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_i - i WEATHER. I ' . The only evening paper (C. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Ill W aSAlIlgtOR "Wltll tnC Fair and slightly colder tonight and AaarwiateH Pres* new* tomorrow; moderate westerly winds. Associated rrcs* new* Temperatures—Highest, 50, at 10 p.m. SCTVlCe. * yesterday; lowest, 40, at 7:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 12. __ - Yesterday’s Circulation, 106,042 Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages B-3, 4, 5 .. ..-.■ ■■■ 1 ' V vo non ' .. ...„d ... "==~ WASHINGTON, D. C'„ "SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1932-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. *» <*> M.,„. p,.„. TWO CENTS^ JAPANESE OCCUPy CHINCHOW WITHOUT FIGHT FROM CHINA Planes Assure Populace No Harm Will Be Done by Kamura’s Brigade. BATTALION IS ORDERED TO AVENGE TWO DEATHS Tokio Expands Asiatic Strength Beyond Manchuria by Putting Troops at Shanhaikwan. ■ By the Associated Press. TOKIO, January 2.—Gen. Kamura’s Japanese brigade entered Chinchow, Manchuria, early this afternoon. A battalion was ordered to stay be hind at Haicheng to punish bandits whom, the Japanese charge, are respon sible for the slaying of two correspond ents of the Tokio Asahi Shimbun. A dispatch to the Asahi today said Japanese airplanes scattered handbills over Chinchow before the occupation assuring the inhabitants no harm would come to them. A dispatch from Mukden said they took over the town without firing a shot, for all the Chinese soldiers had fled southward before the Japanese marched in. Gen. Kamura's scout planes yester day reported eight long troop trains moving toward Shanhaikwan from Chinchow and another long one wait ing at the Chinchow station. This morning all those trains were gone. i The Japanese infantry moved down leisurely from the Tallng River, giving the Chinese time to complete the evacuation. A dispatch from Chinchow said that, as the Japanese swung into the main street of this city, the Chinese citi zenry—men, women and children— lined the curbs cheering and waving Japanese flags, many of which looked as though they had been made in a hurry overnight. The captors took over the headquar ters building of the Chinese provincial government and issued a proclamation in the name of Gen. Honjo requesting the Chinese civil officials to remain in office and the civilian population to go on with normal business as usual. JAPAN EXTENDS INFLUENCE. 760 Infantrymen Sent to Shanhaikwan, Beyond Manchurian Border. SHANHAIKWAN. China, January 2 UP).—A further expansion of Japan's military and political strength on the Asiatic mainland beyond the bounds of Manchuria was seen by local observers today in her action in stationing a force of 700 Infantry and artillery here dur ing the last two weeks. This gives Japan control of the only sea level and easily accessible route be tween Manchuria and China proper. Traversed by Railway. The Great Wall touches the sea here and a huge gateway in it is the princi pal exit and entrance from and to Southwestern Manchuria. The Sino Brltish Peiplng-Mukden Railway, only rail link between the two areas, tra verses this narrow stretch of level shore land, through the historic Great Wall gateway. The British, French and Italians, under the Boxer protocol, also maintain small armed detachments here, but Japan has become tlv: outstanding fac tor with her recently increased forces and the late developments in Man churia, particularly the elimination of Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang's pro visional government at Chinchow. In addition to the Japanese land forces, a Japanese aircraft carrier with 60 airplanes now lies at Chlnwangtao, 10 miles away. Mine Opened by Hoover. Due to the location here of the Brit ish Kalian Mining Administration, which Herbert Hoover created 30 years ago, tlue British heretofore have had the dominant strength. The Kailan mines are rivals of the Japanese Fushun mines at Mukden. Chinese observers have expressed a belief that Japan also intends to control the Pelchipu coal deposits in Southern Jehol Province, a short distance north of here. STILL PROMISES FIGHT. Chen to Insist Marshal Chang Defend Chinchow at All Odds. NANKING, China, January 2 OP).— Eugene Chen, installed yesterday as China's foreign minister, today issued a statement regarding the situation in Manchuria. “In defiance of the will of the civil ized world, as expressed by the decisions of the League of Nations,” he said, “the Japanese have created a situation which is not to be distinguished from a state of war. “It will be the task of the new Chi nese government to end this state of war. Pending this the government will insist on orders which already have beer, dispatched to Marshal Chang to defend Chinchow at all costs, even though defeat may be inevitable. “Defeat may renew the strength and power of our people, even as a brutal victory might debase the nation and lower its character and moral suture in the Judgment of the world.” AMERICAN OFFICER FREED BY JAPANESE Lieut. Harry S. Aldrich Held 48 Hours Until Identity Is Established. By the Associated Press. * MUKDEN, Manchuria, January 2.— Lieut. Harry S. Aldrich of Kalamazoo. Mich., assistant military attache at ILs United States legation in Peiping, was liberated today after having been de tained 48 hours by the Japanese at Kowpangtze. Travelers reaching here from that city said Lieut. Aldrich, who had been at Chinchow with other foreign ob servers since November 24, came into Kowpangtze on a locomotive of the Peiplng-Mukden Railway on December 31, a few hours after the Japanese had captured the town. He had no identification papers and was detained at Gen. Tamon’s head quarters until his identity was estab lished. The American consul here was informed of his liberation this evening. Hines Turns Down Proposal to Serve In Manchuria Quiz Says Private Affairs Pre vent Acceptance of Invita tion to Aid League Probe. By thf Associated Press. Walker D. Hines of New York has declined to participate as American member of the League of Nations Com mission of Inquiry in Manchuria. Secretary Stimson said today Hines had asked him to advise the League that his private affairs would prevent his accepting an invitation to serve on the commission. The Secretary said no other name had been submitted by the League as a prospective American member in Hines' place. Discussing the impending resignation of Ambassador Forbes in Tokio. the Secretary said that when the Ambas sador took the post he could stay only a comparatively short time. He em phasized that there was not the slight est difference of viewpoint between himself and the Ambassador. He added the Ambassador's resigna tion had not yet been received and that he did not know exactly when Mr. Forbes would resign. TARIFF PACTS BILL Measure to Permit Accords With Foreign Countries Due for Fast Action. By the Associated Press. The program for action on the Dem ocratic tariff bill may take that meas ure through the House and to the door of the Senate next week. Speaker Garner said today the draft of the measure would be submitted to the Joint Senate-House Policy Commit tee at a meeting Monday and that it would be introduced immediately after approval by that group. Provides for Tariff Pacts. Hearings probably will get under way before the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday. Gamer did not believe the proposal would require ex tensive hearings and said the bill might be passed and laid before the Senate by next Saturday. » Garner would not discuss the meas ure further than saying that it would not affect the rate structure of the i present tariff act. The bill is designed to provide a method to make possible reciprocal tariff arrangements with for- i eign countries. It would call upon the j Tariff Commission to make reports to ! Congress on proposed changes in duties. Snell Protests Tax Bill Delay. Meanwhile, plans of House Demo- I cratic leaders to take up the tariff ques tion before action on the tax increase j bill were assailed by Representative ! Snell of New York, the Republican floor I leader. Snell said: "If there is going to be any delay at all on the tariff, and I can’t imagine that there will not be, it ought to be shoved aside to permit early action on the tax program." He added that if the tax bill were delayed, busi ness would be disturbed. ■ ■ ■ — > ELSIE JANIS’ MARRIAGE REPORT MEETS DENIAL • __________ Actress and Film Writer Not to Be Bride of Gilbert Wilson, Chi cago, Says Employe. By the Associated Press. TARRYTOWN, N. Y„ January 2 — A report that Elsie Janis, actress and writer for the films, who won an hon orary captaincy in the Army for her war work, is to marry Gilbert Wilson, youthful Chicagoan, was denied at the Janis estate today. Before departing this morning for a week end in New Jersey. Miss Janis made a flat denial of the report, one of her employes here announced. Wilson was described as a recent col lege graduate and friend of Miss Janis’ but they are not engaged, the employe said. ___ CHINESE BEAT BISHOP English Clergyman Seriously In jured in Bandit Attack. SHANGHAI, China, January 2 OP).— Right Rev. Howard Mowll, Bishop of Western China, was in a serious con dition today as the result of an attack by bandits who beat him with pistol butts, stabbed him in the back and took all his money and baggage. The clergyman and Mrs. MoaJ) were aboard a native boat traveling from Chungkino to Chengtu, on the aay to the Dishop's diocese after a furlougn in England. The passengers thought the bandits were local customs officials until the attackers fired a volley of I pistol shots. Investigator Refuses to Give Names of Suspects Taken in Three Cities. CONFESSIONS CLAIMED FROM FIVE PRISONERS Official Declares Evidence in Series of Cases Sufficient for Trial. Probe Goes On. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 2.—Pat Roche, chief investigator of the State’s attor ney's office, said today that 30 members cf a kidnaping gang which has spread its activities all over the Middle West during the last two tears are in the custody of the State's attorney's in vestigators. From the suspects, it was said, five confessions have been obtained which involve 17 kidnapings and demands for ransom. Roche refused to give the names oi those held or of the persons who had been held for ransom. He said, however, that 12 of the captives were women and that the whole number were gathered in raids in Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis. "We have enough evidence 8 gainst these people now to warrant trial,” Roche was quoted as saying, "but we arc not going to announce their names and have a flock of habeas corpus writs filed in their behalf. There are still many threads of the investigation to be followed.” Kidnaping Victims. Among those who have been seized by kidnapping gangs recently were John J. Lynch, head of the General News Bureau, which furnished racing news by wire, and James Hackett, Blue Island gambler. Others were Fred J. Blumer, a wealthy Monroe, Wis., brewer; Frank Richley of Evanston, and W. C. Flanigan of Gary, Ind., known as a handbook operator. Hackett has already identified some of the suspects by their voices, it is re ported, and the other kidnaping victims were to be called to view the men. The prisoners are being held in a Loop hotel. II. S, NO! ID OFFER ARMS INITIATIVE Detailed Policy Drafted, but Provides No Opening Overtures. By the Associated Press. The United States will make no open ng overtures at next month’s general dis armament conference at Geneva, but a detailed policy has been laid down to guide the American delegation. A draft plan of the attitude to be taken by the Americans on points ex pected to arise in the conference will undergo a final polishing in conferences between Secretary of State Stimson and Ambassador Dawes, chairman of the delegation, who is to arrive next week. Favor Combined Plan. One point provides for assent to a combination of direct and budgetry limitation in reducing land forces. Di rect limitation gives each nation so many guns, so many soldiers, so much ammunition. Budgetry limitation al lows each nation to spend defined amounts of money on arms and troops. The United States has stood pat for the former until now as its labor costs, pay and subsistence allowances are much higher than those of any other nation. Just how the combination \wuld be worked out has not been dis closed by the officials. Another policy item is opposition to suggestions that size of battleships be reduced from the Washington treaty’s limit of 35,000 tons. The question has to come up again in 1935 under the naval treaty terms, and the United States feels no country is ready to build these highly expensive ships now. State Department Draft. There is less definiteness in regard to aerial arms limitations. A sugges tion has been advanced that fighting planes be limited as a category of fight ing material, just like heavy artillery, field guns and tanks. The draft is the work of State De partment disarmament experts. It car ries out the latest discussions held by President Hoover and Stimson with Hugh R. Wilson, Minister to Switzer land, who is alternate delegate to the conference. PRIEST PLANS JOBLESS MARCH OF ANTI-REDS TO CAPITAL I _ - Police Permit Withheld Pending W'ord From Rev. James R. Cox as to Feeding and Housing. I _ By the Associated Press. A second jobless march—this time by anti-Communists—Is expected to descend on the National Capital next week. Headed by a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. James R. Cox, the marchers are seeking a permit from the Police De partment to parade in the city and permission from Vice President Curtis to gather on the Capitol steps. Father Cox Intends to address them there. Motor trucks and other conveyances carrying the demonstrators are to leave Pittsburgh Tuesday. The procession, arranged as a de mand for "the divine and human right to work." will number 5,000, accord ing to advice of Father Cox to police authorities. It will have ho connection with the recent unemployed march on the Capital and is being planned as cn antl-Communlst demonstration for work. The sought-for pargffle permit has been held up pending receipt of word from Father Cox as to what arrange ments he intends making for feeding and housing the “marchers.” Escorted by motor cycle police, the column is to stop at Jonkstown, Pa., and at Harrisburg, where it is to be received by Gov. Pinchot. During the stay here, the marchers will go to Arlington National Ceme tery to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Permission of request has been given by Gov. Pollard of Virginia, for police protection for the march in that State. Cox, saying he will be in personal command of the marchers, has guar anteed maintenance of order. He has promised not to visit the White House The march will also be sponsored by the “Independent Merchants of Alle gheny County,” who have been conduct ing an anti-dhain store campaign in Pittsburgh and vicinity. Representative Kelly of Edgewood, Pa., is assisting in the arrangements. Mo, NO, 0 NO! | BUT i'll" TftlNKT IT OVER.! ARMY-NAVY GAME Officials Agree to Renew Re lations—Pact Not Signed, However. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 2 —Officials of the Military and Naval Academies have reached a satisfactory agreement on questions which resulted in a break in athletic relations in 1927 and will resume their annual foot ball game next Fall on a regular basis. All matters were threshed out at meetings in New York this week be tween athletic heads of the two serv ice schools and although the naval delegation did not have authority to sign contracts that matter is expected to be attended to shortly. Navy Abandons Position. Exact details were net learned, but it was understood Navy abandoned its position that Army must abide by col legiate rules limiting a foot ball player to only three years of college com petition. The original break come over Navy's demand that this rule be put In effect at West Point. Army authorities always have held that so long as a player is a cadet in good standing at the Millitary Academy he is eligible for intercollegiate athletic competition even if he had played three years of college foot ball before entering the academy. The two Service Schools have met at foot ball the last two years for charity, Army winning in 1930 by 6-0, and in i031 by 17-7. It has been freely pre dicted for some time that the good feelings engendered by these two meet ings would lead to a resumption of relations. Straw Vote Shows Feeling. Recent straw votes among graduates of the two schools have shown which way the wind was blowing. The Navy Graduates’ Association of New' York voted overwhelmingly for a resumption of foot ball relations under any terms. In the 1930 foot ball game there were evidences that some feeling still existed between the two schools, several of the traditions of Army-Navy meet ings being lacking but the game last month was true to all the old standards. At the conclusion of the game the Cadet Corps sw'armed across the field and hurled jibes and caps at the Naval Regiment as of old. New York to Get Game. The gam'1 is slated to be played at the Yankee Stadium, New York, December 3, a date held open by both schools in anticipation of an agreement. The Navy also held November 26 open as a possi ble date for the classic, but Army has scheduled Notre Dame for that date Maj. Philip B. Fleming, graduate man ager of West Point athletics, who has had much to do with healing the breach with Navy, has had his assign ment extended to cover the period of reconciliation. ... „ His present first assistant, Capt. Lawrence (Biff) Jones, who was head coach of Army foot ball at the time of the break, in 1927, is understood to be considering an offer to become head foot ball coach at Louisiana State Uni versity. , ,, Capt. Jones conferred recently with officials of L. S. U. He declined to comment today on whether he would leave West Point, but his friends under (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) LA FONTAINE BEGINS JAIL TERM TODAY Gamblers Surrenders to TJ. S. Of ficials in Baltimore After Holi day With Family. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 2.—His Christ mas respite concluded, James La Fon taine. Washington gambler, surrendered to United States deputy marshals here today to begin service of a nine-month jail sentence for income tax evasion. La Fontaine, having spent the holi days with his family in Washington, presented himself this morning at the office of United States W. Collier. He will lakcn la^ ^ the day to the Ellicott City Jail, where he will serve sentence. __,_, When La Fontaine was sentenced, about six weeks ago, Federal Judge W. Thomas Chesnut granted his plea to be allowed to spend Christmas with his two small nieces before gomg to jail He had been at liberty on $10,000 bond Ml a' fine of $1,000. .in thc jail sentence, already i185 been paid. Killed in Fall Edward McCarthy. Promoted for Daring Exploit at Cienfuegos—Succumbs in Boston. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 2.—Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow, U. S. N., retired, of Newport, R. I., and Boston, died today at his Bade Bay home. He was 76 years of age and a native of Washington, D. C. Admiral Winslow was retired from active service in the Navy in 1916, at which time he was commander In chief of the Pacific fleet. He returned to duty again during the World War, however, serving as inspector of the naval districts of the Atlantic Coast. During the Spanish War Admiral Winslow, then a lieutenant on the gun boat Nashville, participated in a daring task of cable cutting at Cienfuegos. the purpose of which was to isolate Havana and prevent communication with Spain. The work was performed by boat crews, within easy rifle range of the shore, and under a heavy fire from the Spaniards. Lieut. Winslow was wound ed in the hand. He was rewarded for his part in the feat with a pro motion of five numbers in rank for "extraordinary heroism.” Admiral Winslow was the sor. of Comdr. Francis Winslow, who died in the Navy service. He was graduated from the Naval Academy with high honors. He married Theodoro Havemeyer, daugh ter of Henry O. Havemeyer, railway and industrial executive, and they had six children. Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow was born in Washington on July 29, 1854, and was appointed a cadet midshipman in September, 1870. During his naval career, he served aboard such famous ships as the U. S. S. Constitution, Kearsarge and Tennessee. He was one of the pioneer officers to receive instruction in torpedo and had extensive work in that branch of the service. He was assigned in January, 1914, to duty in the Naval War College at New port, R. I., and following this com manded a special service squadron, hoisting his flag aboard the U. S. S. New York. In 1915 Rear Admiral Winslow became commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet and hoisted his flag of an admiral in the Navy upon assum ing command, having as his flagship the U. S. S. San Diego. Prior to the United States’ entry into the World War Rear Admiral Winslow was slated for transfer to the retired list from July 29, 1916. During the war, however, beginning in September, 1917, he was ordered to New York as inspector of naval districts on the At lantic coast. His flagship was the U. S S. Aloha. On October 16, 1919, he was relieved from all active duty and permitted to return home. He has since then been on a retired status. OBSERVE PRAYER DAY All England to Ask Divine Guid ance Tomorrow. LONDON, January 2 UP)— All Eng land will observe tomorrow, January 3, as a national day of prayer, asking guidance as Britain enters one of the most critical years of her history. At evensong, the Archbishop of Can terbury will broadcast a special address from his cathedral. DEATH OF YOUTH AT PAST? PROBED Guest Is Reported by Police to Have Confessed Pushing “Crasher” Down Steps. A coroner’s jury today began an in quest into the death of Edward B. | McCarthy, 15, who was killed shortly ; after midnight, when he and four other boys are said to have attempted to i “crash” a New Year party at 635 Fifth street northeast. j The Inquiry got under wTay after ! headquarters detectives announced a I youth attending the celebration had signed a confession that he pushed j McCarthy down the front steps of the i Fifth street house, causing him to ' strike his head on the sidewalk. Mc j Carthy, who lived at 715 Allison street, | received a fractured skull and wa3 ; dead when he was taken to Sibley J Hospital a short time later. Police Report Confession. Members of the Gonzaga High School Glee Club held the party at the heme of Mrs. Margaret Kane, whose two sons. George and Vincent, are said to be members of the organization. Edward M. Benjamin, 19, of 1104 Trinidad avenue northeast, was re ported bv the police as having con fessed that he pushed McCarthy down the steps. The police called as witnesses 9 other boys and 11 girls who attended the party. The party, according to Detective Sergts. John Flaherty, Dennis J. Mur phy and John Dalglish, wrho investi gated the case, was at its height when McCarthy arrived. With him were Thomas M. Walker, 18, of 4217 Fourth street; Francis J. Slattery, 17, of 3173 Eighteenth street; Joseph Cullinane, 18. i of 4616 Massachusetts avenue, and Gerald F. Kush, 19, of 201 S street southeast. Enter Front and Rear Door. Culllnane and Slattery entered the i house via the rear door, going into the I kitchen, the police were told. The I others went to the front door. One of the Kane youths opened the I door, their mother told the detectives, and the “crashers" demanded admit ! tance. One of the interlopers struck Mrs. Kane's son, she said, and the fight started. Within a few moments, the investi gators were told, the battle became gen eral. Then Benjamin, according to his signed statement, pushed McCarthy down the steps. A passing motorist—Samuel Hower, 1220 Wisconsin avenue—took McCarthy to the hospital, where he was pro nounced dead by Dr. A. Cordona. His body was removed to the Morgue, and the homicide squad immediately began an investigation. All the guests were taken to head quarters and questioned extensively by Flaherty, Murphy and Dalglish. The girls were released, but the boys re mained at the Detective Bureau until the time of the inquest. McCarthy’s widowed mother, Mrs. Susan H. McCarthy, was prostrated when informed of her son’s death. Until a few months ago, members of the family said, the youth was a stu dent at St. John’s College. Ill health forced him to abandon his studies, how ever. He was the youngest of five children. No date has been set for the funeral, but the services will be held in St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church, followed by burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. McCarthy, according to his sister, was acquainted with the Kanes, having called at their home several times. OF U. S. BOMB PLOT DEMANDED BY FISH New Yorker Calls for Thor ough Investigation of “Dia bolical Conspiracy.” TWO MORE EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN MIDWEST Italian Establishments in Colo rado and Illinois Damaged. Three Arrested in Ohio. By the Associated Press. A congressional Investigation of Fas cist and anti-Fascist activities in the United States was proposed today by Representative Fish, New York, Repub lican, who last year directed an Inquiry into Communism. Fish termed the widespread attempted bombings through the land that have taken three lives “a diabolical conspir acy” and drafted a resolution for an inquiry by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, of which he is a ranking member. He made known his plans upon receipt of a telegram from Dr. Charles Fama of New York, president of the Defenders of the Constitution, an anti Fascist organization, urging such action. Dr. Fama's telegram, signed also by Rev. A. M. D. Riggio, pastor of Christ Church, New:ark, N. J., said: "We are deeply shocked at the ter rible outrage perpetrated by criminals on the lives of innocent American em ployes of our government. "We personally feel that the diaboli cal work was committed either by ter rorists or Fascist agents in order to make Fascists appear as martyrs to their cause and to discredit Americans who are opposed to Fascist philosophy before the American public. “No Punishment Too Great.” “Be this as it may, we believe that it is imperative, for the sake of justice, law and order, that you ask for a con gressional investigation of both Fascists and anti-Fascist activities in the United States. No punishment is too great for the culprit or culprits of this Infernal crime.” Fish said the request “seems to me a fair one.” “The facts could be easily ascertained by the Foreign Affairs or a subcommit tee without any cost to the Govern ment,” he said. ■ “This bombing conspiracy emphasizes the necessity for the passage of a bill introduced last week, empowering the Justice Department to investigate revo lutionary activities of all entities, groups or individuals who teach or advocate the overthrow of our Government by force and violence, and to co-operate with our Government departments and with the various State and municipal governments in this work.” U. S. Probe Continues. Meanwhile Federal and local author ities in many cities worked today to end the bomb menace. Since Wednesday, when the first of the infernal machines exploded in the post office at Easton, Pa., causing the death of three persons, at least a dozen bombs have been sent by mail or express. Most of these were in tended for Italian consuls or others identified with the Fascist movement. Scattered bombings or attempted bombings were reported from many lo calities yesterday. 14 Places Guarded. Fourteen places in Chicago, homes and business houses of prominent Italian-American citizens, were under guard. Among them were the Italian consulate and the home of Guiseppe Castruccio, Italian consul general, to whom was addressed one of the three infernal machines received in the city Thursday. In the mail departments of the Chi cago Federal Building, justice agents and postal inspectors were working with clerks, detaining each suspicious-ap pealing package. In the various ex press companies the same procedure was being followed. Chicago police exploded the bomb sent Castruccio and said it was strong enough to have wTecked a large city building. It was set off in a stone squarry. More Houses Damaged. Italian consuls and agents In Detroit, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, re ceived similar bombs, but in each case (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) RAILWAY SHOPS BURN MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., January 2 {&). —Fire swept the shops of the Ontario & Western Railroad here today, caus ing a loss estimated at $300,000. Three shops were completely destroyed and a fourth was badly damaged. Italian Royalty Honored. ROME, January 2 (£’).—King Victor Emanuel and Queen Elena received New Year greetings yesterday from govern ment ministers, members of the Order of Annunziata, Fascist party leaders and others who called on them. NEW STAMPS STILL CANCELED "JAN. 1” TO BENEFIT COLLECTORS Few in Post Office Lobby in Contrast to 40,000 Who Bought $100,000 Worth Yesterday. Only one window was open today at the City Post Office for sale of the new George Washington Bicentennial stamps, in drastic contrast to the 14 counters over which $100,000 of the special issue was sold yesterday to be tween 40,000 and 50,000 men, women and children. And only a handful of persons were in the spacious post office lobby, which yesterday was packed to capacity by philatelists and curiostiy seekers, anx ious to obtain the valuable first-day cancellations of the new stamps. To accommodate those who could not be waited upon last night, Postmaster William M. Mooney ordered clerks to cancel the Bicentennial stamps today as of January 1. Such cancellations j cannot go through the mails, however, | as a pqatal regulation prohibits post [ markinglof mail at any other hour but that at which it is received at post offices. "We are making this special ruling simply to accommodate those who waited long hours yesterday without getting first-day cancellations,'’ said Assistant Postmaster W. H. Haycock. "Those who desire the stamps for col lection purposes only may hand in their letters, have them cancelled and re turned. They will not go through the mails and, therefore, the regulations will not be violated." It may be several days before any definite figure on total sales and cancel lations can be reached by the post office, Haycock said, due to the tremen dous volume of business handled yes terday. Postmaster Mooney, after_a hasty (Continued on Page ^ Column 1.) HUGE BANK PROFITS REVEALED IN SALES OF FOREIGN BONDS Figures Given Senate Show One Firm Made $29,000,000 In $5,625,000,000 Deal. TOTAL IS LIKELY TO RUN AS HIGH AS $200,000,000 Johnson Maintains Institution! Seek Debt Cancellation to Pro tect Their Loans. By the Associated Press. Figures submitted to the Senate by leading banking houses Indicate profit* running high Into the millions have been made by floating foreign bond* in the United States since the war. Tabulations of the deals, untotaled because of overlapping transactions and Incomplete accounting in some direc tions, show one firm alone made more than $29,000,000 in the sale of $5,625, 000,000 of such bonds. All banks par ticipating in disposition of $1,071, 000,000 of this total made more than $37,500,000 gross profits. If this rate held good for the entire amount, some thing like $200,000,000 In profits went to American banks. These and other figures were made public yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee in continuance of the bond sale investigation launched by Senator Johnson of California as a part of hi* fight on the administration’s foreign policy. Called Cancellation Aim. It is his contention that the banking houses are interested in cancellation of the war debts to protect the private loans and the bonds sold by them to the public. Some of the prominent witnesses have told the committee they believed the private issues should have priority of payment over government obligations. Next Monday, Otto Xahn, New York financier, will be recalled to the com mittee's hearing. After him, the Sen ators expect to hear Clarence Dillon of Dillon, Read & Co. and W. W. Aldrich, president of the Chase National Bank. The $5,625,000,000 figure represents the issues sales participated in by the National City Bank through its sub sidiary, National City Co. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. made profits of $4,224,395 on sale of $1,158,000,000 of bonds, and J. P. Morgan & Co. reported sales of $1,807, 578,000, without giving profits. Thomas W. Lamont of this firm told the com mittee gross profits were not shown on the books. The figures given the Senate showed $815,467,000 of bonds gone into default during the past year. These were all South American, coming from Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Uruguay. Other Profits Disclosed. The mass of statistics disclosed also that banks all over the country which participated in selling the bonds mads large aggregate profits. Statistics on this phase of the situation were not complete, but the National City’s figures showed the total profits for all banks concerned on issues it originated, amounting to $1,071,955,000, were $37, 560,343. Altogether this company par ticipated in selling $5,625,912,000 in se curities. Many of the figures filed by the three companies overlapped, because they par ticipated jointly in some of the issues. But the three houses originated a total of $3,955,538;000 of securities, in addi tion to those in which they acted jointly. The National City Co. originated $498,255,000 of Cuban and Canadian is sues at a net profit of $3,487,206, and $1,071,955,000 of other foreign securities at a profit of $13,392,502. It participated in the sale of $795, 295,000 of additional Canadian and Cuban issues at a profit of $777,394 and of $3,260,407,000 other foreign securities at a profit of $11,363,501. Kuhn, Loeb Issues Bared. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. managed issues totaling $577,750,000, with a gross profit of $3,106,811. and participated in others amounting to $580,430,000 at a gross gain of $1,117,584. The table of defaults showed that Brazilian bonds, federal, state and municipal, to the amount of $363,147, 800, had been defaulted. The amounts for other South American countries were: Chile, $283,016,500; Peru, $91,288,000; Bolivia, $61,103,500; Colombia, $11,230, 000. and Uruguay, $5,884,000. The committee will resume its inves tigation Monday, with Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. again on the stand. He will be followed by Clarence Dillon of Dillon, Read & Co., and W. W. Aldrich, president of the Chase Na tional Bank. MOUNTAINS STILL HOLD FATE OF ARMY FLYER Reports of Finding of Lieut. Bob bitt's Body in West Virginia Are Being Traced. By the Associated Press. ELKINS, W. Va„ January 2.—The mountains still veiled the fate of Lieut. E. H. Bobbitt. jr„ missing Army flyer, today, eight days after his disappear ance. Reports that the 24-year-old pilot’s body and wrecked plane were found In Southern or Central West Virginia are being traced. Their source was not re vealed If the flyer was found in an isolated district hours would be required for the news to travel from the mountain wil derness. Much of the country is with out communication facilities. Lieut. Bobbitt disappeared while fly ing from Selfridge Field, Mich., to his home in Hot Springs, Va., Christmas day. ROSEN WALD* UNCHANGED Chicago Philanthropist Remains in Critical Condition. CHICAGO, January 2 G4>).—Phy sicians attending Julius Rosenwald, millionaire philanthropist, reported to day that no improvement had been shown in his condition in the last 24 hours. He slept comfortably yesterday, but remained in a critical condition. The official of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Is suffering with heart trouble and hardening of the arteries. -L--• Radio Programs on Pag| B-12