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Evening star., 1931-11-14
PRATT SAYS NAVY .
WON'T FILL QUOTA
Admiral Asserts U. S. Never
Intended to Fill Treaty
Allowance.

The Navy never intended to build the
feet up to the London treaty limits by
the time that pact expires in 1896,
Admiral william v. Pratt, chief Of naval
operations, asserted yesterday in ex-
planning that President Hoover's reduced
budget plan means a substantial num-
Der of vessels will be placed in reserve.
Certainly not; we never intended
that 1t should be-" was the admiral's
reply when asked II the Navy could be
built up to treaty tonnage by 1896.
why, no right thinking American
naval ofiicer would want such thing
We are suffering now from having
rushed construction all at one time so
that our ships become over age all at
once" he added.
Treaty Shortage Seen.
The British fleet is substantially ZIP
IN the treaty limit The United States
feet. at the present rate Of construc-
ton. will be $50, 900 tons short Of par
ity in effective under age ships by July,
1888.
what want to find Is the eventual
strength at which the feet will be fixed
ing each year a few vessels so that we
shall always have large number OF
modern ships" Pratt said.
Other treaties NAV alter the Amer
ican tonnage, the admiral explained,
but in any case ne regarded 1t essential
to get construction on q steady base to
90 on unchanged year after year. at
speed that will meet replacement needs
in every category Of combatant vessels
It might take IS years OF slow ouhomg
to reach this point, he said. .
silent on Building.
The admiral would not comment on
the possibility of O new building pro-
gram being presented TO Congress TINS
year. He held that is q question for fu-
ture discussion.
The secret Of keeping all the fleetsin
commission while decreasing expenses
lies in the rotation plan mentSoneo
by the President when he announced
the new reduced Navy budget, Pratt ex-
planned. Many Of the ships will be IN
"reserye commission" manned by 70
per cent Of their normal crews, put
ready to lump into action Immediately.
The active fleet will not be curtailed
In its operations. Every ship In the
line will execute its full program. Pc
riodically q number will have their
places taken BY ships Whlcn nave Deen
Idle.
Aircraft Not Affected.
Battleships and aircraft carriers may
not be affected Immediately. since three
dreadnaughts now are being modernl1eo
and carriers are scarce. The 7,5Oo-ton
cruisers also will be exempted from the
rotation, because they are too few ana
too scattered to be spared. -.
The war games to be held around
Hawaii early next year will not be af-
fected. Pratt plans the greatest Meet
concentration ever executed. and be-
cause Of participation by the Army, he
Is hopeful for the best nnaneuvers ever
conducted by the American feet.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
Documents Found on Seized Guardist
Held Conclusive Proof"

DOCUucntB EOuno On OCt4c0 0uaEutoS
Held Conclusive Proof"
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, November l4.-Peiping
dispatches published here today said
that documents found in the possession
Of a White Guardist arrested upon his
arrival there from Harbin give CON
elusive proof" that Japanese military
authorities are preparing provocative
acton against Russia. le IT,
The dispatches said the seizsd docu-
msptS showed W;lite Russians to be CO.
operating with the Japanese in these
purported preparations.
The arrested guardist. known as
Ushakov,- had upon his person a letter
from q Japanese military mission ad.
dressed to q japanese military agent
IN. Manchuria named Weddo, the SC
counts said.
Ushakov had described himself as. .
member of the "Kharbine active group
Of Amur Cossacks," controlled by two
White Guardists named Kriukanov and
Belkov. An uprising. supposed to- be
engineered as an emancipation move
ment" was to have been precipitated by
bandit elements under the direction Of
guardists sent to Tsitsihar and HailAx,
the documents carried by the arreste0
man were said to have revealed.
The reported intrigue caused sen14s
ton here and oficial publication OF
Ushakov's documents rs soon ~ the
Peiping dispatches are confirmed Was
being awaited with interest.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
40 CHINESE SLAIN i
|. IN OUTPOST CLASH
Japanese Rush Fresh Troops
to Nonni River Area to s
Halt development.
Continued From First Pase)

NOOuLlnuSo from f1rSb FaBe.D
ganchi Railway is to be administered by
board of administration under q jap
anese adviser.
In return, the instructions said. the
japanese troops will be withdrawn from
the Nonni River area as soon as Gen.
HOMO is satisfied Gen. Nah has full
filled the conditions specified. r
The war once announced that Gen.
HOMO was instructed to negotiate with
Gen. Nah through the Japanese consul
in Tsitsihar q
The detachment of troops which left
for Manchuria today was mixed bri-
gade of the Sth Division. !.
A large crowd gathered In spite of the
earfiness of the hour.
The trains went out in quick success
sion and were greeted by crowds at sta
tons all along the route.
Owing to grave danger" Of an attack
by Gen. Nah on the Japanese right
flank at the Nonni River, 1t was an
nounced, the Japanese were compelled
to extend their front line at Tahsirig, oc-
cupTinr Fhenkwontie, 10 miles to the
east The occupation took place Thurs
day. 1t was said, after Chinese cavalry
attack, in which four Japanese cavalry
men were killed.
The Japanese are now holding ''ccn1-
manding position" the statement said.
GEN. NAH GETS ORDER.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
RED CROSS AID ORDERED
Southeastern Chapters Told to Help
. Forest Blaze Victims.

The National Red Cross headquar-
ters mere yesterday notified Red Cross
chapters in Southeastern States to be
Cn the alert for forest fires and to be
prepared to offer emergency relief to
endangered families.
Due to abnormally dry weather dur
ing the past two or three months, nu-
merous forest fires have occurred in
the section from Mississippi eastward
and frcm Kentucky southwark, the
warning stated.
Red Cross chapters were informed
they were to provide temporary shelter
for families made homeless by fires and
also 70 provide canteen service.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
GRANDl TO BROADCAST
Will Talk From Washington Stu
dios of Radio Chain Thursday.

Dino Grandis first message to the
people Of the United States will be given
over a National Broadcasttng Co. net
work from Washington. Thursday night
from $50 to 6:45 o'lcock.
Grand will greet the American people
and probably will discuss the purposes
and accomplishments Of his visit. Will
liam Hard, newspaper correspondent
will introduce the Minister. Grand Is
expected to talk from the Washington
studios Of the National Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
JAPAN DENIES REPORT.
Ofhcial Dispatch Says She ID Not
Concerned with Pu-Yi.

Onicial Dispatch Says She ID Not
Concerned with Pu-YL
LONDON. ; November IL R.-An
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Toxic today said the Japanese govern
ment denied that Henry Pu-Yi, former
Chinese Emperor, had left Tientsin on
japanese destroyer for Dairen. The
dispatch quoted an, official as saying
Jarsn Is not concerned with the for
mer Emperor and Is not supporting ef-
forts to restore him to q throne in
Manchuria. - =,
TOXIC, November II tP).-A report
circulated here today, which could not
be confirmed said Henry Pu-Yi. fors
mer Chinese Emperor. Is being hurried
to Kirin, Manchuria, instead of Muk-
den. where he Is expected to set up a
new government. Many Of his ad-
herents in Mukden. It was said, OBJ
jected to his heading q public govern
ment there.
Evening star., 1931-11-14

difiicult task of curbing the Army, q
separate power in itself, without ap-
pearing TO Illustrate legitimate nation
alist ambitions: OF proving Japans re-
spect for world treaties without Yield
ing on the point Of her special treaties
In the Manchurian zone. w
lOopyyight, issi.l ..i..s.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
Queen Marie Visits Bavaria.

MUNICH. Bavaria. November Il 20.
...r;s srriyed today for an indefinite
.tsv The Archduke Anton Of Haps-
s,s,rc and his wife, the former Princess
iIesna Of Rvmania. were Of the St..
ton to greet her
Evening star., 1931-11-14

follow the example Of the greater
powers"
To transfer government enterprises
directly concerning the national life
to new companies, the shares of which
would be held by municipalities through
out the country.
Toyama and his followers have
sponsored any number Of reactionary
societies within recent years. the best
known of which is the Black Dragon
Society. This has been particularly ac-
tive in agitating on all questions. OF
foreign policy 1t is notable that when
Eugene Chen came to Japan last Sum-
mer In the capacity OF foreign min
lister of the rebel Canton (China) gov
ernment he called on Foreign Minister
Shidehara and on Toyama. And after
the first Manchurian clash, when the
Marking government had sent a spe-
cial emissary to Japan to sound out
the position Of the japanese govern
ment, he called on both Baron Shide-
hara and Toyama.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
American Given League Post.

GENEVA, November IA UP).-Royal
Tyler of Quincy, Mass, has been ap-
tnointed representative of the League
OF Nations Financial Committee ct
zEasApesk y 1sary- *
Evening star., 1931-11-14
GEN. NAH GETS ORDER.
Informs japanese General There Must
BE "Some Further Mistake,

ne some skurtnef MISTAKE.
PEIPING, November IA R.-Gen.
Nah Shan-Shan, commander Of the
Chinese forces In the Nonni River area.
has received notice from Gen. HOMO.
japanese commander. demanding that.
the japanese be permitted to occupy
Tsitsihar, he telegraphed today to
Manchurian headquarters here.
In his reply Gen. Nah. told the
japanese general there must be some
further mistake" because Tsitsihar Is
the terminus Of the TsitSihar- -Koshan
Railway, a purely Chinese line with no
connection with the Taonan- -Anganchi
line. which the Japanese stated the
wished to protect.
= Has No Further Trust.
why do you want to proceed to
Lungkiang? CTsitSihar)," Gen. Nah
asked. II fear you have made some
further mistake"
Relating the incident in a dispatch
to Chang Hsueh-Liang, former Man
churian governor, Gen. Nah said: y
"As the Japanese are obviously IN
creasing their original demands, have
no further trust In what they say Cor
promise. I hope you will place this
matter before the League Of Nations
for . decision"
The railway from Taonan runk north
to q point Just south of the town Of
Angan, on the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way At this point q station called
Tsitsihar Is located, but the actual CITY
Of Tsitsihar is 1S miles farther north.
SEE BLowAT RUSSIA.
Evening star., 1931-11-14
RATE HEARING DELAYED
Utilities Commission to Hear Tran
sit Valuation November 80. ~

The date for opening public hearings
before the Public Utilities Commission
on yaiuation OF the Washington Rapid
ITansis GO has been postponed from
Evening star., 1931-11-14
ROME LOAN PLAN
I: OF $1,000, 100000
! URGED BY HOOVER

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1931-11-14
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE
BARON SHIDEHARA AND
: WAKATSUN REVEALED

CONTINUED From First Page }
Evening star., 1931-11-14

Other pipe lines under construction
or proposed. ccppletlns the Grand
Evening star., 1931-11-14

several politicians. are suspected of
completely in the plot, and while they
have not been arrested their movements
are being watched by the police.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01
FUNDS OR DEFEAT

Money is called the sinews of but it is equally
true that it is the sinews of peace. Men have often
gone to war to make money and to promote business
on a national and international scale Many time
extreme poverty has driven tribes and nations to
in the hope of lettering their condition thereby Prob
ably half of the of the world have been brought
about through the greed of those who expected to
reap financial profit from the results of conflict
On the other hand, the stability and comforts of
peace can only be maintained through the securing OF
adequate funds. country without means could not
defend itself and would easily become the victim of
more powerful, greedy and aggressive foe.
The prohibition reform forces faces situation of
this character at the present time. A brief analysis
of conditions in our state and their relation to the
question of money follows
Prohibition in state is indeed grave. We
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01
THE SHADOW OF A ROCK IN A
WEARY LAND

"And man shall be as a shadow of rock in
weary land" and that man is President Herbert
Hoover.
They said Mr.. Hoover was going to waver. They
said he thinking about making some concession to
the liquor interests that the political situation re-
qured that the president if he again to become
candidate must extend some comfort to the thirsty
sports and needy liquor interests. But when they
spoke to Mr.. Hoover, he said No He could find no
reason or excuse for changing his attitude He did
not mistake the voice of political expediency for the
voice of conscience and still continued to obey the
high mentor that he did when he first became
candidate for the high office he now holds.
They have stated that Mr. Hoover must make con-
cession to the ngoes and guard the finances that the
United States must be shyock to extort the last dol
lar from poverty stricken Europe They have said the
United States be protected against foreign foes
The american Issue
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01
E D | T O r | A L

managed to prevent the loss of the Illinois prohi-
btion law at the last session Of the Legislature only
by the narrowest possible margin, while the Anti
Saloon League and other drys exertng them
selves to the limit in support of it.
Within recent weeks, under the shrewd manipu-
latlon of the vets, the American Legion conven-
ton was led to go on record as favoring modihca-
ton or repeal. This action by such powerful
ganlzation, exerting a great deal of political inhu
ence, adds much to the danger.
While the vets have been aggressive the
drys have not been idle The is steadily
pushing the work of enforcement with increasing
vgor and SKILL and if the is properly sup
ported will soon have the prohibition enforcement
task very we'll in hand In order to give the gov
eminent adequate support in its endeavors and to
save prohibition from the fierce attacks of the vets,
our state must be aroused from one end to the
other Nothing but decided awakening and the
marshaling of every of dry strength can do
With this end in view, the Ant-Saloon League,
cooperating with the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union and other friends of prohibition, has
been holding County Union Dry Conventions,
ganizing each county for special campaign during
the next year and half along the four lines of
publicity, youth education, law enforcement and
the election of more dry legislators.
And comes the hard times-Depresson,
Encouragement, and Fear working havoc in the
minds of many people and in their support of the
League. Difficult as the prohibition situation is,
that it be worked out the people
can be aroused and the cause can be saved if we
can only have even moderate supply of funds with
which to work.
We beg of you most earnestly not to allow the
hard times destroy our state and national pro-
hibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01


To wake Nicodemus today
1t is about time that we walked Nicodemus up.
Nicodemus for the time being may we'll represent the
easy going good citizen who relies upon other people
to do the reform work. backs off from taking any i'm
porant part in good citizenship and moves along the
line of least resistance and what he imagines is the
best protection of his private interest Ncodemus
can also represent the ineffective and non-voting por
ton of best people and professed Christians. SO
many drift along absorbed in their affairs and do
not take intelligent personal interest in solving the
problems of the day.
We have national prohibition; we have fair de-
gree of enforcement The country has already received
immense benefits from such enforcement we have
Our clean, vigorous cear-eyed citizens that throng
the streets of every American town and city show
plainly enough that liquor has lost its grip upon the
American people. But, it is time they awakened
up for there is grave danger of losing what has been
so dearly and what is of such inestimable value
The first year after prohibition came, the brewers
organization publicly made statement that ct takes
more than prohibition to make quit" What they
meant by that statement is shown clearly enough by
the which have taken place in the last eleven
years. The steadily increasing intensity of the wet
opposition; the large quantity of money they have at
their command and the skiful in which their
campaigns conducted show that they have able
leadership and out for blood.
1t is time the good, old, sleepy Nicodemus walked
I'D! He can overcome the wet drive. There is enough
of him to out-number and Outright the liquor inter
ests on every battlefield if the whole crowd repre-
scented by Nicodemus will throw themselves into the
conflict
So we say, Wake up, Nicodemus, rub your eyes,
grab cudgel and jump into the fray.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01
WAKE NICODEMUS!

Now run tell Elijah to hurry up, Pomp
And meet us at the gum tree
Down in the swamp,
To wake Nicodemus today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
TAXI RATE HEARING
SET FOR TUESDAY
Intervention in Cab War Put
Off Because of Absence
of Commissioners.
TRAFFIC BUREAU HAS NEW SERVICE.

Intervention by the Public Utilities
Commission in the taxicab rate war
has been deferred until Tuesday, it was
announced today at the executive Offices
of the commission.
Plans originally had been made to
discuss the rate war and issue an order
for a public hearing on taxi rates at
the regular meeting Monday. In view
of later developments. however. the
commission postponed the session until
Tuesday.
Two to Be Absent.
Ostensibly, the postponement is due
to an anticipated lack of a quorum
Monday Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
chairman of the commission, has
planned to leave Washington tomorrow
and will not return in time for the taxi
discussion. Maj Donald A. Dawson,
acting engineer commissioner, another
member reported he would be unable
to attend a meeting Monday, leaving
Harleigh H. Hartman, vice chairman,
as the commissions lone member.
Mai. Dawson will attend the meeting
Tuesday. He and Hartman will decide
the commissions course of action with
respect to the taXicabs, as Chairman
Patrick is expected to be away for sew
eral weeks.
Await Diamond Co.
The one-day delay in the taxi dis
cuSSion also will give the commission
time to ascertain the decision of the
Diamond Cab Co. before it takes any
action. The Diamond Co., operating
fleet of $50 cabs, has thus far declined
to enter into an agreement to end the
rate war at midnight tonight, and its
decision is expected to have far-reach-
ing influence on the action Of the COM
mission.
Harry C. Davis, manager of the Dia-
mond Co., has indicated that the posi-
ton of his concern will be definitely
known Monday when the board of di-
rectors meets to decide whether to con-
tinue operation on the present 20-cent
fiat rate or to join the other independ-
ent companies in returning to a 25-
cent fat rate. Unless the Diamond Co.
lines up with the other companies, fear
has been expressed that the rate war
will be renewed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
COMMISSIONS GAS
BUREAU WILL MOVE
Inspection Laboratory to Vacate
Office for New Quarters in
Woodward Building.

Orders for the removal Of the gas
inspection bureau Of the Public Utilities
Commission from its present quarters in
the main Office of the washington Gas
Light Co. to the Woodward Building at
Fifteenth and H streets, were issued to-
day by the commission.
The relocation of the gas inspection
bureau was requested by the gas COM
pany because its expansion program has
made additional space at its main Of
flee urgent. The bureau will move as
soon as the new quarters are equipped.
The gas inspection bureau Is one of
the important units Of the utilities COM
mission. Elmer G. Runyon, gas en-
gineer, is the director
The bureau is made up Of two de-
partments-a testing laboratory and a
meter division. In the laboratory engi-
neers and chemists keep a close watch
On all gas distributed in the District,
to determine its quality. The meter di-
vision tests all gas meters.
The bureau played an important part
in the pressure investigation Of the COM
mission last Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
M'REYNOLDS WINS
SUIT AGAINST BANK
Successor in Merger Liable
on $4,000 in Realty Deal,
Justice Luhring Holds.

Joseph McReynolds, former Stude-
baker distributor, of 5000 Connecticut
avenue, today won his suit to compel
an accounting against the Federal
American National Bank & Trust Co.,
as successor to the merged Merchants
Bank & Trust Co., growing out Of an
exchange of the McReynolds Apart
ments, at Eighteenth and G streets, for
certain property, alleged to be owned
by the District Of Columbia Realty Co.,
including two notes, one for 100000
and the other for $4,000, which were
represented to McReynolds to have been
made by responsible person.
Justice Oscar R. Luhring, who heard
the case, reached the conclusion that
the Merchants Bank & Trust Co. had
concealed material facts from Mercy
nolds in connection with the notes, on
the security of which the bank had ad-
vanced him $4,000. The court holds
that the successor bank, by reason OF
It's merger, becomes liable to McRey-
Ylolds for the sum OF $l25,000, repre-
sented by the two notes, less a credit OF
$50, 900 LOANED to him.
The court also ordered the cancel
lation of the note for $4,000 made by
McReynolds and held by the Federal
American National Bank g. Trust Co.
According to the decision, Mercy
nolds also Is entitled to have returned
a commission Of $500 paid by him to
the Merchants Bank & Trust Co.. on
the exchange Of properties. -,
Through Attorneys George A. Berry
and Joseph j. Maloy, McReynolds in
his bill filed last October, charged he
had relied on information given him by
the then president of the Merchants
Bank g. Trust Co. that the maker of
the Sl25,0c0 notes accepted as part
consideration for the sale OF the Nc
Reynolds Apartments was solvent when
the bank had information TO the con-
trary, as determined by the court in
its opinion.