Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1936, Page 4

Ad an JAPANESE LAND MARINES IN CHINA 200 in Patrol Sent to Han- kow to Fight Terror- ists. By the Associated Press. HANKOW, China, September 22— Two hundred Japanese marines landed here today. The detachment, reported to be part of a permanent patrol, came from Japan aboard Japanese destroyers be- cause of the slaying Saturday of a Japanese consular policeman. EMPEROR CONFERS. Official Circles in Tokio Silent on Meaning of Move. TOKIO, September 22 (A).—Detach- ments of Japanese marines, specially trained as landing parties, sailed to- day for China to protect Japanese residents and interests against dem- onstrations by hostile Chinese. Emperor Hirohito and Foreign Min- ister Hachiro Arita conferred to- gether at the imperial palace on al- leged “anti-Japanese terrorism,” which yesterday resulted in official orders for the expedition to Chins. Officials and the Japanese press guarded carefully the name of the port from which the marines em- barked. It was understood, however, the detachments left from Sasebo on Kyushu Island, 24 hours’ sailing from Shanghai. The only comment on the number of men was expressed by the news- paper Asahi, which termed it “a fair- sized force.” The consensus of informed sources led to the belief the chief purpose of the expedition, at least for the pres- ent, was to strengthen diplomatic pressure which Japan is exerting at Nanking and elsewhere. It was understood civilian and naval leaders at Tokio have agreed the Nanking government should be given an additional opportunity to attempt to halt anti-Japanese demonstrations before an actual resort to force is made. Authorities asserted “improper” to call the expedition an “invasion,” since Japan has main- tained naval and military forces in China for many vears. The present movement, they said, 1s merely a “moderate reinforcement” looking ahead in the event the Jap- anese Navy must “resort to self-de- fense measures.” PROBERS REACH CHINA. Nine Japanese Warships Protect Party at Pakhol. PAKHOI, China, September 22 (). —-Japanese investigators into the slay- ing of a countryman landed today un- der the protection of nine Japanese warships. ‘They were accompanied into this South China city by an armed escort of Japanese marines. Chinese investigators also came ashore from a Cantonese gunboat. Both Japanese and Chinese are to conduct official inquiries into the death of Junzo Nakano, Japanese druggist, who was stabbed fatally Sep- tember 3 by Chinese who invaded his home and attacked him. Rebellious soldiers of the old 19th Route Chinese Army atempted to prevent the inquiries, but were in- duced to evacuate the city after both Chinese and Japanese officials had protested their action. Wrong Accident. LOS ANGELE§ (#).—J. R. Williams was looking for an accident about to happen. Two cars appeared headed for a collision in front of his home. Williams ran to obtain & closer view. ‘There was no collision. But Wil- liams fell and broke his leg. Today With it would be| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER |Veteran of “Blue,” Left to Die In Wilderness, to March at 90 Elnathan Meade Is Sole Member of Company Still Alive. Shot through the head during the desperate battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and left unattended for 24 hours by surgeons who considered his case hopeless and turned to those whom they considered had a chance to survive, Elnathan Meade, 90-year- old Grand Army veteran, has outlived every man in his company and, so far as he knows, every man in his regiment. Although his wound pre- vented him from marching in the grand review here in 1865, he expects to be in the final parade and review of the Grand Army tomorrow. Meade’s case is regarded as one of the medical wonders of the Civil War and he says hundreds of physicians have examined him and expressed themselves as mystified at his re- covery, Although the ball destroyed his left eye instantly and weakened the right eye so that he is unable to recognize faces or to read, he is active mentally and physically. Meade also was wounded twice at Fredericksburg, on December 13, 1862, when Gen. Ambrose Burnside hurled the Union army against the sunken road at Maryes Height in a direct frontal assault which littered the frozen ground with thousands of dead. He fought at Antietam in 1862 and was in many minor engagements in Northern Virginia. Born in 1845. Born November 7, 1845, at Gorham, N. Y., Meade entered the Army at the age of 16, in August, 1862, as a private in Company C, 44th New York Volunteers. Only a month later the bloody battle of Antietam was fought., Meade’s regiment going into action toward the close of the battle. ‘Two months later, after a flank at- tack by the left wing of the Union army had failed, the 44th crossed the Bappahannock on pontoon bridges, worked up through the streets of Fredericksburg and took over from a shattered New Jersey regiment. “Some of the men were praying and some were crying,” Meade said. “Our officers didn't want to throw us | against that stone wall but they had no choice. It was a slaughter.” Meade took a heavy lead Minie ball through his shoulder and another through his hip as the regiment ad- vanced from the shelter of Predericks- burg’s buildings. The regimental color bearer had just fallen and Meade had seized the colors when he, too, fell. He missed the opening of the Spring campaign of 1863, when Hooker led the Army of the Potomac into the Wilderness to Chancellorsville. He was back, however, for the second battle of the Wilderness, when Grant began his series of sledge-hammer attacks on Lee, which continued until the close of the war. Struck by Lead Slug. | So thick was the Wilderness, Meade | recalls, that the men had to take their hand axes and clear lanes | through which the artillery might fire. It was there that a lead slug weighing more than an ounce struck him just back of the left eye and | went down diagonally through his | head, coming out under his right ear, smashing cheek bone, both upper jaws, nasal bones and the lower right | jaw and destroying the left eye. “When I recovered consciousness,” Meade said, “my arms were over the | shoulders of two boys of the com- pany and I was being dragged back to a field hospital. A doctor eut out the ball, which was just under the skin of my right cheek, and they laid me on a bed of pine boughs to die.” For 24 hours the 19-year-old boy lay there without attention. Then a Medical Corps man found him still alive, and they washed him off and bandaged him. He was loaded into a baggage wagon and jolted over rough, battle-torn roads to Fredericks- the G. A. R. ‘Today's program for the Grand Army of the Republic and its allied and auxiliary organizations: Grand Army of 1:30 pm.—Bus trip to Mount Vernon f the Republic. and Arlington National Cemetery. 5:00 p.m.—Fathers and daughters’ banquet, Washington Hotel. 8:30 p.m.—Reception in honor of Commander in Chie{ Oley Nelson and staff. Woman's Kelief Corps. 2:00 p.m.—Business session, Maytiower 2:30 p.m.—Election of officers. Hotel. 3:00 p.m.—Presentation of flag and standard to Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen. 8:30 p.m.—Reception in honor of Commander in Chief Oley Nelson and staff, Mayflower Hotel. Ladies of the G. A. R. 5 1:00 p.m.—Business session. 3:00 p.m. —Greetings from allied societies. 8:30 p.m.—Reception in honor of Commander in Chief Oley Nelson and staff, Mayflower Hotel. 10:00 p.m—Pageant, “Our Fifty Golden Years,” Willard Hotel. Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1:30 p.m. —Business session, reports. 2:00 p.m.—Nomination of officers. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Reception of Greetings Committees. 6:00 p.m.—Fathers and daughters’' banquet, Washington Hotel. 8:00 p.m.—Reception to Commander in Chief Oley Nelson and staff, May- flower Hotel. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. 2:00 p.m.—Business Session, Greetings Committees. 8:00 p.m.—Reception to Commander in Chief Oley Nelson and Staff, May- flower Hotel. 10:00 p.m.—Informal gathering, Sons and Auxiliary, Willard Hotel, Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans, 2:00 p.m.—Business session, Greetings 6:00 p.m.—Past national president's dis Committees, ¢ inner. 8:30 p.m.—Reception to Commander in Chief Oley Nelson and staff, May- flower Hotel. 10:00 p.m.—Informal gathering, Sons and Auxiliary, Willard Hotel. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW? ... Aboyt Your Maryied Life ... Your Past ... Your Present...Your Your Business ... Future... Princess Yvonne WILL TELL YOU TODAY AND TOMORI;OW Ezhibitions 1:30, 3:30, 6:30, $200 Cash Reward 8:30 ‘Yvonne To any person Princess cannot call by name. ARS.ROEB Ut 911 Bladensburg Rd., at (5th & N Sis. o e {ALCOHOL FROM CORN ELNATHAN MEADE. —Star Staff Photo, burg, where he was left on a sidewalk for lack of hospital space. After some days—how many he will never know—Meade and another man who had lost an arm agreed to set out on foot for Acquia Creek, where they hoped to find a boat headed fo} ‘Washington. Taken to Hospital. After walking only a few yards Meade collapsed, and the stretcher | men took him. Eventually he found himself in Theological Seminary Hos- pital near Alexandria. Later he was taken to a Philadelphia hospital. He ‘was discharged in October, 1864. For several years Meade was unable to| eat solid food. For a long time he carried a pine stick with which he pried open his jaws before he could | even take liquids. In 1875 he became a justice of the peace for Yates County, N. Y., and in 1881 he came to Washington as an Interior Department clerk. He later was appointed doorkeeper for the President's gallery of the House of Representatives and still is on the rolls as doorkeeper, though he has been unable to fill the post for some years. He has met every President from Lincoln, with the exception of Chester A. Arthur. Recently he has been with rela: tives in Canandaigua, N. Y., coming here a day or two ago for the G. A. R. reunion. His wife died about 20 years ago, and his only child, Miss Lola Madeline Meade, lives in California. PREPARED AS CAR FUEL By the Associated Press. ATCHISON, Kans,, September 22.— About 1,000 gallons of power alcohol, to be blended with gasoline as a motor car fuel, were ready for shipment today, the first to be produced at a| huge plant here. The alcohol, to be blended in a ratio of one part alcohol to nine parts gasoline, is made from | corn purchased in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. ‘The plant, that of the Bailor Manu- facturing Co., was visited earlier this year by delegates to the American Chemical Society at the time of its| convention in Kansas City. “Boys in Blue” Sure Parade Here Will Not Be Last | Ohio Veteran Declares Grand Army Will Live Long Time. They've been touting tomorrow's parade of the Grand Army of the Republic as its last long.mile together, but the “boys in blue” don’t think so. “A lot of us here will live a long time yet,” said smooth-shaven Sol Zarbaugh, 90, of Toledo, Ohio, who went with Sherman to the sea. “The Grand Army will live as long as we live, and mark my words, it will still parade.” His whiskered pal, Henry F. Rus- sell, 88, of Alliance, Ohio, had just left him with a cheery promise to send him some G. A. R. documentary material, adding gaily: “If lnythmgl happens that I'm dead, my daughter will send it to you.” Hotfwin] ELECTRIC RANGE It's It 15 ALLOWANCE On Your Old Range | the report being printed. | committee consent, to the World Court COURT RULE URGED IN ETHIOPIAN FIGHT League Assembly Must Pass‘ on Recommendation by Credentials Unit. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 22.—A League of Nations Committee, impressed by small power revolt againat erasure of lost Ethiopia, decided today to ask the World Court of Justice to pro- claim whether Haile Selassie’s for- mer kingdom is now Italian. Agreement to take this historic step was unanimous by the Credentials Committee of the League Assembly. ‘The Assembly itself must act on the recommendation. The Credentials Committee rejected Halle Selassie's request that the Ethiopians be per- mitted to appear before it. League officials eyed the develop- ment apprehensively. They said it might cause Premier Mussolinl of Italy not only to refuse to resume col- laboration with the League, but might mean his resignation from Geneva. Premier Benito Mussolini, in w] Geneva considered & gesture of de: flance, ordered the Italian delega- tion to bolt the international confer- ence on broadcasting here. Statesmen Fearful. Some prominent statesmen, it be- came known, were fearful concern- ing prospects for rebuilding Europe's peace machinery. ‘Whether Ethiopia will be permitted officially to participate in further ses- sions of the League Assembly, pending the court decision, still was under consideration. A subcommittee of jurists was named to frame the question which is to be put before the World Court. Presumably it will include a request for an opinion as to whether the Ethiopian delegation has the right to sit in the assembly. Demands Right to Appear. Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, fighting to save League of Nations seats for his delegates, demanded per- mission to appear before the Creden- tials Committee to argue his country's case. His formal request was made after a conference with two of the Negus’ dvisers, Everett Andrew Colson, an American, and Prof. Gaston Jeze, law instructor at the Sorbonne in Paris. The Ethiopians, their delegation headed by Wargneh C. Martin, Min- ister to London, contended they occupy at least three-quarters of their country since the annexation to the Italian government. The Italian sphere of | influence in Ethiopia was estimated at one-sixth of the kingdom, territory which the Ethiopians asserted was held | only “precariously.” Delay to Be Demanded. The Ethiopians decided to demand a delay of 24 hours after the Creden- tials Committee had reached its deci- sion and said they would insist upon The Negus, surrounded by his ad- visers, sought a declaration that his representatives are eligible to take regular places in the League Assembly, or, if this fails, to carry his appeal. by for final decision. ‘The entire dispute resulted from Italy's announced intention to keep her delegates away from the Geneva meet- ing unless the committee turns down the Ethiopian demand. Italy’s objections are based on the contention Ethiopia, defeated and annexed, is no longer a “self-govern- ing” country and therefore, under League regulations, is not entitled to membership. Wide Influence Seen. The committee’'s action, one mem- | ber asserted, “may have an influence | on the future rights of other smaller powers in Europe.” In some diplomatic quarters the belief was expressed that Italian col- laboration in European discussions is more important than preservation of the Ethiopian membership. EATIN E. ). FEBREY & CO. Est. 1808 KNOW YOUR HEATING SYSTEM IS RIGHT! Prepare now for Fall— INSPECT YOUR PLANT. CALL NATIONAL 8680 fost—it's clean—it's economical. brings modern beouty and conven- nce to the iiub’n. The Hotpoint moking them more delici more healthful. The range thet 29 Elevated by Pope T e W RS 1936. Rev. John J. Burke, C. S. P. T., yesterday became the first American priest of a religious order to be made a monsignor by the Pope. He was invested by Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, agoatolic delegate to the United States, in the pres- ence of five v Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. ishops at an impressive ceremony at the National Msgr. Burke, a member of the Paulist Order, is secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. —Star Staff Photo. ““NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE A booklet on this subject, describing the facilities and purposes of the Exchange, will be furnished free on request. Write to New York Stock ExcHance, Eleven Wall Street, New York City. LEMKE CONSIDERS ELECTION ‘ASSURED’ Tells ' Peoria Audience Major Parties “Are Backed by Same International Gangaters.” By the Associated Press. PEORIA, Ill, September 22.—Rep- resentative Willlam Lemke, Union parly candidate for President, headed for St. Louis today after informing listeners at & rally here that he con- sidered his election “assured.” He asserted, in an extemporaneous address last night, that both the Re- publican and Democratic candidates “are backed by the same international gangsters.” He declared that for the Union Get Acq For Autumn the party to win it would be unnecessary for him to “defeat” either Presiden Roosevelt or Gov. Alf M. Landon, be: cause “Roosevelt has defeated himsell with broken promises” and (of Gov Landon) “you can't defeat & deai one.” Representative Lemke spoke at { meeting arranged by William Hall (Big Bill) Thompsor, Union Progres: sive candidate for governor, afte canceling a scheduled afternoon ad: dress. Sponsors of the afternoox meeting attributed the cancellation to the small attendance, Horseshoe Brings Bad Luck. SPOKANE, Wash. 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