Washington, May 8, A sor of radio broadcasts to ive] used by people in North and, South America, was inaugurated today Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, who read the message addressed to all the American nations by Presi-greatest naval building programme in dent Roosevelt.
Tig history in an effort to modernize (Of particular interest is this series and enlarge the present fleet to meet any competition which can be offered {the Foreign Ministers of the Ameribrendcats nce amt that by any foreign power. can Republics or their-envoys
signed the greatest, Xprestdent Roosevelt only recently Washingion, will use this mode of United" States communication whenever available. peace-time Naval Appropriation Bill "Ailer reading the President's mes-record, calling for expenditure more than U.S.$550,000,000 Of] sage, Mtr. Cordell Hull continued in America's: sea defences during the or] his own behalf, saying that operation is an accepted procedure 4 coming fiscal year.
Armly established in relations between The. Vinson Bill,"as approved by the American nations, the Naval Affairs Committees; calls for the construction of three superdreadnoughts, two aireruft carriers, hhine cruisers, 23 destroyers, nine sub-'Tue Hungarian Government decid marines, five destroyer tenders, three led to decline the Invitation to par-Submarine tenders, eleven seapla Heipate in the New York World Extenders, three repair ships and 950 fnibition in view of the igh costs, the Budapest papers report.
$1,000 for a "distinguished book of the year upon the history of the United States" for his "The Road To Re-union; 1605-1900." AUS. $500 prize was awarded to Vaughn Shoe, faker of the Chicago "Daily News" for his cartoon "The Road Back," Published on November 11, 1997.
'$1,000 for Volume of Verse The US. $1,000 prize for a distinguished American biography, touching on patriotic and unselfish serv-to the people, was split between two men: Shepard for his "Pedlars Progress; The Life of Bronson Alcott." in Jackson, Vol. 2, The Border Captain." and, Marquis James for his "Andrew
"Marya. Zaturenska was awarded US. $1,000 for a distinguished volume of verse, "The Cold Morning Sky."—United Press.
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