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A—2 @# PANIC GRIPS HAWAI 1§ REVENGE KILLING Army, Police and Navy Patrols * Held Ready— Women Barricade Homes. = (Continued Prom Pirst Page) widespread trouble. The troops are stationed at Scofield Barracks, 22 miles from here, The strength of the Army patrol and that of the military police was strengthened. The Navy Department issued orders forbidding its personnel from going ashore in Honolulu during the visit of the Pacific Fleet next month for maneuvers. Naval officials charged 40 women had been attacked here in the last year, but civilian suthorities stated there had been only three criminal assaults sgainst white women, although there had been investigations of 33 sex cases. “Race War” Denled. Former Gov, Wallace R. Farrington issued a statement denying there was & “race war” or any racial feeling in Honolulu. : ells of Conditions| REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE T. | PETTENGILL. | Whose statement describing conditions in Honolulu led to protests from Acting | Gov. Brown of Hawail and V. S. K. | Houston, delegate in Congress from the islands. ‘The admiral had recom- | mended that naval officers Jeave their 2 All enlisted men of the Army and | wives at home because of conditions in | Navy were restricted to their reserva- tfons, but some officers living in Honolu~ Ju were excepted from these instruc- tions. Although most of the cases of al- leged assaults on women involved men of Hawalian, Japanese and Chinese blood, individual citizens said they were unaware of any racial feeling. No Oriental has been convicted of assault on & white woman within the Jast year. Kahahawal and four companions, ac- cused of repeatedly attacking Mrs. Mas- sie, were brought to Arial more than a month ago, but the jury disagreed and they were being held under bond for retrial. The. city was greatly excited last night when an individual, allegedly posing as a National Guard officer, ordered the siren in Aloha Tower to be blown. This caused thousands of persons to rush to their telephones. Charge Cases Suppressed. Newspapers, taking cognizance of hints that the news of some of the at- tacks had Been suppressed, sald they had printed stories regularly, particu- Jasly the proceedings in the trial of the five mccused of attacking Mrs. Massie. ‘The latter’s name had been withheld until yesterday, when her mother and husband were arrested. Authorities said the three cases involving white women in the past year included that of a nurse, wm nevéer was brought before the grand jury because of insufficient evidence; the case of Mrs. Massie last September, and that of Mrs. James M. Odowa, & school teacher, assaulted a week ago. Kulkapu was identified as Mrs. | Ddowa's assailant and returned to prison ! for life. The grand jury, in its report this | week, sald the remainder of the 33 cases investigated included 15 instances | not involving violence and in which the girls were under 16 years old, and 11 cases of assault with attempt to | ravish. Reoonstructing yesterday's abduction snd slaying, police said théy were con- vinted Kaharawal was killed in a house rented by Mrs. Fortescue. Following the route sup) ly tgken | by the kidnapers after luring Kaha- hawal from a courtroom and bundling him into an automobile allegedly driven | by Mrs. Fortescue, officers said they be- | leved & man joined the abductors be- | tween the judiciary building and the | accused woman’s Nome: » # . Forfescue “Searching the Fortescus: house, of- rs reported g p worn by awal and 20 feet of bloodstained . ‘This rope, they sald, was similar that “wound around -the sheet- shrouded body of the Hawailan when death- car, containing Mrs. For- ue, Massle,” Lord and the lifeless wictim, was e a 10-mile ctim overtaken atter ZA blood-stained towel, two automatic pistols, a bloody shirt the torn Weman's wrapper mere fodnd in Mrs. escue’s bed Toom. Officers said there were blood stains on the bed m floor and the door. The door had n damaged, they said, indicating a gle had taken Dlace there +Officials said they believed Kahaha- wlli’s slayers stripped his body of cloth- there and washed the clothes in an fempt, 10 erase evidence of the crime. gundry marks had been removed from | e sheet in which the body was Searched, wrapped. Police also held Albert O. Jones, salor on the submarine 5-22, and D. E, Gilkie, another sailor, who allegedly rented the death car from & garage. Jones was found in the Massie home be- fore it became known that the Hawailan had been slain. Jones said he had been placed on duty as & guard and had been af"the Massie home all night. Mald Disputes Stery. Mrs, Massle and her sister, Helen For- | tescue, corroborated this, but & Japanese maid, 'who had gone to the house at 8 o'tlock yesterday morning, contradicted their statements. Jones was found to possess the maga- ine of an sutomatic pistol with one cartridge missing and & fake warrant, allegedly used to lure Kahahawal ou of the courtroom and into the street for | the kidnaping Whether the accused trio will be tried in the Territorial Court or elsewhere may depend upon a “gentlemen’s agree- ment” between Attorney General Harry R. Hewitt and naval authorities rela- tive to the disposition of criminal cases involving personnel Montgomery E. Winn, attorney for the three, intimated the agreement would be ‘invoked. The agreement is that cases other than misdemeanors in- volving Navy personnel shall be tried by the Navy. Should the agreement hold, Mrs. Fortescue probably could not escape trial in the territorial courts The coroner’s jury viewed Kahaha- wal's body at the morgue and will be- gin its inquiry next week Police reported they also were hold- ing the four other defendants in the assault case involving Mrs. Massie Officers said this was merely a safety precaution The first upheavel of Navy resent- ment followed the failure of & jury to convict Kahahawal and the four others accused of repeatedly attacking Mrs, Massle. New Trial Ordered. The jury disagreed and & new trial was ordered, The five accused men had been reporting daily to the court pending their retrial On December 11 Rear Admiral George T. Pettengill, commanding officer of mine craft at Pear] Harbor, warned Admiral Richard H. Leigh. commander of the battle force of the United States Fleet, that Honolulu was an unsafe place for the wives of naval officers Rear Admiral Stirling, Pear] Harbor commandant, then declined to com- ment on a report that wives of naval officers here were arming themselves, but announced the naval shore patrol had been increased for the protection of the homes of naval officers who were absent on duty. Admiral Stirling asserted that s cer- tain portion of Honolulu's populstion did not take seriously the cases of as- sault upon women and said more inci- dents of the kind could be expected *unless the better element goes to ,work to stamp out this condition.” Two days Jater Horace Ida, & Ja nese and one of the five accused of attacking Mrs, Massle, was seized by mob of 20 men, taken out of town and beaten. Other disturbances broke out in the city and a small detachment of Marines was sent from Pear] Harbor to_assist in restoring order. Honolulu police requested Capt. Ward K. Wortman, commander of the sub- ‘marine force at Peat] Harbor. to call & ‘generl muster of his men as & possible . tack | broker of 485 Madison Honolulu. I | means of finding Ida's assailants, but | the naval officer declined on the ground {that it would not produce the desired | result. He launched an investigation of all |men who had been on libergp @t the | time and said the nquiry had disclosed none of his personnel was connected | with the kidnaping and beating. He |sald he was unable to produce four | men whom the police wanted to ques- tion, due to the absence of 11 sub- marines from the base at the time the | request was made. Capt. Wortman reported six different occasions on which disturbances had arisen out of alleged cases in which civilians had annoyed the wives of some of his officers. Service men and gangs of civilians clashed in eight different places in the | city immediately after the beating of Ida. The naval shore patrol escorted 200 men back to their barracks. Officers went through many of the city's dance halls oraéring men back to thelr stations. A force of 100 Marines, armed with rifes, was called out, but order had been restored before they reached the scenes of trouble. $5,000 Reward Offered. ‘The Honolulu Chamber of Commerce finally offered a reward of $5000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mrs. Massie's attackers. The night after the Ida incident all police were called out for extra duty | to preserve order. Official reports of the situation, which serious, were made to Washington, De- talls of the reports were not made public. Acting Gov. Raymond C. Brown | called_newspaper editors into confer- |ence December 15 regarding published reports in papers in the United States | regarding the disturbances, but made |no suggestions as to the handling of | the news. Brown asserted the disturb- | ances had not constituted rioting, but rather had been desultory altercations. Naval officers on December 15 agreed to produce the four men wanted by the police for questioning and said they would be available for examination |upon their return from ses. Subse- quently 26 enlisted men of the Navy { were lined up for Ida’s inspection, but he failed go 1denngr any of them as his asskilants. 4 ¥ a L Wi Two Camps 1 CHy. Admiral Stirling issued a statemest December 18 asserting the trouble was “gradually dividing the people into two camps, the.military being on one side &nd a large portion of the population on the other. “So far as the Navy is concerned,” said the admiral, “I find that many of the younger officers and most of the enlisted men feel a larger part of the community is not with them and they must fight for themselyes when they are downtown. They imagine each lit- tle crowd collected on street corners is plotting against them.” HUSBAND IN HOSPITAL. Depressed by News of Wife's Predica- ment in Hawail Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK January 9. —Maj. Gran- ville Roland Forescue, husband of Mrs, Fortescue, being held on the U. 8. 8. Alton, Teceiving ship at the Pear]l Har- bor Naval Base of Hawali with her son- in-law, Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, U. 8 N,, for alleged killing of a native charged with having attacked Mrs. Thalia Massie, her daughter, was removed to the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Cen- ter Hospital today suffering from pneu- monia, He had been ill for some time at the Hotel Shelton, where he had been stay- ing since the departure of his wife, daughter and son-in-law for Hawali last August, and yesterday Dr. Albert Lamb, | & staff physician of the Medical Center Hospital, deemed it advisable to take him to the institution. Depressed by News. It was sald there yesterday that the major had been gravely depressed over the news of his wife's predicament, but that he had heard nothing officially of the matter beyond what had appeared in the newspapers. Dr. Lamb forbade his seeing reporters. Julie Ashton Ripley, a real estate avenue, who married & sister of Mrs, Fortestue, said that he had been in communication with the major before his removal to the hospital and that a cable had been sent to Mrs. Fortescue aboard the Alton offering what aid they could render, “We have cabled Mrs, Fortescue,” said Mr. Ripley, “but we have received no reply as yet. We have received no official information of what actually occurred and know only what we have seen in the newspapers. No Drepara- tions are being made by any members of the family to leave for Hawaii until some word is received n reply to our cable.” Kenyon Fortescue, & lawyer, who is 8 brother of Maj. Fortescue, living at |11 East Seventy-fifth street, would | make no comment on the subject be- yond saying that the family would do everything in its power in_support of Mrs. Fortescue and Lieut. Massle. The Fortescues have a home at Bay- | port, Long Island, which was closed when Mrs. Fortescue left on her Ha- walian trip. The major has been re- ceiving his mail at the Army and Navy Club, although he made his home at the Shelton. Spanish Philologist Dies. PALMA, Majorca, Spain, January 9 (#).—Antonio Maria Alcover, Spanish philologist, dled today at the age of 75. He was the author of dictionaries of the Catalonian, Valencian and Balearic dialects. Reds Active in Vienna. Communist demonstrations in widely ) separated sections ofwVienna kept police busy tonight. There were a number of injuries, but no fatalities, Puszle Contest. The puzzle contest conducted by the Washington Automotive Trade Association with the co- operation of The Star commences today. Details are given in the automobile section “of today’s Star, Prises will be awarded. i then was described by naval officers as | VIENNA, Austria, January 9 #)— THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 10, 1932—PART ONE. [ TUSSE ASSIRED NAVYS SUPPORT Americans Will Protect Their Women. Support for Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, youthful submarine officer charged with murder in Honolulu as an outgrowth of an attack on his wife by five men of mixed blood, was seen yesterday in a strongly worded statement from the chief of naval operations. At the same time the Navy Depart- ment announced the fleet would not visit Honolulu during annual maneu- vers next month off Hawall. “American men will not stand for the violation of their women under any circumstances,” Admiral Willlam V. Pratt said. “For this crime they have taken the matter into their own hands epeatedly when they have felt that the law has failed to do justice.” Unsafe, Says Pratt. Massle, his mother-in-law, Mrs, Gran- ville Fortescue, New York and Wash- ington soclety woman, and two enlisted sailors are held in Honolulu on charges of murder. They are accused of kid- naping and slaying a young Hawilan suspected of being one of the five who attacked Mrs. Massie last September, Prait said the decision not to let Navy men go ashore at the city was taken “because we believe it will be un- safe to send the fleet to anchor near Honolulu, for acts of violence which might result in bloodshed are almost certain to take place under present cir- cumstances.” At the same time the Navy Depart- ment released an exchange of messages with Rear Admiral Stirling, command- ing officer of the Hawaiian area. These revealed the tense feeling between Navy men and details surrounding the as- sault on Mrs. Massie. Admiral Pratt instructed the com- mander in chief of the fleet, Admiral Schofield, stationed at San Diego, Calif., to carry out the Winter training exer- cises off Hawali as planned, but to deny shore liberty to the ships’ crews on Oahu Island, where Honolulu is located. Instead, the fleet will sail immedi- ately for Lahaina Roads, 70 miles away on the Island of Maui, until ready to return to the American West Coast in March for further maneuvers. Liberty may be granted on any other island. Conditions “Intolerable.” Admiral Stirling, in one of his re- ports, described the present police situ- ation in Honolulu as “Intolerable.” Another officer, Admiral Pattengill, commander of minecraft stationed at Pear] Harbor, warned that it was not safe for officers to bring their wives with them for the fleet exercises. “The most serious aspects of this case and the general situation,” Stirl- ing said, “are the inefficlency of the police due to the system of political appointments, lack of a qualified man or men to conduct the prosecution, and that persons of mixed blood who have been selected as jurymen in assault cases have shown such apathy toward the crime that a just verdict is doubt- ful.” The slain Hawalian had been tried once for the attack on Mrs. Massie, & mistrial resulting. He was awalting 2 new trial when slain. The maneuvers in which Army and Navy forces will contest with a simi- Jar group in an attack upon the Ha- walian Islands will be held from Feb- guary 6 to 11. The war problem in which the Scouting Force will defend the West Coast of the United States with the Battle Force forming the in- vading “enemy” will follow March 18-23. Liberty Is Curtailed. Admiral Pratt, in his message to the head of the fleet, said: “Liberty may be granted at an§ Is- land except Oahu, the situation there being too tense to permit it. “You are suthorized to modify Chs schedule within reasonable limits, 1 you so desire, in order that the fleet may not be forced to stay any undue length of time st Labaina, which might affect morale and efficiency.” Admiral Pratt not only gave a sum- mary of conditions leading up to_this action, but released a number of official documents throwing further light on the disturbed conditions. Ever since December 13, it was re- vealed, the Navy Department has been considering changing the plan of ma- neuvers, Secretary Adams disclosed Thursday that the war games might even be called off entirely, as far as the Hawaiian Islands are concerned. The incident that brought conditions acutely into focus was the attack on the young naval officer’s wife. Admiral Pratt thus describes it: “On the night of September 12, 1931, the wife of a young naval officer was abducted near Honolulu by five men of mixed blood, taken to a deserted spot, attacked repeatedly, horribly beaten and abandened. The trial of the case commenced November 16, * * * The jury could not agree on & verdict. The defendants were placed at large on bail. A retrial is scheduled.” Delegate Files Protest. V. 8. K. Houston, Delegate in Con- gress from Hawali, who is the son of & rear admiral and himself attended the Naval Academy and served until his retirement s commahder in 1926, has protested in a letter to Secretary Adams, the statement made by Rear Admiral Pettengill, who recommended that naval officers leave their wives at home, because of conditions in Hawail. Acting Gov. Brown of Hawail like- wise contested the Pettengill statement, terming it “most 1ll advised.” Naval officials, however, backed up thelr rep- resentatives in the islands. The correspondence made public by the Navy yesterday showed naval au- thoritles in Hawail declined to turn over naval personnel to police for pos- sible identification by a. Japanese, Horace Ida, one of the five under scrutiny for the attack on Mrs. Massie. Ida was beaten while out on bail and naval personnel were suspected. On December 17 official reports in- dicated that tense feeling was develop- ing between the Navy men and prowling gangs. At the sybmarine base at Pear! Harbor the strength of the patrol was increased to guard naval homes. Co-operation Called For. Admiral Stirling was directed to co- operate with clfl suthorities on De- cember 18 in & fmessage from Admiral Pratt, who sald: “You should make it| clear that the Navy expects proper protection against lawlessness, and if the civil authorities cannot give us that they must accept the responsibility for the position we may be forced to take in the protection of our own personnel from the lawless acts of outsiders.” Authorities at the Navy Department are studying editorials clipped from Honolulu newspapers, as well as the official reports, in order to get all sides of the question. They sald Honolulu business interests will lose thousands of dollars by the fallure of the fleet to visit that city, and this may be the most potent factor in cleaning up the situation in the island. ¢ SUE WINCHELL, N. B. C. AND AMERICAN TOBACCO By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, Janusry 9 —Complaints in three suits asking total damsges of $1,500,000 were filed in Supreme Court today on behalf of Georges Matchabelli, Norina Matchabell, his wife, and Prince Matchabelll Perfumes, In The plaintifs sued individually for l $500,000 and named as defendants Walter Winchell, Broadway columnist; the American Tobacco Co., and the Na- tional Broadcasting Co., because of & statement broadcast by Winchell, No- vember 19,slast. e DEBATE RETENTION OF VONHINDENBURG Hitler, Bruening and Hugen- berg Fail to Agree During Long Parleys. By the Assoclated Prese. BERLIN, January 9.—Germany's three leading political figures did a deal of conferring today, but at the conclusion of their discussions there still was no agreement about whether President Paul von Hindenburg would be allowed, by virtue of the acquies- cence of the Fascists and Nationalists, to continue in office an extra year. Headquarters for Adolf Hitler, leader of the Fascist National Soclalists, an- nounced no decision would be reached until Monday. Trio Hold Conference. Herr Hitler talked during the day with Chancellor Bruening and also with Dr. Alfred Hugenberg, head of the Natlonalist party. Then there was a conference between Dr. Hugenberg and the chancellor. The Hitler-Bruening meeting _was quite lively. Gottfried Treviranus, min- ister of transportation, who has Na- tlonalist leanings, and the redoubtable Thuringian Nazi, former Minister Wil- helm Frick, joined the talkfest, and the air was thick with tobacco smoke and argument. Admits Move Legality. Challenged by Herr Hitler, Dr. Breun- ing, it was learned, had to admit that the Nazi movement was legal. There were heated recriminations and Herr Treviranus acted as peacemaker. Conferences of the Nationalist mem- bers of the Reichstag and of leaders of the Republican Steel Helmet organi- zations also were adjourned, and there will be no Sunday rest tomorrow for any of the politcians concerned. except for Von Hindenburg himself, who has continued his even course and will at- tend church as usual FARIS VIEWS DEBT TALK AS USELESS AFTER BEICH STAND (Continued From First Page.) recently spread, especially abroad, the afirmation ghat France already has recelved from Germany sums greater than the damages caused in the dev- astated regions. Figures published yesterday by the Havas News Agency denfed this. Gravity of Crisis Admitted. “No one contests the gravity of the world crisis and in order to go beyond the period of depression foreseen by the Hoover-Laval communique adjustments are necessary in the intergovernmental system of payments. “This is what the French government is doing now in studying with a wide spirit of conciliation formulas capable of satisfying creditors and debtors and of bringing amelioration to the crisis.” The Bruening incident, coming dur- ing a French cabinet crisls, was ex- pected tonight to have the effect of bringing the radicals into line with Premier Laval's desire to form a strong national government with which to face the Reparations Conference at Lausanne and the Disarmament Con- ference at Geneva. AVOIDS ULTIMATUM HINT Bruening Says Germany Can't Continue Making Reparations Payments. BERLIN, January 9 (#)—Chancel- lor Heinrich Bruening declared today that the continuation of reparations payments is impossible and any at- tempt ta maintain them “must lead to disaster not only for Germany, but for_the whole world.” This declaration was included in an interview with the chief editor of the semi-oficial Wolff News Agency. The Chancellor sald that at the impending Leusanne conference Germany would urge the abandonment of reparations. In the interview, which apperently was prompted by the“fact that the gist of the chancellor’s statement to the British Ambassador yesterday had leaked out, Dr. Bruening avoided any- thing that might look like an ultima- tum. He had told Sir Horace Rumbold, the British envoy, that for the present and for an indefinite time to come, Germany would be unable to pay. Ber- lin first learned of this statement to the British representative through re- ports from other capitals. Only One Course Left. “The German government at the coming conference can do nothing else but expound the existing state of af- fairs and urge the other governments interested that they, on their part, also take this situation into account and not strive after a solution or com- promise, for which no possibility based on reality any longer exists,” Dr. Brue- ning said in today’s interview. “I firmly believe that in no camp is there longer any lack of intrinsic recognition of the urgency of the final conclusions which must be drawn. “I% is & question merely of find cour- age for realization of this recognition and, as the report of the experts (the Young Plan Advisoty Committee which met recently at Basel) states, or not permitting the treatment of economic oroblems again to be influenced by polit- ical trends of thought.” Discusses, Basel Report. Discussing the Basel report, the chan- cellor said: “It is now up to the powers con- cerned to draw conclusions from the Basel experts' report, “The report once more showed up the tremendous dimensions of the world crisis and especially depicted the dis- astrous results this crisis brought in jts wake, especially for Germany. “It aiso demonstrates to the world the measures, golng to the uttermost lmits, undertaken by Germany for com- bating the crisis, and recognizes con- cerning them that they are unprece- dented in modern legislation. “At the same time the report proves that one-sided German measures can- not ‘suffice, but that on the contrary Germany's. situation, which to a large extent is the cause of the progres- sive paralysis of the world, peremptorily demands common action, nay, im- mediate action. “As to the lines along which the government's decisions must be taken, the report, even though it refrains from making formulated proposals, certainly gives out quite clear directive: “It shows clearly Germany's actual incapacity to pay and beyond that demonstrates what close casual connec- tion exists between German reparation payments and the whole situation of today. ‘Will Head Delegation. “The report expressly points out that the presuppositions from which the authors of the Young plan proceed. zz}&lvte i)&:‘nul:dblundamennlly. ‘There- with, tal y and large, everyth! m’;‘h been set.” bl e chancellor sald he considered it his duty, in view of the importance of the Lausanne Conference, to head the Ozrml‘n de}!::luon himself, During absence the government will be headed by Gen. Wflgelm Groe- ner, minister of defense, and the chan- cellor will take with him to Lausanne Hermann Dietrieh, minister of finance; Hermann Warmbold, minister of eco- nomics, and Dr..B. W. Von Buelow, foreign undersecretary. ter on, Dr. Bruenlng sald, the I Sees Weak Navy REAR ADMIRAL MARK L. BRISTOL. BRISTOL DEMANDS NAVY BUILDING TO TREATY LIMITS __(Continued From First Page) falling off now and if it continues, we will lose our shipbuilding industry.” Senator Hale said adequate ship- building facilities are vital in time of | war “so that it is necessary that we preserve this shipbuilding industry as & matter of preparedness.” Rock agreed. Deterioration Charged. Admiral Bristol contended that to “win ‘& war a fleet must have enough modern ships to permit it to operate in_the seven seas.” If war came and the fleet were able to do np more than defend the coast, he said, the United States would be “forced to sue for peace” eventually, He pointed out the necessity for pro- tecting foreign supplies of such com- modities as rubber, tin and manganese. He contended the fleet had been al- lowed to “deteriorate” after the Civil War and also after the World War and said the Navy wanted not only to have all the ships allowed by treaties, but to keep Teplacing old vessels with new and efficient ones. Reichstag will have ample opportunity to pass on the government’s action at Lausanne. HAS CONFIDENCE IN U. S, Bank of England Forecasts Approval of Debt Adjustment. LIVERPOOL, England, January 9 (#). —Confidence that the United States will permit rearrangement of the war debls schedules was expressed today by Alexander Shaw, a director of the Bank of England and deputy chair- man of the P. & O. Steamship Line, one of the largest transportation com- panies in the world. “Heroism cannot be counted in dol- lars and cents; it springs from. tradi- tion and character,” he said, in a speech aboard the new P. & O. liner Straithard. “In great emergencies America never hes failed herself or mankind. I can- not conceive that she will insist upon & course which in the moral sphere falls short of her greatest traditions and in the practical sphere would con- tinue the dislocation in her own eco- nomic system and at the same time postpone indefinitely the recovery of Europe and of the whole world.” WALL STREET STILL HOPEFUL, | Bankers Think Geneva Parley May Solve Reparations Puzzle. NEW YORK, January 9 (#).—Lead- ing banking quarters remained opti- mistic today over an eventual gettle- ment of the reparations and war debt problems. A recognized leader among the coun- try'’s most powerful bankers said in- formally that it would be easy to attach too much significance to the news from Berlin that Crancellor Bruening had informed the British Ambassador that Germany will announce at Lausanne zh:lc reparations payments were at an end. There is a strong feeling in Wall Street’s leading banking circles that reparations and war debts may become inextricably involved with disarmament, and that a real solution may come out of the Geneva Disarmament Confer- ence, which is scheduled to follow the Lausanne meeting. “For Bargaining Purposes.” One leading banker was inclined to regard the German statement regarding the end of reparations as primarily for bargaining purposes, and felt that some sort of payments would eventually be agreed upon by all parties. He pointed to the prospect that if reparations payments cease, former al- lies would cease payments on their war debts to the United States, and added, “The loss of this $250,000,000 would not be any great hardship to this country. Naturally, we would like to have this money, but it might be, if the matter were so settled that we had to forego these payments, we would make many times that amount in the trade boom which would be likely to be hastened by settlement.” German Bonds React. The German government bonds re- acted in the stock exchange, on the| news from Berlin. Bankers recalled, nevertheless, that not only the present German government, but Adolph Hit- ler, leader of the powerful National So- cialists, were committed to payment of private debts, which include bonds held by investors. Private banking advices during the week have stated that & partial agree- ment between the British and the French with the French veeoring to the British view that private debts have taken precedence over reparations had been reached. The agreement, however, is understood in ‘Wall Street to be far from complete, but is understood to contemplate the pay- ment of unconditional reparations un- der the Young plan, which might be ]retumcd to Germany in the form of oans. BRITAIN WILL ACT MONDAY. MacDonald May Attend Reparations Conference at Lausanne. LONDON, January 9 (). —Chancellor Bruening’s declaration that Germany has reached the end of her rope %o far |as reperation payments are concerned will come before the, British cabinet Monday. So far there has been no indication as to what effect the German stand will have on the British policy. Last week, it was announced Sir John Simon and Neville Chamberlain would head the British delegation to the reparations conference at Lausanne, but today's developments. gave rise to & belief Prime Minister MacDonald him- self might go over to get the conference under way. ‘Whatever happens, it is considered the present position will make England’s role of mediator between France and Germany even more difficult than it has been, Because of the French cabinet crisis, precipitated by the death of Andre Maginot, minister of war, and the illness of Aristide Briand, the foreign minister, the British government suggested today T0 INVOKE TREATY Declines to Follow U. S. in Using 9-Power Pact in Far East. By the Assoclated Press. Great Britain refused yesterday to follow the lead of the United States in invoking the nine-power treaty in the Manchurian conflict. The British foreign office announced that there appeared to be no need for sending a note to Japan similar to the one sent by Secretary of Btate Stimson, | because the Japanese government has given assurances of its intention of continuing the open door policy in Manchuria. ° The Stimson note resulted in an authoritative statement in Tokio that Japan might try to revise the nine- power pact through the conference method. The purpose of the revision would be to define the “administrative integrity” guaranteed by the treaty to China. At the urgent command of the Emperor, the Japanese cabinet, which had resigned en bloc because of the bombing attempt Friday on the Emperor's life, declded to remain in office, . At Mukden, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, bound for Tokio to take over the duties of fol n minister, averred his gov- ernmi d no intention of “interfer- ing any American or other foreign rights in Manchuria.” WON'T INVOKE TREATY. Britain Feels Assurance of Open-Door olicy Sufficient. LONDON;’ January § (#).—The for- elgn office announced today that Great Britain will not follow the lead of the United States by invoking the nine- tpfi:wer theaty in the Manchurian con- ct. ‘The goveg’lment took the position that Japan has pledged the open doar and equal opportunity for all nations in Manchutia and that, therefore, there is no need for London to send a note to Tokio similar to the one dispatched by Secretary of State Stimson. “His majesty's government stands by the policy of the ‘open door' for inter- national trade in Manchuria, which was guaranteed by the nine-power treaty signed at Washington,” the for- eign office statement said. “Since recent events in Manchuria the Japanese representative at the Council of the League of Nations has stated that Japan was the champion in Manchuria of the principle of equal opportunity and the open door for eco- nomic activities of all nations. “Further, the Japanese prime min- ister has stated that Japan would ad- here to the open-door policy and would welcome foreign participation and co- operation in Manchurian enterprises. “In view of this statement, his maj- esty’s government has not considered it necessary to address any formal note to the Japanese government on the lines of the American Government's note, but the Japanese Ambassador has been requested to obtain confirmation DWIGHT F. DAVIS. ROOSEVELT NAMED TO SUCCEED DAVIS IN PHILIPPINE POST (Continued Prom First Page.) the holder of so important a position Tesigns, there was immediate specula- tion in official circles on Davis' future plans. He immediately discredited rumors he would seek a seat in the Senate. “There is nothing to it,” he said. Neither Pledged to Independence. When it first became known that he would resign the Manila post, there was considerable talk of his being named as a member of the delegation to the Geneva Disarmament Conference, but this was definitely put aside. Whether Dawes’ resignation from this post will change the situation was not known. ‘The shift in the Manila post will make little change in the political aspects of the Filipino independence question. Davis, when he first arrived in Manila two and one-half years ago, announced _his position on inde- pendence. In brief, it was that he was an executive and administrator and as such had nothing to do with political questions. Neither Roosevelt nor Davis has publicly committed himself on the question of independence, but both share the President's view that eco- nomic reforms must precede any ulti- mate grant of autonomy. BEVERLEY IS MENTIONED. Acting Governor Is Considered Possible Roosevelt Successor. ‘SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, January 9 (#)—The appointment today of Gov. Theodore Roosevelt to be Governor General of the Philippine Islands was scarcely unexpected here, as there fre- quently had been speculation along that line. News of the appointment came in the absence of the Governor, who left last month on a trip to the United States, and there was no indication here as to who his successor might be. Attorney General James R. Beverley, of this assurance from his govern- ment " MAY CALL CONFERENCE. Japan Weighs Possibility of Revision of Nine-Power Pact. TOKIO, January 9 (#).—Japan may attempt through a conference to revise the nine-power treaty, the instrument invoked by Sceretary of State Stimson in his note to the Tokio government on the Manchurian question. An authoritative source declared to- day the purpose of such a conference would b> to obtain a more clear defini- tion of the “administrative integrity” guaranteed to China in the treaty. “Japan never interferred with China’s administrative power in Manchuria, as Secretary Stimson infers,” seid the newspaper ' Nichi Nichi, ‘“because China’s so=called administrative power in Manchuria never existed. “If any real power ever ruled Man- churia it was Marshal Chang Hsueh- Liang. Japen had no intention of ruin- ing political power in Manchuria—it was self-ruined.” A government spokesman declared that Japan should have made a reserva- tion about Manchuria when the nine- power treaty was signed, but neglected to do so. The Japanese reply to the Stimson note will be sent late next week, pos- sibly after Kenkichi Yoshizawa has ar- rived from Paris to take over the for- eign ministry. The foreign office has decided the note is a férmal communi- cation necessitating an answer. ‘Officials declared that there was noth- ing startling in the Stimson note and that it contained no threat of drastic easures. mThe cabinet, which resigned en bloc after the attempt yesterday to bomb the Emperor, decided to remain in of- fice. This decision was reached at an urgent session called after the Emperor had commanded that the ministry hold on because of the importance of the present situation at home and abroad. A collective responsibility, linked up with the Japanese family system under which each member is responsible in Jarge measure for the acts and fate of the others, was the reasop for the cab- inet’s formal resignation. The chief of the metropolitan police and 18 members of the police force who were on duty near the scene of the bombing resigned because of the inci- dent. s ONE DEAD, MANY HURT, IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY SNOW (Contjnued From First Page.) Eleventh street northeast, police said. He was not held. Mrs. Mary Hansen, 72, of 114 Quincy place northeast,” was critically injured when struck by an automobile at Eck- ington place and R street mnortheast. The driver, William N. Collins, 18, was arrested on a charge of Teckless driving. Mrs. Hansen was treated at Sibley Hospital for fractures of both legs, a broken shoulder and a fractured soine, In another accident, Mrs. Ethel Geller, 35, of 3716 Thirteenth street, suffered severe back injuries when a taxicab ‘operated by Carroll Weaver, 24, of 107 Second street struck her on Fourteenth street near Spring road. She was taken to Emergency Hospital, where X-rays were taken to determine the extent of her injuries. now acting @overnor, has been dis: cussed at various times as a possible appointee to the post. There was neither official nor news- paper_comment on the promotion of Gov. Roosevelt to the Philippines post. DAVIS MAY REPLACE DAWES. Butler Also Prominently Mentioned as Possible Envoy to England. By the Associated Press. Several names became prominent last night in widespread speculation on whom President Hoover might select to fill two vacancies in important am- bassadorial posts. Ambassador Dawes has announced his intention of resigning his post in London and the resignation of W. Cameron Forbes as Ambassador to Japan is imminent. Both positions require men of more than ordinary wealth. The salaries are $17,500 annually, but the personal ex- penses involved in maintaining such a post Tun as high as $50,000 to $100,000 annually. Dwight Davis Mentioned. Among those who have been men- tioned for the London post are Dwight F. Davis, who resigned today as governor general of the Philippines, and Willlam M. Butler of Massachusetts. Davis has been mentioned frequently in the past when there were rumors of Dawes’ resignation. Davis has denied reports that he might be selected. Butler is a former Senator and chairman of the Republican National Committee. Gossip in congressional circles re- peated the name of Senator Reed, Re- publican, Pennsylvania, but the Sena- tor's friends said he had not been asked about possibility of serving and would not care to take the position. Castle Is Possibility. Willlam R. Castle, jr., Undersecre- tary of State and close friend of the Presid®ntfi was mentioned in conection with both positions. During the Lon- don Naval Conference he was sent to Tokio as special ambassador and served there until after the parley. Those who foresaw a possibility of his appointment to London mentioned the fact that as Undersecretary of State he wpuld be in a position to carry on Dawes’ work at the Geneva Conference. ‘When Dawes resigns as Ambassador to Great Britain, he will also relinquish his position as chairman of the American delegation to the conference. WALKER SEEKS AID OF GOVERNMENT FOR NEW YORK FINANCES (Continued From First Page.) cause they consider it too closely con- cerned with politics. LAMONT DISPUTES WALKER. Allegations About Cities’ Finances Held at Variance With Truth. NEW YORK, January 9 (#).—Mayor James J. Walker's telegram to Senator Copeland declaring that many cities are in a “financial straightjacket,” drew the retort from Thomas W. Lament of J. P. Morgan & Ov,, tonight, that many of Walker’s allegations “are at variance” with facts. He said: “Without the text of Mayor Prentis Kput, 65, of 1835 Ontario place was seriously injured when knocked down on Lanier place near Adams Mill rocad by an automobile driven by John C. Hall, 20, of 1754 Lanier place. Knut was taken to Mount Alto Hospital after receiving emergency treatment for cuts and ises. No one was seriously injured in the scores of other accidents. ‘The precipitation yesterday and last night, including rain and snow, totaled slightly more than half an inch. This increased the total precipitation this month to 3.72 inches. Weather Bu- reau officials explained the figures con- stituted the best evidence that January bids failr to be one of the wettest, months on record. They pointed out normal precipitation for the first nine days of January is only 2.65 inches that the Lausanne conference be post- poned from January 18, the tentative date, to January 25. There has been no word from Paris regarding the suggestion, but Italy in- dicated !t was acceptable. while, with three weeks remaining, the aggregate so far already exceeds the normal of 3.55 for the entire month. Presence of some rain caused the snowflakes to stick together last night, making them appear unusually large. Walker's telegram before them, I don’t suppose any member of the group of New York City banks which have been in discussion with the city authorities would be able to make comment. “Off hand it would appear that many of the allegations in the Walker tele- gram, in so far as they might apply to the attitude of the New York City banks, are so at variance with the facts of the present situation that it may be that the group will have some com- mant to make later.” Woman’s Purse Snatched. Police were searching last night for a colored footpad who snatched the pocketbook of Miss Ethel Wyson, 1833 New Hampshire avenue, and escaped with $3 in cash. NGLAND REFUSES | [tay Go to London |CREDIT PLAN VOTE IS SURE TOMORROW Action in Senate Promised After Fight to Widen Loan Limits. Through a torrent of oratory and a profusion of amendments, the $2,000,- 000,000 reconstruction finance corpora= tion moved ahead yesterday toward a certain vote in the Senate tomorrow. | After five hours bf debate which once { wandered off into a heated discussion of prohibition, the Senate agreed to act on the mammoth economic rehabilitation measure before the end of its next “legislative day.” At the other end of the Capitol the measure made definite progress with final approval by the House Banking Committee and decision to bring it up for debate on Monday. In the Senate only two of the many amendments offered reached a vote. Both were refected. Fails by Slim Margin. One, by Senator Bratton, Democrat, New Mexico, to permit the corporation to loan to irrigation and reclamation districts failed by the slimmest possible margin with the 37 for and 37 against it. Under Senate rules an amendment is defeated unless a majority votes for it. The other, by Senator Jones, Republi- can, Washington, would have made shipping firms eligible for loans by the corporation on certification of the Ship- ping Board. It failed by a vote of 15 to 61. Most of the amendments awaiting action seek to add to the list of institu- tions eligible to receive loans from the huge Government credit agency. One by Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, would make it possible for any citizen unable to obtain a loan through the usual banking channels to procure the money from the corporation. Another, by Senator Smith, Democrat, South Carolina, would add $200,000,000 to the corporation’s funds, the sum to be loaned to farmers with liens on their crops as security. Asks Loans for Cities. An amendment to provide loans to municipalities for temporary financing was introduced by Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York, who read a tele- gram from Mayor James J. Walker of that city in support of it. In addition to the finance corpora« tion bill, two other features of Presi- dent Hoover’s economic reconstruction program made progress during the day. A banking subcommittee headed by Senator Watson of Indiana, the Repub- lican leader, was named to hold hear- ings on a bill to create a system of home loan discount banks. At both ends of the Capitol adminis- tration measures designed to give Gov- ernment help to insolvent closed banks were Introduced. Its sponsors were Representative Beedy of Maine and Senator Thomax Republican, Idaho. It would create a $150,000,000 corpor: tion to make loans to insolvent State and national banks. The reconstruction corporation meas- ure provides for loans to closed and in- solvent banks, but the committees work- ing on it felt aid to those which are insolvent should be provided in the separate bill. Sees no Need for Dismay. Senator Watson of Indiafia, the Re- publican leader, and Senator Moses of New Hampshire, the President Pro Tempore, issued the fcllowing statement tonight respecting the il “There is no reason for dismay in the delay in the passage of the reconstruc- tion finance corporation bill in the Sen- ate today. The problem presented through demands of certain municipali- fi;s‘ himd cemlnd‘}msl.nzss interests, which are grouped_for the purpose of extending the provisions ,of the act, offered an opportunity for debate which could not have been concluded within the limits of the entire day. “Accordingly it has béen agreed upon word of honor of the Senators that the Senate shall promptly resume consid- eration of the legislation at noon on Monday and remain in continuous ses- slon until the bill is passed. “It must be remembered that the bill is not yet in the House. Accordingly no time has been lost. We will mes- sage the measure to the House in ample season for it to deal with it so that it ‘:‘:}LN in lhle h-m:.fs of the President as early as the Sena passed it today.” aried ‘Walker Telegram Read. The Walker telegram said: “Thy United States is now in a flmmcl:l straltjacket because of severe restric- goor;;n;p:s:geby lheublnks on lending 01 oper: - Auy o Perations of local gov w.On the one hand,” it continues “the National authorities are urwlnd" that the relief for the acute poverty and distress resulting from unemploy- ?;F;g\mp‘?v:gmbby the localities -ndo;;flhxe& , by cities, towns 4 the other hand, the banks have" Taised the interest charges on !ho‘r:: | term loans to prohibitive rates and are imposing almost impossible conditions, :hV:n :l‘:g‘y [l;:,mslnz to do business wit] 01 bl les of their own com- “Surely the Congress is not goin; consider the people less importan“c 51-': {.M b‘:ok:o or tetrlft re]qulremenu of the local rnments less financial institutions.” b The average hardness of water in England is 15 d places it rises to en‘s"fii‘,rz? in"some December Circulation Daily...114,881 Sunday, ]23,3 19 District of Columbis, ss.: FLEMING, NEWEOLD, Business Manacer (SUNDAY STAR of coples of the paper named sold and 4t tributed during th pecm S {ributed during the month of December, A B, 1 SREEESemanaun Less adjustments. Total net dall y Total net, daily cireulation. e Daily average net circulation. SUNDAY. Copies. Da: 150,338 20 - 126,632 27 | Less adjustments., Sunday net_circulation. e Average Sunday et circulation Edinburgh, Scotland, plans to supply house furnishings on easy payments to tenants who have to seek new homes with the razing ef slum tenements, FLEMING NEWBOLD, ny Wb day of January, AD 1933 ELER oty Pibte.