Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1934, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934 BABYFOUND ALVE N CHNA SLAYNES Stam Infant. in Hands of Missionary on Way to Wuhu Quarters. By the Assoctated Press. SHANGHAI, December 14—A re- port from Tsingteh said tonight that little Helen Priscilla Stam, 3-month- old daughter of the murdered Ameri- can missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stam, had been found alive and was being taken to Wuhu, mission head- quarters. The report of the finding of the baby was relayed here from Wuhu. ‘Wuhu reported that Rev. Mr. George Birch of Canada, a member of the China Inland Mission and stationed near Tsingteh, had the infant and was carrying it to safety. There was no indication as to the health of the child. Whatever the baby's condition, it 1s assured of the best medical atten- tion, for the entire staff of the Amer- ican Methodist Episcopal Foreign Board Mission Hospital at Wuhu, under direction of Dr. Robert Brown, awaits the child's arrival. It came into the world at that hospital Sep- tember 11 by a caesarian operation. Rescue Method Not Told. It was not immediately indicated how the rescue had been made, al- though it was known that govern- ment troops were in pursuit of the bandits who raided the city of Tsing- teh, murdered the baby's parents and, presumably, kidnaped the child. The bodies of the young Stams were found deserted on a battlefield 15 miles from Tsingteh, but no trace of the baby has been discovered. Other missionaries in three south- ern provinces are reported to be evac- uating their stations. A letter written by Stam shortly be- fore his death disclosed that he and his family were held for a ransom of 20,000 Chinese silver dollars (about $7.000). Stam was a native of Paterson, N. J., while his wife, the daughter of missionaries, was born in China. Kofields Reported Safe. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kofield of Bend. Oreg., reported to have disappeared at about the time the Stams were ab- ducted, are safe, a telegram to the China Inland Mission said. They are at Tunki until conditions have set- tled. Under instructions from Washing- ton, a Peiping dispatch said, Clarence Gauss, charge d'affaires of the Amer- ican Legation, made further repre- sentations to Nanking and Anhwei provincial authorities. He urged re- newed efforts to rescue the Stam baby and arrest the culprits. A spokesman for the foreign office of the national government said the kidnapers of the couple were “mur- derers and bandits” and not Chinese Communists, as was once reporied. Catholic missionaries at Tsingtzh escaped capture through being absent from their post Soon after the outlaws fled toward | ‘Western China, troops of the Chinese | Nationalist government appeared in Tsingteh in hot pursuit, Detach- ments have been moving through Anhwel Province steadily during the last two days, bound for the isolated sections beyond where they hope to | round up and destroy the roving | bands. Missionaries in Flight. Missionaries in Southern and West- ern Hunan and Kweichow and South- eastern Szechuen Provinces were re- ported fleeing from similar terroristic outlaws, Among them were Miss Justine Granner of Hubbard, Iowa, and Miss Anna Renninger of Reading, Pa., both evangelical church missionaries. Foreign missionaries from Eastern Kweichow who sought refuge in Changsha, Hunan Province, reported that their associates, whom they left behind, also were planning to move to safer areas. A letter written by Stam shortly be- fore his death was received by P. W. Gibbs, director of the China Inland Mission. It announced briefly that If Dad were given to slippers. is up to you. a welcome gift. 1331 F 0D 0D O 0D O =D 0=l 0D 0D 0D 0D 0P 0D 0D 0D 0D 0= A Nunn-Bush Ankle fashioned Dear Santa, Bring me Slippers.. Claus, we're sure he’d go on to specify Meyers We know, because we know many men like your Dad, and we selected these slippers to please all types and tastes. are more expensive than others, but the price Every pair in our store will be MENS SHOP Open a Charge “BIG MAN" SOUGHT These three doll-like little girls are imperial princesses, caughters of the Emperor and Empress of Japan. In the center is the Princess Teru, 9 years old, the Emperor’s first-born. On the left is the Princess Taka, 5 years old, and on the right is the youngest of the sisters, the Princess Yori, who will be 4 years old next March. —A. P. Photo. Stam and his family had been cap- tured by bandits who demanded 20,- 000 silver dollars ransom. Stam asked Gibbs to pursue any course he deemed advisable. He wrote that Tsingteh had been attacked sud- denly. giving no time to evacuate. He said the mission was completely looted and everything of value carried off. Word of the killing of Mr. and Mrs, John C. Stam brought a prompt assertion from the United States State Department in Washington that every effort would be exerted to bring about the capture and execution of the guilty bandits. William Phillips, Undersecretary of State, declined to say whether an indemnity would be sought. He pointed out that the Chinese govern- ment acted promptly after the recent murder of Dr. James H. Ingram, an American missionary slain near Peiping. Stam, whose parents live in Pater- son, N. J., met his wife, the former Betty Scott of Holyoke, Mass., while she was a student at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. They were married in Shanghai in Octo- ber, 1933. Mrs. Stam, 27 years old, was the daughter of Dr. C. E. Scott and Mrs. Scott. Dr. Scott is missionary repre- sentative of the Second Congrega- tional Church at Holyoke and, with his wife, is now stationed in China. “WORTH FOUR BILLION” DISPLAY FOOLS THIEF Stolen Stamps Valued at $2.50 Were Copies of Collection Most Costly in World. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 14—A thief walked out of Horticultural Hall late yesterday with a collection of stamps, on display at the hobby show, which was labelled, in large letters “worth four billion dollars,” but the theft caused no undue alarm. In small letters, had the thief taken time to read more carefully, was the explanation that “the originals of this collection” were worth four billion dollars. What he got were reproduc- tions of the most valuable stamps in the world—worth $2.50. - Ashes Are Scattered. In accordance with his wishes, the ashes of Jacob Larsen were scattered over his fern nursery at Waltham Cross, England. [ ] writing letters to Santa Some STREET Account 4 0D 0D 0D O 0D Ol 0D 0D 0= 0D 0D 0D 0D 60— 0D ROOSEVELT HOLDS FAMILY TOGETHER | Demonstrates Hold on Offi-| cials by Return of John- | son to Fold. By the Associated Press. With the return of Hugh S. John- |son to the administration’s official | family, President Roosevelt again has | | demonstrated his ability to keep in his service men who have resigned from their jobs because of internal friction. Only a short time ago, Gen. John- son quit as the head of N. R. A. after a controversy with Donald Rich- berg and Secretary Perkins over the | organization's policies. Now he has joined with Bernard Baruch and a special Roosevelt com- mittee to study means of taking the profit out of war. Other examples of President Roose- velt's knack of holding his trusted ad- visers in the service were furnished in the cases of George Peek, who left the Agricultural Adjustment Admin- istration after disagreements with Secretary Wallace and Rexford G.| Tugwell, but was prevailed upon to become a special adviser on foreign | trade, and Raymond Moley, who re- signed as Undersecretary of State after differences with Secretary Hull, but remains unofficially a close ad- viser to the Chief Executive. In the financial departments, it is | noted, those who break ranks usually stay out. Three examples are Prof. C. M. W. Sprague, former special adviser to the Treasury; Dean Ache- son, former Undersecretary of the Treasury, and Lewis Douglas, erst- while budget director. OFFICE g An tdeal t for your business r(e nd or $29.85 REG. $50 Big, roomy over- stuffed Chair of genuine leather in green, blue, tan, brown and red. Sturdy walnut frame. Removable spring cushion; sagless construc- tion. 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Meanwhile prosecution and defense attorneys marshalled forces for - the first legal skirmish Monday—the pre- longshoremen | have been in disagreement for several | liminary hearing of Philip Kennamar, 19-year-old son of a Federal judge, charged with the murder of Gorrell. Gorrell, 23-year-old dental student, I was shot to death Thanksgiving night. In rapid succession Kennamer sur- rendered and allegedly admitted the slaying; witnesses told of threats; prominent families sent their chil- dren into hiding, and then last Sun- day, Born, 19-year-old son of e col- lege professor, was found fatally shot under circumstances similar in many respects to the Gorrell shooting. Extortion Plot Told. Police said he committed suicide. Sheriff Price and Born's father said he was slain. Kennamer expressed belief he was killed “for what he knew,” and told of an extortion plot against the family of Homer F. 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