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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
BOMBINGS PREVENT
CUBAN CLOCK-SETTING
Explosions Drown Out Evening
Gun by Which Havana Citi.
zens Fixed Time.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, March aside from the
hsrassed and worried police the tele-
phone company probably has expert
enced the greatest effects of the bonn
bardment OF Havana with firecrackers,
petards or small bombs the past few
weeks.
The phone company reports that re-
quests for the correct time have in
creased many fold since the explosions
started. This it explains as a conse-
ouence of the habit Of Cubans to set
their clocks by the 8 O'Clock gun at
Cabanas Fortress. But most Of the
bombs explode about that time, making
time-telling more difficult.
Another story told of the small bombs
has to do with the questionable wit Of
taxi drivers, who play on the over
wrought nerves of police and pedes-
TRANS by making their motors back
FIRE. A police order has been issued
against this form of paStime.
The government, in an attempt to
bring the bombardnient to an end, has
placed small corps Of plain-clotheS
men on the streets TO mingle with the
crowds and single out the guilty, but
thus far without result There were
more than a score such bombings dur
ing the last week. Most of them were
harmless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
HOLD-UP PLEA FAILS
TO FREE JAILED VET
Judge Given Grows Impatient as
He Finds Five Non-Resi-
dents Guilty.

A story of how a World War veteran,
his bonus money gone, was left on the
street by hoodlumS after he had failed
to comply with demands for money
Saturday night, was told in Police
Court this morning when Philip Gray
SON of Philadelphia, Pa, who came here
to get a loan on his adjusted service
compensation certificate, was arraigned
before Judge Ralph Given on a charge
of intoxication. He was fined $25 or
sentenced to serve 80 days on the
charge.
Policeman r. M. Kesseling of No. 2
precinct said he found Grayson sitting
on the car tracks at Seventh and M
streets. Kesseling said Grayson told
him he had been robbed and left
there to die" Grayson said this morn
ing that he had spent all Of his loan
at the time the alleged "stick-up" TOOK
Other veterans who appeared before
Judge Given this morning we're told
by the Police Court magistrate that his
patience was exhausted" and that they
did not deserve TO be given freedom on
their bond"
Those sentenced today included
Frank j. Curry, who, appearing before
Judge Given for the third time within
a week. was sentenced to pay $50 or
serve so days; Edward c. Williams, who
was fined $40 or 10 days; John J. Leary,
$40 or 10 days, and Joseph M. Com
isky, $40 or 10 days. All of the veterans
arraigned said they were non-reSidents
of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
Japan Seen Taking Same Po-
Sition, Leaving Treaty of
London UndiSturbed.
WOULD AVOID SUBMISSION
OF ACCORD TO SENATE
Toxic Worried by Submarine Ton
mage Allotted to France-Text
Publication Uncertain.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 9.-Delay by the
United States and Japan in approving
the naval accord among Great Britain,
France and Italy has given rise to an
impression here that the agreement
may be regarded officially as a regional
arrangement among the three coun-
tries to run until 1880 without oficisl
modification of the London and Wash
ington naval treaties.
It is felt here that there is a tend
ency in Toxic and Washington to avoid
a new fve-power conference to ratify
the accord and to avoid, if possible,
the necessity for formal approval, which
would mean submission Of the agree
ment to the United States Senate and
the Japanese Diet.
Dispatches from Toxic today were
interpreted as indicating that the po-
litical opposition there was attempt
ing to impede Endorsement of the ac-
cord on the ground that the French
submarine tonnage allocated in the
agreement is not satisfactory to Japan
Under the agreement France gets about
81 900 tons of submarines, while Japan
has only about $1,000 tons.
There is an impression also that
France gets the right to retain two
old battleships of the Jean Bart type
for patrol service in the Far East
although the Washington treaty re-
quired that they be strapped.
In the face Of these developments
there was a growing belief that the
text Of the accord may not be pub
lisned next Wednesday, as scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
EMPLOYMENT GAIN
SHOWN BY WOODS
Conditions Better in South
east, Southwest and New
England, He Reports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Col. Arthur Woods, head of the Presi-
dents Emergency Committee for En-
ployment, today said conditions we're
improving over considerable portion
Of the country.
New England territory, the Southwest
and the Southeast were specifically
cited. little change being noted in the
Pacific Coast zone and In the Central
portion of the United States bordering
the Great Lakes.
william Phillips, representing the
committee in New England, reported "a
distinct upward trend in New Hamp-
shire employment" mentioning par
ticularly speeding up Of leather, tex
tile and shoe operations"
He estimated that 1900 workers had
been returned to watch making in
Walthan, Mass, and 400 cotton mill
employees added to pay rolls at Fall
River.
While less specific in detail, ]. F.
Lucey, Southwestern representative,
telesraphed that employment is pick
ing up generally in the Southwest.
In the weekly summary OF public
works activity presented to the commit
tee today, it was estimated that 1873
projects Of governmental ana SEMI
governmental character. entailing an
outlay OF S92,Oi4247 were under con-
tract for the period. Since December !,
tire total of such construction contract
ed for in the entire country has
amounted to $7o2, 1858, 1872.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
CHANGE IN SOVIET
POLICY IS UNSEEN
Castle Intimates StimSon''s
Study Is Only to Gain Facts
in Situation.

Assistant Secretary of state William
r. Castle, jrA in the absence OF Secre-
tary Stin1son today intimated that the
Secretary's projected study Of Russian
affairs would not result in a change of
policy by the United States Of recogni-
ton Of the Soviet.
The Secretarys purpose in the pro-
jected study will be TO acquaint himself
with the whole general subject of the
Soviet, both political and economic, the
Assistant Secretary said.
Stinson was In New York attending
to private affairs today.
Hughes Policy Followed.
As enunciated eight years ago by
Charles Evans Hughes when Secretary
of State, the American policy has been
that Russia must settle its oficial and
private obligations to the United States
and its citizens and cease its propa-
ganda activities intended to overthrow
the American Government. Repudi-
ated Russian obligations to American
citizens are estimated to be near $780,
100000, while there also is in the bal
ance 100000 credit extended by
TIC OIltcQ OLdL6S 10 The pTOVlSlOndl
government which followed the Gar.
Recent agitation of embargoeS on
Russian goods has been responsible to
some extent for Secretary Stimson's de-
cision. The State and Treasury De-
partments have been facing an unusual
problem under the Smoot- Hawley tariff
act, which forbade the importation of
goods produced by forced or convict
labor.
Trade Question Vital.
The question of trade is not a small
one. In the Soviets fiscal year ended
last october American exports totaled
$4,000, 900 and imports So, 000, 900, or
% per cent more than ever before.
Most of this was handled through the
Amtorg Trading Corporation, unofficial
Soviet agency, which drew some criti-
cism from special House committee
after its investigation of communism.
The unofficial relationship between
the United States and Soviet Russia has
been strained frequently. The most re-
cent tension was that which followed
the United States suggestion to the
Soviet during the latter'S dispute with
China. Secretary Stimson suggested the
Soviet adhere to the principles of the
Kellogg pact, and Moscow replied in
what was considered by some officials to
be a critical and somewhat satirical vein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
CALDWELL, RAMSEY
AND LEA INDICTED
Two Financiers and Publish
er Accused of Violating
U. S. Banking Laws.
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March Col.
Luke Lea. publisher; Rogers Caldwell,
financier. and j. Basil Ramsey, banker,
were revealed today as the three men
indicted Saturday in the Federal Dis
trict Court at Greenville, Tenn, on
charges of violating Federal banking
laws in transactions with the closed
Holston Union National Bank at Knox
vile.
TWO indictments were returned against
each defendant. One charged con-
spiracy to violate the national banking
laws and the other alleged two specific
violations OF the Federal banking laws
by Ramsey, aided and abetted by
Caldwell and Lea.
Today the Davidson County grand
Jury returned a secret indictment
against Rogers Caldwell, financieT, in
connection with operations Of the Bank
Of Tennessee, now defunct, subsidiary
OF Caldwell d. Co.
The Federal conspiracy indictment al
legged that on March 81, 1928, Lea, Cald-
well and Ramsey entered into a con-
spiracy whereby Ramsey made $4,000
false entry in the banks records and
misapplied the banks credit in that
amount.
Specifically, the indictment charges
that Ramsey, in entering the total IN
dividual deposits, included an item OF
S93, 900 scredit to the joint individual
account of Lea and Caldwell, when nc
such transaction had taken place.
1t was the purpose OF Ramsey, the
indictment alleges, to deceive the OH
GERS of the Federal Reserve Bank, OF
which the Holston Union was mem
Der, the controller Of the currency and
the Federal bank examiners.
The second indictment charged will
fully misapplying" $4,000 of the bank
credit to- the joint individual account
of Lea and Caldwell.
Prominent in Probe.
All three OF the defendants have been
mentioned prominently in testimony be-
fore the State legislative committee in
vestigating the tie-up Of State money In
bank failures.
Ramsey also stands charged in flve
indictments IN the State court at Knox
vile with fraudulent breach OF trust
and larceny IN connection with trans
actions in the Holston Trust Co.
Lea, Caldwell and Ramsey were re-
ported ready to make bond. w. J
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
EMBARGO ON RUSSIAN
WOOD TO BE TESTED
Steamer Loaded With Lumber for
Soviet Trade Organization
Sails for New York.

Ey the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 9.-The steamer
Alversoie sailed from Leningrad Fri
day for New York, loaded with lumber
for the Amtorg Trading Corporation,
Soviet trade organization in the United
States.
On February 10 Secretary Mellon
placed an embargo on Russian lumber
and wood pulp from the four districts
of the White Sea of Northern Russia,
holding that convict labor is used in
their production.
Advices from ussia thereafter said
that the Soviet government, through
the lumber trust, would send q ship
ment of lumber to the United States
to provide a test case OF the Treasury
Department ruling.
Secretary Melons finding places the
burden of proof on the importer to
show that goods are not produced by
convict labor. To land the cargo the
Amtorg would have to prove that only
free labor entered into production, load
Il or transportation.
The Treasury Departments finding
was made after proofs had been sub
mitted it that the Soviet Union is car
rying on much of its extensive lumber
industry with the aid Of convict labor.
There have been number of stories
that this Is the case, notable among
them that Of purported "Soviet slave"
In a speech in London Friday night in
which he described alleged conditions
prevailing in the lumber camps from
which he and three others are supposed
to have escaped
Russia previously was q Iargr ex-
porter of lumber ana wood pulp into
1he United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
Honest Citizens Help
Auto Thieves Shove
Machine From Drift

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 9. - Biz
yards make strange companions
sometimes.
Police said they found eight
honest men trying to help two
automobile thieves get a stolen
car out of a drift. They were
Just trying to be helpful, and
were unaware that the machine
had been stolen.
A woman who heard the Ii
cense number over the radio gave
police their information. They
hurried to the spot and found
two men, Joseph Nangle and
, Thomas Nolan, trying to get the
car started, assisted by eight
citizens pusing in the rear. Hi
ram H. Rockenbach of Fairbury,
III, identified Nangle and Nolan,
the police said, as the two men
who took his car and tossed him
out on the pavement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
RED OFFICIAL HITS
|. u. S. TRADE POLICY
MoIotov Challenges World on
Economic Prosperity-CaIIs
Fish Bill "FooIish."
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MOSCOW, March 9.-The Sixth BIZ
ennial All Union Soviet Congress was
under way here today in the Grand
Opera House after rousing inaugural
by ViacheSlavf Molotov, president of
the Council of Peoples Commissars
MolotoV in his opening address assailed
the United States and other capitalistic
countries, thus providing a background
against which to paint the progress of
Russia under Soviet and Communist
rule.
Delegates Applaud Stain.
Sitting on the stage behind him dur
ing long address were the Russian
strong man, Joseph Stain; the commits
sar of war K. E. Voroshilov, Michael
Kallnin and other Communist chief
tains. Stain laughed and talked with
Voroshilov and the others as Molotov
spoke.
Once the speaker alluded to Stain,
who is secretary general Of the all
powerful Communist party, and the
hall, occupied by l,479 delegates, went
into an uproar of applause. Stain rose.
but when the shouts and tumult did not
die down sat down himself in signal
that it was to be ended.
Hits U. S. Legislation.
Molotovf challenged the rest of the
world on economic prosperity, pointing
out that there was no unemployment in
Russia. He denounced charges of dump
ing, and declared that the American
foolish Fish BILL" framed by Repre-
sentative Hamilton Fish, jr., after a
congressional investigation of Commu-
nistS, undoubtedly would affect trade
relations between the two countries.
America must remember" he said,
shat the imports of the Soviet Union
depend upon her exports"
Commenting upon charges of forced
labor in the lumber camps, Molotod
repeated the Communist adage that
only he who works may eat" He said
that the United States of Soviet Russia
expected every able-bodied man and
woman to do his share. He asserted
that there was little, if any, convict
labor in the timber districts, but that
it practically all was used in road con-
struction and municipal work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
Victim Knocks Out
Bandit Completing
Third Cafe Robbery
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. March o.
Frank Alexander. 81, was in the
city Jail here today, bruised and
battered. and the victims Of three
sandwich shop robberies were
awaiting an accounting.
Police said Alexander, travelling
in a stolen taxicab, was just leaV-
ing the last shop when Gene
Cary, a mechanic, entered.
Get in here" the robber shout
ed. land stick 'em up"
up they co." returned Cary as
he sent a hard right to the rob-
ber's Jaw.
With the gunman on the floor,
six customers dropped their
hands, cne throwing sugar bowl
and another vinegar jug. The
others hurled themselves upon the
robber and held him until police
arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
VOICE LOWERING AT HOLLYWOOD
IS SUCCESSOR TO FACE LIFTING
John Gilbert Charles Farrell Dolores Costello and Greta
Carlo Find Deep Pitch Most Pleasing.

hard time changing the pitch. try
to keep It low now all the time"
Charles Buddy Rogers Is studying
the deeper tones. An exception among
the silent film players was Noah Berry.
The talkieS revealed his deep basso, a
voice pitched one note lower than that
OF Chaliapln.
Dolores Costello returns to the screen
with an emphasis on contralto qualities
rather than soprano. Greta Carlo,
whose voice naturally is low, is seeking
to remove a trace Of huskiness. Mary
Astor yeapned to escape from the SEN
timentally sweet roles given her in the
silents The talkies. revealing rather
husky voice, made the change possible.
My teacher made me work to relax
the muscles of my throat" said Estelle
Taylor, ito let the voice come out as
III 1t belonged to me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
s23 FACTORIES REPORTED.
Delegates Cheer as Premier Relates In
dustrial Program Advancement.

BY Gable to The Star
MOSCOW, u. S. S. r., March 9-The
All-Union Soviet Congress jumped to
its feet cheering at its session in the
Bolshoi Theater today when Premier
Viacheslav Molotoy-Skriabin dramati-
cally disclosed that 323 new factories
and industries were put into operation
in the four years ending 1880 and 518
more are expected this year.
Continuing his review of the domestic
conditions, Mr.. Molotov said that while
only IL per cent of the peasants were
on collective farms in 1927, and 81 in
1929. last year this ratio jumped to 22.2,
and March Of this year it was 35.5 per
cent. Grain collections on the same
date were 1854, 900 tons.
Discussing foreign affairs, Mr.. Molo-
tov emphasized the charges of religious
persecution, trade dumping and COM
pulsory labor against Soviet Russia are
unjust
He characterized the lack of diplo-
matte relations with the United States
as abnormal, and as being part of
plot of European groups. headed by the
Vatican, against Soviet Russia. He said
that 90 countries are having satisfac-
tory relations, except Poland, which
might be improved.
tccpyrisht. lsa1.A -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
MT. VERNON HIGHWAY
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Salisbury, Nd, and Atlanta Firms
to Start Paving Projects
Immediately.

Secretary of Agriculture Hyde today
awarded contracts for paving the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway to
the MaeDougaid Construction Co. OF
Atlanta, Ga. and to the Roberts Paw
ing Co. OF Salisbury, Md, in the sums
of $eo5,6Is25 and $557.2s8.o7, respec-
lively. Contractors will start paving
operations as soon as they can get their
machinery placed.
The MacDousald Construction Co.
will build section No / of the highway,
from Columbia Island TO Hunting Greek,
south Of Alexandria, a distance Of a
little more than ~ miles. The Rob-
erts Paving Co. will construct section
No. 2, from Hunting Greek to Mount
Vernon, a distance Of more than ia
miles.
On section No. the paving
viii be. bituminous concrete, except
through the city Of Alexandra, where
sheet asphalt will be used. The sur
facing Of section No. 2 REINFORCED con-
crete except for short sections over
fills where a temporary Surfacing ii
bttaminous macadam win be used pend
ing the complete settlement Of the Ill
Bids were received in the secretary's
once on February IS on sections and
. separately and as whole.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
TRIO NAMED TO PASS
ON LOANS IN DROUGHT
Committee Announced by Secretary
Hyde Will Begin Work at
Once in Capital.
Ry the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Hyde announced today that
he appointed Lewis T Tune of st.
Louis, B. c. Powell Of Little Rock, Ark,
and Maj. Gen. B., F. Cheatham OF
Washington as the national committee
to pass on loans under the drought re-
lief act to individuals to increase or set
up agricultural credit corporations.
Hyde made his announcement at the
White House after discussing the mat
ter with President Hoover.
The committee will start functioning
Immediately. 1t Is now studying regu-
lations alread'' set up by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture and expects within
a short time to begin to make loans
under the drought relief act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 9.-The
Aim players have their ups and downs.
First it was face lifting. Now It's voice
lowering.
The lower voice in the talkies, direc-
tors say, is the more natural and pleas
ing. Thin sopranos are being trans
formed into contracts, and falsettos,
where possible, into bassos.
John Gilbert, leading star Of the
silent films, lost favor in his first talkies
His voice was too high, said the studio
analysis By study and hard work he
has developed q resonant baritone
which soon will be heard In a new
picture, "Gentlemen's Fate" the studio
announcements say.
I'm never forget the shock OF hear
ing myself the first time on the screen, y
Charles Farrell said recently. y had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
SUCCEEDS FAILINGLY
AS THIEF GETS 5000 IN BILLS
Bank Notes Used for Advertising in jewelers. Window
Attract Wrong Eyes.

$500 one, stood out like front gold
tooth.
All went well until this morning,
when Mr.. Franks found it necessary to
step up the street for a moment. He
locked the door Of his establishment,
and left q chance acquaintance out in
front with instructions to call him If
When he returned the watcher was
gone, So was the lock on The front
door and two of the bills--a total of
$500 worth of advertising. IVM
Mr.. Franks believes the Ss0-bin was
too insignificant to attractf the &c of
the maruder. Hereafter heA use tAena
exclusively IN his advertising drives,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

AS things stood today, it looked as
though Edward Franks latest advertis-
ing scheme might well be called high
ly successful failure.
Mr.. Franks, who owns a jewelry store
at 434 Ninth street, is q firm believer
in the theory that the first rule of adj
yertising is to attract the eye.
With this end in mind, he went to
his bank three days ago and secured
three bills, in denominations of $50,
500 and $500. He arranged them in
his show window and stepped outside
to look over dis handiwork.
His look Apride was forgivable. for
the result wax master stroke of show
manship. The BILLS 1saRticularly the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
JURORS WEDDING DATE
FINDS JUDGE LENIENT
Case in North Carolina Continues
With IL Men After Plea
for Release.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WILMINGTON. N. c., March g.
John Donnally was on the jury, and
the case looked like it might take
several days to settle.
John had an important engagement
in Charlotte. He was supposed TO be
at wedding-hiS wedding.
Judge" said John, 1--WE been try
to get married for SO years. Now the
time has come and I'm on the jury.
Can't you do something about it?"
Judge and lawyers held a conference.
The case continued with IL jurors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
SMOKE SCREEN ACID
BURNS TOXIC CROWD
Chemicals Fall on Hundreds as
Planes Demonstrate War
Methods at Pageant.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 9 (Pl.-Hundreds of
men, women and children received
burns on their faces, hands and clothes
today while watching an aerial pageant.
Military planes were demonstrating
methods OF laying down a smoke screen
by spraying chemical into the air.
Some of the liquid fell on the crowds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
FOUR CHILDREN BURN

Another in Hospital as Fire De-
stroys Farm Home.
CARIBOU, Me, March 8 P.-Four
children were burned to death when the
farm home Of Robert searles. in Wood
land, was destroyed by fire. a fifth
child, suffering from severe burns and
exposure, was brought to local hos
pital.,
The fire started from an undeter-
mined source while Mr.. and Mrs. Searles
and two other children were in the
village.