Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1932, Page 1

——————— W 8 W tonight w Rain morning and AT ther Bureau Forecast.) HER. possibly tomorrow warmer tonight, with minimum temperature about 44 degrees ‘Temper today Full ture: lowest, report at Highest 37, at 9:00 am. 12:15 a.m. today. on page 6 ¢ Foen WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ing Star. = The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service, Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,745 Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 matter WASHINGTOX, D. C, TUESDAY, g FEBRUARY 1932—FOR’ PAGES. #%% — TWO CENTS. (#) Means Associated Press. I'Y-FOUR FOUR NATIONS UNITE IN DEMAND: CHAPEl SHELLED, NANKING TENSE; Pact Geneva Bas of Action. Likely a SATO IS SUAVE IN HIS ANSWER Declares Program of Powers Just What Tokio Want Wednes- Comme SHANGHAI, Chin day, February 3 (# bday on the efforts of the to terminate the Chinese munici- said China 1d move to Far upon th powers cor here bz welcom wa restore st without nal pea rally believed t to the co-oper who have offered end host anket acceptance 1S gene powers proposals be a b ities States and Greatl governments led proposals designed to end the Orient time, J. H. Thom delegate at a special e League of Nations > great powe n a co inese said ned co-opera re peace support ain raked Chi- of Shang- Hoover and his ously for word efforts would astern authorities iem under consideration events may se fore e Un: to 2 wit 3, Column ge EXTENSION IS ASKED 2 Mg, nuncio. asked ana yesterday to the 10 days allowed ree for the dissolu- order in Spain time was needed be- de holdings of the 1ary COOLIDGE SECOND TAKEN ON GIDEON SUBMITS Significance Given Note Sent by Messages lo Japan by Possibility Western Powers and China Backed of Action by Individual Nation BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Two events of paramount importance ed today in connection with the Eastern situation. The United States, together with the governments of Great Britain, Prance and Italy, has sent a note to the Japanese and the Chinese govern them to cease hostilities and settle all outstand- ing controversies in the spirit of the Briand-Kellogg pact and t tion of the League of Nati cember 9, The Japanese government has sent & HOLDS JAPANESE FINANCES ARE LOW oceu Far resolu- s of De- Economic Expert Also De- clares Japan Is Too Heav- ily in Debt. BY DAVID LAWRENCE Japan ¢ a pr war and is too heavily in debt to think of deliberately provoking trouble with the United States. This is the opinion expressed today by Harold G. Moulton president of the Brookings Institution here, who made the most comprehen- sive survey of Japan’s finances and eco- nomic condition that has been compiled months of ecent vears. After ma conferences with Japanese fiscal au- thorities, Mr Moulton published his book last October. entitled “Japan—an economic and financial apprais Japan,” said Mr. Moulton today as had a deficit continuously for ny years and her last year's deficit is worse than ever before. Even in the h the rest of the world Japan was bor- budget She today. She ough the Germans m years in was enjo r rowing to balance nnot borrow abroad could fi hal loans th Bank of Japa just as the or the French did. Fighting People. N 1d v that this would deter Jap: om fighting and making extreme sacrifices if they were (Continued on Page 3, Column 7.) MAIL PLANE .WRECKAGE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA Fate of Pilot Undetermined, as Searchers Are Unable to w 1 tr 10t S Reach Location. e Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, February The burned wreckage of an airmail plane piloted by John W. Sharpnack of the United Air Lines was located 7 miles north of Rio Vista, in the Sacra- mento Valley of California, air line officials reported here today. Information received here said searchers had been unable to reach the wreckage and the fate of the pilot, a veteran of the Boeing Division of the United Air Lines, had not been termined Sharpnack last reported his position over Rio Vista at 1 am. (M. S. T.) to- day en route from Oakland to Salt Lake City. B OATH BELIEVED BIBLE IN HOTEL Ex-Justice Hoehling Says “It Wasn't a Preacher’s Bible” as He Tells The story of a second oath of office which he administered in secret to President Coolidge, who was first sworn in by his father in their Vermont farm home, today was related by former Justice A. A. Hoehling of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, fol- Jowing publicity given to the incident by former Attorney General Harry M Daugherty in his recent book The second oath-taking was in the e occupied by the then President in the Willard Hotel, and was prompted presumably by attacks made on the validity of the oath administered by the elder Coolidge, in his capacity as a State officer Daugherty himself made arrange- ments for the ceremony in the Willard, which took place without any witnesses, and it was he who pledged Judge Hoehling to secrecy, the jurist said to- day Whimsically enough, the Bible used probably was one of those placed in all hotel rooms by the Gideons, Judge Hoehling believes, adding with a chuckle “that it wasn't a preacher's Bible.” As is known, Calvin Coolidge first took the oath of office in the farm cot- tage at Plymouth Notch, Vt. early on the morning of August 3, 1921, a few hours after the death of President Harding, his father, Col. John Coolidge, & justice of the peace, swearing him in on the family Bible by the light of & Sflickering coal oil Jamp. At th it und upon being ® ood that advised of time. iumediately of Incident. President Harding's death, Mr. Coolidge | had gotten in touch with advisors here and had been told an oath administered by his father would be legal Later, it was recalled today. speeches were mace disputing the validity of the oath, on the ground that it had been administered by a State officer empow- ered only to swear in other State offi- cers Some time after President Coolidge had come to Washington, Judge Hoeh- ling recalled today, he was approached by Attorney General Daugherty and advised that Mr. Coolidge was desirous of renewing his oath. The reasons were not discussed, as Judge Hoehling re- but he is of the opinion that it simply a precautionary measure. judge agreed that when his serv- were desired they would be avail- On the afternoon of August 21 Justice Hoehling received a call to come to the Willard, where Mr. Coolidge was domi- ciled on the fourth floor, and was ad- | mitted by Secret Service men The two men met in a room by them- selves, and_without any formality, the justice, a Bible being presented, swore in President Coolidge at 2:45 p.m The justice then took his departure, and in conformity with the previous understanding, made no_mention of the incident, or, as Judge Hoehling says | with a laugh “I just kept my mouth shut about it.” Since that time the law has been changed to make unquestioned the right of o Stat> officer 1o adminfster an oath | to & Federal officer. de- strong mixed Shanghai to support her n. been landed in t At 6 pm representatives Government at T sented to Japanese governments a which pressing America ¢ bringing about a peac se time) the ited i Nank and while ex- desire of lement of read between representative presented notes ¢ similar_friendly stood that France a (Continued on Page 3, 60 NATIONS ATTEND ARMS CONFERENCE Opening of Parley Delayed an Hour While League De- bates Chinese Crisis. Column 6.) world ‘mament Confer attended b of three ence, g a hour wh 1 me! refuse to of fi il, no on 1 consequences that might en The enfee been in poor h poke for more than an Refers to Far East. He called upon the d this opp to lead more stef peace an At the outset inous thund I feel bound to refer to t fact that at the moment when t ference be, work we ar fronted with aation of such extr gravity as that v h now exists in t Far East.” he said It is imperat tories of tt the om- East tragi is con- red tc s from the F: ions cover nternational _treaties ir business to i nce of 1 st acts of violence The conference opened in a mo encouraging atmosphere than had bee cxpected be of the united stand of the great powers in protesting cor the hostilities in China, as the extraordinary meeting e League Council just before the Disarmament Conference began Objectives Outlined. Mr. Henderson said this conference had three important objectives 1. To reach a collective agreemer a practical program for substantial r duction and limitation of armame 2. To determine that no armaments may be maintained outside the scope of that argument. 3. To plan for similar conferences in the future at reasonably short intervals of time. “It is difficult to conceive of a sharp- er spur to fear and suspicion than the maintenance and growth of colossal armaments,” said Henderson I need not remind you of the stag- gering cost of the World War nor of the horrifying cataclysm the next war would involve.” He reviewed the steps taken by the League of Nations toward disarmament including the creation of a permanent Advisory Committee, the draft treaty of mutual assistance in 1923, the Geneva protocol of 1924, which carried the principle of reconciliation further; the Locarno treaties of 1925, and the five vears work of the Preparatory Commis- | sion for this conference. No Problems Excluded. He intimated that a way was open for the introduction of war debts and reparations into the deliberations of this conference by saying, “None of the problems and difficulties to which I have alluded is excluded from the scope of our discussions.” Among those allusions was his refer- ence to the fact that the League of Na- | tions recognizes that political, economic and social factors are vital in any con- sideration of the world's welfare “The world wants disarmament,” he concluded, “the world needs disarma- ment. We have it in our power to help fashion future history. | ADMR. TAYLOR'S FLAGSHIP| IS MAKING FAST TIME, Houston Is Expected to Reach Shanghai at Noon Tomorrow, Ac- cording to Naval Officials. | By the Associated Press. ‘ SHANGHAI, February 2.—A report to naval officials here today said the | United States flagship Houston, with | Admiral Taylor aboard, was making | | fast time on her trip from Manila and | | would reach Shanghai tomorrow noon. | Four destroyers were trailing the | flagship, the report said. | | " The United States destrover Edsel | Loft or 1eueied and Hankow loday. | this afternoon following a heavy | CONCRETE PLAN Fierce Fighting Renewed in Shanghai. HONGKEW FIRES ET BY CHINESE Old Capital Expects Battle; Bluejackets Are Landed. LONDON, February 2 An Exchange Telegraph dis- patch from Shanghai tonight said Chinese forces in the Chapei district had retired under fire from two Japanese batteries during the day, but that the Japanese had- not pressed their advantage, of fired about 30 Chinese position teries banese artillery shells into the LONDON, February 2 (®.— The Great Northern Cable Co announced this evening that a censorship had been imposed on cablegrams from C By the A fierce battle, which promised the most severe fighting since the Japanese invasion of began this morning with a ter- rific shelling of the battered Chapei sector by Japanese artil- lery the guns of the warships on the lower and air bombers were reported to have joined The 15,000 Chinese troops in the Shanghai area stanchly the Japanese attack a river [ | | [ | | | | | Shanghal, ‘ | sible, resisted | retaliated | by setting fire io Hongkew, the| Japanese section of the Interna- al Settlement, forcing a with- drawal of the Japanese and prep- arations for the evacuation of Japanese citi-er er. Japanese guns stationed on Dix- well road in the Hongkew area of Shanghai opened fire on Chapei at 3:55 p.m. The United States was advised that Japanese patrolling of British American sectors of the In- ternational Settlement would bhe discontinued. and Rites Held for Japanese. 20 Japanese e killed in the fig blue- ng n vessels on the . | brought to the Sase- | during the day the ta and solemn for them, attended owd. Eighty-seven wounded o were brought on the cruiser bluejackets landed at Nan before noon and o overlooking the city s were sent immediate attack from this quarter. SHS mpson reported that by funeral large c men al Japan Chi- to Buddhist | by a| upied | American and other foreigners at Nan- | king are safe for the present and no plans for immediate evacuation have been made. Japanese airplanes Chapei sector of afternoon dr belief prevailed the foreigr taking det area. flew over Shanghai du pped no bombs. mong observers quarter that they were ailed photographs of Amoy and Foochow Quiet. A Chinese official statement st Shanghai said there were 15,000 Chi- nese troops there. Japanese estimates bad placed the number at a much higher figure. Foreign military servers expressed the belief that the Japancse estimates were high. Advices received at Hongkong said the situation at Amoy and Foochow where trouble threatened yesterday. was quiet today. X i A battalion of French troops will | embark from Haipong, French Indo- China, aboard the cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, for Shanghai, it was official- ly announced at Paris. ARTILLERY BOMBARDS CHAPEIL General Advance Begun by Japanese. U. S. Marines Menaced. SHANGHAI, February 2 (#).—Two thousand Japanese bluejackets began a general advance on the Chapei sector artil- lery barrage. The rattle of machine guns and the roar of artillery was con- tinuous as bluejackets advanced and the Chinese forces, centered in the Chapei area, resisted the attack Dispatches from Shangkai said the \Commfn{ on Page 4, Column oy DEMOCRATAS DISSOLVED Filipino Opposition tests Vote. MANILA, February 2 (#).—The Dem- ocratas, chief opposition party of the Philippines for 15 years, was dissolved by & 55-to-15 vote of delegates to the convention Sunday night, but oppo- nents of dissolution asserted today the vote was inconclusive The party’s dissolution would leave the Nationalistas the only dominant political party in the islands. Radio l;r;crqlu on l’.age C-4 Party Con- in | i the | = ob- | i | support ANCEL WAR DEBTS BRITAIN PROPOSES Neville Chamberlain Pro- claims Policy on Repara- tions Issue. LONDON, d war debt der e lems ations as pos- to settle those p He said he realized a per tlement was possible at the present time, but declared negotiations were continuing as to the post- poned Confer- ence set maner the date anne Reparations Says Germany Can't Pay. he d tion pa lared mer of the not creditor these obl; taken into countries to tions ccount come hat fact Denounces red old abor leade Commc anese gov gaged in a picce of in_China.” There was-an upros the min- sterfal benches. “W. I with- draw!” the government but Lansbury stood his “I know my fespons torted, “and I have r intention of withdrawin The uproar cor Minister restored g for a moment by asserting in acid tones that Mr Lansbury had illustrated the inadvisa- bility of permitting debate in the Com- mons on the Far East situation. Lansbury declared he would seek to move an adjournment and force an emergency debate tonight This was the first session of Parlia- ment after a wek recess. Japanese. George I created an shouting that onal piracy a FRENCH BARGAIN REPORTE in China Traded Concession. BY NEGLEY FARSON, By Cable to The Star. LONDON, England, February 2— From an indirect but unusually reliable source, it is understood the British have made a political bargain with French which promises to secure French in international action at Shanghai—if any is taken. French Ambassador Aaimede Fleurian is said to have discussed this with Sir John Simon, British foreign minister, before leaving for Paris. It is understood that in return for certain British concessions on the repa- rations question the French have de- clared their willingness to participate in any international action at Shanghai —if it is along British lines report must be weighed carefully, of Support for Debt course, but it has a significant meaning, | (Continued on Page ARMY hESERVE PILOTS SUBJECTS OF SEARCH Two Lieutenants Left Glendale for , Column 1.) San Francisco Under Unfavor- able Conditions Yesterday. By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, February 2—A search was ordered today for Lieut. | Edward D. Hoffman of Austin, Tex. and Lieut. Willam A. Cocke, jr.. of Tacoma, Wash., Who disappeared yes- ferday with an Army observation plane, on a flight {rom Glendale to San Fran- cisco. K Flying conditions were not good, and all commercial planes were grounded. Two hours after the plane left Glen<‘ dale, & plane was reported passing over Visalia, Calif. It was not identified. The two lieutenants were Teserve of ficers on extended cctive duty. Co Tecentl-, in Hawaii, set a world glide record for endurance and distance. € the | Such a | Hoover Asks Nation ToHonor Memory of 1ington Issues Proclamation Cov- ering Period From Feb. 22 to Tl anksgiving. respectiv durin to Thanks- tion to Ge celebration his pati hip and ats for his country freshes the spirit patriotism of eur people refore, I, Herbert Hoover, Presi- of the United States of America accord with purposes of do invite our peoble anize themselves through ever community and every association to d honor to the memory of Washington g the period from February 22 to nksgiving day And I hereby direct that on iversary of his birth the flag of th opriately displayed buildings in_the all embassies, lega- nce, is Signed) “HERBERT HOOVER.” DAWES FINANCE GROUP AT WORK Directors Take Oath and Launch Duties of Making Loans to Aid Business. The Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion officially started upon its duties today with a forecast from one of its officials that loans would be going for- ward very shortly. | Under the glare of a score of power- ful lights, Charles Gates Dawes, presi- dent of the corporation; Jesse H. Jones of Houston, Tex.. and Harvey C. Couch | of Pine Bluff, Ark, took! the oath of office as directors. | It was administered by James L. Dougherty, a temporary counsel of the corporation, as photographers recorded it on film and in sound. | Eugene Meyer, chairman of the board of directors; Paul Bestor, member as | chairman of the Federal Farm Loan Bureau, and Ogden Mills, Undersecre- tary of the Treasury, did not take the oath as they already were Government officials. | McCarthy Not Present. | Wilson McCarthy of Salt Lake City, the other director appointed, was not | present. He has not yet been confirmed the Senate. Just before going to the corporation’s | headquarters Mills said that after tak- | ing the oath there would be an imme- | diate organization of the board, followed | closely by actual loan-making activities. | Mills "conferred for more. than an hour | during the morning Wwith President | Hoover. 3 The oath-taking cererhony was hur- ried by Meyer, who told photographers | to “make it snappy because we have a | Tot of work to do.” Gen. Dawes didn't like the powerful lights and said so. “I haven't got but one pair of eyes, | he ‘said, “and I don’t sant them put| out by these lights now. | After taking the oath, Eugene Meyer | handed Dawes, Jones apd Couch their | commissions neatly done up like col-| lege diplomas. Inquiries about loans up to approxi- mately $100,000,000 have been received by the corporation. These inquiries will be answered as soon as a definite procedure has been decided upon. The board went into a meeting be- | hind 1o ked doors imediately after | taking the xa:h‘ ‘ | and we might as well accept that as a ! at peace with the world, but we have ( tional charge of jail breaking had been | machi Al the Baltimore END, POWERS W il X S711.00ANNUA BY NEW GAS 2ATES Company Submits Schedule of Reductions to Public Utilities Board. 'PROPOSED DECREASE EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 1 | Public Hearings Expected to Be | Ordered by Commission Prior to That Time. | ! The Washington Gas Light Co. today submitted to the Public Utilities Com- | mission & new rate schedule designed | to reduce gas bills $211,000 a year, based on gas consumption d proposed reduction, app | 000 would be in the | and $111,000 for comm schedules are offered eflective 1. Prior to that time the Publ | ties Commission | public hearin The new r: the substan to the large: The prop mestic use calls the first 1,000 cubic feet. For rate is 90 c T next 45,000 the rate and, and for all 1s 80 cents per s 85 cents per over 50,000, the thousand Saving Pointed Out. The domestic schedule now in is $1 per 1,000 cubic feet for ti SEO0000 IS NEEDED Budget Lacks Half Million t0 155 tietomers s now tse 1.000 eioi - would save not B2 Raised by Tomorrow istomers who. rate force et or less per moni ing. The 61670 customers whe from 1.000 to 5,000 ¢ fect per m would save 5 per montk. a total of approximat $37.000 D The 18 mer to 50,000 cubic feet pe save about 25 cents pe 5,283 per reduction of : The 68 cus! use 50.000 ¢ o 5 a total of a 000 ould a ringing in citors tot thei n dollars need: of $2.601,000 in t the campalgn tomorrow per annum for t Two new schedules E” and “F." both d house owners, are compa: The “E apartment house own tor heating water for te F" schedule for apartmen > owne! nishing gas to tenants fc cooking and refrigeration The schedule for house heating is changed except that the $4 charge g the Summer months when the heating apparatus is not used is a ished. A second charge of $150 onnecting services in use f than one ye also abolished cording to prog These two charges, refer sance charges,” will effect of $10,750 a vear. Other New Rates. The company offers new schedule “C” for small comr use:s. The charge here is 90 cel thot feet for : 85 cents per thousand ued on Page 2, Column 2.) WOMAN FOUND DYING: THROAT IS SLASHED Wrists Also Cut With Razor—Had Been in Ill Health Recently. care for its : . own and will § rd of human 3 L - service for all the Nation to admire.” Mrs , 48. was found . Other Chest supparteis appearing on | dying today in the cellar of her broth- e program with Senator Capper Were | ar's home, at 607 Whittier street Rabbi Abram Simon, Rt. Rev. John N. | ¢rooai@0 e gached with a : Mrs. Hackney, whose home is in Fort McNamara, auxiliary Bishop of the Wayne, Ind.. was dead when physicians Baltimore archdiocese of the Catholic (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) |in Walter Reed Hospiial reached the house. It was said she had been in PRESS DECLARES MEXICO | M feattn for'some time. " e MUST STAND WITH U. S. past two wecks at the home of her By the Associated Pri brother, Maj. William F. Scheumann, U. S. A, stationed at Walter Reed ¥ Hospital MEXICO CITY, February 2.—The newspaper Excelsior today editorially declared that if trouble were to come Mrs. Hackney was left alone in the house this morning when Mrs. Scheu- in the Far East Mexico would find itself unalterably allied with the United mann went to a store nearby to J States. chase some household supplies. Re- “The United States is our neighbor an appeal for gifts in a talk last night over radio station WRC. He said no one should dodge the responsibility of helping those need. He added there should only be two classes of people, those who give and those who receive n appeal to thase who have Capper, “in behalf e no jobs: to those ty in be- no security: to tered if of those who m, except less ac- those wh and cared have no one to care f the charities of our city: to those who have health and vigor in behalf of those ho are sick and infirm: to those whose aged pare and secure ir beh, who hay no one em except the home fo to those who are sure of tk in life in behalf of these who ar need of guidance in the midst of bewilderment and uncer- tainty. a reduction hose e aged for d Others Made Appeals. “This is an op: L rate that the people ¢ ndously for Surely you will assume completely and adequately the whole burden of the task of human welfare y additional gifts 1f you have al- given and by gener you have not given show turning, she found the door to the cel- lar locked and was able to distinguish roans from the cellar Discovering Mrs. Hackney missing, she called her husband from the hos- | pital. Maj. Scheumann broke down | the door, but the woman died before continue to be friends. | medical aid could be called “Mexico is and should continue to be | Maj. Scheumann said that his sis- | ter came here a month ago from Fort cur interests to cefend and these in- | Wayne, Ind., where her husband had terests are allied with those of the|lost his job several morfhs before. He United States. Mexico cannot see with |said she was despondent and hoped the indifference the grave developments in |change would cheer her up. Instead the Far Eastern sector.” | she appeared to continue to worry about The editorial said that while Japan |her family. undoubtedly needed room for expansion, | Besides her husband Mrs. Hackney s its conduct at Shanghai was entirely |survived by three children. They are unjustified. Fort Wayne. WASHINGTONIAN BLAMES COLD FOR BREAKING JAIL AT LAUREL “Our interests We should fact,” the editorial said. lie with hers in this matter. Capital Man Fined for Other Offenses When He Returns Voluntarily, but Jury Must Act on Escape. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. lodged against him by Town Policeman LAUREL, Md, February 2.—Davis | M. Haines. Dishman, first block of K street, Wash- i ton Tound. the Jocal “ccoler” much | The court imposed fines totaling $110 | for the traffic offenses and held him too cool for him Sunday night. Dishman told Police Court Judge J.|for the action of the grand jury for Chew Sheriff yesterday he “nearly | jail breaking froze” in the town lock-up when placed | = Hablan Chatman, who lives at the there after being arrested on charges | same address as Dishman, and was ar- of driving while drunk and permitting |rested with him, also drew fines totaling an unlicensed driver to operate his car. | $110 on charges of driving while drunk Dishman did not hesitate to tell the | and having no driver’s license, but ap- court how the extreme cold drove him | pealed. to break the lock on the jail and seek | Both men were arrested by Corpl. L. shelter in Washington. He returned to | Bloom of the State police force fol- Laurel in time to stand trial on the |lowing a collision between the ger in only to find 2n addl- which y ‘were riding and 2 J ked g trafie charges