Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1935, Page 4

A—4 wxF NANKING PLACES BLANE ON JAPAN “Conniving” of Militarists in Autonomy Move Is Assailed in Protest. By the Associated Press. NANKING, November 29.—The central Chinese government charged the Japanese army openly and directly today wtih responsibility for the North China autonomy movement in & sharply-worded protest filled with Japan by the foreign office. This protest followed closely an earlier note, submitted to the Japanese embassy, protesting seizure by Japa- nese troops Wednesday of the impor- tant railway junction point of Feng- tai, just east of Peiping, in the area agitated by self-rule demands. The protests were interpreted by in- formed sources to indicaie a definite stiffening of the Nanking govern- ment’s attitude in the northern crisis as a result of outbursts of Chinese popular feeling against the autonomy campaign. Japanese Connivance Alleged. The later note asserted the seces- sion’ movement was engineered by “disgruntled elements, acting in con- nivance with Japanese military offi- cers, nd requested an immediate curb he Tokio government on the ctivities of the continental militarists. The notes were handed to Yorikichi umha, Japanese embassy counsellor here, to be forwarded to Tokio. The second note emphasized China's desire to settle the North China prob- lems through diplomatic channels and insisted that the autonomy movement did ot represent popular desires. | The first protest asked complete evachation of Fentai, where a few | Japanese military observers remain following the withdrawal of the main force Treaty Violation Charged. Four more Japanese airplanes ar- rived in Tientsin today. The earlier Chinese note charged that the Feng- tai occupation, which accompanied an Influx of Japanese armed forces into the northern provinces amid agi- tation for secession from the central government, was a violation of treaty pledges. Japanese officers asserted at the! ne of the seizure of the Fengtal| pot that their troops were only | Jlding exercises,” and that the oc- pation was part of a mimic battle. | A .military spokesman at Peiping, | however, attributed the Fengtai cap- | ture to rumors that rolling stock on | the Peiping-Mukden Railway was | ving south, jeopardizing North a communications and threaten- | ing to isolate Japan's Peiping forces. | This capital of China, meanwhile, experienced an “enemy air raid” last but without any of the dam- aging effects of such an attack. It was the first of the aerial de- | 1 maneuvers designed to prepare | the populace for “any eventualities.” TOKIO EVADES QUERIES. # WWestern Diplomats Ask Stand on Nine-Power Treaty. | By the Associated Press | TOKIO, November 29.—Efforts by Western diplomats in Tokio to learn the future Japan proposes for North China, official sources said today, have met a barrier of Eastern evasiveness h has only befogged the situation er. Some Occidental diplomats, includ- ing representatives of signatories of the nine-power treaty guaranteeing the s nty and territorial integ- hina, official sources said, also bave tried to learn how the Japanese government reconciled the North China autonomy developments with its treaty obligations. All inquiries, it was learned, were met either with denials of Japanese responsibility for separatist move- ments, in which the power of the Japanese Army admittedly has been dominant, or with complicated for- mulas described by some authoritative urces as impractical. Britain Asks Showdown. Such fnquiries, it was disclosed, were made November 27 by the Brit- | ish charge d'affaires, A. F. H Wig- gin, in an interview with Mamoru Shigemitsu, vice minister for foreign aTairs. London dispatches indicated Wig- gin, under instructions from his gov- ernment, asked what Japan intended to be the outcome of the North China autonomy movement Tokio officials declined to disclose what occurred or to confirm the report that the question of the nine-power treaty arose. They admitted, however, that Shigemitsu stated the Japanese government’s position. A foreign office spokesman presented his stand as follows: The North China autonomy move- tent is a purely Chinese affair, for, which Japan is not responsible, There- no question of the territorial or inistrative integrity of China can | arise, and not the slightest question of the nine-power treaty or Japan's obligations under it can be involved.” Indignant Air Assumed. Assuming an air of indignation, but denying he referred to any particular nation or individual, the spokesman continued: “There are many reports from China, some false—including many in the Japanese press—and some true. ‘When representatives of foreign na- tions address to the Japanese gov- ernment inquiries concerning its po- sition and intentions, such should be based on genuine information.” It was understood Shigemitsu coun- tered Wiggin's queries by alluding to the activities of Sir Frederick Leith- Ross, economic adviser to the British government, who is now in China. ‘The Japanese vice minister, it was reported, intimated that, while the British government was making in- quiries based on false assupmptions of Japanese interference in Chinese af- fairs, Sir Frederick was guilty of a similar offense because of his alleged connection with Nanking's currency reforms. The American charge d’affaires, Ed- win L. Neville, has not made inquiries similar to those of Wiggin, it was learned. TRAGEDY VISITS HOME Woman's Death: Accompanied by Husband’s Injury in Fall. ‘Tragedy last night struck the home of Mr., and Mrs. Jacob C. Lesher, 22 K street. Mrs. Lesher, 67, died| suddenly when she was stricken with | a heart attack while on the first floor of their home, and her hus- band, who is 65, was injured when he fell down some steps in running to her aid. Mr. Lesher suffered cuts about the head. At Casualty Hospital his con- dition was said to be not serious; A THE EVENI They Seek Solution to Mystery REV.H.T. WIRGMAN DIES AT AGE OF & Native of Virginia Was Re-| tired Episcopal Clergy- man and Author. Rev. Henry T. Wirgman, 82, re- tired Episcopal clergyman and author, died yesterday at Emergency Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral seryices will be held at 10 am. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street. Burial will be in Rock Creek Ceme- tery. Native of Virginia. Mr. Wirgman was born in Franklin, Va., the son of Rev. O. P. and Mary J. Wirgman. He attended West Vir- ginia University and received his law degree in 1878. After practicing law for a few years in Romney, W. Va,, he withdrew from the legal profession to study for the ministry. He was grad- uated from the Virginia Theological Seminary at Alexandria in 1885. Sub- sequently he was ordained and filled parishes in Detroit, Toronto and New York City. In 1888 he married Miss Theodors Booth, sister of George Booth, pub- lisher of the Detroit News and several other papers in the Middle West. Principal of High Schools. Mr. Wirgman withdrew from the active ministry many years ago and served as principal of high schools in | Shepherdstown, W. Va., and Boyce, Va. At the same time he wrote religious and political articles for newspapers and magazines. He was the author ! of “Confessions of a Clergyman,” a criticism of the ministry. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. The- odora Wirgman; a son, Stewart’ L. Wirgman; a daughter, Mrs. Alfred G. Masters; a brother, George H. Wirg- man of Romney; a sister, Mrs. T. A. Quinenberry of Richmond, Va. and three grandchildren. Bombing (Continued From First Page.) corps our advanve detachments dis- pursed groups of Ethiopian warriors near Abaro Pass. “On the front of the 2d Army Corps a mixed column of national and Eritrean troops encountered an enemy group in the region of Mai Canetta. The enemy was put to flight, leaving in our hands several prisoners. Ethiopians Bombarded. “The aviation forces from Somali- land bombarded Ethiopians’ position at Daggah Bur, destroying various ammunition dumps. “On the Eritrean front reconnais- sance flights continue in the zone of Lake Ashangi.” Marshal Pietro Badoglio, taking over charge from Gen. Emilio de Bono, held long coferences with his lieutenants to study details of the campaign since his recent visit, which preceded the shake-up in the high command. On the home military front, Pre- mier Mussolini ordered some 2,500,000 | Italian schoolboys to be given officers’ training. He instituted a 30-hour a year obligatory military course in grade, intermediate and university classes, with examinations to count toward credits for graduation. Censorship Invoked. ASMARA, Eritrea, November 29 (#). —A rigid censorship of news dis- patches was clamped down by the new high commissioner today. Under this censorship no informa- tion of Italian military moves may be given and no names of command- ers, including his own, may be men- Loring (Continued m_First Page.) boro to see Redmond in an effort to learn if the prisoner was a man en- gaged by the Lorings to paint a house owned by Mrs. Loring. Police sald, however, they had in- formation that Redmond had worked in lunch rooms for the last 20 years and never did any paint work. Four. young Mount Rainier girls came here late yesterday with their parents and picked Redmond from a line-up. Redmond was arrested in Baltimore No. 1—Corinna Loring, whose slaying has gripped the interest of Washington. No. 2—Mrs. George Loring, the victim's mother, who is helping police in their quest for the slayer. No. 3—Robert Hicks, criminolo= gist who has gone into all clues extensively. No. 4—George Loring, the father. No. 5—Richard Tear, who was to have married Corinna. No. 6—Aubrey Hampton, former suitor of the girl. No. 7—Leo Lo Jacono, brother- in-law. No. 8—Chief of Police Eugene B. Plumer of Mount Rainier, who had charge of the early investigae tion No. 9—Mrs. Leo Jo Jacono, sis= ter of the victim. No. 10—Alan Bowle, State’s at torney, in nominal charge of the investigation, No. 11—Lfeut, Joseph Itzel, ace detective assigned by Baltimore to have active charge of the search for the slayer.—Star Stafl Photos. °* | early yesterday as he slid down the | rainspout of his father's home. | Police had sought the man on in- formation given them by investigators in the Loring case. Redmond was grilled at the court house here yes- terday afternoon for almost three hours by Lieut. Itzel and Sergt. Leo Vogelsang of the Baltimore Dete.- | tive Bureau. Throughout the interview, Redmond | maintained his innocence, both of any connection with the Loring case or of any attempted assaults. Red- mond has been arrested in Wash- ington several times on charges of molesting girls, and convicted in | Police Court at least twice since 1927. Here’s Very Fast Way to ‘Alkalize” Acid-Indigestion Away WHICH OFTEN INDICATE e AGID STOMAGH tioned. The correspondents here will | be held responsible for what their newspapers publish. WALWAL REPORTED TAKEN, - Seize Scene of Border Incident, HARAR, Ethiopia, November 29 (Reuters) —Ethiopian officials said to- day their southern forces recaptured Walwal, close to the border of Italian Somaliland, and scene of one of the border incidents which precipitated the Italo-Ethiopian warfare. Killing of Women Charged. (Copyright, 1935. by the Associated Press.) ADDIS ABABA, November 29.—An official Ethiopian communique said to- day Italian planes bombed Daggah Bur, strategic fortress on the southern front, killed many women and chil- dren, but taking no troops among their victims. “Nine Italian planes dropped 1,500 bombs, mostly incendiary, on Daggah Bur Thursday, killing many women and children,” the government an- nouncement said. “A new church and many houses were destroyed by fire. “Four sick natives within the church were among the victims, There were no victims among the soldiérs, who are trained to scatter in the fields every morning.” Ethiopians 7 Amaszingly Fast Nausea, If you want really quick relief from an upset or painful stomach condi- tion — arising from acidity follow- ing over-eating, smoking, mixtures | of foods or stimulants—just try this: Take—2 teaspoonfuls of Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia in a full glass of water. OR — 2 Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia Tablets, the exact equivalent of the liquid form. 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