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,{Jirect Proposal Invited as Spokesman Warns of Brussels Outcome. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, Oct. 29.—A Japanese for- eign office spokesman said today that Japan would not hesitate to enter negotiations to end Chinese-Japanese hostilities if China should propose such talks directly to Japan, ) Commenting on the suggestion yes- terday by a high Japanese source in Paris that interested powers, particu- larly the United States, start con- versations looking toward an armis- tice, the spokesman said: “Japan’s reception of any media- tion plan must be conditioned by the ! attitude of the powers at the Brussels onference. (The conference, of nine- power treaty signatories is to be held November 3. Japan has refused an invitation to attend.) “Since the conference was called, and Japan was condemned in ad- vance, it is not likely that those who condemned her would be suitable me- diators. The main thing is to persuade | the Chinese to change their attitude and abandon their anti-Japanese policies. “If China directly would propose peace negotiations, Japan would not hesitate to enter them. China, how- sever, has not yet made a direct ap- proach to Japan.” War Minister General Gen. Sugi- yama and Naval Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai declined to comment on the suggestion of the Japanese gource at Paris. A high officer said, however: “Japan’s policy is fixed. We still are determined to fight to a finish. This does not mean fighting indefinitely, but overtures must come from China.” The comment of a reliable naval source was “China alone would be able to end the fighting.” , CHANGE IN MOBILIZATION | DATES OF ARMY URGED | Present Plan Does Not Permit Quick Massing of Auxiliary Units, Gen. Schley Holds. Need for advance of mobilization dates of Army divisions supporting combat units in case of war was point- ed out last night in a speech prepared Sby Maj. Gen. Julian L. Schley, Chief of Army Engineers, and read before the Engineer Chapter of the District | of Columbia Reserve Officers’ Associa- | tion. Gen. Schley pointed out that, al-| though complete plans existed for mo- | bilization of an army of 1,000,000 in eight months, tentative mobilization | dates would not permit quick enough | massing of auxiliary units, such as the Engineer Corps. | Gen. Schley, although present, was ™~ prevented from delivering his speech by a sore throat. Col. Warren T. Hanum, Army Engineer Corps, read the address. . China (Continued From First Page.) e SCOBNOA FN0 TUNM PUFE) e Soochow Creek with junks and cargo | Kmts to forestall Japanese naval at- | cks on the Chinese “lost battalion” | beleaguered cpposite the International Settlement. British Tommies, rifles at their shoulders, paced cobblestones along the creek while two Japanese naval launches withdrew. The launches had been halted when they steamed up the stream from the Whangpoo River toward the warehouse, opposite United States Marine Corps lines, where the Jone Chinese detachment has held off attackers since Chinese evacua- | #ion of Chapei two days ago. When Japanese shells began fall- ing in the vicinity of Columbia Circle, section in which “omes of many | Americans and British are located, au- | thorities made representations to Jap- | anese insisting that foreign interests must be protected. Large numbers of foreigners and Chinese there began quick night evacuations. . Apprehension increased for the hitherto seldom endangered French concession following the announce- ment by a Japanese Army spokesman hat Japanese are “considering pos- ible action against Chinese trops in Nantao.” Nantao, densely populated native city similar to Chapei, is south and east of the French area. It has been almost, untouched by the fighting thus far. Any military action against Nnnt{m might endanger the large number of foreigners, including many Americans, who live in the French concession, but the spokesman promised “due precau- tions” would be taken to safeguard that district. The two Japanese naval launches, both armed, retreated down Soochow Creek after Gen. Telfer-Smollett re- fused them passage and Chinese boat- men strung junks and sampans from shore to shore as a blockade. British and Japanese officers argued for nearly two hours over jurisdiction of the creek—which partially divides the Settlement from Chinese terri- tory and partially flows through the ! Settlement—before the launches re- geived orders from their headquarters to turn back. They got the orders by hastily erecting a radio mast and contacting headquarters, presumably aboard a warship on the Whangpoo. They still delayed, however, and finally Gen, Telfer-Smollett was heard to say: - “Come, come. Tell them to get going. We can’t wait any longer.” As this was interpreted to the Jap- anese commanding officer, standing on a step below shore, the British Sofficer added: “If you're not out before dark, you know something might happen to you with all these Chinese around.” The Japanese returned to one of —_— STAR, WASHINGTON, Luther Thomas Beans, brother of Mrs. Rosa Belle Ainsworth, cut by her husband today, as he told police of the tragedy. The banana knife, said by polié‘e to have been the weapon u; MISS VIRGINIA MOORE DIES AT HOME; WAS 93 Funeral Services to Be Held To- morrow—Father Was Epis- copal Bishop. Miss S. Virginia Moore, 93, died Wednesday night at her home, 1851 Columbia road N.W., after a iong ill- ness. Funeral services will be held at 10 am. tomorrow at the residence. Burial will be in Philadelphia. Miss Moore, a resident of Washing- ton for more than 40 years, was born in Elizabeth, N. J. Her paternal grandfather was the Right Rev. Rich- ard Channing Moore, first Episcopal Bishop of Virginia, Miss Moore is survived by two nephews, C. Bedell Moore of San Antonio, Tex., and Grant H. Moore of Sparks, Nev., and two nieces, Miss Virginia Moore of San Antonio, Tex., and Mrs. James L. Patten of San Marino, Calif. the launches, five pigeons were re- leased and struck out for headquar- ters, and a few minutes later the in- cident was ended—somewhat in musi- cal-comedy fashion, with the launches chugging downstream and the squad of British Tommies keeping pace along the bank until they reached the ‘Whangpoo. The launches were armed with one 3-pounder and machine guns, osten- sibly escorting a fire brigade float upstream to fight flames within Chapei. The general belief was ex- pressed by foreign military observers and officials, however, that the Japa- nese intended either to attack the “doomed battalion” within Chapei, or 0 test jurisdiction of the creek. Chinese cabinet members apparent- ly were unperturbed &y the Chinese evacuation of the Chapei area of Shanghai Wednesday. They declared at Nanking that China can hold out against Japan five years if necessary. Dr. Oskar Trautmann, German Ambassador, was reported by well- informed quarters to be in Nanking acting as a mediator and messenger carrying proposed Japanese peace terms. Recently Dr. Trautmann spent a week in Shanghai in conferences with Japanese Ambassador Shigeru Kawa- goe and other high Japanese officials, but it was explained then that the talks were designed to expedite re- moval of German property from Shanghai danger zones. Dr. Traut- mann returned to Shanghai yester- day. There was no confirmation in official quarters and Chinese officials were uncommunicative on the reported mis- sion of the Ambassador. (A high Japanese authority said in Paris yesterday that Japan was disposed to accept friendly con- versations with interested powers looking toward eventual peace. (War and navy ministers at Tokio declined to comment, but one high official said Japan was determined to fight to the finish. (The Japanese authority had said in Paris that Japan's mini- mum demands for restoration of peace Were temporary Japanese occupation of China’s five north- ern provinces and creation of a neutral zone around Shanghai.) Soviet Invasion Charged. TOKIO, Oct. 29 (#).—The Domei (Japanese) News Agency reported from Seoul, Korea, today that Man- chukuo had protested to Moscow against what she termed illegal Soviet invasion of her territory at Suiruho, on ‘the Soviet-Manchukuo border. A Manchukuo border regiment had reported Soviet troops fired on it with machine guns yesterday. To keep. food waste soft and moving, many doc- tors recommend Nujol— because of its gentle, lubricating ncflgn. SIS INSIST ON GENUINE NUJOL Leslie Ainsworth, year-old son of the couple. —Star Staff Photos. Slashing (Continued From First Page.) mother for three weeks, return to him and that she refused. Luther Beans said his sister married Ainsworth, a carpenter, about three years ago. “Martin had been drinking too much,” Luther said, “and my sister come live with my mother. The baby had been with us since he was born. Martin had often threatened my sister unless she returned to him and he pulled a knife on me yesterday. I took it away from him and my mother hid it. It was similar to the knife he used today, but it was not the same knife. He must have had another one in his pocket when he came in this morning because we never had a knife like that. “Martin was at the apartment last night, quarreling with Rosa Belle, and my mother threatened to have him sent to Gallinger Hospital unless he stopped drinking and straightened up. I know that my sister had prom- ised to return to him if he would stop drinking. That's why I can’l understand what made him do this.” Police interviewed the husband at | the hospital, but no charges were | placed against him pending the out- | come of the women’s injuries. BOY ASKS JURY TRIAL IN ASSAULT ATTEMPT With his charge changed from in- decent assault to simple assault, a 17-year-old youth accused of an al- leged attack attempt on a 20-year- old girl October 11 pleaded not guilty and demanded & jury trial when ar- raigned. today before Police Court Judge Walter J. Casey. The youth is at Jiberty under $1,000 bond. Meanwhile a 55-year-old man was being held on a charge of attempted criminal assault growing out of an alleged attack attempt on a 5-year-old girl last Tuesday. Detective Chief B. W. Thompson said the prisoner would be questioned in connection with two other assault cases. left him about three weeks ago to; PARMELEE DROPS EXTRADITION FIGHT Ohio Prosecutor Refuses to Promise Accused Hotel Accommodations. By & Btaff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 29.—Wil- liam R. Parmelee, charged with issuing fraudulent checks, has waived extra- dition and will be returned to Toledo, Ohlo, tomorrow morning, Thomas J. O'Connor, Lucas County, Ohio, district attorney, said today. O’Connor was in conference with Parmelee, who is ill in bed, for about two hours this afternoon. Walter Smith, the sick man’'s attorney, also ‘was present. O’Connor told Arlington . County Sheriff Howard B. Fields he would leave with Parmelee by automobile tomorrow at 9 a.m. Parmelee requested O'Connor for hotel accommodations under bond when he is returned to Toledo, but O'Connor would not promise this. A request by Parmelee for O'Connor to name the amount of bond which he will recommend to the Toledo court also was refused. O'Connor indicated his recommendation would be for a large amount. The Municipal Court of Toledo will fix Parmelee’s bond. Parmelee is wanted in the Ohio city on a charge of “fraudulently issuing checks” on the First National Bank of Parsons, W. Va,, O'Connor said. The district attorney has six warrants against Parmelee charging him with issuing fraudulent checks for an amount totaling $670. There are a “great number” of war- rants waiting to be served in Ohio, he said. Meanwhile, the Associated Press re- ported from Parsons, W. Va., warrants have been sworn against Ralph Johns by employes of the Appalachian Lum- ber Mills, which is a subsidiary of the Toledo Guaranty Co. Magistrates An- drew Hedrick and H. A. Ridgeway said merchants and business establishments of Parsons had also sworn warrants against Johns, —_——— PEACE GROUPS HIT U. S. CHINA POLICY By the Assoclated Press. Six peace organizations asserted to- day that the United States Govern- ment's policy regarding the Chinese- Japanese conflict had left “control of peace and war issues to the Navy.” ‘The organizations’ statement con- tended this was indicated in a recent order to American Marines defending the International Settlement at Shang- hai to fire on all attacking airplanes. The order was issued early this week | by Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, com- manding American naval forces &t Shanghai. It was promulgated im- mediately after a Japanese plane had fired on a group of foreigners which included American nationals. The peace organizations said Yar- nell's order was “clear proof that the administration’s 24-hour policy is leading toward war and is directly opposed to the letter and spirit of the neutrality law.” ‘The organizations are the National Council for the Prevention of War, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, World Peaceways, ship of Reconciliation and Committee on Militarism in Education. Watch Repairing High Quality Workmanship Together with Modest Charge ALVATORE DESI 926 F St. N.W. “Adity Makes My Joints Ache” Don't let arthritis settle in your bones. Doctors recommend & na- tural, alkaline water that tends to neutralize pain - causing acids. Phone Met. 1062 for information and booklet. MOUNTAIN VALLEY From HOT SPRINGS, ARK. MINERAL WATER 1105 K 8t. N.W. Met. 1063 . . 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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,, Oct. 28. —Sheriff Mason Smith of Albemarle County said yesterday Eugene Batten, WHATS e BIG RUSH, ROSCOE 7 31-year-old truck driver, orally ad- mitted the fatal shooting of Mollie Crawford Douglas, young Charlottes- ville woman, near here late Wednes- day. ‘The sheriff said Batten's statement to officers in the Albemarle jail indi- cated the slaying resulted from “jeal- ousy.” “Cur investigation 1s complete,” Bheriff Smith ssid.” Batter, nrrested at his home here & few hours after the shooting on Route 29, about & mile west of Charlottes- ville, was held on a formal charge of murder. County authorities said they did not know when he would be given a preliminary hearing. The shooting, officers said, occurred during an automobile ride, on which Batten and the woman were accom- panied by Solomon Davis of Char- Iottesville and Lawrence Davis, young nephew of the victim. Shot as she stood beside the car, Sheriff Smith said the woman was dead when officers arrived about 15 minutes later. GEORI/ LEGISLATOR, EDITOR HURT IN CRASH By the Associated Press. GAINESVILLE, Ga., Oct. 29.—Rep- resentative B. Frank Whelchel and A. F. Hardy, Gainesville editor and postmaster, were injured seriously last night when their car plunged through the guard rafls of a bridge over the Southern Raflway tracks at Baldwin, Ga., and fell 40 feet to the tracks. Passers-by removed the men from the wrecked car and pushed it from the tracks a few minutes before a train passed. Witnesses sald Hardy, driving Whelchel's car, pulled to the ' right of the highway to avoid an ap- proaching car and crashed through the guard rails. The Representative received a broken leg and internal injuries, while * Hardy received s broken arm, head lacerations and a back injury. 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