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The Alaskan., 1931-08-28
Dr. Spencer Tells American Legion Its Place
 In American Politics

and to eSCneW CHe IdCtcr dS At would dislOyalty itself.
 In Position to Aid
 The third purpose for political concern is enc that may be termed selfless patriotism where the Legion has no other interest than the good of the naJlon. Fms is rlgnJIully patrl- ousm of the hlgneSJ motives dominating those who volun- teered TOT service in the World War. Here is where tine Legion has opportunity to become, aS one ot our commanders has said, the cradle for the whole future o1 America"
 The ideals of the Legion are high enough and it's liltereotS 1uuuamellJal enough to enaDie lu to Loucn, benent anu upnlL every reach of society. True, our mvmberShlp apprOXlmates ouv,J ,Juu III a country of l2U,OOU,- uvu persons; but the nature and e1flcacy of our organization makes the society potential power in government. And God nelp uS-the Legion and the nd- tlon aiike-lf our leaders fail in the responsibility of direction that is theirs.
 have in mind a specific in- stance of this type of political patriotism that is rightly of con celn to the Legion, but one in which our leaders have been rather lacking in genius of lead ership. reter specifically to the national stand taken by the Le- zion in favor of compulsory mi llUary drill of the type new in our colleges and universities.
 l am aware how dangerous is the ground on which I tread when I touch the subject ot compulsory drill. I speak, how ever, as Son of the American Revolution, a Legionaire, a re serve officer in the Army, and one of a family that boasts there has been only one American war in which some member of the family has not taken part. l speak, too, with a sense of re sponsibility for high and effect i've leadership in the Legion and with a very acute sense of the need for sane preparedness in our country.
 I may add also that I speak as the representative of an insti tuition whose period of military instruction on it's campus totals forty-five years. It was from the University that the first trained military unit left the state during the last war. For the past four consecutive years cur University Unit has received a rating of Excellent" thI highest distinction given by the Army. And this year our rifle team not only won the Western Division Hearst Trophy; it led all the units of the 9th Corps Area and placed second nation ally.
 Must Take Stand
 For all these facts, howeve., the ground on which I am tread Ing is dangerous, because of the highly controversial nature ot the whole military instruction p11acfi0p Ono Y,n11ct ha aiti1or fer or against compulsory train ing. One is not allowed to see both strength and weakness on each side of the argument. One who attempts a diSpaSSionate review of the entire problem is liable to become persona non grata to both sides. Sometimes I am inclined to exclaim, as Mercutio did to the Montagues and Capulets, "A plague O both your houses"
 "I am not in sympathy with the pacifists who interpret mili- tary instruction solely in terms of the art of killing human be- ings. I revolt equally strongly against those who fail or refuse to recognize such instruction as
The Alaskan., 1931-08-28


 Rockhill Garage has an eye or Petersburg's fine roads.
 MT. Hannum, executive off1c-I CT of the Alert is no stranger toi Petersburg, nor is Capt. Nelson, as they have made a number of stops in port in the past several months.
 Ira (Bud) Anderson, Post Ad- jutant at Ketchikan has beenI Past Commander of Cordova and Past Departmental Chaplain.
 Paint when and where you want it is the slogan of the Kes- Ter Paint Shop, J. Vier Kesler. Ml5 Clyde Ruth Morgan, accom- % lied by Mrs Lois Ellsworth. her sister -in-laW, is the better half of Clyde Morgan of Smiths Plumbing Works.
 Leith J. Russel, is Post Com mander of the Ketchikan Post and is with the mechanical force of the Ketchikan Chronicle. Ralph A. Bartholomew, agent Railway Express, Canadian Ma tional Steamship Co.,, Black Mfg. O., is proprietor of the Ireland Transfer is accompanied by Mrs. Bartholomew. U. s. |. H. g., Ketchikan, i9 a lot of letters, but that is where you will reach Miss Florence To- bin. She can surely make that king of instruments talk when she swings the bow across the strings.
 Dwight ". Chase, Assist. Supt. of the U. s. L. H. S., keeps ou. channel lights and buoys in line. He is Department Committee man at Large.
 Chet Johnson, member Peters burg Post, representative of Ma tional Grocery, went up in the 7ir with Doc Walker to get here. ] Lieut.. Teague, U. s. Army, is supervising construction of the new U. s. Radio station at Ket- chikan.
 J, T. Petrich comes from the Capital City, is Departmental Adjutant, edits the Alaska Le- gionaire and is attached to the office of Collector of Customs. Mrs. Laura Johnson, President of the Legion Auxiliary, resident of Petersburg.
 The coast guard cutter Alert arrived in port for the Legion Convention.
 The new flag pole raised in front of the Legion Dug-Out is getting full use these day%.
 The Legion emblem on the front of the Dug-Out is a very excellent piece representing the Legion emblem in blue and gold. made of many pieces of wood, work of art. "A thing of beau ty is a joy forever"
 Mrs. Hazel D. Petrich, Secre- tary, halls from the land of the Big Mine.
 Ralph R. Reeser and M. s. lJorgenson come from Fairbanks. the town of the Alaska College. Ed Locken, assistant cashier of the Bank of Petersburg, P. R. Vernon, deputy collector of GUS toms and A. B. Holt, of the Mems Shop, Petersburg represent the town that makes famous shrimp crab and halibut meat in world markets.
 Ketchikan Legion Auxiliary is represented by Ethel Anderson, Mrs. R. Bartholomew, Mrs. Clyde More, Inga Martin, Valencia Gill, Elaine H. Talbot, Agres R Sayres, Louise Ellsworth, Flor ence Tobin.
 Mary Walmer comes from Sit
The Alaskan., 1931-08-28
PREAMBLE
To The American Legion's Constitution.

To The American LegiOn's Constitution. For God and Country associate ourselves to- gether for the following purposes:
 To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a 100 per cent Americanism; to preserve the memories ahe incidents of association in the great war; to inculcate sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will earth to safeguard and transmit to pos terty the principles of justice freedom and de- mocracy to consecrate and sanctfy com radeship by devotion to mutual helpfulness.
 Tuesday, August 25th, 1881 Arrival of Delegates, Registration, assignment to
 quarters
 S:0O P. M., Visitors guests of Coliseum Theatre.
 The Convention Badge is your ticket.
 Wednesday, August 26th 1881
 93O A. M. Opening of the Convention, = Joint Assembly,
 Sons of Norway HaI Call to Order By Department Commander Invocation Department Chaplain Advancement of Colors .... America by Assembly (1st verse; Convention Call by Department AdJUtant Address of Welcome Hon E. N. Dinner, r @.-. Mayor of Petersburg. Address of Welcome MT. T. S. Esemore, Vice President, Petersburg Commercial Club Response Department Commander Vocal Solo Miss Lillian Swanson Address Hon. Geo. A. Parks, Governor of Alaska Violin Solo Miss Florence Tobin Greetings from The American Legion Auxiliary By Mrs. Laura Johnson, Department President Welcome H. J. Hasbrouck, Commander of Pe- tersburg Post No. IA, American Legion Introduction of Department Officers Past and
 Present.
 Announcements.
 Intermisson to permit retirement of Legion De-
 legates to Dug-Out. ...
 1880 P. M. Everybody reports to Dug-Out for photographng
 2:OO PM. Business Session.
 FOO P. M. Convention Parade. Ensemble at Dug-Out)
 9:OO F. NJ. Informal Mixer given by Petersburg Unit Much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
DR.. CHRISTIE HEADS
TRUSTEES OF A. u.
Other Officers Selected and
Plans Made for Next
Academic Year.

Dr. Arthur c. Christie, president Of
the Medical Society Of the District of
Columbia, was elected president of the
Board Of Trustees Of American Univer-
sity yesterday to succeed John c. Let's
of this city.
Dr. Christie has been prominent in
various organizations Of the city. He
is the first vice president Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, president
of the Board Of Trustees Of the Swart-
yell Methodist Home for Children and
vice president Of the Rotary Club. For
several years he has been a member OF
the Board of Trustees of American Uni
versity and was its second vice presi-
dent. The first vice president, Merton
during the past year.
Other Officers Named.
Other officers Of the board, elected for
the ensuing year, include: First vice
president, Edward F. Colladay, attorney,
who for years has been counselor of the
board; second vice president, Daniel
Roper, dormer secretary of the board
and former commissioner OF internal
revenue, secretary, LIT, n. WILSON BUT
gan, pastor of Hamline Methodist Ep!s-
copal Church: first assistant secretary,
Miss Sara H. Dow; second assistant sec
rotary, Miss Ethel M. Martin; historian,
Albert Osborn. and secretary emeritus,
Charles w. Baldwin.
Plans were made by the board for
the operation OF the university for the
next academic year, beginning in Sep
TENDER, 1882.
Reelected to Board.
These members were reelected to the
board of trustees for another term :
Peter M. Anderson, architect and con-
sulting engineer William Frederick
Bigelow, editor of Good Housekeeping
magazine. New York City; DR.. Christie,
DR.. LuciuS G. Clark, chancellor of
American University: Josephus Daniels
of Raleigh, N. c., former Secretary of
the Navy; George W. Dixon, Chicago,
H.; William J. Faux. Philadelphia: .
Harry H. Fleming, Kingston, N. Y;
Bishop John C. Hamilton, chancellor
emeritus of American University; Rev.
James c. Nicholson, New Freedom. Pa. {:
Clarence F. Moment, United States
Senator John D. Townsend, jr., OF
Delaware; Samuel r. Van SAINT, ex-
Governor of Minnesota, Minneapolis
and Wilbur NJ. van SAINT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
TORRIENTE SCORES
MACHADO'S POLICY
Cuban Presidents Financing and
Sugar Price nlamed for
Islands Trouble,

Challenging President Machado's
statement, that 80 per cent of cuba's
economic trouble Is due to the high
American tariffs" Cosme de la Tori
ente former League OF Nations PreSi-
dent and opposition leader, today
blamed the country's difficulties on the
price OF sugar and Machado's financial
policy.
IF Gen. Machado had devoted more
time to the economic development Of
Cuba" said Torriente in a statement
issued here, and less to the mainte-
nance Of his powers in violation OF the
constitution and laws OF Cuba. condi-
tons today would be better. The pri-
mary cause for the present depressed
state OF Cuban business is the price of
sugar The high tariff Of the United
states comes afterward An equally
important factor Is the financial policy
OF the Machado administration"
Torriente'S statement, issued through
the Cuban Opposition News Agency, in
the Southern Building, declared that
IF the burden which Machaeo has I'M
posed through his extravaganza could
be lifted the Cuban people would obtain
. great deal of relief. As matters stand,
they are suffering such deprivation as
they have never known before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
BILLS TO BOLSTER
BANKS DRAWN Up
Senator Vandenberg Hopes
to Link Credit Corporation
and Federal Reserve.

Senator Vaudenberg. Republican, OF
Michigan has prepared four bulls for
Introduction In the next Congress. to
strengthen the banking structure of
the country
He has presented the bills to the
Senate's Special Banking Committee,
headed by Senator Glass, Democrat. Of
proval Of Gov. Young OF the Boston
Federal Reserve Bank
Vandenbsrg hopes TO link perma-
nentiy TO the Federal Reserve System
the Emergency Credit Corporation. eS-
tablished recently at President Hoover S
request.
Would Amend Reserve Act.
Two OF his bills would amend the
Federal Reserve act so as to place
emergency rediscounting power in the
hands Of the Reserve Board. and allow
rediScounting of State. county and mu-
nicipal short term bonds.
The haf-billion dollars Of postal
savings would be made more available
TO the national banks under another
measure 10 make debentures Of the
Emergency Credit Corporation eligible
to secure postal savings deposits in the
banks
vandenberg, in his fourth bill, would
make the credit corporation debentures
eligible for rediscount at Federal Re
serve Banks.
Sees Help for Credit.
II believe such a program would help
American credit immea surabley and fur
ther strengthen American banking with
out the remotest menace to the Federal
Reserve" the Senator said. "On the
contrary. ID would recreate general use
fulnesS in the Federal Reserve and re-
build its membership, which has suf-
fered a 20 per cent loss in the last nine
years, largely because of needlesSly linn
tied privileges"
Senator Glass. former Secretary OF
the Treasury, while indorsing the gen.
eral principles of the Hoover emergency
economic program has indicated oppo-
sition to any proposal that new forms OF
paper be made eligible for rediscount by
the reserve system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03

peasants brought their old reapers and
oxen TO help us get through. Out OF
81 combines, 80 Of them band new, only
about IS finished the season.
The farm where / was stationed Is
training school. where the govern
ment trains its future farm engineers
These students are picked men from
the factories and shops of all Russia.
ithey sign a contract on entering the
school TO stay with the grain trust i've
years. They get only two years school,
ing and are then sent to a farm for
one year before receiving their degree.
Most Of the farm work during Spring
seeding and harvest is done with these
students. We had over 900 Of these
men. and they had only about. eight
days actual field work on each epera-
ton. In that time they are supposed
TO learn all there Is to know about that
particular job.
Students Learn Wrong.
Most of the time they actually know
less upon completion OF their time in
the field than they did before they
started, because most Of what they
learn is wrong
have tried repeatedly to explain
different operations and adjustments
to group OF them, only TO have them
say: That is not right, it goes some
other way"
Many a time I have adjusted a ccm-
bine TO thrash efficiently only to have
it changed the minute left the ma
chine, because the students thought
the text book said 1t should be done
some other way.
MY biggest trouble was in getting
them TO work, Every morning before
work started I checked each machine
thoroughly before it was taken to the
held. II I found anything wrong
told the operator TO fix it at once. This
is the answer l frequently received:
I'm a student, l don't have to do
that work. I'm here to see how and
why it is done and not to do 1t. If
you want it repaired, do 1t yourself or
get one OF the regular mechanics"
Every eighth day l got q new group
OF men--men who had never seen
combine before, which made it awfully
hard to work the machines efIiciently.
Every bne Of these men would say !:
I'm only on here for q few days,
I'll let the next man repair It,"
More Time 10 Sleep.
I received the call one night from
the No. z unit, saying the combines
were not running. When I arrived at
the unit only three out Of eleven COM
hineS were working. In others the
augerS We're torn out, cylinder bent out
OF shape, and reels torn off-everythins
imaginable was wrong with them. It
took me four days TO get them all
running
think the biggest reason they wear
oalt so much machinery is because OF
the utter indifference OF the average
Russian worker. He does not care
whether IL runs or not. In fact, II II
doesn't run, he has more time to sleep,
and sleep Is one thing he sure loves
tcoDyriGht 1881 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, IHel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
BY JEAN WALKER,


Instructor on Tractors and Combines at state
Experimental Farm. No. Z, Berbhut, Russia
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PEORIA Ill, November (N,A.N.A).
With 200 per cent increase in acre
age the Russian state farms did not
produce as much wheat this year Is
last. Here are the reasons.
Unusual season.
Poor seed.
Gross negligence in care and han
ding Of machinery.
In the North Caucasian district last
Winter We had one of the worst storms
in IS years. The wind averaged IS
to 70 kilometers per hour. with a fine
snow before it. 1t drifted bad in the
valleys and left the fields bare and
with no moisture.
Now as for the seed. Every year
at harvest time the seed for the next
years planting is saved. Wheat seed,
which Is saved from year to year from
the same fields. gradually loses its
vitality, and consequently loses its
terminating qualities.
At the experimental farm last year
our Winter wheat averaged 81 bushels
per acre, our Spring wheat Is bushels.
This year our Winter wheat did not
run over IL bushels and our Spring
grain not over 4.
Machinery Not Ready.
The main difference in the averages
of the Spring wheat is due to the fact
that the machinery was not ready at
the proper time: consequently We missed
the Spring rains, doing our planting
later, and when the wheat did come up
you couldn't see it for weeds. Another
thing, we were using only Russian made
drills, and 1t was impossible to keep
them running over II hours at one
stretch without major repairs. A. .
result the seeding was retarded.
can't begin TO tell you how the Rus
slams mistreat their machinery. Our
harvest, which started on July / OF this
year and should have lasted only 20
days, was not finished when / left the
farm on September % 1t was ahSo-
lutely impossible to keep a piece OF
machinery running for any length Of
time
Combines that will run from IL to Is
years in the United States do very well
II they last through the second season
there
Tractors good for 10 years hard work
here will not last through three sea-
sons there. For example, / had 20
tractors this year that were In their
third season. They were worked in the
field about n thousand hours and we're
in the shops undergoing repairs over
900 hours as attested by the oficial
shop records.
Last year We finished the harvest in
Is DAYS. After our harvest we took our
combines to the collective farms to help
them out.
This year the collective farmers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
TARIFF SEEN HURT
TO TRADE BENEFITS
Senator Costigan, Former Member
Of Commission. Hopes Friend
ship Will Aid U. S.
BY the Associated Prsss

BY the Associated PrsSs
belief that high tariffs were post
poning the trade BENEFITS resulting from
international peace and good will was
expressed yesterday by Senator Cost
gan Democrat of Colorado
The new Senator, = former member
OF the Tariff Con mission said IN =
statement he hoped the spirit Of inter
national friendship here and abroad
will soon open the closing commercial
gates. which. more and more IN recent
months. have been hating the worlds
beneficial exchange OF commodities"
CcStigan said recent Developments
following Great Brltain's s,eetion indi-
Gated old fashioned American tariff
propaganda may be taking effect at
about the hour when the United States
is awakening TO some major evils OF
tariff excuses"
He said the British drive for . tariff
may be = torerunner OF 3 movement IN
this country for lower duties 10 pro-
mote world commerce, The Tariff
Commission, he added, had given little
helpful enlightenment 10 the people on
the results OF our tariff laws"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
TRIAL OF BR|TTON
SUIT NEARING END
Author of "PreSident's
Daughter" Has Merely to
Show Extent of Libel.

BY The Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, November Al
though held behind closed doors. the
trial OF Nan Britton's $50 900 libel suit
against c. A. Klunk. Marion hotel oper-
ator, today was believed approaching
the end.
Newspaper men and the public were
barred from the court room Yesterday.
but 1t was intimated Miss Britton, who
claims the late President Harding was
the father OF her i2-year-old daugh-
ter, would take the witness stand today.
With her testimony IL was understood,
the evidence would be nearly completed.
The case, however. has become one
OF merely showing the extent OF publi-
cation OF the book. The Answer to the
Presidents Daughter" under a ruling
by Federal Judge John NJ. Killits. Judge
Killits held the book accusing her of
degeneracy, had libeled Miss Britton'S
character.
Miss Britton, who set forth her
charges Of her daughters paternity in
the book, THE Presidents Daughter"
sued Klunk on the ground he helped
circulate The Answer to the Presi-
dents Daughter"
Although It was reported Miss Brit
ton would take the stand today, Judge
Killits said he could see no reason for
her doing so because OF the manner in
which the case was being conducted.
He said, however, she might give re-
buttal testimony within certain limi-
tationS" concerning pamphlet, why
and How Nan Britton Wrote The Pres
ident's Daughter and about six ex-
cerpts from her book expressly men
toned in her petition.
Judge Killits closed the trial to all
except the principals on the ground
too many spectators were attending the
sessions in the hope OF hearing lasciv-
ious testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03
$1,000, 900 BURGLARY
OF BANK SOLVED
Two Arrested by st. Louis Police
After RuSe Lures Suspect
TO Confession.
~ The Associated Prs.s

~ the Associated PrsAs
ST. LOUIS. November s-With two
men under arrest last night in connec-
ton with the $1,000 900 burglary OF
the Grand National Bank here in May.
1880, Chief OF Police Joseph Qerk said
the department EaS on the eve of clear
ing UP the case. Other arrests are an
tieipated, the chief said
Henry J. Farrar was seized al the
Jefferson Hotel here yesterday. after
he allegedly had told = detective mas
Querading IS q thief the whole story
Of the crime after the Post Dispatch
had supplied the chief with informa-
ton that Farrar had said he knew all
about the burglary.
I&tRT police arrested John Lugar, 81
o eanester said by police 10 be related
30 FarraF.
Farrar, Chief Gerk said. related that
nVe men were engaged in the robbery
and that in addition, he as the lookout
STAYED outside Shd telephoned the rob-
herS from time 70 time that the coast :
clear Included in the fve. the chief
said, WAS Henry BostelnAn, now in the
Colorado penitentiary
FArraT said he did not know. Chief
Gerk said, who turned over the 1882 e
600 in securities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03

Capt Walter o Emerson babe farewell
TO members of the thirteenth precinct
in a simple ceremony this morning
when he relinquished his command to
Capt Joseph c. Morgan and retired TO
private life. after 81 years in the Met
ropolitan Police Department.
The entire force attached TO the
Brtghtwood station gathered In the
squad room and paid tribute to their
departing leader, who has reached
the compulsory retirement age of 81
years. Short talks were made by Police
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby, In
spector Ernest w Brown, acting ma jor
and superintendent of police, and Capt
Morgan.
An easy chair was presented to Capt
Emerson by Inspector Brown on behalf
OF the officers of No 10 station. after
which Capt. Emerson bade his men
good-by, Mrs, Emerson attended the
ceremony.
The retiring officer served as COM
mander of the thirteenth precinct for
nearly year. Previously he had been
assistant chief of detectives under In
spector William S. Shelby.