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| i P ‘WEATHER. (0. ‘Weather Buresu Forecast) Highest, 54, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 29, at 5 a.m. yesterday. Full report on Page B-5. (P Means Associated Press. Full Associated Press News and Wiréphotos Sunday Morning and Every Afternoon. No. 1,615—No. 33,542, ntered as second class matter Eon office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D..C, REVOLT CHIEF ENDS LIFE [ ANDON PROPOSES AS TOKIO REBELS GIVE UP; OKADA SLATED TO RESIGN Army Captain 'Shoots Self to Save Honor. “STRONG MAN” IS NOW SOUGHT Premier’s Hiding for 314 Days Described. BACKGROUND— Recent elections strengthened rule of “conservative” faction of militant party in Japan. Result was outbreak of violence on part of extremist faction on Wednesday, in which several government ofi- cials were assassinated. After several days of armed re- bellion, however, sityation seemed under control of government yes- terday. Reappearance of Premier Okada, first believed killed, gave added assurance of peace. Copyright. 1936, the Associated Press. ‘TOKIO, March 1 (Sunday).—The alleged leader of Tokio's abortive four-day revolt, Capt. Teruzo Ando, shot himself in the head yesterday and died. He was said to have followed the suggestion of martial law authori- ties that suicide was the only way for him to keep his honor because of his leadership of the mutiny of army dfficers and troops. Premier Keisuke Okada, whom the insurgents apparently believed they had assassinated in their attempted coup Wednesday, tpok the helm ' of government again, although in au- thoritative quarters the opinion was expressed he soon would be relieved of his post. Okada, the government announced, had escaped with his life when the rebels mistakenly killed his brother- in-law, Col. Denzo Matsuo. For three and one-half days it had been gen- erally thought the Premier was dead, but the body which lay for many hours in the snow outside his official residence and which later was buried, was that of his aide, the governmert taid. Hid With Servants. Although official secrecy was main- tained as to the premier’s where- abouts during the revolt, persons who saw him after his reappearance ex- pressed belief he hid in the servants’ quarters at his official Wednesday and then went to his private home on Thursday. There, it was said, he hid until Fri- day. Then he donned his gold-braided uniform of a full admiral, proceeded to the palace and reported to the ‘Emperor. ©One rebel in addition to Ando was | reported to have attempted suicide. assistant to the leader, but it was not known definitely whether he died. ‘The other 20 officers involved in the outbreak were stated in reliable cir- cles to be held at a military prison on the edge of Tokio. Authoritative sources stated that his | premiership must be terminated and replaced by a government headed by “a man of great prestige and influ- ence, capable of restoring the shaken national morale.” Residence Guarded. ‘Today the massive buff-brick walls of the premier's residence were still | inclosed with a bristling guard of steel- | heimeted infantrymen, with fixed bayonets. Scores of lesser officials resigned today, among them Kazuo Oguri, chief of the Metropolitan Police Board, whose force was ousted from its head- quarters by the .rebels Wednesday morning. The government itself disclosed Okada was still living as loyal troops moved into the area of government buildings which 1,000 rebel soldiers had held since they attempted to over- throw the government. It was then that members of their group shot down Admiral Viscount Makoto Saito, .former premier and lord keeper of the privy seal; Korekiyo ‘Takahashi, minister of finance; Gen. Jotaro Watanabe, chief of military op- trations, and Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, Jord chamberlain of the Imperial Court. Of these shot down Admiral Suzuki (See JAPAN, Page A-3) . LAW HELD INVALID IN ALIENATION CASE New York Supreme Court Says Right to Sue Is Beyond Power of Legislature. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 20.—A New York State’s law making it a felony for an attorney to file a breach of promise or alienation of affections suit atter March, 1935, was declared un- vonstitutional today by a Supreme Court justice so far as it applied “to the specific alienation case before the court.” In special term of Supreme Court, residence | Envoy Says Empire Is Stabilized by Com- "’ mon Sense. By the Associated Press. Japan's Ambassador to the United States, Hirosi Saito, pledged last night that the peace of the Pacific would not be disturbed by the recent mili- tary uprising in Toklo. Assailing militarists as “menaces to their country,” the Ambassador de- clared in a- Nation-wide radio broad- cast that should they gain control of his country’s government, it would be a disaster for Japan. Optimistically, he added: “That will never occur in Japan, where, happily, there is enough com- mon sense and true patriotism to cope with any difficult situation. It was on that very score that she has succeeded in attaining her present state of progress as a nation. “I can therefore definitely say that the recent event will not alter Japan’s policies, either internal or external, except that the statesmen responsible for government will have their sense of patriotic devotion quickened and will endeavor to exercise even more care in purifying politics. “The peace of the Pacific will not only remain undisturbed, but will be- come more securely established.” Recounting details of the uprising Saito Denounces Militarists; Believes Pacific Peace Secure AMBASSADOR SAITO. led by a group of young army officers who assassinated several of Japan'’s statesmen, Saito termed it a “ter- rible occurrence.” “But there is a redeeming factor,” (See SAITO, Page A-3.) POLIE AREST 50 N ROUKDAP FOR CRINE WAVE HALT Compulsory Registration Step by Brown Seen at Headquarters. In a sweeping round-up of sus- picious characters police 1ast night arrested more than 500 men and women, mostly colored, and took them to headquarters to be finger- printed and photographed. Many of the suspects were held on a technical charge of investigation, while the majority were released after being registered. Those held for in- vestigation were locked up in pre- cinct cells. ‘The second precinct, located in the heart of a colored section, was filled soon after the round-up was started at about 9:30 p.m. Most of the other | prisoners were sent to outlying pre- He was Capt. Shiro Nonaka, flrsti X cincts. Follows Hold-up Slaying. ‘The wholesale arrests, which fol- lowed on the heels of a fatal grocery store hold-up Priday and a startling increase in robberies, pocketbook snatchings and housebreakings, was believed at headquarters to be the first step in Supt. Ernest W. Brown's move to institute compulsory registra- tion of all eriminals—all persons who have served any part of a sentence or committed any breach of the law in this city or in any State or country in the past 10 years. A belief that the round-up may have resulted in the arrest of mem- bers of the shotgun bandit gang wanted for the grocery store murder Friday of William R. Edmunds,, col- ored, was expressed by Capt. Ira Keck after he had questioned 10 of the prisoners. Capt. Keck declared he had talked to five prisoners at the fifth precinct, and five others at No. 11, and is con- vinced “some of them know something about the murder.” They will be questioned further today. Reached at his home late last night, Maj. Brown said he is planning to have a conference with the Commis- sioners and other -officials tomorrow on his proposal. ‘The police chief said he planned the round-up yesterday with Inspector Bernard W. Thompeon, chief of the Detective Bureau. Inspector Thomp- son, and Capt. Keck, assistant chief, were at headquarters to direct the registration, while the entire forces of the robbery and homicide squads and uniformed officers swept through dance halls, restaurants and alleged gambling establishments and herded prisoners into patrol wagons. 40 Taken in Single Raid. More than 40 of the captives were taken in a single raid on & combina- tion dance hall and restaurant in the 100 block of G street by Detective HITLER AGREEABLE 0 ANGLO-GERMAN NAVY LIMIT PACT Consents to Negotiations in London for Limitation Pact. By the Associsted Press. LONDON, February 20.—A high source disclosed tonight that Reichs- | fuehrer Hitler had made & gesture of friendliness to Great Britain by con- senting to negotiations in London for the proposed new Anglo-German | naval treaty. . The instructions from the German leader, it was said, have been received by the German Embassy, but will not be communicated to the British gov- ernment until next week. ‘The proposed pact was said to con- tain four points: 1. A limitation of the size of -arma- ments on aircraft carriers; 2. A halt in the construction of “class A” (heavy) cruisers; 3. A restriction in the size of cruis- ers to 8,000 tons with guns of mod- erate caliber; 4. A limitation on the size of arma- ments for submarines. ‘Tempers Are Short. A shortening of tempers and the strain of anxiety was apparent among delegates to the International Naval Conference. *Both British and Americans impa- tiently awaited a statement from the French as to whether they would sign a new general naval treaty—the treaty which Italy already has indicated it is “not yet ready” to agree. Other delegations attempted and failed to learn the French views, the French delegates saying only they had as yet received no instructions from Paris. The delegates of both the United States and Great Britain said they wanted to push the conference quickly to some kind of an outcome, either as & success or a failure. . Americans said they were doubtful that the French would clarify their position until Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, sees: French officials in Paris or Geneva either tomorrow or Mondasy. Russia Shipping Submarines. A report that Ruissia was shipping “knocked-down” submarines from Europe to her naval bases on the Pa- cific Ocean-circulated among members of the naval conference tonight. ‘The report-stated that the subma- rines, of various sizes, were being hastily reassembled in the East “to meet any emergency.” The exact sizes and ionnages of the undersea boats was not disclosed. * According to other sources in Lon- Sergt. George Darnell, chief of the homicide squad, and several officers. Police found knives and other weapons on several of the prisoners. ‘The raids continued until early this morning and definite figures the total number of arrests were not available late last night. ‘The raid was stimulated by & rec- ord number of 418 hold-ups in the District since December«l, which left two . persons murdered, two others (8ee ROUND-UP, Page A-2) STATEHOOD PLEA FAILS vamaica, N. Y, Justice Leander B. Faber ruled: “Such rights of action, like the rights of action for libel, slander, as- sault and battery, negligence or for the recovery of debt are beyond the House Subcommittee 3 to' 2 Against Hawaiian Proposal. don, the government at Moscow now ‘(8ee TREATY, Page A-3.) 5 t MEXICAN. STRIKERS TREK 400 MILES WITH BODY 13-Day Hunger March Ends at - Capital With Plea for Cardenas” Aid. By the Asiociated Press. MEXICO OITY, February 29.—Five hundred striking miners, carrying the body of one. of their companions who died en route, arrived here today after s 13-day, 400-mile “hunger march” from G and- several of Ragged, exhausted Hawali's plea for statehood was re- | them seriously ], the miners marched power of the Legislature to abolish Jected yesterday by a 3-to-2 vote of | down the main streets to the nationsl a Subcommittee, which visited the islands last year. patace, . where they . were joined by 2,000 - workers. - President Cardenas should be “PURGE” OF RELIEF| IN NEBRASKA TALK Kansan Not Planning “To Date” to Enter Any Primaries. HITS ADMINISTRATION FOR DISCRIMINATION Says Partisan Political Machine Is Built of Want and Misery. The Political Battleground: Col. Henry Breckenridge of New York sent petitions to Ohlo yesterday to qualify for the Democratic prefer- ence primary there in opposition to President Roosevelt. Page A-19. William Ziegler, jr., chairman of the New York Borah-for-President Committee, said candidates for delegates would be entered in four districts of Greater New York and an undetermined number of up- state districts. Page A-16. The California Republican Assembly overwhelmingly approved a plan to send an uninstructed delegation to the G. O. P. National Con- vention. Page A-23. By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Nebr, February 20— Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas urged tonight a “purge” of Federal relief and charged the Roosevelt administration with “discrimination” in its agricul- tural policies. Landon, here to address the Ne- braska Republican Founders' day ore ganization, said in an interview to- night before his address he was not planning “to date” on entering the primaries of any States as a Repub- lican presidential candidate. The Kansan still was silent as to whether he seeks the nomination Nebraska Republican leaders indi- cated, however, that a movement to get Landon delegates to the national convention was under way in the State. Landon was the. overnight® guest of Nebraska’s New Deal Governor, R. L. Cochran, and Mrs. Cochran. 5,000 Hear Address. John K. Selleck, business manager of the University of Nebraska athletic department, said spproximgtely 5,000 persons were in the coliseum to hear the Kansan in his prepared address. A “Lendon-for-President” banner was displayed above the speaker. His address climaxed a day of cele- bration and tightening of organiza- tion by Nebraska Republicans. Lead- ers said hundreds of members of the party from several nearby States joined in the observance. Landon called upon Republicans to make clear to the needy “that the chunges we pledge will bring order out of chaos by purging” Federal re- lef “of partisanship, of waste and of incompetence.” Hagood Case Brought In. “When a national administration takes millions and millions paid in taxes by the American people to build a partisan political machine out of want and misery, that administration | does an indefensible thing. “And a Congress that failed to pro- tect its own witnesses, when sum- moned to testify in regard to the waste of this tax money, would be guilty of deserting one of its gravest responsi- bilities under the Constitution.” The prepared address, on & Found- ers’ day program here, did not spe- eifically mention the case of Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood, but it came at a time when Congress was debating an (See LANDON, Page A-16.) Readers’ Guide PART ONE. Main News Section. Gen%rasl News—Pages A-} to Changing World—A-3. Washington Wayside—A-7. Lost and Found—A-17. Death Notices—A-17. Vital Statistics—A-17. Educational—B-4. - Sr,vm;:sl lSect.tm'l—lfiages B-7 to PART TWO. Editorial Section. Editorial Articles—Pages D-1, D-3. Editorials and Editorial Fea- tures—D-2. Civic News and Comment—D-4. Women’s Clubs, Parent-Teacher Activities—Pages D-5, D-6. Veteran’s Organizations, Na- tional Guard, Organized Re- serves—Pages D-5, D-T. Serial Story—D-8. Contract—D-8. Public Library—D-8. PART THREE. Society Section. Society- News and Comment— E-1 to E-. Well-Known Folk—] Barbara Bell Pattern—] PART FOUR. Feature Section. News Features—Pages F-1, F-4. R Waningion . Stage and Screen. Automobiles—F-6. Aviation—F-8. Cross-word -8. Children’: F-7. Sl hents of History—F-1. Stamps—F-8. PART FIVE. Classified. and Comment, and Curb Sum- {G-1 to G-6. Finantial, Financial N il b g U SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1936-114 PAGES. “Windfall Taxation”—New Name, but Same Old Sensation! “Ticket Fixing” On the Wane As Officials Although there are more “big shots,” political and governmental, in Washington than in any other city in the country, the traffic ticket “fixer” isn’t as successful here as one might suppose. It is true that tickets still can be, and are dropped about 75 per cent during the past year. Largely due to the efforts of Corporation Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman it has difficult for a prominent citizen or a member of Congress to have a ticket canceled merely be- cause the recipient is a friend. The change dates back to October a year ago, when Prettyman decided altogether too many tickets were disappearing quietly some- where along the way between the violator's windshield wiper and the Traffic Court. an effort to find out what was happening to them, he issued an order requiring his nates to fill in a form giving the name of the person requesting that the ticket be canceled! the name of the recipient and the reason for § the action. “Friend” Excuse Is Out. ‘The early reports showed many from prominent individuals seeking to aid & “friend.” This led to an order from Prettyman that no more tickets be canceled for this reason. Gradually other similar reasons were eliminited until finally it got to the Tighten System “fixed.” But the total has become In subordi- requests E. Barreit Prettyman, point where & traffic violator had to have & valid excuse, or take his chances in court. The number of canceled tickets dropped gradually, and last month the report showed that only one- (8ee TICKET-FIXING, Page A-4) NAVY MAY BUILD GIANT NEW LINER Lack of Competitive Private | " Bids May Change Policy. By the Associated Press. Because of lack of competitive bids, the Government turned to the Navy yesterday as a possible builder of a glant new liner to replace the Levia- than. The United States Lines has agreed to build the vessel as compensation to the Government for withdrawal of the old Leviathan from service. ‘The Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. was the only one to bid on the liner, offering to construct a ship of the type of the Manhattan and the Washington for between $11,000,- 000 and $12,000,000. Seek Comparisons in Bids. James Craig Peacock, chief of the Shipping Board Bureau, said the lack of bids from other private builders required the Government to seek other estimates in order to make compari- sons. He would not discuss the defi- ciencies, if any, of the Newport News bid. The ship, Secretary Roper said yes- terday, “is looked upon as an extreme- ly desirable addition to our naval aux- iliary forces as well as to our mer- chant marine, and in view of the sub- stantial loan of 75 per cent which the Government would be called upon to make toward the construction of the uew vessel in the event of the ap- proval of the contract, the vessel may actually be constructed in & navy yard if a satisfactory contract price can- not be greed upon by the parties.” Revised Figures Asked. Roper said that because of modifi- cations in the plans for the ship, the United States Lines had been given until April 1 to submit -revised con- struction figures. “In the meantime,” Roper said, “the Navy Department also has been re- cost of construction so that the de- partment may have the benefit of this estimate in passing upon the con- Negotiations for the new ship began last March. Failure to comply with its would cost the United States Lines a forfelt.of $1,000,000. An original News was about $16,000,000, but was for a larger, ship than now contem= plated. Ellsworth Sails for U. 8. SENTIMENT GROWS FOR PROPTTS LEVY Byrns Reports Many on Ways and Means Also Favor Tax. BACKGROUND— Requirements for cash settle- ment of the bonus obligation and for financing mew farm program created mecessity of new tax legis- lation this year. . As suggested by President Roose-, velt, administration program would call for mew revenues of $786,000,- 000 per year for mext three years; $620,000,000 annually for following siz _years, and $500,000,000 an- nually thereafter. The latter sum is the amount believed necessary to finance permanent farm pro- gram, while the excess in the pre- vious years would dispose of the bonus payments by 1945. By the Associated Press. Increasing talk of a tax on undis- tributed corporation profits was heard yesterday above the clamor of & grow- ing congressional dispute over Presi- dent Roosevelt's $1,000,000,000 revenue estimates. Adding his voice to those of admin- istration leaders in the Senate, Speaker Byrns indorsed such a profits levy as “just and equitable.” He reported that many members of the House Ways and Means Committee, which will draft the tax bill, were in agreement with him. Meanwhile, 3enator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, a critic of some of the New -Deal’s spending, expressed ap- proval of the tax program but. called for s .constitutional amendment to make Federal, State and municipal bonds subject to taxation. Declares Reforms Needed. “Any real reform of the tax system HAGOOD ‘FRAMED, BLANTON CHARGES Declares Democrats Sug- gested “Wise-Cracks” and Put General “On the Spot.” Virtual acknowledgment that Dem- ocratic members of the House Appro- priations Committee suggested much of the “wise-cracking” criticism of W. P. A. for which Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood has been retired from his com- mand, was made yesterday by Repre- sentative Blanton of Texas, a member of the committee and defender of Gen. Hagood. Blanton’s statements, made in con- nection with a letter to Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff, urging revocation of the order, amounted to admission that Gen. Hagood had been put on the “spot” by the committee. .. According to Blanton, the genmeral, who was relieved of his command of the 8th Corps Area and orderéed home, {argely re-echoed the words of provoca- tive questions by members which in turn were deleted from the published testimony that got Gen. Hagood into difficulties with the administration and the War Department. . Probe May Be Smothered. ‘The Blanton charges came as a new high light in the Hagood controversy, which continued on various fronts here today despite indications that demand for investigation may be smothered in a Senate subcommittee as a matter “outside the sphere of congressional action.” Deruncing the punishment of Gen. Hagood as “severe as electrocuting & criminal,” Blanton, in his letter, said: “When Gen. Hagood appeared be- fore our committee on December 17, in_vacation, and before the Presi- dent’s budget had been formulated or printed, there was not a Repub- lican present. We were all Democrats discussing informally, in an executive meeting, the wisest way to get the most for our money from Army ap- propriations. “Gen. Hagood was put on the spot by our committee. Our committee only is responsible. If any one deserves punishment, it is our committee and not this brave officer who, in a frank, truthful manner, gave us his conscien- tious opinion regarding matters the committee brought up in our infomal discussion.” Reveals Letter to Parks. Blanton asserted the Hagood “stage money” testimony was .n response to an “off-the-record” question and he himself took responsibility for the suggestion that “silver was flowing like mud.” -The Texas Representative also made (See HAGOOD, Page A-23.) VETERANS HUNT REDS Form Group to Examine Relief Recipients. ‘NEW YORK, February 29 (#).— About 200 World War veterans today formed “The Federal Theater Vet- erans’ ‘League” and planned a secret service of their own to ferret out professed radicals and communists on Telief rolls. Maj. William Ball, chairman, said that documentary evidence would be must be based upon-taxation of tax- exempt securities,” he said. “Without such taxation those best able to pay will escape.” Despite some hints of opposition to & program of such size in & campaign year, ‘Secretary Morgenthau expressed ~(See T , Page A-8) ‘the introductory price of 't price will Be withdrawn and f| sold throughout the city'th ‘stands at the regular pfice | @™ 'Noon Edition 4 ‘ The Noon Edmonoffln Star after. being sold at : weeks is now firmly established among newspaper 7 Commencinq Monday,; March.2nd; the introductory presented to relief officials in any cases in which it was found com- munists had taken an oath of aile- giance to obtain a position. Committed to opposition ¢_ Il sorts of radicals, the league also aims to encourage election of veterans to pub- lic office. cent during the past two ‘the paper will hereafter be rough newsboys and news- of 2:cents per copy. ELSEWHERE RODSEVELT SIGNS NEUTRALITY ACT; CLAMPS TIGHTER BAN ON WAR GOODS Poisonous Gases, Loans and Credits to Belligerent Nations Are Outlawed by New Order. PRESIDENT RENEWS WARNING TO TRADERS Appeals to American People to Shun Business With Troubled Zones to Avoid Charge They Are Seizing New Opportunities for Profit. Moving swiftly after signing revised neutrality legislation late yesterday, President Roosevelt, by proclamation released last night, specifically con- tinued application of the law against Italy and Ethiopia and extended the export ban on war implements to three more poisonous gases, projectile forgings and revolvers and ammunie tion of small caliber. ‘The revised law is effective until May 1, 1937, Of comparable importance in effecte ing & more strict abstinence from dealings with belligerent nations was a provision of the revised law which bans extension of loans or credits to such nations. The new act authorizes |the President to except ordinary commercial credits or short-term obe ligations in aid of legal transactions, if they are of the character of normal peacetime transactions. A second new section of the law makes it unlawful to purchase, sell, or exchange bonds, securities or other obligations of any belligerent govern= | ment, or any person acting for or in behalf of a warring country. American Nations Exempt. ‘The revision exempts other nations of the American Hemisphere from ef« | fects of the act in case of war with & power or powers of another continent., In a statement which he released at the time of signing the new law, Presie dent Roosevelt renewed his warnings that all trade with belligerents is at the trader’s own risk and repeated his appeal that the “American people so conduct their trade with belligerent nations that it cannot be said that they are seizing new opportunities for profit or that by changing their peace-time trade they give aid to the continuation of war.” Indulgence in abnormal war-time trade, he points out. “would serve to mugnify the very evil of war which we seek to prevent.” Government’s Power Limited. Although the legislation leaves the force such limitations on exports of war essentials, other than actual fighte ing implements, the new ban on loans and credits is expected to be most effective in this regard. For instance, while accurate figures are not immediately available, it is thought that Italy has exhausted whatever credit balances it may have had in the United States. Now, with credits shut off, all transactions must be made for cash, a circumstance likely to be a hardship. In contrast, even the League of Nas tions has not shut the door to Italian purchase of oil on credit, although it has discussed an‘' embargo on this commodity. From now on, however, Italian purchases of oil in the United States must be made for cash. Text of Statement. The President’s statement follows: “By the resolution approved August 31, 1935, a definite step was taken toe ward enabling this country to maine tain its neutrality and avoid being drawn info wars involving other na- tions. “It provided that in the event of the Executive proclaiming the existe ence of such a war, thereupon an em- bargo would attach to the exportation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war destined to any belligerent country. It also would authorize the Executive to warn citizens of this &nt_ry against traveling as passengers (See NEUTRALITY, Page 4. MELLON MAY BUY CLARKE PICTURES Banker Is Approached as Buyer for Great Early U. S. Collection. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, February 29.—An- drew W. Mellon’s office disclosed todsy he has been approached with regard to a possible purchase of the Thomas B. Clarke collection of early United States portraits, valued at more than $1,000,000. ‘Through a secretary, Mellon said: “Our information about the collece tion’s sale is confidential. There is nothing to report.” He referred to the recent sale of the collection by the Clarke executors to Knoedler & Co., New York art house from which the former secretary acuired a large part of his more than $20,000,000 in paintings. The Mellon collection has been given to a trust along with $10,000.000 in securities for a proposed art museum to be built in Washington. ‘Thomas B. Clarke, originally a linen dealer, was one of the greatest collec- tors of American art. At his death in 1931 he had approximately 175 pic- tures by 75 artists, including 29 Gilbert Stuarts. All were of persohs important in the history of New York or the United States by artists of 1m- mm during the subject's life- The Mellan collection has s few select American tneluding & pictures, Gilbert Stuart reproduction:of George Washington. : S * % administration no direct power to ens” . o