentation of State flags
from Kansas and Maryland, presenta-
ton of the travelling banner, a gift
from the S. A. R., and the presenta-
ton OF State history by Mrs. R. N.
Grammer. Texas State director.
National officers and State directors
were scheduled to report at the after
noon session. Tonight Mrs. Blair
Banister, assistant treasurer of the
United States, will receive delegates
at reception and dance at the Wash
ington Club
After cancellation of the White
House reception, which was to have
been held this afternoon, delegates
were escorted through parts of the
Executive Mansion yesterday.
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bill, but would begin hearings Thurs
day. the same day the House starts
debate on 1t.
The bill does not contain the new
system of processing levies which Pres
ldent Roosevelt wants to replace the
old A. A. A. taxes stricken out by
the Supreme Court.
Collections in Prospect.
An idea Of the gap in expected rev.
enues. caused by the invalidation OF
A. A. A. taxes, was given today when
a Treasury report indicated that all
internal revenue collections for this
fiscal year might be 100000 900 less
than was forecast by the President
when he submitted his budget just be-
fore A. A. AS invalidation.
However, collections in all other
major tax classlficationS, as well as
the total internal revenue, are run
ming ahead of last year.
For the nine months ended March
81 the first nine months of the hsca
year, internal revenue totaled So.
659,000,000, or about 7l2 per cent
greater than last year March col.
lections, which totaled 1891 100000
topped March, 1885, by "a per cent
Should collections continue at the
rate of the first nine months, they
would total about $3.50 ,000,0 at the
end of the fiscal year. The Presi-
dents budget. in which he counted or
A. A. A. taxes, estimated total rev.
enue at S3,874,000,0 900.
New Dealers in the Senate are ex.
pected to try to put into the tax bill
the processing levies which House
members declined to approve.
turned to the pay rolls are:
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RoOsevelt's Letter to d. A. X.
President nforms Continental Congress Limitation
of Armaments Is Objective but adequate
Defense Is Always Imperative.

sary expense, a threat, perhaps, to
peace. That, too. is totally wrong
conclusion. When we say adequate
defense We mean just that. The
prospect of a war of aggression has
no place in our American policy. 1t
has no place in our military or naval
program We are maintaining a sys-
tenn that will meet our defensive needs
We have no plans for any other kind
of system.
Quantity Brings Disagreement.
Americans generally will agree
that some measure of preparedness
for defense is necessary. They dis
agree as to how much is necessary
The policy of the Government on
that point is determined by several
factors. First of all, it is determined
by very common-sense fact. If we
take on any of the obligations of
protection, it follows that We
must take on all the obligations of
self-protection. We have, f. ex-
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'(Continued From First Page.)
which it is desired to liquidate, to pay
a tax as low as 80 per cent.
Republicans prepared for a fight.
The minority on the Ways and Means
Committee was drafting a report
which, they limited, would say that no
new taxes would be needed if the
Government would cut expenses.
But the House leaders hoped to pass
the bill next week, and take up the
following week President Roosevelt S
request for a Sl,500.000,000 relief
appropriation for next year.
This would get the complicated
revenue bill over to the Senate on
May !, and the relief bill probably the
week following. BY concentrating on
these two measures, administration
leaders hoped to wind up the session
early in June
In keeping with this program,
Chairman Harrison announced the
Senate Finance Committee would not
wait for the House to pass the tax
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1873 PAGES ASSIST
D.A. R. DELEGATES
Smooth Conduct of Ses.
sions Made Possible by
Young Women.

A group of 1913 attractive young
women, representing chapters of the
D. A. r. in AZ States and one in China,
are acting as pages at the forty-fifth
Continental Congress. This Is the
smallest number of pages at an an
EuaI convention of the society in re-
cent years. The personnel of the va
rious committees, including the Pages
Committee, was cut down to limited
number by the board of the society.
The pages play an important role
In the smooth conduct of the sessions.
They deliver messages, flowers, and
generally serve in helping the dele
gates at their work. Wearing all
white costumes. with ribbon State in
signals, they added striking contrast
to the colorful Spring attire worn by
the delegates.
District Group Included.
Mrs William A. Becker, president
general, has the daughter of one of
her classmates at Smith College acting
as her personal page. The aide is
Miss Margaret Morrill, OF Newbury-
port. Mass. Other pages of Mrs. Beck
er are Miss Helen M. Towner of the
District of Columbia, Miss Leola
Wootten OF Summit, N. j.. and Miss
Susan E. Lyman.
The District of Columbia pages are
Miss Adeline B. Thornton. Miss Ruth
Doyle, Mrs Virginia Lambert. Miss
Edith I. Allen, Miss Margaret A.
Blackstone, Mrs Evelyn R. Buck, Miss
Shirley F. Danforth, Mrs. Ruth H.
Eagleton, Mrs. F. Eleanor Gardner,
Miss Marjorie M Gates, Miss Edith
Gram, Miss Bertha C. Hedenstierna,
Miss Barbara Hoffman, Miss Alice
Louise Hunter. Miss Suzanne Happier,
Miss Edna Boyd Millward. Miss Nancy
Ordway. Miss Ruth Ann Parker. Miss
Verna Parsons, Mrs. Mary Salkeld,
Miss Margaret L. Sampson. Mrs. Vir-
ginia w. Sherman, Mrs. Sally P. Tur-
ner, Miss Charlotte Warren, Miss Sa-
rah Louise Kramer and Miss Con-
stance Kramer.
Maryland Pages Listed.
Miss Mary Virginia Clogg of Balti-
more is personal page to the treas
urer general and other pages from
Maryland are Mrs. Margaret B. Al
bridge of Cumberland. Mrs. Frances
B. Baldwin of Baltimore, Miss Vir-
ginia Lee Beall and Mrs. Elizabeth
Buckley of Bethesda. Miss Margaret
j. S. Carr, Mrs. Margaret G. Living
ston of Silver Spring, Mrs. Elizabeth
L. Manson of Baltimore, Mrs. Clydethe
Stickney of Frederick and Mrs. Mar
garet w. Peoples of Baltimore.
The Virginia pages are Miss Alice
Simmons of Maritnsville. Miss Eliza
beth Brown of Swoope, Miss Elizabeth
Perrow of Hunt, Miss Nell Baber
Pierce Of Alexandria, Miss Ruth Z.
Porter of Portsmouth. Miss Evelyn
Preston of Roanoke, Mrs. Lola J. Wiss-
Ter and Miss Lucille Wright of Bristol.
Mrs. Kathryn E. Wilbur of the Dis
trict is representing the China chap
ter.
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cause they are not delegates to the
convention.
John Hamilton, manager of the
presidential nomination campaign of
Gov. ALT NJ Landon of Kansas and
member Of the committee said: Prior
to selection of the temporary chair
man I stated to the committee that
my only interest. both as member of
the Arrangements Committee and as
manager of the Landon candidacy,
was in the selection of a man who
will forcefully and clearly state the
position of the Republican party to
the convention and to the people of
the Nation.
Senator Steiwer will, I know, meet
that test. It is an admirable selec-
ton"
Frank Smith, Illinois committee
member, said: LAS the member from
Illinois. did not place either the
name of Brooks or Lowden in nomi-
nation, as neither was a candidate.
OF course, either would have served
if he had been drafted.
Both, I am certain, are satisfied
with the action of the committee"
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REDS SPREAD HIT
BY DISTRICT S.A.R.
c. B. S. Is Condemned for
Allowing Freedom of
Speech on Ho0k-up.

Resolutions attacking the spread of
communism in the United States,
notably one urging defeat of the
Sisson bill to repeal the law prohibit
ing the teaching of communism in
the public schools. were adopted at
the annual meeting of the District
Society, Sons of the American Revo-
luton. last night at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
The group went on record condemn
ing the Columbia Broadcasting sys-
tenn for permitting Earl Browder,
secretary of the Communist party
in the United States. to broadcast
over a wide hook-up of their radio
system"
The resolutions adopted were in
keeping with program outlined by
Maj. G. c. Griggs, retiring presi-
dent Of the organization.
Col. Charles Y. Latimer was elected
to succeed Maj. Griggs. Other off,
GERS elected were:
Clark B. Cummings, first vice presi-
dent; Francis B. Hofheins, second
vice president; Col Jim P. Hams.
third vice president; w. Harvey Wise,
Jr., secretary; Robert French Baldwin,
assistant secretary; DR.. Louis Charles
Smith, treasurer: DR.. Clifton P. Clark,
registrar; o. Leonard Brown, assistant
registrar; Clarke P. Cole. I'd, histo-
rian; John F.. Little, librarian; DR..
Luther S. Warner. chaplain, and Rob-
ert C. Tracy. trustee.
The Board of Management COM
prises Maj. Gri"gs, Mile C. Summers,
Herbert S. Fessenden and Mai. Lau-
renee Leonard. They will serve until
1899. Capt. Merlin Cook also is on
the board, but his term expires a year
earlier. Eleven delegates and alter
mates were named to attend the So
ciety's national congress at Portland
Me, next month.
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The text of President Roosevelt's
letter to the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. read to the opening
session of the forty-flfth Continental
Congress at Constitution Hall last
night by Mrs. William A. Becker,
president general, follows:
/ had looked forward with pleas
ure to the opportunity to appear this
wear before the forty-fifth annual
Continental Congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution. You
will understand, ] am sure, why that
is not now possible. ! will be CRATE
full, however, if you will extend my
cordial greetings to the officers and
delegates assembled here.
The administration, as you know,
stands for adequate national defense.
1t stands also for the policy of the
good neighbor. These are not con-
Trajectory principles. AS they are
followed by this administration, they
represent an expression of the pur-
pose of peace.
Defense Forces Stronger.
There is much confusion of thought
and some unnecessary apprehension
on this matter of national defense.
There are sincere and patriotic people
who have been led to believe that our
military and naval Establishments are
inferior and inadequate. That, SO
stated, is totally wrong conclusion.
1t has been the aim of this admins
tration to make our national defense
efficient and to keep it adequate. To-
day our defense forces are on a
stronger peace-time basis than before.
1t is our purpose to keep them that
way.
There are other equally sincere and
patriotic people who look upon our
system of national defense as much
too large for our needs; an unneces-
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ments the administration would con-
tinue adequate defense"
On the question of disarmament
the president declared the adminiStra-
ton first intended to press continu-
ally for limitation of ornaments by
international agreement"
Failing to get that" he said, 1--WE
will make no increase of our own
ornaments unless other powers by
increasing their ornaments make
increase by us necessary to our
national safety" The President
had planned to attend the session in
person, but the death Of Howe pre-
vented.
Greetings were given the Congress
today by five honorary presidents gen.
eral: Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Guernsey,
Mrs. Lora Haines Cook, Mrs. Grace L.
H. Brosseau, Mrs. Edith Scott Magma
and Mrs. Anne Rogers Minor.
President General Becker today, in
her annual report to the Continental
Congress, gave an accounting of her
stewardship for the first of her three
years in office. She tied it into her
stirring annual address last night, by
calling for support of modern youth in
these uncertain times
Annual Reports to Be Given.
Most Of the session today was to be
devoted to annual reports of the ma
tional officers and resolutions. Early this
afternoon a wreath was to be laid on
the Memorial to Deceased Daughters
on the lawn at D. A. r. headquarters,
and tonight will be given over to the
annual reception by the president gen.
eral at Constitution Hall. The pages
hall will take place tonight at the
May1ower Hotel.
No general session was scheduled
for this afternoon, which was given
over to State meetings, and commit
tee sessions.
The Presidents message on defense
anu ornaments came to the formal
opening session last night as a climax
to stirring discussion yesterday after
noon at the National Defense SYM
postum at the Mayfiower Hotel, con-
Quoted under auspices of the National
IIefense Through Patriotic Education
Committee, of which Mrs. Vinton Earl
Sisson, Is chairman. The ball room of
the MayfloWer was crowded to hear
eight speakers, including two members
Of Congress discuss necessity for ma
tional defense, and the dangers OF
communism in the schools and colleges
OF America.
Mrs. Becker this morning in her
annual address lauded the high pur.
poses" of the D. A. r., attacked COM
munism and called on the members in
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Weiss Trial Set Nav Is.

NEW ORLEANS, April 81 (P.-
United States District Attorney Rene
A. Viosca announced yesterday that
the trial Of Seymour Weiss, hotel man
and political associate of the late SEN
ator Huey P. Long, on charges of in
come tax violations had been set for
May 25.