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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Woman Who Lived
With HOrdes of Cats
Goes to Death Alone
Rich Recluse Dies as
Daughter, Called to Bed.
side, Leaves Her Room.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. November ia
wealthy recluse, found seriously III in
her home, where she lived with her nu-
mercus cats, died last night, as she had
lived for many years, alone.
A daughter, hurriedly summoned
from her New York home Tuesday
shortly after the woman was found,
had left the hospital room just before
death came. The recluse was Mrs.
Annie Miller and her daughter Is
Emma D. Miller of New York, pro-
fessional dancing instructor.
When Mrs. Miller was rushed to the
hospital after a colored woman, who
went to feed the cats, had found her
unconscious on a stairway. $500 in 81
bills were found in her clothing. Cur
rency totaling 1922 later was found in
her home. Miss Miller estimated her
mothers fortune was about $25o,000,
inherited from the latter's mother, Mrs.
Emma c. Harris.
DR.. D. A. Roman, q physician, said
he understood Mrs. Miller frequently
had purchased large quantities of meat,
fish and other foods, but that most Of
it was fed her pets, while she lived on
scarcely anything.
The woman's daughter said she had
never known her mother to turn away
a stray cat.
In the house, surrounded by valuable
heirlooms, were cages for the pets, all
provided with bedding and water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
ADDRESS
INTERESTS LEAGUE
Seen as Indicating U. S. Is
Ready to Go Further in
Promoting Peace Move.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. Switzerland, November r.
Brief reports of President Hoover
Armistice day speech received at Geneva
last night gave officials of the League
OF Nations tremendous encouragement
in their efforts to straighten out the
dispute in Manchuria.
Observers interpreted his assertion
that peace cannot be had by resolution
and injunction salone" as an indication
that the United States is ready to take
a more advanced position than the
League Council itself has taken thus
far in mediating the Sino-Japanese
quarrel, and even is ready to go as far
as the League covenant provides for
settlement Of the dispute.
Sanctions Are Next Step.
So far the Council has limited itself
to resolutions and injunctions.
The next step would be sanctions of
some sort, but. although they are pro-
vided for in the League covenant, the
Council has scarcely dared to con-
template them.
This hesitation has been due hitherto
to uncertainty in Europe regarding
what course the United States would
be willing to support in enforcing
peace.
Personal Contact" Welcomed.
League officials heartily welcomed
the Presidents reference to strengthen
ing international confidence by closer
personal contact of the nations lead
ers, pointing out this is exactly what
the League has been trying to do for
the last IL years.
The exact significance of this part
Of the speech caused some speculation
here, and commentators were asking
whether 1t meant that Mr.. Hoover
wants the heads. of the Japanese and
Chinese governments to come into per-
sonal contact, or whether he was sug-
costing by inference a general inter-
national gathering.
Some observers suggested that such
a statement might be preparing the
way for a Washington Peace Confer
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
.WOMAN'S BODY BEARS
HINT OF GANG MURDER
Cased in 0ilcloth, With Quicklime
Illinois Victim Discovered
in Shallow Grave.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WOODSTOCK, Ill. November 12-
Sealed in oilcloth and packed in quick
lime, the body of a woman was found
yesterday buried in a shallow grave 6
miles southeast of Woodstock. Two
boys walking along a road noticed a
disturbed section Of ground, and made
the discovery.
The belief was expressed by Sheriff
Lester Edinger tnat the woman was q
victim of gangsters and that vengeance
or fear she would reveal some gangland
secret to the authorities was the mo-
tive. behind her death. No evidence of
wounds was found on the skeleton.
Woodstock is situated about 40 miles
northwest Of Chicago. Various acts of
violence about the road houses of the
district have recently been reported.
The authorities regarded identifica-
ton of the victim as impossible except
by persons who knew her intimately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
CHINESE BOYCOTT
AIDS BRITISH MILLS
Lancashire Textile Industry Pro-
vides Jobs for 10000
Unemployed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANCHESTER, England. November
12-HostilitieS in Manchuria have been
perhaps the most important factor in
reducing England's unemployment, mill
owners in this cotton manufacturing
district believe.
The Chinese boycott on japanese
goods and the consequent increase in
demand for Lancashire textiles has pro-
vided jobs for about 10000 mill workers
and nearly 100000 have been switched
from part-time to full-time work. Ever
since early last month unemployment
has been decreasing steadily ali over
the countr yand a big share in the
drop is due to increased activity in the
cotton industry.
Cotton sales are reported to have
jumped 100 per cent, and mills which
were operating at 40 per cent capacity
in August and September, are now run
ming rs per cent or more. More than
20 mills, some of which have been
closed as long as four years, are work.
ing again.
Actually three factors have contrib
uted to give the industry this new lease
on life. The fall of the pound lowered
England's selling prices as compared
with those Of Japan, the strengthening
of the purchasing power of silver played
its part and the Chinese boycott did
the rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
AIR MAIL THROUGH HERE
OVER 100000 POUNDS
October Figure Reaches High Total
as Eastern Air Transport Car
ries Nearly 1000 Passengers.

During the past month airmail on the
coastal run through the Capital passed
the 1000. 000-pound mark. it was an
nounced today. During october a total
of 82,574 pounds of airmail were car
ried over the line in the mail planes of
Eastern Air Transport. the second high
estAAgure for any one month in history.
The October mail brought the total
flown over the line to 2,003,918 pounds,
and packages. When airmail first be.
gan to move over the present coastal
run through Washington the poundage
totals were only about 10000 pounds a
month.
Today. in addition to mail, planes of
Eastern Air Transport on all divisions
of the coastal service are carrying pas
sengers at the rate Of nearly 1000 a
month, 1t was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
.EX-LIFER CONVICTED
OF THEFTS IN SCHOOL
John P. Trilling, Pardoned From
Leavenworth, to Be Sen
fenced Saturday.

Charged with the theft of money
and jewelry from students of the
fashionable Holton Arms School, 2l38
Bancroft street, John P. Triiling, So,
pardoned two years ago from Leaven-
worth Penitentiary, where he was serv-
ing life term for the murder of his
wife's grandmother was convicted late
yesterday by a Police Court jury on
four counts of petty larceny. He will
be sentenced by Judge Ralph Given
Saturday.
thrilling was arrested several days
after the girls rooms at the school had
been robbed of approximately $40 in
cash and jewelry. He was identified
by chaperon as the man whom she
accosted in a dormitory hall immediate
ly before the theft was discovered on
October 81. Assistant District Attorney
Michael F. Keogh prosecuted the case.
Trilling was sent to jail for the
murder in 1909 and pardoned in 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Rout Unwelcome Guests.

BERLIN.-Unwelcome guests in q
cafe here get dose of their own medi-
cine. There Is no bouncer, but an ILL.,
favored, unmannered individual Is seat
ed at their table with a flourish. He
proceeds to make himself so disagree
able that the unwanted ones depart.
He spots pickpockets, impostors and
swindlers and does his stuff on them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
NEW OUTBREAK FEARED.
Chinese and japanese Blame Each
Other for Failure Of Agreement.

(Copyright, 1881, by the Associated Presso
TTENTSIN. November ignore
trouble and possibly serious hghtlng Is eX-
pected tonight because an arrangement
by which the japanese agreed to per-
NIT a search of the neutral zone ooroer-
ing their concession by Chinese police
has broken down.
for rebels who participated in rlotlng
early in the week, but when 100 police
entered the neutral zone they were
turned back by a japanese patrol when
charged that the Chinese had tried TO
extend their operations into the
japanese concession.
Now each SIDE is accusing the other
OF having broken the agreement.
u. S. Troops on Duty.
United States troops patrolled the
vicinity of the American barracks and
the former German concessions today
and last night following night battle,
during which sharp firing was renewed
in the west concession of T1entsln.
japanese sources said the firing was
especially sharp in the direction OF the
Nankai Girls School.
Neither the Nankai School, nor the
Keen School, which is connected with
an American Methodist Mission, actual
" were fired upon, as far as could be
learned, but many bullets dropped on
the premises of the Keen School during
the fighting.
The same thing happened in widely
separated places throughout the city,
even in the British area, and this led
to the belief that the raiders were firing
occasionally into the air or at random
in all directions.
Chinese in Concession.
Chinese military authorities informed
the Japanese that Gen. Chang Hsueh-
LANG had given strict orders that the
Chinese forces were not to fire upon the
Japanese.
The Japanese said suspicious looking
Chinese were seen wandering through
the japanese concession, near the vol
unteer headquarters, and it was pre-
sumed their object was to secure arms
as proof that the Japanese were helping
Chinese rebels.
Another Japanese destroyer arrived at
Tangku today and is on its way here.
Both the Keen School and the Nankai
School were evacuated yesterday because
it was feared fighting would be renewed.
ILL FEELING SPREADING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
CHINESE REPORTED REFUSED.
New Attack at Nonni River Bridge Said
to Have Been Made.

New Attack at Nonni River Bridge Said
to Have Been Made.
LONDON, November IL CP).-An Elk
change Telegraph dispatch from Toxic
today said report was received there
from Hardin, Manchuria, that Chinese
troops attacked Japanese guards at the
Nonni River bridge and were repulsed
The London Daily Mail today, in a
dispatch from Hardin, quoted the
Chinese general, Nah Chan-Shan, as
saying japanese troops were advancing
north Of Tsitsihar possibly with the
Intention of preventing Soviet inter-
ference" in the Sino-Japanese conflict.
Girls Help Feed Army.
College girls have been supplying
truckloads of food and clothing to his
army, the general was quoted as say
ing, to alleviate o serious shortage of
food. Gifts of food and clothing he
said. were sent from Hardin and else
where.
After the fighting at the Nonni
and our line is now maintained with
10000 troops.
"Since the arsenals at Tsitsihar pro-
duce only 10000 cartridges and 100
shells a day, our defense weakened as
the struggle continued and we could
only die doing our duty"
Sir John Simon, the new foreign
secretary, will represent Great Britain
at the meeting of the League of Nations
Council Monday.
Economic Ban Doubted.
The belief prevailed here that the
League would not use its weapon of
economic pressure against Japan to
force compliance with its peace de-
mands. One observer pointed out that
the United States sells $500, 900
worth of cotton to Japan every year
| and that in these times of lean markets
it probably would not be willing to
sacrifice so important an item.
Great Britain is also anxious to avail
itself of every possible advantage in
increasing its trade in the Far East
with the spur to British exports which
resulted from suspension Of the gold
standard. Every other European ma
ton, it was believed, also would hesi-
tate to endanger its export trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
ILL FEELING SPREADING.
japanese Consuis Say They Will Have
To Evacuate Chinese Cities.

To Evacuate Chinese Cities.
SHANGHAI, November IL (R.-Jap-
anese consuls at Chungking, Chengtu
ard Chengshow, China, told Mamoru
Shigenitsu Japan's Minister to China,
today that anti-Japanese sentiment has
grown SO strong in their areas 1t will
be necessary to eyacuate all Japanese
citizens and close the consulates.
The three ccnSuls came here at the
request of the Minister to make re-
port on conditions in their territories.
They said feeling against the japanese
was running high throughout the in
terror Of the country
Reports received from Yunnan prov
ince, where demonstrations month
ago caused the japanese consul to flee,
said the hostility there continues and
a vigorous boycott against Japanese
goods Is being carried on.
The China Press. ChineSe-owned
English language newspaper here, to-
day said the declaration of martial law
yesterday followed the discovery of a
plot by japanese Nationalist here to
subsidize Chinese radicals to create a
''reign Of terror"
-4-rH-@uHrcr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Card Party to Be Held.

CLARENDON, Va, November IL
(SpeciaD The Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation Of the Matthew Fontaine .Maury
School will give a card party tomorrow
night at the home Of Mrs. H. j. Oden-
thai, 234 Marion avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

In ancient Egypt high of1icials and
great mobiles wore, on ceremonial &C.
casions, false, short beard strapped to
the point Of the chin. The false beard
OF the king was always long, to thus
differentiate him from his subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Named to School Board.

HERNDON, Va. November IL (Spe-
ciaD .-Benjamin F. MCGUIRE was APP
pointed by the Town Council a mem
Der Of the school board for a term of
three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Noted CartOOnist
OF Modern Youth
Takes Second Wife
John Held, Jr., Married
Secretly 90 Days
After Divorce.

BY the Associated Press.
STANFORD, Conn, November "a
Three months after receiving q divorce
in Mexico, John Held. jr.. cartoonist.
who has achieved wide recognition for
his caricatures Of modern youth, has
taken a second wife.
Late yesterday he married Miss
Gladys Moore Of New Orleans In quiet
Peace Dondlinger. Immediately after
ward the couple left, without inform
ing friends in the nearby artists coll
ony in Westport Of the wedding and
without revealing here where they
would spend a honeymoon.
Held. in applying for a license, said
he had been married once before. This
was the brides first venture in matri-
mony.
The cartoonist was divorced in Mex
leo in August The first Mrs. Held, who
is now living in Weston with their
three children, refused to comment last
night when she learned of the wedding.
Little was known here about the
bride.
Meet at Beauty Contest.
NEW YORK, November IL (P).-The
marriage of John Held, jr., satirical
Inner of the fiapper age, TO Miss
Gladys Moore at Stamford, Conn, was
the sequel to beauty g. .ltest romance
in which the bride was the winner and
the bridegroom one of the judges.
Miss Moore won the 1928 beauty
contest at Galveston, Tex, where she
entered as Miss New Orleans"
She Is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank d. Moore of New Orleans.
After the ceremony Held returned to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
TOXIC CHARGES
! SOVIET AIDS CHINA
Says Troops and Ammunition
Have Been Supplied to
Gen. Nah.
CONTINUED From First Page }

spokesman before the council, in out
lining the japanese viewpoint.
Renewed efforts have been made
here to persuade the governments o.
Toxic and Marking to make further
move toward direct negotiations, local
newspapers said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

Virgel spent some IL years on the
"Aeneid," saying that he had been mad
ever to undertake 1t, so stupendous was
the tasi'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
COMPROMISE EXPECTED.
State Department Still Optimistic Over
Situation in Manchuria.

Undersecretary of State Castle said
today a compromise plan to be brought
forward at the League Of Nations ses-
sion In Paris next week was the basis
for the American Governments opti-
mism over the Manchurian situation.
Although the secretary would not go
into details, it was said in other official
quarters the plan already had taken
definite shape in communications be-
tween European and American states
men and stood a good chance Of accept
ance by both the Japanese and Chinese
governments.
Whether the plan involved the send
ing of a neutral commission TO Man
churia was not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

wav for japanese troop withdrawal and
an adjustment of the difficulties.
Japan, it was believed, might with
draw her objections to a neutral COM
mission if her demands that China
ayree in general terms to respect Japa-
nese treaty rights in Manchuria and
assure the safety of its subjects were
met.
Castle said nothing had occurred
since yesterday to change the attitude
of optimism expressed then by Secre-
tary Stimson.
Hasn't Seen Late Reports.
He said, however, he had not seer
the latest press dispatches reporting
the dispatching of fresh Japanese
troops to Manchuria, apparent prepa-
rations for a new battle in the north
new Japanese charges that Russia was
aiding China's army and indications OF
increasing anti-Japanese agitation.
officials conceded an extreme out
break might evrIturn the present pros
pect of adjustment.
The American Government believes
the Japanese occupation originally was
a military coup executed without the
backing of Toxic.
1t is conceded that it was far easier
for the Japanese soldiers to get In
Manchuria than 1t now Is for them 10
get out.
Although the Japanese government
Judging from the tone of its communi-
cations to Washington, regrets the stu
alton, it is not disposed to withdraw its
troops without assurances that its sub
jectS will hot be harmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
MINESWEEPER GROUNDS
British Naval Vessel Dumping Bad
1y in Chinese Waters.

HONGKONG, China November IL
NP.-The British minesweeper Peters,
field, with Admiral Sir Howard Kelly,
commander of the China station,
aboard, grounded in a storm today on
the Island of Tungyung near Foochow,
and was humping badly against the
rocks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Nothing Mars Optimism.

But observers thought such a COM
mission might initiate against open
hostilities and that the time necessary
for it to report might permit the two
nations to cool off," thus paving the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-24

cent: IL months, gross OF 30 per cent
net up IL per cent
Reading Co. August net operating in.
come OF 40.9 per cent; eight months
on $40 per cent
Pepperell Manufacturing declares Fl
quarterly dividend; formerly paid 81 SO:
cuts salaries and wages 10 Der cent
Standard OH of New Jersey-Five
day week OF 40 hours for refinery
workers.
Union Manufacturing declared 49,
cents quarterly dividend; formerly paid
IS cents. f
Detroit-Aiichigan Stove deficit wear
ended June 80. $2s2, s98 VS.. net incoms
$52e,s55, equal to IS cents a common
share.
Calumet d. Arizona Mining reduces
miners wages 81 per cent, effective
October i.
international Agricultural 81 prior
preference share earnings year ended
June 80, Sc cents VS.. Sl4.5e.
New York Central Railroad workers
permitted to can@el stock subscriptions.
returning payments plus per cent in
teresf
Northern Pacifc Railway August net
operating income OF 42.g per cent;
eight months, OF SIS per cent.
Grand Union Store sales OF 3.3 per
! cent Tor IS weeks ended September s. ;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-24
MINIMUM PRICES
ON STOCKS DECLARED

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. September 24.-For the
first time since the war days of 1914
minimum prices have been ofncially
fixed for shares listed on the Baltimore
Stock Exchange.
The Governing Committee OF the ex-
change. following conferences with
bankers. passed resolutions fixing the
prices which prevailed at the close OF
business on September % as the mini
mum below which bids would not be
accepted for execution. 1t is under
stood that member houses nave oeen
notified that the order win stand until
further notice.
Ofacial notice was also sent out to
houses here that all transactions In
listed securities on the Baltimore Stock
Exchange must be made on the Stock
Exchange and no transactions In sucn
securities may be made when the ex-
change is closed.
This resolution. as well as the resolu-
tion fixing minimum prices. it is under
stood, applies only to members OF the
exchange, and private transactions be-
tween individuals outside OF the ex-
change and deals over the counter be-
tween non-members Of the exchange
will not be affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. September "a tP.-
Omitted States Department of Agri-
culturel -Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head.
Including 5000 head direct; 10al5
lower: heavies and sows steady to 10
lower: 200-2so pounds, 550a5.65; top.
5.ooa5 40: pigs, 4.25a4.9o: packing
COWS. 4.o0a490; light light, good and
choice, l40-l60 pounds, 5.0oa5.35;
light weight. 10000 pounds. 5l5a
s go medium weight, 200-250 pounds,
5.5Oa5.70 heavy weight. 250-35o
pounds. 4.oOa5.70; packing sows, me-
dunn and good, 375-5o0 pounds 4.0oa
500 slaughter pigs. good 90 ana 'cnoice'
cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; calves.
1000 head; very few fed steers and long
warnings load or so bringing steady
prices early. but later bids weak to I'M
evenly lower: sellers fighting decline,
early top weighty bullocks. l0i5, with
1000 bid on strictly choice long year
lings. but hardly enough done TO make
q market: she stock steady; bulls and
veslers higher.
Slaughter cattle and vealers-Steers,
good and choice. e00-e0o pounds. lisa
i025; 900-l.lo0 pounds. 7.75ai0.25:
ll00-i 300 pounds. 575al0.25: 1900
500 pounds, 775al0.00; common and
medium, COOL 300 pounds, 4.00a7,7
heifers. good and choice, 550-850
pounds, 700a9 as; common and medium
300a7 90; cows, good and choice, 3.75a
$50: common and medium, 275a3.75;
low cutter and cutter, l.75a2.75: bulls
(yearlings excluded. good and choice
Cbeef), 425a5. so: cutter TO medium,
3.25a4.50: vealers milk fed good and
choice. 8.00a10.oo; medium. 6.50a8.0o
Gull and copmon, 4.50a6.50. Stocker
and feeder cattle-Steers. good and
choice, 500-I .05o pounds, 5.00a6.75;
common and medium. 350a5 90.
Sheep. 27.000 head: choice lambs
strong TO higher: others steady; sheep
and feeders unchanged: bulk native
lambs. 5.75a6.25: outsiders, 650a6 70:
Westerns unsold: renge feeders. 500a
525; best native ewes. 200; lambs. 30
pounds down, good ano choice, 550a
6.s5 medium, 4.5es5.50: ell weights,
common, 325a4.5o; ewes, 90-l50 pounds
medium TO choice, l.00a225: all
weights. Gull and common. 50al so:
feeding lambs, 50-75 pounds, good and
choice, 4.75a5.50.