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SDafelanD Ctirjurte OCTOBER 21, 1931 PACIFIC RELATIONS INSTITUTE OPENS SESSIONS Scenes of Rescue in St. Anthony's Hospital Fire rire which threatened for a time to turn into a holocaust broke forth this morning in St. Anthony's hospital, composed of two old-fashioned frame buildings at 1537 Jackson street. At upper left is a view of the main' building, where the blaze burst out on the roof, while the fire was at its height. THELMA ROBSON (upper center), a patient, is shown being assisted to safety by Officer FRANK J.

CURRAN. At upper right are LEVOYNE DeCQSTA (upper) and ALTA nurses who spread the alarm through the hospital. At lower left JOSEPH C. SEARS, one of the most seriously ill patients, is shown being taken out on a stretcher carried b-a volunteer rescue worker and Officer H. M.

ANDERSON. At lower right (left to right) are Nurse LUCILLE MORROW. MISS ETHEL PARRISH, patient, and Nurse RUTH ATWOOD. Inset is of RUSSELL STUMPF. 15-year-old patient suffering from a broken leg, receiving treatment after beina; rescued.

TRIBUNE photos. SLATED STATE PUCE ON Sino-Japanese Troubles to Be Topic at International Meeting, Chinese Parley Former Governor Regarded Commission Tells Lines Hoy- As Carnahan's Successor As Building, Loan Head To Proceed in Arranging-' For Suggested Surcharges WEDNESDAY EVENING TODAY CONFERENCES IN SHANGHAI DISCUSS WAR RICHARDSON RAILWAtS IDs FOR FORM PU DEGISll By AXT1IOXY F. MOITORET. Former Governor Friend W. (Continued From Page 1 .) to one and two cents a 100 pounds.

Major farm products including wheat, corn, cotton, livestock and most fresh fruits are not to levied against, further. The commission disclaimed any responsibility for keeping the of the railroads up to the re- quirements of the New York arid SHANGHAI, Oct. II. (P) The Sino-Japanese dispute over Manchuria will be Riven a thorough airing at two different conferences here this week. Leaders of the institute of Pacific Relations, which convened today, said although the Manchurian controversy was not specifically included In its program, a discussion of the present imbroglio will not he evaded when the problem makes its appearance, ns it inevitably will.

The Manchurian question also Is expected to have an important bearing on the approaching peace conferences between delegates of the South China insurgent government, who arrived here today, and representatives of the Central Nationalist government. TIME IS NOT SET other state laws for investment purposes. "We do not find that we ra justified on this record to attempt," it said, "by a rate increase, to protect the margin of one and one-half times fixed charges set by the New York law. To provide so far as practicable that actual interest charges be met is justified." The carriers were joined by sav. ings banks and other bond holders of the roads in their petition for the increase on the grounds that the value of the securities wa threatened.

A yield from the surcharge plan of between $100,000,000 and $125, 000,000 annually on the basis of present traffic was estimated by the commission. This would be pooled and the needs of tho carriers unable to earn interest on their bonds cared for. Then th remainder would be returned to the more prosperous roads on the basis of the amounts paid in. The carriers were taken to task; for falling to put their tfaffio men on the stand in the hearings, which ended September 11, to support the claims of the three railroad presidents who presented the pl3 Jg 4 lffl 1S fft- feXnf'i 4fs Cwvv- yjX, jt5 A tKr I A XSJ 4 4 hit. ''twk At 'A case for the carriers.

The recom- mendatlon was made that the fic men study present rates with the view to revising some of them. Nevada Courts Tighten Up Move to Divorce Laws All Patients Rescued When Flames Imperil Hospital Page 1.) Richardson, now residing in Berkeley, is regarded in Sacramento as likely to be given appointment by Governor James Rolph, as state building and loan commissioner, to succeed former Lieutenant Governor H. L. Carnahan. Rolph would neither confirm nor deny tnis possioiiuy, uui friends of Richardson who have been in Sacramento recently and In touch with the governor are confident the former executive will bo asked to fill Carnahan's shoes.

Carnahan's appointment early this year occasioned considerable surprise, inasmuch as the former lieutenant-governor had been aligned with the political faction of former Governor C. C. Young. It developed, however, that there was an old friendship between Rolph and Carnahan, and the lat ter was willing to aid the governor in strengthening the building and loan department. Carnahan agreed to serve temporarily, and Is known to be anxious to be re lieved.

Although Richardson was active In support of District Attorney Buron Fitts In the gubernatorial campaign a year ago; his relations with the Rolph administration have been friendly, and- he has been a welcome visitor to 'the governor's office from time to time. A plea to Callfornlans to have faith In TlActM Am I Invn ntam voiced by Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley at the conclusion of a oner address yesterday noon before thA Ron 1iVgnnlrt r'hanihni of Commerce and Commercial club joint luncheon in the latter quar tern. "We have at the helm a man who Is familiar with the intricacies of national and International economics," said Hurley. "I believe he has the confidence of the American people.

I ask my fellow citizens in this crisis, In which we are weathering many obstacles, to have faith rn Herbert Hoover." The secretary of war departed today for Washington In an army airplane. He flew south, Intending to make stops In Los Angeles and El I'aso. "The conditions In certain of the nations of Europe Indicate that unsettled economic conditions are reflected directly in the fiscal conditions of the governments," said Hurley in his address yesterday. "To maintain the general economic structure of a nation. It Is necessary to keep the finances of tho government Itself In a healthy condition.

We have, at present, a deficit In our national treasury. Every penny of the present national deficit was created by appropriations which were vetoed by President Hoover and passed over his veto by Congress. We seem still to have among us those who think that depressions can be overcome by raids on the federal treasury." Hurley warned against uny wholesale slashes In the nation's wage scale. "As I came across the Pacific," he Said, "the radio en rout and the newspapers at the ports of call mi ioio. mucn or tne proposed "de nation of A deflation of labor will not cure the depression The reduction of wages will di mmish the purchasing power of the wage, earners and will nrnlnni rather than overcome, the depres sion, jne sustaining of wages within the bounds of reason and Justice is one of the elements necessary to restore business to normal and to assist In bringing about a more even distribution of wealth." On the matter of Independence for the Philippines, which he was sent by President Hoover to Investigate In the Islands, he continued his silence.

neprosentative Arthur M. Free, of San Jose, will address women of the Alameda county "California 32 clubs at a dramatic tea to be given' next Monday afternoon nt the Pleananton home of Representative and Mrs. Albert E. Carter. The chairman of the afternoon will be Mrs.

Claude Small-wood of Pleasnnton. Mrs. Hugh Brown of Palto Alto, a friend of President Mrs. Hoover, will Klve a dramatic tending, Representatives of bay region Eepubllcan county central com-mittees will Journey to Sacramen. to.

tomorrow night to attend the. monthly dinner of the Northern California Council of County Central committees. Harry fc. Wolff of San Francisco, president of the council, will Plans for the Hoover re-electhin campaign in the Sacramento valley will be discussed. Expressing enthusiasm for Pres.

Ident Hoover's re-election, students or run ford iinfvfaiv dent a ma rnater, today were en- wuirornia '32" club ttTNutt head of tbi" ma'nfora8 I- clenc8 fraternity, is leading the movement. i "Stanford Is th i. 7 ymvn ror one of the strongest units of the movement," commented the "Stan, ford Daily." "whloi. f.rVoa8t nd ince I. fim.

Vi. country. because It is fitting that every son and daugh. ter of the Stanford red should vote (or Hoover," Arthur Schnitzler, Playwright, Dies VIENNA, Austria, 21; (UP) Arthur Schnitzler, Austrlsn playwright, died at his home today of heart disease. He had been HI for several daj-s, A definite time for the commencement of the peace sessions, which leaders of both factions hrtpe will mend thetneach between the Ranking- and Canton governments, has not been set, but they were expected to begin soon after the arrival here of President Chiang Kai-Shek of the Nationalist regime.

Chiang today was still at Nanking, where, despatches said, official circles were highly indignant over reports that the Japanese government had presented to the League of Nations "five fundamental conditions for settlement of the Manchurian controversy. Of (icinls were quoted as haying described the Japanese terms'as comparable to the notorious twenty-one demands of 1915. NOTABLES IX PARTY. The Canton peace delegation included Wang Ching-AVel, generally regarded ns the power behind the Canton Insurrection; Eugene Chen, "finance minister" of the Canton government and former foreign minister of tlfe Nationalist government; C. C.

former t'Vinese minister to the United States; Sun I'o, and Chang Kat-Kwei, head of the southern military. Both China and Japan were fully represented at the opening of the fourth biennial conference of the Institute of Tacific Relations, although during the present Manchurian crisis both nations had announced they would be unable to Attend. America, Great Britain, Canada, Australia. New Zealand, Hawaii, the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies also were represented and League of Nations observers were in attendance. Addressing the luncheon formally opening the Institute's conference.

Dr. IIu Shlh, China's fore most writer and philosopher and conference president, touched briefly upon the Sino-Japanese dispute. This Couple Doesn't Agree LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21. (UP) If Dr.

J. C. Juarez, self-styled "eonsul for Nicaragua," never sp ears again at police hospital, that will be soon enough for a score or more of officers. Dr. Juarez and Mary Miller appeared last night at the hospital, the young woman seeking treatment for a cut finger.

In the treatment room, the. pair put on a fast two round fight, police said. They were quieted and lef Jt. Four times during the night they returned, escorted by various officers who reported finding them engaged in further altercations. Dr.

Juarez completed the evening's visits by signing a complaint accusing Sergeant Harry Miller of "brutal and abusive" conduct. Map of Soviet Union Offered At Low Price HPHE Oakland TRIBUNE offers a new map of the "Soviet Union." This map is of especial value to teacher and students, but anyone who i curious about nr interested in the domain of the Soviets should secure a copy. There is no similar map available at the present time. It is geographically as accurate and as up-to-date as expert cartographer! can make it, and shows all the vast territory that was once Ruv sia and Siberia, as well as part of all bordering territory. It carries an explanation of the Soviet -system of government, a statement of the five-year plan and population and commercial statistics that were supplied by the Anitorg corporation, which represents the Soviet Union in the United States.

A copy of the map will be sent to any address for ten cents in coin or stamps. Coupon, to be honored, must be mailed to WASHINGTON, D. as designated. Use this coupon: The Oakland TRIBUNE Washington Bureau of Information, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D.

I enclose herewith TEN CENTS in coin or stamps for a copy of the "New Map of the Soviet. Union." (Continued and nurses In removing them to safety to an annex away from the main hospital building where the blaze started: Hracly, 8.18 Twenty-second street. Jessie Burton, 1140 Seventh avenue. It. J.

Greene, 9723 Sunnyside avenue, Felix Hofflngcr, 1429 One Hundredth avenue. Mrs. T. C. Kllcman, 728 Twenty-second street.

William I.cnnher, Mill Valley. Alfred .1. Motandcr, 1845 Tlilrty-third avenue. Attention was called to many re- ductions voluntarily made by the carriers. ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS BEST REMEDY.

"It is our conclusion," said th commission, "that a 15 per cent Increase on all freight rates and charges would Increase revenue, at all, only temporarily and' that Its ultimate effect, not very long postponed, would be' to harm rath-er than help the railroads. It Is similarly our conclusion that such an Increase would raise rates upon many kinds of traffic above a Just and reasonable level. This latter conclusion applies particularly to the products of agriculture, in- eluding livestock." The commission after reaching; its conclusions went into the rail- road future. "The mosf effective remedy. for- the immediate ills of the is the economic recovery of th country," it said.

"The present low earnings are not the result of low rates, but reflect general Industrial conditions. The earnings will tlnue to reflect those conditions business improves Just as they have in the past. "While the tide may be slow in turning, there Is no more reason. for thinking that business will not Improve than there was In 1928 focvs, thinking that depressions were thing of the past, and that we werei' In an era of permanent prosperity. Public ernotlon swings front on extreme to the other, and there is nothing more volatile than th emotion of the investing public When railroad earnings take a sharp turn upward, as in due tints' they will, railroad credit wUl also rise.

MANY THINGS POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE 1 i "There are many things whlcli'Vv can be done to improve the situa tion, some of them by congress, some by state legislatures, some by this commission and the state com missions and some by the railroads themselves. "An important step is the repeal of Section 16A (the fair return. k. section of the transportation act)' i and the substitution of a section designed to accomplish tht same general purpose. We mended' such legislation last year, in a special report to congress, and shall renew tho our annual report this year.

present recapture provisions In their enforcement a vast ex. pendltura of time and money upon. both the government and the rail- roads, they provoke litigation over. complicated questions of and they encouragsv extravagant expenditures by th i more prosperous companies when.J.v; times are good, theyi hang like cloud over tho credit of many com pantes when -times are bad, and; under the present law there is effective way of using the funds for publlo advantage if they are lV. reeaptured." Rate Increase Ruling Followi State Stand SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.

21. Ths 1 interstate commerce 'commission's refusal of a blanket freight rata increase, Jn a ruling yesterday, wus expected by William J. Carr, ber of the state railroad RENO, Oct. 21. A drastic move to defend the validity of Nevada divorce decrees was ordered by the courts of Washoe county today, presaging an end to the boom em of "a divorce with every round-trip ticket." Admitting that Reno decrees granted indiscriminately to temporary residents "can be nullified by any court In the land," Judge Benjamin F.

Curler declared that henceforth he will give divorces only to those who make a reasonable showing of bona-fide residence. FIVE DECREES DELAYED Five divorce applicants who allegedly failed to establish their Intentions to become permanent Ne-vadans had their decrees delayed, and Judge Curler indicated they would not be granted. This will hold tiuejn the future, he added. It has been no secret that divorce seekers testified they were "In Nevada to stay," while a return ticket to their true home rested In their pockets. But things are going to be dlferent now if Judge Curler has his way.

"There are a certain class of people who come here merely for the purpose of obtaining a divorce and for no other reason," the divorce Jurist said. "They make no attempt whatever to establish bona-flde residence in Nevada, and have purchased their round-trip tickets to New York and elsewhere. Such divorces can be nullified by Hurley Hops Off for L. Pleads for No Wage Cuts SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.

leaving behind him a plea for "no reduction of wages in business," Kerreta'ry of War Patrick J. Hurley toalc off from Crlssy field at 10:08 today In a trl-motored army transport plane for Lo-vtingelei, tn route to Washington. Hurley reached San Francisco Monday from the Philippines, whose independence movement he studied for the Hoover administration. Speaking yesterday before the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon held at the Commercial club, Hurley declared that "America has solved the problem of mans production' but not that of mass distribution." "I have read much of a proposed deflation of labor," he said. TO UH DEBTS Broad Readjustment of World Finance to Be Theme Of Statesmen's Conference (Continued From Page 1.) be used by Hoover when he talks with M.

Laval. Ability to pay was the basis of the Hawes plan and the later Young plan for German reparations. It was the basis on which, In the prosperous post-war years, the United States revised and refunded the war debts owed here by the allies. Ability to pay now In a time of world upset, and prospective ability to pay, will be the basis on which Hoover lays his views before his French conferee. All along, too, the United States has felt that an integral factor In world economic dlsstress was the Immense sum expended constantly on armaments.

From this economic point of view, for tho moment, the whole armaments problem Is under review by the President. France Is a larger spender In military preparations. HooVer will try to make Premier Laval see how directly and powerfully, In the American view, this situation Is reflected In the world financial balance, POLITICAL SECURITY PACT LNTHOUGHT OF. Tho question of a political security pact for France Is placed In quite another category. Some reports have Indicated that French statesmen are toying with a proposal whereby the United States either would agree to come to France's aid In war, or at least consult with her upon the threat of war.

There Is ho Intention here of entertaining such a proposal, If It Is ever made. At the Paris peace conference President Wilson signed a three-way security pact with France and Great Britain, and it was pigeonholed promptly and with emphasis by the senate. At the London naval conference of 1930 a consultative pact was discussed, but the American delegation would not accept It. xne American government has accepted consultative treaties with respect to the Far East, where It has special Interests, but It alwavs places Its relations with Eurone In a different class. It expects to con tinue to do so.

(Copyright, 1131. tor Th TRIBUNE.) NEW YOItK Oct. 21. OP)- Plans for the city reception to Premier Laval of France were completed today. When the French visitor and his daughter, Josette, step off the He cie France at 7 a.

fn. tomorrow for a four-hour stay before leaving for Washington to meet President Hoover, New York will give him one of its rousing Broadway wel comes. i any court In the land, and for one, do not intend to be a party to any such conspiracy. "Persons who come to Reno to reside for an 'indefinite period of lime' are entitled to a divorce after they have been here six weoks, if they make a reasonable showing of their Intentions to remain, "But I wll Inot grant divorces In the future to those who come here for six weeks only." CASES HELD UP Judge Curler's ax fell first on five suitors at the proceedings this week. They were the cases of John F.

Dougherty of New York against Rose Dougherty; H. Fred against Clara Janssen of Springfield, Ill.fFronces K. against Anatole Tourch of New York City; Irving against Kcglna Pittell of Toms River, N. and Joseph against Josephine Sicgal, Bridgeport, Conn. All the cases were taken under advisement.

Judge Curler said Dougherty had not even remained In Nevada during the six weeks' residence period, returning to Reno "to make this his home" on the day the case was set for hearing. The casual residence cloud on Ronoivorces In the past has been me cause oi mucn concern 10 im gants, and many otiurts In other states have voided the decrees. Judge Curler's action was taken a an endeavor to change the situa tlon. Mutual brewery It was "going full blast" though the government has a lien against It for unpaid income taxes, Dressel said. Dressel said he had known Terry and 'his brother, Willie Druggan, also, the hearing showed, borrowed for years- from the West Central bank only on his signature.

Robert P. Neely, acting collector of Internal revenue, said Hens would be filed Immediately against the Standard, Stege and Gambrlnus breweries, If the Investigation of agents disclosed Druggan owned them, The hearing on the bank's affairs, which brought out that loans outstanding when the Institution closed amounting to $479,000 were valued at less than $10,000 by the receiver's attorney, will continue. Judge Felnberg ordered other officers of the institution questioned. CROW PAYH. FOR MEAL WAUTOMA, Wis.

C. H. Peter-eon has a pet crow named Jimmy, which paid for a meal in cash the other day. After being fed some grapes by Mrs. A.

A. Beck, a neigh bor, Jimmy picked up a penny in Miss Agnes Moresl. Xlncovlih, 1180 Chester street. Mrs. Ktlicl Parrlsh, 230 Wav-crly avenue.

Mrs. Pearl Pliorer, 4A6 Michigan avenue, Berkeley. lliissell Stumpr, 3010 Georgia street. Mrs. Helen Moore, 6400 Walnut street.

Two other patients were taken by police ambulance to the emergency hospital. They are: Mrs. 'J'hclma Hobson, 275S Thirty-ninth avenue. Joe Sears, 3247 Hannah street. "This will not cure the depression.

Reduction of wages will diminish the purchasing power of wage earners and prolong, rather than overcome, prevailing conditions. "Everyone agrees that the most needed improvement In the economic, condition of the United States Is a moro equitable distribution of the nation's wealth. Every intelligent leader of Industry should direct his mind to a solution of this problem." Hurley asked that the people re-taln confidence In President Hoover's ability to carry America safely through the storm. He will go from Los Angeles to Tulsa. and from that city to Washington.

While In San Francisco he re viewed troops at the Presidio. In the south, mystery surrounded her Intended flight from Oakland until noon today when she revealed the "special stunt" as being a coast-to-coast speed dash, describing the flight as a test hop for her Lockheed monoplane In which she hopes to fly the Atlantic early next year. It was this plane that Miss Nichols piloted to St. John, Inst June on an attempted transatlantic flight only to crash on the take-off. She had the plane rebuilt refusing to abandon her ocean flight project.

HOME ROME, Oct. 21. UP) A slight earthquake which lasted five seconds was felt here this morning, but there 'was no damage. It was the first In llw year. Banker Reveals Brewery Ownership by Beer Baron Ruth Nichols to Make Test Hop From Oakland to N.

Y. slon, who said today that increases authorized should not burdensome to western shippers. order was obvfous one who followed the record of the hearings," Carr said. "Except for the novel and highly CHICAGO, Oct. 21.

W) Four breweries, one operating In spite of a government Hen against It, were listed today among the possessions of Terry Druggan, supposedly retired beer baron. Druggan's alleged ownership of the breweries was disclosed casually In a hearing before Circuit Court Judge Michael Felnberg by Andrew H. who was president of the West Central Savings bank banker to the gangster. The institution closed last January and the hearing was to discover assets to aid Its depositors. I Thousands of dollars were! loaned Druggan, Dressel revealed.

Including $16,000 on an unsecured note. Besides this the beer purveyor obtained $12,000 from Dressel personally, for which a three-story apartment house was put up as security. "Druggan has plenty of assets and he'll make good," Dressel told the court when he was questioned about the wisdom of unsecured loans. "He has the Standard Stege's brewery and Oambrit nus brewery and the Mutual brewery." he added. 1 A record-breaking flight across the continent from Oakland to New Yprk will be attempted by Ruth yKichols, Rye, N.

Y. flying socify girl, according to advices received here today from southern California. The flight will be made as a test of the plane Miss Nichols will use In her intended transatlantic hop next spring. Miss Nichols, Junior league avla-trlx who has been winging her way to Oakland from the east coast In leisurely fashion for a "special stunt," was delayed In her, scheduled take-off from the United airport at Burbank this morning by unfavorable flying weather. A message received from the southern field early this afternoon fttifd she would leave as soon as weather conditions Improved.

the avlatrlx was delayed interesting idea of pooling earnings, the order closely. follows the post tlon publicly taken by the stats railroad commission early- in July, when it opposed the form of re- Uef sought by the carriers, "Any general percentahe- In crease would be of questionable value to the carriers, because of the consequent curtailment of traf- flo and diversion to competing such as trucks, steamers and barge lines. "Traffic once lost to these agencies. It was. shown, rarely Lasti week when: he pasted lfc4ib gras and laid it at' her feet,.