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Evening star., 1932-02-29
DRAMATIC CRITICS CRITICIZED
BY HOUSE PATENTS COMMITTEE
Summoned Explain What srovich Calls ''Their
Destructive Criticism

He blamed motion pictures tc some
extent, asserting producers of legiti-
mate plays spend time and money de-
veloping artists and then they are
taken by the movies because the movies
can pay better money"
Why, I wrote a play myself, re-
Gently" he said.
"A New York producer offered George
Bancroft $500 week and half CT the
profits to take the leading role. How
can a producer who takes in only
SIS. 900 a week pay that kind of salary
and survivor"
Sirovich said dramatic critics should
be subjected to examination before they
are allowed to practice their profession,
Just like doctors. lawyers and other pro-
fessional man.
Well, let's have them down here and
test them" said Representative Dies,
Democrat, Texas. Lets call out the
old blue-blacked speller and see how
many of them know how to SPELL"
Sircvich then put to the committee
a motion, unanimously agreed to, direct
ing him to invite all dramatic critics to
come before the committee to see what
can be done Ito give the producers and
authors square deal"
Evening star., 1932-02-29
Set Up Signal Buzzer at
Washington Savings to
Warn of Danger.
MONEY VAULTS PROPER
ARE LEFT UNTOUCHED
Officers of the Institution Declare
Insurance Will Cover ANY
Possible Loss.

While confederate stood guard ir
an adjoining shop at the switch OF
a buzzer signal ;ystem, yeggmen some
time between Saturday night and early
today used an acetylene welding outfit
to burn off the door of the safety de-
posit vault of the Washington Savings
Bank, TIC Tenth street, and systemat-
ically looted SO of the privately rented
boxes inside of an undetermined amount
of cash, jewelry and valuable papers
After they had forced their way into
the bank by cutting hole through a
wall separating it from typewriter
store adjoining the bank and had en-
tered the vault, the burglars went to
work on the row of strong boxes as
opening one here and another there.
Ignore Money Vaults.
The robbers made no effort to break
into the money vaults of the bank
proper, according to Thomas E. FARRELL,
president. These vaults, in which the
funds of the depositors are kept, located
on the first floor, were undisturbed. The
safety deposit vault is in the cellar.
Though Mr. FARRELL and other off,
GERS of the bank were unable to esti-
mate the amount of loot obtained from
the safe deposit boxes, they said that
the loss, whatever its total, was fully
covered by insurance. No estimate
could be made, they explained, until
the boxes are examined by their hold
ers, and this might require several days.
Janitor Discovers Robbery.
The robbery was discovered shortly
after O'Clock this morning, when Wes-
ley Wheeler, colored janitor, went to
the building to clean the Offices He
notified officials of the institution, who
summoned the police.
Apparently using duplicate key to
gain entrance to the building, the
thieves removed the lock from the door
of the Standard Typewriter Co., which
occupies a small store on the first floor
The typewriter shop, formerly used as
the bookkeeping department Of the
bank, once was connected with the
banking room by door. This door
was filled in with wire and plaster some
time ago, when officials OF the 1nSti-
tuition decided to rent the store.
With unerring precision the yeggs
picked this weak spot in the wall and
chiseled their way through it.. Then
they rigged up their buzzer system, at
taching push-button to a typewriter
and carrying the buzzer to the safe de-
posit vault, where it was connected with
two dry-cell batteries.
Post Lookout Man
While the lookout man sat behind
partition dividing the typewriter shop,
the others carried two pressure cylin-
ders-one containing acetylene gas and
the other oxygen--to the basement
With their guard watching Tenth
street through peep-hole bored in the
partition, the robbers covered windows
and doors with oilcloth, rigged up their
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-02-29
AL CAPONE WORRIED
while APPEAL DRAGS
Time Spent in Jail Does Not Count
on 11-Year Sentence, So He
May Go to Prison.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 29.-"Scarface
AL" Capone is doing some worrying over
his day of atonement-the IL years he
was sentenced to serve in prison for in
come tax evasion.
Since october "a he has been con-
fined in the county Jail awaiting out
come of the appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld
his conviction Saturday. But the way
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson
worded the sentence, Capone must go
to Federal penitentiary before he can
receive credit on the IL years.
So while his attorneys got set for
another move in the courts today,
"Scarface Az was making up his mind
whether he should stay IN Jail here or
move to penitentiary pending a pc
ton to the Circuit Court for a re-
hearing or an appeal 70 the Supreme
Court. There was possibility the
prosecution may decide ror him by ask
ing the Appellate Court TO order his
transfer.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
COOLIDGE PLEADS
AGAINST HOARD|NG
Urges People to Deposit Cash
or to Buy Treasury 2 Per
Cent Paper.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 29-Former
President Calvin Coolidge advised his
countrymen today to put their boarded
money in a good bank or in Treasury
certificates if they would assist the
Government, improve credit, encourage
business and provide work"
In a statement released by the Citi-
zens Reconstruction Organization, the
former President asserted 'the time has
come for the people to take charge of
their own affairs" If they would not
save themselves, he said, no one can
save them"
Idle Money Harmful.
Mr. Coolidge's statement follows:
"One of the most important factors
in the failure of business to revive Is
that many people are holding money
idle which ought to be in circulation.
We do not have and cannot have enough
currency so that it can be used for that
purpose without impairing business,
closing factories and causing unemploy-
ment.
Everybody at this time should keep
on hand only what money is actually
needed. All other money should be
put to work. 1t can be deposited in
sound bank 1t can be used to pur-
chase the new Treasury certificates
which will be sold by banks and will
pay 2 per cent interest. These Ger
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-02-29
THREE u. S. SOLDIERS
ARE DEAD AT SHANGHAI
Sergeant and Two Privates of 31st
Infantry Reported Victims
of Disease.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, February %. - Three
casualties among the American defense
forces participating in the Shanghai
crisis were reported today.
Sergt Moore l.. Gordon of Sidney,
Iowa. a member of the 31St United
States Infantry, died of pneumonia con-
tracted from exposure while completing
series of telephone lines in the
American area.
Reports were also made on the deaths
of two private soldiers of the 3lst In
fantry. Pvt. James Jordan of Chidester,
Ark, and Pvt. Labert Lewis of Pocatello,
Idaho. both of whom died of smallpox
last week. They will be buried here.
Three other members of the regiment
are still in the isolation hospital with
the same disease. Medical officers
OF dered every man in the regiment
vaccinated.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
Nv the ASsocia ted preSs


Charging dramatic critics with
knowing nothing and running the le-
gitimate theater by posing as know-it-
alls," the House Patents Committee to-
day voted unanimously to invite them
to explain what the committee chair
man called their destructive criticism.
In the middle of testimony by Thor
valid Solberg, former registrar of pat
ents, Chairman Sirovich halted pro-
ceedings to tell three newspapermen
who sat in the front row of the hear
ing room that dramatic producers in
vited to appear before the committee
had been unable to come because the
Legitimate drama is on the rocks"
They don't even have a spokesman
here" the New York Democrat said.
THE legitimate drama is being de-
stroyed through wanton criticism. We
certainly should do something to pro-
tect producers and authors against the
malicious dramatic critics"
To support his contention that the
legitimate theater is "on the rocks, "
Sirovich said only 10 Of 80 theaters in
New York~ City are open now. He added
that four out of five new plays are
financial failures.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
Chinese Driven
Back by Fierce
Chapel Barrage
BY MORRIS J. HARRIS.

Associated Press staf Correspondent.
tCopyright. 1892, by the Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI, February 29.-The
Chinese battle line, fighting fiercely on
new front at Chapel, wavered and
fell back slightly today under a thun-
derous artillery bombardment.
After a terrific battle, which lasted
throughout the day from early morn
ing, the japanese, aided for the first
time in more than week by the big
guns on the warships in the river,
claimed they smashed the Chinese de-
fenses, captured cemetery west of
Hongkew Park and occupied positions
near the American-owned Southern
Baptist Mission Hospital
The japanese began intrenching
themselves in their new positions to-
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1932-02-29
BULK OF j. s. FLEET
SENT TO PACIFIC
Two Squadrons Ordered Out
in Record Concentration
for Maneuvers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department which will place virtually
the entire United States Navy in the
Pacific Ocean
The training squadron of the Scout
ing Force and the speciel service squad
ron have been ordered to proceed to
the Pacific and participate for the
first time in naval maneuvers.
The training squadron consists of the
battleship Arkansas and six destroyers
while the special service squadron con-
sists Of the light cruiser Memphis and
the destroyers Wickes and Philip.
The order leaves only the following
vessels in the Atlantic:
The battleship Wyoming (now a
training vesseD and eight ships of the
fleet base force at Guantanamo, nine
submarines at New London, Conn; so
vessels Of the mine sweeper and tug
type distributed among the naval dis
tricts and the three battleships New
Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho under
going ''modernization. The New
Mexico is at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, the Mississippi and Idaho are at
Norfolk, Va.
1t was said at the Navy Department
that the movement of the two SQUAD
rons to the Pacific will place the largest
number of fighting vessels in that
ocean since 1919.
Navy Explains Order.
The two squadrons were ordered to
report to Vice Admiral Arthur L. Will
lard. commander of the scouting force,
in the San Pedro-San Diego area.
An official explanation by the Navy
Department of the move said the ships
would join the BLACK" force in the
naval maneuvers in an attempt to re-
sist the effort of the Blue" force to
seize foothold on the Pacific Coast.
The Blue" force, consisting of units
OF the battle force, recently engaged
in joint exercises with the Army off
Hawaii will sail from Hawaiian waters
about March for its mission under
command of Admiral Richard H. Leigh.
Plan Long Considered.
Commenting on the naval orders, in
response to questions by newspaper men,
Admiral William v. Pratt, chief of Naval
Operations. said:
This will give personnel of the Train
ing Squadron and the Special Service
Squadron an opportunity to take part
In fleet maneuverS and is a plan for
training We have had under consider
alton since the maneuvers were first an
nounced. We hope to make it a routine
matter in the future, where, as in the
present case, it will not interfere with
regular schedules"
While there was no announcement at
the department on the subject, it was
understood authoritatively that even
the midshipmen's cruise this year will
be held in the Pacific. This will prob
ably take the Wyoming also to the
Pacific later.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
FLOODS ROUT SCORES
IN WASHINGTON STATE
Live Stock Drowned and Much
Damage Done Snohomish and
Skagit Valley Farms.

BY the Associated Press
SEATTLE, Wash, February 29-
Hundreds of acres of farm lands in the
Lower Snohomish and Skagit River
Valleys were covered today by food wa
tiers which have drowned some live
stock and driven scores of farm families
to higher ground.
Muddy waters of the Snohomish, an
aerial observer reported, stretched across
an area IA miles in length and miles
in width from the mouth.
No loss of life has been reported, how
ever, since a recent series of disasters
caused by heavy rains in which IA per-
sons were killed.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
strengthening of Prohibition
Enforcement in Capital Is
Asked to Make City Model
for Country.
FLAWS IN BANKRUPTCY
ECT ARE CRITICIZED
More Judges and Changes in Grand
Jury Methods Suggested to Pre-
vent Long Delays in Criminal
Trials-"Third Degree 1ndict-
3nents Recalled.

A plugging of loopholes in the
Federal bankruptcy and criminal
laWs-coupled with a strength
ened enforcement of prohibition
in the Capital-was advocated to
Congress today by President Hoo
yer in a special message.
Speaking of the dry law for the
first time since the submission of
of the Wickersham report, the
President urged speedy action on
his previous recommendation that
the District o. Columbia be made
model enforcement city for the
Nation.
Also in ending his communica-
ton, the President said that as
important as his recommendation
were, I'VE must all keep before us
that effective administration OF
the Jaw in republic requires not
only adequate and proper machin-
cry, honest and capable officials,
but, above all, citizenry imbued
with spirit of respect for law"
Urges More Judges.
His recommendations included:
Creation OF additional judgeships to
relieve congestion
Authorization for the Supreme Court
n hn 10
appeals.
Permitting the accused to waive the
requirement of grand jury indictment
Provision that If IL eligible grand
jurors vote for indictment, it cannot
be 1nvalidated by the presence of in
eligibles on the grand jury.
Limitation of time for making mo-
tions to quash indictments because of
disqualification of grand jurors.
Enabling the Federal Government to
turn accused children over to State
authorities TO be dealt with by juvenile
courts
Providing that where a corporation,
organized under the laws of one State,
carries on business in another State,
1t shall be treated as a citizen of the
State where it does business, as respects
suits within that State between it and
residents there and arising out of buzz
ness done in the State.
Hits Bankruptcy Flaws.
The President strongly criticized flaws
in the present bankruptcy laws. He
pointed out that losses to creditors
scared in 1881 to a total of $911 000,-
COO. The present law, he said, holds
out every inducement for waste of as
sets long after business failure has be-
come inevitable" and, in addition per-
mitS waSteful exploitation
AS he expressed it, the aims of re-
vised bankruptcy legislation should be
to relieve honest but unfortunate debt
ors of an overwhelming burden of debt:
ito effect a prompt and economical
liquidation of insoKent estates, and to
discourage fraud and needless waste Of
assets by withholding relief from debt
ors in proper cases"
The Presidents comment upon legis-
lation relative to the prohibition law in
the : 5ttrict, while only taking up six
linz led attention to the fact that
he hitherto recommended legisla-
tior IT, ectively to supplement the pro-
hibition law for the Capital and called
attention to the fact that the Attorney
General has made recommendations as
to the character of such legislation be-
fore committees of Congress.
He disposed Of the subject with a
request for favorable action.
-Contending in previous statements
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
POSSE TAKES GUNMAN
TRAILED TO COTTAGE
Escaped Convict. Captured After
Girl Companion Gives Up, Ad-
mits Shooting Detective.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, February 2e-With food
lights trained on the wilderness cot
tage IN which he and girl had secreted
themselves at Greenfield, N. H., a squad
of heavily armed Boston police early
today captured William E. Dad Willie,
Gray, notorious robber and escaped
Maine convict.
Weakened from two bullet wounds,
GRAY tottered from the doorway OF the
place after his girl companion had sur
rendered and collapsed in snowbank.
Gray was wanted for the shooting
here last Friday of Phillip F. Sweeney
a detective, during a hold-up.
Sweeney, who is still In st; Eliza
beth's Hospital. told police ne believed
he had wounded one of the two gum
men. and his belief was confirmed to-
day by Gray. who still carried one bull
let in his left thigh. A second bullet
had been extracted from his right thigh
Ofncers, who brought Gray and his
companion, Miss Rose Lyons. back 70
this city. said the bandit confessed the
shooting of Sweeney He viii be charged
with armed robbery and attempted
murder. He asserted Miss Lyons was
not implicated in his rackets, ana poilce
said she would be released.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
Peace Discussed
At Farley Held
On British Ship

(Copyright. 1892, by the Associated Press,.
SHANGHAI, February 29.-Repre-
sentatives of Japan and China talked
peace aboard the British flagship here
today.
At the conference, called through the
efforts of Vice Admiral Sir Howard
Kelly, British feet commander. were
Vice Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura and
Rear Admiral Yosuke Matsuoko. repre-
sentlng Japan. DR.. wellington Koo.
former Chinese foreign minister, and
the 18th Route Army chief of staff
were China's conferees.
Although the Japanese peace pro-
poSals were not published, unconfirmed
reports outlined them as follows:
l. Both the Chinese and japanese
line.
2. A committee of Chinese and jana
nese, including neutrals if desired.
withdrawal. '~
B.. Provisions for the protection of
foreign and Chinese interests. the
status OF Shanghai and the policing
OF the evacuated zone would be dis
cussed at a round table conference of
al interested parties, including for
eigners.
The outcome of the conference was
not disclosed.
Although the Chinese were reported
to have refused the japanese demand
that they withdraw 1919 miles from
Shanghai and permanently destroy the
forts at Woosung and Paoshan as con-
ditions of peace. it was reported to-
night that the conferees planned to
meet again soon and that Sir Mics w.
LampSon, British Minister to China.
would sit in on the next conference.
The Chinese, however, were reported
hesitant to accept the sincerity of the
purported peace inclinations of the
Japanese, fearing that they might mere
ly be smoke screen to cover the pend
ing arrival of additional reinforce
mentS.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
MEMBERS CLASH
|NHOOVER-GARNER
SENATE DEBATE
House Support of Speaker
Grows as McDuffie
EnIistS in Cause.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The first political debate of the ses.
sion in the Senate today brought g
sharp clash over President Hoover anc
Speaker Garner, while over at the
House side of the Capitol more support
was registered for giving Garner the
Democratic presidential nomination.
One of the leaders of the Democratic
House, Representative McDufie of Ala
bama, joined a number of others there
who are backing the Speaker. In a
statement, ne appealed to the party to
forego conflict land select man whose
qualifications and availability would as
sure his election.
Garner sis such man. he declared.
Even as the statement was being is
sued, in the Senate Connally OF Texas
was assailing Senator Moses, Republic
an, of New Hampshire for his week end
attack on Garner. Connally held the
President and the administration re-
sponsible for economic conditions of
the Nation, and accused the Republic
ans of playing politics during the po-
litical truce"
Reply by Moses.
Replying, Senator Moses said he had
meant no savage attack" upon
Speaker Garner in his Sunday state
ment suggesting that the Speaker
blame the President for all world ills
as well as those of the United States.
Moses also disclaimed that he spoke
for the President or the administra-
ton.
II was taking notice." he replied to
Connally, "of candidate for Presi-
dent. I may add that candidates for
President enjoy no closed season.
las far as that particular candidate
is concerned, I would like to ask why
nowadays for the Democratic party-a
State which hasn't been heard from
since the 1928 election"
Connally rejoined that he admitted
''the great mistake of my State in
1929 In voting for President Hoover,
but added "it won't make the mistake
again." He reminded Moses that New
Hampshire just recently sent Demo-
crat to the House from a former Re-
publican district, and recalled that
Moses had campaigned against the
Democrat.
Quotes Hoover Slogan.
Connally quoted President Hoover in
his campaign utterances as saying "the
slogan of progress is changing from the
full dinner pail to the full garage" and
"the job of every man and woman has
been made more secure"
He said Moses would like to forget
the statement in Hoovers Palo Alto ac-
ceptance speech that I'VE shall soon be
in sight of the day when poverty will
be banished from this Nation"
The Texan said that when the ad-
ministration went into power the coun-
try was prosperous and the President
called Congress into extra session to
enact the tariff
I'VE were told by leaders on the Re-
publican side" he said, that the tariff
would continue and assure prosperity" "
I'VE remember how when stock prices
n NJ.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
REDS SEIZE LIGHT HOUSE
British Family of 8 Kidnapped by
Chinese Near Swatow.

Chinese Near Swatow.
HONGKONG, February 20 (R).-Re-
ports from Swatow today said Chinese
Communists had raided the light house
at Breaker Point, 80 miles southwest of
that town. and kidnapped the light
keepers, including British citizen
named Edwards, his wife and their four
children.
A British destroyer at Swatow was
searching for the kidnapers and an
other British destroyer was ordered
from Hongkong.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
GERM. .IN0CULATED SHEEP
IN LABORATORY STOLEN
Pennsylvania Town Officials Start
Frantic Search-Taken for
Food. They Fear.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLEROI, Pa, February ga
year-old sheep, inoculated last week
with dangerous and contagious disease
germs, was stolen today from the ex-
perimental laboratory of the Charleroi-
Monessen Hospital.
Hospital attaches and police are max
ing a frantic effort to locate the animal,
which is laden with potential illness and
death for people with whom it comes
in contact.
Fear is expressed that needy persons
may have taken the sheep for use as
food. unaware of the serious conse-
quences which would result If the meat
is eaten.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
DR.. W00LLEY BETTER
Arms Delegate Able to Leave
Room After Throat Ailment.

GENEVA, February 20 P).-Dr.
Mary Woolley, member of the United
States delegation at the World Disarm-
ament Conference, was much improved
today from a throat indisposition with
which she has been troubled for sew
eral days.
She was permitted to leave her room
today.
Evening star., 1932-02-29

Form s'BuZzard"
Club to Repulse
Leap Year Offers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHLAND, Wis, February 20.
Stand back, women. There's a
club of young men in this town
just organized for the purpose Of
making its members unattractive
so they won't be bothered with
leap-year proposals.
They call it the "BuzzardS."
They had their heads clipped
bald, figuring this would serve
the purpose.
A fellow named George Smith
is president.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
Will Go to Wooster, Ohio, for Col
lege Pageant.

WOOSTER, Ohio. February 20 GP.-
Mrs. Herbert Hoover win come here May
IA for the Wooster historical pageant
and the guest color day pageant at
Wooster College, it was announced to-
day.
Mrs. Hoover's ancestors were pioneers
here.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
JAPAN'S EIGHT POINTS"
Yen Gives League Alleged Statement on
Far East Program.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 2s.-
DR. w. w. Yen, Chinese Minister to
Washington and his countrys chief
delegate to the League of Nations Coun-
ell, today transmitted to the League
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
WEATHER,

CO. 6. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Partly cloudy tonight; minimum tenn
perature about 40 degrees; colder to-
morrow.
Temperatures 46, at noon
today; lowest, 36, at tbs am today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1932-02-29
FIRST LADY TO ATTEND

Continued on Page 4,