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THE E VENING _STAR, WASHI TOBER 14, 1931. BULI]HURSI GHARGE Opponents {I.AVAL I.A[}KS PI.AN '[]R[]ERS TU NAW l New Hudson B{idge Completed DENIED BY CANNON Bishop Declares Accusationi by Senator Glass Is “Absolutely False.” The accusation by Senator Glass. Democrat, of Virginia, that a parole had been granted to Harry L. Gold- hurst, who had handled some stock transactions for Bishop James Cannon, jr., as part of an agreement to save ! the churchman unfavorable publicity, is “absolutely false,” Bishop Cannon charged in a statement for publication today. Bishop Cannon furthe Senator Glass' charge a “of a cowardly politician t himself from a libel suf ly in_the weck. Glass wrote to v General Mitchell asking 1f ole of Goldhurst was “in pur- of a blameworthy agreement v Department of Justice officia New York and elsewher Mitchell ordered an investigation. Charged With Mail Fraud. Glass' letter said it was reported Goldhurst changed his plea from not guilty to guilty to avert the necessity of calling Bishop Cannon. “thus re- vealing tre prelate’s gambling transac- | tions.” 1 Bi characterized the utterance ing to sa: p Cannon said, “It has never been proved that Kable & Co.. conduct- | ed a bucket shop” Glars had referred di artner of this firm, as ct mail with intent to defraud,” he he clergyman said he did not know that former United States Attorn Tuttle of New York had “confided of the Goldhurst case to a former student of his, Miss Ella Failor, as stated by Glas: he bishcp said he had neither seen talked with Miss Failor from tke she left Blackstone College 20| vears ago until he asked her over the | telephone when the Goldhurst rmwi would be tried Not Bucket Shop Charge. eplied that she would refer my to Mr. Tutt'e,” the bish:p con- | t . Tuttle July 8. 1929, and he | uld not tell me the date of the t aid most emphatically | that the charge was not for conducting & bucket shop.” He denied that p-pers seized in Gold- s cflice “had after a visi* of Bishop non and one of his attorneys to York been tightly sealed and access them denicd.” This “implication” | he said was “fals aracteristic | . “ of the recklessness with which | Senator Glass makes b-seless and nor time She nee to his departure a plitical compaigt. “Jargely precipitated by him” the clergy- m:n said he had attended conferences in performing his episcopal duty: ‘In language carefully chcsen to! protect himself against suit for libel. Bishop Cannon said, “He (Glass charges that Miss Ella Mae Failor had been recipient of enumerated costly i gifts, a most ungentlemanly attack and a cowardly performance to protect his | pocketbook, for Senator Glass s very careful in anything pertaining to “fithy lucre’ as witness the price he as paid by the Government for his property in Lynchburg. Denies Advising Plea, “John W. Price. whom he refers to Bishop Cannon’s Washington law- | yer. has never been employed by me as my attorney at any time. C. Bascom Slemp and myself never *had an interview with Goldhurst at a hotel in New York City.’ “I do not know Judge Frank Cole- man, who passed senten upon Messrs. Goldhurst and Kable Bishop Cannon said he had “nothing whatever to do” with advising Gold- hurst to plead guilty and had not ap-| pealed to any one to sign a petition for his parole. “flatly” denying at- tempting to influenc> the parole board. Until Glass, he said. assumes “ur questioned legal responsibility for his statements he deserves the contempt of all honorable men as attempting the assassination of the character of onc whom he hates because he opposed Scnator Glass' political ambitions and deteated him in 2n open fair fight on the question of whether Virginia \l'o!lldl cast her electoral votes for the wet Tammany candidate, Alfred Emmanuel Snmuth” Jury May Act Friday. A report may be made Friday by the and Jury considering whether Bishop Cannon vidlated the corrupt practices la in his management of political funds in the 1928 campaign. If no announcement of indictment or dismissal is made then, court at- taches expect it will come on the fol- lowing Tuesday. Meanwhile, both District Attorney Leo A. Rover and his assistant, John J. Wilson, who is handling the bishop's case, are declining to comment on a statement by the clergyman that his Tequest that he be permitted to testify had been refused. Officials at the Court House said, however, defendants are racely called less their testimony is requested by grand jury. The bishop and the r of his anti-Smith _Dem organization, Miss Adi L. Bur- 1ghs, were named in the grand jury action. TWO MESSENGER BOYS INJURED IN TRAFFIC| Knocked From Bicycles by Automo- biles in Separate Accidents on Thirteenth Street. Two messenger boys for the Western Union Telegraph Co. were injured last ! night when they were knocked from their bicycles by automobiles in two ac- cidents on Thirtcenth street. Claude Bishop. 16 years old. of 913 L strect, suffered a fractured knee and possible internal injuries when a car driven by Henry Adams, 1332 I street, struck him at Thirteenth and I streets. | The boy was theated by physicians at Emergency Hospital | Minor cuts and Hutses were received | by Charles Cole, 16, of 415 G street, when the machine of Henry B. Davis, 1739 Fairmont strect, struck him at Thirteenth street and New York a nue. First-aid treatment was admin: tered at George Washington University Hospital. SEVEN FEDERAL JOBS IN CIVIL SERVICE OPEN Inspector of Safety Appliances and Senior Medical Officer Among Workers Sought. The Civil Service Commission an- founced yesterday that the following Federal jobs are open: Inspector of safety appliances, $4,000 a year, and inspector of hours of service, $4,000 a year, both with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Senior medical officer, $4,600 a year; medical officer, $3,800 a year; associate medical officer, $3200 ‘a year, with various services. Social worker, $2,000 a year: junior gocial worker, $1,800 a year, with the Veterans’ Administration. Tull information may be obtained at commission's office, 1724 F street. Upper: SENATOR CARTER GLASS. Lower: BISHOP JAMES CANNON, JR. LONG USES POLICE T0 RETAN OFFCE Governor Ready to Thwart Attempt of Paul N. Cyr to Take Over Post. By the Associated Press. BATON ROUGE. La., October 14.— Surrounded by State highway police- men, Huey P. Long held the Governor's office in Louisiana today against the challenge cf Lieut. Gov. Paul N. Cyr, who has moved to oust Long the ground he is a United States Senator and cannot be the State’s chief execu- tive at the same time. All during the night a score of police- men stood guard around the capitol and the Governor's mansion to thwart any attempt by Cyr to take charge of the State government. Took Oath Yesterday. Cyr was at his home in Jeanerette. He went there after taking the oath as Governor at Shreveport yesterday. “I am going to make Long Governor or Senator, but not both.” he said Frank J. Looney, Cyr's legal counsel, said: “We will file suit in a few days in Shreveport and no effort will be made to forcibly take possession of any office. | but pending the outcome of the suit, of course, we Wwill Cyr as Governor.” Don't Want Him to Yield. Judge G. T. Worthem, another of s counsel, said: “We do not expect recognize Lang to yield, but we are going ahead | in an orderly, legal way. In fact, we don't want him to yleld. We are watch- ing if he recognizes King (Senator Alvin O. King, president pro_tempore of the Senate) as Lieutenant Governor. If he does, that is an admission that he has vacated the office of Governor by certifying himself as Senator.” United States Senator Edwin Brous- sard has stated Long was legally a Senator and not Governor. Senator King was due in Baton Rouge at noon to take the oath as Lieutenant Governor. Both Long and Cyr agree that office is vacant. TLong said he would recognize Senator King as lieutenant governor and ex- pected him to take the oath at 3 p.m. Letters Disclosed. The Governor made public a letter from Cyr. demanding that he surrender | Long | the executive office peacefully. also disclosed his reply. in which he refused the demand “in toto.” Cyr’s letter follows: “Sir: This is to advise vou that I have taken the oath of office as Gov- ernor * * * and have been inducted into office, and, under the constitution of Louisiana, you have no further right to claim possession of the governorship or exercise any function thereof. “I therefore, demand of you that you immediately surrender the office, its archives and all that appertains to said office and divest yourself of the appear- ance of chief executive of Louisiana.” Long's reply follows: “Dear Sir: I acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 13, in which you claim you should be recognized as Gov- ernor of this State. I have the honor to decline your demands in toto.” 5 Long quietly rested in bed in the ex- ecutive mansion this morning while two highway policemen stood guard in the mansion rotunda. A ccmpany of National Guardsmen. which was called out after Cyr took the oah of office yesterday, was gdemobilized at Gov. Long's order. He said he had not ordered the Guard out. AKRON MAY FLY HERE GOING TO LAKEHURST Flight to Future Home Is Due After Passing Navy Tests. The U. S. S. Akron, world's largest airship, may pay its first visit to the National Capital next week. Speed tests were begun at Akron, Ohlo, under the eyes of a naval board. ‘The speed tests are to be followed by a duration flight trial of at least 48 hours, which is the only obstacle to final ac- ceptance of the giant ship by the Navy. Soon after acceptance and commis- sioning of the ship, it was indicated at the Navy Department, the Akron wik be flown to the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, N. which will be her fu- ture home, probably visiting the Capital en _route. It was understood at the Navy De- partment that if the weather remains favorable at Akyon the big airship will go from the speed runs into the 48-hour duration flight without delay, conclud- ing her trials before the end of this 2] FORTRADE HESAYS Premier Expects U. S. Visit Will Be Informal Talk on World Problems. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 14.—Premier Pierre Laval, who sails for the United States on Friday, made it clear in a speech to} the Anglo-American Press Club today that he has no definite program for economic restoration for the world. “I am making this visit to America to defend the common interests of | France and the United States,” he said, | “and also to safeguard our old civiliza- tlon. “Do not deduce from this that I have a fixed progiam and intend to arrive at Washington cartying a definite plan That would be news rich with hope, but it would generate a cruzl dec:p- tion.” His conversations with President Hoover, he said, will not be so formal a, to merit designation as “conferences.” “In inviting me,” he said, “'President Hoover thought our meeting would aid the search for ways to bring back con- IN EAST CHANGED Vesgels Sent to Shanghai for Shore Leave Instead of to Chefoo. - By the Associated Press. The sailing orders of American naval vessels in Oriental waters have been changed to avold “misunderstanding” by the two nations this Government is sceking to bring into peaceful agree- ment. While its diplomatic representatives in China and Jap:n continued to urge cttlement cf the Manchurian dif- the Stat: Department was stirred yesterday by the publishing in New York of * nsational réport” re- arding the movement of the United report involved the “ioutine movement” of the ships from Tsingtau | 1o Chefoo, both on the Chinese c-ast, | for shore leive “as has been customary { tor 20 years.” Matter of Routine. Inquiries_were made immediately at the State Department. Shortly after- ward the State Department announced | fidence and calm. We are not partici- pating in a conference; we are not drafting a treaty. We will simply talk frankly, face to face, about the impor- tant problems raised by the present situation in the world." Premier Laval-announced he would afternoon on the eve of his depa Meanwhile, some members of Par society expec#>d Mlle. Jose Lava her father on his voyage, It was learned that the premier re- France than originally were assigned to him It was also understood that the American Government was pre- paring for the possible arrival of Mlle. Laval with her father. ATTACK ON DOLLAR STUDIED. . S. Officlals, Puzzled, Believe Effect Abroad Is Negligible. Attacks on the American dollar abroad have received special consider- ation in Washington, especially in view of the fact President Hoover soon is to confer with Premier Laval of France. During the last week the value of the dollar has undergone constant, but ineffective, attack in France through the publication of various distorted re- ports in the French press. including | Tumors that the American Government | had resorted to inflation | Not only have the results been neg- ligible, but the Government here is confident they will continue to be negligible. There is gold in the United States earmarked for French account but if all of it were withdrawn admin- jetration officials are assured a suffi- cient amount would remain to guaran- | tee the stability of American currency. Reaffirm U. S. Gold Standard. ! High officials are puzzled as to the reason for this sudden outburst in the French newspapers. The persistence of the attack presents a suggestion. at| least. of a carefully planned campaign | by French bankers or others against the value of the dollar. Among other things, the Hoover plan for a revolving fund of $300,000,000 to liberate frozen assets has been de- serib:d in French publications as a, step toward inflation. , President | Hoover is known to take ‘an entirely | opposite view. It has been necessary officials in Europe to reaffirm the in- tention of the United States to main- tain the gold standard, even with the | | fact generally known that the United States holds more of the world’s gold supply than any other nation. The most notable and recent of this type of reaffirmation took place this| | week when Dr. W. Randolph Burgese, deputy governor of the New York Fed- eral Reserve, told the Bank for Intor- | national Settlements that this country would not abandon the gold standard. In some official quarters there is a feeling that the French newspaper storiss may be entirely without signifi- cance, even in origin. It is realized that distribution of these stories in France may simply have happened in the natural course of events, and have {no_meaning whatever. Such concern as exists here relates distinctly to the origin and purposes of the movemert, and not to its possible effect. The statement was made yesterday on high authority that even if France withdrew all the gold it could from this country, and pounded dollar credit down as far as possible, the result would be too small to take into account. Laval Visit Held Unaltered. THe feeling in official circles is that not even the forthcoming discussions | between the President and M. Laval could be materially influenced. It is the announced purpose on both sides to discuss frankly and sincerely the problems in which the two nations have a common interest, including the world finance situation. It is the as- sumption here that France herself will do nothing meantime which might cre- ate an unfavorable political or economic atmosphere. Strong but informal indications have reached Washington that the French preniier will seek a common policy for the two countries to follow while the gold standard is being buffeted in the storm of unsettled world conditions. This being the case, officials are dis- posed to feel that whatever the cause of the present disturbance in thre exchange uation in France, everything possible be done by French officials to quiet it. e SOCIETY WILL OBSERVE VICTORY ANNIVERSARY Sons of American Revolution Will Attend Special Services in Memory of Yorktown. The 150th anniversary of the sur- render of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown will bs commemorated by the District | of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at a special serv- ice in Fcundry M. E. Church Sunday evening. The services are being held in line with the proclamation of President Hoover in September, in which he 1ecommended that persons gather in their respective places of worship on that day to commemorate the sur- render at Yorktown and give thanks for | blessings bestowed. The members cf the Scns of the American_Revolution, their wives and guests will gather in the headquarters of the National Society, S. A. R., 1227 Sixteenth street, Sunday evening at 7:15 oclock and march from there to Foundry M. E. Church. The services will be conducted under direction of Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor. FAM_ILY SERVES INDIA 37 Have Followed First Member to Go as Medical Missionary. Dr. Lewis R. Scudder, medical mis- sionary to India, had a grandfather wio gave up his medical practice in New York City in 1819 to go to India as the first medical missionary to that country. 4 Since then 37 members of his family have gone to India as missionaries. Altogether they have given 1,000 years af.gervics to. - { matter of routine by the commander in A quested larger quarters on the lle de | for American | | Theodore Irving Reese, 58, of the Epis- the changed sailings. “So there can be no misuhderstand- | ing_of the rcutine nature cf the visit to Chefoo. tie Navy Department tonight | ordered the vessels to Shanghai ior sha leave,” the announcemont said. vement frony Tsingtau to 1s not crdered by the Navy | Department. but was ordered as a | ea | chief of the Asiatic fleet.” The American Government is still ex- | pectant that slowly through the maze | of diplomacy a peaceful settlement will b: reached by the two disputing Ori- | ental powers. Given Manchurian Survey. Nelson T. Johnson, Minister to China, has reached Nanking for a series of dis- | cussions with government officials. Both there and In Tokio the position of the United States that peace must be pre- served w ing enunciated in accord with sim expressidns from other major powers. However, while confident that eventu- ally the threat of open war between China and Japan will be thrust aside, cctetary Stimson is cognizant that the basis of agreement cannot be reached iz a day. | “'While awaiting further developments {both from the Orient and the League | of Nations he had before him a detailed | report on cénditions in Manchuria. The | survey, compiled by two American ob- servers, was not made public. MARTZ ADMITS GUILT IN KILLING ZIRKLE Youth Faces Fifteen Years for, Degree Quiz. Robert E. Martz, 19, indicted for first- | degree m | death of Irving Zirkle in a pool room | near Ninth street and New York avenue | last Spring. pleaded guilty to man-| <laughter today when called for trial} before Justice F. D. Letts in Criminal Division 2. The case was continued for | two weeks for sentence. The penalty for manslaughter is a maximum of 15 imum. ness bafore the grand | 3 3 he pol brutality invescigation. He cave an afdavit to a Star reporter at the District Jail Tging police with mistreating him. At the time of the shooting Martz med the gun had been discharged | accidently. He was represented by At- torney Denny while Assistant | United States 2 Jchn J. Sirica ! appeared for the pre ution. | . - |EPISCOPAL BISHOP DIES AT CINCINNATI HOME, Rev. frving of Southern Ohio Diocese Succumbs to Long Illness. Theodore Irving Reese By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, October 14—Bishop copal Diocese of Southern Ohio, died yesterday at his home after several months’ illness. His healtl’ impaired, Bishop Reese had been unable to attend to his duties for about two years, and his place was filled by the Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, bishop coadjutor. Bishop Reese was believed near death last Winter, when he suffered his fifth stroke of paralysis, but he partially re- | covered and was able this Summer to leave the city for a short period. SHI British PBUILDING EBBS Construction for Year Is Lowest Since 1887. LONDON, October _14 (#).—Lloyd's register reported yesterday that the | total tonnage of ships under construc- | tion at British yards at the end of | September was 417,385, the lowest fig- ure since 1887 and a decrease of 6212 per cent from last year. The total included 64,000 tons on which work since has been suspended. The six next largest shipbuilding | countries, headed by the United States. | reported an aggregate decrease of 1713 per cent during the yean bem e HITS VERSAILLES PACT Premier Hertzog of South Africa| Says Treaty Needs Revision. BLOEMFONTEIN, Union of South Africa, October 14 (#).—The economic | system of the past Is collapsing, Premier | Hertzog told the Nationalist Party Con- | gress today, and there can be no basis of reconstruction without revision of the Versailles treaty. The government of South Africa, he said, is determined to retain the gold | standard until it is driven off. “The British pound is not good money,” he declared, “while the Unlon pourid is gond.” URGE SPECIAL SESSION NEW YORK, October 14 (#).—The city Board of Aldermen yesterday passed a resolution asking President Hoover to call a special session of Con- gress for discussion of a $5,000,000,000 bond issue for unemployment relief. The_vote on adoption was 56 to 3, with all Democrats approving it. CANAL REPORTS 0.K’D The proposed expansion of the Panama Cenal and construction of the Nica- raguan Atlantic-Pacifi: Canal were de- clared unfeasible, due to decreasing traffic, at a session of the Interoceanic Canal Board here yesterday. ‘Army engineers’ reports on both pro- jects were approved by the board, how- ever, thereby clearing the way for im- mediate action on either job when funds are avallable, l er in connection with the | | ration in the efforts of the League of | LARGEST SPAN TO BE the Hudson River, which will be monies. The bridge, the world span of 3.500 feet, or about tw A il OPENED OCTOBER 24. VIEW from the Jersey side of the new George Washington Bridge across opened October 24 with elaborate cere- 's largest suspension project, having a o-thirds of a mile, was built at a cos t of $60,000,000 and took over four years to complete—Wide World Photo. CHINA'S HOPE NOW RESTS ON LEAGUE Direct Negotiations Fail to Bring Agreement With Japan on Manchuria. foreign minister, who is serving as | chairman of this Council session, re- | hizawa, spokesman for Japan. The serfes of consultations was believed 10 constitute an effort to reach unanimous agreement regarding American co- operation. Hold Private Session. Members of the Council, who heard yesterday, essembled in private session | sidered the form of an invitation to the United Stasés to sit with the Coun- cil's executive board in this extraordi- nary sesgion. (Continued From Pirst Page.) “face" the re'ations of the two countries would b a long time in improving. Shidehara then repeated that, under Japan’s policy, it would be impossible to withdraw her troops until China gave a guarantee that Japan-se lives and property in Manchuria would be properiy protected. Chiang's report of the trend of the conversations evidently displeased Nanking. The Japanese foreign office understood that the Chinese Minister received instructions not to see Shide- hara acain for the purpose of continu- the private talks, which were begun on the initiative of Chiang. | Japan maintained her attitude in the controversy, but at the same time watching every move made by other nations toward a solution Particulerly were Japan's eyes di- rected toward Washington and Geneva. ‘The cabinet, “working in perfect ac- cord with military authorities.” has agreed upon a nucleus of principles upon which Japan will arbitrate the problem. U. S. Gets Set of Principles. Fundamental differences, a foreign office spokesman said, naturally wculd have to be discussed direct with Nank- ing. Less important details, he said, might be threshed out with whatever authority assumed power in the Man- churian capital. Mukden. The American charge de'affaires, Ed- win L. Neville, was presented the set of principles, indicating acknowledgement of the nited States’ interest in the controversy. | With the exception of two reported | incidenys, there were no important mil itary developments in Manchuria with- in the last 24 hours. A Mukden dispatch to the Rengo News Agency yesterday said Japanese | planes reconnoitering over Tahushan | Junction, on the Mukden-Peiping Rail- | way, were fired upon by Chinese troops | aboard a/military train and that the Japanese retaliated with four bombs. Reports of the departure of Japanese troops from Mukden, assertedly to sur- round Chinchow in an anti-bandit drive, were lacking here. (This report was contained in a Muk- | den dispatch to the London Rpress. | Chinchow is the temporary seat of the | Manchurian government.) U. S. MINISTER AT NANKING. American and British Diplomats Seek | Clearer Understanding of Situation. NANKING, October 14 (P.—The | British and American Ministers to | China arrived here today from Peiping, the move apparently indicating the de- | sire of the Washington and London governments for a clearer understand- | ing of China's position in her con- troversy with Japan. Nelson T. Johnson, the American Minister, arrived this morning, con- | ferred for an hour with Frank W. Lee. acting Chinese foreign minister, and then made & courtesy call on President Chiang Kai-Shek. Sir Miles W. Lampson, the British Minister, arrived late today by airplane. | The arrival of Johnson and Lampson was the outstanding development of the day. Those concerned with the Man- churian controversy marked time and | watched reports of the League of Na-| tions proceedings in Geneva. Nanking regarded as important the | journey of Hu Hanmin, former head of | the legislative division of the Chinese | national government. from Nanking | to Shanghai, where he is expected to | greet envoys of the insurgent Canton | faction. Hu, once held a virtual prisoner here for opposing President Chiang Kai- Shek, was released recently as the re- sult of progress in negotiations between Nanking and Canton for internal peace. GILBERT MEETS BRIAND. American Calls Bofore Visit of Chinese | and Japanese Delegates at Geneva. GENEVA. October 14 (#).—Prentiss Gilbert, United States consul general | in this city, conferred this morning | with Aristide Briand, presumably re-| garding the form of American collabo: Nations Council to restore peace in Manchuria, Imemdiately after he left, the French evERFRESH CITRATE or MAGNESIA PLEASANT and EFFECTIVE 25¢N1N CLEAN EW BOTTLES | churia, |CLAIMS GRO The impression prevails among those who Fave been watching developments closely that the United States is ready to accept an invitation to participate, providing there is unanimous agree- ment. fheluding that of the Japanese regresentative. was thought likely that an open meeting of the Council would take place later in the day. Yesterday's lengthy session, at which the Chinese and Japanese delegates presented their respective viewpoints of the deadlock, did not disclose any defi- nite, remedial program on the part of the League. M. Briand spoke of the League's_limited resources for pacifica- tion and hinted the need for outside assistance. Will Not Abandon Dauty. “In any case,” he said. will not abandcn its duty, but will per- | form 1t within the means at its dis- posal—alas, limited. If we receive the co-operation desired we shall succeed in Te-establishing a reign of complete harmony between the two nations which we love, which form part of our family and which we wish to see fully reconciled.” Informed circles suggested that Japan was not pleased by the action of Dr. Sze in invoking the Kellogg pact, but it was generally considered that he was within his rights in demanding inter- national intervention on these grounds es well as in the name of the League covenant, RUSSIA SHOWS INTEREST. Japanese Ambassador Confers With Foreign Commissioner Litvinoff. MOSCOW, October 14 (#).—Soviet Russia’s interest in the Sino-Japanese controversy in Manchuria was evidenced | today by a conference between Foreign | Commissar Maxim Litvinoff and the Japanese Ambassador, Koki Hirota. Hirota China oceu Litvinoff had earlier received from | a copy of a Japanese note to xplaining Japan's réasons for g non-treaty zones in Man- and for not withdrawing her troops. UPS TO CLOSE Two Commissioners to End Work as McCarl Ruling Result. able for them, the American-Mexican General and Specials Claims Commis- sions are preparing to close out their the protection and preservation” of records only. The controller general decided that under the law the commissions no longer exist and that compensation is no longer available for expenses. The agent for the United States, Clement L. Bouve, occupies offices in the In- vestment Building. ST. LOUIS BANK HELD UP Two Bandits Obtain $6.000"in Cash and Escape—Trio Grilled. ST. LOUIS, October 14 (#).—The Sarah-Olive Bank was robbed of ap- | proximately $6,000 yesterday by two men who forced five employes to lie on the floor in the vault, then cleaned out fled, presumably to an automobile driven by a third robber. withheld, were arrested tonight for questioning. Tods second bank robbery here in six years. | ceived Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese rep- | | resentative, and then Kenkichi Yos-| both sfdes of the Manchurian conflict | before M. Briand’s conferences began, | and they were reported to have con- | “the Council | i Because Controller General McCarl | hel dthat funds no longer were avail- | work and reduce to a small force “for | the cash from the two tellers’ cages and | Three suspects, whose names police | s hold-up was the “Blue Venus” That's what the name cost us—but JAPAN BLOCKS L. 5. SITTING IN LEAGUE China Willing, but Tokio Seen 1 *Hopeful of Playing Geneva Against Washington. (Continued From First Page.) would have withdrawn their troops of occupation within the South Man- churian railway zone. Inquiry on the Spot by representatives of the United States,” Great Britain, Germany and France, acting independently, shows clearly that not only this has not been done, but that. the forces of occupation apparently have been strengthened and raids and bombings are almost a daily occurrence, In addition to this, Japan late yester- day introduced an entirely new element info the situation. As nearly as can be understood, the Japanese position is that the troops will not be withdrawn unless China first agrees in direct nego- tiations with Japan to “three funda- mental principles.” Chinese diplomats in Tokio seem to have tried yesterday to ascertain what these principles are. Japan seems to have answered that it will disclose them only after China formally agrees to negotiate. In- quiries made here privately in Jap- anese circles regarding the nature of these principles, have been met merely by the reply that they.cannot yet be disclosed. but that Japan's feeling is that the whole question of Sino-Jap- | anese relations must now be raised and | that this question would be much ton big and complicated for the League of Nations or other outside parties and that therefore China should be en- | couraged to enter immediately into di- | rect negotiations with Japan, May Ask For Inquiry. The question now is, what can the | League “of the United States, acting | jointly, actually do? To the present, | the Council has been deliberating un- der Article 11 of the League covenant, according to the spirit of which medi- ation with full consent of both parties to & dispute is the appropriate method. Japan can and probably will be re- quested once more to cease its mili- tary operations, like bombing and raid- ing in the occupied territory, and to withdraw its troops as quickly as pos- sible from this territory into the rail- way zone. where nobody contests Ja- pan's rights, and to authorize the League of Nations to send a neutral | inquiry commission to the spot. In the September negotiations the | sending of such a commission was re- | fused by Japan and was advised against by the United States. One of the first questions to be an- | swered is likely to be whether the United States has changed its mind | on this point. If Japan agrees to these or similar terms the Council can again | adjourn and await events. If. how- ever Japan refuses, the whole issue of sanctions will arise, such as a partial | rupture of diplomatic relations and a partial economic boycott Meanwhile no pains will be spared to avoid taking such strong measures On the other hand. it is the life of the League itself which is threatened if it reveals itself unable to cope with this situation (Copyrisht, GRID-MINDED COLLEGIANS IGNORE SERIES ON RADIO 1931) Page Boy Is Only One lnterested; in Broadcast Coming Over — Harvard Club Set. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, October 10.—It's strange | but true that the foot ball crowd seldom is interested in base ball, though it may | not be vice versa. Il Indeed, the ball depression among | former collegiates. the world series not- withstanding. has been acute at the| Harvard Club here. Harvard Hall, that | architectural epic of Stanford White featured the intrusion of a loud speaker announcing the play-by-play activities | | of a world series game. |~ Six Harvard graduates were writing letters. Four were in a conference on a lounge. and a boy. who inquired in the right kind of an accent every so often for “Mr. Smith, paging Mr. Smith.” was | the only one interested. How he hated to get out of range of that loud speaker! UTHOR DIES MEXICAN A Victoriano Salado Alvarez Once Served Embassy Here. MEXICO CITY, October 14, Victoriano Silado Alvarez. 74. noted | Mexican historien, journalist and author, died vesterday: He sorved as secretary of the Mexican Embassy at Washington about 30 years ago and wes for several years a resident of San Antonio, Texas cpe U. S. OFFICIAL IS SUED W. G. Campbell Asked $50.000 Damages in Auto Mishap. The Metropolitan Insurance Co. filed suit in District Supreme Court_ today seeking $50.000 damages from Walter G. Campbell. director of regulatory work of the Department of Agriculture, for money paid out to one of its em- ployes who was injured by Campbell's | automobile on June 30 and has since | been confined in & hospital. The com- pany stated that under the compensa- tion act it has paid to Oscar M. Hark- ness a total of $1,602 and will be re- quired to make payments indefinitely. | Attorneys Swingle and Swingle appear | for the company. P— HAMBURG CHEERS FLYERS HAMBURG, Germany, October 14 (). | —The three aviators who fell into the Atlantic while attempting to fly from | Lisbon to New York and were rescued | after six days afloat, came back to Eu- rope by steamship today and were cheered by a large crowd at the docks. ‘They were Capt. Christian Johans- | sen, Willy Rody and Fernando D= Costa Viega. The Senate officially welcomed them after they came ashore. —the ring with - the $645 name! it was-worth it! 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