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Evening star., 1931-12-16
W7NAI 475.9 Meters.
w 4'ANA $50 KilocycleS.

3:00-Kathryn Parsons.
3:l5-Four Eaton Boys.
3:30-Arthur Jarrett, tenor.
3:45-Columbia Artists Recital.
4:00-United States Navy Band.
4:45-Dancirg Marathon news.
5:00-PrCgram by the National Tubor-
culosis and Health Association.
5:15-Uncle Ollie and His Gang.
5:30-Herr Louie and the Thirsty
Five"
5:45-Flashes from The Evening Star
by Doug Warrenfels.
6:00-Tfme and program resume.
6:01-Bill Schudts Going to Press
6'15-St Moritz Orchestra.
6:3O-Interview with Wash Young.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

In vaudeville until she obtained the role
in musical show which brought her
Nationwide popularity. 1t was in
FlorenZ Ziegfeld's stage production of
Edna Ferber's SHOW Boat" In this
show she was starred in 1927, 1928,
1899 and 1880 along with Helen Nor
gan, Charles Winninger, Norma Terrls,
Eva Puck and Sam White.
Public demand for the return ap-
pearance of Aunt Jemima" after her
tour with the SHOW Boat" company
resulted in her being booked for an
other coast-to-coast vaudeville tour.
When she reached the Pacific Coast
she was signed for talking pictures and
appeared in several features and a
number of short subjects.
Upon her return to New York at the
conclusion of her vaudeville engage
ment Miss Gardella was signed to sing
regularly over the Columbia chain. She
is heard every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at 2 pm. Her immediate
popularity on the air led to her being
signed for ar extended engagement at
he Roxy Theater in New York, where
she now Is appearing under the name
of Tess Gardell
a PRINCESS who escaped from Rus
"A sia at the time of the revolution is
to tell about it on the air during
ar N. B. c. broadcast the night of De-
cemher 26. The re-enacted escape will
be in the form of drama, with the
princess in the leading role. 1t will be
her radio debut, too
x X X
a NEWLY signed contract puts
"A Lawrence Tibbett. operatic bari
tone, in the weekly symphony and
Evening star., 1931-12-16

That packages containing food for
international distribution should bear
on the label picture of the contents
has been suggested in Europe.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Today on the Radio
WTDH 315.6 Meters.
" "NN $50 Kilocycles.

AO $50 KilOcycleS.
3:00-Woman's Radio Review.
400-"Pop Concert"
43O-Phil Spitalny's Orchestra.
500-The Lady Next Door.
5:15-Charles Bates and Ralph Gar
ron, pianistS.
5:3O-"Famous Paintings in Many
Lands" by Alice Hutchins
Drake.
5;45-Correct time.
5:46-Florence Wightman, harpist.
6:00-"Music Treasure Box" by Pierre
V. Key.
6:l5-"Too Easy to Get Gun" by
Senator Capper of Kansas.
6:25-Waldc crf Astoria Orchestra.
6 6:3O-The Ponce Sisters.
6:45-The Stebbins Boys
700-Amos n Andy.
7:l5-Lanin's Orchestra
7:30-Alice Joy and Paul Van Loans
Orchestra.
7:45-Harold Veo's Orchestra and Mar
guerite Cromwell.
800-1he Singing Violins.
8:l5-Ohman and Arden, piano duo.
83O-John Philip Sousas Band.
900-InVeStment Talk.
30-Nathaniel ShilkretS Orchestra.
Gladys Rice and Doug Stanbdry.
1O:0o-Grantland Rice interviews DR..
Howard Savage.
10 :30-Lyric Drama, Peer Gynt."
II :00-"The Voice of Radio" by Nellie
Revell.
II :15-LaSt- news.
11:l7-Jesse Crawford, organiSt,
IL :30--Weather forecast.
ll:3l-Vincent Lopez and his orchestra.
2:00-Ralph Kibery, baritone.
II 05a-Coon-Se Orchestra
1890 to l:00a-Paul Whiteman and his
orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises.
8:00a-Gene and Glenn.
8:l5a-Morning Devotions.
8:3Oa-Cheerio.
9:00a-Morning Glee Club.
9:15a-Tom Warnings Troubadours.
9:45a-Food program.
l0:00a-Mrs. Blakes Radio Column.
0:15a-Breen and de Rose.
l0:30a-Morning Serenaders.
1:00a-Woman's Octet.
1:15a-Radio Household Institute.
IL :30a-Hugo Variants Orchestra.
12;00m-The Home Circle.
12:15-Black and Gold Orchestra.
12:30-National Farm and Home Hour
l:3O-Talk by Louis Rothschild, di-
rector the Better Business Bu-
reau.
1:45-New Yorker Orchestra
2:30-Victor Benham, pianist.
2:45-"Opportunitie in the Trust
Business by Francis H. Sisson.
3:o0-Womans Radio Review.
4:00-Correct time.
4:01-Salon Singers.
AIS to 5:00-U. S. Navy Band.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
WOT 1888 Meters.
w OA 1910 KilOcycles.

VoL 1910 Kilocycles.
3:Oo-Variety Hour.
4:00-Ellen H. Wheatley, pianist.
4:15-Talk by Louis RothSchild direc-
tor the Better Business Bureau
4:30-Songs by Marjorie Oglesby.
4:45-March Time.
5:0o-One-Time Opportunities.
5:30-Moano Melody Boys.
5:45-The Peacemakers.
6:00-Strickland Gillian. humorist.
6:l5-Concert Orchestra.
630-The Jones Family.
6:45-"Uncle George" the Town Crier
7:00-Dinner music.
7:20-NeWs flashes.
7.30-"The Watch Tower of Scouting
7:45-Maui Islanders.
800-CNf and Lolly.
8:15-Moods in Song.
8:3O-The Royal Hawaiians
8:45 to 900-"Purple and Gold"
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:O0a-Musical Clock.
8:O0a-Birthdays
5:05a-Musical Clock.
:00a-TLneful Titbits.
a-Nonsensicalities.
II :O0a-"Contract Bridge" by Mrs
Frank Guest.
1l:15a-Modern Melodies.
II :30a-Melody Moments.
IL :45a-Luncheon Music.
12:15-Washington Industries Cam
paign.
1890 to l:00-Naval Hospital request
program.
WISV 1854 Meters.
" ~ 1,460 Kil0cycles.
3:O0-Nightingales Orchestra.
3:30-Patrioti Music
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12
NILE RIVER DESTROYING
PICTURESQUE ISIS RUINS

were received by the priests at flight
Of steps at the southwest corner and
then passed into court with colon
made to the right and left, erected by
Tiberius and later Roman emperors.
To the north stands the great pro-
pylon, or gateway, 60 feet high and
120 feet wide. This is the oldest part
of the temple and bears the name of
Nectanebes II, who lived about 361 r.
G. Beyond is another court, with sew
eral chambers and a small chapel. An
other smaller pylon gives entrance to
the temple proper, at the northern end
of the irregular complex of buildings,
converted into Christian church in
SIT.
The great dam at Assuan, completed
early in this century, did not injure
the ruins, but the deepening of the
dam by 26 feet, carried out in recent
years, has submerged them. This,
however, was said to have caused no
serious injuries. but rather to have
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Humane System
Helps the Convicts

leans, Billings, Mont, Ell Paso, Texas,
and in the Detroit area.
Prison Camps Help.
Relief of Jail congestion by the es-
Establishment of temporary prison camps
was advocated. About 1910 prisoners
now are being cared for in eight which
have been started.
Regarding this method, Bates
stated: ITO the extent operated they
have solved the problem of overcrowd-
ing and idleness. No bloodhounds,
guns or walls surround these camps.
A strict honor basis is maintained.
"The number of escapes from these
camps has been negligible, demonstrate
ing that large proportion of federal
penitentiary prisoners can be trusted
to work out their sentences in much
less secure institutions than have been
additionally thought necessary"
Under the new parole sytem, in
stituted by full time board, the num-
Der of prisoners on parole has been
increased from 963 on July 1. 1929, to
2,63S on March 1, 1881,
A year ago ATOP persons were en-
probation, today there are 9,253.
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on the one hand and Cardinal Gas
parri on the other. The trouble cen
tiers in. the Catholic Action clubs.
Mussolini decreed the disbanding OF
all youth organizations connected
with Catholic Action because of al
legged political propaganda and closed
the clubs and Fairgrounds. The pope
protested against this. both as head
of the Vatican City and as head of the
church. He made effective his disap-
proval by Withdrawing his personal
representative from the Padua cele-
brations, canceling the diocesan Gu
charistic congress in Rome, prohibiting
church professions and placing the
Catholic Action societies under charge
of the bishops. Mussolini gave out
statement saying there was nothing
temporary about his acts and that the
clubs were permanently closed.
Wednesday the directory of the Fas-
cist party ordered the leaders of all
groups to be ready to defend Fas-
cism against its foes under whatever
banner" and charged that some sec
tons of the Catholic Action society
had been "openly and surreptitlously'
hostile to Fascism.
20. 1891. Western Newspaper union.l
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Manufacturers Of the United States
came Off more easily that had been
expected. Only about 200 items in the
tariff against them were altered by
the premier Customs duties were
raised on anthracite coal, furniture,
oranges and the higher priced automo-
biles. There was bad news, however,
for Americans who have investments
in Canadian companies, for Mr., Ben
nett ordained that beginning next July
an income tax of 2 per cent must be
paid by all foreign investors receiv-
ing dividends from Canadian concerns.
The only bright spot in Canada's
financial picture, Mr.. Bennett stated,
was the fact that the dominion's con-
version loan of $250,0OO,0O0 had been
subscribed up to $639,S16,50O. He en-
phasized that during his regime no
fewer than IS American manu-
facturers had established plants in
Canada and made it clear he was
sticking close to his Canada First"
attitude. His conclusion brought
great ovation from his followers.
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Prison Life Is Softened I'm
der Scientific Methods,
Hoover Is Told.

Washington.-The rigors of prison
life of the past are being softened I'M
der humane and scientific methods,
President Hoover has been informed
in a letter from Sanford Bates, di-
rector Of the bureau of prisons.
The murderous uprising in prisons
during recent years may be avoided
under this gentler system of dealing
with people convicted of crime, he in
dicated.
The reform program which Bates
outlined proposed:
New buildings, decent living condi-
tions, improved diet, better qualified
prison guards, probation and parole,
and individual education of prisoners.
Because of aroused public sentiment
and the cooperation of the admins
tration, the program is already well
under way, but there is much yet to be
done, he reported to his chief.
''We are not yet out of the woods
by a considerable Margin" he said.
Our main penitentiaries are still
grievously overcrowded. They are too
overcrowded to permit of carrying out
our program completely"
The argument that prisons might
be made such nice places to live in
that they would fail to serve as de-
torrents to crime was also considered
by Bates. He took the position that
punishment would not lose its sting
simply because 1t is constructive"
Fair Discipline.
"a prison need not have dirt, idle
ness, graft, and cruelty to deter per-
sons from committing crime" he said.
"a strict program of prophylaxis,
industry, education, and fair discipline
with a modicum of constructive recre-
alton will certainly not induce people
to commit depredations on society,""
The letter was in the nature of a
report. 1t was requested by the Presi-
dent to ascertain what had been done
TO alleviate the situation which has
aroused the country during the last
few years.
Bates found there were only two
problems involved: Oyercrowding and
the tremendous increase in prisoners
as we'll as the reform methods of han
ding them. Six new federal prisons
and four jails are being used, or con-
strueted to meet the over crowding
situation, he said.
The disciplinary barracks has been
taken from the War department !;
about S3.1O0,000 is being spent for
Northeast penitentiary in central
Pennsylvania; 1000 acres of land has
been secured at Ell Reno, Okla; 5000
acres at Camp Lee reservation near
Petersburg, Va; $1,00O,0OO of addi-
tional construction is being done at
Chillicothe, Ohio; $2,500,000 is being
spent in the Ozarks near Spring
field, Mo.
Jails are being started at New Or
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above ten years Of age unable to read
and write, which represented 1913 per
cent of Georgia's population within
that age group. The committee has
reported that under the leadership Of
State Superintendent of Schools NJ. L.
Druggan, the number Of illiterates has
shrunk to 210,736, until now but "a
per cent of the population above ten
years cannot read and write.
The committee also reported much
progress among the Blackfeet Indians
in Montana. Within two weeks Of in
struction, 236 adult Indians between
twenty-five and eighty-four years Of
age acquired some ability in reading
and writing.
Mississippi ranked second to Geor-
gia in progress. That state reduced IL.
literacy by Al per cent of the popula-
ton.
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saved them at first from the inroads
Of weather, rains, the sun and winds,
which had caused crumbling.
Now, however, rapid disintegration
Of hieroglyphs and small details of re-
lief is reported, arousing concern. A
wealthy antiquarian has proposed
that the temple be dismounted stone
by stone and transported to the Unit
ed States, to be set up as of old in a
safe place. Others would move 1t to
another island in the Nile, to maintain
the temple amid Its ancient associ-
ations
Unless some definite action is taken
soon, 1t was said, there will be no way
of saving the ruins from total disln-
tegration. The historic old pile is said
to be falling apart rapidly. and Is
doubted that it can be saved
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12
Removal to the United States Suggest
ed in Order to Preserve Ancient
Structure.

Paris.-The Temple of Isis, on the
island of Philae, is in danger of being
destroyed by the ravages of the River
Nile, and art lovers of many nations
have demanded that something be
done to save 1t.
Philae is near Aussuan, Egypt, and
south of Syene. 1t is small granite
rock fringed with rich greenery, about
1900 feet long and $50 feet wide, al
most covered with ancient buildings
of architectural beauty and historic
interest.
The great Temple of Isis, to whom
the island was sacred, was built chiefly
by Ptolemy Epiphanes and continued
by his successors, especially Ptolemy
III.
The professions of pilgrims APP
eroaehed the island from the south,
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Open Window Started
Girls on Burglary Career

East st. Louis. Ill-Fourteen-year-
old Emile Galimat and twelve-year-
old Eunice Fritsche, have confessed
to series of robberies, their career,
due they say, to housewife leaving
a bedroom window open. The two
saw pretty dresses hanging inside,
went through the window and took
them. Since then, police say, they
stole canary in cage, radio tubes,
three paper dolls, lingerie and suit
cases, before arrested.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

D EP0RTING on the general agri-
N cultural situation. the bureau of
agriculture economics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture shows that Amer
lean farmers are selling their produce
at less than prewar prices, but are
paying about one-third more than be-
fore the war for the things they buy.
The bureau estimates that farmers
now receive sc per cent of prewar
prices and pay 1856 per cent for goods
bought.
In other respects the outlook is not
bad. Farm crops" says the report,
"are recovering from the effects of
the continued cool weather. Winter
wheat prospects have been improved.
Fruit prospects are generally reported
fair to good. Live stock growers APP
pear to be keeping up herds and fiocks
despite somewhat adverse conditions
in feed prospects in several sections"
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cost to the taxpayers. He said that
without its advice and revolving fund
many farmers co-operatives would
have gone under; and he warmly de-
Tended the emergency operations of
the board in stabilizing wheat and
cotton.
"There are two distinct methods Of
stabilizing markets" he pointed out.
Probably the one that has been en-
phasized most in publicity has been
the sterilization operations on wheat
and cotton, which were entirely emer-
gency operations undertaken to meet
emergency conditions and which ! be-
lleve are entirely justified and which
will have resulted in benefits to agri-
culture and business generally far out
weighing any cost TO the treasury.
However, in my judgment the
greatest benefit will come through an
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ing 80 per cent interest. This is in
lieu of an increase in taxes, which
probably will not be asked until after
next years Presidential election If at
ALL The reason for this course Is
obvious. 1t is expected that there will
be further bond issues, as well as
borrowings on short term certificates
of Indebtedness. The public debt,
which had been steadily reduced
since 1923, now begins to climb up
ward again.
This bond issue announced by Sec
rotary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
is the largest peace time offering OF
long term government obligations in
the country's history with the excep-
ton of the $1,OO0000,000 bond issue
of 1924, which was put out to ref
nance World war Indebtedness. The
interest rate of 3B per cent on this
issue is the lowest of any long term
government financing since 1867.
That the $S00,O00,O00 issue will be
oversubscribed to the extent of hun
dreds of millions of dollars even at
3b per cent interest is not doubted,
partly because of the prevailing cheap
ness of money and partly because OF
the fact that while the treasury may
have a deficit the credit Of the gov
eminent is Al.
The bonds will be dated and will
hear interest from lime IL 1881 and
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

EOUR eastern and western air lines,
1 whose planes fly about 100000
miles annually, have consolidated their
management, operation, traffic and
sales and now become divisions of the
United Air Lines, with general offices
in Chicago. The lines involved in this
big merger are: The National Air
Transport, operating from New York
to Chicago and Chicago to Dallas; the
Boeing Air Transport. operating from
Chicago to San Francisco; the Pacific
Air Transport, operating from Seattle
to San Diego. and the Varney Air
Lines, operating from Salt Lake City
to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
P. G. Johnson, president of the Boo
ing companies, who was recently made
president of the National Air Trans
port and the Varney Air Lines. is TO
be president of the new company.
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Rnlsa,s Characteristic,

Balsa wood is nearly white or some
times tinted in red, showing practical
ly no distinction between heartwood
and sapwood. 1t has a silky texture,
is rather coarse but straight-grained
and is the lightest of all woods. even
lighter than true cork.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

D ELATIONS b e.
IN tween Premier
Mussohni and the
Vatican were strained
almost to the break
ing point and out
wardly it appeared
there could be no
peaceful settlement
of the quarrel. But
efforts at Cancellation
were being carried on
quietly by Foreign
Minister Dino Grandi
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

other type of sterilization of markets
which will come through the long time
project Of developing a system Of CO.
operative control of agricultural prod
ucts, which will effect better control
of production and better control of
distribution and thus have an impor-
tant influence in the sterilization of
markets."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

n ERMANY Is ex-
" pecting great
benefits to result from
the remarkable meet
ins at Chequers, Eng
land, of Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening and
Foreign Minister JUL
as Curtius with Prime
Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald and Foreign
Minister Arthur Hen
derson. The German
statesmen went there
Thursday on invita-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12
Georgia Leads States
in War on Illiteracy

Washington.-Georgia, In teaching
1892 persons over ten years of age
how to read and write, has made
greater progress in the campaign to
reduce illiteracy than ony one Of 20
states for which census returns now
are available, the national advisory
comm:&tee on illiteraey has reported.
In 1920 there were 32S,S53 persons
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

committees asked Mr.. Brown to in
vestigate the islands with a view to
reducing administration costs. He
made three long visits there and his
recommendations were dispIeasing to
Capt. Waldo Evans, then naval gov
ernor Also, he obtained S141,000 to be
expended under his sole direction. Last
winter he recommended transfer of
the islands to the Interior department
and when this was done he returned
to help the new governor, Doctor Pear
son, whom he had selected for the
Job.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

" IRGIN ISLANDS
' now have only
one governor, and
that is DR.. Paul Pear
son; for Herbert D.
Brown, chief of the
federal bureau of eff
cheney, has ha6 a spat
with the doctor and
retired from the CO.
governorship which
he has exercised for
nearly two years. In
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Hit-Run Autoist
Hits Six at Once

Los Angeles. "A hit-and-run
motorist who drove his automo-
bile over six sleeping persons at
a roadside camp is being sought.
One man was killed and two
women probably were fatally IN
jured.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

n C. TEAGUE, one
0'of the original
members of the feder-
al farm board and its
vice chairman, has re-
signed, having served
one more year than
he at first intended.
In his letter to Presi-
dent Hoover tender
ing his resignation
Mr.. league declared
the board had fully
justified itself and ifs
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TENNEssEE's po-

TENNESSEES po-
L litical financial
troubles were ap-
preaching a climax
during the week with
the state legislature
preparing to vote on
the question of i'm
peaching the COVER
nor. Henry II. Hor-
ton. The situation in
Nashville was tense.
Though the foes of
tha avaci1tiva yrnro
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News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Treasury Issues $8O0OO00OO Long Term Bonds Because
of Big DeGcit-Teague Retires From
Federal Farm Board
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

THROUGH the Unit
4 ed States is popu-
larry supposed to be
the richest nation on
earth, the government
is "up against it,
the at" meaning a
billion dollar deficit,
with the prospect Of
another billion deficit
during the next fiscal
year. The treasury,
therefore, is about to
issue long term bonds
Co. com 0O0 000 hoar.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

~ oVERNoRS of about half the
~ states took part in the annual
conferences at French Lick, Ind, and
several Of them disrupted the program
of harmless topics by injecting their
own vigorous opinions into their adj
dresses. Pinchot of Pennsylvania, for
instance, insisted on making hot at
tack on the public utility corporations
instead of talking about timber; and
in the closing session Richie of Mary
land criticising the conference for
trying to avoid controversial subjects.
urged the return of liquor control to
the states as solution of taxation
problems.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-12

n ERMANY'S huge flying boat,
" DO-X, after long delays and vari-
Gus accidents, finally crossed the At
1antic ocean successfully. 1t made
the flight from Cape Verde islands
to Fernando Noronha off the coast
of Brazil in II hours and Is minutes.
Defying superstition, Is persons were
aboard the DO-X.
1t was announced by the State de-
partment in Washington that Colonel
and Mrs. Lindbergh will start before
long on a pleasure cruise of the Orient
in their Lockheed plane, flying to ia
pan and China via the North Pacific
and Russia. They probably will follow
the route taken by the army flyers
in 1924, going to Siberia by way of
the Aleutian islands.