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The Washington times., 1932-03-01
JAPS, CHINESE
APPROVE
TRUCE
Armistice Plan Originated
In Tokyo, 1t Is Re-
VeaIed in Geneva

GENEVA, March l IN.S.).
Representatives of Japan and
China announced today that
their respective governments
had accepted the League Of
Nations councils plan for an
armistice conference to end
hostilities in Shanghai.
The Leagues proposal, con-
CURED in by the United States,
called upon Japan to promise not
to infringe upon the territorial
and political sovereignty of China
and demanded that China fully
protect international interests in
Shanghai and safeguard the In
ternational Settlement.
Is japanese Plan
While accepting the truce pro-
posal as the only solution to the
crisis available at present, Japan
continues to ask the League
council to exert all possible pres
sure upon China to withdraw her
troops the stipulated 20 kil1
meters O2.4 miles, from Shang-
hal as a necessary forerunner to
restoration of permanent peace.
While the armiStice conference
proposal was placed before the
diSputant nations and members
of the League Council by Joseph
PaulBoncour, of France, preSi-
dent of the council, International
News Service established today
that the plan was actually of
Japanese authorship.
League to End Strife
The japanese government, faced
with the necessity of ending the
conflict at Shanghai shortly be-
cause of serious economic condi-
tions and the mounting force of
world opinion, cabled the plan to
Sato for presentation to M. Paul
Boncour.
It was sent after preliminary
conversations between Japanese
and Chinese representatives
aboard the British flagship in the
Whangpoo River at Shanghai
which revealed a decided inclina-
tion by both parties to bring a
rapid end to the conflict.
Japan Saves Face
The simple proposal for an
armiStice conference does not run
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
BiIbO's SOn-in-LduU
Threatened With Gun

JACKSON, Miss, March /
IIN.S0 Charged with assault
and battery by Mrs. T. G. Bilbo,
wife of the former Mississippi
governor, DR.. C. l.. Smith, SOn-in-
law Of the former executive, today
said Mrs. Bilbo had threatened
him with pistol. .
Smith said Mrs. Bilbo came to
his home with a gun, demanding
he tell her where to find Governor
Bilbo. She suddenly slapped him,
smith said, and drew a pistol. He
yrabbed her by the neck to keep
.ler from shooting him, he said.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
D. c. GAMBLER
SHOT WHILE
|NBED
Bryant Mcmahon Appears at
Hospital Clad in Paiamas;
Bullet Buried in Back

Washington's gang guns
.blazed again today and one
man is in Casualty Hospital
with a bullet wound in the
lower part Of his back, Police
are without definite clues as to
who did the shooting.
The latest victim is Bryant
81 years old. known
to- police as q gambler. He
walked into the hospital early
this morning clad in pajamas
and q bathrohes
e sinner
Mcmahon. who gave his name
as Joseph Bryant. of Pittsburgh,
at the time he applied for treat
ment, was reticent as to the
circumstances surrounding the
shooting. At first he intimated
that he had been shot by a
Sniper.
Later. however, he told Detec-
tive Sergeant Gene Davis that
he had been in bed at a house,
the location of which he refused
to give, when someone walked
into the room and shot him.
When Mcmahon called at the
hospital for treatment and told
his story. hospital authorities
sent for a detective. Davis ar
rived on the scene, recognizing
Mcmahon at once.
Mcmahon told Davis at first
that he had been walking along
the street, but would only hazard
a guess that "it must have been
B Street"
Later he told the other and
more plausible story of his ex-
perience.
Suspect in Many Cases
MoMahon has been a suspect
in large number of police
cases in recent years. Among
those were the highjacking Of
the El Salvodorean Legation, the
Talley Day murder case and the
death of Tack" Grady, who fell
through a Skylight on upper
Fourteenth Street two years ago.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
WI HINTS JAPS
PLANTED BOMB

SHANGHAI, March 1 Q.N.S)
1--WE Chinese are mystified at
the explosions beside the Japa-
neSe warShips today"
This was the comment Of the
Chinese mayor, WI Te-Chen, re
garding the terrific shocks from
mines which exploded beside the
Idzumo. flagship of Admiral No.
mura, and the cruiser Oyi. He
said:
"Since it was in the day
time, and off the crowded
bund, it is hard to understand
who did it and how.
while it is possible patriotic
Chinese are responsible, never
theless the circumstances like
wise point to the possibility
that the japanese themselves
planted the mine to further ag-
gravate the tension.
"The fact that the Japanese
ships were unScathed tends to
cOrrObOrate this view. In that
case, who can say there may
not be a few more Of the same
kind?"
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Would Deduct
Ransom From
;. Income Tax E

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, March l
Q.N.SJ.-If a man pays ransom
to kidnapers can he deduct the
amount from his income tax?
. This, in effect. was the ques-
ton asked the Revenue Bureau
at Washinton today by Internal
Revenue Collector o. G. Addle-
man.
Addleman is positive, the an
Swer is no, while. Charles w.
PerShall, Granite City banker, is
just as sure it is yes.
Pershall claimed he paid kid
naperS $40, 900 for his release in
February, 1881, and asked that
this amount be deducted from
his income tax. .-
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
JAPSCLA|
CHINESE
ARMY IS
ONR(JN
Retreat Called Rout as Drive
Goes On; Nippon Lands
$1,000 More Troops
By DIXON HosTE

SHANGHA A I, Wednesday,
March ?, 1910 a. m. (L.N.S.).
japanese military headquarters
claimed early today that the
big push launched yesterday in
the Kiangwan area had re-
suited in an advance of two
miles in the direction Of Ia
chang.
An official japanese comn1u-
nique declared the Chinese forces
were thrown into disorder by the
japanese heavy artillery lombard
ment and had suffered many cas-
ualties.
The japanese claimed the Chi
nese troops we're retreating all
along the line stretching from
Kiangwan to Miaoshin, and that
the Japanese we're making swift
progress in their advance toward
the second Chinese line of de-
fense, which crosses the Shanghai
Nanking Railway tracks between
Chenju and Tachang.
$4,000 Troops Landed
Japanese picket boats on the
Whangpoo River searched through
out the night for floating mines
such as those which exploded near
the japanese warships Idzumi and
Oyi, throwing Shanghai into a
near-panic.
Searchers found time wires near
the Oyi, which apparently were
part of the mine exploded near
that vessel.
The Japanese yesterday landed
$4,000 more troops on Chinese soil.
They hope to carry out their
purpose of pushing the Chinese.
Nineteenth Route Army 20 kilo-
meters Q2.4 miles, from the In
ternational Settlement boundaries.
Japan's great guns in Hong
kew Park roared violently as
shells were sent into the Chinese
lines all along the front, start
ing new fires in Chapel.
Planes Aid Attack
Japanese planes aided the at
tack, furiously bombing nearly
all Chinese positions. The infan-
try was reported to have followed
the artillery and air lombard
ment in the Kiangwan-Tachang
zone.
The reinforcements which
landed we're the Eleventh Divi-
sion. They disembarked from
transports at Chilingkou, on the
Yangtze River north of Liuho and
25 miles north of Shanghai.
More troops we're expected to be
landing at this spot, apparently
safe from Chinese fire. Observers
had wondered where the Japa-
nese would land the $4,000 new
men known to have been en- route
to the Shanghai fighting area.
Menace Chinese Rear
This new force constitutes a real
menace to the Chinese arny's
rear. The landing at this point
far removed from the Interna-
tional Settlement also is regarded
by the Chinese as a clear inva-
sion of Chinese soil and uncon-
nected with any Japanese attempt
solely to protest her nationals.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
VETS SIGN 145
!. ON petition

international Photo

The first record vote in Con-
gress on the Eighteenth Amend
ment since its adoption was as
sured today when 145 members
of the House had signed the pc
tition of the "wet block" for con-
sideration of a prohibition refer
endum.a
The petition was completed in
dramatic fashion within an hour
after the House convened today.
Representative Mansfield CD OF
Texas was the 145th signstory.
Ill in Hospital
Representative Griffin CD of
New York, i'll in a hospital here,
would have been brought to the
Capitol on a Stretcher if neceS-
sary to complete the petition, wet
leaders said.
New names added today were:
FoSS CR.) of Massachusetts,,
SABBATH CD of Illinois, Montague
Cd of Virginia, Freeman (RO of
Connecticut, Major CD of Illi-
nois and Fish (RO of New York.
Freeman left a sick bed to add
his name to the list. He limped
into the House chamber, leaning
heavily on a cane and surrounded
by anxious colleagues.
Spirit Of Referendum
With the completion of the
petition, the House is forced to
vote on the question of whether
it will consider for passage the
Beck-Linthicum resolution. This
resolution calls for reSubmission
of the Eighteenth Amendment to
States in the spirit Of a referen-
dunn,
The Washington times., 1932-03-01

FLOYD OAbbONS cover OF QaTk'
ness last night and equipped with
time fuses scheduled for explosion
at noon today.
Admiral Shiosawa was aboard
his flagship Ataka at the time
of the explosion, but put off
Immediately for the Idzumo, re-
ceiving me on the quarterback in
the absence of Admiral Nomura.
H explained, with that ever
present japanese smile:
I'VE brave mines in the river
and talk around the peace table
at the same time. 1t is curious"
These mines or depth charges
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Lord Mayor Relative
Gets Chicago DiUOrce

CHICAGO, March, / UNS0.
Arthur Carruthers, wealthy real
estate broker, today was ordered
to arrange q property settlement
Of $98,432. and pay annual ali
mony of $4,000 to his wife. Mrs.
Grace Carruthers, great grand
daughter of lord mayor of Lon.
don. CarrutherS is believed to be
in the South with his secretary,
Polly Dwyer, named correspondent
in his Wife'S divorce bill.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
MORE WARSH|PS
JOIN FLEET

Coincident with virtual rejec-
tion today of peace terms by both
Chinese and Japanese, 10 more
American warshipS passed through
the Panama Canal to join the
powerful armada that the United
States already has concentrated
in the Pacific.
This gave assurance that, while
the Government is following its
watchful waiting tactics, the Navy
will be prepared for any eventual
ity.
Dispatch of additional warshipS
to the Pacific was oStenSibly made
for the purpose of having these
vessels take part in the naval ma
neuVerS.
SAN DIEGO, Calf. March l
UN.S0. - Mystery today sur.
rounded the destination of the
United States Navy transport
Henderson. The vessel had been
ordered to proceed to the Atlantic
coast, but new orders from Wash
ington held it here.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
War NeWS
In Brief

CHINESE and Japanese gov
ernments approve League of Ma
tions plan for armistice but
battle at Shanghai still RACES.
JAPANESE land 10000 new
troops on Yangtze River near
Liuho, Is miles northwest of
Shanghai. connected with Shang-
hal by good road.
JAPANESE claim advance of
two miles toward Tachang with
Chinese retreating all along
line.
MINES explode with terrific
report near Japanese flagship
Idzumo and cruiser Oyi in
Whangpoo but fail to damage
them. Japanese charge they
were set off by Chinese.
Chinese hint they we're set off
by Japanese to diScredit Chi
neSe.
JAPANESE Minister of War
announces Japan cannot sus-
pend drive until Chinese actu-
ally withdraw. despite pending
armistice negotiations. Truce
negotiations continue with both
sides peSSimistic.
AMERICAN Consul General
at Shanghai warns Americans
not to use Chinese trains after
tomorrow because of Japanese
threat to bomb them. Bomb
ing Of trains may result in food
shortage in international Set
tlement.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Shot, STABBED,
WOMAN DYING

Ruth Wells. colored, is in
serious condition at Casualty
Hospital after being shot and
stabbed today by colored man,
who later was arrested in front
of police headquarters when his
machine crashed into several
others.
Willie Gong Shot Reds) Wells
was arrested directly in front of
the Detective Bureau. Police be-
lieVe he was on his way to sur
render himself after the shooting,
which occurred at Second and L
Streets Southeast, a few minutes
before.
At the intersection of Fifth and
D Streets Northwest his machine
SideSwiped a parked auto and
then careened at an angle toward
police headquarters.
Detective Sergeant H. K. Wilson
narrowly escaped being struck
when Wells automobile careened
across the intersection. On his
way to the District Court, he was
about to enter a police auto at
the time. He lodged the speeding
auto and jumped out of its path.
Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant
Benjamin Kuehling was waiting
at District Supreme Court for the
woman Nho was to testify against
Wells on an assault charge.
Wells, familiar figure at race
tracks, is at Gallinger Hospital.
Authorities said he was unin-
jured but described his condition
as "deliriouS." In his auto were
found spots of blood ana the
wnrinan'S lat SINNERS AID r,nlrsa
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Round World Hops,
Plan of AUiGtrir

Los ANGELES, March UN.SO
Miss Juanita 1urnS, young avia-
trix, today announced plans for a
solS flight around the world. Miss
Burns said she would hop off
from Seattle April l in an at
tempt To be the first flier to
make the hop alone. She would
Fly TO New York. thence to Lon
don. Tokyo and return to Seattle.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Atlantic Air Mail
Seen in TUO Years

NEW YORK, March 1 UNSO.
A transatlantic airmail line to
Europe may be an established
fact within two years, Richard F.
Hoyt, director of the TranSamer-
ican Airlines Corporation, said to-
day. A bill now pending in the
Parliament of Iceland, granting
the line permission to use that
country as a base must be passed,
however, before the route can be
established. Hoyt declared.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01

S u b m a in e
mines, or depth
b O m b S, which
exploded close
to two Jap
anese warShipS
in the Whang-
poo River at
los p. m. and
1:25 p. m. to-
day, oc k i n g
Shanghai lik e
an earthquake,
are believed to
h We be e n
nJooad in tho
river u n d e r
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The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Take $500
From Illinois Bank

BERWYN, ILL.,, March l GN.S)
Six masked bandits invaded this
Chicago suburb today, held up the
First National Bank and Trust
Company. and escaped in two
Sedans with $500 loot.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
FLOOred in Ring Tilt,
COLLe0iGn MGV Die

BANGOR, Me-, March /
0.NS0.-Emil Dawson. 2l-year-
old freshman at University of
Maine, was dying today at
Eastern Maine General Hospital
as the result of injuries suffered
last night in a boxing match
at the college. 1t was feared his
neck was broken.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Febru-
ary 81, $431,14O,252.33; expendi-
lures, $6,533, ,345.59; customs re-
ceiptS, $21, $50, ,388.O6. =
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Warships Just Escaped Mines, Says Gibbons
u. s. Vessels
MenQced
By Mines
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Noted War Correspondent and Famous
"HeadIine Hunter" Of the Radio
Copyright, 1892, by. International

ON BOARD JAPANESE WAR
SHIP IDzUMO; FLAGSHIP OF
NOMURA, AN
SHANGHAI, March 1.-The two
CHORED OFF THE BUND.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
F|REMEN WILL
INSTALL

Newly elected officers of the
Mt. Rainier Fire Department and
rescue squad will be installed and
a banquet given in their honor
Tuesday night in the firehouse.
Representatives of the District of
Columbia Fire Department will
be among the guests.
The new officers of the depart
ment are: Karl A. Young, chief
Arthur j. Bates, deputy chief; w
Freeman. captain; George R. Lee
ir., ,utenant; Bernard Beall
sergeant; Andrew R. Gill, jr., fire
MAJ shall C. Moore. Superintend
ent of machinery, and John Earn,
est. secretary.
The heads of the rescue squad
for the coming year are: An
drew t.. Gill. jr., captain; Patrick
Casey. lieutenant. and Charles E
Donohue. sergeant.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22

Hear Per$usSin Orchestra. TUes. Thurs.
SIS p NJ. T.. S. T.-Cotum6id NetIOOrE
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
.JOBLESS RELIEF
COUNTY'S s AIM

E. j. Skidmore, chairman OF
the Arlington county board Of
public welfare. yesterday sent out
5000 letters to county residents
asking their aid in coping with
the unemployment relief problem
Mrs. Mae E. Jacobs, welfare
superintendent. said today that
more than $4,000 mas been
pledged thus far by Federal en-
ployeS. The board hopes to
match this amount with contri
buttons from other working peo-
ple of the county.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
EACH
JUICE
ORANGES

Enjoy this healthful fruit
juice :. press it yourself
from fresh Florida Oranges
and note the price.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
STATES To Win
Or LOSE THEIR
ELECTORS

States which win or lose mem
bers of Congress under the reap
portionment act also will win or
lose presidential electors in the
forthcoming national election, in
the opinion of Senator White
CR0 of Maine.
Maine to Lose One
In answering an inquiry from
Daniel F. Field, Republican
state chairman in Maine, Senator
White asserted his belief today
that Maine would have only five
electors instead of six as at
present. Maine lost one Repre-
sentative under reapportionment.
The Constitution itself is some.
what hazy on the point OF
whether a State is entitled to
electors equal to the representa-
tion in Congress at time of cleo
tion. or at the time of the Presl.
dents taking office March 4 OF
the succeeding year..
Cites Act of Congress
But White pointed to an act
OF Congress in 1892 which states:
"The number of electors shall
be equal to the number of Sena-
tors and Representatives to
which the several States are
entitled at the time when the
President and Vice President
be chosen come into office"
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
CAPITAL AWAITS
PADEREWSK|

Whether Paderewski. when he
arrives in Washington for a con-
cert for the benefit of the unem-
ployed Monday, will shun political
discussion and stay in the Seclu'
sion of his Pullman car was a
question interesting Washington
today.
The last time Paderewski was
In Washington, he broke his
Pullman car SecluSion by becom-
ing the guest of President and
Mrs. Hoover.
The pianist's Polish patriotism
has always been intense, and his
interest in music has been
matched only by his zest for poll
tics.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22

Give Pertussin a try at your cough,
too! 1t is safe and quick entirely free
from injurious drugs and narcotics.
Endorsed by many physicians all over
the world. Get bottle today.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
HOLY NAME TO ELECT

The quarterly meeting of the
Washington section of the Arch.
diocesan Union of Holy Name
societies will be held Monday
night at Holy Trinity Church
hall, Thirty-sixth and o Streets
Northwest. Officers will be
elected.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
"CLEARS UP
MY VOICE FOR
BROADCASTING'

81 can't see coughing in the middle
of a romantic song" says Kate Smith,
famous radio star. "Pertussin stops
coughs quickly and clears upmy voice"
The Washington times., 1932-01-22

UEFH n 7 NI37 Il HNO0H 4TV"71T'1'''
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January !. 1882 2S0.
Excess of temperature since January
l, 1882, 290
Accumulated excess of preCiptta tion
since January |, 1882, 1856.
Excess Of precipitation since Janu-
ary J. 1892, 166
TIDE TABLES
TOday-HiGh tides. 7:0S a. m and
1920 n. IN. Low tides. 1:4S IN. and
Tomorrow-High tides. 7;55 q. M.
and s:15 y. IN. Low tides, 2;29 a. nj.
and 2:27 D. III.
THE sun AND THE MOON
The sun rises today 1:ZS a. m' ana
sets 5:17 y. IN,
The sun rises Saturday. 1929 a. m.
and sets Sis D. m.
The moon rises today, ABB p. m,
and. sets 1901 a. M.
The moon rises Saturday. 5:26 p. m.
and sets 7:44 a. m.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
The Weather
FORECAST UNTIL p. NJ. SATURDAY

FORECAST UNTIL 8 p. VI. SATURDAY
For the District OF Columbia. cloudy.
probably ratn tonight and SATURDAY.
colder SATURDAY, lowest Temperature to-
night about as degrees: gentle shifting
winds, teCOminR northeast.
For MARYLAND, cloudy. probably ram
ton ght and SATURDAY.: colder Saturday
and in extreme west portion tonight.
moderate shifting winds. becoming
northeast.
For virginia cloudy tonight and Sat
urdav, occasional rain SATURDAY. and
in the interior tonight somewht colder
saturday: moderate southwest winds.
possibly shifting TO north or northeast
Saturday.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1932-07-06
LEH|GH MEETS
BIG THREE

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July 6
For the first time in history the
Lehigh University wrestling team
will meet the big Three
Harvard, Yale and Princeton
in 1888. Lehigh has engaged
Princeton and Yale with more
or less regularity on the mats
for the past several years, but
this will mark the first time that
meet has been scheduled with
the Crimson.
Another feature that makes
Lehigh's wrestling schedule for
next winter unusually attractive
is the inclusion Of the Navy as
a home opponent. The Midship.
men are permitted one meet away
from Annapolis each season and
Lehigh considers this quite a
compliment that the future
Admirals will come to Bethlehem,
Pa, again, having paid a visit
previously in 1926. The schedule
follows:
January IA, Harvard, at home; Feb
ruary 4, Syracuse, at home; February
II, Yle, at home; February IS, Cornell,
away; February 22 Princeton, away
February 25, Navy, at home: March 4,
ern Intercoilegiates, at Columbia Uni
varsity New York
The Washington times., 1932-07-06
Loss of Dickey May Throw
Yankees In Slump

The New York Yankees leading Detroit 10 games the
American League race will be put the spot today when
they open their series with the second place Tigers in
doubleheader in New York without the services of Bill
Dckey their star catcher suspended indefinitely for suggng
de hnrn
The Washington times., 1932-07-06

Pittsburgh, inaugrrating a home
stand against the Eastern clubs,
played bang-up ball in beating the
Giants yesterday, 4 to 3. Bill
Swift, who opposed Bill Walker
on the mound, won his own game
with single in the tenth in.
ming.
Lucas Holds Lead
Red Lucas, who lost a flock of
tough games for Cincinnati in
June, was given a seven-run lead
by the Reds against the Cards in
the first inning, and that was
plenty. He beat the champions
easily, IL to 4, while his mates
clubbed three st. Louis hurlers
for IS blows, including home runs
by Babe Herman and lombard.
All American League clubs were
idle. The Western clubs of the
junior circuit will start their cur.
rent invasion of the East today.
The Washington times., 1932-07-06
Herman Only Dark Horse
Left in D. G.. Net Play
BY GINO SINH

The Wardman Park tennis courts strewn with the
mains Of dark horses yesterday following the completion Of
the third round of play in the District tennis singles tourna
nnenf
The Washington times., 1932-07-06
Canadian Open Golf
TOurneu Lists los

OTTAWA, July Ga field OF
105 players will start in the
Canadian open golf championship
here Thursday over the Ottawa
Hunt and Golf Club course. the
title is held by Walter Hagen,
Detroit.
Gene Sarazen, American Brit
ish open champion. will not com.
pete, but the field will include Leo
Diegel of Aqua Caliente, Mexico,
three-time Canadian champion;
Billy Burke, Horton Smith.
Johnny Farrell, Olin and Mortte
rutra, Tommy Armour and Mac
Donald Smith,.