Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1936, Page 4

A—4 »» - KUNG SAYS CHINA 1S QUIET IN CRISIS Peopie Possess Unity Until Now Unknown, He Tells U. S. by Radio. Although the people of China are indignant over the actions of rebel Marshal Chang, abductor of General- | issimo Chiang Kai-shek, they have| remained calm and are joined in & unity hitherto unknown, it was de- clared in a radio broadcast from that country today by Dr. H. H. Kung, minister of finance and acting execu- tive head of the Chinese Nationalist government. | Dr. Sao-ke Alfred Sze, China's Am- | bassador to the United States, heard | the special broadcast from the Na-| tional Broadcasting Co.'s office in the | National Press Building. “The people are as one behind the | government,” declared Dr. Kung, who is & descendant of Confucius, famous sage of China. Any attempt to dis- rupt this unity must be punished se- verely, he said, declaring that law and | discipline must be upheld. Many Expressions of Sympathy. Commenting on the situation, Am- | bassador Sze said: “During the past two or three days 1 have received numerous inquiries and expressions of sympathy from both my American friends and my fellow countrymen in this country regarding the reported assassination of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, I wish to take this | opportunity to thank all of you. Dr. H. H. Kung's broadcast has given you a clear account of the present situa- tion in China. “While I am not a prophet . . . nor | the son of a prophet, I am confident that knowing the wisdom and patriot- ism of my people that the present episode, sad and serious as it is, will be so handled by my people that no disastrous results will come to the country and ultimately a stronger and united China will be achieved.” With the troops of the Nanking (Central) government poised for a war to the finish against Rebel Chang, at least four persons here are watching the situation there with personal in- | terest. Nurse to Mme. Chiang. Miss Ethel Porter, daughter of Mrs. | Mary Porter of 517 Carroll avenue, ‘Takoma Park, Md, was until late Detained AMERICAN PILOT HELD IN CHINESE CRISIS. ROYAL LEONARD. The American pilot, attached to the Hankow Airport and a Jormer resident of Glendale, Calif., has been “detained” at Sianfu. Though identity of his captors has not been revealed, they presumably were soldiers of Marshal Chang’s mutinous army. Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. paved the way for consideration of the proposals Chiang Ting-wen was bearing. Following the conference between Elder and Nanking officials a govern- ment spokesman said: “One thing is certain. | be beneath the dignity of the govern- ment to negotiate with Marshal Chang, whom we consider a bandit. “Nanking might be prepared to offer | Chang assurances for his personal safety, but the government will never come to political terms with him.” Chang’s legions were reported re- treating on Sian in the face of ad- vancing divisions of China’s central army under Gen. Ho. The “young marshal's” troops were said to be cut off from all aid to the east and outflanked by a loyal force to the west by the well-trained gov- ernment troops moving in force to rescue their imprisoned chieftain. Closeted with Elder at the resi- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. U, brandéd Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang & rebel and ordered War Minister Ho Ying-chin to suppress Chang and his mutinous supporters. Marshal Chang, the agency said, released Gen. Chiang Ting-wen, ¢ tured with Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek in the rebellion at Sian last week and dispatched him by air to Loyang, Honan Province, to inform Gen, Ho of his intentions to open negotiations. Gen. Ho, the agency said, on re- | ceipt. of his government’s orders, or- | dered 17 divisions of the central army concentrated in Shensi preparatory | to & major offensive against Sian. e (Continued From First Page.) was informed the crank was perfectly legal s0 long as it did not deface the | machine. | While the claw machine case was ' proceeding in District Court, the | United States Court of Appeals re- | fused to enjoin police from seizing pin | ball machines, pending a decision on | an appeal from a recent District | Court decision that the devices are | illegal. In both instances the point at issue is whether the devices are games of skill or games of chance. Restraining Order Sought. Attorney William R. Lichtenberg, | representing a pin ball operator, had pleaded for a restraining order in Ap- peals Court, arguing that if it was not granted his client’s business would be destroyed before the case was finally settled. An accomplished player, Grossman discussed methods of “spinning the wheel,” “high” claws and “low” claws, “loose” claws and “tight” claws, “dead spots” and “dressing” in District Court All these things are important if the It would | machines are to be played with any | | success at all, he told the jury, saying that his ability had increased greatly durir.g the two years he has played. By putting on such testimony, ap- | back about $1,000 to the operators, parently favorable to the contention of the claw machine operators that the contrivances are games of skill, As- sistant United States Attorney John J. Wilson attempted to beat his op- ponents to the punch and meet their arguments before they were made. Grossman Records Profits, Grossman sald that in the past year and a half he has taken enough prizes out of claw machines to sell and has spent only a few hundred dollars doing it. Explaining his methods of play, the witness said that after dropping the claw on some object, he found that it helped to spin the direction handle swiftly. If this was not done, thé object usually would be knocked out of the claw by some other object, the witness explained. The spin is given to the wheel when the claw reaches the level on which it travels toward the chute, This shortens the string by which the claw is suspended and swings the boom in the desired direction. Grossman saild he had seen play- ers use a string; a rope or electric tape to spin the wheel. Handle Has Been Changed. FISH LOSES TILT ING.0.P. FIGHT Hamilton Foe Not Allowed to Transfer One of Three Proxies. By the Associatea Press. CHICAGO, December 17.—Repre- sentative Hamilton Fish of New York, opponent of John Hamilton's reten- tion as Republican national chairman, lost his first tilt today before the Re- publican National Committee. Not a member of the committee, he said, | Which met to act on Hamilton's plea for a vote of confidence, Fish was de- nied by a vote of the body his request to transfer one of three proxies he held to an unidentified person. The committee adopted & motion by Col. R. B. Creager, Texas committee- man, forbidding such transfers. 58 Committeemen Present. ‘The handle has been changed from | & wheel to a round knob to prevent mittee answered roll call. Fifty-eight members of the com- Before their |a player's using a string, Grnumun; session was over they were to vote on | declared. Because the surface of the Hamilton's offer to resign as the start :mlchlne, near the handle is rough, of a campaign to revitalize the ranks experienced players often tape their and provide new leadership, if that hands to protect them when spinning, | is deemed the best course. the witness said. | Associates of the red-haired Kan- | When a player finds a machine san, who .directed Gov. Alfred M. which he can operate successfully, he Landon’s unsuccessful bid for the usually observes upon returning to presidential election, disclosed that the machine several days later that he had been given nine unsolicited the claw has been changed, the wit- | proxies from members unable to at- ness asserted. | tend the meeting. Dr. Emmett C. Bailey, mechanical As the committee convened a tele- engineer from the Bureau of Stan- |gram from Gov. Landon lauding the dards, testified that there are eight i 16,000,000 Republican voters for “dead spots” on the playing field, in | “their splendid spirit in defeat” was respect to the center of the claw, | made public. . and that not even the tips of the | “Republicans throughout the Na- claw can reach within an inch or two | tion will Jook to the committee and of the sides, front or chute. | the party’'s elected representatives for | He demonstrated these “dead | intelligent leadership in formulating | spots” by means of a chart tacked | the plans for the future,” the mese lon a blackboard. | sage added. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936. Raleigh Haberdasher proves that QuarLity Grrrs may be quitt INEXPENSIVE IF IN DOUBT . . . give him Gloves! Porticularly the new “Wedgewood,” the heavily groined pigskins obove. The very mewest idea. Smort and Special! FINE SILK-LINED BROCADED ROBES S14.95 October private nurse to Mme. Chiang ' dence of Dr. H. H. 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She described the | generalissimo as a “self-made man,” and his wife, who is a Wellesley Col- | lege graduate, as “a great aid to him." Ching (Continued From First Page.) | shal Chang, who seized China's die- tator and 20 other dignitaries in a sudden coup last week at Sian, had outlined his terms for settlement of the mutiny in his message to the minister of war. Earlier in the day Elder flew to Nanking from Sian, stronghold of the mutiny in remote Shensi Province. Although Elder was held incom- | municado by officials of the central government, it was learned he had ' mountainous | | First Elder, a member of the ex- ecutive Yuan, and then Dr. Soong was rushed through the streets in a closed ! motor to Dr. Kung's residence. It was reported here fear-inspiring | demonstrations of government war planes over Sian had caused the mar- shal's willingness to negotiate. 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