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Evening star., 1932-01-30

A private elevator for the exclusive
use Of Secretary Lamont Is now In op-
Grafton at the $17,500,000 new Com
merce Department Building. Its op-
Grafton costs the Government in wages
$635 day.
1t is manned by a woman operator,
who draws $50 in pay month, and
protected from the prying eyes of the
public by heavy bronze door, which,
in turn, is watched over by building
guard, whose salary month amounts
to 500.
In order for Secretary Lamont to
reach his private lift on the main floor
of the building, he must pass within
S feet of three public elevators. The
Secretarys and two of the public ele-
vators are in the shaft.
The private elevator leads to the fifth
floor of the seven-story building, where
the Secretary's walnut-paneled and air
conditioned suite is located. This lift
has no connection with the two other
elevators assigned to this suite. 1t is
understood the other two are to be used
only by special guests They are in the
center of the vast public reception room
and their doors on this floor are fin
ished in American walnut to match
the walls of the vast room.
Instead, the exclusive elevator is on
the south side of the suite, allowing
Evening star., 1932-01-30
AIRLINER MISSING
WITH EIGHT SOUGHT
Three Women Among Passengers
in California Desert and
Mountain Country.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January 30.-A tri-
motored transport plane with three
women and five men aboard was the
object of an intensive search today in
the rugged desert and mountain
country, between Bakersfield, Calf,
and Los Angeles.
The ship has been missing since 45O
pm. yesterday when it was due from
Bakersfield $50 to the north.
Century Pacific Air Line officials an
nounced the plane carried the follow
ing:
Frank Dewar, chief deputy sheriff OF
Los Angeles County; Pilot ]. V. Sand
blom, Los Angeles; S. B. Swan, Elks'
Club, Pomona Marie Combs, Bake-S-
field; Mrs. F. H. Fickerson, San Diego;
Miss Nita McGrath, Oakland; w. H.
Smith, San Francisco, and j. H.
Polhemus, San Francisco.
Four other transport planes, traVerS-
ing the route over the Tehachapl Noun
tains, reported strong winds and fog in
that territory yesterday afternoon.
Flares seen by residents of district
adjacent to Mojave raised a CLEAN of
hope. The flares appeared about IS
miles west of Lancaster desert town. A
relief expedition was formed at Ian
caster to investigate.
The only other clew was a report
from Frazier Mountain Store, near
Lebec, on the mountainous ridge route,
that a plane was heard overhead about
the time the sky liner should have
passed southwark.
Air company officials said it was pos
sible the plane had been forced down
on the desert near Lancaster and that
the pilot had been unable to reach a
telephone.
Evening star., 1932-01-30

Compiled for the purpose of giving
the facts in the agitation over proposed
Federal wage cuts, a survey of salary
costs in the Government made public
today by the Bureau of the Budget
showed that exclusive of the legislative
establishments, and judges, the Gov
ernment has 1,023,373 civil and mill
tary employees paid a total of s1,3l5.-
800, ,467l2 annual salary.
Civil employees number 732,46o, re-
ceiving a total salary of s1,o55, ,97o,-
635. SIS, the statistics show, while the
military group numbers 2909l3, and is
paid a total annual salary of $3.50, ,7l9,-
93O.57.
The largest pay group in the civil
Evening star., 1932-01-30
POLICE BUILDING
HELD OVERLOADED
Headquarters Structure May
Be Condemned as Unsafe.
Floors Sag.

Acting Engineer Commissioner
Donald A Dawson today ordered
detailed inspection of the Police
Headquarters Building, 462 Louisiana
avenue, to be made by Building In
spector John w. Oehmann. The in
Spection will be made this afternoon
to determine if the building is safe
for further use
Possibility that the Police Headquar
ters Building at 462 Indiana avenue
might be condemned as unsafe loOmed
today as Building Inspector John w
Oehmann received a report from two
of his Subordinates that several of the
rooms in the old structure were over
loaded and that the furniture and file
cases should be shifted or the entire
building shored up.
According to reports made today by
Roy A. Price and C. w. Sherrier OF the
building inspectors office, eight rooms
and the first and second storage base
ments show signs of overlooking. The
room numbers given in the reports are
5O7, 5O8, 4O8, 4O6, 309, 206, 203 and 1O3
Col. Oehmann called the attention OF
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
RUSSIA PUTS RAIL
USE Up TO CHINESE
Replies to Toxic Request for
Permission to Transport
Troops to Harbin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, January 30.-The decision
whether Japan will be permitted to
transport troops to Harbin over the
Chinese Eastern Railway rested today
with China.
Russia. Joint owner with China of the
railroad, has declined to allow troop
movements over the line without the
consent of China
An appeal for use Of the railroad was
made by Japan through Ambassador
Koki Hirota, who said Japanese troops
were needed in the region to protect
japanese citizens and their interests
from conflict between factions of
Chinese forces.
The japanese government was ready
to pay an indemnity for use of the line,
NJ. Hirota said, explaining his govern
ment had no intention Of violating the
neutrality of the Chinese Eastern.
Russia's reply was communicated by
Assistant CommisSar for Foreign Affairs
Karakhan, who said misunderstood
ing" already was probable over the fact
that japanese authorities had appealed
to the Russian president OF the board
of the railroad for permission to carry
troops II hours after soldiers had been
entrained at Kuanschentzu.
Whether that action could be &C
cepted as proper depended not only on
the Soviet government, but also on the
Chinese authorities, since the Chinese
Eastern passes across Chinese territory.
III these Chinese authorities find it
possible to transport Japanese troops
toward the Harbin region, the Soviet
government, on its side, has no reasons
to create obstacles under absolute con-
ditionS that the interests Of the Chinese
Eastern Railway will not be violated" ."
NJ. Karakhan said.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
81 .315 $50. .467 TOTAL IN SALARIES
PAID l.O23,373 u. s.. WORKERS
Bureau of Budget Complies Figures to
Give Facts in Agitation Over Pro-
posed Wage Cuts.

establishments of the Government re-
ceives less than 81 900 a year and num-
bers 124,678, receiving total of S43,-
3O902l57, while the highest paid per-
sons in the civil group number 81, re-
ceiving a salary of more than $4,000
a year. They get total of S732,460.
There is only one person in the military
establishment receiving $4,000 or more
and he receives S2l 500. His identity
was not made public.
The compilation was made by the
Bureau of the Budget as a result of nu-
merous requests from many sources for
information in connection with the
proposal to reduce Federal salaries. The
statistics are for salaries of $1,000 or
less on up to $4,000 or more, but
there are several groups of Government
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
VANGUARD OF COLD
EXPECTED TONIGHT
Mercury Due to Fall to 20 Degrees.
Still Lower Mark Predicted
for Tomorrow Night.

Tomorrow will usher in the coldest
week of the year, the Weather Bu-
reau predicted today, adding that the
mercury might drop to "a degrees to-
might. This would equal the low
record of the Winter, established De-
cembCr 8.
Tomorrow night. however, the bureau
thinks. this record will be shattered
with the official thermometer prob
ably registering as low as 20 degrees.
From then until next Saturday or
Sunday cold weather will prevail with
slight variation.
The cold weather scheduled to hit
Washington tonight is part Of a cold
wave sweeping from the Northwest,
where extremely low temperatures have
prevailed for a week. This morning
sections as far South and East as
Northern Kansas we're in its grip. At
Devils Lake, N. Oak, the mercury drop
ped to IS degrees below zero. Frost was
predicted for as far south as Northern
Florida.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
STEAMER IS RAMMED
IN FOG OFF NEW YORK
The Roosevelt, Riding at Anchor
in Quarantine, Struck by
Romano One Hurt.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 30.-Ocean-
bound through a dense fog, the steamer
Roma of the Italia American Shipping
Corporation rammed the United States
Line steamer Roosevelt today in Quar-
antine. The Roosevelt was riding at
anchor.
The Roma's bow was bent 6 feet
above the water line and broken near
the top. The Roosevelt suffered little
damage. No persons were injured.
The collision was reported to the
United States Coast Guard by Capt.
George Fried, hero of the Antinoe dis
aster and commander of the Roosevelt.
The Roma was commanded by Capt.
Mario N'upesce.
The Roma, which was outbound for
a Mediterranean cruise, will return to
her pier for repairs. The Roosevelt
was inbound.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
Z. s. AND BRITAIN JOIN IN PROTEST
AGAINST ATTACK ON SHANGHAI;
FLEET READY TO AID AMERICANS
AMERICANS In NANKINC
ORDERED READY TO FLEE
Prepare to Evacuate City Within Two
Hours-Chiang Calls on Chinese to
Fight for Existence.

tarv leaders. who previously advocated
a policy of moderation toward Japan,
as a result Of the events OF the last SO
hours at Shanghai.
Chang offered his services "as a
citizen to fight side by side with you
all" in a telegram to the government.
The more we endure the more ag-
gressive the japanese become, his mes
sage said. The fate of China is at
stake and any one with any sense of
patriotism can no longer endure the
japanese oppression.
Nov is the time for all the govern
ments of China and all the armies to
defend the national honor and the
very existence of the Chinese people.
I'VE must prepare to fight and make
sacrifices rather than yield to the
japanese. who have destroyed the peace
of the world.
Il have been with you through thick
and thin I am still willing to fight
side by side with you all"
Evening star., 1932-01-30
EINSTEIN THINKS TELESCOPE
WILL PROVE SPACE CURVED
Scientists California Institute Told Universe Seems to
Be Expanding and Contracting in Cycles

Discussing discovery by DR.. Edwin
P. Hubble and Milton Hunason of
Mount Wilson that the velocity of neb-
ulae away from the earth appears to
increase regularly with increasing dis
tance, DR.. Einstein said a mathemati-
cal Interpretation of the phenomena
does not yet require curved space to
account for it.
If space is Curved back on itself"
as DR.. Einstein has theorized, it would
be supposed that even the most remote
nebulae ultimately would be forced to
stop running away and start back to-
ward other nebulae, this being the
basis of his contracting and expanding
universe theory.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
HARDIN BATTLE NEAR.

TOXIC, January 80 (P).-A dispatch
to the Rengo News Agency from Harbin,
Manchuria, today said a battle was
imminent south of there, where troops
of Ting Chao, commander of the
Chinese Eastern Railway guards, we're
entrenching before japanese brigade
which had reached KushSiangtun, the
first station south of Harbin.
A dispatch from Changchun said
Gen. Jiro Tamon, commander of the
japanese I'd Division, is contemplating
drastic action against Soviet employees,
whom they charged with tampering
with the southern extension of the
Chinese Eastern Railway between Har-
bin and Changchun.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
Plea for More
Troops Made
by Council.
FIRE ADVANCES
ON SETTLEMENT
Neutrality Violation
Is Laid to Japan
by Leaders.

NANKING, January 80 HD.-
Marshal Chang Kai-Shek and
several members of the govern
ment left Nanking this after
noon for an unrevealed deSti-
nation, but it was believed they
had gone to Shanghai.
1t was understood the gov
ernment'S decision to declare
war on Japan would not be
made effective before tomorrow
at the earliest.
b. the Associated Press
The grim Specter of war arose
over China late today as Gen.
Chang Kai-Shek, the Chinese
military hero and former PreSi-
dent, sent kilograms to his lieu
tenants urging that they prepare
to defend China and fight for her
national existence.
The Municipal Council was re-
liably reported to have appealed
for American and British troops
to protect the foreign settlement.
At the same time a Reuters
News Agency dispatch to Shang-
hal from Marking said the high
est government officials, meeting
in a council, had decided to de-
clare war on Japan.
Toxic Warns League.
The echo of the war cry was
heard at Toxic, where a war
Office spokesman, referring to
ChinaS decision to evoke more
drastic sections Of the League Of
Nations covenant at Geneva, said
the League Council must bear a
terriblc responsibility" if, through
its action, "a world conf1agration"
Srould be precipitated.
The United States Marines guarding
tEc IrtcTnational Settlement tonight
picked up IA Japanese sin civilian
clothes who had invaded the American
area All Of them had pistols and some
Of them carried swords. They were
taken n two groups, the first after a
Marine sentry on patrol heard two shots
whiz close to his head. Some distance
away he saw two groups of men run
ming He chased after them, firing In
the ali, and took them prisoner.
A few minutes later another group
Of eight, all heavily armed were ar
rested in the same vicinity
All the captiyeS were turned over
to the municipal police.
When they were questioned at Ma
rine headquarters the CaptiVeS said
they had been sent into the American
area by the japanese naval authorities
with orders to proceed to a Japanese
cotton mill near the American area
for guard duty.
The American consular authorities
at Nanking ordered all American Cltl-
zens to be ready to eVacuaJe the city
within two hours.
AT Shanghai, in the meantime, the
bloody battle which ragged over the
Chapel sector for SO hours lulled dur
ing the afternoon and thousands OF
bloody and torn Chinese refugees scut-
tied out of the section to take refuge
IN the International Settlement.
More Planes Arrive.
Two additional japanese aircraft car
riers arrived in Shanghai Harbor this
afternoon.
British and American residents of
the International Settlement, shortly
before the lull in the fighting, protest.
ed to the settlement consular officials,
declaring the japanese naval staff was
using the settlement as base for its
a&taCI, uDOn the Chinese.
Sir Eric DrummOnd, secretary general
of the League of Nations at Geneva, Of
fered the League Council a proposal
calling for an investigation of the events
Continued on Page 3, Column D.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
House Committee Makes
Amendments in Order by
Special Report.
ALSO WOULD DEFER
FILLING OF VACANCIES
Chairman Pou Says Draft Will
Avoid Necessity of Nine Others
on Subject.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Another drastic blow against the en-
tire personnel of the Government en-
ployment service was taken when the
House Rules Committee today reported
out a special rule making in order on
all appropriation bills amendments pro-
hibiting any increases in salary and
the filling of vacancies until July |,
1888
The language Of this resolution was
prepared by the parliamentarian of the
House to meet the intention of the
House Appropriations Committee to
place such prohibitions in all of the big
supply bills of the Government which
carry funds for payment of salaries on
the Federal pay roll.
Avoids Nine Rules.
Chairman Pou of the Rules Commit
tee said that the special rule was
drawn so as to avoid the necessity of
drafting nine separate special rules to
pe applied to each of the appropriation
bills Chairman Pou explained that it
would probably be necessary to vary the
language somewhat in the Post Office
and War and Navy bills because the
salary rates there are based on length
Of service rather than on the struc-
ture of salary ranges within grades
and classification OF service.
Chairman Pou admitted that the
Rules Committee had not considered
FL oF
motions. retirement in longevity pay
and such related questions in those
services where length of service is the
ruling factor. He explained that the
Appropriations Committee would prob
ably vary the wording in those parttcu-
lar bills such as Post Office, War and
Navy bills, to meet those particular
conditions.
Wording of Rule.
The rule reported out today is as
follows:
THAT in the consideration of the
general appropriation bills during the
first session of the Seventy-second Con-
greSS it shall be in order to consider
without the intervention of a point OF
order any sections of all of the afore-
said bills containing language which
prohibits, during the period from the
date Of their respective enactmentS
until June 80, 1888. the use of appro-
priations for increases in compensa-
ton and the filling of vacancies, i'm
positions with such notifications i'll
such sections as may be necessary to
accomplish such purposes in order to
adopt them in the respective approprla-
ton bills"
Army Cut Plan Startles Capital.
A proposal to cut off 1000 officers
and $3.50 enlisted men from the Army
and to slash upwards of $4,000 900
from the budget estimate for support
of the War Department during the
coming fiscal year embodied in the bill
on which the House subcommittee on
the War Department appropriation bill
has practically completed its work,
caused CONSERVATION in Washington
today.
1t was authoritatively aScertained
that the subcommittee is prepared to
make these recommendations to the
House, even though several members of
the subcommittee protest that these
figures are merely wild guesseS.
High Government officials, especially
in the War Department, and leaders IN
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
BY the Associated Press.

PASADENA, Calf, January 30.-A
proposed 20O-inch telescope, twice the
size of the largest now in existence, may
give definite proof that space is curved
and that the universe is expanding and
contracting in cycles, in the belief of
DR.. Albert Einstein, noted German
physicist.
Addressing a group of scientists last
night at the California Institute of
Technology, DR.. Einstein said he is
certain that space is curved and he be-
lieves such curvature will be revealed
when additional observations are made.
The telescope is to be set up at the
Mount Wilson Observatory.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
SHIP LINES MAY CUT

NEW YORK, January 80 (P.-Un-
less the transatlantic passenger busi-
ness improves before the opening of the
regular tourist season, schedules of
some of the major lines may be limited,
it was reported in marine circles yes
terday.
Evening star., 1932-01-30
Oil Contract Approved.

BOGOTA, Colombia, January 80 (P-
The council Of state yesterday approved
a contract between the government and
the Tropical Oil Co. to establish a fuel
from Peru
Evening star., 1932-01-30
u. S. DESTROYER AVAILABLE.
Ready to Take Americans From
Sanking If Necessary.

Nanking If Necessary.
BY the Associated Press.
The United States Government has
one deStroyer-the Simpson-at Nam
king which would be available for the
evacuation of Americans from that city.
1t carries lis men and officers, and
would be able to take about 100 civilians
out of the area
Evening star., 1932-01-30

Radio Programs on Page AS
Evening star., 1932-01-30
WEATHER.

%. g. Weather Bureau porecast)
Fair and much colder tonight; tomor-
row fair and colder; lowest temperature
tonight about "a degrees.
Temperatures-Highe 81, at $3.50
am. today; lowest, 49, at 7:30 am. today.
Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1932-01-30

Continued Oh Page 3, Column 81
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
R Reception Today
For Visitor

Mrs. Andrew White enter
tanned at luncheon today at the
shoreham in honor of Mrs.
Royal S. Copeland and Miss
Virginia M. Duryee, Of New
York. Miss Duryee and her
fiance, Lieut.. Royal S. Cope
land, jr., who arrived in Wash.
ington yesterday are the guests
of Senator and Mrs. Copeland
in their apartment at the Shore
ham.
Mrs. Copeland will entertain
at reception this Afternoon in
her apartment at the Shore
ham in honor of Miss Duryee
and Lieutenant Copeland. AS
sisting the hostess will be Mrs.
Morris Sheppard, Mrs. William
King, Mrs. Arthur H. Vanden"
berg, Nine. Skalicky, Mrs.
Peyton Gordon, Mrs, Clarence
w. Grosner, Mrs. Peter Drury,
Mrs. Andrew White, Miss Gladys
Wood and Mrs. Carlos Del Mar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Still
man Duryee, parents of the
bride-to-be, will arrive on Sat
urday in time for the dinner to
riven by Senator and Mrs.
Copeland that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Still
man Duryee will arrive on Sat
urday, in time for the dinner to
be given by Senator and Mrs.
Copeland.
Senator and Mrs. Arthur H.
vandenberg will entertain at
dinner Friday, February 10, at
Wardman Park, and Sunday,
February 81, Mrs. Peter Drury
will give a dinner for the pros
pective, bride and bridegroom
at her home. The counselor of
the Czechoslovakian Legation
and Nine. Skalicky will be the
hosts at a buffet supper later
that evening at the Westchester
in their honor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence w. Grosner will
The Washington times., 1932-02-18

Mrs John Hav whitney tonal England matter /Of very
genuine regret for while they Palm Beach they
ertaned constantly, and many important folk went down
to visit them from Washington as we'll as Philadelphia
Miami Host Entertains Capital Visitors
One of the most frequent hosts at Miami this
Mr.. Edward R. Thomas who is annual visitor in the
Capital and numbers among his friends many members of
smart society here
Sea Weed, his home Miami Beach, is of the show
places in that region It is remarkable for its great
front room on the first floor the walls and ceiling of which
are in stained seafoam blue and the raers
overhead are adorned with wroughtron pelicans.
The floor is painted to give the effect of
blue and the fireplace of keystone and seabotom
coral The furniture in this marine is of reed and wood
of deep shade of aquamarne with touches of coral
upholstery is in nautical design The legs of the great
ectory table carved dophns and ship lanterns hung
the walls The center chandelier composed of steering
wheel suspended from giant starfsh from which are hung
three small lanterns.
The hooked scattered about the are centered
with designs symbolic of marine lfe and large fish
draped from the ceiling at end of the which are
enmeshed fans and shells.
ships bell rings to the arrival of guest and
the opens wide terrace which leads down to the
hosts private dock
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
Wedding to Take
Place April 8

The wedding of Miss Louise
Gilpin Morris, daughter of Mr.,
1. Wistar Morris, of Thaydon,
Chestnut Hill, Pa, and Mr.. Will
liam Morrow L. Roosevelt, Of
Philadelphia, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry l.. Roosevelt Of
Roosevelt Hall, Skaneateles, N.
Y, and this city, will take place
on Friday, April 8, at 4 o'clock,
in st. Paul's Protestant Episco-
pal Church, Chestnut Hill.
The Rev. Malcolm E. Peabody,
rector of the church, will
officiate.
A small reception will fol-
low at the home of the brides
father.
Miss Morris and Mr.. RooSe-
velt, will arrive here Saturday
to spend the weekend with
Mr.. Roosevelt's parents.
DR.. and Mrs. Augustus Thorn
dixie of Boston, Mass, are at
the Carlton for several days,
accompanied by Miss Susan c.
Amory, also of Boston.
Mrs. Gerrit Eohn Diekema, Of
Ann 4.rbor, Mich, wife of the
late United States minister to
the Netherlands, is now in
Washington at the Mayflower.