Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1932, Page 4

A—4 = MOONEY'S MOTHER AT BIG MEETINGS Defies Doctors in Crossing : Continentifor Demonstra- tions for Prisoner. 3B the Associated Press. > NEW YORK, February 25—Despite | doctor’s warning that a transconti- | ‘nental trip might be fatal, Mary Mooney, ; B4, came to New York yesterday from | lear across the Continent to partici-, te in the principal “Mooney day”| eetings to protest the continued im- {sonment of her son Tom #Too tired snd too nervcus to address Xhe meetings herself, her statement was Tead to gatherings in Manhattan and ghe Bronx L “The doctor said I might die i I made this trip.” she said, “but if mak- 4ng this trip is helping to free Tom I Wil be zatisfied.” v She was a little frightened when she | Feached Grand Central Terminal, to be | greeted by a noisy reception from more $han 200 sympathizers of the Mconey icause. She was dismayed when she was told that she was expected to ad- Hress the meetings. « “I can't make a speech she pro- $ésted; “I couldn’t talk—I'm too merv- ous.” Mooney Statement Read. < Mooney'’s own statement was read to | the meetings. He called himself a sym- ol of “the whole frame-up system.” » .He now is waiting for a decision on his long-sought pardon by Gov. Rolph pt California. where he was sentenced to die 15 years sgo today fcr alieged rticipation in the bombing of a Pre- Eredness day parade. The death sen- nce was commuted to life imprison- Jgent. » “In spite of the indisputable facts proving my innocence,” he told the Foany meetings of the country through his statement; “in spite of the Wicker- sham report on the Mooney case, which again exposed the unholy alliance of perjured witnesses, conniving _officials and bloodthirsty plutocrats, there is mothing to indicate that Gov. Rolph will §ct favorably on my case.” . His statement concluded: “I await the day when the doors to the dungeons &nd bastiles of capitalism will be opened to release fighiers and martyrs for Jabor.” Held Over Nation. The “Mooney day” demonstrations were held throughout the Nation under the sponsorship of the International Labor Defense. At the larger of the two gatherings tonight, 15,000 persons in the Bronx Coliseum cheercd wildly as severa! speakers, including Mrs. Mooney and Corliss Lamont, son of Thomas W. La- mont, financier, denounced capitalism. They booed mention of President Hoo- ver, Mayor Walker, J. P. Morgan, Rockefeller and other prominent figures of the “capitalist class.” ‘The other meeting, attended by about 850 persons, was held in the Engineer- ing Societies Auditorium. Fannie Hurst, writer, was the principal speaker. ‘The Bronx meeting, held under au- ppices of the International Labor De- fense, was orderly. The huge amphi- theater was decorated with placards condemning capitalism and urging a united struggle to free Mooney. Mrs Mooney received a 2-minute ovation when she entered. Lamont, an instructor in philosophy &t Columbia, scored capitalism, GOVERNMENT LOSES States. “Mother” Mooney as she arrived in New York yesterday morning. right is Willlam Z. Foster, Communist candidate for President of the United - THE EVENING Pleads for Her Son To her —Wide World Photo. (Copyright. 1932, by the Assoclated Press) SH. Route Army, which is defending Shang- respondents at his headquarters, at Chenju, yesterday that the Japanese were sending 60,000 additional troops to reinforce Gen. Uyeda's army here. (This would bring the total Japanese force at Shanghal to more than 85,000 men.) He sald China's army was able to resist the Japanese attack for “a long time to come,” and the appearance of the Chinese soldiers in their al- most bomb proof maze of trenches stretching for miles gave some indica- “Tell the world this truth,” he said to the newspaper men who were in- vited to his headquarters to be guesis at & “tea” conference: “My army could force the Japanese out of Chinese ter- ritory quickly, but we are not taking the offensive because we want peace and we want to preserve the neutrality of CALIFORNIA LAND SUIT Hittempt to Regain Title to Tract Valued at $25,000,000 Balked by Court. BY the Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Calif, February 25.—Attempts of the Federal Govern- ment to regain title to California oil Jand valued at $25,000,000 failed yes- terday under a decision announced at the United States Land Office here. The area consists of one section in the Elk Hills Dome region of Kern County. which was granted the State 88 school land in 1853. The State later sold the land to ofl companies, Which developed it into one of the Fichest petroleum regions in the world. 3 'In 1920 the Government started ac- n in its Visalia Land Office to reac- ire title. This was after ol had been covered. Defendants who retain title %0 the land were those who had pur- ¢Hased from the State. They include the Standard Oil Co. of California, E. L. Doheny, the Associated Ofl Co., Val- Jey Natural Gas Co., and Pan-American Petroleum Co. The question involved was whether 2! section was known to be mineral character January 26, 1903, when the General Land Office at Washing- fon, D. C., accepted and approved the eofficial plat of Government lands of which this section was a part. Yes- terday's decision held the land was not known to be valuable for minerals at that time and that, therefore, the State of California had acquired legal title, mcn was transmitted to the pur-| sers. e e MAYFLOWER HOTEL DEAL ' CONVICTS FATHER AND 3 Pse of Mails to Defraud Charged . Against Officers of Pitts- burgh Company. B7 the Associated Press PITTSBURGH, February _ 25—A father and his three sons, officers of the American Bond & Mortgage Co. of New York and Chicago, today were gonvicted of using the mails in_a scheme to defraud in connection with | Male of mortgage bonds of the May- flower Hotel Corporation, Washington. * They are Willlam J. Moore, the father, who was president of the com- pany, and his sons Harold A, Charles ! €. and Kenneth W. William J.’s brother. Charles B, was acquitted on a directed verdict Daniel J. O'Brien, also a defendant, | was granted a seprate trial. Hayden | W. Ward, the seventh indicted in the | case. pleaded no defense at the opening of the trial. Counsel for the Moores #2id a new trial will be sought. i EARM BOARD PAY CUT BILL GOES TO SENATE Borah Measure Is Reported Favor- ably From Civil Service Committee. the International Settlement.” Japanese Close Lines. The newspaper men were invited to tea by Gen Tsal at his headquarters, at Chenju, five miles behind the Chinese lines, after the Japanese army had can- celed all passes to go within its lines during the day. “The Japanese may win after a long fight,” he said, “but we will be winners in principle. We will resist to the last bullet and to the last minute.” The newspaper men were escorted from Shanghai through the Chinese de- fenses by officers of Gen. Tsal's staff. As they neared the general's headquar- ters they were given an unscheduled thrill when three Japanese airplanes appeared suddenly overhead. The pro- cession of motor cars was forced to stop as the Chinese soldiers swarmed from trenches and dugouts along the road and began shooting at the air- planes. In the meantime the apprehensive scribes poured out of their automobiles and “spotted” nearby mudholes and ditches which might offer a refuge in case of a bombing. The planes passed over, however, and began strafing the nearby Chinese positions with machine gun fire. Gen. Tsal received his guests at the converted villa which is serving as the seat of the Chinese military operations. While the correspondents gathered about the wood stove in the room which had once been the villa's parlor the young poet-commander apologized because he actually had no tea to offer. The correspondents’ first ques- tions were Inquiries regarding where the entrance to the general’s bombproof cellar might be reached. He gave this information and then launched into a sharp discussion of Japanese military methods. hali, told a group of 40 newspaper cor- | tion that his estimate might be correct. | JAPAN SENDING 60.000 MORE MEN TO SHANGHAI GEN. TSAI HOLDS Chinese Commander Says Far More Help- less Civilians Than Soldiers Have Been Slain in Last 4 Days. “Unfortunately,” he sald, “this is not ANGHAL February 25—Gen. Tsal | g war of army against army. The Jap- Ting-Kal, commander of the Chinese | anese have chosen to attack women and children, too. The cruel and inhuman acts of the Japanese in'dropping bombs on helpless civilians are a violation of the principles of international warfare. Their bombs killed few soldiers, but | since the attack began four days ago 5500 civilians have been killed or wounded. Civilians Are Helpless. “The soldlers have trenches and dug- outs, but the civilians have been unable to escape the bombs, shells and bullets. “The life or death of the Chinese Republic depends upon the batile we are putting up. The Japanese may | drive us back but we will resist to the limit of our strength. We will not take the offensive because we are not fight- ing a bloody war and we do not want to violate the International Settlement.” He attacked the issuan-e by the Jap- anese commander, Lieut. Gen. Ken- slc,m Uyeda, of the ultimatum at Shag- “Gen Uyeda may be a good soldfer,” he said, “but he doesn’t know military principles. There is no such thing as one general presenting an ultimatum to another. Such things are done through governments. ““The 19th Army has the Chiness gov- ernment, the Chinese people and every other Chinese Army behind it. Gen. Chlang Kai-Shek is my master and many of his soldiers are fighting beside my men. Must Resist Invasion. “The Japanese are waiting for new troops. There are 60,000 more Japa- nese soldiers coming. While all the world wants peace, the Japanese are fighting China in violation of the League Covenant and the nine-power treaty. We must resist invasion. China is united, and we are prepared for this war to last & long time.” Gen. Tsai then led his guests into a trampled garden, where he joined them in refreshments, posed for pictures and answered a barrage of questions. On the way back to Shanghal the news- paper men were given an opportunity to inspect a portion of the intricate system of trenches which interlace the ?‘uunlrysfide for miles behind the front ine. ‘The soldiers appeared well fed and well equipped as well as remarkably cheerful. The deep, widening trenches and dugouts, with earthen roofs, offer excellent protection from bombs and artillery fire. Barrier after barrier of barbed wire is calculated to further im- pede Japanese progress. Many of the soldiers appeared to be not more than 14 years old. Many women were busy in the flelds between the trench lines preparing them for crops. Siberian Frontier, Japa- nese Dispatches Say. By the Associated Press. MUKDEN, Manchuria, February 25.— The Rengo (Japanese News Agency correspondent at H; unconfirmed repor of a movement of s | Soviet-Russian soldier | berian frontier, presum apprehension in connectio anese troop motements Manchuria. At the same time it was learned here that Gea. Jiro Tamon's expegdition against Chinese rebels in the vicinity of Imienpo of difficulties in obtaining transporta- tion on teh Chinese Eastern Railway This railway is jointly owned d operated by Russia and China. The | line officials said they were unable to because of wila Jap- Northeastern ¢ | furnish trains requesied by the Japa- The Borah bill proposing to reduce shlaries of members of the Farm Board from $12.000 to $9.600 is on the Senate calendar awaiting a chance to be con- sldered, having been reported favor- ably from the Civil Service Committee Yesterday afternoon by Senator George of Georgia. : The committee also approved an amendment by Senator George, Demo- orat, of Georgia, limiting salaries of aAll employes and officers connected with Parm Board operations to $15,000. % This hits at some of the highly paid officers of the stabilization corporations. was disclosed at the Senate Farm rd inquiry that salaries ranging as high as $50,000 and $75,000 are paid 1 some of them. * The George amendment would pro- il:l“ loans by the Parm Board to stabi- ion corporations or co-operative or- jons paying salaries of more than 5,000 to A ~ nese because Instructions to do so had not_arrived from Moscow. The Japanese, however, said these (Boviet railway officials were trying to | prevent any Japanese advance along the rallway in the direction of Vladi- vostok although Gen. Tamon had said his only purpose is to disperse the Chinese rebels. |~ Travelers reaching Harbin from the | frontier region reported unusual mili- | tary activity along the whole line from iKinrblru\sK to Vladivostok. Eighty-five Japanese and 337 Korcans, SOVIET REPORTED | CANNON REPEATS * MOBLIZNG ARMY - TIKAAN CHARGE Large Force Being Moved to Challenges Lawmaker to Re- had ben delayed because 8 lease His Speeches Free of Immunity. Bishop James Cannon, jr., today fur- nished The Star with a copy of his| statement commenting upon the at- tack made upon him by Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts whom the Southern Methodist churchman has sued for $500,000 in alleged damages. Reviewing his controversy with Tink- ham, which had its inception in a speech the Representative made from the floor of the House June 17, 1930, and which the legislator summarized in igned statement to the press walv- immunity, Bishop Cannon de- ed Untll Tinkham gives out over his own signature, free from all immunity, copies of his speeches on June 17, 1930, and February 18, 1932, ro that he may be held responsible for all th: false statements he has made, 1 assert again that he will stand convicted of false- hood and cowardice and he will be unworthy of respect of honorable, fair- minded men, whether they be wet or dry, Protestant cr Roman Catholic.” The churchman contended in the | statement that despite Representative Tinkham's announcemet he would waive immunity for his speech of June 17, he nevertheless has contended be- # fore District Supreme Court, through his attorneys, that a member of Con: Fmflcllly all the Japanese subjects | gress has not the power to do so, such f ving at lmlen{ro. arrived today Harbin, having fled for their lives They said at | power being vested only in the Con- | stitution. The bishop said Tinkham their homes had been | thus was restoring to subterfuge to es- looted by Chinese invaders and that | cape his libel action. the Chinese chieftain, Ting-Chao, had several thousand men at Imienpo and STAR, libel | WASHINGTON, BOYS FIND BODY OF MISSING GIRL ‘Police Unable to Fathom Mystery of College Stu- dent’s Death. By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., February 25.— Missing for 24 hours, Miss Else Floth- meler, 22-year-old college student and daughter of a minister, was found dead yesterday in & field in the extreme | aortheast section of the city. Police were unable to determine im- mediately how she had met death. Stripped of all clothing except & narrow band of silk across her back, the body was found in & shallow ditch by two boys who were aiding police in & | search for the young woman. Left Father to Take Walk. Miss Flothmeler disappeared Wednes- day afternoon soon after she left her father, the Rev. Frederick Flothmeier, pastor of the Tabor Lutheran Church, to take & walk through a small park nearby. The spot where she was found is half a mile away Her clothing was found hanging on a bush about 200 yards from the body. The back showed scratches, indicating, police said, that she may have been dragged over the frozen ground. While police at first belleved she might have been attacked and slain, they later advanced 8 theory that she might have died from exposure. They said there were no outward indications that she had committed suicide. Police said there theory she was at- tacked and slain was strengthened by informatfon given by Mrs. Helen Soltes, whose home is about 200 yards from where the body was found. ‘Woman Heard Scream. “About 7 o'clck Wednesday night," she said, “I distinctly heard a womman's scream and then another sound that might have been a man's voice. It seemed to come from the direction of the field, but it was so dark I decided not to investigate” Other members o1 the family said they also had heard the nofses. Before the body was found Mr. Flothmeier said he feared his daughter might have suffered a nervous break- down and wished to go somewhere alone. “She had done poorly in her ex- aminations in & Philadelphia college early this month and sne worried about it,” he said. “Two weeks ago we took her to visit friends at Maplewood, N. J. She returned a week ago, apparently in better spirits. “She was m good spirits Wednesday. OPERATIC STAR SUES RIPLEY FOR $500,000 Marion Ohnick Charges Cartoonist With Alleged Breach of Promise to Marry. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 25 —Robert L. Ripley, the cartoonist of “Believe It or Not" fame, is being sued for $500,000 for alleged breach of promise of mar- riage by Marion Ohnick, 37, a prima donna who formerly appeared with the San Carlo Opera Co. in the title role of “Mme. Butterfly." Miss Ohnick, who also is known as Haru Onuki of Long Beach, Calif., has been appearing recently on a vaudeville circult (R-K-O), her attorney, Abra- ham Greenberg. said. The complaint in the suit has not yet been filed, but it was revealed today when Paul E. Tuthill, attorney for Rip- ley, filed in the United States District Ceurt notice of transfer from the State Supreme Court on the ground of di- versity of citizenship. FAVOR BORDER PATROLS Southern States to Fight “Bootleg- ging” of Cigarettes. BIRMINGI{AM, Ala, February 25 (#) —Representatives of tax agencies in six Southern States yesterday went on record as favoring establishment of bor- der patrols to combat “bootlegging” of cigarettes from one State to another in violation of revenue laws. The officials discussed decreases in cigarette tax revenue and expressed the belief most of the “bootlegging” was carried on with private automoblles. States represented were Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Arkansas. U. S. TRADE HELPED BY CHINA’S BOYCOTT AGAINST JAPANESE January and February of this year, has materially assisted this country’s ex- ports to China, proper. However, this gain, it is being pointed out. has' been less than it aided China's imports from Great Britain because of the advan- tage which British exporters enjoyed in the depreciated pound sterling. Noticeable in Philippines. Outside of China the trend has been particularly noticeable in the Philip- pines, where the import market is dom- inated by the United States and Japan Whether the boycott movement among the Chinese in Manila and elsewhere on the islands is likely to have a degree of permanency could not be confined here. Officials absolutely refused to discuss the matter for publication. Recently there. has been a decided clamping down on trade reports cabled to the Commerce Department from the Far East especlally those dealing with the boycott movement. The depart ;T:F:rg;r;;mpgntmlg Lout only non-essen- orts pertaining to th ngmnghni. € situation lowever, the latest re, by the department for pfifiafigfi“n‘é'.‘f. Manila states: “The January textile market continued to show a general improvement for American goods, A number of orders have been diverted from Japan on account of the Chinese boycott of Japanese goods.” The total exports to the PJ in 1931 were valued at $48 ssaggg?pflfk‘: \the United States originating about 75 | per cent of the total foreign purchases. Japanese investments on the isiand. however, have been reflected in a grow- ing share for her exports. Selling to Europeans, Creeping into & cabled re) Richard P. Hendren, Amrnggx‘;t l’;:gt: commissioner at Batavia, Java, as made public by the department yesterday was l)\eJ(ollawInx: “‘Japanese exporters are to European import houses‘.m:‘ll::m;z the boycott of Japanese goods by Chi- nése firms. Slightly increased demand !orA Amertcnn’ volles continues.” report from Singapore sald t |"the boycott is still being strictly Tl:- forced” but a report from Bangkok said that “only the larger Chinese firms nr§ enforcing the boycott.” n a recent report of the Depart- i ment of Agriculture 1t was said pt-hll» | “by going off the gold standard Japan is placed in much the same competitive position respecting the export trade :-1{;' g;lm 11‘1‘ co,}ton goods that she e] ore the British etz currency Wwas | e survey added that although | Chinese boycotts in the past had H‘Ol in that vicinity along the Chinese|the Tunhua region, the Japanese com- serlously reduced Japan's trade, “the Bastern Raliway. mand ordered a battalion there from Anticipating new rebel threat inlKungchulin, ¢ current boycott may materially restrict its exports of textiles to China.” D. C. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1932 Found Dead ELSE FLOTHMEIER. ANERCANS RGED T0 FLEE DANEER Shelling of Japanese Flagship Causes Shots to Fall Close to Astor House. By the Assoclated Press SHANGHATI, February 25 —All Amer- | icans who reside at the Astor House Hotel, one of the landmarks of Shang- hal on the Bund, facing Soochow Creek, were cautioned today by American of- ficials to leave there and retire to a safer location, but most of them had declined to move up to late today. The advice was given because of the apparent danger from Chinese shells which fell Jast night very near this spot as the artillery attempted to shell the Japanese flagship Idzumo, anchored in the Whangpoo. ‘The women and children of employes at the German consulate, which fis within a stone’s throw from the flag- ship, already have been evacuated, Plan General Evacuation. Earlier today American officials an- nounced they would soon make public a plan for a general evacuation of the city by American residents in case this became necessary. The plan, they said, would include the naming of centers where the Americans would be called upon to gather in case an emergency ‘were deciared so they could be picked up easily, Queries already have been sent to au- thorities at Manila inquiring what fa- cilities are available there for Shang- | hai's American residents. Although the reply of Manila officials was not made public, it was understood that extensive facilities are avallable there. ‘The plan, as outlined by the author- ities, consists of three stages. Accord- ing to the first of these, arrangements are made for concentration of Amer- icans in less dangerous areas such as public buildings, schools, churches and clubs, in case it should be necessary to evacuate any portion of the settlement. May Take to, Ships. In the event outlying districts became generally untenable the Americans there would be concentrated in downtown district bulldings. The third part of the plan would consist in the removal of all Americans from the entire settlement area to steamers within the harbor and to American properties on the opposite side of the river. After this was ac- complished, evacuation to other locali- ties would begin, with Manila consid- ered the most likely location, although many undoubtedly would proceed to the United States. In the event of such a general evac- uation all American shipping in these | waters would be taken over to transport the American citizens, Mayor Renews Warning. A renewal of Mayor Wu Teh-Chen's | warning to United States Consul Gen- | eral Cunningham against permitting the Japanese to use the settlement as & base of operations, caused fresh ap- prehension that the Chinese were planning to increase their artillery fire upon Kongkew with a view to eradicat- ing from that portion of the settlement all Japanese bases of operation, includ- ing the Japanese wharves, the consulate and the flagship Idzumo, at anchor nearby. Japanese naval officials aboard the Idzumo said today they did not intend ; to move in spite of the Chinese warning, and American, British and Italian of-| ficials on their cruisers nearby took a | similar attitude, $6,000,000 ESTATE FIGHT SETTLEMENT IS REACHED Widow of Former President of American Radiator Co. Had Been Declared of Unsound Mind. By the Associsted Press. SALEM, Mass., February 25—A legal battle for the $6,000,000 estate of Mrs. Adelaide Pierce Davis, widow of John B. Plerce, former president of the ‘American Radiator Co., ended in Pro- bate Court yesterday when counsel for opposing parties announced & settle- ment had been effected. The will was allowed after Mrs. Ruth L. Frechette of Swampscott, a sister of Mrs. Davis, withdrew her objection. Mrs. Davis drowned last Summer | during & boating party near her Pea- body estate. ‘The will made Grant Plerce of Provi- dence, R. I, a nephew of the former radiator company head, the principal beneficiary. Mrs. Davis’ adopted daugh- ter, Edith A. Plerce Davis, was left the | 800-acre estate at Peabody which was the Davis home. Mrs. Frechette contested the will and many days were devoted to testimony in Probate Court of alleged drinking parties in which Mrs. Davis partici- pated, by which the plaintiffs sought to | show Mrs. Davis was of unsound mind. The terms of the settlement were not | made public. Offer of Canadian Flyers to Fight in China Gets Approval By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, February 25—The proposal of Canadian flyms officers to organize two squadrons of fighting planes, to- gether with personnel, for service in China has been favorably re- ceived by the minister of foreign affairs of the Chinese govern- ment, Dr. Li Tchuin, consul general here, announced yester- day. A cablegram from Nanking to- day expressed interest in the | | | JAPANESE FACE SERIOUS DEFEAT Success of Gen. Tsai Likely to Have Grave Effect on Far Eastern Affairs. Speclal Dispatch to The 8t SHANGHAI, China, February 25.— Though they show no intention of quit- ting, the Japanese, after four weeks of bombardment of the Chinese positions around Shanghal extending along an almost 18-mile front, find themselves in a serious situation, which is likely to react most gravely upon the future status of the Far East. From a military point of view the campaign, which began four weeks ago tonight to end the Chinese trade boy- cott, finds Japan worse off than ever before in its affairs with China. Even & repercussion of the Shanghai events in Manchuria is likely to prove most costly before the controversy is amica- bly_adjusted. The campaign has been costliest as to finances and worse still as regards Japanese Dprestize with the Asiatic countries. For every foot of Chinese trenches the Japanese occupy figura- tively costs Japan $2,000 and China 30 cents. Japan in Ugly Mess, Japan, in the opinicn of Chinese and Americans and other forelgners. includ- ing some Japanese themselves, today finds itself in an ugly mess. Yusake Matsuoka, member of the Tokio diet and personal representative of the Japanese foreign office, told this corre- spondent that Japan was willing, and even hoped when the stage is set for negotiations, that the United States and Great Britain and other powers with China interests would come forward to help adjust matters. He gave the impression that Japan at this moment would like the powers to help it out of the situation which it alone was instrumental in creating. By definitely setting a 20-kilometer (1215-mile) limit to their own army activity the Japanese are now far from victory and are virtually compelled to ! push forward in a desire to re-estab- lisk. the Japanese Army's presige, which is daily suffering a terrific blow. Assurance Sweeping China. The loss of Japan's prestige in the eyes of the so-called weaker Asiatic nations so far has not affected the prestige of the Americans, British and other foreigners, but should the present wave of Chinese assurance, which is slowly sweeping the nation, continue, opinfon is that it will eventually turn into an anti-foreign movement which will engulf the nationals of even the friendliest powers. Japan thought that with 1,500 naval effectives it could accomplish its pur- pose of pushing the Chinese Army from Chapei within 48 hours at the most, and every day’s delay in accomplishing this purpose is making the task harder. Given time, the present movement may do more toward the unification of China than any other movement of the last few generations. Already the Chi- nese are resharpening their syords and reloading their rifles for resistance to the Japanese in Manchuria, & move- ment which may spread from mere harrying of the conguerors into some- thing like an organized armed resist- ance. Japan’s Shanghai venture is coming | so”close to failure that it may lose to the Japanese their carefully fostered independence movement in Manchuria. Chiang on Band Wagon. Nor is the 19th Route Army's stand without effect in Chinese internal poli- tics. Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek and other members of the Nanking clique at pres- snt are on the band wagon, nndln‘hll: politically expedient to recognize Cantonese army's gréat stand against overwhelming odds in all save man power, Shanghal's weelthiest merchants, with whom any Chinese government must curry favor for financial support, being Cantonese, with the Chinaman’s natural loyalty to his native city rather than the nation as a whole, quickly re- sented the government's nonsupport of Gen. Tsal-Ting-Kai's Cantonese army. Just how long Nanking will find it expedient to remain on the band wagon is a matter of conjecture. Had Gen. Tsal any political ambitions undoubt- edly today he could rise high in the wovernment, but lacking this as he does, it is only natural that Gen. Chiang or some other politician will try to reap this prestige. May Lose Top Position. ‘While it is agreed by both Chinese and Japanese that Gen. Chiang has re- moved his present personal troops from the front lines, the full political si - cance of this fact well bears watc 1 ‘Withdrawal of political support from Gen. Tsal's army may lead the 19th Army toward defeat, which at present the Japanese forces are unable to ac- complish. If the present conflict terminates without Japan's regaining its army prestige, its position as leader of the Far Eastern world, will be virtually lost. If, on the other hand, Japan goes through another week without any sig- nal success, China may be saild to have won a Victory over Japan which will affect Sino-Japanese relations for the next decade. Cement for a new national China is being poured and mixed and it rests with Japan whether or not the cement is given & chance to set properly. (Copyright, 1932.) HARVARD CRIMSON HOLDS TO ITS STAND ON JESUITS Refuses to Apologize for Recent Editorial Criticism ‘of Order in Spain. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 25— The Harvard Crimson, undergraduate daily “publication, yesterday refused to apologize for a recent editorial criti- cizing the Spanish Jesuit order as no longer an “incorruptible organization.” Replying to a demand for an apology from the Rev. Michael J. Ahern, S. J., of Weston College, the Crimson main- taired its previous stand. The Crimson's statement of yesterday follows: “Believing that its original editorial ol January 21 concerning the Jesuit Soclety was unassailable, the Crimson at first felt that any public comment in answer to the charges of Father Ahern was unnecessary, but the un- usual number of letters and questions that have been received have made it apparent that some public clarification and definition of its exact position must bs made. In answer to these letters and questions it may be said that the Crim- son maintains its original position, re- inforced by the advice of reliable au- thorities. It therefore feels that no re- traction of the statements is necessary and the incident requires no fur- ther comment. T GAME BILL INTRODUCED Benator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary- land, has introduced and had referred to the Senate District Committee a bill which would make the Potomac River and its branches within the District a sanctuary for wild duck and other water fowl. The bill would strike from the exist- proposition and demanded more details. -« | The offer to raise 50 officers | | and 200 sir mechamtes from | | among those who were being re- tired from the Royal Canadian Air Force by reason of economies was cabled to Nanking last week. ing law of 1906 the provision which permits the hunting of water fowl in row boats. It alo eliminates the tec- tion which permits hunting of game birds on the marshes of the Eastern Branch north of Anacostia Bridge and the marshes on the Virginia shore with- in the District. ) % Retirement Sale Short Lot DAY! THE AVENUE AT SEVENTH Moving at a fast pace, this great clearance has created ""short lots” in every department.. These “short lots” are marked down tomorrow to sen- sational prices that will clear them out in one brisk day! Be on hand! SHORT LOT—2-TROUSER Men’s Suits 15 Alterations at Cost A Sensation! Seldom have Saks Suits sold for so little! In the group are tweeds, worsteds, cassimeres and homespuns, in lighter col- ors suitable for Spring. Sizes 34 to 40, regulars—38 to 42 stouts. Saks—Second Floor ANY OVERCOAT! Including **Sakscrest” 50 Only 115 left! Saks quality! . Saks tailoring! Colors right for next Winter. Sizes 34 to 40, regulars and shorts. Alterations at Cost Saks—Second Floor Men’s Broadcloth PAJAMAS Saks—First Floor Men’s Smoking Coat or middy styles, with or early e Saks—First Floor Men’s Foulard TIES == 24¢ summer- Saks—First Floor Men’s Slipover SWEATERS Troe ity .52.15 goly Mostly welght! Men’s Quality Men’s Fine HOSE Sizes 10 er.". 24c Saks—First Floor Lisle, Lisle mix- es and Ra: Men’s Felt HATS Tan, Grey, g oiosl 9765 T e T Saks—First Floor Men’s All-Wool TROUSERS Fine quality. Waist_ sizes 37. Kb Prep 2 Trouser SUITS Only 22 Suits, sises 15 to 21. e *10 o 20. Saks—Second Floor users ed. Saks—First Floor 147 Pairs Children’s s T wm".' Saks—First Floor Saks—First Floor Youths’ Broadcloth SHIRTS Yat-dred, White, __ solids faner. 1315, 14 iy econd Floor Saks—Second Floor Boys’ Hats and CAPS £ 55¢ L Rt Saks—Second Floor UNDERWEAR ALL SALES CASH! ALL SALES FINAL!