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THE WEATHER
Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Sun
day; slightly colder Sunday night: moderate
southwest winds. Temperature yesterday—High
est. 57; lowest, 30. (1930 —Highest, 41; low-
est, 2_4.) Humidity yesterday —Highest, 94;
lowest, 29.
Full Wtathtr Report on Page 4
Tile W aslilnicinn Times is 111,- only slti-SHOOH paper In
this city iiuhllshlnx the news dispatches of International
News Service and I nlversal Servins.
Johnson Blocks Moratorium on Senate Floor
‘KIKI’ TELLS OF LAST HOUR WITH DIAMOND
Japs Open Chinchow Area Drive
‘‘MOVE OUT,"
ORDER TO
CHINESE
JUltimatum to Defenders De
mands Withdrawal to South
of Great Wall
MUKDEN, Dec. 19 (1.N.5.).
The Japanese invasion west
into Manchuria began in
earnest today as Colonel Mori,
acting on orders from Tokyo,
occupied the towns of Changtn
and Pamienchen and continued
westward.
The towns were taken without
opposition from the Chinese
forces which had controlled them.
The drive toward Chinchow, os
tensibly to suppress Chinese
‘‘bandits,” assumed major propor
tions as the Japanese troops in
dicated they intended to take con
trol of the whole Chinchow area.
Giaeral
mjn/.uoer in Manchuria, said this
afternoon, however, he “has no
present intention of attacking
Chinchow.” He said:
“I am going to clean oot ban
dits north of Chinchow, where
they are making life miserable
for the inhabitants. Os course,
I shall attack Chinchow if that
becomes necessary.”
TOKYO. Dec. 19 (f.NS.)The
contemplated Japanese military
attack upon the Chinese forces
in the Chinchow area will begin
Immediately, unless the Chinese
forces retire forthwith.
The Tokyo war office has
orderede Gen. Shigeru Honjo to
dispatch a messenger to Chin
chow with an ultimatum to the
Chinese commander there de
manding withdrawal of his troops
south of the Great Wall within
one week.
Simultaneously, the Japanese
minister at Peiping is to send a
similar ultimatum to Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang. in charge of
Chinese operations throughout
Southern Manchuria.
The week’s time given the
Chinese to evacuate is to begin
■with arrival of the mesesnger at
Chinchow, probably Monday.
It was understood a reply to
both ultimatums would be de
manded within 24 hours. A de
liberate refusal to comply prob
ably would mean an immediate
clash.
Chinese Staff Chief
Slain at Dinner
SHANGHAI. Dec. 19 (1.N.5.).—
Gen. Peng Chi Piao, chief of staff
of Chinese military headquarters
at Kaifeng, capital of the prov
ince of Honan, was murdered
today by two of his men.
The slayers were regimental
commanders who had invited the
general to one of their homes for
dinner. The invitation appar
ently was part of a plot against
their chief’s life.
In the middle of the meal both
of the lesser officials drew guns
and fired at the geneial, killing i
him instantly.
The United States Government
considers it would be “very un
fortunate” if the present Japan
ese westward drive in Manchuria
should result in the occupation
of Chinchow
Undersecretary of State Castle
said today this view had been
communicated on several occa
sions to the Japanese govern
ment and that the League of
Nations Council had taken the
same stand.
Boy, 17, Captured
As Trooper’s Killer
WICKFORD, R. 1.. Dec. 19
(I.NjS.). —Fiphege Lescault, 17, of
Pawtucket, was captured in the i
town of Coventry today and
brought here in connection with
the slaying of State Trooper Ar
tbur L. Staples, 23. whose body
was found in a clump of bushes
in Allentown.
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VIVIAN
VIVIAN AND ROSETTA DUNCAN, stage stars, are
shown as they appeared in the Federal Building, Los
Angeles, where their bankruptcy hearing was held.
Ptf ULTIMATUM
GIVEN RAILMEN
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (1.N.5.).
A voluntary 10 per cent wage
cut or an involuntary slash of
15 per cent, was the ultimatum
handed to railway employes to
day by 100 eastern, western, and
southern railroad presidents.
Pending negotiations, the rail
way groups fixed a straight 15 per
cent cut for all classes of em
ployes, but it is understood* the
executives will withdraw this de
mand if the negotiations result
in voluntary acceptance by labor
of a 10 per cent cut within the
next 30 days.
In giving the union heads one
more chance to agree to a settle
ment, the railroad presidents ap
pointed a committee to deal with
the unions some time next month.
Australian Polls
Set Labor Down
MELBOURNE,. Australia, Dec.
19 (I.N.S.).—The Labor Govern
ment, headed by Prime Minister
James H. Scullin, has been de
feated in the general elections.
Returns indicate most members
lost their parliamentary seats to
members of the United Australian
Party.
Soviet Refuses O. K.
To League Drug Pact
MOSCOW. Dec. 19 <I.N.S.) ‘
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commis
car for foreign . ffairs, sent 1|
note to the League of Tatio.s to-:
day declining to sign t League’s
anti-n” cotic convention on the
grounds it is insufficiently effec
tive.
WAS HIN Gh NTIM E S
NO. 15,728
ROSETTA
JACK, ESTELLE
REACH TRUCE
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 19
(I.NJS.).—For $40,000 the divorce
dificulties of Estelle Taylor, beau
tiful film actress, and Jack
Dempsey, formerly heavyweight
boxing champion, were settled to
day.
After attorneys for Dempsey
had agreed to pay h°r attorney
fees, a $12,500 mortgage on her
mansion, accumulated taxes and
certain delinquent household bills.
Miss Taylor agreed to drop her
Los Angeles suit for divorce.
Dempsey several months ago
obtained a Nevada divorce de
cree.
Dempsey was en nute to Los
Angeles by airplane from South
Dakota to sign the agreement.
A $15,000 foreign built automo-
N»e that Dempsey gave Miss Tay
lor for a Christmas present last
year was en route today from
San B r ?. icisco to Ho'lywooc to be
returned to her.
The SIOO,OOO home here has
stood in Miss Taylor’s name from
the day she and Dempsey ac
quired it.
3 Washingtonians
Named Army Officers
Three Washingtonians have
, been appointed officers in the
Army Reserve Corps, the War De
. partment announced today.
They are Ralph Chesney
Bishop, 3701 S St. N. W., who
was named a lieutenant colonel,
and Joseph Edward Heinrich,
2440 Sixteenth St. N. W.. and
Charles Scott Sykes, of Wardman
Park Hotel, both of whom were
appointed first lieutenants.
Entered M Sreond Claw Mutter
At Paatofftee of Waahlnrtoa, D 0,
MORATORIUM
SNAGGED BY
JOHNSON
Californian / Delays Senate
Consideration of Report
By Finance Committee
The first move by the Ad-
• ministration to procure Sen
ate ratification of the Hoover
one-year war debt moratorium
was blocked this afternoon by
Senator Hiram Johnson (R.)
of California, leader of the
opposition.
Johnson objected tq immediate
consideration of the moratorium
resolution when it was reported
by Senator Smoot (R.) of Utah,
chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, a few moments after
the Senate convened.
Under the rules, if Johnson in
sists on his objection, considera
tion of .the resolution must be
postponed until Monday. It was
' placed on the Calendar. * , i
Ho«e U&r?
A little earlier the Senate Fi
nance Committee approved the
resolution in the form in which it
passed the House last night by
a vote of 317 to 100. The House
attached an amendment voicing
opposition to revision or cancella
tion of the debts.
Smoot latei served notice he
would move later today to take
up the resolution for adoption.
Republican leaders hope to drive
the resolution through to final
passage before the Christmas re
cess next Tuesday.
“Gag Rule” Fought
Democratic leaders interposed
no objection to speedy action but
were doubtful if action could be
taken before January.
A militant trio—Senators John
son (R.) of California. Norris
(R.) of Nebraska, and McKellar
(D.) of Tennessee —were deter
mined to block the Administra
tion’s move with charges of “gag
rule.”
Debs Run Speakeasies
To Help Unemployed
NEW YORK. Dec. 19 (LN.S.).
Society’s latest fad of holding
speakeasy parties for benefit of
the unemployed has a > growing
vogue today. Swanky drinking
establishments are taken over for
a night and all but Invited
guests are excluded. Servants
act as bartenders and head
waiters. Drinks are $2 each.
Olvany Sailing
For West Indies
NEW YORK. Dec. 19 (IJJJS.).
George W. Olvany, former leader
of Tammany Hall, and Samuel
Breadon, president of the St.
Louis Cardinals, of the National
Baseball League, were among
those booked to sail’for a West
Indian cruise today.
Economic Planning
Congressional Aim
A national economic planning
board to aid industry and agri
culture was advocated today in
the report of the unemployment
and industrial stabilization sub
committee of the Congressional
Progressives’ conference.
Glassford Detects Aide In
Breach; Fines Him
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford has taken his duties in a
very serious manner and last
night his zeal resulted in the ar
rest of one of his own men.
Enroute from headquarters
Glassford saw an automobile
parked double rtgar Union Sta
tion Plaza. Inspection revealed
that the other machine was :
locked and without an occupant. |
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931 ,
ALIEN BONDS
PROFITS
HUGE
Senate Told by National City
Bank Leader Total
Was $13,392,502
A net profit of $13,392,502
was made by the National City
Company, subsidiary of the Na
tional City Bank of New York,
on the $1,071,000,000 of for
eign securities.it floated in this
country during the last 10
years. Charles E. Mitchell,
president of‘the bank, told the
Senate Finance Committee
was the first definite state
ment of profits on the sale of
foreign bonds obtained by the
committee and was prompted by
Senator Johnson (R ) M Califor
nia, sponsor of the investigation
into the American sale of foreign
active* in the interrogation
of witnesses and today took
charge of the cross-examination
of Mitchell.
Rival’s- Bonds. Sold
Examining individual’ foreign
bond issues sold by the National
City Company, Johnson declared
that on a $32,000,000 issue for a
British corporation, the Lantaro
Nitrate Company Ltd., with prop
erties in Chile, a gross profit of
$1,679,000 was made.
“This company produces ma
terials that come in competi
tion with American products,
doesn’t it?”
Mitchell replied:
“Yes, it does."
There have been no defaults on
private German debts, either gov
ernmental or industrial, Mitchell
said, nor in other of the foreign
issues handled by his company.
Improvement Not Seen
He expressed the view that
there was nothing in the “trend”
of world affairs indicating an
improvement in business condi
tions.
“In other word-, it will be a
miracle if, in the next six
months conditions would so
improve in Europe as to make
it possible to resume debt pay
ments next June?”
“I would agree with that
view.”
The “rebellion” in Germany
against war debt payments,
Mitchell asserted, arises out of
the refusal of the younger gen :
eration to pay for the mistakes
of their fathers.
Mitchell admitted that if the
allied countries did not obtain
reparation payments from Ger
many, there would be a demand
by them on the United States for
revision of their war debts.
$5,000,000 to Be
Given N. Y. Needy
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (1.N.5.).
New York city today began or
ganization work to distribute the
$5,000,000 appropriation votdd by
the board of estimate for home
relief among the needy. Actual
dispensing of food and fuel orders
under the new fund will begin
December 28.
General Glassford called the
Traffic Bureau to remove' the
machine.
Returning he observed Detec
tive Sergt. Steve Brodie getting
in the machine. *The detective
told his superior he realized he
had violated the law. but ex
plained he was on duty.
General Glassford told him 1
that was no excuse and fined i
him a day’s leave. '
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MRS. DIAMOND WITH ATTORNEY PRIOR
THE WIDOW of Jack “Legs” Diamond is shown as
she left the courthouse in Albany, N, Y., following the
inquest into the death of her husband, who was slain by
gunmen during a party at his rooming house. Daniel
Prior, attorney, accompanies Mrs. Diamond.
(ANOTHER PICTURE ON PAGE 3)
HOUSE DEBATES
FARM CREDIT
A bill adding $100,000,000 to
the capital stock of Federal Land
Banks—first big financial meas
ure of the present session to
stabilize internal conditions—was
placed before the House today
with passage assured.
Representative Steagall (D.) of
Alabama, chairman of the Bank
ing Committee, opened debate by
declaring the measure would pro
vide genuine relief for farmers of
the nation. \
The Steagall bill is, in its effect,
a partial moratorium on loans pre
viously made to farmers by the
Federal land banks.
Although classified as one of
the Administration’s measures, the
bill is the same proposed by the
now Democratic chairman of the
Banking Committee last session,
when he was ranking minority
member.
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JViJow of Diamond
Shields Face on
Leaving Court
PARIS MURDER
CASE SOLVED
PARIS, Dec. 19 (I.N.S.).—With
the arrest and confession of Al
bert Davin, a Parisian insurance
agent, French police announced
today they had solved the
mysterious murder of Richard
Wall, young New Yorker whose
nude body was believed thrown
into the Seine 40 miles from Paris
yesterday.
Davin, police declared, con
fessed he had committed the
murder for the purpose of rob
bery after cultivating Wall’s ac
quaintance in a boulevard case.
Police followed the trail of
blood and scattered clothing lead
ing from the spot where the mur
der was committed and had Davin
in custody within 24 hours.
Davin told police that soon
after he had struck up an ac
quaintance with Wall, the Amer
ican showed him a check for
S3OO.
Davin said he shot Wall during
an automobile ride, drove around
with the body all one night and
the next day, scattered clothing
around the countryside, and then
tossed the body into the river.
$500,000 Mulcting
Holds Ex-Pugilist
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (1.N.5.).
Accused of complicity in mulct
ing Miss Katherine K. Beeson,
sister of Charles Beeson, wealthy
vice president of the Pittsburgh
Steel orporation, of $500,000 in
a stock-fraud plot, Peter B.
Visconti, former pugilist, was un
dtr arrest today.
CONDITION OF TREASURY
Treasury balance as of Decem
ber 17, $737,557,874.06.
Expenditures. $24,464,953.69.
Customs receipts, $15,013,730.10.
FINAL
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EDITION
SAVS THEIH
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WISH
IN EM
Last Saw Jack for 15 Minutes
Night of Tragedy; Returned
to Home of Mother
BOSTON, Dec. 19 (1.N.5.),
“I was in love with Jack
Diamond; I was with him in
Albany, N. ¥., a short time
before he was killed; but I
don’t know who killed him,
or anything about his mur
der. ’ ’
Thus did Marion “ Kiki ”
Roberts today begin her own
thrilling story of her life with
Jack “Legs” Diamond in a
copyrighted article in the Bos
ton Evening American —a story
in which she bared her love for
the racketeer, slain by gang
land bullets. • ■
Miss Roberts said:
“The last time I saw him
(Diamond) was Thursday night
at 11 o’clock. He dropped into
my room at Albany to tell me
the good news of his acquittal
* at his trial for kidnaping. He
said he was very happy.
“He said to me. ‘Did you hear
the good news, Baby?’ ”
“I said: ‘Yes. I’m glad for
your sake.’ He was all excited.
AFFAIRS AT AN END
“I was in Albany awaiting
the outcome of his trial. Our
affair was at an end and it was
understood between us that af
ter the trial ended I was to
come home to Boston and my
mother.
“I told him Thursday night
that I planned to come home
to my mother the next morn
ing.
“He said: ‘All right, I’ll take
you down to the station to
morrow.’
“He was with me only 15 min
utes. I never saw him again.
“He did not tell me that he
was going to have a party to
celebrate his acquittal. When
he left he told me he was go
ing to meet some newspapermen
with whom he had an appoint
ment.
"After he left me Thursday
night I went to bed. My first
knowledge that he was killed
was the next morning when I
heard the newsboys calling the
extra outside the house.
FAINTED HEARING NEWS
“I thought at first that they
were crying out that Jack Dia
mond had been acquitted.
Then—it was like a dream—l
heard the boys calling: ‘Jack
Diamond killed.’
“When* I awakened fully to
know what the words meant,
I fainted. Leaning out the
window of my room on the
third floor to hear that ominous
cry, I nearly plunged to the
ground. I collapsed on the
floor.
“When I came to, I realized
I had to pull myself together,
and I did it. My belongings
were already packed, as I had
planned the previous night to
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Church News 9, 10, 11
Comics .. a 16, 17
Death Notices 22
Dramatics 6,7
Fashion News.... 14, 15, 17
Financial News 20, 21
Government Employes News 4
Magazine Page 15
Odd Jobs 12
Radio 7
Seldes’ "True to Type”.... 21
Society 14
Sports 18, 19
What's Doing 12