Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1933, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within an Hour” ity delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 32,390. Entered as No. post office, " TOKIO ACTS TO LOCALIZE FIGHT AT SHANHAIKWAN; 'CHANG WON'T ARBITRATE Marshal Tells| [Tokio’s Demands| \pyop o ohi Ts Told Foes to See to Explain to Nanking. Stimson. NAVAL FORCES Yesterday’s Circulation, 118,649 UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. JOHNSON LAUNCHES!ROOSEVELT WANTS WAR ON CANCELING BUDGET BALANCED OR REDUCING DEBTS AT THS SESSON Will Demand Ban on Amer- Will Discuss Problem of His ican Resources to Nations First Year With Congress That Refuse Pay. Leaders Tomorrow. 1933—THIRTY PAGES. *** second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ¢4 : o Apology, Rail Control and Neutral Zone Are Sought. “U. S. FOREIGN LEGION” ASSAILED IN SENATE CABINET ANNOUNCEMENT PUT OFF TO FEBRUARY By the Assoclated Press. SHANGHAI, China, January 4— Japanese press advices from Tientsin today stated that Gen. Nakamura, com- | | manding the Japanese garrison there, | EACH NATION ARE INCREASED More Trouble Seen as Both Sides Add to Troops. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, Jznuary 4—The gov- ernment instructed Japanese mili- tary and diplomatic authorities in Manchuria and North China teo- day to avoid aggravation of the Shanhaikwan situation resulting | from occupation of that Chinese city by Japanese troops. They were instructed to seek a peaceful “localized” settlement. The Japanese legation at Peiping was ordered to negotiate for this purpose with Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, the Chinese com- mander in North China. A Peiping dispatch today said Marshal Chang requested the Japanese to send communications concerning the Shanhaikwan in- cident to the Chinese national government at Nanking. It was believed at Peiping that this eliminated any chance for a local |had presented three demands upon Chang Hsiao-Liang, the Chinese com- mander-in-chief, for settlement of the | cituation at Shanhaikwan. | He requires, the dispatches said: | Pirst, that Chang Hsiao-Liang and the Chinese commander at Shanhaik- | wan apclogize to the Japanese, Second, that the Japanese be grant- ed control of the Shanhaikwan railway station, and Third, neutralization of the Shan- haikwan area. Chinese acceptance of these alleged demands would give the Japanese the railhead inside of the great wall, with the Peiping-Mukden Railway ending at Chingwangtao. SERIOUS CONFLICT FEARED IN OFFING |International Interests at Peiping and Tientsin Men- ace Situation. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The scene of fighting in China proper has shified since the capture of Shanhaikwan to the port of Chin- possibly | BLAMES OTHER 'U. S. Watches Orient | Closely Without Taking Action. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, January 4—Ambas- | sador Katsuji Debuchi at Wash- ington was instructed by the Japanese government today to ex- plain developments of the Shan- haikwan fighting between Japa- nese and Chinese forces to Sec- retary of State Stimson. The Japanese Ambassador was instructed to inform the Ameri- can Government also of the Japa- nese government'’s decision to at- | tempt to localize the situation. i Similar instructions were sent to Ambassadors at the capitals of other world nowers. EXPLANATIONS DISAGREE. Chinese and Japanese Each Blame the Other for Shanhaikwan Fight. By the Assoclated Press. Chinese and Japanese representatives in Washington offer different explana- BUDGET-BALANCING BAY. ! GRACK FRENCH SHIP WRECKED BY FIRE Most of L’Atlantique’s Crew of 170 Believed Saved in Channel, | CHERBOURG, France, January 4 $625,000 Emergency Relief Fund Voted By House for D. C. Deficiency Appropriation Item Includes $50,- 000 for Expenses. The House today approved the item of $625,000 in the deficiency appro- | priation bill for emergency relief of HEARINGS SLATED OND.C. BEERBILL Sharp Words Between Pat- man and Black Mark Com- mittee Session. ‘The House District Committee today Californian Recalls Struggles of | Levy on Beer and Drastic Economy This Country to Aid Europe, “and No Spoils Taken.” BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Dubbing those Americans who sup- port cancellation and reduction of the foreign debt owed the United States/ “the American foreign legion,” Sena- tor Hiram Johnson of California today reiterated his stand in opposition to debt cancellation. Jt was the first speech this session on war debts. Johnson announced he would demand legislation at this session to prevent American resources from “flowing into thoee nations that do not honor their obligations.” “The people of today do not realize what America did for Europe,” said the California Senator. “But they realize what Europe is doing to America. You of the older generation will recall that during the World War we authorized certain loans, four Liberty loans and one Victory loan. We specified -the terms of these loans when we sold the bonds to the American people. Out of the money received for the bonds, we authorized loans to the nations abroad. ple ‘give until it hurts’ I remember how in many communities the value of Held Necessary to Meet Presi- dent-elect’s Wishes. By the Associated Press. 1 NEW YORK, January 4—Balancing ‘}ol the Federal budget by this Congress 1is demanded by President-elect Roose- velt and the ways for doing it will be decided at tomorrow night's conference with Democratic congressional leaders here. Roosevelt realizes that the outgo and income of Government expenditures for his first year’s administration must be decided by the present Congress or, at least, before July 1, when the Gov- ernment year begins, so he is taking & hand. ‘There is a conviction in congressional circles that new taxes in addition to the proposed levy on beer and drastic econ- wangiao, where a mixed brigade under}uons of what touched off the latest the command of Gen. Suzuki is re-| sound of guns in the Far East. ported to have arrived, together With| The Japanese embassy said it had 11 Japaness warships. |an idea that a chip on the shoulder | Two British cruisers have arrived On | of Gen. Chang Hsiao Liang, deposed | residents of the District of Columbia () —Capt. Schoof, master of the |gyuring the first six months of the pres- referred to a Judiciary Subcommittee |y | The bill carries a proviso that not|provide revenue for the District by the killed when the vessel was destroyed | o by fire in the English Channel today. | f1onC siall ‘be svmlable for aduinicira: | ‘{8Xation of certain non-intoxicating settlement. Truce Is Proposed. The vernacular newspapers reported that Gen. Suzuki, in command at. the scene, too, and the salute fired by | “Representatives of the British gov- Some were burned to death and Shanhaikwan, had already proposed terms for a truce to Gen. Ho Chu-Kuo, commander of the Chinese garrison which was ousted from the city. These terms, it was said, included a ghn for mutual evacuation of the area, which would become & neutral zome. The Japanese delegation at the of was noti- t’s decision to confiict wan 3 to inform the League of this d As evidence that Japan, at present, e ordors Scintea out thay the mi leaders famous 23 Division, active during the past year in the Manchurian campaign, ‘was being steadily returned home despite the outbreak at Shanhaikwan. A ma- Jority of the division was reported re- turning on ships arriving yesterday and ‘The cabinet considered the situation st & special meeting today. No de- the Japanese men-of-war created panic in the city, the population think- ing a bombardment by the Japanese war- ships. No American destroyers have arrived in that cily, where there s an American garrison of 20 men and an er. & For the heing the State Depart- ment has an attitude of watch- fulness of the situation. No notes have been sent to Japan nor are any con- templated in the immediate future. Situation Is Delicate. The situation is extremely delicate , | on account of the presence of &n inter- national force both in Peiping and Tientsin. As long as the Japanese have not approeched these two cities, no in- ternational development is likely to oc- cur. But should the Japanese g0 to Peiping and Tientsin, as there is every indication that they intend to do, a serious international complication might result—a situation more grave than the one in Shanghai last March. In both those cities there are American, British, al ruler of Manchuria, may have had a | lot to do with the fighting, which re- that this meant the beginning of | sulted in the Japanese occupation of | Shenhaikwan. . |, But_the Chinese legation has given |the State Department information which charged that Japansse civilians ;‘fi‘x’ first in the‘udlrec.‘l‘lnn H:& the Shan- wan wi Jaj soldiers bom| January 1. Await Developments. As far as this Government is con- cerned, no action is in prospect until the origin of the clash is established mor2 completely and the events cat fully considered in the light of treatis Nevertheless, officials sought all infor- mation eagerly and kept in close touch with develcpments. Secretary Stimson has confined his comment to the statement that ths United States stands on the position it took a year ago against recognition of territorial gains made by aggression in violation of existing treaties. The Japanese embassy asserted that the railway stat on nese 'mined origin in | tive expenses. , Several amendments were offered to reduce the tive amount. Representative Lankford, By the Awoclated Préss. Suce the” wmount 3o $10.000. - Repre- CHERBOURG, France, January 4./ sentative Taber, Republican, of New —The crack French liner L'Atlan- | York, a member of the subcommi tique, serving in the South American = i o (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) = OASHER ADNTS others were killed getting off the ship, he said. fi‘? English Channel early todas Y. Most of the crew of about 170 were believed to have been rescued by the German steame: Ruhr and the steamer | Falmouth after abandoning the L'Atlan- tique, which carried no passengers and { was en route to drydock at Havre for A military seaplane with two officers | aboard left Cherbourg to fiy over the burning craft to determine the status of salvage efforts and also to seek to learn if all the crew escaped. In view of the scene of the fire being | 75 miles away, details here were | meager, but it was reported that the Ruhr picked up most of the crew after | they had taken to small boats. It was| eral-American Laid to Mar- §130.233 SHORTAGE Losses by C. D. Boyer of Fed- liquors.” This action was taken on motion of Representative Holmes, Republican, of Massachusetts, who said he thought that as this is a license and revenue measure, the people of the District | should have an o] ity to be heard. itative Patman, Democrat, of o voted to refer the bill to Subcommit! the measure L ; Patman, ick, New York, all Dem- McLeod, Mi an, and Bowman, West Virginia, Republicans. tee, later referred to. ernment during the war told us that the carried without war could not be on ai ce from this country. Don’t you recall how gared ket—Bank Protected. cisions were announced. o R aiian and Japaness ' arri- | ‘The meeting today was enlivened by With the cruiser Hirato and two de- stroyers already off Shanhaikwan, the navy today ordercd the cruiser Tokiwa to proceed immediately to Chinwangtao, sons. The one in Tientsin is under the command of the Japanese general, by the seaport a few miles southwest of Shanhalkw: alkwan. One officer and 20 enlisted men of the American Army are stationed at Chin- | wangtao ana Japanese were uncertain | what course to take there. A concentration of Chinese tmopi trains was reported at Tientsin, the| JAPAN IS EXPECTED T0 LEAVE LEAGUE rt of Peiping and about 200 miles Ioithwest of - Chinwangtao. These trains were expected to carry rein- forcements to the battle area. CHANG WON'T NEGOTIATE. Marshal Refers Japanese Officials to Nanking Government. PEIPING, China, January Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, military | ruler of North China, served notice on | 4 (P)— Break Anticipated When Commit- | tee of Nineteen Meets on January 16. | By Cable to The Star. PARIS, France, January 4.—A break between the League of Nations and Japan when the Committee of Nineteen on Manchuria reconvenes in Geneva on January 16 is expected here following Japanese authorities today that he did | not care to deal with them concerning | He bluntly | Gen. Chang has sent, or is sending, two | | brigades into Jehol. A spokesman de- |clared that if Chang ‘“continues to, aggravate the Japanese, the situation | may become serfous.” Otherwise, he | added, the Japancse believe the Shan- | haikwan incident may be localized. More Fighting Feared. Cables to the embassy said the troub'e at that walled city started when two bombs were thrown by Chinese at the | Japanese guard box at the railway sta- tion simultznecusly with the firing of two rifle bullets thrcugh the windows of the guard headquarters some distance away. Embassy gpokesmen sald Tckio. in recognizing. Manchukuo, agreed to co- operate in defense of the new state and ceeded with what they termed Nanking plan of sending large forces into Jehol, serious fighting was certain to result. SAYS CLASH IS ENDED. presumed that other ships rescued the | remainder. | The exact number of men aboard was not determined, but the owners re-| ported that the vessel carried only part of the normal crew of 240 when she Charles D. Boyer, cashier of the Fed- eral-American Naticnal Bank & Trust 4 amended to permit the it was emphasized that if Chang pro- | left Bordeaux yesterday morning. | Co., has confessed to officers of the Aid of Other Ships. | bank that he is short $130,233.11 in Maritime authorities supposed that | his accounts, growing out of losses in ships from Guernsey went to the aid of | stock market operations, it was an- the* Atlantique after the Ruhr had : | radioed first news of the fire, as the | Founced by the bank's officials today. Atlantique soon was surrounded by ves- l There will be no loss to the bank, as sels 25 mil's off Guernsey, according to | Boyer is bonded in the amount of a radio report here. 5, Meanwhils the minelayer Pollux and | $300.000, President John Pooe stated two tugs went out from Cherbourg and | this afternoon. another powerful tug with suitable | As soon as the bank was aware of fire-fighting cquipmen. from Brest, and | his actions, officiels immediately re- two other tugs from Havre. i ¥ Orders also were given an unnamed | Ported the casc to the Government of he | liner to swing from her course and go | ficials and the bonding company. The to the scene of the fire. | case is now in the nands of the De- Word was still awaited this afternoon | from Capt. Mailloux of the minelayer | partment of Justice. Boyer has been with the bank since Pollux, which was ordered to the scene | it was opened January 20, 1913, just at 8:30 a.m., while engaged in naval | 20 years ago this month. Previous to exercises off Cherbourg. | that he had been employed by other the Japanese offensive on the Chines | yapanese War Ministry Declares Shan- city of Shanhaikwan, near the Great Wall of China. Nearly all the lesser powers want it, CLOSE CONTACT KEPT | says the newspaper L'Echo de Paris to- Movements Gran Chaco An- nounced by Paraguayans. ASUNCION, Paraguay, January 4 (#)—The war office announced today that Paraguayan forces in the Gran in Chaco are continuing close contact with | Leon Blum, in a ringing editorial today, | —° the Eolivian troops near Correlss. In fighting on Sunday and Monday, the announcement said, 250 Bolivians were Killed. Greek Army Cuts Proposed. ATHENS, Greece, Janfulry 4 (P).—As 2 of its measures Ol :g\emmem announced today that it will introduce a bill to reduce the period of compulsory military service from 14 months to one year. Other reductions in army expendi- tures by abolition or combination of varjous military units will be enacted by decree. day, in order to preserve the League system and to insure their own future security. The big powers are understood still prefer simply to let matters take their course. | However, the French Socialist leader, | says* T France should take the lead without | losing & moment. France should and must. It should denounce and disarm the aggressor, break official relations, | cut off public and private aid and espe- { clally proclaim with immutable resolu- | tion that whatever happens will never economy, the | be recognized as an accomplished fact. | “Japan, it is said, will withdraw from the League. So much the woree, but a mutilated League is better than a dis- graced and dishonored League “We must save international henor, save the precarious peace of today and | the hope of real peace tomorrow.” | (Copyright, 1933.) LAND, SEA AND AIR ONSLAUGHT BEATS BACK STUBBORN CHINESE | Defenders Fight Like 19th Route Army at Chapei, but| Bow to Superior Armament. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAIL January 4—A graphic picture of the Japaness bombardment &nd resultant capture of Shanhaikwan ‘was slowly forming today through frag- mentary dispatches which trickled in from Shanhalkwan and Chinwangtao. A day of horror preceding the fall of Shanhaikwan was being-revealed, in which the casualties were reported tn* be high. When the Japanese infantry swept into the half-ruined city follow- a naval aerial bombardment, fierce |ments, the reports saying that the Chinese and Japanese infantry strength | were about equal, but the Japanese used | naval guns, field guns and air bombers, which rained death and destruction, over- | powering the Chinese, who used Tifles, \Eosnd grenades, machine guns and mortars, Advices relating to the army actions {of the Chinese troops portrayed acts | comparable to those of the 19th Route | Army_defending Chape! last Pebruary. The Chinese clung to their defenses in | the face of a terrific bombardment frcm |1and, sea and air. Shells destrqyed the | ity wall while incendiary bombs started ing hand-to-hand fighting resulted in which | numerous fires within which resulted Chinese soldiers were reported | in scenes reminiscent of those in Chapei 300 killed. Other advices stated that 2,000 ‘were slain, Advices indicated the.Chinese superior were cleated by force of ma- after the Japanese incendiary were put into use. haikwan Incident Is Closed. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. By Radlio to The Star. TOKIO, January 4.— Japan's war ministry_today assured a representa- tive of the American embassy in Tokio to | that the fighting between Chinese and | Japanese forces at Shanhaikwan, Chi- | nese zeaport at the Great Wall, is an | isolated incident and is now finished. It presages no advance into Jehol Column 6.) SEVERE QUAKE ROCKS " NORTHWEST REGION (Continu Seward, Alaska, Terrified by Tre- mor—Washington State | Feels Shock. By the Associated Press. SEWARD, Alatka, January 4.—A se- vere earth shock of 20 seconds’ duration’ here last night sent people running into the streets as buildings were shaken and loose objects rattled. The direction of | the movement apparently was west to cast. Quake’s Course Checked. SEATTLE, January 4 (#).—Seismolo- |gists of Northwestern colleges sought today to check the course of a sharp earth tremor that frigntened citizens of Seward, Alaska, and was felt in Wash- ington State. Gonzaga University of Spokane re- ported the quake Wes recorded at the Mount St. Michael Observatory between 8:04 and 8:10 p.m. Its center was esti- mated at a distance of 2,700 miles. Seattle felt two distinct tremors at |about 5:20 and shortly after 10 p.m. | Residents said their houses were swayed | and furniture shaken up. - | Chilean Volcanoes Active. TEMUCO, Chile, January 4 (#).—The | volcanoes Lizima and Lonquimay have | become active, erupting smoke and ashes. -— Radio Programs on Page B-8 It was reported that Rotterdam also | had been asked to send powerful tugs to attempt to salvage th: Atlantique. | Master a Sea Veteran. Washington banks. He lives in Claren- con. President Poole stressed the fact the bank would suffer no loss. He said | Boyer had been associated with him The Atlantique’s master is Comman- aant Schoofs, a veteran of the sea with three years’ service in the South Atlan- tic line, including command of the | Je luxe liner Massila. The Atlantique is one of the largest | and fastest French ships, ranking next to the Ile de France and designed to make the Bordeaux-Buenos Aires trip in 16 days. She left Bordeaux yesterday morning land was expected at Havre at noon {today She was renowned in shipping circles for high standard equipment, re'gulamy of service and good behavior iat sea Several members of the crew were reported to have been injured. These men were said to have been taken aboard the Ruhr, which headed for Cherbourg after the Atlaniique had been abandoned. The vessel apparently will be a total loss. Observers reported her position as very bad, with a 20 degree list. Al- though no flames were visible clouds of smoke blanketed her from stem to | stern. The Dutch ship, Achilles, came to her |ald but was unable to approach be- cause of the intense heat. impoverished families. ing in the best of faith, was returned approximately $70. In view of the c: demanded by its plight. Those desiring to help wipe out An Emergency Appeal to Generous Citizens six months longer than any other official. Boyer was born in Washington in 1886, and at one time was very active in the Washington Chapter, American Institute of Banking, of which he was a past president. He is a member of the Washington Board of Trade, Washington Country Club, the Masonic Order and the First Presbyterian Church of Ballston, Va. He is married and has two children. Savings at Peak. ‘The Federal-American National Bank & Trust Co., with which he has been so long connected, is an unsually sound bank. It has $2,000,000 capital and $1,000,000 surplus. The controller’s call, made today, showed deposits well above the September figure. At the closc of business last night savings deposits were at the peak in the bank's history, President Poole said. An investigation of the affairs of ths cashier was begun today by two spe- cial agents of the United States Bureau of Investigation, who are expert ac- countants. The inquiry was ordered (Continued on Page 2, A bank faflure in a Western city has proved a severe unforeseen setback for The Star's Christmas Opportunity Fund for relief of 20 A check for $424, sent to the fund on December 21 by a woman act- to The Star today with the notation that the Western bank on which the check was drawn had closed its doors on December 28—just two days before the check arrived to be cashed. But for this circumstance the charity fund would be over the top by ancellation of the woman’s gift the fund today was approximately $354 short of its goal of $10,717. Prompt subscription of this deficit will avert the collapse of hopes that each of the 20 needy families would be given the full measure of aid the $354 shortage should send their donations, large or small, to the cashier of The Star, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania svenue. Patman and Black. ber contended this is “just a gesture and no good unless the Volstead act is sale of beer.” “Why take the time of Congress?” he asked, adding that this measure would | be in violation of the Volstead act and could not become effective. Black said ths District beer bill is Nnunded to supplement the Collier measure legalizing 3.2 per cent beer, |and that he desired to have the Dis- [mcc beer bill immediately follow the Collier bill on the President’s desk for | signature. He said the Nation-wide | celebration should be started in the Capital on passage of this revenue measure. Patman sought to tle the committee’s hands against any action on the Dis- trict beer bill until after the Collier bill had become law. His insistence finally resulted in an agreement that no action would be taken on the Black bill by the full District Committee until every member had been notifled of the intention to consider this bill at a particular meeting. Bride's Opinion Asked. In reply to Patman's charge that it | was wasting time of Congress to consider this measure now, Black said “we have spent 12 years on prohibition which was worse than nothing.” Corporation Counsel Bride was called upon for an opinion regarding the necessity of enacting a separate beer bill for the District. He said he had (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) . 'REICHSTAG IS CALLED TO MEET JANUARY 24 Government Expects That Nazis ‘Will Not Join Socialists and Communists. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, January 4—The Reichstag Council of Elders voted today to con- vene the Reichstag on January 24. Since the adjournment before Christ- mas Chancellor von Schleicher, it was learned, has been negotiating with Adolf Hitler's National Socialists in an effort to persuade them to icipate in the government, but he failed because Hitler holds to his “all or nothing” policy. Nevertheless, the government expects that the Nazis will not join the Social- ists and Communists in any motion of no confidence, adoption of which by a majority of the House automatically would lead to the chancellor’s presenta- tion of a decree of dissolution. POPE OPTIMISTIC Predicts Year Will Be Better Spiritually and Economically. VATICAN OITY, January 4 (#).—The certainty that the new year will be bet- ter spiritually and economi (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) “"“;:moaus COUNT IS HELD IN COUNTERFEIT RING it was a glorious page in the history of this country when enemy nations were being dismembered at the peace table the United States “asked no spoils jor booty.” It was not so with some of the other countries, he said. “Uncle Sam,” said Senator Johnson, (Continued on Page 6, Cowmn 1 e i Enrique Von Buelow Identified as Former Husband of Wealthy Chicago Woman. | By the Assoctated Press. NEWARK, N. J, January 4—A man {KIDNAPER, CHILD HUNTED Itinerant Gambler and Little Girl Missing Overnight. described as “Count” Enrique von Buelow, otherwise known as plain Hans Dechow, was held incommunicado to- day in connection with a large-scale counterfeiting ring which operated in LONG BEACH, Calif, January 4 (#).—An itinerant gambler and s 4%- year-old girl he is alleged to have kid~ half a dozen countries. Dechow was seized last night by se- cret service agents as he arrived in a naped were sought by police throughout Southern California today. plane from Montreal. A dapper, under- f:ed man, he was described as a “very The child is Shirley Yvonne Shanks, | inssructed Bolice 1o 16t oo one woss Mn daughter by a former marriage of Mrs.| It is charged that he delivered Furel June Sights. The woman re-;$30,000 bigus currency to Montreal ported the gambler, a former. suitor, | 28ents of a New York counterfeiting visited her and her newly acquired hus- | FIg which has ccnnections in Canada, band yesterday afternoon and asked to| Mexico, Guatemala and other countries. take Shirley to the store to buy her| Dechow, now grown partly bald, was some candy. When they failed to re-|identified as the “Von Buelow” who tura the mother notified police. first came into notice as a member of s the “nobility” when he married the wealthy widow of former Alderman Nathan T. Brenner of Chicago. The couple was robbed of $50,000 by gunmen in_Chicago in 1930. Later, while the former Mrs. Bren- charges, alleging thal Classified Advertising Agate Lines Year 1932........4,338,373 Year 1931. ... .4,152,262 GAIN for the year. 186,111 * This increase in the use of Classified Advertising in The Ster by the general public and the classified advertiser was a notable achievement in newspaper ad- vertising during the past year. * The above is indisputable evi- dence of the 'result-producing power of Star Classified Ad- vertising. There is no way of reaching so many people in this community at so lttle cost for the innumerable wants and needs of the public for small business nen was bringing the “count” had married her under a false name, & gunman fired two shots through her bed, room window. REFUSES TO GIVE UP INSULL SECURITIES Gerard Swope Refuses to Turn Over Papers Held as Col- lateral on Big Loan. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 4.—Gerald Swope, president of the General Elec- tric Co.. today refused to surrender t= the receiver for the Janu- was in Samoa by a hurri- no loss of life was over _ the