Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1931, Page 2

PANAMA PRESIDENT Minister to U. S. Accepts Post—Slight Hope Held for Wounded American. By the Assoclated Press. PANAMA CITY, January 3.—Panama, its government overturned in a brief revolution which brought death to 10 persons, today awalted the return of it§ new President-designate, Dr. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, Minister at Wash- ington. Dr. Alfaro cabled from Wash- ington his acceptance of the post. Meanwhile a provisional government, headed by Dr. Harmodio Arias, a leader of the isthmian republic’s young bloods, acted to restore order throughout the country, arresting the leading figures of the old regime and seeking in pro- nunciamentos to allay public fem of further violence. Florencio ummu}o Arosemena, who mru- resigned the presidency ?fl held since 1923, was confined his quarters with other government of- ficials, fncluding Archibaldo Boyd, gov: emor of the province of Panama. was belleved that he will be released shortly unless it s decided to hold him for trial on charges of malfeasance. Ten Killed, 15 Wounded. The revolt flared at about 2:30 a.m. yesterday and before noon the old go ernment had ' been ' dompletely nver- thrown and the foundation laid for es- tablishment of a new one. Of the 10 déad 8 were members of the police or nltlonll cunsubullxly and 2 were civil- iams. teen persons were wounded. One o( the most_seriously wounded was an Amerlcln‘ Hartwell F. Ayers, newspaper man, of Anniston, Ala., Was shot in the neck and abdomen near the presidential glll.lu and lay behind its. w'llh for an hour before belne dis- covered and taken to the Gorgas Hos- pital. Despite his cheeflumul his phy- sicians believe he will die. Lieut. WIIIIA.II S. Maeclaren, mavigator and co-pilot, took off and the Azores. U.3. T0 POSTPONE PANAMA DECISION Recognition Question Awaits Study of Special Inter- ests, Stimson Says. By the Associated Press. In the confusion which attended the ;- revolt there was an erroneous dowo Sub- had died in Lheu despite ncy operation. sequently 1t devzoped that he had lu.l'- v!vedlndthnn.hmmslumc of his recove: .In the firl{,lul!l of the revolt some ps were not b m‘m‘h q‘:.he United S e cy'1‘. Davis, not to call upon the uwp- until uhno\uu\ neeun.ry collar, vru l:: 'v:;ddmhnt togah“ n:m, the situation, buf say ne Taembers of Ramon a!m or. J. secretary-gens enlotuupuddnfio!— fice, Victor F. Goytia. ir 3 a-rmno tion to the new recime jeveloped in Colon, at the site side of the isthmus, where the They will be held until they resign and a new: gbvernment established. Galindo yes- térday lmmwwd to move 500 polh to Panama to aid s n of the Tevolt, but melnhmhnruu'omu(und to carry the men. The Colon citisenry was described as umm, but with no nlflon of a new administration in Pln Th& Secretary said that, while the| ce | question of the ability of the new regime to fulfill international obli tions entered into the problem, other considerations involving the special in- terests of the United States must be considered - ‘These special interests involve me waterway of the Panama Canal certain rights accorded the Unlud "‘ States by treaty. ‘These quest flmlwulbewmlderedbe- fore deddlnl on recognition. Constitution Another Factor. ‘The constitution . of mentions the directly ntied” Siates, will be another factor. 3 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, and Mrs. Beryl Hart, I.ih-rnlumltn—tllnfln flight by way of Bermuda —A. P. Photo. | Resigns | GEORGE AKERSON. JOURNALIST MAY GET AKERSON POST AS HOOVER SECRETARY (Continued From First Page.) President, and C. Bascom Slemp, Re- wbncun national commiti from yed | President y vemneau o‘l‘ ncuflw when the revolt which overthrew the Arosemena government got under way. Badly &lllptpea but determined insur- réctionists forced their way into the National Palace and after obtaining en- the President’s private quar- ters, captured him, later obtaining his resignation. ‘The capital was quiet today. Stores ‘were open and transportation facilities restored to normal urvlo'etm Members city, wearing purple arm bands and nimnl the firemen in policing the um of the banks were open, but it ‘was not known when the National Bank would resume business. BROTHER AND SISTER DIE Other -Sister of Inseparable Trio Near Death as Result of S8hock. The latsst Department of Commerce figures Xm- the end of 1920 showed total direct investments of United States ea;m.u in Panama of $28,450,000. Al- ‘es Were not fi compkfe llu the investments, undamaod o appr ior investment units accounting for the Unofficial sources show the United States’ direct investments in Panama to be distributed ams & number of interests, including such concerns as the United Fruit Co., land and mining rights and the like, . Today’ festo declaring Pana- hll bbunu?‘nl would be met and operating in the republic. BILLBOARD USERS’ AID IS REQUESTED nia, vmo was secretary to former Goolidge. Newton to Continue Duties. ‘Walter H. Newton, who like Mr. Akerson, halls from Minnesota, and DIES PEACEFULLY Marne Hero in Coma When End Arrives on Eve of 79th Birthday. (Continued From First Page.) of President Doum‘rgue. Gen. Gouraud and Marshal Pef Col. Desmazes -.nnouneed soon after death that the body would be embalmed this afternoon preparatory to lying in state at the chapel of the Ecole Mili- taire, the French Military Academy. He 214 hat ‘the last sbeolution was given the marshal at 8 a.m. by Chaplain Bellesoeur, when it was seen death was ent. imminen Marshal Joffre’s final illness dated back many weeks, when, complaining ollp.lnlnhllln his doctors found him a victim of arteritis. In his case and eventually a gangrenous condition ggnelom which necessitated amputa- Taken to Hospital Secretly. On December 19 he was taken secretly in his own cabriolet to the Hospital Saint Jean de Dieu and that night, under the influence of local anasthaesia only, he submitted to am- h of his left leg. ether, informing the physicians, Prof. Mr iche, Dr. Boulin and Dr. Fontaine, that he wished to m whn ',hey were doing to-him. did not become known unfll t.hn Xouowm. ‘week, when his doc- tors let it be known they had no l'm'p! for him and did not expect him live more than a day or s0.at the mnfl. te their ism the old soldisr continued to live, much of the time in coma and nmi-conuimmnm, his heart refusing to give in to illness which would have taken most men many timss over. He gradually weakened after aston- ishing the physicians with his resist- ance. He lived for days after they had stated that he had only hours or even minutes more of life. On New Year day he lapsed into the final coma from which he never recovered and at one time that day was so low that a false announcement of his death was made only to b2 retracted an hour later after having been spread over all the world. He was kept alive during the last few heavy doses of & upcrunm his right been amputated, but it was feared the shock would precipitate death. Messages Sent to Family. At 7 a.m. today Dr. Fontaine, feeling the pulse of the dying marshal, became convinced that duth would be a quu- mmc messages were and friends and Mme. Joffre knen beside the recum- bem form of her husband and Chaplain Bellesoeur after administ absolu- tion at 8 am. went quietly and knelt in & corner of the roan still murmurlnc his prayers for the Fontaine wn inued to hold '.he wrm of the mar- llmvly he counted the pulsations and hush, broken only Hll frequent intonations, l.hn nh.! ne:n heart beat nflny and altogether. time uxern Was no mmmu the end, It was death if 3 mnhnl's face took on its cus- woxthnmdnpflncl ly with - lative matters and m.: lm Cclear that he preferred to omun\u ln wmuy menlty. lm white and placid ‘The lines 'hl!:h his present e g Mr, Akerson mmmenm mc-e. It had been known for some that the Paramount offer had been made and that later, negotiations under way. Mr. Akerson preferred, hn'- ever, to not officially these ports until Mr. Hoover himself made an announcement. tiom Mr. Hoover, 1els decply’ the Eoing 00V deeply the goin, of “his old m’e‘nd"'.';- e expresced it each other for some time previously, Mr. Akerson became asscciated 'l'-h M.r Hoover in 1925, Mr. wu then Washington i wfln‘:‘ pondent Tribune, having hun hzre since P His first officlal con- nection with Mr. Hoover was as secre- tary to the Federal Commission for the Besquecentennia] Exposition in Phila- adelphia in 1924. Mr, Hoover was & member of the was over Mr. sh:r:dreury of memeree nrm who h.ld Akerson’s ability, a] lnud him h!l special assistant in department. Hoover Expresses Regrets. Mr. Akerson served with Mr. Hoover throughout the remainder of his term as Becretary of Commerce and has been close to his side ever since. He was prominently identified with the precon- vention camj which landed the tion for Hoover and was one of the directin, hudln“.helmmm- itself. election Mr, rson assumed the lllfl task of per- sonal contact man for the President and nhubommnmupuuymnunu served since. He accom President on his good will tour ol south Amerlm and on virtually all the mpc the President has President. Thcu(ore the President’s expression n,m at seeing his faithful lulltlnc lnd riend leave his immediate_official family is easily nounc! sald: White House service. offered him two or three times the Government can afford, and has ties to his family that ny. I do greatly regret Mwhle old!fll'nfl it of an out of m; ad sonal service.” e | Georgia Publisher’s Iother Diu ATLANTA, Ga., January Mrs. John T. Eve, 70, of Afllnh m% IN WAR ON SIGNS| —{(Continued Prom First Page.) n and the locll interests of ¢ ' 'ROBERT F. LANGDON. - Te-lin At 11 am. the body of the reposed on the simple camp bed of a sol- dier. It was clothed in white dolman with the golden buttoned uniform worn the colonies, where much of the dead man’s pre-war military fame was won. ‘The hands were crossed, two candles were burning on & small table beside the bed, and two nuns knelt nearby praying. President Doumergue, _viewing the body, turned to Mme. Joffre and said: “It is an illustrious soldier who has gone. His life was mar! by modesty lnd he bas rendered a great service France. Madam, xwunwmmtm name of the marshal will beemc greater and greater as time goes on.” Marshal Joffre’s Career. “I shall bide my time,” Marshal Joffre is reputed to have said when the French armies were retreating an hordes of G ept glum and the northern departments of France, were sweeping even nearer and nearer to Paris. The French govern- ment deemed it prudent to leave its capital for Bordeaux, inn cataclysm of med imm! o | lhlll bide my ume." said Joffre, calm and num. but day and night he was working with od.cmotwar.w t 1. '.I.Ine for this to lmpl" clllve wE of the mld ‘This the 8 | Jacques Oculu Jofire as & world figure,. He was then past the retiring age of 62, havlng‘ been born on January 12, 1853, at Rivesaltes, at the foot of the advent of Joseph |succeed him, 1931. This rare war-time photograph, loaned to The Siar by Gen. mander in chief with Marshal Foch (left) and Marshal Jo fire (l'llit) honor after his arrival in Paris. AMERICA'S SORROW CABLED BY HOOVER Stimson Instructs Embassy at Paris to Convey Mes- sage of Sympathy. By the Assoclated Press. President Hoover cabled to President Doumergue of France today his per- sonal and the official condolences of the American people on the death of Marshal Joffre. The message said: - “I am disiressed the news of the dnf.h ot Marshal Joffre, who is 80 ectionately remembered by the Amer- Iun people. Both in their mme and I wish to express ywr excellency the deep sorrow which felt in this country at the passing o( this great patriot.” socrznry Stimson instructed the embassy in Paris to convey a message of sympnhy on behalf of the American Government and the Secretary himself lo t-he French Minister of Foreign "I ’cin your sorrow and that of the French people,” it read, “at the death of Marshal Joffre, Who Was 50 V- of the Military Inventipns Commission, and to be promoted to colonel in 1897. Served in Madagascar. His next active service was in Mada- unde 1 and placed in command of the th m at Vincennes. At the same time he was made a member of the Comite Technique de Genie. In 1903 he was made director of engineers at the war office, and a commander of the of Honor. He became general of division, or major general, on March 24, 1905, and thereafter was successively—and most successfully— military Governor of Lille, commander of a division, permanent inspector of schools, commander of the 2d Army Corps at Amiens, and a member of the Superior Council of War. Lhe last-named place he was duixmud, be the head of the twun Wl had been designated as generalissimo in case of l‘.’h‘:’ and the lenml staff concerning provldefl !or me Sefenu of France, e Marne, mmm.n “de-|and Michel was set aside, who lost an arm at and Gen. Gallleni was regarded as too old. So, to the gen- eral surprise, Joffre was selected as the imo-designate. But as he was as a eastern Pyrences. His father was a|European staff wrk—rellly a strange us cooper, who had ?01‘ rf.icmn .;\‘ldl Lhenne the famous it Parls. still in his teens, the Franco-German ‘War began, lndhlmunduuumyu a sublieutenant of artillery, e in defense of Parls. After the making n!mherecurmdwhllswdlu and l«mmber 21 mz was graduated from ique and was com- mluionnd a lleuunnnc in the engineers. Four years later he was pr captain, and was to a railway works wmpany, in which engagement he years on the defenses of 5 ’I'nm in 1879 he returned to regimental duty, wlth a gro reputa- | clous tion as & both brillian substantial mathematician and engineer. Resumed Active Duty in 1885, Active service was resumed in 1885 wi on is son, and sent hlm to college at|to ass ique Pfl was 8 mmem In the latter institution, | haps because of to | wi ambitions mueoneepflm of hhn-n was intended it Gen. Castel- 8s his nau, & "mnrobolm.n soldier. ‘While he | Castelnau was eventually set aside, his clerical lympa&m and Joffre's staff was made up entirely of younger men, Berthelot being the foremost of them. Had Predicted Long Struggle. ch_was the situation when the Su World War broke. Joffre often had said | affectiona! that the next war would be a lon| along extensive fronts, and in it would be worth mote than au- dacity and calculation would count for more than dash—an interesting opinion ot lhe hero of that supremely auds dash to buctoo. Bnf it was correct, and he set himu"l':.'to mm& rush to the front proclaim- m. “headquarters in the saddle!” but remained where he could soan the en- ure fleld of operations and calculate every move made upon it with the in- 2xorable accuracy of a master of mathe- matics and ‘working out an intricate s it was that he sald “I bide my time,” as he uw the advance, thing to stop!” sto] interest to_re- call ‘that it 'uu.lvlgflrfl to:‘;{r chief “colonial,” unversed in|to Paris as Clemenceau Admired Ability of Joffre To Keep Level Head By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 3.—The in- domitable courage and bravery with which Marshal Joffre staved off the end in his last iliness have recalled to friends here a om- ment of Georges Clemencea war-time premier and mlnhler of war. In October, 1914, shortly after then Gen. Joffre, the German . Cle- menceau said: many mistakes, but he has one priceless quality—he never loses his head.” Ambass: lh'fll once called the mlra!ul one of the world’s immortals. tinguished soldier in the world. He had won the World War. Work Ended at Marne. But his work was done at the Marne. Thereafter came dissatisfaction, largely of political fomentation. Undoubtedly, Joffre and his staff were not well - JOFFRE VISITED Came Here With Viviani in 1917 to Ask Aid of Amei- can Troops. By the Assoclated Press. o Joseph Jacques Joffre, mmm of pared for the trench warfare which Was | jigh' and then devel . Moreover, he was somewhat arbitrary in his attitade methods, and resented med politicians of the Chamber of He reckoned not the Min- ister ‘of War, the! ible and au- thorilative head of . Politi- aiming at a . The minister, Millerand, was urged to sert his superior nfioflty over Joflre. and when he “faill :o. was turned out of office. successor, Bnl.nd was able for a uma to make the politici think he was the master, Wh,l!u lll the time he let Joffre do as he pleased. in December, 1915, an attempt was mnu to remove Joffre from command of the Western front by ¢ | making him commander in chief on all {ronts, everywhere. Buc he assumed that wider without in the least relinqy hll grip upon the Western frort. When the Chamber g;:r almost hysterical over the situa- at Verdun, Joffre insisted that the place was secure and chat the Germans could never capture it. He also pro- tested against the Chamber’s crediting any reports about the situation save those which he himself supplied. Verdun Perl) Cut Confidence. Then came 8 tremendous German as- sault upon Verdun, which did not, it is true, succeed, but which came so rilously near doing so as to alarm all nce and gravely to discredit, in both the ofllclu and W fident. assurance -of Joffre that all was well. Joffre's removal of many nnenh which should be | P! to lndependent ' command in Fha ln& Nivelle was made commander of the Western front, and Joffre was recalled “technical adviser to thé mmmdnt ” At the same time he 'u made a marshal of Prance, the marshal created since 1870. That onaed mw“"nwnmr‘%mfn In\n"hln'l Just followin ring. just before the en! 3 ? nited States lar mind, the con- | and “of my own country—the south of France.” Genial, Affable and Dignified. His stay in Washington was a round of conferences and ficmn. Both he be sent The marshal tole knitted for the -llflhl‘l by mnlahmzlvefi« bmn ying a Many of Champ Clark., the list is a long lglelk En‘lhh, but 1, affable Fabry, the “Blue Devu Ha still did not he was Lieut, . Jean he went. ‘were a plcturesque pair, People unmod 'nypmangl'd'len of into the war, Marshal Joflre and the | safely former prime minister, Viviani, came to this country at the head of the French War Mission, to confer with President Wilson. They were nverywhm cnum— siastically received, and the tely ~ acclaimed u Joftre,” placed wreaths \lwn mc of Wasi n and Lincoln. After his return to France Joffre was elected in 1918 a member of the French Academy. He was sald to have been chosen one of the Forty Immortals Il 2 man of letters! Besides a little hlet in 1895 about his march to gumo his only llur-ry work WaS vrlt- ten on September the eve of the battle of the Mar: e. It was & gm- eral order to the French Army and it “Af this moment, when a battle is about to begin, upon the result of which the salvation of our wuntry dupwdl no one must behin mu! unite to lthdk and ml thl = | Any troops finding uwmnlvu un.h to- advance must Sround at all eoll.l and must fl(h} until leath. No retrea be. He with Pershing. CAFE WORKERS’ PAY CUT All Childs’ Employes Reduced 10 Per Cent to Prevent Discharges, Js 3 —Wi of ‘all ofl:.hn-llx’ nmr’ m onzuhewmdu mmnn'f wu dis- Sales for 1930 wen A cent lower than in 1929, i i it angs EE;K L4 .. THREE JIMES =2 of France,” was with him everywhere | by o oy | 2o PERSHING RECALLS JOFFRE AS FRIEND American Commander Says Noted Frenchman Was Friend of U. S. Joffre Regarded America’s Friend By Gen. Pershing BY GEN. JONN J. PERSHING. & formal expression of loss of his friend, the June 13, 1917, htnh.:' hfl '“uwm , 1917, w! was in & mmmmwmum-; g2 : k 7 LEL R L £ s 5 falis S gg? P .':2.-. 3 ' 2 7 & JOFFRE IS MOURNED BY SOLDIERS OF U. S. Expressions of Sympathy Are Sent to France by Secretary Hurley and Gen. MacArthur. By the Associated Press. The sympathy ¢f America’s soldiers for their French comrades in the loss of Marshal Joffre was expressed today Secretary Hurley and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, immediately upon learning of his death. In a cablegram to Minister of War Barthou of France, Secretary “It is with the deepest r I have learned of the death of distinguished son of France, Marshal His life exemplifiea devotion to hnnorh , to country and the Army of the i tend 8 p“l,:hy most sincere and heartfelt sym- Gen. MacArthur cabled Gen. Eygand, chief of staff of the French Arm{ comria ‘“m“” "’..m,"“"“o:‘"&z";o.‘z’"“" es - lant - and Bt son of m& “"""‘u.’“"'m e Tl e, among the world’s oul - alities—one of the pillars m'hkh time and eternity are measu; xpressed; ved at the OF PASTOR’S TRANSFER By the Assoclated Press. Jan 3.—More L Bl £ £