Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1932, Page 1

ATHER. er Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy with rain tonight and tomor- row; minimum temperature tonight about 42 degrees; colder tomorrow Temperatures—Highest, 50, at noon today; lowest, 36, at noon yesterday. Full report on page 9. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Toening Star. e———————————— “From Press The cvery Star's tion is delivered as fast as the to Home Within an Hour> carrier block and the regn to W papers are system cov e skington homes Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 32,054, - Entere as second class matter Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, I D. C., WEDNESDAY, EBRUARY 1932—TH IR TY-SIX PAGES. #%* —_— TOKIO TO MAKE COUNTER CHINESE SINK — | Fight Renewed on Chapei and River Forts. Tokio Unwilling for Ne gation Involvi Japanese Peace Stand utrals to Conduct Investi- ng Manchurian Question. AMERICANS QUIT it G s~ | BY the Associated Press 1T ) / Jnofficially the Ji se attitude to- Cl I Y OF :\\\l\l\(r “lr:; >lhimm\nr;:;kug;n‘::sa:‘x\;;;s | to end hostilities was summed up thus ol -] o . 7= 1. Cessation of acts of violence is ac- Houston Anchors in Lo ol e Whangpoo as Bat- |*~ 2. A pledge to refrain from prepara- tion for further hostilities may be made tle Reopen when Japan is convinced of China’s sincerity in making a similar pledg 3. Withdrawal of Japanese bluejackets | from potnts where there is great Jap- | is impossible unless anese ulation e safe distance | the Chinese withdraw to 4. Establishment of a neutral zone is | acceptable and perhaps Japan may ac- cept & permanent agreement that no Chinese ' troops be allowed within a | stipulated distance of Shanghai's In- | ternational Settlement ich an agree- ment would be similar to the Tientsin Boxer protocol 5. It is impossible for Japan to agree under any circumstances to participa- tion of any third power in the negoti tions with China so far as the Man- churian controversy is concerned nese and Japanese troops Jed the battered Chapei secto hai into a bloody and shambles again today, vernment >d the proposals for ch the Chinese already CHINAACCEPTSL.S, PEACE ROPISALS Encouragement Felt With In- | dications Tokio Will Agree to Four Points. upon can women and children more than 40, were n Nanking during ftenoon and taken to S 18- i on a river steamer, although led at Nanking during a truce arranged se and Japanese| China accepted American and British proposals as a basis for peace with Japan today, but the State Depart- did not expect to hear from Tol eadily It was plainly evident in cabinet new Cles that President Hoover and his ad visors felt more encouraged than for days that more tragedy wo be avert- ed at Shanghai. Nevertheless, precau- tions for protection of Americans there and elsewhere in China were relaxed not a bit peace prev the day under be en C ol 5 By the Associated Press the airplanes rained bombs and the district was e-gun on swept Chapei by sheets columns smoke poured skyward m a number of fires lighted in the ruins of last Friday's holocaust. The Chinese troops put up a strong defense and landed several shells from their trench mortars in the Jap- anese district in the Hongkew sec- fion. inclination to accept & portion of the Another Japanese landing party | guggested basis for peace, was to an ex- of troops made a determined as-|ten; expected here, but it was hoped sault on the Chinese forts at Woo- | this would not prove a major stumbling sung and Poochan, several miles, block. down the river from Shanghai while big guns from the Japanese warships in the river shelled the fortifications of mack of President Insistent. The President was reported as insist- ent on the inclusion of an acknowledge- ment of the effectiveness of the Kellogg Chinese headquarters at Shang- |pact as a basis for any nego 1 ai reported a Japanese destroyer |conducted under the good offices of this as sunk by guns from the fort at | country. oosung and that Chinese troops| .. tinued to hold the fortifica- hole negotiations are being c: and numerous telephor made &cross t i ed co-ope Great Britain, tion of t | United France | and Ttal The Navy dispatched the destrover Edsall up the Yangtze River to join the Simpson at Nanking. Some Americans g evacuated there the firing on up the river RU D0 was given out at the and anchored at | embassy t aying that on February 3 t panese des| hanghai n to Japa were pass- osu the fortr Reaches Whangpoo. ted States Cruiser Houston, @ the Asiatic Fleet, arrived in ggpoo River wl the forts Shelled and was halted tem- g within th ne f ward, e the 3 = opened fi Accord we mac from a Japanese destroyer truck the powder supply of the fortress panese | and exploded it, with the result that the com- | fortress was blown up and silenced by Thursday. British | noon. r tonight (Wed- | (11 am. Eastern | Tetiring to | sector, where ace. Destroyer Edsall from Shanghai to the Simpson sta- commencing 1 message 30 shells s well A hese am. gvmm to evacu encing at 8 Total Casualties Listed. A report received by the embassy Mart from Tokio gives the total casualties ey beginning of the trouble in Shanghai to 6 pm. on February 2 as 23 dead, 84 sersusly wounded and 75 slightly wounded Four Japanese civilicns are known to have been killed, eight seriously wound- ed and one slightly wounded. This is regarded at the embassy as only a par- tial report of Japanese casualties among civilians Optimism over reports would accept the first four points of the peace proposal was expressed to the American Government by Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, Ur beer kir rdered to augment 00 ackets have 00ps, upon evac e agreed to cc that section of the | hich is east of the Chinese | running several miles | Agreement for evacuation of Japanese ngpoo River and south | troops from a portion of the Interna- BOED ‘&vi:s fight. | tional Seitlement at Shanghai guarded taking place | by American Marines was reported by D g his opinion on | Col. Richard . Hooker, the Marine Anghai. was re- | commandant. i Depariment | In this area, west of the section ‘avlor | patrolled by Chinese volunteers, north »{ the French concession and east of are the American partment. Quit American Area. m the U. S. Asiatic | 7 ms mot made | the British sector. epartment, was | Concentration points in emergencies 1)4 )(‘r( ]r::mn 1) { The Hooker m ge said: “Definite- o] | 1y ‘arranged for all Japanese troops o . | evacuate_ Marine sector commencing 8 {am. Thursday, Shanghai time MACDONALD GO ES hours ahead of Eastern standard time) | “British will finish 'taking over to- night at midnight, Shanghai_time. UNDER KNIFE TODAY ™#jijanece retiring 1o centrai bar- | racks, Marine sector, where full evac- —_— uation will take place.” Presides at Cabinet Meeting Before | 'FRANCE TO CHANGE U. . RADIO QUOTAS LONDON, February 3.—Prime Min- Rollin Promises ister Ramsay MacDonald presided over | a meeting of the cabinet today before | going to a nursing home for an opera- tion on one of his eyes condition was not serious. The prime | PARIS, February 3—Minister of minister went without his lunch in | Commerce Rollin today promised satis- preparation for the anesthetic. He |faction to American radio equipment Going to Hospital for Ten-Day Stay. & Satisfaction to Americans in Their Fight for Equality. among the Japanese marines from the | planned to be away from Downing street for 10 days, but arranged to be kept closely informed on developments of th r Eastern situation y Baldwin, Conservative leader. will preside at cabinet meetings in the meantime. When Mr. MacDonald is fully recovered he expects to take & short holiday and go to Geneva to at- tend the Dicorm e - manufacturers in their fight for equal- |ity with other nations in the new | French importation quota decrees. He assured Charles G. Loeb, presi- dent of the American Chamber of | Commerce, he would change the quotas | atter March 31, The recent decrees ican radio business | stana-+an e Mr Tach “brought in Fre: to Amer- ARMS DELEGATES AP PARLEY PLANS |Committee to Decide Whether 1930 Convention Is to Be Adhered to. The chinery which 1d armaments agi 1 the organization of te of the confer- representatives of 60 mpting bring the Committee was &ap- y by Arthur Henderson of Great president of the con- ference. Its task is to chart the road | which the disarmament parley will fol- first ain wheel of the is tended to slice turned toda the Procedt at wh nations ence are to world nearer The Proced pointed yeste e Dispatches from Japan, showing dis- | low and to keep the negotiations in the | pathway as long as the conference lasts. Its first and most important duty is to decide how far the draft of the con- on of 1930 is to be followed. This as Chairman Hendersom pointe yestexday, pro; the educ- contains v | ve Group Rejects Proposal. One group of nations, headed by Ger- s declined to support the con- ion, while many others, including United States, has made reserva- s to particular sections. Germany's objection is based on the claim that the convention perpetuates illes treaty, under which, she s, she has been disarmed dis- fonately to the nations which emerged the victors from the World War. The reservation of the United is based on the question of ancial limitations among the supporters insists this document asis of all discussion pan_ Henderson declared the free to consider any other roposals that may be sub- th confere the layman’s viewpoint, the committee on popular _petitions, on which Dr. Mary Woolley, American | delegate, sits, is more likely to seize the | public imagination than the Technical | Procedure Committee, for it is through | the Petitions Committee that the voice | of the peoples can be heard directly Russians Win Victory. The Russians have won a victory |over this Swiss government in forcing | a reversal of the Swiss decision to bar Karl Radek, foreign editor of the Soviet newspaper Isvestia, from attending the conference. If we had not known we would win this point yesterday.” the spokesman sald, “Litvinoff would have objected to Switzerland, as honorary president of the_conference The Soviet delegation is closely to | guarded by a half dozen plain clothes- |in Los Angeles were that h Undersecretary Castle at the State De- men and uniformed gendarmes are on | duty night and day at their headquar- ters. Fifteen local Communists were ar- | rested last night because they staged | a demonstration in a downtown square. TAKOMA WOMAN ' BURNED IN FLORIDA Mrs. Mary E. Armentrout and Three Others Injured on (13 | Fishing Trip. By the Assoclated Press MIAMI, Fla., February 3.—Mrs. Mary E. Armentrout of Takoma Park, Md, was burned critically and three other Winter visitors from Takoma Park re- [ ceived lesser injuries today when a small boat they chartered for a day’s deep-sea fishing caught fire 4 miles ilrnm shore. | The others burned are Russell J. Ar- | mentrout. husband of Mrs. Armentrout, and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Matthews, ir. The fire was sighted by another fish- | ing_boat, which rescucd the injured. They were taken to a Miami Beach hospital. The boat was towed into Biscayne Bay after the fire was extinguished. The Captain, A. T. Fine, and his son, | C. W. Fine, were burned slightly. The four persons injured at Miami today left Takoma Park Saturday for a brief Southern vacation. Mr. Armen- trout, whose Takoma Park address is 108 Cedar avenue, is manager of an accessories shop at 944 I street in Mr. Matthews is a build- or_of Takoma Park and He lives at 53 Takoma N ‘Neutral Part in Settlement Refused. FOUR POINTS ARE GIVEN 0. K. Stand Follows After Consultation With Elder I By the Associated Press. \ | tatesman. TOKIO, February 3.—Japan is unalterably opposed to any pro- posal for neutral participation in negotiations regarding Manchuria, JAPANESE WAR SHIP; U. S.VESSEL IN RANGE OF GUN FIRE; PROBE OF MANCHURIA IS REJECTED [ Kenkichi Yoshizawa, the fnrmgn‘ minister, said tonight after con- sulting Prince Saionji, the Oracle of Okitsu Tomorrow, he said, he will pre- ! sent to the diplomatic representa- | | tives of the powers participating | in proposals to settle the Sino-| Japanese conflict a reply which| {will be in the form of a series| | of counter-proposals, suggesting | modification of certain points which Japan finds unacceptable The foreign minister talked for two hours with the 84-year-old prince, whose advice alw: is sought when the empire’s vital in terests are involved, and as soon as he got back he went into con- ference with Premier Inukai Later he announced he could not |say whether a special cabinet| meeting would be necessary to | draft a reply to the powers’ pro | posals. | Japan, he said, refuses to con | sider the Manchurian problem in| the same category with the pres- ent situation at Shanghai. Rejects Fifth Proposal. > eager to maintain the friend- other great powers,” he the same time we must protect the d interests of Japanese citizens in China Japan cannot accent the fifth pro- posal of the powers, providing for ne- gotiations to settle Sino-Japanese con- troversies in the spirit of the pact of P he said, because of the stipula- tion that neutral observers participate in negotiations which are intended to include the Manchurian issue “Refusal to permit any third party to take part in the settlement of the Manchurian que: principle of thi he said ernme i ship a of t d. “but at gn office indicated that t first four of the five proposals prob- ably would be acceptable to the ese gov nment ‘Tokio’s ob) (Continued on Page 4, Colun | OUSTED PASTOR PLEADS | | FOR PULPIT IN SECRET | | | By the Associated Press | | CHICAGO, February 3.—Behind | closed doors & council of the Congre- gational Church today heard the plea of Rev. Frank Dyer, deposed pastor of the fashionable Wilshire Boulevard Church in Los Angeles, for reinstate- | ment as a minister of the church Newspaper men, church members and onlookers were barred from the hearing and the ministerial tribunal said no re- that Japan |the selection of M. Motta, president of | port of the proceedings would be given | out until a decision was reached. This | was_expected by early tomorrow. The charges lodged against Dr., Dyer preach- ing was “radical and violent”; that he padded pay rolls, and, among_ others, | that he negotiated with Jack Dempsey to arrange a prize fight for the benefit | | of the church | _ Today's hearing was held at the| Ravenswood Congregational Church. | Dr. Dyer recently came to Chicago and | | found DOCTORS ACCUSED OF RUM “SELLING “Bootlegging” Their Pre-| scriptions, Bevan Tells Sen- ate Subcommittee. proscrip- tions botlegging prescriptions ‘The stateme as made by Dr. Ar- thur Dean Be head of the surgical department of R Medical College of the University of Chicago, and a former resident of the American Medical As-| sociation. Statement Challenged. [ He was disputed by Dr. Lorenz, director of the U Wisconsin Psychiatric I said he was "amazed at any one malign- ing the medical profession to that ex- | | William F. ity of tent ‘A large number of doctors have not | been able to resist the ation_of | selling prescriptions ng their | whole quota of 400 a yes evan said Dr. Bevan appeared before the Manu- facturers’ Subcomr in opposition to the Bingham bill to legalize 4 per cent_beer “Selling pres sible for a doc Of the 160,000 me United States, the lower half makes less than $2,500 a year Terrible Temptation. “There has been a terrific temptation ke $1,200 a vear out of lhe pre- of alcohol i d that o 000 doctors i Connecticut 99.9 take prescription books and write presc tions " He said the o tude of the m prohibition since in the issuance in the at fession toward enactment was | of “hootleg pre- seriptions. Hits Beer Drinking. Discussing the effects of alcohol on the numan system, he said detrimental | effect on the heart and liver had been | shown among beer drinkers in Ger- | many Even a small amount of alcohol in | the blood, he said, is sufficient to cause | unsteadiness | “It would not be wise to have a sur- geon operate on you who had 0.1 per | cent of alcohol in” his system,” he said “or to ride in a train whose engineer had that much alcohol in his system. “Alcohol is a narcotic.” he said. “It should be controlled just as cocaine is controlled Later Dr. Bevan, in response to ques- | tions from Chairman Metcalf of the subcommittee, said doctors are “boot- legging prescriptions in the sense that they are not issued for medical pur | poses but to be used as a beverage. On a case of 24 pints of whisky, Dr. | Bevan said, a doctor makes $72 with the price in such cities as New York and Chicago at about $160 a case. “This is made possible,” he said, * (Continued on Page Column 4.) became a member of this congregation. | The coroner's jury which returned a suicide verdict after each of two in- quests into the death of Harry D. Kizer, 53-year-old War Department auditor, was overruled by the Treasury Depart- ment Beneficial Association, a mutual life insurance organization for employes | of various Government departments, it was announced today. A check for $750, the full amount of | the policy held by Kizer, was f warded to his widow, Mrs. Grace S. Kizer, by Herbert G. Kaiser, president of the association. Because the policy was less than a year old, the suicide decisicns could have rendered it contestable legally, it was explained by Kaiser. Nevertheless, he continued, the or- ganization’s counsel, Frank Birgfeld, chief clerk of the Treasury Department, after examining a transcript of the testimony offered at the two inquests, offered the opinion there was no evi- dence of suicide. The same view was taken by officials of the insurance com- pany which underwrites the associa- tion’s policies, to Whom the transcript, together with Birgfeld's opinion, was cihmittad !\ SUICIDE VERDICTSfi OVERRULED, ‘ | INSURANCE PAID KIZER’S WIDOW | Treasury Beneficial Association Sends $750 Check, Full Amount of Policy. | Kizer died in Emergency Hospital | last December 10, a few days after he had been overcome by carbon monoxide | gas. Mrs. Kizer found him unconscious | on the floor of the garage in the base- | ment of their home at 5702 Colorado avenue. Following an inquest conducted by Coroner Joseph D. Rogers, the dead man’s brother-in-law, William O. Tufts, 1635 Madison street, was given per- mission to address the jury, which had announced a verdict of suicide. Despite Tufts' protestations, the jurors, after 15 or 20 minutes’ additional delibera- | tion, announced they would adhere to their decision. Tufts appealed to Deputy Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald, who, in the absence of Dr. Rogers, ordered a sec- ond inquest. The jury, unmoved by the testimony of several new witnesses, in- cluding Mrs. Kizer and her daughter Ruth, who had been too ill to attend the first inquest, decided to let the suicide verdict stand. Kizer also carried another $750 policy, but, since it had been in eflect for more than a year, it was not con- | testable. | drafted a bill | on that bill | we have a dole right now | would be PEACE P THA HAPPENED THIS TIME, HopE YOU'RE~ ot Hurr! BULLETIN President Hoover has asked Secre- tary Mellon to accept the ambassa- dorship to Great Britain, but the veteran Treasury head has not de- cided t t it Reports that Mellon had been for the post vacated by G. Dawes, president of tion Finance Corpora ed to the Secretary’s att > said the President he position, bu ime to decide whether 1d accept. SENATORS APPROVE SOMILLION RELIEF Leaders Agree to Substitute for $375,000,000 Bill for Direct Aid. ary ac chosen offered him he By the As Democratic agreed today ated Press leaders in the Senate to offer a $750,000.000 road construction and unemployment relief measure as a substitute for the $375.000,000 bill for direct aid to the jobless The Democratic Steering Committee to provide $375.000,000 for road construction and 000,000 for loans to States to aid them in re- ing distress am the unemployed on a promise to repay The decision was reached renewed appeals ate for action on the gan bill to supy eral nds for ni efore Sen- La e-Costi- 000,000 of Fed- d lief Costigan Bares Distress, adation of living ects on children of and @ mounting s were described Costigan, support of t relief appropria- undernourishmen number of broken hom this afternoon by Democrat, of Colc Federal unemploym tions. Costigan urged the Senate to adopt the $375,000,000 bill he and Senator La Follette, Republican, Wisconsin, are sponsoring. Asserting that no more fundamental problem has ever been presented to the Senate, Costigan said “it involves noth- ing less than the inalienable right of American citizens to life “The issue may be postponed by a re- luctant or timid Senate.” Costigan said “It cannot, however, be evaded " Defeat of the bill Costigan said, would open “a new and black chapter of American history.” and “American traditions of pioneering heroism, noble industry, dauntless daring. Democratic fellowship and matchless world-helping generosity will have been trampled in the dust.” House Hearing Goes On. ‘Testifying before a House committee Karl de Schweinitz. execu- tive secretary of the Philadelphia Com- | munity Council, said “I think we ought to recognize tha The real harm is not from a dole but from un- employment.” Walter West, secretary of the Amer- | ican Association of Social Workers, New York City, also indorsed the direct re- | lief bill. He said the need for reli was pyramiding at an astounding rate. Oscar Ameringer, Oklahoma City. Editor of the American Guardian, said he had visited more than 30 States ir the last four months and asserted the testimony “about _conditions in various local areas can be multiplied 100,000 times for the whole country.” In the $750,000,000 substitute proposal that will be offered by the Democrats | the $375,000,000 for road construction available without being matched by State funds as normal Fed- eral appropriations for roads are. The $375,000,000 for relief would be loaned to States under the pledge of the Governors to seek legislation for its repayment. More than half of t forbidden by law to borrow money and | thus would require special legislation to enable them to repay funds borrowed from the Federal Government. Bomb Near Premier's Home. (#)—A bomb he States are | CHEST OPTIMISTIC SIXKILLED, JDHURT BY SEVERE QUAKE INSANTIAGD, CUBA First Estimates Erroneous, but Property Damage Is Reported Great. AMERICANS IN AREA ARE BELIEVED SAFE Guggenheim Leaves Havana Air to Aid in Mobilizing Relief, by Reports to the Nav afternoon placed th of dead in the San quake at 12, with 250 injured. SANTIAGO. too high ficial ber wit OF REACHING GOA Meeting Tonight. tonight at 7:30 in the Willard Hote Pledges of $113,104.93 reported 3 terday increased the grand total to | $2.231.586.71 and represented the big gest single day’s wor began, January 24 | encouraged oy as yesterday's co bled those the workers cou reach by ton who given. have “The Spirit of Victory.” If we can wake Was ctory. 1 feel ti to the point in t are prepared to sweep a and I do not beli giver can stand before With the eyes of the whole ) and I believe that these de ers are going to see to it not fail.” that we do Dr. Sizoo Optimistic. An optimistic outlook was envisoned by Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church 1 have a sense tha how we shall not fail.” he declared ernment workers have made good well-to-do, solicited by the special g unit, have made good. It is the balan of us, the people who represent cross-section of the entire city. who breaking down, and t st not be "I would mean the breaking down of the spirit of democracy, which inspires | us to share responsibilities. It would | mean that we are willing to share in times of prosperity, but not when there is a real need. If we fail, democracy will_be challenged, it will mean that we have no heart. I tell you that we have the machinery, the workers and | the publicity. What we need is more | heart. Throw your whole life into this thing. It is largely in your hands and | you must not fail.” | Use of the emergency pledge cards was recommended by Elwood Street Chest directc | | First Lady's Letter Read. A letter of congratulation from Mrs | Herbert Hoover was read by John Poole, | Chest president | H. L. Rust, jr, chairman of the | Metropolitan Unit, introduced Mount | Vernon, a sleek black cat chosen as mascot’ of his group. The pet dis- played little interest until someone pro- | duced a box of sardines Donations of $80,319.40 were report- ed by Mr. Rust. The Group Solicita- | tion Unit, headed by Lloyd B. Wilson, | received $21511.52. Clarence A. Aspin- wall, chairman of the Special Gifts | Unit, turned in $ 0, including $1,000 from Gen. John J. Pershing. Sidney P. Taliaferro, head of the Schools Unit, announced subscriptions of $5.024.01. The 10 teams of the Metropolitan (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) CAPPER ASKS CHANGE Seeks to Amend Child Labor Law for Theater Troupes. | of CAIRO, February 3 | An amendment to the District child with a lighted fuse was found today |labor law, introduced by Chairman Cap- lying outside the home of Premier |per of the Senate District Committee Sidky Pasha, a Wafdist newspaper said. | would enable boys under 16 and girls The fuse of the bomb, which was said | under 18 to take part in traveling to be an amateurish type, was extin- |theatrical performances, under permits guished by a policeman. issued by the Board of Education | _The permits would be issued upon a | showing that the children receive ed- ucational instruction. Radio l’{onm on Page A-10 3 e police an This city m numbered The city ha earthq severe tremors in eart been extens g improved since nial rule. One of the ¢ tures in the city is a native limesto milita vernment ing the city o | the island the city m Cuba, bt iron, copper and production provides the provi prosperity. In the city there foundries, soap works, tan y cigar factories The city engages ¢ " (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) WIFE HELD .IN SHOOTING Husband Says She Alleged Suitor Tried to Kill Him. GREENSBORO. N. C.. Febru (#)—B. B. Owens, insurance man Mrs. W. E. French, charged with tempting to kill Mrs. French's h remained in jail here today without privilege of bail and continued silent. French said his wife lured him to a lonely spot, where Owens alighted from another car and shot him, and that the couple then nearly ran over him with his own car in speeding from the scene. French’s condition is still con- sidered serious, but he was expected to live Owens denied the shooting, saying he was at a theater when it occurred. STUDENTS PLAN EXODUS LAFAYETTE, Ind., February 3 (P).- Purdue University’s Chinese colony about to be diminished Ten of the 30 young men from China who are attending Purdue prepared to- day to leave to enlist in the movement to repel the Japanese. and ary 3 and at- nd, 4