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The Washington times., 1932-02-24
HOOVER BUDGET I
GUT AGAIN

Presidential budget estimates
today were slaShed for the fifth
time in a major supply bill by
the House Appropriations Com
mittee when it reported the bill
lion dollar Postoffice-Treasury
measure.
The bill carries $1,O59, ,89S,563 to
run the departments next year,
which is $22, 2,677, ,342 under budget
estimates and $44,488,327 under
last year.
Actually, operation of the two
departments will cost the Govern
ment $73, 100000 more next year
than last. ,
The apparent paradox is ex-
planned because the committee
treats separately the permanent.
indefinite and annual appropria-
tions. These total more than last
year chiefly because of increased
interc 1t charges on the public
debt and the sinking fund.
With the permanent appropria-
tions, the total outlay for the
two departments is brought be-
yond two billion dollars.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
n. !. WELCOMES
MRS. MOONEY

NEW YORK, Feb. "a O.N.SO.
Tom Moneys mother defied the
god of medicine to serve the god
of love by coming to New York
to attend a demonstration
against her sons imprisonment.
Although warned That a long
transcontinental train journey
from San Francisco would be too
much for her, 84-year-old Mary
Mooney donned her black coat
and hat and made the trip.
She was greeted at Grand Cen
trail Station by an official COM
mittee of workers organizations,
who have planned the free
Mooney meeting in the Bronx
Coliseum tonight.
Mrs. Mooney said that later in
the day she would be feeling quite
well enough to talk to anyone
who wanted to hear mothers
version of the injustice done her
boy when he. was imprisoned for
part in the Preparedness Day
bombing in San Francisco which
she-and many diSintereSted OBJ
servors-says he did not take.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
Mother Sobs
OUer Shorts
last Word

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. "a
GN.S0-"Poor boy. This shows
he was thinking Of me-" Sobbed
Mrs. Elizabeth Short, of Tacoma,
today as she displayed a letter
she received from her son,
Robert M. Short, a few hours
before she was notified he had
been killed in an air battle with
Japanese over Soochow.
Don't worry, mother, I can
take care Of myself" Short
wrote.
"It was all "a terrible mis-
take" Mrs. Short said. "He
must have been flying a plane
from Shanghai for his COM
pany."
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
{. SECTOR
CAUGHT IN
RAIN Of
SHELLS
Heavy ReenforCements Moved
Into "War Zone" by laps;
Bombs Miss Big Arsenal
By DIXON HosTE

SHANG Hal, Feb. "a,
8:13 p. m. (I.N.S. S.).-A shell
exploded within the United
States Marine Corps defense
lines at Tongking and Macao
roads tonight as opposing
forces carried on an inter
mittent battle just outside
the International Settlement
and japanese troops conce1-
trated for a renewed Of
fensive.
With the japanese army
doubly strengthened, a new
drive to blast the Chinese out
of their positions along the
Chapel -Woosung front was
imminent.
$1,000 Troops Landed
Information received ex-
clusively by International
News Service revealed that
the Kanazawa division Of the
japanese army, totalling 15,-
900 men, had been landed
secretly at WOosung early
this morning.
The Uchinomiya division,
which consists Of $4,000 men
and includes a mixed brigade,
was held aboard troopships in
the Yangtze, ready to be
landed at a moments notice.
Another japanese army di-
vision, totalling 10000 men,
was believed ready to leave
Tokyo for the scene of hostili-
ties.
Pending launching of their
new onslaught. Japanese troops
harassed the Chinese positions in
the vicinity of the North Station
while Japanese airplanes carried
out an offensive against the
Chinese arsenal at Lunghua.
Chinese EntrenChed
-Four planes, each carrying q
full load of bombs, swept over
the arsenal, dropping q steady
rain of deadly missiles for half
an hour and then returning to
their base for more ammunition.
The Chinese guns at the North
Station were strangely quiet, but
machine gun and rifle fire from
both Japanese and Chinese lines
was heard in the PaoShan road
area.
Strong forces Of Chinese troops
were concentrated at Pootung.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
OTHER PACTS
IN DANGER,
HEAVERS
Letter to BOrahStateS Policies
of U. S. on Arms Are Based
on Naval Agreements

Inferentially charging japan
with willful violation OF the
Nine Power Treaty, Secretary
of State StimsOn today de-
clared that the policy of the
open door must be maintained
in China or the naval limitation
agreements must be abrogated.
This declaration was made in
a letter from Stimson to Senator
Borah, (RO of Idaho, chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, in which he reiterated
the policies of the United States
in the Far East.
All Must FaH
Stirnson declared that the
entire United States policy toward
disarmament had been built upon
observance of the Nine Power
Treaty and maintenance of the
open door in China. ...
All the treaties signed at wash
ington were essentially based, he
said, upon the solution of the
various disturbing problems then
threatening the peace in the Far
East, and, unless all of these
treaties were simultaneously OBJ.
served, all must fall by the way
side.
StimSon's letter, issued II
hours after the Japanese gov
ernment had declared in a note
to the League of Nations that
China could not be regarded as
IAN organized nation" was inter
preted as the American answer
in contradiction of that stand.
Scores Shanghai Situation
Regarding the delay in China's
progress toward reorganization
from an absolute monarchy to
a republic, StimSon said:
"The instability of her at
tempts to secure a responsible
government were the very OBJ
stacIes which the policy Of the
open door was designed to
meet"
Stimson said he believed the
present situation at Shankhai
could have been avoided "had
these covenants been faithfully
observed, and no evidence has
come to us to indicate that a
due compliance with them would
have interfered with adequate pro.
lection of legitimate rights in
China of the signatOrieS of those
treaties and their nationals"
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
BACK
/. NEW A|DB|LL

A new unemployment relief bill
authorizing direct Federal appro.
priation of $3.50, 900, 900 was favor
ably reported by the Senate Man.
ufactures Committee today.
Sponsored by Senator Wagner
Cd of New York the bill marks
the beginning of a new fight in
the Senate to give Federal aid to
the unemployed.
Immediate consideration will be
demanded by Wagner, who said:
'Tt should meet with the ap-
prOvaI of all those who are pre-
pared to extend Federal aid to
the unemployed. 1t does not
constitute q dole but will be
extended in the form Of a loan
to the States.
Half of the money would be
given to States for road build
ing and the other 375,O00, 600
advanced to the Statesc for dis
tributiOn among the unem-
plOyed." n
The Washington times., 1932-02-24

who has consistently urged cur
tailment of activities in Govern
ment departments.
The Republicans are headed by
Representative Will r. Wood, of
Indiana, noted for his fight of
the last two years to prevent sal
ary increases and to reduce the
wage scale in the Departments
of the Government. His col
leagues are Representative Will
liam Williamson of South Dakota
and Representative William C.
RamSeyer of Iowa.
Speaker Garner'S announce
ment of appointments was Seri.
OuSly objected to in private con-
ference by House members, who
oppose reductions at the present
time. because they declared it y as
a hand-picked committee with no
thought in mind other than to
reduce Government activities.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
Sum mary
Of War
Mws
SHELL explodes in U. s
Marines sector at Shanghai.

SHELL explodes in q. S.
Marines sector at Shanghai.
SECRETARY of State Stim.
son intimates Japan has broken
Nine-Power Treaty of 1922 and
warns that United States should
either maintain "open door" in
China or scrap treaty guaran.
teeing territorial and admins.
trative integrity of that country.
JAPANESE planes bomb
Chinese arsenal at Lunghua,
south of international Settle
ment.
JAPANESE sending thou
sands of new troops to Shang-
hal, increasing forces to be-
tween 10000 and $4,000.
JAPANESE reported to have
recaptured Kiangwan village.
JAPANESE troops reported
advancing toward Tachang,
west of Kiangwan.
JAPANESE planes bomb
Chapel ruins.
JAPANESE Minister of War
Araki may be made premier in
emergency national government
to handle Shanghai situation.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
RUTH PINS DUAL
CRIME ON MAN
International Photo

OENIX, Ariz., Feb. "a
G.NS0.-Winnie Ruth Judd. con-
victed double trunk murdereSs, !"
threatened to break her silence
today when she is scheduled to
be sentenced to hang.
A man, she declared, was an
accomplice in the sensational
murders of Agnes Anne Leroi
and Hedvig Samuelson.
Should Judge Speakman over
rule the motion for new trial,
sentencing of Mrs. Judd would
be in order. and at that time,
Mrs. Judd declared in a letter
to her husband, DR.. William C.
Judd, she would tell ALL" She
said:
"The trial wasn't honest or
fair. / don't want to die. 1
insist that --- be ar
rested before Judge Speakman
sentences me-"
Her rambling letter to DIR. Judd
described a flight" in the apart
ment in which Mrs. Judd'S two
friends were killed and declared
that she then fled to her own
apartment on Brill Street. 1t
went on:
"-came in then. L. was
wild. He was drunk. He shook
me, pulled me to his car to go
see, We entered the kitchen.
He looked at the sight. He
picked Sammy UP, carried her
to Anne'S bed. asked me to
clean things up a little.
"NOw I'll Tell All"
"He said he would get some
one to take the bodies out to
the desert in a truck. he said
Sammy'S body has been cut in
two and both were in the
trunk"
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
COUNTY LOSS
HALTS WORK
PROGRAM
$1o0, 200 in Projects Idle;
Treasury Refuses Sal
ary Checks

With a shortage of more
than 100000 in the Arlington
county treasurer's office re-
vealed by an investigation by
the county board of comnIis-
sioners, r. Coleman Andrews,
State auditor of public ac-
counts, will take over the books
Of the office for a complete
audit this afternoon.
The county commissioners,
meanwhile, are unable to pay
outstanding Indebtedness Of the
county or to honor approximate
ly $4,000 in warrants drawn at
Saturdays meeting for expenses
during February, because the
bank balance of the treasurer's
office is only $1,000. -.
Wages Affected
Concern that further irregulari-
ties will be revealed spread to
other county offices today when
County Manager Roy S. Braden
announced that he had asked
State auditors to make a complete
audit of all county offices.
He said:
"The first recommendation 1
made upon taking office was
that a complete audit Of all
offices be made.
81 shall now insist that the
county board order this done"
Possibility also loomed that all
county schools and county con-
struction work would be stopped,
as 100000 is needed as a mini
mum operating expense until
March /.
Deluged With Calls
Unless special legislation is en-
acted by the general assembly, the
county will be unable to borrow
funds until June l.
The county managers office
was deluged this morning with
phone calls from county employees
whose pay checks, issued on Satur.
day. were refused payment at the
depleted treasury. T.
E. Wade Ball, county treasurer
for "a years, seemed astonlShed
at the development last night
and simply said:
II shall have. no statement
to make until the State audi
tors have made a complete
audit of my books"
Actual Balance Meager
According to Harry A. Fellows,
chairman of the county board,
the book balances of the county
show that the treasury should
contain 100000 in the general
fund; $4,000 in fund for the
retirement of water ponds; and
$4,000 in the school \fund.
Investigation of the actual
balances in the three Arlington
County banks and in the four
Alexandria City banks where the
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The Washington times., 1932-02-24
Waite HOyt's Wife
RenOrted at Reno

RENO, New, Feb. "a U.N.S0.
The Reno divorce colony heard
today that two new residents
were Mrs. Fiji Widener Holden,
daughter of Joseph E. Widener,
millionaire sportsman, and wife
of Milton C. Holden. and Mrs
Dorothy Pyle Hoyt. wife of Waite
Hoyt, one-time star New York
Yankee pitcher.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
BuenOs Aires FLiers
To Start in 10 Days

BOSTON, Feb. "a QNS)-Un-
dismayed by a forced landing
here, which resulted in damaging
their monoplane, Nat C. Brown,
former Texas flier, and his war
time buddy" Edward A. Null
downey.. Scranton (Pa.) sports
man, today laid plans for an
other attempt within q week or
10 days.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
May and December
Romance on Rocks

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. "a Il.
NS0 A May and Demeber rom
aIlce received it's sad finis in
court today when william Cav
ley, II, was ordered to pay $40
q month to his wife, Mrs. Sadie
Farley Cawley, 35, who had
charged him with deSertion and
nnYl.Support.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
$40, 100000 Roads
Relief Bill Urqed

"A bill for an emergency $780,
900, 900 road-building program,
under which the Federal govern
n1ent would advance funds to
states to be repaid after 1898,
was recommended for passage by
the House Roads Committee. The
measure has the support of many
Democratic leaders.
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
SnOIU IsOLGteS TOUn,
Food Shortage Acute

DENVER, Feb. "a Q.N.S0
Silverton, Colo. isolated for the
past four weeks by immense
snowdrifts and snowslides, which
have cut off rail and highway
communication, is facing an acute
food shortage. --'
The Washington times., 1932-02-24
S215OOO SHORTAGE LIKELY TO STOP COUNTY WORK
THE WEATHER

4 Partly cloudy and not quite cold tonight,
minimum temperature about 80 deRreeSi Thurs
day partly cloudy; moderate southwest winds,
shifting to west. Temperature yesterday-High-
eat. Al; lowest, 81. Cl931-Highest, 4s, lowest
Evening star., 1932-02-19
NAVY, HARVARD FIvES
IN PROGRAM FEATURE
Game Heads Sports Schedule Of
Dozen Events to Be Held at
Annapolis Tomorrow.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, February 19.-The
Navy basket ball team will conclude a
successful season tomorrow, when Har-
ward will be met here at 2:30 as the
chief number on program OF IL
events.
The basket ball game shares interest
with the boxing meet at o'clock to-
morrow night with North Carolina,
which will be attended by the usual
large crowds that patronize the fistic
sport at the Academy.
Other important events will be the
Navy Harvard wrestling match at
O'Clock, the Navy-Pennsylvania fencing
match at $3.50 pm. and the swimming
and polo meets between the Navy fourth
class and the Pennsylvania freshmen.
Washington area teams occupy places
on the Navy schedule tomorrow, when
Maryland's rife squad engages in a
shoulder to shoulder match with the
Tars, while the freshmen Of the same
schools will also clash.
Sports at st. Johns College tomor-
row night will include an important
State basket ball clash between West
ern Maryland and the Johnnies and a
similar engagement between the fresh
men quints of the same schools.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
YALE BOUTS TO SHOW
VIRGINIA RING PUNCH
Gentry and Goldst.in, Cavalier
Stars, Will Enter Contests
With Little Workout.

UNIVERSITY, Va, February 1e-
Whether Virginia has the ability to re-
tain the Southern Conference boxing
title probably will be made clear to-
night, when the Cavalier ringmen have
their last dual meet with Yale Univer-
sity.
This meeting between two Of the
strongest ring teams Of the North and
South probably will be seen by the
largest crowd that ever has attended a
dual encounter in the Memorial GYM
nasium. The first bout is scheduled for
7:30.
Capt. Fenton Gentry, holder OF the
conference light-heavy title, who now is
boxing as a heavyweight, has had only
II minutes Of ring competition this
year. Yale's management hasn't vet
decided who will be entered against
him.
Bobby Goldstein, feather-weight
champion, has been in action hardly
seven minutes this season. He had
three fast rounds with the swift Marty
Levinson of Carolina, but knocked out
Airport of v. M. I. in just about one
minute. He was not in TIE Duke meet
and v. p l. forfeited his weight.
Most of the other Cavaliers have had
just about enough boxing so that the
Yale bouts will help them polish off
for the tourney here next Friday and
Saturday.
At o'clock in the afternoon Vir-
ginia,s first-year boxers have their last
engagement of tie year against Staun-
ton Military Academy. .
Evening star., 1932-02-19
|OLYMRC CHAMPS
| MISS SKATE MEET
Jaffee Hurt, Shea Studies as
Late Rivals Compete
for World Titles.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AXE PLACID, N. Y, February
ia crack international field
l. was entered in the world speed
skating championships, starting
here today, but the absence Of Jack
Shea and Irving Jaffee left the for
eign stars without chance for ade-
quate revenge for the beating they took
In the Olympics.
Jaffee, winner of the 5000 and 10000
meter Olympic championships, with
drew because Of an injury, while Shea,
who accounted for the 500 and 1,500
meter titles to give the United States q
clean sweep OF the Olympic program,
could not spare any more time from
his studies at Dartmouth College.
Use European System.
The championships were to open at
$50 am. (E. 8. T.) with the 5OO-meter
race. The 5,00O-meter title was to be
decided this afternoon and the 1,50O
and 10000 meter tomorrow.
These races will be run in the Euro
pean fashion, two men to heat, racing
In separate lanes and against time, as
opposed to the American method OF
man-to-man competition. The Amer
ican style prevailed during the Olym-
pics, and the Norwegians, Swedes and
Firms found themselves lost and badly
beaten. They hope to do better now,
racing under conditions with which they
are familiar.
The entry list includes IS skaters
from seven nations.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
ROCKVILLE FIREMEN
OFFER UNIQUE SHOW
Contest Between Colored Woman
Boxers Feature of "He-Night'
Benefit Program.

Battling Susie MCGUIRE and Crusher
Jane Smith are announced as the prin-
cipals in the battle royal among COL
ored woman boxers advertised as the
feature of the annual he-night athletic
program, under the auspices of and for
the benefit Of the Rockville Volunteer
Fire Department. Monday at the Con-
gressional Airport on the Rockville
pike.
Tickets for the program, which will
include 10 other boxing and wrestling
offerings, are on sale at Vic Sport Shop
and the Fairway.
Lou Raymond. clever Baltimore well
terweight, and Pepper Young of Nor
folk will meet in the main boxing bout,
and in the semi-final Arthur De Beve,
former lightweight champion of France,
will meet Sailor McKenna.
A wrestling match between Joe Tur-
ner and Frank McCray, a contest be-
tween a boxer and wrestler and
dances by pupils of Mary Nipple will
be among other attractions.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~HIcAGo. February 1s.-1mag-
1 Inc the predicament of a
crooner sent in to pinch-hit
for q basso profundo in grand
opera and you have some inkling Of
the problem facing 22-year-old Billy
Herman of the Chicago Cubs.
Billy next season Is slated to fill in
at second base for Rogers Hornsby, and
the bat Of the Cubs manager decidedly
has sung bass during the 16 seasons he
has been in the big leagues. For three
seasons the Rajah was q 400 hitter
On half q dozen other occasions he
has been near that mark.
This then Is the role Young Billy,
whose piping has been confined to the
minors except for brief stretch with
the Cubs late last season, will try to
fill. If he doesn't push 1t over, he'll
not be unique.
DACK in 1929, when Hornsby broke
ID an ankle, Clarence Wick Blair went
in and did such q sprightly job
around second base that the Cubs went
ahead and won the pennant. But Blair
couldn't keep up the pace, once Horns
by returned. Last season he batted only
.258 in SO games, and that about lets
him out.
This same bogey Of hitting up to
Hornsby" will be around to trouble
Herman's sleep. Last season the Rajah,
who is now SO, hit $3.50 In 100 contests,
and he has announced that despite his
aged underpinntng he hopes to play as
many games this year.
Billy carries good minor league
batting record to his task as well as a
mark Of 1927 for the 25 games in which
he played with the Cubs on the tag
end Of last season.
AS a 19-year-old kid starting his
II base ball career in 1923 with
Vicksburg in the Cotton States
League, he banged the ball at 1892
clip. The next season with Dayton In
the Central League he got of to a
slow start, but the Louisville Colonies
sensed his possibilities and moved him
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Veze Distance Runner Sweeney of Hill Scot
The First Olympic Games

Here the Judges for the games were re-
quired to live for 10 months learning
their job. Somehow or other there
seems to be humor In that fact.
The Altis was bounded on the east
BY. what was known as the Porch OF
Echoes. It was on this porch that ia.
vored persons were permitted to stano
to see sacrifices At the huge altar OF
Zeus. which stood In the middle Of the
inclosure, and to watch the professions
60 by. It Is to be hoped that they were
little careful about what they said. a:
the porch lived up to its name anc
any word spoken within it echoed
seven times.
Perhaps it was here that enthusiasts
stood to talk about the umpires whose
hall was across the way At the north
end Of this Porch of Echoes was Sc
cret tunnel, 100 feet long, which led to
the Stadium
tCopyright. 1882. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, lnc.)
Next: Seats for 46,000.)
Evening star., 1932-02-19

THIS IS LHe VyH " etBnt uotU
articles on the origin OF the Olympic
games and their traditions and an
ctent customs.
TINE Valley Of Olympia. where the
old Olympic Games were held,
was one of the pleasantest spots
In all Greece.
Bounded on the west by the River
CIadeus and on the south by the deep
and swift river Alpheus lay q plain.
In the distance snow-covered peaks OF
the Erymanthus and Cyllene Mountains
melted into the eastern sky, while to the
north low and gracious hills wooded to
their submits rolled upward from the
edges of the plain. BY itself rose the
conical hill known as Cronium. This
was sacred to Cronus, the father OF
Zeus.
So lovely and fertile was this vale that
from most ancient times various peoples
who occupied 1t had erected shrtnes
there. Temples of Greek gods were
built upon the dust Of temples to other
strange gods who had gone before.
In the right angle formed by the two
rivers lay the Altis, consecrated pre-
cinct Of Olympian Zeus. Within the
Altis were many buildings. Here stood
the temple Of zeus with its great image
of the god which Phidias constructed
Of gold and ivory. but of which only
the description by Pausanius is left.
And in this temple was found the
Hermes Of Praxiteles.
There were other temples to Hera and
to the mother Of the gods. There, too,
was the temple of Pelops and the Pryta-
neum, the official residence Of the chief
magistrates, where they dispensed pub
lie hospitality and where the sacred
fire always was kept lighted on the
hearth.
Outside the Altis to the south on the
banks of the River Cladeus was the
great gymnasium where the athletes
used to train. IT was inclosed on two
sides by rows of columns, and was about
220 yards in length.
It had no roof, but was we'll sheltered
from the weather by lofty plane trees.
Adjoining the gymnasium was the
building for the training Of wrestlers
and boxers.
Close to the great gymnasium was
another smaller one devoted to the
trAining of boys. Near this building
was one known as the Umpires Hall.