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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03
POWERS FORCE
JAPAN TO MAKE
CRAVE DECISION
Nippon Must Reckon Costs
of FIouting Offers Of
Neutral Mediation.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIAfMs
scripps-HOWard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. - The
horsepower action to halt the war
IN the far east was regarded here
as having brought Japan to the
parting Of the ways.
Today she faced three alterna-
tives.
l. She could accept the ladder
mus o@cred ~ America, Britain,
france and Italy, climb down from
her high horse, save her face and
end the butchery which her thrust
al China fast was becoming.
Z. She could refuse the good off,
ices OF the mediatory powers, re-
move the mask and proceed, undis-
guised, to smash China with her
combined army and navy.
s. She might follow middle
course. She might seize this op-
portunity to get out of the ugly
mess into which her plumbers at
Shanghai have gotten her, then
push her way ruthlessly in other
sectors.
Losing Prestige, Good Will
Japan, however, now must be
prepared to bear the onus of her
acts, 1t was pointed out in dip
lomatic circles here. She either
must drop her war or come out
into the open with it.
Japan's course at Shanghai. it is
observed, has cost her heavily in
prestige and good will, even in
countries which, at first, we're
mined to be sympathetic.
The problem she now has to face
is whether what she stands to gain
" Haunting the international offers
Of mediation will be worth the
generation of isolation and distrust
1t undoubtedly will mean.
Boycott Dire Threat
Already the boycott of japanese
goods which began in China, threa-
tens to spread to the rest of the
world. Even if it is not made Of
-tcial, a tacit, or spontaneous, boy
colt by individual buyers would
play havoc with japanese trade.
The mere anticipation of such a
possibility was sufficient to close the
Yokohama exchange Tuesday an
hour ahead of time. There was an
almost 20 per cent drop in silk
prices in the space of a few hours.
Japan is regarded as having ma
neuvered herself into an extremely
difficult position, from which it is
now dangerous to go on and both
difficult and costly TO back out.
Chinese Are Uniting
Whatever happens, the boycott in
China can not be stopped, according
to diplomats here who have spent |
many years in the far east. Off
cially the japanese may force the
Chinese to sign on the dotted line,
renouncing the boycott, but 100000 |
coo others, as individuals, will go
right on refusing to buy Japanese
goods.
If the Toxic government likewise
is convinced that such is the case,
its decision may be to push on with
the conquest and take enough Chi
nese territory to recompense Japan
for the loss Of trade. In time the
world-even China-forgets.
Furthermore there are indications
that however divided the japanese
may have been at the start, it now
has been worked up to fever pitch
and is almost 100 per cent behind
the military.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03
THREE INJURED IN
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

ploye, in the 800 block North I'LL
noiS street, Tuesday night.
Harold Knight, 2142 Grant ave-
nue., who was in the car when po-
lice arrived, was charged with va
grancy.
Knight said he did not know the
driver, who fed. The car was sto-
len from Market and Delaware
streets shortly before the accident.
1t was the property of Miss Beulah
Sherfey, 2019 Central avenue, apart
ment 20.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03
Jaban ROcketed From BaYbaYiSn1 to
World POz0er Within 20 Years

CROSS the the Orient falls the shadow te
brown mee Japanese There about 60O00000 them in Japan
On the they only five They have
amOndhaped black hair little boards About 220
900 Christnste Budhs craftsmanship
Theirs island corresponding Asia England
spends Europe They progressive aggressive well educated and
inspired with pride Of that becomes patriotism
The teachings Of centuries have made them They the third largest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03

This is the first
of six timely ster-
les on Japan of
TODAY. and the
island empires
amazingly rapid
rise from a primi-
tive land 20 a
first-class world
power in the short
span Of 10-Odd
years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03
SPAIN GUSTS JESUITs

Republican Government Takes Over
Property of Catholic Order.
By United Press
MADRID, Feb. 3.-The Jesuit or
der officially ceased to exist in Spain
today, with the expiration of the
ten-day period provided in the re-
cent dissertation decree.
The new republican government
was expected to proceed with the
naturalization of Jesuit property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03

No matter what
the cost, this
island e m pire
of commerce and
industry m u S t
have sources of
raw material for
its factories and
foreign markets
as an outlet for
the goods it
makes. True ,
the choice part
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03
PROMINENT CINEMA
COUPLE SEPARATED
b. P. Schulberg Blames Self for
Split; No Divorce Planned.


BB United Press
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 9.-Holly-
wood was somewhat amazed today
to learn of the separation of Mr..
and Mrs. B. P. Schulberg, who rank
at the top in finn and social circles.
Schulberg is managing director of
production for the Paramount
Publix Corporation and has been
prominent in film affairs for five
years or more.
In a public announcement con-
corning the separation, Schulberg
blamed himself for having a nerv-
Gus temperament that must be try
ing to an tempered wife"
The SChulbergs were married in
New York eighteen years ago and
have three children. No divorce
proceedings were contemplated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-03
ART SAYS:

U IS M E T."
IN it's Fate,
says the Orient
al and shrugs
his shoulders
stoically. T h e
Occidental seeks
the short way
cut Of his trou-
bles. And let
not thy inagi-
nation give thee
hope that the
grave will be a
place of refuge
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
PROTEST.
HIGH LICENSE

Protesting the Gibson bill
which increase the license fee for
Washington spiritualists from $25
to $3.50 annually, representatives
of leading spiritualist organiza-
tions appeared today before the
fiscal affairs subcommittee of the
House District Committee.
DR.. Jane B. Coates, Washing
ton medium, director general of
the American Order of the White
Cross, protesting the characteriz-
ing of mediums as fortune tel
lers," also urged exemption of
"all ministers of religious organi-
zation from any tax whatso-
ever"
No action was taken, but the
subcommittee agreed to hold an
other hearing next Tuesday at
1880 p. m. in the caucus room.
Harry Strack and Alfred Perry,
representing the National Spiritu-
alists Association, also appeared
at the hearing.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
B. Of 7. To NAME
ID DIRECTORS

Ten directors are to be elected
by the Washington Board of
Trade at meeting at the Will
lard Thursday night to replace
directors whose terms have ex-
pired.
Candidates for the positions are
George C. Shinn, George Pitt,
John T. Bardroff, Ben T. Web
ster, Milton F.. Schwab, George v.
Graham, Edward F. Colladay, D.
B. Croft, Maurice Otterback,
Claude w. Owen, Frank P.
Leetch, Frank S. Hight, John w.
Hardell, Charles W. Pimper,
James B. Edmunds and Harry
Blake.
Senator David I. Walsh of
Massachusetts will address the
gathering.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
CRIME CALLED.
'D|ABOL|CAL
AND foul
Prosecutor, in Drowning Court
Fight, Launches a Savage
Attack on the Accused

Impassioned arguments by
both prosecution and defense
attorneys today marked the
final chapter in the murder
trial of Harry c. Wimbley
and John NJ. Crowder, charged
with drowning of Wimbley's
wife and her three-year-old
daughter.
Assistant U. S. Attorney William
H. Collins, in his opening argu-
ment to the jury characterized
Wimbley as "beastly gigilo."
Collins Words Intense
Collins declared to the jury:
"This man on his own state
ment is three times fOrger,
a thief, a bigamist, an abor-
zionist, and a perjurer. That
is the man who took the stand
here and told his amazing story
that his wife's death was acci-
dental"
The prosecutor then told the
jury that the drowning was zone
of the most foul, one of the most
cruel, and one of the most brutal.
diabolical crimes in the history of
this city,
JOHNSON HITS BACK
Defense attorney Cedric John
son, who spoke after Collins, de-
clared to the jury:
"The moving force behind
this case is the insurance COM
pany. The company adjuster
gave this idea to the police
Get WimbIey'-under the stress
and strain of the canal scene
they (the defendants) told
their story and it has never
been changed except by forces
moved by the insurance com.
pany."
81 have no right to gamble
my life or my clients life, but
I will. Gentlemen, if yOu COVE
CrOwder 80 days to write that
statement he couldn't do it,"
Johnson referred to a state
ment police said Crowder volun-
tarily made, and in which he said
Wimbley had planned to sand
bag" and then burn his wife and
her family at Dendron, Va, but
had changed his mind.
Wanted Insurance
Mrs. Wimbley and the child
were drowned last September II
in the C. and o. Canal during a
canoe-fishing trip in celebration
of the twenty-sixth birthday cele-
bration of the woman.
The prosecution contends that
Wimbley and Crowder deliberate
ly upset the craft to collect under
a $4,000 insurance policy on
Mrs. Wimbley.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
Traffic Court Cases
Doubled by
New Policy

The number of cases to ap-
pear in Traffic Court since the
edict of the corporation coun-
sells office. refusing to accept
small forfeitures in minor
triffic cases has increased about
100 per cent, a checkup of the
court records showed today.
On April II a total of 54
cases were actually tried in
court, the others being disposed
of through forfeitures. Yester-
day 80 cases actually went to
trial in the court, while the
cases disposed of in the court
totaled 140, including forfeitures
on which the court had to pass.
The court now runs well into
the afternoon, with the result
that more than half a hundred
policemen who formerly were pa
trolling their beats well before
noon are now compelled to sit
in the courtroom waiting for
their cases to be called.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
Food Manufacturers
Open Sessions Here

Forty nationally prominent
manufacturers and jobbers at
tending the Food Service Equip
ment Association convention at
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce
today and tomorrow are discus
sing problems of unfair competi-
ton, standardization and simpli-
fication of fixtures and dealer
and manufacturer relations.
Annual elections will be held to-
morrow morning.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
A Dead World
Ray Longs Twenty

Turn to Ray Longs Twenty Best Short Stories" and
you will the difference the years have made think
editor he must have published some better stories than
these, because number of them seem to me pretty
poor specimens Yet the best of them have something
to do with the world it is and Mr.. Longs first
and last stories, both of which he rejected have ma
turty which makes Kiplng positively adolescent
These two are Fifty Grand" by Ernest Hemingway,
which Mr. Long confesses he could not see at ALL and
"The Book Bag" by Somerset Vaughan, which he
could not publish because it deals with incest
The Washington times., 1932-04-26

which the machine had hit the
curb most of the worldly goods"
including clothes, miscellaneous
household effects and three
loaveS of hard bread, were scat
tered over the Ellipse.
The crowd was sympathetic
and the park police proved them
selves more than law enforcement
officers. AS a result the dis
heartened Macy slept in a com.
Portable cottage last night and
had money enough to start them
on the way today in a car re-
paired overnight through the
courtesy Of a local garage.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26

poetry which were accepted ana
became even popular at about the
time of Evans tragic taking off.
Evans was like the character in one
of Shaw's plays who talked to
duchess as if she were flower
girl and talked to a flower girl as
if she were a duchess. He appre-
ciated in Van Vechten a certain in
difference to the usual forms of
reward and darting mind. Yet
in spite of all my prepossessions in
favor of him, l found my first meet
ings with Carl Van Vechten little
annoying. He seemed to me the
most negative person in the world
and I, as assistant host at literary
dinner, kept throwing out baited
hooks of conversation at all of
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
2 Are Honor Guests
Of BGdQer Alumni

Senator John J. Blaine, of
Wisconsin, and Prof. E. B. Hart,
of the University of Wisconsin,
were guests of honor last night
at a dinner given by Washing
ton alumni of the university at
the burlington Hotel.
Prof. Hart, chairman of the
agricultural chemistry department
at the university, is now serving
as an expert consultant for the
protein and nutrition division of
the Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
Students in C.M.T.C.
To Get V.F.W. Medals

De Coe Darold, commander-in-
chief, of the Veterans of the
Foreign Wars, today presented to
Gen. Douglas Macarthur 81
medals to be distributed to the
outstanding basic students of the
Citizens Military Training Camps.
The medals are accompanied
by an engraved citation, signed
and executed by the commanding
officer of the station where the
Camp is located.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
TypOthetae Meet
To Open ThurSdau

The mid-year meeting of the
United Typothetae of America
will be held Thursday and Fri
day at the Hotel Willard. John
J. Deviny, of Washington, is Sec
retary of the organization. 1t is
expected that $50 executives of
the association will attend the
session.
Local men who will take part
in the discussions are: William j.
Eynon, president of the Typothe-
tae of Washington; Philip P.
Gott, United States Chamber of
Commerce, and oscar T. Wright.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
Park Police Play Santa
To Stranded Family

A uniformed policeman may
mean trouble to the average
citizen, but to Charles Macy
and family,of New York State, a
park policeman last night ap-
peared to be Santa Claus in
disguise.
Nagy's troubles began when
his car skidded into a curb at
the Ellipse last evening and
snapped off a rear wheel. He
was "broke" to begin with, he
explained to investigating of.
ficers, but in addition he had
his wife, three small children and
all his worldly good to care for:
owing to the violence with
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
HENRY Staying
CLUE LEADS To
PHILADELPHIA
D.. c. Detective Follows Up
Quaker City Angle; Gambler
Funeral Held Today

/ Efforts of Washington po-
lice to solve the gangland kill
ing of Milton Milsey" Henry,
local gambler, who was "put
On the spot" last Thursday,
centered today in Philadelphia.
Detective Sergeant F. o. Brass,
of the Homicide Squad, went to
the Quaker City yesterday to
confer with police officials.
While a score of detectives were
still following up local clues and
tracing hundreds of tips, nothing
of importance has been uncov-
cred.
Press Barred at Rites
Henry was buried at Baltimore
following private funeral services
at an undertaking establishment
on Fourteenth Street Northwest
at Harvard Street.
Members of the press were
barred from the service.
Six friends of the dead man
acted as pallbearers, carrying the
heavy bronze casket from the
chapel to the waiting hearse,
which was parked in a driveway
before the establishment.
Eight women, including the
widow, and approximately a score
of men, all said to be members
of the local gambling fraternity.
were in attendance.
Mrs. Henry and a companion
refused to face a barrage of cam.
eramen in front of the under
taking parlors and left in an auto.
mobile which was run into
garage in the rear.
Clergyman Unknown"
This automobile, the hearse,
two more limousines and the
flower truck made up the funeral
cortege.
The truck was loaded with
profusion of floral wreaths and
other offerings all said to be from
associates of the dead man.
A Washington minister offici-
ated at the chapel and accom-
panied the funeral party to Bal
timore, but the undertaken said
he did not know the clergyman's
name.
Police still have not been able
tc establish the identity of the
man whose garotted body was
dragged from the Potomac River
Friday. Neither have they been
able to establish Identification
of a colored man whose body
was found in the same stream
yesterday. The colored man had
several numbers game slips in his
pocket, dated April 4.
Kendrick Quizzed Again
The shift of the hunt for
Henry'S slayers to Philadelphia is
in line with the police theory
that members of the Mickey
Duffy gang put the gambler ION
the spot"
John K. Kendrick, one of
Henry's bodyguards, was a for
mer lieutenant of Duffy. police
have learned. Kendrick has been
questioned several times since the
Staying, but has given the police
no information.
Trial of Kendrick and Harry
Yudelevit, also alleged to have
been a bodyguard of Henry, on
charges of shooting Policeman T.
D. Bacon was postponed when
called in District Supreme Court
yesterday until May 2. The
continuance was granted due to
publicity Kendrick has received
since Henry met his death.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
IS To TAX
AMERICANS
ABROAD
Senate Body Proposes to
Exact Income Levy From
Foreign Sources

Americans touring abroad
would be compelled to pay
United States income taxes re-
gardless Of whether their in
comets derived from American
or foreign sources, under an
amendment adopted by the
Senate Finance Committee to-
day.
The committee struck out pro
vision i nthe House tax bill ex'
empting from taxation earned in
come from sources without the
United States. This is a direct
blow at Americans in the Far East
where foreigners do not pay local
taxes.
Would Allow Deduction
In the countries where Ameri-
cans are forced to pay local taxes
they still will be able to deduct
those taxes from the American tax
rate.
Senator Bingham (R) of Con-
necticut said:
'It is a terrific blow at the
Americans who have gone
abroad to escape American in
come taxes. However, those
people are always expecting us
to protect them with our war
ships when there is trouble and
there is no reason why they
should escape taxation"
A Senate battle over the ques'
ton of including import taxes IN
the revenue bill today became a
virtual certainty.
Describing as an economic
outrage" the Senate Finance
Committees action in writing i'm
port taxes on coal, oil and cop
per into the bill, Senator Hull
(DD, of Tennessee, served notice
he would move to strike out
every one of the import taxes
when the bill reaches the floor
of the Senate.
Raps Tariff Measure
He added he would fight to
the last ditch to accomplish his
purpose. He said:
"It is an economic outrage
that the tax bill should be
messed up with tariffs at a
time like this. We have been
asked by the Treasury to
hasten passage of the revenue
bill in order to safeguard our
Government and then Admins
tratiOn leaders vote to entangle
the bill with tariff items"
While the anti-tariff group was
organizing to keep import taxes
out of the bill, the lumber group
was preparing for a battle to add
new items to the list.
Enraged at the Finance Com
mittee's action in agreeing to
import taxes on coal, oil, and
copper, but refusing to grant
similar concessions on lumber,
the latter group warned it would
block passage of the bill unless
import taxes were extended to
lumber.
BOrah an Ally
They gained a powerful sup
porter in the person of Senator
Borah (RD, Of Idaho. Borah
said he always questioned the
advisability of including tariffs
in a revenue bill, but did not
see why lumber should be ex-
cluded when concessions we're
made to the coal, oil and copper
interests.
Meanwhile, the committee
hastened it's drafting of the Sen
ate bill. Controversial items,
such as income taxes, are being
skipped until the last.
A tentative agreement to make
dividends from tax-exempt cor
porationS subject to normal taxa
tion, was reached, but Chairman
Smoot stated final action on this
has been postponed, as some con-
troverSy arose.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26

Which he turned up his nose. It took ten years to
learn to know the author of "Peter Whffle," which
greatly admired, and of Sacred and Profane Mem
ories,' which Knopf has just published Van Vech-
tens scattered "reminiscences.
A Modest Author
This book really indicates why Van Vechten is such
delightful character and why he had a reputation
long before he became a well-known writer I
surprised to find that Peter Whiffle his first novel;
published only ten years ago, and even more
prised and much amused to find that eight
years before that Van Vechten was writing under the
influence of George Moore of the few perfected
styles for writing memoirs and sketches The mina-
ture entitled "How Mr. George Moore Rescued Lady
from Embarrassment" is gem cut after Mr.. Moore's
own pattern but the end is pure Van Vechten Moore
had been telling the story of who visited him
and embarrassed until Moore pinched her. Then
Moore went to say that the incident might go into
novel; but it would be difficult to give it the proper
tone, to exclude vulgarty There nothing vulgar
about it, he said, but he did not think he could write
it "Pl try, announced modestly," says Mr.. Van
Vechten.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
DRIVER FINED $1Or

Convicted before Judge j. Chew
Sheriff, in Laurel Police Court, OF
driving while drunk and reckless
driving, Frank Montgomery, of
Lima, Pa, was fined $101 and
costs.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
True TO Type
VAN ,VECHTEN RECALLS,
KIPLINC MERELY
REPEATS
Rv GILBERT SELDES-

GNARL VAN VECHTEN is fabulous person. 1t
~ seems to me that have been hearing fables about
him since became at all aware of living writer's
must have heard of him first from the ltated Donald
Evans who real forerunner of several styles of
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
Still Writing

Eric satie said of rival composer that che
tinues to grow am afraid the same thing must be
true of Rudyard Kipling. Limits and Renewals is
misleading title; it might better be Limitations and
Resuscitatons. Some of the old kinds of Kipng
stories appear but the stories themselves do not
to life and the man who wrote the inspiration for the
typical camp movie of twenty years ago brays little
at the talkies he brayed little at the America
which treated him extremely we'll long ago.
A Dead World
Kpng knows the world has been shattered since the
days of "Pain Tales from the Hills" and do not hold
it against him that he regrets the passing of that world
It is his privilege to wish himself back to the days of
the strong stupid Engshman whose strength and whose
stupidity when they added to the strength of the
rest of Europe destroyed a civilization. But there is
something irritating in his attempt to reanmate his little
dummies.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
HEARING To FIX
GAS TANK SITE

The Public Utilities Commits
sion will resume hearings tomor-
row on the application of the
Washington Gas Light Company
to construct a gas holder 155 feet
high at Riggs Road Northeast,
in the vicinity of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad tracks.
An earlier hearing was post
poned to permit the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission to study another site in
Terra Gotta, D. c., which is con-
Sidered as an alternate location.
Objection of residents in the
Riggs Road sector have been
voiced.
The Washington times., 1932-04-26
Range and Charm

The book ranges from memories of Grandmother
Van Vechten to memories of cats it tells the story of
the authors search for folk songs in Iowa, which
turned out to be ragme, and is reminiscent of the
New York of James Huneker and little French restau
rants Van Vechten, who always in love with
with the present. has decent regret for the easier and
more charming life of the past. He writes his book
with the assurance that people will not hurry over
pages which carefully written just as they will not
be bored by brilliant talker He manages what
George Moore sometimes fails to manage-that is, to
be talkative without being garrulous. He reminds
you of other writers in the way any cultivated style
reminds you of all good syle and he out of the
book man who justifies all the attractive legends
about him.