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Evening star., 1932-02-07
MOST AMERICANS
OUT Of NANK|NG
86 More Depart, Making To-
tai of 109 Evacuated: Jap
anese Fail to Attack City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING, February 6.-While Nam
king expected an attack by the Japa-
neSe today, Sc Americans were evacu-
ated. making a total of 109 of the 1870
American residents who have left the
city
All American children and most of
the American women have been re-
moved to places of safety. Some of the
men left with their families, but the
majority remained behind to keep an
eye on their businesses They will not
leave unless there is serious danger of
fighting
United States Consul General WHY'S
r. Peck advised evacuation because of
the possible paralysis of transportation
facilities. He pointed out that it was
impossible to predict when traffic would
be resumed on the nghai-Nanking
Railway and that other lines might be
obstructed by military operations. Ship
traffic on the Yangtze also might be
interrupted, he said.
Marking has been quiet since it was
Shelled earlier in the week by japanese
WarShips
For four hours today a special For
eign Relations Commission of the gov
ernment discussed the proposals of the
powers to settle the Sino-Japanese dis
pute. No announcement was made at
the conclusion of the meeting.
Lo Wen-Kan, Chinese foreign minis
ter, said it was impossible to accede to
the japanese demand that the Shang-
hal and ManChurian questions be
treated separately. Both of them were
created by japanese militarism," he de-
Clared.
Evening star., 1932-02-07

American 86,700 Ito use an example ad-
Vertsed by one OPERATOR tha winning
nu--ber is obtained by taking the third
figure from the right in each total and
forming the number, 357.
Thus, if the player had selected 357
as one of the numbers he had wagered
on, he is 600-to-1 winner for the day.
Also Used on Races.
When race results are used to de-
termine the winning number, a certain
race is designated, as the second race
at New Orleans, and the results each
day of that race are used to arrive at
the lucky number in the following
manner: The pari-mutuel odds on the
winning horse to win, place and show
are added up to produce. let us say,
the sum 1240. Similarly, the place
and show odds on the second horse are
summed up to make, for example, $50.
Let us assume the show odds on the
third horse are 220. The lucky num-
Der is obtained by taking the figure I'M
mediately to the left of the decimal
point in each of the foregoing results
and forming the number 282.
If the player has that number on
his receipt and has bet a nickel on it,
he Is rewarded with return of $50.
Just how large this 'if'' is, as cal
culated by mathematical experts, and
why the numbers racket" is able to
flourish almost under the eyes of the
police, will be revealed in subsequent
articles
Evening star., 1932-02-07
JAPANESE LOSING
IN ECONOMIC WAR
Economists Wonder How
Many More Military Victo-
ries Nation Can Afford.

Japan today is fighting two wars
one in China with men and guns, the
other at home with silk and cotton
budget sheets and trade balances.
The war in China was begun less
than five months ago, and from {
strictly military point Of view has beer
highly successful. japanese troop,
have taken all of Manchuria from,
ChinchoW to Harbin, they have occu-
pied Shanghai and shelled Nanking
The war" has been one unbroken sue
cession of victories.
Each victory, however, has been off
set by a corresponding defeat in the
economic war upon which Japan en-
barked more than 60 years ago, anC
these defeats have been so crushing
that economists in Washington are
wondering how many more military
victories Japan can afford.
Foreign Trade Drops.
The invasion of Manchuria was be-
gun and Japan abandoned the golC
standard The flag advanced toward
Chm and the yen declined on for
eign exchanges. Shanghai was occu-
pied and large and necessary portion
of Jaran's precious foreign trade was
wiped out. Harbin fell and the silk
exchange-the greatest single source of
Japan'S Wealth-WaS closed.
At every advance Japan has de-
stroyed the very thing she sought to
attain. and today the Island Empire
lies somewhere between the devil and
the deep blue sea, for if economists are
correct, the fate Of this powerful ma
ton, apparently possessing the military
strength to attack and conquer all OF
China, may be decided by a silk cocoon
or Woman's Whim.
Dependent on Silk.
Silk, they say, is the backbone of
Japan'S foreign trade. and foreign trade
is the beginning and the end Of Japan's
economic life. Let the women Of Amer
lea, led by some modern LySistrata
fOregO the use of silk in any form and
Japan must face economic obliteratiOn.
If the views of a ma ajority of the gov
ernment officials here are correct, the
economic crisis which now confronts
Japan was the force which drove her,
in desperation, to attempt the invasion
of Manchuria. If economists are right,
the economic strength or weakness of
Japan is the factor which will decide
the ultimate success or failure of that
military venture. Both agree that
should Japan incur the enmity Of
America and Great Britain she will
have virtually committed economic
suicide.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
200 BLUEJACKETS
. LAND IN SHANGHAI
Laruer Force Expected Soon.
p City Given Heaviest
Bombardment.
CONTINUED From First Page.)

.Japanese use of the settlement as q
base for anti-Chinese operations.
The heaviest bombardment Of the
Chapel battle was laid down this
morning. ,, ,,ooos
roared in the vicinity of the japanese
headouarterS on the edge OF the III
ternational Settlement. ,,.
The 10Th Chinese Route Army put
rey units in line to relieve the worn
o,It men who have stood up under days
nj shell firing. An Associated Press
CORRESPONDENT. making tour OF mSpec-
zion behind the Chinese lines, saw an
extremely youthful army. Many OF Ihc
soldiers appeared to be no more thah
IA years old. They were armed IN
hapha2ard fashion. some carrying olo
-barreled pistols and some obsolete
rifles. ,,,
nroteCtcd with an intricate system OF
trenches.
household goods on their backs, plod-
ded out Of the area OF danger IN the
direction OF Shanghai.
There has been much aviation &C
tivitv by the japanese over shanghai
during the last "a hours, but the eX-
pected attempt by China to dispute the
air supremacy failed to materialize.
Only two Chinese planes appeared over
the city and they soon sped to the
west.
Missions Reported Attacked.
Two American missions were re-
ported attacked. japanese bluelaCKetS
were said in Shanghai dispatches to
have ransaCked the American PreSby-
terian Mission and Press, although
church officials in New York said they
had no reason to believe their Shang-
hal property had been touched
The mission of the American Metho-
dist Church, in HOngkew, which was
ransacked by the japanese last week.
was shelled by light artillery-Whether
by Japanese or by Chinese was not de-
termined.
Eightv-six more Americans were
evacuated from Marking, where
japanese attack was mOmentarily eX-
pected. OF the 1870 American residents
OF that city, 109 have been taken TO
places Of safety. These include all the
children and most of the women.
Chinese troops concentrated IN the
region of Pinhsien, Manchuria, after
being driven out of Harbin, were bombed
by Japanese airmen.
Japanese estimated that the Chinese
lost 500 killed and 800 wounded in the
fighting Thursday and Friday at Har-
bin. and they placed their own losses at
l6 dead and 60 wounded.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
ACCUSES WIFE AS THIEF
Man Is Sued for Divorce in Los
Angeles on Accusation.

LOS ANGELES, February 6 P.-A
suit for divorce in which she charged
her husband with wrongfully accusing
her OF stealing bonds from him and
converting them to her own use was
filed in Superior Court today by Mrs
Mona V. Pearson, 64, against George
Pearson, retired Indianapolis capitalist
She also asked that she be awarded
share of community property valued
at S1,0O0,000 and $4,000 monthly for
her support pending trial of the case
The couple married 10 years ago.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
COLORADO STEEL MILL
OPERATIONS SPEEDED
Nine Departments of Munnequa
Plant to Go on 6 or 7
Day Production.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PUEBLO, Colo, February 6.-Opera-
ton of the Munnequa plant of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. will be
speeded up next week.
Nine departments will go on six or
seven days a week production and in two
other departments operations will be on
three and four day runs. This resump-
tion constitutes the biggest schedule
stree the major departments were re-
opened three weeks ago.
.Seven-day operations will be con-
dicted in the open hearth and 40-inch
mill departments, six-day operations in
the rail mill, 25-inch mill, spike mill,
wire mill. pipe foundry, oil pressed
joints and hot work tie plate divisions;
four days in the 10-inch mill and three
days in the rod mill
Evening star., 1932-02-07
HITS LEAGUE In CRISIS
British Labor Leader Urges Firmer
Attitude With Japan

LONDON. February (P.-George
Lansbury leader of the Labor oppo-
sition in Parliament, issued a statement
tonight attacking the procedure of the
League of Nations in the japanese
trouble and demanding a firmer atti-
tude in dealing with Japan.
Mere writing of letters and passing
resolutions which the government of
Japan appears to treat with humorous
contempt" said the statement, SIS to
reduce the whole existence of the
League of Nations to a farce"
Evening star., 1932-02-07
ROCKEFELLER BETTER
Takes Stroll in Garden After Week
Confined With Cold.

ORMOND, Fla, February 6 P).-
John D. Rockefeller, sr., was out of
doors for the first time in more than a
week today when he spent nearly an
hour walking around his flower gar
dens at the Easements, his Winter
home.
The 93-year- multi millionaire
contracted a slight cold 10 days ago and
since that time has not played his usual
game of golf nor attended church serv-
ices.
No statement has been made as to
when he will resume his daily round of
golf, but it was believed he will conf1ne
his outdoor activities to automobile
rides for another week.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
CHINESE BOMBED
IN HARDIN DISTRICT
Heavy Casualties Reported in At
tack on Ting Chaos Forces
at Pinhsien.
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASsOclaIed PTess.
HARDIN, Manchuria, February g.
Japanese bombers inflicted heavy cas-
ualties today on Chinese troops who
concentrated in the Pinhsien area after
having been driven out of Harbin by
Gen. Jiro Tamon
japanese military officials said the
bombing had been ordered because it
was feared that Gen. Ting Chao, COM
mander of the Chinese, would make
Pinhsien his base for further operations.
During the fighting over Harbin
Thursday and Friday the Japanese esti-
mated that they lost 16 killed and so
wounded and that the Chinese casual
ties were 500 killed and 300 wounded.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
BY MORRIS ]. HARRIS,
Associated Press staff Correspondent.

ASSOClaLeQ Press stan COrEeSpOnueHG.
Copyright. 1882, by the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, February Sunday -
Three days of bombing and shelling
have caused terrible havoc in the
Woosung forts, but the red, blue and
white flag of China still waves over
their torn walls
This discovered today when pene-
trated to the forts in an effort to settle
rumors that the strategic position at
the mouth of the Whangpo River had
fallen into the hands Of the japanese.
Not only do the Chinese remain, but
the elaborate defense works they arc
constructing indicate they have no in
tentiOn of evacuating.
Although at least four Of the forts
6-inch guns have been silenced and
many of the remainder are so anti
quated that they are useless the Chi
nese garrison is prepared with rifles
and machine guns to resist any at
tempt by the besieging japanese war
ships to land troops.
First Attack Beaten of.
Already one landing attempt has
been beaten Oft.
Entering the gates Of the fortress
after a 2-miIe walk through a she'll
scared area, l saw a scene Of COM
plete devastation.
Nearly every building in the fort
compound had been reduced to shat
tered tile and splintered timber A few
structures held a semblanCe of their
original form. but all of them had been
Shellcd or bombed
The terrain was so badly torn up
it was impossible to walk in a straight
line for more than a few yards at a
time.
The size of the holes indicated the
Japanese were using bombs of tremen-
dous power. I measured the largest of
the bomb pits and found them to be 80
feet across and u feet deep.
1 was beginning to wonder where
the troops were, as only few could be
seen lolling about the inclosure.
My soldier guide led me to the forts
first line of defense, a great earthen
wall on which the guns were placed.
There were $50 men in the fort proper.
lldO W SItI) diOuIlL IuSt PIT III
order 10 reach the first gun, which had
been disabled by bomb-the bomb
that created the pit A shell was half
inserted in the breach Of the gun. The
gunners had died fighting.
Gun Points Out to Sea.
The second gun, obviously damaged,
pointed cut to sea. The twisted barrel
of the third gun also was visible. Thes
pieces, apparently 6 inchers. bore
marks indicating they had been man
ufactured in the United States.
Smaller cannon alongside were un-
damaged, and although they made an
imposing appearance, they were of an
cient manufacture and had not been
fired. Commanding officers said 3
or 4 of them were incapacitated and
10 still could be used. Most of the
Evening star., 1932-02-07
SERVICE is DELAYED
Agreement Between Carriers to Be
Aired Before I. c. c.

Aired Before I. c. c.
ST. PAUL, February 6 P1.-Post-
ponement of the beginning of passenger
service between Chicago and San
Francisco over the new Great North
ern Western-Southern Pacific route,
scheduled to start in May, was an
nounced today by the Great Northern.
Failure of efforts to negotiate nm
agreement with the Southern Pacific
for interchange Of Summer tourist
travel at San Francisco was given as
the reason. A hearing on the matter
is scheduled February 18, before the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
Washington, but Great Northern Off
cials do not expect a decision before
Midsummer.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Only Flying Bathtub
Safe i'm China, Flyer
Warns L. S. Aviators
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Calf, February 6.
After spending several months
in China looking for a job as an
aviator, Hudson Mead. veteran
flyer of this city, today advised
young Americans who may be
ambitious to fly to stay at home.
Mead said there we're no jobs
over there for American pilots.
''And if there Were," he added,
nobody wants them because
whenever the Chinese see
strange plane they take a shot
at it just for luck. Only fly
ing bathtub with steel wings is
safe in the air."
Evening star., 1932-02-07
CHINESE FIGHTING TO DEATH
IN RUINS OF WOOSUNG FORTS
Troops Show No Lack of Morale and
Appear Determined Not to Yield to
Japanese Bombardment.

I undamaged guns were of such caliber
as to be of little value.
| Looking out to sea, I counted seven
Japanese ships of war, 2 miles off shore.
The characteristic Chinese attitude
was expressed by the forts commander
| in these words:
I'VE are fighting a defensive war.
We do not fire unless We are fired at.
We are determined not to yield to the
japanese invaders. We are prepared
to sacrifice our lives to hold the forts"
There was no lack Of morale among
the troops. The men were cileerful and
seemed to enjoy telling through an in
| terpreter about the horror they had eX-
| perienced.
Losses Comparatively Light.
Because of the protection offered by
underground shelters, the casualties had
been comparatively slight, despite the
| fact that several hundred air bombs
and nearly as many shells from Japa-
nese naval guns had exploded within
the inclOsure.
The Chinese losses in the Woosung
area were estimated at 80 dead and 80
wounded.
| All the buildings were uninhabitable,
and I was shocked to hear what seemed
to be a baby's cry from the barracks. A
little goat emerged. bleating pitifully
Nothing above ground escaped dam
age from the japanese shelling. Even
the forts sentry house had a couple of
neatly cut peepholes on each side where
shells had whistled through.
On my way out to the Notifications,
my automobile was stopped by trench
across the road two miles away.
walked a few hundred yards, passed a
succession of barricadeS and was
stupoet3 at block house by soldiers vino
quickly let me go my way so that they
might resume their game Of NAH long
Then I entered the village of Woo
sung, where shells. bombs and fire have
taken a heavy toll in life and property.
Fire last night. allegedv set by an in
cendiary. left five blocks of deSolaticn.
The few householders remaining in
the area probed about the smOldering
Wreckage, seeking to retrieve anything
of value. Beggars covered over the
smoking ashes.
Entrench on Water Front.
Along the water front soldiers were
entrenched. prepared to ward off any
japanese landing parties.
The embankment alongside the road
that runs along the coast was cxcaVated
dL INTERVALS 10 pIONlUt SIle!LeI LOT Lne
defense forces. Machine gun nests
were ready for use against bluejackets
attempting to land.
was never out of sight of the raw
ages Of shell fire. The roadside was
pitted with shell holes Trees were
broken down. One of the towers of the
Chinese radio station was demolished.
Estimates that there are 1000
Chinese troops in the Woosung district
appeared to be correct These are all
units Of the Cantonese 18th Route
Army.
1t is difficult to see how they could
be routed by long-distance fighting and
it seemed evident that they would not
surrender short Of hand-to-hand
battle.
They have proved their mettle by
standing up under the punishment of
the last few days
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Gun Points Out to Sea.
NUMBERS RACKET
REAPlNG FORTUNE
AMONG "SUCKERS"
Continued From First Page)

ICOntlnued From FlfSt PageD
his few pennies or nickels on '"num-
/ bers," either.
Police Investigators say a majority
of the unnumbered thousands of
players in the Capital are in reduced
circumstances. NickelS which they
need for bread are squandered daily
in the forlorn hope that this time
fortune will smile upon them.
Bread or S30-for one small nickel?
The $50 prospect usually triumphs
over better sense and hunger and the
operator profits.
Evening star., 1932-02-07

Possible DESTRUCTIVE Force.
The correspondent who has witnessed
the ravages made by the small bombs"
in Chapel, could not help wondering
whether single building in all the area
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
What's Doing; When and Where

Meeting - Anthropological So.
ciety Of washington, p. m, in
the new building of the U. S. Ma
tional Museum.
Meeting-E. A. Paul Junior
High Home and School ASsocia-
ton, 8 p. M, in the auditorium of
the E. A. Paul Junior High School.
Banquet and Dance-Georgia
Avenue Business Mems Associa.
tion, 7 p. M, at 1910 Rhode Island
Ave. N. w.
Operetta-"H. M. S. Pinafore,
under direction of the Community
Center Department, 8:15 p. m, in
Central High School Auditorium.
Meeting-Huguenot Society of
Washington, evening, at American
University.
AllUniversity Night - Demo
cratic students of District univer-
stiles. evening, at local Demo,
cratic headquarters, 1900 block G
st. N. w.
Ball-Georgia State Society, 9
p. M, Shpreham Hotel.
Meeting - District Pharmaceu-
tical Association, 8 p. M, Raleigh
Hotel.
Supper - Presbyterian Sunday
school rooms, grade school moth,
ers, 7 p. M, Riverdale, Md.
Meeting and Election of Off
cers-WaShington Chamber OF
The Washington times., 1932-10-18

Dinner-Craftsmen's Club, $50
p. m. Raleigh Hotel.
Spelling Bee-Capital City Spell
ing Club, 1880 p. m, at Pythian
Temple.
Card Party-B. V. M. Sodality
of the Nativity Church, $50 p. m,
5000 Georgia Ave. N. w.
Meeting-Jolly "a Club, 8 p. M,
Washington Hotel.
Bridge Tournament-Duplicate
Contract series, $50 p. M, Carl
ton Hotel.
PreSentation-"A Lucky Break"
by st. Gabrieps Players, of st. Ga
briel's Church, 8:15 p. m, in st.
Paul's Hall, Fifteenth and V SITS.
N. w.
Exhibit-Advertising and sales
Photographic art, under sponsor
ship of the Washington Advertis-
ing Club, from noon to $3.50 p. M,
Raleigh Hotel.
Convention American Fedora
ton of Government Employees, all
day, Hamilton Hotel.
CONGRATULATIONS League Of
District Postmasters, all day, Will
lard Hotel.
Meeting-Rockville Chamber of
Commerce, 8 p. M, Rockville, Md.
Convention - State Council of
the Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics, all day, Alexan-
dria.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
.LUTHERANS END.
) REALTY LOSS
INQUIRY

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 GN.
SO.-The most vital issue of the
convention-the charge that pen
sion board funds were used to
Subsidize a real estate develop
ment in this city-will be cleared
up in today's session of the United
Lutheran Church in America con-
clave.
The investment commission of
the Lutheran Church, with PreSt-
dent F. H. Knubel sitting as an
eX-officio member. has been max
tng an inquiry into the charges
since last Saturday night. Their
sessions have been cloaked with
secrecy and the delegates are ex-
pectantly waiting the outcome.
The charge was made by Judge
Ellwood Rabenold last Friday. He
charged the pension board had
taken blocks of mortgages on rows
OF houses on the same streets in
Philadelphia and added that more
than 100000 worth had been
foreclosed within the past two
years. This resulted in a 100000
loss to the church, he said
Yesterday. the convention def
nitely placed a taboo on the use of
card games, dancing, and other
commercial methods of raising
funds for benevolent work in the
church. A recommendation stat
ing that "only the scriptural meth
DDS of free will donations shall
hereafter be used" was adopted.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
Marines Auto Hits
COuntu Policeman

1t took $1,000 bond for Sergt.
Lucian Dupris, of the Marine
Barracks, to gain his freedom
after his automobile collided with
a policeman at Georgia Avenue
and Blair Road.
Sergeant Dupris was required
to post the bond for his appear
ance in Rockville police court
November on charge of driv-
ing while drunk. Police said the
Marines car hit Montgomery
County Policeman James E.
Shoemaker during yesterdays
rainStorm and Shoemaker took
him to the Silver Spring sub
station where the bond was
posted,
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
President to Speak
In Charleston, ". Va.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 18
QN.SO President Hoover will
deliver a short address in Laidley
Stadium here Saturday morning
during a Commute stop in mis-
trip to Detroit, Walter S. Halla-
nan, national committeeman, an
nounced today after a telephone
conversation with wrence e
FSlchey, Secretary to the Presi-
dent. A crowd of 10000 is ex-
pected to the stadium.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18

Commerce, 8 p. m, Mayflower
Dinner-Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, 2 p. nr Hamil-
ton Hotel.
Meeting - Master Locksmiths
Association, 8 p. M, Hamilton
Hotel.
Meeting-Xi Psi Phi Fraternity,
8 D. M, Hamilton Hotel.
Dinner-Meeting - Georgetown
Clinical Society, p. m, Hamilton
Hotel.
Card Party-Mothers' Club, ben
eft of st. James Catholic Church,
8 p. M, auditorium. Thirty-sev-
enth and Rhole Island Avenue,
Mt. Rainier, Md.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
Legion Post Formed
At PRINTING office

Temporary officers were elected
last night by Government Print
ing office employees, who are
organizing a post of the Amer
ican Legion. Seventy-one former
service men already have signed
the roster. A charter will be
granted when 100 have signed.
Capt. George w. Johns was
elected temporary commander;
Frank j. Peck, adjutant; Yer
non o. Dinger, vice commander;
Albert H. Smith, finance officer,
and George I. Bede, quartermas-
ter.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
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