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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

New name for a "chummy roadster" Com panionate rrage-(Springfield Ohio Sum-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11
Some Truths.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)


 The tendency of modern legislative alleged re- form is to more and more empower centralized government This is wrong and unhealthful MT. President Cleveands reassertion of the principle of American democracy, that it is the business of the people to support the Government not the Govern ment to support the people, is fundamentally right. It is not to Congress that we should look in time of public distress so much to the Legislatures of commonwealths which close to the people, which understand their needs and wants far more accurately than any Congress can ever understand and know them. And they have. and should have, the power to act. We supposed to take care of ourselves. In times of public distress such as the present, when the country has ample supplies of money of food and raw materials and credit there must be something wrong when public indus try be widely disturbed and general suffering can attain to major proportions But it is not to la paterna Government that should look for relief and succor The people and the States have rights and duties which may not safely be rittered away either in the of humanity of econ- omc expedency.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

Too bad that revenue collector out in Chicago who lost $50,000 in a quiet little game of faro, couldn't put it her expense account, Pro- hibton agents have done liquor purchases.-( Ohio State Journal)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

college, and will prove to be one of the almost insurmountabe obstacles in the way of achieve ment of his objective.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

The Treasury Department hasn't added anything to the zest of living by the income tax blanks it has been mailing out to Alaskans during the past few weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

Senator Howells Alaska Railroad Committee said the road does not pay a profit because it doesn't haul enough freight. It then proposes to raise the freight rates which is rather unortho- dox method of boosting tonnage to say the least
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

The apogee of something or other would be to set Gutzon Borglum at work engraving the complete Prohibition report on the head of pin--Phila- delpha Inqurer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-11

Swearing in Pennsylvania is punishable by a fine of 65 cents word so, you see, it costs the unhappy Pennsylvanian about s9 to mash his thumb.-(Macon, Ga, Telegraph)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
X. OF C. TO GIVE AID
IN RED CROSS DRIVE
Washington Members to Be Asked
to Help in Campaign for
Relief Fund.

Decision to aid the Red Cross in its
national campaign for a $4,000, 900
drought relief fund, was announced last
night by william G. Feely, State deputy
of the knights of Columbus.
Mr.. Feely said this was IN line with
plans to have all of the 100000 mem
bers Of the organization throughout the
country assist in the drive. He said the
situation was so severe that all wash
ington members would be asked TO put
their shoulders to the wheel"
He announced appointment OF cam
paign committee composed OF Charles
w Darr, past State deputy; Fred
Rice and Fred S. Martin, District
deputies: P. Michael Cook, John E
Burns, John p Dunn, Timothy QulrK
and George F. Howell, grand knights.
Mr. Feely made public telegram
from William j. Mckinley, supreme
secretary, sent from Grand Rapids,
which read:
IN response to an urgent request
from John Barton Payne, chairman of
the Red Cross, the supreme board Of
directors of the knights of Columbus,
in regular quarterly meeting presided
over by Supreme Knight Martin H.
Carmody, here today heartily Endorsed
the Red Cross 100000 drought re-
lief fund and urged all State deputies,
district deputies, grand knights and
members of the order TO lend their as
sistance and cooperation in the cam
| paign."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
CHEST OBLIGATION
TOLD EMPLOYEES
President Yonker of SAM
tary Grocery Co. Makes
Appeal in Letter.

All employed persons have a definite
community obligation, E. G. Yorker,
president of the Sanitary Grocery Co.,
reminded hundreds of subordinates
yesterday in a letter appealing for
Community Chest contributions.
special division of workers has
been organized for the forthcoming
Chest drive among the employees of the
concern, operating 800 stores, 231 of
which are located in the District. James
E. Anderson has been appointed as
leader Of the group.
1T is my firm conviction" Mr..
Yonker wrote, that you and l who
make our living in the District of Co.
lumbia and are dependent upon the
community itself for our living and for
our prosperity, have a definite COM
munity obligation. I want to impress
this upon each man working for the
Sanitary Grocery Co.
Gratitude to Community.
Nearly all of you have been gainfully
employed during the entire year. No
doubt you have seen your neighbors
and perhaps some of your friends
without employment; therefore you
should be grateful to the community
that has made it possible for you to be
so employed and you should at the
same time, I believe, realize that you
have an obligation to the community
which. in this particular instance, can
be paid off in part by subscription to
the Community Chest in any amount
that you feel is proper
Il have personally made subScrip-
ton which I think will justify what I
am going to suggest that you do. My
feeling is that every manager who has
been with us six months or longer
should contribute not less than one
days pay. 1 am sure that as a bust
ness partner in a business institution
which covers every part of the COM
munity in the District of Columbia
your patrons expect something of you
personally as we'll as of the firm itself
The firm itself will repeat its contribu-
ton of last year, which, we feel, was
very liberal, everything considered.
Record at Richmond.
In Richmond Va, last Fall the boys
put the Community Chest matter over
100 per cent. That is, every employe Of
the company made a contribution of
some sort or other, and at the Com
munity Chest meeting the Sanitary
Grocery Co. was cited as a 100 per
cent firm.
Whether a man contributes or not
to the Community Chest is a matter Of
his own conscience, but 1 believe the
obligation is so apparent that very few,
if any, men will stand up and say that
they are not going to do anything for
the Community Chest and thus deny
the rest of the men and women in the
organization the opportunity of sharing
in the feeling of 100 per cent job well
done
Mr. Anderson, as division chairman,
will appreciate and expect your assist
ance in putting this thing over for the
feeling of satisfaction which it will give
both you and myself in knowing that
our community obligation has been met.
May 1 thank you now for what l
know is going TO be a remarkable
showing on your part?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
BILL INTRODUCED
TO ENLARGE HOUSE
Thurston Measure Would Add 40
Members in Accord With
Reapportionment.
Blythe Associated Press.

Blythe Associated Press.
A measure was introduced yesterday
to add 40 members to the House.
It would swell the membership from
435 to ATS to prevent the loss of seats
by some States under the new appor-
tionment. The measure was the first
such introduced since President Hoover
announced a readjustment of repre-
Sentation to become effective for the
Seventy-third Congress.
Representative Thurston of Iowa, q
Republican member of the Census Com
mittee, introduced the proposal.
1t would allow nearly two-thirds OF
the States losing representation under
the new law to regain some seats
Others would have corresponding in
creases, according to population.
Under the new apportionment that
becomes final March 4, unless a change
is made, 81 States lose representation
and IL States gain.
Republican leaders are opposed to
any increase. Majority Leader Tilson
said If the House became so large II
would be difficult to obtain a quorum
II the small increase were granted, he
added, 1t would lead TO further demands
for additional seats in the future.
Thurston fought the reapportionment
measure two years ago. He was one OF
the group which sought to eliminate
the 100000 aliens from representa-
ton.
OF the floor, he said, there is a
great deal of sentiment for the increase
because of the growth of duties i'm
posed by the people on members since
the World War
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
j. S. EXPENDITURES
DROP $&,S11,%5
First Six Months of Fiscal
Year Compared; Govern
ment Cost Higher.
BY the Associated Press.


Expenditures of the Government for
the first six months of the current or
1891 fiscal year dropped below those
for the similar period of the previous
fiscal year by $84.811 ,945, but the cost
Of operating the Government exceeded
that of year ago by $59078144.
The Treasury's statement Of financial
operations for the first six months OF
the current fiscal year as compared
with the 1880 fiscal year yesterday
showed that total expenditures includ-
ing public debt retirements, amounted
to 1901 ,082,916. as compared with
81 1856 894,861 the year before. The
cost Of operating the Government, how
ever, increased from $1,112,046, 602 In
first six months of 1880 fiscal year to
$1,171, 124,746 in the current year.
Ordinary Expenditures.
Total ordinary expenditures of the
Government for the current year to De-
cember 81 we're $r706, 788, 916, as COM
pared with 81 sol ,989, 458 in the previ-
Gus year. The public debt retirements
for the current year totaled $94 ,294, 000
in the six months. as compared with
1884 ,805, 403 in the first half of the pre-
vious year.
Expenditures by departments showed
that those Of the legislative branch had
increased approximately $4,000 600
while those of the executive branch in.
creased $4,000; the Treasury, $45, 900:
War Department., $1,000 900: Justice
Sc 900, 900: Post ONCE, $22 1000; Agri-
culture, $28 1000, 900; Commerce, Sill
900 900; Labor, $850,000: Veterans Ad-
miniStration, $l16,000,000 and Of the
District of Columbia, 100000
Department Of State.
The State Department expenditures
decreased, as compared with the same
period of the previous year, $3.50 900;
Navy, 100000; Interior. sol 100000
and independent establishments and
commissions, $4,000 600.
The Federal Farm Board was credited
with expenditures of $80,556,770 in the
six months, $3l ,468,153 of which was
spent in December.
The statement showed that on Janu-
airy Is there was deficit of $194 1854, =
902 in the Treasury. Expenditures
since last July l had amounted to
$2,106,211,7 100, while receipts totaled
81 Gil 246,8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Household Gas
Purified to Foil
Tarnish of Silver
Tri-EthanolamineApplied
in New Ways by Cor.
pOratiOn at Louisville.
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, KY, January ia
chemical which removes impurities
from the acid that puts the tang in
Johnny's soda pop is being used here
to purify household fuel gas so mothers
silverware won't tarnish, and soon will
be utilized to produce better gasoline
for fathers automobile.
The chemical, tri-ethanolamine, Is
used by the Helium Co. to remove i'm
purities from helium gas, used in Uncle
Sans dirigibles. It's new uses are be-
ing developed by Dr.. w. w. Bottoms
director of research here for the Grid
Ter Corporation, which owns the He
lium Co.
DR.. Bottoms explained the process in
detail at a meeting of the Louisville
section Of the American Chemical
Society.
The Helium Co. has plants at Dexter
Kans, and at Thatcher, Colo, where
there are helium deposits The Dexter
deposits contain no carbon dioxide, but
those at Thatcher do, and it was to re-
move this impurity that DR.. Bottoms
applied tri-ethanolamine He also found
the chemical would remove hydrogen
Sulphide from other gases.
He suggested to officials of the Louis
vile Gas & Electric Co. that his meth
cd be used to remove hydrogen sulphide
from natural gas supplied to Louisville
consumers Last Fall the local gas
company installed the process at its
plant at West Point, KY. near here
Louisville households so far are the
only ones in the world using gas thus
purified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
NORRIS PROPOSES
BALLOT BOX POWER
Extension of Nye Committee Au-
thority Is Asked by Senator
Glass.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Power to seize and examine ballot
boxes in any State would be given the
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
day by Senator Norris, Republican, Ne
braska
The NebraSkan made no comment in
offering the proposal, but said he de-
sired its consideration next week stimuli
taneously with resolution by Senator
Glass, Democrat, Virginia, extending
the Nye Committees authority to in
vestigate the handling Of funds in the
1923 election.
If adopted the Norris resolution
would permit the seizure of ballot boxes
In Alabama, where Senator Hefiin
charges he was counted out" In the
last election.
Neither Norris nor Nye would discuss
this prospect. however, although Nye
has had investigators in Alabama for
several weeks and has issued subpoenas
for. the State Attorney General and his
assistant.
Senator Hef1in, running as an indie
pendent, was defeated by John n
Bankhead, Democrat, last November
He charged in the Senate Thursday
that the election was stolen" Senator
Black, his Democratic colleague, re-
piled, saying the election was fair. -
Both Helm and Bankhead have urged
an inquiry
1t is likely the Norris and Glass pro-
posals will be called up tomorrow. The
Virginian's proposal has been inter-
, preted by some Senators as opening the
way for further inquiry into the DO
litical activities of Bishop James Can
non, jr, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South.
| Bishop Cannon administered the
funds of the anti-Smith organization In
| Virginia in 1923, regarding which the
Caraway Lobby Committee made a
searching inquiry.
Opposition to both the resolutions Is
expected by Senator Nye, but there was
no indication last night what the re-
suit will be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
PATMAN DEMANDS
ACTION ON BONUS
Texas Representative Sees
Depression Overcome If
Veterans Are Paid Now.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Demands for consideration of meas
ures to cash World War veterans com.
pensation certificates as q relief move
were sounded in the House yesterday
by Representative Patman of Texas,
who denied Jegionnaires at the Bos-
ton convention had been drunk
Failing to obtain privilege from
Speaker Longworth to present his re.
quest for unanimous consent to dis
charge the Ways and Means Committee
from handling the bills, the TexaA
Democrat called for hearings on them
If the certificates were caShed at theit
would be put into circulation and the
prosperity Of the country restored.
Defines Stand on Issue.
In defining the attitude Of the Amer
lean Legion on the question. Patman
said former National Comdrs. John
Quinn of Los Angeles and Hanford
MacNider. American Minister TO Can
ada, had blocked the issue at the
Boston convention.
He said they had sponsored keeping
the Legion out Of politics and they
are the ones who actually are in poll
tics all Of the time"
Regarding the Boston convention,
Patman said:
Defends Legion Men.
Much has been said In the news
papers about so many veterans being
there drunk and not paying any atten-
ton to what they were doing. That
report Is absolutely false. have never
attended convention where there was
more serious minded men,
Il did not see any more evidence
of drunkenness on the floor than I
have seen here as a member Of this
House, and have never seen q MEM
Der of this House on the floor under the
influence of liquor
He said the rank and file Of the
Legion, II permitted, would express
themselves in favor Of caShing the
certificates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
CHEST HAS WON PUBLIC SUPPORT
BY ITS RECORD, SAYS A. SIMON
Capital HarborS Better Com
munity and Spirit, Rabbi
Declares.
"CitizenS Will Measure Up to
High Expectations in Great
Necessity"
BY ABRAM SIMON, Phi. d.

Rabbi, Washington Hebrew CONGREGATION.
1t is too late in the day to justify
the existence of the Community Chest.
Any attempt to vindicate its neces-
sity and its practical wisdom in Wash
ington is an insult to the intelligence
of our people. The Chest has made
good. 1t has become an integral part
of the thinking and giving of our COM
mltnity. We cannot think of 1891 so
far as philanthropic and social life of
Washington is concerned, without in
volving the Community Chest in a
widening circle of appreciation and re-
sponsibility.
The Chest registers the healthy pulse
beat of the Washingtonian multiplied
by one hundred thousand
We ought to embody the concen-
trated enthusiasm, directed energy and
welfare spirit of half million hearts.
Studied thoughtfully it is liberal edu-
cation in philanthropic financing, wise
distribution and unifying impulses
Washington harbors a better COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
COMMUNISTS DEFENDED.
Glover Denies Red" Responsibility for
Arkansas Food Riots.

Arkansas Food Riots.
By the Associated Press.
Denial that Communists were re-
gponslble for the food riots in England,
Ark, was made in the House yesterday
by Representative Glover.
Referring to a speech by Chairman
Wood for the Appropriations Committee
that "vultures' were taking advantage
of conditions in Arkansas, the Arkansas
Democrat said:
Il defy him to name a single Com
munist in my district or State We are
as far from communism as any man
or set of men,
He quoted letter from a Red Cross
investigator who visited the district and
reported, Il doubt that it would be
healthy for any one even TO discuss
communism in this area"
Referring to newspaper articles about
the food riot, Glover asserted "condi-
tons in Arkansas are much worse than
newspapers say
THE Governor of my State is doing
everything in his power to remedy the
situation, and we would not ask you for
anything If conditions were not as they
are" Glover shouted.
He read a letter from G.. E. Morris
of England, saying of Woods speech:
Every word he uttered is false"
Morris added the men who took part
IN the disturbance we're farmers whose
wives and babies were without food"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
DANCERS SUIT DROPPED

LOS ANGELES, January II R.-
Loren Mendel. endurance flyer. has
won a dismissal of a damage suit filed
against him by Eleanor Merry, film
dancer.
The suit, filed shortly after Mendel,
with Pete Reinhardt, landed here with
247-hour endurance record, asked
SGT 1859 for injuries Miss Merry said
she suffered when Mendels plane
crashed while she was his passenger.
Mendel disclaimed re possibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

DEL RIO, Tex, January II R.-
Viii Acuna soldiers and other searching
parties of American and Mexican civil
ians were hunting today for A. Sam
brano, so, owner of a large ranch in
Mexico. Sambrano, with three COM
panions, including w. E. Campbell,
United States immigration oficer, had
been lost three days in mountainous
country across the international border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
RED CROSS DRIVE
ENDS FIRST WEEK
Half Million Dollars Taken in
Already Feeding Drought
Sufferers.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
A half million people are being fed
a half million dollars have come into
the Rid Cross treasury.
This report, made last night by the
Red Gross, summarized the situation al
the end of the first week of the cam
paign for a $l0,0O0,000 drought relief
fund
More counties were added to the area
of aid. Less reserve was reported from
chapters who had hoped to weather
through"
Cash Grants Are Made.
From the Midwestern Office, ST. Louis,
came word Red Cross chapters were
administering to half the population in
a 6o0-square- mile area. All but five
of the rs counti.s of Arkansas had re-
ceived cash grants. Cash grants to
Midwest sufferers yesterday totaled
$4,000.
Chairman Payne announced he had
appointed Harvey C. Couch of Pine
Bluff Ark, outstanding relief worker
during the Mississippi flood, as Red
Cross chairman of State relief for
Baxter, jr., at Little Rock today for a
complete review of the Arkansas situa-
ton. Health conditions in all the
drought States will be considered at
Memphis. Tenn. Wednesday by State
health officers, meeting with Dr. Will
liam de Kline, national Red Cross medi-
cal director.
The Red Cross also took Cognizance
of tn stock situation, an order going
out that local chapters give feed pend
ing Government loans. An Arkansas
county had reported 376 head of stock
dying today from starvation, one planta-
ton owner losing Is out of IS mules.
Problem in Proud Families.
Searching out families too proud to
ask for help was described as one of
the great difficulties of the Red Cross.
An isolated farmer who died of
malnutrition had been thinking of ask
ing the Red Cross for food" his widow
explained, but thought he would wait
until everything was gone"
Among those pledging support to the
drive yesterday were; Tha Supreme
Board OF the knights of Columbus,
through William j. Mckinley secre-
tary; Gov. Gardiner of Maine, Senator
Capper of Kansas, Rev. John j. Burke,
speaking for the National Catholic We'll
fare Conference, and Abram F. Myers,
president of the Allied States Associa-
ton of Motion Picture Exhibitors.
COMMITMENTS nrrrNrnrn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Katrina Mccormick
Launches Column
In Mothers Paper

BY the Associated Press.
ROCKFORD. Ill. January II.
Katrina Mccormick, debutante
daughter of Representative Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, tonight took
her first step into journalism.
A column of Washington notes
under her by-line was locked
into the forms of the Rockford
Sunday Star, controlled by her
mother.
She wrote of visit with
Clarence Darrow. whom she calls
witty, amusing and sort of
codger- like" Also of opera in
Washington, fox hunting and
congressional affairs.
The column will be a weekly
feature in the Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
STAR RECEIVES So
FOR RED CROSS AID
Contributions Turned Over to
Organization SuCcoring
Drought Victims.

Contributions totaling $32 have been
received by The Star for Red Cross
drought relief fund.
These contributions were sent to this
newspaper as result of its announce
ment that it would be glad to receive
money gifts for the Red Cross drive.
Such contributions. as in the past, are
acknowledged in the news columns of
The Star and then turned over to the
relief organization which has accepted
the task of providing succor to the vic
tins of the past years drought.
The contributions which have been
made for drought relief through The
Star. to date follow:
Mr. and Mrs w. H. Loving. .... SIS. 90
"A. l., ............. oOO
K. P. L. ................ $50
Robert S. Whaley ............. 200
A. S. C. 500
r. H. Jones. 500
D r. Jones 500
John B. Davis Observation-Disclosures. $50
$1,000
John D. Davis (for Community
Chest) INSTRUMENTATION. $50
1otal ................... S34.5O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
AIR LINES SUED IN CRASH
Two Petitions ASK. 100000 From
Maddux Company.

LOS ANGELES, January II Up
me Maddux Air Lines Co. was made
defendant today in two suits seekinr a
total of 100000 growing out of the
crash of one of the company's planes
near San Clemente, Calf, last JANUARY
in which Is persons lost their lives
Richard Cantillon, local attorney
whose wife, Mrs. Doris Cantillon, was
one of the victims, filed one of the
actions on behalf of his two sons, Rich
ard. 8, and James, 4.
The other was brought by George C.
Glover, husband Of Mrs. Adelaide
Glover, mother Of Mrs. Cantillon. The
plane crash occurred in q heavy rain
as the plane was attempting to reach
Los Angeles from Aqua Calienta