Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1932, Page 3

TONES BEING GUT FORD. C. GATEWAYS Completion by Next Month Predicted at Session of Garden Club. Stone markers for entrances to the District of Columbia are now being cut, and probably will be finished ready for erection at five principal gateways to the city about the middle ©f next month. This was announced at a meeting ¥Friday of the committee of the Na- tional Capital of the Garden Club of America, held in the office of the En- gineer Commissioner at the District Building. Maj. Gen. B. F. Cheatham, & mem- ber of the Subcommittee on Markers, stated that contract had been let for the ctone markers, and that present plans*are to put up the stones as soon as possible after they are ready, and to start the landscaping around the markers by planting trees as soon as the stones are in place. Shrubs also are to be used to complete the land- scaping. . Several other projects were consid- ered by the committee, including the National Memorial Grove which is being planted around the new District of Columbia World War Memorial in West Potomac Park, a proposed natural rock garden in Rock Creek Park and the proposed Everglades National Park in Florida. Locations Selected. The stone markers are to be placed Bt these entrances to the National Capital: Sixteenth street, intersection of Georgia and Alaska avenues, Key Bridge, Highway Bridge and Chevy Chase circle. Two stones are to be placed at each, with the exception of Georgia avenue, where a single stone 3s to be placed in a triangle at the mvenues' intersection. The stones themeelves: are the gift of the Garden lub of America, a national organiza- while the planting of trees and BUrubs to be placed around them are ¢ be the gifts of the Garden Clubs of Virginia and Maryland. At Chevy Chase Circle an elaborate @cvelopment is in progress for a memorial fountain to the late Francis C. Newlands of Nevada. Legislation authorizing the acceptance of this gift has passed the Senate, has been favor- ably reported by the House Commit- toe on the Library, and is expected to be passed by unanimous consent in the House tomorrow. Chairman Gilbert of the House YLibrary Committee, in charge of this bill. said last night that he expects to call it up tomorrow, and that he knows of no opposition to it. He also emphasized that it will mean an im- portant public improvement, which it 1s extremely desirable should be made at once, as a part of the program of dressing up the Capital City for the Bicentennial visitors. Plans for the fountain and planting are being drawn by Edward W. Donn, jr., architect, who is also supervising the cutting of the stone markers. Con- tract for the markers went to Walter Phelps of this city and the stone now is being cut. Each stone will be de- signed after the old markers, some of vhich still stand along the Mason and Dixon line. They will be seven feet long and 18 inches square, with the top cut into a “slightly pyramidal” ef- fect. Shields to Mark Sides. On one side will be the shield of the District of Columbia, and on the other the shield of Maryland or the State of Virginia, as the case may be. They are of Aquia Creek sandstone, the same material of which the White! House and Capitol building are con- structed. They are to be finished by March 15, and will be planted two feet in the ground, leaving the marker five feet above ground. While plans are going forward for the fountain, hopz was expressed that other persons or organizations may see fit to present the National Capital with other fountains, as the sight of flowing water was said to create an impression of coolness, refreshing during a hot Washington Summer. Fountains are used extensively in the great capitals of Europe, and members of the National Capital Committee of the Garden Club of America are hopeful that more fountains may be used here in Washington. Gen. Cheatham explained progress of the National Memorial Grove at the District World War Memorial. Funds are available, he said, for further plant- ing. The present circle of trees around the memorial is to be completed by planting four additional elm trees of approximately the same size as the ones already planted. The open space east of the memorial is to be filled by planting three large trees, one elm and two beech. “After this is accomplished,” he said, “future planting is to be limited to| young trees of suitable hardwood va- rieties, so located as to ultimately re- place the present soft wood trees now in the grove.” Plants to Honor Donors. Dogwood and red-bud trees are to be planted in the four corners formed by intersection of the vista with the two nearby park roads. 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SPAT N il ‘The drawing shows the proposed treatment of Chevy Chase Circle entrance to the National Capital after the two The stones are to be fashioned after those which dividual or organization in whose honor the tree is planted is to be suitably en- graved on the plate. This marker is to ! be set in a concrete base and placed | at the foot of the tree so that it will | project about two inches above the ground level. A contract is to be let, Gen. Cheat- ham announced, for moving five elm trees and replanting them at the me- morial. These splendid trees located on Tourteenth street between the Tidal Basin and are to be moved on account of street improvement. ‘The rock garden project was pre- sented by Clarence Phelps Dodge of the Special Committee considering the matter. After conference with Charles W. Eliot, 2d, of the Park and Planning Commission, and with Frederick Law Olmstead, landscape architect, Mr. Dodge said the committee recommended that a preliminary survey and report | should be made at once by a competent | landscape architect to include the cost of transforming the old quarry beneath | the Taft Bridge into a rock garden and to outline a comprehensive plan for the project. The result of the survey and the re- port then could be carefully studied, he said, “to see if the Garden Club of America wishes to undertake the crea- tion and upkeep of a rock garden of such magnitude and of such marvelous possibilities.” The garden was the sub- Ject of considerable discussion. Miss Rose Greely, landscape architect, pro- nounced the site “almost perfect both for location and development.” The | matter of having the survey made will | be placed before the Garden Club of | America. Park Bill Approved. Legislation authorizing the proposed Everglades National Park was :’pp‘!o\'ed by the Committee of the National Cap- ital of the Garden Club of America on | a motion offered by Mrs. Charles Wal- | cott and seconded by Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf. | Mrs. Charles L. McNary in a special | report stated that the legislation au- | thorizing increase in the national arbo- retum was now before the Secretary of Agriculture for a report to the Sen- ate Committee on Agriculture, Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d. director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, explained in general the plans now under way for development of the Mall. He said ground excavated in the public building program here is being used to fill in the Mall at the present time. Each step taken, how- ever, he said, was in line with the gen- Concerning the entrances to the city, Col. Grant said that he was conferring with officials of the District of Colum- bia, including Capt. Hugh P. Oram, director of inspection, and Clifford Lan- ham, superintendent of trees and park- | ing, concerning the property and plant- ing of trees and shrubs about the en- trance markers. He said it would be possible to arrange for the planting as soon as there was no further prospect of freezing. The next meeting of the committee will be held in April, when Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, chairman, who is now out of the city, will have returned, and will preside. AUSTRALIAN TO LECTURE ON GEORGE WASHINGTON War Veteran and Hero of Gallipoli Will Talk at Ingram Me- morial Church. Thomas Skeyhill, an Australian World War veteran and orator, will make an address on “George Washing- ton, a Human Study” at the Ingram Memorial Congregational Church, Tenth street and Massachusetts avenue north- east, next Sunday night, February 21, Rev. Frederick Vining Fisher, pastor of the church, announced yesterday. Skeyhill, at the age of 18, became an outstanding hero for bravery displayed during the Australian and New Zea- land troop siege of the Gallipoli Penin- sula from April 26, 1915, to January 8, 1916 When the United States en- tered the World War, Skeyhill was sent here as a, lecturer. His eloquency as a speaker attracted the attention of Theodore Roosevelt and other leaders.- After the war he continued on lecture tours, and Mr. Fisher sald yesterday that Skeyhill is now classed as one of the world’s greatest orators. R — House-to-house selling is spreading in CALLY NEW. A WONDER-| FUL OPPERTUNITY TO BUY FINE PIECE INCLUDING LIVING ROONM, DINING ROOM AND BED ROOM. AT HOUSE 6117 32nd PLACE, CHEVY CHASE, D. C. MUST BE SOLD MONDAY, FEBRU- ARY 15,10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. PHONE CLEVELAND 8905. GRAPES—]JUICE For sale at Terminal Refrigerating Corp.. 1ith and E sts._s.w._Tel. Nat. 7684. 1:3_| APPLES, SWEET CIDER We have Jerge cupply of our usual high-Trade £ svect cider. FrUd Sfarm Europe. O 9>, e e, 0 g OLNEY FARM—OLNEY, MD. Where excellence of food and refinement of atmosphere are delightfully blended LUNCHEON—TEA—DINNER 12 miles out Georgia Ave. Ext. NO OTHER PHONE LOCATIONS ASHTON 133 eral plan eventually to be completed. |, Directicn: Clara May Downey HOOVER FACES VEXING PROBLEMS IN FOURTH YEAR OF PRESIDENCY March of Months Brings Array of Difh- culties Unprecedented in Peace- Time History. By the Associated Press. As the third year of the Hoover ad- ministration reaches a troubled close, & look ahead shows its most vexing prob- lems will carry over to test it rigorously in the one to come. On that rainy March 4, when Herbert Hoover took office, only two crucial questions pressed him—cam- paign pledges for farm relief and tariff revision. He soon called Congress and it set up the Farm Board he wanted; but coalition opposition in the Senate roughened the going to delay the tariff. The sun shone for a while, markets were high and lively, foreign affairs occasioned no real worry. politics merely stuttered and Republicans smiled con- tentedly. But, as though the inauguration day storm had presaged what was to come the march of months brought an array of difficulties unprecedented in peace- time history. Each has been the ob- jective of determined action, but none has been finally disposed. Must Head Into Hurricane. ‘What's more, the accumulation clut- ters the administration foredeck at a time when its steersmen must head into a hurricanelike presidential campaign. Dominating issues between the parties may be lacking in the trouble-cargo, bi- partisan acticn in Congress on economic legislation may continue in force; but the Hoover leadership certainly faces the most vehement challenge and de- fense yet between now and November. Stand on that deck and take a look. One may wonder what the shifts of fortune’s seas next will thrust forward or which to tackle jn a new direction— domestic business’ reconstruction or Japanese-Chinese hostilities, or war debts, relief for the jobless, too-high Government expenditures, arms limita- tion, money hoarding, tax increases, will 'a newcomer appear? On one and all of these, the country and the world has fresh in mind the administration position, for President Hoover frequently has expressed him- self in both action and statement. Now only time and events can tell the re- sults, or how the sails will be trimmed to meet other contingencies. Strange Turn in Congress. Presenting a strange turn, the Presi- dent and Congress have got along bet- ter since the last elections replaced a top-heavy Republican majcrity in the House with a small but working Demo- cratic majority, and brought the Senate roll to 48 Republicans, 47 Democrats and one Farmer-Labor. With Demo- crats to thwart him on important legis- lation, he has abcut had his will in the session since - December 7. His moratorium proposal was ac- cepted readily and he agrees with the congressional stipulation against war debts revision. The reconstruction pro- gram to loosen credits has come through right down the line so far. Although there have been differences. House and Senate leaders have jcined in his moves to get the Federal budget balanced by 1933 through cutting ex- penses and raising taxes. Also, the Democratic leadership has allied itself with the Republican regulars in sup- port of his opposition to direct Federal relief for the unemployed. This issue or a modified version of it remains to be threshed out. however. Backed in Foreign Policy. In foreign policy as well, judging from the rarity of outbursts in con- gressional halls, he has powerful back- ing. That means quite a bit these days, what with danger threatening the safety of Americans and the integrity of treaties in China, insistence abrcad that any abatement of reparations for impoverished Germany must be met by reduction of war debts to this count DISCOVERED DRUG STORE X and arms limitation confronting signifi- cant hazards at the Geneva Conference. All in all, the signs point to the yesr to be a full cne for writers of political, administrative and diplomatic history. Going into it in his fifty-seventh year, Mr. Hoover as a pivotal figure seems ready for a tussle with all the elements that will swirl. Despite the dissenters that there are, he has the comfort of expecting the Chicago convention to ren-minate him without ado in June. But now and sgain he may wonder what the weather will be on March 4, next year. KIDNAPERS SEIZE HARRY H. BLAGDEN, WELL KNOWN HERE (Continued From First Page.) was largely patronized by the sons of wealthy parents. la Jeunesse. BLAGDEN WELL KNOWN HERE. Family of Kidnaped Man Owned Ex- tensive Argyle Estate. Harry H. Blagden is widely known in Washington social circles and is a mem- ber of a family which for many years owned an extensive estate here known as Argyle. It was located in the area which upper Sixteenth street now tra- verses, where Argyle terrace and Blag- den avenue since have been constructed. The old mansion still stands on a por- tion of the property. Only last week end Blagden was a Vvisitor here at the home of Mrs. Joseph Washington, to whom he is distantly related through the marriage of his brother, Augustus S. Blagden. Mrs. xul:lnzton resides at 1302 Eighteenth Teet. While here, Mr. Bladgen spoke of the Vvisit he was to make to Lake Placid, N. Y., as the guest of E. R. Harriman, son of the railroad magnate. He went there also to witness the Winter sports now in progress. Mr. Bladgen's residence is at Upper Saranac, N. Y. He has been maintain- ing for some time a camp- for boys near Saranac Inn. Mr. Bladgen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Bladgen, his mother being the former Helen P. Rich. RESCUED IN ARCTIC Nine of Ice-Locked Ship Crew Baved; Seven Left at Camp. KOTZEBUE, Alaska, February 13 (). —Nine members of the Hudsnos Bay Co. training ship Baychimo have been brought here by planes from the Arctic Ocean camp where they. lived since abandoning the ice-locked ship last November. A plane left today for the camp, where seven more of the crew remain. Part of the crew was brought out by planes last November, but Winter storms halted the rescue operations. The crew built rude quarters on the coast near there to guard the Bay- chimo, but the vessel became lost in the ice drifts and is believed crushed and sunk. D. C., FEB 20000 APANESE LAND AT SHANGHA Expeditionary Force Arrives on Seven Transports. Tanks " to Be Used. (Continued From' First Page.) Creek and met & crushing defeat at the hands of the defenders. ‘The Japanese were supposed to have crossed the creek late yesterday, bu the Associated Press correspondent in the Japanese lines there saw no such movement. Seven Tamsports Arrive. Forelgn observers, who entered the | debarkation zone here despite Japznese effcrts to cove rtheir troop movements with secrecy, said they believed 20,000 soldiers had been landed within a few ‘hours. Seven Japanese tra rts steamed up the Whangpoo River night un- der the very noses of silent Chinese gty o Beniing menon Japanese docks within the Inter- national Settlement. The expeditionary force brought along & large number of tanks, caval horses and great loads of war mun tions for use to crush the strong Chi: nese machine-gun positions in Chapei's vast network of trenches. At 10 am. the majority of the new- comers seemed to have been lande led, although soldiers continued to trickle onto the docks. Protest Filed With Japanese. Edwin 8. Cunningham, United States consul general, filed a protest with the Japanese consulate, but thus far there been eply. has TR Omaha, Nebr., and 'ih Xfl L. Y born his companion, . L. Young, was in Los pA‘nnlu‘ Calif., of Chinese ents. They entered Hongkew Thursday to rescue the woman's baby, who was in the home of a relative. As they entered the section a crowd of Japanese asked them their business. Ringwalt displayed his American con- sular credentials, which the Japanese falled to recognize. He and Mrs. Young then were roughly handled and forced to return to the settlement. Nelther of the two suffered ill ef- fects from their treatment and Mrs. Young later obtained her baby. As for today's show of hostility be- tween the two armies striving for pos- session of the Shanghal front, only the occasional boeming proof that there still was life in Chapel, while the guns at Woosung were silent. Artillerymen Unlimber Guns. No sooner had the pale sun punctured the blanket of fog and smoke that overhung the city than the artillery- Mmen in the Chapei zone unlimbered their guns and set them echoing over the metropolis. Quiet reigned at ‘Woosung. lelnn‘ese army officials undertook to cover the movements of their troops prevented all civilians from approaching | the docks where the men came ashore. Observation from outlying points, however, revealed that large numbers of soldiers were being landed with full field kits. Chinese sources said Japanese troops par- | of artillery gave | with as much secrecy as possible. They 1932—PALT ON !Idle Europeans ‘Begiege Legation For ‘War’ Openings E or ngineers, Former Army Officers and Flyers Apply to Chinese. By the Assoclated Press. VIENNA, February 13.—The Chinese legation here has been so flooded with inquiries from jobless engineers, for- mer army officers and airmen who are anxious to find an opening in the Sino- Japanese conflict that today the fol- lamwtu was posted on the lega- tion g The Chinese legation sincerely thanks all who have come to express sympathy for Chima and has the honor to announce that it has received no instructions whatsoever to engage engi- neers cr officers for national service or - to order or war material.” The crush of applicants has included former officers and airmen from all parts of Central and Southeastern Europe. Two pllots offered to start at once with their own planes which were parked at & nearby airport. commanding the defenders, rearranged his front lines and reserves in order that he might be prepared to meet the impending Japanese thrust and turn it back. Gen. Tsal declared he had 25,000 men ready for the action. Additional Japanese transports, their total and strength undisclosed, were approaching Shanghai and were ex- pected to arrive soon. Lieut. Gen. Kenkichi Uyeda, who is in command of all Japanese land operations, arrived Saturday with his staff aboard the Mikasa Maru a short time before the seven transports. ‘ Leaders of the Japanese community, including Mamoru Shigemitsu, Tokio's minister to China, and Consul General Karamatsu Murai, turned out to wel- ! come him. Japanese leaders declared they still had hopes that Gen. Tsal and other Chinese leaders would accept an armistice which would make their push unnecessary. Chinese circles ex pected Gen. Uyeda to deliver an ulti- matum, and they asserted this expex ! tion had stiffened the determination of their 19th army to fight 1t out to the last man. The Chinese declared they had ad- vance knowledge of Japanese reinforce- ment movements and increased their own strength accordingly. A dispatch from Peiping £aid the valor of the 19th had stimulated recruiting to such an extent that more than 200,000 volun- teers had offered °themselves for Shanghal service. Quick Work Promised. After a brief but terrific bombard- | ment of both Chapei and Woosung | Saturday morning the action slowed | down somewhat, although warships con- tinued to drop shells in the forts throughout the day. It was comparatively quiet when Gen. Uyeda came ashore from the Mikasa Maru. The general announced his mis- sion was to protect Japanese residents and promised that his work would be ‘completed as quickly as possible.” “I hope my object may be attained | by peaceful means, avoiding unneces- sary hostilities or sacrifices,” he said. “If unfortunately my mission is chal- lenged by Chinese troops threatening the International Settlement, I shall be crossed Woosung Creek, two miles In-'gpliged to take effective measures to | I8 | tention of our remaining there perma- jand from the Whangpoo River last ‘afeguard Japanese lives and property night, under a heavy smoke screen laid |1 am prepared to co-operate with al down by naval airplanes, but were|the powers concerned in removing un- It was called Camp | driven back with heavy losses by tense machine- fire. They were rein- forced, again advanced and agein were -outed, the Chinese, said, by two Chinese regimente. Bluejackets March to Docks. The reports lacked support from other sources, however. Ac the fresh Japanese troops landed, Japanese bluejackets marched to the docks, apparently waiting their turn to embark on the same transports, where they were destined to go was unknown to any but the Japanese, and they re- mained uncommunicative as to what was going on. ‘The area near the docks became & beehive of activity. Armed Japanese patrols swarmed the streets leading to the wharves to prevent any onlooker ap- proaching the waterfront. ‘These new transports, coming on the heels of six troop ships that arrived Friday, were convoyed by four cruisers, seven destroyers, and six torpedo boats. They were crowded to' the rails with stocky sons of Japan, trained to do the goose-step as well as the old Ger- man army and—what is more important —equipped with every implement of modern warfare. The ease with which they entered the Whangpoo indicated one thing to military observers; although the Chi- tons of shells and airplane bombs have been rained on them, the long Japa- nese bombardment apparently put the guns of the fortress out of commission. Military commentators agreed that the Chinese scarcely would have permitted the big troop movement if their guns had been in shape to send the ports to the bottom of the river. Raiders Cross Woosung. Although Japanese military authori- ties announced they expected their big drive to start “at the earliest possible moment,” it was belleved there would be additional diplomatic maneuvering before the guns and tanks prepared the way for assault lines of Japanese bayonets. During the last few days the action has been confined to the air, to the big guns and to exchanges of shots by ma- chine gunners and riflemen in the trenches. But yesterday there was a brief hand-to-hand clash. A party of 15 Japanese, commanded by a sergeant, made a quick raid from their position on the west bank of the Woosung. The raiders crossed the stream on a frail foot bridge. Sharp rifle fire from the Chinese lines forced them to retreat hastily, but they ef- fected the capture of one Chinese soldier. The captive, taken to headquarters, said he was 20 years old, had been in the army two r;)ontl:& and enlisted “to t something to eat.” “Dunng most of Saturday it snowed on the Woosung Fort, impeding the activity oi/the Japanese airmen, al- though they stayed aloft, dropping occasional bombs. The Chinese made good use of the let-up necessitated by the blizzard. Gen. 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Many of the Chinese had been wait- ing all night, pressing close to the barbed wire barricades as the artillery rumbled behind them. | _After daybreak the Marines let down the bars and all those who had proper | documents were allowed to enter the , settlement. The Chinese used all sorts of subterfuges in order to get in. One | young fellow walked up to the barri- cade and, with a melodramatic gesture, thrust back his coat lapel, displaying a celluloid button on which was the pic- ture of a Chinese general. | “Outside, buddy,’ Marine told him, turning him about and starting him back toward the native section. ! New Protections Provided. | Knowing that the Marines did not understand Chinese, refugees not equip- ped with documents tried to get through by producing any sort of papers that looked the least bit official, even to iletter heads. But the Marines looked In each case for the official seal of the settlement, and without it no one was allowed to pass. The American troops raised new pro- tections against shells and air bombs. Sand bag emplacements along Soochow were made higher and thicker. Officers also took steps to keep their men warm. Brick ovens were installed in the posts for the benefit of sentries on duty dur- ing these cold, wet nights. Sandbag _emplacements have been erected at 50-yard intervals along the bank of the Soochow. They are con- nected by an eight-foot fence of barbed wire. Officers commanding Marine de- tachments said numerous shells had dropped in the area and it was neces- sary to keep the men fully protected. They pointed out that a heavy Japa- $ Still Time to Send % 5 ¢ Burton’s * Flowers b4 % To Your Valentine 2 Rm AEMBER your Sweet- heart on Sweetheart day with Burton’s Flowers. We, have a splendid selection of choicest, freshest blooms, right from the best growers in Maryland and Pennsyl- vania, All orders appropriately & y designed and promptly at- i * tended to. 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He was enjoined from pros- ecuting this suit by the District Su- preme Court and took an appeal. Latvia Action Cited. Meanwhile, attorneys for the appellee pointed out, McLean went to Riga,| ‘l:ttizl;. and brought another divorce “This voluntary act of Edward B. Mc- Lean in filing a divorce suit in Latvia,” the motion to dismiss said, “consti- tutes an abandonment of his Mexican sult for divorce, which Mexican suit has never been formally dismissed. an essential element in his Mexican divorce suit, Edward B. McLean claimed to be a resident of Mexico. As an essential element in his Latvian divorce case he now claims to be a resident of Latvia. Appellant cannot claim Lelxflldrnce in both countries at the same | e. “ ‘Now, it is not open to argument that there cannot be at the same time | two such places of residence. It is the | law of our physical existence that one | cannot be in two places at the same | time; and it is equally a law of our civil existence that there cannot be two places of residence, each with the in- nently or indefinitely and of its becom- ing our fixed and permanent home.’ Appeal Held Frivolous. ‘The courts of one State have no inherent authority over the marriage | relation of the citizens of other States. ‘For if it be that one government in virtue of its authority over marriage | may dissolve the tie as to citizens of another government, other governments would have a similar power and hence the right of every government as to its own citizens might be rendered nuga- tory by the exercise of the power which every other government possessed.’” | ‘The appellee characterized the appeal as frivolous and said the court could not consider it because it constituted a | moot question. This position was sus- | tained. | Julius 1. Peyser, counsel for McLelnAi | insisted there was nothing to show Mc- Lean claimed Latvia as his residence. nese drive would endanger the Ma- | rines. who are in position just behind | Chapei and in line with the Japanese | artillery in Hongkew Park. A little | miscalculation in their range finding | might mean that Japanese shells would | overshoot their objectives. | Nelson T. Johnson, American Min- ister, conferred wigh Japanese Minister Shigemetsu, along with the British Minister. The Japanese representative said after the &nference that none of his colleagues had concrete peace pro- posals in mind so far as he knew. M. 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