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CHANG KAISHEK QUITS PRESIDENCY Lin Sen Succeeds Him—600 Students Storm Nanking Foreign Office. (Continued From First Page) he heads of the students, causing :‘!‘1:{“”{: withdraw, but not before they had hurled many bricks and stones 01 he windows. e peiing students came to Nan- | king. as did students from many other | places in China, to protest against the { government's failure to take a stronger i ainst Japanese activities in a 5 the raid on the foreign office four minor o als were reported seri- | ously injured as a result of rough han- @ling by the students and many others erc badly bruised as the crowd swept fto the building, Attack Chen Ming-Shu. Poreign Minister Wellington Koo and his assistant, Vice Minister Lee, wece absent, but their offices were wrecked. | Carrying rifles they had seized from | the police in the outer court, the stu- rushked the main building, but balted when another l.wc\mn of lice guard fired into the air. Clamered for Chiang Kai-Shek Ming-Shu appeared and tzld 1 Chieng was engaged in | deliberaticns e the mob turned on Chen and injured him slightly. | fid oh the police at the | ce. In the return fire one s wounded. Three others | «d when polics were the e was an attempt to seize Chen hu alter he had been hurt. but chairman of the legislative Yuan was rescued by police. Invasion Reports Discounted. The demonstration continued in front of the foreign office and the party headquarters urtil several veteran nen bogged the students to leave. y after noon they marched away. spatches from,South China today g French troops invaded Kwang- si Province in a drive against bandits and were threatening the town of little attenticn T, expressed t 'the reports probably ated and that any under- between France and Japan PARIS DENIE (From the 530 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) | PARIS. December 14 (#).—The' French foreign office denied today re- | ports published in the United States that French troops had crossed the Indo-Chinese border into China, adding “repc of 2 Franco-Japanese agree- ment are absolutely absurd.” REPORT TROOPS MUSTERING. REPORT. December 15 (#).— s today featured re- | ts saying French colonial troops are mustering close to the Tongking- | Kwangsi_ border. between China and | French Indo-Chi where they were said to be preparing an attack upon Lungchow The population of the town was said to be greatly alarmed These reports could not be confirmed, here but the dispatches added the | French authorities decided to close the | Jorder and take aggressive action against Kwangsi because the Nanking govern- failed to pay compensation for the destruction of a French Catholic Church at Lungchow in 1929. 1 » belief was expressed here that | the reported movement of French troops zgerated CHANG ATTACK REPORTED. TOKIO. December 15 (#).—A Rengo ‘(Japanese) News Agency dispatch from | Mukden today said Chinese troops un- | der Chang Hsueh-Liang had launched an attack simultancously at Tiehliang. Chengehiatun and Newchwang, along | the South Manchurian_ Rail SPECIAL NOTICES. HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ng of the stockholders of the e |remove his army from the ChinchoWw | .o 5 050000.000 yen (normmal Iy $1,000,- THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUEEBDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931. [PREMIER DECLARES JAPAN DOESN'T COVET MANCHURIA But Tsuyoshi Inukai Insists Chang Must Evacuate Chinchow Area to Restore The first American | interview Tsuyoshi Inukal, Japan's nmew | premier. was James P. How | the Associated Press Tokio Bureau the interview the premier made his first pronouncement on the Manchurian policy e will pursue. | Copyright, 1931, by the Associated Press. TOKIO, December 15.—Tsuyoshi In- ukai declared yesterday in the first in-| terview he has granted since becoming | premier that Japan does not covet one | inch of ground in Manchuria. t Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang must district, the premier said, and as toon | as he does “Japan will ciacuate occu- | pied points outside the South Man- churia Railway gone and peace will be restored to Manchuria.” | I don't see any other way out of the | difficulty. Chang, himself, must realize | that. Lunched With Emperor. ‘The premier received this correspond- ent in his official residence at the con- clusion of a four-hour cabinet meeting. | Previously he had lunched with the Emperor. He had to convey his ideas through an interpreter, but he made up for this handicap by graphic gestures. At one time during the interview he drew with his finger an imaginary map of Manchuria and China on the jade- green plush cover of the table kohind which he sat, At enot! time he set down a tea- cup, which he called Asfa, an ash tray to represent America and a match- box to serve as Europe. Waving a hand at these symbols of the conti- nents, he declared: “America is the most powerful Na- tion on the face of the earth. No country would be so foolish as to think even for a moment of attempting war against America in her isolated posi- tion. You are too far away. Peace. “If America took the lcad, all other natlons, including Japan, would follow suit. America, with her splendid Army and Navy, reminds me of a youn; lady With an enormous diamond necklace— it's all show; pure luxury.” The wrinkled facs of the 77-year-old stnménaxn s}l:owedihu age, but he ap- pared fresh despite a b ttarted at 8 am. " AT He set forth the Japanese-Manchu- rian policy in these words: “All we insist on is that China respect our treaty rights, under which Japan has acquired vast interests approximat- 000.900), and tha there ba gnaranie's of th syfcty of the Japanese and the ncatly 890,009 Koreans who are Japa- nese subjects, o that they may live in peace and CaITy on their respective en- terprises X we wouldn't take Manchuria as a gift. We would have to look after and protect all those 30,000,000 Chinese —and feed them.” Favors Open Door. The premier said Japan wanted no part of China proper and declared the belief that in the near future it might be possible to bring about direct ne- gotiations for the Manchurian_conflict he favored an 7 in Manchuria because ng run Japan's in‘erests would be furthered by general improvement in_trade. He conelnded the in‘erview with the hope that the United States would soon get over its streak of thrift and “buy more silk—Japan needs the money." Stock exchanges throughout Japan have been closed since yesterday fol- | lowing upon increases of as much as $30 in share prices as a result of the suspension of the gold standard. It was expected the exchanges would stay closed at least until the middle of the week. RAIL PARLEY PLCKS JWAGE DELEGATES Willard, Peltey and Denney to Take Up 10 Per Cent Cut With Labor. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 15— Three Eastern raflroad presidents will confer with representatives of rail labor union forces to negotiate a settlement of a 10 ver cent reduction in labor costs. The Executives' Committee, appointed yesterday, comprises Daniel Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio, J. J. Pelley of the New York, New Haven & Hartford and Charles E. Denney of the Erie | While none of the presidents who at- tended yesterday's meeting would elabo- rate on a statement issued by F. W. Leamy, vice president of the Delaware & Hudson and secretary of the Eastern Presidents’ Conference, it was apparent some at least were happy at the result. Mr. Willard, who was in Chicago dur- ing the meeting last week of 1,500 union chairmen, answered all queries with the remark, “I am smiling.” It was believed Mr. Willard carried to his colleagues a message from the labor leaders which caused them to withhold, at least temporarily, the post- ing of a 30-day notice required to affect | , wage reductions. It was known that before the confer- | ence some of the presidents favored im- | modiate posting of the notice. The | question was believed, therefore, to have been argued during much of the meet- ing, with Mr. Willard leading the group favoring postponement until a | committee, empowered to act, could meet with a similar committee of labor representatives, It was pointed out the presidents have suggested that the unions accept voluntarily & 10 per cent reduction, ar- guing that the cost of living has de- clined in recent months enough to make their “real” earnings equal even then what they were when commodity prices were higher. It was also said for | the unlon leaders were somewhat ap- tors | for such other ess as may be properly brought before #a:d meetine _EDWARD B. EYNON. JR. Secretary. 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The Gridiron Club at its recent an- nual meeting elected to membership | by unanimous vote Elliott L. Thurston | of the Philadelphia Record, lormeflyl head of the old New York World Bu- reau here. The club’s officers, chosen at the same time for the ensuing year, will | be Walker S. Buel of the Cleveland | Plain Dealer, president; Charles G. Ross of the St. Louls Post-Dispatch, | vice president; J. Harry Cunningham, | secretary; J. Fred Essary of the Balti- more Sun, treasurer; Ernest G. Walker, historian. Three members of the Ex- ecutive Committee elected are Richard V. Oulahan of the New York Times, | Charles 8. Groves of the Boston Globe | and Edwin W. Gableman’ of the Cin- | cinnati Enquirer. 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OLD EMBASSY SITE TERMED “DISGRACE” Dupont Circle Citizens Ask District to Force Action Where British Struture Stood. of the oli British embasy, it avenue and N astreet, was d 2s being in “disgraceful dis- the Dupont Circle Citizens’ vesterday afternoan. A acking the District Commis- Sloners to enact an emergency ordi- nance “compelling” the new owner of the property to have it cleaned up was adopted The meeting was held in the Ma: flower Hotel Suggestions that the lot be used as a playeround for the benefit of the Force School were voiced and a copy of the resolution ordered sent to the ral Mulliken introduced the resolution The fecding of peanuts to pigeons in Lafayette and other parks in the city was deplored by Mr. Mulliken, who ascerted that the peanut is not the Tight diet for the birds. Pigeons thrive better on cracked corn, he observed. which is also much cleaner. If peanuts are to b~ fed to squirrels. he said, people should feed them shelled ones, which | keep parks more sanitary. Mr. Mulliken suggested that it might possibly be profitable for unemployed persons to sell cracked corn in and about local parks. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the District Bicentennial Commission, | spoke on the coming Bicentennial cele- bration, describing its high points and its purpose in reviving the ideals of George Washington. Complaint against the condition of the walks in Dupont circle was voiced. Nominations of officers were made. Officers vill be elected at the January meeting. Lobby Rug Reported Stolen. A rug valued at $100 was stolen from the lobby of the Lindbergh Apartments, 200 Massachusetts avenue, early today, according to a report made to first pre- cinct police. . Cheers Wife in Jail. CHARLEROI, Pa. December 15 (/) —Anthony Kinczinski gave three lusty cheers last night when his jailed for disturbing the peace at a party given at the Kin~zinski home, €ho was placed in a cell right along- side the cne K ki is occupying for 10 cays on a chage cf wife beating. MONE L. W. Groome: to Loan on First Mortgage 1719 Eye St. Indoors or Outdoors Which Are You Heating? Approximately 40% of the winter fuel bill in a home disappears through win- dows and doors unless ade- quate strip protection is employed. Thrifty people do not per- mit this unnecessary waste. They protect their pocket, stop heat leaks, add to liv- ing comfort and save money year after year with * METAL WEATHERSTRIPS The original installation will last a3 long as the building and_the modest cost will be saved in short period of time. Estimates or folder on roques Telephone National 4311 Accurate Metal Weather Strip Co. 931 New York Ave. N.W, ‘Washington, C. settlement of the | wife was | GONSTABLE FACE PROBE OF ATTACK Prince Georges Commission- ers to Quiz Slaier on Beat- ing of Photographer. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., December 15.—Launching an investigation into the blackjacking of a newspaper pho- tographer at the Old Colonial Tea House inquest, December 4, the Prince Georges County commissioners today directed Constable Howard Slater, who struck the photographer, “to make full explanation and give justification for | his action.” The commissioners ordered Slater and County Peliceman Ralph Brown to ap- rear before them next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock to explain. _Slater hit Thomas P. McAvov of the Washington News with a blackjack when McAvoy attempted to take pictures of Federal prisoners leaving the inquest. The con- stable then preferred charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct against the photographer, but these were dismissed in Police Court. The action of the commissioners to- day took the form of a resolution of- fered by Commissionsr Robert Brown at the board’s weekly meeting. The | resolution says the action of the con- stable is a proper subject of inquiry by the board. it being the “duty of the commissioners to give full measure of protection to all persons, whether res dent or non-recident, in the perform- ance of any legal dutv or avocation in so far as it lies within their power to do so.’ Commissi; ner Brown directed that only Consteble Sliter appear before the | board next | Frank, Small which’ was lution to apply also to Officer Brown. Commissioner Brown_said _he pre- | sented the resolution of his own volition |and had not been requested to do so | by the Washington News or attorneys }(ur McAvoy. |CHICAGO CLINCHES 6. 0. P. CONVENTION week, but Commissioner ered an amendment (Continued From First Page.) ‘emanded,” continued Scnator PFess, “and he has supplied a type of leadership withcut precedent in Amer- ican history.” To Allocate Delegates. The num of the delegates and heir allocation to the States is to be onsidered at a mecting tomorrow. It | is a matter which may provoke consid- | erable discussion, although there h | been worked out a plan which has met | the approval of of the leaders, providing for a total of 1.152 delegates or an increase of 63 over the number in 1928, and hased on the new congres sional apportionment under the 1930 | census. Committeemen from Statcs which lose representation are not par- tial to this plan Prohibition reared head in meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Committee yesterday afternoon when Earle S. Kinsley of Vermont young people of | ment is | | al some its his State and else- would not be satisfied with a mere law cnforcement plank in the party plat- | form. Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt of New York | addressed the committee today after | Senator Fess had concluded. | Urges United Front. Mrs. Pratt strongly urged a united fiont on the part of the Republicans land warned the members of the Na- tional Committee that they must active in support of the Republican | ticket from now on. | “We are not mere spectators in the great game of politics,” said Mrs. Pratt, | "We cannot sit on the sidelines and | watch the battle. We must be active | We must _show that we have an abiding | District Committee of the House. Har- | faith in Republican principles and that | these principles are not just a topic for | oratory. I am proud to be a Republican 1and I am proud. too. of the leader of | our party, the President of the United | States.” Applause of the committee | interrupted Mrs. Prait, who continued | “Some of those who give grudgingly I now will look back in the future and be amazed at their attitude and will have only gratitude in their hearts for what the President has done.” | Mrs. Pratt said that criticism is heard | of the administration and that while no one would resent constructive criti- cism a mere partisan criticism was of | no use. She said that the people have | the right to know what program the | Democrats have. if any. So far, she said, the Democrats have advanced A FEW DROPS handker- ce. Just sprinkle a few drops on y chief and breathe the fragr: A FEW DEEP BREATHS Used at each end of the pillow, Vapex helps | you get to sleep In spite of your cold. | J Reg. U. §. Pat. O | F. FOUGERA & CO., Inc., New York. Dis- tributors of Medicinal Products Since 1849 epted, enlarging the reso- | AS DETROIT YIELDS| : the | told the committee that the | where were demanding a change and be | members | VAPEX I nothing except criticism of the ad- ministration. “All we need is the will to work, loyalty and courage,” said Mrs. Pratt. “No battle was ever won when we had reservations in the back of our heads as to our ability to win.” Discusses Economic Situation. Senator Fess' address was confined almost entirely to the economic situ- etion which has confronted the country } during the last two vears and the work | |and plans of the President for meeting it. He insisted that the administration has taken the longest step yet taken in giving governmental relief to agriculture in an effort to place agriculture on an equality with other industries. Soeak- ing of the President's plans, Mr. Pess sald: “His efforts are as wide as the suf- fering of his people. His plans are in-| vested with the purpose of relief. Were it not that we are approaching a presi- dential campaign, Mr. Hoover would be the most widely surpm’led public man | in his efforts for relief here, which are no less distinguished than his efforts in Belgium during the war. | “It is regrettable that in the exi- gencies of party politics political lead- ers are inclined to employ a depression as a bacis for utilizing the unthinking diseffectcd who have been taught to look % the Government for relief. It offers an opportunity cn a partisan basis to seize upon the depressior. as the one chance of riding into office. The great temptation will induce leacers to with- | hold support which otherwise would be generously given, Must Form Public Opinion. | “An_intelligent public opinion must be formed. It is the purpose of this committee to assist in convincing the | disaffected that the President is not responsible for the spots on the sun, the storms at sea. the droughts on land. nor the numerous epidemics that frequentl y sweep scctions -of the country. 1f Mr. Hoover succeeded only in preventing cuffercing and prevent- ing_adoptien of th~ dole system, he would have done encugh to distinguish him in history, said the Scnator. Of the fsieign debt situation he said: “The interrelation between govern- ments today is so close that a default on the part of one government would be felt among the people of all gov-| ernments. This would especially be | true in the case of a breakdown in | Germany, to whom American funds | were loaned for purposes of readjust- | ment after the war. A default in meeting these obligations would fur- | ther disturb our credit system by ab- | sorbing much of the liquid assets in | our larger banks, which otherwise | be loaned to productive indus- The President’s one-year moratorium plan, said Mr. Fess, averted the calam- Ly, meeting with world-wide approvai. One Note of Discord. One note of discord was heard at the committee meeting today when Maurice Maschke, Republican national commit- {teman from Ohio, sought to postpone acticn on the case of Mrs. W. Sinclair Le Van to be national committee- | woman from his State. Mrs. Le Van was nominated in 1928 as an anti- Hoover delegate to the Republican Na- tional Convention. She was defeated, | but went to the convention in Kansas | City as a member of the National Com- | mittee and voted in committee against | measures approved by the Hoover sup- | porters. During the convention the | Ohio_State delegation ousted Mrs. Le !Van from the Naticnal Ccmmittee and Clark. Mrs | substituted Mrs. Hugh | Clark died some time ago. It was then proposed to re-elect Mrs Le Van. Because of oposition ty Mrs |Le Van. the matter was postponed until comparatively recently, when, at a meeting of the State Committee, Mrs. Le Van was elected. Charles D | Hilles, vice chairman of the committee !and national committeeman from New York. opposed the motion of Mrs Maschke ani Chairman Fess took the same position. The committee finally laid on the table the Mascheke motion and Mrs. Le Van's election was ac- cepted Other vacancies were filled by ac- cepting the recommendations of "State committees, as_ follows: California, Mark L. Requa: Pennsylvania, J. Cooke Utah, Mrs. Jeanette M. Morrell: Rhode Island, Mrs. Paul Fitzsimmons; South Dakota, S. X. Way. The chairman was authorized to ap- point the following committees: Com- | mittee on Call of the National Conven- | tion, Committee on Memorials. Commit- | tee on Change in the Rules. Committee on Data for Resolutions Committee of the National Convention, Committee on Contests and a Ccmuittee on Arrange- | ments for the National Convention, of | which the chairman of the National committee is to be chairman. i ‘The committee then adjourned,to re- |convene at 2 p.m. |TWO FORFEIT $10 BONDS Fail to Appear for Trial on Charge | of Selling Short Weights. Charged with violating the weights &nd measures regulations. two men for- feited $10 each when they failed to appear for trial in Police Court today. Max Fulton, 1900 block First street, was arrested by an inspector from the office of the superintendent of weights | and measures for selling short weight groceries, while Henry Frese, 900 block | Eighth street northeast, was charged with selling short weight meats. | Every vote cast in the last election' cost England an average of 25 cents. For have only tain deliv Main Office 1151 16th Street CHICAGO MAY GET BOTH CONVENTIONS Smallness of Cleveland’s | Check and Waiters’ Strike Impair City’s Chances. | BY MARK SULLIVAN. Chicago, with its check for $150,000, probably will get the Republican Na-) tional Convention through the decicion to be made by the National Committee this week, and Chicago with its other check for the same sum probably also il get the Democratic National Con- vention, though that decision will not be made until January 9. Some widespread surmises have as- sumed mistakenly that Cleveland wculd get both conventions. Cleveland, how- | cver, appirently does not have checks as larga as Chicago. The infericr s.ze of Cleveland's checks is not, however, as fatal to that city as another reascn. Whether accurate or not, the story has 80t about among national committee- men of both parties that there is a waiters' strike in Cleveland. The in- convenience of dining under that con- dition may weigh with some committe men, but what weighs even more is the possibility of acrimonious involvement in a labor Gispute. For reasons having to do with that subtle and potent thing which politicians call “the psycholcgy of the situation,” a national conventicn of either party would about as soon | meet on a feld of thistles as In a city ' involved in a labor row. Other Cities Make Bids. As respects the Repubican conven- | tion, the chief city rivaling Ch.cego is | Philadelphia, which will have a con- siderable number of votes as against Chicago. A third contender, Atiantic | City, makes a powerful argument about its ‘agreeable climate, to which Chicago replies that Atlantic City on any given day in June may or may not be cool, but Chicago will give an absolute guar- antee of coolness by having its hall equipped with one of the new air-condi- tioning processes which will keep a ! uniform temperature of 70 degrees. Atmosphere, in another sense than physical, has come to have a share of | influence with national committees of | both parties in determining the location | of conventions. The attitude of the local newspapers and the psychological | atmosphere created by them has come | to be taken into account. As respecis both parties. a city whose press is strongly partisan either way. or whose press takes a violent position for or against certain factions or aspirants for the presidential nomination within the party, is apt to los> out When the Democrats met at San Francisco in 1920 a newspaper there gave rather belittling treatm-nt to one | of the candidates for the presidential nomination, Mr. McAdoo. causing Sen ator Harrison of Mississippi to rise ir the convention and publicly state, with general apprcbation. that no Demo- cratic Nation Convention ought ever again to meet in San Francisco. Th grievance, however, is now long for. gotten. Texas Showed Courtesy. When the Democratic_convention of | 1928 met in Houston. Tex. although SLOAN'S | A-3 ° ll.his was “enemy country” for the prin- cipal presidential aspirant, Gov. Smith of N=w York, nevertheless, not only the Houston papers but the whole Texas press lived up to the fine tradition of that section, which says that a guest must be treated not merely with fa ness, but with courtesy. In this con- naction, incidentally, only one large city, Kansas City, has a pr2ss which is not partisan on the wet side of prohibition. Another element that has come to be taken into account unfavorably by Na- tional Committees of both parties in re- cent vears is nearnss to Canada. In the intimate and conficential exchanges of views among leaders which really de- tormine such matters, Detroit has suf- $ored detriment as an applicant for conventions by reason of the apprehen- slon that nearness to the Canadian bor- der might leas t unseemly scenes. It is a fact, incidentally, that as to Chicago, National Committess of both parties have given thought to apprehensions that some of the “public enemies” not yet incarcerated in that city might act disagreeably. Mayor Cermak, howaver, seems to have be=n able to irspire con- fidence that he hes the will and the rawer to mak= convention week in Chi- c’agnl as serene as a Sunday schcol pletiz. A condition weighing heavilv in fa- vor of Chicags is its central locat | whoh enables a larger number of del tes to malke the railroad trip at a lowsr average milexge than almost any other city. (Copyright, 1931 PIANO TUNERS TO MEET The second annual convention of the Internatinoal Plano Tuners' Association will be held here next June 13, 14 and 115, it was announced at a meeting of the local Convention Committee last glghl in the store of W. W. Kimball 0, The dates were selected because June 14, Flag day, will b> the occasion of one of the principal evenis cf the District Bicentennial program, it was said. W. H. Hasiings, chairman of the local com- mittee, presided at the meeting. i coE Firecracker Destroys Eye. LYNCHBURG, Va, December 15 (Special) —-Walter, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright of this city, had an €ye destroyedgwhen a youth threw a firecracker in% his face. The eye was removed at Memorial Hospital WANTED —the listing of your properties for rent. We have clients for all types of rental property. Promp: Remittance Assured—Always Realty Associates, Inc. 1427 Eye St. Nat’l 8744 4 |FRANCE CHECKS VISITORS Police Search for Foreign Workers | Without Proper Contract:. PARIS, December 15 (#).—All Amer- icans and other foreigners in Paris are being summoned to police stations, where their papers are closely scru- tinized. 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Van Heusen and Aratex. $1 Fancy Silk Hose. $1450 Rayon Robes. Full silk lined. F STREET CLOSING OUT I WILL RETIRE Jan. ist a . on or about 1" am devoting the ‘time beiween now and then to CLOSING OUT STOCK! It vou are interested in fine Men's Go and SUCH REDUCED PRICES AS THESE WILL DO THE WORK! en Madras. : $1.49 $1.23 et ohatl 17 [ $4 and $5 Union Suits. .. .. Wm. Carter make. $7 John B. Stetson Soft Hats. ... $4.95 $3 Union Suits ... Wm. Carter make. £ ROSENTHAL| 931 F STREET NO All Sales Final CHARGES—C. 0. D.'S, REFUNDS EXCHANGES OR PHONE ORDERS