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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
SHANGHAI China july II. 1929.

SHANGHAI, China, July II, 1929.
Before coming south from Peip1ng, we
were told that at Shanghai would be
found a most complex condition OF sem
timent and that in all likelihood we
would be aSSailed by conflict OF op1n-
ion and advice and propaganda calcu~
lated to disturb the mental equilibrium
That forecast was accurate. From the
very hour of our landing, as 1t were,
until this moment Of writing, the forces
Of contention have been playing around
us, until 1t will be a marvel If we get
out of China with any capacity for
Judgment remaining.
I have already in previous letter
mentioned the question of eXtraterrt-
toriality-which, by the way, the press
over here and numerous individuals are
coming to abbreviate into "eXtrality'-
and I had in mind to cite at some
length from two addresses that reached
our ears on the same day, Numerically
opposite in sentiment and statement.
Copies of those addresses have been
given to each member of our delega-
ton. One was that delivered by Wang
Hsiao-lai, chairman of the Chinese
Ratepayers' Association of the Interna-
tional Settlement and the French Cons
cession of Shanghai, at the tiffln ten
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plaintiff may die before the court
moves.
Squeeze System Survives.
It is always to be borne in mind that
China today is suffering from the sur
vival of the squeeze" system which
plagued it for many centuries, the sys-
tenn whereby officials of the imperial
government took theirs" out Of the
people in the form Of irregular taxes
and imposts and levies and assess
ments, for which the imperial authority
at Peking cared nothing so long as 1t
got what it expected in the form OF
revenues.
The usual concept of honesty in gov
eminent seems to be difficult for the
Chinese of today to adopt. True, he
has gone a long way forward on the
path of public Righteousness, but there
is still much ground to be gained be-
fore it can be said that the average
Chinese official regards public Office as
public trust and public revenues as
the funds of all the people to the last
penny.
One hears on all sides of certain spe-
officially named high officials Of this
present government and its immediate
predecessors who have "salted away a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
Acquitted Of Murder Charge

CANYON, Tex, August 16 R.-A
jury last night acquitted Mrs. Levi P.
Stallworth of q murder charge in con-
nection with the fatal shooting Of Mrs.
Grace Morrison, in Amarillo, May IS.
Mrs. Stallworth pleaded Self-defense
and alleged that Mrs. Morrison had
band
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
CLIMPSINC THE FAR EAST

GIDEON LYON
Guest
Carnegie International Peace.
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"Soueeze' system Survives.

intir may die before the court
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
THE NETY
SdiIlt"SSiIulQI
RXQIU1eA Justin epas&,cAannn<

Crystal? George Pruitt has just
been insulting my daughterr'
Liar!" George accused her, his
little black eyes twinkling under his
always-unruly thatch of rust-red
hair. You know you think it's the
biggest compliment I could pay
Hope, and you're just sore because
I didn't apply it to you"
What's all the shooting for?"
Tony demanded. "Crys was telling
me that George is going to paint
Hopes picture. If that's an in
suit
Hes going to paint her, but
howl" Cherry cried. Says he's
going to call it Saint and Sinner,
because"
Hold on, Cherryp George in
terrupted. Since it's my idea. let
me explain You see, girls" he
addressed Tony and Crystal-'that
baby it the most fascinating COM
bination of Faith and Cherry. Poor
kid!
Heaven only knows what she'll
do with combination like that
Faiths pure, serene brown eyes
the eyes Of a saint and Cherry's
devinSh red-gold curls and Cherry's
adorable. wicked little mouth"
Telephone for Miss Tarver."
Lena. the maid, announced impas-
,iyely.
TO Be Continued
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This Callie was ill., Tony went
on. a frail sort Of girl, Callie.
Pretty pathetic, l gather. Rather
decent OF Dick to bother abut her,
/ thought.
Anyway. when she told him that
the manager was getting more than
a little nasty over her having to
miss q day or two a week from work
Dick promised to speak to his ia
ther and set him TO use his in
fuence to keep the manager from
giving poor Callie the sack. Dick
forgot all about it, ana is afraid the
poor kid is out OF a job and scared
TO death.
She must have been pretty sure
of getting fred If she gave Dick
the grocery store telephone num-
Der" Crystal said casually.
Tony paused in the bathroom
door. Thinking things, Chrys?' she
challenged. Cant say blame you,
knowing Dick as l DO, but we might
remember that the poor boy has
been tagging me pretty faithfully
Ter the last FIVE months. And l
imagine Dick has some humane IN
StinctS."
Almost for the first time since the
two girls had become chumS three
years ago at Bradley college, there
was constraint between them.
Sorry, ChryS!" she said sudden
IL. as they were about TO descend
g dinner. y was talking high and
mighty. more to convince myself
than to convince YOU. know what
YOU are thinking-that if Dick had
been playing around, III way
Down East sort of way. with this
poor little Callie girl, it would let
me out. Right?'
Something like that" Crystal &C
knowledged.
I had the same flash" Tony
went on. And I'm ashamed TO say
I thought q lot more about myself
than about poor little Callle. But
If you'd heard Dick. you'd realize
it was all rot
NO, Crys. I'm afraid Tony won't
get let of so easily. In fact,
honey, I've got TO confess that Dicks
stock has jumped several points.
Maybe it won't be so bad"
They found the other members
of the house party assembled IN the
living room. with Cherry as an ex-
cited leader of the conversation. AT
sight OF the two girls. lovely and
fresh in their evening dresses, she
called out in her shrill but musical
voice;4
what do you think, Tony
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CHAPTER XVI
TXTHEN he went to open the door
Wv Mildred tried 10 tel herself

VGTHEN he went to open the door
w Mildred tried to tell herself
that 1t couldn't be stephen who had
rung the bell.
He hadn't been to her house for
ages. But IL was Stephen and Mil
dred had difficulty in hiding her
pleasure at seeing him
II heard about your mothers ac-
ci6ent." he said Harold told me.
Then he paused and looked at Mil
dred as though he. too, were think
Ing what "a long time it had been
since he had called on her.
Had a demonstration up in
Youkers this morning" he went
on. attempting to lend an air of
casualneSs to the occasion. As a
matter Of fact he YVES keenly con-
scious Of having felt impelled to
rush to Mildred as soon as he heard
there was trouble at her home.
He didn't bother to auaIyze tho
feeling taking IL for granted that
it was merely a friendly interest in
people who had welcomed him into
their hospitality.
But he did realize that his inter
est was belated-that he shouldn't
have waited for a special event to
bring him back if he really liked the
family, and the realization created
an qWkwardness in his manner that
was misleading to Mildred. She as
sumed that he was acting under
p0liteness only.
oh she said fatty, 1T was
nice of you to drop in. I'm sorry
mother can't see you; she's asleep"
She motioned him to put his hat
on q table in the hall but Stephen
carried 1t into the living room and
dropped it on the floor beside the
chair he took
Cant stay" he remarked lightly.
II have to do a relief shift down.
town as soon as I can get back. Just
wanted to inquire about your
mother and ask if I can do any
thing
Thank YOU" Mildred said stiffly.
There isn't anything; mother will
be pleased to know you came in"
CTEPHEN suddenly looked at her
- with a worried expression.
Look here" he said; this must be
pretty hard on you, Mildred;
you
I suppose I look a wreck, Mil
bred interrupted Mother had a
restless night and it's a Job getting
Connie of to school. But III be
organized tonight and then staying
home will be q vacation"
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long?'
Il don't know
Well, when you can leave your
mother let's have a picnic UP in the
country somewhere. It's great to be
out these days"
Stephen spoke enthusiastically.
The idea of suggesting something
pleasant eased the slight sense Of
guilt ne felt in regard to Mildred.
She was a great girl. He had
rushed her a bit and then, darned
if he knew how. something always
happened to keep him from seeing
her.
Mildred smiled. IF I can get
away" she said vaguely, but to her
self she was saying fiercely that
Stephen didn't mean a word of t..
II was Just another phrase like see
YOU soon" or how about letting
me come up some night?'
But whatever It was it made
Stephen feel better, and he left in
gayer spirits than when he had ar
rived. After all, it was not a day
Of gloom.
Pamela surely was going to buy
a car if he knew anything about
craftsmanship. But the little devil
demanded concentrated selling ef-
fort. Had to be shown.
I'll show her" he said to him
self that afternoon when he stopped
the new demonstration car in front
of the Judson and went in to pick
up Pamela.
He found her as Grass as she alone
knew how to be- Even when he
helped her into the cleaning new
chariot at the curb she disdained to
notice it.
What's the matter?" he said,
thinking be might as well loose the
storm and have it over with. He
might be involved or he might not,
but he knew he couldn't talk cars to
her while she had tempest brew
ing.
Some people have no sense of re-
sponsibility whatsoever" Pamela
began indefinitely. But she soon
got to personalities.
Miss Lawrence knows perfectly
well that I'm depending upon her
to handle the debutante and bache-
lor lists for Mrs. Sperry- Whyte's
Pension fete 1 wouldn't have taken
it on at all if 1 hadn't expected
her help e."
why can't Mrs. Sperry- Whyte
put out her own invitations?"
Don't be absurd. Every one needs
help for really big affairs. I've
promised to ask the right people in
the younger set"
you mean you promised to have
some one else do it"
so you're defending her too, are
you?'
well but who's the other
Harold. I think it's perfectly dis
gushing in girl of Miss Lawrence's
position to play up to boy like
Harold ="
"Nonsensel" Stephen spoke more
sharply than he realized.
ut may be only nonsense to you,
but it's rotten to me. Harold was
there until all hours last night
and
You're wrong. Pam Mildred
wasn't playing up to Harold last
night, if ever. She was nursing her
mother. You wouldn't be so severe
on her if you had the faintest idea
what she's up against 80"
so she's playing up to you, too?
Working the sympathy racket? Well,
when did you see her? Let me see,
it was 8 o'clock when you brought
me home last night After that?"
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Terrific Toll Is Suffered by Imni-
grants in Chicago.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, April 12.-Tuherculo-
sis is exacting terrific death rate
among MeXicans, who are fiocking
to Chicago by the thousands, health
health officials say.
The present death rate of Mexi-
cans here was placed at 1900 per
cent greater than among the regu-
lar white population. and 300 per
cent greater than the Negro death
rate.
Thirty thousand Mexicans live in
Chicago and there will be 100000
within ten years at the present rate
of increase. DR.. Benjamin Goldberg,
secretary of the municipal tuhercu-
losiS sanitarium board, estimated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
T. B. TAKES MEXICANS

ITO Be Continued)
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
COAST ARTILLERY
 LACNING IN FUNDS
Hero Says Short
 age H2Gji2ags Improvements

Wa>muelon. Nov. 19 P-Wnlcul- t,cs encountered through lack Of funds in carrying out proposed improvements. changes and projects Of inc roast artillery were outlined today by Major General Andrew Hero. Jr.. clliof of that service in his annual Sport to Secretary Good
 In this connecticut he cited the "rro~rnss for podorniza'jon of our mosl Important harbor dcfcnses which was approved in 15t4." and Inc situation Of anG-aircran do- touso,
 "ttcupt has been mado." ho
 td TO establish reasonable program for antj-aircran defense and rst.malrs hay" been made 10 this end. The funds for the accom- pI.abmout Of these projects have been lachn@
 "TH" situation in overny3 @arri- sons is somewhat brttcr tuau in inc rontiuen'aI United Sfa'r. If is hoped 70 halc tho fir" control in- atanWiona for Inc 1G-iuch hatter- j"s on tbo Pacific sid" ol inc pana- ma raual complnrcd with money no" in prospect. Gu ITa"aIi. inc in- aa'l4t5ons for liattrr. WnIjHon lG-lnch rt0ceD ~jjl no, br romplot- 'I for some years on fho ba5s Of ur. u appropriations"
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
7. v. (. 4. NOTES

Miss Ruth Seymour talked 10 inc Pinnacle club of young employed girls last evening OH ". ". C. A.. girls in other Iands.' This WAS in keeping with the worlds week or prayer and world fellowship vhiah is being held this week at tne local aS- sociation iu connection wltH all Y. w. (. As. Mrs. George Traut, pres ident of the Y. W. C. A.. spoke at the finance committee meeting tI.s morning and Miss Gartrgda Rogers at the Girl Reserve meeting The membership committee will meet tO- night. at ( o'clock in charge of Nlrs Kenneth SaarIe. chairmaN Routine business WiI be dHrHss.d and pl@ns for the winter f0rmuIalrd IiIra Margaret Gerard. traH-lu- ri'F s."- retary for ihIs Hsld. arrived u tuo city today and will attend t1e monthly bo1rd of al.~tors' meeting t0morroEv morning. Iou@h' a' 5."o o'clock Mrs r. F. ihrUrt Wilj gNr her second ~Grnat ,HHa- la.uIr' M tbe r. W. C. A. Sine WlU dHnuss fa" significance of Premier MarHomld's ,isit. r.t5.r ti}, r.r. ft nn.'.- r.yjcw Tho play "a'n.' .+r.ua and discuss loouyn2 a Wazan@oa
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
N07
 AGGRESSIVE PRICES
'LjttIe More Ca2eluI' iD Capital
 "MGnu' the Same

Washington, Nov. 1@ N.P) - Booll"ggcra were reported today 10 be d "Iitt" more careful" and are hot apprccjably increasing their prices to the capitals drinkers, as a result of the current agitation in the sonat" and in the grand jury over prohibition enforcement.
 Despite grand jury investigation of Senator Brookhart's Wall street booze dmucr' story and the gen ,ral drjv" jo "clran Up' Washing ton, bootloggrrs Were said to have liquor available. as usual, at ap proHimatcIy the following prices:
 Corn whisk,y g. q gallon; alco- hol, $1o to &12 a gallon; rye (sjX months old) &S; new ry'. $4; Scotch nvhis!,ry $l2 a quart; gin, $l to &5 a fifth; cut medicinal rye Um- labDlrd) SC a quart; with labels (Ororholt or Canada CIub) $1o.
 Tb" grand jury itself. afier com p.aling q murder inquiry, will de- eide later this month whether 10 call any more witnesses, now that President l.. r.. Loomis of the Le- high Valley railroad and Manager Frank <. Flight Of the Willard ho- tel here have testified. I.oomis spent only four minutes before the jury, and departed after rebuking Brookhart by saying that he G.oo- mis) "had some idea of the pro- prictirs as a guest" and telling re- portrrs that ''youII have 10 depend on the smelling rrorliyiti"s Of Mr, Brook harr for any further infor- nation.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
DAUGHTERS OF SCOTIA
 TO INSTALL OFFICERS
New Leader, of Lady Wallace Lodge 10 Take Posts at Meeting
 Tomorrow Night.

Lady Wallace lodge, Daughters of Scotia, will install officers tomorrow evening in Red Mems hall on Main street. The chief daughter will be Rose Lawson, sub-chicf daughter Jenny Tait, past chief daughter, Jes- sic MacNicar; chaplain, Barbara MacDougall; recording secretary, Bessie DoMers; financial secretary, Catherine MacDOugail; treasurer, Agnes Alc%andor; conductor, Jessie Nelson; assistant conductor, Agnes Miller; i.side guardian, Flora Neil son; outside guardian. Mary Pera.
 There will be q supper at o'clock for the members. Tho regular meeting will be at 7:3o and will be followed by an open instala ton to which the members of Clan Douglas are invited The installation will be in charge of Deputy Mary Stcinhouse and staff of Westerly, R. l. Follow ing the ceremony there will be an entertainment and refreshments will be served.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
TOWNS HERO BACK,
 ADMITS ROBBERIES
Says He Must Have Been Drunk
 During HoIdup

Fisher, III. Nov. 12 CUP)--Homc 10 the little town where he was born and trudgcd to grammar school came Billy" Ragan today, while news of his asserted confess sion to an attempt 10 rob the Fish CT State bank buzzed among the roo men, women and children who live here.
 As William $ Ragan, supcrin- tcndcnt of the Chicago branch plant of the Lindc Air Products company. at a salary of mere than $40O a month, the former Fisher boy was looked up 10 aa a model of what an industrious young man cuu ac- cOmplish by th" tim" he is 3G.
 Mother Suspected
 With him WAS His wife, Mrs. Madge Eagan mother of their three children, suspected at first Of being the woman who went to the bank last Friday morning and asked questions concerning the town shortly before Eagan pushed 3 gun through the grill and demanded the banks money Of Miss Cccile E. Cook and W. l., Davis, assistant cashiers.
 Ragan. suffering from q bullet wound in each thigh inflicted when Town Marshal C. k. Potts fired as he was passing the bank and saw the revolver in Ragan's hand, was brought here from Champaign, fol- lowing his removal from the house of correction hospital in Chicago. It was there that he admitted the robbery attempt and a number of ot her robberies, Chicago police claimed
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12

William J. O'Bricn, who is play ing th" male lead ilf "The Family J'pstairs,' to be presented by the St. Joseph Players in the "Tabs" hall is well known to the patrons of St Joseph's productions. having starrrrd in each one staged during the past four years He has also talk on part in several entertainments sponsored by tin" employees of the Stanley Works. Mir. OBrien is at his best in his present role, portraNinE the father of q family of New York tlatdWcll"rs. Mr. O'Bricn's previous experience before the footlights stands him in good stead, and his interpretation of his character in this comedy is sure to win the ap- proval Of his audience,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
Opening of Bids Tonight
 On Fire House Repairs

Bids of at laaSt five contractors are expected by the fire board at its meeting tonight when the repair of Station will come before the com mi.sioner@ Ter consideration. The board has learned that q previous alteration weakened the supports Of the firchousc, making it necessary to install T-bcams. replace plaster and paint the interior.
 The board will also act on the re quest of Mrs John stanton, widow of q fire department lieut"nant, who has asked for q pension dating from tn" time he left the service to the pHrtmcnt.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
MEXICAN TROOPS
 AWAIT ELECTION
Men Held in Readiness to QuoII
 Disorders

Mexico City. Nov. r CH -- All troops as3-und 10 the rrdora dis tric' will remain in their barracks during thN romml Vouk, ready for any call growing ont. of prr-votng C.yor ot th. presidential campaign.
 soldiers Assigned
 N,z Sun1ay. election day, the soidi.ry wIi b. sent 10 the princi- pal streets on patrol duty, although ballot toNrs thrufsrI.ys will not be guarded,
 General orI.rs posted today hy G-ural I.uio-jo Ortiz, federal dis 1rjct military romnaudant, said that 0n tho event or firing in any voting box troops would immediately inter v.0@.
 After :, conference with the pro }5+loGHl prr@iu,ur, Emilio Porles Gil. FnIipr CaHGlrS, acting s"crc- lary oE interior. ordered all civilians throughou NrNro 10 be disarmcd until after election.
 On1ayio McdcUm ostos, vice pres lIenfiai randida'" of the anti-r"- rlectioHls' party. in an open lrttcd 10 President rortos Gil charged the r1Hisans Of General r&souaI Ortiz Eubfo, pr"~jd,utjli candidate of the national revolutionary army, were thr ag2rr. sors m Sundays rioting. in ahjch ]$ persons were injured atayrly.
 iIarhur Gun Ready
 He declared a machine gun had bocH mounted atop the headquarters or tho revolutionary party on La Avoujda Juraez. tho city's principal uptown thoroughfarc, and had been fired at th" parade honoring the op-
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
",..lllItANf. AT STRAND

"J"' rou--luet ul'....'
 fouu he muHmfnc tha' plamno melody unou >oil walk OBI of tla Strand tH-.tor a.ur hlholdIu@ Na- l.nn navIas n h,r first faatur. ro"'l nlEsu@ picture. "Mmtana,." ontrh t+ lcjo- offered today and N,ducsIaN
 A h~nj-uoN flock Of song his ar. in ths sparkling romantic ,om- pdr in which Miss llaHi.a sings ~Hl a ap,iFHtuE charm that is certain 10 win tor hrr even greater poro- nri'r fhau sh. NO" ,nJo.-.. aui raa.'a saying a lot.
 Thn "Jue yo0- just mo" number sinS into th. picture so Unon;ruS- s.lN that you are.uot quite sure l is a song 0a#I ii is picked up ay n. .-s.arr ortae.rratoH. Goa.,j I Leonard. ~bo dinrot,d tho mua.oaJ- aIEtr. d0ya-'Ji,- his sonr numbers right into tao GIalogu- and action
 And Dh~t. ars som. other #r~- .", aau-s. suan as "Baae t1 To Aa." "&urar.' "EjoudE," aad, Of coursr. a "1Iar5auur' theme song Caat is pot"u' u5ih tuurfuI draml- tics aud Wr.rs.
 on ThHrta. fhn Strand will foa- t0r- the personal an2#rancr Of rUIIen IandiS ln r4udrvilln onarjne nIs comedy sEit "rh.rr Goes tho Ht1"' Mr. I.anji* has appeared htnE in manE talking pictures and lis now iu vaudeville. H." will be remembered more than over for his croa' work m "Lj~hts Of New York;" Other vaudeville attractions will also br offered and the feature. movie wili present "Woman Trap" an alI talking iuelodrama with Eve lgn Brent, Chester Morris and Hal SSojlE t,aturrd
 HaatuninG Sunday for four days thr Strand wjU offer "Tho Nircfu- iaU." Owen Wf4rr's great Amorlcau cla4H" with clary Cooper. Waiter Huston Richard Arleu and Mary Brian Featured
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
M0ore on Probation in
 EatNn E1hberN Arrest

London. Nov. I2 Up)--Jam"5 Moore. accused Of accepting stolen property in connection with the rob- bcry of Philip Eaton. New Engian schoolmastar, ~as bound over on probation for two years when he appeared in police court here today,
 Moore pleaded guilty. Eaton w.s seriously injured when attacked in his Mayfair fiat on the night of thu
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12

T did it." the Chicago officers quoted Ragan as saying. q must have been drunk. I'm in too much pain 10 tell any more now"
 Folk in Fisher who knew Billy" Ragan as q boy could not conceive why he would come here to rob, perhaps to shoot them. Officials of the I.inde Air Products company, by whom Nagan had been employed for 12 years. were equally amazed.
 Was Trusted Employc
 They said he was an efficient and trusted cmploye and was in line to receive an increase in salary soon. That Ragan had taken $1,3o0 of the firms money, later repaying it, was revealed in his confession.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
NAVY EXPECTS TO WIN

Annapolis, Md, Nov. l2 O'P)-
 Navy expects little trouble in win ming the Wake Forrest gam" Satur- day and Coach Ingram startc ] pointing the team for the Dar.- mouth game, Nov. 30, although West Virginia Wesleyan is expect r,l 10 provide some difficulty on Nov. @3. Moot left end; Crane, subs;i- tute end, and Dale Baucr4 substitute