Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1932, Page 2

ATTACK AERICAN MISSION Another Church Building Hit by Shells—Chapei Air Raids Renewed. _(Continued From First Page.) who were in the building attempting to appraise last week’s damage were forced to retire under the shellfire It is not known whether the shells came from Japanese or Chinese guns The airplanes began their second bombing raid in midafternoon. Shortly before noon 14 planes zoomed over the International Settlement and Chapel and began the battle all over again The attack lulled at noon onl flare up again shortly before 3 o'clock. ! It was the eighth consecutive day the| district had undergone ng fire. New fires were started by the bombs. Shortly after the z ack the ar- | a sharp | was Hoarding Parley Invitation Is Held Irony by Delegate |Representative of Colored People Says Race Has No Money. By the Associated Pres: J. E. Spingarn, president of the Na- tional Association for the Advancement of Colored Pecple, a delegate to Presi- dent Hoover's conference on hoarding, said today it was “merely ironical” to invite a representative of the colored race, when they “have no money to hoard.” “It is not.unlike inviting & man dying ot starvation to listen to a lecture on the dangers of extravagance,” he. said cace at the White House He sald that on his own account he amazed at the superficial treat- ment of the problem. “It was urged,” his statement said, “that a dollar hoarded if put into a bank would mean $5 or $10 of credit, when the whole question depencs upon the profound suspicion of the American people as to how bankers have used iyers and the Chinese ¢ began. Japanese | the area, loosing| passed over the objectives on the ground. The Chinese anti-aircraft guns blazed tily. The aviators were fly- apparently remembering the of three of their fellows who ventured too close to Chinese guns and were shot down with their plane. anti ) er p! Zeir bombs as they h ster- | the | Snipers Kill 350 Japanese. be Chinese snipers alone have ki bluejackets and this figure does no clude the mortalities of battle. Chinese place their dead at a thousand, the estimate is admittedly low How many hundreds of civilians have been slain or wounded will not be known—if ever—until peace descends again on Chapei Japancse naval forces began bul ing an airplane landing field just out- side the extreme eastern border of the International Settlement, along the Shanghal - Woosung__ highway. Ob- servers expressed belief the new under- taking indicated the Japanese were planning for a renewal of aerial opera- tions on & larger scale in and about the city. As darkness fell the Japanese aerial bombing squadron withdrew. but a heavy gun, the location of which could not be determined, began shelling the sector at frequent inter The re- orts jarred the whole city, Observers lieved the gun was on one of the Japanese ships down the river. The Pr ion which was forcibly entere owned by the Presbyterian_Mission Headquarters in New York. It has been engaged in the printing and publishing business here for 60 years. No one knew why the iejackets ransacked it. The owners rotested to the United States consu- When the Methodist Mission was ransacked last week the Japanese ter- rorized the Chinese servants. Two ns said when they were enter- s ago they tedly bay- linese man. . S. Destroyer Damaged. ese flvers ventured over the rea, but soon disappeared to the westward phone message from Soochow e airplanes, believed to be Jap- r that place at dawn, proceeding westward. and later returned The United States destroyer Whipple y damaged in a collision in the r, 2 miles from Shanghal. during the day. The de- stroyer collided with the British steamer Rosalie Moller; a hole was torn in its bow, above the waterline. The British vessel also was damaged in the bow Both ships were laid up for repairs The force of 1.200 United States troops, which arrived yesterday from Manila on the transport Chaumont, was landed today. It was the first time in American history that Regular Army troops were landed at Shanghai, although Marines have been there al- moet continually They marched to the strains of mar- tial music played by a Fllipino band, and they were led by picturesque In- Gian Sikhs on white horse: and Shang- hai motor cycle police. Ti.ey were in high spirits and when the band crash- | ed into the famous World War song, | “Parley V they began the song | with The onlookers, princi- | cheered, lifting their | when the Stars and | r a guard of color The new troops will take up posi- | tions along the settlement defense lines tomorrow, beside United _States | Marines, British “Tommies” will join | them on the other side ADMIRAL NOMURA SAILS. TOKIO, February 6 -(#).—Admiral | Kichisaburo Nomura, recently appointed | to command the third Japanese fleet which includes vessels stationed at , Shanghai, sailed today from the naval base at Sasebo for Shanghai to take | command. The name of the vessel on i which he sailed was not given CHURCH BOARD SKEPTICAL. NEW YORK, February 6 (#)—Offi- cials of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the ! United States said today they had no {reason to believe the board’s mission n Shanghai had been ransacked by Japanese bluejackets as indicated in | dispatches from Shanghai. They sald the board’s mission might have been | + confused with a mission press, formerly | lowned by the board, but sold Jan- | 1 uary 1 North Szechuen road leads into the| ! International Settlement from the city | t proper, they said, and the Press stands | \away back from the road, very remote | ! from the board’s mission which is sit- !uated in the International Settlement \ The Press, when it was ungder the tboard’s jurisdiction, was known as the ! Mission Press. When it was sold its; inew owners renamed it the New Mis-| {sion Press. It was bought by an invest- {ment company whose principals the | Vboard spokesman said he did not know !7The board conducted the negotiations| for its sale with Americans, be said,! {but does not know whether it is now | {occupied by any Americans | ¢+ The board announced recelpt of a| } cablegram from Shanghal stating that | 1l missionaries are safe.” ! The message, sent at 2:50 p.m. Sat- ! urday. Shanghal time, by the China { Council of the Board of Foreign Mis-, } sions of the Presbyterian Church in| i the United States, said | “Heavy fighting in northern district of Shanghal. Very great destruction ‘A very large number of Chinese refu- gees in settlement. All missionaries are safe.’ Another cablegram saying “there is 4 no cause for anxiety, all are quite safe” { was received from Ginling College for + Women at Nanking !GOEBEL’S DIESEL PLANE SETS ALTITUDE MARK 4 By the Assoclated Press. DALLAS, Tex, February 6.—Art Goebel, winner of the Dole non-stop H g&m to Hawall, yesterday set what was § believed an altitude record for a plane powered by a Diesel engine. His barograph showed he attained a height of 20865 feet in a flight over love Pield here. He said the previous record for a Diesel motor-powered plane was 11,500 feet. | dange: | such intention, | ber of the Foreign Relations Committee | lleve rumors to that effect are true, this credit in the past and are likely to use it in the future.” Spingarn said, however: “We realize that the cessation of hoarding and the subsequent improvement in business conditions would be of enormous benefi to the colored people of the Country. JAPAN WlLL.ISSUE STATEMENT EXPLAINING MOTIVE AT SHANGHAI (Continued From First Page.) was Jearned on good authority, how- ever, that Japan at least will refuse to participate in any steps incidental to the application of the article and will decline to submit a statement of her case. Officials expressed the belief Japan | could short circuit any attempt to apply the article simply by refusing her par ticipation, They said they were unable | to see how the Council could proceed | without such necessary material. Storm Weathered. The government also declined to ac- cept the Chinese contention that the statements of Japanese representatives made prior to the invocation of the ar- ticle could be used as the statements required for its application The cabinet faced the Shanghal sit- | uation today with at least an outwardly solid front, although it had been in of breaking up yesterday over internal differences of opinion on the | military and naval policy. The storm was weathered after a long session, but it was learned the war and naval min- isters certainly would have resigned if the plan to send additional troops had | been vetoed i There was a lull in diplomatic cir- | cles today after the recent days' fever- ish activity. The foreign Ambassadors awaited instructions from their home governments concerning possible new mediation proposals. It was stated on good authority that the disser cabinet over the question of sending reinforcements was now entirely ended TWO POWERS JOIN MOVE. Germany and Ttaly to Work for Peace in Far East. NANKING, February 6 (#) —The German and Italian diplomatic repre- sentatives in China notified the Chinese government today that their respective governments have joined the United States and Great Britain in the pro-| posal for a solution of the Japanese crisis, it was stated at the foreign office today. NEW PEACE BID PLANNED. Stimson Works on Substitute Proposals. Marked Optimism Expressed. | Secretary of State Stimson today was | perfecting plans which should result in new peace proposals to Japan and China. There still was no indication as to what line would be taken by this Gov- ernment_and Great Britaln in getting | around Japanese objections to the first | plan for ending hostilities at Shanghat. | Despite the tenseness there, ac-| centuated by the dispatch of a Japanese | army contingent and the flight of | Chinese refugees to the International| Settlement, there was marked optimism | at the State Department Unemployment Severe. Latest reports from Consul General No other candidate is running, in a| Cunningham showed Shanghai had for its Chinese populaticn a rice supply | adequate for two weeks at best. Un- employment was severe, estimated at 162,000. | Formal announcement that Japanese troops would go to Shanghai was deliv- | ered to the State Department by Am-| bassador Debuchi yesterday. He had | previously said his government had no apparently nct having been informed of the latest develop- ments Conversations with Great Britain are being carried cn at London through the American embassy there. This devi oped after British Ambassador Lindsa had been called to the State Depart- ment for a fill-in on the latest develop- ments. The transatlantic telephone 1s | playing & big part in the work. | Connally Urges Caution. Senator Connally of Texas, & mem- | | took a strong hand yesterday against| the embroilment of the United States in war which might develop in the Far East. | “It is unthinkable that America should become involved in war.” he said. Connally said the present situation is not unlike that which precipitated the World War. In his opinion, Japan does | not want war with any of the great powers, but he said he belleves she does want Manchuria and appears to, have it in her grasp. | The State Department has had no; advices Indicating Japan has ordered' a_general mobilization of troops, and| officials in the department do not be- Prepare for Any Emergency. Indications now are that no definite | plan can be drawn carlier than next ! week, if at all The State, War and Navy Depart-; ments are giving undivided attention o ! the Shanghal situation and are mak-| ing preparations to meet any emerg- ency which may arise The French Minister at Nanking has advised American Minister Johnson | there that there is no truth in re- ports the French officials permitted Japanese bluejackets to cross the} French Concession in Shanghai. 1 The French Minister, Johnson said, " reported that French officials in Shang- hai bad taken every measure to prevent their concession from becoming in-| volved in the struggle between the Japanese and the Chinese and asked that the American State Department be s0 advised. PEACE WORK CONTINUED. { i Geneva Considers Talk of Ultimatum to Japan “Nonsense.” GENEVA, February 6 (&) —Repre- sentatives of the great powers continued today their diplomatic good offices in an effort to induce Japan to accept the Anglo-American peace proposals for a settlement of the Sino-Japanese controversy, but in authoritative quar- ters it was stated said talk an ultimatum to Japan is “nonsense.” Authorities said, however, that thus far there has been no reaction from Japan on wzxich to base optimism. in a statement issued after the confer-| | next Undersecretary, IMELLON GIVES UP {New Ambassador to Sail for London After Rest—Mills Begins Work. By the Associated Press. Confirmed by the Senate as Ambas- sador to England, Andrew W. Mellon ceased today to be SBecretary of the Treasury, & post he has filled for near- ly 11 years. In a tribute to the man which was | Tecognized even before President Hg | ver pointed it out, the Senate approved | his selection for America’s most im- portant diplomatic post within four hours of the time the President sub- mitted his name. A chorus of “ayes” at the end of yesterday's session cleared Mellon’s path' to London. “This is a real tribute to Mr. Mel- Jon,” said the President. Within minutes of this action, Mr Hoover had submitted the nomination of Ogden L. Mills to be Secretary in Mellon's stead. But the Senate had adjourned and approval must wait un- | til Monday. Speedy action upon this | nomination s sought by the adminis- | tration and promised by Senate leaders. Rest to Be Taken. Mellon will receive shortly the com- mission of his new office, but will not sail to present his credentials for some weeks. He needs a rest, which he ex- pects to take down South, and then private business will hold him in this country a while longer. The duties of the ‘reasury today were administered by Mills. Absence of a Secretary automatically devolves au- thority ‘upon the next in line, even though appointment without confir- mation_does not entitle Mills to the post. Part of the need for haste in getting him formally installed appar- | ently rested upon the ex-officio obliga- tion of either Secretary or Undersec- retary to serve on the Reconstruction Corporation Board. Mills has the entire Treasury load now, yet cannot turn his reconstructton work over to Arthur A. Ballantine, the until the latter steps up., His nomination will go to the Senate after Mills is approved. McKellar Only Opponent. Just before the Mellon confirmation yesterday, Senator McKellar, Demo- crat of Tennessee, one of the most bit- ter foes of the former Secretary, an- nounced briefly and in mild voice that he was voting against confirmation Then the Senate approved Mellon with a chorus of “ayes.” Senator Huey Long, Louisiana’s new representative in the Senate, had an nounced opposition to Mellon, but wa not present yesterday. He had left agaln for Loulsiana. BRITISH 0. K. UNANIMOUS, | Mellon Heralded by Newspaper “New $25,000,000 Ambassador.” LONDON, February 6 (#).—British approval of Andrew W. Mellon as Am- as asion among members of the | bassador to the Court of St. James be- | came unanimous today. This was made certain when formal | diplomatic approval of the American bankers was conveyed from the foreign |office to the American embassy this | atterncon. Universal satisfaction had | been previously expressed. Headlined in one newspaper as “Lon- | don’s new $25,000,000 Ambassador,” the { 77-year-old Mr. Mellon wil kept | very busy living up to all of the things expected of him here, judging from | press comment. It has been invariably | warm and friendly Some newspapers have come quickly | to the conclusion that Mr. Mellon’s ap- | pointment means that he will further \the cause of revision of war debts set- [nemenu Other commentators have pointed out that there is little or noth- ing he could do toward this end under | present world conditions. STOP ROSEVELT MOVE TO BEGIN WITH SMITH STATEMENT ___ (Continued From First Page) publicly-recognized national headquar- ters. The long-expected “Stop Roosevelt” campaign s, in short, at hand. had things largely in his own way. national sense. Pledge List Tmposing. His friends have collected a very im- posing list of pledges from party leaders in many States. His manager, Jame: . Farley, predicts his nomination on the first ballot. It is to stop just this that other elements of the party now are moving. They will use the argument that the party will be in a much better position to decide in June then it is in March, April and May, when most of the dele- gates are to be chosen For the most part, they probably will not openly attack Roosevelt, but will | counsel caution. Many of Smith's friends and ad- visers understand he has no hope he himself may be the eventual nominee. He is not expected to make a Nation- wide race, but to center on those States where his chances appear best of gath- ering an impressive minority of the national convention. These States in- clude New York, New Jersey, Massa- chusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware. The whole significant sequence of impending developments means that | the rather harmonious course of Demo- cratic affairs is about to be disrupted, and that a battle royal for the nomina- tion is about to begin. PREDICTIONS ARE RUSHED. Possible Course of Smith Subject of Much Speculation, Dy the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 6 —News- papers were rushing predictions on Al Smith’s possible political course into ! print today against the time when they would be bound to secrecy by Smith’s own statement. The former Governor was fo issue a° statement, making his position clear, &t | 3 o'clock this afterncon, but it is to be held back from publication until Mon- day. Because of the ethics that govern a newspaper in ssion of a pre- release statement, the time between 3 o'clock this afternoon and Monday morning will be & void 8o far as specu- lation upon Smith’s presidential aspira- tions are concerned. The Sun predicted the statement would indicate Smith’s willingness to have delegates to the Democratic national conveniton instructed for him providing he is not required to become an active candidate. “He will be receptive, but not ag- gressive,” the Sun assumed, and con- tinued, “such an attitude will permit his admirers to work for him in those States where declaration is not required from the candidate to enter the pri- marjes.” Local papers, as well as political leaders, were generally agreed that the statement would clarify and simplify the preconvention contest in the Demo- cratic party. It has been pointed out that Smith’s position is not an easy one. An open candidacy, if not abor- tive, would destroy h& prestige as jeader of the party. If he can go to the national convention without a dec- Jaration, he can decide then how much of s tide favors him ani act ac- cordingly, it was believed. TREASURY DUTIES In the | early months of the party’s 1932 prep- | | arations, the New York Governor has | WASHINGTON, D, 05 SAT RhAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932 Havpé Wrought by Earth“qlnlake‘ in Cuba STATE FAILS T0 ASK DEATH FOR ALLEN “We’ve Tried to Be Fair,” Says District Attorney. Jury Receives Charge. | NORRISTOWN, Pa. February 6 (®) ~The case of Edward H. B. Allen, charged with murder in the killing of Francis A. Donaldson, 3d, la November, given to the jury at 12:56 pm | t was By the Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa The Commonwealth d! February 6 not ask for the Stewart Nase addressed the jury today in the trial of Edward Allen, charged with the murder of Francis A. Don- aldson. Judge Knight began his charge at 11:30 am The district. attorney made no de- mand for any particular verdict “We have tried to be fair in this case. sald. “What Allen did was a criminal offense in the eyes of the law,” he said. “We th'nk we have proved that to you. If you think otherwise you will find accordingly. It is up to you to say of what he shall be found guilty.” Pleads for Freedom. State Senator Fletcher W. Stites, of counsel for Allen, in his plea asked that the young man be given his free- dom. He contended he shot Donaldson in defense of himself and his home | He flaved A. G. H. Lucas, who was with { his friend Donaldson when he was killed, as & “meddler.” Lucas, Stites peace between Rose Allen, the de- fendant's sister, and Allen. If he had taken Donaldson out of the apartment when they were ordered to go, instead of urging Donaldson not to leave, the shooting would not have occurred, Stites sald ‘The doors of the court room were locked while closing arguments were made and while Judge Knight was ad- dressing the jury. The judge had warned the spectators that any dem- onstration such as that which occurred yesterday, when there was some hissing and hand-clapping, would result in the court room being cleared. Rose Allen was not in the court room during the summation, but her father, Horace Allen, heard Stites' final plea to free his son and was greatly moved. Allen Emotionless. Young Allen showed no emotion as his attorney pleaded for his freedom Nasz made much of the point that Allen lay on a couch in his home, with- out a coat cn, when Donaldson and Lucas arrived on the night of the shoot- ing. In his direct testimony Allen said that Donaldson had grabbed him by the lapels of his coat and held him while he struck. Allen, Nase sald, tried to explain this discrepancy, but the explanation did not carry conviction. Nase laid great stress on the fact that Allen cn his long trip of 12 miles to get his shotgun, with which he said he wanted to scare Donaldson and Lucas into leaving, could much more easily hove gone to a nearby polfee station and cbtained help The district attorney acknowledged the defendant had made a fine impres- sion on the witness stand yesterday, but said: ““Of course, he put his best foot forward. Any triminal does that when he is confronted with the law.” The district attorney came forcibly to ihe defepse of Lucas, asserting he told “a fair story” and had shown his tions he made in his statements. NEW THREAT FACED BY INTERNATIONAL ZONE IN SHANGHAI __ (Continued From First Page) governments, which can be summed up as follows: tionals living in the International Set- tlement must be safeguarded at any price;_and : 2. The commanders must do_their always, however. having in mind the principal object of the presence of the treops in Shanghal, which is the safety of the foreigners. A landing of an important Japanese order to enable them to go through to their positions, would justify a Chinese attack cn that settlement. Such an attack would involve immediately the international defense force of Shanghal trouble in the international area. Commanders Instructed. For this reason the commanders of the Western forces have been instructed to cppose, by force if necessary, a land- ing of Japanese troops in the Bund. The PFrench government in a com- munication to this Government has indicated clearly that their troops have recelved strict orders to oppose by all available means the penetration of the French settlement by the Japanese forces. Admiral Willlam V. Pratt yesterday afternoon cabled Admiral Taylor that he will be backed 100 per cent by the Americen lanll and sea forces in his actions, and similar encouraging in- structions have been given the com- mander of the British forces. It is sincerely hoped here that the Japanese government and general stafl will not misunderstand these instruc- tions, and will avold an unnecessary clash by trying to take, from the mili- tary point of view, the easiest course, which is to attempt to land in the i Settlement. death penalty when District Attorney | | 1 sons injured Lower AGAINST DRY LAW Statement, Blaming Corruption on Prohibition. By the Associated Pre: ALBANY, N. Y. February 6.-—Gov. Pranklin D, Roosevelt, long on record as a wet, has not changed since be- coming a presidential candidate. Ever since he announced he was a candidate for the Democratic nomina- tion there had been speculation by Democrats and Republicans alike as to his stand on prohibition. Yesterday he indicated he would stand on the statement on which he made his last gubernatorial campaign in 1930. In this he called for & new amendment giving liquor control to the States. He said prohibition had not promoted temperance, but onthe con- trary had fostered “excessive drink- ing,” had led to “corruption and hy- procrisy” end had brought “disregard for law.” He sald he believes conditions cannot be improved so long as the eighteenth ‘amendment is in effect He said the effort to tell the exact truth by correc- | saloon should not be permitted to re- turn. Some of his strongest supporters had believed Mr. Roosevelt would declare in SANTIAGO TAKES STOCK OF DAMAGE. Upper: Natives of Santiago, Cuba, shown clearing one of the streets in the | said, had gone with Donaldson’ to the business section of debris after the series of earthquakes that caused damage Allen home supposedly to bring about | estimated at $10,000,000, and in which 12 lives were lost and about 300 per-{ Cracks left by the quake in the tower of the Santiago Cathedral —A. P. Photos. JOSEVELT FIAM JUDD CASEMAY GO 10 JURY MONDAY Defense Prepares to Batter Against Dr. Catton’s Testimony Today. By the Associated Press PHOENIX, Ariz, February 6.—The story of J. J. Halloran’s association with three women. and any light that story might shed on the slaying of two of them by the third, apparently will not be disclosed from the witness stand in Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd’s trial for mur- der. Neither the State nor the defense has indicated it would calt the wealthy Phoenix lumberman, who was a mutual friend of Mrs. Judd and Mrs. Agnes Anne Le Roi and Miss Hedvig Samuel- son, whom Mrs. Judd is chargad with slaying last October. She is on trial now for the Le Roi slaying and the case may reach the jury Monday Dr. Joseph Catton, San Francisco psychiatrist, declared the defendant sane, and it was against this conten- tion the defenss was expected to batter today trial W over a State holiday. UNION M. E. PROGRAM in cross-examination when the | resumed after a day's recess | j M, Ferry, Northern District, R. B.|peya " PANESE THREAT T0ISLANDS SHOWN Head of Manila Electric Co. Wants U. S. Protection for 30 Years More. By the Associated Press. John H. Pardee, president of the Manila Electric Co,, today informally warned the House Insular Committee against threatened Japanese encroach- ment in the Philippine Islands. He testified on proposals looking toward making the islands independent. Pardee said Philippine independence should rot be granted for 30 years. As to his views on Japan, he told the com- mittee 1t could make record of his re- marks or not as it chose. It was agreed this testimony would be “off the record.” Pardee thereupon gave a summary of what he felt Japan probably could see in the Philippine Islands as aid toward waging war. Lacks Tropical Products. Japan now has no tropical products and no iron, he said, whereas th Philippines possess a diversity of trop- ical products strategic as war material, such as hemp, sugar and cocoanut oil used for gas masks. The Philippines also, he said, possess 400,000,000 tons of iron ore. “If Japan in a few hours’ flight could bombard the Philippines, do you think we could hold them?” asked Represent- ative Cross, Democrat, Texas. “The War Department should answer that,” answered Pardee. “Doesn’t your common sense tell you the islands would be helpless? What would become of your railroads then?"” Cross persisted. Pardee had previously testified that he was president of public utilities com- panies, including electric lights and railroads which have a $40,000,000 in- vestment in the Philippine Islands. Denies Japanese Menace. “You probably know that in South Formosa, Japan has an_airport base already,” he replied to Cross. Representative Lozler, Democrat, Missouri, broke in with a long speech contending the destiny of Japan is toward Manchuria and China. Lozier contended that it would take Japan a century to conquer those two countries, and that the Philippines had nothing to fear from Japan. Pardee countered with a statement woods were used for airplanes and that if the United States withdraws its sovereignty from the Philippines noth- ing would be left there to protect islands. “I am not ascribing any motive to Japan,” said Pardee, “but the League of Nations has gone by the board. The Kf,;gg“ pact doesn't seem to be under- Soodt PLEA FOR $214,829 RENEWED BY CHEST; URGENT NEEDS CITED ___(Continued From First Page.) $2.601,000," Mr. Street sald. “Appar- ently many people thus far have not seen the relation of the need which ex- own ability to give. I taink that part of the trouble 15 that our own city is so lovely that it seems impossible t many that there can be sorrow, sickness very brilllancy of the Winter weather we have been having may have had its effect, because it does not seem possible o many that there can be people who are without the necessities of life on | such gorgeous days as today has been. “We have to realize that need is not dependent upon the weather and that the beauties of the city may conceal a great deal of human need. Washing- ton, it is true, nas not been affected by unemployment as have many cities, but, on the other hand, all business except | the Government has been affected by | the economic depression and we do have | a very serious problem of relieving those who are in need because of unemploy- people who at all times need help. The poor, the disabled, the sick, the dis tressed, the bewildered, we always have with us. “If only each Washingtonian could actually have seen one of the 90 per- | | | | of Social Agencies asking for reference to the appropriate organization there would be no trouble in raising the ad- ditional $200,000 which the Community Chest must secure for those of our fel- low citizens who need help. “If any one of you who is listening feels that he would like to give more, or. not having_given, would like to give something, he is invited to do s0. Just send your pledge in the form of a note or a telephone call to the Community Chest, either at 223 Investment Build- ing or right at campaign headquarter: in the gridiron room of the Willard Ho- tel.” { | | | New Gifts Announced. New gifts included: $10,000, Washington Gas Light Co.: $500, Frazee Potomac Laundry Co.; $360, L. E. Sinclair; $300, Allies Inn, Hudson Supply & Equipment Co.; $250, John Dolph, Elite Laundry Co., A. G. Neal. $200, Willlam B. Bennett, H. A. Brooks, H. B. Leary, ir. & Bros., L. E. Rubel: $175, Otis Elevator Co.; $158.30, C. M. Marsh; $150, S. Russell Bowen, | Patterson, C. A. S. Sinclair, J. H. Steph- ens; $125, Emil Beauvix. $100. S. I Folsom, Hill & Tibbits, Inc, Home Laundry, H. M. Keyser, H that during the World War Philippine | ists to their own income and to their | and suffering here. Indeed, perhaps the | ment, in addition to caring for those | sons who came yesterday to the Council | CEGL URGES UT N ARNS EXPEE lAIso Proposes Extension of League Covenant and Aboli-" tion of Chemicals. (Continued From First Page) | women marched into the conference hall with green bands on their arms across which the white word “pax” (peace) was written In their hands they carried 5,000 petitions bearing the names of more than 6,000,000 people of nearly 60 countries, 600,000 of which signatures came from the United States Most of these unofficial delegates were women. Four of the women were admitted to the platform, while the rest occupled seats in the visitors’ gallery. Representatives of the various groups made brief speeches. Miss Mary Ding- man, American representative of the World Committee of the Young Wom- en’s Christian Association, spoke for 14 international women's organizations numbering 40,000,000 members in 56 countries. These brought petitions | signed by 5,728,000 women, she said | Many Delegates Absent. | Although many official delegates to | the conference were absent from to- | day’s session, the four American del | gates were present. Dr. Mary E. Wool- ley, who, as a member of the Petitions | Committee of the conference, helped to stage today'’s demonstration, watched the proceedings with great interest. Miss Dingman spoke following an ad- dress of M. Titulescu, Rumanfan Min- ister at London, who was president of the last two assemblies of the Le “These signatures,” Miss D: | said, “represent only a fraction of the | volume of conviction of the urgency | and necessity for disarmament which | is growing on all sides. |~ “Behind each signature there is great fear of the destruction of our civilization, but there is also a great will for peace which must not be de- nied. It has sometimes been urged by | politicians that the world is not ready | for disarmament. Here, at least, is \Froof that the world is ready and will- | ing.” | Battleground of Controversy. | The conference today became a bat- | tleground of controversy, loosed by the proposal for arming the League of Na- tions which was tossed into the arena by the French government yesterday. Up to that time the parley had been as tranquil as Lake Geneva itself, but today the 59 delegations were plunged into heated arguments over the merits of the plan to make the League a world policeman, fully equipped to keep the nations from fighting by dint of force. Andre Tardieu, French minister of | war and head of the French delega- | tion to the conference, got the jump on the chiefs of the delegations of other big powers by his unexpected move in proposing the international armed force and gained for France un- challenged leadership in the confer- ence. a Hostile Reaction Sought. The agitation today was all the more remarkable because the French proposal was by no means new. It was the sud- denness of its presentation and the dramatic style of the announcement to the assembled newspaper correspondents of many nations that set Geneva's cos- mopolitan population agog. The Italian delegation, through an unofficial spokesman, immediately de- nounced the French plan as a proposal | for another armed state—‘“indced a super-armed state.” The Germans and British could find in it no word ahout disarmament, they sald. The Russian delegation scorned it and called it a means of increasing in- ternational insecurity. The American delegation stood aloof from the praject. Many veteran observers, howaver, expressed the conviction that this hostile reaction is exactly what Premier Laval of France wanted. Attacks upon the French plan, they said, should be likely to drive the French Left parties into the arms of the government and | strengthen the French Nationalist de- mand for an increase in national means of defense instead of a reduction cf | armaments DR. PIERCE TO DISCUSS THE BIBLE AND BELIEF French Mucic Program Planned by Organist, Assisted bz Mz Contralto. “How Much of the Bible Can We Believe?” is the subject upon which Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, minister of Al Souls’ Unitarian Church, will preach at tomorrow morning’s service. Church school is at 9:45 am. At 5 o'clock Lewis Corning Atwater, organist, will be assisted in & program of French music by Flora McGill Keefer, mezzo- contralto. At 5:30 o'clock Mrs. Paul Heyl will speak on “A Tourlst’s Impraa- sion of Egypt.’ The speaker at the fireside circle for young people at 6:30 o'clock will be Jeanetie Rankin, who will discuss “The Pact of Paris and | General Disarmament.” | At the meeting of the Women's Alli- |ance February 12 at 11 o'clock Miss | Caroline Huston Thompson will speak lon “The Younger Generation at Ge- In the evening the combined | glee clubs of George Washington Ui~ \;{erfii(y will give a concert in Plerce all, 1lR\'m‘ of a national referendum on pro- | 1. The life and property of the na- | utmost to avold a conflict with the| warring factions and avoid incidents, | force in the settlement, be it only in | and would undoubtedly cause serious | hibition. The Governor said nothing | about & referendum. The prohibition statement completed a platform for his pational campaign The League of Nations, the tariff, for- eign debts. unemployment relief, wa- terpower, utility regulation—on all of these the Governor has made his po- sition clear within recent months. 3 RETREAT.S PLANNED Be Held at House of Franciscan Sisters. | Washington Retreat House, 4000 | Harewood road northeast, conductes by v‘the Franciscan Sisters of the Atone- | ment, announced today that three | closed retreats are scheduled this | month. = The first, conducted jointly by the | Pilgrims’ Society of St. Anne de Beal pre and the Tertiaries of Mary, will be held from this evening to Monday morning. Rev. Romanus Butin of Catholic University will officiate. Special Services to of Raleigh, will conduct the second re- treat, from February 12 to 15, for the Retreat House. The third closed retreat will be con- ducted by the Rev. Ferdinand Gruen, from February 20 to 23, for the Third Order of St. Francis. BAND CONCERT. By the United' States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at Stanley Hall at 5:30 o'clock; John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “Stop With Pop”...Kaufmann Overture, “L’Exultante Tondresso,” Gabriel-Mario Suite romantic, “Carnival Venetian,” Burgmoin “Florinda,” “Rosaura,” “Columbine,” “Seigneur d'Arloquin.” Excerpts from musical comedy, “Nina Rosa” .. Romberg Fox trot, ; Valse Petite, “C g Finale, “Navy Blue and Gold, “The Star $panglec. Banner.” Right Rev. William J. Hafey, Bishop | Catholic Daughters of -America, at the | OF VARIED INTEREST Herman McKay's Rev. Morning Subject “Appeal of Jesus to Self-Interest.” “The Appeal of Jesus to Self-Inter- est” will be the theme tomorrow morn- ing in Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Herman McKay, minister. The young people’s friendship hour will be at 5:45 o'clock. Epworth League is at 6:45 o'clock and will be lead by Ernest Wiles, chairman of the spiritual department of the league. “The Chris- tian Mission” is the subject of the pastor’s sermon in the evening. The Young Woman's Home Mission- ary Society will meet with Miss Louise Hultz, 2115 F street, Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Miss Ruth Snively will assist as_hostess. The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis- slonary Societies will meet Wednesday evening, at the home of Mrs. O. Thacker, 1819 G street. An interpretation of some of the books of the Old Testament will be | given at the devotional meeting Thurs- day at 8 o'clock. PRAYER FOR MISSIONS | Woman’s Council to Observe World Day on February 12. The Woman's Council of the Wash- ington Federation of Churches will observe the world day of prayer for missions, Pebruary 12, in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, at 11 o'clock. The presiding officers will be Mrs. H. M. Kendrick and Mrs. Walter R. Metz. The organist will be Mrs. James Shera Montgomery, the soloist, Mrs. Helen Turley, and the chorister, Mrs. Harvey Baker Smith. The address will be delivered by Dr. J. R. Sizoo. Others participating in the service will be Mrs. H. E: Beatty, Mrs. Charles Noble, Mrs. W. S. Abernethy, Mrs. W. G. Jameson, Mrs. E. R. Alvord, Mrs. R. B. Kennard and Mrs, F. E. Edgington. | B. Leary, J w.dsmw‘ S.LM Sl?sfl{flCo Al B % % | Standard Brands, Inc. L. E. Schloss, | | . Melvin Sharp, Fred A. Smith, Stone | WILL SPEAK ON CHINA | Straw Corporation, Union Labor Life | —_— Insurance Co. R. D. Voshall, Weaver| Dr. John J. Heeren of -Shantung Bros., Inc., Mrs. Lloyd B. Wilson, Frank | Christian University, Shantung, Chiga, A. Woodhead. will speak at the Metropolitan Preshy- terian Church, Fourth and B streets | southeast, Sunday at 7:45 p.m. on “The Missionary Task in_China Today.” The pastor, Dr. Freely Rhorer, will preach in the morning on “The Mas- ter's Spirit” The guild-aid will held sewing and luncheon February 10 at 11 am. Guests and friends are wel- comed at the luncheon at 12:30 o'clock. The church is preparing an claborate Washington Bicentennia) | program for February 21 Dies Under River Ice. MANITOWOC, Wis, February 6 (#). —The body of Marvin Luedke, 21, was found in his automobile under the ice in the Manitowoc River here yesterday. Search was started for his companion, Leo Wanek, 21, who is believed to have drowned also. They had been missing since Sunday morning. Kidnaping had been feared. “EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION WITH THE ENEMY” Thaus reads the citation with which the Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to its soldiers by the United States Government. Such heroism was shown during the late war by many of the District of Columbia’s soldiers. Some of them were your friends and neigh- bors. Some of them were your bud- dies during the stirring days of 1918. “District’s Heroes in the World War” By Sergeant L. E. Jaeckel Brings you each day the facts taken from official records concerning one of these heroes and the deeds that brought him glory. Every day in The Evening Star starting February 8.