Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1933, Page 3

FFIGIALS LENIENT INAIDING FARMERS Sympathetic Attitude Shown ']qa Effort to Stay Foreclos- [ ures in Southern States. By the Associated Press. " ATLANTA, February 2.—Farmers of the South who face loss of home and livelihood are finding judicial leniency, sympathetic Governors and legislative action as aides in their fight to pre- vent mortgage foreclosures. Legislatures of Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia have taken recognition of the situation. The Arkansas Senate has passed a moratorium measure sus- pending the jurisdiction of circuit and | chancery courts in foreclosure proceed- ings involving any homestead for a period of two years, Governors Sympathetic. Farmers of Virginla, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Ala- bama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Ken- tucky have Governors deeply sympa- thetic with their condition and the plight they face through foreclosures. Gov. Pollard of Virginia said: “I shall be glad if Congress can extend further indulgence to those farmers who may be able to work eventually out of the plight in which they now find themselves.” Gov. Ehringhaus of North Carolina likewise expressed interest in inortgage moratoriums and said: “I am delighted to know some relief will be provided to aid the farmer.” Gov. sald he had not analyzed any specific moratorium proposal, but was in favor of “the strongest and most substantial law that can be set up consistent with law and the Constitution.” Hearty approval of the farm mora- torium also was expressed by Gov. Sholtz of Florida. Lenient Policy Favored. Gov. Talmadge of Georgia said, “I think a lenient policy at this time is a good policy and I believe that every consideration will be given persons ‘whose farms are under mortgage by the big_companies.” Gov. Miller of Alabama said he thought the “time for payment of mortgages should be extended under the present_ circumstances.” Gov. Laffon of Kentucky said, “The Governor of this commonwealth’ would have no authm’ilxlto grant a moratorium on foreclosures. I would like very much Blackwood of South Carolina | INUTE YSTERY Can You. Solvelit 7 Dr. Fordney is professor of crimin at a famous university. ~His advice is sought by ‘the police of many cities’ when confronted with particularly ling cases This problem has been taken from his cas book covering hundreds of criminal inves- tigations. Try your wits on it! Tt takes but ONE MINUTE to read! Every fact and every clue necessary to its solution are in the story itself—and there is only one answer. How good a detective are you? 0logy often Stolen Chickens and Watermelons. By H. A. RIPLEY. N a beautiful, cool Saturday morning Prof. Fordney set out from Charleston, where he had been a guest of the Scrib- blers’ Club, to spend the week end with his old friend, Capt. Childs, owner of a plantation in the charming “low country” near Beaufort. That evening as they sat with their cighrs and some excellent port, Childs told Ford- ney of the quaint customs and be- liefs of the Negroes of that district. In- herently, it seemed, they considered two things their rightful prey— chickens and wa- termelons! Even he, blessed as he was with un- usually good Ne- groes, had not suc- ceeded in stopping the petty pilfering of his fowl houses and watermelon patch. He amusedly related how Sambo Brown, his personal servant, who, by virtue of his position, refused to mix with the rest of the Negroes on the plantation, had tried to trap the marauders. Each night he would loose his dogs and change the position of the man traps he placed around the melon patch and the chicken houses, but still the culprits were not caught. Sambo was a remarkable boy, the captain pointed out. He didn't even shoot craps, and as for “white mule,” well, “he didn’t want no part of it.” His only diversion was visiting his “girl friend,” who lived with her broth- er and invalid father abogt half a mile | from the house, every Monday, Wednes- dav and Saturday nights. Fordney chuckled as he listened to his friend. “Eleven o'clock. Well, come on with me, captain. Perhaps we'll be just in to do it for I appreciate the hardships of those who are about to lose their ! homes.” Gov. Conner of Mississippi has urged mortgage holders to be “as leniznt as possible” in foreclosures and that they be patient. 1 Fifteen of the largest life insurance companies doing business in Georgia have declared a moratorium on all farm mortgages in the State provided the owneps stay on the property. NEIGHBORS BUY CHATTELS. Farm Equipment in Nebraska Bid in by Farmers for 10 Cents. CHICAGO, February 2 (#).—The lowly penny, scorned in boom days, today became the chief weapon of the Na- ticn’s farmer as he fought the farm mortgage. Over the Nation the rural householder | and his neighbors suddenly have be- come “penny wise.” Land, stock and | property sales have been halted by meager bids as legislators, national and State, had the farmers’ problem slapped | in their faces. At Aurora, Nebr, 10 cents was top bid as farmers banded to prevent ccm.: petitive bidding for implements put under the hammer on a chattel mort- gage. Following widespread procedure, | the purchasers returned their newly- acquired property to its original owner. MORATORIUM HEARINGS OPEN. Oklahoma Senate Committee Weighs 2-Year Foreclosure Delay. OKLAHOMA CITY, February 2 (). | —State Senate committeemen opened | & hearing today on a measure to effect | a 2-year morigage foreclosure mora- torium with a reminder from Sid White, attorney representing farmers, that “in some cases farmers have taken things into their own hands.” The bill would give property owners nine months to answer foreclosure suit, nine additional months before final judgment and six months more before sale. OKLAHOMA FARMERS ORGANIZE Minister Heads Movement to Form New Marketing Association. CHEROKEE, Okla., February 2 (#).— Alfalfa County farmers, flushed by vic- | tory in preventing a foreclosure sale of a widow's farm, turned theit attention today to organization of a farmers' marketing association. Rev. Claude R. Hill, who obtained a 60-day leave from his First Christian Church pastorate here to promote or-{ ganization of the association, called a | meeting for tomorrow. More than 1,000 farmers and about 300 farm women were in the crowd which gathered at the court house here yesterday and halted auctioning of the | quarter-section farm of Mrs. Julia Jobes. Ancel Greer, Kingfisher attorney, rep- resenting the mortgage holder, the Equitable Life Assurance Society, was hustled out of town in an automobile and set afoot: Meanwhile, the Custer County “Coun- efl of Defense” against foreclosures, or- ganized this week, prepared to fight a foreclosure suit in court at Arapaho Saturday. { SPECIAL NOTICES. @ _man threw her out of a sleigh!| 2 Swem. Pastor, Sun. 8 p.m. Centen- 3ap_Ch., 7th & Eve n.e. Why E. He nial ANNOUNCEMENT. czizes T. Howard announces his resigna son as general manager of the T. F. €chneiger Corporation and managing direce tor of the Cairo Hotel i WILL NOT BE RESP( deots contracted by any one other than myself. JOSEPH AMANTE. oth st. n.w. | TRICIAN, CAl . Inc. A cot SHEN YOU NEED AN ELEC ervice. Wisconsin 4821, #ROM_COLUMBUS, OHIO. R 10; itom Pittsburgh. Feb_1 or 2: to New York, Feb. 1, SMITH'S TRANSFER & STORAGE 1213 You st. nw. __________ I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BILLS | contracted by any one other than myself. | EUGENE F. McCONNELL, 5 Washington. D. C. STBLE FOR ANY | 5 N LL m- time to enjoy some of your missing chickens and melon!” ‘WHAT DID FORDNEY MEAN? (Solution on Pag: A-12) THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Fair, slightly colder tonight, minimum temperature about 33 degrees; tomorrow partly cloudy: moderate west winds. Maryland and Virginia—Partly cloudy tonighi and tomorrow: slightly colder tonight and in extreme east portion to- morrow. West Virginia—Fair, slightly colder tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers little muddy this morning. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperatuge. Barometer. Yesterday— Degrees. Inches. 4 pm 3 8 pm Midnight Highest, 52, noon today; year ago, 36. Lowest, 39, 7:20 a.m. today, year ago, 22. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. 1:23am. 7:55a.m. 1:44pm. . 8:36 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today 7:14 Sun, tomorrow 7:13 Moon, today.. 10:49a.m. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1833. Average. Record. January ..... 3.25 55 7.09 '82 Tomorrow. 2:15am. 8:46am. 2:37pm. 9:33 p.m. High Low High Low Weather in Various Cities. 2 Temperature 35 350m0T cwregoy wreg “meuivy Stations. Weather. Jumu gser . Clear Zi1. Cloudy .06 Cloudy 0.20 Cloudy 8 0.1y Cloudy ...! Cloudy " Snowing 0.16 Cloudy 4 0.10 Cloudy 030 Cloudy Cloudy Clear 2 0.18 Cloudy 0.38 Cloudy 2 jear 4 0.06 Cloudy Clear Cloudy Snowirg o. Snowiug 0.01 Cloudy 4 Cloudy Abilene, Tex Altany. N._Y. Atlanta Ga Atlantic City Baltimore, Md.. Birmingham Mass. fTa 1o, : Charleston. S.C. Huron. S. Dak Indlunapolis Ind lie.Fl acksonville. Fla Sloud Clear i Picloudy Clear 8 0.3 Clear 0.14 Cloudy Clear 2 Pt.cloudy 0.i4 Cloudy 6 ... Clear San_ Prancisco. St. Louls. Mo. St. Paul. Minn 34 5th st. n.w., | L £ NOTICE 1S HEREI can now secure A cation” for f5c. 24 H st. n. AFTER THIS DATE 1 WILL sponsible for any debts incurred by any jons other than mysell. Arnold D. 5th n. linger. 1 e R e Hy 2 TABLE. #0c: COOKING. b ¥ Cail HONEY 10 Ihs.. s POT. West R AFTER TH'S DATE I WILL NOT BE RE- sponsible for any debts except those con- tracted by me personally. ~ JOHN K WELCH. 1201%2 Gth st. S.W. s SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL and part loads to all points within 1,000 miles: padded vans: guaranteed service: lo- cal moving also. Phone Nat. 1460. NAT. DEL. ASSOC. INC.. 1317 N. Y. B THE NEW COLONIAL HOTEL, INC. - nounces the election of James T. Howard as Dpresident and managing director. FURNITURE REPAIRED AND UP! home; me BY GIVEN THAT YOU Nu-way Wash or Lubri- RE- er- ep- CHAIRS ~_FO} . SUITABLE FOR BRIDGE PARTIES, banquets, weddings and U STATES '819 RAGE CO. 418 ORAGE CO.. 418 10t] stnw._Metropolitan 1A%, O = A GROUND HOG CASE Fair weather or foul, you'll find the Fo0f ready if we get’ your order for Sand for us. Feel safe. Roofing . N.W. Company North 4423 Seattle, Wash . Spokane, Wash. 0. . Clear Tampa. Fla Pt.clo WASH.. D. €. b o 5 39 0.i4 Cloud: FOREIGN. (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Temperature, Weather, Stations. London. Ensgland. Part cloudy Rain rm France . 3 Zurich, Switzerland_ Stockholm. Sweden'. (Noon. Horta (Fayal), Asores. Rall (Current observations.) St. Georges, Bermuda.. 62 Cl San Juan, Puerto Rico. 76 Havana, ?l . [ Colon, Canal Zoue 80 Wife Asks Divorce. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 2 (Spe- cial) —Mrs. Gurvis Moxley of Damas- cus, through Attorney Kenneth Lyd- dane of Rockville, has filed suit in the Circuit Court here for an absolute di- vorce from Maynard Moxley, also of Da- mascus. \ According to the petition, the couple were married at Kemptown, Md., March 22, 1930, and have no children. .| Washington Proj THE EVENING COMMITTEE PICK PROGRAM DESI iEvening ‘Star Artist Wins $100 Award Offered by Inaugural Committeeé. Award of the first prize of $100 in the contest for the design for the offi- cial inaugural program to Norman S. Sudduth of the art department of The Evening Star, was announced today by J. Fred Essary, chairman of the In- augural Program Committee. Mr. Sudduth in receiving this year's award for the inaugural program cover is repeating a previous success. A de- sign which he submitted won the prize for one of the past inaugural programs. The $100 prize was given to Mr. Sud- duth this morning and his design will go into production at once, it was said. ‘The winning cover was selected from |more than a score of entries, all of which a jury headed by Clifford K. 1 Berryman, cartoonist of The Star, con- sidered to be of exceptional merit. Honorable mention was given the cover design submitted by Julian Mid- dleton Archer. Marines to Take Part. Robert N. Harper, veteran of the Democratic organization in the District of Columbia, will be marshal of the fourth division of the parade, it was announced yesterday by Admiral Gray- son. In this division will be grouped all the political and marching clubs. It is probable that every State will be represented. A list of contributions to the inaugu- !ral fund made public yesterday shows & substantial increase by many indi- viduals and firms over the amounts they gave four years ago. The provisional battalions of Marine Corps Reservists will take part in the parade as representatives of the 6th Marine Reserve Brigade, Lieut. Col. J. J. Staley, commanding the brigade, an- nounced today. The 1st and 2d Battalions of the 20th Marines will form the 1st Provisional Battalion, under Maj. Harvey L. Miller. The Ist and 2d Battalions of the 23d Marines will form the 2d Provisional Battalion. under Maj. Lucian H. Van- doren. The regiment thus formed will be_commanded by Col. Staley. The 6th Marine Brigade Band, under Firt Lieut. Leon S. Brusiloff, will also take part. Although the 6th Brigade, in Summer khaki, has previousiy taken part in local turnouts, notably last year's Firemen's Labor day parade, March 4 will be the figst time the organization will turn out in dress blue uniform. Contributions Above $100. Contributors of $100 or more to in- augural guarantee fund: Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co., napolis Hotel, $500; Barber & Ross, Inc., $1,000; C. D. Barney & Co., $500; Y. E. Booker & Co., $100: Brewood, $100: Lee D. Butler, Inc., $200; the C. & P. Telephone Co.. $2,000; Chestnut Farms Dairy, $250; Chevy Chase Dairy, $250; Childs Co., $100; Doubleday-Hill Co., $100; Evening Star, $1,000; Franklin & Co., $100; Franklin Laundry, $100; W. T. Galliher & Bro., Inc., $250; Galt & Bro.. $100; Julius Garfinckel & Co.. $1,000; Goldenberg Co., $500; Greater National Capital Committee, $2,000; Griffith Consumers, $100; Gude Bros. $100; Randall H. Hagner & Co., $500; William Hahn & Co. $500; Hamilton Hotel, $300; Harriman & Co. $1,000; Sidney D. Hechinger, $100; the Hecht Co., $1,000; W. B. Hibbs & Co., $1,000; Hill & Tibbetts, Inc., $100; Hotel Hous- dependent Taxi Owners' Association, $100; Frank R. Jelleff, Inc., $1,000; R. C. Jones & Co., $500; Judd & Detweiler, Inc, $1,000; S. Kann Sons Co., $1,000; Lansburgh & Bro., $1,000; Ralph W. Lee & Co., $200; Magruder, Inc., $100 F. P. May Hirdware Co., $200; May- flower Hotel, $2,000; Merchants' Trans- fer & Storage, $200; McKenney, Flan- nery & Craighill, $250; W. C. & A. N. Miller, $250; E. J. Murphy Co., $100: Nation21 City Co., $500; National Elec- | tric Supply Co., $500; Norfolk & Wash- ington Steamboat Co., $1,000; Occidental Hotel, $250; Olmsted Grill, $1.000; Palais Royal, Inc., $1,000; Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. $1.000; Potomac Electric Power Co., $2.000; Samuel J. Prescott Co., 00; Raleigh Hotel. $500; Hugh Reilly Co.. $200; B. Rich's Sons, $250; Rudolph & West, $200; H. L. Rust Co., $1,000; Sanitary Grocery Co., $1,000; B. F. Saul Co., $500; Security Storage Co., $500; Washington G>s 'Light Co., $1,500: W perties (Wardman and Carlton Hotels), $2,000; Washington Railway & Electric Co., $1,000; Wzsh- ington Rapid Transit Co., $100; Weaver Bros, Inc., $500; Adam A. Weschler & Son, $100; Willard Hotel, ward & Lothrop, $2,500; Clark, Childs & Keech, $500; Electric Boat Co., $500; 'D_ J. Kaufman, Inc., $100; Peoples Life Insurance Co., $500; Terminal Ice & Fuel Co. $100. Byron S. Adams. $100; Francis G. Addison, jr., $100; Larz Anderson, $500; | Ray T. Baker, $1,000; George W. Bene- ! man. $100; Dr. Simon L. Carson, $100; Dwight Clark, $250; James A. Cobb, $100; P. C. Coffin? $200; E. F. Colladay, $250; W. S. Corby, $1,000; John Dolph, $100; Charles A. Douglas, $100; H. Rozier Dulany, sr. and jr., $300; Ed- win W Etz, $100; Joshua Evans, jr., $200; William John Eynon, $100; Rob- ert V. Fleming, $250; G. W. Galliher, $250; Gilbert Grosvenor, $200; Ernest S. Guy, $100; Christian Heurich, $500; G. David Houston, $100; W. L. Hous- ton, $100; Beale R. Howard, $100; James Clement Dunn, $200; Alex B. Hagner, $200; J. C. Koons, $100; Mrs Jacob Leancer Loose, $1,000; L. P. Mc- Lachlen, $100; W. Cabell Moore, $100; H. T. Nelson, $200; C. F. Norment, $1,- 000; Perry R. Ross, jr., $10( hi Poole, $250; Ord Preston, $500; J. T. | Fisher, $100; John Saul, $100; Jacob Echarf, $100; George Otis Smith, $100; R. L. Spivey, $100; G. Carroll Todd, | $200; Mrs. Hugh G. Wallace, $100; Wil- liam A. Werfleld, $100; N. E. Weather- less, $100; Dr. Charles S. White. $100; William H. White, jr., $100; G. C. Wil- kinson, $100; Mrs. John R. Willlams, $100; L.*B. Wilson, $250. —_— ‘When a boy prisoner fainted i conrt in Bournemouth, England, recently, Judge W. J. Smyth left the bench to revive him. $1,000: Ambassador Hotel, $1,000; An- | Co., $500; Guy, Curran & €o., Inc, | ton, $100; Hotel Roosevelt, $250; In- | , $1,000; Wood- | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, submifted for the co in the center. Star Artist Wins Award J. Fred Essary (left), chairman of the official Program Committee of the Inaugural Committee, is shown above presenting to Newman S. Sudduth, a mem- ber of the art stafl of The Evening Star, the award of $100 for the best design ver of the official inaugural program. The design is shown | —Star Staff Photo. JAPAN HAS BUILT FORTS ON ISLANDS {Mandated Territory Made Into Bases for Naval and Air Fighting Forces. ___(Continued From First Page.) |€?mpellcd to facilitate such an inspec- | tion. ‘The League, however. busy with other more important matters, neglected the | Equatorial Islands and it was only a few days ago, when alarmed by the presss reports that the Japanese had con- structed important fortifications, did the League take an interest in them |1t was, “however. too late. Japan is ready to leave the League, and the Jap- | anese government has.let it be known to the world that it censiders those archi- pelagoes as “spoils of war” and not a | mandate. - The Japanese have fortified with spe- cial care the Pelew or Palao groups of islands which are situated only 1,000 miles east of Mindanao. | and air base has been developed in the Kossol Reef area; a military road was built along the whole length of the Korrov Island and fortifications pro. vided with 8-inch guns have been con- | structed within the last three years. Saipan Island Improved. ‘The Malakal Island has also been developed into a powerful submarine | and seaplane base. The Saipan Island of the Carolina group is considered as the principal Japanese base. Here the Japanese have been most active during the last few years and have spent close to six mil- lion dollars in its “improvement.” The harbor has been developed to take in ships up to 4.000 tons; a pier, 300 feet long, has been constructed accommo- dating ships not exceeding a 25-foot draft; the sugar mills which have been | built on that island have all concrete | foundations capable of supporting 12 and 14 inch coastal guns. The island is today ready for any emergency. At present the main Japanese activ- ities_are concentrated on the Islands | | of Wolsal, Ujelang, Kwajalong, Waloe- lab and Rongelab, the latter having been used as a coaling station in 1914 by the German admiral, von Spee. after he had left Tsing Tao. How far the work on these islands has progressed | lately is unkno but it is assumed that the Japanese Navy. which is hold- | ing its big manuevers next Summer, | will see that the work should have | sufficiently progressed to enable the |general staff to experiment all its strategic themes which will have to be developed during the war games of the | Japanese fleet. | Doubt is expressed in Washington diplomatic circles as to whether the | League would cven attempt to with- | draw the mandate from Japan in case | | that nation decided to leave the League | of Nations. | The Japanese government has an- {mounced in very plain language that it does not intend to return the islands to the league If the council had the power to en- force any such a decision, it might be possible for its members to try and punish the Japanese for their attitude }in the Far East by ordering them to |abandon the islands. But confronted | with a Japanese attitude of “come and 1ake th there is no doubt that the league is in no position to issue another order which will be completely disre- garded by the Japanese and further to weaken the prestige of the society of nations. GEORGE H. SMITH RETIRES Presented With Bag After 32 Years in Printing Office. George H. Smith, 65, who had spent 32 years in the Government Printing Office, was presented with a Gladstone bag by fellow workers on his retire- ment Tuesday. Officials of the Inter- national Brotherhood of Bookbinders also presented Mr. Smith with a life membership in that organization. The presentation of the bag was made by William McGarvey. * Mr. Smith, who was superintendent of binding during the Wilson acminis- tration, had been at the Library of Congress branch of the office since 1918. He plans to divide his time between this city end Atlantic City, where he has real estate properties. |INAUGURAL ROLE OF HOSTESS GIVEN MRS. BLAIR BANISTER 'Sister of Senator Glass Expects Huge Attendance Because of Democratic Enthusiasm and Adequate Housing. By the Associated Press. “Hostess to the hordes”—that’s the way Mrs. Blair Banister views her role as chairman of the “Housing and Hos- pitality Committee” for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration. She hopes to_arrange the swift hous- ing of from 38,000 to 40,000 Washington visitors “as a minimum” on March 4, routing them by telephone from booths along the auto highways and in the railway station. In her opinion, this inarguration will be bigger and cheaper for the out-of-towner. Born in Virginia, a sister to aristo- cratic Senator Carter Glass, Mrs. Ban- ister has a decided flair for dispensing that hard to define but easily recog- niz2ble thing known as “true Southern hospitality.” Ehe predicted an inauguration cele- brati~n of unusually large proportions, dve to tro f~ctors: mo-zats have been out of " o long, they will all be inter- ested in coming here to see President Roosevelt go in. “And housing facilities are better than ever before, perhaps due to the present economic situation. Conserv- ative old Georgetown families, who have never before considered ‘taking lodgers’ are offering their homes. “It will be possible to live on any scale in Washington on Inauguration day, from the most reasonably-priced room one could wish, to a ‘town house’ menage, suitable to a huge house party, complete with servants. “In fact, the most pretentious estab- lishment in the city of Washington, not 1& active use, been offered for rent en.” Mrs. Banister regards her appoint- ment as a recognition of the more im- portant role women are playing in po- litical affairs. She has filll taken an active role in Democratic women activi- ties. Serving four years as assistant to Emily Newell Blair when she Was vice chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee. A submarine | tend | TOKIO DETERMINED TO HOLD MANDATED ISLANDS IN PACIFIC (Continued From Pirst Page) Inouye last February 9 and Baron Ta- kuma Dan last March 5, were con- cluded today, with 14 men indicted for murder. The Tokio District Court findings showed the brotherhood planned to as- sassinate 18 other political and finan- cial leaders, inciuding Premier Suyoshi Inukai, who fell a victim to another gang of assassins last May 15. Others Marked to Die. Others “marked” for assassination, the -findings disclosed, were Count Nobuaki Makino, lord keeper of the privy seal; Prince Saionji, close adviser of the Emperor; Bunji_Suzuki, Reijiro Wakatsuki and Kijuro Shidehara, lead- ers of political parties, and the heads of great financial houses, including Mitsui, Iwasaki, Sumitomo, Okura and Yasuda. The purpose was “the purify- ing of public life.” Those indicied included Nishio Inouye, former Buddhist priest and recognized leader of the brotherhcod: Tadashi Ko- numa, Finance Minister Inouye's slayer and Goro Sishinuma. Baron Dan's es- sassin. The majority of others we: youthful disciples of the brotherhood’s chieftain. TOKIO ASKS CONCILIATION. Matsuoka Informs Drummond of Desire to Renew Negotiaticns. | _ GENEVA, February 2 (#).—Yosuke | Matsuoka today informed Sir Eric Drummond. secretary general of the League, that the Jap. government, in communicating new instructions to its delegation here, expressed its un- diminished desire to effect conciliation of the Manchurian dispute. He outlined the latest policy evolved at Tokio. indicating where the Japanese might concede and where they must stand firm. It was expected Sir Eric would communiczte the informaticn to the Committee of Nineteen. which is fermulating a report on the Manchurian controversy. 1 CHINESE RENEW ATTACK. Two Assaults Reporied on Japanese at Chiumenkow. PEIPING, China, February 2 (£).—An official bulletin said today that Chi- nese volunteers inched new attacks yesterday and last night on Japanese troops holding Suicheng and Chiumen- kow, on the southeastern border of Jehol Province. Latest dicpatches said hostilities were continuing. | The billetin said the volunteer forces attacked the Japancse at 4 pm. yes- terday and that a four-hour battle en- sued The Chinese were reported repulsed by airplanes and artil! , with some casualties, but launched a second attack |last night. This was centered on Chiu- menkow, the city in the Great Wall of China which the Japanese occupied | early in January. The night fighting was reported “more sanguinary.” { The Japaness have repelled several previous attacks on Chiumenkow dur- | ing the past week. Chinese dispatches reported casualties on both sides in yesterday's battle at the wall. CHIANG TO GET NEW TROOPS. | Kiangsi Army Expected to Go North to Oppose Japanese. | HONGKONG. China, February 2 (). —Chiang Kei-Shek. directing opeations egainst Chinese Communists in the | by 30,000 fresh troops, word from Can- ton said today. When his campsign is completed the new force will be sent northward to as- | sist in operations ag:inst the Japanese. 1 It probably will be commanded by Tsai | Ting-Kai, who had the 19th Route Army at Shanghai last year. LIGHT FUND IS SOUGHT | K. of C. Committee Opens Drive to Aid Sisters of Poor. A special committee of the Washing. ton General Assembly, Fourth Degree, | Knight of Columbus, yesterday opened 2 15-day campaign to raise funds for installation of electric lights in the home of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Second and H streets northeast. John F. Hillyard heads the group. | It is anticipated the lights will be ready for use by Easter. MAN,%, DIES OF BURNS Harry Johnson, 50, colored, died in Emergency Hospital last night from burns he said he received in his home at 1228 Fifth street when his clothes caught fire from a lighted cigar, which fell from his mouth while he was asleep. Hepmed 4 hours after he was taken | to the hospital. Classes No The only accountancy course given contini Meeting five mornings Students enrolling now out the handicap of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 = SOVIET REASSURES LABORING MASSES Spokesman Says Overcrowd- ing of Cities Caused Wide- spread Deportation. 1933. Speaker MISS RICH TO ADDRESS TRAVELERS’ AID SESSION. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, February 2—In an effort to quiet fears engendered among great numbers of residents of large cities by the recent adoption of a passport sys- tem, the government has reassured bona fide laboring elements that there is nothing for them to be alarmed about. This assurance came in the form of publication of a recent speech by the secretary of the Central Economic Council, which coincided with the end of the first week of operation of 450 special bureaus in Moscow and a pro- portionate number in other cities, which are examining the passport qualifica- tions of citizens. Ineligibles Must Leave. ‘Those ineligible for passports are | compelled to leave the cities. Many, doubtful of their ability to qualify, have uneasily awaited the final veraict or already are leaving in small numbers. Acknowledging serious overcrowding in the cities, primarily due to the fact large numbers have fled from the col- lective farms, the secretary said this | migration had resulted not only in a | concentration of undesirables in the cit- | les, but also in greatly overloading the transportation system. “This senseless movement of great | masses of the popuiation has created | incredible difficulties in the matter of food supplies and lodgings,” he said, |“sincz the revolution, any stamped | pieca of paper, sometimes even a physi- | cian's prescription, has served as a doc- | ument of identification for registration | in any city. | Hits Aimless Movement. “It was necessary to halt this aim- | less movement of the population. The | passport system will help us to purge | the cities of undesirables and to guar- | | antee better conditions for those who | regle)' "nz‘xm v\iwrk."d iothi bt et monti® of its 1933 fiscal year with a| | yoeprecating “legends,” which he said | geficit of $1 1031, having col- ad appeared in connection with the = 7 | passport. decree, the secretary described | lected from all sources $1,138,505,910 | “the absurd fancy of an anti-Soviet | and spent $2,410,226,941. | correspondent in an a‘l;:lcic in the for- | The public debt on January 31| eign press asserting that large masses igmointed to $20.801.707.134, an in- | Ssoseg; | 801,707,134, af peoplc were ficeing afoot fronvMos: | - o2 /of alinost $3,000,000,000 in: the Without estimating the number of |total in 12 months. On January 31, erscns who will be affected, he said, | 1932, it was $17,815,861,117. we will not give passports to those not | 5 i o ccupied in productive labor, to those | The Government’s income continued fade away, despite an increase in who have left the villages because they ellaneous internal revenue coming MISS MARGARE™ E. RICH Of Wew York, editor of the Family Msghzine and associate secretary of the Fa ®ily Welfare Association of America, wid be guest of honmor and principal spekker at the annual conference and luncheon of the Washington Travelers' Aid next Wednesday. She will discuss | “The Family and Unemployment.” DEFICIT REACHES | 12717151 NARK Government Income Contin- ues to Fade Away Despite Increase in New Taxes. | | | | | | | | ! | | By the Associated Press. The Government ended the first seven P did not want to work on the collective farms, nor to criminals, but the real | g, y tax workers of Moscow and other cities | 0T €W tazes. have nothing to fear.” TIRE COPANIES " JOIN.IN PRICE WAR <ne Anncunces 5 Per Cent Cut and Is Joined by Income Taxes Drop. Income taxes in the seven months | amounted to $358,856,709, as compared | with $653,817,908 in the same period of the previous year Miscelial 5 internal revenue, how- | ever, increased 147,000,000, amounting 039.6 = 1o s4 677, ! Customs duties dropped to $156,003,- {025 from $224569.945 in the seven months of 193 General expenditures were lower by | $209,000,000 than for the same perio Several Others. of 2 vear 2g0 and amounted to S1.358.- ! 128.142. Tot:l ordinary expenditures of the Government also were lower than a year AKRON, Ohio, February 2—Fire- They were $2361,911,226, com stone Tire & Rubber Co. pl;ouded an- | pared with $2,716,119,849. i other furry in the serfes of tire price i s | wars in various cities today by an- | Postal Deficit Lower. | | nouncing a 5 per cent cut in specified | The sinking fund this year has re- | zrades of tires. Other grades would be | quired to date $418,764.000. as compared cut in “proper relation.” the announce- | With $355,299.200 a ye:r ago. The post2l ment said. Other companies said they ; eficiency has amounted to $55.078,397, were preparing to meat the cut. as compared with $105,000,000 last year. | “Dealers’ skirmishes” in prices have | The receipts for the present year fell | occurred in Cleveland, where prices | $150,000,000 below those of a year ago, were cut 56 per cent in one day, and | but the deficit on January 31 w:s $241,- | other citis, = Today's statement was | €00.000 less than on January 31, 1932. Fire: By the Ascociated Press . | ago. ex® A—3 STEAGALL “DRIVE" ASCRIBED 70 LONG Senator Reported Urging Ala- baman for Secretary of Treasury. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 2.—The Evening Post says Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana is conducting a quiet campaign for the nomination of Repre- sentative Henry B. Steagall of Alabama as Secretary of the Treasury in the Roosevelt administration. The Post quoted Senator Long as saying he had sent mimeographed letters to persons who had written him on financial subjects because “I get 80 many letters it is impossible for me to answer each one personally.” The paper adds investigation has re- vealed that several thousand of these letters urged the recipients to “wire and write” to President-elect Roosevelt urging the appointment of Steagall, who is chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee. Franking Privilege Used. The Post says the letters are being sent under the senatorial franking privilege. One which was received by an executive of a newspaper organiza- tion read as follows: “My dear friend “I thank you very much for the courtesy which you have shown Me by writing me and reading some of my speeches. I have just made as hard a fight as I could to defeat iniquitous branch banking bill. “We are trying to get the coming President of the United States to ap- point a Secretary of the Treasury who will be for the people and who under- stands banking matters. Support Needed “Quickly.” Congressman Henry B. Steagall, chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee of the House of Representa- tives, in my opinion, would give the people a real Secretary of the Treasury, who is for all of the people and business and who understands all problems. “If you should agree with me, I would greatly appreciate it if you would wire or write and get your friends and neigh- bors to wire and write to President-elect Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga., asking him to appoint the Honorable Henr: B. Steagall as Secretary of the U: Stn;;s ‘Treasury. “If you do this, please do it quickry. “Your friend, i ey Kuey P. Long. “United States Senator.” STEAGALL NOT CANDIDATE. No Thought of Being Treasury Secre- tary, He Says. Chairman Steagall of the House Banking Committee said today he has “no thought of becoming Secretary of the Treasury.” The Alabaman was asked to com- ment on activities of Senator Long. Democrat, of Louisiana, urging him for the post. “I consider my job is cut out for me here at the head of this committee,” he said. ECONOMY LEAGUE HITS WOODRUM PROPOSAL Curran Says Men Who Suffered Service Disabilities Should Not Be Cut 10 Per Cent. Declaring that a question of princi- p.e is involved, Maj. Henry H. Cur: cicector of th> National Econom: ue, in a statement issued here tos day. voiced opposition to the proposa} of Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia, in charge of the inde- pendent office appropriation bill now | under consideration in the House, to the first indication that the flurry had invaded Akron—tire headquarters of the United States. ‘Within a short time statements had ccme from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.. an-wering Firestone and B Coodrich Co. Seiberling and Gener: officials refused to comment. CHICAGO. February 2 (P —Officials gom F. al would be cut “to meet reductions made by major tire manufacturing com- | panies” The company said reductions Ward & Co. said today | ices on their mail-order tires | As yet the Government collsctions | have ot reflected the increased income | tax levied on 1932 incomes, and officials !look to this payment on March 15 to | reduce the deficit some. OPERETTA REPEATED Estelle Wemtworth to Give kado” ¢t Roosevelt High. Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado will b presented in a “return engage- “Mi- put into effect a horizontal decrease of 10 per cent in benefits of war veterans. | In a telegram to Representative Woodrum, Maj. Curran declared that Congress should not cut allowances fo? | veterans who suffered disabilities due to service in the war. On the other | hand, he pointed out, “not a penny should be expended for non-service con- nected disabilities.” . Traffic receipts of England's four 1 ar_totaled $628.000,000. probably would be from 2 to 10 per cent ; ment” by the Estelle Wentworth opera | | “in line with our policy of maintain- | ing mail-order tire prices on a lower basis than retail prices.” | LECTURE SERIES OPENS The first of a series of illustrated | lectures on “Folk Schools” will given tonight at 8 o'clock in the Y. W. C. A. at 614 E street by Rev. Aage Mol- ler, former president of Nysted Folk School. His topic will be “Grundtvig the Prophet and the Danish Folk High School.” The lectures are sponsored by the Nordic Ciub of Washington. | Sundoy at 4 p.m., Dr. Moller will | while on Mcnday his subject will be “Folk Schools in America. ENDS LONG SERVICE Mrs. Louise S. Brauer voluntarily re- tired from the Bureau of Engraving and ‘Pr‘mllng yesteriay. On May 28 she would have completed 35 years of service. Mrs. Brauer was tendered a luncheon by her associates and she was presented with numerous gifts, including a purse of money and an equipped traveling | bzg. ‘Meat-Loaf GULOENS [\ Mustard g8 4 w Forming Pace Course in Accountancy uously in Washington for twenty-siz vears. Day Class—Opening This Week a week—9:30 to 12:30. 5:30 Evening Class—Opening This Week Meeting Monday, Wednesday and Priday—5:30 to 7:20. 7:30 Evening Class—Opening Wednésday, Feb. 15 Meeting Monday, Wednesday and Friday—7:30 to 9:20, start at beginning with- making up back work. SEND FOR TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR BOOK. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY 304 Transportation Building 17th and H Streets N.W. Met. 2515 | group, at Roosevelt Auditorium tomor- | row night. {operetta two weeks ago' at the same place, also under the auspices of the Cemmunity Center Department. Earlier in the season the opera group M. S. Pinafore.” and a| | presented “H. third Gilbert and Sullivan piece, “Pi- rates of Penzance.,” will go into re- hearsal following tomorrow night's per- formance. R. E. LYNCH SPEAKS Inauguration of a new President. now only a little more than a month Province of Kiangsi, will be reinforced | lezture on “Folk School Pundamentals,” away, should tend to relieve present uncertainty and aid in restoration of normal _business and employment, Robert E. Lynch, assistant corporation counsel, said last night in an adcress | over radio Station WOL. “However,” he added, “the illusion | that prosperity, luxury, extravagance and big money are an integral part of | normal conditions must give way to a round policy of hard work and clear thinking.” | i | | OVER The company presented the Floral Tributes The best to be had in Quality, Secvice and Value. Delivered $9.50 Telephone North 3000 Entire Tremendous Stock of BOTH FASHION SHOPS’ COATS (including our finest WORUMBOS) « . . and hundreds of fgmous $25 Suits, Overcoats.. . . $30 Suits, Overcoats. .. $35 Suits, Overcoat $45 Suits, Overcoats.. .. 17 822‘50 $65 Over- 385 Ons 332.50 (Including America’s Finest) f DOUBLEWEAR SUITS 94 Due to extreme ductions— slight charge for alterations!