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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-09

partners in j. p. Morgan q Co.. and
william C. Potter, president of the
Guaranty Trust Co, which is regarded
in financial circles as one of the group
of Morgan banks"
A committee appointed by the con-
ferees met in New York Monday and
recommended acceptance of the plan.
Tuesday morning a meeting at which
"a banks were represented was held In
New York. Again the Morgan bankers
were present and. with others, pledged
themselves to carry out the Hoover
plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-09

For a thousand books on Kant, We
have scarcely one dealing with what the
common people of Rants day believed
and did
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Uncle Rays Corner

1, against the hot matter toward the earth's center and prevent it from being liquid" Deep holes drilled in the earth have given us an interesting story The rock becomes warmer and warmer the farther down we go. At depth of quarter of a mile, the temperature rises about "A de- grees Fahrenheit. At a half mile, the increase is close to AS degrees; and at a mile and a half, the tenn perature increases about IA de- grees.
 The increase in heat is believed to go on to at least 6,00O degrees Fahrenheit, and possibly to as much as 10000 degrees.
 We might think that the inside of the earth would melt if 1t is so hot, but the intense pressure ap- pears to leave no room for melting to take place. At places where openings, exist, in surface rock layers. lava" comes pouring forth from time to time-through the holes of volcanoes.
 Volcanoes serve as safety valves" for the earth. If all vol canoes were closed up for ten thousand years, the outward pres sure from the hot material beneath might become so great as to blow the earth's crust sky-high.
 (PIace this article in "Scicnce" section of your scrapbOOk.) To o-mOrrOw--Ercc Ridccs for Baby
 'Pohhums.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
DAILY NEWS LETTER
Bv THOMAS l.. STOKES

Washington. (UP)-The open season for presidential candidates is upon the country, with every prospective candidate vulnerable.
 Every word every gesture, every act of the little group ot men whom common opinion lists among the eligibles is subject to lnterpre- tation in these days and so 1t Will be until the conventions assemble in their raucous way next June and put an end to doubt.
 The few select who are within the group of prospective candl- dates chafe at the necessity of liv- naturally, by the press. Young nervous in their public appear ances, become over-cautious and over-careful in their speech and actions-a psychological attitude that explains the vague pronounce ments on leading issues to which most hopefuls resort few months before the conventions.
 Roosevelt Watched
 Every act and word of Governor Franklin Roosevelt of New York is carefully considered. since he is regarded one of the best bets for
  tiffs with the Tammany Tiger whatever may be their real mean ing and import, are interpreted, analyzed, and given wide publicity over the nation. A break with Tammany, say some, would great ly strengthen his chances, especlal- ly in the South. But, on the other hand, say others, how can he win the nomination, the first essential, without Tammany's support? Thus goes the argument, and the draw ing room and the speakeasy re- sound to it.
 Another Governor, Albert C.. Ritchie of Maryland. is rival Of Roosevelt. The other day he made a speech attacking government and state ownership and operation of power projects, except in certain cases, among which he listed the Muscle Shoals and the Boulder Dam pf~jects. The speech was immediately seized upon as Rit- chie's challenge to Roosevelt on what is looked upon as one of the strongest issues of the New York governor.
 Owen D. Young
 Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of General Electric, is regarded favorablv in some demo- cratic circles. When he came down to Washington recently to begin organization of an unem- ployment relief campaign for President Hoover's unemployment orgunization, he was confronted nturally, by the press. Young usually handles himself well on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
GAS LINE RUNS
 OVER ROCKIES

Butte, Mont.-The most difficult pipeline construction ever under taken was completed recently when the Montana Power com- pany formally took over the 223- mile Cut Bank -Anaconda natural gas line.
 The line crosses the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains, and for more than 40 miles was blasted in solid rock.
 s. S. Nichols, general superin- tendent in charge of construction said the line was more difficult from an engineering standpoin, than any previously built.
 This line will serve the cities and industries of southwesterr Montana with gas from the Cut Bank field, just south of tn: Canadian border.
 Consumption of gas in th@ Butte-Anaconda districts will bt unusually heavy because of vas industrial operations of the Ana conda Copper Mining company which will use gas for steam gen eration in its Butte mines and it. Anaconda smelters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

such occasions-calm, composed, the master of himself. But there seemed to be hesitancy about him on this occasion. He appeared nervous. He did not seem collected as he normally is when an attempt is made to corner him. Once or twice he turned to one of his asso- ciates to help him through a lead ing question.
 Aha, some of the newspaper men inferred he is thinking about the presidency! Whether he was or not is another matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
THE EARTH's INSIDE

What is the inside of the earth like?
 The "seismograph" helps us to answer that question. This instru- ment records earthquake tire mors," even though they start from point thousands of miles away. Scientists can tell how fast tremors travel through the earth, and their tests lead them to believe that the inside of the earth is solid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
A seismograph

"The inside of the earth" says a scientist, expressing the modern view, must be nearly as solid as steel. Continents and oceans press
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
FOR THE THIRD
HUNGER WINTER

by the continued depreciation of stocks, bonds
and mortgages, banks began to crash on an un-
precedented scale. Panicky depoSitors withdrew
their money from the banks. boarding reached
enormous proportions exceeding more than q
billion dollars. The United States, formerly re-
garded as the bulWark of the capitalist world,
began TO lose tremendous amounts of gold on
account Of foreign Withdrawals From Septem-
Der 20 to the beginning of November, the net
loss in gold reached the unprecedented total Of
$731 100000. -t .. III ~
Alarmed by these developments, Hoover, at
the dictation OF leading bankers, embarked on
an inflationary program IN an effort to check
bank failures in catastrophe proportions. The
National Credit Corporation organized to
advance loans to shaky banks on paper now in
eligible for rediscomt by the Federal Reserve
Banks. Soon afterwards Hoover proposed sys-
TEN OF Home Loan Discount Banks" to redis-
count mortgages held by banks and loan aSso-
Citations.
Hoover, who refuses to grant one cent Of re-
lief to starving unemployed, does not hesitate to
recommend that Congress appropriate millions
Of dollars for home loan banks" to aid his
banker friends who hold deprecated mortgages.
Despite Hoover's frenled efforts, bank fail
ures continue on an enormous scale During
the first week OF November, ST banks closed their
doors, bringing the total suspensions for the
year to date to approximately 1890 and the
total amount Of deposits involved to more than
q billion and half dollars The rapidly declin-
ing savings Of hundreds of thousands Of work
ing-cla.S families were virtually wiped out by
these failures. In the month Of october alone,
the Federal Reserve Board reports, there were
512 bank suspensions involving deposits Of $685.
&c. 900, the highest total ever registered in the
history of the United States. Bank suspensions
in the first ten months Of this year exceeded by
more than 20 per cent suspensions for the en-
tire year of 1880 and involve liabilities nearly
twice as large Failures Of number of giant
banks we're undoubtedly prevented only because
OF timely aid extended by clearing houses which
sought to avert the catastrophe failure Of key
p institutions.
ITO Be C0ncluded)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

Ask the Baroness, She Knows


The Boston Post OF Nov. 49, gives you a Gimp
Sc of how the old Russian royalty can lie when
they put their best efforts to it, 1t is an inter
view with the Baroness Wrangel female consort
of Wrangel, the murderer Of tens Of thousands
OF workers and peasants.
Baron Wrangel and his gang of cut-throatS,
supported by American, British and French
forces, were among the last to be driven from
the soil of Workers Russia along in 1921, when,
II we recall rightly Budenny's Red Cavalry swept
them from their last stand in the Crimea, both
by frontal attack upon the barricaded peninsula
neck at Perekop, and with flank attack by
: daring and impossible" crossing Of the frozen
bay dividing the Crimean peninsula from the
mainland.
The Red Army reorganlzed in the South by
Comrade Stain over Trotskys head drove these
bandits into the sea, but, of course, Wrangel
and some Of his men were saved by French and
British boats Thus the Baroness Wrangel comes
to Boston to tell how nice things would be if the
naughty Red Army hadn't spoiled things Listen
to her:
People want to be happy in their own way
have land to farm, homes TO live in food educ
alton and happiness relative to their require
ments C?). And that is what the Russian
euJOyeu. Iney were comfortable ana
happy. I know. lived among them"
Evidently the reporter couldn't quite swallow
that one about Education" having flourished in
Russia under the Gar and the Baron Because
the Post goes on to say:
"She denied that there was a great amount
Of iteracy among the Russians before the re-
v0lution"
Then, to make good finish on the lies about
Czarist Russia, she got this one off about Am
erica, according the Post, which says:
"She then declared that conditions are much
better in America than Europeans imagine
them"
SO everything is fine here! Just like it was
in old Czarst Russial Bosses riding on the work
ers' backs! Farmers existing in poverty, workers
starving in the cities Police clubs and army
machine guns holding down the masses! Just
like home sweet home to the Baroness! AL that's
needed is the revolution OF these masses to COM
plete the analogy
This is the fifth trip to America by the Bar
oneSs who has no trouble at all in getting into
the country, being bosom friend Of Secretary
Stimson's sister, and a coulter-Tevolutionary
But let foreign-born woi!-ar here go on Strikt
and watch how quickly he becomes an sun
desirable alien!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
fsv LabcS Research AsSOCsatiOn.l
PART l.

srTER a long period OF discreet silence, PreSl-
dent Hoover he's resumed his optimistic
AaITrco The recent Lq0turn in wheat, cotton
and silver Prices, he proudly announces, heralds
the liquidation Of the crisis. This cheerful hooey
is also being disseminated by the capitalist press,
which prints long columns and exuberant head
lines announcing the imminent arrival of a big
Cer end better period of prosperity"
Hoover and the capitalist press have not been
conspicuously successful as economic prophets so
this new outburst OF enthusiastic hopefulneSs
need not be taken seriously. 1t is important,
however, to take stock Of the economic situation
and find out whether or not the recent rise in
certain commodity prices denotes any real
change IN the basic economic situation on holds
out the slightest hopeful prospect for the work
ing class during this winter.
A glance at the business statistics and induces,
published by the more serious bourgeois research
agencies and periodicals, reveals that the econ
euic situation, faT from showing any signs OF
improvement, Is becoming more and more crit
ical 1t shows that workers, instead of looking
fC rEard to a period of increased employment, as
the Official liars would have them believe must
look forward to a winter of increased jobless-
ues5. misery and starvation. Instead Of showing
any signs OF improvement, the basic industries
a plunging deeper and deeper into crisis. The
recent advance IN the price OF wheat cotton and
silver was based on war speculation and hooey
ana in no sense reflected any Improvement in
the basic economic situation. Already the prices
cg thee commodities are beginning to turn
c5vnuarG5. IN the case Of wheat, the declines
Of Gle past low days have wiped out more than
h9lf the gains Of the past five weeks.
Stock market prices are again resuming their
sw It decline, after slight rise at the end Of
October On Nov 9 the Dow Jones average for
industrial stocks mounted to 1859 Since then
1t has dropped steadily and on Nov Is fell to
1Gl59
Furthermore the months Of September and
October witnessed the development Of a new
stage of the crisis in the United States-the be-
ginning Of a serious financial crisis Weakened
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
Nothing to Worry About

couple of comrades who must be rather new
to the revolutionary movement have sent in clip
pings about the Toronto trial of our Canadian
comrades and expressed surprise that a stool
pigeon of the "rnounties" had pcccd C. q Com
munist for some years until he was exposed and
expelled in 1928.
There's nothing surprising in finding out that
the bosses use spies against the worl;ers. No
factory organization is regarded by its owners
as complete without o spy system, and no labor
organization in history but what has been both
cred more or less by spies.
If the capitalists sent no spies into the Party
then the surprise would be in order. Those who
get dumbfounded when they learn of it show a
strong trace of plain ignorance, or perhaps some
democratic Illusions as though they thought the
workers were going to make q revolution without
coming into conflict with the capitalist
police
The case of the Canadian "'Inountie" who
never got farther in the Party than becoming
a local official at some back-country town in
Saskatchewan, nor gathered any more dam
aging evidence than what any Party member
knew of what was published, show two things:
Firstly, that it is pretty hard for spies to get
far in the Party without being exposed
Second, that as long as the Party members
adhere to principles of the Party and stick to
the Party line of winning the masses for mass
struggle, the spies are unable to find" any cases
OF individual violence or sabotage which the ca
pitalists so dearly love to prove" by such spies
But, of course, if the capitalists take the notion
to attack any workers organization, they do 1t.
And they scrape up any old law, any old charge,
and raise great hullabaloo about "sedition,"
conspiracy" "violence and sabotage" and what
not, to serve as an excuse for sending Commun-
list leaders OF the workers to prison.
But neither the spies nor the Imprisonment
nor even the execution OF Communists can pre-
vent the historic fate OF the capitalist class. Car
Nicholas had about as good a spy and prison
system as could be built but he is pushing up
the daisies now and red flags are flying over
one-sixth the world!
So there's lots more important things to worry
about than spies. For example, worry about
what's keeping the Trade Union Unity League
from growing faster than it does!
Or why so many workers who join our Party
drop out because OF bureaucracy, or because
stupid comrades who act as II they are the GUS
todians OF mysterious state secrets" instead Of
functioharies Of Qet us say) an LID branch
with nothing more secret" than folding cir
culars to carry out, treat these honest workers
with insulting suspicion.
OF course, when you find real spy don't be
SO judicial as to wait about giving him the boot
till he confesses, but act pronto. But don't ret
the Spy horrors" and see bear behind every
BUSH Cut out the romance, and remember that
its quite possible that there's one or two people
On earth that are revolutionary as you arel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

against imperialism that the fight OF the Chi
neso workers against the Japanese robbers and
Chang Kai-shek, the fight Of the Japanese
workers against their own bourgeoisie s.uGal
lords and generals, that the oppressed revo'u-
tionary workers and peasant masses in the coun-
tries OF the Far East. can rely upon the power
fra solidarity OF the prolataxlat Of the aduanoed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

Funds are still needed for the
National Hunger March! Has
/ your organization made a
dnnatinn2 See that IL doeE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

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The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Paper, Dry los Years.
Asks Abolition of
Prohibition

MORRISTOWN. N. j.. June 6
G.N.SD "A dry editorial policy
maintained for los years by the
Jerseyman, Morristown daily
newspaper, has been scuttled,
an announcement yesterday pro-
claiming that the Eighteenth
Amendment is not and cannot
become a workable solution Of
the liquor problem in the United
States"
In announcing its desertion
of the prohibition standard, Ed
ward S. Little. publisher Of the
Jerseyman, characterized the
amendment as "a shattered
ideal which is not of much prac-
tical use" The editorial con-
cluded:
"SOme statesman must pro
duce a substitute amendment
that will forever bar the saloons
and offer a sane and enforce
able control of the traffic in
those States permitting the traf.
fic, and protect those States
which do not want 1t within its
borders" =
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
F D c ENVELOPS
WILKINS SUB

BOSTON, June s GNS).-The
submarine Nautilus, crossing the
Atlantic preparatory to an at
tempt to go under the ice cap at
the North Pole, was running to-
day through dense fog 235
miles east of Cape Cod light.
A radiOgram to Eastern Coast
Guard headquarters from the
Coast Guard cutter POnchartran
was timed 8 a. M, E. S. T., and
gave the position of the ice pa
troll boat and the Nautilus as
latitude 41:53 north and longi-
tude 64:57 west.
The Nautilus sailed from Prov
incetown. on the tip of Cape Cod,
on her great adventure Thursday
at 1l:20 o'clock. Good weather
prevailed with calm seas until
today.
The Nautilus was reported
slightly in the lead of the Pom
chartrain.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
WAY Fly
EAST To CHINA

NEW YORK, June 6 0N.S).
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh may fly to China and
Japan by way of the east, in
stead of the west, it was re-
ported today.
Colonel Lindbergh, who an
nOunced the route had not been
decided on, said he would not
take off for three weeks or a
month.
May Near Pole
If the eastern route is selected,
the Lindberghs will take course
across Greenland and Spitz-
bergen to Siberia and thence to
China. The great circle flight,
the shortest distance to Peiping
from New York flying eastward,
would bring them close to the
North Pole.
Two Radio Sets
The Lindbergh plane will be
equipped with two radio sets, in,
Guiding both transmitters and re.
ceivers capable of sending mes
Sages several hundred miles by
day and almost 5000 miles at
night.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
HIRED BY WIFE,
SAYS SLAYER

NEW YORK, June 6 1.N.SO.-
The CHASTITY torso murder mystery
was cracked wide open today by
q confession from one of two
men who slugged the torso victim
unconscious and then calmly dis
membered the man in the dark
ness Of a vacant lot.
The confession was given police
almost at the same time two
friends of the dead man identi-
fled the severed body as that of
Andrew Zubitsky, S5, World War
veteran and owner of an alleged
speakeaSy.
Police quoted Charles Obete, 26.
a former boarder at ZubitSkys
house as saying:
''His wife hired us to do it.
The price was $780,"
In addition to Mrs. Zubitsky
he implicated his cousin Frank
Ravins. All three are prisoners.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
GERMANY CAM 7.
PAY WAR DEBT

BERLIN. June 6 GN.SJ-An
official demand for Germany's
relief from the unbearable bur-
den of reparations" was made to-
day in a Government manifesto
accompanying pub l C a tton of
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening's
emergency financial decree. The
manifesto declares:
"The German people have
reached their limit of privationS.
The assumption of which the
young plan for reparatiOns pay.
ments was drawn have proven
erroneous. The Young plan bas
failed to bring the alleviatiOns
which were promised"
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
STUDENT
WINS. ESSAY
CONTEST
Kenneth Ellsworth, IL, John
Eaton Pupil, Gets Medal;
Other Winners Announced

A seventh grade student, Ken
meth. Ellsworth, II, Of the John
Eaton School, is the winner of the
gold medal, grand prize in the pub
lie schools essay contest sponsored
by The ashington Times on the
subject. "Beautifying Washington
for 1882"
The board of presiding judges,
meeting yesterday at the offices
of the. Geo: ge Washington Bicen.
tennial in the Washington Build
ing, picked young EllSworth'S
essay after two hours and half
of deliberation, during which IL
other essays were carefully
weighed.
:, IL Essays Considered
Only IL essays were considered
for the grand prize by the presid-
ing judges, these being the first
choices frc.l each of the IL
grades of the public school sys-
tenn indicated by the separate
groups of grade judges.
Following the announcement
that Ellsworth had been picked as
winner, Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Winners In Times
LEssayContest

Fourth grade - Evelyn Levy,
James B. Edmonds School.
Fifth grade-Stapleton Jett,
Rutherford B. Hayes School.
Sixth grade-Marian Wilson
Harvey, George Bancroft School,
Seventh grade-Barbara Bull
lard, John Quincy Adams
School.
Eighth grade-Helen Gordon,
Burrville School.
Ninth grade - Jane Emery,
Macfarland Junior High School.
Tenth grade-Elizabeth Ster-
ba. Eastern High School.
Eleventh grade - Byrd Hall,
Eastern High School.
Twelfth grade ID ORC t h y
KirSch, Eastern High School.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
GRAND PRIZE
Kenneth Ellsworth, Seventh
Grade, John Eaton
School
FIRST PRIZES

FIRST PRIZES
First Grade-Aimee Krug,
Thomas H. Carberry School.
Second Grade-Virginia Reed,
Samuel G. Wheatley School.
Third Grade-Justine Weav-
er. John w. Maury School.
Fourth Grade-Irene Crane,
George Peabody School.
Fifth Grade-Ann Peterson,
John Eaton School.
Sixth Grade-Eleanor Lay
ton. John Burroughs School.
Seventh Grade-Dorothy Nc
Kee. John w. Maury School.
Eighth Grade Chester
Benny, John Quincy Adams
Ninth Grade-Miriam Deane,
Western High School.
Tenth Grade-David Parker,
Western High School.
Eleventh Grade Melvin
Lewis. Central High School.
Twelfth Grade-Edward Kent,
Western High School.
SECOND PRIZE
First grade-Shirley Essen
bach, Rutherford H. Hayes
School.
Second grade-J eph Inc
George, Strong John Thomson
School.
Third grade-Lorraine Mag
ner, Francis P. Blair School.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
FOntGine's Opened
By Campaign Here;
Runs Full Blast

Harassing methods employed
by the Washington police in raid.
ing bookmakerS in the downtown
section led yesterday to the re
opening of Jimmy La Fontaine's
place.
"Jimmy'S" place. surrounded by
a high green board fence on the
Bladensburg Road. Just across the
District line in Prince Georges
county. Nd. had been closed for
several weeks following the killing
Of Talley Day. one of FOntaine's
Continued on Page 2, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Kirkland Jurors
Admit Their Error

VALPARAISO, Ind, June 6
G.N.SO Acting as spokesman for
10 of the jurors who served dur
ing the second trial of Virgil
Kirkland for the murder of his
10 year old sweetheart, Arlene
braves, Claude Walters today
confirmed report that the
one-to-ten years sentence imposed
upon the young athlete was far
removed from the intentions Of
the jury.
The jurors. Walters said. voted
for the verdict of guilty of assault
with intent to attack in the belief
that the judgment rendered man.
datory death in the electric chair.