THE EITHER Japan nor China was willing to accept the plan de- wised by the League of Nations coun- ell for an inquiry into the Manchurian situation, and the twelve members of that body made a fur- ther attempt to draw up a& scheme that would please both sides, but without apparent success. The sallent point of this latter plan was the sending of a “com mittee of study” to Manchuria, only In- stead of having an express mandate for investigating all of China as well as Manchuria, as the recent Japanese proposal provided, the committee would be instructed to in- vestigate Manchuria, and to include China if they think it advisable. As demanded by the Japanese, the com- mittee would have no power to in- vestigate troop movements or to Inter- fere otherwise with the war, nor to intervene in any direct negotiations between Tokyo and Nanking that might be opened. Dr. Alfred Sze, In an uncompromis ing communication to the council, told how China looked on this scheme, He said: “An Inquiry without at the same time providing for immediate cessa- tion of hostilities and the withdrawal of Japanese forces becomes a mere device to condone and perpetuate for a more or less Indefinite period the unjustifiable occupation of China's ter ritory by an aggressor who has al ready virtually attained his unlawful object while these discussions have been going on. In the circumstances you will readil is quite impos. sible for me to consider the proposal in question until the basis above men tioned has been adequately laid down.” When and if a committee of inquiry is named, its chairman may Charles P. Summerall, former chief of staff of the United States army. He has been suggested for this place by the Japanese and probably would be acceptable to China, Still another plan for solving the Manchurian problem was to be sub mitted to the council by the Nanking government, according to Dr. Welling: ton Koo, who has just been appointed Chinese foreign minister and assumed his new duties. Gen. C. P. Summerall y see it be Gen. OWN on the sou Manchuria is a small strip in which is situated the city of Chin- chow, and that it still in the hands of China—or was last week. jut evidently the Japanese decided to take over this area also, for Dector Sze gave the league coun- cil information that the troops of the mi kado were moving south from Mukden in armored cars with the intention of crush- ing the opposition in Chinchow. This ac- tion was explained by the Japanese on the ground that their Interests there were menaced by bandits, but the Chinese assert the activities of bandits there and elsewhere in Manchuria are pro- moted by Japan to excuse their mil ftant course, Despite reports of dissension in the Japanese cabinet, it is apparent that the militarists, led by Gen. Jiro Minami, minister of war, are having their own way. They will not permit withdrawal of the troops from Man- churia, nor are they afraid of exas- perating the Soviet Russian govern. ment to the point of forceful action although always assuring Moscow that Russian interests will not be en dangered. Seeming efforts of the league coun- efl In Paris to put on the United States the onus of settling the Sino. Japanese affair are not meeting with success, There has been talk there and in Washington of Invoking an economic boycott of Japan if the Tokyo government persists in refusing to keep the peace, and our government has been approached on this subject. “The league is asking us to commit ourselves before it makes up its own mind what it wants us to be commit. ted to,” an official in Washington de- clared. “We're not going to do It.” thern coast of Gen. Jiro Minami OMPLETION of the Lakes-to-the- Gulf waterway in 1982 Instead of in May, 1933, with a view to assisting business, industry and employment, was asked of the federal government by the Mississippl Valley association at its annual convention In St. Louis, $f »nators Glenn and Lewls of Illinois and many others spoke in favor of speeding up the construction work, and argued that the objections raised by the army engineers to a quick fin ish—ice and possible floods—would not be considered valid If the water way were a private enterprise instead of a government project. The associ ation voted in favor of a federal bond issue to carry on the work rapidly. Senator Glenn recently urged upon President Hoover and Secretary of War Hurley the need of early com- pletion of the work, and sald he vio lated no confidence in declaring both of them were In favor of this course, J] Eanixos by the senate lobby committee were resumed n Wash- ington, and John Holland, the com- mittee’'s chief Investigator, told an In- teresting story of deals in sugar stock by two United States senators—Wat- son of Indiana and Davis of Pennsyl vania. Both of them, Holland sald, bought stock of sugar companies oper. ated by Bror G. Dahlberg of Chicago, giving their notes in payment, and later turned in the stock for conslder- able paper profits, which afterwards disappeared. Other prominent men, he said, als. bought Dahlberg stock and lost, these including Al Smith, John J, Raskob and Senator Moses. Holland told the committee he find evidence that Senator Davis had lobbied Tor a sugar tariff, Dahlberg in Chicago denied that there was anything unusual or reprehensible in the transactions with Watson and Davis, and also declared false the rumor that he had made a gift of $10, 000 to Davis, could no high ———— is a fa. Ras- TIRRING up the animals vorite occupation of John J. kob, the dynamic chairman of the Democratic national committee. His latest achievement in that way Is the send ing out of a question- naire to B80580 con- tributers to the party campaign fund of 1028 to get thelr views on whether Demo cratic national con vention should de clare ubmis prahibi peo the for the res sion of tion issue to the J. J. Raskgp = Plo. THEY areal asked what they think on other matters of party pol icy, but the liquor proposition is the main one, Needless to say, Mr. Raskob himself is thoroughly wet, and as he says in his letter to contributors, he believes the time has come “for the Democratic party to face this Issue squarely and to present to the people a definite plan under the policy of states’ rights and local self-government.” The move was a follow up to hia presentation of the home-rule plan for liquor control last March to the na- tional committee. He evoked then a bitter outburst, particularly from southern leaders, many of whom felt deliberate Injection of the prohibition issue was a fine way to wreck the party's 1932 prospects, This time the drys again responded with strong protests. Their board of strategy, of which Edwin C. Dinwiddie is executive secretary, Issued a state ment which said “wet millionaires” were bringing pressure to bear on both parties to make their platforms wet by threatening to withhold contributions in the 1932 contest, Some New Yorkers saw In the Ras- kob questionnaire a deliberate effort to split the support of Franklin D. Roose velt, who is still the leading contender for the Presidential nomination. Sen ators Robinson of Arkansas, Hull of Tennessee and Connally of Texas, in- terviewed In Washington, decried Ras kob's efforts, The Democratic national committee has been called to meet January 9, and this matter undoubtedly will be a ma- Jor topic of discussion at its session. EPRESENTATIVE GARNER of Texas, prospective speaker of the next house, partook of a “harmony breakfast” with John F, Curry, chief- {ain of Tammany Hall, the other day and it Is said persuaded him to aban. don his plan to have a member of the Tammany delegation made floor lender. The inter-party truce was completed when Representative John MeDuflle of Alabama withdrew from the race for the floor leadership. Immediately thereafter Representative Henry T. Rainey seventy-one.year-old veteran from Illinois, publicly announced his candidacy and word went down the line that he had the active support of Representative Garner. Mr. Rainey claimed he already had been pledged 133 of the 217 Democratic votes, Democratic control of the house was clinched by the election of R, M. Kile. berg, Democrat, In the Fourteenth Texas district to succeed the late Harry M. Wurzbach who was the state's only Republican congressman, SPEEDING toward Chicago with hundreds of entries for the Inter. national Live Stock show, a long spe cial train was wrecked near Lexington, Mo., by spreading rails. Seven men were killed and others injured. Many fine horses known In the show rings of the country were destroyed. The “million dollar ‘train” was carrying the stock from the American Royal Live Stock show In Kansas City, N EMBERS of the senate classed as progressive Repub licans were reported to be organizing for opposition to the re election of Sen- ator George H. Moses of New Hamp shire as president pro tempore of the senate. They are said to be actuated especially by Moses’ attack on them A year ago, when he dubbed them “sons of the wild Jackass.” Nye of North Dakota, Norris of Nebraska and Couzens of Michigan were supposed to be leading the movement and It was believed they would support Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington for the place held by Moses. The regular Republican leaders feared all this might result in allowing the Demo- crats to assume control of the senate as well as of the house, Who urs ROGRESSIVE members of the wield control of its actions, and at the cal. of Representative LaGuardia of New York those in that category, both Republicans and Democrats, Wednesday In Washington thelr plans and formulate mands. The invitation to this confer- ence, which was signed also by Paul J. Kvale of Minnesota, the lone Farm. er-Laborite, sald that even though the Democrats might elect the speaker, neither they nor the Republicans could hope for a working “majority without the ald of the Independents. the demands of the progressives eralization of the house “boss control” and independent house expect to met to make their de is lib rules so that may be eliminated, ————— Y qeRB is an among federal Chicago unfilled Judgeships In the stern 114- Q. John vacancy division of the en nois district, and George E. son, United States district attorney there, is strongly urged for the place by Senator Otis F, Glenn, llinols The appointment of Mr, Johnson would be political in some ways, but it also would be approved as a reward for the excellent work he has done in the line of prosecuting gangsters and graft politicians for of their in- taxes, Senator Glenn that he had yet made any recomn President, but other sup- porters of Mr, Jol that he should though he has serve his second Mr. # h George E. Q. ing Johnson evasion come denied 10 dation to the INsOn were | be appoint three n [erm of ¥ Hoover, attorney and ported, finish If Mr. Johnson Is eleva bench, his successor is likely to Dwight H. Green whe, igh thirty-four years old, has been one of the district attorney's Micient and valued nasist ants in the prosec tion of tax d« for the revenue want im to his tern only most « wigers, acting as solicitor bureau, —— De mocrats in senate » follow the ator Tosel h T. Rot their leader in the oppose any Increase in surtaxes any great inc in any of the ernment levies, Robins tion by congress would fiscation” and long Instead of relieve sion. He instead a Issue, Senator Rs should be raised solely to obt enue and not for the purpose tributing wealth or reducing large for. tunef™ He is opposed to a general sales tax, but would consent to a sales levy on luxuries. He sald in his state ment: “The most IS Tin leadership of Sen inson of Arkansas, t will and gov- ac. “approach cone senate, thes rease i says such would be likely to the depr bond nro- ie proposes int taxes ain rev “of dis os neon Argues t practical method to minish unemployment is to revive in- dustry. Increase in taxation is a poor method for overcoming depression. In other words, while may unavoidable they cannot be expec to contribute to restore confidence the gphere of Invest: prises.” He added that wh the necessity of balancing the he did not look for a great reduction in public expenditures, increases ted ments and enter budget, HOUGH he ls now eighty-eight years old, Gen, A. W. Greely is still actively interested In the exploration of polar regions and he has just been appointed chairman of the national commit. tee that sponsors a new American expe dition which will start for the Arctic next June to spend two years on Ellesmere island, the northern- most land on the globe. Capt. Flavel M. Willlams will be commander of the party, and Dr. H. B, on A Maris will be its sel- entific director, and the gray-bearded leader of the ili- fated Greely expedition of 1881-1884 is helping them make their plans, They will have radios, airplanes and modern comforts in exploring the region where General Greely met with dis aster and where eighteen of his party starved or froze to death, NIEWORTHY among the deaths of the week were those of Dr. Sam Small of Atlanta, noted editor and evangelist; Louls Loucheur, for- mer cabinet minister and once rated as the richest man in France; 0. C. Simonds of Chicago, famous landscape architect and park designer, and Al a (@. 1951, Western Newspaper Union.) li FEST HEE IT SEEMS ¢ FANTASTIC 8B A Story of Persistent Love 1 o @ i xs . By Fannie Hurst Coeipbageoe Eeetetietet) ERLE: (@ by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) {WNU Bervice.) and 3 an an ana nae QS #80 os cof HE fact that he was married to (Hadys Cowper was to remain a phenomenon to John Bayley. That the lovely Gladys should ever have found In him sufficient at- tributes to claim not only her interest but her love, was something that even in the second and third year following their marriage, was to remain a8 mir- acle In the eyes of John. First of all, Gladys, above every- thing, was so allve. She radiated a vitality that seemed to demand so much more than the sedentary life in & coltage which the young clerk in a large wholesale floral and tree nur- sery was able to provide her, Gladys, before her marriage, had been the center of a group of youths eager to provide her with more than John could. She had lived her girl hood so recklessly in the spirit of dance, “rivolity and non- sense! It gave a man pu into the vast Inher ture of this irresistible love-of.life, It gave him pause and it gave him the urge bition, A man had to justify his good for- tune in having won a wife like Gladys. More than that, If a man wanted to hold her, he had to earn the right. John realized all this It gave him a sense of pride and at the same time filled him with a sense iorablo _AOrani( HEN to have ritance of a come crea more than that, of high am- What If the turn in the tide of his affairs was not to come in time? £0 unconscious ly keyed to atiract all who came with. In her orb, Even on the Fwung after as she passed, she predomi had heads In a group husband to look to his p's and q's. Not that Glads ever gave off the slightest awareness of the ex- tent to which she kept shand pitched to tiptoe. The firs re Wore Just happy, lovein-a-cottage: an adored wife and an adorable, good. looking young husband, who could be perions one moment and play boy the next, Troe, resources were lo The position of clerk In the tree nursery wns not remunerative and Gia filled with streets, mted. young 8 herself her hu t yen irs was little wishes that tugged "Darling, do you think able to afford fust a second ecotuipe? Won dr it it having one to rush aroun "Oh, John, fancy being able to bay the mink in that window. Hon. estly, If 1 hy ad Sust an imitation one I'd curl up like a sardelle and die of happiness ™ “Oh, would T love a of a bungalow NHke that! De you think we'll ever be able to afford one half as nice? John did think, a grea was, of conrse, much we'll ever he hand little he {oo heavenly A inv cont duck honey, t deal. to be said “here in be- The midst of acres of growing roses, aisles glowing riots of fuchsias, marigold, phlox, gl las and madonna lilies, From the window be gide his desk, far the reach, there billowed the shining. green of young leaves and th swept waves of color. It kept a man a little drunk with just the sense of rising sap and growing vegetation. It kept him somehow young, and In a reverential toe ward the beauty of the world about him. All very well and good from John's stgle. Pleasant anhurried work, The delightful proximity of his small home and lovely wife. The days that ended peacefully with Gladys waiting for him at the end of the floral pergola that led from his offices to the high road. All very well and good But ft got a man nowhere. One hundred and fifty dollars a month earned in the heart of a garden, got a man's wife nowhere, Not that Gladys complained. Of course they talked and planned for a future, but there was something fright. eningly indeterminate about that fu. ture. At best he, John, could only hope for an increase of from fifty to seventy-five dollars a month, Unless, of course, the unforeseen happened, and he managed to wangle his way into the firm, That, however, was unlikely. Only calamity or catastrophe could bring that about, and there were two husky young sons between him and the ultimate dream of membership in the firm. Be that as It may, It must be sald for Gladys that while she hankered for so many of the good things de nied her, there was not in her atti tude either rancor or bitterness. Just a wistfulness, and It was that wistful ness which, somewhow, broke John's heart, and at the same time filled him with fear, There was a country club set In the suburb where the Bayleys had set up thelr home. While not part of ft, Gladys had opportunity to observe, from the remote vantage of sidelines, the gay-spirited existence of the polo. playing, hunting, golfing, dancing and - ns eye could ten e wind- motor doings ef neighborhood couples about thelr own age, Evening after evening, the strains of dance music floated to them from the adjacent club house and times, over the top of his newsapper, John could see the foot of Gladys, seated at her handiwork, tupping, tap ping, to the rhythm, as if it were all she could do to hold herself in leash. Never a word, d~ar darling, but John grew afraid, particularly as nev- ér an evening that Gladys did not meet him with this or that recital of what hearsay she had been able to pick up about the country club crowd, Well, John decided to himself, it was just as well it was happening and above all, it was good that he was realizing it before something concrete came along to jeopardize his happl- ness, This way at least, he could take the step while there was time. With. out this stimulus, he might be content to go on to the end of time In the pleasant fastness of his position and the perfection that was his in his mar. tial relations, It was about this time that he de- cided to take the situation in hand Wall Street seemed to present the first rung In his ladder. Not in bling sense! John was too shrewd for that. The way to wedge In was as bond salesman. Various of his friends had worked thelr way to brok positions and finally wealth by of that Intermediate step, John did not Intend to risk ny of his two thousand do ings. Rather, he would rut and into a 1} a future, The way less young izon, The younger ger to live a littl A man was a fool Gladys, at first by the prospect of in thelr Hives, adm tie ing the wisdom of alertness to his Of course a small aps York would be more then there was John' sider, coming with ambition, Curious, =i John had kept during those years of their 1 nx ar BOING. the gam- erage way sot 4 1siness that pre to hold a ben wife, was to widen |} way keen nace with 1) to Keep pa ia eration arour future. young been discovering this his makeup. It was no use, It was stowed upon were more tears thar shed and tion out of 1} There ever In her life ley, a revels “Oh, John-mnst course, I know it Is for your ng fellow ust future can't you here, and work quietly—just us II haven’ know It. dearest, sens vt # HO heart to JOS have his darling you to breaking my as Just f another wife of just bond salesman another nervous, harassed just another flat™ Of course, the eat bag then, The elated cat Imagin The Bayless gerbread house. It seems fantas be fantastic between John was ont tie, but then The two song wl and floral company’s : killed on the same field at pol Wax Models of British Probably the most Interesting "“wax- Ne POOR PROSPECT AHEAD Jack—You say after taking her out to dinner once you decided right off the bat she was not the girl for you to marry? Jim—You got it right the first time, 8he'd keep me broke during the cogrt- ship buying the dinners she'd want, and I'd go bankrupt after we were married putting out money for the reduction she'd be Cincinnati Enquirer, dopes needing, — t iy i8 3 won lil marry You s Me i ould be grand? An SWer-— who d ob man here's some one busband is the Misunderstood Robins and his better half been on and o g, determined to put an end to sucl uns te of affairs, he sald, sentimentally: “Well, ad not { t 1 : riendly terms for some days, ¢ evenin tory s'a let No Exaggeration Poet—How do you like -~R8ir, there are poems there hakespeare or Shelley could not itten. t is kind o ne is about Ou to Say so, the cinems » other about wire man, less. — Weekly Sore Problem ick, you didn't sha 1 sha ikes my face “No, dear. it my » a day.” il, It makes n ved this sore to shave y face when have only once.”"—Doston Tran- sore And He Probably Did Prospective Mother-in-Law sing, play dance, pilc and drive a car. can you the oldest, are threatened by They represent the great queens of England and, four out of five Londoners, Westminster abbey. They are valuable, more historically and more lifelike than any waxwork models ever exhibited in the galleries of Mme. Tussaud. These figures, which are hundreds of years old, provide fascinating like- nesses of England's sovereigns from the time of Edward III to the begin. ning of the Eighteenth century. Most of the effigies were modeled from life and earried In royal funeral proces. sions, Nearly every figure ls dressed in clothes which were actually worn by the royal personages depicted. The older figures, which are most rapidly disintegrating, are made of wood, plaster or bolled hides, the more recent ones of wax. The latter, which include Queen Elizabeth, Charles IT, Willlam and Mary and Queen Anne, are housed in the loft of the Islip chapel, near the north transept of the abbey. The wax portions of these figures are In a fairly good state of preserva. tion but It Is doubtful whether the clothes will hold together much longer. Anomalous The elderly mountaineer was hear ing a radio for the first time. He ex- pressed great surprise when a bary- tone solo issued from the loudspeaker, but when this was followed by the clear tones of a soprano he seemed petrified with astonishment, After the instrument was switched off, he turned dazedly to the owner. “Say!” he ex claimed, “What's thet thar esitter anyhaow--male, er feemale?” i iridegroom—- Well, i bly do a little i setive 1, cook, “He has a title you know, the baron of-—oh, what is t? “Barren of good sense, I'd say.” Hubby Soom Found Out Henpeck-1 decided to have it out with my wife last night and find out once for all time who's boss in my house, Friend—-Well? Who is? Henpeck--She is. Safe, So Far Youth—There's Rocker, the pestolo gist professor. Goes about killing worms and things, Maid-—Well, cheer up. I don't think he's seen you. Definite information *Dorothy,” sald the busy mother, “go In and turn on the radio and see if you can get the right time.” The child came back presently and announced, “It's simple soap suds time now, mother.” For Hot and Cold Weather Salesman (posting green customer) IH ls the radiator and this is the Lady Customer—Oh, then It's an all season car.~Boston Transcript, |
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