Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER, (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Fair today; tomorrow, increasing cloudiness followed by rain, diminishing. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 40, at 10 a.m. yesterday; lowest, 34, at 10 p.m. yes terday. Full report on page 8. The Sundiy St WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington Nomes by The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. (#) Mea ns Asscciated Pre: No. 1,399—No. 32,030. Entered as second class matte! 5 post office. Washington, D. C. D. '€, BUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1932—-104° PAGES. = FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS [TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE PANIC GRIPS HAWA AFTER SLAYING LAD T0 MRS, FORTESCLE Army, Police and Navy Patrols Ready to Take Charge in Honolulu if Necessary. HOMES ARE BARRICADED BY WIVES OF OFFICERS Fresh Clues Found in Home of D. C. Matron—Son-in-Law and Two Seamen in Custody. By the Associated Press HONOLULU, January 9.— Despite | outward calm, Honolulu felt the tension of hysteria tonight as an outgrowth of two attacks on white women since Sep- tember 12 and this week end's sensa- tional climax to one of them—the ar- rest of a naval officer, his mother-in- law and two seamen on murder charges. | Those held are Lieut, Thomas H. Massle, U. S. N.; Mrs. Granville Fortes- cue, E. J. Lord, an enlisted man, and Albert O. Jones, North Adams, Mass., | @lso an enlisted man, reported to be a | guard at the Massie home. | D. E. Wilkie, a third enlisted man, end suspected renter of a death car,; was released tonight. | Held Aboard Warship. The quartet are accused of slaying| Joseph Kahahawai, a young Hawalian, after luring him from & court room into | & death auto. They are under arrest on a civil charge, but are being held by the Navy aboard a warship in Pearl Harbor under a ‘gentlemen’s agree- ment.” | The slain native was one of five men eharged with assaulting Mrs. Massle, wife of the lieutenant, on September 12. Mrs. Fortesclie is the daughter of the Jate Charles J: Bell, Washington, D. C., Pbanker, and has long been prominent in the National Capital, New York and European society. She is the wife of Granville Fortescue, widely known sol- dier and author. City Attorney Gilliland announced “Mrs. Fortescue and the three Navy men would be tried in the territorial courts and not by the Navy as a result of an agreement made last August with naval authorities governing the disposal of cases involying men of the service. Griffith Wright, deputy prosecutor, said the death penalty would be asked as the murder “was premeditated.” Representatives of civic organizations named a committee composed of Japa- nese, Filiping, Chinese, Hawailan and American individuals to offer their as- sistance to civil authorities. Swift Measures Taken, Various authorities took swift steps meanwhile to prevent any outburst Regular Army, military police and naval patrols were augmented. The Army was reported ready to send troops from its fort, 22 miles out, in emergency. The Army and Navy restricted all enlisted men to quarters. The civil governor, Lawrence M. Judd, called committees of both ter- riterial legislative bodies to con- sider “pressing needs” Monday. There was a report these committees would consider a police department shake-up plar Then came a strongly worded state- ment from a high naval authority in w gton, Admiral William V. Pratt, chief of operations, who declared “American men will not stand for the violation of their women under any circumstances.” “For this crime,” he said, “they have taken the matter into their own hands repeatedly when they have felt that| the lew has falld to do justice.” Decision Explained. The admiral explained a decision to keep enlisted men off the island during | fleet maneuvers, thus: “We believe it will be-unsafe to send the fleet to| anchor near Honolulu, for acts of vio- |Flandin Declares Bruening’s | fime rendered the business depressiohfids days:of WASHINGTON, Jimmy Walker Acts to Bolster FinancesiMEASURE REVIS'NG of New York Gty TARIFE FLEXIBILITY Fight to Block Iucr.x:.,«" |S PASS@'_N HUUSE in Transit Fare Intimated. | : FEa Vote of 214 to 182 for Bill Is First Major Win for Democrats. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 9.—Mayor Walker, whose telegram to Senator Copeland urging Federal co-operation in making available funds of the $2,- 000,000,000 reconstruction corporation | to cities as well as banks, indicated that the appeal was only the first of a num- ber of steps he planned to taken on be- half of the’ city's finances The city must negotiate for a short- term loan of $90,000,000 or more to meet maturing obligations before Feb- ruary 1. He indicated he was prepared to take steps to prevent great financial groups in New York from fording the city to abandon or modify certain of its policies. Newspapers interpreted this to mean that he would oppose any effort to increase the 5-cent transit fare. City officials this week have conferred with leading bankers asking them to recommend ways and means by which may best raise the necessary funds. e bankers are expected to report early next week, but one of them has said emphatically they will make no | mentfon of the subway fare question b INTERGOVERNMENT DEBT DISCUSSIONS ARE BARRED Representatives Favor Internation- al Parley for Downward Re- vision of Barriers. By the Associated Press. The scant Democratic majority scored its first victory over the ad- ministration forces on & major politi- cal issue yesterday by forcing a party tariff bill through the House. ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) | TALK AS USELESS AFTERREIGH STAND | tional conference to revise tariffs down- | ward. The bill now goes to the Senate, | where passage is probable. However, | congressional administration followers are convinced that if the measure is | sent to the White House it will be vetoed 12 G. 0. P. Vote “Yes.” | Twelve Republicans and one Farmer- Laborite, Representative Kvale of Min- nesota, voted with the Democrats. Not one Democrat voted against the bill. Before sending it to the Senate, the House adopted an amendment by La Guardia of New York, a Republican- independent, and Canfled, Democrat, Indiana, requiring that any agreement reached by the international confer- ence be approved by both branches of Congress. It was accepted by Repre- PARIS, January 9.—It is useless for | sentative Crisp of Georgia, ranking the nations to attack the reparations |DEmOCTat on the House Ways and problem at the impending Lausanne| It also prevents any possibility of dis- conference if the conference must be | cussion or con!ng:tmtwn of reduction or preceded by such declarations as Chan- | cancellation of intergovernmental debts Sellor Bruening's statement that Ger. | I, the United States representatives at the conference, thany no longer can pay, Finance Min- ‘The bill removes from the Chief Ex- ister Pierre-Etienne Flandin declared | écutive power to change rates on the today. recommendation of the Tariff Commis- He attacked the Bruening decla: sion and gives that suthority to Con- gress. tion as an attempt against the life of the Versailles treaty and the Young plan, and asserted such efforts at this | went on record favoring #n interna- Statement Is Attack on Versailles Tr-~ty. By the Assoclated Press. Amends Provision. ‘This provision was amended by the House to require Congress to act within receivi hllnqa recommendation. Should ress fa) to act, the rate recommended by the commission would become effective. . This amendment carried 118 to 83, 1t was proposed by La Guardia. The two deys of debate wes concen- trated largely on political contentions. The bill was formulated by the Senate- House Democratic Policy Committee, | Republicens = contended it was not needed and that it was a “mere politi- | ”II%E“;::E hbll ing 1 il e ublicans vot! or the News of Dr. Bruening's action deeply | yere® Amhie Boiean Treny Nolson. stirred political circles. In the Cham- | peavey and Schneider of Wisconsin; ber of Deputies lobbles, commentators | Chrisigau, Minnesota; La Guardia, New linked the chancellor's move with his|york: Lambertson and MeGugin of recent interview with Adolf Hitler, | Kansss: Morton D. Hull of Hlinois, and leader of the German Fascists, in which | Sinclair, North Dakota. Withrow of he asked Hitler’s support to continue | wisconsin paired for the bill. President Paul von Hindenburg in office another year. “It is often sald that the crisis, at least in its financial aspect, is one of confidence,” M. Flrndin said “To complicate with new attempts on the respect of treaties would render the crisis insurmountable, and could not | but prevent capital from thawing “If the Lausanne Conference must be preceded by such a declaration of insolability it becomes useless to m One can not cheapen French rig while at the same time asking French collaboration. German Contention Denied. “If the act attributed to Dr. Bruen- By the Associated Press. ing is true, it signifies the German DETROIT, January 9.—The Michi- ernment wishes to end the stipulations yan Manufacturer and Financial Record of the Young plan and the Versailles foday says the Ford Motor Co. will not treaty. . ... bring out its new models until March “It is necessary to await official co: 1d adds, although lacking official con- firmation, but it i clear no Frenchman ation, indications are they will in- could accept a unilateral denunciation clide an improved four-eplinder car insurmountable, M. Flandin expressed his sentiments to the press after reports had been re- ceived from London that the German chancellor, through the British Am- | bassador at Berlin, had informed Great Britain the Reich neither now nor in the future could meet reparations ob- ligations. Political Circles Stirred. NEW V EIGHT FORD IN MARCH HINTED Expected Innovation Regarded as Way to Ke’ep Production Vol- ume at 10,000 Cars a Day. neet his for v- c lence which might result in bloodshed | of conventions freely signed, a genu S It voted 214 to 182 to revamp ad- | fleet up to treaty limits. | are almost certain to take place under | ojafion’ which implies destruction of present circumstances.” He declared | o cacreq reparations rights the police situation on the islend was | *propaganda from a German source intolerable = e 515 O Women 1in residential districts locked | their doors, fearing possible attack from | Daniel Lyman, convicted murderer, who | escaped from Oahu Prison several days | 8go. Lyman escaped with Lui Kaikapu, | captured and identified as the attacker | h nd white woman, a school | teacher {Continued on Page 2, Column 4. — FIRST LADY IS TAKEN TO SEE GOTHAM PLAY Report said the Army was ready to|As Guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hilles, send troops to the city in case of any (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) PACIFIC FLEET'S WAR » GAMES CUT IN HALF Announcement by Admiral Le\gh:,‘ Says No Ships Will Go to Honolulu. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, January 9.— The length of scheduled February maneu- vers of the Navy battle force in Hawai- fan waters has been cut in half, Ad- miral Richard H. Leigh, commander of the force, announced tonight. Orders originally called for the bat- tle force of about 50 ships to sail from san four weeks in maneuvers in island wa- ters. Admiral Leigh said a new sail- ing date of February 8 has been set and the time for battle practice cut to not more than 14 days. None of the ships will go to Hono- 1uly, he said, adding that the two weeks *which had been planned for a liberty and shore leave period at that port will be spent at sea in gunnery practice and other tactical preparations for an en- counter with the scouting fleet from the Atlantic next March The only place where the battle force now plans to anchor is at the fleet operating base in Lahaira Roads, off | the Island of Maui. Admiral Leigh said there is a possibility these plans may be altered to allow the officers and enlisted men to have a short shore leave at Hilo on the Island of Hawaii, Pedro February 1 and to spend | She Attends Drama Starring Katharine Cornell. the Associated Presy, NEW YORK, January 9.—Mrs. Her- bert Hoover went as the guest of Mr. | and Mrs. Charles D. Hilles to see Kath- | arine Cornell in “The Barretts of Wim- pole Street” tonight In the Hilles perty also were former mbassador and Mrs. James R./Shef- field and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 8. Jameson " Victims Stil By the Associated Press. GLENDORA, Miss., January 9.—Car- casses of horses, mules, cows and hogs floated out of the Tippo Basin of the Tallahatchie River flood-ravaged valley out today by boat on the western side to determine relief measures. Dogs barked from the hill crests as 3 feet of water continued to swirl past their havens from the nearly 200- foot crevasse still swelling in the east- ern Tallahatchie River levee near Sharkey. Cotton sheds were torn down in Glen- dora, Philipps, Charleston and _sur- rounding plantations to build flat-boats and skiffs with which to carry aid to many small tenants still marooned from but that all the ships will be kept away the break of two days ago. Lxom Honolulu and the Island of Reliel workers_ia. tha Tippo- Basin \ RIVER SWEEPS DEAD ANIMALS DOWN FLOOD-RAVAGED VALLEY on the east as Red Cross workers set | ‘The four is about ready to go into I production, while the eight s approval of final design,” the ation says. he motor and chassis changes in cight are being made from day to most_of them at the suggestion Henry Ford. The Ford Co. wants & duction volume of 10,000 cars and iIcks a day to keep its mammoth busy and therefore intends to on the market a product in both and eight field that will have strong buying appeal in both nd mechanical excellence. is quite possible the new Ford will ¢ for exhibition purposes at the the Detroit Automobile Show, January 23 : industry gets ‘the breaks’ on ated buying demand, the cur- shows are expected to produce a year of at least 3,000,000 be looked for as compared le better than 2,400,000 cars car. Peak output for all time 000 cars, reached in 1929. pr he n pro units car, w sold las was 5,600 Plantation Sheds Razed to Build Rescue Craft to Reach | Marooned. | Teported wild life was almost wiped out in the 12 to 15 mile expanse of Water from the crevassee, but no loss of human life had been reported to add to the two colored farmers Who drowned during the fiood. Hundreds of refugees were housed in | rallroad box ears up and down the Ya- | 700 and Mississippi Valley Railroad sid- |ings through Tallahatchie Valley. Many | Mag hundreds more were assembled in_con- ‘:entrau?n camps in the towns of Glen- goyz. Charleston, Webb, Marks and hwa‘n Lake. These were being added to ourly as boats brought out additional refugees E. P. Krick. national disaster rellef | chairman of the Red Cross, headed a | Blect of boats with rescue workers to- ‘dny and penetrated into the fastnesses | of the Tallahatchie County flood, Where distress call j“_”ks_ alls have been issued for three ‘_'”’!J"r reported falling slightly _ {Contizued on Page 4, Column 49, DELAWARE, PISH! Picture to Replace the Metropolitan Museum’s “Washington Crossing t| he Delaware.” BRISTOL DEMANDS PACTLINIT NAVY Says U. S. Should Keep Faith With Own People and Foreign Nations. By the Assoclated Press. From one of the Navy's highest rank- | ing admirals came the assertion yes- terday that the United States is “not | keeping faith” with its own people or | with foreign nations unless it builds its Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, chair- | man of the Navy's general board, said, “The Navy belleves very strongly that having entered into an agreement to maintain the Navy at a certain trength, we should live up to it.” | ' He told the Naval Committee flatly | in answer to & question from Chair-| man Hale of Maine that the United| States fleet today “is not an up-to-date, | modern Navy.” Behind Other Naiions. “We are considerably behind the| other countries that maintain adequate naval strength,” he added. Both Bristol and Rear tion Bureau, strongly advocated pas- sage of & treaty limit building measure such/as the Hale bill, under considera- tion. A similar measure bas been in- troduced in _the House. One of the most important results, Rock said, would be to give badly needed “relief to a basic industry’— Admiral | George H. Rock, chief of the Construc- | Succeeds Davis — GOES TG THE PHILIPP] o THEODORE ROOSEVELT, ROOSEVELT NAMED 10 SUCCEED DAVIS Resigning Gevernor General of Philippines Denies Senatorial Aims. shipbuilding. “All of the yards will be out of mer- chant work by the end of the present calendar year,” he said. “We had some revival of shipbuilding after passage of the Jones-White mer- chant marine act of 1928, but it is (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) AIR CADETS FORCED DCWN Land Uniontown, Pa. SCRANTON, Pa., January 9 (A).—A trimotored plane which left Bolling Field, Washington, today carTying mem- bers of the Bolling Field Cadet Flying Corps basket ball team to this city was forced down at Uniontown, Pa. late today. The Bolling Field team was to have | played Keystone Academy here tonight. STAR TODAY’S —22 PAGES. Nationa! PART ONE General News—Local, Forelgn. Schools and Colleges—Page B-4. | PART TWO—8 PAGES. | Editorials and Editorial Features. | Public Library—Page 4. | Y. W. C. A. News—Page 5. W. C. T. U. Notes—Page 5. PART THREE—12 PAGES. Soclety Section. Women of Diplomacy—Page 8. Veterans of Foreign Wars—Page 9. | PART FOUR—10 PAGES. | Amusement Section—Theater, and Radio. In the Motor World—Page 3. | Aviation—Page 4. | District National Guard—Page 4, Fraternities—Page 5. D. A. R. Activities—Page 6. Organized Reserves—Page 7. News of the Clubs—Page 7. Army and Navy News—Page 8. Spanish War Veterans—Page 8. Naval Reserves—Page 8. American Gold Star Mothers—Page 8. Radio—Page 9. PART FIVE— PAGES. Sports Section. # PART SIX--12 PAGES. Pinancial News and Classified Adver- | tising. 6 Serial Story, “Spite Wife"—Page 5. Marine Corps News—Page 5. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 11. At Community Centers—Page 11. PART SEVEN—20 PAGES. azine Section. Reviews of New Books—Page 14. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 15. News of the Music World—Page 16. The Bridge Forum—Page 17. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 18. The Boys' snd Girls' Page—Page 19. Those Were the Happy Days—Page 20. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. and Screen Bolling Field Basket Ball Players By the Associated Press. Gov. Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico was promoted yesterday by Presi- dent Hoover to America’s highest colo- nial office upon the resignation of Dwight F. Davis as Governor General of the Philippine Islands. Davis presented his resignation to the Chief Executive at the White House. | Secretary Hurley of the War Depart- ment, who controls affairs of most of America’s insular possessions, accom- panied him to the White House for a final conference before his retirement | from office. The announcement of Davis’ resigna- tion was followed immediately by one naming the son of the late President to | govern'the millions of people his father fought to free from Spanish rule. | | San Juan Post Left Open. | Davis wfs sent to the Philippines from the position of Secretary of War. | . Personal reasons were given by Davis in resigning. He will sail immediately | for Paris to visit hid wife and daugh- | ter Alice. Mrs. Davis has been in il | health ever since hé assumed the gov- ernor generalship, ahd she was not able to join him at Manila. | Gov. Roosevelt will succeed immedi- |ately to the position, thus leaving the San Juan post open for an appoint- ment. In announcing the change, the | President said he had accepted Davis’ | resignation “with the greatest reluc- | tance.” M. Hoover added: | _“His administration of the affairs of the Philippine Islands has been emi- nently able and successful and consti- tutes a fitting continuation of the dis- tinguished service he previously ren- dered as Secretary of War.” Davis Denies Senate Aims. Touching the Roosevelt appointment, the President said: ‘‘His experience in Porto Rico fits him specially to render valuable service in | the larger field to which his new ap- pointment will take him.” As is almost always the case when " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) et i RAILROR WRECKS LAID TO BOY “THRILL SEEKER” Youth to Be Charged With Murder After Man Is Killed Near Horseshoe Curve. By the Associated Press. GREENSBURG, Pa., January 9.— Several freight train wrecks near Ho shoe Curve on the Pennsylvania Rail- road were blamed today on & youthful “thrill seeker.” State police said he would be charged with murder. Luther Mazur of Cresson Shaft, | cambria County, is under srrest at | Ebensburg. The 'police said he is re- COLOR SECTION—8 PAGES. Moon Mullins; Mr. and Mrs. Timid Soul; Reglar Fellers; Orphan Annie; tory; Tarzan, ahd Mutt and Jefl, Little | ‘The | Altoona. Highlights of His- | when 54 cars. were derafled near blitzin, sponsible for wrecks in recent months on the railroad’s main line west of . One man was killed several weeks kwho, was sruck, by an. . : DIRECT U. 3. AID HELD UNNECESSARY |Gifford Differs With La Fol- lette on Adequacy of Steps Taken—Hearings End. By the Assoclated Press. A Senate committee yesterday con- cluded hearings on proposals for di- rect Federal unemployment relief with | scores of recommendations for Govern- | ment ald," but with the word of Walter | Gifford, President Hoover's relief direc- | tor, that it is not necessary. Two weeks of hearings before a Mans ufacturers Subcommittee were con- cluded with the submission of a refer- endum taken by the United States Chamber of Commerce showing local trade associations throughout the coun- try yoted 2,479 to 194 against Federal appfopriations, Pledge All Resources. E Meanwhile, the Red Cross announced | that “all available resources” would be used by the national organization to meet four present relief emergencies, inclyding that of jobless miners. Commenting on Gifford’s assertion befope the committee that the organiza- tion was devoting $1,000,000 to the pre- ventlon of suffering in the coal fields, Chajrman Payne of the Red Cross sald yesterday it was “impossible” to allo- cate any specific amount to any one emergency. He listed the current prob- lems of the Red Cross as unemploy- ment, the Tallahatchie River floods, needy Indians in the West and drought relief in five Northwestern States. He added that 88 Red Cross ; | tricts, an increave of 20 in a few | weeks. Many relief workers and welfare ex- | perts testified during the cqmmittee hearings that Federal appropriations were necessary to meet the relief prob- lem and the movement was supported by the American Federation of Labor. Gifford testified, however, that local | communities would be able to handle | the problem. He said, though. that he would favor Federal aid if it became | necessary. Holds iVeed Is Proved. As the hearings were concluded, | Chairman La Follette, sponsor of one of the measures under consideration. took the view. that the need for Fed- eral help had already been proved by the_testimony. “The evidence proved conclusivel: the urgent necessity for action on the part of the Federal Government,” La Follette said, “in affording assistance to citles, counties and States to meet thelr problems. “The testimony is overwhelming that the need is growing and resources are diminishing and that we need to act if | there is' not to be unprecedented suf- fering in the next few months.” Sails Under New Flag. NAPLES, Italy, January 9 (#).—The first steamer to sail for America flying | the flag of the new Italia line was the Conte Biancamano, which left today. The Italia line was formed through a merger of the Lloyd Sabaudo, Naviga- zione ‘Generale Italiana and Cosulich companies. chapters are at work in mining dis- | 0 EVENTS LISTED | AS CAPITAL'S PART - OF BICENTENNIAL Incomplete Catalogue of D. C. Participation Released by Commission. | | CELEBRATION EXTENDS THROUGH NINE MONTHS President’s Address to Congress Feb. 22 to Inaugurate Wash- ington Celebration. Cataloguing more than 60 major and collateral patriotic events, the National Capital's program of participation in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington was announced yesterday by the United States and District of Columbia George ‘Washington Bicentennial Commissions. Although incomplete, the program as announced in printed form is definite, according to Dr. George C. Havenner, executive vice chairman of the District Commission. Another issue of the pro- gram will appear later, listing addi- tional events now being planned. ‘The program provides for a series of pageants, plays and other commemora- tive ceremonies and exercises to be pre- sented “at regular and frequent inter- vals” throughout the observance, com- | mencing officially on George Washing- ton’s birthday, February 22, and con- tinuing through Thanksgiving day, No- vember 24. Peak Days of Celebration. In a preface to the program booklet, Dr. Havenner states the events sched- uled will be held ‘“under official au- spices,” and will constitute peak days in the nine-month celebration. Because the celebration and other events in Washington are expected to draw from six to elght million people, Dr. Havenner points out that definite dates have been allocated for each of the major events, so visitors may ar- range trips in accordance with them. “In all plans for the celebration which the District Commission is arranging, we are drawing freely upon the splendid resources of the United States Commis- sion and are recelving invaluable as- sistance,” Dr. Havenner stated. In many of the events scheduled by the two commissions, the various serv- ice bands will take part, in some in- stances the Army, Navy and Marine Bands pla; in concert. In addition, the program includes a section devoted to conventions to be held here during the year. This sec- tion, listing 165 events, was arranged with the co-operation of the Greater Capital Committee of the Washington Board of Trade. An address by President Hoover be- fore a joint session of Congress at noon, February 22, will officially inaugurate the patriotic cclebration. = The Presi- dent’s tribute will be broadcast over in- ternational radio hook-ups, under plans being formulated by the Federal Bicen- tennial Commission. Prominent states- men will bs invited to attend. World to Join in Song. Immediately after his address the President will give a signal from the east steps of the Capitol for the sing- ing of “America,” to be taken up simultaneously by Americans through- out the world, ushering in the program of the District of Columbia and the various State Bicentennial Commis- sions. A great chorus numbering more than | 10,000 Washington school children and | an adult chorus comprising 2,000 per- | sons will constitute the principal sing- | ing unit to be under the direction of Walter Damrosch. With members of the United States and District George Washington Bi- centennial Commissions in attendance, President Hoover will journey to Mount | Vernon after this ceremony to lay a wreath on Washington's Tomb in the | Nation's name. D. A. R. Arranges Program. A program of exercises in connection | | DEMOCRATS T0 PICK NATIONAL TICKET IN CHCACD JUNE 27 lllinois City Wins Convention as Offer Is Raised to $200,000. 54 DELEGATES ADDED, MAKING TOTAL 1,154 Discussion of Prohibition Question Is Avoided at Session of Committee. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The hosts of Democracy will gather in Chicago on June 27 to nominate their candidates for President and Vice President and to write their party platform. Chicago won on the first ballot taken by the Democratic National Committee, meeting here yesterday mn the Mayflower Hotel, in the four- cornered race for the honor of holding the national convention. This will be the first time in 36 years that the Democrats have gone to Chicago for their national gathering. W sliam Jennings Bryan was nominated there in 1896. Adopting a compromise plan, the National Committee, with scarcely a dissenting vote, fixed the total number of delegates for the national conven- tion 4% 1,154, or 54 more than the del- egates who made up the national con- vention in 1928. The compromise left to those States which made no gains in their number of representatives in the National House, under the 1930 census and reapportionment, the same number of delegates which they had in 1928, but gave to those States which did make gains in the new House appor- tionment two addit‘ " i delegates for each added congressiona: district. Discord Under Surface. Despite the fact that the Democrats ran off their committee meeting with no show of friction, there was an un- derlying spirit of discord due to the feeling between the so-called Roosevelt forces and the anti-Roosevelt forces. It had been reliably reported that the Roosevelt forces were opposed to hav- ing the Democratic National Conven- tion held either in Atlantic City or Chicago, and that they intended to carry the convention to Kansas City, or failing that, to San Francisco. If this report was true, then the anti-Roose- velt forces took the Roosevelt crowd for a “ride” at the meeting yesterday and made them accept Chicago for the national convention. It is a fact that many of the sup- porters of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for the presidential nomi- nation cast their ballots for Ohicago when the voting began. But they had been jockeyed into the positien, appar- ently, when the two cities to which they had announced opposition, Atlan- tic City and Chicago, had each bid $200,000 for the honor of holding the national convention, Kansas City and San Francisco each bid only $150,000. Chairman Raskob, at the outset of the consideration of the cities for conven- tion purposes, declared that he hoped the highest bid fer the convention would be accepted, since the national organxz’nuon needed money. Chicago Raises Bid. Atlantic City was the first to come forward with a bid, offering $200,000. The claims of San Francisco, Chicago and Kansas City were presented, with each offering $150,000. Just before the close of the bidding, however, Chicago announced that she had raised her bid to $200,000. The committee then ad- journed for lunch. ‘When the session was resumed in the afternoon the balloting on the conven- tion city immediately began. A major- ty vote of the committee was required to pick & convention city, the chairman announced, or 55 votes, the committee having a total of 109 merhbers. When the call for Porto Rico had been com- pleted Chicago had 59 votes, with Kan- sas City trailing with 19 and San Fran- cisco and Atlantic City with 18 and 4 votes, respectively. Delegates began to change their votes. to favor Chicago, and finally the vote was made unani- mous. Some of the Roosevelt supporters who with the placing of wreaths at the base | a4 been urging the selection of Kan- D,fl"}: t‘}’:’“hmet‘m Monument at 3 {sas City on Thursday and Priday en- o'cloci e same afternoon is beingtereq an alibi yesterday, saying that arranged under the direction of the|they thought it might be a mistake to | District Society of the D. A. R. Dis- | trict Society of the Sons of the Amer- | ican Revolution, the Society of the | (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) | Cannes Victim Believed American Who Planned Buying Yacht. NICE, France, January 9—The body of a mzn about 60 years old, dressed in clothes bearing New York labels, but carrying no identifying papers, was found en the beach at Cannes today. | From his description it was believed he was ¢n unidentified American who two days ago told a Cannes restaurant proprietor that he intended to buy a yacht. ONE DEAD IN 50 ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY BLINDING SNOW Colored Woman Killed by Auto While Crossing Street. Two Other Women Are Seriously Injured. Blinding snow which fell for nearly five hours last night resulted in more thdn 50 traffic accidents, in one of which a colored woman was fatally in- ju}ad. Four other persons were seri- ously hurt in mishaps caused by the ‘wet streets and poor Visibility. The ground was so moist that the snow, which began falling about 5 o'clock, melted almost. immediately. Downtown trafic was slowed consider- ably, but there were no serious tie-ups Weather conditions were so bad that airmail service was suspended all the way from New York to Miami. ‘The forecast was for fair weather today. Victim 70 Years Old. The woman killed last night was Julia Russell, 70, of 3224 Prospect avenue, driven by Rodney M. Jones, colored, 29, of 3850 Dennison street. She was crossing the street in front of her home when struck. The driver told -police the snow obscured his vision so that he did not see the woman until it was toc late to avoid the accident. Sergt. Beverly C. Beach and Patrol- man Daniel Foley, seventh precinct, ar- rested Jones, who is being held for in- vestigation. An inquest will be held by Coroner Joseph D. Rogers at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Struck By Street Car. Miss Mary Elliott, 21, of 1329 Eleventh street, was reported in a critical condi- tion at Emergency Hospital last night after being knocked down by a street car in front of her home. She is suffering from a fractured foot and severe cuts lh:l bruises. Several teeth were knocked out. go to a State where former Senator “Jim” Reed was to be a favorite-son candidate for the presidential nomina- tion. Republicans to Meet First. However, the result was finally brought about, the Democratic National Committee is $50,000 better off because of the bidding for the convention than it had originally expected to be. And by the same token the promoters of Chicago for the convention city feel that they have been compelled to come forward with $50,000 more than they had expected or hoped to offer. The Chicago bid was finally for $200,000 with no strings attached, plus a con- vention hall to be furnished by Chicago. Chicago had only to pledge herself to meet_all the expenses of the Republi- " (Continued on Page 4, Column 32.) GLASS TO AMPLIFY CRITICISM OF COX Says He Is “Tired of Stupid At- tempt to Make . Sectional TIssue of Prohibition.” By the Assoclated Press. Senator Glass plans a speech in the Senate amplifying his criticism of for- mer Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio, who raised the issue of “sectionalism” in his Jackson day dinner address Friday night. / ‘The Virginian, who had indicated he might issue a statement today, told newspaper men: “I am simply tired of this stupid at- tempt to make a sectional issue of pro- hibition. Such a performance does not tend to create harmony in the Demo- cratic party.” He did not issue the statement, but said he may speak further on the sub- Ject when the reconstruction corpora- tion bill has been acted upon. Friday night he upbraided the Ohlo- an for his plea to the South to send The street car was operated by Motorman H, L. Wright, 25, of 134 (Continued .on Page-3, Column. 6., 4 “bask to their pulpits political eccle- siastics so that the truth may fi 1o { S tbe people on the issue of &