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Evening star., 1931-12-27
GRANDMOTHER GOES IN FOR ART.
STAKES CAREER ON EXHIBITION
Society Leader Invites Friends to View Her Pictures
Took Up Painting Last May.

good work, I will discontinue painting
altogether" she said.
Mrs. Howells said her husband, John
Meade Howells, well known New York
architect and son of William Dean
HoWells, novelist, knew about it from
the start, was very sweet" about 1t
and encouraged her by building a huge,
modern studio for her to pursue her
interest.
Il don't know myself, how I ever
started painting" she said II never
could do anything and of all the mem
bers of my family I thought I would
certainly be the last one to go In for
art.
1T all appeared so mysterious to me,
but 1t isn't mysterious. All you need
is some paint and something on which
to put it."
Evening star., 1931-12-27
PASTOR HELD PENDING
PROBE IN RUM SLAYING
Says Shot Which Killed Man Run
ming From Still Was Fired
When He Stumbled.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
PALATKA, Fla, December 26.-Rev.
E. H. McGaha, Palatka pastor, who also
serves as Putnam County probation Of
flcer, was imprisoned here today pend
ing an investigation of Christmas eve
raid on liquor still in which John
L. Malone was shot and k..,1ed.
Sheriff r. c. Howell SAID McGaha di-
rected deputies Wayne Watkins and G..
w. Prater to still he had located
near Kenwood.
AS the raiding party approached,
Malone was seen running through the
woods, the sheriff said, and was shot
McGaha was quoted as saying the gun
was discharged accidentally as he trip
ped over underbrush.
The sheriff said McGaha was not
connected with his Office in any ca
pacity.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
WOMAN WILL AID
KIDNAPPING PROBE
Will Return to Kansas City
to Help Clear Up
Mystery.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BLOOMSBURY, Pa, December 90
After questioning Mrs. Ethel Depew to-
day, Kansas City detectives said they
had received her prc1 ise to help them
clear up the kidnaltng of Mrs. Nell
DonnelE. manufacturer, but that they
had learned few new facts from her.
Mrs. Oepew, they Sid, told them she
would return West voluntarily because
she wanted to clear herself Of any con-
nection with the case She also prom
ised, they said, to help locate her hus-
band, Martin Depew alleged leader Of
the kidnapers, but reiterated that he
had left her in Buffalo, N. Y, after he
said he was going to Canada. While
the two. were staying at a Buffalo
rooming house. she learned for the first
Evening star., 1931-12-27
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 26.-Mrs.
Abby White Howells, one Of Manhat-
tan's leading society matrons, will sur
prise her friends tomorrow when she
leads them into the canvas-hung cham
bers of the Ferragil Art Galleries.
Mrs. Howells is even surprised her
self.
For she is having a one-woman show
Of a group Of modern paintings which
she has executed since last May, when
for the first time in her life she picked
up brush and palette and started to
paint.
Because she thought she was too old
she is grandmother-she told no one
Of her work She said today she
thought her friends might think she
was silly to go in for art and that no
one would take her seriously.
Il don't want any one to know about
it until after the critics comment on the
paintings. They don't know me or how
long I have been painting and they
will be frank. If they do not think it
Evening star., 1931-12-27

time that her husband was wanted In
the case, she repeated.
The detectives said one Of their num-
Der would remain here until a Kansas
City policewoman arrives Monday to
take back Mrs. Depew. The other thre4
will take UP the trail of the husband
A number Of Mrs. Depew's relatives
IN this section were interviewed, the
Kansas City officers said, but none
could furnish any information which
might indicate where Depew had gone.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
EDUCATOR EXPIRES
Herman J. Magee of New York De
partment Dies of Pneumonia.

ALBANY, N. Y. December 26 (Pl.-
Herman j. Magee, who came to Albany
from Missouri to become head of the
teacher training division of the State
Department of Education, died of pneu-
monia today at the age of 81.
He was native of New HAMPTON,
Mo. He was educated at the University
Of Missouri and Columbia University.
Later he taught in Oklahoma and at
the State Teachers College in Mil
waukee, Wis. His mother, Mrs. John
S. Magee, lives in New Hampton.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Dumas Sails for Canaries.

VICO, Spain, December 26 P).-
Victor Dumas sailed away alone in his
little yacht this afternoon for the Ca
nary Islands, first stop on projected
voyage to South America. The water
was rough, but otherwise the weather
was good, ct ,
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Woman Is Citv Manager.

FORT PIERCE, Fla, December 26 (4,.
A woman, Mrs. May ]. Priestley, has
been named city manager of Fort
Pierce She succeeds E. G. Gustafson,
for whom she worked as a secretary.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
CLOWN STRICKEN ON WIRE
Paralyzed as He Defies Illness to
Please Audience.

LOS ANGELES, December 26 P.-
Although so i'll he was confined to his
bed, Harry Robettas, aerial clown, made
an engagement to perform at a Christ
mas party at the SaWtelle Soldiers
Homo here
Against the advice Of friends, Robet-
tas got out of bed TO go through his
act. While he vas dangling by h!s
teeth on wire above the stage, he suf-
1ered severe internal pains. Rather
IMAM end his act prematurely, ba
hung on.
Today he was waiting for arrange
mentS to be made for him to be cared
Tor In the Government home. He is
paralyzed
Soviet PI1ccio'c niapt a,,toxL;,.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

On the 1st Of January, 1881, there
were some 100000 more automobiles
than telephones In use In the United
States.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Soviet Russias giant automobile
plant starts January /.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
DISTRICT MEASURES
BRING BUSY YEAR
FOR CONGRESSMEN

Continued From Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Sales Offer Tremendous Savings for Monday and Tuesday

A bargain price for hosiery
Of high quality. Silk-to-the-
top chiffon hose, exquisitely
sheer; also fine service-weight
silk hose. Both have picoted
tops. All colors.
Street Floor
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Brand-new. charming dresses for street,
afternoon, evening and sports wear. OF
satin, georgette. chiffon, fiat crepe. Can
ton crepe: also dresses of fine wool crepe
and tweedS, transparent and panne vel
vet. Sizes IL to 20, SO to so.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
1OFur Goats Worth
$4,000 to $1,000

Small sizes only-but tremen-
dous bargains! If you wear size
IA, Is or 18 you can buy a beau
tiful squirrelette, pony or sealine
dyed coney) coat at a big saving.
Self collars and fox collars.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
SOS to $3.95 Rayon
Suits and Jersey Dresses

New and distinctive styles in
suits of printed rayon and dresses
OF fine jersey in one and two piece
styles. Black, tile, navy, green
and brown. Sizes IA to 20, SO to 48.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
THE WICKERSHAM REPORT

Perhaps because something totally
different was expected, there was
much initial disappointment with the
Wickersham commissions report.
But careful analysis shows much
gain in that respect. When only two
out of eleven stand unreservedly for
continuance of the present fasco some
substantial gain has been made.
The bulk of sentiment for modifica-
ton has grown tremendously, and it
will be encouraged to take more ag-
gressive position on the strength of
this report. That the report shows
some confusion of thought is but the
reflection of the play of politics. 1t
is fair to assume that had there been
no politics, therefore, the report would
have been even stronger.
Gain has been recorded. Gangland
will be bitterly disappointed. Decency
in government, in civic life and in
home life has gained enormously by
this report.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
COURT ENJOINS UNION
MEN IN NIAGARA
FALLS STRIKE

Buffalo, N. Y. (ILNS)-Supreme
Court Justice Almon w Lytle, sit
ting here, has granted a temporary
injunction restraining the officers and
members of Niagara Falls local of
the Typographical and Stereotypers
Unions from interfering in any way
with employees of the American Sales
Book Company of that city. A strike
of union workers employed by the
company has been in progress for
some time.
The company also has brought suit
for 100000 for alleged damage to its
business through interference with
employees by members of the union.
Printers and stereotypers employed
at the Elmira, N. Y, plant of the
company are also on strike. The
trouble in Elmira and Niagara Falls
was caused by the INTRODUCTION of the
Bedeaux "speed up" system.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
SENATOR NYE COUCHANT

Gerald Nye to be in
months the public filled with
pictures of Nye
the
the
Therec be S
there utter sincerity behind it. But all politics worth
underneath side
something serious to be dropped
thought
the expenditure of campaigns
punished by and within the state of orign
methods elections No
question the method
surely it proceeding by which United States
baken the of nominee
for
for by their and discriminating
Senator Nye it is not
contributed sensaionaism in
nsatonasm change the OF
public things not matter
the hope that
hoped that
his court of and hold no special session
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
ONE THOUGHT FROM BOTH

What an interesting interview
which came from a self f-admitteo
leader of the communists just about
the time that Representative Fish's
report on his investigation into COM
munism in this country was made
public.
This leader is Israel Amter. He
sits in authority in New York city
He frankly admits that revolution is
the aim of the communist party
"Our single purpose is to end the
capitalist system and emancipate the
working Masses" he says. Mr.. Fish
is so alarmed by this purpose that he
urges a number Of ways to suppress
communism and communists by legal
force.
Strangely enough, we get the same
thought from both the Amter inter-
view and the Fish report. Revolution
is based on dissatisfaction. Dissatis-
faction has it's birth in distress.
''The present economical crisis" says
Amter, ''has given us our greatest
opportunity to promote the cause of
communism" Doubtless he is right.
The thought we have is that efforts
should be centered not only upon the
vigorous suppression of communism
and communists, but upon the removal
of those conditions which give us dis
tress and dissatisfaction and which
create crisis which gives such
damnable cause as communism sits
greatest opportunity"
When we get around to meeting the
situation from the point of attack we
must crush the symptoms and fight
the disease, and disease once cured,
there will be no breeding ground for
communistic. microbes.-The Labor
Advocate, Cincinnati.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06

bill is known as Senate Bill %, and
is the old age pension law endorsed by
the State Federation. 1t represents,
labor believes, the best latest think
ins on such legislation for which
organized labor has been striving for
years.
The bill has been unanimously en-
dorsed by the Ohio Council of
Churches and a number of other
strong organizations. What is needed
now is good, snappy resolutions
adopted by as many central bodies
and local unions as possible,
Copies of such resolutions should
be sent to Governor White, to the SEN
ator of the district and the repre-
sentative of the county, to all news
papers available and to the Ohio
State Federation of Labor, Atlas
building, Columbus.
Chances of securing favorable
action for an aid age pension law
seems better this year than ever be
fore, but to make this sure, prompt
and vigorous action from every
branch of labor and from such organ
izations as can be interested which
are not technically labor organizations
but are friendly to the cause of labor
is needed.
Labor has been fighting for this
legislation for years, and the time
has come to tell the legislators in nc
uncertain terms that labor proposes to
have it NOW WHEN THE NEED is
GREATEST.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
TOO MANY GOOD MEN

In a leading trade paper of the
newspaper publishing business is
| printed free full-page advertisement
listing 80 different kinds of skilled
office men, editorial men, news men;
and eight different kinds of publish.
ing experts on the business and ad-
vertising end-in and about the great
city of New York-men who know the
game, have had years of experience
LOOKING FOR A JOB
Business depression means reduc-
tion in the advertising income; loss
of subscribers and newsstand sales;
and so-overhead must be cut. The
first place to cut-because it is the
first place where you CAN CUT, is
the payroll; the LIVE END of the
business.
Mergers of newspapers; mergers
and absorptions of magazines; crowd
ing out of the weak ones; failures of
plans that might of worked" in good
times.
Too much gold? Not enough gold?
Too much money? Not enough
money?
No: TOO MANY GOOD MEN.
That's all.-By The Way.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton. Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Tradee
and Labor Council of Middletown. o.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1881
A NOBLE WORK

Too much praise cannot be said or
given to that little band of women,
and few men assisting, who are
working day after day up there in the
old Third ward engine house that
many of the city's unfortunate keep
clothed and warm during the winter
months by the distribution of cloth
ing, underwear, hosiery, shoes-in
fact, all kinds of wearing apparel.
Yes, the ladies even give out house
hold goods, beds, bed clothing, stoves,
etc.-anything that is sent to the
headquarters and that may be used
to relieve distress and give comfort
is gladly accepted by these good
ladies and passed along to the needy.
Many children and women, yes, and
men, too, would have gone cold this
winter but for the fine and noble work
done by these big-hearted women who
are giving so much of their time and
effort that others should not suffer.
Too much credit cannot be given them
nor to those generous people who, by
their contributions of wearing ap-
parel, household goods and money
gifts, make possible this fine and
noble work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
SURE, THAT'S EASY

1t seems some of the nations big
bankers think that the standard of
American living should come down!
One of these, otherwise intelligent,
gentlemen intimates that the Amer
lean working man has been living in
an era of mechanical refrigerators,
radios and automobiles, and SIN an at
mosphere of Corona Coronas." Well
we can tell more about the radios
after we get the results of the Gen.
sus count which was taken for the
benefit of the R. C. A. and others.
But just how many frigidaires does
the eminent and more or less well
informed gentlemen imagine the
working people can have, on wage
of $1,318 per year which the govern
ment reports is the average for in.
dustrial workers? And as for "Coro
ma -Coronas s"-what are they?
But supposing the banker is right
after all? Perhaps it might be just
as we'll to take in hand this matter OF
so many frigidaires, ETC., etc. The
simple way to begin is, to just shut
down the factory where they make
'em That will end it. The banker
can have one made to order for his
house, and so can his friends. The
stockholders in the frigidaire com
pany will be sure to see the point
And so will the statesmen, and the
advertising men, and the magazine
and newspaper managers who have
been printing all the advertising
And the workingmen-oh, they can al.
ways get job somewhere-you
know! Sure, that's easy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
A NATIONAL CALAMITY?

Sensible persons are not getting
excited over the propaganda now 60
ing the rounds to the effect that a
special session of congress would be
a national calamity. The recovery of
business does not depend upon an ad-
journment of congress by March A.
1t is silly to try to create the inn
preston that it does. What congress
may do or not do will have precious
little influence on world conditions,
which are at the root of the present
depression in the United States.
Those who say that special session
of congress would be disastrous are
only making themselves ridiculous.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
WAGE CUTS OPPOSED
BY MINERS CHIEF

New York. Wage reductions and
price cuts are a backward STEP" said
John L. Lewis, president United Mine
Workers, in an address at meeting
of coal owners.
The whole strategy of future com
petition" said the trade unionist
pointing to increased demand for gas
and oil fuels, must be on the basis OF
maintaining living standards for en-
ployes and profitable operation for
coal companies.
"Those who for temporary gain
take the illusary short cut of pur-
suing the time-proven failure Of re-
vising wages and sales prices down
ward must not be allowed to gain
headway by such plans"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
SENSE FROM CONGRESS

Congress should devote its energies
during the coming weeks to the en-
actment of relief program and to
the passage Of constructive measures
for the prevention of relief in the
future.-Senator Robert M. La Fol
lette, of Wisconsin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
ASSAIL POWER GROUP

Harrisburg, Pa.-The power inter
ests are attempting to substitute
their rulership for government by
law, said Clifford Pinchot when sworn
in as governor of this state for the
second time in eight years.
"Here in Pennsylvania" he said,
sis a carefully planned, elaborate,y
financed and powerfully directed at
tack upon the rule of the people"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
OUR GREAT WHITE Way

With the switching on of the new
boulevard lights last Saturday night
Hamilton entered the Great White
Way" class of cities, with apologies
to none For while the territory COW
cred may not be great, yet, when it
comes to real light and glare, Hamil-
tons new lighting system makes 'em
all sit up and take notice, especially
so is this true with strangers in our
midst. They all declare it is SOME
lighting system. As stated, while the
territory covered is not so great, just
four street blocks, yet it is hoped the
same system will soon be extended
to cover, at least, the entire city busi-
ness district.
All the labor possible to do so in
connection with the new lights was
furnished by Hamilton workers. The
bases and light brackets on each
standard were made by local con-
Germ, the H. P. Deuscher Company,
and will long stand as an example of
the fine work of its kind to be done
by Hamilton concern. Another fine
thing in connection with the new
lighting system is, while costing
$4,000, the cost will be met by earn
ings from the city's light plant earn
ings-the city's OWN plant. Sounds
good, doesn't it?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
GREENSBORO LABOR
TO ANSWER HURLEY
WITH PAY FIGURES
Central Body Highly Indig-
nant at Latest Reply of
War Secretary to Protest
Against Ft. Bragg Wages.

Greensboro, N. c. (ILNS)-A bar
rage of carefully checked figures will
be the answer of the Greensboro Cen
trail Labor Union to Secretary of War
Patrick j. Hurley's latest commnnica-
tion regarding its protest of the low
wages being paid skilled building
tradesmen on the government contract
at Fort Bragg, N. G.
The labor organization became
highly incensed when Hurley's letter
was read before it. After a heated
discussion, G. w. Williams, who dis
patched the original protest to Pres
ident Hoover last month, was re-
quested to head committee to con-
tinue the protest. Hurley's letter,
dated January "a, said
Hurley's Latest Letter
Central Labor Union,
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Dear Sirs:
with reference to your letter of
January ID, 1881, signed by G. W.
Williams, and to previous correspond
ence, you are informed that a COM
plete investigation has been made of
wages now paid at Fort Bragg, of
wages for similar classes of work in
nearby cities, and of wages for brick
layers since the construction program
was started in 1927 AS result it
appears that on a state building in
Raleigh, 60 miles west of that post,
bricklayers are receiving $0.40, $3.50
and 5000 per hour. At Wilmington,
100 miles to the east of Fort Bragg,
bricklayers are receiving the same
scale. At Fort Bragg on the York
Construction Company contract brick
layers are receiving $3.50, 5000 and
SOTO per hour, which is slightly in
excess of wages in that territory.
at will be noted from the above
that wages on contracts let by the
government are being held UP to the
standard existing in the districts
where the work is being done.
"Very truly yours,
(Signed) Patrick j. Hurley,
Secretary of War"
The committee from the local labor
group will furnish the secretary of
war with a list of buildings con-
structed in the state since 1927, which
marked the beginning of the contract
mentioned in the government official s
letter, an which, the wage scale for
skilled workers was from 81 to $1.37 "
an hour The building tradesmen
present at the central body meeting
expressed surprise that the govern
ment Investigator who supplied Hur-
ley with his information failed to find
these buildings. 1t was pointed out
that no bricklayers' local in North
Carolina has a scale under 81 an
hour, and evidently the government
investigator was interested in finding
the lowest wages paid bricklayers in
North Carolina rather than even
striking medium wage.
Other Trades Ignored
The group was also indignant that
the government official saw fit to
ignore carpenters, plasterers and all
other building tradesmen except
bricklayers.
81 guess they were not worth men
tioning," commented one irate car
penter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06

Patriotism is not measured by pub
lie profession, and he who loves his
country best will seek to keep it out
of needless wars, even though it re-
quires greater courage to face noisy
army of Junkers and war advocates
than to drift with the tide.-Repre-
sentative James A. Frear, of Wis
consin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
The Quick and the Dead

In every big firm there are the quick
and the dead. There are the all-alive.
keen, progressive men and there are
the standstills, who say mo" to every
good suggestion.
This struggle between the go-aheads
and the pull-backs makes bad mess
Ct many balance sheet.
My advice is-bury the dead and get
into step with the quick. Herbert N.
Casson In Forbes Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
OLD AGE PENSION BILL UP

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an article in which Secretary
of the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor Thos. J. Donnelly calls attention
to the old age pension bill now before
the state legislature and senate. The
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
NO Road Man

DO you know where you are?" de.
manded the tourists wife.
NO" he admitted, I'm as lost as
the average American is when he
starts on the third verse of the ma.
tional anthem"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06
UNIONS TO CONFER

Miami, Fla.-The A. F. of l.. execu-
tive council voted to call a meeting of
interested unions next month in
Washington to define the jurisdiction
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, who are considering A. F. of L.
affiliation. Interested affliates are
street car men, switchmen and cleo
trical workers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06

Exports to Latin-America through
the customs district of New Orleans
reached s1OO,6S9,033 in 1929, new
record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-06

A school has, been opened in Shang-
hal, China, to teach beggars trades.