davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
Mrs. RoaOIey Phillips Chosen Temporary Chairlady For 1he
 Anti Prohibition Meeting
Mrs Lucus Robinson Mrs John M Gates Will Be Heard Here at Big Mass Meeting in Mattatuck Historical Y
 Society Hall Tomorrow.

1 tional governmental fiat ignores | the truth that no law will be re- l spected or can be enforced unless supported by the moral sense and | the common conscience of the l communities affected by 1t. That national prohibition, wrong in principle, has been equally dis
 astrous in consequences in the | hypocrisy, the corruption, the tragic
 loss of life and the appalling in-
 crease of crime which have attend ed the abortive attempt to enforce it; in the checking of the steady growth of temperance which had
 preceded it; in the shocking effect
 it has had upon the youth of the
 nation; in the impairment of con-
 stitutional guarantees of individual rights; in the weakening of the
 sence of solidarity between the citi-
 zen and the government which is the
 only sure basis of a country's s strength.
 The Women's organization for na- tional prohibition reform records these convictions and declares: That eleven years experience of national prohibition has demonstrated its adoption to have been 9 grievous mistake, persistence in which will constitute a continuing threat to our country's well being.
 That, in-rthe removal from the Federal constitution of a provision which should never have been put into it lies the only reasonable hope of relief from conditions which have become intolerable. That, in our judgment repeal adopted by the people of the re- Quisite number of states and the re- storation to each state of its for mer power to regulate the manu- facture, sale and transportation of intoxicating beverages within it's own limits should be accompanied by adequate state regulartory enact ments forbidding the return of the saloon and responsive to the senti- ments of the people and therefore capable of enforcement. ~ That such enactments would drive the crtme-breedjng speakeasies of the present day to the same extinc- ton that has already met the saloon as an institution of our national life.
 That, the federal government. ex- ercising it's power to regulate inter- state and foreign commerce should protect each state in the enforce ment of it's state laws according to it's true function. g|9
 That, the people of the United States who have never had the Op- portunity to pass judgment upon this question should be given such an opportunity and that therefore. that this may be accomplished in an orderly way and in accord with constitutional procedure, we urge the congress to submit to conven- tion of the people in the several states rather than to the legislatures thereof, resolution for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
 A definite change from present conditions is essential. Not only is the youth of the country endanger- ed, but all classes of people are suf- fering from the effects of a law which has proved of little avail.
 Intelligent research has been and Is being conducted on the subject by this organization and it's mem-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

Wednesday, May the goth there will be an opportunity for everyone interested. in the prohibition prob- lem, to hear the question discussed.
 Mrs Lucius Robinson Jr. state chairman of the Women's organt- zation for National Prohibition re- form, will speak on Methods of Organization" Mrs John M, Gates. chairman of the Speakers bureau, will speak on '"The History of Pro- hibition"; of special interest will be a talk by Professor Charles M. Bakewell of Yale University "Poii- tics and Prohibition"
 The temporary chairman of Wa terbury is Mrs Rowley Phillips who has done great deal to raise the membership which today is over eight hundred and fifty. Mrs T. I. Driggs, who has been active in ar ranging the meeting in Waterbury, attended the National Conference in Washington, D. c. in April.
 The State organization,s with its headquarters at 1109 Chapel street, New Haven, is little more than a year old, but in spite of it's youth. 1t claims 15,000 members. There are no dues and the organization is supported by voluntary contribution.
 The women's organization for ra- tional prohibition reform feels that national prohibition is fundamental ly wrong
 (a) Because it conflicts with the basic American principle of local home rule and destroys the bal ance, established by the farmers of our government. between pow CTS delegated to the federal au- thority, and those reserved to the sovereign states or to the people themselves,
 (b) And because it's attempt to impose total abstinence by na-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
THEY WILL BEND
 THE KNEE BEFORE
 KING AND QUEEN
By WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Corresponds

Limited Press Stan Corresp0ndent)
 London, May 1s.-(UP)--The hearts of II young American women beat faster to-day as they prepared for their presentations to King George V and Queen Mary amid royal pagenatry and pomp at the first court of the year at Bucking- ham Palace tonight.
 They are the first of two groups |of American women who will meet the king and queen at courts tonight land tomorrow evening. The occa- sion is one of the most brilliant on the London social calendar. The Americans to be presented to- might, 10 debutantes and one matron, will be introduced by Mrs Charles |G. Dawes, in her capacity as wife of the United States ambassador. They Miss Louise Behn, New York city; Miss Helen Briton, of Pennsylvania; Miss Margaretta Duane, of Philadel. lphia; Miss Barbara Hutton, sNew York city; Miss Adele Jahncke, New Orleans; Miss Edith Martin. PhiIa-
 Miss Bertha Potter Palmer. of chi- |cago; Mrs Ralph Booth, Michigan; Mss Virginia Penn. North Carolina; Miss Virginia Dawes. daughter of Ambassador and MrG DaweG of Chi. |cago; and Miss Jassnin Schoellkopf. Buffalo. N. N.
 Tomorrow evening. Mrs Dawes will present the other nine American
 women to the king and queen. They lare:
 Miss Audrey Barret, New York; Mrs Clarence Dill. Washington state: Mrs Alfred Donovan. Massachusetts; Miss Katherine Hilles. Delaware; Miss Mildred Hockstader. New York; Miss Eliza beth Howry. Washington, York: Miss Maureen Smith, New
 York; and Mrs Andrew Long. North
 Carolina.
 An even greater interest thar
 usual In the presentations this even. ling will be taken by Mrs Dawes, for lshe is preseptine her daughter Vir' Iginia. .2s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

The Bidding
 At auctions South would bid one heart, West two diamonds and with North's holding, he should jump to three hearts.
 At contract, the bidding would be practically the same except that South, after North's Jump to three hearts, should go to four
 The Play
 West, the opening leader, has a three-card suit headed by an ace. and a four-card king. queen suit. It is not generally good bridge to open suit headed with an ace unless 1t Is ace and small which occasionally proves profitable. Oth- erwise the suit should have four or five cards. Therefore Vests cor rect opening Is the king of diaunonds which south. the declarer, wins with the ace. It would seem quite natura! that the declarer should proceed at once to pull the trump. but if he doess we can easlly see that l he must lose one spade, one heert. one diamond and one club. If he lead5 trump. the opponents nasy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

bers urge that people join in giving the matter serious consideration. It Is only by careful thought and study and by cooperative action that proper results can be obtained.
 The meeting is to be held at the Mattatuck Historical, 119 West Main st., at S:0O o'clock sharp, and is open to the public. In view of the great interest in the subject. a large attendance is expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
The South End Literary club held

The South End Literary club held a bridge and luncheon at Washing ton school. yesterday afternoon. Those attending were Misses Mary o'Neili, Ros eCarroll. Catherine Hayes, Anna Fitzpatrick. Bessie De- laney. Marjorie Risney, Jule Quinn, Catherine O'Donnell, Mary Scully, Margaret Dwyer, Candida Mazzerel- la, Anna. Donnelly, Catherine Grif- fin, Helen Phelan, Anna Keean, Bee McGill. Mary Fitzgerald, Mary Nor ris. Ana Dwyer. Mae German, Bee Shields, Margaret Dillon, Joseph Mccormack, and Alice Goumy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
{:N}R|[llE
BY WM. E. MCKINNEY ccrctary, American Bridge League

In the majority of cases 1t pays for the declarer to pull the oppo- nents' trump extracting their tseth." as 1t were -- but occasionally different procedure is necessary and the following hand shows one of the exceptions:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
c. O.P. EXPLANATION
ON CANNON SOUGHT
Tydings Says Party Heads
Should Bare Source of
Church Issue.

The religious issue stirred in the 1928
presidential campaign was laid to Re-
publican party leaders in statement
issued today through the Democratic
National Committee by Senator Tydings,
Democrat, Of Maryland. He asserted
the opposition chiefs owed an explana-
ton Of the financing of the anti-Smitil
activities Of Bishop James Cannon, ir
Tydings said testimony before the
Senate Campaign Funds Committee on
the Southern Methodist churchman's
bank accounts during his efforts to de-
feat Alfred E. Smith revealed in the
starkeSt fashion that the funds
were supplied through the agency OF
Republican party chiefs"
Links Funds With Party.
'They we're Republican campaign
funds even when they were ostensibly
personal contributions from Messrs.
jameson, Frelinghuysen and Huston, -
he said.
Senator Tydings referred to testimony
involving contributions to the Cannon
anti-Smith campaign of $65.300 and
$4,000 by Edwin C. Jameson, New York
f1nancier, and former Senator Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, reSpec-
lively. and a contribution OF 5000 to
the North Carolina anti-Smith Demo-
cratic Committee from the account Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
United States Marine Corps, 1415 T
street southeast. thirt.eth. 90.

United States Marine Corps, 14l5 T
street southeast, thirt.eth. 90.
Marine Corps Cup match, National
Guard class, 594 entries-Sergt. Har-
rell, second, o. Staff Sergt. Parsons
squirrel shooter, tenth. 81; Sergt. H.
M Boudinot, eleventh, "a; Capt. J. G.
Jensen. twenty-third. 90; Sergt. P. j.
Blount, twenty-eighth, 90, and Lieut.. T.
A. Riley, forty-third. 81.
Regular service group. 254 entries
Lieut.. Robert G. Lovett. 18th Engi-
neers. Fort Humphreys, sixteenth. 95.
Civilian division. 100 entrieS-Robert
H. HartShorne. 9o3 Webster street.
eighty third, 81, srd William Green,
Navy prize winner. rinety-second, 81.
In tie first stage Of the unlimited
re-entry 5o-yard any sight match,
Staff Serg. A J. Thil. tied with II
others fer first place with possible
900. In thu se2ond stcge, George f.
Lindsey, 3541 Eleventh street, National
Capitol Rife Club. tied with two
others for seventh place with a 299,
Today the ties in the Coast Guard
and the Scott rapid-fire matches will
be shot off One hundred marksmen
will also earn the privilege of wearing
the braSsard of the Presidents Hun
dred."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Claudius H. Huston, former Republican
National Committee chairman.
/, Yydings said DR.. Hubert Work, when
Republican national chairman in Sep
TENDER. 1923, sought to place the blame
for appeal to intolerance on the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate"
LAS recently as last Spring." he con-
tinued, Senator Fess, successor to DR.
Work Is the Republican chairman after
the brief interlude CT Claudius Huston
became furiously indignant because the
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee. in a speech at San Fran
cisco, asked whether the Republican
national headquarters would have made
its persistent assaults on the chairman
Of the Democratic National Committed
If John Raskob had been a member OF
some other church than a prominent
lay Catholic"
Hits MIS-. CaldwelI's Retention.
Circulars issued in the name of Mrs.
Caldwell, woman member from Virginia
of the Republican National Committee
he said referred to the 1928 campaign
as a vital moral religious crisis" and
brought an expression OF indignation
from President Hoover.
But Mrs. Caldwell continued as the
woman member of the Republican ma
tional organization. Tydings added
Testimony before the Nye Committee
the Senator said. revealed that Jameson
had distributed vast sums" to Cannon
ION the solicitation of C. Bascom Slemp
and the late James w. Good >"
Mr. Slemp's belated recompense was
billet to Paris as commissioner of the
Washington Bicentennial Celebration
with a 100000 expense account" he
continued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
HURLEY RECEIVES
WARM GREETING
Welcome From Filipino Peo-
pile as Enthusiastic as That
Accorded Halves.

MANILA, September R).-Secretary
Of War Patrick J. Hurley and his party
arriving today at Capiz, were given an
enthusiastic welcome. The whole town
turned out. The party left few hours
later for Iloilo.
Manila newspapers said the War Sec
rotary was receiving a welcome from
the Filipino people as warm as that
accorded Senator Harry B. Halves OF
Missouri. Halves is an advocate Of in
dependence. whereas Hurley's last Off
cial announcement on the subject was
against immediate freedom.
When a group of women presented
him with a bouquet at Lucena yester-
cay Secretary Hurley said:
II like the way Filipinos ask for in
dependence"
Again, when guns were fired to an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
CHEROKEE WOMEN VOTE
Marks Ballots for First Time to
Elect New Chieftain.

BRYSON CITY, N. c., September 4
lP.-Cherokee Indian women. for the
first time in the Nations history, checked
ballots yesterday as the Eastern band
on the reservation in Swain and Jack
son counties elected a chief to succeed
Chief John Taheuatte
AN women over Is were permitted to
vote, but men had to show 81 years.
The incumbent announced he would not
be candidate for another four-year
term. The government is run as q
democracy with a constitution like that
of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

nounce his arrival there, he remarked:
Fine! 1t reminds me Of Oklahoma"
The newspapers said the Filipino
people. admiring graciousness and wit,
had appreciated these qualities in the
War Secretary.
He will make a survey of the Islands
and later is expected to make recon-
mendations. to President Hoover regard
ing the feasibility Of independence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
Hits Society Excitement.

NEWARK, ". j. [P.-Miss Lillian
Emerson, .society's latest contribution to
the stage, rides to work IN the subway
and mends her own clothes. ''Soce ety. .
she says, clouds your vision by arti-
fetal excitement" She does not in
tend to pursue a career, however, at
the expense of marriage aEd children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
REMOVAL OF GIRNAU
TO HOSPITAL SOUGHT
Convicted Publisher in Bow Case
Is Ill in Los Angeles Jail
With Condition Critical.

LOS ANGELES, September tP).-
Critical illness OF Frederick Girnau
convicted publisher of articles purport-
ing to tell of affairs of Clara Bow
caused the United States district attor-
new to telegraph Washington authorities
Yesterday for permission to remove
Girnau to a private hospital from the
county Jail.
DR.. E. H. Anthony, Federal physician
said Girnau suffered an acute attack of
double hernia two days ago. Cirnau
was sentenced to five years in prison
and fined $4,000 for sending obscene
matter through the mails.
German automobiles are to be sold In
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Stock Exchange.

The New York Stock Exchange attained a peak member
ship-1354-late in
The exchange had security issues on
Octber when bonds listed were sos and 284
issues respectively.
Prices Of memberships during 1881 dropped
TO Sl25OOO which the lowest quotation since 1925.
The dulest Saturday session of the year
August with shares day
September 13, 1924.
The least active fvehour day September l. when
trading approximated shares
ber 7, 1924
Stock Exchange loans $3.50 on
Der at the lowest figure statistics
compiled in 1925
Call money renewed at per cent the exchange
the first time since June, 1915
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Curb Exchange.

The worlds largest foreign market" on September
81 1881 was the New York Curb Exchange
Stock Exchange closed following of gold
payments.
The widest bond turnover took place May 2 when volume
reached Sc, OOO
The greatest number of lows single
recorded when 232 stocks hit minimum levels Septem
Der 81.
There were 1905 dividend paying issues the curb about
IS per cent of total lstngs of December 15
The smallest fvehour session September
135435 shares changed hands The duest
July 49, when 83 3736 traded
low marks since 1925.
The curb had record number Of security issues
December 49,
issues, respectively.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Many believe that clearlngS Will turn
upward in 1882 and that more in
creases than decreases will be shown
in the next year-end comparisons.
Trade Almost at 1880 Levels.
Retail sales have made an excellent
record in Washington this year and
are but little behind the total volume
of business reported a year ago UP
to the beginning of December. trade
was but per cent under the 1880
figures for II months. That mark
could easily be surpassed by gain Of
2 per cent in Christmas trade
The Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond's report show that Washington
has made best retail sales records Of
any citH in the fifth district Further
more. the fifth district holds the best
sales record of any of the II Federal
Reserve areas for the first II months
of the year.
In summing up trade conditions at
the end of the year, the following COM
parsons of ether cities in tie fifth
district with similar periods in 1880
fol1ou-c.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
ID. C.. BANKS AND BUSINESS
HAVE GOOD 1881 RECORD
Financial Institutions of Capital Improve Position
and Retail Establishments Lead Fifth Federal
Reserve District i'm Volume of Sales

$1,000 O34, ,5239l. or a falling off so far
this year of S68,438l2045.
While these figures seem high, they
are nothing like the comparisons in
clearingS in strictly industrial cities
having practically the same population
as the Nations Capital. Clearings in
Washington have. of course, registered
sharp advance during December on
account of Christmas trade, but the
total for the year is bound to be well
below the figures for 1880.
The business story in figures is vivid
ly pictured below, clearngs in 1881 be-
ing compared by months with the cor
responding months of last year:
Evening star., 1931-12-27

it lies in the length
of the road already
traversed t 0 W a T d
the recovery which
eventually m u S t
appear. 1t is now
q months since
stock prices started
on their long de-
cline. The bear
market has already
lasted longer than
the average and is
that much nearer
to a turn Perhaps
this is cold COM
fort, but there is
not much more to
be said.
A complete re-
Evening star., 1931-12-27
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

THIRTY- NINE banks were in
business in Washington at the
opening Of 1881 and those same
Il banks are still in sound pros
porous condition as the year
ends. In view of the banking difficult
ties in some other parts of the country,
Evening star., 1931-12-27

that happy sltu-
alton is probably
t h e outstanding
financial feature of
the past II months
in the National
Capital. That the
local financial in
StitutionS will re-
main in such a pO-
Sition indefinitely
is indicated in the
] a t c S t report Of
controller of the
Currency John w.
Pole, whose figures
presented to Con-
greSS, mirror the
t o t a | resources,
capital, savings and
time Sen0SitS Num-
Evening star., 1931-12-27

it will be extended
or checked. as and
if, the problems
there, On which
the best minds are
ncW labOring, are
S a t i S + a c t 0 rily
solved.
In contrast to
other periods since
November, 1929. is
the realistic view
now beirg taken OF
the situation at
home and abroad
nd a general adap-
tation to it in the
affairs of govern
mentS, as well as
of corporations and
Of individuals
Evening star., 1931-12-27
This is the industrial showing:
Rails Are Heavy Losers.

The most distressing exhibit is that of
the railroads. The Nickel Plate New
York. Chicago G. ST LOUIS at the peak
OF the 1929 boom sold above Sl92
share. AZ the beginning of this year it
had dropped to S73.25 a share. and
from that point to the low of this
month there was a decline of ga per
cent to a price of $3.50 a share.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The above figures reveal total in
crease of 6,502 members over the 1880
membership, as we'll as an increase of
$649,l6O in the amount subscribed,
compared with the previous year.
The unusual interest manifested IN
the Christmas savings clubs in WASH
tngton banks is shown by the per capita
figures. The average per member is
S86, against $84 last year and $3.50
for the country as a whole.
The above table shows that the num-
ber of accounts in the various banks
has Jumped from less than $4,000 in
1924 to almost 100000 in 1881. At the
same time the amount subscribed has
gone ahead by leaps and bounds dur
ing the eight years from $3,0OO,OO0 to
well over $8,000000.
Decline in Bank Clearings.
Like all other important cities in the
country, bank clearings during the past
year have been disappointing. Business
has not been up to last year, therefore
checks passing through the local clear
ing house had to show a slump.
It will be few days before the total
elearings for 1881 will be available.
For the first IL months of the present
year bank clearings here totaled 81, ,13l,-
5s6,40346, in comparison with clearings
n the like period in 1880 amounting to
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Record Of Industrials.
Now look at the industrials. Here the
largest decline fvm the peak of 1929,
measured in poin.S. is that Of J. !. Case,
Evening star., 1931-12-27
STOCK MARKET WAITS
FOR INDUSTRY REVIVAL
Devastating Decline in Prices to New Lows in 1881
Was Accelerated by Bond Instability, Dividend
Reductions and Financial Chaos Abroad.

which dropped from around 355 to al
most 33. The 1891 percentage loss, how
ever, is not as large as that of Westing-
house Electric
Evening star., 1931-12-27
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
n yEW YORK. December 26.-If
~ there is any modicum of en-
couragement to be derived from
l Y a recent recital OF the dark
story of the bear market of 1881
Evening star., 1931-12-27
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
Special Diepa.ch to The Star

opectai D4@Ea sch to The Star
n ILW YORK. December 26.-There
N is no m!sConception today of
" the severity and scope of a
L depression that in its main
aspects parallels 1873. Nor is
there any doubt in the minds of the
great body of American people that it
has an intimate relation to political and
economic conditions in Europe, and that
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The idea that prosperity could be
artificially restored; that in the midst
CT tremendous political and social
changes. and after an unprecedented
fall in the prices of commodities and in
securities. there could be expected the
same scale of living as in 1929 has now
been abandoned
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Outlook for 1892.

outiooh 1909.
AT the moment traders are optimistic
over the 1882 outlook There has been
a Spring wheat shortage the world over,
not reflected in prices, but cutting into
supplies, none the less. The Canadian
Spring wheat crop was 279,OOO, 900
bushels, compared with 375OOO,O00 har-
vested last year. Our oWr Spring wheat
crop was failure at 109,000,0OO BUSH
els, compared with 25l,OOO,OOO a year
ago. The Russian crop was reduced bv
wet weather at harvest time, with quail
ity so poor that the wheat of this coun
try no longer is regarded as a COM
petitor.
Winter wheat production, on the
other hand, was of bumper volume in
this country at 775,000,000 bushels, and
while farmers are reported to have cut
acreage about Is per cent this Fall, the
prospect is for large crop again next
year, unless weather conditions are
adverse.
Corn was not hit so badly as wheat
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1931-12-27
CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES.

Washington Clearing House figures
for Saturday: $3,918,098.98 .98.