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New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
SOAP SELLING ILLEGAL

Providence, R. l., Sept. 5 (UP)- Although cleanliness is next to godliness, it is wicked to sell soap on Sunday" court ruled here today.
 District Judge Howard B. Cor ham made this statement In ad- judging guilty three defendants who appeared before him charged with selling soap on the Sabbath.
 Those convicted of violating one of Rhode Islands blue laws, Ida Schlecter, Frank T. Bosozian and Irving Kaufman, were all put on probation, however.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
DEAD MAN IN RIVER

New York, Sept. 5 PIThe un- identified body of a man with bull let wound in his head was taken from the East river at the foot of Roosevelt street today.
 It was at this point that customs agents raided a municipal barge re- cently, seizing thousands of quarts of liquor after a battle in which several shots were fired. None of the men who took part in the battle was reported missing.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
PLAN NEW HOSPITAL

New Haven, Sept. R,-Plans for h new homeopathic hospital in New Haven were made public here today with announcement that incorpora- tion papers had been filed in Hart ford by five New Haven physicians. No definite site has been selected yet for the institution, to be known as the Homeopathic Memorial Hospital. Inc, of New Haven.
 The incorporators were DTS. Mar shall J. Adams, C. Seaver Smith, George E. Evans and Joseph H. Evans.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
GIRL PERIsHEs IN FIRE

Auburn, Maine, Sept. 5 R1Bertha Carrier, IT, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Carrier, perished early today in a fire which destroyed their farm home on the South River road here.
 The father took the unconscious girl from her bedroom as smoke and flames filled the house, but she died as he carried her down ladder. The fire was caused by an explosion of lantern in the house.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
PLANE FOUND WRECKED

Garnlisch- Partenkirschen, Bava- ria, Sept. 5 P>-An Austrian mili- tary plane. missing for several days, was found today demolished on q mountain top. Its pilot. Major Stoisavljcvie, was dead.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

ceiver last month and is now in Union, S. C., under physicians care.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

New York has opened a clinic for preventive medicine among chil- dren.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
TAFT'S CONDITION
HEARTENS BROTHER
Latter Returns to Connecti-
cut School, of Which He
Is HeadmaSter.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William Howard Taft continued to-
day to show recuperative powers and
his condition had improved to such an
extent that his brother, Horace D. Taft
decided this morning to return to the
Taft School, at WATERFOWL, Conn, OF
which he is headmaster.
The physicians of Mr.. Taft, Drs
Thomas A. Clayton and Francis r.
Hagner, in bulletin issued at 1880
am, said:
THE Chief Justice continues to i'm
prove and is very comfortable"
Besides this official announcement, 1t
was said earlier that Mr.. Taft had
spent another restful night.
Horace Taft said he was confident
his brother was in no immediate
danger.
But even while this indication of
progress came from his physicians in
formally. they reminded that his i'll
ness still was serious and warned
against regarding too optimistically his
change for the better.
The Improvement that DR.. Francis
Hagner and DR.. Thomas Clayton, his
physicians, noted in his condition
caused them last night to forego the
midnight visit that had been made
nightly since the return of their pa
tient from Asheville.
In warning that Mr.. Taft was not
entirely out Of danger. they pointed out
that the improvement In his condition
was in comparison with the seriousness
of his state when he arrived in WASH
ington. At that time he was worn by
the long train trip and so weak that
he had to be carried from the train to
his automobile and thence into his
home on Wyoming avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
NEGOTIATE FOR LAND
TO BUILD STREET
d. G. Heads Seek Lower Price on
Property Near Griffith
Stadium.

The District is negotiating with prop
erty owners in the neighborhood of
Griffth Stadium for the acquisition of
enough land to cut a new street
through from Georgia avenue to Ninth
street. The street would be located
between Florida avenue and v street.
There has been a demand for this
street, as a means Of easing the traf-
nc conditions on base ball days, for
years, but owing to the expensive build
ings that would have to be acquired
for the right of way, the project has
appeared impossible. Last year the
Commissioners sought to condemn the
land necessary, and the condemnation
jury assessed damages Of $l36,742 to the
affected property owners and benefits
OF 327, O6e, which means that to put
the street through the District would
have TO pay the property owners the
balance, or $1O9.674. This the COM
missioners considered too high a price
and they decided to dismiss the case.
They were prevailed on later, how
ever, not to enter the motion to dis
miss until 1t could be ascertained If
some of the property owners would De
willing TO remit some Of the benefits
awarded them by the jury. These
neRotis tons are now under way. They
are being conducted for the District
by Corporation Counsel william W.
Cride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
SEEKS TO AMEND
18TH AMENDMENT
TO SUIT SECTIONS
Continued From First Pare

! - ASo1Iellueo from Flrst Page.)
ganlSation throughout the country.
some OF the men identified with the
new Liberal party idea are weslthv
enough TO give the movement ali the
funds 1t needs. VAC
Neltner OF the major political parties
can very well take an ollt-and-ollt stand
toward the liberalization of the eight
nCn amendment. Neither one would
care IN its platform to touch the relie-
1ous ISSUE. And yet the Democratic
pSaCy IN the south was torn by the relig-
altogether healed. AS for the North tbs
republican party in such States as New
YORK ana Massachusetts, and pennsvi.
prohibition question. "''-' '''0
May Wreak Havoc in North.
Inc new Liberal party NAV wreak
-r ~ II tne Nortn as well as the South.
Inc success OF the Democrats in New,
YORK State elections has been larrelv
que 70 the split in the Republican nsrty
on the wet and dry issue, ="
Inc Lineral party will probably keen
enaI Spnt as wide as possible sloui,
forcing one or the other of the cro,,rs
20 surrender and using the Democratic
Parry as wedge to force the leaders
Oh Cne Republican party over toward
tne wet side. Just how far the fdb-
era parry may invade the South Is
not YET apparent, but it would not he
surprising II continuation Of the
IrlcCion inside the Democratic marty
AIDED the Republicans in certain STATES
FOR long time the Anti-SaIoon
League has carried its banner aIoft
caring little about politics as such and
aggresSiVely insisting that members of
congress stick to the formula OF the
drys. The Liberal party may decide
noI 10 interfere at all in purely State
politics, limiting itself entirely to the
primaries in which Senators and mem.
bers of the House of Representative
are chosen. There are q number of in
teresting primary campaigns in the
South, particularly in North Carolina
and Alabama, In which the setting nm
or an Independent candidate or candi-
dates would so mix up the situation as
possibly to bring about the defeat of
leading drys, though 1t is hardly likely
that either OF these States would send
a wet to Congress.
The Liberal party tactics would prob-
ably be to line up and throw its sup
port toward a candidate who might not
be wet, but who on the tolerance Issue
would be able to draw votes from both
parties.
The opportunities of the Liberal marty
to burrow its way into forthcoming CON.
tests for Congress are limited only by
the amount of time and energy and
money the sponsors of the new PARTY
wish to expend to exterminate what
they consider q tyrannical attitude on
the part Of certain elements in Auieri-
can life. The leaders Of the Republican
and Democratic parties are not happy
over the prosject, but they are some
what helpless to combat a frank ATTACK
on them both.
(Copyright. IsSoJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
HAITI COMMISSION
NAMED BY HOOVER
w. Cameron Forbes to- Head
PoIicy-Forming Body on
Island Survey.

BY the Associated Press.
The problem of when and how the
United States shall withdraw from the
island Republic of Haiti was laid today
Squarely in the hands of a commission
selected by President Hoover.
The group, which will leave late this
month for Haiti to formulate the future
policy of this country with that repub-
lie, will be headed by w. Cameron
Forbes of Massachusetts,, a former gov
ernor general of the Philippines. An
other member of the commission who
has wide experience in Latin American
affairs is Henry P. Fletcher Of Penn
sylvania, former Ambassador to Rome.
The other members are Ellie Vezina of
Rhode Island. student of Haitian af-
ton, N. j., Times, and William Allen
White, editor of the Emporia, Kans.
Gazette.
In choosing the commission members
President Hoover made it known that he
desired to name a representative from
the House and one from the Senate, but
had not made such a choice as yet.
Along with the problem of with
drawal, the Chief Executive announced
that he had asked DR.. r. e. Notion
president or Tuskegee Institute, one of
tlAC aga 4NCSAO CAuN01AOlAdA HAotAtu-
tons in the country, to study the sys-
tenn Of Haitian education with a view
to making recommendations for the fu-
ture.
The recent disturbance in Haiti
which eliminated in the dispatch Of
more Marines from the United States
to that country, followed a student
strike there. Order was restored, how
ever, before-the arrival of the additional
men. and they were returned to the
United States.
Since that time the President has
made 1t clear that he desires to with
draw the 700 now stationed there aS
soon as possible.
Legislation has passed to provide
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
BYRD SHIP IS DUE
AT BASE IN ) DAYS
City of New York Clears Ice
Pack in 81 Hours and
20 Minutes.
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

BY wireless to The star and the New York
Times.
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Feb
ruary s-The bark City of New York
Is apparently through the main ice pack
and now is lying in the lee of the pack
in a heavy gale She Is expected al
Little America in five or six days If the
weather improves.
To say that every one here is de-
| lighted is to put it mildly. A blizzard
was blowing here Thursday and the
temperature fell Thursday night to IA
below zero.
The news that the Admirals staunch
little wooden flagship was through the
pack came unexpectedly this morning.
It was known that she was coasting
along the edge of the ice looking for
an opening, but evidently the recent
severe storms had smashed the pack
much quicker than had been believed
possible by those who have been in 1t
| this year.
First Word From the Ship.
The first message to Admiral Byrd
from the City of New York said:
I'VE are in the Ross Sea. Estimated
position at am, latitude SO degrees
, 80 minutes South, longitude 178 East.
| Hove to in clear water. Severe south
erly gale Of hurricane force and heavy
swell.
Have passed latterly through go
miles of new pancake ice, varying in
thickness up to 6 inches.
with a low thermometer and calm,
! ice pack vii become impossible.
Therefore strongly urge that base party
be prepared to leave on our arrival, as
any delay might prove serious.
With more favorable conditions we
should arrive at Bay Of Whales in
| five or six days"
Warning Of New Ice Forming.
Another message later said:
I'VE went through pack in q hours
and 20 minutes, including time spent
hove to in pack. Heaviest ice was first
20 miles on north side where there
was much old ice.
"On leaving 1t was took open leads
where possible and had little ice to push
except lots Of new ice which looks
dangerous, especially II we get a cold
snap following this hurricane. Glass
now rising.
I'VE went as far south as SO degrees
~ minutes, but were forced to seek
shelter because OF tremendous sea, 30
went back in lee of pack"
Hope Now for Warmer Weather.
These messages indicate that the
storms of the past two weeks broke
up the heavy ice In the northern part
Of the pack SO that the City of New
York was able to work her way through
ice which she would otherwise have
been unable to buck. Much of this
ice has apparently drifted north and
west, although there is 20 miles of 1t
left.
The new ice, however, would form
a real obstacle If it consolidated, some
thing which the City of New York
could not get through, and 1t is hoped
that the recent low temperatures, which
are the cause of it, are abnormal for
this time Of year and will not continue.
There Is also the possibility that there
| Is some pack ice south of the City of
New York which she has not yet en-
countered, although this does not seem
probable in view of her position.
The fact that the ship seems to be
through the ice is sufficient for us to-
day.
| Copyright, 1880, by the New York Times Co
| and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All
the world)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
PLANS COMMITTEE
FOR HELM HEARING
Vice President to Designate
Group to Consider Charge
OF Violating Senate Rules.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The task Of choosing a committee to
determine whether Senator Hefiin,
democrat, Alabama, violated the Senate
rules by placing in the record a letter
on the intermarriage of whites and
Negroes fell to the lot today of Vice
President Curtis.
Appointment of the committee was de-
cloed upon late yesterday after Senator
copeland, Democrat, New York, had
preclpltated heated debate on religious
that the letter be expunged from the
Congressional Record. Copeland said
the letter was Offensive to the people
Of my State"
Helm Repeats Charge.
Directing, Helm during the course
OF an hours speech repeated the words
OF the letter, deplored intermarriage for
the white and black races, condemned
the Catholic Church for permitting
members OF the two races to attend the
same institution and complained against
what he called the Roman Tammany
regime of New York State and City
He concluded with a demand that the
Copeland'S objections were overruled
by viva voce vote and the letter was
read. 1t was addressed to Sam H. Read
ing of Philadelphia in response to a
letter calling attention to the recent
marriage of Phil Edwards, Negro cap
tain of the New York University track
team, to white girl.
Harrison's Motion Adopted.
In the end, Senator Harrison, Demo-
crat Mississippi suggested the appoint
ment of a committee to determine
whether insertion of the letter violated
the Senate rules. All agreed to the pro-
posal, and Vice President Curtis left the
appointment over until today to give
Heflin and Copeland an opportunity to
confer upon its membership.
During the course of the debate Sen
ator Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts,,
objected to Helms attack upon
churches and said that all Northern in
situations received whites and Negroes
upon basis Of equality.
God banished religious rivalry and
jealousy from this land Of ours" he
said. The sooner we forget these
prejudices the happier this land will be. +"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
CIVILIANS URGED
dAS DISTRICT HEADS
Columbia Heights Business
Men Oppose Adding Army
Officers to Board.

The executive committee of the Co
lumbia Heights Business Mems ASS0cia-
tion at meeting yesterday in the New
Amsterdam Hotel went on record as OPP
posed to the appointment of an Army
oficer. active or retired. to succeed
either of the present civilian members
of the Board of District Commissioners
The following statement and resolution
was adopted:
The press reports that the President
plans to appoint a retired Army officer
as a Commissioner of the District OF
Columbia in place of one civilian
member of the Commission, and
Such an appointment, as conceded In
the press reports of the Presidents in
tentions. would be a compliance with
the letter of existing law, but, by in
6uence, not in compliance with its spirit,
and
The dependent status of residents of
the District of Columbia makes it doubly
important that on the Board of Com
missioners they be represented by at
least two civilian members of expert
ence gained from actually residing
among the people and engaging with
than in business or community life in a
way to acquire understanding Sympa-
thetic knowledge of the Districts con-
0itions and needs; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association, through its
executive committee. this seventh day
of February, 1880, that it urgently re-
quests the President not to appoint an
Army officer, active or retired. to fill
any vacancy in the civilian member
ship of the Board OF Commissioners,
and be it further
Resolved, that the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association, through its
executive committee, opposes the So
called Jones bill now pending in Con-
eress that would seek to alter the pres
ent qualifications of Commissioners of
the District Of Columbia. And be it
further
Resolved, that the president of this
association be directed to make suitable
arrangements to bring these resolutions
to the attention of the President Of the
United States and the appropriate
members or committees of Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

publican Senate leader, was a break
fast guest and informed the President
OF the legislative situation at the Cap
ltal, where, he reported, the Senate
would be busy all next week, as usual,
on the tariff.
Senate leaders have hopes of early
disposition of this long pending meas
ure, but they do not believe it can be
done next week. So Senator Watson
informed the President that he need
look for no major legislation from the
Capitol before his return.
The President is anxious for con-
hrmation OF the nomination of Charles
Evans Hughes as Chief Justice, sue
ceeding William Howard Taft The
Senate judiciary committee will con-
slider the nomination Monday and there
Is every indication Of immediate Senate
approval.
The President has chartered the
cruiser house boat Saunterer, owned by
jeremiah Millbank of New York, a
personal friend, which boat he and
Mrs. Hoover used during the fishing
trips to the Keys while he was vaca-
tioning at Miami Beach, Fla, before his
inauguration last Spring. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover will live aboard
this house boat during this vacation,
and 1t is very doubtful If either visits
the mainland until it is time to board
the train for the return. The other
members of the party will be housed
on house boats and the little fiottlla
will be anchored close to the shore line
each night.
This journey to Florida will be Mr..
Hoover's second one since his election.
The trip will be made in special cars
included in q second section OF the
regular Havana special train OF the
Washington, general passenger agent
of that road, who was personally in
charge of the Presidents train on the
Florida trip last Winter, will be in
charge during this outing. The Presi-
dent hopes to be back in Washington
by February 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
JOHN w. HART DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Well Known Insurance Agent
Collapses as He Plans
to Visit Doctor.

An acute heart attack caused John
w. Hart, well knowp insurance man, to
fall dead today in the office OF the
United States Life Insurance Co., in
the Shoreham Building, Fifteenth and
H streets.
Hart was preparing to 60 to the office
of DR.. j. F. Coupal, former physician
of President Coolidge, when he col
lapsed. DR.. Coupal was summoned and
pronounced Mr.. Hart dead.
Hart was 81 years old. He recently
completed 20 years as an agent of the
New York Life Insurance Co. He was
the oldest agent in years of service in
the washington ONCE. His associates
said he had sold insurance to many
of the city's most prominent people.
Harris home was at Is Beech avenue,
Takoma Park, Md. He Is survived by
his widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
WITH POLICE PISTOL
Ill Health Blamed for Reported
Suicide of Mrs. Alice e.
Tanner.-AO.

Using a policeman's pistol, Mrs. Alice
z. Tanner, 40 years old, shot and killed
herself today at the home of relatives,
9l0 East Capitol street.
Phillip K. Clarke, a first precinct po-
liceman, in whose home the woman
committed suicide, said Mrs. Tanner, q
cousin of his wife, had been in i'll
health more than a year. He added
she was worried over financial difiicul-
ties.
,"I had just left the living room and
had gone into the kitchen to heat some
water, when I heard the shot," Clarke
declared. II rushed in there and saw
what had happened. then called po-
lice headquarters. She apparently took
the revolver out of the holster which
was hanging on the wall in closet"
Mrs. Tanner was removed to Casualty
Hospital in an ambulance and pro-
nounced dead on arrival there.
A certificate of suicide was issued by
Dr. j. Ramsey hewitt. District coroner,
after an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08


These estimates. duly submitted to
competent authorities, are said to be
under rather than over the truth, Thew
were arrived at by the following method
For Great Britain and America the
basis Is the Rapidan agreement, under
which Great Britain would have is
capital ships, is big cruisers, IS small
cruisers, 100 destroyers and 10000 tons
OF submarines by 1885 and the United
States would have Is battleships, is
big cruisers, s new 6-inch cruisers of
5000 tons, in addition to the existins
10 Of the Omaha class; 100 destroye:. !:
and $4,000 tons of submarines. For
Japan the basis Is its we'll known 10
per cent demand, for France it, present
building program Of $50,000,00O q year,
Tor Italy its claim to parity with France
The dates and figures were taken
from the current issue Of World Fleets,
issued by the British admiralty and
recognized as authentic. The TONNAGE
costs, which vary In different countries.
were obtained by the courtesy of naval
experts. The age limits taken were
those generally accepted, namely, bat
tlesh1pS and cruisers, 20 years; de-
stroyers, Is, and submarines, IL.
To the new construction and replace
menC between now and 1896 was added
the beginning Of replacing units reach
ing the age limit soon after 1885 and
considering that it takes four years to
build battleship, three for a cruiser.
two for q destroyer or submarine.
Necessary Construction.
United States.-Should replace 8 bat
tleships, begin to replace z, finish 7 big
cruisers, build 10 more, build small
cruisers, replace rs destroyers, begin to
replace 81 more, replace Is submarines
and begin to replace Is more. Total
cost to 1886, 81 sos, SITS, 600. or deductinR
the battleship item, $40, 675 900.
Great Britain.-Should replace 8 bat
tleShips, begin to replace Z more. com.
plete big cruisers, replace small
cruisers. begin to replace 10 others, re-
place lit destroyers. begin to replace 3
others, replace IS submarines and begin
to replace others. Total cost, 9727,-
000. 900, or less the battleship item,
1927, 000, 900.
Japan.-Building and requirements,
not including capital ships. Cost, $780,
100000.
Continuation Of the present
program for five years. Cost. $780,
100000.
Italy.-To keep up with and overtake
France to the point Of parity at the end
of f1ve years, not including capital ships.
Cost. $500, 100000
1t Is believed that the American pub
lie Is entitled to these estimates, which
are the basic reality of the conference
and which go far toward explaining the
entire situation here.