Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1932, Page 2

4 “APANESE DENY * PUANOF CONOLEST League Council Told Empire Wants Peace—Report Expected Soon. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Switzerland, November 23. —Resuming his defense of Japan's course in Manchuria, Yosuke Matsuoka told the League of Nations Council today that it need not be frightened by charges that Japan has embarked upon a course of conquest in Asia. For 2,600 years, he said, Japan re- mained in its own islands without any -attempt at expansion do?ne ample op- That recor ities. of centuries, declared, testifies to “an Innate of peace in our race.” Other countries have had their Na- mom. he .said, but. no -great warrior succeeded in Japan because of the abroad some time ago, desci memorandum on plans for Japanese domination of the Pacific prepared in 1927 by Premier Tanaka for the Em- peror. - Document Held Forgery. It was a forgery, he said, and he cited several passages which he de- scribed as inconsistent and absurd, sup- porting his contention that the docu- ment was issued for Chinese propagan- da_purposes. He anti-Japanese boycott in China, describing the boy- cott as worse than military warfare. He quoted excerpts from American official correspondence characterizing the Chi- nese boycott of American goods as il- legal, a form of blackmail and a hos- tile act. Washington stopped that boycott, he said, by threat of naval force. It was the belief generally that the report_soon would be referred to the Assembly’s Committee of Nineteen, which in turn would organize special consideration by the Assembly. Meanwhile China, one of the nations directly interested in the Manchurian problem, figured -in another phase of world affairs outside the scope of the Manchurian issue. Suggested by Davis. This was disclosed after yesterday's meeting of the Organization Committee for the Projected World Economic Con- ference, which was attended by Norman ;Davis, American representative. . Davis suggested it would be & idea to have a representative for hina, the biggest silver nation, included among the technicians who will deal with the silver problem at the world conference. suggestion was made in connection with a decision of the Organization Committee to call the at- | tention of League economic experts o | the need for haste in preparing & pro- | gram for the conference. The bureau of the World Disarma- ment Conference is in recess to make League blems. It was understood the Japanese ed to conclude their statement re- | plann - of on Manchuria. China was follow with further reply to Jjecting the | the Japanese. | RICH DENTIST, FOUND IN WRECK, SUICIDE Bloodstain Gives Clue of First At- tempt Failing, Says White Plains Police. By the Associated Press. wm‘rlmn’ts.ghl&n%mber'g ~Dr. Augustus F. n, 55, weal with offices on Park Avenue, she went ashore ‘was Seeks House Seat ‘WOULD GARNER AS MEMBER M TEXAS. OSCAR DANCY, Judge of Camercn County, Tex., was the first to announce his candidacy for the seat in the House of Representatives to be vacated by John Nance Garner when he assumes the vice presidency. BOAT OVERTURNS; Fisking Schooner Capsizes. Another Driven on Sand Bar Near Norfolk. By the Assoclated Press. NORFOLK, Va., November 23.—The fishing schooner Rapphannock, which was capsized Monday night by a storm in the Potomac, was picked up by a Coast Guard patrol boat and towed to Reedville, Va., today, Coast Guard headquarters here was notified. No trace of the crew was found, accord- ing to the report. The Coast Guard seaplane Arcturus located the capsized schooner near the mouth of the Potomac. The plane was on her maiden flight from Dundalk, Md, to Miami, Fla, where she will be stationed. The crew on the plane sighted the wrecked schooner and sent a radio message to the Coast Guard base at Norfolk. A 75-foot patrol boat set out immediately to locate the boat and her crew. The radio message said the plane had made a thorough search of the lower Potomac and the bay for the crew of the schooner. Failing to find any trace of the men, the plane con- tinued to Miami. Coast Guard officials said the plane was equipped for rescue work at fea, and e crew of the schooner been sighted, they could have been picked up in life boats. Sea conditions were stfll too rough for the Coast Guard cutter Carrabassett to pull the fishing schooner Sea Rover off a sand bar near Little Island, where yesterday. The cutter by waiting for better pulled back aboard the vessel a rope which he carried when he set men. ‘The Sea Rover is owned by the the | Hathaway Machinery Co. of New Bed- the vessel, it insurance. ford, Mass. Damage is understood, is covered | POLICE STAGE RAID ON FANTASTIC CULT Detroit Colored Members Told They Were “Asiatics,” Due to Rule the World. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, November gating & human sacrifice avowedly propitiate strange “gods,” police said today they had exposed a fantastic cult through which colored -members were 23.—Investi- - | taught that they constituted a “nation SWIMMING CHAMPIONS WILL MARRY TODAY Margaret Ravior Becomes Bride of George Young at Phila- delphia. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, November 23.—| Margaret Ravior, three times winner of the Canadian marathon swim, and George Young of Toronto, Canada, for- mer Catalina Island swim champion, will be married today. Miss Ravior 16 25 and her flance 23. Only recently returned from an exhi- | bition swimming tour, which followed the announcement of their engagement last Summer, Miss Ravior and Young obtained their license to marry yes- terday. They gave “professional ath- lete” as their occupations. As to their future swimming plans. both Miss Ravior or her fiance saidy they were “uncertain.” They said they | would live in Young’s home in Toronto, | which was presented to him after he won the Catalina Island swim in 1927. L AR SOCIETY IS SMUGGLING BIBLES INTO RUSSIA| Missionary Says 5-Year Plan Will Fail Because of Opposition to Religion. By the Assoclated Press PITTSBURGH, November 23—Rev. ‘William Fetler, founder of the Russian Missionary Society, in Pittsburgh on a | Jecture tour. said today his organiza- tion is “smuggling Bibles into Russia. “We are smuggling thousands of Bibles across the Russian border by night,” he said. “The people are adopting religion more rapidly than any other country in the world. “The five-year plan cannot succeed. | Its greatest miscalculations is its op- tion to religion. The children are | taught in the schools to despise re- ligion.” | $100,000 THEFT CHARGED of Asiatics” destined to rule the world if preceps of the leaders were followed. | Two detectives raided what was de- scribed as a “temple” of the cult and| held for questioning & colored man who said he was Uj Al, “god of the Asiatic nation.” He admitted, police said, that he “taught” Robert Harris, 44-year-old fanatic, who stabbed and beat James J. Smith to death on a crude altar Sunday. Harris insisted Smith was a willing sacrifice. The detectives said All told them his cult had a membership of 8,000 in De- troit. Numerous meeting places be- lieved to have been lodge halls really were “temples,” members were . exhorted, thl;gl, to, “kill devils.” ice was the penalty for exposing secrets the order. Records and were seized. CO-OPERATIVE MISSION PROPOSAL APPROVED , among other Presbyterian Board Statement Favors Several Laymen’s In- quiry Recommendations. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 23.—Appro- val of a number of recommendations made by the Laymen's Foreign Mis- sions inquiry was voiced by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in a statement last night. posals for co-operation and unity among all Christian forces in the mis- sion field, for the self-support and the genuine independence of the native Christian church and for the highest quality of service in all lines of Chris- tian work. The board affirmed “its abiding loy- alty to the evangelical basis of the mis- slonary enterprise”; expressed its con- fidence in the “character, devotion and lblliex" of its missionaries; and de- clared that “while eager for improve- ment and increased efficiency,” the for- eign missions, meanwhile, “in its pres- ent form and on its t basis is fully justified in appealing for contin- ued and enlarged support.” St P A Fine Turkeys Escape Ax. CHICAGO.—It pays to be aristocratic. Some 500 pedigreed and aristocratic are such fine birds no one the ax on them ksgiving. Instead they will strut their stuff at the International Where he was sald to be wanted in con- | Turkey Association’s meeting the latter larceny amounting to| denied the charge. He said last Sep- $100,000. ‘The man . | teer Fire De it == part of the current week. e Firemen Plan Card Party. GREATER CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md.. November 23 (Special) —Members of the Greater Capitol Heights Volun- partment will give a card Tuesday night in Firemen's Hall o'clock. CREW IS MISSING &= B ST AL | U police said, where | said members told them denu;, of ritual books | Among them were the inquiry’s pro- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, GEORGE LUKSWINS GORCORAN AWARDS New York Artist Receives Gold Medal and $2,000 for “Woman With Black Cat.” George Luks, well known New York artist, has been awarded first Willlam A. Clark prize of $2,000 and the Cor- coran gold medal for his painting, “Womar. With Black Cat,” entered in the Thirteenth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Paintings of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which opens December 4, the gallery an- nounced today. The second William A. Clark prize of $1,500, accompanied by the Corcoran silver medal, was given to John R. Grabach of Irvington, N. J, for his painting “Spring Planting.” ‘The third Clark prize of $1,000 and the Corcoran bronze medal went to his work, “Thornton Nye of Wythe- e The fourth Clark prize of $500 and the Corccran honorable mention cer- tificate were won by N. C. Wyeth of Needham, Mass., and Chadds Ford, Pa., In a Dream I Meet Jury of Critics. ‘The awards were made by a jury of hed artists and art critics, headed by Gifford Beal, noted New York painter. and including Wayman Adams of New York City, J. H. Gest of Cincin- nati, Ohlo; Ernest Lawson, New York City; Edward W. Redfield of New Hope, Pa., and Charles Rosen of Woodstock, N. Y. Mr. Adams was called away béfore the work of the jury was completed and Mr. Rosen substituted for him. The prize pictures and the remainder of a group of 345 paintings by 281 art- ists that were passed for the exhibtion by the jury, will be on view at a private showing Saturday night, December 3, at 9 o'clock. Several thousand cards of invitation have been issued for the opening private view. The exhibition will be open to the public, beginning December 4, at 2 o'clock, and continuing through Janu- ary 15 next, it was announged by C. Powell Minnigerode, secretary and di- regxt_gr of ‘ll}'xe gallery. e William A. Clark prize awards were established in 1921 under a $100,- 000 endowment by the late Senator Clark of Montana. In addition to these prizes the Corcoran Gallery has avail- able a fund -established by Senator Clark’s widow in 1927 to meet expenses of holding the biennial exhibitions. The surplus from these two funds may be used, in the discretion of the trustees, for the purchase of works of art by American artists, The Corcoran Gallery will have an option of one week after opening of the exhibition for the pur- chase of any or all of the prize pictures. Popular Prize Offered. Besides the Clark awards there will be & popular prize of $200 for the pic- ture receiving the greatest number of votes in a popular referendum of visi- tors during the week of January 2. The jury of awards met'in New York City and at the Corcoran Gallery to ass on pictures submitted for the ex- bition. They completed the inspec- tion late yesterday and the decision was announced at the gailery this morning. The entries were confined to “original oil paintings, by living American artists, not before publicly exhibited in Wash- ington.” The jury 2lso supervised hang- of the approved works. order to provide room for the biennial show, it was necessary to clear from the American section of the gal- lery the permanent collection of paint- ings by native artists. A large number of these works have been installed in galleries in the west wing on the sec- . ‘These permanent ' pictures were selected with a view to Showing the trend of American painting since early days and, more particularly, to exhibit simultaneously with the collec- tion of current work, the paintings of artists who have, in the past, received the W. A, Clark awards.. The hours of public exhibition dur- ing the “biennial” will be from 2 to § o'clock on Sundays, from noon to 4:30 o'clock on Mondays and from 9 o'clock in the morning to 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon on other days. The gallery will be closed, however, on Sunday and Monday, December 25 and 26. On Monday, January 2, a New Year holi- day, the hours will be from 2.to 5 o'clock. Luks Widely Known. Of this year’s prize winners, only Mr. Luks is known personally to the ju to| He is widely known for his paintings, number of which have received medals and a representative group of which hang in noted galleries of this coun- try. In 1916 he won the fourth William A. Clark prize of $500 and the Cor- coran honorable mention certificate. Among other prizes he has received are the Temple ld medal, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, prize, New York Water Color Club, 1916, and Locust Club gold' medal, Philadel- phia, 1927. He is represented in the Metropolitan Museum, New York; Mil- waukee Art Institute, Detroit Art In- stitute, Cleveland Museum, Phillips Me- morial Gallery here, the New York Public Library and elsewhere. He is a member of the New York Water Color Club, American Soclety of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, etc. Mr. Grabach also has won & number of awards in the past, including the Peabody Prize of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1924; the Sesnan Gold Medal | of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927, and the Preston Harrison Prize of the Los Angeles Museum. His works hang in the Art Insiitute of Chi- cago, the Vanderpoel Art Association, Chicago; the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art here. He is a member of the American Federation of Arts, the North | Shere Art Association and other organ- | izations. Third prize of this exhibition, like that of the last, went to & Richmond, Va., artist, Mr. Silvette. Two years ago the third prize winner was Edmund Archer, whose studio also is in the Vir- ginia capital. Mr. Wyeth is a specialist in murals. His awards include the Panama-Pacfic Exposition gold medal, 1915: the Beck prize of the Philadelphia Water Color Club, 1910, and the bronze medal of the Washington Society of Artists, 1931. His murals may be :een in the Mis- souri State Capital, the Reading Museum of Fine Arts, the New York Public Library and in numerous noted banks, hotels and other buildings. He is a member of the Society of Illustrators, New York; holds a fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and is a member also of the Wilmington | Soclety of Fine Arts and the American Federation of Arts. 'BELLO’S BROTHER " 1S'SLAIN IN CUBA Warden of Santa Clara Prison Shot to Death—Family Suspects Suicide. By the Associated Press. i SANTA CLARA, Cuba, November 23 —Angel Vasquez Bello, warden of Santa Clara Prison and brother of the late Senate president, Clemente Vasquez Bello, who was assassinated September 27, was shot and killed last night. Members of the family were quoted as expressing the belief he took his own life. An autopsy showed he was shot three times, in the head, right breast and heark David Silvette of Richmond, Va., for |a 1918; Hudnut | da; HOOVERS T0 LEAD IN GIVING THANKS President and Wife Plan Simple Home Observance at White House. ‘Washington will play & leadin tomorrow in the national off thanks. President Hoover is planning a simple home observance—his last Thanksgiv- ing day in the White House—and in millions of homes throughout the Na- tion the people will follow his example. ‘With Government departments closed at 1 oclock today, thousands in ‘Washington, released from their tasks until Priday morning, are plan- ning to make the most of a holl- day. They will not be unmindful, how- ever, of other thousands in the city less fortunate than they. With cold adding to the discomforts in many homes, social welfare agencies and the city missions are making arrangements to s) d Thanksgiving cheer as far as able funds can ba stretched. It L is estimated that considerably more than 6,000 persons who otherwise would go hungry tomorrow will receive Thanksgiving dinners from the missions in Washington. Special Church Services. At Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew churches, there will be special services tomorrow. An out-pouring of Latin American _diplomats will join in the colorful Pan-American mass at St. Patrick’s Church at 11 o'clock, while ‘Washington Cathedral has extended an invitation to residents of Washington and holiday visitors to attend its first festival Thanksgiving day service to be feld in the great choir of the Cathedral at_10:30 o'clock. Five fat turkeys, the gifts of well wishers, have come to the White House. The choicest will be selected by chefs. White House aides or charity will get the other four. To President and Mrs, Hoover the day will be one for offering thanks and resting. Curtis to Dine at Hotel. alone Vice President Curtis, spending his| pa last Thanksgiving as second head of the Nation, plans to have his daughter, Mrs. C. P. George, and her husband at his hotel here for dinner. At their homes here will be Attorney General and Mrs. Mitchell and Secre- tary and Mrs. Adams; Secretary and Mrs. Doak will be at Notre Nidre, their home in nearby Virginia, while Secre- tary Wilbur goes to the home of his sister, Mrs. F. M. Paist, and her hus- band, at Wayne, Pa. Secretaries Mills, Stimson and Chapin expect to be here. Postmaster General Brown has not made his plans definite- ly. Secretary Hyde is absent from the city. Secretary and Mrs. Hurley are in Florida. Speaker Garner, Vice President-elect, and Mrs. Garner have not definitely made their plans, but office attaches said they were expected to have a quiet family dinner at their hotel here. Most members of Ccngress were at home, planning to come to the Capital next week for the December session. Have Long Holiday. Some Government employes Wwhose services cannot be spared will have to continue on their tasks after 1 o'clock, but the great majority in all departments will be spared for a holi- day. Government Printing Office em- ployes were particularly joyful, because, by reason of having worked last Sat- {irday, they will have a holiday begin- ning tomerrow and ending M y morning. There were some few exceptions to the 1 o'clock closing order. At the Navy Department all employes were released early except those at the Navy Yard, | obliga who worked a full day. At the Central Union Mission, the Gospel Misslon, Salvation Army and the Volunteers of America thousands of baskets of food will be distributed to- day and tomorrow to needy families of the city. Each basket will contain food for a family of five. With this estimate the Central Union Mission will feed ap- proximately 2.500 persons in their homes. The 500 baskets will be given at 2 o'clock from the mission headquar- ters, where Supt. John 8. Bennett will be assisted by E. H. De Groot, presi- dent of the board of directors, and James Trimble, vice president. The Gospel Mission is prepared to feed 1,500 in their homes in a similar manner. Missions Plan Dinners. ‘Tomorrow both missions, which are supported by the churches of the city, are planning substantial dinners for homeless men and boys at their head- quarters. Superintendent Harvey Pren- .| tiss of the Gospel Mission said the mission’s converts have supplied turkey for 400 of these men and boys. The Central Union Mission, it was said, is preparing to feed approximately 550 men and boys At both, the hours will be from 11 to 2 o'clock. Cooks at the Relief Mission of the Volunteers of America are preparing extra food for other unfortunates on Thanksgiving y. While available funds at the various missions are insufficient to take care of all of the unusual demands made upon them this year—far in excess of last Thanksgiving day—no effort will be spared to relieve the most urgent cases. Warm clothing will be distrib- uted also until the scanty supplies are exhausted. Delegate to Preside. The Pan-American mass at St. Pat- rick's is one of Washington's official and traditional observances of Thanks- giving day. Diplomats in gold braided uniforms and many prominent Gov- ernment officials will attend, as well as dignata of the Catholic church. ‘The lic _delegate, Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, will preside at the mass and the sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. Lawrence J. Shehan of St. Patrick’s Church. The celebrant will be Rev. Jerome Sebastian of St. Elizabeth's Church in Baltimore. Two other Baltimore priests, from St. Edward's Church, will participate. They are Rev. Elmer Pisher, deacon of the mass, and Rev. George E, Shank, the sub-deacon. Equally interesting will be the Thanks- giving service at Washington Cathedral in the newly finished Great Choir. The service tomorrow morning will be choral and the sermon will be preached by Right Rev. James E. Preeman, Bishop of Washington.. Among -the cathedral clergy who will participate are Very Rev. Dr. G. C, F. Braienahl, dean of the Cathedralg Rev. Dr. William L. De Vries, canon precentor; Rev. Dr. G. Freeland Peter, canon chancellor, and Canon Raymond L. Wolven, chaplain to the Bishop of Washington. service will be broadcast over -Station WMAL including the bishop's sermon. Methodist Services. The National Methodist Thanksgiving service will be held at 11 am. in Foun- dry M. E. Church, Sixteenth and Church streets. Metrcpolitan Memorial Church joins with Foundry in this service, to which Government officials have been invited. The germon will be preached by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, resident bishop of Washington. Among others taking part are Bishop William Fraser McDowell, Dr, James Shera Montgom- | o ery, pastor of Metropolitan Church; Dr. Benjamin M. Meeks and Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry. Six churches in Mount Pleasant will unite in their seventh annual Thanks- giving day service at 10:30 a.m. in the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church. The sermon will be preached 1y Rev. Harvey Baker Smith, minister of Co- |Ecl lumbia Heights Christian Church. Rev. Russell -J. Clinchy. of Mount Pleasant Church will be in charge. The other churches -uniting in- this - service: All Sculs' Unitarian, Francis Asbury Meth- odist 1° Church South, - Irving Street Priends Meeting House and the Universalist National Memorial. * A number of Baptist Churches will This | Which Dr, J. Harvey D. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932. President Hoover’s Debt Statement e S e Recommends Creation of an Agency to Discuss Whole Situation, but Opposes vided in the agreements, show concessions from 30 per cent t the total amounts As indicai the consistent poliey of mnstmmu;‘mmy of the ‘%fiw to | follows pay, I may cite President Harding's recommendation to Congress regarding the first of these agreements, that is, the British settlement. Again the prin- ciple was fully. elaborated in the an- nual report for the fiscal year 1925 of the World War Foreign Debt Commis- sion, which comprised members of both political parties, and in the reports of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives upon varlous settlements. The Congress, in ratifying the settlements, agreed to this prin- ciple. I continued to follow this polcy ip the statement 1 made on June 20, 1931, and in my subsequent message to the Congress, proposing postponement :lorymnt during the fiscal year 1932 ‘their - subsequent repayment over a term of years. Separate From Reparations. 4. From the time of the creation of these debts to the United States, this Government has uniformly insisted that they must -be treated as entirely sepa- rate from reparation claims arising out of the war. ‘The reasons for adherence to this position are plain. After the wat we refused to accept general rep- arations or any compensation in terri- tory, economic privileges or Govern- ment indemnity. “Moreover, in the matter of repara- tions and other intergovernmental debts arising from the war, our position is en- tirely different from that of govern- ments that are both creditors and debt- ors. Since we owe no obligation of any kind to others, no concession made in respect of a payment owed to us could either in whole or in part be set off or balanced against claims owed by us to any other creditor of our own coun- try. On the contrary, every such con- cession would result in the inevitable transfer of & tax burden from the tax- payers of some other country to the tax- rs in our own, without the possi- bility of any compensating set-off. “As Secretary of the Treasury pointed out as early as March 1, 1920, in response to a note from the British government suggesting a general can- cellation of war debts: “s & * Of course I recognize that a general cancellation of such debts would be of advantage to Great Britain and that it probably would not involve any losses on her part. As are no obligations of the United States Govern- ment which would be canceled under | possib! such s plan, the effect would be that, in consideration of a cancellation by the United States Government of obligations which it holds for advances made to the British government and other allied governments, the British government would cancel its debts against France, Italy, Russia and other allies. Such a proposal does not involve mutual sacrifices on the part of the nations concerned. It simply involves & contribution mainly by the Statement in 1931. “In my :;:temenb of June 20, x‘m‘, roposing that one year's payment ol Ell intergovernmental debts should be distribulr:sh:vur a term of yunb,uu;g again to Congress on Decem! Ix“" ‘zumxulnx the agreements thereon, said: “‘I wish to take this also to frankly state my views upon our relations to German reparations and the debts owed to us by the allied gov- . Our Government has not been a party to, or exerted any voice in determination of reparation tions. We did-not. par- ticipate in either general reparations or the - division of colonies or property. The repayment of debts due to us ‘from the allies for the advarnce for war and reconstruction was settled upon a basis not contingent upon German! reparations or related thereto. There- fore, reparations is necessarily wholly 2 European problem with we have no relation.” Deals in Retrospect. “5. The debt agreements are, through force of law, unalterable save by con- gressional action. Without entering into legalistic consideration of the re- rpective powers of the Executive and he . it may be said at once that, based upon the relation of these debts to revenue, the Congress has in- sisted upon participation in initiation of negotiations and in any ultimate de- resect to the war debts. In cubject to approval of the President, the Congress did not accept this pro- posal, but instead provided for the cre- ation of the World War Foreign Debt Commissicn, and place very close limi- tations upon the action of the com- mission. Subsequently, the commis- sion, having found it impossible to reach agreements within the limits set by the Congress, the original act was amended so as to permit the commis- sion_to conclude settlements sul to the approval of the President and the Congress. “With the exception of settlements with Austria and Greece, all settle- ments were negotiated by the World War Debt Commission and every agree- ment was approved by the Congress in acts passed by both Houses, signed by the President. “Believing that emergencies of tem- porary character might arise in some cases during the depression—which has will unite for services at the National Baptist Memorial, Sixteenth street and Columbia road. Rev. Dr. R. W. Wea- ver will preach. Other churches will hold regular services. ¥ Union Service Planned. Union iving day service will be held by five churches of Southeast ‘Washington at 11 o'clock in Trinity M. E. Church, Pennsylvania avenue and Fifth street. This ’ervlce 15 being held in conjunction with the 130th anni- versary of Trinity Church, November 20 to 27, inclusive. Bishop John W. Hamilton of Washington will preach the sermon. The following churches and ministers will participate in_this union service: Metropolitan, Rev. Free- ley Rohrer; Washington Church of the Brethren, Rev. F. F. Ho ple; North Carolina Avenue M. P. ch, Rev. George E. Brown; First Methodist Prot- estant Church, Rev. C. L. Dawson. Western yterian Church, of Dunham is will unite with Union Methodist pal Church at 11 o'clock in Union OChurch, 812 Twentieth street. Rev. Herman McKay, pastor of the latter, will speak on “Justification for Thanks- giving.” At St. Columba's Church, Forty-second and Albemarle streets, the Young Peoples’ Society will deliver baskets of food to needy families. There will be a spscial service at 10:30 o'clock, with Rev. Emanuel A. Lemoine, the Park _Congregational Church, of which Rev. Farnham is pastor, will observe the day at 10:30 . Dr. Grove Herbert of Colum- bus, Ohio, will deliver the sermon. Other Churches to Unite. A union service will be held by the churches in the Bloomingdale section at 10 o'clock in the United Brethren Church at North Capitol and R streets. Rev. Henry B. Wooding, pastor of kington Pres| Church, will be the speaker. The following ministers will participate: Rev. S. M. Daugherty, Rev. W. F. Atkinson and Rev. B. Y. Nicholson. The following churches are given for c!unn In the vious, ¢ a practical t of view, that no prog- ress is possible without active co-opera- tion of the Congress. . States Own Views, o | R. “6. ‘The necessity of this suthority | that does_not, Nowever, relieve me of the *of this - office, - and therefore shall state my own views. X world-wide crisis- has at least weight of all world. - Tre- y. in: price- levels, con- traction in markets, depreciation in currency, stagnation of trade and in- dustry, are all part of this world-wide depression, which is not only increasing the weight of these debts and has made their payment mcre difficult to some nations, but have thrust them as well into the problem of world recovery and its effect upon our own farmers, workers and business. These are realities. We cannot blind ourrelves to their exist- ence. They are vital factors in the problem now before us for consideration. “At the same time, it must be em- phatically recalled that the aftermath of the Great War and these incidents of the depression have also fallen with great weight on the American people, and the effect upon them directly as taxpayers, of any modification with re- spect to the debts due this country, must not be disregarded. have their budgetary problems. So have we. burdened with taxes. So people. “I have stated on many occasions my opposition to cancellation. FPurther- more, I do not feel that the American people should be called upon to make I have held, how- are our pensation than cash, such as expansion of markets for products of American agriculture and labor. e tions in economic re- tageous. overcome difficulties of exchange in some countries and to meet the ques- her | tion of inabiiity of some of them other- wise to pay. Linked With Arms. “The World Economic Conference will convene in a few months to deal with matters of the deepest import to economic recovery of the world and of ourselves as well. A world disarmament conference is now in progress. And I must reiterate that the problem of for- eign debts has in the American mind very definite relationship to the prob- lem of disarmaments and the continu- ing burden which competitive arma- ments impose upon us and the rest of the world. There are, therefore, im- portant avenues of ‘mutual advantage which should be genuinely explored. “It is un le that within the ‘There are other | jory I)or The suggestion that the suspension of the Décember 15 payments would permit the governments to enter undis- turbed into discusslons now proposed terms of these obligations is carried out rather than suspended prior to discus- sion. By that I'do not mean to say if extraordinary circumstances, such as depreciation of currencies and general fall .in world trade, have ren- dered immediate transfers of this next payment in dollars impossible to some nations without losses on both sides, our Government should be unwilling to consider a proposal that payments of this installment be made effected tion of the exchanges &rmlu. of course, with guarantees as value of such currencies. If any such circumstances exist and are called to the attention of Other people are heavily | to a_friendly effectively authorized agents, of deep concern to both. Discus- sion does not involve abandonment on tuawgunlnwnl an hear ours upon & question which we are both concerned, and an prevail. They cannot preva til 2 path to their attainment is built upon honest friendship, mutual confidence and proper co- among the na- tions. ‘These immense objectives upon which the future and welfare of all mankind depend must be ever in our thought in dealing with immediate and difficult preblems. The solution of each one of comity of nations and the maintenance | ing of international good will -that our we both a s spective of what conclusions might arise {from such & discussion. ‘This is particu- larly true in a world rul.ly afflicted, where co-operation and good will are essential to the welfare of all. “I believe, therefore, that in view of the requests made by these jovernments, should authorize the crea- of an agency to exchange views with those governments, enlarging the Accepts Post ADMIRAL CARY T. GRAYSON ‘Who today accepted the chairmanship of the committee which will be in charge of the inaugural celebration here on March 4. HALE TO BE CHAIRMAN ON APPROPRIATIONS Senate Committee Place Made Open to Maine Member for Clos- ing Session. By the Assoclated Press, The way was opened today for Sen- ator Hale. Republican, of Maine, to be- come chairman of the Senate Appropri- ations Committee for the last three months of the present Congress. Senator Smoot, ublican of Utah, veteran chairman of the Finance Com- isco- | Mmittee, said he would prefer to remain at that post rather than take over ap- propriations where he ranked next to he late Senator Jones of Washington. Senator Hale now is chairman of the Naval Committee, but is understood to be willing to assume the a) tions chairmanship and its labors in connection with the economy pro- | Higl gram of the administration. Hale's father moved from naval to the COAL YARDS TO CLOSE Coal yards in the Distriet will be closed tomorrow and on all future legal uniting in the service: United Breth-| coal Avenue M. P. . | Presbyterias _ cussion, in and of itself strengthens the foundation of the edifice of world prog- mwemwem;-mmzfi- ure to approach difficulties and ences among nations in such a spirit mbqtbumm e Peace and honest friendship with all been ciples by our foreign relations. They are the stars by which the world must today guide its course—a world in which our country must assume its share of lead- and responsibility. ROOSEVELT WANTS SIMPLE INAUGURAL CEREMONY MARCH 4 | ounse (Continued From Pirst Page.) leaders and Chairman Farley for tographers. ;{ Committee is headed by 1l, and includes in ad- Costello 1 cratie posed ‘The . Hildreth, * Prank B. Lord, Malcolm 8. McConihe, Oliver P. Newman, John W. Price, Daniel C. Roper, Victor Russell, Paul Spearman, luston Thompson, Emest G. Walker, Thomas Mullen Woodward, Manton M. 'Wyv_fitl‘lil Robert W. Woolley and David . ler. Gov. Roosevelt yesterday sent a letter of the proposed inaugural addressed to Charles J. Columbus, man- , as follows: let me thank you for your ulations friends of former days there and to adding new ones to the list. “To tell you the truth, it is about all I can do now to handle the duties of the governorship during these clos- ing w of my term, and to answer my heavy correspons 3 “I am making no plans whatever for 1933, but you mly' sure that your very careful ing points which it makes.” COMMUNITY CENTERS PLAN HOLIDAY FETES Thanksgiving Dances to Be Held at Several Schools—Show Set for East Washington. ‘Thanksgiving features of one kind or another have been arranged for all the more important centers by the Com- munity Center Department of the public schools. There will be Thanksgiving night dances at the Southeast Center, in Buchanan School and in Hine Junior h School. At East ashington W Center Friday nlgt'fiuu will be :‘oth a dance and a show. The Lisa HENRY FORDSUED N SHOALS DEAL John H Connaughton Chargeg He Was “Frozen Out™" of Lease Project. Henry Ford was named as & defend- ant today in a suit filed in District Sue preme Court by John H. Connaughton, who claims he was “frozen out” df & deal for the jeasing of Muscle Shoals by the automobile manufacturer and two other men. Connaughton, whose address is given as 3447 Oakwood Terrace, says Ford, in anticipation of consummating the deal, placed $88,000,000 on deposit with banks and caused the incorporation of the Alabama Development Co. David M. Roll, Shoreham Hotel, ard . Hugh Jarvis, Lee House, were named jointly as defendants with Mr. Ford. ‘The plaintiff asks for “an accounting, a S oninact Geatng With the purchace n al wi chase and lease of the Shoals. e Holds Contract Signed. ‘Through Attorney Herbert S. Ward, the plaintiff says Ford entered into the contract with him and the other two defendants on December 3, 1930. The - | three were to act as Ford's representa~ tives in the deal, he says. Later. the bill alleges, Ford wrote letter suggesting elimination of the plaintif from participation in the profits. Ford, it is said, dealt with Roll, who is alleged to have misrepre- sented to Connaughton the progress of the negotiations, On January 30, 1931, it is stated, Ford made an agreement with Rall to ray a retainer of $400,000 instead of he original fee of $250,000 stated in the agreement with the three promo= ters. Roll, it is claimed, has profited to the extent of $2,000,000, a share of which should belong to him, Con- naughton states. The plaintiff also as- serts that he has spent $15.000 in ex- penses in furtherance of the originad agreement, for which he should be re~ paid in addition to his share in the profits. Letters Are Presented. Attached to the petition are letters from Ford to the late Senatcr Dwight W. Morrow suggesting elimination of Connaughton, and to David M. Rell, in care of Senatcr Morrow, at the Senate Office Building, saying that he under- stood all of Roll's associates had been discarded. Officials at the War Department sald they had no knowledge of any pending deal looking toward the sale or leasing of Muscle Shoals to Ford or his rep- resentatives, The manufacturer, they said, stated some time ago that he was no longer interested in the matter. A : WEDNESDAY IS SET FOR RENT HEARING Date Changed From Monday to Await Return of Committes Members. The date for resumption of hearings on the rent situation in the District before a Senate subcommittee has been changed from next Monday to ‘Wednesday at 10:30 am. At that e Chairman Capper and several other members of the committee the information stace that time, and it was announced today that the subpoenas sent to them have been with- drawn by the subcommittee. At the last vtmthn charge been waiting for a re- a letter he had written the the subcommittee asking for certain information. BARROWS GET TIRES Balloon-Type Carrying 17 Pounds Pressure Are Put Out. Rubber companies are getting out pneumatic wheelbarrow tires—airplane type. Gar- | The proper lir1 dpuuuxe for a wheel- barrow tire is said to be 17 pounds. ‘Woman Elected Mayor. Miss Elsie Kimber was elected the first woman mayor of Newbury, Eng- land, since its incorporation 336 years ago. BAND CONCERT. By the United Statss Marine Band this evening at the auditorium, Marine Barracks, at 8 o'clock, Taylor Branson, leader ur S. Whitcomb, second leader. in A Major, Opus Ludwig von Beethoven 1. Poco sostenuto-vivace. 2. Allegretto. Presto. 4. Finale, allegro con brio, Flute solo, “Poem for Fluteand Or- ches! . Claytcn Lindsay, soloist. “Tonads,” No. 10, Humberto Allende (Chile) “Danse Africaine No. 1,” H. Villa-Lobos (Brazl) “Grand Festival March (written for the osition _in ard Wagner Halls of Mon- zuma.” te: % “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band this evening at the band auditorium, Navy Yard, at 8 o'clock; les leader; lexander M leader: March, “Staunch and True” Overture, “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” W Musician Ralph Des Tableau musical, “Sadko,” Rimsky-Korsakow Suite— A Musical Snuff Box”...... “By the Waters of Minnetonka,” “Ma Curley Headed Baby" Valse, “Venus on Earth”.. o Grand scenes from the opera