Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1933, Page 2

A—2 kxxE COOLIDGE DOCTOR GREATLY SURPRISED Coupal Recalls Ex-President Left Office Here in Ex- cellent Health. Dr. James F. Coupal, who was Pres- ldent lidge's personal physician at his administration and who s since been a practicing specialist Washington, expressed great surprise rned of the death of his old d_former official patient. He Coolidge left the White hysical shape for He mentioned the blood pressure was 135, for his age was highly satisfac- ughout his administration Presi- dent Coolidge, with the exception of an old-fashioned grippe cold which kept him away_from his office only one day, was never sick Appetite Always Good. Coolidge, hfl\\(‘\. T, was susceptible dust fever, slightly. His appetite was always good, and he generally ate without any stint uently betwecen meals munched hard candies. His habits were but he seldom indulged other than daily walks e White House grounds or for a mile or so in the downtown sec- Mr. Coolidge was is friends during his d in calisthenics the so-called setting-up exercises he ed an electric horse exercising e which became internation- 1s. Mr. Coolidge said that this ance was beneficial inasmuch as a severe shaking up for a or introd Went to Bed Earl It was only on rare occ Mr. Coolidge while Presiden up later than 10 o'clock and, according to those who were a position to know, he generally nt to sleep as goon as his head touched the pillow and seldom awoke before a customary hour in the morning. He always arose at 6:30 o'clock in | the morning and was at his desk gen- | erally about 8:30. company Mr. Coolidge did not sur- round himself with great numbers of friends as does President Hoover or @s did the late President Harding. NATIONAL LEADERS EXPRESS SORROW AT DEATH OF COOLIDGE (Continued From First Page) and grieved at the former President's death. He was one of our greatest leaders and thinkers today. James A. Reed, former United States Senator from Missouri—It comes as a great shock to me, with great regret. I personally liked Mr. Coolidge. He ‘was a fine type of American citizen and his death i5 a great national loss James A. Farley, chairman of the| Democratic National Committee—I am greatly shocked to léarn of the death of former President Coolidge. He was a great and distinguished American, rendering great service as President of the United States. He will live long in the history of America. Together with my fellow citizens, I mourn his loss. LEGGE RECALLS WORK. Berved With Coolidge Last Month on Rail Board. CHICAGO, January 5 (#).—Alexan- der Legge, president of the Interna- tional Harvester Co., who served on the National Transportation Committee headed by Calvin Coolidge less than one month ago, said he was “sad be- yond expression” at the news of Mr. Coolidge’s death. “Why, I was with him on December %, 8 and 9 in New York,” Legge said. “He seemed healthy, cheerful, even Jovial, and he made a few dry remarks, Just like his usual self.” ELY EXPRESSES REGRET. Governor Declares Coolidge’s Acts Endeared Him to Nation. BOSTON, January 5 (#).—Gov. Joseph B. Ely paused in the midst of a public reception following his inaugura- tion today to express his regret at the death of former President Calvin Cool- idg: Ely said: “Calvin Coolidge was the 1dol of Massachusetts and the Nation because of the forthrightness of all his public acts and his private life so im- bedded by inheritance and training that he could not mistake the true course for | the American people and this Nation. Mrs. Ely joins me in our personal ex- pression of sympathy to Mrs. Coolidge.” SON LEAVES FOR HOME. John Coolidge Last Saw Father on Christmas Visit. Conn., January 5 (#). ge, son of former Presi- Coolidge, was greatly shocked today when informed of his father's death at Northampton, Mass. Young Coolidge was at lunch when e received a telephone call from Harry Ross, secretary to the former President John, who is employed by the New Haven Railroad, said he and his wife hter of former Gov. John H. would leave immediately for his_father y. He said er President Adviser of Former President Unable to Make Statement. (#).—~Frank ser for many ge, was deeply v ugon receipt of word of er President Stearns, who BOSTON. piloting Mr. | se in public life e White House, he would go to ecretary said he | day, was reported in a serious condition he could not make Expresses Deep Regret. AW. 5 (P)—Prime sed deep regret ent Ca him w he news reached cheon. DAWES FE! Former Vice President Close Friend of Calvin Coolidge. CHICAGO, January 5 (#).—Charles Gates Dawes, Vice President while Cal- vin Coolidge was in the White House, Totified of his death today, said: “The loss is irreparable. 1 haven'v seen Mr. Coolidge since I returned from Europe last Summer. We always remainsd friends and corresponded after he left the White House.” Gen. Dawes, who resigned as Am- Passador to the Court of St. James to devote his time to his Chicago bank, asked for all details of Mr. Coolidge's deatn. “Only yesterday Mrs. Dawes received # letter from Mrs. Coolidge,” he said. *It was just a Christmas greeting. It did not say anything about Mr. Cool- » ddge being 1, as I recall #° BIG LOSS. Although he ].ikedw - of former Presi- | | This photograph of Mr. Coolidge entered the White House. It is one horfbacie. the entrance to the home. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, b. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933, Commemorative Glimpses of Former President Coolidge was taken within a few weeks after he of the few pictures showing him om At the opening of the American League base ball season in Washington. He is shown throwing out the first ball of the game. The Northampton, Mass., home, where he died today. Addressing a George Washington birthday anniversary celebration in the House of Representatives. m former President delivered his address before the members of his cabinet, members of the Senate and of the House of Refresentatives. At this gatherifig the first definite plans were made for the 1932 Bicentennial Celebration, 8 i, S:I'RICkEN CHINESE IN GRAVE CONDITION {Dr. Yui, Internationally Known | Worker for Y. M. C. A., Suffers Attack Calling on Stimson. Dr. David E. T. Yui, internationally known Chinese Y. M. C. A. worker, who collapsed while visiting Secretary Stim- json at the State Department yester- | at Naval Hospital today. Dr. Yui is sald to have suffered a paralytic stroke which has affected his right side and speech. Dr. | Boone, physician to President Hoover, who was called when the distinguisk | Chinese was stricken, is in attendance He is 51 years old and the son of Christian parents. His father was an educator connected with Boone College in_ China, where Dr. Yui later taught before coming to this country. He was graduated from Harvard in 1910. Dr. Yui has been connected with the Y. M. C. A. movement in China since 1916 and later bscame secretary-gen- eral of the asosciation, with headquar- ters in Shanghai. went immediately to the State De. partment when . Yul was strickes and accompanied him to the hospital. Vietim of Fall Unchanged. WINCHESTER, Va., January 5 (#).— Physicians reported there was no im- provement yesterday in the condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Faulkner Kline, who was critically injured last week in a fall from the fourth story of a Winches- et hotel, = Joel T.| Anching Kung, charge d'affaires, and other members of the Chinese legation, URGES UNITED ACTION 1 TO RAISE WHEAT PRICES 1North Dakota Governor-elect Sug- | | gests Parley of State Executives ‘ With Federal Co-operation. By the Associated Press. | BISMARCK, N. Dak, January 5—A | meeting of wheat area Governprs to plan | co-operation with the Federal Govern- ment in seeking higher prices for the objective of Gov.-elect Wililam Langer. In his inaugural message, read by a Representative at a joint session of | State legislators because illness kept him in bed, Langer added “the prob- |lem of raising the price of wheat will receive my first consideration.” | “Prosperity of North Dakota,” the new Republican executive added, “is de- pendent on wheat prices.” |FACES INSANITY CHARGE |IN PLOT TO ROB PANTAGES | R | LOS ANGELES, January 5 (P.— Police said yesterday an insanity charge would be filed against Ernest Blanch- | ard, 36, truck driver, wifo was arrested | Tuesday on suspicion of plotting to ‘mb Alexander Pantages, theatrical magnate, of $50,000. F. L. James, police lieutenant, nxdl | Blanchard was a former inmate of the Agnew State Hospital. Moxley Stark, former bank guard, who revealed the plot to police, re- mained in custody, but James said he | probably would be released today. Stark told police Blanchard answered his newspaper advertisement for work and outlined a plan to enter the Pantages home, force the magnate to write a 000 check and telephone his bank cash th B N . RETURN TO FORMER SALARY SCALE URGED National Women's Trade Union League Petitions Presi- dent-elect. A return to. the Federal salary scale | which existed prior to the economy a | was urged by the National Wome grain was revealed yesterday as an early | | Trade Union League of America in a letter transmitted to President-elect Roosevelt, today. The letter petitioned the President- elect “on behalf of organized women workers in various trades and occupa- tions” to oppose further Federal wage cuts and to use his influence to restore the scale lowered by the economy act. The appeal, signed by Miss Elisa- beth Christman, secretary-treasurer of‘ the league, said in part: “We believe the employment policy of the Pederal Government should be a constructive example to private in- dustry. A wage-cutting policy on_ the part of the Government, particularly at this time, not only works hardship | to Government workers but brings dis- aster to wage workers everywhere. We respectfully urge that no further sal- ary reductions be imposed and that Congress restore at once the salary scale | and employment conditions existing be- fore the passage of the so-called economy act now in effect.” The letter pointed out that Gov- ernment salary standards are not high and that the total “savings to the Gov- ernment through wage reductions are insignificant as a factor in balancing the budget and the present wage-cut- ting policy of the Government fails to Justify itself as a measure of economy.” has abolished all income tax Rumania ex except those involving 1 Late snapshots of the former President and Mrs. Coolidge. TWO SOLDIERS WIN | MEDALS FOR HEROISM sSergeant and Fermer Doughboy Are Decorated by War Department. For heroism in peace and in war two American soldiers were awarded medals yesterday by the War Department. Sergt. James R. Long, stationed at Montgomery, Ala, was awarded the Soldier’s medal for heroism displayed on March 15, 1929, during the floods near Elba, Ala. He saved the lives of Col. William E. Persans and three civilians, occupants of a rowboat which had capsized. A silver star citation was awarded to Arthur P. Terrell, formerly a private of Company F, 14th Railway Engineers, in the A, E. F. He was rewarded for gal- lantry in action at Boyelles, France, | Pebruary 23, 1918, for moving ammuni- | tion from a raflway ammunition train set afire by shells exploded in a car. His present address is Braintree, Mass. LONDON PAPERS PLAY SPEECH BY JOHNSON By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 5.—Newspapers gave considerable space to Senator Hiram Johnson's arraignment of France and other nations which de- faulted their debt payments to the United States today, but did not com- ment. Neither was there comment forthcoming from government officials. The press generally was paying more attention to the utterances of Senator Borah, chairman of the Foreign Re- lations Committee of the Upper House, and who frequently in the | has | pressed dissatisfaction with the form |Valsette, “My Lady Laughter”.’Blanke occupied & conspicuous place in news B\ which the measure JFinale, “Alone in a Corner”.Doughtery Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge in the garden of the Northampton home. BURNING STEAMER IS TAKEN IN TOW Atlantique Believed Destined for Portland, England, After Heavy Toll. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 5.---Tugs sur- rounding the burning liner I'Atlantique off the English coast succeeded this afternoon in getting the smoking dere- | lict under tow, a message from Port- | land said. Apparently they were making for Portland with the vessel. 'TRACTION MERGER BILL PASSES HOUSE; GOES TO PRESIDENT (Continued From Pirst Page.) unanimously agreed to. Representative Schafer, Republican, of Wisconsin, temporarily prevented House approval of the Senate amend- ments late yesterday when Mrs. Norton made the motion to concur under unanimous consent. Both Republican Leader Snell and Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, endeavored to persuade the Wis- consin member that public interests are adequately protected by the Senate Capper and Blaine. Schafer, however, insisted he must have time for a per- sonal study to assure himself that the public is not being “sold out.” He ex- read the amendments and they were | \March, “The Flying Ace” amendments insisted upon by Senator | NANKING DEMANDS JAPANESE: RETIRE Calls for Punishment of 0f- ficers Who Attacked Shanhaikwan. By the Assoclated Press. China has served upon the Japanese government through its Minister &t Nanking, a demand for withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shanhaikwan, yfor punishment of the officers who at- tacked that city and for guarantees that such an attack will not be re, peated elesewhere in China. The righ to claim idemnity also was resecy Meantime Shanhaikwan itself was quiet, still under the control of the Japanese army. Refugees reaching Peiping said 3,000 Chinese ctivilians had been killed in the fighting at Shanhaikwan, but more authoritative estimates placed the casu- alties at between 1,200 and 1,500. itary casualties were placed at 1200 killed and at least 1,200 wounded. Japanese headquarters said 18 Japa- nese were killed and 98 wounded. CHINESE DENOUNCE CHANG. SHANGHAI, January 5 () —A Sweeping condemnation of Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang as administrator of North China and of his alleged fail- ure to anticipate and prepare adequate defense for the clash with Japanese troops at Shanhaikwan this week emanated from various sections of the Chinese press today. he papers unanimously expressed indignation because of the Jangmese occupation of Shanhaikwan, China’s Northern Railway terminal, urging the Nationalist government to undertake resistance to “further Japanese aggres- sion.” In the leading crusade against Mar- shal Chang, the Dally News, an inde- pendent journal, sald: “Chang will not fight. He should be dismissed and some one named who will. ‘The loss of Shanhalkwan brings the realization the Japanese aggression toward China will continue until China | submits unconditionally to the Japanese terms for settlement of the Manchurian and other Sino-Japanese problems. Does Chang Hsiao-Liang expect persons of sound mind to believe his excuses concerning reinforcements and equip- ment at Shanhaikwan? Chang knew for months the Japanese eventually would attack and should have pre- pared.” Wang Ching-Wei, former chairman of the Executive Committee of the Na- tionalist government and who recently sought to eclipse Chang, also blamed the Northern leader. In a telegram from Germany, where he went for his health, he denounced Chang, saying he was responsible for the Japanese further ts into China. The tele- gram was addressed to the Nationalist government. The tirade against Chang apparent- ly was precipitated as & result of Chdng’s telegraphic report to the gov- ernment, saying that owing to heavy odds in numbers and equipment and lack of time to bring up reinforcements he was unable to aresist the Japanese at_Shanhaikwan. Reporting the Shanhaikwan occupa- tion, Chang told the Nanking govern- ment that the Japanese soldiers blew up the doors of their own headquarters, seeking to give the appearance of & Chinese attack. Chang also said the Manchukuo border police at Shanhaik- wan opened fire. This was all during the night of January 1, following which the Chinese forces guarding the south wall of Shanhaikwan investigated, re- ceiving “a Japanese ultimatum for evacuation of the city within 50 minutes, which the Chinese refused.” Later, Chang said, “Japanese reinforce- ments arrived and fighting began.” Marshal Chang'’s reports, while prob- ably based partially on facts, certainly falled to convince the Chinese public, whose feeling toward Japan was now & strange mixture of hatred and fear. As the result, it was clamoring for the government to achieve a definite cessa~ tion of the islanders’ alleged invasion. The Japanese authorities here dis~ missed Chang’s allegations that the Jap- anese dynamited their own headquar- ters as “absurd.” Chang state- ment seemed equally likely to be true or untrue, but his excuses for failure to envisage events at Shanhaikwan seemed flimsy. Contrasting with the Chinese con- demnation of Marshal Chang, the press and public praised Gen. Ho Chu-Kuo, the Cantonese commander of the Shan- haikwan troops, who was credited with “fighting & magnificent battle against overwhelming odds.” Gen. Ho, several times in recent months was credited with saving dangerous Sino- Japanese situations at Shanhaikwan, had lately resigned as a result of al- legedly unjust criticism from N: # When the Shanhaikwan hostilities started, he was at Peiping, but hurriedly resumed command. His direction of the action, one news- paper said, “deserved to be written in the record of Cantonese military glories” which the 19th Route Army established in Shanghai last February. Reports from Chinwangtao today estimated Japanese casualties in the fighting at Shanhaikwan at 94 killed, including four officers. The reports de- scribed the estimate as conservative, NANKING SENDS PROTEST. —Harris-Ewing Photo. NANKING, China, January 5 (#)— A foreign office spokesman stated today that the Natlonalist government has sent Akira Ariyoshi, the Japanese Minis- ter to China, a protest against Japa- nese occupation of Shanhaikwan, DENIES RECEIPT OF NOTE. —A. P. Photo. SHANGHAI, China, January 5 (#).— The Japanese legation here stated to- day it had not received a protest against the occupation of Shanhaikwan, re- ported sent by the Nanking Nationalist government. . MODIFIED REPEAL IS APPROVED, 4 TO 1, BY SENATE GROUP (Continued From First Page.) gress the right to legislate aginst the saloon,” Chairman Blaine said. Explaining his vote, Borah said: “I'm in agreement as to the form. As to what I shall do on the final vote, I reserve the right to dtermine later. We are all agreed on the form in case a resolution is submitted.” Modified Repeal. Senate leaders have given assurance that the repeal proposal will be given the right of way in the Senate. If it is approved by the full Judi Committee in time, it probably 1 reach debate in the Senate immediately :&er the Glass banking bill, taken up ay. Approval Believed Likely, Even opponents of repeal have cone ceded that it probably will be approved by nt.::’e Senate. > Democrat, of New York, who was chair- man of the subcommittee that held hearings on the bill, supplied Schafer with a complete record in the case, in- cluding the Senate amendments, which he promised to study over night. ‘The House spectacle late yesterday was unusual in that Representative Blanton was trying to help Mrs. Norton, where he has usually endeavored to obstruct her efforts on the floor when District legislation is under considera- tion. Also, he and Representative Schafer have been the most bitter antagonists on repeal, modification and beer legislation—the former an ardent wet and the latter an implacable dry. e U. S. SURGEON TO SPEAK Dr. Robert Olson, senior surgeon of the United States Public Health Service, will be the principal speaker at & meet- ing of the Council of Social Agencies Monday, at 12:30 pm., at the Y. W. C. A, Seventeenth and K streets. Dr. Olson will speak on “What Place | Have Public Health Agencies in the Community Welfare Program?” BAND CONCERT. This evening, by the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. Overture, “Italienne” Negro spirituals, “Bads (a) Chant, Trouble I've Seen.” a (b) Lament, “I'm Troubled in Mind.” | today. (c) Slave song, “Many Thousand ‘The tion, as g the lines recommmdfi by the is Gone. m‘:‘! (d) “Sometimes I Feel Like a Mother- | lican party platform. The Democratic less Child.” platform called for outright repeal. Scenes from the opera, “The Bartered Chairman Norris ted considera- = & i ; o Sxaeum tion 7& v.h:a:hpul resolution at the ‘ox-trot_popular, ver y Away | committee n Monday would From My Door” ... Woods | to lot zl lon.” e lead