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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; probably rain tomorrow night; somewhat cooler tonight; southwest winds. moderate south and Temperatures—High- est, 66, at noon today; lowest, 40, at noon yesterday. Full report on page B—3. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 11,12 & 13 he WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Star, “From Press The Star’s car to Home Within the Howr™ rier system povers every city block and the regular edi tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 120,897 —— ] = N Entered as secc ¢ post office, 33. Washington, nd class matter D, € WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1932—THIRTY-FOUR PAGE ¥XP P) Means Associated Presa TWO CENTS. MELLON SUBNITS TAX INGREASE PLAN AT HOUSE HEARING Secretary Appears as Chief Witness Before Democratic- Controlled Group. MOPES TO MEET BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR OF 1934 Program in General Is Return to 1924 Revenue Act—1933 Deficit Anticipated. By t1.2 Associated Press A balanced budget at the end of the fiscal year 1934 is the goal of the ad- ministration’s tax increase program submitted today by Secretary Mellon to the House Ways and Means Committee. Appearing as the principal witness at the opening of hearings before the Pemocratic-controlled group that will formulate broader revenue-raising legis- Jation, the veteran cabinet member of shree Republican administrations said: “We are in the midst of grave emer- gency. It is essential to raise additional revenue, not just to cover current ex- penditures, but to maintain unimpaired the credit of the United States Govern- ment. “This last objective is of paramount fmportance to every citizen in the land. It is an indispensable step in our prog- Tess toward recovery. Return to 1924 Act. “The losses that will be suffered by every individual and every industry through a continuation of the depres- sion will exceed many times over the amount to be contributed in additional taxes. “Tt is not only the patriotic duty of all to insure the financial stability of | the Government in times such as these, but the sacrifice demanded—if we de- sire to put the justification on a lower plane—is amply warranted by consider- ations of individual self-interest.” Mellon said the plan he submitted was generally & return to the taxation existing under the 1924 revenue act, twice amended since. He estimated it would return $390,000,000 additional revenue during the current fiscal year and $920,000,000 in the fiscal year 1933, beginning next July 1. It would in- clude a selective sales tax, increases in fncome and corporation taxes, a super estate tax, and increases in surtaxes. Citing the $903,000,000 deficit last | year, and a prospective deficit of $2,- 123,000,000 this year, Mellon estimated there would be a deficit of $1.417,000,- 000 in 1933 despite the increase in revenue. Looks Two Years Ahead. Coming somewhat as a surprise to the committee members, the Treasury Secretary announced that “the admin- istration is determined, with your co- operation, to arrest this borrowing process on June 30, next” in urging the increased taxes in order to prevent an increase in the public debt. The ad ministration has been borrowing hun- dreds of millions the last three years. In addition, he recommended that the new taxes be terminated at the end of two years, when the budget is balanced in 1934, “A fundamental thought wish to present to you is that current ~(Continued on Page 2, Column T.) DOCTOR’S DAUGHTER IS SLAIN BY CONVICT State Troops Sent to Pennsylvania Penitentiary to Prevent Rioting. the Agsociated Prese. ROCKVIEW B PENITENTIARY, BELLEFONTE, Pa, January 13.— Bet- | Hickock, 18-year-old daughter of Dr. A. L. Hickock, resident psychiatrist at the Rockview Penitentiary, was fatally stabbed today by a colored prisoner. The convict, whose name was Wwith- held by prison authorities, was 2 patient at the psychopathic ward of which Dr. Hickock had charge. He was captured soon after the discovery of the killing. State troopers were rushed to the prison to prevent rioting Due to the rigid censorship imposed officials, detailed information the killing could not be ob- ty T y P. Ashe was called Pittsburgh and was joined at the by Coroner W. R. Heaton and Detective Leo Boden of Centre arden Star from son County All requests for information were met at the prison with blunt refusal LAKE YACHTSMAN DEAD SANDUSKY, Ohlo, January 13 (#).— nodore Charles B. Lockwood, 88, figure in Great Lakes circles, died today after a He was one of the the Interlaken Yachting tion and prior to his retirement 21 years ago was identified with Sandusky manufacturing enter- which I No;'th Dakota Bans Married Women in 2 State Departments By the Associated Press BISMARCK, N. Dak. January 13—Married women employes must go from two State depart- ments February 1, their chicfs announced yesterday. In the attorney general's and treasurer’s office unmarried wom- en will replace them due to un- employment _conditions. The State Highway Department has a policy of replacing arried women not supporting families. VIOLATION OF LAW ISLADTO NELLON 1Patman Charges Breach Per- [ mitted by Department of Justice. By the Associated Press. A charge the Justice Department has Jet Secretary Mellon “run roughshod” over Federal laws was made before the House Judiciary Committee today by Representative Patman, Texas, Demo- crat, but was stricken out of the record at the suggestion of Chairman Sumners. Patman was testifying on his resolu- tion seeking impeachment of the vet- eran Treasury head for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Representative Michener, Michigan, Republican, asked at one point why he had not taken his charges to the Justice Department The Texan replied that since the de- partment “has let him run roughshod over law, as I believe, what reason would T have to expect it would make | a criminal prosecution?” Expects to Show Malfeasance. Another Democrat, Representative Oliver of New York, requested that the statement be stricken from the record. Patman said he expected to show malfeasance on the part of the Secre- tary before he concluded. Representative Dyer, Republican, Missouri, said it was unfair to make inferences of corruption without pre- senting such proof. Patman was asked whether he in- tended to charge “corruption, fraud or malfeasance in office.” “Before 1 get through I will do |it,” Patman replied. *“I not only al- Ilege he has been directly concerned in | carrying on business, but I believe I | can” prove that he has directly con- | cerned himself in carrying on that business.” He seeks Mellon’s impeachment on | the ground he has violated this statute. Mellon Represented. Only a few spectators appeared in the big committee room as the group | began its consideration of the charges. The man Patman is seeking to impeach was before the House Ways and Means Committee a little way down the cor- ridor on the same floor to argue for the adoption of the administration’s tax increase program. Two representatives of Mellon, how- ever, were before the Judiciary Com- mittee to represent him. One was | Alexander W. Gregg, former solicitor of the Treasury Internal Revenue Bureau; the other was D. D. Shepard, an attorney from Pittsburgh, Mellon’s home. Patman first suggested that Gregg | open the testimony. | "“It is my understanding that repre- sentatives of Secretary Mellon have interposed what in law would be known as a demurrer,” the Texan said. “It would seem to me that the burden of proof rests on those demurring.” Representative Dyer of Missouri, rank- ing Republican on the committee, in- terposed it was Patman’s duty to nfake & prima facie case on his charges and Chairman Sumners.ordered Patman to proceed. Mellon Letter Read. Patman read a letter he sald was written in 1929 by Mellon to Senator Reed, Fennsylvania, Republican, dur- ing a Senate Judiciary Committee in- vestigation, in which the Secretary said he owned stock in the Aluminum Co. of America, the Gulf Oil Co. and other corporations, but in every case much |less than a majority of the voting stocks. Patman said the law does not specify that stock ownership is an direct (Continued on Page 2, 2) NARCOTIC PLOT JAILS TWO ON WEST COAST Men Accused of Smuggling Dope Into U. §. Aboard Military | Transport. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, January 13.—Ac- cused of being members of an inter- | national narcotic ~ smuggling Ting, | which used military transports to | bring the products into the United States, William Sloat and Phillip Fors- burg are held for a hearing before a United States commissioner. ‘Warrant Officer Milton P. Cook, U. S. N, of the transport Chaumont, whom narcotic agents termed a leader of the asserted ring, was arTested re- cently while attempting to smuggle 55 | five-tael tins of narcotics ashore here | He was tried by a Navy court-martial and sentenced to five vears at the Naval Prison at Mare Island. Sloat and Forsburg were captured by agents and deputy United States mar- shals last night. COMMERCE BUILDING SHOWS EARLY SIGNS OF OVERCROWDING Paper Division, Less Than Two Weeks in New Quarters, Forced to Use Although occupied less reaus yet to move in than two weeks and with three of its ten bu- Corridor Space. It was pointed out that ornamental } borders on the outside of the vast temple of fact finding on both the the COmMErce | mourteenth and Fifteenth street sides Department’s $17,500,000 new building | have rendered thousands of square feet today showed signs of being over- |0l | less. These sixth floor rooms will not | set. crowded. The building was designed to take | care of the department’s growth over a | period of 20 years. f floor space on the sixth floor use- | be occupied because of lack of venti- lating facilities, Many other divisions of the depart- Today the paper division of the de- | ment show signs of being overcrowded partment, occupying space in the south- | in their fiew quarters, but only the ‘west, section of the building, moved part | paper section so far has been forced of its filing section out into a hallway. ‘Two clerks and their desks also were assigned to Building o it ce in the corridor. R ncnhdl.s said trhey were at- Foom olm t‘l:;u c’tuu‘?e‘.‘tm in the buildings they recently It did vote unrestricted enfranchisee .| out into the corridors. Clerks in the Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Mines said they have less space in the new structure STIMSON'S NOTE UPSET OVERTURES, JAPAN DECLARES Tokio Officials Hold Chen Dropped Advances When Treaty Was Invoked. THOUSANDS OF CHINESE SEEK TO FLEE TSINGTAO Renewal of Conflict in Manchuria by Volunteer Militia Reported in Tientsin. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, January 13.—The recent United States note to Japan, citing the nine-power treaty in connection with the Manchurian situation, it was stated in authoritative quarters here today, upset “serious overtures” which were being made to Japan at the time by the Chinese government at Nanking. Eugene Chen, Chinese foreign min- ister, it was stated, had approached the Japanese with fundamental proposals as & preliminary step to negotiations be- tween the two countries, but he ceased his advances promptly upon receipt of the Stimson note, a duplicate of which was sent to Nanking. Official circles here, while not ex- actly welcoming America’s action, said frankly that Japan herself, quite apart from the note, is in no hurry to open negotiations because it connsiders the present Chinese government not suffi- ciently established to warrant the be- ginning of important pourparlers. CHINA WILL CO-OPERATE. Ready to Work With United States to Uphold Treaty, Reply States. NANKING, China, January 13 (#).— China is ready to co-operate with the United States in upholding the nine- power treaty, it is declared in the Chinese reply to the recent American Egz invoking that treaty in the Far ‘The foreign minister handed the government's answer to the United SIMH consul general yesterday eve- ning. It dwells at length on the ints raised by Secretary Stimson lngo as- serts the Manchurian issue will have a far-reaching effect on future inter- national relations. World Peace Held Endangered. Unless the signatories to the nine- power pact intend to uphold China's territorial integrity, the note asserts, the peace of the world unquestionably wl;l‘ be endangered. expresses the hope all the - tories will translate the 'teltyn‘;nnto substantial fact and that the United States will take further steps to uphold "The note was signed by Eugene Chen, the foreign minister. CHINESE LEAVE TSINGTAO Thousands Seek to Flee as Japanese Marines Patrol City. TSINGTAO, China, January 13 (®). —Japanese marines from the warships in the harbor patrolled the streets today and thousands of Chinese sought means of leaving the city following a riot yesterday in which Japanese residents attacked and wrecked a Chinese news- paper office and burned the head- quarters of the Kuomintang. The main force of Japanese blue- jackets landed at Tsingtao, China, to guard the Japanese consulate against Chinese agitation was reported in Tokio to have been withdrawn this evening. The crowds of Chinese who sought a means of escape to avoid further clashes included many officials. Yesterday's clash occurred after the Chinese newspaper Ming Kuo Jih Pao had said that the recent attempt by a Korean to assassinate the Japanese Emperor revealed Korea's desire for - dependence. Building Is Stormed. Japanese residents, Incensed at the | reference to the Emperor, stormed the bullding, tried to burn it, but failed, and attacked a number of Chinese news- paper men. They fired revolvers as they thronged into the building and the Chinese fled. Last night the Japanese began a more threatening demonstration. Sev- eral thousand of them formed a parade, waving Japanese flags and demanding further action against the newspaper, declaring they considered the offending article disrespectful to Japan and to the Emperor, After the parade, several hundred Japanese again swooped down on the newspaper’s offices, wrecking and burn- ing the building and then burned the Kuomintang headquarters also. The (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) 'HOLMES IS TOUCHED BY COURT’S LETTER Hughes Reads Correspondence Be- tween Members and Retiring Justice. By the Associated Press. Upon the meeting of the Supreme Court today Chief Justice Hughes read correspondence between the court and Justice Holmes on the latter's retire- ment. The letter signed by each member of the court expressed “our keen sense of loss and our warm affection.” added “While we are losing the privilege of daily compamommu,gme most prg- clous memories of your unfailing kind- liness and generous nature abide with us, and these memories will ever be one of the choicest traditions of the m‘.;nl; H ustice Holmes replied: "N{):[Dear Brethren?ued Ou must let me call you so once more. Your more than k:ng‘ your gen- erous letter touches me to the bottom of my heart. The long and intimate association with men who so command my respect and admiration could not but fix my affection as well. For such little time as may be left for me I shall | treasure it as adding gold to the sun- Peru Rejects Woman Suffrage. LIMA, Peru, January 13 (#)—Uni- versal woman suffrage. provlg:)d in a proposed article of the new constitution, was rejected by the Assembly today on a vote of 71 to 46. The Assembly also turned down = proposal to' grant the vote to woman workers and students. ment of women in municipal elections. It | DEBT AGREEMENT REPORT IS SPIKED Diplomz" Deny Understand- ing Reached Between London and Paris. Secretary of State Stimson said today he did not expect to send an American observer to the Lausanne Reparations Conference this month. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Well informed diplomats in Wash- ington spiked today the report of an alleged agreement between the French and the British government regarding the debts and reparations problem, whereby conditional payments should be canceled altogether while the United States should recelve a portion of the unconditional payments as a compensa- tion for the cancellation of allied debts. No such agreement, it was authorita- tively stated, has been reached; neither is there the slightest possibility of reaching such a compromise or any compromise of any kind before the Lausanne meeting. On account of the cabinet crisis in France, no conversations between that country and the governments of other countries are possible because the fu- ture attitude of France on the repara- tions question depends largely on what kind of a cabinet that country is go- ing to have. Cabinet to Affect Policy. Should former Premier Laval form a government with a majority of its members from the Right, the policy of France will continue to be an adamant one; ;should M. Laval be compelled to give up the idea of forming a cabinet, and should either Edouard Herlott or Paul Boncour be intrusted with the formation of a cabinet with the sup- port of the Left, the policy of France is likely to be more conciliatory toward Germany. It is understood, however, that whatever may happen, the French government will insist on receiving from Germany at least the amounts it is paylng at present to the American and British governments for war debts. There seems to be a more optimistic lfeeling in official circles this morning regarding the outcome of the Lausanne Conference. The fact that the French have agreed to continue to contribute their share in the German short term loan of $100,000,000 is interpreted here as & significant fact and an indication that the French government does not want to push things to the extreme. The refusal of the French to join the other nations in extending the short term credits granted Germany last Fall was due to the fact that Chancellor Heinrich Bruening has been reported as having served notice on the British (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) IRISH HANG U. S. CITIZEN FOR BELFAST SLAYING By the Associated Press. —Eddie Cullens, young natural- States citizen, was l’;:ngedr 8 am. today for the slaying ol .:‘chmet Musa, 2 Turk, fulfilling a death sentence imposed after his conviction December 10. Musa, the ary 13 ized United ‘promoter and companion ha, who claims e gfd::“zn:ng in the world, was found Sain In a field near Carrickfergus and Cullen was arrested and convicted of t”’;}v‘z‘mslfx.we he was convicted friends of his in the United States and else- where made strenuous efforts to secure a modification of the sentence. The Ulster cabinet considered the case and the governor, the Duke of Sbercorn, said he saw no reason why a reprieve should be granted. As late as last night the cabinet again con- sidered a last-minute appeal by the Jewish community, but the ministers decided the plea did not warrant a T ring the last day of two Cullen in good spirits and regaled war- ::r‘s with stories of Hollywood and New York, where he once worked as & film projector. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Janu- | Six PhysiciansWho Advertised Low Rates Are Ousted By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 13.—Six physicians were expelled from the Chicago Medical Society last night upon being found guilty of advertising the low rates of their Wicker Park Health Center in neighborhood papers. One of the six was Dr. Edward F. Dombrowski, new member of the Chicago Board of Health. His expulsion removes all of the new board from the society, Dr. Louis E. Schmidt was expelled several years ago and Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president, resigned in protest. The other physicians ousted are A. M. Lazar, Leon P. Kosa- kiewicz, M. L. Krupinski, Francis J. Tenczar and John P. Tenczar. LAVAL MAY FORM FRENGH CABINET Says He Will Accept if Asked. Doumer Confers With Leafiers. By the Asscciated Press. PARIS, January 13.—President Paul Doumer began a series of consultations with political leaders this morning which was expected to result, by night, in his selection of someone, probably Premier Laval, to form a new French cabinet. The procedure was made necessary by the resignation of the Laval cabinet last night after radical Socialist Depu- ties had refused the Premier’s offer to name Edouard Herriot, former premier and radical leader, foreign minister in place of Aristide Briand. Deputies and the Senate were the first to be called for conferences with Presi- dent Doumer this morning. Laval Will Accept. M. Herriot, after a conference with the president sald the latter will ask Premicr Laval to form a new cabinet and that the premier himself will take the post of foreign minister. He said he thought the cabinet crisis would be of short duration. Premier Laval said today that if President Doumer asked him to form & new government he would accept and probably would be able to get together 2 new ministry before the night was over. Although the prospect for Joseph Paul-Boncour, Socialist and known as “the modern Robespierre,” continued obscure, it was made known that he will be one of France’s principal dele- gates to the Disarmament Conference. See Eariy Announcement. Experienced observers of French politics predicted that a new cabinet, much like the one which resigned yes- terday, would be announced tonight be- cause of the pressing importance of the Reparations Conference at Lausanne and the Disarmament Conference at Geneva, both little more than two weeks away. ‘The political editor of the newspaper L'Oeuvre, however, said it is not im- possible President Doumer may insist on a cabinet leaning more to the Left, in which case Paul-Boncour, ardent | defender of the French policy of se- | curity, was .mentioned as a possible | successor to Premier Laval, in case the latter proved unable to marshal sup- | port. | In case the cabinet should undergo | little change, however, the names of | former Premiers Andre Tardieu and | Paul Painleve were mentioned for the post of minister of war and either (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Shubert Leaves Hospital. NEW YORK, January 13 (#)—Lee Shubert, theatrical ucer, last night left Harkness Pavilion of the Medical Center, where he has been for two or three weeks following an operation. He expects to leave within a day or two for Pelm Beach, Fla., for a rest. Star Correspondents At Virginia Assembly With the convening of the Virginia General Assembly today The Washington Star again has its regular staff of correspondents in Richmond. These news writers, familiar with Old Dominion affairs, dally will present in de tail to Star readers the many important legislative develop- ments of the present session, particularly as they may have bearing of nearby Virginia counties. The presidents of the Chamber of | MENTO ASK WORK PLAN BY RAILWAYS Labor Chiefs Think Necessary Maintenance Would Quicken Prosperity. By the Associated Pres: CHICAGO, January 13.— Railway labor chiefs today said they believed re- sumption of necessary maintenance work by the Nation's railroads would quicken the return of prosperity. The labor leaders, making last-minute plans for tomorrow's parley on wage cuts and unemployment relief with heads of the railroads, asserted they would request the carriers to begin such work at once. Should the rallroads agree, spokes- men said, the wheels of many indus- tries would begin moving and the car- tiers themselves would benefit through increased freight tonnage, because many supplies would be necessary to repair equipment and right of ways. Steady Work Objective. They announced they also would ask assurance of steady employment for one year for 2225000 ‘“necessary” workers, claiming this would remove fear of joblessness, restore confldence and thereby release $2,000,000,000 in purchasing power now held back by un- certainty. The union men indicated during a series of preliminary conferences this week they would be willing to accect the 10 per cent wage cut proposed by the railroads if an estimated $250,000,- 000 obtained in that manner would be used to start the maintenance work and relleve unemployment distress among the rail workers. ‘The conference tomorrow will be be- tween nine committeemen representing more than 200 class A railroads and 21 chairmen of various labor crafts, with probably other labor subchairmen as an audience. Both the rail men and the union lead- ers have been authorized by their groups to “negotiate the problems of wage cuts and unemployment to a conclusion” and the meeting is to be the first of its kind in more than half a century of railway labor history. 2,000,000 Behind Move. The labor chiefs have been given un- limited power by nearly 2,000,000 work- ers, represented by some 1,500 general chairmen. In addition to requesting the rail- roads to stabilize employment and re- lieve joblessness, the labor chiefs de- clared they would also ask for other concessions, principally that the car- riers agree to the principle of a siX- hour day. They contended this would restore work to thousands eliminated by competition of the machine age. The joint parley is expected to last & week or more. What proposals the railroads will make to labor have not been disclosed. TORNADO KILLS 11 IN SOUTHERN STATES More Than 150 Injured—Great Property Loss Caused by Wind. Cloudbursts Follow. By the Associated Press. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January 13.— A tornado that dipped into five coun- ties in West Central Alabama and Cen- tral Mississippi last night brought death to 11 persons, 10 of them colored; injured more than 150 others, and wrought untold property damage. The greatest loss of life was reported at Moundville, Ala., where nine people were killed, more than a score others were hurt and more than 40 homes razed by the wind, which at times reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Mrs. Prank Simmons was killed when the storm demolished her home, at New Hamilton, Miss. Her 12-year-old daugh- ter, Helen, was taken to an Aberdeen, Miss., hospital, where attaches said she had small chance to live. More than 125 persons were hurt at New Hamil- ton. One colored man was killed and 12 hurt at Faunsdale, Ala, where many buildings were destroyed and much live stock lost. Several homes were damaged at For- est, Miss, and Magee, Miss, reported damage of between $15,000 and $30,000. At Jasper, Ala., the Walker County Court House burned during the storm, with a loss of $200,000. Torrential rains accompanied the high winds. Pensacola, Fla., had a cloudburst, which was recorded by the United States Weather Bureau as 8 ‘inchelA Vicksburg, Miss., reported 2.36 inches, and Montgomery, Ala., recorded 1.76 inches. The fall at Louisville, Ky. wn.:m;}: inches and at Atlanta, Ga, 1 | Radio ’onlm on 7I:ge B8 DIRECT U. . APPEAL THREATENED OVER HAWAIl" TERRORISM Honolulu Business Leaders Consider Going Over Heads of Local Officiats. GRAND JURY WILL ACT FRIDAY IN MURDER CASE Mrs. Fortescue, Massie and Seamen Ordered Turned Over to Island Authorities. By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, January 13.—A threat of business leaders to “go past local authorities and ask Washington for re- lief” was before Gov. Lawrence M. Judd today, as he assembled for Secre- tary Wilbur of the Interior Department a report on island crime conditions cli- maxed Friday by the “honor” slaying of an Hawaiian. ‘The directorate of the Chamber of Commerce presented its “clean-up” de- mands as attorneys prepared for the murder trial of four Americans accused of lynching Joseph Kahahawai, one of five youths charged with assault upon Mrs. Thomas H. Massie. Gov. Judd said he had not been asked to submit a report. but had informed Secretary Wilour he would send one. Kenneth Barnes, vice president of the Hawaiian Pineapple Association and acting president of the chamber, de- clared Washington authorities would be asked to step in if the territorial efforts “became a political situation and a case of pull and haul.” Navy Still Holds Four. The next move in the case against the four defendants, Mrs. Granville Fortescue of Washington and New York, mother of the assault victim; her son-in-law, Thomas H. Massie, a naval lieutenant, and Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord, Navy enlisted men, is due Friday. The grand jury convenes at_that time. Pending action of the grand jury, the four defendants will remain in naval custody at Pearl Harbor. Under an agreement between the commandant of Navy Yard and the Territorial Circuit Court they will be taken to the court when needed. A Chamber of Commerce Committee was to present to Gov. Judd today a re- quest for changes in the Honolulu Police Department and the city and county attorney’s office. Extra Session Decided on. A request for a special session of the Territorial Legislature has been de- cided upon by legislative conferees. ‘While they prepared to present their recommendation to Gov. Judd, cancella- tions of tourist reservations for the Winter social season just starting were received by Honolulu hotel men. Commercial leaders forecast these were the forerunner of a flood of can- cellations which would result from publicity following the Ilynching of Kahahawai for the alleged attack on Mrs. Massie. Rumors the Navy would refuse to surrender the three naval men and so- clety matron were set at rest by an- nouncement from Washington that tney will be turned over to civil courts on demand. The special legislative session, agreed upon as urged by conferees of the Hawaiian Senate and House yesterday, may result in reorganization of Hono- lulu': severely criticized police depart- ment. Defends Judge’s Decision. Estimating the effect of the publicity upon Honolulu as a playground for the social elite, L. R. Thurston, president of the Honolulu Advertiser, told di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce that it would take years to counteract the influence of the affair. The Royal Hawalian Hotel, leading Column 2). (Continued on Page 4, . PARIS DENIES HUGE GRAIN PURCHASE FROM CANADA Extensive Orders Declared Unlike- 1y Until Home Crop Is Used Up in Spring. By the Associated Press. N PARIS, January 13.—Canadian offi- cials here have denied a published re- port that France had agreed to buy 20,000,000 bushels of wheat from Canada. In other quarters it ‘was said that France is buying foreign wheat in small amounts monthly, but that ex- tensive orders are not likely to be placed before Spring, when the French crop will be used up. Average monthly purchases from Canada in 1931 were 2,000,000 bushels. Meantime, strict regulations are be- ing appiied to all wheat imports, and the percentage of foreign wheat used is not more than,15 per cent. VRENIA WOMAN AND AID FOUND SLAIN IN BEDS Mrs. Spencer Msley, Promi- nent Socially and in Sports, Middteburg Victim, CAPITAL POLICE AID SEARCH FOR CLUES Brother Discovers Bodies of Vic- tims in Disordered Rooms. Motive Uncertain. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. MIDDLEBURG, Va., January 13.— Mrs. Spencer Ilsley, 42, socially prome inent and wealthy sportswoman of Middleburg, and her maid, Mrs. Anne Buckner, 65, of Rockville, Md. were found by Mrs. Ilsley’s brother, brutally slain in their home here this morning. A variety of motives, including assault, have been advanced by investigators. Skulls of the two women were beaten in, police believe, with an iron bootjack, which was found covered with blood in the house. Mrs. Ilsley’s room was the scene of wildest confusion, with blood spattered everywhere, showing, accord- ing to police, that she had put up a desperate fight against the intruders. The body of the maid was lying across the bed in another room. Both women were clad only in their night gowns. Police are seeking one of Mrs. Ilsley’s automobiles, which she is believed to have used last night and which was missing from the garage this morning. A colored man, whom Mrs. Ilsley dis- charged some time ago, and who was seen about Middleburg yesterday, also was being sought. Neighbors said Mrs. Isley had complained recently that this colored man had threatened her. Capital Police Aid. Meanwhile, Loudoun County author- ities turned to the Capital for aid in solving the most brutal crime in the history of the historic Virginia horse country. At the request of the Loudoun authorities, Washington police sent three experts to lay the groundwork for tracing the slayer or slayers. They are, Sergt. Fred Sandberg, fingerprint expert of the local Police Department, Lieut. John H. Fowler, Ballistics ex- pert and Detective Sergt. Dennis J. Murphy of the homicide squad. They left for Middleberg immediately after receiving the call for help. Paul Boeing, Mrs. Ilsley’s brother, discovered the twin murder when he went from a nearby house in which he lives to the home of his sister about 8:30 o'clock this morning. Commonwealth Attorney John Galle- her of Loudoun County, took charge of the case and summoned Dr. John A. Gibson, the coroner. At Upperville Meeting. Mrs, Ilsley attended a meeting in Up- | perville last night and is believed to | have used the car which was missing | from her garage this morning. When her body was discovered a novel was found lying nearby and it was believed she was reading when the intruders entered. Mrs. Buckner, the maid, had been in her service only a short time. Entrance to Mrs. Ilsley’s house was gained by breaking a glass out of the upper portion of the front door and reaching in and turning back the night latch After the crimes were commit- ted, investigators believed, the man washed his hands in a basin in the | maid’s room. Mrs. Ilsley, who was the second wife | of the late Spencer Iisley, prominent | sportsrzan and owner of a large estate | near here, was a native of Milwaukee, She was a member of the select Middle- burg Hunt Club. Washington police this afternoon broadcast a lookout for George Craw- ford, colored, wanted for questioning in connection with the crime. The man was described as being 40 to 45 years old and about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches tall. He was said to have been driving a blue Ford victoria, which had been damaged on one side in a recent accident. SAVED FROM POTOMAC |Julian Cunningham, Barge Watch- | man, Found Clinging to Piling. | Julian Cunningham, 58, a watchman | employed by the United States Engineer Office, fell off a barge into the Poto- mac River neer the Arlington Memorial Bridge early today and for about half an hour clung to some piling before he was rescued. He was taken to Emergen- | cy Hospital for treatment. Officer 8. G. Kitchen of the United States Park Police said a workman at the bridge found the watchman hang- ing to the piling and called the rescue squad, which took him from the water. PADEREWSKI TO GIVE CONCERT HERE FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS Will Appear January 25 Under Patronage of Mrs. Hoover in First of Five Relief Programs. TIgnace Paderewski, the world famous Polish pianist and statesman, will be presented in concert at Constitution Hall on Monday evening, January 25, at 8:30 o'clock under the patronage of Mrs. Herbert Hoover for the benefit of the unemployment fund of the American Red Cross, according to an announcement just isued by Mrs. Wil- son-Greene, who will manage the con- cert locally on behalf of Mrs. Hoover. ‘The Washington concert to be given by Paderewski is the first of a series of five concerts he is to give through- out the United States in recognition of the response of the American peo- ple in wartime to the needs of the Polish population, & relief work which was largely administered by the Ameri- can Red Cross. The funds thus obtained, it was stated today by James K. McClintock, vice chairman in charge of finance for the Red Cross, are to be placed in a special fund and administered at the discretion of the Red Cross to relieve distress growing out of unemployment in various American cities. Such con- ditions will be met from the fund, in so far as the money permits, wherever conditions require it, Mr. McClintock stated. Mr. Paderewski reached New Yorw several days ago to begin his eigh- teenth tour of the United States. He will remain in the United States only three months this season, during which time he will give a total of 40 concerts. By an interesting coincidence, it is ex- actly 40 years since the great pianist made his first tour of this country. His actual debut was made in Vienna in 1887, and three years later London hail- ed him as the greatest pianist of the age. The following year, during the season of 1891-1892, he took America by storm and has been returning to this country at frequent intervals, ex- cept for the period during which he was Polish Ambassador to the United States and later premier of Poland. It is understood that Mrs, Hoover will appoint a group of Washington society women to assist in the promo- tion pf the concert. r .