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EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR - I 1 Salem Oregron, Tuesday Morning, llxrch 1, 1932 , "T" I - . - r ; N m:A
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Seeks to Block Escape of
Law Breakers Through
UwTechnicality
Demands Quick-Action, for
Ehforcemehtof dry
: v Laws at Capital
WASHINGTON, Feb. it(AP)
A rerlslon of the nation's crim
inal procedure to block the escape
of lawbreakers throngh legal de
lay and 'technicalities was urged
upon congress today by President
. Hoorer. Simultaneously, he urged
a wholesale remodeling of the fed
eral bankruptcy laws.
In addition, in one brief para
graph of a ' special law enforce
ment message, the president spoke
of prohibition for the ifirst time
since the completion' of 'the Wlek
ersham report.
' Pursuing his- idea that the na
tional capital should be a model
enforcement city, he asked prompt
action upon his .previous sugges
tions for additional dry law en
forcement here.' One phase, of his
plan would hare the local police
force clothed with the authority of
federal dry agents.
Bankruptcy Code
Action is Planned
The special message drew
prompt reaction in congress.
Chairman Sumners of the house
judiciary committee announced
that within two weeks hearings
would begin looking toward a
complete orerhaullng of the bank
ruptcy J laws." . Bren before the
president spoke, Sumners said,
considerable 'work was done by
his committee to this end.
A bill, carrying out the presi
dent's recommendations was lntro
duced today by Senator aHstings
. (republican, Nebraska).
5 ' At the outset of his message to
day the chief exeeutiTe said the
, Increase in crime in the United
States "Is and must be a subject
of concern to the gorernment and
to erery well-disposed eltlxen." At
its conclusion he pleaded for increased-law
obserrance.
"We must an keep before us
the thought he said, "that eff ee
tlre administration of the law in
a republic requires not only ade
quate and proper machinery, hon
est and capable officials, but abore.
all a citizenry imbned with re
spect for law.
ME OBJECTIUBLE
NEW YORK. Feb. tS (AP)
, Some of the hymns written by the
Wesley Brothers, John and
Charles, probably will be deleted
from the hymnal and psalter of
the Methodist Episcopal churches
north -and south because of the
opposition of the younger genera
tion of church-goers.
The Rey. John W. Langdale,
' secretary of the commission on
revision, said today 44 of 120
songs from the pen of Rot.
Charles Wesley tentatively are
elated for omission. He told a
meeting of New Tork ministers
that six of 19 composed by John
Wesley, father of Methodism, also
are listed jto go. The committee
will meet March 8 in Cincinnati
to make a final decision.
Dr. Langdale said "Imagery of
blood and promise of "everlast
ing bliss' in many of the hymns
had become offensive to the youth
of the ehnrch.
SEEK SMITH SUPPORT -NEW
TORK, Feb. 29. (APj
"A contest for delegates pledged to
Alfred E. Smith for the democratic
presidential . nomination will be
made in Vermont, James E. Ken
nedy, ' former democratic ' national
committeeman from that state, an
nounced tonight. I . i.1 : C
PETERS SHOOTS" SELF
4 lfcMInnville. Ore. Feb. 29
ZAP) Tm V. Peters. MeMlmn-
IB Bf WESLEY
vlUe merchant, shot himself to .
death, in his store today. A note
left by him blamed iU health.
Peters once served as chief of
police here.. He ; wKs-ahout AO
years old. - : , Y .-
I.AW CRAD OF W. U. -PORTLAND.
Ore., f Feb. 20
(AP) Franklin Pierce Mays. 78,
formerly United States district at
torney, died at his home here to
days He had been HI for aereral
7!" years.-?- .,. p - ', '
Maya was born In Lane county,
Oregon, May 12, 185. He atud
, led lw at Willamette university
was admitted to the bar; in
January, 18S9. He was appointea
United States district attorney for
'V Oregon in 1890. At the end of his
. " term of office be formed a part
nership with Judge Charles H.
Crer and continued to practice)
law in Portlands until his retlre-
nent In' If 0T - '.
Result of Clash not Learned ; Demand Made
That Socialists be Ousted From the
Government; war Threatened
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Feb. 29 (AP)--A fascist
match on the capital today encountered government
troops 25 miles away and a dash of . arms ensued, but its
outcome was not Immediately apparent due to crippled
communications. ; - '
. vThe fascists, or lapua, simultaneously served a demand
' , ' , V j j ' oon President Iehr Edwin StIa
HKE B
BE III SMIL LOTS
Building Congress Here to
Seek Portland Support
Anent Vets' Home
Objection to the . federal gov
ernment's call for bids on the
first 12 units of the veterans' hos
pital at Roseburg in one general
contract was voiced by the direct
ors of the Salem chapter, Oregon
Building congress, meeting at the
United States National bank
building last night. This action
followed communication with the
veteran's bureau at Washington,
D. C from which the contract in
formation was received last week.
i The local chapter forwarded a
resolution t th Portland chap
ter for consideration at its meet
ings today urging that' it petition,
the proper authorities at Wash
ington, D. C. to allow bidding on
the separate units.
The separate bidding, they
held, will permit local contractors
and material men to bid on the
work, whereas they would nit be
able to handle the whole contract.
This type of bidding, they added,
would save the government from
five to 10 per cent, and would be
of great advantage to the people
of this portion of the state.
The date set for the opening of
bids is March 22.
O. O. Hughson, promoter for
the congress was present . from
Portland and reported that he had
supervised . organization of 10
chapters of the congress In west
ern Oregon. " '
Bob Anthony
Sees Orient's
War Regions
Robert Anthony, cadet on one
of the large boats of the Paeiftc
with- runs to the Orient,' was in
Salem over the weekend, on short
leave while his ship is In port at
Seattle.
Young Anthony, graduate of
Salem high school a year ago, has
seen some of the evidence ef the
present Sino - Japanese conflict.
His boat called at shanghai on Its
return, to Seattle and firing ceased
to allow the American boat to
pass.
"There is no danger for the
disinterested bystander", said
Anthony, "but If he is looking for
trouble he certainly could find it."
The war was described as an "odd
affair, that cessed "with heavy
rainfall, or with holidays, such as
the Chinese New Year, at which
time fighting ceased to allow time
for celebration."
Woosung;was described as very
similar in appearance to" the pic
tures of war torn: V villages In
France as shown-' on motion Pic
ture screens. No shore leave was
granted in Shanghai, ; but in all
other ports in China and in Ja
pan members of the boat's crew
were allowed to gc ashore accord
ing to the young navigator. .f
So far as he Is aware he will
return to the Orient on his ship's
next trip across the Pacific
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McMinnville Man Suicide ;
' Former Official is Dead
- Highway Worker Crushed
Casey Trial Jury Picked
His widow and a daughter, Mrs.
Genevieve Mays Dodd, survive.
BIO TIMBER HITS
vrrajrw or.. ih. i(A
It. E. Torrence, 55, foreman of
-ft. state hichwar bridre malnien-
ance crew, was. crushed to death
under a heavy timber ' at Hen
dricks bridge on r the McKenxie
A timber Torrence was trying
to pry loose was aisioagea so sua
denly it caught him and crushed
him against another timber. '
. UORBLAD TO DEFEND,
s-r 1S1YITM4. Or.: Web. la (API
Raleetioa of a tnrr to trr James
Casey, OIney logger, for the mur
der of Albert Fox, Green Moun
tain; rancher, was completed to
day. An alternate juror remains
to be chosen Tuesday. - -
A. W. Norblad, former gorem
or, is" the defense attorney. -;
Caiter was,. Inrfletad-; tar : the
fatal shooting of Fox last NoTem-
oer a.- ..-. , . .
nurvud to shear marzlsts and so
cialists from . the government or
suffer the consequences of jCivil
war. " .-
The president's reply was an
emergency safety law giving him
self extreme military powers.
The decree permitted. suppres
sion of newspapers guilty of agi
tation, the dissolution of demon
strations, search of homes, exam
inations of persons out of doors
and the hindrance of armed indi
viduals, : and all , other necessary
steps to preserve order.
The ultimatum which brought
the presidential decree declared:
"Speedy and determined steps
can yet save the country from
civil war, which Is otherwise in
evitable. We will not now leave
our work half finished but will
drive it along to victory at the
price of lire and soul. We are
fully armed and prepared to con
quer or die."
Din TO FEATURE
April 1 Date Selected for
Banquet, Industrial Ex
hibit in City
At a meeting held Monday
evening at the chamber ef com
merce, definite plans were made
for a Home Products , dinner to
be given at the armory under the
auspices of the chamber of com
merce and the Salem branch of
the Women's Greater Oregon as
sociation. It was also decided to hold an
industrial exhibit of products
manufactured in Salem and vi
cinity in addition to the dinner
which will be served Friday even
ing, April 1. Industrial displays
will be on .exhibition that even
ing and the following Saturday.
The object of the Home Pro
ducts dinner will be to demon
strate how home manufactured
products could be served. Also
to call to the attention of Salem
people various home made foods
that are often overlooked for pro
ducts made in other states.
W. M. . Hamilton, director of
the industrial department of the
chamber of commerce was chosen
chairman of the Home Products
(Turn to page 2, col. 4)
BEAT WILLAMETTE
The University of Montana de
bate team, composed of Gardner
and Alexander, won from the Wil
lamette team here Monday.
Lafky and Knotts upheld Wil
lamette in the question of central
ized control of industry. Professor
Veatch of Washington State col
lege acted as a critic Judge for
the debate.
The Willamette women's debate
team, composed of Virginia Dur-
kee and Betty Smith, returned
Sunday from a debate tour which
included a non-decision debate
with the University of Washing
ton team and d-clsion contests
with Whitman, Washington State
college and. the University of Ida
ho.tThe Willamette team defeated
University of Idaho. All of the de
bates were on the divorce ques
tion.
Thursday of this week the wom
en's team will meet the University
of Nevada men's team here in a
debate on the Nevada divorce
laws. Friday the women meet W.
S. C. here.
Report Plot To
Wreck Home of
'' China's Premier
SHANGHAI. Feb. 2s (AP)
An attempt to wreck the home of
Sun For' premier of China, was
reported today by the police. Sun
Fo and his wife- were asleep at
the tlme of the 'heavy explosion.
which apparently was caused by a
bomb, the police eald. -Neither was
injured. -: : -v-
Investigation : failed to reveal
whether ja bomb had been - tossed
into the garden or planted in the
house. The incident occurred last
night aad as a result of it the pre
mier did not participate today In
negotiations for an armistice be
tween the Chinese and Japanese,
BAKER HAS SNOW .
: - BAKER, Ore.," Feb." 29 (AP)
Two inches of show fell here
last night. There was no wind and
temperatures were moderate, 'm
SALEM'S PflllCTS
MOB
Texan Denounces Moses and
Attack, onjaarner and
Drops Battle Gauge
Alabama Solon Points out
Speaker a$-Candidate
To Avoid Deadlock
WASHINGTON, Peb. 29 (AP)
-Congress hauled down its "pol
itics adjourned" flag today and
entered the presidential campaign
debate with a bang. '
In the senate, "Tall Tom" Con-
nally of Texas denounced George
Moses of New Hampshire for what
he termed a "savage attack"- on
Speaker Garner. He reiterated the
Garner contention that President
Hoover and the administration
were responsible for hard times
and warned that the period of co
operation on legislation was over
except, perhaps, In the case of the
tax bill.
On the house side. Representa
tive McDuffle of Alabama, demo
cratic whip. Issued a 800-word
statement suggesting Garner as
the man to nominate to avert a
deadlocked convention and an
other "Madison Square Garden
fiasco."
Smith to' Confer
With Party Chiefs
Outside the Washington politi
cal arena attention was drawn to
New York reports of a conference
between Alfred B. Smith and New
York and New England democra
tic leaders friendly to his possible
candidacy.
Although Smith's office said
such a conference was not on the
day's calendar, It was understood
the 1928 presidential nominee
might be preparing m statement to
Massachusetts democrats outlin
ing his position and in effect ask
ing for support in the primary,
April 28. So far. Smith has said
he would make no pre-conventlon
campaign for the nomination.
SUSPECTS HELD III
New Atrocity is Blamed on
Natives; Fortescue
Trial due Soon
HONOLULU. Feb. 29. (AP)
Police tonight held two suspects
In the assault Saturday night on
an enlisted navy man's wife, and
naval patrols were thrown into the
search tonight, while sailors po
liced the city.
One suspect was released late
today after the victim of the at
tack, Mrs. Kathleen Hope, wife of
a machinist on submarine S-28,
was unable to Identify him as her
attacker.
Meanwhile, preparations went
forward for the trial of a socially
prominent woman and three navy
men charged with the lynching of
Joseph Kahahawal,' accused with
four others of assaulting the wife
of Lieut. Thomas H. Massie last
September.
Edward Wong, a Chinese held
for questioning concerning the as
sault upon Mrs. Hope, was releas
ed late today when the police
found no evidence to connect him
with the case. Mrs. Hope had pick
ed his photographs from police
records as resembling the man
who attacked her, but when he was
brought before her she could not
positively 1 d e n t If y him. She
caught only a glimpse of her
masked assailant.
Two other men, one a paroled
prisoner, were held by. police in
the case.
Callister Term
On Higher Board
Ends Wednesday
The term of F. E. Callister of
Albany as member of the . state
board of higher education expires
tomorrow. Thus far Governor
Meier, has given, no intimation
whether Callister would be reap
pointed or not. Announcement Is
expected to be made today. Gov
Meler was not in his offices here
yesterday.
Callister is now serving on the
important committee on courses
of study. The committee is in the
heart of its labors looking toward
elimination-of superfluous cours
es if any may -be found, so that
school costs may be reduced. A
report from the committee is ex
pected at the board meeting this
month.
Water in River -
Receding Today.
Alter rising at the rate of more
than a foot a day since Friday, the
Willamette river last night began
to recede at 12 : 30 o'clock this
morning and stood at the eight
foot level, 0.8 foot below the Mon
day morning reading. The water
had risen to the 8.8 mark '.from
the 4.2 point Friday morning. r-
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ATTACK
SOLTKOUS
WITHDRAWAL IS
Foreign Office Statement
Contrary to Tenor of
Truce Discussion
League and United States
Involved In Efforts
To endConflict ;t
TOKYO, March 1 (Tuesday)
(AP) A foreign office spokes
man said today that Japan could
not accept a proposal for simul
taneous withdrawal of Japanese
and Chinese forces from Shang
hai. The forelrn office had not yet
heard from the Japanese delega
tion at Geneva, where the Chi
nese and Japanese delegates to
the League of Nations council
were reported to have agreed to
a truce, and therefore declined to
confirm the reported agreement.
(Copyright, 1922. by the Associ
ated Press)
GENEVA. Feb. 29 (AP)
The Japanese and Chinese dele
gates to the League of Nations
council tonight accepted a pro
posal for truce at Shanghai and
an international conference to ar
range terms for a final settlement
of the' conflict.
The United States, Great Brit
ain, France and Italy as well, as
Japan and China are participat
ing in this new move to . halt the
warfare in the Shanghai area.
In hopeful tones both Naotake
Sato and Dr. w. W. Ten, the
Japanese, and Chinese - couneil
delegates, gave their support to
the peace project and promised te
recommend its immediate accept
ance by their governments.
Both Forces Must
Withdraw, ConditJoB
The plan called lor an immedi
ate end of the armed conflict in
the Shanghai area and the simul
taneous withdrawal of 'both the
Chinese and Japanese armies.
The attitude of the Japanese
representatives was in (marked
contrast to the position Japan
has taken in the past. Hitherto
Tokyo has insisted that Chinese
withdrawal must precede Japan
ese evacuation and throughout
Mi Rlnn-InniM rnnfltat thit
Tokyo government has declared
against participation by neutral
powers in peace negotiations.
He reiterated that Chinese
" (Turn to page 2, col. 1)
REED JURORS OUT.
MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 29.
(AP) Albert W. Reed, U. of
Denver, sat In a cell here tonight
awaiting the verdict of the Jury
before which he was tried for the
killing of an Ashland policeman.
Two men whom Reed blamed for
the slaying are at large, uneap-
tured.
The case 'went to the Jury late
this afternoon, after a trial which
lasted six days. Taking the stand
In his own defense Reed blamed
his two Denver companions, Paul
McQuade and Lee Jackson, for the
killing of Victor Knott, the po
liceman. Knott was shot to death
when he came npon a group of
men prowling around a ware
house. McQuade and Jackson were
Indicted for the slaying but have
not been found.
Reed contended the two stole
his automobile after shooting
Knott, and escaped. The wrecked
car was found, on the Pacific high
way shortly after state police took4
up the trail of the killers. '
Henry Morris Is
Out for Council
InKowitz Place
Dr. Henry E. Morris, 21 IS State
street; yesterday entered, the lists
for nomination as alderman from
the sixth ward, the position now
held by Chris Kowlts. If nominat
ed In the May primaries, he stated,
he will "endeavor to fill the posi
tion of alderman In a creditable
manner. I am a- firm believer that
Salem ahould own her water sys
tem." His haRot slogan is,- "I fa
vor Immediate acquisition of the
Salem water system." -. K- " .
A The ward six position also la
sought by Carl B. Armprlest, 332
North 24th street, who filed with
the municipal recorder yesterday.
Armprlest during the administra
tion of T. A. Livesley as mayor
was appointed alderman to fill out
the ' unexpired term y of Fred A.
Williams, who resigned to accept
the city attorneyship. Kowlts de
feated Armprlest in the next elec-
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DELAYED
Soviet Troops Mass
Near
Vladi
Expectation of War
ortiflcations Being Strcngthehedi Poison gas
Factory Opened;
Trouble is
r KYO, Feb. 29 -(AP) The foreign office was informed
today that 100,000 Soviet Russian troops have been
massed in the vicinity of Vladivostok in preparation for
what is considered in Russia to be an inevitable conflict
with Japan.'
. This information qame from Japanese Consul Yamagu
chl in Vladivostok, who. reported o
that troops were stationed in that
city and along the Ussuri rail
way near the border of north
Manchuria.
In a telegram to the foreign
office the consul asserted, that an
Iodine factory at Olga Bay was
being converted for the manufac
ture of poison gas and that for
tifications at the entrance of
Vladivostok harbor and on Rus
sian island were being strength
ened by new heavy guns and
anti-aircraft batteries.
Basing his report on informa
tion which he said he received
from a reliable foreign source, M.
Tamaguchi declared there two
army corps in the immediate vicin
ity of Vladivostok and that most
of the troops were new arrivals
from European Russia.
Munitions, foodstuffs and mili
tary supplies of all kinds were be
ing brought in day aad night, he
said, and three new forts were un
der construction at. Sedanka oh
Amur bay near Vladivostok.
i The consul in rormea me 10 reign
office that he had been told the
Russians considered a Russo-Japanese
clash to be Inevitable if
not over Manch aria then over the
fisheries question, which has been
a source of friction between the
two countries for several years.
LEADER COLLAPSES
i SHANGHAI, Feb. 29 (AP)
Madame Sun Tat Sen, widow of
the "father of the Chinese repub
lic," who has been busy with re
lief work ever since the Shanghai
conflict started, suffered a ner
vous breakdown today.
With numerous ether Chinese
women, she has been assisting in
caring for the wounded and for
refugees from the war torn areas.
! Almost 4,000 patients, most of
them soldiers, are being eared for
in the SS temporary hospitals or
ganized this month by the Chinese
Red Cross. Dr. R. S. Lyman, for
merly of Hartford, Conn., Is di
recting the work.
Chinese physicians declare that
Japanese aviators, who swoop low
and open up with their machine
guns, have been impeding the
work of searching battlefields for
the wounded. i ' -
McCallister Is
;f Back from Trial
Mark D. McCallister, former cor
poration commissioner, has ar
rived home from a trip to Min
neapolis where he was called to
testify in the Foshay trial to re
fute testimony Insinuating that
the granting of a permit to sell
Foshay securities in this state had
been improperly influenced. Mc
Callister took with him certified
copies of papers from the depart
ment' office here to present as evi
dence that the application for per
mit had been handled in regular
manner.
Recall Early
' Upon 50tlp
Messages of congratulation from
President Hoover for 60 years of
organization for -the Women's
Christian Temperance onion of
Salem was read Monday night at
the banquet In the First Methodist
church 'with which the local or
ganization was celebrating. -
Mrs. John - MInthorn, aunt of
President Hoover, was an early
member of the organization. -'
i Representatives, and roll call
recalled Mrs. M. A. Royal, first
president of the union, Mrs. John
Hatch, second president, and oth
er charter members, Mrs. C M.
Patty, Mrs. W.-D. Piper,, Mrs. L
H. McCullough, Mrs. F. A. Ma
thews, Mrs. A. J. Leslie, Mrs. A.
M. Bewley, Mrs. C S, Gardner,
Mrs. T. Jeffries, Mrs. B. W. Cooke,
Mrs. L. W. Houston, and Miss M.
L. ' Alien; and many: other, early
workers among whom t were the
Ramp sisters who gave the pres
ent site, and W. C. T.TJ.hall at
Ferry t and Souther Commercial
street r ? ; ' . .' , t -:'.
Speakers . were ' introduced by
Mrs. Ada ' JoJler, ttath .president
Of the Oregon W C. T..U.. Fred
WIDOW OF CHINESE
vostok
in
Feeling is That
Inevitable
PUNITIVE FORAY IS
PLAIED BY CHINA
Diplomatic Relations With
Russia to be Revived
Officials Decide
NANKING, China, March 1.
(Tuesday) (AP) The govern
ment of China decided today to
launch a punitive expedition
against the new Manchurian-Mon-
gollan state established under
Japanese auspices.
The foreign affairs commission.
which reached this decision, also
determined to resume diplomatic
relations with the soviet govern
ment, which were broken off in
1929 when the Chinese and the
Russians were fighting In north
Manchuria.
Since the Sino-Japanese conflict
started, September 18, 1931, the
Japanese have achieved domina
tion over all Manchuria and parts
of Mongolia. With the assistance
of Japanese advisers, a govern
ment has been constituted to ad
minister this territory. Chinese of
ficials and military men, some of
whom originally opposed the. Jap
anese, have been brought into this
government, which is to be headed
by Mr. Henry Pu-Yi, former boy
emporer of China.
A diplomatic controversy devel
oped between Russia and . Japan
the last few days over Japanese
military activity to suppress a re
bellious movement against the new
state.
MIA!!! DEFEATED
BY BENNY LE!
- VV. .
NEW YORK, Feb. 29 (AP)
Benny Leonard, former light
weight champion, outpointed Bil
ly McMahon, young Irishman, In
ten rounds at the St. Nicholas
arena tonight to win the most Im
portant struggle so far in . his
comeback campaign. Leonard,
who retired undefeated in 1924,
weighed 151 .3-4 pounds; McMa
hon, 149. There were no , knock
downs. All the scenes of Leonard's for
mer glory were brought-back as
3,600 of Benny's admirers Jam
med the tiny arena and applauded
his every move.
Leonard won rather easily, oc
casionally ripping right bands to
the Irish kid's bead that hurt,
while his marvelous defense,
slowed somewhat by his 30 years.
still was enough to ward off mosr
ef McMahon's heftiest punches.
One left hook raised a "mouse"
under Leonard's right eye m the
second round, but he kept McMa
hon away from the tender, flesh
the rest of the way.
W. C. T. U.
Anniversary
Lockley,' feature writer' of the
Oregon Journal, and resident of
Salem in his boyhood, who spoke
in behalf of his mother, a mem
ber of the early union.
Mr. Lockley recalled his work
on a local paper 41 years ago, at
which time he spent ' his - noon
hours reading in the W. C. T. U.
reading rooms across the ( street
from his office. Hs spoke of his
evening discussion with. .- ''Bert
Hoover," as he milked the family
cow and "Bert" curried Dr. Mint-
horn's horses In . the old Oregon
Land company barn. fBert used
to bore me to death those days
talking about geology. At night
after the chores were done if I
looked across : from my homo I
could see the light in 3ert's
window. He was studying;, and not
long after that he announced that
ho was going to college, remin
isced Mr. Lockley.
- Lockley recalled the W. C T. U.
state conventions held ta , 8alem
While he was a member of the lo
cal press and , also while Tie at
tended the "Institute' and work-
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TERRIFIC BLAST
ROCKS CITY I
MINES SET OFF
Explosion Occurs Close ta
Japanese Cruisers but
They're Undamaged
Fresh Troops Pour Ashort
To Engage In Battle
On Entire Front
SHAXGHAL starch 1 ( Twee
day ) (AP) -Explosions which
rocked the city of Shanghai this
afternoon resulted from the
blasting of two mines in the
Whanjcpoo river only a few
yards from the Japanese, erais
era lying at anchor there, it
was learned after the explosion
took place. The Japanese ahipsv
were not harmed, but the- en
tire city was rocked.
(Copyright, 1932. By The Asso
ciated Press)
SHANGHAI. March 1 (Tues
day) A new Japanese offensive
over a long line from Chapel t
Klangwan shoved aside talk today
of an imminent peace.
Fresh troops poured ashore for
3C hours to meet a baptism of
fire on the front The attack was
launched at 1:30 i. m. against :
tenacious Chinese stilt holding:
their positions with a scorehfns.
defense.
Japanese artillery, bomainc
planes and machine gSjns carried v
me Brunt of oat Us while tafaaV
rymen kept their rifles hot but
siayea witnin their entrenched po
sitions. The Japanese indicate ?
they nlanned to nsa a new and
modern Implement of warfare
when aviators laid smoke screens
over their Whangpoo flying field
in a test of their derfcn.
Twelve Thousand
Soldiers Landed
Twelve thousand mnr Nlbam.
ese SOldierS CM1 Mhnn tnA-m- aft
a village called Chllingkow, slight
ly norm west of Liubo, on the
south bank of the Yangtze river,
18 miles above Woosung, said the
Rengo (Japanese) news ageey
correspondent.
.Chinese soldiers flf 1m
their advance, the newcomers said
and thev left Chlllnrtnw f
flames. :
General Yoshlnorl shtrkwa '
who has been exnected to hacnm
commander-in-chief of tha Japan
ese forces here, also was some- -
wnere snout, newly arrived on a
cruiser. His staff landed at Woo
eung.
Officers sa!d the reneral d.
barked at another nndivulged
spot Headquarters at the Klang
wan race course said he was ex
pected to arrive there shortly.
Heard NothiagTof - ...
Peace Proposals V
At the same time the Janmn
said they had no knowledge of ae-
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IS
REPORTED enOKEIi
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb.
Federal narcotic agents arrested
five men here today and said they
had broken up the largest nar
cotic ring that has operated In
Portland In the past 10 years;
Arelio Casclato, Harry Buchan
an, Jack Russell, Tom Pitta aad
Julius G&dlnlan were held for the
federal grand Jury under 12,(00
bail each by order of United
States. Commissioner Kenneth
F. Frater. -
The agents said they had pur
chased 5 grains of a narcotle
from Casclato and had found K0t
grains more at his home. ., They
also claimed a purchase from
Gadlnian. a Ftllplnno, Russell and
Pitts, a negro, both have served
at McNeil Island penitentiary and
Buchanan formerly lived In Seat
tle and San Francisco, they said.
1HC
RING
Bullet in Jaw
Answers Plea
For Back Pay
PORTLAND, Ore,, Teh. 2 1 '
(AP) Gus Sylvia, 33, World war '
veteran; " was shot In the Jaw to- -4
night during an argument with : '
Carl Hastruleni, 82, who ws , v;
held by Police for - auestioninsv
Sylvia's wound was : not serious, -hospital,
attendants said. 3
t Police said they learned Sylvia,
who recently .was released from
the Veterans' hospital here, went
to Mastrnienl's home to collect for
work done for Mastruienl about
two years ago. The argument fol-; -lowed,
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; Mastruienl told ; - police, ' they "
said,' ho shot Js self 'defense" after i .
tjyrria straek hUa.
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