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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

II III is DdQ year Tor some CrOpS
others thrive and make a small profit.
1t is extremely unlikely that any one
year will see failure in ALL as &C.
CURED in 1880 But Charley has CAL
culated these losses in neatly written
figures on his ledger sheets. and thew
are taken care of by contributions from
the rich years
Charley holds that every farmer
should like his iob-or cease to be
farmer. The rewards of farming. when
/ measured in dollars and cents. are not
verv attractive, he saws. but add to
them the freedom and independence
the primitive Joy of taking things from
the earth. the absence of time clocks
end factory lay-offs. and there is a
different storv.
Contrast Charley Hunter with any
'all cotton farmer. It isn't hard to
90. for until year ago there were
thousands in Arkansas alone One
comes to mind, son of the Old South
events 81 1880 laid him low. farming
in the Red River bottoms of Lafayette
County, Arkansas, for many years. He
inherited nearly a thousand acres of
rich land which his grandfather had
wrested from river bottom Jungle,
years ago. He continued his fathers
methods, kept his place filled with
tenants who were given a percentage
Of the cotton they raised. He furnish
ed" these tenants with provisions from
the farm store which he maintained.
He discouraged gardens-that meant
less trade for the store. He loaned his
tenants money. they bought food with
the loans, and the proprietor made
money two ways. 1t is tho accepted
method, even now, in the cotton
country.
This type of farming took money
and necessitated frequent trips to the
local bank, which never turned down
q mortgage on the rich land. at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

Beset on ali sides by calamity.
drought, bank failures with attendant
credit collapse, cotton prices that are
the lowest in 20 years-the drought
area farmer is far from unhappy. For
time he was disgruntled. He heard
farm belt legislators below forth in
condemnation of the administration,
the tariff, the Farm Board policy, Wall
Street and 100 real or fancied enemies.
Presently. the farmer began to feel
sorry for himself: he became quite con-
WINGED that his labor was not appre-
ciated. The touted independence of
the sgrarian disappeared in wave of
self-pity and the noble profession of
farming was denounced by the farmer
himself as slavery.
Durink the last few months f4m-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

Prvt. John @. BARRIERS has been
transferred from the reserve to the &C.
tive list of the Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, l21st Engineers.
Orders recently issued .teauefe4xinG
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
On to '32.
(NeW York Times.)

(New York Times)
 After the criticism to which he has been sub- jected for underwriting so large proportion oi tlie expenses of the Democratic National Committee Chairman Raskob's call for a meeting at washing ton March is hailed as an act of unpreceoeneeu intrepidity But invidious remarks about ms ho- erality have not come from politicians. Demo- cratic officehoders and officeseekers are for the most mart willing to let MT Raskob continue to look out for the bills and furnish organization to help them in their campaigns
 When 1882 arrives and Democratic Presi- dentia candidate is selected the nominee Will louo" the custom and choose his own Chairman Propaply it will not be MT. Raskob For the present, neariy every one in the party is content to permit him to keep on playing the role of Lord Bountiful Who else would do it? Still there are groups which await the meeting March as something DOT tentous Will MT Raskob instead of being asked to resign insist upon doing SO? Will the Prohib- tion stand of the party for 1892 be settled" at that meeting? The chances are that the answer to both questions is Nc" that the ChairmanS call simply what it says.
 The meeting is at the end of the short session of Congress during which the Democrats have developed no program. In this Congress they are definitely minority party in both branches; after March they of practically equal numbers With the Republicans It is excellent time for stock taking Democrats elected to the next Congress will mix with the National Committee members rejoice in the prospects of the next election joke about the plight of the Republicans and the Ad- minstration and cheer the report of what Execu- tive Chairman Shouse-financed by MT. Raskob- has done through the organization at Washington There will be much talk of issues. Possibly learn ed committee will be appointed to draw up state ment of party principles. What this committee will say as to Prohibition, if it says anything can be anticipated perhaps by remembering the Wick ersham Commission. Only a national convention can state the policies of the Democratic Party and autoritatively demand their acceptance by party candidates
 A way of paying off MT Raskob and his friends the amount of the present party deficit, and provd- ing for MT Shouses activities for the next eigh- teen months, is to be proposed Undoubtedly the Chairman is interested in getting general aid in these matters than in anything else the meeting could do. Whatever luck he may have the occasion will be a political rally for 1882 If it arouses enthusiasm and puts sense of popular responsl- bity in of the more rollicking Democratic statesmen, it will have accomplished as much as could be expected
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
WORKER GONE TO REST.

In the passing of Samuel Hill Alaska, like the States of the Pacific Northwest feels keen regret While he directly interested in enter prises in this Territory, nevertheless he gave Ire quent attention and assistance to her welfare and progress. He was prominent a member and as supporter of numerous organizations that are quite ready at all times to cooperate with residents of the Northland in any movement to their ad- vantage.
 MT Hill, lawyer, railway official and banker, was renowned chiefly for his advocacy of good roads and his long continued work in promoting, establishing and extending them. When the auto mobile into use he was one of the first persons of wealth and influence to appreciate the economic advantages of the new method of trans portation and it's urgent demand for increased and better highway facilities.
 He preached the gospel of good roads all the United States He affiliated with national road associations and high in their councils. His principal activities, however, in the Pacific Northwest States. Due to his efforts, is much of the thoroughfare improvement in these communities His last illness befell him while he on his way to Salem to plead the of good roads before the Oregon Legislature
 MT. Hill was born in affluence Throughout the adult period of his long life of "A years, he tinually added to his fortune But his riches
 
 structively active.
 His diversion was the cultivation of the acquant- ance of royalty and other eminent personages. He the friend and several occasions the guest of Albert, ruler of Belgium; host to Marie of Rumania when she came to the Pacific Coast on tour of America; the travelling companion of Joffre when the Hero of the Marne visited the United States MT Hill walked with kings and queens and the worlds great, yet he did not make use of such association to advance social aspira- tions, for he without them He had no nclina- tion toward fashionable society, and gave no time to it.
 In the death of MT Hill the Pacific Northwes has lost one of it's foremost citizens It has beer benefited greatly from his life and work. Lonl stretches of the best of roads through towering forests along winding waterways across expansiv plains and over rugged mountains fine and last ing tributes to his memory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
THE RITCHIE BOOM.

Friends of Gov Albert c. Ritchie, who recently entered upon his fouth term as Governor of Mary land an unusual record in itself, have launched boom for Ritche for President as the nominee ol the Democratic Party Observers say it IS meeting with considerable enthusiasm in the East ana aI this time some 16 months in advance of the party convention there are indications the able Maryland leader will be a formidable contender, probably a5 strong as Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York when the balloting for a Democratic standard bearer begins.
 For his unfaterng advocacy ot State rlghIs' Gov Ritchie's name appeals very strongly to Demo- crats For years his protests against concentration of power in Federal hands have been among the strongest and most consistent. He is an avowed Wet and is on record many times for the outright repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. He advocates leaving the liquor question in the hands of the several States and vesting the matter of control of interstate movement of liquor in the control of the Federal authorities. He is confident that each State is capable of solving the Prohibition question and that they are rightfully entitled to do 50.
 Gov Ritchie had a large following in 1928 and was in position to have contested for the aomina- tion at that time. However he refused to allow his candidacy to be pressed and willingly stood aside for Gov Smith His record Marylands Chief Executive is notable His stand Prohibition quits the East and all of the great industrial States His party could do a lot worse than nominate him. and his chances for election on a Wet platform against President Hoover Dry platform, political prophets believe, would be excellent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04

United States alone is estimated that there are l5OOO0 users of this drug who obtain 1t through illegal sources The narcotic problem is big one Relatively little has been accomplished 1n solving it. despite the persistent effort of League of Wa tions Committee and private agencies formed to combat the evil
 Last week a special effort was made throughouC the United States to make known the zeal essence of the problem which falls into two practical ol- visions There is the administrative political prop lem of limiting production and traffic which IS being approached through national laws ana py m- ternational agreement. And there is the educauoha problem working through the schools press and CIVIC groups of all kinds.
 Much remains to be done in both aspects oi the narcotic evil Half of the 4S States have no provision for the care of narcotic addicts Although narcotic education is given in the schools in prac- tically all States there is little understanding among the public generally of the vastness of the llegtl- mate industry For the most part effective national and international regulation must wait until pubic opinion and local legislation are advanced Narcotic Education Week, such was held on nation wide scale last week, is of the most effective ways of furthering education and that in turn will eventually result of the enactment of necessary local legislation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04

kon, Rampant and other once thriving places; to Nome in the falcyon time of her beach dig gings and to Fairbanks when her treasure vaults first were opened to the gaze of a wondering world.
 Taken to Far Places
 His illustrations and interesting talk brought his auditors to the far reaches Of the Arctic, acquaint- ing them with the terrain and the people at Point Barrow, on the Diomedes and along the Asiatic shore.
 To teach persons to Know Alas ka Better" is the purpose of the series of m eetings being held monthly by the Parent Teacher As sociation Everybody does, who heard MT Smith last night.
 Besides his illustrated address. the program consisted of several well-played selections by the high school orchestra; two excellent re- tations by Mrs. J. D. Van Alta and a really amusing five-minute com edy staged by three students of the high school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
ARCTIC IS RICH, s 4 N DY $ MYTH. PROVES TOP.-T.k.
Oil and Coal Abounds in Far North as Interest
 ing Pictures Show

In Alaska, oil deposits are great CT in quantity than in all the rest of the United States and equal in quality to the best in the world to eminent geologists as quoted by A. Malcolm Smith, ad- venturous, colorful character who has traversed nearly all parts of the Northland in the coul SC of the past 40 years. Tn an Illustrated lec- ture before largely attended meet ing of the Parent Teacher Associa- ton last night, he showed pictures of vast seepage pools and told how he had traced them along the en- tire northern boundary of the Ter ritory and observed their extension for hundreds of miles on the Si- berian coast.
 Flows Into Sea
 He said hundreds of barrels from just one of the American seep- ages flows daily into the sea. His photographs evidenced the freedom from foreign matter of the liquid wealth, for it reflected distinctly human figures standing near its edge. Purity of the flowing sub stance was demonstrated by it's use without refining as a lubric ,,it f5r ships machinery.
 And coal occurs in abundance in the Arctic. Great seams of the fuel were shown in the stereoptican views, and it's excellence is attes-ed by analyses which discloses only 2 per cent ash.
 In fancy Sandy Smith took his auditors with him to the Klondikc in it's hurrah days; down the Yu- kon, stopping at Circle, Fort Yu-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04

Ok: papers ar the Empire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
French Thrift and American Efficiency.
(NeW York TimeS.)


 Recent announcements about powerful machine for the absolute destruction of old automobiles read with interest here It seems way to get rid of old wrecks too often allowed to cutter up va cant lots. Americans regard it new manifes- tation of national efficiency
 writer in the Paris Temps asserts that such machine will never find a market in France. The business of smashing to tiny bits he con templates with horror. He is almost as aghast as if it matter of destroying human beings. Tt would be hard to find in France a who would be willing to annihate, by the most modern methods thing he had been using the day before" unless it beyond all hope of re- pair.
 The French mania for thrift, he admits, has
 often been ridculed But in the face of the present slump who can reproach the French, he asks foi alarming their stockings, keeping their old and faded furniture and using their automobiles toe 1 long?
 Waste is abominaton to the French. Bu I the exact point at which thrift becomes wasteful k hard to determine. Certainly a Frenchman ano
 an American would place it at widely different places.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
Spring Auguries.
(Sewarc Gateway.)

Now that spring fever is almost upon Alaskans it would be well to briefly review conditions from the spring of year ago. and auguries of the forth coming spring.
 It is claimed by many the barometer of busi- ness fell due to the momentary depression occas- toned by the visit last summer of the special Sen ate Investigating committee.
 While business volume has not yet returned to the level of some months ago yet there is a gradual upward movement. Indicative of a steady substan- tial growth With it is coming greater interest in civic improvement and there is no lack Of courage or pessimism born of this condition On the whole the arrival of spring heralds much that business may look forward to rather than retro gressions What has been accomplished is perman- ent and enduring, and is not the result of sporadic fluctuations which leave aftermath Of deflation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
NARCOTICS EDUCATION NEEDED.

The worlds medical and scientific needs of opium are estimated at $50 tons year Yet the current annual production is more than 5000 tons, The discrepancy between the actual needs and the production largely represents the amount that is di
 yerted into contraband channels to the degradation of millions of individuals and the disgrace of the nations which have not yet arrived at any satis factory agreement of policies which might in great mart is not in the whole prevent such use In the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04
OFF FOR INTERIOR

J. J. Meherin and Oscar Hart, commercial agents, left for the Westward on the Northwestern, booked to Valdez and bound to Interior Alaska points. They will be absent about five weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-04

MT Julius Barnes, Chairman of the Board Of Directors of the United States Chamber of Com merce is authority for the cheering statement that business is distinctly on the mend Alaskans, who haven't suffered greatly in comparison to the rest of the country from depression and can hardly realize the depths plumbed by others of their conntrvmen rejoice that there is light ahead for the sufferers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Citizen SaDes Cardinals From Train Wec
PEPPER MARTIN HAS CHANGE TO BREAK
 5 SERIES RECORDS

Enroute to St Louis, Oct S.- (UP)-Unless something radi- cal is done about Pepper Mar tin, center fielder for the St Louis Cardinals he may smash five world series records.
 Martin connected for three hits, one homer, in yesterdays game to bring his series total of safe blows up to 12, a mark reached only twice since Buck Hefzog of the Giants first ac. complished the feat in 1912.
 By batting in four runs he tied another record for the series. He has batted in five runs during the series, only four less than Gchrig's mark of 1928, and has rolled up . batting aver age of .667, compared with Babe Ruth's record of .625 for the entire series.
 He has stolen four bases on the redoubtable Mickey Coch- rane-only two under the 1907 mark of Jim Slagle of the Cubs.
 With one and possibly two games to go, Marlin is almost certain to break the record for number of hits, and if he keeps up his present pace, to hang up new marks for those set by Ruth, Gehrig and Slagle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Runors And Reality Gathered From
 This Sporting World The Grist Of Athletic Contest
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

day at Hamilton Park. Like the famous or infamous high school athletic field adjacent to Brassco Park, we'll believe it when we see it..
 Though they may be baked with majority of Nos" after a vote as to whether or not horse racing will be sanctioned in Dade county, Florida, Frank January Bruen, the former M. s. G. boss and his aides are going right ahead with all the confidence in the world, for a 45 day meeting near Coral Gables. Bids have been given con- tractors to build the track, and all arrangements are undaunted by a possible setback at the hands of the ballot casters.
 Wouldn't 1t be grand to roll into New Haven and see Yale play NO- tre Dame for sweet charity? Though the students and their representative council have started the ball rolling that way, their de- mands will probably be squashed with a firm "No" on the part of those who will probably never know the need of financial assist ance and think more of tradition that they do of thirst.
 Captain Jack McEwan who di- rects football at Holy Cross is Of the opinion that Northwestern will be just another victory for Notre Dame, for though the Ramblers will miss Rockne they have a we'll organized personnel, and won derful collection of grid material. Incidentally, the million dollar campaign to endow the Rockne Memorial Field House at South End gets we'll under way next month. Those in charge, including A. R. Erskine, chairman of the Rockne Memorial association sum up their work as follows: "In the death of Knute Rockne, America lost one of the finest characters of this generation-a great, clean, con- structive force that worked power fully for true sportsmanship."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
BLUE RIBBONS VS BOSTON STARSAT
 WILLIMANTIC FRI
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 Willimantic, Oct S.-Willimantic will step into the major league bowling class on Friday night when Red Millar and his Boston All Stars will visit the Thread City for the return half of their series with the Connecticut Blue Ribbons.
 The Connecticut boys hold a slight lead over their opporfents as a result of the games played in Boston last Saturday. With Nick Tronoski at bat in the singles they scored a 17 pin advantage and have margin of 41 pins in the fives. They conceded the doubles to the All Stars and will start this part of the series 29 pins down. In this particular match two sea- soned veterans, Bill Tato of Water bury and Jack White of New Ha- ven will again toe the line for the Ribbons and they expect to over come the 29 pin advantage that Red" Millar and Jim O'Lindy showed at the termination of the Boston encounter.
 Crowd Expected
 This gathering of major league bowlers is creating no little inter- est in Willimantic and special seat ing arrangements have been made for the occasion so that 300 can view the games in comfort.
 The majority of the players talk ing part in the tournament have received national recognition at some time or other and the out standing player of all Is Nick Iron oski of New Britain who is the ranking No. bowler of the United States. His five game match with Jim O'Lindy goes on at $500 D. m. and will be followed by the doubles which will allow the commencing of the five man matches at about 7:00 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
SAM SMART MEETS
 SKIP ANDERSON NEXT

Hartford, October 8 Sam Smart of Middletown, for years an outstanding player in state tournament golf, is one hurdle away from the Hartford District Golf Association championship for 1881.
 c. S. (Skip) Henderson, Hart ford Times golf reporter and the las hurdle that Smart must take if he is to win, is the dark horse of the tournament. Never a factor before this season, Henderson has been playing right smart golf since the campaign opened. This partic- ular tournament has afforded him an opportunity to score several surprise victories and add further proof to the contention that he is one of the most improved players in the district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
MARTIN SUFFERS
 ODD INJURY AS CARDS START HOME

Aboard Cardinal Special En- route to St Louis, oct 8.-(UP)- John Leonard (Pepper) Martin. ca's baseball idol is recovering from a strange accident.
 It happened while Pepper" was taken a shower in the club house after the game yesterday. i,
 Don't know what happened, Pepper said, when asked why he had a plaster on his left ear, "but I got an awful tsing while I was under that darned shower. Blood began to trickle and Doc Weaver had to patch me up before l got on this train.
 UnexpIainable
 "It's not serious. But it's sure the darndest thing I ever heard of. I don't know what it's all about yet"
 Martin, like most of the Car dinals players and every other per- son on the train, for that matter spent most of last evening col lecting autographs.
 Charlie Gelbert, Andy High, Syl- vester Johnson and lots of other players occupied their time play ing pinochle and poker.
 Paul Derringer, who has been named by Gabby Street to pitch the sixth game of the series, read a book while Wild Bill Hallahan. pitching hero of two Cardinals vic tories, was forced to appropriate Gelbert's berth when he was un- able to get his own made up be- cause there was a card game in full swing. Jimmy Wilson, whose catching has been a feature of tn eseries, en- tertained a group of Philadelph- ians accompanying him back tc | St Louis.
 The Cards were due to arrive al St Louis at o'clock to-day and go immediately to Sportsman Park for a batting drill. There will be no fielding practice.