Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1931, Page 2

—2 ko THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D , MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, — : — GEN. NICHOLSON, 75, DIES AT HOME HERE Commander Who Served With Distinction in War Sue- cumbs to Long lliness. Brig. Gen. William Jones Nilcholson. native Washingtonian, whoe served with : distinction during the World War as commander of the 157th Brigade of the 79th Division, compcsed of Baltim:re and Pennsylvania regiments, died y terday at his home in the Connecticut Apartments after a long illness. He would have been 76 years old next month. During the past Summer, in Colorado, ‘Gen. Nicholson suffered a stroke paralysis. For the last four his condition was pronounced as beyond ;recovery. Up to the time he was stricken the veteran campaigner had been in excellent health Gen. Nicholson was descended from a Washington family that had been prominent in every war of the United States. He retired from the Army in 1920 after a distinguished career of 44 years, during which he took part in early Indian campaigns with the famcus Tth~ Cavalry, the Spanish-American War and culminated his service in France. For gallantry in action he was decorated both by this country and France, Last Rites Tomorrow. He will be buried in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery tomorrow with full mili- tary honors. Services will be held at 10 o'clock in the mroning at St. Mat- thew’s Chur ight Rev. Mgr Edward L. Bl tor, officiating The honorary pallbearers we nounced today as follows: Re tive Royal C. Johnson cf South Dakota, Maj. Gen, E. I GP) Col. Robert M. Beck, Maj. Gen. Guy D. Henry, Col s B. Moore, Ben Mil- ler, Col. John He C. B. Sweevy Brig. Gen. Charles D. Drake. Col. Nel son Jackson and Maj. Gen. David C. Shanks. Scion of Old Family. V' who was born here as 4 descendant of oldest families. mmodore Somer- S. N. and his ghter of Dr. Wil- redical officer at _the burg during the War ee times postmaster of Dr. Jones also was one 1 original members of the Asso- on of Oldest Inhabitants Nicholson's _grandfather was istus Nicholson, the first ister of the United States Corps. and a great-grandfather father's side was Leonard Lis- w York, who married a Roosevelt, a relative of the fam- of Theodore Roosevelt of New Yor ugh his mother’s branch, Gen lson was connected with the Cor- n family in Washington. His at-grandfather, Capt. Thomas Cor- coran, formerly a mayor of old George- town, was the father of William W. Corcoran, one of Washington's most distinguished citizens and founder of the Corcoran Gallery of Art Gen. Nicholson, a Catho! & school in W ngton tau Christian fathers, and in 1919 was made Gen nuary 0 of Hi: ville mother liam J Battle of of 1812 and t ison, f. attended h institution had close relations because of his activities in the church and by on of family connections. In 1867-68 he had attended the Georgetown Prepara- tary School. In choosing a military career he fol- Jowed the example of his ancestors since the foundation of the Republic, h His brother, Rear Ad- miral Reginald Fairfax Nicholson. re- tired, has had 2 long and distinguished career in the Navy. he Grant Gave Commission. It was August 15. 1876, that h ceived his commission from Gen s a second lieutenant and was as- signed to the famous 7th Cavalry shortly after the massacre of Gen Custer, its commander, and the troops ‘under him. He served with this fighting outfit 7 years, a record which, it is believed never has been equaled in the Army, and rose to the rank of colonel of regiment, which he attained August 24,1912 During these vears with the 7th Cav- | the | alry, Gen. Nicholson fought in Apache, Nez Perez and Sioux cam- peigns and took part in the battle of .Wounded Knee, in 1889. He often Jaughingly said that he knew the time when he pictured every rock and other ;obstruction at night as a “redskin.” ! Afterward he commanded the 2d !Cavalry and later the 1lth Cavalry. He was in command of the latter reg: ment in the Mexican punitive expedi- tion, under Gen. John J. Pershing, who later was to become his commander in chief in France. During the Span- ish-American War he had been a mem- ber of Gen. Sanger's staff in Cuba After the outbreak of the World War. when a wave of preparedness swept this country, Gen. Nicholson, in 1915, then still a colonel, commanded first_training camp for business at Fort Sheridan. When States entered the war he pointed a brigadier general of tional Army August 5. 1917. back to Fort Sheridan to command tor a wnile the first citizens’ training camp there. Camp Meade Commander. men was ap- Na- Later, in 1017, he was commandinz officer at Camp Meade, and many Washington men who trained there re- member him well. Early in 1918 was in command at Camp Upton these two periods thousands of citiz soldiers were tra under_his ca ble leadership for overseas duty. But Gen. Nicholson was too valuable and experienced a soldter to be kept on this side when there was fighting to do. As commander of the 187th Brigade, composed of Pennsylvania troops and the 313th Regiment,, Baltimore's Own, Gen. Nicholson seryed valiantly in France with the ticipated in the Avecourt Sector, the Meuse-Argonnne offensive and the Eo Bellcu-Cote 360 Sector, November 8 to 11, when the armistice ended hostilties. His most notable achievement was in connection with the capture of Mont- faucon in the Argonne in which his command plaved the leading part For his conduct overseas, Gen. Nichol- son received the Distinguished Scrvice Medal for “exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services' and the Dis tinguished Service Cross for “distin guished and _ecxceptional _gallantry at Bois de Bouge on September 29, 1918.” He was also made an of- ficer of the French Legion of Honor. Familiarly known as “Old Nich,” he he In was the idol of the men who fought: under him. Tall, thin, w mustach white, always c: ng a rid- ing crop and always affablé, yet never losing the poise of a commander, Gen Nicholson was a born soldier. On January 5, 1919, a great public reception was held in Baltimore, when Gen Nicholson and his troops returned from overseas. The old warrior received a huge ovation when he stood on the stage and gave the praise as he always did to “his bo; Everybody in the great hall arose, shouting and cheering. But earlier, in presenting the general, Goy. Phillips Lee Goldsborough, now United States Senator, said the general was “a gentleman, a diplomat, and a soldier too modest for his accomplish- ments, a man who has kept silent when he has been justified in speaking, a man too brave to tell you what he himself djd, who is beloved of his troops and who loves them, and who is too modest to tell you that he has been cited for allantry in action at Montfaucon.” The eater rocked with cheers. Jo!ma‘ of his hair and Representative Royal C. @ of | months | General Dies South Dakota, who was a first lieuten- lant in the 313th Regiment, served | under Gen. Nicholson during all the engagements of the division in France. Informed of his death, Mr. Johnson sald: I am deeply grieved to learn | of death of my old commanding {officer and close personal friend. The ted States never produced a finer gentleman nor the Army in its ranks a better soldier. I have seen him in administrative capacity and in service with combat troops and his record can- ot be excelled. His death will be & shock to every man who served with him in the 79th Division and who knew and loved him.” Gen. Nicholson, ir and rest after 44 of arducus and continuous duty with the Army. In that year he was elected president of the Army and Navy Club of New York. On his 64th birthday, January 16, the guns at Camp Upton, where he then commanded, boomed a fare- well salute. On February 28, 1927, he was given the rank of a brigadier general by special act of Congress. Gen. Nicholson made his home in Washington at the Connecticut Apart- ments. He was a member of the Army and Navy and Chevy Chase Clubs, and with his brother. Admiral Nicholson, was a member also of the Association {of Oldest Inhabitants. He also be- {longed to the Order of the Indian W: 1920. sought quiet On Pebruary 6, 1883, he married Miss | Harriette ~Fenlon of _Leavenworth, |Kans. His widow and their two chil- jdren survive him. They are Willlam | Fenlon Nicholson of nta Ana. Calif., {and Mrs. Helen Lispenard Crean, who ides in Dublin, Ireland He also survived by two other brothers, Augustus Nicholson and Reynolds Nikcolson. and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Cook, all of Washington. \FETHY BEY SLATED T0 FILL MUHTAR'S 1 POST AS AMBASSADOR | __(Continued From First Page.) sh statesmen. After the World War, when Constantinople was occu- pied by the allies and the Sultan's go NYE SEEKS TO CURB] ALLU.3. CAMPAIGNS Submits New Corrupt Prac- tices Act Affecting Con- gress and President. ____(Continued From First Page) district one pamphlet dealing with the election issu The bill hits at big campaign deficits Dby providing that it shall be unlawful for any candidate or committee to bor- Tow or to have outstanding at any one time loans in excess of 10 per cent of the aggregate amount of the expendi- tures authorized for it. Expenses Restricted. Campaign expenditures would be re- {stricted to necessary traveling ex- penses, payment of fees or charges fixed by law, hire of clerks and mes- sengers and cost of addressing and dis- tributing literature; salaries of agents and assistants, telegraph, telephone and radio tolls, postage, freight and express charges, printing and stationery, pro- ducing and formulating lists of voters, rent, heat and light of headquarters, newspaper and other advertising, rent- yal of halls, loud-speaking appartus and { traveling vans The repoit of the Nye committee was signed by the four members of the committee, Senators Nye and Dale of Vermont, Republicans, and Dill of Washington and Wagner of New York, Democrats, Senator Patterson of Mis- souri, the fifth member, resigned last Summer and his place was not filled. Recognizing the fact the primary purpose of the appointment of a Sen- ate committee to investigate campaign expenditures was that of reporting pos- sible legislative remedies or evils which have developed in the use of money in elections, the committee has proposed an entire revamping of the corrupt practices act. Fifteen Times Salaries Paid. Pointing to the “excessive character” of the expenditures for United States Senators in 1930, which totaled more than $5500.000, the committee report says tke total amount of the annua! salaries of all the Senators elected in that campaign would amount only to $350,000. The expenditures thus were more than 15 times the amount of the annual salaries of the offices sought The report continues “A considerable part of these ex- penditures. it is true, were made in be- half of tickets upon which other candi- ' dates were running both in the primary | and in the general election. Never- | theless, as many witnesses testifled, it is doubtful if the total expenditures | would have been greatly reduced if the | senatorial candidates had been running | alone. “This is more than offset by the fact | that in 15 States. in which 17 Senators were elected, the expenditures, as re- ported, were small or modrate in size The bulk of the expenditures, agg gating 54898121, was therefore con- centrated in 18 States, in which the amounts cxpended ranged from $63,375 10 $2.005,033 | “Without going further into detail as ' | regards either the amount or the ch: | acter of these campaign expenditures, | i | | | cu | Mills crnment was ready to fccept defeat 4 :i “(‘Lul]d( npp}e}ar that in a majority of g £ | the States they were excessive, when thout murmur, Fethy Bey left the | measured by any reasonable standard. | Turkish capital and went into the wilds | The use of such large sums is incom- of Anatolia to join Mustapha Kemal's | 2ptible with a free and uncontrolled ex- | rebellion egainst the Sultan and the | the the United | He went | th Division. He par- | pression of the will of the people and | allies. When Kemal and his associates came {out victorious at the end of the four | years cof bitter struggle. the new Presi- {dent of the Turkish Republic selected m as Ambassador to Pa shed hi in some is. where he self as a skillful dip- ry difficult circum- Heads New Party. | In August. 1930, Mustapha Kemal decided the one party system which e isted in Turkey smelt too much of un- uiterated dictatorship. Al oppose the existing governmc party had been herctofore ruthlessly suppressed. Mustapha Kemal turned to his faithful friend and asked him to leave Paris and come back to Turkey to organize an opposition party, atur; under the control of the Ghazi Fetay Bey is a good sport. rived n he to 1 He ar- 3 was_en- | Iy received b; disgruntled population that he would org They thought ze a real party of ion to Mustapha Kemal. The reception accorded by certain of the Turkish people, not so }mucl) to Fethy, personally, but to the {man wio was supposed to have finally decided to organize a constitutional op- I position to a heretofore | dictatorial government, worried Kemal. tHe did not care much for that spirit of the Turkish people; he got worried lest this toy party of his develop into something really serious, Fethy Steps Out. He began putting more and more re- strictions in Feihy's way. Still the op- posi N move was growing. Finally he made it unlawful to vote for the cand dates of the new party, and Fethy Bey, realizing that he was playing with fire, drew into political oblivion. He coniinued. however, to remain stapha Kemal's faithful friend and ment from active diplomatic life on many important international matters ow Mustapha Kemal has decided to i send this skillful diplomat to represent e Turkish republic in the United Sta:es as soon as the term of office of the present able representatjve of Turkey Washington expires. 'FINAL MORATORIUM ACTION DELAYED BY FIGHT OVER RECESS (C-ntinued From First Page.) House for the holiday recess had been sent to the Senate “I have moratorium if it is humanely possible before adjournment,” he said. “That is the only threat I have made.” Johnson contended that who signed the agreement on June 26 support the moratorium “signed on a statement cf facts thai were not con- summated by the moratorium.” 1 disagree entirely.” Watson replied Watson sald the House wculd have to be called beck if the moratorium were not approved by tomorrcw. Borah that the ju ; Dill in No Hurry. tor Dill. Wachingion, a Demo- aid he did no. s ch “excitoment moratorium _immediately, when the President failed to call Congress into extra session so it could be done before the debts were due. “That’s behind us,” Watson replied. “Whether the Eresident acted wisely or ly doesn’t enter into this ques- to approve the ator Norris, a Nebraska Republic- id he did not believe the mora- tbrough " Norri; mplained of the signing up of members in favor of the moratorium when Congress was not in session. “We don't have a_democracy,” he shouted, “we have a Mussolini on the throne if that is the way we are to legislate. I believe that way of con- trolling Congress and legislating is wrong; is illegal.” a somewhat | unchecked ! beceme less active and finally with- ! advised him during the year of retire- ! cid we ought to pass the | to! see why thore was | torium “merits the atiempt to rush it with the maintenance of even a semblance of that equality of oppor- | { tunity for citizens to seek public office, | which is the very foundation of genu- | ine_democracy. The investigations of the mittee covered 18 States, in which 408 | witnesses were publicly examined, while | several hundred more were privately {interviewed by the committee’s repre- | sentatives. These States were located in_every section of the country. i In its report. the committee lists “principal defects in the evisting law as revealed by the committee’s investi- gations.” They are "L It makes no attempt to limit or | ! provide publicity for expenditures in primary elcctions, 2. In more than half the States and { congressional districts the nomination |is equivalent to election. In nearly every | | State, moreover, the contest for the nomination is likely to be as bitterly | fought and to involve as iarge expendi- | | tures as the general election. It fails to place an: limitation upon campaign ¢ and expenditures even in election. | “3 It does met fix responsibility | | clearly either for improper expendi- | tures or for failuie o file reporis and | thus makes effective enforcement ex- tremely difficult | “4. Its provisions regarding the .e- | perting of contributions and expendi- | Uires are confusing and provide many opnortunities for evasion. 9. 1t fails to provide effective pub licity even for the reports filed in cordance with its provisions. “6. It does not reach large numbers of national and local orgenizations ! | which, while not directly supporting particular candidates, frequently exer- cise a controlling influence over elec- tions. “7. 1t is ineffective both in controll- ing and requiring adequate publicity of the expenditures made in presicential | elections. | 8. It provides no adequate mean either of checking the reports that are made or of enforcing the penalties pre- scribed for its violation.” Aided by Professors. The bill which Senator Nye intro- duced today 15 based upon a draft pre- pared at his request by Prof. James I. Pollock of the, University of Michigan and also embodies suggestions made by Prof. Charles E. Meriam of the Univer- sity of Chicago, Prof. Earl R. Sikes | of Dartmouth College, Prof. Charles E. Beard, formerly of Columbia Univer sity: Prof. Louise Overacker of Wellesly College and other authorities upon elec- tion laws The bill attempts, without conflicting direcily with the decision of the Su- preme Court in the Newbury case, “to establish proper limitations upon’ the : expenditures that may be made, in the campzign for nomination and election by candidates for President and Vice President, as well as by Senators and | Representatives, Delegates and Resident Commissioners in Congress.” No attempt is made in the bill to| regulate elections in the several States, | except by the provision of “proper lim { tations upon the amounts which may | be expended by the candidates for Fod- cral offices and by the requirement of reporis with refercnce to their expendi- tures.” In conclusion, the committee says the early passage of this bill or some other adecuate provision in the present cor- | rupt pra: act is necessary “if the | presidenticl _and congressional cam- paigns of 1932 are to be free from the flagrant abuses which the investigations of this and other comittees have re- vealed in connection with previous clections. ASKS SLUMP PROBE Zenator Walsh Requests Congress to Make Stock Inquiry. A resolution proposing congressional inquiry into the causes of the depres- | fon, and particularly the collapse of cecurity prices cn the Stock Exchange in 1929, was introduced today by Sen- | ator Walsh, Democrat, of Montana. The resolution would set up a com- mittee of both House and Senate mem- bers “to inquire into the cause of de- pression, and particularly the relation of the colla) of prices df securities dealt in on Stock xxdnl &l | the general I l ! would allow a meeting of C Urged to Run GOVERNOR’S WIFE IS ASKED TO SEEK McFADDEN SEAT. MRS. GIFFORD PINCHOT. By the Associated Press HARRISBURG, December 21.—Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, wife of Pennsylvania’ Governor, was urged yesterday to seek the congressional seat from the fifteenth district, now held by Representative Louis T. McFadden. Representative McFadden, his patronage powers becaus attack on President Hoover's interna- tinal_finance poli last week, told the Towanda Review over the telephone from Washington that he has just started to fight Mrs. Pinchot received telegrams from Canton, Pa. residents asking her to enter the race. She declined to dis- them or her intentions. She was defeated by Representative McFadden in 1928 One of the messages said: “With McFadden discredited and despised_on account of his charges against President Hoover, T call on you to announce yourself at once as a can- didate for Congress in the coming pri- maries,” Representative shorn of of his McFadden told the | Review, which has supported him regu- larly: “I know I'm right and I'm going to procecd.” The newspaper said the Rep- resentative laughed at the g of id A Reed that the Rep organizati in P at him at the next c lican would d» tion charges, SENATORS PROMISE SPEED ON HOOVER'S $500,000,000 PLAN (Continued From Page.) House with Ogden U ers retar in along to t increase Fedcral Land Bank capitaliza- ticn Two of passed by the Senate him cor.sid gram wo Short Recess Taken Up. Immediately after the conference the possibiiii hortened recess of Con- gress over ( : iter these already House and The House ration of his economic pro- rot be delayed. on. one of 1es. who attended the talk. said there was “‘a shortened recess” which ress be- twecn Christmas and New Year. No joint re-olution to this eflect has been introcuced, however, end Newion would not comment upen its chances of adopticn until scme move was made on Ca ol Hill By the Pre:ide this morning W Federal Rece of 2 t's side as he talked > Gov. Me Board an constant Undersec- advisers in upon relie 1 condi- of the on_th Har Co. of New Yo mittee today t to revive conf and cause_thi price, which i value of bonds bonds to incre crease the ce com- L ¥ This would remove one of the pr cipal obstacles in the way of economic Melvin A. Traylor, president of the t National Bank of Chicago, has agreed to appear tomorrow at the Sen- e hearings. Bandit Slays Woman. ST. LOUIS, December 21 (&) ma Lacy, 34, was shot ¢nd ed d her husband George, 42, as wounded in a hold-up of their confec- ;mnsry today. The slayer fled without oot. Mrs. 7) er of the ! MAPES COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPTED Railroading of District Tax Bills Hit by Members of Permanent Group. (Continued From First Page.) tive Committee for criticism and co- operative work. Representative Patman of Texas, a minority member of the Mapes ¢om- mittee, explained that that was a spe- cial committce appointed to perform a specific duty, and in their defense he thought the record would show that the Mapes committee had not «xceeded its jurisdiction. tioned by Mrs. Norion as such legislation that was approved by the House coming from the Map-s committee during the past week would not “establish a dangerous precedent,” Representative ~ Patman said, “of course.” My own opinion was that it should have been a joint committee of House and Senate.” he added. Representative Patman let it be known that personally he was far from satis- fied with the draft of the income tax | bill brought out by the Mapes Com- mittee, that he had been unable to see | it in advance and that he thought it should have been modeled as closely as posible to the Federal income tax law While the Mapes Committee was being commented upon by the House District Committee, ~Representative Frank Bowman. Republican, of West Virginia, a veteran member of the com- mittee, that he intended to make some remarks upon this subject before long when the proper occasion presents itself, 'GAYETY OF CHILDREN | TO FILL WHITE HOUSE FOR HOLIDAY SEASON | | ___ (Continued From First Page.) to whether will occupy the bedrooms and nursery specially arranged for them on the top floor of the White House during their long stay with their grandparents last Wint Poor Will Be Aided. However, the poor and will not be forgotten by them or the members_of and friends They out ther intention of giving presents of considerably less monetary than has been custom heretofcre, and have ins that their intimate friends follow s There will be other economies this curtailment w1l be for ti purpose of giving to the poor wk saved. eady the White House is taking on color and atmosphere of Christmas > trees to be used in the decoration cheme, both e and out, have ar- rived. The eve s to be used in the decorations E ate tocay or tomorrow. As hes istom, the many Christmas wreaths to adorn the windows of the te House and executive office w made from helly ¢ 's. Hoover's desire to co-operate e movement for the conservation holly trees. Two of the Christmas trees have been placed on the frent portico of the Whit House. one on each s cf the door way. The principal Christmas tree, the one to be known as the family tree, wil be set up in & corner of the state dining rcom and it will be from that tree that minor presents for the grand- ren and other members of 10ld will be given. which family Party Wednesday Afternoon. The first of the White House Chi mas activities will be held on Wednes- day afternoon, when Peggy Ann and Peter play host to a large number of their youthful friends. Formerly there were presents for each of the guests on this occasion, but this year the guests have been requested to bring presents instead. These contributions, along with some from the Hoover house- | hold. will be later sent to agencies to be contributed to homes that are in need On Christmas eve the White House will be the scene of the family party This will be attended by the member of the Hoover family and the families of 1t several aides and secretaries The Christmas dinner i honor of the cabinet families will be held Christmas Mrs. Hoover personally has been in charge of the planning and is now per- sonally superintending the carrying out of these plans. CURRENCY PARITY URGED Kean Proposes Treaty to Put Cana- dian on Reserve Board. Negotiation of a treaty with Canada. whereby a4 Canadian would be given mem| hip on the United States Fed: cral Roserve Board and Dominion cur. rency would be stabilized at patity with that of this country, was introduced to- day by Senator Kean, Republican, New Jerscy. Gifts Sped to Poor WORKERS SORT CCNTRIBUTIONS FROM “TOY MATINEES.” i However, when ques- | unfortunate | their | the | i | | VIRGINIA Columbus, Ohio, heiress, who was fou daze SANTA'S MATINEE BRING 2405 TOYS Gifts Donated at Two The- aters to Bring Joy to Hearts of Poor Children. When the final doll, the last scooter the tiniest red automobile was counted today, the sum total piled up by the toy matinees” was enough to make old Santa Claus himself gasp for bre | exactly 2.425 personal gifts for children! | And for every tin soldier, every bag | of marbles, gav box of candy | there is a child in some underprivileged | home. in some hospital, in some or- | phanage who would otherwise have | gone unrewarded on Christmas day A careful distribution is being worked |out through the Council of Social Agencies to eliminate duplications and o insure the safe delivery of every ! present to the small hands which will | covet it most. Miss Coulson in Charge. The toys, collected Saturday in the lobbies of the Tivoli and Metropolitan Theaters, as the price of admission to benefit shows arranged by Warner Bros. and The Star, will be hung on many a Christmas tree in institutions throughout Washington, or personally delivered to the darkest doors in th: cit Their di:t poor every in charge of of the which ribution is Edith_Coulson, director Christmas__Bureau, functions under the Community C! | Trucks bore the presents Saturday to | the central Y. W. C. A., where the work |of sorting and classification is already well under wa: “As for the gifts themselves ex- claimed Miss Cculson, “they are lovely! Lovely! | Toys of All Varieties. “There's the mest perfect little vac- m ciecner for a doll house. a fine siver cirigible a yard long. the most dorabl> rag doll twins, a whole squad- ron of tiny airp'anes, with a perfect flag<hip to lead them. little cust pa: brooms and mops, done up in gay wrap- pers! P The variety and novelty of the gifts = almost too much t> describe. I only wish that the doncrs could see the faces of the children who are going to receive their gifts when Santa Claus hands them out There is a personal need, Miss Coul- son said, for every toy in the lot. Through the files of the Sccial Service Exchange, workers are checking lists of needy children to avoid duplicated charity on Christmas The lists are long vear. There are hundreds upsn hun- dreds of small inmotss in _institutions and thousands of children in homes too impoverished to provide Christmas cheer. Will Be Carefully Classified. toys will be distributed as far as possible, and carefuly cassified for apportionment to hospitals, orphanages and correctional institutions. Large numbers of the toys will be distributsd through each of the fol- lowing agencies The Washington Home for the Friendless, the Swartzell Methodist Home, the family division of the Tra- velers' Aid Society, the Juvenile Pro- tective Association, the Catholic Chari- ties. the Christ Child Society. the Neighborhood and Friendship Hous the Home for the Feeble Minded, the Dists Home for colored inmates, the Ameri- can Legion, the Episcopal City Mission, Hillerest Childrens Village, the South- east Settlement House for colored, Providence Hospital, St. John's Or- phenage, Gallinger, Childrens' and Th Freedmans' Hospitals and many others. | Small amounts of cash were left at either theater and these were converted into toys by the managers. One con- tributor, J. A. Blackney, cent a $5 check to The Star, and this was turned over to Miss Coulson, who will buy additional glfts to go out with the other toys. “Please thank the public for me, Miss Coulson said, “and. on the behalf of the children who will benefit from their generosity, may I wish them all a merry, merry Christmas!” BLAINE PROPOSES BILL ‘ TO END DEATH PENALTY Wisconsin Senator Also Measure to License Real Estate Brokers. A Dbill to abolish capital punishment here was introduced in the Senate this afternoon by Senator Blaine, Repub- !lican, of ~Wisconsin. The 'measure, which was referred to the District Com- mittee, is similar to the bill proposed in the House by Representative Kvale, Farmer-Labor, of Minnesota. Senator Blaine also introduced a bill to license and regulate real estate bro- kers and salesmen, providing for the THEL QUISENBERRY and Mary-Temple Hill (left to right) sorting a few | creation of a real estate commission. “toy matinee” presents at the Y. W. C. A. this morning for distribution to one of several score social service districts throughout Washington. Congress. The toys are destined for underprivileged children. —C‘)MM not completed it that' Congresa, The Senator introduced the bill in the form in which it passed the Senate in the last Its enactment: was She had been missing since Thursday. very long this: ict Training School, the Children's | Offers | PENFIELD, nd today in Providence, R. I, [KAHN, AT INQUIRY, ASKS EVEN BREAK FOR PRIVATE DEBTS| (Continued From First Page) $4,000.000.000 the total of foreign se- curities about whose issuance the c¢3 mittee has received testimony in 1 e days of hearing: Of these J. P rgan & Co. floated $1.805.000.000 and the National City Bank $1,71,000.- 0. Kuhn. Toeb & Co. hove criginated $577.000.000. of which $200.000,000 ha-« been retired, Kahn said. The firm h varticipated .with J. P. Morgan & Co. in the flotation of $559,000,000, he added. banker said he could not give | profits firm, but would file 1 m lat | Kahn said the d re War Fi C T tect debtors Wicked, He Says. | h 1 of the I . to pro- TOPOS! anc > is a wicked compel in which are beyond his po going to extremes to make them to tide thin He added that t be done by the Government and evervbody els Hoarders of money ld be pub- ly denounced and their names pub- lished,” Kahn said. Hearing Is Resumed. said. “to! ke e to neglect it possible for ven as the s inves- eign se- opposite nator Hiram Jo Californie ho spons nent of the moratorium Kahn safd the first lo: ing the 000,000 for t ernment, which was also mentionod testimony t week. The bonds v iscued at 93, and that government got 961, Out of the 1 per cent profit he said. was divided be Loeb & Co. end the N Bang. we ¢ paid overh exy The next loan was 2 $30.000,000 1ssue also for the Swedish government. First Issue Paid Off. The first issue, he said, has been paid ff. The second is not collectable until 1934 The banker next told of a $5.000,000 ue for the C of Cslo. Nc v, in 92), on which the origin was 2 per cent. the under 5 per cent end that, of the selling group tcr Couzens. Republican of Mickigan, said he felt it wes “cgains: the public intcrest” to have the iivis act as tiustee for the sinki Kahn said the issuing house has a double continuing responsibility to its constituents cnd to the public “When there is a default what does the issuing house consider its respo: bility?” Couzens asked ‘To do everything possible to re- establish the solvency of credit of tk property to protect the bondholders,” Kahn replied | | Kahn said the only foreign failure his company had been connect-d with | was the Mortg-ge Benk cf Chile | Kahn told of additional leans to the city of Oslo of $2.000.000 and $8,000,000, ' respectively He was asked “to what extent” the the issuing | | securities were held by | houses. “Tkey are in principle all passed on | to the public,” K:hn said, As 1 stated before, the cssential virtue of a bagker is thag he mut b- liquid.” He added that the issuing house has | “permanent moral liability to piotect the bonds. Kahn said not many foreign bonds | are held by American banks. “They are widely distributed,” he | added. | Questioned. he said the banks did hold short-term securities and esti- mated that “something in excess of $600.000000" of short-ierm securities, were held in this countr: | Normal Risk, He Says. | | “I do not consider the amount ex- orbitant for a creditor nation to ex- | tend to a country with the capacity of | Germany,” Kahn added. “She may be loaded up tor a while, but that is a normal risk of “credit. | Senator Reed, Republican, of Penn- | | sylvania said it had been stated on the floor of the House that Kahn supported | Herbert Hoover for President and sug- | | gested th= moratorium to him. | “It is an absoiute falsehood, without | a germ of trath,” Kahn replied. | "I did not suggest the moratorium land had no knowledge that it was | coming.” | He said he did not advocate cancella- ticn* of the debis and was on record thai it was only ordinary ju.lice for, the Unilel States to get them paid.| But, he sddod, it must be decided at | {the present moment whit is the mcst constructive and expedient thing to do. | “We should decide in what way, while maintaining the justice and right of our cause, we should go. I decn't feel called upon to make a categorial answer. because its a question for statesmanship.” Kahn said Paul M. Warburg of his, firm, who had been linked with charges | in the House of participation in activi- | ties holdings of small country banks | Democrat and had supported Alfred E. | Smith in 1928. | Kahn was questioned further about public debts. “You do not believe a temporary emergency justifies a permanent re- | duction in these debts?” Reed asked. “I do not,” the witness replied. ‘The committee engaged in a discus- sion of when the investigation should be resumed and finally voted to recess until Januaty 4. = Chairman Smoot asked Kahn to tfl at that time, | | Mukden r: | artil JAPAN BEGINS NEW MANCHURIAN DRIVE China Issues Statement In- terpreted as Direct Appeal to United States. ___(Continued_From First Page.) u Manchurian history,” he said,” the area for 300 years has been an integral part of China and that its population of 30,000,000 is 80 per cent Chinese “It is rich in natural resources, espe- cis n mincrals and agricultural products,” he said, “and so has become vital to the economic welfare of the entire nacion is vast te itegral pa Recounting itory should re- of China is an world need.” he said. “Jus- ght, therefore, dictate that an's military occupation should end. “There are other reasons why this WIOng perpetrat>d against peaceful China by Japanese armed forces should quickly be redressed. Manchuria, with its railwars and trading ports, consti- tutes an important link connecting the East and West. It is an indispensable section in the shortest round-the-world route. If this section is torn from China and put under the control of an- other nation, the change will so upset the balance of power and relative posi- tions of the principal nations bordering the Pacific that world peace will be eopardize ULTIMATUM REPGRTED SENT. | Honjo Said to Have Demanded Chin- chow Evacuation at Once. SHANGHAL China. December 21 (/) —Final cxpulsion of Chang Hsue Liang’s army in Manchur believed by Chinese here to be the ultimate ob- jective of the Japanese offensive which started from M today These Chinese that Chinchow will fall before Christmas day and that the Chinese arm retreat to Jehol. Strengthening of the Japanese forces at Shanhaikwan and Tientsin has made a Chinese re along the Peiping- dai t was said. geru Honjo. Japanese com- was reported in Chinese di s yesterday to hav Gen Chinese forces Ma nour eva w at ave received a saying the Far nterests in e Japanese ard of the eat Wall t and its mili- vacuate Chinchow Great Wa he thereby-avoid- The dispatches a grave situation threate “In order to pres East and protect J M and Mc for Liao Ry The tary s and said, “wit ing a p reported ens heres ight. ney, Kuo Finance Minister ed his resigna- but it was belicved would carry on. He was quoted as the resignation of President Kai-Shex automatically neces- ed his quitting. French Minister en. on behalf of ed dispatc g French colon: a had entercd Ew reatening Lungchow He pointed out that Indo-Chifa » undergone “serfous Coy forcing authorities v measures ted at China.” PLANES ATTACK CHINESE. Dispatches to London Tell of Air Raid on 10,000 Troops. LONDON. December 21 (#).—The Ex- change Telegraph Agency reports in dis- atches frem Tokio that the Japanese n Manchuria launched an afr at- ck vesterday on 10,000 Chinese regular troops moving on_Mukden. Pegardless of Chinese denials, the dispatches sald, Japanese officials main- a t regulars are acting in concert with guerillas and the latter are equip- ped with machine guns DECLARED MENACED. M tion. effective he saying c to China s in Indo- si Province, LINES MUKDEN. Manchuria, December 21 The Japanese mil command Jaunched a new drive to outhwest, t A communique issu he ers said the d against 7.000 Chinese “irr the vicinity of Kangping c ead- These id irregulars, communig! were menacing the South Man n Railway and alco the Ssupine hiatun line. The infantry and air forces sent against 'm left from Ssuping No Japanese movement Ching w has begun yet nouncement said. T. W. NOYES TO SPEAK OVER RADIO TONIGHT “Taxation Without Representa- against the an- tion" Is Subject of Editor in Taxpayers’ League Forum. Theodore W. Noyes, editor of The Star. will be the speaker tonight in the weekly radio forum of the American Taxpayers' League, his_subject being, Taxation Without Representation.” His address will be broadcast at 6:15 o'clock from Station WRC over a net- work of the National Broadcasting Co. The American Taxpayers' League de- votes its weekly radio program to dis- cussions of taxation matters, previous speakers having been former Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr., of New York and Representative James M. Beck of Pennsylvania 1,060 Get 01d Jobs Back. OSHAWA, Ontario, December 21 (&) —The local plant of General Motors of Canada, Ltd., has recalled 1,000 of its employes to work during the past month, it was disclosed yesterday. Im- proved business conditions have helped in restoring the pay roll to nearly nor- mal, it was said.