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Evening star., 1937-09-02
ARMS BANKRUPT
WORLD, HULL SAYS
U. S. Ready to Join Any
"Genuine" Reduction Plan,
He Declares.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Hull told . radio audience
last night that the United States
stands ready to join in any genuine
effort" to reduce international arma-
merts.
international armaments." he said,
ARE bankrupting the world"
Speaking In one of 4 series Of pro-
grams designed to explain the work
Of Government departments, Hull said
the United States has taken "a full
and active part in moves for the limita-
ton and reduction Of armament" but
that disappointingly little has resulted.
Caught in Vicious Circle"
I'VE seem to be caught" he OBJ
served, in . vicious circle, where each
increase begets another. and where
more and more men are taken from
productive work and more and more
capital removed from constructive use" I"
The administration reciprocal trade
program, Hull said, is designed to ap-
proach the problem of world peace
from another angle.
Il confidently believe" he said. that
II We could solve the economic dim
culties now facing the world. political
appeasement would shortly erlsue.
Unable 10 Sell Abroad.
Many of the worries confronting
statesmen today spring from the in
ability Of their countries to sell their
surplus products abroad in their
natural markets and under conditions
Of reasonable competition"
This Governments reciprocal trade
activities, Hull suggested, have helped
to remove economic dificulties and
have promoted international friend
ship and trust without the United
States sacrificing "a single vital or
important interest"
Evening star., 1937-09-02
AID FOR CHINAASKED
BY ANNA MAY WONG
Film Star Sees Envoy to Discuss
Plans for Raising Money
for Refupees

Plans for raising relief funds for
Chinese refugees were discussed here
yesterday by Anna May Wong, Orien-
tai film beauty, who made flying trip
to Washington to confer with Chinese
Ambassador c. T Wang.
Miss Wong arrived and departed by
airplane after spending two hours
here. She said plans are being formed
for series of benefit performances,
including New York show.
Chinese women in America, she
said, are determined to lend every as
sistance to refugees rendered homeless
and destitute by the invading armies
of Japan.
The screen star said the Ambassador
also lent his approval to a proposed
motion picture based on the life Of
Nine. Chang Kai-shek, wife of the
Chinese leader
Miss Wong was dressed in the how-
ing garments of her native land. She
said plans for the benefits were as
yet in the formative stage.
Evening star., 1937-09-02

Yangtze. scene of desolation SINH
lar to that of the Sino-Japanese war
of 1882 when the Japanese used it as
base from which to strike the Chi
nese rear and eventually drive them
out of their positions in Shanghai
proper.
The famous supported
Tungchi University. which was COM
pletely wrecked in 1892 and then re-
built. stood out in the dawn light
like a great broken monument to the
fury of war. So heavy was the she'll
fire that even the German-built bomb
proof dugouts at the university had
to be evacuated.
Admit Fall of Villages.
Gen. Wang Ching-chu commander
of the 87th Chinese Division, which
has been assigned the Woosung-
Tachang sector. admitted the Jap
anese forces had captured Changhua-
peng and Wentsaopang stations on the
Shanghai-to-W Woosung Railway
These two villages lie between the
Chinese positions at Kiangwan and
Woosung and tbeir capture, Gen.
Wang said, was of little Importance.
He emphasized that his troops had
prevented the junction of the jap
anese forces in the Lotien and Woo
sung sectors. The great concentra-
ton of Chinese troops in the Paoshan
district, he said. formed an effective
wedge between the Japanese positions.
The japanese have landed at least
a full war strength division in the
Lotien sector, the general said The
troops were put ashore from transports
in the Yangtze at Liuho. Chungshakow
and the Lion Forest forts.
Gen. Wang said that from docu-
ments found on dead japanese offlcer
he had learned the Japanese drive
on this front has for its first ma jor
objective the town Of Kating. which
is an important nerve center In the
system of highways connecting the
Woosung Shanghai area with the sup
ply depots in the rear. Kating was
bombed this morning.
Sketches japanese Positions.
On Great Wall map Gen. Wang
sketched an outline of the japanese
positions. They formed an arc link
ing Liuho on the northwest to the Lion
Forest forts on the southeast, running
through Lotien, desolate no-man's
land in which Chinese and Japanese
are fighting hand to hand. Lotien, he
Evening star., 1937-09-02

perately unhappy about the whole
thing.
China has taken cognizance OF the
economic situation and is fighting
ca'canny campaign against the Japa-
nese. Ca'canny is Scotch for go
slow" Indeed, the whole idea is
Scotch. because the idea which the
willy Chinaman has appropriated from
the highlands is to try to protract
the conflict until the Japanese 60
broke.
The japanese Diet will meet Sep
tember to provide further money
for the sowing Of dragons teeth. jap
anese industry and finance already are
under severe regulations to meet war
emergencies. They will be put on
Evening star., 1937-09-02

said, was held by the Chinese on the
south side Of Woosung Creek and by
the Japanese on the north
The 34-year-old general, graduate
OF the Whampoa Military Academy,
said the Chinese pressure on Lotien
had been materially increased by
f1anking movement from Tsaowang-
miao and Paoshan which cut deeply
into the arcing Japanese lines.
The Japanese Army claimed to have
silenced the Chinese guns implaced in
Chapel, just north of the International
Settlement. with heavy naval shell
fire and aerial attack For days these
guns have been pumping shells into
the Japanese-occupied Hongkew sector
Of the settlement.
A spokesman said Japanese bomb
ers were continuing operations against
the Chenju area. west of Shanghai
where the American wireless station is
located. The station is the only means
OF transmitting news to the United
States and the rest Of the outside
world. japanese asserted Chinese
were using the area as a concentration
base.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
China
Continued From First Paee)

west, aimed at cutting off the Chinese
and bottling them up in the peninsula
formed by the Whangpoo and Yangtze
Rivers. The Chinese strategy was to
fall back slowly, enticing the Japanese
inland. where they would be without
the protection of the heavy guns of
their warships.
Additional units, including cavalry,
were landed by the Japanese at the
Wayside wharf in the Eastern Inter-
national Settlement
A japanese Army spokesman ad-
mitted that the Japanese Army was
encountering unexpectedly heavy re-
sistance and confessed that the re-
ported japanese occupation of the
walled city of Paoshan yesterday was
incorrect
The japanese vanguard had only
reached the outskirts of the city, just
northwest of the Woosung forts, the
spokesman said, in the face of bitter
Chinese resistance.
Earlier reports of the japanese cap
ture Of the Woosung Creek and Lion
Forest forts sectors. he added, were
also false and were due to a misun-
derstanding
Artillery Battle RACES.
The japanese. he said, were at
tacking that area Is miles northwest
OF shanghai's International Settle
ment. Heavy artillery duels roared
throughout the night; under the bril-
liant curtain of flre the opposed forces
surged back and forth locked In hand
to-hand combat.
The Japanese superiority in artil-
lery and warplanes gave Japans forces
. tremendous advantage, but the
vastly greater Chinese numerical
strength more than compensated for
the Japanese mechanized equipment
The Japanese spokesman, while ad-
mitting that the strategic areas OF
Paoshan and Lion Forest forts were
still in the hands Of the Chinese, in
sisted that the all-important junction
Of the two Japanese columns oper-
ating in the eastern and western Sec
tors Of the front had been effected
This the Chinese denied.
Dawn found Woosung village, where
the Whangpoo River meets the
Evening star., 1937-09-02

forces were reported retreating to the
southwest into Shansi Province, with
the japanese ready for pursuit as
soon Is the gap Is closed.
Gen. Itagaki indicated that the
japanese Army intends to pursue the
Chinese until all of Shansi Province
north Of the yellow River is added to
the Iyopeh and Chahar provincial
areas already under Japanese con-
troll. The southwestern operation
would envelop Taiyuan, capital of
Shansi.
An alternate plan, Itagaki SAID he
was considering, was to thrust due
west from Kalgan, through Suiyuan
Province to Paotow, western ter
minus OF the Peiping- -Kalgan-Suiyuan
Railroad. This would effectively COM
plete the conquest OF four great North
China provinces, an area of more
than 100000 square miles.
Supplies Are Rushed.
Nankow Pass, captured after des-
perate three-week battle, is alive with
long columns of transport, hurrying
supplies through to Itagaki's army, a
large portion of which had been with
out food for several days when it
finally broke through the pass.
Engineering crews are busy repair
ing the bridges and tunnels in the
area. The retreating Chinese COM
pletely destroyed the communication
links. The long tunnel under the
Great Wall was blocked when the
Chinese blew up eight huge American
made locomotives.
japanese planes subjected all towns
in the area from Nankow to Hwailai
to terrific bombardments. Hwailai it
self was virtually reduced to ruins.
The severest fighting was said to
have taken place in Nankow Pass.
Gen. Itagaki said that no prisoners
were taken; those who did not retreat
died in action.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
JAPANESE FORCE
PURSUES CHINESE
Army Brings Another Vast
Area of North China
Under Control.
By the Associated Press.


HWAu4AI, Chahar Province, North
China, September 2.-The Japanese
Army brought another vast area of
North China under its control today
and turned south and west to pursue
retreating Chinese forces.
The entire length of the Peiping to
Kalgan Railroad has been brought
under domination Of the japanese
Army and is being policed by armored
trains although the two japanese
columns have not yet made contact
The southern column has advanced
as far rs this walled town, SO miles
northwest Of Peiping, after capturing
two strategic Great Wall passes In
the jagged Hwailai Mountains.
The column commander, Lieut.
Gen. Seishiro 1tagaki, who established
field headquarters here, indicated that
the northern column, marching In
from Manchukuo. had captured Kali
gan. 100 miles northwest of Peiping,
and advanced southwark to Suanhwa
on the railroad.
Chinese Retreatinx.
Suanhwa is 20 miles southeast of
Kalgan, leaving a 30-mile gap be-
tween the two columns. Chinese
Evening star., 1937-09-02

continuation OF the great adventure on
Chinese soil
The so-called defense" budgets had
been growing steadily since the initial
drive into Manchuria. and these en-
tailed large deficits The government
finally was forced to hand the pinch
on to the man in the street, and he
liked it so little that he forsook his
usual role of silent observer and be-
came so extremely vocal that the gov
ernment had to promise better things.
However, when the recent clash
came between the Chinese and the
japanese, the Nipponese rallied
stanchly to the support of their En-
peror and fatherland Thus we have
the situation of loyal people making
great sacrifice for war and being des-
Evening star., 1937-09-02
|MP0TENT JAPAN
SEENAT WAR'SEND
Financial Disaster Would
Make a Peaceful Nation,
Aid Trade of West.
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

NEW YORK, September 2.-On the
basis and it's an Ill wind which blows
nobody good. out of the disturbing
6ino-Japanese hostilities, economic
experts are trying to solace Washing
ton and London with the prediction
that the Nipponese are headed for
financial disaster which will render
them impotent for many years.
It certainly would take load of
many American and British minds
II the Japanese were compelled to
60 and sit down in. a corner for a
while and stop throwing tear gas
bombs into the camp of the western
world.
Among other things, Uncle Sam
and John Bull would be more than
glad to be able to move about in the
Far East with the same freedom as
OF old, without danger Of having their
ambitious japanese. Lovers of peace
would like to see a slackening of the
Anglo-American-J japanese naval COM
petition which Japan is charged with
forcing And money-minded trades
men would be most happy to get rid
OF Japans disastrous competition in
cheaply manufactured goods.
$5,000.000 q Day.
The idea, right or wrong. that the
West would benefit in considerable
measure from the economic weaken
ing of Japan is not new. America
and England began to note back at
the time of Japan's invasion of Man.
churia in 1881, that the more the
Japanese poured their gold onto the
thirsty plains Of Northern China, the
less the West had to fear in every
way from the Mikado's domains.
The dangers of q clash between
Japan and America or England re-
ceded as the cost of japanese glory
tn the Far East increased
Despite the fact that she has been
in the throes of financial crisis,
Japan has gone all out in her military
expenditures in China. The Chinese
estimate that the Toxic government
Is spending $5,000,O00 a day in the
campaign-and the japanese public
long ago began crying out against
high taxes and the cost of living
Economic experts in the United
States and other. countries assert that
II the hostilities continue for couple
Of years the Japanese will be looking
IN Mother Hubbard's cupboard for
funds. Some prophets, indeed, say
less than two years will do the trick
Public Doesn't Like 1t.
It was only the first of this year
that unprecedented outcries from the
public against the cost of living drove
Premier Koki Hirota's government to
cover and forced its resignation. The
premier was trying to jam through
the Diet huge military budget for a
Evening star., 1937-09-02
China Pays Debts
Owed to Japanese
AS Fighting RACES
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. September "a
Japanese spokesman admitted to-
day that the Chinese government
WAS continuing payment Of It's
financial obligations to Japan
despite the undeclared war be-
tween the two countries.
Payments, he said, included the
regular Boxer Rebellion tndem-
mites and redemptions OF loans.
Evening star., 1937-09-02
Paw Raises to Be Discussed,

Federal and District employees will
meet at 7:30 pm. tomorrow at the
Garnet Patterson Junior High School
to hear Edgar G. Brown, president Of
the United Government Employees,
discuss recent pay increases.
Evening star., 1937-09-02

= full wartime basis, 1t Is said. All
private wealth will be under a war
time regime. Credit will be limited
mainly to war industries.
By the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1937-09-02

American electric razors may be In
troduced into Warsaw, Poland.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-02
DULUTH NEWS
Vivienne Noire

Quite a few out-of-town visitors
were guests in our city over the
past weekend, among whom were
Mr.. Richey Adams of Minneapolis,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Adams
of Duluth, who spent a week Wis
iting with his parents.
Miss Carol Warrick of st. Paul
spent the weekend in our city as
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Adams.
The Messrs. Melvin, Willis and
Bert Lyht of Lutsen motored
down to spend the weekend.
Miss Anna Horris and party mo-
tored up Sunday and while here
were guests of Miss Frances Watts.
Several others were in town but
/ do not know their names.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis and daugh-
ter of Minneapolis are residing in
definitely in our fair city. They
are making their home while here
at the home of Mr.. E. Newsome in
West Duluth.
Several Duluthians are motoring
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L
ding of Miss Dorothy Pittman, for
mer Duluthian. Those planning on
attending are Mrs. Anna Cox, Miss
Constance Adams, Miss Mary
Kelley, Miss Frances Watts and
Mrs. Maceola Maupins.
A farewell party was given Ar
gonne Thornton Monday evening,
prior to his departure Tuesday noon
for California, by the boys of his
"gang." A small token of remem-
brance was given Mr.. Thornton
from the group.
Mrs. Anne Lee johnson enter
tanned at a ''kid" party Friday eve
ming at her home. An enjoyable
time was had by all.
The marshmallow and weiner
roast proved a great success even
though the chaperons could not be
ditched. Mr.. Lawrence Wycott
and Mr.. Eugene Waters sponsored
the outing at Chester Park. About
IA were in attendance. Mr.. Sam
uel Reed earned his badge as cham
pion fire-maker.
Joint Sunday School services
were held at st. Marks Church last
Sunday and the attendance was
most favorable.
A meeting of the Sunday School
teachers will be held Friday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. B. V. Hol-
imon.
Edward and Charles Nichols,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Nichols,
have been having an enjoyable
time at camp.
With the advent of a NEW girl"
in town most of the boys have lost
their head and heart. What will
they do over the Fourth?
What boy went to meet what girl
at 11:15 p. M?
Mr.. Edward Newsome says he
is going to have his phone removed
on account of the increased calls
lately.
What girl was afraid what boy
wouldn't be at the party last Mon
day evening-and he wasn't!
Mr.. Charles Rowan Wiley is
making plans for entering Wilber-
force.
At last the date of the Union
picnic - July 23rd. Keep this in
mind as this promises to be big
affair-out at Fairmont Park.
Mr.. R. ]. Simmons, ST., left Mon
day evening for the N.A.A.C.P.
convention which is being held in
Detronit, Mich. Aside from the
fact that Mr.. Simmons is president
of the local branch he personally
is to be commended on his contri-
button financially to the member
ship fund.
The Sunday Forum will hold it's
annual flower and garden show
August 81. So keep this in mind
also-each year this event is big
ger an better.
Mr.. Charles Jones and Frank
Bolts are great baseball enthusi-
asts visiting the Grant stadium
nightly to watch the game.
Merl Boatley, nephew of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bolts and brother of
Ray Boatley, was in the city few
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days. His old friends were indeed
glad to see him. Merl has made
a great name for himself in or
chestra circles. He was at one
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The st. Marks A. M. E. and CAL
vary Baptist churches held joint
services at Calvary Baptist. 1t was
the occasion of the Masonic annual
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-02
FOllieS Please
Large Audiences;
Dancer Stars

Miss Adelaide Sykes, dancer
and creator of dances, was the
outstanding member of the Cast OF
the 1897 Follies staged Friday and
Saturday of last week at the Hal
lie @. Brown House under the di-
rection of Mrs. Gladys Lewis Har-
ris and presented by the Dramatic
Glasses of the House.
Artistic in setting, the Follies
part of the program brought forth
encore after encore. The story
was built around three stranded
chorus girls, Mickey, Penny, and
Ginger ruth Benner, Adelaide
Sykes, and Hazel Warricks) who
find their way into a new Follies
Show opening at the Regal
Theater. Each of them is given
a prominent part in the show
even if they did find the ad for
the jobs in a day old paper. Pen
ny falls in love with the director,
Jack Elwood (Harold Howland)
and finally marries him in the
presence of the entire cast as the
curtain closes. Other members OF
the Cast include Tom, Dance Di-
rector donald Smith,; Cowboy
John Cyrus); Percy MAX HalD,
Catherine emily Woods), News
Boys (Arling Reese, Albert
Wright, Frank Shine, and Robert
Anderson).
Scene 1 of the Follies is a Bos-
ton Tea Party with the girls wear
ing white net costumes and led by
Rosetta Jefferson, assisted by Ed
dress Few, Barbara Blackburn,
Margaret Clark, Catherine Hop
hns, Dorothy Martin, Vesta Har-
ris, and Theresa Ray. Scene IL
entitled Top Hats led by Adelaide
Sykes, assisted by Acie Lee, James
Kirk, Donald Smith, and Jesse
Gardner, followed by Miss Flor
ence Ward singing, There's a Lull
in Ny Life" and wearing one of
the new ankle length green print
formals.
Scene ", "Mr. Ghost Goes to
Town." featuring Adelaide Sykes
called for repeated bows by Miss
Sykes who refused an encore.
Scene V, "Stormy Weather." sung
by John Cyrus and led by Rosa
mond Collier, who possesses love-
ly voice that fits her personality
and Robert Harris singing "Sep-
TENDER in the Rain" Other MEM
bers of this number were Earling
Stokes and Harold Rowland and
Ruth Benner and Robert Ander-
son.
Scene V, the "LaBomba," called
for an encore, the soloist of this
scene was Harold Rowland and
the dancers, Helen Benner and
Drexel Pugh, Shirley House and
Robert Harris, Adelaide Sykes and
Stanley Harris, and Hazel War
ricks and John Cyrus. During
Scene VII, Florence Ward effec-
lively rendered, "They Can't Take
That Away From Me-"
Another well received number
was the "Susie O." Scene VIII,
sung by Miss Dorothy Martin and
danced by Shirley House, Helen
Benner, Earline Stokes, Hazel
Warricks, Johnny Walton, Acie
Lee, Donald Smith, and Albert
Wright. Robert Harris was a
favorite with the audience singing
"What Will I Tell My Heart"
The Wedding Scene was the
Finale with Adelaide Sykes, the
Star, and Harold Rowland, juvenile
lead, as the bride and groom, and
Hazel Warricks and Ruth Benner,
the bridesmaids.
Harry Handrup served as stage
manager and designer of scenery
and Adelaide Sykes directed the
dances. Music was furnished by
Paul Thompson and Tom Coleman
who played several ''hot" numbers
during intermissions.
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time member of Duke Ellington's
orchestra. He is now of Any
Kinks College of Joy of Kansas
City.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-02

A number of Duluthians were on
the road bright and early Wednes-
day morning to attend the Pitt
man-Sims wedding.
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st. Johns Day Sermon. A large
congregation listened with interest
to Rev. Gronseth's illustrated SER
mon on the Pitfalls of Life.
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Evening star., 1937-11-08
UNION PLANS FIGHT
ON CLASS HATRED
Army and Navy to Plead for Leg
islation in Meetings Through.
out IT 6

Legislation designed to curb Or
ganized class and creed hatred in this
country will be urged by the Army
and Navy Union at series of meet
ings throughout the Nation.
The series, to be known as "the
American rally" will open with a
meeting at the Rialto Theater here
at 8 pm. next Monday. the first day
of the special session of Congress.
The union is sponsoring legislation
making it felony for native-born
citizens to advocate, or affiliate with
any organization that urges principles
of government based in whole or in
part upon opposition to or discrimina-
ton against individuals because of
their race or creed" Another pro-
posed act would expel aliens and
cancel the citizenship of naturalized
citizens who advocate such racial or
religious discrimination.
The Washington meeting is under
the direction of committee consist
ing of L. Sylvester Wilcher. national
welfare chairman of the Army and
Navy Union; John J. Grim, national
legislative chairman; Robert B. Eli
son and Ben Barnett.