Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and much colder tonight; tomor- row fair and colder; lowest temperature tonight about 34 degrees. Temperatures—Highest, 61, at 3:30 a.m. today; lowest, 49, at 7:30 a.m. today. Full report on pag e 4. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 he Foening Slar. service. Yesterday’s Circulation, The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news 122,295 ¥ post tered off 050. second class matt Wash er ) iington, D. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1932—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. (#) Means Associated Press. TWQ CENTS. "CHINESE TO DECLARE WAR ON JA U. S. AND BRITAIN JOIN IN PROTEST] AGAINST ATTACK ON SHANGHAI FLEET READY TO AID AMERICANS Troops Made by Council. FIRE ADVANCES ON SETTLEMENT Neutrality Violation Is Laid to Japan by Leade NKING, January 30 (#).— ral Chiang Kai-Shek and 1] memkbers of the govern- ment left Nanking this after- noon for an unrevealed desti- nat but it was believed they ne to St ai understood the decision to declare Japan would not be ffective before tomorrow e earliest Mar seve gov- ed Pre grim specter of war ina late today as Kai-Shek, the Chi milit ero and former Presi- dent, s telegrams to his lieu- tenants urging that they prepare to defend China and fight for her national existence. The Municipal Council was re- liably ported to have appealed f rerican and British troops tect the foreign settlement. same time a Reuter’s gency dispatch to Shang- n Nanking said the high- nent officials, meeting ncil, had decided to de- on Japan B h arose over Gen. Chia Tokio Warns League. the war Tokio, where a war kesman referring to to evoke more cho of on sections of the League of covenant at Geneva, said ue Council “must bear a ponsibility” if, through a world conflagration” civilian American nd som d They w 1p » first after a »atrol neard two shots distance f men run- group were ar- turned over inicipal police cre questioned at Ma- t tte captives said sent into the American Japanese ithorities to proceed to a Japanese near the American area ar authorities American citi- e the city st ed a to e meantime, the raged over the the h 36 hours lulled dur- | afternoon and thousands of i torn Chinese refugees scut- section to take refuge 1 Settiem Planes Arrive Two additional ed in More aft car- bor this air nghai Har residents of ment, shortly fighting, protest- consuiar officials, s aval staff was base and An tional I 1 an Ir terr a for its d, secretary general ague of at Geneva, of- League an inve tinued on Page 3, Column 2.) ANGUARD OF COLD EXPECTED TONIGHT Mercury Due to Fall to 20 Degrees. still Lower Mark Predicted for Tomorrow Night. Tomorrow week of the year, the Weather Bu- ed today, adding that the t drop to 24 degrees to- his would equal the “low” cotd of the Winter, established De- cember 8 Tomorrow night, however, the bureau | record will be shattered thermometer prob- ably registering as low as 20 degrees. From then until next Saturday or Sunday cold weather will prevail with slight variation. cold weather scheduled to hit ton tonight is part of a cold sweeping from the Northwest xtremely low temperatures have for a week. This morning as far South and East as Northern sas were in its grip. At Devils Lake, N. Dak.. the mercury drop- ped to degrees below zero. predicted for as far south as Northern Florida. thinks, this with the official sections e | the cry was will usher in the coldest | S IN NANKING ORDERED R | | By the Associated Press NANKING, January consular authorities here tonight ordered all American citizens to be ready to evacuate the city within two hours | Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, former Presi- 30.—American military commanders throughout the country today urging that preparations be taken to defend China and “to fight | for her national existence.” | 19th Chinese Army began leaving | here for Shanghai as fast t off by rousing cheers | sands of onlookers who ca inscribed: “Resist the Invad Shanghai at All Costs!"s In the meantime authorities were | strengthening the defensive works of | Nanking itself and troops were being rushed here from other points to re- place those sent to Shanghai The government issued a Vigo statement denouncing the Japanese tack on the Chapei sector and urging the signatories to the League covenant Kellogg pact and the nine-power | treaty to take immediate and effective | measures so that “justice and inter- | national obligations may not be tram- pled beneath the heel of Japanese mili- tarism Intense indignation was expressed by Gen. Chiang and other Chinese mili- d banners " “Hold Prepare to Evacuate City Hours—Chiang Calls on Chinese to Fight for Exi | dent of China, sent a telegram to the | | ““Trainloads of troops belonging to the | EADY TO FLEE VWilhin Two stence. who previously advocated ration toward Japan events of the last 36 tary leaders a policy as a resu hours at | Chiang his services “as a de by side with you m to the government. we endure the more ag- Japanese become.” his mes- ‘he fate of China is at one with any sense of no longer endure the sion 1 time for all the govern- f China and all the armies to national honor and _the f the Chinese people epare to fight and make er than yield to the o have destroyed the peace | mor gressive the sage said stake and | patriotism | Japa d been with you through thick un. 1 am still willing to fight side with you all” DESTROYER AVAILABLE. to Take Americans From Nanking If Necessary. ciated Press. ited States Government has one oyer—the Simpson—at Nan- k h would be available for the evacuation of Americans from that city It carries 115 men and 6 officers, and would be able to take about 100 civilians out of the area d RUSSIA PUTS RAL *USE UPTOCHNESE Replies to Tokio Request for ; Permission to Transport 1 Troops to Harbin. ted Press , January 30.—The decision whether Japan will be permitted to transport troops to Harbin over the Chinese Eastern Railway rested today with China. Russia, joint owner with China of the railroad, has declined to allow troop movements over line without the consent of China. An appeal for use of the railroad was made by Japan through Ambassador Koki Hirota, who said Japanese troops By the Assoc MOSCO! Japanese citizens and their interests from a conflict between factions of Chinese forces. | The Japanese government was ready to pay an indemnity for use of the line, | M. Hirota said, explaining his govern- ment had no intention of violating the neutrality of the Chinese Eastern Russia’s reply was communicated by Assistant Commissar for Foreign Affair Karakhan, who said a “misunderstan | ing” already was probable over the fact that Japanese authorities had appealed to the Russian president of the board of the railroad for permission to carry troops 12 hours after soldiers had been entrained at Kuanschentzu. Whether that action could be ac- cepted as proper depended not only on the Soviet government, but also on the Chinese authorities, since the Chinese Eastern passes across Chinese territory. | "“If these Chinese authorities find it | possible to transport Japanese troops | toward the Harbin region, the Soviet | government, on its side, has no reasons | to create obstacles under absolute con- | ditions that the interests of the Chinese | Eastern Railway will not be violated,” | M. Karakhan said HARBIN BATTLE NEAR. TOKIO, January 30 ().—A dispatch to the Rengo News Agency from Harbin, Manchuria, today said a battle imminent south of there, where troops of Ting Chao, commander of the Chinese Eastern Railway guards, were entrenching before a_Japanese brigade | which had reached Kushsiangtun, the | first station south c¢f Harbin | “A dispatch from Changchun said ‘Gm Jiro Tamon, commander of the | Japanese 2d Division, is contemplating drastic action against Soviet employes, whom they charged with tampering with the southern extension of the Chinese Eastern Railway between Har- | bin and Changchur. were needed in the region to protect | was | CENEVA APPROVES - FAREASTINQURY Tokio Warns of League’s Re- sponsibility if Action Goes Too Far. soctated Press GENEVA, January 30.—A mutual inquiry by the powers represented on the League of Nations' Council to in- vestigate Japanese invasion of Shang- hai was launched by the Council today and was met by the Japanese delegation with an unexpected show of concilia- tion and a de » co-operate in bring- ing about a peaceful solution. | The proposal was made by Sir Eric | Drummongl, secretary general of the | League, and was immediately welcomed by W. W. Yen na's spokesman on the Council, who suggested, however, that the inquiry “go to the root of the cause and eradicate it.” Sato's Tone Changed. M. Sato, Japanese representative, promised the cordial assistance of the Tokio government and emphatically as- serted that the Japanese forces acted only in self-defense and planned no permanent occupation of the territory M. Sato’s tone was much changed from yesterday, when he had virtually challenged the Cc s action under article 15. His manner today was no- ticeably concilia and he seemed |'even to plead for an understanding of Japan’s position |~ Ambassador Yen said Shanghai is im- portant to China, but Manchuria is | still_more importan article 15, he said the situation in Shanghai, but because of the entire Sino-Japanese dispute, and he hoped Sir Eric would soon sub- mit a plan for an immediate inquiry | embracing the whole problem. China, he said, had planned to invoke articles 10 and 15 even before the recent inci- dents at Shanghai Council Backs Proposal. ot only because of Sir Eric replied he was not making | a proposal to the Council, but directly to the officials at Shanghai, under au- | thority given him in article 15 of the }cm-mam President Joseph Paul-Bon- | cour announced that the Council was in full agreement with the secretary | general’s plan. 3 |~ The absence of an American repre- sentative from Secretary Drummond's | Commission occasionea ‘some surprise. The French, Italian and British mem- bers announced their governments had instructed their representatives at Shanghai and the German and Span- ish delegates said similar action would be taken by their governments. | M. Sato, the Japanese delegate, as- ured the council again that Japan has " (Continued o1 Page 3, Column 3.) By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif., January 30.—A proposed 200-inch telescope, twice the size of the largest now in existence, may give definite proof that space is curved and that the unjverse is expanding and | contracting in cycles, in the belief of Dr. Albert Einstein, noted German physicist. Addressing a group of scientists last night at the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Einstein sald he is certain that space is curved and he be- | lieves such curvature will be revealed ‘The telescops is to be set up at the Mount Wilson Observatory. EINSTEIN THINKS TELESCOPE WILL PROVE SPACE CURVED Scientists at California Institute Told Universe Seems to Be Expanding and Contracting in Cycles. Discussing & discovery by Dr. Edwin P. Hubble and Milton Hunason of Mount Wilson that the velocity of neb- ulae away from the earth appears to increase_regularly with increasing dis- tance, Dr. Einstein said a mathemati- | cal interpretation of the phenomena | does not_yet require curved space to account for it. If space is “curved back on itself,” as Dr. Einstein has theorized, it would | be supposed that even the most remote nebulae ultimately would be forced to stop running away and start back to- Frost was | when additional observations are made. | ward other nebulae, this being the | besis of his contracting and expanding | universe theory. Hoover Is Kept Advised of Situation. JAPAN REPEAT ITS ASSURANCES ‘D(‘lm('llfi Sees Stim- | son; Fight Blamed By the Associated Press On the heels of vigorous pro- | test by the United States and Great Britain against the Japa- nese seizure of Shanghai, the | Navy today ordered its Asiatic Fleet to stand ready_to protect American lives in strife-ridden | China. | “Our fleet,” Admiral William V | Pratt said, “will be ready to evac- 1\mls- our nationals or to protect | them if a crisis arises where mob | rule prevails | “Our forces will go in and take | whatever steps are necessary to protect our people.” In the strongest move since the horror of battle has strangled normal life in the Chinese sea- port, the two nations applied | their protest specifically to the Japanese seizure of the | Chinese city, Chapei, at Shanghai ; Consul Forwards Reports. Admiral Pratt pointed out that sev- eral United States naval ships are dis- tributed along the Yangtze River and | other points in the general vicinity | He pointed out there are a large | number of women and children in | China. He also said that the ships of the battle force will leave San Diego Mon- | day for Winter maneuvers off Hawaii as scheduled, but will not go beyond those islands at present Eight destroyers are now being pre- pared at Manila to leave at a moment's notice, but no specific orders have yet | Four are | been issued for departure now en route from there to Shanghai The formal protest was on the basis of reports received from the American consul at Shanghai, EdwinS. Cunning- ham, to the effect that Japan—after the Chinese had agreed to Japan's de- mands—had taken sections of the na- tive city by military foree. The State Department had before it a general summary of the situation, as it applied to the Infernational Settle- ment as handed to Cunningham as se- nior_consul by the Municipal Council of Shanghai | " The decisive stand this country and Great Britain went much further than earlier representations. which were based only on the safety of foreign cit- izens and property in the International Settlement, | Further Protests Possible. The summary forwarded by Cunning- ham to the State Department may be the basis of further protests by the United States and Great Britain. It contains & general protest “against the violation of the neutrality of the Inter- national Settlement.” In a second point the Municipal Council protested to the foreign con | suls at Shanghai against the Settle. ment being used as a base of opera- | tions by the Japanese against the Chi- | nese | It protested against interference by China invoked | and the sending of Japanese troops | into parts of the International Settle-, ent set aside under the Settlement m or other nations to de- defense plan f | fend. It specifically mentioned Japanese troops being sent to sections assigne to American Marines for protection and to the sections bounded by Honan | road, Range road and Hongjew Creek. Japan Repeats Pledge. Earlier today the Government Tre- ceived from Japan that it “will scrupulously respect the integrity of the International Settle- ment at Shanghai.” Ambassador Debuchi, who had just | returned from a trip to Cuba, gave the assurances to Secretary of State Stim son on instructions from Tokio. He de | scribed the Shanghai situation as | serious incident.” | Prior to the visit of the Japanese | " (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) a 'STEAMER IS RAMMED IN FOG OFF NEW YORK The Roosevelt, Riding at Anchor in Quarantine, Struck by Roma—No One Hurt. | By the Associated Press | "NEW YORK, January 30.—Ocean- pound through a dense fog, the steamer Roma of the Italia-American Shipping Corporation rammed the United States Line steamer Roosevelt today in Quar- antine. The Roosevelt was riding at anchor. The Roma's bow was bent 6 feet above the water line and broken near the top. The Roosevelt suffered little damage. No persons were injured. The collision was reported to the United States Coast Guard by Capt. George Fried, hero of the Antinoe dis- aster and commander of the Roosevelt. The Roma was commanded by Capt. Mario Mupesce. ‘The Roma, which was outbound for a Mediterranean cruise, will return to her pier for repairs. The Roosevelt was inbound. native | further assurance PAN CAN You, BEATIT FOR /7 CHEST DONATIONS $91,743 Show Marked Improvement. Community Chest donations are soaring. Total glfts today in the drive for $2,601.000 stood at $1989,621.24 Contributions reported yesterday at a luncheon in the Willard Hotel totaled $91,743.04, representing a marked im- provement over those of the day be- | fore, but still below the average of some | $200,000 daily needed to put the drive “over the top” Monday night. H. L. Rust, jr, chairman of the metropolitan unit, announced pledges aggregating $38,355.11. The group so- licitation, headed by Lioyd B. Wilson received $35754.64. The special gifts unit, under the leadership of Clarence A. Aspinwall, reported $14,560. The schools unit, Sidney F. Taliaferro chair- man, collected $3,073. Among organizations contributing 100 per cent were the Chest personnel, Southern Building employes, Instructive Visiting Nurse Society, Salvation Army, | Firestone Tire Co. Washington Milk Bottle Exchange, Homer Building em- ployes, Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co., Commodore Hotel, Continental Hotel, St. Joseph’s Home and School, Wilkins Rogers Milling Co., Gude Bros., George A. Simonds, Associated Retail Credit and Wahington Shopping News. Ten Highest Are Listed. Sections listed as the 10 highest in the group solicitation unit included: Section 2, division 103, J. E. Anderson, captain, $15,538; section 4, division 10 M. H. Rittenhouse, captain, $10,566 section 6, division ‘102, Harry Blake. captain, $8.446; section 13, division 103, | Dr. G. E. McCann, captain, $5,929; sec- tion 5. division 102, Leo Eynon, captain, $5.887; section 6, division 101, G. A. Scott, captain, $5.389; section 5, divi- sion 106, L. P. McLauchlen, captain, $5.252; section 6. division 106, C. R. Kurtz, captain, $4,737; section 7, divi- jon 103, B. A. Harlan, captain, $4,711, and section 8, division 103, E. H. Frame, captain, $4,486 Leading groups of the metropolian | unit included: Division 223, region 23, Thomas J. Groom, captain, $2,170; di- | captain, $2.591; division 214, region 21, Woodson Houghton, captain, $5,006 These represented the collections for a | single day. Methods under which the Chest has been operated were commended in the highest terms by Dr. Herbert Brown of | the Bureau of Efficiency. “We have found the Community Chest adequately, honestly and efficient- ly administered by a director who is Keenly alive to his responsibilities to | the community and who knows his job,” Mr. Brown reported. Finds Criticism Unfounded. “I am. pleased to say,” he added, that most of the criticisms that have come to us have been unfounded and we are now suggesting to persons Who { bring complaints to us that they make their _criucism direct to Elwood Street, he director of the Chest, for we have | h. is & most reasonable person, looking {for helpful suggestions source. “I am pleased to say that our study of the Chest office shows us its organi- zation is admirable. Our report on the Chest office will be much freer from criticism than reports of similar studies that we have made elsewhere. We have found Mr. Street a past master of administration in his particular line. To attempt any great improvement on his_work would be like carrying coals " (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) SHIP LINES MAY CUT NEW YORK, January 30 (#).—Un- less the transatlantic passenger busi- ness improves before the opening of the regular tourist season, schedules of some of the major lines may be limited, it was reported in marine circles yes- terday. | 0il Contract Approved. BOGOTA, Colombia, January 30 (#).— The council of state yesterday approved a contract between the government and the Tropical Oil Co. to establish a fuel- ing station at Buenaventura. It is un- derstood the station will be supplied from Peru. Radio Programs on Page A-5 l Single Day’s Contributions of vision 221, region 22, John W. Hardell, | | und from our contact with him that | Woman Operator and Guard Attend Bronze-Doored from every | Commerce Department Lift, Hitherto Unrevealed. $1.315.650.467 TOTAL IN SALARIES PAID 1.023.373 U. S.. WORKERS | the fact he agitation over proposed Federal wage cuts, & survey of salary costs in the Government made public today by the Bureau of the Budget showed that exclusive of the legislative establishments, and judges. the Gov- ernment has 1,023373 civil and mili- tary employes paid a total of $1315,- 690,467.12 annual salary. | Civil employes number 732,460, re- ceiving a total salary of $1,055970.- 63555, the statistics show. while the military group numbers 290913, and is paid a total annual salary of $259,719,- 83057 The largest pay group in the civil Compiled for the purpose of giving | establishments of the Government re-| ceives le 000 a y bers 124, 309,021 s than st paid per- mber 31, re- t a total of 2,460, is only one person in the military ment rece $15,000 or more > receives $21,500. His identity was not made public The compilation was made by the Bureau of the Budget as a result of nu- merous requests from many sources for information in connection with the proposal to reduce Federal salaries. The statistics are for salaries of $1.000 or less on up to $15000 or more, but there are several groups of Government (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) POLICE BULDING SMITH €0, SUS HELD OVERLOADED FOR PITTS ASSETS - e | Headquarters Structure May | Be Condemned as Unsafe. Floors Sag. Acting Engineer Commissloner Donald A. Davison today ordered a detailed inspection of the Police Headquarters Building, 462 Louisiana avenue, to be made by Building In- spector John W. Oehmann. The in- spection will be made this afternoon to determine if the building is safe for further use. Possibility that the Police Headquar- ters Building at 462 Indiana avenue might be condemned as unsafe loomed today as Building Inspector John W. Oehmann received & report from two of his subordinates that several of the rooms in the old structure were over- loaded and that the furniture and file cases should be shifted or the entire building shored up. According to reports made today by Roy A. Price and C. W. Sherrier of the building inspector’s office, eight rooms and the first and second storage base- ments show signs of overloading. The Toom numbers given in the reports are 507, 508, 408, 406, 309, 206, 203 and 103 Gol. Gehmann called the attention of “(Continued on Page 2, Column 4) | Act on Information Property Seized for Taxes Is to Be Returned. Acting on information that the Bu- reau of Int Revenue is plann n to G. Bryan Pitts all of the rty seized recently in satisfaction of income tax claims. the F. H. Smith Co. today asked District Supreme Court to compel the bureau to turn over to the Smith Company all the seized assets. The company's suit also asked that officials of the bureau be required to pay money damages to the Smith Com- pany for any loss it may sustain by reason of the “wrongful seizure” of property from Pi It is contended that all of the assets taken from him rightfully belonged to the company. Justice F. Dickinson Letts was asked to sign an order impounding with the court nearly $1,000,000 worth of jewel- Ty and other personal property taken away from Pitts, former chairman of the Smith company’s board of directors. Named as defendants in_the suit were Galen L. Tait, Ralph S. Nagle and David Burnet, officials of the bureau; Pitts and his wife, Gladys T. Pitts. The suit was filed by Attorneys Conrad H (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) prop $15.000 | TUTA ];%gyfi I Bureau of Budget Compiles Figures tor“ Give Facts in Agitation Over Pro- posed Wag‘e Cuts. | House { would probabl: 11 B RULETOBANPAY INCREASES IN ALL BILLS IS APPROVED Committee Makes Amendments in Order by Special Report. House ALSO WOULD DEFER FILLING OF VACANCIES Chairman Pou Says Draft Will Avoid Necessity of Nine Others on Subject. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. r drastic blow against the en- personnel of the Government em- t service was taken when the e Rules Committee today reported t a special rule making in order on propriation bills amendments pro- g any increases in salary and filling of vacancies until July 1 Anot ‘The languag prepared b; 1 was t the intention of Appropriations Comm prohibitions in all of of the Government s for pay Federal pay roll meet which Nine Rules. s C rule Avoids Chairman Pou of the Ru: tee said that the special drawn so as to avoid the necessity of drafting nine separate special rules to be applied to each of the appropriation bills. Chairman Pou explained that it y to vary the ) Post Offi v bills becaus e based on her than on the s y ranges within ification of service. Chairman Pou admitted that the Rules Committee had not considered the effect of such prohibition upon pro- motions, retirement uch related questions i where length of service ¢ factor. He explained t Appropriations Committee would ably vary the wording in those partl lar bills such as Post Office, W and Navy bills, to meet those p conditions. Wording of Rule. today was langua The is follows rule reported out in the ¢ general approp: Arst session gress it shall be in order to without the intervention of ¢ sections of all of t ing la > period Tespective enac 1933, the use of creases in compensa- lling of vacancies b until June 30, priations for tion and the positions with adopt them in the respective appropr tion bills.” Cut Plan Startles Capital. off 2,000 of from the Arr of $20,000,000 te for support during the al year ed in the bill " House subcommittee on appropriation bill ed work, in Washington Army A proposal to cut ed men has practically its caused consternation today was authoritatively ascertained t the subcommittee is prepared to make these recommendations to the House, even though several members of the subcommittee protest that these figures are merely wild guesses High Government officials, especially in the War Department. and leaders in (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) AIRLINER MISSING WITH EIGHT SOUGHT Three Women Among Passengers in California Desert and Mountain Country. A private elevator for the exclusive use of Secretary Lamont is now in op- eration at the $17,500,000 new Com- merce Department Building. Its op- eration costs the Government in wages $6.35 a day. it is manned by a woman operator, | who draws $90 in pay a month, and| protected from the prying eyes of the public by a heavy bronze door, which, | in turn, is watched over by a building guard, whose salary a month amounts to $100. In order for Secretary Lamont to reach his private lift on the main floor of the building, he must pass within 5 feet of three public elevators. The Secretary’s and two of the public ele- vators are in the shaft. The private elevator leads to the fifth floor of the seven-story building, where the Secretary’s walnut-paneled and air- conditioned suite is located. This lift has no connection with the two other elevators assigned to this suite. It is understood the other two are to be used only by special guests. They are in the and their doors on this floor are fin- ished in American walnut to match the walls of the vast room. center of the vast public reception room | Instead, the exclusive elevator is on south the suite, allowing LAMONT HAS PRIVATE ELEVATOR WHICH COSTS U. S. $6.35 PER DAY | the Secretary the privilege of reaching his office through the south end of what the building contractors describe as a ecret passageway,” which separates the offices proper from the reception Toom. Department officials, in _describing the great temple of fact-finding, which covers eight acres of ground, when it was completed on January 4, failed to | Miss anything about the private lift. Its whereabouts was not generally known until yesterday, when the overly polished bronzed door aroused —the curiosity of a newspaper man. Be- fore he could be stopped by the guard he opened the door and walked into a small marble-walled lobby. The elevator girl, seated on a chair inside the lift," leaped to a Tigid mili- tary attention. The janitor quit rub- bing the highly polished walnut-pan- eled sides with his rags and made a | hasty exit from the lift just as the girl called out: “Sorry, elevator.” Before the reporter could gquestion the janitor as to whether his duties are confined to general cleaning or to the elevator only, he was ordered out of the exclusive elevator of the public building by the guard. sir, but this is a private By the Associated Press LOS ANGELES, January 30.—A fri- motored transpomt plane with three women and five men aboard was the object of an intensive search today in the rugged desert am mountain country, between Bakersfield, Calif., and Los Angeles The ship has been missing since 4:50 pm. yesterday when it was due from Bakersfield 150 to the north. Century Pacific Air Line officials an- nounced the plane carried the follow- ing: Frank Dewar, chief deputy sheriff of Los Angeles County; Pilot J. V. Sand- blom, Los Angeles; S. B. Swan, Elks Club, Pomona; Marie Combs, Bakes- field; Mrs. F. H. Fickerson. San Diego ta McGrath, Oakland: W. H. Smith, San Prancisco, and J. H. Polhemus, San Francisco. Four other transport planes, travers- ing the route over the Tehachapi Moun- tains, reported strong winds and fog in that territory yesterday arternoon. Flares seen by residents of a district adjacent to Mojave raised a gleam of hope. The flares appeared about 15 miles west of Lancaster, desert town. A relief expedition was formed at Lan- caster to investigate. The only other clew was a report from Frazier Mountain Store, near Lebec, on the mountainous ridge route, that a plane was heard overhead about the time the sky liner should have passed southward, Air company officials said it was pos- sible the plane had been forced down on the desert near Lancaster and that the pilot had been unable to reach a telephone. ’ /