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I . 1 lb --t.;: WEATHER Fair todar.Xo chanr in temperature and humidity. Max. temperatore Wednes day 84. Min. 45. River 1.6. No rain. Part cloudy. The Statesman to boob to pay 9137 as a settlement on one of Its accident policies. The 91 spent for such pro tection pays handsome dirt dends. FOUNDED 1891 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 103 Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, July 25, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS 200 Delegates Register RUSSIANS AND Pioneer to Re-live Scenes R SE SEEK TO In This City TO HALT WAR onvention .-8 .V" I , I : niCIATIOli U. ML 1 BOARD IS , For Northwest ealtors CHINE JP'll'lJJl MUIIWI WILMH HUM j I " T H" "V "T C Curtailment of Naval Con struction Announced at Same Time Meetings i Scheduled For Breakfast Time Here American and British Ship Building Halted Until Conference Held WASHINGTON, July 24 (AP) The Kellogg-Briand treaty for renunciation of war was pro claimed today by President Hoover at a simple White House ceremony with the occasion made the more auspicious by promised delay or ' curtailment in naval construction by the United States and Great Britain. Shortly before the distinguished gathering met to hear the presi dent, word was received of Pre mier MacDonald's announcement to the House of Commons that the labor government had decided to suspend some naval building. Naval Construction Ordered Suspended Later even more significance was attached to the formal putting of the treaty Into effect by a revel ation through Mr. Hoover that the laying (town of three American cruisers would be suspended, "un til there has been an opportunity for full consideration of their ef fect" upon the final agreement for parity with Great Britain that he expects to be reached. . . In the .impressive ceremony' of the historic east room of the White House, the chief executive congratulated "the entire world" upon "this additional instrument ' of humane endeavor" for the sake of peace represented, by the Kellogg-Briand pact. Coolidge and Kellogg On Hand For Ceremony Gathered around a three-sided green covered table as the presi dent spoke were former President Coolidge, in whose administration the move for the pact was initi ated; Frank B. Kellogg' former secretary of state Jsrhose name the treaty bears t SenatbciBoraliof Idaho,chairman of the foreign re- lations committee; Secretary Stimson and five otheri cabinet officers and the diplomatic repre sentatives Of the 46 countries which have adhered to the treaty. The ceremony consisted of the delivery of an address by Presi dent Hoover, who after reading the two articles of the treaty, de clared these were proposals "to the conscience of idealism of civil ized nations." Advancement In - N Relations Suggested "It suggested a new step in in ternational law," he said, "rich Shifting Values Wm Be Discussed At i Gathering Realtors gathered from all parts of the northwest for the annual real estate convention will enter their" second day of work and play this morning with two breakfast conferences at the Marion hotel at 8 o'clock, when N. C. Soule, business analyst from Portland, will lead discussion of "Shifting Values In Business Districts," and Paul S. Bomberger, of Modesto, Calif., will conduct a second con ference on "Farm Land Prob lems.' A. R. Gridiey of Coeur d'Alene, will preside at the first, and H. A. Dryer will be In the chair for the farm land discussion. Two meetings will convene at 10:30 o'clock,! the main realty group to hold a conference on mortgage and loan problems at the regular meeting place, the Heilig, and the conference on city planning and zoning at the cham ber of commerce. C A. McClure, of Portland, to lead the discus sions. A third section will meet at the chamber of commerce at 10 o'clock, when about 40 realtors, members of the industrial division will gather for their first meeting in the Pacific northwest. Henry J. C. Quin, industrial realtor of Portland, has directed this- part of the program and will be in the chair. Meeting of this group prom ises to be one of the Interesting sessions of the convention and is hel dto be especially valuable to industrial development in the northwest. Speakers, for the general morn ing session will be : Ernest A. Mil ler, W. B. Shively and Sherman R. Cox. Program for the Industri al group includes: "New Indu stries through Agricultural Devel opment," Ernest E. Henry, A. R.T "Steamships Creating Industries.! and Markets," C. A. Finger, presi dent Portland Shipping club; "In dustrial Migration Westward and Your Local Opportunity," Edwin (Turn to Page 2, Column 4) Realtor to Hold Speaking Contest As Night's Event The public is invited to drop around to the Heilig theatre at 8 o'clock tonight to hear six livewire realtors talk. Realtors responsible for program guarantee no property will be offered. The occasion, really, is the home town speaking contest for which C. P. Bishop It of fering a silver trophy. The speaking contest will begin at 8:30 o'clock and will be preceded by a pipe organ recital by Melvin Og den, formerly organist at the Broadway theatre, Port land, and vocal solo by Elea nor Moore. Participating in the con test will be: Ford Barrett, Jr., of Spokane, W. A. Moore of Vancouver, B. C, Alfred! Carmlchael of Vic. toria, B. C, Mr. Bold, of Seattle, C. F. .Mason of Ta eoma and Keith Abbott of Longview. As host city, Sa lem can have no represen tative. Each man win be allowed five minutes by the stop waich, judges to be Judge Georga Rossman of the supreme court. Attorney James J. Heltzel and Dr. Paul H. Doney. Arthur A. Keene and Lee A. McAllis ter will hold the time pieces. J. P. Orich will preside. New Well Promised Here Soon Creative Selling Late Trend Says Speaker High Officials Hold Confer ence Despite Severance of Relations A. John Berge Gives Speech Before! Meeting Peaceful Settlement of Row Believed Likely Between Nations in Orient TOKYO, July 24 (AP) The day of the Kellogg renunciation of The real estate business j Is a war pact ceremonies in Washing case of the survival of the fittest, ton brought Manchuria new hopes with the successful realtor turn- of ceace in a definite effort of ing more and more to creative Russians and Chinese alike to dis- selling." A. John Berge, sales sipate the war clouds hanging Over counselor for the national asso- the Far East for the past fort elation of real estate boards,! said night. In addressing the Wednesday aft- Despite the diplomatic rupture ernoon session of the Northwest I between Russia and China, Soviet Real Estate association convention Consul General Meinikov of Har which opened here Wednesday bin met Chang Tso-Hsiang, chief morning. Meetings are being! held lieutenant of Governor Chang at the Heilig theatre. Approxi-1 Hsueh-Liang, of Manchuria and mately 200 delegates were regis- himself head of the Kirin provin tered Wednesday night foi the cial ' government, In a conference thirteenth annual conclave of the at Changchun. nortnwest group, comprising Tne Ponferencfl wa regarded rr boards in Oregon, Washington, cjp.T,ft,nnt nr.rM hi rot Idaho and British Columbia. Ad- negotiations between Russia and ditional delegates are expected to- chins, for a peaceful settlement of day, but the registration will not tne controversy over the Chinese reach the 400 banner mark an- Eastern railway, ticipated. TMniiKr T...inn inferences Held Reported Along Border . .v ? . Consequently Rengo and other Two of the four conferences on jaDaneSe aeencv disnatches re better sales methods marked the itlfTlJIlfKl aTilnfr 1 -oa axis acu icoouuiug ui iaa- SF- sion at Harbin and also at the bor- f i 0' M? f 1; 0 i 'it A der. Rengo messages from Man- (Turn to Pag 2, Column 4) (Turn to Page 10, Column 1) ANOTHER FLORIDA 1601 111 IS GIVEN PUBLICITY 611 S Ml SI JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 24 (AP)-rThe First National bank of St., Augustine and the Phifer State Bank of Gainesville, having aggregate deposits, of more than $3,000,000 were clos ed today' because of . excessive withdrawals and for te "protec tion of depositors. , ' . The St. Augustine Institution had total deposits of 42,122, 688.92. A capital stock of $130, 000 and surplus of $70,000. Ex cessive withdrawals caused! the closings-President J. t. Puller said.'"" y J " : : The Phifer State bank had de posits of 4 $1,176,192.39 and was closejjl "to protect depositors," Preside! H. L. Phifer said In a statement Four other St. Augustine banks withstood light runs while . a slight run was made on the First National ' bank of . Gainesville ; which remained open nntQ five o'clock paying depositors. ' Officials of the latter institu tion said plenty of cash was avail able to meet withdrawals. , The American Legion conven tion to be held here early next month received some unpremedi tated publicity last week when Earl Paulsen, member of Capital Post, happened into the broad casting studio of the "Shell Ship of Joy," in San Francisco, while spending his vacation In Califor nia. An American Legion program was being given when Paulsen vis ited the broadcasting station, and he lost no time in getting the Sa- response to increased patronage, lem convention on the mike. Both t was stated by J. T. Delaney, Drilling will be started within a few days on the second well plan ned by the Oregon-Washington Water Service company to ang ment the water supply in outlying sections of the city, it was indi cated Wednesday when announce ment was made that the company had exercised its option on the property selected, lot 13 in block 5, Kays Becond addition. The . well, pumping equipment and pump house, .which will be built along the same attractive lines as the one recently complet ed on Madison street, will repre sent an expenditure of $8500. Drilling will be started as soon as the drilling equipment arrives from Vancouver, Wash., where It has been in use since the first well here was completed. After the second well is com pleted, an eight Inch belt line main will be laid connecting the two wells, to aid in stabilizing pres sure. Reports on file in the water company's office reveal that $29, 234 has been expended since Janu ary X on construction of district lines and service mains. This de velopment has been carried out principally for the purpose of im proving the service, and not in afternoon session day, William E. Herren, director of extension of the national boards, speaking early in theft ernoon on "Preparing for the Sale" and Mr. Berge giving the other talk. The conferences on better sales methods are a par ticular feature of the convention and are the first series of; such rscope to he brought to coast real tors. Mr. Berge pointed out that live fAoltAra han rr ao t fid aalofl r n - te?ed the creative selling .field Downtown Section to Bios- when the unimaginative plodder has given up. Fifty per cent of the LEG1UIAT0 APPEAR HEBE SOI stores and office buildings are 1 un practically located, due to shifting centers of population or to! orig inal poor Judgment, he said. This business situation is but one of i the points of tackle for the; crea tive seller. Need Of Service Stress hI By Speaker The realtor should ever bear in som Forth as Welcome to Veterans C. D. Farmer, Eugene, veteran cowboy and scout, vvfll take a prominent part in the Eugene Sunset Trail pageant, an event o be held in Eugene during the three day Sunset Trail celebration, begin ning today. ' ' ' Eugene Fete Will Be Started Today - i " j -Queen Susannah II to Arrive on Old Fashioned Train at City Depot; Pageant Pre sented on Three Evenings the commander and adjutant of the California Legion plan to be among the guests in Salem for the convention, they informed the lo cal legionnaire when he met them at the studio. The publicity, from the San Francisco Chronicle station, went on the Seattle-Portland-Spokane and Los Angeles hook-up. local manager. Two Men Fined As Disorderly PENDLETON, Ore., July (AP) Cilen Henderson, ' Lloyd Graves, arrested In the hobo Jun gles near here in company with two girls, were fined $50 and $109 respectively, and given SO day jail terms today. ; , ! , The morals charge against them were dropped when: It was revealed that the young i women shared guilt with them. : Robin Continues Flight Without Any Indication i Of Intent to Come Down STITE ADVERT1SIHB TO BE COHERED To consider plans for the best investment of the $25,000 appro priation made by the last legisla ture for statewide advertising and development work, representatives of chambers of commerce through- oat Oregon have been Invited to attend a meeting at the hall of representatives in the state house here next Monday, July 29, start ing at 10 a. m. Representatives of newspapers and advertising agencies, and any Individuals interested in the pro blems to be discussed, have also been Invited by W. G. Ide, man ager of the state chamber of com merce, to attend. Suggestions made at this meet ing will be submitted to theJfuper- visory board provided for in the appropriation act. (Thurs- ST. LOUIS. Juiy 25 day) The St. Louis Robin con tinned on its circular course over LambertfSt. Louis field early this morning approaching the end of its 12th day in the air. Ai 1:01 o'clock (CST.) it had been up 281 hours and 44 minutes exceeding the endurance mark of the Angel eno by 35 hours. ST, LOUIS, July 24 (AP) Without visible! signs of faltering, the monoplane "St. Louis Robtn," and its sturdy pilots. Dale (Red) Jackson,' and ' Forest 0Brine, drove on toward newt fame to night as they neared the end of their twelfth day of sustained Jlight. j,..,;.. ' I j jY, fk They had left the old endur- .... ... it I..A ance recora or ine ( ugcicav, more than a full day behind them and the fliers, in good spirits were confident of passing the. 300 hour mark. They hoped to keep going for 500 hoars. It was to he a test to the finish between the stamina of man and motor. At $:17 p.nu-they had been up 275 hnnn The motor seemed to observers nf th filrht to be droning Rmonthlv. desnite Jackson's state ment today that several cylinders 'act like they nao tne toom For each hoar they reeled off In excess of the former record, T..V.AH O'Rrind war -aminr- ed of receiving $100 and tonight thev had earned more than $3. flAfl. MThevH never coma down. one of their baddies commented. The money was to be paid by St. (Turn to Fags X, Coftunn 1) Turn to Page 2, -Column Jl) Crowds FiH Rome to See Church Head Downtown streets in Salem will soon blossom forth in patriotic regalia for the purpose of wel coming visitors to the American Legion state convention, which is scheduled for August 8, 9 and 10. American flags and the nation al Bhield will alternate with the colors and emblem of the Amer ican Legion, in the decorative scheme outlined by the conven tion commission, which will be carried out under the direction of F. F. Ellis, who has established headquarters in the Hotel Senator. Each lamp post in the down town district will be decked with crossed United States and Amer ican Legion flags. In addition, damp ti fATiTmJ there will be In each block on the uii JL- ...I.V, principal streets, four overhead was filled to overflowing tonight , . ... ' K.i ., with Roman Catholics from all X i T7 1 parts of the world who gathered wo , af' the national shield and the legion insignia Mr. Ellis will also make ar rangements with proprietors of stores and other business houses for decorations, under a plan pilgrims, thereby Capital Post No. 9 will bishops, priests and monks have .vUluu,o.u v - .11 ji .i t.iiin 1 oone. here with the hope of seeing Pope Pius tomorrow make the first exit that any pontiff of the church has made from the Vatican since the destruction of the papal state In 1870. Seminarians, come from all directions, hailing the event as one of the greatest Decorations at Eugene for the J' ; " signed and prepared by Mr. El lis, who has Just arrived in Salem after completing this work. He will be here until the convention opens. All of the decorations here will be of new and' presentable mater ials, Mr. Ellis promises. concerned More than 250,000 persons are expected to be jammed into St. Peter's Square when the pope emerges from St. Peters. It will be about 7 p. m., to morrow when the procession of seminarians will begtn to issue from the basilica. Pope Pins him self will be towards the end of the procession. Heralds with silver trumpets will proclaim the start of the march and the bells of St. Peter's and all the churches In Rome will begin ringing, continuing for half an hoar. The pope will carry the ; sacred host within an ostensorium inlaid with pearls and precious i stones and valued at $16,000 IPff Mi ANSWERS G ES TTWGENE. Julv 24. (Special) With' the arrival of Queen JL Susannah II at 3 p. m. Thursday in this city on an old fashioned railway train, activities incident to the Sunset Trail pageant will formally get under way. The jnueen will be greeted at the depot by a delegation headed ;by Mayor Wilder, after which she will be led through the city. The first presentation of the actual Sunset Triil pageant is scheduled foaj Thursday night at Hayward Field. The pageant will be repeated Fri day and Saturday nights. The stage on which tho production will be given measures 240 by 80 leet. Fifteen, hundred persons will take, part, with Marshall F. Dana associate editor of the Oregon Journal, taking the leading part as the pioneer. ' Ten thousand persons 'are ex pected to view the performance during the three- nights it is pre sented, j ' . An air circus, with 60 planes taking part, will be held Friday Land Saturday afternoons. A pioneer parade, featuring pio neer relics and scenes depicting early pioneer life, will be staged on the main streets ! of the city Friday afternoon. There will be approximately 150 entries in this event. The f industrial parade, with floats from 20 cities of Oregon, is scheduled Saturday! afternoon. The celebration will end at 11:30 Saturday night. I ON GRAIN ISSUE Stabilization of Wheat Sit uation Declared One Goal of Group Marketing and Other Prob lems to be Studied by Federal Body r WASHIXGTON, July 24-4(AP) The attention of the federal farm board will be turned to the situation confronting wheat and other grain growers at a special'' meeting in Chicago Friday to be attended by the full membership of the board except Secretary Hyde. While one result of the meet ing may be ascertainment of possi bilities for assistance, in grain marketing which could be rend ered under the farm act, the statement announcing the meet ing gave no indication that the board would concern itself wfth an investigation primarily intend ed to inquire into the feasibility of Invoking the stabilization sections of the farm relief law. Thirty Officials to Appear at Hearing N Thirty officials of farmers grain associations, including the foremost cooperative marketing and wheat pool directors, will be called before the board, which may extend its sittings over Sat urday if conditions warrant. "The purpose of the meeting," said the board's statement, ''will be to, acquaint the board with the problems which today exist la the marketing of wheat and coarse grains and to get from these agri cultural leaders their opinions as to ways in which the federal farm board can best serve the grain growing farmers ot the nation. Closed Session to Be Order of Day The meeting itself will be "con fidential" and "behind closed, doors," but various members of the board Intend to confer' with newspapermen at the end of each sessron with the intention of mak ing public a resume of what took place. The names of the individuals foichard J. Reynolds, North Carolina Resident, On Trial In London. OH M FIELDS READY FOB BATTLE DETROIT. Mich., July 14 CAP) With their IS round bat. tie In the new arena at the state fair grounds tomorrow night scarcely 24 hours distant, wel terweight champion Joe ; Dundee and his chahenger, Jackie Fields called a halt In their strenuous training program today. The only Important event that Ilea between the fighters and the first round gong Is the weighing in process tomorrow afternoon. There Is no doubt that the two welters will tip the official scale below the maximum 147 pounds. Dundee, who has been fighting noundaee lustily, expects to weigh between 144 and 14$. Taking Of Film in Air IsSuccess SANTA FE, N. M., July 24-i-(AP) Archaelogical research from the air became a reality in the United States today when it was revealed that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is Interested in such photography, and that the school of American research today clos ed its season in the Chaco canyon on the Navajo Indian reservation by taking 26 aerial photographs Dr. E. L. Hewett, of the school nf Amrlmn rMali In Rint Charges of selling liquor to ml- p. --id thB MMriment of the nors, an offense which calls for a school was the first time In the maximum penalty of a four year united States that aerial photo term In 'the state ! penitentiary, a-ranhv has been successfully ao- were filed Wednesday against Da- pHe f0r archaelogical purposes rid E. Hadnot, colored proprietor pnot Olaf S. Emblem and Pho of the alleged beer garden raided tographer Carlos "Vlerra of the by the police Tuesday night at 464 Santa Fe art colony, made the North Front street Hadnot s ball flight over Chaco canyon this was set at $1,000, and up t0 Wed- morning, returning to Santa Fe nesday night he had not posted and the films were developed late the amount and was still in the I this evening. county Jail. I I Colonel Lindbergh was reveal- The twelve persons, mostly mi- I ed as a devotee of such aerial nnr hnn arresteri In tha raid on I nha'tnrranhv when tt u dlsclos. charges of disorderly conduct, j ed this evening that his purpose HADNOT RESTS II) '5 COM f were about evenly, divided; as to the course they chose Wednesday. Some forfeited their bail and oth ers paid fines. In either case they were "out $15. . M HEAT KILLS NINE EL CENTRO, Cat. July 14 (AP) Coroner Bert E. Lemons tonight ' said nine deaths ! from heat had been recorded in Im perial county daring the past tour days. i In Santa re was principally to have developed In the laboratory of the scnooi. DIE O CRASH j LOS ANGELES, July 24 (AP) -Lieutenant Ralph A. Benson, army reserve pilot, and an uni dentified student aviator, were killed early tonight when an In struction airplane fell from 300 feet altitude and was wrecked six miles east of Van Nuys near here. LONDON, July 24 (APj Richard J. Reynolds, wealthy 23 year old resident of Winston Sa lem, N. C, today at Old Bailey took the stand to defend himself against charges of manslaughter growing ont of an automobile fatality, In which Arthur Graham, a motorcycle rider received mortal injuries. I; Norman Birkett, counsel for the defense, summoned among other witnesses today a bartender from the "Old Bell" hotel. This man testified the son of the late found er of the Reynolds Tobacco com pany was not intoxicated when he left the hotel on the trip which resulted in the fatal Injuries to Graham. The attorney told the jury his client would not deny It was bis automobile which struck Graham, but he emphasized that Reynolds was unaware the accident had happened. Reynolds himself testified he was dazzled by the headlights of another automobile and that he turned out so far that his ear mounted the curb and ran up on the sidewalk He said It was then that he must have struck the motorcycle without realizing that fact. The defendant said he felt the car skid and also felt a heavy bump but believed this latter was caused by the curb. (Turn to Pass 2, Column 1) MRS. 1. 1. II IS CALLED WEOH n ... I PASTOR'S RETURN HERE IS REQUESTED Resolutions requesting the re tarn of Rer. Darlow Johnson, pas tor of the Leslie Memorial church, were unanimously adopted at the fourth quarterly conference of that body held Wednesday night at the A. E. Bohrnstedt home in the Alderbrook addition. Between 75 and 100 persons were present for the final conference of the year, presided over by District Su perintendent T. H. Temple. Reports were given by all de partment heads, - and showing progress for the year. Mr. Bohrn itedt was elected lay delegate to the annual conference to be held In Portland early this f alL A pot lock dinner preceded the business meeting. Tax Payment is Slowed Up a Bit ii , ,i i Tax collection just I now is at a low ebb as the time for payment of the second-installment of 1928 taxes-has hardly arrived and the balk of the late-payers for1 the first half hare paid the cash which was i not forthcoming; by May 5 After an extended Illness, Mrs. A. A. Henry, 79, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.. W. R. Wlnslow, who lived on the east Garden road. Funeral services will be held . Friday at Rigdon's at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. Han-y Gardner of the Methodisf church will officiate. Interment will be at the Belcrest cemetery. Mrs. Henry was born In Chica- go in 1850 and came to the west in her youth. She and Mr. Henry had recently observed their jS7th wedding anniversary. Since her youth Mrs. Henry had been a faithful member of the Methodist church. She and her husband had belonged to the Jason Lee Methodist church here for years. Besides her widower, Mrs. Hen ry is survived by seven children, three sisters, 38 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Her children surviving her are: C. E. Henry, McMinnville; Mrs. W. R. Winslow. Salem; Mrs. F. A. Duckett, Everett, Wash.; Mrs. J. P. Lyddon, Dexter, Iowa; Mrs. M. A. Forsett, Caster, Alberta; Mrs. John Draydeon and Mrs. A. G. Frank, LaComb, Alberta. The sisters surviving are: Mrs. W. T. Johnson, Lennox, Iowa, who was at Mrs. Henry's bedside at the time of her death;, Mrs. H. S. Childs of Los Angeles; Mrs. i W. M. Bedel of Omaha, Nebr. Bromley Uses Japanese Navigation System Upon Long Flight Over Pacific 4 TACOMA Field; July 24 (AP) Delay In completing overhaul ing and adjusting of Lieutenant Harold Bromley's trans-Pacific monoplane. The Cityi of Tacoma. today prevented the test-flight which will precede the hop-off for Tokio, but the flier expected to night that the ship will be ready for its preliminary Uap Into the iair tomorrow. jj . I "The City of Tacoma will make its test flight at :30 In the morn ing," Lieutenant Bromley said after supervising final touches tonight. - '-,...! 1 TACOMA, July 24 (AP)-h-jWhen Lieutenant Harold Brom ley takes off on his projected flight to Tokyo. Japan, he will be Indebted in. a lafge measure for the accuracy of his position computations to navigating ta bles compiled by a noted Japan ese expert. Dr. Ogura of thi Japanese ; Bydrographic office, Lieutenant Commander Phillip V. H.' Weems, originator of the Weems system of celestial navi gation told the , members of the Tacoma Lions club at a luncheon today in honor of Lieutenant Bromley, who is a member. Commander Weems declared that' Dr. Ogura s tables first came to his attention when he was an instructor at the naval academy at Annapolis two and one half years ago and that It was with Dr. Ogura's permission that these tables were Incorpor ated In the basic plan of the Weems system. Credit for refinements and im provements of the system bearing his name was given by the naval officer to Harold Gatty, Brom ley's instructor in navigation and chief instructor in the Weems system, and to Major William Al exander of the United States ar. my, eon of Majdr General 3 Ro bert Alexander of Tacoma. Ma jor Alexander was a pupO fef Weems at Annapolis. All three navigators spoke, outliningt the rrutm Bromley! will- use j and. praising his aptitude in the study of it. 1 It i -!