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Evening star., 1932-02-02
BY CAPT. c. NJ. AUSTIN, Z. 5. n
Assistant to Chief of staff.

Assistant to Chief Of Staff.
BY the Associated Press.
U. S. S. CALIFORNIA, at Sea- F'eo-
ruary 2.-For more than "a hours the
ships of the Blue Fleet" have been
sea bound for the Army-Navy teen
nical exercises along the shores OF
Hawaii
Throughout yesterday ship after snip,
single units or large groups making
more than so naval vessels running es-
cort to IS transports, SORTED from Ine
harborS of Los Angeles and San Diego,
formed up" under their commanders
and took station for the advance.
The first to leave the base haroors
in time of war normally are the NINE
sweepers, for there always is Ihe
chance an alert enemy has mined your
doorstep, but authoritative reports snow =,
the mine layers of the BLACK FleeI,
our opponents in these exercises, 10 pe
at Pearl Harbor, the Hawaiian naval
base, so we have had no fear OF mines
off our harbors from this source.
If the threat of mines were present
the fleets course fro mthe MAJOR 10
the safety of deep water would be sMep'
by the mine sweepers of the Blue FleeI'
These vessels, really sturdy ocean-
going tugs. work in pairs, each WIN
one end of the sweep on board. ., ouCI
ceeding pairs follow in echelon' unCii
the full width of the prescribed chan-
Evening star., 1932-02-02

MBASSADOR Debuchi told the
n Associated Press yesterday aft
II ernoon that Japan Is extremely
1 \ anxious about the Shanghai
situation and eager to see 1t
quieted by negotiations.
Japan is one of the powers which
have a great stake in the international
Settlement" he said. THAT settlement
really is a foreign republic. 1t isn't
China, and Japan could not possibly
have any territorial aspirations in
Shanghai. 1t already has its share in
the International settlement and about
$4,000 citizens in the Shanghai area.
"Of these 1000 are in Chapel, which
has been the scene Of so much fight
ing"
Evening star., 1932-02-02

"I am hopeful that the strained situa-
tion will be relieved by the intercesSion
of the United States France and Great
Britain suggested by our minister OF
foreign affairs" Mr.. Debuchi continued.
1T is difficult naturally to negotiate
with China, as there have been many
changes in the Nanking government
and its officials are reported to be scat
tered. But I am optimistic and believe
a settlement of the trouble will be
worked out
He reiterated that Japan does not de-
sire to send army reinforcements to
Shanghai to support its sailors unless
forced to do SO by new developments
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Annoy AND SWATOW QUIET
AS DESTROYERS LEAVE
By the ASSociat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONGKONG, February 2.-Advices
from Annoy and swatow, China, where
considerable tension existed yesterday
because of Japanese threats, said the
cities were both quiet today and the
Chinese had acceded to the japanese
demands
The mayor Of Swatow publicly apollo
gized for anti-Japanese articles in local
newspapers and an agreement was
reached between him and the japanese
consul. All the japanese destroyers
which were standing by, except one,
have withdrawn.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
CHINA'S SILVER REROUTED
Ten-Ton Shipment Will Not Be
Allowed to Touch japanese Port.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb
ruary 2 LP).-Ten tons Of silver from
Western Canadian mines, destined for
China are to be sent TO California for
shipment on steamer not touching
at a japanese port.
The metal originally was to have been
carried on the liner Empress of Japan
from Vancouver. Last-minute orders
were given not to place it aboard
vessel passing through japanese ports.
Consequently it was shipped across to
Victoria, to be picked up for shipment
to San Francisco, from where it will
go forward TO China.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Wanted in Prince Georges.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., February 2
LP).-Police announced yesterday that
Frank Ponzo, colored, former chef at
the Stand Cafeteria. held as material
witness in the murder of William Potts
former manager Of the restaurant, is
wanted by Prince Georges County, Md,
authorities for a hold-up in 1880.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
j. s. INVESTMENTS
SET AT S2OO,OOO,0)O.
Bulk of Holdings Is Property
of American Corporations
and Business Men.

fThe following article on American
and other foreign Investments in China
was written for the Associated Press by
c. p. Remer. professor Of economics at
is in general charge OF a study Of for
eign investments in China which has
committees representing Great Britain
and JapanD
Evening star., 1932-02-02

tive acts are being committed by Japa-
nese warShips at Marking and other
important Yangtse ports.
THE object which the japanese
military enviSages in pursuing this
wanton policy is to coerce the National
government into accepting various hu-
initiating demands Japan would force
upon China.
1T need not be pointed out that the
unprovoked military invasion Of China
by japanese forces not only constitutes
a fragrant violation of the sovereignty
of China, but has destroyed the nine
power treaty, the Kellogg pact and the
League Covenant"
Evening star., 1932-02-02

Official figures show that for several
wears automobiles have caused more
deaths than the combined mortality
of typhoid fever, scarlet fever measles,
diphtheria, whooping- cough, bronchitis
and meningitis.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
BY c. F. REMER.

CCopyrght, 1892, by the Associated PressD
ANN ARBOR, Mich, February q
American investments in China amount
to about s2OO,OOO,O 900 at the present
time. There is in addition about
s5OOOO,oOO worth of American mission
and philanthropic property in China
which I do not regard as an invest
ment at all. 1t is rather, in the long
run, gift TO the Chinese people.
OF the $2OO,OOOocO of real invest
ment, s45,0O0OOO consists of invest
mcnt in Chinese government securities
and the obligations Of the Chinese gov
ernment. The bulk of the investment,
United States $155OOO.0OO, is direct
Nusiness investment-that is, it is the
property Of American corporations,
firms and business men in China.
SIS Per Cent in Shanghai
e No less than IS per cent of the busi-
ness investment Of the Americans is in
Shanghai. In other words, Americans
hold in Shanghai land, buildings, stocks
banks TO Chinese to the amount of
about United States S10O,OO0,OO0. OF
this business investment 30 per cent is
in the export and import business (in-
Guiding the sale Of petroleum and its
products, % per cent in public utili-
ties IT per cent in banking and finance
and II per cent in manufacturing.
Twenty-eight American firms own
factories in Shanghai worth about SILL
100000 Americans own public utilities
in Shanghai worth about S35,OO0 900,
This includes the electric light and
power plant of the foreign settlement
and the telephone system. American
holdings in China are about four times
what they were at the beginning of
the World War. but at the same time
the total American investment in China
is only about 2 per cent of the invest
ments of the United States in foreign
countries.
Shanghai Center of Finance.
The nations of first importance are
Great Britain and Japan. The eSti-
mate Of the total investment of Great
Britain is United States Sl266, 900, 900,
and of Japan. United States S1.l53000.-
coo. In each case the total is about five
mes that of the United States. In the
British case, about per cent of her
total foreign investment is in China,
and China accounts for about so per
cent of Japan's foreign investment.
The total foreign investment in China
is estimated at $3,500,0O0 COO One
third of this is in Shanghai, one-third
in Manchuria and one-third in the rest
of China. including Hongkong.
Shanghai does 40 per cent of China's
foreign trade One-third of the foreign
investment in China is centered there
1t holds the silver stock upon which
financial operations depend. 1t is. in
short. the trade, financial and banking
center of China. 1t is also the center
of British and American interests. Jap
anese interests there are great, but are
overShadoWed by the large holdings of
the japanese in ManChuria, where they
have property to the value OF about
500 900, 900.
In Manchuria japanese interests pre-
dominate. Shanghai however, is the
trading and financial center of the
whole country, where practically every
foreign nation has interests.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
OFFICER FORECAST
FAR EAST EVENTS
Adams Confers With Man
Who Summed Up Situation
Last September.

With uncanny knowledge Of Japanese
character and reactions, naval officer,
now on duty in Washington, was able,
last September, to write up forecast
Of TIE unfolding OF the situation that
is now coming to pass in the Far East
So striking were his predictions that
Secretary Adams yesterday called him
in for a lengthy conference, wanted 10
know how he was able to gauge events
so accurately and asked him innumer-
able questions about all phases of the
situation. This remarkable officer, who
speaks Japanese f1uently and has lived
for many years in the Orient, is Lieut.
Comdr. HartWell C. Davis and is Serv-
ing in the Office of Naval Intelligence,
Navy Department.
The Secretary was informed that, with
the knowledge he has cleaned in the
Orient over many years Comdr. Davis,
without posing as prophet, was able
to project ths Inc of events into the
future.
Skeptics Convinced.
When he made his famous esti-
mate of the situation last September
few, If any, in the Government service
believed him. Now however, the skep-
tics are convinced that he has hit the
nail on the head" This report is not
being made public by the Navy Depart
ment, but those who have seen it say
that it is remarkably true to develop
mentS and is an accurate reflection Of
present-day dispatches from the Far
East.
Of retiring disposition, Comdr. Davis
chime Ee iS O PlnCa NJ
of japanese affairs and around his Of
flee in the Navy Department are hung
maps of the various sections of the
Japanese empire, as we'll as of other
parts of the Orient. His desk is piled
high with japanese language neWspa-
perS and he is thus able to follow the
trend of events in the Vernacular press.
Marine Also Is Expert.
Keeping him company in his small
Office at the department is Lieut.. James
NJ. McHugh of the Marines, who is an
expert in Chinese and has recently
written a book on Chinese grammar
and language as a guide to foreigners
wishing to acquire a knowledge of the
Oriental tongue. Until he came on duty
in Washington recently Lieut.. McHugh
was under instruction in Chinese and
attached to the American legation at
Peiping, China.
A large map of Shanghai on the wall
of his Office is being followed closely.
as the war zone brings fresh news of
developments. Many high ranking off,
GERS of the Navy and Marine Corps
drop in for a chat on the latest turn
of events and study the map of
Shanghai
Lieut.. Comdr. Davis and Lieut.. Nc
Hugh are probably as we'll acquainted
as any men in Washington with the
Oriental character and situation Neither
is making any predictions on the situa-
ton for publication, but his fellow off,
GERS think that Condr. Davis is writing
up for his superiors another famous
estimate of the situation.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1932-02-02
ReaSsure Foreigners.

Earlier in the day the Chinese issued
q fiat statement, declaring they would
oppose any further Japanese attacks
within Chapel, but they would be care
ful to refrain from touching the for
eign settlement They declared there
are now $4,000 Chinese troops in
Shanghai.
The statement said the Chinese ci-
william authorities were working in COM
plete accord with the military forces
and that If another Japanese attack
were undertaken the Chinese would
''strike back hard"
Chinese refugees, panicky over the
new japanese move, poured in hu-
man torrent into the city during the
day, aggravating a situation that al
ready was serious enough. With the
safety of Chinese in the International
Settlement leSSened by the japanese in
vaslon of it, most of the refugees made
for the French concession lying ada
cent to it where a stern defense has
been set up by the French troops.
Traffic was jammed and backed up
for blocks in the streets Of the settle
ments as the motley throng Of Chinese
crushed through the gates.
Families Camp in Streets.
Humor and tragedy were mingled in
the stampede. Thousands of them
were afoot, and weighted down with
bundles. Women carried children in
sings on their backs Poverty, bewil-
derment and fear were reflected from
their faces.
Whole families, overcome with ex-
haustion and Encouragement, camped
upon the sidewalks. The native police
were unable to cope with the frenzied
throng. II,
In the. French concession, whtther
they were bound, en- announcement
Sss been made that any atteulps by
Evening star., 1932-06-02
'PLANS TO BOLSTER
STOCKS SUGGESTED
Sterilization Corporation and
Set Up to Peg Loan Values
Proposed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2-Out Of the
Shambles of recent toppling bond and
stock market prices have emerged two
suggestions for stabiliZing security
markets on which leaders of Wall
Street finance are now working.
Both proposals envisage an effort to
arrest liquidation which has forced
prices still lower. although selling has
at no time been particularly heavy.
The ideas center about Cd a plan
which would buy bonds in an effort
to support present price levels and 90
a plan to set up arbitrary loan values
on stocks. backed by banks own ap-
praisal Of the intrinsic value of such
securities, regardless of market prices.
The proposed bond price stabiliza-
tion corporation would be formed by
the larger Wall Street banks. 1t would
marshal available bank funds for
purchase of bonds. Whenever the bond
market turned especially weak it would
place orders under leading investment
securities and in this way would pre-
sumably lend support to the general
market.
The loan value" idea would be ap-
piled primarily to the stock market. 1t
would peg the loaning values OF stocks,
so far as banks are concerned. AS a
result the banks would not be COM
PEELED to dump collateral loans over
board whenever the ticker tape showed
a decline. This suggestion has strong
support, although most of Wall Street S
old line bankers look upon 1t with
some dlSfavor because OF their repug-
nance at the suggestion OF pegging
any values or prices.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

continue its search for DR.. X. Karl
Kuehnert and Arthur Sullivan, missing
in a plane since Monday.
The government obtained the plane
from the Canadian Always and it was
expected here today. 1t was planned to
send the ship to point IL miles west
of Goats Island. where the pilot OF a
power boat reported strange object
on the ocean.
The pilot, not knowing of the missing
aviators, did not investigate the strange
object" he reported.
Sullivan. st. Johns aviator. and DR..
Kuehnert, native of Crystal Lake, Ill,
and a dental surgeon attached to the
International Grenfell Mission at st.
Anthony, we're last seen Monday when
they disappeared into heavy fog bound
on sightseeing flight.
Bernt Balchen wired Sullivar's s
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Halls POLICE SCOUT CAR
AS TAXICAB; ARRESTED
Woman Lands in Police Station as
Drunk Instead Of Being
Driven Home.

Both taXicabs and police scout cars
may carry passengers, but they don't
end up at the same place. Annie M.
White. 80 colored, has learned.
Hey, taXi!" Annie yelled Tuesday
night as she saw a car with lettering
on its side approaching her. The ma
chine stopped and the door swung open
Take me home" Annie ordered as
she staggered into the car. In 5 min
utes they reached the fourth precinct
police station and Policeman ]. E.
O'Neal charged Annie with being drunk.
Il hadn't been in that car long be-
fore 1 found out what it was" Annie
said yesterday as Judge John P. Nc
Mahon fined her SIS.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
FILM LEADER CONVICTED

LOS ANGELES, June 2 R).-Jack
Nixon motion picture production pro-
moter, was convicted in Superior Court
Yesterday Of seven counts of grand
tneit He will be sentenced Monday.
nixon was accused of selling executive
posltions to investors in future produc-
IONS; which witnesses said never ma
terIailzed, for sums ranging from 5000
10 10 sooo. Nixon said he merely borrowed
ductions.
IN the trial Marian Nixon, Hollywood
movie actress, took the stand and de-
hleo that the defendant was related to
ner; saying she understood he had told
various persons he was.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
BYE
TO P|MPLES"
SAYS P0SLAM

You're looking fine says he.
sYes" said she, since I got rid Of
those pimples." How Gomez says
he. lust Poslam-I used it every
night for a short time and now my
complexion is as clear as a bell"
~Thats wonderful" says he-"I'n
try it myself. I suppose can get it
at any drug store?' "Yes," said she
and it's only SOC.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
REPUTED CAPONE AIDE
CAN'T AVOID ARREST
Seized ION Suspicion" Just After
Being Promised Freedom If
He Behaved Himself.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2-Lawrence "Dago"
Mangano fixed everything up nicely so
the police wouldn't arrest him any
more-but he overlooked the suburbs
Mangano, reputed to have managed
Al Capone's gambling interests, obtained
a promise yesterday that the police
wouldn't arrest him any more If he be-
haved himself and then went out to
enjoy life.
He got as far as suburban Bellwood
There State highway police seized him
and Frank Rio, Capones former body
guard. "on suspicion" Mangano was
charged with disorderly conduct and
released on bond
Evening star., 1932-06-02
STREETS TO BE CLOSED
Post Office Building to Take il
Thorouphfares.

Parts of three more streets in the
heart of the Federal triangle soon will
be closed to traffic as a result of work
having been begun on the contract for
the superstructure of the new Post Of
flee Department Building, which is to be
erected between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets on Pennsylvania avenue.
Thirteenth street will be closed from
Pennsylvania avenue to c street. c
street will be closed from Thirteenth
to Thirteen-and-a-Half street and Ohio
avenue from Thirteenth-and-a-H Half
street to Fourteenth street.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
ANNIVERSARY TEA
Friendship House to Observe Event
This Afternoon,

The twenty-eighth anniversary Of the
Friendship House will be observed this
afternoon at o'clock with a tea at the
establishment, 326 Virginia avenue
southeast. Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
a Bicentennial pageant will be staged.
Sunday afternoon Miss Lydia Burklin
will speak on Adventures in Friend
ship" at reception for friends and
board members of the house.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
SEAPLANE AWAITED
TO HUNT FOR FLYERS
Craft Borrowed From Canadian
Airways to Search for Two Miss
ing Since Monday.

BY the Associated Press
ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland. June 2
The Newfoundland government today
awaited the arrival Of a seven passenger
seaplane from Grandmere. Quebec, to
Evening star., 1932-06-02

mother last night saying he was en-
deavoring to secure a plane in which to
Join the search
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
u. S. FLEET TO
"MANEUYER" OFF
CHINESE COAST
Fight Sharpens Over
Loot in China

On the heels of the report that
the United States will continue to
concentrate its entire war fleet in the
Pacific, q Washington dispatch yes
terday reported that naval manouv-
ers will be held this Summer of
Chefoo and Tsingtao, China. Both
ports are in Shangtung Province,
North China. Chefoo is on the north
side Of the Shantung Promontory,
almost directly facing Forth Arthur
and Darien, Manchurian cities con-
trolled by the Japanese. 1t was re-
ported several months ago that the
Japanese were planning to build
huge fortificatiors at Port Arthur.
Tsingta is on the southern side Of
the Shantung promontory.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Times attempts to give the inn
preston that only the units of the
Asiatic Fleet based at Manila would
engage in the manouvers. The dis.
patch admits, however, that most of
the naval forces of the United States
are to remain in the Pacific. The
dispatch gives as reason for the
choice OF Chefoo and Tsingtao for
the summer manouvers that "they
are in climate not subject TO In
tense heat or typhoons at that time
OF year" 1t also attempts to present
the vancouver as something long con-
templated and having no connection
with the sharpening antagonisms
between Japanese and American i'm
perialism or with the growing war
tension in the Far East. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
CHINA REDS
MARCH ON
CHANCCHOW
In Drive Towards
Coast of South /
China

Chinese Red armies operat-
ing in Fukien Province, South
China, yesterday continued
their advance on the important
city of Changchow, on the
mainland across the river from the
seaport city Of Annoy. This is the
nearest approach to the coast so far
made by the Chinese Red Army and
clearly shows the growing power Of
the Chinese Soviets.
Imperialist press dispatches from
Peiping express little confidence in
the ability Of the Kounintang mill
tarists to hold the city 4 Peipins
dispatch to the New York Times re-
ports tremendous activities Of the
Chinese Red Army forces in five prov
inces Of Central and South China:
Communist armies in Fukien,
Kiangsi, Hupeh, Honan, and An
hwei Provinces have suddenly in
creased their activities on an alarm
ing scale causing concern for the
safety of missionaries and traders
at various remote points"
The dispatch further reports that
the Chinese Red ArrnieS approaching
ChangshoW are we'll equipped. Cen
eral Chang Chun, the war lord OF
Fukien Province, is Communicating
trucks and automobiles. Missionary
agents Of American and British i'm
perialisms are reported in flight to
Annoy from Changshow and other dis
tricts-uear the coast. They have
called upon their governments to send
warships to Annoy to help the Kuo-
mintang militarists to hold that city
against the revolutionary workers and
peasants Red Armies.
A Washington dispatch 10 the
New York Times reports that near
Iy all of the Americans in the dis
trict are missionaries. II stresses
the fact that there is Standard
Oil Company plant in the district.
The admissions in yesterdays
Peiping dispatches of the growing
activities of the Red Armies ex-
plain the visit of the League of Nae
tons Commission to Hankow and
its concern over the Communist
menace" in Hupeh Province The
League of Nations is the organizer
of the war of intervention against
the Chinese Revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
STREETS OF NEW
ZEALAND CITY IN
WORKERS HANDS
Cops and Sailors
Beaten Back in
New Battles

Fighting demonstrat tons Of the
unemployed workers OF Auckland, New
Zealand, continued for the second
day with police, fascist volunteers
and sailors from British battleship
in the harbor beaten back. Mounted
police who charged the workers
fighting for unemployment relief
were met with hail of rocks, clubs
and lists. They retreated with 80
wounded in the battle, leaving the
streets in the hands of the workers.
Workers continue to smash the
windows Of stores containing food
and clothing and helping themselves.
The Mayor of Auckland, unable to
stop the workers with his business
men organized into fascist troops,
has announced that he will declare
martial law If the fighting doesn't
cease.
1t is reported that church has
been set afire. In the Newfoundland
demonstrations two clergymen saved
the Prime Minister, and it is quite
likely that also here the church off,
Gals interfered for the ruling class.
About a year ago, when New zea-
land attempted to make good a
$3,75o,0oo budget deficit by cutting
the workers wages, thousands
marched to the parliament and
threatened to resist the cuts with
all possible means. They are making
good their threats.