Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1933, Page 25

FAMOUS JAPANESE DIVISION RETURNS Second Unit, Spearhead of Manuchuria Campaign, Being Replaced. By the Associated Press. TOKTO, January 2—Little Lieut Gen. Jiro Tamon'’s famous 2d Division, first Japanese unit to fight in the un- declared war in Manchuria and spear- head in most of the spectacular Jap- anese campaigns in that country, is coming home from the Manchurian wars. its place is being taken by the 6th rom Kumamoto, one of the army's crack units, formerly the com- mand of Lieut. Gon. Sadao Araki, now minister of w Foreign t the 6th the trained division 1 Its present com er is Lieut. Gen. Mesayemon Sakamoto. Before the conflict broke out, Sep: tember 18, 1931, Japan's Manchurian garrison consisted of only one divieion, and the 2d took up that duty in April, 1931, First to Go Into Action. It was a company of this division that first went into action, when, according to the official Japanese account, Chi- | nese soldiers dynamited tracks of the Japanese-owned South Manchuria Rail- way near Mukden and caused the Jap- anese to strike back in “self-defense.” It was the 2d that served as Honjo's shock troops during most of the ensu- ing year and gathered more laurels to its battle flags than any other unit. Its first spectacular campaign was that of the Nonni River against the Chinese forces under Gen. Ma Chan-shan in November, 1931, which resulted in the Touting of the Chinese after several days' fighting and the capture of Tsit- sihar, provincial capital of Heilung- kjang. Campaigns Added Luster. ‘The Chinchow and Harbin campaigns were others that added to the luster of the 2d and to Gen. Tamon's reputation &8 conqueror. Since the beginning of the Summer of 1932 the division has been garrison- ing the railways between Changchun and Tunhua, and has cleared the way for the vital Kirin-Kainel Railway, which is to link the heart of Manchuria with the Korean coast and the Sea of Japan. ‘The division is returning to its home 'B;rrncks in Sendai and neighboring Whs. ROAD OFFICIAL DIES Strode P. Henderson, 58, Was C. & A. General Manager. CHICAGO, January 2 (#).—Strode P. Henderson, 58, general manager of ths | Chicago & Alton Railroad, died at his home Saturday night affer a three- months’ jllness. Death was due to heart disease. From the position of dispatcher, Henderson rose to the general man- agership of the Alion. He was con- nected with the road for 23 years. SEMI-ANNUAL THE EVEN ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1933, Backers Editor's Note—This is the fourth | of siz articles giving a new insight into technocracy whose prediction of | possible economic collapse started a far-flung controversy. The articles also present other statistics pertain- ing to displacement of men by ma- chines, energy consumption, debts, and other points involved. | BY J. R. BRACKETT. (Copyright. 1932. by the Associated Press). | NEW YORK.—Debt, says technoc- | racy, is crushing the life out of the economic system, burdening the ma- i chine so that it cannot produce to the full. giving dictatorial power to the bankers—"debt merchants,” as tech- nocracy calls them. | Debt is overwhelming, technocrary holds, because it increases almost con- | stantly and thus requires the Nation to pay an ever-growing burden of in- | terest, while, in the meantime and as | at present, profits o not increase pro- | portionately. Debts are “fixed charges," | | varying little, while income goes up and down violently. | Technocracy, a group of engineers at | Columbia University, working under the | direction of Howard Scott, is delving into the effect of the machine on the present economic system. Its findings | have led Scott to predict the existing structure’s collapse unless _drastic | changes are made in the methods of | control. Debt Base of Price System. | Debt 1s o major aspect of technoc- | | racy’s theories, perhaps the majer | | aspect, because debt is the base of the price system, and the price system is | the general name given this and any other political entity which uses & com- moZity—gold in this instance—as a | measure of wealth, and which seeks to | | produce for profit instead of for use. Technocracy estimates that the total | of interest-bearing debt—mortgages, | bank loans, bonds and so on—in the | United States is about $218,000,000,000; that the fixed charge ori this debt is equal to more than hall the Nation's present income, and that this debt has been increasing faster than production. Other statistics do not exactly agree, however. Computations by Dr. Ragnar | D. Naess, director of research for Gold- | man Sachs Trading Corporation, show that total interest-bearing debt in the | United States in 1931 was $156,615, 000,000; that it was $160,528,000,000 in 1930 '$161,448,000,000 in 1929, and | $158,130,000,000 in 1928. These figures | | compare with technocracy’s only pub- | | lished figure of $218,000,000,000. | Dr. Naess says this debt is a crushing |burden but he doubts that it should | be given the stress laid on it by Scott. | Debt increased about 38 per cent be- tween 1923 and 1931. | _ Statistics of the National Bureau of Economic research for the years 1922- | 1929 show that physical volume of all | production increased about 34 per cent. | Such figures are not fully comparable but serve to indicate the difference in the amount of change. Debt Defaults Anticipated. Since the depression started pro- | duction has declined considerably more | than debt, but this always is true in | depression. Dr. Naess points out that large amounts of debt are defaulted in CLEARANCE The Technocracy Question Declare Debt Is Set-Up and Giving Bankers Dictatorial Powers. Throttling Economic depressions, and that such is certain to be the case in this one. This check, Dr. Naess believes, ls} more or less automatic, and while such | defaults or other means of reducing the debt become more difficult as a soclety ages, it is impossible to say that debt | alone or even primarily would be re- sponsible for a system's collapse— because it can be and is in fact reduced. It is rigid, Dr. Naess says, but not quite so rigid as technocracy holds. Dr. Naess calculates that 9.34 per cent of the national income went for | the paying of interest on the total debt 1923; that it was 10.72 per cent 1 11.62 per cent in 1929; 18 per cent in 1931 and probably between 23 | and 24 per cent in 1932. This compares with technocracy’s assertion that half | the national income goes for the debt's fixed charges. n was not permitted to practice members of the chamber ‘ predict that it likely will be years be- | fore the right to vote is given or actu- | ally exercised by the women of Bulgaria. womal law. WOMEN OF BULGARIA SEEK LAW PRACTICE |Bill Introduced in Chamber M‘SAMUETSWE.ENEY DIES \ AT WOODYARD RESIDENCE| Deputies Is Step Toward “Political Equality. Special Dispatch to The Star. By the Associated Press. MELWOO% ]\f/xd , January 2. _s.mulgl E. Sweeney, 65, for many years a promi- SOFIA, Bulgaria, January 2—A Pre- | pony Democratic leader in Southern liminary step toward political equality | Maryland, died suddenly late Saturday for women is contemplated in a bill in- :Wht at his home at Woodyard, near ere. troduced into the Chamber of Deputies | "% o1 1 b 00 Conry he served in two which would admit women to the prac- | public offices in Prince Georges County tice of law in Bulgaria. | as sheriff and deputy sheriff. Sponsored by a group of about 80| Born near Upper Marlborp, he de- deputies from various political parties, | yoted most of his life to farming. Mr. the proposal has, these men believe, an | Sweeney is survived by his widow, excellent chance for adoption. | Louise 'C. Sweeney; six children and Bulgarian woman now have only one.| three grandchildren. His children are political privilege—they are eligible for | Mrs. Ruth Schroetsor of Baltimore, seats on boards of education. They do | Samuel Alfred, Joseph Clagett and not have, however, the right to vote. )c.menm E. all of whom reside at Long subjection to the rule of the|home; Mrs. Grace Lanham of Wash- old Turkish Empire has been cited as|ington and Miss Ellen Sweeney of Bal- a probable reason for woman's present | timore. His grandchildren are Louise relatively insignificant political place in | and Robert Schroetsor of Baltimore and national life. Mary Lou Lanham of Washington. In introducing the bill which would | Funeral services will be held tomor- open the door to women lawyers the | row morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's author of the measure said Bulgaria, | Catholic Church, ~Upper Marlboro. (Tomorrow—Machinesand Man-Hours.) Just look what values Albania, Nicaragua and the Republic of | Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cem- Haiti were the only countries where a | etery, Upper Marlboro. / . 394 Stunning, Hand-Tufted" Candlewick Bedspreads at IA to almost 1/2 the regular prices! . w3 1.98 and 2.50 grades! Full and twin bed sizes, hand tufted on unbleached muslin, in pastel shades with tufted live in & building unless you have fur- niture to equip it.” It was pointed out that if those so OCCUPANCY OF HOUSE SUITES IS DELAYED | goiiisess move in fney woua nave s | that cost was figured at between $25,000 | and $30,008, not to mention wear and tear on walls and halls. | Available Shortly Before March 4, Too Late for Lame Ducks to Move In. CENTURY OF PROGRESS AT CHICAGO PROGRESSES 1933 World Fair Has $1,400,000 Cash in Bank—Building Is Two Months Ahead. By the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, January 2—The Century of Progress, Chicago's world fair to open June 1 made its first 1933 bid for attention yesterday with these boasts: Cash in bank, $1,400,000. Construction program, two months ahead; every primary and secondary | building under way. Bonds accepted at par. Sale of exhibit space increasing, with 82 per cent of available area disposed of and receipts of $4,755,000, with con- | cessionaires contracted for to expend $4,300.000. ‘Water, sewerage, roads and electric | system all more than 90 per cent com- “You can't | plete, ‘ By the Assoclated Press. | The suites in the new House Office Bullding won't be ready for occupancy | until shortly before March 4. | This means that quite a few members {of the House. most of them Repub- licans, will retire to private life with- out ever having had more than one | room for office space that present quar- ters afford. | The new building, with 251 two-room | suites inside, in addition to 12 com- mittee rooms, is almost ready for use. | . The word from David Lynn, archi- | tect of the Capitol, was that it would | not be ready until the lame ducks go home, or in such a brief time before the | exodus that it wouldn’t be worth while | for them to move in The architect said, however, there was no connection between the two events. “The furniture contracts were delayed,” Lynn explained. + B9 IMENTAL TREATMENT TO BE GIVEN WOMAN Mrs. Metta Mobley Sent te Hos- pital After Breaking Windows of Maryland Jail. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., January 2—Mrs. Metta Mobley of Maryland Park, who broke all the windows in the | women'’s cell of the jail here Saturday, was taken to Sykesville Hospital by Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins yesterday after two physicians reported she need- ed mental treatment. She had been placed in jail by Con- stable Earl Blackwell for a mental ex- amination, according to Sheriff Hop- kins. | —_— | . In the last fiscal year Italy imported | 33 per cent more American cotton than in_the preceding_12 month ‘\ | i STAINL price. In original form, 0. if you prefer. FOR SEVERE COLDS Imported Gowns Some are from the Philippines—some from Port 0 Rico—and all are handmade. They have becoming necklines—attrac- tive appliqued and embroidered designs, and some are piped and scalloped in con- trasting or harmonizing colors. Regular and extra sizes.. TELEPHONE DISTRICT 1400 Just TWICE a year are such values possible! edge. 298 and 3.50 grades! ‘The designs in this group 1.99 79¢ Third Floor are fuller, thicker—and most unusual. Full and twin bed 3.98 and 4.98 grades! Coples of famous antique patterns—in the newer bright red, blue, green. With deep, hand-knotted fringe or hems. 550 and 595 grades! Fringed and hemmed. Heavy work on colored and cream sheeting. Full or twin bed sizes. Palais Royal—Second Floor 1.98 2.98 3.98 Annual January Sale of Famous Pequot Sheets 81x99 in. 72x108 in. O7c 42x36-in. cases, 25¢ 45x36-in. cases, 27¢ $5, 7.50 and SI0H & W Foundations $5 Bon Ton Inner Belts DeBevoise Foundations $S and 7.50 Girdles and Step-ins 395 Here are the season’s smart models—beau- tiful garments, beautifully made—and $8 and $9 P. N. Corsets and Comfolettes $5 & $6 Both Practical Front and Comfolette models with special abdominal sup- port and diaphragm con- trol. Of fine brocades. splendid values for 3.95! H & W Founda- tions are of peach rayon satin with fitted bust or brocade with swami bust, all sizes. Bon Ton Inner Belts are of brocade with swami bust. DeBevoise Foundations are of brocade with swami tops; boned front and back. Girdles and step-ins of beautiful materials, well boned; all sizes. Palais Royal—Third Floor Not just another sale . . . but news of genuine interegt to those who appreciate Fu most generously reduced. We hold but two sales a year, the opportunity to purchase rs of assured dependability at prices that have been Every housewife knows Pequots—and every thrifty housewife knows what a grand opportunity this is to stock up linen closets when prices like these are within her reach! These have the new “pick quick” labels with the size plainly marked on the end of the sheet so that you can pick them out quickly when they’re on your linen shelves. ‘very sheet is a genuine Pequot—the mark of guaranteed quality for generations! 63x99 in, 84c | 81x108 in., 1.07 72x99 in., 89¢ 90x108 in., 1.19 White Goods Sale Imported Dress Nainsook, 25¢ Yd. Linens, 54¢ Yd. The famous sheer quality with 36 inches wide, in a firm, soft silky finish for lingerie and weave that makes exquisite children’s clothes. frocks and suits. 36-In. Cloth-of-Gold 36-In. Wide Broadcloth, 18¢ Yd. Batiste, 25¢ Yd. A grade that washes well, keeps A delightfully soft fabric for its pure white finish and is un- baby clothes, blouses, collar and usually durable. cuff sets, vestees. Cloth-of-Gold _36-In. Wide Longcloth, 15¢ Yd. White Lawn, 16¢c Yd. A firm, close-textured fabric for Crisp and dainty for little heavy duty; soft, snow-white girls' frocks; for aproms, caps finish. 36 inches. and lingerie trimming. 36-In. Wide Crisp Sheer Indian Head, 16¢ Organdy, 35¢ Yd. Sturdy. dependable fabric, with 40 inches wide White organdy smart linen finish. Ideal for for bonnets, trimming, collars children’s clothes. and cuffs. Narrow-Wale 36-In. 10-Yd. Bolt of Pique, 35¢ Yd. Longcloth, 95¢ 36 inches wide. Buy it for Full 36 inches wide. Firm collars and cuffs, children’s quality; chamois finish — for coats and hats, apparel and other home needs. and this event promises to make new history in Fur January Sale of Silks Thousands of Yards at NEW LOW Prices! Sheer and Heavy! Printed and Plain! All-silk All-silk All-silk All-silk All-silk All-silk Tepe ...1.24 All-silk Suede Finish Crepe, 1.24 All-silk Printed Warp All-silk Striped Broadcloth. ..88¢ Celanese Moire, plain or printed s h i v i s ps il 1.49 and 1.75 Plain and Fancy Woolens TR, - 1.98-2.98 Plain and Novelty Woolens . ..1.84"° 500 vds. Fancy Rayon and Cotton Mixtures, in tweed and nubbed effects; specially priced at..33¢ Palais Royal—Second Floor Distinctive Francke FURS .. 12 OFF —Broadtails IT STAYS ON At last! A lipstick that “really stays on” . .. Christy Lipstick 1.00 And you may have it i. eight lovel ing shades. .to match your complexi fectly. Try it before you buy, make-up tester at the counter, Printed Flat Crepe....79% Ripple Crepe. .o . cos 290 Printed Crepe. Printed Chiffon ..1.24 Chiffon Taffeta......1.24 Lady Washington OFF All Our NEW! 1933 Cloth-of-Gold Printed Percales 18c¢ va. You've never seen such charming printings—such a variety (50 in all)—on light ‘and medium grounds, House frocks, Hooverettes, children’s frocks—will be made with these! Palais Royal—Second Floor —Caraculs Superb HUDSON SEALS —Raccoons fast- n per- by using the —Mauskrats and other « .. in popular shades and various trims, Fine Furs . ., ., Miss_Christy, colour stylist, be at our Toiletries Counter all this week to give you any further help about make-up that you require. All Remaining Cloth Coats, Y2 Price! CRE FURRIER 1328 G Street N.W Member Master Furriers’ Guild Toiletry Sale Features! R. Louis Facial Creams, discontinued 1.50 to $3 values, including Circulation Cream, Muscle Qil, Basic Cream and Skinfood, 49¢ 25c Perlox Milk of Magnesia Tooth Paste, 3 for .. 39 Palais Royal—Main Floor