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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system . covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 117,824 TWO CENTS. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Fair and much colder; tomorrow fair and colder; fresh ‘winds. 1931—FORTY PAGES. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 31,984. No. ered as second class matt WASHINGTON, D. 0 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25; Lt (®) Means Associated Press. er 1ost_office, Washington. i DAWESNOTETOLEAGUE NOSTYN CONVTED WITH LAFLIN ON BRUTALTY CHARGE: THOAREACQUTED Jury, After More Than 44 Hours’ Deliberation, Finds Them Guilty of Assault byl Hand on Harker. GROOMS AND BURROUGHS ORDERED DISCHARGED| | Five Ballots Required for Verdict.! Convicted Pair Released on Pres- ent Bond—Defense Given Four Days to Prepare Motion for New Trial. . Precinet Detective James A. Mostyn and Policeman William R. Laflin of No. 1 precinct were con- victed by a jury in Criminal Division No. 1 this afternoon of a “third degree” assault by hand on James H. Harker on August 22 last. Policemen William C. Grooms and Willlam T. Burroughs were acquitted on both counts of an in- dictment charging felonious and simple assaults, involving the al- leged use of a piece of rubber hose and a beating with the fists. ‘The jury reported its verdict at 12:25 o'clock this afternoon after more than 44 hours of dell tion. The finding was announced by Ward T. Mixsell, foreman. : Count., The jury's decision acquitted both ‘Mostyn and Laflin on the first count of the indictnfent, which charged that the defendants assaulted Harker with “a dangerous weapon, to wit, a plece of rubber hose.” The testimony in the’case showed that the exonerated officers, Grooms and Burroughs, tcok no physical part in the assault, but that they were t in the room during the beat- Tequired five ballots to reach _r'udu':iom4 ‘The first 4l i i o jourth 11 to e omastiams for couviction of the gss g X urther charges pending against or Burroughs the court ordered be discharged. motion of defense counsel, James the court released Mostyn on_their present bond of " The Government offered objection. O'Shea was given four in which to prepare a motion for ew trial Justice Proctor dismissed the jury fter his appreciation of the service they had rendered and his per- sonal pleasure in having served ith the em. The jury, which had been out since 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, sent word from the jury room at 12:20 o'clock that it was ready to report. The four defendants who had been impatiently pacing the court house corridors, in company with their attorneys, hurried into the court room and took seats in front of the bench. ‘When the jury had taken its place in the box, the clerk asked the fore- man if a verdict had been reached. Foreman Gives Verdict. “We have,” Foreman Mixsell replied. “What is your verdict with regard to the defendant, James A. Mostyn, on the first count of the indictment?" the | 1 an was asked. “Not_guilty,” was the response. “What is the verdict with respect to the defendant Mostyn on the second count?” “Guilty.” i “What s your verdict with respect to the defendant, Willam R. Laflin, with respect to the first count of the indictment?” “Not guilty.” “What is your verdict with respect to the defendant, Laflin, on the second count?” “Guilty.” The clerk then asked the same ques- tions with respect to Burroughs and Groome, and in each case the reply was, “Not guilty.” Charged Beating With Hose.: ‘The first count of the indictment re- turned by the October grand jury charged that Harker, young apprentice baker, was beaten with a plece of rub- ber hose held by Mostyn and that Laf- 1in, Grooms and Burroughs participated in the alleged felonious attack. Con- viction on this count would have sub- Jected the defendants to lability of a 10-year prison term. The second count charged that Mcs- tyn and Laflin attacked Harker with their hands in the presence of Grooms and Burroughs. Mostyn and Laflin face & possible one-year sentence or a fine of $500 or both as the result of their con- viction of simple assault. HICCOUGHING HALTED WITHOUT OPERATION By the Associated Press. AURORA, Il November 25.—The ‘hiccoughs which annoyed John Weber, 60, for nine days, have been stopped, temporarily at least. ‘The hiccoughing ceased yesterday after an anesthetic had been admin- tered and & rubber tube was put into the vi 's 3 Dr. A. N. Kitemplon, the attending sald he could not say wheth- anesthesia, or the of two, had produced 1 . He added, however, i wg m':"'fm""b:w in Weber’'s stomach- for e E = mh;d t eert:‘!nw 16rm an cul nerves gonnected with the diaphragm, but this ‘was found unnecessary when coughs » B 028 ' £ : 5% Found Guilty Upper Lowe: : Detective James A. Mostyn. William R. Laflin. “DESK ADMIRALS” SCORED BY BUTLER Fiery “Devil Dog” Blames “Clique” for Failure to Advance. RELIEF CAPAEGN PRGBE THREATENE HERE BY COUZENS Senator Warns of Inquiry Into Charges Federal Em- ployes Are Coerced. DISTRICT HEADS PLAN CONFERENCE FRIDAY | Legion May Withdraw.From Com- munity Chest in Row Over Administration. Senate investigation of charges that Federal employes “are being dra- gooned and otherwise intimidateds to subscribe” to the million-dellar relief fund being raised in connection with the Washington Community Chest, was threatened today by Senator Cousens, Republican, of Michigan. ‘The Senator based his action on a statement vesterday by J. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer for the District, who sald non-contributors would ve “marked men.” . - At the same time today, the District Commissioners, taking cogn&ance of re- ports that coerclone hag been resorted to in order to obtain subscriptions in the District Government, called a spe- lal meetlni for 10 o'clock Friday morn- ing, when fieads of departments are to be warned that anything smacking of compulsion will not be tolerated. Legion May Quit Chest. other quarter, when it was announced that the American Legion is proposing to withdraw from the Chest because officials of the latter propose fo take over relief work among ex-service men at present administered by the Legion with its quota from the Chest budget. Still another development today came when Thomas E. Campbell, i- dent of the Civil Service Col 0] and chairman of the general commit- tee in charge of the fund raising, also took cognizance of reports of dissatis- faction among Federal workers who felt they were being compelled to contrib- ute, and repeated a previous statement that subscriptions are to be voluntary. ‘Will Welcome Protests. Recalling that: Gordon had said that “officially” the contributions were to be voluntary, but thst “unofficially” it was evident all who did not give would be “marked men,” and citing Gordon's muuwmnnm%wh“m- Bitterly - arralgning the “clique of | cial desk admirals” he describes as hold- ing sway in the Navy Department, Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who retired recently from the Marine Corps, charged today he was deprived of pro- motion to be commandant of the corps : merely because he was not a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. In a lengthy article in the current issue of Liberty magazine the fighting “Devil Dog” declares he knew long .| before & vacancy occurred in the post of commandant he would be passed over in favor of an Annapolis man, and 80, he concludes: “To hell with the admirals.” Suffered Humiliation, Detailing how the “shipless admirals” jumped an Annapolis man over him in selecting a new commandant of the corps in which he served for 33 years, Gen, Butler recited that he was “humiliated” by administration officials in connection with two international “incidents” in which he has figured. In this connection Gen. Butler brings the White House and the State Department into the picture. Referring to the admirals as “the poison-gas squad,” the retired general declares “its success has been marked. The fumes seem to have penetrated even to the White House.” One of these incidents was Gen. Butler's remarks about Mussolini, for which, he states, he was placed under arrest by telephone by direct personal order of the President—"all to no pur- g:se. for the court-martial was not 1d and I never was given an oppor- tunity to present my side.” ‘The other incident was a statement by the Haitian Minister raising doubt of the existence of Fort Riviere, fo» the capture of which Congress conferred medals of honor on Gen. Butler and two of his aides. Cites “Lame Excuse.” Placing this incident in comparison with the handling of the Mussolini case, Gen. Butler writes: “When the shoe was on the other foot, however, and the Haitian Minister to the United States insulted me, the State Department accepted a weak and lame excuse and did not insist upon an apology to me as well as to the Marine Corps or the Navy Department.” Gen. Butler attributes his fate of having been allegedly barred from any further promotion in military service on the fact that “at the very mature age of 16, when the spirit of war was sweeping our Nation, stirred the biood of the young, I erred most grieviously, and now that error has come back to undo me. My grave mistake was in seeking a commission in the Marine Corps in 1898 and immediate action in the Spanish-American War instead of bidding for a congressional appoint- ment to the United States Naval " (Continued on Page 4, Column 3. easure” could be g v gt B e t. “It is purported ged on in structions from the President throug the Civil Service Commission, dnd that much 1 doubt” Couzens said in a ‘m"l’qul statement. “However, as a member of the Civil Service Committee of the Senate I welcome any ts against this sys- tem, bludgeon! employes to contrib- ute to the Community Chest or other charities, when in many instances they themselves are reli these chari- ties by taking care of their own rela- tives who are unemployed or in finan- was rageous” he had ever seen to be | cial distress. “The Government must not lend it- self to such procedure, regardless of how worthwhile these charities are. If sufficient protests are presented, 1 will ask the Clvil Service Committee of the Senate to make investigation, and. if necessary, to enact legislation to pre- vent the use of Government employes for such purposes.” It was recalled today that Gordon himself had not proj reprisals on such of his workers as did not give, but only warned workers of what could happen. Commissioners Stirred. Gordon's statement served, however, to spur action by the District Commis- sloners on complaints they had received of coercive tactics, and meeting this morning in special session they decided to bring the department heads together Friday to impress upon them “in words of one syllable” that all subscriptions must be voluntary, It was emphasized that any employe who does not wish to give, or who is not able to give, must not be impor- tuned in any way to join in this move- ment. The Commissioners also corrected one statement by Mr. Gordon to the effect that in those months when the gifts are to be made — January, February and March—copies of the pay roll are to (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) U. S. RIGHT TO TAX ILLEGAL RUM HELD Court Sns';:m Government $46,602 Suit Against Boot- legger. in By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 25.—The United States Clrcuit Court of Appeals upheld today the right of the Government to levy taxes on illegally distilled liquor, sustaining a $46,602 judgment awarded the Government against Ugo Ferron, bootlegger of Peru, IIl, who has already served an 18-month sentence at Leaven- worth Penitentiary for violating the prohibition act. GOV. PINCHOT CHALLENGES DAVIS ITo MATCH HIS GIFT TO JOBLESS Also Asks Senator to Join With Him in Revealing 1930 Income Tax Figures. By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., November 25.— Gov. Gifford Pinchot today challenged United States Senator James J. Davis to contribute from his inccme to unem- ployment relief in Pennsylvania in pro- p}:rthllz:n to the amount Mr. Pinchot gives of his. In a letter sent to Senator Davis to- day. the Governor said, in part: “)guntlemlmuhu beex':, “Mbe'? a suggestion recently made by you before the Council of Republican | Pennsylvania, You were !pnuy flnlllf lhwnn(. a mil Py rpose 1 ought to give it myself. “In view of yournxunamm, I have this proposal to make; “That you agree to large a percentage of; do of mine to unempf Pen_ln_ayltv-nh‘ “That you agree to' Jend as large & percentage of your income as I do of to unemployment relief when the has the bill author- mn_fh-.uch loan contributions. * * * “That we foin in making public also our income tax statements for 1930, as filed with the Freasury Department.” ‘ give outright a3 ent relief Concurrently, trouble loorled in an- | N MAE WEST SHOW HERE CLOSED AS ROVER THREATENS ARREST District Attorney Says Play, Opened Morday, Is Violation of Law: Keogh Attends Performance | and Recommends Action. Drama Then Called Off. Mae West's play, “The Constant Sin- ner,” was closed today as the result of a threat by District Attorney Leo A.| Rover to arrest the company if another MAE WEST. | scenity” and indecency against the ecast. Maximum penalties are one year im- prisonment and $500 fine. | _Miss West enacts the part of “Babe Gordon” in the play, which is based upon an underworld theme. Rover said his warning had been given uypon information from his as- sistant that the “theme, language-and ures” were objectionable and vio- ted the law. Stoddard Taylor, manager of the the- ater, declared that last night's presenta- tion' of the play was a much-deleted one, much profanity, and dances by colored members of the cast being cut out. He declared he and the manager of the production, Eddie Rosenbaum, had done everything possible to meet the approval of the District authorities. performance were given. after a conference with the district attorney, decided not to risk legal com- would be discontinued. It opened here Monday night. New York has been one police visit after another, was on an automoblle heard of the show’s closing. She was e to return late this afternoon. show’s stay had been large. The mar- agement prepared to refund the ticket ney. “wg have decided,” L. Stoddard Tay- to risk police interference.” ‘The company, with a cast of 51 per- tomorrow. It had no further bookings beyond Washington. ant District Attorney Michael F. Keogh, who attended last night's performance, ance would result in charges of ob- Last Chance to Even Tie Democrats Gone as Result BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. House, owing to the Democratic victory in the old Wurzbach district in Texas will organize the House when Congress meets December 7. is 218 Democrats, 214 Republicans and 1 Farmer-Labor and 2 vacancies. Even The Belasco Theater management, plications and announced the show Miss West, whose stage career in trip with friends today and had not et sales for the remainder of the mo lor, the Belasco manager, said, “not sons, will return to New York tonight or Upon the recommendation of Assist- Rover said a repetition of the perform- of Texas Election. Holding- an actual majority of the yesterday, the Democrats beyond doubt ‘The House line-up as it stands today though the Republicans may win in the fifth New Jersey district and the | first New Hampshire district, where the vacancies exist, there is no way in which they can obtain a majority. Even in Republican quarters, it was admitted Democratic organization of the House is assured. The last chance of the Republicans being able even to create a tie has vanished. Garner Election Assured. ‘The election of Representative John Garner of Texas to the speakership will follow as a matter of course, it was said. ‘The Democrats apparently have cen- tered on Representative Rainey of Illi- nois, veteran member of the House, to be_their floor leader. Representative John E. Rankin of Mississippi today announced his with- drawal from the race for the floor lead- ership, and at _the same time pledged his support to Representative Rainey. “I was fighting to secure the election of a progressive leader,” sald Mr. Ran- kin, “one who has the courage of his convictions, one who is in sympathy with the great masses of the Ameri- can people, and who stands for those fundamental principles upon which the Democratic_party has rested for more FARM BOARDPROE HeARSRELE PLEA Taber and 0’Neal Urge De- benture or Equalization Fee or Both. By the Associated Press. The Senate Agriculture Committee— busily assaying Farm Board activities— heard renewed demands today for two long-agitated proposals for farm relief —the equalization fee and export de- benture plan. Two farm legders, Louis J. Taber, master of the National Grange, and Ed- ward A. O'Neal, president of the Aeri- can Farm Bureau Federation, said the board should be strengthened by allow- {ing it to use the debenture, the fee, or both. Pounding’ upon a table before the | committeemen, Taber said the deben- ture was needed to give agriculture the tarif* benefits which industry enjoys. He left the way open for the use of the fee, however, should it be found more feasible. ©'Neal Leaves Way Open. The equalization fee was first in the proposals put forward by O'Neal, but he also left the way open for other relef plans, including the debenture. The cebenture plan is both President Hoover and Stone of the Farm Board. ‘Taber was the first spokesman for the farm organization in the committee's | hearings to determine the future of the Farm Board. For Tariff Benefits. The Grange leader said he wanted the debenture to extend to agricullure the tariff benefits enjoyed by industry. At the same time, he opened the way to adoption of the equalization fee plan is an alternative in accordance with plans of farm leaders to give the Farm Board ‘the choice between that and the debenture. “Retain the agricultural marketing act but amend it so that the proper (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) ed by ‘hairman (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) BABY MYSTE&IOUSLY SHOT Chicago Infant Dies of Wound Re- ceived While in Carriage. ngchOAO. stvlembl:{ 25 (A).—Mr. and Mrs. August Bieschke were pushing a baby buggy containing their 2-year- old son Donald along a street day, when the child screamed. An in- vmgsflm revealed the baby had been in the head by a bullet. eration was Radio Programslon Page B8 Il ASK YOUNG PLAN CHANGE BERLIN, November 25 (#).—The Prussian Diet today adopted a resolu- tion demanding that the national gov- ernment take steps forthwith for revi- sion of the Young plan and stopping of all reparations payments. < No 5:30 Tomorrow There will be no 5:30 or Sports Final Editions of The CANH HOPEONE TOLEAV FOR MO Annrounces Failure of Confer- ence and Plans to Resume Non-Violence Campaign. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 25.—Mahatma Gandhi made a clean break with the ! British government today and an- nounced that since the round-table | conference had come to nothing he must go back to India and start his campaign of “non-violent non-co- operation” all over again. “Notwithstanding the laudible ef- forts of some delegates to pump life |into this corpse which we call a round-table conference,” he said, “I fear T must abandon whatever slender | hope & ever had .of obtaining a full ible uuflmmt, X it is clearly the intention of tish government not to grant the we have m T must aban- ‘ep] harmed a nation salling toward its goal with fixed determination.” Must Invite New Suffering. “A reign of terror by the govern- ment cannot kill the desire of millions of Indians for their independence,” said Gandhi. “We teach our children to dance with joy when bullets fly around them. We teach them to suffer patient- ly for freedom. And now I must go back to India and invite the nation to & new course of suffering.” Sir Samuel Hoare, secretary of state for India, warned the delegates against “drifting into an atmosphere of melo- dramatic tragedy and comedy,” and asserted that the government had no intention of abandoning its original pledges to India, while admitting that the situation now is more difficult than at_the last round table conference. ‘The government, he said, would ad- here to the policy of conference an consultation and would formulate its final pollcf only after obtaining the views of all the Indian delegates. Srinivasa Sastri, Indian delegate, warned the government in a telling speech that any departure from its orig- inal pledge to give India the fullest na- tional economy with responsibility at the center would prove profoundly dis- appointing to India and might lead to serious results. Information received here today from India said that igitation has begun there for a campaign of violence, following indication that the Round Table Con- ference here will probably end this week wittout a settlement satisfactory to the Nationalists. The situation in Bengal is said to be especially critical and the Marquis of Lothian, undersecretary of state for India, declared in the House of Lords that in some Bengal districts every British officer is doing his duty in “deadly terror of his life.” The men- |ace of bomb throwers, it is reported, roy Lord Willingdon now travels ia | airplanes instead of by train. ! Drastic Action Urged. “Drastic action must be taken to end this menace to liberty and social peace,” the marquis warned the lords in grave tones. “Resolute suppression of terror- ism is imperatively necessary. It is the government's duty to protect the lives of its own servants and others and 1t is no less its duty to prevent a body of men from deflecting the course of political progress by bringing, not reason and argument, but terrorism and assassination to bear. The situation is one of extreme gravity.” Coincident with the undersecretary's warning, 14 Indian delegates to the con- ference issued a statement saying that | the mere grant of provincial autonomy to ‘would not be accepted. “It would only give rise,” they said, “to a situation of great instability and perplexity which should be avoided in the interest both of England and India. If such a is taken the government must bear full and sole responsibility.” has recently become 50 great taat Vice- | Far East. bassador Dawes. toward conciliation. 350 Chinese troops. Japanese troops this morning vading soldiers. to accept the Lefiue’a tion an ‘“such military elements.” manding a declaration of war road ofiicials to to the capital at Nanking. ' Eugene Chen, ligned with the Cai motivated his recen Russian newspapers Japanese-White Russian to Jaj uote nton governms t ml{ It was reported in W: to rt neut The smaller powers on the ing the cause of China to Japanese May Make Gen. Mah Ruler of Manchurian Area By the Associated Press. MUKDEN, Manchuria, November 25. —Reliable reports from Harbin said to- day that the Japanese had opened ne- gotiations with Gen. Mah Chan-Shan, whose forces theyfouted in the Nonni River engagement, with a view to in- stalling him as ruler of the Province of Hellungkiang under Japanese influence. His capital would be Tsitsihar, the city from which he retired in the face of the Japanese advance. Gen. Mah is recognized as the only Chinese commander of any note in Northern Manchuria and the Japan- ese appreciate the tactical skill he | showed in saving a Chinese army of 15,000 from a debacle in the Anganchi- Tsitsihar engagement. vincial government out of Chinchow inside the great wall and into China roper. s ‘(Copyright. 1931.) 64 KILLED IN BATTLE. Chinese Attacking Rallroad Driven Off by Japanese Troops. MUKDEN, Manchuria, November 25 (#)—Sixty Chinese and four Japanese were killed in a sharp battle late yes- terday at Kaotsishan, when two Japa- nese companies routed 350 Chinese troops, according to an official report received here today. The Japanese force was & railway guard from Chuliuho, composed of a company of infantry and one of engi- | neers. They were fired upon, the re- port said, from the Chinese position on a neighboring hill. The fighting ended at 7 p.m., when the remainder of the Chinese force fled, leaving many rifles and a trench mortar behind them. One Japanese officer and eight men were wounded, in addition to the four killed. The Japanese returned Chuliuho. Japanese troops captured the town of Sinminfu, 50 miles west of Mukden on the Peiping-Mukden Railway, this morning, disarming the Chinese police. This information was contained in a brief dispatch from the civil gov- ernor of Chinchow to the headquarters of Chang Hsueh-Liang, deposed Man- churian governor. ‘The town of Sinminfu, reported cap- tured today by the Japanese, probably is the same as Hsinmintun, where fight- ing was reported in progress yesterday. The difference in form is a result of variations between Chinese and Manchu spelling. . By the Associated Press. ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 25.— Stewart H. Redner, University of Mich- that gmuc men what is sald to them when they are in- troduced to common citizens. Stswart theory on the Governor of y. M. Brucker was fn Ann “GLAD TO MAKE ACQUAINTANCE,” GOVERNOR TELLS YOUNG “SLAYER” Student, in Introduction, Says “'I Killed My Grandmother Today” in Test of Public Man’s: Attention. “Jore than 8,000 Shanghai students joined a riot last former Natlonalist foreign ent, denied It was believed that the Japanese | fg were planning a general advance aimed | at forcing Chang Hsueh-Liang's pro-| On the wl to | cllatory. attitude toward the MAY SECURE PEACE IN MANCHURIA DISPUTE Japan May Make Mah Ruler, With Capital at Tsitsihar—64 Die in Battle on Railroad. TOWN NEAR MUKDEN CAPTURED; TROOPS DISARM CHINESE POLICE Moscow Papers Charge White Russians and Tokio Plan to Seize Line and Set Up Buffer State. PARIS, November 25 (#).—The League of Nations’ Council, meeting in private this evening, was reported to be considering ‘an important communication from United States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes regarding the dispute in Manchuria. Gen. Dawes remained in his hotel, but it was indicated to inquirers that the Council meeting was of great importance and might be the turning point in efforts to restore peace in the By the Associated Press. Indications that the nations represented at the League of Nations Council meeting in Paris were movin course of action were received by Secre toward an agreement on a Stimson today from Am-~ After a long transatlantic telephone conversation with the Ambassador, the Secretary indicated an important statement might be made later. The nature of the agreement being sought was not disclosed. The indications were, however, that it was ted Reports from Harbin today said the Japanese have ":Bened nego- | tiations with Gen. Mah Chan-Shan wit installing him as | ~uler of Heilung-Kiang under Japanese influence. Official réports said 60 Chinese and 4 Japanese were killed in 2 battle at Kaotsishan yesterday, when two Japanese companies routed ith a_view to captured the town of Sinminfu, 5¢ miles from Mukden. The Chinese police were disarmed by the in- The Japanese government instructed its representative in Paris Council’s peace formula exce measures as may be resuir tion of Japanese lives and property from bandits and other lawless for a reserva- for the protec- t, de- Japan. They forced the rail- ng.lm rovide transportation to take them and 5,000 others minister, and now al- that any “dark purpose” reports from Peigin charging that a Eastern Rail ot 1o B t‘:tmmwunél':—mlud.‘lm Tn way and set up a buffer : ington that the United States is prepared tral commission of inquiry in Manchuria without con- sideration of question of Japanese evacuation. o League Council are reported en.mgm- preserve League covenant as ark against aggression by larger nations. seize the Japan will Accept League Peace Plan With One Proviso By the Associated Press, TOKIO, November 25.—The Japanese oday Koaen government tary measures as may be the of Japanese lives and y-from bandits and other lawless elements.” -The situation at Chinchow, which ok R R gri more N the reservation, which was made at the eleventh hour, Japanese Concession Seen. It applies to the of the League resolution which calls upon the Japanese and Chinese governments to order their troop commanders to take no initiative wh}llch might result in loss of life or iting. 1t was stressed in authoritative cir- cles that Japan's agreement to the other provisions of the resolution is a concession on its part, but that it could not agree to hamper its military forces, which, it insists, are endeavor- ing to “bring order out of chaos.” A Japanese destroyer was sent yes- terday from Port Arthur to Chinwang- tao in case it should be needed to pro- tect Japanese troops and interests at Shanhaikwan, but the Navy Depart- ment said it has received no reports of the sailors landing. Chang Revenge Charged. Reports assembled in official circles sald Chang Hsueh-Liang is “b a desire for revenge & pan” and that President lang Shek is urging him to take definite action. Because of reports, re- celved from Tientsin, Peiping and other centers, the government again called the attention of the League to the how situation, emphasizing its nearness the South Manchurian Railway as well as the Japanese forces elhm the railway and other inter- hole, the government’s con- 's tentative peace , detalls of which have not been made public since Briand presented it to the League Council, produced a more op- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. b ikt niry MIX NEAR DEATH FROM PERITONITIS Plane Bears Serum for Actor Whose Iron Constitution Pro- longs Life. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 25.—Amer- ica’s 0, Tom who at various in_his Arbor to deliver a speech and Stewart ;>r was presented to him. “I killed my grandmother today,” sald Stewart, as he shook hands with the Governor. “I'm very glad to make your ac- quaintance,” siid the Governor. Later, Gov. Bruckner insisted he beard what Stewart said, but Stewari claims he proved his d £k