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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
CHEMISTS OPPOSE
RAIL RATE RAISE
"SeriouS DiSIoCation of In
dustry" Would Result,
Interstate Body Told.
nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
Chemical interests warned the litter
state Commerce Commission today that
an increase in railroad freight rates
would seriously dislocate industry
and result in a decrease in the car
riers' tonnage
H. NJ Mabey of New York City, testi-
flying as a representative OF the Manu-
featuring Chemists Association. said
horizontal increase in rates as proposed
by the roads would drive tonnage to
cheaper forms of transportation.
Decentralization Undertaken.
The chemical industry, Mabey said
already had undertaken decentraliza-
ton by relocation of plants nearer the
sources of materials and was moving
toward the pipeline form Of transpor-
tation
An increase in freight rates he added
would limit markets encourage snort
hauls and absolutely bar some long
hauls 1t would also directly affect
the industrys effort to save Its eX-
port market, he said.
Mabey presented exhibits to demon
strate that railroad Tonnage was abso-
lutely controlled by production in in
dustry and predicted tonnage would
increase with improvement in produc
ton conditions.
The chemical industry, h said, was
a good barometer Of business conditions,
and the consensus in the industry was
that conditions pointed to increased
production this Fall.
Increase Seen Impossible.
Competition and existing low prices,
Mabey said. would make it impossible
for industry to pass higher rates on
to the consumer,
Efforts to bring immediate defeat to
the railroads in their move for gen
eral Is per cent rate increase failed
yesterday
A motion supported by six Middle
Western State regulatory commissions
asserting the carriers had failed TO
make case justifying the proposed ad-
vance in charges was laid aside by the
interstate Commerce Comm Ssion Tor
consideration later At the same time,
it was indicated the present hearings.
designed to obtain the evidence of East
ern opponents OF the increase. might
end much sooner than had been eX-
pected
Railroad attorneys RETAINED from
cross examining witnesses who did not
presnt statistical evidence. and yester-
days session ended an hour and half
earlier than usual because of lack OF
witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
CANADIAN RAIDS NET
FIVE RED SUSPECTS
Trials in Toronto Offensive to Be
Held Under 1919 Anti
Communist Law.
Pv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario, August 13.--
ROYAL Canadian mounted police ar
rested five reputed Communist leaders
in a series Of raids that opened q pro-
vincial offensive against radicals yester-
day.
Attorney General w. H. Price OF On
tario. said the prisoners would be tried
under an anti-Communist law passed
in 1919. which never has been tested in
the courts.
Those under arrest are Malcolm
Bruce, Sd. former editor of the Worker
who came to Canada from Los Angeles,
Calf: Samuel Cohen, alias Samuel
Carr. "a: Tim Buck, Toronto; John
Boychuck, Toronto, and Mike Galonsky
Of Calgary
Bruce. police said, was charged with
sedition in 1923 in connection with dis
turbances in Cape Breton, and the fol-
lowing year he was q delegate to the
fifth worlds congress Of the Third In
terDationale in Russia.
The mounted police seized quantities
of Communist literature, letter files,
books and other documents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13

Peabody Co.. died on board the steamer
Homeric yesterday of pneumonia. He
was 43 years old. He contracted q cold,
which developed into pneumonia. dur
ing the voyage from Europe.
Mr.. Beattie became merchandising
manager for his firm eight years ago
with headquarters successfully in Kan
sas City, Chicago and Detroit. He was
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Ganiz. who was appointed by President
Ortiz Rubio to replace Jose Ramon
valdes as acting governor OF the prov
ince, Is remaining at Torreon. in the
State Of Coahuila. until he learns def
nitely whether Valdes will hand over
the once
The Durango Legislature is meeting
In extraordinary session 10 discuss the
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Potomac Cruise Tonight.

A second moonlight cruise on the
Potomac River has been arranged for
tonight by members OF the A. 2. A. Fra
ternity Herman Sussman, 1925 Thir-
taenth street northeast, is in charge OF
plans for the trip, which will be made
on the steamer City Of Washington. The
society's first cruise was made last
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
Postal Shortage
In Leper Colony
Stumps Uncle Sam
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 10
The Government is "stumped' on
this one:
Postal Inspector l.. e. w. Miller,
returning from Honolulu. reports
the postmaster of the leper coli
ony on the Hawaiian Island OF
Mo,okai is $500 short In his ac-
counts. and admits it, but has a
serious case OF leprosy and so
cannot be sent to a penitenuary.
All the authorities of the colony
on Molol1ai. except the superin-
tendent and a few nurses, are
lepers.
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WILL INSTALL OFFICERS
Hyattsville odd Fellows to Hav

Hyattsville Odd Fellows to Have
Ceremonies Tonight.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE Md. August 10
Installation of officers of Oriole Lodge,
No. AZ, Odd Fellows, for the ensuing
six months term will take place tonight
in Odd Fellows Temple here. George w
Quick will be indicted as noble grand,
Joshua Stakeholder. vice. grand.
Thomas Morris, warden; W. c. Webber,
conductor; George Fenwick, chaplain;
Mr.. HitafTer; inside guardian; Newton A.
grand: George r Maxwell, left sup
porter to the noble grand; Henry Nc
Leod, right scene supporter, and Mr.
Peese, left scene supporter Supporters
for the vice grand viii be named to-
night
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NEW GOVERNOR WAITS

Gamiz to Determine Conditions Be-
fore Entering Mexican Province.
MEXICO CITY. August Is Pre-
ports received here from the State It
Durango last night said that Lorenzo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
MERCHANT DIES ON SHIP

F. H. Beattie, as, Develops Pneu-
monia on Way From Europe.
NEW YORK. August IS uP),-F. H.
Beattie, general manager of the Cluett-
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replacement OF Valdes on charges Of
violating the religious laws.
Reports current in political circles
here tonight. which could not be con-
Armed said that thousand men were
assembled at Durango 70 uphold Waldo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13

Air transportation in JnsoSlsvia IS
rapidly increasing.
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born in Abilene, Kans. His widow Is the
former Fay Lee of st. Joseph. Mo.
Mr. Beattie is survived by his mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs w. H. BeAttie
of st. Joseph, Mo. his widow and a
daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13

American-type apartment houses are
being built in the Netherlands.
Evening star., 1931-04-30

tional convention at Buffalo. N. Y, In
July.
The Woodmen Circle, the women's
branch Of the organization, elected
Maude Baker, HagerStown, State presi-
dent; Fannie Kolb, Washington, State
vice president; Sadie Neuman, Balti-
more, State secretary; Rosa L. Canada,
Baltimore, State treasurer: Mary Pollen,
Washington, State chaplain; Katherine
Williams. Hagerstown, State attendant;
Loral Markley. Oakland, Md, State as
sistant attendant; Minnie Mcconnell,
chairman Of State auditors; Margaret
Fowler, State captain: Marion Helfrich.
Baltimore, State Junior supervisor, and
Elizabeth Alexander, Turner Station,
Md, district junior supervisor.
Mrs. Williams was chosen national
delegate and Mrs. Kolb, national alter
nate, to attend the Buffalo convention.
The financial condition of the Wood
men of the World was reported stronger
than at any other time, in a report
made at the closing business session.
Assertion was made that the Woodmen
of the World is the strongest fraternal
insurance organization in existence.
Assets are over $100,000,000, and the
reserve fund represents large invest
ments in American bonds, 1t was re-
ported. The bond investment paid 60
per cent Of the death losses during
the past year, it was reported.
More than 2.000 delegates from Mary
land, Delaware, West Virginia and the
District of Columbia attended the joint
convention.
Evening star., 1931-04-30
Chesterton Slaps
Liquor Laws and
Ugliness in U. S.
British Author Hits Ten
nessee ''Feud''; Happy
to Return Home.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, April 30.-Gilbert K. Ches-
terton, author, told the Society for
Preservation of Rural England yester-
day on his return from the United
States that he felt as he had "just
returned from a different civilization
or Observation-Disclosures you call it,
Prohibition, ugly" buildings and
Tennessee's rigorous moral code i'm
pressed him strongest on his tour OF
America, he said, adding that New York
was as terrifying to Americans as to
foreigners.
i've seen in Tennessee" he said,
where II a man insults you, you are
expected to shoot him with a gun or
you're not considered a gentleman. Call
it barbarism or chivalry, it's the feudal
spirit full Of feud.
From one end to the other Of this
magnificent civilization there is no such
thing as village. When you enter
q little town it Is simply an eyeSore
to anybody of European tradition or in
stincts. The first things met are yell
low, tin advertisement, tin buildings
with frameworkS of lead and glass and
tin shops and then, thank God, you
are out Of the town"
In regard to prohibition, Mr.. Chester
ton said the law was threatening Amer
lea with disaster.
There are no inns in America" he
said, but there Is plenty to drink
far, far too much. Alcoholism has
never threatened disaster as 1t is threat
ening America today. 1t isn't normal
that girls Of Is should go to dances
and drink raw alcohol"
Evening star., 1931-04-30
WOODMEN SELECT
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Baltimore Is Chosen Place of
Next Convention as
Meeting Ends.

L. D. Snyder, Fairmont, w. Va, was
elected head consul Of the head camp,
Woodmen of the World, at the business
session yesterday closing three-day
convention at the Raleigh Hotel. The
group chose Baltimore as the site OF
next years convention.
Mr.. Snyder succeeds Capt. w. g..
Etott of the Washington Police Depart
ment in the Office of head consul. Capt.
Stott becomes junior past head consul.
Other officers elected by the head camp
were:
S. S. Dowlan, Cumberland, Md, head
adviser; George w Clark, Parkersburg,
W. Va, head banker: Or!n w. Mynes,
Huntington, w. Va, head clerk; J. c..
Mcconnell. Washington. head escort;
William HelgeSen, Washington, head
watchman; E. T. Roof. HagerStown, Md,
head sentry; F. r. Williams. Baltimore,
p. H. Delawter Washington, Wilbur
Miner, Moundsville, J. E. Dickey, Wash
1ngton, and Frank Sparks, Kenova, w.
Va. head auditors.
The head camp convention comprises
the jurisdiction of West Virginia.
The officers were installed by DeloeS
W. Thayer, Washington, past head con-
sui of the jurisdiction of Virginia, who
instituted the first Woodmen camp In
Washington 25 years ago.
Capt Stott was named member OF
the sovereign camp to attend the ma
Evening star., 1931-04-30

plication to Chief Justice Hughes for
stay Of the sentence pending applica-
ton to the United States Supreme
Court for o review Of the decision Of
the District Court of Appeals, upholding
Shores conviction and sentence. When
the stay was denied, Shores bonds
man surrendered him to United States
Marshal Edgar @. Snyder, and he was
Immediately taken to the jail.
While the appeal In the contempt
case was pending, Shore was convicted
in Criminal Court OF aiding in the
smuggling of liquor from Canada. He
Is under sentence Of one year in jail
on that charge, but has pending in the
Court Of Appeals an appeal from the
conviction.
Assistant United States Attorney Har-
old w. Orcutt conducted the prosecu-
ton of Shore, obtaining the paddock in
junction and also his conviction Of con-
tempt for violating 1t.
Evening star., 1931-04-30
Zaharoff Aids Aviation.

1t has just been learned that Sir Basil
zaharof1, "Europe's mystery man." gave
several fortunes in recent years to fur
ther the study Of aviation. 1t Is said
that in the last five years he spent
nearly all of his time not devoted to his
vast interests in promoting air trans
portation.
Evening star., 1931-04-30
SHORE BEGINS TERM
IN CONTEMPT CASE
Former Tire Shop Owner Fails to
Obtain Stay Of Sentence
From Court.

Frank Shore, former owner Of q tire
shop in the 1900 block of New York
terday to begin serving a sentence of one
year for contempt of court for violating
paddock" injunction.
Attorney William E. Leahy, counsel
for Shore, made an eleventh hour ap-
Evening star., 1931-04-30
WOMEN REAFF|RM
FAITH IN DRY LAW
Biennial Session at Phoenix
Acts on Number of Ma
tionaI Issues.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 30.-The BIZ
ennial Council of the General Fedora
ton of Women'S Clubs was considering
today a wide array of resolutions touch
ing national problems.
Among 10 resolutions offered was one
reaffirming the organizations faith in
prohibition, another recommending that
the United States become q member Of
the World Court, and another urging
active support to the Government
against Communist activities.
The resolution on Communism, Of
fered by Mrs. John F. Sippel of Balti-
more, president of the federation. en-
bodies report by special congressional
committee and says Communism has
increased rapidly since 1925"
Therefore, the General Federation
Of Women's Clubs recommends a con-
tinued study of this danger to our in
stitutions from attacks by enemies from
without and enemies within our Re-
public
An Arizona cypress tree. to be known
as the Bette Sippel tree" in honor of
the federation's president, will be planted
In the State Capitol grounds.
Evening star., 1931-04-30

public schools empire tour. The itin-
erary includes the West Indies and
British Guiana. A stop win be made ct
the famous Kaieteur Waterfall, in Brit
ish Guiana.
Evening star., 1931-04-30
BOYS TO Visit Crusoe's Isle.

Twenty-Five British schoolboys are
shortly to visit Robinson Crusoe'S island,
which Is one Of the ports Of call in the
Evening star., 1931-04-30

Cubas campaign for greater crop d.
version is expected to result this year
in many acres now devoted to sugar
being planted to coffee. rice and to-
baccO.
Evening star., 1931-04-30

Nearly $4,000 postal employees in Eng
land over FL years old receive not more
than SIS a week, and Of these Ii, 100 are
paid only $3.50,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28
NEW GAME INVENTED

Snow Football is the name piyen to the sport which several members off the black gang" and sailors otf the SS Admiral Farragut staged on Stewards gay white way last evening The snow served to cushion the falls Of those wha we're tackled or otherwise brought to earth by the lunges of an opposing play er- A few spectators witnessed the contest which ended in the FarragHt crew subduing the lo- cal Northern LigAts- 56 6.to d2 .
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28
HRONERIS ATTITUDE

WASHINGTON, Jan 27. HPl The attitude of President Hoo- yer on prohibition was discussed in the Senate #as modification to all four pei cent peer was put up for a yote. Senator Wheeler, democrat of Montana, asserted that intimates of the President had passed the word secretly that the President was moist on the prohibition issue,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28

MT. Sims, private secretary of
 Col. Otto F- Ohlson, general man ager of the Alaska Railroad, re-
 turned Tuesday from the south enroute to Anchorage headquar- ters,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28
MONTHLY, HEREAFTER

Rev. R. Frieling. Lutheran min ister, held services last evening in the Episcopal church, his first in Seward The large con- gregation present urged that he hold a service once a month. TO this he agreed as the attendance last evening warranted it. Rev Frieling left today for his An chorage headquarters.
 New Chart, Cape St. Elias to Shnmagin Island. Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28
STEAMER REFLOATED

l ASTORIA, Ore, Jan, 27, R- The Pacific Steamship Compa- ny's coastal steamer Admiral Mutton was floated off the shoals at the mouth of Columbia Riv- CT this morning after going aground in l8 feet of water last night. The steamer was lowed here for survey. The vessel was in some danger throughout the night owing to the pounding ! The output of the Klondike gold placers totaled about $2O,- 100000 in 1900. They are still producing.
 Hear "Oid England Moor" " Somewhere in Old Wyoming, 7 at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28

J. F. Brumbaugh, brother of the Alaska College student who recently passed away in Fair banks, arrived on the SS North western, enroute to the Interior to take the body of his brother back home in Idaho.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28

Join the Cleaning and Pressing Club S5 per month. Phone the Seward Steam Laundry for de- tails
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28
INCOMING LOCALS

Aside from the Seattle list of passengers on the SS Northwest ern, previously published, addi- tional reservations for Seward included O O Trough from Pet ersbnrg; Jas w. Johnson, P, O- Herriman from Juneau, John Love, Mrs Roy Peterson from Cordova, WI. A. Haines from Val dez, Mrs J Hanlock and Carl Nelson from Latouche.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28

Joe Freeman, Seattle Hard ware salesman, arrived from the south on the SS Northwestern.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-28

There will be tine regular in- door baseball classic this even- ing to which all good fellows are invited to participate
 HAVE YOU HEARD TIE NEW ~0KEH" RECORDS at sYLvFA'S? GHEY ARE WONDERFUL. MI
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saddle bags in his hand. Going up the road a
piece he called out. 1t took the man q long
time to go up the road and the boy waited for
him week after week to come down the road.
After long time there came instead letter,
from which the following is an extract:
I never encourage deceit, and falsehood,
especially If you have got bad memory, is the
worst enemy fellow can have. The fact is,
truth is your truest friend, no matter what the
circumstances are Notwithstanding this copy
book preamble, my boy, am inclined to sug-
gest little prudence on your part. You see,
have a congenial aversion to failure, and the
sudden announcement to your Uncle Andrew of
the success of your lamp rubbing might pos
Sibly prevent your passing the severe physical
examination to which you will be subjected in
order to enter the Military Academy should
like to have a perfect soldier credited to dear
old nlinois-no broken bones, scalp wounds,
etc. SO 1 think perhaps it might be wise to
hand this letter from me in to your good uncle
through his room window after he has had
comfortable dinner, and watch its effect from
the top Of the pigeon house.
Enclosed in this letter was one from Mr..
John G. Stuart, Representative in Congress of
the third Illinois district, together with an APP
pointment to West Point"
A ND so George E. Pickett entered West Point
and later distinguished himself in the War
with Mexico, being brevetted first lieutenant
August 20, 1847, for gallant and meritorious
conduct at Contreras and ChurubuSco and
again brevetted a captain in the following
month for gallant conduct at Chapultepec. He
resigned his commission June 25, 1861 to enter
the Confederate service.
This reminds the writer of very interesting
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Corn BOrerSbread Menace.

N spite of the campaign to limit the activities
Of the European corn borer this insect has
spread out, and as a result the quarantine area
has been extended quite considerably. The
borer is present in the United States in two
strains the one generation type, which as its
name implies, produces one generation a year,
and the two-generation type, which produces
moths in the Spring and Fall The latter type
is more destructive but so far has been limited
through the quarantine to the New England
States and Long Island
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05

HOW interesting it is to look over an old
newspaper In looking up some particular
event one must close his eyes to the many
things he would like TO stop and read but time
will not always grant this privilege. However
in pursuing the accounts of the surrender at
Appomattox, as given in The Star, the writer
did indulge himself to a slight degree, and one
of the things he made note of was a fire that
occurred on Saturday night April /, 1865
1t was the burning of some frame buildings
on Pennsylvania ayIaue between Fifteenth
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MarYTages at L07c Marx.

{ me county and two marriages kept Rhode
Island from having record last year of
fewer marriages in every county in the State
than during 1929. The one county Bristol
with 2o9 weddings, was one ahead of 1929 while
the Others showed decrease altogether of SIC.
Every county but Providence County showed
more divorces. but this with the CITY as its
principal source of population with IS less
brought the State total DOM four below the
1929 figure.