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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
BUILT FIRES ON ICE
Drifting Men Divided to Keep From
Breaking FlOe.

BUFFALO. N. Y, February 9 (P.-
Anthony Gutkowski, %, of Lackawanna,
one of the first of 20 fishermen brought
ashore last night from the ice foe on
which they had drifted in Lake Erie
for SO hours, told a vivid story of the
long hours of waiting in the darkness
for rescue.
1.-The ice seemed to go faster as we
went along. We thought we were NOV
ing toward Canada; and that would
have been all right, because we prob
ably would have moved against ice
strong enough to get us to shore with
out busting up our own piece.
THE only thing we were worried
about was that the wind might shift
from east to southwest and send us
in toward the American shore and crack
us up there. If that had happened, we
were goners.
LAS soon as we knew we were there
to stay for a while we divided in groups
of 10 so as not to put too much strain
on the ice where we were standing. The
men took their pike poles and made
tents out OF them. Then we built bon
fires near the tents.
Nobody had much food, and we were
hungry. so some of the boys thought
they'd try and catch some fish. They
got about SIX 'fish-a couple of perch
ana some bass.
The happiest sight in my life was
that airplane coming over us. Every
body cheered and waved. When the
plane returned with food, we knew
everything was coming out o. K"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
CHICAGO EVENING POST
RECEIVER is NAMED
George F. Getz Takes Control of
Paper as John C. Shaffer
Retires From Business.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February George F.
Getz, wealthy business man and sports
man was appointed receiver for the Chi
cago Evening Post today and authorized
to continue publishing the paper.
John c. Shaffer, publisher of the
Post for 80 years, retired Saturday at
about the same time a receivership
petition was filed in Superior Court.
He emphasized that none of my
other business interests Is involved in
the affairs of the Chicago Evening Post"
He is publisher of the Indianapolis
Star. the Muncie Star and the Terre
Haute Star
The appointment of receiver was
the result of action started by the
Arthur Dixon Transfer Co., which took
a $500 judgement against the paper.
The bill said the liabilities of the Post
were $2,0o0o0 and the assets less than
that amount.
Getz is head of a large fuel and
building materials company and is
chairman of the Governors Commission
on Unemployment He is a member of
the Illinois State Boxing Commission,
a big game hunter, and one of the
promoters of the Demsey- Tunney fight
IN Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
ALL OF 6 ADR|FT
| IN LAKE ERIE SAVED
Ten Rescued Today From Ice
FIoe Included Seven
Coast GuardSmen.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, February 9.-Ten
weary men walked ashore over the ice
hummocks of Lake Erie today and
wrote the last word in a tale of SO
hours of battling with cold, exposure.
hunger and imminent death on the
drifting ice foes of wind-swept lake.
Three of the men had spent the en-
tire so hours on the ice, drifting help
leSsly at the mercy of the changing
wind. Four times they had seen safety
almost within their grasp, only to have
it snatched away by the elements.
The other seven were Coast Guards
trapped late last night by a sudden
shift of ice as they sought to rescue
the last three men.
Located by Planes.
The 10 were located this morning by
a1rplaneS chartered by the Coast Guard
and the Buffalo Evening News. The
flyers dropped food and coffee to them
and then sped back to shore to guide
rescuing parties to the marooned mcn.
Fifty-six fishermen in all were sent
adrift on huge ice cakes early Satur-
day, when blizzard swept down upon
the lake out of the northeast, cracking
off miles of foes from the main body of
shore ice and whirling them out into
the open water of the lake before a
50-mile-an-hour wind.
Twenty of the marooned men were
rescued during the day by Coast Guards.
Sixteen others found their way ashore
at various points where the drift ice
touched for few moments.
Twenty Out During Night.
Nineteen fishermen and a 9-year-old
boy still were drifting helplessly far out
on the lake when darkness closed down
Saturday night. Throughout the long
hours of darkness they huddled about
tiny fires and ate half-cooked fish while
they waited and hoped for rescue.
Yesterday morning an airplane char
tered by the Buffalo Courier-Express,
morning newspaper, located the little
group of exhausted men, clustered be-
fore an impoverished windbreak. The
words, Eats, help, charcoal" spelled
out in that order on the ice with pike
poles and bits of driftwood, told their
story to the flyers, who dropped hot
coffee and sped back to guide the res
cuers.
Then begun the long struggles
through miles of slush ice across drift
ing foes and over open water.
Five hours after they were first sight
ed four of the men and the boy were
brought to solid ice and guided across
the two miles of ice hills to shore. The
rescuerS went back for more, and all but
three had been brought ashore when
the ice suddenly shifted, and the Coast
Guards found themselves in the same
plight as those they sought to rescue
and obliged to remain on the ice until
rescued today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
PETAIN MADE AIR HEAD

PARIS, February 8 B.-Marshal
Petain, defender of Verdun during the
World War, today was appointed head
of the aerial defense of all French
territory.
The 75-year-old veteran asked that
he be relieved as vice president Of the
Superior War Council and inspector
general Of armies so that he might have
more time for the new assignment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
Rescued Tell of Suffering
Boy Boxed With Father on Drifting Ice Floe to
Keep From Freezing-Ate Fish Bait to
Fight off Hunger.

the least frightened of the II taken
from the foe was Elmer's father,
Charles Shriver, who has been fish
erman for 80 years, ever since he
was boy of 10.
MY son and I went out onto the ice
early in the morning to fish, planning
to spend the greater part of the day."
he said IT thought it would be some
what of lark for the boy. It was
shortly after O'Clock, think, when /
first discovered the break and tried to
get back with my son. Our efforts were
useless. The gap between the foe and
the main body of ice grew wider and
wider as we watched it. The foe was
heading straight out into the lake.
"At first we waited for a favorable
wind to blow us back; but when we
continued to drift out, I knew then the
only thing to do was to await develop
ments Having been on three other
foes, l was certain that we would be
rescued. My greatest fear was for the
boy. thought that the exposure would
be a little TOO much for him, but he
stood up quite as we'll as any of the
men,.
Copyright 1917
RVTTTT ETRES ON ICE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
RETURN OF POLICEMAN
TO VIRGINIA REQUESTED
Gov. Pollard's Requisition for
Leroy F. Bachelor to Come
Before Justice Wheat.

Gov. Pollard of Virginia today sent
to the District Supreme Court a reuui-
sition for the return to Arlington County
OF Leroy F. Bachelor, a policeman,
whose dismissal from the force was
recommended Saturday by the Police
Trial Board
Bachelor is charged with shooting
Ruth Harvey, a daughter of his father
in-law, Lieut.. Harvey of the harbor pre-
cinct, when he visited the latter's home
in Arlington County in an effort to see
his wife, another daughter of the lieu
tenant, January Is. He is said to have
been shooting at the lieutenant when
the child was shot.
Howard B. Fields, sheriff of Airing
ton County, Is named in the requisition
as agent of the State to return the
prisoner Chief Justice Wheat set the
hearing on the requisition for Febru-
airy II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09


from whom no commissions are avail
aDle, French said in his report. 1.-The
Navy Department can and should look
70 the Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps graduates for their staff CORPS
Appendices
Demands Of the Air Service were
said by French to be the principal rea-
son the Navy finds itself pinched today
for line officers"
Provides Two DirigibIes.
why should this course be con-
tlnued when we are reliably informed
tnat college graduates in abundant
numbers, educated at their own expense,
are ready and willing to qualify and
serve on extended details as commits
stoned Reserve aviators?" asked the
committee report.
Under the lighter-than-air craft
division the question of building the
second of the giant dirigibles contracted
LOT was settled. The measure carries
Sol5,0OO to complete the ZRS-4 ana
SI,OOO,OOO to begin work on the ZRS-5.
A provision was included to permit
tne secretary to expend $4,000 600 IL
necessary TO protect the naval petroleum
reserves in Western States.
Naval Reserve expenditures were set
at $4,394,000, cut of 1925. 600. but the
o1ncer personnel of 1924 and the en-
nSteo force OF 1898 were retained
Inc sum of 81 ,695 900 was allowed two
bureaus with which to carry on a sub
marine safety device program.
Inc Naval Training Station at San
Diego received $3.50, 900 for maintenance
ana improvements; Newport, r. 4
S5Il,OOO; Great Lakes, in Illinois. S275..
O0O, and Hampton Roads, Va, S235. 600
Wnlle the Naval War College. m,
Coasters Harbor Island, r. l.. received
delphia $195, 900. INA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
INCOME TAX FACTS.
No. 8.

No. 8.
or the millions of taxpavers
VINO VIII be required to file re-
turns for the year 1880, the vast
majority are entitled, in addi-
LION 10 the personal exemption of
So'o0O Tor married persons and
headS OF families, $500 for single
persons and a $4O0 credit for
each dependent, to a further
credit OF rs per. cent of the tax
on the full amount of their earned
net income.
Earned income is defined as
wages, salaries, professional fees
ana other amounts received as
compensation for personal serv-
ices actually rendered" How
ever, all net income I'D to SIS .O0O
whether actually earned or not
Is considered earned income for
the purpose of this credit. A
taxpayer who in 1880 received a
salary OF $4,000 and a profit from
real estate transaction or other
business venture, of $1,000 NAV
treat the entire amount as earn
ed income. When it is shown by
statistics that out of a total of
approximately 100000 returns
filed more than 100000 report
ed incomes of between $4,000 and
$4,000, the far-reaching benefit
of this reduction is understood.
Following is an example of how
a single person with no depend
ents should compute his tax on
a net income of $4,000:
NCS uSOAAc. .s...... S4,UUU.UU
Less personal exemption 10000
Balance taxable at H.
per cent. So, 10000
112 per cent. ........ $3.50
Less IS per cent of
$3.50, earned income
credit ............. 9.38
Balance of tax payable. $28.12
The maximum amount that
may be claimed as earned in
come is $4,000, although the
taxpayer actually may have
earned an amount in excess OF
that sum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
GEN. EDWARDS WEAK

Physicians Say Army Veterans
Strength Slowly Ebbing Away.
BOSTON, February 9 (P).-Maj. Gen.
Clarence R. Edwards was reported in an
extremely weak" condition by attend
ants at the Phillips House today.
The general has not taken any nour-
ishment for several days and his
strength has been slowly ebbing away.
He has been a patient at the Phillips
House since January Is, when he was
operated on for an intestinal disorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
MAI. Mccoy, VETERAN
OF WORLD WAR, DIES
Native of Ohio, Recently Engaged
in Building, Had Been Ill
Several Months.

Maj. Earle U. Mccoy, World War vet
eran, and recently engaged in the build
ing contracting business here, died in
Walter Reed Hospital today after an
illness of several months.
Maj. Mccoy served here in Washing
ton as commissioned officer during the
world conflict. He was born in Steubens-
vile, Ohio, in 1886, and was prominent
IN various Masonic bodies in Ohio.
He had been engaged in the con-
tracing business here since shortly after
the war. He resided at 14O1 Columbia
road. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Grace P. Mccoy, and his mother, Mrs.
Dora @. Mccoy.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the S. H. Hines Co. funeral home, 290l
Fourteenth street, tomorrow at pm.
Interment will be at Steubensville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
Ship Hits Iceberg Bow On.

JUNEAU, Alaska, February OPO.-
The motor ship Norco struck an iceberg
yesterday and 40 minutes later her
cargo and passengers were being I'M
loaded at this port. The Norco was pro-
ceeding to Seattle from Alaskan ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
INJURED AT CANNES
Mrs. Henry Hooker of Baltimore
Hurt in Auto Accident.

PARIS, February 9 (P.-The Paris
edition of the Chicago Tribune today
said that Mrs Henry Hooker Of Balti-
more had been injured in an automobile
accident at Cannes several days ago.
She is now slowly recovering at the
American Hospital at Neuilly.
Randolph Burke, also of Baltimore
was in the same accident, but was not
sufficiently hurt to require hospital
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
PLANES HUNT DRIFTING MAN.

Fisherman Out in Lake Michigan on
Ice FIOe.
PETOSKEY, Mich, February 9 [R.-
Two Army pursuit planes from Selfridge
Field today joined in the search for
George Kruskie, fisherman who was
washed out into Lake Michigan on an
ice foe last Friday.
The planes stopped here on their way
to the scene to pick up packages of food
to be dropped to the man If he is To-
Gated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
TICKETS HELD FORGED
Metal Worker and Two Others Ar
rested in Basket Ball Probe.

NEW YORK, February 8 (P.-Samuel
Luck, 10, a sheet metal worker, was out
of luck today.
Police held him, with a New York
University senior and another youth, on
a charge of having forged $50 tickets
10 university basket ball game.
Luck admitted he was implicated in
the scheme, police said, but insisted Max
Relies, 26, senior at the university, was
the director. Aaron Cohen, glazier, was
the third man held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
PULPIT TOPIC APROPOS

Pastor Robbed of Auto While
Preaching on "Thieves."
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, February o
R.-Rev. A. G. Shuler, pastor of a
Jacksonville church, preached sermon
last night on Thieves and Robbers"
and then walked home.
Some one had stolen his automobile
parked near the church during the
sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
NAVY BILL SLASHES
FUND BY $36,310,OOO:
PERSONNEL is CUT

Continued From First page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
McALEER TAKES BRIDE
Former Manager of Washington
Ball Team WEEDS Ohio Girl.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, February 9
N9.-The marriage OF James. r. Nc
Aleer, former manager of the Washing
ton Senators and st. Louis Browns, and
owner Of the Boston Red Sox until 1918,
70 Miss Georgianna Rudge, local musi-
clan, was announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
TWO ROBBERS SLAIN
Third Man Captured After Trio
Leave Chicago Store.

CHICAGO, February 8 (P.-Two
unidentified men were shot to death
early today by two detectives as they
left United Cigar Store they robbed
on the West Side. A third man, who
attempted to escape as his companions
fell, was captured. He gave his name
as Edward Wolf, 38, said by police to
be an eX-conVict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
REPUBLICANS MOVE
TO SPEED WORK TO
AVOID EXTRA CALL

CONTINUED From First Page.)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-05

Word Often Mispronounced
Linguist. Pronounce lin-gwist,
both is as in cit"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-05
Postal Worker
Challenges Atlanta's
Segregation Law


ATLANTA, GA Colored citi-
zen has challenged the constitution
atty of Atlantas. race segregation
ordinance. He is R. B. Perry, postal
worker, who Saturday filed suit in
superior court for an injunction to
restrain the Atlanta police authori-
ties from proceeding against him
on a charge of moving on a street
where the majority of the residents
are white. M -
Perry alleges in his petition that
he. bought a home on FELTON, drive
and police made q case against him
on a charge of violating the Atlanta
residential segregation law. The
plaintiff alleges that sAtlanta's race
segregation ordinance having been
declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court, a new
ordinance was passed emitting the
words white" or s"Colored" and us
ing the words, in referring to Ne
groes, race prohibited by law to
inter-marry." The case was set for
Saturday before Judge f. h. Pome-
roy in the motions division, and
temporary restraining order was
granted Judge Moore.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-05
To End Communism

The committee OF congressman,
headed by Congressman Fish, Great
ed to investigate and dig into COM
munlsm in the United States found
out that communism Is cobra
headed monster; that its poisonous
venom is spreading and unless 1t is
checked, 1t will destroy free and in
dependent America.
Because of these findings the Fish
Committee recommends drastic ac-
ton, tO-wit: refuse to recognize
Communist Party as a legitimate
political party, deport all commun-
lists. prohibit all printed matter fav-
orable 10 communism. All of which
is not worth the paper 1t il writ
ten on.
II the spirit of communism is
growing in America. and we believe
it is, it is because of the reckless
disregard which the ruling class has
for the rights of the average citizen.
With the general rise of Intelligence
in America the bait which once
lured the minimizing workers into
the trap of the dominating group
will fail.
The starving multitudes in the
richest and 'grandest" country
in the world take no pleasure and
receive no comfort from big build
iHgs. towering palaces and giant
mergers. They have right to ex-
pect square deal. And IL the
present form of government is un-
able to give them bread they will
turn to something else-even COM
munism. And all the forces of the
world will not be able to stop it.
II communism is dangerous, and
the Fish committee thinks it is, the
way TO stop it is not by drastic
prohibitory laws. but by an intel
Agent and fair distribution of profits.
When men are hungry and have no
where to lay their heads they seek
change. When suffering becomes
general and widespread. men be-
come more interested in bread than
they do in forms of government.
To end the communistic move
ment in America, make the tollers
satisfied by giving them justice.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-05
EDIT ORIALS
A Hopeful Sign

Miss Mamie Burroughs aroused
Negro preachers when an article,
over her signature appeared In the
Negro press. which emphasized the
need OF Negro organizations doing
something to alleviate the suffering
caused by unemployment. Unfort-
unately the article caused the
preachers to take the defensive by
pointing out what they had done.
Other organizations took the rap
without murmur.
Miss Burroughs knowe as well as
anybody that the Negro church has
done great work. The school
which she leads is the direct result
of the Negro church. But that is
Negro organizations meet the pres
beside the point. The issue is, will
Negro organizations meet the pres
ent crisis in an effective manner?
VIII they as organized bodies study
the problem and work out pro-
gram which will work? This is not
an attack on the Negro church or
the Negro preacher any more than
it was intended to belittle the efforts
of other Negro organizations.
Colored folk have been too thin
skinned They need constructive
criticism. No organization has
reached state OF perfection. When
one hurls darts and shafts into the
quivering bodies OF Negro organiza-
lions IL is often done to make them
sit up and take notice. II prevents
stagnation and salt satisfaction,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-05
By Mamie H. Burrouxh.

America has two long lines now
the color line aAd the bread line.
She did have clothes line, but it
has almost disappeared. The Ma
tional Association Of Laundrymen is
taking the clothes in to dry. The
other two lines will have to be taken
in to work.
That is Americas supreme duty
and the nation will have to unite
and address itself to it as assidu-
ously as it addressed itself to win
ming the World War. The success
of the battle for bread is as vital
to the peace and safety of America
as was the necessity for the success
of the battle to make democracy
safe for the world.
The peace-time battle for bread
is now on. Millions of men, women,
and children are in line.
Broadcast these three facts:
l.. People cannot live on the
bread line.
2. There is no substitute for per-
manent employment.
3. B0ycotted labor, on account of
color, is going to become a milestone
about the neck of this nation.
A Nations Sin
A nation that will not allow men
to earn their bread in the sweat of
their brow is SHINING against God
and breaking the first law which He
gave to free men. The nation that
defies the law Of God is simply rid
ing for fall; the higher it rides
the greater will be its fall.
Wipe Out Color Line
The color line in all kinds of la
Dor must be wiped out. Men who,
regardless of color, were good
enough to go on the firing line for
democracy in the World War are too
good to be kept on the bread line in
times of peace on the mere score of
color.
Why should charity and philan-
thropv feed the Negro and provide
for him, when he could feed himself
ii these same philanthropists would
only open their shops and factories
and stores and allow him to earn
his bread in the sweat of his brow?
Prolonged forced idleness creates
dislike for work, an absolute dis
regard for society, and q profound
contempt for honest endeavor. Idle
ness will produce a moral break
down in any race.
Hand-Me-Outs
Fifteen million men, women, and
children in the richest nation on the
earth and in an undeveloped coun-
try are being forced, principally by
economic injustice, to live on hand
outs and hand-me-downs, or charity
doles. In this situation the Negro
is, as usual, the greatest sufferer.
Do not dismiss whites and employ
Negroes in their places, but do not
employ whites only.
1t is time for all fair-minded,
ciear-visioned Americans. both black
and white, to unite and save the man
who is lowest down from economc
death.
Charity Racket
: The Negro will &C to pieces NOR
ally, physically, socially and spirit
ually if this charity racket is kept
up. The fact of the matter is, if the
millions of dollars that are spent an
nually to CARRY the Negro along
on charity were spent in providing
permanent agencies of employment
it would not be many years before
the Negro could release his benefac-
tors and carry himself. ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-05
Seek Freedom For Man
Now Legally Dead


LOUISVILLE, Ky. : William
orndoff was convicted and sentenced
TO die in the electric chair by the
State of Kentucky. on February 20,
1923. As far as the records go,
William Orndoff was legally killed.
He is illegally dead. q
s However, William 0rndoff is very
much alive, and Is now lodged in
the jefferson County jail. still await
ing his sentence to be executed.
1t seems that in some peculiar
manner, the state forgot 70 do orn-
doff to death at the appointed time.
The jailers mind is hazy on the sub
ject. Thus. he has lived in the coun-
ty jail as dead man, officially
electrocuted for more than two
years.
J. Max Bond, director of the state
interracial commission. has begun a
thorough investigation OF this case,
and hopes to secure 0rndoff's re-
lease, either as prisoner officially
electrocuted, or as a poor friend
less man, who needs the sympathy
Of his friends.
Eight per cent dividend 10 guar
anteed on stock Of the New Dunbar
Hotel Corporation.