Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1931, Page 2

A2 W ETLINTTATON| - HELD ARMS CURE| British Note to League Pub- {ished as Preliminary to Dis- armament Confe(enoe. ©__(Continued From First ). scheduled for Geneva February 2, is ac- tually going to be held, accordipg to eareful inquiries made in London, Paris and Geneva. There is still the possibil- §ty of a decislon for postponement when the Assembly of the League of Nations meets in September, but it is considered ex ly unlikely. Although the Franco-Ttalian naval many maintains its refusal aratory commission's Gratt Ereat prep: treaty as the basis for discussion gts i L3 i i i gF i i i 58 1 £ i 2, gy %sggé'g fis { | 1-BHEE] o EEEE . - il 3 the air foroe, most of the big powers subsidize commercial n‘utlton Camnmhlt n!hph:u can b? transformed overnight for Pufposss o e only observation and bomblnfi . which cannot be improvised 5 the so-called fighting or pursuit plane. But fensive. Its ohjest is to keep away bombers and observers. To re- strict commercial aviation Would be con- trary to general progress and to reduce or abolish g‘hfln& planes would be to re- move the best defense against commer- clal planes transformed into bombers or observers. 8. For all the fc man 3 the subject are now agreed tha 1, if not, , the only most indeed armaments fis . This - |price paid Maryland Gas PEIRCE PREPARES . 1., NAVY TO HELP INCHINA FLOOD AID Seven U. S. Vessels Ordered to Patrol Yangtze River and Help Authorities. (Continued From First Page.) several weeks hence, more seri- LEARN INPORTER GAVBLED ONBOAT Authorities Told Missing Man Engaged in High-Stakes Poker Games, By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, August 22.—Authorities investigating the mysterious disappear- ere | Ance of Hisashi Fujimura from the In the Wi W\lc‘lnl and Hanyang, 400,000 refu- gees were counted. Thousands on Rooftops. Hankow presented a picture of desti- tution. Touring the native section of this city in a boat, an Associated Press dent saw thousands of one- under water neiuding part Standard Oil Co. cf their nearl; inevitable . Authorities agreed they were unable oopencw,fl.h u':;e stupendous needs for emergency rellef. Many thousa: doomed, sa TO FIGHT GAS CASE =2 - | Utilities Head, in Statement 4o Press, Denies Violation of Merger Plan. (Continued From First Page. Nothing had been done toward feed- the part of the multitude of hungry destitute. 896 AMERICANS IN FLOOD AREA. Property ‘in Inundated Sections Is Valued at $12,000,000. By the Associated Press. ‘were shown hdAn wgu'e':nmm from y ent records to be in the flooded areas of China. wvery advantageous terms, certainty of supply and price. Able to Offer Large Market. “This was due to the fact that Cen- tral Public Service was in & position to offer Gas Electric Co. a large market for gas to Virginia, Transmiss! Corporation (a” subsidiary of Columbia an allowance Paid $26,020 as Penalty. “Natural gas could not be delivered nn;\lnuu plane is | by Maryland Gas Transmission Cor- poration on the date set, and Mary- land Transmission Corporation paid the sum of $26,020 as & penalty. This payment was turned over to the Central Public Service Corporation and has been credited against the cost of the transmission line bullt in the Dis- trict for Washington Gas Light Co. ‘The cost of the portion of the trans- mi&slan‘mh{]o within Lhe‘Dhtncl sl approximately $68,000, and Washington Gas Light Co. has not as yet paid the belance due. property in the inundated placed at $12,000,000, owned by churches American was districts ‘most of which is missions. and ‘The department' mr- corrected as of July 1, showed Americans in ring and dis- " are seen on 'Mmflflp liner Belgeland, last night learned the millionaire Japanese importer engaged in high stakes poker games aboard the ax. Members of a musical trio aboard the vessel re] spoke of seeing Fuji- mura gambling for big stakes. J. Ed- L assistant district attor- “lumhud yesterday questioned 59 members of the ship's crew, including officers, and afterward announced he had “s lot more leads to follow up.” ‘The Government officials boarded the when it arrived from a cruise to Halifax yesterday all on board briefly while out employes for ques- IDLE AID CD-E)PERA_TION State Will Help Program to Be Worked Out by Gifford, Gov- ernor Wires Hoover. By the Associated Press. - SAN FRANCISCO, August 22.—Gov. James N. Rolph, jr., telegraphed Presi- it day that California servedly in the ment relief which yeu are proposing. I shall take immediate steps to make this co-operation effective. California will care for its own unemployed, but it is desirous of co- ef- forts with those of other States and the Federal Government to the end the most efficient, satisfactory and complete relief be afforded.” FATAL BEATING OF MAN CONFESSED BY CRIPPLE Seaman Admits Robbing Victim Ex-Marine, and Lashing His Body to Bed. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, August 22— Harry Harper, 28, crippled seaman, confessed yesterday, police said, that he lix former him to a bed in Williams’ apartment. The confession was made before Harper knew Williams was dc# ‘Willlams was found night crushed and body cross Harper Thursday brought here yesterday | after he had sald he robbed and beat man here. lnfOBJEC'i'OR GETS 6 MONTHS LIEGE, Belgium, August 22 ().—A conscientious objector named Lejeune, recently sentenced to three months in prison for refusing to undergo compul- | sory military service, had his term in- | creased to six months today for repeat- set Lejeune free. Woman, 77, Dies of Measles. MOOREFIELD, W. Va., August 322 3t | (Special).—Measles proved fatal to Mra. Rebecca Evans, widow of James her weakened condition, following the attack of measles two weeks ago, she developed bronchitis and pleurisy. PLEDGED BY CALIFORNIA terds; ‘The above photo shows poured & fusillade into it, killi In the inset is Patrolman SOKED BYBONE &by |Four Men in Auto Sought in| Blasting of Mansfield, Ohio, Journal Office. By the Associated Press. MANSFIELD, Ohio, August 22.—A | Rolland, urged the minister for national | r | defense to bomb, tossed from a speeding auto- mobile, rocked the plant of the Mans- fleld Journal at midnight last night, slightly injuring the night watchman and shattering’ the windows of sur- Toun: office buildings. ‘The blast, which occurred in the basement near the front of the build- ing, tore up a portion of the floor of the business office and damaged furni- ture and fixtures. Virtually all of the windows in the building were blown out. J. V. Richardson, night watchman, glass. other were unin- Hunt for Automobile. Richardson said an automobile drove lowed down, he said, and then A few seconds later the , Mansfield au- to nearby police to watch for a dark gray sedan with a trunk on the rear. It was believed the go‘u;doccu ts of the car were impli- e | The Journal is p%vulhed by Samuel A. Horvits and David Gibson of Cleve- land, They also publish the Lorsin Journal. The Mansfleld Journal, one of two papers in the afternoon fleld here, was started about a year ago. Paper Received Threats. In seeking a motive for the bomb- ing, officials recalled that, just before publication of the first issue, a series of threats were received, warning them away. shook Journal would never be aliowed to run. “The threats were # George J. editor, . plant has been constantly under The explosion will not hinder publi- cation of the paper, Kochenderfer said. e Holiday Rush From Glasgow More people left Glasgow, Scotland, during the fair holidays this year than ever before. estimt than a half-million d . Rallways reported that the Clyde coast had not the monopoly of Glasgow Fair holiday visitors as before, but the fea- ture of the 1931 traffic was the large number of long-distance travelers, Lindberghs at Safety Bay, Alaska PAIR DRESS FOR NATIVES' RECEPTION AT POINT BARROW. | ? an alley near the newspaper plant. | arm. 1t | the == PR RE BEAVERBROOK SAYS = ‘s child bystander of 3 and three bandits were killed and 12 scene at end of the chase. Policemen st the three bandits. Behind the car is Twomm .{uu;mhmobmunpoueemflbmfludhlchicnmflluo.mwymumm lying body ‘alter J. Webb, who was guarding the $40,000 pay roll wi SIX DIE AS POLICE BATTLE BANDITS IN PAY ROLL ROBBERY __(Continued From Pirst Page) truck while speeding serum to be used in an attempt to save the lives of the two policemen. He was taken to & hospital. His skull was fractured. Dead and Hurt Listed. ‘The dead: Patrolman Walter J. Webb, 38. Patrolman Edward Churchill, 35. Gloria_Lopez, 4. John Prechtl, 20, robber. Martin Bachorik, 20, robber. Herbert Hasse, 27, taxi driver in| bandit cab. | ‘Wounded: Patrolman Francis McPhillips, 33, two | bullets in lef. thigh, Patrolman David Lewis, 25, bullet in Lopes, his wife, slight in- juries to face. Fireman Vincent Hyde, 32, shot in right chest; eritical. Rubin Katz, 34, shot in neck; critical. Sophle Van Zerkorn, 40, shot in right Cullen, 23, injuries to face. Jacob Siegel, taxi driver, shot in right Nicholas Kleini, taxi driver, shot in JERSEY CITY, N. J, Al t 22 (). —Two men were shot by search- ing for robbers who held up the New J ‘Telephone Co. and escaped with late yesterday, but two girl tele- P! empioyes subsequently weré un- able to identify them as the robbers. Taken to & hospital, one of them was and the other detained for How Soon Depends on U. S., London Publisher Asserts. Likes New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, A t 22.—A chal- lenge to America to lead the world out of the slough of economic depression ?D:Mly by Lord Bea~ He sald he was certain the worla “ord Beaverbrook. would soon experience a great swing of the dpendulv.un, which woud bring back widespread ty. How soon, he intimated, would depend upon America. Recalls Hungry Nineties. “This is not the greatest depression in history,” he sald, “and it's not even the worst your country has experienced, | Don't forget Coxey's army and the ‘hungry tles.” “In England and the res we are waiting for America to lead 'k to normal times. admired America for staying out of it. Expects Soviet Failure, Rbee :‘:M d etud! ve n an lted will be the next colntry one is a fool to lend - postpone that inevitable the B '%;gig A - sy 28 heg | The cli- JOBS WITH GIFFORD &= President and New Head of Commission to Discuss Situation at Camp. President Hoover is devoting the greater part of his week end to further study of the unemployment situation and discussion of plans for putting in motion the new relief organization headed by Walter 8. Gifford. ‘The President’s mountain retreat in Virginia will be the scene of this study. Mr. Gifford came here from New York fiéfisi PEH Li11L] E B J f 3 Ei bl B SEEN LABOR'S FALL London; lacl_)onak! Res- ignation Imminept. are achievement and which touch millions of English The chief saving was found in the unemployment insurance scheme. Here it leaves £100,000,000 (about $500,« j j } 8 g i gg;?s | 1 i i 55 | (Copyright, 1931.) EW YORK ANTI-CRIME MEETING TO BE HELD 80,000 Are Expected to Attend. Representative Bloom and Sen- ator Wagner Speakers. By the Associated Press. BULL MONTANA DIVORCED . e . Wife of Film Actor Wins Decree