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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
TSITSIHAR is OCCUPIED.
Gen. Nah Driven Into North as Honio's
Troops Take HaiIungkiang Capital.

TOXIC, November 10 R.-Gen.
HonJos japanese army. occupied
Tsitsihar, capital of the Northern Man
churian Province of Hailungkiang and
within the sphere of Russian influence,
the government was advised today.
Tsitsihar is Is miles north of the
Chinese Eastern Railway, a line under
the JOINT control Of China and Soviet
Russia, thus the Japanese forces have
penetrated into Russia,s sphere and
fear was expressed IN some circles that
this advance might bring Soviet Russia
into the Manchurian dispute.
To enter the capital the army had to
cross the railway into the zone of Rus
sion influence, driving back the Chi
nese commander. Nah Chan-Shan,
who repeatedly refused to accede to
ate Tsitsihar and withdraw to the
north.
Weather Is Bitter Cold.
Gen. HOMO began his offensive sur
denly this morning used MS cavalry
to good advantage opening the way
for infantry attack and beat back the
Chinese to Anganchi, terminus of the
acknowledgement Railway. Chinese
owned line.
They fought in bitter subarctic cold
against stubborn Chinese resistance,
storming through Lungchiang, which
is about mile and a half from the
walled city of Tsitsihar, then pressed
on to the capital itself
Fear was expressed in some circles
that occupation of TsitSihar might
bring Soviet Russia into the dispute,
since the capital is definitely within the
Russian sphere.
Gen. HOMO said just the other day
that if a battle came it might carry
his troops to TsitSihar regardless of
the danger CT embroiling Russia, and
japanese officials said today that if it
were necessary to enter TSitsihar at all
they hoped to withdraw the Japanese
troops almost Immediately.
Hope to End Threat.
They explained that the main cbjec-
tive of this offensive was to scatter
Gen. Mahs force and to remove the
possibility that he might continue as
a threat in the future.
Mah's army scattered in all direc-
tionS as the japanese crossed the
Chinese Eastern Railway and over the
last stages of the advance there was
little or no resistance. The Chinese
commander was reported to have fled
northward with several Thousand of
Continued on Page 5, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
TARIFF
SEEMS ASSURED
Measure Championed b. Lord
Beaverbrook Passes First
Stages in House.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November ia prefer
ence tariff to unite the dominions Of
the British Empire into economic unity,
for which Lord Beaverbrook, noted
newspaper publisher, fought for more
than a year. seemed assured today with
the passage of the governments tariff
measure through its first stages in the
House of Commons yesterday.
Lord Beaverbrook, with his powerful
newspaper, the Daily Express, demanded
during the campaign a policy Of free
trade within the empire as a means of
building up a British economic unity
that would be comparable with the
United States, between whose States no
tariff barriers are known.
In the course of his battles over the
issue, the 52-year old publisher has Bit
terly attacked Stanley Baldwin, Con-
cervative leader, and threatened TO
smash" the Conservative party.
Duty on Imported Goods.
The bill as it was pushed through
the first stages of House of Commons
procedure yesterday provides for Spe-
cial tariff duties, up to a maximum OF
100 per cent, for hundreds Of manufac-
tured articles imported into Great
Britain, most of them from the United
States. From this special "anti-dump-
ing" duty the British dominions would
be excepted.
Lord Beaverbrook began nearly two
years ago an attempt to organize an
empire free trade party to support his
theory that the empire would preserve
its unity and prosperity only by adept
ing a tariff policy which would prac-
tically conflne its trade within its own
dominions.
He predicted membership of 100000
at the time, served notice on the Con-
servativeS he would support them only
if they agreed to his tariff program
and used the radio to broadcast the
doctrine to the people. He was booed
at political meetings and attacked by
Conservative and Liberal leaders on
several occasions.
Was Shouted Down.
In February of this year, shortly
after he avowed his determination to
break the Conservatives unless they
ration of the South Paddington Con-
Servative and Empire Crusade ASsocia-
ton shouted they didn't want to hear
him when he arose TO speak.
Toward the end of last March, how
ever, the differences between the
Beaverbrook and regular factions OF
the Conservatives began to be patched
up after publication Of series of let
tiers between himself and party leaders.
Lord Beaverbrook was born at New
castle, New Brunswick, Canada, the
son of Rev. William Aiken, a Scotch
clergyman. He was christened William
Maxwell Aitken. He was created first
Baron Beaverbrook in 1916 by King
George.
The proposed new tariff measure is
to be administered by the Board of
Trade and it carries a provision that
imports must be shown to be excessive
before its rates may be applied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Chinese Retreat Into North as
Gen. Honjo's Troops Cross East
ern Railway in Offensive.
is ALSO OCCUPIED
In DRIVE ON PROVINCE CAPITAL
Victorious Army Promises Not to Disturb
Soviet Interests-Fight to Finish Is
Purpose of Fresh Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.


Japans in Manchuria occupied Tsitshar of
Province sphere
in
They swept into the capital driving
commander into the north Previously they occupied
Anganchi after crossing the Chinese Eastern Railway
Fight % Is Planned.
Military Mukden and the
TOXIC SAID the attack
in self It would continue until
nese army is crushed and permanent established
The League Of Nations Council consider
results
chinese
alarmed by reports OF the japanese
attitude United States at Paris was said Tn he do
maintain
and ociae itself with
status at the time doing everything possible to avoid
woundng japanese feelings = + ~ N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
RAIL WAGE CUTS
TO TEST STATUTES
I. F. Loree, Delaware & Hudson
Chief, to Ignore Legal Pro-
cedure, Associates Hear.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November ia The
Evening Post said today it was under
stood that L. F. Loree, head of the Del
aware g. Hudson Co. and the Kansas
City Southern Railway, has indicated
to associates his intention Of instituting
a 10 per cent wage cut.
And this cut. the paper said the un-
Outstanding is, will be made without
the usual procedure outlined by law,
Loree defending his action in the courts
on the theory that the legality OF pro-
visions covering railroad wage changes
may be successfully questioned.
The transportation act makes various
intermediate steps mandatory before
lowering rail wages unless the reduction
is agreed upon by employers and en-
ployeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
BOY BANDIT, 10, USES
REVOLVER IN H0LD-UP
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, November ia small
boy. apparently about 10 years old.
participated in the holdup today of
William Payne's malt and hop store
in Mack avenue.
Payne said the boy entered the store
and asked the price of a brand OF
malt. AS he turned to get the article.
the boy drew a revolver and ordered
the clerk to hold up his hands. Payne
said he thought the youngster was
joking, but two young men entered the
shop and took $36 from the cash reg
lister while the boy covered him. He
said all thkee left IN an automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
SEVERAL ARE KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Pennsylvania Line Reports Freight
Train Crash Near Frazeys-
burg, Ohio.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, November 18.-Penn-
sylvania Railroad Offices here reported
today that three or four" persons had
been killed shortly after noon in the
wreck of Pennsylvania freight train
three miles west of Frazeysburg, Ohio
Division headquarters also reported
that several had been injured. 1t was
not known here whether the casualties
were stockmen or "hobos" stealing
rides
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
League Is Aroused
By Japanese Drive
And Mah's Defeat
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 18.-News that the
japanese army had occupied the Man
churian city of TsitsihSr aroused
alarm in League quarters today as evil
dence of an aggressive military spirit
and contrary to the conciliatory atti-
tude Of Japanese spokesman and their
government.
While seizure of the headquarters of
Gen. Nah Chan-Shan was not entirely
unexpected, League officials had hoped
that the japanese government might be
able to halt the advance Of Gen. Honto's
army and bring about an early retire
ment into the railway zone.
Japanese occupation of the city, capi-
tai OF the province and strategic rail-
way point, strengthened that school of
international observers who maintain
that the japanese tactics before the
Council have been to gain time and
enable the army to entrench itself in
Manchuria.
Dawes May Take Part.
News of the capture of Tsitsihar gave
rise to belief among observers at the
Council meeting that United States
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes might be
brought into meeting of the Council
to consider this newest development.
The Ambassador has discussed the
Manchurian dispute privately with lead
ing members of the council, but he has
not yet participated in any formal
meeting.
When Gen Dawes was informed of
the fall of Tsitsihar this evening he
was reported to have said, Something
will have to be done about this"
Asked for More Time.
1t is understood that Ambassador
Matsudaira has been asking Chairman
BRAND and Ambassador Dawes to give
him few days to induce the Japa-
nese government to adopt a more con-
ciliatory policy. 1t has been repeatedly
stated that the Japanese position is
that the Japanese army is in North
west Manchuria only to protect the re-
pairs to the Nonni River bridge and
to guarantee railway traffic, and would
be withdrawn as Soon as these objects
are attained.
Inasmuch as Tsitsihar is on the
Chinese Eastern Railway, which is under
joint control of China and Russia, ap-
prehension was aroused as to possible
Soviet action against the japanese.
The news was received as IL Of the
CONTINUED on Page S, Column S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
SPANISH HUNTERS SEND
WEAPONS GOVERNMENT
Fear of Penalties Under New Stat
ute Promptly Brings Flood of
Guns to Republican Officials.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, November 18.-Spanish
hunters are turning in their shotguns
and rifles to the police, fearful of the
penalties in a new decree forbidding
private ownership of such weapons.
Bank guards, watchmen and former
milic;s men also are sending in large
quantities of arms. Police said 472
guns, most Of them issued during the
republican revolt, have been received in
the last three days.
Firearms factories we're reported to
be facing a crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
PRESIDENT AND CRANDI
CONFER ON ECONOMICS
AND ARMS QUESTIONS
Laval Explanation
Of Washington Trip
Held insufficient
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, November 10. = The
Foreign Affairs Committee of the
French Chamber, by a vote of 16
to IL, today directed its vice
president to call on Premier Laval
and tell him that his explanations
of his recent visits to Washington,
London and Berlin were INSULT
cient.
Deputy Henri Guernut demand
ed that the government publish
a yellow book" on the Washing
ton conference and other nego-
tiations. Deputy Marius Moutet
asked that the committee be in
formed on plans for the 1882 dis
armament conference and the
Leagues attempt to settle the
Sino-Japanese conflict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Thief, Spied Thieving,
Proves Hungry Seal,
Sentenced to Surf
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calf, No
vember 18.-Surprised when he
heard the crash of glass George
P. Belcher looked out and saw a
dark form crawling through
window of his neighbours cottage.
He notified police.
Officers found a grown seal
rummaging among the pots and
pans of the neighbours kitchen,
apparently looking for food. The
seal was escorted back to the surf
and released on probation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
MRS. CARAWAY ARRIVES

Mrs Hattie Caraway, newly appoint.
ed Senator from Arkansas, returned
to the Capital today and went directly
to the family residence just outside
Washington.
She sent word she would not 90 to
the ONCE Of her late husband, Thad-
deus Caraway, until late in the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Hawkes. Takes Off.

CLAYTON, Del, November 10 LR.-
Capt. Frank Hawks, who was forced
down here late yesterday because of fog
while on his way from Wichita. Kans,
to New York. left at 8:45 am. today in
his plane for Bellanca Field at New
Castle, Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
First in America and
Leader in Censorship

The Stars volume of advertis-
ing for the past quarter was the
greatest of any newspaper in
America.
This was largely due to the
confidence of The Stars readers
in everything that appears in it's
columns and also to the fact that
Washington is less affected by in
hation or depression than any
other city in the United States.
Yesterdays Advertising
local Display
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18

The Star, with it's tremendous
circulation, is the only medium
necessary to reach this prosperous
market, as 979o of its readers are
within radius of Is miles of the
National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Marking Is Pessimistic.

Marking Is PesSimistic.
Chinese government circles at Nam
king were pessimistic over the prospect
OF firm action by the League toward
forcing japanese evacuation of Man
churia.
Japanese officials said that their
troops, crossing the Russian-owned
Chinese Eastern Railway at Aneanchi
would make every effort not to disturb
Russian interests.
TSTrSruAU re nnrx,r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
WEATHER.

CO. g. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Showers this afternoon; mostly cloudy
tonight and tomorrow: lowest tempera-
ture tonight about 40 degrees.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IS. at noon
yesterday; lowest, go, at 9 pm. yester-
day. Full report on page 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
1. l.; singing; address, Mrs. A "
harnell; offering; closing.
Strawberry Trains on Penps,

Solid strawberry trains on -
fastest schedules ever provided -.
the Pennsylvania Railroad win {,
operated from the strawberry ~
ducing areas of the DeIawo,o
Maryland and Virginia peninsnIa
to northern, eastern New Enolan4
and midwestern markets when ~
the season opens in about two
weeks, it has been announced bv
local railroad officials. They viii
provide early delivery to the citv
markets and will give Peninsula
growers the fastest time ever maaa
to the market districts. The hsr
ries will be moved in thorouobI,
ventilated refrigerator cars insur
ing their arrival in perfect condi-
tion at the market terminals
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
KENT W.C.T.U. CONVENTION
BEING HELD At CHESWO[O
FORTY-FOURTH SESSION CON
VENE AT ME. CHURCH TODAY
State President, Mrs. Anna Lee
Waller, County Head, Mrs.Bring
hurst and Mrs Karnell to Speak

The forty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Kent County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
be held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Cheswold, Wednesday
April 20. The convention will con-
vene in the morning at 9.45 with
address of welcome by Mrs. Clara
Garrison, president of Cheswold
Union and response by Miss JOS
ephine Kitchens. Appointments of
committees will follow. Then
greetings will be extended by State
officers and various reports made
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Bringhurst,
county president, will then deliver
her annual message. The election
of officers will take place at IL
o'clock. During the noon hour
luncheon will be served by Ches-
wold Union at a nominal sum At
| the afternoon session, reports will
be made by chairmen of various
departments. The program includ-
es addresses by Mrs. Anna Lee
Waller, State president, and Mrs.
A. w. Karnell At the evening
session music will be a special fea-
ture with song service by the
Cheswold choir and demonstration
singing by the L. T. L. The com
plete program, as arranged, will be
as follows: Morning session, 9.45-
Convention called to order; salute
to the flag and singing America;
devotions, led by Mrs. Emma Reed;
record of last convention; welcome,
Mrs. Clara Garrison, president of
Cheswold Union; greetings, Rev.R.
w. Kerwin; response, Mrs. JOS
ephine Kitchens; appointment of
committees; greetings, State of
ficers; report of auditing commit
tee; treasurer's annual report, Mrs.
Sallie Q. Spencer; presidents mes
sage, Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Bringhurst
two minute written report of pres
idents of local Unions 11.OO-An-
nual Election of officers. Noontide
49, = ANoL4Ac1A JULES.
served by Cheswold Union, at a
nominal sum. Afternoon session,
1.3O-Song service, conducted by
Mrs. Clara Garrison; Bible reading,
Mrs. Ella D. Cordray; reports of
departments, S. T. l.; Mrs. Mary
Bostic; medal contest, Mrs. Eliza
beth NJ. Bringhurst; motion pic
ture, Mrs. NJ. Evelyn Killen: L. T.
L., Mrs. Name Register; health.
Mrs. Lena E. Conwell. 2.3O-Ad-
dress, State president, Mrs. Anna
Lee Waller; offering, special nnu-
sic 3.0O-Address, Mrs A. w.
Karnell; invitation for next con-
vention; resolutions; committee;
Mrs. NJ. Evelyn Killen, Mrs. Bessie
Brown, Mrs. Bertha ]. Coursey;
closing, White Ribbon Benediction.
Evening session, 7.30-Mrs. Eliza
beth M.Bringhurst, presiding; song
service, Cheswold choir; devotions,
Rev. c. w. Spry; demonstration. L.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
DOVER PASTOR TO LEAVE
Rev. Martens Has Accepted a Call
to Go to Pittsburgh After June 1st

AT special meeting of the mem
bers of st. Johns Lutheran Church
of Dover, last Thursday evening,
the pastor was granted a release to
accept the call of st. Matthew's
Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh,
Pa. At the special request of the
congregations and the Mission
board of the Eastern district of the
Missouri Synod. Rev. Martens will
remain in Dover till about June /.
BY tht time. it is hoped. arrange
ments will have been completed to
secure a successor for him. The
Mission board attended the meet
ing Thursday night. At this time
it was resolved to divide the field
and call pastor for Emmanuel Lu-
theran Church at Cordova, Md.
During the pastorate of Rev. Mar
tens the membership of st. Johns
has tripled and Cordova and Ches-
tertown, Md, are new stations
opened by him.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29

Firemen in Cecil County, Md,
have been kept busy the past week
by grass and forest fires, near
North East, Pleasant Hill, Chesa-
peake City and Bacon Hill. The
one in the Bacon Hill woods on
Saturday was a fierce one. and
traffic on the Elkton-North East
road was blocked for a time.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29

ago. We hope TO make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
It will call to mind people and events
OF that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eriy sought and read-Editor.)
The Circus-The Event of a Day
The circus as per announcement
and none was ever before more
thoroughly announced put in an
appearance on Thursday morning.
The morning was the prettiest of
the spring and the crowd in the
streets the largest it is said ever
before called together in our town
by the coming of a circus. Ere
quently in the past ten years cir
cuses have hardly made an appre-
ciable difference in the number of
people in our streets, but the inn
mense advertising-the engravers's S
and printers art, did it. The
crowd on a circus day is a study.
Where they come from and where
tney go to might be a perplexing
question if there were interest in
solving it. Many of them are peo-
pie that we do not see on any other
day, and to see them looks as nat
ural as the show itself. Thev are
always attracted and have only
one question to ask, is it a show?
The show is the event they SEEM
ingly live for: blot it out, pass a
law to prohibit it and there could
only be one thing that would more
darken their yearly calendar
Christmas and the pleasure it
brings to the appetites. There may
be a satisfactory reason for all
this. Their scope Of observation is
limited and their opportunities for
learning the aesthetics Of life are
in many cases entirely wanting.
While those of a different class can
break the tedium of life by seek
ing the excitements of the cities,
its fine churches, art galleries,
museums, operas, ETC., these are
confined to their unadorned cot
tages and forest homes. They
rarely ever get out Of their own
neighborhood, and but for the cir
Gus, the protracted or campmeet-
ings would have little or no op-
portunity for break in their hum
drum existence or learn even the
rudiments of conventional life. A
week in the tented grove affords
the only corresponding opportunity
to many of these that the finishing
seminary does to others. They go
to the circus because they have not
the opportunity to go anywhere
else, and its crude presentations
are more in harmony with their
uncultivated taste. They may be
influenced somewhat by the show
bills, but not absolutely: they will
call the shows humbugs and go all
the same because there is de-
mand in their nature for a relief
from the monotony in their daily
uueventful life. And, it is aston
ishing what a degree of absorption
the fact of the circus carries with
it: it almost amounts to a passion.
The comforts of life are rarely al
lowed to stand in the way Of il.
Whatever else may be denied, the
money for the show" is impera-
tive; more important than food or
raiment and especially the grocers
and doctors bills. The clown is to
them a master in elocution and the
word a very synonym Of wit. The
visitors on this occasion got the
worth Of their money just about as
they usually do. The grand COM
bination of twelve first-class cir
cuses and manageries when it go
down to Smyrna had dwindled to
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPEO FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, APRIL %, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue, a half century
ago. We hope TO make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
1t will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)