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WELFARE EXPERTS URGE U.S. JOB RELIEF TO SENATE
SURVEY EDITOR
1 BACKS PLAN
FOB DOLE
Costigan $375,000,000 Bill
and Capper Wheat Measure
i Pending in Upper House
< Further evidence to, show the
imperative need for immediate
Federal aid to relieve suffering
among the unemployed was
given today by social workers
of New York and Philadelphia,
testifying before the Senate
committee on unemployment.
Among the first witnesses
called were Frank Bane, of New
York, director of the American
Association of Public Welfare of
ficials; Allen Bums, of Washing
ton. director of the Association of
Community Chests, and Paul U.
Kellogg. New York, editor of the
Survey.
Capper Bill Pushed
Immediate passage of the Cap
per bill appropriating 40.000,000
bushels of wheat for relief of the
unemployed, will be demanded
when Congress reconvenes, as a
result of the suffering already re
vealed to exist in New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and the
coal fields of West Virginia and
Kentucky.
“The testimony given at our
first hearing should be suf
ficient to impress upon Con
gress the necessity for immedi
ate Federal aid.”
So said Senator Costigan (D.)
of Colorado, sponsor of a $375.-
000.000 Federal relief bill.
Kellogg supported a Federal
dole for the unemployed. He said:
‘The time has come to draw
on our reserves of national
wealth to aid unemployment.
We are facing a challenge to
the safeguards of the American
social system.
MUST TURN TO. U. S.
“Industry should be responsi
ble for unemployment, but, when
it fails in the responsibility, the
people should turn to their
Government for action.”
Suffering is likely to be greater
next winter than even this winter,
regardless of whether there is a
decrease in unemployment. Linton
Swift, of New York, director of
the Family Welfare Association
of America, told the committee.
FINLANDiOTES
ON DRY LAIN
. HELSINGFORS. Finland. Dec.
29 (1.N.5.). —Finland voted today
to decide the fate of prohibition,
which it has had for 13 years.
The voting climaxes the bit
terest campaigning ever waged
here on the subject.
The outcome was uncertain,, al
though the wets held that the
weather, bringing blizzards to the
northern sections, would swing
the balloting in their favor. The
storms threatened to keep from
the polls the great numbers of
farmers and workers in the north
who form the backbone of the
dry forces.
The turnout of voters was ex
pected to be greater tn the
south, where the wets muster
most of their strength.
Women’s ballots are to be
counted separately, and the in
fluence of their vote will be de
finitely seen. Os the country’s
1,700,000 voters, one million are
women.
Voters were given three ways
to mark their ballots to approve
the present law, ask modification
to permit wines and beer, or vote
a repeal of the present law and
authorize a system of federal
regulation.
DENimEIT
BOY, CHARGE
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 29 (I.NJS.)
“That happened almost a week
ago,” declared Ben Lyon, screen
star, when asked today regarding
a complaint by Mrs. Pauline La
mar that Lyon had beaten her
18-year-old son, Cedric, an office
boy at the Columbia Motion Pic
ture Studios.
Lyon, Lamar said, was pro
voked because Lamar had de
clined to allow Lyon’s wife, Bebe
Daniels, to visit the studio set.
without escort of a boy and ohe
had to wait three minutes before
she could get in.
The studio physician said that
Lamar suffered an infected jaw
and that ligaments of his neck
were sprained.
NOVELTY BALLSUNDAY
The eighteenth annual Novelty
Ball, given by the Ladies Auxil
iary of Tifereth Israel Congrega
tion. will be held Sunday from
8 to 1 p. m. at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Mrs. L. S. Win
ters is chairman of the arrange
ments committee.
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Japanese Capture Panshan, Push Drive
On Chinchow by Fierce Fighting
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series of attacks and counter
attacks. The day-long battle
started when an army of 1,500
Chinese, including many regular
troops, launched an attack upon
Lieut. Gen. Jiro Tamon’s army
from their strongholds in the
hills, 12 miles south of the city.
Japs in Surprise Sortie
Tonight General Tamon’s
forces were bivouacked outside
Panshan, only 20 miles from
Koupangtze. Additional Japanese
forces, making a surprise sortie
southward from Mukden along
the Peiping-Mukden line, reached
Hsinmin, 70 miles north of
Koupangtze.
The next concerted Japanese
troop movement is expected to
put Koupangtze in the hands of
General Tamon’s army tomorrow
or the next day. When this city
is taken, the Japanese will be only
18 miles from Taliangho, where
there is an important railway
bridge.
Cbinchow Fall Certain
From the military viewpoint,
Chinchow, a walled town, falls
the moment Japanese troops are
able Jo cross the Taliangho River.
No difficulty is expected in this
regard.
The waterway is frozen solid,
and the modem military equip
ment of the Japanese will en
able them to deal with the prob
lem swiftly and effectively.
Hundreds of automobiles and
trucks have been dispatched to
the Chinchow sector from New
change and Mukden, putting the
Japanese within easy striking dis
tance of the city across the coun
try except- for the mountainous
districts.
Chinese In Flight
The initial attack by Chinese
forces outsde of Panshan was
the signal for General Tamon to
throw the entire strength of his
infantry, artillery, and aL» force
into the battle.
Within a short time, the Chi
nese had been driven northward,
with the Japanese in hot pursuit
along the railway tracks.
At 11:30 a. m. the Chinese
launched another attack. Their
forces this time numbered 3,000,
being augmented by additional
regulars. After a stiff engage
ment lasting half an hour, the
Chinese again took to flight. At
1:30 p. m. the main body of Gen
eral Tamon’s army had reached
Wangchiachung. seven and one
half miles south of Panshan.
Armed Train Pursued
The Chinese forces beat a re
treat aboard an armored train,
which was pursued for a consider
able distance by the Japanese
while running fire was maintained.
Placing more and more reliance
upon the aerial wing, Japanese
commanders were kept in con
stant touch with the movements
of nearly 10C separate roving
bands of Chinese by a squadron of
scout planes which kept circling
over the area being penetrated.
As the airplanes worked ahead
of the army, moving as a solid
unit, special effort was being
made to keep the Koupangtze-
Newchang railway clear so supply
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trains could work behind the
troops, transporting foodstuffs,
supplies and ammunition to the
moving "front.”
China Announces
Her New Cabinet
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29 (LNJS.).
The cabinet of the new Chinese
government was announced today
at the plenary session of the
Kuomin-Tang (Nationalist) Party,
completing the work begun yes
terday with appointment of a
President, premier, and other high
officials.
Following is the new cabinet
line-up:
Minister of Foreign Affairs —
Eugene Chen.
Minister of Finance—Huang
Han Liang, formerly vice min
ister.
Minister of Communications—
Chen Ming Shu.
Minister of Railways—Yeh
Kung Cho.
Minister of War—General Hoy
ingching.
Minister of Navy—Admiral
Chen Shao Kuan.
Minister of Education—Chu
Chia Hua.
Minister of Justice —Lo Wen
Kan.
At the election yesterday, < Lin
Sen, head of the Legislative Yuan
and, a political veteran, was
named \ to succeed Gen. Chiang
Kai-Shek as chairman of the Na
tional Government, a post com
parable to the presidency. Lin,
who lived for many years in Cali
fornia, was educated both in
China and in the United States.
Lin Sen’s powers will be similar
to those of the President of
France, elected to serve a definite
term independently of the pre-
MAP OF JAPANESE DRIVE
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THIS MAP shows the area where Japanese troops are
making a drive on Chinchow. The troops today captured
Panshan as they moved forward.
mier who heads the government
in office.
To the latter position, Sun Fo,
son of Dr. Sun Yht-Sen, was
elected as chairman of the Execu
tive Yuan. He is a former mayor
of Canton and an alumnus of
both Columbia and California
universities.
NANKING, Dec. 29 (1.N.5.).
Proposed abolition of extraterri
toriality from January 1 onward
was postponed today by the new
Chinese government.
BANKER ADMITS
EORGERY.HINT
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 29 (1.N.5.).
Andrew J. Horvatt, indicted presi
dent of the defunct State Bank
of Binghamton, will plead guilty
to forgery at Binghamton tomor
row, Attorney General John J.
Bennett indicated today after
questioning the former bank of
ficial for nearly six hours.
Mysteriously missing since his
bank was closed by the State a
year ago, Horvatt surrendered to
State authorities at Sidney, N. Y.
He hopes to save his younger
brother, Michael J. Horvatt, an
official of the bank, who recently
was sentenced to from two to
four years, from going to prison.
Horvatt is alleged to have
looted his bank of $475,000 to
engage in extensive bootlegging
activities in Binghamton.
The National Daily
3 DBF BATTLES
NEXT MONTH
IN CONGRESS
Wets Concede Defeat, But Ex
pect to Arouse Favor
able Sentiment
One of the greatest prohibi
tion battles in history will be
waged in Congress during Janu
ary, with three public hearings
running probably simultane
ously on repealing the Eight
eenth Amendment. legalizing
beer and authorizing a refer
endum.
The wets concede defeat in all
three battles, but they hope to
produce sufficient public agita
tion over the prohibition issue to
lead to early victory.
"Weaknesses to Be Shown
The hearings will serve to reveal
one weakness of the wets—their
diversity of opinion over the
method of reform —and one weak
ness of the drys—their waning
power in Congress. v
The repeal hearings may start
first before a judiciary -subcom
mittee headed by Senator Blaine
(R.) of Wisconsin. He announced
he would call representatives of
both wet and dry organizations
to debate the question of abandon
ing Federal prohibition.
The referendum hearings will
hold forth before another judici
ary subcommittee, led by Senator
Herbert (R.) of Rhode Island,
while a Senate manufactures sub
committee will conduct the beer
inquiry under direction of Senator
Metcalf (R.) of Rhode Island.
Bingham to Lead Fight
Senator Bingham (R.) of Con
necticut, author of a repeal amend
ment, a referendum plan and a
beer bill, will be one of the moving
forces behind ail the wet attacks
on prohibition. Senator Sheppard
(D.) of Texas, co-author of the
Eighteenth Amendment, will be di
rector of strategy behind the dry
defense.
FRAZIERLEADS
FIGHT ON TAX
Taxation without representa
tion will be one of the major
objections to the Mapes bills for
increased assessments in the Dis
trict when they are brought up
for discussion in the Senate,
according to Senator Lynn J.
Frazier (R.) of North Dakota.
Unless the bill introduced in
the Senate for suffrage in the
District is adopted, Frazier de
clared it would appear unfair to
pass legislation materially increas
ing the levies when residents are
unable to voice a representative
protest.
The bills submitted by the
Mapes special committee to the
House and passed there by large
majorities, provide for an income
tax, increased gasoline tax, estate
tax, and an automobile weight
tax.
The portion of the population
that favors suffrage is attempting
to recruit the aid of many of the
anti-suffrage crowd on the ground
that with a vote they would be
better able to combat the tax
bills in the Senate.
They will not be able to present
a united front, however, as some
of the anti-suffragists have indi
cated they would not favor a
vote for the District under any
circumstances.
STORMS FORGE
I.SODTOFLEE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (I.N.
S.).—Storms still held sway on
the Pacific Coast today, bring
ing more than two inches of rain
to Los Angeles in 24 hours and
driving 1,500 persons from their
homes in the lowlands of Long
Beach, a coast city.
Ten-year rain records for De
cember were broken in Los
Angeles.
A landslide temporarily blocked
railroad service between San
Luis Obispo and Santa Margarita.
Four persons died in traffic
accidents as a result of the
storms
Automobile traffic was tied up
in all sections of California and
airplane service was suspended.
Gales lashed coast cities and
small boats stayed behind break
paters.
Police and firemen aided United
States Coast Guardsmen to re
move the 1,500 threatened Long
I Beach residents from their homes,
j. Memorial Group
Postpones Meeting
For the first time since 1922
the George Washington National
Masonic Memorial Association will
not meet in Alexandria the week
of February 22. Because of the
near completion of the Temple on
' Shuter’s Hill the association will
I not meet until the dedication
I May 8.
' TUESDAY—DECEMBER 29—1931
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ARA M. DANIELS
THE Grand Lodge of Masons
of the District of Columbia last
night elected Ara M. Daniels
junior grand steward. Mr. Dan
iels is past master of Pentalpha
Lodge, No. 23.
FLOOD VICTIMS
FACE HUNGER'
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 29 (I.
N.S.).—The menace of hunger
and famine blighted the rich
delta country of northwestern
Mississippi today while angry
flood waters surged over a wide
area.
The cotton town of Glendora
was almost completely cut off
from communication with the
outside world by a new Onrush
of the deluge, spurting from a
20-foot gap in the main levee
of the Tallahatchee River.
Among the stricken residents
of the town a food shortage arose
in the wake of the flood, which
destroyed highways and levelled
telephone and telegraph poles.
Only a branch railroad remain
ed as Glendora’s sole connection
with the outside world and un
less sufficient food supplies are
rushed into the town over this
line, a serious situation may de
velop.
The entire male population of
Glendora was laboring feverishly
to check the rising Tallahatchee,
whose waters were increased by
the downrush of swollen streams
from the north Mississippi hills.
A circle’ dyke to dam up the
flow from the levee gap was be
ing built by one emergency crew.
Other crews reinforced the intact
stretches of the levee with thous
ands of sandbags.
Women and children, abandon
ing their homes, were rushed to
higher sections.
More than 10,000 acres of the
fertile delta soil in the Glendora
vicinity was under water.
RED TAPE GDTS
SPEED BURIAL
The body of Lieut. Harry H.
Gregory, former Spanish-Amer
ican War veteran, who died in
Paris in 1908, is to reach its final
resting place in Arlington Na
tional Cemetery today after a long
journey, the final stages of which
were complicated by loss of proper
papers.
Customs officials and health au
thorities of several cities brushed
aside red tape to expedite the
journey.
. The body arrived at Baltimore
on the steamer Lorraine, of the
American-France line, yesterday.
Then complications arose which
threatened to hold up its trip to
the National Cemetery.
.Capt. J. J. Jefers, commander
of the ship, explained to customs
officials that he was held up in
Hoboken on Christmas eve by
robbers, who deprived him of the
required identification and en
trance papers as well as $4,000,
the crew’s wages. Baltimore health
officials could not accept the body
without the approval of Dr. Wil
liam C. Fowler, Health Commis
sioner of the District. This was
telegraphed at once.
WORKER KILLED
DY OWN TRAIN
C. W. Smith, 45, of Baltimore,
was instantly killed last night at
the Glendale. Md., crossing of the
Pennsylvania Railroad by the
train on which* he worked.
Smith, a baggageman, had
taken yesterday off. Last night
he had gone for a ride in his
automobile. The train struck
his machine. Traffic on the
main line to Washington was
blocked while wrecking crews
worked to clear the track.
A verdict of death by unavoid
able accident was given by
Justice of the Peace John A.
Downing of Edmonston, Md.
PARLEY ON DEBT
SURE TD FAIL,
VIEWHERE
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Administration Does Not Think
Panacea Can Be Found
For World Crisis
The suggestion emanating
from Europe that the United
States might consider official
representation on an interna
tional financial-economic con
ference, if the agenda were
made very broad, found little
favor in Administration circles.
The Administration does not
believe the world economic crisis
can be settled by a panacea dis
covered at such a conference. In
fact, it feels that in the opposite
direction lies the road out of the
slough of depression; that an in
ternational meeting called to dis
cuss a long list of subjects, such
as debts, reparations, tariffs, sil
ver, the* gold standard, and kin
dred subjects would defeat itself.
It feels such problems should be
decided singly.
The view of the Administration,
as expressed here, is that the
European debtor and creditor na
tions might achieve beneficial,
concrete results if a conference
were called at tb’ r time to dis
cuss solely reparations.
France and Britain
To Meet in Advance
LONDON, Dec. 29 (1.N.5.) .—Al
though the possibility of «a series
of conferences between Premier
Laval, of France, and Prime Min
ister MacDonald as a preliminary
to the coming European repara
tions conference appeared ex
tremely vague today, it was proba
ble some sort of a Franco-British
understanding would be reached
before the opening of the interna
tional meetings.
The sessions between French
and British financial experts in
Paris may be resumed to attain
this end
SHOTGUNDEATH
ACCIDENTAL
The top of his head shot away
and an exploded shotgun by his
side, W. C. Mandanyohl, 45, was
found dead in the garage of his
home in Colmar Manor, Md., last
night.
An inquest will be held before
Justice of the Peace Robert E.
Joyce, of Mt. Rainier, at 8 o’clock
tonight.
Constable Andrew Gasch said
he believed the death was acci
dental.
Gun Left In Car
He said Mandanyohl had told
a cousin he was going to the
garage to drain the water out of
his car, ahd get the shotgun and
some shells, left in the car after
a hunting trip.
Mandanyohl’s wife, Gasch said,
became alarmed when her hus
band did not return and sent the
cousin, William Francis, to look
for him.
Cousin Finds Body
Francis found the body beside
the car. Gasch said he believed
the trigger caught on some pro
jection in the automobile, or that
Mandanyohl fell with the gun and
discharged it. The garage doors
were closed and no one heard the
shot.
Mandanyohl is survived by his
wife, Mary, and two children,
Jean, 8, and Sonny, 7.
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Ex-Wife Sues Goldwyn J»l
For $33,168 Alimony 1 n
NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—1 n his
long career as a motion picture
producer, Samuel Goldwyn has
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MR. GOLDWYN
Mrs. Blanche Lasky Goldwyn,
a sister of Jesse L. Lasky, also
a noted impresario of the films.
At the time, it is now claimed
by the former Mrs. Goldwyn,
Goldwyn privately agreed to
give her ample alimony.
But he failed to keep the
agreement, she charges. And
now, despite the fact that in
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the interim
she became
the wife of
Hector Turn
bull, Para - i
mount execu- ’
tive, she says
he owes her
$33,168.
Goldwyn i
and his first I
wife were j
married in
1910. They
have one j
daughter, ?
Ruth, now 16. *
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Frances /Ini-I wx* It
In 1925, Gold- Frances 001-.wyn
wyn married Frances Howard
McLaughlin, former stage and
screen actress, after a speedy
courtship. They had met a
month earlier at a dinner given
by Conde Nast, publisher.
Modern College Students
Praised by Lowell
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 29
(1.N.5.) .—College students of to
day are superior to those of the
past. A. Lawrence Lowell, presi-
I dent of Har-
I vard Univer-
I sity, declared
I in his annual
| re p o rt. He
I said:
I “Harvard
I students ap-
I pear more
I mature, not
I only in schol-
I arship, but
I also in their
I outside inter
[ ests and in a
» sense of pro
■ p o r t i o nate
values, which
IS
A. L. LOWELL
is the flower of maturity.”
Students enter colleges a
year younger than they did in
the early nineties, Dr. Lowell
asserted.
The report revealed that Ed
ward S. Harkness, New York
phil an t h ropist, contributed
$4,410,239 in the past year to
ward establishment of Har
vard’s house plan.
Z. C. C. Picks Porter
As New Chairman
Claude R. Porter yesterday was
elected chairman of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to
succeed Ezra Brainerd, jr., ef
fective January 1.
Porter was appointed by Presi
dent Coolidge in 1928 and his
term will exn'-e in 1935. The
new chairman is a Democrat.
When appointed to the '•om
mission he was United States at
torney for the Southern district
of lowa.
never mar-‘
keted one un
der the title
and theme of
“Back All -
mony.” But
he’s going to
appear as one
of the prin
cipals in a
supreme court
scenario like
that.
Back in
1915, Gold
wyn was di
vorced by his
first wife,