Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1931, Page 1

WEA' (U8 Weather B Mostly temperature tonight Temperatures—Hig yesterday . low 1, HER ureau rorecast ) cloudy, with continued mild and tomorrow hest, 75, at 3 pm at 7:30 a.m. today Pull report on page 16 Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 he Enening Star. The only e Associated service. vening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday's Circulation, 117,990 No. 31,980. Entered as second class matter WASHINGTON , D. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1931—THIRTY PAGES. ¥ (#) Means Associated e —— TWO CENTS. Press. post office, Washington, D. ¢ JAPAN MAY O. K. TRUCE UNDER NEW CONDITIONS: LEAGUE RENEWS WORK Dema;ds End of Arti-Tokio Activities. 50,000 CHINESE TROOPS GATHER . Chang Aide Said to Be Leader of ‘New Force. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, November 21.—It ap- peared possible today that the Japanese government might be willing to accept an armistice in Manchuria if it were made condi- tional on the cessation of anti- Japanese activities in China, as| well as armed action in Man- churia. It is felt in official Japanese circles, however, that the League should have issued a strict warn- ing to China against aggravation of the situation after Japan drew attention a week ago to the dan- ger in Northern Manchuria which resulted from the concentration of Chinese forces under Gen. Mah Chan-Shan at Tsitsihar and Anganchi. Instructions Sent to Paris. ‘The governmént‘s instructions to reject yesterday's proposal for an armistice were sent to Paris last night after Kenkichi ‘Yoshi- zawa, the League Council member, | Ipivies Chinenite DR. ALFRED SZE. U. S, POLICY HELD KEY TO SITUATION !None of League Powers Has Direct Interest in Manchuria. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star. | PARIS, France, November 21,~The | whole situation of the Leagué™of Na- | tions Council in its effortssto deal with had referred the proposal to the government. But it app-ared that Mr. Yoshizawa -1 prévicutly intimated to the govern- r-en’ that he saw no oblection to tae The Japanese Zoreign office ppr-hensive thet the Leegue 1 eacc!pidlbul not one of them has a direct|gate China is unthinkable unless | the Manchurian crisig seems now to | | depend on a plain declaration of policy {on the part of the United States. | Al the League powers are strongly | | interes,of in preserving and making ef- | | fegu¥e the League covenart, the Kel- | i6gg pact and peace pacts in general. | }Council Cz_lthers to Make New Peace Bid. 'SZE TO INSIST ' ONEVACUATION of Announcement Armistice Misunderstanding. PARIS, November 21 (#).— Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese delegate to the Council of the League of Nations, formally proposed at a public meeting of the Council this afternoon | that the League send a com- | mission to determine the facts regarding the military situa- tion in Manchuria. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 21.— The “armistice” between Japan and China which the League of Na- tions’ secretariat announced last night appeared to have evap- |orated completely today .as the | League Council gather for a pub- |1ic meeting, at which the members hoped to clarify the confused sit- uation The first item on the agenda. however, was not the Manchurian dffpute; it was the matter of a |boundary line between Irak and Syria. The Manchurian problem was second on the list. A Japanese representatives con- | firmed dispatches frcm Tokio that their government was unwilling to accept an armistice, either in name or fact, and Chinese spokes- men asserted the League’s pro- posal for a commission to investi- Due to | - en h's own responsibility | we'ting ihe goverpment’s in- | o H n was the case, however, | -os re/dh-the governmant cannot con- i er itzelf bound by cuch an cction. Autoriigtive sources here sald re- ports have bsen recelted from Mukeen thet 50,000 Chinese troops arc concen- jrating in the vielnity of Chinchow. The Mukden reports caid the 50,000 Cizinese are gathering under the lead- ership of Gen. Jung Chin, chief of staff for Chang Hsueh.Liang, former Man- churian governor, The news led offi- clals to belleve the Chinese are prepar- ing a attack on the South Manchurian Raliway, ana measures are being taken to protect Mukden, the railway and ints. ougl:emn( Tokio's chief objections to the League truce proposal is that if it were I:E!Pttd and the hands of the Japanese army tied, Chang Hsueh- Liang, Gen. Mah and others would rush ccncentration of troops at various points, menacing the Japancse forces, although the concentration would not technically be called fighting. Answer Dubuchi’s Message. A reply to the cable of Ambassador Debuch': at Washington detailing his conversation with Secretary Stimson was sent to Washington last night within an hour after receipt of the Ambassador's message. The conversa- tion was described here as “very frank,” but its subject was not men- tioned. The newspaper Nichi Nichi, in a dispatch from Washington, said Secre- tary Stimson called Ambassador De- buchi’s attention to Japan's obliga- Kellogg pact, but the foreign office would not confirm this. Detachments of the army telegraph mobile corps will for Manchuria as war office an- tions under the corps. and the autol leave next Tuesday “replacements,” the unced today. o K ted “armistice” rise in official circles and instructions concerning the government's Gecision were sent Yoshizawa. “Acceptance is unthinkable” an au- thoritative spckesman said. “It would mean total surrender of the Japanese principles involved.” Government Defines Position. The government took the position that the proposed “armistice” would be equivalent to withdrawing it§ troops and this, from the beginning of the conflict, has been declared im- possible until the lives and property of Japanese citizens in Manchuria have been guaranteed by trusted Chinese authorities. The League was informed weeks ago, the spokesman sald, of the imminent danger of a Chinese offensive on the Nonni River and of Chinese concen- trations in Chingchow. “If Tokio accepted the truce, or whatever Paris reports mean by an ‘armistice,” he said, “it would mean that Chang _ Hsueh-Liang _ wo “(Continued on Page 2, Column 8. MEDIA DEAD GIRL IS NEW YORK NURSE Sister Identifies Teflh;f Miss Bird- sall, Whose Skeleton Was Found by Gunners. By the Associated Press MEDIA, Pa., November 21.—The skeleton of a young woman found by gunners near. Néwton Square on Novem- Dber 13 was identified today as that of Miss Kathryn Putney Birdsall, a trained nurse of New York City. Tdentification was made by Miss Birdsall's sister, Mrs. Mary Birdsall McProud of Yonkers, N. Y., by means of a chart of her sister's teeth. national interest to keep Japan from it {s coupled with some measure grabbing Manchuria. On the con-|for eyacuation by Japanese troops trary, the two leading powe:s on the | yn Manchuria. council and the only two With exten- | pronve Coe e ool el sive TFar Eastetn .interests, namely, | Great Britain and Prance, look on the whole China question much as Japan does and are by no means alarmed at the idea of extension of the Japa- nese sphere in Manchuria. The United St>tes, on the other hand, is one of two great powers, the othar | bcing the Soviet Unijon, which not only profess strong interest in preserving world peace, but also are be'leved to have under the existing ireaties what amounts to direct inter>st in copposing any mew_expansion of Japan's political mlgI on Manchuria or any other part of 8. Weak Resolution Results. ‘When, therefore, the Japamese troops |first acted, S:ptember 18, the League Council immediately got in touch with | the United States. Atthe Council meet- | ing, in September, the influsnce of the | United States was exerted to hold the | Council back. The Coumndjl, in nccord- | ance.with League precasiemts, had begun | to discuss the sending of an Inquiry | Commission to tho spot, and the fixing | of an arbitrary dat: ior the .Japanese | withdrawal into the South Manchurian | rai'way zone. | ‘ The United States joined Japan i " (Centinued on Page 2, Column 4. | BRITISH SHIP AGROUND | | Heavy Sea Pounds Vessel at En- H trance to Narragansett Bay. | BOSTON, November 21 (%).—Coast | Guard headquarters here today Teported that the steamslup Baron Glenconner | was aground off Point Judith, at the | entrance to Narragansett Bay, R. I. The | Coast Guard force at New London sent | vessels to her assistance | Reports to the Coast Guard indicated | that the vesscl was being pounded hard by the swell of (he sea_and ‘that her | position was dangcrous. Fog enshrouded the New England coast today. The Baron Gienconner is a British | freighter of 1544 tons net. She sailed | from Bwansea October 31 for Provi- dence, R. I YULE SHOPPERS GUARDED Barred From Known Criminals | Certain Areas in Gotham. | NEW YORK, November 21 (#).— | Dead lines ware drawn today to protect | Manhattan Christmas shoppers, | The new barred districts into which | known criminais may not go under penalty of arrest on sight are from Ninth~ to_ Sixteenth streets between Third and Seventh avenues, Manhat- | tan: the Maiden lane jewelry district and’ the Fulton stieet shopping district | declined to throw any light on the situation, urging all inquirers to await developments from this afternoon’s mesting. Misunderstanding Blamed. Great dissatisfaction prevailed in in- ternational quarters over the “misunder- standing” of last night which resulted in an assumption by League authorities that the Chinese had accepted in prin- ciple a proposal for a truce. At tocay's session, it was understood, Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese spokesman, in- tends to declare publicly that China will never agree to any plan for an “armis- tice” which does not provide for at least a beginning of troop withdrawal. He is expected to state that China is willing to approve both the truce and the investigating commission, but that military evacuation is an indispensable condition. "roop Recall Issue Remains. The collapse of the truce plans oc- curred last night a few hours after the settlement was belicved to have been arranged. Ambassador Charles G. Dawes con- ferred with Dr. Sze at his hotel rhis orning, but declined to comment on he interview. Although all 14 members of the coun- cll, including the Japanese and Chinese representatives, agreed in principle on the desirability of a truce and on an investigation by an international com- mission the Japanese and Chinese are still in direct conflict on the removal §f Japanese troops back to the South Manchurian Railway zone. Japan refused to agree to withdraw her troops until her demands regard- ing treaties are satisfied by China and the Chincse continued to stand firm in refusing to accept any plan which leit Japanese troops on Chinese soil dur- “x;‘; negotiations between the two coun- es. Chinese Attitude Misinterpreted. A too sanquine belief that the Chinese would accept the Japanese terms seems to have been the cause of the mis- understanding last night. Officials of the League secretariat let it be under- stood that the Chinese were willing to agree, but Dr. Sze made it clear later that he had no intention of accepting any plan which would leave Japanese troops still in possession of three Chi- { nese provincial capitals. It was explained in authoritative quarters that the misunderstanding arose through misinterpretation, by some members of the secretariat, of the Chinese attitude. China has a plan which includes both a truce and a commission of in- quiry but does not consent to continued Japanese military occupation. Japan also has a plan, but it makes no reter- ence to troop withdrawals and it is understood the Japanese have no in- tention of evacuating under present cir- cumstances, | | TAMMANY CHIE | of Brooklyn. By the Asociated Press. John Curry, the Tammany chieftain, and Representative Garner of Texas mt today for the first time—having break- fast together at 7 a.m. | “Furely social” was the way the meet- |ing was described by Garner, ihe pro- spective Democratic Speaker of the House. ‘The Texas Representative declsred at his office in mid- ing that none of the issues before the Democratic party were discussed. | “I never had seen ene of these ani- mals from Tammany Hall,” he sald. “and I _wanted to res what one looked like. T couldn't see any horns or hoofs CURRY MEETS ‘ GARNER FIRST TIME “SOCIALLY” Prospective House Speaker Says He Saw No Hoofs and Horns on New Yorker at Breakfast Here. on him like T had seen in cartoons of the Tammany Hall boys. “Curry appeared to me to be 8 mighty nice man and a very pleasant gentleman. “We didn't talk about any business because our breakfast just lasted about 20 minutes and you can't do much talking and eating in that time.” A Tammany man, Representative O'Connor, arranged the meeting after Garner had told him he wanted to meet Curry. O'Connor only yesterday claimed he would be elected floor leader of the party. (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) FLETCHER CHOSEN ARNS DELEGATE |Extensive Diplomatic Experi- ence of Retiring Tariff Offi- cial to Be Utilized. The diplomatic experience of Henry P. Fletcher will be utilized next in duction ¢f armaments. It was learned yesterday that the re- | tiring chairman of the Federal Tariff Commission is to be a delegate to the ruary under auspices of the Lecgue of Nations. |1s not one of its members. President Hoover has sald nothing about it publicly, but those who should know say he hss definitely decided upon Fletcher, whose rctirement es chalrman of the Tariff Commissicn comes No- vember 30. In whatever capacity he goes, how- | ever, the Greencastle, Pa., native will | be at home when the statesmen gather. | either in the formal atmosphere of a plenery session the informal gatherings where much of the real work is done under the eddy of tcbacco | smoke. 29 Years in Statecraft. He has spent almost 29 of his 58 years in statecraft. He was Undersec- Tetary of State during the Washington | Arms Conference in 1921 and 1922. He was Ambassador to Italy from 1924 to 1929. He headed the American delega- tion to the Pan-American Conference at Havana in 1923. He was Ambassad‘r to Mexico during the trying times of the World War—to mention only the more important posts he has held since Roosevelt sent him to Cuba as second secretary to the American legation in 1902. {""He is iikely to prove a steadying in- fluence if diplomatic tempers wear thin agreement. Few have seen Henry Fletcher ex- cited. He turned a Mexican crowd's jeers into cheers once by a smiling quip, | and ne is given credit for clearing away | much partisan antagonism on the TariT | Commission. His sense of humor rarely deserts him. He wanted to go to Princeton after finishing public school in Greencastle, but his pocketbook would not permit it. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at 21. With Rough Riders, The Spanish-American War was re- sponsible for his entry into diplomacy. He served with Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and the strenuous colonel liked his fighting style and his good humor off the fleld. His appearance goes with his disposi- tion. Ruddy faced, gray haired and of medium height, he is an immaculate dresser. Like President Hoover, he fa- vors & double-breasted blue suit, and {with it he generally wears a fawn- colored walstcoat. Callers at his office. strangers or ac- quaintances, have little difficulty in getting in unless the pressure of his work is unusual, He likes to talk golf and his game 15 good. Just now he is interested in re- placing 35 trees on his Greencastle es- tate which were killed by the drought last year. ALFONSO MISSES NEWS King on Hunting Trip When Out- lawed by Spanish Assembly. FONTAINBLEAU, France, Novem- ber 21 (#)—Former King Alfonso XIIT of Spain was away on a hunting trip, when news of the action of the Spanish Assembly in outlawing him on a charge of treason, reached his residence here. Members of his entourage, following his policy of not talking publicly on Spanish affairs, refused to comment on the Assembly’s decision. America’s efforts to effect a general re- | DIVERS TO SALVAGE LUSITANIA RICHES THROUGH STEEL TUBE Expedition Hopes to Recover Articles of Special Dispatch 13 The Star. NEW YORK, November 21 (N.ANA). —Plans for the recovery of articles of great value from the wreck of the liner Lusitania were announced here last night by D. B. l.ewis, treasurer of the Lake-Ralley Lusitania expedition, the headquarters of which are in this city. The originators of the scheme to sal- Great Value From Liner Sunk by German Submarine. | present expediti»n and that Mr. Lake | will be the chizf 1 technical operations. Negotiations with the British ad- miralty and Sthers are now under way, Mr. Lewis said, and it is hoped that the salvage work will be started within two months. The vork is to be carried out largely by the aid of a steel tube long enough to be lowered to the decks of the Lusitaniy at a depth of about feet. The tube, described as a vage objects of oterest from the fa-| “steel-inclosed stairway” with an ob- Arms Conference in Geneva next Feb- | He is considered the most | likely porsibility for chairman of the | delegaticn if Secretary of State Stimson | mous vessel, which was torpedoed off the Head of Old Kinsdale, Ireland, on May 7, 1915, sre Simon Lake, the sub- marine buiflder and inventor, and Capt. H. H. Ralley, who was the personal rep- resentative of Admiral Byrd during the Antarctic expedition. Mr. Lewis said servation chamber near the lower end, was invented by Mr. Lake and has, ac- | cording to Mr. Lowis, been tested in the | English Channel. | From the observation chamber, Mr. | | Lewis explained, 4 diver can descend | onto the wreck and by means of power- | ful lighting apparatus the scene could | be_amply | It is_planned, | " (Contini umn_ ALLEGED BEATING UNJUSTIFIED, COURT WILL ADVISE JURY Judge Proctor Will Also In- struct Members on Culpa- bility of Defendants. [JURYMEN MAY WEIGH HARKER’S PAST RECORD | | Decision of Whether Rubber Hose Is “Dangerous Weapon" Will Be Left to Jurors No justification existed for the al-| leged “third degree” beating of James Henry Harker, even though he were guilty of the robbery in connection with which he was being questioned by po- lice, Justice James M. Proctor of Crim- | inal Division 1 will advise the jury | Monday in the police “brutality” trial. Evidence tending to show Harker has | | a criminal record and that he actually | committed the crime for which he was | under investigation last August may be considered by the jury, however, in weighing the credibility of Harker's testimony against four first precinct | policemen. Culpability of Defendants. The jury also will be charged by the | court that in the event they find one of the defendants guilty of beating the prisoner, the co-defendants must be considered equally culpable if they were | present and “then and thereby feloni: ously and unlawfully aided, or abetted, or assisted, or incited or connived at such beating.” p These were among important prayers | of the prosecution granted today b | Justice Proctor in the trial of Predncc} | Detective James A. Mostyn and Police- | | men Willlam R. Laflin, William C.s | Grooms and William T. Burroughs on | | charges of attacking Harker with a | plece of rubber hose to extort a confes- sion of burglary. ‘Will Not Specify by Name. In pessing on the question of joint | culpability of the detendants, the court | announced it would be “careful” specify any defendants by name in charging the jury as to its duties. This remark was occasioned by action of the defense in specifying only certain of the defendants in several of the prayers. The court granted a prayer of United States Attorney Leo A. Rover that the jury be instructed furthermore that Harker, under his constitutional safe- guards, had a right to refuse to answer not to | eign countries. y | creased it notifies the Customs Bureau, | that the latter will be the leader of the | > 2, Column 2.) COLD WAVE BRINGS DEMOCRATS FAVOR under the pressure of work and dis- SNOW N MIDWEST Blizzard Sweeps Northwest as Winter’s Vanguard Presses Eastward. By the Associated Press, KANSAS CITY, November 21— Weather forces were in conflict over the continent today. Forerunners of Winter—cold and snow—pressed east- ward into a region now held by Indian Summer. where the elements fought much as the foot ball squads which turned out to- day for contests under varying atmos- pherical conditions. 20 Below at Regina. Roses were blooming in Toronto, but the temperature at Regina, Saskatche- wan, was 20 degrees below zero. Bliz- zards took their toll in the Northwest. Four deaths were attributed to the weather. New high temperatures were recorded in the East. It was 75 above | at_Jamestown, N. Y., yesterday. Weather Bureau officials said the cold | wave sweeping in from Northern Can- ada was vanquishing high pressure | areas which had persisted in most regions, bringing warm winds from the South. i Snow Hits Wide Area. | Snow has fallen on . territory spread- ing from Minnesota southward to the Panhandle country of Oklahoma and | Texas. Sleet and rain were reported at | other points. Rains and snow flurries | were in prospect for several Midwest- ern States today. Weather Bureau officials said that, in general, the Fall of 1931 has been the warmest on record. » FOUR DIE IN OREGON. SPOKANE, November 21 (#).—Freez- ing temperatures, riding on a cold wave from Northern Canada, scttled over Montana, Northern Idaho, Washington and Oregon today to add to the damage left by a combination of blizzards, gale- like winds, rain and snow. Four deaths; scores of motor car accidents; injuries to hundreds of per- sons who fell on ice-encrusted streets and sidewalks: at least 30 men unac- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) SALE TOO SUCCESSFUL NEW YORK, November 21 (#)—The Douglaston Garden Club’s rummage sale was @& great success for everybody but Mrs. James Coyle, the club presi- dent. She was enthusing over the $140 pro- ceeds yesterday when she reached for her new coat. It had been sold. New Waahin.gton The Middle West was the battleground | A Capital City unsurpassed in beauty and architectural splendor is the goal of the Government building program now in progress. Highlights of these developments in the Federal triangle and other areas are visualized for you in BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS THAT FILL THREE PAGES OF THE INCOME TAX BOOST f(ffingressiona! Leaders Wait Hoover Program to Bare Plan Details. | By the Associated Press | ‘The prospect of a big boost in taxes | on large scale incomes and inheritances grew today as Democratic leaders in Congress worked on a party financial program. | Although they do not intend to com- plete the program until after they learn | what President Hoover intends to ask of Congress, there was every indication the Democrats would commit themselves to finding in the higher income brackets ‘thc revenue relief needed by the Gov- | ernment. ‘The importance of the Democratic program lies particularly in the pros- pect that the party will control the House. There all revenue. legislation | must originate, and it will be drafted by the ruling majority. Big Incomes Defended. The Republicans also are in general agreement that a tax increase must be | made, but a good many still are op- | posed to bearing down on big incomes. Chairman Smoot, of the Senate Finance Committee, for instance, has proposed increasing 'income taxes all along the (Continued on Page 2, Golumn ey CANOE SAILING ATLANTIC Ship Picks Up Message Indicating Progress From Germany. LONDON, November 21 (#).—The steamship Alameda Star radioed today she had picked up a message from a sailing canoe in the Atlantic, bound from Hamburg, Germany to New York, giving the canoe’s position as latitude 26 north, longitude 20.35 west, a posi- tion somewhat southeast of the Azores. The message, which is believed to have come from Fritz Engler, who sailed October 14 from Hamburg in a rubber boat, sald all aboard were well. Engler is a second offiser of the Hamburg- American Line. He claimed his boat is unsinkable and expected to reach New York in 70 days by way of the Canary Islands and the Bahamas. | questions bearing on his alleged con- | nection with the burglary. When Defense Attorney James .. WILL NATCH BRIISH DUTIS 0 AMERIGAN GO0DS Tariff to Be Equalized by Em- ploying Countervailing Rates. LONDON’S NEW MEASURE IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY Places 50 Per Cent Levy on Cer- tain Articles Imported From This Country. By the Associated Press The Government prepared today to raise its tariff on British products to any level Great Britain lifts against American commodities. Immediate imposition of this plan was disclosed at the Treasury, where it was explained that the Hawley- Smoot tariff act provides for the em- ployment of countervailing duties to equalize the rates charged against American products by foreign nations. The new British anti-dumping meas- ure going into effect next Wednesday raises a barrier of 50 per cent rates against certain importations from the United States. Experts Making Up List. Commerce and Treasury officials are busy listing British commodities im- ported into this country on which the untervailing duties will be invoked. ‘The Department of Commerce keeps a close check on duties imposed by for- When any are ine which at once orders its collectors to impose a similar duty on such articles imported from that country. F. X. A. Eble, commissioner of cus- toms, today ordered that instructions be prepared to be sent to all collectors | notifying them of the listing in prepa~ rations and that the duties would be- come effective as soon as British duties are increased. Collier Sees Retaliation. Representative Democrat, Mississippi, who likely will be chairman of the Ways and Means Committee if Democrats organize, said he was “not at all surprised” by the ne; British rates on American prod- ucts. “It is just another evidence of re- talietion against the extreme and un- just rates in the American Hawley- Smoot act,” he said. ‘“You can’t ex- pect people to trade with you when you« won't trade with them.” Meanwhile, Collier, O'Shea, raFruzmlng Mostyn, Lafin and Grooms, introduced a prayer for 8 directed verdict of acquittal for his | clients, Justice Proctor announced his refusal and later sald he would con- | sider that Burroughs, represented by (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) 'STRAWN REFUSES 70 TALK DEPRESSION Says “Evil Factors” Are Being Al- lowed to Eclipse Importance of Country's Resources. | | By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y., November 21.— Silas H. Strawn, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, believes the “evil factors” of the present period of financial troubles are being allowed to eclipse the importance of the coun- try’s natural resources and the courage and enterprise of its citizens. Speaking last night at a dinner given the directors and officers of the United States Chamber of Commerce by the Buffalo Chamber, Mr. Strawn asked “abiding confidence in the fundamental soundness of our American institutions, in the enduring principles of our Gov- ernment” to counteract the influence of the depression. He declined to talk about the eco- nomic instability, saying the subject was already exhausted, and that busi- ness men were interested instead in “where do we go from here?” 24 DEAD IN MINE BLAST Yorkshire Explosion Traps Men Under Roof-Falls. DONCASTER, England, November %1 (#)—The number of deaths resulting fron yesterday's mine explosion at the Bentley colliery near here was increased to 24 today, when 6 of the injured men died in a hospital. Sixteen were brought dead from the pit after the explosion and two died shortly afterward. The mine is one of the largest in Yorkshire. About 1,000 men were below the sur- face when the blast occurred. Hundreds of them were temporarily trapped by roof-falls, but escaped. An inrush of gas followed the explosion, setting fire to the mine. One Killed, 12 Hurt in Red Clash. BURSCHEID, Germany, November 21 (#)—One man was killed and a dozen were injured in fights last night b’e:l"v:':n Communists and National go— o Z By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, November 21.—Some sad news for the hoys and girls today. Public schools should be operated the full year around, without the usuai three or four months' idleness in the Summertime. So says Dr. Charles H. Mayo, noted surgeon of Rochester, Minn. He made the statement last night in an address before a church men’s club here. to e lmgrwme of ideas on education,” Dr. Mayo said. “We let our pubiic schools stand idle approximately four months out of the year. They should be operated the year » 4 our YEAR-AROUND SCHOOL URGED BY DR. MAYO, FAMED SURGEON Vacations in Shifts Would Eliminate Huge Waste of Idle Equipment, He Declares. around, with part of the pupils and tegghers taking vacations at separate times. “Schools should be ated to al- low students whose menoup?rd.!ve]npment is rapid to go anead. children in a room holding back the rest and the teacher devoting most of her time to the backward pupils. The brighter ones should be allowed to go |Profi ahead and the cthers given an eppor- tunity to develop their natural talents z'hedy lmly not n: 'nb:'emto uunér the lead languages, bu m el intp leaders of men.” i B % I have seen six | Wil Collier cited as other illustrations of retaliation the Canadian and Itallan tariffs recently put into effect. Representative Haw! of Oregon, who was chairman ~of last Ways and Means Committee and coauthor of the present American schedules, said “There is no justification for any state- ment that Britain's tariff is retaliatory. The incoming Congress certainly will not take part in a tariff war.” List Is Being Rushed. Customs collections under the tarff law are istered by the Treasury and are under the direction of Lowman. He said today every effort was being made to hasten the preparation of the list of articles upon which the duties will be increased to equal the British duties. He expected that it would be ready and the increases in force by the time that the new British duties wiil g0 into effect. GENERAL TARIFF SEEN. Duties Imposed by Britain Blow to Half Dozen U. S. Industries. LONDON, November 21 (#)—Eng- land's first tariff schedule, the new anti-dumping measure which levies a 50 per cent duty on certain classes of manufactured goods, is regarded by American business observers here as the prelude to a general tariff to be established as soon as the necessary survey is completed. It aims a stiff blow at half a dozen American industries, but this prelim- inary measure, effective next Wednes- day, hits hardest at France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Belgium and Poland. It affects only 5 per cent of the goods imported from the United States last year in the class of manufactured and partially manufactured goods. That percentage has an estimated value of about $12,000,000. The total value of imports in that class from the United States last year is estimated at $275.- 000,000 and there is nothing to prevent the Government from extending the dutiable list to include all articles in the class. Hurts Specific Industries. Despite the fact that American trade as a whole does not suffer greatly under the present duties, specific industries will feel it, particularly manufacturers of metal furniture, razor blades, en- gineering tools, typewriters, cosmetics and vacuum cleaners. The radi6 interests also are affected, for while American imports last year were only 12 per cent of the total in that class, they have increased consid- erably this year with several big Ameri- can firms entering the market. Other items affected are oil products, non- ferrous metals ard naval stores, which are untouched in the first schedule of duties, but which might be included later, possibly to an extent which would make it necessary to refine oils in Eng- land. Value of Imports Tabulated. ‘The following table shows the value of imports from the United States in 1930 and their proportion to the total imports from all countries: Percentage of total. 80 . 36 58 31 94 Linoleum, etc. 57 Cosmetics . 40 The tariff on American silks is now 83Y; per cent, and it is expected this heavy levy may induce some American manufacturers to build plants in Can- ada or to expand those already operat- ing there, since goods manufactured the empire still are duty free. Similarly other industries may find it to their advani to establish branch plants in England rather than lose table market. There already ai a number of these, notably in the auto- Article. Metal furniture. Cutlery .. Value. .$111,000 2, . | mobile industry. Radio Programs on Page B-14 L