Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1929, Page 2

CHRISTMAS CHECK THEFTS ARE BARED Savings Club Vouchers Are Stolen From Mail Boxes. Others Are Forged. Police - investigations into wholesale thefts from mail boxes and counter- feiting of Christmas savings club| checks, it was learned today, have re- sulted in locating the printing estab- | lishment at which were printed some | of the forged checks that passed through the clearing house. Detectives Ira E. Keck and Bernard W. Thompson, comprising the bad-! check squad, Jearned that two unidenti- | fied men were implicated in the affair. The printer, when finally located by the detectives, was said to have told of ping the work for the two men, neither of whom gave a name or address. The two men have not yet been traced. According to the detectives, the bad checks, all purported to have been is- sued by a branch of the Riggs National Bank, were not true copies of the gen- uine ‘checks. Holly Decoration Differs. They contain a holly decoration dif- ferent from that of the genuine Christ- mas savings club checks, the detectives stated, and also had an error in the name 6f the casher. It was explained by them that the checks were printed in blank, the names of the beneficiaries and amounts represented as coming to them, being written ou & type- | writer. Police believe that thousands of dol- | lars have been obtained by persons who robbed mail boxes and those pass- ing the counterfeit checks. While the | police have not received a large num- ber of such complaints, both iocal and | Fedetal investigators have learned in- directly that many mail-box thefts have been perpetuated since banis mailed out checks to persons who made de- | posits under the club plan. Many of the counterfeit or forged and stolen checks are said lo have gone | through the clearing house and been returned, the losses falling upon the | merchants who cashed them. | In' the Christmas rush in some of | the stores, 1t is stated, these spurious checks, were accepted in payment for goods or merely cashed and their worth- lessness did not develop until they were retu to the bank, Some of the checks rted to bear the name of e eashier "at the Fourteenth sireet and Park road branch of Riggs Bank, J. A. Keene, but his initials on one of | the thecks turned over to the detec- | tives appeared as A. R. Keene, indi- | cating, police say, that the swindlers were not well acquainted with the iden- tity of bank employes. Descriptions Are Obtained. Descriptions of the men who had the spuripus checks printed have been ob- tained by the detectives, ‘and police of otheér cities have been asked to lend a helping hand in efforts to effect their | capture. Police believe publicity given to the work of the two alleged swindlers probably will result in ° terminating their_ operations here, realizing, how- ever, | | | t some unsuspecting person may yet be swindled by them. Post .office Inspectors are taking a hand in the investigation of the thefls of checks from apartment house mail boxes. Police say hundreds of these checks probably have been stolen, al- though reports of their having been taken have not yet been received in great numbers. It is explained that persons robbed of their checks are able 10 obtain their moriey by making affida- vits ithat signatures on those passed were_forgeries, and such persons may not all care to bother making reports. Detectives Keck and Thompson learned that mail boxes in & number of | apartments housed in the .northwest | section were robbed of checks sent out by the bank last week, practically every | apartment house in one block of Euclid street having been tampered with or| robbed. In one instance. it is stated, each member of one family was robbed. | Public Is Warned. In -the face of theft and forgeries of Christmas Savings Club checks, Elliot H. Thomson of the Washington Loan & Trust Co., chairman of the advertis- ing committee of the District of Colum- bia Bankers' Association, today warned the public, and especially merchants, to use the utmost, precaution in cashing such checks. Mr. Thomson said the banks are call- ing the attention of merchants to the fact that these Christmas Savings Club checks are not payable to bearer, but to the order of a specified person. Conse- quently, he pointed out, the -merchant assumes a risk in cashing them, unless he knows the person presenting the check is the payee or the last indorser. Merchants or others who deposit these checks, he said, thereby guarantee all | previous_indorsements. | Mr. Thomson explained that each | bank has its own individual Christmas | Savings Club check, and persons ac- | cepting them ought to scrutinize them | closely to make sure they are genuine. In view of the many thefts reported from mail boxes, members of Christ- mas Savings Clubs who have not yet received their checks were warned by Mr. Thomson to notify their banks at once, for their own protection. MOFFATT IS UNABLE TO RAISE $5,000 BAIL, —_— | Investment Broker Is Held in Jail| on Fourth Charge of Em- bezzlement. William L. Moffatt, investment broker, arrested yesterday for the fourth time on a fraud charge, was still in jail to- day, having been unable to make bond. He was arrested on a_warrant sworn | out by United States District Aitorney Leo A. Rover, charging embezzlement. | The . warrant’ was issued by United States Commissioner Needham C. ‘Turnage, who set the bond at $5,000. The broker was unable to raise the re- quired amount and was remand:d to jail pending the hearing of the case. ‘Two former charges against him, dat- ing back to February, 1927, were sched- uled for trial before Justice Hitz in Criminal Division 2 yesterday. but, were postponed until Monday} n the first of them will be heard. | rd whe Seeks to Change Son's Name. | Mathilde M. E. Young McCabe has | applied to the District Supreme Court in behalf of her minor son, Eliot Rich- ard McCabe, for leave to change his name to Eliot Richard Young. The mother’s maiden name had been Young and she had been divorced from her husband November 16, 1922. She is represented by Attorney L. N. Coe. 11 Shoeping’ Days to Christmas/ | jection has been made by Julius Barnes, Dentist Kills Self After Giving Aides Bad Market Advice By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—Not for his own stock market losses did Dr. Arthur Tanner kill him- self last night. He was unmarried. without responsibilities. His two employes, however, were not so fortunate. They had followed his advice eagerly, investing everything, and they had lost. ‘That, police said, was why the 39-year-old dentist took gas. They found he had bought stocks on margin and that early suc- cesses had led him to urge his young woman assistant and his laboratory aide to put their small savings out the same way. When the house of gold melted away it was a more severe loss to his young helpers than to Dr. Tanner himself. Worrying for them, he killed himself. FARM BOARD HEAD DENIES RIFT RUMOR Says There Is No Misunder-' standing With President or Julius Barnes. By the Associated Press, MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 11— Alexander Legge, chairman of the Fed- eral Farm Board, in a statement issted | here, has denied the existence of any | misunderstanding between President Hoover and the Farm Board and has | declared unfounded reports that ob- | chairman of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the! United States, to acts of the Farm | Board. The statement was lssued to con- trovert “rumors” and was made coinci- dent with an ennouncement from ' Washington that Chairman Caraway of the Senate lobby committee had or- dered an investigation into charges of | a campaign by the commission grain | dealers against the board's program for & farmer-owned grain marketing agency. President Gives Support. “The President is vitally interested in what the Farm Board is trying to do,” Mr. Legge said. “The board has had the most wholehearted, cordial and sympathetic support from the President at all times.” In discussing the attitude of Mr. Barnes toward the board, Mr. Legge said any report he had criticised or had offered objection to any act of the board was “absolutely untrue.” Mr. Barnes has been summoned to appesr before the lobby committee as| the first witness Friday in its investi- gation of charges that the commission dealers were making & campaign against the board’s program in the grain belt. Misunderstood Plans.’ Recalling & Tequest made by Mr. Barnes that the Farm Board meet with certain representatives of the grain trade—in Washington at the time to attend a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States—Mr. Legge said it developed that apprehen- n felt by some of the grain men who tended the meeting was largely due to a misunderstanding of the plans and policies of the board. “Mr, Barnes' attitude in the matter was eiitirely friendly and cordial” the board chairman sald, “and was very helpful in clearing up the misunder- standing referred t0.” Mr. Legge is in Memphis with other Farm Board members to attend a con- ference looking to the creation of a} centralized marketing organization for the cotton-growing States. ZIHLMAN TO KEEP CHAIRMANSHIP OF D. C. COMMITTEE| (Continued From First Page.) surety. He had no attorney. Henry C. Maddux of the Hamilton Hotel Corpo- ration, appeared next, and posted bond in the same amount. Others under indictment who posted similar bond this morning are, in addi- tion to Crissinger, former controller of the currency, a member of the Smith board of directors: G. Bryan Pitts, chair- man_of the board of ditectors of the Smith Co.: 8. J. Henry, president; Elbert L. Anadale, secretary, and John E. Ed- wards, jr. vice president. The New Jersey Fidelity Plate Glass and Insur- ance Co. acted as surety. Refuse to Take Subpoenas. ‘When Pitts, Anadale and Edwards ap- peared at the clerk’s office, Deputy Marshal John J. Clarkson attempted 0 serve them with subpoenas in a bankruptcy proceeding involving the | Boyle-Robertson Constructicn Co., sald; by the Department of Justice to have had business relations with the Smith company. The three officials of the company refused to accept the subpoenas, letting them fall to the floor as the deputy marshal served them. Rudolph H. Yeatman, one of their attorneys, said they could not be served legally, be- cause they had come here from another jurisdiction under criminal process. De- partment of Justice agents pointed out, however, that they came here volun- tarily. The subpoena issued for Pitts said: “You are commanded to appear before Fred J. Eden, referee in bankruptcy, and bring with you all papers and rec- ords showing cost of completing the Law and Finance Building, Pittsburgh, and sources from which paid; also all papers and records showing cost of com- pleting Fifth avenue apartment build- ing and sources from which paid, and all papers and records showing dispo- sition of surplus derived above the cost and within the contract price of the Boyle-Robertson company as to each | project.” Mr. Dodds was reluctant to discuss the precise nature of his future investi- gations involving the Smith Co. It is known, however, that certain business operations in Orange, Va.; Pittsburgh and other cities will be gone into. Records Not Yet Available. Mr. Dodds also announced that cer- tain records and books of the Smith Co. which the Government deems neces- sary in its investigation have not as yet been made available to him. He announced several weeks ago that he wanted to present information to the grand jury which can be secured only from the company's books. The supplemental report of the grand jury yesterday criticizing certain activi-| ties of R. Golden Donaldson, president | of the Commercial National Bank and counsel for the Smith Co. in connec- tion with transactions with the Bovle- Robertson Construction Co., was takem under advisement t0day by Jusue-c » v, - ton Gordon. Justice Gordon sald that inasmuch as the report was addressed to the jus- tice of the District Supreme Court, he would confer with his associates on the | | |and the sale of its products. We're | ment: FERGUSON FAVORS NEWSPRINTPARLEY Lauds Action of Publishersl in Agreeing to Confer With Paper Makers. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, December 11.—Premier Ferguson of Ontario ex- pressed gratification yesterday over the | decision of the special meeting of the | American Newspaper Publishers’' Asso- ! ciation, held in New York Monday, to | protest the proposed increase in the price .of newsprint, to have the pub- lishers confer with the manufacturers, | and said it was not & question for gov- ernment interference. 1 “I am_very glad of the decision reached by the publishers to appoint | a committee to confer with the manu- | facturers,” said Premier Ferguson. “I| think that in all such disputes personal contact and discussion finds a solution. If the government of Ontario can lend any assistance in the way of giving in- formation, supplying them with data regarding the position of the province and how we are affected, we will be very glad to do so. Disclaims Price Fixing: “We never have had any thought of attempting to fix any price or suggest a price for newsprint. Our sole interest in price is confined to the fact that we know the industry cannot prosper, nor can the mills continue, unless a reasonable price can be obtained for their product. “With the overproduction that has developed in the past couple of years| and the establishment of & new I price, there at once began a race foi busines The province is interested in the development of the country, in- cluding the employment of its people interested in seeing that there should be a proportionate distribution of the | business on an equitable basis over all | the mills, and when the manufactures got together to discuss the matter, both provinces, Ontario and Quebec, in-| dorsed their efforts. “I am quite sure that if the pro- posed conference is held and the com- mittee inquires fully into the situation a satisfactory solution can be reached. Rejects Interference. “I don’t think il is a question of government _interference, That would only mean bilterness and strife. The exercise of a little sanity and good judgment by the parties themselves is, in_my opinion, the proper solution.” ‘The premier was emphatic in that there was absolutely no anti-. ican feeling in that matter. He sald Ontario had three large paper concerns and that their mills were all controlied by Americans. He added that there was never the slightest friction or trou- ble of any kind between operators and the government. “Everything is per- fectly satisfactory,” he concluded. DENIES COMBINE. Premier Taschereau Outlines Canada’s Position on Newsprint. MONTREAL, Quebec, December 11 (#).—Premier L. A. Taschereau of | Quebec yesterday emphatically denied | that there was a combine of Canadian newsprint manufacturers which sought to raise the price of paper unduly. “There is no selfish motive behind the last decisicn of the Canadian news- print manufacturers to raise the price of their product from $55 to $60 a ton,” Mr. Taschereau said. “It is only a reasonable endeavor to obtain a proper return for the capital invested in the most important industry in the prov- ince.” “;lobod, he added, “will contest the ngh{ of Canadian manufacturers to raise the price of ‘their products when they think they ought to do so, and least of ajl should our neighbors of the south, while they are endeavor- ing to obtain a general raise in the customs tariff against Canadian goods.’ The premier sald he was “unwilling to discuss” the legal aspect of the ques- tion raised by the “reported demand by the American publishers to the At- torney General of the United States’ asking him to combat the so-called combine.” | D. C. SPORTSMAN DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Harry Thomas Wheeler, 48 years old, supervisor of the School of Apprentices &t the Navy Yard and well known Wash- ington sportsman, died yesterday at the Garfield Hospital following a brief ll- ness. Mr. Wheeler, & native of Washington, had been employed in the School of Apprentices since boyhood. Several years ago he was promoted to uper- visor, Along the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay Mr. Wheeler was widely known as a fishing enthusiast. He was a member of the Naval Lodge of Masons. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Clara Miller Wheeler, and two sons, Dr. Harry M. Wheeler and Byron W. Wheeler, both of this city. Mr. Wheeler resided at the Cavendish Apartment House, 1624 Columbia road. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence of C. D. Blackistone, & brother-in-law, 29 East Bradley lane, | Chevy Chase, Md., at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Interment will be in Glen- wood Cemetery. WRONG PICTURE USED. The Star erroneously used a picture yesterday of Dr. George F. Freeman, Navy Medical Corps, identifying it in the caption as being Dr. George F. Freeman, who has been at the head of the Department of Agriculture in Haiti. ‘The picture was supplied to The Star by a photographic-news agency as be- ing that of the Dr. Freeman now in Haiti, whose name has been promi- nently mentioned in connection with disorders there. The Star regrets the | error. obtaining a contract for it for buildings 1o be erected by the Smith Co. Donaldson issued the following state- “My transactions with the Boyle- Robertson Construction Co. occurred in the early part of the year 1926, near- ly four years ago. “They were the subject of a written | contract between us, and the fact that in this matter I was acting for the Boyle-Robertson Construction Co. was known to all parties concerned. “The Boyle-Robertson Construction Co. was a_customer of the bank and | received only the usual accommodations, | all of which they paid in full in the early part of 1927 and have never been indebted to the bank since that time. None of the officials of the company would make any statement when they appeared to furnish bond this morning. | They came to Washington from New | York last night and indicated they | woyld return some time today. They have retained the law firm of Lambert & Yeatman to represent them. Maddux is represented by P. H. Marshall. The indictment yesterday charged the seven officials of the company with | violating section 215 of the criminal code, relating 1o the use of the United States mails. No date for the pre- liminary arraignment on the charge had been fixed today. The district at- bench before taking any action. Don- aldson is a member of the District of Columbia bar, and that organization may be asked to inquire into the grand Jury's report. He was said to have accepted $100,- 000 from the construction company for torney's office said the matter was in the hands of the Department of Justice. | WARDEN ENG 'R 8. J TESH ONY VARIES IN POLICE TRIL Different Versions Given Re- garding Holding of Youth at Tenth Precinct. Conflicting testimony marked a hear- ing of L. E. Allen, a tenth precinct policeman, before the Police Trial Board today on charges of neglect of duty which grew out of the arrest of a 16- year-old boy who was held four days before the disorderly charge against him was dismissed. ‘The boy, Mark Twain Reinhardt, a student at Central High School, testi- fled that he gave police the name of an uncle who lives in Washington and asked that he be notified of his ar- rest. He said he was imprisoned from November 5 until November 9 last, and his uncle was not notified that he had been taken into custody. Capt. Ira Sheets of the tenth pre- had informed him he had no relative cinct. told the trial board the youth in Washington. The captain added the young prisoner advised him it would be impossible to locate his relatives at Col- lege Park, Md., by telephone. Capt. Sheets sald the boy had been kept in the precinct because it had been im- possible to notify his parents in order that they might have an opportunity to post coliateral for his release. Inspector Louls J. Stoll explained he had made & thorough investigation and learned that Allen was directly re- sponsible for the boy having been im- prisoned as long as he was because he neglected to check a lookout against the records on the arrest book. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATRONS REQUESTED Resolution of Ben W. Murch Home and Schoc! Association Asks New Authority. A resolution rcquesiing ‘he Board of Education to petition Congress to grant the authority for placing matrons in the elementary schools of the District as well as in the high schools wi adopted by the Ben W. Murch Hom and School Association yesterday after- noon at a meeting in the Methodist Home for the Aged, Connecticut avenue and Elliott street. The present law provides only for matrons in the junior and senior high schools, while the need for matrons in the elementary schools has been found to be just as great, according to the resolution. A resolution appealing to Maj. Henry G. Pratt to establish a police substation at Davenport street and Connecticut avenue was also adopted. The resolu- tion points out that there is no regular police stationed at that intersection to control trafic and that the lives of pupils crossing from the Burch School are thereby endangered. Spain has announced that it will not assist in constructing proposed impor- tant automobile highways unless they also have individual municipal or pro- vincial aid. 1 MORE WEEK | HAVEN T V2 wrg /(/’/ Remember Mr. Dodds indicated he would wait, if possible, until he has completed his investigation of all the pany’s activities, fm h Christ'.'moa.se Seals | ing as to the conditions under which | Jennings' old command that was or- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 An air view of Auburn Prison, New York, where the prisoners are staging their second mutiny this year. ture was taken during the riot there last July and shows firemen fighting the blazes started by prisoners. mates may also be seen in the inclosures. Held as Hosta WARDEN RESCUED FROM JAIL RIOTERS 1,580 Inmates Slay Principal Keeper; National Guard Troops Called Out. 2 ___(Continued From First Page.) State troopers from the Oneida b“-! racks, Auburn city police and firemen | and members of the local units of the | New York National Guard were sum- moned at the outset to help in quelling the riot. ‘Will Shoot to Kill. Information filtering through from the prison was to the effect that the warden and the mutineers were parley- the ring leaders were to be released. It was reported that the plan was to re- lease them from the rear door of the prison and troopers and police massed outside that door were issued orders to shoot to kill as they cm-rged. It was also reported that the ring- leaders would insist that Jennings and the other keepers walk out with them, and it was feared that any machine- gun blast which might meet them would mow down the prison guards as well as the mutineers. The first discovery of the mutiny occurred when David Winney. a guard, As he walked through the doorway a& convict pulled a gun and ordered him to_throw up his hands. Instead, Winney threw himself down behind a post and then broke through | the door. ‘The convict fired at him, but entered the main hall of the prison. missed and Winney reached the main office of the prison, where he spread the alarm. Telephone wires within the prison walls were found to have been eut, severing communications between the office and the warden and keepers who were in the main hall at the time the outbreak started. Telephone wires out- side the walls were found to be intact, however, and were used to summon aid, which arrived within half an hour. Meanwhile, whipping guns from be- neath their convict uniforms, the long- term prisoners herded the warden and his staff into a corner of the hall and lald down their terms Principal Keeper Durbford was be- lieved to have been slain when he at- tempted to break through the ranks of his captors to summon aid. He is sur- vived by a widow and two children. Mrs. Jennings, wife of the warden, was reported barricaded within her house, inside the prion walls, but was sald to be well protected by armed civilian employes. The presence of these guards also expected to prevent the convicts mak- ing a break through the front part of the prison. Compromise Refused. Acting Gov. Lehman, at Albany, re- fused to compromise with the demands of the convicts that they be given ir freedom in consideration of the Safe conduct of Warden Jennings and other prison officials held by the rioters. “There will be no compromise,” sald the acting governor. The governor's decision represented confirmation of an answer to the ulti- matum_already given by Dr. Raymond F. C. Kieb, commissioner of correction. ‘The ultimatum was relayed to the prison department at Albany by Wil- liam Sullivan, sergeant of guards at the prison. Sullivan called the department by telephone. If, the prisoners told Sullivan, no effort' was made to appre- hend them as they left the prison they would allow the freedom of the offi- cials; if attempts were made to capture | them they would kill the warden and the guards. Must Protect Sociely. Kieb immediately told Sullivan that “this could not be done,” and “that so- ciety must be protected.” Lieut. Gov. Lehman, upon being in- formed of Kieb's action, told him he had done “exactly right.” Lieut. Solvay Perry of Troop G, com- manding the troopers, got into com- munication with Dr. Keib at Albany by telephone, “If they come out, shoot” Keib ordered. “If they don’t come out, go in and get them.” Perry returned to his command, drew his men up in a firing line in front of the open gate and declared: | “The warden will have to take his | | chances. If they come out we will know | them down. If they don't come out before a load of tear gas we have ordered gets here we will go in any way, and we will go in shooting.” The 108th Infantry, ordered to the scene, was in command of Maj. F. H. Johnston of Auburn. ‘Warden's Old Command. ‘The troops were ordered out while the acting governor, Adjutant Gen. Frank- lin Ward, and Dr. Kieb conferred. | By a coincidence, it was Warden | dered to the rescue of the Mllendl prison officials, He was a brigadier gen-ral in the National Guard at the ti . he resigned to become warden of / burn prison, EARL JELLICOE IS ILL. Famed British Naval Leader Has Operation on Jaw Bone. LONDON, December 11 (#).—Earl Jellicoe, former commander of the British 'grand fleet, was confined to his| quarters today after an operation on his | upper jaw bone. All his engagements for the next six weeks have been can-! | celed. Farl Jellicoe, who became first sea lord after leading the grand fieet in the battle of Jutland and later was governor general of New Zealand, is now 70 years lot age. 1929, This pic- Some of in- ~—P. & A. Photo. Forum Speaker SANFOBD BATES. HEAD OF PRISONS TOTELL POLIES nford Bates to Broadcas ver National Radio Forum Tomorrow. Sal 0 Sanford Bates, superintendent of prisons for the Federal Government, will tell the Nation tomorrow night over the National Radio Forum of the Government's policies for care of its thousands of Federal prisoners. “A Protective Prison Program” will be the subject of the address, to be delivered by Mr. Bates at 10:30, through Station WMAL and & Nation-wide hook- up. The National Radio Forum is ar- ranged by The Evening Star, and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcast- ing System, which carries the messa, of important rersonages in public life 10 the far corners of the country. Mr. Bates before coming to Washing- ton achieved a name of distinction for himself as commissioner of prisons in the State of Massachusetts. He is an authority on penology. Mr. Bates also has had experience as a legislator, having been a member of both the House and Senate of the Massachusetts Legislature. ‘The address of Mr. Bates achieves special significance in view of the ad- ministration’s already announced policy that more accommodations are needed to care for the prisoners who are housed in crowded quarters. SECOND IN TWO YEARS James Durnan Stabbed to Death by Prisoner in Auburn in 1927. AUBURN, N. Y., December 11 (#) — George A. Durnford. principal keeper of Auburn State Prison, who was killed today in a mutiny of the convicts under his care, was the second prin- | cirnl keeper in that prison to lose his it e lln two years. rincipal Keeper James Durnan was stabbed to death on November 16, 1927, by Alexander Kalinowsky, a conviet. Kalinowsky was electrocuted on August 9. 1928. The weapon he used was a knife manufactured from a file and it was used during the course of an argu- ment with Durnan, WIFE TELLS COURT MATE IMPERSONATED RABBIT By the Assoclated Pre CHICAGO, December 11. — Mrs. Charles Flynn deposes that her hus- band liked to think himself a rabbit. His crying regret was he couldn't wig- z!eH mds ears. e'd sit on the floor, like a rabbit, and Brush his whiskers. He'd demand alfalfa for bedding. He insisted upon ea;}nl Taw cartots. rs. Flynn complained to Judge Max Luster. She said she was no{e tem- ,penmenlilh’ inclined to enter into the rabblt game with enthusiasm. She ex- pressed the opinion that Charles must have drunk someth| 3 S ething that didn't agre The court knew of no place to put Flynn where his rabbit habit would find sympathy, so he suggested the Psychopathic Hospital. ATTACK ON CANTON Heavy Engagement Against Rebel Troops Continued Since Monday Night. By the Associated Press. CANTON, December 11.—The rebels’ initial attempt to capture Canton ap- peared today to have been temporarily checked by Nationalist government troops after a heavy engagement since Monday night, with many thousands of casualties on each side. Dispatches from Shanghai stated that wounded began to arrive in Nanking today from a battle in progress 50 miles north of Pukow between Loyalist sol- diers and the revolting Pukow garrison. Fighting was described as intense. British and Japanese warships were on their way up the Yangtse Kiang to aid in evacuating their nationals in case events force that move. An American flotilla is expected here tomorrow with like intent. Disorders Are Feared. A rebel victory, it was thought, might conceivably initiate a train of events ending in the fall of Nanking and the Nationalist government. Serious disor- ders affecting foreigners in the central ;‘Dihl in event of its fall were feared ere. ‘The Pukow mutineers began the of- fensive near Chuchow with severe fight- ing developing along the Tientsin-Pu- kow Rallway. The Nationalist troops were sald to consist of three divisions and one regiment, with additional forces en route from Nanking. Five hundred Nationalist troops at Nanking were disarmed by government officials because their loyalty was ques- tioned. They did not resist. Additional foreigners left Nanking for Shanghai. A strict censorship was believed to be preventing stories of important happen- ings in Central China from permeating to the coast and the outside world. 27 Miles From Canton. Rebel forces advancing on Canton | Monday night were only 27 miles away. It was sald a flerce battle raged for Eie!ve“l hours that distance north of the city. Large bodies of reinforcements were rushed from Canton to stem the rebel advance. Hospitals in the city were full of wounded. Steamers going to Hongkong from Canton were crowded with families of Chinese officials. Reports said the rallway line between Shanghai and Nanking, wrecked several days ago, supposedly by insurgents, had been repaired. Train service, however, had not been resumed. Rumors, as yet unverified, said the insurgents had suc- ceeded in again cutting the line shortly after it had been repaired. Night service on the railroad has been defi- nitely abandoned as a precaution against any insurgent attempt to wreck trains. {MISSION BAZAAR TO LAST 3 DAYS | Articles on Sale at Epiphany Church Parish Hall Were Made in Fields of Work. | A novel mission bagzaar is being held today, tomorrow and Friday, at Epiph- any Church Parish Hall, G street near ‘Thirteenth, at which all of the articles on sale have been made by people con- nected with the countries or the sec- tions of this country, to which the pro- ceeds will go to aid in missionary work. China, Japan, Alaska, Santo_Domingo, Porto Rico, Haiti, Braszil Philippine Islands and Cuba are among the for- eign countries represented by native. goods which will be sold for the benefit ges | of the foreign missions in these lands. Products from the needles of United States mountain folk and from the Indian missions of South Dakota also are on display. the proceeds from which will go to the furtherance of church Many missionary workers will be preseni at the bazaar to explain the nceds in their own sections and to tell of the work they are doing. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, he: the list of pa- trons. Serving with him are Rev. Z. Barney Phillips, rector of -the Church of the Epiphamy, and chaplain of the United States Senate, and Rev. Mr. Morris. Mrs. Marcellin Adams, provincial president of the Woman's Auxiliary, heads the list of patronesses, which in- cludes Mrs. Spencer 8. Wood, president of the Woman's Auxiliary of Washing- ton, and Mrs. J. J. T. Graham presi- dent of the auxiliaries of Prince Georges County, Md. YOUTH CONTINUES EFFORT TO PROVE HIS IDENTITY Prepares to Lead Police to Spot Where Reputed Slaying Took Place. By the Associated Press. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark., December | 11.—Continuing his efforts to prove he |is not a imposer, a youth claiming to be Connie Franklin prepared today to lead officers to a lonely wood in the St. James community where a band of men is reputed to have mutilated and burned him to death. Meanwhile five men, accused of mur- dering the youth as he and his sweet- heart, Tiller Ruminer, groceeded along a darkened road on their way to be married, were in prison here awaiting trial Monday. Several persons, including three of the accused men, have identified the youth. who returned here recently, as Franklin. Tiller Ruminer persists in her re- tusal to positively identify the youth as her_former lover. “I still Jove the Connie Franklin I knew, but I do not love this man,” she said. | | Casualty to Hold Sale. ‘The board of lady ma ualty Hospital will hold sale in the new addition of the pital tomorrow evening from 6 until 9 o'clock. Norris Appoints Himself “Salesman™ . To “Advertise” Grundy's Wool Products By the Assoclated Pre In the words of Senator Norris, Re- Ppublican independent, of Nebraska, an- other “Grundy Piggly Wiggly store” containing wool products moved into Senate chamber yesterday to take the place of the one on exhibit when the metals schedule of the tariff bill was under consideration. Standing beside the table of wool ex- hibits and recalling that Joseph R. | Grundy of Pennsylvania is a worsted g\‘:am-rlun'r. Norrlndnppmdn;;’d hlm.«rdll 'sman” for Grundy an “ad- vertising” his 8. > B Exhibiting a bright yellow woolen Jacket, Norris told tae Senators present: “If you have any tears in your eyes prq}nre to shed them now. “This is Grundy's mantle,” he said. “I remember when he put it o on the day Hoover won his tory and sent the hordes of Democrats back to the sidewalks of New York." Pointing to imaginary holes in the jacket, the Nebraskan continued: “Here is where Caraway sent his dag- | ger. See what a rent the envious Borah made! “This is the most unkind cut of all, for when the noble Grundy saw the Jackass stab, in gratitude more strong than traitors’ arms, it quite vanquished him. Then burst his mighty heart. And in this mantle, muffing up his face, the great Grundy fell.” 4 work among these people here at home. the: NATIONALISTS HALT IURGES NATIONALITY CHOICE FOR WOMEN Dr. Healy Stresses Need for Individual Selection of Homeland. Discussing the status of married women under laws defining nationality, in an address before the Women's Club of Bethesda, Md., yvesterday afternoon, Dr. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, advocated the right of individual choice of nationality in international marri; . ‘While ndnlluln{l it is desirable to have only one nationality in & ,wen family, Dr. Healy declared that if it becomes necessary for the members of the family to make a choice, the woman's right of choice should be equal to that of the husband. Dr. Healy urged the liberali- 2ation of naturalization statutes in all countries so- that husband and wife may adopt the nationality of the other it he or she desires, without undue delll{ ‘I,ar trouble. & believed that the present law of the United States is substantially in accordance with the trend of modern times toward the legal emancipation of women,” Dr. Healy said. “While it is dangerous to predict, it is our impres- sion that in the near future, more countries will adopt laws so that there will not be any discrimination against the nationality of women, and hence, that marriage will have no effect toward. = changing nationalities of women.” Tmportant Subject. Dr. Healy declared that the question of nationality is the most important topic slated for consideration at the first_conference on the. Codification of International Law at The Hague next March. As associate professor of inter- national law at Georgetown, Dr. Healy lectured on this subject at The Hague last Summer. He has made an exten- sive study of the status of married women under the laws of various nations. Having _married a PFrench woman, himself, Dr. Hulg perhaps takes & broader view of the subject than the average man in considering the advisa~ bility of individual choice of nationality. ‘'The average husband finds it very {logical that if he married a foreign | woman and she comes to live in this | country she would automatically be- come a citizen of his country,” he sald. “However, it is believed that few- men would accept the reverse of this proposition and consider it logical that if & man marries a foreign woman and lives in her country he should auto~ mntlull{ be compelled to take her nationality. As the proverb has fit, ‘Sauce for the gander.’ goose is sauce for the Shouldn’t Compel Either. - “My recommendation in this matter.” he said, “would be that ‘g‘:t riage should not have the effect of com- glfln&enher the man or the woman to ke the nationality of the other person unless they wished to do so. In mixed international marriages, the man and the woman should each retain their na- tonality, but liberal provisions should jbe made in the naturalization statutes {of the different countries, so that if either the man or the woman wanted to ::’:ngum ;:edmmmmy of the other, lone without or_;;fluble." g e wi t undue delay ¢ question is one of pecul - aificance to the United States, Drl"l-l:: ly declared, in view of great alien E»puhtum in this country with the re~ sulting frequent marriages between alien men and American women on the one hand and American men and alien Viewea trom” o st A different angle, s Healy declared that the .m.,.g,i.,”.}} American trade and investments in for- elgn countries makes it n for An increasing number of Americans to live abroad to take care of American g\mu. ¥ use of this,” he said, it 18 inevitable that there will be. a continued increase in the number of ges entered into by Americans, whet) ‘women.” her they be men or Some Discrimination Left. ‘While the Cable act enacted by Con- gress to define the status of women under such marriages goes far toward satisfying the demands of women for equ:.l i h:em ‘.al:‘uly pointed qut. s conside: - crimination in it. . “For example,” he said, “there is the presumption of 1«1 of citizenship against & woman who resides abroad for certain lengths of time, whereas this does not apply against men. Again, an American man can marry a foreign woman such as a Chinese or Hindu, who is ineligible to American citizen- ship, without losing his own citizenship. The cases being reversed, however, the American woman would lose her Ameri- can citizenship.” The mesting yesterday was the reg- ular monthly meeting of the Women's Club and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, presi- dent, persided. The committee in charge of arrangements consisted of Mrs. Everett Wallace, chairman; Mrs, Charles I. Corby, Mrs. Benjamin T. Ellmore, Mrs. G." W. Imrie, Mrs. Pred- erick A. Parkhurst, Miss E. B. Morris, Mrs. B. Bennett, Mrs. Henry H. Mrs. H. L. Lewis, Mrs. C. F. C. L. Montgomery, Mrs. and Mrs. O'Shea. HENRY CLAY KEENE DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Washington Attorney, Formerly With Interstate Commerce Com- mission Was Native of Florida. { Henry Clay Keene, 44 years old, of 32 West Underwood street, Chevy Chase, Md., Washi: n_lawyer and former attorney, with the Interstate Commerce Commission, died yesterday following an {liness of two months. A native of Mobile, Ala,, Keene had resided in Washington since his early study of law at local schools. He held degress from the National Law School, George Washington University and American_University Law School. For 14 years Keene was with the legal ce- partment of the Interstate Commerce Commission. At the time of his death he was following an independent law practice. Mr. Keene was a member of the Al- mas Temple Shrine, the Scottish Rite Masons, the University Club and the Columbia Country Club. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Augustus Keene, formerly of Bos and two sons, Henry Clay and Robert William. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. SENTENCED TO HANG. 50-Year-Old Bank Rabber Must Pay Murder Penalty. LAMAR, Colo., December 11 (&) — Ralph Fleagle, 50-year-old bank robber convicted of first-degree murder, was under sentence today to hang the week of March 29, 1930. Ju A. F. Hol- lenbeck yesterday ove: a moiton for a new trial and pronounced sen- tence. Two of Fleagle's companions in the robbery in May, 1928, of the First National Bank of Lamar, Colo., have been sentenced to be hanged in the week ending Pebruary 15. Turks Heavy Smokers. CONSTANTINOPLE (#).—The Turk- ish tobacco mnnofoly Announces that last year this city’s 850,000 people smoked 85,000,000 worth of cigarettes. The number of fags exceeded a billion.