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-—-—J THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORTIETH YEAR—No. 186 * . BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7 1932 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
IN OUR I
VALLEY]
.HEARD a POLITICAL prognos-
ticator the other day.
Who remarked that Cameron
county was in for—
A “dirty’' political campaign this
year.
We hope he waa wrong.
But are afraid that he la right—
Unless the signs of the times
change—
In the next few months.
We like a hot political campaign.
Believe In them.
For they show interest in poli-
Which after all is showing an in-
terest in government.
But a hot campaign—
And a “dirty-’ campaign are far |
Me part—
W And should SO be kept.
• • •
OFFICIALS IN charge of the
Valley citrus by-prciucts labora-
tory intimated at Weslaco Friday
that In time the efforts of their
force might be turned towards
vegetables as well as citrus.
That is well it’a the culls in the
vegetable game that spoil the mar-
kets Just as the culls in the citrus
game play hob with prices.
If our government men can find
some way for us to utilize these
culls In money making propositions
they will have made us money twice
once on the by-product and once
again on the raise in price which
our good stuff will bring by vir-
tue of the culls being off the mar-
ket.
We are still of the opinion that
there Is much which the Valley It-
self can do along these lines for
Itself without the help of any state
or federal agencies.
New Orleans has its pralines why
cannot the Valley get itself a rep- 1
utation for its grapefruit candy
candied orange peel and that sort
of thing?
Home economics clubs nave made
our citrus candies right popular
among a few Valleyitea during the
holiday season.
Seems to us that this candy
would be popularized as a year
round sort of a sweetmeat and that
it could gam for itself a reputation
far beyond its own limits.
Probably we are wrong about this
thing but it must be proven to us!
Personally we would like to see
our grapefruit and orange candy
on sale in drug stores and u >cery
stores and all that sort of thing.
Believe it would find a ready sale
among tourists to send back home
and even among Valley folk for the
same purpose.
* m *
CABBAGE PRICES seem to want
to climb—
y Have that Instinct ao to speak.
Seems like when they pet up
there—
They hate to stay.
Reports from Corpus Chrlsti
Saturday
Said growers there were getting
$15 per ton.
It was $12.50 in the Valley.
We still believe that holding the
crop back—
Will make us money In the long
run.
• • •
LADIES OP THE Brownsville
Civic club are on our trail.
They seem to think that this
column is ignorant of their activi-
ties along the lines of civic beauti-
fication. and more or less resent
our efforts to stimulate interest in
a Lawn and Garden cont* be-
cause they think we are belittling or
Ignoring their wo.k of the past.
But—we are authorized to an-
nounce—that in the immediate fu-
ture. there will be staged a city
wide lawn and garden contest under
the auspicer of the Civic Club of
Brownsville.
We knew of course that the Civic
club had done more than Its share
of helping to make Brownsville a
city beautiful.
And—we are more than glad to
acknowledge the work done by the
ladies of the Civic club In the past
and to congratulate them on the
work they are planning for the fu-
ture.
Nothing and we say it advisedly
nothing that could be started for
Brownsville or any other Valley city
could be more productive of results
than a city wide beautification cam-
paign which would take in every J
resident of the city.
We need every Valley city needs
to make itself more attractive to
the visitors within our gates. We
need to let th?m know in no un-
tconUnued on page 13) l
TESTIMONY IN
TRUNK WOMAN
TRIAIJNDS
State Expected To
Demand Death
Penalty
COURTHOUSE PHOENIX Art*.
Feb. 6.—(/Pi—Evidence which will
hang imprison or free Winnie Ruth
Judd was complete tonight—the
end of the 13th day of wrangling
for her life.
The state closing on the decla-
ration of its star rebuttal witness.
Dr. Joseph Catton—“she is sane"
-prepared to demand the death
penalty for the slaying of Agnes
Anne LeRoi.
Closing a sarcastically executed
maneuver to discredit the San
Francisco psychiatrist’s testimony j
the defense passed by its right to
call witnesses in sur-rebuttal. It
stands on the contention Mrs. Judd
was “insane—unable to distinguish
right from wrong” and if “she slew
two women friends last October
16."
Ready for Jury Monday
Mrs. Judd the question of whose
guilt the slaying of Mrs. LeRoi
will pass definitely into the hands
of the all-male Jury late Monday
still has another charge hanging
over her head—the murder of
Hedvig Samuelson.
Judge Howard C. Speakman in
recessing court against his will
until Monday served notice on
counsel for both sides he intends
to prepare his jury instructions
tomorrow “and I do not intend to
spend all Monday forenoon arguing
about them."
Judge Speakman had hoped he
informed counsel to be able to
retire the Jury' for its verdict after
a night session tonight.
The sarcastic tongue of white-
haired Paul Schenck defense coun-
sel leader lashing all day long at
Dr. Catton prevented the court
from carrying its speeding up pro- j
gram into effect.
Attorneys Battle
When Sclienck ceased hi* bad-
gering attack on the psychiatrist '
demanded today that a guard ol
Judge Speakman informed the
jury it was unlikely arguments1
could be completed before mid-
night.
All day the grizzled defense
counsel and the tall blue-eyed
aliejst had sparred wanly—at
times angrily and always bitingly.
During the forenoon Dr. Catton
who took the stand in an apparent
nervous state over what he said
were threats against his life flared
resentfully when Schneck question-
ed his qualifications and ability to
pass upon the sanity of Mrs. Judd.
Dr. Catton citing a purported
threat received during the night
demanded today that a guar dof
sheriff’s deputies be placed over
him and expressed desire to be al-
lowed to carry a pistol. Neither
was granted authorities informing
him they were convinced the sup-
posed threat was a hoax and his
fears imaginary.
Dr. Ju Searched
Dr. Wiliam C. Judd husband of
the defendant was searched at Dr.
Catton’s insistence. No weapons
tvere found.
Dr. Cation was questioned by
Schenck regarding the testimony
the San Francisco alienist had ex-
pressed belief had called down
threats upon his head. He had
quoted Mrs. Judd as informing him
of a prolonged love affair with J.
J. Halloran Phoenix lumber deal-
er; that she loved Halloran "with
all my heart and soul!” that there
would not have been “any Ruth
Judd case without Jack Haloran”
and "nobody but Halloran took a
drink.’’ at the apartment of Mrs.
LeRoi and Miss Samuelson the
night they were killed.
‘Man of Mystery’
May Be Identified
AUSTIN. Feb. 6. Mrs. Flora
Rothmau w here today in an ef-
fort to check the identity of a
•man of mystery” who wes held
in a hospital here for a month as
an amnesia victim. She believed the
man be her husband. H. E- Roth-
man. who disappeared from Fayet-
teville Ark.
The man picked up wandering
aimlessly on Austin streets told
police and hospital authorities that
his name was “James E. Wilson.”
but was unable to satisfactorily
otherwise Identify himself.
Woman Throws Child
In Blazing Furnace
AKRON. O.. Feb. 6. <;**—Mrs.
Anna Benko. 43. today threw her
ninth child bom only two days ago. j
Into a blazing furnace police said.
The woman according to her hus-
band. George Benko. 44. a truck
driver has been in highly nervous
condition several years and he
feared she was mentally unbalanc-
ed.
Commissioners Meet
The Cameron County Commis-
sioners’ court will hold a regular
meeting Monday morning it has
been announced.
It has beer rumored that one
of the recent’v formed irrigation
Gistricrs will a k dissolution of the
district at this meeting. j
Gamer Rally
To Be Held
Tuesday Night
(By Staff Correspondent!
HARLINGEN. Jan. 6.—A Valley-
wide "Gamer for President” rally
will be held at the Harlingen Fair
Park auditorium Tuesday night it
has been announced by Gamer
boosters of this section.
Several thousand Garner follow-
ers are expected to turn out for the
rally which will be a warming-
up session for other meetings
planned over the 15th congression-
al district—Garner’s district.
San Antonio is planning a state-
wide rally of the same nature for
Feb. 22.
Several prominent speakers as
yet unannounced will appear at
the Harlingen meeting.
CONGRESS IN
ADJOURNMENT
Attempt To Put Army And
Navy In One Department
Assailed By Chiefs
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. (*V-»Both
houses were in adjournament today
but committees by working as usual
prevented a congressional holiday
despite the warning of Dr. George
W. Calver. the capatol's physician
that some of the legislators were
working too hard.
Two hearings ha dt od owith ag-
riculture. Representatives of the na-
tional Fanners Union including
John A. Simpson appeared before
a senate finance sub-committee to
urge passage of a silver monetiza-
tion measure.
Meantime the senate agriculture
committee approved a measure to
create a revolving fund of $100000-
000 for loans to drainage levee and
irrigation districts. Other bills
which received committee endorse-
ment were a proposal to create a
$10000000 revolving fund to aid In
forming farm credit corporations
and a bill to extend the time of re-
payment of drought loans.
Admiral William V. Pratt and
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett
said they thought congress would
be making a big mistake if it en-
dorsed a measure to put the army
and navy into one department.
The house insular affairs com-
mittee. which ts considering bills to
give the Philippines their independ-
ence heard John H Pardee. Manila
business man. testify he thought
it should not come within 30 years.
Dry Agents Claim
Booze Ring Broken
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Feb. <*V-
Arrested in connection with what
government agents describe as an
alcohol ring with activities extend-
ing from St. Joseph to Cleveland
Syracuse New York Citv and New-
ark. N. J.. four St. Joseph men were
arraigned in federal court here
today.
They are Phil Balsamo. 39; Ray
Yocum. 38. Milton MorgansteUj
26 and Isadore Rabicoff. 29. Pro-
hibition agents forecast the arrest
of other alleged conspirators in
eastern cities.
$110000000 Farm
Aid Bills Approved
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. —
Three bills carry ing more than $110-
000000 for aid to the farmers were
approved today by the senate
agriculture committee and mean-
while the senate prepared to resume
its battle over legislation to help
the unemployed.
The committee laid before the
senate bills to create a revolving
fund of $100000000 for loans to
drainage levee and Irrigation dis-
tricts. to set up a $10010000 fund
for loans to agricultural credit cor-
porations. and to extend the 1931
drought loans for a year.
NEW ATTACKS
ARE REPORTED
IN HONOLULU
Two Women Claim
Attempts Made
In Streets
HONOLULU Feb. 8. (/p—Two
cases of alleged attacks upon women
in the last 24 hours were reported
today and again drew attention to
the recent lynching and assault
cases In the Hawaiian Islands.
Closely following the arrest last
night of Herman Apio 29 after
a 17-year-old Chinese girl reported
he attempted to attack her. Robert
Ah Sam was charged with assault
and battery and lewd conduct on
complaint of a 21-year old Hawai-
ian woman.
Admits Attack.
The Chinese girl said she was
walking through a lane when Apio
seized her and attempted an at-
tack. Her cries attracted Edward
Una who with William McDer-
mott chased and caught Apio and
called the police. Michael Morse of
the detective bureau said Apio ad-
mitted the attempted attack.
In the case of the Hawaiian wo-
man. she said Sam followed her
from a party to the street and at-
tempted to force her to embrace
* him. She complained to the police
and Sam was arrested.
Four Awaiting Trial.
Meanwhile the four rtrsons
charged with second degree mur-
der in the slaying of one of five
men accused of assaulting Mrs.
Thomas H. Massie are awaiting
trial.
The trial is expected to begin In
about one month. The defendants
are Mrs. Granville Fortescue. New
York mother of Mrs. Massie;
Lieut. Massie. U. S. N.. her hus-
band. and E. J. Lord and Albert O.
Jones enlisted men of the navy.
! Not guilty pleas were entered by
i them yesterday and the trial has
i been delayed pending arrival of
Mrs. Fortescue’s husband ill in
J New York with pneumonia.
Mussolini Will
Visit Pope Pius
VATICAN CITY. Feb. 6
Premier Mussolini will meet Pope
Pius for the first time next week
when he goes to the Vatican on a
visit of state by way of formally
concluding the peace achieved by
the church and state last .summer.
The visit has been tentatively
arranged for Thursday but there
may be a change because that is
! the anniversary of the signing of
I the Lateran treaty and the pro-
! gram in celebration of that event
already is filled.
Auto Show Sales
Show Increase
CHICAGO. Feb. 6 —VP—Six. ears
were sold at the annual automobile
show which closed tonight for every
five purchased at the 1931 show.
Although sales were up 20 per
cent to about 1900 cars attend-
ance figurrs showed a slight de-
cline. officials said. The 165.000
visitors approached the 180.000 at-
tendance total for the previous New
York show. Officials blamed two
near zero spells and a snow storm
for the difference.
Roosevelt Sails
To Assume Post
SEATTLE. Feb 6. —lift— With
battle-tom Shanghai and the prob-
lems of the Philippines ahead. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt new g -emor
general of the islands sailed to-
dav for Manila with his wife i
daughter and official family aboard
the American mail liner President
T%ft
77/ Never Leave Him ’ Wife
Of Doomed Man Tells Police
HOUSTON Feb. 6.—ypj— Mrs.
Sam F. Aiken late today circulated
a petition here asking the gover-
nor of Georgia to commute the
death sentence facing her husband
in Atlanta.
Aiken who escaped a death cell
in Atlanta 18 months ago 12 days
ahead of his scheduled electrocu-
tion was recaptured here Thurs-
day through the vigilance of a
reader of a “detective'’ magazine
who had recognized a picture of
the figutive in the publication.
Aiken slayer of his former wife
and Boyce Hunter a neighbor had
been living here under an as-
sumed name and married his pres-
ent wife after he “settled down*
here. Until his arrest she did not
know his record.
Atlanta officers were expected
here tonight for the prisoner.
“I took this man as my husband
—for better or for worse.” said
Mrs. Aiken today -and as long as
breath is in his body I will never
leave him.”
She said she would follow him
to Georgia when the officers take
him back there.
“I don't know how but I will
get there" she said. "I will not
let him face death alone. If it is
necessary I will walk there catch-
ing rides when I can. I haven't
the money to pay my fare.
Sam was sick and we had %un
out of money. He had only been
out of bed four days when the of-
ficers came. He had been in bed
for more than a month with in-
testinal flue and congested lungs "
Mrs. Aiken said she went to see
W B. McClain who recognized
Aiken's photograph in a detective
story magazine and ‘‘turned him
in" to police.
*‘I asked him why he did it. if
Mr. Aiken ever harmed him" said
Mrs. Aiken. “He said no. but said
he thought it was his duty to tell
the police. He asked me to leave
him my address and when he re-
ceived the reward for turning Sam
in he would divide with me.
“I told him no. I do not want
money in that manner. I hope
when he gets it. it w*ll bring'hap-
puiess to him and ius wile."
Autogyro To
Fly Here
Monday
Preparations are being made in
Brownsville to entertain Capt.
Lewis A. Yancey. New York to
Rome flyer who is expected to
land his autogyro at the Browns-
ville Pan-American airport Mon-
day.
Capt. Lewis has been in south-
ern Mexico having flowm his
plane down from Miami along
the Pan-American route. He ar-
rived in Vera Cruz Saturday.
The famous flyer will bring to
| Brownsville the second autogyro
seen in this section as James
Ballard of Beeville flew the first
one into the Valley' several
months ago. and stopptd here
and at Raymondvllle.
Capt. Yancey is due to arrive
at the Brownsville airport about
2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
FRUIT” SHIPPING
RECORD IS SET
71 Carloads of Citrus Move
In One Day for New
High Mark
The Lower Rio Grande Valley
Saturday shipped the greatest num-
ber of cars of citrus ever moved out
in one day before in its history—
a total of 71.
This was revealed In records at
the U. S. market news bureau in
the chamber of commerce build-
ing here by W. D. Googe. in charge.
The Saturday shipments included
63 cars or grapefruit and eight cars
of mixed citrus.
Saturday s shipments brought the
grand total in the Valley this vear
to approximately 11455. of which
9.227 went out by freight and the
remainder by truck and express.
The citrus total is 4546 cars which
is only a few hundred under the
largest previous season total estab-
lished in the 1929-30 season when
approximately 5.000 cars of fruit
were shipped.
San Benito still holds the lead In
citrus shipments with 482 cars al-
though Mission would lead if Sharv-
land shipments were included in
the Mission total which would
then be 500.
Weslaco Is far in the lead In vege-
tables. with 782. San Benito and
Mercedes being in a close race for
second place.
The truck shipments cf fruit are
1228 cars.
The Valley is now moving pro-
duce at close to 200 cars a day
average except Sundays.
VALLEY CABBAGE
MARKET STRONGER
The boost in rrices of cabbage
Friday held Saturday and strength-
ened the market considerably ac-
cording to reports received at the
U. S. market news bureau here and
the price is holding at $12 50 to
$15 a ton W D. Googe in charge
announced.
A telegram received Saturday
from C. E. Coleman veteran pro-
duce man of the Corpus Christ 1 sec-
tion said that $15 a ton is being
paid in that section with some cab-
bage selling at $20. and $110 a
crate for cabbage in lettuce crates.
‘•The Valley's boost In prices for
a short time Frida v started a strong
demand which will keep up if
quotations are maintained •» Cole-
rr.an said.
The Valley shipped 62 cars of
cabbage Saturday and the rest of
the state three cars.
The marker generally is strong-
er Googe said.
Stuart-Wilson Tract
Litigation Resumed
The old Stuart Plare-Wilson
Tract litigation dating back to 1921 |
when these districts were created I
out of old Common School Difi. I
No. 4. bafc'ted up again In the civil
district-rourt Saturda
Attorneys for the Stuart Place
district filed a suit asking that
previous attempts to settle the dif-
ficulties by the old county board
of trustees be thrown out.
The old District No. 4 had a
bonded indebtedness of $10000
when the new districts were creat-
ed. Their creation made no provi-
sion for taking up tills old debt.
The two districts have never been
able to agree on what proportions
of the old debt each are to pay.
The Stuart I"lace district is ask-
ing the civil district court to set
aside the findings of the old county
board and make a legal adjustment
of the assets and liabilities of Dist
No 4 at the time of the creation
of the two new districts.
Oil Well Shut Down
By Wolter’s Orders
KILGORE. Feb. 6.—An oil
well operated by the Overton Re-
fining Co. was shut down todav by-
order of Gen. Jacob Wolters after
it had been found running 1.260
barrels daily.
Owners of the well who are
parties to a federal injunction suit
seeking to restrain martial law reg-
ulation of oil productic in the i
east Texas field said they had been
tunning the well on advice of
counsel. The allowable is but 75
barrels daily per well J
ALLEN YOUTH
ACQUITTED IN
SLAYING CASE
Sister Reconciled
Embraces Brother
Who Shot Fiance
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NORRISTOWN. Pa Feb.
—Edward H. B Allen 23 society
man tonight w'as freed of a charge
of murder in the killing of Francis
A. Donaldson third son of a
socially prominent family. The jury
of ten men and two wome wnre
out exactly ten hours before they
arrived at their verdict.
The tall thin young defendant
shook like a leaf as he stood up to
hear the Jury’s verdict.
When he heard the words “not |
guilty” he almost collapsed. But j
he quickly recovered himself as one
of his attorneys put his arm around
J'.im to hold him in his swivel |
chair and was handed a glass of
water.
Reporter Charged
Several persons started to cheer
the verdict and a dozen bailiffs
cried "order’* quelling the incipient
disturbance.
"Who started that?'' asked Judge
Harold O. Knight.
"That man did it. your honor”
shouted a bailiff pointing at a re-
porter from a Norristown news-
paper near the door.
The Judge ordered mm placed in
custody for a heanng in contempt
of court.
Judge Knight had warned the
crowd against a demonstration
under pain of a citation for con-
tempt.
The Jury brought in its verdict
a few minutes before 11 o'clock.
Allen immediately was surrounded
by friends. He was congratulated
and patted on the back and many
hands were outstretched for him to
grasp.
As quickly as he could be taken
through the crowd he was escort-
ed from the place into a nearby
room where he met friends and
relatives.
Newspapermen were restrained
from leaving the room while the
contempt proceedings were being
ecnoducte bdy the court. After
testimony of a number of news-
paper men. the offending reporter
was discharge *
Jury Asks Instruction
A half an hour before the jury
rendered its verdict it came into
the court for instr rtions on the
law of justifiable homicide in the
case of self defense. «
The court tild the Jurors if the
defendant “believed himself in
danger of great bodily harm then
he was justified in shooting Don-
aldson/'
When the court finally adjourn-
ed tonight after the verdict was
rendered and Allen was discharged
the court room was in confusion
Spectators leaped over the seats
and walked across tables to mem-
bers of the Allen familj. attorneys
and others identified with the trial
to offer congratulations.
Unable to reach l lien in the
prisoner’s room to which he was
taken his friends milled about and
cheered him. The courthouse to-
night was surrounded by a crowd
of several thousand persons cla- *
moring to get into the court room
or waiting to hear the verdict.
There were shouts "we want 1
Lucas” the shouts were more jeers
than threats and police paid little
attention to them
Shortly after young Allen w»as
taken to the side room Rose was
brought in.
Family Rnonni. *
l
She ran to the outstretched arms
of her nervous but smiling brother
buried her head on his shoulders
and gave way to tears.
“Oh Eddie.” she cried.
“Oh. sister.” said Eddie.
Eddie’s father Horace Allen
threw his arms around his son.
The father who has been ill
since the shooting and in danger
of collapse showed his first broad
smile since the trial started.
Henry G. Pearce close friend of J
the Allen family said a permanent
reconciliation had been effected
Prior to the trial Rose had visited
her brother only once or twice in
jail and barely had spoken to her
father. She was said to hav be n
embittered because the father was
the erst to make public her alleged
relationship with Donaldson.
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Summary Of
Sin-Jap
Situation
• (By The Associated Press>
The heaviest bombardment of
the nine-day old Shanghai battle
was laid down this morning on the
Chinese strongholds in the Chapei
district into which fresh troops
had been moved during the night. |
Big guns apparently six inch
pieces roared in the vicinity of
the Japanese headquarters on the
edge ot the International Settle-
ment.
Youthful Army
The 19th Chinese route army put
ne* units m line to relieve the
worn-out men who have stood up
under days ol shell firing. An
Associated Press correspondent
making a tour of inspection behind
the Chinese lines saw an extremely
youthful army. Many of the sol-
diers appeared to be no more than
14 years old. They were armed In
haphazard lash ion. some carrying
old long-barreled pistols and some
obsolete rifles.
The whole Chinese rear has been
protected with an intricate system
of trenches.
Chinese civilians carrying their
household goods on their backs
plodded out of the area of danger
in the direction of Shanghai
There has been much aviation
activity by the Japanese over
Snanghal but the expected attempt
by China to dispute the air supre-
macy failed to materialize. Only
two Chinese planes appeared over
the city and they soon sped to the
west.
Two American missions were
reported attacked. Japanese Blue-
jackets were said In Shanghai
dispatches to have ransacked the
American Presbyterian mission and
press although church officials m
New York said thpy had no reason
to believe their Shanghai property
had been touched.
Mission Shelled
The mission of the American
Methodist church in Hongkew.
which was ransacked by the Jap-
anese last week was shelled by
light artillery—whether by Japan-
ese or by Chinese was not deter-
mined.
Eighty-six more Americans were
evacuated from Nanking where a
Japanese attack was momentarily
expected. Of the 180 American
residents of that city 109 have
been taken to places of safety.
These include all the children and
most of the women.
In Tokyo the government issued
a formal declaration that it had
no intention of entering upon an
aggressive campaign in Shaghal.
The official statement said the
purpose of sending army units to
the Chinese city was “to put an
end to the menace of the Chinese
armies and to relieve inhabitants
of all nationalities from the strain
of fear.’’
It was understood this explana-
tion was made public after Britain
and the United States had con-
veyed "expressions of disappoint-
ment” to Tokyo on learning of the
plans to send new troops.
Shell Marine Area
The navy department in Wash-
ington heard that seven shells from
Chinese anti-aircraft guns had
burst within the marine area at
Shanghai.
Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor
commander of the American naval
forces at Shanghai informed Wash-
ington that the Japanese would
land infantry in the International
Settlement tomorrow.
The Washington commerce de-
partment learned that the Shang-
hai business community had suf-
fered losses estimated at $12500000
since the battle has been going on.
Chinese troops concentrated In
the region of Pinhsien. Manchuria
after bring driven out of Harbin
were bombed by Japanese airmen.
Japanese estimated that the
Chinese lost 500 killed and 300
wounded in the fighting Thursday
and Fridav at Harbin and they '
placed their own losses at 16 dead ;
and 60 wounded
Two Bodies of Tug
Boat Crew Recovered
CAPF MAY. N J. Feb 6 0PV~~
Three bodies two of them identi-
fied as members of the crew of
the wrecked tug. Lonnie B Shaw. ’
which sank In a »ale off the Dela-
ware Capes Thursdav night were
picked up by coast guard patrol
boats tonight.
A few minutes later the wreck-
age of the tug itself was located
on the ocean bottom the coast
guard said.
Bandit's Confession Frees
Man Imprisoned Two Years
LINCOLN Neb. Feb. 6. MV-
Algernon L. “Doc'’ Lythe walked
to freedom this afternoon from the
state penitentiary here after ser-
ving almost t o years of a 12 to 15
year sentence for a bank robbery
he did not commit.
Fred Kingsley president of the
Exchange National Bank at Min-
den. now is convinced Lythe is not
the man who toe* 1500 from the |
institution Dec. 20. 1929 and locked
the official and bank employes in
a vault after threatening to blow-
up the building with dynamite if
not given the money.
The confession of John Webster
at Feoria to the Nebraska robbery
and bank holdups In Illinois vin-
dicated Lythe.
“I’m sorrier for my wife and dad
than for myself.- Lythe said. “It
not only hurt my wife terribly but
It meant she and my baby have
Just about had to live off charity.
And it caused my dad to lose his
Job-
He was a deouty sheriff in Gage
county and formerly was police
duel at Wymore. t
CHINA JAPAN
THROW FORCES
INTO STRUGGLE
Heavy Bombardment
Marks Increasing
Seriousness
SHANGHAI. Frh. 7. (Sunday)
(API—Japanese troops rushed
to aid bluejackets fighting in
Shanghai landed today at Woo-
srng and immediately attacked
that city of Chinese forts.
Two boatloads of men camo
ashore first fighting as soon as
they stepped on Chinese soil. It
was not known whether these
were soldiers or bluejackets but
there were several hundred men
supported by seven Japanese
armored cars.
(Copyright 132. by the A. P>
SHANGHAI. Feb. 7. —tSunday)
—China and Japan rushed greater
man-power into the unceasing
battle today over the shambles of
Chapel battered by the heaviest
Japanese bombardment of the
nine-day conflict.
Five hundred Japanese bluejack-
ets were landed from the destroyers
Yakaze and Gkikaze newly arrived
from Japan. Greater forces of
Japanese troops sent by Tokyo
authorities three days ago were
expected to pour in soon after-
ward.
secrecy nia me troop movements
ant Commander Islkawa a member
of Read Admiral Shiosawa's staff
naid the soldier* were to arrive
this afternoon or tomorrow. Chinese
newspapers said as many at 10000
Japanese lighting men would come
ashore.
The bluejackets were landed near
the Japanese consulate on the
banks of the Whang poo river to
be thrown mto the attack on ChU
nese strongholds defended by frests
troops from China's mighty military
reservoir.
It was impossible to penetrate
to the zone of action but the heavy
rumble from the region of the
Japanese headquarters on the
edge of the International Bettle-
nient indicated that six-inch guns
had been set up there to blast the
Chinese from their positions about
the north station in Chapel only
half a mile away.
Heavy Shelling
There were two significant fea-
tures about tha. heavy cannonad-
ing Hitherto the Japanese guru
have been quieted along about
midnight but today they roared
on through laying down more ex-
plosives than they did during tha
bombardment Saturday afternoon
and evening.
And in preceding artillery ac-
tions the lesser arms have been
Involved both the Japanese and
Chinese keeping their machine
guns aud rifles busy but this
morning the whole show belonged
to the large-bore pieces.
Eelioes of the thunder-llke
bombardment reverberated through-
out Shanghai. Building* rattled.
The International Settlement was
in darkness but the sky to the
north was lighted up at frequent
intervals by the bursts of th#
mighty guns.
Chinese troops that have been
In the lines during the last few
days standing up under heavy
bombardment were relieved dur-
ing the night. This correspondent
in a tour behind the Chinese
front witnesses the relief move-
ment.
Appear Deficient
The Japanese are opposing the
19th route army supposedly the
best fighting outfit in the country
but by western standards they ap-
peared deficient in training and
short of equipment.
The most impressive thing about
these troops Is their extreme youth.
Many of them seem to be no more
than 14 years old. but they took
their hazardous position with aa
much stoicism a* any veteran
could show.
They mere armed in all sort* of
fashions. Some of them carried
antiquated long barrelled pistols
and some had obsolete rifles. Only
a few of them were equipped with
steel helmets and these obviously
had been salvaged from the Jap-
anese.
The whole countryside to the
rear of the Chinese line has been
covered with an intricate system
of trenches. In exposed spots sand
bag shelters have been put up.
Although roads leading away
from the front were jammed with
Chinese refugees a considerable
civilian population remained not
far from the lines.
Refugees lam Roads
The Nanking road was *o crowd-
ed that it was difficult to get an
automobile through the plodding
refugees. Other safety seekers
bending low under heavy loads of
household goods marched along
the tracks of the railway leading
to Nanking.
These refugees had learned the
technique of self - observation
against airplane bombing. Now
and again a Japanese plane could
be heard in the darkness overhead
and each time the Chinese flung
themselves to the ground face
down.
While air raiders were sltower-
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