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G. 0. P. INSURGENTS GIVEN PARTY RANK Tilson Says 1924 Revolt Did Not Affect Standing of Members. By the Associated Press. Simuitaneous with House approval ¥esterday of Republican committee as- signments, Representative Tilson, the majority leadcr, announced that the ;®o-called insurgents, or those who left the party in 1924, were treated the same as other Republicans, being in all cases ranked above mew men @ssigned to the same committees.” He declared that there had been no discrimination, “especially in the case™ of Representative Nelson of Wiscon- sin, who had been proposed for tke chairmanship of the invalid pensions committee. He contended that failure 10 select Nelson, who adhered to the | La Follatte independent presidential movement. could not be construed as discrimination. as W. T. Fiizgeraid of Ohio ranked the sconsin member on the committee, “No Fight Whatever.” said that “there was no fight and pointed out that Rep. resentative } of Wisconsin, who also followed La Follette, was a mem- ber of the Republican committee that passed upon other committee selec- tions. Included in more than 100 assign: ments made yesterday was that of Representative Williamson, Repub- Whatever Representative | THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON n. C. TUKSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1997, Women Must Give Exact Age in Bid For Auto Licenses By the Associated Press NEW YORK, December Woman motorists of New York will not be able to give their ages as merely “over 21" when applying for_driver's licenses hereafter. Charles A. Hartnett, State motor vehicle commissioner, has ruled that the exact age must be stated 1t will be a more certain means of | identification. he said. ORY LAW FIGHTERS AN NEW ATACK Wets Gather Here at Wads- worth Home, but Keep Program Secret. | Opponents of the eighteenth amend. ment evidently are girding them- | selves for a new attack. following a meeting last night of prominent lead ers of the anti-prohibition movement at the home here of former Senator Wadsworth of New York. Mr. Wadsworth described the pur pose of the conference as follows: “For the discussion of the prohibition situation as it affects the country at large and the sentiment on that ques: tion.” lican, South Dakota, to head the new committee on expenditures in various | governmental departments. This body | was created a week ago to replace 11 | separate committees that had been | doing the same work. | The House also approved increasing | the membership of the flood control committee, which is considering the | Mississippi and other flood problems, | from 15 to 21 members. The new Re- publican members added to the body were Sinclair, North Dakota; Stalker, New York: Davenport, New York: Guyer, Kansas; Selvig, Minnesota. | and Cochran, Pennsylvania. Representative Browne of Wiscon- sin, another La Follette supporter, was returned to foreign affairs, while Representative Berger of Wisconsin, the only Socialist in Congress, was placed on invalid pensions and also enrolled bills. Representative La Guardia of New York, once classified as an insurgert and a pronounced wet, was assigned | to judiciary, which committee passes | upoh probibition legislation. Hall of | Indiana was assigned to the other va- | cancy on that body. Other Assignments. Frothingham of Massachusetts was | picked to fill the vacaney on rules caused by the election last week of ‘White of Maine to the chairmanship of merchant marine, and Mrs. Lang- Jey of Kentucky, one of the new- comers in the House, was assigned to invalid pensions and immigration. of Pennsylvania, former solicitor general of the United States, whose seat is’ being contested on the ground that he was not a resident of that State at the time of election, and Jahnsen of Indiana were placed on the commerde committee. R “he’ temperature of the rock at the ottom of the deepest mines is so great that the air is cooled by elaborate re- frigerating plants at.the surface. SPECIAL NOTICES. 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Py Ay Just A MILLION-DOLLAR Prioting Plant with every facility for ‘Quality Printing The National Capital Press||SS STAugofiEAag POST. | 32101212 D St_N.W Phone M_650 There were intimations that some definite action by the group could be expected soon. Those attending. Mr. Wadsworth said, were Col. Julian Codman, Bos- ton; Col. Grayson Murphy, New Yorl Edward S. Harkness, New Yor! Pierre S. du Pont, Delawar Edge, New Jersey, and Bruce, Mar; land; Charles H. Sabin, New York: E. C. Horst, San Francisco: Benedict Crowell, former Assistant Secretary of War, Cleveland; Thomas W. Phillips, former Representative from Pennsyl- vania; Sidney T. Miller, Detroit; Wil- liam H. Stayton, head of the Assoc ation Against the Prohibition Amend- ment, and G. C. Hinckley, its secr tary: Austin G. Fox, head of the Mod- eration League; Representatives H. . White, Colorado, and Linthicum, Maryland, and William Bell Wait, New York. Other and larger meetings are in contemplation, but just what goal is sought was not revealed. It was em- phasized by some, however, that the conference was not involved in parti- san polities nor in candidactes. GROUP ORGANIZES IN'WAR PREVENTION Citizens Form Council in Dis- {rict With Aim of Promot- ing World Peace. The District of Columbia Council for Prevention of War was organized last night as the local chapter of the Na- tional Council for Prevention. of War. Dr. Edward T. Devine, dean of the graduate school of American Univer- sity, was elected president at the gathering at the 1 street meeting place of the Society of Friends. Rev. M. S. Kenworthy, ~pastor of the Irving Street Meeting of Friends, was elected executive secretavy. Offices will be with the National Council at 532 Seventeenth street. Other officers were named as fol- lows: Vice presidents, Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry M. E. Church; Rabbi J. T. Loeb of Ohev SthO‘I;I Synagogue; treasurer, Merrill . Hiatt. Executive Committee Personnel. The executive committee in addi- tion to the officers was elected to in- clude also the following: Miss Lydia Burcklin of Friendship House, Rev. J. J. Dimon, pastor of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church; Rev. J. N. Hollis- ter, pastor of Chevy Chase Presby- terian Church; Rev. M. R. Lovell, pas- tor of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church; Rev. John A. Ryan of Cath- olic University, Dr. Albert H. Putney, director of the School of Political Sciences, American University, and Rabbi Louis J. Schwefel of Adas Israel Synagogue. The purpose of the new organiza- tion here, according to the constitu- tion adopted, is “to discover forces af- fecting international good will, to re- veal these to the public through the platform and press, to give active sup- port to the movement for interna- tional justice and the renunciation of war, and to work constructively for world peace in every consistent way.” The policies of the local organiza- | tion, the constitution says, *shall at all times harmonize with the declared purposes of the National Council— namely, ‘progressive world organiza- | tion, world-wide reduction of arma- ments by international agreement and world-wide education for peace.’ " Address by Dr. Devine. The speaker of the evening was Dr. Devine, who discussed “Live Proposals for Prevention of War.” Dr. Devine took up for exposition the principal agencies, including the League of Na- tions, and outstanding proposals for setting up machinery for preventing international conflict, including the recent Russian plan laid before the preparsftory disarmament commis- sion at Geneva and the French pro- posal submitted by Minister of For- | cign Affairs Briand. The greatest influence toward inter- | national peace, however, Dr. Devine said, would be a realization of world citizenship by the peoples of the earth. This he said would prevent that “per- verted national patriotism, which means despising others.” This kind of citizenship, he explained, was the “genuine capacity for placing our- | selves in other people’s viewpoint.” In attempting to achieve world citi; zenship Dr. Devine proposed that “we put ourselves in the place of other | Deople to see how what we are going to do would look to them.” This atti- tude on the part of the people of the world, he said, would do more to pre- vent war than any piece of interna- tional “machinery” which could be set up. Useful Christmas Presents at Money-Saving Prices Felt Mattresses made in our wn plant— > Z b ]:Ofmin beds, from $12.50 to 7.50. . SZ%QI' double beds, from $17.00 34.00. 1OI§:d Tables, folding, $5.00. Table Lamps, from $10.00 to $13.50. o Nl[uninr Floor Lamps, $17.50, Children’s Rockers, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.50. | Eletted Commander of Jacob Jones | Unit of American Legion. | | Miss Mabel F. Staub was elected commander of U. 8. S. Jacob_Jones Post, No. 2, of the American Legion last night by the close margin of two votes. ~ The balloting took place at | the Thomas’ Circle Club, 1326 Mas- sachusetts avenue, and 136 Legion- Inaires of thew ‘omen’s post cast votes. Miss Staub was formerly vice commander. She polled 69 votes to 67 for Mrs. Amelia Boberg. Other officers elected were: Miss Jane M. Breen, senior vice com- mander; Mrs. Lucille Allan, junior vice commander; Mrs. Edna M. Neilsen, nistorian; Miss Gladys Allen, chaplai Miss Marie Lubkart, quartermaste L. T. JONES, Bedding, 1931 H st. now. in 2097 Mrs. Elsie Pinney. sergeant-at-armi Mrs. Alma G. Jones ayd.Miss Mary Williams, color bearers. and Mys. Mayme E. Smith, trustee. {varied and human garb ranging {only | Siebel, ‘SRAND OPERA WINS . LARGE AUDIENCE ;President and Mrs. Coolidge | Among Those Applauding American Co. Offering. President and Mrs, Coolidge led an [audience that filled Poli's Thea-{ |ter in giving rousing applause to |the efforts "of the American Opera | Company in_their first production of | xrand opera in Washington last night, | The national aspect of this endeavor was underlined at the very beginning by the flag-draped bhox of the Presi- |dent and the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” immediately follow- | the entrance of the presidential All circles of society were well ented. company certainly gives grand ith a difference. This differ- d the minute one_opens | the program, for “Faust,” the Gounod {opus, which was the opening )\r(\du_(‘- tion. was listed as “a lyric drama in fou instead of in the old fash- ion, “a grand opera in five acts Settings Beautifully Designed. The party settings were beautifully de. 'signed along very modern vet con- servative lines. The costumes like- wise were rich and colorful with all the ingenuity shown that the designer for a successful musical comedy pro- duction would put into costumes for a “big show.” The acting and dispers- ing of chorus and principals in nat- | ural groupings or postures made the uditor feel that he might be view- {ing a successor to “The Vagabond King” or “The Student Prince” in- stead of good old sturdy grand opera Waust.” Never did this, frequently one of the dullest of grand opera pro- ductions, assume so sprightly an air hefore in this comn.unity. There were many innovations not only in the discarding of the musty garb and prosaic, archaic scenery ‘that is traditional with ust,” but also in the actual casting of roles. Two Separate Fausts. There were really two separate Fausts, the one, the old philosopher with the very high, light voice; the other the rejuvenated Faust with robut ringing tenor tones. Mephis- tophocles, not so stylized, but assuming in characterization from that of a cava- lier to a cardinal of the church, was more truly his satanic majesty with the great tempting powers possible in these varied roles. Also, the youthful admirer of Marguerite, who traditionally has been sung by a contralto (and not always a very young one at that) was sung and acted excellently last night by a voung tenor. There were, of course, those in the audience who resented some of these innovations, particularly the elimina- tion of the vision of Marguerite that is customary in the first act. This scene is, of course, supposed to be the clinching argument that the Devil holds over Faust so as to sway him into his power. the score, it being read in the usu: fashion with an admirable Frank St. Leger. Artistry Special Feature. Generally, Mr. St. Leger held h deed. Always there was nice smootl ness that rehearsed. operatic performance. that each detail of setting, actin gesture, properties and musical pro- result was inspiring. As for the singe Reszke. But there were actors, with lovely voices that are ol viously being built in the way which they should go. This is n grand opera with a few moments individual splendor as each principals takes his turn direct] tings, not to mention a huge, u legs. who really eelect singers, or the larger, more g of its social valu-s. Real Dramatic Power Shown. caus gracefulness, freshness, real dramat put across the footlights. of tremulo. The vocal part fits in the picture and there were a few la: guerite’s singing of the frenzied, plead- ing music that she is allotted in the famous trio of the last act, was a vo- cal as well as dramatic triumph. was superb. mous cavati lently. Natalie Hall guerite of the evening. was the excellent, extremely original devil. to every word and every gesture. watrick Killkelly, with the flutelike quality that is doubtless due to his Irish ancestry, was admirable in his few moments as Dr. Faust, the philosopher. Clifford Newdal as the romantic, dashing Faust, who Wooed the charming Marguerite so convinc- | ingly. was equally good. with a_more robust voice. The “Night of Love" duet in_the second act was beautifully done. Raymund Koch was a convine- ing Valentine; Fdison Rice was the Siehel and_Browne Peebles was the Martha. John Uppi made the | most of his part as Wagner. a stu- dent. American Style Opera. clear diction, refreshingly in , that did not seem gauche; the appeal of the easy, well directed action of principals and chorus, and, above all, the really musicianly way in which the singers presented their best «fforts without straining physical contortions or peculiarities of vocal production. should do much to make the grand operas presented by this American Opera Co, popular all over the country. opera a la American, Tonight Puccini’s “Madame Butter- fly” will be sung in English. Michio Ito, the famous Japanese dancer, who has directed the acting for this work and the costumes, was present last night in the distinguished audience. The productions are managed local- ly by Mrs. Wilson-Greene. Red Men Elect. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., December 13.— Mineola Tribe, 97, Red Men, has elect- ed the following officers: Sachem, L. O, Caudill: senior sagamore, R, B. Rick- etts; junior sagamore, John C. Fogel; prophet, E. T. Heck; chief of records, P. H. Lee; keeper of wampum, John R. Pugh; collector of wampum, J. E. Dowdy; keeper of wigwam, R. L. Watts; trustee, T. E. Morris, repre- sentative to Great Council, E. T. Heck, and @egree captain, W. T. Wright. It did seem as though this scene should have been managed, as there were no liberties taken with though small orchestra under the direction of instrumentalists down very well in. showed much practice together in reading and preparing the score. This was no last-minute, half- was obvious as the evening progressed duction had been worked out thor- sughly and with careful artistry. The ; there was no Rosa Ponselle; no Gigli; no Michael Bohnen, or, to revert to the past, no Emma Eames, Caruso or Edouard de young people, essentially gifted and trained of the down stage center and sings his or her big aria, while long, arid stretches of wooden acting are extended betwen these moments in gaudy unreal set- wieldy chorus that is all arms and Such grand opera has always had as loyal following a few people loved music for music's sake, or artistry for the sake of the interpretations given arias by a few tering group who attend opera be- Instead, this was a production that has first appeal to the eye with the power that these young Americans Secondly, the young voices sing with rare case night who gave real thrills with their singing as well as their acting. Mar- She also sang the fa- a and jewel song excel- Mar- Supreme dramatic honors, however, 20 to George Fleming Houston for an As Mephistopheles he gave real meaning It is decidedly grand || 'MAJ. GEN. PATRICK RETIRES AS CHIEF OF ARMY AIR CORPS Maj. n. Mason M. Patrick (inset), who learned to fly in his late fifties when he became chief of the United States Army Air Corps, retires today from the post he has held for six years. He is the oldest licensed pilot in the Army. The pictu By the Associated Press. Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chiet of the Army Air Corps, who for six years has stood near the center of the storm of controversy in aviation, stepped into a calmer area today when he retired from active service for age. The judgment passed upon his work for those six strenuous years by his colleagues of the old Army and the young Air Corps alike is that he ieaves behind him mutual understand- ing and a sense of team play between ground and air soldiers to further the single objective of national defense toward which all are striving in a degree that six years ago seemed im- possible for realization. Hopes to Go Abroad. What Gen. Patrick will do with tha time now apt to hang heavily on his hands—for he is still a vigorous, ener- getic man at 64—he has not decided. Eight months or more will go to re- laxation and rest from the grueling desk work and requirements of his office that have kept him hurrying about the country on inspection trips. Beyond that, he told the Associated Press, he has no definite plans. He hopes to go abroad later to see at first hand the aviation developments, both military and_commercial, other countries are making. “I have no thought of abating my interest in air-developments.” he said. “T could not. I hope I may find means to be helpful, even in retirement, to the limitless future of transportation by air.” ‘With Gen. Patrick's retirement, the oldest qualified aviation pilot not only of the Army, but in the United States —perhaps in the world—is stricken from the active list. The general him- self makes light of his accomplishment in that regard. % “You must not overestimate that, he sald, smiling. “Mine is just a junior pilto’s rating. It was all T could get or hope to get at my age. Friend of Juniors. “But T think our young flyers of the Afr Corps have come increasingly to talk to me as one of their own kind, who knew their language, because I have tried to know and understand svery element of the new art and sci- ence to which they are devoting their lives.” That pilot's license, whatever its limitations, is an important element in any appreciatién of the work Gen. Patrick has been doing these six years past. The air service was split wide in factional strife when he relieved Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher, war- time commander of the Rainbow Divi- sion, as air chief. Menoher went to another work in the Army at his own request after violent disagreements, only a few of which cropped to the surface, with William Mitchell, then a brigadier general and assistant chief in direct charge of flying activities. Mitchell, a daring flyer of such skill as to be a leader in “stunt” work of all kinds, had an appeal to the ad- venturous young airmen who flew the Army ships. Menoher gave up the struggle. al is b It 8. b- in ot of ly - lit- ic to st Inherits Struggle. Patrick inherited it, with no cer- tainty as to what the final War De- partment air policy would be, for Menoher’s request to be relieved had been granted and Mitchell remained, reprimanded, but obviously unsilenced in the violence of his championing of the cause of aviation development at the expense, if need be, of other ele- ments of national defense. So Patrick, at 58, undertook to learn flying. It was a gesture, but it was a gallant gesture that ignored the ques- tion of personal risk. By it he won friends among the young flyers who were to stand him in good stead later when the aviation controversy reach- ed its peak in the court-marti: resignation under sentence of * Mitchell and the appointment President Coolidge of the Morrow commission to pave the way for the five-year air expansion program. That program now is going into its second vear. “And T believe that program for the air must be added to again, even before the five years are up,” Gen. Patrick said. “It should be done, but not at the expense of any other es- sential element of our national de- fense team. It shows him in pilot's garb beside his official plane. REALTY MEN CLAIM DAY SOUGHT DATA ON KERN’S PROPERTY (Continued from First Page.) had been a social friendship of several years' standing. Browne testified that during the first week of the trial he had seen Mr. Day at.the residence of Donald Wood- ward, local merchant, at 2118 Le Roy place. Asked About Mortgage. “Day asked me how to find out the owner of a mortgage, and I offered him the services of our office,” Browne testified. Several days later Day came to the real estate office to get information, but Browne said he did not discuss the matter with the respondent on that day. though he admitted having discussed it with him later. “Did he tell you who owned the property?” asked Maj. Gordon. Browne replied that Day had not said anything about what he wanted to do with the information or who owned the residence. Under cross-examination by Day's attorney, Browne related that he was a “social friend” of Mr. Day and often played golf with him on his visits here. Mr. Woodward, he said, was his intimate friend for many years. Often Dropped In. Counsel for Day brought out the fact that it was nothing unusual for Browne “to drop in” at Woodward's residence. Asked further about the mortgage, Browne said he had told Day the matter could be looked up at the record office and then suggested to him that Day could use the facili- ties of his real estate firm. After Day had made inquiries at the qffice, Browne testified that he asked him if he had obtained his in- formation. “Day said he did,” Browne added. “Did he tell you there was a mort- gage on the property placed by a building association,” asked Day's counsel. Browne admitted so and said he had told Day he had better find out the vresent status of the mortgage in that event. He gave instructions to one of the employes to inquire into the status of the mortgage, and added that he thought this information was ob- tained. Asked if Day had given him any reasons for getting the information, Browne sald he had “made it clear to him what he wanted with it” later that evening. Saw Him in Office. Questioned concerning his relations with Day, Mr. Dove said he had only met him several days previously to seeing him in the real estate office. Dove said that Mr. Day had come to the office inquiring for Browne, and that he had offered to do anything for him that he could. Day wanted the property of Kern looked up and the two did so. A memorandum furnishing infor- mation regarding the mortgage was given to Day. Questioned regarding it, Dore said it showed a first mort- gage on the residence at 1315 North Carolina avenue northeast, of about $4,000 in the name of Kern and held by a building and loan association. “Were you asked to find out by 5%% and 6% MONEY Ample Funds Available for First Mortgage LOANS Immediate Answers on Applications B. F. SAUL CO- 925 15th St. ¥ Main 2100 - a rental of $65.00 monthly. prospects in these homes. 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In making this fact known, the President was represented as feel- ing satisfled that the answers re- ceived from the member nations of the World Court regarding the stip- ulations laid down before this country would enter the court were of such & nature as t6 give no encouragement of a further attempt on the part of the United States tions. Aside from the President’s personal feeling in the matter he is known to have recelved assurances from mem- bers of the Senate who have been strong advocates of American partici- pation in the World Court that fol- lowing the refusal on the part of the member nations to accept the United States upon the terms laid down by the Senate they would not hope to modify the position taken by the Sen- ate. Moreover the President was in- clined to feel that there are strong indications that the European powers do not want the United States to be- come a member of the court if it is to insist upon the terms laid down by the Senate. DRY SIDE LOSES. Citizen Debaters Argue Prohibition as Campaign Factor. The question, “Resolved, That prohi- bition should be made the chief issue in the coming presidential election,” debated at the Stanton Park Citi- zens' Association last night, in the auditorium of the Peabody School, was won by the negative, defended by Samuel Bryan, Max Cohan and Theo- dore Bischoff. Judges were: Dr. George R. Bowerman, James Yaden, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, and Jesse E. Suter. Charles Hart, principal of Eastern High School, was in charge of the de- baters. The affirmative side was ad- vanced by James Dietz, Charles Critchfield and Robert Shoesteck. The condition of the school grounds was discussed at the business meeting and the need for some repairs pointed out. Harry N. Stull presided. whom, the mortgage was secured,” he was asked. “Mr. Day did not ask about that, Dove replied, nor did he ask about to whom the mortgage had been made out. Dove had just been turned over for cross-examination when court re- cessed for luncheon. Asked About Secrecy. Later, when asked about the memo- randum ' prepared for Day, Dove said he had requested one of the stenog- raphers in the office to see that Day obtained the information desired. The Sinclair official’s attorney asked if the memorandum _contained _anything about the mortgage that had been partly paid off. Dove explained that it had not. He was unable to recall what became of the memorandum later. “Did_any part of Mr. Day's con- tact with the office seem to you to imply secrecy?” he was asked. Maj. Gordon objected to this line of cross- examination and was upheld. Dove brought out that information regarding only one incumbrance on Kern's residence was communicated to Day, the data having been ob- tained from the assessment books. Upon the witness being excused, -Miss Irene Rowzee, telephone operator in the real estate office, was called to the stand. She testified that Mr. Dove had asked her to locate Anderson, an em- ploye of the firm, to find out about the mortgage for Mr. Day. Miss Rowzee testified that she had asked Anderson to find out all he could about the property—who held the trust and if anything had been paid on it. Upon receiving this in- formation, she said, she had given it to Day on the memorandum when he visited the office either on October 20 or 25. to open negotia- |, FIELD GUNS LANDED GUARD U.S. CITIZENS Red Revolt in Canton Copied in Other Cities—Mission- aries Flee to Hongkong. By the Associated Press. South China appeared in the throes | of a red revolt today, with Canton| completely in control of Communists and other southern cities threatened. The United States gunboat Sacra- mento landed men and field guns at Canton to protect foreigners, while two other American gunboats stood by. | Refugees reported looting and pil- lage in Canton, while advices from | Hankow stated that outlying districts were completely communistic, with peasants murdering wealthy landlords. Agitators Busy in Shanghai. Serious mutiny was reported at Laohokow, in northern Hupeh, about 200 miles from Hankow; agitators were busy in Shanghai in the hope of bringing about a strike. Communist outbreaks were reported various ports along the Yangtze River, including Changsha and Wu- chang, suppressed by Nationalist gov- ernment. | Attempts to recapture Canton from the Communists failed. Vernacular newspapers in Shanghai | stated four Russians are on staff ofi the Canton “Red Army” and declared that Soviet influence was behind the Canton movement. Soviet Regime Established. A “Soviet government” was set up Sunday in Canton for the Provinse of Kwangtung, refugees reported. The moderate Nationalist govern- ment at Nanking was denounced by Communists in violent posters in Hankow, with indications the Nation- alist commander there might switch to_the Communists. i Between 30 and 40 refugee mis- sionaries, mostly Americans and Ger- mans, arrived at Hongkong from Canton. AMERICANS ARE RESCUED. | Armed Launches Go to Suburbs; Guns | Landed at Canton. SHANGHAI, December 13 (#).—The United States gunboat Sacramento has landed fleld guns at Canton to protect foreigners. The guns were taken to the United States consulate in the Shameen concession district. The American forces have also aid- ed in evacuating foreigners from the Chinese sections of the city which are controlled by Communists, who ousted the latest Canton dictator, Gen. Chang Fak-Wei. | Armed launches from the United States gunboat Pampanga were sent to Tungshan, a suburb of Canton, to bring Americans there to safety. Other vessels belonging to the Stand- ard Oil Co. were also dispatched to aid in the work. Fifteen Americans and two British subjects were rescued. Refugees from Canton report whole- sale looting by the Communists, who are using the police stations as the basis of these operations. The refugees stated that at a mass meeting Sunday afternoon the “Kwangtung Soviet Government” was duly established with its headquarters at the Soviet consulate in Tangshan, Canton’s modern suburb. The vernacular newspapers say that there are four Russians on the head- quarters staff of the Red army, while a govermment newspaper called the Red Flag is being published. A general concentration of Canton government troops has taken place in Honam, adjacent to Canton. They were believed to be preparing to re- new their attack on the Communist element in Canton City. The foreign forces at Canton were striving stringently to prevent an “incident.” The concentration of for- eigners in Shameen, where the foreign concessions have grown up, was in line with this policy. A third United States gunboat, the Asheville, has arrived at Canton from Hongkong. R KEARNS SUIT OUSTED. One of Two Actions Against Demp- sey Dismissed in Court. NEW YORK, December 13 (#).— One of the two equity suits brought by Jack Kearns, former manager of Jack Dempsey, for one-third of Demp- sey’s earnings under an alleged con- tract with Kearns in this country, Mexico and Europe, was dismissed today by Federal Judge Winslow. The action was taken up on motion of Arthur F. Driscoll, counsel for Dempsey, who asked that both of the suits brought in this jurisdiction be dismissed. Mr. Driscoll said his client had wanted to bring the actions to trial, but that Kearns had caused delay. 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