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” MERCANS LERVE FR SIFETY T0E uit Danger Spots in Shang- hai as Major Offensive Is Awaited. = (Continued From First Page.) e rszammre 1o« o fPE TITIITESS ) 14 ally in the line of fire and in extreme nger from shells which overshot the ark. 3Marine officers described the position 88 “precarious” and directed extension the sandbag barricades along ochow Creek. R This aftérnoon, Gen. Uyeda, the Jap- ghese commander, said his men had Igpen instructed to exercise caution, but added that “it is ltkely some shells ight fall wide of their mark, in which efent he would be regretful but unable tg prevent it.” % U. §. Troops Endangered. *Marine officers said that since they d been on patrol along Soochow ek, 100 shells had fallen in that vi- chity. subjecting the American force to TPl danger. It was only gocd lick, %«iydsmd. that none of them had been ed. #There was an additional danger, they sgid, for the Chinese across the creek heve mined their front line trenches in p¥eparation for blowing them up if that sélemed advisable 3The foreign force defending the In- rnational Settlement was considered icient fo ward off any serious pon_entering the lines, which they 8ok over from the Volunteer Corps and id Russian troops, the Americans began assemblying ma- hine guns, manning the blockhouses d posting sentries behind a line of ndbags supporting the block house Rpsitions. They also placed machjne guns on Ac roofs of houses immediately behind their lines. These new positions en- jeved an unobstructed view of the lnese trenches in Chapei, which now Tun along behind the wrecked Shang- Hpi-Nanking Railway Station, a few yprds outside the settlement boundary. “The American troops expressed the Keenest satisfaction on taking over the w positions. “At last we are where there is likely to be some action,” one 2 them said 2 More Shells Fall in Settlement. 4The soldiers, all members of the 31st Qnited States Infantry, immediately began nailing up on the block houses signs taken from nearby destroyed Hhildings announcing: “Rooms to let,” i ‘Cabaret shows—dancing nightly— best music in town.” -Several more Chinese shells fell in the International Settlement during the night. Eight dropped on Broad- way and one exploded in a bed room qf the Savoy Hotel, but no one was hurt American_authorities called the at- tention of Gen. Tsai Ting-Kai, mavor Wu Teh-Creng, and Mamoru nigemitsu, Japanese minister. to the rpcessity for taking the strictest care ainst shells from the artillery on her side falling in the International Settlement and endangering American 1ves and property. ? The British. French, Italians and pme other powers called the attention Chinese and Japanese headquarters tp the danger of shells falling in the settlement and urged efforts to avoid tillery fire in that direction. Both Ghinese and Japanese authorities gave ns%‘a mées that their armies had been caugioned -mot to train big guns upon the foreign area. % Church Property Inspected. % American Minister Nelson T. Johnson, dccompanied by the Japanese vice con- 1 and others, climbed through a win- w to inspect the property of the American Methodist Episcopal Church uth in Hongkew, which has been in- ded three times by Japanese raiding flarties, ostensibly in search for snipers or inflammatory literatyre. . Since the last raid the mission school Pas been under the seal of Japanese val authorities. One of the officials— gv J. C. Hawk—visited the property fore Mr. Johnson and found on the gate a notice reading “Closed by order ;{ the imperial Japanese naval author- ies.” : Rev. Mr. Hawk then called on Mr. &unningham and asked him to accom- Pany him to the compound, where they femoved the Japanese seal. Mr. Cun- fingham persuaded the American Min- ter to investigate, and he did so, ing over broken windows, doors and jurniture and scattered records, books !nd pictures. v No Sign of Withdrawal. Ml « Chinese guns boomed a heavy tattoo s a prelude to tomorrow’s expected ttle, Three Japanese bluejackets were illed. Under cover of the bombard- ent Chinese made hasty but elaborate reparaticns for the expected attack morTow, when the Japanese ulti- matum expires. T There was no sign that the Chinese Bad ahy other intentions than to fight it out 0 a finish. © Beginming of the Japanese offensive fomorrow morning was considered made rtually certain this afterncon when en. Uyeda said unless the Chinese had fithdrawn from their front line posi- #ons at Chapei, Kiangwan and Woo- flx by 7 am. (6 p.m. Eastern standard e today) “the Japanese will take independent action.” ; “Thus far,” he added, significantly, e see no sign of a Chinese with- drawal.” i Interpreted as Defiance. © The bombardment, was interpreted by panese officers &3 & gesture of defi- ce. They- said the Chinese, guns Ruried shdlis over the Japanese con- late and the flagship Idzumo in the E‘\s'er during the night. Artillery fire o was exchanged at Kiangwan. | The enly effect the Japanese ul- fimatum Seemed to have had upon the Chinese soldiers was to speed up the Work of-strengthening defense, which ach for miles -behind the Chinese nes & Troops were in the line all the way from Chapei to Woosung, Machine sms were being .placed in position at equent_intervals, » Many bridges protected by machine guns were fixed so they could be re- moved easily if a retreat became neces- dary. | Numerous sandbag redoubts (otted the roads. £ At the Japanese headquarters in the Kungda Mill in_Yangizepoo district the offices there formerly occupied by {:kkeepers and clerks were filled to- 3 y with- uniformed men poring over ps, drawing plans and discussing roblems of strategy for the big of- ensive which they regarded as in- @vitable. - The cotton spinning machinery was stilled and soldiers’ bunks were placed &bout the grea: looms. - - The offices of Lieut. Gen. Kenkichi ®veda were the hub of all the activity. * Machine guns were being placed in fiits at intervals of about 50 yards ound the new Japanese airdrome. umerous sand bag redoubts were also Built at the corners of the fleld and nl;mg the banks of the Whangpoo ver. ¢ ?Gen. Tsaf Ting-Kai, Chinese com- mander, said reports that he was suf- fring from, a shortage of ammunition d supplies were false. “A good sup- ly of everything is coming,” he said, nd we are confident we are prepared r any emergency.” The Japanese were hauling ammuni- flon and other supplics into their posi- tions along the eastern side of Chapei Juring the afternoon, strengthening eir stand in the vicinity of Hongkew rk. % Japanese aviators continued to fly %er Chapei during the afternoon. They opped no bombs and were supposed be reconnoitering. H m;xdulgpnl pettlement authorities de- sanction & Jz;neu sugges- n that Japanese residents of Hong- Lo What Japanese Bombs Did to Chapei TdE k..o LVON FIRST PICTURES TO GIVE INSIGHT INTO SERIQUSNESS OF CHINA SITUATION. Upper: Ruins of a railroad station in the Chapei district of Shanghai, photographed during the Japanese bombard- ment January 29. Lower: Picture taken just after a shell had burst ‘These pictures, the first to arrive N. J.. from Gheyenne, Wyo., by Maj. James H. Doolittle in 8; hours’ fiying time. an airmail plane which had flown there in the Chapei district. showing actual from San Prancisco. 1 warfare in Shanghai, were flown to the Newark Airport, Newark, He picked them up in Cheyenne from A P. Photos. SENATE, HOUSE SCRIBES TO HONOR “JIM” PRESTON Gallery Members Gather Tomor- row to Pay Tribute to For- mer Superintendent. Members of the Senate and House press galleries will gather in the Senate press gallery at 11 am. tomorrow to honor James D. Preston, who served as superintendent of the Senate press gal- lery for approximately 35 years. Mr. Preston retired as superintendent last December and became librarian of the Senate. During his leng service he won the respect and friendship of the Washington corps of correspondents. COUSIN OF EDGE SUES John E. Lloyd, Prominent Phila- delphian, Reno Applicant. RENO, Nev., February 19 (#).—John Eshelman Lloyd, member of a socially prominent Philadelphia _family and cousin of Walter Edge, United States Ambassador to France, filed suit here yesterday to divorce Judith Voselli Lloyd, stage and screen player. Mrs. Lloyd, better known as Judith Voselli, played opposite Lawrence Tibbett in “The Rogue Song," and prior to that sang on the stage. Lloyd's complaint charged extreme cruelty. They married at New York December 29, 1918. Mrs. Lioyd now is in Hollywood. — e kew organize a volunteer fire brigade to cope with any extreme emergencies growing out of the prospective hostill- ties in the area adjacent to Hongkew. The Japanese suggested that they as- sume -responsibility for fire pratection in the area, to which the settlement authorities replied that the settlement brigade were capable of coping with any fire within the settlement borders. As darkness came on and less than 12 hours remained before the Japanese were expected to begin their onslaught, a feeling akin to despair gripped the city’s business leaders, hoth Chinese and foreign. In these quarters it was re- vealed that frantic efforts were made by the business leaders today, in direct conferences with the Chinese military officials, to persuade the Chinese to withdraw, but that the conferences failed. After this the business interests lost all hope of forestalling the storm, and members of these groups expressed the opinion that since it was now beyond hope to stave off the battle, the sooner it 1s over the better. The treasurer of the International Settlement indicated the settlement may face a sharp financial crisis as a result of the emergency. Collection of taxes for the current month, he said, have fallen 75 per cent because cI the disruption of business, and the extreme uncertainty left the majority ef the Chinese unable to meet the levies. The settlement already faces a likelihood of an increase of taxes, he said, but he was seeking to avoid this emergency. Heavy emergency expenses were be- ing incurred, he said, one item of which is $10,000 a day for food for volunteer forces and special police. THREE POWERS CONFER. Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, advised the Navy today of s conference of United States, British and Prench ministers and senicr naval officers, to discuss the Shanghal situ- ation, but did not mention the result of the meeting. The Nayy also was informed that Comdr. Ernest W. McKee has as- sumed command of Destroyer Division 7 and had left Shanghai aboard the destroyer Simpson for Pagoda Anchor- age. 700 miles south of Shanghal. The destroyer Barker also has de- parted from S i for 150 miles up the Yangtze River, WILBUR CAUTIONS ON BUDGET CUTS Secretary Writes Senators of Danger in Further Ap- propriation Slashes. By the Associated Press. Continuing his attack on cuts in the Interior Department appropriation bill, Secretary Wilbur today wiote Senators from the public lands States that “the responsibility for disorganizing a great department of Government should not be lightly assumed.” The department, Wilbur wrote, will be here “after many of us are gone, and I do not care to carry the respon- | sibility of failing to bring our critical | condition to the attention of those who, in our work.” Cut of §18,911,174 made. The budget estimates for the depart- ment, he said, were $12,637,254 below the 1932 appropriations. The House Committee made a further reduction of $6,273,920, which gives the department a cut of $18,911,174. “The budget estimates represented our absolute minimum requirements, even under existing abnormal condi- tions,” Wilbur said, “‘and additional re- ductions in certain directions would be disastrous. “Economy that brings discord into well regulated and necessary organiza- tions is misdirected and can only prove expensive in the long run. I have, therefore, suggested certain amend- ments.” If the proposals made by the Secre- tary are adopted in the appropriation bill it will mean the restoration of $4,583,500 of the $6,273920 cut from the bill by the” House. Tells Value of Department. “The Department of the Interior,” ‘Wilbur said, “is an established institu- tion for useful and needed service to t::glyen, Its backbone is the expert s of employes built up by years of experience in performing duties pre- scribed by law which have a direct bearing on the general economic wel- ware. Unnecessary employes are not desired at any time, and we have been the first to correct any tendency toward the incubus of surplus personnel. “This reorganization is in continu- ing process, initiated within the de- partment, in order to get full value from the funds provided by Congress,” Wilbur said, * add to unemploy- ment by the wholesale discharge of trained and expert people engaged in practical work for the benefit of the ublic would be unfortunate in normal imes, but under present conditions it is distinctly harmful.” BUBONIC-DEATH BARED Hawaiian Victim First Since 1029, Says Health Official. HONOLULU, Februa: 19 A— Bubonic plague caused the death of laborer on the Hamakua coast of Hawail Island, Dr. F. E. Trotter, president of the Board of Health, announced yes- terday on his return from that section, He said the death of Domingo Agparos was the first due to plague in Hamakus since August, 1920. Trotter has just completed a survey of rat extermination work on Mayi and Hawail Islands. disease is spresd by fieas on s, in the past, have interested themselves TOKIO PLANS HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS TO TROOPS IN SHANGHAI (Continued From First Page) early as 7 am. Saturday (6 pm, E. S. T. today) if the Chinese Army's front lines are not evacuated. Officials said the evacuation area has been outlined with a view to the safety of the ships of all nations entering the port of Shanghai and they declared it was the firm intention of the Japanese command not to advance beyond the 20-kilometer zone even if a Chinese refusal compels an attack. The foreign office said official dis- | patches from Geneva “rectified its previous advices that the first draft | of tht League Council's note emanatéd from American sources. A spokesman Isuid it was now established that the United States was in no way connect- led with this draft of the note, which, | he said, was made by 8ir Eric Drum- | mond, seeretary general of the League. | The Minseito and Seiyukal, major parties in tomorrow's election, differ chiefly on economic issues, especially the gold standard, which the Minseito party favors and the Seiyukai does not. The Seiyukai party, whose govern- | ment is now in power, generally favors inflation and balancing the budget by loans, adding planks for unemployment relief and for relie! to farmers. It sponsored the present gold embargo, which resulted in a 30 per cent deprecia- tion of the yen. The Minseito party advocates rigid governmental economy and reduction of the national debt. The Seiyukai leaders expressed them- selves as confident of the outcome of the election, declaring the nation at the present time welcomes inflation. The government party which controls the election machinery nearly always wins in Japan. Besides, the Minseito were severely hurt by the assassination of former Finance Minister Junnosuke Inouye & few days ago. The election, therefore, was generally considered merely an opportunity for the electorate to rubber stamp a change in govern- ment which occurred last December when Premier Inukal's cabinet suc- ceeded to that of former Premier Wakat- suki, Hundreds Arrested. As usual, hundreds of persons have already been: arrested for alleged in- fringements of the election laws. These have included several candidates, among them a radical proletarian candidate, who was accused of propagating Com- munism, which is a serfous criminal of- fense in Japan. At present, however, the Seikuyal is & minerity party in the lower house of Parliament. It holds 171 seats, while the Minseito has 247. The military campaigns are not an issue in the election. Both the Min- seito and the Seiyukai parties are sup- porting the government and the army and navy in Shanghai campaign. ‘The only feeble dissenting voice against the military drive comes from the unim- portant Leftist proletarian parties, who have adopted the slogan, “Halt the im- perialistic war.” 5 They are not likely to gain a single seat, however. There are 13,237,000 voters, including all males over 25 years, eligible to vote for the candidates for 466 seats in the House of Representatives. Less than 75 per cent of them are expected to vote, however, although in 1930, the last elec- tion, 85 per cent voted. There are 710 candidates, nearly 100 less than in the 1930 election. Of these, 347 are Seiyukal, 280 Minseito, 35 Pro- letarian and 48 Independents. The consensus of opinion forecasts the win- n! of 250 seats by the Beiyukai party to 215 for the Minseito. . Christian Endeavor Head Il ATLANTA, February 19 (#).—Dr. Daniel A. Poling of New York, president of the World's Christian Endeavor Union, last night was under the care of s physician, who said he was ill of in- flyengs and would be forced fo remain in bed seversl days, D. €. PANESE BALLOT | | MAY AFFECT WAR Government HopeS for Sup- port in Electing Diet Representatives. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Forty-eight hours after Japan created the “independent” republic of Manchu-} ria to be ruled under strict Japanese supervision, and & few hours after the guns on the Shanghai battle front have started roaring, the Japanese people will be called to elect their new representa- tives in the Diet of Japan. The Japanese elections on Saturday {have a world-wide importance. They will decide whether the Japanese people sre in full sympathy with the policies { of the present ultra-nationalist govern- ment or whather they desire to revert to 8 more compromising policy as advo- cated by the conservative party which was in office at the outbreak of the present crisis and was replaced by the militarist government when these con- servatives refused to continue the flaunting policy of the militarists. Similarity of Parties. Two parties are facing each other, both intensely nationalistic, both de- sirous to see Japan the foremost power in the Pacific. The present militaristic administration had a slim majority in the Diet, 50 slim that new elections « | were deemed necessary, especially after the Japanese Parliament, in spite of the military success in Manchuria, re- fused to vote the 30.000.000 ven (about $15.000.000) demanded by the govern- | ment for the Shanghai expedition and |cut that amount in half, thus pre- | venting the government to proclaim | the general mobilization to which the | Emperor's consent had been obtained. in order to send to China some 100000 men which the general staff consid- ered necessary to put through suc- cessfully all the government's plans. The militarist party has done its ut- |most to galvanize nationalistc senti- | ment in the country, a sentiment which has always been strong in Japan, but this time, on account of the serious economic depression, had somewhat weakened, in view of the heavy ex- penditure the Chinese expedition is | costing the country. Vast Territory Presented. The government has presented the pecple of Japan, at the psychological | mcment, with Manchuria and Jehol, a teritory as vast as the whole section of tne United States east of the Missis- sippi; a territory so rich in natural re- sources that it makes Japan, except for cotton, completely self-contained; a territory with enormous untapped Te- sources, such as gold, silver, coal, iron and shale oil. That is no mean present on the eve of a general election. Few nations have ever been able to make such a present to their electorate ‘The Nationalist government has is- sued a proud ultimatum to the 80.000 Chinese troops in the Shanghai area. It | was hoped that the Chinese chiefs would be intimidated and would accept it. Much has been done in the last few days to induce the Chinese commander in chief, Gen. Tsai Ting-Kai, to with- |draw his troops, According to repor's from Shanghai the Japanese have ap- proached him directly, on the old as- sumption that “every Chinese has his price,” and the price offered to Gen. Tsai was the same that was offered to the famous Gen. Mah, at present one of the governors of Manchuria. Tsai was told, it is said, that if he agreed to withdraw he would be made governor of the whole district which surrounds Shanghal, a princely offer for any am- bitious political general. . But, it seems that Tsai backed by an intense ular nationalistic feeling. the first be noticed in China in the last 100 years, has refused. Now the Japanese government bas to go ahead and must have the support of the country, which they hope will return extreme nationalistic candidates in such a number that a successful prosecution of~the present campaign will no longer be handicapped. Conservative Standing. Against the militarist government the so-called conservatives have, according to Tokio reports. only a slim chance. ‘The conservatives by no means dis- approve a policy of making Japan the foremost empire in the Pacific. but they do not believe in the methods adopted by the present government. Among their main followers there are many bankers and important industrialists. They favored the Manchurian expedi- tion and the annexation of that prov- ince, but fear that Japan is going too far in flaunting the League of Nations and the United States. They look at the whole situation, to a certain extent, from the nt of view of the interna- tional banKer and industrialist and fear that at present Japan's economic and financial resources are not sufficient to adopt an aggressive policy, disregarding | all treaties and pacts, in spite of the fact the world powers seem disunited. It is between these two parties that the electoral fight is taking place. Ac- cording to Tokio reports, the militar- ist party's chances of success are de- cidedly betfer than those of the oppo- position. It is said that the leaders of the opposition are putting up only a Jukewarm fight. The reason for this lack of enthusiasm is that they have been informed that should the elec- torate return their candidates in a majority, the military cast would appeal to the Emperor and ask him to con- sider the present situation as “a great national emergency” and rule the coun- try without summoning the Diet. This would be tantamount to & military dic- tatorship, which the conservatives consider worse than a parliamentary regime, with a weak opposition. Platform of Government. The platform of the present Japanese government is very clear. The govern- ment wants to occupy the Shanghai region either by peaceful methods or by force. Once this is done they want the Chinese government to recognise the “independence” of the new Man- churian republic. This would be the first milestone to- ward the greater plan which, accord- ing to keen observers of the situation in the Far East, would lead to ac- complishment of the rest of the Jap- anese program—the complete control of the Pacific trade routes. Some three weeks ago the spokesman of the Japanese foreign office made a statement to the Japanese and forelgn press indicating that Japan deslres fo make peace with China on the basis that the five principal ports, Chi-Fu, Kiao-Chiau, S8hanghai, Hong-Chau and Fu-Chal, should be demilitarized. This point of view was considered by the State Department as absolutely unac- ceptable to the United States, because “demilitarization” means Japanese con- trol. It really means that the Chinese military governments which are in control of those ports through which the entire trade of the world with China passes would eventually be con- trolled by the Japanese alone. If Japan obtains the supremacy of those ports she has China's whole trade in hollow of her hand. In view of this threat, the Western powers have been considering in the course of the last few days sending an- other note te Japan invoking the nine- power pact. This note has not been sent yet, the powers waiting for the results of the Japanese elections. Should, however, the present Na- tionalist government come out victorious | Shot in Battle ! | i 1 Above, Policeman T. D. Bacon, who captured John Kendrick (below) in a fight with Kendrick and a companion. Despite the fact that he was shot in the leg, Bacon held on to Kendrick until assistance arrived. POLICEMAN IS SHOT IN FIGHT WITH TWO ROBBERY SUSPECTS (Continued From First Page) to have attempted to pull Policeman John Burgess' revolver from its holster. In the ensuing scuffle. it is said, four officers were Tequired to overpower Kendrick and place him in a cell. Kendrick. according to police, refused to reveal his identity, telling his inter- rogators, “You're cops, and you're being paid to find out who I am. “Go to it!"” ‘The prisoner was identified, however, by Mrs. Barbara Lee, who said she mar- ried him about four years ago. Using “Lee” as their name, the couple has been living at 3701 Sixteenth street. Taken to police headquarters about 8 o'clock this morning, Kendrick per- sisted in his refusal to verify the wom- an’s identification. After comparing his fingerprints with those on file in the Bureau of Identification, however, Detective Sergt. Fred Sandberg, Ber- tillon expert, confirmed the woman's statement. Prior to being sentenced to the New Jersey prison, Kendrick is said to have served a term in the Maryland Peni- tentiary, where he assaulted & guard in an attempt to escape. He received an additional sentence of 18 months for the attack. GRed 10, hagtise, Immediaiely. bogan s o . fmme n S earen tor Rondrics companion: " At his request, »a lookout for a man well known in gambling circles was broad- cast to all precincts. Meanwhile, Kendrick’s finger prints are being compared with those found on some of the safes which have been robbed within the last few months. If Kendrick cannot be linked with any of the safe robberies, Sincavitz said, he will be charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Kendrick's companion, according to Sincavitz, covered Charles W. Fian- nigan, a night watchman, with a gun while the battle was in progress. The man turned on Flannigan, the detec- tive said, when the watchman attempt- ed to go to Bacon's assistance. Mrs. Lee is being held at the House of Detention. She, too, is booked for investigation. PO COSGRAVE GAINING IN IRISH ELECTION Government Party and Supporters Have 46 Seats and Op- ponents 50. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, Irish Free State, February 19.—Revisions and accumulations of re- turns from Tuesday's election showed William T. Cosgrave's government creeping up slightly on Eamon de Valera and his Fianna Fail. De Valera lost three seats on revision alone un- der the proportional representation vot- ing_system. ‘The government party picked up four seats by accumulation and the Inde- endents held 10 already credited to hem. Labor allies of the Finna Fail retained but five seats on the revision. The count stood: Fianna Fail, 45; Labor, 5; Government, 36, and Inde- pendents, 10. Thus the Fianna Fail and allies held 50 seats, while the government and its supporters held 46 seats. ‘These pendent Labor party without two seats previously accredited to it. The Labor party, however, already had begun to prepare the conditions on which it would support de Valera as President. William Norton, el an of the party, said if the final result gave the Labor members a balance of wer, they would nupron the Fianna il if they adopted the Labor plans for remedying unemployment. Republicans gained three seats from the government and two from the in- dependents. Fitzgerald Kenny, minis- ter of justice, however, retained his seat from South Mayo with more than twice the required number of votes. If the Republicans were to hold the margin of victory they had up to this point the Fianna Fail and its Labor allies would have 90 seats in the Dail against 62 for the opposition and de Valera would be President of the Coun- cil, the Free State’s governing body, who is elected by the Dail. A general spirit of good-will contin- returns showed the Inde- | reported the matter before, ued to prevail today between the two factions. Two Communist candidates, were the | Troy and James Larkin, feated in Dublin, pollin g 50 that they forfeited their monetary de- posits. SLEUTH ADMITS MURDER N. Y., February 19 JUFFALO, (P — Pu?lc: Commissioner Austin’ J. Roche at the polls, it is feared that it would roceed, whether the other powers like it or not, with the oceupation of the principal trading ports of China. Because most of its hardwoods are from t Rle Bis et its” haras exporta, . former Fayette, Pa., county detective, had confessed to having taken part in the murder of .John hue, near Masontown, Ps., in July, 1929. ;toche':‘lld Bell h:d ‘been tried for the murder and acquitted, and, knowing he could not kbe tri officers for questiening. IN EXTORTION CASE Pair Held in Swindling of Grocer Clerk Being Investigated. ‘While the District attorney’s office was preparing to lodge extortion charges | against two men whom a $25-a-week grocer clerk claims he paid $2,500 in the past year and a half under threats against his life, detectives attempted to day to link the pair with other charges of blackmail. The two men, John William Ma- honey and Harry Buster Lewis, both 27, | were arrested on the complaint of | James Slusher, 25-year-old employe of a chain store system, who told police their demands for money virtually had exhausted his life savings. He had not he said, because he lived in “deadly fear” of the two men. Detective Sergt. Howard E. Olge, as- | signed to the case along with Detective Sergt. Thomas Nally, arranged for a | conference this afternocon with Asist- ant District Attorney Michael Keogh to g0 over the case against the men and to draft the formal charges to be pre- sented at their arralgnment tomorrow in Police Court. Checking receipts and letters which the men had sent Slusher, Ogle an- nounced “a marked similarity” in handwriting with that of Mahoney, which he sald could be detected “even by one who is not an expert.” All let- ters and receipts wert i “y Burke and Harry Kell poh:e claim Mahoney and Lewis had use Mihoney'a right name, according to Ogle, is John Willlam Trevathan, and he comes from Fayetteville, N. C. Lewis apparently goes under his own | name, Ogle said, and is a brother of Howard Buster Lewis, recently sen- tenced to five years for blackmail. Lewis said he lives at 48 B street south- west, but Mahoney gave no Washington address. A timid youth from the country, Slusher was told he would be “put on the spot” if he “didn't come across with money,” he told police. Thinking he had become mixed up with “big-time” gangsters and would be killed if he re- fused their demands, he drew virtually all his money out of three banking es- tablishments over an 18-month period to satisfy their wants, he reported. To- day he has only $240 left out of a saving fund of nearly $2,700, which he had laid aside to buy first-mortgage bon Each time the extortionists asked for money they told him it was “the last time,” but they always came back for more, he said. In their last demand they threatened to “come down there and take you out of the house” if Slusher refused to pay them $50 apiece which they said in a letter they needed to go to the West Coast. The letter, dated Monday, February 15, was found by Slusher's landlord, George Royston, 313 Eleventh street southwest, who turned it over to fourth precinet Fouct As a result of this Ogle and Nally planned a coup by which they captured Mahoney and Lewis, CARDOZO ASSURED FAVORABLE REPORT | Subcommitte Decides on Action | Over Protest of William H. Anderson. A Senate judiciary subcommittee to- day decided to recommend to the full committee a favorable report on the nomination of Judge Benjamin N. Car- |dezo to the Supreme Court. ‘The action came after protests by William H. Anderson of New York, who said the jurist “assisted Tammany" in putting a “prominent stain” name and convicting him of what he ermed & “fictitious crime called ‘third- | degree forgery.' " Anderson, who described himself as general secretary of the American Protestant Alliance, said Justice Car- dozo's “memorandum refusing me lib- erty awaiting the decision of his court” was “more worthy of the most slippery Police Court pettifogger than of a pros- ective justice of the Supreme Court of he United States.” Anderson served a term in Sing Sing upon conviction of altering the books of the Anti-S8aloon League of New York, of which he was State super- intendent. He sald today the charge was hid He had given the same statement ;‘unm Judge Cardozo for six years in ew York, he said, and would have ven it sooner had he not been warned is parole would be revoked. Asked by Senator Ashurst, Demo- crat, of Arizora. who threatened to revoke the parole, Anderson named QGeorge W. Benham, head of the Parole Board at the time. Anderson said he wrote President Hoover when Cardozo's name was first proposed that he had evidence of a “major political scandal” involving the nominee. Held in Extortion JOHN W. MAHONEY. today announced that Anthony Bell, 38, | HARRY BUSTER LEWIS. e on his| TWO FACE CHARGES [ADDITIONAL LEGUIA | CREDITS REVEALED 100,000 More Bared as Probe of Peruvian Trans- actions Continues. The Senate Pinance Committee yes- terday dug again into Peruvian loan transactions and revealed additional credits of nearly $100,000 to Juan Le- guia, son of the former President of Peru, from the National City Bank, the Chase National and the Royal Bank of Canada. Previous investigations by the com- mittee into Leguia's checking account with J. and W. Seligman & Co. of New York disclosed that he was paid $415,000 to negotiate $100,000,000 in loans to Peru. ‘The account showed credits to Leguia of $60,956 from the National City Bank, $10,000 from the Chase National Bank, $4,000 from the Equitable Trust Co. (an affiliate of Chase) and $22,700 from the Royal Bank of Canada. No explanation of the credits was | made by Seligman & Co. in submitting | the account to the committee. Before the close of the investigation officials of i the Chase Bank were asked to explain | the $10,000 given Legula by their insti- tution. The account showed that Leguia fre- quently was overdrawn in his account with the Seligman Co. The company reported to the committee he was only allowed to overdraw when he submitted adequate security. At one time, the account showed, he ‘as overdrawn to the extent of $187,848. The committee also made public’ ex- hibits furnished by the Seligman Co. | showing it paid commissions, such as | those paid to Leguia, in a number of i other foreign bond negotiations. A commisison of $3,000 was paid to Antonio Borda. & citizen of Colombia, in conpection with a $3,000.000 loan to the Mortgage Bank of Bogota in 1928. Lawyer Paid $42,000. P. J. Eder, a New York lawyer, was paid $42,000 in commissions for arrang- ing bond issues totaling $4.000,000 to the Department of Cauca Valley, Co- lombia. The company paid $33,981.64 to Borda for arranging & $12,000,000 loan to the Department of Cundinamarca, Colom- bia, in 1928. F. J. Alvarado of Costa Rica was paid $38,677.46 on an $8,000,000 loan to that Republic. i |~ George A. Helfert, an American doing | business_in' Peru, was paid $7.500 as commission on a $1,500,000 loan to the Province of Callao, Peru. { Mare Wilenkin of London was paid $60,000 for arranging a $12.000.000 loan to the Mortgage Bank of Yugoslavia. | Wilenkin shared this with Nicholas Ka- | gan, who was not identified. SEARCH TO BE MADE | FOR MISSING FLYERS Couple Hunting for Lost Fur Ship in North Not Heard From Since Monday. By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, British Columbia. Feb- ruary 19—S. E. McMillan, Canadian Airways pilot, expects to hop off today to search for Mrs. Edna Christofferson of Portland, Oreg., and William Gra- ham, Alaska flyer. missing since Mon- day in Northern British Columbia. Mrs. Christofferson and Graham were fiying to Point Barrow, Alaska, to search ice fields of the Arctic Ocean | for the lost fur ship Baychimo. They |left Hazelton, British ~Columbia. at | 10 am. Monday, bound for Atlin, Brit- | ish Columbia, and were seen last about 1 p.m. near Nahlin, 100 miles south of their goal Aviators here believed stormy weather | forced Graham and Mrs. Christoffer- son to the west or east of their route. | The couple started their 2900-mile | air journey from Yakima, Wash., Feb- ruary 5, despite information from Alaska that the Baychimo, deserted by its crew, was believed to have been crushed and sunk in Arctic storms. The master of the Baychimo, Capt. Sydney Cornwall, issued a statement in Fuairbanks, Alaska, saying he was convinced the Baychimo was sunk and that the bulk of the furs had already | been salvaged by a member of the crew. HOUSE G. 0. P. BACKS HOOVER’S PLAN TO REVAMP BUREAUS (Continued From First Page.) also said confusion existed between executive, advisory and semi-judicial functions. This confusion, he added, is made greater by the growth of in- cependent agencies reporting directly to the President until the latter's of- fice is overburdened almost beyond the point of endurance. In a letter written in April, 1924, to Walter F. Brown, chairman of the Joint Committee on Reorganization of Administrative Branches of the Gov- ernment, Mr. Hoover expressed his views on reorganization of the Ship- ping Board and the whole Government administratiye relation to shipping and navigation. He suggested separation of the Shipping Board functions, just as he did in his recent message. He also recommended placing of the Emer- gency Fleet administration under the Commerce Department. In testimony given in 1924 before the Joint Committee on Reorganization of the Administrative Branch of the Gov- ment Mr. Hoover said a constructive reorganization of the whole relation of ithe Federal Qovernment to merchant marine questions and all of its adminis- trative aspects was most urgent. Hi recommended appointment of an under- secretary of merchant marine in the Commerce Department. Reorganization also was discussed by Mr. Hoover before the United States Chamber of Commerce in May. 1925. He said then lack of legislative au- thority prevented the administration from extending its economy program te the extent of doing away With waste and extravagance in the Government caused by bad organization. He declared every department, dureau and board in the Government should be placed upon the operating table and a clean-cut separation established be- tween semi-judicial and semi-legislative functions on the one hand and of ad- ministratien or the otir, On that occasion, too, Mr. Koever called attention to the fact every Presi- dent from Roosevelt to Coolidge had urged a reorganization of the executive arm of the Government. He declared reorganization will never be attained until Congress will give actual authority to the President or some board to do it. ‘The need for reorganization was in- cluded by Mr. Hoover in his address of acceptance of the Republican nomina- tion for President.. In a message to Congress June 6, 1929, he recommended that Congress aj a joint select committee to stu orgapization and concentration of re- s) ibility in administration of the ral bureaus connected with pro- { hibition enforcement. and to formulate recommendations for consideration at the next regular session. This was don=~ and resulted in the transfer of certain prohibition enforcement activities from | the Treasury Department to the Depart- ment of Justice. Ister messages to several of his press