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Evening star., 1932-03-27

PHL. breathing the smoke-laden air through
- the partial protection of the soaked neck
kerchief, began to wonder how long his lungs
could stand without bursting the exertion Of
his stumbling, climbing flight. The trail had
turned sleeper now, and for q moment it
emerged from the woods and mounted up over
stony ledge. Here was comparative relief
from the fire. and he paused a moment TO
look around him.
Above the sky was darkened by billowing
clouds Of smoke. Behind and below him, for
half-mile along the trail and spreading for
S0ne distance OF each side of IT, were the
Cracking flames, hungrily devouring the forest,
turning tall pines into torches, making the
thick underbrush q roaring furnace.
Bill glanced up the trail. The fire had not
got much fartherl Aided by shift in the
wind. which he suddenly realized had become
much stronger, the fire was now eating its
way along the side of the mountain, instead
OF climbing upward. The one danger now was
that, as the trail wound about, it would again
bring him into the path of the flames
Rested somewhat, but still dizzy from the
smoke and his exertion. he continued his climb.
As his senses cleared, the full horror of forest
fire, with It's ruthless destruction of nature
burst upon him. And In his heart was q con-
suming hatred against the men who could
willfully cause such destruction, as well as
endanger human life.
CUDDENIY q new sound came to Bills ears
- The wind had increased until it was rush.
ing through the tree-tops with a mournful
soughing almost though it were mourning
the ruination of the forest. The sky was
darkening above and Bill saw that it was not
only from the smoke which turned the sun
shine to sinister brownsh yellow, but also
from ominous black clouds piling up from the
west. And then, seemingly just above his
head, there came the loud crash of thunder.
IF 1t Will only rain" Bill prayed aloud.
He knew that storm would start fresh fires,
or 1t might mean a torrental downpour of rain
that would help to stop the flames already
raging.
CTo be continued next Sunday
Evening star., 1932-03-27

that none could Withstand. Birds beat the air
with frantic wings, chattering in their fright.
The upper branches of the trees, toward which
the flames were leaping, were alive with sQuir-
rels that screamed their anger and their fear
as they leaped toward safety. On to the side.
had Bill cared to notice, there sounded crashes
In the underground that told Of larger animals.
probably deer. joining in the flight. Once, as
he turned his smarting eyes upward to gauge
the path OF the flame ahead of him, he caught
glimpse Of the tawny body Of q wildcat. And
although he never knew it, family Of big
timber rattlesnakes. driven from their rocky
lair by the heat kept him company for q
short distance beside the trail as they sfthered
along in search of shelter
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Cook Would Knoqv Thar

Chief Petty Ofhcer-"The enemy are as
thick as peas What shall we do?"
Officer Of the Day-"SheI 'em you idiot,
shell 'em!"
patrol wagon isn't much of a car but itu
do in q pinch
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Small Portion

MY plate is damp" complained traveller.
who was dining in an expensive restaurant.
'Hush," said his wife, that's your soup"
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Sure Enough !

Lost balloonist Gas ship swings low over
farmhouse): "Ahoy, there, where am II"
Farmer: "Heh. heh. you can't fool me- You're
UP in that fool basket.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

We finish up with two word chains on the
Easter theme. Remember that only real words
must be formed, and that only one letter at q
time may be changed.
Change ROLL to DOOR in five moves.
Change TOMB to RISE In four moves
ANSWERS.
I. Cross Word Puzzle Solution.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Round Trip

"1n take trip around the globe" said the
goldfish.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

The definitions
Horizontal.
l. Open, as q door.
T. Food eaten on Easter
S. Easter flower.
6. Advertisement.
g. PLIERS.
TO- Greek letter.
IL. Indefinite article.
IL. Inside.
Is. The Empire State (Abbr).
Vertical
l. Kind of sea weed.
2. American League (Abbr).
3. Bones of the chest.
2. Dominion empire.
o. An Easter animal.
Now comes q word diamond built around
those well-known Easter animals. The second
line Is taxi, the third Is q snake. the fifth Is
q recently married woman, and the sixth h
consumed. Form the diamond.
r
3
RABBITS
How many words can you form from the
letters in Sunday? You should get at least
thirteen.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
INSTALLMENT HI.

- ROM the lookout station on top Of the
Goats Head, Don Leeds gazed down
L the mountain with anxious eyes. The
smoke which few minutes before had
been Just thin spiral was rapidly in
creasing to yellowish white billows. Al
ready he had phoned his report Of the fire to
the ranger station. and he knew patrol would
be on its way to the foot Of the mountain.
But uppermost in Dons mind Was specula-
ton as to where Bill might be in relation to the
fire. Knowing the habits Of the ranch, he had
been able to figure very closely when his father
and Bill would leave in the car. Judging the
time of the trip, he could not help but believe
that Bill must have been starting his climb up
the Goats Head at just about the time Don
had first discovered the smoke Of the fire. And
he was able to judge the position Of the blaze
accurately enough to be convinced that Bill
must be very close to it.
With an effort, Don tore his mind away from
thoughts of his brother, and trained his glasses
ON other points of the broad expanse of forest
below him. The fact that he had just dis
covered one blaze must not keep him from
searching out other and perhaps still more
serious fires, which might be starting. This
job of his called for eternal vigilance
DUT If Don had been able miraculously to
- span the distance to the bottom of the
Goats Head, it is certain that he could not
have gone on with his work For at that very
moment Bill Leeds was literally fighting for his
life
His first plunge into the fire had saved him
from his pursuers, who stopped in panic at the
edge of the blaze, but it carried him into a
peril just as deadly. Along the narrow trail up
which he was fighting his way, the sinister
tongues of flame licked hungrily at the grass
and ran in wavering ribbons up the trees. The
air was full of Dense acrid smoke, that
checked his threat and almost blinded him, and
the heat was a soaring flame that sapped his
strength and scorched his skin.
As soon as he was sure that he was no longer
pursued, he paused for one gasping moment in
the comparative safety Of the trail and tore
his canteen from about his neck. Turning 1t
up. he first moistened his dry lips, then soaked
his neckkerchief with water, and bound 1t
around his face. He used the rest of the water
to soak his hair and shirt. That would help
him keep COOL and would also keep the sparks
from setting his clothes on fire.
4 IE tossed the canteen away and stumbled on
! ward. Dimly he realized that there was no
turning back, that his one chance lay In out
distancing the flames. The extent to which the
fire had spread since it had been started only a
short time before was almost unbelievable yet
he knew that it could not have advanced much
farther. If he could only fight his way
through it, and get some pure, comparatively
cool air againl If he could. he knew he would
be able to keep ahead Of the fame, and reach
real safety at the edge of the timber line. Be
yond that point, of course, the fire would not go.
Bill was not alone in his desperate effort to
-
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FIVE WOMEN IN CAR
INJURED BY TRAIN.
Westinghouse Among
Those Hurt in Collision
Near Frederick, Md.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, March 3.-Struck
by a fast passenger train at a grade
crossing three miles from here today,
five women passengers in an automo-
bile were injured, some of them so
severely it is believed they may die.
Authorities at the hospital here were
able to identify only four of the in
iured
They were described as Mrs. Florence
Small, $40 E street southwest, Wash
ington, D. c.. Mrs. Jessie Heeter, same
address; Mrs. Lillian Cuttings of Rock
vile and Mrs. Cora Fisher Potomac,
Montgomery County.
Witnesses said that the automobile
bearing the women was passing through
Harmony Grove toward Frederick on
the road from Emmitsburg and drove
up to the crossing Just as Pennsyl-
vania train on the Northern Central
Railroad arrived between the Frederick
and Newark approach.
The train, it was said, crashed into
the rear of the automobile and hurled
it off the roadway. 1t turned over
several times. All the passengers were
unconscious when help reached them.
Attendants at the hospital said there
was practically no hope for the fifth
woman, whose identity they had been
unable TO learn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
TWO CHILDREN DROWN
WITH MOTHER IN CAR
Husband Breaks Window and Es'
capes-Held for Questioning
by Cleveland Police.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March "a mother
and two children drowned here last
night when their automobile ran on
wharf into the Cuyahoga River. The
husband and father, Leonard Pegg, OF
Berea, Ohio, managed to break win
dow of the car and escaped. He was
taken to a hospital suffering from
shock
Those drowned were. Mrs. Ethel NJ.
Pegg, SO, and her children, Curtis, 10,
and Maxine. 8.
The father told police he intended
to turn on to another street at the bot
tom of a steep thoroughfare leading to-
ward the river, but that his foot slipped
from the brake to the accelerator, and
he lost control. The car sank In 10 feet
of water
Police and Coast Guards were unable
to pull the automobile out because the
wooden wharf was too old to bear the
strain of a wrecking cars lifting. They
pulled the back end out, however. and
by cutting hole In it, extricated the
bodies
City detectives questioned Pegg sew
eral hours, and then placed q guard
over him at the hospital pending
further QUESTIONING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
Fighting Continues
In Shanghai Area,
Chinese Declare
BY MORRIS ]. HARRIS.


SHANGHAI, Friday, March A.
Chinese Army headquarters said early
this morning that detachment of the
18th Route Army at Liuho had been
engaged by a Japanese force in the
night and that fighting was still going
ing on.
There was also an engagement in the
vicinity of Nanziang, the communique
said. The Japanese denied there was
any fighting at all.
The Chinese statement charged the
Japanese had attacked after the mill
tary and naval commanders had or
dered cessation of hostilities in the
whole Shanghai area.
So far as the Chinese were concerned
the movements to restore peace were
making little Roadway. Those in au-
thority said they were awaiting word
from Marking before committing them
selves to any armistice terms.
Nevertheless, headquarters announced
the Chinese commander in the field
has ordered all his forces to cease hos
tilities against the Japanese unless they
are attacked.
auHllTdl hlCk1SdDuIO NOInuTd ana
Gen. YoShinori Shirakawa, navy and
army commanders, announced they or
dered their forces to cease hostilities
in the Shanghai area.
The Japanese forces were ordered to
consolidate the positions they now hold
on the border Of 1212-mile zone
around the city unless the Chinese re-
sorted to further hostile action.
Il have ordered the army to stop for
the time being at the points it occu-
pies" Gen. Shirakawa said, and to
stop fighting if the Chinese cease hos
Titles
The statements of the two command
ers followed confused situation earlier
In the afternoon. The Japanese lega-
ton issued a statement between and
o'clock that hostilities would be ended
Immediately, but Chinese civil author
tiles said there was no indication that
the orders had been put into effect.
Nearly two hours later it was an
nounced that the military forces occu-
pied the Chinese Lunghwa arsenal and
the garrison headquarters at the
Lunghwa station of the Shanghai
Hangchow railway at the extreme
southern outskirts of Shanghai 1t was
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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Failure of Efforts
For Shanghai Truce
Reported to League
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, March 3.-Negotiations for
an armistice at Shanghai have broken
down, DR.. w. W. Yen, the Chinese
spokesman, told the League of Nations
Assembly this afternoon.
simultaneously Dr. Yen's ONCE pre-
sented a report to Secretary General
Sir Eric Drummond of the League,
asserting that Japanese armistice terms
as presented to Vice Admiral Sir How
ard Kelly of the British Asiatic Fleet,
were absolutely unacceptable :" The
report added that continuation Of
hostilities vas unavoidable.
The report, in the form of a note
signed by DR.. Yen, asserted that the
japanese terms show a radical depar-
ture from an understanding reached
aboard the British flagship Kent"
The note said the Japanese sugges-
lions were '"tantamount to conditions of
surrender and were absolutely unac-
ceptable"
Resistance "Only Alternative"
The Japanese terms which were de-
nounced by Yen provided that the Chi
nese withdraw their troops first to a
distance to be determined between the
Chinese and Japanese authorities and
that thereafter the details and dura-
ton of an armistice should be deter
mined by similar direct bilateral ne
gotiations.
Yens declaration before the Assembly
followed closely along the lines of the
note to Secretary General Drummond
and he asserted that China's only alter
native in the present situation was
further resistance to Japanese attacks"
Yen gave the Assembly what he said
were full details of military operations
in the Shanghai area during the past 48
hours-operationS which resulted In
substantial gains by the japanese while,
he added, peace parleys we're going on.
Defends Nations Integrity.
Speaking in perfect English, DR.. Yen
appealed for execution of the terms of
the League covenant in defense of
China's political independence and ter
ritorial integrity against japanese ag-
gression."
We ask" he said, that you recognize
that the covenant has been broken.
We ask you to declare that there is in
Mancnuria, Shanghai and other parts
or China terrible state of affairs for
which my country bears no shadow of
responsibility.
When the Assembly has made this
declaration it will have begun to mo-
Billie the moral forces by which we
still believe this conflict may be solved
and ended
Fifty Member States Meet.
Fifty member states of the League
met to consider the conflict in an ex-
traordinary session of the League AS
sembly which many expected to be one
OF the most important meetings since
the League was founded
China called the meeting under an
article of the League covenant by which
the powers undertake to apply economic
sanctions in conflicts such as that in
the Far East. She reSorted to that last
appeal only after the League of Nations
Council had failed to end the fighting.
The Council is composed of IL mem
Der states and is dominated by the
great powers. The Assembly is a COM
mittee of the whole in which the small
countries have equal voice with the
large.
This mornings opening meeting was
BRIEF, lasting only long enough to elect
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
WRGINIAN KILLED
WHEN HIT BY AUTO
William Horgan of Warrenton
Struck in Rosslyn by Cherry
dale Mans Car.

BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY CO u r T
HOUSE, Va, March civilian Hor-
gan, so, former commonwealth attorney
of Warrenton, Va, was instantly killed
on the Lee Highway in Rooslyn this
afternoon when struck by an automo-
bile driven by Thomas Tinsman, 81, of
rs Harrison street, Cherrydale.
Horgan was struck after leaving the
automobile of A. C. Hutchinson and as
he was crossing the road to enter the
Bergman Laundry along the highway.
In the hope that he had not been fatal
" injured he was taken to Georgetown
Hospital by William A. Warren of l4l6
Chaplin street, Washington.
Officer Crack. who investigated the
accident, said that he was unable to
ascertain If Tinsman was driving at
an excessive speed. Tinsman had as
passenger Hugh Reid, jr., son Of
Hugh Reid, Arlington County Delegate
to the General Assembly at Richmond.
Tnsman is being held here at the
court house, pending the arrival OF his
family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
FINDS W0MAN'S BODY;
SHOT THROUGH HEAD
Hotel Manager Makes Discovery.
Suicide Theory Shelved-Hus-
band Sought for Quiz.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 3.-Mrs. Elsie
Greenleaf, IS, who came to New York
from Santa Barbara, Calf, September
80, 1880, with her husband, Gerald
Greenleaf, was found dead today in her
room at the GreyStone Hotel on Broad
way with a bullet wound in her right
temple
The body was found by the manager
of the hotel when he went to the room
to collect the weekly bill An assistant
medical examiner said the bullet had
passed entirely through the head and
was found on the pillow beside the body.
The revolver lay OH the floor by the bed.
Police were at first inclined to term
the death a suicide. Later Inspector
Francis j. Rear, commanding Manhat-
tan detectives, announced police had
deferred calling the case suicide
pending further investigation, because
of notes left behind by the husband
Police learned the husband was last
seen Tuesday morning in the lobby
The manager of the hotel turned over
to police letter sent him by the hus-
band, in which Greenleaf. it was said,
announced he was going to drown him
self.
Police were seeking the husband for
questioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
LIFE SENTENCE ASKED
FOR ALL ABDUCTORS
Massa chusetts Bill Would Raise
Penalty for "Atrocious
Crime"

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, March 3-Life imprison-
ment for persons guilty of kidnapping is
provided in a bill filed with the House
of Representatives today by Repre-
sentative John j. Reardon of Boston.
The existing law sets the penalty at
two to ten years Imprisonment and a
fine of 81, 900 for ordinary kidnapping
and a maximum Of IS years, when the
kidnapping is for purpose of extortion.
Representative Reardon referred
directly to the kidnapping of the son of
Charles A. Lindbergh, and described
kidnapping as one of the most atrocious
forms of human wickedness"
Il feel the crime in Massachusetts, is
punished too lightly" he said, land
that the sentence of life Imprisonment
should be imposed upon everybody for
kidnapping"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
Copyright. 1882, by the Associated Press,

(Copyright 1882, by the Associated Press3
WERTSVILLE, N. j., March g.
Seeking relief from the strain of help
less waiting for word of his kidnapped
baby, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh left
his home for a time this morning and
plunged aimlessly through the woods.
At his heels scrambled the little
short-legged white dog, which sleeps
outside the door of the baby's nursery.
Seen blowing through dense under
growth a mile from the house, they
were a pair to arouse sympathy in the
hardest heart, the mans face drawn
and white, the little dog dashing to one
side and then the other as though
hunting for its lost playmate.
The colonel was completely oblivious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
TENSION Continues
IN SHANGHAI LULL|
Japanese Drive Elsewhere
Expected-U. S. Girds
Naval DefenSeS.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The guns have been silenced at
Shanghai after the Chinese troops re-
tired beyond the 12-mile limit de-
manded originally by the Japanese as
a guarantee for the safety of their
nationals.
The situation, according to the State
Department, is quieter today and those
responsible for the preservation of the
International Settlement can breathe
more freely, but the tension in the Far
East is by no means lessened.
Everything has happened at Shang-
hal according to plan" The jap
anese brought $4,000 reinforcements
on Sunday. the Japanese representa-
tive at Geneva accepted the truce pro-
posal on Monday, the Japanese COM
mander in chief launched his final
drive against the Chinese on Tues
day, the Chinese were forced to aban-
don their position on Wednesday and
retreated some rs miles from Shang-
hal, cease fire" was sounded on
Thursday and the Japanese expect
everybody to be happy because the
Shanghai campaign is over.
The General Assembly of the League
Of Nations met today in a much less
tese atmosphere than was anticipated.
The japanese success at Shanghai re-
moves temporarily the danger of the
smaller nations of the League insist
ing on boycott against Japan.
PrOtracted Sessions Loom.
According to reports from Geneva,
the discussions will be protracted and
it Is likely that they will end in the
League adopting certain suggestions,
either along the Stimson plan not to
recognize any territorial gains which
Japan may have obtained from China
by the force of arms or some other plan
which will require long diplomatic par
leys. Dispatches from London tndicat-
ing that Great Britain is prepared to
consider the recognition of the new
Manchurian state makes 1t doubtful
that the League would consider the
Stimson plan in its entirety.
As far as the Government OF this
country is concerned, the Far Eastern
situation continues to be considered
with much apprehension.
The latest developments at Shanghai
indicate that the japanese are de-
termined to continue their Haunting
policies.
The civil government appears to be
saving one thing to the world through
its diplomatic representatives abroad,
Continued on Page 2, Column 3D.
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SEEK TO DEPRESS
POUND STERLING
British Leaders Hope to Pre-
vent Currency From
Gaining in Value.

BY Gable to The Star.
LONDON, March 3-The amazing
financial situation of Great Britain,
where last August every effort was being
made to keep the pound sterling up,
from today on will see vigorous efforts
being made to keep it down.
The British do not want the pound
sterling to appreciate at a rate which
might get away from them. The decla-
ration of Neville Chamberlain, chancel-
lor of the exchequer, in the House of
Commons that Great Britain was re-
paying tomorrow S150,000,000 of the
American bankers credit, coupled with
the announcement of the removal Of all
restrictions on foreign exchange trans
actions. is deliberately designed as a
financial counterbalance.
The first act, Mr.. Chamberlain's utter
ance, inspires international confidence,
leading to the repatriation of the pound
as well as an influx of surplus foreign
money seeking employment in London.
The exchange curb removal provides a
spillway for the financial reservoir, pro-
viding the means of drain in an outward
direction.
Seek, to Avoid Imitation.
The British do not want the pound
to appreciate too fast for the following
reasons:
l 1t halts the boost to exports given
by the low exchange rates.
2 1t leads to accumulations of liza
bilities in short-term money in London
similar to the condition of last Au-
gust, when Great Britain was caught
with immense short-term obligations in
London and long-term or frozen short
term abroad, unable to mobilize quickly
enough to meet foreign Withdrawals
ana thus was forced off the gold stand
ard
3. Too sharp rise in sterling would
tend to dislocate the sterling bloc"
This consists of at least % countries
That were either off or followed Great
Britain of the gold standard, including
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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CARD0ZO CLEARS DOCKET

ALBANY, N. Y, March 8 GP.-Chiet
Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo, who short
ly will step up from the Court of Ap-
peals to the United States Supreme
Court, was to meet for the last time
today with his associates on the Stste's
highest court
Judge Cardozo called a special SEES
sion to clear the docket of cases in
which he participated He probably
will go to Washington about the mid
die Of this month.