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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
Withdrawal in Ivan River
Area Laid to Tension
Over Railroad.
BATTLE WITH CHINESE
RACES IN OTHER SECTOR
Bloody Clash South of Kupeikow
Under Way as Invaders Halt
Before Stronghold.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TIENTSIN, China, April 27-The
sudden withdrawal of japanese troops
from the coastal area of North China
was attributed by Chinese leaders today
to trouble brewing between Japan and
Russia, in Manchuria.
IAN Associated Press dispatch from
Moscow told Of Soviet report that
the japanese army in Manchuria had
approved plan to seize the Chinese
Eastern Railway from Soviet Russia.
The report, received last night in Mos
COW, from Khabarovsk, Siberia, quoted
competent sources.")
The Chinese assert that the firm
stand taken by Russia in protesting the
severing of the railroads connections
into Siberia and the seizure of trains
by Manchukuan guards has forced
Japan to send its army north The
railroad built by Russia, Is Jointly op-
Grated by Russia and Manchukuo.
Linked With U. S. Farley.
Other Chinese believed the fact that
japanese and Chinese officials are 60
ing to washington in the next few
weeks to participate in President
Roosevelt's discussions of world prob
lens was factor in the sudden troop
Withdrawals from undisputable Chinese
territory
Whatever the motives, the japanese
were beating a hasty retreat over ter
ritory they had seized in series of
costly battles in the last few weeks
The Chinese forces, which were driven
across the Ivan River a week ago. had
advanced about 80 miles In the wake
Of the japanese today.
Advance attachments Of the Chinese
were reported back again In Changli
seat Of an American Methodist mis-
sion, which had been seized by the jap
anese and Manchukuan troops April 10
The Japanese withdrawal was reported
continuing in the direction of the sea-
port Of Chinwangtao and its garrisons
along the Great Wall Of China in the
Shanhaikwan district
The Japanese were expected to quit
the whole stretch of about SIS miles
along the Peiping- Shanhaikwan Rail-
way between the Ivan River and the
Shanhaikwan. The Shin River was
the original limit of the japanese ad-
vance early last January after Shan
haikwan was captured.
Separatists Disappointed.
The mystifying action has disap-
pointed Chinese politicians who were
seeking to set up separate govern
ment IN the Tientsin-Peiping area with
the aid of the Japanese and Man
chukuans. Chinese reports said few
days ago that provisional Independent
government had been organized by the
japanese and Manchukuans east of
the Ivan River. This spurred separ-
at1st activity to have it extended into
Tientsin and Peiping.
The consolidation of Chinese military
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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Der of the House and while he was q
Senator.
II was a strong advocate Of the
$3.50 plan of fiscal relations between
the Federal and District Governments"
Mr. Curtis said.
Mr. Curtis will make his home with
his brother -in-law and sister, Edward
E. Gam and Dolly Gam, en- Macomb
street, in Cleveland Park
Notice of his abandonment Of Kan
sas as his legal residence was served
by Mr.. Curtis few days ago, when
he wrote to D. H. Huntington, county
assessor Of Shawnee County, Kans.,
saying that. in view of his change Of
residence, his tax returns henceforth
would be made in washington and not
in Shawnee County.
Mr.. Curtis was a citizen of Topeka,
where he was born 70 years ago and
in which city he was educated and
entered upon his professional and po-
ntical career His first step up the
ladder Of political prominence was in
1886, when he was elected county at
torrey In Topeka. This was followed
soon afterward by his elevation to
seat in the House, which he held for
IL years, after which he was elected
to the Senate, where he remained Z
leading member until the time of his
election - Vice President IN 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
BRITAIN AND ARGENTINA
REACH TRADE AGREEMENT
Runciman Tells House of Com.
mons Treaty Will Be Signed
in Few Days.
= associated Press

LONDON. April 27-Walter Runci-
man, president of the Board of Trade,
announced In the House of Commons
today that trade agreement ION all
points of principle" has been reached
with Argentina.
A treaty is being drafted, Mr..
Runciman said, and will be signed
within few days. He gave no details
except to reply affirmatively to ques-
ton about whether the cotton textile
industry has been considered in this
case"
It was understood the treaty does
not deal with tariffs, which will be left
to subsequent negotiations in Buenos
Aires Reliable reports were that the
understanding involved loan by
British financial houses aggregatine
s3s.o00,000 to run for q period OF 70
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
DAVIS HOLDS ARMS
FARLEY IN SESSION
Statement U. S. Is Ready to
Act Squelches Incipient
Move to Adjourn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 27.-The United
States is fully determined to contribute
something to increase international
security against war, Norman H. Davis
told the Steering Committee of the
Wcrld Disarmament Conference today.
The American Ambassador at large
urged that the conference continue its
sessions without adjournment and con-
centrate its discussion on actual meas
ures of disarmament.
That is what the world is expecting
and waiting for" he said.
Mr.. Davis told the committee his
Government was studying to determine
just what it might do to help tighten
international security. He asked the
committee to be patient.
His declaration treasured the dele
gates and resulted in the squslching OF
an incipient movement to adjourn the
conference until the nations are ready
to declare themselves on vital questions.
Seek TO Define Aggressor.
Committees will Immediately tackle
the question of reduction OF army
electives and will try to evolve a def
milton of an aggressor nation, together
with a system to collect information
making it possible to identify an agrees
sor.
The Russian delegate to the confer
ence, Valerian Dovgolevsky. protested
that time was being wasted In fruitless
discussion He especially attacked ma
lions which are waiting for what the
other fellow will do before introducing
amendments to the disarmament plan
presented by the British.
The Italian delegate interpreted this
as criticism of his country and said
Italy had accepted the British plan, but
wished to reserve the right to make
suggestions at the proper moment.
A representative CT the Little Entente
nations speaking outside the meeting,
asserted Mr.. Davis was quite right IN
recommending that questions concern
ing actual reduction in ornaments be
taken up, as it is useless to discuss
security until the American position has
been defined.
Pleased at U. S. Stand.
He registered satisfaction at indica-
tons that the United States will par
ticipate in a pact of consultation and
that the American Government accepts
the idea of supervision of armament
The strength of the consultative
pact" this spokesman asserted will
naturally affect what strength we de-
sire to give the proposed European pact
for military aid to state which is a
victim of aggression
Supporters of the League of Nations
expressed fear that United States adj
herence to an enlarged directorate
Continued on Page 8. Column e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
ST|[LMAN CALLED
IN MITCHELL CASE
Ex-President of National City
to Be Questioned on In.
comes From Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 27.-James A.
Stillman, former president Of the
National City Bank, was subpoenaed
today to appear this afternoon before
the Federal grand jury which has
indicted Charles E. Mitchell, former
chairman Of the bank, for alleged
evasion of income tax.
At the Federal Building it was indi-
Gated that Stillman was to be ques-
toned about data bearing on incomes
derived from the National City Bank
and National City Co. The Stillman
angle of the case was said to be con-
sidered Of the utmost importance by
officials of the United States attorneys
office.
The grand jury before which Still
man was ordered to appear, first in
dicted Mitchell for allegedly evading
tax on his 1929 income. A second in
dictment followed dealing with the 1880
income Then the two were combined
in a superseding indictment and Tues
day still another superseding indictment
was returned. increasing the amount OF
tax Mitchell is accused Of evading.
Trial on this last indictment has been
set for May 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27

1y the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 27.-An s-year-
old girl who sat on a thick dictionary
no she could comfortably reach the
table top, today passed the Federal
examinations and was licensed wire
less operator.
The girl, Jean Hudson OF Laurel,
Del was given a rating Of 80 per
cent by Examiner George E. Sterlng
ut Federal radio headquarters at Fort
McHenry. She is believed to be the
youngest licensed operator IN the unlteo
States.
Sterling started the tests by senolne
10 words q minute, but Jean was lar
ahead Of him, although that Is al re-
msired Of IN amateur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
TWO KILLED, Nine HURT
AS BLAST WRECKS HOME
Ravenna, Ohio, Barber Returns to
Find Wife and 70-Year-old Man
Are Explosion Victims.

BY the Associated Press.
RAVENNA, Ohio, April 27.-A ter
rife explosion wrecked the home Of Ed
ward Rock, barber, shortly before mid
night last night, killed Mrs. Rock and a
70-year-old man, injured nine persons,
and shattered windows for blocks around.
The bodies Of Mrs. Rock, 80, and Silas
Eldridge, Waterman for the State High
way Department, were recovered early
this morning in the debris-filled base
ment.
Three Of the Rock children. Mrs.
Rocks father, Sylvester Barnes, 80, and
two guests at the home were taken to
the hospital. None was believed criti-
cally injured.
Three other persons, less seriously
hurt, were able to 60 to their homes
Rock was not at home at the time
but returned shortly after the explo-
sion. He was so overcome, police SAID,
he was unable to make . statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 27-Premier Edouard
Daladier was said by his friends today
to be actively preparing to pay the de-
faulted debt installment due the United
States.
He is known to consider assurances OF
a moratorium on the June is payment
by President Roosevelt as satisfactory
and may decide to pay the defaulted
installmert Immediately after former
Premier Herriot's return from Washing
ton.
It Is more likely. however, that he
will ask the Chamber of Deputies to
approve the s1soo0,oOo interest. which
was due last December is, when that
body convenes May Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
GIRL, 8, PASSES FEDERAL TESTS
FOR RADIO OPERATORS LICENSE
Laurel, DEL. Child Earns Rating of 80 Per Cent in
Technical Examination.

Then he stepped up his sending to
is words a minute, and then to 20
the requirement for commercial
license, but the little blond girl was
with him all the way.
Next came the technical tests, In
which the youthful applicant was re-
uuired to explain the fundamental
workings of the short-wave radio. de.
scribe the makeup of sending and
receiving set and spell the names Of
all the component parts.
She needed but IS as q passing grade
but when it was all over check
showed her to have 80.
Jean gets her radio ability naturally
Her father, Elmer L. Hudson, Is Q
licensed amateur operator, and her IL
year-old brother. Roland. received his
license year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
FRANCE PREPARES TO PAY
DEFAULTED DEBT TO u. S.
Premier Considers Assurance by RoOse.
welt of Moratorium on Next Install
ment as Satisfactory.

Approval Of the chamber never was
necessary for payments on the debt but
such action has been preferred by the
government.
President Roosevelt's receptiveness to
a consultative pact for the security Of
peace and general disposition to work
with Europe has strongly impressed the
Government.
An official spokesman said 1t was
distinct evolution in American policy
Of the greatest importance. This ct
titude. combined with friendliness over
the debt matter has created new
atmosphere, he said.
The premier has withheld his ap-
prevail in previous attempts to obtain
payment, recalling the fate that befell
former Premier Herriot's cabinet when
he demanded it.
The moratorium. it was pointd out by
Continued on Page 3, Column p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
TEN COMMUNISTS HELD
Editor Among Vienna Group
Threatening Demonstration.

Threatening Demonstration.
VIENNA. April 81 GP-Ten leaders
OF the Communist party, including the
chief editor of the party newspaper,
were arrested today.
The government received informa-
ton that the Communists were plan
ming to oppose police orders forbidding
demonstrations May /, the traditional
day for Communist manifestations, and
also were urging their followers to
forcible resistance against possible
police actions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27
QUAKEs STOP CLOCKS

Southern Alaska Without Reports
of Any Serious Damage.
SEWARD, Alaska, April ~ o.
Southern Alaska was shaken last night
by an earthquake, sufficiently strong 10
stop clocks here. No injuries or severe
damage had been reported today.
The motion was from North to south
and the first tremors at $50 pm. P.
ST) were followed by nearly 5 minutes
Of shocks with subsequent lighter ire
mors for a half hour afterward.
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CONTINUED on Page 3, Column g.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14
. Real Estate Cycle

A new contribution to scientific business
prophecy comes from St. Louis real estate
operator, Delbert S. Wenzlick. Studying
records for the last IS years, he finds that
real estate has been rising and falling in
cycles of IS years. with little regard to the
general business cycle: While the latter.
according to various experts, has been
shortening, the reality cycle seems to run
about the same as usual. The last upward
movement ended seven or eight years ago.
throughout the country, almost regardless of
local conditions.
Aside from this theoretical forecast many
definite factors suggest an approaching re-
covery for buildings and land. Studying his
own city, Mr. Wenzlek finds 10000 de-
layed marriages, 10000 doubled-up families
10000 homes more than SO years old and
therefore obsolete and ; 900 vacancies As
employment grows and incomes are restored
"a process already under way - the vacant
houses and apartments are re-occupied,
crowded families undoube, young people
marry, and other factors swell the demand
for homes. 1t would be strange if the new
stock market boom were not followed soon
by thawing of real estate and freshet of
buying and building. ..........
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14
SO They Say

Get away and stay away--for
at least SIX months and preferably
for year-from your son or
daughter who has just been mar
ried.
REV Henry H. Crane. Scranton,
Pa, in advice to parents.
:
guess these taxes for the pene-
fit of the farmer are all right
but IN bet they wouldn't nave
levied them IL they'd known wheat
was going to a dollar q bushei De-
fore they could even start to col
lect.
IF. A. Dodge, washington. u. ~,
grocer.
The teaching in the, American
university could be materially cut
down without loss to anybody.
President Robert M. Hutchins,
University of Chicago.
-:
Deprecated currency never ben
Gifted any country except by en-
abling 1t to repudiate debts owed
to foreigners.
Rufus S. Tucker. New York
economist.
I am in favor Of applying the
curp to industry where necessary
but not of placing the heavy, par.
alyzing hand Of tfs government
upon all the business enterprise q
the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14
Universes

When you. get tired of bridge, whist, and
jig-saw puzzles it may rest your mind to
contemplate the universe. Or rather the
universes. There seem to be many. The
outer universe used to be thought of as one.
AS astronomers search it with big telescopes.
it expands into thousands and millions of
star systems SO vast that they cannot be
counted, each containing billions of suns
Those systems make dim blurs in the
night sky, so far away that DIR Harlow
Shapley of Harvard finds that a light
year" which means 100000, 100000
miles, is too small unit to measure their
distances. He wants to adopt a measuring
stick of 100000 light years Shall we
ever see to the outer boundaries of those
clouds. and count and weigh the suns COM
posing them' Probably not. But it's gerat
scientific sport. And it's good exercise for
the imagination to wonder what's beyond.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14
A Magnificent Gift

John D. Rockefeller, Jr has once more
shown his benevolenee' by donating to the
Palisades Interstate Park Commission his
centre real estate holdings along the top OF
.the Palisades The idea behind this gift is
Ito facilitate and hasten the work of the
Commission in laying out and building
parkway along the top of the Palisades from
"a point one-half mile south of the present
George Washington Hudson River bridge
.northward to the New York-New Jersey
Zine. Through Mr. Roekefellers munlfi-
.cenee it is reasonably certain the immense
sproject can be started, IF
There would have to be an if in this
.case For while the commission is anxious
ito 20 ahead with plans that were vlsualized
many years ago. it necessarily is handicapped
.bv lack of funds. 1t would cost about
.S3.5OO,OOO to build the parkway that is
now planned. If Uncle Sam will provide
this amount through public works appro-
priation all will be we'll along the Hudson.
And there is no reason to believe that Uncle
sam should withhold whatever may be
asked of him. Here is one highway project
that is not merely local 1t is something
that will be of benefit to more than the
motorists of New York and New Jersey.
AS it now stands Mr. Rockefellers gift
comprises about 40 per cent of the land
necessary to build the parkway. The Pail
sades Interstate Park Commission has Sc
cured So per cent and can buy at almost
any time another per cent. Of the remain
ing 16 per cent more than half of it prob
ably is owned by persons who are known
10 be in sympathy with the plans for an
immense cliff high parkway. With this much
certain there need be no hesitation about ap-
preaching official Washington with a
demand for donation to finance the actual
construction for that is what the federal
funds would be used for alone.
As to the boulevard itself. it is hoped to
build two traffic lanes separated by land
scaped strip of 40 feet. Each traffic lane
would be wide enough to permit four cars
abreast. The road would follow the contour
of the cliffs where possible and natural seen
ery be preserved. A stone overpass would
give a marvellous view of the Washington
bridge and its approaches. 1t is highway
such as only engineers dream of and seldom
see fulfilled. Now that Mr. Rockefeller has
made the dream possible. we can't very well
see Uncle Sam casting shadows over it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14
An Ancient Racket

The racket has seemed to thrive more in
the last few years than ever before, but that
may be merely because all business was on
a bigger scale, the business of gypping gull
lible persons along with legitmte businesses.
One racket, still flourishing, goes back at
least 200 years. according to United States
marshal. 1t has been exposed many times,
but there are always new suckers to fall for
1t.
This time-wo but ever-fresh hoax is
known to the law as the heir to a great
estate" racket. The list of victims is amaz-
ingly large, The racketeer group usually
operates by mail. until it is caught. Each
dupe receives letter telling him that he is
one of the heirs of some old estate and that
he will soon share in the division of ac
cumulated millions. Of course, there will
be certain legal expenses The people
who are tricked by these letters usually send
contributions to the legal fund at once.
One group of swndlers had taken in nearly
half million dollars in comparatively
short time.
The distant and unknown relative who
dies in some remote part of the world leav-
ing hero or heroine a fortune has lang been
a popular theme in fiction The same day.
dreaming which makes it popular story
makes the idea even more attractive in its
racket form.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14

slow years may be removed by careful plan
ming and budgcting.
With the major industries of the city
taking the initiative and following the pres
idential advice it is only fair to believe that
other factories will undoubtedly follow their
example. Whether this is Immediately or
not until the fall remains to be seen. Suf-
Suffice it to say that the winter of l933-34
should find the city humming with more ae-
tivity than it has seen since the boom days
of l928-29. Let us not make the mistake
of regarding this as national prosperity.
That is still long way off. 1t is merely
an effort on the part of the nations busin-
essmen to apply stimulus to present-day
conditions.
OF course increased wages in our factor
les, however small. are bound to have psyz
Geological effect upon all of US. That in
itself is a good thing. as we need to stop
thinking constantly about how to buy this
and that. 1t is natural for country like
the United States to experience lean as well
as fat years. But shouldn't we now he al
most at the stage where we should have pro-
vided against occurrences of what we know
are inevitable with some form of protection?
Whether this is by the individual or by the
state is still moot question. But protec-
ton there must be and now that we are on
the road back to recovery we should de-
mand it.