Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1931, Page 4

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Says He Gave Victims Ride. | Me:kham sald in a statement to po- | lice he picked up Moore and an une named companion at Lincoln, Nebr., and | that Moore was slain “because he found out too much." | Officers said & _pocketbook, apparent- | 1y the property of Moore, and a student directory listing him as having attended | Michigan College of Mining and Tech- | nology, were found in Markham's room. | A letter in Moore's effects indicated his parents reside at 73 Diamond street, | Lowell, Mich. Police say Markham told them he | and a companion shot Berry ““for a very THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931. GHINESE DENOUNC .S INNANKING AD Kwangsi Banknotes’ Halting ‘Two Years Ago Scored at Boycott Meeting. By the Associated Press. HONGKONG, September 8 —A serfif- ofieial Central ,JPress message today from Canton, South China center, said , |the United States was strongly de- nounced at & mass meeting in Nanking, Kwangsl Province, for interference in Ching's domestic affairs. Speakers criticized the American Gov- ernment for “‘acting as agents for the Nanking government,” against which South China 18 in revolt, and the meet- ing urged a general boycott of American goods, Canton Plans Defense. ‘The dispatch said the outburst was due to the American Minister prevent- ing shipment of American-made bank- notes to the Kwangsl Provincial Bank wo l(‘urs ago, when requested to do so A by nmu clals. t“P’runn ons against a possible milf- P stiack by Nationalist forees undef ent-General Chiang Kal-Shek were intensified at Canton today as the insurgent government there received reports from the north indicating the _ | good reason,” but only smiled when - | asked to elaborate. { Nanking armies were about to strike. Search for the slayers was intensified Troops were moving from Canton to the Cantonese frontler in Northern from Canton to Hong Kong. All ships were crowded. Chan Chai-Tong, head of the insufr- gent government's military forces, may mon&uy proceed on an inspection this coming week end, when hos- tilities are expected to begin. MEXICAN MURDERER ' OF SHERIFF KILLED Driven From Barricaded Hut by Tear Gas as 300 Citizens Wait With Guns, | By the Associated Press. GRANADA, Minn, September 8.— Two hours after he killed Sheriff Gus Jorgensen, who sought to arrest him, a Mexican beet field worker was slain today. The Mexican was driven from a shack, in which he lived, by tear gas and shot down as he emerged. Called to the Roy Pygman farm to quell a disturbance the Mexican, fore the officer realized the man was armed. as private citizens, went to the farm to | capture the slayer, who had barricaded {Bizselt in & crude shanty where ived. to come from the shack, but he refused. He éven hibited removal of ths fallen sheriff to ascertain the nature of his wounds. from the Pygman home near and the man rushed from his hut. he did l‘ir‘men Plan Dances. —The McLean Volunteer Fire Depart- by the finding of & blood-stained auto- | Kyangtung Province and fleld head- | Ment is arranging to hold dances for mobile with a bullett hole in the wind- shield, garked on a Denver street Mon- | day. he machine had been stolen early Sunday from a Kansas City “ rage. It is the property of Mrs. Blanche Cooper, wife of A. L. Cooper, former Missouri State Senator. Efforts to establish the identity of Markham's confederate continued today. | W. J. Armstrong, acting detective | captain, said Markham stated he had | driven cars for Chicago gangsters and | had seen numerous gang killings there. Confesses Recent Hold-up. | The prisoner was quoted as saying | that Moore found pistols in the auto- | mobile after leaving Lincoln and learned | too much about Markham'’s flight from Kansas City. It was then that Mark- ham and his unnamed companion took the hitch-hiker to a side road near | Holyoke and killed him. Police sald Markhdm admitted he | intended using Moore’s brief case, stu- dent directory and other effects to en- able him to assume Moote’s identity. Markham also confessed an attempt- ed hold-up of a gasoline filling station ih East St. Louls last April 1. He sald he thought only one man was in the station, but a second man jumped up and shot him in the stomach. He spent | some time in a hospital, he said. |U. 5. BUYS OLD PALACE IN BERLIN AS EMBASSY | Saqgkett Signs Purchase Paper Giv- ing Price as $1,702,006. | Renovation Planned. By the Associated Press. | BERLIN, September 8.—Ambassador | Frederick M. Sackett today signed a | contract for the purchase of Bluecher | Palace as a new home for the American embassy In Berlin. The purchase price | was $1.702,906.93. | _ American architects are to come to Berlin to renovate the palace. The new American embessy in Ber- lip formerly was the ancestral town | house of Count Bluecher IIT on Unter den Linden. Situated at the west end of the fa- mous street, it has for neighbors such edifiees as the Academy of Art, the presidential palace and the French em- bassy. D. C. Couple Weds. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 8 (Special) —Miss Rose Novak and Mr. Joseph Galler of Washington were mar- ried here recently at the parsonage of Memotial Methodist Episcopal Church by the pestor, Rev. U. S. A. Heavener. ‘The bride's parents attended the cere- mony. HOME OF SMITH SMART SHOES Hello, Folks— Tune in tonite—WMAL 6:30—The Budget Boys and me are putting on a “Thrift Shop™ nite—dedjcated to that splendid charity enterprise and the wonderful women who sponsored it. Till 6:30, au revoir. P In 1931—"It's Smart to be Thrifty’ 5 Greater Value Néw Fall SUITS & TOPCOATS A A \ AR RURERY N X EXTRA PANTS FIVE DOLLARS Money's Worth or Money Back J. Kaufman OS5 PENNA. AVE. BSOUTHEAST CORNER c. 1744 PEN AVE. 1471 3 quarters for the Southerners was being established at Shiuchow. “Press gangs"—groups formed to ing up coolies for use in transportin mfilu equipment. fed in a_suddeh exodus of able-bodied men .~ NEW YORE at your fingertips Pageantry of the Great | White Way ... shows and thrills....lure of fashionable shops...all close to the Taft +..at your command. The | Taft, 2000 rooms, Times fers modern service. 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