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Evening star., 1932-01-31
'RUMORS OF WAR FIND CAPITAL
HOPEFUL PEACE WILL PREVAIL
Roar of japanese Guns Strains World Rela-
tions, but Signs Point to Diplo-
matte Read justment.

I Britain that, if necessary, she will be,
dealt with by force.
since the Washington Conference OF
1922 American faith IN the stability of
the Far East has rested on a convic-
tion that Japan would keep her en-
gagements. One great pillar of that
! faith was the nine-power treaty, in
which japan and all OF the other great
powers agreed to respect China's in
tegrity. Not a single one OF those pow
erS followed the lead oil the United
States when it invoked that treaty. nor
when it appealed TO the anti-war pact.
Old Policy Threatened.
Thus has the Washington Govern
ment rot only found futile the guar
anteaS of peace it depended on in the
Pacific. but it has seen the older policy
of the Opan door OF economic Oppor-
tunitv in China seriously threatened.
Its whole outlook there has clouded
Meantime. puzzling signs have ap-
peared elsewhere. France, co-SponSor
of all of these pledges, is refusing to
manifest the slightest interest in recent
DEVELOPMENTS Russia, tradittonaly jeal-
Gus of every political move In Man
churia, has looked on without raising
finger as that province passed under
Japanese control.
MANY unofficial reports Of Japanese
French and Russian French under
sVndings have reached Washington.
OfficiaIs have not commented, but they
plainly have been surprised and mysti-
f1ed as enc aft~r another of their hopes
we're trodden under foot.
Only to lesser degree has this dis
appointment been apparent with re-
spect to Great Britain, whose present
dificulties at home are recognized.
After the Anglo-Japanese alliance was
ended. in 1922, the world generally be-
lieved the American and British nayies
never would be found far apart in the
event of trouble in the Pacific. Japan
has played her trump card, however,
at a time when the possibilities Of
r,ri4irL "a nnnratinr are limited
Evening star., 1932-01-31
CALM PREVAILS
|. AMONG DIPLOMATS
Japanese and Chinese Repre-
sentativeS Depend on
Press for News.

Under an exterior Of Oriental COM
posure, diplomatic representatives here
Of the Chinese and japanese govern
mentS yesterday we're tensely awaiting
latest developments in the Shanghai
situation, as unfolded in advices from
their home Offices and in press reports.
The casual visitor to the chanceries
of the respective groups little would
suspect that ans international crisis,
verging on war was under discussion
There is none Of the hustle and ex-
s..c,nent that one would expect to see
at such time as this. Or else an at
mosphere Of imperturbability is manu-
factured for the benefit of visitors
That there is suppressed concern is
betrayed by the 6agerness with which
attaches received news dispatches from
the front" Both Chinese and Japan
eSe were keeping in close touch with
news developments as reported TO them
in the newspapers and by press associa-
tions, for messages from the home Office
necessarily involved delays not en-
countered by press bulletins coming
direct from Shanghai.
Rely on Press Reports.
At the big, rambling old-fashioned
brick residence at Nineteenth and YER
non streets, in which is located the
Chinese Legation, it was declared
frankly yesterday that much Of the
news regarding conditions in Shanghai
had been received first from news agen-
cies
Our official advices come to us from
Marking" one of the secretaries ex-
IL =, n
TO learn about Shanghai. and We find
that the newspapers, by their direct
transmission of news. often notify us Of
developments in advance of official dis
patches"
Inside the quiet, tall-ceilinged rooms
of the residence of Dr.. w. w. Yen,
charge d'affaires, there was little activ-
ity Yesterday afternoon, except for a
"huddle" Of attaches in one OF the par
lOrs. None OF those in the little circle
raised his voice loud enough to be
heard feet away.
Attaches DecOde Cables.
In the adjoining smaller building,
which houses the offices OF the legation,
several young Chinese were DECIDING
cables from Nanking. A copy Of The
Star, with a headline announcing
China's intention of declaring war on
Japan. lay spread out on the desk Of
one attache Documents of various de-
scription were heaped on other desks,
which virtually filled the whole floor
space Of the cramped main business
Office
We know absolutely nothing more
than is printed in the papers, an at
tache declared. The press associations
have been very kind in teIePhoning US
the latest events and sometimes We
have telephoned them for further in
formation"
There was even less fiuster yester-
day afternoon at the imposing stone
Japanese embassy recently erected in
the $500 block Of Massachusetts avenue
Take Saturday Holiday.
m fact it was learned that even a
threatened war could not deter the
Japanese attaches from observing the
Saturday afternoon holiday. Outwardly
the great white mansion had every ap-
pearance Of being unoccupied, and only
persistent ringing OF a bell at the
Chancery door brought a response from
/ within.
Evening star., 1932-01-31

China, since the Shanghai disorders of
1927, had been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to protect the French
concession at Shanghai.
The foreign office also announced, In
connection with reports of protests by
the United States and Great Britain
over the japanese action at Shanghai,
that France intended to confine its
activities to the League of Nations.
A spokesman said the fact that
Joseph Paul-Boncour was president OF
the League Council made it necessary
that France take the lead in any move
by the League.
Developments at Shanghai received
great attention in the press, which
showed keen interest in the attitude of
Britain and America.
An Interpolation was filed in the
Chamber of Deputies by Marius Moutet
Socialist, asking what attitude France
proposed to adopt I'm view of the
bloody events in China which have
reached the state Of wax."
Evening star., 1932-01-31
Bombs Destroy His Work


When the Japanese attacked Shang-
hal by air Friday, their aviators
wrecked the crowning accomplishment
in the life Of an American who has
devoted the past two decades to assist
ing the economic recovery of China.
For in the ruins of the Commercial
Press Building, in the Chinese city,
there rests today the result of eight
wears OF effort on the part Of this
American-Judge Paul Myron Line
barger-an authoritative commentary
on the San Min Chu l, the so-called
Chinese bible" written by DR.. Sun
Yat Sen, late founder of the Republic
of China.
Judge Linebarger, legal adviser to the
Chinese National government who lives
at zoos r street wrote The Com
his l8 years Of close association with
DR.. Sun.
The manuscript plates and the Chi
nese translations all were destroyed by
japanese bombs dropped on the gl-
gantic Commercial Press Building.
Labor of Eight Years Lost.
For nearly eight years, since before
the death of DR.. Sun on March II,
1925, Judge Linebarger had labored
over the work, two 400-page volumes,
which was to have been published this
February. Now an "old man." accord
ing to his own statement, the judge
hasn't the heart" to rewrite the COM
mentary.
II felt like crying like baby over
the bombing Of the Commercial Press
Building and the running Of my years
of work" said Judge Linebarger last
night. II am an old man now, and
don't have the heart to go through
with it again"
In his books, Linebarger, who re-
signed as United States Circuit Court
Judge in the Philippines in 1912 to aid
DR.. Sun in overthroWing the Chinese
Empire and establishing the republic,
had included the two final lecture"
which Dr. Suns death had prevented
going into the San Min Chu l. which
is comprised of 16 lectures he delivered
lust prior to his death.
MY work was the only thing OF its
kind ever done" Judge Linebarger as
serted. For almost eight years l
arose early every morning and went to
bed late every night IN Oraer TO get
time in which to work on the COM
mentary 1t meant exhaustive re-
search INTO files and notes left by DR..
Sun, some of which are now destroyed
Many of the older Chinese-members
Evening star., 1932-01-31
ESCAPED GEORGIA
CONVICT ARRESTED
Man Is Taken in Detroit While
Getting Car Stolen in
Atlanta.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 30-Leland Har-
vey, 27, escaped convict from Milledge-
Vile Ga, was arrested in parking lot
here tonight.
Harvey was taken into custody when
he went to the lot to take away the car
with a Georgia license which he had
left there. Police said the car was
stolen in Atlanta by Harvey and Jack
Martin after they escaped from the
Georgia Prison.
Martin was arrested in suburban
Crosse Pointe Thursday night while he
was attempting to rob house. Police
said Harvey was with him at the time
and escaped.
Police said Harvey at first denied his
identity, but admitted it after being
taken to police headquarters. Martin,
meanwhile, faces two burglary charges
here and has indicated that he will
accept long prison sentence in Michi-
gan by pleading guilty.
Evening star., 1932-01-31
BY BYRON PRICE,
Chief Of the Associated Press Washingt
Bureau.

Chief OF the Associated Press Washington
Bureau.
International relationships the world
over are feeling vibrations from the
japanese guns at Shanghai, butspres-
ent signs toreca st for the United States
an eventful diplomatic readjustment
rather than actual war.
Plenty of rumorS of war were abroad
yesterday in the Capital. On street
cars. in barber shops and down the
corridors Of Government buildings,
John Jones was asking Bill Smith, half
seriously. if he was ready to enlist.
Washington at large had just touch
Ci that air of hushed expectancy which
character zed the critical days OF IT.
These runners and speculationS found
NJ substantial basis among responsible
Officials. Congress alone can declare
wa. and although the leaders there
would say nothing publicly, they agreed
privately they saw no prospect OF such
q step.
Among administration officials, too
the dominating note was one OF con-
6dence that the situation would be
solved with only such use OF armed
force as may be necessary to guard
American citizens and property In the
war zone.
Tokio's Status Changed.
In the wider field of world diplo-
nlacy. however, readjustments CT the
widest significance now are in the max
ing. This aspect officials will not dis
cuss at all, but the evidence of shift
ing relationships now lies plainly on the
surface of passing events.
First of all, Japan'S status in the
company of civilized nations has under
gone a radical change.
She has been told rather bluntly
by the United States that she has
violated her word, as pledged in the
nine-power treaty and in the anti-War
treaty. She has been told by inference
both by the United States and Great
Evening star., 1932-01-31
AIMEE MCPHERSON SAILS
WITH HUSBAND FOR REST
Takes Belated Honeymoon Trip
to Central America and
Havana.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN PEDRO, Calf, January 30
Mrs Aimee Mcpherson Hutton, the
evangelist, and her husband. David Hut
ton, sailed here tonight on belated six
weeks honeymoon trip to Central
America and Havana.
They eloped by airplane to Yuma.
Ariz., and we're married last Summer,
but their evangelistic work in Los An
geles Temple has kept them occupied
since.
I'VE have just been gold fish" Mrs.
Hutton said over a loud speaker. I'VE
want little privacy and do lot of
resting"
Evening star., 1932-01-31
EXCAVATION REPORTED
Yale Expedition Digging in Church
Ruins in Mesopotamia.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, January 30 up.
Excavation of an early Christian
church in the ruins of Dcura -Europos
in Mesopotamia, was announced TODAY
by Prof. Michael 1. Rostovtzeff of Yale
University'S archaeology department.
The building in which five beautiful
frescoes were found, is believed to be
the church of the hermit BENJAMIN.
The discovery was reported in a cable
gram from Prof Clark Hopkins, who Is
directing Yale University French
Academy expedition in excayating the
City Of Doura.
Evening star., 1932-01-31

of DR. Suns cabinet-who helped me
with the work are now dead; it would
be virtually impossible to rewrite 1t,
even II had the heart.
Holds China Our Only Friend.
Il believe this outrage. by the
japanese will bring home to other
Americans how close we really are to
the impending conflict in the Orient.
probably am not the only American
who has suffered, or will suffer, from
the invasion of China, a nation which
is tocay practically the only real friend
the United States has left in the world" !"
Judge Linebarger expressed the
opinion that If the United States had
agreed last August to loan China 300
900 900 ounces Of silver the present
situation would not be so critical.
The silver loan would have saved
China" he declared. If I could have
made the silver loan, when I effected
the loan of $4,000 900 bushels Of Amer
lean wheat, there probably would have
been no invasion of China by Japan.
The silver, unwanted in this country
would have lifted China from her de-
preston, put the people TO work and
STAYED off the japanese threat Today
without food work or clothing, China
is in no condition to fight the japanese" ."
Evening star., 1932-01-31
SNIPING is CONTINUED.
Heavy Artillery Fire Last Hour Along
North Szechuan Road.

Continued firing throughout the night
in Shanghai was reported to the Navy
Department by Col. r. S. Hooker
American Marine commander. Hooker
reported steady sniping in the area Of
the japanese lines and East Chapel in
the native city.
At 3:l5 pm, Eastern standard time
heavy artillery and small arms fire
opened and continued for one hour
along North Szechuan road.
Several huge fires blazed in North
Szechuan road Hooker added.
A message from the destroyer TruXton
estimated the number Of Chinese SOL
diers now in Shanghai to be 10000
Evening star., 1932-01-31
BEVERLEY INAUGURATED
Takes Office as Governor of Porte
Rico Amid Cheers.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, January 80
P).-James R Beverley of Texas, for
merly attorney general of Porto Rico,
was inaugurated today as governor, sue
ceeding Theodore Roosevelt, who has
been transferred to the Philippines.
The crowd cheered President Hoo
ver's message, but Mr.. Beverley's tribute
to the administration of his predecessor
brought no response.
Evening star., 1932-01-31
FRENCH TROOPS READY.

PARIS, January 80 CP).-The foreign
office announced today that two French
reserve battalions, stationed at Tonkin,
Evening star., 1932-01-31
CHINESE ARE SHOT
AND BEATEN BY ROWING
BANDS OF JAPANESE

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1932-01-31
OPPOSE
BOYCOTT Of TOXIC
Action Might Easily Become
First Step Toward War,
Declares Borah.

Continued From First Page.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
. BIT A r r

Laspino, age % years, wife o.
Leonardo Laspino Of So Bennett
avenue, died this morning after &
brief illness. She was born in ITALY
but came to this city 20 years ago
Since that time she has resided II
the Brooklyn section of the city
where she had a wide circle Of
friends.
Mrs Laspino is survived by hel
husband; two children; Mary and
Angelo; her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Antonio Natelli; two brothers, Car,
10 and Anthony and one sister
Adeline of this city.
The funeral will be held on Mon.
day morning, time and arrange.
ments to be announced. later.
GLEICH-Ida A. Gleich, age "a
years. wife Of Phillip Gleich Of 1877
Lockhart avenue died this morn
ing. She was born in Germany,
the daughter of Herman and Mar
tina Schmidt Schulze but had been
resident of this city for IA years
coming here from New Haven. She
was a member of the German
Lutheran church.
Besides her husband she leaves
one son. Frederick; three daugh-
tiers, Mrs Rudolph E. Lange, Mrs
August NJ. Brant and Mrs Ray
nlond J. Pulver of this city; two
brothers, Herman and Carl of New
Haven and grandchildren.
The funeral will be held on Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Anderson funeral home, 70 Cen
trail avenue, Rev Martin Lorenz Of
ficiating. Burial will be in old
Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home on Sat-
urday afternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
BY DAN CAMPBELL

Copyright, 1882, by United Press)
Honolulu, T. H, April supp
Arrival of two mainland alienists
indicated to-day that jury rang
ing from nordic blends to sons
of the South Seas will hear an
American society matron and
three navy men charged with kill
ing brown-skinned native.
Clarence barrow, speculation
had it, would depend upon fury
evenly balanced as between whites
and orientals, the "unwritten
law" and lack of eye witnesses, to
win his case-acquittal of the de-
PENDANTS or at least a failure to-
convict them.
Drs Edward Huntington Will
liams and James Orbison, Los An
geles psychiatrists, arrived incog-
summons" and will figure in the
trial starting Monday.
The presence of the a1ienists was
regarded as Clarence Darrow's first
surprise" in bolstering the de-
fense's case.
Thus alarm clock" or tempo
rary insanity-tantamou to the
unwritten law-became the most
likely plea for Mrs Granville Ro-
land Fortescue, middle-aged New
York and Washington socialite;
her young son in law, Lieutenant
Thomas H. Massie, and two sea-
men, Edward Lord and Albert
Jones.
Montgomery winn, associated
with barrow in defending the
Americans, would neither confirm
| NOR deny that they had called in
] the Los Angeles doctors.
| The United Press predicted the
| insanity defense soon after Mrs
| Fortescue and the others were in
| dicted on second degree murder
charges in the Staying of Joe Ka-
| hahawai, Jr.
Kahahawai was one of five Is
landers accused of attacking the
lieutenant's young wife, Thalia
Fortescue Massie.
IT have been requested to come"
DR. Williams said. II have no idea
what 1 am supposed to do. All
to come. I cannot say more until
I have conferred with those who
sent for us. After that We may
have something to say"
Only two orientals were on the
Jury when the defense suddenly
moved to accept the panel Thurs
day The prosecution agreed, al
though Darrow thereby was con-
ceded a slight margin of victory
in his four-day fight, to seat a pre-
ponderance of Caucasians.
The final jury was composed of
Olaf Sorenson. John F. Stone.
STAFFORD Waterhouse, Charles H.
Strohlin and Theodore Bush,
Americans; Willie Boyer, German;
Edward Goeas, Portuguese; The
odore Char and Henry C. Y. Chang,
Chinese; Walter Napoleon. Ha-
waiian; George Mcintyre and
Charles Akana, part-Hawaiian.
The stuffy little circuit court
was tense with excitement when
the jury was accepted. A moment
before. when Kelley began excus-
ing one venireman after another,
it appeared the, long contest was
| only half over. VIM arose.
1--WE will accept the jury if Mr.
Kelley will"
Kelley hesitated a moment, then
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
The GIRLS CLUB
ATHLETIC ASSN
Benefit Frolic and Dance
This Evening at EIks
Hall
VARIED PROGRAM

Patriotic colors will feature the
costumes and stage decorations
when the Girls Club Athletic asso-
citation puts on its benefit frolic
and dance tonight in Elks' hall.
The special patronage of the Lions
club of Waterbury and the Brook
lyn Athletic club has been assured
to the young entertainers, who are
endeavoring to raise funds for the
purchase of basketball uniforms.
The "star-spangled chorus"
composed of members of the assoc
citation in patriotic costumes, Will
open the show tonight with The
Song of the Vagabonds' and Put
That Sun Back in the Sky.
Solo numbers will be as follows:
Lets Have Another Cup Of Cot
fee," Miss Margaret Miro; Save
the Last Dance for Me-" Miss
Agnes Ladder; piano and violin
specially, Miss Marie Gentle and
Miss Concetta GENTLE; Freddie
the Freshman" Miss Margaret
Danaher; "River, Stay Away From
NV Door," Miss Olga Hudobenko;
dance speciality, Miss Genevieve
Phelan; "Auf Wiedersehen," Miss
Agnes Laden. Jack Fitzgerald is
the director.
Members of the ensemble are
the Misses Edith DeBonis, Vera
Dubois, Eleanor Dunno, Rita
Quincy, Catherine Byron, Mary
Birmingham, Teda Venturena,
Mary Stolfi, Stephanie Sliz, Doro-
thy Blacker. Mary st John. l..
Vance, A Cattana, M. Rosanelli. r.
Denehey, w. Rowley, M. Mahoney,
w. Broderick, H. Murphy, M.
Synott, A. Pannone, c. Phelan, A..
Luddy, M. Martin, B. Byron, G..
Miro, Virginia Fox, Christine
Quinn, M. Cream, Ann Danaher,
Ruth Juskinskas, Carolyn Pollard,
Eleanor Devine, Mary Dalton,
Helen Joyce, Ruth Healey.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08

Two Waterville men We're among
those installed as officers of the
Waterbury Lodge of Elks at the
meeting held last night at the
Elks Club. Robert A. Waters will
be esteemed leading knight, the
second highest officer of the lodge
and will be next in line to head
the lodge. The next office in or
der of Importance, that of es-
teemed loyal knight, is to be filled
by Frank Bailey. Both of these
men have many local friends, who
are pleased to note their advance
ment to these positions of trust
and influence in the fraternity.
Mother Dies.
To Miss Winifred Delaney, or
ganist and choir, director at st
MichaePs church, goes the SYM
pathy Of a large circle of Water
Vile friends in the loss of her
mother, whose death occurred yes
terday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs William H. Greene,
at 245 Willow street. She had
been i'll with pneumonia for only a
few days. A resident of the city
for more than fifty years, she had
impressed with her friendly and
kindly character all with whom
she had, come in contact and was
intensely devoted to her family and
home. Deeply religious she was
one Of the most active members
in st Thomas church from the
time of It's organization until old
age and declining health made 1t
necessary to retire.
/ She leaves three sons, five
daughters, and q number of grand
children.
The body has been removed to
the Lunny Funeral home ON Gen.
trail avenue from where the funer-
| al will take place at 9:15 o'clock
tomorrow morning sto st Mar
garet's church, where solemn
high mass OF requiem will be cele-
brated at 10000 q. m. The burial
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08

The bill of 1895 of the state
bank commissioner for the serv-
ices Of the Ave examiners who
worked on the books of the Mer-
chants Trust company subsequent
to it's closing, was ordered paid by
the receiver and charged as an ad-
ininistrative expense.
The court also granted permits
sion to exchange 1872 shares of
Liberty Bank and Trust company
stock which the Merchants Trust
company held, for stock of the
Hartman National Bank of New
York. Mr. Reeves explained that
the two New York banks had
merged and that share holders OF
the Liberty bank were given shares
Of the Hartman stock in exchange.
The court also granted permits
sion for the receiver to use its own
discretion in disposing of col
lateral, such as stocks and bonds,
toward the retiring of loans to the
Merchants Trust company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
MERCHANTS SQUARES NATIONAL CITY DEBT
Court Grants
Permission To
Pay $242,00
Reeves Cites Savings Of Interest-Bill Of sos Due
State Bank Commissioner for Services Of
Examiners Also Ordered Paid

Permission to pay off the indebt-
ed1ess Of the Merchants Trust
company, amounting to $4,000,
to the National City Bank of New
York city, was granted the re-
ceiver, the Citizens and Manufac-
turers National Bank at short
calendar session Of the superior
court this morning. Attorney
Francis T.. Reeves, appearing for
the receiver, explained to Judge
Newell Jennings that the cash real
lied from assets of the Merchants
Trust company and deposited in
other banks Of the city, Is only
drawing two per cent interest
while the debt to the National City
Bank requires the payment Of six
per- cent interest. He said con-
siderable saving in interest would
result IL the debt were wiped out.
The debt to the New York bank
was originally 100000 but pay
ments since have reduced 1t to
$4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
BAY STATE
LAUNCHES PLAN
TO CUT CRASHES

n.-Massachusetts is trying
to catch dangerous drivers before
instead of after, fatal accidents.
An unusual highway safety
program, calculated to go far
toward Kidding the roads of UNI
safe motorists, is being carried
out by Morgan T. Ryan, registrar
of motor vehicles, and DR. Charles
S. Slocombe, a traffic accident