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Evening star., 1932-02-08
NEW YORK TERROR,
COLL, IS ERASED"
Gangster Slain in Drug Store
Telephone Booth as Body
guard "SneakS."
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 8.-Young
Vincent Coll, who was poison with a
pistol and most feared of the Gotham
guns" got his load of lead in a tele-
phone booth at l2:45 am today.
A machine gunner chopped him down
coolly and deliberately in West Twen-
ty-third street drug store.
A single slug tore away the nose the
24-year-old hoodlum so often had turned
up at his deadly rival. Dutch" Schultz,
and the Schultz beer -peddling domination
in the Bronx. A line of lead moving
like saber, cut through the f1ashy
coat and vest and into his chest.
The killer entered the little drug store
as Coll Crecently acquitted of the baby
murder" charge growing out of the
Michael Vengalli Staying last Summer
stood in phone booth at the rear. Sev-
eral customers were in the place.
Patrons Are Warned
Seated at an ice cream table near
the phone booth was Coils bodyguard.
The killer, a submachine gun Slung
careleSsly under his right arm, moved
slowly toward the rear of the store.
He said Everybody keep cool. Keep
calm. This amt no stick-up. You
won't get hurt"
He shuff1ed steadily toward the rear,
not taking his eye from the booth
one Of three at the rear of the store
in which Coll was engrossed in his phone
call
Coils bodyguard arose quietly from
his table and slipped through the door
to the street. Standing within a few
loa lyj11
gan firing.
1t was seconds only for those who
saw it-and eternity for Vincent Coll
His body slid down, almost doubling up.
and Wedged in the booth near the floor.
The slayer backed out of the store.
A companion. armed with machine
gun, was waiting at sedan, at the
wheel of which was third man. They
drove away going west to Eighth ave-
nue. and then north.
A patrolman saw them and gave pur-
suit in a Communicated cab. Another
officer, stationed at Eighth avenue and
West Thirty-third street, Joined the
chase in another machine. Each fired
at the racing car, but Intellectually.
The killers car was lost in traffic at
Eighth avenue and Fiftieth street.
Round Up Is Ordered.
Police expressed no regret over Coils
death but they ordered all known gang
sters brought in Immediately. Prin-
cipally they wanted Dutch" Schultz,
avowed foe of Coll and the man who
police. said had offered $4,000 to the
man who erased" Coll
Coll quit the beer racket" month
ago, police said Since then, they
learned, he has been living by the
fruits of strong -arming and "chisel-
ing"-forcing gamblers, dive keepers
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Evening star., 1932-02-08
COM MITTEE KILLS
WHEAT RELIEF BILL
Party Lines Split by 14-to-9 Vote
Against Measure on
House Side.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate bill to release Government
wheat for relief purposes was rejected
today by the House Agriculture Com
mlttee.
The vote was IA to 9. the ballot split
ting party lines.
Chairman Jones declined to make
public the individual votes. but said he
had supported the measure.
The bill before the committee was
that of Senator Capper. Republican, OF
Kansas, and was passed by the Senate
January 4
1t would release 100000 bushels of
Farm Board wheat for relief distribu-
tion by the Red Cross and other char
liable organizations.
Jones said rejection Of the bill seemed
to come from feeling among men,
bers that If anything were done the
Government should go out in the open
market and purchase the wheat" Other
members, he said, seemed influenced by
the fact the Farm Board has large
loans against some of the wheat.
Il favored the bill" Jones said, 'be-
cause the stabilization corporation has
the wheat. it is costing money to carry,
is deteriorating and in my Judgment
adversely affecting the market
Evening star., 1932-02-08
MILLS NOMINATION
SENT TO SENATE
Gregg May Succeed Ballantine,
Who Becomes Undersecretary
of Treasury.

The names of Ogden L. Mills to be
Secretary of the Treasury and of Ar
thur A. Ballantine to replace him as
Undersecretary were sent to the SEN
ate today by President Hoover.
The President sent the nominations
to the Senate last Friday, but the Sen
ate had adjourned over the week end
before they arrived, neceSSltatlng their
transmittal again today.
Mills has been active as Acting Secre-
tary since Andrew w. Mellon was con-
firmed by the Senate several days ago
as American Ambassador to the Court
of st. James.
If Mills nomination is confirmed to-
day it is considered likely both he and
Mellon would take their oathS tomor
row.
The assistant secretaryship to be va
Gated by Ballantine has not yet been
filled officially, but reports continued to-
day to point to the selection of Alex
ander w. Gregg. youthful tax expert,
who was formerly solicitor of the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue. Gregg. for
merly special assistant to Secretary Mel
Ion. more recently was the Secretary S
personal representative in hearings on
the Impeachment proceedings Of Repre-
sentative Patman of Texas.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
u. S. VIII Oppose Japan's Proposal -
For Demilitnrisation of Chinese Ports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The United States looks upon the
proposal to demilitarIze Chinese ports
as reopening the question of PARTITION
ing of China and will oppose such a
move.
This position became clear at the
State Department today as officials
gave their attention to unofficial re-
ports of the position outlined in Toxic.
Officially the question has not yet been
brought to the attention of this Gov
ernment.
The reports from the Far East EMU
merated Shanghai, Canton, HankoW,
Tsingtao and Tientsin among the ports
Japan wished demilitarized.
Only last November Japan reafhrmed
a stand taken with Great Britain and
the United States 40 years ago oppoS-
ing the partition or diSintegratlon OF
China.
Destroyers Ordered Moved.
The Navy Department was informed
today two American destroyers nave
been ordered from Shanghai up the
HaQRLZe River, OIlc W du5AlCAC AOA ~
at Nanking and the other to be sta
toned at Chingkiang.
DR.. Hawking Yen, counselor OF the
Chinese legation. said demilitarizatlon
would be nothing less than the dis
memberment of China, and can
scarcely believe such proposal will be
made by Japan to other powers.
1T would scrap practically all the
treaties made in 80 years and, OF
course, China could never agree to such
an arrangement" he said.
The destroyer Parrott will proceed TO
Nanking, where the deStroyers Simpson
and EdSall are now riding at anchor.
The Bulmer will be located at Ching
kiang, about 20 miles below Nanking.
More than $50 Americans, mostly
women and children, have been evacu-
ated from Marking.
The Navy also was informed the
mine sWeepers Finch and Bittern and
the converted yacht Isabel had arrived
at Shanghai from Manila.
. November Note Recalled.
News dispatches telling Of the Japa-
nese position on demilitarization as out
lined at Toxic were received with inter-
est at the State Department. The Japa-
nese note by this Government as pre-
cluded any stand by Japan for de-
militarized zones, said:
1T will be recalled that soon after
Evening star., 1932-02-08

the close of the Sino-Japanese War OF
1894-95 a policy looking to the eventual
partition of China appeared to be gai,i-
ing ground IN some quarters Of the
world. In the denunciation of such a
policy the United States, Japan and
Great Britain were in complete accord,
and their determination to respect the
territorial and administrative integrity
OF China was affirmed in many of the
diplomatic instruments signed by those
powers
The Japanese government remains
unchanged IN their stand against the
partition Of China"
Main Aim Lacking.
Until the demilitarization angle arose
it appeared unlikely the powers seeking
peace would make any immediate fur
ther proposals to Japan. They appeared
to feel it was up TO that nation to make
overtures. The new suggestion, which
it is indicated is being presented in
formally, apparently lacks the one prin-
cipal object sought by this country. and
that is immediate suspension Of hos
tilitieS.
Secretary Stimson and the foreign
vi OII1CI pO"Clo uLC
anxiously awaiting the outcome of the
fighting, which is rapidly developing
into a large military movement.
Through consular and diplomatic OFF,
GERS in Toxic Shanghai and Marking,
the United States and Great Britain,
as we'll as France and Italy, are calling
the attention of Japanese officials daily
to the peril in which foreigners are
placed at Shanghai.
George c. Hanson, American consul
general at Harbin, advised the State
Department no Americas we're injured
or property damaged when japanese
troops occupied that city last Friday,
wounding 500 Chinese soldiers.
Six Russians were killed and several
wounded, Hanson reported. He added
there was little damage done to the city
aside from slight looting in Fuchiatien.
Traffic has been restored on the
southern line of the Chinese Eastern
Railway. Hanson said The eastern
line is functionmg normally and the
western line soon will be repaired.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
PEPPER FINED AFTER DECLARING
HE WAS "STUDYING" BRIDGE
Judge Schudt Tells Colored Defendant Stick tc
Newspaper Instructions and Assesses SIS.

They refused to believe Leonard War
ren, colored. when he broke down in
Police Court today and confessed he
was just a kibitzer.
Warren pleaded guilty to having at
tended a bridge game at 1920 L street
last night as an unlimited guest, look
ing through the window, as he ex-
planned, to pick up a few tricks.
II can't make much of this east-west.
north-south stuff Warren told Judge
Gus A. Schuldt, "and I don't know any,
body WHO knows much about it. l saw
those people playing and thought I'd
get a little first-hand information.
Stick TO the newspapers then," ad-
Evening star., 1932-02-08

monished Judge Schuldt. who had
heard testimony that the police picked
up Warren as a ''peeping tom - They're
printing expert instructions from Cul-
bertson, LenZ and other champions.
Warren was Just going to say that
since he had read so much about bridge
he lust couldn't refrain longer from
learning himself when, the judge ac-
quilted him of being a kibitZer.
Howerev. Warren's conviction on the
other count cost him 25 days in jail
when it developed he couldn't defray
a S25 fine. n
Maybe you can find a Ame where
you're going" said some one.
Warren said he hoped so.
Evening star., 1932-02-08

Roosevelt Meets
Smith at Funeral
For Tammany Head
Governor Acknowledges
"HOw Do You Do"
With Nod.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 8.-Franklin
D. Roosevelt, avowed candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination,
and Alfred E. Smith, who has an
nounced himself available for the NOM
ination, met today at the bier of John
R. Voorhis. elder statesman of the
Democratic party in New York City.
AS Smith left Greenwich Presbyte-
rian Church after the funeral, ne
leaned down and laid his hand on the
arm Of Gov. Roosevelt, seated in the
front pew.
He whispered something in RooSe-
velt's ear, at which Roosevelt looked up
soberly and nodded. Then Smith
passed on.
What did Al say?" Roosevelt was
asked later
He said, How do you do just as
any one would" Gov. Roosevelt replied,
and added
What would you expect him to say?"
Evening star., 1932-02-08
WORLD BANK PLANS AID
FOR SOUTH AMERICANS
Board Votes to Help Central Banks
Maintain Gold Standard Under
Present Conditions.
b. the Associated Press.

BASEL. Switzerland, February g.
The board of the Bank for International
Settlements today voted to help South
American central banks maintain the
gold standard, and instructed President
Gates w. McGarrah to prepare a plan
extending its services to the South
American continent
DR. Carl Melchoir of Germany and
vice president of the board presided in
the absence of Mr.. McGarah of the
United States.
The board also instructed the presi-
dent TO name an Arbitration Committee,
as provided in the recent Berlin private
Shortterm credit agreement, and de-
cided to accept deposits from the Saar
Basin, providing guarantees with the
Reichsbank and other banks responsible
for such deposits, were arranged
Evening star., 1932-02-08
"LEFTY" BROWN SIGNS
AT $500 INCREASE
Griffith Arrives at Biloxi for
Spring Training Season
of Nationals.
By the Associated Press.

by IIlt ASSUCIdItu FItSS.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, February s.
Lloyd Lefty" Brown, pitcher for the
Washington Senator's announced today
he has signed contract calling for a
$500 boost in salary for 1882. He is
spending his Winter vacation in Knox
vile.
BILOXI. Miss February 8 P.-
Clark c. Griffith. president and owner
of the Washington base ball club, ar
rived here today for the Spring training
season.
An inspection of the Biloxi Stadium
grounds with City Commissioner John
Swanzy was first on Griffith's program
while awaiting the arrival of Manager
Walter Johnson and the first contingent
of players
Evening star., 1932-02-08
Rejects Bill for Comma.

A misplaced comma and misspelled
word forced President Hoover to re-
turn to Congress today the bill ex-
empting building and loan associations
from bankrupt laws. Senator Hastings,
Republican. of Delaware, offered reSo-
luton correcting the enrolled bill. The
word of instead of the word or ap-
pared in the enrolled measure. The
nenate approved the correction,
Evening star., 1932-02-08
WlNDST0RM KILLS As
Many More Hurt on French Island
in Indian Ocean.

PARIS, February s (Pi-At least As
persons were killed and many more in
jured in the storm which struck Re-
union Island last Thursday, according
to reports from st. Denis, a city on the
island. The report indicated that loss
Of life might be found to have been even
heavier when reports from isolated dis
triCtS came in.
The inhabitants Of the various towns
On the island were reported to have
taken refuge in churches, schools and
aboard ships in the harbor at St.
Pierre.
The French government has taken
measures to aid the victims
Reunion. or Bourbon, is in the Mas
arene group, about 4S5 miles east Of
Madagascar OF volcanic origin, it is
divided by a chain of mountains and e
caoie land into two parts. The popula-
Son, mostly of French nativity, is
around 100000.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
MISHAP KILLS MARINE
Pvt. Merz, in Shanghai, Fatally

Pvt. Merz, in Shanghai, Fatally
Shot by Pvt Guernsey.
Pvt. Julius R. L. Merz, u S. M c..
died in Shanghai this morning due to
accidental discharge of standard Serv-
ice pistol in the hands of Pvt. Philip
w. Guernsey. U. S. M. c." Col. Rich
ard s. Hooker. commanding the 4th
Regiment of U. S. Marines at Shang-
hal, today radioed the Navy Depart
ment.
His mother, Mrs. Mabel Merz, of Los
Angeles is the dead Marines next OF
kin. Guernsey also is from California.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
EIGHT DIE IN MINE BLAST
Is Entombed Feared Dead in Bel
gian Explosion.

CHARLEROI, Belgium. February s
tPl.-A fire-damp explosion yesterday
nearly 4,e0o feet down in a coal mine
near here today had taken a toll of
eight known dead and it was believed
Is others entombed by the blast would
not be reached alive.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
visited the families of the victims today
Evening star., 1932-02-08
20 Feared Dead
On SnOwbound
Rumanian Train
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 8-A
Vienna dispatch to the Daily Ex-
press said today it was feared
that seventy passengers had been
, frozen to death in SnoW-bound
train near Bodok, Rulnania.
The last message received from
Rumania said a snoWplow had
been unable to reach the train. A..
Evening star., 1932-02-08
BLIZZARD HITS YANGTZE
Hundreds of Thousands of Chinese
Refugees Suffer.

HANKOW, China, February C19.-
Untold suffering among hundreds OF
thousands of Chinese refugees in the
Middle Yangtze Valley was caused
today by a blizzard blowing east across
Hankow.
The refugees, who had come into
the valley from many points, were en-
tirely without shelter, most of them
we're lightly clothed and provisions
were scarce.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
Fire Sweeps Rumanian Town

MOINESHTI, Runiania. February 8
R).-Fire destroyed so houses In this
Moldavian Eillage last night. and hum
dreds Of 1ersons were made homeless
No deathf were renorted
Evening star., 1932-02-08

Advance Halted After Part of Woosung
Village Is Occupied.
SHANGHAI, China. February 8 (P-
Fighting with a spirit they had not
hitherto exhibited, the Chinese Army
today repulsed a Japanese attack on
Evening star., 1932-02-08

the forts at Woosung and renewed the
bombardment of the enemy bluejackets
holding Hongkew.
The Japanese already had occupied
part of Woosung village, I6 miles
down the Whangpoo from the city, but
when they tried to extend their hold
lngs the Chinese threw them back.
Thereupon nine Japanese destroyers
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WEATHER.

20. S. Weather Bureau Fcrecast)
Fair. much colder tonight with mini
mum temperature about % degrees; to-
morrow fair and colder; fresh northwest
winds Temperatures-Highe SO. at 5
pm. yesterday; lowest, 46, at 7:30 am.
today. Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1932-02-08

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column n
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JAPANESE ATTACK REPULSED.
Evening star., 1932-02-08

Continued on Page 3, Column ID
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Shoes for Every Boy or Girl

Patent Leather Dress Pumps, and
one-strap shoes; sizes 81, to 8, S195;
81, to IL, $3.50; 1lK, to 2, S2.95.
Boys Sport Oxfords, two-tone or
brown elk; sizes l to 6, $295.
SHOES-SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1932-03-11

Jr. Misses Sandals, patent leather
cutout style, sizes 2I1 to 8, S..
Misses Sport Oxfords, beige elk
with fancy lacins; sizes llh to 2,
S39S.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
3 for 39c

Linen 'kerchiefs with rolled
hens. Plain white, white with COL
ored embroidery, or colored with
contrasting embroidery.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Phoenix Socks for Children, 25c

We haven't neglected the smallest detail your youngsters
cosume Here the Phoenix K-socks in fine quality isle
and Phoenix shorees all the Spring coors
sizes to 9.
HOSIERY-sTREET
Evening star., 1932-03-11

Plain white linen in sheer or
cambria weight, with tiny hem.
stitched hens. 10H or II inch
sizes.
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room. He shut the door with snap
and did not look back. She sighed
and again slipped out into the
moonlight.
IN the shelter of the cherry brush
at the end of the building. she sank
down and gave herself up to her
emotions. A shadowy form on the
hillside caused her to make an effort
at control. A man was coming to-
ward her.
She could see that he was tall and
slender. With little gasp, Dona
fled around the corner.
She did not want to return to her
room, so she wandered down TO the
corral. There she found Malloy,
silently smoking a eigaret and gaz-
ing out into the night He nodded
to her, but did not speak.
Dona climbed up beside him and
sat with her chin in her hands. She
wanted to ask the silent cowboy a
question. II was on the tip of her
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Malloy slid from his perch into
the corral. Wild excitement broke
loose. Men ran about saddling up,
while Swergin shouted orders. Bail
had visited the camp and was close
in. Every man was to use his rife.
The bandit was to be run down.
Dona sat watching the picture.
She wished the hunters luck. but
she did not move to join them.
Why she could not have told.
The corrals were a swirl of dust.
Riders galloped out through the
open gate and Numbered up the
slope Swergin was the last TO 60.
Dona had not climbed down from
the fence. Now she looked about
and saw. with a start. that Malloy
again was seated beside her, smok-
ing calmly.
Why didn't you go?" She de-
manded.
There's enough men up in that
scrub timber to capture an army
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'TH!EY6TELL Ne s. !
gaDSf1N &7T7H21>6RN

A few weeks from now, when it
is easier to gauge the ground swell,
the entire situation may be changed
but the column stands on its pre-
diction regarding the outlook at
present.
Tucker, returning from a swing
through the west, declares that it is
afire with anti-Republican senti-
ment, and other national observers
going west declare the situation to
be the same in the east.
Several said that Hoover will be
fortunate to carry six states.
Hoosier G. o. P. politicians have
their eyes cooked on the effect of
President Hoover's Iowa speech to-
night.
II by some fortunate chance he
manages to make a militant appeal
which will click with the inflamed
farmer and soothe his hurts, then
the tide will start receding-which
means that the beneficial effects
will be felt by the Indiana C. o. P.
candidates.
If the speech, however, falls fiat,
the Republicans may as we'll fold
up and emulate the Arabs who Isl
lently steal away in the night"
Observers passing through COM
mented on the apathy of Repub-
leans headquarters over the coun-
try and were eager to learn how
doubtful Indiana" leaned this year.
After the situation had been can
vassed thoroughly, it was the con-
sensus that the "only thing doubt
full about Indiana today is the size
of the Democratic majority"
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Doubtful Indiana2

DOTH major parties today swing
- into the final five weeks of the
campaign with the Democrats cockI
sure of victory and the Republicans
pepless, discouraged, and suffering
from headquarters factional friction.
Unless the situation is remedied
speedily, there may as we'll be no
further campaigning as far as
Hoover's chances for carrying In
diana and thus pulling over the
state ticket it concerned.
AS the situation exists today at
the beginning of the wind-up, Indiana
goes $4,000 Democratic in November
that's the oil doctors prediction
and he's going to stick to it.
Ray Tucker, national political OBJ
server for the Scripps- Howard
Newspapers, who visited the state
last week, believes that this columns
estimate is very conservative. He
shoots the majority closer to the
100000 mark.
Whatever be the correct figure, of
this there can be no doubt-the
Democrats at this writing figure to
carry the state and win ten of the
twelve congressional district.
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PAGE II

let alone one man" Malloy an
swered. blowing ring OF smoke out
from under his wide hat
IF you don't want to be loyal and
help run this murderer. why don't
you quit2" Dona spoke sharply.
Il reckon as how will quit one
Of these days. Yes, soon as I get
square with this outfit III haul my
freight" Malloy drawled.
IF my father owes YOU anything,
you can get it at once, Dona hared.
Il aim to collect when I get
ready" Malloy's grin was wide and
he tossed the butt of his cigaret far
from him. 1t lay there glowing in
the dew-drenched grass.
will you saddle my roam for
me?" Dona demanded. Her question
was punctuated by rife shots from
the slope above.
Ito BE Continuedl