Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1932, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, B Q. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1932 ~ BUSY CHAPEI AREA | REDUGED TO RUINS Eight Days of Bitter Fighting Has Left Nothing but Destruction. Y MORRIS J. HARRIS. (Cepyright, 1932, by the Associated Press) SHANGHAI, February 6.—The riddled | Chapei scctor of Shanghal, once the | homse of 200,000 persons, today was & ity of the dead | For etght consecutive days and nights Japanese airplanes and big guns have pouared shells and bombs into the con- gested area, leaving a scar which time | 1s not likely to erase. | Non-combatants have suffered with | th e Chinese participants in the sector's defense. Thousands of persons, of who! y knew what it was all about, have lost their homes | &nd many of them have been killed by fire and bursting shells a many Printing Plant Destroyed. Shanghai-Nanking Railway Sta- a mass of ruins, wrecked by i fire. The rails themselves e been twisted and wrenched into manner of shapes. Likewise, th huge plant of the Commercial Press, called the world's largest printing plant, has been flattened. For 30 years it printed most of the books, in many lan- which have been Tead through- ctor, over a wide range dings and scattered de- | being could be seen | i of a single rifle shot | h the empty streets, | -echoing until followed this sepulchral stillness m a city of the dead, there to be seen. Squads of steers have performed | up” duties well. What d to the bodies could not lleyways or close to m«-? s could one see any | | kheap which was X there is, or was J ty This h;\.\1 . into the limbo Chinese, how- principal sufferers and g ends it will be a long | sector can be restored. | e way were the Settlement Damaged. in the International Settle- d devastating effects ese fire long the s of the S: forelgners orders business houses bombs and ed, often by has been charged have been smashed by | css thereabouts is be a long time before if the hostilities should is crushed. It is; and. To escape from it nt, where people live | bayonets, and where evails, is like stepping PLANS TO MOBILIZE U. S. INDUSTRY BARED Assistant Secretary Payne Tells of | wever, Freparations to Assure Armed Forces' Support. By tho Associated Press NEW YORK. February 6.—Industrial s to assure America’s right_kind of war ns were sketched last night be- the New York Post of the Army nce Association by Assistant Sec- e of the War Department. pe formation on the capacity 12.000 plants to produce munitions, cular items each can supply t me has been collected and up to date, Payne said, adding je have also made great progress reparation of standard specifi- s for each item to be procured the field of industrial mobiliza- preparatory plans to enable the President control_and co-ordinate the national industrial effort have been ip and submitted to other Gov- departments and to repre- es of Congress e accomplishments may be of greatest importance to our na- security in some future emer- weapc PANAMA CITY, February 6 (P).— Sing Kai-Lum, 40, prominent Chinese of Colon, disturbed over the Japanese C! a, committed suicide v by driving his automobile a 60-foot precipice and plunging the old French Canal near Cris- tobal. Hi: wife body was recovered. 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Although this yarn was said to be a thor- oughly exciting Lionel Atwill. and engrossing play, it scems to have lost something in its flight the celluloid medium. And . very good, much of the cast is very, very oth- erwise. For this reason some of the scenes which may have been quite stirring in their original per- formance are far from satisfying— for instance, the forced oglings of Greta Nisson come very near ruin- ing the “works.” As a matter of fact the film rather peters out after the court room scene. In this Mr. Atwill has risen to real spendor as the father who tries prove himself the murderer of his son’s mistress. He has bcen coaxed and wheedled and so thor- oughly annoyed by the courteous inquisitors that finally, with beads of perspiration breaking out on his forehead, he cries, “I did it! I did it! I did it!" for a good round dozen times. When this is over, and the reasons for the crime and their consequences are started, the picture suddenly becomes lukewarm and ends even milder than that Other than Bramwell Fletcher, who gives a sincere and earnest per- formance as the son who murdered the all too wily lady of his heart, and Mr. Atwill, who, of course, is excellent, the actor who stands out is Herbert Mundin, as a taxi driver. Weldon Heyburn, billed as a “na- tive Washingtonian,” is not entirely fortunate in his first screen allot- ment, and Miss Nissen is—but why say it? The Fanchon and Marco stage show, “Dream House i> not un- duly ‘exciting, and those participat- ing, O’Donnell Blair & Co. “in their riotous comedy,” not so riotous. Masters & Gauthier Ben Omar, a good acrobat Louise Glenn, who dances s torily on_her toes, and ot Sunkist Beauties, in a woodland scene, dressed in the manner that used to be dear to the heart of one F. Ziegfeld, may be mentioned among the detalls E.de S. M Mata Hari” Garbo at Her Best. IN reviewing a Garbo picture all rime and reason fly out of the window. *“Mata Hari"” Loew's Columbia, in which the svelt emo- tings of this enigmatic lady are cur- displayed, is no exception to the rule, Say w t you will about the plot, the words, the action, the general “hang” of the whole, it is a stimulating film, and a more edi ing spectacle of what a single actress of phenomenal ability can do to make an average picture climb into the ranks of the supergood But for a dance, which dance is said not to have been executed by the star herself, Miss Garbo's per- formance in this corresponds to the excellencies of her past perform- ances. She is, in fact, a shade bet- ter than she ever has been before. This means that she is definitely in the out-of-reach class. As a suave, handsome, human lady-spy, whose faculty for falling in love finally Jands her at the feet of & young of- ficer, she is a lustrous and not too langiid figure, who, when finally doomed to death by musket fire, seems more vitally radiant than time and the screen and the camera have ever allowed her to be before, The sight of Miss Garbo being torn from her blind lover, and marching away to an early-sunrise execution is one of those things that bring to mind the old adage “See ‘em and weep.” The chief complaint to be found is that the narrative is a somewhat confused and hackneyed tale of the lady whose actual life is said to have been far more exciting than the screen depicts. From a good many points of view, Mata Hari was the outstanding feminine personality of the late war—as & first-class spy. Her career has become more and more, instead of less and less, ro- manticized, until now fiction has lofiged her way ahead of a great many armies. You don't, of course, feel this in the picture. She is merely a hand- some woman who is finally overcome by the emotion of “love” which sounds the death knell in her par- ticular business. Miss Garbo, as hinted above, is utterly devastating. Opposite Garbo appears Ramon Novarro in a role which he handles with great re- straint and with his_ customary finesse. Others who swell the ranks of a particularly satisfying cast are Lionel Barrymore and Lewls Stone. E. de S. MELCHER. “Michael and Mary” On the Screen at the Rialto. IKE a delicate surgical operation in which & thin tissue separates success from complete failure is the crisis in “Michael and Mary,” the film now offered at the Rialto. Based upon A. A. Milne's intensely dramatic play of the stage, its transfer to the screen has been ac- complished without sacrificing much ot its emotional value. Theatergoers who saw the original have vivid recollections of the scene in which Scotland Yard, by a fail- ure to discover the facts that would be damaging to & happily married couple, saved the pair from the penalty for bigamy and responsibi- lity for a death which might have been classed as & murder. It is the high point both in play and motion picture. Through the outcome, do- mestic serenity is restored, and the marriage of the son is accompanied by happy circumstances. There is only a touch of the Boer Wwar in this English story, but enough to offer some picturesque incidents, while the lapse of many years between the opening scenes and the conclusion is sure to be considered favorable to the cinema version. The intervening time is sufficient to enable the child of the couple to grow to a marriagable maturity. Starring Herbert Marghall and Edna Best, the offering gives as- surance of trained acting. The Milne skill, with quaint bits of out- spoken human nature, is shown to best possible advantage in the in- cident at the British Museum, where the rising young author undertakes to minister to the agony of & stranger who has been deserted by an irresponsible husband and left in poverty in war time. Mr. Marshall, effective both in moments of action and in quieter scenes, should be welcomed in “Michael and Mary” as one who has the capacity to play consistently in a role which repre- sents a distinctive personality. Miss Best presents the unusual combina- ion of almost statuesque dignity and strength in moinents of stress. The story concerns the husband who returns after years of absence and attempts to blackmail the de- serted wife and her later husband. In a physical contact he is thrown to the floor and dies of heart disease. The discovery of his re- lationship to the couple would have been fatal to both. The cast also includes a finished character pair, Ben Field and Margaret Yarde, and brief views of D. A. Clarke-Smith, another finished actor. The young couple is played by Frank Lawton and Elizabeth Allan, The Rialto also offers the custo- mary short films, including a comedy by Slim Summerville, and the cartoon and newsreel. D.C.C. “Husband's Holiday” Well Played at Metropolitan. (CONVICTION that an honest love match can never be broken expression in “‘Husband's Hol- " the new film at the Warner Metropolitan Theater. It has & fair- ly large cast of familiar players and gives opportunity for the recognized abilities of Clive Brook and Vivienne Oshorne. Most of the scenes are photographed with the obvious pur- pose to bring out, with strong effect, the reactions of individual players in a plot which is built upon delicate and moving situations shcwing the effects of loyalty and disloyalty Experiences of the wandering hus- band, who develops an infatuation for 2 woman apart from the family circle, and, after preparations for divorce, evoeriences a change of mind, the departure of the second woman unexpectedly, and the discov- ery that the whole incident is & mis- take, are tu'd in a series of incidents closely knit and marked by dramatic suspense § Pleasure is assured by the intro- duction of Mr. Brook and Miss Os- borre in two personalities as clear t and logically worked out as it would be possible to find in the average screen play. The man fis represented as passing through the experience of infatuation, while still living under the influence of the woman that he has discarded. The latter, unchanging in her affection, knows of the infidelities of her hus- band, ultimately agrees to the divorce plan, is always supremely considerate, and never until the sep- aration discloses her knowledze of the man's guilt. The two players maintain self-restraint. while meet- ing their joint problem Mr. Brook contributes to the story a quiet. characteristic method. while Miss Osborne reveals sensibilities, but is always the unchanging wife. In the telling of the story. there is spirited action by ¢ ters in the expert hands of C s Ruggles, Juliette Compton (the tkird mem- ber of the triangle). Dorothy Tree. Harry Bann Berton Churchill and several others Incidental features are effective in’ producing the relief from the strained conditions in the family. Tt is an exccllent piece of work throughout The Metropolitan also shows the usual stort films, including the newsreel and the other house offer- ings. DICRC: find ids Loew's Palace, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow.” (/T'OMORROW AND TOMOR- ROW.” this week's feature at Loew’s Palace. is a modern prob- lem story charged with dynamite. Yet it is handled so delicately and interpreted so skillfully by an excel- lent cast that, despite numerous sputterings, it survives the final fadeout without an explosion. “Modern prcblem story,” perhaps, but in truth the subject deals with a problem as old as Christian stand- ards of morality—a wife torn be- tween love for the father of her child and her duty toward a devoted but incompatible husband, who be- lieves the boy is his son and show- ers upon him all the love and pride of a splendid father. It is a story which is deeply hu- men and conducive to thought, leaving a sense of sympathy for the poor human creatures wracked and torn by emotions over which, appar- ently, they have no control: desires that are natural and standards and conventions which have erected bar- riers impossible to surmount. Never has Ruth Chatterton ap- peared lovelier than she is as Eve Redmond, the wife, who yearns for the children denied her and who, seeking to fill the emptiness of her life, finds “her real mate” in a Viennese doctor whose Summer lec- ture course she has attended, Paul Lukas as the doctor and the father of Eve's son is excellent and seems to have been “hand-picked” for the difficult role assigned him. Robert Ames also as Gale Redmond inter- preted his role with finesse and sympathy. Little Tad Alexander brings to the screen another precocious and attractive juvenile personality, who plays with unusual skill the part of Christian, Ete's little son. He is called upon for genuine courage in a scene where, through fear, he throws himself from the back of his_galloping horse. The picture doubtless will enter- tain, despite the story. It has been excellently directed, presents nu- merous attractive scenes and, to use the term heard generally at the conclusion of the picture, “is un- usual.” An_ unusually good bill is offered on the stage this week, including Bert Frohamn in “Get Gay,” the Galenos, Maureen Rio, Dugan and Hadley and the Chester Hale Girls. G. 8. 8. KE LIFE GANG GUNS TA |Body ot Victim Found on New York Street. NEW YORK, February 6 (#)—Ap- parently the victim of underworld executioners, the body of Harry Ger- showitz, 30, was found in an upper West Side street near Riverside drive last night. He had been shot through the heart and neck. Marks on the body indicated it had been tossed from an automobile. Detectives expressed the opinion he may have been slain in reprisal for the killing of two Vincent Coll gang- S'l"lfz in a Bronx apartment Monday night. Will Rogers ABOARD S. S. EUROPA—This is Jjust a little note to “Uncle Andy” Mel- lon, the first man to step down in order to take the ambassadorship of Great Britain. Mr. Mellon, you saved us taxes, and you made us money, and we, like a lot of “yaps” went and blew it in. ‘When it was all gone we took it out on you. The thing busted in your face . the same as it did in ours. This is a crisis where the bigger - you were the harder you fell. We are mighty poor losers if We can’t remember what you did and thank you and wish you well. So goodbye, Andy, take care of yourself. If you put on knee breeches be sure and put on long woolens underneath and always remem- ber, if we had saved what you saved for us, we wouldn't need saving now. [WAR-GAME FLEET READY FOR AGTION iAttackers and Defenders Prepared for Struggle as Zero Hour Passes. BY CAPT. C. M. AUSTI Assistant Chief of Staff, U. B. N. By the Associated Press. ABOARD U. 8. 8. CALIFORNIA, SOMEWHERE AT SEA, February 6— The joint Army and Navy exercise officially begins today. With the passing of the zero hour at 5 am., Honolulu time, each side is free to push ahead with its plans, blue to determine the effectiveness of the air, surface and land attacks against Hawali, and black, the defending force, to test its air, surface, subsurface and land defenses. Admiral Richard Leigh has placed the blue ships under war muur?e for cruising in waters where the enemy may be expected. Extra watches, with guns ready, and extra lookouts for enemy ships, particylarly submarines, is a routine that was familiar to some of our forces in 1917 and 1918. Speed Essential. Co-ordination and co-operation be- tween the Army and Navy is a chief object of this exercise, and that end is being attained by the presence of an Army contingent with the blue forces. Months of preparations, planning and drilling have been spent. The loading of soldiers and equipment into boats, their assembly off the landing beaches most nearly corresponding to the beaches in Oahu and finally the landing through surf have been re- hearsed Boats transporting soldiers must have speed so that the distance to be traversed when the landing force is un- |der fire and cannot reply effectively may be crossed quickly. The first to arrive on the beach will doubtless have the hottest work to do and it is com- mon sense to land simultaneously as many as possible and over as wide a front as is practicable. It is not men only that must be landed, but ammunition and equipment This Blue Army of ours also travels with horses and mules. Problems Overcome. Our first problem was the develop- ment of some means of getting the ani- mals out of the transport and on to the beach. Flying stalls, toggled belly bands and ducking stools were invented, tried and retried boat ride; the mule wanted to have nothing to do with it at all. Dump them in the water and the horse first swam around the boat before striking out for the beach. probably to see if he would not be taken back on board. In the same circumstances, the mule came back to the surface, teeth bared and thofBughly angry and struck out for shore at once, keeping his course without wavering. Marines On Job. The Navy never undertakes an af- fair of this kind without our Marines, experts in overseas expeditionary work They never fail to make their presence an asset. ‘An older serviedthan the Navy, of which the Marine Corps s a part, they came into being when the Continental Congress first tried to supply private ships of war with soldiers to augment the crews. The soldiers did not like the salt air, salt water in which to wash their clothes and salt pork as a steady diet. Marines were hardened and they got the job. They are still getting hard jobs and still doing them well. CARNEGIE FOUNDATION INVESTIGATION ASKED Representative McFadden Charges Domination by “Inter- nationalists.” By the Associated Press. Representative McFadden. Republican, of Pennsylvania, yesterday introduced a resolution calling for a congressional investigation of the Carnegie Founda- tion, which. he charged, is dominated by_“internationalists.” The measure would authorize the ap- pointment of a House committee of seven members to study the foundation and its affiliates. “They are tied in_with the World Court, the Bank for International Set- tlements and the whole group of inter- nationalists,” McFadden said. “They have been trying, among other things. t> ruin our Army and Navy. They are just part of the network of interna- tionalists who are trying to destroy the country. “Congress should know definitely and more fully something about the activi- ties of the foundation and the organi- zations affiliated with it.” PRAYER FOR MISSIONS PLANNED AT ALBRIGHT Scout Sunday to Be Observed at Evening Service, With Three Troops Present. At Albright Memorial Evangelical Church tomorrow morning the service will represent the interests of the Wom- en's Missionary Soclety in its day of ) prayer for missions. The minister, Rev. George E. Schnabel, will have charge |of the service and will use as his ser- | mon subject “Following the Great Leader.” The Women's Missionary So- | ciety will have charge of the prayer service, at 7 p.m.,, with Mrs. E. Jester as the leader. At the evening service Scout Sunday will be observed, with three of the Scout troops in attendance. Scout- master Edwin Mashmeyer is directing the plans for the service. The sermon subject will be “After Having Kept All the Scout Law—What Then?" ‘The Women's Guild Evening Circle will meet Wednesday evening at the church. A Bicentennial program will feature the meeting. CHEVY CHASE BAPTISTS 70 HOLD LORD’S SUPPER Rev. Edward O. Clark to Preach at Morning Service on “The Word Become Flesh."” ‘The ordinance of the Lord's supper will be observed at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church _tomorrow morning. The pastor, Rev. Edward C. Clark, will preach on “The Word Become Flesh.” A story sermon will be given to the junior chutrch. ‘The young people meet at 6:45 o'clock in an intermediate group of Christian Endeavor and in a senior group of B. Y. P. U. The Sunday school plans to hold a father and son banquet in the near future. The school meets at 9:45 o'clock. ‘The union evening service will be held at 8.o'clock in the Wesley Methodist Church. The mission study class meet- ing Thursday evening will continue with the study of two additional chapters from the book “God and the Census.” . A layman will lead. The horse was curious, but liked the | DOUBT IF JAPAN CAN FINANGE WAR ,Fore_ign Experts Hold Eco- nomic Structure Would Give Way in Few Weeks. BY GLENN BABB. (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Press) TOKIO, February 6.—Japan's eco- nomic condition, seemingly as sound as that of any European nation, appar- ently has withstood the pinch of the country’s military adventures in China. Confident foreign authorities have expressed doubt, however, whether Japan's economic structure could stand the strain of either a major conflict or economic isolation more than a few weeks, especlally since in either case the world money market probably would be closed to her. There is even an appearance of pros- perity on the surface at the moment as a temporary result of the Seiyukal party’s return to office. | Buoyancy in the stock exchanges and in the commodity markets was set back during the past week, owing to the international situation, making specu- lators highly nervous. The general price trend continued upward, however, and losses resulting from the Anglo- American representations against the military activities in Shanghai early in the week were largely recovered. People Support Nation. What the operations in China are costing Japan has been kept a secret. | One explanation of this is the apparent | unanimity with which the people are supporting the nation's military policy and the fact that the bill for the ad- ventures in China in the form of higher | taxes has not yet been presented to the nation and is likely to be withheld for several months. Sound banking and efficient {Adustry are cited as the principal reasons for confidence in Japan’s economic sound- ness, but disquieting factors are te gloomy outlook for foreign trade and the government's inability to balance the budget except by a restort to loans Business circles have expressed anxiety as to how foreign trade will fare during 1932, which opened with an alarming balance of imports over | exports in January of more than 45.- 000,000 yen (about $15750,000 at the current rate of exchange) as compared with a small export balance in Jan- uary, 1931 Exports last month were a third less than during January a year ago. Gains wrich the Japanese hoped their de- preciated currency would produce, werc more than offset by the almost total obliteration of Japan's great market in China as a direct result of the military activities there. Sound Financial Basis. The business world has asked how long this must continue since it is evi- dent that Japan could not long with- | stand an accumulation of such adverse trade balances. | Conservative banking policies. which | the government has stringently en- forced, have given Japan's economic structure a sound financial basis in the opinion of experts. Lessons of the dis- | astrous Spring of 1927, when a mora- torium was necessary, apparently en- abled Japan to escape a plague of bank failures. Japanese industry, moreover, is be- | lieved to be on a more efficient besis | than ever. Large cotton spinners said they were able to continue operations and pay dividends for at least two years, | even if the market in China, their big- | gest, remained tightly closed by boycott or_war. The Japanese currency depreciated approximately 30 per cent after an em- bargo again was placed on gold. But | it was pointed out that the British | pound sterling suffered likewise and | that the ratio of Japan's specie reserve | to the note issue was nearly 40 per cent, despite the drainage caused by huge shipments of gold to the United States, totaling 356,000,000 yen in the last three | months of 1931. ! Few Unemployed. A factor encouraging the inflation boom was the confidence in business | circles that the Seiyukai party would win in the national elections on Feb- ruary 20. Experts said there was no indication that fluctustions in the market could be traced to manipulatior. on the part of interests favoring the minseito (opposition) party Compared to the unemployment figures of the United States and Euro- pean nations, those of Japan seem al- most_insignificant, since they do not | exceed 500,000. This is attributed to | the elasticity of the family system in| Japen which gives the nation its eco- nomic fabric Workers losing their jobs in the city merely drift back to the farms from which a majority of them came. The trend to the farms, however, has aggravated one of the most menacing features of the national economy, namely the agrarian problem, acute at present because the bumper rice crop of 1931 lowered the farmers' income. Farm troubles are chronic, particularly disputes between tenant farmers, who are in a vast majority, and the land- owners, AIR BOMBS RAINED ON TING’S TROOPS Heavy Casualties Are Inflicted on Chinese Fleeing From Harbin, By the Assoclated Press. HARBIN, Manchuria, February 5.— Heavy casualties were inflicted by, Japanese air bombers today on the fleeing troops of Gen. Ting Chao, who headed for the southeast, leaving Har- bin in the hands of the Japanese. The occupation was effected after a | devastating bombardment. Several Japanese shells went off near the headquarters building of the Chinese | Eastern Railway, jointly owned by Russia and China, and Soviet officials of the road held an emergency meeting to consider the situation. The Chinese had put two field guns in action in the open space in front of | the railroad headquarters, and Japanese | authorities said they thought this had been done in the hope of causing trouble between Japan and Russia. Harbin, an important railroad center, is second only to Mukden among the cities of Manchuria. It is the hub of Russian influence of the province. Thousands of Japanese residents cheered the troops of Gen. Jiro Tamon as they occupied all public offices and strategic defensive points. Gen. Ting Chao and his staff fled toward Acheng, 26 miles southeast of Harbin. DESERT RESCUE FAILS Ten Planes Find No Trace of Three French Flyers. ALGIERS, Algeria, February 6 (®).— Ten planes on & searching expedition had failed last night to discover three French flyers, missing in the Sahara Desert for four days, and the chances of success were believed to be growing slimmer. The airmen, flying in the plane St. Didier, were attempting to establish a flight = record between France and Madagascar when they were forced down.. The region in which they are marooned has been located as 219 miles South of In Salah, the heart of the desert. *x A3 " e - 4 RADIO “SONGBIRD" RETURNS TO FIND ROUSING WELCOME Throng Greects Kate Smith, Former Capital Girl, Now Famous. Star, Thritled by Reception, Hopes Success Hasn’t Changed Her. “The songbird of the South” stepped off the train yesterday at Union Sta- tion and was greeted in as riotous a fashion as any songbird the world over has ever known. “Hello, everybody!” cried Kate Smith, waving to hundreds of excited admirers | and dispensing cheer and a broad smilr to the throng that pressed all around her. And Weshington's most successful radio celebrity, whose nocturnal croon- ings have lodged her way up in the Rudy Vallee class, half submerged under a glant bouquet of roses given her by one of her juvenile worshipers, walked gallantly down toward the presidential entrance of the station, hehing three flags and a welcoming committee that | included representatives from the American Legion, the Veterans of For- eign Wars and Disabl>d War Veterans. Stops Before Microphone. A band played “Hall, Hail, the Gang’s All Here” and a deep voice cflgd‘ “Where's your moon, Kate?” Miss Smith, after greeting her vast unseen | radio audience over a microphone at the entrance, instead of bursting into her customary war cry, “When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain,” wrapped herself in a large French horn and allowed herself to be photographed. When this_ was over she shook hands with the flagbearers, with the leader of the band, spoke a handsome little speech of appreciation. and was then escorted by Hardic Meakin, chief of the local R-K-O Keith forces to a waiting limousine. ‘When interviewed later in the day, Kate was come. “Wasn't it grand?” in her hotel suite. “Isn't Waskington just wonderful>” (Or something lik» that), and she seemed as excited at being back in her native haunts as was her army to have her here at the station. When she was 12 years old and play- ing around the local boulevards from which have sprung such eminent theat- rical lights as Al Jolson, Helen Hayes, Ruth Chatterton and Ina Clair, Katie used to be known as the *“12-year-old songbird.” She says about the time between then and now "I was always ambitious—but backward.” But she likes “success.” ‘Oh yes,” she admits, JAPAN'S NAVAL she cried CONCEDED IN EVENT OF WAR proximity of Bases Gives Her Edge Over Other Powers in Shanghai Area—Fleet Held Equal to That of U. S. 11 BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN. Should Japan suddenly decide on warfare in the Shanghai area against cne or all of the naval powers concentrated there at present, she would have an immediate advantage, naval | due to the proximity of naval bases Such is the unofficial opinion of high ranking American naval authorities here. Japanese destroyers could be rushed in 24 hours to Shanghai from their naval base at Sasebo, in South- western Japan and heavier vessels could steam to the disturbed Oriental city in 36 to 48 hours. Latest dispatches to the Navy De- partment, which the general board is studying with interest, show that the Japanese have about 35 vessels in the Shanghai-Woosung area. The United States has 13 ships there, the British eight and the French three. The Japanese fleet, as a whole, is conceded to be the equal of the entire American fleet, as Japan's vessels are described as being more modern than those of the American Government, due to a steady replacement policy. Japan Considered Superior. Purthermore, the Japanese have an even greater advantage. The naval base in Singapore is 2,210 miles away from Shanghai. The Japanese are considered far superior to the Brit- ish in the Orient, viewed from the standpoint of present day naval vessels. The United States has only one big modern warship at Shanghal. the flag- ship of the United States Asiatic Fleet, the U. S. S. Houston, aboard which Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, the commander in chief, has his headquar- ters. As the United States has nov constructed a single destroyer since shortly after the close of the World War, all American vessels of that type now in the Shanghai area are from 10 to 15 years old. In the Yangtze River America has half a dozen gunboats now about 4 years old. Under the command of Admiral Taylor in the Shanghai-Woosung area, besides the Houston, are the ’destroyers U. S. S. Paul Jones, Parrott, Bulmer, Truxtun, Borle, Peary, John D. Ford, Whipple, Barker, John D. Edwards, Smith, Thompson and Pope. Other Vessels En Route. En route are the converted yacht U. S. S. Isabel, which is due tomorrow; the naval transport U. S. S. Chaumont, built in 1920 and taken over from the War Department a_year later, which is due to reach Shanghai tomorrow night, with the 31st Army Infantry Regiment from Manila; the mine sweepers U. S. S. Finch and Bittern, due Saturday, and the destroyer tender U. S. S. Blackhawk, commissioned in May, 1918, in the Navy, although built in 1913 for the Shipping Board, which is due at Shanghai next Tuesday. Uncle Sam has at Nanking, 150 miles up the Yangtze River from Shanghal, the destroyers U. S. S. Edsall and Simp- son. Some 500 miles up the Yangtze at Mowangtsui is the gunboat U. S. 8. Panay; at Hankow, 600 miles up the Yangtze, is the U. 1 of Rear Admiral Yancey S. Williams, and there, too, are the gunboats U. 8. S. Palos, Tutuila and Oahu. At Ichang, 1,000 miles up the Yangtze. is the gunboat U. S. S. Monocacy and at Chungking, 1,500 miles up that river, is the gunboat U. S. S. Guam. Hsin Ho, 600 miles north of Shanghai, is the gunboat U. S. S. Tulsa, built in 1923. At Foochow, 350 miles south of Shanghal, is the destroyer U. S. S. Cormick. At Hongkong, 750 miles south of Shanghai, where the British have a base, is the destroyer U. S. S. Stewart and the gunboat U. S. S. Mind2nao. At Canton, 800 miles south of Shanghai, is the gunboat U. S. S. Helena, which was commissioned in the American Navy in Four British Vessels. In addition to these American naval vessels in the Shanghai area, the Bri- tish have four cruisers—the Cumber- land, which has been at Hongkong; the Cornwall, the Suffolk and the Berwick. ‘These are all new ships of 10,000 tons, as is H. M. S. Kent, aboard which Ad- miral Sir S. A. Howard Kelly, com- mander in chief of the British naval squadron of the China station, left Ma- nila for Shanghal after taking aboard fuel and supplies. She is expected to reach Shanghai tomorrow. At Shanghai, the British have four river gunboats, also. There are other British ships in Yangtze ports, the L still all agog over her wel- | British | . S. Luzon, flagship . At Mc- | | | KATE SMITH. | “and why wouldnt I? But I'm the | same ever. At least I hope I am.” “Is it true that you get 25,000 letters a week, Miss_Smith?” “Not quite. The average is 45,000"— and Kate, who suddenly last June awoke to find herself famous, hastened to add that she opens every single onc f them herself. “Yes, sir” she raid, “I spend at least 2 hours a day open- ing and answering my fan mail—no one touches it " Chief among the honors of which Miss Smith is most proud is the fact that she is an_honorary member of | e New York Fire Department. Her average day consists of four personal appearances at a theater, at least one broadcast, rehearsing for half an hour | with the band, opening mail, eating breakfast, not eating anything else dur- ing the day, and doing at least one benefit. These benefits, fro which Miss Smith is justly famous, usually take her out into the wilds of Passaic (if she is not in New York) or to some | remote spot which takes time and | trouble to get to. “But that's how I| got where I am,” says Kate, who claims that fame and fortune were | given her by the vice president of the Columbia Phonograph Corporation, Theodore Collins, who is now her man- ager. “When I started in I did at least eight or nine benefits a day.” Benefits and Kate Smith Radio Clubs, for which there are now 71 char- ters, and writing song lyrics (apart from her radio work) keep Kate busy. One thing, however, she admitted which few radio celebrities have admitted be- | fore, she said quite suddenly in the middle of discussing the success of her song, “When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain, “You know I have al ways had sort of a yet to write poetry ADVANTAGE | 1.100-ton British sloop Bridgewater be- ing at Nanking. In the Shanghai-Woosung area or en route there, th> French have onre cruiser and two gunboats. At Hankow France has three river gunboats; at Nanking is one river gunboat and at Amoy ther> is ancther. 1f there are Chinps= naval vessels at Shanghai, it is not known here. The Chinese naval base is at Foochow, but the exact number of vessels is indeter- | minate. The Chinese have at Tsingtao, which is about two days’ steaming north | of Shanghai, the cruisers Hai Shen, Chao Ho and Hai Chi, the gunboats | ung Hsiang, u Yu, Yung Hsiang Kiang Li and Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh is in com- mand of the Chinese forees, which for- merly were known as the Northeastern cquadron. There are some Chinsse war vessels at Nanking, but details about them are lacking here. addition to the vessels in the Shanghai sector the Japanese have three cruisers and four destroyers at Nanking, efght river gunboats at Han- kow and up-river ports, and in the Tsingtao-Chefoo-Chinwangtao area Ja- pan has three cruisers and four de- stroyers. { Vice Admiral K. Nomura has just/ been appointed to command the Japa- nese naval forces in the Yangtze area. | He is a personal friend of Admiral Wil- liam V. Pratt, United States chief of | naval operations, who congratulated Lim on his appointment. Admiral No- mura was feted at the White House in September, 1929, when Japanese blue- jackets and officers went sightseeing in the National Capital and a round of soclal entertainment was arranged for them. Altogether in the Far East the Brit- |ish have 6 cruisers, 1 aircraft carrier, | 15 destroyers, 4 of which were being Iheld at Hongkong preparatory to re- turning to England, with 4 from Eng- land being sent out to replace them; 19 river gunboats, mostly in the Yangtze River; 11 submarines and 4 sloops. France has in the Far East 1 cruiser, | 14 gunboats, 2 submarines, 1 subma- | rine_tender, 2 patrol boats, 3 aux- fliaries and 4 mine sweepers. The | Italians have comparatively few vessels | in_the Orient. | _The French senior naval officer is | Vice Admiral O. B. Herr, while the Italian leader is Capt. Guido Bacci. | At Manila the United States Navy has 2 destroyers, 2 submarine tenders, |12 submarines, 1 large aircraft tender | and 2 small aircraft tenders, 1 oler and 1 auxiliary ship. The destroyers and | submarines are more than 10 years old |and the other vessels are well along |in years also. (Copyright. 1932, Ne by the North American wspal Tne.) r Alliance, 14 Boys Desert As School Begins Farm Training Henry Ford Institution in Massachusetts Loses Wards of State. By the Associated Press. ‘WORCESTER, Mass, February 6.— | The Worcester Telegram says that 14 State wards who were students at Henry Ford's Wayside Inn Boys' School, at South Sudbury, have left the institu- tlon and gone back to the care of the | State because a system of agricultural training has replaced the vocational course. The school, started by the Detroit manufacturer in 1928 as an experiment in vocational training, changed its cur- riculum two weeks ago to one in which agriculture and allied subjects are stressed, the newspaper says, and the boys left at that time, reducing the en- rollment to 36. E. M. Hatch, principal of the school, admitted the boys had left because of the change in policy, it is asserted, but declined to say why the change had been made or who ordered ft. State child welfare officials are re- ported to have said the boys told them they would rather return to private homes than remain at the Wayside Inn School. TRUCKMEN PUSH FIGHT ON TAX BILL Association Plans to Present Data Against Tax at Senate Hearing. Members of the €ommercial Motor Vehicle Owners’ Association last night were urged to co-operate to the fullest extent with the special committee from the organization assembling data for use in combating the House proposal to tax District motor vehicles by weight and increase the gasoline tax. The association campaign is being shaped in preparation for the Senate hearing on the measures already passed by the House, and data are being col- lected to show just how each class of vehicle users would be affected by the eventual enactment of the proposed taxation. To Fight Couzens Bill. The committee also was advised of the preparations made to send a dele- gation before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Wednesday to argue against the measure proposed by Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, chairman of the committee, to regulate interstate operation of trucks and busses. In general, the legislation would pro- vide for reports on the operations of the freight carriers and would regulate their physical characteristics and service of employes. Washington, it was pointed out by Jaavine Fuiclulil, secretary of the Vehicle Owners, probably would be af- fected by such'a law more than any place in the country, because so much of the operation here is of interstate of the fight being waged T interests in conjunction with those in Virginia on pending vehi- cle legislation in Virginia, it was brought out at the meeting that if the new laws are enacted, not only would reciprocity be dealt a death blow so {far ‘as trucking is ccncerned, but also with regard to passengor cars. The proposed Virginia statute would require any resident of the District having a gainful occupation in Vir- ginia to register his car in that State, in addition, of course. to meeting the District licensing requirements Reciprocity in Kind. If that is done, then, it will be neces- sary for the traffic director here to re- | quire any resident of Virginia having gainful occupation in the District to comply with the District licensing re- quirements, as only reciprocity in kind may be extended by the District. This, of course, would mean that Government, employes residing in Vir- ginia—the class principally affected— would be subject to the taxation in both jurisdicticns. J. Blood, a member of the Kansas Legislature, and E J. Arbc president of the Motor Truck Association of Con- necticut. who are in the Capital in connection with hearings on the Cou- 7l‘n;§ bill, addressed the association last night, REVIVAL IS PLANNED National Crusade to Continue Through Bicentennial. A nationa! revival crusade held during the Bicentennial tion has been planned by Gospel Tabernacle, with evangelists coming to pastor, Rev. Harry L. Collier. will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “A National Revival.” and at the popular angelistic service at 7:30 pm. on orld Travail.” The pastor will announce plans for the week of prayer February 7 to 14, to be held for the revival crusade. Sunday school will be at 9:30 am. and Young People’s meeting at 6:30 pm. Midweek service Wednesday, 7:45. Men's Revival Choir will meet Tuesday at 7:45 pm. and the Bicen- tennial Choir wil Imeet Friday at 7:45 pm. Christian men and women invited to join these choirs. Orchestra re- hearsal Saturday, 7:45 p.m to Loan on MONE First Mortgage. Construction Loans. L. W. Groomes, 1719 Eye St. to be celebra- the Full several noted assist ‘The Open till 6 P.M. Sundays eautiful Floral Tributes for all occasions, $3.50 up § 1407 H St. N.W. Nat'l 4905 REAL TEST Applied and Proven 10 Sold—1 Left (Our Sample Home) Price, $13.450 Our Protective Terms On A Wrenwood Home Rittenhouse St. at Broad Br. Rd. Chevy Chase, D.C. There has never been any- thing like them. 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