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AT THIS M
Jake Schaefer, who once defeat
led Hoppe for the championship.
IWelker Cochran of Hollywood,
. . f, Calif., Edouard Horemans, of Bel-
racking Companies rredlCt I gium, and Erich Hagenlacher of
That Surplus Will Soon
Be Exhausted.
PRICES IMPROVING
Indications Are That New
Crop Will Meet Stronger
Market Than in Any
Recent Year.
-- The outlook for the prune crop
now coming on is the most favor
able for several past seasons, ac
cording to those closely in touch
with conditions. All reports point to
a fairly Btrong market, and a slight
ly better price than has been paid.
Locnl packing concerns report
that they have disposed of practi
cally all of last year's crop, and that
before the new crop comes on the
prunes remaining from last year
will have been disposed of. During
the past few months there has been
a light but steady demand, and al
though shipments have been Blow
the reserve supply has been gradu
ally disappearing, until the amount
of prunes now held by growers of
the county is comparatively small
and lower than in past seasons.
Prices on both big and small
Sizes have also been Improving. Ex
ports to foreign countries have
cleaned up the small lots, which has
resulted in a slightly better price,
while the bigger sizes are also
stronger. The average sizes have
Shown practically no change.
The new crop will be placed on
a market which for the first time in
many years is not overstocked. The
condition of foreign exchanges,
unsettled trade following the war.
and many other causes resulted in
poor market for several years, and
each new crop found a large amount'
of prunes remaining from the pre-1
vious year, so that the market has
been bad.
It is believed, however, that when j
this years crop Is harvested, that go further into the question be
there will be therefore more cor.fi-i cause Indictments were pending
dence on the part of buyers, result
ing In a fairly good price, and a
ready sale.
So far there has been no contract
ing, and It is too early to determine
the quantity and quality of the on
coming crop, but many experienced
growers predict that the unusual
amount of moisture occasioned by
the heavy rains, will result in large
sizes and a heavy crop this year.
The outlook Is said to be the most
optimistic in recent years, a fact
whlch will be greately appreciated
in this vicinity, where so much of
the prosperity depends upon the
successes met with by the prune in -
dustry.
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REAH AIMfRAI, RETIRES
(Aiaoriaierf jr Leued wire.)
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Feb. 23. 1
Rear-Admiral Henry B.
today relinquished the
Wilson,
superin-
Rear-Admiral Louis M. Nulton
having reached the retirement age
of 64 years. He has served in
the navy 44 years. Simple cere
monies marked the transfer of
authority In accordance with the
wishes of Admiral Nulton.
W. E. Smithpeter arrived here
nunnay irom Memora, ana is :ea ana us arralrs wound up in pre
spending a short time in this city iparatlon for the expiration of pres
looking after business. lent congress March 4.
King George's Condition Causes
Doctors to Order Him to Spend
Remainder of Winter in the South
f An-tted Pre i.eaeii wire.)
LONDON. Feb. 23 Although It 1
Is known through the medical bul-!
letlns Issued from Buckingham
Palace that King George's condl-;
lion Is not serious as a result of ;
his attack of bronchitis, the fact
that his physicians have ordered
him to the Mediterranean for the
remainder of the winter has caus
er quite a stir, of which the news
papers take full advantage for
front page displays.
His majesty's health Is ordinar
ily so good and his foreign visits
bo Infrequent that his going
abroad Is treated as an important
event.
I'nllke his father. King Kdwaid
VII, who In the later years of his
life usually spent part of the wln-al
' ter in Southern Europe and his
grandmother. Queen Victoria who;
also often went there. King George !
has not been south, with the excep-
tinn of his brief formal trip to ;
Italy In the spring of 1923, Bince j
his accession to the throne in
1910. his only other foreign visits
having bean to France during the
war, when he so often Joined the ,
British army there.
It la understood be will make
BILLIARD
''-.rt TO COMPETE
Uted Preal Leaaed Wire.)
CHICAGO. Feb. 23 Play for
;the world's championship at 18.2
balkllne billiards will be started
' i here tonight with Willie Hoppe of
Newi York, the veteran title-hold-
t., ia uit-u over m ueiu oi iour
others. Hoppe meets Kamatare
Suzuki of Japan. Contests will be
at 400 points.
ueriuauy, will be the other con
testants. LLOYD GEORGE ILL
a
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Win.)
BIRMINGHAM. Eng., Feb. 23.
Former Premier Lloyd George
who was forced to take to his bed
with sore throat after arriving
here Saturday to fill a speaking
engagement, spent a comfortable
night and his physicians this
morning reported that his temper
ture was nearing normal. He will
be unable however, to travel for
several days.
Dame Lloyd George Is expected
to arrive here today.
GRAIN MARKETS CLOSED
(Aaaoelated Vtem totted Wire.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. All grain
markets in the United States were
closed today. Livestock markets
were open.
REP. GARNER ILL
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The
condition of Representative Garn
er of Texas, who is ill with
pneumonia, was reported today as
virtually unchanged from vester-
day when considerable improve
ment was noted. He was said to
have rested easily during the
night
VET ORGANIZATIONS
ARE BEING PROBED
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. Thir
teen veterans organizations are
listed by the department of Justice
unworthy" and are being inves
tigated. Vincent W. Hughes, an
Befnre0f h,hSt dePartm?n V'f'f
before a house committee today in-
vestlgating the National Disabled
Soldiers League,
Hughes did not mention the
names Of the nrfsnfTntlnna nnrt
when committee members sought
to pursue the subject, Randolph
Shaw, the rnmmlllB'a MiinBal .to-
clared It would not be advisable to i
and that the department of Justice
was about to make arrests. With
this information, the committee
turned to other subjects.,
AIRCRAFT COMMITTEE
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Wire.) '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The
house aircraft committee, which
T x . .. . lnqu,ry. ln-
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Saturday, e'nll behind closed
J00 toda' and discussed various
, !pature8 01 lhe 'angle into which
Rs affairs have fallen.
1 Members declined to say what
Itransplred during the session, but
I" was reevaled that Representa-
,lve Bloom, democrat. New York,
!na advised the committee that if
hands had been in any way tied
Isonally would supply the money
necessary for the continuation of
i the Inquiry
Lack of funds was one of the
reasons given when the suspen
sion of the hearings was announc
ed Saturday. At the tame time it
was announced that the commit
tee wanted to get its record print
the trip south aboard the roval
steam yacht Victoria And Albert.
The yacht Is already being placed
In readiness for the voyage, the
date of which it Is expected will be
very soon
Queen Mary will probably not
accompany the King on the yacht.
She la a bad sailor and dislikes
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?L JL.inl PA ? V1 Cr"
Sr. 3 I . , .'" ."?d v3UrJley
southward by train to join her hus-
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be kept as free as possible fromaf-ja.
fairs of state while on his voyage:,
and in this respect It will be his
first real holiday Blnce accession
to the throne, as during his annu- j
visits to Cewes for the yachting
and to Scotland ahd Sandringham
for the shooting he is always in
close touch with his ministers and
spends a good part of each day in
transacting business.
The king's physicians remained
with him only a few minutes thla
morning and It was decided not to
Issue the regular morning bulletin
outlining nil condition, it Is un
ideratood, however, that hit
j erature 1 about normal.
temp-
WOMAN
POWER
NATION
STUDIED
Some Tasks Women Can
Perform During War That
'Are Indispensable.
GEN. HINES SPEAKS
American Legion Auxiliary
Hears Famous Army Of
ficer Make Address on
Women for Defense.
(Aaaorlated Preaa Leared Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 The
war department's study of "woman
power," three possible solutions of
the national defense problem and
some of the difficulties now enact
ed by the regular army were dis
cussed today by Major General
John L. Hines, chief of staff, be
fore a George Washington birth
day meeting of the American Le
gion Auxiliary.
Things women can do In war
are being Btudied by the general
staff, General Hines said not with
the Idea of "making fighters of our
girls or of creating any such thing
as a woman battalion of death."
But experience has nroved. he
said, that "there are some tasks
that women can perform better
than men," and the study was In
tended to catalogue these to show
"how women volunteers of the fu
ture may be used to the best ad
vantage in order to release men
for heavier and more dangerous
duties."
Referring to national defense
problems, General Hines said.
'Theere are Just three Dosslble so
lutions," the first was to wait until
war came and then "pay the full
price;" the second to "try to pre
pare hurriedly at great cost and
waste when war is hnrnlnent " S
i.m.j in kniM -.u- -
tn,ira to "ouiia according to a pro
gram year by year, which Is the
only economical sound way."
At the present time the geleral
said "regular army companies in
the United States average less i
than 50 men and each man has to I
Pre,find n" ' 'n field training
exercises."
"In addition." he said, "the ! Purpose of embarrassing him in
training problem of the regular- lhe contest he has brought to re
army is growing more severe each tain his seat in tho senate,
years, because of the short- Senator Spencer not only ad
age of funds, the regular army has 'dressed a letter to Attorney Gcner
held no maneuvers, except in Pan-1"1 Stone asking for a thorough in-
ama and Hawaii, since the world
war. As long as our officers were
war trained this might be postpon
ed. The time for maneuvers on a
large scale la here.
"Our reserve munition supply Is
disappearing. It needs replenish
ing. We have confined our ef
forts since 1918 to experiments,
building only models."
WARNING GIVEN
POOL HALL PROP.
(AMOclited rreM Leaaed Wire.)
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 23.
Warning of Impending danger was
given R. J. O'Conner. Ruston pool
hall owner last night, presumably
by the, same person or persons
who a week ago fired three shots
at him.
The note found pinned to his
porch post, at his home at 11 p.
m. Sunday nlht. warned O'Con
ner "that the bloody moon has
arrived." The note was pinned
with a home made knife "warn
ing." read the note, found by the
mother of O'Cenner. "The bioody
moon has arrived. You have been
tried and connemned by the K. K.
K. as a bootlegger. Beware."
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(Aaarv-lated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
sri.LIVAN, Ind.. Feb. 23.
Burial of the victims of
- e iaai r ritaay uieianiruus ex-
plosion in the City Coal com-
P"- " nd rendering
0' ' " f"Hles of the
U 6, dPIld ,,, oc.uped the
attention of this mining city
of uetpmmh.g the cause of
Ih. i,i-.,..j .h- .....ihin,. a
of averting another tragedy.
runerals w.-re held today
, for almost a . "ore of the
mine vlctln i.
Preparations of raising and
administering a large relief
fund, were tinker way.
Nerval K. Harris. Sullivan
county prosecntor. Indicated
that his only deduction from
conversations with the miners
was that the blast was ac-
cidental and apparently there
was no criminal nezllrenre. e
FACE CHARGE OF ACCEPTING FEE
FOR USING OFFICIAL INH1KE
(juted Frtm Leaaed wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. With
one United States senator already I soon alter the senate met, he call
under Indictment on chnrges of ac-I led attention to the matter and
cepting a fee for practicing before Bald: "The charge relates to a con-
a government agency, the Justice , tract for dyeing and handling
department Is investigating government owned Beulskins. The
charges that two others have 1m- lorlginal contract dates back ten
properly used their Influence in years. At that time 1 had no ac
Washlngton. kuaintance with the contractors
The two against which the latest 'and no connection, direct or indl
charges have been lodged with irect with the contract.
the attorney general are Senator
Spencer of Missouri and Ilursum
of New Mexico, both republicans.
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana, is awaiting trial in Montana,
and a new grand Jury proceeding
against him now is In progress
here. Both Senators Spencer and
Bursum, like Senator Wheeler, are
accused of practicing before gov
ernment departments for personal
profit in violation of a federal sta
tute. Each denied the charge to
day and said he would welcome a
thoroughgoing investigation.
The accusation against Senator
Spencer, the source of which has
not been revealed, is that he as
sisted in obtaining from the de
partment of commerce "a renewal
of a contract for the Foulke Fur
company of St. Louis,
iur which
his law firm was counsel, under
which that company handles the
government seal skins from the
Prlblloff Islands.
Senator Bursum is accused by
Carl Magee, a New Mexico news
paper man, with having entered in
to a contract to sell cattle in Mex
ico and with having approached
agents of the war finance corpor
ation regarding the financing of
the sale.
Senator Bursum said todav he
had not been advised by the de
partment of Justice that the Magee
charges were being investlgaied.
He said they related to cattle
sales In Mexico and had been pub
lished a year ago. Any charge
i u if T t . ' v..-.r,w
that he had approached any agent
At ,h ei ..
war
with respect to financing a sale of
cattle in Mexico, he said, was
without foundation.
The New Mexico senator, aald
he had proposed the sale of some
cattle In Mexico some years aco
for Americans who had sent their
cattle over the border for naxtur-
age, but that the sale had never
been made.
He added that the
charge was renewed now for the
iqulry Into the charge against
MIOALB IIIIX ItETI itxi:i.
(AMOcUted I're ).rjvd Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The
t'nderwood Muscle Shoals leasing
bill was sent back to conference
today by the senate.
The action came when the
senate upheld the ruling of Pre
sident Cummins that t lis senate
and house managers had violated
the rules by inserting new legls-
iniMJiis in me measure.
The conference must now re
consider the bill, but In that work
they will be without guidance
George Washington's Birthday
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him, but made his denial a matter
of record. Gulnlng recognition
"I have never appeared before
any department in connection with
it and have never received a cent
of compensation from the firm
holding the contract."
Senator Spencer added that the
head of the fur company "subse
quently" became a "valued
client" of the law firm of which he
is a member and that "connection
continues."
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. De
partment of Justice officials said
today they had received and were
investigating charges that Senntor
Bursum, republican, New Mexico,
had acted contrary to law in tak
ing Xip certain questions with gov
ernment officials here. The
pll.rDu. B'.M ril.iil Hi. f'.i.l Uon.ui
a New Mexico editor..
epartment officials said their
investigation had developed noth
ing of importance. Assistant At
torney General Donovan, in charge
of criminal prosecutions, declared,
however, that he Intended to "sea
the matter through."
The exact nature of the charges
were not revealed, nor would de
partment officials discuss them
further.
One Senator Wheeler, of Mon
tana, already is under indictment
on a charge of accepting a fee for
practicing before a government
department and the Justice depart
ment recently revealed that it aUo
was invcHtiL'Atini? charges that
senator spencer oi Missouri nau
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Senator Spencer of Missouri had I
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a government agency.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-A
searching Inquiry inio charges
that he has practiced before feder -
al department In connection with
the fur dyeing industry was lnvlt -
ed by Senator Spencer, republican.
Missouri, in a letter sent today to
AttornyGtnt'ral Stone.
Senator Sprncer wrote that As
sistant Attorney General iKmovan
had informed htm that the atten
tion of the department of justice
had been directed to smh a
charge. He declared that "there 1a
not tho HlUhtetU foundation of
any kind, direct or Indirect, for
any such charge."
from Senator Cunniins, who re
fused to point out what he re
garded as new legislation. The
vote to sustain the chair on the
point of order which was made
hy Senator Norris, republican,
Nebraska, was 45 to 41.
I'OI It PKItSO.NS Kll.i:i).
(Ael.tH l're Iawvt Wire.)
KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 23.
Four persons were "killed and two
Injured, one seriously, when a
north shore train, northbound,
struck a touring car three miles
north of Keifosha today.
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COAST
STORMS
DAMAGE
Northern California Swept
by Heavy Winds and
Rivers in Flood Stage.
TRAFFIC IS IMPEDED
Storm, Which Centered Off
Coast of Washington,
Brought Unusual
Precipitation.
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. A
cessation was expected today In
the intensity of the storm which
overspread Northern California
yesterday causing rivers to rise,
minor floods in soveral sections,
disrupted traffic conditions and
mishaps to many small craft In
this harbor. Coastwise vessels en
countered particularly rough seas,
The storm, which centered off
the coast of Washington, brought
an unusually heavy precipitation
on central California, accompanied
by high southerly wind.
In the reral and mountain dis
tricts, traffic was impeded and in
several Instances, automobile trav
elers and farm residents were tem
porarily Isolated by high waters.
Three pioasure craft were
wrecked and 17 yachtsmen forced
ashore In a squall which struck
San Francisco Bay yesterday.
I,awrenco Mersereau and Hugh
McDonald, members of a. yacht
club at Belvedere on Tiburon Is
land, in the bay, nnrrowly escaped
death when their canoe over
turned about a mile from shore.
They swam ashore hampered by
hvv ri0,hlni
neavy cioming.
SG root exi
A 6G foot express cruiser owned
by Dr. Martin Simon was a total
loss when she dragged anchor and
1 8maiine(l ,, a sea wall. Two
RniaiU.r craft were also wrecked by
1 tue gaiet
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1 GRANTS PASS. Or., Feb. 23.
jjew reached here today that a
hurricane hit Crescent City, Cal.,
badly damaging several business
houses. The loss was estimated
at $50,000. Details are larking
due to poor communication facili
ties. One woman was reported
to have been injured.
WOI LD CONTROL TRI'IHT.
(AMorlated PreM Leaied Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Con
trol by the federal government of
nil American banking and Invest
ment credit In the International
field as a means of promoting
j world peace was advocated today
In tho -sennte by Senator Ship
stead of Minnesota, the farmer
labor member of the foreign rela
tions committee.
Through a control of the hank-
i Ing credit of the world. Senator
Sliipstead said, the I'nlted States
is given the "greatest power for
good and evil that was ever given
any nation in the world to con-
! trol.
lie asserted the manner
; in which control I
" 1 1
"will determine, for (toort or evil
the destiny of nations and the
destiny of humanity."
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WASHINOTON, Feb. 23.
Pictures of the real (leorRe
Washington, as one whose
ftrxitnefls may be too vague-
ly appreciated in the almost
"Impersonal and legendary"
figure he has beromo to
many minds, were sketched
In adrireftsps at Washington's
birthday celebration here to-
day by John Itarton Payne,
secretary chairman of the
American K'-d Cross and
(Jeorge W. Wlrkersham, for-
mer attorney general.
Judge Payne, who presld-
ed at exercises held under
the auspices of a committee
appointed by the District of
Columbia commissioners, de-
scribed the nation's father as
a manly man, a man with
pride and dignity of rharac-
ter, hut with all a plain man
without pretense. .
Mr. Wirkersham, declared
Washington's life stands aloft
and apart, as the perfect In-
carceration of the Ideal clti-
"I doubtless true," he
said, "thai his character has
been presented to posterity
in too austere, too perfect
i lines. On should study
I his letters for a revelation
of the artual human
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KEEPER OF ZOO
REFUSES AID IN
SOLVIVNG PUZZLES
(AawtcUtrd Pn-m Iwrd Win.)
LONDON, Feb. 23. So many
inquiries have been received at
the London too asking for the
scientific name for Jumping mice
(apodidae), or other animals
that the . following stereotyped
letter has been prepared for all
such Inquiries;
"Dear Sir: In reply to your
letter, I regret that I cannot un
dertake to asuiat In the solution
of cross-word puzzles. Yours
faithfully, Cl'RATOU.
FOOTBALL PLAYER
TURNS WRESTLER
(Aaaoelated Preaa teaanl Wire.)
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Jim McMil-
len. captain of the ITniverslty of
Illinois football team In 1923, has
turned professional wrestler. He
weighs 215 pounds. He will make
his debut in Columbus, Ohio, to
morrow night.
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. JEFFRIES MGR. DIES
( Aaaoelated Treaa lwed Wlra.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23.
Snm Berger, San Francisco mer
chant, former heavyweight boxer
of note and mannger of Jiin Jef
fries at the time he lost his world's
heavyweight title to Jack Johnson
In 1910, died here today after a
long Illness.
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FIRE DESTROYS TOWN
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
CAIRO, Feb. 23. Thirty persona
were killed and 38 seriously Injur
ed in a fire which destroyed near--
iy the whole of the village of Rali-
manlya, near Damanhur today.
Five hundred huis were burned.
OPPOSE SALARY INCREASE
(Aaaoclrted Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. A
proposal which would strike out
the salary Increases for members
of congress and the cabinet al
ready approved once by both sen
ate and house was introduced to
day by Senator Borah, republican
Idaho.
IXION ARMY OKKIOKIt DIKS.
(Aaaorlaterl Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 23.
Major General Jumes Harrison
Wilson, U. S. A. retired, last of
the corps commanders In tiie Un
ion army during the civil war,
died at his home hore today.
General Wilson was 74 years
old. After his retirement from
the army, following his service
during the war with Spain and
the hoxer rebellion in China, he
lived in Wilmington. He leaves
one duuehter, Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson of this city.
THAI' SHOT KKCOItl).
(Aaanclated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
Leaaed wire.)
LIIILAUU. reb. ZJ. rrann
ruiKues, uiniiurr ui mu I II lieu
States Olympic trap shooting team,
establlHhed a world's record yes
terday by breaking 136 double
targets in a straight run in the
mid-winter tournament of
the
Lincoln Park gun club.
DR. 8UN IS WEAKER
(AMorUtfd Vmm IMrt Wire.)
PEKING, Feb. 23. Dr. 8un Yat-
I Hen was weaker today from the
protracted illness which followed
an operation for canrtr on Janu
ary 26. The South China leader
lav n u unnlilM tn lk him liunitl
, mpals l0(Jay an ln(Ik.aUon lhat hi9
condition was worse.
OSBORNE WOOD FOUND
( At orlale,! Preaa Leaee.1 W're.)
PARIS, Feb. 23. The presence
In Biarritz of Osborne C.
son of General Leonard
Wood,
Wood,
who disappeared from his apart -
ment here nearly a week ago, Is be limited to the reasonable re
confirmed by tiie Hotel Crillon, fiulremcnts of security,
which has heard directly from " do not think we should set
hirn. tContlnueq on page B.
Deficiency Appropriation Bill
Reported Today and Will Be Be
fore House of Representatives
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leeeerl Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. A
deficiency appropriation bill car
rying t f, 4.4 L'.5;2 or $470,674
lena than buditet estimates was
reported today by the bouse ap
propriations committee, it is the
last supply measure of the session
and will be taken up tomorrow
by the house.
Items In the bill Include J30,
000,000 for naval construction;
11,500,000 for a hospital at the
Pacific branch of the national
homo for dlHiibled volunteer sol
diers at Santa Mnulra, ( ul., fS2u,
000 for a new const guard cuiter
to replace the Hear In Alaskan
waters; $1,. 112.700 for fighting
fires in nut lonul fires, 2!,000 for
the public health service to In
vestigate the oyster industry nn
a result of the recent typhoid
situation and $:i0.000 for the
Alaskan railroad.
Of the Ilioo.ono.OOO allowed
for unv.il rniiatruction, 19.000.001)
ould be ua.-d toward modernlza- j
tlon of the battleships New York, prlation made available for the
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and Wyomlrg. the total limit of ! tlon of mail can be used by the
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OF
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President Coolidge Make
Address to Women's
Peace Meeting.
REDUCTION IS NEEDED
! As Nation Advances Under
Law It Should Be Able
to Reduce Strength ..
of Armaments.
(Aaaoelated Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Pro
portionally, as the nations make
progress In creating effective tri
bunals for peace! Jl settlement of
international differences they will
find themselves able to lesseu
their military establishments,
President Coolidge, said In an ad
dress today to delegates at the
women's conference on national
defense on peace Insurance.
"If the rule of law were estab
lished, and certain, then there
would be far less need of arma
ments," the p-.osidont said. "So
as we advance toward security
under the law, we shall be able
to reduce the strength and cost of
armaments."
Speaking to the delegates at
the White House, the president
made no direct reference to the
pending move for another arms
conference hut did take occasion
to say that "a country so power
ful In numbers and wealth, bo for
tunate In its location as our own,
can and should Bet an example of
moderation in armament aud
should Invite others to pursue a
similar program.
"And whenever a particular
nation ahnll convince its neigh
bora of such a purpose of modera
tion without aggression," he ad
ded, "it will be easier for other
nations to adopt a similar atti
tude.
"The only enduring peace must
be the peace of law, of order, of
security and honor. Such a peace
we wish for ourselves and we de
voutly wish to share it with every
neighbor In the family of nations.
universal and assured peace
under the law of nations is ail
ideal to which all of us are de-
,.n.bj t, i
true that we have
. .nnij wr, lint It ! also
t run tlmr thnrn la tn.lnv morn
(lofi,.Ue and raor(, wljeiy enter
tained conception than ever be-
fore, of the possibility to provent
war under an effective rule of
law. This Is the great advance.
We have not reached the end;
probably we shall not reach it for
many tsneratlons. But it can
hardly be doubted that the pur
pose and aspiration of human
kli.d are definitely. Intelligently
and Insistently enlisted in the ef
fort to make war an Impossibility
in this world.
"Hut we are compelled to re
coRuize that national safety re
quires such a measure of prepar
edness as shall be the Kuaranty
against attKresslon, without com
r.: it. in r the nation to militarism.
For the present, the most we can
hope, Is to secure general accept
ance. In aood faith and without
(reservation of the view that what-
lever armaments we create, what-
1 ever preparations we make, shall
construction of the aircraft car
rier, Lexington and Saratoga;
$3,000,000 for air craft and ac
cessories for these two ships and
I4.0oo.nuo for beginning con
duction of Blx gunboatfl aud two
of the eight cruisers recently au
thorized by congress. The com
mittee allowed an additional
(100,000 for prosecuting suits in
connection with the naval oil re
serve leases and $15,000, for pay
ment of fees and expenses of
witnesses testifying before a grand
Jury here in the new p-oceedings
of Senator Wheeler, democrat,
Montana. The Mil however, did
not curry $100,000 requested by
the department of Justice for fur
ther persecution of war fruud
cases.
Items eliminated Included hud
get requests of $125,000 for use
in Instiections by the department
of commerce In connection with
Interferences of radio receiving
sets. The bill provides '.hat not
to exceed $250,000 of the appro
INCREASING
ARMAMENT
W1DVE FQRPEAC