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Evening star., 1932-03-26

Britain's Buy British campaign has
been extended to the vicinity of Copen-
nagen, Denmark, where all cooperative
British coal. O"'
Evening star., 1932-03-26
GhrtHttan
CHURCH OF CHRIST

$3.50 14th st. NV, at Meridian Place.
Jas. HI. McBroom, Minister.
1000 .m.-Bible study.
HOO am.-"The Stone and the Empty
Tomb"
pm.-"We Will Live Again"
~Where the Bible Speaks, We Speak;
Where the Bible is Silent,
We Are Silent"
Evening star., 1932-03-26
prRahytrrtatt
GUNTON-TEMPLE

I5th and NeWton btkeets.
Rev. Bernard Brsskamp. d. D., Pastor.
9:45 am.-Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.=Serrmon by DR.. Braskamp.
THE Easter MESSAGE"
Special Music by Chorus Choir
Mrs. Bernheimer, soloist
6:45 p.m.-Young Peoples meeting.
Mid-week Service, Thursday. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
DENIAL OF LINDBERGH RANSOM
NOTE ADDS TO MYSTERY OF CASE
Friend of Parents Insisted Message Was Left But Police
Say No, and Hold ''No Discrepancies Been Given Out"

been received he could make the kid
naper believe the first note (if there
was one) had blown away and send
another which might simplify the
police hunt?
This matter of the ransom note is but
one phase of the case concerning which
divergent reports have been made by
police and private investigators. The
police situation is complicated by the
fact that the investigation at the Lind
bergn estate is being participated in
not only by the State constabulary but
also by detectives from Newark and
jersey City
In several instances information OBJ
tanned from police of one of these cities
has not j!bsd with statements by police
of the other city or by the State police.
At tcday's press conference Capt,
Lamb was asked when it would be pcs
sible to secure an interview with Col.
L.ndce75il TO ciesr up numerous dis
crepsncias
There ere no discrepancies given oat
from here" Capt. Lamb replied. He
would say no more.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
ANT|-LEAGUE MOVE
GROWING IN TOXIC
Criticism of Shanghai Inva-
sion Resented; Chinese Open
Attack Near Liuho.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 7.-Agitation for the
withdrawal of Japan from the League
of Nations increased today as officials
and the public digested reports from
Geneva describing a condemnation Of
Japan's invasion of China by smaller
nations in the League Assembly last
Saturday.
Even in official quarters the opinion
was frequently heard that Japan
should withdraw from the League as
soon as the present conflict with China
is settled. One official said Japan pro-
posed to retain a garrison in Shang-
hai's International Settlement after
withdrawal of the main force now
there.
Officials said the status of this force,
which probably would include divi-
sion of IL 900 men, would be the same
as that of the American and British
troops which have been stationed there
since 1927.
Say Majority Favor Withdrawal.
Although Foreign Minister Kenkichi
Yoshizawa said on February 81 Japan
had no intention of quitting the
League, advocates of withdrawal said
the foreign minister was mot perma-
nently in Office" and that a majority
of the people favored withdrawal, or at
least have the League choose between
Japan and China, declaring it would
be impossible for both to remain men,
bers.
we have been looking enviously at
the status of the United States con-
cerning the League" one highly placed
.Jananese said she can work with
the League when it suits her and re-
main aloof when she wishes that
Police linked the assassination OF
Baron Takuma Dan, rich merchant and
friend of the United States, to the
similar death of former Premier Junno-
suke Inouye, also known as friend OF
America.
Possibly Conceived in 1880.
The police said they had established
that the death of Dan at the hand OF
Coro Hisl?inuma, 2l-year-old farm
hand and the shooting of Inouye Feb
r1Iary 9 by Tadashi Konuma, another
vonng farm worker, were possibly con-
ceived in 1880.
At that time, officers said, band OF
u,trs s-natriots banded together and
hranded the Washington Conference as
a betrayal of Japan's national inter-
asts Five men, it was said. were
pledged to remove enemies of the ma
Three of the men drifted elsewhere,
,,,,t Konuuna End Hishinuma remained
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1932-03-07
IDENTITY OF SLAIN
WOMEN is SOUGHT
Two Victims, Burned in Car, Left
st. Paul Hotel, Faces
Disfgured.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BALSAM LAKE, Wis, March T.
Concerted efforts to identify two women
slain and burned beyond recognition in
an automobile near here we're being
made by the authorities today in the
hope this would help establish a mo-
tive and possibly some leads to the as
sassins.
Motorists who were attracted by the
blazing car and put out the flames with
snow found the bodies yesterday One
OF the women had been shot through
the head and the others skull crushed
By h>3vy instrument. Their faces
had been disfgured with acid and the
clothes Of both saturated with gasoline.
Investigators expressed belief the dou-
bic killing was the work of gangsters
and premeditated, as the license plates
had been removed and the spare tire
tossed inside the car to be consumed
b. the fire. A piece Of unmarked hotel
stationery led to the discovery the VIC
tins left st. Paul hotel Saturday
after registering as Margaret and Mar
gle Perry OF Chicago, both probably
assumed names
the bodies we're brought to a local
undertaking pa-lor last night and q
6c1t!st inspected the dental work, while
a pathologist searched for other marks
OF identification to aid the Investigators.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
JOHNSON PROBE
MOVES FORWARD
Story of Friend of Nurse
Closely Investigated After
Long Quiz.
By the Associated Press.

HARTFORD, Conn, March 7.-State
Attorney Hugh NJ Alcorn and County
Detective Edward j. Hickey were under
stood to be continuing their inquiry to-
day into the story told them by Henry
(Red) johnson, held for questioning
about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
Wen be hard at work tomorrow,
Alcorn told newspapermen last night at
the close of a conference with Hickey,
who had taken Johnson to New Jersey,
after he had been grilled here for nearly
80 hours.
Alcorn said he could give out no in
formation on the case and declined to
elaborate on his plans for further action.
Johnson's car was still held at the
county building. The man himself
was spirited away from a cell on the
basement floor late Saturday afternoon
while the building was filled with news
paper men.
Hickey and Chief Joseph Grogan Of
West Hartford took him by automobile
to Englewood, where he later was
turned over to authorities at Newark.
The two officers remained overnight in
New Jersey, giving detectives Of that
State a full report on the result OF
their questioning of the sailor, friend
of Miss Betty Cow, the baoy's nurse.
John johnson Of West Hartford,
brother of the sailor, who arrived at
Johns home Wednesday, emphasized
the visit was not unexpected. He said
Henry johnson had told them several
days previously ne was coming to see
them.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
NEW REVENUE BILL
OFFERED IN HOUSE
ST, ,096, ,OOO,0 900 Measure Is
Slated for Consideration
Late in Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The husky new revenue bill, designed
to bring 81 ,Os6, 5000 into the depleted
Treasury in the fiscal year beginning
June 80, was introduced today in the
House
Framed by the Ways and Means
Committee, it enbarks the Government
on a new course of levies through its
broad manufactures sales tax of 2A per
cent, from which S595,000.o 900 is ex-
pected to be returned
Consideration is slated to begin late
in the week, with passage expected next
week.
Amendment Is Planned.
Efforts to amend the bill are to be
made in the House. Speaker Garner
has given notice plenty of opportunity
will be afforded for debate. However,
it is expected to be adopted by that
branch without substantial alterations
Its fate in the Senate is uncertain.
The bill itself is gigantic, consisting
OF 297 pages and containing approx
1U,UUU WOIQS.
None of the new taxes is retroactive
The sales tax, expected to affect 140,-
00C manufacturers, becomes effective 30
days after enactment, while the various
excise levies become effective Is days
after President Hoover signs the bill
Boosts in individual and corporate in
come tax are not payable until March
Is, 1888, and apply on incomes of the
current year.
System Against Pyramiding.
The manufactures sales tax system Is
to be operated through a licensing sys-
tenn to prevent pyramiding Of levies.
IL Is to apply only on finished domestic
and imported articles ready for sale
either to jobber, wholesaler or re-
taller. Electricity. gasoline, household
gas, sold as finished product, are to
pear the sales tax, but when sold as
raw materials are not.
Articles for export to foreign markets,
Tor sale to a state or political sub
division or those sold from one licensed
manufacturer to another licensed manu-
facturer for further manufacture are
exempt along with raw fcodstuffs,
religious paraphernalia and bare neces-
SitisS of life.
All articles or commodities, including
tobacco, coming under special excise
taxes are exempt from the sales levy,
as well as imported articles coming into
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-03-07
PRESIDENT OF PERU
WOUNDED IN CHURCH
Two Others Shot Before Would-Be
Assassin Is Subdued.
Lynching Fo-led.
b. the Associated Pres

b. the Associated Pres.
LIMA, Peru, M2rch 7.-Presi en-,
Luis M. S2ncnaz Ce~ro WIS shot and
slightly wounded yesterday at church
in the Summer resors of Mir2fiores,
near here. by an ass1iant who shot
two other persons, including byst2nd-
er, be -e l-c as vel ana c@F-
tured.
The assailant was ofIc--lly ident-f2d
as Jose Melga- Mcrq1ez member OF
the Aprista (oppositIon) political party
Col. Antonio Rodr. Guez, chief OF the
presidential staff. w23 Woun> ed serious
" when he stepped between the Pres
ident and his attacker. The bystand-
er injured vas a woman member OF
the congregation.
After the attack an angry pcpulace
sought to lynch the assailant, but he
escaped. only 70 be arrested and taken
10 the police station.
President Sanchez Cerro was shct
in the chest. Doctors said the wound
which failed to reach the heart, was
unimportant.
The President drew his pistol to
fire back, but failed to use It before
his aide, Maj. Luis Solari, shot and
captured the assailant.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOPEWELL, N. j., March HAS
ransom been demanded for the Lind
bergh baby?
Capt. j. J. Lamb of the State police
said definitely today that no such de-
mands had ever been made.
But last week a civilian friend OF Col.
Lindbergh, closer to him than any oo-
lice official said just as definitely that
a ransom note had been left by the
kidnaper.
Who is right, and what is the pur-
pose of the one who has given mis-
leading information?
Did the civilian informant who would
not let his name be used. think that by
enormously announcing ransom de-
mand had been made he could hurry
the kidnsper into making his demands
known lest some inPoster reap the re-
ward Of his crime?
Was C2rt. Lamb following the COM
mon pclice p-ccc::cc cc5.-,I7.c Of using the press
to m.slsad the cr-I1li-cai? Did he think
that by saying no ransom note had
Evening star., 1932-03-07
Tremendous Property DAM
age Caused by Spectacular
March Blizzard.
TREES AND POWER LINES
CRASH, BLOCKING ROADS
Eighty Trapped Motorists Treated
at Alexandra After Rescue
From Gale-Swept Road.

The National Capital today is strug-
Cling out from under one of the most
spectacular and unexpected March
billiards in its history. The storm
which was accompanied by the lowest
barometric pressure ever recorded here
by the Weather Bureau, caused a tre-
mendous amount of damage and re-
suited in at least five deaths and the
injury Of more than 100 persons.
The five dead are:
Albert Kligman, $500 I street. l5-
year-old Mckinley High School stu
dent, crushed by a falling tree at
Twenty-f1fth and K streets.
Mrs. Marie Reid, electrocuted while
telephoning at her home near Walkers
Chapel Fairfax County.
Alexander Vaughan, colored. 2l5
Virginia avenue, Clarendon, Va, killed
by exposure to the storm.
S. N. spidas, Washington, killed when
truck overturned.
Oscar, Wilde. colored, Charles Coun-
ty, Md, killed in auto accident.
Hundreds of trees, telephone and
power poles and lines went down under
the combination of freezing snow and
sleet and an icy northwest gale, block
ing roads in every direction, plunging
whole communities into darkness and
cutting of telegraph and telephone
service.
Missing Bus Safe.
After being m issing" since yesterday
morning, the bus carrying Eastern High
Schools basket ball squad of 10 boys
and their two man companions, was
reported shortly before 2 o'clock this
afternoon to be safe. The bus is expect
I'd to reach Washington some time to-
night.
The news was contained in a mes
sage received by Charles Hart, Eastern's S
principal, from Charlottesville, Va. 1t
contained no details Of the delay Of the
partys return to washington from Lex
ington, Va. where tie fasteners had
gene last week to play flve-game
series.
The news of the safety of the bus
came just as a Ludington Line plane
was being warmed up to carry Thomas
j. Holmes. teacher of chemistry, anc
James Suber, teacher of science, both
of Eastern's faculty, to Lexington ir
quest of the young athletes. A tele-
phone call to the Washington Hoover
field kept the plane in the hangar
Just as it was about to take off.
Concern had been increasing through.
out the morning at Eastern High
School. The last message from thC
party, before the storm broke commu-
nication between Washington and Lex
ington, was received Saturday night, an.
nouncing the squads intention Of leav.
ing Lexington in its chartered bus
Continued on Page 6, Column u
Evening star., 1932-03-07
HOOVER'S APPEAL
OPENS OFFENSIVE
ON IDLE DOLLARS
President Calls on Nation
to Show Faith in U. S.
by Taking Part.

The great warlike offensive against
boarding swung into action today, sig
nailed by President Hoover himself IN
a stirring appeal for demonstration of
the peoples faith in their country.
At the zero hour" late last night the
Chief Executive faced a battery of
microphones in the White House cab
met room to tell his Nationwide radio
audience that it was time for every cit
izen to step out against the harmful
economic forces that have hampered
recovery, with releasing boarded money
the big objective.
THE American people" said Mr.. Hoo
yer, have at this moment one of the
greatest opportunities in their history
to show an assured confidence and an
active faith In their own destiny, which
is the destiny of the United States-and
by that faith we shall win this battle u
Supporting him we're Col. Frank
Knox, the director of the Anti Hoard
AtiS 1It4DStio Va SdIllZdliOIl WIN ulIlO-
duced the President from a microphone
at his Chicago headquarters; Secretary
Mills CT the Treasury, Senator Joseph
7. Robinson, leader of the Democrats,
and Charles G. Dawes. head of the Re-
construction Corporation, who spoke
from Washington hotel.
Hoover Pictures Effects.
Mr. Hoover gave his full emphasis tc
iTnpressing on his hearers the grave ef-
feet of keeping money out of normal
channels.
"Cnc hoarded dollar deprives some
wage Garner OF at least some part of his
Fay" he said. Multiply this simple
example by nearly billion and half
dollars of idle money now hidden in the
country and you may get somewhere
near true picture Of the enemy of our
national security that we vaguely call
boarding. 1t stranglcs out daily life,
increases unemployment and sorely af-
ficts Our farmers"
In his Introduction of the President,
Knox tod of the three weeks intensive
preparation by volunteer organizations
in more than 1900 communities for to-
osy's drive. h told of the baby
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1932-03-07
FIVE JAPANESE BANKS
SUSPEND AFTER RUNS
Dealt Largely With Cotton Mills
Catering to Chinese-Two
Others Weather Storm.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March THE Sino-Japa-
nesc conflict produced an ominous eco
nonlic echo at Nagoya, Japan, today.
The Bank Of Japan advanced funds
to five banks at Nagoya in an attempt
to prevent disaster following suspension
Of payments last week The five banks
have total capital Of nearly Sl0,000,-
COO The largest of them is the Meiji
bank with a capital of about s4,000000.
The runs also spread to the larger
Nagoya Bank and the Aichi Bank, but
thcce were reported able to weather the
storm.
The suspended banks dealt largely
with the Nagoya district cotton mills,
the principal market OF which is in
China.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
AR|ST|DE BRAND
DIES PEACEFULLY
FOLLOWING STROKE
Veteran Statesman's Work
for Peace Comes to End
at Age of So.
FAMILY ACCEPTS OFFER
OF NATIONAL FUNERAL
Simple Services Asked in Will.
Will Be Held on Friday
or Saturday.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 7.-Aristide BRAND,
"apostle of peace" died at 12:45 o'clock
this afternoon.
He died in coma" said DR..
Marx. his personal physician, after
stroke from which he did not regain
consciousness.
He passed away peacefully without
suffering. Profs. Dozelot and Vaquez
and l saw him at $50. He was no
worse then than he had been for sew
eral days and we did not imagine the
end could come SO quickly
It was the end OF one OF the most
active careers in modern French po-
litical history
Funeral services will be held on Fri
dav or Saturday, it was said Members
of the family have accepted an offer OF
national funeral and the body prooaply
will lie in state in the Quai D'Orsay:
Former Premier Paul Pain.eve. close
friend of NJ. BRAND. said his viii asked
that the simplest funeral be held. but
1t did not forbid national service.
Was So Years Old.
The bent. shaggy-haired old states
mamie was 69-had occupied the post
of foreign minister in one cabinet after
another for SO long that he hao maze
the Office almost his own.
It was in that capacity that he par
ticipated in the Eriand-Kellogg pact
outlawing war as an instrument OF ma
tional policy, and from that Office he
played such an important part in the
making of the Locarno pact that he be-
came for all the world ''the man OF
Locarno.'
Proposed U. S. of Europe.
II was as foreign minister that he
conceived the idea of United States
of Europe" a conception which al
though it never has taken concrete
form, is still being considered by Eu-
ropes statesmen.
The highest office in the gift of the
people was almost within hiss grasp
last May, but scme of the policies which
he had advocated with all his char
acteristic enthusiasm hcd aliensted a
faction to whom nationalism is gospel.
So, when the electors voted st tine
Palace of Versailles it was Paul Doumer,
of the dignified white beard, who be-
came President of the Republic.
1t was a blow, but the gladiator re-
turned to the arel.a. When Pierre Laval
formed the first cabinet under the new
President, Aristide BRAND was back as
minister for foreign affair.
Health Failed in January.
Last January the lion heart weakened
and, sick and weary, M. BRAND asked
his young chief to appoint new foreign
minister.
Pierre Laval had learned his po!it cs
at the feet Of Briand and he was
reluctant at this parting, net only for
personal considerations, but because OF
matters OF high policy.
II soon became apparent, ho"eVef'
that the OLD ms5.er could not go On.
Laval asked him 70 serve as Ialnl-0eI
of state without portfolio. and fo-
time it looked as though this device
would keep NJ. Briald in the govern
ment. Eventually, however, he declined
to serve.
That was when ne ~etired to his coul-
Continued on Fege :, Column a.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
WORLD POURS GOLD
IN BR|TA|N'S lap
High Prices Raise Output and
Free Hoards in Other
Nations.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March Forced less
than six months ago to abandon the
gold standard because of dwindling
supply of the precious metal, England
today finds itself in the unusual posi-
ton of sitting still while much of the
world engages in a rush to dump gold
into her lap.
1t is not likely that enough gold will
be sent there to bring the British re-
serves even close to the large American
total. but another six months to a year
Of the present trek of yellow metal to
London will greatly help the British
nation to consider plans for getting
back on the gold standard. it is ex-
planned in international banking circles
in Wall Street.
Talks Less Of Changes.
Less talk Is heard now of throwing
the world off the gold standard, bank
ers point out Now that gold is be-
ginning to come out of its hiding
places, and is beginning to exert its
warming influence on credit, the pro-
ponents of drastic changes in the
worlds monetary system have been
turning their studies to other questions
Latest available figures reveal two
principal sources for the sudden ap-
pearance of gold. Production has in
creased in practically all of the geld
mining countries, and nations which
have been historical hoarders of the
coveted metal have at last begun to
disgorge some of their valuable stocks
Production of new gold has been en-
couraged by the steady two-year sink
ing spell suffered by commodity prices.
Each new break in the commodity
price level means just that much more
added to the purchasing power of gold.
Output Nears Record
In 1881, tie world produced approx
mately $430,Oo0,0O0 of gold This is
not far below the record figure for all
time, which was $469 100000 in 1922
Production increased particularly sharp
ly in the dominion of the British En-
pire, stimulated largely by the high
premium paid in London for gold as
result of the pound sterling's decline
from its former fixed value of $486 to
its present value of around $3.50 As
a result, Canada last year took second
place from the United States as prin-
cipal producer.
During the year, the rich Rand gold
field of South Africa produced around
S244,00O,000 Canada produced $55,-
100000. The United States unearthed
S49,000,000.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
Cold Wind ROuts
Postal Employees
From Desks Here

For many years Government
departments have closed down
because of extreme heat, but to-
day was the first time employees of
the Post Office Department were
dismissed on account of cold
weather.
A number of workers on the
west and south sides of the sixth
and seventh floors we're permit
ted to go home this morning
when the wind came through
cracks in the windows of the
building with such velocity that
it was impossible to maintain
sufficient heat in which to work
comfortably.
The employees first attempted to
work in overcoats, but the rooms
became so uncomfortable it was
decided to let them go for the
day.