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Evening star., 1932-01-27
LEGION POST RAPS
DISTRICT TAX RAISE
Victory Group Opposes Any
Increase Until Franchise
Is Granted.

Vigorous opposition to ANY additional
taxation on citizens Of the District of
Columbia, until such citizens are given
the right of citizenship In that of fran
chise and representation in Congress, ="
was voted unanimously last night by
Victory Post, No. 4, of the Department
of the District OF Columbia, American
Legion.
The post also adopted a resolution
condemning the action of Representa-
tive Will r. Wood, who is attempting
to slash Government salaries, and even
took issue with the LegiOn's national
commander.
C. W. Browning, the post command
er, today said:
AT rather lengthy meeting OF
Victory Post, No. 4, last night an
amendment to the bylaws was adopted
withdrawing affiliation with the Ladies
Auxiliary. The post unanimously adopt
ed resolution condemning the action
of Representative Will R. Wood and
others who are attempting to pursue
the policy laid down by banking in
tereSts for a General wage reduction in
the effort 10 secure a reduction in
Government salaries as a precedent for
the Nation 'The resolution points out
erroneous co.cluSions advanced by such
penny pinch ng politicians as their ex-
cuse in the lurrent deficit. despite the
fact Congress has appropriated $780,
600 900 and authorized additional ap-
preparation OF 81 100000 900, to be avail
able, to assist financial corporations"
The post heartily approved bill in
troduced by Representative Grove, CIV
ing definite and positive preference
to veterans in examinations, promo
tions, appointments and reduction in
forces. and the Capprr bill for the
control of the sale OF firearms in the
District
The post unanimously condemned the
MapeS tax bills and protested any fur
ther additional taxation on citizens OF
the District OF Columbia until such
citizens are given representation in
Congress.
The post also condemned the action
of the national commander in address
ing a telegram to the House Civil SerV-
ice Committee, suggesting a reduction
in working hours. The Post pointed out
the national commander simply was
expressing his own opinion and not
representing the American Legion.
Mr.. Browning and his associates pro-
posed to lay these matters before
the Department Executive Committee
Thursday night for action. They hope
they will be submitted In turn to the
National Executive Committee, to be
approved by the entire American Le-
gion.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
MONTGOMERY
ISSUE IS ORDERED
County Commissioners Make
S520,000 Sale Conditional
on "Fair Offer"
BY HOWARD NJ. BAGGETT,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md January 27.-The
Montgomery County commissioners,
meeting here yesterday, ordered their
clerk to prepare the necessary Sched-
ules for the offer of a bond issue OF
$520,oO0, which represents part Of the
$l00o,000 issue offered for sale several
weeks ago and then withdrawn ON ac-
count OF unfavorable market condi-
tions. The remainder of the issue will
be offered at later date.
The offer Of the bonds will be made
in sucn a way that they will not
have to be sold unless the commits
sioners feel fair price is bid, Lacy
Shaw, president of the Board of County
Commissioners, stated yesterday
OF the S520000 to be offered, SAIL
900 will go for the completion Of the
school building program and the re-
mainder will be placed toward the road
construction plans previously an
nounced This SAIL 900 represents the
full amount which was to go to schools
from the 1000 900 issue.
j. Forest Walker, county treasurer,
was authorized under a resolution
adopted by the board to proceed with
the collection Of payments under the
100 per cent front-foot benefit assess
ment against property owners \ resi-
Genital sections where the Counuy has
constructed or improved streets under
this plan. Under the resolution only
one payment will be due at this time
the remaining payments to run over a
period Of four years.
More than year ago the county at
tempted to collect this 100 per cent
front-foot assessment against owners Of
property on Bonifant street, in Silver
Spring, and the property owners, claim
ing they were not required to do so un-
der the laws as they existed at that
time brought court action against the
county and recovered damages. Suisse
quent to that time the State LegiSla-
ture gave the county authority to charge
the 100 per cent assessment making
the law retroactive, and it is on this
law that the present authorization to
the county treasurer was made
Purchase of small corner of land
at the intersection of the Wheaton
Four Corners road and the Swartz Cor
ner road was authorized by the COM
missionerS and the deed for this prop
erty from Michael Callahan was re-
corded. This land will be used to
widen the present intersection.
Commissioners Robert D. Hagner and
William Frank Ricketts, were authorized
to inspect the Fingerprint Bureau of
the county police in charge of Detective
Theodore Vellten, and make recon-
mendations for the purchase Of the
additional equipment needed.
The petition of r. B. Blundon. pre-
sented some time ago, asking for the re-
zoning of % acres of land Of the
Trumpour tract, on the new Forest Glen
road at Linden, from residential "a" to
commercial d" was rejected. This pc
tition had previously been disapproVed
by the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
COL. R. S. HOOKER COMMANDS
US. MARINES AT SHANGHAI
Other Forces at ASiatiC Posts
Are Ready to Augment
4th U. S. Regiment.
Admiral Taylor, at Manila
With ID Ships, May Head
Defense of China Port.

BY the Associated Press.
Behind the barbed wire entanglementS
surrounding the Shanghai foreign
settlement are 1925 United States
Marines and officers, commanded by
Col. Richard S. Hooker, ready to meet
any eventualities should japanese and
Chinese troops clash.
The 4th Regiment has been quartered
&C Shanghai since 1927, when Chang
Kai-Sheks Nationalist forces menaced
the CITY Other NJ rincs also are within
call At Peipirg there are 433 men and
officers, 322 in the Philippines and 36
on board the U. S. S. Houston at
Manila
Admiral NJ. M. Taylor, who has been
mentioned for taking over the post OF
senior foreign defense officer, is COM
mander in chief of the Navy's Asiatic
Fleet and is stationed at Manila. From
that vantage point he is keeping the
Navy and State Departments here in
formed of Far East developments.
Should the situation warrant, he may
be asked to proceed to Shanghai on his
flagship, the Houston, and take over the
post of defense officer now held by a
Japanese naval officer. Or he may go
there to observe events more closely.
The Navy has only one vessel, the de-
stroyer TruXton, with officers and lis
enlisted men, at Shanghai At Manila
are l3 destroyerS, flagship and ten
der. Five other destroyers are now in
Evening star., 1932-01-27
REWARD OF $1,000
OFFERED IN KILLING
Montgomery County Police With
out Definite Clue in Waters
Staying.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

a
ROCKVILLE, Md, January PA
reward of $1,000 for information lead
ing TO the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who last WedneS-
dav NIGHT murdered Horace D. Waters
Tq-veaT-oId storekeeper Of Old German
town and wounded Richard A. Bennett,
68 his clerk, during hoId-up, was
authorized by the Board OF county
Commissioners at its meeting mere
yesterday. ,..
Efforts Of the county police depart
ment, aided by detectives from BalC-
more, to trace down the bandits have
been unproductive Of any definite re-
suits, About 20 colored men and Wom-
en- and one white man have been locked
up for questioning since the crime was
committed, but little information OF
value was obtained, police say. All
but six have been released.
Yesterday five colored men, two OF
them arrested in HagerstoWn, two IN
Cumberland and one in the German
town neighborhood, were taken before
Mr.. Bennett, the clerk but he told
police that none of them resembled the
two colored hold-up men who entered
the store the night of the shooting.
Police obtained ray of hope that they
will be able to convict the Slayers if
they catch them by the indication by
Mr.. Bennett when he looked over the
five men taken before him yesterday
that he would know the bandits if he
saw them again.
These five men are expected to be
released today. One other colored man,
Bud Prather of Germantown, is still
being held. as police believe he may
know more about the crime than he
has told them to date, as he is the
man three strange colored men asked
10 be directed to the store the day Of
the murder, police have been told.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
CITIZENS PROTEST
MAPES TAX BILLS
U. S. Salary Cut Proposals Are
Opposed at Session of South
east Group.

Vigorous opposition to the Mspes bills
for raising District Of Columbia taxes
and to legislative proposals which
would cut the salaries Of Government
employees y s voiced last night in reso-
lutions adopted by the Southeast wash
ington Citizens Association at xDeet-
ing in the Buchanan School, Thirteenth
and d streets southeast.
Numerous members Of the association
condemned all OF the tax increase
measures and expressed the opinion
that the proposed scale of taxation was
out of proportion to that prevailing in
most other cities.
1t was said that to raise taxes and at
be extremely unfair to the citizens of
the District
The association authorized a special
committee to prepare certificate Of
distinction" which will be presented to
A G. Hermann, president, who has head
ed the association since its incorporation
in 1906. The certificate will be pre-
Sented at the February meeting when
a special ceremony will be held honor
ing the veteran president for his Is
years of service.
Approval was given the bill now be-
fore Congress for appropriation Of $50
900 to refund the debt of Casualty Hos
pitai and provide for certain improve
mentS.
Endorsement also was given the Com
munity Chest drive and full support
promised.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
ROCKVILLE SEEKS
F0XHUNTERS' MEET
National Sporting Event Would
Would Bring 1000 Enthusi-
asts and Fine Animals.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January 27.-
There is said to be strong probability
that one of this years big national
sporting eventS-the annual meet of
the National Foxhunters Association
will be staged in this county with the
Rockville Fair Grounds as headquarters.
A movement with that end in view
recently was inaugurated by the Mary
land FoXhunters' Association and is
said to be looked upon with favor by
officials Of the national association. in
Guiding President Hunt of Washington
In furtherance of the project a Spe-
cial meeting of the Rockville Chamber
Of Commerce will be held in the Rock
vile Fire Engine Building tomorrow
night Representatives Of the various
interested organizations have been in
vited to attend
1t is said that something like 1000
sportsmen from all parts of the coun-
try attend these annual meets, bringing
with them hundreds of the country'S
best hounds and many fine specimens
of hor,e flesh.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
JAPANESE PLANE HIT.
Brought Down as Chinese Forces Battle
Near Harbin

TOXIC. January 81 (F0.-Ting Chao,
former ally of Marshal Chang HSiao-
Liang, appeared to have won an en-
gagement with forces under Yu Shen-
Cheng, who wants to be governor OF
Kirin, near Harbin, Rengo News
Agency dispatches said today. ..
During the engagement one Chinese
faction brought down Japanese scout
ing plane which had been flying over
the area without participating in the
battle. One of the men aboard hurried
to Harbin and brought crew Of Japa-
nese engineers.
They planted a mine under the
Wreckage of the plane and fell back.
When the Chinese approached the en-
gineers exploded the mine and 20 or 80
Chinese were killed.
Ting, 1T was said, has promised allie
glance to the Japanese, but asserted he
has no intention of submitting to the
Kirin provincial government headed by
Hsi Hsia.
KuramatSu Mural, japanese consul
general at Shanghai, will insist on a
reply to the Japanese demands from
Mayor WI Teh-Chen by tomorrow
night. it was stated authoritatively here
today. If he receives an unsatisfactory
reply he has been ordered to refer the
matter to Toxic before taking any
drastic action.
At the same time, it was stated,
Admiral Koichi ShiosaWa has authority
to order his marines to occupy the
headquarters of the Anti-Japanese
Society without further ado if he con-
.siders such action advisable.
Japan'S tentative plans include the
possibility of demanding that Marking
dissolve anti-Japanese associations
throughout China, it was authoritatively
stated. Such step hinges apparently
upon the outcome of the Shanghai in
cident. An economic blockade of the
Shanghai Harbor also has been consid-
cred but the foreign office spokesman
said today such action is likely only as
a last resort.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
Richmond Seeks
Famous Painting
Of Washington
Art Lovers Plan Delega-
ton to Request ''Crossing
Delaware" for State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January E.-
Richmond art lovers, headed by Alex
andcr Weddell, chairman OF the Rich
mond Academy of Arts, are backing a
movement to secure for this city the
famous painting, washington Crossing
the Delaware" which the Metropolitan
Museum directors have declared, isn't
art"
1t is planned to have delegation,
with Mr.. Weddell as spokesman, call
on Gov. Pollard and ask him to COM
municate with the Metropolitan in an
effort to have the picture intrusted to
Virginia, and the sponsors Of the move
ment are drafting a bill which would
make the States offer to care for the
painting an act Of the General AS
sembly.
Mr.. Wedden, in discussing the pro-
posal to bring the picture to Richmond,
said: THE Metropolitan has neglected
this stirring picture for some time and
has publicly commented on its defects.
Its defects are of little consequence.
Once a thing has entered into the soul
of a people, whatever its flaws, it takes
on beauty essentially its own.
Leutze's painting is a stirring symbol
of what Washington means to the
American people"
Evening star., 1932-01-27
AUTO SHOW OPENS
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
1892 Models to Be Presented
at the Washington
Auditorium.

Formal presentation of the 1882 au-
tomobiles will be made to the citizens
of washington Saturday evening at
7:3O o'clock at the Washington Audi
torium, 1900 E street. with the opening
of the 18th annual Automobile Show,
to be held under auspices Of the Wash
ington Automotive Trade Association.
The exhibit will be open Sunday from
O'Clock in the afternoon until 1890
O'Clock at night Throughout the week
the hours will be from 1890 o'clock in
the morning to 1890 o'clock in the
evening up to and including Saturday,
February s.
26 Makes in Show.
The motif of decorations this year
will be the George Washington Bicen-
tennial. Both floors of the Auditorium
and the exterior of the building will be
decorated in this manner. On the
stage a reproduction of the old stage
coach will be displayed.
There will be N26 makes Of cars on
exhibition, including many models:
Many of the automobiles this year will
be displayed for the first time, there
having been only a few public show
luBS previously. MS ledLuIc hIAltIo
greatly from the custom in past years,
when the late models were brought out
by the manufacturers at various times
during the year. In addition motor
boat, many accessories and equipments
will be on the floors.
1t is understood that a booth will be
maintained by the Ford organization,
where a large placard, bearing the in
scription Watch Ford" followed by
large question mark, will be shown.
Expect Record Crowds.
Music will be furnished by a new
amplifying system, through which radio
and phonograph selections will be
played. announcements also will be
made by means of this system.
According to show officials, which in
clude Fred L. Haller and Joseph B.
TreW, president and vice president of
the w A. T A. and Richard J. Muir
ply. show and association manager. q
record crowd is expected to see the
latest products o. the automobile in
dustry, which are claimed to be the
finest ever and to COMPRISE the greatest
values Indications as to attendance
are based on figures obtained from re-
cent shows in other parts Of the country.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
CHILD'S SKELETON
FOUND In TRUNK
Possible 17-Year-0ld Mystery May
Be Solved by Philadelphia
Discovery.
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 27.-The
finding of what is believed may be a
child's skeleton in an old trunk, led
Philadelphia police today to ask CO.
operation of New York and Baltimore
authorities in clearing up a possible
mystery of II years ago
The request was made after the ex-
animation of correspondence found in
the trunk. The skeleton, believed to
be that of child of 4 to years, was
found among snakes heads, alligator
skins anG other odd objects by Maurice
Baldin, who said he bought the trunk
several years ago at a sale of unclaimed
luggage
Baldin said when he first examined
the skeleton several years ago he be-
lieved it to be that of a monkey. When
he happened upon the trunk again yes
terday, he said, he decided to call po-
lice to examine the bones.
One of the letters, dated August 8,
1915, was addressed to Mrs. Mary
Knobb believed of Baltimore. and bore
Two HdIleS, billy Martm and Annie
Vail, New York. The letter contained
the question, How is little Annie?"
police revealed
Another letter, dated January 28.
1916, vas addressed to Dear Mary"
1t was signed Andrew" and written on
stationery of the Leonard Construction
Co., New York. The letter, investiga-
tors said, made no reference to a child.
Three newspaper clippings which
bore no dates and which police said
they believed were from the Baltimore
Sun. told of the withdrawal of kid
naping charges against James Phillips
of 1929 st. Paul St." by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Knobb. The clippings described
Knobb as dealer in patent medicines
One clipping read in part:
Mrs. Mary Knobb, $40 Fayette St.
today withdrew charges of kidnapping
against James Phillips before Justice
Supplee in central police station.
The 2-yearold son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Knobb was taken from New York to
Bridgeport, as told in the Sun, and
turned back to his mother and father"
A city chemist was given a faded
red ribbon from the trunk for ANALYSIS
of stains. A small broken gold brace
let was found near the skeleton,
Evening star., 1932-01-27
FIRMER U. S. STAND LIKELY.
Stimson Declines TO Discuss Situation,
However.

A firmer stand in the Far Eastern
situation than any which has so far
been taken by the United States was
being considered today by Secretary
Stimson.
The secretary declined to discuss the
Shanghai situation beyond saying that
he was devoting serious attention to it.
How far the United States will go in
the tense situation there was not in
dicated but some officials predicted
that a move of very definite character
might be taken.
The Secretary has consulted Sir
Ronald Lindsay, the British AmbasSa-
dor. A joint Anglo American move to
protect their interests was considered
possible.
The Secretary has consulted the
Italian government on its attitude
toward the situation Ambassador de
Martino of Italy had long talk today
with Stanley x Hornbeck, chief Of the
Far Eastern Division of the State De-
partment, but neither would comment.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
AMERICAN TROOPS
MASS IN SHANGHAI
Join With British Marines in
Preparing for Defense of
Foreign Quarter.
CONTINUED From First Page)

the city limits, continuing in north
eaSterlY direction west of the city and
terminating at Woosung, where the
Whangpoo empties into the Yangtze,
enveloping Shanghai between the line
Of troops and the Whangpoo.
The number Of troops was not ac-
curately known. Estimates ran from
5000 to $4,000. but 10000 was con-
sldered more nearly correct.
Foreigners Warned Away.
Authorities of the foreign settlement
recommended foreigners to keep away
from the roadWays where the Chinese
troops were patrolling end to stay with
in the settlement boundaries, feeling
such restriction was desirable to pre-
vent possible incidents such as the
killing of Albert PorgeS, American Ex-
press manager, last Sunday.
A peculiar problem of command arose
In the settlement as authorities con-
sidered turning the control over to the
Marines. A mutual agreement places
the command in such cases in the
hands OF the senior foreign defense Of
ficer, who at the present time is the
japanese Admiral ShioSaWa.
Settlement authorities considered him
disqualified, however, because of his
concern in the dispute, and hope was
expressed that it would be possible to
bring Admiral M. M Taylor, COM
mander of the United States Asiatic
Squadron, from Manila, or Admiral
Kelly, commander of the British Ash
attic feet from Hongkong either of
whom is senior to Admiral ShioSawa,
and thus solve the problem.
Barricades Erected.
Barbed wire entanglements and
Sandbag barricades were erected
throughout the afternoon by the
Chinese, along the Is miles OF their
line, and few patches of trenches
were dug Except in few places.
where it passes 100 yards from the set
tlement. the Chinese line was long
distance away. At the spots where it
is nearest small stream separates the
line from the settlement border.
Besides the various foreign military
detachmentS in the settlement, there is
an international volunteer corps, made
up Of Shanghai business men OF all
nationalitieS, including Chinese. These
volunteers stood ready during the Gay
to establish patrols in the foreign
business quarter, if the need arose.
The French authorities alongside the
international settlement also indicated
they we're ready to protect their con-
ceSSion.
Evening star., 1932-01-27
BRITAIN AND U. S. CONFER.
London Gravely Concerned Following
Stimson Converse tions.

LONDON, January 81 P).-The
British government gave serious con-
sideration to the Sino-Japanese situa-
tion at Shanghai today following con-
versation between Secretary of State
Stimson and Ambassador Lindsay at
Washington.
Whether Secretary Stimson made
definite proposals to Great Britain for
dealing with the Shanghai situation was
not revealed here. The government is
considering the whole matter and it is
expected reply will be made to Mr..
Stimson through Ambassador Lindsay.
Official circles here have shown
tendency to minimize the seriousness
of events at Shanghai. The fact that
Great Britain sent troops there in 1927
to preserve order within the interna
tional settlement entered into the con-
sideration of the present problem.