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Evening star., 1932-02-05
SUSPECT DENIES
STRANGL|NG CHILD
Man, 81, Gri|Ied After Body
of Girl, 5, Is Discovered
in Cellar.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 5.-A 81
year-old colored moving van helper
faced arraignment today on a charge
of suspicion in the garrotting of s.
year-old Florence Mcdonnell. He is
Frederick O. Hicks of Brooklyn.
The child's body was found yester-
day in a cellar near her home in
Brooklyn. Rubber covered wire was
bound tightly around her small,
smooth skinned neck. She had been
missing since Wednesday.
Resists Grilling.
Throughout several hours OF ques-
tioning he steadfastly and vehemently
denied any knowledge of the killing
He said he knew the Mcdonnell
family.
Hicks was arrested, however, after
telling police he had seen golden
haired Florence walking along the
street late Wednesday afternoon.
A hole three feet deep was found In
a yard behind the store. Police said
bury his victim, but had been
frightened away when daylight came
The Mcdonnell child vanished from
in front of her home at pm. yester-
day. Medical examiners said she ap-
parently had been slain before 8 pm.
Gypsies Not Suspected.
Although the building in which the
killing occurred had been occupied un-
til 2:30 pm yesterday by a band of
rowing gypsies and Florence had played
with the gypsy children. police said
they doubted the band had anything to
do with the Staying,
"GypsieS often kldnap. but they never
kill" said Chief Inspector Vincent J.
Sweeney.
The little blue-eyed child vanished
almost a year to the day after one Of
her piaymates had been strangled to
death. Since then three other chill
dren in the neighborhood have been
attacked.
When she failed to return from play
ing in the street fer supper, her mother,
Mrs. Thomas Mcdonnell, notified police
AS the hours went by and no trace Of
the child was found, every available de-
tective in Brooklyn was ordered to join
the hunt.
Mother Collapses.
With f1oodlights illuminating the
whole neighborhood, the officers
searched alleys, backyards and vacant
buildings.
At noon 20 detectives went to the
basement Of the store, which is only
rs feet from the Mcdonnell home. The
body lay in the center Of the floor A
sledge hammer apparently had been
used to break slab Of concrete in the
yard and then the slayer had started
to dig the grave
acSictant oyaroirar roiJ
the kidnapped child had not been
criminally assaulted.
On learning of the discovery of the
body the child's mother collapsed
Physicians said she was in grave
condition.
Evening star., 1932-02-05
Likes white Collar Men.

CAMDEN, N. ]. (P).-Alfred Cooper,
Cape May County relief director. Is
the white collar" mems pal. They
stand up we'll under the rigors Of road
building work and do a good job at
it." he said. And they're speedy, too.
Evening star., 1932-02-05
CHINESE NEW YEAR
TO BE OBSERVED HERE
Headquarters of Rival Tongs Will
Be Scene, and Honor Paid
ReDuh1jc

De SCene, ana Honor fald
Republic.
The Chinese New Year will be uShered
in at midnight tonight with celebra-
tions in the headquarters Of the On
feongs and Hip Sings, rival tong organ
izations
This years celebration will be dou-
BILE one, including observance of the
21st year of the Chinese Republic and
the opening of the new Chinatown, H
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
The celebrations tonight and tomor-
row are for Chinese only. Sunday night
the On Leongs will entertain American
friends in their hall, on the top floor Of
335 Pennsylvania avenue.
The celebrations are being held on
lower Pennsylvania avenue, as quarters
in the new section are not yet ready.
Evening star., 1932-02-05
REPLACEMENTS SAIL
Transport Leaves With 500 Troops
for Philippines.

SAN FRANCISCO, February Cp).--
The Army transport u s. Grant sailed
yesterday with 500 troops for replace
ments in the Philippine Islands and
Tientsin. None was destined for
Shanghai The transport also carried
IS Army nurses, of whom will go to
Tientsin. They are Miss Anna Clay
pool, Pittsburgh; Miss Ethel Gorden
Des Moines. and Miss Ella u. Neff, In
dianapolis.
Evening star., 1932-02-05

Nearly every European government
and municipality is taking steps to
eliminate slums and house the poor in
good buildings at low rentals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-20
How the Market
Opened

By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. - Leading
stocks declined small amounts at the
opening on the Stock Exchange to-
day and volume was dull in marked
contrast with the 100000 share
pace in the preceding session.
Steel common opened at sos, off
Is; American Can, II, off r.; Cen
eral Motors, %, off 4; New York
Central 31A, off "; American Tele-
phone 1925, off Is, and American
Smelling Is, off -.
Small gains noted in Transamer-
lea Corporation, Texas Corporation,
Consolidated Gas, Union Carbide,
Loew's, Sinclair, Westinghouse Air
Brake, North American and Allied
Chemical.
None of the changes was more
than a half point in the first few
minutes of trading and volume con-
tinued small. Steel common slipped
back from its opening while few
shares made gains. Railroad issues
were sold in the early dealings.
The short interest appeared to be
less panicky than it was Friday. The
amateurs had covered their. COM
nitments while the professionals
remained short of the market. How
ever, the Street was of the opinion
the bears would not have easy sled
ding in the near future, especially
now that it was learned the adj
miniStration was watching this
phase of the market.
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WOMAN KILLED
BY STREET CAR.
4-Year- Odd GrandchiId Also
Is Injured.

Crushed beneath street car, Mrs.
Alice v. Niehaus, rs, of 1920 North
Illinois street, apartment IL, was
killed instantly near Twelfth and
Illinois streets this morning and her
4-year-old granddaughter, Alice
Smith, was injured slightly.
Accompanied by the child, Mrs.
Niehaus had started across Illinois
street to a grocery. About one
quarter of a block north of Twelfth
street, the car struck the two.
Mrs. Niehaus was crushed be-
meath the front truck and the little
girl was hurled to the tracks on the
other side of the street.
Alice suffered a wound on the
forehead and was removed to city
hospital where it was said her con-
dition is not serious.
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WHIP.

On Wednesday after
noon agents of the Indi-
annapolis Power & Light
Company distributed cir
culars from it's office set
ting out a purported
ca rnin G statement on
w h c h investors w ere
asked to buy stock.
Four hours later, Pub
lie Service Commissioner
Cuthbertson d i S m i ssed
the petition Of citizens
for a rate reduction.
Thursday morning the
company refused to give
the secretary of Mayor
Sullivan one of the circu-
lars which were issued
t h e afternoon b e fore.
Other inquiries met with
the same result.
Why were the circulars
withdrawn? How many
were used to sell stock?
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HOOVER FIGHTS
BEAR TRADERS
Regards Short Selling as
Harmful to Country.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover has revealed
that he has been working for sew
eral months to restrain short SELL
ing Of stocks, which he regards as
harmful to business.
He made this revelation immedi-
ately after PRONUNCIATION by the
New York exchange of new restric-
tons.
It previously had been understood
that MIR. Hoover believed bear
operations were, as he put it Fri
day, mot contributing to the re-
covery of the country
Privately he has on several occa-
sionS denounced a practice he re-
CARDS as gambling on the hope
that the depression will grow
worse"
In his statement Friday he said
he had taken up the problem vigor-
ously last month when, he said,
there was large increase in the
short accounts, which unquestion-
ably affected the price of securities
and brought encouragement to the
country as a whole"
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LIGHT RECEIPTS FORCE
P0RKER PRICES HIGHER
Lack of New Arrivals Holds Cattle,
Sheep Trade Down.

Extremely light receipts this
morning at the city yards forced
hog prices up 10 cents on most
classes. The bulk, 100 to S25 pounds,
sold for $3.75 to $4.25; early top
holding at $4.25. Receipts were
estimated at 1000; holdovers were
100.
No test was made of the cattle
market, receipts numbering only so.
VealerS were unchanged at So down.
Calf receipts were so.
In the sheep market not enough
were on hand to make a market.
Receipts were so.
Early sales on hogs at Chicago
held mostly to a steady trading
range with Fridays average. The
bulk of good to choice porkers
weighing $50 to 30 pounds sold at
$4.10 to $4.15. Receipts were re-
ported at 1000, including 5000 di-
rect. Holdovers were 5000. Cattle
receipts 400; calves 100; market
strong. Sheep receipts we're 5000;
market strong.
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Many Die in Hand-to- Hand
Fighting as Village Is
Stormed, Then Lost.
DEATH RAINS FROM AIR
Planes, Tanks and Heavy
Artillery Fail to Gust 18th
Route Army.
H. r. EKINS
United Press STAFF Correspondent
Copyright, 1882. by United Press)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 90
Four hours of aerial bomb
ing, artillery fire and tank
and infantry attacks failed to
dislodge Chinese in the Cha
pei and Kiangwan districts
today, as the japanese opened
their offensive to wipe out the
Nineteenth Chinese route
army.
Foreign military observers said
the Chinese had the better of early
fighting. Chinese captured Kiang-
wan village from the Japanese, but
it later was stormed again by the
Japanese. They repulsed a tank
attack with artillery and mines.
They chung desperately to their po-
sitions, despite aerial bombardment
which set Kiangwan barracks and
the village afire.
Official Chinese reports at p. m.
today claimed that four Japanese
tanks had been blown up by mines
and that two airplanes had been
shot down over Chapel, where fresh
troops, which moved into the line
recently, brought anti-aircraft guns
with them.
Lines Holding Firm
According to the reports, one of
the planes shot down was piloted
by white (czarist) Russian.
The Chinese said their lines were
holding on all sectors.
The heaviest bombardment of the
campaign began at lis p. M, when
Japanese on the Chapel front
opened up on the ruins of the
Commercial Press building and the
North station with six-inch guns,
stokes mortars, and At field pieces.
Chinese and Japanese troops at
Kiangwan engaged in fierce hand to
hand fighting, between blazing
buildings set on fire by the Japa-
nese Smelling, when the advance
guard of the Japanese brigade in
the district re-entered the village
at p. m.
Japanese announced their first
casualties as four killed and twen-
ty wounded. The Chinese made no
announcement.
Town Taken and Retaken
The first rush of the green-clad
Japanese soldiers carried the flag
of the Land of the Rising Sun into
village, about seven miles
down the river toward the Woosung
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BOYCOT TT URGED BY
AMERICAN LEADERS

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-United
States cooperation with the League
Of Nations in an economic boycott
against Japan, if that country per-
sists in its Shanghai campaign, was
urged today by group of leading
citizens and college presidents.
The petition, headed by Newton
D. Baker and President A. Lawrence
Lowell of Harvard university, was
addressed to President Hoover and
congress. Holding that the league
could not enforce a boycott without
United States concurrence, it said:
'"The events in Manchuria and
still more in Shanghai have shown
that protests by other governments,
and the public opinion of the world,
will not alone restrain the use of
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forts. The Japanese took the town
after severe fighting. The Chinese
launched counter-attack and re-
captured Kiangwan, all within half
an hour. Then the Japanese
stormed it again.
A terrific artillery bombardment
and air attack covered the Japa-
nese advance at Chapel and Kiang-
wan. A Japanese shell struck the
Chinese barracks at Kiangwan and
set them on fire. Shells also were
ra1ned from the air on the ruins of
Chapel, already practically de-
stroyed by previous commandments.
The fire spread at Kiangwan
Columns of smoke drifting across
clear, blue skies indicated that the
entire area might go up in flames.
The north station area was rocked
by terrific explosion when Japa-
nese shells blew up a Chinese am
munition dump. Japanese Smelling
started fires IN several parts of the
area.
The japanese claimed they were
making gains in their offensive, but
foreign military observers said the
Chinese had not budged.
Tank Nearly Wrecked
The Japanese advance was slow
getting under way. Tanks brought
up to the front to roll through the
Chinese barbed wire entanglements
were not as effective as japanese
had hoped, for the Chinese had
heavily mined the terrain.
One tank, numbering over rice
paddles at Kiangwan, crushing
fences, and crawling over Chinese
graves, narrowly escaped destruc-
ton when a mine exploded ten feet
in front Of it.
The mine went off with a roar
that sent earth and debris flying
into the air. The Japanese driver
changed the tanks direction to
avoid the mine hole and continued
toward the Chinese lines.
The first tank charge revealed
hidden batteries Of 4.7-inch Chinese
guns. which threatened to rout the
tanks.
United States marines, on duty
inside the settlement, took their
narrow escapes from shells as a
matter Of routine.
Shells FAN in Foreign Quarter
One shell, its source unknown
fell on the Tungyin cotton mill and
wrecked room from which a ma
rine detail had been withdrawn five
minutes earlier.
A dozen American children es-
capped injury when a dead shell
landed in their midst.
The children were playing in the
garden of the home of DR.. H. s.
Morris Of Philadelphia, who had
moved his family into st. Luke's
hospital for safety Friday.
Shrapnel tore up the garden of
Major K. M. Bourne, assistant COM
missioner of police in the interna-
tional settlement, and narrowly
missed Major Rourne'ss 2-year old
son.
Four more shells dropped in Kin
near road. Only two exploded.
Shells landed In residential Sec
tons Of the international settle
ment all morning. They were be-
ieved fired by Chinese anti-aircraft
guns.
Most fell in the Bukbling Well
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-20
DEFENDERS HURL BACK
FOE In SAVAGE BATTLE:
AMERICAN LIVES PERILED
In the War Zone Today
BY United Press

Japanese offensive using air bombs, big guns tanks
and infantry eghteen-nile Shangha-Woosung front,
failed to dslodge Chinese Nineteenth route army
Chinese repulsed tanks with mines and surrounded
Japanese brigade at Kangwan. Two Japanese regi-
ments rescued brigade and reentered Kiangwan after
hand-to-hand fighting.
Americans and other foreigners, including Ameri-
can children mracuously escaped injury from bombs
falling in international settlement.
Foreign military observers, surprised at Chinese
stand believed long fighting likely and predicted Japan
would reinforce her troops.
Prominent American college presidents and others
recommended in letter to President Hoover that United
States cooperate with League of Nations in economic
boycott to end hostilities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-20
FIGURES CLASH
IN REPORTS OF
CITY LIGHT CO.
Profit Showinps IN Steek
Sale Folder Differ From
Those Given Commission.
VARIANCE IS MILLIONS
CuthbertSon Says He Is at
a Loss to Understand
How 1t Happened.

One Of the best years in history,
from profit-making standpoint,
was 1881. according to Indianapolis
Power and Light Company figures,
in a stock sales advertising folder.
Yet Commissioner Harry K. Cuth-
bertson dismissed the Indianapolis
rate reduction petition without
hearing before the public service
commission because of the COM
pany's revenue drop for the period
1930-31.
Shown the company figures, as set
out in its advertising, Cuthbertson
asserted he had no idea how they
we're arrived at, and declared there
is nothing in the company'S annual
report to the public service commits
sion upon which to base such tabu-
lations.
What the Folder Shows
Here is what the company adver-
tisement shows for twelve months
ended Sept. 30, 1881:
Gross revenue, $10,330,576, from
which is deducted operating ex-
penses Of 5000 ,685, leaving net
earnings before interest, federal in
come taxes, and depreciation re-
serves are deducted of SCOOPS
In the same advertisement, the
figures for twelve months, ended
Dec. 81, 1880, are set out as follows:
Gross revenue, $10,457,782; oper-
ating expenses, $5,519,577; leaving
net earnings of $4,938,205.
Cuthbertson says the 1881 figures,
based on the report for 1880 bust
ness filed with the commission, as
the law provides, show gross rev.
enue of $9,975, 1858, operating ex-
penses $7677, 1921, and net earn
ings of only $685. 94.62.
Revenue Drop Cited
The company advertisement was
prepared to sell 500 shares of
per cent cumulative preferred stock
Turn to Page Two)
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district. One Chinese was killed
and four were wounded.
Foreigners escaped injury by
miraculous luck.
Three Chinese were severely
wounded by shells exploding In an
other area of the settlement. One
Chinese was killed and three were
wounded by a shell which fell in
Cunningham road.
A shell which observers said
came from a Chinese battery 900
yards distant passed over regimentaI
headquarters of the United States
marines and missed the roof by the
narroWest margin. 1t exploded in
Connaught road.
The marines won't use that room
for a billet any more" a marine
otficer said as he looked at the
wreckage. We are still good ma
tured, but we wouldn't have been if
the shell had landed five minutes
sooner"
Business As Usual
Early in the bombardment two
japanese shells fired from Hongkew
park, at the Chinese lines in west
ern Chapel. fell on the north side
OF soochow creek. opposite the ma
rine lines.
The settlement was as near nor.
NAL as the situation permitted.
Women visited shops and stores and
men went to their Offices in the CEN
trail district.
Members of the Shanghai VOL
unteer corps were on duty with fixed
oayonets, but most of the foreign
ers seemed unaware that the big
offensive had started.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-20
THURMAN IS IN RACE
Announces His Candidacy
for Governor Nomination.

M. Bert Thurman, former inter-
nal revenue collector, today, in
Washington, announced his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for Governor.
Thurman has been in the capital
several days, comforting with po-
litical leaders on whether he should
relinquish the reigns as national
committeeman of the Republican
party. His telegram, announcing
his candidacy, did not set out
whether he had resigned the ma
tional party post.
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armed force to attain national ends.
What will our government do?
Will it refuse to sever commercial
relations, and thereby prevent al
most all the rest of the world from
bringing to bear economic pressure
which certainly will stop the pres
ent bloodshed; or will it act in har-
mony with other nations to stop it?"
Signatories included Presidents
Harry A. Garfield, Williams college:
Ernest M. Hopkins, Dartmouth:
Kenneth M. Sills, Bowdoin; Liv-
ingston Farrand, Cornell; Alexan-
der G. Ruthven. Michigan, and Guy
Stanton Ford, Minnesota, in addi-
ton to Edward A. Filene, Boston:
Willis j. Abbott, editor of the
Christian Science Monitor, and
Chester Rowe1l, former publisher of
the Fresno Republican.
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BABY, BORN ON TRAIN,
Is ON 1T TWO DAYS
Finally to Get on Solid Ground;
Mother Refuses Hospital.

rlnalIy 10 Get on Solid Ground;
Mother Refuses Hospital.
By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-For the first
time, the 2-day-old "Blundell baby
was to feel what it's like to be on
solid earth today.
The child was born to Mrs. H. G.
Blundell Wednesday night on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroads
Pacific Limited somewhere between
Las Vegas and Caliente, New. Mrs.
Blundell was travelling with her
husband to their home at Preston,
Ontario. and the couple refused to
halt their journey.
Railroad physicians have attend
ed mother and child constantly and
were on hand to aid them in
changing trains here today.
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HER BAPTISM BY FIRE

Baby Gets Thrill at Birth; Carried
to Safety With Mother.
By United Press
BELLEVILLE, Ill, Feb. 2O.-A
baby girl had her first thrill in life
thirty-three minutes after birth.
The house where she was born
caught fire, and with her mother.
Mrs. Joseph Clifton, the baby was
carried out on mattress to a
neighbor's home.
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IND|CT STOKES
IN DOPE CASE.
Prominent City Druggist Is
Accused by U. S. Jury.

Joseph T. Stokes, prominent In
dianapolis druggist, today was in
dicted by the federal grand jury on
charges of selling narcotics. He is
under $4,000 bond pending trial.
Norval ]. Harris, former prose-
cutor of Sullivan county, was in
dicted on charge of forging an
adjusted war compensation certifi-
cate.
Twenty three indictments were
returned, the jury's first report of
the session.
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In the Air

Weather conditions at a. m:
Southeast wind, Is miles an hour;
temperature, 81; barometric pres
sure. BOAT at sea level; ceiling clear,
uNlimited: visibility, II miles; field
good.
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SPRING
is HERE

Six Witnesses Tell Us So
/. The Robin
2. Skunk Cabbage
3. The Horned Lark
4. Maple Tree Flowers
5. The Red-Winged
Blackbird
6. The Alder Bush
Read the evidence thev
give Of the coming of the /.
new season. Their testi-
mony will be presented
readers Of The Times bv
DR.. Frank Thone. star
writer Of Science Service
in a daily article begin
ming Monday.
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FLORISTS SUE VIRGINS
ON $23 FLOWER BILL
Attempt to Attach Fight Purse
Tuesday to Be Made.

AuCSUdy 70 DC MdUts
Suit was fled in municipal court
one Friday by the New York Flor
lists, 1873 North Illinois street, to
collect a $23 flower bill from
Charles F. (Chuck) Virgins.
An attempt will be made by the
flower shops attorneys to attach
whatever earnings Chuck may win
in his prize fight Tuesday night,
unless he settles the debt, they said.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Lamps and Shades Reduced

Hi OHRHIy OUHBU UI DUWUStU
l Slight Junior Lamp; Granada gold finish. Was
a. So Now -. ..................... .S450
Indirect Lamp; black nd gold finish glass SHADE
3OO-watt bulb. Was $25 Now ................ kl!3o
Is-inch PIeated Silk shade, for junior lamp srssns
/ Is-ineh Pieatsd SIX Junior shadsi gold eoor;
with closed top. Was s25. Now S1Ss
1e-ineh Table Lamp shade with closed top; sold
Table Lamp Shade; god-and-Ereen silk; bell
other Shades Reduced fer Clearance.
LAMPS AND SHADES, SEVENTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
hHT EMbKUIDENfJ OEVENIH T LUOh'
Evening Scanties, $4.95Were $40

ART EMBROIDERY, SEVENTH FLOOR
Evening star., 1932-05-19
T Tomorrow-RemnantDay Savings of a, = and
ble c D. or Apr
Smoking Accessories Reduced

Imported Leather Cigarette Boy Was $25. Nov N:.og
Leather Cigarette Case and Lighter Sets blue ana
/ Red and Black Metal Cigarette Box. was $3.50 2s
Imported Leather Cigarette Box. Was 50. Now sS 80
Black and Red Enamel Cigarette Case and Hn9iik
imitation Onyx and white Ash Trays. Were 81
Green and Black Cigarette Case was $40 Now s. 80
Imported Lighters, in leather cases were 10y
Now ................ q
i Safety Razor Set. Was IS. Now..........'.....S
SMOKING ACCESSORIES AISLE 5, FIRST FLOOR
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Underthings, $1.35 J

% pieces Underwear, including cotton pajamas,
rayon pajamas and long g-sleeved night gowns.
Broken sizes.
: Philippine Night Gowns; hand-embroidered. In
white, blue and greenI Size IL. Were sl4o- NOW sSc
CorroN UNDERWEAR THIRD FLOOR.