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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

find the story of the life of Elsie
Janis, in boiled down form. It's
great reading as written by the
ex-sweetheart of the A. E. F.
Why didn't all the doughboyS fall
in love with her? Read the
woman's page now and see.
HALF the homes in America
IL fall below standard in sani-
tation and common, decent living
conditions. Last of the series of
six articles on the truth about
housing in America appears today
on Page IL. And there1l be fol-
low-up articles on what housing
conditions are in indianapolis,
starting Thursday.
The story of Japan is a closed
book to most Americans. But Bob
Talley tells you the history of the
rise of Nippon in seventy years
from semi-barbariSm to a position
of world power, in the fifth of a
series of six articles, on Page
today. His article Tuesday will
reveal some interesting facts
about tie emperor of Japan and
the veneration in which he is held
will amaze you.
Lent starts Wednesday; Mrs.
Sarah Pratt. Indianapolis woman.
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by reading his articles than they
acquired in years of book study.
His article on Tuesday will dis
cuss preparations Of the Bell
laboratories for the return of
prosperity. Wednesday he will tell
how Carnegie's dream has come
true in his foundation.
DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN, for
- mer president Of the Amer
lean Medical Association, daily
writes a valuable health article
for The Times.
The outstanding common sense
and humanity of Mrs. Walter Fer
guson's editorial feature; Tai
burt's striking cartoon; Tracy's
pertinent and pungent summing
up of timely events; editorials
that never straddle-every day in
The Times.
Latest mar'-et and financial
news, radio, aviation, entertain
tainment of wide variety in the
comics, Tarzan, crossword puzzle,
daily serial story; advice for the
lovelorn by Jane Jordan, daily
recipe and menu feature for the
housewife, as well as the latest
gossip on fashicns-you get them
all here.
Read The Times and you're well
read.
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INTEREST DULL
IN TAX SALES
Usual ThrOng of Bidders
ShunS Auction.

With only 300 pieces of Marion
county property sold by noon today
out of the 10000 advertised as de-
linquents, county officials frankly
were fearful that a general tax
strike was under way.
County Treasurer Timothy P.
Sexton could not explain the reason
for the failure of the usual pur-
chasers of delinquent tax property
to appear and bid when the sale
opened at 10 a. m. today.
Majority of the redemptions and
purchases made were by banks and
insurance companies which own
the mortgages upon the property.
Today'S delinquent tax sale was
the largest listing in the history of
the county. Because of the number
OF choice pieces of property includ-
ed, heated bidding was expected.
There was crowd of delinquents
in the treausrer's Office until 10 a. m.
when the sale was to start, endeav-
oring to pay their taxes before the
deaQllne.
Taxes totaling $4,000 were paid
on approximately 1000 pieces this
morning, and 100000 was paid Sat
urday afternoon.
Some of the officials felt that the
six suits which have been filed
seeking to enjoin the sale, partly
are responsible for the lack of bid
ding.
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has written a story for The Times
which will appear in Tuesdays
editions, telling the history Of the
Lenten observance, and how many
Of the customs of the penitential
season came in to being.
A ND bridge players have some
4 n thing to which they may look
forward. William McKenney, ma
tionally famed expert, will start
series in The Times Friday telling
you how to score contact bridge.
Maybe you know. Most persons
don't. Watch for this. It'll be
instructive.
Swinging back to the woman's
page. Amos Parrish, world au-
thority on matters of interest to
women, tells you today of Bright
Costumes for Spring; Tuesday,
New Spring Coat Woolens;
Wednesday, Bright, Clear Colors
Best for Spring; Thursday, differ
ent Ways of Using Prints in New
Dresses; Friday, Wallpaper FASH
HONS of 1892; Saturday, New
Goats Follow CIean-Cut Silhouette.
Action gets fast and furious in
this weeks instalments of The
Times serial story, Dime a Dance
Girl" The millionaire depart
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Hourly Temperatures

ment store owner with a past, or
the struggling artist who may have
a future-which one will Ellen
marry? It's a situation about
which thousands of girls dream
and the story will fascinate you.
BASKETBALL, the HooSier ma
- mia, is getting hotter as state
tournament time nearS, and Vern
BoXell, in Off the Blackboard, and
Dick Miller, ready for state tour,
will give you all news of the cage
sport this week, while Eddie Ash
carries on with his Hot Stove
gossip. Laufer's sport cartoons
add spice to the sport page, along
with complete coverage of local,
state and national fields.
Walter Hickman gives you
line of what's giong on in city
playhouses today, with his big
start-of-the-week reviews, and
he'll tell you OF some of the recent
fiction hits in his increasingly
popular Friday Book Nook"
The inside OF the state politi-
cal situation will be given you in
Ben Stern's 'They Tell Me-" In
diana's outstanding political COL
umn, which appears every day in
The Times.
Today. and every other Monday.
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Judd JURY TO
Get CASE TODAY
Forget Sentiment States
Attorney Pleads.
BY GEORGE H. BEALE
limited Press staff CORRESPONDENT

COURTROOM, PHOENIX, Ariz.,
Feb. 8.-Final please in the court
fight for Winnie Ruth Judd's life
we're made today by attorneys in
closing arguments in her trial on a
charge of numbering Agnes Anne
Leroi.
G. A. Rodgers, assistant county
attorney, was the first of the four
to address the jury.
He pleaded with the jurors mot
to consider the sentimental angles
in the case.
He asked the jurors to forget the
defendant was a woman, and that
her aged parents we're in the back
ground, and to remember that the
lives of Mrs. Leroi and Miss Hedwig
Samuelson had been "snuffed out
by Winnie Ruth judd"
The Rev. H. j. and Mrs. McKin-
nell, Darlington, Ind, parents of the
defendant, heard the pleas. They
were seated directly behind their
blond daughter, in full view of the
jury. Except on the days they both
testified they believed their daugh-
ter was insane, and admitted insan-
ity in their family, they had not
appeared in court.
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VOU don't buy merchandise
Il out of a grab-bag in a de-
partment store. It's your right
to look it over before purchasing.
The same holds true in buying
newspaper. You're entitled to
know what's in it, whether you're
paying out your money for some
thing you want to read.
That's why Wen tell you, every
Monday, what we plan to have in
The Times for the week, to assure
you that you'll get your moneys
worth when you buy this news
paper.
Did you read William Philip
Simms' great story on IF the
United States and Japan Should
Go to War" in Saturdays Times?
Thousands did, and they declare
it gave them a clearer slant on
the situation than anything else
they've read since the trouble
started in the Far East.
SimmS' stories are in The Times
every day. No writer of the
present time can give you facts
and background of the foreign
situation better than can The
famous Scripps- Howard foreign
editor.
On the woman's page today,
Tuesday, and Wednesday you'll
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Doubts Japan'S Word
By United Press

DU OUtt6N PfeSS
TOXIC, Feb. "a bluntly frank
conversation between w. Cameron
Forbes, United States Ambassador.
and Foreign Minister Kenkichi Yos-
hizawa during the crisis last week
was revealed today.
A spokesman said that Forbes.
during discussion of the distpatch
Of japanese troops to Shanghai, told
Yoshizawa that he no longer was
able to believe statements issued by
the government.
This Strikingly undiplomatic pro
cedure recalled that the japanese
government admitted it had not at
first informed Ambassador Dc
buchi at Washington fully concern
ing plans to dispatch troops 20
Shanghai.
The reason apparently was that
the cabinet itself was undecided
during the crisis on its definite
course of action until the last mo-
ment,
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FLAMES TAKE
100000 TOLL
Five Firemen Are Injured in
Paper Plant Blaze.

Six f1remen were injured and
another overcome by smoke Sunday
night as they fought fire at the
National Paper Stock Company,
Bowman and Michigan streets,
which resulted in damage aggregat-
ing 100000.
Firemen from engine houses one
and six today continued throwing
water on the huge plant, many Sec
tions of which still smoldered.
Several other firemen, fighting
the blaze from the roof of the
three-story structure, narrowly es-
capped death when the roof collapsed
few minutes after they had fled to
safety.
Four of the fire fighters we're
hurt when a twenty-eight-foot lad
der collapsed, hurting them to the
railroad tracks, on the west side of
the plant.
The injured f1remen, from Engine
House 13, were:
Lieutenant Gale F. RacobS, So,
shoulder and back injuries; Robert
Turn to Page 10)
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The Chinese notified the
United States consular au-
thorities that, since the Japa-
nese were using the settle
ment as a base for military
operations, the Chinese could
not be responsible for the
safety of foreign lives and
property.
The Japanese defense area, which
the Chinese were Smelling, includes
such important American property
as the Central China Baptist mis-
sion, the Robert Dollar Company
the Shanghai Power Company, the
Shanghai Telephone Company, the
Texaco and Socony companies, the
American Presbyterian mission
Singer Sewing Machine Company
AnderSon-Meyer Company as well
as numerous American homes and
smaller businesses, and property OF
other nations.
Replies to Warning
Previous to the Smelling the Chi
nese had given warning that if the
Japanese feel back from their lines
outside the settlement the Chinese
would pursue them into the neutral
territory.
Brigadier-General Fleming, Brit
ish commander of the settlement
defense forces informed that shells
we're falling in the Hongkew quarter
of the settlement, said all defense
forces would combine to prevent the
Chinese soldiers from entering a
section of the settlement in the
event of an assault or infantry at
tack.
"We can not tolerate the Chi
nese soldiers entering the settle
ment," Fleming said.
Will Shoot Invaders
Asked whether that included
Hongkew, he said:
THAT includes all the settle
ment."
Asked what defense forces would
do he replied, Shoot them down. -
The peace effort instituted by the
British vice admiral, Sir Howard
Kelly, has failed. The Chinese
agreed to withdraw fifteen miles
from the city if the japanese would
withdraw also, but the latter re-
fused.
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura,
who arrived from Japan to take
charge of the fleet operations, re-
ceived the press aboard his flagship
Idzuma, and expressed hope the
situation could be cleaned up
shortly.
The Chinese Kuomin news agency
issued the following summary of
the situation tonight:
"At $50 p. m. Monday the Chi
nese still were holding the Woosung
fort and all sectors. following the
first engagement Sunday night dur
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Washington Will FroWn on
Toxic Plan for Partition
of China.
VIOLATES U. S. POLICY
Neutral Zones Around Chief
Cities of Country Are
Advocated by Japan.
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - The
Japanese plan for naturalization of
Chinese ports will be rejected by the
United States if placed formally be-
fore this government.
The United States finds it difficult
to believe that reports of the project
can be authentic.
While state department officials
would not comment, pending full
information, it was believed else
where that the scheme, announced
today, to create broad neutral zones
around principal Chinese cities
would be looked upon as jeopardiz-
ing the territorial integrity of
China.
Calls for Neutral Zones
The plan briefly, as advanced at
Toxic, calls for neutral zones of
fifteen to twenty miles around
Shanghai, Canton, TSingtao, Han
kow and Tientsin. This would ne
cessitate modification of the nine
power Pacific treaty.
Observers pointed out that, while
the United States and Great Brit
ain proposed a neutral zone at
Shanghai, the obvious reason for
that was the fighting going on there
and the consequent peril to world
peace.
There would be no immediate
similar reason ror such drastic &C
ton at the other cities mentioned,
all far distant from the war zone.
Five Cities Are Important
These five cities which Japan
would demilitarize are among the
most important in China. Their
population totals about 100000.
Canton, Shanghai, Tsingtao and
TientSin are the most outstanding
seaports, and Hankow is the largest
and most important inland city,
about 800 miles up the Yangtze
river from Shanghai.
1t appears to officials here as
nothing more than a scheme for
the partition of China which was
blocked by Secretary of State Hays
open door policy.
Further, the American govern
ment finds it difficult to credit re-
ports of the scheme because of the
Japanese declaration of Nov. as
serting it sided with the other
powers of the world against the
partition of China.
U. S. Is Chagrined
Secretary of State Stimson would
make no statement about the plan
today. It was learned authorita-
lively, however, that the United
States is chagrined and surprised
by the plan to the point of view
ing it incredulously.
The Japanese statement of Nov.
9, handed to Secretary Stimson by
Katsuji Debuchi, Japanese ambas-
Sador, said, in part:
ct will be recalled that soon after
the close of the Sino-Japanese war
of 1894-5, a policy looking to the
eventual partition of China ap-
peared to be gaining ground in
some quarters of the world.
I'm the denunciation of such poll
icy, the United States, Japan and
Great Britain were in complete &C
cord and their determination to re-
Spect the territorial and admins
tration integrity of China was af-
f1rmed in many diplomatic instru-
ments signed by those powers.
1.-THE japanese government re-
mains unchanged in its stand
against partition of China"
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Coolers Right
By United Press

~ OHtted Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Two pris-
oners. in the Oak Park jail
were shivering today because
the police took away their
pants.
Police explained they took
the trousers away from Noble
Williams and Tony Anulis not
because they wanted the prs
oners to shiver, but in fear the
men would destroy their own
pants.
The garments must be pre-
served, officers said, as evil
dence in robbery cases against
the two.
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AL SMITH READY
TO run If HIS
PARTY DESIRES
1928 Standard Bearer Announces That He
Is Receptive Candidate for Demo
cratic Nomination.
DUEL WITH ROOSEVELT FORECAST
Opposition Already in Evidence on Repeat
ing; New Hampshire Primary
Will Be First Test


NEW YORK, Feb 8-Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
of New York receptive candidate for the Democratic pres
idental nomination.
He has announced his willingness to run if the Demo-
cratic national convention wants him. but he said state
ment published today that he will make
fight for delegates.
With this important announcement of position, poiti-
clans looked forward test of strength between Smith and
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt March in the New
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VALUABLE U. S. PROPERTY PERILED
BY COMMANDMENT; ALLIED TROOPS
STAND READY TO FIGHT INVADERS
The War Today

SHANGHAI-Chinese shell for
eign quarter, endangering lives
and American property. Allied
troops will fire on Chinese if they
invade quarter.
TOKIO-Plan revealed for neu-
trail zones around Chinese cities;
frOwned on in Washington as
move for partition of China.
GENEVA-New peace proposals
drafted for presentation to Toxic.
MOSCOW - Soviet announces
'regrOuping'' of garrisOns on Man
churian frontier.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS reported
between small Chinese and Japa-
neSe forces.
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PEACE MOVE SLATED
Powers Likely to Appeal
Further to Toxic.
By United Press

By United Press
GENEVA, Feb. 8.-New repre-
sensations to Toxic by world powers
appeared likely today after arrival
of the report of the commission
which investigated the Shanghai
situation.
The league council was expected
to consider the report this after
noon. The report was understood
to be moderate, but making further
representation possible, if necessary.
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Pursuit of Japanese Into Settlement Will
Precipitate Battle, British Com
mander Warns.
ATTACK ENDANGERS ALIENS LIVES
Danger Grows as Conflict for Control
of Shanghai RACES With In
creased Violence.
BY H. r. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright. 1882. by united Pressl

SHANGHAI, Feb. 8.-The Chinese attacking the
Japanese in determined drive, turned their artillery to-
night the international settlement ITSELF the neutral area
occupied by foreigners.
The Chinese sheled the Japanese defense of the
settlement where important American property located
shell fell the Japanese consulate on the waterfront
the center of the settlement and another near the Japa
nese flagships in the WhangnOO
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MRS. ROCkNE is ILL
Dead Coach'S Wife Under
Knife at Mayo Clinic.

By United Press
ROCHESTER, Mimi, Feb. g.
The condition of Mrs. Knute
Rockne, widow of the late football
coach, was reported serious today
by DR.. c. F. Dixon of the Mayo
clinic.
A major abdominal operation was
performed on Mrs. Rockne last week
and her condition has been critical
since that time. The operation had
been advised at previous visit with
her husband last year.
Her chances for recovery still are
good, however," DR.. Dixon said.
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ing which 5000 japanese troops at
tackled. The fighting was fierce and
losses by both sides heavy.
AT Monday noon 1000 Japanese
troops attacked west of the Poa-
shon road (near WooSung). the en-
gagement lasting two hours and the
Japanese suffering heavily without
gain"
The destroyer Parrot has arrived
at Marking to augment American
naval forces at the former Chinese
capital.
The United States now has three
destroyers at Marking.
The mine sweepers French and
Bitterns and the naval yacht Isa-
bella have arrived at Shanghai.
The destroyer Bulmer has been
shifted from Shanghai to Chinkiang.
about 100 miles up the Yangtze
river
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ASsAILS POWER TRUST
Senator Wheeler BlameS 1t fol
Blocking Roosevelt.
BIZ United Press

By UntteG Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-Sena-
tor Wheeler Dem., Mont.) told the
senate today that "the power trust
was endeavoring to prevent NOM
ination of Governor Franklin D
Roosevelt for President in order tc
keep the power issue from becom-
ing a major campaign issue.
Willingly or unwittingly," Whee-
Ter said, many people are lend
ing themselves to the movement tc
stop Roosevelt, thereby aiding the
power interests in their attempt tc
control the Democratic party"
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SOVIET SHIFTS
BORDER TROOPS
Regrouping Is Ordered on
ManChurian Frontier.
By United Press

By United Press
GENEVA, Feb. 8.-The Soviet
delegation to the world arms con-
ference announced today re-
grouping of the local Soviet gar
risonS on the Manchurian frontier,
for Strengthening of the frontier
garrisons primarily on the Zaba-
kayle region and provision for de-
Tense against eventual aggression
by white guard groups armed and
concentrated in Manchuria."
The delegation denied any red
army concentration at Vladivostok
and said TIE above movements
probably started the rumors.
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MILLS IS NOMINATED
Senate Gets Recommendation on

Senate Gets Recommendation on
Treasury Appointment.
By United Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-Presi-
dent Hoover sent to the senate to-
day the nomination of Ogden L..
Mills, New York, to be secretary of
treasury.
The nomination was forwarded to
the senate last Friday by the White
House, but the messenger arrived
after the senate had adjourned.
Another nomination included in
the list dispatched today was that
Of Arthur A. Ballantine, New York,
to be under secretary of treasury.
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MERCURY TO DROP
Slightly Colder, Forecast
for Toniqht.

Slight drop in temperature was
scheduled for tonight, with the
weather bureau predicting the mer-
curry would strike between 20 and Is
early Tuesday,
The slide in the thermometer will
be followed by increasing cloudiness
and rising temperatures Tuesday. it
was forecast. The mercury fell 8
degrees today between and 8 a. m
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BARROW TO INTERCEDE
FOR YOUTHFUL KILLER
Scheduled to Plead Second Time
for Russell McWiIIiams.

for Russell McWilIiams.
By United Press
ROCKFORD, Ill, Feb. 8.-For a
second time, Clarence Darrow,
noted Chicago attorney will plead
next Saturday for the life of Russell
McWilliams, 17-year-old Rockford
street car bandit who is under SEN
tence of death on conviction of
numbering motorman william S.
Sayles during a holdup last Aug. 90.
Darrow will appear before the
state supreme court at Springfield,
when oral arguments will be pre-
sented on McWilliamS' appeal from
the death sentence imposed Oct %,
by Circuit Judge Arthur E. Fisher,
after the young gunman had plead
ed guilty.
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BritOns Escape Bomb Attempt.

brltonS Escape Bomb Attempt.
BIZ United Press
BOMBAY, Feb. 8.-British CON-
mittees appointed by the London
round table conference to investi-
gate conditions in India escaped an
attempt to bomb their special train
today rear Lucknow.
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V00RHIS PAID HOMAGE
Political Great, Humble Neighbors
Honor Tammany Chief.

AAUIOI AdHIIHdny OhIef.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-The poll
teal mighty and the humble neigh
bors Of John r. Voorhis, great grand
sachem Of Tammny Hall, who died
Friday at the age of 102, paid him
final tribute today at funeral serv-
ices in Greenwich Presbyterian
church.
The body had lain in state in
Tammany hall from $50 p. m. Sat-
urday until $3.50 this morning.
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ILEANA REPORTED ILL

Says Milan Newspaper.
By United Press
MILAN, Feb. 8.-The newspaper
Popolo d'Italia reported today that
Princess neana of Rumania, sister
of King Carol. an, who recently
married Archduke ton Of HapS-
burg, had entered 3vate clinic at
Treviso. The primo has made
frequent visits to Thu revise neigh
borhood and was ed there BY
her husband during sne week-aRG
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. flagships in the Whangpoo.